Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 3
by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group This article is the 3rd in a 4-part…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Davis Should Consider an Innovation Center
When UC Davis first announced the World Food Center concept a few years ago, it argued it…
Commentary: Some New Insights into Housing and Support for Development
It was only two years ago when people were questioning whether a Measure R project – any…
Monday Morning Thoughts: ARC Can Do More to Assure Voters of Adequate Affordable Housing
Last week the Social Services commission got to hear about the plan for affordable housing at ARC…
ARC Affordable Housing Proposal Comes to Social Services Commission
When the Aggie Research Campus is built out, it will include up to 2.654 million square feet…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Traffic or Housing and Economic Development?
When people were polled last spring, the issue that most concerned them was cost of housing. When…
ARC Scoping Meeting Grows Testy
The city of Davis and its consultants maintain that they were not required to hold a scoping…
City to Hold New Scoping Meeting on EIR for Aggie Research Campus
The city of Davis has announced once again that it will hold a scoping meeting for the…
Commentary: 4340 Parking Spaces Is a Rallying Point for Opposition to ARC; Applicants Need to Take the Issue Away
In 2016, when the developers of Nishi put forward their project to the voters, there were two…
Commentary: Housing Issue Figures to Be Tricky to Thread the Needle
A poll released over the summer showed that the top issue among Davis voters was the issue…
Council Approves Supplemental EIR to Study ARC
On Tuesday, council pulled a consent item that authorized the city to spend around a quarter million…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What’s Appropriate for Consent
Last month some community members complained that an item which authorized the council to hire EPS to…
City Recommends Issuing Supplemental EIR Contract for ARC
Sunflowers over Aggie Research Campus (ARC) site When the council approved certification of the EIR for the…
My View: Reality Hits Home with the Impending Loss of Schilling Robotics
The reality is that Tyler Schilling warned us – he warned us back in 2014 that they…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Five Early Thoughts on the Aggie Research Campus
We have been talking about Aggie Research Campus (ARC) for months already, but until this past week…
Sunday Commentary: If We Lose Schilling or Other Major Companies, This Time We Were Warned
In 2013, as Davis was dealt a blow from losing Bayer Crop Science, formerly AgraQuest, Commercial Real…
Accusations Fly in Precursor to ARC Discussion
They were supposed to be two basic items which were rightly placed on the consent calendar –…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Breeding Bad Process, Lack of Outreach, Lack of Engagement
The slow growth side of the fence in Davis has become the little boys that cry wolf. …
City to Hire EPS to Do Analysis for Aggie Research Campus
It is a small step forward, but it marks the first formal step, as the application for…
Guest Commentary: Aggie Research Campus – Our Best Chance to Support the University We Love
by Tim Keller One of the things that unites all Davis residents is our pride in UCD….
