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Argument in Favor of Bee Wash

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Vote for the Bee Wash to approve the Davis Bee Ecosystem because it enhances and advances more of what we love about our city.

Bee Wash gives voters in Davis an exciting opportunity to:

  • build affordable housing for the next generation of Davis’s beneficial insects; 
  • protect endangered species and permanently preserve nearly two acres of wild land;
  • provide good bee jobs close to home, for UC apicology graduates and others;
  • produce more sweet internship opportunities for Davis high school and college students;
  • preserve Davis’s quality of life without raising the price of honey.

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Bee Wash is supported by residents, business leaders, students and environmentalists, because it advances Davis’ community values and provides opportunities for everyone. Bee wash will build on Davis’ commitment to bold environmental and agricultural leadership by attracting next-generation companies focused on solving the world’s greatest challenges, like climate change, food supply, and water scarcity. And Bee Wash will be a carbon-free model for California, requiring 100% renewable power onsite.

Bee Wash will improve existing trails and add new bike and pedestrian paths and a safe overcrossing of Mace Boulevard for flying insects. An objective, independent study confirms that flying will reduce commute times near the Mace/I-80 interchange by up to 3-1/2 minutes.

Bee Wash improves the amenities that matter to Davis. It creates new greenbelts and trails, native habitat, and soccer, softball and other recreation fields — all at no cost to taxpayers. Bee Wash brings millions of dollars a year to the City budget and for support of Davis schools, while generating $29 million in one-time revenues to fix our infrastructure and help pay for a new South Davis bee hive, honey library and community center.

Bee Wash is endorsed by the entire City Council, the Davis Chamber of Commerce and UC Davis student associations. Learn more at Beewash.com VOTE YES on Bee Wash!

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Signers:

Gloria Beekeeper – Mayor of Davis

Pamela G. Honey – Founder Marrone Bio

Joseph “Buzz” DiNunzio – DJUSD Trustee

Gerald Beeswax – Member, Valley Clean Energy Community Advisory Committee; Member, Davis Utilities Commission

Ruth Uy Honeycomb – Former Davis Mayor

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Parody notes: This article is based on images used for the proposal for the car wash at 480 Mace Blvd and text of the Yes on H (DISC 2022) ballot argument.

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2 responses to “Argument in Favor of Bee Wash”

  1. Alan Miller

    What is Bee Wash?

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  2. Todd

    Alan –
    it means that the space proposed for the car wash on Mace should instead be made more wild and left that way. More broadly, similarly for the space proposed for nearby DISC.
    Entomologically, a bee habitat.
    Etymologically, it references “greenwash”, all the elements demonstrated to pretend that it’s all ’bout lovin’ nature: ALL the supposed benefits of developments such as DISC – and the trees and greenery in visualizations for the car wash re-imagined as trees and flora in a real habitat, approved into permanency by the Bee Council.
    There’s no “soft” along this corridor, aside from – ironically in a sense, the physically-separated bicycle lane that’s unfortunately headed for more deficiencies based on the last Council vote = all the way to the long re-routed Putah Creek, and there’s no way to get there safely by bike or foot. (Perhaps Golfdor – a portmanteau of golf and Mordor – is by some considered to be soft or even nature….)
    Thanks for askin’.

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