Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Did the City Wait So Long before Discussing Measure J Renewal?
For the last several weeks we have heard from people in the community complaining—rightly that the city…
Council to Start Looking at Renewing Measure J
When the City of Davis passed Measure J, now 20 years ago, in 2000, it became one…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Mayor Lee Takes the First Dive Into Measure R
Given that we are probably less than a year from Measure R’s renewal being on the ballot,…
2018 in Review: Measure R Votes
For better or for worse, we entered Davis with a key question: “Can Davis Pass a Measure…
Analysis: No Major Changes as the Election Results Are Finalized
On Friday, 24 days after the election was held, the county finally wrapped up their count in…
My View: 2018 Marks a Continued Decline in the Influence of the Slow Growth Position in Davis Politics
In 2000, after years of rapid growth in the city of Davis, progressive forces were resurgent. Not…
Sunday Commentary: Measure L Vote Shows Evolving Electorate
A couple of recent comments stand out to me. Last week, Alan Pryor wrote: “People change over…
My View: Why Did Measure J Succeed Where Others Failed?
The final results are in and Measure J not only won, but won overwhelmingly by a 60.5…
Last Count Doesn’t Change Election Results
They are not done, but the county has released the results of just under 10,000 new ballots…
Sunday Commentary: The Decline of Old School Progressivism in Davis?
In 2016, it was notable that, while opponents of Nishi were able to narrowly defeat the measure,…
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…
Analysis: Nishi Wins Big – What Does It Mean?
Even with a lot of ballots still remaining, the chances that the results on Measure J, Nishi,…
Analysis: 18,000-plus Ballots to Be Counted, but Most Things Unlikely to Change
The number sounds impressive – more than 18,000 ballots remain to be counted – but the Vanguard’s…
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…
An Examination of the Affordability of the Nishi Project/Measure J: Expensive and Overcrowded
By Rik Keller Based on extensive analysis of the Nishi project I did using my long-term professional…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Long List of Authors with a Long List of Problems with Nishi, but…
The list of authors is long, it’s a list of longtime progressives mixed with some new faces:…
Letter: We Need Nishi
By Maynard Skinner When I was first elected to City Council in 1966, Davis was an entirely…
Commentary: Who Gets Harmed As We Debate Over Process and the Perfect?
In this long debate over Nishi, I perhaps agree with Matt Williams on one thing – the…
Robb Davis/Matt Williams Dialogue on Nishi Financials – Part Two
On Saturday afternoon Mayor Robb Davis took the time to provide eleven (11) responses (see LINK) to…
Robb Davis/Matt Williams Dialogue on Nishi Financials — Part One
Yesterday morning in the comments of David’s latest advocacy statement in favor of the Nishi project, I…
