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My View: Looking at Council and Two Ballot Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2020
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My View: Looking at Council and Two Ballot Measures

By David M. Greenwald For the most part, we lack polling in Davis, so prognostication is admittedly more ...

By David M. Greenwald For the most part, we lack polling in Davis, so prognostication is admittedly more art than science. All of this is speculation and over the years, I have misread races but usua ...

October 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: One Alternative Way Forward on Measure J

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 01, 2020
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Commentary: One Alternative Way Forward on Measure J

By David M. Greenwald My expectation is that Measure J is likely to pass the electorate with at least 70 ...

By David M. Greenwald My expectation is that Measure J is likely to pass the electorate with at least 70 percent of the vote next month. I have long supported the renewal of Measure J but I was disap ...

October 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Endorses Measure D

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 27, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Endorses Measure D

by Alan Pryor Citing grounds of “preservation of agricultural lands and open space, in-fill development a ...

by Alan Pryor Citing grounds of “preservation of agricultural lands and open space, in-fill development and densification, and citizen oversight of sound land-use planning ", the Sierra Club announces ...

September 27, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: (Measure) D Might Stand for Lack of Good Data

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 23, 2020
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Commentary: (Measure) D Might Stand for Lack of Good Data

By David M. Greenwald Rich Rifkin’s latest column is probably worthy of discussion—he says “Measure D” an ...

By David M. Greenwald Rich Rifkin’s latest column is probably worthy of discussion—he says “Measure D” and the “D is for ‘disaster.’” I would argue that the D might be better characterized as being f ...

September 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Preservation As an Illusion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 31, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Preservation As an Illusion

By David M. Greenwald There are reasons why we all live in Davis. For me, it’s about two things primaril ...

By David M. Greenwald There are reasons why we all live in Davis. For me, it’s about two things primarily—maybe three. First, the schools. I have told my stories too many times on here, but we are ...

August 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: We Have a Chance to Close the Housing Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 23, 2020
| (38) Comments

Sunday Commentary: We Have a Chance to Close the Housing Gap

By David M. Greenwald Measure J has sometimes become a rather convenient target for the housing problems ...

By David M. Greenwald Measure J has sometimes become a rather convenient target for the housing problems in Davis. Leaving aside the fact that housing is an issue statewide, including most places wher ...

August 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Most Important Planning Issues Facing Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 14, 2020
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Commentary: Most Important Planning Issues Facing Davis

In a comment yesterday, someone asked a great question—identify the three most important topics for futur ...

In a comment yesterday, someone asked a great question—identify the three most important topics for future planning needs and priorities facing the Davis Community. It is really hard to get to only t ...

August 14, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: It Won’t Be This Year on Measure J

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 11, 2020
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Commentary: It Won’t Be This Year on Measure J

When Measure J—the original version—was put on the ballot in 2000, it was a tightly fought and hotly cont ...

When Measure J—the original version—was put on the ballot in 2000, it was a tightly fought and hotly contended election. It wound up winning relatively narrowly. The idea was to require a citizen’s ...

August 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Public and Council Solidly Behind Putting the Renewal of Measure J to a Vote

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2020
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Public and Council Solidly Behind Putting the Renewal of Measure J to a Vote

Davis – The Davis City Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to put Measure J back on the ballot, acceptin ...

Davis – The Davis City Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to put Measure J back on the ballot, accepting staff’s minor technical changes to the City of Davis’ seminal land use ordinance that require ...

June 17, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Looks to Put Measure J Renewal on the Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2020
| (6) Comments

Council Looks to Put Measure J Renewal on the Ballot

There have been two discussions so far on the renewal of Measure J—one by the City Council and one by the ...

There have been two discussions so far on the renewal of Measure J—one by the City Council and one by the Planning Commission. Public comment in those two meetings has run overwhelming in favor of pl ...

June 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Council Should Renew Measure J for 2 Years

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 04, 2020
| (8) Comments

Guest Commentary: Council Should Renew Measure J for 2 Years

By Michael Miller Our city staff has proposed to renew measure J without even considering our community r ...

By Michael Miller Our city staff has proposed to renew measure J without even considering our community responsibilities. The Council appears ready to rubber stamp this suggestion without considering ...

June 04, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Why We Should Have More Discussion on Measure J

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 31, 2020
| (1) Comment

Sunday Commentary: Why We Should Have More Discussion on Measure J

I appreciate Planning Commissioner Darryl Rutherford raising similar questions on Measure J’s renewal tha ...

I appreciate Planning Commissioner Darryl Rutherford raising similar questions on Measure J’s renewal that I have. On Wednesday, he questioned why the item has come to the Planning Commission with so ...

May 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission Moves Forward on Renewal of Measure J

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 29, 2020
| (4) Comments

Planning Commission Moves Forward on Renewal of Measure J

On Wednesday as the clock neared midnight, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended moving forward ...

On Wednesday as the clock neared midnight, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended moving forward with the Renewal of Measure J with only the recommended technical changes. The commission too ...

May 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission to Examine Measure J Renewal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 23, 2020
| (17) Comments

Planning Commission to Examine Measure J Renewal

The Measure J renewal process will continue this week as the issue comes before the Planning Commission. ...

The Measure J renewal process will continue this week as the issue comes before the Planning Commission. A few weeks ago the council was supportive of moving forward with the process with only what a ...

May 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Mayor Pro Tem Flips Script on Housing Discussion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 07, 2020
| (78) Comments

Commentary: Mayor Pro Tem Flips Script on Housing Discussion

Measure R is working. We can get projects that are voted down by the public. We can get projects that a ...

Measure R is working. We can get projects that are voted down by the public. We can get projects that are approved by the public. That’s what we learned in 2018. That was the message delivered by ...

May 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Backs Renewal of Measure J/R without Major Changes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 06, 2020
| (66) Comments

Council Backs Renewal of Measure J/R without Major Changes

If there is to be a discussion on the renewal of Measure J, it will have to be when the measure is before ...

If there is to be a discussion on the renewal of Measure J, it will have to be when the measure is before the voters. An overwhelming number of citizens called in to express their support for the ren ...

May 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (66) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Did the City Wait So Long before Discussing Measure J Renewal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2020
| (16) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Did the City Wait So Long before Discussing Measure J Renewal?

For the last several weeks we have heard from people in the community complaining—rightly that the city a ...

For the last several weeks we have heard from people in the community complaining—rightly that the city and council circumvented the public process on BrightNight. Before that we heard loud complaint ...

May 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Start Looking at Renewing Measure J

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 02, 2020
| (56) Comments

Council to Start Looking at Renewing Measure J

When the City of Davis passed Measure J, now 20 years ago, in 2000, it became one of the city’s seminal l ...

When the City of Davis passed Measure J, now 20 years ago, in 2000, it became one of the city’s seminal land use measures that requires a vote of the citizens in order for the city to annex existing a ...

May 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Mayor Lee Takes the First Dive Into Measure R

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2019
| (14) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Mayor Lee Takes the First Dive Into Measure R

Given that we are probably less than a year from Measure R’s renewal being on the ballot, I’m a bit surpr ...

Given that we are probably less than a year from Measure R’s renewal being on the ballot, I’m a bit surprised that we haven’t seen more discussion on it. Then again, given that this year we have alre ...

April 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (14) Comments

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2018 in Review: Measure R Votes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 27, 2018
| (105) Comments

2018 in Review: Measure R Votes

For better or for worse, we entered Davis with a key question: “Can Davis Pass a Measure R Vote?” Howeve ...

For better or for worse, we entered Davis with a key question: “Can Davis Pass a Measure R Vote?” However, as I pointed out in an October 2017 column, it really wasn’t the most accurate question in t ...

December 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (105) Comments

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