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Council Hears Reserved Response from Community on Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 26, 2018
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Council Hears Reserved Response from Community on Development

If Tuesday was supposed to be a show of force of community outrage, the council ought to be far more conc ...

If Tuesday was supposed to be a show of force of community outrage, the council ought to be far more concerned with complaints about the Pacifico property in south Davis than West Davis Active Adult C ...

September 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Deceitful Attacks on Affordable Senior Housing at the Expense of Real Needs

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 26, 2018
| (33) Comments

Guest Commentary: Deceitful Attacks on Affordable Senior Housing at the Expense of Real Needs

By David J. Thompson and William Powell We have never seen such an exaggerated litany of attacks against ...

By David J. Thompson and William Powell We have never seen such an exaggerated litany of attacks against much-needed affordable housing for low income seniors in Davis. This is from the perspective of ...

September 26, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Affordable Housing Developers Push Back

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 24, 2018
| (3) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Affordable Housing Developers Push Back

While I remain agnostic on the specifics of Measure L – the West Davis Active Adult Community – I remain ...

While I remain agnostic on the specifics of Measure L – the West Davis Active Adult Community – I remain concerned that the attacks on the affordable housing portion of the project will make building ...

September 24, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Response on the Davis Based Buyers’ Program

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 19, 2018
| (64) Comments

Guest Commentary: Response on the Davis Based Buyers’ Program

By David Taormino I am satisfied that our Buyers’ Program is appropriate and supported by significant leg ...

By David Taormino I am satisfied that our Buyers’ Program is appropriate and supported by significant legal precedence. You recently read our attorney’s opinion which included case citations that were ...

September 19, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sierra Club Opposes West Davis Active Adult Community

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 18, 2018
| (43) Comments

Sierra Club Opposes West Davis Active Adult Community

(From Press Release) - Citing grounds of unplanned sprawling development, the Sierra Club announced its o ...

(From Press Release) - Citing grounds of unplanned sprawling development, the Sierra Club announced its opposition to Measure L in Davis CA on the November 2018 municipal ballot. Measure L is a vote t ...

September 18, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Erroneous Assumptions and Hyperbole Are Used to Justify WDAAC’s Illegal Affordable Housing Program

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 16, 2018
| (8) Comments

Guest Commentary: Erroneous Assumptions and Hyperbole Are Used to Justify WDAAC’s Illegal Affordable Housing Program

by Alan Pryor In yesterday’s column entitled “My View: Unintended Consequences – Will Anyone Go above the ...

by Alan Pryor In yesterday’s column entitled “My View: Unintended Consequences – Will Anyone Go above the Affordable Housing Requirements Again?, David Greenwald made a number of unsubstantiated and e ...

September 16, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Unintended Consequences – Will Anyone Go above the Affordable Housing Requirements Again?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 15, 2018
| (13) Comments

My View: Unintended Consequences – Will Anyone Go above the Affordable Housing Requirements Again?

It remains to be seen what the outcome of Measure L will be. However, one unintended impact of the oppos ...

It remains to be seen what the outcome of Measure L will be. However, one unintended impact of the opposition's attacks on the West Davis Active Adult Community (Measure L) could be that future devel ...

September 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Pros and Cons of WDAAC/Measure L

Posted by Don Shor
|Date: September 14, 2018
| (5) Comments

Pros and Cons of WDAAC/Measure L

By Don Shor It seems there is a desire for a debate on Measure L, the West Davis Active Adult Community p ...

By Don Shor It seems there is a desire for a debate on Measure L, the West Davis Active Adult Community proposal. Per Rik Keller: The No On WDAAC campaign has been quite transparent, and you can read ...

September 14, 2018
| by Don Shor

| (5) Comments

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On the Davis-Based Buyers Program

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 14, 2018
| (13) Comments

On the Davis-Based Buyers Program

By Jason Taormino The spirit of the Davis-Based Buyers Program for the West Davis Active Adult Community ...

By Jason Taormino The spirit of the Davis-Based Buyers Program for the West Davis Active Adult Community is a focus on our community’s needs. Nearly six hundred Davis families have joined our interes ...

September 14, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Honesty, Integrity & Civil Society – The “Yes on L” Team’s View on Forums

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 13, 2018
| (20) Comments

Honesty, Integrity & Civil Society – The “Yes on L” Team’s View on Forums

By Jason Taormino Let there be no doubt, we welcome the opportunity to participate in a public forum on t ...

By Jason Taormino Let there be no doubt, we welcome the opportunity to participate in a public forum on the merits of the West Davis Active Adult/ Measure L ballot item. In the past few years Civenerg ...

September 13, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: We Need a Better Discussion Here on Measure L – Part Two

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 09, 2018
| (35) Comments

Sunday Commentary: We Need a Better Discussion Here on Measure L – Part Two

In yesterday’s Vanguard, I laid out five questionable claims by the opposition to the West Davis Active A ...

In yesterday’s Vanguard, I laid out five questionable claims by the opposition to the West Davis Active Adult Community (WDAAC). According to David Taormino, there are many more. In a response column ...

September 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (35) Comments

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My View: We Need a Better Discussion Here on Measure L – Part One

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 08, 2018
| (33) Comments

My View: We Need a Better Discussion Here on Measure L – Part One

The tone of the discussion on Measure L has taken an unfortunate turn in my estimation this week. Really ...

The tone of the discussion on Measure L has taken an unfortunate turn in my estimation this week. Really since the start of the campaign when the first ballot statements were laid out, I felt that so ...

September 08, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (33) Comments

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West Davis Active Adult Community – Massive Developer Giveaways: Our Response

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 07, 2018
| (3) Comments

West Davis Active Adult Community – Massive Developer Giveaways: Our Response

by David Taormino In recent decades, the Supreme Court has essentially ruled that if a vote of the public ...

by David Taormino In recent decades, the Supreme Court has essentially ruled that if a vote of the public is involved, a detractor is allowed to use half-truths, distortions, exaggerations and even fa ...

September 07, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (3) Comments

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WDAAC Is a Sprawling Urban Planning Disaster

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 06, 2018
| (33) Comments

WDAAC Is a Sprawling Urban Planning Disaster

by Alan Pryor and Pam Nieberg The Davis City Council has approved a sprawling senior housing development ...

by Alan Pryor and Pam Nieberg The Davis City Council has approved a sprawling senior housing development project located in West Davis along Covell. Voters will have a chance to approve or reject the ...

September 06, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (33) Comments

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Guest Commentary, Part II: WDAAC Includes Massive Developer Giveaways

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 30, 2018
| (13) Comments

Guest Commentary, Part II: WDAAC Includes Massive Developer Giveaways

May Actually Cost the City Money on an Annual Basis, and the Development Agreement Is Non-Binding and Wea ...

May Actually Cost the City Money on an Annual Basis, and the Development Agreement Is Non-Binding and Weak by Alan Pryor and Nancy Price Part 2 Forward - The Davis City Council has approved a sprawlin ...

August 30, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (13) Comments

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Guest Commentary: WDAAC Includes Massive Developer Giveaways

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 28, 2018
| (16) Comments

Guest Commentary: WDAAC Includes Massive Developer Giveaways

Project May Actually Cost The City Money On An Annual Basis, And The Development Agreement Is Non-Binding ...

Project May Actually Cost The City Money On An Annual Basis, And The Development Agreement Is Non-Binding And Weak by Alan Pryor and Pam Nieberg Part 1. The City has Granted the Developer Massive Give ...

August 28, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (16) Comments

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Rebuttal Arguments Submitted for Measure L, WDAAC

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 23, 2018
| (37) Comments

Rebuttal Arguments Submitted for Measure L, WDAAC

(The city has posted the arguments for and against Measure L as well as the impartial analysis on a city ...

(The city has posted the arguments for and against Measure L as well as the impartial analysis on a city web page – here). Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Measure L A community is enriched and made r ...

August 23, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (37) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Emerging Senior Housing Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 20, 2018
| (47) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: The Emerging Senior Housing Crisis

An interesting article appeared last week in the Bisnow Bay Area news site. The article finds: “Seniors ...

An interesting article appeared last week in the Bisnow Bay Area news site. The article finds: “Seniors in the Bay Area already have limited options in a tight housing market, and for those in need o ...

August 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (47) Comments

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Commentary: Bad Arguments against WDAAC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 14, 2018
| (47) Comments

Commentary: Bad Arguments against WDAAC

There are both strong points and weak points in the discussion over West Davis Active Adult Community. F ...

There are both strong points and weak points in the discussion over West Davis Active Adult Community. For a lot of reasons I have chosen to stay neutral on this measure. But I think there are impor ...

August 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (47) Comments

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Opposition to WDAAC Emerges

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 14, 2018
| (4) Comments

Opposition to WDAAC Emerges

The West Davis Active Adult Community project largely sailed through the Planning Commission as well as t ...

The West Davis Active Adult Community project largely sailed through the Planning Commission as well as two council meetings with limited opposition. However, as the ballot arguments have been submit ...

August 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (4) Comments

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