Permits

The city of Davis requires permits for noise, fire, and alcohol. Be sure to get these in advance.

Noise

Consider the details of this document and this municipal code, and certainly “obtain the permission of the occupants of all affected dwelling units”.

Advertising

Is no one showing up to your Davis Bike Collective events?? It isn't that your event is no fun (every bike collective event is fun, right?), you probably just need to advertise a little better! Here are some tips from years of event organizing with the Bike Collective:

Email

UC Davis FRIDAY UPDATE is a weekly electronic newsletter published by the UC Davis News Service. For questions or comments, write to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Bicycle Related Groups

Bike Forth Volunteer Weekly Newsletter

Email the Davis Bike Collective volunteer coordinator (currently Sarah This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) before Friday and request that the event be sent out in the next weekly newsletter.

Davis Critical Mass Listserve

Various people that are interested in Critical Mass and fun bike rides in Davis. You do not have to join to post.

To join: http://groups.google.com/group/critical-mass-davis-ca

To post: send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Davis Bicycles! Monthly Newsletter

Leo Rainer sends out a monthly newsletter to the Davis Bicycles! members. Email the handlebar email list ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) if you'd like to suggest something to include.

Davis Bike Club Listserve and Newsletter

All types of announcements relating to bicycling around Davis are posted here. There is a high volume of emails and many readers. You must join the list to post.

To join: http://dbclist.org/mailman/listinfo/dbc

To post: send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The also have a monthly newsletter that goes out to the large membership base. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by the 20th of the month to get your events posted.

Davis Cruisers

Group for promoting fun bicycle rides in Davis. You mus be a member to post.

To join: http://groups.google.com/group/DavisCruisers

To post: send and email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Sacramento Critical Mass Listserve

To join: http://groups.google.com/group/sacramentocriticalmass

To post: send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates

This listserve is not typically used to announce events but if the event is advocay related it may be okay. You will need to join the email list to have permission to post.

To join: http://lists.topica.com/lists/saba/

To post: send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Sacramento Wheelmen

This group is similar to the Davis Bicycle Club and they have a topica listserv and a yahoo group.

To join: send a blank email to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and/or visit http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/sacwheelmen/

To post: send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Sacramento Bike Kitchen

They send out an occasional general announcement. Send and email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and request your event to be added. They also have a few google groups that are listed on their website. Two of them are open to anyone: the announce list and the volunteer list.

To join: http://groups.google.com/group/sbk-announce/ and http://groups.google.com/group/sbk-volunteer

To post: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

UCD Bicycle Users Group

Sustainability and Transportation Related Groups

ITS

The Institute for transporation studies has a students and a social email list, you probably have to be subscribed.

To post: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Domes

To post: send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Tri Co-ops

To post: send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

N Street Co-Housing

N street has an email listserv but you have to be a member. Try to get a member to post it for you.

To post: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

SCHA

The Solar Community Housing Association (they are our umbrella org!). Send a message to the board for distribution: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

J Street Co-op

One of the SCHA houses. Try emailing one of the members for them to distribute.

Sunwise Co-op

Another one of the SCHA houses. Try emailing one of the members for them to distribute. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

California Student Sustainability Coalition

The CSSC is a statewide group that promotes sustainability and has a UC Davis Chapter.

Websites

daviswiki.org

The Davis Wiki has an events board where you can post your event. The event will show up on the front page of the wiki for the entire day of the event. You can include pictures by uploading them to the Davis Bike Collective website galleries and then linking to the photo when posting the event. Use [http://www.davisbikecollective.org/images/phocagallery/folderName/imageName.extension] to link to the image and be sure to keep it small (under 640 pixels wide). If you are really need a big event to be on the front page you can submit it to be a featured page.

davisbikecollective.org

You can post an article to the front page of our website by logging in, then choosing "Submit an Article" from the User Menu. Make sure that scroll below the text entry field and you set the article to be published and on the front page.

bikedavis.info

Anyone can register and post articles about upcoming bicycle related events.

undietacos.org

This is a message board for posting music shows around the Sacramento area.

Davis Community Calendar

The Davis Community Network hosts a community calendar where anyone can post events.

Craigslist

Craigslist has an events section and a bikes forum that anyone can use to post.

Facebook

Printed Media

California Aggie

Send a short blurb for the daily calendar to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Davis Enterprise

Pay for a classified (free on their website) or email a writer if you have a big story.

Davis Food CO-OP Newsletter

The CO-OP sends out a monthly newsletter to all the members. The deadline for classified ads is the 3rd of the month preceding the month in which you'd like the ad to appear.  Submit a free classified advertisement to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and include a category.

Woodland Daily Democrat

Winters Express

Sacramento Bee

Sacramento News and Review

Experimental College - For WTF - Submit your course proposal in writing.  In general, we will need to hear that you are interested in teaching four months before the start of the quarter (i.e. end of August for Winter quarter).  We are looking for teachers who have a clear idea of curriculum, and can present their material in a clear and professional fashion, so the more details you put in, the better.

Radio

KDVS

KDRT

Flyers

Check out the bulletin boards page on the daviswiki. There is also some info on the mass postering page.

Television

DCTV Community Bulletin Board - 

This is a non-profit public access cable channel.  The DCTV Community Bulletin Board is available for the purpose of promoting community events, and providing public service information.  Messages should be submitted two weeks prior to the date the message should be posted on the Community Bulletin Board.

TO DO:  turn this into a timeline.