Cool Davis Festival to culminate weekend of special sustainable events
The Cool Davis Festival – which is rapidly approaching – now features as the finale in a long weekend of special events on sustainability. These include film festivals, a plug-in vehicle cruise and a Service Day of Action. Don’t miss out!
October 13 (Thursday) – Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival: On Thursday, , the Cool Davis Initiative with co-sponsors Sierra Club and Tuleyome presents award-winning films at the Richard Brunelle Theater at Davis High School. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; the films begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 at http://2011daviswildandscenicfilmfestival.eventbrite.com and at the door (if still available.)
October 14 (Friday) – Cool Davis Cruise About – Low Carbon Pathways to an ArtFull Life 4:30 – 8:00 The Plug-in vehicle Cruise through downtown Davis begins at the G Street parking lot at 4:30-5:30 p.m. and ends at Central Park Pavilions on C Street between 3rd & 4th at 6:30 p.m. for Show & Tell from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to walk, bike or take alternative transportation! The Cruise About is sponsored in collaboration with the: Davis Downtown Business Association, 2nd Friday ArtAbout and the UC Davis Student Alumni Association Pajamarino.
October 14 (Friday) – Davis Bicycles! Film Festival at 7:00 in the Brunelle Theater at Davis High School at 315 W. 14th Street. Davis Bicycles! hosts an annual film festival with a mix of entertaining and educational films about bicycling. Ticket sales are at the door with $5 suggested donation per person. A raffle follows the intermission. The net proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Davis Bicycles! School Program.
October 15 (Saturday) – Cool Davis Day of Service: Volunteer at www.cooldavis.org., Cool Davis will coordinate environmental, climate mitigation, and eco-justice activities for volunteer participation. Projects include planting flowers for bees (Davis Bee Charmers), transplanting seedlings for habitat restoration (Putah Creek Council), preparing winter gardens to feed the hungry (Davis Community Garden and F.A.R.M), maintaining hiking trails (Tuleyome/Sierra Club), sewing reusable Veggie bags (UCD Craft Center), planting seedlings (Sodexo), and collecting acorns (UCD SCB/Audubon).
October 16 (Sunday) – Cool Davis Festival 2011: Celebrate Healthy Pathways to a Low Carbon Life! at the Davis Veterans Memorial Center at 203 14th Street.
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Please join the Davis Electrical Vehicle Association on Wednesday, August 10 at 6:00 p.m. for a virtual meeting open to newbies and owners alike.
Agenda: Welcome & introductions
Hot topics – Share recent EV news that you’ve heard
National Drive Electric Week – Planning for Davis’s September 25 event
New Valley Clean Energy EV rebate program – Sierra Huffman, Valley Clean Energy
EVs for the long haul: the future for heavy-duty trucks – Ash Dalal, DEVA
Highlights of Norway EV symposium – Katrina Sutton, DEVA
We’ll end with a general discussion of EVs and also open the meeting to questions, especially from people who are new to EVs.
Please register in advance for this meeting.
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The city’s pilot project could include 500 e-bikes and 300-e-scooters — the prospect of which did not necessarily sit well with all council members."
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Davis votes to bring back electric bikes and scooters after banning during pandemic
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UC Davis still needs to approve them on-campus after City Council voted to pave the way for a pilot program that would bring rental e-bikes and e-scooters back this fall.It would be fine if people used them responsibly. But Jump bikes were left around randomly and I dread the scooters being used by adolescents.
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The community review period for the City’s draft 2020-2040 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) is open to the public for an extended 60-day period that will close on Oct 10.
To read the CAAP, visit: https://buff.ly/3SC9XmM.
Submit comments at : https://buff.ly/3wfFv8H.
DEVA invites you for their Aug 10 6pm virtual meeting open to newbies and owners alike.
Hot topics – National Drive Electric Week planning - New @VCleanEnergy Electric Vehicle rebates – trucks updates.
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