My View: Is Community Ready for Plan B if No Economic Development Revenue?
According to the Finance and Budget Commission estimates, Nishi would mean at least $1.4 million annually for…
Innovation Ecosystems Have and Have Nots
by Jeff Boone The Cove I just came back from a business trip to Irvine where my…
My View II: When Will We Address $655 Million in Infrastructure Needs?
Two years ago, as we first began to earnestly plan for the possibility of innovation parks and…
Commentary: Cascading System’s Failure in Planning May Doom Economic Development in Davis
It was just over a year ago when the residents of the Binning Tract were gearing up…
Commentary: Can Davis Get Out of Its Own Way?
Last month when the council was postponing putting the soda tax measure on the ballot, Councilmember Rochelle…
Commentary: MRIC Applicants Couldn’t Close the Deal on Housing
When the Innovation Park discussion first began in earnest in late 2013, I warned anyone who would…
Council Pulls Plug on Housing Option at MRIC
While Dan Ramos and his team made a strong push for consideration of a mixed-use housing proposal…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Enterprise’s Case For Housing at MRIC Muddies the Waters
There seem to be four different viewpoints on housing at the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC). There…
Mixed-use Mace Ranch Innovation Center Plan Is the Better Alternative
By Dan Ramos Our experiences so far on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center project have been much…
City Staff Recommends City Council Place Nishi Gateway on Ballot this Tuesday
In preparation for Tuesday’s Davis City Council meeting, city staff have recommended that the Council approve the…
Analysis: Enterprise Endorses Nishi
While critical details about the Nishi project remain up in the air, the Davis Enterprise editor has…
Frerichs Launches Reelection Bid to a Good Crowd at Odd Fellows Hall
It was a large gathering, well exceeding 100 people. In the audience were some of the top…
Commentary: Tuesday Was Council’s Finest Moment
As they say, the devil is in the details, but for those who believed that the Nishi…
Vanguard Mace Ranch Innovation Center Forum and Discussion, Part 2
Wednesday evening, January 13, about 60 people attended a two-hour presentation and at times vigorous discussion of…
Game On: Will Arnold Throws His Hat into the Council Race
Suddenly the Davis City Council race has gotten a lot more interesting with a fourth candidate –…
Vanguard Mace Ranch Innovation Center Forum and Discussion, Part 1
On Wednesday evening, about 60 people attended a two-hour presentation and at times vigorous discussion of the…
Nishi Project Could Provide the City a Big Fiscal Boost
By Dan Carson A year ago, the City Council declared that it wanted to see innovation center…
Sunday Commentary: Does Nishi Pass the Fiscal Test?
This past week the Planning Commission forwarded the Nishi project to the Davis City Council for consideration….
Planning Commission Forwards Nishi to Council
The Davis Planning Commission made a series of votes on Wednesday night to move the Nishi Project…
Commentary: Optimism Is About Laying Out a Vision To Meet Our Challenges
Many people view optimism in a descriptive manner. They assess it by looking at a glass of…
