City Council

The program will target low- to moderate-income households looking to invest in their first home   By RORY CONLON — city@theaggie.org   On Jan. 21, the Davis City Council approved the framework for a future down payment assistance program targeting first-time homebuyers. Assistant City Manager Kelly Stachowicz delivered a presentation on the draft ordinance that […]

The Jan. 9 city council meeting was comprised of updates to the General Plan alongside new leadership being appointed   By RORY CONLON — city@theaggie.org   The Davis City Council approved a contract with Raimi + Associates for consultant work on the city’s General Plan and appointed Bapu Vaitla as mayor and Donna Neville as […]

The Davis City Council authorized a proposal that would help fill vacancies in the Oakshade Town Center and an environmental review for Shriners Property   By RORY CONLON — city@theaggie.org On Aug. 18, the Davis City Council discussed a proposal to help fill vacancies in the Oakshade Town Center and moved forward with plans for […]

The student-run organization Aggie House is among the select recipients of this award   By MATTHEW MCELDOWNEY — city@theaggie.org   On April 9, nominees for the Thong Hy Huynh Awards were ratified by members of the Davis City Council. With categories for award recipients 18 and over, under 18 and Community Organizations, Aggie House was […]

The city council officially recognized and held a ceremonial presentation for Black History Month   By HANNAH SCHRADER — city@theaggie.org   On Feb. 20, Davis City Council held their second meeting of the month and officially recognized February as Black History Month.  Mayor Josh Chapman started the council meeting by recognizing the importance of Black […]

As the council starts to update its general plan, the Davis community shares thoughts    By ZOE SMITH — city@theaggie.org   On Feb. 20, the Davis City Council began its general plan update process. The need to update the city’s general plan was brought to the city council’s attention by the Davis League of Women […]

The March 5 presidential primary election features several candidates and measures that affect California and Yolo County By THE CITY NEWS DESK — city@theaggie.org  With the March 5 presidential primary election closing in a few days and with plenty of measures, propositions and congressional candidates to choose from, The California Aggie’s city news desk has […]

School board officials discussed challenges facing the district and ways the city can help   By KATELIN PANG — city@theaggie.org   On Jan. 17, the Davis City Council and Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) 2×2 meeting took place at 5 p.m. At the meeting, officials talked about a new safety measure, road work updates, […]

During the Davis City Council meeting, the council approved a motion to create a progression plan that will eventually ban gas-powered leaf blowers and small off-road engines   By HANNAH SCHRADER — city@theaggie.org   At the Davis City Council meeting on Jan. 16, the council unanimously approved the motion to create a transitory plan that […]

The first candidate to be announced for the 2024 election hopes to represent the people of Davis By MADELEINE YOUNG — city@theaggie.org Dillan Horton has become the first to announce his candidacy for Davis City Council in the 2024 General Municipal Election. After running for Davis City Council in 2020 and coming in second place, […]

The city council discussed a comment letter regarding the Caltrans Draft Environmental Impact Report    By CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org   On Jan. 9, the Davis City Council held their first regularly scheduled meeting of the month. At their meeting, the council swore in Councilmember Josh Chapman as mayor and authorized letters of intent to […]

Lagunes recently announced his candidacy for city council District 2, currently held by Councilmember Will Arnold   By HANNAH SCHRADER — city@theaggie.org   Victor Lagunes is a Da Vinci Junior High History teacher and has worked for the school since 2013. He is president of the Davis Teachers Association and is a board member of […]