According to the 1999 U.S. Census Bureau 24.5 percent of Davis resdients were living below the poverty level. To help locals in need, various organizations are giving back to the community. The California Aggie profiles two of them below.

So your sweetheart caught you under the mistletoe and rather than thinking about that big Christmas smooch that’s coming your way,you wonder:what exactly is this hemi-parasitic plant above me and how did it get such a romantic reputation?

The streets of San Francisco may become costly for drivers. The San Francisco County Transportation Authority recently released a study concerning the implementation of a congestion pricing plan in high-traffic areas.If put into action,the plan would charge drivers a$3fee for driving in and out of the city’s congested areas during weekday peak-hours.

The owners of the largest plot of undeveloped land in Davis want to develop it into a mix of housing and industrial office space.The Davis City Council,however,is not so keen on the idea of giving it up for housing.The roughly100-acre site,known as Cannery Park,is located north of Covell Boulevard and east of F Street.For38years it was the site of a cannery operation but has been vacant since1999.Lewis Planned Communities,the current owner,has been working for four years on a plan to construct610residential units and20acres of business park offices.

Bruce White,professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering,has been chosen to be the new dean of the College of Engineering.He will hold the position for the next three years starting next month. White will replace the current dean,Enrique Lavernia,who has been tasked to fill the role of the campus’s provost and executive vice chancellor.

Fresh off the plane from New York and soon on his way to Pakistan,journalist William Langewiesche made a stopatUC Davis to tell aspiring writers not to give up on that journalism career quite yet.

MUSIC Standard Tribesmen, Harlem, Fatty Acid Today, 8 p.m., $5 Funcastle in Sacramento Maybe you think you’ve already heard enough garage-pop throwbacks, but the Texas-based trio behind Harlem is a band worth listening to. Not quite lo-fi and with the right amount of sloppiness, Harlem sheds some catchy and jangly light on lyrical subjects like […]