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Monday Morning Thoughts: Aggie Square Legal Battle Reminds Us It Is Not Just Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 22, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Aggie Square Legal Battle Reminds Us It Is Not Just Davis

By David M. Greenwald UC Davis won’t say it publicly, but then again they don’t have to. They went to Sa ...

By David M. Greenwald UC Davis won’t say it publicly, but then again they don’t have to. They went to Sacramento to build Aggie Square in large part because they knew how difficult it would be to do ...

February 22, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Lab Space Fills Quickly in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 05, 2021
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Commentary: Lab Space Fills Quickly in Davis

By David M. Greenwald The pandemic represents a potentially massive disruptive event. At least in the sh ...

By David M. Greenwald The pandemic represents a potentially massive disruptive event. At least in the short-term it is leading to companies shrinking their footprint and office space. This was exemp ...

February 05, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Raley’s Announced As Sponsor of the AgStart Startup Incubator

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 04, 2021
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Raley’s Announced As Sponsor of the AgStart Startup Incubator

Special To the Vanguard Raley’s, a family-owned regional grocery chain, announced on Wednesday that they ...

Special To the Vanguard Raley’s, a family-owned regional grocery chain, announced on Wednesday that they will be sponsoring the Raley’s Food Lab at at The Lab@AgStart incubator in Woodland. “The Raley ...

February 04, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Yeah, Yeah, Wash, Wash, Repeat, but the Problem Remains

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 03, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Yeah, Yeah, Wash, Wash, Repeat, but the Problem Remains

By David M. Greenwald As we move into 2021, what are we going to be talking about in Davis? Short term, ...

By David M. Greenwald As we move into 2021, what are we going to be talking about in Davis? Short term, it is going to be COVID and policing. But long term the issues remain land use issues, housing ...

January 03, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: How Do People Plan to Finance Their Ideal Community?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2020
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Commentary: How Do People Plan to Finance Their Ideal Community?

By David M. Greenwald In 2018, only 57 percent of the voters supported a parcel tax for roads—it needed a ...

By David M. Greenwald In 2018, only 57 percent of the voters supported a parcel tax for roads—it needed a two-thirds vote and thus went down to defeat. Last month, Measure B, which some were hoping w ...

December 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: A Research Park Would Create Jobs and Spur the Local Economy

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 30, 2020
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Letter: A Research Park Would Create Jobs and Spur the Local Economy

by Pam Marrone I have been reading the letters criticizing the City Council’s Measure B support. The City ...

by Pam Marrone I have been reading the letters criticizing the City Council’s Measure B support. The City Council voted on what they thought would be best for the city. Why? Thousands of R&D-based ...

December 30, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Lawsuit against Aggie Square Shows It’s Not Just Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 29, 2020
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Commentary: Lawsuit against Aggie Square Shows It’s Not Just Davis

By David M. Greenwald Davis may have mastered the art of the circular firing squad, but it is not alone i ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis may have mastered the art of the circular firing squad, but it is not alone in this regard. The lawsuit was filed by someone familiar to those paying close attention in Da ...

December 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is the Council Actually Out of Step?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is the Council Actually Out of Step?

By David M. Greenwald A few weeks ago, an op-ed by several citizens implied that the council who voted to ...

By David M. Greenwald A few weeks ago, an op-ed by several citizens implied that the council who voted to put DISC (Measure B) on the ballot, we somehow out of step with the voters. They argued, “the ...

December 28, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Economic Development Plan Took Too Long

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Economic Development Plan Took Too Long

By David M. Greenwald During the election for DISC (Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus) this pa ...

By David M. Greenwald During the election for DISC (Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus) this past November, the opposition rolled out the same line they usually roll out—the process was rush ...

December 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Opponents of B Call for New Vision, but Don’t Offer One

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Opponents of B Call for New Vision, but Don’t Offer One

By David M. Greenwald The voters have spoken on Measure B, there can be no doubt. We have undertaken som ...

By David M. Greenwald The voters have spoken on Measure B, there can be no doubt. We have undertaken some analysis of it and the opponents who published an op-ed in the local paper correctly note tha ...

December 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: A New Council Comes In – Here’s What They Will Need To Address

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2020
| (29) Comments

Commentary: A New Council Comes In – Here’s What They Will Need To Address

By David M. Greenwald Four of the five members of the Davis City Council will be returning, with Brett Le ...

By David M. Greenwald Four of the five members of the Davis City Council will be returning, with Brett Lee leaving the council and Josh Chapman joining it. The council is going to have to address ser ...

December 09, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Will the Developers Try Again with DISC after Narrow Loss?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 08, 2020
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Analysis: Will the Developers Try Again with DISC after Narrow Loss?

By David M. Greenwald It was a close race, relatively speaking. The final gap was just under 1300 votes. ...

By David M. Greenwald It was a close race, relatively speaking. The final gap was just under 1300 votes. Fifty-two percent voted no, but over 15,000 people voted for the project. The last project to ...

December 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: DISC Goes Down to Defeat, Comes Down to Traffic?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 21, 2020
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My View: DISC Goes Down to Defeat, Comes Down to Traffic?

By David M. Greenwald This is not going to be a deep dive yet into the data, but I do find the results in ...

By David M. Greenwald This is not going to be a deep dive yet into the data, but I do find the results interesting. Overall the project lost relatively narrowly by about 1300 votes, or 4.5 percent. ...

November 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Supports Expansion of Business Incubator Inventopia

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 20, 2020
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Council Supports Expansion of Business Incubator Inventopia

The City of Davis announced Thursday that the Davis City Council will grant a loan of up to $100,000 to l ...

The City of Davis announced Thursday that the Davis City Council will grant a loan of up to $100,000 to local business incubator Inventopia to allow it to add specialized space needed by local entrepr ...

November 20, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: DISC – What Went Wrong? Pretty Much Everything

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 05, 2020
| (19) Comments

Commentary: DISC – What Went Wrong? Pretty Much Everything

By David M. Greenwald In Davis, if you look at some of the private polls, most developments start out wit ...

By David M. Greenwald In Davis, if you look at some of the private polls, most developments start out with between 35 and 40 percent of the people automatically opposed to the project and they are pre ...

November 05, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: No, Davis Can’t Meet Its Economic Development Needs Through Infill

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2020
| (22) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: No, Davis Can’t Meet Its Economic Development Needs Through Infill

By David M. Greenwald A guest commentary on Saturday advanced the idea that Davis can meet its commercia ...

By David M. Greenwald A guest commentary on Saturday advanced the idea that Davis can meet its commercial needs without DISC, at least for now. And they put forward the idea that infill is the bette ...

November 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (22) Comments

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Solar Company Interested in DISC – If Voters Approve It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 29, 2020
| (15) Comments

Solar Company Interested in DISC – If Voters Approve It

By David M. Greenwald One of the questions many have asked is if the voters approve DISC next week, what ...

By David M. Greenwald One of the questions many have asked is if the voters approve DISC next week, what companies would have an interest of locating there. One company with interest is PV Evolution ...

October 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Unanimously Approves Mixed-Use Project in South Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 28, 2020
| (18) Comments

Council Unanimously Approves Mixed-Use Project in South Davis

By David M. Greenwald One commenter apparently was anticipating a long night for the University Research ...

By David M. Greenwald One commenter apparently was anticipating a long night for the University Research Park Mixed-Use Project agenda item, and called in to complain about a midnight vote after lengt ...

October 28, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Thoughts on the Proposed Downtown Specific Plan, the Pandemic, and Attracting Needed Investment

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 27, 2020
| (29) Comments

Guest Commentary: Thoughts on the Proposed Downtown Specific Plan, the Pandemic, and Attracting Needed Investment

by Jim Gray The City of Davis and the Citizens of Davis are re-engaging in an effort to review and adopt ...

by Jim Gray The City of Davis and the Citizens of Davis are re-engaging in an effort to review and adopt a Downtown Specific Plan. This effort has been underway for nearly 4 years; on January 10, 2017 ...

October 27, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Mixed-Use Project at University Research Park Goes to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 26, 2020
| (2) Comments

Mixed-Use Project at University Research Park Goes to Council

Two years ago, representatives from the University Research Park told the Vanguard that as the then-newly ...

Two years ago, representatives from the University Research Park told the Vanguard that as the then-newly purchased business park by Fulcrum looked to redevelop, one of the key needs was to generate h ...

October 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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