Council Says It Supports Shared Management but Votes to Study It Further
The Davis City Council on Tuesday declared its support for the continuation of shared management of the…
Sunday Commentary: Affordable Housing Deal Looms Large
A deal that was cut back in November 2012 looms large in the current campaign for Nishi. …
My View II: When Will We Address $655 Million in Infrastructure Needs?
Two years ago, as we first began to earnestly plan for the possibility of innovation parks and…
Council Weighs How To Proceed on Hotels
The city commissioned HVS Consulting & Valuation to do an analysis of the hotel market. It analyzed…
UCLA Study Finds Nearly Half of California Adults on Path to Diabetes
A first-ever study found that nearly half of California adults – including one out of every three…
My View II: Bad Decision to Hire New Home VP as Assistant Planning Director
As the city shifts gears to manage multiple development projects in various stages, it is obvious that…
Council Pulls Plug on Housing Option at MRIC
While Dan Ramos and his team made a strong push for consideration of a mixed-use housing proposal…
The Future of Growth in Davis (Video)
On Wednesday, February 17, the Vanguard and Civenergy hosted a community discussion at the Community Chambers on…
Commentary: Nishi Goes to the Voters, Will They Support It?
There did not seem to be much doubt that Nishi would head onto the June ballot –…
Nishi Becomes First Unanimous Council Vote on Measure R Project
After all of the work leading up to Tuesday night, the council vote to unanimously support the…
Commentary: Council’s Tax Paralysis Has Many Roots
Last week, the Davis City Council, while recognizing the need for revenue measures, decided that rather than…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Future of Growth – Nishi v. Cannery
In a way Nishi and the Cannery may be forever tied together in a number of respects….
Nishi Takes Shape, Still Faces Key Challenges
After Tuesday’s meeting, the Davis City Council, city staff, and the developer had just under two weeks,…
Commentary: This Was Not the Davis Way
On Monday at the press conference, the comment that rang most true was made by former Davis…
Council Punts on Infrastructure Tax For Now
Council moved quickly to shelve a possible marijuana tax until there was more certainty about the upcoming…
Cost Containment as an Element of Fiscal Resilience
Editor’s note: Councilmember Robb Davis put this forward during the tax discussion. We are posting it as…
Council Caves on Soda Tax on 3-2 Vote
As a graduate student in political science at UC Davis, I often was a teaching assistant for…
Supporters Make Their Pitch for Soda Tax at City Hall Rally
About 40 supporters of the soda tax made their case on Monday outside the Davis City Hall,…
My View: Parks-Only Tax a Bad Idea
When the Davis City Council met in December, by a 3-2 vote they asked staff to return…
Bill to Eliminate March 1 Deadline on Medical Marijuana Reaches Governor’s Desk
Legislation that would eliminate the March 1, 2016, deadline for cities and counties to pass cultivation ordinances…
