Update on the Vanguard’s Situation and an Urgent Plea
As you may know, the IRS is investigating our non-profit status, due to complaints by folks who…
Sunday Commentary: The City of Davis Has a Problem – Three of Them Simultaneously, the Triple Crisis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – This week the Davis City Council voted to…
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…
Commentary: Is the Revenue Measure the Right Fight at the Right Time?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday night during the council meeting, Councilmember…
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…
Council Votes to Put Sales Tax on Ballot for November
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council voted unanimously to place…
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…
Council Will Be Asked to Approve Ordinance to Put Sales Tax Measure on November Ballot
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Two weeks ago, the Davis City Council agreed…
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.”…
Letter: No Confidence in the Council
By Elaine Roberts Musser I was appalled with City Council’s response to the apprehension many expressed at…
Davis Recruiting for Advisory Commissions
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A few weeks after a controversial move to…
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…
My View: A Sales Tax Increase Is a Giant Band-Aid for the City’s Fiscal Bleeding
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In my view there was a lot of…
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…
Council Votes to Move Forward Revenue Measure
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Despite some at times angry push back by…
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…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Is the Council Facing a Trust Issue?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Critics of the city and city council will…
