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

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2018
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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

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Analysis: A Glance at the Nishi Ballot Arguments

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 23, 2018
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Analysis: A Glance at the Nishi Ballot Arguments

In general, elections are not won and lost on the ballot arguments, but the Nishi ones are somewhat inter ...

In general, elections are not won and lost on the ballot arguments, but the Nishi ones are somewhat interesting because there is a good amount of disagreement over core contentions. I find it interest ...

March 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Opponents Use Public Comment to Put Forth Arguments against Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2018
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Opponents Use Public Comment to Put Forth Arguments against Nishi

Colin Walsh and former Davis City Councilmember Michael Harrington used their public comment time to put ...

Colin Walsh and former Davis City Councilmember Michael Harrington used their public comment time to put forward arguments against Nishi on Tuesday night. Colin Walsh said, “The baseline features of t ...

March 22, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Arguments for and against Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2018
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Arguments for and against Nishi

The following are the submitted ballot arguments for and against Nishi. Argument In Favor Of Measure J Ye ...

The following are the submitted ballot arguments for and against Nishi. Argument In Favor Of Measure J Yes on Measure J – Addresses Housing Crisis Many students are now forced to commute from other ci ...

March 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Have We Done Enough about Student Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Have We Done Enough about Student Housing?

On Tuesday evening, after listening to a number of students talking about the current rental market and t ...

On Tuesday evening, after listening to a number of students talking about the current rental market and their living situation, Mayor Pro Tem Brett Lee asked his colleagues to take a pledge, given tha ...

March 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Air Quality Concerns Motivate CEQA Suit Against Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2018
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Air Quality Concerns Motivate CEQA Suit Against Nishi

The group Davis Coalition for Sensible Planning filed a CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) suit ...

The group Davis Coalition for Sensible Planning filed a CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) suit against the city right at the deadline, hiring the Sacramento based firm, Soluri Meserve, to re ...

March 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why Are Bed Rentals So Offensive to Some in this Community?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2018
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Commentary: Why Are Bed Rentals So Offensive to Some in this Community?

This weekend, I got a text message from a longtime friend, and he said that he didn’t like these bed rent ...

This weekend, I got a text message from a longtime friend, and he said that he didn’t like these bed rentals. I never got an answer as to why. As Eileen Samitz put it recently, “Lincoln40 is a mega-d ...

March 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Transportation Picture Summed Up in One Chart

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 12, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Transportation Picture Summed Up in One Chart

This is the single most powerful chart on travel in Davis. It comes from the UC Davis Travel Survey and ...

This is the single most powerful chart on travel in Davis. It comes from the UC Davis Travel Survey and what it finds is rather profound while, at the same time, almost obvious. If you are concerned ...

March 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Council Can Take the Next Step Toward Solving the Student Housing Crisis on Tuesday

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Council Can Take the Next Step Toward Solving the Student Housing Crisis on Tuesday

Only in Davis is the approval of apartments for students a controversial act. The city council, since la ...

Only in Davis is the approval of apartments for students a controversial act. The city council, since last spring, has been step by step doing their part to alleviate the student housing crisis. Las ...

March 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Five Council Candidates Give Us an Early Peek into Views on Nishi, Measure R Renewal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2018
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Five Council Candidates Give Us an Early Peek into Views on Nishi, Measure R Renewal

Back on February 28, the Davis College Democrats held a forum – but only five of the nine candidates were ...

Back on February 28, the Davis College Democrats held a forum – but only five of the nine candidates were able to participate since participation was limited to registered Democrats. Eric Gudz, Mark ...

March 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Unknown Group Files CEQA Suit against Nishi at the 11th Hour

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 10, 2018
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Unknown Group Files CEQA Suit against Nishi at the 11th Hour

Friday was the last day to file a CEQA suit against Nishi, and just after 10 am, the city received notice ...

Friday was the last day to file a CEQA suit against Nishi, and just after 10 am, the city received notice of the commencement of action against it by Sacramento-based law firm, Soluri Meserve, on beha ...

March 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: One Word Missing from Current Housing Discussion… Perspective

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 05, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: One Word Missing from Current Housing Discussion… Perspective

There is an interesting pushback going on as to the recent development proposals in town. At this point ...

There is an interesting pushback going on as to the recent development proposals in town. At this point it is difficult to know how deep that pushback goes. After all, two years ago at this point, N ...

March 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: The First Nishi Op-Ed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 27, 2018
| (14) Comments

Analysis: The First Nishi Op-Ed

It has been a quiet start to the Measure R campaign for Nishi so far. Proponents of the student housing ...

It has been a quiet start to the Measure R campaign for Nishi so far. Proponents of the student housing development will likely see this as a good sign. Two years ago, there were already controversi ...

February 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Student Housing Mega-Dorm Narrative Is Wrong

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 23, 2018
| (67) Comments

Commentary: The Student Housing Mega-Dorm Narrative Is Wrong

In December, Eileen Samitz in an op-ed wrote: “Davis needs more apartments designed for all, not just meg ...

In December, Eileen Samitz in an op-ed wrote: “Davis needs more apartments designed for all, not just mega-dorms.” In it, she argues: “An alarming consequence of UCD’s irresponsible behavior and dela ...

February 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Creating Affordability for Student Housing in the Community and on Campus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2018
| (68) Comments

Commentary: Creating Affordability for Student Housing in the Community and on Campus

Last month UC Davis, after 17 months of holding out at 6200 additional beds over the next decade, finally ...

Last month UC Davis, after 17 months of holding out at 6200 additional beds over the next decade, finally agreed to increase their on-campus allotment to 8500. While that number falls still a little ...

February 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Worried about the Inexperience of the Council Candidates?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 17, 2018
| (31) Comments

My View: Worried about the Inexperience of the Council Candidates?

We are just about to start up what should prove to be one of the most interesting electoral seasons we ha ...

We are just about to start up what should prove to be one of the most interesting electoral seasons we have seen in some time. Flash back to two years ago, and we had essentially two incumbents and e ...

February 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Who Doesn’t Want Off-Campus Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 15, 2018
| (28) Comments

Commentary: Who Doesn’t Want Off-Campus Housing?

The title of the letter definitely caught my attention: “We don’t want off-campus dormitories.” Was ther ...

The title of the letter definitely caught my attention: “We don’t want off-campus dormitories.” Was there a student group that was opposed to one of the apartment projects? I looked at the author. ...

February 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Can the University Be a Solution on Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 14, 2018
| (45) Comments

Commentary: Can the University Be a Solution on Housing?

For many people in this community, the university providing more housing on campus is “the” solution for ...

For many people in this community, the university providing more housing on campus is “the” solution for the student housing crisis. They will point to the amount of land that UC Davis has and the pe ...

February 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: affordable v. Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 12, 2018
| (34) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: affordable v. Affordable Housing

There seems to be some conflating of Affordable Housing (Big A or subsidized housing) with the issue of g ...

There seems to be some conflating of Affordable Housing (Big A or subsidized housing) with the issue of general affordability. We saw this in Eileen Samitz’s comments that we highlighted yesterday. “A ...

February 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Another Potential CEQA Challenge to Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 12, 2018
| (2) Comments

Another Potential CEQA Challenge to Nishi

In 2016, the Nishi project had a lawsuit filed against it on the basis of an inadequate traffic study and ...

In 2016, the Nishi project had a lawsuit filed against it on the basis of an inadequate traffic study and a non-compliant affordable housing component. That lawsuit was filed by a front group called ...

February 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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