Mayor Lays Out City Challenges in State of the City Address
While it was a new format and there were some differences of opinion, Mayor Robb Davis laid…
Monday Morning Thoughts: State of the City Needs to Be a Call to Action
The city of Davis suffers from two related problems. One is the problem of stats and one…
My View: State of the City?
I was looking forward to hearing Robb Davis deliver the State of the City this year –…
My View: We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know
Earlier this week, the Vanguard evaluated claims by a couple of columnists with the local paper on…
Commentary: Where is the Leadership on Council?
In the past week I have had several pretty interesting conversations with members of the Davis City…
More Analysis on the Coming Pension Hit
Back in November, with respect to the hotel discussion, Dan Carson, a member of the Finance and…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Can We Think Big on Collaborating with University?
There is a nexus between the two stories we have been running in recent days – the…
Sunday Commentary: City Faces Urgent Fiscal Situation
For months we had heard that the city’s fiscal situation had improved – and in some ways…
Mayor Calls City’s Unfunded Liabilities Situation – Urgent
Mayor Robb Davis has reacted to an updated analysis by a city-contracted actuarial as “urgent.” Despite cost-containment…
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…
Sunday Commentary II: The End of Paradise
If you look at polls of residents of Davis, they consistently rate the quality of life in…
Analysis: Gloves Come Off in Debate Over City Manager
Last week, we noted and analyzed Rich Rifkin’s column, “Davis City Manager Fails to Lead” (6/24) where…
Summary of Finance and Budget Commission Discussion of the Budget
By Jeff Miller and Dan Carson This summary was prepared by Jeff Miller and Dan Carson at…
My View: Fiscal Situation Not on the Backs of the Progressives
While it has been an easy mark to pin the demise of the innovation parks, and perhaps…
City Manager Restructures City Hall and Presents New Budget
The following is the City Manager Dirk Brazil’s transmittal letter on the new budget which lays out…
Sunday Commentary: Avoiding Repeating the Mistakes of Davis Budget History
I look at articles like Dan Carson’s (5/2, New City Staff Forecast Says Fiscal Year to End…
My View: City Not Out of Woods Yet on Pension Risk
Back in late October and early November, State Controller John Chiang dropped a bit of a bombshell…
Council Optmistic But Cautious Regarding Budget
There were no declarations about the end of the structural deficit on Tuesday night, as City Manager…
Commentary: Which is It?
Since everyone wanted to focus on other aspects of yesterday’s column, I want to pull this out…
Analysis: Rolling the Dice on Measure O
It is no secret that we have been concerned about the possibility that Measure O will not…
