What “Barbie” Movie Teaches Us: Don’t Expect Perfection and Don’t Do It Alone
By Brittney Nial and Maggie Maue If you have an Internet connection, you’ve probably heard of the newly released Barbie movie. Maybe you’ve already watched the movie, twice. While the set is very pink and plastic, the characters and their struggles are not. Between shots of Venice…
Join Fridays for Future in Sept: Davis March 15th, New York City Mobilization 17th
On September 15th, Fridays For Future groups will be striking all over the world to demand a fossil free future, and Davis is no different! Starting at 12pm noon, Fridays For Future Davis will lead a march starting at the front of the Veterans Memorial…
CA Senate Bill 555: Stable Affordable Housing Act
On Tuesday [August 22, 2023] in Sacramento, Senator Aisha Wahab (CA 10th District) and the Stable Affordable Housing Act (SB 555) sponsors and supporters called on the legislature to support SB 555 as an essential step in creating a pathway to sustainable and resilient housing…
Solar Tubes Can Brighten Your Future
Solar tubes can be a cost-effective way to bring natural light into your home. They consist of a clear dome on your roof that collects sunlight, a tube, anywhere from eight to fourteen inches in diameter that is mirrored on the inside, and a diffuser…
The Bike Campaign Back to School Sale and Zombie Bike Ride
Big Bike Sale in Davis and Woodland Don’t miss out on these amazing deals! Selected Bikes Only $49-$99! 🤩Specially selected kid’s and adult bikes—While supply lasts! 🚴♀️🚴♂️ Saturday September 2nd 9am-noon At both Bike Garage locations: 🚲 Davis: 1500 Cannery Ave. 🌳 Woodland: 1st &…
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Emergency Preparedness Month: Listos California Resource Hub Launched
September is Emergency Preparedness month! Listos California would like to let you know that there’s no better time than now to make sure you are prepared and ready to play a part in helping your community stay safe. Emergency Alert System: Big Picture and Local…
UC Davis Fossil Fuel Free Pathway Plan Draft Open to Comments
“The UC Davis Fossil-Fuel Free Pathway Plan, or Plan, outlines a pathway for the UC Davis enterprise to eliminate 95 percent of 2019 levels of fossil-fuel use from university operations by 2040. University operations are comprised of fossil-fuel combusted and used onsite, which generates Scope…
Checking In With Chancellor May: Sustainability Making a Difference on Campus and Beyond
To the UC Davis Community: As a top-tier research institution, we know it is our duty to bring our expertise to bear on the world’s most serious problems. And there is no global issue more pressing than climate change. We are experiencing significant impacts in…
Biketober Prizes / Premios and a Half Million Miles of Riding Regionally
Help the Sacramento Region ride half a million miles by bike! The BikeSacRegion365 and Love to Ride team is on a mission to get more people swapping cars for handlebars and they need your help! Log your bike rides to contribute towards our collective goal…
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Has Astounding Impacts
It has been one year since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was passed. According to Electrify Now based in Portland, Oregon, this act “has been making an immediate impact by creating surprising growth in domestic green energy manufacturing.” A new report from American Clean Power lists…
Coastal Cleanup Day 2023
California Coastal Cleanup Day, the state’s largest annual volunteer event! It’s a chance for everyone in our state, no matter where they live, to help clean up trash from our environment before the rains come and wash it out to the coast and ocean. Participating…
Action to End Fossil Fuels: Old Sac Sunday Sept 17
This summer has seen hundreds of extreme weather records broken, many resulting in tragic climate disasters. In New York this September, the UN Secretary-General is hosting a first-of-its-kind Climate Ambition Summit to demand that nations stop the fossil fuel expansion that is driving the climate…
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…
Savvy Move Out Week Tips from Greener Davis
Are you moving out or clearing out? Don’t trash good stuff! Please sell or donate useful items instead! If you are planning to move soon or are just cleaning out your home, be sure to make a plan for unwanted household goods, furniture and clothing….
Public Input Survey for Yolo County CAAP in Three Languages
Survey response due by Sept 22 2023
August DEVA Meeting Goes Hybrid: Muir Commons and DMA YouTube Live
We are back in person! Please join us on Wednesday, August 9 at 6:00 p.m. at Muir Commons (2222 Muir Woods Place) in Davis for the next meeting of the Davis Electric Vehicle Association (DEVA). If you prefer to attend virtually, use our YouTube live video…
Emergency Preparedness Fair: Protecting Our Community’s Seniors
After an uncharacteristically mild June, the fear of inevitable extreme summer heat and wildfires looms over everyone’s heads. Last summer and winter are still salient in peoples’ minds, leaving everyone wondering what climate change will bring next. Pat, a resident at Rancho Yolo Senior Community,…
Plan for Smart Energy Use this Summer and Beyond
Keep Your Cool! Remember those 106°F days just before the 4th of July? Did you know that July 3 set a record for the hottest day worldwide, and that record was broken on July 4? Summertime is here, and even more record breaking temps are…
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