A Look at the City’s Sales Tax Revenue History
There have been repeated requests from the city to provide sales tax data. We present the data…
Vanguard Analysis: City Modifies Retiree Medical Vesting Plan
When the city approved the 2009-2010 MOUs, all of them included a revision to the Retiree Health…
Judge Backs City on Final Water Rate Ruling
Despite the lengthy process for re-arguing the water rates case in lieu of Judge Dan Maguire’s January…
The Electric Grid and the Requirements to Manage It Are Changing
by Matt Williams In his article on Friday, Mark Braly ended with the following paragraph. The Davis…
Council Takes Stand on Crude Oil Transport by Rail
by Michelle Millet Last Tuesday Mike Webb, Director of Community Development & Sustainability, presented a status update to council…
Is the End Near for Big, Centralized Investor-owned Utilities?
by Mark Braly The Davis City Council has reopened the question of a Davis-owned municipal electric utility…
Another Unjustified Sales Tax
By Jose Granda and Thomas Randall No sooner the Davis School District put to sleep the parcel…
Sunday Commentary: Opposition to Sales Tax Didn’t Do Their Homework
I read the opposition’s argument against the sales tax measure, and I have to say, I liked…
Ballot Arguments Submitted on Sales Tax
Friday was the filing deadline for the ballot initiatives. The major races that the Vanguard is covering…
City Prepares for Implementation of Single-Use Bag Ordinance
by Michelle Millet On November 12 of last year city council passed an ordinance that regulates the…
The Next 10 Years
by Rob White I was recently reading an article by Brian Solis, Principal Analyst at the Altimeter…
Vanguard Analysis: Should Voters Trust the Council with More Money?
This is a core question that Rich Rifkin poses today in his biweekly Davis Enterprise column and…
Affordable Housing Advocates Once Again Protest Changes to City’s Ordinance
Once again affordable housing advocates came out in opposition to the city’s policy that would allow accessory…
City Seeks Additional Feedback on East Covell Corridor Plan
The city has been conducting outreach for an East Covell Corridor Plan (ECCP) which will be “taking…
Sunday Commentary: Council’s Continued Failure to Invest in Roadways
And Why Sales Tax Won’t Fix It – Nearly two weeks ago, in a decision that occurred…
Study Shows Benefits of Plastic Bag Bans As Davis’ Ban is Set to Start July 1
The city of Davis has put out a single-use carryout bag ordinance page in advance of the…
CalPERS Rate Hike Will Hit Cities Like Davis Again
Those counting on the improving economy and increased investment returns to cushion projected cost increases had better…
City to Look for External Candidate For City Manager
On Friday evening at 5 pm, the Davis City Council for the first time formally met to…
Budget Discussion on Davisville Radio
On Sunday, Bill Buchanan hosted the Davis Vanguard‘s David Greenwald on his KDRT radio show, “Davisville.” We…
Analysis: Teachers Agree to Pay Increase, But Big Issues Still Remain
Firefighters Starting Salary Higher Than Teachers Ending Salary – Late last week, Assistant Superintendent Matt Best and…
