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UC Davis Announces Collaboration with Alice Waters in Aggie Square

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 17, 2020
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UC Davis Announces Collaboration with Alice Waters in Aggie Square

By UC Davis News and Media Relations UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May today (Jan. 16) joined chef and food ...

By UC Davis News and Media Relations UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May today (Jan. 16) joined chef and food advocate Alice Waters and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg to announce a new collaboration a ...

January 17, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Sales Tax Measure Lacks Real Discussion of City’s Fiscal Realities

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 06, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Sales Tax Measure Lacks Real Discussion of City’s Fiscal Realities

If the polling is correct on the sales tax – and we have no reason to believe otherwise – the measure sho ...

If the polling is correct on the sales tax – and we have no reason to believe otherwise – the measure should cruise to an easy victory. Truth be told, the city and council have had an uncommon nervou ...

January 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Does Davis Need More Jobs, Diversified Economy?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2019
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Commentary: Does Davis Need More Jobs, Diversified Economy?

Assuming the project goes forward, Davis residents will be asked to vote on whether or not to approve the ...

Assuming the project goes forward, Davis residents will be asked to vote on whether or not to approve the Aggie Research Campus. The developers for the project are estimating that roughly 5882 jobs w ...

December 31, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Davis Should Consider an Innovation Center

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 30, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Davis Should Consider an Innovation Center

When UC Davis first announced the World Food Center concept a few years ago, it argued it was a way to “p ...

When UC Davis first announced the World Food Center concept a few years ago, it argued it was a way to “promote innovative, sustainable and equitable food systems.” “The renewed program intends to wor ...

December 30, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Year of the Band-Aid as Council Punts on Critical Long-Term Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: The Year of the Band-Aid as Council Punts on Critical Long-Term Issues

2019 will likely be remembered as a year of tragedy. The year started with the tragic murder of young po ...

2019 will likely be remembered as a year of tragedy. The year started with the tragic murder of young police officer Natalie Corona on January 10 and in many ways was bookended by the murder-police s ...

December 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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UC Davis Selects Development Partner for Aggie Square

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 19, 2019
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UC Davis Selects Development Partner for Aggie Square

By David Wescott After an extensive selection process, the University of California, Davis, has selected ...

By David Wescott After an extensive selection process, the University of California, Davis, has selected the team of Wexford Science & Technology and GMH Capital Partners from a list of four final ...

December 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Social Services Recommends ARC Be Bound by Affordable Housing Policies at the Time of Proposals

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2019
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Social Services Recommends ARC Be Bound by Affordable Housing Policies at the Time of Proposals

The first step in a long string of advisory board hearings for the Aggie Research Campus, found the Socia ...

The first step in a long string of advisory board hearings for the Aggie Research Campus, found the Social Services Commission, skeptical that current affordable housing policies are too weak, reject ...

December 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Innovation Can Work in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Innovation Can Work in Davis

Last week the New York Times ran an article that highlighted a report documenting “the concentration of c ...

Last week the New York Times ran an article that highlighted a report documenting “the concentration of cutting-edge industries in a few coastal areas.” But, while this represents perhaps bad news fo ...

December 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Traffic or Housing and Economic Development?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2019
| (30) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Traffic or Housing and Economic Development?

When people were polled last spring, the issue that most concerned them was cost of housing. When people ...

When people were polled last spring, the issue that most concerned them was cost of housing. When people are polled about the need for economic development, there is an interesting split. The people ...

December 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Discuss and Formulate 2020 Goals and Focus Items

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 02, 2019
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Council to Discuss and Formulate 2020 Goals and Focus Items

Back in September 2018, the Davis City Council met to discuss overall goals for the 2018-20 legislative p ...

Back in September 2018, the Davis City Council met to discuss overall goals for the 2018-20 legislative period. In addition to reaffirming their eight overall goals for the period, the council establ ...

December 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: 4340 Parking Spaces Is a Rallying Point for Opposition to ARC; Applicants Need to Take the Issue Away

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 26, 2019
| (78) Comments

Commentary: 4340 Parking Spaces Is a Rallying Point for Opposition to ARC; Applicants Need to Take the Issue Away

In 2016, when the developers of Nishi put forward their project to the voters, there were two fatal flaws ...

In 2016, when the developers of Nishi put forward their project to the voters, there were two fatal flaws that led to a narrow defeat, despite the clear need for student housing at the time. One of t ...

November 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor’s Monthly Podcast, Episode 1: Brett Lee Talks about Davis Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2019
| (1) Comment

Mayor’s Monthly Podcast, Episode 1: Brett Lee Talks about Davis Issues

The Vanguard hosts its first monthly podcast with Davis Mayor Brett Lee. We talk about critical issues fa ...

The Vanguard hosts its first monthly podcast with Davis Mayor Brett Lee. We talk about critical issues facing the community: homelessness, the respite center, Mace Blvd, traffic impacts, housing and e ...

November 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves Supplemental EIR to Study ARC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 08, 2019
| (18) Comments

Council Approves Supplemental EIR to Study ARC

On Tuesday, council pulled a consent item that authorized the city to spend around a quarter million doll ...

On Tuesday, council pulled a consent item that authorized the city to spend around a quarter million dollars on a Supplemental EIR (SEIR), with the costs reimbursed by the project applicant for the Ag ...

November 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: What’s Appropriate for Consent

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 04, 2019
| (12) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: What’s Appropriate for Consent

Last month some community members complained that an item which authorized the council to hire EPS to do ...

Last month some community members complained that an item which authorized the council to hire EPS to do a fiscal analysis was inappropriately placed on the consent calendar. Now I am seeing on a Fac ...

November 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Walls Titled at the Offices @ Mace Ranch in Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 23, 2019
| (2) Comments

Walls Titled at the Offices @ Mace Ranch in Davis

– Colliers International is representing the Buzz Oates/Ramos ownership group, in the leasing of two 16 ...

– Colliers International is representing the Buzz Oates/Ramos ownership group, in the leasing of two 16,200 square foot office buildings under construction. – (From Press Release) – Colliers Interna ...

October 23, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Reality Hits Home with the Impending Loss of Schilling Robotics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 19, 2019
| (72) Comments

My View: Reality Hits Home with the Impending Loss of Schilling Robotics

The reality is that Tyler Schilling warned us – he warned us back in 2014 that they were going to need mo ...

The reality is that Tyler Schilling warned us – he warned us back in 2014 that they were going to need more space. He warned the council, “We’re going to need a sizable parcel to build a new facility ...

October 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (72) Comments

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Downtown Plan Lays Out Development Strategy – Part Two

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 18, 2019
| (4) Comments

Downtown Plan Lays Out Development Strategy – Part Two

The City of Davis has released the Draft Davis Downtown Plan this week. Yesterday's article (City Releas ...

The City of Davis has released the Draft Davis Downtown Plan this week. Yesterday's article (City Releases Draft of Downtown Plan and Code) looks at the six goals of the plan. This will look at the ...

October 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Releases Draft of Downtown Plan and Code

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2019
| (35) Comments

City Releases Draft of Downtown Plan and Code

This week the city released a draft of the Downtown Davis Specific Plan and a Draft Downtown Form-based C ...

This week the city released a draft of the Downtown Davis Specific Plan and a Draft Downtown Form-based Code. What follows will be a 90-day public review and comment period which ends on January 14, ...

October 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Schilling Robotics Plans to Leave Davis, Open New Facility in Port of West Sacramento

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: October 15, 2019
| (69) Comments

Schilling Robotics Plans to Leave Davis, Open New Facility in Port of West Sacramento

By Danielle Silva Schilling Robotics is planning a manufacturing project in the Port of West Sacramento, ...

By Danielle Silva Schilling Robotics is planning a manufacturing project in the Port of West Sacramento, which would entail a move from its current location on Cousteau Place in Davis. The Davis-based ...

October 15, 2019
| by Danielle Silva

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Five Early Thoughts on the Aggie Research Campus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 14, 2019
| (14) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Five Early Thoughts on the Aggie Research Campus

We have been talking about Aggie Research Campus (ARC) for months already, but until this past week we ha ...

We have been talking about Aggie Research Campus (ARC) for months already, but until this past week we had not had an official application to look at. There remains a lot to look at in the next sever ...

October 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (14) Comments

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