Missed Opportunities Redux: Davis Still Reeling From Loss of Bayer
By Rob White A few months ago I listed several Davis companies that had received new investments…
Creating a Positive Image of Davis
by Rob White An article titled “Rancho Cordova Looks Into Innovation Center Idea” ran in the Sacramento…
Davis Innovation Center Outreach Meeting on August 28
The Davis Innovation Center team has scheduled several meetings in the next few weeks to seek community…
Are College Grads Really Moving Away?
by Rob White Turns out our graduates may not be moving away at nearly the rate as…
Update on Economic Development Objectives
Last week during our discussion of the proposed innovation parks, it was brought up that insufficient attention…
Toward a Community Consensus Model of Economic Development
In an effort to move the discussion away from a polarized no-growth/ go-growth dichotomy this weekend, I…
Proposed Mace Innovation Center Presentation (Video)
Last week, the Vanguard covered the presentation by Dan Ramos and Prakosh Pinto of the Mace Innovation…
Mace Innovation Park Does First Public Outreach
It was a reasonably-sized gathering for a Monday in late July, and it marked a big starting…
Analysis: City Needs to Educate Public on Revenue from Business Parks
Once again, we can learn a lot from reading letters to the editor about the failure of…
Commentary: The Perfect, the Enemy of the Good?
The phrase, as far as I can tell, comes from Voltaire, and the literal translation is “the…
Council Quashes Advisory Vote, Appoints Subcommittee, Prepares to Move Forward on Innovation Parks
Council moved quickly on Tuesday to rescind efforts to put an advisory vote on the ballot following…
Council to Ponder Next Moves on Innovation Parks
At the last council meeting, the Davis City Council, responding to a request from the Mace Ranch…
Commentary: Once Again, Wiser Heads Prevail on Innovation Park
For the second time in ten days, wiser heads have prevailed in terms of the process by…
Developers Pull Back on November Advisory Vote
It appears there will not be a November advisory vote after all, as the group heading up…
It Takes a Village
by Rob White Though many of you will recognize this article’s title as a briefer version of…
Council Subcommittee Created to Move Forward Business Park Proposals
Much of the results coming out of Wednesday night’s meeting on the business parks has focused on…
Vanguard Commentary: Council Avoids Disaster, But Advisory Vote Perilous
A lot of people played a hand at bringing this process back from the precipice. Messing with…
Developers for Davis Innovation Center Submit Pre-Application
Spokespersons for the Northwest Quadrant proposal on Wednesday night made it clear to the council that, while…
Council Reluctant, But Unanimous in Support of Advisory Vote on Innovation Parks
The ultimate 5-0 vote on Councilmember Rochelle Swanson’s motion belies the vast difference in viewpoints each councilmember…
Next Steps on Innovation Centers
By Rob White Last night, the Davis City Council made several decisions regarding the process for next…
