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Commentary: Is Air Quality the Only Issue the Opposition Has on Nishi?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2018
| (35) Comments

Commentary: Is Air Quality the Only Issue the Opposition Has on Nishi?

In 2016, I fully expected that Nishi would prevail and become the first successful Measure R project. It ...

In 2016, I fully expected that Nishi would prevail and become the first successful Measure R project. It was close. How close? The early returns showed Nishi passing, but as the night wore on and t ...

January 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (35) Comments

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Commentary: Responding to Letter Writer’s Concerns about Commission Process and Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2018
| (10) Comments

Commentary: Responding to Letter Writer’s Concerns about Commission Process and Nishi

Roberta Millstein wrote a letter to the local paper complaining that the “commission process favors devel ...

Roberta Millstein wrote a letter to the local paper complaining that the “commission process favors developers.” She writes: “Our commission process is broken, as was very evident at the Davis Plannin ...

January 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Is Nishi One of the Most Polluted Sites in the Nation?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 26, 2018
| (66) Comments

Guest Commentary: Is Nishi One of the Most Polluted Sites in the Nation?

By Thomas Cahill Is the Nishi property in the running for the most polluted near-roadway site in the nati ...

By Thomas Cahill Is the Nishi property in the running for the most polluted near-roadway site in the nation? It certainly is not that far behind a freeway site on Highway 60 in Ontario, which currentl ...

January 26, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Nishi Project Will Move to Council in Two Weeks to Determine if It Will Be Placed on the Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2018
| (9) Comments

Nishi Project Will Move to Council in Two Weeks to Determine if It Will Be Placed on the Ballot

It was a long evening at the Planning Commission on Wednesday night, but ultimately the commission was un ...

It was a long evening at the Planning Commission on Wednesday night, but ultimately the commission was unanimous in supporting the staff recommendation on Nishi to recommend to council certification o ...

January 25, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (9) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Should Council Move Forward with Nishi as It Stands?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2018
| (65) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Should Council Move Forward with Nishi as It Stands?

When the Nishi project goes to the Planning Commission this week, it is doing so without a final and conc ...

When the Nishi project goes to the Planning Commission this week, it is doing so without a final and concrete project going with it. In October 2017, the property owners submitted a preliminary conce ...

January 22, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Lincoln40 Project Goes to the Planning Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 06, 2018
| (11) Comments

Lincoln40 Project Goes to the Planning Commission

On Wednesday, the Lincoln40 project goes to the Planning Commission which will be asked to recommend to t ...

On Wednesday, the Lincoln40 project goes to the Planning Commission which will be asked to recommend to the council that that they certify the EIR as well as approve the Lincoln40 project planning app ...

January 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (11) Comments

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Harrington Drops Appeal in Nishi Lawsuit, Opening Door for Current Nishi EIR

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2017
| (1) Comment

Harrington Drops Appeal in Nishi Lawsuit, Opening Door for Current Nishi EIR

Back in 2016, Michael Harrington and others filed a suit against Nishi, alleging that the Nishi EIR “fail ...

Back in 2016, Michael Harrington and others filed a suit against Nishi, alleging that the Nishi EIR “failed to adequately analyze, discuss, and mitigate the project’s traffic impacts” and approval of ...

December 22, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (1) Comment

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My View: Cahill’s ‘New Information’ Doesn’t Get Us Around the Same Problem

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 28, 2017
| (32) Comments

My View: Cahill’s ‘New Information’ Doesn’t Get Us Around the Same Problem

UC Davis Professor Emeritus Tom Cahill has published an article in the local paper that calls for “update ...

UC Davis Professor Emeritus Tom Cahill has published an article in the local paper that calls for “updated science on Nishi air quality.” In an email to the Vanguard, he said, “I am once again in the ...

October 28, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (32) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Overstating the Health Risk at Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 22, 2017
| (94) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Overstating the Health Risk at Nishi

Critics of the Nishi project have pointed toward air quality concerns as a reason to potentially oppose s ...

Critics of the Nishi project have pointed toward air quality concerns as a reason to potentially oppose student housing on the site. They cite the EIR as evidence of the potentially significant impac ...

October 22, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (94) Comments

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Nishi Proposes Student Housing Project to Go on 2018 Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 13, 2017
| (154) Comments

Nishi Proposes Student Housing Project to Go on 2018 Ballot

In January 2016, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to put a mixed-use development for the Nishi property o ...

In January 2016, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to put a mixed-use development for the Nishi property on the ballot, subject to voter ratification. The voters however, by a margin of just over 600 ...

October 13, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (154) Comments

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UCD Says During Vanguard Discussion on Student Housing that It Wants to Increase Density and Units

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 28, 2017
| (47) Comments

UCD Says During Vanguard Discussion on Student Housing that It Wants to Increase Density and Units

The Vanguard held its September conclave on Wednesday night at Sophia’s with a vigorous discussion on hou ...

The Vanguard held its September conclave on Wednesday night at Sophia’s with a vigorous discussion on housing, with a variety of different perspectives. The university got pushback from a variety of ...

September 28, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (47) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Did the City Lose the War on Nishi?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 14, 2017
| (13) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Did the City Lose the War on Nishi?

The headline of the Enterprise article Sunday on the Nishi lawsuit caught my eye: “City won the battle in ...

The headline of the Enterprise article Sunday on the Nishi lawsuit caught my eye: “City won the battle in Nishi Gateway suit, but lost the war.” It follows from a quote from City Manager Dirk Brazil w ...

August 14, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Nishi Ruling Opens Door for Lincoln40 by Allowing Traffic Study and EIR

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 12, 2017
| (50) Comments

My View: Nishi Ruling Opens Door for Lincoln40 by Allowing Traffic Study and EIR

The biggest piece of news this week might have been an article that drew little attention, at least in te ...

The biggest piece of news this week might have been an article that drew little attention, at least in terms of comments, but detailed a judge denying the Nishi lawsuit. A lot of people are probably ...

August 12, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (50) Comments

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Judge Denies Harrington’s Nishi Lawsuit

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 11, 2017
| (5) Comments

Judge Denies Harrington’s Nishi Lawsuit

Despite the loss of Nishi, the suit filed against the Nishi project by a group calling themselves “Davis ...

Despite the loss of Nishi, the suit filed against the Nishi project by a group calling themselves “Davis Citizens Alliance for Responsible Planning” remained active, as the Vanguard reported last Sept ...

August 11, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (5) Comments

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Analysis: Assessing the Impacts of Lincoln40 – Part 2, Is There a Toxic Plume?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 09, 2017
| (96) Comments

Analysis: Assessing the Impacts of Lincoln40 – Part 2, Is There a Toxic Plume?

On Sunday, Eileen Samitz wrote that “your articles continue to ignore and side-step the serious problems ...

On Sunday, Eileen Samitz wrote that “your articles continue to ignore and side-step the serious problems and impacts by a mega-dorm project like Lincoln40 and try to simplify it to a numbers or ratio ...

August 09, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (96) Comments

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Guest Commentary: Questions About Lincoln40

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 07, 2017
| (27) Comments

Guest Commentary: Questions About Lincoln40

By Eileen Samitz (Editor’s note: this was originally a post but since it was of length to be an article, ...

By Eileen Samitz (Editor’s note: this was originally a post but since it was of length to be an article, it is being published on its own, we will endeavor to answer this piece by piece during the wee ...

August 07, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Davis Chamber Comes Out in Support of Lincoln40 Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 26, 2017
| (6) Comments

Davis Chamber Comes Out in Support of Lincoln40 Project

On Wednesday evening, the Davis Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive a presentation ...

On Wednesday evening, the Davis Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive a presentation on the Draft EIR for the Lincoln40 project. The commission will hear public comments on the Dr ...

July 26, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (6) Comments

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My View: What Will Certification Mean for MRIC?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 22, 2017
| 0 comments

My View: What Will Certification Mean for MRIC?

The Vanguard was very critical of the efforts of the Planning Commission in the 4-3 vote to uphold an app ...

The Vanguard was very critical of the efforts of the Planning Commission in the 4-3 vote to uphold an appeal to deny the B Street Residence project. It turns out the council was as well, with at leas ...

July 22, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Lincoln40 Draft EIR Will Be Heard by Planning Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 22, 2017
| (8) Comments

Lincoln40 Draft EIR Will Be Heard by Planning Commission

On Wednesday evening, the Davis Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive a presentation ...

On Wednesday evening, the Davis Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive a presentation on the Draft EIR for the Lincoln40 project. The commission will hear public comments on the Dr ...

July 22, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (8) Comments

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Planning Commission Votes 6-0 to Recommend Certification of Mace EIR

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 20, 2017
| (58) Comments

Planning Commission Votes 6-0 to Recommend Certification of Mace EIR

In what turned out to be a fairly simple and straightforward vote, the Davis Planning Commission unanimou ...

In what turned out to be a fairly simple and straightforward vote, the Davis Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend the Davis City Council certify the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) E ...

July 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (58) Comments

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