Council Looks at City’s Affordable Housing Program
Last week, the Davis City Council had a discussion on the city’s affordable housing program. Here are…
Sunday Commentary: Addressing Core Housing Issues in Davis
At the Vanguard’s recent conclave on student housing, ASUCD President Josh Dalavai likened the student situation to…
My View: What We Are Doing Is Not Working – We Have to Do Something Different
I read Sean Raycraft’s Thursday guest column with great interest. He writes, “Who is most hurt by…
Opportunity Missed / Shared Responsibility
By Tia Will This piece is solely my opinion. Your opinions are appreciated and welcomed. We frequently…
My View: UCD Housing Comes Up Short
In yesterday’s piece we conceived that what has happened is that changes in the city’s land use…
Commentary: City-UCD Relationship as an Eco-System out of Equilibrium
In the discussion of student housing there has been a narrative which has argued that runaway growth…
UCD Says During Vanguard Discussion on Student Housing that It Wants to Increase Density and Units
The Vanguard held its September conclave on Wednesday night at Sophia’s with a vigorous discussion on housing,…
Developer Named for UC Davis Housing Projects
(From UC Davis University News Service) – UC Davis has selected University Student Living of New Jersey…
Sunday Commentary: The Student Housing Crisis and Where It Currently Stands
On Wednesday, the Vanguard will have a broad range discussion on the student housing crisis at UC…
UC Davis Touts New Residence Halls as Most Ambitious Housing Program in UC Davis History
UC Davis is under pressure from the community and local governments to increase their share of student…
Sunday Commentary: How Much Will the Housing Package Passed by the Legislature Impact Davis?
The California legislature did not sit back on the sidelines as California plunges into a huge housing…
Sunday Commentary: Housing Crisis Not Just Driven by UC Davis
A tidal wave is building and it is difficult to know how it will end up impacting…
Commentary: More Housing Discussions Coming
In recent weeks, the Vanguard has had a number of housing discussions with various folks in the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Understanding the Depths of the Housing Crisis
How bad is the housing crisis locally? On Thursday in the middle of August, students were coming…
Commentary: Rental Housing Crisis Not Just in Davis, but Bad in Davis Nonetheless
A reader pointed us to an interesting article from the September 5, 1957, Davis Enterprise talking about…
Guest Commentary: Questions About Lincoln40
By Eileen Samitz (Editor’s note: this was originally a post but since it was of length to…
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: 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…
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…
