Target Pad Discussion Becomes Proxy for Broader Discussion of Target’s Impact on Downtown
It was a minor item on a long agenda. There are three vacant spots in the pads…
Council Asked to Approve Mini-Dorm Ordinance
Earlier this year, the council adopted an urgency ordinance to allow for “neighborhood notification and engagement before…
Council Will Look to Make Changes to Pacifico at Next Week’s Meeting
Back in February, the Davis City Council heard numerous complaints about the operations of the Pacifico Affordable…
Council Approves Changes, Will Have Experts Come Up with Design Proposal on Mace
The Davis City Council passed two motions on Tuesday night with respect to Mace Boulevard – the…
Planning Commission to Consider Permanent Ordinance on Design Review for Larger Homes
A few weeks ago, the Davis City Council approved an emergency ordinance that permits neighborhood notification and engagement when a proposal arises for the construction of new two-story residences and larger additions to existing residences in existing neighborhoods.
Commentary: Parking, Fluoridation, Green Waste – What Davis Can’t Seem to Get Right
When I started the Vanguard – 13 years ago this coming July – I had the premise…
Council Finds Middle Ground Adding Paid Parking in Lots, but Not on Surface Streets
It turned out that none of the four members of the Davis City Council were ready to…
Council Unanimous in Support of Chiles Road Project, Affordable Housing Stream
In the end, neither the changes to the Affordable Housing ordinance, that enabled the council to approve…
Council Approves Resolution Declaring a Climate Emergency
The council on Tuesday backed a consent item approving a resolution declaring a climate emergency. The resolution…
Council Vows to Drastically Change Pacifico after Hearing Earful from Neighbors
The council heard more than an hour of public comment on Tuesday, mostly from neighbors and adjacent…
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…
Urgency Ordinance? What’s the Rush?
On Tuesday night, the city council unanimously approved an urgency ordinance to grant design review for homes…
Council Discusses Commercial Space Options and Next Steps
On Tuesday night, the city council heard staff’s presentation on available vacant commercially zoned properties in the…
Council Passes Ordinance to Limit Number of Delivery-Only Cannabis Retailers to Four
Following a very brief discussion, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to limit the total number of…
Council Approves City-County Tax-Sharing Agreement on Nishi, WDAAC
Last night after brief discussion the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to approve the agreed to tax-sharing…
Council to Extend Interim Affordable Housing Ordinance; Will Look into Vertical Mixed-Use
The Davis City Council became the third entity in the last two weeks to look at the…
Sunday Commentary: Is the Cost of Labor Peace Too High for Davis?
This week, the city of Davis put to bed the longest contract dispute in the city, which…
City Approves Contract with DCEA
(From Press Release) – The Davis City Council approved a four-year labor agreement with the Davis City…
Council Backs New Cannery Village Plan Which Has Support of Neighbors
Last spring, the Cannery project put up another proposal that went over badly in both the Cannery…
Letter: Why We Need Measure L
by Councilmember Dan Carson The data is startling: Between 2000 and 2010, the U.S. census shows, the…
