Downtown Davis Cleanliness and Pathways to Employment
By Michael Bisch We are seeking downtown locations, on private property, to install “giving meters” that will…
Commentary: Can We Find a Solution to the Homeless Problem in Davis?
When we launched the idea of discussing the homeless situation in our Monthly Conclave series, the idea…
Sunday Commentary: Trackside Debate Illustrates Need for CASP Update
I have mixed feelings on the need to do a new General Plan. Or at least a…
Sunday Commentary: Ways to Solve the Homeless Problem in Davis
In a May commentary, Davis Mayor Robb Davis wrote, “We need to talk about our options and…
Sunday Commentary: What Should Davis Do about the Downtown?
This week a discussion and debate over the Davis Ace parking lot proposal became an entry point…
Commentary: What We Have Learned from the Parking Discussion
The appeal of the Davis Ace parking project led to one of the more unique occurrences on…
Commentary: Paid Parking Is the Gorilla in the Room
The comments by the Davis City Council regarding the proposed Davis Ace Project were instructive. They were…
It’s About Our Downtown, Not 15 Parking Spaces
By Joshua Chapman The Ace parking lot project on 3rd Street is coming before the Davis City…
Revisiting: What Is Missing in Downtown Davis?
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the Vanguard on October 30, 2014, and written by…
Staff Recommends Council Deny Appeal of Ace Hardware Decision
On May 10, the Davis Planning Commission approved a Conditional Use Permit for a parking lot with…
Downtown Vision and “Mini” Parking Craters
As the Davis community continues the conversation around creating a vision for our downtown, updating our Core…
Homelessness Situation: No Magic Bullet
The issue of homelessness is a vexing problem – not just for communities like Davis, but in…
Chamber Hosts Downtown Walkabout to Focus Attention on Homeless Issues in Downtown Davis
The Davis Chamber on Monday afternoon hosted a walkabout that focused on several locations that were areas…
City to Consider Environmentally Acceptable Food Packaging Ordinance
(From Press Release) – With the implementation of the organics program in July 2016, most waste items…
Loss of Whole Foods Creates Challenges and Opportunities for the Downtown
Last week’s announced closure of Whole Foods began a broader discussion on the issue of the downtown. …
Analysis: Loss of Whole Foods a Blow, but Does It Indicate a Broader Problem?
On Tuesday evening, the City’s Chief Innovation Officer, Diane Parro, presented to the council the results of…
My View: Do We Have a Great and Vibrant Downtown?
The city of Davis is taking on an update of the core area portion of the General…
Rejecting Draconian Measures, Council Narrows Focus on Dealing with Panhandling
The Davis City Council again heard concerns from residents and downtown property and business owners about the…
What Should the Council Do about Panhandling?
At tonight’s city council meeting, the council will once again be asked to give input to city…
Commentary: Five Things the Chamber Could Do to Change the City
People are frustrated in this community – at least the people who understand the challenges this community…
