Monday Morning Thoughts: Excluding Out-of-District Transfers Won’t Save You from the Parcel Tax Increase
All weekend I kept getting messages from people not wanting to pay for a parcel tax increase,…
Board Discusses Alternatives to Parcel Tax
On Thursday, the Davis Joint Unified School Board had an informational item ahead of a potential June…
Sunday Commentary: Ultimately the Voters Will Decide the Direction of DJUSD
The Davis School Board has a difficult to decision to make. It is not one they are taking lightly as they have spent hours in meetings attempting to formulate a better understanding of the district’s finances.
Board Approves Polling, Moves Forward in Parcel Tax Consideration Process
On Thursday night, the Davis School Board approved the next step in their consideration process – polling to determine levels of public support for a potential parcel tax that would fund teacher compensation increases.
School Board to Discuss Improving Employee Compensation
The parcel tax subcommittee of Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio have been meeting regularly since January to discuss ways to close the employee compensation gap most likely through the placement of a new parcel tax for employee compensation on a future 2020 ballot.
Parcel Tax Subcommittee Eyes April Board Check-In, Plus Evening Discussion Meeting
The latest meeting of the Parcel Tax Subcommittee did not break a lot of new ground on…
If We Are An Average Funded District, Why Do We Have a Compensation Gap?
Answer: We Aren’t Average Funded On Friday, the parcel tax subcommittee of Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio…
Parcel Tax Subcommittee Fleshes Out Plan to Vote on Parcel Tax for 2020 by June
The parcel tax subcommittee will have a series of efforts to outreach to the community between now…
PPIC Finds A Well-Designed Parcel Tax Is a Useful Tool for Local Governments
by Matt Williams The parcel tax has advantages over other types of taxes as a source of…
My View: School Board Makes Right Call on Not Charging for Inter-district Transfers
One of the key innovations that the DJUSD School Board has developed is a legislative lobbying agenda. …
Sunday Commentary: The Big Question For Davis – How Will We Change in 2019 and 2029?
Over the next nine to ten days, the year of 2018 will run its course. We have…
My View: Board Pulls Back on Name Change; Toughest Challenges Lie Ahead
There would be no easing the new school board members – Cindy Pickett and Joe DiNunzio –…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis without Intervention
Yesterday the Vanguard ran two separated but really related articles – the first expressed commentary on a…
Sunday Commentary: Is the Cost of Labor Peace Too High for Davis?
This week, the city of Davis put to bed the longest contract dispute in the city, which…
Sunday Commentary: District Begins Discussion of Possible Parcel Tax to Close Teacher Compensation Gap
On Thursday, the school board took the first step in what figures to be a long two-year…
Sunday Commentary: School Funding Argument by Measure L Opponents Makes Little Sense
On Thursday, opponents of Measure L had a piece that the Vanguard published. Their argument is that…
Sunday Commentary: It Will Take More Than Parcel Tax Exemptions
Governor Jerry Brown last week signed a bill sponsored by Senator Bill Dodd that will allow DJUSD…
Governor Signs Davis Unified Parcel Tax Exemption Bill
(From Press Release) – Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that…
My View: We Operate in Silos but Live in One Community
For months (at the very least) I have been talking about the fact that we live in…
My View: What If Schools and School Funding Are Outside the Hands of Our School Board?
On Thursday, the school board took time out from its summer recess to hold a meeting that…
