Sunday Commentary: Is Davis Adding Sufficient Housing? A Reality Check on the City’s Growth and Affordability Crisis
The City of Davis has long grappled with the challenges of housing affordability and availability. As the…
Analysis: The Decline of Single-Family Home Development in Davis over the Last Two Decades
Over the past 15 to 20 years, Davis has seen a notable decline in the construction of…
Davis Releases Housing Element Annual Progress Report, Highlighting Challenges and Future Goals
Davis, CA – The City of Davis has released its Housing Element Annual Progress Report for 2024,…
My View: Why Village Farms’ Flood Risk Is Being Overstated
Flooding is always a topic of discussion when new developments are proposed in Davis. However, when it…
SACOG Presents Blueprint 2050 to Davis City Council
Charting Davis’s Transportation Future Amid Local Concerns Davis, CA – Kacey Lizon, Deputy Executive Director of SACOG…
Davis City Council Discusses Prioritizing Transportation Planning for Northeast Corridor
At a recent Davis City Council meeting, Councilmember Bapu Vaitla proposed prioritizing transportation planning in the city’s…
My View: DCAN Report Gives Us a Critical Starting Point for a General Plan Update
Critics will undoubtedly gripe that perhaps the Davis Community Action Network (DCAN) insights gathered from over 225…
Report Shows Community Support for Community Housing Solutions for Davis
Davis, CA – As the City of Davis prepares to update its long-overdue General Plan, a new…
Commentary: Beyond a ‘Densify, Densify, Densify’ Approach
Reading the title from a recent op-ed by the LA Times, Joel Kotkin, it seemed like it…
Guest Commentary: Planning Commission and Majority of Public Commenters Strongly Criticize Village Farms Project and DEIR Part II
Public Comments of concerns and issues regarding the Village Farm project and its DEIR The Village Farms…
Guest Commentary: Planning Commission and Majority of Public Commenters Strongly Criticize Village Farms Project and DEIR Part I
The Village Farms Draft Environmental Report (DEIR) was released roughly a month ago and is required by…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis’ Housing Crisis Mirrors National Trend of Failed Progressive Policies
In Yoni Appelbaum’s soaring essay in the Atlantic next month, adapted from a forthcoming book, he argues,…
Sunday Commentary: VMT as the Critical Measure for Environmental Impact
Davis, CA – During the Planning Commission meeting last Wednesday, Commissioner Greg Rowe indicated his skepticism of…
Guest Commentary: Davis Citizens Planning Group Comments Submitted on Village Farms Draft EIR
The following comments were submitted by members of the Davis Citizens Planning Group on Wednesday, commenting on…
Planning Commission Hears Draft EIR, Makes Comments
Davis, CA – Planning Commissioners Wednesday took the first of many steps toward the eventual potential placement…
Village Farms Project Sparks Heated Public Comment at Planning Commission Meeting
The proposed Village Farms project in Davis ignited a vibrant public discussion on Wednesday at the Planning…
Letter: Comment on Village Farms at the Planning Commission
By now I am sure you have seen plenty of teeth gnashing and hair pulling by folks…
Guest Commentary: Village Farms DEIR Is Inadequate, Project Would Bring Massive Impacts and Costs
The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) has been released for comments on Village Farms, on a parcel…
Planning Commission Asked to Review Village Farms Draft EIR
Davis, CA – The Village Farms Draft EIR was released in early January and the comment period…
Latest Apartment Survey from UC Davis: Davis Apartment Vacancy Rate Continues to Improve
Average Rent Increases Modestly As the University of California, Davis, continues a building program that has added…
