Commentary: Does Davis Need to Be More Like Woodland?
There was an interesting and thought-provoking column from John Mott-Smith this week and, while the overall subject…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Cart Before Community Discussion on CCE?
(Editor’s note: I had originally put my thoughts on two subjects together as per my usual Monday…
Smart, Clean and Local Energy Technologies for Davis
By Gerry Braun and Lorenzo Kristov In a recent article Gerry Braun and Richard McCann summarized energy…
Let’s Take Davis’s Energy Future Seriously
By Gerry Braun and Richard McCann Last year the Davis City Council funded work to evaluate the…
Poll Finds Plastic Bag Ban Has Broad Support
At the end of September, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 270 into law, prohibiting grocery stores and…
Locals Represent Davis Organizations at the People’s Climate March
by Kristin Heinemeier Davis resident and Holmes Junior High School student Peter Holderbein and his mom Kristin…
Responsible Illumination Proponents
by Barbara Clowers We promote responsible lighting design based on the principles of balancing the need for…
Streetlights Revisited October 2014 – Part One
By Barbara Clowers In January of this year, the city of Davis entered into a contract with…
Leasing solar, too good to be true?
by John Walter In 2013, solar exploded in California. Growth was driven by third-party leases and power…
California Becomes the First State to Pass Statewide Ban on Plastic Bags
Angry Davis residents can no longer threaten to drive to Woodland or Dixon to acquire plastic bags….
Analysis: What If Research Confirms Fracking Is Not the Danger Environmentalists Fear?
Fracking has become one of the causes célèbres in the environmental world, where activists fear the process…
Davis Community Pushes Back on West Nile Spraying, Council Subcommittee to Study Issue
The Davis community spent about a half hour overwhelmingly expressing their concerns about the aerial spraying for…
UPDATE: Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Passes Assembly with 44 Votes
UPDATED STORY: The Assembly passed the statewide ban on single use plastic bags with 44 votes this…
An Update on Green Waste Containerization
by Alan Pryor At their July 28 meeting, the Davis Natural Resources Commission received a report from…
City Wants Feedback on LED Streetlights and Greenbelt/ Park Lighting Options
(From Press Release) In recent months the City has installed LED streetlights in most areas of Davis….
West Nile Spraying Generates Controversy Locally
This week, the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District announced that, due to “intense” West Nile Virus…
Group Warns About Dangers of Aerial Pesticides
(Press release from Environmental Voices) ALERT: Dangerous Pesticides Being Aerially Sprayed Over Densely Populated Davis and Woodland….
SACOG Believes Benicia EIR Understates Risk of Oil Train Explosions
The Sacramento Bee this morning is reporting that a draft letter released by SACOG (Sacramento Area Council…
Congressman Garamendi Releases Full Comments on Delta Tunnel
Congressman John Garamendi earlier this week released his public comments to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)…
The Impact of Affordable Housing
Affordable housing will be an increasingly important topic, not only in the next few years, but as…
