Commentary: The Opposition to Projects Knows How to Defeat Them – Can That Be Overcome?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Opponents to housing in Davis have a proven…
City Will Move Forward on EIR for Village Farms, Addendum for Nishi
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A consent item indicates that the city will…
Davis Receives Another Letter from HCD on Its Lack of Compliance with the Housing Element
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While city staff maintains that there were no…
HCD Letter Requests More Revisions Prior to Approval of Davis Housing Element
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As the Davis City Council on Tuesday was…
Commentary: What Should the City’s Economic Development Strategy Be?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Yesterday as part of our weekly series of…
Commentary: The Housing Element Will Likely Be Approved, but It Seems Overly Optimistic
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city of Davis, like many communities, found…
City Moving Towards Re-Submitting Housing Element, Addressing Concerns of HCD
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It has been over a year since the…
Unbuilt Approved Projects Move Forward, but Challenges Loom for the City
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Chiles Ranch project that came before the…
Commentary: DiSC May Impact Traffic, but Leaving Status Quo in Place Not Great Either
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A few years ago back in 2016, Nishi…
City Announces Nishi Development Appeal Withdrawn; Ruling in Favor of City Stands
The city has formally announced what the Vanguard reported two weeks ago—the appeal of the Yolo Superior…
Nishi Appeal and Lawsuit Apparently Done
It was just two months ago in January that it appeared Nishi was headed to appeal and…
Commentary: What is a Moderate Path Forward on Growth For Davis?
In 2012 campaign, there was no talk about development or housing. In a city like Davis, known…
Commentary: Measure R Doesn’t Work If You Don’t Let It
Up until last June, there was never a successful Measure R vote. The closest a project came…
Nishi Delayed Yet Again as City Has to Fight Appeal
Housing for over 2000 students next to the UC Davis campus has been delayed yet again, as…
Commentary: Some New Insights into Housing and Support for Development
It was only two years ago when people were questioning whether a Measure R project – any…
Judge Returns Quickly with Final Ruling in Favor of City on Nishi
Judge Peter Williams ended last week’s hearing saying that he was leaning toward sticking with his tentative…
Judge Hears Arguments on Nishi Suit, Inclined to Stick with Previous Ruling
Judge Peter Williams listened to approximately 90 minutes of arguments by both the petitioners represented by Patrick…
Judge Denies Nishi Suit in Tentative Ruling
Barring a hearing today, it appears that Judge Peter Williams has denied the petitioner’s attempt to stop…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Breeding Bad Process, Lack of Outreach, Lack of Engagement
The slow growth side of the fence in Davis has become the little boys that cry wolf. …
Sunday Commentary: Wait, So Redrum Is Closing Anyway?
In a Facebook post, the owner of Redrum Burger says the restaurant is closing on Sunday, He…
