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My View: Addressing Housing, Jobs and Traffic is the Next Challenge For the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 20, 2019
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My View: Addressing Housing, Jobs and Traffic is the Next Challenge For the City

One of the big questions is going to be for the next election cycle – just how big a driver is traffic co ...

One of the big questions is going to be for the next election cycle – just how big a driver is traffic concerns. If we look at the survey results, the percentage of those polled who saw traffic as th ...

July 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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14 New Startups Emerge From UC Davis Innovations

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 20, 2019
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14 New Startups Emerge From UC Davis Innovations

By Lisa Howard Technologies developed at the University of California, Davis, enabled the foundation of 1 ...

By Lisa Howard Technologies developed at the University of California, Davis, enabled the foundation of 14 startup companies during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019. “Research universities like UC ...

July 20, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Sacramento Region Excels at Fostering Poverty and Economic Disparities

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 16, 2019
| (9) Comments

Guest Commentary: Sacramento Region Excels at Fostering Poverty and Economic Disparities

By Michael Bisch As the Executive Director of Yolo Food Bank, I read with interest the Vanguard’s recent ...

By Michael Bisch As the Executive Director of Yolo Food Bank, I read with interest the Vanguard’s recent commentary on “Sacramento’s surprising rank on a new list of best cities for startup companies” ...

July 16, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: A Public Widely Uninformed on City Fiscal Issues – Part Two

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 12, 2019
| (34) Comments

Commentary: A Public Widely Uninformed on City Fiscal Issues – Part Two

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July 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: City Fiscal Picture More Fixable than Schools

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 01, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: City Fiscal Picture More Fixable than Schools

Yesterday’s Sunday Commentary breaks down the school district’s long term fiscal picture – and based on t ...

Yesterday’s Sunday Commentary breaks down the school district’s long term fiscal picture – and based on that I conclude that, long term, we are in trouble trying to resolve the school district’s finan ...

July 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: The Promise of Economic Development for Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2019
| (47) Comments

Analysis: The Promise of Economic Development for Davis

It was late 2010, the city of Davis was still reeling from the effects of the Great Recession, but it was ...

It was late 2010, the city of Davis was still reeling from the effects of the Great Recession, but it was about to land a coup. The city of Davis was competing with Chicago for Mori Seiki – a Japanes ...

June 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: City or Schools – Who Has the Toughest Road Ahead on Funding?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2019
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Commentary: City or Schools – Who Has the Toughest Road Ahead on Funding?

As I have been talking about for at least the last year, there is a bumpy road ahead for both schools and ...

As I have been talking about for at least the last year, there is a bumpy road ahead for both schools and the city on funding. Longer term, I think it is going to be a real problem to maintain the cu ...

June 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Sacramento’s Emergence in Economic Development Can Only Help Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2019
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Analysis: Sacramento’s Emergence in Economic Development Can Only Help Davis

The efforts of Sacramento are starting to pay off and the push will only help Davis as the home of UC Dav ...

The efforts of Sacramento are starting to pay off and the push will only help Davis as the home of UC Davis makes its push for high tech economic development. As the Bee put it over the weekend, “Long ...

June 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: What Message Should Council Be Sending on the Budget?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 23, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: What Message Should Council Be Sending on the Budget?

We have watched over the years the ebb and flow about the concern of the budget. In fact, the budget dis ...

We have watched over the years the ebb and flow about the concern of the budget. In fact, the budget discourse may be some of the most telling information about the direction coming out of City Hall. ...

June 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Addressing Housing Issues at ARC Including the Possibility of Co-Housing Models

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2019
| (64) Comments

My View: Addressing Housing Issues at ARC Including the Possibility of Co-Housing Models

While we still do not have a specific housing proposal, from the Vanguard interview last week with Dan Ra ...

While we still do not have a specific housing proposal, from the Vanguard interview last week with Dan Ramos we have learned a few things about what the housing proposal will and will not have. The in ...

June 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Applicant Explains His Thinking on Aggie Research Campus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 20, 2019
| (29) Comments

Applicant Explains His Thinking on Aggie Research Campus

Last week, the applicants for a commercial development east of Mace Boulevard submitted a letter to the c ...

Last week, the applicants for a commercial development east of Mace Boulevard submitted a letter to the city signaling that they will be re-engaging in the process of attempting to entitle the 200 or ...

June 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Introducing the Aggie Research Campus

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 16, 2019
| (2) Comments

Guest Commentary: Introducing the Aggie Research Campus

by Dan Ramos Several years ago, Ramco Enterprises along with our partners, Buzz Oates and Reynolds & ...

by Dan Ramos Several years ago, Ramco Enterprises along with our partners, Buzz Oates and Reynolds & Brown, submitted a proposal to develop what was then called the Mace Ranch Innovation Center on ...

June 16, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Desarrolladores del MRIC presentan una nueva propuesta: un campus agropecuario “Aggie” de investigación con viviendas

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 14, 2019
| (10) Comments

Desarrolladores del MRIC presentan una nueva propuesta: un campus agropecuario “Aggie” de investigación con viviendas

Los planes de desarrollo económico de la ciudad de Davis se encauzaron repentinamente el martes con una c ...

Los planes de desarrollo económico de la ciudad de Davis se encauzaron repentinamente el martes con una carta de los solicitantes del Centro de Innovación Mace Ranch (MRIC -en sus siglas en inglés) - ...

June 14, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Rebranding MRIC as Aggie Research Campus… with Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2019
| (36) Comments

Commentary: Rebranding MRIC as Aggie Research Campus… with Housing

After five years and a number of false starts, MRIC (Mace Ranch Innovation Center) needed a rebrand, and ...

After five years and a number of false starts, MRIC (Mace Ranch Innovation Center) needed a rebrand, and thus it comes back as Aggie Research Campus which frankly is probably closer to what it really ...

June 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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MRIC Developers Put Forward New Aggie Research Campus Proposal with Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 12, 2019
| (95) Comments

MRIC Developers Put Forward New Aggie Research Campus Proposal with Housing

The city of Davis’ economic development plans suddenly came into focus on Tuesday, as a letter from the M ...

The city of Davis’ economic development plans suddenly came into focus on Tuesday, as a letter from the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) applicants – Buzz Oates, Reynolds & Brown, and Ramco Ent ...

June 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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UC Davis Issues RFQ for Aggie Square

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 12, 2019
| (5) Comments

UC Davis Issues RFQ for Aggie Square

Innovation Hub Expected to Draw National Interest By News and Media Relations The University of Californi ...

Innovation Hub Expected to Draw National Interest By News and Media Relations The University of California, Davis, has issued a request for qualifications, or RFQ, to real estate developers interested ...

June 12, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Five Years Later… Why We Still Need Economic Development in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2019
| (21) Comments

Commentary: Five Years Later… Why We Still Need Economic Development in Davis

The year 2013 was the first time I took seriously the notion of large scale economic development in Davis ...

The year 2013 was the first time I took seriously the notion of large scale economic development in Davis. We were coming off the worst recession since the Great Depression and, unlike other downturn ...

June 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Leveraging Core Competencies for Economic Development

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 11, 2019
| 0 comments

Guest Commentary: Leveraging Core Competencies for Economic Development

By Matt Williams Note: This article was originally published in May 2016 and has been re-published by req ...

By Matt Williams Note: This article was originally published in May 2016 and has been re-published by request of the author. Successful economic development starts with a strategy that builds on a com ...

June 11, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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A Look Back At a Discussion on Economic Development in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2019
| (10) Comments

A Look Back At a Discussion on Economic Development in Davis

In May of 2016, Mace Ranch Innovation Center had made the decision to put its project on hold, Nishi (cir ...

In May of 2016, Mace Ranch Innovation Center had made the decision to put its project on hold, Nishi (circa 2016) was about to go on the ballot with 325,000 square feet of R&D space (unbeknownst t ...

June 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Fiscal Caution Is the Right Approach

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2019
| (12) Comments

Commentary: Fiscal Caution Is the Right Approach

When the Vanguard was formed in 2006, one of the problems we cited in city governance was that the fiscal ...

When the Vanguard was formed in 2006, one of the problems we cited in city governance was that the fiscal ramifications of decisions made by council were not properly assessed. The result was that, w ...

June 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (12) Comments

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