Center for Regional Change Content

The Conversation: What Can Cities Do to Correct Racism and Help All Communities Live Longer?

Karen Michele Nikos — August 29, 2023 - 3:17pm

Catherine Brinkley is associate professor of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis

�ٺ��Ƶ Team Develops Online Tool to View General Plans Across California

Karen Michele Nikos — February 06, 2023 - 12:15pm

University of California, Davis, researchers have launched a new online database that can help community members, policymakers and advocates view and compare local governments’ vision for the future with the California General Plan Database Mapping Tool.

How Can We Make Cities Thrive?

Karen Michele Nikos — May 23, 2022 - 9:11am

�ٺ��Ƶ Professor Catherine Brinkley talks about how to make cities thrive in the Mindscape Podcast.

Experts: Climate Change and Community Resilience

Katherine E Kerlin — September 04, 2021 - 2:17pm

The following sources from the University of California, Davis, are available to talk with media about climate change impacts and solutions related to community resilience.

ORG CHART: Chief Veterinary Officer Chosen

Dave Jones — July 13, 2021 - 11:16am

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Decarbonizing California Transportation by 2045

Katherine E Kerlin — April 21, 2021 - 2:40pm

Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in California. In order to achieve the state’s goals of carbon neutrality by 2045 and avoid the worst impacts of climate change, decarbonizing this sector is essential. But such a transition is unlikely to occur rapidly without key policy intervention.

THE DOWNLOAD: New Sports, Old Waterfront

Cody Kitaura — February 05, 2019 - 10:42am

�ٺ��Ƶ’ new women’s equestrian team kicked off its first campaign in a big way, at home, last Thursday afternoon (Jan. 31), defeating United Equestrian Conference rival No. 9 Delaware State.

UnidosUS and �ٺ��Ƶ Examine Strength of the Latino Vote

Karen Michele Nikos — June 18, 2018 - 11:15am

The Latino vote will play a significant role in upcoming elections as the Latino population is projected to reach almost a quarter of the total U.S. population by 2040, according to research by UnidosUS and the University of California, Davis, California Civic Engagement Project.

Thousands in the San Joaquin Valley Have Unsafe Drinking Water, But Clean Water Is Close

Karen Michele Nikos — March 12, 2018 - 4:17pm

Tens of thousands of people living in the San Joaquin Valley’s unincorporated, rural, low-income communities have unsafe drinking water pouring from their taps. That water is delivered from a patchwork of community water systems that often don’t meet state or federal standards for drinking water, or from private wells that are not tested.

California Voters Don’t Like the Idea of New Vote Centers, �ٺ��Ƶ Study Finds

Karen Michele Nikos — September 07, 2017 - 4:39pm

In some California counties, election officials are considering replacing traditional polling places with vote centers, where people can drop off ballots and access additional voter services, but a �ٺ��Ƶ study finds voters may not welcome such changes.

“The study found that while some California voters may be receptive to having vote centers in their county, the majority of all voters do not initially like the idea of this new electoral change,” said Mindy Romero, author of the study and director of the California Civic Engagement Project at �ٺ��Ƶ.