Commentary: Sideshows Aside, This Election Is Going to Come Down to Big Issues
The 2016 campaign was uneventful from start to finish. Maybe it was due to the fact that…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Early Thoughts on the Huge City Council Candidate Field
There are eight candidates thus far for the Davis City Council and more could soon emerge. So…
Commentary: Raising Campaign Finance Limit a Mistake
The council on Tuesday approved a raise of the campaign finance limit from $100 per person to…
Pancakes & Politics Davis: A Questionably Helpful Voter Guide
by Bobby Arlen, Danielle Fodor & Alan C. Miller, courtesy of the Pancakes & Politics group Art…
Why did Brett Lee Win in a Landslide?
by Sean Raycraft 13409 votes is a huge number for Davis, in fact, it’s a record for…
Analysis: Closing Thoughts on Nishi’s Defeat and More
In the end, with all of the strangeness of having to count 6000 to 7000 additional votes,…
BREAKING NEWS: Final Count Confirm Defeat of Nishi by 693 Votes
The final count is in. The Yolo Elections Office has finished counting ballots and Nishi, the only…
My View: We Learn Once Again That Campaigns Matter
If I were going to design the perfect candidate profile, it would be a person like Will…
Brett Lee a Surprise Runaway Winner in Council Race
As it turns out, the three candidates expected to win office on Tuesday did so. The order…
Closing Thoughts on a Tough Fought Measure A Campaign
Dan Carson notes in his op-ed on Monday, “Unanimity – or close to it – is hard…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Reading the Tea Leaves for Tuesday
It seems like this is a perpetual exercise locally, given that we don’t have polling to guide…
Guest Commentary: Near Unanimity Is Hard To Achieve, but It Exists with Measure A
By Dan Carson Unanimity – or close to it – is hard to achieve in politics and…
Guest Commentary: Measure A Has Earned Our Yes Vote
By Lois Wolk, Mariko Yamada, Helen Thomson, Brett Lee, Bob Black, Jerry Adler, Ken Wagstaff, Bill Kopper and…
Nishi Gateway and Third Space Art Collective Reach Leasing Agreement
(From Press Release) On June 3rd, Tim Ruff, managing partner of the Nishi Gateway Innovation Park, and…
Measure A Exposes Bay Area Housing Crisis Here in Davis
by Megan Mueller Imagine paying 4.29% interest in monthly housing costs without accumulating any value for the…
Guest Commentary: Nishi Project Comes Up Short
By Mark Spencer If Davis wants to remain true to its vision of itself as a small…
Groups That Helped to Take Down Councilmember Greenwald, Back in the Fray
In May of 2012, an independent expenditure group backed by Sacramento-based unions the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local…
Monday Morning Commentary: Campaign Spending Overkill by Measure A Campaign
In 2010, Joe Krovoza, a relative newcomer to Davis politics, was able to win all but one…
Yes on Measure A Has Huge Monetary Advantage
The Yes on Measure A campaign has raised over $300,000 to date, according to a Form 460…
Stealing Signs (Video)
Former Davis City Councilmember Ted Puntillo posted on Facebook: “At 11:39pm Tuesday night, this person took every…
