Village Farms Davis (Measure V)

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Davis City Council certified the 5,000+ page EIR and unanimously voted to place Village Farms on the June 2, 2026 ballot as Measure V (Resolution No. 26-006).

Official ballot arguments and rebuttals released, formally documenting the divide. Opponents emphasized scale of earthwork (one million cubic yards of soil) and impacts on environment and infrastructure. Supporters emphasized 5,000+ page EIR, flood engineering to 200-year standards, and findings of no contamination risk.

Sacramento Bee Editorial Board formally endorses Yes on Measure V.

Davis voters will decide whether to approve Measure V. Simple majority required. Outcome will be added to this entry post-election.

Project complies with city's planning framework and has a 5,000+ page environmental impact report unanimously certified by the city. Engineered to 200-year flood protection standards. No contamination risk per regulators.

Has raised and spent over $302,000 in support of Measure V per campaign finance disclosures. Argues Village Farms is a logical and necessary expansion of Davis's urban footprint to address housing affordability and UC Davis growth pressure.

Unanimously certified the 5,000+ page environmental impact report and unanimously voted to place Village Farms on the June 2, 2026 ballot. The council itself supports the project; the obstruction is the Measure J-R-D voter approval requirement, not the council.

Endorsed Yes on Measure V. Argued: "Measure V represents a logical expansion of the city's urban footprint. Where else should Davis possibly expand? If passed, it would signal that Davis's intense system of democracy can function in a modern California desperate for more housing."

Has spent just over $13,000 supporting Measure V per public campaign finance disclosures.

"I definitely believe that we definitely need housing, but we need housing for our workforce, housing that is affordable, housing that cost between $500,000-$600,000 and in this town the only way you get that is building smaller houses." Argues the project will primarily attract Bay Area transplants rather than addressing local workforce needs.

Will vote yes or no on Measure V on June 2, 2026. Simple majority required to approve.

Davis's Measure J-R-D, first adopted in 2000, requires citywide voter approval for any rezoning of agricultural land for urban use. Even with full city council and staff approval, no major housing project on Davis's edge can proceed without a majority of voters approving it at the ballot. Village Farms underwent years of planning, environmental review, and council deliberation before being placed on the June 2, 2026 ballot as Measure V. Outcome pending.

General overview of both Measure V (Village Farms, June) and the WillowGrove project (November ballot). Includes Matt Williams quotes.

Davis Vanguard reporting on Sacramento Bee endorsement of Measure V.

Includes campaign finance disclosures for the Yes on Measure V campaign and Realtor association spending.

Detailed coverage of the official ballot arguments and rebuttals, with quoted statements from both sides.

Official county ballot information including the exact text of Measure V (Resolution No. 26-006).