My View: Davis Should Be the Tech Center for the Sacramento Region
This week has been a welcome tour for new UC Davis Chancellor Gary May. New beginnings are…
Commentary: Will An Innovation Center Make Davis Problems Worse and Not Better?
In response to my column yesterday about the need for economic development in Davis, one of our…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Economic Development Scene – The Promise of 2014 and the Reality of 2017
Last week, the Davis Planning Commission recommended certification of the EIR for the Mace Ranch Innovation Center…
My View: What Will Certification Mean for MRIC?
The Vanguard was very critical of the efforts of the Planning Commission in the 4-3 vote to…
Could a Pedestrian Bridge Connect Campus to Innovation Centers?
Mike Hart of Sierra Energy is thinking outside of the box as he figures out creative ways…
Planning Commission to Decide Whether to Recommend Certification of MRIC EIR
The Planning Commission this evening is scheduled to make a recommendation as to whether the Mace Ranch…
Commentary: Davis’ Loss
For a brief time, Davis seemed to be on the right track, maybe even ahead of the…
Commentary: Time is Now to Think Big on a UC Davis Village
Yesterday’s article presented new evidence of air quality concerns near freeways. During the Measure R campaign, Thomas…
November Vote Sought on Scaled Down MRIC Project
When Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) developers put the project on pause, the community had every reason…
Economic Development Series: Learning from the Past and Focusing Forward on the Future of Economic Development in Davis
By Jim Gray Our efforts to do a public private partnership incorporating community based planning focused on…
Commentary: Can We Grow Our Way out of Our Problems?
I got the idea for this column from a number of conversations I have had over the…
Economic Development Series: Leveraging Core Competencies
by Matt Williams Successful economic development starts with a strategy that builds on a community’s core competencies,…
Guest Commentary: Nishi Would Fill R&D Space Needs
By Pam Marrone We live in a community of enormous potential. As Davis residents, we live next…
Commentary: Cascading System’s Failure in Planning May Doom Economic Development in Davis
It was just over a year ago when the residents of the Binning Tract were gearing up…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Enterprise’s Case For Housing at MRIC Muddies the Waters
There seem to be four different viewpoints on housing at the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC). There…
Mixed-use Mace Ranch Innovation Center Plan Is the Better Alternative
By Dan Ramos Our experiences so far on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center project have been much…
Final EIR Released on Nishi
The city of Davis has released the Final Environmental Impact Report on Nishi (you can read it…
My View: Examining the Preference for Nishi
We have closely scrutinized Nishi in the last week or so. Based on the conversations on the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What Should the Goal of Nishi Be?
Last week, the Davis City Council pushed back on Nishi, arguing the need for access and, as…
Sunday Commentary II: Councilmember Lee Shows Us a Way Forward on Innovation Parks
For too long the city of Davis has been polarized and, as a result, paralyzed on the…
