Commentary: What Can We Do to Close the Revenue Gap?
Yesterday’s article, that showed Davis lagging well behind both regional comparable cities as well as other college…
Analysis: Davis Lags in Per Capita Retail Sales
As we noted earlier this week, Davis, probably not surprisingly, is near the bottom in terms of…
Fire Union President Sues City of Davis for Unpaid Overtime
Davis Professional Firefighters Association President Bobby Weist is at it again, as he filed a class action…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: When Should We Build a New Sports Complex?
My concern at the time when this process was initiated last fall was that I did not…
My View: The Hope of the New
This week a new mayor, a new councilmember and a new mayor pro tem were sworn into…
Commentary: Sign of the Times
In the past week, we have been talking about the lack of sustainable future we have in…
Commentary: Is Davis Really One of the Worst Places to Live?
We always talk about Davis as a great place to live – low crime, relatively speaking, affluent…
Commentary: Is Davis Sustainable?
In the aftermath of the defeat of the Nishi project, the Vanguard has sought to continue a…
2016-17 Budget and Long-Term Projectionss
By Dan Carson (The following is a memo from Dan Carson to the Finance and Budget Commission….
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Council Carving Out One-Time Money for Capital Projects
The good news for the city is that the immediate budget picture has improved to the point…
Council Receives Report on Capital Improvement Projects for 2016-17
The Davis City Council on Tuesday received a report on the proposed Capital Improvement Projects for next…
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…