By Rebecca Dawn Wu It is possible that very soon the United States Supreme Court will consider…
by Alan Pryor This author previously published an analysis of annual compensation and raises given to City…
The problem of double dipping into the pension system is a huge problem that the legislature and…
In 2008 during the Davis City Council elections, incumbent Councilmembers Don Saylor and Stephen Souza ran on…
After several years of rosy budget projections, the city, utilizing more robust modeling forecast projections, comes forward…
A growing view for solving Davis’ financial problems is to kick the can down the road and…
Submitted Anonymously through YoloLeaks Recently several articles have been published in the Vanguard discussing the increasing costs…
Mayor Robb Davis has reacted to an updated analysis by a city-contracted actuarial as “urgent.” Despite cost-containment…
By Jeff Boone Another name for a pension is a “Defined Benefit” (DB) retirement plan. DB plans provide a…
We live in a beautiful community that we cannot afford to pay for with existing revenues. We…
The following is the City Manager Dirk Brazil’s transmittal letter on the new budget which lays out…
I look at articles like Dan Carson’s (5/2, New City Staff Forecast Says Fiscal Year to End…
CalPERS contribution rates will rise more than nine percent, a move that experts project will cost state…
Back in late October and early November, State Controller John Chiang dropped a bit of a bombshell…
The Sacramento Bee’s editorial board this morning argues that Federal Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein’s “potentially groundbreaking ruling…
It will likely take some time to figure out the ramifications for cities like Davis, who are…
Dan Walters had an interesting column yesterday, writing that “Judge Christopher Klein has strongly hinted that he’s…
When the city approved the 2009-2010 MOUs, all of them included a revision to the Retiree Health…
Those counting on the improving economy and increased investment returns to cushion projected cost increases had better…
On Friday evening at 5 pm, the Davis City Council for the first time formally met to…
