Anti-Development Efforts Pick Up
While for the most part it has been fairly quiet, there are signs that the forces that…
Commentary: Somehow the Progressive Community Needs to Be Re-Engaged
Last spring there was a series of meetings of the Innovation Park Task Force and, at several…
Davis, Let’s Be Resilient And “Double-Down” On Economic Development!!
By Jim Gray I was disappointed to read that the Davis Innovation Center near Sutter Davis has…
Sunday Commentary: Can We Salvage the Promise of Davis?
This was not a good week for Davis. The loss of the Davis Innovation Center by itself…
Commentary: City Looking in the Wrong Place For Demise of Davis Innovation Center Proposal
It is understandable that the first reaction by the city of Davis, upon hearing the news that…
Study Shows Potential Economic Impact, Benefits of Innovation Centers
On Monday, the consultant A. Plescia & Co. Economic and Planning Systems (EPS) made a presentation to…
Mace Innovation Center In It For the Long Haul
On Tuesday came the surprise announcement from the Davis Innovation Center that they were pulling out of…
Davis Innovation Center Pulls Out
Davis City Manager Dirk Brazil told the Vanguard late on Tuesday afternoon that the Davis Innovation Center…
What Should the Davis Innovation Ecoystem Look Like?
In her column on Monday, UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi wrote, “To continue making progress, we must…
Sunday Commentary: Does Davis Really Control Its Own Destiny?
Mike Fitch in his book on Davis, Growing Pains, describes Mace Ranch as “a disturbing challenge.” He…
Commentary: How Potent An Issue Will Water Be for the Innovation Parks?
The questions are already starting to occur as the drought situation increases from urgent to crisis –…
Sunday Commentary II: The Lack of Vision Paradox, Part I
In her debut column with the Vanguard, UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi put forth a vision: “UC…
My View II: Is the Urban Farm Idea Dead?
This week, the Davis City Council unanimously passed a motion that supported the concept of an urban…
Design Innovation Centers for the 21st Century
by Susan Rainier, AIA The city of Davis is reviewing and analyzing three innovation center proposals. The…
Commentary: Mayor Strikes Careful Balance Recasting Challenges as Opportunity
One of the biggest questions we had was what would a Mayor Dan Wolk term look like…
Mayor Wolk Calls State of the City “Very Strong”
Mayor Dan Wolk on Tuesday afternoon delivered his first State of the City address as Mayor of…
Vanguard Commentary: The City At Crossroads
Shakespeare once wrote, “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” Yesterday, Rob White wrote what may well turn out…
Council Weighs in on the Housing Issue at the Innovation Parks
Community Development Director Mike Webb on Tuesday night explained to the Davis City Council that right now,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: How Fernandes Became President of SB; Innovation Park Calculations
Normally the nomination and election of officers is about as interesting as watching paint dry. However, as…
My View: City’s Innovation Park Strategy and Peripheral Parks
Last week at the Vanguard Innovation Park Forum, Michael Bisch, the President of the Davis Downtown stated,…
