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…
Arguments for and against the Tax Measures
ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF MEASURE H In 1998, the citizens of Davis first approved a $49 parks…
Sunday Commentary: Yes Politicians Can Be Bought in Davis
One of the arguments I hear for the $100 campaign finance limit (now increased to $150 for…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Our Roads Are in Desperate Need of New Revenue
There seems to be a perception out there that we can have our cake and eat it…
Council Must Act Tuesday to Put Revenue Measures on the Ballot
In order to put a measure or measures on the ballot for June, the city council must…
Commentary: Did the Council Make a Mistake Going with Two Ballot Measures for Revenue Increases?
My View: I Don’t See a Lot of Nascent Opposition to the Tax Measure, but the City…
Revenue Measure Takes Shape One Meeting before the Deadline, Focuses on Roads and Parks
As the meeting unexpectedly went late into the evening, the council converged in agreement on a revenue…
Commentary: Council, Community with a Big Decision To Make
Tonight the Davis City Council will not make the final decision on what to do about a…
Staff Revamps Revenue Measure Options
Prior to the 2018 calendar year, it appeared the council was on track for around a $250…