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Guest Commentary: Solano Park, UCD’s Opportunity to Start Building Higher-Density Student Housing

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|Date: August 13, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Solano Park, UCD’s Opportunity to Start Building Higher-Density Student Housing

By Eileen M. Samitz While a recent article by UCD Chancellor May opened with his goal for UCD to be a goo ...

By Eileen M. Samitz While a recent article by UCD Chancellor May opened with his goal for UCD to be a good neighbor to Davis, there’s much more UCD can, and needs to do to reach that goal. Historicall ...

August 13, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Homeless Man Held in Jail; Judge Agrees with Defense that Evidence ‘Weak’

Posted by Citlalli Florez
|Date: August 07, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Homeless Man Held in Jail; Judge Agrees with Defense that Evidence ‘Weak’

By Citlalli Florez WOODLAND, CA - A homeless man is being held in jail here after an appearance in Yolo C ...

By Citlalli Florez WOODLAND, CA - A homeless man is being held in jail here after an appearance in Yolo County Superior Court last week for alleged sales of methamphetamine and possession of paraphern ...

August 07, 2023
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Commentary: UCD Needs to Ensure Housing on Campus is Built and Is Affordable for Students

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 17, 2018
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Commentary: UCD Needs to Ensure Housing on Campus is Built and Is Affordable for Students

This week, the Davis City Council placed their LRDP Response on the consent calendar. There were several ...

This week, the Davis City Council placed their LRDP Response on the consent calendar. There were several members of the public who spoke during public comment in response, including two candidates, D ...

May 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why Is Affordable Housing Such a Tricky Issue?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 24, 2018
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Commentary: Why Is Affordable Housing Such a Tricky Issue?

A few months ago as I was interviewing students to do a story, I was informed by student leadership that ...

A few months ago as I was interviewing students to do a story, I was informed by student leadership that the fight for housing was about to shift. Once the university agreed to go up to 8500 units wi ...

April 24, 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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Contract Negotiations Continue between UC Student-Workers and Administration

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|Date: April 09, 2018
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Contract Negotiations Continue between UC Student-Workers and Administration

In negotiations at UC San Diego on April 3-4, student-workers criticized Administration’s proposal around ...

In negotiations at UC San Diego on April 3-4, student-workers criticized Administration’s proposal around sexual harassment and offered new proposals regarding Childcare, Parking & Transit, in #UC ...

April 09, 2018
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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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Analysis: How Much Does Housing Commitment from UCD Really Change Nishi Game?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 18, 2016
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Analysis: How Much Does Housing Commitment from UCD Really Change Nishi Game?

With the big and surprising announcement from the university that they are going to take on 90 percent of ...

With the big and surprising announcement from the university that they are going to take on 90 percent of new growth at the university, one might have expected that the two campaigns on Nishi would be ...

May 18, 2016
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Revised LRDP Will Accommodate 90% of Student Growth with On-Campus Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 17, 2016
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Revised LRDP Will Accommodate 90% of Student Growth with On-Campus Housing

In a major reversal that will have far-reaching implications, UC Davis has released a revised Long Range ...

In a major reversal that will have far-reaching implications, UC Davis has released a revised Long Range Development Plan that will now accommodate 90 percent of enrollment growth with on-campus housi ...

May 17, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Looming Issue of UC Davis Growth

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 02, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Looming Issue of UC Davis Growth

If this were the end of the year and we were Time Magazine, our inclination would be to name “UC Davis” a ...

If this were the end of the year and we were Time Magazine, our inclination would be to name “UC Davis” as the person of the year. The university is certainly dominating regional headlines and even g ...

May 02, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Rental Housing Crisis in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2015
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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
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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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Commentary: Measure R is Not THE Barrier to Development in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2015
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Commentary: Measure R is Not THE Barrier to Development in Davis

Last summer we argued that Measure J’s impact on housing and development in Davis was overstated. The deb ...

Last summer we argued that Measure J’s impact on housing and development in Davis was overstated. The debate over the impact of Measure J and now Measure R often returns, as some express frustration f ...

January 30, 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
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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
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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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