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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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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Analysis: Key Question the Voters Must Ask – Is WDAAC the Type of Housing We Need in Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 11, 2018
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Analysis: Key Question the Voters Must Ask – Is WDAAC the Type of Housing We Need in Davis?

In just under a month the voters of Davis will have a decision to make as to whether or not to approve th ...

In just under a month the voters of Davis will have a decision to make as to whether or not to approve the West Davis Active Adult Community (WDAAC). Over the course of the next few weeks, we hope to ...

October 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: WDAAC Is in Fact Low Density

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 08, 2018
| (5) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: WDAAC Is in Fact Low Density

Opponents of the West Davis Active Adult Community have hit the project for being low density and sprawl. ...

Opponents of the West Davis Active Adult Community have hit the project for being low density and sprawl. For example, Alan Pryor and Pam Nieberg write: “WDAAC is a Sprawling Development Reminiscent ...

October 08, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: The Legislature, Student Housing and Affordable Housing

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: October 05, 2018
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Guest Commentary: The Legislature, Student Housing and Affordable Housing

By Matt Williams On Tuesday, October 2nd I posted a comment that described the circumstances that caused ...

By Matt Williams On Tuesday, October 2nd I posted a comment that described the circumstances that caused City Council to modify the Affordable Housing Ordinance in February earlier this year. That co ...

October 05, 2018
| by Matt Williams

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Commentary: Adapting Land Use Policies during a Time of Climate Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2018
| (47) Comments

Commentary: Adapting Land Use Policies during a Time of Climate Change

2017 turned out to be a bad year in the fight against climate change. 2018 has so far turned out to be e ...

2017 turned out to be a bad year in the fight against climate change. 2018 has so far turned out to be even worse. In my archives I pulled out an article from Wired from the end of 2017, “Fighting C ...

September 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Opposition to WDAAC Emerges

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 14, 2018
| (4) Comments

Opposition to WDAAC Emerges

The West Davis Active Adult Community project largely sailed through the Planning Commission as well as t ...

The West Davis Active Adult Community project largely sailed through the Planning Commission as well as two council meetings with limited opposition. However, as the ballot arguments have been submit ...

August 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Affordable Housing as Social Justice

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 05, 2018
| (45) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Affordable Housing as Social Justice

We like to think of ourselves in Davis as progressives. When I first started writing the Vanguard, 12 ye ...

We like to think of ourselves in Davis as progressives. When I first started writing the Vanguard, 12 years ago last Monday, I viewed Davis as a disconnect – politically liberal, willing to support l ...

August 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: How SB 35 Might Impact Local Community Planning and Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2018
| (117) Comments

Analysis: How SB 35 Might Impact Local Community Planning and Development

Last fall, the state legislature approved SB 35, and the question was going to be how it impacted local c ...

Last fall, the state legislature approved SB 35, and the question was going to be how it impacted local communities. A report released earlier reported that 97.6 percent of California cities and coun ...

June 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Makes Some Interesting Decisions on Cannabis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2018
| (11) Comments

Commentary: Council Makes Some Interesting Decisions on Cannabis

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council decided what the future of cannabis in Davis would look like. T ...

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council decided what the future of cannabis in Davis would look like. The answer, at least to start, is not what you might have thought even 24 months ago. I have a ...

June 01, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Davis is Better Than Good Enough

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 31, 2018
| (8) Comments

Guest Commentary: Davis is Better Than Good Enough

By Larry Guenther “Perfection is the enemy of the good.” We often hear this said, and often what I belie ...

By Larry Guenther “Perfection is the enemy of the good.” We often hear this said, and often what I believe people are saying is, “You’re being too picky,” or, “You’re being unrealistic,” or, “It’s go ...

May 31, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Selects Five Dispensaries for Initial Approval

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 30, 2018
| (7) Comments

Council Selects Five Dispensaries for Initial Approval

While each of the four councilmembers, with Rochelle Swanson recusing herself, lamented how difficult a d ...

While each of the four councilmembers, with Rochelle Swanson recusing herself, lamented how difficult a decision this was, the voting itself went remarkably smoothly and was almost anti-climactic. Al ...

May 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: ChamberPac Strikes the First Blow against Measure R Renewal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 21, 2018
| (5) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: ChamberPac Strikes the First Blow against Measure R Renewal?

Maybe I’m overthinking this, but I found it very interesting that the Davis Chamber's Political Action Co ...

Maybe I’m overthinking this, but I found it very interesting that the Davis Chamber's Political Action Committee has selected three candidates to endorse in a race where there are only two available s ...

May 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Enough with the Weird Red Herrings

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 09, 2018
| (43) Comments

Commentary: Enough with the Weird Red Herrings

The most memorable moment of the forum on Sunday came when Colin Walsh was pursuing another hypothetical ...

The most memorable moment of the forum on Sunday came when Colin Walsh was pursuing another hypothetical nitpick of the Nishi project. It is one thing to complain about legitimate concerns in a proje ...

May 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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