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Commentary: It Won’t Be This Year on Measure J

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 11, 2020
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Commentary: It Won’t Be This Year on Measure J

When Measure J—the original version—was put on the ballot in 2000, it was a tightly fought and hotly cont ...

When Measure J—the original version—was put on the ballot in 2000, it was a tightly fought and hotly contended election. It wound up winning relatively narrowly. The idea was to require a citizen’s ...

August 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: We Resemble This Politico Article – the Clash of Suburbs, Housing and Race

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 10, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: We Resemble This Politico Article – the Clash of Suburbs, Housing and Race

A provocative Politico article that came out this week, entitled “Trump Doesn’t Understand Today’s Suburb ...

A provocative Politico article that came out this week, entitled “Trump Doesn’t Understand Today’s Suburbs—And Neither Do You.” But this isn’t about Trump—it’s about us. As the article notes, “Suburb ...

August 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Spiraling Greenhouse Gas Emissions at DISC?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 09, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Spiraling Greenhouse Gas Emissions at DISC?

Think globally, act locally. That has been the rallying cry of the environmental movement for decades an ...

Think globally, act locally. That has been the rallying cry of the environmental movement for decades and as we have seen the failure of leadership at the national level, state and local communities ...

August 09, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Troubling Anti-Student Rhetoric in University Commons Debate

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 05, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Troubling Anti-Student Rhetoric in University Commons Debate

By Molly Mermin I spent several hours the night of July 21st tuned into the Davis City Council meeting, l ...

By Molly Mermin I spent several hours the night of July 21st tuned into the Davis City Council meeting, listening to over 100 commenters express their views on the proposed University Commons project. ...

August 05, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Students Unhappy with Rhetoric by Community in Housing Discussions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 04, 2020
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Commentary: Students Unhappy with Rhetoric by Community in Housing Discussions

After another round of public comment two weeks ago, Molly Mermin of College Democrats pushed back on Mon ...

After another round of public comment two weeks ago, Molly Mermin of College Democrats pushed back on Monday—posting on Twitter a 90-second montage of public comments from the recent discussion. She t ...

August 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Keeping My Commitment to the Community

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 31, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Keeping My Commitment to the Community

By David Taormino The list of challenges for residential developers and builders in Davis is long and wel ...

By David Taormino The list of challenges for residential developers and builders in Davis is long and well known. To be honest, our community’s reputation for opposing nearly all growth was a major hu ...

July 31, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Casting a Shadow on the University Commons…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 30, 2020
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Commentary: Casting a Shadow on the University Commons…

The purpose of Sunday’s column on the University Commons was to put the claim that there will be a “wall” ...

The purpose of Sunday’s column on the University Commons was to put the claim that there will be a “wall” into some perspective. Perspective is important because it seems like the CGI of the large an ...

July 30, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Comparative Study of Four Affordable Home Ownership Models and Market Rate Ownership and Renting Shows Strength of Housing Cooperatives

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 30, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Comparative Study of Four Affordable Home Ownership Models and Market Rate Ownership and Renting Shows Strength of Housing Cooperatives

By Mikaela Fenton The United States is facing a housing crisis. The American workforce of moderate-income ...

By Mikaela Fenton The United States is facing a housing crisis. The American workforce of moderate-income citizens—or people who make between 80% and 120% of the area median income (AMI)—has been high ...

July 30, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: The University Commons ‘Wall’ Impact Has Been Greatly Overstated

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 26, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: The University Commons ‘Wall’ Impact Has Been Greatly Overstated

One of the biggest complaints about the University Commons project has been “size, scale, and height of t ...

One of the biggest complaints about the University Commons project has been “size, scale, and height of the project.” Critics have a point here—the project is projected to have three stories of parki ...

July 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Where Is the City Going to Go with University Commons?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 23, 2020
| (21) Comments

Commentary: Where Is the City Going to Go with University Commons?

This project really hasn’t gotten as much focus as some others over the years—Nishi, Trackside, the varyi ...

This project really hasn’t gotten as much focus as some others over the years—Nishi, Trackside, the varying versions of DISC—but University Commons may end up being the most polarized of them all. The ...

July 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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University Commons Discussion Draws a Boatload of Comments, Continued to August 18

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 22, 2020
| (17) Comments

University Commons Discussion Draws a Boatload of Comments, Continued to August 18

As expected, the University Commons Redevelopment project drew a huge amount of public comments—which ran ...

As expected, the University Commons Redevelopment project drew a huge amount of public comments—which ran roughly two to one in favor of the project. But the council expressed serious concerns, and wi ...

July 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: COVID-19 Brings Another Set of Problems – Student Housing

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 22, 2020
| (13) Comments

Commentary: COVID-19 Brings Another Set of Problems – Student Housing

By Elizabeth Cho “Hi! I saw your post about looking for an apartment and if you’re still looking and you’ ...

By Elizabeth Cho “Hi! I saw your post about looking for an apartment and if you’re still looking and you’re interested, I have an entire apartment that I need 4 people to take over for this year! It c ...

July 22, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Commentary: The U-Mall is Dying – How Can We Save It?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 21, 2020
| (22) Comments

Commentary: The U-Mall is Dying – How Can We Save It?

In all of this discussion over University Commons, there is not sufficient recognition of a very simple f ...

In all of this discussion over University Commons, there is not sufficient recognition of a very simple fact—the University Mall is dying. It has actually been dying for a very long period of time, b ...

July 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Equity Is Needed in Decision Making Process

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 20, 2020
| (7) Comments

Guest Commentary: Equity Is Needed in Decision Making Process

by Mary Martinez My name is, Maria Martinez, and am the External Vice President of ASUCD. Davis is in a d ...

by Mary Martinez My name is, Maria Martinez, and am the External Vice President of ASUCD. Davis is in a desperate housing shortage, making it difficult for students to afford college, find a safe,comf ...

July 20, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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After Unanimous Rejection by Planning Commission, University Commons Project Goes to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 19, 2020
| (32) Comments

After Unanimous Rejection by Planning Commission, University Commons Project Goes to Council

It has been a month and a half since the Planning Commission rejected the proposed University Commons Red ...

It has been a month and a half since the Planning Commission rejected the proposed University Commons Redevelopment Project by a unanimous 7-0 vote. The proposed project will demolish the majority of ...

July 19, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Can DISC Gain Approval in Measure R Vote?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2020
| (29) Comments

Analysis: Can DISC Gain Approval in Measure R Vote?

Unprecedented is probably an overused term in politics. But the local political scene this year probably ...

Unprecedented is probably an overused term in politics. But the local political scene this year probably fits that notion to a tee. We have district elections, we have November city council races with ...

July 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Unanimous Council Puts DISC on the Ballot for November

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 08, 2020
| (43) Comments

Unanimous Council Puts DISC on the Ballot for November

There are no guarantees in Davis politics — Nishi learned that in 2016 when a unanimous vote by the Counc ...

There are no guarantees in Davis politics — Nishi learned that in 2016 when a unanimous vote by the Council still ended up with a project rejection. But the Council and developers lifted the Davis In ...

July 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Clergy Comment on Affordable Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 08, 2020
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Letter: Clergy Comment on Affordable Housing

To the editor: The owners of the University Mall, the Brixmor Property Group, have applied to the City fo ...

To the editor: The owners of the University Mall, the Brixmor Property Group, have applied to the City for permission to demolish the existing shopping center and replace it with a mixed-use project o ...

July 08, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: To Change Buyers Program, City Needs to Put Project Back on the Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 06, 2020
| (46) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: To Change Buyers Program, City Needs to Put Project Back on the Ballot

There is a proposal on the agenda of the Planning Commission this week that would remove the Davis Based ...

There is a proposal on the agenda of the Planning Commission this week that would remove the Davis Based Buyers Program from the Bretton Woods project. I am troubled by the city’s approach to this iss ...

July 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (46) Comments

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Guest Commentary: David Taormino and Bretton Woods Are Attempting a ‘Bait-and-Switch’ with the Davis-Based Buyers Program

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 05, 2020
| (16) Comments

Guest Commentary: David Taormino and Bretton Woods Are Attempting a ‘Bait-and-Switch’ with the Davis-Based Buyers Program

by Alan Pryor David Taormino, the developer of the Bretton Woods senior housing development just west of ...

by Alan Pryor David Taormino, the developer of the Bretton Woods senior housing development just west of Sutter Hospital, is trying to pull another fast one on the City of Davis' senior population. Ta ...

July 05, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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