June City of Davis-UCD Shared Fire Management Report
Chief’s Message Your Shared Fire Management Team is pleased to share the June 2014 monthly performance report….
Commentary: Just Who is Running This City?
The Vanguard will have more specific thoughts on the police acquisition of a military vehicle and whether…
Analysis: City Acknowledges Civic Pool is Leaking Over 7000 Gallons a Day
On Saturday, the Vanguard reported that the city’s Civic Pool has a substantial leak of over 7500…
Build an Improved Two-Way Communication Venue Between the City and UC Davis
By Dan Carson As the newly constituted City Council returns soon from its summer break and begins…
My View: We May Need to Reconsider Pool Funding
The city has thus far refused to acknowledge this publicly, but the Vanguard has it on two…
Why Davis Needs to Renovate Its Pools
By Kenneth Petruzzelli Over the last several months, there has been much discussion in City Council meetings…
Commentary: Why the Status Quo Can No Longer Hold
I found this week interesting. I have long upheld and, in fact, fought for slow growth principles…
West Valley Regional Fire Training Consortium – Annual Report
As partners in the West Valley Regional Fire Training Consortium, it is our pleasure to share the…
The Drivers of a Fiscal Crisis
by Rob White There is much dialogue on the Vanguard these days about when the local fiscal…
Commentary: How Dare We Poll Before Putting a Parcel Tax on the Ballot
It was back in late June, the city had just passed a sales tax by about a…
Commentary: The Other Side of Employee Morale
On Sunday, the Vanguard attempted to throw out, as food for thought as we go forward, the…
Analysis: City Needs to Educate Public on Revenue from Business Parks
Once again, we can learn a lot from reading letters to the editor about the failure of…
Analysis: Future of Pensions May Hinge on Stockton Decision
Dan Walters had an interesting column yesterday, writing that “Judge Christopher Klein has strongly hinted that he’s…
Pool Project Could Sink City Finances If We Aren’t Careful
By Dan Carson The new 50-meter pool proposed at Community Park now being considered at City Hall…
Mistake to Delay Road Repairs
by Michelle Millet Walk outside your front door, ride your bike on the greenbelt or drive anywhere…
An Open Letter to the Firefighters Local 3494
Firefighters Should Stop Being Part of the Problem and Start Being Part of Renewing This Community: It…
Sunday Commentary: City Playing with Fire on Parcel Tax
The council this week voted to delay the parcel tax consideration until the spring. Given the polling…
Commentary: Public Gets Just Enough Info to Be Dangerous
We have often argued that letters to the editor are windows into how citizens perceive public policy…
What is Critical – A Different Perspective
By Tia Will It is the morning of Saturday July 5th and I have just returned from…
Council Votes 4-1 to delay Parcel Tax
By Michelle Millet On Tuesday night, city council, after some debate – a majority of which took…
