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Part Two of the Paid Parking Discussion Comes Monday

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2019
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Part Two of the Paid Parking Discussion Comes Monday

With a packed house and more than two hours of public comment on Tuesday, March 5, the council made the c ...

With a packed house and more than two hours of public comment on Tuesday, March 5, the council made the call to adjourn the meeting and reconvene. After originally scheduling the meeting on paid park ...

March 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Reaction to Lincoln40 Tentative Ruling – Guarded Optimism Among Students

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2019
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Reaction to Lincoln40 Tentative Ruling – Guarded Optimism Among Students

Wednesday’s tentative ruling in favor of the city and the applicant of Lincoln40 has given the city, the ...

Wednesday’s tentative ruling in favor of the city and the applicant of Lincoln40 has given the city, the applicant and, importantly, the students hope that student housing – which has been approved by ...

March 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Court Rules with City on Lincoln40 Tentative Ruling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2019
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Court Rules with City on Lincoln40 Tentative Ruling

A week after the court surprised many by siding with the plaintiffs against the city on Trackside, the co ...

A week after the court surprised many by siding with the plaintiffs against the city on Trackside, the court has in a tentative ruling denied Susan Rainier’s petition requesting a writ of mandate – al ...

March 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Downtown Entreats Council to Reject Parking Meters

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 21, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Downtown Entreats Council to Reject Parking Meters

by Dan Urazandi The history of paid parking in Davis has unfolded outside my store window. From here, the ...

by Dan Urazandi The history of paid parking in Davis has unfolded outside my store window. From here, the center of downtown and the maelstrom of the debate on paid parking, I can see the cause of par ...

March 21, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Support Middle Income Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 21, 2019
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Letter: Support Middle Income Housing

By Mary Jo Bryan I have been involved with Davis housing issues for a number of years, and have witnessed ...

By Mary Jo Bryan I have been involved with Davis housing issues for a number of years, and have witnessed the approval of housing for specific groups. . The Cannery: which provides housing for the for ...

March 21, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Join Us on March 21 for Affordable Housing Forum

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2019
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Join Us on March 21 for Affordable Housing Forum

One of the biggest issues facing this community is how to provide low and middle income residents with af ...

One of the biggest issues facing this community is how to provide low and middle income residents with affordable housing. The city of Davis remains operating within serious constraints, first with t ...

March 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Unanimous in Support of Chiles Road Project, Affordable Housing Stream

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 20, 2019
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Council Unanimous in Support of Chiles Road Project, Affordable Housing Stream

In the end, neither the changes to the Affordable Housing ordinance, that enabled the council to approve ...

In the end, neither the changes to the Affordable Housing ordinance, that enabled the council to approve the alternative funding stream, nor the project at 3820 Chiles Road proved to be very controver ...

March 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why the Revenue Stream Idea Could Work Better Than Traditional Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2019
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Commentary: Why the Revenue Stream Idea Could Work Better Than Traditional Affordable Housing

The message coming out of the Social Services Commission two weeks ago was clear – but at the same time e ...

The message coming out of the Social Services Commission two weeks ago was clear – but at the same time extremely flawed. As one commissioner put it: “I want affordable units built in this town. The ...

March 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Cacao Research Comes to Downtown Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 19, 2019
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Cacao Research Comes to Downtown Davis

Mars, Incorporated, Builds New Collaboration Effort with UC Davis (From Press Release) - Downtown Davis w ...

Mars, Incorporated, Builds New Collaboration Effort with UC Davis (From Press Release) - Downtown Davis will soon be home to the newest research facility for Mars, Incorporated. Improvements are unde ...

March 19, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Week Out, Perhaps Signs of Possible Ways to Compromise on Paid Parking

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Week Out, Perhaps Signs of Possible Ways to Compromise on Paid Parking

We are a week a way from the continuation of the March 5 meeting on paid parking – the new meeting will b ...

We are a week a way from the continuation of the March 5 meeting on paid parking – the new meeting will be held as a continuation on Monday, March 25, at 6:30 pm. A key question will be whether a com ...

March 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Did Judge Err in Striking Down Approval of Trackside?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 17, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Did Judge Err in Striking Down Approval of Trackside?

The city was definitely caught off guard by this week’s tentative ruling on Trackside. And while perhaps ...

The city was definitely caught off guard by this week’s tentative ruling on Trackside. And while perhaps the city can gain some solace in the fact that it was a tentative ruling and that Judge Sam Mc ...

March 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Local Students Walk Out and March for Climate Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2019
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Local Students Walk Out and March for Climate Change

Across the nation students in over 100 countries walked out of their classrooms to protest climate inacti ...

Across the nation students in over 100 countries walked out of their classrooms to protest climate inaction. They are angry because they believe governments have failed to protect future generations ...

March 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Consider Amendment to Affordable Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2019
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Council to Consider Amendment to Affordable Housing Ordinance

Prior to the council’s consideration of the Chiles Road Apartments, they will be asked to approve an amen ...

Prior to the council’s consideration of the Chiles Road Apartments, they will be asked to approve an amendment to the city’s Affordable Housing Ordinance that will make it possible. The city is in the ...

March 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Chiles Road Apartments Come to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2019
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Chiles Road Apartments Come to Council

In recent months, the need for workforce housing has been highlighted on the Vanguard and elsewhere. Com ...

In recent months, the need for workforce housing has been highlighted on the Vanguard and elsewhere. Coming before the council on Tuesday is the proposed 3820 Chiles Road Project which “would redesig ...

March 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Judge Throws Out Trackside in a Tentative Ruling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 14, 2019
| (36) Comments

Judge Throws Out Trackside in a Tentative Ruling

Officials in the city of Davis are not saying much until the tentative ruling goes before Judge McAdam on ...

Officials in the city of Davis are not saying much until the tentative ruling goes before Judge McAdam on April 5 – but they did tell the Vanguard on Wednesday that they are stunned by his planned rul ...

March 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor and City Manager Discuss Budget, Economic Development and Other Matters of Concern at the State of the City Address

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 14, 2019
| (3) Comments

Mayor and City Manager Discuss Budget, Economic Development and Other Matters of Concern at the State of the City Address

Mayor Brett Lee and City Manager Mike Webb spoke at the annual Chamber State of the City luncheon. Mike ...

Mayor Brett Lee and City Manager Mike Webb spoke at the annual Chamber State of the City luncheon. Mike Webb spoke to the issue of the Downtown Core Area Specific Plan (CASP) update. He called the pl ...

March 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2019
| (5) Comments

Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?

At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has been interesting ...

At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has been interesting to watch the shift in these addresses over time. Dan Wolk during his time as mayor offered an ...

March 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Governor Newsom Ramps Up Affordable Housing Plan as Study Finds State Falls Well Short of Marks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 12, 2019
| (1) Comment

Governor Newsom Ramps Up Affordable Housing Plan as Study Finds State Falls Well Short of Marks

A week ago, the public policy group Next 10 came out with a scathing report that found, “California's hou ...

A week ago, the public policy group Next 10 came out with a scathing report that found, “California's housing goals are exacerbating the housing crisis” and “at the current pace of development, certai ...

March 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Davis College Democrats Presents 12th Annual Indigo Awards

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 12, 2019
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Davis College Democrats Presents 12th Annual Indigo Awards

(From Press Release) - The Davis College Democrats are proud to announce the 12th Annual Indigo Awards, t ...

(From Press Release) - The Davis College Democrats are proud to announce the 12th Annual Indigo Awards, taking place at The John Natsoulas Gallery on April 15th 2019 from 7-9pm. Every year, we honor o ...

March 12, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Will the Council Buck Public Opinion on This One?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2019
| (24) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Will the Council Buck Public Opinion on This One?

One of the biggest questions an elected official has to face is when and if the elected body should buck ...

One of the biggest questions an elected official has to face is when and if the elected body should buck the will of the people and do what they believe is right. It feels like it has been a long tim ...

March 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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