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Commentary: We Needed to Have a Discussion on Measure J – Maybe We’ll Get One Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 02, 2021
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Commentary: We Needed to Have a Discussion on Measure J – Maybe We’ll Get One Now

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I voted for Measure D when it came on the ballot in November last ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I voted for Measure D when it came on the ballot in November last year. I have taken a lot of flak from both sides but I think it’s the right policy for Davis. ...

September 02, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves the Housing Element – Further Discussions on Measure J and UC Davis To Follow

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 01, 2021
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Council Approves the Housing Element – Further Discussions on Measure J and UC Davis To Follow

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - After much consideration and discussion, the Davis Cit ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - After much consideration and discussion, the Davis City Council on Tuesday passed the Housing Element on a 5-0 vote. Among the add-ons was support of ...

September 01, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Council Still Has a Chance to Be Bold on Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 29, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: The Council Still Has a Chance to Be Bold on Housing

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - People I have spoken to who are supporters of more housing are excited ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - People I have spoken to who are supporters of more housing are excited about the passage of SB 9 by the Assembly. Assuming the Senate can reconcile with the Assembly ...

August 29, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Housing Element Comes Back Before Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 28, 2021
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Housing Element Comes Back Before Council

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – After several go-rounds on the Housing Element, staff ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – After several go-rounds on the Housing Element, staff has come to the council and asking them to approve the Revised Final Draft Housing Element on T ...

August 28, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Wildhorse Ranch Project Could Return As Palomino Place

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 17, 2021
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Wildhorse Ranch Project Could Return As Palomino Place

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It has been over a decade since the voters overwhelmin ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It has been over a decade since the voters overwhelmingly voted down Wildhorse Ranch directly to the east of Wildhorse and north of Covell on the edg ...

August 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The City Lacks Vacant Infill – How Do We Meet the Requires for the Next Housing Element?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 15, 2021
| (24) Comments

Sunday Commentary: The City Lacks Vacant Infill – How Do We Meet the Requires for the Next Housing Element?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – One of the most critical findings in the Housing Eleme ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – One of the most critical findings in the Housing Element is that the city does not currently have “enough land designated for residential development ...

August 15, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: We Can’t Solve Our Housing Problems with Wishes and Prayers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 10, 2021
| (41) Comments

Commentary: We Can’t Solve Our Housing Problems with Wishes and Prayers

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Whenever I raise the point that Davis needs to figure ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Whenever I raise the point that Davis needs to figure out how to add housing, someone points out that the problem is Measure J and that I made a mist ...

August 10, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: For Better or Worse, the Housing Situation Isn’t Likely to Change in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2021
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Commentary: For Better or Worse, the Housing Situation Isn’t Likely to Change in Davis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Six weeks ago some community members were up in arms—m ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Six weeks ago some community members were up in arms—mostly those who were older and already owned homes—as they saw a threat from the proposals from ...

August 03, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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My View: New DISC Project Should Have a Good Chance For Voter Approval

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2021
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My View: New DISC Project Should Have a Good Chance For Voter Approval

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Lost in a lot of other things last November is the fact that while DISC ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Lost in a lot of other things last November is the fact that while DISC failed the vote of the public, it was a pretty narrow margin – 52-48, or just 1300 votes. Giv ...

July 10, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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BREAKING NEWS: DISC Back with Revised, Smaller Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 08, 2021
| (42) Comments

BREAKING NEWS: DISC Back with Revised, Smaller Project

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Eight months after the first DISC project failed at the polls, the part ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Eight months after the first DISC project failed at the polls, the partners of Ramco and Buzz Oates are back with a second project - this one considerably smaller at ...

July 08, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: How Housing Element Could Provide Housing Needs for Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 06, 2021
| (57) Comments

Analysis: How Housing Element Could Provide Housing Needs for Davis

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Drilling down a little further into the Housing Element proposals, it i ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Drilling down a little further into the Housing Element proposals, it is worth noting the analysis on Measure J. Six projects have now gone through the development p ...

July 06, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Housing – We Need a Plan, Not Just ‘No’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2021
| (50) Comments

Commentary: Housing – We Need a Plan, Not Just ‘No’

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The Housing Element contained a warning: “The City does not currently c ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The Housing Element contained a warning: “The City does not currently contain enough vacant land appropriately zoned for the development of the housing necessary to m ...

June 29, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Dan Carson’s Comments on the Housing Element Review

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 17, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Dan Carson’s Comments on the Housing Element Review

(Editor's Note: The following are comments from Councilmember Dan Carson delivered on Tuesday during the ...

(Editor's Note: The following are comments from Councilmember Dan Carson delivered on Tuesday during the discussion of the Davis Housing Element Draft Report). by Dan Carson My Comments on Housing Ele ...

June 17, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Listens to Battle of the Talking Points; Council Leans Toward More Middle Course

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2021
| (21) Comments

Council Listens to Battle of the Talking Points; Council Leans Toward More Middle Course

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - There were no motions made, no direction taken yet, but the course of t ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - There were no motions made, no direction taken yet, but the course of the council was laid out during this workshop pretty clearly. Several dozen public commenters l ...

June 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Council Will Focus Heavily on Three Key Proposals for Housing Element

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2021
| (11) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Council Will Focus Heavily on Three Key Proposals for Housing Element

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - If one good thing came out of the controversial recommendations from th ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - If one good thing came out of the controversial recommendations from the Housing Element Commission it was that it awoke segments of the community to the fact that ke ...

June 13, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Hold Housing Element Workshop on Tuesday

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 12, 2021
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Council to Hold Housing Element Workshop on Tuesday

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The city of Davis announced on Friday that it would be re-opening City ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The city of Davis announced on Friday that it would be re-opening City Hall starting Tuesday in conjunction with new state orders allowing for the resumption of norma ...

June 12, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: We Need to Be Talking about the Big Housing Issue in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 30, 2021
| (40) Comments

Sunday Commentary: We Need to Be Talking about the Big Housing Issue in Davis

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – I was sitting down this week over coffee with a community member, when ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – I was sitting down this week over coffee with a community member, when the conversation turned to housing and they asked me about the Housing Element and my take on i ...

May 30, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Fairness Builds Trust

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 25, 2021
| (48) Comments

Commentary: Fairness Builds Trust

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Reasonable people can disagree on policy goals. That is the very found ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Reasonable people can disagree on policy goals. That is the very foundation of our system of governance. It is why we need to have free and open elections to elect ...

May 25, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Housing Element Probably Gets Out in Front of Public Opinion, but Has Some Very Good Proposals

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 23, 2021
| (37) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Housing Element Probably Gets Out in Front of Public Opinion, but Has Some Very Good Proposals

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The Housing Element Committee last week voted in favor of ten largely p ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The Housing Element Committee last week voted in favor of ten largely pro-housing comments in the draft housing element proposal. Ultimately the council and the broa ...

May 23, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The City Could Do More to Make Redevelopment and Infill Viable

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 13, 2021
| (26) Comments

Commentary: The City Could Do More to Make Redevelopment and Infill Viable

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - My columns this week have taken a rather dim view on the Housing Elemen ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - My columns this week have taken a rather dim view on the Housing Element and the future prospect for infill development in Davis, given that the difficulty of develop ...

May 13, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (26) Comments

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