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Sunday Commentary: Make This about Ideas, Not Personal Attacks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 23, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Make This about Ideas, Not Personal Attacks

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Going into the fall election, I think most people, mys ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Going into the fall election, I think most people, myself included, expected that Measure H/DiSC would play an oversized role in the city council ele ...

October 23, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Long Troubled by Some of the Comments on Pacifico

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2022
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Commentary: Long Troubled by Some of the Comments on Pacifico

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - I have been long troubled by some of the comments made ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - I have been long troubled by some of the comments made about Pacifico. The council has taken a relatively balanced approach here and attempted to th ...

June 17, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Council Moves Forward on CalWorks Lease at Pacifico

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 15, 2022
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Council Moves Forward on CalWorks Lease at Pacifico

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to move forwa ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to move forward a CalWorks Lease at Pacifico. Under the proposal, two of the Pacifico buildings would house ...

June 15, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Council Considers Yolo County CalWORKS Lease at Pacifico Affordable Housing Property

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2022
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Davis Council Considers Yolo County CalWORKS Lease at Pacifico Affordable Housing Property

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For several years now, neighbors have complained about ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For several years now, neighbors have complained about nuisance at the Pacifico site and the city council has taken on various approaches to repurpos ...

June 11, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Could a CalWORKS Proposal Work for Pacifico?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 16, 2021
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Could a CalWORKS Proposal Work for Pacifico?

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The city has been looking at ways to revamp and repurpose the Pacifico ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The city has been looking at ways to revamp and repurpose the Pacifico property for several years now, following community complaints about nuisances on the current a ...

July 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Chief Pytel Dispels Notion that Pacifico Is Some Sort of Crime Hotspot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2021
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Commentary: Chief Pytel Dispels Notion that Pacifico Is Some Sort of Crime Hotspot

By David M. Greenwald I don’t disagree that there are ongoing problems in the area around Pacifico as det ...

By David M. Greenwald I don’t disagree that there are ongoing problems in the area around Pacifico as detailed by a number of neighbors over the last few years, but the link to Pacifico itself has alw ...

January 22, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Police Chief Says Pacifico Is Not a Drug or Crime Hotspot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 20, 2021
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Davis Police Chief Says Pacifico Is Not a Drug or Crime Hotspot

By David M. Greenwald Council on Tuesday night agreed to move forward with staff recommendations on Pacif ...

By David M. Greenwald Council on Tuesday night agreed to move forward with staff recommendations on Pacifico to take out a new RFP (Request for Proposals) and find new temporary management for the sit ...

January 20, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: A Chance to Hit Reset on Pacifico

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 17, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: A Chance to Hit Reset on Pacifico

By David M. Greenwald The council has for some time been receiving complaints about activities on the Pac ...

By David M. Greenwald The council has for some time been receiving complaints about activities on the Pacifico Property from near neighbors. As a result, the council made the decision in 2019 to look ...

January 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Subcommittee Recommends Finding New Management for Pacifico, Consider New RFP

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 16, 2021
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Subcommittee Recommends Finding New Management for Pacifico, Consider New RFP

By David M. Greenwald Amid complaints from neighbors, two years ago the Davis City Council took out an RF ...

By David M. Greenwald Amid complaints from neighbors, two years ago the Davis City Council took out an RFP (request for proposals) for the purpose of repurposing the Pacifico property. After receivin ...

January 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Criminals without Roofs vs. Those Truly in Need

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 16, 2021
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Letter: Criminals without Roofs vs. Those Truly in Need

By Alan Miller An Open Letter to South Davis Hello South Davis, I don’t live in South Davis, but I’m look ...

By Alan Miller An Open Letter to South Davis Hello South Davis, I don’t live in South Davis, but I’m looking at District 3 100’ away out my window. I share your problems and your concerns. There is a ...

January 16, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: The Year of the Band-Aid as Council Punts on Critical Long-Term Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2019
| (11) Comments

Sunday Commentary: The Year of the Band-Aid as Council Punts on Critical Long-Term Issues

2019 will likely be remembered as a year of tragedy. The year started with the tragic murder of young po ...

2019 will likely be remembered as a year of tragedy. The year started with the tragic murder of young police officer Natalie Corona on January 10 and in many ways was bookended by the murder-police s ...

December 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Are We Doing the Right Thing on Pacifico?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 23, 2019
| (7) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Are We Doing the Right Thing on Pacifico?

We have been hearing complaints about Pacifico since last fall. The neighbors got to the point where the ...

We have been hearing complaints about Pacifico since last fall. The neighbors got to the point where they requested (demanded?) the city level Pacifico and rebuild from scratch. The council has thus ...

September 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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What Will the City Do about Pacifico – Four Different Ideas Emerge through RFP

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 21, 2019
| (29) Comments

What Will the City Do about Pacifico – Four Different Ideas Emerge through RFP

In May, facing calls by neighbors to level Pacifico and rebuild from scratch, the council instead took th ...

In May, facing calls by neighbors to level Pacifico and rebuild from scratch, the council instead took the more modest step of calling for an RFP (Request for Proposal) where they would take proposals ...

September 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Rare Consensus by DA and Public Defender Overshadowed by Local Politics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 04, 2019
| (52) Comments

Commentary: Rare Consensus by DA and Public Defender Overshadowed by Local Politics

Last month, the Davis City Council, pressured by neighbors on Pacifico, acknowledged that the Pacifico lo ...

Last month, the Davis City Council, pressured by neighbors on Pacifico, acknowledged that the Pacifico location was not the best position for the residential treatment center proposed by the county fo ...

June 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Changing the Culture of the Council, Our Town

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 25, 2019
| (32) Comments

My View: Changing the Culture of the Council, Our Town

I made the comment to a former elected official that I really don’t understand why people in this town ca ...

I made the comment to a former elected official that I really don’t understand why people in this town can’t agree to disagree without getting nasty about it. I was referring to comments made on the ...

May 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Council Looks to Change Pacifico, but Leaves Unanswered a Host of Questions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 18, 2019
| (4) Comments

My View: Council Looks to Change Pacifico, but Leaves Unanswered a Host of Questions

The council on Tuesday – faced with neighbors who wanted to demolish Pacifico and build a new facility, h ...

The council on Tuesday – faced with neighbors who wanted to demolish Pacifico and build a new facility, housing a different population – took a decidedly middle ground in their approach seeking a new ...

May 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Moves Forward with RFP for Changes to Pacifico

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 16, 2019
| (26) Comments

Council Moves Forward with RFP for Changes to Pacifico

Facing calls by a handful of neighbors to level Pacifico and rebuild from scratch, the council instead to ...

Facing calls by a handful of neighbors to level Pacifico and rebuild from scratch, the council instead took the more modest step of calling for an RFP (Request for Proposal) and waiting before designa ...

May 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: We Still Need Answers about Pacifico Before We Rush to Make Changes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 11, 2019
| (6) Comments

My View: We Still Need Answers about Pacifico Before We Rush to Make Changes

For months now we have listened to anger, frustration and concerns about a nuisance situation at Pacifico ...

For months now we have listened to anger, frustration and concerns about a nuisance situation at Pacifico. As an independent observer, it is a difficult situation to evaluate. One the one hand, the ...

May 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Will Look to Make Changes to Pacifico at Next Week’s Meeting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 10, 2019
| (10) Comments

Council Will Look to Make Changes to Pacifico at Next Week’s Meeting

Back in February, the Davis City Council heard numerous complaints about the operations of the Pacifico A ...

Back in February, the Davis City Council heard numerous complaints about the operations of the Pacifico Affordable Housing Complex. Neighbors and adjacent residents complained about the ongoing nuisa ...

May 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: There Are Legitimate Problems at Pacifico, but Some of the Public Comments Were Inappropriate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 21, 2019
| (20) Comments

Commentary: There Are Legitimate Problems at Pacifico, but Some of the Public Comments Were Inappropriate

There were legitimate complaints from people living in the area to be sure. But there was not an adequate ...

There were legitimate complaints from people living in the area to be sure. But there was not an adequate distinction at times between the population its and the management (or lack there of) of the f ...

February 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (20) Comments

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