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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
| by David Greenwald

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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
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs Are Key to Reaching Climate Resilience and Sustainability in the Agri-Food System

Posted by Leanna Sweha
|Date: March 08, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs Are Key to Reaching Climate Resilience and Sustainability in the Agri-Food System

By Leanna Sweha There has been extensive discussion about climate change and the agri-food system, includ ...

By Leanna Sweha There has been extensive discussion about climate change and the agri-food system, including in the Green New Deal resolution, which was introduced last month in both the House and Sen ...

March 08, 2019
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Boos Follow Rep. Garamendi at Davis Town Hall on Climate Change; Lawmaker Won’t Sign onto Measure

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 20, 2019
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Boos Follow Rep. Garamendi at Davis Town Hall on Climate Change; Lawmaker Won’t Sign onto Measure

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau DAVIS – Rep. John Garamendi seemingly wanted to talk abo ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau DAVIS – Rep. John Garamendi seemingly wanted to talk about everything – his life and accomplishments in state and federal politics, Trump, the military ...

February 20, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Real National Emergency

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 18, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Real National Emergency

President Trump may be on the verge of attempting to declare a national emergency on our borders, despite ...

President Trump may be on the verge of attempting to declare a national emergency on our borders, despite a lot of evidence to the contrary. At the same time, he is ignoring what appears to be the re ...

February 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Green New Deal Is a Call to Arms before It’s Too Late

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: The Green New Deal Is a Call to Arms before It’s Too Late

For the first time in what seems like a very long time, the left played offense this week. The roll ...

For the first time in what seems like a very long time, the left played offense this week. The rolling out of the Green New Deal has dominated political discussions in an era where President Tru ...

February 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Green New Deal Emerges as Key Battle Line

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Green New Deal Emerges as Key Battle Line

A key emerging issue to watch in the next two years – the Green New Deal. It is emerging as a critical b ...

A key emerging issue to watch in the next two years – the Green New Deal. It is emerging as a critical battle line within the Democratic Party itself and pits the establishment wing of the party led ...

December 31, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts, Part II – Resistance Standing in the Way of Prosperity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts, Part II – Resistance Standing in the Way of Prosperity

In the Chronicle this week, Joe Mathews writes: “Resistance to development stands in way of prosperity.” ...

In the Chronicle this week, Joe Mathews writes: “Resistance to development stands in way of prosperity.” He argues that, as a New Year’s resolution, the “best thing you could do is swear off this phr ...

December 24, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Should Davis Sign the Green New Deal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2018
| (22) Comments

Should Davis Sign the Green New Deal?

The Green New Deal is an effort by many to shift the debate over climate change toward policy that seeks ...

The Green New Deal is an effort by many to shift the debate over climate change toward policy that seeks to deal with the scale of the crisis. In the past week over 311 state and local officials have ...

December 16, 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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Commentary: The New Normal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 13, 2018
| (29) Comments

Commentary: The New Normal?

It wasn’t an incredibly hot fall. In fact, I don’t know that we had a single real heat wave after Labor ...

It wasn’t an incredibly hot fall. In fact, I don’t know that we had a single real heat wave after Labor Day. But we’ve had almost no rain, and for most of October the temperatures were running aroun ...

November 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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It’s the End of the World As We Know It, Trump Feels Fine

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 09, 2018
| (37) Comments

It’s the End of the World As We Know It, Trump Feels Fine

President Ignores the Catastrophic Report, Focuses on His Victories This week the UN’s scientific panel o ...

President Ignores the Catastrophic Report, Focuses on His Victories This week the UN’s scientific panel on climate change issued a report that stunned even veteran observers, as it paints a far more d ...

October 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Trump Admin Knows Climate Change Is Happening, Devastating, but Won’t Do Anything about It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2018
| (5) Comments

My View: Trump Admin Knows Climate Change Is Happening, Devastating, but Won’t Do Anything about It

The Washington Post yesterday had a startling story. They found buried deep in a 500-page environmental ...

The Washington Post yesterday had a startling story. They found buried deep in a 500-page environmental impact statement “the Trump administration made a startling assumption: On its current course, ...

September 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Adapting Land Use Policies during a Time of Climate Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2018
| (47) Comments

Commentary: Adapting Land Use Policies during a Time of Climate Change

2017 turned out to be a bad year in the fight against climate change. 2018 has so far turned out to be e ...

2017 turned out to be a bad year in the fight against climate change. 2018 has so far turned out to be even worse. In my archives I pulled out an article from Wired from the end of 2017, “Fighting C ...

September 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Fires, Heat, the New Normal under Climate Change Sinks In

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 18, 2018
| (36) Comments

My View: Fires, Heat, the New Normal under Climate Change Sinks In

Last week I was visiting my folks in San Luis Obispo. After finishing the Vanguard, I prepared for a jog ...

Last week I was visiting my folks in San Luis Obispo. After finishing the Vanguard, I prepared for a jog from the house I grew up in, down to my old high school and back. It was a little different h ...

August 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: What Happens When It Comes Here?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 30, 2018
| (59) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: What Happens When It Comes Here?

Yesterday I had a terrifying reminder of just how vulnerable we actually are. As I drove over the Mace o ...

Yesterday I had a terrifying reminder of just how vulnerable we actually are. As I drove over the Mace overpass, Davis blanketed by cool smoke and noxious ash, I suddenly saw to the east, not far awa ...

July 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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