Commentary: DISC Remains a Commercial Project with Housing, Not the Other Way Around
When the city first issued its RFEI (Request for Expressions of Interest) for innovation centers way back…
Letter: UC Davis on Economic Development and DISC
RE: Regional Economic Recovery and Readiness by Mabel Salon (Editor’s note: this was a letter from Mabel…
Planning Commission Hears Presentation, Listens to Huge Number of Public Commenters
The Planning Commission decided relatively early that they would not attempt to make a decision on Wednesday…
ASUCD Calling for New Housing and Jobs in Davis, Endorses DISC
On Thursday, June 4th, the ASUCD Senate passed a resolution in support of the Davis Innovation and…
Analysis: A Look at Some Proposed Baseline Project Features
The recently renamed project, Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus (DISC), goes before the Planning Commission next week…
Analysis: Sixty Percent Occupancy Issue, Commercial Demand, Other Matters Addressed in the Final DISC EIR
This week the final SEIR was released for the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Center (DISC) —where the…
Commentary: We Need to Heavily Scrutinize the Innovation Center Fiscal Analysis
At the last Finance and Budget Commission hearing, they examined the then-Aggie Research Campus, since renamed the…
Commentary: Why Davis Needs Some Jobs in Davis Itself
The point of yesterday’s commentary was to show data to the community about just how few jobs…
Commentary: Illustrating Why Davis Needs Jobs
One of the key questions that the economic development project, formerly known as Aggie Research Campus (ARC)…
Aggie Research Campus Name Changed to Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus
New name more clearly reflects project vision Just under a year after the Mace Ranch Innovation…
ARC Plans for Most Affordable Housing to Be on Site
Among the concerns that some critics of the Aggie Research Campus project had was that the applicant…
Letter: Davis Downtown Supports ARC
By Brett Maresca On behalf of the Davis Downtown Business Association/ Davis Downtown, representing over 700 businesses…
Finance and Budget Begins Their Process of Evaluating ARC
The Finance and Budget Commission met for over three and a half hours on the Aggie Research…
Letter: Davis Chamber of Commerce Supports the Aggie Research Campus
by the Davis Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors At the Chamber of Commerce, we are aware…
Sunday Commentary: If Aggie Square Is Already Filled, What That Means
We keep hearing people question whether Aggie Research Campus (ARC) will work, whether it can bring in…
Discussion Looks at the Impact of COVID on Yolo Business and Telecommuting
How is the business sector dealing with the pandemic? Greater Sacramento hosted a discussion moderated by Supervisor…
Monday Morning Thoughts: ARC Fiscal Analysis is Solid, But Probably Still on the Conservative Side
I have been a bit surprised that the fiscal analysis by EPS is not generating more pushback. …
Guest Commentary: Independent Fiscal Analysis Shows Great Promise for Davis in Aggie Research Campus
By Dan Ramos As one of the partners behind the Aggie Research Campus (ARC), I’ve been…
Analysis: First Look at the MRIC-ARC Fiscal Comparison
In 2015, with the fiscal analysis of the then-Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC), we were surprised to…
Fiscal Analysis by EPS Shows Substantial Benefit to the City by ARC
When the Aggie Research Campus (ARC) project goes to the polls in November—if council approves it in…
