Council Talks About Taxes and Reserve in Opening Budget Discussion
In 2014, the voters of Davis approved a sales tax measure that at the time was deemed…
Davis Becomes First City to Make Non-Sugary Drinks Default Children’s Beverage
The Davis City Council unanimously and with enthusiasm passed an ordinance making the city the first in…
Commentary: City Looking in the Wrong Place For Demise of Davis Innovation Center Proposal
It is understandable that the first reaction by the city of Davis, upon hearing the news that…
Mace Innovation Center In It For the Long Haul
On Tuesday came the surprise announcement from the Davis Innovation Center that they were pulling out of…
Davis Innovation Center Pulls Out
Davis City Manager Dirk Brazil told the Vanguard late on Tuesday afternoon that the Davis Innovation Center…
Philosophically Divided Council Votes to Implement CFD
In the end the decision on the CFD (Community Facilities District) came down to philosophy, with both…
Commentary: Is the City Committed to Economic Development?
Reading John Meyer’s very brief excerpt on economic development from his broader report on the city of…
Commentary: Will Innovation Parks Come Down to the Assessment of the City Budget?
Davis has a strong slow growth legacy embodied within the passage and renewal of Measure J/Measure R,…
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…
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…
Council Vision For Davis
Last week we asked our readers to discuss their vision for the future of Davis. We turned…
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…
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…
Divided Council Approves CFD For Cannery
It was a divide along similar lines to the divide on the initial Cannery vote, with council…
Upon Further Review: Civility at Davis City Council Meetings
When the Vanguard first started to cover Davis City Council meetings, they really were in many ways…
Council to Form Subcommittee on Innovation Parks and Community Choice EnergyAdvisory Committee
Two of the critical issues facing the council are the handling of the innovation parks and Nishi,…
Analysis: Should We Wait on Nishi for UCD Decisions on Connectivity?
On Sunday, we noted that when the Housing Element Steering Committee ranked potential housing sites, they listed…
Analysis: Which Way Does the Council Go with Compensation, Budget Issues?
One of the more interesting questions for 2015 is what direction we should go on employee compensation…
