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Council to Decide on Approval of Lincoln40

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 09, 2018
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Council to Decide on Approval of Lincoln40

The city council has already approved Sterling and Nishi (pending the Measure R ratification) in hopes of ...

The city council has already approved Sterling and Nishi (pending the Measure R ratification) in hopes of addressing the student housing crisis. They will get a third opportunity on Tuesday when Linc ...

March 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Decide Tuesday Whether to Put Nishi on the Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 02, 2018
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Council to Decide Tuesday Whether to Put Nishi on the Ballot

Council Will Have One Meeting to Vote to Put Nishi on the Ballot Tuesday figures to be a long night as co ...

Council Will Have One Meeting to Vote to Put Nishi on the Ballot Tuesday figures to be a long night as council is up against the deadline on Nishi and the revenue measures and will also take up change ...

February 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi Proposal Goes to Planning Commission This Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2018
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Nishi Proposal Goes to Planning Commission This Week

In June of 2016, the voters of Davis rather narrowly voted down the Nishi project. Two of the biggest is ...

In June of 2016, the voters of Davis rather narrowly voted down the Nishi project. Two of the biggest issues involved the lack of an affordable housing component and the perception that the developer ...

January 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi Proposal To Be Heard by Various Commissions this Month

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 29, 2017
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Nishi Proposal To Be Heard by Various Commissions this Month

Back in October, the owners of the Nishi property revived their proposed project about 16 months after Me ...

Back in October, the owners of the Nishi property revived their proposed project about 16 months after Measure A was narrowly defeated at the polls. The project is back as an exclusively student hous ...

November 29, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Shifting Diets: Beans Not Beef

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 17, 2017
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Shifting Diets: Beans Not Beef

By Anya McCann, COOL Cuisine Have you heard? The livestock sector produces about 15% of global greenhouse ...

By Anya McCann, COOL Cuisine Have you heard? The livestock sector produces about 15% of global greenhouse gases, roughly equivalent to all the exhaust emissions of every car, train, ship and aircraft ...

January 17, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: City Articulates LRDP Interests

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 03, 2016
| (2) Comments

My View: City Articulates LRDP Interests

For a number of months we have had a long and sustained community dialogue on growth as well as the inter ...

For a number of months we have had a long and sustained community dialogue on growth as well as the interaction between university growth ambition and city land use policies. While the community, at l ...

December 03, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Closing Thoughts on Nishi’s Defeat and More

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2016
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Analysis: Closing Thoughts on Nishi’s Defeat and More

In the end, with all of the strangeness of having to count 6000 to 7000 additional votes, the outcomes re ...

In the end, with all of the strangeness of having to count 6000 to 7000 additional votes, the outcomes really did not change. If anything, the final count bolstered the trend from Election Day, where ...

June 22, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Many Reasons to Vote No on Nishi – Measure A

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 05, 2016
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Many Reasons to Vote No on Nishi – Measure A

By Eileen M. Samitz Historically, the Nishi site has been problematic due to its location between I-80 an ...

By Eileen M. Samitz Historically, the Nishi site has been problematic due to its location between I-80 and the railroad tracks. But, if Measure A were approved it would create a host of new dilemmas. ...

June 05, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Economic Development Series: Economy of 2016 Needs To Be Circular

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 20, 2016
| (12) Comments

Economic Development Series: Economy of 2016 Needs To Be Circular

by Susan Rainier There is a planetary emergency and doing little or nothing by staying with the same old ...

by Susan Rainier There is a planetary emergency and doing little or nothing by staying with the same old approaches to our built world, the environment and the economy is irresponsible. We must act qu ...

May 20, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: This Community Deserves an Honest Debate on Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 15, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: This Community Deserves an Honest Debate on Nishi

We have just a few weeks until we find out the final answer from the community on the Nishi Gateway proje ...

We have just a few weeks until we find out the final answer from the community on the Nishi Gateway project. In our view, the Nishi project addresses clear community needs for housing and jobs. Howe ...

May 15, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Addressing the Negatives of Nishi

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 15, 2016
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Addressing the Negatives of Nishi

by Elaine Roberts Musser As I was tabling for Yes on Nishi at the Farmers Market, a woman came up and ask ...

by Elaine Roberts Musser As I was tabling for Yes on Nishi at the Farmers Market, a woman came up and asked me to explain why I supported Nishi. However, she also wanted me to address the negatives be ...

May 15, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Arguments Against Nishi

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 08, 2016
| (31) Comments

Arguments Against Nishi

(From No on A Press Release) - On the June 7th ballot, you will be asked to make a very important decisio ...

(From No on A Press Release) - On the June 7th ballot, you will be asked to make a very important decision about the future of Davis. On that ballot is Measure A which seeks voter approval for the Cit ...

May 08, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: On Earth Day and Measure A

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 24, 2016
| (2) Comments

Guest Commentary: On Earth Day and Measure A

By Dan Carson This weekend, we celebrate Earth Day and the many environmental trailblazers who are giving ...

By Dan Carson This weekend, we celebrate Earth Day and the many environmental trailblazers who are giving our species a chance at survival on the only planet we call home. While so many leaders in gov ...

April 24, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Nishi Project is Bad for City of Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 28, 2016
| (79) Comments

Guest Commentary: Nishi Project is Bad for City of Davis

Why the Nishi Project is Bad for City of Davis Finances, Low Income and Student Renters, and the City's C ...

Why the Nishi Project is Bad for City of Davis Finances, Low Income and Student Renters, and the City's Climate Action Plan by Alan Pryor The Davis City Council is asking for citizen approval of the p ...

March 28, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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What Are They Thinking?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 25, 2016
| (81) Comments

What Are They Thinking?

by Alan Pryor I found an admission last Tuesday night during the Nishi discussion to be very, very troubl ...

by Alan Pryor I found an admission last Tuesday night during the Nishi discussion to be very, very troubling. After a question to Mike Webb from Robb about how much Staff considered any GHG mitigation ...

February 25, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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The Future of Growth in Davis (Video)

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 20, 2016
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The Future of Growth in Davis (Video)

On Wednesday, February 17, the Vanguard and Civenergy hosted a community discussion at the Community Cham ...

On Wednesday, February 17, the Vanguard and Civenergy hosted a community discussion at the Community Chambers on the Future of Growth in Davis. We brought together seven individuals from various segme ...

February 20, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Nishi Goes to the Voters, Will They Support It?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 18, 2016
| (33) Comments

Commentary: Nishi Goes to the Voters, Will They Support It?

There did not seem to be much doubt that Nishi would head onto the June ballot – and while this calendar ...

There did not seem to be much doubt that Nishi would head onto the June ballot – and while this calendar year began with this being an open question, to a person on the city council, the view was expr ...

February 18, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council, Get This Right

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 16, 2016
| (120) Comments

Commentary: Council, Get This Right

In 2009, I watched the council, on a divided 3-2 vote, put Wild Horse Ranch on the ballot at the midnight ...

In 2009, I watched the council, on a divided 3-2 vote, put Wild Horse Ranch on the ballot at the midnight hour on the last possible day. By the time they cleaned up the language and put key features i ...

February 16, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi is Not Nearly Ready for a Prime Time June Ballot

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 15, 2016
| (24) Comments

Nishi is Not Nearly Ready for a Prime Time June Ballot

Substantial Traffic-Related, Financial, and Sustainability Shortcomings Remain Unresolved - Moving Forwar ...

Substantial Traffic-Related, Financial, and Sustainability Shortcomings Remain Unresolved - Moving Forward Now Risks Rejection at the Polls By Alan Pryor I have become very familiar with the proposed ...

February 15, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Staff Recommends Approving Nishi Application

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 12, 2016
| (10) Comments

Staff Recommends Approving Nishi Application

In the staff report for Tuesday night, staff is recommending the approval of the Nishi Gateway applicatio ...

In the staff report for Tuesday night, staff is recommending the approval of the Nishi Gateway application, believing that “the project appropriately integrates the City goals for economic development ...

February 12, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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