Preventing Leaks – That Is, the Cap-and-Trade Kind
By Leanna Sweha As engineers shore up storm-damaged dams and levees, there are other kinds of leaks…
Letters to Aguiar-Curry and Dodd on Moving to a Green Economy and Fracking
Dear Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry and Senator Dodd: The Davis community has been engaged in a series of gatherings…
Congressman John Garamendi: Congress Must Protect the EPA
by John Garamendi Last Friday, my Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives introduced a dangerous bill…
DAPL Threatens Indian Rights and the Drinking Water of 18 Million People
By Stephen Pevar President Trump’s executive order Tuesday has an impressive-sounding title: “Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals…
DAPL Confrontation Likely Back On as New President Shifts Policies
Back in December, then-President Barack Obama handed a major victory for thousands of protesters and Indigenous People,…
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…
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…
What’s Happening in the Arctic, Is Not Staying in the Arctic
Tipping Points to Collapse By Debra Chase “The metaphor is so obvious. Easter Island isolated in the…
White House Study Links Land Use Policies to Inequality
In a “white paper” released on Monday, the Obama administration likens restrictive land use policies to income…
Benicia City Council Defeats Oil Train Proposal
(From Press Release) Today, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board denied Valero’s (NYSE: VLO) request for a ruling…
Commentary: Zipcar’s Success Shows Lack of Forward Thinking Among Some in Davis
Go to any college town and many other communities and you will find the Zipcar. What began…
Will ‘Independence’ from PG&E Bring Cleaner and Cheaper Electricity?
By Leanna Sweha City staff briefed the Council at its last meeting on the timeline for the…
World Heritage Sites in Danger
By Debra Chase “The supreme reality of our time is…the vulnerability of our planet.” When President John…
Conservationists, Animal Lovers Urge Locals to Discontinue Rat Poison
by Jerika L.H. The Hungry Owl Project is campaigning in full swing to remind the community of…
Sierra Club Yolano Group – Davis City Council Candidate Questionnaire, Part Three
The Sierra Club will not be making a Davis City Council endorsement this year “since all candidates…
The Heat is On: Historic Climate Agreement Signing on World Earth Day
By Debra Chase Inextricably connected – every little inch of earth and sky– every life form –…
Still time to participate in Valero-Benicia Oil Train Decision
by Lynne Nittler After three years of study, the Benicia Planning Commission voted not to certify the…
Assemblymember Dodd Lays Out Legislative Priorities
By Vanguard Editorial Board On Thursday March 17, the Editorial Board for the Davis Vanguard met with…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Enterprise’s Case For Housing at MRIC Muddies the Waters
There seem to be four different viewpoints on housing at the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC). There…
Senator Wolk Introduces Climate Change Measures
Bills support investment in key strategy in Governor’s climate change plan (From press release) Senator Lois Wolk…