City Power Vested Strongly in Unelected Public Officials Harms Democracy
Towards the beginning of Tuesday evening’s Davis City Council meeting, Mayor Sue Greenwald made note that City…
In Tribute to Mel Trujillo
My friends, as many of you know, Davis lost a dear and treasured resident of its community…
Davis City Council Delays Proclamation to PG&E While Woodland “Studies” Public Power Issue
PG&E had a representative waiting in the audience to receive their award for donating $10,000 to the…
Why is the City of Davis Recognizing PG&E?
Last fall Measure H & I, a measure that was unanimously supported by the Davis City Council,…
Commentary: School Board Makes It Right in Contrast to the City Council
As the issue of the Davis High School student gets resolved in a rapid and largely acceptable…
Conflict of Interest Disclosure Request Drew Ire of Best Uses of Schools Task Force Member
Following the closing of the Valley Oak Elementary School, the People’s Vanguard of Davis made a formal…
Commentary: Police Chief Landy Black Takes Over Police Department Facing Numerous Challenges
When Landy Black was sworn in as the tenth police chief in the history of the City…
Commentary: Does the use of subcommittees stifle public debate and input on important topics
Last week one of the centerpieces of the city council battle was the issue of the use…
Commentary: Who is Saylor to Lecture US on Civility in Public Discourse?
As I read Davis City Councilmember Don Saylor’s treatise in the Davis Enterprise Sunday on civility in…
Landy Black Sworn in as Davis’ 10th Police Chief
Amid much excitement, anticipation, mixed in perhaps with some relief, Davis City Manager Bill Emlen swore in…
Monday Briefs
Mayor Sue Greenwald’s response to Davis Enterprise Article The university is about to break ground on a…
City Continues Move toward Stripping Anti-Discrimination Ordinance of Key Power
When the Davis City Council in June of 2006 put the Human Relations Commission on hiatus, one…
Commentary: Enterprise Article on Mayor Greenwald Slanted
I was quite surprised on Wednesday evening to read the Davis Enterprise Article that covered the city…
Making Tough Choices on Global Warming at the Local Level
This year for the first time marks a real shift in the issue of the global warming….
Commentary: Protecting Davis from Peripheral Growth is a High Priority
Recent developments with the county and other proposals have caused me to look at our current means…
Thursday Briefs
Dunning’s Comparison of Davis to San Luis Obispo More than a bit Ironic I was interested reading…
Major Changes with the Davis Downtown Business Association
The Davis Downtown Business Association (DDBA) recently announced that they would no longer be accepting supplemental money…
Councilmember Souza running for reelection; Pledges to Balance the City Budget
The Davis Enterprise reported on Thursday that Davis City Councilmember Stephen Souza announced his bid for re-election…
In-Car Police Computers Remain Inoperative
In the Ombudsman’s report to City Council presented on February 20, 2007, one of the biggest areas…
Sunshine Week: Davis City Council Survey
Last week being Sunshine Week, I decided to see how responsive the Davis City Council Members would…
