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Commentary: But Is There Common Ground To Be Found?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 11, 2022
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Commentary: But Is There Common Ground To Be Found?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A comment from last week struck me at the time it was ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A comment from last week struck me at the time it was written and I have been pondering it for several days now: “If you want to work to build consen ...

October 11, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Teachers Again Facing the Pinch, This Community Has to Grapple with the Larger Issues – and Soon

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 09, 2022
| (25) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Teachers Again Facing the Pinch, This Community Has to Grapple with the Larger Issues – and Soon

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A few years ago I urged our leaders to think of this c ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A few years ago I urged our leaders to think of this community not in a schools-city silo, but rather to step back and look at this community holisti ...

October 09, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Call It NIMBYISM or Something Else, but Rising Housing Costs Are Taking a Toll on Our Communities

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 07, 2022
| (22) Comments

Commentary: Call It NIMBYISM or Something Else, but Rising Housing Costs Are Taking a Toll on Our Communities

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This spring, when Davis residents were surveyed about community sa ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This spring, when Davis residents were surveyed about community satisfaction, about 31 percent of respondents found housing affordability to be the top concern. ...

October 07, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: A Look at Council Candidates on Housing – the Push for Infill

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 04, 2022
| (30) Comments

Commentary: A Look at Council Candidates on Housing – the Push for Infill

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A week or so ago, we people were asking for more comme ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A week or so ago, we people were asking for more commentary on the council candidates' positions on issues. We now have a huge volume of material to ...

October 04, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Council Asked to Extend the Interim Affordable Housing Ordinance Yet Again

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 16, 2022
| (12) Comments

Council Asked to Extend the Interim Affordable Housing Ordinance Yet Again

David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council is being asked by staff to extend ...

David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council is being asked by staff to extend the interim Affordable Housing ordinance once again. The current ordinance would expire on Nov ...

September 16, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Taormino Responds to Staff Recommendations

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 13, 2022
| (1) Comment

Letter: Taormino Responds to Staff Recommendations

On Monday, David Taormino responded to staff at the Open Space and Habit Commission hearing. The followi ...

On Monday, David Taormino responded to staff at the Open Space and Habit Commission hearing. The following is his letter to the commission. Dear Commissioners, Below is my response to the Staff Repor ...

September 13, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Does Upzoning Hold Enough Promise to Alleviate California’s Housing Crisis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 09, 2022
| (2) Comments

Commentary: Does Upzoning Hold Enough Promise to Alleviate California’s Housing Crisis?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In recent weeks, I have seen a number of people argue that we shou ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In recent weeks, I have seen a number of people argue that we should be focused on infill rather than peripheral housing to solve our housing needs. The problem ...

September 09, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Thoughts on Economic Development and Infill As the Campaigns Heat Up

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2022
| (19) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Thoughts on Economic Development and Infill As the Campaigns Heat Up

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I learn a lot from reading candidate responses on some ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I learn a lot from reading candidate responses on some of these issues. I want to address a few key points that I think need to be fleshed out. Ther ...

September 05, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Council Elections in Fall Figure to Relitigate Measure H

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 04, 2022
| (18) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Council Elections in Fall Figure to Relitigate Measure H

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It may surprise people to realize that as recently as ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It may surprise people to realize that as recently as 2012 and even into 2014, land use was not on the radar of the Davis City Council. Between the ...

September 04, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Taormino’s Response to ‘In a Battle of Developer vs the City, We All Lose’

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 02, 2022
| (9) Comments

Guest Commentary: Taormino’s Response to ‘In a Battle of Developer vs the City, We All Lose’

by David Taormino The recent Vanguard commentary was inaccurate on several items. I am appealing the Cond ...

by David Taormino The recent Vanguard commentary was inaccurate on several items. I am appealing the Conditions of Approval that are either contrary to what was agreed on originally in the Development ...

September 02, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: In a Battle of Developer v. the City, We All Lose

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 31, 2022
| (9) Comments

Commentary: In a Battle of Developer v. the City, We All Lose

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I maintain that the single most disastrous thing to ha ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I maintain that the single most disastrous thing to happen to housing in Davis was the Cannery. Not because the Cannery was a bad project, and that ...

August 31, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Arriving Soon: Davis’ Bigger, Better, Costlier, Extravagant Toad Tunnels

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 27, 2022
| (12) Comments

Guest Commentary: Arriving Soon: Davis’ Bigger, Better, Costlier, Extravagant Toad Tunnels

By David Taomino After 6 years of wrangling with Davis City Staff, Bretton Woods is under construction. T ...

By David Taomino After 6 years of wrangling with Davis City Staff, Bretton Woods is under construction. The actual election process was easy compared to finalizing the details with Davis staff. We sti ...

August 27, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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City of Davis Response to Bretton Woods Development Requirements

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2022
| 0 comments

City of Davis Response to Bretton Woods Development Requirements

The following is a statement from the city of Davis in response to the guest commentary by David Taormino ...

The following is a statement from the city of Davis in response to the guest commentary by David Taormino. The City of Davis issued a statement today regarding the building requirements of the Bretto ...

August 27, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: The Cost of Not Going Co-op

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 23, 2022
| (2) Comments

Guest Commentary: The Cost of Not Going Co-op

If You Can Buy Your Mobile Home Park You Should; Residents Benefit from Cooperatively Owning, not Renting ...

If You Can Buy Your Mobile Home Park You Should; Residents Benefit from Cooperatively Owning, not Renting, Their Parks By David J Thompson For most landlord owned mobile home parks (MHPs), the residen ...

August 23, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: The Recent History of Housing in Davis Is Not All That Robust

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 20, 2022
| (11) Comments

My View: The Recent History of Housing in Davis Is Not All That Robust

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It’s hard to get housing approved in Davis, and even f ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It’s hard to get housing approved in Davis, and even formal approval, often sees barriers – for instance voter requirements and lawsuits. As noted i ...

August 20, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: California with a Warning for ‘NIMBY Cities’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 18, 2022
| (19) Comments

Commentary: California with a Warning for ‘NIMBY Cities’

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor We have been warning all week – now the Los Angeles Times has come ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor We have been warning all week – now the Los Angeles Times has come out with an editorial on it as well – “NIMBY cities, watch out. California is cracking down on ...

August 18, 2022
| by David Greenwald

| (19) Comments

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Commentary: Can We Build Housing and Still Protect Against Sprawl in Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 17, 2022
| (22) Comments

Commentary: Can We Build Housing and Still Protect Against Sprawl in Davis?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I wanted to tie a couple of different threads of discu ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I wanted to tie a couple of different threads of discussion together here. At the outset I will make two policy statements. First, for my 16 years ...

August 17, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Can the City Meet Its Low Income Housing Requirements Under RHNA?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 16, 2022
| (4) Comments

Commentary: Can the City Meet Its Low Income Housing Requirements Under RHNA?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Can the city meet its RHNA requirements for low and ve ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Can the city meet its RHNA requirements for low and very low income housing in the 2021 to 2029 RHNA cycle? As previously noted, the City Manager h ...

August 16, 2022
| by David Greenwald

| (4) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: As Projects Line Up, A General Plan Could Provide Clarity – Alas, No Clarity in Sight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 15, 2022
| (31) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: As Projects Line Up, A General Plan Could Provide Clarity – Alas, No Clarity in Sight

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week the Vanguard broke the story on the pre-app ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week the Vanguard broke the story on the pre-app submitted for a housing development on the Mace Curve. That makes it the third project lining ...

August 15, 2022
| by David Greenwald

| (31) Comments

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My View: Housing Laws Are About To Change The Way We Do Housing – Like It Or Not

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 13, 2022
| (18) Comments

My View: Housing Laws Are About To Change The Way We Do Housing – Like It Or Not

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – This week the hammer came down on San Francisco, On T ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – This week the hammer came down on San Francisco, On Tuesday, HCD announced it was reviewing the city’s housing approval and permitting process and a ...

August 13, 2022
| by David Greenwald

| (18) Comments

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