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Belated Monday Morning Thoughts: Refining the Nishi Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 20, 2015
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Belated Monday Morning Thoughts: Refining the Nishi Proposal

Nishi getting National Attention “Watch out Sacramento – ...

Nishi getting National Attention “Watch out Sacramento – Davis, Calif., is growing,” Govtech warns in a recent article on Davis and the Nishi Gateway p ...

January 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Slouching Toward Mediocrity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 17, 2015
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My View: Slouching Toward Mediocrity

In my time, observing the Davis community, I see two destructive but countervailing trends at work. There ...

In my time, observing the Davis community, I see two destructive but countervailing trends at work. There are those who appropriate the aphorism from philosopher Voltaire, “The perfect is the enemy of ...

January 17, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Art of the Possible

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 16, 2015
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Commentary: The Art of the Possible

The Nishi project represents an interesting conundrum and opportunity. It is an opportunity because the ...

The Nishi project represents an interesting conundrum and opportunity. It is an opportunity because the land rests in a very unique location, adjacent to the university and within easy walking distan ...

January 16, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Should We Wait on Nishi for UCD Decisions on Connectivity?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 15, 2015
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Analysis: Should We Wait on Nishi for UCD Decisions on Connectivity?

On Sunday, we noted that when the Housing Element Steering Committee ranked potential housing sites, they ...

On Sunday, we noted that when the Housing Element Steering Committee ranked potential housing sites, they listed the Nishi Property with UC Davis access only at No.17, and the Nishi site with access v ...

January 15, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Council Pushes Nishi Forward, Concerned About Three Innovation Parks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2015
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Council Pushes Nishi Forward, Concerned About Three Innovation Parks

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council unanimously moved Nishi forward and authorized the staff to move ...

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council unanimously moved Nishi forward and authorized the staff to move forward in preparing the environmental impact report (EIR). While there was clear support for ...

January 14, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Work on Nishi EIR About to Begin – Staff Weighs Olive-Only Access Option

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 10, 2015
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Work on Nishi EIR About to Begin – Staff Weighs Olive-Only Access Option

It has been just over two years since the Davis City Council approved a pre-development shared costs agre ...

It has been just over two years since the Davis City Council approved a pre-development shared costs agreement with the property owner of Nishi. Last year, the city was awarded a $600,000 grant from t ...

January 10, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Transportation and Employee Compensation Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 29, 2014
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Transportation and Employee Compensation Issues

The results from the recently released UC Davis Campus Travel survey are encouraging. The results from th ...

The results from the recently released UC Davis Campus Travel survey are encouraging. The results from the 2013-14 survey show that around 47 percent of the people traveling to campus on an average we ...

December 29, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Davis Tech Industry Demonstrates Need for Space to Grow

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Davis Tech Industry Demonstrates Need for Space to Grow

City of Davis Chief Innovation Officer Rob White notes the good news – Davis’ tech community is growing. ...

City of Davis Chief Innovation Officer Rob White notes the good news – Davis’ tech community is growing. He cites as examples, the recent move of Marrone Bio Innovations into 45,000 square feet of off ...

December 28, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Why Do We Need Innovation Parks?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 27, 2014
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My View: Why Do We Need Innovation Parks?

Right now we are looking at a spring 2016 vote date for a Measure R vote on at least one and possibly thr ...

Right now we are looking at a spring 2016 vote date for a Measure R vote on at least one and possibly three innovation parks. I have previously made arguments against putting competing measures on the ...

December 27, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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An Open Letter to the UC Davis Community: Black Lives Matter

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 18, 2014
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An Open Letter to the UC Davis Community: Black Lives Matter

We are calling on all members of the UC Davis community. The recent murders of Black people and the subse ...

We are calling on all members of the UC Davis community. The recent murders of Black people and the subsequent lack of justice served to their killers, which has been widely publicized within media an ...

December 18, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Time For the Firefighters’ Union to Step Up and Make Current Arrangement Work

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 07, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Time For the Firefighters’ Union to Step Up and Make Current Arrangement Work

The September fire report, released nearly a month ago, shows an amazing level of success in dealing with ...

The September fire report, released nearly a month ago, shows an amazing level of success in dealing with one of the more critical problems facing the community – a change in deployment strategy that ...

December 07, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Documents Show Statewide Firefighters’ Union Leader Pressuring UCD to End Shared Services

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2014
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Documents Show Statewide Firefighters’ Union Leader Pressuring UCD to End Shared Services

In November of 2013, Senator Lois Wolk, Assemblymember Mariko Yamada, Supervisors Don Saylor and Jim Prov ...

In November of 2013, Senator Lois Wolk, Assemblymember Mariko Yamada, Supervisors Don Saylor and Jim Provenza, and former Supervisor Helen Thomson wrote a letter opposing the City of Davis-UC Davis ag ...

November 12, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Judge Denies Motion For Judgment, New Trial in Keyzer Case Against UCD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2014
| (5) Comments

Judge Denies Motion For Judgment, New Trial in Keyzer Case Against UCD

A Sacramento County judge has denied UC Davis’ motion to set aside a jury verdict in a case of whistleblo ...

A Sacramento County judge has denied UC Davis’ motion to set aside a jury verdict in a case of whistleblower retaliation and have a new trial. Back in August, a jury ruled in a 9-3 decision in favor o ...

November 06, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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UC Davis Fire Department Annual Report 2013-14

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 16, 2014
| (7) Comments

UC Davis Fire Department Annual Report 2013-14

The following are excerpts from the 2013-14, UC Davis Fire Department Annual Report. To view the full re ...

The following are excerpts from the 2013-14, UC Davis Fire Department Annual Report. To view the full report and graphics - please click here. MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF 2013-2014 was a year of hard work ...

October 16, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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How DJUSD Can Create Community Partnerships

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 24, 2014
| (6) Comments

How DJUSD Can Create Community Partnerships

by Bob Poppenga As a veterinarian, I have watched my profession move toward a health concept called “One ...

by Bob Poppenga As a veterinarian, I have watched my profession move toward a health concept called “One Health”. The idea behind “One Health” is that it is impossible to separate human health, animal ...

September 24, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: Mars Donates $40M to WFC; Marrone in Deep Trouble

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2014
| (7) Comments

Analysis: Mars Donates $40M to WFC; Marrone in Deep Trouble

UC Davis, through its World Food Center, and Mars, Inc. (the candy manufacturer) announced on Wednesday t ...

UC Davis, through its World Food Center, and Mars, Inc. (the candy manufacturer) announced on Wednesday that they “have agreed to pursue the establishment of a new institute designed to deliver big-im ...

September 18, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Katehi Cannot Explain Away World Food Center, Third Campus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 03, 2014
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Commentary: Katehi Cannot Explain Away World Food Center, Third Campus

On Tuesday at the Davis Chamber’s lunch, the presence of UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi may have been o ...

On Tuesday at the Davis Chamber’s lunch, the presence of UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi may have been overshadowed by the departure of Chamber CEO Kemble Pope and his steady transition to Matt Yance ...

September 03, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Does UC Davis’ Whistleblower System Work?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 02, 2014
| (9) Comments

Does UC Davis’ Whistleblower System Work?

Last month, a jury awarded former UC Davis Health Systems employee Janet Keyzer $730,000 after she sued s ...

Last month, a jury awarded former UC Davis Health Systems employee Janet Keyzer $730,000 after she sued several years ago, alleging that she had been retaliated against and ultimately terminated becau ...

September 02, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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June City of Davis-UCD Shared Fire Management Report

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 22, 2014
| (3) Comments

June City of Davis-UCD Shared Fire Management Report

Chief’s Message Your Shared Fire Management Team is pleased to share the June 2014 monthly performance re ...

Chief’s Message Your Shared Fire Management Team is pleased to share the June 2014 monthly performance report. The hot days of summer are upon us and with that the fire danger and activity throughout ...

August 22, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Build an Improved Two-Way Communication Venue Between the City and UC Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 18, 2014
| (5) Comments

Build an Improved Two-Way Communication Venue Between the City and UC Davis

By Dan Carson As the newly constituted City Council returns soon from its summer break and begins to craf ...

By Dan Carson As the newly constituted City Council returns soon from its summer break and begins to craft plans for its upcoming two-year term, here’s one idea that I think belongs on their agenda: F ...

August 18, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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