Monday Morning Thoughts: Should Neighbors Dictate Time and Place Restrictions on Community Needs?
A group of neighbors have posted a Change.org petition asking the council not to approve zoning changes…
Council Takes Strong First Step Toward General Plan
If the Davis City Council is going to be able to bring the community along on a…
Commentary: UC Davis Holds the Key to the Future, Stop Focusing on the Salacious Past
The Sacramento Bee once again airs the dirty laundry from the Katehi scandal, this time airing a…
LRDP Remains a Critical Issue for the Community and Council
An item about the formation of a council subcommittee on UC Davis’ Long Range Development Plan (LRDP)…
Changing of the Guard with the City Council
On Tuesday night, the city of Davis and the city council said goodbye to Dan Wolk, whose…
Why did Brett Lee Win in a Landslide?
by Sean Raycraft 13409 votes is a huge number for Davis, in fact, it’s a record for…
Analysis: Closing Thoughts on Nishi’s Defeat and More
In the end, with all of the strangeness of having to count 6000 to 7000 additional votes,…
Council Gives MRIC One Week to Come Back with Workable Proposal
Developer Says It’s November or Bust To say that council is skeptical that the developers of the…
My View: We Learn Once Again That Campaigns Matter
If I were going to design the perfect candidate profile, it would be a person like Will…
Brett Lee a Surprise Runaway Winner in Council Race
As it turns out, the three candidates expected to win office on Tuesday did so. The order…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Reading the Tea Leaves for Tuesday
It seems like this is a perpetual exercise locally, given that we don’t have polling to guide…
Guest Commentary: Measure A Has Earned Our Yes Vote
By Lois Wolk, Mariko Yamada, Helen Thomson, Brett Lee, Bob Black, Jerry Adler, Ken Wagstaff, Bill Kopper and…
Pushback Continues Against the City’s Opposition to TPP Trade Deal
At their last meeting, the Davis City Council approved a resolution drafted by Mayor Pro Tem Robb…
Bike Davis Hosts Council Candidates Transportation Forum
On May 4, Bike Davis hosted a Candidates Forum to address transportation issues at the US Bicycling…
City Council Candidate Question 8: The Big Problem Facing Davis
For the last eight weeks, the Vanguard has been sending the Davis City Council candidates weekly questions. …
City Council Candidate Question 7: The Other Davis
For the next eight weeks, the Vanguard will be sending the Davis City Council candidates weekly questions. …
Council Unanimously Moves Forward Toward Rental Ordinance
On Tuesday, the Davis City Council listened to a diverse group of people (students, renters, landlords, neighborhood…
City Council Candidate Question 6: Vision for Davis in 20 Years
For the next eight weeks, the Vanguard will be sending the Davis City Council candidates weekly questions. …
Commentary: Evolutionary Change Coming to Davis
In the early 1970s a revolution hit Davis, which transformed it from a conservative, agricultural town, to…
Chamber PAC Council Forum – Part II
On Thursday night the Davis Chamber PAC held a candidates forum for the Davis City Council at…
