Project Submitted for the Hibbert Site
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city of Davis is counting on roughly…
Sunday Commentary: Mixed-Use Strip Malls Seen as a Tool to Alleviate the Housing Crisis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was nearly a year ago last May…
Planning Commission to Examine Live/Work Units in the Downtown
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – On Wednesday the Davis Planning Commission will hold the fifth…
SACOG Letter on DISC
(The following is a letter to City Manager Mike Webb from SACOG regarding the Davis Innovation and…
Planning Commission Hears Presentation, Listens to Huge Number of Public Commenters
The Planning Commission decided relatively early that they would not attempt to make a decision on Wednesday…
Sunday Commentary: Why the City Council Will Have to Approve University Commons
Pretty much everything went wrong last week at the Planning Commission, but ultimately while there are very…
Analysis: A Look at Some Proposed Baseline Project Features
The recently renamed project, Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus (DISC), goes before the Planning Commission next week…
Students Push Back after University Commons Setback at the Planning Commission
At last week’s Planning Commission meeting where the commission unanimously rejected the University Commons redevelopment proposal, there…
Planning Commission Rejects University Commons Proposal, Developer to Decide Next Steps
Neither the public nor the Planning Commission liked the University Commons Redevelopment proposal, as the commission unanimously…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Is Density Our Destiny?
The University Commons Redevelopment Project is headed to the Planning Commission this week for potential recommendation that…
Final University Commons EIR Heads to Planning Commission Next Week
The University Commons Redevelopment Project is heading to a Planning Commission hearing on May 27, where the…
ARC Plans for Most Affordable Housing to Be on Site
Among the concerns that some critics of the Aggie Research Campus project had was that the applicant…
Commentary: Planning Commission Focuses on Areas of Improvement for the ARC
There are two ways to look at the planning commission meeting—and keep in mind that in the…
Commentary: ARC Is a Different Kind of Project and That Presents a Challenge for Measure R Process
A number of opponents of the Aggie Research Campus project got up Tuesday night to complain about…
University Commons Draft EIR Draws Critical Comments from Planning Commission Especially on Student Housing and Parking
The Planning Commission is not happy with more student housing and they worry about the lack of…
Public Hearing on University Commons Set for Dec 11
The University Commons Project will go before the Planning Commission on Wednesday, December 11, at their regular…
Analysis: Details Emerge in Aggie Research Campus Application
When the team of developers led by Project Manager Dan Ramos sent a letter to the city…
My View: Addressing Housing Issues at ARC Including the Possibility of Co-Housing Models
While we still do not have a specific housing proposal, from the Vanguard interview last week with…
Sunday Commentary: Can Housing Work in the Downtown?
People are asking – why are we pushing for housing in the Davis Downtown? That’s a good…
Commentary: How Our Downtown Plan Measures Up
Davis has been moving closer to a draft Downtown Plan that figures to transform the downtown –…
