Council to Discuss and Formulate 2020 Goals and Focus Items
Back in September 2018, the Davis City Council met to discuss overall goals for the 2018-20 legislative…
Commentary: Council Declares Fiscal Emergency, but Have They Done Enough on the Fiscal Front?
Last week the council drew rare regional headlines by declaring a fiscal emergency. But for the most…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis without Intervention
Yesterday the Vanguard ran two separated but really related articles – the first expressed commentary on a…
Commentary: Five Problems Our Council Needs to Address This Term
The last Davis City Council needs more credit than they have received so far. Maybe it was…
Council Weekly Questions: Cost Containment
This is the second of the Vanguard’s series of 11 questions. Answers are limited to 250 words….
Analysis: What Should the Council Do on Revenue Measure?
The specter of organized opposition figures to make what might have already been a tough task even…
My View: The Bottom Line Is Davis Is Not Sustainable
Over the years, those who have supported growth in Davis have always argued that Davis was going…
Commentary: Council Must Address and Commit to Cost Containment
The Vanguard readers have been focused on the issue of fairness of the proposed tax, now that…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Are Davis Residents Heeding the Warnings?
The Vanguard has spent ten years warning the community about the shortcomings of the budget. In a…
Five Questions with Mayor Robb Davis
This week the Vanguard sent out the same five questions to all five of the Davis City…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Commitment to Cost Containment Must Accompany Revenue Measure
Had the council not postponed its March 7 meeting until March 14, the council would have been…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why an All-Cuts Approach Won’t Work for Davis
The fiscal news for the city continues to remain tenuous at best. This past week, some have…
City of Davis Employee Compensation – The 800 lb. Gorilla in the Budget Room
Submitted anonymously to Yololeaks In a recent article in the Vanguard, Mayor Robb Davis discussed the need…
Commentary: Getting Serious about the Budget Again
For several years, the most burning issue in Davis was getting the budget in order. Indeed, from…
Guest Sunday Commentary: Containing City Costs
by Robb Davis Late last August I presented a “SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis for our…
