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Commentary: Retail Vacancies – Ominous Sign or Just an Artifact of the Pandemic?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2021
| (29) Comments

Commentary: Retail Vacancies – Ominous Sign or Just an Artifact of the Pandemic?

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Someone shared with me a CoStar Analytics report that looked at Davis’ ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Someone shared with me a CoStar Analytics report that looked at Davis’ retail vacancy rate compared to the Sacramento average. It shows the retail vacancy rate, whic ...

March 24, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Creating Public Spaces in Downtown

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 01, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Creating Public Spaces in Downtown

By David M. Greenwald While the densification and added residential housing in the downtown plan has gott ...

By David M. Greenwald While the densification and added residential housing in the downtown plan has gotten most of the attention, one of the big focuses on the Downtown Davis Specific Plan is adding ...

March 01, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Ace Hardware: Corporate Owners Change Store and President Weighs In, Part 2

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 25, 2021
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Davis Ace Hardware: Corporate Owners Change Store and President Weighs In, Part 2

by Jordan Varney and Emily Dill DAVIS -- For 105 years, the Anderson family owned part or all of the Davi ...

by Jordan Varney and Emily Dill DAVIS -- For 105 years, the Anderson family owned part or all of the Davis Ace Hardware. In April 2019, Jennifer Anderson sold the store to Crown Ace Hardware, a compan ...

February 25, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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City Announces Changes to Downtown Tent after Large Gathering

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 25, 2021
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City Announces Changes to Downtown Tent after Large Gathering

By David M. Greenwald In the wake of the pandemic that forced businesses, particularly restaurants and ba ...

By David M. Greenwald In the wake of the pandemic that forced businesses, particularly restaurants and bars, at various times to shut down indoor service, the city modified the downtown to accommodate ...

February 25, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Planting More Trees Downtown Will Benefit Businesses, Public Commenter Said

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: December 07, 2020
| (17) Comments

Planting More Trees Downtown Will Benefit Businesses, Public Commenter Said

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- During a public hearing held at the Dec. 1 city council meeting, Assistant City Ma ...

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- During a public hearing held at the Dec. 1 city council meeting, Assistant City Manager Ashley Feeney encouraged the council to renew the Downtown Business Improvement District ...

December 07, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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Davis Mayor Gloria Partida Sits Down For Candid Discussion With The Davis Vanguard

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: November 25, 2020
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Davis Mayor Gloria Partida Sits Down For Candid Discussion With The Davis Vanguard

By Madison Forwood DAVIS -- On Friday Nov. 20, Mayor Gloria Partida had a public discussion with chief ed ...

By Madison Forwood DAVIS -- On Friday Nov. 20, Mayor Gloria Partida had a public discussion with chief editor of the Davis Vanguard, David Greenwald, via Zoom. The pair talked about a multitude of is ...

November 25, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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Davis Planning Commission Prepares for Future Downtown Davis Plans

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: November 05, 2020
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Davis Planning Commission Prepares for Future Downtown Davis Plans

By Madison Forwood On Oct. 28 the Davis Planning Commission went over the draft for Downtown Davis and di ...

By Madison Forwood On Oct. 28 the Davis Planning Commission went over the draft for Downtown Davis and discussed specific chapters of the plan. The purpose of the meeting was to review the plan and ta ...

November 05, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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Local Leaders Discussed the Sustainability and Accessibility of Downtown Plan in Webinar

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: November 04, 2020
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Local Leaders Discussed the Sustainability and Accessibility of Downtown Plan in Webinar

By Lauren Smith DAVIS -- On Monday Oct. 26, the Davis Vanguard hosted a Downtown Plan Webinar where pane ...

By Lauren Smith DAVIS -- On Monday Oct. 26, the Davis Vanguard hosted a Downtown Plan Webinar where panelists Meg Arnold, chair of the Downtown Plan Advisory Committee (DPAC), Larry Guenther, City Co ...

November 04, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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Webinar: Davis Downtown Plan Discussion (Video) and Additional Thoughts

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 29, 2020
| (3) Comments

Webinar: Davis Downtown Plan Discussion (Video) and Additional Thoughts

On October 29, the city of Davis will hold a digital public scoping meeting and seek input and comments f ...

On October 29, the city of Davis will hold a digital public scoping meeting and seek input and comments from the public about a proposed EIR for the Downtown Davis Specific Plan and Associated Form-Ba ...

October 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Thoughts on the Proposed Downtown Specific Plan, the Pandemic, and Attracting Needed Investment

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 27, 2020
| (29) Comments

Guest Commentary: Thoughts on the Proposed Downtown Specific Plan, the Pandemic, and Attracting Needed Investment

by Jim Gray The City of Davis and the Citizens of Davis are re-engaging in an effort to review and adopt ...

by Jim Gray The City of Davis and the Citizens of Davis are re-engaging in an effort to review and adopt a Downtown Specific Plan. This effort has been underway for nearly 4 years; on January 10, 2017 ...

October 27, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Free Webinar: TODAY AT NOON, Downtown Davis Plan Panel Discussion, Noon

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 26, 2020
| (6) Comments

Free Webinar: TODAY AT NOON, Downtown Davis Plan Panel Discussion, Noon

On October 29, the city of Davis will hold a digital public scoping meeting and seek input and comments f ...

On October 29, the city of Davis will hold a digital public scoping meeting and seek input and comments from the public about a proposed EIR for the Downtown Davis Specific Plan and Associated Form-Ba ...

October 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Four Reasons We Should Vote No on Measure B, the Ruinous DISC Plan

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 15, 2020
| (37) Comments

Guest Commentary: Four Reasons We Should Vote No on Measure B, the Ruinous DISC Plan

By Heather Caswell As the founder of Save Davis and owner of downtown Davis’ Wardrobe for the past 33 yea ...

By Heather Caswell As the founder of Save Davis and owner of downtown Davis’ Wardrobe for the past 33 years, I feel it is important that citizens stand up for our community and local businesses by vot ...

October 15, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Even Before COVID Struck, Paid Parking Was Going to Be Off the Table

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 02, 2020
| (58) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Even Before COVID Struck, Paid Parking Was Going to Be Off the Table

As someone who drives downtown to work every day—even now—I have a lot of frustration with the way things ...

As someone who drives downtown to work every day—even now—I have a lot of frustration with the way things were handled by the city and the community with regard to paid parking in the downtown area. U ...

August 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Survey by Chamber Shows Extent to Which COVID and Related Shutdown Hurting Business

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 12, 2020
| (15) Comments

Survey by Chamber Shows Extent to Which COVID and Related Shutdown Hurting Business

Over the past two months, the Davis Chamber of Commerce has been in frequent communication with its membe ...

Over the past two months, the Davis Chamber of Commerce has been in frequent communication with its members, trying to assess the impact of COVID-19 on local business. In order to gain better understa ...

May 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (15) Comments

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Letter: Tree Davis Concerns with Draft Downtown Plan

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 22, 2020
| (9) Comments

Letter: Tree Davis Concerns with Draft Downtown Plan

Why Lock-Out Our Trees? The mature tree canopy in downtown Davis is an invaluable historic, environmental ...

Why Lock-Out Our Trees? The mature tree canopy in downtown Davis is an invaluable historic, environmental, and economic asset. It is a legacy we are fortunate to inherit and its future rests in our ha ...

April 22, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (9) Comments

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Commentary: Mayor Misses Opportunity on Call to Action on Critical Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 07, 2020
| (8) Comments

Commentary: Mayor Misses Opportunity on Call to Action on Critical Issues

We can debate over whether the city is headed in the right or wrong direction, I suppose. The mayor pres ...

We can debate over whether the city is headed in the right or wrong direction, I suppose. The mayor presented what I would consider an overly rosy view of the city. He did offer the caveat that “it’ ...

February 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (8) Comments

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My View: But Was It Legal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 11, 2020
| (9) Comments

My View: But Was It Legal?

As we reported earlier this week, the so-called “Freedom to Park” initiative fell short of the required 3 ...

As we reported earlier this week, the so-called “Freedom to Park” initiative fell short of the required 3938 signatures needed to qualify. A statement from the organizers indicated “we are going to r ...

January 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (9) Comments

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Freedom to Park Initiative Fails to Qualify

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 09, 2020
| (24) Comments

Freedom to Park Initiative Fails to Qualify

An initiative led by Dan Urazandi of Bizarro World that would have prohibited paid parking and mandated a ...

An initiative led by Dan Urazandi of Bizarro World that would have prohibited paid parking and mandated an increase of 120 auto spaces failed to qualify for the ballot by the December 27 deadline. In ...

January 09, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (24) Comments

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Commentary: Freedom to Park Initiative Doesn’t Make a Lot of Sense

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 27, 2019
| (48) Comments

Commentary: Freedom to Park Initiative Doesn’t Make a Lot of Sense

Last spring, several years after the Davis Downtown Parking Advisory Task Force recommended we go to paid ...

Last spring, several years after the Davis Downtown Parking Advisory Task Force recommended we go to paid parking, the Davis City Council finally took up the issue. After pushback from downtown busin ...

December 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (48) Comments

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Guest Commentary: Freedom to Park Initiative

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 23, 2019
| (33) Comments

Guest Commentary: Freedom to Park Initiative

by Diane Swann In a commentary in the Davis Enterprise regarding the Freedom to Park (FTP) Initiative, su ...

by Diane Swann In a commentary in the Davis Enterprise regarding the Freedom to Park (FTP) Initiative, supporters claimed that upon hearing all the facts many opponents were at least willing to put it ...

December 23, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (33) Comments

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