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Commentary: Making the Case to the Public on Innovation Parks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 23, 2014
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Commentary: Making the Case to the Public on Innovation Parks

I have already seen a few emails from residents in the vicinities of the various proposed innovation park ...

I have already seen a few emails from residents in the vicinities of the various proposed innovation parks expressing concerns about need for the project, location of the project and traffic impacts. ...

September 23, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: City Budget Could Become Greatest Threat to Open Space, Environment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 14, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: City Budget Could Become Greatest Threat to Open Space, Environment

For the past several weeks, I have been reading about concerns that people have regarding city greenbelts ...

For the past several weeks, I have been reading about concerns that people have regarding city greenbelts and whether the development at Paso Fino will set a precedent for the city – which currently l ...

September 14, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Biggest Challenge the City Faces?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 08, 2014
| (99) Comments

Commentary: The Biggest Challenge the City Faces?

With all of the complaints about the city using public resources to fund a poll, the poll lays out one cl ...

With all of the complaints about the city using public resources to fund a poll, the poll lays out one clear and unmistakable fact – that the public really does not have a good grasp of the challenges ...

September 08, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Should the City Have “Flied Blind” on the Parcel Tax?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 07, 2014
| (22) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Should the City Have “Flied Blind” on the Parcel Tax?

In June, the city of Davis, as part of a routine update on residential satisfaction, commissioned the com ...

In June, the city of Davis, as part of a routine update on residential satisfaction, commissioned the company, Godbe Research, to do a poll. They spent approximately $24,840 on that poll. The city had ...

September 07, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Choices Ahead For Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 01, 2014
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Commentary: The Choices Ahead For Davis

On Saturday, Rob White and I wrote what were really inadvertent companion pieces – even though we had not ...

On Saturday, Rob White and I wrote what were really inadvertent companion pieces – even though we had not discussed what each other was writing. My piece, Time to Reengage the Public, focused on the c ...

September 01, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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City Panel Working to Tighten Scrutiny of Taxpayer Dollars

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 27, 2014
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City Panel Working to Tighten Scrutiny of Taxpayer Dollars

By Jeff Miller and Dan Carson Last February, Davis Enterprise columnist Bob Dunning mused on the city's s ...

By Jeff Miller and Dan Carson Last February, Davis Enterprise columnist Bob Dunning mused on the city's serious fiscal problems and controversies, and suggested a solution. "Maybe it’s time to convene ...

August 27, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: City Acknowledges Civic Pool is Leaking Over 7000 Gallons a Day

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 20, 2014
| (15) Comments

Analysis: City Acknowledges Civic Pool is Leaking Over 7000 Gallons a Day

On Saturday, the Vanguard reported that the city’s Civic Pool has a substantial leak of over 7500 gallons ...

On Saturday, the Vanguard reported that the city’s Civic Pool has a substantial leak of over 7500 gallons a day. Given the drought and infrastructure concerns, this causes complications as the city co ...

August 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View: We May Need to Reconsider Pool Funding

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 16, 2014
| (33) Comments

My View: We May Need to Reconsider Pool Funding

The city has thus far refused to acknowledge this publicly, but the Vanguard has it on two very good sour ...

The city has thus far refused to acknowledge this publicly, but the Vanguard has it on two very good sources that the civic pool has a substantial leak - 7500 gallons per day. The Vanguard has held th ...

August 16, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why the Status Quo Can No Longer Hold

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 08, 2014
| (81) Comments

Commentary: Why the Status Quo Can No Longer Hold

I found this week interesting. I have long upheld and, in fact, fought for slow growth principles in this ...

I found this week interesting. I have long upheld and, in fact, fought for slow growth principles in this community. In fact, I continue to rent a home and live in this community because I like the sm ...

August 08, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Other Side of Employee Morale

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 28, 2014
| (33) Comments

Commentary: The Other Side of Employee Morale

On Sunday, the Vanguard attempted to throw out, as food for thought as we go forward, the other side of t ...

On Sunday, the Vanguard attempted to throw out, as food for thought as we go forward, the other side of the story on city manager compensation and concerns about employee morale. There were some good ...

July 28, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Employee Morale and Other City Manager Fallout

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 27, 2014
| (63) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Employee Morale and Other City Manager Fallout

Earlier this week, we had a brief series on ideal qualities we would be looking for in a new city manager ...

Earlier this week, we had a brief series on ideal qualities we would be looking for in a new city manager. One of the points we made is that the city manager will be asked to implement policies to imp ...

July 27, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Editorial Misses Point on Tax Discussion, Council Right to Discuss Options Early

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2014
| (13) Comments

My View: Editorial Misses Point on Tax Discussion, Council Right to Discuss Options Early

While I often disagree with Davis Enterprise editorial policies, rarely have I found their discussion as ...

While I often disagree with Davis Enterprise editorial policies, rarely have I found their discussion as misinformed and wrongheaded as in their blurb on Tuesday’s preliminary tax discussion in the Fr ...

June 14, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Council Needs to Step Up With Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2014
| (3) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Council Needs to Step Up With Parcel Tax

The voters of Davis were willing to pass a sales tax by a 58-42 margin on Tuesday. As we have noted, that ...

The voters of Davis were willing to pass a sales tax by a 58-42 margin on Tuesday. As we have noted, that bridges the gap in the immediate structural deficit. However, the city is not on solid long-te ...

June 08, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Measure O and Fiscal Sustainability

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 06, 2014
| (23) Comments

Analysis: Measure O and Fiscal Sustainability

On Tuesday night, Measure O passed and passed easily, with 58 percent of the vote. Measure O was never ab ...

On Tuesday night, Measure O passed and passed easily, with 58 percent of the vote. Measure O was never about fiscal sustainability, it was about fiscal survivability. Measure O is the bridge to allow ...

June 06, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Explanation: All-Funds Budget versus General Fund

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 27, 2014
| (42) Comments

Explanation: All-Funds Budget versus General Fund

The opponents of Measure O keep using the $248 million figure to explain the city budget and they argue i ...

The opponents of Measure O keep using the $248 million figure to explain the city budget and they argue if the city cannot manage that quantity of money, they should not be trusted with an additional ...

May 27, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Analysis: Another Anti-Measure O Argument Goes Awry

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 26, 2014
| (55) Comments

Vanguard Analysis: Another Anti-Measure O Argument Goes Awry

In a co-authored op-ed, Jose Granda and Tom Randall bring us another argument against the schools parcel ...

In a co-authored op-ed, Jose Granda and Tom Randall bring us another argument against the schools parcel tax… oh wait, the city sales tax. Unfortunately, once again, they miss the critical issues faci ...

May 26, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Rolling the Dice on Measure O

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2014
| (12) Comments

Analysis: Rolling the Dice on Measure O

It is no secret that we have been concerned about the possibility that Measure O will not pass. While the ...

It is no secret that we have been concerned about the possibility that Measure O will not pass. While the Measure O proponents are fortunate, with a lack of a realistic opposition (with only nominal o ...

May 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: A Look at the Measure O Op-Ed and What the Authors Don’t Tell the Public

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2014
| (17) Comments

Analysis: A Look at the Measure O Op-Ed and What the Authors Don’t Tell the Public

On Sunday a co-authored piece that featured Lucas Frerichs and Brett Lee, among others, argued in favor o ...

On Sunday a co-authored piece that featured Lucas Frerichs and Brett Lee, among others, argued in favor of Measure O. As most reading this know, Measure O would increase the sales tax in Davis by one- ...

May 19, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (17) Comments

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Sacramento Bee Adds Voice to Call for Measure O, No on Measure P

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2014
| (5) Comments

Sacramento Bee Adds Voice to Call for Measure O, No on Measure P

Last week, the Davis Enterprise gave a qualified endorsement of the Yes on Measure O and No on Measure P ...

Last week, the Davis Enterprise gave a qualified endorsement of the Yes on Measure O and No on Measure P positions. This week, the Sacramento Bee editorial board made a stronger endorsement of Measure ...

May 14, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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How We Got Here

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 13, 2014
| (87) Comments

How We Got Here

Last week, the council candidates were asked what choices by the Davis City Council put the city into the ...

Last week, the council candidates were asked what choices by the Davis City Council put the city into the position it's in. There is the tendency to blame the decline of the national economy. Howeve ...

May 13, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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