Commentary: The University and City Must Do More to Address the Crisis of Student Housing
On Tuesday night, a city council that we have criticized for lacking leadership stepped up and did…
Student Voice on Housing Comes Through on Tuesday
Since UC Davis announced the start of their LRDP (Long Range Development Plan) process in late 2015,…
Council Unanimously Votes to Approve Sterling Apartment Project
As the hour approached midnight and the council listed to dozens of citizens on both sides, including…
Guest Commentary: Please Support Sterling Apartments
By Matthew Palm, Jen Higley-Chapman, Don Gibson, Michael Gofman, Alex Lee and Josh Dalavai We strongly support…
Commentary: Judgment Day – Sterling Becomes a Proxy Fight on Land Use Policies
For the last 18 months, the biggest issue has been over student housing. While the slow-growth community,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: More Calls for Housing Plan
When I was a graduate student in political science, one of the professors I used to TA…
Sunday Commentary: Navigating the Growth Issue
While issues come and go in the Davis eco space, the issue of growth in Davis remains…
My View: Can Students and the Community Coexist?
Is the push for more on-campus housing a land use necessity, or is it an embodiment of…
Staff Recommends Approval of Sterling Project
For a proposed apartment complex, the Sterling Fifth Street Apartments project has undergone rather extensive city and…
Commentary: Sterling Project Illustrates Difficulty of Conflict Resolution Process
When the council sent the neighbors to the Hyatt House project to meet with the applicants in…
My View: Divided Opposition to Sterling?
Much of this week, we have been assembling some data on the housing situation in order to…
Letter: Continued Neighborhood Opposition to Sterling Project
By Marjorie Beach I am writing to inform Vanguard readers of the continued opposition of Rancho Yolo…
Commentary: What is the Middle Ground on Housing Issues in Davis?
On April 18, the Davis City Council is going to be asked to approve the Sterling Apartments. …
Housing – The Student Perspective
We have heard a lot from residents in this community – many of them long-time residents, who…
Commentary: Analyzing Davis’ Student Housing Needs
Earlier this week, the Vanguard asked the city to come up with a number – how many…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Not Everyone on Board with Reduced Sterling
On Wednesday, the Planning Commission will review the Sterling project and recommend certification of the EIR and…
Commentary: Is Scaled Down Sterling a Good Deal for Davis?
After the success of the conflict resolution process with the Hyatt House project, the city was quick…
Sterling Comes Back with a Revised Proposal
The previous proposal for redeveloping the former EMQ FamiliesFirst site at 2100 5th Street in Davis for…
Final EIR Released For Sterling
The Sterling Apartments is currently one of the more contentious proposed projects in the city of Davis. …
Avoidable Problem: Huge Dormitory Proposal for the FamiliesFirst Site
By Claudia Krich The huge Sterling dormitory proposal for the site of Families First is a problem…
