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Monday Morning Thoughts: Faith Leaders Are Well-Meaning but Don’t Understand Fiscal Pitfalls of Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 24, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Faith Leaders Are Well-Meaning but Don’t Understand Fiscal Pitfalls of Affordable Housing

by David M. Greenwald The faith leaders write: that they are disappointment at the council 3-2 vote on th ...

by David M. Greenwald The faith leaders write: that they are disappointment at the council 3-2 vote on the University Commons project, noting, “While we are encouraged by Brixmor’s increase from 0% to ...

August 24, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: University Commons Project Does Need More Affordable Housing, but There Is a Big “But”

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 17, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: University Commons Project Does Need More Affordable Housing, but There Is a Big “But”

By David M. Greenwald I appreciate the sentiments of our guest piece from three members of the Social Ser ...

By David M. Greenwald I appreciate the sentiments of our guest piece from three members of the Social Services Commission (who were writing for themselves) when they pushed for more affordable housing ...

August 17, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Once Again City Looks to Extend Affordable Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 21, 2020
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Once Again City Looks to Extend Affordable Housing Ordinance

Once again the city is not ready to create a permanent Affordable Housing Ordinance. Last June, the coun ...

Once again the city is not ready to create a permanent Affordable Housing Ordinance. Last June, the council was asked to pass an amendment to extend the sunset date of the current interim affordable ...

April 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: ARC Can Do More to Assure Voters of Adequate Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 23, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: ARC Can Do More to Assure Voters of Adequate Affordable Housing

Last week the Social Services commission got to hear about the plan for affordable housing at ARC – perha ...

Last week the Social Services commission got to hear about the plan for affordable housing at ARC – perhaps less of a plan and more of a vague roadmap to a plan. I remain a strong supporter of the pr ...

December 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Looks to Extend Affordable Rental Ordinance until June 2020

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2019
| (1) Comment

Council Looks to Extend Affordable Rental Ordinance until June 2020

The interim alternative Affordable Rental Housing Ordinance is set to sunset in a few weeks. Council is ...

The interim alternative Affordable Rental Housing Ordinance is set to sunset in a few weeks. Council is being asked to pass an amendment that would extend the sunset date of the current interim affor ...

June 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Consider Amendment to Affordable Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2019
| (4) Comments

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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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
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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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Sunday Commentary: Vertical Mixed Use Provision Does Three Things

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2018
| (3) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Vertical Mixed Use Provision Does Three Things

This week the amendment to the Affordable Housing Ordinance was placed on consent, but it makes a number ...

This week the amendment to the Affordable Housing Ordinance was placed on consent, but it makes a number of key changes that we should note. There is probably a key omission here as well – that I wil ...

December 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Look at Vertical Mixed Use Provisions of Affordable Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2018
| (18) Comments

Council to Look at Vertical Mixed Use Provisions of Affordable Housing Ordinance

Back on November 27, the council put forward interim provisions for extending the city’s affordable housi ...

Back on November 27, the council put forward interim provisions for extending the city’s affordable housing requirement. But they also put forward potential changes to the requirements for vertical m ...

December 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Wants to Remove the Vertical Mixed-Use Exemption, but Should They?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 29, 2018
| (37) Comments

Commentary: Council Wants to Remove the Vertical Mixed-Use Exemption, but Should They?

The council got their crack at the affordable housing ordinance and, for the most part, did what was expe ...

The council got their crack at the affordable housing ordinance and, for the most part, did what was expected – they continued the ordinance until June. They left the 15 percent the same. However, t ...

November 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Extend Interim Affordable Housing Ordinance; Will Look into Vertical Mixed-Use

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 28, 2018
| 0 comments

Council to Extend Interim Affordable Housing Ordinance; Will Look into Vertical Mixed-Use

The Davis City Council became the third entity in the last two weeks to look at the city’s affordable hou ...

The Davis City Council became the third entity in the last two weeks to look at the city’s affordable housing ordinance. Ultimately, they followed staff recommendations by keeping the 15 percent inte ...

November 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council’s Turn to Take Up Affordable Housing Ordinance Revisions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 26, 2018
| (1) Comment

Council’s Turn to Take Up Affordable Housing Ordinance Revisions

While staff is wanting to hear the council weigh in on the four key issues that both the Planning Commiss ...

While staff is wanting to hear the council weigh in on the four key issues that both the Planning Commission and Social Services Commission took up earlier this month, staff is asking the council to a ...

November 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (1) Comment

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Social Services Commission Recommends Sticking with Interim Ordinance, Wants to Eliminate Vertical Mixed Use Exemption to Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2018
| (25) Comments

Social Services Commission Recommends Sticking with Interim Ordinance, Wants to Eliminate Vertical Mixed Use Exemption to Affordable Housing

The Social Services commission was tasked with making recommendations on the Affordable Housing Ordinance ...

The Social Services commission was tasked with making recommendations on the Affordable Housing Ordinance just as the Planning Commission had done last week. After a long and structured conversation ...

November 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: A Comparison of Affordable Housing Policies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 16, 2018
| (6) Comments

Analysis: A Comparison of Affordable Housing Policies

During Wednesday’s discussion at the Planning Commission on the Affordable Housing Ordinance, several of ...

During Wednesday’s discussion at the Planning Commission on the Affordable Housing Ordinance, several of the commissioners referenced the comparison charge that showed how other communities have handl ...

November 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission Recommends Council Retain Current Affordable Housing Ordinance until Further Study Can Be Done

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 15, 2018
| (20) Comments

Planning Commission Recommends Council Retain Current Affordable Housing Ordinance until Further Study Can Be Done

The Davis Planning Commission became the first body to hear the new Affordable Housing Ordinance and the ...

The Davis Planning Commission became the first body to hear the new Affordable Housing Ordinance and the Inclusionary Requirements for Rental Development. City Staff had requested feedback on four qu ...

November 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Affordable Housing Discussion Starts This Week at Planning Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2018
| (6) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Affordable Housing Discussion Starts This Week at Planning Commission

On Wednesday, the Davis Planning Commission will get the first crack at looking at the new Affordable Hou ...

On Wednesday, the Davis Planning Commission will get the first crack at looking at the new Affordable Housing Ordinance (see our article from last week). Staff is asking the commission to make recomm ...

November 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Where Will Our Affordable Housing Come from in the Future?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2018
| (78) Comments

Commentary: Where Will Our Affordable Housing Come from in the Future?

It is unfortunate that, in a lot of ways, the Measure L campaign was a distraction from the core issues t ...

It is unfortunate that, in a lot of ways, the Measure L campaign was a distraction from the core issues that this community faces, and yet in some ways it was not. One of the biggest challenges we fa ...

November 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (78) Comments

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An Early Look at New Affordable Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 05, 2018
| (12) Comments

An Early Look at New Affordable Housing Ordinance

The city has released the Affordable Housing Ordinance early. It is set to be reviewed on November 14 by ...

The city has released the Affordable Housing Ordinance early. It is set to be reviewed on November 14 by the Planning Commission and November 19 by the Social Services Commission. The city’s affordab ...

November 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (12) Comments

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Analysis: Should the City Reconsider Exempting Vertical Mixed Use from Affordable Requirements?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 30, 2018
| (20) Comments

Analysis: Should the City Reconsider Exempting Vertical Mixed Use from Affordable Requirements?

On Tuesday night, Eileen Samitz during public comment pressed the city council to eliminate the exemption ...

On Tuesday night, Eileen Samitz during public comment pressed the city council to eliminate the exemption for affordable housing requirements in vertical mixed-use projects. She is not the only one t ...

August 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (20) Comments

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