Commentary: Backlash against Homeless in Davis Not Unique, but It Is Unfortunate
One of our commenters made a derogatory comment about the homeless, referring to them as “Drug addicts,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Pushback on the Location of a Respite Center
The city in looking to address concerns about the homeless have developed the concept – initiated by…
Sunday Commentary: Progressive Boomers Blocking Housing Fixes – Part of a New Generational Struggle
A few days ago, the Huffington Post ran a lengthy article that found, “Progressive Boomers Are Making…
As Homeless Problem Increases in Davis, DOVe and the Council Partner On Solutions
On the city survey, homelessness which had not been on the public’s radar came in at the…
Council to Consider Davis Community Homelessness Strategic Action Plan
Earlier this year, city and county officials did a count of the homeless. What they found was…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why We Probably Can’t Believe Any Homeless Stats
In the last few weeks we have been debating the statistics of homeless people, but as today’s…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Homelessness Debate – Housing, Mental Illness, Both?
Last week, citing a number of sources, we argued that the percentage of homeless suffering from mental…
Commentary: Mental Illness Is a Factor, but It’s Not the Major Problem in the Homelessness Epidemic
Davis is looking to offer things like permanent supportive housing at places like Paul’s Place. As the…
Paul’s Place Figures to Be an Innovative Approach to Solving the Homeless Challenges in This Community
Paul’s Place, which offers opportunities for people suffering from homelessness to find a place to live, and…
Mayor and City Manager Discuss Budget, Economic Development and Other Matters of Concern at the State of the City Address
Mayor Brett Lee and City Manager Mike Webb spoke at the annual Chamber State of the City…
Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?
At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has…
Monday Morning Thoughts: If Homeless People Are beyond Our Help – Then What?
It was an interesting discussion late on Tuesday night as the council got an update on homeless…
Council to Review Homeless Services
While counties have traditionally handled local social service programs, Davis in recent years has worked on its…
Commentary: Five Problems Our Council Needs to Address This Term
The last Davis City Council needs more credit than they have received so far. Maybe it was…
Guest Commentary: This Year’s Most Closely-Watched Election
By Michael Bisch Although the Yolo County district attorney contest between Dean Johansson and Jeff Reisig is…
Guest Commentary: Relationship Based Programming for Homelessness
By Ryan Collins and Robb Davis Over the past two years several programs to address the challenges…
Roots of Aggression – A Community Health Perspective
By Tia Will By coincidence our City Council meeting of 3/21, at which an ordinance was passed…
Guest Commentary: Davis Dabbles In Minor Moral Panic
Council Considers Divorcing Behavior from People by Tia Will and Robert Canning Tuesday night the City Council…
A Perspective on the Issue of Aggressive Homeless Population
During their discussion on aggressive panhandling, council noted a lot of angry voices speaking out for limiting…
Aggressive Panhandling Ordinance Draws Controversy, but Council Passes Package on Homeless, Panhandling and Downtown Public Restrooms
On Tuesday night the council tackled a host of issues related to panhandling and the homeless population. …
