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Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning the Answer?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2019
| (31) Comments

Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning the Answer?

Senator Scott Wiener could not get his zoning changes through the legislature – yet – but as a couple of ...

Senator Scott Wiener could not get his zoning changes through the legislature – yet – but as a couple of recent articles that appeared in the New York Times over the last week demonstrate, it might be ...

June 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Impacts of SB 50 Being Assessed, Battles Emerge with Suburbs Pushing Back

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 13, 2019
| (19) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Impacts of SB 50 Being Assessed, Battles Emerge with Suburbs Pushing Back

An article that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday looks at the impact of Senator Scott Wi ...

An article that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday looks at the impact of Senator Scott Wiener’s sweeping bill, SB 50. As noted in the article, a group called “Walnut Creek for Controll ...

May 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Measure L Vote Shows Evolving Electorate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 11, 2018
| (54) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Measure L Vote Shows Evolving Electorate

A couple of recent comments stand out to me. Last week, Alan Pryor wrote: “People change over 12 years… ...

A couple of recent comments stand out to me. Last week, Alan Pryor wrote: “People change over 12 years… David Greenwald has changed into a developer-loving mouthpiece. Case in point – David Greenwa ...

November 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Is NIMBYISM to Blame for California Income Disparities?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 28, 2018
| (36) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Is NIMBYISM to Blame for California Income Disparities?

The Economic this week asks the provocative question: why is one of America’s richest states also its poo ...

The Economic this week asks the provocative question: why is one of America’s richest states also its poorest? The article attributes some of this to NIMBYISM. One of the more interesting factoids is ...

October 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: If We Can’t Build, Blocked By Litigation – Is Rent Control the Answer?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 05, 2018
| (85) Comments

Commentary: If We Can’t Build, Blocked By Litigation – Is Rent Control the Answer?

Sky-rocketing rents, unaffordable housing, and lack of available housing are not just a Davis issue, they ...

Sky-rocketing rents, unaffordable housing, and lack of available housing are not just a Davis issue, they are a statewide issue. On the ballot for November, about a month away, is Proposition 10, a b ...

October 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Bleak News on Housing Gets Even Bleaker

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2018
| (43) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Bleak News on Housing Gets Even Bleaker

We have been focused on the local housing crisis. The reality is this is not just a Davis problem. In f ...

We have been focused on the local housing crisis. The reality is this is not just a Davis problem. In fact, according to a report this week, it is not just a housing problem. The headlines across t ...

June 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: How SB 35 Might Impact Local Community Planning and Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2018
| (117) Comments

Analysis: How SB 35 Might Impact Local Community Planning and Development

Last fall, the state legislature approved SB 35, and the question was going to be how it impacted local c ...

Last fall, the state legislature approved SB 35, and the question was going to be how it impacted local communities. A report released earlier reported that 97.6 percent of California cities and coun ...

June 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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University Policies Drive One Family from Affordable Graduate Student Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2018
| (36) Comments

University Policies Drive One Family from Affordable Graduate Student Housing

The discussion over student housing has largely focused on undergraduate students. While their numbers d ...

The discussion over student housing has largely focused on undergraduate students. While their numbers dictate attention, university policies actually put graduate students in more jeopardy – especia ...

April 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Housing Crisis and the International Community, Part 2

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 03, 2018
| (7) Comments

Davis Housing Crisis and the International Community, Part 2

By Nathalie Mvondo The following is an Interview of an International scholar who asked to remain anonymou ...

By Nathalie Mvondo The following is an Interview of an International scholar who asked to remain anonymous. Would you say it's difficult for international students to find housing in Davis? Yes If yes ...

April 03, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Davis Housing Crisis and the International Community, Part 1

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 02, 2018
| (3) Comments

Davis Housing Crisis and the International Community, Part 1

Interview of Jessica Chin Foo, entrepreneur, co-founder of Garba Wine Company LLC and of Gauguine Wines, ...

Interview of Jessica Chin Foo, entrepreneur, co-founder of Garba Wine Company LLC and of Gauguine Wines, International Sales Marketing Director at Hinerava. By Nathalie Mvondo I love living in Davis. ...

April 02, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Housing Affects Us All

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 30, 2018
| (50) Comments

Guest Commentary: Housing Affects Us All

By Don Gibson and Aaron Latta The housing crisis has hit a critical point. Everyone constantly quotes a 0 ...

By Don Gibson and Aaron Latta The housing crisis has hit a critical point. Everyone constantly quotes a 0.2-percent vacancy rate, but what does this actually mean? It means that in 2017, 8,122 apartme ...

March 30, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: Dorm Living for Professionals

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 07, 2018
| (40) Comments

Analysis: Dorm Living for Professionals

Critics of various apartment complex proposals around town have claimed that these are “mega-dorms” and t ...

Critics of various apartment complex proposals around town have claimed that these are “mega-dorms” and their structure makes them poorly suited for workers or families. But it appears that these cri ...

March 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Can Old Ideas Also Help Davis’ Housing Crunch

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 06, 2018
| (31) Comments

Commentary: Can Old Ideas Also Help Davis’ Housing Crunch

A week ago, former Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo published an op-ed in the Sacramento Bee that laid out ...

A week ago, former Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo published an op-ed in the Sacramento Bee that laid out some ideas of “some realistic options for affordable housing today.” She suggested “borrowing ...

March 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: There Are No Panaceas for Housing, but Status Quo Is Not Working

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 25, 2018
| (41) Comments

Sunday Commentary: There Are No Panaceas for Housing, but Status Quo Is Not Working

For years I have heard the same dilemma over the notion that we cannot build our way out of the housing c ...

For years I have heard the same dilemma over the notion that we cannot build our way out of the housing crisis. There are variants on that theme. As one person put it back in November, “I am doubtfu ...

February 25, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (41) Comments

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An Adequate Housing Supply to Meet Internal City Needs

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 13, 2018
| (35) Comments

An Adequate Housing Supply to Meet Internal City Needs

(The following is from an excerpt of a letter dated January 12, 2018, from West Davis Active Adult Center ...

(The following is from an excerpt of a letter dated January 12, 2018, from West Davis Active Adult Center developer David Taormino to the city of Davis on the subject of providing “An adequate housing ...

January 13, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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As SB 2 Takes Effect, Impact on Davis’ Affordable Housing Remains Unclear

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 03, 2018
| (2) Comments

As SB 2 Takes Effect, Impact on Davis’ Affordable Housing Remains Unclear

Effective this week, pursuant to Senate Bill 2, the Yolo County Clerk’s Office announced that documents a ...

Effective this week, pursuant to Senate Bill 2, the Yolo County Clerk’s Office announced that documents accepted for recording “may be charged an additional $75.” SB 2 was passed last fall to create ...

January 03, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (2) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: The Rise of the New Progressives

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 29, 2017
| (25) Comments

Sunday Commentary: The Rise of the New Progressives

In our Monday Morning Thoughts, as we perused the large and growing field of candidates, we indicated the ...

In our Monday Morning Thoughts, as we perused the large and growing field of candidates, we indicated the shift to what I have called “New Progressives” – candidates that have emphasized the need for ...

October 29, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (25) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Housing Crisis Not Just Driven by UC Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2017
| (39) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Housing Crisis Not Just Driven by UC Davis

A tidal wave is building and it is difficult to know how it will end up impacting Davis. Across the stat ...

A tidal wave is building and it is difficult to know how it will end up impacting Davis. Across the state, attention is being focused on a statewide housing crisis. The state legislature, led by aff ...

September 10, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (39) Comments

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Analysis: California’s Housing Crisis, SB 35, and How It Might Impact Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 18, 2017
| (85) Comments

Analysis: California’s Housing Crisis, SB 35, and How It Might Impact Davis

The Vanguard and local residents have focused on the local housing problem in Davis – the lack of student ...

The Vanguard and local residents have focused on the local housing problem in Davis – the lack of student housing and lack of both big “A” Affordable Housing and also small “a” affordable housing. Bu ...

July 18, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (85) Comments

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