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Commentary: A Look at Council Candidates on Housing – the Push for Infill

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 04, 2022
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Commentary: A Look at Council Candidates on Housing – the Push for Infill

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A week or so ago, we people were asking for more comme ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A week or so ago, we people were asking for more commentary on the council candidates' positions on issues. We now have a huge volume of material to ...

October 04, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Starter Homes for Housing Crisis; Tiny Homes for Homeless?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 26, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Starter Homes for Housing Crisis; Tiny Homes for Homeless?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the biggest facets of the housing crisis is that it paradox ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the biggest facets of the housing crisis is that it paradoxically is almost self-perpetuating. Emily Badger in the NY Times this week, argues, “The econo ...

September 26, 2022
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My View: Renewable Energy, Electric Cars and, Of Course, Drive Less

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 17, 2022
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My View: Renewable Energy, Electric Cars and, Of Course, Drive Less

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The record heat of last week was a good reminder ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The record heat of last week was a good reminder to Californians what they are up against—we saw record temperatures and a strained but not brok ...

September 17, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Politics of Land Use Are Weird

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 14, 2022
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Commentary: The Politics of Land Use Are Weird

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Land use politics defy conventional labels for the most part, and ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Land use politics defy conventional labels for the most part, and that seems to be getting even more strange as time goes on. Where I grew up, land use for the m ...

September 14, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Taormino Responds to Staff Recommendations

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 13, 2022
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Letter: Taormino Responds to Staff Recommendations

On Monday, David Taormino responded to staff at the Open Space and Habit Commission hearing. The followi ...

On Monday, David Taormino responded to staff at the Open Space and Habit Commission hearing. The following is his letter to the commission. Dear Commissioners, Below is my response to the Staff Repor ...

September 13, 2022
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My View: LA Times Editorial Notes That California’s Laws Prioritize Housing Cars Rather Than People

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2022
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My View: LA Times Editorial Notes That California’s Laws Prioritize Housing Cars Rather Than People

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In an editorial on Friday, the LA Times wrote that Governor Newsom ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In an editorial on Friday, the LA Times wrote that Governor Newsom “can chip away at one of the biggest barriers to building more housing, more cheaply. All he h ...

September 10, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Thoughts on Economic Development and Infill As the Campaigns Heat Up

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Thoughts on Economic Development and Infill As the Campaigns Heat Up

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I learn a lot from reading candidate responses on some ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I learn a lot from reading candidate responses on some of these issues. I want to address a few key points that I think need to be fleshed out. Ther ...

September 05, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Council Elections in Fall Figure to Relitigate Measure H

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 04, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Council Elections in Fall Figure to Relitigate Measure H

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It may surprise people to realize that as recently as ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It may surprise people to realize that as recently as 2012 and even into 2014, land use was not on the radar of the Davis City Council. Between the ...

September 04, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Candidate Responses to the Sierra Club Yolano Group Questionnaire for the 2022 Davis City Council Election

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 03, 2022
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Candidate Responses to the Sierra Club Yolano Group Questionnaire for the 2022 Davis City Council Election

Part 1 - Land Use and Housing Development – Peripheral Development Introduction - As has been our custom ...

Part 1 - Land Use and Housing Development – Peripheral Development Introduction - As has been our custom for over 20 years, the local Sierra Club Yolano Group has prepared candidate questionnaires for ...

September 03, 2022
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Commentary: In a Battle of Developer v. the City, We All Lose

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 31, 2022
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Commentary: In a Battle of Developer v. the City, We All Lose

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I maintain that the single most disastrous thing to ha ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I maintain that the single most disastrous thing to happen to housing in Davis was the Cannery. Not because the Cannery was a bad project, and that ...

August 31, 2022
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My View: The Recent History of Housing in Davis Is Not All That Robust

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 20, 2022
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My View: The Recent History of Housing in Davis Is Not All That Robust

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It’s hard to get housing approved in Davis, and even f ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It’s hard to get housing approved in Davis, and even formal approval, often sees barriers – for instance voter requirements and lawsuits. As noted i ...

August 20, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: As Projects Line Up, A General Plan Could Provide Clarity – Alas, No Clarity in Sight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 15, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: As Projects Line Up, A General Plan Could Provide Clarity – Alas, No Clarity in Sight

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week the Vanguard broke the story on the pre-app ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week the Vanguard broke the story on the pre-app submitted for a housing development on the Mace Curve. That makes it the third project lining ...

August 15, 2022
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My View: Housing Laws Are About To Change The Way We Do Housing – Like It Or Not

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 13, 2022
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My View: Housing Laws Are About To Change The Way We Do Housing – Like It Or Not

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – This week the hammer came down on San Francisco, On T ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – This week the hammer came down on San Francisco, On Tuesday, HCD announced it was reviewing the city’s housing approval and permitting process and a ...

August 13, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Pre-App Submitted for Housing Development on Reynolds & Brown Property on Mace Curve

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 12, 2022
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Pre-App Submitted for Housing Development on Reynolds & Brown Property on Mace Curve

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – One of the biggest contentions during the DiSC 2022 ca ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – One of the biggest contentions during the DiSC 2022 campaign was that the project size had not actually been reduced—the belief being that the northe ...

August 12, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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My View: The Housing Affordability Crisis Illustrated in New Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 06, 2022
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My View: The Housing Affordability Crisis Illustrated in New Report

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week we have cited a number of studies to show that the housi ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week we have cited a number of studies to show that the housing crisis is multifaceted, it exists across the nation, and it is present both in the rental ma ...

August 06, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Piece Lays Out Causes for Housing Affordability Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 26, 2022
| (1) Comment

Commentary: Piece Lays Out Causes for Housing Affordability Crisis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A piece this week in the Atlantic lays out why housing is so expen ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A piece this week in the Atlantic lays out why housing is so expensive, pinning the blame on things like material costs, anti-building rules, NIMBY attitudes and ...

July 26, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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First Davis Voter-Approved Residential Neighborhood in 20 Years Breaks Ground

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 22, 2022
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First Davis Voter-Approved Residential Neighborhood in 20 Years Breaks Ground

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA — Family-owned homebuilder, DeNova Homes of Concord, CA, has purchased ...

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA — Family-owned homebuilder, DeNova Homes of Concord, CA, has purchased 247 lots at the new Bretton Woods neighborhood. A groundbreaking celebration is scheduled at th ...

July 22, 2022
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Commentary: For NIMBYism Demographics Are Not Destiny

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 21, 2022
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Commentary: For NIMBYism Demographics Are Not Destiny

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – At a level of national politics, many have looked at d ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – At a level of national politics, many have looked at demographic trends in the US and inferred from them that politics would ultimately shift to the ...

July 21, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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SF Public Defender Mano Raju Calls Drug Arrest Plan by Replacement for Former DA Boudin ‘Misguided’

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 20, 2022
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SF Public Defender Mano Raju Calls Drug Arrest Plan by Replacement for Former DA Boudin ‘Misguided’

By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Elected San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju Tuesday issued a st ...

By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Elected San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju Tuesday issued a statement to “denounce” newly-appointed SF District Attorney Brooke Jenkins’ recent filing of mor ...

July 20, 2022
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Sunday Commentary: We Know How to Bring Back Families to Davis…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 17, 2022
| (27) Comments

Sunday Commentary: We Know How to Bring Back Families to Davis…

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A week ago I noted that the recent citizen satisfactio ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A week ago I noted that the recent citizen satisfaction survey showed a disconnect between public perception and some serious problems that the commu ...

July 17, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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