Sunday Commentary: Sacramento Moves Forward on Innovation and Economic Development, Leaving Davis Behind
It wasn’t that long ago that Davis was on the forefront of the innovation discussion. Here we…
My View: The Housing Problem Will Not Be Easily Solved
This week, the Davis City Council voted 4-1 to certify the Mace Ranch Innovation Center EIR. That…
Commentary: We Are Running Out of Options for Financing Our City
When Chancellor Gary May took over at UC Davis in August, one of the first things he…
Commentary: Labor Agreement a Key Link for Innovation Park Project Success
On Tuesday night about one or two dozen members of the Carpenters Local Union came out to…
Council Certifies MRIC EIR on a 4-1 Vote
Majority Concerned with Labor Agreement, Housing and City-Owned Property Mayor Pro Tem Brett Lee was concerned with…
Commentary: Once Again City Eyes Should Turn to MRIC Tonight
The discussion over the last week and a half about teacher salaries comes with a sharp and…
Council Asked to Certify MRIC Final EIR
The developers of the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) have asked the city to certify their EIR…
My View: Davis Should Be the Tech Center for the Sacramento Region
This week has been a welcome tour for new UC Davis Chancellor Gary May. New beginnings are…
Commentary: Will An Innovation Center Make Davis Problems Worse and Not Better?
In response to my column yesterday about the need for economic development in Davis, one of our…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Economic Development Scene – The Promise of 2014 and the Reality of 2017
Last week, the Davis Planning Commission recommended certification of the EIR for the Mace Ranch Innovation Center…
My View: What Will Certification Mean for MRIC?
The Vanguard was very critical of the efforts of the Planning Commission in the 4-3 vote to…
Planning Commission Votes 6-0 to Recommend Certification of Mace EIR
In what turned out to be a fairly simple and straightforward vote, the Davis Planning Commission unanimously…
Planning Commission to Decide Whether to Recommend Certification of MRIC EIR
The Planning Commission this evening is scheduled to make a recommendation as to whether the Mace Ranch…
Guest Commentary: How 25 Acres of Open Space Got into the MRIC Proposal
By Roberta Millstein This Wednesday, July 19, the Planning Commission will vote on whether to recommend the…
Commentary: Where Can We Go with Economic Development?
In my preparation for yesterday’s commentary about the downfall once again of the hotel conference center, I…
Sunday Commentary: Woodland Moves Forward with a Good Economic Development Project, while Davis Still Fights over the Perfect
The news out of Woodland hits home hard this week. At a time when Davis faces an…
My View: Is There a Current Project in MRIC?
There are a lot of questions that the planning commission has to grapple with when the Mace…
Attorneys Argue that Certification of MRIC EIR Improper
On Wednesday night, the Planning Commission heard the presentation on the certification of the EIR (Environmental Impact…
Commentary: On the Need for Economic Development
Critics who have put arguments forward such as the notion that relying on a single project to…
Sunday Commentary: MRIC Needs to Be Given a Chance
It has now been three years since the city put forward RFEI (Requests for Expressions of Interest)…
