When Bapu Vaitla (pictured) joined the Davis City Council in 2022, he says today on Davisville, he was interested in pursuing policy solutions that would work for Davis and might be a model for the state or other communities. That approach ran into constraints.
“One of my primary motivations for running for council is I thought that Davis would be an ideal community to try to model some solutions that are more widely applicable, solutions around affordable housing or climate change, perhaps mental health,” he says. An idea that worked well here might inspire the state or other communities to do the same.
“I’ve learned in the intervening time that there are a lot of constraints to that kind of theory of change,” he says, “about local government modeling innovations that then get scaled up.”
On this week's Davisville, Vaitla, who opted not to seek a second term and leaves the council in December, elaborates on the constraints — fiscal and cultural — and other experiences from his 4 years helping to lead Davis.
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This time around on Divine Intervention, we'll introduce October's Goddess of the Month, explore an unusual Vinyl Vespers tune, and visit Critter Corner (#adoptdontshop!). As per usual, we'll bless you with an abundance of #newmusic – including tracks from Emma Ruth Rundle, the Exbats, Kristin Hersh, the Klittens, and the Thermals – along with old favorites (that may be new to you!). Join us at 6 p.m. Pacific here on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org. Enjoy anytime via our recently resurrected website + the podcasts apps.
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Sat, 10/03/2026 - 10:20am | Cyclrn
It the Audio Ecotone's 3rd Annual 60th Birthday Week Celebration, in which we play they hot hits from 60 years ago this week. This time, we're changing things up a little by playing bangers from the Billboard R&B chart rather than the Hot 100. R&B Chart for Week of October 1, 1966
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Sat, 10/03/2026 - 10:10am | Cyclrn
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A recognition of the anniversary of the Nuremberg trial and a visit from local scholar/activist Twixt!
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Fri, 10/02/2026 - 8:42am | Ned
Cottie Kush joins Ned in the Jeff Shaw Studio for The Monday Morning Show to share stories from her recent three-week vacation to Tahiti.
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Tower marble snails feel empty in the loosened hill field
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Today’s topics: edibles in the shade, planning for El Niño, the Dolly Parton rose, San Marzano tomatoes, managing bermudagrass and tall fescue, spots on pear leaves, epsom salts , mulching and gypsum for phytophthora, and more.
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