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Commentary: Will District Elections Enhance NIMBYism?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 21, 2019
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Commentary: Will District Elections Enhance NIMBYism?

The Sacramento Bee ran an article this week on Roseville, Citrus Heights and Davis switching to district ...

The Sacramento Bee ran an article this week on Roseville, Citrus Heights and Davis switching to district elections. In it they have a discussion of Davis’ recent vote and the fact that some believe “ ...

August 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Announces Hyatt House Underway, Cannery/F St Undercrossing Resumes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 15, 2019
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City Announces Hyatt House Underway, Cannery/F St Undercrossing Resumes

It was a contentious process with at one point neighbors bitterly opposing the Hyatt House hotel along th ...

It was a contentious process with at one point neighbors bitterly opposing the Hyatt House hotel along the Cowell Boulevard frontage next to Davis Diamonds. But conflict resolution efforts brought th ...

August 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Students Push Back against Litigation Holding Up Housing Projects

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 31, 2018
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Students Push Back against Litigation Holding Up Housing Projects

We have seen larger crowds of students in support of housing projects. At the Vanguard Student Housing T ...

We have seen larger crowds of students in support of housing projects. At the Vanguard Student Housing Townhall Meeting, we had 67 students sign in. On Tuesday, only eight students spoke. But it wa ...

August 31, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Trackside Neighbors’ Tactics Are Doomed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 09, 2017
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My View: Trackside Neighbors’ Tactics Are Doomed

The Old East Davis Neighborhood Association has focused much of its attention on what it views as the dis ...

The Old East Davis Neighborhood Association has focused much of its attention on what it views as the discrepancy between the project proposal and design guidelines. In a piece from last year, several ...

September 09, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Is Scaled Down Sterling a Good Deal for Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 17, 2017
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Commentary: Is Scaled Down Sterling a Good Deal for Davis?

After the success of the conflict resolution process with the Hyatt House project, the city was quick to ...

After the success of the conflict resolution process with the Hyatt House project, the city was quick to get one started with the folks at Rancho Yolo who had concerns about the Sterling Project. It m ...

March 17, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Here We Go Again, Planning by Litigation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 05, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: Here We Go Again, Planning by Litigation

This time you cannot blame the forces of “slow growth” or the neighbors. In fact, at their January meeti ...

This time you cannot blame the forces of “slow growth” or the neighbors. In fact, at their January meeting, the neighbors made their peace with the proposed hotel – gaining a key concession in the re ...

March 05, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Hyatt House Passes Unanimously with Backing from Neighbors

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2017
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Hyatt House Passes Unanimously with Backing from Neighbors

What began as one of the most contentious issues facing this community ended with unanimous support from ...

What began as one of the most contentious issues facing this community ended with unanimous support from the council – and backing from groups as diverse as labor, the Davis Chamber, environmentalists ...

January 25, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Neighbors Still Are Not Fully On Board with Hyatt House; Rival Hotel Threatens Legal Action

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 24, 2017
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Neighbors Still Are Not Fully On Board with Hyatt House; Rival Hotel Threatens Legal Action

The developers of the Hyatt House hotel have proposed a somewhat scaled down project, reduced the number ...

The developers of the Hyatt House hotel have proposed a somewhat scaled down project, reduced the number of floors to three on the backside of the building and the number of rooms from 120 to 118. In ...

January 24, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: What if Hyatt House Found a Solution for Infill Going Forward?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: What if Hyatt House Found a Solution for Infill Going Forward?

A proposal for the Hyatt House has some of our commenters complaining that it sets a negative precedent i ...

A proposal for the Hyatt House has some of our commenters complaining that it sets a negative precedent in creating an ongoing fee to the hotel that would go to a greenbelt and park enhancement fund. ...

January 22, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Is Hyatt House Ready to Go Forward?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 20, 2017
| (79) Comments

Is Hyatt House Ready to Go Forward?

Revised Plan Reduces Rear Stories to Three, Rooms to 118 After several months of discussions about the Hy ...

Revised Plan Reduces Rear Stories to Three, Rooms to 118 After several months of discussions about the Hyatt House, the council will finally consider approval of the extended stay hotel proposed for 2 ...

January 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Hotels Represent Just the First Step toward Fiscal Resiliency

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2016
| (17) Comments

Commentary: Hotels Represent Just the First Step toward Fiscal Resiliency

It is perhaps not ironic that the short discussion on Tuesday night focused on sustainability rather than ...

It is perhaps not ironic that the short discussion on Tuesday night focused on sustainability rather than revenue, but it is interesting that the Marriott Residence Inn being able to check off the LEE ...

December 09, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Enterprise Supports New Hotels

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 13, 2016
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Analysis: Enterprise Supports New Hotels

One thing that has been consistent is the strong support of development on the editorial pages of the loc ...

One thing that has been consistent is the strong support of development on the editorial pages of the local newspaper. In fact, we can argue that the paper is much more pro-growth than either its rea ...

November 13, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Decision on Hotels Will Be Delayed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2016
| (13) Comments

Decision on Hotels Will Be Delayed

Last week, on November 1, the Davis City Council closed the public hearing on applications to two propose ...

Last week, on November 1, the Davis City Council closed the public hearing on applications to two proposed hotels – the Hyatt House and the Marriott Residence Inn. At the time, the council did not ta ...

November 12, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: An Out-of-the-Box Thought on the Hotel

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 08, 2016
| (77) Comments

Commentary: An Out-of-the-Box Thought on the Hotel

The idea came up last week, posed by the neighbors and opponents of the Hyatt project, that they would ac ...

The idea came up last week, posed by the neighbors and opponents of the Hyatt project, that they would accept a three-story hotel with underground parking. One opponent suggested this was a “workable ...

November 08, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Neighbors and Impacts to the Community

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 07, 2016
| (113) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Neighbors and Impacts to the Community

On Sunday, Vanguard Board Member Tia Will put forth a very thought-provoking piece, offering a different ...

On Sunday, Vanguard Board Member Tia Will put forth a very thought-provoking piece, offering a different perspective on development. I find her piece interesting because, while I don’t agree with the ...

November 07, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Development Winners and Losers – A Different Perspective

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 06, 2016
| (137) Comments

Commentary: Development Winners and Losers – A Different Perspective

by Tia Will Over the past 5 years, I have favored some development projects and opposed others based on t ...

by Tia Will Over the past 5 years, I have favored some development projects and opposed others based on their individual merits. What I am going to write now is an opinion piece based on my observatio ...

November 06, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: We Need to Stop Planning by Litigation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 05, 2016
| (43) Comments

My View: We Need to Stop Planning by Litigation

For some reason, there wasn’t as much attention given to the fact that, before the council even acted on ...

For some reason, there wasn’t as much attention given to the fact that, before the council even acted on the Hyatt House, a neighbor, represented by local attorney Don Mooney, had filed a CEQA lawsuit ...

November 05, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Steps Up to Try to Meet Fiscal Challenge

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2016
| (53) Comments

Commentary: Council Steps Up to Try to Meet Fiscal Challenge

On Tuesday night the Davis City Council did not take any votes, but it is clear that the council will be ...

On Tuesday night the Davis City Council did not take any votes, but it is clear that the council will be moving forward with both hotel projects – the only real question is what the projects will look ...

November 03, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (53) Comments

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No Vote Yet on Hyatt House, Seems to Have Council Support to Move Forward with Modifications

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2016
| (108) Comments

No Vote Yet on Hyatt House, Seems to Have Council Support to Move Forward with Modifications

The council chose to defer actions on the Hyatt House for at least two weeks. From their comments, it ap ...

The council chose to defer actions on the Hyatt House for at least two weeks. From their comments, it appears there are four votes for two hotels, and at least three votes for a four-story hotel at t ...

November 02, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Letter Threatens City with Legal Action on Hyatt House Hotel

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2016
| (10) Comments

Letter Threatens City with Legal Action on Hyatt House Hotel

A letter dated November 1 from Attorney Don Mooney to Mayor Robb Davis and the city council on behalf of ...

A letter dated November 1 from Attorney Don Mooney to Mayor Robb Davis and the city council on behalf of resident Alissa Burnett argues that the initial study contains a legally inadequate project des ...

November 02, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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