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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
| 0 comments

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 Backs New Cannery Village Plan Which Has Support of Neighbors

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 14, 2018
| (7) Comments

Council Backs New Cannery Village Plan Which Has Support of Neighbors

Last spring, the Cannery project put up another proposal that went over badly in both the Cannery neighbo ...

Last spring, the Cannery project put up another proposal that went over badly in both the Cannery neighborhood as well as the community as a whole. The proposal for an LA Fitness was opposed by exist ...

November 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (7) Comments

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Council Creates Subcommittee to Look Into Final Form of Plaza 2555

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2018
| (23) Comments

Council Creates Subcommittee to Look Into Final Form of Plaza 2555

The Davis City Council on Tuesday was unsure of the final form of Plaza 2555, but the councilmembers were ...

The Davis City Council on Tuesday was unsure of the final form of Plaza 2555, but the councilmembers were convinced that the site should be residential rather than commercial, as currently zoned. The ...

October 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Residential and Mixed Use Seem to Be the Direction for Downtown – but Will the Community Back It?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 13, 2018
| (7) Comments

Commentary: Residential and Mixed Use Seem to Be the Direction for Downtown – but Will the Community Back It?

What we saw emerge on Tuesday night with the first check in by the council on the Downtown Plan was a con ...

What we saw emerge on Tuesday night with the first check in by the council on the Downtown Plan was a consensus on a few points – but the key question going forward is going to be how practical a visi ...

September 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Listens to Update on Davis Downtown – Focuses on Housing, Economic Development, and Sustainability

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2018
| (35) Comments

Council Listens to Update on Davis Downtown – Focuses on Housing, Economic Development, and Sustainability

The Davis City Council on Tuesday night received their first update on the Downtown Plan – there was a cl ...

The Davis City Council on Tuesday night received their first update on the Downtown Plan – there was a clear push for things like mixed use and residential in the core, as well as a push for sustainab ...

September 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (35) Comments

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Council Unanimously Approves Davis Live Apartments, Students Push Back against Litigation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 29, 2018
| (52) Comments

Council Unanimously Approves Davis Live Apartments, Students Push Back against Litigation

Given it is a location surrounded by other student housing, even a seven-story proposed project drew no o ...

Given it is a location surrounded by other student housing, even a seven-story proposed project drew no outright opposition at the council meeting on Tuesday – unless of course you are Soluri Meserve, ...

August 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (52) Comments

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Council Split on How to Handle New Body Camera Policy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 01, 2018
| (10) Comments

Council Split on How to Handle New Body Camera Policy

The combination of the city’s Surveillance Technology Ordinance, as well as recommendations from Interim ...

The combination of the city’s Surveillance Technology Ordinance, as well as recommendations from Interim Police Auditor Mike Gennaco, in the wake of the Picnic Day investigation pushed changes to the ...

August 01, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (10) Comments

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Mayor Modifies Public Comment Changes after Pushback from Public

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 11, 2018
| (4) Comments

Mayor Modifies Public Comment Changes after Pushback from Public

The mayor and council seemed prepared to make changes to public comment rules, but 12 public commenters s ...

The mayor and council seemed prepared to make changes to public comment rules, but 12 public commenters spoke out, primarily against the 45-minute limitation, causing the mayor through suggestions fro ...

July 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (4) Comments

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In with the New, Out with the Old – a New Council is Seated

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2018
| (2) Comments

In with the New, Out with the Old – a New Council is Seated

On Monday, the community said goodbye to outgoing Councilmember Rochelle Swanson and Mayor Robb Davis. M ...

On Monday, the community said goodbye to outgoing Councilmember Rochelle Swanson and Mayor Robb Davis. Meanwhile, Dan Carson and Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida were sworn in and Brett Lee became the Da ...

July 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (2) Comments

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Council Approves in Concept a Dual Oversight Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2018
| 0 comments

Council Approves in Concept a Dual Oversight Process

It has been nearly a year since the city of Davis has had a permanent police auditor, but with their acti ...

It has been nearly a year since the city of Davis has had a permanent police auditor, but with their actions on Tuesday night, by a 4-0 vote with Brett Lee abstaining, the council approved in concept ...

June 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Nishi as a Referendum on Measure R

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 09, 2018
| (92) Comments

My View: Nishi as a Referendum on Measure R

Had Nishi been defeated in the Measure R vote on Tuesday, I believe that this would have been the beginni ...

Had Nishi been defeated in the Measure R vote on Tuesday, I believe that this would have been the beginning of the end of the measure as we know it. Measure R gets a reprieve by the resounding victor ...

June 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (92) Comments

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Council Selects Five Dispensaries for Initial Approval

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 30, 2018
| (7) Comments

Council Selects Five Dispensaries for Initial Approval

While each of the four councilmembers, with Rochelle Swanson recusing herself, lamented how difficult a d ...

While each of the four councilmembers, with Rochelle Swanson recusing herself, lamented how difficult a decision this was, the voting itself went remarkably smoothly and was almost anti-climactic. Al ...

May 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (7) Comments

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Opposing Sides Discuss Measure H

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 15, 2018
| 0 comments

Opposing Sides Discuss Measure H

On May 6, CivEnergy held a forum for the various measures including Measure H, the parks tax renewal. Co ...

On May 6, CivEnergy held a forum for the various measures including Measure H, the parks tax renewal. Councilmember Will Arnold represented the Yes side, with Michael Nolan, the President of the Yolo ...

May 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| 0 comments

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Commentary: The Downtown Is the Place for Dispensaries

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 03, 2018
| (3) Comments

Commentary: The Downtown Is the Place for Dispensaries

There has been an interesting lack of controversy involving commercial cannabis dispensaries in this comm ...

There has been an interesting lack of controversy involving commercial cannabis dispensaries in this community. To the extent that there has been any controversy whatsoever, it has been due to discus ...

May 03, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (3) Comments

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