Commentary: Community Divided on Growth, but Largely Opposes Russell Fields Development
While there are clearly people who believe that the Russell Boulevard fields are a good area for…
Sunday Commentary: Council Hits the Right Notes on LRDP Response
In Saturday’s column, I presented the full summary of the city’s response to the university’s Long Range…
My View: City Articulates LRDP Interests
For a number of months we have had a long and sustained community dialogue on growth as…
Analysis: Are There Formal Restrictions on UCD Growth to the West?
Last week the Vanguard, following up on reader feedback, attempted to determine if there was an agreement…
Sunday Commentary: Can Davis Bridge Its Own Divide?
If Davis residents, who have more in common with each other than not, cannot come together on…
My View: Campus Should Be Able to Avoid Housing at Russell Fields
In a lot of ways UC Davis seems to understand the political landscape in Davis, with regard…
Citizens Urge Council to Push against Russell Fields
Members of the Davis community once again pushed back against a proposal by UC Davis to potentially…
Commentary: Fixing the South Entrance to Town
Tonight the council will start looking into ways to fix the Richards-Olive area. While I appreciate the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why is UCD Bent on Keeping Russell Field Discussion Alive?
To date, a Change.org petition that calls “upon the University of California Davis to keep the Russell,…
UCD Needs to “Step-Up” Like Other UCs to Build Far More On-Campus Housing
New on-line petition urging more UCD on-campus housing By Eileen Samitz In 2013 Chancellor Katehi launched her…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What Should UC Davis Do?
A few years ago UC Davis seemed to be a power on the rise. Chancellor Linda Katehi…
Commentary: The University’s LRDP and Russell Fields Conundrum
UC Davis, pressured by some in the community to provide more housing, made an unfortunate decision to…
Community Remains Opposed to Russell Fields Proposal as LRDP Open Hearing Looms
While UC Davis has cut back on their plan for developing the Russell Fields in the latest…
Commentary: On UCD Housing Obligations
Next week, UC Davis will hold more public hearings on its Long Range Development Plan (LRDP). On…
Commentary: How Should the City Approach Student Housing?
Yesterday’s article (Analysis: Additional Campus Housing Will Help but Will Not Solve Housing Problems) attempted to analyze…
Analysis: Additional Campus Housing Will Help but Will Not Solve Housing Problems
This year the focus has shifted back toward housing and land use. There have been a core…
Revised LRDP: Nishi Out, Russell Field Still There but Reduced
The official draft planning scenario will be posted today, but the preview released on the UC Davis…
Analysis: Is On-Campus Housing Low-Hanging Fruit?
For all of the complaining about the confining nature of Davis’ Measure R, which requires the conversion…
Commentary: Housing Crunch Primarily Generated by UC Growth and Lack of On-Campus Housing
The community remains divided on the issue of housing and, as we saw in the discussion on…
Commentary: Why Housing is a Bad Idea on Russell Fields
On Tuesday night a number of neighbors and other community members came to public comment to oppose…
