Council Moves Forward with Crafting the Framework of a Permanent Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council on Tuesday held what amounted to a…
Mixed-Use Project at University Research Park Goes to Council
Two years ago, representatives from the University Research Park told the Vanguard that as the then-newly purchased…
Sunday Commentary: Planning Commission Discussion Highlights Huge Issues in Our Planning System
By David M. Greenwald It was a 4-3 vote that was actually far closer than even the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Faith Leaders Are Well-Meaning but Don’t Understand Fiscal Pitfalls of Affordable Housing
by David M. Greenwald The faith leaders write: that they are disappointment at the council 3-2 vote…
Monday Morning Thoughts: University Commons Project Does Need More Affordable Housing, but There Is a Big “But”
By David M. Greenwald I appreciate the sentiments of our guest piece from three members of the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Bad News Ahead on the Housing Front?
An ominous article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend: “Development of market-rate housing in San…
Sunday Commentary: Vertical Mixed Use Provision Does Three Things
This week the amendment to the Affordable Housing Ordinance was placed on consent, but it makes a…
Council to Look at Vertical Mixed Use Provisions of Affordable Housing Ordinance
Back on November 27, the council put forward interim provisions for extending the city’s affordable housing requirement. …
Commentary: Council Wants to Remove the Vertical Mixed-Use Exemption, but Should They?
The council got their crack at the affordable housing ordinance and, for the most part, did what…
Council to Extend Interim Affordable Housing Ordinance; Will Look into Vertical Mixed-Use
The Davis City Council became the third entity in the last two weeks to look at the…
Council’s Turn to Take Up Affordable Housing Ordinance Revisions
While staff is wanting to hear the council weigh in on the four key issues that both…
Commentary: Where Does Affordable Housing Go from Here?
There was a good discussion at the Social Services Commission on Affordable Housing. Affordable Housing is in…
Social Services Commission Recommends Sticking with Interim Ordinance, Wants to Eliminate Vertical Mixed Use Exemption to Affordable Housing
The Social Services commission was tasked with making recommendations on the Affordable Housing Ordinance just as the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Affordable Housing Discussion Starts This Week at Planning Commission
On Wednesday, the Davis Planning Commission will get the first crack at looking at the new Affordable…
Commentary: Where Will Our Affordable Housing Come from in the Future?
It is unfortunate that, in a lot of ways, the Measure L campaign was a distraction from…
An Early Look at New Affordable Housing Ordinance
The city has released the Affordable Housing Ordinance early. It is set to be reviewed on November…
Workforce Housing Proposed at University Research Park
In October 2016, the newly renamed University Research Park was purchased by Fulcrum Property. Now, nearly two…
Analysis: Should the City Reconsider Exempting Vertical Mixed Use from Affordable Requirements?
On Tuesday night, Eileen Samitz during public comment pressed the city council to eliminate the exemption for…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Public Policy Questions Rarely Have Yes or No Answers
In a theoretical world we like the certainty of a yes or no question. The problem is…
