Davis Downtown Holds Latest Candidates Forum – Round 1
On Wednesday evening, the Davis Downtown held their candidates forum, attended by all nine candidates. The forum…
Guest Commentary: Priorities for the Davis Downtown
By Ezra Beeman My key priorities for the Davis Downtown excluding addressing anti-social behavior are: Neighborhood preservation…
Guest Commentary: Parking Shmarking!! Accessing Downtown.
by Todd Edelman Yesterday the Davis Vanguard asked the nine candidates for City Council: “The city of…
Council Candidate Weekly Question: Davis Downtown
This is the fourth of the Vanguard’s series of 11 questions. Every Monday until the week before…
A Dispensary Pushes Back against City Staff Ranking
The Vanguard noted in yesterday’s article that city staff heavily weighed opposition from neighbors against applications for…
Commentary: Should the Downtown Be the Location for Dispensaries?
This weekend, we inaccurately reported that the Planning Commission would approve up to four Conditional Use Permits…
Planning Commission to Approve up to Four Conditional Use Permits for Cannabis Retail Business
The second of a two-part meeting with take next Wednesday as the Planning Commission is set to…
City Council Candidates Meet for CivEnergy Forum – Question 1
It was a packed house on Sunday afternoon to get the first big chance to see all…
Commentary: Should the Council Address the Downtown Restroom Situation in Isolation?
It has been pretty obvious for a long time that we have needed public restrooms in the…
Council Set to Tackle Three Homeless Related Issues
On Tuesday the council in separate items is set to address three key components of its policies…
Sunday Commentary: Will Dispensaries in the Downtown Lead to Revitalized Business or More Parking Impacts?
My view: This is probably more about the type of business, but the arguments against the businesses…
Guest Commentary: Creating a Vibrant Downtown
By Robb Davis Public health practitioners have developed “proximate determinants” models for key health outcomes to focus…
My View: Turning Our Attention to the Core Area Specific Plan
It is with a sense of relief that we can now move on from Trackside. The Trackside…
Council Asked to Implement Paid Parking Plan
The council on Tuesday will be asked to address paid parking downtown, as a continuation of the…
Complaints about the Homeless Aired at Chamber Forum
The Davis Chamber hosted a 10-person forum on Tuesday at the Vet’s Memorial with a number of…
Systemic Injustice – The Davis Disconnect
by Mark West “Social justice is the concept of fair and just relation between the individual…
Mayor Pro Tem on the Core Area Specific Plan
“(T)he zoning is the zoning until the city council changes the zoning. Sometimes we feel that there’s…
Letter: Thoughts on Parking and the Davis Downtown
By Jason Taormino The Davis Vanguard is hosting an important forum this evening on Downtown Davis. I…
Sunday Commentary: What Do Trackside and Davis Ace Have in Common?
Back in June there was a lengthy discussion over a proposed parking project by Davis Ace Hardware. …
Pathways to Employment Another Possible Solution to the Homeless Problem
Last Wednesday, Bill Pride from Davis Community Meals came to speak at the Vanguard Conclave and talked…