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My View: Expungement in Islamic Center Vandalism Case Leads to Debate – Justice or White Privilege or Both?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 08, 2020
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My View: Expungement in Islamic Center Vandalism Case Leads to Debate – Justice or White Privilege or Both?

Three years ago in Davis, Lauren Kirk-Coehlo in the early days of the Trump administration committed an a ...

Three years ago in Davis, Lauren Kirk-Coehlo in the early days of the Trump administration committed an act of vandalism on the Davis Islamic Center, when she broke windows, slashed tires and most, no ...

August 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Enlarging the Discussion on ‘Defunding’

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|Date: August 07, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Enlarging the Discussion on ‘Defunding’

By Robb Davis Observing the early evolution of discussions around defunding the police--and after having ...

By Robb Davis Observing the early evolution of discussions around defunding the police--and after having read The End of Policing by Alex Vitale--it is clear that the real debate is around reprioritiz ...

August 07, 2020
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Guest Commentary: In Defense of Diversity

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|Date: July 16, 2020
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Guest Commentary: In Defense of Diversity

By Robb Davis Telos is a Greek word that means “ends”, specifically “ultimate” ends—what in French is “ra ...

By Robb Davis Telos is a Greek word that means “ends”, specifically “ultimate” ends—what in French is “raison d’être” or the reason for a thing, why it exists. The first enormous truth flowing from ou ...

July 16, 2020
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They Needed 658 Signatures, They Got Over 1700 – It Appears Special Election Will Qualify

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 15, 2020
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They Needed 658 Signatures, They Got Over 1700 – It Appears Special Election Will Qualify

Barring something truly extraordinary, it appears that the school board decision to appoint Joy Klineberg ...

Barring something truly extraordinary, it appears that the school board decision to appoint Joy Klineberg to fill the vacancy left by Cindy Pickett will go to the voters in November in a special elect ...

July 15, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: COVID-19 – What Has Brought Us Here, Where Do We Go Next?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 15, 2020
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Guest Commentary: COVID-19 – What Has Brought Us Here, Where Do We Go Next?

by Robb Davis Yesterday David wrote of the difficult place in which we now find ourselves vis-a-vis the v ...

by Robb Davis Yesterday David wrote of the difficult place in which we now find ourselves vis-a-vis the virus. It is a challenging moment and past time to think about what brought us here and what we ...

July 15, 2020
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Letter: We Are Seeking 800 Signatures to Place Vacated DJUSD Seat on the November Ballot

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|Date: July 11, 2020
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Letter: We Are Seeking 800 Signatures to Place Vacated DJUSD Seat on the November Ballot

By Robb Davis On Thursday July, 2, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Trustees made ...

By Robb Davis On Thursday July, 2, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Trustees made a provisional appointment to fill a board seat vacated by the resignation of Cindy Pickett, wh ...

July 11, 2020
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Expanded Homeless Facility, Paul’s Place, Goes before Planning Commission Next Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 09, 2020
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Expanded Homeless Facility, Paul’s Place, Goes before Planning Commission Next Week

A proposed redevelopment of an existing facility that would offer supportive services and other opportuni ...

A proposed redevelopment of an existing facility that would offer supportive services and other opportunities for people suffering from homelessness is headed to the Planning Commission next week, whi ...

May 09, 2020
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Commentary: The Hole Grows Deeper – Five Mayors Speak Out

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 29, 2020
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Commentary: The Hole Grows Deeper – Five Mayors Speak Out

As a long time political observer, I cringe when, time after time, government bodies and elected official ...

As a long time political observer, I cringe when, time after time, government bodies and elected officials dig in rather than acknowledge a mistake. We can disagree over whether the mistake in the Br ...

April 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Former Mayors Criticize BrightNight Deal

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 28, 2020
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Letter: Former Mayors Criticize BrightNight Deal

by Robb Davis, Joe Krovoza, Ann Evans, Mike Corbett and Bill Kopper On March 24, the City Council voted 4 ...

by Robb Davis, Joe Krovoza, Ann Evans, Mike Corbett and Bill Kopper On March 24, the City Council voted 4-1 to direct the city manager to execute a Lease Option with BrightNight LLC for 235 acres of C ...

April 28, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: We Should Revisit the Social Services Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 29, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: We Should Revisit the Social Services Tax

The homeless problem has markedly increased in Davis over the last decade. To give you an idea of just h ...

The homeless problem has markedly increased in Davis over the last decade. To give you an idea of just how much, I was just looking at an old article that noted the homeless count in Davis jumped fro ...

December 29, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: DPD Tries Again on Armored Rescue Vehicle

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 23, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: DPD Tries Again on Armored Rescue Vehicle

It has been five years since the last time the Davis Police Department attempted to acquire an armored re ...

It has been five years since the last time the Davis Police Department attempted to acquire an armored rescue vehicle (ARV). However, in the aftermath of Ferguson and concerns about the militarizatio ...

September 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Declares Fiscal Emergency, but Have They Done Enough on the Fiscal Front?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 17, 2019
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Commentary: Council Declares Fiscal Emergency, but Have They Done Enough on the Fiscal Front?

Last week the council drew rare regional headlines by declaring a fiscal emergency. But for the most par ...

Last week the council drew rare regional headlines by declaring a fiscal emergency. But for the most part that was a pro forma move, designed to allow the council to hold a special election next Marc ...

September 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: What Message Should Council Be Sending on the Budget?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 23, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: What Message Should Council Be Sending on the Budget?

We have watched over the years the ebb and flow about the concern of the budget. In fact, the budget dis ...

We have watched over the years the ebb and flow about the concern of the budget. In fact, the budget discourse may be some of the most telling information about the direction coming out of City Hall. ...

June 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Rebranding MRIC as Aggie Research Campus… with Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2019
| (36) Comments

Commentary: Rebranding MRIC as Aggie Research Campus… with Housing

After five years and a number of false starts, MRIC (Mace Ranch Innovation Center) needed a rebrand, and ...

After five years and a number of false starts, MRIC (Mace Ranch Innovation Center) needed a rebrand, and thus it comes back as Aggie Research Campus which frankly is probably closer to what it really ...

June 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Leveraging Core Competencies for Economic Development

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 11, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Leveraging Core Competencies for Economic Development

By Matt Williams Note: This article was originally published in May 2016 and has been re-published by req ...

By Matt Williams Note: This article was originally published in May 2016 and has been re-published by request of the author. Successful economic development starts with a strategy that builds on a com ...

June 11, 2019
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A Look Back At a Discussion on Economic Development in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2019
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A Look Back At a Discussion on Economic Development in Davis

In May of 2016, Mace Ranch Innovation Center had made the decision to put its project on hold, Nishi (cir ...

In May of 2016, Mace Ranch Innovation Center had made the decision to put its project on hold, Nishi (circa 2016) was about to go on the ballot with 325,000 square feet of R&D space (unbeknownst t ...

June 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Key Question Is What Has Gone Wrong with Cannery?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 03, 2019
| (8) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: A Key Question Is What Has Gone Wrong with Cannery?

When the Cannery development came to a council vote in the late fall of 2013, the final vote was 3-2 for ...

When the Cannery development came to a council vote in the late fall of 2013, the final vote was 3-2 for approval, with Brett Lee and Joe Krovoza casting the dissenting votes. Writing in 2015 in the w ...

June 03, 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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Monday Morning Thoughts: Pay to Play? Really?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 29, 2019
| (49) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Pay to Play? Really?

Last year Sebastian Oñate took over as the editor in chief from Debbie Davis – but I’ve never spoken with ...

Last year Sebastian Oñate took over as the editor in chief from Debbie Davis – but I’ve never spoken with him or met with him. I was surprised to learn that this was the case with several of the memb ...

April 29, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: If Homeless People Are beyond Our Help – Then What?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 25, 2019
| (21) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: If Homeless People Are beyond Our Help – Then What?

It was an interesting discussion late on Tuesday night as the council got an update on homeless services. ...

It was an interesting discussion late on Tuesday night as the council got an update on homeless services. The upshot of Homeless Services Coordinator Ryan Collins' presentation was that relatively mo ...

February 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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