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Davis Receives Another Letter from HCD on Its Lack of Compliance with the Housing Element

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 09, 2023
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Davis Receives Another Letter from HCD on Its Lack of Compliance with the Housing Element

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While city staff maintains that there were no new find ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While city staff maintains that there were no new findings in the letter, the city received another “Notice of Violation” from HCD noting that the ci ...

September 09, 2023
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Commentary: Davis Should Be Eyeing Developments in Other Communities

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 01, 2023
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Commentary: Davis Should Be Eyeing Developments in Other Communities

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As I write this piece, the city of Davis remains out o ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As I write this piece, the city of Davis remains out of compliance with state housing law and has twice failed to adopt a Housing Element. The city ...

September 01, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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San Bernardino Reaches Agreement with State on Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 30, 2023
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San Bernardino Reaches Agreement with State on Housing

By the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The city of San Bernardino under threat of litigation from the state, ag ...

By the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The city of San Bernardino under threat of litigation from the state, agreed to update their housing plan to meet their state-mandated goals, which include 8,123 addit ...

August 30, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Consequences

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 15, 2023
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Commentary: Consequences

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It will be interesting to see what comes of the legal ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It will be interesting to see what comes of the legal threat by Legal Services of Northern California. They demanded that the city adopt its Housing ...

August 15, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: City Responds to Legal Services

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 14, 2023
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Letter: City Responds to Legal Services

Editor’s note: Last week the Vanguard reported on the letter from Legal Services re: Compliance with Hous ...

Editor’s note: Last week the Vanguard reported on the letter from Legal Services re: Compliance with Housing Element. In response, the city estimates that the new housing element will be ready for su ...

August 14, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Legal Services Issues Letter to Davis Re: Compliance with Housing Element

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 10, 2023
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Legal Services Issues Letter to Davis Re: Compliance with Housing Element

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city of Davis is facing mounting pressure due to t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city of Davis is facing mounting pressure due to their thus-far non-compliant Housing Element. The Vanguard recently received a copy of a letter ...

August 10, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Court: ‘Regional Housing Need’ Determinations Aren’t Judicially Reviewable

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 28, 2023
| (1) Comment

Court: ‘Regional Housing Need’ Determinations Aren’t Judicially Reviewable

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – In a victory for the State and HCD (Housing and ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – In a victory for the State and HCD (Housing and Community Development), an appellate court on Thursday affirmed a trial court judgment dismissi ...

July 28, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Affordable Housing – Another Approach

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 18, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Affordable Housing – Another Approach

by Jim Frame Davis doesn't have a shortage of million-dollar houses, it has a shortage of housing afforda ...

by Jim Frame Davis doesn't have a shortage of million-dollar houses, it has a shortage of housing affordable by people with very low, low and moderate incomes. The demand for high-end single-family-d ...

June 18, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: The Council Has a Chance to Pave a Reasonable Path Forward, but They Must Act

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2023
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My View: The Council Has a Chance to Pave a Reasonable Path Forward, but They Must Act

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When we last saw the council, it was around 2 am and t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When we last saw the council, it was around 2 am and the council decided to continue their discussion of Long Range Growth Options until June 20. Th ...

June 17, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Council Failed to Act Again – Now What?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: The Council Failed to Act Again – Now What?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was two in the morning on Wednesday morning and I’m ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was two in the morning on Wednesday morning and I’m still getting texts— “where is the urgency” and “doesn’t the council care that there is a hous ...

June 11, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Still No Urgency on Housing – But the Clock Is Ticking

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2023
| (49) Comments

Commentary: Still No Urgency on Housing – But the Clock Is Ticking

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Time is not our friend in this. Council was acutely a ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Time is not our friend in this. Council was acutely aware of this fact at 1 AM as Mayor Will Arnold suggested the discussion be continued—perhaps to ...

June 08, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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My View: There Seems Little Urgency on Housing by the Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2023
| (17) Comments

My View: There Seems Little Urgency on Housing by the Council

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday I was once again disappointed to see what I ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday I was once again disappointed to see what I perceive as a lack of urgency on the part of council when it comes to housing. Let me be clea ...

May 20, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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My View: City Report Provides Snapshot of the Local Housing Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 29, 2023
| (3) Comments

My View: City Report Provides Snapshot of the Local Housing Crisis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On the consent agenda for Tuesday the city council wil ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On the consent agenda for Tuesday the city council will receive the 2022 annual Housing Element Progress Report. The portrait it paints demonstrates ...

April 29, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Council Authorizes City Response to HCD Letter

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 19, 2023
| (2) Comments

Council Authorizes City Response to HCD Letter

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Two weeks after receiving a letter from the state Hous ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Two weeks after receiving a letter from the state Housing and Community Development (HCD) informing the city that their current Housing Element will ...

April 19, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Is Measure J Under Threat from the State?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 18, 2023
| (51) Comments

Commentary: Is Measure J Under Threat from the State?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis has long been a poster child community for anti-growth polic ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis has long been a poster child community for anti-growth policies—culminating with the 2000 passage of Measure J. But with the city out of compliance with c ...

April 18, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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My View: What the Builder’s Remedy Might Mean for Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2023
| (7) Comments

My View: What the Builder’s Remedy Might Mean for Davis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The news broke late on Friday afternoon, but the handw ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The news broke late on Friday afternoon, but the handwriting was on the wall before that—the letter from HCD on April 3, the announcement that Davis ...

April 15, 2023
| by David Greenwald

| (7) Comments

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City Responds to HCD Rejection

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 14, 2023
| (4) Comments

City Responds to HCD Rejection

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On April 3, the city of Davis received a letter from H ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On April 3, the city of Davis received a letter from HCD (California Department of Housing and Community Development) informing the city that they ar ...

April 14, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: City Staff Knew about HCD Letter on Monday April 3 – Did Not Inform Council Until Wednesday

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2023
| (4) Comments

Commentary: City Staff Knew about HCD Letter on Monday April 3 – Did Not Inform Council Until Wednesday

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A records request of the city did not shed a huge amou ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A records request of the city did not shed a huge amount of light on the HCD rejection of the city’s latest version of their Housing Element—but it d ...

April 12, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Public and Council Needed to Know about HCD’s Letter Prior to Tuesday’s Meeting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 07, 2023
| (47) Comments

Commentary: The Public and Council Needed to Know about HCD’s Letter Prior to Tuesday’s Meeting

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Earlier this week, I ran the column, “The Future of Da ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Earlier this week, I ran the column, “The Future of Davis Is on the Line This Week, Stay Tuned.” That caused at least one person to snicker about th ...

April 07, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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HCD Letter Requests More Revisions Prior to Approval of Davis Housing Element

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2023
| (8) Comments

HCD Letter Requests More Revisions Prior to Approval of Davis Housing Element

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As the Davis City Council on Tuesday was discussing cr ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As the Davis City Council on Tuesday was discussing critical housing issues for Davis, unbeknownst to the public, the California Department of Housin ...

April 06, 2023
| by David Greenwald

| (8) Comments

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