Councilmember Brett Lee used low-tech large yellow-stickies to illustrate his points
On Saturday, about 30 members of the public filled the library of the Davis Community Church to listen to a panel discussion on the city’s recently approved MOU with four bargaining units. Participants on the panel included Councilmember Brett Lee, Councilmember Lucas Frerichs, and Jeff Miller, the current chair of the Budget and Finance Commission.
Civenergy has been partnering with the Vanguard on a series of community outreach events. The first was in October with a discussion at the Davis Police Station on the Late Night Downtown scene.
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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.
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last week’s controversy has been long since forgotten. but the video is appreciated.
No, it will never be forgotten, especially when it comes time to vote for new taxes and when the next round of contracts get negotiated.