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Planning Commission Moves Forward on Renewal of Measure J

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 29, 2020
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Planning Commission Moves Forward on Renewal of Measure J

On Wednesday as the clock neared midnight, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended moving forward ...

On Wednesday as the clock neared midnight, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended moving forward with the Renewal of Measure J with only the recommended technical changes. The commission too ...

May 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission Rejects University Commons Proposal, Developer to Decide Next Steps

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 28, 2020
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Planning Commission Rejects University Commons Proposal, Developer to Decide Next Steps

Neither the public nor the Planning Commission liked the University Commons Redevelopment proposal, as th ...

Neither the public nor the Planning Commission liked the University Commons Redevelopment proposal, as the commission unanimously supported a motion to reject all five staff recommendations. George Ph ...

May 28, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Housing Demand Is Still High, and University Commons Would Provide Relief in a Superb Location

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 26, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Housing Demand Is Still High, and University Commons Would Provide Relief in a Superb Location

By Don Gibson Davis has not solved the housing shortage. The best way to address this shortage, given the ...

By Don Gibson Davis has not solved the housing shortage. The best way to address this shortage, given the community demands for limiting peripheral growth, is to densify the urban corridors such as Ru ...

May 26, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is Density Our Destiny?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 25, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is Density Our Destiny?

The University Commons Redevelopment Project is headed to the Planning Commission this week for potential ...

The University Commons Redevelopment Project is headed to the Planning Commission this week for potential recommendation that the council certifiy the EIR. While this project has not drawn the level ...

May 25, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission to Examine Measure J Renewal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 23, 2020
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Planning Commission to Examine Measure J Renewal

The Measure J renewal process will continue this week as the issue comes before the Planning Commission. ...

The Measure J renewal process will continue this week as the issue comes before the Planning Commission. A few weeks ago the council was supportive of moving forward with the process with only what a ...

May 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: DJUSD and Measure R/J

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 19, 2020
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Guest Commentary: DJUSD and Measure R/J

By Mario Salvagno In order to maintain existing schools and operations, DJUSD imports 650 of their studen ...

By Mario Salvagno In order to maintain existing schools and operations, DJUSD imports 650 of their students from surrounding towns. The number continues to increase and may grow by an additional 1,000 ...

May 19, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Final University Commons EIR Heads to Planning Commission Next Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 18, 2020
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Final University Commons EIR Heads to Planning Commission Next Week

The University Commons Redevelopment Project is heading to a Planning Commission hearing on May 27, where ...

The University Commons Redevelopment Project is heading to a Planning Commission hearing on May 27, where the commission will determine whether to recommend council certification of the EIR. The fina ...

May 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Short-Handed Planning Commission Makes Quick Work of Paul’s Place Sending It to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2020
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Short-Handed Planning Commission Makes Quick Work of Paul’s Place Sending It to Council

Wednesday night’s Planning Commission meeting was truncated before it even started, as three members, cit ...

Wednesday night’s Planning Commission meeting was truncated before it even started, as three members, citing advice from the city attorney, recused themselves due to potential conflicts that arose bec ...

May 14, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Expanded Homeless Facility, Paul’s Place, Goes before Planning Commission Next Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 09, 2020
| (4) Comments

Expanded Homeless Facility, Paul’s Place, Goes before Planning Commission Next Week

A proposed redevelopment of an existing facility that would offer supportive services and other opportuni ...

A proposed redevelopment of an existing facility that would offer supportive services and other opportunities for people suffering from homelessness is headed to the Planning Commission next week, whi ...

May 09, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Mayor Pro Tem Flips Script on Housing Discussion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 07, 2020
| (78) Comments

Commentary: Mayor Pro Tem Flips Script on Housing Discussion

Measure R is working. We can get projects that are voted down by the public. We can get projects that a ...

Measure R is working. We can get projects that are voted down by the public. We can get projects that are approved by the public. That’s what we learned in 2018. That was the message delivered by ...

May 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Backs Renewal of Measure J/R without Major Changes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 06, 2020
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Council Backs Renewal of Measure J/R without Major Changes

If there is to be a discussion on the renewal of Measure J, it will have to be when the measure is before ...

If there is to be a discussion on the renewal of Measure J, it will have to be when the measure is before the voters. An overwhelming number of citizens called in to express their support for the ren ...

May 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: ARC Fiscal Analysis is Solid, But Probably Still on the Conservative Side

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: ARC Fiscal Analysis is Solid, But Probably Still on the Conservative Side

I have been a bit surprised that the fiscal analysis by EPS is not generating more pushback. However, wh ...

I have been a bit surprised that the fiscal analysis by EPS is not generating more pushback. However, what becomes pretty clear is that the reason that the numbers shift from a $2.2 million revenue g ...

May 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Did the City Wait So Long before Discussing Measure J Renewal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Did the City Wait So Long before Discussing Measure J Renewal?

For the last several weeks we have heard from people in the community complaining—rightly that the city a ...

For the last several weeks we have heard from people in the community complaining—rightly that the city and council circumvented the public process on BrightNight. Before that we heard loud complaint ...

May 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Start Looking at Renewing Measure J

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 02, 2020
| (56) Comments

Council to Start Looking at Renewing Measure J

When the City of Davis passed Measure J, now 20 years ago, in 2000, it became one of the city’s seminal l ...

When the City of Davis passed Measure J, now 20 years ago, in 2000, it became one of the city’s seminal land use measures that requires a vote of the citizens in order for the city to annex existing a ...

May 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Fiscal Analysis by EPS Shows Substantial Benefit to the City by ARC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 30, 2020
| (8) Comments

Fiscal Analysis by EPS Shows Substantial Benefit to the City by ARC

When the Aggie Research Campus (ARC) project goes to the polls in November—if council approves it in July ...

When the Aggie Research Campus (ARC) project goes to the polls in November—if council approves it in July—the voters will have to weigh the benefits of the project against the potential impacts, like ...

April 30, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Planning Commission Focuses on Areas of Improvement for the ARC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 24, 2020
| (23) Comments

Commentary: Planning Commission Focuses on Areas of Improvement for the ARC

There are two ways to look at the planning commission meeting—and keep in mind that in the past the plann ...

There are two ways to look at the planning commission meeting—and keep in mind that in the past the planning commission has gone so far as not to recommend certification of EIRs only to have the counc ...

April 24, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission Makes Comments ahead of Final Subsequent EIR

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 23, 2020
| (35) Comments

Planning Commission Makes Comments ahead of Final Subsequent EIR

In advance of the end of the comment period to the Draft Subsequent EIR for the Aggie Research Campus, th ...

In advance of the end of the comment period to the Draft Subsequent EIR for the Aggie Research Campus, the Planning Commission listened to 29 public comments and then many of its members made critical ...

April 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Leery of Fiscal Costs, Moves Forward on Long-Range Planning of Sports Parks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2020
| (25) Comments

Council Leery of Fiscal Costs, Moves Forward on Long-Range Planning of Sports Parks

Council acknowledged it was a strange item to take up in the middle of the slowdown due to COVID-19, neve ...

Council acknowledged it was a strange item to take up in the middle of the slowdown due to COVID-19, nevertheless, the need for sports parks remains acute in the community and council was at least wil ...

April 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Once Again City Looks to Extend Affordable Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 21, 2020
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Once Again City Looks to Extend Affordable Housing Ordinance

Once again the city is not ready to create a permanent Affordable Housing Ordinance. Last June, the coun ...

Once again the city is not ready to create a permanent Affordable Housing Ordinance. Last June, the council was asked to pass an amendment to extend the sunset date of the current interim affordable ...

April 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission to Evaluate and Provide Comments on ARC Supplemental EIR

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 20, 2020
| (41) Comments

Planning Commission to Evaluate and Provide Comments on ARC Supplemental EIR

The deadline to submit comments on the ARC (Aggie Research Campus) Draft Supplemental Environmental Impac ...

The deadline to submit comments on the ARC (Aggie Research Campus) Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (DSEIR) is April 27—a week from today. On Wednesday, the Planning Commission will hol ...

April 20, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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