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Sunday Commentary: The Council Failed to Act Again – Now What?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: The Council Failed to Act Again – Now What?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was two in the morning on Wednesday morning and I’m ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was two in the morning on Wednesday morning and I’m still getting texts— “where is the urgency” and “doesn’t the council care that there is a hous ...

June 11, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Development Planning Priorities for Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 06, 2023
| (30) Comments

Guest Commentary: Development Planning Priorities for Davis

by Judy Corbett, Alan Hirsch, Roberta Millstein, Alan Pryor, Bob Schneider, David J. Thompson, Colin Wals ...

by Judy Corbett, Alan Hirsch, Roberta Millstein, Alan Pryor, Bob Schneider, David J. Thompson, Colin Walsh, Stephen Wheeler, James Zanetto, and the Sierra Club Yolano Group Develop infill oppor ...

June 06, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Will Not Consider Measure J Projects for 2024 Election

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2023
| (8) Comments

Council Will Not Consider Measure J Projects for 2024 Election

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – With four potential Measure J projects lining up on th ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – With four potential Measure J projects lining up on the horizon, one key question before council was which project they would move forward for consid ...

April 06, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Council Long Range Growth Subcommittee Recommends Council Consider Measure J Ballot Measure for November 2024

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 01, 2023
| (11) Comments

Council Long Range Growth Subcommittee Recommends Council Consider Measure J Ballot Measure for November 2024

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Back in January the council created a subcommittee of ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Back in January the council created a subcommittee of Mayor Will Arnold and Councilmember Bapu Vaitla to examine among other things, “pathways for co ...

April 01, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Density or Sprawl Debate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2021
| (30) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Density or Sprawl Debate

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - For a long time the growth question has been framed at density versus s ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - For a long time the growth question has been framed at density versus sprawl. With the advent of Measure J, it was argued, the path toward peripheral development has ...

June 07, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Should Davis Pursue More Greenfield Development in the Current Housing Element Cycle?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 11, 2021
| (10) Comments

Commentary: Should Davis Pursue More Greenfield Development in the Current Housing Element Cycle?

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Yesterday’s column focused on the thoughts of law professor Chris Elmen ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Yesterday’s column focused on the thoughts of law professor Chris Elmendorf and his critique of the Davis Housing Element Draft. He charges that the Davis draft prov ...

May 11, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Preservation As an Illusion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 31, 2020
| (64) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Preservation As an Illusion

By David M. Greenwald There are reasons why we all live in Davis. For me, it’s about two things primaril ...

By David M. Greenwald There are reasons why we all live in Davis. For me, it’s about two things primarily—maybe three. First, the schools. I have told my stories too many times on here, but we are ...

August 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Housing Is a Puzzle – How Does Davis Solve It?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 25, 2019
| (48) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Housing Is a Puzzle – How Does Davis Solve It?

Where to begin? That’s my dilemma here, but it is really the same problem that the city of Davis has. T ...

Where to begin? That’s my dilemma here, but it is really the same problem that the city of Davis has. To me the housing picture in Davis is really about balance – and the struggle to find that balan ...

August 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Traffic Isn’t Great, but Is Sprawl to Blame?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 05, 2019
| (19) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Traffic Isn’t Great, but Is Sprawl to Blame?

Segments of the public are clearly unhappy with traffic congestion. Personally, I’m not a big fan of it ...

Segments of the public are clearly unhappy with traffic congestion. Personally, I’m not a big fan of it either. However, it seems important to put such concerns into perspective. The voters along wi ...

May 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (19) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Measure L Vote Shows Evolving Electorate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 11, 2018
| (54) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Measure L Vote Shows Evolving Electorate

A couple of recent comments stand out to me. Last week, Alan Pryor wrote: “People change over 12 years… ...

A couple of recent comments stand out to me. Last week, Alan Pryor wrote: “People change over 12 years… David Greenwald has changed into a developer-loving mouthpiece. Case in point – David Greenwa ...

November 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (54) Comments

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Commentary: If I Were to Vote No on WDAA, It Would Be Because It Is Low Density Housing on the Periphery

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 24, 2018
| (34) Comments

Commentary: If I Were to Vote No on WDAA, It Would Be Because It Is Low Density Housing on the Periphery

In yesterday’s column, I laid out the chief reason I would consider voting yes on Measure L, the West Dav ...

In yesterday’s column, I laid out the chief reason I would consider voting yes on Measure L, the West Davis Active Adult Community (WDAAC). That is the issue of affordable housing, the need for affor ...

October 24, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (34) Comments

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My View: We Don’t Need Radical Change, but We Do Need to Break Paralysis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 24, 2016
| (109) Comments

My View: We Don’t Need Radical Change, but We Do Need to Break Paralysis

Contrary to some, I don’t see Davis in a renaissance, I see it in a slow and long decline. My slowly evo ...

Contrary to some, I don’t see Davis in a renaissance, I see it in a slow and long decline. My slowly evolving view begins in 2008, when it became quite apparent that the official council line that we ...

September 24, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Future of Growth Is the Future of Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 21, 2016
| (76) Comments

Sunday Commentary: The Future of Growth Is the Future of Davis

The narrative offered right now about growth is easy, straightforward and easy to follow. It pits the uni ...

The narrative offered right now about growth is easy, straightforward and easy to follow. It pits the university as the proverbial bad guy that is generating the growth pressures on the city of Davis. ...

February 21, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (76) Comments

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My View II: The Infill Discussion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 07, 2015
| (3) Comments

My View II: The Infill Discussion

This past Tuesday, the Davis City Council may or may not have put to rest the issue of Paso Fino. The cou ...

This past Tuesday, the Davis City Council may or may not have put to rest the issue of Paso Fino. The council sided unanimously with the staff report and the neighbors against the developers in approv ...

February 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (3) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Davis Tech Industry Demonstrates Need for Space to Grow

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2014
| (25) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Davis Tech Industry Demonstrates Need for Space to Grow

City of Davis Chief Innovation Officer Rob White notes the good news – Davis’ tech community is growing. ...

City of Davis Chief Innovation Officer Rob White notes the good news – Davis’ tech community is growing. He cites as examples, the recent move of Marrone Bio Innovations into 45,000 square feet of off ...

December 28, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (25) Comments

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My View: Why Do We Need Innovation Parks?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 27, 2014
| (153) Comments

My View: Why Do We Need Innovation Parks?

Right now we are looking at a spring 2016 vote date for a Measure R vote on at least one and possibly thr ...

Right now we are looking at a spring 2016 vote date for a Measure R vote on at least one and possibly three innovation parks. I have previously made arguments against putting competing measures on the ...

December 27, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (153) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Saylor Tries to Get Hands in Davis’ Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2014
| (6) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Saylor Tries to Get Hands in Davis’ Economic Development

For those who missed it, emerging out of the city-county two-by-two is a very ominous sign for those beli ...

For those who missed it, emerging out of the city-county two-by-two is a very ominous sign for those believing that Davis needs to develop a business park and hoping that the city voters will get a ch ...

May 04, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (6) Comments

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Supervisor Saylor Pushes For More County Involvement in Davis’ Economic Development Initiative

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 02, 2014
| (25) Comments

Supervisor Saylor Pushes For More County Involvement in Davis’ Economic Development Initiative

At the last council meeting, Chief Innovation Officer Rob White, at midnight, presented a staff report as ...

At the last council meeting, Chief Innovation Officer Rob White, at midnight, presented a staff report asking for the council to act on a proposed Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) on the Inn ...

May 02, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (25) Comments

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