Sunday Commentary: Take Two: Community Consensus
A funny thing happens that, even after eight years of doing the Vanguard, every so often I’m…
My View: The Community Needs to Come to Together If It Wants Economic Development
One of the great things about Wednesday night was the sheer diversity of the group of people…
Does Davis Really Want Economic Development?
Earlier this week, someone sent me an article from Governing entitled, “Do Cities Really Want Economic Development?”…
Mace Innovation Park Does First Public Outreach
It was a reasonably-sized gathering for a Monday in late July, and it marked a big starting…
Commentary: The Perfect, the Enemy of the Good?
The phrase, as far as I can tell, comes from Voltaire, and the literal translation is “the…
Council Quashes Advisory Vote, Appoints Subcommittee, Prepares to Move Forward on Innovation Parks
Council moved quickly on Tuesday to rescind efforts to put an advisory vote on the ballot following…
Analysis: Is Measure J’s Impact Overstated?
The argument over the last week has been that Measure J and its successor in 2010, Measure…
Council to Ponder Next Moves on Innovation Parks
At the last council meeting, the Davis City Council, responding to a request from the Mace Ranch…
Commentary: Once Again, Wiser Heads Prevail on Innovation Park
For the second time in ten days, wiser heads have prevailed in terms of the process by…
Developers Pull Back on November Advisory Vote
It appears there will not be a November advisory vote after all, as the group heading up…
Mace 391: The Turning Point in Business Park Discussions
It has been nearly 10 months since the Vanguard wrote an analysis: “Should Davis Reconsider Conservation Easement…
Council Subcommittee Created to Move Forward Business Park Proposals
Much of the results coming out of Wednesday night’s meeting on the business parks has focused on…
Vanguard Commentary: Council Avoids Disaster, But Advisory Vote Perilous
A lot of people played a hand at bringing this process back from the precipice. Messing with…
Developers for Davis Innovation Center Submit Pre-Application
Spokespersons for the Northwest Quadrant proposal on Wednesday night made it clear to the council that, while…
Council Reluctant, But Unanimous in Support of Advisory Vote on Innovation Parks
The ultimate 5-0 vote on Councilmember Rochelle Swanson’s motion belies the vast difference in viewpoints each councilmember…
Next Steps on Innovation Centers
By Rob White Last night, the Davis City Council made several decisions regarding the process for next…
Developer Backs Off Request For Expedited Measure R Process
Recognizing that pushing for an expedited Measure R process would potentially derail the process, the Mace Innovation…
Commentary: The Way Forward Toward a Business Park
When I first heard the idea of a peripheral business park, I thought it was crazy to…
The Region is Watching to See What Davis Does
A source late last week laid out to the Vanguard a doomsday scenario suggesting that the regional…
My View: Failure Is Not An Option for Business Park
Vanguard Favors Citizen’s Initiative in Spring 2015 – It is understandable that the developers of Mace 200…
