Council to Consider Notice of Preparation and Draft EIR Preparation for Shriners
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council is expected to move…
Letter: Davis’s Letter on DEIR for Yolo 80 Corridor Improvements Project
Masum Patwary Environmental Scientist Caltrans District 3 Dear Mr. Patwary: Thank you for the opportunity to review…
Guest Commentary: Buyer Beware – EIR on I-80 Contains Unreviewed Forecast on Benefits / Impact of I-80 Widening
By Alan Hirsch, YoloTD As you read this, the lengthy draft Environment Impact Report (EIR) for the…
Breaking: Yolo I-80 Widening Not Funded!
Advocates Who Steamrolled Project Scramble to Save It by Alan Hirsch The Yolo I-80 widening project was…
Guest Commentary: Be Wary of Caltrans Pattern of Science Denial on GHG
Open letter to Davis BTSSC (Transportation Commission) To: Chair Jessica Jacobs and members, Davis BTSSC RE: Potential…
City Opens Downtown Plan EIR Comment Period
Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – The City of Davis announced that the comment period is…
Downtown Davis Specific Plan Draft EIR Review Period Underway
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city is finally restarting the process for…
Planning Commission to Evaluate and Provide Comments on ARC Supplemental EIR
The deadline to submit comments on the ARC (Aggie Research Campus) Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (DSEIR)…
City Expresses Concerns about Campus Housing Plan in LRDP Response Letter
The city has drafted an EIR Response to UC Davis that is a consent item on the…
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…
City Releases Draft EIR on Sterling Apartments
Another one of the more controversial proposals is the repurposing of the six-acre city property that formerly…
Groups That Helped to Take Down Councilmember Greenwald, Back in the Fray
In May of 2012, an independent expenditure group backed by Sacramento-based unions the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local…
Assessing the Nature and Severity of the Health Risks at Nishi
Much of the concern about the air quality issues at Nishi focus around the work of Thomas…
Letter from SACOG on the Proposed Plan for the MRIC
The following is a letter dated November 17 to Davis City Manager Dirk Brazil from Mike McKeever,…
Expert Questions the Air Quality at Nishi
At October’s Planning Commission meeting, Thomas Cahill, a professor emeritus of Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, testified, “If…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What Should the Goal of Nishi Be?
Last week, the Davis City Council pushed back on Nishi, arguing the need for access and, as…
Harrington Provides City with Engineer’s Criticism of Nishi Draft EIR
In a bold move, former Davis City Councilmember Michael Harrington has furnished a report from Daniel Smith,…
Analysis: Nishi Touts Sustainability, But Its Success Will Rest on Traffic Impacts and Mitigation
The Nishi Gateway project is comprised of two distinctly separate but adjoining areas which total 57.7 acres….
City Releases Draft EIR of Nishi, Touted As Model for Sustainable Low-Carbon Land Use Development
The city of Davis has released its third major report following last month’s release of the Mace…
Long Awaited Fiscal Impact Report Shows MRIC with Potential $2.2 Million in Revenue at Buildout
Both the city and the Mace Ranch Innovation Center Developers were touting the findings of the long-awaited…
