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The proposed Village Farms development in Davis is being voted on in June, and the decision could have implications for the city’s future, including school enrollment, housing costs, and the ability to retain the next generation of families.
Davis Senior High School students joined with other community members to protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, gathering at Central Park as part of a broader, nationwide shutdown.
The Davis City Council will discuss the feasibility of a large-scale northeast growth concept, considering its transportation demands, costs and long-term fiscal implications, as outlined in a report by Fehr & Peers.
Measure J has been in place for 25 years and has resulted in a lack of housing, increased costs, and a failure to meet the city’s needs, leading to a call for a reevaluation of the system.
The debate surrounding Village Farms has highlighted the need for a structural review of the city’s planning process, as the same criticisms of planning quality, staff competence, council leadership, developer credibility, and voter judgment have persisted across decades, personnel changes, and political cycles.
Measure J has been in place for 25 years and has not produced better projects or outcomes, instead resulting in a slow-motion stalemate and growing vulnerability for Davis.
After 25 years of Measure J, Davis must confront the reality that the policy has not produced the desired results of better projects and housing outcomes, but has instead entrenched a system of rejection, delay, and unmet state obligations.
Alberto Preciado has been appointed as Finance Director for the City of Davis, bringing with him 18 years of experience in the government finance sector.
The Davis City Council voted unanimously to advance the Village Farms development to a citywide ballot, approving a series of entitlements, amendments and agreements that set the framework for one of the largest housing proposals in city history.
A recent poll on Nextdoor shows that the Village Farms proposal is overwhelmingly unpopular and has no chance of passing, with only 15% support and a one in 100 quintillion chance of passing.
The Village Farms project in Davis lacks a comprehensive flood plan and relies on unproven engineering design principles, posing a major flood risk to the city and its residents.
The City Council must deny certification of the Village Farms EIR due to its inadequate and flawed nature, which would expose the City to liability and surrender its leverage to correct course on the disastrous project.
The Village Farms Davis project has been designed to meet higher flood protection standards than the rest of Davis, and includes proven engineering solutions to protect against flooding, such as raising the elevation of the land, rebuilding and redirecting the Covell Ditch, and constructing a large basin.
The Celebration of Abraham, an interfaith gathering founded after 9/11, will return to Woodland this year, bringing together Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities for reflection, dialogue, and shared ritual.
The Davis City Council reached a tentative agreement to include 100 deed-restricted low-income affordable housing units in the Village Farms project, while adjusting the timing of the units in relation to market-rate development in Phase 3.
The Capital Area Regional Tolling Authority and YoloTD are implementing a tolling plan on Interstate 80 that prioritizes weekend recreational travelers over local commuters, resulting in financial burden for local workers and reduced funding for local transit.
The Davis Citizens Planning Group has expressed concern that the proposed Village Farms and Willowgrove projects will not provide affordable housing for families with elementary school-aged children, and that the district’s proposed solution of closing schools will not address the underlying issue of unaffordable housing.
The City Council should not accept the latest iteration of the Affordable Housing Plan for Village Farms due to its lack of critical elements, such as VLI and LI units, and its failure to maximize funding opportunities.
The Davis City Council is considering the Affordable Housing Plan for the Village Farms project, which has sparked debate about growth, affordability, and the viability of the city’s voter-approval framework for peripheral development.