My View: Crude Oil Disaster Could Have Been Here
Amid a growing national safety debate over rail transport of crude oil, the unthinkable happened in faraway…
Taking a Serious Look at CCA Alternative to Public Power
by Daniel Parrella I was a sophomore in high school when the vote for SMUD to annex…
Davis City Council Candidates Question 6: Is Davis Losing Its Mantle as Environmental Innovator?
Editor’s Note: Every week on Friday the Vanguard will send all five of the candidates a question…
Pence Gallery: Garden Tour showcases beautiful outdoor spaces
By Natalie Nelson The Pence Garden Tour is just around the corner, from noon to 5 p.m….
Second Part of Council Sierra Club Responses
The Sierra Club Monday officially endorsed the individual candidacies of Rochelle Swanson and Robb Davis for the…
Zero Waste Beyond Bring Your Own Bag
by Michelle Millet One of the first steps my family took when attempting to reduce the amount…
Train Shutdown of Downtown Demonstrates Urgency of Rail Relocation
Monday, 8:54 am, it is a normal commute into the downtown, headed westbound on Fifth Street. Up…
Why is Council Now Exempting Restaurants from Paper Bag Fee?
When the Davis City Council eventually passed its single use bag ordinance, it had the option to…
We Need To Rid Our Bike Lanes Of All Green Waste
By Darell Dickey I sit on your Bicycle Advisory Commission, I am a board member of Davis…
League of Cities Supports Steinberg’s Cap-and-Trade Proposal
On Monday, two months after a speech that provoked a firestorm debate on the best way to…
Pence Gallery: Six Gardens On Display At Gallery’s Annual Tour
By Natalie Nelson The Pence Gallery will celebrate its 23rd annual Garden Tour on Sunday, May 4,…
Third Part of the Candidates Forum Including Affordable Housing and POU
The five candidates for Davis City Council met on Wednesday evening for the first time in a…
Vote on POU Delayed: Lee Pushes for More Information
By Michelle Millet After over an hour long discussion, at the request of Council Member Brett Lee,…
PG&E/ IBEW Poll Shows Davis Residents Opposed to POU
Back in February the Vanguard reported about a poll conducted within the city of Davis about PG&E…
Council to Outline Next Steps for POU
Back in February, just as it seemed the council was on the verge of pulling back on…
Rethinking Our Town’s Energy Future
By Mark Braly, Gerald Braun, Richard Bourne, William Knox, Alan Pryor and Eugene Wilson We have been…
Less is More
by Michelle Millet Recently, my family has taken on the challenge of reducing the amount of waste…
The Electric Grid and the Requirements to Manage It Are Changing
by Matt Williams In his article on Friday, Mark Braly ended with the following paragraph. The Davis…
Council Takes Stand on Crude Oil Transport by Rail
by Michelle Millet Last Tuesday Mike Webb, Director of Community Development & Sustainability, presented a status update to council…
Is the End Near for Big, Centralized Investor-owned Utilities?
by Mark Braly The Davis City Council has reopened the question of a Davis-owned municipal electric utility…