Commentary: First Goal of District Elections – Don’t Undermine the System Before It Gets Implemented
I have stated a number of times already that I would like to see three specific things…
City Releases Sample Maps – Five and Seven Member Districts
On Tuesday, the city of Davis announced that it released the first set of sample district maps…
Guest Commentary: It’s Time for a Student Council District
By Don Gibson By moving to district elections, Davis has a real opportunity to ensure greater integration…
Sunday Commentary: The Story of District Elections Is Demographic Shift in Davis
In January 1996, a governance committee appointed by the city council recommended, by a 14-5 vote, that…
Commentary: Errors in Dunning Column Lead to Wrong Conclusions on City Demographics
In a column that appeared in the Sunday, September 1, paper, Bob Dunning writes that he sent…
Déjà vu: Council Hears District Elections Presentation Again
It was déjà vu night at the city council meeting on Tuesday as the city was required…
Commentary: Initial Thoughts – Seven Districts a Real Possibility
We learned a lot from the initial discussion on district elections and the very impressive presentation by…
Council Open to 7 Districts, Opposes At-Large Mayor
While the city council mainly just listened to both public comment and the presentation by Demographer Paul…
Demographer Presents the Possibilities for Districts in Davis
Demographer Paul Mitchell did a presentation last night (the full set of his presentation slides are available…
Commentary: What Will Be the Impact of District Elections?
I think it is a reasonable question – to ask why the College Republicans have pushed for…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Decision on District Elections Has Been Made, Now We Turn to Details
People are still debating over whether the city should challenge district elections. Writes Al Sokolow: “To argue…
City Begins Outreach and Seeks Input on City Council Districts
(Press Release – City of Davis) –The City of Davis announced today that it has started outreach…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Analysis of District Elections Misses the Motivation of the College Republicans
Bob Dunning’s column this weekend lights into Matt Rexroad. It’s not that we necessarily blame him for…
Guest Commentary: ‘The Other Davis’
By Matt Williams For reasons that are wholly unrelated to what I found, I was looking through…
My View: Race Really Is the Driving Force in Politics
A number of commenters and even political leaders have attempted to downplay the issue of race in…
Why Are Davis College Republicans Behind the CVRA Suit? They Aren’t Talking
On Thursday, the Vanguard received a tip that two members on the Davis College Republicans Executive Board…
Commentary: Council Expresses Frustration, but Does the Right Thing on District Elections
There are a lot of reasonable questions that the community can ask at this point – one…
Council Accedes to Demands, Will Move toward District Elections in November 2020
The city council on Tuesday made it clear that they did not like the tactics of former…
Letter: Rexroad Insists on November 2020 for Elections
By Matt Rexroad (Editor’s Note: The following is the letter sent on July 25 by Matt Rexroad…
Commentary: Council Has a Lot of Decisions to Make Tonight
The potential change to district elections has probably caught a lot of people in this community off…
