Commentary: Fiscal Situation in Davis is Not Good; Housing Crisis is Disastrous
Davis, CA – A reader was recently surprised by my piece on the fiscal situation for Davis. …
Sunday Commentary: On One Side Current and Former Electeds, On the Other, Charges of Fiscal Irresponsibility – Who Will Prevail in Measure Q
Davis, CA – The ballot arguments for and against Measure Q – the city initiative that –…
My View: The Council Has Failed to Address Key Problems in the Community
Davis, CA – Over the last decade, the Davis City Council has definitely had their share of…
Project Proponents Lay Out the Benefits of DiSC at Campaign Rally in Mace Ranch Park
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Supporter of DiSC 2022 gathered at Mace Ranch…
Guest Commentary: Our City’s Ten-Year Funding Plan Will Pave the Way for Better Roads and Bike Paths
By Mayor Gloria Partida and Councilmember Dan Carson Last month marked an important occasion – the completion…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Toward More Balance in the City
Even before COVID the Vanguard for years has been warning that Davis was in a precarious position…
Guest Commentary: Council Risks Squandering SB1 Gas Tax Monies on ‘Nice-to-Have’ Neighborhood Street Projects
Meanwhile our Major Arterial Roadways Deteriorate into 3rd-World Condition by Alan Pryor The following email was sent…
Commentary: It’s Not the Commission – It’s Our Investment
Bob Dunning is offended. He noted in a recent column that he was in Portland and greatly…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Strange Decision on Commissioner Punctuates a Strange Night for Council
On a night when the centerpiece council item was a wireless ordinance and the bulk of the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Missed Opportunities for City on Sales Tax
All indications are that Measure Q will cruise to victory on March 3. There is not even…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Chickens Have Come Home on Our Roads
I was driving someone from out of the area a few weeks ago – a guest who…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Sales Tax Measure Lacks Real Discussion of City’s Fiscal Realities
If the polling is correct on the sales tax – and we have no reason to believe…
Sunday Commentary: Davis’ Fiscal Emergency
When the city polled residents, the vast majority of those residents were willing to back a renewal…
My View: Why Would the Council Not Even Consider a Sales Tax Increase?
While the council did not take any action on Tuesday, as Mayor Brett Lee noted, “We are…
Sunday Commentary: Given the Polling, Should the City Consider Raising the Sales Tax?
On Tuesday, the Davis City Council will get a chance to review draft ordinance language for the…
Commentary: A Public Widely Uninformed on City Fiscal Issues – Part Two
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The upside for the city in the survey that we have been evaluating following its Tuesday…
Monday Morning Thoughts: City Fiscal Picture More Fixable than Schools
Yesterday’s Sunday Commentary breaks down the school district’s long term fiscal picture – and based on that…
Commentary: City or Schools – Who Has the Toughest Road Ahead on Funding?
As I have been talking about for at least the last year, there is a bumpy road…
Sunday Commentary: What Message Should Council Be Sending on the Budget?
We have watched over the years the ebb and flow about the concern of the budget. In…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Citizens Are Calling for City to Revert Mace, but Slow Down Here
The city has gotten an earful on Mace – some of that may be justified, but there…
