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Sunday Commentary: New Vision is Needed; But Probably Not Practical At This Point

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: New Vision is Needed; But Probably Not Practical At This Point

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In the wake of the loss of Measure H, there is going t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In the wake of the loss of Measure H, there is going to be a scramble underway to determine the best way forward. Other than the small percentage of ...

June 26, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Unbuilt Approved Projects Move Forward, but Challenges Loom for the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2022
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Unbuilt Approved Projects Move Forward, but Challenges Loom for the City

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Chiles Ranch project that came before the Planning ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Chiles Ranch project that came before the Planning Commission last week is one of five major projects in the city that have been approved but gro ...

June 14, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Mixed-Use Strip Malls Seen as a Tool to Alleviate the Housing Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 01, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Mixed-Use Strip Malls Seen as a Tool to Alleviate the Housing Crisis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - It was nearly a year ago last May that Sustainable Gro ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - It was nearly a year ago last May that Sustainable Growth Yolo recommended a number of changes to the Housing Element. One of the proposed changes w ...

May 01, 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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Sunday Commentary: Timing for General Plan Now Puzzling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 07, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Timing for General Plan Now Puzzling

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When they first rolled out the sequencing here, it mad ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When they first rolled out the sequencing here, it made a little bit of sense—the city of Davis would roll out the Downtown Plan first and then roll ...

November 07, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission to Examine Live/Work Units in the Downtown

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 27, 2021
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Planning Commission to Examine Live/Work Units in the Downtown

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – On Wednesday the Davis Planning Commission will hold the fifth workshop ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – On Wednesday the Davis Planning Commission will hold the fifth workshop as part of their review of the Draft Downtown Davis Specific Plan and Form-Based Code. One of ...

April 27, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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District 5 Candidates Meet in League Forum – Part 2

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 06, 2020
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District 5 Candidates Meet in League Forum – Part 2

By David M. Greenwald In one of the most competitive races in the city, all four candidates for the Distr ...

By David M. Greenwald In one of the most competitive races in the city, all four candidates for the District 5 City Council met on Sunday evening in a forum hosted by the Davis League of Women Voters— ...

October 06, 2020
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Letter: Tree Davis Concerns with Draft Downtown Plan

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 22, 2020
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Letter: Tree Davis Concerns with Draft Downtown Plan

Why Lock-Out Our Trees? The mature tree canopy in downtown Davis is an invaluable historic, environmental ...

Why Lock-Out Our Trees? The mature tree canopy in downtown Davis is an invaluable historic, environmental, and economic asset. It is a legacy we are fortunate to inherit and its future rests in our ha ...

April 22, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: What is a Moderate Path Forward on Growth For Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2020
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Commentary: What is a Moderate Path Forward on Growth For Davis?

In 2012 campaign, there was no talk about development or housing. In a city like Davis, known for its di ...

In 2012 campaign, there was no talk about development or housing. In a city like Davis, known for its divisive wars over growth from Mace Ranch to Wildhorse to Measure J and Covell Village this was a ...

January 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Millions in Planning Grants Awarded to Nine Cities, Davis Awaits Theirs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 20, 2019
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Millions in Planning Grants Awarded to Nine Cities, Davis Awaits Theirs

On Monday, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced awards totaling ...

On Monday, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced awards totaling more than $2.3 million to local governments that are working to streamline housing approvals a ...

August 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Joint Commission Hears Fiscal Analysis of Davis Downtown Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 23, 2019
| (55) Comments

Joint Commission Hears Fiscal Analysis of Davis Downtown Development

Matt Kowta presented his fiscal analysis of whether development in the downtown is viable to a joint comm ...

Matt Kowta presented his fiscal analysis of whether development in the downtown is viable to a joint commission with the Planning Commission, joined by members of the Finance and Budget Commission as ...

May 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Is Now the Time to Implement Paid Parking?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2019
| (13) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Is Now the Time to Implement Paid Parking?

One of the big questions we asked back during the Trackside debate was – even if you believe that Tracksi ...

One of the big questions we asked back during the Trackside debate was – even if you believe that Trackside should go to four stories – should it have been approved at that time or was it better to wa ...

March 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Road Ahead in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2018
| (1) Comment

Monday Morning Thoughts: The Road Ahead in Davis

With the passage of Measure L last week, the city of Davis has done a lot to address housing issues in th ...

With the passage of Measure L last week, the city of Davis has done a lot to address housing issues in the past two years. For student housing, the council has approved Sterling, Lincoln40, Nishi (af ...

November 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Will Paid Parking Really Deter People in the Downtown?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 15, 2018
| (53) Comments

My View: Will Paid Parking Really Deter People in the Downtown?

Maybe it is because I grew up in a town that always had parking meters in the downtown that I have never ...

Maybe it is because I grew up in a town that always had parking meters in the downtown that I have never believed this was going to be a huge problem. Embedded within the discussion of the future of ...

September 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Residential and Mixed Use Seem to Be the Direction for Downtown – but Will the Community Back It?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 13, 2018
| (7) Comments

Commentary: Residential and Mixed Use Seem to Be the Direction for Downtown – but Will the Community Back It?

What we saw emerge on Tuesday night with the first check in by the council on the Downtown Plan was a con ...

What we saw emerge on Tuesday night with the first check in by the council on the Downtown Plan was a consensus on a few points – but the key question going forward is going to be how practical a visi ...

September 13, 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
| (5) Comments

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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