My View: Council Needs to Get As Many Thorny Issues Off the Table on DISC As Possible
Davis – In 2016, the Davis City Council put Nishi on the ballot. It was a good…
Commissioner Rowe’s Comments on DISC at the Planning Commission Meeting
(Editor’s note: these are the comments from Greg Rowe on Wednesday night, speaking about the Davis Innovation…
Planning Commission Unanimously Moves DISC Forward to Council
Despite concerns about a truncated policy, planning commissioners remarked that they had actually spent so much time…
Guest Commentary: Greater Sacramento Backs DISC As a Key to Regional Growth
By Barry Broome Few things help an economy recover faster than construction projects and the creation of…
Guest Commentary: Is Proposed DISC Project a Land-Use Dinosaur Before It Is Even Approved to be Put on the Ballot?
Is it a “Field of Schemes“? By Alan Pryor EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The COVID-pandemic has accelerated and likely…
Commentary: DISC Remains a Commercial Project with Housing, Not the Other Way Around
When the city first issued its RFEI (Request for Expressions of Interest) for innovation centers way back…
Letter: UC Davis on Economic Development and DISC
RE: Regional Economic Recovery and Readiness by Mabel Salon (Editor’s note: this was a letter from Mabel…
Planning Commission Hears Presentation, Listens to Huge Number of Public Commenters
The Planning Commission decided relatively early that they would not attempt to make a decision on Wednesday…
Letter: Planning Commission Being Played by Staff on DISC
THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS BEING “PLAYED” BY STAFF IN ORDER TO RAM THROUGH THE DISC PROJECT UNDER…
ASUCD Calling for New Housing and Jobs in Davis, Endorses DISC
On Thursday, June 4th, the ASUCD Senate passed a resolution in support of the Davis Innovation and…
Guest Commentary: Response to City of Davis Staff Report on the Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus – Baseline Features
by Richard McCann Submitted to the Planning Commission by Richard McCann, Member, Natural Resources Commission Response to…
Proposed Draft Baseline Features for DISC from BTSSC
The following are draft guidelines submitted to the Vanguard by Todd Edelman of the BTSSC (Bicycling, Transportation…
Analysis: A Look at Some Proposed Baseline Project Features
The recently renamed project, Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus (DISC), goes before the Planning Commission next week…
Analysis: Sixty Percent Occupancy Issue, Commercial Demand, Other Matters Addressed in the Final DISC EIR
This week the final SEIR was released for the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Center (DISC) —where the…
Commentary: We Need to Heavily Scrutinize the Innovation Center Fiscal Analysis
At the last Finance and Budget Commission hearing, they examined the then-Aggie Research Campus, since renamed the…
Commentary: Why Davis Needs Some Jobs in Davis Itself
The point of yesterday’s commentary was to show data to the community about just how few jobs…
Commentary: Illustrating Why Davis Needs Jobs
One of the key questions that the economic development project, formerly known as Aggie Research Campus (ARC)…
Aggie Research Campus Name Changed to Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus
New name more clearly reflects project vision Just under a year after the Mace Ranch Innovation…
