Council Rejects Hirsch Appeal; Follows Staff on Partial Grant of Sutter Appeal
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council largely followed the recommendation of staff on…
Opponents of DISC-2022 Push Back against Another Project, June 2022 Timeline
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While Councilmember Will Arnold pointed out the planning…
Council Approves the Housing Element – Further Discussions on Measure J and UC Davis To Follow
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – After much consideration and discussion, the Davis City…
City of Davis Requires Personnel to Vaccinate
Special To the Vanguard Davis, CA – Following many other government entities, the City of Davis announced…
Council Faces Community Wrath on Policing, but Adopts Proposed Budget
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Despite an overwhelming number of citizens supporting changes to policing,…
Council Listens to Battle of the Talking Points; Council Leans Toward More Middle Course
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – There were no motions made, no direction taken yet, but…
Council Votes to Move Homeless Services Out of Police Department, No Vote on Independent Public Safety Department
By Iliana Magana and Jordan Varney DAVIS — At the April 6 Davis City Council meeting, council…
My View: Storm Shows Cracks in Our System
By David M. Greenwald Sometime next month, the US will likely top half a million dead from…
Sunday Commentary: Projects Can Be Defeated, but Slow-Growth Candidates Largely Not Competitive
by David M. Greenwald It wasn’t a tremendously long time ago when slow-growth progressives actually controlled the…
Commentary: What Does Workforce and Family Housing Look Like? How Can We Address Affordable Housing?
By David M. Greenwald Pop quiz—if you are a family with two kids, a boy and a…
Public Pushes Back on Affordable Housing Amendment, But Council Still Backs It
By David M. Greenwald The Yolo Crisis Nursery, running out of room had an agreement with the…
Council Gives a Go Ahead to Pursuing a Ladder Truck – But Staffing Costs a Big Concern
The council will pursue it in stages, and they recognize it is a big ticket item, with…
Analysis: Not a Huge Amount of Surprises Locally
By David M. Greenwald The last totals came in at 11:42 pm, but it looks like there…
Commentary: Some Election Day Local Picks
By David M. Greenwald I don’t envy the job of national prognosticators, but at least they get…
Council Unanimously Approves Mixed-Use Project in South Davis
By David M. Greenwald One commenter apparently was anticipating a long night for the University Research Park…
Council Candidates Share Their Vision for Our Streets
What do City Council candidates think about our streets? To learn more about their visions, Bike Davis…
Davis City Council Questions: Question 7 – Race and Policing
This is our seventh of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due…
Davis City Council Questions: Question 6 – Davis Downtown
This is our sixth of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due…
Analysis: Davis City Council Candidates and the Growth Issue
By David Greenwald Wanted to start with some appreciation for the efforts of the Sierra Club—they have…
Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 5 – Toxics Reduction
by Alan Pryor Introduction – Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates…
