Council Gives MRIC One Week to Come Back with Workable Proposal
Developer Says It’s November or Bust To say that council is skeptical that the developers of the…
Commentary: The First Answer Doesn’t Have to Be NO
The Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) proposal coming back to council has lit up a normally low…
November Vote Sought on Scaled Down MRIC Project
When Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) developers put the project on pause, the community had every reason…
Breaking News: MRIC Back on the Table with Scaled Down Project
The Mace Ranch Innovation Center may be back in play for November. This week, Davis received a…
Economic Development Series: The Future of Local Economic Development
By Bill Dodd Economic development may not be the most exciting topic for everyone, but it’s absolutely…
Sunday Commentary: Measure A Really Doesn’t Matter to the Future of Davis
I was just reading a letter from Matthew Palm where he argued that “No on A is…
Pushback Continues Against the City’s Opposition to TPP Trade Deal
At their last meeting, the Davis City Council approved a resolution drafted by Mayor Pro Tem Robb…
Economic Development Series: Learning from the Past and Focusing Forward on the Future of Economic Development in Davis
By Jim Gray Our efforts to do a public private partnership incorporating community based planning focused on…
Davis Roots Signs Program Extension with the City and Brings in New Executive Director
(From Press Release) – Davis Roots is pleased to announce it has signed a two-year lease extension…
Complete Lack of Transparency on City’s TPP Action
By Rob White First, let me declare that I am writing this article as a single person,…
Nishi Will Provide Space for Jobs in Davis
by Rochelle Swanson I have heard from some folks in the past few weeks the argument that…
Economic Development Series: Impact of Public Schools on a Community’s Economic Development
By Bob Poppenga The relationship between public schools and local economic development is often overlooked in community…
Economic Development Series: Economy of 2016 Needs To Be Circular
by Susan Rainier There is a planetary emergency and doing little or nothing by staying with the…
Economic Development Series: Nishi Came out of Decades of Arguing about Growth in Davis
By Mark Braly The Nishi project seems to me the culmination of decades of land use arguments…
Economic Development Series: Data Demonstrates Economic Development Potential of Downtown
By Judy Corbett It’s pretty clear that the City of Davis is going to have to raise…
A Divisive & Contentious Future for Davis Economic Development
By Team Jumpstart Davis Not! J There are plenty of economic development strategies and activities that are…
Economic Development Series: The Need for an Innovation Park in Davis
By Mike Hart I have historically been critical of new housing subdivisions in Davis. They never seem…
Economic Development Series: Davis as a Destination? Why Not?
By Alan Humason As executive director of the Yolo County Visitors Bureau, I was cheered to read…
Sunday Commentary: This Community Deserves an Honest Debate on Nishi
We have just a few weeks until we find out the final answer from the community on…
Nishi Campaign Response to Measure A Forum
(From Measure A Press Release) – On Wednesday evening, over forty Davisites attended the Davis Vanguard’s Measure…
