Guest Commentary: Will Davis Update for Both Climate and Retail Changes?
Time to enforce Tree Law at Oakshade Mall? Will council let out-of-town landlord ignore Climate Policy? By…
City Responds to Grand Jury Report on Tree Program
Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – The Yolo County Grand Jury last week issued a report…
Trees at the Redeveloped University Mall: Refutation of the Vision in the Urban Forest Master Plan
Presentation by Alan Hirsch
Council to Hear Appeal of Olive Drive Mixed Use, Plus Normal Hearing on Project
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In March, the Planning Commission gave the Olive…
Planning Commission Approves Recommendation to Increase Solar Energy at Expense of Trees
By Neshmia Alam DAVIS, CA — On Wednesday, the Davis Planning Commission (PC) approved applications from Ameresco…
Letter: A Treeless DiSC
By Colin Walsh (Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Davis City Council regarding a…
Guest Commentary: It’s Fall, Time to Appreciate Color in Davis
by Alan Hirsch My presentation to council 10-19-21 is a collection of some pictures of beautiful fall…
Council Rejects Hirsch Appeal; Follows Staff on Partial Grant of Sutter Appeal
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council largely followed the recommendation of staff on…
Guest Commentary: Expressing Support for the Sutter Place Appeal by Hirsch
by Wesley Sagewalker I am writing to you to express my hope that you will favorably consider…
Council to Hear Appeal of Sutter Place Planning Commission Approval
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The City Council will hear the appeal of…
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: Sutter Tree Cutting Begins at Sutter ER – I Am Heartbroken
By Alan Hirsch Tuesday they cut at least 100 trees at Sutter hospital—50 of which are unrelated…
Guest Commentary: Solar and Trees – Perfect Together
by Marcus Marino These past few weeks have made it clear to almost everyone that we have…
Letter: Sierra Club Yolano Group Supports a Community Dialogue on Solar PV Displacing Trees at Sutter Hospital
By Alan Pryor Dear Council members and Commissioners – The Sierra Club Yolano Group is aware of…
Webinar: Davis Environmental Leaders Discuss Climate Change, SocioEconomic Disparities in Tree Cover
On May 23 the Vanguard City Desk hosted local environmental leaders to discuss pressing issues in Davis,…
Letter: Tree Davis Concerns with Draft Downtown Plan
Why Lock-Out Our Trees? The mature tree canopy in downtown Davis is an invaluable historic, environmental, and…
Guest Commentary: Will ARC Be an Urban Forest Breakthrough or Another Proven Self-Regulatory Failure?
ARC 2050: Propaganda or Vision? This is a picture of what the developer says a…
Will City Enforce Its Building Code on Trees?
By Alan Hirsch, Part-time Lorax The Oak Shade Mall at Pole Line x Cowell is asking for…
Hotel Developers Unveil Plan to Address Privacy; Planning Commission Hears More Concern From Neighbors
A special meeting of the Davis Planning Commission at 8 am, out on the greenbelt near the…
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…
