Commentary: What is the Middle Ground on Housing Issues in Davis?
On April 18, the Davis City Council is going to be asked to approve the Sterling Apartments. …
Commentary: Davis’ Loss
For a brief time, Davis seemed to be on the right track, maybe even ahead of the…
Sunday Commentary: Council Needs to Take a More Proactive Stance
Back in September, the university proposed, in its LRDP (Long Range Development Plan), removing a possible road…
Commentary: Time is Now to Think Big on a UC Davis Village
Yesterday’s article presented new evidence of air quality concerns near freeways. During the Measure R campaign, Thomas…
New Report Highlights the Health Risks of Living Near Freeways, Renews Concerns about Nishi
Back in 2016, one of the issues that arose during the Measure A campaign was whether the…
My View: Should We Take Another Look at City Traffic Standards?
As I looked through the Sterling Apartments Final EIR, one of things that struck me was a…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Bad Traffic on Richards to Prevent Nishi?
The local paper reported on Sunday that changes to state law could compel the city to sell…
My View: What Does a Moderate View of Growth Look Like?
This week saw a bit of an odd occurrence – many of the most prominent slow growth…
Commentary: Community Pounds the University
The Davis City Council, which at times and in segments of the community may have about as…
Monday Morning Thoughts: CalTrans Waiting on Davis on Richards Re-Direct
While much has been made about the congestive nature of Richards Boulevard and plans are being made…
Commentary: Council Wants More Housing in Davis
Yesterday, in a column, I argued that UC Davis basically traded their proposed housing on Russell Fields…
Commentary: LRDP Resolution More Complex than You Think
It might be tempting to think that UC Davis simply caved to the loudest voices in the…
Commentary: Community Divided on Growth, but Largely Opposes Russell Fields Development
While there are clearly people who believe that the Russell Boulevard fields are a good area for…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Can We Think Big on Collaborating with University?
There is a nexus between the two stories we have been running in recent days – the…
Sunday Commentary: Council Hits the Right Notes on LRDP Response
In Saturday’s column, I presented the full summary of the city’s response to the university’s Long Range…
Five Things the Council Should Do by the Start of 2017
With the council elections and now the national elections over, it is time for the Davis City…
Sunday Commentary: Can Davis Bridge Its Own Divide?
If Davis residents, who have more in common with each other than not, cannot come together on…
Commentary: Fixing the South Entrance to Town
Tonight the council will start looking into ways to fix the Richards-Olive area. While I appreciate the…
My View: We Need to Stop Planning by Litigation
For some reason, there wasn’t as much attention given to the fact that, before the council even…
My View: Economic Development in Davis Gets a New Jolt
Things were looking rather bleak on the economic development front just a month ago, but that has…