My View: State of the City?
I was looking forward to hearing Robb Davis deliver the State of the City this year –…
My View: We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know
Earlier this week, the Vanguard evaluated claims by a couple of columnists with the local paper on…
Commentary: Where is the Leadership on Council?
In the past week I have had several pretty interesting conversations with members of the Davis City…
More Analysis on the Coming Pension Hit
Back in November, with respect to the hotel discussion, Dan Carson, a member of the Finance and…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Can We Think Big on Collaborating with University?
There is a nexus between the two stories we have been running in recent days – the…
My View: We Need to Stop Planning by Litigation
For some reason, there wasn’t as much attention given to the fact that, before the council even…
Commentary: Council Steps Up to Try to Meet Fiscal Challenge
On Tuesday night the Davis City Council did not take any votes, but it is clear that…
School Board Weekly Question 3: Budget Priorities through District Dollars
Every week until the election, we will have a question for the DJUSD School Board Candidates. We…
School Board Weekly Question 1: Challenges Facing the School District (Updated with Granda Answer)
Every week until the election, we will have a question for the DJUSD School Board Candidates. We…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Explaining School Funding and the Need for a Local Parcel Tax
Reading a letter to the editor, I find the writer illustrates that the school funding formulas are…
Analysis: Can We Cut Our Way to Prosperity?
In 2008, the Vanguard was ahead of the curve, warning of unsustainable spending practices by the city,…
Sunday Commentary: Where Land Use and Fiscal Clash, We Lose
On Wednesday, opponents of a proposed new hotel on Cowell Boulevard pushed back that the benefits of…
Assessing Our Strengths and Weaknesses As a Community
By Robb Davis Organizational strategic planning exercises often include a “SWOT” analysis analyzing Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and…
Commentary: Are We Fiddling While Rome Burns?
On Monday it was interesting to note that the Vanguard article on land use, which attempted to…
Sunday Commentary: Can We Forge Community Consensus to Solve Our Revenue Crisis?
We live in a beautiful community that we cannot afford to pay for with existing revenues. We…
Commentary: Why is Davis’ Sales Tax Per Capita So Low?
It comes as little surprise to the informed observer that Davis’ sales tax per capita is much…
My View: The Hope of the New
This week a new mayor, a new councilmember and a new mayor pro tem were sworn into…
My View: Mayor Wolk’s Legacy
This weekend Mayor Dan Wolk, now at the end of his tenure, offers a glimpse at his…
2016-17 Budget and Long-Term Projectionss
By Dan Carson (The following is a memo from Dan Carson to the Finance and Budget Commission….
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Council Carving Out One-Time Money for Capital Projects
The good news for the city is that the immediate budget picture has improved to the point…
