Sunday Commentary: Even Before COVID Struck, Paid Parking Was Going to Be Off the Table
As someone who drives downtown to work every day—even now—I have a lot of frustration with the…
Survey by Chamber Shows Extent to Which COVID and Related Shutdown Hurting Business
Over the past two months, the Davis Chamber of Commerce has been in frequent communication with its…
Letter: Tree Davis Concerns with Draft Downtown Plan
Why Lock-Out Our Trees? The mature tree canopy in downtown Davis is an invaluable historic, environmental, and…
Commentary: Mayor Misses Opportunity on Call to Action on Critical Issues
We can debate over whether the city is headed in the right or wrong direction, I suppose. …
My View: But Was It Legal?
As we reported earlier this week, the so-called “Freedom to Park” initiative fell short of the required…
Freedom to Park Initiative Fails to Qualify
An initiative led by Dan Urazandi of Bizarro World that would have prohibited paid parking and mandated…
Commentary: Freedom to Park Initiative Doesn’t Make a Lot of Sense
Last spring, several years after the Davis Downtown Parking Advisory Task Force recommended we go to paid…
Guest Commentary: Freedom to Park Initiative
by Diane Swann In a commentary in the Davis Enterprise regarding the Freedom to Park (FTP) Initiative,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Freedom to Park Might Be an Ironic Title
It kind of reminds me of the euphemistic title the “right to work,” but “freedom to park”…
Commentary: Housing Issue Figures to Be Tricky to Thread the Needle
A poll released over the summer showed that the top issue among Davis voters was the issue…
Members of the DPAC Reflect on the Downtown Plan and Experience
Last week, after a multi-year process, the city came out with a Draft Downtown Plan. That of…
City Releases Draft of Downtown Plan and Code
This week the city released a draft of the Downtown Davis Specific Plan and a Draft Downtown…
Sunday Commentary: Can Housing Work in the Downtown?
People are asking – why are we pushing for housing in the Davis Downtown? That’s a good…
Joint Commission Hears Fiscal Analysis of Davis Downtown Development
Matt Kowta presented his fiscal analysis of whether development in the downtown is viable to a joint…
Commentary: How Our Downtown Plan Measures Up
Davis has been moving closer to a draft Downtown Plan that figures to transform the downtown –…
Commentary: Can the Community Support Dense Residential and Mixed-Use in the Downtown?
Last week the Davis Downtown Plan Advisory Committee (DPAC) met to consider a number of recommendations that…
Downtown Committee Meets to Consider Options for New Downtown Specific Plan
One of the big questions facing the community as we draw to the end of the current…
Commentary: Parking, Fluoridation, Green Waste – What Davis Can’t Seem to Get Right
When I started the Vanguard – 13 years ago this coming July – I had the premise…
Council Finds Middle Ground Adding Paid Parking in Lots, but Not on Surface Streets
It turned out that none of the four members of the Davis City Council were ready to…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Does Davis Believe in Science?
As we move toward a decision on paid parking, it is disconcerting the extent to which Davis,…
