My View: Does Utility Tax Give Us Enough Assurance?
It has been more than a year since voters, by a margin of 58-42 percent, passed the…
My View: Is this a Budget to Celebrate?
This week, the Davis City Council approved the city’s 2015-16 budget. Let us be clear about one…
Council Will Approve the 2015-16 City Budget
There has been a lot of discussion on the longer range budget issues such as how the…
Letter: Quinn Made a Deal to Save DJUSD During Budget Crisis
By Laurie & Bob Rollins In Feb. of 2010, the district was suffering from budget cutbacks so…
Concerns Raised About the Budget Process
Elaine Roberts Musser on Tuesday addressed the Davis City Council during public comment of their budget discussion…
Commentary: The Case For Economic Development Is Stronger Than Ever
This is not the strongest economic recovery we have seen and at some point in the next…
Summary of Finance and Budget Commission Discussion of the Budget
By Jeff Miller and Dan Carson This summary was prepared by Jeff Miller and Dan Carson at…
Sunday Commentary: Council Needs To Be Ready to Make More Tough Choices on Budget
In June of 2014, the city was still facing an economic crisis and the voters stepped up…
Commentary: Not Opposed to Taxes, But We Need a Plan
As we noted yesterday, neither the city manager nor the majority of council members seems to be…
Analysis: Should City Really Preclude More Employee Concessions?
Monday night’s Finance and Budget Commission budget discussion got high marks from a number of people who…
Analysis: Re-worked Charts Show Precarious Nature of City Finances
Members of the city council were thankful that the for the first time in 13 years there…
Commentary: Council Needs Reminder That Taxes Were Supposed to Be Temporary
On May 18 of 2014, Councilmembers Lucas Frerichs and Brett Lee joined Elaine Roberts Musser, Dan Carson…
Mayor’s Corner: Things Are Looking Up
by Dan Wolk Our community budget for fiscal year 2015-16 was introduced on Tuesday. Among other things,…
Police Department Looks to Change Recruitment Strategy
The Davis Police Department faces a continual challenge in recruiting new police officers. In the second of…
City Budget Proposal a Good Starting Point But Raises Some Technical Issues
By Dan Carson The city’s Finance and Budget Commission will be vetting the 2015-16 budget proposal at…
Council Talks About Taxes and Reserve in Opening Budget Discussion
In 2014, the voters of Davis approved a sales tax measure that at the time was deemed…
Commentary: Economic Development ‘The Davis Way’
I recently read an op-ed in the local paper by James Zanetto and Judy Corbett, which argued…
Vanguard Commentary: Equalizing Pay for Police and Fire
In 2009, in one of the most widely read articles on the old Vanguard site, we ran…
Monday Morning Thoughts: City Fiscal Condition Remains Precarious
As we noted in yesterday’s article, the city’s projected budget forecast has good news and bad news….
Are We Out of the Woods on the City Fiscal Crisis?
It is hard to imagine that a little over a year ago, the city council and city…
