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My View: Will Nishi Pass?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 21, 2016
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My View: Will Nishi Pass?

One of the biggest questions as we come down to just two and a half weeks left in the election is whether ...

One of the biggest questions as we come down to just two and a half weeks left in the election is whether Measure A, the Nishi Gateway Project, will be able to become the first project to pass a Measu ...

May 21, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Plaintiffs Fire Back that Expert Opinion Is Sufficient to Show Substantial Evidence

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2016
| (15) Comments

Plaintiffs Fire Back that Expert Opinion Is Sufficient to Show Substantial Evidence

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the Hotel Conference Center have now fired back against the city, w ...

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the Hotel Conference Center have now fired back against the city, who in a response argued that they had fully complied with CEQA (California Environmental Qualit ...

May 14, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Response Brief: City Fully Complied with CEQA on Hotel

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 02, 2016
| (18) Comments

Response Brief: City Fully Complied with CEQA on Hotel

The City of Davis, along with representatives for the Hotel Conference Center, have filed a joint opposit ...

The City of Davis, along with representatives for the Hotel Conference Center, have filed a joint opposition to the motion from attorneys representing Supporters of Responsible Planning in Davis, incl ...

May 02, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Will Nishi Fix Richards or Make It Worse?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 01, 2016
| (55) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Will Nishi Fix Richards or Make It Worse?

On Friday, I was a little bit ahead of schedule and so I figured I would head to Montgomery and wait ther ...

On Friday, I was a little bit ahead of schedule and so I figured I would head to Montgomery and wait there for my daughter to get out just after 11:40 in the morning. Instead, I got a call that I cou ...

May 01, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Bill That Would Have Shone Light on “Anonymous” CEQA Plaintiffs Fails in Committee

Posted by Leanna Sweha
|Date: April 20, 2016
| (12) Comments

Bill That Would Have Shone Light on “Anonymous” CEQA Plaintiffs Fails in Committee

Would Bill Have Had Relevance to Nishi Lawsuit? By Leanna Sweha AB 2026 had its first and only hearing ye ...

Would Bill Have Had Relevance to Nishi Lawsuit? By Leanna Sweha AB 2026 had its first and only hearing yesterday in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. The purpose of AB 2026 was to address the ...

April 20, 2016
| by Leanna Sweha

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My View: Let the Voters Decide If Nishi Measures Up

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2016
| (57) Comments

My View: Let the Voters Decide If Nishi Measures Up

To the surprise of probably no one, Michael Harrington and Don Mooney have filed a lawsuit once again on ...

To the surprise of probably no one, Michael Harrington and Don Mooney have filed a lawsuit once again on behalf of a group called Davis Citizens Alliance for Responsible Planning. Among other things, ...

March 26, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Harrington Files Suit Challenging Legality of Nishi (UPDATED)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2016
| (89) Comments

Harrington Files Suit Challenging Legality of Nishi (UPDATED)

Former Davis City Councilmember Michael Harrington filed a lawsuit on March 18 challenging the legality o ...

Former Davis City Councilmember Michael Harrington filed a lawsuit on March 18 challenging the legality of the Nishi-Gateway project approval. The lawsuit was filed by attorneys Michael Harrington and ...

March 25, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Response to Harrington on Traffic Study

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 18, 2016
| (1) Comment

Response to Harrington on Traffic Study

Note: Former City Councilmember Michael Harrington has submitted an alternative traffic report in respons ...

Note: Former City Councilmember Michael Harrington has submitted an alternative traffic report in response to the EIR on Nishi claiming inadequacy of the traffic study. Gary Jakobs and Chris Mundhenk ...

February 18, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (1) Comment

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Sunday Commentary: Harrington Should Let the Voters Decide on Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 14, 2016
| (83) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Harrington Should Let the Voters Decide on Nishi

Nishi is a Political Process Not a Legal One – In the fall of 2011, the city council in the early morning ...

Nishi is a Political Process Not a Legal One – In the fall of 2011, the city council in the early morning hours of the new city manager’s first meeting, rammed through the Surface Water Project. A gro ...

February 14, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Judge in Tentative Ruling Goes Against Harrington on CUP

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 01, 2015
| (3) Comments

Judge in Tentative Ruling Goes Against Harrington on CUP

Former Davis City Councilmember and attorney Michael Harrington has been battling the city and his neighb ...

Former Davis City Councilmember and attorney Michael Harrington has been battling the city and his neighbor, challenging the city’s approval of a Conditional Use Permit for Catherine LeBlanc, to allow ...

December 01, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Incoming Chief Has Mixed Views on Earlier Closing Time For Bars

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 25, 2015
| (23) Comments

Incoming Chief Has Mixed Views on Earlier Closing Time For Bars

At last week’s meeting, both Assistant Chief Darren Pytel and Assistant City Manager Kelly Stachowicz wer ...

At last week’s meeting, both Assistant Chief Darren Pytel and Assistant City Manager Kelly Stachowicz were a bit surprised that, given the lack of students in attendance and the high percentage of tho ...

November 25, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: If Change Is Inevitable, The Fight Should Be For the Future, Not the Past

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2015
| (44) Comments

Commentary: If Change Is Inevitable, The Fight Should Be For the Future, Not the Past

The proponents of development have always argued that change is inevitable, it is certain. In the 19 year ...

The proponents of development have always argued that change is inevitable, it is certain. In the 19 years that I have lived in Davis, I have seen vast changes. For those who have lived here since the ...

November 03, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (44) Comments

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Analysis: A String of Litigation at the Behest of Michael Harrington

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 29, 2015
| (39) Comments

Analysis: A String of Litigation at the Behest of Michael Harrington

The Davis City Council on Tuesday night announced, out of closed session, that, in the item “Supporters o ...

The Davis City Council on Tuesday night announced, out of closed session, that, in the item “Supporters of Responsible Planning in Davis v. City of Davis,” the council voted unanimously to defend the ...

October 29, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (39) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: City Erred on Neg Dec But Lawsuit Isn’t Necessary

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 25, 2015
| (66) Comments

Sunday Commentary: City Erred on Neg Dec But Lawsuit Isn’t Necessary

Michael Harrington says he has nothing against the Hotel Conference Center proposed on the corner of Rich ...

Michael Harrington says he has nothing against the Hotel Conference Center proposed on the corner of Richards Boulevard and Olive Drive, he simply wants to see proper process followed. However, this w ...

October 25, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Will Harrington Challenge Hotel on CEQA Grounds?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 16, 2015
| (12) Comments

Will Harrington Challenge Hotel on CEQA Grounds?

Three weeks ago the Davis City Council tentatively approved the Hotel-Conference Center along Richards Bo ...

Three weeks ago the Davis City Council tentatively approved the Hotel-Conference Center along Richards Boulevard, and they did so making a Mitigated Negative Declaration arguing that the impacts of th ...

September 16, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (12) Comments

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Council Unanimously Approves Hotel Conference Center

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 26, 2015
| (105) Comments

Council Unanimously Approves Hotel Conference Center

Council Acknowledges Details Need to Be Worked Out on Core Elements: Traffic, Sustainability and Labor Wi ...

Council Acknowledges Details Need to Be Worked Out on Core Elements: Traffic, Sustainability and Labor With most of the council wanting to send the message of approval for the project, and none of the ...

August 26, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (105) Comments

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Another Concern About Trackside

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 28, 2015
| (6) Comments

Another Concern About Trackside

by Michael Harrington I think the Trackside project is too large and grossly violates several planning do ...

by Michael Harrington I think the Trackside project is too large and grossly violates several planning documents; others will discuss those details. I have a more nuanced concern. I understand that o ...

July 28, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (6) Comments

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Neighborhood Association Joins Legal Battle Over Zoning of Therapist’s Office

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 27, 2015
| (20) Comments

Neighborhood Association Joins Legal Battle Over Zoning of Therapist’s Office

Local attorney Michael Harrington has filed a lawsuit disputing whether the city had appropriately ruled ...

Local attorney Michael Harrington has filed a lawsuit disputing whether the city had appropriately ruled on a Conditional Use Permit over a 1200 square foot therapist’s office located at 717 Seventh S ...

July 27, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (20) Comments

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Commentary: Council Removes Thorny Issues, Focus Shifts to Big Three

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2014
| (31) Comments

Commentary: Council Removes Thorny Issues, Focus Shifts to Big Three

Give new Mayor Dan Wolk credit here, he has done a good job in his disjointed first month on the job (dis ...

Give new Mayor Dan Wolk credit here, he has done a good job in his disjointed first month on the job (disjointed because of the calendar) of clearing out some thorny issues. He stepped up in July to p ...

September 05, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (31) Comments

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City-Ratepayers Cut Deal to End Litigation, Pave Way for Approvals of Water Rates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2014
| (16) Comments

City-Ratepayers Cut Deal to End Litigation, Pave Way for Approvals of Water Rates

Coming out of closed session on Tuesday night, Mayor Dan Wolk announced a settlement agreement with YRAPU ...

Coming out of closed session on Tuesday night, Mayor Dan Wolk announced a settlement agreement with YRAPUS (Yolo Ratepayers for Affordable Public Utility Services) that will end all litigation and pre ...

August 27, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (16) Comments

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