Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Ace Sale Not about Parking Policies
This past week, the owners of Davis Ace announced that they would be selling their longtime store. …
Sunday Commentary: Is Now the Time to Implement Paid Parking?
One of the big questions we asked back during the Trackside debate was – even if you…
Guest Commentary: Downtown Entreats Council to Reject Parking Meters
by Dan Urazandi The history of paid parking in Davis has unfolded outside my store window. From…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Week Out, Perhaps Signs of Possible Ways to Compromise on Paid Parking
We are a week a way from the continuation of the March 5 meeting on paid parking…
Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?
At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has…
Sunday Commentary: Council’s Dilemma – Do They Listen to Stakeholders or the Experts on Parking?
Given the time of night it was on Tuesday and where they were in the meeting, delay…
Commentary: Council’s Decision to Delay Decision on Parking – the Good and the Bad
How many times have we seen council, in their desire to make a decision on a controversial…
Council Does Not Make a Decision as Tensions Rise about Paid Parking Proposal
By Linnea Patterson and David Greenwald City Hall was packed on Tuesday night to hear the city…
Guest Commentary: Thoughts on Paid Parking
By Will Arnold This Tuesday, my City Council colleagues will discuss, and potentially take action, regarding how…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Editorial Opposes Paid Parking in the Downtown
The Enterprise editorial basically argues that the parking issue while it has been about the availability of…
Sunday Commentary: If Businesses Don’t Want Paid Parking Downtown They Have an Alternative
In a letter to the mayor in late January, the Davis Chamber came out against the paid…
Will Council Impose Paid Parking over Community Opposition?
On Tuesday the Davis City Council will be asked to make a determination on one of the…
Mayor Lee Talks Downtown Parking
One of the hottest issues around town has been one of whether to bring paid parking into…
Sunday Commentary: Paid Parking is Controversial but Also Misunderstood
There are a lot of misconceptions about the nature of the parking problem in the Davis Downtown. …
Sunday Commentary: Slow Down on Talk of More Parking Structures
I read with some fascination this morning the column from Davis Enterprise Columnist Bob Dunning quoting from…
Report Finds Davis Has a Number of Most Walkable Neighborhoods in Region
An article that originally ran in late August, was re-run this week in the Sacramento Bee. “Want…
Commentary: Change Will Happen in This Community, We Need to Figure Out the Best Way to Direct It
In the middle of the debate over policies, a bigger point has emerged which is what is…
My View: Why a Smart Growth Approach to Downtown Redevelopment Is the Wise Course
The city of Davis is suffering from a number of simultaneous challenges. Over the last few years,…
Commentary: Why City Is Looking at Densification of the Downtown
Reading a letter in the local paper seems to require some response. The letter, presumably in response…
Analysis: Where Does the Davis Downtown Need Improvement?
As the discussion about the Davis Downtown has gone on, there seems to be emerging a variety…
