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My View: 2018 Marks a Continued Decline in the Influence of the Slow Growth Position in Davis Politics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 17, 2018
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My View: 2018 Marks a Continued Decline in the Influence of the Slow Growth Position in Davis Politics

In 2000, after years of rapid growth in the city of Davis, progressive forces were resurgent. Not only w ...

In 2000, after years of rapid growth in the city of Davis, progressive forces were resurgent. Not only would they get their seminal ordinance approved by the voters – albeit by a relatively narrow 53 ...

November 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: A Comparison of Affordable Housing Policies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 16, 2018
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Analysis: A Comparison of Affordable Housing Policies

During Wednesday’s discussion at the Planning Commission on the Affordable Housing Ordinance, several of ...

During Wednesday’s discussion at the Planning Commission on the Affordable Housing Ordinance, several of the commissioners referenced the comparison charge that showed how other communities have handl ...

November 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission Recommends Council Retain Current Affordable Housing Ordinance until Further Study Can Be Done

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 15, 2018
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Planning Commission Recommends Council Retain Current Affordable Housing Ordinance until Further Study Can Be Done

The Davis Planning Commission became the first body to hear the new Affordable Housing Ordinance and the ...

The Davis Planning Commission became the first body to hear the new Affordable Housing Ordinance and the Inclusionary Requirements for Rental Development. City Staff had requested feedback on four qu ...

November 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Backs New Cannery Village Plan Which Has Support of Neighbors

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 14, 2018
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Council Backs New Cannery Village Plan Which Has Support of Neighbors

Last spring, the Cannery project put up another proposal that went over badly in both the Cannery neighbo ...

Last spring, the Cannery project put up another proposal that went over badly in both the Cannery neighborhood as well as the community as a whole. The proposal for an LA Fitness was opposed by exist ...

November 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Affordable Housing Discussion Starts This Week at Planning Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Affordable Housing Discussion Starts This Week at Planning Commission

On Wednesday, the Davis Planning Commission will get the first crack at looking at the new Affordable Hou ...

On Wednesday, the Davis Planning Commission will get the first crack at looking at the new Affordable Housing Ordinance (see our article from last week). Staff is asking the commission to make recomm ...

November 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Road Ahead in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Road Ahead in Davis

With the passage of Measure L last week, the city of Davis has done a lot to address housing issues in th ...

With the passage of Measure L last week, the city of Davis has done a lot to address housing issues in the past two years. For student housing, the council has approved Sterling, Lincoln40, Nishi (af ...

November 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Time to Reconsider MRIC As an Innovation Center with Workforce Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 10, 2018
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My View: Time to Reconsider MRIC As an Innovation Center with Workforce Housing

This year was – or at least should be – a game changer in terms of the perception of Davis. Prior to thi ...

This year was – or at least should be – a game changer in terms of the perception of Davis. Prior to this year, the belief was that it would be hard if not impossible to get housing projects approved ...

November 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Staff Recommends Approving Changes to Cannery Village Market Place Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 09, 2018
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Staff Recommends Approving Changes to Cannery Village Market Place Project

The Cannery has come in a lot of ways to symbolize what many in this community see as poor planning on a ...

The Cannery has come in a lot of ways to symbolize what many in this community see as poor planning on a lot of levels. Not only were many unhappy with the approved configuration in 2013 – and the la ...

November 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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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: 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
| (27) Comments

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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Commentary: Where Will Our Affordable Housing Come from in the Future?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2018
| (78) Comments

Commentary: Where Will Our Affordable Housing Come from in the Future?

It is unfortunate that, in a lot of ways, the Measure L campaign was a distraction from the core issues t ...

It is unfortunate that, in a lot of ways, the Measure L campaign was a distraction from the core issues that this community faces, and yet in some ways it was not. One of the biggest challenges we fa ...

November 06, 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
| (24) Comments

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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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An Early Look at New Affordable Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 05, 2018
| (12) Comments

An Early Look at New Affordable Housing Ordinance

The city has released the Affordable Housing Ordinance early. It is set to be reviewed on November 14 by ...

The city has released the Affordable Housing Ordinance early. It is set to be reviewed on November 14 by the Planning Commission and November 19 by the Social Services Commission. The city’s affordab ...

November 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Some Interesting Bedfellows Supporting Measure L

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 04, 2018
| (40) Comments

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
| (27) Comments

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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More Proposed Revisions for Cannery Marketplace

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2018
| (3) Comments

More Proposed Revisions for Cannery Marketplace

Cannery is once again proposing revisions to the Cannery Village Marketplace. The matter is scheduled fo ...

Cannery is once again proposing revisions to the Cannery Village Marketplace. The matter is scheduled for a public hearing on November 13 before the City Council. Staff reports that this time the app ...

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
| (5) Comments

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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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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

| (29) Comments

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