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Commentary: City of Davis Has a Chance to Go Bold Again on Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2022
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Commentary: City of Davis Has a Chance to Go Bold Again on Economic Development

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was nearly a decade ago that the city of Davis made ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was nearly a decade ago that the city of Davis made a bold move—they brought in a Chief Innovation Officer, Rob White, to head up a fledgling econ ...

January 25, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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DiSC Breezes through Planning Commission, Heads to Council February

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2022
| (35) Comments

DiSC Breezes through Planning Commission, Heads to Council February

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – By Davis standards, it was an easy night. The staff r ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – By Davis standards, it was an easy night. The staff recommendations for DiSC were supported on a 7-0 by the Planning Commission, *just* 41 public co ...

January 14, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Is DiSC 2022 Likely to Be Growth-Inducing for Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2022
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Commentary: Is DiSC 2022 Likely to Be Growth-Inducing for Davis?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Ever since DISC came back in 2019-20 and added a resid ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Ever since DISC came back in 2019-20 and added a residential component, we have heard critics charge that DISC has morphed from a business park into ...

January 12, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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DiSC 2022 Returns to the Planning Commission This Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 09, 2022
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DiSC 2022 Returns to the Planning Commission This Week

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Just 14 months after the initial project came before t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Just 14 months after the initial project came before the voters and lost, DiSC 2022 returns to the Planning Commission for consideration of the reduc ...

January 09, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Marrone Relocating Corporate to Raleigh – A Modest Blow to Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2022
| (11) Comments

Commentary: Marrone Relocating Corporate to Raleigh – A Modest Blow to Davis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When Marrone Bio Innovations, a home-grown company dev ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When Marrone Bio Innovations, a home-grown company developed by Pam Marrone in Davis, announced on Thursday that it would be relocating its corporate ...

January 07, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: A Look Ahead to Some Burning Issues in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2022
| (1) Comment

Sunday Commentary: A Look Ahead to Some Burning Issues in Davis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A I head into my 16th year of doing this, I have often ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A I head into my 16th year of doing this, I have often believed that the new year doesn’t really start until we have our first big controversial loca ...

January 02, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: ‘But Davis Is a Great Place, I Don’t Want It to Change’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2021
| (28) Comments

Commentary: ‘But Davis Is a Great Place, I Don’t Want It to Change’

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I hear it a lot, people love the Davis community as it ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I hear it a lot, people love the Davis community as it is and do not want it to change. I get it, it’s still a relatively small community, it has ni ...

December 31, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Demand Issue Will Likely Raise Its Head Again for DISC, Here’s Some Recent Analysis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 23, 2021
| (20) Comments

Commentary: The Demand Issue Will Likely Raise Its Head Again for DISC, Here’s Some Recent Analysis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Those who argue that DiSC 2022 will be decided by asse ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Those who argue that DiSC 2022 will be decided by assessments on traffic are probably correct, but if previous debates and proposals are any guide, t ...

December 23, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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EPS Study Projects about $3.88 Million in Annual Revenue for DiSC 2022

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 07, 2021
| (4) Comments

EPS Study Projects about $3.88 Million in Annual Revenue for DiSC 2022

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Monday the city of Davis released the updated EPS P ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Monday the city of Davis released the updated EPS Pro Forma and Fiscal Analysis of DiSC 2022. “UC Davis has continued to improve its standing as a ...

December 07, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Still Sorting Out the Impact of Pandemic on Real Estate and Downtowns

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 27, 2021
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Commentary: Still Sorting Out the Impact of Pandemic on Real Estate and Downtowns

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the things we are watching are emerging trends during the p ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the things we are watching are emerging trends during the pandemic that are likely to impact the overall landscape—particularly as it impacts Davis’ housi ...

October 27, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: No Surprise with the Chamber – Important Discussions Loom for DiSC-2022

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2021
| (29) Comments

Sunday Commentary: No Surprise with the Chamber – Important Discussions Loom for DiSC-2022

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Yeah okay, this year’s least surprising news came out ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Yeah okay, this year’s least surprising news came out on Friday. The Davis Chamber is backing the DiSC-2022 project. No surprise here. Got largely ...

October 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Chamber Again Backs DiSC 2022

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 15, 2021
| (21) Comments

Davis Chamber Again Backs DiSC 2022

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In a move that will surprise absolutely zero members o ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In a move that will surprise absolutely zero members of the community, the Davis Chamber announced on Thursday that they will once again back the upd ...

October 15, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Changing Landscape of the Tech and the Pandemic

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 07, 2021
| (65) Comments

Commentary: The Changing Landscape of the Tech and the Pandemic

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As we move out of the pandemic—eventually we will, I p ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As we move out of the pandemic—eventually we will, I promise—toward another discussion on DISC, it might behoove the city and the applicants to take ...

October 07, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Inventopia Officially Host the Public in an Open House

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2021
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Inventopia Officially Host the Public in an Open House

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When he went before Council back in June, Tim Keller i ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When he went before Council back in June, Tim Keller invited them to tour the facility. On Thursday, Keller and Inventopia hosted the community in a ...

August 27, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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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
| (24) Comments

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

| (52) Comments

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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

| (36) Comments

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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

| (40) Comments

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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

| (22) Comments

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