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Reaction to Lincoln40 Tentative Ruling – Guarded Optimism Among Students

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2019
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Reaction to Lincoln40 Tentative Ruling – Guarded Optimism Among Students

Wednesday’s tentative ruling in favor of the city and the applicant of Lincoln40 has given the city, the ...

Wednesday’s tentative ruling in favor of the city and the applicant of Lincoln40 has given the city, the applicant and, importantly, the students hope that student housing – which has been approved by ...

March 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Court Rules with City on Lincoln40 Tentative Ruling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2019
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Court Rules with City on Lincoln40 Tentative Ruling

A week after the court surprised many by siding with the plaintiffs against the city on Trackside, the co ...

A week after the court surprised many by siding with the plaintiffs against the city on Trackside, the court has in a tentative ruling denied Susan Rainier’s petition requesting a writ of mandate – al ...

March 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Unanimous in Support of Chiles Road Project, Affordable Housing Stream

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 20, 2019
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Council Unanimous in Support of Chiles Road Project, Affordable Housing Stream

In the end, neither the changes to the Affordable Housing ordinance, that enabled the council to approve ...

In the end, neither the changes to the Affordable Housing ordinance, that enabled the council to approve the alternative funding stream, nor the project at 3820 Chiles Road proved to be very controver ...

March 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why the Revenue Stream Idea Could Work Better Than Traditional Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2019
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Commentary: Why the Revenue Stream Idea Could Work Better Than Traditional Affordable Housing

The message coming out of the Social Services Commission two weeks ago was clear – but at the same time e ...

The message coming out of the Social Services Commission two weeks ago was clear – but at the same time extremely flawed. As one commissioner put it: “I want affordable units built in this town. The ...

March 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Did Judge Err in Striking Down Approval of Trackside?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 17, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Did Judge Err in Striking Down Approval of Trackside?

The city was definitely caught off guard by this week’s tentative ruling on Trackside. And while perhaps ...

The city was definitely caught off guard by this week’s tentative ruling on Trackside. And while perhaps the city can gain some solace in the fact that it was a tentative ruling and that Judge Sam Mc ...

March 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Consider Amendment to Affordable Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2019
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Council to Consider Amendment to Affordable Housing Ordinance

Prior to the council’s consideration of the Chiles Road Apartments, they will be asked to approve an amen ...

Prior to the council’s consideration of the Chiles Road Apartments, they will be asked to approve an amendment to the city’s Affordable Housing Ordinance that will make it possible. The city is in the ...

March 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Chiles Road Apartments Come to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2019
| (18) Comments

Chiles Road Apartments Come to Council

In recent months, the need for workforce housing has been highlighted on the Vanguard and elsewhere. Com ...

In recent months, the need for workforce housing has been highlighted on the Vanguard and elsewhere. Coming before the council on Tuesday is the proposed 3820 Chiles Road Project which “would redesig ...

March 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Judge Throws Out Trackside in a Tentative Ruling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 14, 2019
| (36) Comments

Judge Throws Out Trackside in a Tentative Ruling

Officials in the city of Davis are not saying much until the tentative ruling goes before Judge McAdam on ...

Officials in the city of Davis are not saying much until the tentative ruling goes before Judge McAdam on April 5 – but they did tell the Vanguard on Wednesday that they are stunned by his planned rul ...

March 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2019
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Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?

At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has been interesting ...

At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has been interesting to watch the shift in these addresses over time. Dan Wolk during his time as mayor offered an ...

March 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Governor Newsom Ramps Up Affordable Housing Plan as Study Finds State Falls Well Short of Marks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 12, 2019
| (1) Comment

Governor Newsom Ramps Up Affordable Housing Plan as Study Finds State Falls Well Short of Marks

A week ago, the public policy group Next 10 came out with a scathing report that found, “California's hou ...

A week ago, the public policy group Next 10 came out with a scathing report that found, “California's housing goals are exacerbating the housing crisis” and “at the current pace of development, certai ...

March 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Addressing Student Housing Needs Has Been Slow Progress

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 09, 2019
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My View: Addressing Student Housing Needs Has Been Slow Progress

The year was 2002. A few months after 9/11. The second year of George W. Bush’s eight year presidential t ...

The year was 2002. A few months after 9/11. The second year of George W. Bush’s eight year presidential term. Davis Mayor was Susie Boyd. That was the last time the city of Davis had a market rate apa ...

March 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Commission Got It Wrong – Revenue Stream Is a Good Deal for Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 27, 2019
| (21) Comments

Commentary: Commission Got It Wrong – Revenue Stream Is a Good Deal for Davis

Several of the commissioners and public commenters lamented the fact that the projected revenue stream fr ...

Several of the commissioners and public commenters lamented the fact that the projected revenue stream from the 3820 Chiles Road apartment project at only $125,000 or so to start was insufficient. Cla ...

February 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Student Housing Development Formally Breaks Ground

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 27, 2019
| 0 comments

Student Housing Development Formally Breaks Ground

By Andy Fell The University of California, Davis, today (Feb. 26) formally broke ground for The Green at ...

By Andy Fell The University of California, Davis, today (Feb. 26) formally broke ground for The Green at West Village, a new development that will house 3,300 students on the Davis campus. “I’m thrill ...

February 27, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Social Services Commission Not Ready to Support Changes to Affordable Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 26, 2019
| (10) Comments

Social Services Commission Not Ready to Support Changes to Affordable Housing Ordinance

On Monday, the Social Services Commission was unable to support a motion that would have recommended to t ...

On Monday, the Social Services Commission was unable to support a motion that would have recommended to the city council an amendment to the Affordable Housing Ordinance to allow the alternative propo ...

February 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Social Services Commission to Look at Affordable Housing Ordinance Amendment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 22, 2019
| 0 comments

Social Services Commission to Look at Affordable Housing Ordinance Amendment

At last week’s Planning Commission meeting, the Planning Commission recommended forwarding a project to t ...

At last week’s Planning Commission meeting, the Planning Commission recommended forwarding a project to the city council with a caveat on the affordable housing proposal – “subject to the concurrence ...

February 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: There Are Legitimate Problems at Pacifico, but Some of the Public Comments Were Inappropriate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 21, 2019
| (20) Comments

Commentary: There Are Legitimate Problems at Pacifico, but Some of the Public Comments Were Inappropriate

There were legitimate complaints from people living in the area to be sure. But there was not an adequate ...

There were legitimate complaints from people living in the area to be sure. But there was not an adequate distinction at times between the population its and the management (or lack there of) of the f ...

February 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Vows to Drastically Change Pacifico after Hearing Earful from Neighbors

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2019
| (90) Comments

Council Vows to Drastically Change Pacifico after Hearing Earful from Neighbors

The council heard more than an hour of public comment on Tuesday, mostly from neighbors and adjacent resi ...

The council heard more than an hour of public comment on Tuesday, mostly from neighbors and adjacent residents complaining about the ongoing nuisance at Pacifico. Mayor Brett Lee did not even wait fo ...

February 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Measure R Threatened By Its Most Loyal Supporters

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 18, 2019
| (33) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Measure R Threatened By Its Most Loyal Supporters

During the Nishi and WDAAC (West Davis Active Adult Community) campaigns, we pointed out that Measure R c ...

During the Nishi and WDAAC (West Davis Active Adult Community) campaigns, we pointed out that Measure R campaigns have largely devolved into mudslinging affairs. The way that critics of projects beli ...

February 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: We See Again the Need for Affordable Housing in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 16, 2019
| (11) Comments

My View: We See Again the Need for Affordable Housing in Davis

While the city of Davis will continue to toy with the exact requirements for affordable housing – what is ...

While the city of Davis will continue to toy with the exact requirements for affordable housing – what is becoming more and more clear is that we need a funding mechanism in order to provide the reven ...

February 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (11) Comments

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Council to Hear about Current Concerns Regarding Pacifico

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 15, 2019
| (4) Comments

Council to Hear about Current Concerns Regarding Pacifico

Back on January 10, an information session was held at Montgomery Elementary Library about a Conditional ...

Back on January 10, an information session was held at Montgomery Elementary Library about a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to expand the existing use of Pacifico to include a residential treatment faci ...

February 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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