Sunday Commentary: Can Council Cast the Tough Votes?
We saw it in meeting number one where five councilmembers, despite deep hesitations and concerns, voted to…
Sunday Commentary: Has Council Put Water to Rest?
On Tuesday, council approved a Prop 218 rate process to (A) notify the ratepayers of the plan…
Council Passes New Water Rates, Will It be Good Enough to Satisfy Critics?
The council quickly passed the staff recommendation to “Accept the Water Rate Cost of Service Study prepared…
Will Council Put to Rest the Water Rate Discussion?
At the last city council meeting, the council moved for staff to prepare the Prop 218 to…
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…
Water Stations – Are They Really the Best Options?
By Michelle Millet My first response this past Friday when my family and I arrived at Community Park…
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…
Water Issue Ends at 87-13?
If the water issue has been Davis’ Soap Opera, its closing act may have been last night….
Sunday Commentary: Doing Things the Davis Way, The Hard Way
On Friday, we went to the PayPal Campus in San Jose for a seminar on internet marketing….
URAC Member Clumpner’s Recommendations on Rate
by Greg Clumpner Introduction Having listened to the opinions presented to and by the URAC, reviewed the…
Stonewalling Fair Water Rates?
by John Munn I had hoped to fade back into the woodwork after the City Council election,…
Commentary: The Death of CBFR
Many in and around the city believe that the vote for Measure P was a vote against…
URAC Pushes Off Water Rate Recommendation for Another Week
The Utility Rate Advisory Commission (URAC) struggled to gain traction in a daunting approach on how to…
Measure P Passes; Council and URAC Will Figure Out Next Steps
Yesterday’s completion of the ballot count formalizes what was believed previously: Measure P has prevailed. The question…
My View: Council Not the URAC Needs to Make the Call on Water
I spent about an hour on Thursday evening at the Utility Rate Advisory Committee meeting and, after…
City Weighs Options in Wake of Measure P’s Passage
Despite claims that the passage of Measure P would spell the end of the surface water project,…
Council League of Women Voters Candidates’ Forum (Video)
Back in early May, four of the Davis City Council candidates met to discuss the issues at…
Election Digest: If You Are Undecided…
If you are undecided about the City Council Election By Bob Fung If you are undecided which…
Council Sends Revisions to CBFR to URAC (Multimedia)
One week before the election that may decide the fate of the city’s surface water project, the…
Sunday Commentary: Assembly IE’s Destructive to Democratic Process
Back when I was an aspiring political scientist, I used to study the impact of campaign ads…
