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Council Unanimous in Support of Chiles Road Project, Affordable Housing Stream

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 20, 2019
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Council Unanimous in Support of Chiles Road Project, Affordable Housing Stream

In the end, neither the changes to the Affordable Housing ordinance, that enabled the council to approve ...

In the end, neither the changes to the Affordable Housing ordinance, that enabled the council to approve the alternative funding stream, nor the project at 3820 Chiles Road proved to be very controver ...

March 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: There Are Legitimate Problems at Pacifico, but Some of the Public Comments Were Inappropriate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 21, 2019
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Commentary: There Are Legitimate Problems at Pacifico, but Some of the Public Comments Were Inappropriate

There were legitimate complaints from people living in the area to be sure. But there was not an adequate ...

There were legitimate complaints from people living in the area to be sure. But there was not an adequate distinction at times between the population its and the management (or lack there of) of the f ...

February 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Vows to Drastically Change Pacifico after Hearing Earful from Neighbors

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2019
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Council Vows to Drastically Change Pacifico after Hearing Earful from Neighbors

The council heard more than an hour of public comment on Tuesday, mostly from neighbors and adjacent resi ...

The council heard more than an hour of public comment on Tuesday, mostly from neighbors and adjacent residents complaining about the ongoing nuisance at Pacifico. Mayor Brett Lee did not even wait fo ...

February 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Racism Continues to Lie Just Below the Surface

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2019
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Commentary: Racism Continues to Lie Just Below the Surface

"There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he mu ...

"There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right.” - Martin Luther King The comments ma ...

January 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Discusses Commercial Space Options and Next Steps

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 09, 2019
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Council Discusses Commercial Space Options and Next Steps

On Tuesday night, the city council heard staff’s presentation on available vacant commercially zoned prop ...

On Tuesday night, the city council heard staff’s presentation on available vacant commercially zoned properties in the city, making it clear that not all properties in the inventory are necessarily go ...

January 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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2018 in Review: Women of Color Win in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2019
| (1) Comment

2018 in Review: Women of Color Win in Davis

Back in August, the Vanguard ran a story featuring then Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida and candidates Cindy ...

Back in August, the Vanguard ran a story featuring then Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida and candidates Cindy Pickett (DJUSD School Board) and Melissa Moreno (Yolo County Board of Education) as three pote ...

January 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Bad News Ahead on the Housing Front?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2018
| (14) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Bad News Ahead on the Housing Front?

An ominous article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend: “Development of market-rate hous ...

An ominous article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend: “Development of market-rate housing in San Francisco will slow to a trickle in 2019, because a combination of higher constructi ...

December 31, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: We Must Address Inequality with Our Housing Policies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 30, 2018
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Guest Commentary: We Must Address Inequality with Our Housing Policies

By Gloria Partida The current report commissioned by the city to evaluate the feasibility of integrated a ...

By Gloria Partida The current report commissioned by the city to evaluate the feasibility of integrated affordable housing in Davis, concludes that “– under current economic conditions – the Downtown ...

December 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Need to Examine Student Restraint Guidelines

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 27, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Need to Examine Student Restraint Guidelines

By Gloria Partida On November 28th 13 year old Max Benson, who had a diagnosis of autism, died while bein ...

By Gloria Partida On November 28th 13 year old Max Benson, who had a diagnosis of autism, died while being held in a prone restraint at the non public school he attended. These sterile facts tell litt ...

December 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Who Benefits from the Davis Status Quo?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2018
| (69) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Who Benefits from the Davis Status Quo?

In recent weeks I have seen the terms “left” and “right” used at times to describe positions in local pol ...

In recent weeks I have seen the terms “left” and “right” used at times to describe positions in local politics. While I understand that temptation, I continue to believe that those terms are misappli ...

December 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Extend Interim Affordable Housing Ordinance; Will Look into Vertical Mixed-Use

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 28, 2018
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Council to Extend Interim Affordable Housing Ordinance; Will Look into Vertical Mixed-Use

The Davis City Council became the third entity in the last two weeks to look at the city’s affordable hou ...

The Davis City Council became the third entity in the last two weeks to look at the city’s affordable housing ordinance. Ultimately, they followed staff recommendations by keeping the 15 percent inte ...

November 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: 2018 Marks a Continued Decline in the Influence of the Slow Growth Position in Davis Politics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 17, 2018
| (49) Comments

My View: 2018 Marks a Continued Decline in the Influence of the Slow Growth Position in Davis Politics

In 2000, after years of rapid growth in the city of Davis, progressive forces were resurgent. Not only w ...

In 2000, after years of rapid growth in the city of Davis, progressive forces were resurgent. Not only would they get their seminal ordinance approved by the voters – albeit by a relatively narrow 53 ...

November 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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City Approves Contract with DCEA

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 17, 2018
| (4) Comments

City Approves Contract with DCEA

(From Press Release) - The Davis City Council approved a four-year labor agreement with the Davis City Em ...

(From Press Release) - The Davis City Council approved a four-year labor agreement with the Davis City Employees Association (DCEA), bringing to conclusion nearly a decade of operating without a negot ...

November 17, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Backs New Cannery Village Plan Which Has Support of Neighbors

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 14, 2018
| (7) Comments

Council Backs New Cannery Village Plan Which Has Support of Neighbors

Last spring, the Cannery project put up another proposal that went over badly in both the Cannery neighbo ...

Last spring, the Cannery project put up another proposal that went over badly in both the Cannery neighborhood as well as the community as a whole. The proposal for an LA Fitness was opposed by exist ...

November 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Creates Subcommittee to Look Into Final Form of Plaza 2555

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2018
| (23) Comments

Council Creates Subcommittee to Look Into Final Form of Plaza 2555

The Davis City Council on Tuesday was unsure of the final form of Plaza 2555, but the councilmembers were ...

The Davis City Council on Tuesday was unsure of the final form of Plaza 2555, but the councilmembers were convinced that the site should be residential rather than commercial, as currently zoned. The ...

October 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Lawsuit Represents an Appropriation of Civil Rights Issues for a Land Use Dispute

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 01, 2018
| (80) Comments

Guest Commentary: Lawsuit Represents an Appropriation of Civil Rights Issues for a Land Use Dispute

By Gloria Partida After Darren Wilson’s non-indictment in the shooting death of Michael Brown in 2014, I ...

By Gloria Partida After Darren Wilson’s non-indictment in the shooting death of Michael Brown in 2014, I read an article by Brit Bennet in Jezebel titled I don’t know what to do about good white peopl ...

October 01, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Listens to Update on Davis Downtown – Focuses on Housing, Economic Development, and Sustainability

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2018
| (35) Comments

Council Listens to Update on Davis Downtown – Focuses on Housing, Economic Development, and Sustainability

The Davis City Council on Tuesday night received their first update on the Downtown Plan – there was a cl ...

The Davis City Council on Tuesday night received their first update on the Downtown Plan – there was a clear push for things like mixed use and residential in the core, as well as a push for sustainab ...

September 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Unanimously Approves Davis Live Apartments, Students Push Back against Litigation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 29, 2018
| (52) Comments

Council Unanimously Approves Davis Live Apartments, Students Push Back against Litigation

Given it is a location surrounded by other student housing, even a seven-story proposed project drew no o ...

Given it is a location surrounded by other student housing, even a seven-story proposed project drew no outright opposition at the council meeting on Tuesday – unless of course you are Soluri Meserve, ...

August 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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The Year of the Woman of Color in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2018
| (10) Comments

The Year of the Woman of Color in Davis

Back in June, when Gloria Partida became the first Latina elected to the Davis City Council, she not only ...

Back in June, when Gloria Partida became the first Latina elected to the Davis City Council, she not only won, but finished first and in two years will be the Mayor of Davis. In acknowledging the “his ...

August 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Split on How to Handle New Body Camera Policy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 01, 2018
| (10) Comments

Council Split on How to Handle New Body Camera Policy

The combination of the city’s Surveillance Technology Ordinance, as well as recommendations from Interim ...

The combination of the city’s Surveillance Technology Ordinance, as well as recommendations from Interim Police Auditor Mike Gennaco, in the wake of the Picnic Day investigation pushed changes to the ...

August 01, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (10) Comments

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