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Woodland Research and Technology Park Specific Plan Goes to Woodland Planning Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 14, 2023
| (23) Comments

Woodland Research and Technology Park Specific Plan Goes to Woodland Planning Commission

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – On August 17, 2023, the Woodland Planning Commissio ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – On August 17, 2023, the Woodland Planning Commission will be asked to make a recommendation to the City Council on the proposed adoption of the Wo ...

August 14, 2023
| by David Greenwald

| (23) Comments

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Redevelopment of Davis Ace Site Filed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2023
| (30) Comments

Redevelopment of Davis Ace Site Filed

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - For the third time, a downtown project has now filed a ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - For the third time, a downtown project has now filed a preliminary application pursuant to SB 330. This one, the G Partners LLC have filed a propose ...

June 26, 2023
| by David Greenwald

| (30) Comments

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Commentary: Maybe ‘By Right’ Development Can in Fact Get Us Out of the Housing Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2023
| (9) Comments

Commentary: Maybe ‘By Right’ Development Can in Fact Get Us Out of the Housing Crisis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I was pleasantly surprised this week to see the propos ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I was pleasantly surprised this week to see the proposal for Fourth and G, at 20 percent affordable, for a vertical mixed-use project in the downtown ...

June 14, 2023
| by David Greenwald

| (9) Comments

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Commentary: The Public and Council Needed to Know about HCD’s Letter Prior to Tuesday’s Meeting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 07, 2023
| (47) Comments

Commentary: The Public and Council Needed to Know about HCD’s Letter Prior to Tuesday’s Meeting

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Earlier this week, I ran the column, “The Future of Da ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Earlier this week, I ran the column, “The Future of Davis Is on the Line This Week, Stay Tuned.” That caused at least one person to snicker about th ...

April 07, 2023
| by David Greenwald

| (47) Comments

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Letter: Appeal the University Mall Redevelopment Project

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 04, 2023
| (6) Comments

Letter: Appeal the University Mall Redevelopment Project

By Darryl Rutherford Dear Councilmembers Partida, Chapman, and Arnold, I am writing to express my strong ...

By Darryl Rutherford Dear Councilmembers Partida, Chapman, and Arnold, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the Brixmor proposal to rebuild University Mall as commercial-only. I believe tha ...

April 04, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Future of Davis Is on the Line This Week, Stay Tuned

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 03, 2023
| (8) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: The Future of Davis Is on the Line This Week, Stay Tuned

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It seems like, since the pandemic, the council has lar ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It seems like, since the pandemic, the council has largely put off some of the tougher conversations until later. But in the last month, we have see ...

April 03, 2023
| by David Greenwald

| (8) Comments

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Councilmember Vaitla Files Appeal for University Mall Redevelopment Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 01, 2023
| (3) Comments

Councilmember Vaitla Files Appeal for University Mall Redevelopment Project

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In March, the Davis Planning Commission reluctantly ap ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In March, the Davis Planning Commission reluctantly approved a commercial-only project at the University Mall site. However, Councilmember Bapu Vait ...

April 01, 2023
| by David Greenwald

| (3) Comments

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Guest Commentary: Lessons from U Mall

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 21, 2023
| (10) Comments

Guest Commentary: Lessons from U Mall

By Alex Achimore Much attention has been given recently to the possibility that shopping centers and str ...

By Alex Achimore Much attention has been given recently to the possibility that shopping centers and strip malls have unintentionally become land banks for new housing that California desperately nee ...

March 21, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (10) Comments

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My View: Unable to Compel Housing at U-Mall, the City Loses Ideal Spot for Mixed Use

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2023
| (17) Comments

My View: Unable to Compel Housing at U-Mall, the City Loses Ideal Spot for Mixed Use

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Score another “victory” for the NIMBY’s in this town. ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Score another “victory” for the NIMBY’s in this town. When Brixmor came forward with a proposal for mixed use at the underutilized University Mall s ...

March 11, 2023
| by David Greenwald

| (17) Comments

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Why the City Cannot Compel University Mall to Build Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 10, 2023
| 0 comments

Why the City Cannot Compel University Mall to Build Housing

The following was a communication from Jenny Tan, Director of Community Engagement for the City explainin ...

The following was a communication from Jenny Tan, Director of Community Engagement for the City explaining the purview of the City. To help provide some context around the proposal and the City’s role ...

March 10, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: University Mall Location Too Valuable to Just Give Up As a Mixed-Use Site

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 05, 2023
| (20) Comments

Sunday Commentary: University Mall Location Too Valuable to Just Give Up As a Mixed-Use Site

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In January, UC Davis students camped out in front of a ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In January, UC Davis students camped out in front of apartments overnight in frigid temperatures waiting for the rental offices to open. Make no mis ...

March 05, 2023
| by David Greenwald

| (20) Comments

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My View: All Commercial University Commons Project Represents Massive Fail of Local Leadership

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 25, 2023
| (11) Comments

My View: All Commercial University Commons Project Represents Massive Fail of Local Leadership

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Davis continues to suffer from a housing crisis. In f ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Davis continues to suffer from a housing crisis. In fact, there are problems still with student housing—as we discovered last month when students we ...

February 25, 2023
| by David Greenwald

| (11) Comments

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Commentary: HCD May Approve the Revised Housing Element, But I Remain Skeptical That We Can Address Our Immediate Housing Needs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2023
| (16) Comments

Commentary: HCD May Approve the Revised Housing Element, But I Remain Skeptical That We Can Address Our Immediate Housing Needs

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When HCD rejected the city’s housing element for failu ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When HCD rejected the city’s housing element for failure to comply with State Housing Law, city staff worked diligently with the agency to revise the ...

January 13, 2023
| by David Greenwald

| (16) Comments

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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
| (9) Comments

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

| (9) Comments

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Commentary: Council Battles Over Building Heights and Process Concerns, But Didn’t Blink in the End

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2022
| (20) Comments

Commentary: Council Battles Over Building Heights and Process Concerns, But Didn’t Blink in the End

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – If Tuesday was a look toward the future of this commun ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – If Tuesday was a look toward the future of this community, I was disappointed to see people getting hung up on battles over building heights. We are ...

December 16, 2022
| by David Greenwald

| (20) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Downtown Plan Banking on Mixed Use to Save the Downtown – That Might Be a Mistake

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 11, 2022
| (19) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Downtown Plan Banking on Mixed Use to Save the Downtown – That Might Be a Mistake

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In recent years we have seen the retail portion of the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In recent years we have seen the retail portion of the Davis Downtown precipitously decline. Increasingly, the downtown has focused on food and ente ...

December 11, 2022
| by David Greenwald

| (19) Comments

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Downtown Specific Plan Goes to Planning Commission Tonight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 29, 2022
| (1) Comment

Downtown Specific Plan Goes to Planning Commission Tonight

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA -After long delays, the CEQA approval will go before the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA -After long delays, the CEQA approval will go before the Davis Planning Commission tonight in a special meeting where the Planning Commission will reco ...

November 29, 2022
| by David Greenwald

| (1) Comment

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Commentary: City Is Counting on the Downtown Plan for Housing – Here’s Why That Could Be Challenging

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 22, 2022
| (2) Comments

Commentary: City Is Counting on the Downtown Plan for Housing – Here’s Why That Could Be Challenging

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Next Tuesday, the Downtown Specific Plan will go back ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Next Tuesday, the Downtown Specific Plan will go back to the Planning Commission as the process finally is moving forward again after a lengthy pause ...

November 22, 2022
| by David Greenwald

| (2) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is It Really Mostly about Zoning?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 08, 2022
| (8) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Is It Really Mostly about Zoning?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Record high housing prices. Shortages of both for sale and rental ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Record high housing prices. Shortages of both for sale and rental housing. M. Nolan Gray, the research director for California YIMBY and a professional city pl ...

August 08, 2022
| by David Greenwald

| (8) Comments

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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
| (10) Comments

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

| (10) Comments

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