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Sunday Commentary: Looking at Some Arguments against Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 11, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Looking at Some Arguments against Nishi

We have already talked a lot about the air quality issue and affordable housing issue, but I wanted to go ...

We have already talked a lot about the air quality issue and affordable housing issue, but I wanted to go again through some of the arguments against Nishi. Colin Walsh pointed out, “The developers st ...

February 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Affordable Housing is Now Driving the Boat

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2018
| (12) Comments

My View: Affordable Housing is Now Driving the Boat

Last month outgoing ASUCD President Josh Dalavai told the Vanguard that the push is now shifting to not o ...

Last month outgoing ASUCD President Josh Dalavai told the Vanguard that the push is now shifting to not only include a demand for student housing, but to make sure that that housing is affordable. “We ...

February 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Nishi is On the Ballot, Can It Win?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 09, 2018
| (5) Comments

Commentary: Nishi is On the Ballot, Can It Win?

It’s quiet – too quiet? That was the reaction from a lot of people on Wednesday morning. They were wait ...

It’s quiet – too quiet? That was the reaction from a lot of people on Wednesday morning. They were waiting for the shoe to drop. The way it did in 2009 after the council voted 3-2 to put Wildhorse ...

February 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Why the City Lowered Its Affordable Housing Requirements

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 08, 2018
| (34) Comments

Analysis: Why the City Lowered Its Affordable Housing Requirements

Ironically the council decision to adopt a new interim ordinance on affordable housing requirements may h ...

Ironically the council decision to adopt a new interim ordinance on affordable housing requirements may have been more controversial at the end of the day than the decision to go forward with the Nish ...

February 08, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Did Council Address the Air Quality Issue?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 08, 2018
| (40) Comments

Analysis: Did Council Address the Air Quality Issue?

As issues went in 2016, the issue of air quality was not the top reason or even the runner up reason why ...

As issues went in 2016, the issue of air quality was not the top reason or even the runner up reason why Nishi failed. Clearly the traffic concerns dominated, and the lack of affordable housing was e ...

February 08, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Votes 5-0 to Bring Nishi to the Voters

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 07, 2018
| (9) Comments

Council Votes 5-0 to Bring Nishi to the Voters

After a long night on Tuesday, the council in the wee hours of Wednesday morning voted unanimously to put ...

After a long night on Tuesday, the council in the wee hours of Wednesday morning voted unanimously to put Nishi on the ballot and allow the voters to decide its fate once again. In 2016, a similar vo ...

February 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Thomas Cahill’s Letter to Council

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 07, 2018
| (1) Comment

Thomas Cahill’s Letter to Council

Submission for the Davis City Council, Tuesday Feb 6, 2018 Published air quality and health data, up to d ...

Submission for the Davis City Council, Tuesday Feb 6, 2018 Published air quality and health data, up to date models and site specific factors unique to Nishi support the conclusion that air quality at ...

February 07, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Council Has a Chance to End Our Student Housing Crisis Right Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 06, 2018
| (7) Comments

Commentary: Council Has a Chance to End Our Student Housing Crisis Right Now

Tonight if you are listening to the discussion, you will hear horror stories that are occurring within ou ...

Tonight if you are listening to the discussion, you will hear horror stories that are occurring within our own community. Students living in their cars because they can neither afford housing in town ...

February 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Response to Salocks on Nishi

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 06, 2018
| (8) Comments

Guest Commentary: Response to Salocks on Nishi

by Thomas Cahill Charles B. Salocks, an expert on methamphetamines, has made a number of statements in Su ...

by Thomas Cahill Charles B. Salocks, an expert on methamphetamines, has made a number of statements in Sunday’s Enterprise that deserve comment; Rest of I-80? False. I made measurements for New Harmon ...

February 06, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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A Response to Proponents of Nishi 2.0 on the Issue of Air Quality

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 06, 2018
| (17) Comments

A Response to Proponents of Nishi 2.0 on the Issue of Air Quality

By Roberta L. Millstein Proponents of Nishi – some of whom are apparently affiliated with the Nishi devel ...

By Roberta L. Millstein Proponents of Nishi – some of whom are apparently affiliated with the Nishi developers, since they testified as part of the developers’ presentation to the Planning Commission ...

February 06, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Air Quality Critic Gets Analysis Wrong on Nishi

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 05, 2018
| (36) Comments

Guest Commentary: Air Quality Critic Gets Analysis Wrong on Nishi

By Charles B. Salocks I have reviewed the environmental impact report for the Nishi property and some of ...

By Charles B. Salocks I have reviewed the environmental impact report for the Nishi property and some of Tom Cahill’s comments concerning air quality, and have reached the following conclusions: * The ...

February 05, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (36) Comments

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The Nishi 2.0 “Fair Share” Question of the Day: “Is 107% equal to 75%?”

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: February 05, 2018
| (22) Comments

The Nishi 2.0 “Fair Share” Question of the Day: “Is 107% equal to 75%?”

By Matt Williams The Tuesday night agenda has Council making two very important fiscal decisions, specifi ...

By Matt Williams The Tuesday night agenda has Council making two very important fiscal decisions, specifically, In Item 5, because the current budget can’t be balanced with 100% of General Fund revenu ...

February 05, 2018
| by Matt Williams

| (22) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: UC Davis Appears to Be Ready to Sign Off on Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 04, 2018
| (33) Comments

Sunday Commentary: UC Davis Appears to Be Ready to Sign Off on Nishi

While I do not believe this issue played a major role in the defeat of Nishi 1.0 in 2016, it didn’t help. ...

While I do not believe this issue played a major role in the defeat of Nishi 1.0 in 2016, it didn’t help. The project applicant had to commit to not building the project until they gained approval fo ...

February 04, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (33) Comments

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Initial Development Economic Analysis of Proposed Student Housing Project at the 47-acre Nishi Site

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 03, 2018
| (1) Comment

Initial Development Economic Analysis of Proposed Student Housing Project at the 47-acre Nishi Site

The following is a memo from Gruen Gruen + Associates/ A. Plescia and Company. Introduction This memorand ...

The following is a memo from Gruen Gruen + Associates/ A. Plescia and Company. Introduction This memorandum summarizes an initial development economic analysis of the currently proposed student housin ...

February 03, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (1) Comment

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Council to Decide Tuesday Whether to Put Nishi on the Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 02, 2018
| (23) Comments

Council to Decide Tuesday Whether to Put Nishi on the Ballot

Council Will Have One Meeting to Vote to Put Nishi on the Ballot Tuesday figures to be a long night as co ...

Council Will Have One Meeting to Vote to Put Nishi on the Ballot Tuesday figures to be a long night as council is up against the deadline on Nishi and the revenue measures and will also take up change ...

February 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (23) Comments

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Comments from Dan Carson on the Fiscal Impact of Nishi

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 01, 2018
| (2) Comments

Comments from Dan Carson on the Fiscal Impact of Nishi

Finance and Budget Chair Dan Carson spoke last week on the fiscal impact of Nishi and explained his commi ...

Finance and Budget Chair Dan Carson spoke last week on the fiscal impact of Nishi and explained his commission’s vote. Good evening commissioners. For the record my name is Dan Carson. I'm Chair of th ...

February 01, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (2) Comments

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Analysis: Is Measure R Back in Play?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 31, 2018
| (96) Comments

Analysis: Is Measure R Back in Play?

In 2000, the voters of Davis by about a 1400 vote margin (53.6 to 46.3 percent) approved Measure J, which ...

In 2000, the voters of Davis by about a 1400 vote margin (53.6 to 46.3 percent) approved Measure J, which amended “the city's general plan to add a policy requiring voter approval for certain changes ...

January 31, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (96) Comments

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Nishi Developer Responds to Process Complaint

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 31, 2018
| (12) Comments

Nishi Developer Responds to Process Complaint

Yesterday’s commentary highlighted a letter from local resident Roberta Millstein, who wrote believing th ...

Yesterday’s commentary highlighted a letter from local resident Roberta Millstein, who wrote believing that the “commission process favors developers.” She wrote: “Our commission process is broken, as ...

January 31, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (12) Comments

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Commentary: Is Air Quality the Only Issue the Opposition Has on Nishi?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2018
| (35) Comments

Commentary: Is Air Quality the Only Issue the Opposition Has on Nishi?

In 2016, I fully expected that Nishi would prevail and become the first successful Measure R project. It ...

In 2016, I fully expected that Nishi would prevail and become the first successful Measure R project. It was close. How close? The early returns showed Nishi passing, but as the night wore on and t ...

January 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (35) Comments

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Commentary: Responding to Letter Writer’s Concerns about Commission Process and Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2018
| (10) Comments

Commentary: Responding to Letter Writer’s Concerns about Commission Process and Nishi

Roberta Millstein wrote a letter to the local paper complaining that the “commission process favors devel ...

Roberta Millstein wrote a letter to the local paper complaining that the “commission process favors developers.” She writes: “Our commission process is broken, as was very evident at the Davis Plannin ...

January 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (10) Comments

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