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Don’t link Fifth Street and Measure O

By Peter Gunther For all the wrong reasons, the Fifth Street revision has joined the conversation surrounding Measure O (the city sales tax proposal), fueled by claims that the project is a mammoth boondoggle that proves the city just blindly throws our tax money about and shouldn’t have any more to misuse. Endless letters to […]

May 27, 2014 | Posted in Columns | Tagged ,

These choices are pivotal

I have lived in Davis since I was 4 years old, with the only exception being for my undergraduate education elsewhere. Having been to a sizable number of other places both abroad and domestic has only showed me how special a town I was raised in. At times, it can be frustrating to see how […]

May 27, 2014 | Posted in Letters | Tagged ,

A new voice for City Council

Being a young person with new ideas who is new to public office can make a City Council candidate a “long shot.” But that should not necessarily be the case. Daniel Parrella has proposed some of the most creative ideas that I have heard in the race for two council seats this year. He knows […]

May 27, 2014 | Posted in Letters | Tagged ,

My vote’s for Sheila Allen

Sheila Allen will be a strong and positive voice for Davis. She has been working selflessly as a school board member for two full terms now and has seen our schools through some of the roughest fiscal conditions since Proposition 13 first pulled the rug from under California’s education system. To make Davis truly cool […]

May 27, 2014 | Posted in Letters | Tagged ,

Swanson merits our support

I met Rochelle Swanson when I was a student at UC Davis, working at KDVS. Even though we disagreed on the issue that catalyzed my involvement in local politics, it was immediately apparent that I was speaking with a compassionate, knowledgeable and hard-working public servant. She is respectful of all people and never forms an […]

May 27, 2014 | Posted in Letters | Tagged ,

Allen, Swanson, Krovoza

I attended several forums and spoke with several candidates for different offices in the coming election. Finally, I am settled on the Sheila Allen and Rochelle Swanson for City Council. But for a long time, I have not been able to decide between both Joe Krovoza and Dan Wolk for Assembly. Both of them are […]

May 27, 2014 | Posted in Letters | Tagged ,

Robb Davis is the real deal

Please join me in electing Robb Davis for City Council. I have known Robb for many years as our paths have crisscrossed through our international development work. I cannot begin to tell you how fortunate we are to have a person of Robb’s caliber as a candidate for City Council. Robb’s character exemplifies the unique […]

May 27, 2014 | Posted in Letters | Tagged ,

It’s an honor to support Munn

You learn a lot about people from working closely with them in good situations and bad. When John Munn joined the Davis school board, all I knew about him was that he was a Republican. I was quite frankly worried that he would bring his political affiliation and party beliefs, frequently contrary to my own, […]

May 27, 2014 | Posted in Letters | Tagged ,

Davis is a gifted mediator

I have known Robb Davis for more than 10 years as a friend and also as a spiritual adviser, fount of wisdom and source of inspiration. Robb addresses issues with his feet firmly planted in core values of compassion, which allows him to ask unexpected but important questions. He is a gifted mediator who respects […]

May 27, 2014 | Posted in Letters | Tagged ,

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