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Commentary: We Needed Housing Then, We Need Housing Now, This UCD v. City Debate Doesn’t Address the Bottom Line

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 22, 2021
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Commentary: We Needed Housing Then, We Need Housing Now, This UCD v. City Debate Doesn’t Address the Bottom Line

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Lost in a lot of extra-curricular discussion this week is the fact that ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Lost in a lot of extra-curricular discussion this week is the fact that the university this week reached two major milestones in actually fulfilling their promised ho ...

July 22, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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UC Davis Completes West Village Housing Project, Breaks Ground at Orchard Park

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 20, 2021
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UC Davis Completes West Village Housing Project, Breaks Ground at Orchard Park

By Andy Fell The University of California, Davis, today (July 19) celebrated milestones in two major stud ...

By Andy Fell The University of California, Davis, today (July 19) celebrated milestones in two major student housing projects. The final phase of The Green at West Village is now complete, and a cerem ...

July 20, 2021
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CEQA Suit Filed by Unions Threatens to Halt Student Housing at West Village and Orchard Park

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 30, 2018
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CEQA Suit Filed by Unions Threatens to Halt Student Housing at West Village and Orchard Park

Just when it appeared that an agreement between the city, county and university would pave the way for as ...

Just when it appeared that an agreement between the city, county and university would pave the way for as many as 5200 beds by 2023 to be built on campus, a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) ...

September 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Students Voice Critical Need for Affordable Housing In Town Hall Meeting

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 20, 2018
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Students Voice Critical Need for Affordable Housing In Town Hall Meeting

Students and Community Members Express Frustration Regarding Lack of Housing Construction by Town and Uni ...

Students and Community Members Express Frustration Regarding Lack of Housing Construction by Town and University By Jenean Docter Wednesday night, the Davis Vanguard hosted a community town hall meeti ...

April 20, 2018
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Commentary: UCD Has Pledged It, Will It Get Built?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 18, 2018
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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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LRDP Release to Cover 48 Percent of Student Enrollment with On-Campus Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 14, 2018
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LRDP Release to Cover 48 Percent of Student Enrollment with On-Campus Housing

It has been a long process which first began in late 2015, but on Friday the university released its Long ...

It has been a long process which first began in late 2015, but on Friday the university released its Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) along with its Draft EIR to assess the potential environmental i ...

April 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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UCD Moves Forward with Plans to Add Capacity for 5200 Beds in the Next Six Years

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 17, 2018
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UCD Moves Forward with Plans to Add Capacity for 5200 Beds in the Next Six Years

This week, UC Davis approved a budget and design for replacement of Emerson Hall, a residence hall at the ...

This week, UC Davis approved a budget and design for replacement of Emerson Hall, a residence hall at the University of California, Davis. They also received an overview of UC Davis’ plans for student ...

March 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: New Rental Housing Supply is the Best Rent Control We Can Provide

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 15, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: New Rental Housing Supply is the Best Rent Control We Can Provide

Last week, state legislation that could have repealed a law that prohibits cities and counties from imple ...

Last week, state legislation that could have repealed a law that prohibits cities and counties from implementing most new rent control measures died after four members of the Assembly Housing and Comm ...

January 15, 2018
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Developer Named for UC Davis Housing Projects

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 28, 2017
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Developer Named for UC Davis Housing Projects

(From UC Davis University News Service) - UC Davis has selected University Student Living of New Jersey t ...

(From UC Davis University News Service) - UC Davis has selected University Student Living of New Jersey to enter exclusive negotiations to develop two major housing projects on campus, at Orchard Park ...

September 28, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: UCD’s Announcement Changes Little

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 04, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: UCD’s Announcement Changes Little

When the UC Davis housing announcement came out at 2 pm on a Friday afternoon – I was a bit perplexed. U ...

When the UC Davis housing announcement came out at 2 pm on a Friday afternoon – I was a bit perplexed. Usually you release information on a Friday afternoon that you want to bury in the news cycle. ...

June 04, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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UCD Releases Plans to Build Housing for 2700 Students as County Considers Resolution for 100/50 Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 03, 2017
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UCD Releases Plans to Build Housing for 2700 Students as County Considers Resolution for 100/50 Plan

On Friday afternoon UC Davis released a plan showing it is seeking to build housing to provide more than ...

On Friday afternoon UC Davis released a plan showing it is seeking to build housing to provide more than 2,775 beds, for students with families as well as graduate and transfer students, to open by 20 ...

June 03, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Why is UCD Dragging Their Feet on Student Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 29, 2017
| (43) Comments

My View: Why is UCD Dragging Their Feet on Student Housing?

On Tuesday night, there in the back of the room were three representatives from UC Davis, watching and ta ...

On Tuesday night, there in the back of the room were three representatives from UC Davis, watching and taking notes. They said nothing during the meeting and when the consent item was over, they got ...

April 29, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: UCD Needs to Provide More On-Campus Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 18, 2016
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Guest Commentary: UCD Needs to Provide More On-Campus Housing

by Colin Walsh UC Davis is poised to submit its draft Long Range Development Plan for environmental impac ...

by Colin Walsh UC Davis is poised to submit its draft Long Range Development Plan for environmental impact review proposing insufficient housing for the enormous influx of more than 7,000 additional U ...

December 18, 2016
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Discussion: Put Housing on Campus, but Not There

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 27, 2016
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Discussion: Put Housing on Campus, but Not There

There is an overwhelming sentiment that UC Davis needs to put a much larger percentage of housing on camp ...

There is an overwhelming sentiment that UC Davis needs to put a much larger percentage of housing on campus than they currently provide. The view is that the university is driving the current rental ...

July 27, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Rental Housing Crisis in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2015
| (9) Comments

Commentary: Rental Housing Crisis in Davis

It is not that Davis has ever had a surplus of housing – over the last 13 years, the highest vacancy rate ...

It is not that Davis has ever had a surplus of housing – over the last 13 years, the highest vacancy rate in Davis was 4.2 percent. However, it has never been this bad, according to the most recent ho ...

February 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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UC Davis Housing Survey Finds Vacancy Down, Rents Up Slightly

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 18, 2015
| (13) Comments

UC Davis Housing Survey Finds Vacancy Down, Rents Up Slightly

“Apartment vacancy in the city of Davis is down and rents are static or up slightly,” according to a fall ...

“Apartment vacancy in the city of Davis is down and rents are static or up slightly,” according to a fall survey commissioned by Student Housing at UC Davis and released Tuesday. “The annual vacancy - ...

February 18, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Students Worried About the Loss of Affordable, Low Income Graduate Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2014
| (22) Comments

Students Worried About the Loss of Affordable, Low Income Graduate Housing

On Thursday, the Vanguard ran a story on a petition delivered on behalf of 51 Orchard Park residents. The ...

On Thursday, the Vanguard ran a story on a petition delivered on behalf of 51 Orchard Park residents. The petition asks Student Housing “to extend Orchard Park leases, in light of the fact that they h ...

June 14, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Students Turn in Petition Protesting Demolition of Orchard Park, Rent Hikes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 12, 2014
| (8) Comments

Students Turn in Petition Protesting Demolition of Orchard Park, Rent Hikes

Students, on Wednesday, hand delivered a petition to UCD administration on behalf of 51 Orchard Park resi ...

Students, on Wednesday, hand delivered a petition to UCD administration on behalf of 51 Orchard Park residents. The petition asks Student Housing “to extend Orchard Park leases, in light of the fact t ...

June 12, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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