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Commentary: City Should Read Letters Like These…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 08, 2014
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Commentary: City Should Read Letters Like These…

I happened to glance at a letter to the editor this morning that says the “city needs to set priorities.” ...

I happened to glance at a letter to the editor this morning that says the “city needs to set priorities.” The letter is short and to the point: “If the city cannot fix potholes in the sun between 8 a. ...

April 08, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary II: POU Has Emerged as a Hot Button Issue While Roads Are Ignored

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2014
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Sunday Commentary II: POU Has Emerged as a Hot Button Issue While Roads Are Ignored

As we noted earlier this week, results from a Davis Downtown survey suggest that the city of Davis may la ...

As we noted earlier this week, results from a Davis Downtown survey suggest that the city of Davis may lack the support to pass its parcel tax that would fund roads and other infrastructure maintenanc ...

April 06, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Analysis: First Candidates’ Forum, Fact-Checking and Other Observations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 05, 2014
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Vanguard Analysis: First Candidates’ Forum, Fact-Checking and Other Observations

In 2010, when Choices for Healthy Aging, a group created by the Covell Village developers to lobby for se ...

In 2010, when Choices for Healthy Aging, a group created by the Covell Village developers to lobby for senior housing, sponsored the first candidate’s forum, Jon Li, a candidate that year, called them ...

April 05, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Third Part of the Candidates Forum Including Affordable Housing and POU

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 04, 2014
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Third Part of the Candidates Forum Including Affordable Housing and POU

The five candidates for Davis City Council met on Wednesday evening for the first time in a candidates fo ...

The five candidates for Davis City Council met on Wednesday evening for the first time in a candidates forum sponsored by the Davis Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee (ChamberPAC). The eve ...

April 04, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Vote on POU Delayed: Lee Pushes for More Information

Posted by Michelle Millet
|Date: March 27, 2014
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Vote on POU Delayed: Lee Pushes for More Information

By Michelle Millet After over an hour long discussion, at the request of Council Member Brett Lee, city c ...

By Michelle Millet After over an hour long discussion, at the request of Council Member Brett Lee, city council decided to delay voting on a resolution that would authorize the City Manager and City A ...

March 27, 2014
| by Michelle Millet

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PG&E/ IBEW Poll Shows Davis Residents Opposed to POU

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2014
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PG&E/ IBEW Poll Shows Davis Residents Opposed to POU

Back in February the Vanguard reported about a poll conducted within the city of Davis about PG&E and ...

Back in February the Vanguard reported about a poll conducted within the city of Davis about PG&E and other related issues. The results of this poll, which was questioned and scrutinized at the t ...

March 26, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Outline Next Steps for POU

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2014
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Council to Outline Next Steps for POU

Back in February, just as it seemed the council was on the verge of pulling back on its efforts to put fo ...

Back in February, just as it seemed the council was on the verge of pulling back on its efforts to put forward a Publicly Owned Utility (POU), Mayor Joe Krovoza and Mayor Pro Tem Dan Wolk stepped up w ...

March 24, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Rethinking Our Town’s Energy Future

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 21, 2014
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Rethinking Our Town’s Energy Future

By Mark Braly, Gerald Braun, Richard Bourne, William Knox, Alan Pryor and Eugene Wilson We have been thin ...

By Mark Braly, Gerald Braun, Richard Bourne, William Knox, Alan Pryor and Eugene Wilson We have been thinking about a different energy future for Davis. Imagine: * Almost every dollar Davis residents ...

March 21, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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The Electric Grid and the Requirements to Manage It Are Changing

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: March 17, 2014
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The Electric Grid and the Requirements to Manage It Are Changing

by Matt Williams In his article on Friday, Mark Braly ended with the following paragraph. The Davis munic ...

by Matt Williams In his article on Friday, Mark Braly ended with the following paragraph. The Davis municipal utility is in an exploratory stage now. When and how the city seizes the opportunity to ma ...

March 17, 2014
| by Matt Williams

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Is the End Near for Big, Centralized Investor-owned Utilities?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 14, 2014
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Is the End Near for Big, Centralized Investor-owned Utilities?

by Mark Braly The Davis City Council has reopened the question of a Davis-owned municipal electric utili ...

by Mark Braly The Davis City Council has reopened the question of a Davis-owned municipal electric utility at a time when the relevance of traditional investor-owned utility is being questioned throu ...

March 14, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Krovoza and Wolk Team to Save Public Power Proposal (POU)

Posted by Rob White
|Date: February 27, 2014
| (65) Comments

Krovoza and Wolk Team to Save Public Power Proposal (POU)

Just when it seemed likely that the council would fold its efforts to put forward a Publicly Owned Utilit ...

Just when it seemed likely that the council would fold its efforts to put forward a Publicly Owned Utility (POU), Mayor Joe Krovoza and Mayor Pro Tem Dan Wolk stepped up with a strongly-worded defense ...

February 27, 2014
| by Rob White

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Vanguard Commentary: City to Bow to Pressure, Pull Back on POU

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 26, 2014
| (72) Comments

Vanguard Commentary: City to Bow to Pressure, Pull Back on POU

Botched Roll-Out in Part to Blame for Second Failure on Public Power – If the reports are true, tonight a ...

Botched Roll-Out in Part to Blame for Second Failure on Public Power – If the reports are true, tonight at a special Wednesday evening city council meeting, the council will pull the plug on the energ ...

February 26, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Consider POU Options and Implementation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 22, 2014
| (15) Comments

Council to Consider POU Options and Implementation

In December of 2013, the Davis City Council authorized the city manager and the city attorney “to initiat ...

In December of 2013, the Davis City Council authorized the city manager and the city attorney “to initiate actions necessary to provide municipal electrical utility service to Davis residents.” At the ...

February 22, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Editorial Suggests Wrong Time to Consider POU

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 11, 2014
| (52) Comments

Analysis: Editorial Suggests Wrong Time to Consider POU

At the last council meeting, the Davis City Council approved a consent item that would finance an additio ...

At the last council meeting, the Davis City Council approved a consent item that would finance an additional $600,000 to study the feasibility of the city moving away from PG&E and towards a Publi ...

February 11, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Analysis: Has the City Already Lost Control of the Tax Message?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 05, 2014
| (76) Comments

Vanguard Analysis: Has the City Already Lost Control of the Tax Message?

The city of Davis has to act on February 11 to put a tax measure on the ballot or face the prospect of wa ...

The city of Davis has to act on February 11 to put a tax measure on the ballot or face the prospect of waiting until 2016 for the sales tax, the only measure the city can put on the ballot that has a ...

February 05, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Lessons from U Mall

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 192: Why is Texas Trying to Execute Andre Thomas?

Commentary: Justice Is Blind…Deaf and Dumb

Guest Commentary: Where Are All the Homeless Poor Coming From? Attacks!

Atkins Introduces Legislation to Update SB 9

State Bar Suggests Implementing Rule Compelling Attorneys to Report Misconduct

Report Findings Suggest New York’s Reform Law Impacts Recidivism

On ‘Dr. Phil,’ Executive Director of Prosecutors Alliance Calls for Reform of ‘Broken Justice System’

Deputy Public Defender Tells Jury to Acquit Accused on Primary Battery Charge

UC Berkeley Shuts Libraries: Student Outcry Grows

Commentary: City Should Read Letters Like These…

Commentary: City Should Read Letters Like These…

Sunday Commentary II: POU Has Emerged as a Hot Button Issue While Roads Are Ignored

Sunday Commentary II: POU Has Emerged as a Hot Button Issue While Roads Are Ignored

Vanguard Analysis: First Candidates’ Forum, Fact-Checking and Other Observations

Vanguard Analysis: First Candidates’ Forum, Fact-Checking and Other Observations

Third Part of the Candidates Forum Including Affordable Housing and POU

Third Part of the Candidates Forum Including Affordable Housing and POU

Vote on POU Delayed: Lee Pushes for More Information

Vote on POU Delayed: Lee Pushes for More Information

PG&E/ IBEW Poll Shows Davis Residents Opposed to POU

PG&E/ IBEW Poll Shows Davis Residents Opposed to POU

Council to Outline Next Steps for POU

Council to Outline Next Steps for POU

Rethinking Our Town’s Energy Future

Rethinking Our Town’s Energy Future

The Electric Grid and the Requirements to Manage It Are Changing

The Electric Grid and the Requirements to Manage It Are Changing

Is the End Near for Big, Centralized Investor-owned Utilities?

Is the End Near for Big, Centralized Investor-owned Utilities?

Krovoza and Wolk Team to Save Public Power Proposal (POU)

Krovoza and Wolk Team to Save Public Power Proposal (POU)

Vanguard Commentary: City to Bow to Pressure, Pull Back on POU

Vanguard Commentary: City to Bow to Pressure, Pull Back on POU

Council to Consider POU Options and Implementation

Council to Consider POU Options and Implementation

Analysis: Editorial Suggests Wrong Time to Consider POU

Analysis: Editorial Suggests Wrong Time to Consider POU

Vanguard Analysis: Has the City Already Lost Control of the Tax Message?

Vanguard Analysis: Has the City Already Lost Control of the Tax Message?

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