Guest Commentary: Zoning: Planning, Suggestion, or Baloney?
by Mark Dempsey California’s recent housing affordability crisis leads to some conversations about zoning and NIMBYism (see…
Commentary: A Look at the City Survey – Part One, Housing
The city conducted a survey recently through EMC Research with the broader subject being satisfaction. For the…
Community Survey Shows Overwhelming Need for Affordable Housing, Overall Satisfaction with City
The city kept the survey hidden from the public until it was presented on Tuesday night. Once…
Commentary: Housing’s Impact on the Economy
In recent weeks we have had discussions on whether the proposed ARC (Aggie Research Campus) needs housing…
Sunday Commentary: Housing Policy as Generational Warfare for Millennials
The Atlantic in the past week wrote an article, “Why Housing Policy Feels Like Generational Warfare (To…
SB 50, Controversial Housing Bill Killed For At Least Another Session
For the second consecutive year, Senator Scott Wiener’s controversial housing bill has been shelved. On Thursday, the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Impacts of SB 50 Being Assessed, Battles Emerge with Suburbs Pushing Back
An article that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday looks at the impact of Senator…
Commentary: State Housing Growth Slows, but Community Still Has Needs
The population in Davis ticked up about 1 percent from 2018 to 2019, according to an article…
Sunday Commentary: Traffic Isn’t Great, but Is Sprawl to Blame?
Segments of the public are clearly unhappy with traffic congestion. Personally, I’m not a big fan of…
Carpenters Union Endorses Senator Wiener’s SB 50, the More HOMES Act
The Northern California Carpenters Regional Council represents over 35,000 union carpenters throughout Northern California (From Press Release)…
Sunday Commentary: Will California Really Get Rid of Single-Family Zoning?
The statewide housing crisis has definitely spawned a number of initiatives and some different approaches. Earlier this…
Mailer Attacks SB 50, Senator Wiener as Man from Real Estate
(From Press Release) – As California Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 50 wends its way through legislative committees…
SB 50 Clears Hurdle by Passing Senate Governance and Finance Committee
(From Press Release) – On Wednesday, Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 50 — the More HOMES…
Sunday Commentary: The Left Split over Housing
If you have been following local politics in Davis for any period of time, you will know…
Guest Commentary: How the University and Davis Colonized Woodland
By David Taormino When the term “colonized” is used one conjures up the 16th and 17th Century…
Analysis: How California Can Solve Its Housing Crisis
The Bee this week ran a fairly interesting article where they compiled a group of political and…
New Statewide Poll Shows Majority of Californians Support Senator Wiener’s SB 50, the More HOMES Act
Poll conducted by Change Research shows sixty-one percent of California Voters support SB 50 (From Press Release)…
State Housing Bill, SB 50, Clears First Major Hurdle, Sailing through Housing Committee
Senate Bill 50 legalizes more housing near job centers and public transportation by overriding hyper-restrictive low-density zoning,…
My View: Some Are Saying the Council is Out of Step – Let’s Have a Look
Critics of the council are charging that the council is out of step with the community on…
Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?
At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has…
