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Monday Morning Thoughts: EIR Certification Issue at MRIC Raises Some Interesting Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2017
| (127) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: EIR Certification Issue at MRIC Raises Some Interesting Issues

Can a project without an application have an EIR certified? The answer, according to city staff, is yes. ...

Can a project without an application have an EIR certified? The answer, according to city staff, is yes. They write, “While typically combined as one concurrent set of actions when approving a projec ...

February 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Chamber Comes Out in Favor of Trackside Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 13, 2016
| (20) Comments

Davis Chamber Comes Out in Favor of Trackside Project

The Davis Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday came out in favor of “the updated proposal for the Trackside C ...

The Davis Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday came out in favor of “the updated proposal for the Trackside Center project, submitted by applicant Kemble Pope as a representative of the investor group for ...

October 13, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (20) Comments

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Revised Trackside Project Features Four-Story Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 09, 2016
| (15) Comments

Revised Trackside Project Features Four-Story Proposal

It has been over a year since the initial Trackside Center application proposed the redevelopment of exis ...

It has been over a year since the initial Trackside Center application proposed the redevelopment of existing buildings just east of the railroad tracks and west of I Street. However, the neighbors q ...

September 09, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi Is a Model for Mixed-Use Infill

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 14, 2016
| (64) Comments

Nishi Is a Model for Mixed-Use Infill

By Michelle Millet, Don Shor, Judy Corbett, Stephen Wheeler, John Mott-Smith, Charles Salocks We live in ...

By Michelle Millet, Don Shor, Judy Corbett, Stephen Wheeler, John Mott-Smith, Charles Salocks We live in a world where there are pollution threats and environmental impacts around us every day at our ...

May 14, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Cannery Pulls Back from Changes but Why Didn’t They Vet Them Better?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 29, 2016
| (5) Comments

Commentary: Cannery Pulls Back from Changes but Why Didn’t They Vet Them Better?

The week started with The New Home Company having three requested changes to the Cannery on the agenda fo ...

The week started with The New Home Company having three requested changes to the Cannery on the agenda for the Planning Commission. First, there was the proposal to increase the number of stacked flat ...

April 29, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Open Letter: Requested Changes to Cannery Mixed Use Development Agreement

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 27, 2016
| (14) Comments

Open Letter: Requested Changes to Cannery Mixed Use Development Agreement

Members of the Davis Planning Commission, I write to you tonight both as an owner of Davis commercial p ...

Members of the Davis Planning Commission, I write to you tonight both as an owner of Davis commercial property and as a local Davis business owner. Over the past several days, it has come to my at ...

April 27, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (14) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Should We Consider Housing for MRIC?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 18, 2016
| (104) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Should We Consider Housing for MRIC?

The Vanguard has learned from a source familiar with the process that the original MRIC concept included ...

The Vanguard has learned from a source familiar with the process that the original MRIC concept included a provision for housing. However, the city at the time was completely opposed to the concept o ...

April 18, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (104) Comments

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First Take: MRIC Decision Is a Game Changer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 14, 2016
| (147) Comments

First Take: MRIC Decision Is a Game Changer

It was 3 p.m. on a normal Wednesday when the news broke, “Mace Ranch Innovation Center Project on Hold.” ...

It was 3 p.m. on a normal Wednesday when the news broke, “Mace Ranch Innovation Center Project on Hold.” As explained in the press release, the 212-acre proposed project at the northeast corner of Mac ...

April 14, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Trackside Goes Back to the Drawing Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2016
| (1) Comment

Trackside Goes Back to the Drawing Board

On Thursday night, after ten months of discussion over the original Trackside proposal, the developer and ...

On Thursday night, after ten months of discussion over the original Trackside proposal, the developer and neighbors who had strongly contested the original proposal came together to host a community w ...

March 19, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (1) Comment

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Commentary: MRIC Applicants Couldn’t Close the Deal on Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 25, 2016
| (53) Comments

Commentary: MRIC Applicants Couldn’t Close the Deal on Housing

When the Innovation Park discussion first began in earnest in late 2013, I warned anyone who would listen ...

When the Innovation Park discussion first began in earnest in late 2013, I warned anyone who would listen to me, do not mention housing, do not think housing, and for God's sake, do not have a housing ...

February 25, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (53) Comments

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Council Pulls Plug on Housing Option at MRIC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 24, 2016
| (100) Comments

Council Pulls Plug on Housing Option at MRIC

While Dan Ramos and his team made a strong push for consideration of a mixed-use housing proposal on the ...

While Dan Ramos and his team made a strong push for consideration of a mixed-use housing proposal on the proposed 218-acre Mace Ranch Innovation Center site, there was a lot of pushback from the commu ...

February 24, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi Gateway Heading to Your June Ballot

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 23, 2016
| (5) Comments

Nishi Gateway Heading to Your June Ballot

(Press Release from Nishi Developers) On Tuesday, February 16th the Davis City Council voted unanimously ...

(Press Release from Nishi Developers) On Tuesday, February 16th the Davis City Council voted unanimously to put the Nishi Gateway project on the ballot for voter consideration this June. This is the ...

February 23, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (5) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Enterprise’s Case For Housing at MRIC Muddies the Waters

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 22, 2016
| (71) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Enterprise’s Case For Housing at MRIC Muddies the Waters

There seem to be four different viewpoints on housing at the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC). There a ...

There seem to be four different viewpoints on housing at the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC). There are those who believe that housing makes the project stronger by reducing the impact of traffic ...

February 22, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (71) Comments

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Mixed-use Mace Ranch Innovation Center Plan Is the Better Alternative

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 22, 2016
| (55) Comments

Mixed-use Mace Ranch Innovation Center Plan Is the Better Alternative

By Dan Ramos Our experiences so far on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center project have been much like going ...

By Dan Ramos Our experiences so far on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center project have been much like going on a trip to a new destination. If you’re like me, you want to have a pretty good idea of what ...

February 22, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (55) Comments

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Staff Believes Mixed Use “Has Merit” At MRIC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 19, 2016
| (36) Comments

Staff Believes Mixed Use “Has Merit” At MRIC

Council is receiving an update on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC). Among other things, the staff ...

Council is receiving an update on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC). Among other things, the staff is requesting direction regarding how to treat the Mixed Use alternative throughout the remaind ...

February 19, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (36) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: 130 Units Going Away on Nishi Plus Parks Tax Thoughts

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 01, 2016
| (20) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: 130 Units Going Away on Nishi Plus Parks Tax Thoughts

In general, the Vanguard has pushed for greater density at Nishi. The developer has, in fact, put in a co ...

In general, the Vanguard has pushed for greater density at Nishi. The developer has, in fact, put in a contingency for 130 additional units. At the last council meeting, Robb Davis suggested that the ...

February 01, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (20) Comments

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A Further Look at the MRIC Housing Option

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 27, 2016
| (86) Comments

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

| (86) Comments

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Planning Commission Forwards Nishi to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2016
| (73) Comments

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

| (73) Comments

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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

| (6) Comments

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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
| (97) Comments

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

| (97) Comments

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