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Council to Weigh in on Chiles Ranch Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2022
| (8) Comments

Council to Weigh in on Chiles Ranch Project

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Chiles Ranch project was first approved on a bitte ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Chiles Ranch project was first approved on a bitterly contested 3-2 vote back in 2009 over strong objections from the neighbors. The council has ...

June 25, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission Rejects Extension for Chiles Ranch, Key Question: Why Can’t Chiles Ranch Get Built?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2022
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Planning Commission Rejects Extension for Chiles Ranch, Key Question: Why Can’t Chiles Ranch Get Built?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Back in 2009, Chiles Ranch was approved on a 3-2 vote ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Back in 2009, Chiles Ranch was approved on a 3-2 vote by council over the vehement objections of the neighbors. Sue Greenwald and Lamar Heystek oppo ...

June 13, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission Approves Recommendation to Increase Solar Energy at Expense of Trees

Posted by Jordan
|Date: April 16, 2022
| (2) Comments

Planning Commission Approves Recommendation to Increase Solar Energy at Expense of Trees

By Neshmia Alam DAVIS, CA — On Wednesday, the Davis Planning Commission (PC) approved applications from A ...

By Neshmia Alam DAVIS, CA — On Wednesday, the Davis Planning Commission (PC) approved applications from Ameresco to install a total of 14 photovoltaic (PV) carports at 202 Cousteau Place and 260 Coust ...

April 16, 2022
| by Jordan

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Olive Drive Mixed-Use Checks a Lot of Boxes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2022
| (15) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Olive Drive Mixed-Use Checks a Lot of Boxes

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – There are a lot of interesting features of the Olive D ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – There are a lot of interesting features of the Olive Drive Mixed-Use Project. At 47 units, all of them single bedroom, it is a small project. It is ...

March 21, 2022
| by David Greenwald

| (15) Comments

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Olive Drive Mixed-Use Project Goes to Planning Commission This Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2022
| (54) Comments

Olive Drive Mixed-Use Project Goes to Planning Commission This Week

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A project whose goal is to provide housing to city’s “ ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A project whose goal is to provide housing to city’s “non-professional workforce” that is currently not afforded housing opportunities in the recent ...

March 19, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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DiSC Breezes through Planning Commission, Heads to Council February

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2022
| (35) Comments

DiSC Breezes through Planning Commission, Heads to Council February

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – By Davis standards, it was an easy night. The staff r ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – By Davis standards, it was an easy night. The staff recommendations for DiSC were supported on a 7-0 by the Planning Commission, *just* 41 public co ...

January 14, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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DiSC 2022 Returns to the Planning Commission This Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 09, 2022
| (6) Comments

DiSC 2022 Returns to the Planning Commission This Week

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Just 14 months after the initial project came before t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Just 14 months after the initial project came before the voters and lost, DiSC 2022 returns to the Planning Commission for consideration of the reduc ...

January 09, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Housing Element Amendments to Be Discussed by the Planning Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2021
| (14) Comments

Housing Element Amendments to Be Discussed by the Planning Commission

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When the Planning Commission met in August to discuss ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When the Planning Commission met in August to discuss adoption of the Housing Element and potential changes, they decided to return in September for ...

September 18, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (14) Comments

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Housing Element Comes Back Before Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 28, 2021
| (37) Comments

Housing Element Comes Back Before Council

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – After several go-rounds on the Housing Element, staff ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – After several go-rounds on the Housing Element, staff has come to the council and asking them to approve the Revised Final Draft Housing Element on T ...

August 28, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (37) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Housing Element Goes Back to Planning Commission – Here’s a Look

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 08, 2021
| (42) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Housing Element Goes Back to Planning Commission – Here’s a Look

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Planning Commission this week will hold a public h ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Planning Commission this week will hold a public hearing on the Housing Element. There are some really interesting comments and responses that I ...

August 08, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (42) Comments

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Guest Commentary: Official Appeal of the Cutting of 205 Trees at Sutter Hospital As a Violation of Davis Culture and the Law.

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 28, 2021
| (10) Comments

Guest Commentary: Official Appeal of the Cutting of 205 Trees at Sutter Hospital As a Violation of Davis Culture and the Law.

By Alan Hirsch Preface: this is the first half of the legal appeal to stop the Sutter’s plan to “Save Mo ...

By Alan Hirsch Preface: this is the first half of the legal appeal to stop the Sutter’s plan to “Save Money on Solar” by cutting more trees. For more background, click on the story the Vanguard br ...

July 28, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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City Will Have to Weigh between Trees and Solar Panels at Sutter as Complaints Reign about Public Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 21, 2021
| (23) Comments

City Will Have to Weigh between Trees and Solar Panels at Sutter as Complaints Reign about Public Process

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The issue of adding photovoltaic carport installations often runs into ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The issue of adding photovoltaic carport installations often runs into conflict with the desire to at the same time preserve existing trees and tree cover. Last week ...

July 21, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (23) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: We Need to Be Talking about the Big Housing Issue in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 30, 2021
| (40) Comments

Sunday Commentary: We Need to Be Talking about the Big Housing Issue in Davis

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – I was sitting down this week over coffee with a community member, when ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – I was sitting down this week over coffee with a community member, when the conversation turned to housing and they asked me about the Housing Element and my take on i ...

May 30, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (40) Comments

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Planning Commission to Examine Live/Work Units in the Downtown

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 27, 2021
| (20) Comments

Planning Commission to Examine Live/Work Units in the Downtown

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – On Wednesday the Davis Planning Commission will hold the fifth workshop ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – On Wednesday the Davis Planning Commission will hold the fifth workshop as part of their review of the Draft Downtown Davis Specific Plan and Form-Based Code. One of ...

April 27, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (20) Comments

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My View: It’s Getting Hard to Defend the City’s Handling of WDAAC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 17, 2021
| (20) Comments

My View: It’s Getting Hard to Defend the City’s Handling of WDAAC

By David M. Greenwald When the city approved the Cannery, there were two aspects of it that were particul ...

By David M. Greenwald When the city approved the Cannery, there were two aspects of it that were particularly troubling—one was that rather than fill current housing needs, it was largely marketed to ...

April 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (20) Comments

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Planning Commission Holds Third Workshop on Downtown Plan Tonight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2021
| (9) Comments

Planning Commission Holds Third Workshop on Downtown Plan Tonight

By David M. Greenwald It was supposed to be held two weeks ago, but the Planning Commission meeting was a ...

By David M. Greenwald It was supposed to be held two weeks ago, but the Planning Commission meeting was a victim to a storm that knocked out power and cable to portions of Davis. So now the Planning ...

February 10, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (9) Comments

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Mixed-Use Project at University Research Park Goes to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 26, 2020
| (2) Comments

Mixed-Use Project at University Research Park Goes to Council

Two years ago, representatives from the University Research Park told the Vanguard that as the then-newly ...

Two years ago, representatives from the University Research Park told the Vanguard that as the then-newly purchased business park by Fulcrum looked to redevelop, one of the key needs was to generate h ...

October 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (2) Comments

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Bretton Woods Project Looks for Final Approvals to Move Forward

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 08, 2020
| (15) Comments

Bretton Woods Project Looks for Final Approvals to Move Forward

By David M. Greenwald Nearly two years after the voters approved the West Davis Active Adult Community, B ...

By David M. Greenwald Nearly two years after the voters approved the West Davis Active Adult Community, Bretton Woods—the name given to the project development—looks to gain approval from the Planning ...

September 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (15) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Planning Commission Discussion Highlights Huge Issues in Our Planning System

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 30, 2020
| (19) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Planning Commission Discussion Highlights Huge Issues in Our Planning System

By David M. Greenwald It was a 4-3 vote that was actually far closer than even the numerical numbers sugg ...

By David M. Greenwald It was a 4-3 vote that was actually far closer than even the numerical numbers suggested. The commission had to pull from consideration recommendations on the architectural site ...

August 30, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (19) Comments

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Guest Commentary: Equity Is Needed in Decision Making Process

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 20, 2020
| (7) Comments

Guest Commentary: Equity Is Needed in Decision Making Process

by Mary Martinez My name is, Maria Martinez, and am the External Vice President of ASUCD. Davis is in a d ...

by Mary Martinez My name is, Maria Martinez, and am the External Vice President of ASUCD. Davis is in a desperate housing shortage, making it difficult for students to afford college, find a safe,comf ...

July 20, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (7) Comments

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