Monday Morning Thoughts: Is It Really Mostly about Zoning?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Record high housing prices. Shortages of both for sale and rental…
Sunday Commentary: New Vision Is Needed, but Probably Not Practical at This Point
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In the wake of the loss of Measure…
Sustainable Growth Yolo Gets a Number of Changes to the Housing Element
Davis, CA – In a release on Friday put out by Sustainable Growth Yolo, they lauded the…
Commentary: Sustainable Growth Yolo Pushes to Expedite Housing Approval
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – One of the key questions facing communities like Davis will…
Sustainable Growth Yolo Hosts Webinar and Issues Statement on the City of Davis Draft Housing Element Update (+Video)
Statement by Sustainable Growth Yolo The City of Davis Housing Element update is a key opportunity to…
Commentary: The City Could Do More to Make Redevelopment and Infill Viable
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – My columns this week have taken a rather dim view…
Webinar: Davis Downtown Plan Discussion (Video) and Additional Thoughts
On October 29, the city of Davis will hold a digital public scoping meeting and seek input…
Council Unanimously Approves Mixed-Use Project in South Davis
By David M. Greenwald One commenter apparently was anticipating a long night for the University Research Park…
Mixed-Use Project at University Research Park Goes to Council
Two years ago, representatives from the University Research Park told the Vanguard that as the then-newly purchased…
Downtown Planning Notice of Preparation and Scoping Period Begins
By David M. Greenwald The city’s Downtown Davis Specific Plan and the associated Form-Based Code has progressed…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Preservation As an Illusion
By David M. Greenwald There are reasons why we all live in Davis. For me, it’s about…
Planning Commission Very Divided on URP Proposal, but Does Barely Support Approval
By David M. Greenwald How divided was the Planning Commission on Wednesday over the University Research Park…
Sunday Commentary: We Have a Chance to Close the Housing Gap
By David M. Greenwald Measure J has sometimes become a rather convenient target for the housing problems…
URP Mixed-Use Project Finally Comes Before Planning Commission
By David M. Greenwald While it has taken a few years, a project that figures to serve…
Commentary: Council Pushes Back on Anti-Student Rhetoric Among the Remarkable Features of University Commons Debate
by David M. Greenwald How deep does the pushback against University Commons go, I asked on Tuesday…
Modified University Commons Project Approved on a 3-2 Vote
By David Greenwald The council, which prides itself on its ability to find consensus, found itself split…
Commentary: Casting a Shadow on the University Commons…
The purpose of Sunday’s column on the University Commons was to put the claim that there will…
Sunday Commentary: The University Commons ‘Wall’ Impact Has Been Greatly Overstated
One of the biggest complaints about the University Commons project has been “size, scale, and height of…
Commentary: Where Is the City Going to Go with University Commons?
This project really hasn’t gotten as much focus as some others over the years—Nishi, Trackside, the varying…
University Commons Discussion Draws a Boatload of Comments, Continued to August 18
As expected, the University Commons Redevelopment project drew a huge amount of public comments—which ran roughly two…
