Commentary: Residential and Mixed Use Seem to Be the Direction for Downtown – but Will the Community Back It?
What we saw emerge on Tuesday night with the first check in by the council on the…
Council Listens to Update on Davis Downtown – Focuses on Housing, Economic Development, and Sustainability
The Davis City Council on Tuesday night received their first update on the Downtown Plan – there…
Council Unanimously Approves Davis Live Apartments, Students Push Back against Litigation
Given it is a location surrounded by other student housing, even a seven-story proposed project drew no…
Commentary: A Surprising Vote Masks the Importance of Body Camera Changes
No one was really expecting a 3-2 vote Tuesday night on the body-worn camera policy. The council,…
Council Split on How to Handle New Body Camera Policy
The combination of the city’s Surveillance Technology Ordinance, as well as recommendations from Interim Police Auditor Mike…
Council to Formalize New Police Oversight Process
After a lengthy public outreach process earlier this year, back on June 12, Mayor Robb Davis along…
Regents Approve LRDP but Want UC Davis to Work with City to Address Mitigation
The UC Board of Regents approved UC Davis’ new Long Range Development Plan, setting plans for 9050…
Mayor Modifies Public Comment Changes after Pushback from Public
The mayor and council seemed prepared to make changes to public comment rules, but 12 public commenters…
In with the New, Out with the Old – a New Council is Seated
On Monday, the community said goodbye to outgoing Councilmember Rochelle Swanson and Mayor Robb Davis. Meanwhile, Dan…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Manufactured Dissent
One would think that plans to put an office complex on the corner of Mace and Alhambra,…
Council Approves New Employee MOUs after Pushing Back against Criticism
On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council agreed to four-year labor agreements with two employee groups including…
Council Quickly Votes to Put the WDAAC on the Ballot
Unlike past Measure R projects, the approval and placement of the West Davis Active Adult Community (WDAAC)…
Council Approves in Concept a Dual Oversight Process
It has been nearly a year since the city of Davis has had a permanent police auditor,…
My View: Nishi as a Referendum on Measure R
Had Nishi been defeated in the Measure R vote on Tuesday, I believe that this would have…
Subcommittee Presents Proposal for New Police Oversight System in Davis
In 2016, two separate occurrences coincided to produce the need for change in the Davis police oversight…
Partida and Carson Appear to Be the Top Two – Partida Poised to Be Mayor Pro Tem if Results Hold
For much of the night, it looked like conventional wisdom might hold. Dan Carson was running first…
Nishi Looks Like It Will Become the First Successful Measure R Project
While it seems unlikely that the same day absentees will impact the outcome – in fact they…
Council’s First Hearing on West Davis Active Adult Community Shows Relatively Smooth Sailing
The council listened to 30 members of the public comment on the West Davis Active Adult Center…
Council Selects Five Dispensaries for Initial Approval
While each of the four councilmembers, with Rochelle Swanson recusing herself, lamented how difficult a decision this…
Council Hears Presentations, Narrows Down Cannabis Dispensary Options
The Davis City Council on Tuesday watched as Rochelle Swanson recused herself, as her new business location…
