UC Davis expertsalongwith the Public Policy Institute of California concluded that a peripheral canalis the best solution to support both the economic and ecological value of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

SATURDAY This Bud‘s for you An individual was kicking full cans of beer at a seated person onC Street.

The line outside of VarsityTheatre wrapped around the block Saturday night,but those waiting weren‘t there for a movie.They were waiting for Ralph Nader. Nader and running mate Matt Gonzalez came toVarsity Theatre onSaturday to speak at a campaign rally,where they focused on theircampaign goals and challenges.

Fiddlers and guitarists interested in bluegrass,Celtic and Romanian Gypsy tunes should take out their string instruments.BeginningonWednesday,theDavisWaldorfSchool will be hosting their guitar and fiddle workshop.All else that is needed isa tape recorder because the music will be taught solely by ear.

Conor Oberst is taking a break from digital urns and Floridian clairaudients. The black-and-white cover of Oberst‘s newest self-titled album with the Mystic Valley Band– a supporting cast formed specifically for the album– features the Bright Eyes frontman enjoying a sling-aided nap,presumably somewhere in the Mexican mountain villa of Valle Místicowhere he recorded the12-song album due outTuesday.