Measure P Passes; Council and URAC Will Figure Out Next Steps
Yesterday’s completion of the ballot count formalizes what was believed previously: Measure P has prevailed. The question…
Sunday Commentary II: What is the End Game for Water in Davis?
If you listened very carefully to the words of the City’s General Manager for Utilities, Herb Niederberger,…
My View: Council Not the URAC Needs to Make the Call on Water
I spent about an hour on Thursday evening at the Utility Rate Advisory Committee meeting and, after…
City Weighs Options in Wake of Measure P’s Passage
Despite claims that the passage of Measure P would spell the end of the surface water project,…
Vanguard Analysis: Will Measure P Pass?
At the end of Election Night’s vote count, we saw Measure P passing with 51.2 percent of…
What Sue Greenwald Was Right About, Regarding Low Interest Loans
Since the start of the Measure P campaign and even before, Sue Greenwald has been arguing that…
Analysis: Assessing the Risk of Measure P
In yesterday’s article, we basically concluded that the assessment of whether to vote for Measure P should…
My View: Bait and Switch on Water Rates?
So yesterday, in addition to other issues, I got the answer to how do I vote if…
Special My View: No Guarantees on Water Rates Despite Council Direction
Many have been quick to praise the actions of council this past Tuesday. For example, the Davis…
Election Digest: If You Are Undecided…
If you are undecided about the City Council Election By Bob Fung If you are undecided which…
Commentary: Wrong Message Sent on Water Rates
I listened to the water discussion on Tuesday night fully agreeing that the proposed revisions to CBFR…
Council Sends Revisions to CBFR to URAC (Multimedia)
One week before the election that may decide the fate of the city’s surface water project, the…
Council Directs URAC to Alter the Water Rates
One week before the election that may decide the fate of the city’s surface water project, the…
Commentary: Tonight Critical For Future of Water Project
The Vanguard has received word that, while the staff report is perhaps more limited that we would…
Vanguard Analysis: Why Measure P May Pass
Matt Williams explained his rationale for offering up a compromise, “based on my extensive canvassing as part…
Special Commentary: How Did I Get Involved in this Mess?
by Michael Harrington How did I get involved in this mess? In August 2011, members of the…
CBFR Has Not Been Explained Well to Community
by John Whitehead An Enterprise editorial on May 6 suggested that the Davis community doesn’t trust our…
Citizen Submission For Inclusion In Staff Report
by Donna Lemongello and Matt Williams Please accept this formal, legal submission for inclusion in the Staff…
Will Council Get to Hear Discussion of New Proposed Rates?
The staff report for Tuesday’s council meeting, the final council meeting prior to the election, includes an…
Vanguard Analysis: Compromise on Water Rates Promotes Rate Equity
Council to Hear New Rates on Tuesday? – We will find out for sure by this afternoon,…
