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Commentary: City of Davis Has a Chance to Go Bold Again on Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2022
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Commentary: City of Davis Has a Chance to Go Bold Again on Economic Development

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was nearly a decade ago that the city of Davis made ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was nearly a decade ago that the city of Davis made a bold move—they brought in a Chief Innovation Officer, Rob White, to head up a fledgling econ ...

January 25, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Thoughts on DiSC 2022 After the Planning Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 17, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Thoughts on DiSC 2022 After the Planning Commission

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In a way, Wednesday night probably went as smoothly as ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In a way, Wednesday night probably went as smoothly as the DiSC 2022 team could have hoped—there was general support for the project by the Planning ...

January 17, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Is DiSC 2022 Likely to Be Growth-Inducing for Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2022
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Commentary: Is DiSC 2022 Likely to Be Growth-Inducing for Davis?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Ever since DISC came back in 2019-20 and added a resid ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Ever since DISC came back in 2019-20 and added a residential component, we have heard critics charge that DISC has morphed from a business park into ...

January 12, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: But DiSC Adds 50 Million Pounds of CO2 Each Year to the Atmosphere?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 10, 2022
| (24) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: But DiSC Adds 50 Million Pounds of CO2 Each Year to the Atmosphere?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As noted previously the issue of carbon impact for DiS ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As noted previously the issue of carbon impact for DiSC is a little more tricky than opponents let on. What is true is that the DiSC project “would ...

January 10, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: A Look Ahead to Some Burning Issues in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: A Look Ahead to Some Burning Issues in Davis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A I head into my 16th year of doing this, I have often ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A I head into my 16th year of doing this, I have often believed that the new year doesn’t really start until we have our first big controversial loca ...

January 02, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Opponents of DiSC 2022 Put Out Flyer in East Davis Neighborhoods

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2021
| (32) Comments

Opponents of DiSC 2022 Put Out Flyer in East Davis Neighborhoods

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A flyer distributed in East Davis Neighborhoods is war ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A flyer distributed in East Davis Neighborhoods is warning that the DiSC 2022 is back and there will be other projects as well. The flyer has no con ...

December 18, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Even a Scaled Down DiSC 2022 a Strong Fiscal Positive for City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2021
| (18) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Even a Scaled Down DiSC 2022 a Strong Fiscal Positive for City

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – At some point it would be valuable for the city counci ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – At some point it would be valuable for the city council to lay some cards down on the table – the city of Davis suffers from a rather sizable fiscal ...

December 12, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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EPS Study Projects about $3.88 Million in Annual Revenue for DiSC 2022

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 07, 2021
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EPS Study Projects about $3.88 Million in Annual Revenue for DiSC 2022

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Monday the city of Davis released the updated EPS P ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Monday the city of Davis released the updated EPS Pro Forma and Fiscal Analysis of DiSC 2022. “UC Davis has continued to improve its standing as a ...

December 07, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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My View: City Should Use Opportunity to Fix Mace

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 04, 2021
| (15) Comments

My View: City Should Use Opportunity to Fix Mace

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In 2016 a narrow majority of voters made a mistake, fe ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In 2016 a narrow majority of voters made a mistake, fearing the traffic impacts from the Nishi project onto Richards, they voted down the Nishi Proje ...

December 04, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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CEQA Addendum Finds Significantly Reduced Impacts of DISC on Traffic, GHG Emissions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 02, 2021
| (48) Comments

CEQA Addendum Finds Significantly Reduced Impacts of DISC on Traffic, GHG Emissions

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – This past summer the developers of DISC returned with ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – This past summer the developers of DISC returned with a 2022 version of the project that reduces the overall size and scope of the project from 194 a ...

December 02, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: DISC Traffic Problems and Associated Vehicular Emissions Will not Be Solved by the Proposed I-80 HOV Lane Expansion

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 05, 2021
| (12) Comments

Guest Commentary: DISC Traffic Problems and Associated Vehicular Emissions Will not Be Solved by the Proposed I-80 HOV Lane Expansion

Myths and Facts about Impacts of Freeway Lane Expansions on Traffic Congestion and Adoption Rates of Elec ...

Myths and Facts about Impacts of Freeway Lane Expansions on Traffic Congestion and Adoption Rates of Electric Vehicles By Alan Pryor Proponents of the proposed DISC project claim that the projected tr ...

November 05, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: No Surprise with the Chamber – Important Discussions Loom for DiSC-2022

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2021
| (29) Comments

Sunday Commentary: No Surprise with the Chamber – Important Discussions Loom for DiSC-2022

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Yeah okay, this year’s least surprising news came out ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Yeah okay, this year’s least surprising news came out on Friday. The Davis Chamber is backing the DiSC-2022 project. No surprise here. Got largely ...

October 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Chamber Again Backs DiSC 2022

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 15, 2021
| (21) Comments

Davis Chamber Again Backs DiSC 2022

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In a move that will surprise absolutely zero members o ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In a move that will surprise absolutely zero members of the community, the Davis Chamber announced on Thursday that they will once again back the upd ...

October 15, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Is a Rushed Process Really a Problem with DISC?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2021
| (50) Comments

Commentary: Is a Rushed Process Really a Problem with DISC?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It seems like with every project the first line of att ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It seems like with every project the first line of attack is something along the lines of—this project is being rushed. During public comment on Tues ...

September 10, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Opponents of DISC-2022 Push Back against Another Project, June 2022 Timeline

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 08, 2021
| (54) Comments

Opponents of DISC-2022 Push Back against Another Project, June 2022 Timeline

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While Councilmember Will Arnold pointed out the planni ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While Councilmember Will Arnold pointed out the planning for Innovation Parks in Davis began in October of 2010 when the City Council established the ...

September 08, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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DISC Returns to Council to Plan Commission Hearing Roll Outs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 04, 2021
| (5) Comments

DISC Returns to Council to Plan Commission Hearing Roll Outs

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Nine months after a narrow defeat at the polls last No ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Nine months after a narrow defeat at the polls last November, DISC (Davis Innovation Sustainability Campus) comes back to the council as staff looks ...

September 04, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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My View: New DISC Project Should Have a Good Chance For Voter Approval

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2021
| (24) Comments

My View: New DISC Project Should Have a Good Chance For Voter Approval

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Lost in a lot of other things last November is the fact that while DISC ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Lost in a lot of other things last November is the fact that while DISC failed the vote of the public, it was a pretty narrow margin – 52-48, or just 1300 votes. Giv ...

July 10, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (24) Comments

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BREAKING NEWS: DISC Back with Revised, Smaller Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 08, 2021
| (42) Comments

BREAKING NEWS: DISC Back with Revised, Smaller Project

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Eight months after the first DISC project failed at the polls, the part ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Eight months after the first DISC project failed at the polls, the partners of Ramco and Buzz Oates are back with a second project - this one considerably smaller at ...

July 08, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (42) Comments

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