March, like February, starts early at Al's Corner. We'll start off trashing the Davis Vanguard, as common a theme on Al's Corner as housing articles on the Davis Vanguard. Recently posted:
Walter Shwe February 26, 2023 at 6:00 pm
Has anyone at Davis Vanguard lately tried to comment on an article or replied to a prior comment on an iPhone? The experience is atrocious. Articles always load slowly except late at night. Ads interfere with the top page buttons, particularly the Login button. Most importantly to you the Donate button is inaccessible. Earlier today I had to login by first tapping the Register button. Will anyone at Davis Vanguard ever fix these frustrating issues? I realize that ads help pay for site costs, but this is simply ridiculous.
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Funny, myself and I believe RO and KO all pointed out that since the Vanguard added Newsy and other advertising that it has become an annoying, almost unusable piece of sh*t, and most especially on a phone, where you might as well drop your phone in the toilet and flush. But no, we were ignored. Maybe because we also, in not so many words, or maybe in so many words, also called the content of the DV sh*t also. But hey, you should listen to your critics, because we know what is best for you. But no, y'all wait until a fan-of-the- blog points out the very same thing. Good going.
And one bit of housekeeping to our thousands or hundreds or tens or single-digits or negative-number of fans: In February we ran over the previously-unknown-to-me 100 comment limit. This caused a "Page 2" to be created that many did not find, and missed brilliant commentary. To find Page 2, either dig up the corpse of Paul Harvey, or scroll to the bottom of Page 1 and click on the "Newer >>>" button. Yeehaw
Happy Early March Everyone! Happy Easter! Happy Passover! Happy Good Friday, if that is a happy holy day otherwise maybe a solemn one! And then there are other holidays for all the people of the world and I am now going to list them all and celebrate all of them . . . or not!
Davisite 
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100 responses to “Welcome to Al’s Corner – “Pouring Gasoline on the Dumpster Fire of Davis Politics” – March 2023”
RO: “Personally, I don’t think that Native Americans have any (unique) right to dictate what others do regarding perceived “cultural appropriation”.”
Unique right? Maybe not, but there are appropriations which are just plain offensive. I fully understand and agree with the concept of cultural appropriation. There are religious symbols that are sacred (this is general, not just natives) and a bunch of ignorant people using these is offensive. Having said this, ‘cultural appropriation’ has clearly been weaponized and used to ‘cancel’ or shame people over things that are really not offensive — or could even be fine with a culture to copy. So the original aim of offensive appropriation gets lost if everything that could be, IS.
I’m not going to get into all the other issues, too complex for the time I have. Except:
RO: “But first, try to convert them to Christianity via Missions, etc. (At least the U.S. can’t be blamed for that.)”
There are numerous examples of using Christianity conversion of native youth as a control method within the United States. If you mean via Missions, technically correct, but otherwise, no, quite on the US as well.
Unique right? Maybe not, but there are appropriations which are just plain offensive. I fully understand and agree with the concept of cultural appropriation. There are religious symbols that are sacred (this is general, not just natives) and a bunch of ignorant people using these is offensive. Having said this, ‘cultural appropriation’ has clearly been weaponized and used to ‘cancel’ or shame people over things that are really not offensive — or could even be fine with a culture to copy. So the original aim of offensive appropriation gets lost if everything that could be, IS.
I wouldn’t go out of my way to offend people, lest I end up like Salman Rushdie. Most, if not all of the more “extreme” offense that people decide to become upset about are related to religion, one way or another.
I’d also suggest not wearing anything that might be interpreted as “belonging” to particular motorcycle clubs, various gangs, etc. But that doesn’t mean I’d agree with those groups’ views regarding that.
But if a non-native person wants to recreate artifacts that are based upon Native designs, I’d likely protest on their behalf – if some group tried to shut that down.
Same thing, really – regarding human or civilization remains which aren’t directly connected with any particular tribe.
They can go dig up any of my ancestors back in Europe, for all I care. I don’t even know anything about those mofos. For all I know, Richard McCann and I might have a common ancestor. Probably “both” living outside of Davis.
For that matter, chimps are our common ancestors. And probably have a “culture”, as well. And before that, . . .?
Then, you have the more mundane examples (e.g., “white” people with dreadlocks, rock-and-roll music, etc.). Most of the fake wrath regarding this seems centered on white people.
Some conservatives are now claiming that transgender women (biological males) are appropriating womanhood in general. Which I find kind of amusing, at least.
SUBJECT: “Turning Point USA Visit to UC Davis Poses Danger to Public Safety”
After DS posted a quote from UC Davis Professor Joshua Clover from The Aggie, RO dug up the following quote from Professor Clover, still on his Twitter Account:
“People think that cops need to be reformed. They need to be killed.” —UC Davis Professor Joshua Clover
This quote of course became a national controversy.
But, DS expresses concern about the upcoming Kirk event: “IMO there are legitimate safety concerns about this event.”
Do you think, DS, that there are legitimate safety concerns regarding a UC Davis professor calling for cops to be killed?
Or how about a local Imam calling for the death of all Jews, every single one? Any legitimate safety concerns there?
Or how about when (more than once) student protesters have streamed out onto I-80 to make their point? Any legitimate safety concerns there?
Or when President Clinton spoke on campus a bit over a decade ago. Any legitimate safety concerns there? The Secret Service seemed to think so, given their massive, aggressive presence.
Or several years ago when I went to see a Jewish speaker on campus, and in front of a packed audience at Young Hall, a large group of Palestinian students/protestors took over the stage and began yelling and acting aggressive, preventing the speaker from speaking for some time until they were cleared out. Any legitimate safety concerns there?
In your opinion DS, should the ‘controversial’ Jewish speaker not have spoken, or even invited to campus because of legitimate safety concerns? Should a ‘controversial’ Palestinian speaker be banned from campus over legitimate safety concerns?
Free speech is ugly. Free speech is dangerous. Free speech is beautiful. Long live free speech!
But when someone they don’t like comes to campus, DS trots out legitimate safety concerns. Oh spare me oh yee of hypocrtical faith!
Now don’t get me wrong. I don’t like Kirk either. And I think the Campus Republicans are clowning themselves with Trump-like clowning tactics of trying to rile up the far-left in order to sit back and laugh at them as they pull the rug out from under themselves. Instead, the campus Republicans could invite a legitimate, honorable speaker with conservative values to showcase what it is they believe in. But no, they bring a clown.
So basically, what I’m saying is — you are all full of sht. And why I am bringing a lawn chair and my barricade-proof vest to enjoy the show. The sht show.
Free speech is ugly. Free speech is dangerous. Free speech is beautiful. Long live free speech!
And to quote what the great Wlter Shw said on March 10, 2023 at 6:09 pm:
“You have your point of view and I have my opinion. End of story.”
I couldn’t have said it worse myself. The story is definitely over.
SUBJECT: “Unable to Compel Housing at U-Mall, the City Loses Ideal Spot for Mixed Use” [DV, whenever]
DShe (as opposed to DSho) say:
“Has anyone representing UCD, the City of Davis, Yolo County, or, for that matter, the State of California offered their good offices to discuss with Brixmore what adjustments need be made or help they could provide to make the originally approved commercial/residential project financially feasible?”
So, one of these entities is going to subsidize housing at U-Mall ? Ha ha ha ha ha! I guess if THEY can subsidize a war in Ukraine, THEY can subsidize U-Mall, right ???¿¿¿
DShe (as opposed to DSho) also say:
“What was then the world’s tallest building was completed, an amazing story of a hundred stories, in the depths of the Depression.”
So . . . . .Now we are comparing the greatness of the Empire State Building to greatness of U-Mall . Imagine people coming from around the world to behold: The Mighty Davis U-Mall
#Cue the angel chorus#
When a protest regarding “gender-affirming health care” turns into a need for “traditional” healthcare:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/protesters-counterprotesters-square-off-in-sacramento-over-gender-confirming-health-care/ar-AA18u2G2?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=27c049d0f5864368a5bc220101c8d494&ei=24
” Instead, the campus Republicans could invite a legitimate, honorable speaker with conservative values to showcase what it is they believe in.”
Who are we kidding here? It didn’t matter who the college Republicans invited, if the speaker had an “R” in front of their name it would’ve been the same result. It amazes me that someone who stated “People think that cops need to be reformed. They need to be killed” has any opinion worth listening to regarding another person’s free speech on campus.
Keith: I don’t think it’s reached that point (yet), but no one would even show up to hear a “normal” Republican (or Democrat, for that matter).
Though if the College Democrats invite Scott Wiener to speak, I’d probably show up (peacefully).
This morning’s Vanguard:
“Sunday Commentary: The Community Must Act Now to Preserve Our Schools and Ultimately What Makes Davis Great”
Maybe Davis and the Vanguard can distribute red hats that say “Keep Davis Great”.
“For years now the Vanguard has been warning about the impending problem of declining enrollment and the impact it will have on the school district and the broader community. ”
So it sounds like Davis needs to bring in more families and students to maintain it’s current size.
“Board Member Hiram Jackson explained that he asked the demographer whether “lower cost housing tend to bring more school going families than more expensive housing? And of course, his answer was yes, that was his experience.”
So Davis should somehow lower the price of housing.
“Second, as noted by Will Arnold, home values are primarily tied to the quality of the educational system.”
OOPS! So maintaining the quality of the school system by bringing in more students the will keep home values high which in turn keeps low and middle income families from moving to Davis. Is this what they call a conundrum?
Or maybe Davis can face the elephant in the room and rightsize its schools to its actual population demographics and quit trying to patch the leaks.
The Vanguard is continuing to allow (selected) doxxing. Below are some of the comments that they refuse to post in response to Walter Shwe’s repeated doxxing attempts. Note that there’s a residential address (apparently just outside of Davis city limits) which states that Walter currently lives there. Another source show him as a “homeowner” at that address, while others show it as a former address.
Bottom line is that there is more than one source connecting him to the address. Which I wouldn’t normally point out, were it not for his repeated doxxing attempts regarding me.
Ron O March 12, 2023 at 12:34 pm
Your comment is awaiting moderation.
Walter: They aren’t “my” sources. Google your own name, and you’ll see. I’m not the one who started this (or even found it in the first place). I’m just responding to what you and another commenter repeatedly attempt to present about “me” as if that’s an “argument” to the points raised.
This is what some commenters (like you) do, when you’re not able to refute what I point out. Much as you’d apparently like to.
But more importantly:
1) You don’t know my relationship with Davis.
2) Point #1 doesn’t matter, anyway.
3) Towns are not islands.
4) I don’t care if you “stick your nose” in Woodland’s affairs, as you put it. In fact, maybe you should. (See point #3.)
Ron O March 12, 2023 at 12:46 pm
Your comment is awaiting moderation.
Walter: It seems that the Vanguard won’t let me respond on here, so you might find a response on another blog.
Which would likely include this comment (if it’s also not posted).
Interesting – the following comment (in response to Walter Shwe’s comment) was deleted several hours after the Vanguard allowed it to (initially) be posted. In fact, David responded to it, at first. (And David’s response was also subsequently deleted.)
Ron O March 12, 2023 at 10:31 am
Walter: The housing tyranny and environmental injustice of Measure J is once again in full display totally thanks to Davis NIMBY’s.
My response: You already know that Measure J has nothing to do with the University Mall proposal. Why are you implying that it does?
Walter: I guess Ron doesn’t give 2 cents about the continuing sprawl and development in his own community. Instead he repeatedly comments about a city where he doesn’t even live in.
My response: You guess wrong. Nor do you know what communities I have connections to, or how. For that matter, input is not limited in the manner you’re suggesting in the first place.
Also, there is a residential address which appears to be just outside of Davis city limits in a house worth almost $1.5 million. Some sources state that you currently live there, while other sources show that it is a former address.
Perhaps you should think twice about repeated attempts to dox anyone, especially when it has nothing to do with the points made on here.
Keith: OOPS! So maintaining the quality of the school system by bringing in more students the will keep home values high which in turn keeps low and middle income families from moving to Davis. Is this what they call a conundrum?
No – though I’m not sure what to call it. Hypocrisy? Putting forth two entirely conflicting arguments, as if they’re one?
But perhaps more importantly, it purposefully conflates “size” with “quality”. This “slight of hand” is not a “one-time” occurrence on the Vanguard.
Or maybe Davis can face the elephant in the room and rightsize its schools to its actual population demographics and quit trying to patch the leaks.
I can’t believe that anyone would find that comment “controversial”. And yet, the Vanguard and its “peanut gallery” does – without actually addressing the reason. Including (it seems) at least a couple of peanuts on the council, itself. Perhaps even the whole “gallery” of them, as well.
Unbelievable.
No matter how many times this is all pointed out, the Vanguard (and its peanut gallery) have no logical response. That’s when they’ll resort to doxxing, personal attacks, not posting comments, or posting comments and then deleting them.
I had another comment “not posted” in the Vanguard in its most recent related article, which in no way could be conceived of as violating any commenting guidelines.
RO: “No matter how many times this is all pointed out, the Vanguard (and its peanut gallery) have no logical response.”
‘Pointed out’ ? I have taken the feces of the Vanguard’s hypocritical actions and smeared it in their faces — and still they can’t smell their own sh*t !
‘Pointed out’ ? I have taken the feces of the Vanguard’s hypocritical actions and smeared it in their faces — and still they can’t smell their own sh*t !
Same here. They don’t care. Why do they have rules if they don’t apply them equally?
It is WORSE than THAT , KO.
They actually BELIEVE that they are following their rules – or, WORSE YET, they KNOW they are hypocritical deluded m*therfuckers, and do it anyway . . . because the CAUSE is more important than ANYTHING. And I DESPISE people who put AGENDAs before PRINCIPALs.
Did I put that “*” in the right place?
And I DESPISE people who put AGENDAs before PRINCIPALs.
There’s probably too many “principals” who have “agendas”.
Or as Bill Marhall used to say, “I liked school – it’s the principal of thing I didn’t like”. (Something like that.)
But the real problem (for those who put “agendas before principles”) is that most people are smart enough to see through it. And once credibility is lost, you end up with poll numbers like the Vanguard has. (Though it seems that some on the council believe in the Vanguard. And if I’m not mistaken, some had connections to it.)
Hate to use this as an example, but it reminds me of those who define a “woman” as “someone who identifies as a woman”, and then tries to turn the conversation away from that, using various tactics.
But the Vanguard actually has two problems:
1) “Agendas before principles.”
2) “Agendas before moderation practices”.
Those two issues are related, in the Vanguard’s case.
The Vanguard’s “strength” (if you want to call it that) is “repetitiveness”. The theory that if you say it enough times, it must be true. Sort of a “wear ’em down” type of strategy.
Then again, when you’ve driven off enough people (as the Vanguard has), you already know that they’re not speaking on behalf of anyone (other than the remaining peanut gallery).
You got me on the spelling 😐
Very Bill Marshall of you 😐
“The Vanguard’s “strength” (if you want to call it that) is “repetitiveness”. The theory that if you say it enough times, it must be true. Sort of a “wear ’em down” type of strategy.”
I don’t think the Vanguard’s “repetitiveness” is a strength. To me it shows weakness because it seems DG has nothing else to write about so he often has to regurgitate the same old stories over and over. I mean how many times can you twist and spin the same story and still manage to keep your audience interested?
Either clinical obsession/compulsion or dementia. The ‘Vanguard Staff’ wakes up every single bloody morning, looks out the window, and doesn’t see a 7-story residential skyline filled with ‘affordable’ people and interconnected by flying electric cars powered by unicorn farts and cries out to God (solar & wind power), “What can I do???!!!”. And every morning God answers: “Write another article, my child, my child”.
Keith: “I don’t think the Vanguard’s “repetitiveness” is a strength. To me it shows weakness because it seems DG has nothing else to write about so he often has to regurgitate the same old stories over and over. I mean how many times can you twist and spin the same story and still manage to keep your audience interested?”
You may have a point here, acknowledged by David himself:
“To this point, there doesn’t seem to be a huge response to the discussion of declining enrollment.”
https://www.davisvanguard.org/2023/03/commentary-its-not-just-housing-thats-going-to-save-djusd-its-jobs-and-that-means-economic-development/
As usual, David is suggesting that the city needs to perpetually-expand, to meet the desires of a school district which refuses to right-size. But more-concerning is that this also the view of some on the council, and perhaps the entire council. Perhaps it’s the council members whom David is attempting to egg-on via these articles.
Vanguard article this morning:
“Commentary: The Link Between Homelessness and Housing Should Be Obvious, But Someone Want to Ignore This Fact”
Someone? Who someone? Journalism at its finest. LOL
He means you, KO. He means you 😐
Alan C. Miller says: “Commentary: The Link Between Visible Homelessness and Meth/Fentanyl Addiction Should Be Obvious, But Someone Want to Ignore This Fact”
That ‘someone’ is David Greewald 😐
But looks like ‘someone’ reads Al’s Corner, because ‘someone’ fixed their headline.
“because ‘someone’ fixed their headline.”
“Someone” as in Highbeam maybe?
Keith Olsen March 17, 2023 at 8:23 am
Hi David, why wasn’t my second comment allowed yesterday? What rule did I break?
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David Greenwald Post authorMarch 17, 2023 at 8:45 am
You’ll have to ask Don, I was gone all day.
FREAKIN’ CLOWN SHOW over there!
Here was my comment,
Quote from the Vanguard article regarding the SacBee, “She also, probably rightly, points out, “Even calling for legal reform to curb the trend of fascists speaking on campus opens the door to First Amendment restrictions that could have huge, unintended ramifications.”
The actual fascists were ANTIFA and student agitators who caused damage to the university and injured a cop while trying to shut down Charlie Kirk’s free speech rights.
So, KO, let me get this straight: rather than debate you on your point, the ch*ckenshits at the Davis Vanguard simply decided not to publish you comment. Is that about right?
*did I put that asterisk in the right place?
I guess so Alan, because I don’t think I broke any Vanguard comment rules that I know of.
Since I was never told why I have to think that it all comes down to the moderator not agreeing with my political point of view so my comment wasn’t allowed. It should never come down to that.
What the fuck is DG talking about regarding Charlie Kirk being the victim? The Bee and the Chancellor told lies about him. CK did not initiate those lies. So when someone lies about you and you respond, then you being the victim — as a positive for the person attacked! — is the narrative, rather than the lies told and condemnation of the lies? What the fuck kind of delusional world does DG live in?
One thought on “Council Set to Approve a Mace Blvd Redesign Plan”
Walter Shwe March 18, 2023 at 6:27 am
One question I would ask is how many bicyclists actually use that area to go places and what are their predominant start and end points. What are the anticipated changes to bicycle traffic with each option presented to the Council? If the answer to my 2nd question is not much, no attention or funding should be paid to enhancing bicycle traffic. The sole objective for the redesign should be to alleviate vehicular traffic.
One thought on “Council Set to Approve a Mace Blvd Redesign Plan”
Walter Shwe March 18, 2023 at 6:27 am
One question I would ask is how many bicyclists actually use that area to go places and what are their predominant start and end points. What are the anticipated changes to bicycle traffic with each option presented to the Council? If the answer to my 2nd question is not much, no attention or funding should be paid to enhancing bicycle traffic. The sole objective for the redesign should be to alleviate vehicular traffic.
‘One Thought?’, that’s not even half a thought. The whole point was to make the corridor safer for bicycles, especially children traveling to the nearby school. It isn’t about changes to the bicycle traffic, it is about safety for bicycle users. The only objective is to ‘alleviate’ vehicular traffic? Really? Is this Davis? or Orange County?
How about some consideration to a giant crushing station at Tremont and Mace? Cars coming through that intersection would be asked if they intended to cut through Davis on Mace, and if the answer were ‘yes’, their car would be sent into a metal compactor and they would have to walk up to Starbucks while they waited for someone to pick them up, or end up homeless in Davis. This way cars would stop disappearing off Goggle and Wayz, and the algorithm would eventually stop sending cars that way.
SUBJECT: “Charlie Kirk Presents a Free Speech Conundrum for Which There Is No Easy Answer”
Walter Shwe March 16, 2023 at 6:34 am Walter Shwe March 18, 2023 at 8:28 am
KO: David, do you embrace the approach of ANTIFA or do you condemn it?
WS: I can’t speak for David, but I can speak for Walter. I condemn any violent law-breaking actions of ANTIFA. How do we really know who broke windows during this event? Aren’t some commentators here making that assumption? If they continue to say that ANTIFA was responsible, what concrete evidence do they have that in fact that was the case?
In answer to “How do we really know who broke windows during this event?”, I was there. There was a group that formed at 5pm that I went to observe due to a call out to protest by “Cops Off Campus” and possibly other groups. Was it “Antifa” ? Considering Antifa isn’t a formal group but an ideology that many groups could be categorized under, they are a convenient target for ‘both sides’ as you can say they were there or they weren’t there and both would be true. If Antifa is people who eschew nonviolence, wear mostly black, confront cops, chant slogans, block attendees and passersby, taunt people, scream “Nazis!” at attendees, and believe in or at least not stop others from vandalism, graffiti and property damage, then this ‘Cops Off Campus’ group and whomever showed up due to the social media posts, then this was Antifa. Who can really say.
I was inside the ‘blob’ for about ten minutes while they confronted cops, and observed for two hours. The very same banners and umbrellas in this group I saw and was inside for awhile were the same ones in the videos that broke the windows on the entrance doors to the building. As far as individuals I saw one ‘prominent’ Davis resident who was protesting whom I recognized as they were not wearing a mask.
So yes it was Antifa. So no it was not Antifa. And I’m correct on both counts.
Alan, did you attend Kirk’s speech?
If you did I would interested in your take on what he had to say.
Was he that much over the top and hateful as we have been led to believe by the media and some people in Davis?
Did he call for the lynching of trans people?
It was 80% Q&A and conversation with people in the audience. There were no calls for lynchings or violence. He did call out and condemn the Bee, the Chancellor and the group outside protesting. He struck me as a run-of-the-mill conservative Christian Republican who supports Trump.
Sounds like it was an over-hyped justification for leftist extremists to come out and damage the campus while injuring a cop. They got their panties all in a bunch over basically nothing.
DS: “We know where you stand on this, Ron. Perhaps you can let other people comment without feeling the need to reply every time.” [Subject or time don’t matter, DVan]
‘We’ know where everyone stands. And commenting doesn’t ‘not let’ other people comment. The person this comment is directed at is also the only one usually targeted with what is supposed to be a objective comment limit. As well, there are commenters I wish wouldn’t comment. But as mod, getting tired of the consequences of one’s own responsibilities due to the limited ability to control the actions of those who wander into that orbit can wear one thin if one is to constantly misapply non-objective objective standards. One’s own brain can become scrambled like eggs and toast and marmalade. I think it’s time for breakfast.
I agree Alan, and Ron is letting other people comment. He doesn’t have the power to stop anyone from commenting like the moderator does, which he often does.
Alan and Keith: Thanks for noticing that, regarding Don Shor. I responded to it as follows, but he refused to post this:
Ron O March 20, 2023 at 6:32 pm
Your comment is awaiting moderation.
Don (to me): We know where you stand on this, Ron. Perhaps you can let other people comment without feeling the need to reply every time.
Me (to Don): Most of the time (on the Vanguard), I’m responding to others who challenge what I put forth. And given that I’m usually in the minority, I’m often responding to multiple challengers. (In this article, only David and you have engaged me.)
I’d suggest responding to the content I put forth, rather than “me”. I’m not stopping anyone from commenting. You’re also free to put a comment limit on here, anytime you choose.
Regarding The Cannery, I disagree regarding the design of those houses (with the possible exception of the small yards). But if those yards were larger, that would have driven up the cost even higher.
And as long as the school district encourages out-of-district enrollments, that’s where younger, less-wealthy families will naturally gravitate to.
The only reason that the district is becoming concerned is because Spring Lake is nearing buildout. And if the adjacent 1,600 housing unit “technology park” includes its own school, DJUSD is increasingly going to have to look elsewhere regarding its headhunting activities. (I’m referring to the technology park which failed in Davis, before it even reached voters. And then moved 7 miles up the road, adding the 1,600 housing units in the process.)
But again, all of this goes back to a fundamentally-flawed “goal”.
I went through downsizings in my home town in the 70’s. All my schools are gone from K-12, and two of them are subdivisions. The administrators took a lot of sh*t for downsizing, but the students just weren’t there anymore. Why the lack of courage to tell Davis the truth about enrollment? If there are less students, you close schools, you don’t try to bring in families. That is never going to work. But it does reflect a strategy of avoiding responsibility by saying, ‘don’t look at us, the bad people forced to close schools, look over there at the lack of ‘family housing’ ‘. Yeah, right! I don’t really get the problem, because if the schools close and the programs become worse and the schools degrade, then all those rich people from the Bay Area won’t be drawn to Davis for the schools anymore. That will attract less-wealthy people, and have a negative effect on housing prices, which in turn will make Davis more affordable. And more-affordable housing, well that’s what David Greenwald wants, right? Oh yeah, he wants the guv’ment to pay for it 😐
So, “Let’s Make Davis Schools Shitty Again!”
I’m working on the brown hats and a website
Alan: True, regarding the conflicting “goals” to both reduce the cost of housing, and increase the cost of housing (coming simultaneously from the mouths of the same people).
The thing is that they’re also purposefully attempting to “scare” folks into supporting development, by conflating “quality” vs. “quantity”.
Davis already has a lot of single-family housing. The “problem” (according to the school district) is that it’s not turning-over fast enough to suit their desires. What makes them think that the same thing won’t happen with new housing, as well?
Or that new housing won’t deliver the headcount that they’re seeking in the first place? The Cannery, for example, only delivered a handful of human sacrifices (oops – I mean students) to DJUSD.
Some of the best school districts are the smallest ones. In contrast, some of the largest are the worst.
But another important point is that the existing DJUSD parcel taxes will go FARTHER, when it’s spread-among a fewer number of students and teachers. This would indicate INCREASED quality of education – not a decrease in quality. The reason being that DJUSD parcel taxes have nothing to do with enrollment numbers.
SUBJECT: “Bisch Sues County in Federal Court Over Yolo Food Bank Dismissal” [Blavis Blaguard, 2day]
JUICY!
The funds refer to $1.2 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act that had been promised to the Yolo Food Bank.
A million bucks of Free Biden Money! What could go wrong?
The suit specifically names the three Supervisors, County CFO Chad Rinde, West Sacramento City Manager Aaron Laurel along with City Managers Hiatt and Webb, as well as the county and cities of Woodland, Davis and West Sacramento, which, according to the lawsuit, all played a role in the ultimate termination of Bisch on May 31, 2022.
JUICY!
Bisch has previously sued the Yolo Food Bank, alleging wrongful termination. That suit, filed in Yolo County last August, names several current and former members of the Food Bank’s board of directors.
JUICY!
According to the lawsuit, Bisch’s “disclosure concerned wrongdoing at the highest levels of Defendant Yolo County and Defendant Cities of West Sacramento, Davis, and Woodland local governments, whose governments were specifically tasked with and responsible for the implementation of the Food Assistance Mandates.”
JUICY!
So far we’ve only heard one side of the story. Will be great when we hear what the guv’ment has to say. Should be lots of mud, and much dragging through said mud. I wonder if the money spent by both sides, all sides (two suits), on lawyers will exceed the original free-Biden-money that set off the pinata-smashing frenzy of grasping for recently-printed mega-dollars? Are non-profits seeking grant money really that different from children fighting on the floor over a piece of hard candy?
SUBJECT: “The Corruption of the Virginia Judicial System” [DVG, 2day]
Walter Shwe March 27, 2023 at 4:26 am
Racism in Virginia runs supreme and very deep! 👍
Yay racism! Go-Virginia-Go! Thumbs up! 😐
On the VG, Walter Shwe writes:
In my opinion neither NIMBY or YIMBY are derogatory or ‘attacking’ in any way. They just accurately describe who they really are.
Of course, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but some opinions are baseless.
No one calls themselves a NIMBY. It implies that a person opposes all nearby development. I don’t know anyone that applies to. At best, it applies to very few people and not to the majority of people who get slapped with the label.
On the other hand, people do call themselves YIMBYs. That alone should be a clue that the terms are different, one derogatory and one not. Also, those people are often advocating for development in someone else’s backyard, not their own. So YIMBY isn’t generally accurate either.
RM: “On the other hand, people do call themselves YIMBYs.”
Very true, RM. Another factor that WS chooses to ignore is that YIMBY organizations are largely funded by the development industry for the purpose of profits. They are even able to use the free labor of naive true-believers and prance about under the banner of the sacred banner of ‘non-profit’. Remember, non-profits are often evil fronts for large corporations with a common cause of more money more money. None more so than evil Big-YIMBY.
SUBJECT: “Vanguard Weekly Council Question: Week 6 – Economic Development” [Mavis Manguard 2-day]
Walter Shwe March 27, 2023 at 6:05 am
I will refrain from directly commenting regarding the positions of these 2 candidates on Davis economic development since I have never resided in District 3. I predict that a certain someone will provide his worthless opinion on economic development in Davis despite the fact that he has never even remotely lived near this fair City.
Violating your comments policy, much, D&D&DVEB ??? Hmmmmm ??? But then again, that a worthless rag-of-a-blog allows commenters to call other commenter’s opinions “worthless” is of no surprise to those of us in this town with integrity and moral fortitude.
As opposed to those who espouse the values and opinions aligned with that of the Davis Vanguard — and its moral rectum-tude *
*Childish? Yes, but oh so accurate 😐 . . . and satisfying.
Alan, I don’t believe anyone can truly figure out the Vanguard comment rules.
It seems to come down more to who you are and what your politics are than any actual rules.
I just had this comment deleted:
“The violence against protestors and rioters”
Protesters and rioters? Peaceful protest is one thing but rioters are a whole
different ‘animal’.
https://www.davisvanguard.org/2023/03/student-opinion-new-york-makes-history-and-potentially-pays-millions-to-george-floyd-protestors/#comment-471119
I think it was the word ‘animal’. Y’know because . . .
“The San Francisco NAACP last week urged the SF Board of Supervisors to reject a one-time $5 million reparation payment to African Americans from the city of San Francisco.” [DV, today-ish]
So THAT is how they are going to squirrel out of this politically and avoid bankrupting the City. Get the advocacy group that could be considered to ‘represent’ the group of people who would benefit as individuals to recommend against that approach and instead invest an unspecified amount of money ‘into the community’. Very . . . um . . . I don’t even know the word for it.
“a whole different animal”
Something very different to, and often more difficult or complicated than, something else.
You may think that your time as a TV show writer prepared you well for this project, but it’s a whole different animal working on a film.
It’s one thing to babysit your friends’ kids from time to time, but having your own children is a whole different animal!
A: “I’ve been here 10 years already, so I don’t think becoming a manager will be a big transition.” B: “Are you serious? No, managing employees is a whole different animal.”
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a+whole+different+animal
But it doesn’t surprise that the Vanguard somehow might have considered it a racist statement, because that’s what they do.
SUBJECT: “Legislation that Would Give Guaranteed Income to Homeless High School Seniors Passes First Hurdle” [DVTDay]
Walter Shwe March 30, 2023 at 5:05 am
I support SB 333 without reservation.
Nobody Cares, Bill!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IJMvWQKk0U
SUBJECT: “Governor Announces $736 Million in Homekey Funds Now Available to Address Housing and Homelessness” [DV2day]
Don Shor March 30, 2023 at 7:18 am
Great, is Davis applying for any of these funds?
I support Davis applying for these funds specifically to deal with homeless issues near Davis plant barns.
SUBJECT: “Groups Believe that SB 423 Will Threaten Local Democracy” [DV2day]
Walter Shwe March 30, 2023 at 5:03 am
Our Neighborhood Voices fully supports unrestricted NIMBYISM.
Hate speech! Evil Evil NIMBYs . . . . .The politics of envy . . . Unrestricted pejoratives free and clear at the Davis Vanguard. But it’s OK, because it’s OUR SIDE and OUR GOD.
SUBJECT: “‘Poverty Tow’ Legislation Moves on to CA Assembly Appropriations Committee”
Walter Shwe March 30, 2023 at 5:18 am
I unequivocally recommend full passage of AB 1082.
Way to contribute to the conversation, WS!!!
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SUBJECT: “League Hosts Candidates Forum for District 3 Candidates – Part Two”
Moderator March 31, 2023 at 7:16 am
Five comment rule is in effect for this article.
And yet, hours later, y’all DS are the only comment. About as useful as a wet blanket in a wet blanket factory.