Guest Commentary: What Are “Internal Housing Needs” in Davis?
by Rik Keller “That directive and those words means something!” — David Taormino on Measure R, 9/19/2018[1]…
My View: Dangerous Game Playing the Race Card on the Buyers Program
I don’t really understand the timing of why the opponents picked this week to launch their attack…
Council Hears Reserved Response from Community on Development
If Tuesday was supposed to be a show of force of community outrage, the council ought to…
Sunday Commentary: We Need a Better Discussion Here on Measure L – Part Two
In yesterday’s Vanguard, I laid out five questionable claims by the opposition to the West Davis Active…
My View: We Need a Better Discussion Here on Measure L – Part One
The tone of the discussion on Measure L has taken an unfortunate turn in my estimation this…
West Davis Active Adult Community – Massive Developer Giveaways: Our Response
by David Taormino In recent decades, the Supreme Court has essentially ruled that if a vote of…
WDAAC Is a Sprawling Urban Planning Disaster
by Alan Pryor and Pam Nieberg The Davis City Council has approved a sprawling senior housing development…
Guest Commentary, Part II: WDAAC Includes Massive Developer Giveaways
May Actually Cost the City Money on an Annual Basis, and the Development Agreement Is Non-Binding and…
Guest Commentary: WDAAC Includes Massive Developer Giveaways
Project May Actually Cost The City Money On An Annual Basis, And The Development Agreement Is Non-Binding…
Rebuttal Arguments Submitted for Measure L, WDAAC
(The city has posted the arguments for and against Measure L as well as the impartial analysis…
Commentary: Bad Arguments against WDAAC
There are both strong points and weak points in the discussion over West Davis Active Adult Community. …
Opposition to WDAAC Emerges
The West Davis Active Adult Community project largely sailed through the Planning Commission as well as two…
My View: City Must Take Steps to Facilitate Economic Development
The Vanguard has spent much of the summer so far talking to councilmembers, city staff, and community…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Citizens’ Right to Vote Is Only a One-Way Door
One of the biggest issues moving forward in 2020 is going to be the renewal of Measure…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Creating a City-Driven Planning Process for Economic Development
Right now the way we do development projects is largely driven by developers. We have a developer…
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…
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…
Commentary: Can We Have a Such Thing As a Non-Controversial Measure R Project?
Is it possible to have a non-controversial project that is a Measure R project? Will WDAAC be…
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)…
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,…
