Monday Morning Thoughts: Can We Figure Out a Way Forward on Student Housing?
Numbers are important to understand. Right now the university is planning on adding somewhere around 7000 students…
My View: Why is UCD Dragging Their Feet on Student Housing?
On Tuesday night, there in the back of the room were three representatives from UC Davis, watching…
City Wants Answers, Action from the University on the Housing Front
The city of Davis has stepped up with support for some additional student housing, but UC Davis…
Guest Commentary: Response to the Chancellor’s LRDP Letter
By Dan Carson (The following are comments submitted to the city council for Tuesday, April 25, Agenda…
Monday Morning Thoughts: No Small Stakes in Battle Over Housing
In yesterday’s column the Vanguard reiterated its position on campus housing – while the Vanguard has been…
Sunday Commentary: UCD Response on LRDP Shows They Don’t Get It
As fate would have it, the city of Davis released the UC Davis April 14 LRDP Response…
UC Davis Responds to the City of Davis on LRDP
Back at the December 20, 2016, meeting, the Davis City Council sent a letter to UC Davis…
Commentary: The University and City Must Do More to Address the Crisis of Student Housing
On Tuesday night, a city council that we have criticized for lacking leadership stepped up and did…
Student Voice on Housing Comes Through on Tuesday
Since UC Davis announced the start of their LRDP (Long Range Development Plan) process in late 2015,…
Council Unanimously Votes to Approve Sterling Apartment Project
As the hour approached midnight and the council listed to dozens of citizens on both sides, including…
Commentary: Judgment Day – Sterling Becomes a Proxy Fight on Land Use Policies
For the last 18 months, the biggest issue has been over student housing. While the slow-growth community,…
My View: Can Students and the Community Coexist?
Is the push for more on-campus housing a land use necessity, or is it an embodiment of…
Commentary: What is the Middle Ground on Housing Issues in Davis?
On April 18, the Davis City Council is going to be asked to approve the Sterling Apartments. …
Commentary: Analyzing Davis’ Student Housing Needs
Earlier this week, the Vanguard asked the city to come up with a number – how many…
Commentary: Why No City Plan for Student Housing?
The city’s apparent decision to focus a General Plan Update process first on a Core Area Specific…
Monday Morning Thoughts: New Apartment Survey Shows Vacancy Rate Unchanged at 0.2%
For much of the last year, the big issue debated has been regarding the UC Davis Long…
Sunday Commentary: Council Needs to Take a More Proactive Stance
Back in September, the university proposed, in its LRDP (Long Range Development Plan), removing a possible road…
City Ponders Next Steps on LRDP Including Engaging Regents
The city received a response on January 25 from Interim Chancellor Ralph Hexter on the LRDP (Long…
Hexter’s Letter to City Proposes Inadequate UCD Campus Housing
UCD is still trying to side-step more needed higher density campus housing By Colin Walsh Interim Chancellor…
ASUCD Resolution Asks For 50/100 Plan in LRDP EIR
Last Thursday, ASUCD Senate voted unanimously to pass SR #7, a resolution to serve as a comment…
