Davis Should Be Leading the Way on Climate Change
Instead it Lags Behind Many Other Communities in Terms of Current and Proposed Policies –
Last week the city of Davis discussed new policies for reducing GHG emissions on new developments. This week, the Climate Action Team (CAT) will meet to discuss its recommendations for dealing with climate change. The Vanguard does not believe that either of these policies go nearly far enough. Davis developed a reputation in the 1970s as being innovators of environmental and green policies, but has in the past decade fallen considerably behind many other communities on this front.
Last week’s discussion typified the problem as the city staff report showed that none of the recent developments that will account for much of the new growth in Davis over the next five years comes close to meeting even the city of Davis’ modest environmental goals. And in fact, Davis’ goals are trumped by what cities like San Francisco have already accomplished.
by Carolyn Hinshaw – 
When the Davis Enterprise came out against the four-person engine company, one knew that it would provoke a response within both the community and among supporters of the fire department. When it coincided with revelations about the number of firefighters who made over 100K, one recognized that the urgency for a good strong response was going to increase. 
We have consistently talked about opening up the current ongoing negotiations with the city’s bargaining units to greater transparency. However, the state law makes that prospect difficult.
Residents of Davis may rightfully rejoice at the news that Davis will house the Bicycle Hall of Fame–an honor that announced this week. However, in a lot of ways it obscures the more sinister and ominous developments of the week that will caste dark shadows over the governance of this city.
