Monday Morning Thoughts: A Start on Roads But When Do We Get Serious About Funding?
On Tuesday the Davis City Council will have before them a very important consent agenda item –…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Fifth Time the Charm on Paso Fino?
There is probably plenty of blame to go around on the Paso Fino Project, but in our…
Did Applicant Submit Proposal on Paso Fino That Council and Neighbors Can Accept?
Does Project Provide Enough Clarity on Contentious Greenbelt Issue? Back in February, the Davis City Council unanimously…
Sunday Commentary II: Council Future May Depend on What Dan Wolk Decides to Do
We are a year away from the next city council election but it is not too soon…
Commentary: Critical Analysis Lacking in Recent Coverage of City
In Davis, the public rarely is in agreement on public policy issues. Often policy differences spark heated…
Council Will Take Further Look at Police Protective Vehicle, But Expresses Doubts About Cost, Need
The Davis City Council is willing to look further into the costs of acquiring a Police Protective…
Commentary: Council Needs Reminder That Taxes Were Supposed to Be Temporary
On May 18 of 2014, Councilmembers Lucas Frerichs and Brett Lee joined Elaine Roberts Musser, Dan Carson…
Council Talks About Taxes and Reserve in Opening Budget Discussion
In 2014, the voters of Davis approved a sales tax measure that at the time was deemed…
Commentary: Council Should Prioritize Spending… Oh Wait, They Have
In recent days, the Vanguard has noted what would appear to be a trend. The city finances…
My View II: Council Should Be Cautious About Raising Employee Compensation
The rumor this week is that, with the city pushing into the black and restoring its general…
Philosophically Divided Council Votes to Implement CFD
In the end the decision on the CFD (Community Facilities District) came down to philosophy, with both…
Council Passes First Reading of Organics Program Despite Passionate Pleas From the Public
While the public commenters were almost evenly split, the opposition to changes in the city’s organics program,…
Commentary: No, We Do Not Need the MRAP
Earlier this week, the venerable Davis Enterprise columnist Bob Dunning proclaimed that the “MRAP debate (is) back…
Sunday Commentary II: Davis’ Streets Are Treacherous
At Tuesday night’s council meeting, four members of the council unanimously approved the B Street parking changes….
Commentary: A Troubling Vote on the CFD
Yesterday I was joking with people that it was like old times on the Vanguard – contentious,…
Majority Held on CFD Vote
Support for the CFD came in with a 3-2 majority, it left with a 3-2 majority, and…
Council Vision For Davis
Last week we asked our readers to discuss their vision for the future of Davis. We turned…
Council Asked to Finalize CFD for Cannery
On February 17, the Davis City Council by a 3-2 vote directed staff to move forward with…
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…
My View II: Is the Urban Farm Idea Dead?
This week, the Davis City Council unanimously passed a motion that supported the concept of an urban…
