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Unanimous Council Puts DISC on the Ballot for November

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 08, 2020
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Unanimous Council Puts DISC on the Ballot for November

There are no guarantees in Davis politics — Nishi learned that in 2016 when a unanimous vote by the Counc ...

There are no guarantees in Davis politics — Nishi learned that in 2016 when a unanimous vote by the Council still ended up with a project rejection. But the Council and developers lifted the Davis In ...

July 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Tonight Is the Night for DISC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 30, 2020
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Commentary: Tonight Is the Night for DISC

Ten days ago, in our Saturday column “My View,” I argued that the council needed to get as many thorny is ...

Ten days ago, in our Saturday column “My View,” I argued that the council needed to get as many thorny issues off the table as possible. Since then, the city staff and developer have moved the projec ...

June 30, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission Unanimously Moves DISC Forward to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2020
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Planning Commission Unanimously Moves DISC Forward to Council

Despite concerns about a truncated policy, planning commissioners remarked that they had actually spent s ...

Despite concerns about a truncated policy, planning commissioners remarked that they had actually spent so much time on what is now known as the Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus that they ...

June 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: DISC Remains a Commercial Project with Housing, Not the Other Way Around

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 12, 2020
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Commentary: DISC Remains a Commercial Project with Housing, Not the Other Way Around

When the city first issued its RFEI (Request for Expressions of Interest) for innovation centers way back ...

When the city first issued its RFEI (Request for Expressions of Interest) for innovation centers way back in 2013, we were living in a very different time. We had just come out of the Great Recessio ...

June 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Sixty Percent Occupancy Issue, Commercial Demand, Other Matters Addressed in the Final DISC EIR

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 04, 2020
| (4) Comments

Analysis: Sixty Percent Occupancy Issue, Commercial Demand, Other Matters Addressed in the Final DISC EIR

This week the final SEIR was released for the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Center (DISC) —where th ...

This week the final SEIR was released for the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Center (DISC) —where the Planning Commission is expected to take up the Final SEIR the next two Wednesdays, followed b ...

June 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission Makes Comments ahead of Final Subsequent EIR

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 23, 2020
| (35) Comments

Planning Commission Makes Comments ahead of Final Subsequent EIR

In advance of the end of the comment period to the Draft Subsequent EIR for the Aggie Research Campus, th ...

In advance of the end of the comment period to the Draft Subsequent EIR for the Aggie Research Campus, the Planning Commission listened to 29 public comments and then many of its members made critical ...

April 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Low Impact Development, High Impact Environmentalism

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 24, 2019
| (13) Comments

Low Impact Development, High Impact Environmentalism

by Mark Dempsey Most environmentalists do not request the economy halt so no harm would come to the envir ...

by Mark Dempsey Most environmentalists do not request the economy halt so no harm would come to the environment, instead advocating minimizing development impacts. It's possible to cut vehicle miles t ...

December 24, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Social Services Recommends ARC Be Bound by Affordable Housing Policies at the Time of Proposals

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2019
| (16) Comments

Social Services Recommends ARC Be Bound by Affordable Housing Policies at the Time of Proposals

The first step in a long string of advisory board hearings for the Aggie Research Campus, found the Socia ...

The first step in a long string of advisory board hearings for the Aggie Research Campus, found the Social Services Commission, skeptical that current affordable housing policies are too weak, reject ...

December 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Infill Housing, Close to the University – Two Projects Meet Those Critical Needs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 08, 2019
| (74) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Infill Housing, Close to the University – Two Projects Meet Those Critical Needs

I caught the most recent column by Rich Rifkin, noting that Davis “talks a good game when it comes to env ...

I caught the most recent column by Rich Rifkin, noting that Davis “talks a good game when it comes to environmental policy.” But the reality is that those environmental policies are undermined by the ...

December 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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University Commons Project Goes to Planning Commission for Review and Comments on EIR

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 07, 2019
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University Commons Project Goes to Planning Commission for Review and Comments on EIR

The Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday where they will review and provide commen ...

The Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday where they will review and provide comments on the University Commons Project Draft EIR. Planning Commission comments will be summarize ...

December 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: It Appears Some People Will Object to Any Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 17, 2019
| (74) Comments

Sunday Commentary: It Appears Some People Will Object to Any Project

I didn’t know much about the Olive Drive Mixed-Use project when it was placed on the consent calendar to ...

I didn’t know much about the Olive Drive Mixed-Use project when it was placed on the consent calendar to approve the contract for its environmental review. But as I read it, I was impressed with the ...

November 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Approve Environmental Analysis for Olive Drive Mixed-Use Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 16, 2019
| (36) Comments

Council to Approve Environmental Analysis for Olive Drive Mixed-Use Project

Mixed-Use Project Features 76 Small Single-Bedroom Apartments and Low Automobile Users In a consent item ...

Mixed-Use Project Features 76 Small Single-Bedroom Apartments and Low Automobile Users In a consent item for this week, council is asked to approve a resolution that would authorize Raney Planning to ...

November 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Puts Out Draft EIR of University Commons Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 07, 2019
| (16) Comments

City Puts Out Draft EIR of University Commons Project

This week the city announced the comment period for the Draft EIR of the University Commons Redevelopment ...

This week the city announced the comment period for the Draft EIR of the University Commons Redevelopment Project. The public has until December 20 to comment on the Draft EIR of the proposed project ...

November 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Downtown Plan Lays Out Development Strategy – Part Two

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 18, 2019
| (4) Comments

Downtown Plan Lays Out Development Strategy – Part Two

The City of Davis has released the Draft Davis Downtown Plan this week. Yesterday's article (City Releas ...

The City of Davis has released the Draft Davis Downtown Plan this week. Yesterday's article (City Releases Draft of Downtown Plan and Code) looks at the six goals of the plan. This will look at the ...

October 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Joint Commission Hears Fiscal Analysis of Davis Downtown Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 23, 2019
| (55) Comments

Joint Commission Hears Fiscal Analysis of Davis Downtown Development

Matt Kowta presented his fiscal analysis of whether development in the downtown is viable to a joint comm ...

Matt Kowta presented his fiscal analysis of whether development in the downtown is viable to a joint commission with the Planning Commission, joined by members of the Finance and Budget Commission as ...

May 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Can the Community Support Dense Residential and Mixed-Use in the Downtown?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 08, 2019
| (55) Comments

Commentary: Can the Community Support Dense Residential and Mixed-Use in the Downtown?

Last week the Davis Downtown Plan Advisory Committee (DPAC) met to consider a number of recommendations t ...

Last week the Davis Downtown Plan Advisory Committee (DPAC) met to consider a number of recommendations that could form the basis for a draft Downtown Plan. Among their recommendations in general was ...

May 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Weigh in on Chiles Ranch Project

My View: Some People Are Angry, but Anger Is Useless Unless the Energy Is Channeled

Guest Commentary: To Achieve True Reproductive Justice in California, We Must Look Beyond Roe v. Wade

83 DAs and AGs Publicly Pledge to Use Their Settled Discretion and Not Criminalize Personal Healthcare Decisions

Asian American-Pacific Islander Opposed CA Education Bill; Calls It Too ‘Symbolic’

U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade: Pro-Choice Groups Predict Domino Effect

Judge Finds Man Must Stand Trial for Assault after Alleged Dispute Over Cell Phone

Commentary: Will Davis Really Be Fine without Serious Changes?

Supreme Court Gun Ruling Injects New Life into State Gun Efforts

Guest Commentary: Alameda DA Candidate Pamela Price Blasts SCOTUS Rulings

Unanimous Council Puts DISC on the Ballot for November

Unanimous Council Puts DISC on the Ballot for November

Commentary: Tonight Is the Night for DISC

Commentary: Tonight Is the Night for DISC

Planning Commission Unanimously Moves DISC Forward to Council

Planning Commission Unanimously Moves DISC Forward to Council

Commentary: DISC Remains a Commercial Project with Housing, Not the Other Way Around

Commentary: DISC Remains a Commercial Project with Housing, Not the Other Way Around

Analysis: Sixty Percent Occupancy Issue, Commercial Demand, Other Matters Addressed in the Final DISC EIR

Analysis: Sixty Percent Occupancy Issue, Commercial Demand, Other Matters Addressed in the Final DISC EIR

Planning Commission Makes Comments ahead of Final Subsequent EIR

Planning Commission Makes Comments ahead of Final Subsequent EIR

Low Impact Development, High Impact Environmentalism

Low Impact Development, High Impact Environmentalism

Sunday Commentary: Infill Housing, Close to the University – Two Projects Meet Those Critical Needs

Sunday Commentary: Infill Housing, Close to the University – Two Projects Meet Those Critical Needs

University Commons Project Goes to Planning Commission for Review and Comments on EIR

University Commons Project Goes to Planning Commission for Review and Comments on EIR

Sunday Commentary: It Appears Some People Will Object to Any Project

Sunday Commentary: It Appears Some People Will Object to Any Project

Council to Approve Environmental Analysis for Olive Drive Mixed-Use Project

Council to Approve Environmental Analysis for Olive Drive Mixed-Use Project

City Puts Out Draft EIR of University Commons Project

City Puts Out Draft EIR of University Commons Project

Downtown Plan Lays Out Development Strategy – Part Two

Downtown Plan Lays Out Development Strategy – Part Two

Joint Commission Hears Fiscal Analysis of Davis Downtown Development

Joint Commission Hears Fiscal Analysis of Davis Downtown Development

Commentary: Can the Community Support Dense Residential and Mixed-Use in the Downtown?

Commentary: Can the Community Support Dense Residential and Mixed-Use in the Downtown?

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