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Guest Commentary: Continued Concerns Regarding the Village Farms Site

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|Date: May 19, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Continued Concerns Regarding the Village Farms Site

Concerns include toxics, traffic, floodplain, unaffordable housing, unsafe bike/pedestrian access, and in ...

Concerns include toxics, traffic, floodplain, unaffordable housing, unsafe bike/pedestrian access, and infrastructure costs issues By Eileen M. Samitz and Pamela S. Nieberg There can be no assumption ...

May 19, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Proposed Village Farms Davis Development Project Is NOT Threatened by Groundwater Contamination

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 10, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Proposed Village Farms Davis Development Project Is NOT Threatened by Groundwater Contamination

by Alan Pryor This article reports on potential groundwater contamination beneath the former Davis Landfi ...

by Alan Pryor This article reports on potential groundwater contamination beneath the former Davis Landfill site north of the City of Davis on Poleline Rd. and the adjacent site proposed for the Villa ...

May 10, 2023
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Council Long Range Growth Subcommittee Recommends Council Consider Measure J Ballot Measure for November 2024

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 01, 2023
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Council Long Range Growth Subcommittee Recommends Council Consider Measure J Ballot Measure for November 2024

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Back in January the council created a subcommittee of ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Back in January the council created a subcommittee of Mayor Will Arnold and Councilmember Bapu Vaitla to examine among other things, “pathways for co ...

April 01, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Mayor Lee Takes the First Dive Into Measure R

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Mayor Lee Takes the First Dive Into Measure R

Given that we are probably less than a year from Measure R’s renewal being on the ballot, I’m a bit surpr ...

Given that we are probably less than a year from Measure R’s renewal being on the ballot, I’m a bit surprised that we haven’t seen more discussion on it. Then again, given that this year we have alre ...

April 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: 2018 Marks a Continued Decline in the Influence of the Slow Growth Position in Davis Politics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 17, 2018
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My View: 2018 Marks a Continued Decline in the Influence of the Slow Growth Position in Davis Politics

In 2000, after years of rapid growth in the city of Davis, progressive forces were resurgent. Not only w ...

In 2000, after years of rapid growth in the city of Davis, progressive forces were resurgent. Not only would they get their seminal ordinance approved by the voters – albeit by a relatively narrow 53 ...

November 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: One Word Missing from Current Housing Discussion… Perspective

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 05, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: One Word Missing from Current Housing Discussion… Perspective

There is an interesting pushback going on as to the recent development proposals in town. At this point ...

There is an interesting pushback going on as to the recent development proposals in town. At this point it is difficult to know how deep that pushback goes. After all, two years ago at this point, N ...

March 05, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Is Villainizing Developers Helpful to Community Discourse?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 02, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: Is Villainizing Developers Helpful to Community Discourse?

I was reading a letter to the editor this weekend that asks whether we should think of developers as vill ...

I was reading a letter to the editor this weekend that asks whether we should think of developers as villains. The letter concludes: “The bottom line is, developers are not in any way public servants ...

July 02, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Measure R Isn’t Going to Go Away, but Neither Are Measure R Projects

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 23, 2016
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Commentary: Measure R Isn’t Going to Go Away, but Neither Are Measure R Projects

The ink was barely dry on the apparent defeat of Measure A a few weeks ago when bold assertions began mak ...

The ink was barely dry on the apparent defeat of Measure A a few weeks ago when bold assertions began making their way into the fray. Some, like Enterprise Columnist Bob Dunning, argued that we would ...

June 23, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Why Does a Slow Growth Town Elect Pro-Development Councils?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 10, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Why Does a Slow Growth Town Elect Pro-Development Councils?

Given the level of contention on the issue of Nishi, it is perhaps somewhat surprising on the surface tha ...

Given the level of contention on the issue of Nishi, it is perhaps somewhat surprising on the surface that there would be no opponents to Nishi on the ballot running for council. All four candidates ...

April 10, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Does Anyone Think 850 Housing Units at MRIC Will Fly?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Does Anyone Think 850 Housing Units at MRIC Will Fly?

Kevin Wolf in an op-ed in the local paper lays out a well-written and well-thought out vision for sustain ...

Kevin Wolf in an op-ed in the local paper lays out a well-written and well-thought out vision for sustainable housing. “A majority of Davisites want to preserve open space and reduce pollution. This b ...

December 14, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts – Never the Twain Shall Meet?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 31, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts – Never the Twain Shall Meet?

In yesterday’s column lamenting the loss of Chamber CEO Matt Yancey, I wrote, “I have called on this comm ...

In yesterday’s column lamenting the loss of Chamber CEO Matt Yancey, I wrote, “I have called on this community to decide who we are, what we want to be and where we are going to go. By laying out a vi ...

August 31, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Does Davis Really Control Its Own Destiny?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Does Davis Really Control Its Own Destiny?

Mike Fitch in his book on Davis, Growing Pains, describes Mace Ranch as “a disturbing challenge.” He writ ...

Mike Fitch in his book on Davis, Growing Pains, describes Mace Ranch as “a disturbing challenge.” He writes, “Davis was unprepared in 1986 for a high-stakes political showdown over development along i ...

April 12, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2015
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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

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Analysis: How Do We Make Davis More Affordable to Families?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 09, 2015
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Analysis: How Do We Make Davis More Affordable to Families?

On Tuesday Mayor Dan Wolk sang the praises of Cannery, which he said “reestablishes Davis as a leader in ...

On Tuesday Mayor Dan Wolk sang the praises of Cannery, which he said “reestablishes Davis as a leader in innovative housing.” But beneath that positive news is a clear concern. As the mayor noted, the ...

January 09, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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How Much of An Impact Does Measure J Actually Have?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 25, 2014
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How Much of An Impact Does Measure J Actually Have?

Last week, I ran a story on whether Measure J’s impact was overstated. There are those who believe that M ...

Last week, I ran a story on whether Measure J’s impact was overstated. There are those who believe that Measure J and its successor in 2010, Measure R, have strangled the city’s ability to grow. The n ...

July 25, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Is Measure J’s Impact Overstated?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 15, 2014
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Analysis: Is Measure J’s Impact Overstated?

The argument over the last week has been that Measure J and its successor in 2010, Measure R, have strang ...

The argument over the last week has been that Measure J and its successor in 2010, Measure R, have strangled the city’s ability to grow. The argument has been further made that this is by design. In t ...

July 15, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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