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Letter: Taormino Responds to Vanguard Comments

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 30, 2021
| (33) Comments

Letter: Taormino Responds to Vanguard Comments

By David Taormino Only in Davis are you guilty of a “crime” (breaking a promise) before you commit it. N ...

By David Taormino Only in Davis are you guilty of a “crime” (breaking a promise) before you commit it. Not only are you presumed guilty of yet to occur offense; there is talk of your punishment. No ...

April 30, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: City Needs to Be More Proactive on Bretton Woods

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 29, 2021
| (25) Comments

Commentary: City Needs to Be More Proactive on Bretton Woods

By David M. Greenwald For better or for worse, the Cannery project has become the local poster child case ...

By David M. Greenwald For better or for worse, the Cannery project has become the local poster child case on the laws' unintended consequences and the need to ensure accountability by the city for pro ...

April 29, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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My View: It’s Getting Hard to Defend the City’s Handling of WDAAC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 17, 2021
| (20) Comments

My View: It’s Getting Hard to Defend the City’s Handling of WDAAC

By David M. Greenwald When the city approved the Cannery, there were two aspects of it that were particul ...

By David M. Greenwald When the city approved the Cannery, there were two aspects of it that were particularly troubling—one was that rather than fill current housing needs, it was largely marketed to ...

April 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: David Taormino Is Trying to Run a ‘Bait and Switch’ on Davis Seniors by You

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 14, 2021
| (14) Comments

Letter: David Taormino Is Trying to Run a ‘Bait and Switch’ on Davis Seniors by You

This was a letter sent by Alan Pryor on April 13 to the Davis Planning Commission Dear Planning Commissio ...

This was a letter sent by Alan Pryor on April 13 to the Davis Planning Commission Dear Planning Commissioners - At the upcoming Planning Commission meeting this Wednesday you will be presented with th ...

April 14, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Buyer’s Program Quandary

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Buyer’s Program Quandary

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – When I first sat down and spoke with developer David Taormino, far in a ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – When I first sat down and spoke with developer David Taormino, far in advance of the West Davis Active Adult Community (WDAAC) project (now known as Bretton Woods), h ...

April 12, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission to Review Davis-Connected Buyers Program

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 10, 2021
| (7) Comments

Planning Commission to Review Davis-Connected Buyers Program

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The most controversial part of the Bretton Woods Senior Housing develop ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The most controversial part of the Bretton Woods Senior Housing development is what is now being referred to as the Davis-Connected Buyers Program, which has restrict ...

April 10, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Bretton Woods Attempts Another Bait and Switch with Its Davis Based Buyers Program

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 28, 2021
| (30) Comments

Guest Commentary: Bretton Woods Attempts Another Bait and Switch with Its Davis Based Buyers Program

by Alan Pryor - Protections Will Weaken for Prospective Davis Senior Buyers. The Bretton Wood developer, ...

by Alan Pryor - Protections Will Weaken for Prospective Davis Senior Buyers. The Bretton Wood developer, David Taormino, is attempting to pull another bait and switch ...

March 28, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Developer Modifies Davis-Connected Buyers Program, Submits It to Planning Commission

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 27, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Developer Modifies Davis-Connected Buyers Program, Submits It to Planning Commission

By David Taormino Bretton Woods (formerly called The West Davis Active Adult Community) was approved by D ...

By David Taormino Bretton Woods (formerly called The West Davis Active Adult Community) was approved by Davis’ voters in November 2018. At that time, the Applicant proposed a Davis-Connected Buyers P ...

March 27, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Keeping My Commitment to the Community

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 31, 2020
| (34) Comments

Guest Commentary: Keeping My Commitment to the Community

By David Taormino The list of challenges for residential developers and builders in Davis is long and wel ...

By David Taormino The list of challenges for residential developers and builders in Davis is long and well known. To be honest, our community’s reputation for opposing nearly all growth was a major hu ...

July 31, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Developer Pulls Back on Changes to Bretton Woods, ‘Going Back to Drawing Board’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 11, 2020
| (45) Comments

Developer Pulls Back on Changes to Bretton Woods, ‘Going Back to Drawing Board’

On Tuesday, the city announced that the Planning Commission meeting set to discuss the changes to Bretton ...

On Tuesday, the city announced that the Planning Commission meeting set to discuss the changes to Bretton Woods would be canceled. In an email from developer David Taormino, he said, “We are requestin ...

July 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (45) Comments

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Student Opinion: The COVID-19 Crisis In India Is A Moral Crisis For Us

Former Supreme Court Justice and Civil Rights Leader Cruz Reynoso Passes Away at Age 90

Guest Commentary: Davis Should Plan to Build More Housing

California Capitol Watch: ‘Silenced No More Act’ – Empowering Survivors of Workplace Harassment and Discrimination

Guest Commentary: Nevada Prosecutors Are Standing in the Way of Abolishing the Death Penalty

Defendant’s Self-Representation in Courtroom Concerns Oft-Interrupted Judge

With Date Changed Nearly 2 Dozen Times, Judges Orders 3-Year Case to Trial

Judge Convinces Agitated Defendant Wanting to Represent Himself to Get Defense Attorney

A New Report Finds Hate Crimes Persist in 2021

Sacramento Police Officer Arrested for Felony Perjury, Dragnet Could Net More Arrests; DA Scrambling to Limit Damage to Cases

Letter: Taormino Responds to Vanguard Comments

Letter: Taormino Responds to Vanguard Comments

Commentary: City Needs to Be More Proactive on Bretton Woods

Commentary: City Needs to Be More Proactive on Bretton Woods

My View: It’s Getting Hard to Defend the City’s Handling of WDAAC

My View: It’s Getting Hard to Defend the City’s Handling of WDAAC

Letter: David Taormino Is Trying to Run a ‘Bait and Switch’ on Davis Seniors by You

Letter: David Taormino Is Trying to Run a ‘Bait and Switch’ on Davis Seniors by You

Monday Morning Thoughts: The Buyer’s Program Quandary

Monday Morning Thoughts: The Buyer’s Program Quandary

Planning Commission to Review Davis-Connected Buyers Program

Planning Commission to Review Davis-Connected Buyers Program

Guest Commentary: Bretton Woods Attempts Another Bait and Switch with Its Davis Based Buyers Program

Guest Commentary: Bretton Woods Attempts Another Bait and Switch with Its Davis Based Buyers Program

Guest Commentary: Developer Modifies Davis-Connected Buyers Program, Submits It to Planning Commission

Guest Commentary: Developer Modifies Davis-Connected Buyers Program, Submits It to Planning Commission

Guest Commentary: Keeping My Commitment to the Community

Guest Commentary: Keeping My Commitment to the Community

Developer Pulls Back on Changes to Bretton Woods, ‘Going Back to Drawing Board’

Developer Pulls Back on Changes to Bretton Woods, ‘Going Back to Drawing Board’

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