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…
Council Candidates Differ on City Budget and Fiscal Situation
To their credit the Davis Enterprise is running a series of questions and answers from the city…
Word To The Wise: Senior Housing and Other Interesting Tidbits
By E.A. Roberts ____________ SENIOR HOUSINGSenior housing is a complex issue at best. However, there have been…
Commentary: Why is Nishi So Heavily Mentioned by the Candidates
At each of the debates thus far this election cycle, someone has promoted the Nishi Property as…
Pensions Across the Country Threatened by Deficits
This past Sunday, the Washington Post ran an article about a silent crisis facing the pensions of…
Commentary: View of Budget Depends on Perspective and Assumptions
Is Davis’ budget balanced? Has the structural deficit been reduced or even eliminated? Like most things it…
Sacramento Bee Endorses “New Political Dynamic in Davis”–Sue Greenwald, Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald, and Don Saylor
In a stunning surprise, the Sacramento Bee yesterday endorsed a “New Political Dynamic in Davis.” Actually since…
Analysis: Data Shows No Relationship Between Housing Prices and Rate of Growth in Davis
For those who are regulars on the Vanguard, these are the data that underlie a long time…
Commentary: Pro-Development Candidates Not Forthcoming on their Growth Positions
Sacramento Bee Coverage of the Davis City Council RaceThe Sacramento Bee had a pretty interesting spread on…
League of Women Voters Hold Candidates Forum Last Night
Last night, the League of Women Voters held their candidates forum at the Davis Community Chambers. It…
Sierra Club and Davis Neighborhood Coalition Candidates Forum
Last week, the candidates for Davis City Council participated in a candidates forum sponsored by both the…
Strange Vote Leads to Drastically Reduced Sphere of Influence
It seems likely that when Lamar Heystek made his motion to exclude a large number of properties…
UC Davis College Democrats Endorse Cabaldon for 8th AD and Escamilla-Greenwald for Davis City Council
SPECIAL TO THE VANGUARD The Davis College Democrats (DCD) followed up last week’s City Council Candidates’ Forum…
Commentary: Clean Sweep of Support for Developer Candidates by the Enterprise
It would be appalling if it were not so predictable. On Sunday, the Davis Enterprise endorsed the…
Commentary: Analyzing the Davis Enterprise’s Choice
Last Friday the Vanguard reported that the Davis Enterprise would be endorsing Don Saylor, Stephen Souza, and…
Commentary: Fire Fighters Spend $25,000 to $30,000 in City Council Campaign to support Saylor, Souza, and Vergis
Saturday afternoon I opened my door and leaning against my door was a manila envelope with my…