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Davisville, March 17, 2025: Clean, cheaper than PG&E, resilient -- microgrid proposes big change in energy for new parts of Davis

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

Advances in technology, say today’s guests on Davisville, make it possible to create a community microgrid in new parts of Davis that would deliver clean, resilient, solar-powered energy to its customers for less than Pacific Gas & Electric charges. To accomplish this, Davis would need to form a municipal utility, and a developer building on vacant land would need to sign on. If the community microgrid succeeds, the model could be repeated throughout the state.

Ari Halberstadt and Lorenzo Kristov, who have been working on the project, explain how it all would come together, including why the microgrid would have to serve new customers who aren't already served by PG&E.

Sick of the Bird Flu

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 12:00am | DHS Journalism Class

 

This week, the News Cycle focuses on the recent bird flu sweeping the country. Godolias Mesfin tells us about precautions being taken, and Simon Kim covers rising prices that are affecting local Davis shoppers. After that, we’ll hear editorials from Everett Campbell about the dangers of social media, and from Jamison Kang about school start times. 

Music by Daniel Ruiz-Jimenez. Hosted and Produced by Noah Meyer. Executive producers are Noah Meyer and Alessandra Trask. Packages by Godolias Mesfin, Simon Kim, Everett Campbell, and Jamison Kang. 

 

Rainbow City Park, in the studio on Listening Lyrics, March 14, 2025

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

Well, that was a first! In 13 years of hosting Listening Lyrics, I have never—never—forgotten that I had a guest band scheduled. My plan was set, a themed show ready to roll… until I played my first scheduled set. And just like that, everything changed.

Enter Rainbow City Park.

This insanely talented indie-rock/dream pop band from Northern California took the studio by storm. Their sound is a beautiful collision of '90s alt-rock nostalgia and modern indie influences like Phoebe Bridgers, Diiv, and Pinegrove. Hailing from Sacramento, Davis, and San Francisco, they bring a raw, emotional depth to their music that’s impossible to ignore.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 03/14/2025
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