Analysis: Where Does the Davis Downtown Need Improvement?
As the discussion about the Davis Downtown has gone on, there seems to be emerging a variety…
Council Asked to Approve Davis Live Apartment Project
Last month, after the Planning Commission denied to recommend approval of the Davis Live project, the commission…
Student Housing Project Comes Back to the Planning Commission for a Second Time
Two months ago, the Davis Planning Commission rejected the student housing project, Davis Live Student Apartments. The…
Council to Decide on Approval of Lincoln40
The city council has already approved Sterling and Nishi (pending the Measure R ratification) in hopes of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Lincoln40 and Density, the General Plan, Infill and the Need for Student Housing
The Planning Commission staff report for Lincoln40 provides for some interesting discussion. Staff gets its opportunity to…
Lincoln40 Project Goes to the Planning Commission
On Wednesday, the Lincoln40 project goes to the Planning Commission which will be asked to recommend to…
Neighborhood Sues City over Approval of Trackside
A few weeks after the city council approved the Trackside infill development at four stories, the Old…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Fixing the CASP Would Help Here
In my Saturday “My View” column, I presented the idea of the need for the Core Area…
Sunday Commentary: Lessons from the Trackside Fight?
In closing the chapter on Trackside now, someone asked a good question: what should someone do next…
My View: Turning Our Attention to the Core Area Specific Plan
It is with a sense of relief that we can now move on from Trackside. The Trackside…
Commentary: The Emerging Student Voice on Housing
A few months ago I hinted that new forces were starting to organize on the housing issue. …
Trackside – A View from J Street
by Tia Will I am a 30-year resident of Davis, first during my time at UCDMC and…
Commentary: What We Learned from the Trackside Debate and the Emerging Generational Gap in Davis
The vote on Trackside was 4-1 with the council siding with the developer’s four-story proposal. The neighbors…
Council Approves Trackside 4-1 at the Current Proposed Height
Trackside has been a contentious issue since it was introduced as a six-story project way back in…
Commentary: Did the Old East Neighbors Overplay Their Hand?
The Vanguard received reports of people in Old North Davis receiving a flyer urging them to come…
Guest Commentary: We, the Residents, Are the Deciders for Our Neighborhoods
By Alan C. Miller This is the big one: Trackside Center. Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the…
Analysis: Trackside Earns the Endorsement of Local Newspaper
In an editorial this morning, the local paper has come out favor of the Trackside Center, arguing…
My View: The Challenge of Trackside
After nearly two and a half years of contention and debate, city staff is now recommending that…
Staff Recommends Council Approval of Trackside
The Trackside Center project has been one of the more contentious issues since the project was first…
Commentary: The Battle of Neighbors vs. Densification and Infill
In the year 2000, after a decade of large scale peripheral growth in Davis, the voters narrowly…
