Commentary: Looking Back At Rhetoric from Measure X
The discussion Tuesday night at Davis City Council about the meaning of the city’s one percent growth…
News and Commentary: Council Majority Votes To Maintain 1% Growth Guideline
It was a debate steeped in philosophy, maybe a little too much philosophy if one agrees with…
Commentary: Densification Does Not Mean Ignoring Neighbors
It was an interesting experience on Thursday going to the last portion of the Housing Element Steering…
Commentary: On Public Involvement in the HESC Process
On Thursday, the Davis Enterprise ran a front page story on the Housing Element Steering Committee’s weighing…
Guest Commentary: Home on the Range
by Matt WilliamsDPD began yesterday’s column by stating, “It is not altogether clear what the results of…
Davis Growth Discussions To Continue Tonight
Tonight at 7 PM at the school district conference room the General Plan Housing Element Steering Committee…
Will LAFCO Changes to Davis’ Sphere of Influence Open the Door to Growth on the Periphery?
Lost in the shuffle was a report in the Davis Enterprise that Davis’ sphere of influence would…
Council Moves Forward on Housing Projects Despite HESC Process
One of the points that came up over and over again during the discussion of the Wildhorse…
Commentary: The question of neighborhood grocery stores ought to permeate future growth discussions
In 1999, a key debate in Davis emerged–what the impact of a 40,000 square-foot Nugget at Oak…
With Workshop in the Past, Fight Over 1% Growth Guideline Looms
There have been twists and turns along the way, but the General Plan Housing Element Update process…
General Plan Housing Element Steering Committee Workshop A Success
by Matt Williams Anyone who came to tonight’s Housing Element Update Workshop looking for theater went away…
Covell Partners Attempt to Hijack Thursday’s Housing Element Workshop
The Vanguard has received a forwarded email from the Project Coordinator for North Davis Land Company, Lydia…
Guest Commentary: Defining Davis’ Slow Growth Vision
by Eileen M. Samitz Background Historically, Davis has been a city proud and protective of its agricultural…
Guest Commentary: Examining the Effect of Housing Density on Open Space
by Matt Williams Friday in his Guest Commentary, Kevin Wolf covered a lot of well thought out…
Guest Commentary: Housing Element of the City General Plan
by Kevin Wolf On Sunday January 13 in the Vanguard, Matt Williams reviewed the state law that…
Planning Commission Denies Petition to Put 3000 SF Store at West Lake
In May of 2006, Food Fair shut its doors for the last time. The small grocery store…
General Plan Housing Element Update Debate Heating Up
On January 24, the General Plan Housing Element Update Committee will have a public workshop. As Matt…
Guest Commentary: General Plan Housing Element Process
by Matt Williams In 2007 if you wanted to unify the residents of Davis, the best bet…
Council Approves Small Increase to Developer Impact Fees That Keeps Davis on the Low End of the Spectrum
Last week ago, the issue of developer impact fees came up on the Vanguard in reference to…
Housing Element Status Report to Be Heard Tonight
In what figures to be an action-packed agenda this evening, the last meeting of 2007, the City…
