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Monday Morning Thoughts: Traffic or Housing and Economic Development?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Traffic or Housing and Economic Development?

When people were polled last spring, the issue that most concerned them was cost of housing. When people ...

When people were polled last spring, the issue that most concerned them was cost of housing. When people are polled about the need for economic development, there is an interesting split. The people ...

December 09, 2019
| 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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Accusations Fly in Precursor to ARC Discussion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 09, 2019
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Accusations Fly in Precursor to ARC Discussion

They were supposed to be two basic items which were rightly placed on the consent calendar – one which cr ...

They were supposed to be two basic items which were rightly placed on the consent calendar – one which created a council subcommittee to help expedite the processing of the application for the Aggie R ...

October 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Breeding Bad Process, Lack of Outreach, Lack of Engagement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 07, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Breeding Bad Process, Lack of Outreach, Lack of Engagement

The slow growth side of the fence in Davis has become the little boys that cry wolf. I actually believe ...

The slow growth side of the fence in Davis has become the little boys that cry wolf. I actually believe that the parable is widely misunderstood. You see, in fable, the shepherd is charged with watch ...

October 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Progressive Boomers Blocking Housing Fixes – Part of a New Generational Struggle

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 14, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Progressive Boomers Blocking Housing Fixes – Part of a New Generational Struggle

A few days ago, the Huffington Post ran a lengthy article that found, “Progressive Boomers Are Making It ...

A few days ago, the Huffington Post ran a lengthy article that found, “Progressive Boomers Are Making It Impossible For Cities To Fix The Housing Crisis,” and “Residents of wealthy neighborhoods are t ...

July 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Community Survey Shows Overwhelming Need for Affordable Housing, Overall Satisfaction with City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2019
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Community Survey Shows Overwhelming Need for Affordable Housing, Overall Satisfaction with City

The city kept the survey hidden from the public until it was presented on Tuesday night. Once unveiled, ...

The city kept the survey hidden from the public until it was presented on Tuesday night. Once unveiled, the results were stark and somewhat overwhelming. There were three key trends, in addition to o ...

July 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Expansion of NIMBYISM into Zoning

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 07, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: The Expansion of NIMBYISM into Zoning

A reader pointed us back to a 2018 commentary from the New York Times, “How ‘Not in My Backyard’ Became ‘ ...

A reader pointed us back to a 2018 commentary from the New York Times, “How ‘Not in My Backyard’ Became ‘Not in My Neighborhood’,” in which Emily Badger notes, “The expectation that homeowners should ...

July 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Desarrolladores del MRIC presentan una nueva propuesta: un campus agropecuario “Aggie” de investigación con viviendas

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 14, 2019
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Desarrolladores del MRIC presentan una nueva propuesta: un campus agropecuario “Aggie” de investigación con viviendas

Los planes de desarrollo económico de la ciudad de Davis se encauzaron repentinamente el martes con una c ...

Los planes de desarrollo económico de la ciudad de Davis se encauzaron repentinamente el martes con una carta de los solicitantes del Centro de Innovación Mace Ranch (MRIC -en sus siglas en inglés) - ...

June 14, 2019
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Commentary: Five Years Later… Why We Still Need Economic Development in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2019
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Commentary: Five Years Later… Why We Still Need Economic Development in Davis

The year 2013 was the first time I took seriously the notion of large scale economic development in Davis ...

The year 2013 was the first time I took seriously the notion of large scale economic development in Davis. We were coming off the worst recession since the Great Depression and, unlike other downturn ...

June 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Does the Community Believe Davis Is Headed in the Right Direction?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 28, 2019
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Commentary: Does the Community Believe Davis Is Headed in the Right Direction?

A few readers have reported that they have received polling questions. It is not clear who at this time ...

A few readers have reported that they have received polling questions. It is not clear who at this time is doing that poll. We figure that the school district will be doing the polling soon for its ...

May 28, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Will Judge Reconsider Trackside Tentative Ruling Based on FAR Arguments?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 16, 2019
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Will Judge Reconsider Trackside Tentative Ruling Based on FAR Arguments?

Last month, Judge Sam McAdam ruled against the city and for the plaintiffs on the challenge by the Old Ea ...

Last month, Judge Sam McAdam ruled against the city and for the plaintiffs on the challenge by the Old East Davis Neighborhood Association to the Trackside approval. The city disagreed with the rulin ...

April 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Measure J/R Is an Important Mechanism to Ensure High Quality Proposals

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 14, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Measure J/R Is an Important Mechanism to Ensure High Quality Proposals

By Brett Lee There has been some discussion about Measure J/R over the past year – with the basic questio ...

By Brett Lee There has been some discussion about Measure J/R over the past year – with the basic question “does it work as intended?” The recent passage of two measure J/R votes (Nishi and West Davis ...

April 14, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Bad News Ahead on the Housing Front?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Bad News Ahead on the Housing Front?

An ominous article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend: “Development of market-rate hous ...

An ominous article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend: “Development of market-rate housing in San Francisco will slow to a trickle in 2019, because a combination of higher constructi ...

December 31, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: We Must Address Inequality with Our Housing Policies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 30, 2018
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Guest Commentary: We Must Address Inequality with Our Housing Policies

By Gloria Partida The current report commissioned by the city to evaluate the feasibility of integrated a ...

By Gloria Partida The current report commissioned by the city to evaluate the feasibility of integrated affordable housing in Davis, concludes that “– under current economic conditions – the Downtown ...

December 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Looking At Measure R Before Renewal Does Not Necessarily Mean Weakening It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 29, 2018
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My View: Looking At Measure R Before Renewal Does Not Necessarily Mean Weakening It

Some in this community have taken a hardline view that Measure R should absolutely be renewed as is witho ...

Some in this community have taken a hardline view that Measure R should absolutely be renewed as is without even a consideration for changes. From my perspective that is largely an alarmist view – in ...

December 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts, Part II – Resistance Standing in the Way of Prosperity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2018
| (27) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts, Part II – Resistance Standing in the Way of Prosperity

In the Chronicle this week, Joe Mathews writes: “Resistance to development stands in way of prosperity.” ...

In the Chronicle this week, Joe Mathews writes: “Resistance to development stands in way of prosperity.” He argues that, as a New Year’s resolution, the “best thing you could do is swear off this phr ...

December 24, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Big Question For Davis – How Will We Change in 2019 and 2029?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 23, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: The Big Question For Davis – How Will We Change in 2019 and 2029?

Over the next nine to ten days, the year of 2018 will run its course. We have seen some interesting chan ...

Over the next nine to ten days, the year of 2018 will run its course. We have seen some interesting changes in Davis in the last twelve months – last year at this time, we were asking if a Measure R ...

December 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Change Will Happen in This Community, We Need to Figure Out the Best Way to Direct It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2018
| (87) Comments

Commentary: Change Will Happen in This Community, We Need to Figure Out the Best Way to Direct It

In the middle of the debate over policies, a bigger point has emerged which is what is your vision for Da ...

In the middle of the debate over policies, a bigger point has emerged which is what is your vision for Davis. I actually believe that’s a secondary point although I think have an answer to that. The ...

December 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Question Now Is Whether Measure R Works

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 08, 2018
| (62) Comments

Commentary: The Question Now Is Whether Measure R Works

Now that 2018’s political season is over, we can step back and start evaluating things. When we began th ...

Now that 2018’s political season is over, we can step back and start evaluating things. When we began the year, we knew there were likely to be two Measure R campaigns and we knew that, prior to this ...

November 08, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: If I Were to Vote No on WDAA, It Would Be Because It Is Low Density Housing on the Periphery

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 24, 2018
| (34) Comments

Commentary: If I Were to Vote No on WDAA, It Would Be Because It Is Low Density Housing on the Periphery

In yesterday’s column, I laid out the chief reason I would consider voting yes on Measure L, the West Dav ...

In yesterday’s column, I laid out the chief reason I would consider voting yes on Measure L, the West Davis Active Adult Community (WDAAC). That is the issue of affordable housing, the need for affor ...

October 24, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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