New Mayor and Council Alters Public Comment
Last night, a citizen came at 7:05 PM to speak to council and was surprised to discover…
City Names Robert Aaronson Independent Investigator
Davis City Manager Bill Emlen told the Vanguard by phone yesterday afternoon, that the city had in…
City Manager Calls for the Hire of Independent Investigator To Review Grand Jury Report on Davis Fire Department
Mayor Asmundson Expresses Concern That Something is “Amiss” In the Fire Department In a release late yesterday…
Word To The Wise: Speak Up Or Nothing Changes
By E.A. Roberts ____________ Recently I had the opportunity to attend the Open House given at Atria…
Councilmember Heystek Joins Call for Independent Investigator
Last night, the Sacramento news stations picked up the story on the Grand Jury’s report about the…
Commentary: City’s Response to Grand Jury Report Disappointing
Vanguard Calls For Independent Investigation of Grand Jury Report on the Davis Fire Department While the report…
Commentary: This is a Lesson of Accountability
Throughout the City Council election the lesson was one of “the cost to live in Davis” for…
Grand Jury Report Cites Major Improprieties by Davis Fire Department
The 2007-2008 Yolo County Grand Jury has released its final report. One of its investigations looks into…
Commentary: Third and B Project On Hold For Now
I have to say up front, I think the council approved project in the neighborhood directly adjacent…
LAFCO Votes to Enlarge Sphere of Influence
Vanguard is Concerned About the Process of the 5-0 LAFCO Vote In a strange turn of events…
Slain Officer Leaves Behind Young Children and Family
It was a sad irony to note the confluence of events. In November of 2005 a CHP…
Council to Examine Reconfiguring Fifth Street
Perhaps one of the benefits of the city council campaign is that issues arise about safety concerns….
Incumbents Wins in Council; Saylor New Mayor; Stunners in Assembly and Supervisor
It was not a good night either for me or the Progressives in the Davis City Council…
California Aggie Endorses Sue Greenwald, Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald, Stephen Souza
For some inexplicable reason the California Aggie decided to have their endorsement interviews on Sunday and announce…
Commentary: Growth, Growth, Growth
There are actually a lot of issues in Davis that do not involve growth directly. But as…
City in Dire Financial Condition
Throughout this campaign, Incumbents Don Saylor and Stephen Souza have made the bold claim that we have…
Davis Firefighters to Unleash Another Round of Spending
Yesterday, I found more literature from the Davis Firefighters on my door step. In addition to an…
Lawn Signs Redux: Supersized Sign Posted by Property Owner
In Friday’s Davis Enterprise, it was reported that a group calling itself Delta Breeze had raised $1500…
Greenwald and Escamilla-Greenwald Receive “A” Grades from the Sierra Club
In a press release dated May 16, 2008, the Sierra Club Yolano Group issued grades of the…
Commentary: Signs, Signs, Everywhere are Signs
Last week, Rich Rifkin wrote a piece on political signs. It was an interesting piece that covered…
