Davis Receives Another Letter from HCD on Its Lack of Compliance with the Housing Element
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While city staff maintains that there were no…
Commentary: Davis Should Be Eyeing Developments in Other Communities
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As I write this piece, the city of…
San Bernardino Reaches Agreement with State on Housing
By the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The city of San Bernardino under threat of litigation from the…
Commentary: Consequences
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It will be interesting to see what comes…
Letter: City Responds to Legal Services
Editor’s note: Last week the Vanguard reported on the letter from Legal Services re: Compliance with Housing…
Legal Services Issues Letter to Davis Re: Compliance with Housing Element
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city of Davis is facing mounting pressure…
Court: ‘Regional Housing Need’ Determinations Aren’t Judicially Reviewable
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – In a victory for the State and…
Guest Commentary: Affordable Housing – Another Approach
by Jim Frame Davis doesn’t have a shortage of million-dollar houses, it has a shortage of housing…
My View: The Council Has a Chance to Pave a Reasonable Path Forward, but They Must Act
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When we last saw the council, it was…
Sunday Commentary: The Council Failed to Act Again – Now What?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was two in the morning on Wednesday…
Commentary: Still No Urgency on Housing – But the Clock Is Ticking
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Time is not our friend in this. Council…
My View: There Seems Little Urgency on Housing by the Council
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday I was once again disappointed to…
My View: City Report Provides Snapshot of the Local Housing Crisis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On the consent agenda for Tuesday the city…
Council Authorizes City Response to HCD Letter
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Two weeks after receiving a letter from the…
Commentary: Is Measure J Under Threat from the State?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis has long been a poster child community for anti-growth policies—culminating…
My View: What the Builder’s Remedy Might Mean for Davis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The news broke late on Friday afternoon, but…
City Responds to HCD Rejection
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On April 3, the city of Davis received…
Commentary: City Staff Knew about HCD Letter on Monday April 3 – Did Not Inform Council Until Wednesday
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A records request of the city did not…
Commentary: The Public and Council Needed to Know about HCD’s Letter Prior to Tuesday’s Meeting
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Earlier this week, I ran the column, “The…
HCD Letter Requests More Revisions Prior to Approval of Davis Housing Element
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As the Davis City Council on Tuesday was…
