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Guest Commentary: Reimagine Russell Needs Bus Connection to West Village

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 11, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Reimagine Russell Needs Bus Connection to West Village

By Bret Stevens and Francois Kaeppelin The Reimagine Russell project has the potential to link thousands ...

By Bret Stevens and Francois Kaeppelin The Reimagine Russell project has the potential to link thousands of neighborhood members to quick and sustainable bus transit by immediately connecting the West ...

March 11, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Should the City Re-Think the West Village Connection?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 16, 2021
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Commentary: Should the City Re-Think the West Village Connection?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - The city council will have a Re-imagine Russell Blvd ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - The city council will have a Re-imagine Russell Blvd Corridor Study Check in, which is part of an ongoing Russell Blvd Corridor Study in partnership ...

November 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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By the Numbers: Sterling Versus the Greens

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 16, 2021
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By the Numbers: Sterling Versus the Greens

(Editor’s Note: this is a new periodic column that will look at data and the numbers in a more objective ...

(Editor’s Note: this is a new periodic column that will look at data and the numbers in a more objective way. No commentary, just numbers). By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Notes: Greens is a 9 ...

August 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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UC Davis Fully Opens Net Zero Student Housing Community with 3,290 Beds

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 31, 2021
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UC Davis Fully Opens Net Zero Student Housing Community with 3,290 Beds

Sustainability measures include massive solar electric arrays and bike parking for each student Special t ...

Sustainability measures include massive solar electric arrays and bike parking for each student Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA -For some it was the urgent need for student housing on campus. For o ...

July 31, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: For the Most Part Off-Campus Housing Is More Affordable Than On-Campus, but Again We Mostly Need Supply

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 24, 2021
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My View: For the Most Part Off-Campus Housing Is More Affordable Than On-Campus, but Again We Mostly Need Supply

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – A few years ago, the Vanguard did a series of analyses on on-campus hou ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – A few years ago, the Vanguard did a series of analyses on on-campus housing versus off-campus housing for students. One thing that we clearly found is that it is muc ...

July 24, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: We Needed Housing Then, We Need Housing Now, This UCD v. City Debate Doesn’t Address the Bottom Line

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 22, 2021
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Commentary: We Needed Housing Then, We Need Housing Now, This UCD v. City Debate Doesn’t Address the Bottom Line

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Lost in a lot of extra-curricular discussion this week is the fact that ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Lost in a lot of extra-curricular discussion this week is the fact that the university this week reached two major milestones in actually fulfilling their promised ho ...

July 22, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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UC Davis Completes West Village Housing Project, Breaks Ground at Orchard Park

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 20, 2021
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UC Davis Completes West Village Housing Project, Breaks Ground at Orchard Park

By Andy Fell The University of California, Davis, today (July 19) celebrated milestones in two major stud ...

By Andy Fell The University of California, Davis, today (July 19) celebrated milestones in two major student housing projects. The final phase of The Green at West Village is now complete, and a cerem ...

July 20, 2021
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Davis Vacancy Rate Soars; Two New UCD Projects Will Shape Future of Research at the University

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 04, 2021
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Davis Vacancy Rate Soars; Two New UCD Projects Will Shape Future of Research at the University

By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week the Vanguard reported that a record number of applicants had appl ...

By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week the Vanguard reported that a record number of applicants had applied for fall admission as the university plans to resume in-person learning by the fall, meanin ...

February 04, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Do We Have Enough Student Housing and Is It Affordable?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 08, 2020
| (14) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Do We Have Enough Student Housing and Is It Affordable?

At the State of the City meeting back in February, the Mayor and City manager were excited to show the pr ...

At the State of the City meeting back in February, the Mayor and City manager were excited to show the progress of the Green at West Village. UC Davis is hopeful of being able to open up to 3290 beds ...

March 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Affordability of Housing on Campus Could Be the Next Local Housing Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 01, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Affordability of Housing on Campus Could Be the Next Local Housing Crisis

When the student housing crisis started to gain focus late in 2015 as UC Davis was launching into their L ...

When the student housing crisis started to gain focus late in 2015 as UC Davis was launching into their LRDP process, I looked at the numbers—UC Davis had only 29 percent on-campus housing, second-low ...

March 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Judge Denies AFSCME Lawsuit Challenging West Village

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 20, 2019
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Judge Denies AFSCME Lawsuit Challenging West Village

An Alameda County judge denied an AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) l ...

An Alameda County judge denied an AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) lawsuit challenging the UC Davis LRDP (Long Range Development Plan) and West Village Expansion u ...

July 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Addressing Student Housing Needs Has Been Slow Progress

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 09, 2019
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My View: Addressing Student Housing Needs Has Been Slow Progress

The year was 2002. A few months after 9/11. The second year of George W. Bush’s eight year presidential t ...

The year was 2002. A few months after 9/11. The second year of George W. Bush’s eight year presidential term. Davis Mayor was Susie Boyd. That was the last time the city of Davis had a market rate apa ...

March 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Student Housing Development Formally Breaks Ground

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 27, 2019
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Student Housing Development Formally Breaks Ground

By Andy Fell The University of California, Davis, today (Feb. 26) formally broke ground for The Green at ...

By Andy Fell The University of California, Davis, today (Feb. 26) formally broke ground for The Green at West Village, a new development that will house 3,300 students on the Davis campus. “I’m thrill ...

February 27, 2019
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2018 in Review: Student Housing Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 26, 2018
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2018 in Review: Student Housing Crisis

We entered the year 2018 with student housing firmly the top issue. Were it not for litigation, this mig ...

We entered the year 2018 with student housing firmly the top issue. Were it not for litigation, this might be a non-issue for 2019. As it stands now there is a lot up in the air because of litigatio ...

December 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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West Village Expansion to Start Construction

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2018
| (11) Comments

West Village Expansion to Start Construction

By Andy Fell Construction of the West Village Expansion student housing project at the University of Cali ...

By Andy Fell Construction of the West Village Expansion student housing project at the University of California, Davis, is set to begin before the winter holiday, with a formal groundbreaking ceremony ...

December 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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CEQA Suit Filed by Unions Threatens to Halt Student Housing at West Village and Orchard Park

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 30, 2018
| (14) Comments

CEQA Suit Filed by Unions Threatens to Halt Student Housing at West Village and Orchard Park

Just when it appeared that an agreement between the city, county and university would pave the way for as ...

Just when it appeared that an agreement between the city, county and university would pave the way for as many as 5200 beds by 2023 to be built on campus, a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) ...

September 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: We Have the Housing We Need Largely in Place, but We Need to Eliminate the Barriers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 25, 2018
| (3) Comments

Commentary: We Have the Housing We Need Largely in Place, but We Need to Eliminate the Barriers

Lost in the debate, over things like the definition of homelessness, is a simple fact – we don’t have eno ...

Lost in the debate, over things like the definition of homelessness, is a simple fact – we don’t have enough housing to serve the existing student population. And that problem is only going to get wo ...

July 25, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Disenfranchising the Student Vote in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2018
| (8) Comments

Commentary: Disenfranchising the Student Vote in Davis

Yesterday we raised a point about Measure R and the fact that, while the measure creates the appearance o ...

Yesterday we raised a point about Measure R and the fact that, while the measure creates the appearance of fairness and democratic values, in fact there is an asymmetry of power between student renter ...

June 01, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Students Voice Critical Need for Affordable Housing In Town Hall Meeting

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 20, 2018
| (18) Comments

Students Voice Critical Need for Affordable Housing In Town Hall Meeting

Students and Community Members Express Frustration Regarding Lack of Housing Construction by Town and Uni ...

Students and Community Members Express Frustration Regarding Lack of Housing Construction by Town and University By Jenean Docter Wednesday night, the Davis Vanguard hosted a community town hall meeti ...

April 20, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: UCD Has Pledged It, Will It Get Built?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 18, 2018
| (1) Comment

Commentary: UCD Has Pledged It, Will It Get Built?

Tonight is the night of the Vanguard’s Student Housing Townhall meeting from 7 to 9 in the big room at Da ...

Tonight is the night of the Vanguard’s Student Housing Townhall meeting from 7 to 9 in the big room at Davis Community Church. The event is free and open to the public. When the Vanguard first set th ...

April 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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