Davisville, Nov. 11, 2024: Deciding What Davis Citizen Commissions Should Talk About | KDRT 95.7FM Davis
On Monday, the Davis community radio station KDRT began airing an half-hour radio program by local journalist…
Guest Commentary: Commissions Pushing Back on Chapman-Vaitla Plan
This fall, Davis Mayor Josh Chapman and Councilmember Bapu Vaitla asked our city commissioners for feedback on…
Analysis: A Look at the Sales Tax Forum – Measure Q
Measure Q will be on the ballot in November, asking Davis voters whether to increase their sales…
Guest Commentary: New Plan to Micromanage City Commissions Isn’t Good Government (Or Legal)
Mayor Josh Chapman and Councilmember Bapu Vaitla recently began asking city commissioners for feedback on a proposal…
Davis Still Recruiting for More Advisory Commissions
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city of Davis announced on Wednesday that…
Guest Commentary: UPDATE ON COMMISSION MERGER ISSUE 4/14-24
By Elaine Roberts Musser Finally the City of Davis commission merger issue is being brought back to…
Guest Commentary: Analysis of Vaitla’s Statements in Davis Enterprise Article on Merging Commissions
By Elaine Roberts Musser If you parse through Councilmember Vaitla’s statements appearing in the Davis Enterprise, it…
Council Passes New Water Rates, Will It be Good Enough to Satisfy Critics?
The council quickly passed the staff recommendation to “Accept the Water Rate Cost of Service Study prepared…
Analysis: Conventional Rate Structures Punish Low End Users
We have heard much about the inadequacies of CBFR. The look-back is considered unfair. The public does…
Sunday Commentary: Predictable Ending for URAC Process, Council Has to Decide
The result was almost inevitable as the council asked the URAC (Utility Rate Advisory Committee) to do…
URAC Member Explains His Thoughts on Water Rates
by Richard McCann originally posted here The URAC could not agree on a recommendation to the Davis…
URAC Cannot Come to Decision; Punts Water Rates Back to Council
Ironically for critics of the council pushing the rate setting discussion to the Utility Rate Advisory Committee…
CBFR Dead, But Council Leaves it to URAC to Determine Rate Recommendation
On Tuesday, the Davis City Council considered narrowing the scope of discussion for the URAC, but ultimately…
