Guest Commentary: Analysis of Vaitla’s Statements in Davis Enterprise Article on Merging Commissions
By Elaine Roberts Musser If you parse through Councilmember Vaitla’s statements appearing in the Davis Enterprise, it…
Vice Mayor Bapu Vaitla’s Commentary on Community Engagement and the General Plan
Transcribed by Alan Hirsch I mostly want to talk about the community engagement piece. But I want…
76 Signers Push Back against Proposed Commission Changes
On Tuesday at the city council meeting, Elaine Roberts Musser presented the council with a petition of…
Guest Commentary: The Davis City Council Should Reverse Course on Merging Advisory Commissions
The Subcommittee on Commissions (Vaitla, Chapman) process for introducing the merging commissions concept was not accomplished in…
Commentary: Slow Down on the Commission Reform and Have Some Dialogue
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Sean Brooks put out a different perspective on…
Guest Commentary: Reform to City Commissions Is Essential
By Sean Brooks The plan put forward by Mayor Chapman and Vice Mayor Vaitla to consolidate city…
Commentary: Hey Council, Leave the Commissions Alone
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week the council subcommittee presented a potential…
Guest Commentary: ‘Us vs. Them’ on De-Commissioning Davis
Many feel civic involvement will be hurt by fewer commissions. By Alan Hirsch Stop me of you’ve…
Davis Council Subcommittee Proposes a Radical Consolidation of Commission
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In what figures to be controversial a Council…
Commentary: We Cannot Stay the Course on Housing and Measure J
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I have been arguing for some time that the city of…
Commentary: The State Needs a Bigger Stick Than Builder’s Remedy
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Senator Scott Wiener put a lot of capital…
Commentary: 2024 Emerges with Housing Back on the Forefront of Community Concerns
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Welcome to 2024. This—as always—figures to be an…
My View: Another Late Night – We Need to Re-Think How We Do Council Meetings
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Apparently if you do this job for long…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Rail Thin Margin Gets Thinner with No Room at the Inn
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Disappointing. Davis needs housing. The lack of housing…
Council Approves Zoning Changes for Housing Element – But Buffer Now “Rail Thin”
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The good news for the city of Davis…
Commentary: Davis Isn’t the Only Place with a Housing Mess, But Emulating Others Doesn’t Seem Viable
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I keep asking the same question – how is Davis expected…
Council Discusses Infill Housing Options and Looks at Elimination of Parking Minimums
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While the city has yet to get their…
Davis Council Subcommittee Looks at Infill Possibilities
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In the seventh Housing Element Cycle of RHNA,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: City’s Housing Position Remains Precarious at Best
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city last week gave us an indication…
Council Asked to Authorize NOP and Draft EIR Prep for Village Farms
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A project that could go before the voters…
