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Guest Commentary: 30 Downtown Business Sign Petition Opposing Measure B

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 14, 2020
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Guest Commentary: 30 Downtown Business Sign Petition Opposing Measure B

by Heather Caswell The following signed petition was sent to the Davis Downtown Business Association (DDB ...

by Heather Caswell The following signed petition was sent to the Davis Downtown Business Association (DDBA) by a group of downtown business owners expressing concern that the DDBA issued a statement i ...

October 14, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Arizona Prosecutor Candidate Draws Distinction from Opponent with Seven-Point Diversity Plan

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: October 14, 2020
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Arizona Prosecutor Candidate Draws Distinction from Opponent with Seven-Point Diversity Plan

By Anika Khubchandani PHOENIX - Julie Gunnigle is the Democratic nominee for Maricopa County Attorney in ...

By Anika Khubchandani PHOENIX - Julie Gunnigle is the Democratic nominee for Maricopa County Attorney in the state of Arizona because she says she believes the people in her county “deserve a crimina ...

October 14, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Letter: Yes on Measure B for Environmental and Fiscal Sustainability

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 12, 2020
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Letter: Yes on Measure B for Environmental and Fiscal Sustainability

by Chris Soderquist I am writing in support of Measure B and the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Camp ...

by Chris Soderquist I am writing in support of Measure B and the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus (DISC). I have resided in Davis for more than forty years and have been involved in advancin ...

October 12, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: The Measure O Boogie Man Reappears in the DISC Debate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 11, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: The Measure O Boogie Man Reappears in the DISC Debate

by David M. Greenwald Back in August the No on Measure B campaign raised the issue that “7 acres of Davis ...

by David M. Greenwald Back in August the No on Measure B campaign raised the issue that “7 acres of Davis taxpayer funded open space land” was being “used by developers” to satisfy the development’s o ...

October 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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OSH Commission Expresses Overwhelming Support for Transparency and Public Participation within Davis’ Commission/Council Meetings

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: October 09, 2020
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OSH Commission Expresses Overwhelming Support for Transparency and Public Participation within Davis’ Commission/Council Meetings

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- On Monday Oct. 5, members of Davis’ Open Space and Habitat (OSH) Commission offer ...

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- On Monday Oct. 5, members of Davis’ Open Space and Habitat (OSH) Commission offered their support of a proposal that improves decision making and increases public involvement w ...

October 09, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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Downtown Planning Notice of Preparation and Scoping Period Begins

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 08, 2020
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Downtown Planning Notice of Preparation and Scoping Period Begins

By David M. Greenwald The city’s Downtown Davis Specific Plan and the associated Form-Based Code has prog ...

By David M. Greenwald The city’s Downtown Davis Specific Plan and the associated Form-Based Code has progressed to the point of an EIR, with the city issuing a notice of preparation as they develop th ...

October 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: One Alternative Way Forward on Measure J

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 01, 2020
| (30) Comments

Commentary: One Alternative Way Forward on Measure J

By David M. Greenwald My expectation is that Measure J is likely to pass the electorate with at least 70 ...

By David M. Greenwald My expectation is that Measure J is likely to pass the electorate with at least 70 percent of the vote next month. I have long supported the renewal of Measure J but I was disap ...

October 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Plaza 2555’s Unique Housing Proposal Requests an Amendment to Davis’ Affordable Housing Ordinance

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: September 28, 2020
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Plaza 2555’s Unique Housing Proposal Requests an Amendment to Davis’ Affordable Housing Ordinance

By Samantha Hum DAVIS -- Because Plaza 2555 would not be feasible under the Affordable Housing Ordinance ...

By Samantha Hum DAVIS -- Because Plaza 2555 would not be feasible under the Affordable Housing Ordinance, according to the city of Davis’s municipal code, the city planner proposed an amendment to th ...

September 28, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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Monday Morning Thoughts: DISC Gains Enterprise Endorsement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 28, 2020
| (53) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: DISC Gains Enterprise Endorsement

by David M. Greenwald The question with these things is always how much of an impact does a newspaper end ...

by David M. Greenwald The question with these things is always how much of an impact does a newspaper endorsement have for a project before the voters? Under the best of circumstances, probably not m ...

September 28, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Endorses Measure D

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 27, 2020
| (22) Comments

Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Endorses Measure D

by Alan Pryor Citing grounds of “preservation of agricultural lands and open space, in-fill development a ...

by Alan Pryor Citing grounds of “preservation of agricultural lands and open space, in-fill development and densification, and citizen oversight of sound land-use planning ", the Sierra Club announces ...

September 27, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: In Response to Sierra Club Regarding DISC

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 26, 2020
| (38) Comments

Guest Commentary: In Response to Sierra Club Regarding DISC

by Patrick Huber Sprawl. If “sprawl” is simply defined as any development on the city’s periphery, then t ...

by Patrick Huber Sprawl. If “sprawl” is simply defined as any development on the city’s periphery, then the term is applicable to DISC. However, it is more typically and usefully used to describe grow ...

September 26, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: (Measure) D Might Stand for Lack of Good Data

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 23, 2020
| (58) Comments

Commentary: (Measure) D Might Stand for Lack of Good Data

By David M. Greenwald Rich Rifkin’s latest column is probably worthy of discussion—he says “Measure D” an ...

By David M. Greenwald Rich Rifkin’s latest column is probably worthy of discussion—he says “Measure D” and the “D is for ‘disaster.’” I would argue that the D might be better characterized as being f ...

September 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (58) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Mostly Quiet on the DISC Front

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 21, 2020
| (5) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Mostly Quiet on the DISC Front

By David M. Greenwald This probably goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway—the 2020 election has alr ...

By David M. Greenwald This probably goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway—the 2020 election has already been the oddest one in memory, and we are probably only scratching the surface. District ...

September 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: After Atlanta Teen Is Injured in a Police Encounter, Lawyers Call for Change

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 19, 2020
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Guest Commentary: After Atlanta Teen Is Injured in a Police Encounter, Lawyers Call for Change

By Joshua Vaughn The 17-year-old, who his lawyers say was pushed off a fence by a police officer, survive ...

By Joshua Vaughn The 17-year-old, who his lawyers say was pushed off a fence by a police officer, survived the fall but suffered serious injuries. Robert was a football player. The 17-year-old was hea ...

September 19, 2020
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Commentary: Student Housing and Commercial Space Post-COVID

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 17, 2020
| (18) Comments

Commentary: Student Housing and Commercial Space Post-COVID

By David M. Greenwald I keep seeing people projecting that COVID will have a permanent impact on things l ...

By David M. Greenwald I keep seeing people projecting that COVID will have a permanent impact on things like student housing and UC Davis enrollment. All of this of course is subject to change, but ri ...

September 17, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (18) Comments

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Guest Commentary: DISC Opportunity to Reduce Impacts on Region

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 09, 2020
| (15) Comments

Guest Commentary: DISC Opportunity to Reduce Impacts on Region

by Kevin Wolf Proposed housing and business projects should be measured by their bioregional and global i ...

by Kevin Wolf Proposed housing and business projects should be measured by their bioregional and global impacts, not just over parochial concerns such as traffic, views, and parking. The DISC business ...

September 09, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (15) Comments

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Bretton Woods Project Looks for Final Approvals to Move Forward

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 08, 2020
| (15) Comments

Bretton Woods Project Looks for Final Approvals to Move Forward

By David M. Greenwald Nearly two years after the voters approved the West Davis Active Adult Community, B ...

By David M. Greenwald Nearly two years after the voters approved the West Davis Active Adult Community, Bretton Woods—the name given to the project development—looks to gain approval from the Planning ...

September 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (15) Comments

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Essay: The Dream House

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 04, 2020
| (6) Comments

Essay: The Dream House

Editor’s note: the following is a long essay (3790 words) about one family’s attempt to sell and buy a Da ...

Editor’s note: the following is a long essay (3790 words) about one family’s attempt to sell and buy a Davis home. By Andy Jones Part 1 - Upending Our Lives “I accept chaos, I'm not sure whether it ac ...

September 04, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Measure B Kicks Off with Rally Featuring Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry, Mayor Partida and Others

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 03, 2020
| (33) Comments

Measure B Kicks Off with Rally Featuring Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry, Mayor Partida and Others

By David M. Greenwald In years past when campaigns have kicked off it was the time for rallies, festiviti ...

By David M. Greenwald In years past when campaigns have kicked off it was the time for rallies, festivities and speeches, but during times of COVID, the Measure B team pushing for the passage of the D ...

September 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (33) Comments

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Guest Submission: Sierra Club Endorses No on Measure B – No on DISC in Davis, CA

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 03, 2020
| 0 comments

Guest Submission: Sierra Club Endorses No on Measure B – No on DISC in Davis, CA

Submitted by Alan Pryor Citing grounds of “excessive traffic, greenhouse gas emissions, and poor land-use ...

Submitted by Alan Pryor Citing grounds of “excessive traffic, greenhouse gas emissions, and poor land-use and planning”, the Sierra Club announces its opposition to Measure B in Davis CA on the Novemb ...

September 03, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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