Council Backs Renewal of Measure J/R without Major Changes
If there is to be a discussion on the renewal of Measure J, it will have to…
Commentary: The Hole Grows Deeper – Five Mayors Speak Out
As a long time political observer, I cringe when, time after time, government bodies and elected officials…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why is the Council Majority Blind On BrightNight?
For the life of me I never really understood the decision by the council to approve the…
Sunday Commentary: Lee and Carson Explain BrightNight from Their Perspective
Over the last two council meetings, as many as 40 different people have spoken during public comment—expanding…
Council Leery of Fiscal Costs, Moves Forward on Long-Range Planning of Sports Parks
Council acknowledged it was a strange item to take up in the middle of the slowdown due…
Commentary: Why Are We Rushing Aggie Research Campus?
Answer: I don’t believe that we are. Opponents of the Aggie Research Campus have found some fellow…
City Announces Nishi Development Appeal Withdrawn; Ruling in Favor of City Stands
The city has formally announced what the Vanguard reported two weeks ago—the appeal of the Yolo Superior…
Councilmember Carson Talks about the COVID-19 Crisis
Councilmember Dan Carson is the latest of the city council to speak with the Vanguard about the…
Individual Councilmembers Not Supportive of Limiting Council Meetings to COVID-19 Emergency-Only Items
At the onset to Tuesday’s meeting, four individuals during public comment pushed for the council to consider…
Council Passes Emergency Eviction Moratorium and Economic Relief Measures
(From Press Release – City of Davis) – The City of Davis announced today that the…
Council to Take Up Urgency Ordinance Regulating Evictions
On Tuesday, the Davis City Council took up the issue of an ordinance to prevent evictions during…
Council Declares Emergency, Plans for Contingencies in Coronavirus Outbreak
In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to declare a state of…
Council Delays Urgency Ordinance Preventing Evictions
An ordinance that would prevent evictions during the coronavirus pandemic was delayed for a week by council…
Council Approves Four Fixed Cameras but Not License Plate Readers
The Police Advisory Commission (PAC) opposed the use of fixed cameras, all seven members of the public…
Sunday Commentary: Staff Pushing for New Cameras over Objections from Police Accountability Commission
Back in December, I wrote a commentary questioning the sacrifice of privacy in favor of surveillance, the…
Carson Discusses Measure Q, City Financial Outlook
The ballot measure that went as expected was Measure Q—in fact, overwhelmingly so. Measure Q kept the…
FBC Chair: We Need to Make the Citizens of Davis Very Aware of Exactly How Large These Liabilities Are
Commission Talks about How to Address City Deficit, among Other Topics, in Joint Meeting with Council The…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Missed Opportunities for City on Sales Tax
All indications are that Measure Q will cruise to victory on March 3. There is not even…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Chickens Have Come Home on Our Roads
I was driving someone from out of the area a few weeks ago – a guest who…
Nishi Delayed Yet Again as City Has to Fight Appeal
Housing for over 2000 students next to the UC Davis campus has been delayed yet again, as…