Mayor Pro Tem Explains City’s Commitment to Economic Development
In yesterday’s Vanguard, Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis said, “Fundamentally what we’re trying to do is diversify…
Mayor Pro Tem Describes Economic Development Efforts of the City
Last week the Vanguard reported that the report by John Meyer on City Hall called for “doubling…
Philosophically Divided Council Votes to Implement CFD
In the end the decision on the CFD (Community Facilities District) came down to philosophy, with both…
Council Passes First Reading of Organics Program Despite Passionate Pleas From the Public
While the public commenters were almost evenly split, the opposition to changes in the city’s organics program,…
Commentary: Paper Praises Police, Blasts Council on MRAP
Reading the coverage in the local paper, I am a bit appalled, even after nearly nine years…
Commentary: No, We Do Not Need the MRAP
Earlier this week, the venerable Davis Enterprise columnist Bob Dunning proclaimed that the “MRAP debate (is) back…
Sunday Commentary: Talking About the MRAP
Greetings from Florida where it’s neither sunny nor warm. In fact, it’s colder here than there. While…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Davis City Council and the CFD
Is a Picture Worth 1000 Words? At the council meeting on Tuesday, I wanted to capture some…
Sunday Commentary II: Davis’ Streets Are Treacherous
At Tuesday night’s council meeting, four members of the council unanimously approved the B Street parking changes….
Commentary: A Troubling Vote on the CFD
Yesterday I was joking with people that it was like old times on the Vanguard – contentious,…
Majority Held on CFD Vote
Support for the CFD came in with a 3-2 majority, it left with a 3-2 majority, and…
Analysis: Cannery Developer Stood to Make a Large Profit Even Before CFD
When the council originally voted to approve the Cannery project in November 2013, the city commissioned respected…
Council Vision For Davis
Last week we asked our readers to discuss their vision for the future of Davis. We turned…
Stunningly Bad Argument for CFD Put Forward in Editorial
The CFD issue has been heating up in recent weeks just in time for the council to…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Global Cooling, Prosecutorial Misconduct and More
Global Cooling One of the more interesting arguments I hear against Global Warming is that ‒ 40…
My View II: Is the Urban Farm Idea Dead?
This week, the Davis City Council unanimously passed a motion that supported the concept of an urban…
Council Reaffirms Support in the Abstract For a Community Farm Concept
The Davis City Council, while reaffirming their commitment to creating one or more community farms, left open…
Sunday Commentary: Full Circle and a Big Victory For Restorative Justice
In January, when Assistant Police Chief Darren Pytel and many of the other members of the Community-Police…
Commentary: Council Missing Opportunities To Engage on Key Issues
One of my Monday Morning Thoughts was on an idea presented where we put a larger focal…
My View: Vote on CFD Represents A Lost Opportunity For Community
When the Davis City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to move the CFD (Community Facilities District) forward, the…
