Welcome to MAY on Al's Corner. Where you MAY discuss the clown-show that is Davis politics. At 5:30pm on Tuesday, the AWARDS will be given out. Maybe we'll finally learn who the person nominated is who does "good" and "bad" according to at least one commenter, and what "bad" they did.
But I doubt it.
So talk about anything 😐
Something scandalous appears to be going on with the choice of a Thong Hy Huynh Award by the Human Relations Commission. If you're looking for the answer, you won't find it here. But that's not because I'm dancing around the issue, it's because I honestly don't know what the issue is, and for some reason those who do know what it is only want to imply to the public that there's a issue, but they don't want to say what person they have an issue with, why, or give any details.
I just wanted to say that 111 people have given money to the Davis Vanguard, to ward off evil spirits. Apparently these people weren't waiting for April fool's day to be foolish with their money, and fools. And here they are:
Sung at Tuesday February 21st City Council meeting, to the Tune of 'Matchmaker' from 'Fiddler on the Roof':
Parody Live at City Council (time – 20:15):
https://davis.granicus.com/player/clip/1665
Original Song:
I asked ChatGPT to write a letter against Measure N, based on the Yes on N letter in the Enterprise by Liz Stelow. I then asked it to generate a headline for a newspaper submission. Then I asked an AI image generator to make a piece of accompanying art, using their "zombie apocalypse" filter. The result follows, a first generation with no revisions or edits.
Reject Measure N: Saying NO to Mediocrity in Davis Schools
Measure N claims to be beneficial for Davis schools, Davis kids, and Davis property values. But let’s face it, it’s not great for anyone.
These dark forces are believed to be funded by the Dark Underbelly of Davis.
In true Davis Vanguard journalistic style, no information on who the dark forces may be or why they are suing, but the Vanguard did ask for money to the tune of $100k. Statement:
Please don’t eliminate my favorite commissions!
Sung to the tune of "These are a Few of My Favorite Things"
The City Council is hearing proposals to consolidate commissions on Tuesday night. These changes have serious implications. Here are the proposals:
Davis City Council Members,
The travel corridor connecting the Bay Area and the greater Sacramento Area could continue to expand as an automobile corridor, or alternately as a greatly-improved rail corridor. Caltrans is steering Davis towards accepting a new lane to further expand the highway, but as developers continue to build out and densify the region, the increasing population will strain our ever-busier freeways.
Well blow me over with a feather. The Davis Vanguard recognized NIMBY as a pejorative and followed their own rules. Yours truly mentioned this hypocrisy to them several dozen times starting in . . . I'm not going to scour every comment going back a decade, but I'm guessing — 2017 ??? So, better half-a-decade late than never.
Davisite 
Due to the tyranny of Measure J and its [edited] supporters, the ship for commercial development in Davis has long since passed. The owners of existing Davis commercial developments know they can continue to command high rents because they don’t have to concern themselves with very much competition. A while ago I found a quote in the Davis Enterprise about why the current owner of the Oakshade Town Center decided to buy that development. They don’t have to worry much about competition because as long as Davis thumbs its noses at brand new development, they have it made in the shade.
Moderator
Hi Walter,
We’ve edited your comment. We won’t allow ‘NIMBY’ any more.