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Local Leaders Highlight Grave Concerns for Small Businesses and Downtown’s Inability to Combat Climate Change

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: October 01, 2020
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Local Leaders Highlight Grave Concerns for Small Businesses and Downtown’s Inability to Combat Climate Change

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- Speakers at Tuesday’s Davis Economic Development Webinar highlighted the dire circ ...

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- Speakers at Tuesday’s Davis Economic Development Webinar highlighted the dire circumstances facing small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, as well as the underwhelming econ ...

October 01, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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Guest Commentary: Backup Battery Systems, the Final Piece of the Energy Puzzle

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 28, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Backup Battery Systems, the Final Piece of the Energy Puzzle

by Chrissy Backman Our homes are more important than ever: they are our offices, schools, entertai ...

by Chrissy Backman Our homes are more important than ever: they are our offices, schools, entertainment, and, at times, the only sit-down restaurant in town. So, having a home that powers itsel ...

September 28, 2020
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Announcement: Leaf Blower Use Temporarily Restricted Due to Poor Wildfire Air Quality

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: September 24, 2020
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Announcement: Leaf Blower Use Temporarily Restricted Due to Poor Wildfire Air Quality

By Lauren Smith DAVIS -- Today the City of Davis announced temporary restrictions on the use of leaf blow ...

By Lauren Smith DAVIS -- Today the City of Davis announced temporary restrictions on the use of leaf blowers in the hopes that it would mitigate negative health effects due to poor air quality. This r ...

September 24, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Cool Davis Receives $6,000 for All-Electric Engagement Programs

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 12, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Cool Davis Receives $6,000 for All-Electric Engagement Programs

by Leslie Crenna The Valley Climate Action Center (VCAC) recently provided $6,000 to Cool Davis to contin ...

by Leslie Crenna The Valley Climate Action Center (VCAC) recently provided $6,000 to Cool Davis to continue their work engaging Davis residents to adopt all-electric heating and cooling systems. The f ...

September 12, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Burrowing Owls and Davis Elections

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 12, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Burrowing Owls and Davis Elections

By Catherine Portman As candidates run to retain their elected positions they will tout issues they’ve su ...

By Catherine Portman As candidates run to retain their elected positions they will tout issues they’ve supported to win citizen’s votes. There will be advertisements, slogans and even face mask images ...

August 12, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Community Solar for Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 28, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Community Solar for Davis

By Gerald Braun Despite a storm of criticism, the City Council’s decision to lease land to BrightNight fo ...

By Gerald Braun Despite a storm of criticism, the City Council’s decision to lease land to BrightNight for a new Community Solar project makes sense if looked at through the lens of the city’s long-st ...

May 28, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Tree Davis Concerns with Draft Downtown Plan

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 22, 2020
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Letter: Tree Davis Concerns with Draft Downtown Plan

Why Lock-Out Our Trees? The mature tree canopy in downtown Davis is an invaluable historic, environmental ...

Why Lock-Out Our Trees? The mature tree canopy in downtown Davis is an invaluable historic, environmental, and economic asset. It is a legacy we are fortunate to inherit and its future rests in our ha ...

April 22, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: City’s FAQ on the BrightNight Lease Option Is Misleading and Factually Incorrect – Part 4 of 4

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|Date: April 20, 2020
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Guest Commentary: City’s FAQ on the BrightNight Lease Option Is Misleading and Factually Incorrect – Part 4 of 4

By Alan Pryor and Richard McCann At the last City Council meeting, 22 people called in in opposition to t ...

By Alan Pryor and Richard McCann At the last City Council meeting, 22 people called in in opposition to the City of Davis entering into a lease option agreement with BrightNight to develop a solar pro ...

April 20, 2020
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Guest Commentary: City’s FAQ on the BrightNight Lease Option Is Misleading and Factually Incorrect – Part 3 of 4

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 19, 2020
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Guest Commentary: City’s FAQ on the BrightNight Lease Option Is Misleading and Factually Incorrect – Part 3 of 4

By Alan Pryor and Richard McCann At the last City Council meeting, 22 people called in in opposition to t ...

By Alan Pryor and Richard McCann At the last City Council meeting, 22 people called in in opposition to the City of Davis entering into a lease option agreement with BrightNight to develop a solar pro ...

April 19, 2020
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Guest Commentary: City’s FAQ on the BrightNight Lease Option Is Misleading and Factually Incorrect – Part 2 of 4

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 18, 2020
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Guest Commentary: City’s FAQ on the BrightNight Lease Option Is Misleading and Factually Incorrect – Part 2 of 4

By Alan Pryor and Richard McCann At the last City Council meeting, 22 people called in in opposition to t ...

By Alan Pryor and Richard McCann At the last City Council meeting, 22 people called in in opposition to the City of Davis entering into a lease option agreement with BrightNight to develop a solar pro ...

April 18, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Earth Day: Davis ‘Sing-Out,’ Other ‘Socially-Distanced’ Actions Set Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 17, 2020
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Earth Day: Davis ‘Sing-Out,’ Other ‘Socially-Distanced’ Actions Set Amid COVID-19 Crisis

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief DAVIS – It was a half century ago when the first E ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief DAVIS – It was a half century ago when the first Earth Day actions began, and while many predicted humans could bring about their own destruction ...

April 17, 2020
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City Releases FAQ, Signs Lease Option Agreement for Solar Farm

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 16, 2020
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City Releases FAQ, Signs Lease Option Agreement for Solar Farm

(Editor’s Note: this is the city’s release on the FAQ with the PDF attached). City of Davis Signs Lease O ...

(Editor’s Note: this is the city’s release on the FAQ with the PDF attached). City of Davis Signs Lease Option Agreement for Solar Farm April 15, 2020 – The City of Davis announced today an update of ...

April 16, 2020
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Guest Commentary: City’s FAQ on the BrightNight Lease Option Is Misleading and Factually Incorrect – Part 1 of 4

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 16, 2020
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Guest Commentary: City’s FAQ on the BrightNight Lease Option Is Misleading and Factually Incorrect – Part 1 of 4

By Alan Pryor and Richard McCann On Tuesday night, 22 people called to comment to the City Council in opp ...

By Alan Pryor and Richard McCann On Tuesday night, 22 people called to comment to the City Council in opposition to the City of Davis entering a lease option agreement with BrightNight to develop a so ...

April 16, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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City Hears Earful During Public Comment on BrightNight Solar Deal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2020
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City Hears Earful During Public Comment on BrightNight Solar Deal

A week after Johannes Troost, Matt Williams, Lorenzo Kristov, and Richard McCann called for reconsiderati ...

A week after Johannes Troost, Matt Williams, Lorenzo Kristov, and Richard McCann called for reconsideration of the council approval of a Lease Option Agreement with BrightNight for a solar farm on a c ...

April 15, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Did Our City Council Just Agree to the Absolute Worst Deal in the City’s History ?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 10, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Did Our City Council Just Agree to the Absolute Worst Deal in the City’s History ?

Over $121,000,000 may have been left on the table when Council approved a secretive, closed-door no-bid, ...

Over $121,000,000 may have been left on the table when Council approved a secretive, closed-door no-bid, 54-year land lease option and agreement for a photovoltaic system on 235-acres of City-owned la ...

April 10, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Failure of City to Perform Due Diligence on Bright Night Energy

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 09, 2020
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Letter: Failure of City to Perform Due Diligence on Bright Night Energy

(The following was a letter to the City Council dated April 6, submitted by the author to the Vanguard fo ...

(The following was a letter to the City Council dated April 6, submitted by the author to the Vanguard for publication). by Alan Pryor Last Tuesday the Council approved an ill-advised no-bid, sole-sou ...

April 09, 2020
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Letter: Reconsideration of Lease Option Agreement and Term Sheet with BrightNight

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 08, 2020
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Letter: Reconsideration of Lease Option Agreement and Term Sheet with BrightNight

by: Johannes Troost, Matt Williams, Lorenzo Kristov, and Richard McCann (Editor's note, this letter was s ...

by: Johannes Troost, Matt Williams, Lorenzo Kristov, and Richard McCann (Editor's note, this letter was submitted Tuesday afternoon. Council took no action on the long-range calendar). We respectfull ...

April 08, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Valley Clean Energy Now Enrolling Solar Customers

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 12, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Valley Clean Energy Now Enrolling Solar Customers

By Don Saylor Chair, Valley Clean Energy Board of Directors Valley Clean Energy (VCE) is our local commun ...

By Don Saylor Chair, Valley Clean Energy Board of Directors Valley Clean Energy (VCE) is our local community choice energy program serving electricity customers in the communities of Woodland, Davis a ...

March 12, 2020
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ARC Releases Environmental Sustainability Guidelines Ahead of Planning Commission Workshop

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2020
| (12) Comments

ARC Releases Environmental Sustainability Guidelines Ahead of Planning Commission Workshop

The Planning Commission will hold a workshop on Aggie Research Campus this coming Wednesday at their meet ...

The Planning Commission will hold a workshop on Aggie Research Campus this coming Wednesday at their meeting—according to a city announcement the format will include a brief presentation by staff, a m ...

February 20, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why Are We Spending 500 Pages and 2 Hours on a Wireless Ordinance That We Have Almost No Control Over?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 28, 2020
| (8) Comments

Commentary: Why Are We Spending 500 Pages and 2 Hours on a Wireless Ordinance That We Have Almost No Control Over?

For the last several months, people attending the local city council and other meetings have been treated ...

For the last several months, people attending the local city council and other meetings have been treated to what has ordinarily been a time-consuming but otherwise innocuous side show. The basic ide ...

January 28, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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