My View: DiSC Failed, Now What?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – DiSC failed for a second time last week…
Monday Morning Thoughts: No, Davis Can’t Meet Its Economic Development Needs Through Infill
By David M. Greenwald A guest commentary on Saturday advanced the idea that Davis can meet its…
Commentary: Responding to Guest Piece on DISC
By David M. Greenwald In his guest piece with the Vanguard, George Heubeck brings up some important…
Commentary: On the Need for Economic Development
Critics who have put arguments forward such as the notion that relying on a single project to…
Monday Morning Thoughts: We Need A Workable Economic Development Vision
It has been nearly four years since the concept of an innovation or research park has become…
My View: Economic Development in Davis Gets a New Jolt
Things were looking rather bleak on the economic development front just a month ago, but that has…
Commentary: City Needs to Recommit to Economic Development Strategy
When Sierra Energy sent their press release out early on Monday, I’m sure they weren’t thinking that…
Commentary: What Can We Do to Close the Revenue Gap?
Yesterday’s article, that showed Davis lagging well behind both regional comparable cities as well as other college…
Commentary: Can We Grow Our Way out of Our Problems?
I got the idea for this column from a number of conversations I have had over the…
My View: Innovation Park Announcement Good News for Community, Nishi
Lost in the shuffle of land use battles over traffic impacts and affordability is the fact that…
Sunday Commentary: City’s Economic Development Is Crumbling
A month ago we warned that “Cascading System’s Failure in Planning May Doom Economic Development in Davis”…
Vanguard Analysis: The Exit of Rob White Likely Means the End of Davis as a Regional Economic Development Player
For some time, the Vanguard was aware that Chief Innovation Officer Rob White would be leaving the…
Commentary: Is the City Committed to Economic Development?
Reading John Meyer’s very brief excerpt on economic development from his broader report on the city of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Excitement Over Emerging Startup Culture; Dose of Reality on the Budget
The Rise of the Startup Culture – We have focused a lot of our time and energy…
Is an Innovation Park Just a Rebranding of a Business Park?
“Isn’t “Innovation Park” just a rebranding of “Business Park”? How is an innovation park any different from…
My View: City’s Innovation Park Strategy and Peripheral Parks
Last week at the Vanguard Innovation Park Forum, Michael Bisch, the President of the Davis Downtown stated,…
Analysis: 7 Million Square Feet – Can Davis Support That Size of Development?
At last week’s Innovation Park Forum, one of the audience questions was “Is there enough of a…
Analysis: Should Davis Push For More Density at Mace Ranch Innovation Center?
As the official applications – first by the Mace Ranch Innovation Center and today by the Davis…
Does Davis Really Want Economic Development?
Earlier this week, someone sent me an article from Governing entitled, “Do Cities Really Want Economic Development?”…
