Tuesday night saw a ceremonial farewell to Mayor Joe Krovoza who served as Davis Mayor from 2011 until last night. Dan Wolk would be sworn in as the new mayor. Rochelle Swanson, now the senior member of the council, was sworn in for her second term. And Robb Davis was sworn in as new councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem.
However, unlike past years, this night was about policy as three huge issues loomed – water, parcel tax, and the innovation parks – all of which will be resolved in one way or another tonight.
One more time “unto the breach” for the council that led the city from 2012-14Dan Wolk reads from the proclamation to Joe KrovozaCouncil listens to the proclamationRochelle Swanson holds up the gift to Joe KrovozaOnce more the council five from 2012-14 stand together
Joe Krovoza hands over the gavel to Dan Wolk as the baton is past to the next Mayor
Chris Dunford, Retired former President of Freedom from Hunger swears in Mayor Pro Tem Robb DavisSchool Board President Gina Daleiden swears in Rochelle Swanson for a second term.Dan Wolk is sworn in as Mayor.Dan Wolk seated at the dais having been voted in as Mayor.Robb Davis seated at the dais having been voted in as Mayor Pro Tem.Your new Davis City Council from 2014-16
Greenwald is the founder, editor, and executive director of the Davis Vanguard. He founded the Vanguard in 2006. David Greenwald moved to Davis in 1996 to attend Graduate School at UC Davis in Political Science. He lives in South Davis with his wife Cecilia Escamilla Greenwald and three children.
The Emergency Rental Assistance program was a success in reducing eviction rates, but it was not sustained due to a lack of fanfare, and the U.S. returned to its normal rate of seven eviction filings per minute.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner's victory in the 2025 Democratic primary is due to his strong support from the Black community, his anti-Trump messaging, and the fact that Philadelphia doesn't allow voter-initiated recalls.
Defense attorney Scott Sanders has filed a motion seeking resentencing for Guy Scott, who has spent 44 years in prison for a 1981 robbery and murder conviction now tainted by grave prosecutorial misconduct, and argues that Scott's conviction was obtained through coercion, concealment, and false testimony.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied qualified immunity to two Oakland police officers accused of provoking a deadly pursuit that resulted in the death of Lolomania "Lolo" Soakai and the serious injury of his mother and others, allowing the Soakai family's federal civil rights lawsuit to proceed.
The Davis Human Relations Commission's MAPA report contains false charges and promotes conflict, while the HRC itself is biased and dysfunctional, and the report should be rejected by the Davis City Council.
