Sunday Morning Musings: Anonymous Emails and City Council Coverage
This has been a busy week and there are two little odds and ends that I wanted…
City Council: Status Quo or Change
I have been reading a number of letters to the editor in the past few days touting…
Guest Commentary: Ladies and Gentlemen of the Council
by Matt WilliamsFor me, tonight’s Council Meeting is extremely important, and it has long-reaching consequences with respect…
Davis City Council Unanimously Passes Resolution Against Air Attacks on Iran
Last night, the Davis City Council unanimously approved a resolution opposing air attacks on Iran. Key provisions…
Commentary: Davis Residents Should Demand Accountability From City Government
Humorist P.J. O’Rourke once wrote: “The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then…
2007 Year in Review–10 Biggest Vanguard Stories of 2007
As the first full year of the People’s Vanguard of Davis comes to completion, we will countdown…
Commentary: Being Available to Hold Council Meetings on Christmas
I have thought about this issue at another time in a different context, but there is one…
Analysis: A look at the Council Majority
Every so often, a good letter to the editor of the Davis Enterprise provides some food for…
City Manager Out of Compliance With City Residency Requirements
Does it matter what city the Davis City Manager resides? That is a question the residents of…
Examining City Council Goals and Objectives
The Davis City Council will have another public workshop this Friday. First they will conclude their workshop…
Thoughts and Commentary on Special Council Workshop
Yesterday at the Veterans Memorial Hall, the city council had a workshop on Improving Transactional Effectiveness with…
Column: View from West Davis
This is going to be my new weekly column of thoughts and tidbits from the week that…
Commentary: On the Politics of Long Council Meetings
The job of a blogger is never quite what one would expect. I’ve discovered this myself reporting…
Analysis: Asmundson’s Attack on the Mayor Unfounded
The notion of civility was floated by Don Saylor in his Op-ed a few weeks ago. At…
City Power Vested Strongly in Unelected Public Officials Harms Democracy
Towards the beginning of Tuesday evening’s Davis City Council meeting, Mayor Sue Greenwald made note that City…
Sunshine Week: Davis City Council Survey
Last week being Sunshine Week, I decided to see how responsive the Davis City Council Members would…
Sunshine Week: Council Majority Refuses To Broadcast Long-Range Financial Planning Workshop
Last week, as we mentioned in yesterday’s blog entry, the City of Davis passed a proclamation naming…
Has Davis Ceded Too Much Power to an Unelected City Manager and Staff?
The idea behind the council-manager form of city government is to produce a system that combines the…
Wednesday Midday Brief Discussion Items
Saylor’s Parliamentary Sleight of Hand It was an interesting dynamic at the council meeting with Mayor Pro…
Divide and Conquer is a Risky Strategy for the Council
One of the first lessons that my political mentor taught me a long time ago when I…