Commentary: Housing is the Third Rail
I was reading a recent letter to the editor. It is short, but it raises some interesting…
Are We Doing Enough to Promote Economic Development and Startups in Davis?
It has been an exciting few weeks here in Davis in the area of startups and economic…
Commentary: Who Will Take Responsibility For Traffic on Richards?
It is 9 AM on a weekday in Davis, and a newcomer driving on Richards Blvd. northbound…
Jumpstart Davis Maintains Its Momentum, Moves Forward with Goals
Sometimes it is easy to have initial success with a new venture, and the real question is…
Tetropolis! NextGen Pants Highlights Tonight’s Jumpstart Davis Event
Tonight at 6:30 at Sophia’s Thai Kitchen in Davis will be the third Jumpstart Davis. We have…
Belated Monday Morning Thoughts: Refining the Nishi Proposal
Nishi getting National Attention “Watch out Sacramento – Davis, Calif., is growing,” Govtech warns in a recent…
Vision to Ensure Innovation Centers Are Truly Innovative
By James Zanetto and Stephen Wheeler The city of Davis is moving forward with three proposals for…
Sunday Commentary: Lessons I Took Away from the TedxUCDavis Event on Innovation and Carless Existence
In recent weeks, I have really gotten into watching TED videos – while TED has been around…
My View: Slouching Toward Mediocrity
In my time, observing the Davis community, I see two destructive but countervailing trends at work. There…
POLLINATE Davis Seeks to Create Co-Working Space For Startups
This Wednesday, POLLINATE Davis, a non-profit that seeks to foster “creativity, collaboration, and community through a coworking…
Analysis: Should We Wait on Nishi for UCD Decisions on Connectivity?
On Sunday, we noted that when the Housing Element Steering Committee ranked potential housing sites, they listed…
Panattoni Announces 225,000 Square Foot Office Park in Davis
DTZ, a global leader in commercial real estate services, announced today that Panattoni Development Company, Inc. has…
Council Pushes Nishi Forward, Concerned About Three Innovation Parks
On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council unanimously moved Nishi forward and authorized the staff to move…
ROOTD, the LinkedIn of College Athletics
On Wednesday, January 21, at 6:30 pm, the third Jumpstart Davis meetup will be hosted by Sophia’s…
The Year of X: TEDxUCDavis Defines the Year
TEDxUCDavis will be holding its second annual event, “The Year of X”, on January 17, 2015 from…
Gathering Steam
by Daniel Parrella, Michael Bisch, Bill Habicht, Matthew Miller, and Alex Rossbach As a startup community begins…
Work on Nishi EIR About to Begin – Staff Weighs Olive-Only Access Option
It has been just over two years since the Davis City Council approved a pre-development shared costs…
Why Innovation Districts Matter
This week, I stumbled upon an article in EfficientGov’s blog entitled, “Why Innovation Districts Matter.” It is…
Mayor Wolk Calls State of the City “Very Strong”
Mayor Dan Wolk on Tuesday afternoon delivered his first State of the City address as Mayor of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Moving Into 2015
Now that New Year’s and the holidays are over, I want to refocus on three critical issues…
