Vanguard Packs Odd Fellows For Birthday Bash
The Vanguard’s Birthday last night at the Odd Fellows was a rousing success with well over 120…
Shriner’s Article in Enterprise Raises Suspicions and Questions About Process Involving Land Acquisition Issue
On Sunday the Davis Enterprise ran a front page, above-the-fold story on Councilmember Stephen Souza’s proposal for…
Commentary: Why I believe We Need More Officers
On Tuesday night, it was late into the evening, rapidly approaching the midnight hour. I stepped up…
Why Do Democratic City Councils Plan Housing That Republicans Will Live In?
As I confess, the title of this post is not mine. It was in fact donated to…
Councilmember Souza Pursues Development Project
At the last council meeting, Councilmember Stephen Souza brought forward an item submitted as a councilmember for…
Commentary: Report Demonstrates Need for Public Safety Priority in City
It has become commonplace within this community to assume that I am against law enforcement because of…
Commentary: Weintraub’s Critique of Davis Fails to Understand the Fundamentals of Liberalism
I read Daniel Weintraub’s critique of Davis in the Sacramento Bee: “Liberal town? Davis is white, wealthy…
City Needs to Examine Water Issues Before the Final Bill Hits the City Ratepayers
The water issue is not an issue that has resonated with the Davis public just yet. In…
Commentary: Deafening Silence on Covell Village by Dunning and Others
On November 17, 2006, Davis Enterprise Columnist Bob Dunning maliciously excoriated Councilmember Lamar Heystek when the Councilmember…
Hard Work Behind the Scenes by Heystek and Provenza Helped Save the Pass-Through Agreement
Most people have probably seen the blow-by-blow via the Vanguard commentary on the Board of Supervisors as…
Commentary: Trader Joe’s Pronouncement of “Opening in 2008” Ups the Ante
There is “squandered” and then there is “SQUANDERED.” But I’m not sure I’ve ever seen someone this…
Plan to Preserve Ag Buffer Around the City Contains a Key Loophole
Those who read the Davis Enterprise’s coverage of the agricultural mitigation item missed a great deal of…
Examining City Council Goals and Objectives
The Davis City Council will have another public workshop this Friday. First they will conclude their workshop…
Is Davis Ready for Taller and More Box-like Downtown Buildings?
While the county continues its assault on the borders of the city of Davis from the outside,…
Thoughts and Commentary on Special Council Workshop
Yesterday at the Veterans Memorial Hall, the city council had a workshop on Improving Transactional Effectiveness with…
Commentary: Judge SLAPPs Down Buzayan Suit Against Newspaper
It was reported last week in the Davis Enterprise that a judge had dismissed the portion of…
Column: View From West Davis
This is my weekly column of thoughts and tidbits from the week that has passed. A little…
Police Oversight Legislation Held Up by Assembly Committee
In August 2006 California Supreme Court decision in Copley Press v. Superior Court, issued a ruling that…
City Puts Out Propaganda Piece on Water Supply Project
Like many resident of Davis, I recently received in the mail a publication from the City of…
