Commentary: Tale of Two Affordable Housing Projects – Why Single Out Student Housing for Being Exclusive?
It was interesting on Monday, listening to two affordable housing projects being evaluated by the Social Services…
Social Services Commission Pushes for More Affordable Housing at Lincoln40
On Monday, the Social Services Commission listened to roughly an hour of public comment, much of it…
New Affordable Proposal at Lincoln40 Will Allow for Permanently Affordable Student Housing
Lincoln40 is a proposed off-campus student-housing complex with 130 rental units that result in 708 beds, with…
Commentary: The Emerging Student Voice on Housing
A few months ago I hinted that new forces were starting to organize on the housing issue. …
Commentary: What We Learned from the Trackside Debate and the Emerging Generational Gap in Davis
The vote on Trackside was 4-1 with the council siding with the developer’s four-story proposal. The neighbors…
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…
A Look at the Current Proposal for Plaza 2555
The Vanguard met recently with the developers of Plaza 2555, a proposed roughly 200-unit apartment building in…
Commentary: The Battle of Neighbors vs. Densification and Infill
In the year 2000, after a decade of large scale peripheral growth in Davis, the voters narrowly…
My View: Affordable Housing Works, but We Do Need to Build It
The debate over housing figures to define much of the next seven months before the council election,…
It’s Still Damn Expensive Being Poor in Davis
By Sean Raycraft Ok friends, we need to fundamentally re-frame the focus of the housing crisis debate….
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: Speaking of the Need for Housing for Families
Yesterday’s commentary, responding to a letter talking about the need for housing that works for families, got…
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,…
Commentary: City Has More Than One Crisis
It remains to be seen if the new version of Nishi proves to be less of a…
Commentary: Can Davis Pass a Measure R Vote?
I must admit I have always found this question to be irksome because the reality is that,…
Commentary: The Rising Importance of Student Housing Issue Could Lead Us to Nishi
When I studied political science my work centered on public opinion and mass communications. From the body…
Council Proceeds with Nishi and Prepares for a June 2018 Vote
On Tuesday, the council unanimously agreed to move forward and process an application for the revised proposal…
My View: New Nishi Proposal Seeks to Fix Previous Problems; Addresses Student Housing Crisis
A lot of people were talking about Nishi’s new proposal yesterday and most viewed it in a…
Nishi Proposes Student Housing Project to Go on 2018 Ballot
In January 2016, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to put a mixed-use development for the Nishi…
