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Sunday Commentary: Can Council Cast the Tough Votes?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 20, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Can Council Cast the Tough Votes?

We saw it in meeting number one where five councilmembers, despite deep hesitations and concerns, voted t ...

We saw it in meeting number one where five councilmembers, despite deep hesitations and concerns, voted to allow one of the innovation park project teams to put an advisory measure on the ballot. Behi ...

July 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Has Council Put Water to Rest?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 20, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Has Council Put Water to Rest?

On Tuesday, council approved a Prop 218 rate process to (A) notify the ratepayers of the plan to implemen ...

On Tuesday, council approved a Prop 218 rate process to (A) notify the ratepayers of the plan to implement the city’s latest 87-13 water rates, and (B) solicit formal written protests from the ratepay ...

July 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council Passes New Water Rates, Will It be Good Enough to Satisfy Critics?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 16, 2014
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Council Passes New Water Rates, Will It be Good Enough to Satisfy Critics?

The council quickly passed the staff recommendation to “Accept the Water Rate Cost of Service Study prepa ...

The council quickly passed the staff recommendation to “Accept the Water Rate Cost of Service Study prepared by Bartle Wells Associates (BWA) dated July 2014, subject to minor modifications,” “Approve ...

July 16, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Will Council Put to Rest the Water Rate Discussion?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 13, 2014
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Will Council Put to Rest the Water Rate Discussion?

At the last city council meeting, the council moved for staff to prepare the Prop 218 to adopt a five-yea ...

At the last city council meeting, the council moved for staff to prepare the Prop 218 to adopt a five-year water rate structure with a 13 percent fixed component and an 87 percent variable component. ...

July 13, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Will City Staff Allow 87-13 to Go Forward?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 09, 2014
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Analysis: Will City Staff Allow 87-13 to Go Forward?

Following the council’s unanimous vote in support of 87-13 on Wednesday, the Vanguard proclaimed that the ...

Following the council’s unanimous vote in support of 87-13 on Wednesday, the Vanguard proclaimed that the water issue had been put to rest. However, behind the scenes several warned that city staff st ...

July 09, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Water Stations – Are They Really the Best Options?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 06, 2014
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Water Stations – Are They Really the Best Options?

By Michelle Millet My first response this past Friday when my family and I arrived at Community Park to w ...

By Michelle Millet My first response this past Friday when my family and I arrived at Community Park to watch the fireworks and spotted an Aero Pure Water Station was to think what a great idea. The w ...

July 06, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Compromise on Water Hinged on Burning the Strawmen

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2014
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My View: Compromise on Water Hinged on Burning the Strawmen

One of the more dangerous public policy moves is to make decisions based on assumptions and partial knowl ...

One of the more dangerous public policy moves is to make decisions based on assumptions and partial knowledge of the facts. One of the pieces of partial knowledge that appeared throughout both the URA ...

July 05, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Water Issue Ends at 87-13?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 03, 2014
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Water Issue Ends at 87-13?

If the water issue has been Davis’ Soap Opera, its closing act may have been last night. Following a 5-0 ...

If the water issue has been Davis’ Soap Opera, its closing act may have been last night. Following a 5-0 council vote to ask the staff to bring back a Prop 218 process reflecting 87-13 water rates, Mi ...

July 03, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Doing Things the Davis Way, The Hard Way

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Doing Things the Davis Way, The Hard Way

On Friday, we went to the PayPal Campus in San Jose for a seminar on internet marketing. What amazed me w ...

On Friday, we went to the PayPal Campus in San Jose for a seminar on internet marketing. What amazed me was the size of the facility. It had the look and layout more of a college campus than what you ...

June 29, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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URAC Member Clumpner’s Recommendations on Rate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 21, 2014
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URAC Member Clumpner’s Recommendations on Rate

by Greg Clumpner Introduction Having listened to the opinions presented to and by the URAC, reviewed the ...

by Greg Clumpner Introduction Having listened to the opinions presented to and by the URAC, reviewed the data available, and considered the critical factors and decisions the City must respond to, the ...

June 21, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Stonewalling Fair Water Rates?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 21, 2014
| (4) Comments

Stonewalling Fair Water Rates?

by John Munn I had hoped to fade back into the woodwork after the City Council election, but I first sent ...

by John Munn I had hoped to fade back into the woodwork after the City Council election, but I first sent my thoughts about water rate structures to Council Members and to the Utility Rates Advisory C ...

June 21, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Death of CBFR

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2014
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Commentary: The Death of CBFR

Many in and around the city believe that the vote for Measure P was a vote against CBFR. While I cannot r ...

Many in and around the city believe that the vote for Measure P was a vote against CBFR. While I cannot rule that out, I think it has become an easy scapegoat. The truth will probably never be totally ...

June 17, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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URAC Pushes Off Water Rate Recommendation for Another Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2014
| (4) Comments

URAC Pushes Off Water Rate Recommendation for Another Week

The Utility Rate Advisory Commission (URAC) struggled to gain traction in a daunting approach on how to e ...

The Utility Rate Advisory Commission (URAC) struggled to gain traction in a daunting approach on how to evaluate what are now seven different alternative rate proposals. Herb Niederberger, the city’s ...

June 13, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Measure P Passes; Council and URAC Will Figure Out Next Steps

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 12, 2014
| (27) Comments

Measure P Passes; Council and URAC Will Figure Out Next Steps

Yesterday’s completion of the ballot count formalizes what was believed previously: Measure P has prevail ...

Yesterday’s completion of the ballot count formalizes what was believed previously: Measure P has prevailed. The question is what happens next and the answer is not clear. Last week, the City’s Genera ...

June 12, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Council Not the URAC Needs to Make the Call on Water

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2014
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My View: Council Not the URAC Needs to Make the Call on Water

I spent about an hour on Thursday evening at the Utility Rate Advisory Committee meeting and, after that ...

I spent about an hour on Thursday evening at the Utility Rate Advisory Committee meeting and, after that hour was over, I felt it was the biggest waste of my time of anything that I have covered in th ...

June 07, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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City Weighs Options in Wake of Measure P’s Passage

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 06, 2014
| (4) Comments

City Weighs Options in Wake of Measure P’s Passage

Despite claims that the passage of Measure P would spell the end of the surface water project, on Thursda ...

Despite claims that the passage of Measure P would spell the end of the surface water project, on Thursday night, the city’s General Manager of Utilities, Herb Niederberger told the seven-person URAC ...

June 06, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council League of Women Voters Candidates’ Forum (Video)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 02, 2014
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Council League of Women Voters Candidates’ Forum (Video)

Back in early May, four of the Davis City Council candidates met to discuss the issues at the League of W ...

Back in early May, four of the Davis City Council candidates met to discuss the issues at the League of Women Voter's Forum. Rochelle Swanson was in Washington, DC, for Cap-to-Cap. For the Vanguard w ...

June 02, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Election Digest: If You Are Undecided…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 30, 2014
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Election Digest: If You Are Undecided…

If you are undecided about the City Council Election By Bob Fung If you are undecided which candidates ( ...

If you are undecided about the City Council Election By Bob Fung If you are undecided which candidates (you can choose up to 2) you are going to vote for, then here are a few things you can do in the ...

May 30, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council Sends Revisions to CBFR to URAC (Multimedia)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 29, 2014
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Council Sends Revisions to CBFR to URAC (Multimedia)

One week before the election that may decide the fate of the city’s surface water project, the city counc ...

One week before the election that may decide the fate of the city’s surface water project, the city council voted unanimously to direct the URAC (Utility Rate Advisory Committee) to examine the three ...

May 29, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Assembly IE’s Destructive to Democratic Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 18, 2014
| (4) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Assembly IE’s Destructive to Democratic Process

Back when I was an aspiring political scientist, I used to study the impact of campaign ads on things lik ...

Back when I was an aspiring political scientist, I used to study the impact of campaign ads on things like voter intention, and also voter knowledge. Within the literature there was a consensus belief ...

May 18, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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