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Council Will Be Asked for Feedback on CAAP Actions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 03, 2021
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Council Will Be Asked for Feedback on CAAP Actions

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council will be presented with the 29 c ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council will be presented with the 29 currently prioritized CAAP (Climate Action and Adaptation Plan) draft actions and asked to ident ...

December 03, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Still Seeking Input on Climate Action and Adaptation Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 30, 2021
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Davis Still Seeking Input on Climate Action and Adaptation Plan

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city is still gathering community input on 29 Draf ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city is still gathering community input on 29 Draft Priority Actions in advance of a December 7 update before the city council for the City of Da ...

November 30, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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My View: We Face a True Climate Crisis, but Fighting It at the Local Level Is Probably a Mistake

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2021
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My View: We Face a True Climate Crisis, but Fighting It at the Local Level Is Probably a Mistake

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – There is no doubt that we face a catastrophic climate ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – There is no doubt that we face a catastrophic climate crisis—and we are only now starting to see the magnitude of the impact of that crisis on our wo ...

November 06, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: COP26 – Change Happens When Movements Rise

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 04, 2021
| (26) Comments

Guest Commentary: COP26 – Change Happens When Movements Rise

by Juliette Beck Wales, United Kingdom. -- As she scampered down a rain-slicked, grassy hill to ford a gu ...

by Juliette Beck Wales, United Kingdom. -- As she scampered down a rain-slicked, grassy hill to ford a gurgling stream in Devon, England, Mary Light, my husband’s 76-year-old aunt, explained why she w ...

November 04, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: It’s Fall, Time to Appreciate Color in Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 20, 2021
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Guest Commentary: It’s Fall, Time to Appreciate Color in Davis

by Alan Hirsch My presentation to council 10-19-21 is a collection of some pictures of beautiful fall col ...

by Alan Hirsch My presentation to council 10-19-21 is a collection of some pictures of beautiful fall color in our Davis street trees. I share these amazing pix to make two very serious points: : Tree ...

October 20, 2021
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City Prepares for Implementation of SB 1383 – Short-Lived Climate Pollutants

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 03, 2021
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City Prepares for Implementation of SB 1383 – Short-Lived Climate Pollutants

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – You may not be aware of this but landfills represent t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – You may not be aware of this but landfills represent the third largest source of methane emissions in California. When buried in landfills, organic ...

October 03, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Help Crowd-Source Vetting the 1992 EIR vs Sutter 2021 expansion

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 30, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Help Crowd-Source Vetting the 1992 EIR vs Sutter 2021 expansion

Why did the city not make this available? By Alan Hirsch Thanks to both the Davis Vanguard and the Davis ...

Why did the city not make this available? By Alan Hirsch Thanks to both the Davis Vanguard and the Davisite for making the Sutter EIR (and these supporting documents) electronically available up on ...

August 30, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Sutter Tree Cutting Begins at Sutter ER – I Am Heartbroken

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 18, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Sutter Tree Cutting Begins at Sutter ER – I Am Heartbroken

By Alan Hirsch Tuesday they cut at least 100 trees at Sutter hospital—50 of which are unrelated to hospit ...

By Alan Hirsch Tuesday they cut at least 100 trees at Sutter hospital—50 of which are unrelated to hospital expansion, only related to solar panels. As photos show, some trees are on the very far edge ...

August 18, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Solar and Trees – Perfect Together

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 16, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Solar and Trees – Perfect Together

by Marcus Marino These past few weeks have made it clear to almost everyone that we have a problem on ear ...

by Marcus Marino These past few weeks have made it clear to almost everyone that we have a problem on earth. The climate is different, and we are all heating up. Trees help reduce the “island heat eff ...

August 16, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Sierra Club Yolano Group Supports a Community Dialogue on Solar PV Displacing Trees at Sutter Hospital

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 14, 2021
| (17) Comments

Letter: Sierra Club Yolano Group Supports a Community Dialogue on Solar PV Displacing Trees at Sutter Hospital

By Alan Pryor Dear Council members and Commissioners - The Sierra Club Yolano Group is aware of the curre ...

By Alan Pryor Dear Council members and Commissioners - The Sierra Club Yolano Group is aware of the current controversy surrounding the placement of solar photovoltaic panels in parking lots at Sutter ...

August 14, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Five Places Sutter Hospital Can Place Solar Panels to Avoid Cutting (at least some of) Mature Trees

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 09, 2021
| (9) Comments

Guest Commentary: Five Places Sutter Hospital Can Place Solar Panels to Avoid Cutting (at least some of) Mature Trees

By Alan Hirsch The Davis Enterprise and Vanguard have now run five articles on Sutter Hospital’s Tree-to- ...

By Alan Hirsch The Davis Enterprise and Vanguard have now run five articles on Sutter Hospital’s Tree-to-Solar-Panel proposal to cut its most mature trees and install solar panels in the main parking ...

August 09, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Yolo County Issues Warning Due to ‘Exceptional Drought Conditions’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 31, 2021
| (21) Comments

Yolo County Issues Warning Due to ‘Exceptional Drought Conditions’

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – While California is used to a cycle of drought, flo ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – While California is used to a cycle of drought, floods, and fires, this drought is exceptional and, while it has largely been an inconvenience to ...

July 31, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Official Appeal of the Cutting of 205 Trees at Sutter Hospital As a Violation of Davis Culture and the Law.

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 28, 2021
| (10) Comments

Guest Commentary: Official Appeal of the Cutting of 205 Trees at Sutter Hospital As a Violation of Davis Culture and the Law.

By Alan Hirsch Preface: this is the first half of the legal appeal to stop the Sutter’s plan to “Save Mo ...

By Alan Hirsch Preface: this is the first half of the legal appeal to stop the Sutter’s plan to “Save Money on Solar” by cutting more trees. For more background, click on the story the Vanguard br ...

July 28, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Tree Davis Position on Sutter Davis Hospital Tree Removal

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 25, 2021
| (16) Comments

Letter: Tree Davis Position on Sutter Davis Hospital Tree Removal

By Greg McPherson A recent article in the Davis Vanguard (City Will Have to Weigh between Trees and Solar ...

By Greg McPherson A recent article in the Davis Vanguard (City Will Have to Weigh between Trees and Solar Panels at Sutter as Complaints Reign about Public Process, July 21, 2021) described a variety ...

July 25, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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City Will Have to Weigh between Trees and Solar Panels at Sutter as Complaints Reign about Public Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 21, 2021
| (23) Comments

City Will Have to Weigh between Trees and Solar Panels at Sutter as Complaints Reign about Public Process

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The issue of adding photovoltaic carport installations often runs into ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The issue of adding photovoltaic carport installations often runs into conflict with the desire to at the same time preserve existing trees and tree cover. Last week ...

July 21, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (23) Comments

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Tree Commission Responds to Community Concerns on Trees

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: June 25, 2021
| (8) Comments

Tree Commission Responds to Community Concerns on Trees

By Renee Applegate DAVIS – On Thursday, June 17, the Davis Tree Commission met to review a street tree re ...

By Renee Applegate DAVIS – On Thursday, June 17, the Davis Tree Commission met to review a street tree removal request regarding a Honey Locust tree located on 1112 Radcliffe Drive. The resident who s ...

June 25, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Local Environmental Leaders Elaborate on the Importance of Addressing Sustainability and Socioeconomic Disparity

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: May 27, 2021
| (7) Comments

Local Environmental Leaders Elaborate on the Importance of Addressing Sustainability and Socioeconomic Disparity

By Pavan Potti On May 23, the City Desk for the Vanguard at UC Davis hosted a webinar to engage in discus ...

By Pavan Potti On May 23, the City Desk for the Vanguard at UC Davis hosted a webinar to engage in discussion related to climate change, socioeconomic disparities in tree cover and sustainability. Pa ...

May 27, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Webinar: Davis Environmental Leaders Discuss Climate Change, SocioEconomic Disparities in Tree Cover

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 25, 2021
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Webinar: Davis Environmental Leaders Discuss Climate Change, SocioEconomic Disparities in Tree Cover

On May 23 the Vanguard City Desk hosted local environmental leaders to discuss pressing issues in Davis, ...

On May 23 the Vanguard City Desk hosted local environmental leaders to discuss pressing issues in Davis, including climate change, socioeconomic disparities in tree cover, and sustainability. Guests i ...

May 25, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Photos Show Tree Inequity for Renters

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 24, 2021
| (6) Comments

Guest Commentary: Photos Show Tree Inequity for Renters

By Alan Hirsch Low-income people live in apartment complexes that are typically surrounded by parking lot ...

By Alan Hirsch Low-income people live in apartment complexes that are typically surrounded by parking lots. Typically, to gain approval, a landscaper plan encompasses a tree planting plan and a de fac ...

May 24, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Tree Commission Discusses Missing Components in Davis’ Tree Ordinance

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: May 23, 2021
| 0 comments

Tree Commission Discusses Missing Components in Davis’ Tree Ordinance

By Pavan Potti DAVIS -- One of the most important parts of the Tree Commission meeting on May 20 was a d ...

By Pavan Potti DAVIS -- One of the most important parts of the Tree Commission meeting on May 20 was a discussion between commission members about Chapter 37 of the Davis municipal code, also known a ...

May 23, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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