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City Approves Contract with DCEA

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 17, 2018
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City Approves Contract with DCEA

(From Press Release) - The Davis City Council approved a four-year labor agreement with the Davis City Em ...

(From Press Release) - The Davis City Council approved a four-year labor agreement with the Davis City Employees Association (DCEA), bringing to conclusion nearly a decade of operating without a negot ...

November 17, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Incident Shows Us that Once the Well is Poisoned, It Is Hard to Restore Faith in the System

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 23, 2018
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Commentary: Incident Shows Us that Once the Well is Poisoned, It Is Hard to Restore Faith in the System

When the Westergaards first approached me two years ago, they were very frustrated, not only with the res ...

When the Westergaards first approached me two years ago, they were very frustrated, not only with the result of the police investigation into the very serious collision in which Deb Westergaard suffer ...

October 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Workforce Housing Proposed at University Research Park

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 19, 2018
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Workforce Housing Proposed at University Research Park

In October 2016, the newly renamed University Research Park was purchased by Fulcrum Property. Now, near ...

In October 2016, the newly renamed University Research Park was purchased by Fulcrum Property. Now, nearly two years later, the first proposed upgrade to the 17-building office complex that lies betw ...

October 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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City Responds to AFSCME and Civil Rights Suits

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 18, 2018
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City Responds to AFSCME and Civil Rights Suits

On Tuesday, the council reported coming out of closed session that they would be defending against a civi ...

On Tuesday, the council reported coming out of closed session that they would be defending against a civil rights lawsuit filed by attorney Mark Merin on behalf of Samuel Ignacio. Mayor Brett Lee anno ...

October 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Should the City Reconsider Exempting Vertical Mixed Use from Affordable Requirements?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 30, 2018
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Analysis: Should the City Reconsider Exempting Vertical Mixed Use from Affordable Requirements?

On Tuesday night, Eileen Samitz during public comment pressed the city council to eliminate the exemption ...

On Tuesday night, Eileen Samitz during public comment pressed the city council to eliminate the exemption for affordable housing requirements in vertical mixed-use projects. She is not the only one t ...

August 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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City Hired Finance Director; City Attorney Retires as City Searches for New Community Development Director

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 16, 2018
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City Hired Finance Director; City Attorney Retires as City Searches for New Community Development Director

It is a time of some turnover for the city of Davis, as the city announced the hire of a finance director ...

It is a time of some turnover for the city of Davis, as the city announced the hire of a finance director for the first time in several years. In the meantime, the city has put out RFPs for a new cit ...

August 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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City Seeks Additional Analysis and Means to Address Local Impacts of Campus Growth

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 19, 2018
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City Seeks Additional Analysis and Means to Address Local Impacts of Campus Growth

(From Press Release) - In a detailed letter to the University of California Board of Regents on Tuesday, ...

(From Press Release) - In a detailed letter to the University of California Board of Regents on Tuesday, the City of Davis requested the Board delay approval of UC Davis’ proposed Long Range Developme ...

July 19, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: How the City Got Picnic Day Incident Right

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2018
| (45) Comments

Commentary: How the City Got Picnic Day Incident Right

Between the public comment in the general session, the interim auditor's item and the recommendations by ...

Between the public comment in the general session, the interim auditor's item and the recommendations by the police oversight consultants, the night was long and tiring and contentious. But, while it ...

April 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Did the Council Make a Mistake Going with Two Ballot Measures for Revenue Increases?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 26, 2018
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Commentary: Did the Council Make a Mistake Going with Two Ballot Measures for Revenue Increases?

My View: I Don’t See a Lot of Nascent Opposition to the Tax Measure, but the City Has Little Margin On Tu ...

My View: I Don’t See a Lot of Nascent Opposition to the Tax Measure, but the City Has Little Margin On Tuesday, the council took steps to finalize the proposed revenue measures for the June ballot. W ...

January 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Ball Gets Dropped on the Release of the Scott Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 11, 2018
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Commentary: The Ball Gets Dropped on the Release of the Scott Report

The city came out with an announcement on Tuesday about the release of the Scott report. In announcing th ...

The city came out with an announcement on Tuesday about the release of the Scott report. In announcing the appointment of Michael Gennaco as interim auditor (a good hire that normally we would focus o ...

January 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Frustrations Mount as the City Announces Process for Non-Release of Scott Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 10, 2018
| (54) Comments

Frustrations Mount as the City Announces Process for Non-Release of Scott Report

The city of Davis on Tuesday sent out a release indicating that it had hired Michael Gennaco as interim P ...

The city of Davis on Tuesday sent out a release indicating that it had hired Michael Gennaco as interim Police Auditor. He currently serves as the as the contract Police Auditor for the cities of Pal ...

January 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Scott Report’s Release Still Uncertain As Is Status of Officers Involved in Picnic Day Incident

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 03, 2018
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Scott Report’s Release Still Uncertain As Is Status of Officers Involved in Picnic Day Incident

City Manager Mike Webb told the Vanguard on Tuesday that the city is still evaluating how and when to rel ...

City Manager Mike Webb told the Vanguard on Tuesday that the city is still evaluating how and when to release the report from McGregor Scott and that they do not have a timetable for its release. “The ...

January 03, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Scott Report Set to Be Released in Early January

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2017
| (10) Comments

Scott Report Set to Be Released in Early January

Earlier this week the Vanguard reported that Chief Darren Pytel has received the Picnic Day report and is ...

Earlier this week the Vanguard reported that Chief Darren Pytel has received the Picnic Day report and is in the process of evaluating it. When we spoke with the chief, his anticipation was that it w ...

December 17, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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West Davis Senior Proposal Has Local Housing Focus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2017
| (22) Comments

West Davis Senior Proposal Has Local Housing Focus

One of the biggest criticisms of the Cannery Project is that it built primarily relatively low density si ...

One of the biggest criticisms of the Cannery Project is that it built primarily relatively low density single family housing that ended up on the more expensive side and, in order to fill the units, T ...

December 13, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Roads, Parks, Homeless, Affordable Housing: Council Seeks Clarity on the Issue of Revenue Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2017
| (31) Comments

Roads, Parks, Homeless, Affordable Housing: Council Seeks Clarity on the Issue of Revenue Measures

One of the biggest issues facing the city of Davis is how it is going to close its current shortfall betw ...

One of the biggest issues facing the city of Davis is how it is going to close its current shortfall between revenue and unfunded liabilities as well as infrastructure needs, currently estimated at ro ...

December 13, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Transparency is Essential to Build Trust for Police Oversight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2017
| (18) Comments

Commentary: Transparency is Essential to Build Trust for Police Oversight

They will say that the world of 2008 was another time and another council – and they would be right. But ...

They will say that the world of 2008 was another time and another council – and they would be right. But for me, it was not only not that long ago but it profoundly shaped my distrust of city governa ...

December 12, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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City Acts Fast and Appoints Feeney as Community Development Director

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 07, 2017
| (1) Comment

City Acts Fast and Appoints Feeney as Community Development Director

One of the first questions in the tenure of Mike Webb as city manager has been answered. When the city c ...

One of the first questions in the tenure of Mike Webb as city manager has been answered. When the city council appointed Mr. Webb to replace the retiring Dirk Brazil, one of the big questions was who ...

December 07, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: A New Beginning – The Start of the Mike Webb Era

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 04, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: A New Beginning – The Start of the Mike Webb Era

In April of 2014, the Steve Pinkerton era ended with a bang as a contingent of city employees celebrated ...

In April of 2014, the Steve Pinkerton era ended with a bang as a contingent of city employees celebrated at Uncle Vito’s with a number of elected officials looking on. For some the move to hire Dirk ...

December 04, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: New City Leadership Opportunity

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 21, 2017
| (26) Comments

Guest Commentary: New City Leadership Opportunity

By Jason Taormino The biggest opportunity that we have, at this moment in time, is to embrace a new futur ...

By Jason Taormino The biggest opportunity that we have, at this moment in time, is to embrace a new future rather than have it dictated by outside forces. To start this, we need to empower our city l ...

October 21, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Mike Webb an Easy Call for the Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 12, 2017
| (15) Comments

Commentary: Mike Webb an Easy Call for the Council

In 2006 when the Davis City Council abruptly fired City Manager Jim Antonen, they quickly named long-time ...

In 2006 when the Davis City Council abruptly fired City Manager Jim Antonen, they quickly named long-time Planning Director Bill Emlen to be interim city manager and about six months later named him a ...

October 12, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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