Cool Davis: Davis Futures Forum 2017 to present

Davis Futures Forum - Elizabeth Baca - How a City's Design Affects Your Health - Apr 2018

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Davis Futures Forum presents How a City's Design Affects Your Health 

featuring Elizabeth Baca, MD, MPA Governor's Office of Planning and Research

moderated by Robb Davis

local perspectives with Peter Jacobson, Bike Davis and Sheila Allen, Executive Director, Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance

Sponsored by Cool Davis.

Recorded 04/04/18.

Davis Futures Forum presents Community Engagement Starts@Home with Rick Cole: Lessons from the Field

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The Davis Futures Forum will host Rick Cole, a highly respected local government leader, on Thursday, June 25, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm via Zoom. Cole notes, “Whether it is climate change, racial justice, income inequality, affordable housing, gender equity or public health, solving our nation’s most pressing challenges starts at home.”

Davis Futures Forum presents Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons from France

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Davis Futures Forum presents Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons from France

Hosted by Davis Mayor Brett Lee

This talk discusses the differences between carbon reduction efforts the US and Europe. The speaker, French engineer Daniel Fauré will focus in more detail on comparisons between efforts in similar geographies of France and California, and on locally-driven programs that offer opportunities for Davis.

Davis Futures Forum presents Dr. Richard Jackson on 'How Your City's Built Environment Affects Your Health'

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Davis Futures Forum presents Dr. Richard Jackson Speaks on City Planning for Healthier Communities.

He talks about the "Health Benefits of a Good City Plan"

Dr. Richard Jackson, MD is the Retired Director of the Centers for Disease Control's Center for Environmental Health

Hosted by Davis Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida

Davis Futures Forum - John Godden - Building Sustainability - Ideas from Our Canadian Neighbors - May 2019

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Davis Futures Forum - Building Sustainability - Ideas from Our Canadian Neighbors

This forum features John Godden, editor of Better Builder Magazine, speaking about sustainable building practices in Canada.   

Q & A with Greg Mahoney, Chief Building, City of Davis and introductions with Brett Lee, Davis City Council.

The purpose of the Davis Futures Forum is to highlight innovative approaches to social, economic, and environmental sustainability through land use planning.

Davis Futures Forum presents Paula Daniels

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The Davis Futures Forum presents Let's Talk About Food: Tapping the Potential of Davis.

presented by Paula Daniels, Co-founder and Chair of the Center of Food Purchasing, and a former senior advisor on food policy to former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. 

Daniels described how city policies can address sustainability, using food as an economic development tool.

Davis Mayor Brett Lee hosted the event, also featuring a panel discussion by local food leaders & remarks from Gloria Partida.

Davis Futures Forum & Cool Davis presents David Garcia

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David Garcia, Policy Director with the UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation, frames the conversation with some housing history and lead into ideas on housing policy, as well as some thoughts regarding construction costs of affordable housing.

David's talk is followed by a diverse panel of Davis stakeholders to present a Davis perspective on the issue.

Presented by Cool Davis and Davis Futures Forum.

Recorded by Davis Media Access on February 7, 2018.