Commentary: Will District Elections Enhance NIMBYism?
The Sacramento Bee ran an article this week on Roseville, Citrus Heights and Davis switching to district…
City Announces Hyatt House Underway, Cannery/F St Undercrossing Resumes
It was a contentious process with at one point neighbors bitterly opposing the Hyatt House hotel along…
Students Push Back against Litigation Holding Up Housing Projects
We have seen larger crowds of students in support of housing projects. At the Vanguard Student Housing…
My View: Trackside Neighbors’ Tactics Are Doomed
The Old East Davis Neighborhood Association has focused much of its attention on what it views as…
Commentary: Is Scaled Down Sterling a Good Deal for Davis?
After the success of the conflict resolution process with the Hyatt House project, the city was quick…
Sunday Commentary: Here We Go Again, Planning by Litigation
This time you cannot blame the forces of “slow growth” or the neighbors. In fact, at their…
Hyatt House Passes Unanimously with Backing from Neighbors
What began as one of the most contentious issues facing this community ended with unanimous support from…
Neighbors Still Are Not Fully On Board with Hyatt House; Rival Hotel Threatens Legal Action
The developers of the Hyatt House hotel have proposed a somewhat scaled down project, reduced the number…
Sunday Commentary: What if Hyatt House Found a Solution for Infill Going Forward?
A proposal for the Hyatt House has some of our commenters complaining that it sets a negative…
Is Hyatt House Ready to Go Forward?
Revised Plan Reduces Rear Stories to Three, Rooms to 118 After several months of discussions about the…
Commentary: Hotels Represent Just the First Step toward Fiscal Resiliency
It is perhaps not ironic that the short discussion on Tuesday night focused on sustainability rather than…
Analysis: Enterprise Supports New Hotels
One thing that has been consistent is the strong support of development on the editorial pages of…
Decision on Hotels Will Be Delayed
Last week, on November 1, the Davis City Council closed the public hearing on applications to two…
Commentary: An Out-of-the-Box Thought on the Hotel
The idea came up last week, posed by the neighbors and opponents of the Hyatt project, that…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Neighbors and Impacts to the Community
On Sunday, Vanguard Board Member Tia Will put forth a very thought-provoking piece, offering a different perspective…
Commentary: Development Winners and Losers – A Different Perspective
by Tia Will Over the past 5 years, I have favored some development projects and opposed others…
My View: We Need to Stop Planning by Litigation
For some reason, there wasn’t as much attention given to the fact that, before the council even…
Commentary: Council Steps Up to Try to Meet Fiscal Challenge
On Tuesday night the Davis City Council did not take any votes, but it is clear that…
No Vote Yet on Hyatt House, Seems to Have Council Support to Move Forward with Modifications
The council chose to defer actions on the Hyatt House for at least two weeks. From their…
Letter Threatens City with Legal Action on Hyatt House Hotel
A letter dated November 1 from Attorney Don Mooney to Mayor Robb Davis and the city council…
