Mayor Davis’ Letter to Garamendi on Muslim Ban
The following is a letter sent from Mayor Robb Davis to Congressman John Garamendi; at the end…
Sunday Commentary: The Epic Fail of the Hate Crime
I found myself thinking back to September 11, 2001. In the days following the attacks, we had…
Hundreds Show Up at Central Park in Support of Davis Islamic Center in Wake of Hate Crime
Once again if the perpetrator of an attack on the Davis Islamic Center was hoping to sow…
Commentary: Laying the Groundwork for Fiscal Reform
On Wednesday, I attended a brown bag lunch sponsored by the Davis Downtown, in which they invited…
UCD and City of Davis Put Out Joint Statement to the Community on the Islamic Center Vandalism
by Ralph Hexter, Robb Davis and Adela de la Torre Early Sunday morning, the Islamic Center of…
Hate Crime against Davis Islamic Center Leaves Community on Edge
In the early morning hours of Sunday as a storm was brewing in Davis, another storm was…
Rejecting Draconian Measures, Council Narrows Focus on Dealing with Panhandling
The Davis City Council again heard concerns from residents and downtown property and business owners about the…
My View: Council and Community Need to Get Behind a WFC in Davis Movement
The end of this week has seen an interesting confluence of events involving UC Davis and the…
UCD Moves Forward with Notice of Preparation, Ignores City Requests
In December the city council sent a letter to Acting Chancellor Ralph Hexter on the Long Range…
Commentary: State of the City Address Had Strengths and Weaknesses
The Davis Chamber had a new format for their event, with Mayor Robb Davis giving the main…
Mayor Lays Out City Challenges in State of the City Address
While it was a new format and there were some differences of opinion, Mayor Robb Davis laid…
Monday Morning Thoughts: State of the City Needs to Be a Call to Action
The city of Davis suffers from two related problems. One is the problem of stats and one…
My View: State of the City?
I was looking forward to hearing Robb Davis deliver the State of the City this year –…
Commentary: LRDP Battle Represents Triumph of the People, Agenda Setting
Back on October 27, 2015, in response to an op-ed from Eileen Samitz, I would begin: “It…
Mayor’s Take on Economic Development
(This article was originally published back on May 1, 2016. In light of recent discussions on the…
My View: What Does a Moderate View of Growth Look Like?
This week saw a bit of an odd occurrence – many of the most prominent slow growth…
City Council Approves Expansion of Paid Parking to Downtown Surface Lots
(From Press Release) – On December 20th, the Davis City Council directed staff to expand paid parking…
Council Approves Letter to University on Changes to LRDP
In what has likely been the most discussed topic in the second part of 2016 (although there…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why a Sanctuary City?
On Wednesday, the Vanguard, the Davis Phoenix Coalition and the Human Relations Commission held a forum, which…
Guest Commentary: City of Davis Commitments As a Sanctuary City
By Robb Davis and Lucas Frerichs In the past several weeks we have had the opportunity to…
