Mayor’s Corner: Affordable Housing and the Arts Alliance
(Editor’s note: This month, Dan Wolk writes, “For this week’s column, I’ve asked my friend and colleague,…
Divided Council Approves CFD For Cannery
It was a divide along similar lines to the divide on the initial Cannery vote, with council…
Local Leaders Celebrate Money From Low Interest Loans
(from press release) Elation. That’s how Woodland City Manager Paul Navazio described his feelings upon receiving, hand-carrying…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Mayors For Freedom to Marry; CFDs and Parcel Taxes; Innovative Communities
Will Davis Join Mayors for Freedom to Marry? According to the staff report, Mayor Wolk received a…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Economic Present and Future in Davis
A piece written in the local paper this week got me thinking about the economic development landscape…
Davis Offers Students a Summer Meal Program
Yesterday’s article posted from Jamie Nash offered a number of ways to promote afterschool and summer meal…
Council Unanimously Backs Staff Report, Pushes For Six-Unit Paso Fino Development
In a rare show of unity on a contentious issue, in the end, the neighbors, the community…
Ways That Cities Can Promote After School and Summer Meal Programs
In response to Mayor Dan Wolk’s healthy children’s initiative, the Vanguard called on the city and other…
Council to Form Subcommittee on Innovation Parks and Community Choice EnergyAdvisory Committee
Two of the critical issues facing the council are the handling of the innovation parks and Nishi,…
Commentary: Measure R is Not THE Barrier to Development in Davis
Last summer we argued that Measure J’s impact on housing and development in Davis was overstated. The…
Mayor’s Corner: Let’s Renew Davis Together
by Dan Wolk For this month’s “Mayor’s Corner,” I wanted to share with you what I discussed…
Belated Monday Morning Thoughts: Refining the Nishi Proposal
Nishi getting National Attention “Watch out Sacramento – Davis, Calif., is growing,” Govtech warns in a recent…
Analysis: Should We Wait on Nishi for UCD Decisions on Connectivity?
On Sunday, we noted that when the Housing Element Steering Committee ranked potential housing sites, they listed…
Council Pushes Nishi Forward, Concerned About Three Innovation Parks
On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council unanimously moved Nishi forward and authorized the staff to move…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The First City Council Meeting for 2015
Tuesday night will mark the first City Council meeting of 2015. Last week Dan Wolk gave his…
Commentary: Mayor Strikes Careful Balance Recasting Challenges as Opportunity
One of the biggest questions we had was what would a Mayor Dan Wolk term look like…
Mayor Wolk Calls State of the City “Very Strong”
Mayor Dan Wolk on Tuesday afternoon delivered his first State of the City address as Mayor of…
Analysis: Which Way Does the Council Go with Compensation, Budget Issues?
One of the more interesting questions for 2015 is what direction we should go on employee compensation…
Commentary: Backsliding Into 2015, Biggest Local Concerns Going Forward
New Year’s Day is a time of rebirth, where we remember the past year and prepare for…
Looking Ahead: Ten Key Issues for 2015
We can look back at 2014 as bringing us some surprising happenings on the local scene. Who…
