Sierra Club Yolano Group – Davis City Council Candidate Questionnaire, Part Three
The Sierra Club will not be making a Davis City Council endorsement this year “since all candidates…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Looming Issue of UC Davis Growth
If this were the end of the year and we were Time Magazine, our inclination would be…
Economic Development Series: Future of Economic Development in Davis
by Elaine Roberts Musser (Editor’s note: following the decision by Mace Ranch Innovation Center to put its…
Guest Commentary: Nishi Would Fill R&D Space Needs
By Pam Marrone We live in a community of enormous potential. As Davis residents, we live next…
Nishi Project’s Fiscal Benefits Extend to the City of Davis and Beyond
By Dan Carson Critics of Measure A and the Nishi Gateway project are making up imaginary fee…
Sunday Commentary: What If Economic Development Bypasses Davis?
In yesterday’s column, the Vanguard noted that the city of Davis faces $655 million in unfunded and…
Guest Commentary: On Earth Day and Measure A
By Dan Carson This weekend, we celebrate Earth Day and the many environmental trailblazers who are giving…
Bill That Would Have Shone Light on “Anonymous” CEQA Plaintiffs Fails in Committee
Would Bill Have Had Relevance to Nishi Lawsuit? By Leanna Sweha AB 2026 had its first and…
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…
Sunday Commentary: City’s Economic Development Is Crumbling
A month ago we warned that “Cascading System’s Failure in Planning May Doom Economic Development in Davis”…
Bee Endorses Measure A, Business Community Rallies in Support of Measure A
(From Press Releases) In a recent editorial, the Sacramento Bee endorsed Yes on Measure A and the…
Sunday Commentary: Why Does a Slow Growth Town Elect Pro-Development Councils?
Given the level of contention on the issue of Nishi, it is perhaps somewhat surprising on the…
City Council Candidate Question 1: Do You Support or Oppose Nishi?
For the next eight weeks, the Vanguard will be sending the Davis City Council Candidates weekly questions. …
Monday Morning Thoughts: Is Nishi a Vertical Mixed Use Project?
There has been a lot of discussion about the Nishi Affordable Housing Component. Last week, we cited…
My View: Is Community Ready for Plan B if No Economic Development Revenue?
According to the Finance and Budget Commission estimates, Nishi would mean at least $1.4 million annually for…
Nishi Affordable Housing Facts
Dear David, please post the following facts; first from the existing municipal code regarding affordable housing exemptions: …
Special Commentary: Is Nishi in Trouble?
The calendar may say April 1, but there is no fooling around that we are about five…
Commentary: Thoughts on Nishi and Affordable Housing
For much of the lead up to Nishi, it looked like the vote on Nishi would come…
Guest Commentary: City and Developer Have Violated the City’s Affordable Housing Ordinance
by Alan Pryor The Davis City Council is asking for citizen approval of the proposed Nishi mixed-use…
“Tuesday” Morning Thoughts: Affordable Housing as the Surprise Issue in Nishi
If you believed that Nishi would come down to issues like traffic impacts on Richards or connectivity…
