Cannery Archives | Page 3 of 3

Who Will Our Council Members Represent?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 03, 2015
| (22) Comments

Who Will Our Council Members Represent?

by Michelle Millet On Tuesday council will vote on whether or not to approve the formation of a Community ...

by Michelle Millet On Tuesday council will vote on whether or not to approve the formation of a Community Facilities District in the Cannery, the passage of which will allow the developer, The New Hom ...

May 03, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (22) Comments

Read more
Stunningly Bad Argument for CFD Put Forward in Editorial

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2015
| (41) Comments

Stunningly Bad Argument for CFD Put Forward in Editorial

The CFD issue has been heating up in recent weeks just in time for the council to vote to finalize it at ...

The CFD issue has been heating up in recent weeks just in time for the council to vote to finalize it at next Tuesday’s meeting. A number of prominent residents have come out against the CFD recently, ...

March 15, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (41) Comments

Read more
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Global Cooling, Prosecutorial Misconduct and More

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 09, 2015
| (30) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts II: Global Cooling, Prosecutorial Misconduct and More

Global Cooling One of the more interesting arguments I hear against Global Warming is that ‒ 40 years ago ...

Global Cooling One of the more interesting arguments I hear against Global Warming is that ‒ 40 years ago – at least some scientists believed that the earth was cooling. An April 28, 1975 Newsweek art ...

March 09, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (30) Comments

Read more
Monday Morning Thoughts: Urban Farm, Binning and Alternative Conflict Resolution

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 02, 2015
| (63) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Urban Farm, Binning and Alternative Conflict Resolution

What Should the City Do About Mace 25? As we reported on Saturday, the Davis City Council will be asked o ...

What Should the City Do About Mace 25? As we reported on Saturday, the Davis City Council will be asked on Tuesday to evaluate the suitability of the city-owned 25-acre parcel for a community farm and ...

March 02, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (63) Comments

Read more
The Cannery Urban Farm – A Barn Raising in Davis – Part 1

Posted by Leanna Sweha
|Date: February 23, 2015
| (7) Comments

The Cannery Urban Farm – A Barn Raising in Davis – Part 1

by Leanna M. Sweha Visitors to the Cannery website will read the following about the urban farm: “The Can ...

by Leanna M. Sweha Visitors to the Cannery website will read the following about the urban farm: “The Cannery will provide the homes, restaurants and local neighbors with fresh seasonal produce throug ...

February 23, 2015
| by Leanna Sweha

| (7) Comments

Read more
My View: Vote on CFD Represents A Lost Opportunity For Community

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 21, 2015
| (60) Comments

My View: Vote on CFD Represents A Lost Opportunity For Community

When the Davis City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to move the CFD (Community Facilities District) forward, th ...

When the Davis City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to move the CFD (Community Facilities District) forward, the vote represented, in my view, two things. First, it was a lost opportunity by the council to ...

February 21, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (60) Comments

Read more
Commentary: Rental Housing Crisis in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2015
| (9) Comments

Commentary: Rental Housing Crisis in Davis

It is not that Davis has ever had a surplus of housing – over the last 13 years, the highest vacancy rate ...

It is not that Davis has ever had a surplus of housing – over the last 13 years, the highest vacancy rate in Davis was 4.2 percent. However, it has never been this bad, according to the most recent ho ...

February 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (9) Comments

Read more
Commentary: Hiding the Ball on CFD?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 19, 2015
| (16) Comments

Commentary: Hiding the Ball on CFD?

The Vanguard will have a more comprehensive commentary on Friday about the Cannery CFD (Community Facilit ...

The Vanguard will have a more comprehensive commentary on Friday about the Cannery CFD (Community Facilities District) discussion. One of the issues that has been raised is whether there was some sort ...

February 19, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (16) Comments

Read more
Commentary: Measure R is Not THE Barrier to Development in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2015
| (19) Comments

Commentary: Measure R is Not THE Barrier to Development in Davis

Last summer we argued that Measure J’s impact on housing and development in Davis was overstated. The deb ...

Last summer we argued that Measure J’s impact on housing and development in Davis was overstated. The debate over the impact of Measure J and now Measure R often returns, as some express frustration f ...

January 30, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (19) Comments

Read more
Disconnect Between Bicycling Priorities and Infrastructure on East Covell

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 16, 2014
| (25) Comments

Disconnect Between Bicycling Priorities and Infrastructure on East Covell

The city of Davis, concurrent with the Cannery development project, commissioned a $25,000 East Covell ...

The city of Davis, concurrent with the Cannery development project, commissioned a $25,000 East Covell Corridor Plan (ECCP) in late 2012. Interestingly enough, East Covell is probably the least “Dav ...

September 16, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (25) Comments

Read more
Commentary: A Lot of Dirt, Trucks, For Cannery

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 14, 2014
| (74) Comments

Commentary: A Lot of Dirt, Trucks, For Cannery

A few days ago, a press release came out of the city that there was a traffic alert for Road 102. The cit ...

A few days ago, a press release came out of the city that there was a traffic alert for Road 102. The city laid out that there was going to be a major effort to haul dirt created by the Surface Water ...

July 14, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (74) Comments

Read more
Construction Ready to Begin on Cannery, Last Second Details Locked Down

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2014
| (8) Comments

Construction Ready to Begin on Cannery, Last Second Details Locked Down

The city announced last week that the Cannery project at Covell Boulevard and J Street will begin the fir ...

The city announced last week that the Cannery project at Covell Boulevard and J Street will begin the first phase of construction in mid-April 2014. The New Home Company took title to the property, fo ...

April 22, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (8) Comments

Read more