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Council to Consider Wireless Zoning Ordinance, but Remains Limited on Local Discretion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 24, 2020
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Council to Consider Wireless Zoning Ordinance, but Remains Limited on Local Discretion

The city of Davis is proposing an amendment to the Davis Municipal Code that would amend the Wireless Com ...

The city of Davis is proposing an amendment to the Davis Municipal Code that would amend the Wireless Communication Facilities and bring the city’s regulation into compliance with federal and state la ...

January 24, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Davis Should Consider an Innovation Center

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 30, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Davis Should Consider an Innovation Center

When UC Davis first announced the World Food Center concept a few years ago, it argued it was a way to “p ...

When UC Davis first announced the World Food Center concept a few years ago, it argued it was a way to “promote innovative, sustainable and equitable food systems.” “The renewed program intends to wor ...

December 30, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Driving is Trending Down, but Don’t Tell People in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 29, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Driving is Trending Down, but Don’t Tell People in Davis

Want to raise the hackles of people on this site? Talk about parking. One of the rallying cries of the ...

Want to raise the hackles of people on this site? Talk about parking. One of the rallying cries of the people opposing the ARC (Aggie Research Campus) is to point out the 4340 parking spots that are ...

December 29, 2019
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Guest Commentary: What A Year It’s Been For VCE

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2019
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Guest Commentary: What A Year It’s Been For VCE

By Tom Stallard The end of each calendar year offers an opportunity to sit back and reflect on the goals ...

By Tom Stallard The end of each calendar year offers an opportunity to sit back and reflect on the goals reached over the past 12 months and to look forward to a new year of possibilities and challeng ...

December 21, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Working Together For Local Healing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 17, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Working Together For Local Healing

By David Abramson We live in the most interesting of times. In the era of so much uncertainty there is pl ...

By David Abramson We live in the most interesting of times. In the era of so much uncertainty there is plenty of reason for despair. But there is also plenty of reason for hope. Energy has been buzzin ...

December 17, 2019
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VCE Pays Back Start-Up Loans Early

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|Date: October 26, 2019
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VCE Pays Back Start-Up Loans Early

(From VCE Press Release) - Valley Clean Energy’s board of directors has announced that the local communit ...

(From VCE Press Release) - Valley Clean Energy’s board of directors has announced that the local community choice energy agency is repaying its start-up loans early, years ahead of schedule. VCE was f ...

October 26, 2019
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Valley Clean Energy Board Answers Governor’s Call, Authorizes Offer to Purchase PG&E Assets

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 20, 2019
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Valley Clean Energy Board Answers Governor’s Call, Authorizes Offer to Purchase PG&E Assets

(From Press Release – VCE) – The board of Yolo County’s clean power agency has submitted a $300 million b ...

(From Press Release – VCE) – The board of Yolo County’s clean power agency has submitted a $300 million bid to purchase Pacific Gas & Electric’s lines, poles and other electricity distribution ass ...

October 20, 2019
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Commentary: Our Youth Are Worried, They Should Be, Why Aren’t You?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 26, 2019
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Commentary: Our Youth Are Worried, They Should Be, Why Aren’t You?

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has in many ways stolen the show with her angry words and scathing s ...

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has in many ways stolen the show with her angry words and scathing speech at the UN this week. "I shouldn't be up here. I should be back at school on the other sid ...

September 26, 2019
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Students Call for Action on Climate Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 25, 2019
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Students Call for Action on Climate Change

Six students from DJUSD presented a video to the council about Climate Strike. Amber Crenna-Armstrong, a ...

Six students from DJUSD presented a video to the council about Climate Strike. Amber Crenna-Armstrong, a student a Davis High, was one of the local leaders of the local action last Friday. She read a ...

September 25, 2019
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Davis, Sacramento Climate Strikes Draw Thousands

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 22, 2019
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Davis, Sacramento Climate Strikes Draw Thousands

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau DAVIS/SACRAMENTO – Skipping class used to be something t ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau DAVIS/SACRAMENTO – Skipping class used to be something that got you in hot water. But this past Friday, to millions of students around the world – incl ...

September 22, 2019
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City Looks to Amend Residential Energy Efficiency Code

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 20, 2019
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City Looks to Amend Residential Energy Efficiency Code

On Tuesday the city council will be looking at amending the energy efficiency code to require that mixed- ...

On Tuesday the city council will be looking at amending the energy efficiency code to require that mixed-fuel single-family dwellings and low-rise multi-family residential projects to achieve a total ...

September 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Review of the People-First Economy Online Summit

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 20, 2019
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Letter: Review of the People-First Economy Online Summit

By Scott Ragsdale Now that more of us are acknowledging the climate crises, how about some of the solutio ...

By Scott Ragsdale Now that more of us are acknowledging the climate crises, how about some of the solutions? There is a good deal to know about the next economy that places people and planet first. T ...

September 20, 2019
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Valley Clean Energy Tops Renewable Goals – Delivers Cleaner Energy at No Extra Cost to Customers

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 14, 2019
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Valley Clean Energy Tops Renewable Goals – Delivers Cleaner Energy at No Extra Cost to Customers

(From Press Release – Valley Clean Energy) - Valley Clean Energy, Yolo County’s public power supplier, re ...

(From Press Release – Valley Clean Energy) - Valley Clean Energy, Yolo County’s public power supplier, reports that even cleaner and greener energy has been delivered to its electricity customers than ...

September 14, 2019
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Guest Commentary: VCE Costs the Same as PG&E but Delivers More

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 06, 2019
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Guest Commentary: VCE Costs the Same as PG&E but Delivers More

By Tom Stallard It’s been a long hot summer, but those cool autumn days aren’t too far off… And thanks ...

By Tom Stallard It’s been a long hot summer, but those cool autumn days aren’t too far off… And thanks to Valley Clean Energy, local electricity customers are not paying any more to run their air-co ...

September 06, 2019
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Valley Clean Energy Board to Study Purchase of PG&E Assets

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 10, 2019
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Valley Clean Energy Board to Study Purchase of PG&E Assets

(From Press Release) - The Valley Clean Energy (VCE) Board of Directors — composed of elected officials f ...

(From Press Release) - The Valley Clean Energy (VCE) Board of Directors — composed of elected officials from Woodland, Davis, and Yolo County — is studying the potential acquisition of PG&E distri ...

August 10, 2019
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Davis ‘Green New Deal’ Forum Emphasizes ‘Justice for All’ to Packed House

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 27, 2019
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Davis ‘Green New Deal’ Forum Emphasizes ‘Justice for All’ to Packed House

By Crescenzo Vellucci DAVIS – A forum about the intensely provocative Green New Deal held this weekend at ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci DAVIS – A forum about the intensely provocative Green New Deal held this weekend at the University of California, Davis – which drew nearly 200 people from largely Yolo County bu ...

May 27, 2019
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City Of Davis Adopts Solar Standard For All New Commercial Buildings

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 21, 2019
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City Of Davis Adopts Solar Standard For All New Commercial Buildings

(From Press Release) – The City of Davis announced today that it is now requiring solar photovoltaics on ...

(From Press Release) – The City of Davis announced today that it is now requiring solar photovoltaics on all new non-residential buildings and any proposed high-rise, multi-family dwellings. The ordin ...

May 21, 2019
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VCE Community Energy Advisers Offer Expertise, Provide Access

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 21, 2019
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VCE Community Energy Advisers Offer Expertise, Provide Access

Greener energy, customer choice, local control, access — they’re the hallmarks of Valley Clean Energy (VC ...

Greener energy, customer choice, local control, access — they’re the hallmarks of Valley Clean Energy (VCE), a public electricity program launched locally last June. VCE serves residential and busines ...

April 21, 2019
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Local Students Walk Out and March for Climate Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2019
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Local Students Walk Out and March for Climate Change

Across the nation students in over 100 countries walked out of their classrooms to protest climate inacti ...

Across the nation students in over 100 countries walked out of their classrooms to protest climate inaction. They are angry because they believe governments have failed to protect future generations ...

March 16, 2019
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Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2019
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Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?

At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has been interesting ...

At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has been interesting to watch the shift in these addresses over time. Dan Wolk during his time as mayor offered an ...

March 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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