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Guest Commentary: Fresh Energy to Start an Exciting New Year

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|Date: January 16, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Fresh Energy to Start an Exciting New Year

By Tom Stallard and Don Saylor A new year offers a clean slate — a chance to celebrate achievements, asse ...

By Tom Stallard and Don Saylor A new year offers a clean slate — a chance to celebrate achievements, assess the challenges of the past and start the new year with fresh energy. Our biggest achievement ...

January 16, 2019
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Changes to CEQA Will Remove Traffic Impacts from Possible Litigation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 10, 2019
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Changes to CEQA Will Remove Traffic Impacts from Possible Litigation

It took five years to implement SB 743, authored in 2013 by then-Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg. T ...

It took five years to implement SB 743, authored in 2013 by then-Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg. That bill required traffic analysis to be based on vehicle miles traveled (VMT) instead of auto ...

January 10, 2019
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SACOG Approves $2.9 Million Grant For Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging and Mobility Hubs in Yolo County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2018
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SACOG Approves $2.9 Million Grant For Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging and Mobility Hubs in Yolo County

(From Press Release) - The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) board of directors has approved ...

(From Press Release) - The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) board of directors has approved a $2.9 million grant to Valley Clean Energy (VCE) that will lay the foundation for increased e ...

December 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: PG&E Exit Fees? OK, But Let’s Be Fair

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 08, 2018
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Guest Commentary: PG&E Exit Fees? OK, But Let’s Be Fair

by Lucas Frerichs and Tom Stallard In a disappointing decision, the California Public Utilities Commissio ...

by Lucas Frerichs and Tom Stallard In a disappointing decision, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently voted to approve increases to the “exit fees” charged to Valley Clean Energy ...

December 08, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Fire Danger Adds Urgency to Climate Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 26, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Fire Danger Adds Urgency to Climate Change

We have learned, once again this month, that the risk of fire presents a multi-fold danger to areas of Ca ...

We have learned, once again this month, that the risk of fire presents a multi-fold danger to areas of California – even those locations where the risk of actual fire is comparatively low. On the one ...

November 26, 2018
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Commentary: Schools Made a Tough Call, Is This Really the Future We Face?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 16, 2018
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Commentary: Schools Made a Tough Call, Is This Really the Future We Face?

UC Davis tried to open earlier this week and the students protested the decision. The administration aft ...

UC Davis tried to open earlier this week and the students protested the decision. The administration after the push back re-considered their decision, and ended up closing school for the week. Given ...

November 16, 2018
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UC Davis Re-Opens Its Classes for Wednesday, Prompting Angry Response From ASUCD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 14, 2018
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UC Davis Re-Opens Its Classes for Wednesday, Prompting Angry Response From ASUCD

UC Davis issued a statement at 9 pm on Tuesday evening announcing, “After consulting with our UC Davis he ...

UC Davis issued a statement at 9 pm on Tuesday evening announcing, “After consulting with our UC Davis health and fire experts and monitoring updated guidance from other public health experts regardin ...

November 14, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Make “Sustainable Food” the Economic Engine of Downtown Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 19, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Make “Sustainable Food” the Economic Engine of Downtown Davis

By Anya & Richard McCann, Cool Cuisine Many communities around the region, such as Sacramento and Woo ...

By Anya & Richard McCann, Cool Cuisine Many communities around the region, such as Sacramento and Woodland, have jumped on the “farm to fork” bandwagon to promote their relationships with agricult ...

October 19, 2018
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CPUC Decision Could Cost Energy Customers

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 13, 2018
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CPUC Decision Could Cost Energy Customers

(From Press Release) - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted to approve controversial r ...

(From Press Release) - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted to approve controversial revisions to the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) at the October 11 Commission Voting ...

October 13, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: We Had Far More Choice with VCE Than We Ever Had with PG&E

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 02, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: We Had Far More Choice with VCE Than We Ever Had with PG&E

I continue to find the narrative by columnist Bob Dunning to be ironic. He writes, “I continue to get so ...

I continue to find the narrative by columnist Bob Dunning to be ironic. He writes, “I continue to get so many complaints about the way we were all signed up for Valley Clean Energy without our permis ...

September 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Majority Want Changes to Solid Waste Pick Up Policies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 21, 2018
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Majority Want Changes to Solid Waste Pick Up Policies

The city of Davis made a number of changes to their solid waste pick up policies and pickup service. Dur ...

The city of Davis made a number of changes to their solid waste pick up policies and pickup service. During their review in December, members of the URAC (Utility Rate Advisory Commission) requested ...

August 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Choice and Public Accountability with VCE

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 12, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Choice and Public Accountability with VCE

The recent discussion on the Valley Clean Energy switch has caught a number of people off guard. But aft ...

The recent discussion on the Valley Clean Energy switch has caught a number of people off guard. But after all, this discussion of Community Choice Energy (and before that Community Choice Aggregatio ...

August 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Bob Dunning Gets Choice on VCEA Wrong

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 10, 2018
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Letter: Bob Dunning Gets Choice on VCEA Wrong

By Richard McCann Electricity customers in Davis and Yolo County are in the midst of choosing between the ...

By Richard McCann Electricity customers in Davis and Yolo County are in the midst of choosing between the current incumbent electricity utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and the new commun ...

August 10, 2018
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‘Old-Fashioned’ Methods Keep Davis’ Recyclables China-Compliant

Posted by Leanna Sweha
|Date: August 07, 2018
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‘Old-Fashioned’ Methods Keep Davis’ Recyclables China-Compliant

By L. Sweha China’s crackdown on contamination in waste imports has forced many jurisdictions to landfill ...

By L. Sweha China’s crackdown on contamination in waste imports has forced many jurisdictions to landfill materials they would have otherwise exported to the country. So, does that mean that the plast ...

August 07, 2018
| by Leanna Sweha

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Commentary: Why Were Some, Including Dunning, Apparently Sleeping on Community Choice Energy?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 01, 2018
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Commentary: Why Were Some, Including Dunning, Apparently Sleeping on Community Choice Energy?

We have been discussing the move to Community Choice Energy, now known as Valley Clean Energy, since 2014 ...

We have been discussing the move to Community Choice Energy, now known as Valley Clean Energy, since 2014. It has been largely non-controversial. Despite numerous public forums and public meetings, ...

August 01, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Pioneering Roof-Integrated Solar System Installed on North Davis Home Illuminates Path toward More Sustainable Future

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 01, 2018
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Pioneering Roof-Integrated Solar System Installed on North Davis Home Illuminates Path toward More Sustainable Future

Local Company Solar Roof Dynamics Aims to Help Davis Double Solar by 2020, Plans to Expand Solar National ...

Local Company Solar Roof Dynamics Aims to Help Davis Double Solar by 2020, Plans to Expand Solar Nationally By Jenean Docter Last Friday, Solar Roof Dynamics helped coordinate the installation of a so ...

May 01, 2018
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Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Council Candidates Part 6 – Other Environmental Issues and Financial Support

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 24, 2018
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Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Council Candidates Part 6 – Other Environmental Issues and Financial Support

By Alan Pryor The Sierra Club Yolano Group recently provided a questionnaire for Davis City Council candi ...

By Alan Pryor The Sierra Club Yolano Group recently provided a questionnaire for Davis City Council candidates in which we asked for written responses on a wide range of environmentally-related issues ...

April 24, 2018
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Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Council Candidates Part 5 – Transportation Management and Toxics in the Environment

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 23, 2018
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Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Council Candidates Part 5 – Transportation Management and Toxics in the Environment

by Alan Pryor The Sierra Club Yolano Group recently provided a questionnaires for Davis City Council cand ...

by Alan Pryor The Sierra Club Yolano Group recently provided a questionnaires for Davis City Council candidates in which we asked for written responses on a wide range of environmentally-related issue ...

April 23, 2018
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The Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Questionnaire for Davis City Council Candidates

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 19, 2018
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The Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Questionnaire for Davis City Council Candidates

introduction by Alan Pryor Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candida ...

introduction by Alan Pryor Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates in local races we deem to be seriously contested and/or where there are clear differences b ...

April 19, 2018
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Plaintiffs File Petition in Rainier v. City of Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 17, 2018
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Plaintiffs File Petition in Rainier v. City of Davis

“In certifying an Environmental Impact Report for the Project, Respondent prejudicially abused its discre ...

“In certifying an Environmental Impact Report for the Project, Respondent prejudicially abused its discretion and failed to proceed in the manner required by law,” attorney Patrick Soluri of the Solur ...

April 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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