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A Further Look at the MRIC Housing Option

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 27, 2016
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A Further Look at the MRIC Housing Option

When the concept of innovation centers were introduced to the community, they were billed as research cen ...

When the concept of innovation centers were introduced to the community, they were billed as research centers focused on R&D (research and development) work by startups and other companies like Sc ...

January 27, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission Forwards Nishi to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2016
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Planning Commission Forwards Nishi to Council

The Davis Planning Commission made a series of votes on Wednesday night to move the Nishi Project forward ...

The Davis Planning Commission made a series of votes on Wednesday night to move the Nishi Project forward to the Davis City Council. If the council approves the project, it could go to the voters for ...

January 08, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Final EIR Released on Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2015
| (6) Comments

Final EIR Released on Nishi

The city of Davis has released the Final Environmental Impact Report on Nishi (you can read it here). The ...

The city of Davis has released the Final Environmental Impact Report on Nishi (you can read it here). The city released the Draft EIR on September 10, which evaluated two major components of the proje ...

December 17, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Council Delays Action on Mixed-Use Option Until After Final EIR on MRIC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2015
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Council Delays Action on Mixed-Use Option Until After Final EIR on MRIC

On Tuesday night, the city council seemed to be leaning towards continued consideration of the main proje ...

On Tuesday night, the city council seemed to be leaning towards continued consideration of the main project proposal for the Mace Ranch Innovation Center, despite the request from the applicant to con ...

December 16, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Letter from SACOG on the Proposed Plan for the MRIC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2015
| (28) Comments

Letter from SACOG on the Proposed Plan for the MRIC

The following is a letter dated November 17 to Davis City Manager Dirk Brazil from Mike McKeever, Executi ...

The following is a letter dated November 17 to Davis City Manager Dirk Brazil from Mike McKeever, Executive Director of SACOG. Re: Proposed Plan for the Mace Ranch Innovation Center Dear Mr. Brazil, O ...

December 14, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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MRIC Applicant Pushes For Sole Consideration of Mixed Use Housing Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2015
| (54) Comments

MRIC Applicant Pushes For Sole Consideration of Mixed Use Housing Proposal

Last week, Dan Ramos, representing the Mace Race Innovation Center (MRIC) project applicant, requested co ...

Last week, Dan Ramos, representing the Mace Race Innovation Center (MRIC) project applicant, requested consideration of a Mixed Use Alternative. As a result, a project update of the MRIC will include ...

December 13, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Expert Questions the Air Quality at Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 24, 2015
| (49) Comments

Expert Questions the Air Quality at Nishi

At October’s Planning Commission meeting, Thomas Cahill, a professor emeritus of Physics and Atmospheric ...

At October’s Planning Commission meeting, Thomas Cahill, a professor emeritus of Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, testified, “If the Planning Commission should decide to support the Nishi proposal, t ...

November 24, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: What Should the Goal of Nishi Be?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 23, 2015
| (45) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: What Should the Goal of Nishi Be?

Last week, the Davis City Council pushed back on Nishi, arguing the need for access and, as tricky as tha ...

Last week, the Davis City Council pushed back on Nishi, arguing the need for access and, as tricky as that issue may be for the project that is aiming for a June election date, the fiscal analysis may ...

November 23, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Nishi Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 14, 2015
| (19) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Nishi Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Nishi is an interesting project from one perspective – it seems people either love it or they hate it. Fo ...

Nishi is an interesting project from one perspective – it seems people either love it or they hate it. For those who love it on the slow growth side, the appeal is that it is small, it is a project al ...

September 14, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi Touts Sustainability Implementation Plan Ahead of Draft EIR Release

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 09, 2015
| (7) Comments

Nishi Touts Sustainability Implementation Plan Ahead of Draft EIR Release

In a press release from the Nishi developers, ahead of Thursday’s release of the Nishi Draft EIR, the dev ...

In a press release from the Nishi developers, ahead of Thursday’s release of the Nishi Draft EIR, the developers are touting their “Sustainability Implementation Plan,” that they say was developed in ...

September 09, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Two Issues Loom on Mace Ranch Innovation Center

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 01, 2015
| (34) Comments

Analysis: Two Issues Loom on Mace Ranch Innovation Center

Responding to feedback from the public last week, the Davis City Council will take up the issue of the ti ...

Responding to feedback from the public last week, the Davis City Council will take up the issue of the timing of the EIR. Several members of the public spoke during public comment time to ask for an e ...

September 01, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Should City Vote Separately on Mace Ranch Project and Putting Housing There?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 28, 2015
| (26) Comments

Should City Vote Separately on Mace Ranch Project and Putting Housing There?

By Dan Carson City leaders are wrestling with the issue of whether to include up to 850 units of housing ...

By Dan Carson City leaders are wrestling with the issue of whether to include up to 850 units of housing as part of the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) project. On the one hand, inclusion of the p ...

August 28, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Neighbors Up in Arms About the Height of Proposed Trackside Infill Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2015
| (129) Comments

Neighbors Up in Arms About the Height of Proposed Trackside Infill Development

It began ominously with Alan Miller prancing up to the podium, in tow with props, singing an off-tune jau ...

It began ominously with Alan Miller prancing up to the podium, in tow with props, singing an off-tune jaunt of Sesame Street’s “One of these things is not like the other.” In all fourteen neighbors, m ...

June 17, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary II: Rental Housing Needed As Well

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2015
| (31) Comments

Sunday Commentary II: Rental Housing Needed As Well

Yesterday’s column on the Sterling Apartments proposal certainly generated a lot of discussion. However, ...

Yesterday’s column on the Sterling Apartments proposal certainly generated a lot of discussion. However, some of that missed the point I was attempting to make. I understand and agree that we need m ...

June 14, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Where Do Mace and Nishi Stand?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 30, 2015
| (30) Comments

Where Do Mace and Nishi Stand?

It has been a tumultuous few weeks. First, nearly three weeks ago, the city received notice from the appl ...

It has been a tumultuous few weeks. First, nearly three weeks ago, the city received notice from the applicant of the Davis Innovation Center (DIC) to place the application “on hold” until further not ...

May 30, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Council Pushes Nishi Forward, Concerned About Three Innovation Parks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2015
| (30) Comments

Council Pushes Nishi Forward, Concerned About Three Innovation Parks

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council unanimously moved Nishi forward and authorized the staff to move ...

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council unanimously moved Nishi forward and authorized the staff to move forward in preparing the environmental impact report (EIR). While there was clear support for ...

January 14, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (30) Comments

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Work on Nishi EIR About to Begin – Staff Weighs Olive-Only Access Option

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 10, 2015
| (45) Comments

Work on Nishi EIR About to Begin – Staff Weighs Olive-Only Access Option

It has been just over two years since the Davis City Council approved a pre-development shared costs agre ...

It has been just over two years since the Davis City Council approved a pre-development shared costs agreement with the property owner of Nishi. Last year, the city was awarded a $600,000 grant from t ...

January 10, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (45) Comments

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Council Weighs in on the Housing Issue at the Innovation Parks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2014
| (53) Comments

Council Weighs in on the Housing Issue at the Innovation Parks

Community Development Director Mike Webb on Tuesday night explained to the Davis City Council that right ...

Community Development Director Mike Webb on Tuesday night explained to the Davis City Council that right now, all three innovation park proposals – Mace, Northwest, and Nishi — are on schedule to be p ...

December 17, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (53) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Assessing The Case For Housing at the Innovation Parks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2014
| (19) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Assessing The Case For Housing at the Innovation Parks

It is the proverbial third rail of Davis – a discussion of housing. Everyone has tried to avoid the subje ...

It is the proverbial third rail of Davis – a discussion of housing. Everyone has tried to avoid the subject, not because it is not a worthy subject of discussion, but rather because everyone fears tha ...

December 14, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (19) Comments

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