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Commentary: Inaccuracy on Nishi Affordables

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 02, 2018
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Commentary: Inaccuracy on Nishi Affordables

A recent email from Eileen Samitz put out information that was blatantly inaccurate. In addition to othe ...

A recent email from Eileen Samitz put out information that was blatantly inaccurate. In addition to other more subjective claims, Ms. Samitz writes: "The deceptive and inadequate student only "afford ...

May 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Nishi’s Close Proximity to Campus Makes It Ideal for Student Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 01, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Nishi’s Close Proximity to Campus Makes It Ideal for Student Housing

By Mike Corbett In my 40 years as a planner in this town I have seen a lot of projects come and go, but t ...

By Mike Corbett In my 40 years as a planner in this town I have seen a lot of projects come and go, but this June we have the opportunity to pass what may be the most needed project yet, student housi ...

May 01, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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The Nishi Numbers Don’t Add Up … Honesty and Transparency Missing

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: April 30, 2018
| (66) Comments

The Nishi Numbers Don’t Add Up … Honesty and Transparency Missing

by Matt Williams In the 2015-16 deliberations about the Nishi 2016 proposal, the City’s economic consulta ...

by Matt Williams In the 2015-16 deliberations about the Nishi 2016 proposal, the City’s economic consultant EPS presented to the Finance and Budget Commission (FBC) its initial model of costs and reve ...

April 30, 2018
| by Matt Williams

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Sunday Commentary: Developer Money in the Race – but Not Pervasive

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 29, 2018
| (26) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Developer Money in the Race – but Not Pervasive

A few weeks ago, the No on Nishi campaign, put out a Facebook-sponsored ad, with the lead: “Who do the Ni ...

A few weeks ago, the No on Nishi campaign, put out a Facebook-sponsored ad, with the lead: “Who do the Nishi Developers support for Davis City Council?” But the add itself, quoting from the February D ...

April 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why Is Affordable Housing Such a Tricky Issue?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 24, 2018
| (23) Comments

Commentary: Why Is Affordable Housing Such a Tricky Issue?

A few months ago as I was interviewing students to do a story, I was informed by student leadership that ...

A few months ago as I was interviewing students to do a story, I was informed by student leadership that the fight for housing was about to shift. Once the university agreed to go up to 8500 units wi ...

April 24, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: What We Learned at a Townhall Meeting – Does Nishi Even Matter This Time?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: What We Learned at a Townhall Meeting – Does Nishi Even Matter This Time?

A few months ago, I came up with the idea that rather than have a formal debate over Nishi, we would have ...

A few months ago, I came up with the idea that rather than have a formal debate over Nishi, we would have a Student Housing Townhall Meeting. The idea would be to allow the student voice to be specif ...

April 22, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Taking a Closer Look at the Council Race on Land Use Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 21, 2018
| (1) Comment

My View: Taking a Closer Look at the Council Race on Land Use Issues

This week, including today, the Vanguard has been publishing the extensive answers to the Sierra Club que ...

This week, including today, the Vanguard has been publishing the extensive answers to the Sierra Club questions, including the first set on land use issues. If you haven’t read the survey in full, it ...

April 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: UCD Has Pledged It, Will It Get Built?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 18, 2018
| (1) Comment

Commentary: UCD Has Pledged It, Will It Get Built?

Tonight is the night of the Vanguard’s Student Housing Townhall meeting from 7 to 9 in the big room at Da ...

Tonight is the night of the Vanguard’s Student Housing Townhall meeting from 7 to 9 in the big room at Davis Community Church. The event is free and open to the public. When the Vanguard first set th ...

April 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Student Affordable Housing Is Locked into the Nishi Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 18, 2018
| (1) Comment

Analysis: Student Affordable Housing Is Locked into the Nishi Project

Between the complexities of legal matters and the nature of political campaigns, the opposition to Nishi ...

Between the complexities of legal matters and the nature of political campaigns, the opposition to Nishi is arguing that the affordable housing element is “likely illegal and will probably never happe ...

April 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Sacramento Bee Makes Davis Election Recommendations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 17, 2018
| (5) Comments

Analysis: Sacramento Bee Makes Davis Election Recommendations

Over the years of covering local races, the Bee endorsement can be thought of as the Sports Illustrated c ...

Over the years of covering local races, the Bee endorsement can be thought of as the Sports Illustrated curse of local politics. It is a great honor to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated, but it c ...

April 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Rainier Files Another Lawsuit, this One Against Lincoln40

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 13, 2018
| (77) Comments

Rainier Files Another Lawsuit, this One Against Lincoln40

For the second time in a month, Susan Rainier has filed a lawsuit against a development in the city of D ...

For the second time in a month, Susan Rainier has filed a lawsuit against a development in the city of Davis. This time it is filed against Lincoln40. The city received a letter on Thursday, dated ...

April 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Nishi Good or Bad for Overall Environment?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 10, 2018
| (7) Comments

Commentary: Nishi Good or Bad for Overall Environment?

Most of the discussion on Nishi and the environment has focused on the issue of air quality at the Nishi ...

Most of the discussion on Nishi and the environment has focused on the issue of air quality at the Nishi site itself. On this point, I continue to maintain that the concerns over air quality at the s ...

April 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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City Responds to Harrington Letter Questioning Nishi Affordable Housing Program

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 03, 2018
| (29) Comments

City Responds to Harrington Letter Questioning Nishi Affordable Housing Program

Over the weekend, the Vanguard published a letter from former City Councilmember Michael Harrington, who ...

Over the weekend, the Vanguard published a letter from former City Councilmember Michael Harrington, who asked why he could not have separate rates for student housing versus other renters, but the ci ...

April 03, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Perfect Prevents Us from Addressing Critical Community Needs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 01, 2018
| (47) Comments

Sunday Commentary: The Perfect Prevents Us from Addressing Critical Community Needs

On Friday, Don Gibson and Aaron Latta did a good job of putting some faces behind the numbers that the UC ...

On Friday, Don Gibson and Aaron Latta did a good job of putting some faces behind the numbers that the UC Davis Apartment Vacancy and Rental Rate Survey by BAE Urban Economics brings us. They write: “ ...

April 01, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: City Affordable Housing Program

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 31, 2018
| (11) Comments

Letter: City Affordable Housing Program

By Michael Harrington Dear City Leaders: May I ask a simple question? If I want to advertise a rental uni ...

By Michael Harrington Dear City Leaders: May I ask a simple question? If I want to advertise a rental unit on Craig’s List, and I list if for $1,000 to anyone, but $850 to a full time, card carrying s ...

March 31, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (11) Comments

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Guest Commentary: Housing Affects Us All

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 30, 2018
| (50) Comments

Guest Commentary: Housing Affects Us All

By Don Gibson and Aaron Latta The housing crisis has hit a critical point. Everyone constantly quotes a 0 ...

By Don Gibson and Aaron Latta The housing crisis has hit a critical point. Everyone constantly quotes a 0.2-percent vacancy rate, but what does this actually mean? It means that in 2017, 8,122 apartme ...

March 30, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Inconvenient Truths for Air Quality Expert Cahill

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 29, 2018
| (8) Comments

Commentary: Inconvenient Truths for Air Quality Expert Cahill

What Cahill Omits from Two Articles is Telling On January 25, Dr. Thomas Cahill sent the Vanguard his own ...

What Cahill Omits from Two Articles is Telling On January 25, Dr. Thomas Cahill sent the Vanguard his own op-ed and two other articles, one of which was the December 30 LA Times piece, Freeway polluti ...

March 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (8) Comments

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Commentary: Why Air Quality Concerns Should Not Drive Your Nishi Vote

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 28, 2018
| (21) Comments

Commentary: Why Air Quality Concerns Should Not Drive Your Nishi Vote

Critics of Nishi warn that preliminary studies – insufficient to adequately test the impact of air qualit ...

Critics of Nishi warn that preliminary studies – insufficient to adequately test the impact of air quality at Nishi – are “very striking” and suggest that we need more data. But supporters of the pro ...

March 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (21) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: More on the Nishi Affordable Housing Debate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2018
| (11) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: More on the Nishi Affordable Housing Debate

On Saturday, we pointed out that Nishi opponents, in addition to taking on expected issues like air quali ...

On Saturday, we pointed out that Nishi opponents, in addition to taking on expected issues like air quality, have also somewhat surprisingly gone after the Nishi affordable housing program. They argue ...

March 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (11) Comments

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My View: Opponents of Nishi Attack Affordable Housing at Their Own Risk

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2018
| (1) Comment

My View: Opponents of Nishi Attack Affordable Housing at Their Own Risk

One of the big reasons why Nishi lost in 2016 was that the student population it was supposed to serve wi ...

One of the big reasons why Nishi lost in 2016 was that the student population it was supposed to serve with housing wasn’t convinced it was going to be affordable. Sean Raycraft, back in February, to ...

March 24, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (1) Comment

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