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Guest Commentary: Big Oil Spent Over $34.2 Million Lobbying California Officials in the 2021-22 Session

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|Date: February 19, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Big Oil Spent Over $34.2 Million Lobbying California Officials in the 2021-22 Session

By Dan Bacher Five major oil companies have reported their 2022 profits, smashing last year’s highs The o ...

By Dan Bacher Five major oil companies have reported their 2022 profits, smashing last year’s highs The oil and gas industry in California spent over $34.2 million in the 2021-22 Legislative Session a ...

February 19, 2023
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Equal Justice Initiative Argues after Tyre Nichols Killing It’s Time to Seriously Reconsider Eliminating Police Qualified Immunity

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|Date: February 03, 2023
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Equal Justice Initiative Argues after Tyre Nichols Killing It’s Time to Seriously Reconsider Eliminating Police Qualified Immunity

By Brinda Kalita and Destiny Gurrola MEMPHIS, TN -Equal Justice Initiative argues in “Eliminating Barrier ...

By Brinda Kalita and Destiny Gurrola MEMPHIS, TN -Equal Justice Initiative argues in “Eliminating Barriers to Police Accountability after the death of Tyre Nichols,” the “needless death of Tyre Nichol ...

February 03, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Environmentalists Can Build Nicer, More Valuable Cities Than the Sprawl We Build Now

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|Date: July 12, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Environmentalists Can Build Nicer, More Valuable Cities Than the Sprawl We Build Now

Environmentalists Can Build Nicer, More Valuable Cities Than The Sprawl We Build Now (c) By Mark Dempsey ...

Environmentalists Can Build Nicer, More Valuable Cities Than The Sprawl We Build Now (c) By Mark Dempsey Special to The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA - A recent discussion with an environmentalist friend r ...

July 12, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Help Crowd-Source Vetting the 1992 EIR vs Sutter 2021 expansion

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|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
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Guest Commentary: Modern Money (in a Nutshell) and the Environment

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|Date: May 01, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Modern Money (in a Nutshell) and the Environment

(c) By Mark Dempsey Special to the Vanguard Modern Money Theory provides an accurate description of feder ...

(c) By Mark Dempsey Special to the Vanguard Modern Money Theory provides an accurate description of federal fiscal policy, and frankly one that's not that exotic--but it appears to be news to environm ...

May 01, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: E-Bike Incentive Bill Would Help Improve Air Quality (and Physical Fitness)

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|Date: April 10, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: E-Bike Incentive Bill Would Help Improve Air Quality (and Physical Fitness)

By Eric Gelber AB 117 (Horvath), sponsored by the California Bicycle Coalition, would establish a pilot p ...

By Eric Gelber AB 117 (Horvath), sponsored by the California Bicycle Coalition, would establish a pilot program to incentivize the purchase electric bicycles (e-bikes) by providing rebates as a means ...

April 10, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Burrowing Owls in Davis Once Found in Many Areas

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|Date: October 23, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Burrowing Owls in Davis Once Found in Many Areas

By Jean Jackman From life on our planet to life in our community At the Planet level … Sir David Attenbor ...

By Jean Jackman From life on our planet to life in our community At the Planet level … Sir David Attenborough, age 93, our international treasure, the famed English naturalist and historian who has in ...

October 23, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Endorses Walsh and Fortune for Davis City Council

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|Date: October 02, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Endorses Walsh and Fortune for Davis City Council

By Alan Pryor This endorsement cites their strong and unequivocal opposition to Measure B which seeks vot ...

By Alan Pryor This endorsement cites their strong and unequivocal opposition to Measure B which seeks voter approval for the annexation of 200 acres of prime farmland for the proposed DISC mixed use i ...

October 02, 2020
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Guest Submission: Sierra Club Endorses No on Measure B – No on DISC in Davis, CA

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|Date: September 03, 2020
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Guest Submission: Sierra Club Endorses No on Measure B – No on DISC in Davis, CA

Submitted by Alan Pryor Citing grounds of “excessive traffic, greenhouse gas emissions, and poor land-use ...

Submitted by Alan Pryor Citing grounds of “excessive traffic, greenhouse gas emissions, and poor land-use and planning”, the Sierra Club announces its opposition to Measure B in Davis CA on the Novemb ...

September 03, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Not So Much “Community” in the BrightNight Solar Deal

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|Date: June 08, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Not So Much “Community” in the BrightNight Solar Deal

by Matt Williams Intentions and goals are only words unless they are accompanied by accomplishments, and ...

by Matt Williams Intentions and goals are only words unless they are accompanied by accomplishments, and when it comes to accomplishments, especially in the realm of renewable power, City Hall is very ...

June 08, 2020
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Letter: I’m not asking you to vote for me

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|Date: February 24, 2020
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Letter: I’m not asking you to vote for me

By David Abramson Though I'd be honored to have your vote for Yolo County Supervisor on March 3, that's n ...

By David Abramson Though I'd be honored to have your vote for Yolo County Supervisor on March 3, that's not why I'm here… I want to know if you are interested in participating in creating a regenerati ...

February 24, 2020
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Hope for California’s Southern and Central Coast Mountain Lions

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|Date: February 14, 2020
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Hope for California’s Southern and Central Coast Mountain Lions

(From Press Release) - Current protections under California law couldn’t save p56, the first lion killed ...

(From Press Release) - Current protections under California law couldn’t save p56, the first lion killed under the States three strikes law, yet there is now hope that P56 didn’t die in vain. The Peti ...

February 14, 2020
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Commentary: Why Are We Spending 500 Pages and 2 Hours on a Wireless Ordinance That We Have Almost No Control Over?

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|Date: January 28, 2020
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Commentary: Why Are We Spending 500 Pages and 2 Hours on a Wireless Ordinance That We Have Almost No Control Over?

For the last several months, people attending the local city council and other meetings have been treated ...

For the last several months, people attending the local city council and other meetings have been treated to what has ordinarily been a time-consuming but otherwise innocuous side show. The basic ide ...

January 28, 2020
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Major Anti-Poverty and Environmental Justice Groups Endorse SB 50

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|Date: January 24, 2020
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Major Anti-Poverty and Environmental Justice Groups Endorse SB 50

SB 50 picked up new endorsements from anti-poverty group United Ways of California and environmental just ...

SB 50 picked up new endorsements from anti-poverty group United Ways of California and environmental justice group Coalition for Clean Air (From Press Release – Senator Wiener) - Senate Bill 50, Sena ...

January 24, 2020
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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 4

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|Date: January 18, 2020
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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 4

by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group This article is the 4th and final in a 4-part series on q ...

by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group This article is the 4th and final in a 4-part series on questions presented by the Sierra Club Yolano Group to candidates in the Yolo County District 4 ...

January 18, 2020
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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 3

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|Date: January 17, 2020
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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 3

by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group This article is the 3rd in a 4-part series on questions p ...

by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group This article is the 3rd in a 4-part series on questions presented by the Sierra Club Yolano Group to candidates in the Yolo County District 4 Supervisor ...

January 17, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Why You Won’t See Any David Abramson for Yolo County Supervisor Lawn Signs

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|Date: January 17, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Why You Won’t See Any David Abramson for Yolo County Supervisor Lawn Signs

By David Abramson This is our beautiful lawn sign. You won't see any of them out in town though. Here's w ...

By David Abramson This is our beautiful lawn sign. You won't see any of them out in town though. Here's why: Lawn signs are typically made from corrugated plastic AKA polypropylene (PP), which is crea ...

January 17, 2020
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Assemblymember Bonta Announces Launch of California Green New Deal

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|Date: January 07, 2020
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Assemblymember Bonta Announces Launch of California Green New Deal

(From Press Release - Assemblymember Bonta) - Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) today unveiled details ...

(From Press Release - Assemblymember Bonta) - Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) today unveiled details of the California Green New Deal Act (AB 1839) that will boldly address the impacts of climate ...

January 07, 2020
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Low Impact Development, High Impact Environmentalism

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|Date: December 24, 2019
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Low Impact Development, High Impact Environmentalism

by Mark Dempsey Most environmentalists do not request the economy halt so no harm would come to the envir ...

by Mark Dempsey Most environmentalists do not request the economy halt so no harm would come to the environment, instead advocating minimizing development impacts. It's possible to cut vehicle miles t ...

December 24, 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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