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Unbuilt Approved Projects Move Forward, but Challenges Loom for the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2022
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Unbuilt Approved Projects Move Forward, but Challenges Loom for the City

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Chiles Ranch project that came before the Planning ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Chiles Ranch project that came before the Planning Commission last week is one of five major projects in the city that have been approved but gro ...

June 14, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: DiSC May Impact Traffic, but Leaving Status Quo in Place Not Great Either

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 11, 2022
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Commentary: DiSC May Impact Traffic, but Leaving Status Quo in Place Not Great Either

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - A few years ago back in 2016, Nishi was on the ballot ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - A few years ago back in 2016, Nishi was on the ballot with full access to Richards Blvd. Traffic on Richards, at least during normal times of commut ...

February 11, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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City Announces Nishi Development Appeal Withdrawn; Ruling in Favor of City Stands

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 03, 2020
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City Announces Nishi Development Appeal Withdrawn; Ruling in Favor of City Stands

The city has formally announced what the Vanguard reported two weeks ago—the appeal of the Yolo Superior ...

The city has formally announced what the Vanguard reported two weeks ago—the appeal of the Yolo Superior Court decision regarding the Nishi project has been withdrawn. The case is now concluded. Accor ...

April 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi Appeal and Lawsuit Apparently Done

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 20, 2020
| (37) Comments

Nishi Appeal and Lawsuit Apparently Done

It was just two months ago in January that it appeared Nishi was headed to appeal and the process would t ...

It was just two months ago in January that it appeared Nishi was headed to appeal and the process would take another six months to a year. No one appears to know why, but this week, the case appears ...

March 20, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: What is a Moderate Path Forward on Growth For Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2020
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Commentary: What is a Moderate Path Forward on Growth For Davis?

In 2012 campaign, there was no talk about development or housing. In a city like Davis, known for its di ...

In 2012 campaign, there was no talk about development or housing. In a city like Davis, known for its divisive wars over growth from Mace Ranch to Wildhorse to Measure J and Covell Village this was a ...

January 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Measure R Doesn’t Work If You Don’t Let It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 16, 2020
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Commentary: Measure R Doesn’t Work If You Don’t Let It

Up until last June, there was never a successful Measure R vote. The closest a project came to gaining t ...

Up until last June, there was never a successful Measure R vote. The closest a project came to gaining the approval of the voters was Nishi in 2016. But Nishi ended up losing by about 700 votes. Th ...

January 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi Delayed Yet Again as City Has to Fight Appeal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 15, 2020
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Nishi Delayed Yet Again as City Has to Fight Appeal

Housing for over 2000 students next to the UC Davis campus has been delayed yet again, as the city announ ...

Housing for over 2000 students next to the UC Davis campus has been delayed yet again, as the city announced on Tuesday that litigants who lost in court have filed an appeal on the Nishi project. In J ...

January 15, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Some New Insights into Housing and Support for Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 26, 2019
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Commentary: Some New Insights into Housing and Support for Development

It was only two years ago when people were questioning whether a Measure R project – any Measure R projec ...

It was only two years ago when people were questioning whether a Measure R project – any Measure R project – could win. It was one thing for the 2005 Measure X, at the end of a huge swath of large de ...

December 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Judge Returns Quickly with Final Ruling in Favor of City on Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 15, 2019
| (7) Comments

Judge Returns Quickly with Final Ruling in Favor of City on Nishi

Judge Peter Williams ended last week’s hearing saying that he was leaning toward sticking with his tentat ...

Judge Peter Williams ended last week’s hearing saying that he was leaning toward sticking with his tentative ruling and that he would have a ruling within two weeks – turns out he didn’t need that lon ...

October 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Judge Hears Arguments on Nishi Suit, Inclined to Stick with Previous Ruling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 09, 2019
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Judge Hears Arguments on Nishi Suit, Inclined to Stick with Previous Ruling

Judge Peter Williams listened to approximately 90 minutes of arguments by both the petitioners represente ...

Judge Peter Williams listened to approximately 90 minutes of arguments by both the petitioners represented by Patrick Soluri and defendants represented by former Davis City Attorney Harriet Steiner an ...

October 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Judge Denies Nishi Suit in Tentative Ruling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 08, 2019
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Judge Denies Nishi Suit in Tentative Ruling

Barring a hearing today, it appears that Judge Peter Williams has denied the petitioner’s attempt to stop ...

Barring a hearing today, it appears that Judge Peter Williams has denied the petitioner’s attempt to stop the Nishi student housing project. If the decision by Judge Williams holds, this would be the ...

October 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Breeding Bad Process, Lack of Outreach, Lack of Engagement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 07, 2019
| (29) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Breeding Bad Process, Lack of Outreach, Lack of Engagement

The slow growth side of the fence in Davis has become the little boys that cry wolf. I actually believe ...

The slow growth side of the fence in Davis has become the little boys that cry wolf. I actually believe that the parable is widely misunderstood. You see, in fable, the shepherd is charged with watch ...

October 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Wait, So Redrum Is Closing Anyway?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 04, 2019
| (7) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Wait, So Redrum Is Closing Anyway?

In a Facebook post, the owner of Redrum Burger says the restaurant is closing on Sunday, He did not give ...

In a Facebook post, the owner of Redrum Burger says the restaurant is closing on Sunday, He did not give a reason, but owner Jim Edlund thanked devotees of the restaurant for 33 years of business. Th ...

August 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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A Look Back At a Discussion on Economic Development in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2019
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A Look Back At a Discussion on Economic Development in Davis

In May of 2016, Mace Ranch Innovation Center had made the decision to put its project on hold, Nishi (cir ...

In May of 2016, Mace Ranch Innovation Center had made the decision to put its project on hold, Nishi (circa 2016) was about to go on the ballot with 325,000 square feet of R&D space (unbeknownst t ...

June 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Does the Community Believe Davis Is Headed in the Right Direction?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 28, 2019
| (13) Comments

Commentary: Does the Community Believe Davis Is Headed in the Right Direction?

A few readers have reported that they have received polling questions. It is not clear who at this time ...

A few readers have reported that they have received polling questions. It is not clear who at this time is doing that poll. We figure that the school district will be doing the polling soon for its ...

May 28, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi Petitioners Attempting to Add Cause of Action

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 10, 2019
| (3) Comments

Nishi Petitioners Attempting to Add Cause of Action

Earlier this week, the parties were in court, where Nishi is the latest project being challenged. The pe ...

Earlier this week, the parties were in court, where Nishi is the latest project being challenged. The petitioners, a group calling themselves the Davis Coalition for Sensible Planning, with named pet ...

May 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2019
| (14) Comments

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
| (5) Comments

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

| (5) Comments

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