Transitions – New Leadership Creates Opportunities
by Rob White As the City moves forward on finding the next City Manager, there have been…
Analysis: Why Didn’t the City Poll on Innovation Parks?
In retrospect, given that the city had already sent out its RFEI (Request for Expressions of Interest)…
Commentary: The Biggest Challenge the City Faces?
With all of the complaints about the city using public resources to fund a poll, the poll…
My View: The Courage to Kill a Bad Proposed Innovation Park
A lot of people have talked about a concept of demolition by neglect, where there are buildings…
Commentary: Katehi Cannot Explain Away World Food Center, Third Campus
On Tuesday at the Davis Chamber’s lunch, the presence of UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi may have…
Proposed Davis Innovation Center (Video)
Last week, developers from the Davis Innovation Center came to the community chambers to provide an overview…
Commentary: The Choices Ahead For Davis
On Saturday, Rob White and I wrote what were really inadvertent companion pieces – even though we…
Striking a Balance
By Rob White In the time that I have been working in Davis (about a year and…
Creating a Positive Image of Davis
by Rob White An article titled “Rancho Cordova Looks Into Innovation Center Idea” ran in the Sacramento…
Davis Innovation Center Outreach Meeting on August 28
The Davis Innovation Center team has scheduled several meetings in the next few weeks to seek community…
Mayor’s Corner
by Dan Wolk This is the first installment of a monthly column I am calling the “Mayor’s…
Council Emerges From Break with a Lot of Work to Do
One might excuse newly-installed Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis if he feels like he’s on a roller…
New Chamber Director Talks to the Vanguard
It has been only a week since the announcement that the Davis Chamber had hired Matt Yancey…
Join the Conversation on Nishi-Gateway – Part Three
The City of Davis is asking the public to participate in a community based planning process for…
My View: We May Need to Reconsider Pool Funding
The city has thus far refused to acknowledge this publicly, but the Vanguard has it on two…
Join the Conversation on Nishi-Gateway – Part Two
The City of Davis is asking the public to participate in a community based planning process for…
What is the City’s Role in Economic Development?
by Rob White Over the past few weeks there has been an ongoing dialogue about the significant…
Join the Conversation on Nishi-Gateway
The City of Davis is asking the public to participate in a community based planning process for…
Sunday Commentary: Chamber Hits A Home Run With New CEO Hire
It was not that long ago, when it became clear that Kemble Pope would be stepping down…
Sunday Commentary: Lessons on Media Relations Needed?
This week we have been trying to lay out ways to engage the public on economic development….
