A Look at the WDAAC Affordable Housing Proposal
The affordable housing portion of the West Davis Active Adult Community (WDAAC) project has generated some criticism…
Commentary: On the West Davis Affordable Housing Proposal
One of the concerns I have with the argument against the West Davis Active Adult Community is…
Commentary: Bad Arguments against WDAAC
There are both strong points and weak points in the discussion over West Davis Active Adult Community. …
Opposition to WDAAC Emerges
The West Davis Active Adult Community project largely sailed through the Planning Commission as well as two…
Commentary: Can We Have a Such Thing As a Non-Controversial Measure R Project?
Is it possible to have a non-controversial project that is a Measure R project? Will WDAAC be…
Council Quickly Votes to Put the WDAAC on the Ballot
Unlike past Measure R projects, the approval and placement of the West Davis Active Adult Community (WDAAC)…
Council Asked to Put Senior Housing Project on November Ballot
Staff is recommending that the West Davis Active Adult Community (WDAAC) project be placed on the ballot. …
Council’s First Hearing on West Davis Active Adult Community Shows Relatively Smooth Sailing
The council listened to 30 members of the public comment on the West Davis Active Adult Center…
Analysis: Enterprise Endorses West Davis Active Adult Community
For as much flack as the Vanguard has received for supporting recent student housing projects, it would…
Council to Hold First Hearing on Senior Housing Project
The West Davis Active Adult Community senior housing project goes to the Davis City Council for the…
My View: Taking a Closer Look at the Council Race on Land Use Issues
This week, including today, the Vanguard has been publishing the extensive answers to the Sierra Club questions,…
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 Falls Short of Full Recommendation to Council of Senior Housing Project
Council has until mid-June to put the West Davis Active Adult Community on the ballot, but, based…
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…
Applicant Releases Baseline Features for West Davis Active Adult Community
When the voters approved Measure J back in 2000, it required voter approval of changes to land…
Guest Commentary: Just Say No to Age-Restricted Housing
by Eric Gelber The Vanguard has recently run a number of articles touting the virtues of the…
More Analysis of the Legality of the Proposed Davis Based Buyers Program
(Editor’s note: The following is Attorney Matthew Keasling’s legal opinion letter to Katherine Hess regarding the legitimacy…
Legal Opinion Letter to City on Legality of Davis Based Buyers Program
(Editor’s note: The following is Attorney Bruce Inman’s legal opinion letter to Katherine Hess regarding the legitimacy…
An Adequate Housing Supply to Meet Internal City Needs
(The following is from an excerpt of a letter dated January 12, 2018, from West Davis Active…
Commentary: Can Housing Ever “Win” in Davis?
This column should not be read as support for any particular project, but rather as a call…
