Guest Commentary: The Legislature, Student Housing and Affordable Housing
By Matt Williams On Tuesday, October 2nd I posted a comment that described the circumstances that caused…
Commentary: Adapting Land Use Policies during a Time of Climate Change
2017 turned out to be a bad year in the fight against climate change. 2018 has so…
Opposition to WDAAC Emerges
The West Davis Active Adult Community project largely sailed through the Planning Commission as well as two…
Sunday Commentary: Affordable Housing as Social Justice
We like to think of ourselves in Davis as progressives. When I first started writing the Vanguard,…
Analysis: How SB 35 Might Impact Local Community Planning and Development
Last fall, the state legislature approved SB 35, and the question was going to be how it…
Commentary: Council Makes Some Interesting Decisions on Cannabis
On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council decided what the future of cannabis in Davis would look…
Guest Commentary: Davis is Better Than Good Enough
By Larry Guenther “Perfection is the enemy of the good.” We often hear this said, and often…
Council Selects Five Dispensaries for Initial Approval
While each of the four councilmembers, with Rochelle Swanson recusing herself, lamented how difficult a decision this…
Monday Morning Thoughts: ChamberPac Strikes the First Blow against Measure R Renewal?
Maybe I’m overthinking this, but I found it very interesting that the Davis Chamber’s Political Action Committee…
Commentary: Enough with the Weird Red Herrings
The most memorable moment of the forum on Sunday came when Colin Walsh was pursuing another hypothetical…
Council Hears Presentations, Narrows Down Cannabis Dispensary Options
The Davis City Council on Tuesday watched as Rochelle Swanson recused herself, as her new business location…
Council to Hear Presentations for Cannabis Retail Dispensary CUPs
The long process of approving Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) for cannabis dispensary applications will continue on Tuesday…
Watch the Student Housing Townhall Meeting (Video)
On Wednesday night, the Vanguard hosted its Student Housing Townhall Meeting. It featured a panel of Mayor…
Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Council Candidates Part 2 – Land Use & Housing Development Questions
by Alan Pryor The Sierra Club Yolano Group recently provided a questionnaires for Davis City Council candidates…
Planning Commission Shifts Gears in Their Recommendations on Dispensary Locations
When city staff went through and grouped the 13 applications for Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) into four…
Commentary: Should the Downtown Be the Location for Dispensaries?
This weekend, we inaccurately reported that the Planning Commission would approve up to four Conditional Use Permits…
Planning Commission to Approve up to Four Conditional Use Permits for Cannabis Retail Business
The second of a two-part meeting with take next Wednesday as the Planning Commission is set to…
Five Council Candidates Give Us an Early Peek into Views on Nishi, Measure R Renewal
Back on February 28, the Davis College Democrats held a forum – but only five of the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Candidate Lays Out Position on Housing in Davis
Usually an introductory article is not going to tell you a lot about a candidate on the…
The Cannery’s Latest Development Proposal Has Many Deficiencies
Proposal Again Leaves Davis with More Traffic but without Funding to Pay for Ways to Reduce Impacts…
