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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Council to Extend Interim Affordable Housing Ordinance; Will Look into Vertical Mixed-Use

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 28, 2018
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Council to Extend Interim Affordable Housing Ordinance; Will Look into Vertical Mixed-Use

The Davis City Council became the third entity in the last two weeks to look at the city’s affordable hou ...

The Davis City Council became the third entity in the last two weeks to look at the city’s affordable housing ordinance. Ultimately, they followed staff recommendations by keeping the 15 percent inte ...

November 28, 2018
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Commentary: Where Does Affordable Housing Go from Here?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 21, 2018
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Commentary: Where Does Affordable Housing Go from Here?

There was a good discussion at the Social Services Commission on Affordable Housing. Affordable Housing ...

There was a good discussion at the Social Services Commission on Affordable Housing. Affordable Housing is in no danger of going away in Davis anytime soon. Not with the rising costs of housing and ...

November 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Social Services Commission Recommends Sticking with Interim Ordinance, Wants to Eliminate Vertical Mixed Use Exemption to Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2018
| (25) Comments

Social Services Commission Recommends Sticking with Interim Ordinance, Wants to Eliminate Vertical Mixed Use Exemption to Affordable Housing

The Social Services commission was tasked with making recommendations on the Affordable Housing Ordinance ...

The Social Services commission was tasked with making recommendations on the Affordable Housing Ordinance just as the Planning Commission had done last week. After a long and structured conversation ...

November 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: I Support AFSCME Workers on Strike, and Students

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 23, 2018
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Guest Commentary: I Support AFSCME Workers on Strike, and Students

By Sean Raycraft A few weeks ago, I signed on to a letter with some student leaders regarding AFSCME 3299 ...

By Sean Raycraft A few weeks ago, I signed on to a letter with some student leaders regarding AFSCME 3299’s decision to sue the UC Regents. The letter used some excessive and needlessly provocative la ...

October 23, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Renters Still Face Challenges in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 22, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Renters Still Face Challenges in Davis

The other day I was purchasing some food at Safeway after dropping off my kids at school and saw, in the ...

The other day I was purchasing some food at Safeway after dropping off my kids at school and saw, in the car next me, a nice college-aged couple asleep in the front seat of their vehicle. On Sunday, ...

October 22, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Workforce Housing and the Politics of “Not This”

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 21, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Workforce Housing and the Politics of “Not This”

A point I made earlier this week is that after getting badly beaten on up on various projects over the ye ...

A point I made earlier this week is that after getting badly beaten on up on various projects over the years, developers have learned to address some of the concerns to which they were vulnerable and ...

October 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Plaza 2555 Responds to Feedback, Shifting Away from Student Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 14, 2018
| (1) Comment

Sunday Commentary: Plaza 2555 Responds to Feedback, Shifting Away from Student Housing

Plaza 2555 goes before the council and a big question with it has always been – what type of housing is i ...

Plaza 2555 goes before the council and a big question with it has always been – what type of housing is it going to be? From the start, despite the word of critics, this wasn’t simply going to be ano ...

October 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Asked to Approve an Evolving Plaza 2555

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 13, 2018
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Council Asked to Approve an Evolving Plaza 2555

Plaza 2555 is a triangular-shaped parcel of land across the street from Playfields Park and down the stre ...

Plaza 2555 is a triangular-shaped parcel of land across the street from Playfields Park and down the street from Davis Diamonds and the soon-to-be built Hyatt House Hotel. The 7.3 acre property locat ...

October 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Students Growing Frustrated over Housing Holdups

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 06, 2018
| (66) Comments

My View: Students Growing Frustrated over Housing Holdups

There have been developments that have looked like progress this year on student housing issues. Now in ...

There have been developments that have looked like progress this year on student housing issues. Now in 2018, Sterling Apartments broke ground in the last few weeks, putting it on track for a project ...

October 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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