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Sunday Commentary: Optimism Gives Way to Challenging Times for the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 16, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Optimism Gives Way to Challenging Times for the City

This week in a column that urged the city to recommit to an Economic Development Strategy, we quoted the ...

This week in a column that urged the city to recommit to an Economic Development Strategy, we quoted the mayor listing goals from a recent retreat and noting, “No magic bullets here but these are thin ...

October 16, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: It Is All About the Kids

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 13, 2016
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Commentary: It Is All About the Kids

My longtime readers have no doubt read this account a few times, but it bears repeating as there is an up ...

My longtime readers have no doubt read this account a few times, but it bears repeating as there is an update to the end of the story. It was six years ago back in August when my nephew moved in with ...

October 13, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Yolo County Taxpayers Association Opposes Measure H

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 29, 2016
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Yolo County Taxpayers Association Opposes Measure H

(From Press Release) - The Yolo County Taxpayers’ Association at its September meeting voted unanimously ...

(From Press Release) - The Yolo County Taxpayers’ Association at its September meeting voted unanimously to oppose Measure H in Davis. “Asking only Davis residents that own property to commit to pay ...

September 29, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Teachers Endorse Yes on H, Lovenburg, Fernandes

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 27, 2016
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Teachers Endorse Yes on H, Lovenburg, Fernandes

(From Press Release) - The Davis Teachers Association is pleased to announce the results of our endorseme ...

(From Press Release) - The Davis Teachers Association is pleased to announce the results of our endorsement process for the fall 2016 November election. With over 92 percent of the vote in favor, DTA ...

September 27, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letters Supporting School Board Candidates and Parcel Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 26, 2016
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Letters Supporting School Board Candidates and Parcel Tax

(Editor’s note: The Vanguard accepts “Letters from the Community” supporting candidates or addressing oth ...

(Editor’s note: The Vanguard accepts “Letters from the Community” supporting candidates or addressing other issues. Any article under 400 words is considered a “letter” and will be published in the “ ...

September 26, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Explaining School Funding and the Need for a Local Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Explaining School Funding and the Need for a Local Parcel Tax

Reading a letter to the editor, I find the writer illustrates that the school funding formulas are increa ...

Reading a letter to the editor, I find the writer illustrates that the school funding formulas are increasingly complex and the public simply does not understand them. The writer referenced a Septembe ...

September 19, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Parcel Tax Likely to Be a Non-Issue this Election

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 22, 2016
| (12) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Parcel Tax Likely to Be a Non-Issue this Election

The parcel tax might have been a more interesting question had the school board chosen to take a differen ...

The parcel tax might have been a more interesting question had the school board chosen to take a different path – one that the Vanguard supported and at least two of the candidates (incumbents Alan Fe ...

August 22, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Can We Forge Community Consensus to Solve Our Revenue Crisis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 14, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Can We Forge Community Consensus to Solve Our Revenue Crisis?

We live in a beautiful community that we cannot afford to pay for with existing revenues. We must unders ...

We live in a beautiful community that we cannot afford to pay for with existing revenues. We must understand and recognize the unpleasant truth behind that statement in order to meet the challenges t ...

August 14, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts II: When Should We Build a New Sports Complex?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 18, 2016
| (46) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts II: When Should We Build a New Sports Complex?

My concern at the time when this process was initiated last fall was that I did not believe at that time, ...

My concern at the time when this process was initiated last fall was that I did not believe at that time, nor do I believe now, that the top need in the city is to develop a new sports complex. I was ...

July 18, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Did the School Board Shoot Too Low?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 04, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Did the School Board Shoot Too Low?

There was an interesting point raised last week by Ron Glick, and captured by Nicholas von Wettberg in hi ...

There was an interesting point raised last week by Ron Glick, and captured by Nicholas von Wettberg in his article yesterday in the Vanguard, questioning the time of discussion on the amount of the pa ...

July 04, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Canary in the Coal Mine

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 03, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: The Canary in the Coal Mine

It is easy to read the 24/7 Wall St. listing of Davis as the 45th worst place to live in America with def ...

It is easy to read the 24/7 Wall St. listing of Davis as the 45th worst place to live in America with defensive disbelief. After all, as someone who chose to live in Davis despite the high cost of ho ...

July 03, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Board Finalizes Parcel Tax Resolution before Break

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 03, 2016
| (11) Comments

Board Finalizes Parcel Tax Resolution before Break

By Nicholas von Wettberg At the Davis board of education special meeting on Wednesday, the public hearing ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg At the Davis board of education special meeting on Wednesday, the public hearing on the approval of the school parcel tax called for comment. Only one person inside the Commun ...

July 03, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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School Board Decides On $620, Eight-Year Parcel Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 29, 2016
| (27) Comments

School Board Decides On $620, Eight-Year Parcel Tax

by Nicholas von Wettberg Come November, Davis voters will have a school parcel tax on the ballot of $620 ...

by Nicholas von Wettberg Come November, Davis voters will have a school parcel tax on the ballot of $620 annually for eight years. At a special meeting on Tuesday morning, the Davis Joint Unified Scho ...

June 29, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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School Board to Determine Amount of Parcel Tax to Put on Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2016
| (43) Comments

School Board to Determine Amount of Parcel Tax to Put on Ballot

At a special meeting today at 8:30 am, and continuing to a Wednesday night meeting, the school board must ...

At a special meeting today at 8:30 am, and continuing to a Wednesday night meeting, the school board must approve a tax resolution by June 30 in order for the Yolo County Elections Office to place the ...

June 28, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: School Board to Hold Two Special Meetings This Week to Decide the Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 27, 2016
| (11) Comments

Analysis: School Board to Hold Two Special Meetings This Week to Decide the Parcel Tax

Currently, the school district relies on the approximately $9.5 million dollars from the parcel tax to su ...

Currently, the school district relies on the approximately $9.5 million dollars from the parcel tax to supply about 12 percent of district funding. Under the LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula), DJU ...

June 27, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Disappointing Failure to Provide Boost to Preschool Programs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2016
| (37) Comments

Commentary: Disappointing Failure to Provide Boost to Preschool Programs

In the end, not only did the preschool tax fall short of the four votes needed to put it on the ballot, i ...

In the end, not only did the preschool tax fall short of the four votes needed to put it on the ballot, it fell short of even a majority, as Supervisors Oscar Villegas and Duane Chamberlain, who had s ...

June 24, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Board Awaits Chance to Set Parcel Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 19, 2016
| (36) Comments

Board Awaits Chance to Set Parcel Tax

By Nicholas von Wettberg Diplomas have been passed out to all the proud graduates of Davis Joint Unifi ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg Diplomas have been passed out to all the proud graduates of Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) schools. The district’s board of education, fresh off their hiring o ...

June 19, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Board Split Over Amount for School Parcel Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 11, 2016
| (134) Comments

Board Split Over Amount for School Parcel Tax

By Nicholas von Wettberg Davis voters can expect to see a revised school parcel tax on the November gener ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg Davis voters can expect to see a revised school parcel tax on the November general election ballot. Residents have relied on supplemental funding to assist their schools for t ...

June 11, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Let’s Make Great Schools, the Case for a Higher Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 04, 2016
| (101) Comments

My View: Let’s Make Great Schools, the Case for a Higher Parcel Tax

Yesterday I found myself at an IEP (Individualized Education Program) for my nephew, whom we have raised ...

Yesterday I found myself at an IEP (Individualized Education Program) for my nephew, whom we have raised since birth, at Marguerite Montgomery Elementary School. Eight people were in the room – sever ...

June 04, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Board to Hear Recommendation for Parcel Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 01, 2016
| (81) Comments

Board to Hear Recommendation for Parcel Tax

By Nicholas von Wettberg According to a recent follow-up telephone survey of 400 likely Davis voters, ove ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg According to a recent follow-up telephone survey of 400 likely Davis voters, over half of those polled were in support of a $960 parcel tax for improvements in Davis Joint Uni ...

June 01, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (81) Comments

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