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Council Moves Forward with Crafting the Framework of a Permanent Inclusionary Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2023
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Council Moves Forward with Crafting the Framework of a Permanent Inclusionary Housing Ordinance

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council on Tuesday held what amounted to a sprawling d ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council on Tuesday held what amounted to a sprawling discussion attempting to thread the needle between affirming their commitment to 15 percent affo ...

June 28, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Mixed-Use Project at University Research Park Goes to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 26, 2020
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Mixed-Use Project at University Research Park Goes to Council

Two years ago, representatives from the University Research Park told the Vanguard that as the then-newly ...

Two years ago, representatives from the University Research Park told the Vanguard that as the then-newly purchased business park by Fulcrum looked to redevelop, one of the key needs was to generate h ...

October 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Planning Commission Discussion Highlights Huge Issues in Our Planning System

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 30, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Planning Commission Discussion Highlights Huge Issues in Our Planning System

By David M. Greenwald It was a 4-3 vote that was actually far closer than even the numerical numbers sugg ...

By David M. Greenwald It was a 4-3 vote that was actually far closer than even the numerical numbers suggested. The commission had to pull from consideration recommendations on the architectural site ...

August 30, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Faith Leaders Are Well-Meaning but Don’t Understand Fiscal Pitfalls of Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 24, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Faith Leaders Are Well-Meaning but Don’t Understand Fiscal Pitfalls of Affordable Housing

by David M. Greenwald The faith leaders write: that they are disappointment at the council 3-2 vote on th ...

by David M. Greenwald The faith leaders write: that they are disappointment at the council 3-2 vote on the University Commons project, noting, “While we are encouraged by Brixmor’s increase from 0% to ...

August 24, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: University Commons Project Does Need More Affordable Housing, but There Is a Big “But”

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 17, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: University Commons Project Does Need More Affordable Housing, but There Is a Big “But”

By David M. Greenwald I appreciate the sentiments of our guest piece from three members of the Social Ser ...

By David M. Greenwald I appreciate the sentiments of our guest piece from three members of the Social Services Commission (who were writing for themselves) when they pushed for more affordable housing ...

August 17, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Bad News Ahead on the Housing Front?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Bad News Ahead on the Housing Front?

An ominous article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend: “Development of market-rate hous ...

An ominous article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend: “Development of market-rate housing in San Francisco will slow to a trickle in 2019, because a combination of higher constructi ...

December 31, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Vertical Mixed Use Provision Does Three Things

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Vertical Mixed Use Provision Does Three Things

This week the amendment to the Affordable Housing Ordinance was placed on consent, but it makes a number ...

This week the amendment to the Affordable Housing Ordinance was placed on consent, but it makes a number of key changes that we should note. There is probably a key omission here as well – that I wil ...

December 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Look at Vertical Mixed Use Provisions of Affordable Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2018
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Council to Look at Vertical Mixed Use Provisions of Affordable Housing Ordinance

Back on November 27, the council put forward interim provisions for extending the city’s affordable housi ...

Back on November 27, the council put forward interim provisions for extending the city’s affordable housing requirement. But they also put forward potential changes to the requirements for vertical m ...

December 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Wants to Remove the Vertical Mixed-Use Exemption, but Should They?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 29, 2018
| (37) Comments

Commentary: Council Wants to Remove the Vertical Mixed-Use Exemption, but Should They?

The council got their crack at the affordable housing ordinance and, for the most part, did what was expe ...

The council got their crack at the affordable housing ordinance and, for the most part, did what was expected – they continued the ordinance until June. They left the 15 percent the same. However, t ...

November 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Extend Interim Affordable Housing Ordinance; Will Look into Vertical Mixed-Use

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 28, 2018
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Council to Extend Interim Affordable Housing Ordinance; Will Look into Vertical Mixed-Use

The Davis City Council became the third entity in the last two weeks to look at the city’s affordable hou ...

The Davis City Council became the third entity in the last two weeks to look at the city’s affordable housing ordinance. Ultimately, they followed staff recommendations by keeping the 15 percent inte ...

November 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council’s Turn to Take Up Affordable Housing Ordinance Revisions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 26, 2018
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Council’s Turn to Take Up Affordable Housing Ordinance Revisions

While staff is wanting to hear the council weigh in on the four key issues that both the Planning Commiss ...

While staff is wanting to hear the council weigh in on the four key issues that both the Planning Commission and Social Services Commission took up earlier this month, staff is asking the council to a ...

November 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Where Does Affordable Housing Go from Here?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 21, 2018
| (28) Comments

Commentary: Where Does Affordable Housing Go from Here?

There was a good discussion at the Social Services Commission on Affordable Housing. Affordable Housing ...

There was a good discussion at the Social Services Commission on Affordable Housing. Affordable Housing is in no danger of going away in Davis anytime soon. Not with the rising costs of housing and ...

November 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Social Services Commission Recommends Sticking with Interim Ordinance, Wants to Eliminate Vertical Mixed Use Exemption to Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2018
| (25) Comments

Social Services Commission Recommends Sticking with Interim Ordinance, Wants to Eliminate Vertical Mixed Use Exemption to Affordable Housing

The Social Services commission was tasked with making recommendations on the Affordable Housing Ordinance ...

The Social Services commission was tasked with making recommendations on the Affordable Housing Ordinance just as the Planning Commission had done last week. After a long and structured conversation ...

November 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Affordable Housing Discussion Starts This Week at Planning Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2018
| (6) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Affordable Housing Discussion Starts This Week at Planning Commission

On Wednesday, the Davis Planning Commission will get the first crack at looking at the new Affordable Hou ...

On Wednesday, the Davis Planning Commission will get the first crack at looking at the new Affordable Housing Ordinance (see our article from last week). Staff is asking the commission to make recomm ...

November 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Where Will Our Affordable Housing Come from in the Future?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2018
| (78) Comments

Commentary: Where Will Our Affordable Housing Come from in the Future?

It is unfortunate that, in a lot of ways, the Measure L campaign was a distraction from the core issues t ...

It is unfortunate that, in a lot of ways, the Measure L campaign was a distraction from the core issues that this community faces, and yet in some ways it was not. One of the biggest challenges we fa ...

November 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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An Early Look at New Affordable Housing Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 05, 2018
| (12) Comments

An Early Look at New Affordable Housing Ordinance

The city has released the Affordable Housing Ordinance early. It is set to be reviewed on November 14 by ...

The city has released the Affordable Housing Ordinance early. It is set to be reviewed on November 14 by the Planning Commission and November 19 by the Social Services Commission. The city’s affordab ...

November 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Workforce Housing Proposed at University Research Park

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 19, 2018
| (4) Comments

Workforce Housing Proposed at University Research Park

In October 2016, the newly renamed University Research Park was purchased by Fulcrum Property. Now, near ...

In October 2016, the newly renamed University Research Park was purchased by Fulcrum Property. Now, nearly two years later, the first proposed upgrade to the 17-building office complex that lies betw ...

October 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Should the City Reconsider Exempting Vertical Mixed Use from Affordable Requirements?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 30, 2018
| (20) Comments

Analysis: Should the City Reconsider Exempting Vertical Mixed Use from Affordable Requirements?

On Tuesday night, Eileen Samitz during public comment pressed the city council to eliminate the exemption ...

On Tuesday night, Eileen Samitz during public comment pressed the city council to eliminate the exemption for affordable housing requirements in vertical mixed-use projects. She is not the only one t ...

August 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Public Policy Questions Rarely Have Yes or No Answers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 13, 2018
| (83) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Public Policy Questions Rarely Have Yes or No Answers

In a theoretical world we like the certainty of a yes or no question. The problem is that, in the policy ...

In a theoretical world we like the certainty of a yes or no question. The problem is that, in the policy realm, as opposed to the political one, yes or no rarely exists. There are nuances and shades ...

August 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Catholic Church Opposes Housing on Montgomery Blvd Site

Letter: University Covenant Church Opposes Proposed Housing Rezone

Alameda DA Campaign Asks Fair Political Practices Commission to Investigate Recall Committee

Sacramento City Pays $3 Million to Woman Blinded by Indiscriminate Firing of Rubber Bullet – Officer Doesn’t Pay, but Taxpayers Do

Budget Group Demands ‘Accountability’ from California Prison Agency

Los Angeles Judge Ignoring California Bail Law, Loyola Law Prof Charges in Complaint

Student Opinion: UCLA Cluster Program Experience

COURT WATCH: Self Defense or Negligence? Attorneys Disagree in Case of Man Charged with ‘Discharging Firearm in Grossly Negligent Manner’

Right Wing Group Files Suit on Behalf of Moms for Liberty against the Yolo County Library

Guest Commentary: My Critique of Village Farms

Council Moves Forward with Crafting the Framework of a Permanent Inclusionary Housing Ordinance

Council Moves Forward with Crafting the Framework of a Permanent Inclusionary Housing Ordinance

Mixed-Use Project at University Research Park Goes to Council

Mixed-Use Project at University Research Park Goes to Council

Sunday Commentary: Planning Commission Discussion Highlights Huge Issues in Our Planning System

Sunday Commentary: Planning Commission Discussion Highlights Huge Issues in Our Planning System

Monday Morning Thoughts: Faith Leaders Are Well-Meaning but Don’t Understand Fiscal Pitfalls of Affordable Housing

Monday Morning Thoughts: Faith Leaders Are Well-Meaning but Don’t Understand Fiscal Pitfalls of Affordable Housing

Monday Morning Thoughts: Bad News Ahead on the Housing Front?

Monday Morning Thoughts: Bad News Ahead on the Housing Front?

Sunday Commentary: Vertical Mixed Use Provision Does Three Things

Sunday Commentary: Vertical Mixed Use Provision Does Three Things

Council to Look at Vertical Mixed Use Provisions of Affordable Housing Ordinance

Council to Look at Vertical Mixed Use Provisions of Affordable Housing Ordinance

Commentary: Council Wants to Remove the Vertical Mixed-Use Exemption, but Should They?

Commentary: Council Wants to Remove the Vertical Mixed-Use Exemption, but Should They?

Council to Extend Interim Affordable Housing Ordinance; Will Look into Vertical Mixed-Use

Council to Extend Interim Affordable Housing Ordinance; Will Look into Vertical Mixed-Use

Monday Morning Thoughts: Affordable Housing Discussion Starts This Week at Planning Commission

Monday Morning Thoughts: Affordable Housing Discussion Starts This Week at Planning Commission

Commentary: Where Will Our Affordable Housing Come from in the Future?

Commentary: Where Will Our Affordable Housing Come from in the Future?

An Early Look at New Affordable Housing Ordinance

An Early Look at New Affordable Housing Ordinance

Workforce Housing Proposed at University Research Park

Workforce Housing Proposed at University Research Park

Analysis: Should the City Reconsider Exempting Vertical Mixed Use from Affordable Requirements?

Analysis: Should the City Reconsider Exempting Vertical Mixed Use from Affordable Requirements?

Monday Morning Thoughts: Public Policy Questions Rarely Have Yes or No Answers

Monday Morning Thoughts: Public Policy Questions Rarely Have Yes or No Answers

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