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Housing Element Amendments to Be Discussed by the Planning Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2021
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Housing Element Amendments to Be Discussed by the Planning Commission

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When the Planning Commission met in August to discuss ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When the Planning Commission met in August to discuss adoption of the Housing Element and potential changes, they decided to return in September for ...

September 18, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves the Housing Element – Further Discussions on Measure J and UC Davis To Follow

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 01, 2021
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Council Approves the Housing Element – Further Discussions on Measure J and UC Davis To Follow

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - After much consideration and discussion, the Davis Cit ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - After much consideration and discussion, the Davis City Council on Tuesday passed the Housing Element on a 5-0 vote. Among the add-ons was support of ...

September 01, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Council Still Has a Chance to Be Bold on Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 29, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: The Council Still Has a Chance to Be Bold on Housing

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - People I have spoken to who are supporters of more housing are excited ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - People I have spoken to who are supporters of more housing are excited about the passage of SB 9 by the Assembly. Assuming the Senate can reconcile with the Assembly ...

August 29, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Housing Element Comes Back Before Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 28, 2021
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Housing Element Comes Back Before Council

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – After several go-rounds on the Housing Element, staff ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – After several go-rounds on the Housing Element, staff has come to the council and asking them to approve the Revised Final Draft Housing Element on T ...

August 28, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The City Lacks Vacant Infill – How Do We Meet the Requires for the Next Housing Element?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 15, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: The City Lacks Vacant Infill – How Do We Meet the Requires for the Next Housing Element?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – One of the most critical findings in the Housing Eleme ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – One of the most critical findings in the Housing Element is that the city does not currently have “enough land designated for residential development ...

August 15, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Thoughts on SB 35 and Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 11, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Thoughts on SB 35 and Housing

(Editor's note: this comment was worth creating as a standalone article that can generate its own convers ...

(Editor's note: this comment was worth creating as a standalone article that can generate its own conversation). by Keith Echols I’ve advocated for more affordable housing….actually public housing in ...

August 11, 2021
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Commentary: We Can’t Solve Our Housing Problems with Wishes and Prayers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 10, 2021
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Commentary: We Can’t Solve Our Housing Problems with Wishes and Prayers

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Whenever I raise the point that Davis needs to figure ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Whenever I raise the point that Davis needs to figure out how to add housing, someone points out that the problem is Measure J and that I made a mist ...

August 10, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Housing Element Goes Back to Planning Commission – Here’s a Look

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 08, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Housing Element Goes Back to Planning Commission – Here’s a Look

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Planning Commission this week will hold a public h ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Planning Commission this week will hold a public hearing on the Housing Element. There are some really interesting comments and responses that I ...

August 08, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Report Finds RHNA Housing Protests Unlikely to Succeed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 25, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Report Finds RHNA Housing Protests Unlikely to Succeed

By David M. Greenwald Those who are hopeful that local RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) requireme ...

By David M. Greenwald Those who are hopeful that local RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) requirements will be reined in have cited the fact that there cities are pushing back against the RHNA n ...

July 25, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: How Housing Element Could Provide Housing Needs for Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 06, 2021
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Analysis: How Housing Element Could Provide Housing Needs for Davis

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Drilling down a little further into the Housing Element proposals, it i ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Drilling down a little further into the Housing Element proposals, it is worth noting the analysis on Measure J. Six projects have now gone through the development p ...

July 06, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: What Would a Realistic Housing Assessment for the Housing Element Look Like in Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 04, 2021
| (16) Comments

Sunday Commentary: What Would a Realistic Housing Assessment for the Housing Element Look Like in Davis?

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - During the week, the comment period closed in Davis on its Draft Housin ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - During the week, the comment period closed in Davis on its Draft Housing Element—the process has been contentious with the Housing Element Committee pushing the envel ...

July 04, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Housing – We Need a Plan, Not Just ‘No’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2021
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Commentary: Housing – We Need a Plan, Not Just ‘No’

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The Housing Element contained a warning: “The City does not currently c ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The Housing Element contained a warning: “The City does not currently contain enough vacant land appropriately zoned for the development of the housing necessary to m ...

June 29, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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My View: We Should Not Fear the End of R1 Zoning

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2021
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My View: We Should Not Fear the End of R1 Zoning

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - As we search for creative ways to expand housing given land use restric ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - As we search for creative ways to expand housing given land use restrictions in Davis, one of the more valuable tools may be to end R1 zoning restrictions that limit ...

June 19, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Sometimes the Simplest Explanation Is the Best with Respect to Housing Views

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2021
| (31) Comments

Commentary: Sometimes the Simplest Explanation Is the Best with Respect to Housing Views

Lincoln40-5 By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – There is a tendency for people to violate the maxim that th ...

Lincoln40-5 By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – There is a tendency for people to violate the maxim that the simplest reasonable explanation is usually the correct one and that, while alluring, fallback ...

June 18, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: The City of Davis Housing Element Update & Developer Web

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2021
| (35) Comments

Guest Commentary: The City of Davis Housing Element Update & Developer Web

What is fueling the push to radically rewrite Davis’s laws on development? by Colin Walsh “Pro-developmen ...

What is fueling the push to radically rewrite Davis’s laws on development? by Colin Walsh “Pro-development activists try to trick you into thinking it helps the poor to destroy neighborhoods to make w ...

June 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council Listens to Battle of the Talking Points; Council Leans Toward More Middle Course

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2021
| (21) Comments

Council Listens to Battle of the Talking Points; Council Leans Toward More Middle Course

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - There were no motions made, no direction taken yet, but the course of t ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - There were no motions made, no direction taken yet, but the course of the council was laid out during this workshop pretty clearly. Several dozen public commenters l ...

June 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: What the HEC Is Going On?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 15, 2021
| (17) Comments

Guest Commentary: What the HEC Is Going On?

The City’s Denial of Brown Act Violations by the Housing Element Committee and Certain of Its Members I ...

The City’s Denial of Brown Act Violations by the Housing Element Committee and Certain of Its Members Is Not Credible nor Factually-Based by Alan Pryor and Rik Keller (Editor’s comment: The Vanguard ...

June 15, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Council Will Focus Heavily on Three Key Proposals for Housing Element

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2021
| (11) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Council Will Focus Heavily on Three Key Proposals for Housing Element

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - If one good thing came out of the controversial recommendations from th ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - If one good thing came out of the controversial recommendations from the Housing Element Commission it was that it awoke segments of the community to the fact that ke ...

June 13, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Hold Housing Element Workshop on Tuesday

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 12, 2021
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Council to Hold Housing Element Workshop on Tuesday

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The city of Davis announced on Friday that it would be re-opening City ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The city of Davis announced on Friday that it would be re-opening City Hall starting Tuesday in conjunction with new state orders allowing for the resumption of norma ...

June 12, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: We Need to Be Talking about the Big Housing Issue in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 30, 2021
| (40) Comments

Sunday Commentary: We Need to Be Talking about the Big Housing Issue in Davis

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – I was sitting down this week over coffee with a community member, when ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – I was sitting down this week over coffee with a community member, when the conversation turned to housing and they asked me about the Housing Element and my take on i ...

May 30, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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