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Commentary: The Question Now Is Whether Measure R Works

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 08, 2018
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Commentary: The Question Now Is Whether Measure R Works

Now that 2018’s political season is over, we can step back and start evaluating things. When we began th ...

Now that 2018’s political season is over, we can step back and start evaluating things. When we began the year, we knew there were likely to be two Measure R campaigns and we knew that, prior to this ...

November 08, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: There Was Something Different about the Measure L Campaign

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 08, 2018
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Analysis: There Was Something Different about the Measure L Campaign

While some have made a big deal out of the $155 thousand spent by the Measure L campaign, and the campaig ...

While some have made a big deal out of the $155 thousand spent by the Measure L campaign, and the campaign certainly enjoyed a sizable monetary advantage, there is really nothing that different about ...

November 08, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Why WDAAC Was Able to Win and Win Overwhelmingly

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 07, 2018
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Analysis: Why WDAAC Was Able to Win and Win Overwhelmingly

A year ago, the question on everyone’s mind was whether any Measure R project could pass a vote – ever. ...

A year ago, the question on everyone’s mind was whether any Measure R project could pass a vote – ever. That answer has been resoundingly answered this year as first Nishi and now WDAAC now only pass ...

November 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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WDAAC Cruises to an Easy Approval (Updated)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 07, 2018
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WDAAC Cruises to an Easy Approval (Updated)

For the second straight time, the voters of Davis, who rejected the first three Measure J/ R projects, ha ...

For the second straight time, the voters of Davis, who rejected the first three Measure J/ R projects, have approved a project via a Measure R vote. For the second straight time, the vote wasn’t part ...

November 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: What Are Davis Residents Saying Against Measure L?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 06, 2018
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Guest Commentary: What Are Davis Residents Saying Against Measure L?

by Rik Keller The Yes on Measure L/West Davis Active Adult Community (WDAAC) campaign has been saying tha ...

by Rik Keller The Yes on Measure L/West Davis Active Adult Community (WDAAC) campaign has been saying that opponents of the project are "against seniors" and has been making unsubstantiated claims tha ...

November 06, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Some Interesting Bedfellows Supporting Measure L

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 04, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Some Interesting Bedfellows Supporting Measure L

Is This More Evidence That WDAAC Will Pass? We'll See Yesterday’s analysis of the race showed the lack o ...

Is This More Evidence That WDAAC Will Pass? We'll See Yesterday’s analysis of the race showed the lack of public opposition to the project outside of a small pocket of people. Today, I will focus le ...

November 04, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: What Yes Does

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 04, 2018
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Guest Commentary: What Yes Does

by David Thompson With your YES vote for Measure L, these low income seniors will get to stay and live in ...

by David Thompson With your YES vote for Measure L, these low income seniors will get to stay and live in Davis. Otherwise, there are few places for them to go. Davis Low Income Seniors are People by ...

November 04, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: If I’m Wrong, I’m Going to Be Really Wrong on WDAAC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2018
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My View: If I’m Wrong, I’m Going to Be Really Wrong on WDAAC

Right before the June election, the campaign folks for Nishi started to get nervous – really nervous. Th ...

Right before the June election, the campaign folks for Nishi started to get nervous – really nervous. The students weren’t coming out to vote early. As a big part of their strategy, student voters w ...

November 03, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: WDAAC Is the Right Project at the Right Location, at the Right Time

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 03, 2018
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Guest Commentary: WDAAC Is the Right Project at the Right Location, at the Right Time

by Mary Jo Bryan Measure L is coming before the voters this November. A YES on Measure L will result in ...

by Mary Jo Bryan Measure L is coming before the voters this November. A YES on Measure L will result in the construction of greatly needed senior housing, including smaller, single-story homes and 15 ...

November 03, 2018
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Analysis: Further Diving into the Affordable Housing Portion of WDAAC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2018
| (29) Comments

Analysis: Further Diving into the Affordable Housing Portion of WDAAC

Earlier this week, the Vanguard questioned the conclusions of the opposition to Measure L that the WDAAC ...

Earlier this week, the Vanguard questioned the conclusions of the opposition to Measure L that the WDAAC was in violation of the city’s Affordable Housing Ordinance. The key claim by Alan Pryor was as ...

November 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Measure L Discriminates against Blacks and Latinos

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 02, 2018
| (19) Comments

Letter: Measure L Discriminates against Blacks and Latinos

The Fair Housing Problem With Measure L by Molly Current Project Sentinel is a full-service non-profit Fa ...

The Fair Housing Problem With Measure L by Molly Current Project Sentinel is a full-service non-profit Fair Housing agency serving the Bay Area and portions of Central California, including all of Sac ...

November 02, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Why We Need Measure L

Posted by Dan Carson
|Date: November 01, 2018
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Letter: Why We Need Measure L

by Councilmember Dan Carson The data is startling: Between 2000 and 2010, the U.S. census shows, the num ...

by Councilmember Dan Carson The data is startling: Between 2000 and 2010, the U.S. census shows, the number of elderly households in Davis increased by almost 53%, compared to a 3.6% increase in the ...

November 01, 2018
| by Dan Carson

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Analysis: No on Measure L Gets the Affordable Requirements Wrong

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 31, 2018
| (21) Comments

Analysis: No on Measure L Gets the Affordable Requirements Wrong

The No on Measure L crowd has repeatedly claimed that West Davis Active Adult Community's Affordable Hous ...

The No on Measure L crowd has repeatedly claimed that West Davis Active Adult Community's Affordable Housing Program is in violation of the city ordinance. However, according to the city manager and ...

October 31, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Pancakes and Politics Voter Guide — State, Yolo County and DJUSD Decisions

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: October 30, 2018
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Pancakes and Politics Voter Guide — State, Yolo County and DJUSD Decisions

Pancakes and Politics -- Nov 2018 Voter Guide By: Johnny Pancake, Mabel Sirupa, & anonymous authors o ...

Pancakes and Politics -- Nov 2018 Voter Guide By: Johnny Pancake, Mabel Sirupa, & anonymous authors of the People’s Republic of Davis Illustrations: Danielle Fodor (cc-nc-nd) The Infamous Intro (a ...

October 30, 2018
| by Matt Williams

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Guest Commentary: Send the West Davis Active Adult Community Plan Back to the Drawing Board

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 30, 2018
| (16) Comments

Guest Commentary: Send the West Davis Active Adult Community Plan Back to the Drawing Board

Let’s Meet the City’s Real Internal Housing Needs, Including for Low-Income Seniors By Nancy and Don Pric ...

Let’s Meet the City’s Real Internal Housing Needs, Including for Low-Income Seniors By Nancy and Don Price In October 2002, the City Council appointed a subcommittee to study housing needs in Davis. I ...

October 30, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: In Support of Bold Housing and Schools: Vote Moreno, Pickett, Yes on L, Prop 10

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 26, 2018
| (75) Comments

Letter: In Support of Bold Housing and Schools: Vote Moreno, Pickett, Yes on L, Prop 10

By Eric Gudz We have much to consider November 6th, and as we move closer to Election Day, not a moment g ...

By Eric Gudz We have much to consider November 6th, and as we move closer to Election Day, not a moment goes by where I’m not inspired by our community’s caliber of civic engagement. Out of all the is ...

October 26, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: A Strange Letter Punctuates the Moment in the Measure L Campaign

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 25, 2018
| (41) Comments

Commentary: A Strange Letter Punctuates the Moment in the Measure L Campaign

There was a moment in the Nishi campaign during the candidates forum during an exchange between opponent ...

There was a moment in the Nishi campaign during the candidates forum during an exchange between opponent Colin Walsh and Sandy Whitcombe, representing the applicant team where weeks of absurd nitpicki ...

October 25, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Opinion: The “West Davis Active Adult Community” Naming Is Misguided and Probably Illegal

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 24, 2018
| (58) Comments

Guest Opinion: The “West Davis Active Adult Community” Naming Is Misguided and Probably Illegal

Statement by the No on Measure L Campaign The following letter was just received from the Fair Housing Co ...

Statement by the No on Measure L Campaign The following letter was just received from the Fair Housing Council of Orange County advising the City of Davis of the wrongful naming of the West Davis Acti ...

October 24, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: If I Were To Vote Yes on WDAAC, It Would Be Because of Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 23, 2018
| (30) Comments

Commentary: If I Were To Vote Yes on WDAAC, It Would Be Because of Affordable Housing

This is the first of a two-part series. This part focuses on the issue that would tip the scales for me ...

This is the first of a two-part series. This part focuses on the issue that would tip the scales for me in supporting Measure L, the West Davis Active Adult Community (WDAAC). That is the issue of a ...

October 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Predicting the Passage of Measure L

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 22, 2018
| (65) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Predicting the Passage of Measure L

While the election is two weeks from tomorrow, as of right now, I believe that Measure L is likely to pas ...

While the election is two weeks from tomorrow, as of right now, I believe that Measure L is likely to pass. It should be noted that there are no polls that I am aware of at this time and therefore al ...

October 22, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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