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Response to Harrington on Traffic Study

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 18, 2016
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Response to Harrington on Traffic Study

Note: Former City Councilmember Michael Harrington has submitted an alternative traffic report in respons ...

Note: Former City Councilmember Michael Harrington has submitted an alternative traffic report in response to the EIR on Nishi claiming inadequacy of the traffic study. Gary Jakobs and Chris Mundhenk ...

February 18, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Harrington Should Let the Voters Decide on Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 14, 2016
| (83) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Harrington Should Let the Voters Decide on Nishi

Nishi is a Political Process Not a Legal One – In the fall of 2011, the city council in the early morning ...

Nishi is a Political Process Not a Legal One – In the fall of 2011, the city council in the early morning hours of the new city manager’s first meeting, rammed through the Surface Water Project. A gro ...

February 14, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Daily Crude Oil Through Davis… Averted for now

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 14, 2016
| (3) Comments

Daily Crude Oil Through Davis… Averted for now

By Lynne Nittler and Jean Jackman It has been an exhausting and dramatic week for Davis activists and tho ...

By Lynne Nittler and Jean Jackman It has been an exhausting and dramatic week for Davis activists and those from Sacramento and other cities uprail from the proposed Valero Refinery expansion in Benic ...

February 14, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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City Staff Recommends City Council Place Nishi Gateway on Ballot this Tuesday

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 14, 2016
| (4) Comments

City Staff Recommends City Council Place Nishi Gateway on Ballot this Tuesday

In preparation for Tuesday’s Davis City Council meeting, city staff have recommended that the Council app ...

In preparation for Tuesday’s Davis City Council meeting, city staff have recommended that the Council approve the NIshi Gateway project for a June election. “Staff believes that the project appropriat ...

February 14, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Flint West: Concerns with Health Impact of Nishi

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 13, 2016
| (12) Comments

Flint West: Concerns with Health Impact of Nishi

By Thomas Cahill Early childhood education. Daycare. Services for the elderly, Cold weather shelters, … I ...

By Thomas Cahill Early childhood education. Daycare. Services for the elderly, Cold weather shelters, … I’m sure that the leaders of bankrupt Flint, Michigan, had all sorts of plans for the money save ...

February 13, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Davis at Greater Risk for Oil Train Explosion

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 08, 2016
| (19) Comments

Davis at Greater Risk for Oil Train Explosion

By Alan Miller Central Davis could be incinerated. 1.5 million gallons of highly flammable crude oil will ...

By Alan Miller Central Davis could be incinerated. 1.5 million gallons of highly flammable crude oil will roll through Davis per train, cutting through the core of our commerce and population. Directl ...

February 08, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Moves Closer To Putting Nishi on June Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 20, 2016
| (51) Comments

Council Moves Closer To Putting Nishi on June Ballot

There is a lot of work still to be done between now and February 2, the next city council meeting. It is ...

There is a lot of work still to be done between now and February 2, the next city council meeting. It is possible that the council will need beyond that to nail down all of the details on Nishi before ...

January 20, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Will Nishi End Up on the June Ballot?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 19, 2016
| (33) Comments

Commentary: Will Nishi End Up on the June Ballot?

The Davis City Council likely will not make a final decision this evening about the Nishi project, as the ...

The Davis City Council likely will not make a final decision this evening about the Nishi project, as the staff recommendation calls for a public hearing on the project including staff responses to co ...

January 19, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts II: Should There Be Housing at MRIC?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 18, 2016
| (107) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts II: Should There Be Housing at MRIC?

On Wednesday evening, the biggest pushback on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center seemed to be over the issu ...

On Wednesday evening, the biggest pushback on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center seemed to be over the issue of whether it should be a research park-only site or whether there should be a mixed-use comp ...

January 18, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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How Big of a Concern is Air Quality at Nishi?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2016
| (41) Comments

How Big of a Concern is Air Quality at Nishi?

In October, air quality expert and local resident Thomas Cahill testified before the Planning Commission ...

In October, air quality expert and local resident Thomas Cahill testified before the Planning Commission that “the threats from air pollution (diesel and ultra-fine metals) are so grave that it should ...

January 14, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission Forwards Nishi to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2016
| (73) Comments

Planning Commission Forwards Nishi to Council

The Davis Planning Commission made a series of votes on Wednesday night to move the Nishi Project forward ...

The Davis Planning Commission made a series of votes on Wednesday night to move the Nishi Project forward to the Davis City Council. If the council approves the project, it could go to the voters for ...

January 08, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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MRIC Applicant Pushes For Sole Consideration of Mixed Use Housing Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2015
| (54) Comments

MRIC Applicant Pushes For Sole Consideration of Mixed Use Housing Proposal

Last week, Dan Ramos, representing the Mace Race Innovation Center (MRIC) project applicant, requested co ...

Last week, Dan Ramos, representing the Mace Race Innovation Center (MRIC) project applicant, requested consideration of a Mixed Use Alternative. As a result, a project update of the MRIC will include ...

December 13, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Harrington Follows Through, Files Suit Against Hotel Conference Center Negative Declaration

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 20, 2015
| (128) Comments

Harrington Follows Through, Files Suit Against Hotel Conference Center Negative Declaration

On Friday, Attorney Don Mooney filed a lawsuit on behalf of Michael Harrington, and Supporters of Respons ...

On Friday, Attorney Don Mooney filed a lawsuit on behalf of Michael Harrington, and Supporters of Responsible Planning in Davis, an unincorporated association, against the city of Davis, challenging t ...

October 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (128) Comments

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Can We Fix Traffic on Richards – Yes We Can

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 16, 2015
| (19) Comments

Can We Fix Traffic on Richards – Yes We Can

While the city believes that the Hotel-Conference Center will not impact traffic on Richards Boulevard, t ...

While the city believes that the Hotel-Conference Center will not impact traffic on Richards Boulevard, the same cannot be said for Nishi. Moreover, the existing roadway conditions are problematic reg ...

September 16, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (19) Comments

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Will Harrington Challenge Hotel on CEQA Grounds?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 16, 2015
| (12) Comments

Will Harrington Challenge Hotel on CEQA Grounds?

Three weeks ago the Davis City Council tentatively approved the Hotel-Conference Center along Richards Bo ...

Three weeks ago the Davis City Council tentatively approved the Hotel-Conference Center along Richards Boulevard, and they did so making a Mitigated Negative Declaration arguing that the impacts of th ...

September 16, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Can the Council Push For Better Projects?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 15, 2015
| (23) Comments

Commentary: Can the Council Push For Better Projects?

In some ways, I’m sure I will hear from various councilmembers that this is an unfair question. That the ...

In some ways, I’m sure I will hear from various councilmembers that this is an unfair question. That the developers are private interests and they should have the right to put their project on the bal ...

September 15, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (23) Comments

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Commentary: Council Deals with Draft EIR, Now Needs to Take Housing Off Table

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 03, 2015
| (39) Comments

Commentary: Council Deals with Draft EIR, Now Needs to Take Housing Off Table

The Davis City Council on Tuesday made the decision to extend the EIR deadline for the Mace Ranch Innovat ...

The Davis City Council on Tuesday made the decision to extend the EIR deadline for the Mace Ranch Innovation Center by 45 days. In doing so, they acknowledged that they were pushing the Measure R vote ...

September 03, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (39) Comments

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After Mace Developer Agrees to Extension, Council Supports It Unanimously

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 02, 2015
| (5) Comments

After Mace Developer Agrees to Extension, Council Supports It Unanimously

It started Tuesday afternoon, as developer Dan Ramos emailed a letter to council stating, “Over the cours ...

It started Tuesday afternoon, as developer Dan Ramos emailed a letter to council stating, “Over the course of the last week, several members of the public have requested an extension of time in which ...

September 02, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Two Issues Loom on Mace Ranch Innovation Center

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 01, 2015
| (34) Comments

Analysis: Two Issues Loom on Mace Ranch Innovation Center

Responding to feedback from the public last week, the Davis City Council will take up the issue of the ti ...

Responding to feedback from the public last week, the Davis City Council will take up the issue of the timing of the EIR. Several members of the public spoke during public comment time to ask for an e ...

September 01, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (34) Comments

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My View: Stop Saying Projects Are Being Rushed Forward

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 29, 2015
| (18) Comments

My View: Stop Saying Projects Are Being Rushed Forward

One of the lines I hear all the time – and, quite frankly, I have grown tired of – is the notion that pro ...

One of the lines I hear all the time – and, quite frankly, I have grown tired of – is the notion that projects are being “rushed” forward. The reality is that it is almost never the case that projects ...

August 29, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (18) Comments

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