More Weird Red Herrings on Nishi from the No Side
The Vanguard has received these public records regarding Colin Walsh asking the city questions on Nishi. Give…
Students Wearing High Heels in Protest of Alleged Sexist Comments by Nishi Opponent
It started late on Tuesday as Colin Walsh, who is wearing a number of overlapping hats this…
Commentary: Nonsensical Argument that Nishi Project Will Make Downtown Traffic Worse
I noticed on my Facebook feed an article by John Troidl on another site that argues the…
Potential Nishi Sales Tax Revenues from Construction
by Richard McCann One fiscal impact not included in previous analyses is the additional sales tax revenues…
Commentary: Why Nishi?
Measure J/Measure R campaigns seem to have devolved into an exercise where the opponents of a project…
Commentary: Maximizing Density At Nishi No Guarantee
One of the more curious issues in the Nishi debate is the notion that the Nishi project…
UC Davis Graduate Student Association & ASUCD Endorse Measure J – Students Housing at Nishi
(From Press Release) – The UC Davis Graduate Student Association (GSA) and the Associated Students of University…
Commentary: Opponents of Nishi Should Stop Digging into Their Weird Red Herrings
There is an old adage in politics – when you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. …
Getting the Nishi Discussion out of the Rabbit Hole: Part 2 of 2 (lack of process integrity)
by Matt Williams and Colin Walsh The Davis Vanguard’s article of May 9, 2018 (“Commentary: Enough with…
Getting the Nishi Discussion Out of the Rabbit Hole: Part 1 of 2 (air quality, finances)
by Matt Williams and Colin Walsh The Davis Vanguard’s article of May 9, 2018 (“Commentary: Enough with…
Commentary: Enough with the Weird Red Herrings
The most memorable moment of the forum on Sunday came when Colin Walsh was pursuing another hypothetical…
Mayor Apologizes
By Robb Davis An Apology: I wish to offer an apology for my behavior at the CivEnergy…
Opposing Sides Clash on Nishi during Forum
Sunday afternoon featured a forum on each of the three measures on the ballot this June. This…
Analysis: Nishi Gains the Endorsement of the Enterprise
Anyone who has followed politics in Davis knows that the Davis Enterprise has long been far more…
GSA Hears Resolutions to Support Measure J, Johansson, Guenther, and Disarming of Campus Police
GSA counts votes differently in order to endorse Guenther; many graduate students distrustful of Guenther’s “soft no”…
Guest Commentary: Nishi’s Close Proximity to Campus Makes It Ideal for Student Housing
By Mike Corbett In my 40 years as a planner in this town I have seen a…
The Nishi Numbers Don’t Add Up … Honesty and Transparency Missing
by Matt Williams In the 2015-16 deliberations about the Nishi 2016 proposal, the City’s economic consultant EPS…
Sunday Commentary: Developer Money in the Race – but Not Pervasive
A few weeks ago, the No on Nishi campaign, put out a Facebook-sponsored ad, with the lead:…
Analysis: Student Affordable Housing Is Locked into the Nishi Project
Between the complexities of legal matters and the nature of political campaigns, the opposition to Nishi is…
Analysis: Sacramento Bee Makes Davis Election Recommendations
Over the years of covering local races, the Bee endorsement can be thought of as the Sports…