Trash Talk Webinar: Climate Change and Recycling
Monday, April 10, 2023, at 7pm Online
2023 Environmental Recognition Awards Nominations Sought
Nomination form: Environmental Recognition Award Nomination (PDF). Nomination Deadline: Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Each year the City of Davis recognizes community contributions to Davis’ environmental quality of life in three categories: individual/group, a business, and non-profit organization, agency or school. Additionally, a special category, the Environmental Legacy…
CAAP Cheat Sheet: GHG Emissions, Forecast, Targets, Actions, and Timelines
Come hear Kerry Daane Loux answer questions about the CAAP at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at Davis United Methodist Church, 1620 Anderson Road. Loux is a Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Davis and Project Manager for CAAP. For a PDF of the full…
Thank You! Your Energy and Support Make All the Difference!
As staff at Cool Davis, we are so grateful for the many people and organizations that support our work with expertise, enthusiasm, and action. Especially through the pandemic, we continue to be awed by a steady stream of support. Thanks to our volunteers and donors,…
Sprinkler and Spray Irrigation Limited to Two Times Weekly
With the past three water years (October through September) being the driest on record and the likelihood of a fourth year of drought, on December 13, the City Council voted to reinstate two-days-per-week watering restrictions for sprinkler irrigation. The watering restrictions only apply to sprinkler/spray…
Council Members Favor Voluntary Approach to Home Electrification
The Davis City Council voted Tuesday night in favor of a voluntary approach to building electrification, at least for several years, before reassessing whether to make mandatory a requirement that homeowners replace gas appliances with electric at the end of their useful life. The 4-1…
City Wants to Hear from You about Our Urban Forest
An Urban Forest Plan is underway! The City of Davis is working with Tree Davis and the community to develop an Urban Forest Management Plan! Visit the City website to give you input and learn more! This Plan will communicate the community’s vision for the future urban forest…
Time for a new look: Variety spices electric vehicle life at National Drive Electric Week in Davis
Electricity filled the air on Sunday, September 25, as over 350 visitors came to see 37 electric vehicles (EVs), a new high spanning dozens of makes and models, for this year’s National Drive Electric Week event in Davis. EV curious folks from around northern California…
Davis youth strike to protest lack of climate emergency planning by city
Editor’s Note: Text below is press release from Fridays for Future Davis Youth leaders from Yolo County led a colorful all-ages march today in central Davis to protest the city’s failure to address the climate emergency. The marchers made their way from the library to…
Answers to Yolano Group Council Candidate Questionnaire
Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Introduction –Â As has been our custom for over 20 years, the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares a wide-ranging questionnaire and presents it to candidates in races of interest to our local membership. The questionnaire for the 2022 Davis…
Davis Neighbors Night Out Looking for Neighborhood Event Sponsors
Sunday, October 16, 2022 – Neighborhood Locations Around Davis
Excessive Heat Warning and Places to Cool Down in Davis and Yolo County
City of Davis News posted 9/1/22 https://www.cityofdavis.org/Home/Components/News/News/7986/2985?backlist=%2f Weather Relief Station The next few days will be very hot. The City will open a Weather Relief Center in the Valente Room of the Davis Senior Center (646 A St.) for the following days: • Sat, 9/3,…
City Opens 2020-2040 CAAP for Community Review
Comment period closes October 10, 2022
New State Organic Waste Regulations Aimed at Reducing Methane Gas Emissions
So, you might have heard about a new “food scrap recycling” program in the news, seen info about “organics diversion” in Greener Davis newsletters, or received a mailer about it in your mailbox recently. The new organic waste regulations under SB 1383 that went into…
Composting in Davis: Tons of Support from the City of Davis
City of Davis Online Composting Classes The City sells compost bins for $10 to Davis residents in single-family homes that take a City-taught composting class (available in the spring and fall) or the online compost class. This online class is intended to give you a…
City Opens Downtown Plan Draft EIR Comment Period
The City of Davis announced that the comment period is now open for the Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for the Davis Downtown Specific Plan (Downtown Plan). While the State requires 45 days for the comment period the City is proactively extending the comment…
City Engages Community with Wastewater “Hunt”
Ever wonder what happens when the bathtub drains, the suds in the kitchen sink wash away or the toilet is flushed? In an effort to broaden the community’s understanding of the City’s wastewater system and infrastructure and its impact throughout the community, Davis residents will…
Charging around Town: Update on Local Charging Infrastructure
EV Charging Stations in Davis Many people with an electric vehicle (EV) who use their car primarily for commuting may not be aware of charging options in town because they charge at home. Others who don’t have an EV yet may be inhibited from buying…
NRC Holds Special Meeting to Discuss CAAP
The NRC held a special meeting to discuss results of the CAAP actions analysis requested by City Council, which includes Cost Effectiveness Analysis (CEA), greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction potential and other factors for each prioritized action in the draft 2020-2040 CAAP (in progress). This meeting was…
May Is Bike Month!
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