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Revenue Measure Continues to Evolve – Utility User Back on the Table

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 10, 2018
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Revenue Measure Continues to Evolve – Utility User Back on the Table

Time is growing short and the council now will have two meetings to act to put a revenue measure on the b ...

Time is growing short and the council now will have two meetings to act to put a revenue measure on the ballot. They have asked city staff to come back on January 23 with a more refined proposal in t ...

January 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Refines Revenue Measure, but Not Ready to Approve It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2017
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Council Refines Revenue Measure, but Not Ready to Approve It

The Davis City Council is not waiting till the midnight hour to put a revenue measure on the ballot, and ...

The Davis City Council is not waiting till the midnight hour to put a revenue measure on the ballot, and as a result they were able to further refine their ask without being forced to approve the meas ...

December 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Discuss Revenue Measures for June

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 15, 2017
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Council to Discuss Revenue Measures for June

The council has until February 6 of next year to figure out what it wants to put on the June ballot, but ...

The council has until February 6 of next year to figure out what it wants to put on the June ballot, but Tuesday figures to be a critical discussion moving forward to their ultimate decision. Staff no ...

December 15, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Roads, Parks, Homeless, Affordable Housing: Council Seeks Clarity on the Issue of Revenue Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2017
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Roads, Parks, Homeless, Affordable Housing: Council Seeks Clarity on the Issue of Revenue Measures

One of the biggest issues facing the city of Davis is how it is going to close its current shortfall betw ...

One of the biggest issues facing the city of Davis is how it is going to close its current shortfall between revenue and unfunded liabilities as well as infrastructure needs, currently estimated at ro ...

December 13, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Lessons from the Trackside Fight?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2017
| (49) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Lessons from the Trackside Fight?

In closing the chapter on Trackside now, someone asked a good question: what should someone do next time, ...

In closing the chapter on Trackside now, someone asked a good question: what should someone do next time, that might be more successful? By way of answering that I go through what I see as the key de ...

November 19, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Trackside – A View from J Street

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 17, 2017
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Trackside – A View from J Street

by Tia Will I am a 30-year resident of Davis, first during my time at UCDMC and subsequently as a residen ...

by Tia Will I am a 30-year resident of Davis, first during my time at UCDMC and subsequently as a resident of North Davis, and for the past six years a downsized resident of Old East Davis. I consider ...

November 17, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Approves Trackside 4-1 at the Current Proposed Height

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 15, 2017
| (64) Comments

Council Approves Trackside 4-1 at the Current Proposed Height

Trackside has been a contentious issue since it was introduced as a six-story project way back in mid-201 ...

Trackside has been a contentious issue since it was introduced as a six-story project way back in mid-2015. It was no less contentious on Tuesday, with several hours of public comment and more than 5 ...

November 15, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council Proceeds with Nishi and Prepares for a June 2018 Vote

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 18, 2017
| (21) Comments

Council Proceeds with Nishi and Prepares for a June 2018 Vote

On Tuesday, the council unanimously agreed to move forward and process an application for the revised pro ...

On Tuesday, the council unanimously agreed to move forward and process an application for the revised proposal for only student housing at Nishi, which would have a required Measure R vote as soon as ...

October 18, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council Opts against Polling – Lays Out Parameters for Revenue Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 18, 2017
| (64) Comments

Council Opts against Polling – Lays Out Parameters for Revenue Measures

While city staff had pushed for the council to commission a poll to study voter inclinations, council opt ...

While city staff had pushed for the council to commission a poll to study voter inclinations, council opted against that approach and instead asked for the staff to return with three separate revenue ...

October 18, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Name Mike Webb as New City Manager

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 11, 2017
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Council to Name Mike Webb as New City Manager

(Press Release) - The Davis City Council expects to appoint Mike Webb as the next city manager, upon the ...

(Press Release) - The Davis City Council expects to appoint Mike Webb as the next city manager, upon the retirement of current City Manager Dirk Brazil. Following closed session on October 10, 2017, M ...

October 11, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Certifies MRIC EIR on a 4-1 Vote

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 20, 2017
| (6) Comments

Council Certifies MRIC EIR on a 4-1 Vote

Majority Concerned with Labor Agreement, Housing and City-Owned Property Mayor Pro Tem Brett Lee was conc ...

Majority Concerned with Labor Agreement, Housing and City-Owned Property Mayor Pro Tem Brett Lee was concerned with the process, but his colleagues disagreed and voted 4-1 to support the certification ...

September 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council Agrees to Core Area Advisory Committee

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 30, 2017
| (34) Comments

Council Agrees to Core Area Advisory Committee

The Davis City Council on Tuesday had a discussion of the consent item which created an advisory body for ...

The Davis City Council on Tuesday had a discussion of the consent item which created an advisory body for the Core Area Specific Plan update process. It is anticipated that the advisory group would m ...

August 30, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves B Street Infill Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 19, 2017
| (30) Comments

Council Approves B Street Infill Project

The Davis City Council was not happy to have to weigh in on the B Street infill project. Several of them ...

The Davis City Council was not happy to have to weigh in on the B Street infill project. Several of them specifically noted that the project met the zoning requirements and they didn’t understand why ...

July 19, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Will the Council Put a Soda Tax on the Ballot This Time?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 14, 2017
| (10) Comments

Will the Council Put a Soda Tax on the Ballot This Time?

Last year back in late November the issue of a potential sugar-sweetened beverage tax came up. The idea ...

Last year back in late November the issue of a potential sugar-sweetened beverage tax came up. The idea was to put a per ounce tax on such beverages, not as a way to generate sustaining revenue for t ...

July 14, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Presents a Vastly Different Approach on Police Oversight than in 2006

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 13, 2017
| (2) Comments

Commentary: Council Presents a Vastly Different Approach on Police Oversight than in 2006

The process of police oversight is marked not by quick decisions but by a slow and deliberative process, ...

The process of police oversight is marked not by quick decisions but by a slow and deliberative process, much to the frustration of probably everyone involved. At times on Tuesday night you saw that ...

July 13, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Where the Council Ends Up Going on Revenue Measures Not Clear

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 13, 2017
| (16) Comments

Commentary: Where the Council Ends Up Going on Revenue Measures Not Clear

Watching the council discuss the potential revenue measures continues to feel a lot like déjà vu all over ...

Watching the council discuss the potential revenue measures continues to feel a lot like déjà vu all over again. I feel like after Tuesday’s discussion I have a better sense for where we are not going ...

July 13, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council Moves Forward with Public Process for Police Oversight Changes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 12, 2017
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Council Moves Forward with Public Process for Police Oversight Changes

The night began with a small contingent of protesters in front of City Hall at the corner of B Street and ...

The night began with a small contingent of protesters in front of City Hall at the corner of B Street and Russell Boulevard, holding signs and demanding the charges against the five defendants in the ...

July 12, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: City Comes Full Circle as Council Once Again Considers Stronger Police Oversight Policies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 11, 2017
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Commentary: City Comes Full Circle as Council Once Again Considers Stronger Police Oversight Policies

In August of 2005, a bumper bender in the South Davis Safeway parking lot changed the course of Davis cit ...

In August of 2005, a bumper bender in the South Davis Safeway parking lot changed the course of Davis city history. The case of Halema Buzayan, a 16-year-old Muslim honors student at Davis High Schoo ...

July 11, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council Allows Ace Parking Project to Move Forward

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 21, 2017
| (115) Comments

Council Allows Ace Parking Project to Move Forward

It spawned a far broader and far more important debate than the decision over a simple project that would ...

It spawned a far broader and far more important debate than the decision over a simple project that would create a parking lot with a 2000-square-foot shade structure at 815 Third Street for Davis Ace ...

June 21, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Unwarranted Attack on a Councilmember Combined with Inconsistent Editorial Standards

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 25, 2017
| (23) Comments

Commentary: Unwarranted Attack on a Councilmember Combined with Inconsistent Editorial Standards

Remember two weeks ago we called out the Enterprise’s editor for rushing in to defend columnist Bob Dunni ...

Remember two weeks ago we called out the Enterprise’s editor for rushing in to defend columnist Bob Dunning? The editor’s note becomes even more noteworthy now, as it was not used on a recent letter ...

May 25, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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