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

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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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
| by David Greenwald

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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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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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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Guest Commentary: Ending Hunger – Compassionate Action Is Essential

Posted by Vanguard Editorial Board
|Date: January 06, 2019
| (4) Comments

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
| (4) Comments

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
| (25) Comments

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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