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Council Must Decide on Revenue Measure by February 6

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 06, 2018
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Council Must Decide on Revenue Measure by February 6

The council will be asked to engage in further discussion on a possible revenue measure for June 2018, wh ...

The council will be asked to engage in further discussion on a possible revenue measure for June 2018, while providing feedback to staff to prepare for their final action no later than February 6, 201 ...

January 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Is Davis Governable?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 05, 2018
| (26) Comments

Commentary: Is Davis Governable?

Council is coming back from their winter break. We have nine candidates on the ballot to replace Mayor R ...

Council is coming back from their winter break. We have nine candidates on the ballot to replace Mayor Robb Davis and two-term councilmember Rochelle Swanson. We figure to have a tax revenue measure ...

January 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: What Should the Council Do on Revenue Measure?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 04, 2018
| (47) Comments

Analysis: What Should the Council Do on Revenue Measure?

The specter of organized opposition figures to make what might have already been a tough task even more d ...

The specter of organized opposition figures to make what might have already been a tough task even more difficult. A two-thirds hurdle was a high barrier to climb, and in fact that was a good reason ...

January 04, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: People Gearing Up to Defeat Tax Measure?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: People Gearing Up to Defeat Tax Measure?

Last night as I was home and relaxing I got a string of text messages railing against the city’s revenue ...

Last night as I was home and relaxing I got a string of text messages railing against the city’s revenue measure. It is hard to know what is true versus what is posturing, but I was told that there i ...

December 31, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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My View: The Bottom Line Is Davis Is Not Sustainable

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 30, 2017
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My View: The Bottom Line Is Davis Is Not Sustainable

Over the years, those who have supported growth in Davis have always argued that Davis was going to chang ...

Over the years, those who have supported growth in Davis have always argued that Davis was going to change one way or another. Their argument was that trying to keep a community the same as it is wou ...

December 30, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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City Disadvantaged by the Tax Take

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2017
| (17) Comments

City Disadvantaged by the Tax Take

At last week’s council meeting, Mayor Robb Davis emphasized the fact that passing a parcel tax or really ...

At last week’s council meeting, Mayor Robb Davis emphasized the fact that passing a parcel tax or really any revenue measure is an efficient way for the city to raise revenue for the city. Mayor Robb ...

December 28, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Pushback by the Public against Revenue Measure

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2017
| (50) Comments

Pushback by the Public against Revenue Measure

While the council is continuing to plan to move forward on revenue measures, they received a dose of what ...

While the council is continuing to plan to move forward on revenue measures, they received a dose of what might await a campaign if opposition coalesces against the revenue measure – which presumably ...

December 22, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council Refines Revenue Measure, but Not Ready to Approve It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2017
| (8) Comments

Council Refines Revenue Measure, but Not Ready to Approve It

The Davis City Council is not waiting till the midnight hour to put a revenue measure on the ballot, and ...

The Davis City Council is not waiting till the midnight hour to put a revenue measure on the ballot, and as a result they were able to further refine their ask without being forced to approve the meas ...

December 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Discuss Revenue Measures for June

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 15, 2017
| (55) Comments

Council to Discuss Revenue Measures for June

The council has until February 6 of next year to figure out what it wants to put on the June ballot, but ...

The council has until February 6 of next year to figure out what it wants to put on the June ballot, but Tuesday figures to be a critical discussion moving forward to their ultimate decision. Staff no ...

December 15, 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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Monday Morning Thoughts: Board Prioritizing Closing Teacher Compensation Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2017
| (34) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Board Prioritizing Closing Teacher Compensation Gap

The school board had a good discussion last week on the prospects for closing the compensation gap. For ...

The school board had a good discussion last week on the prospects for closing the compensation gap. For those who want the board to go outside the box – I don’t see it. I think we are looking at an ...

November 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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School Board Focuses on Parcel Tax to Reduce Compensation Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2017
| (25) Comments

School Board Focuses on Parcel Tax to Reduce Compensation Gap

The school board on Thursday night began to look at what it would take to make the district competitive i ...

The school board on Thursday night began to look at what it would take to make the district competitive in terms of teacher compensation. No one else has a revenue measure specific to raise compensat ...

November 19, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Must Address and Commit to Cost Containment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 20, 2017
| (38) Comments

Commentary: Council Must Address and Commit to Cost Containment

The Vanguard readers have been focused on the issue of fairness of the proposed tax, now that council has ...

The Vanguard readers have been focused on the issue of fairness of the proposed tax, now that council has outlined that they are going to go to a parcel tax – or three – this spring. But a far more p ...

October 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council Opts against Polling – Lays Out Parameters for Revenue Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 18, 2017
| (64) Comments

Council Opts against Polling – Lays Out Parameters for Revenue Measures

While city staff had pushed for the council to commission a poll to study voter inclinations, council opt ...

While city staff had pushed for the council to commission a poll to study voter inclinations, council opted against that approach and instead asked for the staff to return with three separate revenue ...

October 18, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Should Consider Not Polling on Revenue Measure

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2017
| (36) Comments

Commentary: Council Should Consider Not Polling on Revenue Measure

This column goes against my instincts both as a former political scientist and someone who has worked a n ...

This column goes against my instincts both as a former political scientist and someone who has worked a number of campaigns over the years. The council tonight is being asked to give authorization to ...

October 17, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Consider Poll For Revenue Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 13, 2017
| (21) Comments

Council to Consider Poll For Revenue Measures

Council will be looking to potentially put a revenue measure on the ballot. Staff is requesting authoriz ...

Council will be looking to potentially put a revenue measure on the ballot. Staff is requesting authorization to proceed with citywide polling similar to what was conducted in 2014, which eventually ...

October 13, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Problem with Teacher Compensation is Severe, the Options Are Limited

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 08, 2017
| (76) Comments

Sunday Commentary: The Problem with Teacher Compensation is Severe, the Options Are Limited

The stories of the struggles of teachers are heartbreaking for anyone who listens. A bright young teacher ...

The stories of the struggles of teachers are heartbreaking for anyone who listens. A bright young teacher is getting married early so she can get on her fiance's health care plan from the Sacramento S ...

October 08, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: We Are Running Out of Options for Financing Our City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 22, 2017
| (12) Comments

Commentary: We Are Running Out of Options for Financing Our City

When Chancellor Gary May took over at UC Davis in August, one of the first things he said is that pushing ...

When Chancellor Gary May took over at UC Davis in August, one of the first things he said is that pushing for a center for innovation, technology and business in the Sacramento region would be among h ...

September 22, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (12) Comments

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Commentary: Once Again City Eyes Should Turn to MRIC Tonight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2017
| (98) Comments

Commentary: Once Again City Eyes Should Turn to MRIC Tonight

The discussion over the last week and a half about teacher salaries comes with a sharp and thus far unspo ...

The discussion over the last week and a half about teacher salaries comes with a sharp and thus far unspoken reminder – it is a reminder that, while we have put off the inevitable, the city and school ...

September 19, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Teacher Talks about Addressing the Teacher Compensation Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2017
| (63) Comments

Teacher Talks about Addressing the Teacher Compensation Gap

It has been nearly two weeks since teachers poured into the school board meeting, asking the school distr ...

It has been nearly two weeks since teachers poured into the school board meeting, asking the school district to address the compensation gap. The Vanguard spoke late last week with former DTA preside ...

September 18, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (63) Comments

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