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CHP apprehended subject on pursuit from California State Route 113 At 6:39 p.m. on Jan. 26, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers detained a suspect pursued into Davis from California State Route 113. Stationed at CHP’s Woodland headquarters, Officer Armando Ocampo provided details about the arrest. On California State Route 113, CHP officers attempted to pull […]

High rent leads Pluto’s to shut down indefinitely Pluto’s, a restaurant chain based in the Bay Area, has shut down in Davis after nearly 20 years of business. First opened in San Francisco in 1995, the restaurant quickly gained popularity and moved to Davis in 2000.  Pluto’s general manager said the high cost of rent […]

Two subjects pronounced dead, investigations underway The Davis Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance call early Thursday morning, which turned into an officer-related shooting that left two dead. Police officers received a call around 3:40 a.m. from the 400 block of Avocet Avenue in North Davis, according to Davis Deputy Police Chief Paul Doroshov. […]

Two amendments fail by not reaching 60 percent vote in favor, one fails outright Roughly two weeks after voters in the ASUCD Fall Elections rejected three constitutional amendments, those same three amendments failed again in a special election that concluded today. Constitutional Amendments #63, #64 and #65 all failed to garner enough votes to be […]

Three constitutional amendments from Fall Quarter election to be voted upon again Three constitutional amendments will be put before students for a second time this quarter, as ASUCD plans to hold a special election this week. These amendments all failed last time they were put to a vote just two weeks ago. The three amendments […]

Early voters’ anonymity compromised as Elections Committee emails students directly, asking for their votes on four ballot measures The ASUCD elections website failed to show the entire ballot for the first voters in this Fall Quarter’s elections early Tuesday morning on Nov. 12. Called a “procedural oversight” according to an email sent by the Elections […]

The National Weather Service issued a High Wind Advisory for North Central California that expired at 11 p.m. on Sunday night. Conditions are expected to continue into Tuesday, when another wind front will reach the Davis area. “The wind advisory was allowed to expire, and tomorrow should be fairly calm,” said Sierra Littlefield, a meteorologist […]

Strong winds, humid weather create risk for wildfires The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will be shutting off power in 34 counties across Northern and Central California, including Yolo County, citing strong winds which pose wildfire threats. While the City of Davis will not be affected — according to the most recent reports at […]

Napolitano served seven years as UC President, during which she survived a cancer diagnosis UC President Janet Napolitano announced to the UC Regents at their meeting today, Sept. 18, that she is stepping down from her role after a seven-year stint as the UC’s executive. Napolitano, the UC’s 20th president, has led the UC since […]

D.C. Police Department arrests suspect, court hearing to come Sept. 12 Margery Magill, a UC Davis alumna from the class of 2015, was fatally stabbed on Aug. 27 in Washington D.C. while walking a dog. Police were able to arrest the suspect and described the alleged attack as random, without any clear motive. Police Chief […]

Contract expected to be ratified in coming weeks The UC and the UPTE-CWA 9119 union have reached a contract agreement after months of stalled negotiations. The successful contract, which was announced on July 28 and lasts until 2024, comes on the heels of multiple worker strikes across the UC system. Workers had been advocating for […]

While this may be a drop from last year’s 100th ranking, students still show love for their campus UC Davis is no underdog on the global stage — the university was recently ranked the 104th best university in the world. In light of this achievement, students weighed in on the significance of university rankings. The […]