Enterprise Columnist POST-PARLIN DEPRESSION É given the power of Measure J, we may need a Bill Gates to step up to the plate and offer a $10 million prize to the first developer who can come up with a project that will actually meet with the approval of the Davis electorate É after all, there … Continue Reading
The issue: $34 billion offer for Burlington Northern is an investment in America, too Warren Buffett has made his biggest bet ever Ñ and it wasnÕt in a new Internet company with a goofy name or some newfangled technology. It was in a railroad that dates back 150 years. TODAYÕS Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. … Continue Reading
Enterprise columnist OUT OT TOUCH? É itÕs hard to figure how four-fifths of our City Council members could enthusiastically support a housing project that was ultimately opposed by three-fourths of the electorate É but before you say the council is hopelessly out of touch with the people, itÕs important to note that this same electorate … Continue Reading
Tarra Diane Wasilchen and Glen Isaac Olson both of Bethesda, Md., are engaged to be married. The bride-elect is the daughter of Thomas and Claudia Pearson of Davis. Her father, William Wasilchen, is from Chico. A 1998 graduate of Davis High, she graduated from UC Riverside in 2003 and worked at University of North Carolina … Continue Reading
The issue: The inspiring thing is how health professionals, industry, government and average people have come together to raise awareness so quickly The flu is racing across the land, spreading coughs and sneezes and aching muscles, but also anxiety, fear and panic. WORRIED PARENTS are calling around trying to find vaccinations for their children, and … Continue Reading
Enterprise staff writer Davis voters struck down Measure P, the proposed Wildhorse Ranch residential project, with a 75 percent majority Tuesday. Of the 11,386 ballots turned in to the Yolo Elections Office, 8,499 rejected the 191-unit development at Covell Boulevard and Monarch Lane, which needed approval from Davis voters to move forward with construction. Measure … Continue Reading
Enterprise columnist THE SYSTEM WORKS É no matter which side of the Wildhorse Ranch debate you eventually landed on, the real winner Tuesday night was Measure J, the visionary requirement the voters of this town put into place 10 years ago to ensure that the conversion of agricultural land to housing could only be accomplished … Continue Reading
The issue: Computer secrecy is endangered by people, not by equipment The Social Security numbers and family information of every master sergeant in the U.S. Army, federal tax forms, medical records, FBI surveillance photos, the location of a safe house for the Obama family, and now a secret report of the House ethics committee have … Continue Reading
Enterprise music critic The Mumlers, a San Jose-based rock band, is on the precipice of something big. The band recently signed to Galaxia Records and released its second album, ÒDonÕt Throw Me Away,Ó to well-deserved critical acclaim. A bi-coastal tour starts imminently, but first The Mumlers will pay Davis a visit. The group will perform … Continue Reading
Enterprise columnist STOP THE PRESSES Ñ MAJOR ENDORSEMENT FALLS THROUGH É of all the things campaign consultants arenÕt supposed to do, listing someone as an ÒendorserÓ in a full-page newspaper ad when that person is actually not an endorser is right at the top of the list É and if you commit such a crime … Continue Reading
Enterprise columnist So, our headlong rush to judgment on a single-issue election is about to come to an end. In a couple of days weÕll all know whether the wise citizens of this town have decided to turn a horse ranch into a housing development, or, conversely, have decided to send a developer out to … Continue Reading
Enterprise staff writer Will Davis welcome the addition of 191 apartment units, townhomes and houses in the northeast quadrant of town? Or will voters reject the simultaneously championed and scorned project known as Wildhorse Ranch? When the polls close on election night Tuesday, the ballots will hold the answer. The Yolo County Elections Office predicts … Continue Reading
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