Meditations: Nihilism Is Death. Leave the Stream
Humans have the power to drive half of the animals on earth into extinction, and the only way to prevent this is to ignite insight beyond thought and reconnect with nature.
Opinion: Davis’s Declining Enrollment Is a Self-Inflicted Crisis
Declining school enrollment in Davis is a result of Measure J, which has made it difficult to build housing for families, leading to a lack of balance in the community and a need for responsible development to sustain the city’s future.
California Council Awards $420K to Protect Davis Farmland
The City of Davis has been awarded a $420,000 grant to help purchase a 79-acre agricultural conservation easement on farmland northwest of the city limits, which will be co-owned with the Yolo Land Trust and monitored in perpetuity.
Opinion: Davis Risks Losing Control If It Fails on Housing, Jobs and Climate
The City of Davis must make urgent and far-reaching decisions in its general plan update to address housing shortages, job and transportation mismatches, and the growing effects of climate change, while balancing growth with the protection of agricultural land and open space.
Federal Policy Hostile to Sustainability, Equity
WASHINGTON, DC – Federal policy has become hostile to sustainability and equity, but a new framework shows…
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)…
The Moral Implications of Thrifting
By Gensen DeLeon LOS ANGELES — In recent years, thrifting has gained popularity as a sustainable and…
Guest Commentary: I-80 News – Two Projects on Causeway; DEIR Release; Woodland – Traffic Congregation Not Relevant in EIR
By Alan Hirsch All the week’s News on I-80, as best I understand it. The Headlines. Draft…
Climate Change, Sustainability and Housing – And the Need For Organizing the Community
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – One of the important aspects of the Davis…
My View: Going Negative Already in DiSC
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On the one hand, Measure J campaigns almost…
DiSC 2022 Returns to the Planning Commission This Week
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Just 14 months after the initial project came…
Guest Commentary: Feeding People, Not the Landfill
By Michael Bisch The Yolo County Board of Supervisors a couple of weeks ago took a bold…
Student Opinion: Dubai’s Sustainable City Becomes A Utopian Image of A Society
By Michelle Moreno Lira Dubai recently announced that they will be creating a sustainable city powered by…
Guest Commentary: Davis Voters Have Opportunity to Empower Sustainable Future Technologies
By Barry Broome and Justin Siegel The Sacramento region is working diligently to regain its footing after…
Guest Commentary: A Different Vision for the DISC 200 Acres
by Juliette Beck A little over twelve years ago when I was pregnant with my first child…
Letter: Approve Measure B and Set the Bar Higher
By Gerry Braun Measure B would authorize development of the Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus (“DISC”) north…
Guest Commentary: DISC Will Bring Sustainable Jobs to Davis
by Maynard Skinner I am writing in support of the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus as someone…
Analysis: Can DISC Gain Approval in Measure R Vote?
Unprecedented is probably an overused term in politics. But the local political scene this year probably fits…
Unanimous Council Puts DISC on the Ballot for November
There are no guarantees in Davis politics — Nishi learned that in 2016 when a unanimous vote…
Opposition to the Innovation Campus Dries Up, Council to Vote Next Week
If public comment were a match between two prized fighters, they would have stopped it long before…