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Burrowing Owls Issue Leads to Litigation Against Residence Inn Hotel

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2017
| (18) Comments

Burrowing Owls Issue Leads to Litigation Against Residence Inn Hotel

The Burrowing Owl Preservation Society, a non-profit incorporated group whose membership is based in Yolo ...

The Burrowing Owl Preservation Society, a non-profit incorporated group whose membership is based in Yolo County, has become the latest entity to file suit against a pending development in Davis. The ...

January 13, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Litigation Appears to End Hope of a Davis Hotel Conference Center

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2017
| (8) Comments

Commentary: Litigation Appears to End Hope of a Davis Hotel Conference Center

Last fall, the Vanguard made a simple request of the city, seeking to ascertain the direct cost on the ci ...

Last fall, the Vanguard made a simple request of the city, seeking to ascertain the direct cost on the city of litigation. At that time, the number from four lawsuits involving various projects in th ...

January 12, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Letter From Attorney Leads to Delay in MRIC Certification Request

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2017
| (23) Comments

Letter From Attorney Leads to Delay in MRIC Certification Request

On Tuesday evening, Mayor Robb Davis at the Davis City Council meeting announced that the developers at t ...

On Tuesday evening, Mayor Robb Davis at the Davis City Council meeting announced that the developers at the Mace Ranch Innovation Center had asked that the item requesting certification of the EIR be ...

January 12, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Comments Invited on Scope of Long Range Development Plan EIR

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 11, 2017
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Comments Invited on Scope of Long Range Development Plan EIR

(From UC Davis Press Release) Quick Summary Environmental review is next step in updating the campus' s g ...

(From UC Davis Press Release) Quick Summary Environmental review is next step in updating the campus' s growth plan EIR’s Notice of Preparation available online and in libraries Open house scheduled f ...

January 11, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Ramos Responds to Vanguard MRIC EIR Certification Column

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 10, 2017
| (5) Comments

Ramos Responds to Vanguard MRIC EIR Certification Column

On Monday morning, the Vanguard had a provocative column, arguing that, while it believes the city needs ...

On Monday morning, the Vanguard had a provocative column, arguing that, while it believes the city needs an innovation center at Mace, the city needs to be able to get a project approved by the voters ...

January 10, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: MRIC Should Not Ask for Certification of EIR without a Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 09, 2017
| (20) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: MRIC Should Not Ask for Certification of EIR without a Project

Here we go again. The Vanguard believes that the city needs an innovation center at Mace. It is difficu ...

Here we go again. The Vanguard believes that the city needs an innovation center at Mace. It is difficult to see the city fixing its fiscal problems without expanding the amount of commercial space ...

January 09, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (20) Comments

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Should Council Certify MRIC EIR in Absence of a Project?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2017
| (30) Comments

Should Council Certify MRIC EIR in Absence of a Project?

In the spring of 2016, following a rejection of a mixed-use proposal by the city council, the developers ...

In the spring of 2016, following a rejection of a mixed-use proposal by the city council, the developers of the Mace Ranch Innovation Center paused their project. Briefly after the election they atte ...

January 08, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Another View of the LRDP Process

Posted by Dan Carson
|Date: December 10, 2016
| (5) Comments

Another View of the LRDP Process

by Dan Carson I have reviewed the draft “LRDP Interests Framework” that you will be discussing on Tuesday ...

by Dan Carson I have reviewed the draft “LRDP Interests Framework” that you will be discussing on Tuesday. My comments are not intended to represent the views of the Finance and Budget Commission, of ...

December 10, 2016
| by Dan Carson

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Commentary: Planning by Litigation Run Amuck

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 01, 2016
| (21) Comments

Commentary: Planning by Litigation Run Amuck

This week the Vanguard has reported on the settlement between Michael Harrington and the developers of th ...

This week the Vanguard has reported on the settlement between Michael Harrington and the developers of the Embassy Suites Hotel Conference Center. It has been a remarkable process, insofar as it is u ...

December 01, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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CEQA Suit Attempts to Block Field & Pond

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 01, 2016
| (50) Comments

CEQA Suit Attempts to Block Field & Pond

The Board of Supervisors twice had to approve an event permit for the Field & Pond event center to ho ...

The Board of Supervisors twice had to approve an event permit for the Field & Pond event center to host weddings out in a rural stretch of Yolo County. The approvals came over the strenuous object ...

December 01, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi Lost, So Why Is the Lawsuit Against It Going Forward?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 13, 2016
| (65) Comments

Nishi Lost, So Why Is the Lawsuit Against It Going Forward?

There have been a number of lawsuits filed against projects in Davis this year. Back on July 12, sources ...

There have been a number of lawsuits filed against projects in Davis this year. Back on July 12, sources suggested that the suit against the hotel conference center would settle, but that settlement ...

September 13, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (65) Comments

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Lincoln40 Prepares for Draft EIR, Scoping Meeting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 09, 2016
| (119) Comments

Lincoln40 Prepares for Draft EIR, Scoping Meeting

Next Thursday, September 15, at 6 pm, the city of Davis will conduct a public scoping meeting to solicit ...

Next Thursday, September 15, at 6 pm, the city of Davis will conduct a public scoping meeting to solicit input and comments from public agencies and the general public on the proposed Draft Environmen ...

September 09, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Tuleyome’s Letter Opposing a Negative Declaration at Field & Pond

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 26, 2016
| (22) Comments

Tuleyome’s Letter Opposing a Negative Declaration at Field & Pond

Following the Vanguard’s article on Wednesday on the Field & Pond dispute, Bob Schneider submitted Tu ...

Following the Vanguard’s article on Wednesday on the Field & Pond dispute, Bob Schneider submitted Tuleyome’s letter opposing a Negative Declaration for Field and Pond, as well as Ecologist Chad R ...

August 26, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (22) Comments

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Council Looks to Take First Steps toward General Plan Update

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 15, 2016
| (61) Comments

Council Looks to Take First Steps toward General Plan Update

During the council campaign several candidates indicated their support for a general plan update, and whe ...

During the council campaign several candidates indicated their support for a general plan update, and when Robb Davis, in a Vanguard interview in June, suggested the same, it became clear there were a ...

July 15, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Student Housing Concerns Come Out During Sterling Discussion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2016
| (36) Comments

Student Housing Concerns Come Out During Sterling Discussion

The main purpose of the item on Tuesday night on Sterling dealt with the structuring of alternatives for ...

The main purpose of the item on Tuesday night on Sterling dealt with the structuring of alternatives for the EIR (Environmental Impact Report) for the apartment housing proposal at the current site of ...

June 16, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (36) Comments

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Commentary: The First Answer Doesn’t Have to Be NO

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2016
| (96) Comments

Commentary: The First Answer Doesn’t Have to Be NO

The Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) proposal coming back to council has lit up a normally low period ...

The Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) proposal coming back to council has lit up a normally low period in the news cycle. MRIC has come back on the table with a stripped down 102-acre proposal but ...

June 14, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (96) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Lack of Trust Slowing Us Down

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 12, 2016
| (78) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Lack of Trust Slowing Us Down

The school board has a saying, we move at the speed of trust. It is a phrase that suggests that the pace ...

The school board has a saying, we move at the speed of trust. It is a phrase that suggests that the pace of movement and change can only proceed at a rate that the public can absorb and can understan ...

June 12, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (78) Comments

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Council to Consider EIR Project Alternatives for Sterling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2016
| (23) Comments

Council to Consider EIR Project Alternatives for Sterling

The city of Davis has shifted course on the proposed Sterling Apartment project on 5th Street. Originall ...

The city of Davis has shifted course on the proposed Sterling Apartment project on 5th Street. Originally they were looking to go the route of a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND, or Neg Dec), but ...

June 11, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (23) Comments

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November Vote Sought on Scaled Down MRIC Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2016
| (19) Comments

November Vote Sought on Scaled Down MRIC Project

When Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) developers put the project on pause, the community had every rea ...

When Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) developers put the project on pause, the community had every reason to believe the project was dead. Already having put $3 to $4.5 million into the project, o ...

June 11, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (19) Comments

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Guest Commentary: Downtown Traffic Will Also Get Much Worse with Nishi

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 26, 2016
| (60) Comments

Guest Commentary: Downtown Traffic Will Also Get Much Worse with Nishi

By Dan Cornford The debate about the traffic impacts of the Nishi project has mostly focused on its effec ...

By Dan Cornford The debate about the traffic impacts of the Nishi project has mostly focused on its effects on congestion through the Richards/Olive Drive intersection and into the downtown tunnel. Mi ...

May 26, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (60) Comments

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