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Commentary: The Post J Debate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 14, 2023
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Commentary: The Post J Debate

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - For much of the last nearly 25 years, the debate in Da ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - For much of the last nearly 25 years, the debate in Davis has waged over housing versus no housing. The conversation over housing has been met with ...

November 14, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: The Proposed Measure J Amendment.

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 08, 2023
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Guest Commentary: The Proposed Measure J Amendment.

By Tim Keller This past June, former mayor Robb Davis published a piece in the Vanguard entitled “Densify ...

By Tim Keller This past June, former mayor Robb Davis published a piece in the Vanguard entitled “Densifying Davis – A Four-Part Strategy.” which detailed four directions the city should pursue in ord ...

November 08, 2023
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Guest Commentary: It Does Pencil Out

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 18, 2023
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Guest Commentary: It Does Pencil Out

Larry D. Guenther We often hear from developers that a building required by existing zoning “doesn’t penc ...

Larry D. Guenther We often hear from developers that a building required by existing zoning “doesn’t pencil out” and that they therefore must be allowed to build bigger. Several issues make this claim ...

October 18, 2023
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My View: Further Illustration Provided about the Challenges for Davis to Dig Out of Housing Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 23, 2023
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My View: Further Illustration Provided about the Challenges for Davis to Dig Out of Housing Crisis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In Thursday’s Vanguard, I published a commentary that ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In Thursday’s Vanguard, I published a commentary that we need denser projects, but I also argued that because of Measure J, getting density will be d ...

September 23, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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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
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Perfect Is the Enemy of the Good

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 20, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: The Perfect Is the Enemy of the Good

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Yesterday’s column, while acknowledging progress made ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Yesterday’s column, while acknowledging progress made by the university on student housing, nevertheless lamented that there was not sufficient quant ...

August 20, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Be Careful What You Wish For…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 16, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Be Careful What You Wish For…

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor File this one under “be careful what you wish for.” I have had thi ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor File this one under “be careful what you wish for.” I have had this ongoing discussion with one of our regular readers and commenters about the local housing cri ...

July 16, 2023
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Guest Commentary: A Vision for a Sustainable Davis

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|Date: July 12, 2023
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Guest Commentary: A Vision for a Sustainable Davis

By Tim Keller Over the past month and over the course of four articles here in the Vanguard, I have tried ...

By Tim Keller Over the past month and over the course of four articles here in the Vanguard, I have tried to ask some of the big questions around growth for our city and discuss these issues from a lo ...

July 12, 2023
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Guest Commentary: How Big Does Davis Need to Be? College Towns Analysis, Part 4 – Jobs and Transit

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 29, 2023
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Guest Commentary: How Big Does Davis Need to Be? College Towns Analysis, Part 4 – Jobs and Transit

by Tim Keller In this series of articles, I took a look at university towns in similar situations ...

by Tim Keller In this series of articles, I took a look at university towns in similar situations as Davis: Land grant and public research universities in geographically distinct cities where t ...

June 29, 2023
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Guest Commentary: How Big Does Davis Need to Be? College Towns Analysis Part 3 – Long-Term Planning.

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 20, 2023
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Guest Commentary: How Big Does Davis Need to Be? College Towns Analysis Part 3 – Long-Term Planning.

by Tim Keller In parts one and two of this series, I tried to come up with some objective/analytical meth ...

by Tim Keller In parts one and two of this series, I tried to come up with some objective/analytical method for trying to gauge demand for housing in Davis. I undertook this work because of a core be ...

June 20, 2023
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Guest Commentary: How Big Should Davis Be? University Towns – Part 2

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 12, 2023
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Guest Commentary: How Big Should Davis Be? University Towns – Part 2

By Tim Keller In my commentary last Monday I revealed some research into comparable “university towns” si ...

By Tim Keller In my commentary last Monday I revealed some research into comparable “university towns” similar in character to Davis, in order to see if there were any trends that could be used to pre ...

June 12, 2023
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Guest Commentary: How Much Additional Housing Does Davis Need to Meet Demand?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 05, 2023
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Guest Commentary: How Much Additional Housing Does Davis Need to Meet Demand?

By Tim Keller Almost two years ago, I wrote an article here in the Vanguard attempting to ask the questio ...

By Tim Keller Almost two years ago, I wrote an article here in the Vanguard attempting to ask the question: How big should our city be? ( That article can be found here). My motivation for writing t ...

June 05, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Can Davis Solve Its Housing Needs Only Through Infill? I Don’t Think So

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 04, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Can Davis Solve Its Housing Needs Only Through Infill? I Don’t Think So

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was a provocative article in which Judy Corbett arg ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was a provocative article in which Judy Corbett argued, “It appears that there are already enough opportunities for the City to provide the 7,036 ...

June 04, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Densifying Davis – A Four-Part Strategy

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 02, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Densifying Davis – A Four-Part Strategy

By Robb Davis The views expressed in this piece are the author’s and do not represent the views of his em ...

By Robb Davis The views expressed in this piece are the author’s and do not represent the views of his employer or any community organization of which he is a member. The City of Davis cannot successf ...

June 02, 2023
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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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Commentary: Housing and Environmental Needs Don’t Have to Clash

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2023
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Commentary: Housing and Environmental Needs Don’t Have to Clash

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When I first started the Vanguard, growth control policies were se ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When I first started the Vanguard, growth control policies were seen as a primary local means for environmental protection. However, increasingly I have come to ...

March 24, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: CEQA Is the Boogeyman, but with More Bark Than Bite in Terms of Impact on Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: CEQA Is the Boogeyman, but with More Bark Than Bite in Terms of Impact on Housing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Toward the end of the recall election, CalMatters did a very good ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Toward the end of the recall election, CalMatters did a very good article on CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) and the housing crisis. In some sense t ...

October 10, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: In the Battle of YIMBY versus NIMBY, Score One for the YIMBYs, but Will It Make a Difference?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 17, 2021
| (65) Comments

Commentary: In the Battle of YIMBY versus NIMBY, Score One for the YIMBYs, but Will It Make a Difference?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - In our cynical times, it is easy to forget that t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - In our cynical times, it is easy to forget that the legislative session just ended last Saturday. Had Governor Newsom signed a package of legis ...

September 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Breaking News: Governor Newsom Signs SB 9, Other Housing Legislation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 16, 2021
| (32) Comments

Breaking News: Governor Newsom Signs SB 9, Other Housing Legislation

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The recall now behind him, Governor Gavin Newsom ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The recall now behind him, Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday wasted little time attempting to address perhaps his signature issue, addressing th ...

September 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Senator Wiener’s Housing Package Passes Assembly Housing Committee

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 25, 2021
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Senator Wiener’s Housing Package Passes Assembly Housing Committee

Author Believes SB 10, 478, and SB 477 will spur housing production and accountability from local jurisdi ...

Author Believes SB 10, 478, and SB 477 will spur housing production and accountability from local jurisdictions By Vanguard Staff Sacramento - California is in the midst of a deep housing crisis, whic ...

June 25, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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