Sunday Commentary: Process Yes, Paralysis By Analysis No
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – There are times when the call for proper process is…
Davis City Council Questions: Question 4 – BrightNight
This is our fourth of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due…
Group Continues to Press for Reform and Transparency in City Decision-Making Process
By David M. Greenwald Last month a group of citizens, citing a number of “alarming instances of…
Commentary: A Letter That Wasn’t, Attacks in the New District Election Era, and a Fumbling by the Local Paper
By David M. Greenwald We will probably never know why the UC Davis College Republicans and their…
Guest Commentary: Improving City of Davis Decision Making – An Open Letter
Informed and transparent decision-making is an essential pillar of good local governance. In Davis, this pillar…
Guest Commentary: Not So Much “Community” in the BrightNight Solar Deal
by Matt Williams Intentions and goals are only words unless they are accompanied by accomplishments, and when…
Guest Commentary: Community Solar for Davis
By Gerald Braun Despite a storm of criticism, the City Council’s decision to lease land to BrightNight…
Local Energy and Finance Experts Challenge Davis City Council on Legality of Solar Land Lease Deal
by Scott Steward On April 23, four local residents filed a formal “cure and correct” letter with…
Commentary: The Hole Grows Deeper – Five Mayors Speak Out
As a long time political observer, I cringe when, time after time, government bodies and elected officials…
Letter: Former Mayors Criticize BrightNight Deal
by Robb Davis, Joe Krovoza, Ann Evans, Mike Corbett and Bill Kopper On March 24, the City Council voted…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why is the Council Majority Blind On BrightNight?
For the life of me I never really understood the decision by the council to approve the…
Sunday Commentary: Lee and Carson Explain BrightNight from Their Perspective
Over the last two council meetings, as many as 40 different people have spoken during public comment—expanding…
Guest Commentary: City’s FAQ on the BrightNight Lease Option Is Misleading and Factually Incorrect – Part 4 of 4
By Alan Pryor and Richard McCann At the last City Council meeting, 22 people called in in…
Guest Commentary: City’s FAQ on the BrightNight Lease Option Is Misleading and Factually Incorrect – Part 3 of 4
By Alan Pryor and Richard McCann At the last City Council meeting, 22 people called in in…
Guest Commentary: City’s FAQ on the BrightNight Lease Option Is Misleading and Factually Incorrect – Part 2 of 4
By Alan Pryor and Richard McCann At the last City Council meeting, 22 people called in in…
City Releases FAQ, Signs Lease Option Agreement for Solar Farm
(Editor’s Note: this is the city’s release on the FAQ with the PDF attached). City of Davis…
Guest Commentary: City’s FAQ on the BrightNight Lease Option Is Misleading and Factually Incorrect – Part 1 of 4
By Alan Pryor and Richard McCann On Tuesday night, 22 people called to comment to the City…
City Hears Earful During Public Comment on BrightNight Solar Deal
A week after Johannes Troost, Matt Williams, Lorenzo Kristov, and Richard McCann called for reconsideration of the…
Guest Commentary: Did Our City Council Just Agree to the Absolute Worst Deal in the City’s History ?
Over $121,000,000 may have been left on the table when Council approved a secretive, closed-door no-bid, 54-year…
Letter: Failure of City to Perform Due Diligence on Bright Night Energy
(The following was a letter to the City Council dated April 6, submitted by the author to…
