Commentary: Tonight Is the Night for DISC
Ten days ago, in our Saturday column “My View,” I argued that the council needed to get…
Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus Will Go Before the Council on Tuesday
Davis: It has been a long and time a contentious process, but on Tuesday, the council will…
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…
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…
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: 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…
ARC Plans for Most Affordable Housing to Be on Site
Among the concerns that some critics of the Aggie Research Campus project had was that the applicant…
Letter: Davis Downtown Supports ARC
By Brett Maresca On behalf of the Davis Downtown Business Association/ Davis Downtown, representing over 700 businesses…
Finance and Budget Begins Their Process of Evaluating ARC
The Finance and Budget Commission met for over three and a half hours on the Aggie Research…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Toward More Balance in the City
Even before COVID the Vanguard for years has been warning that Davis was in a precarious position…