Commentary: Fiscal Caution Is the Right Approach
When the Vanguard was formed in 2006, one of the problems we cited in city governance was…
Cautious Council Asks Staff to Return with Additional Information on Broadband
The Davis City Council is moving forward with interest on the municipal broadband proposal, asking staff to…
My View: Council Looks to Change Pacifico, but Leaves Unanswered a Host of Questions
The council on Tuesday – faced with neighbors who wanted to demolish Pacifico and build a new…
Parents, Students and Community Leaders Come Before the Board Pushing for Ethnic Studies
Two weeks ago, Melissa Moreno spoke to the Davis School Board about the need for ethnic studies…
Council Moves Forward with RFP for Changes to Pacifico
Facing calls by a handful of neighbors to level Pacifico and rebuild from scratch, the council instead…
Council Approves Changes, Will Have Experts Come Up with Design Proposal on Mace
The Davis City Council passed two motions on Tuesday night with respect to Mace Boulevard – the…
Soroptimists Honor Partida with Ruby Award
(From Press Release) – Soroptimist International of Davis presented Gloria Partida with its club Ruby Award at…
Commentary: Parking, Fluoridation, Green Waste – What Davis Can’t Seem to Get Right
When I started the Vanguard – 13 years ago this coming July – I had the premise…
Council Finds Middle Ground Adding Paid Parking in Lots, but Not on Surface Streets
It turned out that none of the four members of the Davis City Council were ready to…
Council Unanimous in Support of Chiles Road Project, Affordable Housing Stream
In the end, neither the changes to the Affordable Housing ordinance, that enabled the council to approve…
Commentary: There Are Legitimate Problems at Pacifico, but Some of the Public Comments Were Inappropriate
There were legitimate complaints from people living in the area to be sure. But there was not an adequate distinction at times between the population its and the management (or lack there of) of the facility. Those should be treated as separate and distinct – and remedies should focus on better management of the population, not removing a vulnerable population from the area that has realistically no other place to go for valuable services.
Council Vows to Drastically Change Pacifico after Hearing Earful from Neighbors
The council heard more than an hour of public comment on Tuesday, mostly from neighbors and adjacent…
Commentary: Racism Continues to Lie Just Below the Surface
“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor…
Council Discusses Commercial Space Options and Next Steps
On Tuesday night, the city council heard staff’s presentation on available vacant commercially zoned properties in the…
2018 in Review: Women of Color Win in Davis
Back in August, the Vanguard ran a story featuring then Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida and candidates…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Bad News Ahead on the Housing Front?
An ominous article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend: “Development of market-rate housing in San…
Guest Commentary: We Must Address Inequality with Our Housing Policies
By Gloria Partida The current report commissioned by the city to evaluate the feasibility of integrated affordable…
Guest Commentary: Need to Examine Student Restraint Guidelines
By Gloria Partida On November 28th 13 year old Max Benson, who had a diagnosis of autism,…
Sunday Commentary: Who Benefits from the Davis Status Quo?
In recent weeks I have seen the terms “left” and “right” used at times to describe positions…
Council to Extend Interim Affordable Housing Ordinance; Will Look into Vertical Mixed-Use
The Davis City Council became the third entity in the last two weeks to look at the…
