Council Asked to Approve Davis Live Apartment Project
Last month, after the Planning Commission denied to recommend approval of the Davis Live project, the commission…
Sunday Commentary: If You Are Looking for Densification, U-Mall Might Be the Model
As we go forward with the discussions around downtown planning, the community ought to turn its attention…
Developer Proposes to Redevelop University Mall into Mixed Use
A developer is eying a large, single-story commercial development and proposing that they transform it into a…
Commentary: Maybe We Can Think Outside the Box on Student Housing
On paper, we have approved the housing we need for students to end the housing crisis, at…
Sunday Commentary: What Is in the Best Interest of the Community?
This week, coming out of closed session, Mayor Brett Lee announced an agreement between the city of…
Commentary: UCD and City Going to Mediation to Avoid Litigation
On Tuesday, Mayor Brett Lee announced out of closed session that the city and university have agreed…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Fight with UCD Could Delay Housing
The biggest concern that the city of Davis has right now about the university’s housing plan, as…
Sunday Commentary: On-Campus Housing As a Misplaced Solution to the Housing Crisis
Since the start of the Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) discussion in the fall of 2015, the…
UC Davis Pushes Back: We Are Well Positioned to Complete This Housing
The City of Davis, among others, is concerned that, while UC Davis has committed to building a…
More Details Emerge on Student Housing Survey
Last Sunday, Don Gibson published a much talked about guest commentary in the Vanguard. In it, he…
Commission Unanimously Recommends Approval of Davis Live Housing Second Time Around
This time there would be no mistake. In May, the Planning Commission, while supportive of the Davis…
How Will the City Respond to the LRDP? Mayor Lee Discusses Next Steps
On Tuesday, the Davis City Council interrupted its normal summer hiatus to discuss, among other things, its…
Commentary: Student Housing – Don’t Criticize What You Can’t Understand
On Sunday, the Vanguard published a guest commentary from Don Gibson which laid out a number of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Putting Numbers to the Student Housing Crisis
Last spring, when the Vanguard attempted to find data on the student housing crisis, the information that…
Sunday Commentary: City and Campus Headed for a Confrontation to the Detriment of Both
The handwriting is on the wall. The city in a letter from Attorney Whitney McDonald have pushed…
Guest Commentary: Student Housing Crisis by the Numbers
by Don Gibson For the past year or so, local elected and appointed officials have been asking…
Student Housing Project Comes Back to the Planning Commission for a Second Time
Two months ago, the Davis Planning Commission rejected the student housing project, Davis Live Student Apartments. The…
Regents Approve LRDP but Want UC Davis to Work with City to Address Mitigation
The UC Board of Regents approved UC Davis’ new Long Range Development Plan, setting plans for 9050…
City Seeks Additional Analysis and Means to Address Local Impacts of Campus Growth
(From Press Release) – In a detailed letter to the University of California Board of Regents on…
City Continues to Push Back against Final EIR of LRDP
In a letter dated Tuesday, July 17, the city of Davis continued to express objection to the…
