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Opposing Sides Clash on Nishi during Forum

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 08, 2018
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Opposing Sides Clash on Nishi during Forum

Sunday afternoon featured a forum on each of the three measures on the ballot this June. This marked the ...

Sunday afternoon featured a forum on each of the three measures on the ballot this June. This marked the first time the Yes and No sides squared off against each other on Nishi, and they did not disa ...

May 08, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Nishi Gains the Endorsement of the Enterprise

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 05, 2018
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Analysis: Nishi Gains the Endorsement of the Enterprise

Anyone who has followed politics in Davis knows that the Davis Enterprise has long been far more supporti ...

Anyone who has followed politics in Davis knows that the Davis Enterprise has long been far more supportive of development than the general population. They have probably endorsed each of the previou ...

May 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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GSA Hears Resolutions to Support Measure J, Johansson, Guenther, and Disarming of Campus Police

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 04, 2018
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GSA Hears Resolutions to Support Measure J, Johansson, Guenther, and Disarming of Campus Police

GSA counts votes differently in order to endorse Guenther; many graduate students distrustful of Guenther ...

GSA counts votes differently in order to endorse Guenther; many graduate students distrustful of Guenther’s “soft no” on Measure J by Jenean Docter On Wednesday, the UC Davis Graduate Student Associat ...

May 04, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Nishi’s Close Proximity to Campus Makes It Ideal for Student Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 01, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Nishi’s Close Proximity to Campus Makes It Ideal for Student Housing

By Mike Corbett In my 40 years as a planner in this town I have seen a lot of projects come and go, but t ...

By Mike Corbett In my 40 years as a planner in this town I have seen a lot of projects come and go, but this June we have the opportunity to pass what may be the most needed project yet, student housi ...

May 01, 2018
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The Nishi Numbers Don’t Add Up … Honesty and Transparency Missing

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: April 30, 2018
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The Nishi Numbers Don’t Add Up … Honesty and Transparency Missing

by Matt Williams In the 2015-16 deliberations about the Nishi 2016 proposal, the City’s economic consulta ...

by Matt Williams In the 2015-16 deliberations about the Nishi 2016 proposal, the City’s economic consultant EPS presented to the Finance and Budget Commission (FBC) its initial model of costs and reve ...

April 30, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Developer Money in the Race – but Not Pervasive

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 29, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Developer Money in the Race – but Not Pervasive

A few weeks ago, the No on Nishi campaign, put out a Facebook-sponsored ad, with the lead: “Who do the Ni ...

A few weeks ago, the No on Nishi campaign, put out a Facebook-sponsored ad, with the lead: “Who do the Nishi Developers support for Davis City Council?” But the add itself, quoting from the February D ...

April 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Student Affordable Housing Is Locked into the Nishi Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 18, 2018
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Analysis: Student Affordable Housing Is Locked into the Nishi Project

Between the complexities of legal matters and the nature of political campaigns, the opposition to Nishi ...

Between the complexities of legal matters and the nature of political campaigns, the opposition to Nishi is arguing that the affordable housing element is “likely illegal and will probably never happe ...

April 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Sacramento Bee Makes Davis Election Recommendations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 17, 2018
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Analysis: Sacramento Bee Makes Davis Election Recommendations

Over the years of covering local races, the Bee endorsement can be thought of as the Sports Illustrated c ...

Over the years of covering local races, the Bee endorsement can be thought of as the Sports Illustrated curse of local politics. It is a great honor to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated, but it c ...

April 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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City Responds to Harrington Letter Questioning Nishi Affordable Housing Program

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 03, 2018
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City Responds to Harrington Letter Questioning Nishi Affordable Housing Program

Over the weekend, the Vanguard published a letter from former City Councilmember Michael Harrington, who ...

Over the weekend, the Vanguard published a letter from former City Councilmember Michael Harrington, who asked why he could not have separate rates for student housing versus other renters, but the ci ...

April 03, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: City Affordable Housing Program

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 31, 2018
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Letter: City Affordable Housing Program

By Michael Harrington Dear City Leaders: May I ask a simple question? If I want to advertise a rental uni ...

By Michael Harrington Dear City Leaders: May I ask a simple question? If I want to advertise a rental unit on Craig’s List, and I list if for $1,000 to anyone, but $850 to a full time, card carrying s ...

March 31, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Housing Affects Us All

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 30, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Housing Affects Us All

By Don Gibson and Aaron Latta The housing crisis has hit a critical point. Everyone constantly quotes a 0 ...

By Don Gibson and Aaron Latta The housing crisis has hit a critical point. Everyone constantly quotes a 0.2-percent vacancy rate, but what does this actually mean? It means that in 2017, 8,122 apartme ...

March 30, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: More on the Nishi Affordable Housing Debate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: More on the Nishi Affordable Housing Debate

On Saturday, we pointed out that Nishi opponents, in addition to taking on expected issues like air quali ...

On Saturday, we pointed out that Nishi opponents, in addition to taking on expected issues like air quality, have also somewhat surprisingly gone after the Nishi affordable housing program. They argue ...

March 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Opponents of Nishi Attack Affordable Housing at Their Own Risk

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2018
| (1) Comment

My View: Opponents of Nishi Attack Affordable Housing at Their Own Risk

One of the big reasons why Nishi lost in 2016 was that the student population it was supposed to serve wi ...

One of the big reasons why Nishi lost in 2016 was that the student population it was supposed to serve with housing wasn’t convinced it was going to be affordable. Sean Raycraft, back in February, to ...

March 24, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: A Glance at the Nishi Ballot Arguments

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 23, 2018
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Analysis: A Glance at the Nishi Ballot Arguments

In general, elections are not won and lost on the ballot arguments, but the Nishi ones are somewhat inter ...

In general, elections are not won and lost on the ballot arguments, but the Nishi ones are somewhat interesting because there is a good amount of disagreement over core contentions. I find it interest ...

March 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Opponents Use Public Comment to Put Forth Arguments against Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2018
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Opponents Use Public Comment to Put Forth Arguments against Nishi

Colin Walsh and former Davis City Councilmember Michael Harrington used their public comment time to put ...

Colin Walsh and former Davis City Councilmember Michael Harrington used their public comment time to put forward arguments against Nishi on Tuesday night. Colin Walsh said, “The baseline features of t ...

March 22, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Arguments for and against Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2018
| (39) Comments

Arguments for and against Nishi

The following are the submitted ballot arguments for and against Nishi. Argument In Favor Of Measure J Ye ...

The following are the submitted ballot arguments for and against Nishi. Argument In Favor Of Measure J Yes on Measure J – Addresses Housing Crisis Many students are now forced to commute from other ci ...

March 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Air Quality Concerns Motivate CEQA Suit Against Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2018
| (12) Comments

Air Quality Concerns Motivate CEQA Suit Against Nishi

The group Davis Coalition for Sensible Planning filed a CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) suit ...

The group Davis Coalition for Sensible Planning filed a CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) suit against the city right at the deadline, hiring the Sacramento based firm, Soluri Meserve, to re ...

March 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Is Measure R Back in Play?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 31, 2018
| (96) Comments

Analysis: Is Measure R Back in Play?

In 2000, the voters of Davis by about a 1400 vote margin (53.6 to 46.3 percent) approved Measure J, which ...

In 2000, the voters of Davis by about a 1400 vote margin (53.6 to 46.3 percent) approved Measure J, which amended “the city's general plan to add a policy requiring voter approval for certain changes ...

January 31, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Will an Updated General Plan Solve This Crisis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 17, 2016
| (8) Comments

My View: Will an Updated General Plan Solve This Crisis?

One of the issues that came out of Wednesday’s Planning Commission meeting was the need for a new General ...

One of the issues that came out of Wednesday’s Planning Commission meeting was the need for a new General Plan, or an update to the existing one. Commissioner Herman Boschken called it a “quagmire" in ...

September 17, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Is There a Way to Move Forward on Economic Development?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 17, 2015
| (9) Comments

Analysis: Is There a Way to Move Forward on Economic Development?

I read a recent letter to the local paper which started out, “We seem to be at a crossroads, where our to ...

I read a recent letter to the local paper which started out, “We seem to be at a crossroads, where our town needs a lot more tax dollars. I’m not comfortable with this situation, and I wonder how and ...

September 17, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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