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Finding Home after Paradise Burned

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|Date: November 10, 2019
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Finding Home after Paradise Burned

by Nick Buxton Just before dawn this last Friday (November 8), Carol Dyer climbed into her car and headed ...

by Nick Buxton Just before dawn this last Friday (November 8), Carol Dyer climbed into her car and headed two hours north to see what was left of a home she had left in a panic exactly a year earlier. ...

November 10, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: State Takeover of PG&E not only Reasonable but Warranted under the Circumstances

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: State Takeover of PG&E not only Reasonable but Warranted under the Circumstances

It is hard to blame Governor Gavin Newsom for the problems involving PG&E and the threat of wildfires ...

It is hard to blame Governor Gavin Newsom for the problems involving PG&E and the threat of wildfires fueled by howling winds and dry conditions. But he only has to look to 2003 to know what can ...

November 03, 2019
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Commentary: Wind, Fire, Power Outrages – Post Climate Change California’s Normal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 30, 2019
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Commentary: Wind, Fire, Power Outrages – Post Climate Change California’s Normal?

It is easy to point your finger at PG&E, at their failure to plan and maintain their electrical lines ...

It is easy to point your finger at PG&E, at their failure to plan and maintain their electrical lines, their untenable solution of turning off power for long periods of time – this is a disaster. ...

October 30, 2019
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Students Call for Action on Climate Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 25, 2019
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Students Call for Action on Climate Change

Six students from DJUSD presented a video to the council about Climate Strike. Amber Crenna-Armstrong, a ...

Six students from DJUSD presented a video to the council about Climate Strike. Amber Crenna-Armstrong, a student a Davis High, was one of the local leaders of the local action last Friday. She read a ...

September 25, 2019
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Davis, Sacramento Climate Strikes Draw Thousands

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|Date: September 22, 2019
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Davis, Sacramento Climate Strikes Draw Thousands

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau DAVIS/SACRAMENTO – Skipping class used to be something t ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau DAVIS/SACRAMENTO – Skipping class used to be something that got you in hot water. But this past Friday, to millions of students around the world – incl ...

September 22, 2019
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Lawsuit Filed Challenging Trump Administration’s Attempt to Trample California’s Authority to Maintain Longstanding Clean Car Standards

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|Date: September 21, 2019
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Lawsuit Filed Challenging Trump Administration’s Attempt to Trample California’s Authority to Maintain Longstanding Clean Car Standards

(From Press Release- AG's Office) - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today, with Governor Gavin ...

(From Press Release- AG's Office) - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today, with Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Air Resources Board, led a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the ...

September 21, 2019
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City Looks to Amend Residential Energy Efficiency Code

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 20, 2019
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City Looks to Amend Residential Energy Efficiency Code

On Tuesday the city council will be looking at amending the energy efficiency code to require that mixed- ...

On Tuesday the city council will be looking at amending the energy efficiency code to require that mixed-fuel single-family dwellings and low-rise multi-family residential projects to achieve a total ...

September 20, 2019
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Letter: Review of the People-First Economy Online Summit

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|Date: September 20, 2019
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Letter: Review of the People-First Economy Online Summit

By Scott Ragsdale Now that more of us are acknowledging the climate crises, how about some of the solutio ...

By Scott Ragsdale Now that more of us are acknowledging the climate crises, how about some of the solutions? There is a good deal to know about the next economy that places people and planet first. T ...

September 20, 2019
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Davis Students Prepare to Join the World Friday for Climate Strike

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2019
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Davis Students Prepare to Join the World Friday for Climate Strike

All across the world, youths will be walking out of class in support of a Global Climate Strike, meant to ...

All across the world, youths will be walking out of class in support of a Global Climate Strike, meant to bring awareness to the threat of climate change and global warming. “We have to treat climate ...

September 19, 2019
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Trump Sets Up a Court Battle over Auto Emissions as Newsom and Becerra Prepare to Fight Back

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2019
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Trump Sets Up a Court Battle over Auto Emissions as Newsom and Becerra Prepare to Fight Back

On Wednesday the Trump administration will revoke California’s authority to set emissions rules stricter ...

On Wednesday the Trump administration will revoke California’s authority to set emissions rules stricter than federal standards, setting up a likely court battle between the state and the President – ...

September 18, 2019
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My View: Climate Crisis Coming Sooner Than We Thought

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 24, 2019
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My View: Climate Crisis Coming Sooner Than We Thought

The fires have attracted worldwide attention to the peril that could hit this planet if the Amazon succum ...

The fires have attracted worldwide attention to the peril that could hit this planet if the Amazon succumbs to an ecological disaster. But as a Washington Post editorial this week makes clear – this ...

August 24, 2019
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Board Approves State Letter on Ethnic Studies, Pushes Further

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 21, 2019
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Board Approves State Letter on Ethnic Studies, Pushes Further

Community groups have been pushing for changes to the district’s ethnic studies policies for the last few ...

Community groups have been pushing for changes to the district’s ethnic studies policies for the last few months. On Thursday, the school board unanimously approved a letter being sent to Senator Con ...

June 21, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Power Outages the New Normal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 09, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Power Outages the New Normal?

California Wildfires There we were on Friday evening and suddenly the news is reporting that areas of Yol ...

California Wildfires There we were on Friday evening and suddenly the news is reporting that areas of Yolo County – specifically Winters and Davis – could have the power turned off on Saturday morning ...

June 09, 2019
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Davis ‘Green New Deal’ Forum Emphasizes ‘Justice for All’ to Packed House

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 27, 2019
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Davis ‘Green New Deal’ Forum Emphasizes ‘Justice for All’ to Packed House

By Crescenzo Vellucci DAVIS – A forum about the intensely provocative Green New Deal held this weekend at ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci DAVIS – A forum about the intensely provocative Green New Deal held this weekend at the University of California, Davis – which drew nearly 200 people from largely Yolo County bu ...

May 27, 2019
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Legislation Sponsored by ASUCD Moving through the Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 26, 2019
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Legislation Sponsored by ASUCD Moving through the Process

Students representing the ASUCD Office of the External Affairs Vice President in February submitted an ag ...

Students representing the ASUCD Office of the External Affairs Vice President in February submitted an agricultural bill, AB 1086, to the California State Assembly which seeks to reduce the amount of ...

April 26, 2019
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My View: We Need to Be Data Driven and Forward Thinking on Transportation Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 13, 2019
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My View: We Need to Be Data Driven and Forward Thinking on Transportation Issues

It was an impressive showing on Thursday night at the South Davis Fire Station – estimates were that well ...

It was an impressive showing on Thursday night at the South Davis Fire Station – estimates were that well over 200 people attended. As one leader asked me – when was the last time I saw a meeting wit ...

April 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Ocasio-Cortez Fights Back against Charge of Elitism on Green New Deal, Climate Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 28, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez Fights Back against Charge of Elitism on Green New Deal, Climate Change

While the Senate rejected the Green New Deal on Tuesday on a 57-0 vote, New York Representative Alexandri ...

While the Senate rejected the Green New Deal on Tuesday on a 57-0 vote, New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez laid out her vision of why this is needed and why concern for the environment i ...

March 28, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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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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