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As Homeless Problem Increases in Davis, DOVe and the Council Partner On Solutions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 14, 2019
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As Homeless Problem Increases in Davis, DOVe and the Council Partner On Solutions

On the city survey, homelessness which had not been on the public’s radar came in at the third highest co ...

On the city survey, homelessness which had not been on the public’s radar came in at the third highest concern among the public – a distant third – at seven percent. On Tuesday during the council mee ...

July 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Where Do Recent Development Projects Stand?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2019
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Where Do Recent Development Projects Stand?

The city council has approved a number of projects in recent years. Recently Lincoln40 was given a green ...

The city council has approved a number of projects in recent years. Recently Lincoln40 was given a green light to go forward by a court, but the city will have decisions to make on Trackside – whethe ...

June 28, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Looks to Extend Affordable Rental Ordinance until June 2020

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2019
| (1) Comment

Council Looks to Extend Affordable Rental Ordinance until June 2020

The interim alternative Affordable Rental Housing Ordinance is set to sunset in a few weeks. Council is ...

The interim alternative Affordable Rental Housing Ordinance is set to sunset in a few weeks. Council is being asked to pass an amendment that would extend the sunset date of the current interim affor ...

June 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Rebranding MRIC as Aggie Research Campus… with Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2019
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Commentary: Rebranding MRIC as Aggie Research Campus… with Housing

After five years and a number of false starts, MRIC (Mace Ranch Innovation Center) needed a rebrand, and ...

After five years and a number of false starts, MRIC (Mace Ranch Innovation Center) needed a rebrand, and thus it comes back as Aggie Research Campus which frankly is probably closer to what it really ...

June 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Fiscal Caution Is the Right Approach

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2019
| (12) Comments

Commentary: Fiscal Caution Is the Right Approach

When the Vanguard was formed in 2006, one of the problems we cited in city governance was that the fiscal ...

When the Vanguard was formed in 2006, one of the problems we cited in city governance was that the fiscal ramifications of decisions made by council were not properly assessed. The result was that, w ...

June 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Cautious Council Asks Staff to Return with Additional Information on Broadband

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 05, 2019
| (19) Comments

Cautious Council Asks Staff to Return with Additional Information on Broadband

The Davis City Council is moving forward with interest on the municipal broadband proposal, asking staff ...

The Davis City Council is moving forward with interest on the municipal broadband proposal, asking staff to come back with additional information regarding the financial and technical options. A numbe ...

June 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Council Looks to Change Pacifico, but Leaves Unanswered a Host of Questions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 18, 2019
| (4) Comments

My View: Council Looks to Change Pacifico, but Leaves Unanswered a Host of Questions

The council on Tuesday – faced with neighbors who wanted to demolish Pacifico and build a new facility, h ...

The council on Tuesday – faced with neighbors who wanted to demolish Pacifico and build a new facility, housing a different population – took a decidedly middle ground in their approach seeking a new ...

May 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Moves Forward with RFP for Changes to Pacifico

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

Council Moves Forward with RFP for Changes to Pacifico

Facing calls by a handful of neighbors to level Pacifico and rebuild from scratch, the council instead to ...

Facing calls by a handful of neighbors to level Pacifico and rebuild from scratch, the council instead took the more modest step of calling for an RFP (Request for Proposal) and waiting before designa ...

May 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Target Pad Discussion Becomes Proxy for Broader Discussion of Target’s Impact on Downtown

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 15, 2019
| (18) Comments

Target Pad Discussion Becomes Proxy for Broader Discussion of Target’s Impact on Downtown

It was a minor item on a long agenda. There are three vacant spots in the pads around Target, but becaus ...

It was a minor item on a long agenda. There are three vacant spots in the pads around Target, but because none of them were 4000 square feet, they did not meet minimum requirements of the development ...

May 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Looks to Fix Mace and San Marino Intersection

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 12, 2019
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Council Looks to Fix Mace and San Marino Intersection

While the council looked at longer-term fixes for Mace Boulevard back when they met last on April 23, one ...

While the council looked at longer-term fixes for Mace Boulevard back when they met last on April 23, one of the quick and relatively inexpensive fixes will be at the corner of Mace and San Marino, wh ...

May 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves Changes, Will Have Experts Come Up with Design Proposal on Mace

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 24, 2019
| (8) Comments

Council Approves Changes, Will Have Experts Come Up with Design Proposal on Mace

The Davis City Council passed two motions on Tuesday night with respect to Mace Boulevard – the first ask ...

The Davis City Council passed two motions on Tuesday night with respect to Mace Boulevard – the first asking staff to immediately make changes to the Mace and San Marino intersection, along with the t ...

April 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Shenanigans or Not, We Need Workforce Housing *AND* R&D Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 23, 2019
| (15) Comments

My View: Shenanigans or Not, We Need Workforce Housing *AND* R&D Development

I get that it is disconcerting to be called out by your councilmember, especially when it’s the affable a ...

I get that it is disconcerting to be called out by your councilmember, especially when it’s the affable and mild-mannered Will Arnold, but Councilmember Arnold got it right on Chiles Road Apartments – ...

March 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (15) Comments

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Council Unanimous in Support of Chiles Road Project, Affordable Housing Stream

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 20, 2019
| (11) Comments

Council Unanimous in Support of Chiles Road Project, Affordable Housing Stream

In the end, neither the changes to the Affordable Housing ordinance, that enabled the council to approve ...

In the end, neither the changes to the Affordable Housing ordinance, that enabled the council to approve the alternative funding stream, nor the project at 3820 Chiles Road proved to be very controver ...

March 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Thoughts on Paid Parking

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 05, 2019
| (5) Comments

Guest Commentary: Thoughts on Paid Parking

By Will Arnold This Tuesday, my City Council colleagues will discuss, and potentially take action, regard ...

By Will Arnold This Tuesday, my City Council colleagues will discuss, and potentially take action, regarding how and where we park our cars in Downtown Davis. By virtue of my wife and I owning a busin ...

March 05, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Vows to Drastically Change Pacifico after Hearing Earful from Neighbors

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2019
| (90) Comments

Council Vows to Drastically Change Pacifico after Hearing Earful from Neighbors

The council heard more than an hour of public comment on Tuesday, mostly from neighbors and adjacent resi ...

The council heard more than an hour of public comment on Tuesday, mostly from neighbors and adjacent residents complaining about the ongoing nuisance at Pacifico. Mayor Brett Lee did not even wait fo ...

February 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (90) Comments

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Council Discusses Commercial Space Options and Next Steps

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 09, 2019
| (11) Comments

Council Discusses Commercial Space Options and Next Steps

On Tuesday night, the city council heard staff’s presentation on available vacant commercially zoned prop ...

On Tuesday night, the city council heard staff’s presentation on available vacant commercially zoned properties in the city, making it clear that not all properties in the inventory are necessarily go ...

January 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (11) Comments

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Council Passes Ordinance to Limit Number of Delivery-Only Cannabis Retailers to Four

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 19, 2018
| (1) Comment

Council Passes Ordinance to Limit Number of Delivery-Only Cannabis Retailers to Four

Following a very brief discussion, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to limit the total number of non-stor ...

Following a very brief discussion, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to limit the total number of non-storefront, delivery-only cannabis retailers in the City to four – the current number that has been ...

December 19, 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
| (18) Comments

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

| (18) Comments

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Council Approves City-County Tax-Sharing Agreement on Nishi, WDAAC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 05, 2018
| (24) Comments

Council Approves City-County Tax-Sharing Agreement on Nishi, WDAAC

Last night after brief discussion the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to approve the agreed to tax-sharing a ...

Last night after brief discussion the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to approve the agreed to tax-sharing agreement between the city and council related to the Nishi Residential Development and West Dav ...

December 05, 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

| (37) Comments

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