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Council Faces Community Wrath on Policing, but Adopts Proposed Budget

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 23, 2021
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Council Faces Community Wrath on Policing, but Adopts Proposed Budget

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Despite an overwhelming number of citizens supporting changes to polici ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Despite an overwhelming number of citizens supporting changes to policing, the council largely passed the budget as proposed on Tuesday night, leaving some of the mor ...

June 23, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council Listens to Battle of the Talking Points; Council Leans Toward More Middle Course

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2021
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Council Listens to Battle of the Talking Points; Council Leans Toward More Middle Course

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - There were no motions made, no direction taken yet, but the course of t ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - There were no motions made, no direction taken yet, but the course of the council was laid out during this workshop pretty clearly. Several dozen public commenters l ...

June 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council Votes to Move Homeless Services Out of Police Department, No Vote on Independent Public Safety Department

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 07, 2021
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Council Votes to Move Homeless Services Out of Police Department, No Vote on Independent Public Safety Department

By Iliana Magana and Jordan Varney DAVIS -- At the April 6 Davis City Council meeting, council discussed ...

By Iliana Magana and Jordan Varney DAVIS -- At the April 6 Davis City Council meeting, council discussed and took action on the staff report generated in response to the nine recommendations of the Te ...

April 07, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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My View: Storm Shows Cracks in Our System

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2021
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My View: Storm Shows Cracks in Our System

By David M. Greenwald Sometime next month, the US will likely top half a million dead from COVID—lives ha ...

By David M. Greenwald Sometime next month, the US will likely top half a million dead from COVID—lives have been ended, many have been permanently altered, many have lost their businesses and are in d ...

January 30, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Projects Can Be Defeated, but Slow-Growth Candidates Largely Not Competitive

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 22, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Projects Can Be Defeated, but Slow-Growth Candidates Largely Not Competitive

by David M. Greenwald It wasn’t a tremendously long time ago when slow-growth progressives actually contr ...

by David M. Greenwald It wasn’t a tremendously long time ago when slow-growth progressives actually controlled the city council—Ken Wagstaff, Sue Greenwald and Michael Harrington. But in the last 20 ...

November 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: What Does Workforce and Family Housing Look Like? How Can We Address Affordable Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2020
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Commentary: What Does Workforce and Family Housing Look Like? How Can We Address Affordable Housing?

By David M. Greenwald Pop quiz—if you are a family with two kids, a boy and a girl, how many bedrooms do ...

By David M. Greenwald Pop quiz—if you are a family with two kids, a boy and a girl, how many bedrooms do you need? The answer that most people understand is three. You really are not supposed to hav ...

November 19, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Public Pushes Back on Affordable Housing Amendment, But Council Still Backs It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2020
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Public Pushes Back on Affordable Housing Amendment, But Council Still Backs It

By David M. Greenwald The Yolo Crisis Nursery, running out of room had an agreement with the developers o ...

By David M. Greenwald The Yolo Crisis Nursery, running out of room had an agreement with the developers of the Plaza 2555 for one acre of land to be dedicated for a new facility. The land dedication ...

November 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Gives a Go Ahead to Pursuing a Ladder Truck – But Staffing Costs a Big Concern

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 11, 2020
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Council Gives a Go Ahead to Pursuing a Ladder Truck – But Staffing Costs a Big Concern

The council will pursue it in stages, and they recognize it is a big ticket item, with the anticipated co ...

The council will pursue it in stages, and they recognize it is a big ticket item, with the anticipated cost of $1.8 million out of Public Safety Development Impact Fees—but with the city building upwa ...

November 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Not a Huge Amount of Surprises Locally

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 04, 2020
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Analysis: Not a Huge Amount of Surprises Locally

By David M. Greenwald The last totals came in at 11:42 pm, but it looks like there are more precincts to ...

By David M. Greenwald The last totals came in at 11:42 pm, but it looks like there are more precincts to report and we think there have to be a lot more votes because the vote total is extremely low. ...

November 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Some Election Day Local Picks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2020
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Commentary: Some Election Day Local Picks

By David M. Greenwald I don’t envy the job of national prognosticators, but at least they get polls to he ...

By David M. Greenwald I don’t envy the job of national prognosticators, but at least they get polls to help guide them on calling a national election during a volatile and unsettling time. The remark ...

November 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Unanimously Approves Mixed-Use Project in South Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 28, 2020
| (18) Comments

Council Unanimously Approves Mixed-Use Project in South Davis

By David M. Greenwald One commenter apparently was anticipating a long night for the University Research ...

By David M. Greenwald One commenter apparently was anticipating a long night for the University Research Park Mixed-Use Project agenda item, and called in to complain about a midnight vote after lengt ...

October 28, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Candidates Share Their Vision for Our Streets

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 27, 2020
| (6) Comments

Council Candidates Share Their Vision for Our Streets

What do City Council candidates think about our streets? To learn more about their visions, Bike Davis se ...

What do City Council candidates think about our streets? To learn more about their visions, Bike Davis sent all candidates a questionnaire focused on three themes: making Davis more livable, reducing ...

October 27, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Davis City Council Questions: Question 7 – Race and Policing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 23, 2020
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Davis City Council Questions: Question 7 – Race and Policing

This is our seventh of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 p ...

This is our seventh of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm on Thursday. Question 7: Various councilmembers have voiced support publicly for Black lives. ...

October 23, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Davis City Council Questions: Question 6 – Davis Downtown

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 16, 2020
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Davis City Council Questions: Question 6 – Davis Downtown

This is our sixth of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm ...

This is our sixth of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm on Thursday. Question 6: The city undertook the Davis Downtown Plan through a citizen-based co ...

October 16, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: Davis City Council Candidates and the Growth Issue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 14, 2020
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Analysis: Davis City Council Candidates and the Growth Issue

By David Greenwald Wanted to start with some appreciation for the efforts of the Sierra Club—they have ma ...

By David Greenwald Wanted to start with some appreciation for the efforts of the Sierra Club—they have made their candidate and issue recommendations and we can agree or disagree with them, but their ...

October 14, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 5 – Toxics Reduction

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 13, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 5 – Toxics Reduction

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candi ...

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates in local races we deem to be seriously contested and/or where there are clear differences ...

October 13, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 4 – Transportation Management

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 12, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 4 – Transportation Management

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candi ...

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates in local races we deem to be seriously contested and/or where there are clear differences ...

October 12, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 3 – Waste Management and Water Treatment

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 11, 2020
| (1) Comment

Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 3 – Waste Management and Water Treatment

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candi ...

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates in local races we deem to be seriously contested and/or where there are clear differences ...

October 11, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Looking at Council and Two Ballot Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2020
| (19) Comments

My View: Looking at Council and Two Ballot Measures

By David M. Greenwald For the most part, we lack polling in Davis, so prognostication is admittedly more ...

By David M. Greenwald For the most part, we lack polling in Davis, so prognostication is admittedly more art than science. All of this is speculation and over the years, I have misread races but usua ...

October 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 2 – Land Use and Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 10, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 2 – Land Use and Housing

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candi ...

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates in local races we deem to be seriously contested and/or where there are clear differences ...

October 10, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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