Missed Opportunities Redux: Davis Still Reeling From Loss of Bayer
By Rob White A few months ago I listed several Davis companies that had received new investments…
Commentary: Katehi Cannot Explain Away World Food Center, Third Campus
On Tuesday at the Davis Chamber’s lunch, the presence of UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi may have…
Proposed Davis Innovation Center (Video)
Last week, developers from the Davis Innovation Center came to the community chambers to provide an overview…
Commentary: The Choices Ahead For Davis
On Saturday, Rob White and I wrote what were really inadvertent companion pieces – even though we…
Striking a Balance
By Rob White In the time that I have been working in Davis (about a year and…
My View: Time to Reengage the Public
One of the interesting things about the MRAP controversy is that it reengaged the public as we…
Creating a Positive Image of Davis
by Rob White An article titled “Rancho Cordova Looks Into Innovation Center Idea” ran in the Sacramento…
Davis Innovation Center Outreach Meeting on August 28
The Davis Innovation Center team has scheduled several meetings in the next few weeks to seek community…
Community Outreach on Innovation Parks and Shared Fire Management
Today: Community Invited to Preview Concepts for the Mace Ranch Innovation Center Information Open House to be…
Council Emerges From Break with a Lot of Work to Do
One might excuse newly-installed Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis if he feels like he’s on a roller…
Are College Grads Really Moving Away?
by Rob White Turns out our graduates may not be moving away at nearly the rate as…
New Chamber Director Talks to the Vanguard
It has been only a week since the announcement that the Davis Chamber had hired Matt Yancey…
Build an Improved Two-Way Communication Venue Between the City and UC Davis
By Dan Carson As the newly constituted City Council returns soon from its summer break and begins…
Join the Conversation on Nishi-Gateway – Part Three
The City of Davis is asking the public to participate in a community based planning process for…
My View: We May Need to Reconsider Pool Funding
The city has thus far refused to acknowledge this publicly, but the Vanguard has it on two…
Join the Conversation on Nishi-Gateway – Part Two
The City of Davis is asking the public to participate in a community based planning process for…
Commentary: Why Focus on Innovation Parks?
Why focus on only one element of economic development if we’re at such a critical community crossroads?…
What is the City’s Role in Economic Development?
by Rob White Over the past few weeks there has been an ongoing dialogue about the significant…
Update on Economic Development Objectives
Last week during our discussion of the proposed innovation parks, it was brought up that insufficient attention…
Join the Conversation on Nishi-Gateway
The City of Davis is asking the public to participate in a community based planning process for…
