Commentary: Why Are Bed Rentals So Offensive to Some in this Community?
This weekend, I got a text message from a longtime friend, and he said that he didn’t…
Sunday Commentary: Council Can Take the Next Step Toward Solving the Student Housing Crisis on Tuesday
Only in Davis is the approval of apartments for students a controversial act. The city council, since…
Council to Decide on Approval of Lincoln40
The city council has already approved Sterling and Nishi (pending the Measure R ratification) in hopes of…
Analysis: Survey Shows Alarming Number of Students Suffering from Housing Insecurity
During the public comment on recent housing proposals, students have come forward to speak about the impact…
Analysis: Dorm Living for Professionals
Critics of various apartment complex proposals around town have claimed that these are “mega-dorms” and their structure…
Analysis: What Triple Occupancy Rooms Look Like on Campus
It is not the biggest part of the Long Range Development Plan to add on-campus housing, but…
Guest Commentary: We Need Housing
By Don Shor We need housing on campus. We need housing in town. We need them both…
Analysis: The First Nishi Op-Ed
It has been a quiet start to the Measure R campaign for Nishi so far. Proponents of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What if We Got the Blame, UC Davis Narrative Wrong for Student Housing on Campus?
For much of the last two years plus, we have engaged in a community debate that has…
Sunday Commentary: There Are No Panaceas for Housing, but Status Quo Is Not Working
For years I have heard the same dilemma over the notion that we cannot build our way…
My View: A Tight Rental Market Hurts All
Some have recently argued that by focusing on student housing, we have made rental housing for families…
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: Creating Affordability for Student Housing in the Community and on Campus
Last month UC Davis, after 17 months of holding out at 6200 additional beds over the next…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Candidate Lays Out Position on Housing in Davis
Usually an introductory article is not going to tell you a lot about a candidate on the…
Sunday Commentary: Why Is This Community So Antagonistic to Students?
While many now acknowledge we have a student housing crisis, the solution offered to that housing crisis…
Commentary: Students Don’t Spend a Lot on Food Each Week
Earlier this week we presented information on how much per month students were spending on campus housing,…
Commentary: Can the University Be a Solution on Housing?
For many people in this community, the university providing more housing on campus is “the” solution for…
UC Davis Chancellor Convenes Task Forces on Important Campus Services
By Kimberly Hale Chancellor Gary S. May of the University of California, Davis, has established three task…
Monday Morning Thoughts: affordable v. Affordable Housing
There seems to be some conflating of Affordable Housing (Big A or subsidized housing) with the issue…
Sunday Commentary: Looking at Some Arguments against Nishi
We have already talked a lot about the air quality issue and affordable housing issue, but I…
