Commentary: Can We Grow Our Way out of Our Problems?
I got the idea for this column from a number of conversations I have had over the…
Nishi Project’s Fiscal Benefits Extend to the City of Davis and Beyond
By Dan Carson Critics of Measure A and the Nishi Gateway project are making up imaginary fee…
City Council Candidate Question 2: Measures to Increase City Revenue
For the next eight weeks, the Vanguard will be sending the Davis City Council candidates weekly questions. …
Commentary: Council Won’t End Fire Charade
To say the discussion on Tuesday night on the shared management of the fire department was odd…
Council Says It Supports Shared Management but Votes to Study It Further
The Davis City Council on Tuesday declared its support for the continuation of shared management of the…
Sunday Commentary II: Why Change Something That Is Working?
In April of 2013, the Davis City Council on a 3-2 vote, with Dan Wolk and Lucas…
Sunday Commentary: Should Rainbow City Have Been the Priority?
Sometimes in this business you have to be the bad guy in order to point out problematic…
My View II: When Will We Address $655 Million in Infrastructure Needs?
Two years ago, as we first began to earnestly plan for the possibility of innovation parks and…
Commentary: In Need of an Evidence-Based Approach
As we finally have a small but likely short-lived lull in the flurry of activity we have…
Vanguard Analysis: 30% Total Compensation Gap Problematic For Fire Merger
When Mayor Dan Wolk at last week’s city council meeting called for a “check-in to see what’s…
Mayor Wolk Re-Opens the Fire Issue
Despite continued data showing that fire service has improved under Shared Management, Boundary Drop, and staffing changes,…
My View: FBC’s $1.4 Million Is a Dartboard Number
A few weeks ago the Finance and Budget Commission had some concerns about the fiscal analysis of…
Commentary: Count Me Off the Renewal Bus
At Dan Wolk’s State of the City Address in early January, and again in his most recent…
Commentary: Council’s Tax Paralysis Has Many Roots
Last week, the Davis City Council, while recognizing the need for revenue measures, decided that rather than…
FBC Now Believes Nishi Can Produce $1.4 Million Revenue Stream For City
One of the big criticisms of the Nishi project has been its perceived failure to meet a…
Council Punts on Infrastructure Tax For Now
Council moved quickly to shelve a possible marijuana tax until there was more certainty about the upcoming…
Cost Containment as an Element of Fiscal Resilience
Editor’s note: Councilmember Robb Davis put this forward during the tax discussion. We are posting it as…
My View: Parks-Only Tax a Bad Idea
When the Davis City Council met in December, by a 3-2 vote they asked staff to return…
Sunday Commentary: Why Aren’t Anti-Tax Crusaders Leading the Way on Economic Development?
It is that time in the election cycle, and the Davis City Council is very shortly going…
Gaps in Nishi Financial Analysis on Cost Side
Yesterday the Vanguard published an analysis of the Nishi fiscal picture. In response, we received an anonymous…
