As a Los Angeles native, my trips back and forth from Davis to home are a bit of a jaunt. The brief Thanksgiving break required far more driving than vacationing last weekend – and a whole new round of traveling is coming up next week.

It seems like every time I sit down to write this column, I’m planning on writing one thing only to change my mind.

Harmony between the Davis Community Church (DCC) and the D Street neighborhood may be possible after the City Council’s passage of a Memorandum of Understanding by a 4 to 1 vote.

Chancellor Linda Katehi placed a hiatus on the restructuring of UC Davis’ science libraries to allow for further input from faculty, students and staff.

Sacramento’s Life in 24 Frames are armed with swooning melodies and a slow-motion substratosphere that may leave you feeling, well, a little blazed. Their music is delicately woven through gentle lyricism and solid guitar moves that resemble kindred spirits Band of Horses and Explosions in the Sky. For instance, the track “You Always Were My Achilles Heel” is driven by a multidimensional wall of melancholic sound and wavering guitar lines.

Oh, how far our heroes have fallen. It is a sad age when one has to see a legendary folk-singer sink so low as to make an album of Christmas music. One must wonder how raspy voices and a mumbling Dylan can pull off singing songs of Christmas cheer and peace on earth.

‘Twas the weeks before Christmas and all through Sacramento, there was a need for help – a big or small memento. The donation baskets were made by the veterinary clinic with finesse, in hopes to help the pets of Sacramento’s homeless.

Q: When an officer pulls you over and you cry like a baby, how likely is that to get you out of the ticket? And what is the most outlandish way you’ve heard of someone trying to get out of a ticket?

On a nearly annual basis, UC students face unexplained tuition increases and most are unsure of how the funds are used. The most recent decision to increase fees by 32 percent sparked significant controversy and complaints among students and faculty alike.

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What: Davis Art Center Holiday Sale

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