Staff Revamps Revenue Measure Options
Prior to the 2018 calendar year, it appeared the council was on track for around a $250…
Commentary: Schools and City Face the Cost of Deferring
The city council on Tuesday and the school board in the coming weeks and months will face…
Revenue Measure Continues to Evolve – Utility User Back on the Table
Time is growing short and the council now will have two meetings to act to put a…
Commentary: Council Should Reconsider Type of Revenue Measure It Pursues
Politics in many ways is the art of the possible, and sometimes the more ideal solution must…
Council Must Decide on Revenue Measure by February 6
The council will be asked to engage in further discussion on a possible revenue measure for June…
Commentary: Is Davis Governable?
Council is coming back from their winter break. We have nine candidates on the ballot to replace…
Analysis: What Should the Council Do on Revenue Measure?
The specter of organized opposition figures to make what might have already been a tough task even…
Sunday Commentary: People Gearing Up to Defeat Tax Measure?
Last night as I was home and relaxing I got a string of text messages railing against…
My View: The Bottom Line Is Davis Is Not Sustainable
Over the years, those who have supported growth in Davis have always argued that Davis was going…
City Disadvantaged by the Tax Take
At last week’s council meeting, Mayor Robb Davis emphasized the fact that passing a parcel tax or…
Pushback by the Public against Revenue Measure
While the council is continuing to plan to move forward on revenue measures, they received a dose…
Council Refines Revenue Measure, but Not Ready to Approve It
The Davis City Council is not waiting till the midnight hour to put a revenue measure on…
Council to Discuss Revenue Measures for June
The council has until February 6 of next year to figure out what it wants to put…
Roads, Parks, Homeless, Affordable Housing: Council Seeks Clarity on the Issue of Revenue Measures
One of the biggest issues facing the city of Davis is how it is going to close…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Board Prioritizing Closing Teacher Compensation Gap
The school board had a good discussion last week on the prospects for closing the compensation gap. …
School Board Focuses on Parcel Tax to Reduce Compensation Gap
The school board on Thursday night began to look at what it would take to make the…
Commentary: Council Must Address and Commit to Cost Containment
The Vanguard readers have been focused on the issue of fairness of the proposed tax, now that…
Council Opts against Polling – Lays Out Parameters for Revenue Measures
While city staff had pushed for the council to commission a poll to study voter inclinations, council…
Commentary: Council Should Consider Not Polling on Revenue Measure
This column goes against my instincts both as a former political scientist and someone who has worked…
Council to Consider Poll For Revenue Measures
Council will be looking to potentially put a revenue measure on the ballot. Staff is requesting authorization…
