Council Reaffirms Support in the Abstract For a Community Farm Concept
The Davis City Council, while reaffirming their commitment to creating one or more community farms, left open…
Councilmember Lee Explains Opposition to CFD
By Brett Lee Recently, the Davis City Council voted to approve a Community Facilities District, or Mello-Roos…
Divided Council Approves CFD For Cannery
It was a divide along similar lines to the divide on the initial Cannery vote, with council…
Local Leaders Celebrate Money From Low Interest Loans
(from press release) Elation. That’s how Woodland City Manager Paul Navazio described his feelings upon receiving, hand-carrying…
Council Unanimously Backs Staff Report, Pushes For Six-Unit Paso Fino Development
In a rare show of unity on a contentious issue, in the end, the neighbors, the community…
Analysis: Should We Wait on Nishi for UCD Decisions on Connectivity?
On Sunday, we noted that when the Housing Element Steering Committee ranked potential housing sites, they listed…
Council Pushes Nishi Forward, Concerned About Three Innovation Parks
On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council unanimously moved Nishi forward and authorized the staff to move…
Analysis: Which Way Does the Council Go with Compensation, Budget Issues?
One of the more interesting questions for 2015 is what direction we should go on employee compensation…
Commentary: Suddenly the Council Has $300,000 to Throw Around?
Tuesday evening took an odd turn as suddenly two of the councilmembers with the strongest record on…
Council Rejects $300,000 Appropriation For New Vehicle; Returns the MRAP
The city of Davis will be returning the MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle), as the council reaffirmed…
Council Reverses Vote to Allow ADUs to Count Toward Affordable Housing Requirements
In July of 2013, by a narrow 3-2 vote, the Davis City Council voted to amend the…
My View: Council Unlikely to Reconsider MRAP
Prior to the New York Times article, if you would have asked me, I would have believed…
Analysis: MRAP Brings New York Times To Davis
It was a Friday afternoon in mid-August. It had been a relatively slow and quiet summer, following…
Analysis: Did Council Overreact When They Killed the POU?
In mid-May when the Davis City Council voted 4-1 to kill the city’s exploration into public power,…
Commentary: Council Removes Thorny Issues, Focus Shifts to Big Three
Give new Mayor Dan Wolk credit here, he has done a good job in his disjointed first…
Council Turns Back Tide of Police Militarization
On a night where dozens of citizens came forward to oppose the city’s acquisition by the police…
Commentary: Just Who is Running This City?
The Vanguard will have more specific thoughts on the police acquisition of a military vehicle and whether…
Councilmember Brett Lee Provides Thoughts on Police Military Vehicle
The following are the full comments by Davis City Councilmember Brett Lee to the Davis Vanguard from…
Police Militarization Comes to Davis
Even before the Ferguson incident, the issue of the militarization of American policing had come to the…
My View II: Mayor to Address Length of Council Meetings?
Mayor Dan Wolk this week told the Vanguard, “I’ve decided to implement the monthly ‘ceremonial’ meeting. Part…
