Commentary: Everyone Has Made Up Their Minds on Mace – but What if They’re Wrong?
On Thursday, there will be another meeting on the Mace Boulevard issue, and hopefully by that point…
Petition to Restore Mace to Four Vehicle Lanes Gains Traction
So far 316 (as of press time) have signed a petition to ask the city of Davis…
My View: Some Are Saying the Council is Out of Step – Let’s Have a Look
Critics of the council are charging that the council is out of step with the community on…
Council Finds Middle Ground Adding Paid Parking in Lots, but Not on Surface Streets
It turned out that none of the four members of the Davis City Council were ready to…
Part Two of the Paid Parking Discussion Comes Monday
With a packed house and more than two hours of public comment on Tuesday, March 5, the…
Council Unanimous in Support of Chiles Road Project, Affordable Housing Stream
In the end, neither the changes to the Affordable Housing ordinance, that enabled the council to approve…
Cacao Research Comes to Downtown Davis
Mars, Incorporated, Builds New Collaboration Effort with UC Davis (From Press Release) – Downtown Davis will soon…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Week Out, Perhaps Signs of Possible Ways to Compromise on Paid Parking
We are a week a way from the continuation of the March 5 meeting on paid parking…
Mayor and City Manager Discuss Budget, Economic Development and Other Matters of Concern at the State of the City Address
Mayor Brett Lee and City Manager Mike Webb spoke at the annual Chamber State of the City…
Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?
At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Will the Council Buck Public Opinion on This One?
One of the biggest questions an elected official has to face is when and if the elected…
My View: Addressing Student Housing Needs Has Been Slow Progress
The year was 2002. A few months after 9/11. The second year of George W. Bush’s eight year presidential term. Davis Mayor was Susie Boyd. That was the last time the city of Davis had a market rate apartment complex open.
Council Does Not Make a Decision as Tensions Rise about Paid Parking Proposal
By Linnea Patterson and David Greenwald City Hall was packed on Tuesday night to hear the city…
Sunday Commentary: If Businesses Don’t Want Paid Parking Downtown They Have an Alternative
In a letter to the mayor in late January, the Davis Chamber came out against the paid…
Will Council Impose Paid Parking over Community Opposition?
On Tuesday the Davis City Council will be asked to make a determination on one of the…
Council Vows to Drastically Change Pacifico after Hearing Earful from Neighbors
The council heard more than an hour of public comment on Tuesday, mostly from neighbors and adjacent…
Mayor Lee Talks Downtown Parking
One of the hottest issues around town has been one of whether to bring paid parking into…
Sunday Commentary: Paid Parking is Controversial but Also Misunderstood
There are a lot of misconceptions about the nature of the parking problem in the Davis Downtown. …
Contentious Mace Boulevard Construction Meeting at East Davis Fire House
by Matt Williams Between 100 and 150 community members jammed the East Davis Fire House Wednesday evening…
Childhood Racial Education the Focus of the 25th City MLK Day
On Monday, the City of Davis hosted it’s 25th annual MLK Day Celebration at the Varsity Theatre. …
