Commentary: The City Is Still in Fiscal Peril, but It Can Make Changes to Public Safety Fairly Easily
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As we have reported in the past, the…
Commentary: Council, Community with a Big Decision To Make
Tonight the Davis City Council will not make the final decision on what to do about a…
Commentary: Schools and City Face the Cost of Deferring
The city council on Tuesday and the school board in the coming weeks and months will face…
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…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Will Transportation Bill Help Davis?
The big news was last week the Senate and Assembly passed SB 1, a $5.2 billion annual…
Sunday Commentary: Davis Needs to Wake Up If It Wants This Place to Remain Great
A growing view for solving Davis’ financial problems is to kick the can down the road and…
My View: We Don’t Need Radical Change, but We Do Need to Break Paralysis
Contrary to some, I don’t see Davis in a renaissance, I see it in a slow and…
Commentary: Count Me Off the Renewal Bus
At Dan Wolk’s State of the City Address in early January, and again in his most recent…
My View: The Public is Not Aware of Fiscal Challenges For the City
Yesterday’s commentary noted that the city’s messaging on the road congestion missed a critical opportunity to inform…
Commentary: Why Do We Continually Miss the Opportunity on Roads?
Those of you who have been long-time readers of the Vanguard know that we have been hammering…
My View: Road Repair is a Necessary Inconvenience
The city has been getting an earful of complaints about the road construction. I get it that…
Commentary: Top Issue and Most Elusive Goal in This Community is Fiscal Sustainability
This is probably not a fair indictment, but in the last 12 to 18 months, it seems…
Analysis: Should Davis Count on Help for Roads?
Last week, Dan Carson reported in the Vanguard, “For the first time in decades, there is a…
Council Makes Move to Separate Sports Parks, Pool from Tax Discussion
At least two dozen people spoke on Tuesday at public comment. As expected, many were members of…
My View: Is this a Budget to Celebrate?
This week, the Davis City Council approved the city’s 2015-16 budget. Let us be clear about one…
Analysis: Gloves Come Off in Debate Over City Manager
Last week, we noted and analyzed Rich Rifkin’s column, “Davis City Manager Fails to Lead” (6/24) where…
Monday Morning Thoughts: City Will Finally Have Its Building and Park Facilities Assessment
For a long time, the Davis City Council has had a ballpark estimate for how much it…
Are We Out of the Woods on the City Fiscal Crisis?
It is hard to imagine that a little over a year ago, the city council and city…
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…
