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…
Davis Chamber Comes Out in Favor of Peripheral Innovation Parks Planning Process
On Tuesday, the Davis Chamber of Commerce came out with a policy position in support of “the…
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,…
Analysis: 7 Million Square Feet – Can Davis Support That Size of Development?
At last week’s Innovation Park Forum, one of the audience questions was “Is there enough of a…
Davis Innovation Center Application Submitted
While a lot of focus has been placed on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center, much of that…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What Does Success Look Like In A New Era in Davis?
(This may be a new regular column. My weekend commentaries “My View” and “Sunday Commentary” often wrap…
Discussion: Housing and the Innovation Park
On Thursday evening, the Vanguard hosted a discussion on Innovation Parks, and over the next several days,…
Mace Ranch Innovation Center Application Filed; Polling Shows Strong Early Support
The developers have formally filed their application for the Mace Ranch Innovation Center, but the bigger news…
City to Hire Consultant, Planning Staff to Handle Innovation Parks
For some time the city has been in a quandary. For a number of years, the city’s…
My View: The Courage to Kill a Bad Proposed Innovation Park
A lot of people have talked about a concept of demolition by neglect, where there are buildings…
Commentary: Council Removes Thorny Issues, Focus Shifts to Big Three
Give new Mayor Dan Wolk credit here, he has done a good job in his disjointed first…
Community Outreach on Innovation Parks and Shared Fire Management
Today: Community Invited to Preview Concepts for the Mace Ranch Innovation Center Information Open House to be…
Conversation on Nishi Goes Both Ways
In the past week, the Vanguard was asked to invite the public to join the conversation on…
Join the Conversation on Nishi-Gateway – Part Three
The City of Davis is asking the public to participate in a community based planning process for…
My View: We May Need to Reconsider Pool Funding
The city has thus far refused to acknowledge this publicly, but the Vanguard has it on two…
Join the Conversation on Nishi-Gateway – Part Two
The City of Davis is asking the public to participate in a community based planning process for…
Commentary: Why Focus on Innovation Parks?
Why focus on only one element of economic development if we’re at such a critical community crossroads?…
Join the Conversation on Nishi-Gateway
The City of Davis is asking the public to participate in a community based planning process for…
Toward a Community Consensus Model of Economic Development
In an effort to move the discussion away from a polarized no-growth/ go-growth dichotomy this weekend, I…
Proposed Mace Innovation Center Presentation (Video)
Last week, the Vanguard covered the presentation by Dan Ramos and Prakosh Pinto of the Mace Innovation…
