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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
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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

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Creekside Will Provide At-Risk Populations with Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 09, 2019
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Creekside Will Provide At-Risk Populations with Affordable Housing

Creekside is the last parcel of affordable housing within the Mace Ranch Development. After languis ...

Creekside is the last parcel of affordable housing within the Mace Ranch Development. After languishing for a number of years, the city put out an RFP for the project in 2014. After a comp ...

January 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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What Does the Left and Right Agree On Nationally? Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 03, 2019
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What Does the Left and Right Agree On Nationally? Housing

An article in the American Conservative argues that if there is one area in the next two years that Democ ...

An article in the American Conservative argues that if there is one area in the next two years that Democrats and Republicans can work together on it is housing policy. The crux of the article is this ...

January 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts, Part II – Resistance Standing in the Way of Prosperity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts, Part II – Resistance Standing in the Way of Prosperity

In the Chronicle this week, Joe Mathews writes: “Resistance to development stands in way of prosperity.” ...

In the Chronicle this week, Joe Mathews writes: “Resistance to development stands in way of prosperity.” He argues that, as a New Year’s resolution, the “best thing you could do is swear off this phr ...

December 24, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Big Question For Davis – How Will We Change in 2019 and 2029?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 23, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: The Big Question For Davis – How Will We Change in 2019 and 2029?

Over the next nine to ten days, the year of 2018 will run its course. We have seen some interesting chan ...

Over the next nine to ten days, the year of 2018 will run its course. We have seen some interesting changes in Davis in the last twelve months – last year at this time, we were asking if a Measure R ...

December 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Housing, Poverty and the Economy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2018
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Commentary: Housing, Poverty and the Economy

The census figures from 2017 showed that when the cost of living, specifically housing, was factored in, ...

The census figures from 2017 showed that when the cost of living, specifically housing, was factored in, California has the highest poverty rate in the nation with more than 20 percent of its resident ...

December 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Change Will Happen in This Community, We Need to Figure Out the Best Way to Direct It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2018
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Commentary: Change Will Happen in This Community, We Need to Figure Out the Best Way to Direct It

In the middle of the debate over policies, a bigger point has emerged which is what is your vision for Da ...

In the middle of the debate over policies, a bigger point has emerged which is what is your vision for Davis. I actually believe that’s a secondary point although I think have an answer to that. The ...

December 12, 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
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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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Guest Commentary: Housing Shortage – Yes on L Offers Housing Choices

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 19, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Housing Shortage – Yes on L Offers Housing Choices

by David Taormino Davis is one of only a few cities in California that has a self-inflicted shortage of ...

by David Taormino Davis is one of only a few cities in California that has a self-inflicted shortage of homes and apartments. A massive housing shortage exists in the Bay Area because of the lack of ...

October 19, 2018
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A Comparison of Regional Housing Growth and Housing Cost Increases

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 07, 2018
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A Comparison of Regional Housing Growth and Housing Cost Increases

by Rik Keller This article presents data documenting housing growth rates and cost increases for the U.S. ...

by Rik Keller This article presents data documenting housing growth rates and cost increases for the U.S., California, and the Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area; c ...

October 07, 2018
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Commentary: Studies Link Housing with Traffic, but in the Opposite Way that You Think

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 27, 2018
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Commentary: Studies Link Housing with Traffic, but in the Opposite Way that You Think

It never fails in Davis, you have a housing project and the opposition will make the argument that it wil ...

It never fails in Davis, you have a housing project and the opposition will make the argument that it will increase traffic. Even in the case of Nishi, where the new version intentionally avoided the ...

June 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Analyzing the Council Candidates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 03, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Analyzing the Council Candidates

In 2010 and 2012, during the heart of the recession, there was no talk about housing and land use issues ...

In 2010 and 2012, during the heart of the recession, there was no talk about housing and land use issues during the council campaigns. The focus was on fiscal issues for the most part. Measure R, th ...

June 03, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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What Even Is A “Progressive” Anyway?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 01, 2018
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What Even Is A “Progressive” Anyway?

By Neil Ruud As another self-proclaimed progressive, I’m a bit confused about how to vote this year. Am I ...

By Neil Ruud As another self-proclaimed progressive, I’m a bit confused about how to vote this year. Am I supposed to vote to “poison toddlers” or should I be more concerned with the protection of end ...

June 01, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Davis is Better Than Good Enough

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 31, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Davis is Better Than Good Enough

By Larry Guenther “Perfection is the enemy of the good.” We often hear this said, and often what I belie ...

By Larry Guenther “Perfection is the enemy of the good.” We often hear this said, and often what I believe people are saying is, “You’re being too picky,” or, “You’re being unrealistic,” or, “It’s go ...

May 31, 2018
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Analysis: Which Candidates Are Most Realistically Supportive of New Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 27, 2018
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Analysis: Which Candidates Are Most Realistically Supportive of New Housing?

A reader wrote in and asked an interesting question – which candidates are realistically most supportive ...

A reader wrote in and asked an interesting question – which candidates are realistically most supportive of new housing? They are looking for “realistic support of real housing” not “those who might ...

May 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Candidates Discuss Housing at Yolo County Realtors Forum – Part 4

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 15, 2018
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Council Candidates Discuss Housing at Yolo County Realtors Forum – Part 4

Most of the candidates showed up to a morning candidate’s forum at the Odd Fellows Hall put on by the Yol ...

Most of the candidates showed up to a morning candidate’s forum at the Odd Fellows Hall put on by the Yolo County Association of Realtors. Ezra Beeman, however, was unable to make it, and Colin Walsh ...

May 15, 2018
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City Expresses Concerns about Campus Housing Plan in LRDP Response Letter

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 13, 2018
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City Expresses Concerns about Campus Housing Plan in LRDP Response Letter

The city has drafted an EIR Response to UC Davis that is a consent item on the agenda for Tuesday. The r ...

The city has drafted an EIR Response to UC Davis that is a consent item on the agenda for Tuesday. The response also includes the January 24, 2017, NOP (Notice of Preparation) comment letter and requ ...

May 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Candidates Discuss Housing at Yolo County Realtors Forum – Part 2 – Rent Control

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 11, 2018
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Council Candidates Discuss Housing at Yolo County Realtors Forum – Part 2 – Rent Control

Most of the candidates showed up to a morning candidate’s forum at the Odd Fellows Hall, put on by the Yo ...

Most of the candidates showed up to a morning candidate’s forum at the Odd Fellows Hall, put on by the Yolo County Association of Realtors. Ezra Beeman however, was unable to make it, and Colin Walsh ...

May 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Candidates Discuss Housing at Yolo County Realtors Forum – Part I

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 10, 2018
| (1) Comment

Council Candidates Discuss Housing at Yolo County Realtors Forum – Part I

Most of the candidates showed up to a morning candidate’s forum at the Odd Fellows Hall put on by the Yol ...

Most of the candidates showed up to a morning candidate’s forum at the Odd Fellows Hall put on by the Yolo County Association of Realtors. Ezra Beeman however, was unable to make it, and Colin Walsh ...

May 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Watch the Student Housing Townhall Meeting (Video)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 21, 2018
| (1) Comment

Watch the Student Housing Townhall Meeting (Video)

On Wednesday night, the Vanguard hosted its Student Housing Townhall Meeting. It featured a panel of May ...

On Wednesday night, the Vanguard hosted its Student Housing Townhall Meeting. It featured a panel of Mayor Robb Davis, ASUCD President Michael Gofman, UCD Director of Environmental Planning Matt Dulc ...

April 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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