Commentary: City Needs to Recommit to Economic Development Strategy
When Sierra Energy sent their press release out early on Monday, I’m sure they weren’t thinking that…
Commentary: A Bittersweet Reminder of What Could Have Been
When Sierra Energy announced during the Nishi campaign that they would collaborate to facilitate the construction of…
Commentary: The University’s LRDP and Russell Fields Conundrum
UC Davis, pressured by some in the community to provide more housing, made an unfortunate decision to…
Sunday Commentary: The Return of Nishi?
This week, from a submission through the Vanguard anonymous submission system, Yolo Leaks, we learned of an…
Leaked Letter: Whitcombe on Behalf of Nishi Pitched a UC Davis-Only Project
The Vanguard has received through its anonymous submission system, Yolo Leaks, an undated letter from John Whitcombe,…
Sunday Commentary: How Can Davis Restore Its Retail Base?
As the city of Davis looks to generate revenue to pay for unfunded infrastructure and to continue…
Revised LRDP: Nishi Out, Russell Field Still There but Reduced
The official draft planning scenario will be posted today, but the preview released on the UC Davis…
Commentary: Council Needs to Prioritize Fixing Richards
A letter writer driving through the Richards Boulevard and Olive Drive area on Sunday afternoon described the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What Does Progressive Mean in Davis These Days?
For years Davis prided itself on being on the forefront of progressivism – a mixture of land…
Analysis: Is On-Campus Housing Low-Hanging Fruit?
For all of the complaining about the confining nature of Davis’ Measure R, which requires the conversion…
Sunday Commentary: Where Land Use and Fiscal Clash, We Lose
On Wednesday, opponents of a proposed new hotel on Cowell Boulevard pushed back that the benefits of…
Sunday Commentary: The Davis Dilemma
The Hyatt House hotel is only the most recent example of the difficulty of doing infill in…
Commentary: UCD Can and Must Do Better with On-Campus Housing
There has been too much focus on the exact amount of housing that UC Davis should provide…
Sunday Commentary II: The Trust Issue, Can We Get Back to Trust but Verify?
At last night’s Vanguard event, we had a number of speakers come up and do brief talks. …
Commentary: Pause the General Plan Process, We Need a More Unified Vision of the Future
Last week the Davis City Council was united in the idea of moving forward with a general…
Monday Morning Thoughts I: UC-City of Davis Housing Issue is Ground Zero
Those who are supportive of a General Plan update need to understand where this process is most…
Commentary: Thoughts on a New General Plan
The last time we started talking about a new general plan in Davis, I was opposed to…
Commentary: UC Davis Holds the Key to the Future, Stop Focusing on the Salacious Past
The Sacramento Bee once again airs the dirty laundry from the Katehi scandal, this time airing a…
Sunday Commentary: Trust Issues and, Once Again, How Do We Fix Them?
The first major undertaking for the new council, the general plan update, got off to a slightly…
Monday Morning Thoughts III: Revisiting Innovation Centers
The discussion on the Purdue Innovation District got off track from where I hoped it will go,…
