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…
Following up on the Meeting from Tuesday
The Davis Enterprise did not cover the meeting, but the California Aggie did and had an article…
Fight Night at the Council (Again)
Merging the commissions… It was interesting reading the comments of Kevin Klein, outgoing chairperson and member of…
Power Broker
The Davis City Council now hold a roughly 3-2 balance on issues of controversy. The former council…