Let’s Make a Deal: An Enforceable Agreement Could Be a Win-Win for the City and UC Davis
By Dan Carson Tensions are building between City Hall and UC Davis once again over campus growth….
Comments Invited on Scope of Long Range Development Plan EIR
(From UC Davis Press Release) Quick Summary Environmental review is next step in updating the campus’ s…
Sunday Commentary: UC Plays Hardball on Housing
Back in December, the Davis City Council earned a lot of praise from normally critical corners, and…
UCD Moves Forward with Notice of Preparation, Ignores City Requests
In December the city council sent a letter to Acting Chancellor Ralph Hexter on the Long Range…
Monday Morning Thoughts: State of the City Needs to Be a Call to Action
The city of Davis suffers from two related problems. One is the problem of stats and one…
My View: State of the City?
I was looking forward to hearing Robb Davis deliver the State of the City this year –…
Commentary: LRDP Battle Represents Triumph of the People, Agenda Setting
Back on October 27, 2015, in response to an op-ed from Eileen Samitz, I would begin: “It…
My View: What Does a Moderate View of Growth Look Like?
This week saw a bit of an odd occurrence – many of the most prominent slow growth…
Commentary: Community Pounds the University
The Davis City Council, which at times and in segments of the community may have about as…
Council Approves Letter to University on Changes to LRDP
In what has likely been the most discussed topic in the second part of 2016 (although there…
Commentary: An Eye Opener on Housing
For about the last year, as the university has planned their Long Range Development Plan (LRDP), there…
Letter: Imperative and Urgent Need for More On-Campus Housing at UC Davis
by Alan Pryor The Yolano Group of the Sierra Club has reviewed the latest draft update to…
Guest Commentary: Housing is Our City and Campus’ Shared Responsibility
by Jim Gray The debate and dialogue about housing availability is once again alive and well in…
Proposed Letter to Acting Chancellor on LRDP
(Editor’s note: The following is the proposed Davis City Council Letter to Acting Chancellor Ralph Hexter on…
Council Wants Changes to LRDP
While, last week, UC Davis laid out what appeared to be its final LRDP (Long Range Development…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Can Outside-the-Box Thinking Help on Housing?
Last week, Davis got at least a little clarity on one portion of the housing situation –…
Commentary: Council Wants More Housing in Davis
Yesterday, in a column, I argued that UC Davis basically traded their proposed housing on Russell Fields…
Commentary: Hotels Represent Just the First Step toward Fiscal Resiliency
It is perhaps not ironic that the short discussion on Tuesday night focused on sustainability rather than…
Commentary: LRDP Resolution More Complex than You Think
It might be tempting to think that UC Davis simply caved to the loudest voices in the…
Former Student Laments Lack of Housing Opportunities
It was stark contrast to many of the commenters on Tuesday, as a recent UCD graduate addressed…
