Rebuttal Arguments Submitted for Measure L, WDAAC
(The city has posted the arguments for and against Measure L as well as the impartial analysis…
Opposition to WDAAC Emerges
The West Davis Active Adult Community project largely sailed through the Planning Commission as well as two…
SCOTUS Upholds the Travel Ban on a 5-4 Vote, but Not Without a Fight
That a US Supreme Court would deliver a decision going against civil rights and protection of the…
Legislation Moves Forward Requiring Community Oversight of Law Enforcement Surveillance Technology
Earlier this year, the city of Davis became a leader in the move to oversee law enforcement…
Despite New Order by President, Nightmare Continues for Immigrant Families
By Lorella Praili When President Trump signed his executive order on family separation on Wednesday, he proclaimed,…
My View: Why Did Measure J Succeed Where Others Failed?
The final results are in and Measure J not only won, but won overwhelmingly by a 60.5…
Analysis: A Look at the Council Race
Davis defied talk of low voter turnout in the June election. The late ballots that came in…
Last Count Doesn’t Change Election Results
They are not done, but the county has released the results of just under 10,000 new ballots…
Guest Commentary: Uncounted Ballots Could Change Some Called Elections
By Neil Ruud With 40% of ballots in Yolo County yet to be processed, some of the…
Sunday Commentary: The Decline of Old School Progressivism in Davis?
In 2016, it was notable that, while opponents of Nishi were able to narrowly defeat the measure,…
My View: Nishi as a Referendum on Measure R
Had Nishi been defeated in the Measure R vote on Tuesday, I believe that this would have…
Analysis: Nishi Wins Big – What Does It Mean?
Even with a lot of ballots still remaining, the chances that the results on Measure J, Nishi,…
Analysis: 18,000-plus Ballots to Be Counted, but Most Things Unlikely to Change
The number sounds impressive – more than 18,000 ballots remain to be counted – but the Vanguard’s…
Partida and Carson Appear to Be the Top Two – Partida Poised to Be Mayor Pro Tem if Results Hold
For much of the night, it looked like conventional wisdom might hold. Dan Carson was running first…
Nishi Looks Like It Will Become the First Successful Measure R Project
While it seems unlikely that the same day absentees will impact the outcome – in fact they…
We Talked to Students – They Don’t Agree Nishi Is Unaffordable
In a provocative piece published yesterday in the Vanguard, Rik Keller argued that the market rate units…
An Examination of the Affordability of the Nishi Project/Measure J: Expensive and Overcrowded
By Rik Keller Based on extensive analysis of the Nishi project I did using my long-term professional…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Long List of Authors with a Long List of Problems with Nishi, but…
The list of authors is long, it’s a list of longtime progressives mixed with some new faces:…
Letter: We Need Nishi
By Maynard Skinner When I was first elected to City Council in 1966, Davis was an entirely…
Pancakes & Politics Voter Guide — State and Yolo County/Davis Decisions
by Alan Miller, Johnny Pancake, Willard Waffle, Bernice Bagel, and the whole Pancakes & Politics group team…
