Monday Morning Thoughts: URP Game Changer on the Hotel Issue Too?
A week ago if you have asked me about the hotel issue, the calculation was simple. The…
My View: Economic Development in Davis Gets a New Jolt
Things were looking rather bleak on the economic development front just a month ago, but that has…
Will Residence Inn Get to LEED Status?
There will be two hotel proposals on Tuesday’s agenda and, unlike its counterpart the Hyatt House, the…
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…
Sunday Commentary: Optimism Gives Way to Challenging Times for the City
This week in a column that urged the city to recommit to an Economic Development Strategy, we…
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: A Bittersweet Reminder of What Could Have Been
When Sierra Energy announced during the Nishi campaign that they would collaborate to facilitate the construction of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What Should UC Davis Do?
A few years ago UC Davis seemed to be a power on the rise. Chancellor Linda Katehi…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Woodland Takes Advantage of Davis’ Shortcomings
Over the summer, the Vanguard reported that the Davis Innovation Center, which officially “paused” its development process…
Sunday Commentary: How Can Davis Restore Its Retail Base?
As the city of Davis looks to generate revenue to pay for unfunded infrastructure and to continue…
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…
Guest Commentary: New Ownership Brings Changes to the Downtown
By Jason Taormino The Davis Chamber welcomes Browman Development to Davis and we are pleased they chose…
Sunday Commentary: The Davis Dilemma
The Hyatt House hotel is only the most recent example of the difficulty of doing infill in…
Sunday Commentary: Can We Forge Community Consensus to Solve Our Revenue Crisis?
We live in a beautiful community that we cannot afford to pay for with existing revenues. We…
My View: No Easy Answers for City Revenue
Bottom Line: To Remain The Community We Love, We Must Give a Little, On Something San Luis…
A Tale of Two Cities on Sales Tax
Last week, the Vanguard presented data on per capita retail revenue, and it was not completely surprising…
Commentary: What Can We Do to Close the Revenue Gap?
Yesterday’s article, that showed Davis lagging well behind both regional comparable cities as well as other college…
Davis Roots Draws in Psynthesys from Bay Area
(From press release) – Davis-based startup incubator Davis Roots is proud to announce that a new medical…
Analysis: Davis Lags in Per Capita Retail Sales
As we noted earlier this week, Davis, probably not surprisingly, is near the bottom in terms of…
Commentary: Why is Davis’ Sales Tax Per Capita So Low?
It comes as little surprise to the informed observer that Davis’ sales tax per capita is much…