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Council Listens to Update on Davis Downtown – Focuses on Housing, Economic Development, and Sustainability

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2018
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Council Listens to Update on Davis Downtown – Focuses on Housing, Economic Development, and Sustainability

The Davis City Council on Tuesday night received their first update on the Downtown Plan – there was a cl ...

The Davis City Council on Tuesday night received their first update on the Downtown Plan – there was a clear push for things like mixed use and residential in the core, as well as a push for sustainab ...

September 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Key Questions Moving Forward on the Davis Downtown

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Key Questions Moving Forward on the Davis Downtown

On Tuesday, the council will receive an update to the progress of the Davis Downtown Plan. While we have ...

On Tuesday, the council will receive an update to the progress of the Davis Downtown Plan. While we have followed the progress of the public workshops and some of the planning, there are key question ...

September 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Have Downtown Plan Check In

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 07, 2018
| (6) Comments

Council to Have Downtown Plan Check In

The city has begun a robust community outreach effort in looking into developing a new Core Area Specific ...

The city has begun a robust community outreach effort in looking into developing a new Core Area Specific Plan. There is another plan of outreach and public workshops planned for the early part of 20 ...

September 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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FAQ from the City about Downtown Parking

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 23, 2018
| (42) Comments

FAQ from the City about Downtown Parking

Is there a change being made by the City to the parking downtown? We are taking steps to improve downtown ...

Is there a change being made by the City to the parking downtown? We are taking steps to improve downtown parking because demand for parking exceeds the supply available during our peak hours (lunch a ...

August 23, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: A Look at Our Redevelopment Challenge

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 17, 2018
| (41) Comments

Commentary: A Look at Our Redevelopment Challenge

One of the biggest debates we have over development projects is whether or not a developer can afford to ...

One of the biggest debates we have over development projects is whether or not a developer can afford to do more – more in the way of costly requirements, more in the way of affordable housing, etc. ...

August 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Is High Density the Only Possibility for Redevelopment Downtown?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 16, 2018
| (20) Comments

Analysis: Is High Density the Only Possibility for Redevelopment Downtown?

One of the questions that has arisen, going through the discussions on the Davis Downtown, is whether the ...

One of the questions that has arisen, going through the discussions on the Davis Downtown, is whether the only redevelopment we are likely to see is going to be very high density. One of the recent q ...

August 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Five Problems Our Council Needs to Address This Term

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 09, 2018
| (52) Comments

Commentary: Five Problems Our Council Needs to Address This Term

The last Davis City Council needs more credit than they have received so far. Maybe it was the lack of c ...

The last Davis City Council needs more credit than they have received so far. Maybe it was the lack of cheerleading on the part of council in trumpeting their accomplishments. Maybe it was the chang ...

August 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Downtown: Is an Enhanced Town Square the Way To Go?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 31, 2018
| (30) Comments

Davis Downtown: Is an Enhanced Town Square the Way To Go?

Looking through the notes from the recent Downtown Charrette, it seemed like there was a lot of area cove ...

Looking through the notes from the recent Downtown Charrette, it seemed like there was a lot of area covered and, rather than trying to get to everything, I am going to highlight some key ideas – and ...

July 31, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Properly Designing the Downtown Can Pave the Way to a Bright Future

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 20, 2018
| (62) Comments

Commentary: Properly Designing the Downtown Can Pave the Way to a Bright Future

The evolving discussion over the future of the Davis Downtown is critical to the future of Davis. There ...

The evolving discussion over the future of the Davis Downtown is critical to the future of Davis. There are certainly those in the community who wish to keep things as they were once, or perhaps as t ...

July 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Downtown Event Says Goodbye to Outgoing Councilmembers and Welcome to Two New Faces

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2018
| (7) Comments

Davis Downtown Event Says Goodbye to Outgoing Councilmembers and Welcome to Two New Faces

Last night, the Davis Downtown held a special event that said goodbye to Councilmember Rochelle Swanson a ...

Last night, the Davis Downtown held a special event that said goodbye to Councilmember Rochelle Swanson and Mayor Robb Davis and hello to Councilmember-elect Dan Carson as well as incoming Mayor Pro T ...

June 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Downtown: Join the Conversation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2018
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Davis Downtown: Join the Conversation

The City of Davis is asking for your help in planning for the future of downtown. By participating in the ...

The City of Davis is asking for your help in planning for the future of downtown. By participating in the Virtual Community Workshop, your input will help with the creation of the Specific Plan. The w ...

June 24, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The City Looks to Public Input on Downtown Planning

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 20, 2018
| (66) Comments

Commentary: The City Looks to Public Input on Downtown Planning

As part of the city’s efforts at developing a Core Area Specific Plan, the city has a survey (see here: h ...

As part of the city’s efforts at developing a Core Area Specific Plan, the city has a survey (see here: http://www.cityofdavis.org/EnvisionDowntownDavis). The public is encouraged to take the survey. ...

June 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Biggest Challenges for the Next Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2018
| (5) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: The Biggest Challenges for the Next Council

As I stated this past weekend, I believe the current council from 2016 to 2018 has been among the best an ...

As I stated this past weekend, I believe the current council from 2016 to 2018 has been among the best and most productive in my time covering issues. They have knocked out a lot of really big issues ...

June 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Makes Some Interesting Decisions on Cannabis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2018
| (11) Comments

Commentary: Council Makes Some Interesting Decisions on Cannabis

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council decided what the future of cannabis in Davis would look like. T ...

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council decided what the future of cannabis in Davis would look like. The answer, at least to start, is not what you might have thought even 24 months ago. I have a ...

June 01, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Downtown Is the Place for Dispensaries

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 03, 2018
| (3) Comments

Commentary: The Downtown Is the Place for Dispensaries

There has been an interesting lack of controversy involving commercial cannabis dispensaries in this comm ...

There has been an interesting lack of controversy involving commercial cannabis dispensaries in this community. To the extent that there has been any controversy whatsoever, it has been due to discus ...

May 03, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Downtown Holds Latest Candidates Forum – Round 3

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 28, 2018
| (16) Comments

Davis Downtown Holds Latest Candidates Forum – Round 3

On Wednesday evening, the Davis Downtown held their candidates’ forum, attended by all nine candidates. ...

On Wednesday evening, the Davis Downtown held their candidates’ forum, attended by all nine candidates. The forum was held at the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame. They had four rounds of questions where ...

April 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Downtown Holds Latest Candidates Forum – Round 2

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 27, 2018
| (7) Comments

Davis Downtown Holds Latest Candidates Forum – Round 2

On Wednesday evening, the Davis Downtown held their candidates’ forum, attended by all nine candidates. ...

On Wednesday evening, the Davis Downtown held their candidates’ forum, attended by all nine candidates. The forum was held at the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame. They had four rounds of questions where ...

April 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (7) Comments

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Davis Downtown Holds Latest Candidates Forum – Round 1

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 26, 2018
| (14) Comments

Davis Downtown Holds Latest Candidates Forum – Round 1

On Wednesday evening, the Davis Downtown held their candidates forum, attended by all nine candidates. T ...

On Wednesday evening, the Davis Downtown held their candidates forum, attended by all nine candidates. The forum was held at the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame. They had four rounds of questions where t ...

April 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (14) Comments

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Guest Commentary: Priorities for the Davis Downtown

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 11, 2018
| 0 comments

Guest Commentary: Priorities for the Davis Downtown

By Ezra Beeman My key priorities for the Davis Downtown excluding addressing anti-social behavior are: Ne ...

By Ezra Beeman My key priorities for the Davis Downtown excluding addressing anti-social behavior are: Neighborhood preservation Community-led planning Progressive, world class leadership in transport ...

April 11, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Parking Shmarking!! Accessing Downtown.

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 10, 2018
| (33) Comments

Guest Commentary: Parking Shmarking!! Accessing Downtown.

by Todd Edelman Yesterday the Davis Vanguard asked the nine candidates for City Council: “The city of Dav ...

by Todd Edelman Yesterday the Davis Vanguard asked the nine candidates for City Council: “The city of Davis will be embarking on its update of the core area specific plan. Describe your vision for th ...

April 10, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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