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|Date: May 30, 2020
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Vanguard Newsletters, Circulation 2500, Provide Additional Coverage Each Day – Sign Up Now

Did you know that the Vanguard puts out additional material each day? TWICE? The Vanguard has two daily n ...

Did you know that the Vanguard puts out additional material each day? TWICE? The Vanguard has two daily newsletters - the Morning Update with our Exclusive Column "Opening Thoughts" which is only avai ...

May 30, 2020
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Guest Commentary: End the Dying of Black America

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|Date: May 30, 2020
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Guest Commentary: End the Dying of Black America

By Gloria Partida As we hunker down in our Covid-19 mandated shelter in place, we have the false sense th ...

By Gloria Partida As we hunker down in our Covid-19 mandated shelter in place, we have the false sense that the world has slowed, become safer, more sustainable. While we look for ways to maintain ord ...

May 30, 2020
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Commentary: Small Gifts in a Dark Time

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: May 30, 2020
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Commentary: Small Gifts in a Dark Time

By Tia Will When I woke up this morning, it was to the news of 207 COVID-19 cases in Yolo County, 23 deat ...

By Tia Will When I woke up this morning, it was to the news of 207 COVID-19 cases in Yolo County, 23 deaths. In the USA, the corresponding numbers were 1.7million and 103K. There are an estimated 40 m ...

May 30, 2020
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Planning Commission Moves Forward on Renewal of Measure J

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 29, 2020
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Planning Commission Moves Forward on Renewal of Measure J

On Wednesday as the clock neared midnight, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended moving forward ...

On Wednesday as the clock neared midnight, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended moving forward with the Renewal of Measure J with only the recommended technical changes. The commission too ...

May 29, 2020
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Planning Commission Rejects University Commons Proposal, Developer to Decide Next Steps

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 28, 2020
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Planning Commission Rejects University Commons Proposal, Developer to Decide Next Steps

Neither the public nor the Planning Commission liked the University Commons Redevelopment proposal, as th ...

Neither the public nor the Planning Commission liked the University Commons Redevelopment proposal, as the commission unanimously supported a motion to reject all five staff recommendations. George Ph ...

May 28, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Community Solar for Davis

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|Date: May 28, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Community Solar for Davis

By Gerald Braun Despite a storm of criticism, the City Council’s decision to lease land to BrightNight fo ...

By Gerald Braun Despite a storm of criticism, the City Council’s decision to lease land to BrightNight for a new Community Solar project makes sense if looked at through the lens of the city’s long-st ...

May 28, 2020
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Commentary: We Need to Heavily Scrutinize the Innovation Center Fiscal Analysis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 26, 2020
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Commentary: We Need to Heavily Scrutinize the Innovation Center Fiscal Analysis

At the last Finance and Budget Commission hearing, they examined the then-Aggie Research Campus, since re ...

At the last Finance and Budget Commission hearing, they examined the then-Aggie Research Campus, since renamed the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus. A subcommittee was assigned to look at t ...

May 26, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Housing Demand Is Still High, and University Commons Would Provide Relief in a Superb Location

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|Date: May 26, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Housing Demand Is Still High, and University Commons Would Provide Relief in a Superb Location

By Don Gibson Davis has not solved the housing shortage. The best way to address this shortage, given the ...

By Don Gibson Davis has not solved the housing shortage. The best way to address this shortage, given the community demands for limiting peripheral growth, is to densify the urban corridors such as Ru ...

May 26, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is Density Our Destiny?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 25, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is Density Our Destiny?

The University Commons Redevelopment Project is headed to the Planning Commission this week for potential ...

The University Commons Redevelopment Project is headed to the Planning Commission this week for potential recommendation that the council certifiy the EIR. While this project has not drawn the level ...

May 25, 2020
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Planning Commission to Examine Measure J Renewal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 23, 2020
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Planning Commission to Examine Measure J Renewal

The Measure J renewal process will continue this week as the issue comes before the Planning Commission. ...

The Measure J renewal process will continue this week as the issue comes before the Planning Commission. A few weeks ago the council was supportive of moving forward with the process with only what a ...

May 23, 2020
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Commentary: Why Davis Needs Some Jobs in Davis Itself

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 22, 2020
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Commentary: Why Davis Needs Some Jobs in Davis Itself

The point of yesterday’s commentary was to show data to the community about just how few jobs there are i ...

The point of yesterday’s commentary was to show data to the community about just how few jobs there are in the city of Davis itself. Throughout the economic development discussion, those opposed to c ...

May 22, 2020
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Commentary: Illustrating Why Davis Needs Jobs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 21, 2020
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Commentary: Illustrating Why Davis Needs Jobs

One of the key questions that the economic development project, formerly known as Aggie Research Campus ( ...

One of the key questions that the economic development project, formerly known as Aggie Research Campus (ARC) and now renamed Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus (DISC), has to address is the h ...

May 21, 2020
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Aggie Research Campus Name Changed to Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 20, 2020
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Aggie Research Campus Name Changed to Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus

New name more clearly reflects project vision Just under a year after the Mace Ranch Innovation Center ...

New name more clearly reflects project vision Just under a year after the Mace Ranch Innovation Center relaunched as the Aggie Research Center, the name is changing again—this time bringing back bot ...

May 20, 2020
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Guest Commentary: DJUSD and Measure R/J

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 19, 2020
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Guest Commentary: DJUSD and Measure R/J

By Mario Salvagno In order to maintain existing schools and operations, DJUSD imports 650 of their studen ...

By Mario Salvagno In order to maintain existing schools and operations, DJUSD imports 650 of their students from surrounding towns. The number continues to increase and may grow by an additional 1,000 ...

May 19, 2020
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Final University Commons EIR Heads to Planning Commission Next Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 18, 2020
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Final University Commons EIR Heads to Planning Commission Next Week

The University Commons Redevelopment Project is heading to a Planning Commission hearing on May 27, where ...

The University Commons Redevelopment Project is heading to a Planning Commission hearing on May 27, where the commission will determine whether to recommend council certification of the EIR. The fina ...

May 18, 2020
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ARC Plans for Most Affordable Housing to Be on Site

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 17, 2020
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ARC Plans for Most Affordable Housing to Be on Site

Among the concerns that some critics of the Aggie Research Campus project had was that the applicant left ...

Among the concerns that some critics of the Aggie Research Campus project had was that the applicant left open the possibility that affordable housing for the project would be off-site, funded through ...

May 17, 2020
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My View: Paul’s Place Sails Through but Attitudes toward Homeless and Mentally Ill Remain Troubling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 16, 2020
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My View: Paul’s Place Sails Through but Attitudes toward Homeless and Mentally Ill Remain Troubling

Having watched the discussion earlier on the Respite Center, we see two very distinct points of view in t ...

Having watched the discussion earlier on the Respite Center, we see two very distinct points of view in this community on the homeless and mentally ill. You see those who are committed to evidence-bas ...

May 16, 2020
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Times Are Tough: Become a Sustaining Subscriber – $3, $5, or $10 a Month

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 15, 2020
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Times Are Tough: Become a Sustaining Subscriber – $3, $5, or $10 a Month

We are in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. On one side is the illness impacting many in this community ...

We are in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. On one side is the illness impacting many in this community and this country. On the other side is an economic crisis which is leading to an extinction-le ...

May 15, 2020
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Guest Commentary: ARC Must Integrate Our City’s Exceptional Transportation System

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 15, 2020
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Guest Commentary: ARC Must Integrate Our City’s Exceptional Transportation System

By Joe Bolte The Aggie Research Campus SEIR forecasts that travel to the site will be overwhelmingly by c ...

By Joe Bolte The Aggie Research Campus SEIR forecasts that travel to the site will be overwhelmingly by car. It includes an unsustainable transportation plan that focuses on adding general traffic lan ...

May 15, 2020
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Short-Handed Planning Commission Makes Quick Work of Paul’s Place Sending It to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2020
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Short-Handed Planning Commission Makes Quick Work of Paul’s Place Sending It to Council

Wednesday night’s Planning Commission meeting was truncated before it even started, as three members, cit ...

Wednesday night’s Planning Commission meeting was truncated before it even started, as three members, citing advice from the city attorney, recused themselves due to potential conflicts that arose bec ...

May 14, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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