My View: It Appears Bretton Woods Will Break Ground This Month – But the Future of Housing in Davis Remains Clouded in Uncertainty
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – An announcement went on Friday that there will…
Davis City Council To Consider 2022 Legislative Agenda – Including Infrastructure, Affordable Housing and Crisis Now Funding
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Back in 2019, the Davis City Council adopted…
Commentary: Orange County Facing Same Issues on Housing – Pushing Back
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor An article that appeared in the LA Times last week shows…
My View: HCD Wins Some Key Housing Battles, But Will It Be Enough?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When the state came down with very aggressive RHNA numbers for…
Commentary: Final Exam Time for Housing in Davis As Well in Other California Cities
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Earlier this week, the Bay Area version of…
Sunday Commentary: Timing for General Plan Now Puzzling
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When they first rolled out the sequencing here,…
Commentary: Chronicle Lays the Smackdown on California Housing
San Francisco, CA – One of the big problems that California now faces is that, while the…
Sunday Commentary: The City Lacks Vacant Infill – How Do We Meet the Requires for the Next Housing Element?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – One of the most critical findings in the…
Commentary: No Extra Credit for Bed Rentals or Large Student Housing Projects
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Slow growth advocates in the city have for…
Sunday Commentary: Housing Element Goes Back to Planning Commission – Here’s a Look
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Planning Commission this week will hold a…
Sunday Commentary: Report Finds RHNA Housing Protests Unlikely to Succeed
By David M. Greenwald Those who are hopeful that local RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) requirements will…
Guest Commentary: Dan Carson’s Comments on the Housing Element Review
(Editor’s Note: The following are comments from Councilmember Dan Carson delivered on Tuesday during the discussion of…
City Releases Draft Housing Element
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The city this week released its 2021-2029 Draft Housing Element…
Commentary: We Need to Continue to Look At the City’s Housing Challenges
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Earlier this week, the Vanguard hosted a webinar on city…
Vanguard’s Monthly Webinar – New Housing in Davis (Video)
Housing is always a huge topic in the city of Davis—but one thing that has concerned me…
Commentary: A Realistic Assessment of Davis’ Housing Situation
By David M. Greenwald Listening to the housing discussion on Wednesday was a reminder that the housing…
Guest Commentary: Looking Ahead to the Housing Element Update Process
By Gloria Partida With the number of issues, a City faces, writing a monthly column should be…
Council Gets a Presentation on RHNA and Local Housing Needs
Greg Chew and Dov Kadin from SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments) gave a presentation to council…
New RHNA Numbers Released – City Requirement Nearly Doubles
SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments) has released a draft menu of Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)…
Sunday Commentary: Housing Is a Puzzle – How Does Davis Solve It?
Where to begin? That’s my dilemma here, but it is really the same problem that the city…
