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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Look Back at Pre-Measure J Growth Projections Tells an Interesting Story

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Look Back at Pre-Measure J Growth Projections Tells an Interesting Story

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A reader shared a very interesting clip from a 1999 Da ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A reader shared a very interesting clip from a 1999 Davis Enterprise article on Davis growth projections. What makes it interesting is the figures r ...

September 18, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Laying Out a Path Forward on Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 04, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Laying Out a Path Forward on Housing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week I put the five peripheral proposals in a cha ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week I put the five peripheral proposals in a chart to demonstrate that the mix of housing is not bad. But what did become clear is that we actu ...

September 04, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Housing Bills Advance As Legislative Calendar Winds Down

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 02, 2023
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Housing Bills Advance As Legislative Calendar Winds Down

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The Governor signed one key piece of housing legi ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The Governor signed one key piece of housing legislation on Friday and Senator Wiener’s extension of SB 35 advanced as well, as the legislative ...

September 02, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Most Important Issue… What to Do with Measure J

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 28, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Most Important Issue… What to Do with Measure J

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Last week a commenter made the rather surprising comme ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Last week a commenter made the rather surprising comment that the Vanguard has largely ignored the city’s fiscal situation. While it is true that I ...

August 28, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Annexation Proposals Are Hastening Climate and Affordability Crisis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 25, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Annexation Proposals Are Hastening Climate and Affordability Crisis

by David J. Thompson This piece is a slightly longer piece based upon remarks to the Social Services Comm ...

by David J. Thompson This piece is a slightly longer piece based upon remarks to the Social Services Commission on Monday, August 21, 2023. Since 1983 in a professional role, I have helped gain approv ...

August 25, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Comments on Davis’ Obligation to Zone for Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 16, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Comments on Davis’ Obligation to Zone for Housing

By David Taormino Based on various reader comments there is a serious misunderstanding about Davis' Regio ...

By David Taormino Based on various reader comments there is a serious misunderstanding about Davis' Regional Housing Needs Analysis (RHNA) obligations. Davis' obligation is to zone/build housing for n ...

August 16, 2023
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My View: The Immediate Housing Requirements Come at a Cost for the Community

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 12, 2023
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My View: The Immediate Housing Requirements Come at a Cost for the Community

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As I was doom scrolling on Facebook on Friday afternoo ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As I was doom scrolling on Facebook on Friday afternoon, I stumbled on a photo of Jim Gray, giving a presentation to the Sunrise Rotary on Friday mor ...

August 12, 2023
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Commentary: Lawsuit Filed against Redondo Beach on Housing – Will Davis Be Forthcoming As Well?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 08, 2023
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Commentary: Lawsuit Filed against Redondo Beach on Housing – Will Davis Be Forthcoming As Well?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the big questions Davis faces is whether the courts step an ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the big questions Davis faces is whether the courts step and say that Davis’ growth policies run counter to state housing law. In recent months, we have ...

August 08, 2023
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Court: ‘Regional Housing Need’ Determinations Aren’t Judicially Reviewable

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 28, 2023
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Court: ‘Regional Housing Need’ Determinations Aren’t Judicially Reviewable

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – In a victory for the State and HCD (Housing and ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – In a victory for the State and HCD (Housing and Community Development), an appellate court on Thursday affirmed a trial court judgment dismissi ...

July 28, 2023
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Commentary: Davis Needs to Think of Ways to Meet Its Affordable Housing Needs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2023
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Commentary: Davis Needs to Think of Ways to Meet Its Affordable Housing Needs

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – This weekend I put forth the radical suggestion that D ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – This weekend I put forth the radical suggestion that Davis end its inclusionary housing requirements. This is not because I don’t believe we need af ...

July 05, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Letter Prepared by DCAN Team for Public Comment on Affordable Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 28, 2023
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Letter Prepared by DCAN Team for Public Comment on Affordable Housing

Dear City Council, Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the draft Inclusionary Zoning ordin ...

Dear City Council, Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the draft Inclusionary Zoning ordinance, prepared for the public hearing on June 27th. Because this is occurring just before the e ...

June 28, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Affordable Housing – Another Approach

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 18, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Affordable Housing – Another Approach

by Jim Frame Davis doesn't have a shortage of million-dollar houses, it has a shortage of housing afforda ...

by Jim Frame Davis doesn't have a shortage of million-dollar houses, it has a shortage of housing affordable by people with very low, low and moderate incomes. The demand for high-end single-family-d ...

June 18, 2023
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Guest Commentary: How Big Should Davis Be? University Towns – Part 2

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 12, 2023
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Guest Commentary: How Big Should Davis Be? University Towns – Part 2

By Tim Keller In my commentary last Monday I revealed some research into comparable “university towns” si ...

By Tim Keller In my commentary last Monday I revealed some research into comparable “university towns” similar in character to Davis, in order to see if there were any trends that could be used to pre ...

June 12, 2023
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Commentary: Still No Urgency on Housing – But the Clock Is Ticking

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2023
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Commentary: Still No Urgency on Housing – But the Clock Is Ticking

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Time is not our friend in this. Council was acutely a ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Time is not our friend in this. Council was acutely aware of this fact at 1 AM as Mayor Will Arnold suggested the discussion be continued—perhaps to ...

June 08, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: How Much Additional Housing Does Davis Need to Meet Demand?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 05, 2023
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Guest Commentary: How Much Additional Housing Does Davis Need to Meet Demand?

By Tim Keller Almost two years ago, I wrote an article here in the Vanguard attempting to ask the questio ...

By Tim Keller Almost two years ago, I wrote an article here in the Vanguard attempting to ask the question: How big should our city be? ( That article can be found here). My motivation for writing t ...

June 05, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: November 2024 or Bust?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 26, 2023
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Commentary: November 2024 or Bust?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In April, the council decided they were going to defer ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In April, the council decided they were going to defer a housing decision and determined that they would not put a measure on the November 2024 ballo ...

May 26, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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My View: There Seems Little Urgency on Housing by the Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2023
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My View: There Seems Little Urgency on Housing by the Council

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday I was once again disappointed to see what I ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday I was once again disappointed to see what I perceive as a lack of urgency on the part of council when it comes to housing. Let me be clea ...

May 20, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Staff Recommended Timeline Seems to Set Projects Up for Failure

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Staff Recommended Timeline Seems to Set Projects Up for Failure

Measure J’s Future Could Depend on Willingness of Voters to Approve Future Projects By David M. Greenwald ...

Measure J’s Future Could Depend on Willingness of Voters to Approve Future Projects By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In April, I was stunned in the middle of a housing crisis that co ...

May 14, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: A Bit of Magical Thinking on Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 20, 2023
| (22) Comments

Commentary: A Bit of Magical Thinking on Housing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Magical thinking. That was the phrase used on Tuesday ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Magical thinking. That was the phrase used on Tuesday by both council candidate Francesca Wright and Councilmember Bapu Vaitla. Overall, I think th ...

April 20, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Palomino to Use Builder’s Remedy in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2023
| (14) Comments

Palomino to Use Builder’s Remedy in Davis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The fall out from the HCD letter continues as the appl ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The fall out from the HCD letter continues as the applicants for the Palomino Place will seek to use the Builder’s Remedy in Davis. The applicants h ...

April 15, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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