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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
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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
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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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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Road Ahead in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2018
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Council to Decide on Approval of Lincoln40

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 09, 2018
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Council to Decide on Approval of Lincoln40

The city council has already approved Sterling and Nishi (pending the Measure R ratification) in hopes of ...

The city council has already approved Sterling and Nishi (pending the Measure R ratification) in hopes of addressing the student housing crisis. They will get a third opportunity on Tuesday when Linc ...

March 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Lincoln40 and Density, the General Plan, Infill and the Need for Student Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Lincoln40 and Density, the General Plan, Infill and the Need for Student Housing

The Planning Commission staff report for Lincoln40 provides for some interesting discussion. Staff gets ...

The Planning Commission staff report for Lincoln40 provides for some interesting discussion. Staff gets its opportunity to respond to some of the community dialogue and discussion, and here we highli ...

January 08, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Lincoln40 Project Goes to the Planning Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 06, 2018
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Lincoln40 Project Goes to the Planning Commission

On Wednesday, the Lincoln40 project goes to the Planning Commission which will be asked to recommend to t ...

On Wednesday, the Lincoln40 project goes to the Planning Commission which will be asked to recommend to the council that that they certify the EIR as well as approve the Lincoln40 project planning app ...

January 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Neighborhood Sues City over Approval of Trackside

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2017
| (62) Comments

Neighborhood Sues City over Approval of Trackside

A few weeks after the city council approved the Trackside infill development at four stories, the Old Eas ...

A few weeks after the city council approved the Trackside infill development at four stories, the Old East Davis Neighborhood Association has hired attorney Don Mooney and filed a CEQA suit challengin ...

December 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Fixing the CASP Would Help Here

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Fixing the CASP Would Help Here

In my Saturday “My View” column, I presented the idea of the need for the Core Area Specific Plan (CASP) ...

In my Saturday “My View” column, I presented the idea of the need for the Core Area Specific Plan (CASP) update process to lead us to downtown renewal. I see the plan as a way to have a community vis ...

November 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Lessons from the Trackside Fight?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: Lessons from the Trackside Fight?

In closing the chapter on Trackside now, someone asked a good question: what should someone do next time, ...

In closing the chapter on Trackside now, someone asked a good question: what should someone do next time, that might be more successful? By way of answering that I go through what I see as the key de ...

November 19, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Turning Our Attention to the Core Area Specific Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2017
| (42) Comments

My View: Turning Our Attention to the Core Area Specific Plan

It is with a sense of relief that we can now move on from Trackside. The Trackside issue was divisive an ...

It is with a sense of relief that we can now move on from Trackside. The Trackside issue was divisive and disappointing in a lot of ways, but as a 27-unit project, it is not going to solve the city’s ...

November 18, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Emerging Student Voice on Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 17, 2017
| (28) Comments

Commentary: The Emerging Student Voice on Housing

A few months ago I hinted that new forces were starting to organize on the housing issue. We saw a small ...

A few months ago I hinted that new forces were starting to organize on the housing issue. We saw a small hint of that on Tuesday as a number of students and recent graduates came forward to speak, ev ...

November 17, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Trackside – A View from J Street

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 17, 2017
| (29) Comments

Trackside – A View from J Street

by Tia Will I am a 30-year resident of Davis, first during my time at UCDMC and subsequently as a residen ...

by Tia Will I am a 30-year resident of Davis, first during my time at UCDMC and subsequently as a resident of North Davis, and for the past six years a downsized resident of Old East Davis. I consider ...

November 17, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: What We Learned from the Trackside Debate and the Emerging Generational Gap in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 16, 2017
| (125) Comments

Commentary: What We Learned from the Trackside Debate and the Emerging Generational Gap in Davis

The vote on Trackside was 4-1 with the council siding with the developer’s four-story proposal. The neig ...

The vote on Trackside was 4-1 with the council siding with the developer’s four-story proposal. The neighbors argued and have continued to argue that this project is precedent-setting. I don’t see i ...

November 16, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves Trackside 4-1 at the Current Proposed Height

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 15, 2017
| (64) Comments

Council Approves Trackside 4-1 at the Current Proposed Height

Trackside has been a contentious issue since it was introduced as a six-story project way back in mid-201 ...

Trackside has been a contentious issue since it was introduced as a six-story project way back in mid-2015. It was no less contentious on Tuesday, with several hours of public comment and more than 5 ...

November 15, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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