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Sunday Commentary: Affordability of Housing on Campus Could Be the Next Local Housing Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 01, 2020
| (23) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Affordability of Housing on Campus Could Be the Next Local Housing Crisis

When the student housing crisis started to gain focus late in 2015 as UC Davis was launching into their L ...

When the student housing crisis started to gain focus late in 2015 as UC Davis was launching into their LRDP process, I looked at the numbers—UC Davis had only 29 percent on-campus housing, second-low ...

March 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (23) Comments

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Commentary: Opponents of Housing Rarely Suggest Alternatives

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 25, 2020
| (33) Comments

Commentary: Opponents of Housing Rarely Suggest Alternatives

Eric Jaye, in a special column in the Sacramento Bee, argues the need to stand up to powerful developers ...

Eric Jaye, in a special column in the Sacramento Bee, argues the need to stand up to powerful developers as well as his opposition to SB 50—but like most critics, he fails to offer much in the way of ...

February 25, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Looking at the Renter Market and How the Housing Crisis Has Changed Our Politics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 23, 2020
| (41) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Looking at the Renter Market and How the Housing Crisis Has Changed Our Politics

Over the weekend, the Bee had a story that highlighted the extent of the local housing crisis. Sacrament ...

Over the weekend, the Bee had a story that highlighted the extent of the local housing crisis. Sacramento saw another huge increase in rents over January last year – a 5.3 percent increase to a $1444 ...

February 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (41) Comments

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Governor Newsom Delivers State of the State Address on Homelessness

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 20, 2020
| (6) Comments

Governor Newsom Delivers State of the State Address on Homelessness

From Press Release - SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address on homel ...

From Press Release - SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address on homelessness before a joint convention of the California Legislature today. Some reaction to the add ...

February 20, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: We Need Alternatives to SB 50

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2020
| (17) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: We Need Alternatives to SB 50

Last week I was asked the following question on SB 50: “There seems to be a 'dearth' of articles on here, ...

Last week I was asked the following question on SB 50: “There seems to be a 'dearth' of articles on here, regarding the views of social justice/equity groups toward SB 50. Why is that, given David’s ...

February 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (17) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: It Comes Down to How to Manage Change in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 09, 2020
| (27) Comments

Sunday Commentary: It Comes Down to How to Manage Change in Davis

Two of my biggest concerns about the current trajectory of Davis are, first, that we have constrained the ...

Two of my biggest concerns about the current trajectory of Davis are, first, that we have constrained the housing market so much in Davis that we are at risk of having a completely bifurcated Davis – ...

February 09, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (27) Comments

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Commentary: Mayor Misses Opportunity on Call to Action on Critical Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 07, 2020
| (8) Comments

Commentary: Mayor Misses Opportunity on Call to Action on Critical Issues

We can debate over whether the city is headed in the right or wrong direction, I suppose. The mayor pres ...

We can debate over whether the city is headed in the right or wrong direction, I suppose. The mayor presented what I would consider an overly rosy view of the city. He did offer the caveat that “it’ ...

February 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: In the Wake of SB 50’s Defeat – We Still Need Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 02, 2020
| (52) Comments

Sunday Commentary: In the Wake of SB 50’s Defeat – We Still Need Housing

A lot of people think I supported SB 50. I definitely followed its progress. There were definitely aspe ...

A lot of people think I supported SB 50. I definitely followed its progress. There were definitely aspects of the bill I was supportive of – the need for densification, the need to put housing near ...

February 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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SB 50 Fails Again; Proponents Unsure of Next Step for Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 31, 2020
| (70) Comments

SB 50 Fails Again; Proponents Unsure of Next Step for Housing

For the second day in a row, SB 50 lost on an 18-15 vote, although Senator Scott Wiener during his press ...

For the second day in a row, SB 50 lost on an 18-15 vote, although Senator Scott Wiener during his press conference told the media that it was actually closer than that, and he felt “we were on the cu ...

January 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (70) Comments

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Commentary: ARC Is a Different Kind of Project and That Presents a Challenge for Measure R Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2020
| (37) Comments

Commentary: ARC Is a Different Kind of Project and That Presents a Challenge for Measure R Process

A number of opponents of the Aggie Research Campus project got up Tuesday night to complain about the lac ...

A number of opponents of the Aggie Research Campus project got up Tuesday night to complain about the lack of public meetings on the project. While I think a lot of that is an attempt to impose paral ...

January 30, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (37) Comments

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My View: Governor Newsom’s Full Court Press Attacks the Homeless Problem, but Is It Enough?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2020
| (12) Comments

My View: Governor Newsom’s Full Court Press Attacks the Homeless Problem, but Is It Enough?

This week Governor Newsom has put on a full court press on the issue of homelessness, which for the most ...

This week Governor Newsom has put on a full court press on the issue of homelessness, which for the most part seems to be focused on creating more temporary shelter and creating alternative space. In ...

January 25, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (12) Comments

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Affordable Housing and Government Regulation

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 20, 2020
| (2) Comments

Affordable Housing and Government Regulation

by Mark Dempsey Hardly a day passes without some politician or concerned citizen writing an editorial or ...

by Mark Dempsey Hardly a day passes without some politician or concerned citizen writing an editorial or letter to the editor to say California can fix its affordable housing problem by deregulating. ...

January 20, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Will SB 50 Solve the Housing Crisis? How Can We Increase Affordable Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2020
| (26) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Will SB 50 Solve the Housing Crisis? How Can We Increase Affordable Housing?

Senate Bill 50 is back… again… for the third time. It is controversial, with opponents arguing that it t ...

Senate Bill 50 is back… again… for the third time. It is controversial, with opponents arguing that it takes away local control while supporters argue that it is designed to increase housing producti ...

January 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (26) Comments

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Senator Wiener Announces Revised SB 50, with New Local Flexibility Option for Cities, as Well as New Endorsements

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 08, 2020
| (12) Comments

Senator Wiener Announces Revised SB 50, with New Local Flexibility Option for Cities, as Well as New Endorsements

Amendments to major zoning reform legislation allow more local flexibility. New housing equity groups and ...

Amendments to major zoning reform legislation allow more local flexibility. New housing equity groups and elected officials now support SB 50. (From Press Release – Senator Wiener) – On Tuesday, Senat ...

January 08, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (12) Comments

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Fifth Street Affordable Housing Project Awarded Funding for Mutual Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 07, 2020
| (3) Comments

Fifth Street Affordable Housing Project Awarded Funding for Mutual Housing

(From Press Release)—State officials have announced that Mutual Housing California has been approved for ...

(From Press Release)—State officials have announced that Mutual Housing California has been approved for two major funding awards under the Proposition 1 Veterans and Affordable Housing Act that voter ...

January 07, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (3) Comments

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My View: Housing Is the Top Issue for Davis Headed into 2020

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2019
| (73) Comments

My View: Housing Is the Top Issue for Davis Headed into 2020

Polling shows that the top issue for Davis is the affordability of housing. The year 2020 figures to be ...

Polling shows that the top issue for Davis is the affordability of housing. The year 2020 figures to be an interesting year for housing issues. We will have the University Commons project coming for ...

December 28, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (73) Comments

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Commentary: Some New Insights into Housing and Support for Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 26, 2019
| (34) Comments

Commentary: Some New Insights into Housing and Support for Development

It was only two years ago when people were questioning whether a Measure R project – any Measure R projec ...

It was only two years ago when people were questioning whether a Measure R project – any Measure R project – could win. It was one thing for the 2005 Measure X, at the end of a huge swath of large de ...

December 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (34) Comments

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Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Driving the Nation’s Homeless Increase

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2019
| (26) Comments

Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Driving the Nation’s Homeless Increase

Last Friday, HUD released its annual estimate of homelessness and that figure shows that people living on ...

Last Friday, HUD released its annual estimate of homelessness and that figure shows that people living on the streets increased by 2.7 percent this year nationally – almost exclusively because Califor ...

December 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (26) Comments

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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
| (37) Comments

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

| (37) Comments

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Commentary: Rising Housing Prices Force People Out of Davis, How Will Davis Respond?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2019
| (58) Comments

Commentary: Rising Housing Prices Force People Out of Davis, How Will Davis Respond?

While the council has spent much of the year focused on putting out brush fires, the city’s released poll ...

While the council has spent much of the year focused on putting out brush fires, the city’s released poll and several other private polls show that the biggest concern – by far – among voters is the a ...

December 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (58) Comments

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