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Analysis: Decline of the Yolo County Democratic Machine?
Dan Wolk waiting for results at his party at Tres Hermanas Restaurant in Davis In local races, the Yolo County Democratic Party would endorse Dan Wolk for Assembly, Norma Alcala for County Supervisor,...
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Swanson Expands Lead; Munn Concedes
New Davis City Council: Mayor Dan Wolk (center) Robb Davis (far left), Lucas Frerichs. Brett Lee on the far right with Rochelle Swanson to his left. Yolo County on Wednesday had completed most of its...
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Council Ponders Parcel Tax – Roads Versus Pools
Council sits around in a round-table discussion of the Parcel Tax on Tuesday evening. The Davis City Council met on Tuesday night for a lengthy parcel tax study session. It was an interesting...
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Commentary: Mixing Pool and Roads in Parcel Tax a Recipe For Disaster
Tuesday night’s study session revealed an interesting divergence of opinion on what the parcel tax should be. Mayor Pro Tem Dan Wolk, backed by members from the aquatic and swimming community, strongly...
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Munn on Various Tax Options Before the City
by John Munn (Editor’s Note The following is a letter from John Munn to the Vanguard) I appreciate your efforts to raise awareness about the urgency, severity, and huge cost of repairing our local...
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My View: Balls Are Being Fumbled All Over the City
Despite some recent criticism, the Davis City Council should be commended for getting the parcel tax discussion underway as soon as they reasonably could, which was immediately after the election with...
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Council Looks Toward Spring, As Parcel Tax Numbers Look Bad
The council now knows what it is up against and a public opinion survey that the city commissioned came back showing that the parcel tax fell well short of the two-thirds needed to pass it and, in some...
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Commentary: Parcel Tax is in Trouble and Council Should Look At Themselves
Councilmember Brett Lee carefully considers the options before him at the workshop a week ago The news on Tuesday was not good for a parcel tax. The city commissioned a poll, and the results of that...
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Case Grows Even Stronger for More Planning Before Jumping Into a Big Ballot...
By Dan Carson Given the developments this week in the city parcel tax controversy, I’m glad the Davis Vanguard decided to rethink its position on how the city addresses its next huge fiscal challenge...
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Vanguard Commentary: The Case For March
The Vanguard originally believed a November parcel tax was the way to go, but the polling data released in part last week altered that view. The numbers were bad, showing a $150 parcel tax would only...
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Council Votes 4-1 to delay Parcel Tax
By Michelle Millet On Tuesday night, city council, after some debate – a majority of which took place between Brett Lee and newly-elected councilmember Robb Davis – decided to delay placing any parcel...
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Sunday Commentary: City Playing with Fire on Parcel Tax
The council this week voted to delay the parcel tax consideration until the spring. Given the polling that came out last week, that seems like a reasonable strategy. The public unfortunately, as we...
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Commentary: How Dare We Poll Before Putting a Parcel Tax on the Ballot
It was back in late June, the city had just passed a sales tax by about a 58-42 margin, and the city, facing hundreds of millions of dollars in shortfalls on roads, was contemplating a parcel tax. The...
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Sunday Commentary: Should the City Have “Flied Blind” on the Parcel Tax?
Roads are failing, city needs to figure out how to fund the more than $100 million backlog of deferred maintenance. In June, the city of Davis, as part of a routine update on residential satisfaction,...
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Kudos to the League of Women Voters in Davis
The League of Women Voters chaired a Candidates Forum last spring. by Bob Fung After decades of service to our community, the Davis chapter of the League of Women Voters voted to disband last year....
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League of Women Voters — Part Two — Volunteers and Dialogue
by Matt Williams Yesterday Bob Fung applauded the many years of valuable service by the Davis Chapter of the League of Women Voters (DC-LWV), noting that: the voting public became educated about...
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Sunday Commentary II: Council Future May Depend on What Dan Wolk Decides to Do
Will Mayor Wolk run for reelection? We are a year away from the next city council election but it is not too soon to be thinking about this. School is about to let out for the summer. The council is a...
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Personal Politics or Dialogue About Community Issues? Which Is More Important...
In the comments in Thursday’s article, “The Unanticipated Power of the Mayor in a Weak Mayoral System,” a dialogue took place about the 2011 council vacancy appointment process, with at least a partial...
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Analysis: Time Not Yet for A Council Race
In the past month, we have seen the State Senate and State Assembly races already flooded with candidates, as Bill Dodd joined Mariko Yamada, who had announced her campaign for the State Senate back in...
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Commentary: Would District Elections Help?
Would council greenwaste policies really change under district elections? One idea generally thrown around as a potential reform measure is going to district elections. My view has generally been that,...
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