Davis City Council Candidates Question 7: Vision for Davis
Editor’s Note: Every week on Friday the Vanguard will send all five of the candidates a question…
Cap to Cap Advocacy Trip – Davis as an Incubator
by Rob White Wednesday was the last day (and one of the busiest) of the Sacramento Metro…
Cap to Cap Advocacy Trip – Innovation Spotlighted
by Rob White Over the last several days of the Sacramento Metro Chamber’s annual Capital-to-Capital (Cap to…
Cap to Cap Advocacy Trip – Davis Examples
by Rob White The teams for the Sacramento Metro Chamber’s annual Capital-to-Capital (Cap to Cap) Advocacy Trip…
Cap to Cap Advocacy Trip – Networks and Partnerships
by Rob White The teams for the Sacramento Metro Chamber’s annual Capital-to-Capital (Cap to Cap) Advocacy Trip…
Sunday Commentary: Saylor Tries to Get Hands in Davis’ Economic Development
For those who missed it, emerging out of the city-county two-by-two is a very ominous sign for…
Capitol to Capitol Advocacy Trip – Regional Focus, Local Impact
by Rob White The 2014 Sacramento Metro Chamber Capitol to Capitol Advocacy Trip (Cap-to-Cap) began on Saturday…
Supervisor Saylor Pushes For More County Involvement in Davis’ Economic Development Initiative
At the last council meeting, Chief Innovation Officer Rob White, at midnight, presented a staff report asking…
Getting Down to Business
by Rob White There has been a lot of discussion recently on this blog and in the…
Measure O’s Impact on Economic Development
The question of economic development has been cited as one of the pillars of economic sustainability. In…
Measure O: Have We Done Enough?
As most people who have been reading this site know, in the next six months the city…
Analysis: Council Needs to Focus on Moving Forward with Innovation Center
Council’s failure to manage time at the meeting on Tuesday has led to some sharp criticism, questioning…
Davis City Council Candidates Question 5 – Measure J Exemption for Business Parks
Editor’s Note: Every week on Friday the Vanguard will send all five of the candidates a question…
Justifying Economic Development
by Rob White I have been asked by several community members over the last few weeks to…
Train Shutdown of Downtown Demonstrates Urgency of Rail Relocation
Monday, 8:54 am, it is a normal commute into the downtown, headed westbound on Fifth Street. Up…
If You’re Not Part of the Solution…
by Rob White Over the past few months, the City Manager and other key staff have been…
Vanguard Commentary: Why the Rush to Stifle Debate on Minimum Wage Ordinance?
In the past few weeks there has been some considerable pushback, on the issue of a local…
Fiscal Sustainability – Investing in Our Community
by Rob White Over the last several weeks, I have been having discussions with various parts of…
Analysis: Downtown Survey Gives Us a Guide to Fiscal Crisis
A few weeks ago Vanguard readers were asked to participate in the Davis Downtown’s Fiscal Crisis Survey…
Davis City Council Candidates Question 2
Editor’s Note: Every week on Friday the Vanguard will send all five of the candidates a question…
