Cal Supreme Court Adopts Split Ruling on Santa Monica Case with Implications for District Elections
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor On Thursday, in a much-anticipated court decision that could have broad…
Commentary: Davis Should Eliminate District Elections but Should Wait for Supreme Court Ruling on Santa Monica before Doing So
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A recent letter to the Enterprise by Matt…
My View: District Elections and Dillan Horton
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On the local front, there was an interesting…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Should the City Take a Chance and Roll Back to At-Large Elections?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Davis is going to have a special election…
Commentary: Politics is Dirty – Deal with It?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I have seen some recent letters lamenting dirty…
Sunday Commentary: Will District Elections Mean More Campaign Attacks?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Unintended consequences. When Davis was forced to move…
Commentary: While We’re at It – Let’s Make It Absurd
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When former County Supervisor Matt Rexroad threatened to…
Davis Releases Draft Maps for 2022 Redistricting
By Vanguard Staff Davis, CA – The city of Davis has released two draft maps that the…
Council to Lay Out Redistricting Process
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It seems like the city of Davis just…
Commentary: Coming Around to Choice Voting…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I was wrong. I thought that district elections…
Commentary: Changing My Mind on District Elections
By David M. Greenwald I was one of the few people in this community that was not…
Commentary: Being Mayor Used to Mean Something
In general, I have been one of the few that has been supportive of the city move…
Vanguard ASUCD Podcast, Episode 1 – UC Path, Payroll Scandal
The Vanguard meets with Adam Hatefi and Francois Kaeplin of ASUCD and discusses the problems with UC…
Commentary: What Is a Mayor Anyway?
Who knew that the last piece of the complex districting puzzle would be the selection of the…
Commentary: Guiding Principles – the Good, the Bad, and the Missing
Councilmember Dan Carson did the community a good service by laying out his proposal for Guiding Principles…
Commentary: Even at Five Districts, Change Could Be on the Way for Davis
In a recent column, columnist Bob Dunning argues that the district elections solution “only makes things worse.” …
Sunday Commentary: A Will Arnold Campaign Could Make for a Very Eventful 2020
The conventional wisdom around Davis has been speculation about the three sitting councilmembers up for election in…
Commentary: What We Learned about District Elections Last Night
It was a 3-2 vote that turned out not to be a vote at all because, once…
Partida Flips on District Elections to Push Five Districts by Narrow Margin
Two weeks ago Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida indicated her support for seven districts, setting up Mayor…
Guest Commentary: District and Incumbents
by Alan C. Miller I expected someone to analyze the districts in each scenario relative where the…
