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…
Social Sustainability – Encouraging the Next Generation
by Rob White Sarah Worley and I had the privilege of attending the Sierra Nevada Innovation Challenge…
The Davis Economy – Moving in to the Next Cycle
By Rob White As you might imagine, I do a fair amount of pondering about how to…
Davis Roots Brings in Third Class of Start Ups
by Alex Rossbach Davis Roots is bringing in our third class on April 1st. Davis Roots is…
Economic Development in Davis – It’s Both an Art and a Science
by Rob White Yesterday, the Vanguard posted an article outlining several projects that had been proposed for…
Analysis: Economic Development Critical Component for Fiscal Sustainability
It was last spring when the city of Davis finally rolled out the proposal for Mace 391. …
Reclaiming Our Leadership Position
by Rob White I had the privilege of leading a team yesterday for the Sacramento Metro Chamber’s…
Application Filed for Hotel Conference Center in Davis
On Thursday, the Vanguard learned that earlier in the week, a formal planning application has been submitted…
The Next 10 Years
by Rob White I was recently reading an article by Brian Solis, Principal Analyst at the Altimeter…
Improvements to Richards Underpass from Olive Drive to First Street
The Davis Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday sent out a press release for a public meeting on…
Creative Class and Jobs Growth
by Rob White One of my favorite authors on policy topics in economic development and the growth…