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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
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Council Approves Resolution Declaring a Climate Emergency

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 08, 2019
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Council Approves Resolution Declaring a Climate Emergency

The council on Tuesday backed a consent item approving a resolution declaring a climate emergency. The r ...

The council on Tuesday backed a consent item approving a resolution declaring a climate emergency. The resolution was part of a concerted effort by a number of community members led by Lynne Nittler ...

March 08, 2019
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Council Rolls Back but Doesn’t End “Loose in the Streets” Yard Waste Pick Up

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 06, 2019
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Council Rolls Back but Doesn’t End “Loose in the Streets” Yard Waste Pick Up

Mayor Brett Lee listens to public comment on Tuesday The council on Tuesday voted to reduce the “loose in ...

Mayor Brett Lee listens to public comment on Tuesday The council on Tuesday voted to reduce the “loose in the streets” yard waste pick up to 11 times a year. For Will Arnold it was a step too far: “I’ ...

February 06, 2019
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Commentary: The Halfway Measure on Yard Waste Didn’t Work

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 05, 2019
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Commentary: The Halfway Measure on Yard Waste Didn’t Work

I have to admit I have never really understood Davis’ fixation with dumping yard waste loose in the stree ...

I have to admit I have never really understood Davis’ fixation with dumping yard waste loose in the street. I will always remember as a graduate student at UC Davis in the late 1990s, biking home fro ...

February 05, 2019
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City Still Trying to Figure Out Yard Material Pile Collection

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 04, 2019
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City Still Trying to Figure Out Yard Material Pile Collection

Up until mid-2016, the city would simply have people on a weekly basis dump yard material in the street, ...

Up until mid-2016, the city would simply have people on a weekly basis dump yard material in the street, and bring the claw by to collect it. That changed, however, for a variety reasons and the coll ...

February 04, 2019
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Local Impact as PG&E Files for Chapter 11

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2019
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Local Impact as PG&E Files for Chapter 11

As expected, PG&E filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protections. PG&E in a press release Tues ...

As expected, PG&E filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protections. PG&E in a press release Tuesday announced that it remains committed to continue to deliver “safe and reliable electric and ...

January 30, 2019
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Program through PG&E Allows Muir Commons to Install 26 EV Chargers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2019
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Program through PG&E Allows Muir Commons to Install 26 EV Chargers

Eugen Dunlap with his EV at his charging station In November, Muir Commons had a groundbreaking ceremony ...

Eugen Dunlap with his EV at his charging station In November, Muir Commons had a groundbreaking ceremony to unveil what is believed to be a first in the nation: through a PG&E grant, Eugen Dunlap, ...

January 25, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Fresh Energy to Start an Exciting New Year

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|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
| by David Greenwald

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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
| by David Greenwald

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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
| by David Greenwald

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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
| by David Greenwald

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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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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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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