Analysis: Two Issues Loom on Mace Ranch Innovation Center
Responding to feedback from the public last week, the Davis City Council will take up the issue…
My View: Stop Saying Projects Are Being Rushed Forward
One of the lines I hear all the time – and, quite frankly, I have grown tired…
Commentary: Council Should Consider Extension of Mace EIR
On Tuesday, the Davis City Council got its first look at the criticism of the Mace Ranch…
Should City Vote Separately on Mace Ranch Project and Putting Housing There?
By Dan Carson City leaders are wrestling with the issue of whether to include up to 850…
Public Comments from Tuesday’s Discussion on the Hotel Conference Center
The city council, despite some concerns, unanimously approved the Hotel Conference Center project. However, they heard from…
Council Unanimously Approves Hotel Conference Center
Council Acknowledges Details Need to Be Worked Out on Core Elements: Traffic, Sustainability and Labor With most…
Community Members Ask For Extension of Mace EIR
While the item is not agendized for discussion until later this month, a number of public commenters…
Serious Questions About Hotel Conference Center’s Impact on Traffic, Its Sustainability, and Transparency of the Process
by Alan Pryor Introduction and Summary In a recent article in the Vanguard discussing the 2 large…
My View: Time to Think Beyond the Simple Local Issues
Council is just about to crank up again – I know some on the council will not…
Don’t Rush General Plan Change
by Alan Hirsch The city is proposing to annex land for over 20 years’ worth of growth…
Analysis: Where Does Housing Issue Go on Mace
Councilmember Brett Lee believes that the draft EIR’s housing analysis for the Mace project is flawed. The…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Returning to Basics on the Community Discussions on the Innovation Park
In case you were out of town and missed it, the draft EIR from the Mace Ranch…
Sunday Commentary: Housing Not Needed for MRIC
There have been missteps before on the path towards a June 2016 Measure R vote. Early on,…
Opportunities Still Wide Open for Economic Development
By Dan Carson Advocates of economic development in the City of Davis, and I count myself…
Proposed Davis Soccer Complex Draws Concern From County
The city of Davis is proposing a 40-acre expansion of the Davis Legacy Soccer Complex in the…
Commentary: How Potent An Issue Will Water Be for the Innovation Parks?
The questions are already starting to occur as the drought situation increases from urgent to crisis –…
My View II: Is the Urban Farm Idea Dead?
This week, the Davis City Council unanimously passed a motion that supported the concept of an urban…
Analysis: Should We Wait on Nishi for UCD Decisions on Connectivity?
On Sunday, we noted that when the Housing Element Steering Committee ranked potential housing sites, they listed…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The First City Council Meeting for 2015
Tuesday night will mark the first City Council meeting of 2015. Last week Dan Wolk gave his…
City to Hire Consultant, Planning Staff to Handle Innovation Parks
For some time the city has been in a quandary. For a number of years, the city’s…