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Commentary: Mayor Pro Tem Flips Script on Housing Discussion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 07, 2020
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Commentary: Mayor Pro Tem Flips Script on Housing Discussion

Measure R is working. We can get projects that are voted down by the public. We can get projects that a ...

Measure R is working. We can get projects that are voted down by the public. We can get projects that are approved by the public. That’s what we learned in 2018. That was the message delivered by ...

May 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Backs Renewal of Measure J/R without Major Changes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 06, 2020
| (66) Comments

Council Backs Renewal of Measure J/R without Major Changes

If there is to be a discussion on the renewal of Measure J, it will have to be when the measure is before ...

If there is to be a discussion on the renewal of Measure J, it will have to be when the measure is before the voters. An overwhelming number of citizens called in to express their support for the ren ...

May 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Leery of Fiscal Costs, Moves Forward on Long-Range Planning of Sports Parks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2020
| (25) Comments

Council Leery of Fiscal Costs, Moves Forward on Long-Range Planning of Sports Parks

Council acknowledged it was a strange item to take up in the middle of the slowdown due to COVID-19, neve ...

Council acknowledged it was a strange item to take up in the middle of the slowdown due to COVID-19, nevertheless, the need for sports parks remains acute in the community and council was at least wil ...

April 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Once Again City Looks to Extend Affordable Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 21, 2020
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Once Again City Looks to Extend Affordable Housing Ordinance

Once again the city is not ready to create a permanent Affordable Housing Ordinance. Last June, the coun ...

Once again the city is not ready to create a permanent Affordable Housing Ordinance. Last June, the council was asked to pass an amendment to extend the sunset date of the current interim affordable ...

April 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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City Hears Earful During Public Comment on BrightNight Solar Deal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2020
| (12) Comments

City Hears Earful During Public Comment on BrightNight Solar Deal

A week after Johannes Troost, Matt Williams, Lorenzo Kristov, and Richard McCann called for reconsiderati ...

A week after Johannes Troost, Matt Williams, Lorenzo Kristov, and Richard McCann called for reconsideration of the council approval of a Lease Option Agreement with BrightNight for a solar farm on a c ...

April 15, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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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
| (34) Comments

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
| (2) Comments

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

| (40) Comments

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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

| (36) Comments

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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

| (18) Comments

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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

| (71) Comments

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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

| (91) Comments

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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

| (12) Comments

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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

| (30) Comments

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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

| (43) Comments

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