Commentary: We Need To Find a Funding Mechanism If We Want to Make Housing More Affordable
As I have laid out in my most recent series of articles on housing – I have…
Commentary: Maybe ‘By Right’ Development Can in Fact Get Us Out of the Housing Crisis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I was pleasantly surprised this week to see…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Is It Really Mostly about Zoning?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Record high housing prices. Shortages of both for sale and rental…
Report Details Potential Effects of Sacramento Region Single-Family-Only Zoning; Lists Davis as Influential Factor
By Ramneet Singh BERKELEY, CA – In a July 13 report, the Othering and Belonging Institute found…
Sunday Commentary: Rothstein, the Housing Issue, and Discrimination in Davis
We have seen a lot of side issues in Davis this year – from traffic congestion created…
Sunday Commentary: Progressive Boomers Blocking Housing Fixes – Part of a New Generational Struggle
A few days ago, the Huffington Post ran a lengthy article that found, “Progressive Boomers Are Making…
Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning the Answer?
Senator Scott Wiener could not get his zoning changes through the legislature – yet – but as…
Commentary: We Can Blame the Judge If He Gets the Law Wrong
In a recent column that has attracted some attention, Bob Dunning argues that Judge Samuel McAdam ruled…
Analysis: Will the Judge Reverse Himself on Trackside?
It was a tale of two tentative rulings – a few weeks apart a judge ruled for…
Will Judge Reconsider Trackside Tentative Ruling Based on FAR Arguments?
Last month, Judge Sam McAdam ruled against the city and for the plaintiffs on the challenge by…
Commentary: The Council as Decision-Maker on Project Proposals and Design-Guidelines
Last week the Planning Commission approved the application for Trackside but rejected the Initial Study and Design…
Council Approves B Street Infill Project
The Davis City Council was not happy to have to weigh in on the B Street infill…
Sunday Commentary: Did the Planning Commission Abuse Their Discretion in Rejecting the B St Project?
As the Vanguard reported on Friday, city staff is recommending that the Davis City Council reverse the…
My View: Is It Time to Rethink How Our Land Use Policies Intersect with Our Purported Values?
In June of 2016, Davis voters narrowly voted for Bernie Sanders who received 54.5 percent of the…
Commercial Cannabis Ordinance Comes before Council
Yesterday, on May 18, 2017, the city of Davis ordinance for personal use and cultivation of cannabis,…
Bicycle, Transportation, and Street Safety Commission questions Sterling 2100 Fifth Street towers.
We were gratified, last month to witness an impressively large turnout for Planning and Traffic Commission meetings…
Guest Commentary: Why the Hyatt House Proposal Should Be Rejected by the Davis City Council
by Carl Boyd, Alan Pryor, Lisa Sanders, Gregg Schwab, Levi Souza, and Carol & Tennis Tollefson (all Rosecreek…
Guest Commentary: What Does the Zoning Say?
By Mark West We have had a number of discussions here on the Davis Vanguard (DV) about…
Analysis: Growth Control and Inequality
On Sunday, the New York Times published an article, “How Anti-Growth Sentiment, Reflected in Zoning Laws, Thwarts…
Sunday Commentary: The Object Lessons of Davis Diamonds
Davis Diamonds owners Hilde Aune and James Major write in a letter published in the local paper…
