Target Pad Discussion Becomes Proxy for Broader Discussion of Target’s Impact on Downtown
It was a minor item on a long agenda. There are three vacant spots in the pads…
Commentary: The City Looks to Public Input on Downtown Planning
As part of the city’s efforts at developing a Core Area Specific Plan, the city has a…
Revisiting: What Is Missing in Downtown Davis?
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the Vanguard on October 30, 2014, and written by…
Commentary: Parking As a Generational Issue?
For much of the last week or so, key Vanguard discussions have focused around the issue of…
The Death of Retail and What It Might Mean
A few years ago I had the conversation, with business leaders in Davis, that the Davis community…
Commentary: Why is Davis’ Sales Tax Per Capita So Low?
It comes as little surprise to the informed observer that Davis’ sales tax per capita is much…
Sunday Commentary II: Listening to the Voters, Fifth Street, Budget
In the latest in a string of articles that examines letters to the editor, we get one…
Vanguard Analysis: City Needs to Simplify Budget Message
On the radio this weekend, I made the point that the city’s fiscal crisis is not something…
Sunday Commentary: Misconceptions to Guide the Tax Discussion
It is going to be an interesting three and a half months between now and the June…
