Commentary: Will District Elections Enhance NIMBYism?
The Sacramento Bee ran an article this week on Roseville, Citrus Heights and Davis switching to district…
Commentary: We Have the Housing We Need Largely in Place, but We Need to Eliminate the Barriers
Lost in the debate, over things like the definition of homelessness, is a simple fact – we…
Sunday Commentary: The LRDP Accomplishes Much of What It Needed to Accomplish
For the most part I would argue that, as long as both UC Davis and the city…
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…
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…
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: 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…
Analysis: A Closer Look at the BAE Rental Housing Report
The biggest issue facing Davis, as we approach the 2018 elections – which will feature among other…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Will the City Have to Revise Its Affordable Housing Guidelines?
One of the big questions facing the city is why they are not getting any market rate…
Commentary: Are Any of These Really Mega-Dorms?
At the Social Services Commission meeting, Nishi developer Tim Ruff said, “We have a mega-housing crisis. What…
Sunday Commentary: Record Applicant Pool Keeps Pressure on UCD, City
UC Davis announced this week that students continue to apply to UC Davis in record numbers as…
Approved and Planned Apartment Unit Breakdown for Davis
With all of the approved and now proposed projects for multifamily housing coming down the pike in…
Commentary: Campaign Launched to Push Back against Student Housing in the City
The issue of student housing has taken front and center in the current public policy debate in…
Sunday Commentary: Building More Student Housing Will Reduce Traffic Impacts in Davis
The Davis City Council has already approved the Sterling Apartments, it is set to hear Lincoln40 and,…
Opportunity Missed / Shared Responsibility
By Tia Will This piece is solely my opinion. Your opinions are appreciated and welcomed. We frequently…
Commentary: Would Eliminating Measure R Solve Our Problems?
A reader who unfortunately doesn’t post here anymore wrote in yesterday regarding my quoting a planning commissioner…
Commentary: Why Not Student Housing in Town?
It caught our attention last week when a planning commissioner made the argument that student housing would…
Sunday Commentary: Is Villainizing Developers Helpful to Community Discourse?
I was reading a letter to the editor this weekend that asks whether we should think of…
Council Needs a Citizen-Based General Plan Update
By Mary-Jo Bryan (Editor’s note: These comments were delivered during public comment at last night’s council meeting.)…
ASUCD Resolution in Favor of Sterling
ASUCD Resolution #13 was a statement in support of the Sterling Fifth Street Apartments proposal that came…
