California Legislature Prepares to Fight Back, Hires Former AG Holder
In a sign of an epic showdown between California and a pending Trump Administration, Senate Leader Kevin…
Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry Talks Land Use, Economic Development
Newly elected Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry sat down with Leanna Sweha of the Davis Vanguard for an interview…
Will Stricter Climate Change Rules in 2017 Propel or Choke the California Economy?
by Leanna Sweha At a recent meeting of the American Geophysical Union, Governor Brown called on climate…
Commentary: If You Build It, We Can Overcome
When the plastic industry put the plastic bag ban on the ballot, it seemed to me unlikely…
AG, Coastal Commission File Suit to Stop Fracking off California Coastline
(From Press Release) – Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and the California Coastal Commission today filed a…
Will Lt. Governor Newsom Show Backbone to Open Up Beach to Public?
On the surface it seems like a local and parochial issue – billionaire venture capitalist and Sun…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Climate Change Policies in Doubt?
Back in September, Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation that introduces truly radical levels of climate change policy. …
Latest Climate Change Spending Plan is a Hard Sell for Some Democrats
Effectiveness and Fairness of Programs Questioned By Leanna Sweha Governor Brown signed a bill last week to…
My View: California Passes Climate Change Policy with Teeth
This week Governor Brown signed legislation that introduces truly radical levels of climate change policy. The legislation…
Residential Infill in Davis and the Death of Governor Brown’s Affordable Housing Trailer Bill
By Leanna Sweha Last Friday’s article about campus housing generated a range of comments with competing views…
Bill That Would Have Shone Light on “Anonymous” CEQA Plaintiffs Fails in Committee
Would Bill Have Had Relevance to Nishi Lawsuit? By Leanna Sweha AB 2026 had its first and…
Assemblymember Dodd Lays Out Legislative Priorities
By Vanguard Editorial Board On Thursday March 17, the Editorial Board for the Davis Vanguard met with…
Living in the Anthropocene – The Sixth Great Mass Extinction
By Debra Chase “So mankind gobbled in a century all the world’s resources that had taken millions…
Senator Wolk Introduces Climate Change Measures
Bills support investment in key strategy in Governor’s climate change plan (From press release) Senator Lois Wolk…
Analysis: Does Statewide Plastic Bag Referendum Even Matter?
In February a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags was put on hold as the industry succeeded…
Analysis Challenges Key Findings in CEQA Report
Yesterday, we presented a critique of CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act), with the law firm of Holland…
CEQA Litigation Abuse Undermines Purpose of Landmark Environmental Law
The California Environmental Quality Act, better known as CEQA, was landmark legislation passed in 1970 in order…
Rain Doesn’t Always Follow the Plow
By Debra Chase The Sunday morning dawn brought in the smoke over the farm, choking and oily,…
Reconsidering the Delta Tunnels
by Elizabeth Lasensky and Carol Warren The following letter was submitted for the public record regarding the…
Sweeping Climate Change Bill SB 32 Stalls in Assembly
A bill that would have extended California’s pollution reduction goals out to 2050 has stalled in the…