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Commentary: New Numbers Offer Different Look at Davis Housing Shortfall

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 02, 2019
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Commentary: New Numbers Offer Different Look at Davis Housing Shortfall

I was intrigued by data presented in Rich Rifkin’s latest column. One thing that becomes pretty clear is ...

I was intrigued by data presented in Rich Rifkin’s latest column. One thing that becomes pretty clear is that just looking at population or housing growth alone does not tell the whole tale of what i ...

August 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Judge Denies AFSCME Lawsuit Challenging West Village

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 20, 2019
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Judge Denies AFSCME Lawsuit Challenging West Village

An Alameda County judge denied an AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) l ...

An Alameda County judge denied an AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) lawsuit challenging the UC Davis LRDP (Long Range Development Plan) and West Village Expansion u ...

July 20, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Housing Policy as Generational Warfare for Millennials

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Housing Policy as Generational Warfare for Millennials

The Atlantic in the past week wrote an article, “Why Housing Policy Feels Like Generational Warfare (To M ...

The Atlantic in the past week wrote an article, “Why Housing Policy Feels Like Generational Warfare (To Millennials, at least).” The theme captures my thinking on local land use wars – the divide bet ...

June 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Housing Insecurity and Homeless Numbers at UCD a Cause for Alarm

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 15, 2019
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My View: Housing Insecurity and Homeless Numbers at UCD a Cause for Alarm

Lost in the shuffle of the new Aggie Research Campus as well as the Paul’s Place homeless discussion are ...

Lost in the shuffle of the new Aggie Research Campus as well as the Paul’s Place homeless discussion are numbers out of the university that remind us why building more student housing was the priority ...

June 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Study Shows 18% of UC Davis Students Face Housing Insecurity or Homelessness

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 12, 2019
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Study Shows 18% of UC Davis Students Face Housing Insecurity or Homelessness

Approximately 2,400 UC Davis students—7 percent of the student body—experienced homelessness for some per ...

Approximately 2,400 UC Davis students—7 percent of the student body—experienced homelessness for some period last year. Nearly 700 slept in cars or places not designed as housing. (From Press Release) ...

June 12, 2019
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Key Pieces of Legislation on Private Prisons, Safe Lots and CBD Move Forward

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 17, 2019
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Key Pieces of Legislation on Private Prisons, Safe Lots and CBD Move Forward

AB 32 to End Use of For-Profit, Private Prisons in California Passes Assembly Appropriations Committee (F ...

AB 32 to End Use of For-Profit, Private Prisons in California Passes Assembly Appropriations Committee (From Press Release) - The Assembly Appropriations Committee today passed key legislation by Asse ...

May 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi Petitioners Attempting to Add Cause of Action

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 10, 2019
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Nishi Petitioners Attempting to Add Cause of Action

Earlier this week, the parties were in court, where Nishi is the latest project being challenged. The pe ...

Earlier this week, the parties were in court, where Nishi is the latest project being challenged. The petitioners, a group calling themselves the Davis Coalition for Sensible Planning, with named pet ...

May 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: State Housing Growth Slows, but Community Still Has Needs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 07, 2019
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Commentary: State Housing Growth Slows, but Community Still Has Needs

The population in Davis ticked up about 1 percent from 2018 to 2019, according to an article that appeare ...

The population in Davis ticked up about 1 percent from 2018 to 2019, according to an article that appeared over the weekend in the local paper – about an increase of 762 people, taking the population ...

May 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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WeHousing Splits, Leaves 100 Mostly Chinese National Students in the Lurch

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 30, 2019
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WeHousing Splits, Leaves 100 Mostly Chinese National Students in the Lurch

Police and District Attorney Are Investigating Fraud Angle The Vanguard learned late last week that as ma ...

Police and District Attorney Are Investigating Fraud Angle The Vanguard learned late last week that as many as 100 students have been affected as WeHousing, an intermediary housing agency, appears to ...

April 30, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Bill to Make Student Housing More Affordable Passes Committee

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 11, 2019
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Bill to Make Student Housing More Affordable Passes Committee

A bill that would make private student housing more affordable passed the Assembly Housing Committee on a ...

A bill that would make private student housing more affordable passed the Assembly Housing Committee on a bipartisan and unanimous vote, 8-0. It now heads to the Assembly Education Committee where it ...

April 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: What Purpose Did This Lawsuit Serve Other Than to Harm Struggling Students?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 23, 2019
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My View: What Purpose Did This Lawsuit Serve Other Than to Harm Struggling Students?

Lawyers for Susan Rainier argued that their client had “been harmed” by the city’s “failure to provide en ...

Lawyers for Susan Rainier argued that their client had “been harmed” by the city’s “failure to provide environmental documents that accurately and fully inform interested persons of the Project’s true ...

March 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Reaction to Lincoln40 Tentative Ruling – Guarded Optimism Among Students

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2019
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Reaction to Lincoln40 Tentative Ruling – Guarded Optimism Among Students

Wednesday’s tentative ruling in favor of the city and the applicant of Lincoln40 has given the city, the ...

Wednesday’s tentative ruling in favor of the city and the applicant of Lincoln40 has given the city, the applicant and, importantly, the students hope that student housing – which has been approved by ...

March 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Court Rules with City on Lincoln40 Tentative Ruling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2019
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Court Rules with City on Lincoln40 Tentative Ruling

A week after the court surprised many by siding with the plaintiffs against the city on Trackside, the co ...

A week after the court surprised many by siding with the plaintiffs against the city on Trackside, the court has in a tentative ruling denied Susan Rainier’s petition requesting a writ of mandate – al ...

March 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Addressing Student Housing Needs Has Been Slow Progress

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 09, 2019
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My View: Addressing Student Housing Needs Has Been Slow Progress

The year was 2002. A few months after 9/11. The second year of George W. Bush’s eight year presidential t ...

The year was 2002. A few months after 9/11. The second year of George W. Bush’s eight year presidential term. Davis Mayor was Susie Boyd. That was the last time the city of Davis had a market rate apa ...

March 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Student Housing Development Formally Breaks Ground

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 27, 2019
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Student Housing Development Formally Breaks Ground

By Andy Fell The University of California, Davis, today (Feb. 26) formally broke ground for The Green at ...

By Andy Fell The University of California, Davis, today (Feb. 26) formally broke ground for The Green at West Village, a new development that will house 3,300 students on the Davis campus. “I’m thrill ...

February 27, 2019
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Commentary: “Official Numbers” Show Student Housing Crisis Remains

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 13, 2019
| (15) Comments

Commentary: “Official Numbers” Show Student Housing Crisis Remains

The numbers released by the university annual survey show that the housing crisis for students remains in ...

The numbers released by the university annual survey show that the housing crisis for students remains in effect. Actually the numbers are sort of better than last year, where the fall survey showed ...

February 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: We Must Address Inequality with Our Housing Policies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 30, 2018
| (78) Comments

Guest Commentary: We Must Address Inequality with Our Housing Policies

By Gloria Partida The current report commissioned by the city to evaluate the feasibility of integrated a ...

By Gloria Partida The current report commissioned by the city to evaluate the feasibility of integrated affordable housing in Davis, concludes that “– under current economic conditions – the Downtown ...

December 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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2018 in Review: Student Housing Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 26, 2018
| (46) Comments

2018 in Review: Student Housing Crisis

We entered the year 2018 with student housing firmly the top issue. Were it not for litigation, this mig ...

We entered the year 2018 with student housing firmly the top issue. Were it not for litigation, this might be a non-issue for 2019. As it stands now there is a lot up in the air because of litigatio ...

December 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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West Village Expansion to Start Construction

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2018
| (11) Comments

West Village Expansion to Start Construction

By Andy Fell Construction of the West Village Expansion student housing project at the University of Cali ...

By Andy Fell Construction of the West Village Expansion student housing project at the University of California, Davis, is set to begin before the winter holiday, with a formal groundbreaking ceremony ...

December 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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U-Mall Redevelopment Has Scoping Meeting, Analysis of the Parking Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 06, 2018
| (38) Comments

U-Mall Redevelopment Has Scoping Meeting, Analysis of the Parking Plan

On Wednesday, developers for the University Mall Redevelopment project held a scoping meeting in advance ...

On Wednesday, developers for the University Mall Redevelopment project held a scoping meeting in advance of their EIR. The comment period of the NOP closes on Monday, December 17, 2018 and any commen ...

December 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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