Plaintiffs File Petition in Rainier v. City of Davis
“In certifying an Environmental Impact Report for the Project, Respondent prejudicially abused its discretion and failed to…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Didn’t See This Lawsuit Coming
I made the mistake of believing that Lincoln40 was relatively safe from litigation. As we noted about…
Rainier Files Another Lawsuit, this One Against Lincoln40
For the second time in a month, Susan Rainier has filed a lawsuit against a development in…
Commentary: The Cost of Lawsuits Is More Than You Think
Yesterday the Vanguard reported on yet another lawsuit against a project in Davis. Since 2011, we have…
Air Quality Concerns Motivate CEQA Suit Against Nishi
The group Davis Coalition for Sensible Planning filed a CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) suit against the…
Unknown Group Files CEQA Suit against Nishi at the 11th Hour
Friday was the last day to file a CEQA suit against Nishi, and just after 10 am,…
Another Potential CEQA Challenge to Nishi
In 2016, the Nishi project had a lawsuit filed against it on the basis of an inadequate…
Commentary: Responding to Letter Writer’s Concerns about Commission Process and Nishi
Roberta Millstein wrote a letter to the local paper complaining that the “commission process favors developers.” She…
Neighborhood Sues City over Approval of Trackside
A few weeks after the city council approved the Trackside infill development at four stories, the Old…
Linking Land Use and Transportation Policies to Reducing Greenhouse Gases
A recent study by Berkeley epidemiologist Neil Maizlish found that “physical activity due to increased biking and…
Nishi Proposes Student Housing Project to Go on 2018 Ballot
In January 2016, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to put a mixed-use development for the Nishi…
Harrington Files Appeal of Nishi Court Ruling
On Tuesday, October 10, Michael Harrington filed an appeal of the Nishi court decision, on behalf of…
Commentary: Rental Housing Crisis Not Just in Davis, but Bad in Davis Nonetheless
A reader pointed us to an interesting article from the September 5, 1957, Davis Enterprise talking about…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Did the City Lose the War on Nishi?
The headline of the Enterprise article Sunday on the Nishi lawsuit caught my eye: “City won the…
Judge Denies Harrington’s Nishi Lawsuit
Despite the loss of Nishi, the suit filed against the Nishi project by a group calling themselves…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Responding to Comments by a Planning Commissioner
On Wednesday of last week, the Davis Planning Commission was tasked with holding a public hearing and…
Planning Commission Votes 6-0 to Recommend Certification of Mace EIR
In what turned out to be a fairly simple and straightforward vote, the Davis Planning Commission unanimously…
Planning Commission to Decide Whether to Recommend Certification of MRIC EIR
The Planning Commission this evening is scheduled to make a recommendation as to whether the Mace Ranch…
My View: Is There a Current Project in MRIC?
There are a lot of questions that the planning commission has to grapple with when the Mace…
My View: A New Twist, But Same Dilemma in MRIC Discussion
On Wednesday the issue of EIR Certification of MRIC has come before the Planning Commission. Many slow…
