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Commentary: The Housing Element Will Likely Be Approved, but It Seems Overly Optimistic

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 31, 2023
| (1) Comment

Commentary: The Housing Element Will Likely Be Approved, but It Seems Overly Optimistic

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city of Davis, like many communities, found itself ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city of Davis, like many communities, found itself with a rejected Housing Element and thus out of compliance with the Department of Housing and ...

January 31, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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My View: The Recent History of Housing in Davis Is Not All That Robust

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 20, 2022
| (11) Comments

My View: The Recent History of Housing in Davis Is Not All That Robust

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It’s hard to get housing approved in Davis, and even f ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It’s hard to get housing approved in Davis, and even formal approval, often sees barriers – for instance voter requirements and lawsuits. As noted i ...

August 20, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Unbuilt Approved Projects Move Forward, but Challenges Loom for the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2022
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Unbuilt Approved Projects Move Forward, but Challenges Loom for the City

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Chiles Ranch project that came before the Planning ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Chiles Ranch project that came before the Planning Commission last week is one of five major projects in the city that have been approved but gro ...

June 14, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Reflections on Growth and Prosperity as this Election Cycle Comes to an End

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2022
| (22) Comments

Commentary: Reflections on Growth and Prosperity as this Election Cycle Comes to an End

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Evan Cragin’s piece yesterday caused a stir. It shoul ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Evan Cragin’s piece yesterday caused a stir. It should have. I was out there on Wednesday last week when it happened. I was standing a few feet aw ...

June 07, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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California Supreme Court Denies Trackside Review, Paving Way for Project to Proceed (Updated at 4 am)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 28, 2022
| (15) Comments

California Supreme Court Denies Trackside Review, Paving Way for Project to Proceed (Updated at 4 am)

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - It was always a long shot that the California Supreme ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - It was always a long shot that the California Supreme Court would review the Trackside ruling that overturned the Superior Court reversal of the coun ...

April 28, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Davis Will Lose by Winning in Court

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2022
| (16) Comments

Commentary: Davis Will Lose by Winning in Court

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – There is a lot I agree with in Rich Rifkin’s column th ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – There is a lot I agree with in Rich Rifkin’s column this week on Trackside. Most notably, he writes, “If you think it’s arduous to build anything in ...

March 22, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Old East Davis Requests Review of the Trackside Project Appellate Decision

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 15, 2022
| (20) Comments

Old East Davis Requests Review of the Trackside Project Appellate Decision

by the OEDNA Board The Old East Davis Neighborhood Association (OEDNA) is requesting review by the Califo ...

by the OEDNA Board The Old East Davis Neighborhood Association (OEDNA) is requesting review by the California Supreme Court of the recent appellate court decision on the Trackside development project, ...

March 15, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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League of California Cities Applauds Trackside Ruling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 27, 2022
| (9) Comments

League of California Cities Applauds Trackside Ruling

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The impact of an appellate court decision on Davi ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The impact of an appellate court decision on Davis’ Trackside continues to reverberate. Last month, an appellate court reversed the decision by ...

January 27, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Trackside Shows Land Use Debates Need to Be Addressed at the Council Level

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 26, 2021
| (21) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Trackside Shows Land Use Debates Need to Be Addressed at the Council Level

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Davis and much of the rest of California is suffering ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Davis and much of the rest of California is suffering from a housing crisis precisely because it is too difficult and takes too long to build housing ...

December 26, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (21) Comments

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Neighborhood Statement on Trackside Ruling

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 24, 2021
| (8) Comments

Neighborhood Statement on Trackside Ruling

Old East Davis Neighborhood Association (OEDNA) statement, regarding the Third Appellate Court's ruling o ...

Old East Davis Neighborhood Association (OEDNA) statement, regarding the Third Appellate Court's ruling overturning the Yolo Superior Court's decision on Trackside. Residents concerned about the uniqu ...

December 24, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Appellate Court Reverses Trackside Decision by Trial Court

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2021
| (33) Comments

Appellate Court Reverses Trackside Decision by Trial Court

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It has been two and a half years since Judge Sam McAda ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It has been two and a half years since Judge Sam McAdam threw out the approval of Trackside in a ruling in May of 2019. The city and applicant exerc ...

December 21, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Will District Elections Enhance NIMBYism?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 21, 2019
| (28) Comments

Commentary: Will District Elections Enhance NIMBYism?

The Sacramento Bee ran an article this week on Roseville, Citrus Heights and Davis switching to district ...

The Sacramento Bee ran an article this week on Roseville, Citrus Heights and Davis switching to district elections. In it they have a discussion of Davis’ recent vote and the fact that some believe “ ...

August 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (28) Comments

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City, Developer Appeal Trackside Ruling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 01, 2019
| (9) Comments

City, Developer Appeal Trackside Ruling

Coming out of closed session on Tuesday, Mayor Brett Lee announced the city had “filed a notice of appeal ...

Coming out of closed session on Tuesday, Mayor Brett Lee announced the city had “filed a notice of appeal in the Trackside case.” He added that “the cost of the appeal will be borne by the Trackside ...

August 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (9) Comments

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Plaintiff Misses Deadline on Lincoln40 Appeal; City Will Appeal Trackside

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 31, 2019
| (18) Comments

Plaintiff Misses Deadline on Lincoln40 Appeal; City Will Appeal Trackside

Coming out of closed session, Mayor Brett Lee announced the city had “filed a notice of appeal in the Tra ...

Coming out of closed session, Mayor Brett Lee announced the city had “filed a notice of appeal in the Trackside case.” He added that “the cost of the appeal will be borne by the Trackside applicants. ...

July 31, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: We Can Blame the Judge If He Gets the Law Wrong

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 30, 2019
| (64) Comments

Commentary: We Can Blame the Judge If He Gets the Law Wrong

In a recent column that has attracted some attention, Bob Dunning argues that Judge Samuel McAdam ruled c ...

In a recent column that has attracted some attention, Bob Dunning argues that Judge Samuel McAdam ruled correctly on Trackside and suggests that the city ought not “blame the judge for the law.” My pr ...

May 30, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (64) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Judge Makes Mistake, but Let’s Fix Trackside

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2019
| (59) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Judge Makes Mistake, but Let’s Fix Trackside

Listening to Judge Samuel McAdam during oral arguments in April, it seemed like there was a chance, albei ...

Listening to Judge Samuel McAdam during oral arguments in April, it seemed like there was a chance, albeit remote, that he might change his opinion which invalidates the council's 2017 approval of Tra ...

May 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (59) Comments

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City Will Consider Appeal as Judge Sides with Trackside Opposition (Updated)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2019
| (33) Comments

City Will Consider Appeal as Judge Sides with Trackside Opposition (Updated)

Judge Sam McAdam stuck with his original ruling despite a strong push by attorneys for the city and real ...

Judge Sam McAdam stuck with his original ruling despite a strong push by attorneys for the city and real party of interest, Trackside, to get him to reconsider at a hearing in mid-April. Once again, J ...

May 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Will the Judge Reverse Himself on Trackside?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 17, 2019
| 0 comments

Analysis: Will the Judge Reverse Himself on Trackside?

It was a tale of two tentative rulings – a few weeks apart a judge ruled for the city on Lincoln40, while ...

It was a tale of two tentative rulings – a few weeks apart a judge ruled for the city on Lincoln40, while a separate judge ruled against the city on Trackside. It goes to show you how important the ju ...

April 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Will Judge Reconsider Trackside Tentative Ruling Based on FAR Arguments?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 16, 2019
| (26) Comments

Will Judge Reconsider Trackside Tentative Ruling Based on FAR Arguments?

Last month, Judge Sam McAdam ruled against the city and for the plaintiffs on the challenge by the Old Ea ...

Last month, Judge Sam McAdam ruled against the city and for the plaintiffs on the challenge by the Old East Davis Neighborhood Association to the Trackside approval. The city disagreed with the rulin ...

April 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (26) Comments

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My View: Some Are Saying the Council is Out of Step – Let’s Have a Look

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 30, 2019
| (12) Comments

My View: Some Are Saying the Council is Out of Step – Let’s Have a Look

Critics of the council are charging that the council is out of step with the community on a variety of bi ...

Critics of the council are charging that the council is out of step with the community on a variety of big issues: Parking, Roads, Housing and the Claw. But let's take a look because it seems like a s ...

March 30, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (12) Comments

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