Dan Wolk Announces Run for Council

The self-proclaimed "new kid on the block" has announced his run for city council.

Dan Wolk was appointed to fill the council seat vacated by Don Saylor about seven months ago. In that short time, he made significant votes on the budget and the controversial water project. 

“After careful consideration with my wife Jamima, I’ve decided to toss my hat in the ring,” Wolk said in a release. “I’m very humbled by the outpouring of encouragement that I’ve received to run." 

A kick-off celebration called “Wolktoberfest” will take place on Friday at 6:30 pm at the old DISC space (2801 2nd Street). An announcement was sent Sunday evening. Here's the rest of it: 

During [Wolk’s] brief tenure, the Davis City Council has taken steps to address long-term structural imbalances in its budget, re-committed itself to securing a sustainable water supply, initiated a number of redevelopment projects, and began the process of relocating the Davis Teen Center.

“We’ve accomplished a great deal in a relatively short amount of time,” said Wolk.

But for Wolk the work has only begun. “No doubt I am proud of what we've done. However, I am even more excited about the work we have yet to do.”

When first appointed, Wolk said that every decision he made would be viewed through the prism of his two young daughters, Avery and Layla. And if there’s been a single unifying theme of his service so far and into the future, it is the desire to make sure that the community his daughters grow up in is an even stronger one than the one he grew up in.

“I believe I represent a new generation of leadership in our community, one that is keenly aware of the challenges that my generation and my children’s generation are being saddled with, be it in the area of growing unfunded liabilities, deteriorating infrastructure, long-term water supply problems, a lack of affordable housing for young and low-income families, a need for greater economic development, and global climate change.

“We can no longer kick the can down the road. It is the responsibility of my generation and this City Council to address these challenges. I refuse to saddle my children with these problems.”

Wolk founded the Legal Clinic of Yolo County and is employed as a deputy county counsel for Solano County. His wife Jamima owns her own business in town.