October 8, 2018 I am supporting Measure L because Davis needs more housing of all kinds. We recently had our home appraised for a refinancing and in the appraisal, under market conditions, the appraiser checked the box for shortage. The licensed professional knew that demand isn’t balanced by supply in Davis. Another thing I find [...]
October 7, 2018 Opponents of the West Davis Active Adult Community and Measure L argue that the WDAAC will perpetuate the racial profile of Davis that is skewed towards whites. I find this argument specious on two accounts: Davis’ racial profile is determined by other factors, and the WDAAC is racially indeterminate. Davis certainly had [...]
October 7, 2018 I support Measure L, the initiative allowing the building of the West Davis Active Adult Community and its inclusion within Davis’ boundaries. I do so because of several reasons. However, the main reason is that 80 percent of occupants will be drawn from a Davis or Davis-related population. Davis seniors who are [...]
October 5, 2018 Thank you to David Thompson and William Powell for setting the record straight on the affordable senior housing component of the West Davis Active Adult Community and Measure L. It is generally agreed that we have a housing shortage in Davis and that shortage affects various demographic and economic brackets. One of [...]
October 5, 2018 As a longtime board member of Davis Senior Housing Communities I am well aware of the unmet housing needs of low income seniors in Davis. We discuss the long waiting lists we have at every DSCH board meeting. The need in Davis is well established. Except for WDAAC, there are no other [...]
October 5, 2018 While the Sierra Club Solano Group has supported many laudable causes, for which I am grateful, we are discussing your opposition to Measure L. To say that the Sierra Club supports the low-income housing portion of Measure L (West Davis Active Adult Community) is an empty statement without recognizing how affordable housing [...]
October 3, 2018 I wondered why the Sierra Club was against the West Davis Active Adult Community (Proposition L). On Sunday they explained. They favor the affordable housing component; they are just against the rest of the project, which they consider to be urban sprawl. Do they really think the affordable housing can happen without [...]
September 27, 2018 How can we, the citizens of Davis, morally justify the continued exclusive nature of our senior and low income housing market? Our housing market is the result of years of under providing for both segments of the population. When we are presented with a beautiful, practical development that will relieve some of [...]
The proposed West Davis Active Adult Community place high importance on keeping families together. This article gives a very interesting perspective and some key reasons why this is so beneficial to raising our families. Read more here
A West Davis development project aimed at increasing the supply of housing for Davis seniors — including low-income seniors — is headed to the November ballot. The City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to place the West Davis Active Adult Community on the ballot for a vote under Measure R. The vote came exactly one [...]
