Commentary: The U-Mall is Dying – How Can We Save It?
In all of this discussion over University Commons, there is not sufficient recognition of a very simple…
After Unanimous Rejection by Planning Commission, University Commons Project Goes to Council
It has been a month and a half since the Planning Commission rejected the proposed University Commons…
Unanimous Council Puts DISC on the Ballot for November
There are no guarantees in Davis politics — Nishi learned that in 2016 when a unanimous vote…
Commentary: Tonight Is the Night for DISC
Ten days ago, in our Saturday column “My View,” I argued that the council needed to get…
Planning Commission Unanimously Moves DISC Forward to Council
Despite concerns about a truncated policy, planning commissioners remarked that they had actually spent so much time…
Commentary: DISC Remains a Commercial Project with Housing, Not the Other Way Around
When the city first issued its RFEI (Request for Expressions of Interest) for innovation centers way back…
Analysis: Sixty Percent Occupancy Issue, Commercial Demand, Other Matters Addressed in the Final DISC EIR
This week the final SEIR was released for the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Center (DISC) —where the…
Planning Commission Makes Comments ahead of Final Subsequent EIR
In advance of the end of the comment period to the Draft Subsequent EIR for the Aggie…
Low Impact Development, High Impact Environmentalism
by Mark Dempsey Most environmentalists do not request the economy halt so no harm would come to…
Social Services Recommends ARC Be Bound by Affordable Housing Policies at the Time of Proposals
The first step in a long string of advisory board hearings for the Aggie Research Campus, found…
Sunday Commentary: Infill Housing, Close to the University – Two Projects Meet Those Critical Needs
I caught the most recent column by Rich Rifkin, noting that Davis “talks a good game when…
University Commons Project Goes to Planning Commission for Review and Comments on EIR
The Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday where they will review and provide comments…
Sunday Commentary: It Appears Some People Will Object to Any Project
I didn’t know much about the Olive Drive Mixed-Use project when it was placed on the consent…
Council to Approve Environmental Analysis for Olive Drive Mixed-Use Project
Mixed-Use Project Features 76 Small Single-Bedroom Apartments and Low Automobile Users In a consent item for this…
City Puts Out Draft EIR of University Commons Project
This week the city announced the comment period for the Draft EIR of the University Commons Redevelopment…
Downtown Plan Lays Out Development Strategy – Part Two
The City of Davis has released the Draft Davis Downtown Plan this week. Yesterday’s article (City Releases…
Joint Commission Hears Fiscal Analysis of Davis Downtown Development
Matt Kowta presented his fiscal analysis of whether development in the downtown is viable to a joint…
Commentary: Can the Community Support Dense Residential and Mixed-Use in the Downtown?
Last week the Davis Downtown Plan Advisory Committee (DPAC) met to consider a number of recommendations that…
