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Participants gathered for 5k, 10k, half marathon races Five, four, three, two, one… Go! Those were the words that sent off just over 1,750 runners in the 29th annual Davis Turkey Trot on Nov. 19. The chilly and rainy weather didn’t stop these determined athletes from running their hearts out. Hosted by A Change of […]

Citizens can expect more cost-competitive clean energy for 2017 With rising concerns of climate change, green energy continues to gain interest in communities such as Davis and Yolo County. On Oct. 25, Davis and Yolo County representatives voted unanimously to create the Valley Clean Energy Alliance (VCEA), which aims to deliver cost-competitive clean electricity by […]

Davis community renews local parcel tax for K-12 education Since 1984, Davis residents have voted to support local schools and education with parcel taxes that help sustain important programs and enrichment opportunities for Davis K-12 students. This election proved no different, as the votes tallied up beyond the required two-thirds majority for Measure H to […]

College alcohol use, high-risk drinking discussed Overall trends of public intoxication arrests in Davis have declined in recent years, said City of Davis mayor Robb Davis during the Davis Town Hall forum on Nov. 16. If only that were the case back in 2005 for one UC Davis freshman, a female student who spent a […]

Looks like it’s been an interesting week Nov. 15 “Elderly driver not stopping at stop signs […] woman in 80s, white hair, wearing glasses.” Nov. 15 19-year-old daughter “was lured across the border into Mexico by her [boyfriend].” Nov. 15 “Female needed assistance with getting the temperature adjusted in her [apartment].” Nov. 18 “Between pool […]

Ornamental piano outside Mishka’s Café vandalized in broad daylight The public piano on the corner of Second and E Streets was vandalized in broad daylight on Nov. 1. The piano was one of five set out this summer by the City of Davis as part of the ‘In the Key of Davis’ program. The program, […]

Davis residents light candles, promote sanctuary and inclusivity As darkness fell over the crowd of people who filled the streets of Davis on Nov. 12, a halo of light surfaced from Central Park. In light of election results both controversial and complex, Davis residents gathered together for a Holding the Light ceremony to reaffirm their […]

Don’t be left in the dark now that Daylight Savings Time has ended It is 4:45 in the afternoon, and the sun is already setting. With the ending of Daylight Savings Time on Nov. 6, nighttime has been extended from 10 hours to roughly 14 hours as the winter season approaches. Why is this change […]

Nov. 7 “Subject stated our pizza is ready and that we were supposed to order him food” Nov. 7 “Family members punching one another and trying to choke hold” Nov. 7 “Unknown male subject hit the RP’s daughter in the head with a golf ball” Nov. 7 “Two HBD subjects threw tacos and smashed the […]

Helping the community through Davis Community Meals is Watermelon Music’s forte One thing that Davis certainly doesn’t have treble with is helping out the community. For the past 15 years, Watermelon Music, a local music store downtown, has held a strings-for-food drive, in which people can get a free set of D’Addario strings if they […]

Protesters gather at State Capitol Building for NODAPL rally “Water is sacred, water is life,” chanted hundreds of demonstrators in protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline at the front of the State Capitol building in downtown Sacramento on Nov. 8. For the past several months, national attention has been drawn to the controversial Dakota Access […]

The Yolo County community comes together for holiday food distribution The Yolo Food Bank (YFB) provides meals and adequate food for individuals year-round in an effort to address food insecurity in Yolo County. Currently, YFB is gearing up for the 2016 holiday season with its Yolo County holiday food distribution throughout the month of November […]