Davis Downtown Names Dirk Brazil as Interim Executive Director
Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – Former Davis City Manager Dirk Brazil was been named interim…
Analysis: How the Picnic Day Incident Completely Changed the City of Davis
We are coming up on the one year anniversary of the resolution of the Picnic Day criminal…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A New Beginning – The Start of the Mike Webb Era
In April of 2014, the Steve Pinkerton era ended with a bang as a contingent of city…
Commentary: Mike Webb an Easy Call for the Council
In 2006 when the Davis City Council abruptly fired City Manager Jim Antonen, they quickly named long-time…
Commentary: Next City Manager Must Right City’s Fiscal Ship, Find Way Forward for Economic Development
Following yesterday’s column, the Vanguard received some important feedback on the fiscal state of the city. One…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Two Years of Ignoring Fiscal Challenges Were Costly
As we prepare once again to search for a new city manager, once again it seems we…
Commentary: Thoughts on the Departure of Dirk Brazil and the Needs of the City Going Forward
The statement this week that City Manager Dirk Brazil had announced his retirement, effective January 8, 2018,…
DWR to Sell to Recology in October – City Refuses to Waive Right of First Refusal
The Vanguard has received correspondence between Davis Waste Removal and the City of Davis indicating that the…
Davis Hires a New Fire Chief
Back in February, UC Davis announced that it had given the city of Davis notice that that…
Council to Look at Police Oversight System in July
The Davis City Council will be looking at two separate issues on police oversight. Questions and concerns…
Commentary: The Community Needs to Know What Happened
On Tuesday night, about 24 people came to public comment to speak about their concerns about what…
Five Questions with Mayor Robb Davis
This week the Vanguard sent out the same five questions to all five of the Davis City…
UC Davis Ends Shared Management of the Fire Department
In a move likely to reverberate in many ways in the city, on Wednesday UC Davis announced…
Commentary: State of the City Address Had Strengths and Weaknesses
The Davis Chamber had a new format for their event, with Mayor Robb Davis giving the main…
Mayor Lays Out City Challenges in State of the City Address
While it was a new format and there were some differences of opinion, Mayor Robb Davis laid…
My View: State of the City?
I was looking forward to hearing Robb Davis deliver the State of the City this year –…
Commentary: City Needs to Change Planning Staff Dynamics – and Fast
Wednesday night brought another avoidable debacle from the city’s planning staff. We will get into some of…
Sunday Commentary: City’s Economic Development Is Crumbling
A month ago we warned that “Cascading System’s Failure in Planning May Doom Economic Development in Davis”…
Council Says It Supports Shared Management but Votes to Study It Further
The Davis City Council on Tuesday declared its support for the continuation of shared management of the…
Mayor Wolk Re-Opens the Fire Issue
Despite continued data showing that fire service has improved under Shared Management, Boundary Drop, and staffing changes,…
