By the Numbers: Sterling Versus the Greens
(Editor’s Note: this is a new periodic column that will look at data and the numbers in…
My View: For the Most Part Off-Campus Housing Is More Affordable Than On-Campus, but Again We Mostly Need Supply
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – A few years ago, the Vanguard did a series of…
Fifth Street Affordable Housing Project Gets Final Funding Approval
(From Press Release – Mutual Housing California) – Mutual Housing California received final funding approvals Tuesday to…
Fifth Street Affordable Housing Project Awarded Funding for Mutual Housing
(From Press Release)—State officials have announced that Mutual Housing California has been approved for two major funding…
Commentary: Student Housing Crisis Not Over Just Yet
Was talking with the developer from Sterling on Monday. Some might have noticed that the land for…
Commentary: My View Changed on Student Housing Issues, Here’s Why
The Vanguard has long been critical of UC Davis’ on-campus housing policies, noting that the community and…
Analysis: Integrated Affordable Housing versus Land Dedication Site
Nishi’s Affordable Proposal Shows the Advantage of a Land Dedication Site There are a number of advantages…
My View: Apartments for All is Just Rhetoric for Justifying Not Building Student Housing in Town
This weekend Eileen Samitz continues her crusade against mega-dorms and for more “apartments designed for all” with…
Sunday Commentary: What’s a Mega-Dorm Anyway?
As a rental crunch that has the city at a 0.2 percent vacancy pushes forward a slew…
Letter: Sterling and Developer Democrats
By Long Davis (Editor’s note: this letter was sent anonymously and was apparently sent to the council…
Sunday Commentary: Are Housing Developments Net Fiscal Losers for the City?
A recent conversation about the fiscal impacts of the student housing project prompted a poster to basically…
My View: Trackside Neighbors’ Tactics Are Doomed
The Old East Davis Neighborhood Association has focused much of its attention on what it views as…
Sunday Commentary: Housing Debate Has Become a Distraction
Opponents of Sterling tried to use the mega-dorm argument against the project, arguing that the project was…
Commentary: We Need to Think of an 85-15 Plan for New Student Housing
The Vanguard has been quite clear over the past couple of years on the issue of housing…
Sunday Commentary: What Are Realistic Housing Options for Davis?
I missed the Planning Commission meeting this week due to the Vanguard event on homelessness – ironic…
Commentary: Pressure Is Only Going to Mount on the Davis Housing Market
For much of the last two years, the Vanguard has been discussing the impact of the growth…
Vanguard Talks to Student Leaders About Housing – Part 1
For over a year and a half, the Vanguard community has been discussing the issue of student…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Can We Figure Out a Way Forward on Student Housing?
Numbers are important to understand. Right now the university is planning on adding somewhere around 7000 students…
Council Already Hearing from the Public on Lincoln40
Fresh off an approval of the 540-bed Sterling Apartments, the City of Davis on Tuesday approved the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: No Small Stakes in Battle Over Housing
In yesterday’s column the Vanguard reiterated its position on campus housing – while the Vanguard has been…
