Commentary: What Should the City’s Economic Development Strategy Be?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Yesterday as part of our weekly series of…
Vanguard Weekly Council Question: Week 6 – Economic Development
In May, there will be a special election to fill the vacancy in the 3rd District left…
Sunday Commentary: Yeah, Yeah, Wash, Wash, Repeat, but the Problem Remains
By David M. Greenwald As we move into 2021, what are we going to be talking about…
Sunday Commentary: No Need to Reinvent the Wheel on Economic Development, We Already Have the Plan
In the weeks that have followed the June election, the Vanguard has met with pretty much the…
Commentary: On the Need for Economic Development
Critics who have put arguments forward such as the notion that relying on a single project to…
Monday Morning Thoughts: We Need A Workable Economic Development Vision
It has been nearly four years since the concept of an innovation or research park has become…
Five Things the Council Should Do by the Start of 2017
With the council elections and now the national elections over, it is time for the Davis City…
Commentary: City Needs to Recommit to Economic Development Strategy
When Sierra Energy sent their press release out early on Monday, I’m sure they weren’t thinking that…
Commentary: What Disappointing End to MRIC Means for Big Picture of Economic Development in Davis
In the spring of 2014, Davis had three projects on the front burner to create the space…
Commentary: Can We Grow Our Way out of Our Problems?
I got the idea for this column from a number of conversations I have had over the…
Commentary: Economic Development ‘The Davis Way’
I recently read an op-ed in the local paper by James Zanetto and Judy Corbett, which argued…
Commentary: Is the City Committed to Economic Development?
Reading John Meyer’s very brief excerpt on economic development from his broader report on the city of…