City to Look at Fire Standards of Cover
In December of 2017, the Davis Fire Department contracted with consultants from Fitch & Associates to perform…
My View: We Operate in Silos but Live in One Community
For months (at the very least) I have been talking about the fact that we live in…
City Hired Finance Director; City Attorney Retires as City Searches for New Community Development Director
It is a time of some turnover for the city of Davis, as the city announced the…
Commentary: Five Problems Our Council Needs to Address This Term
The last Davis City Council needs more credit than they have received so far. Maybe it was…
Analysis: We Should Expect City Services to Deteriorate More
Rich Rifkin’s latest column looks at the MOU (memorandum of understanding) issue and concludes: “Expect city services…
My View: An Immoral Capitulation to the Beverage Industry
Upon hearing the news of the deal between the governor, state legislature and the beverage industry, one…
Sunday Commentary: The MOUs We Signed Should Not Be Cause for Alarm
This week, Alan Pryor forcefully pushed back against the council placement of two MOUs on the consent…
City Responds to Grand Jury Report on Pensions and Medical Costs
(From Press Release) – Earlier this week, the City of Davis received a report from the Yolo…
Council Approves New Employee MOUs after Pushing Back against Criticism
On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council agreed to four-year labor agreements with two employee groups including…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis?
This spring I unwittingly took a tour of other communities as my daughter seemed to alternate between…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Biggest Challenges for the Next Council
As I stated this past weekend, I believe the current council from 2016 to 2018 has been…
Sunday Commentary: We Have Not Addressed the Roads
The city council on Tuesday will meet for the final time with Mayor Robb Davis as mayor…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Will Have to Go Back to the Drawing Board on Roads
Overall, when we evaluate the last council and the past four years, I think this council deserves…
Taking Care of Tomorrow Today: Our Efforts to Develop Fiscal Resilience
By Robb Davis and Rochelle Swanson We have spent the past four years together on the City…
Competing Sides Discuss Transportation Tax
On May 6, CivEnergy held a forum where the issue of Measure I was discussion. Measure I,…
Opposing Sides Discuss Measure H
On May 6, CivEnergy held a forum for the various measures including Measure H, the parks tax…
City Manager’s Transmittal Letter on the Budget
This is Mike Webb’s first budget. Unlike past budgets there is no sugar-coating here. Mike Webb makes…
Fact Checking Claims by Opponents of Measure H – Parks Tax
by Alan Pryor Measure H is a 20-year parcel tax for Parks Maintenance at $49 per year…
Fact Checking Claims by Opponents of Measure I – Transportation Tax
by Alan Pryor Measure I is a 10-year parcel tax for Transportation Infrastructure maintenance at $99 per…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Evaluating the Opposition to the Tax Measures
The opposition to the two tax measures on the June ballot represents an interesting merger between the…
