Commentary: The City Is Still in Fiscal Peril, but It Can Make Changes to Public Safety Fairly Easily
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As we have reported in the past, the…
FBC Chair: We Need to Make the Citizens of Davis Very Aware of Exactly How Large These Liabilities Are
Commission Talks about How to Address City Deficit, among Other Topics, in Joint Meeting with Council The…
Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?
At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has…
Commentary: Council, Community with a Big Decision To Make
Tonight the Davis City Council will not make the final decision on what to do about a…
My View: The Bottom Line Is Davis Is Not Sustainable
Over the years, those who have supported growth in Davis have always argued that Davis was going…
Commentary: Council Must Address and Commit to Cost Containment
The Vanguard readers have been focused on the issue of fairness of the proposed tax, now that…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Two Years of Ignoring Fiscal Challenges Were Costly
As we prepare once again to search for a new city manager, once again it seems we…
My View: Tax Discussion Missing Critical Context
The council had their first discussion this year about taxes and there is already pushback. Part of…
Letter: Opposition to Tax Increase without Management of Employee Compensation
By Alan Pryor I have been intimately involved and on the winning side of every big money…
Revenues Improve but City’s Fiscal Situation Challenging Even Under Best Case Scenario
The biggest challenge that the city will face in the coming years is figuring how to on…
Analysis: Taking a Closer Look at the Roads, Parks, and Liabilities Assumptions in the Fiscal Model
The presentation by Bob Leland on Tuesday night revealed some sobering news on the state of the…
Consultant Lays Out Budget Model and Challenges Davis Faces
The city has retained local budget consultant Bob Leland, who, building on the work of citizen groups…
Should We Be Spending One-Time Monies Prior to Resolving Budget Crisis?
Next week’s council meeting will see a number of budget discussions. Following on the wings of the…
Sunday Commentary: Better Late Than Never…
For some reason I hearken to the critical scene in the 1987 flick “Die Hard.” Terrorists have…
Sunday Commentary: Davis Needs to Wake Up If It Wants This Place to Remain Great
A growing view for solving Davis’ financial problems is to kick the can down the road and…
Containing Employee Compensation Costs
Submitted Anonymously through YoloLeaks Recently several articles have been published in the Vanguard discussing the increasing costs…
Commentary: Getting Serious about the Budget Again
For several years, the most burning issue in Davis was getting the budget in order. Indeed, from…
Project Toto Presentation to the Vanguard
Last week, there was a brown bag lunch sponsored by the Davis Downtown, in which they invited…
Commentary: Laying the Groundwork for Fiscal Reform
On Wednesday, I attended a brown bag lunch sponsored by the Davis Downtown, in which they invited…
Commentary: Litigation Appears to End Hope of a Davis Hotel Conference Center
Last fall, the Vanguard made a simple request of the city, seeking to ascertain the direct cost…
