Sunday Commentary: Should Rainbow City Have Been the Priority?
Sometimes in this business you have to be the bad guy in order to point out problematic…
2016 Davis City Council Candidates Forum
On Saturday, March 12, the Davis Vanguard and Civenergy hosted the campaign’s first Davis City Council Candidates…
Council Weighs How To Proceed on Hotels
The city commissioned HVS Consulting & Valuation to do an analysis of the hotel market. It analyzed…
MRIC Moves Forward As a Commercial-Only Project
Just two weeks after the Davis City Council unanimously directed the staff to continue with preparation of…
My View II: Bad Decision to Hire New Home VP as Assistant Planning Director
As the city shifts gears to manage multiple development projects in various stages, it is obvious that…
Commentary: MRIC Applicants Couldn’t Close the Deal on Housing
When the Innovation Park discussion first began in earnest in late 2013, I warned anyone who would…
Council Pulls Plug on Housing Option at MRIC
While Dan Ramos and his team made a strong push for consideration of a mixed-use housing proposal…
Commentary: Nishi Goes to the Voters, Will They Support It?
There did not seem to be much doubt that Nishi would head onto the June ballot –…
Nishi Becomes First Unanimous Council Vote on Measure R Project
After all of the work leading up to Tuesday night, the council vote to unanimously support the…
Commentary: Council’s Tax Paralysis Has Many Roots
Last week, the Davis City Council, while recognizing the need for revenue measures, decided that rather than…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Future of Growth – Nishi v. Cannery
In a way Nishi and the Cannery may be forever tied together in a number of respects….
Nishi Gateway Discussion
Last Saturday, January 30, the Vanguard held a discussion on the pending Nishi-Gateway project. This week, the…
Commentary: Something Has to Change
Driving home late on Tuesday night, I realized something – it’s been a tough year. Maybe it…
Nishi Takes Shape, Still Faces Key Challenges
After Tuesday’s meeting, the Davis City Council, city staff, and the developer had just under two weeks,…
Commentary: This Was Not the Davis Way
On Monday at the press conference, the comment that rang most true was made by former Davis…
Council Punts on Infrastructure Tax For Now
Council moved quickly to shelve a possible marijuana tax until there was more certainty about the upcoming…
Council Caves on Soda Tax on 3-2 Vote
As a graduate student in political science at UC Davis, I often was a teaching assistant for…
My View: Parks-Only Tax a Bad Idea
When the Davis City Council met in December, by a 3-2 vote they asked staff to return…
Bill to Eliminate March 1 Deadline on Medical Marijuana Reaches Governor’s Desk
Legislation that would eliminate the March 1, 2016, deadline for cities and counties to pass cultivation ordinances…
A Further Look at the MRIC Housing Option
When the concept of innovation centers were introduced to the community, they were billed as research centers…
