Harrington Files Suit Challenging Legality of Nishi (UPDATED)
Former Davis City Councilmember Michael Harrington filed a lawsuit on March 18 challenging the legality of the…
Nishi Ballot Arguments
Editor’s note: The following are ballot arguments for and against the Nishi Gateway Measure R project, Measure…
Nishi Gateway Heading to Your June Ballot
(Press Release from Nishi Developers) On Tuesday, February 16th the Davis City Council voted unanimously to put…
Commentary: Nishi Goes to the Voters, Will They Support It?
There did not seem to be much doubt that Nishi would head onto the June ballot –…
Commentary: Council, Get This Right
In 2009, I watched the council, on a divided 3-2 vote, put Wild Horse Ranch on the…
City Staff Recommends City Council Place Nishi Gateway on Ballot this Tuesday
In preparation for Tuesday’s Davis City Council meeting, city staff have recommended that the Council approve the…
Staff Recommends Approving Nishi Application
In the staff report for Tuesday night, staff is recommending the approval of the Nishi Gateway application,…
Nishi Gateway Discussion
Last Saturday, January 30, the Vanguard held a discussion on the pending Nishi-Gateway project. This week, the…
Nishi Takes Shape, Still Faces Key Challenges
After Tuesday’s meeting, the Davis City Council, city staff, and the developer had just under two weeks,…
Analysis: Enterprise Endorses Nishi
While critical details about the Nishi project remain up in the air, the Davis Enterprise editor has…
Letter From Nine Former Councilmembers in Support of Nishi
Dear Mayor and Council Members, We write to first thank you for your careful consideration of the…
Can Council Resolve Nishi Baseline Features in Time For a June Election?
Once again, the Davis City Council will hear the latest proposal on Nishi this coming Tuesday. Previously,…
Analysis: Nishi Touts Sustainability, But Its Success Will Rest on Traffic Impacts and Mitigation
The Nishi Gateway project is comprised of two distinctly separate but adjoining areas which total 57.7 acres….
City Releases Draft EIR of Nishi, Touted As Model for Sustainable Low-Carbon Land Use Development
The city of Davis has released its third major report following last month’s release of the Mace…
Long Awaited Fiscal Impact Report Shows MRIC with Potential $2.2 Million in Revenue at Buildout
Both the city and the Mace Ranch Innovation Center Developers were touting the findings of the long-awaited…
Design Innovation Centers for the 21st Century
by Susan Rainier, AIA The city of Davis is reviewing and analyzing three innovation center proposals. The…
Work on Nishi EIR About to Begin – Staff Weighs Olive-Only Access Option
It has been just over two years since the Davis City Council approved a pre-development shared costs…
My View: City’s Innovation Park Strategy and Peripheral Parks
Last week at the Vanguard Innovation Park Forum, Michael Bisch, the President of the Davis Downtown stated,…
Analysis: 7 Million Square Feet – Can Davis Support That Size of Development?
At last week’s Innovation Park Forum, one of the audience questions was “Is there enough of a…
Conversation on Nishi Goes Both Ways
In the past week, the Vanguard was asked to invite the public to join the conversation on…
