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Great Risk, Little Reward: Berkeley’s RAs Keep Housing Units Afloat Amid Pandemic

Posted by Koda Slingluff
|Date: March 12, 2021
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Great Risk, Little Reward: Berkeley’s RAs Keep Housing Units Afloat Amid Pandemic

By Meenu Pamula Berkeley— Dissatisfaction is not uncommon amongst UC Berkeley’s Resident Assistants (RA ...

By Meenu Pamula Berkeley— Dissatisfaction is not uncommon amongst UC Berkeley’s Resident Assistants (RAs), but in light of the coronavirus pandemic, mistreatment has become an even more present conc ...

March 12, 2021
| by Koda Slingluff

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Commentary: A Realistic Assessment of Davis’ Housing Situation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 05, 2021
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Commentary: A Realistic Assessment of Davis’ Housing Situation

By David M. Greenwald Listening to the housing discussion on Wednesday was a reminder that the housing is ...

By David M. Greenwald Listening to the housing discussion on Wednesday was a reminder that the housing issue, while diminished during times of COVID, is probably coming back—especially if the projecti ...

March 05, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Student Opinion: ‘The Public Space Issue’ – U.C. Berkeley Plans to Seize Historic Park

Posted by Koda Slingluff
|Date: March 05, 2021
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Student Opinion: ‘The Public Space Issue’ – U.C. Berkeley Plans to Seize Historic Park

By Osvaldo Barba BERKELEY— The University of California at Berkeley’s imminent plans to develop on People ...

By Osvaldo Barba BERKELEY— The University of California at Berkeley’s imminent plans to develop on People’s Park, a well-known and historically significant public space, have led to significant clashe ...

March 05, 2021
| by Koda Slingluff

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Uncertainty for Student Families in Berkeley’s University Village

Posted by Koda Slingluff
|Date: March 03, 2021
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Uncertainty for Student Families in Berkeley’s University Village

By CJ Jackson ALBANY— “Berkeley cannot guarantee there will not be evictions.” This is what the student f ...

By CJ Jackson ALBANY— “Berkeley cannot guarantee there will not be evictions.” This is what the student families of University Village were told in a meeting with an attorney from their college. Sam M ...

March 03, 2021
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Davis Vacancy Rate Soars; Two New UCD Projects Will Shape Future of Research at the University

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 04, 2021
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Davis Vacancy Rate Soars; Two New UCD Projects Will Shape Future of Research at the University

By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week the Vanguard reported that a record number of applicants had appl ...

By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week the Vanguard reported that a record number of applicants had applied for fall admission as the university plans to resume in-person learning by the fall, meanin ...

February 04, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: UCD Reports Record Number of Applicants

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 01, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: UCD Reports Record Number of Applicants

By David M. Greenwald We got a reprieve of sorts from the housing and vacancy crisis this year. If anyth ...

By David M. Greenwald We got a reprieve of sorts from the housing and vacancy crisis this year. If anything, the shoe was on the other foot—vacancy rates were not too low. But that is temporary. At ...

February 01, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: What Does the Housing Market Have in Store for Us

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 05, 2021
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Commentary: What Does the Housing Market Have in Store for Us

By David M. Greenwald The big news statewide has been a migration of some out of the state. However, on ...

By David M. Greenwald The big news statewide has been a migration of some out of the state. However, on a regional level, according to new data, the Sacramento region remains hot, fueled by people le ...

January 05, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: What Does Workforce and Family Housing Look Like? How Can We Address Affordable Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2020
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Commentary: What Does Workforce and Family Housing Look Like? How Can We Address Affordable Housing?

By David M. Greenwald Pop quiz—if you are a family with two kids, a boy and a girl, how many bedrooms do ...

By David M. Greenwald Pop quiz—if you are a family with two kids, a boy and a girl, how many bedrooms do you need? The answer that most people understand is three. You really are not supposed to hav ...

November 19, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Davis City Council Candidates and the Growth Issue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 14, 2020
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Analysis: Davis City Council Candidates and the Growth Issue

By David Greenwald Wanted to start with some appreciation for the efforts of the Sierra Club—they have ma ...

By David Greenwald Wanted to start with some appreciation for the efforts of the Sierra Club—they have made their candidate and issue recommendations and we can agree or disagree with them, but their ...

October 14, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Student Housing and Commercial Space Post-COVID

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 17, 2020
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Commentary: Student Housing and Commercial Space Post-COVID

By David M. Greenwald I keep seeing people projecting that COVID will have a permanent impact on things l ...

By David M. Greenwald I keep seeing people projecting that COVID will have a permanent impact on things like student housing and UC Davis enrollment. All of this of course is subject to change, but ri ...

September 17, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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UC Davis Completes Phase I of Nation’s Largest Student Housing Project

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 17, 2020
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UC Davis Completes Phase I of Nation’s Largest Student Housing Project

by Ryan Lamont The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) opened the first phase of The Green at West ...

by Ryan Lamont The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) opened the first phase of The Green at West Village student housing project, adding more than 1,000 beds to the University’s West Village ...

September 17, 2020
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Commentary: Is University Commons Really Unaffordable?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2020
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Commentary: Is University Commons Really Unaffordable?

by David M. Greenwald One of the arguments that has been made time and again by opponents of the Universi ...

by David M. Greenwald One of the arguments that has been made time and again by opponents of the University Commons redevelopment project is that the developer's proposal is basically for building una ...

August 27, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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University Commons Draws Comments from Public and Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 26, 2020
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University Commons Draws Comments from Public and Council

By David M. Greenwald Usually the second reading of a project—even a controversial one like University Co ...

By David M. Greenwald Usually the second reading of a project—even a controversial one like University Commons—is routine. But University Commons was anything but, drawing an hour's worth of comments ...

August 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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No Answers for Students Stuck in Leases This Year

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 25, 2020
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No Answers for Students Stuck in Leases This Year

By David M. Greenwald Students who have taken out leases in the city of Davis still will not have any rec ...

By David M. Greenwald Students who have taken out leases in the city of Davis still will not have any recourse—that is the upshot of a joint statement by the city and university that came out late las ...

August 25, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: We Have a Chance to Close the Housing Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 23, 2020
| (38) Comments

Sunday Commentary: We Have a Chance to Close the Housing Gap

By David M. Greenwald Measure J has sometimes become a rather convenient target for the housing problems ...

By David M. Greenwald Measure J has sometimes become a rather convenient target for the housing problems in Davis. Leaving aside the fact that housing is an issue statewide, including most places wher ...

August 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Those Believing COVID Will Change College Long Term Aren’t Listening to Students

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 21, 2020
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Commentary: Those Believing COVID Will Change College Long Term Aren’t Listening to Students

By David M. Greenwald In Syracuse this week on Wednesday, a large group of first-year students gathered o ...

By David M. Greenwald In Syracuse this week on Wednesday, a large group of first-year students gathered on the Quad late at night, prompting an angry message from the Vice Chancellor warning that “the ...

August 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Pushes Back on Anti-Student Rhetoric Among the Remarkable Features of University Commons Debate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 20, 2020
| (66) Comments

Commentary: Council Pushes Back on Anti-Student Rhetoric Among the Remarkable Features of University Commons Debate

by David M. Greenwald How deep does the pushback against University Commons go, I asked on Tuesday night. ...

by David M. Greenwald How deep does the pushback against University Commons go, I asked on Tuesday night. Pretty deep was the answer—hundreds of emails, door-to-door leaflets in multiple neighborhood ...

August 20, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: The Voice of Opposition to University Commons Is Inherently Couched in Anti-Student Terms

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 15, 2020
| (39) Comments

My View: The Voice of Opposition to University Commons Is Inherently Couched in Anti-Student Terms

The second part of the University Commons item is coming back to the council on Tuesday after a nearly mo ...

The second part of the University Commons item is coming back to the council on Tuesday after a nearly month-long interlude following a whopping 100 public comments in the meeting in July. What is qu ...

August 15, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Troubling Anti-Student Rhetoric in University Commons Debate

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 05, 2020
| (34) Comments

Guest Commentary: Troubling Anti-Student Rhetoric in University Commons Debate

By Molly Mermin I spent several hours the night of July 21st tuned into the Davis City Council meeting, l ...

By Molly Mermin I spent several hours the night of July 21st tuned into the Davis City Council meeting, listening to over 100 commenters express their views on the proposed University Commons project. ...

August 05, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Students Unhappy with Rhetoric by Community in Housing Discussions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 04, 2020
| (47) Comments

Commentary: Students Unhappy with Rhetoric by Community in Housing Discussions

After another round of public comment two weeks ago, Molly Mermin of College Democrats pushed back on Mon ...

After another round of public comment two weeks ago, Molly Mermin of College Democrats pushed back on Monday—posting on Twitter a 90-second montage of public comments from the recent discussion. She t ...

August 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (47) Comments

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