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Guest Commentary: City’s Climate Plan Puts Cart Before the Horse

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 06, 2022
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Guest Commentary: City’s Climate Plan Puts Cart Before the Horse

By Nick Marin Almost to a person, the residents of the city of Davis agree that climate change is a probl ...

By Nick Marin Almost to a person, the residents of the city of Davis agree that climate change is a problem and without some action will get worse. Where some differ is exactly how to establish and im ...

December 06, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: CAAP Debate Will Come in the Midst of Increasingly Bad News on the Climate Front

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 05, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: CAAP Debate Will Come in the Midst of Increasingly Bad News on the Climate Front

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week Davis will discuss once again on its Climate Action and ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week Davis will discuss once again on its Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. A big focus locally seems to be on a mandate for electrification. While build ...

December 05, 2022
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Final CAAP Comes to Council This Week – But Even with Changes to Electrification, There Still May Be Pushback

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 03, 2022
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Final CAAP Comes to Council This Week – But Even with Changes to Electrification, There Still May Be Pushback

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Council, while not being asked to vote yet on the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Council, while not being asked to vote yet on the final Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, will get an opportunity this week to weigh in and pro ...

December 03, 2022
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Student Opinion: Stress on the Environment

Posted by Ibrahim Dagher
|Date: November 15, 2022
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Student Opinion: Stress on the Environment

By Kayla Ngai World leaders insist on cutting pollution and energy expenses during this year’s COP27. Alt ...

By Kayla Ngai World leaders insist on cutting pollution and energy expenses during this year’s COP27. Although this emphasis is generally stated annually, many countries recognize Putin’s war on Ukrai ...

November 15, 2022
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City Sued by Former Mayor Over Sky Track at Arroyo Park

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 26, 2022
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City Sued by Former Mayor Over Sky Track at Arroyo Park

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The dispute between the city and Joe and Janet Krovoza ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The dispute between the city and Joe and Janet Krovoza progressed to a lawsuit filed on October 5 by Sacramento attorney Daniel Cucchi, but the suit ...

October 26, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Just How Progressive Is Davis? Vol. 157

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 16, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Just How Progressive Is Davis? Vol. 157

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Community pushback forced the city to scrap a plan to ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Community pushback forced the city to scrap a plan to require gas appliances be replaced by electric ones at the point of sale. I’m troubled by not ...

October 16, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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City Removes Electrification Requirement to Make It Voluntary Only

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 15, 2022
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City Removes Electrification Requirement to Make It Voluntary Only

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – After receiving pushback from portions of the community, the city on ...

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – After receiving pushback from portions of the community, the city on Friday announced that they would be revising the draft 2020-2040 Climate Action and Adaptation ...

October 15, 2022
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Sackett v EPA: A Crisis for the Clean Water Act

Posted by Brianna Gonzalez Ulloa
|Date: October 12, 2022
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Sackett v EPA: A Crisis for the Clean Water Act

By: Brianna Gonzalez Ulloa WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2004, Michael and Chantelle Sackett ecstatically ...

By: Brianna Gonzalez Ulloa WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2004, Michael and Chantelle Sackett ecstatically purchased a half-acre arcadian property for $23,000 with the hopes of settling down. Eighteen y ...

October 12, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Corrupt and Wasteful Process Led to the Arroyo Park Sky Track

Posted by Joe Krovoza
|Date: September 30, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Corrupt and Wasteful Process Led to the Arroyo Park Sky Track

by Janet and Joe Krovoza By now pretty much everyone following city matters knows of the public follies o ...

by Janet and Joe Krovoza By now pretty much everyone following city matters knows of the public follies of the Arroyo Park Sky Track. That it was installed in Arroyo Park in May 2019, steps from neigh ...

September 30, 2022
| by Joe Krovoza

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Letter: Davis Youth Strike to Protest Lack of Climate Emergency Planning by City

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 24, 2022
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Letter: Davis Youth Strike to Protest Lack of Climate Emergency Planning by City

Davis, CA - Youth leaders from Yolo County led a colorful all-ages march today in central Davis to protes ...

Davis, CA - Youth leaders from Yolo County led a colorful all-ages march today in central Davis to protest the city’s failure to address the climate emergency. The marchers made their way from the lib ...

September 24, 2022
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City of Davis Addresses Electrification in the Draft CAAP

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 23, 2022
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City of Davis Addresses Electrification in the Draft CAAP

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA - The City of Davis is clarifying some of the proposed electrification ...

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA - The City of Davis is clarifying some of the proposed electrification actions in the Draft 2020-2040 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) in response to concern ...

September 23, 2022
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My View: Renewable Energy, Electric Cars and, Of Course, Drive Less

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 17, 2022
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My View: Renewable Energy, Electric Cars and, Of Course, Drive Less

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The record heat of last week was a good reminder ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The record heat of last week was a good reminder to Californians what they are up against—we saw record temperatures and a strained but not brok ...

September 17, 2022
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Review Period Opens for Davis’ 2020-2040 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 09, 2022
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Review Period Opens for Davis’ 2020-2040 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – The community review period for the City of Davis’ draft 2020-2040 Cl ...

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – The community review period for the City of Davis’ draft 2020-2040 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) is now open to the public for an extended 60-day period ...

August 09, 2022
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New Study Shows How a District Energy System Design Further Cuts Emissions at DiSC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2022
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New Study Shows How a District Energy System Design Further Cuts Emissions at DiSC

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While much of the focus has been on the sustainability ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While much of the focus has been on the sustainability aspect of DiSC, a huge component of energy comes from homes and businesses, which use over 25 ...

May 19, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Natural Resources Commission Uncertain about Climate Action Priorities

Posted by Jordan
|Date: May 13, 2022
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Natural Resources Commission Uncertain about Climate Action Priorities

By Melanie Johnson DAVIS, CA – On Monday night, the Davis Natural Resources Commission (NRC) cont ...

By Melanie Johnson DAVIS, CA – On Monday night, the Davis Natural Resources Commission (NRC) continued their ongoing debate regarding which actions of the city’s Climate Action and Adaptation ...

May 13, 2022
| by Jordan

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Double Up on Solar Campaign Achieves Solar Goals

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 19, 2022
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Double Up on Solar Campaign Achieves Solar Goals

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA - The City of Davis City Council will consider a proclamation at their ...

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA - The City of Davis City Council will consider a proclamation at their Tuesday night, April 19, 2022, regular meeting that celebrates the community achievement and th ...

April 19, 2022
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Planning Commission Approves Recommendation to Increase Solar Energy at Expense of Trees

Posted by Jordan
|Date: April 16, 2022
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Planning Commission Approves Recommendation to Increase Solar Energy at Expense of Trees

By Neshmia Alam DAVIS, CA — On Wednesday, the Davis Planning Commission (PC) approved applications from A ...

By Neshmia Alam DAVIS, CA — On Wednesday, the Davis Planning Commission (PC) approved applications from Ameresco to install a total of 14 photovoltaic (PV) carports at 202 Cousteau Place and 260 Coust ...

April 16, 2022
| by Jordan

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My View: Innovation in Food Productivity Will Be the Key to Feeding the World as Soon as 2050; UC Davis Could Be Leading the Way on Such Efforts

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 02, 2022
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My View: Innovation in Food Productivity Will Be the Key to Feeding the World as Soon as 2050; UC Davis Could Be Leading the Way on Such Efforts

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In February Councilmember Dan Carson made the comment ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In February Councilmember Dan Carson made the comment that “this innovation center could help save our planet.” He explained, “Our UC Davis colleague ...

April 02, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Updates on Davis’ Climate Action Plan Timeline

Posted by Jordan
|Date: March 06, 2022
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Updates on Davis’ Climate Action Plan Timeline

By Aleeza Kahn DAVIS, CA — The Natural Resources Commission met on Feb. 28 to discuss updates rega ...

By Aleeza Kahn DAVIS, CA — The Natural Resources Commission met on Feb. 28 to discuss updates regarding the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), a project that is supposed to aid in meeti ...

March 06, 2022
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Davis City Council and Yolo County Partner in Climate Initiatives and Yolo Adult Day Health Center Expansion

Posted by Jordan
|Date: February 12, 2022
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Davis City Council and Yolo County Partner in Climate Initiatives and Yolo Adult Day Health Center Expansion

Photo by Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels By Melanie Johnson DAVIS, CA – On Wednesday, members of the Davis Ci ...

Photo by Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels By Melanie Johnson DAVIS, CA – On Wednesday, members of the Davis City Council met with representatives from the Yolo County Board of Supervisors to discuss their ...

February 12, 2022
| by Jordan

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