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Council Wants to Evaluate Possible More Dense Option for Village Farms

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 20, 2023
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Council Wants to Evaluate Possible More Dense Option for Village Farms

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Councilmember Bapu Vaitla pulled the consent item on t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Councilmember Bapu Vaitla pulled the consent item on the EIR Contract for Village Farms to discuss additional evaluations of a more dense alternative ...

September 20, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Council Moves Forward with Crafting the Framework of a Permanent Inclusionary Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2023
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Council Moves Forward with Crafting the Framework of a Permanent Inclusionary Housing Ordinance

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council on Tuesday held what amounted to a sprawling d ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council on Tuesday held what amounted to a sprawling discussion attempting to thread the needle between affirming their commitment to 15 percent affo ...

June 28, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Score One for the Do-Something Crowd

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2023
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Commentary: Score One for the Do-Something Crowd

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For decades in Davis, the debate was between slow grow ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For decades in Davis, the debate was between slow growth/no growth and pro-growth camps (although that division is a bit simplistic). But in the las ...

June 22, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Council Pushes Housing Decisions to June 20

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2023
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Council Pushes Housing Decisions to June 20

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - On a night when a fifth Councilmember, Donna Neville w ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - On a night when a fifth Councilmember, Donna Neville was sworn in, and the meeting went past 2 am, the council ultimately spent 40 minutes deciding n ...

June 07, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Council Could Consider Processing an EIR for Housing Project to Go on Ballot by March 2025

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 18, 2023
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Council Could Consider Processing an EIR for Housing Project to Go on Ballot by March 2025

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council engaged in a lengthy discussion on Tuesday to ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council engaged in a lengthy discussion on Tuesday to determine how to proceed with five peripheral housing proposals. Ultimately, to a person, they ...

May 18, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Palomino to Use Builder’s Remedy in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2023
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Palomino to Use Builder’s Remedy in Davis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The fall out from the HCD letter continues as the appl ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The fall out from the HCD letter continues as the applicants for the Palomino Place will seek to use the Builder’s Remedy in Davis. The applicants h ...

April 15, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: City Staff Knew about HCD Letter on Monday April 3 – Did Not Inform Council Until Wednesday

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2023
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Commentary: City Staff Knew about HCD Letter on Monday April 3 – Did Not Inform Council Until Wednesday

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A records request of the city did not shed a huge amou ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A records request of the city did not shed a huge amount of light on the HCD rejection of the city’s latest version of their Housing Element—but it d ...

April 12, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Council Will Not Consider Measure J Projects for 2024 Election

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2023
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Council Will Not Consider Measure J Projects for 2024 Election

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – With four potential Measure J projects lining up on th ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – With four potential Measure J projects lining up on the horizon, one key question before council was which project they would move forward for consid ...

April 06, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Bisch Sues County in Federal Court Over Yolo Food Bank Dismissal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2023
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Bisch Sues County in Federal Court Over Yolo Food Bank Dismissal

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Last year many in the local community were stunned ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Last year many in the local community were stunned when the Yolo Food Bank announced the termination of Executive Director Michael Bisch. This mo ...

March 22, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: City, Council Will Now Turn to a General Plan Update

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2022
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Commentary: City, Council Will Now Turn to a General Plan Update

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It took the city of Davis over four years to complete ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It took the city of Davis over four years to complete the Downtown Plan. While there are definite steps forward here, overall I’m a bit skeptical th ...

December 21, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Downtown Plan Has Some Good Features, but It Won’t Solve Our Housing Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Downtown Plan Has Some Good Features, but It Won’t Solve Our Housing Crisis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - This week the Davis City Council finally—emphasis on f ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - This week the Davis City Council finally—emphasis on finally—approved the Downtown Plan. Even taking into consideration the pandemic, this is a proc ...

December 18, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Sherri Metzker Named As Community Development Director; City Stills Seeks Economic Development Director

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 13, 2022
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Sherri Metzker Named As Community Development Director; City Stills Seeks Economic Development Director

Davis, CA - On Wednesday, the City of Davis announced that it was officially naming Sherri Metzker to the ...

Davis, CA - On Wednesday, the City of Davis announced that it was officially naming Sherri Metzker to the role of Community Development Director, effective immediately. While Ash Feeney served as both ...

October 13, 2022
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City Shakeup in Parks – Machado Now to Oversee Parks and Community Services

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 18, 2022
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City Shakeup in Parks – Machado Now to Oversee Parks and Community Services

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – Earlier this week, the city of Davis announced that City Manager Mike ...

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – Earlier this week, the city of Davis announced that City Manager Mike Webb has named Dale Sumersille to the role of Grants Administrator in the City Manager’s Offic ...

September 18, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: It Appears Bretton Woods Will Break Ground This Month – But the Future of Housing in Davis Remains Clouded in Uncertainty

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 02, 2022
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My View: It Appears Bretton Woods Will Break Ground This Month – But the Future of Housing in Davis Remains Clouded in Uncertainty

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – An announcement went on Friday that there will be a Gr ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – An announcement went on Friday that there will be a Groundbreaking Ceremony held on July 26 at the site of the future Bretton Woods neighborhood. Fo ...

July 02, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: New Vision Is Needed, but Probably Not Practical at This Point

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: New Vision Is Needed, but Probably Not Practical at This Point

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In the wake of the loss of Measure H, there is going t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In the wake of the loss of Measure H, there is going to be a scramble underway to determine the best way forward. Other than the small percentage of ...

June 26, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Affordable Housing Will Become a Critical Challenge for Davis – Sooner or Later

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2022
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Commentary: Affordable Housing Will Become a Critical Challenge for Davis – Sooner or Later

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Earlier this week, the Vanguard checked in with City M ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Earlier this week, the Vanguard checked in with City Manager Mike Webb to update the progress of uncompleted development projects. The conversation ...

June 16, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Unbuilt Approved Projects Move Forward, but Challenges Loom for the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2022
| (12) Comments

Unbuilt Approved Projects Move Forward, but Challenges Loom for the City

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Chiles Ranch project that came before the Planning ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Chiles Ranch project that came before the Planning Commission last week is one of five major projects in the city that have been approved but gro ...

June 14, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Council Supports Olive Drive, Pushes for Parking District

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 11, 2022
| (3) Comments

Council Supports Olive Drive, Pushes for Parking District

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was a small, unique and, some would say, innovative ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was a small, unique and, some would say, innovative or unique project designed for workforce housing and people without cars. In a town where we ...

May 11, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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City Names Dana Bailey As the First Director of Social Services and Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 21, 2022
| (9) Comments

City Names Dana Bailey As the First Director of Social Services and Housing

by Vanguard Staff Davis, CA - The city of Davis announced Wednesday it has hired a Director of Social Ser ...

by Vanguard Staff Davis, CA - The city of Davis announced Wednesday it has hired a Director of Social Services and Housing, a newly-created department that will shift critical services away from the p ...

April 21, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Is Council Finally Ready to Authorize Mace Redesign?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2022
| (9) Comments

Is Council Finally Ready to Authorize Mace Redesign?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The process began back in 2019 and was slowed and dela ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The process began back in 2019 and was slowed and delayed by COVID, but next week, the council will be asked to approve the redesign concepts of Mace ...

March 11, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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