Sunday Commentary: What Would a Realistic Housing Assessment for the Housing Element Look Like in Davis?
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – During the week, the comment period closed in Davis on…
Commentary: Housing – We Need a Plan, Not Just ‘No’
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The Housing Element contained a warning: “The City does not…
My View: We Should Not Fear the End of R1 Zoning
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – As we search for creative ways to expand housing given…
Commentary: Sometimes the Simplest Explanation Is the Best with Respect to Housing Views
Lincoln40-5 By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – There is a tendency for people to violate the…
Guest Commentary: The City of Davis Housing Element Update & Developer Web
What is fueling the push to radically rewrite Davis’s laws on development? by Colin Walsh “Pro-development activists…
Council Listens to Battle of the Talking Points; Council Leans Toward More Middle Course
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – There were no motions made, no direction taken yet, but…
Guest Commentary: What the HEC Is Going On?
The City’s Denial of Brown Act Violations by the Housing Element Committee and Certain of Its…
Sunday Commentary: Council Will Focus Heavily on Three Key Proposals for Housing Element
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – If one good thing came out of the controversial recommendations…
Council to Hold Housing Element Workshop on Tuesday
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The city of Davis announced on Friday that it would…
Sunday Commentary: We Need to Be Talking about the Big Housing Issue in Davis
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – I was sitting down this week over coffee with a…
Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning in the Cards?
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – While the city of Davis has thus far avoided a…
Commentary: Fairness Builds Trust
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Reasonable people can disagree on policy goals. That is the…
Sunday Commentary: Housing Element Probably Gets Out in Front of Public Opinion, but Has Some Very Good Proposals
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The Housing Element Committee last week voted in favor of…
Sustainable Growth Yolo Gets a Number of Changes to the Housing Element
Davis, CA – In a release on Friday put out by Sustainable Growth Yolo, they lauded the…
Commentary: Sustainable Growth Yolo Pushes to Expedite Housing Approval
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – One of the key questions facing communities like Davis will…
Sustainable Growth Yolo Hosts Webinar and Issues Statement on the City of Davis Draft Housing Element Update (+Video)
Statement by Sustainable Growth Yolo The City of Davis Housing Element update is a key opportunity to…
Sustainable Growth Yolo to Host Housing Element Webinar
The Housing Element process is a little known, but potentially very impactful, required set of policies for…
Commentary: The City Could Do More to Make Redevelopment and Infill Viable
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – My columns this week have taken a rather dim view…
Commentary: Should Davis Pursue More Greenfield Development in the Current Housing Element Cycle?
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Yesterday’s column focused on the thoughts of law professor Chris…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Is Davis Abusing the State’s Housing Element Law? One Law Professor Thinks So
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Chris Elmendorf is a Professor of Law at UC Davis,…
