The Davis City Council is discussing potential amendments to Measure J/R/D, a voter-approved ordinance that requires citywide elections before agricultural or open space land can be converted to urban use, with the goal of exempting certain types of projects, such as affordable housing, and potentially reducing costs by placing the measure on the November 2026 general election ballot.
The Vanguard is asking for donations to raise $2,000 this week to pay off bills from a recent legal battle.
The Planning Commission will continue the public hearing for the proposed Village Farms Davis project to December 17, 2025 to finalize negotiations tied to the project’s draft development agreement.
The DJUSD School Closure and District-Wide Redesign Plan lacks financial information and alternatives, leaving parents with many unanswered questions and concerns.
The Vanguard covers housing because it is the root of many of the community’s biggest challenges, such as education, equity, public health, economic inclusion, aging in place, sustainability, transportation, and criminal justice.
The City of Davis has approved a two-year extension to Recology’s solid waste collection franchise, resulting in a 15% rate increase in 2026 and a maximum annual increase of 6.5% from 2026 through 2029, despite the fact that Davis’ rates are higher than those of surrounding communities.
California’s housing crisis is accelerating, with Davis being particularly affected due to local land-use choices, resulting in rising costs and a shrinking labor pool.
The Willowgrove project has become the first annexation project in Davis to release its tentative map prior to a vote of the Davis voters, providing the public with a detailed understanding of the proposed community before any final vote.
The Davis City Council discussed the potential restructuring of the city’s homeless respite center, including its purpose, operations, and location, due to concerns about data, spending, staffing, and the facility’s effectiveness.
The City of Davis announced Monday it will recirculate portions of the Village Farms Draft Environmental Impact…
Maria Ressa, a Filipino American journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, warns of the dangers of an “invisible atom bomb” of disinformation in our information ecosystem and calls for community journalism to build resilient information ecosystems at the local level.
Sausalito voters have overwhelmingly approved zoning changes allowing dense housing development and affordable senior units, signaling a shift in California’s housing politics and the increasing pressure on cities to comply with state housing mandates.
The Davis Joint Unified School District is facing an enrollment crisis due to 25 years of constrained housing production, which has resulted in a population gap of 8,000 missing residents and a decline of 2,300 students in the district.
Residents of Davis are concerned about the cleanliness and maintenance of the downtown core, with some feeling the city prioritizes students over families and businesses, and suggesting improvements such as adding planter boxes, sweeping sidewalks, and clearing leaves more regularly.
The Davis City Council is being recommended to maintain the Daytime Respite Center at its current location and transition to an in-house staffing model, which is projected to cost $505,534 per year and is the lowest-cost approach that maintains existing service levels.
Davis residents are debating whether the city should build housing to support school enrollment, but demographic modeling shows that the level of housing needed to stabilize enrollment is almost exactly the same level the state is already requiring the city to build under its housing obligations.
The EPS projection that Village Farms would add about 701 new students to the Davis Joint Unified School District is based on district-approved methodology and real-world results in Davis, and is necessary to reverse the district’s long-term enrollment decline.
The City of Davis has released the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Willowgrove Project, a 1,250-unit mixed-use development that would convert 232 acres of farmland into residential, retail, and commercial space, and includes a 45-day public comment period running from Nov. 10, 2025, to Jan. 2, 2026.
Yael Franco has been appointed as the Executive Director of Tree Davis, bringing her expertise in arborism and tree risk assessment to the organization’s mission of replacing every tree lost in Davis.
Declining school enrollment in Davis is a result of Measure J, which has made it difficult to build housing for families, leading to a lack of balance in the community and a need for responsible development to sustain the city’s future.