West Village News and Announcements

Announcements
11.13.2006 The West Village Implementation Plan made available on the West Village web site.
2.10.2006 Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty/Staff Housing Policies within the West Village releases its Draft Report for comment.
3.2.2005 UC Davis has selected its development partner for the first phase of the new West Village neighborhood.
8.10.2004 UC Davis requests statements of qualifications from experienced and innovative housing developers to help implement phase 1 of the West Village.
5.1.2004 UC Davis has chosen the name West Village for the new West Campus residential development.
2.4.2004 A campus committe has been charged by the Chancellor and Provost to consider matters such as priority to purchase homes in the West Village neighborhood. The committee consists of campus planners, and faculty and staff representatives. The committee's recommendations are due to be transmitted to the Chancellor and Provost in July 2004.
News
9.14.2007 Los Rios branch college coming to West Village
[ More at Dateline UC Davis ]
2.10.2006 West Village report issued: Campus details new neighborhood mix, homeowner policies...
[ More at Dateline UC Davis ]
1.5.2006 Growth plans ruled environmentally sound: West Davis Neighbors committee considers further action
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12.9.2005 Housing needs, Stanford game highlight Staff Assembly forum
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4.27.2005 'Locked Out': Plugging The Brain Drain
Link to story about UCD & CSUS housing initiatives on Capital Public Radio website...[ More ]
3.1.2005 UC Davis has selected its development partner for the first phase of the new West Village neighborhood
West Village Community Partnership LLC is a joint venture of Urban Villages -- Davis LLC of Denver and Carmel Partners Inc. of San Francisco. The West Village partnership is led by...[ More ]
9.29.2004 Housing in Davis "a boundary that is in need of bridges," says UC Davis chancellor.
In his fall convocation, UC Davis Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef mentioned the importance of the West Village neighborhood. A transcript of the chancellor's convocation speech is available online in Adobe PDF format at http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/multimedia/downloads/chancellor_talk.pdf
9.17.2004 Da Vinci High honored
Plans are in the works for Da Vinci to share a new facility with Los Rios Community College District and UCD, to be built as part of the university's West Village neighborhood...[ More ]
8.9.2004 Development Partners Sought for New Neighborhood
The University of California, Davis, announced today the availability of Requests For Qualifications (RFQ) for prospective development partners to help implement the first phase of the UC Davis West ...[ More ]
7.26.2004 W. Davis Neighbors to appeal
West Davis Neighbors group is not backing down. The community group announced today it will continue its legal challenge against UC Davis' plans to build a residential neighborhood west of Highway 113 (Davis Enterprise)... [ More ]
7.1.2004 Judge Dismisses UC Davis Neighborhood Lawsuit
A lawsuit challenging the adequacy of environmental studies of UC Davis' planned West Village neighborhood was dismissed Wednesday by an Alameda County Superior Court judge ... [ More ]
6.24.2004 LRDP lawsuit heard in Hayward on Tuesday
West Davis Neighbors took the UC Board of Regents to court on Tuesday over the Environmental Impact Report for the UC Davis Neighborhood west of Highway 113 (California Aggie) ... [ More ]
6.23.2004 Judge hears suit on neighborhood
An Alameda Superior Court judge heard oral arguments Tuesday, but made no decision on the West Davis Neighbors' lawsuit challenging a UC Davis residential neighborhood (Davis Enterprise) ... [ More ]
5.26.2004 Legal fees mount for UCD challenge
West Davis Neighbors needs to raise $10,000 to cover anticipated costs of the community group's legal battle against the UC Davis residential development planned west of Highway 113 (Davis Enterprise) ... [ More ]
11.25.2003

West Davis Neighbors reluctant to embrace new neighbors
A group of west Davis residents agreed Thursday to pursue legal action against UC Davis for the university's evaluation of the possible environmental impacts of its Long Range Development Plan ... [ More ]

11.20.2003

UC Regents Approve UC Davis Growth Plan, Neighborhood, Research Park and Conference Center
An innovative roadmap for future growth and more than $1 billion in development at the University of California, Davis, including a transit-friendly neighborhood, research park, educational ... [ More ]

10.16.2003

Final Long-Range Planning Documents Available Oct. 17
Winding up a three-year public planning process, UC Davis will submit its updated Long Range Development Plan and the plan's Environmental Impact Report to the UC Board of Regents Committee on ... [ More ]

7.3.2003

Public Comment Period Extended for Long Range Development Plan
The comment period for the UC Davis 2003 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) Draft Environmental Impact Report (
EIR) will be extended until Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003, at 5 p.m. In announcing the ... [ More ]

7.1.2003

Workshop on Russell Boulevard Access From UC Davis Neighborhood
The University of California,
Davis, and the City of Davis will hold a joint public workshop to discuss options for access to Russell Boulevard from the proposed UC Davis neighborhood west of ... [ More ]

6.16.2003

Comments Due on Environmental Impact Report for Long Range Development Plan
Public comments will soon be due for the draft environmental impact report on the
University of California, Davis, draft 2003 Draft Long Range Development Plan. Comments on the draft report must ... [ More ]

5.29.2003

Report Examines Service Costs of UC Davis Neighborhood
The University of California, Davis, today released a fiscal impact report on its proposed new residential community that examines the cost of providing public services such as police, fire and ... [ More ]

4.10.2003

Public Invited to Preview Campus Growth Plan
The public is invited to an April 21 meeting to preview UC Davis' proposed Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) and to learn more about the initial projects that would be considered for approval under ... [ More ]

10.25.2002

Public Invited to Campus Growth Plan 'Scoping' Workshop
The public is invited to a Nov. 4 workshop to review and comment on UC Davis' proposed Long Range Development Plan and to offer suggestions regarding issues to be analyzed within its environmental ... [ More ]

10.11.2002

UC Davis to Unveil New Residential Neighborhood Alternative
Editor's Note: A map is available upon request from Lisa Lapin at lalapin@ucdavis.edu or
(530) 752-9842. A new, more compact alternative for a proposed residential neighborhood on campus land ... [ More ]