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Guest Commentary: Vaitla Suggests Return to Roundup Use in Davis Parks

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 08, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Vaitla Suggests Return to Roundup Use in Davis Parks

by Nancy Price I was stunned to read that Bapu Vaitla, who is a candidate for Davis City Council in Distr ...

by Nancy Price I was stunned to read that Bapu Vaitla, who is a candidate for Davis City Council in District 1, is considering overturning the City's phase out of glyphosate (manufactured and commonly ...

September 08, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Given the Polling, Should the City Consider Raising the Sales Tax?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 28, 2019
| (15) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Given the Polling, Should the City Consider Raising the Sales Tax?

On Tuesday, the Davis City Council will get a chance to review draft ordinance language for the renewal o ...

On Tuesday, the Davis City Council will get a chance to review draft ordinance language for the renewal of the sales tax. As it stands, the sales tax is one of the most important initiatives that the ...

July 28, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Staff Revamps Revenue Measure Options

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 20, 2018
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Staff Revamps Revenue Measure Options

Prior to the 2018 calendar year, it appeared the council was on track for around a $250 parcel tax for pa ...

Prior to the 2018 calendar year, it appeared the council was on track for around a $250 parcel tax for parks and roads, with another possible $50 social services tax. But all of that changed at the J ...

January 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Must Decide on Revenue Measure by February 6

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 06, 2018
| (22) Comments

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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My View: The Bottom Line Is Davis Is Not Sustainable

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 30, 2017
| (60) Comments

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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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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Monday Morning Thoughts: Will Council Agree on a Tax Measure? Will the Voters Approve It?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2017
| (34) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Will Council Agree on a Tax Measure? Will the Voters Approve It?

When the city of Davis faced a $5 million a year structural deficit in 2014, the council voted to put a h ...

When the city of Davis faced a $5 million a year structural deficit in 2014, the council voted to put a half-cent sales tax on the ballot and the voters, in June of 2014, approved it by a healthy marg ...

July 10, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Consider Possible Tax Measures for 2018

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 08, 2017
| (21) Comments

Council to Consider Possible Tax Measures for 2018

The city’s current long range budget forecast shows an annual shortfall of $7.8 million in terms of unbud ...

The city’s current long range budget forecast shows an annual shortfall of $7.8 million in terms of unbudgeted infrastructure and retirement benefit needs for the city. These have been called “unmet ...

July 08, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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No Rosy Budget Projections in the Current Model

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 15, 2017
| (22) Comments

No Rosy Budget Projections in the Current Model

After several years of rosy budget projections, the city, utilizing more robust modeling forecast project ...

After several years of rosy budget projections, the city, utilizing more robust modeling forecast projections, comes forward with a very sobering and realistic budget analysis. The report concludes, “ ...

May 15, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Taking a Closer Look at the Roads, Parks, and Liabilities Assumptions in the Fiscal Model

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 07, 2017
| (34) Comments

Analysis: Taking a Closer Look at the Roads, Parks, and Liabilities Assumptions in the Fiscal Model

The presentation by Bob Leland on Tuesday night revealed some sobering news on the state of the city’s fi ...

The presentation by Bob Leland on Tuesday night revealed some sobering news on the state of the city’s finances. At the same time, there were several surprising findings that required additional ques ...

April 07, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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The Herbicide Safety Question in Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 04, 2017
| (46) Comments

The Herbicide Safety Question in Davis

By Roberta Milstein Interested in the use of pesticides and herbicides by the City of Davis? This Thursd ...

By Roberta Milstein Interested in the use of pesticides and herbicides by the City of Davis? This Thursday, April 6th (7–9pm, Davis Senior Center), there will be a Community Workshop on Pest Manageme ...

April 04, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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NRC Accepts Preliminary Hazardous Substances Report on Pesticide Use on Public Property

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 02, 2017
| (11) Comments

NRC Accepts Preliminary Hazardous Substances Report on Pesticide Use on Public Property

The Initial Report Recommends an Immediate Ban on Neonicotinoid Use by the City, a Phaseout of Glyphosate ...

The Initial Report Recommends an Immediate Ban on Neonicotinoid Use by the City, a Phaseout of Glyphosate Use, and Gradual Conversion of Parks and Open Spaces to more Green and/or Organic Status. by A ...

March 02, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Park Department: An Apparent and Sneaky About-Face on Neighborhood Efforts to Care for Parks

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 01, 2017
| (10) Comments

Park Department: An Apparent and Sneaky About-Face on Neighborhood Efforts to Care for Parks

By Paul Steinberg On the 22nd of February signs were again posted at Slide Hill Park announcing to reside ...

By Paul Steinberg On the 22nd of February signs were again posted at Slide Hill Park announcing to residents that herbicides were to be sprayed and giving the very limited, yet apparently compliant, 2 ...

March 01, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Project Toto Presentation to the Vanguard

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 01, 2017
| (6) Comments

Project Toto Presentation to the Vanguard

Last week, there was a brown bag lunch sponsored by the Davis Downtown, in which they invited a presentat ...

Last week, there was a brown bag lunch sponsored by the Davis Downtown, in which they invited a presentation by Jeff Miller and Matt Williams of the Finance and Budget Commission with technical suppor ...

February 01, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Laying the Groundwork for Fiscal Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 27, 2017
| (30) Comments

Commentary: Laying the Groundwork for Fiscal Reform

On Wednesday, I attended a brown bag lunch sponsored by the Davis Downtown, in which they invited a prese ...

On Wednesday, I attended a brown bag lunch sponsored by the Davis Downtown, in which they invited a presentation by Jeff Miller and Matt Williams of the Finance and Budget Commission with technical su ...

January 27, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (30) Comments

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Hyatt House Passes Unanimously with Backing from Neighbors

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2017
| (15) Comments

Hyatt House Passes Unanimously with Backing from Neighbors

What began as one of the most contentious issues facing this community ended with unanimous support from ...

What began as one of the most contentious issues facing this community ended with unanimous support from the council – and backing from groups as diverse as labor, the Davis Chamber, environmentalists ...

January 25, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (15) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: What if Hyatt House Found a Solution for Infill Going Forward?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2017
| (29) Comments

Sunday Commentary: What if Hyatt House Found a Solution for Infill Going Forward?

A proposal for the Hyatt House has some of our commenters complaining that it sets a negative precedent i ...

A proposal for the Hyatt House has some of our commenters complaining that it sets a negative precedent in creating an ongoing fee to the hotel that would go to a greenbelt and park enhancement fund. ...

January 22, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (29) Comments

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