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 – 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!
May all month long 2022
City Celebrates Community Solar Achievement, Proposes More Renewables
Peregrine School April 20 2022
City Announces Annual Environmental Recognition Awards Winners
April 19 City Council Meeting online; April 20 Peregrine School in person 5:30pm
The Nominations Are In! City of Davis Award Presentations Set for April 19 and 20
April 19 presentations at City Council meeting April 20 In-person outdoor award ceremony TBD
Submit Nominations for Environmental Recognition Awards by March 21
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 Award, may be presented for sustainability efforts that have made a…
City of Davis Seeking Director of Community Engagement
The City of Davis seeks a Director of Community Engagement to provide administrative direction for the public affairs, community relations and engagement, and marketing-related activities. The Director is responsible for coordinating activities involving other City departments, officials, outside agencies, and the public. They will serve…
New Bike Registry Allows Police to Return Stolen Bikes
The holidays are here and ’tis the season for buying someone you love a new bicycle. But before you wrap that bicycle in a bow, help fight bike theft and register the bicycle in the new City Bike Index system. The city of Davis is…
Our Humanity Is on the Line
Glasgow — a working class city of a million inhabitants located on the west coast of Scotland known for being cold and damp has given us a warm welcome. Workers had strewn banners and pennants on every lamppost in town. Volunteers, ready to help guide…
How to Decarbonize the Grid and Our Homes
The 26th international Conference of the Parties (COP26) being held in Glasgow, Scotland, is being touted as we go to press as our last, best chance for the biggest polluters to make good. Our early winter newsletter features correspondence from local community members on site…
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