Student Opinion: Environmental Effects of Public Transit in L.A and How to Fix It
By Aidan Rubel LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles is a city notorious for its bad traffic, and…
Davis City Council To Consider 2022 Legislative Agenda – Including Infrastructure, Affordable Housing and Crisis Now Funding
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Back in 2019, the Davis City Council adopted…
Monday Morning Views: The Need for Balance in Economic Development
I caught an interesting side discussion over the weekend between two of our commenters. One of them…
Sunday Commentary: Davis’ Fiscal Emergency
When the city polled residents, the vast majority of those residents were willing to back a renewal…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Fiscal Picture No Brighter for the City
Last week the city had its first budget presentation for the 2019-20 budget. Past analysis has shown…
Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?
At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has…
Aguiar-Curry Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Boost Local Investments in Infrastructure and Affordable Housing
(From Press Release) – Today, Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D – Winters) and several of her Assembly colleagues introduced…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis?
This spring I unwittingly took a tour of other communities as my daughter seemed to alternate between…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Biggest Challenges for the Next Council
As I stated this past weekend, I believe the current council from 2016 to 2018 has been…
Analysis: What Should the Council Do on Revenue Measure?
The specter of organized opposition figures to make what might have already been a tough task even…
Sunday Commentary: People Gearing Up to Defeat Tax Measure?
Last night as I was home and relaxing I got a string of text messages railing against…
Council Refines Revenue Measure, but Not Ready to Approve It
The Davis City Council is not waiting till the midnight hour to put a revenue measure on…
Commentary: Council Should Consider Not Polling on Revenue Measure
This column goes against my instincts both as a former political scientist and someone who has worked…
Commentary: Next City Manager Must Right City’s Fiscal Ship, Find Way Forward for Economic Development
Following yesterday’s column, the Vanguard received some important feedback on the fiscal state of the city. One…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Two Years of Ignoring Fiscal Challenges Were Costly
As we prepare once again to search for a new city manager, once again it seems we…
Commentary: Once Again City Eyes Should Turn to MRIC Tonight
The discussion over the last week and a half about teacher salaries comes with a sharp and…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Are Davis Residents Heeding the Warnings?
The Vanguard has spent ten years warning the community about the shortcomings of the budget. In a…
Guest Commentary: Boiling the Frog
by Michael Bisch (Editor’s note: The following ran in April 2014 and is re-published by request of…
My View: Tax Discussion Missing Critical Context
The council had their first discussion this year about taxes and there is already pushback. Part of…
Council to Consider Possible Tax Measures for 2018
The city’s current long range budget forecast shows an annual shortfall of $7.8 million in terms of…
