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Commentary: Parking Garage Proposal for Boy Scout Lot Tuesday, 18 June 2013 Two weeks ago the Vanguard put forward, once again, its proposal to put the entrance to a parking garage on Olive Dr. adjacent to the Design House. It would then go over the tracks and consume the current parking lot by the Boy Scout Cabin. The idea there would be to get people to turn onto Olive and get out of their cars at F and 1st streets, which would put people within about three blocks of most of downtown. At that place there could be free trolleys and bike rentals to allow people easy access to the rest of the downtown. Michael Bisch was rather disparaging, calling it "a... 42 CommentsRead more...Police Have Suspect in Custody in Connection with Double Homicide Tuesday, 18 June 2013 On Monday, the Davis Police announced that a 16-year-old male Davis resident was taken into custody, and is being held on charges for the double murder. There are no other suspects in this case. The investigation is on-going, and because it involved a minor, we cannot release any other information at this time. Police officials would only confirm that the suspect is not a family member to the deceased. It was April 14, 2013, when at approximately 9:20 pm, the Davis Police Department, responding to a call on the 4000 block of Cowell Blvd for a welfare check, made a gruesome discovery... 5 CommentsRead more...Yamada Bill on Adult Day Health Care Muddled After "Awkward Conversation" in a Senate Committee Tuesday, 18 June 2013 In February, Assemblymembers Mariko Yamada and Bob Blumenfield (D-San Fernando Valley), Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, announced their sponsorship of legislation that would make the Community Based Adult Services (CBAS) program permanent. However, the legislation has proven to be troublesome. A similar bill was vetoed back in 2011. The Sacramento Bee reports, in its Capitol Alert Blog, that Democratic members of the California Senate Health Committee had what was called "a little awkward conversation" last week when Assemblymember Yamada sought to press her bill reinstating... 0 CommentsRead more...Analysis: Mace Curve Development: An Argument Against District Elections? Monday, 17 June 2013 There is an old adage in politics that if you want to understand why something happened - particularly something where all of the pieces do not seem to add up - you need to follow the money. An exercise that, as often as not, is easier said than done. Since Tuesday's vote where the council, by a 3-2 vote, rejected staff recommendations to pause the grant-seeking process with NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service) and pursue a possible deal where the easement proposed on Mace Curve 391 could be swapped for one on the Shriner's Property where Capitol Corridor Ventures had just finished... 46 CommentsRead more... |
