Members of the DPAC Reflect on the Downtown Plan and Experience
Last week, after a multi-year process, the city came out with a Draft Downtown Plan. That of…
Commentary: Abusing CEQA Is Hurting Us All
Yesterday I was reading through the material on Field + Pond and one of the things that…
The Issue of Energy Efficiency at the WDAAC
By Richard McCann I am an energy and environmental economics consultant who works on pricing and planning…
Planning Commission to Evaluate West Davis Senior Housing Project
We are more than six months from a possible Measure R vote, but the applicants for the…
Council to Decide on Approval of Lincoln40
The city council has already approved Sterling and Nishi (pending the Measure R ratification) in hopes of…
Council to Decide Tuesday Whether to Put Nishi on the Ballot
Council Will Have One Meeting to Vote to Put Nishi on the Ballot Tuesday figures to be…
Nishi Proposal Goes to Planning Commission This Week
In June of 2016, the voters of Davis rather narrowly voted down the Nishi project. Two of…
Nishi Proposal To Be Heard by Various Commissions this Month
Back in October, the owners of the Nishi property revived their proposed project about 16 months after…
Shifting Diets: Beans Not Beef
By Anya McCann, COOL Cuisine Have you heard? The livestock sector produces about 15% of global greenhouse…
My View: City Articulates LRDP Interests
For a number of months we have had a long and sustained community dialogue on growth as…
Analysis: Closing Thoughts on Nishi’s Defeat and More
In the end, with all of the strangeness of having to count 6000 to 7000 additional votes,…
Many Reasons to Vote No on Nishi – Measure A
By Eileen M. Samitz Historically, the Nishi site has been problematic due to its location between I-80…
Economic Development Series: Economy of 2016 Needs To Be Circular
by Susan Rainier There is a planetary emergency and doing little or nothing by staying with the…
Sunday Commentary: This Community Deserves an Honest Debate on Nishi
We have just a few weeks until we find out the final answer from the community on…
Addressing the Negatives of Nishi
by Elaine Roberts Musser As I was tabling for Yes on Nishi at the Farmers Market, a…
Arguments Against Nishi
(From No on A Press Release) – On the June 7th ballot, you will be asked to…
Guest Commentary: On Earth Day and Measure A
By Dan Carson This weekend, we celebrate Earth Day and the many environmental trailblazers who are giving…
Guest Commentary: Nishi Project is Bad for City of Davis
Why the Nishi Project is Bad for City of Davis Finances, Low Income and Student Renters, and…
What Are They Thinking?
by Alan Pryor I found an admission last Tuesday night during the Nishi discussion to be very,…
The Future of Growth in Davis (Video)
On Wednesday, February 17, the Vanguard and Civenergy hosted a community discussion at the Community Chambers on…
