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Analysis: How UC Davis Compares to Other Universities in Terms of Startups

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 05, 2020
| (28) Comments

Analysis: How UC Davis Compares to Other Universities in Terms of Startups

One of the big questions surrounding the potential development of Aggie Research Campus in Davis is wheth ...

One of the big questions surrounding the potential development of Aggie Research Campus in Davis is whether UC Davis has the capacity to support the type of development needed to sustain such an innov ...

March 05, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Some Early Thoughts on Aggie Research Campus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2020
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Commentary: Some Early Thoughts on Aggie Research Campus

Between now and May when the Davis City Council is expected to make a decision on whether to put the Aggi ...

Between now and May when the Davis City Council is expected to make a decision on whether to put the Aggie Research Campus (ARC) on the ballot, there will be a lot of commission meetings. On Wednesda ...

February 28, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Community Split and Commission Critical of ARC Proposal, Get Earful on Transportation and Traffic Impacts

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 27, 2020
| (12) Comments

Community Split and Commission Critical of ARC Proposal, Get Earful on Transportation and Traffic Impacts

If the developers for the Aggie Research Campus (ARC) wanted critical feedback, they got it. Whether it ...

If the developers for the Aggie Research Campus (ARC) wanted critical feedback, they got it. Whether it was the mixed comments from the public or the largely critical ones from the Planning Commissio ...

February 27, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Do We Have Enough Jobs in This Community – A Graduate Student Says No

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 26, 2020
| (56) Comments

Commentary: Do We Have Enough Jobs in This Community – A Graduate Student Says No

This evening, the Davis Planning Commission will hear a workshop on the Aggie Research Campus. No decisi ...

This evening, the Davis Planning Commission will hear a workshop on the Aggie Research Campus. No decisions will be made tonight, but we have learned a lot from the early discussion on and around thi ...

February 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Why Davis Needs More Jobs, a Graduate Student Perspective

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 24, 2020
| (32) Comments

Guest Commentary: Why Davis Needs More Jobs, a Graduate Student Perspective

By Gwen Chodur I moved to Davis four years ago to start my Ph.D. in Nutritional Biology, but something be ...

By Gwen Chodur I moved to Davis four years ago to start my Ph.D. in Nutritional Biology, but something became abundantly clear as soon as I moved to town - the only high skilled jobs in Davis are at t ...

February 24, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: For Economic Development to Succeed, We Need Leadership Lacking on ARC to Step Up

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 18, 2020
| (36) Comments

Commentary: For Economic Development to Succeed, We Need Leadership Lacking on ARC to Step Up

In 2010 a combination of political and business leaders came together through DSIDE (Designing a Sustaina ...

In 2010 a combination of political and business leaders came together through DSIDE (Designing a Sustainable & Innovative Davis Economy) to push for economic development in Davis. Among the outco ...

February 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Elimination of Cash Bail and ARC – Two Things the County Should Prioritize

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 15, 2020
| (19) Comments

My View: Elimination of Cash Bail and ARC – Two Things the County Should Prioritize

One of the new things in politics is that candidates and their volunteers send text messages to potential ...

One of the new things in politics is that candidates and their volunteers send text messages to potential voters. The nice thing about them is that they are from real people – not just robocalls. I ...

February 15, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: It Comes Down to How to Manage Change in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 09, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: It Comes Down to How to Manage Change in Davis

Two of my biggest concerns about the current trajectory of Davis are, first, that we have constrained the ...

Two of my biggest concerns about the current trajectory of Davis are, first, that we have constrained the housing market so much in Davis that we are at risk of having a completely bifurcated Davis – ...

February 09, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Mayor Misses Opportunity on Call to Action on Critical Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 07, 2020
| (8) Comments

Commentary: Mayor Misses Opportunity on Call to Action on Critical Issues

We can debate over whether the city is headed in the right or wrong direction, I suppose. The mayor pres ...

We can debate over whether the city is headed in the right or wrong direction, I suppose. The mayor presented what I would consider an overly rosy view of the city. He did offer the caveat that “it’ ...

February 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor and City Manager Put a Positive Face on the State of the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 06, 2020
| (3) Comments

Mayor and City Manager Put a Positive Face on the State of the City

While Mayor Brett Lee closed his remarks with a note of caution, with “it’s not all sunshine and rainbows ...

While Mayor Brett Lee closed his remarks with a note of caution, with “it’s not all sunshine and rainbows” to describe the state of the city and expressed concerns about funding for roads, the tone of ...

February 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: ARC Is a Different Kind of Project and That Presents a Challenge for Measure R Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2020
| (37) Comments

Commentary: ARC Is a Different Kind of Project and That Presents a Challenge for Measure R Process

A number of opponents of the Aggie Research Campus project got up Tuesday night to complain about the lac ...

A number of opponents of the Aggie Research Campus project got up Tuesday night to complain about the lack of public meetings on the project. While I think a lot of that is an attempt to impose paral ...

January 30, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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UC Davis Announces Collaboration with Alice Waters in Aggie Square

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 17, 2020
| (1) Comment

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
| (37) Comments

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
| (58) Comments

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
| (127) Comments

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
| (11) Comments

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
| 0 comments

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
| (16) Comments

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
| (13) Comments

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

| (30) Comments

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