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DJUSD Goes Through Its Own Process For District Elections
Because the district proactively decided to address the issue of district election, it has enable them to dictate the pace a bit more than the city, which has responded to a letter by Matt Rexroad. At...
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Commentary: Errors in Dunning Column Lead to Wrong Conclusions on City...
2013-2017 CVAP Data presented last week by the school district paints a different picture than the one we might have anticipated In a column that appeared in the Sunday, September 1, paper, Bob Dunning...
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District Releases Four Draft Maps
Later this week, the Davis City Council will release their draft maps – most likely on Tuesday. But in the meantime, the school board has released theirs with four areas on it. The district is...
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Ballot Arguments for School Parcel Tax
Alan Fernandes in December 2018 was pushing this issue With the city council election joining the school board in moving to the fall, the biggest question on the March ballot – basically two months...
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My View: School Board Had Limited Options on Parcel Tax
Before the school board put the parcel tax on the ballot, they did something very unusual – they had a subcommittee meet for about six months to discuss the options, go over the finances, and...
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Parcel Tax Team Sits Down to Talk as Campaign Roars into Action Down the...
Alan Fernandes in December 2018 was pushing this issue Here we are, exactly a week into the New Year and yet, in less than two months, California will vote not only in the presidential primary, but...
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Measure G Campaign Explains Why We Need Another Parcel Tax – Part II
Joe DiNunzio and Alan Fernandes have led the way toward the issue of a parcel tax Last week the Vanguard sat down with two school board members, Joe DiNunzio and Alan Fernandes, as well as Victor...
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Commentary: The District Doesn’t Have Many Alternatives
Alan Fernandes in December 2018 was pushing this issue There is a belief that the district could solve a lot of its fiscal problems through better efficiency. The reality is that is probably not true....
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In Support of Measure G
By Don Shor I am writing in support of Measure G, the proposed parcel tax of $198 per property to raise approximately $3 million in order to fund teacher pay increases in the Davis Joint Unified...
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Commentary: Davis Teachers Do Deserve Better – That’s Why District Is Seeking...
Gregg Cook has been pushing this point for over a year now – opposing the parcel tax, and arguing for alternatives. Unfortunately it is a flawed analysis, as we shall see. He writes: “There is no...
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Analysis: Will Measure G Pass?
Going into the election for the parcel tax, polling indicated that a $200 parcel tax would be right on the cusp – it got to about 65 percent support, adding in leaners, which would leave it just...
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My View: With a Month to Go, Parcel Tax Looks Like It Will Pass
This is a prediction based on speculation. We have been covering parcel taxes since 2007. Over that time we have seen parcel taxes pass with the following percentages: 73, 75.7, 67.2, 69, and 71.9....
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No on Measure G Campaign Begins
(From Press Release – No on Measure G) – “Support Teachers, Not Parcel Taxes,” says Mary McDonald, spokesperson for the NPTPAC (No Parcel Taxes Political Action Committee), a registered committee with...
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Too Little Too Late for Opponents of G?
Up until this week there has been no sign of organized opposition to Measure G, the $198 per year parcel tax. But yesterday evening Mary McDonald sent out a press release hoping to change that. But on...
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Guest Commentary: How and Why the School Board Put Forth the Parcel Tax to...
Joe DiNunzio and Alan Fernandes have led the way toward the question of a parcel tax By Joe DiNunzio At the invitation of the Davis Vanguard, the following article is a rather detailed overview of the...
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Letter: Davis High PTA Endorses Measure G
DHS PTA 2019/20 Executive Board The Davis High School PTA voted to endorse Measure G, and we’d like to ask for your YES vote on March 3. DHS PTA recognizes the role a consistent staff plays on our...
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Sunday Commentary: Letter Writer Gets It Wrong on Measure G
We have not seen a lot of opposition to the parcel tax, but the few objections that we have seen have significant errors. The letter from Randy Chinn in the local paper provides a pretty good...
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Parcel Tax Exemptions: The Legal, the Political and...
Let’s get this out of the way – the parcel tax is the worst conceivable type of tax that could ever have been created. Critics are right to point out that the parcel tax is extremely regressive. You...
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Sunday Commentary: More Flawed Arguments Against Measure G
After reading the opposition campaign and letters against the Parcel Tax, my two conclusions are first, that the opposition is still pretty small. The number of pro-G letters greatly outstrips the...
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My View: Will Measure G Pass?
With voting scheduled to occur on Tuesday – the question locally will largely come down to Measure G. Will Measure G pass? While a two-thirds vote is a high hurdle, I believe that Measure G will...
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