The Davis City Council voted to clarify language in the city’s inclusionary housing ordinance to ensure that land dedication is accompanied by sufficient resources to realistically allow affordable housing units to be constructed.
The Davis City Council voted unanimously to advance the Village Farms development to a citywide ballot, approving a series of entitlements, amendments and agreements that set the framework for one of the largest housing proposals in city history.
The Davis Planning Commission voted 5-2 to recommend the City Council certify the Village Farms Environmental Impact Report and move the proposed 1,800-unit development toward a June 2026 ballot measure, despite some commissioners’ concerns about the project’s potential environmental and safety impacts.
The City of Davis has released a partial draft response to comments on the Village Farms Davis project’s Environmental Impact Report, which addresses concerns raised by residents, environmental groups, housing advocates and regional agencies regarding the conversion of farmland, traffic, flood risk, hazardous materials and greenhouse gas emissions.
The Davis City Council is holding a public workshop to discuss the proposed Village Farms Davis development, a large-scale housing and annexation project that could ultimately go before voters in June 2026.
Despite the challenges of the statewide housing mandates, California cities are making progress in increasing housing production, as evidenced by the recent approval of the first project under San José’s new streamlined infill policy and the progress of Fresno’s Southeast Development Area plan.
California Forever is a proposed large-scale housing development in Solano County that has drawn intense criticism and debate over its potential environmental and economic impacts, highlighting the tension between local governance and the state’s housing shortage.
The Davis Joint Unified School District is facing a potential decline of 1,000 students over the next decade due to lower birth rates and high housing costs, and is exploring options to adjust school boundaries and potentially close schools in order to maintain financial viability and quality programming.
The Davis City Council voted unanimously to defer a decision on requiring community microgrids in the two proposed peripheral housing projects, while approving a $185,000 traffic fee study to move the developments forward.
Governor Gavin Newsom announced the award of over $414 million to support the development of 2,099 homes, with 2,068 reserved for low- to extremely low-income Californians, as part of his strategy to boost affordability and tackle homelessness.
By Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO – Senator Eloise Gomez Reyes’ bill to expand affordable housing financing has cleared…
The Davis City Council is considering two schedules for the Village Farms Davis development, a 497.5-acre project that would add 1,800 market-rate and affordable homes, parks, greenbelts, and a range of community amenities, with voter approval required under the city’s Measure J/R/D ordinance in June 2026.
(From Press Release) – Last Tuesday night, south Davis residents gathered at the Marguerite Montgomery Elementary School…