Planning Commission Asked to Recommend Establishing Citywide Standards for Qualifying Residential Projects
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Planning Commission is looking at developing Objective…
Commentary: Another Example of the Difficulties That Led to the Housing Crisis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I was reading an LA Times editorial earlier this week, with…
Massive Infill Project Tabbed to Begin at UC Davis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor McCarthy Building Companies Inc. and architecture firm Gensler announced this month…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Affordable Housing Note, Plus a Significant Change to CEQA through the Courts?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Follow-Up Note on Affordable Housing A note of clarification on the…
Sunday Commentary: Affordable Housing Is Going to Take a Lot More Than $1 Million a Year to Address
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In my view, affordable housing along with homelessness…
Report: UCLA Researchers Find Broad Disparities in Cost of Fees, Purpose, and Intent
Key Finding: “Some cities adjust impact fees upward until new housing is no longer feasible, at all.”…
Monday Morning Thoughts: We Can’t Keep Saying No – At Some Point Housing Needs to Be Prioritized
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A few weeks ago I sat down with…
Guest Commentary: Wildhorse Proposal Must Be Rejected, Conservation Easement Must Not Be Violated
City promises made, need to be kept By Eileen M. Samitz The City needs to reject the…
Vice Mayor Expresses Concern about Patwin Closures and Housing
On Thursday, Davis Vice Mayor Bapu Vaitla posted the following on Patwin and housing concerns. From Vice…
Berkeley Study Finds 96 Percent of California Residential Land Is Zoned for Single-Family Housing – Ties Directly to Racial Inequality
by David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A new report released in late May by UC Berkeley’s Othering…
Sunday Commentary: Superintendent Matt Best Is Sounding the Alarm on Lack of New Housing and Impact on Schools – Will the Community Pay Attention?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I happened to be meeting with a long-time…
DJUSD Superintendent Reassures Nervous Parents No School Closure Imminent, but Warns of the Long Term Effects of Lack of New Housing in Davis
by David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – All week parents were up in arms, worried…
Commentary: Council Seems Likely to Punt on the Controversial Redevelopment of Golf Course
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Housing decisions are always complicated in Davis but…
City Clarifies Preliminary Position on North Covell Project Pending Review by City Attorney
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor On Monday, the Vanguard reported on a proposed housing project that…
Proposed Housing Project in Northern Half of Wildhorse Golf Club
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A development group is proposing a new residential…
Sunday Commentary: Can We Solve Our Affordable Housing Problem?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – We have now completed our speaker by speaker…
Community Conversation on Housing: Bapu Vaitla on the Dense Infill and Housing in Davis
Editor’s Note: On Thursday, Interfaith Housing Justice of Davis presented “Davis Housing Solutions: A Community Conversation” –…
Community Conversation on Housing: Kelly Stachowicz – Housing Trust Fund
Editor’s Note: On Thursday, Interfaith Housing Justice of Davis presented “Davis Housing Solutions: A Community Conversation” –…
Community Conversation on Housing: Audio Stories from Low-Income Parents in Davis
Comments from Ximena Diez-Jackson I’m Ximena Diez-Jackson, Davis Joint Unified School District Coordinator of Language Justice and…
Commentary: Another One to Watch – Lawsuit in San Mateo
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor My advice to folks in Davis is to watch what is…
