My View: Drilling Down into Vacancy and Rental Rate Survey, We Still Need Housing
At the State of the City, Mayor Brett Lee announced that “there are very substantial changes on…
Sunday Commentary: Has the Issue of Student Housing Finally Been Addressed?
If you look at polling this year, you will see really for the first time in recent…
City, County, UC Davis Hold First Townhall, Brief Update on Housing
By Danielle Silva DAVIS — The Annual Public Meeting of the City of Davis, UC Davis and…
UC Davis Opens New Residence Hall for 400 Students
By Julia Ann Easley Hundreds of freshmen will move into the newest residence hall at the University…
Judge Denies AFSCME Lawsuit Challenging West Village
An Alameda County judge denied an AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) lawsuit challenging…
Davis Vanguard and ASUCD, Episode 2 – Student Housing and Mental Health Services (Video)
The Davis Vanguard series featuring UC Davis’ student government leaders from ASUCD. Justin Hurst – President. Shreya…
My View: Housing Insecurity and Homeless Numbers at UCD a Cause for Alarm
Lost in the shuffle of the new Aggie Research Campus as well as the Paul’s Place homeless…
Study Shows 18% of UC Davis Students Face Housing Insecurity or Homelessness
Approximately 2,400 UC Davis students—7 percent of the student body—experienced homelessness for some period last year. Nearly…
WeHousing Splits, Leaves 100 Mostly Chinese National Students in the Lurch
Police and District Attorney Are Investigating Fraud Angle The Vanguard learned late last week that as many…
Bill to Make Student Housing More Affordable Passes Committee
A bill that would make private student housing more affordable passed the Assembly Housing Committee on a…
My View: Addressing Student Housing Needs Has Been Slow Progress
The year was 2002. A few months after 9/11. The second year of George W. Bush’s eight year presidential term. Davis Mayor was Susie Boyd. That was the last time the city of Davis had a market rate apartment complex open.
Bill Would Allow Homeless College Students to Sleep in Parking Lots on Campus
A bill by Assemblymember Marc Berman of Palo Alto would allow homeless community college students to sleep…
Student Housing Development Formally Breaks Ground
By Andy Fell The University of California, Davis, today (Feb. 26) formally broke ground for The Green…
Commentary: “Official Numbers” Show Student Housing Crisis Remains
The numbers released by the university annual survey show that the housing crisis for students remains in…
UC Davis Study: City Apartment Vacancy Rate Still Tight, Rental Rates Up
By Julia Ann Easley Few city of Davis apartments are vacant and rental rates are up since…
Letter: We Can’t Live in a Lawsuit
By: Alisha Hacker As the rainy weather saturates our city, I can’t help but think of my…
2018 in Review: Student Housing Crisis
We entered the year 2018 with student housing firmly the top issue. Were it not for litigation,…
West Village Expansion to Start Construction
By Andy Fell Construction of the West Village Expansion student housing project at the University of California,…
Guest Commentary: I Support AFSCME Workers on Strike, and Students
By Sean Raycraft A few weeks ago, I signed on to a letter with some student leaders…
City Responds to AFSCME and Civil Rights Suits
On Tuesday, the council reported coming out of closed session that they would be defending against a…
