EVs Gain Momentum for National Drive Electric Week!
These are exciting times as EVs gain momentum for National Drive Electric Week! New state reports and regional data show prices coming down to parity with other new vehicles and EV adoption is ticking up and exceeding local goals. State and local EV charging has…
Extreme Heat Resources and Local Cooling Centers
Extreme heat has arrived and with that, wildfire season. Be sure to look after yourself and those around you with resources from Cool Davis, Yolo County OES, 211 Sacramento, Heat Ready California and Listos California. In recent news The Climate Center shared how California is…
Transportation Commission Recruiting; Senior and Social Services Also
More active transportation and transit solutions are needed to reduce the bulk of our community’s local greenhouse gas emissions! The City of Davis is recruiting new members of the Transportation Commission this month. With the General Plan is being updated soon, commissions will take a…
The Many Benefits of Trees
Editor’s Note: This content is courtesy the City of Davis Environmental Resources Division and the Greener Davis program. Subscribe to the Greener Davis Newsletter today! Call or email: 530-757-5686, PWWeb@CityofDavis.org Did you know that when a City tree is removed, it is replaced with a new tree? To…
May is Bike Month Events 2024
Month of May, May 7th for Loopalooza
Earth Month Goings On 2024
Earth Month Goings On April 2024
Nominations Sought for 2024 Environmental Awards
The City of Davis is now accepting nominations for the 30th Annual Environmental Recognition Awards with a deadline of March 20, 2024. Nominations will be reviewed by the City’s Natural Resources Commission. Those selected will then be recommended to the City Council for a ceremonial…
Katharine Hayhoe: Project Drawdown Ranks Food Waste First
Editor’s Note: The following contains excerpts from esteemed climate scientist and climate communicator Katharine Hayhoe and her LinkedIn-based newsletter. See links below to subscribe. Greener Davis and Enviro Woodland also have great resources and information to help you avoid food waste! The Problem of Food…
Q&A with Derek Stehlin, Spin Manager
In 1966, a proposal was made to the Amsterdam City Council to initiate a bike sharing program, with the goal of reducing the number of cars clogging the roads. It was rejected unanimously. Amsterdam now has a thriving bike culture, an aggressive bike sharing program,…
Spin ebikes and escooters to Launch September 1 in Davis
Check out our Q&A with Spin Manager, Derek Stehlin The city of Davis, in partnership with UC Davis, will launch a new, shared e-bike and e-scooter program this fall. Spin, a San Francisco-based micromobility compani, was selected by the city and campus through a competitive…
Only Three More Weeks to Pledge! Q&A and Share Sessions Announced
Q&A and Share Session Wednesday July 12 4:30pm Online
New Report Estimates 81,000 Housed in Davis, Nearly 40% of Renters Experiencing Severe Housing Costs
by Julia Ann Easley UC Davis News Housing developed within the City of Davis and on the UC Davis campus over the last six years added accommodation for almost 7,000 more residents by fall 2022, according to a new report. The Joint Housing Report from UC…
Accessible, Cool, and Safe: Loopalooza Was a Fun Ride
With partly cloudy skies and a high of seventy degrees, the weather was just right for the City of Davis’s annual Loopalooza event Sunday, May 7, 2023. The 12-mile route follows the Davis Bike Loop but adds rest stations along the way with activities and…
Environmental Award Winners for 2023
Recipients of this year’s Environmental Recognition Awards were present and acknowledged at the April 18 Davis City Council meeting. Congratulations to all the winners! View the meeting online  (select Environmental Awards) This year’s winners are Environmental Legacy: Explorit Science Center (Cool Davis partner) Individual/Group: Cathie…
Davis City Council Wants to “Hit the Ground Running” on CAAP
At the Council meeting held April 18, the Davis City Council approved the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) update documents, including the CEQA Negative Declaration and Greenhouse Gas Thresholds of Significance. During the discussion, Council Member Vaitla proposed several motions that were approved as…
Last Chance to Drop Off a Ballot: Special City Council Election May 2
Our all-mail ballot special municipal election for City of Davis City Council District 3 is Tuesday, May 2. Make sure to mail in or drop off your ballot and watch for the results (see link below). In the City of Davis May 2, 2023, All-Mail…
Requiring Building Electrification Is Necessary
Requiring building electrification is necessary to improve health, reduce risk, ensure equity, and save money. This coming Tuesday the Davis City Council will be asked to finalize the city’s new Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) with the goal of putting the City on the…
Earth Month Goings On 2023
Earth Month April 2023
Hate-Free Together: City, County, and UC Davis Partnership
In late 2022, the City of Davis, Yolo County, and UC Davis partnered together to create Hate-Free Together, a community-wide framework to combat local hate incidents and prioritize the well-being and safety of all residents. Just as our three public agencies successfully came together for…
Join the Biking Fun in May and Onwards
Month of May, May 7th for Loopalooza
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Cool Davis is hoping all our friends living in Rancho Yolo remain well! This is a reminder of our fragile grid and the need to look after each other during heat emergencies. Hurray that the City of Davis City now has Social Services staff to join City of Davis Fire Department to assist when a vulnerable neighborhood's power goes down.
For other down neighborhoods - remember to check on your neighbors! If your power is still on consider ways to reduce your energy use pre-cool , cover windows, delay appliance use, double up with neighbors in a cool location - cooling center (see City post for cooling center info), movie theater etc to reduce loads. After the emergency, move forward on your plans for how you will reduce and manage energy use in the future. We have to stand together to adapt to new climate challenges. Cool Davis and our many partners are here to help.
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