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Guest Commentary: Development Planning Priorities for Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 06, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Development Planning Priorities for Davis

by Judy Corbett, Alan Hirsch, Roberta Millstein, Alan Pryor, Bob Schneider, David J. Thompson, Colin Wals ...

by Judy Corbett, Alan Hirsch, Roberta Millstein, Alan Pryor, Bob Schneider, David J. Thompson, Colin Walsh, Stephen Wheeler, James Zanetto, and the Sierra Club Yolano Group Develop infill oppor ...

June 06, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: City, Council Will Now Turn to a General Plan Update

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2022
| (13) Comments

Commentary: City, Council Will Now Turn to a General Plan Update

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It took the city of Davis over four years to complete ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It took the city of Davis over four years to complete the Downtown Plan. While there are definite steps forward here, overall I’m a bit skeptical th ...

December 21, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: As Projects Line Up, A General Plan Could Provide Clarity – Alas, No Clarity in Sight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 15, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: As Projects Line Up, A General Plan Could Provide Clarity – Alas, No Clarity in Sight

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week the Vanguard broke the story on the pre-app ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week the Vanguard broke the story on the pre-app submitted for a housing development on the Mace Curve. That makes it the third project lining ...

August 15, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: In a Close Call, Tie Goes to Free Speech…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 01, 2022
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Commentary: In a Close Call, Tie Goes to Free Speech…

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - A few weeks ago I wrote a column arguing the ballot st ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - A few weeks ago I wrote a column arguing the ballot statements by the No on DiSC were “wildly inaccurate” and “exaggerated.” Despite the ruling by J ...

April 01, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Timing for General Plan Now Puzzling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 07, 2021
| (42) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Timing for General Plan Now Puzzling

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When they first rolled out the sequencing here, it mad ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When they first rolled out the sequencing here, it made a little bit of sense—the city of Davis would roll out the Downtown Plan first and then roll ...

November 07, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: A Realistic Assessment of Davis’ Housing Situation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 05, 2021
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Commentary: A Realistic Assessment of Davis’ Housing Situation

By David M. Greenwald Listening to the housing discussion on Wednesday was a reminder that the housing is ...

By David M. Greenwald Listening to the housing discussion on Wednesday was a reminder that the housing issue, while diminished during times of COVID, is probably coming back—especially if the projecti ...

March 05, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: California Housing Crisis and the Out Migration

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 16, 2021
| (14) Comments

Commentary: California Housing Crisis and the Out Migration

By David M. Greenwald This year people have been shrugging off the housing crisis. I get it, COVID, econ ...

By David M. Greenwald This year people have been shrugging off the housing crisis. I get it, COVID, economic downtown, civil rights have definitely, if not muddied the water, made it far more complic ...

February 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Lots of Questions and Few Answers for Davis’ Future

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 10, 2020
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Commentary: Lots of Questions and Few Answers for Davis’ Future

By David M. Greenwald There is perhaps some chance that Measure B—DISC, the Davis Innovation & Sustai ...

By David M. Greenwald There is perhaps some chance that Measure B—DISC, the Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus—can make a comeback, but at this point those chances are fleeting, as it trails ...

November 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Planning Commission Discussion Highlights Huge Issues in Our Planning System

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 30, 2020
| (19) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Planning Commission Discussion Highlights Huge Issues in Our Planning System

By David M. Greenwald It was a 4-3 vote that was actually far closer than even the numerical numbers sugg ...

By David M. Greenwald It was a 4-3 vote that was actually far closer than even the numerical numbers suggested. The commission had to pull from consideration recommendations on the architectural site ...

August 30, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: We Have a Chance to Close the Housing Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 23, 2020
| (38) Comments

Sunday Commentary: We Have a Chance to Close the Housing Gap

By David M. Greenwald Measure J has sometimes become a rather convenient target for the housing problems ...

By David M. Greenwald Measure J has sometimes become a rather convenient target for the housing problems in Davis. Leaving aside the fact that housing is an issue statewide, including most places wher ...

August 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: What is a Moderate Path Forward on Growth For Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2020
| (67) Comments

Commentary: What is a Moderate Path Forward on Growth For Davis?

In 2012 campaign, there was no talk about development or housing. In a city like Davis, known for its di ...

In 2012 campaign, there was no talk about development or housing. In a city like Davis, known for its divisive wars over growth from Mace Ranch to Wildhorse to Measure J and Covell Village this was a ...

January 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Will Judge Reconsider Trackside Tentative Ruling Based on FAR Arguments?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 16, 2019
| (26) Comments

Will Judge Reconsider Trackside Tentative Ruling Based on FAR Arguments?

Last month, Judge Sam McAdam ruled against the city and for the plaintiffs on the challenge by the Old Ea ...

Last month, Judge Sam McAdam ruled against the city and for the plaintiffs on the challenge by the Old East Davis Neighborhood Association to the Trackside approval. The city disagreed with the rulin ...

April 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Did Judge Err in Striking Down Approval of Trackside?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 17, 2019
| (11) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Did Judge Err in Striking Down Approval of Trackside?

The city was definitely caught off guard by this week’s tentative ruling on Trackside. And while perhaps ...

The city was definitely caught off guard by this week’s tentative ruling on Trackside. And while perhaps the city can gain some solace in the fact that it was a tentative ruling and that Judge Sam Mc ...

March 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Judge Throws Out Trackside in a Tentative Ruling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 14, 2019
| (36) Comments

Judge Throws Out Trackside in a Tentative Ruling

Officials in the city of Davis are not saying much until the tentative ruling goes before Judge McAdam on ...

Officials in the city of Davis are not saying much until the tentative ruling goes before Judge McAdam on April 5 – but they did tell the Vanguard on Wednesday that they are stunned by his planned rul ...

March 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2019
| (5) Comments

Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?

At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has been interesting ...

At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has been interesting to watch the shift in these addresses over time. Dan Wolk during his time as mayor offered an ...

March 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (5) Comments

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Analysis: Is Measure R Back in Play?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 31, 2018
| (96) Comments

Analysis: Is Measure R Back in Play?

In 2000, the voters of Davis by about a 1400 vote margin (53.6 to 46.3 percent) approved Measure J, which ...

In 2000, the voters of Davis by about a 1400 vote margin (53.6 to 46.3 percent) approved Measure J, which amended “the city's general plan to add a policy requiring voter approval for certain changes ...

January 31, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Lincoln40 and Density, the General Plan, Infill and the Need for Student Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2018
| (4) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Lincoln40 and Density, the General Plan, Infill and the Need for Student Housing

The Planning Commission staff report for Lincoln40 provides for some interesting discussion. Staff gets ...

The Planning Commission staff report for Lincoln40 provides for some interesting discussion. Staff gets its opportunity to respond to some of the community dialogue and discussion, and here we highli ...

January 08, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Neighborhood Sues City over Approval of Trackside

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2017
| (62) Comments

Neighborhood Sues City over Approval of Trackside

A few weeks after the city council approved the Trackside infill development at four stories, the Old Eas ...

A few weeks after the city council approved the Trackside infill development at four stories, the Old East Davis Neighborhood Association has hired attorney Don Mooney and filed a CEQA suit challengin ...

December 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (62) Comments

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Systemic Injustice – The Davis Disconnect

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 15, 2017
| (30) Comments

Systemic Injustice – The Davis Disconnect

by Mark West “Social justice is the concept of fair and just relation between the individual and s ...

by Mark West “Social justice is the concept of fair and just relation between the individual and society. This is measured by the explicit and tacit terms for the distribution of wealth, opport ...

September 15, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Trackside Debate Illustrates Need for CASP Update

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 16, 2017
| (67) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Trackside Debate Illustrates Need for CASP Update

I have mixed feelings on the need to do a new General Plan. Or at least a full new one. An update of th ...

I have mixed feelings on the need to do a new General Plan. Or at least a full new one. An update of the Core Area Specific Plan (CASP) with updates on sustainability goals might be sufficient. But ...

July 16, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (67) Comments

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