Sunday Commentary: Make This about Ideas, Not Personal Attacks
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Going into the fall election, I think most…
Commentary: Long Troubled by Some of the Comments on Pacifico
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I have been long troubled by some of…
Council Moves Forward on CalWorks Lease at Pacifico
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to move…
Davis Council Considers Yolo County CalWORKS Lease at Pacifico Affordable Housing Property
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For several years now, neighbors have complained about…
Could a CalWORKS Proposal Work for Pacifico?
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The city has been looking at ways to revamp and…
Commentary: Chief Pytel Dispels Notion that Pacifico Is Some Sort of Crime Hotspot
By David M. Greenwald I don’t disagree that there are ongoing problems in the area around Pacifico…
Davis Police Chief Says Pacifico Is Not a Drug or Crime Hotspot
By David M. Greenwald Council on Tuesday night agreed to move forward with staff recommendations on Pacifico…
Sunday Commentary: A Chance to Hit Reset on Pacifico
By David M. Greenwald The council has for some time been receiving complaints about activities on the…
Subcommittee Recommends Finding New Management for Pacifico, Consider New RFP
By David M. Greenwald Amid complaints from neighbors, two years ago the Davis City Council took out…
Letter: Criminals without Roofs vs. Those Truly in Need
By Alan Miller An Open Letter to South Davis Hello South Davis, I don’t live in South…
Sunday Commentary: The Year of the Band-Aid as Council Punts on Critical Long-Term Issues
2019 will likely be remembered as a year of tragedy. The year started with the tragic murder…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Are We Doing the Right Thing on Pacifico?
We have been hearing complaints about Pacifico since last fall. The neighbors got to the point where…
What Will the City Do about Pacifico – Four Different Ideas Emerge through RFP
In May, facing calls by neighbors to level Pacifico and rebuild from scratch, the council instead took…
Commentary: Rare Consensus by DA and Public Defender Overshadowed by Local Politics
Last month, the Davis City Council, pressured by neighbors on Pacifico, acknowledged that the Pacifico location was…
My View: Changing the Culture of the Council, Our Town
I made the comment to a former elected official that I really don’t understand why people in…
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…
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…
My View: We Still Need Answers about Pacifico Before We Rush to Make Changes
For months now we have listened to anger, frustration and concerns about a nuisance situation at Pacifico. …
Council Will Look to Make Changes to Pacifico at Next Week’s Meeting
Back in February, the Davis City Council heard numerous complaints about the operations of the Pacifico Affordable…
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.
