Guest Commentary: Effects of Excessive Increases in City of Davis Employee Compensation from 2011 to 2021 on the City’s Ongoing Budget Crisis
Part 1 – Our City Councilmembers are Drinking Like Sailors Again…And They’re Spending your Money! by Alan…
Part 1 – Our City Councilmembers are Drinking Like Sailors Again…And They’re Spending your Money! by Alan…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – DiSC failed for a second time last week…
by Alan Pryor This author previously published an analysis of annual compensation and raises given to City…
by Matt Williams On Friday the Vanguard ran an article that began by making the following statement,…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I hear it a lot, people love the…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As we have reported in the past, the…
By David M. Greenwald This week the city council approved the acquisition of the ladder truck—but I…
By David M. Greenwald As we move into 2021, what are we going to be talking about…
by Alan Pryor The actual average increase in total annual compensation (Pay and Benefits) for City…
The ballot measure that went as expected was Measure Q—in fact, overwhelmingly so. Measure Q kept the…
The city kept the survey hidden from the public until it was presented on Tuesday night. Once…
2019-20 City Budget Funds Public Safety Measures, Transportation Infrastructure Improvements and Customer Service Technology Upgrades June 18,…
As we prepare once again to search for a new city manager, once again it seems we…
When the city of Davis faced a $5 million a year structural deficit in 2014, the council…
After several years of rosy budget projections, the city, utilizing more robust modeling forecast projections, comes forward…
In yesterday’s column, I wrote that the problem is that the action taken on Tuesday regarding certifying…
In the aftermath of the defeat of the Nishi project, the Vanguard has sought to continue a…
It is perhaps easy to forget the world of 2008. It was just seven years ago that…
When the City of Davis hired City Manager Dirk Brazil, he made the decision to bring in…
Davis Downtown is proud to announce the release of the video from the 2014 Davis Downtown Candidate…