Council Votes 5-0 to Bring Nishi to the Voters
After a long night on Tuesday, the council in the wee hours of Wednesday morning voted unanimously…
Commentary: Council Has a Chance to End Our Student Housing Crisis Right Now
Tonight if you are listening to the discussion, you will hear horror stories that are occurring within…
Sunday Commentary: UC Davis Appears to Be Ready to Sign Off on Nishi
While I do not believe this issue played a major role in the defeat of Nishi 1.0…
Council to Decide Tuesday Whether to Put Nishi on the Ballot
Council Will Have One Meeting to Vote to Put Nishi on the Ballot Tuesday figures to be…
Commentary: Is There a Release Valve on Housing Pressures?
In yesterday’s column we highlighted points made by Rich Rifkin on Measure R. He made the point,…
Analysis: Is Measure R Back in Play?
In 2000, the voters of Davis by about a 1400 vote margin (53.6 to 46.3 percent) approved…
Nishi Developer Responds to Process Complaint
Yesterday’s commentary highlighted a letter from local resident Roberta Millstein, who wrote believing that the “commission process…
Commentary: Is Air Quality the Only Issue the Opposition Has on Nishi?
In 2016, I fully expected that Nishi would prevail and become the first successful Measure R project. …
Commentary: Responding to Letter Writer’s Concerns about Commission Process and Nishi
Roberta Millstein wrote a letter to the local paper complaining that the “commission process favors developers.” She…
Student Voices Once Again Come through Loud and Clear on Nishi
Once again, a large number of people came to speak on the issue of the Nishi project…
Nishi Project Will Move to Council in Two Weeks to Determine if It Will Be Placed on the Ballot
It was a long evening at the Planning Commission on Wednesday night, but ultimately the commission was…
More Analysis of the Legality of the Proposed Davis Based Buyers Program
(Editor’s note: The following is Attorney Matthew Keasling’s legal opinion letter to Katherine Hess regarding the legitimacy…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Should Council Move Forward with Nishi as It Stands?
When the Nishi project goes to the Planning Commission this week, it is doing so without a…
Nishi Proposal Goes to Planning Commission This Week
In June of 2016, the voters of Davis rather narrowly voted down the Nishi project. Two of…
Legal Opinion Letter to City on Legality of Davis Based Buyers Program
(Editor’s note: The following is Attorney Bruce Inman’s legal opinion letter to Katherine Hess regarding the legitimacy…
An Adequate Housing Supply to Meet Internal City Needs
(The following is from an excerpt of a letter dated January 12, 2018, from West Davis Active…
Developer Tells Commission Nishi is Not a Mega-Dorm
On Monday night, the Social Services Commission was asked to offer a preliminary assessment of the Nishi…
Commentary: Can Housing Ever “Win” in Davis?
This column should not be read as support for any particular project, but rather as a call…
West Davis Senior Proposal Has Local Housing Focus
One of the biggest criticisms of the Cannery Project is that it built primarily relatively low density…
Sunday Commentary: Addressing the Issue of Air Quality at Nishi
On the surface, it might appear that Nishi version 2.0 will have a much easier time of…
