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Analysis: Can DISC Gain Approval in Measure R Vote?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2020
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Analysis: Can DISC Gain Approval in Measure R Vote?

Unprecedented is probably an overused term in politics. But the local political scene this year probably ...

Unprecedented is probably an overused term in politics. But the local political scene this year probably fits that notion to a tee. We have district elections, we have November city council races with ...

July 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Unanimous Council Puts DISC on the Ballot for November

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 08, 2020
| (43) Comments

Unanimous Council Puts DISC on the Ballot for November

There are no guarantees in Davis politics — Nishi learned that in 2016 when a unanimous vote by the Counc ...

There are no guarantees in Davis politics — Nishi learned that in 2016 when a unanimous vote by the Council still ended up with a project rejection. But the Council and developers lifted the Davis In ...

July 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Innovation Center Moves into a Stronger Position

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 02, 2020
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Commentary: The Innovation Center Moves into a Stronger Position

Last week it seemed that DISC (Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus) would probably face a lot st ...

Last week it seemed that DISC (Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus) would probably face a lot stronger opposition than other recent projects. Now that’s not at all clear. Of the 67 people who ...

July 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Opposition to the Innovation Campus Dries Up, Council to Vote Next Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 01, 2020
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Opposition to the Innovation Campus Dries Up, Council to Vote Next Week

If public comment were a match between two prized fighters, they would have stopped it long before we got ...

If public comment were a match between two prized fighters, they would have stopped it long before we got to the end of it. In the end, 67 people spoke about the Davis Innovation & Sustainability ...

July 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Tonight Is the Night for DISC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 30, 2020
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Commentary: Tonight Is the Night for DISC

Ten days ago, in our Saturday column “My View,” I argued that the council needed to get as many thorny is ...

Ten days ago, in our Saturday column “My View,” I argued that the council needed to get as many thorny issues off the table as possible. Since then, the city staff and developer have moved the projec ...

June 30, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus Will Go Before the Council on Tuesday

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 27, 2020
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Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus Will Go Before the Council on Tuesday

Davis: It has been a long and time a contentious process, but on Tuesday, the council will get to weigh i ...

Davis: It has been a long and time a contentious process, but on Tuesday, the council will get to weigh in on the DISC (Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus) project in what figures to be the ...

June 27, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Council Needs to Get As Many Thorny Issues Off the Table on DISC As Possible

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 20, 2020
| (33) Comments

My View: Council Needs to Get As Many Thorny Issues Off the Table on DISC As Possible

Davis – In 2016, the Davis City Council put Nishi on the ballot. It was a good project that would add st ...

Davis – In 2016, the Davis City Council put Nishi on the ballot. It was a good project that would add student housing while at the same time add 300,000 square feet of R&D space that the city des ...

June 20, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commissioner Rowe’s Comments on DISC at the Planning Commission Meeting

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 19, 2020
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Commissioner Rowe’s Comments on DISC at the Planning Commission Meeting

(Editor’s note: these are the comments from Greg Rowe on Wednesday night, speaking about the Davis Innova ...

(Editor’s note: these are the comments from Greg Rowe on Wednesday night, speaking about the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus). This is a really challenging project, it’s not like the others ...

June 19, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Planning Commission Unanimously Moves DISC Forward to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2020
| (2) Comments

Planning Commission Unanimously Moves DISC Forward to Council

Despite concerns about a truncated policy, planning commissioners remarked that they had actually spent s ...

Despite concerns about a truncated policy, planning commissioners remarked that they had actually spent so much time on what is now known as the Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus that they ...

June 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Greater Sacramento Backs DISC As a Key to Regional Growth

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 16, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Greater Sacramento Backs DISC As a Key to Regional Growth

By Barry Broome Few things help an economy recover faster than construction projects and the creation of ...

By Barry Broome Few things help an economy recover faster than construction projects and the creation of high wage jobs in a tradable industry sector. The residents of Davis can act as leaders in the ...

June 16, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Is Proposed DISC Project a Land-Use Dinosaur Before It Is Even Approved to be Put on the Ballot?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 15, 2020
| (2) Comments

Guest Commentary: Is Proposed DISC Project a Land-Use Dinosaur Before It Is Even Approved to be Put on the Ballot?

Is it a "Field of Schemes"? By Alan Pryor EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The COVID-pandemic has accelerated and likely ...

Is it a "Field of Schemes"? By Alan Pryor EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The COVID-pandemic has accelerated and likely made permanent huge increases in home-based, work-related remote telecommuting. This trend wou ...

June 15, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: DISC Remains a Commercial Project with Housing, Not the Other Way Around

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 12, 2020
| (6) Comments

Commentary: DISC Remains a Commercial Project with Housing, Not the Other Way Around

When the city first issued its RFEI (Request for Expressions of Interest) for innovation centers way back ...

When the city first issued its RFEI (Request for Expressions of Interest) for innovation centers way back in 2013, we were living in a very different time. We had just come out of the Great Recessio ...

June 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: UC Davis on Economic Development and DISC

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 12, 2020
| (6) Comments

Letter: UC Davis on Economic Development and DISC

RE: Regional Economic Recovery and Readiness by Mabel Salon (Editor's note: this was a letter from Mabel ...

RE: Regional Economic Recovery and Readiness by Mabel Salon (Editor's note: this was a letter from Mabel Salon to City Manager Mike Webb.) Throughout Yolo County, UC Davis supports the recent progress ...

June 12, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Planning Commission Hears Presentation, Listens to Huge Number of Public Commenters

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2020
| (12) Comments

Planning Commission Hears Presentation, Listens to Huge Number of Public Commenters

The Planning Commission decided relatively early that they would not attempt to make a decision on Wednes ...

The Planning Commission decided relatively early that they would not attempt to make a decision on Wednesday night. That’s because what turned out to be 100 people spoke (or more to the point, left m ...

June 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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ASUCD Calling for New Housing and Jobs in Davis, Endorses DISC

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 10, 2020
| (5) Comments

ASUCD Calling for New Housing and Jobs in Davis, Endorses DISC

On Thursday, June 4th, the ASUCD Senate passed a resolution in support of the Davis Innovation and Sustai ...

On Thursday, June 4th, the ASUCD Senate passed a resolution in support of the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus (DISC), citing the limited amount of housing and jobs for undergraduates in Dav ...

June 10, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: A Look at Some Proposed Baseline Project Features

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2020
| (4) Comments

Analysis: A Look at Some Proposed Baseline Project Features

The recently renamed project, Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus (DISC), goes before the Planning ...

The recently renamed project, Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus (DISC), goes before the Planning Commission next week for recommendation of certification of the Final Subsequent EIR. The proj ...

June 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Sixty Percent Occupancy Issue, Commercial Demand, Other Matters Addressed in the Final DISC EIR

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 04, 2020
| (4) Comments

Analysis: Sixty Percent Occupancy Issue, Commercial Demand, Other Matters Addressed in the Final DISC EIR

This week the final SEIR was released for the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Center (DISC) —where th ...

This week the final SEIR was released for the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Center (DISC) —where the Planning Commission is expected to take up the Final SEIR the next two Wednesdays, followed b ...

June 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why Davis Needs Some Jobs in Davis Itself

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 22, 2020
| (19) Comments

Commentary: Why Davis Needs Some Jobs in Davis Itself

The point of yesterday’s commentary was to show data to the community about just how few jobs there are i ...

The point of yesterday’s commentary was to show data to the community about just how few jobs there are in the city of Davis itself. Throughout the economic development discussion, those opposed to c ...

May 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Illustrating Why Davis Needs Jobs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 21, 2020
| (75) Comments

Commentary: Illustrating Why Davis Needs Jobs

One of the key questions that the economic development project, formerly known as Aggie Research Campus ( ...

One of the key questions that the economic development project, formerly known as Aggie Research Campus (ARC) and now renamed Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus (DISC), has to address is the h ...

May 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Aggie Research Campus Name Changed to Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 20, 2020
| (40) Comments

Aggie Research Campus Name Changed to Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus

New name more clearly reflects project vision Just under a year after the Mace Ranch Innovation Center ...

New name more clearly reflects project vision Just under a year after the Mace Ranch Innovation Center relaunched as the Aggie Research Center, the name is changing again—this time bringing back bot ...

May 20, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (40) Comments

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