Monday Morning Thoughts: No Small Stakes in Battle Over Housing
In yesterday’s column the Vanguard reiterated its position on campus housing – while the Vanguard has been…
Sunday Commentary: UCD Response on LRDP Shows They Don’t Get It
As fate would have it, the city of Davis released the UC Davis April 14 LRDP Response…
UC Davis Responds to the City of Davis on LRDP
Back at the December 20, 2016, meeting, the Davis City Council sent a letter to UC Davis…
Commentary: The University and City Must Do More to Address the Crisis of Student Housing
On Tuesday night, a city council that we have criticized for lacking leadership stepped up and did…
Council Unanimously Votes to Approve Sterling Apartment Project
As the hour approached midnight and the council listed to dozens of citizens on both sides, including…
ASUCD Resolution in Favor of Sterling
ASUCD Resolution #13 was a statement in support of the Sterling Fifth Street Apartments proposal that came…
Analysis: Can We Elevate the Level of Dialogue?
Yesterday one of our readers sent me a note asking if there was “any reason we can’t…
My View: Can Students and the Community Coexist?
Is the push for more on-campus housing a land use necessity, or is it an embodiment of…
Commentary: UCD Materials Growth Lab Does Not Benefit the Community
When the UCD Materials Growth Lab, proposed for 2900 Spafford Street, comes before the Davis Planning Commission…
Hazardous Materials Lab Comes Back to the Planning Commission
Back on March 22, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on a proposal for a semiconductor…
Sunday Commentary: The Absurdity of the Katehi Investigation
There is an interesting article in The Atlantic on the absurdity of the $1 million expenditure to…
Commentary: What is the Middle Ground on Housing Issues in Davis?
On April 18, the Davis City Council is going to be asked to approve the Sterling Apartments. …
Chancellor Katehi Fires Back after UC Releases $1 Million Investigation Figure
The four-month investigation by the Orrick law firm, headed by attorneys Melinda Haag and McGregor Scott, cost…
Sunday Commentary: If It Is Traffic That We Are Worried About…
A comment that caught my attention from the recent discussion on Sterling was that someone noted a…
Neighborhood Views of Sterling
On Wednesday, the Planning Commission narrowly approved the planning applications for the Sterling Apartments. A large number…
Commentary: Analyzing Davis’ Student Housing Needs
Earlier this week, the Vanguard asked the city to come up with a number – how many…
Commentary: Why No City Plan for Student Housing?
The city’s apparent decision to focus a General Plan Update process first on a Core Area Specific…
UC Announces Further $150 Million Fossil Fuel and DAPL Disinvestment
Students applaud UC after disclosure of $150 million further divestment from fossil fuels, demand full divestment and…
Planning Commission to Consider UCD Hazardous Materials Lab
On Wednesday, in addition to the discussion on Sterling Apartments, the Planning Commission will consider an application…
A Conundrum of Free Speech
By Darkhan Omirbek Americans have been discussing the boundaries of free speech for centuries, divided into two…