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My View: New DISC Project Should Have a Good Chance For Voter Approval

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2021
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My View: New DISC Project Should Have a Good Chance For Voter Approval

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Lost in a lot of other things last November is the fact that while DISC ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Lost in a lot of other things last November is the fact that while DISC failed the vote of the public, it was a pretty narrow margin – 52-48, or just 1300 votes. Giv ...

July 10, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Vacaville Lands a Major Bay Area Biotech Company

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 09, 2021
| (52) Comments

Vacaville Lands a Major Bay Area Biotech Company

By David M. Greenwald Vacaville, CA – In October the Vanguard reported that Vacaville was adding a 300-ac ...

By David M. Greenwald Vacaville, CA – In October the Vanguard reported that Vacaville was adding a 300-acre, world class bio manufacturing center that could produce 10,000 jobs. Now the Vanguard has ...

July 09, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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BREAKING NEWS: DISC Back with Revised, Smaller Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 08, 2021
| (42) Comments

BREAKING NEWS: DISC Back with Revised, Smaller Project

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Eight months after the first DISC project failed at the polls, the part ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Eight months after the first DISC project failed at the polls, the partners of Ramco and Buzz Oates are back with a second project - this one considerably smaller at ...

July 08, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Inventopia Has Already Filled Out Its Space, Tim Keller Reports in a Council Check-In

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 07, 2021
| (36) Comments

Inventopia Has Already Filled Out Its Space, Tim Keller Reports in a Council Check-In

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Last November the city entered into a loan agreement with Inventopia wi ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Last November the city entered into a loan agreement with Inventopia with a provision of $100,000 to expand their operation in order to provide lower cost of spaces f ...

July 07, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: While Davis Fights to Put Housing on Campus, UC Davis Invests in Sacramento Campus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2021
| (40) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: While Davis Fights to Put Housing on Campus, UC Davis Invests in Sacramento Campus

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - In a release that came out last week, the UC Davis Chancellor had a not ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - In a release that came out last week, the UC Davis Chancellor had a not-so-subtle message. The release announced the breaking of ground on a rehab hospital. Natural ...

July 05, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Five Steps I Would Like to See to Push for Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2021
| (22) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Five Steps I Would Like to See to Push for Economic Development

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The good news is that the city is not plunging into the deep deficits t ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The good news is that the city is not plunging into the deep deficits that were feared when the economy shut down a year ago. While that alleviates the immediate nee ...

June 28, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Leaders Hold a Conversation with the Vanguard on New Housing in Davis

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: April 03, 2021
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Davis Leaders Hold a Conversation with the Vanguard on New Housing in Davis

By Pavan Potti, Linh Nguyen, Lauren Smith, and Jordan Varney The Davis Vanguard recently hosted their mo ...

By Pavan Potti, Linh Nguyen, Lauren Smith, and Jordan Varney The Davis Vanguard recently hosted their monthly webinar on Mar. 29, which centered around new housing plans for the city of Davis. The w ...

April 03, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Commentary: Aggie Square Contributes $50 Million to Affordable Housing in Sacramento

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2021
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Commentary: Aggie Square Contributes $50 Million to Affordable Housing in Sacramento

By David M. Greenwald Yesterday marked a huge announcement as Chancellor Gary May and Mayor Darrell Stein ...

By David M. Greenwald Yesterday marked a huge announcement as Chancellor Gary May and Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced a “groundbreaking Community Benefits Partnership Agreement (CBPA) to ensure the ...

March 26, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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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: Aggie Square Legal Battle Reminds Us It Is Not Just Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 22, 2021
| (2) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Aggie Square Legal Battle Reminds Us It Is Not Just Davis

By David M. Greenwald UC Davis won’t say it publicly, but then again they don’t have to. They went to Sa ...

By David M. Greenwald UC Davis won’t say it publicly, but then again they don’t have to. They went to Sacramento to build Aggie Square in large part because they knew how difficult it would be to do ...

February 22, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Lab Space Fills Quickly in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 05, 2021
| (11) Comments

Commentary: Lab Space Fills Quickly in Davis

By David M. Greenwald The pandemic represents a potentially massive disruptive event. At least in the sh ...

By David M. Greenwald The pandemic represents a potentially massive disruptive event. At least in the short-term it is leading to companies shrinking their footprint and office space. This was exemp ...

February 05, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Vacancy Rate Soars; Two New UCD Projects Will Shape Future of Research at the University

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 04, 2021
| (1) Comment

Davis Vacancy Rate Soars; Two New UCD Projects Will Shape Future of Research at the University

By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week the Vanguard reported that a record number of applicants had appl ...

By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week the Vanguard reported that a record number of applicants had applied for fall admission as the university plans to resume in-person learning by the fall, meanin ...

February 04, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Recent Study Shows Just How Big An Impact UC Has Statewide

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 28, 2021
| (39) Comments

Commentary: Recent Study Shows Just How Big An Impact UC Has Statewide

By David M. Greenwald It has been fashionable in some circles to bash UC Davis and the University of Cali ...

By David M. Greenwald It has been fashionable in some circles to bash UC Davis and the University of California. And let’s be honest - there are plenty of legitimate reasons to do so. Locally there h ...

January 28, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: How Do People Plan to Finance Their Ideal Community?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2020
| (69) Comments

Commentary: How Do People Plan to Finance Their Ideal Community?

By David M. Greenwald In 2018, only 57 percent of the voters supported a parcel tax for roads—it needed a ...

By David M. Greenwald In 2018, only 57 percent of the voters supported a parcel tax for roads—it needed a two-thirds vote and thus went down to defeat. Last month, Measure B, which some were hoping w ...

December 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: A Research Park Would Create Jobs and Spur the Local Economy

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 30, 2020
| (51) Comments

Letter: A Research Park Would Create Jobs and Spur the Local Economy

by Pam Marrone I have been reading the letters criticizing the City Council’s Measure B support. The City ...

by Pam Marrone I have been reading the letters criticizing the City Council’s Measure B support. The City Council voted on what they thought would be best for the city. Why? Thousands of R&D-based ...

December 30, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Lawsuit against Aggie Square Shows It’s Not Just Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 29, 2020
| (15) Comments

Commentary: Lawsuit against Aggie Square Shows It’s Not Just Davis

By David M. Greenwald Davis may have mastered the art of the circular firing squad, but it is not alone i ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis may have mastered the art of the circular firing squad, but it is not alone in this regard. The lawsuit was filed by someone familiar to those paying close attention in Da ...

December 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (15) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is the Council Actually Out of Step?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2020
| (55) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Is the Council Actually Out of Step?

By David M. Greenwald A few weeks ago, an op-ed by several citizens implied that the council who voted to ...

By David M. Greenwald A few weeks ago, an op-ed by several citizens implied that the council who voted to put DISC (Measure B) on the ballot, we somehow out of step with the voters. They argued, “the ...

December 28, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (55) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Economic Development Plan Took Too Long

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2020
| (24) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Economic Development Plan Took Too Long

By David M. Greenwald During the election for DISC (Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus) this pa ...

By David M. Greenwald During the election for DISC (Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus) this past November, the opposition rolled out the same line they usually roll out—the process was rush ...

December 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (24) Comments

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Commentary: A New Council Comes In – Here’s What They Will Need To Address

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2020
| (29) Comments

Commentary: A New Council Comes In – Here’s What They Will Need To Address

By David M. Greenwald Four of the five members of the Davis City Council will be returning, with Brett Le ...

By David M. Greenwald Four of the five members of the Davis City Council will be returning, with Brett Lee leaving the council and Josh Chapman joining it. The council is going to have to address ser ...

December 09, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (29) Comments

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Analysis: Will the Developers Try Again with DISC after Narrow Loss?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 08, 2020
| (56) Comments

Analysis: Will the Developers Try Again with DISC after Narrow Loss?

By David M. Greenwald It was a close race, relatively speaking. The final gap was just under 1300 votes. ...

By David M. Greenwald It was a close race, relatively speaking. The final gap was just under 1300 votes. Fifty-two percent voted no, but over 15,000 people voted for the project. The last project to ...

December 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (56) Comments

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