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Sunday Commentary: Do We Gain Anything from Additional Air Quality Study of Nishi?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 28, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Do We Gain Anything from Additional Air Quality Study of Nishi?

Critics of the Nishi project continue to raise the question of, if there are no problems with the Nishi s ...

Critics of the Nishi project continue to raise the question of, if there are no problems with the Nishi site, why not just do the studies that Dr. Thomas Cahill is asking for? But the question I keep ...

January 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Student Voices Once Again Come through Loud and Clear on Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 26, 2018
| (12) Comments

Student Voices Once Again Come through Loud and Clear on Nishi

Once again, a large number of people came to speak on the issue of the Nishi project before the Planning ...

Once again, a large number of people came to speak on the issue of the Nishi project before the Planning Commission, and yet again it was the student voices that came through loud and clear, helping t ...

January 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Is Nishi One of the Most Polluted Sites in the Nation?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 26, 2018
| (66) Comments

Guest Commentary: Is Nishi One of the Most Polluted Sites in the Nation?

By Thomas Cahill Is the Nishi property in the running for the most polluted near-roadway site in the nati ...

By Thomas Cahill Is the Nishi property in the running for the most polluted near-roadway site in the nation? It certainly is not that far behind a freeway site on Highway 60 in Ontario, which currentl ...

January 26, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Nishi Project Will Move to Council in Two Weeks to Determine if It Will Be Placed on the Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2018
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Nishi Project Will Move to Council in Two Weeks to Determine if It Will Be Placed on the Ballot

It was a long evening at the Planning Commission on Wednesday night, but ultimately the commission was un ...

It was a long evening at the Planning Commission on Wednesday night, but ultimately the commission was unanimous in supporting the staff recommendation on Nishi to recommend to council certification o ...

January 25, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: A Closer Look at the BAE Rental Housing Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2018
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Analysis: A Closer Look at the BAE Rental Housing Report

The biggest issue facing Davis, as we approach the 2018 elections – which will feature among other things ...

The biggest issue facing Davis, as we approach the 2018 elections – which will feature among other things ten council candidates, a possible land use project, and two city revenue measures – is the is ...

January 25, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Should Council Move Forward with Nishi as It Stands?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2018
| (65) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Should Council Move Forward with Nishi as It Stands?

When the Nishi project goes to the Planning Commission this week, it is doing so without a final and conc ...

When the Nishi project goes to the Planning Commission this week, it is doing so without a final and concrete project going with it. In October 2017, the property owners submitted a preliminary conce ...

January 22, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi Proposal Goes to Planning Commission This Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2018
| (25) Comments

Nishi Proposal Goes to Planning Commission This Week

In June of 2016, the voters of Davis rather narrowly voted down the Nishi project. Two of the biggest is ...

In June of 2016, the voters of Davis rather narrowly voted down the Nishi project. Two of the biggest issues involved the lack of an affordable housing component and the perception that the developer ...

January 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: On the Fiscal Viability of Housing Developments

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: On the Fiscal Viability of Housing Developments

One of the biggest criticisms of housing projects is the perception that they are fiscal losers for a cit ...

One of the biggest criticisms of housing projects is the perception that they are fiscal losers for a city. What is fairly certain at this point is that the city staffers and the Finance and Budget C ...

January 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi Project Fiscal Analysis Shows Net Positive Over Time

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2018
| (77) Comments

Nishi Project Fiscal Analysis Shows Net Positive Over Time

Back in October, the developers of the Nishi project submitted a preliminary project narrative and concep ...

Back in October, the developers of the Nishi project submitted a preliminary project narrative and conceptual site plan for development of the Nishi property. At this time, the proposal includes appr ...

January 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Tax Disadvantage Doesn’t Negate Advantages of Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 01, 2018
| (3) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Tax Disadvantage Doesn’t Negate Advantages of Economic Development

Earlier this week, the Vanguard reported on a chart in the city staff report on the revenue measure which ...

Earlier this week, the Vanguard reported on a chart in the city staff report on the revenue measure which shows that, under the best case scenario, the normal tax take by the city maxes out at 27.5 pe ...

January 01, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (3) Comments

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Analysis: Integrated Affordable Housing versus Land Dedication Site

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 27, 2017
| (36) Comments

Analysis: Integrated Affordable Housing versus Land Dedication Site

Nishi's Affordable Proposal Shows the Advantage of a Land Dedication Site There are a number of advantage ...

Nishi's Affordable Proposal Shows the Advantage of a Land Dedication Site There are a number of advantages to having integrated affordable housing, and that was clearly the stated preference of the So ...

December 27, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Will the City Have to Revise Its Affordable Housing Guidelines?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 26, 2017
| (23) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Will the City Have to Revise Its Affordable Housing Guidelines?

One of the big questions facing the city is why they are not getting any market rate multi-family project ...

One of the big questions facing the city is why they are not getting any market rate multi-family projects anymore that have 35 percent affordable units, as required under the city’s affordable housin ...

December 26, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (23) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Sacramento Moves Forward on Innovation and Economic Development, Leaving Davis Behind

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2017
| (24) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Sacramento Moves Forward on Innovation and Economic Development, Leaving Davis Behind

It wasn’t that long ago that Davis was on the forefront of the innovation discussion. Here we had a regi ...

It wasn’t that long ago that Davis was on the forefront of the innovation discussion. Here we had a regionally respected chief innovation officer, we had multiple proposals for innovation parks, and ...

December 24, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Harrington Drops Appeal in Nishi Lawsuit, Opening Door for Current Nishi EIR

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2017
| (1) Comment

Harrington Drops Appeal in Nishi Lawsuit, Opening Door for Current Nishi EIR

Back in 2016, Michael Harrington and others filed a suit against Nishi, alleging that the Nishi EIR “fail ...

Back in 2016, Michael Harrington and others filed a suit against Nishi, alleging that the Nishi EIR “failed to adequately analyze, discuss, and mitigate the project’s traffic impacts” and approval of ...

December 22, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Lawsuit Over Trackside Seems Like a Stretch

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2017
| 0 comments

Commentary: Lawsuit Over Trackside Seems Like a Stretch

Since Michael Harrington filed a lawsuit in 2012 over the water rate hikes, we have seen a number of laws ...

Since Michael Harrington filed a lawsuit in 2012 over the water rate hikes, we have seen a number of lawsuits against the city on projects including on Nishi, on a conditional use permit for the home ...

December 21, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Are Any of These Really Mega-Dorms?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2017
| (34) Comments

Commentary: Are Any of These Really Mega-Dorms?

At the Social Services Commission meeting, Nishi developer Tim Ruff said, “We have a mega-housing crisis. ...

At the Social Services Commission meeting, Nishi developer Tim Ruff said, “We have a mega-housing crisis. What you look at what we are doing here in Davis – we can do it with mini-dorms or we can do ...

December 21, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (34) Comments

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Developer Tells Commission Nishi is Not a Mega-Dorm

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 19, 2017
| (11) Comments

Developer Tells Commission Nishi is Not a Mega-Dorm

On Monday night, the Social Services Commission was asked to offer a preliminary assessment of the Nishi ...

On Monday night, the Social Services Commission was asked to offer a preliminary assessment of the Nishi affordable housing project. Given the lack of a final project proposal, that was difficult and ...

December 19, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (11) Comments

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Letter to the Social Services Commission on Mega-Dorms

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 19, 2017
| (74) Comments

Letter to the Social Services Commission on Mega-Dorms

By Eileen Samitz (Editor’s note: the following was submitted to the Social Services Commission on Monday ...

By Eileen Samitz (Editor’s note: the following was submitted to the Social Services Commission on Monday night by Eileen Samitz). Dear Commissioners, I am writing due to continued concern about the ma ...

December 19, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Social Services Commission to Review Affordable Proposal at Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2017
| 0 comments

Social Services Commission to Review Affordable Proposal at Nishi

There is not a finalized project at Nishi, and yet tonight, the Social Services Commission will offer a p ...

There is not a finalized project at Nishi, and yet tonight, the Social Services Commission will offer a preliminary review of the Nishi affordable housing component, examining the number of affordable ...

December 18, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Record Applicant Pool Keeps Pressure on UCD, City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2017
| (15) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Record Applicant Pool Keeps Pressure on UCD, City

UC Davis announced this week that students continue to apply to UC Davis in record numbers as UC Davis co ...

UC Davis announced this week that students continue to apply to UC Davis in record numbers as UC Davis continues to look to increase undergraduate enrollment. Applications for first time students jump ...

December 17, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (15) Comments

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