[−]SubiculumCode · 2026-10-10 Sat 23:57 UTC ·
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Davis, CA. lol
[−]SubiculumCode · 2026-10-11 Sun 00:36 UTC ·
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Some context, because it is definitely an insider joke.
Davis had a long and contentious civic debate on whether or not Target should be allowed to build a store in Davis, eventually Davis held a city wide vote on the matter, which did pass [1].
Davis voters reject Measure V, spiking plans to build Village Farms housing [2].
Just a couple of examples where growth that most cities would approve without thought became a city wide civic issue that the community actually voted on.
Personally I feel we need more of this. Turns out that unchecked growth isn't all its cracked up to be.
[−]SubiculumCode · 2026-10-11 Sun 02:22 UTC ·
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Yes. Agreed. I liked the civic engagement.
With the Target thing though, opponents were just a bit hypocritical. Davis residents were already going to a Target: they were driving to Woodland or Vacaville for their serious shopping.
What cities have unchecked growth in the last fifty years?
[−]JumpCrisscross · 2026-10-11 Sun 07:15 UTC ·
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It should be an option. You pay higher prices. But the community gets more control. And for a smaller city, that’s a fair choice to make. For a metropolis, it’s not.
[−]TulliusCicero · 2026-10-11 Sun 08:54 UTC ·
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Growth should be checked by (reasonable) zoning, not by constant one-off meetings that make the de facto rules stricter than the on-paper ones.
Davis had a long and contentious civic debate on whether or not Target should be allowed to build a store in Davis, eventually Davis held a city wide vote on the matter, which did pass [1].
Davis voters reject Measure V, spiking plans to build Village Farms housing [2].
Just a couple of examples where growth that most cities would approve without thought became a city wide civic issue that the community actually voted on.
[1] https://localwiki.org/davis/Target/History [2] https://www.abridged.org/news/davis-measure-v-election-updat...
Laws and code should be transparent.