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Monday Morning Thoughts: Pay to Play? Really?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 29, 2019
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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
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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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Guest Commentary: Ending Hunger – Compassionate Action Is Essential

Posted by Vanguard Editorial Board
|Date: January 06, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Ending Hunger – Compassionate Action Is Essential

“When we’re talking about poverty, what we’re really talking about is hunger and malnutrition.” - Yolo Co ...

“When we’re talking about poverty, what we’re really talking about is hunger and malnutrition.” - Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor By Michael Bisch Former Davis Mayor Robb Davis once again did the co ...

January 06, 2019
| by Vanguard Editorial Board

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Commentary: Getting a Good Measure of Food Security

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2019
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Commentary: Getting a Good Measure of Food Security

On Monday, Robb Davis did a good job of analyzing the data on poverty and food security issues locally. ...

On Monday, Robb Davis did a good job of analyzing the data on poverty and food security issues locally. As he pointed out in the piece – it is difficult in an area like Davis to separate out stu ...

January 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Food Security and Poverty

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2018
| (1) Comment

Guest Commentary: Food Security and Poverty

Definitions, Measures, and Data for Davis and Yolo County by Robb Davis Michael Bisch, Executive Director ...

Definitions, Measures, and Data for Davis and Yolo County by Robb Davis Michael Bisch, Executive Director of the Yolo Food Bank has provided valuable information on the state of food insecurity among ...

December 31, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Who Benefits from the Davis Status Quo?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Who Benefits from the Davis Status Quo?

In recent weeks I have seen the terms “left” and “right” used at times to describe positions in local pol ...

In recent weeks I have seen the terms “left” and “right” used at times to describe positions in local politics. While I understand that temptation, I continue to believe that those terms are misappli ...

December 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Pittsburgh: How We Respond

Posted by Robb Davis
|Date: November 01, 2018
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Pittsburgh: How We Respond

By Robb Davis On Tuesday night over 500 people gathered at Beit Haverim for a service of healing, hosted ...

By Robb Davis On Tuesday night over 500 people gathered at Beit Haverim for a service of healing, hosted by the Celebration of Abraham. It was a time to express sadness, to mourn, but also to speak w ...

November 01, 2018
| by Robb Davis

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Guest Commentary: “One Tribe, One Vote” or “One Person, One Vote”? Hopefully We Can Do Better

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 16, 2018
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Guest Commentary: “One Tribe, One Vote” or “One Person, One Vote”? Hopefully We Can Do Better

By Matt Williams Yesterday Sharla C. said . . . yet people are willing to destroy all good will in the p ...

By Matt Williams Yesterday Sharla C. said . . . yet people are willing to destroy all good will in the process. I don’t know if there is much goodwill left to burn in Davis’ politics. Sharla's comm ...

October 16, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Students Live in Housing Insecurity while Litigants Hold Up Projects

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 26, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Students Live in Housing Insecurity while Litigants Hold Up Projects

In the next few weeks we are expecting the full report from the UC Davis Affordable Housing Task Force to ...

In the next few weeks we are expecting the full report from the UC Davis Affordable Housing Task Force to be released, with a response from UC Davis’ administration and recommendations for moving forw ...

August 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Formalize New Police Oversight Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 28, 2018
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Council to Formalize New Police Oversight Process

After a lengthy public outreach process earlier this year, back on June 12, Mayor Robb Davis along with C ...

After a lengthy public outreach process earlier this year, back on June 12, Mayor Robb Davis along with Councilmember Lucas Frerichs proposed a dual police oversight structure which included a revised ...

July 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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In with the New, Out with the Old – a New Council is Seated

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2018
| (2) Comments

In with the New, Out with the Old – a New Council is Seated

On Monday, the community said goodbye to outgoing Councilmember Rochelle Swanson and Mayor Robb Davis. M ...

On Monday, the community said goodbye to outgoing Councilmember Rochelle Swanson and Mayor Robb Davis. Meanwhile, Dan Carson and Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida were sworn in and Brett Lee became the Da ...

July 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: New Council to Deal with New Commenting Policy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2018
| (21) Comments

Commentary: New Council to Deal with New Commenting Policy

The new council was sworn in last night in a mostly ceremonial meeting. But there is real business to at ...

The new council was sworn in last night in a mostly ceremonial meeting. But there is real business to attend to tonight, starting with the new rules of engagement. In previous columns, I have made t ...

July 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: We Should Expect City Services to Deteriorate More

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2018
| (12) Comments

Analysis: We Should Expect City Services to Deteriorate More

Rich Rifkin’s latest column looks at the MOU (memorandum of understanding) issue and concludes: “Expect c ...

Rich Rifkin’s latest column looks at the MOU (memorandum of understanding) issue and concludes: “Expect city services to deteriorate more.” Mr. Rifkin writes: “Either we have good public services or w ...

July 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Downtown Event Says Goodbye to Outgoing Councilmembers and Welcome to Two New Faces

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2018
| (7) Comments

Davis Downtown Event Says Goodbye to Outgoing Councilmembers and Welcome to Two New Faces

Last night, the Davis Downtown held a special event that said goodbye to Councilmember Rochelle Swanson a ...

Last night, the Davis Downtown held a special event that said goodbye to Councilmember Rochelle Swanson and Mayor Robb Davis and hello to Councilmember-elect Dan Carson as well as incoming Mayor Pro T ...

June 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: If You Think the Community is Angry and Divisive Now… You Should Have Seen Twelve Years Ago

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2018
| (24) Comments

Commentary: If You Think the Community is Angry and Divisive Now… You Should Have Seen Twelve Years Ago

The longer I do this gig, the more I find I become a voice not only for change, but also perspective and ...

The longer I do this gig, the more I find I become a voice not only for change, but also perspective and institutional memory. And I think that’s important because there are increasingly few people w ...

June 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor Davis Critical and Concerned about Future of Community as He Exits the Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 27, 2018
| (8) Comments

Mayor Davis Critical and Concerned about Future of Community as He Exits the Council

Mayor Robb Davis presided over a time that will be remembered in part for its turbulence in the wake of t ...

Mayor Robb Davis presided over a time that will be remembered in part for its turbulence in the wake of the election of Donald Trump and the multitude of protests, the hate incident, the Iman incident ...

June 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The MOUs We Signed Should Not Be Cause for Alarm

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2018
| (43) Comments

Sunday Commentary: The MOUs We Signed Should Not Be Cause for Alarm

This week, Alan Pryor forcefully pushed back against the council placement of two MOUs on the consent cal ...

This week, Alan Pryor forcefully pushed back against the council placement of two MOUs on the consent calendar and the agreement of an annual two percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for the durat ...

June 24, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves New Employee MOUs after Pushing Back against Criticism

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 21, 2018
| (37) Comments

Council Approves New Employee MOUs after Pushing Back against Criticism

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council agreed to four-year labor agreements with two employee groups in ...

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council agreed to four-year labor agreements with two employee groups including PASEA (Program, Administrative and Support Employees Association) and the city’s Indivi ...

June 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: An Era Ends Tonight with Robb Davis’ Last City Council Meeting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2018
| (23) Comments

Commentary: An Era Ends Tonight with Robb Davis’ Last City Council Meeting

I will never forget that moment when I first really met Robb Davis. I knew him in passing previously, bu ...

I will never forget that moment when I first really met Robb Davis. I knew him in passing previously, but in December of 2011 was the first time I would really be exposed to the man and his ideas. Th ...

June 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: What to Expect with New Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2018
| (39) Comments

My View: What to Expect with New Council

I understand everyone’s desire to wait to see the ballots counted before declaring winners, but the reali ...

I understand everyone’s desire to wait to see the ballots counted before declaring winners, but the reality is that there is actually more science than art in projecting elections at this point. Unles ...

June 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (39) Comments

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