My View: We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know
Earlier this week, the Vanguard evaluated claims by a couple of columnists with the local paper on…
Proposed Letter to Acting Chancellor on LRDP
(Editor’s note: The following is the proposed Davis City Council Letter to Acting Chancellor Ralph Hexter on…
Commentary: Where is the Leadership on Council?
In the past week I have had several pretty interesting conversations with members of the Davis City…
Monday Morning Thoughts: We Need A Workable Economic Development Vision
It has been nearly four years since the concept of an innovation or research park has become…
Commentary: Hotels Represent Just the First Step toward Fiscal Resiliency
It is perhaps not ironic that the short discussion on Tuesday night focused on sustainability rather than…
Law Enforcement and Other Officials Respond to Threat to Islamic Center
On November 26, the Davis Islamic Center received an anonymous letter from a group purporting to be…
Sunday Commentary: City Faces Urgent Fiscal Situation
For months we had heard that the city’s fiscal situation had improved – and in some ways…
Mayor Calls City’s Unfunded Liabilities Situation – Urgent
Mayor Robb Davis has reacted to an updated analysis by a city-contracted actuarial as “urgent.” Despite cost-containment…
Fear, Davis Values and the Recent Election
“The question is: ‘What are we going to do with that fear?’” By Mayor Robb Davis Following…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The World Has Changed
I want to start off with this comment: the world has changed. Right now, I don’t feel…
Decision on Hotels Will Be Delayed
Last week, on November 1, the Davis City Council closed the public hearing on applications to two…
Yolo County and City of Davis Partner on CCE
(From Press Release) – Yolo County and the City of Davis have taken an important step to…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Neighbors and Impacts to the Community
On Sunday, Vanguard Board Member Tia Will put forth a very thought-provoking piece, offering a different perspective…
Commentary: Development Winners and Losers – A Different Perspective
by Tia Will Over the past 5 years, I have favored some development projects and opposed others…
My View: We Need to Stop Planning by Litigation
For some reason, there wasn’t as much attention given to the fact that, before the council even…
Commentary: Council Steps Up to Try to Meet Fiscal Challenge
On Tuesday night the Davis City Council did not take any votes, but it is clear that…
No Vote Yet on Hyatt House, Seems to Have Council Support to Move Forward with Modifications
The council chose to defer actions on the Hyatt House for at least two weeks. From their…
Sunday Commentary: Optimism Gives Way to Challenging Times for the City
This week in a column that urged the city to recommit to an Economic Development Strategy, we…
Commentary: City Needs to Recommit to Economic Development Strategy
When Sierra Energy sent their press release out early on Monday, I’m sure they weren’t thinking that…
Council Defends Local Resolution on Dakota Pipeline
While procedural misunderstandings by the public over the timing of discussion on the resolution against the Dakota…
