Letter: Opposition to Plaza 2555 and Mega-Dorms
The following is a letter to the Social Services Commission from Eileen Samitz, dated February 26, 2018,…
Analysis: Taking Measure of Community Temperature on Lincoln40
When the city council met two weeks ago to ultimately approve Lincoln40, there were only five comments…
Commentary: The Student Housing Mega-Dorm Narrative Is Wrong
In December, Eileen Samitz in an op-ed wrote: “Davis needs more apartments designed for all, not just…
Commentary: Are Any of These Really Mega-Dorms?
At the Social Services Commission meeting, Nishi developer Tim Ruff said, “We have a mega-housing crisis. What…
Letter to the Social Services Commission on Mega-Dorms
By Eileen Samitz (Editor’s note: the following was submitted to the Social Services Commission on Monday night…
What’s So Bad about Shared Housing?
by Sean Raycraft In the Davis rental market, all renters are affected by the housing crisis to…
Sunday Commentary: Let’s Stop Trying to Find Excuses Not to Build Student Housing
On Wednesday of this week, the Vanguard ran an article, without commentary, presenting the public comment of…
My View: It is Time to Listen to Students Who Are Desperate for Housing
On Tuesday there were nine people who came to the city council to speak during public comment…
Commentary: So Called Mega-Dorms Are Being Villainized, but there Are Advantages As Well
On Tuesday, roughly nine people came to public comment to protest the construction of so-called mega-dorms. While…
My View: Apartments for All is Just Rhetoric for Justifying Not Building Student Housing in Town
This weekend Eileen Samitz continues her crusade against mega-dorms and for more “apartments designed for all” with…
Sunday Commentary: What’s a Mega-Dorm Anyway?
As a rental crunch that has the city at a 0.2 percent vacancy pushes forward a slew…
