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Individual Councilmembers Not Supportive of Limiting Council Meetings to COVID-19 Emergency-Only Items

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2020
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Individual Councilmembers Not Supportive of Limiting Council Meetings to COVID-19 Emergency-Only Items

At the onset to Tuesday's meeting, four individuals during public comment pushed for the council to consi ...

At the onset to Tuesday's meeting, four individuals during public comment pushed for the council to consider hearing only emergency items. That cry got louder after the council had its public comment ...

March 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Take Up Urgency Ordinance Regulating Evictions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2020
| (4) Comments

Council to Take Up Urgency Ordinance Regulating Evictions

On Tuesday, the Davis City Council took up the issue of an ordinance to prevent evictions during the coro ...

On Tuesday, the Davis City Council took up the issue of an ordinance to prevent evictions during the coronavirus pandemic, but wanted to get more weigh in from key stakeholders. Staff is concerned tha ...

March 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Declares Emergency, Plans for Contingencies in Coronavirus Outbreak

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2020
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Council Declares Emergency, Plans for Contingencies in Coronavirus Outbreak

In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to declare a state of emergency and gra ...

In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to declare a state of emergency and grant the city manager emergency powers to act in case events proceed too quickly to convene a cou ...

March 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Delays Urgency Ordinance Preventing Evictions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2020
| (37) Comments

Council Delays Urgency Ordinance Preventing Evictions

An ordinance that would prevent evictions during the coronavirus pandemic was delayed for a week by counc ...

An ordinance that would prevent evictions during the coronavirus pandemic was delayed for a week by council on Tuesday night with the majority of members acknowledging support, but believing that they ...

March 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves Four Fixed Cameras but Not License Plate Readers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2020
| (17) Comments

Council Approves Four Fixed Cameras but Not License Plate Readers

The Police Advisory Commission (PAC) opposed the use of fixed cameras, all seven members of the public wh ...

The Police Advisory Commission (PAC) opposed the use of fixed cameras, all seven members of the public who came spoke out against the cameras, but the council finessed its way past some clear differen ...

March 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Costly Public Records Requests – 5G Requests Cost the City Nearly $50K

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 19, 2020
| (19) Comments

Analysis: Costly Public Records Requests – 5G Requests Cost the City Nearly $50K

A few weeks ago, the Davis City Council approved a new wireless ordinance. The city was warned by City A ...

A few weeks ago, the Davis City Council approved a new wireless ordinance. The city was warned by City Attorney Inder Khalsa that they had limited room for maneuver and any effort to attempt to block ...

February 19, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Community Shows Overwhelming Support For Respite Center, Homelessness

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2019
| (40) Comments

Community Shows Overwhelming Support For Respite Center, Homelessness

There was pushback from some people in Davis Manor against the location for the proposed respite center. ...

There was pushback from some people in Davis Manor against the location for the proposed respite center. But even within that neighborhood those voices were drown out in an avalanche of support for t ...

December 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Needs to Give Surveillance and Cameras in Public Places More Thought

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 10, 2019
| (31) Comments

Commentary: Council Needs to Give Surveillance and Cameras in Public Places More Thought

We have learned or we should have learned that it is a false comfort to argue that those who have nothing ...

We have learned or we should have learned that it is a false comfort to argue that those who have nothing to fear, should fear nothing in terms of surveillance and privacy problems. We should have lea ...

December 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Police Chief Reports Crime Steady with Some Concerns; Council Supportive of Adding Cameras

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 04, 2019
| (36) Comments

Police Chief Reports Crime Steady with Some Concerns; Council Supportive of Adding Cameras

While a rash of robberies, two carjackings and a ring of catalytic converter thefts make for concerning h ...

While a rash of robberies, two carjackings and a ring of catalytic converter thefts make for concerning headlines, the report delivered by Police Chief Darren Pytel on Tuesday was that crime was large ...

December 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Process and the Need to Solve Vexing Problems in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 24, 2019
| (18) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Process and the Need to Solve Vexing Problems in Davis

If the facts are on our your side – debate the facts. If the law is on your side – debate the law. If n ...

If the facts are on our your side – debate the facts. If the law is on your side – debate the law. If neither is on your side – pound on the process. That’s the rule of thumb in Davis but one thing ...

November 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City and Council Hear Complaints on Process and Merits of Olive Drive Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 21, 2019
| (71) Comments

City and Council Hear Complaints on Process and Merits of Olive Drive Proposal

On Tuesday, the council approved an item, placed on consent, approving a resolution that would authorize ...

On Tuesday, the council approved an item, placed on consent, approving a resolution that would authorize Raney Planning to provide an environmental analysis for a mixed-use project located on Olive Dr ...

November 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Issues Message in Support of Respite Center, but Will Move It to the Corp Yard

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2019
| (91) Comments

Council Issues Message in Support of Respite Center, but Will Move It to the Corp Yard

The public on Tuesday night was largely split – while there were a few people who didn’t want the respite ...

The public on Tuesday night was largely split – while there were a few people who didn’t want the respite center at all, the largest contingent was either supportive regardless of location or adamant ...

November 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: What’s Appropriate for Consent

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 04, 2019
| (12) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: What’s Appropriate for Consent

Last month some community members complained that an item which authorized the council to hire EPS to do ...

Last month some community members complained that an item which authorized the council to hire EPS to do a fiscal analysis was inappropriately placed on the consent calendar. Now I am seeing on a Fac ...

November 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: A Will Arnold Campaign Could Make for a Very Eventful 2020

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 27, 2019
| (30) Comments

Sunday Commentary: A Will Arnold Campaign Could Make for a Very Eventful 2020

The conventional wisdom around Davis has been speculation about the three sitting councilmembers up for e ...

The conventional wisdom around Davis has been speculation about the three sitting councilmembers up for election in 2020, that Brett Lee and Lucas Frerichs will run for re-election while Will Arnold w ...

October 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Partida Flips on District Elections to Push Five Districts by Narrow Margin

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 23, 2019
| (43) Comments

Partida Flips on District Elections to Push Five Districts by Narrow Margin

Two weeks ago Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida indicated her support for seven districts, setting up Mayor Br ...

Two weeks ago Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida indicated her support for seven districts, setting up Mayor Brett Lee as the deciding vote, as it was deadlocked with two councilmembers supporting five and ...

October 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Releases 10 More Draft Maps ahead of Next Week’s Hearing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 16, 2019
| (27) Comments

City Releases 10 More Draft Maps ahead of Next Week’s Hearing

On Tuesday will be the fourth public hearing for the city’s districting process. They will receive furth ...

On Tuesday will be the fourth public hearing for the city’s districting process. They will receive further input on proposed district maps, select the final district map and introduce an ordinance to ...

October 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Narrows the Focus on Districts, Split on 5 Versus 7

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2019
| (42) Comments

Council Narrows the Focus on Districts, Split on 5 Versus 7

The third hearing on district elections came on Tuesday night, lasting well into the evening. Mayor Bret ...

The third hearing on district elections came on Tuesday night, lasting well into the evening. Mayor Brett Lee hoped to get direction on five or seven districts, but with his colleagues evenly split, ...

October 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (42) Comments

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Accusations Fly in Precursor to ARC Discussion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 09, 2019
| (95) Comments

Accusations Fly in Precursor to ARC Discussion

They were supposed to be two basic items which were rightly placed on the consent calendar – one which cr ...

They were supposed to be two basic items which were rightly placed on the consent calendar – one which created a council subcommittee to help expedite the processing of the application for the Aggie R ...

October 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Finally Approves Armored Vehicle for Davis Police

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 25, 2019
| (13) Comments

Council Finally Approves Armored Vehicle for Davis Police

Despite a small but spirited opposition to the acquisition of the Armored Rescue Vehicle (ARV), the counc ...

Despite a small but spirited opposition to the acquisition of the Armored Rescue Vehicle (ARV), the council was unanimous in its support for the acquisition, scaled down to $118,000 for the vehicle th ...

September 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Initial Thoughts – Seven Districts a Real Possibility

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2019
| (7) Comments

Commentary: Initial Thoughts – Seven Districts a Real Possibility

We learned a lot from the initial discussion on district elections and the very impressive presentation b ...

We learned a lot from the initial discussion on district elections and the very impressive presentation by Paul Mitchell. The biggest take-home message is that there may be a majority of council memb ...

September 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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