Proposing Senior Housing and Peripheral Growth in Davis
Many Davis residents were stunned earlier this year to hear that the county might be considering a…
Things We Can Do in Our Community to Help Save the Planet
The issue of global warming has finally captured the media, public, and politician of the left side’s…
Mishkas Cafe Project: Evaluating Historic Preservation with Commercial Development
The latest project that appears once again to threaten the historic nature of our downtown is the…
Commentary: Subcomittee and Staff Look Ill-prepared in Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Deliberations
In many ways this was entirely of their own doing. In April, Councilmember Lamar Heystek pulled a…
Council Deliberations on Anti-Discrimination Ordinance
For those who missed the Davis City Council Meeting from Tuesday evening, here are some of the…
Assembly Committee to Hear Police Oversight Legislation on Tuesday
For those who watched the Davis City Council debate on Tuesday regarding the Human Relations Commission and…
STUNNING REVERSAL BY COUNCIL ON ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE
“Fait accompli,” were the words I used to close my remarks in yesterday’s column to describe the…
Commentary: Council and Staff Try To Justify Weakening of Historic Civil Rights Ordinance
If you read the Davis Enterprise last night, you would be led to believe that the historic,…
Commentary: Police Photography of Protesters Butts up Against the Line
Following up on last week’s report on UC Davis police taking photos of the protesters and also…
Commentary: Tearing Down our City’s Character
It took me a long time to realize why the vote on Third and B Street “Visioning”…
Column: View from West Davis
This is going to be my new weekly column of thoughts and tidbits from the week that…
Souza and Asmundson Propose to Strip Civil Rights Protections from Seminal City Ordinance
The Davis City Council in 1986 passed one of the most sweeping anti-discrimination ordinances in the country….
Council Expands Open Container Ordinance
At Tuesday’s City Council Meeting, the Council voted to extend the Open Container Ordinance to greenbelts and…
Council Approves Zoning Change to Allow Densification at Third and B
The Davis City Council decided early this morning by a 3-1 vote to approve zoning changes to…
Guest Commentary: Old North Davis Neighborhood Association Opposes 3rd and B Street Vision
Regarding the City Council Hearing of Tuesday, June 12, 2007 3rd & B Street Vision or zoning…
Heystek Holds Staff Accountable for Completion of Projects
During budget discussions this past Tuesday, Councilmember Lamar Heystek pressed on the timeline for a number of…
Commentary: What Changed in the West Village Discussion
Back in early April, the Council majority was not only against annexation of the West Village development…
Saylor Announcement: The Rest of the Story
Don Saylor announces his bid for reelection, and the Davis Enterprise treats it as a headlining story,…
A Busy and Fun Saturday in Davis For the Vanguard
The Vanguard Booth once again took in Farmer’s Market Saturday in Davis. It was a gorgeous day…
Commentary: Davis as an anti-student College Town?
I’ve seen this all before in a way, having grown up in another college town which in…
