Council to Look at Ways to Increase Funding Allocations for Roads
For over a decade now, the city of Davis has understood the daunting task needed to find…
Guest Commentary: Good Progress made by City Finance Director Nitish Sharma in One Year Tenure
By Bob Fung Nitish Sharma, the finance director for the City of Davis resigned from his position…
Commentary: Council Declares Fiscal Emergency, but Have They Done Enough on the Fiscal Front?
Last week the council drew rare regional headlines by declaring a fiscal emergency. But for the most…
Monday Morning Views: The Need for Balance in Economic Development
I caught an interesting side discussion over the weekend between two of our commenters. One of them…
Sunday Commentary: Given the Polling, Should the City Consider Raising the Sales Tax?
On Tuesday, the Davis City Council will get a chance to review draft ordinance language for the…
Commentary: A Public Widely Uninformed on City Fiscal Issues – Part Two
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The upside for the city in the survey that we have been evaluating following its Tuesday…
Sunday Commentary: Is the End Nigh – the End of Great Schools in Davis?
In 2007, the DJUSD school board put a parcel tax on the ballot for renewal. It was…
Analysis: The Promise of Economic Development for Davis
It was late 2010, the city of Davis was still reeling from the effects of the Great…
Commentary: City or Schools – Who Has the Toughest Road Ahead on Funding?
As I have been talking about for at least the last year, there is a bumpy road…
Sunday Commentary: What Message Should Council Be Sending on the Budget?
We have watched over the years the ebb and flow about the concern of the budget. In…
Commentary: Five Years Later… Why We Still Need Economic Development in Davis
The year 2013 was the first time I took seriously the notion of large scale economic development…
Councilmember Carson Talks about 2019 Accomplishments and Disappointments
The Davis City Council is nearing the midpoint in the 2019 year. This is the first full…
Board Approves Polling, Moves Forward in Parcel Tax Consideration Process
On Thursday night, the Davis School Board approved the next step in their consideration process – polling to determine levels of public support for a potential parcel tax that would fund teacher compensation increases.
Parcel Tax Subcommittee Eyes April Board Check-In, Plus Evening Discussion Meeting
The latest meeting of the Parcel Tax Subcommittee did not break a lot of new ground on…
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…
Sunday Commentary: The Big Question For Davis – How Will We Change in 2019 and 2029?
Over the next nine to ten days, the year of 2018 will run its course. We have…
City Approves Contract with DCEA
(From Press Release) – The Davis City Council approved a four-year labor agreement with the Davis City…
City Agrees to New Contract with DCEA, Ending a Decade-Long Standoff
In early 2010, a Davis City Council led at the time by Mayor Ruth Asmundson voted to…
City to Look at Fire Standards of Cover
In December of 2017, the Davis Fire Department contracted with consultants from Fitch & Associates to perform…
