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CEQA reforms are a necessary step in streamlining housing development, but they will not solve the entire housing crisis in California, which is a national problem requiring political courage, financial tools, and federal leadership.
The City of Davis is not following the County’s budgeting principles, with a General Fund deficit, lack of reserves, and new spending commitments, while also failing to maintain basic services and infrastructure.
The City of Davis has implemented changes to the Respite Center, including additional staff and a Façade Revitalization & Accessibility Grant Program, to address concerns from the community and improve conditions around the site.
Interim City Manager Kelly Stachowicz is focused on managing Davis’ complex development proposals, addressing homelessness, and managing the city’s structural budget challenges, while navigating the university relationship and addressing rising construction costs.
Measure J/R/D has been a useful tool for protecting Davis from uncontrolled growth, but it has also created a system where the only options are “take it or leave it,” leading to unworkable outcomes and limiting the ability for community planning.
Measure J/R/D is a simple voting system that has led to poor choices, while a community-driven amendment could provide a better solution to addressing the housing shortage in Davis.
The Yolo Transportation District is offering Yolobus Express Routes to help reduce traffic and parking demand for state employees commuting from Davis and surrounding communities to downtown Sacramento, providing environmentally friendly alternatives and convenient travel options.
The Sacramento Area Council of Governments has released a draft plan for the 2025 Blueprint, which aims to accommodate 580,000 new residents, 278,000 new homes, and 263,000 jobs by 2050, while promoting equity, transportation efficiency, and climate resilience, and is open for public comment until August 8.
Davis Joint Unified School District is facing a crisis as high housing costs are driving out teachers, resulting in a loss of students and revenue, and the district is exploring the possibility of building housing for its employees to address the issue.
Interfaith Housing Justice Davis advocates for mixed-income, mixed-housing neighborhoods, strategic density near transit and services, responsible land stewardship, and protecting community health to create a future where housing is accessible, sustainable, and just for all members of the community.
California’s housing crisis is a long-term and systemic imbalance between supply and demand, rooted in decades of policy failures, exclusionary zoning, and political resistance to growth, and will not be solved by short-term market shifts or a few temporary price drops.
The Davis City Council is expected to adopt a $500 million two-year budget, which includes short-term service expansions and operational investments, but also warns of a growing structural deficit and calls for reforms to close the gap.
The City of Davis is facing a fiscal crisis due to overspending on employee compensation, and the Measure Q funds allocated for road and bike path maintenance have been spent, leaving no money for these projects.
The City of Davis needs a new City Manager who can establish trust, deliver promised results, and foster excellence in staff, while also making the city business-friendly and inclusive of the community.
The Davis Human Relations Commission has released a report highlighting discrimination against Muslims, Arabs, Palestinians, and their allies in Davis, with recommendations to improve human relations and combat antisemitism.
California officials and union leaders are condemning a rumored proposal by Trump to cancel federal research grant funding for the University of California and California State University systems, calling it a direct attack on science, education, and the economy, and threatening retaliatory action.
California YIMBY leaders Nolan Gray and Brooke Pritchard discussed the state’s housing crisis, the need for statewide solutions, and the potential of Senate Bill 79 to promote dense housing near high-quality transit hubs and limit urban sprawl.
The City Council’s use of Measure Q funds for employee raises instead of road and bike path maintenance is a bait and switch scam, and the only way to avoid this is to redirect other budget funds towards road and bike path maintenance.
Dozens of Jewish residents and their allies packed into Davis City Council chambers to express their deep alarm about antisemitism in the city and to call for the disbandment or reconstitution of the Human Relations Commission due to the MAPA report, which they say is discriminatory and harmful.