Commentary: Suddenly the Council Has $300,000 to Throw Around?
Tuesday evening took an odd turn as suddenly two of the councilmembers with the strongest record on…
Council Rejects $300,000 Appropriation For New Vehicle; Returns the MRAP
The city of Davis will be returning the MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle), as the council reaffirmed…
City Council Finally Get Its Man: Dirk Brazil, New City Manager
By the time the council formally meets to hire Dirk Brazil as city manager on October 21,…
Council Reverses Vote to Allow ADUs to Count Toward Affordable Housing Requirements
In July of 2013, by a narrow 3-2 vote, the Davis City Council voted to amend the…
Analysis: Did Council Overreact When They Killed the POU?
In mid-May when the Davis City Council voted 4-1 to kill the city’s exploration into public power,…
Vanguard Analysis: Swanson Votes to Abstain on MRAP
For a vote that did not change the outcome of the council’s decision one way or another,…
Council Turns Back Tide of Police Militarization
On a night where dozens of citizens came forward to oppose the city’s acquisition by the police…
Sunday Commentary: Reflections on Eight Years
One of the interesting things about doing this is that everyone has a different memory of what…
Sunday Commentary: Take Two: Community Consensus
A funny thing happens that, even after eight years of doing the Vanguard, every so often I’m…
My View: The Community Needs to Come to Together If It Wants Economic Development
One of the great things about Wednesday night was the sheer diversity of the group of people…
Council Votes to Increase Compensation Plan For New City Manager
The Davis City Council in a special meeting on Thursday evening, acting on advice from Melissa Chaney,…
Council Quashes Advisory Vote, Appoints Subcommittee, Prepares to Move Forward on Innovation Parks
Council moved quickly on Tuesday to rescind efforts to put an advisory vote on the ballot following…
Analysis: Will City Staff Allow 87-13 to Go Forward?
Following the council’s unanimous vote in support of 87-13 on Wednesday, the Vanguard proclaimed that the water…
Mace 391: The Turning Point in Business Park Discussions
It has been nearly 10 months since the Vanguard wrote an analysis: “Should Davis Reconsider Conservation Easement…
My View: Compromise on Water Hinged on Burning the Strawmen
One of the more dangerous public policy moves is to make decisions based on assumptions and partial…
Council Subcommittee Created to Move Forward Business Park Proposals
Much of the results coming out of Wednesday night’s meeting on the business parks has focused on…
Vanguard Commentary: Council Avoids Disaster, But Advisory Vote Perilous
A lot of people played a hand at bringing this process back from the precipice. Messing with…
Council Votes 4-1 to delay Parcel Tax
By Michelle Millet On Tuesday night, city council, after some debate – a majority of which took…
Water Issue Ends at 87-13?
If the water issue has been Davis’ Soap Opera, its closing act may have been last night….
Council Reluctant, But Unanimous in Support of Advisory Vote on Innovation Parks
The ultimate 5-0 vote on Councilmember Rochelle Swanson’s motion belies the vast difference in viewpoints each councilmember…
