Mayor Pro Tem Partida Discusses the City Response to COVID-19
The scope of the response by the city has been largely unprecedented. Businesses are closed. The downtown,…
Individual Councilmembers Not Supportive of Limiting Council Meetings to COVID-19 Emergency-Only Items
At the onset to Tuesday’s meeting, four individuals during public comment pushed for the council to consider…
Council Passes Emergency Eviction Moratorium and Economic Relief Measures
(From Press Release – City of Davis) – The City of Davis announced today that the…
Mayor Lee Talks about the Coronavirus Crisis and Believes City Business Needs to Continue under the Current Guidelines
The city is on lockdown, city hall is closed to the public, the council meets tonight by…
Council Declares Emergency, Plans for Contingencies in Coronavirus Outbreak
In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to declare a state of…
Council Delays Urgency Ordinance Preventing Evictions
An ordinance that would prevent evictions during the coronavirus pandemic was delayed for a week by council…
UPDATE: Davis Asks Residents to Shelter in Place
(From Press Release – City of Davis) – The City of Davis announced today that it is…
City Issues Guidelines for Public Events in Light of the Coronavirus Outbreak
(From Press Release) – Yolo County has moved to mitigation measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19…
Guest Commentary: Conflict of Interest and Sustainable Decadence
by Matt Williams Doby Fleeman and Don Shor insisted on bringing up Mace 391 in the comments…
Commentary: Being Mayor Used to Mean Something
In general, I have been one of the few that has been supportive of the city move…
Council to Name Partida Mayor Effective July 1
When the City of Davis agreed to transition to district elections starting in November 2020, it had…
Mayor and City Manager Put a Positive Face on the State of the City
While Mayor Brett Lee closed his remarks with a note of caution, with “it’s not all sunshine…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Strange Decision on Commissioner Punctuates a Strange Night for Council
On a night when the centerpiece council item was a wireless ordinance and the bulk of the…
Council to Consider Wireless Zoning Ordinance, but Remains Limited on Local Discretion
The city of Davis is proposing an amendment to the Davis Municipal Code that would amend the…
Sunday Commentary: The Year of the Band-Aid as Council Punts on Critical Long-Term Issues
2019 will likely be remembered as a year of tragedy. The year started with the tragic murder…
Guenther Becomes First Post-District Elections Challenger to Announce
There have been a lot of changes since the last time the council held elections. We now…
Council to Discuss and Formulate 2020 Goals and Focus Items
Back in September 2018, the Davis City Council met to discuss overall goals for the 2018-20 legislative…
Sunday Commentary: Process and the Need to Solve Vexing Problems in Davis
If the facts are on our your side – debate the facts. If the law is on…
Council Designates November as Native American Heritage Month
The Davis City Council recognized the month of November as Native American Heritage Month. As the proclamation…
Commentary: What Is a Mayor Anyway?
Who knew that the last piece of the complex districting puzzle would be the selection of the…
