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Sunday Commentary: Will SB 50 Solve the Housing Crisis? How Can We Increase Affordable Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Will SB 50 Solve the Housing Crisis? How Can We Increase Affordable Housing?

Senate Bill 50 is back… again… for the third time. It is controversial, with opponents arguing that it t ...

Senate Bill 50 is back… again… for the third time. It is controversial, with opponents arguing that it takes away local control while supporters argue that it is designed to increase housing producti ...

January 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Where Does Affordable Housing Go from Here?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 21, 2018
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Commentary: Where Does Affordable Housing Go from Here?

There was a good discussion at the Social Services Commission on Affordable Housing. Affordable Housing ...

There was a good discussion at the Social Services Commission on Affordable Housing. Affordable Housing is in no danger of going away in Davis anytime soon. Not with the rising costs of housing and ...

November 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Social Services Commission Recommends Sticking with Interim Ordinance, Wants to Eliminate Vertical Mixed Use Exemption to Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2018
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Social Services Commission Recommends Sticking with Interim Ordinance, Wants to Eliminate Vertical Mixed Use Exemption to Affordable Housing

The Social Services commission was tasked with making recommendations on the Affordable Housing Ordinance ...

The Social Services commission was tasked with making recommendations on the Affordable Housing Ordinance just as the Planning Commission had done last week. After a long and structured conversation ...

November 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Where Will Our Affordable Housing Come from in the Future?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2018
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Commentary: Where Will Our Affordable Housing Come from in the Future?

It is unfortunate that, in a lot of ways, the Measure L campaign was a distraction from the core issues t ...

It is unfortunate that, in a lot of ways, the Measure L campaign was a distraction from the core issues that this community faces, and yet in some ways it was not. One of the biggest challenges we fa ...

November 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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An Early Look at New Affordable Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 05, 2018
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An Early Look at New Affordable Housing Ordinance

The city has released the Affordable Housing Ordinance early. It is set to be reviewed on November 14 by ...

The city has released the Affordable Housing Ordinance early. It is set to be reviewed on November 14 by the Planning Commission and November 19 by the Social Services Commission. The city’s affordab ...

November 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: If I Were To Vote Yes on WDAAC, It Would Be Because of Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 23, 2018
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Commentary: If I Were To Vote Yes on WDAAC, It Would Be Because of Affordable Housing

This is the first of a two-part series. This part focuses on the issue that would tip the scales for me ...

This is the first of a two-part series. This part focuses on the issue that would tip the scales for me in supporting Measure L, the West Davis Active Adult Community (WDAAC). That is the issue of a ...

October 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: On the West Davis Affordable Housing Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 15, 2018
| (46) Comments

Commentary: On the West Davis Affordable Housing Proposal

One of the concerns I have with the argument against the West Davis Active Adult Community is the point i ...

One of the concerns I have with the argument against the West Davis Active Adult Community is the point it implicitly makes against land dedication sites for affordable housing. The opposition argues ...

August 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Can We Solve Our Housing Crisis through Market Rate Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 30, 2017
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Commentary: Can We Solve Our Housing Crisis through Market Rate Housing?

My View: We are not going to build our way into affordability. Twenty years ago when I rented my first ap ...

My View: We are not going to build our way into affordability. Twenty years ago when I rented my first apartment in Davis, I moved in with a buddy of mine from graduate school and we shared a two-bedr ...

November 30, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Where is the Council Going with Affordable Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2017
| (34) Comments

Where is the Council Going with Affordable Housing?

What does the future of affordable housing look like in Davis? The council had the discussion and one th ...

What does the future of affordable housing look like in Davis? The council had the discussion and one thing that seemed clear from the comments, the city will no longer be able to have dedicated site ...

October 10, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Will SB 50 Solve the Housing Crisis? How Can We Increase Affordable Housing?

Sunday Commentary: Will SB 50 Solve the Housing Crisis? How Can We Increase Affordable Housing?

Commentary: Where Will Our Affordable Housing Come from in the Future?

Commentary: Where Will Our Affordable Housing Come from in the Future?

An Early Look at New Affordable Housing Ordinance

An Early Look at New Affordable Housing Ordinance

Commentary: If I Were To Vote Yes on WDAAC, It Would Be Because of Affordable Housing

Commentary: If I Were To Vote Yes on WDAAC, It Would Be Because of Affordable Housing

Commentary: On the West Davis Affordable Housing Proposal

Commentary: On the West Davis Affordable Housing Proposal

Commentary: Can We Solve Our Housing Crisis through Market Rate Housing?

Commentary: Can We Solve Our Housing Crisis through Market Rate Housing?

Where is the Council Going with Affordable Housing?

Where is the Council Going with Affordable Housing?

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