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Sunday Commentary: CEQA Is the Boogeyman, but with More Bark Than Bite in Terms of Impact on Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: CEQA Is the Boogeyman, but with More Bark Than Bite in Terms of Impact on Housing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Toward the end of the recall election, CalMatters did a very good ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Toward the end of the recall election, CalMatters did a very good article on CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) and the housing crisis. In some sense t ...

October 10, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: In the Battle of YIMBY versus NIMBY, Score One for the YIMBYs, but Will It Make a Difference?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 17, 2021
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Commentary: In the Battle of YIMBY versus NIMBY, Score One for the YIMBYs, but Will It Make a Difference?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - In our cynical times, it is easy to forget that t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - In our cynical times, it is easy to forget that the legislative session just ended last Saturday. Had Governor Newsom signed a package of legis ...

September 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Breaking News: Governor Newsom Signs SB 9, Other Housing Legislation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 16, 2021
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Breaking News: Governor Newsom Signs SB 9, Other Housing Legislation

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The recall now behind him, Governor Gavin Newsom ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The recall now behind him, Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday wasted little time attempting to address perhaps his signature issue, addressing th ...

September 16, 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
| (24) Comments

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

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2021
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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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Sunday Commentary: Council Will Focus Heavily on Three Key Proposals for Housing Element

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2021
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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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Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning in the Cards?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 26, 2021
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Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning in the Cards?

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - While the city of Davis has thus far avoided a debate that has increasi ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - While the city of Davis has thus far avoided a debate that has increasingly been waged across the country on single-family zoning, that could be ending shortly. Last ...

May 26, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The City Could Do More to Make Redevelopment and Infill Viable

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 13, 2021
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Commentary: The City Could Do More to Make Redevelopment and Infill Viable

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - My columns this week have taken a rather dim view on the Housing Elemen ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - My columns this week have taken a rather dim view on the Housing Element and the future prospect for infill development in Davis, given that the difficulty of develop ...

May 13, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Should Davis Pursue More Greenfield Development in the Current Housing Element Cycle?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 11, 2021
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Commentary: Should Davis Pursue More Greenfield Development in the Current Housing Element Cycle?

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Yesterday’s column focused on the thoughts of law professor Chris Elmen ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Yesterday’s column focused on the thoughts of law professor Chris Elmendorf and his critique of the Davis Housing Element Draft. He charges that the Davis draft prov ...

May 11, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Seriously, Where is Davis Planning to Put New Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 10, 2021
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Commentary: Seriously, Where is Davis Planning to Put New Housing?

By David M. Greenwald The question of where the city plans to put new housing is not merely one of academ ...

By David M. Greenwald The question of where the city plans to put new housing is not merely one of academic interest. With the housing crisis and state requirements for the next housing element, the ...

March 10, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Just Can’t Get Cannery Right – And That Hurts Everything Else

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 15, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Just Can’t Get Cannery Right – And That Hurts Everything Else

By David M. Greenwald At some point if the city wants to lay its cards on the table, it might consider ha ...

By David M. Greenwald At some point if the city wants to lay its cards on the table, it might consider having a consultant or perhaps even staff assess what went wrong with the Cannery. Because, as i ...

November 15, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Preservation As an Illusion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 31, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Preservation As an Illusion

By David M. Greenwald There are reasons why we all live in Davis. For me, it’s about two things primaril ...

By David M. Greenwald There are reasons why we all live in Davis. For me, it’s about two things primarily—maybe three. First, the schools. I have told my stories too many times on here, but we are ...

August 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Students Push Back after University Commons Setback at the Planning Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 03, 2020
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Students Push Back after University Commons Setback at the Planning Commission

At last week’s Planning Commission meeting where the commission unanimously rejected the University Commo ...

At last week’s Planning Commission meeting where the commission unanimously rejected the University Commons redevelopment proposal, there was a notable element missing from the public comment period. ...

June 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Infill Housing, Close to the University – Two Projects Meet Those Critical Needs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 08, 2019
| (74) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Infill Housing, Close to the University – Two Projects Meet Those Critical Needs

I caught the most recent column by Rich Rifkin, noting that Davis “talks a good game when it comes to env ...

I caught the most recent column by Rich Rifkin, noting that Davis “talks a good game when it comes to environmental policy.” But the reality is that those environmental policies are undermined by the ...

December 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Will District Elections Enhance NIMBYism?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 21, 2019
| (28) Comments

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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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Road Ahead in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2018
| (1) Comment

Monday Morning Thoughts: The Road Ahead in Davis

With the passage of Measure L last week, the city of Davis has done a lot to address housing issues in th ...

With the passage of Measure L last week, the city of Davis has done a lot to address housing issues in the past two years. For student housing, the council has approved Sterling, Lincoln40, Nishi (af ...

November 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Asked to Approve an Evolving Plaza 2555

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 13, 2018
| (25) Comments

Council Asked to Approve an Evolving Plaza 2555

Plaza 2555 is a triangular-shaped parcel of land across the street from Playfields Park and down the stre ...

Plaza 2555 is a triangular-shaped parcel of land across the street from Playfields Park and down the street from Davis Diamonds and the soon-to-be built Hyatt House Hotel. The 7.3 acre property locat ...

October 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Where Does the Davis Downtown Need Improvement?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 20, 2018
| (38) Comments

Analysis: Where Does the Davis Downtown Need Improvement?

As the discussion about the Davis Downtown has gone on, there seems to be emerging a variety of viewpoint ...

As the discussion about the Davis Downtown has gone on, there seems to be emerging a variety of viewpoints on the future. One sees the need to redevelop the downtown – proponents see a declining reta ...

September 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Asked to Approve Davis Live Apartment Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 24, 2018
| (2) Comments

Council Asked to Approve Davis Live Apartment Project

Last month, after the Planning Commission denied to recommend approval of the Davis Live project, the com ...

Last month, after the Planning Commission denied to recommend approval of the Davis Live project, the commission came back with a revised proposal and recommended the dense student housing project for ...

August 24, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Student Housing Project Comes Back to the Planning Commission for a Second Time

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 21, 2018
| (10) Comments

Student Housing Project Comes Back to the Planning Commission for a Second Time

Two months ago, the Davis Planning Commission rejected the student housing project, Davis Live Student Ap ...

Two months ago, the Davis Planning Commission rejected the student housing project, Davis Live Student Apartments. The proposed 71-unit, 440-bed housing project is located adjacent to existing studen ...

July 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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