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Commentary: Does the Housing Crisis Have the Potential To Change Political Boundaries in California?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 01, 2021
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Commentary: Does the Housing Crisis Have the Potential To Change Political Boundaries in California?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Early in November California Attorney General Rob ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Early in November California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced plans to use the power of the state’s top attorney to enforce the state’s hous ...

December 01, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Housing Crisis Falls Heavily on Lower Income Households

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 22, 2021
| (68) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Housing Crisis Falls Heavily on Lower Income Households

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – According to a report released at the end of Octo ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – According to a report released at the end of October, new median housing prices reached an all-time high in August nationally. More worrisome f ...

November 22, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Final Exam Time for Housing in Davis As Well in Other California Cities

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2021
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Commentary: Final Exam Time for Housing in Davis As Well in Other California Cities

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Earlier this week, the Bay Area version of SACOG, Asso ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Earlier this week, the Bay Area version of SACOG, Association of Bay Area Governments Administration Committee (ABAG), finalized its denial of 27 of ...

November 18, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Student Housing Crisis Explodes with Students Back on Campus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 15, 2021
| (33) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Student Housing Crisis Explodes with Students Back on Campus

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The LA Times this weekend chronicled a reemerging crisis—unhoused ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The LA Times this weekend chronicled a reemerging crisis—unhoused college students. The Times feature UC Santa Barbara student Kris Hotchkiss, who they report ha ...

November 15, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Davis Needs Housing, but Not There of Course

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 14, 2021
| (74) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Davis Needs Housing, but Not There of Course

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - The comment from the NY Times video that resonated mos ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - The comment from the NY Times video that resonated most with me was when Binyamin Appelbaum pointed out, if you go to these meetings, “it’s always th ...

November 14, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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1200-Unit Project Proposed for Shriners Property

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 13, 2021
| (29) Comments

1200-Unit Project Proposed for Shriners Property

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – With the housing crisis facing Davis like much of the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – With the housing crisis facing Davis like much of the rest of the region, housing projects are starting to come forward to help address the housing s ...

November 13, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Timing for General Plan Now Puzzling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 07, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Timing for General Plan Now Puzzling

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When they first rolled out the sequencing here, it mad ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When they first rolled out the sequencing here, it made a little bit of sense—the city of Davis would roll out the Downtown Plan first and then roll ...

November 07, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: DISC Traffic Problems and Associated Vehicular Emissions Will not Be Solved by the Proposed I-80 HOV Lane Expansion

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 05, 2021
| (12) Comments

Guest Commentary: DISC Traffic Problems and Associated Vehicular Emissions Will not Be Solved by the Proposed I-80 HOV Lane Expansion

Myths and Facts about Impacts of Freeway Lane Expansions on Traffic Congestion and Adoption Rates of Elec ...

Myths and Facts about Impacts of Freeway Lane Expansions on Traffic Congestion and Adoption Rates of Electric Vehicles By Alan Pryor Proponents of the proposed DISC project claim that the projected tr ...

November 05, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Frustration with Mace Blvd Again Emerges at Council Meeting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2021
| (35) Comments

Frustration with Mace Blvd Again Emerges at Council Meeting

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When council discussed Focus Items and laid out the ne ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When council discussed Focus Items and laid out the next steps for policing, they heard an earful from the public—not on the policing item, but on Ma ...

November 03, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Disconnect between Voters and Council on Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 01, 2021
| (83) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Disconnect between Voters and Council on Housing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week’s column speculated on why local government ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week’s column speculated on why local government underproduces housing, and the researcher notes: “local governments – which will focus on the l ...

November 01, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Researchers Address Why Local Government Underproduces Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 25, 2021
| (3) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Researchers Address Why Local Government Underproduces Housing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - UC researchers explore a key question of why local gov ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - UC researchers explore a key question of why local governments tend to underproduce housing. What they found is telling but not all that surprising: ...

October 25, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: We Won’t Be Ending Measure J Any Time Soon, So What is the Answer?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 24, 2021
| (63) Comments

Sunday Commentary: We Won’t Be Ending Measure J Any Time Soon, So What is the Answer?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - The city of Davis has managed to approve the next hous ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - The city of Davis has managed to approve the next housing element. In January or so it will work on approving a downtown specific plan, at some poin ...

October 24, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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My View: We Don’t Have High Enough Affordable Housing Requirements, But There is a “But” There…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 23, 2021
| (9) Comments

My View: We Don’t Have High Enough Affordable Housing Requirements, But There is a “But” There…

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Mark me as one of those disappointed that the council ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Mark me as one of those disappointed that the council and city keep putting off decision day on a permanent affordable housing ordinance. The counc ...

October 23, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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City Council Again Asked To Punt Permanent Affordable Housing Ordinance To Future Date

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 19, 2021
| (9) Comments

City Council Again Asked To Punt Permanent Affordable Housing Ordinance To Future Date

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Set to expire next month, the council is being asked t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Set to expire next month, the council is being asked to extend the sunset date of the current temporary ordinance to allow the city to complete its D ...

October 19, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: No Surprise with the Chamber – Important Discussions Loom for DiSC-2022

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2021
| (29) Comments

Sunday Commentary: No Surprise with the Chamber – Important Discussions Loom for DiSC-2022

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Yeah okay, this year’s least surprising news came out ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Yeah okay, this year’s least surprising news came out on Friday. The Davis Chamber is backing the DiSC-2022 project. No surprise here. Got largely ...

October 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (29) Comments

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Davis Chamber Again Backs DiSC 2022

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 15, 2021
| (21) Comments

Davis Chamber Again Backs DiSC 2022

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In a move that will surprise absolutely zero members o ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In a move that will surprise absolutely zero members of the community, the Davis Chamber announced on Thursday that they will once again back the upd ...

October 15, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (21) Comments

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Guest Commentary: What Does ‘First Time’ Mean to You?

Posted by Georgina Valencia
|Date: October 11, 2021
| (10) Comments

Guest Commentary: What Does ‘First Time’ Mean to You?

RE: The need for a definition of a First-time Homebuyer by Georgina Valencia (1) The issue: Currently, th ...

RE: The need for a definition of a First-time Homebuyer by Georgina Valencia (1) The issue: Currently, the City of Davis Municipal Code does not define a first-time Homebuyer. (2) Why is the definitio ...

October 11, 2021
| by Georgina Valencia

| (10) Comments

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Commentary: The Changing Landscape of the Tech and the Pandemic

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 07, 2021
| (65) Comments

Commentary: The Changing Landscape of the Tech and the Pandemic

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As we move out of the pandemic—eventually we will, I p ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As we move out of the pandemic—eventually we will, I promise—toward another discussion on DISC, it might behoove the city and the applicants to take ...

October 07, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (65) Comments

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Council Rejects Hirsch Appeal; Follows Staff on Partial Grant of Sutter Appeal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 22, 2021
| (46) Comments

Council Rejects Hirsch Appeal; Follows Staff on Partial Grant of Sutter Appeal

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council largely followed the recommendation of staff o ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council largely followed the recommendation of staff on Sutter Place, unanimously rejecting the appeal by Alan Hirsch while following staff’s recomme ...

September 22, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (46) Comments

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Guest Commentary: Expressing Support for the Sutter Place Appeal by Hirsch

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 21, 2021
| (9) Comments

Guest Commentary: Expressing Support for the Sutter Place Appeal by Hirsch

by Wesley Sagewalker I am writing to you to express my hope that you will favorably consider the appeals ...

by Wesley Sagewalker I am writing to you to express my hope that you will favorably consider the appeals that have been filed by Mr. Hirsch with respect to the Sutter Davis Hospital Phase 1 Tree Modif ...

September 21, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (9) Comments

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