Senator Wiener Introduces Bill to Streamline Environmental Review and Speed Up Housing Production
SAN FRANCISCO — Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has introduced SB 607, the Fast & Focused CEQA…
Commentary: The Unseen Costs of ‘Clean’ Energy – Environmental and Human Rights
In a world of climate crisis, I have generally been an advocate of the development of clean…
Bills to Improve Street Safety, Boost Housing Production on Campuses and in the Coastal Zone, and Activate Streets Pass the Assembly
Sacramento, CA – Bills that would support the construction of new homes to address California’s housing shortage…
Guest Commentary: Little Hoover Commission’s Recommendations Undermine Fundamental CEQA Protections
By Jennifer Ganata and Douglas P. Carstens The Little Hoover Commission’s recent report, “CEQA: Targeted Reforms for…
Sunday Commentary: Opposition to I-80 Expansion Getting Statewide Notice
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A few weeks ago, the I-80 expansion project drew an article…
Student Opinion: The Importance of Avoiding Fast Fashion
LOS ANGELES—With increasing awareness of climate change, many are considering options to lower their carbon footprints through…
Student Opinion: The Carbon Pawprint
LOS ANGELES–Pets are great companions. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, there are over 60 million…
Letter: Effectiveness, Social Justice & the Freeway Widening
By Social Justice Committee, Congregation Bet Haverim The Congregation Bet Haverim Social Justice Committee submits this letter…
Guest Submission: Proposed Environmental Sustainability Baseline Features for Village Farms
Submitted by Richard McCann, former Natural Resources Commissioner The City of Davis (City) Natural Resources Commission (NRC)…
State Senate Candidate Condemns Delta Tunnel Report
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Northern California leaders reacted to the alarm at the prospect…
United Nations Seeks to Implement Global Plastic Treaty to Address Plastic Pollution and Poor Waste Management
By Jenna Tooley NAIROBI, KENYA — Delegations will meet this week at the UN Environment Programme Headquarters…
Guest Commentary: Climate Science Wars Come to Davis
I-80 Elected Ignore UC Davis Studies By Alan Hirsch Will personal experience and intuition triumph over decades…
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…
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 Barriers to Police…
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…
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…
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 federal…
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 program…
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…
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 voter…