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Open Letter to Chancellor Katehi about Reaction to UCD Divestment Vote, and Swastikas

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|Date: February 10, 2015
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Open Letter to Chancellor Katehi about Reaction to UCD Divestment Vote, and Swastikas

On Monday, the Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights sent the following message to Univers ...

On Monday, the Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights sent the following message to University of California Davis Chancellor Katehi: We write on behalf of 21 grassroots organizations pl ...

February 10, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Economic Present and Future in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 09, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Economic Present and Future in Davis

A piece written in the local paper this week got me thinking about the economic development landscape for ...

A piece written in the local paper this week got me thinking about the economic development landscape for Davis and the innovation parks. Wrapped in a nice article on Schilling Robotics was the politi ...

February 09, 2015
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More Anti-Jewish Graffiti Found at a Jewish Student Organization House in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 06, 2015
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More Anti-Jewish Graffiti Found at a Jewish Student Organization House in Davis

Following on the heels of last week’s hate graffiti discovery at the Jewish fraternity, on Wednesday the ...

Following on the heels of last week’s hate graffiti discovery at the Jewish fraternity, on Wednesday the Davis Police responded to the Hillel House, located near the UC Davis campus, for a late-report ...

February 06, 2015
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ADL Denounces Anti-Semitic Graffiti, Offers Reward For Information On Hate Crime

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 03, 2015
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ADL Denounces Anti-Semitic Graffiti, Offers Reward For Information On Hate Crime

The Davis Police Department is continuing its investigation into the reported hate crime that occurred in ...

The Davis Police Department is continuing its investigation into the reported hate crime that occurred in in the early morning hours of January 31, 2015. Sometime between 2:00 am and approximately 9:5 ...

February 03, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts II: The Need for Calmer Heads on Israeli-Palestinian Issue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 02, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts II: The Need for Calmer Heads on Israeli-Palestinian Issue

(Editor's note: I had originally put my thoughts on two subjects together as per my usual Monday Morning ...

(Editor's note: I had originally put my thoughts on two subjects together as per my usual Monday Morning Thoughts Column, but after some reflection, decided that the topics were diverse enough that I ...

February 02, 2015
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Swastika Found at Jewish Fraternity; Investigated as a Hate Crime

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 01, 2015
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Swastika Found at Jewish Fraternity; Investigated as a Hate Crime

At 10:18 am on Saturday morning, Davis Police were called to the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity in regard to ...

At 10:18 am on Saturday morning, Davis Police were called to the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity in regard to a vandalism report. The AEPi is a off-campus Jewish fraternity affiliated with UC Davis. The f ...

February 01, 2015
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ASUCD Passes Resolution in Support of Divestment From Israel; Katehi Issues Statement in Opposition

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 31, 2015
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ASUCD Passes Resolution in Support of Divestment From Israel; Katehi Issues Statement in Opposition

On Thursday evening, the ASUCD Senate voted to pass Senate Resolution #9 by an 8-2-2 vote. The text calls ...

On Thursday evening, the ASUCD Senate voted to pass Senate Resolution #9 by an 8-2-2 vote. The text calls for the UC Board of Regents to divest from “corporations that aid in the Israeli occupation of ...

January 31, 2015
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Commentary: Measure R is Not THE Barrier to Development in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2015
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Commentary: Measure R is Not THE Barrier to Development in Davis

Last summer we argued that Measure J’s impact on housing and development in Davis was overstated. The deb ...

Last summer we argued that Measure J’s impact on housing and development in Davis was overstated. The debate over the impact of Measure J and now Measure R often returns, as some express frustration f ...

January 30, 2015
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Commentary: Housing is the Third Rail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 23, 2015
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Commentary: Housing is the Third Rail

I was reading a recent letter to the editor. It is short, but it raises some interesting issues. The writ ...

I was reading a recent letter to the editor. It is short, but it raises some interesting issues. The writer argues that the innovation centers need housing – something that will at least be addressed ...

January 23, 2015
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Commentary: Who Will Take Responsibility For Traffic on Richards?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2015
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Commentary: Who Will Take Responsibility For Traffic on Richards?

It is 9 AM on a weekday in Davis, and a newcomer driving on Richards Blvd. northbound past Kaiser may be ...

It is 9 AM on a weekday in Davis, and a newcomer driving on Richards Blvd. northbound past Kaiser may be unsuspecting of what they are about to encounter. The roadway looks mostly clear as they head u ...

January 22, 2015
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Belated Monday Morning Thoughts: Refining the Nishi Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 20, 2015
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Belated Monday Morning Thoughts: Refining the Nishi Proposal

Nishi getting National Attention “Watch out Sacramento – ...

Nishi getting National Attention “Watch out Sacramento – Davis, Calif., is growing,” Govtech warns in a recent article on Davis and the Nishi Gateway p ...

January 20, 2015
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My View: Slouching Toward Mediocrity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 17, 2015
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My View: Slouching Toward Mediocrity

In my time, observing the Davis community, I see two destructive but countervailing trends at work. There ...

In my time, observing the Davis community, I see two destructive but countervailing trends at work. There are those who appropriate the aphorism from philosopher Voltaire, “The perfect is the enemy of ...

January 17, 2015
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Commentary: The Art of the Possible

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 16, 2015
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Commentary: The Art of the Possible

The Nishi project represents an interesting conundrum and opportunity. It is an opportunity because the ...

The Nishi project represents an interesting conundrum and opportunity. It is an opportunity because the land rests in a very unique location, adjacent to the university and within easy walking distan ...

January 16, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Should We Wait on Nishi for UCD Decisions on Connectivity?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 15, 2015
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Analysis: Should We Wait on Nishi for UCD Decisions on Connectivity?

On Sunday, we noted that when the Housing Element Steering Committee ranked potential housing sites, they ...

On Sunday, we noted that when the Housing Element Steering Committee ranked potential housing sites, they listed the Nishi Property with UC Davis access only at No.17, and the Nishi site with access v ...

January 15, 2015
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Council Pushes Nishi Forward, Concerned About Three Innovation Parks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2015
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Council Pushes Nishi Forward, Concerned About Three Innovation Parks

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council unanimously moved Nishi forward and authorized the staff to move ...

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council unanimously moved Nishi forward and authorized the staff to move forward in preparing the environmental impact report (EIR). While there was clear support for ...

January 14, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Work on Nishi EIR About to Begin – Staff Weighs Olive-Only Access Option

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 10, 2015
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Work on Nishi EIR About to Begin – Staff Weighs Olive-Only Access Option

It has been just over two years since the Davis City Council approved a pre-development shared costs agre ...

It has been just over two years since the Davis City Council approved a pre-development shared costs agreement with the property owner of Nishi. Last year, the city was awarded a $600,000 grant from t ...

January 10, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Transportation and Employee Compensation Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 29, 2014
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Transportation and Employee Compensation Issues

The results from the recently released UC Davis Campus Travel survey are encouraging. The results from th ...

The results from the recently released UC Davis Campus Travel survey are encouraging. The results from the 2013-14 survey show that around 47 percent of the people traveling to campus on an average we ...

December 29, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Davis Tech Industry Demonstrates Need for Space to Grow

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Davis Tech Industry Demonstrates Need for Space to Grow

City of Davis Chief Innovation Officer Rob White notes the good news – Davis’ tech community is growing. ...

City of Davis Chief Innovation Officer Rob White notes the good news – Davis’ tech community is growing. He cites as examples, the recent move of Marrone Bio Innovations into 45,000 square feet of off ...

December 28, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Why Do We Need Innovation Parks?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 27, 2014
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My View: Why Do We Need Innovation Parks?

Right now we are looking at a spring 2016 vote date for a Measure R vote on at least one and possibly thr ...

Right now we are looking at a spring 2016 vote date for a Measure R vote on at least one and possibly three innovation parks. I have previously made arguments against putting competing measures on the ...

December 27, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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An Open Letter to the UC Davis Community: Black Lives Matter

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 18, 2014
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An Open Letter to the UC Davis Community: Black Lives Matter

We are calling on all members of the UC Davis community. The recent murders of Black people and the subse ...

We are calling on all members of the UC Davis community. The recent murders of Black people and the subsequent lack of justice served to their killers, which has been widely publicized within media an ...

December 18, 2014
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