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Senator Wiener Introduces Housing Legislation to Increase Baseline Zoning

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|Date: March 12, 2020
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Senator Wiener Introduces Housing Legislation to Increase Baseline Zoning

SB 902 automatically zones for two, three or four units per parcel depending on a city’s size, while al ...

SB 902 automatically zones for two, three or four units per parcel depending on a city’s size, while also providing cities a new streamlined process to rezone for up to 10 units per parcel (From Pre ...

March 12, 2020
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Commentary: UC Escalates Crisis by Handling of Strike

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 03, 2020
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Commentary: UC Escalates Crisis by Handling of Strike

UC Santa Cruz Situation Troubling - It Could Happen Here Images of police in full riot gear clashing with ...

UC Santa Cruz Situation Troubling - It Could Happen Here Images of police in full riot gear clashing with otherwise peaceful UC Santa Cruz students perhaps conjures up memories of nearly a decade ago ...

March 03, 2020
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Housing, Law Enforcement Among the Issues Addressed by Supervisor Candidates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 12, 2020
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Housing, Law Enforcement Among the Issues Addressed by Supervisor Candidates

It was a late candidates forum beginning well into the evening on Tuesday night on the UC Davis campus, b ...

It was a late candidates forum beginning well into the evening on Tuesday night on the UC Davis campus, but the three candidates for the Fourth District Supervisor race, just three weeks prior to Elec ...

February 12, 2020
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Mayor and City Manager Put a Positive Face on the State of the City

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|Date: February 06, 2020
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Mayor and City Manager Put a Positive Face on the State of the City

While Mayor Brett Lee closed his remarks with a note of caution, with “it’s not all sunshine and rainbows ...

While Mayor Brett Lee closed his remarks with a note of caution, with “it’s not all sunshine and rainbows” to describe the state of the city and expressed concerns about funding for roads, the tone of ...

February 06, 2020
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Commentary: Lots of Opposition to SB 50, Few Alternatives Offered

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 04, 2020
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Commentary: Lots of Opposition to SB 50, Few Alternatives Offered

Veteran columnist George Skelton has an excellent analysis, pinning down key opponents of SB 50 – Senator ...

Veteran columnist George Skelton has an excellent analysis, pinning down key opponents of SB 50 – Senator Bob Hertzberg and Holly Mitchell in particular. Like many, he acknowledges problems with SB 50 ...

February 04, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: In the Wake of SB 50’s Defeat – We Still Need Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 02, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: In the Wake of SB 50’s Defeat – We Still Need Housing

A lot of people think I supported SB 50. I definitely followed its progress. There were definitely aspe ...

A lot of people think I supported SB 50. I definitely followed its progress. There were definitely aspects of the bill I was supportive of – the need for densification, the need to put housing near ...

February 02, 2020
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SB 50 Fails Again; Proponents Unsure of Next Step for Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 31, 2020
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SB 50 Fails Again; Proponents Unsure of Next Step for Housing

For the second day in a row, SB 50 lost on an 18-15 vote, although Senator Scott Wiener during his press ...

For the second day in a row, SB 50 lost on an 18-15 vote, although Senator Scott Wiener during his press conference told the media that it was actually closer than that, and he felt “we were on the cu ...

January 31, 2020
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Commentary: SB 50 Fails Again in Senate Vote – Time to Shelve the Idea?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2020
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Commentary: SB 50 Fails Again in Senate Vote – Time to Shelve the Idea?

The state of California is mired in a housing crisis. All involved seem to understand the need to put fo ...

The state of California is mired in a housing crisis. All involved seem to understand the need to put forward new policies to make it possible to build the housing necessary – and yet one of the most ...

January 30, 2020
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United Farm Workers Endorse SB 50

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|Date: January 26, 2020
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United Farm Workers Endorse SB 50

(From Press Release) - Today, the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) announced their endorsement of SB ...

(From Press Release) - Today, the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) announced their endorsement of SB 50. UFW is the oldest and largest farm workers’ union in the country, and was founded by organi ...

January 26, 2020
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Major Anti-Poverty and Environmental Justice Groups Endorse SB 50

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|Date: January 24, 2020
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Major Anti-Poverty and Environmental Justice Groups Endorse SB 50

SB 50 picked up new endorsements from anti-poverty group United Ways of California and environmental just ...

SB 50 picked up new endorsements from anti-poverty group United Ways of California and environmental justice group Coalition for Clean Air (From Press Release – Senator Wiener) - Senate Bill 50, Sena ...

January 24, 2020
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Senator Wiener Announces Revised SB 50, with New Local Flexibility Option for Cities, as Well as New Endorsements

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|Date: January 08, 2020
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Senator Wiener Announces Revised SB 50, with New Local Flexibility Option for Cities, as Well as New Endorsements

Amendments to major zoning reform legislation allow more local flexibility. New housing equity groups and ...

Amendments to major zoning reform legislation allow more local flexibility. New housing equity groups and elected officials now support SB 50. (From Press Release – Senator Wiener) – On Tuesday, Senat ...

January 08, 2020
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Will the Third Time Be the Charm for SB 50?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2020
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Will the Third Time Be the Charm for SB 50?

Twice San Francisco-area Senator Scott Wiener has introduced legislation that would reform zoning in Cali ...

Twice San Francisco-area Senator Scott Wiener has introduced legislation that would reform zoning in California – twice he has not been able to get it to a vote. On Monday, he introduced new changes t ...

January 07, 2020
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My View: Housing Is the Top Issue for Davis Headed into 2020

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2019
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My View: Housing Is the Top Issue for Davis Headed into 2020

Polling shows that the top issue for Davis is the affordability of housing. The year 2020 figures to be ...

Polling shows that the top issue for Davis is the affordability of housing. The year 2020 figures to be an interesting year for housing issues. We will have the University Commons project coming for ...

December 28, 2019
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Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Driving the Nation’s Homeless Increase

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2019
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Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Driving the Nation’s Homeless Increase

Last Friday, HUD released its annual estimate of homelessness and that figure shows that people living on ...

Last Friday, HUD released its annual estimate of homelessness and that figure shows that people living on the streets increased by 2.7 percent this year nationally – almost exclusively because Califor ...

December 24, 2019
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Commentary: Rising Housing Prices Force People Out of Davis, How Will Davis Respond?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2019
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Commentary: Rising Housing Prices Force People Out of Davis, How Will Davis Respond?

While the council has spent much of the year focused on putting out brush fires, the city’s released poll ...

While the council has spent much of the year focused on putting out brush fires, the city’s released poll and several other private polls show that the biggest concern – by far – among voters is the a ...

December 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Process and the Need to Solve Vexing Problems in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 24, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Process and the Need to Solve Vexing Problems in Davis

If the facts are on our your side – debate the facts. If the law is on your side – debate the law. If n ...

If the facts are on our your side – debate the facts. If the law is on your side – debate the law. If neither is on your side – pound on the process. That’s the rule of thumb in Davis but one thing ...

November 24, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Rothstein, the Housing Issue, and Discrimination in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 24, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Rothstein, the Housing Issue, and Discrimination in Davis

We have seen a lot of side issues in Davis this year – from traffic congestion created on Mace to the iss ...

We have seen a lot of side issues in Davis this year – from traffic congestion created on Mace to the issue of the homeless respite center and more. But this week was a reminder that, at the core, the ...

November 24, 2019
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Packed House Hears LWV Forum on Housing Discrimination, Community Housing Needs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2019
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Packed House Hears LWV Forum on Housing Discrimination, Community Housing Needs

It was nearing the end of the night and the packed house at Davis Community Church of more than 200 peopl ...

It was nearing the end of the night and the packed house at Davis Community Church of more than 200 people remained for the most part, as Richard Rothstein, author of The Color of Law – a book on the ...

November 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor’s Monthly Podcast, Episode 1: Brett Lee Talks about Davis Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2019
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Mayor’s Monthly Podcast, Episode 1: Brett Lee Talks about Davis Issues

The Vanguard hosts its first monthly podcast with Davis Mayor Brett Lee. We talk about critical issues fa ...

The Vanguard hosts its first monthly podcast with Davis Mayor Brett Lee. We talk about critical issues facing the community: homelessness, the respite center, Mace Blvd, traffic impacts, housing and e ...

November 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Governor Newsom Convenes Meeting to Confront Housing Crisis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 14, 2019
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Governor Newsom Convenes Meeting to Confront Housing Crisis

(From Press Release – Governor’s Office) - Governor Gavin Newsom today convened top executives from major ...

(From Press Release – Governor’s Office) - Governor Gavin Newsom today convened top executives from major California employers for a roundtable discussion on the important role the private sector must ...

November 14, 2019
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