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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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UC Davis Student-Written Legislation to Reduce Water Usage Introduced in the California State Assembly

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 01, 2019
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UC Davis Student-Written Legislation to Reduce Water Usage Introduced in the California State Assembly

(From Press Release) — On February 22nd, 2019, students representing the ASUCD Office of the External A ...

(From Press Release) — On February 22nd, 2019, students representing the ASUCD Office of the External Affairs Vice President have submitted an agricultural bill, AB 1086, to the California State Ass ...

March 01, 2019
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Aguiar-Curry Discusses Minimum Wage and Farm Worker Overtime in Second Part of Interview

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 05, 2017
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Aguiar-Curry Discusses Minimum Wage and Farm Worker Overtime in Second Part of Interview

Newly elected Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry sat down with Leanna Sweha of the Davis Vanguard for an ...

Newly elected Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry sat down with Leanna Sweha of the Davis Vanguard for an interview on a variety of topics. The former Mayor of Winters discussed a variety of issues o ...

January 05, 2017
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Assemblymember Dodd Lays Out Legislative Priorities

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|Date: March 26, 2016
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Assemblymember Dodd Lays Out Legislative Priorities

By Vanguard Editorial Board On Thursday March 17, the Editorial Board for the Davis Vanguard met with Ass ...

By Vanguard Editorial Board On Thursday March 17, the Editorial Board for the Davis Vanguard met with Assemblyman Bill Dodd. The meeting sought to delve deeper into Dodd’s platform and allow him the c ...

March 26, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts – Never the Twain Shall Meet?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 31, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts – Never the Twain Shall Meet?

In yesterday’s column lamenting the loss of Chamber CEO Matt Yancey, I wrote, “I have called on this comm ...

In yesterday’s column lamenting the loss of Chamber CEO Matt Yancey, I wrote, “I have called on this community to decide who we are, what we want to be and where we are going to go. By laying out a vi ...

August 31, 2015
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Commentary: Are California Blanket Drought Reduction Rules Fair to Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 24, 2015
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Commentary: Are California Blanket Drought Reduction Rules Fair to Davis?

When Governor Jerry Brown first announced mandatory water conservation efforts, cities quickly cried foul ...

When Governor Jerry Brown first announced mandatory water conservation efforts, cities quickly cried foul, noting that urban areas only consume 25 percent of the state's water, with the rest going to ...

April 24, 2015
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Commentary: Water Uber Alles?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 23, 2015
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Commentary: Water Uber Alles?

An article last week on Fox News called this is a “man-made disaster,” arguing “the Golden State’s misgui ...

An article last week on Fox News called this is a “man-made disaster,” arguing “the Golden State’s misguided environmental policies allow much-needed freshwater to flow straight into the Pacific.” The ...

April 23, 2015
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Much Finger Pointing, Few Concrete Answers in Water Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 18, 2015
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Much Finger Pointing, Few Concrete Answers in Water Crisis

There is a lot of finger-pointing. The Associated Press reported Friday that California cities are pushin ...

There is a lot of finger-pointing. The Associated Press reported Friday that California cities are pushing back against the mandatory water use reductions. However, the State Water Resources Control B ...

April 18, 2015
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My View II: In Defense of Almonds or Re-Examining Agriculture in California

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 11, 2015
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My View II: In Defense of Almonds or Re-Examining Agriculture in California

This past week, Almond farmers are fighting back, defending themselves from a statistic that was released ...

This past week, Almond farmers are fighting back, defending themselves from a statistic that was released: "It takes one gallon of water to produce one almond." KCRA reported this week, “The statistic ...

April 11, 2015
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Commentary: How Potent An Issue Will Water Be for the Innovation Parks?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2015
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Commentary: How Potent An Issue Will Water Be for the Innovation Parks?

The questions are already starting to occur as the drought situation increases from urgent to crisis – wh ...

The questions are already starting to occur as the drought situation increases from urgent to crisis – where is the water going to come from to supply large developments in Davis? Water was the subjec ...

April 09, 2015
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My View: California’s Water Policy Too Late, Fails to Note the 800-Pound Gorilla

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 04, 2015
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My View: California’s Water Policy Too Late, Fails to Note the 800-Pound Gorilla

While the big news was Governor Brown’s Wednesday announcement of the first mandatory water restrictions ...

While the big news was Governor Brown’s Wednesday announcement of the first mandatory water restrictions in state history after reports that the snowpack is at a remarkable 5 percent of normal, the qu ...

April 04, 2015
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Marching For Climate Change

Posted by Michelle Millet
|Date: January 28, 2015
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Marching For Climate Change

by Michelle Millet On Saturday, Feb. 7, thousands of people are expected to take part in the March for Re ...

by Michelle Millet On Saturday, Feb. 7, thousands of people are expected to take part in the March for Real Climate Leadership: Our Water, Our Health, Our California. The march, organized by a broad c ...

January 28, 2015
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Mayor’s Corner: Mayor Reiterates Opposition to MRAP

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 29, 2014
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Mayor’s Corner: Mayor Reiterates Opposition to MRAP

by Dan Wolk This is the second installment of the “Mayor’s Corner,” a monthly column intended to provide ...

by Dan Wolk This is the second installment of the “Mayor’s Corner,” a monthly column intended to provide an update of what’s happening at the City Council and introduce any new policy initiatives. And ...

September 29, 2014
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Commentary: Council Removes Thorny Issues, Focus Shifts to Big Three

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2014
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Commentary: Council Removes Thorny Issues, Focus Shifts to Big Three

Give new Mayor Dan Wolk credit here, he has done a good job in his disjointed first month on the job (dis ...

Give new Mayor Dan Wolk credit here, he has done a good job in his disjointed first month on the job (disjointed because of the calendar) of clearing out some thorny issues. He stepped up in July to p ...

September 05, 2014
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What We Can Learn From the City Survey Results

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 02, 2014
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What We Can Learn From the City Survey Results

The city has finally released the telephone survey results from Godbe Research which was conducted from J ...

The city has finally released the telephone survey results from Godbe Research which was conducted from June 11 to June 16, 2014. Godbe surveyed 504 Davis registered voters, with a 20-minute survey co ...

September 02, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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City: Water Well Levels Dropping; Conservation Measures

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 21, 2014
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City: Water Well Levels Dropping; Conservation Measures

by Stacey Winton The City of Davis municipal well water levels have dropped 10 feet since 2008. This year ...

by Stacey Winton The City of Davis municipal well water levels have dropped 10 feet since 2008. This year, the March to July 2014 well water levels, dropped an average of 54 feet. A drop in water leve ...

August 21, 2014
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Will City Agree to Settle Water Lawsuit?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 07, 2014
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Will City Agree to Settle Water Lawsuit?

The Vanguard learned that the city and plaintiffs for the water suit – John Munn and YRAPUS (Yolo Ratepay ...

The Vanguard learned that the city and plaintiffs for the water suit – John Munn and YRAPUS (Yolo Ratepayers for Affordable Public Utility Services) had collectively requested that the court establish ...

August 07, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Congressman Garamendi Releases Full Comments on Delta Tunnel

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 30, 2014
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Congressman Garamendi Releases Full Comments on Delta Tunnel

Congressman John Garamendi earlier this week released his public comments to the National Marine Fisherie ...

Congressman John Garamendi earlier this week released his public comments to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on the Governor’s Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and its proposed “twin tu ...

July 30, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: It’s No Wonder Why People Are Confused…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 25, 2014
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Analysis: It’s No Wonder Why People Are Confused…

I recall a discussion back in college about the “big lie,” which is an interesting propaganda tactic wher ...

I recall a discussion back in college about the “big lie,” which is an interesting propaganda tactic where the concept was that no one could believe that someone could have the audacity to distort the ...

July 25, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Can Council Cast the Tough Votes?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 20, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Can Council Cast the Tough Votes?

We saw it in meeting number one where five councilmembers, despite deep hesitations and concerns, voted t ...

We saw it in meeting number one where five councilmembers, despite deep hesitations and concerns, voted to allow one of the innovation park project teams to put an advisory measure on the ballot. Behi ...

July 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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