Taking Care of Tomorrow Today: Our Efforts to Develop Fiscal Resilience
By Robb Davis and Rochelle Swanson We have spent the past four years together on the City…
Council Gets Pushback on the Fire Contract
While the council unanimously approved the fire contract, there were two comments – one by Matt Williams…
Analysis: Taking a Closer Look at the Roads, Parks, and Liabilities Assumptions in the Fiscal Model
The presentation by Bob Leland on Tuesday night revealed some sobering news on the state of the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why an All-Cuts Approach Won’t Work for Davis
The fiscal news for the city continues to remain tenuous at best. This past week, some have…
Sunday Commentary: Containing Costs Figures to Be a Huge Challenge
A week ago Mayor Robb Davis presented his cost containment plan. This is one I fully support….
Sunday Commentary: City Faces Urgent Fiscal Situation
For months we had heard that the city’s fiscal situation had improved – and in some ways…
My View II: When Should Employee Compensation Increase?
Yesterday’s article on potential revenue from new hotels triggered another side discussion on employee compensation. The problem…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Where is the Budget Process Headed?
First, the need to clarify something. Last week in my column I noted, “There is talk potentially…
Council Optmistic But Cautious Regarding Budget
There were no declarations about the end of the structural deficit on Tuesday night, as City Manager…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Disagree That City’s Structural Deficit is Solved
Dan Carson submitted the guest piece yesterday and opened it with the bold assertion, “New data suggest…
Part II: What Makes a Good City Manager – the Good and the Bad
One of the reasons that I liked the piece from John Nalbandian about Dallas was that he…
Joe Krovoza Helped to Transform the Community
Joe Krovoza took over as mayor in January 2011 and served one of the longest consecutive tenures…
Analysis: Last Round of MOUs Went Further Than You Think
There has been a conventional belief that the city MOUs in 2012 did not go nearly far…
Analysis: What We Can Do to Put City on Road to Sustainability?
The passage of Measure O does not end the budget discussion. In fact, all Measure O really…
How We Got Here
Last week, the council candidates were asked what choices by the Davis City Council put the city…
Sunday Commentary: Opposition to Sales Tax Didn’t Do Their Homework
I read the opposition’s argument against the sales tax measure, and I have to say, I liked…
Vanguard Analysis: Should Voters Trust the Council with More Money?
This is a core question that Rich Rifkin poses today in his biweekly Davis Enterprise column and…
Conflict of Interest – Part 2
by Doby Fleeman With appreciation to the Vanguard for acceding to a follow-on Part 2 article. Judging…
On Conflict of Interest – Part 1
by Doby Fleeman Increasingly, folks around town have been asking how the City could be continuing to…
