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…
Analysis: More Signs That Housing Requirements Are About to Rise
There was a good piece earlier this week that looked at SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments)…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Housing Pressure on Davis About to Ramp Up
Consider this a trigger warning – if you don’t like speculation, you probably won’t like this column. …
Are We Underestimating Housing Needs?
A few weeks ago, the city council had a joint discussion with the Planning Commission which, among…
Over-Densification is Not the Answer
By Eileen M. Samitz Recently, an Op-ed was posted in the Sunday Dec. 13 Davis Enterprise by…