Where Do We End Up?
by Rob White Over the last few weeks I have been doing a lot of serious reflection…
Sunday Commentary: Why Rail Relocation Makes Sense For Davis
In his weekly column last Thursday, City of Davis Chief Innovation Officer Rob White discussed the issue…
Why is Davis Working on Yolo Freight Rail Relocation?
by Rob White Yesterday, it was announced that a federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant will be…
Analysis: Mars Donates $40M to WFC; Marrone in Deep Trouble
UC Davis, through its World Food Center, and Mars, Inc. (the candy manufacturer) announced on Wednesday that…
City Receives Grant for Rail Relocation Study
There has been a lot of talk in the past year or so about the possibility of…
The Opportunity is Ours
By Doby Fleeman Even as a relatively new member of a family with 100-plus-year-old roots in the…
Sunday Commentary: City Budget Could Become Greatest Threat to Open Space, Environment
For the past several weeks, I have been reading about concerns that people have regarding city greenbelts…
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…