Davis Mayor Gloria Partida Sits Down For Candid Discussion With The Davis Vanguard
By Madison Forwood DAVIS — On Friday Nov. 20, Mayor Gloria Partida had a public discussion with…
Davis Planning Commission Prepares for Future Downtown Davis Plans
By Madison Forwood On Oct. 28 the Davis Planning Commission went over the draft for Downtown Davis…
Local Leaders Discussed the Sustainability and Accessibility of Downtown Plan in Webinar
By Lauren Smith DAVIS — On Monday Oct. 26, the Davis Vanguard hosted a Downtown Plan Webinar where…
Webinar: Davis Downtown Plan Discussion (Video) and Additional Thoughts
On October 29, the city of Davis will hold a digital public scoping meeting and seek input…
Guest Commentary: Thoughts on the Proposed Downtown Specific Plan, the Pandemic, and Attracting Needed Investment
by Jim Gray The City of Davis and the Citizens of Davis are re-engaging in an effort…
Free Webinar: TODAY AT NOON, Downtown Davis Plan Panel Discussion, Noon
On October 29, the city of Davis will hold a digital public scoping meeting and seek input…
Guest Commentary: Four Reasons We Should Vote No on Measure B, the Ruinous DISC Plan
By Heather Caswell As the founder of Save Davis and owner of downtown Davis’ Wardrobe for the…
Sunday Commentary: Even Before COVID Struck, Paid Parking Was Going to Be Off the Table
As someone who drives downtown to work every day—even now—I have a lot of frustration with the…
Survey by Chamber Shows Extent to Which COVID and Related Shutdown Hurting Business
Over the past two months, the Davis Chamber of Commerce has been in frequent communication with its…
Letter: Tree Davis Concerns with Draft Downtown Plan
Why Lock-Out Our Trees? The mature tree canopy in downtown Davis is an invaluable historic, environmental, and…
Commentary: Mayor Misses Opportunity on Call to Action on Critical Issues
We can debate over whether the city is headed in the right or wrong direction, I suppose. …
My View: But Was It Legal?
As we reported earlier this week, the so-called “Freedom to Park” initiative fell short of the required…
Freedom to Park Initiative Fails to Qualify
An initiative led by Dan Urazandi of Bizarro World that would have prohibited paid parking and mandated…
Commentary: Freedom to Park Initiative Doesn’t Make a Lot of Sense
Last spring, several years after the Davis Downtown Parking Advisory Task Force recommended we go to paid…
Guest Commentary: Freedom to Park Initiative
by Diane Swann In a commentary in the Davis Enterprise regarding the Freedom to Park (FTP) Initiative,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Freedom to Park Might Be an Ironic Title
It kind of reminds me of the euphemistic title the “right to work,” but “freedom to park”…
Commentary: Housing Issue Figures to Be Tricky to Thread the Needle
A poll released over the summer showed that the top issue among Davis voters was the issue…
Members of the DPAC Reflect on the Downtown Plan and Experience
Last week, after a multi-year process, the city came out with a Draft Downtown Plan. That of…
City Releases Draft of Downtown Plan and Code
This week the city released a draft of the Downtown Davis Specific Plan and a Draft Downtown…
Sunday Commentary: Can Housing Work in the Downtown?
People are asking – why are we pushing for housing in the Davis Downtown? That’s a good…