My View: Turning Our Attention to the Core Area Specific Plan
It is with a sense of relief that we can now move on from Trackside. The Trackside…
Monday Morning Thoughts: EIR Certification Issue at MRIC Raises Some Interesting Issues
Can a project without an application have an EIR certified? The answer, according to city staff, is…
Davis Chamber Comes Out in Favor of Trackside Project
The Davis Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday came out in favor of “the updated proposal for the…
Revised Trackside Project Features Four-Story Proposal
It has been over a year since the initial Trackside Center application proposed the redevelopment of existing…
Nishi Is a Model for Mixed-Use Infill
By Michelle Millet, Don Shor, Judy Corbett, Stephen Wheeler, John Mott-Smith, Charles Salocks We live in a…
Commentary: Cannery Pulls Back from Changes but Why Didn’t They Vet Them Better?
The week started with The New Home Company having three requested changes to the Cannery on the…
Open Letter: Requested Changes to Cannery Mixed Use Development Agreement
Members of the Davis Planning Commission, I write to you tonight both as an owner of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Should We Consider Housing for MRIC?
The Vanguard has learned from a source familiar with the process that the original MRIC concept included…
First Take: MRIC Decision Is a Game Changer
It was 3 p.m. on a normal Wednesday when the news broke, “Mace Ranch Innovation Center Project…
Trackside Goes Back to the Drawing Board
On Thursday night, after ten months of discussion over the original Trackside proposal, the developer and neighbors…
Commentary: MRIC Applicants Couldn’t Close the Deal on Housing
When the Innovation Park discussion first began in earnest in late 2013, I warned anyone who would…
Council Pulls Plug on Housing Option at MRIC
While Dan Ramos and his team made a strong push for consideration of a mixed-use housing proposal…
Nishi Gateway Heading to Your June Ballot
(Press Release from Nishi Developers) On Tuesday, February 16th the Davis City Council voted unanimously to put…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Enterprise’s Case For Housing at MRIC Muddies the Waters
There seem to be four different viewpoints on housing at the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC). There…
Mixed-use Mace Ranch Innovation Center Plan Is the Better Alternative
By Dan Ramos Our experiences so far on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center project have been much…
Staff Believes Mixed Use “Has Merit” At MRIC
Council is receiving an update on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC). Among other things, the staff…
Monday Morning Thoughts: 130 Units Going Away on Nishi Plus Parks Tax Thoughts
In general, the Vanguard has pushed for greater density at Nishi. The developer has, in fact, put…
A Further Look at the MRIC Housing Option
When the concept of innovation centers were introduced to the community, they were billed as research centers…
Planning Commission Forwards Nishi to Council
The Davis Planning Commission made a series of votes on Wednesday night to move the Nishi Project…
Final EIR Released on Nishi
The city of Davis has released the Final Environmental Impact Report on Nishi (you can read it…
