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SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2023
City gets bad news on state of roads By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer
California’s power grid was so taxed by heat waves that an unprecedented, 10-day emergency alert warned residents to cut electricity use or face outages. The juxtaposition of the mandate and the grid crisis sparked widespread skepticism: How can the state require Californians to buy electric cars if
The City Council received some bad news on Tuesday night — funds committed in 2020 to rehabilitate the city’s roads and bike paths will not be sufficient to bring the city’s pavement condition index up to the target set for 2029. Back in 2020, the council received a report showing the city had the worst roads in the region, with a pavement condition index — the standard by which the quality of streets and bike paths is gauged — of 57, which was worse than virtually every city in the area, including that of Winters, Woodland, West Sacramento, Dixon and Sacramento. The PCI index for bike paths — 52 — was even worse. In response to the report, the council appointed a subcommittee of Councilwoman Gloria Partida and former Councilman Dan Carson to find ways to increase the annual pavement maintenance budget. That subcommittee developed a funding strategy to increase the amount of money available for pavement rehabilitation, including by
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The sun sets behind a row of electric towers in Fresno County on Sept. 6. Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local photo
Race toward zero
California’s power grid facing a 15-fold increase in electric vehicles By Nadia Lopez As California rapidly boosts sales of electric cars and trucks over the next decade, the answer to a critical question remains uncertain: Will there be enough electricity to power them?
expected on California’s roads in 2035 will not strain the grid. But their confidence that the state can avoid brownouts relies on a best-case — some say unrealistic — scenario: massive and rapid construction of offshore wind and solar farms, and drivers charging their cars in offpeak hours.
State officials claim that the 12.5 million electric vehicles
Under a groundbreaking new state regulation, 35% of new
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2026 car models sold in California must be zero-emissions, ramping up to 100% in 2035. Powering the vehicles means the state must triple the amount of electricity produced and deploy new solar and wind energy at almost five times the pace of the past decade. The Air Resources Board enacted the mandate last August — and just six days later,
Celebration of Abraham marks 20th edition School Board approves new contracts, gets an earful
Special to The Enterprise
By Aaron Geerts
The Celebration of Abraham, a longtime interfaith organization in Yolo County, extends an invitation to the whole community to join us for our 20th annual community conversation: “Caring for Our Earth, Caring for Each Other.” Helen Roland, President of Celebration of Abraham explained, “It seemed fitting that our 20th anniversary community conversation theme revisits one of our earlier events of caring for creation, and at the same time expands to reflect a common thread in the Abrahamic faiths recognizing a relationship between stewardship for
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Rabbi Greg Wolfe of Congregation Bet Haverim washes the hands of Omar Abdul-Ghaffar of the UC Davis Muslim Student Association, at the 2017 Celebration of Abraham. our Earth and for humankind.” The topic was arrived at by a multifaith group of Celebration of Abraham members who gather
WEATHER Today: Frost, then mostly sunny. High 55. Low 39.
monthly to plan for the event. Regardless of spiritual
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The school board meeting on Thursday, Jan. 19, was highlighted by a surge of support for all LGBTQIA+ students in the Davis Joint Unified School District. With a large turnout, the audience was filled with signs denouncing hate and rallying for inclusivity and educational opportunities for all students regardless of their identity. In the wake of Martin Luther King Day, the public comments echoed King’s sentiments of equality and acceptance. Individuals also stepped
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up and expressed their gratitude to the school board for their efforts to create an educational environment within the DJUSD that is accepting and welcoming to students of all walks of life. The meeting then moved to the 2022-23 local control accountability plan (LCAP) update. In the update given by Interim Associate Superintendent, Troy Allen she dove into LCAP overview, student outcome data as well as the next steps. Alongside her review of the LCAP’s goals, Allen broke down data points
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