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

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|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
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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

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|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
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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
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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
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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
| (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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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
| (69) Comments

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
| (63) Comments

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
| (36) Comments

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
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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

| (12) Comments

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