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Commentary: What is a Moderate Path Forward on Growth For Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2020
| (67) Comments

Commentary: What is a Moderate Path Forward on Growth For Davis?

In 2012 campaign, there was no talk about development or housing. In a city like Davis, known for its di ...

In 2012 campaign, there was no talk about development or housing. In a city like Davis, known for its divisive wars over growth from Mace Ranch to Wildhorse to Measure J and Covell Village this was a ...

January 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Does Davis Need More Jobs, Diversified Economy?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2019
| (58) Comments

Commentary: Does Davis Need More Jobs, Diversified Economy?

Assuming the project goes forward, Davis residents will be asked to vote on whether or not to approve the ...

Assuming the project goes forward, Davis residents will be asked to vote on whether or not to approve the Aggie Research Campus. The developers for the project are estimating that roughly 5882 jobs w ...

December 31, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Davis Should Consider an Innovation Center

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 30, 2019
| (127) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Davis Should Consider an Innovation Center

When UC Davis first announced the World Food Center concept a few years ago, it argued it was a way to “p ...

When UC Davis first announced the World Food Center concept a few years ago, it argued it was a way to “promote innovative, sustainable and equitable food systems.” “The renewed program intends to wor ...

December 30, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Innovation Can Work in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2019
| (13) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Innovation Can Work in Davis

Last week the New York Times ran an article that highlighted a report documenting “the concentration of c ...

Last week the New York Times ran an article that highlighted a report documenting “the concentration of cutting-edge industries in a few coastal areas.” But, while this represents perhaps bad news fo ...

December 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Traffic or Housing and Economic Development?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2019
| (30) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Traffic or Housing and Economic Development?

When people were polled last spring, the issue that most concerned them was cost of housing. When people ...

When people were polled last spring, the issue that most concerned them was cost of housing. When people are polled about the need for economic development, there is an interesting split. The people ...

December 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (30) Comments

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Commentary: 4340 Parking Spaces Is a Rallying Point for Opposition to ARC; Applicants Need to Take the Issue Away

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 26, 2019
| (78) Comments

Commentary: 4340 Parking Spaces Is a Rallying Point for Opposition to ARC; Applicants Need to Take the Issue Away

In 2016, when the developers of Nishi put forward their project to the voters, there were two fatal flaws ...

In 2016, when the developers of Nishi put forward their project to the voters, there were two fatal flaws that led to a narrow defeat, despite the clear need for student housing at the time. One of t ...

November 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: What’s Appropriate for Consent

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 04, 2019
| (12) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: What’s Appropriate for Consent

Last month some community members complained that an item which authorized the council to hire EPS to do ...

Last month some community members complained that an item which authorized the council to hire EPS to do a fiscal analysis was inappropriately placed on the consent calendar. Now I am seeing on a Fac ...

November 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Recommends Issuing Supplemental EIR Contract for ARC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2019
| (1) Comment

City Recommends Issuing Supplemental EIR Contract for ARC

Sunflowers over Aggie Research Campus (ARC) site When the council approved certification of the EIR for t ...

Sunflowers over Aggie Research Campus (ARC) site When the council approved certification of the EIR for the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) in the fall of 2017, all sides understood that if the pr ...

November 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (1) Comment

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Walls Titled at the Offices @ Mace Ranch in Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 23, 2019
| (2) Comments

Walls Titled at the Offices @ Mace Ranch in Davis

– Colliers International is representing the Buzz Oates/Ramos ownership group, in the leasing of two 16 ...

– Colliers International is representing the Buzz Oates/Ramos ownership group, in the leasing of two 16,200 square foot office buildings under construction. – (From Press Release) – Colliers Interna ...

October 23, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (2) Comments

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Schilling Robotics Plans to Leave Davis, Open New Facility in Port of West Sacramento

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: October 15, 2019
| (69) Comments

Schilling Robotics Plans to Leave Davis, Open New Facility in Port of West Sacramento

By Danielle Silva Schilling Robotics is planning a manufacturing project in the Port of West Sacramento, ...

By Danielle Silva Schilling Robotics is planning a manufacturing project in the Port of West Sacramento, which would entail a move from its current location on Cousteau Place in Davis. The Davis-based ...

October 15, 2019
| by Danielle Silva

| (69) Comments

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Analysis: Details Emerge in Aggie Research Campus Application

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 11, 2019
| (19) Comments

Analysis: Details Emerge in Aggie Research Campus Application

When the team of developers led by Project Manager Dan Ramos sent a letter to the city on June 11, they h ...

When the team of developers led by Project Manager Dan Ramos sent a letter to the city on June 11, they had not yet resubmitted an application, so the details for the revised project were lacking. Th ...

October 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (19) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Davis Teeters with an Unsustainable Economic and Fiscal Situation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 06, 2019
| (70) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Davis Teeters with an Unsustainable Economic and Fiscal Situation

The data is a few years old – 2014-2015 – but it paints us a picture that is not all that different from ...

The data is a few years old – 2014-2015 – but it paints us a picture that is not all that different from today. UC Davis is the single largest employer in the city – with 12,181 jobs, representing a ...

October 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (70) Comments

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Council to Finalize Food and Economic Development Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 05, 2019
| (1) Comment

Council to Finalize Food and Economic Development Report

In May, the city council endorsed the objectives of the "Food and Economic Development in Davis" report c ...

In May, the city council endorsed the objectives of the "Food and Economic Development in Davis" report created by the FED advocacy group and steering committee. FED developed five priority actions: E ...

October 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (1) Comment

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City to Hire EPS to Do Analysis for Aggie Research Campus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 04, 2019
| (49) Comments

City to Hire EPS to Do Analysis for Aggie Research Campus

It is a small step forward, but it marks the first formal step, as the application for Aggie Research Cam ...

It is a small step forward, but it marks the first formal step, as the application for Aggie Research Campus begins to be processed by the city. On consent for Tuesday night will be a resolution that ...

October 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (49) Comments

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Commentary: Council Declares Fiscal Emergency, but Have They Done Enough on the Fiscal Front?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 17, 2019
| (37) Comments

Commentary: Council Declares Fiscal Emergency, but Have They Done Enough on the Fiscal Front?

Last week the council drew rare regional headlines by declaring a fiscal emergency. But for the most par ...

Last week the council drew rare regional headlines by declaring a fiscal emergency. But for the most part that was a pro forma move, designed to allow the council to hold a special election next Marc ...

September 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (37) Comments

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Monday Morning Views: The Need for Balance in Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 16, 2019
| (19) Comments

Monday Morning Views: The Need for Balance in Economic Development

I caught an interesting side discussion over the weekend between two of our commenters. One of them comm ...

I caught an interesting side discussion over the weekend between two of our commenters. One of them commented that while San Francisco, for example, has generated a tremendous amount of wealth, one r ...

September 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (19) Comments

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My View: Looking at the Davis Talent Story

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 14, 2019
| (79) Comments

My View: Looking at the Davis Talent Story

Two weeks ago the Vanguard held a discussion on the future of high tech economic development. Now, Great ...

Two weeks ago the Vanguard held a discussion on the future of high tech economic development. Now, Greater Sacramento has released a report, partnering with CBRE, a commercial real estate broker, to ...

September 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (79) Comments

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New Talent Report Reveals Greater Sacramento Primed for Strong Economic Growth

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 13, 2019
| (51) Comments

New Talent Report Reveals Greater Sacramento Primed for Strong Economic Growth

Millennial migration, growing graduate population and cost of living drive new and expanded business oppo ...

Millennial migration, growing graduate population and cost of living drive new and expanded business opportunities for the region (From Press Release – GSEC) – Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSE ...

September 13, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (51) Comments

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Commentary: Davis Has Interest in Commercial Development, but Lacks Space to Make It Happen

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2019
| (41) Comments

Commentary: Davis Has Interest in Commercial Development, but Lacks Space to Make It Happen

The guest column by Tim Keller on Monday definitely drew a lot of comments. But there is a key point tha ...

The guest column by Tim Keller on Monday definitely drew a lot of comments. But there is a key point that got missed in the back and forth, and that is the point that we learned when the city of Davi ...

September 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (41) Comments

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Guest Commentary: Aggie Research Campus – Our Best Chance to Support the University We Love

Posted by Tim Keller
|Date: September 09, 2019
| (83) Comments

Guest Commentary: Aggie Research Campus – Our Best Chance to Support the University We Love

by Tim Keller One of the things that unites all Davis residents is our pride in UCD. It drives our econom ...

by Tim Keller One of the things that unites all Davis residents is our pride in UCD. It drives our economy; it is why we have such a diverse and well educated population, and it gives us the cultural ...

September 09, 2019
| by Tim Keller

| (83) Comments

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