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…
Proposed Hotel-Conference Center Could Be Huge Revenue Generator for the City
On Tuesday, the Davis City Council resumes its work after a six-week summer break. Council will be…
Labor Leaders Write Letter Opposing Embassy Suites Hotel Conference Center
The city of Davis is considering a proposed hotel-conference center on Richards Blvd., which would replace the…
Are We Doubling Down on Economic Development?
One of the most frequently asked questions we get both privately and publicly is what is happening…
Hotel-Conference Center Plans Are Revised
According to the city of Davis, the property owner has submitted revised plans for the hotel-conference center…
Addressing (Some of the) Concerns of the Binning Neighbors
On Thursday the Vanguard met with four members of an eight-person group selected to represent the Binning…
Residents of Binning Prepare to Fight Against Innovation Park Proposal
They are not residents of the city of Davis, but some have lived in this community since…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Economic Present and Future in Davis
A piece written in the local paper this week got me thinking about the economic development landscape…
Belated Monday Morning Thoughts: Refining the Nishi Proposal
Nishi getting National Attention “Watch out Sacramento – Davis, Calif., is growing,” Govtech warns in a recent…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Transportation and Employee Compensation Issues
The results from the recently released UC Davis Campus Travel survey are encouraging. The results from the…
A Good Weekend for Innovation, Startups and Economic Development
By Michael Bisch “This means that the city will have to maintain strong fiscal discipline lest the…
Commentary: Why Focus on Innovation Parks?
Why focus on only one element of economic development if we’re at such a critical community crossroads?…
Update on Economic Development Objectives
Last week during our discussion of the proposed innovation parks, it was brought up that insufficient attention…
Analysis: Measure O and Fiscal Sustainability
On Tuesday night, Measure O passed and passed easily, with 58 percent of the vote. Measure O…
Economic Development in Davis – It’s Both an Art and a Science
by Rob White Yesterday, the Vanguard posted an article outlining several projects that had been proposed for…
Analysis: Economic Development Critical Component for Fiscal Sustainability
It was last spring when the city of Davis finally rolled out the proposal for Mace 391. …
Application Filed for Hotel Conference Center in Davis
On Thursday, the Vanguard learned that earlier in the week, a formal planning application has been submitted…
