MRIC EIR Certification Comes Back to Council
Back in January, the council had agendized the possibility of certifying the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC)…
Residents in South Davis Weigh In on Neighborhood Plans
(From Press Release) – Last Tuesday night, south Davis residents gathered at the Marguerite Montgomery Elementary School…
Neighbors Still Are Not Fully On Board with Hyatt House; Rival Hotel Threatens Legal Action
The developers of the Hyatt House hotel have proposed a somewhat scaled down project, reduced the number…
Sunday Commentary: What if Hyatt House Found a Solution for Infill Going Forward?
A proposal for the Hyatt House has some of our commenters complaining that it sets a negative…
City to Transmit Letter to UC Davis During Scoping Process of LRDP
At the December 6 Davis City Council meeting, UC Davis Vice Chancellor for Campus Planning & Community…
Is Hyatt House Ready to Go Forward?
Revised Plan Reduces Rear Stories to Three, Rooms to 118 After several months of discussions about the…
Let’s Make a Deal: An Enforceable Agreement Could Be a Win-Win for the City and UC Davis
By Dan Carson Tensions are building between City Hall and UC Davis once again over campus growth….
Council to Tackle Core Area Policy as First Step in General Plan Update
The city council has discussed what a General Plan Update process would look like and, after discussing…
Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry Talks Land Use, Economic Development
Newly elected Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry sat down with Leanna Sweha of the Davis Vanguard for an interview…
Avoidable Problem: Huge Dormitory Proposal for the FamiliesFirst Site
By Claudia Krich The huge Sterling dormitory proposal for the site of Families First is a problem…
Proposed Letter to Acting Chancellor on LRDP
(Editor’s note: The following is the proposed Davis City Council Letter to Acting Chancellor Ralph Hexter on…
Council Wants Changes to LRDP
While, last week, UC Davis laid out what appeared to be its final LRDP (Long Range Development…
Paternalism vs Mutual Respect in Local Planning
by Tia Will As my retirement rapidly approaches, I have had time to reflect on the changes…
Commentary: Where is the Leadership on Council?
In the past week I have had several pretty interesting conversations with members of the Davis City…
Former Student Laments Lack of Housing Opportunities
It was stark contrast to many of the commenters on Tuesday, as a recent UCD graduate addressed…
Sunday Commentary: Council Hits the Right Notes on LRDP Response
In Saturday’s column, I presented the full summary of the city’s response to the university’s Long Range…
Sunday Commentary: Can Davis Bridge Its Own Divide?
If Davis residents, who have more in common with each other than not, cannot come together on…
Commentary: Business As Usual in a Time of Crisis?
The Vanguard for ten years has been an evolving project, but from day one until now, one…
Commentary: An Out-of-the-Box Thought on the Hotel
The idea came up last week, posed by the neighbors and opponents of the Hyatt project, that…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Neighbors and Impacts to the Community
On Sunday, Vanguard Board Member Tia Will put forth a very thought-provoking piece, offering a different perspective…