A Photo Tour of the New Student Housing – Ryder on Olive Dr (Formerly known as Lincoln40)
by David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Sterling isn’t the only new student housing that…
Commentary: Measure R Doesn’t Work If You Don’t Let It
Up until last June, there was never a successful Measure R vote. The closest a project came…
Plaintiff Misses Deadline on Lincoln40 Appeal; City Will Appeal Trackside
Coming out of closed session, Mayor Brett Lee announced the city had “filed a notice of appeal…
Update: Judge Upholds Tentative Ruling; Denies Writ to Stop Lincoln40
Judge Stephen Mock two weeks after hearing oral arguments on his tentative ruling, on Friday issued a…
Commentary: Plaintiff Puts Forward Bad Arguments during Lincoln40 Hearing
It was always going to be an uphill battle to get a judge to change his mind…
Judge Hears Arguments in Lincoln40 CEQA Case; Will Rule within 90 Days
Judge Stephen Mock already ruled mostly in favor of the city and the developer a few weeks…
My View: What Purpose Did This Lawsuit Serve Other Than to Harm Struggling Students?
Lawyers for Susan Rainier argued that their client had “been harmed” by the city’s “failure to provide…
Reaction to Lincoln40 Tentative Ruling – Guarded Optimism Among Students
Wednesday’s tentative ruling in favor of the city and the applicant of Lincoln40 has given the city,…
My View: Addressing Student Housing Needs Has Been Slow Progress
The year was 2002. A few months after 9/11. The second year of George W. Bush’s eight year presidential term. Davis Mayor was Susie Boyd. That was the last time the city of Davis had a market rate apartment complex open.
2018 in Review: Student Housing Crisis
We entered the year 2018 with student housing firmly the top issue. Were it not for litigation,…
My View: Filling the Student Housing Need Is a No-Brainer
Last spring when the city council approved Lincoln40, the council gave signals that they were close to…
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…
Sunday Commentary: Students Live in Housing Insecurity while Litigants Hold Up Projects
In the next few weeks we are expecting the full report from the UC Davis Affordable Housing…
More Legal Threats against Davis Live; Commissioners and Applicants Push Back
The Soluri Meserve Law Firm has already filed two lawsuits against the city, filing California Environmental Quality…
Commentary: We Have the Housing We Need Largely in Place, but We Need to Eliminate the Barriers
Lost in the debate, over things like the definition of homelessness, is a simple fact – we…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Citizens’ Right to Vote Is Only a One-Way Door
One of the biggest issues moving forward in 2020 is going to be the renewal of Measure…
Sunday Commentary: The LRDP Accomplishes Much of What It Needed to Accomplish
For the most part I would argue that, as long as both UC Davis and the city…
Commentary: Abusing CEQA Is Hurting Us All
Yesterday I was reading through the material on Field + Pond and one of the things that…
Commentary: Student Housing Crisis Not Over Just Yet
Was talking with the developer from Sterling on Monday. Some might have noticed that the land for…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Look At UC Housing and LRDP Post- Nishi
UC Davis has agreed to increase its overall on-campus housing allotment from 28 percent currently to 48…
