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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Rubric Could Be Good or Bad Depending on Its Ultimate Purpose

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 25, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Rubric Could Be Good or Bad Depending on Its Ultimate Purpose

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Planning Commission is meeting this week (news in ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Planning Commission is meeting this week (news in and of itself apparently), to discuss the proposed rubric. But the bigger news is probably tha ...

September 25, 2023
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Planning Commission Will Meet This Week to Evaluate the Rubric

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 24, 2023
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Planning Commission Will Meet This Week to Evaluate the Rubric

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When the Planning Commission meets this week, it will ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When the Planning Commission meets this week, it will only be the sixth time it has done so since November 2022. Over that time 16 meetings have bee ...

September 24, 2023
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Commentary: We Need Denser Projects; Getting There without Fixing Measure J Seems Futile

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 21, 2023
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Commentary: We Need Denser Projects; Getting There without Fixing Measure J Seems Futile

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Lost in the madness of yet another bomb threat impacti ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Lost in the madness of yet another bomb threat impacting our children was a very important discussion that took place at the city council early on Tu ...

September 21, 2023
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Council Wants to Evaluate Possible More Dense Option for Village Farms

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 20, 2023
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Council Wants to Evaluate Possible More Dense Option for Village Farms

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Councilmember Bapu Vaitla pulled the consent item on t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Councilmember Bapu Vaitla pulled the consent item on the EIR Contract for Village Farms to discuss additional evaluations of a more dense alternative ...

September 20, 2023
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Commentary: We Need More Affordable Housing, but Can’t Do It at the Expense of Not Getting Any Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 30, 2023
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Commentary: We Need More Affordable Housing, but Can’t Do It at the Expense of Not Getting Any Housing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was an interesting experience watching the city cou ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was an interesting experience watching the city council discussion on the inclusionary housing ordinance. To me there were almost three independe ...

June 30, 2023
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Council Moves Forward with Crafting the Framework of a Permanent Inclusionary Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2023
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Council Moves Forward with Crafting the Framework of a Permanent Inclusionary Housing Ordinance

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council on Tuesday held what amounted to a sprawling d ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council on Tuesday held what amounted to a sprawling discussion attempting to thread the needle between affirming their commitment to 15 percent affo ...

June 28, 2023
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City Moving Toward a Permanent Inclusionary Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2023
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City Moving Toward a Permanent Inclusionary Housing Ordinance

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For the last several years—since 2018—the city of Davi ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For the last several years—since 2018—the city of Davis has operated under a series of interim affordable housing ordinances. The current ordinance t ...

June 24, 2023
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Commentary: Score One for the Do-Something Crowd

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2023
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Commentary: Score One for the Do-Something Crowd

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For decades in Davis, the debate was between slow grow ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For decades in Davis, the debate was between slow growth/no growth and pro-growth camps (although that division is a bit simplistic). But in the las ...

June 22, 2023
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Council to Move Forward with EIRs on Village, Shriners, Potential 2025 and 2026 Votes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 21, 2023
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Council to Move Forward with EIRs on Village, Shriners, Potential 2025 and 2026 Votes

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA -Part two of the long range growth discussion may not ha ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA -Part two of the long range growth discussion may not have gone until 2 in the morning, as part one did two weeks ago, but the discussion lasted until ...

June 21, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Council Pushes Housing Decisions to June 20

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2023
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Council Pushes Housing Decisions to June 20

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - On a night when a fifth Councilmember, Donna Neville w ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - On a night when a fifth Councilmember, Donna Neville was sworn in, and the meeting went past 2 am, the council ultimately spent 40 minutes deciding n ...

June 07, 2023
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Subcommittee Lays Out Development Criteria, Possible Path to Nov 2024

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 03, 2023
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Subcommittee Lays Out Development Criteria, Possible Path to Nov 2024

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Council Subcommittee on Long Range Growth is retur ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Council Subcommittee on Long Range Growth is returning to council with a proposal that might crack the door open slightly to the possibility of a ...

June 03, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: November 2024 or Bust?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 26, 2023
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Commentary: November 2024 or Bust?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In April, the council decided they were going to defer ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In April, the council decided they were going to defer a housing decision and determined that they would not put a measure on the November 2024 ballo ...

May 26, 2023
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My View: There Seems Little Urgency on Housing by the Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2023
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My View: There Seems Little Urgency on Housing by the Council

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday I was once again disappointed to see what I ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday I was once again disappointed to see what I perceive as a lack of urgency on the part of council when it comes to housing. Let me be clea ...

May 20, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Council Could Consider Processing an EIR for Housing Project to Go on Ballot by March 2025

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 18, 2023
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Council Could Consider Processing an EIR for Housing Project to Go on Ballot by March 2025

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council engaged in a lengthy discussion on Tuesday to ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council engaged in a lengthy discussion on Tuesday to determine how to proceed with five peripheral housing proposals. Ultimately, to a person, they ...

May 18, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Staff Lays Out Potential Timeline for Measure J Projects Starting in March 2025

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 13, 2023
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Staff Lays Out Potential Timeline for Measure J Projects Starting in March 2025

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In April, the City Council determined that it would no ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In April, the City Council determined that it would not pursue a land use/Measure J measure for the November 2024 ballot. Councilmember Bapu Vaitla e ...

May 13, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: It Comes Back to Vulnerability and Housing Insecurity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2023
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Commentary: It Comes Back to Vulnerability and Housing Insecurity

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday night, I held my breath during public comme ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday night, I held my breath during public comment, bracing for the notion that community members would demand cameras, surveillance and a heav ...

May 04, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Special Council Meeting Provides Updates on Stabbing Attacks, Council Vows to Continue to Protect Community

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 03, 2023
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Special Council Meeting Provides Updates on Stabbing Attacks, Council Vows to Continue to Protect Community

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – With the community suffering a third stabbing attack l ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – With the community suffering a third stabbing attack late on Monday, the council suspended or postponed their normal agenda and instead held a specia ...

May 03, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Bapu Vaitla Addresses Davis CAN on the Need for Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 01, 2023
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Bapu Vaitla Addresses Davis CAN on the Need for Housing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Councilmember Bapu Vaitla started out his talk commenting on the r ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Councilmember Bapu Vaitla started out his talk commenting on the recent tragedies, including the murder of David Breaux, which he used to segue into a talk about ...

May 01, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: A Bit of Magical Thinking on Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 20, 2023
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Commentary: A Bit of Magical Thinking on Housing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Magical thinking. That was the phrase used on Tuesday ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Magical thinking. That was the phrase used on Tuesday by both council candidate Francesca Wright and Councilmember Bapu Vaitla. Overall, I think th ...

April 20, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Council Authorizes City Response to HCD Letter

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 19, 2023
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Council Authorizes City Response to HCD Letter

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Two weeks after receiving a letter from the state Hous ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Two weeks after receiving a letter from the state Housing and Community Development (HCD) informing the city that their current Housing Element will ...

April 19, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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