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Monday Morning Thoughts: Mayor Lee Takes the First Dive Into Measure R

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Mayor Lee Takes the First Dive Into Measure R

Given that we are probably less than a year from Measure R’s renewal being on the ballot, I’m a bit surpr ...

Given that we are probably less than a year from Measure R’s renewal being on the ballot, I’m a bit surprised that we haven’t seen more discussion on it. Then again, given that this year we have alre ...

April 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Addressing Student Housing Needs Has Been Slow Progress

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 09, 2019
| (5) Comments

My View: Addressing Student Housing Needs Has Been Slow Progress

The year was 2002. A few months after 9/11. The second year of George W. Bush’s eight year presidential t ...

The year was 2002. A few months after 9/11. The second year of George W. Bush’s eight year presidential term. Davis Mayor was Susie Boyd. That was the last time the city of Davis had a market rate apa ...

March 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Measure R Threatened By Its Most Loyal Supporters

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 18, 2019
| (33) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Measure R Threatened By Its Most Loyal Supporters

During the Nishi and WDAAC (West Davis Active Adult Community) campaigns, we pointed out that Measure R c ...

During the Nishi and WDAAC (West Davis Active Adult Community) campaigns, we pointed out that Measure R campaigns have largely devolved into mudslinging affairs. The way that critics of projects beli ...

February 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Looking At Measure R Before Renewal Does Not Necessarily Mean Weakening It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 29, 2018
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My View: Looking At Measure R Before Renewal Does Not Necessarily Mean Weakening It

Some in this community have taken a hardline view that Measure R should absolutely be renewed as is witho ...

Some in this community have taken a hardline view that Measure R should absolutely be renewed as is without even a consideration for changes. From my perspective that is largely an alarmist view – in ...

December 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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2018 in Review: Measure R Votes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 27, 2018
| (105) Comments

2018 in Review: Measure R Votes

For better or for worse, we entered Davis with a key question: “Can Davis Pass a Measure R Vote?” Howeve ...

For better or for worse, we entered Davis with a key question: “Can Davis Pass a Measure R Vote?” However, as I pointed out in an October 2017 column, it really wasn’t the most accurate question in t ...

December 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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2018 in Review: Student Housing Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 26, 2018
| (46) Comments

2018 in Review: Student Housing Crisis

We entered the year 2018 with student housing firmly the top issue. Were it not for litigation, this mig ...

We entered the year 2018 with student housing firmly the top issue. Were it not for litigation, this might be a non-issue for 2019. As it stands now there is a lot up in the air because of litigatio ...

December 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Fixing Richards Blvd At Least Partially Has Become Possible

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2018
| (18) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Fixing Richards Blvd At Least Partially Has Become Possible

Over the years, the city of Davis has attempted a number of fixes to the perpetual problem of traffic flo ...

Over the years, the city of Davis has attempted a number of fixes to the perpetual problem of traffic flow through the narrow Richards Corridor into the south end of the downtown. In the late 1990s, ...

December 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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City Gets Grant Funding For Richards Blvd Interchange Improvement, Other Projects

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2018
| (9) Comments

City Gets Grant Funding For Richards Blvd Interchange Improvement, Other Projects

The city of Davis will finally have the money needed to complete the I-80/ Richards Blovd Interchange Imp ...

The city of Davis will finally have the money needed to complete the I-80/ Richards Blovd Interchange Improvement Project that the city has been seeking to achieve for years now. The $5 million in gr ...

December 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves City-County Tax-Sharing Agreement on Nishi, WDAAC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 05, 2018
| (24) Comments

Council Approves City-County Tax-Sharing Agreement on Nishi, WDAAC

Last night after brief discussion the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to approve the agreed to tax-sharing a ...

Last night after brief discussion the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to approve the agreed to tax-sharing agreement between the city and council related to the Nishi Residential Development and West Dav ...

December 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Economic Development Opportunities Still Await Davis if We Want Them

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2018
| (24) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Economic Development Opportunities Still Await Davis if We Want Them

When the city looked to develop economically, they chose to look toward a variety of high-tech, universit ...

When the city looked to develop economically, they chose to look toward a variety of high-tech, university spinoffs that could leverage the economic power of the university. Recent discussions, howev ...

November 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: 2018 Marks a Continued Decline in the Influence of the Slow Growth Position in Davis Politics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 17, 2018
| (49) Comments

My View: 2018 Marks a Continued Decline in the Influence of the Slow Growth Position in Davis Politics

In 2000, after years of rapid growth in the city of Davis, progressive forces were resurgent. Not only w ...

In 2000, after years of rapid growth in the city of Davis, progressive forces were resurgent. Not only would they get their seminal ordinance approved by the voters – albeit by a relatively narrow 53 ...

November 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Measure L Vote Shows Evolving Electorate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 11, 2018
| (54) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Measure L Vote Shows Evolving Electorate

A couple of recent comments stand out to me. Last week, Alan Pryor wrote: “People change over 12 years… ...

A couple of recent comments stand out to me. Last week, Alan Pryor wrote: “People change over 12 years… David Greenwald has changed into a developer-loving mouthpiece. Case in point – David Greenwa ...

November 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Filling the Student Housing Need Is a No-Brainer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 01, 2018
| (20) Comments

My View: Filling the Student Housing Need Is a No-Brainer

Last spring when the city council approved Lincoln40, the council gave signals that they were close to th ...

Last spring when the city council approved Lincoln40, the council gave signals that they were close to their limit in terms of approving student housing projects. However, when Davis Live was approve ...

September 01, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Students Push Back against Litigation Holding Up Housing Projects

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 31, 2018
| (3) Comments

Students Push Back against Litigation Holding Up Housing Projects

We have seen larger crowds of students in support of housing projects. At the Vanguard Student Housing T ...

We have seen larger crowds of students in support of housing projects. At the Vanguard Student Housing Townhall Meeting, we had 67 students sign in. On Tuesday, only eight students spoke. But it wa ...

August 31, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Students Live in Housing Insecurity while Litigants Hold Up Projects

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 26, 2018
| (36) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Students Live in Housing Insecurity while Litigants Hold Up Projects

In the next few weeks we are expecting the full report from the UC Davis Affordable Housing Task Force to ...

In the next few weeks we are expecting the full report from the UC Davis Affordable Housing Task Force to be released, with a response from UC Davis’ administration and recommendations for moving forw ...

August 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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UC Davis Pushes Back: We Are Well Positioned to Complete This Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 28, 2018
| (6) Comments

UC Davis Pushes Back: We Are Well Positioned to Complete This Housing

The City of Davis, among others, is concerned that, while UC Davis has committed to building a reasonable ...

The City of Davis, among others, is concerned that, while UC Davis has committed to building a reasonable amount of housing through the Long Range Development Plan (LRDP), its track record from previo ...

July 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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More Legal Threats against Davis Live; Commissioners and Applicants Push Back

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 27, 2018
| (19) Comments

More Legal Threats against Davis Live; Commissioners and Applicants Push Back

The Soluri Meserve Law Firm has already filed two lawsuits against the city, filing California Environmen ...

The Soluri Meserve Law Firm has already filed two lawsuits against the city, filing California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) suits against Lincoln40 and Nishi approvals. Now they are threatening p ...

July 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (19) Comments

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Commentary: We Have the Housing We Need Largely in Place, but We Need to Eliminate the Barriers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 25, 2018
| (3) Comments

Commentary: We Have the Housing We Need Largely in Place, but We Need to Eliminate the Barriers

Lost in the debate, over things like the definition of homelessness, is a simple fact – we don’t have eno ...

Lost in the debate, over things like the definition of homelessness, is a simple fact – we don’t have enough housing to serve the existing student population. And that problem is only going to get wo ...

July 25, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Citizens’ Right to Vote Is Only a One-Way Door

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 16, 2018
| (48) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Citizens’ Right to Vote Is Only a One-Way Door

One of the biggest issues moving forward in 2020 is going to be the renewal of Measure R. Measure R was ...

One of the biggest issues moving forward in 2020 is going to be the renewal of Measure R. Measure R was the renewal of the 2000 ballot measure, Measure J, the "Citizen's Right to Vote on Future Use o ...

July 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (48) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: The LRDP Accomplishes Much of What It Needed to Accomplish

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 15, 2018
| (7) Comments

Sunday Commentary: The LRDP Accomplishes Much of What It Needed to Accomplish

For the most part I would argue that, as long as both UC Davis and the city of Davis actually build the h ...

For the most part I would argue that, as long as both UC Davis and the city of Davis actually build the housing that has been planned for and approved, we will have enough housing to accommodate the p ...

July 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (7) Comments

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