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…
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…
Guest Commentary: City Council Doubles Down on Decision to Merge the Commissions
By Elaine Roberts Musser I am sorry to say the City Council made the decision to approve…
Council to Consider November Revenue Measure – Staff Recommends One Percent Sales Tax Increase
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For over a year now, the Davis City…
Lawsuit Filed over Freeway Widening Project
Guest Submission: Sierra Club and Environmental Council of Sacramento Sue Caltrans over Environmental Deficiencies of Yolo I-80…
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…
