Citizens Urge Council to Push against Russell Fields
Members of the Davis community once again pushed back against a proposal by UC Davis to potentially…
UCD Needs to “Step-Up” Like Other UCs to Build Far More On-Campus Housing
New on-line petition urging more UCD on-campus housing By Eileen Samitz In 2013 Chancellor Katehi launched her…
Commentary: The University’s LRDP and Russell Fields Conundrum
UC Davis, pressured by some in the community to provide more housing, made an unfortunate decision to…
Commentary: How Should the City Approach Student Housing?
Yesterday’s article (Analysis: Additional Campus Housing Will Help but Will Not Solve Housing Problems) attempted to analyze…
Analysis: Additional Campus Housing Will Help but Will Not Solve Housing Problems
This year the focus has shifted back toward housing and land use. There have been a core…
Sunday Commentary: We Live Under a False Sense of Permanency in Davis
A city that has been unable to develop on the periphery for two decades, starved for tax…
Commentary: Housing Crunch Primarily Generated by UC Growth and Lack of On-Campus Housing
The community remains divided on the issue of housing and, as we saw in the discussion on…
Touring Poly Canyon Village
This weekend I drove around Poly Canyon Village getting an appreciation for the scope and the immensity…
Could This Be a Solution for Davis’ Student Housing Crisis?
While I am supposed to be resting and vacationing in San Luis Obispo with my kids and…
Discussion: Put Housing on Campus, but Not There
There is an overwhelming sentiment that UC Davis needs to put a much larger percentage of housing…
Guest Commentary: Let’s Embrace a New General Plan—Some Thoughts and Suggestions
by Jim Gray 1. I am glad that the City Council and professional planners are considering updating…
UC Davis to Build 1st 50 Homes for Faculty and Staff at West Village by 2018
By BreAnda Northcutt UC Davis announced that it will re-engage with its plan to build housing units…
Analysis: Growth Control and Inequality
On Sunday, the New York Times published an article, “How Anti-Growth Sentiment, Reflected in Zoning Laws, Thwarts…
Sunday Commentary: The Canary in the Coal Mine
It is easy to read the 24/7 Wall St. listing of Davis as the 45th worst place…
A Look Ahead to Mayor Davis
Two years ago, Joe Krovoza ended his lengthy tenure as mayor, where he had served from January…
My View II: When Should Nishi Return?
This weekend, the Enterprise has an editorial speculating about the future of Nishi, noting that the final…
Commentary: Measure R Has Not Produced a Good Community Planning Process
As I write this, the Vanguard has learned that Mace Ranch Innovation Center has withdrawn its proposal. …
Analysis: A Lot of Heat Generated by Measure A Campaign
As a strong supporter of the idea of citizen-based planning, I am dismayed by the amount of…
Commentary: Evolutionary Change Coming to Davis
In the early 1970s a revolution hit Davis, which transformed it from a conservative, agricultural town, to…
SACOG Letter of Support For Nishi
Editor’s note: The following is a November 2015 letter from SACOG to City Manager Dirk Brazil. The…
