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Congressman Garamendi holds town hall at Veteran’s Memorial Theater On Feb. 12, Congressman John Garamendi hosted a town hall in the Veteran’s Memorial Theatre on 14th Street. Garamendi represents the 3rd Congressional District of California, which encompasses several counties north and west of Sacramento. He has served as a member of the House of Representatives […]

Protest of Milo Yiannopoulos at UC Berkeley turns violent On Feb. 1, about three weeks after Milo Yiannopoulos’ speech at UC Davis was cancelled due to on campus protests, Yiannopoulos was again turned away from his UC Berkeley visitation by a peaceful protest turned violent Currently on his “Dangerous Faggot” college tour, Yiannopoulos is the […]

City facilitates discussion on marijuana regulations in Davis With the passing of the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Prop. 64), cities across California are creating their own policies and regulations for medical and non-medical (also called “adult-use”) cannabis usage. On Feb.1, the Davis City Council and its staff held an unofficial meeting to hear the […]

Brought to you by the people of Davis Feb. 14 “Unknown subject entered backyard via fence, removed screen and left bike behind.” “RP has an issue with neighbor’s basketball hoop.”   Feb. 15 Unknown subject “detached the water spout from gutter.” Male subject “nailing plastic items to a city tree.” “Citizen in the roadway attempting […]

Local Davis restaurant closes doors for “A Day Without Immigrants” Imagine a day in the U.S. — people going about their everyday lives — but minus an important and sizable portion of the community. This is the idea pushed by participants in “A Day Without Immigrants”, or, as referred to by some social media accounts, […]

Local Whole Foods closes Feb. 12 After five years of providing business to students and locals of Davis, the Whole Foods Market on 1st Street closed on Sunday, Feb. 12. The Davis location was one of nine Whole Foods Markets across the country to permanently close. The Whole Foods Market in Davis was located in […]

Demonstrations take place at hundreds of Planned Parenthood locations nationwide Over 100 protesters both for and against Planned Parenthood rallied outside of the Woodland clinic on Feb. 11 during a protest that was initially held to urge Congress and President Trump to defund the organization due to Planned Parenthood’s in-clinic abortion services.   What was […]

California Redevelopment Agencies require Davis to sell Historic City Hall The City of Davis must sell its Historic City Hall due to a statewide call for cities to dissolve any properties formerly funded by the Redevelopment Agency (RDA), which dissolved in February of 2012. The state hopes to return the property taxes to public agencies […]

Davis residents show solidarity in wake of travel ban, vandalism On his seventh day in office, when President Trump signed his thirteenth executive order which imposes an immigration ban on seven predominantly Muslim nations, Muslims and non-Muslims alike across the U.S. cried out against the order. Of the 37 percent of Davis residents that consider […]

CalRecycle donates $197,851 The City of Davis will soon have new recycling bins throughout town thanks to a $197,851 grant awarded by the State Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). “The funds will be used to purchase new recycling bins for the Downtown core area, parks and greenbelts and to purchase a few solar […]

The world is a weird place Feb. 6 “Chronic phone problem.”   Feb. 7 Person “not making any sense.” May be “due to intoxication.”   Feb. 8 “Recorded phone call from male that asked multiple questions about massages.”   Feb. 8 “Sedan occupied by male with female in passenger seat bent over in his lap.” […]

Mayor Robb Davis reaffirms that the City of Davis will not make any policy changes President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 25 threatening to withhold federal funds from cities and counties designated as “sanctuary jurisdictions.” “Sanctuary jurisdiction” is a loosely-defined term used to denote cities and counties that choose to limit their […]