Commentary: Does the Tax Sharing Agreement Reduce the City’s Take from DiSC? Yes, but No
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As reported last week the city, county and…
Analysis: Leland Recommends Using the 75% Variable Cost Assumption for Development Impact Models
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It is a highly contentious issue, however, when…
EPS Study Projects about $3.88 Million in Annual Revenue for DiSC 2022
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Monday the city of Davis released the…
Commentary: We Need to Heavily Scrutinize the Innovation Center Fiscal Analysis
At the last Finance and Budget Commission hearing, they examined the then-Aggie Research Campus, since renamed the…
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: ARC Fiscal Analysis is Solid, But Probably Still on the Conservative Side
I have been a bit surprised that the fiscal analysis by EPS is not generating more pushback. …
Guest Commentary: Independent Fiscal Analysis Shows Great Promise for Davis in Aggie Research Campus
By Dan Ramos As one of the partners behind the Aggie Research Campus (ARC), I’ve been…
Fiscal Analysis by EPS Shows Substantial Benefit to the City by ARC
When the Aggie Research Campus (ARC) project goes to the polls in November—if council approves it in…
City to Hire EPS to Do Analysis for Aggie Research Campus
It is a small step forward, but it marks the first formal step, as the application for…
Measure L Forum Part II
CivEnergy hosted a forum on Measure L on Sunday at the Community Chambers in Davis. The Yes…
Analysis: Nishi Wins Big – What Does It Mean?
Even with a lot of ballots still remaining, the chances that the results on Measure J, Nishi,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Long List of Authors with a Long List of Problems with Nishi, but…
The list of authors is long, it’s a list of longtime progressives mixed with some new faces:…
Commentary: Opponents of Nishi Should Stop Digging into Their Weird Red Herrings
There is an old adage in politics – when you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. …
Getting the Nishi Discussion Out of the Rabbit Hole: Part 1 of 2 (air quality, finances)
by Matt Williams and Colin Walsh The Davis Vanguard’s article of May 9, 2018 (“Commentary: Enough with…
Analysis: A Glance at the Nishi Ballot Arguments
In general, elections are not won and lost on the ballot arguments, but the Nishi ones are…
The Nishi 2.0 “Fair Share” Question of the Day: “Is 107% equal to 75%?”
By Matt Williams The Tuesday night agenda has Council making two very important fiscal decisions, specifically, In…
Sunday Commentary: On the Fiscal Viability of Housing Developments
One of the biggest criticisms of housing projects is the perception that they are fiscal losers for…
Nishi Project Fiscal Analysis Shows Net Positive Over Time
Back in October, the developers of the Nishi project submitted a preliminary project narrative and conceptual site…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Tax Disadvantage Doesn’t Negate Advantages of Economic Development
Earlier this week, the Vanguard reported on a chart in the city staff report on the revenue…
Sunday Commentary: Are Housing Developments Net Fiscal Losers for the City?
A recent conversation about the fiscal impacts of the student housing project prompted a poster to basically…
