Commentary: Inconvenient Truths for Air Quality Expert Cahill
What Cahill Omits from Two Articles is Telling On January 25, Dr. Thomas Cahill sent the Vanguard…
Commentary: Why Air Quality Concerns Should Not Drive Your Nishi Vote
Critics of Nishi warn that preliminary studies – insufficient to adequately test the impact of air quality…
Monday Morning Thoughts: More on the Nishi Affordable Housing Debate
On Saturday, we pointed out that Nishi opponents, in addition to taking on expected issues like air…
My View: Opponents of Nishi Attack Affordable Housing at Their Own Risk
One of the big reasons why Nishi lost in 2016 was that the student population it was…
Analysis: A Glance at the Nishi Ballot Arguments
In general, elections are not won and lost on the ballot arguments, but the Nishi ones are…
Opponents Use Public Comment to Put Forth Arguments against Nishi
Colin Walsh and former Davis City Councilmember Michael Harrington used their public comment time to put forward…
Arguments for and against Nishi
The following are the submitted ballot arguments for and against Nishi. Argument In Favor Of Measure J…
Sunday Commentary: Have We Done Enough about Student Housing?
On Tuesday evening, after listening to a number of students talking about the current rental market and…
Air Quality Concerns Motivate CEQA Suit Against Nishi
The group Davis Coalition for Sensible Planning filed a CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) suit against the…
Commentary: Why Are Bed Rentals So Offensive to Some in this Community?
This weekend, I got a text message from a longtime friend, and he said that he didn’t…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Transportation Picture Summed Up in One Chart
This is the single most powerful chart on travel in Davis. It comes from the UC Davis…
Sunday Commentary: Council Can Take the Next Step Toward Solving the Student Housing Crisis on Tuesday
Only in Davis is the approval of apartments for students a controversial act. The city council, since…
Five Council Candidates Give Us an Early Peek into Views on Nishi, Measure R Renewal
Back on February 28, the Davis College Democrats held a forum – but only five of the…
Unknown Group Files CEQA Suit against Nishi at the 11th Hour
Friday was the last day to file a CEQA suit against Nishi, and just after 10 am,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: One Word Missing from Current Housing Discussion… Perspective
There is an interesting pushback going on as to the recent development proposals in town. At this…
Analysis: The First Nishi Op-Ed
It has been a quiet start to the Measure R campaign for Nishi so far. Proponents of…
Commentary: The Student Housing Mega-Dorm Narrative Is Wrong
In December, Eileen Samitz in an op-ed wrote: “Davis needs more apartments designed for all, not just…
Commentary: Creating Affordability for Student Housing in the Community and on Campus
Last month UC Davis, after 17 months of holding out at 6200 additional beds over the next…
My View: Worried about the Inexperience of the Council Candidates?
We are just about to start up what should prove to be one of the most interesting…
Commentary: Who Doesn’t Want Off-Campus Housing?
The title of the letter definitely caught my attention: “We don’t want off-campus dormitories.” Was there a…
