Sunday Commentary: Should the District Be Able to Reserve Affordables for District Employees?
Last week a reader pointed us toward a potential issue of controversy. On Sunday, Davis Enterprise columnist…
Sunday Commentary: $1 Million Bail Remains Unfair in Hate Crime Case
How to handle the matter of Lauren Kirk-Coehlo was always going to be a difficult call. On…
My View: We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know
Earlier this week, the Vanguard evaluated claims by a couple of columnists with the local paper on…
Commentary: Zipcar’s Success Shows Lack of Forward Thinking Among Some in Davis
Go to any college town and many other communities and you will find the Zipcar. What began…
Sunday Commentary: The Nishi Silly Season Is Upon Us
Don’t mess with campaign signs – seriously, you might have better luck attacking someone’s religion in Davis…
Aguiar-Curry Responds to Wolk Attack on Fracking and IEs
Two days after the Wolk campaign sent out a press release accusing “oil giants” of spending hundreds…
Commentary: Is UC Davis Really Getting Its Money’s Worth on Communications?
Reaction was mixed to Chancellor Linda Katehi’s latest attempt to get this crisis behind her and move…
My View: The Corrupting Influence of Money on Local Politics
When he announced on the Vanguard his run for city council, Paul Boylan, among other things, told…
My View: Why Keep Denying We Have a Public Health Crisis?
In a recent column, Davis Enterprise columnist Bob Dunning pushes back against a public health brochure on…
Commentary: Really, We Don’t Have a Problem in Davis?
Stats Show Woodland and West Sac Need to Get on the Ball Too Earlier this week one…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: The Flip-Flopping Epidemic on Soda Tax
Last week we showed strong evidence that Mayor Dan Wolk had changed his tune on the soda…
Sunday Commentary II: On Personal Struggles with Sugar Addiction
While we have spent much of the week talking about the political machinations around the soda tax,…
Analysis: If the Public Was Kept in the Dark, Whose Fault Is That?
Longtime Davis Enterprise columnist Bob Dunning has been waging a one-man battle against the city’s recently enacted…
Commentary: Heat Turned Up on the CFD
A few weeks ago, despite heavily-commented and well-read articles on the Vanguard, a city councilmember told the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Transportation and Employee Compensation Issues
The results from the recently released UC Davis Campus Travel survey are encouraging. The results from the…
Commentary: Employee Morale is Becoming a Crisis For the City
This week Mayor Dan Wolk and Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis put out a piece that laid…
Sunday Commentary: Should the City Have “Flied Blind” on the Parcel Tax?
In June, the city of Davis, as part of a routine update on residential satisfaction, commissioned the…
Commentary: How Dare We Poll Before Putting a Parcel Tax on the Ballot
It was back in late June, the city had just passed a sales tax by about a…
My View: Water Rates and Who Got It Right
An argument was made on the Vanguard yesterday with regards to CBFR. I do not believe this…
Analysis: It’s No Wonder Why People Are Confused…
I recall a discussion back in college about the “big lie,” which is an interesting propaganda tactic…
