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My View: Housing Is the Top Issue for Davis Headed into 2020

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2019
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My View: Housing Is the Top Issue for Davis Headed into 2020

Polling shows that the top issue for Davis is the affordability of housing. The year 2020 figures to be ...

Polling shows that the top issue for Davis is the affordability of housing. The year 2020 figures to be an interesting year for housing issues. We will have the University Commons project coming for ...

December 28, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Thoughts on Housing and Growth in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 30, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Thoughts on Housing and Growth in Davis

Here we are at the end of September 2019 and the council has not wanted to have an engagement on Measure ...

Here we are at the end of September 2019 and the council has not wanted to have an engagement on Measure R or the future of housing growth in Davis. It seems a bit odd if you ask me. In fact, I’m a ...

September 30, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Habitat Restoration Project Coming Soon To North Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 03, 2019
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Habitat Restoration Project Coming Soon To North Davis

(From Press Release) – The City of Davis announced today that three acres of City-owned, vacant land at t ...

(From Press Release) – The City of Davis announced today that three acres of City-owned, vacant land at the corner of F Street and Anderson Road will soon be transformed into a new wildlife habitat ar ...

July 03, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Looking At Measure R Before Renewal Does Not Necessarily Mean Weakening It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 29, 2018
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My View: Looking At Measure R Before Renewal Does Not Necessarily Mean Weakening It

Some in this community have taken a hardline view that Measure R should absolutely be renewed as is witho ...

Some in this community have taken a hardline view that Measure R should absolutely be renewed as is without even a consideration for changes. From my perspective that is largely an alarmist view – in ...

December 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: ChamberPac Strikes the First Blow against Measure R Renewal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 21, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: ChamberPac Strikes the First Blow against Measure R Renewal?

Maybe I’m overthinking this, but I found it very interesting that the Davis Chamber's Political Action Co ...

Maybe I’m overthinking this, but I found it very interesting that the Davis Chamber's Political Action Committee has selected three candidates to endorse in a race where there are only two available s ...

May 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Weekly Questions: Support for Measure R

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2018
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Council Weekly Questions: Support for Measure R

The Vanguard is launching its weekly question series that will go from today to the election with 11 ques ...

The Vanguard is launching its weekly question series that will go from today to the election with 11 questions. Unlike previous years, the Vanguard has a hard cut off both for length (250 words) and ...

March 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: City Articulates LRDP Interests

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 03, 2016
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My View: City Articulates LRDP Interests

For a number of months we have had a long and sustained community dialogue on growth as well as the inter ...

For a number of months we have had a long and sustained community dialogue on growth as well as the interaction between university growth ambition and city land use policies. While the community, at l ...

December 03, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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MRIC Moves Forward As a Commercial-Only Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 08, 2016
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MRIC Moves Forward As a Commercial-Only Project

Just two weeks after the Davis City Council unanimously directed the staff to continue with preparation o ...

Just two weeks after the Davis City Council unanimously directed the staff to continue with preparation of the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) as proposed only, and not as a mixed-use project, the ...

March 08, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Time to Revisit Our “Open Space” Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 12, 2015
| (18) Comments

Guest Commentary: Time to Revisit Our “Open Space” Measures

By Jeff Boone It was during the mid-late 1990s when the Wildhorse and Mace Ranch housing developments pro ...

By Jeff Boone It was during the mid-late 1990s when the Wildhorse and Mace Ranch housing developments provoked the voter backlash that led to the passing of Measure O (Open Space Protection Special Ta ...

July 12, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves Conservancy JPA, Agrees to Look at Measure O Open Space Expenditures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 09, 2015
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Council Approves Conservancy JPA, Agrees to Look at Measure O Open Space Expenditures

The Davis City Council ultimately agreed to a motion that would authorize the city to reserve up to $200, ...

The Davis City Council ultimately agreed to a motion that would authorize the city to reserve up to $200,000 a year from Measure O Open Space Tax Funds for acquisitions of habitat lands to fulfill Yol ...

July 09, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Transparancy and Accountability Decision by Council Tonight

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: July 07, 2015
| (1) Comment

Transparancy and Accountability Decision by Council Tonight

Tonight presents an opportunity for the Davis City Council to take a proactive step toward improved trans ...

Tonight presents an opportunity for the Davis City Council to take a proactive step toward improved transparency and accountability in our financial reporting of community programs. Item 8 of tonight ...

July 07, 2015
| by Matt Williams

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Accountability Regarding Measure O … Point – Counterpoint

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: July 07, 2015
| (8) Comments

Accountability Regarding Measure O … Point – Counterpoint

City has wisely spent Measure O monies By Marc Hoshovsky Last Sunday’s column about Davis’ open-space tax ...

City has wisely spent Measure O monies By Marc Hoshovsky Last Sunday’s column about Davis’ open-space tax (“Let’s Take a Look at Davis’ Open-Space Tax”) was useful to remind residents about open-space ...

July 07, 2015
| by Matt Williams

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Sunday Commentary: City Budget Could Become Greatest Threat to Open Space, Environment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 14, 2014
| (60) Comments

Sunday Commentary: City Budget Could Become Greatest Threat to Open Space, Environment

For the past several weeks, I have been reading about concerns that people have regarding city greenbelts ...

For the past several weeks, I have been reading about concerns that people have regarding city greenbelts and whether the development at Paso Fino will set a precedent for the city – which currently l ...

September 14, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Mace Mess Not So Messy Right Now

Full Story in Hampton Charging Decision Emerges with Egregious Use of Force and New Charging Policy Aimed at Equity

Prosecutor at Fault for ‘Intentionally’ Deceiving Jurors, Who Sentenced an Innocent Man to Death

United Farm Workers Endorse SB 50

My View: Governor Newsom’s Full Court Press Attacks the Homeless Problem, but Is It Enough?

My View: 1437 Exposes Just How Out of Step Yolo DA Actually Is

Guest Commentary: Yolo County Foster Care Placements Have Increased Dramatically Since 2016

DJUSD Files Suit Against Juul for Creating the E-Cigarette Epidemic that Disrupts District-wide Education

El fiscal de distrito de San Francisco, Chesa Boudin, pone fin al pago de fianza

Council to Consider Wireless Zoning Ordinance, but Remains Limited on Local Discretion

My View: Housing Is the Top Issue for Davis Headed into 2020

My View: Housing Is the Top Issue for Davis Headed into 2020

Monday Morning Thoughts: Thoughts on Housing and Growth in Davis

Monday Morning Thoughts: Thoughts on Housing and Growth in Davis

Habitat Restoration Project Coming Soon To North Davis

Habitat Restoration Project Coming Soon To North Davis

My View: Looking At Measure R Before Renewal Does Not Necessarily Mean Weakening It

My View: Looking At Measure R Before Renewal Does Not Necessarily Mean Weakening It

Monday Morning Thoughts: ChamberPac Strikes the First Blow against Measure R Renewal?

Monday Morning Thoughts: ChamberPac Strikes the First Blow against Measure R Renewal?

Council Weekly Questions: Support for Measure R

Council Weekly Questions: Support for Measure R

My View: City Articulates LRDP Interests

My View: City Articulates LRDP Interests

MRIC Moves Forward As a Commercial-Only Project

MRIC Moves Forward As a Commercial-Only Project

Guest Commentary: Time to Revisit Our “Open Space” Measures

Guest Commentary: Time to Revisit Our “Open Space” Measures

Council Approves Conservancy JPA, Agrees to Look at Measure O Open Space Expenditures

Council Approves Conservancy JPA, Agrees to Look at Measure O Open Space Expenditures

Transparancy and Accountability Decision by Council Tonight

Transparancy and Accountability Decision by Council Tonight

Accountability Regarding Measure O … Point – Counterpoint

Accountability Regarding Measure O … Point – Counterpoint

Sunday Commentary: City Budget Could Become Greatest Threat to Open Space, Environment

Sunday Commentary: City Budget Could Become Greatest Threat to Open Space, Environment

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