Leaked Letter: Whitcombe on Behalf of Nishi Pitched a UC Davis-Only Project
The Vanguard has received through its anonymous submission system, Yolo Leaks, an undated letter from John Whitcombe,…
Commentary: How Should the City Approach Student Housing?
Yesterday’s article (Analysis: Additional Campus Housing Will Help but Will Not Solve Housing Problems) attempted to analyze…
Analysis: Additional Campus Housing Will Help but Will Not Solve Housing Problems
This year the focus has shifted back toward housing and land use. There have been a core…
Revised LRDP: Nishi Out, Russell Field Still There but Reduced
The official draft planning scenario will be posted today, but the preview released on the UC Davis…
Guest Commentary: Site Near Post Office to Turn into Huge UCD Dorm
by Claudia Krich City planner Eric Lee (elee@cityofdavis.org) sent an email with specifications about the Sterling 5th…
City Releases Draft EIR on Sterling Apartments
Another one of the more controversial proposals is the repurposing of the six-acre city property that formerly…
Sunday Commentary: Is Good Planning Even Possible in This Toxic Atmosphere?
For years the issue of land use seemed to disappear from the radar of the city. The…
Lincoln40 Prepares for Draft EIR, Scoping Meeting
Next Thursday, September 15, at 6 pm, the city of Davis will conduct a public scoping meeting…
Analysis: Is On-Campus Housing Low-Hanging Fruit?
For all of the complaining about the confining nature of Davis’ Measure R, which requires the conversion…
Sunday Commentary: Legitimate Reasons to Oppose Russell Fields
I am always struck by the discourse on land use in this town. With every issue there…
Rental Assistance Vouchers as a Means for Affordable Student Housing
by Matt Palm Rental assistance vouchers may be a far more cost-effective way for UC Davis to…
Commentary: UCD Can and Must Do Better with On-Campus Housing
There has been too much focus on the exact amount of housing that UC Davis should provide…
Touring Poly Canyon Village
This weekend I drove around Poly Canyon Village getting an appreciation for the scope and the immensity…
My View II: Campus and Community Divide Reflects a National Divide
There has been some discussion this week about a divide within national politics itself, and among the…
Commentary: Pause the General Plan Process, We Need a More Unified Vision of the Future
Last week the Davis City Council was united in the idea of moving forward with a general…
Discussion: If UC Says Jump, Will We?
This week we have been discussing the issue of rental housing – how much housing the university…
Discussion: How Much Rental Housing Do We Need, Who Should Provide It, Where?
On Sunday, I presented five questions I would want to ask the community if I were the…
Monday Morning Thoughts I: UC-City of Davis Housing Issue is Ground Zero
Those who are supportive of a General Plan update need to understand where this process is most…
Sunday Commentary II: Questions We Should Be Asking about Our Future
While the council largely made it clear that they would like some different questions asked in the…
Commentary: Thoughts on a New General Plan
The last time we started talking about a new general plan in Davis, I was opposed to…
