City News

Initiative announced at town hall event hosted at California Museum in Sacramento On Wednesday, Feb. 24, a panel of experts, community members and advocates spoke at the #Agua4All town hall event at the California Museum in Sacramento. The event was hosted by The California Endowment, an advocacy group that creates solutions and awareness regarding health […]

US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bay Area community contribute to wetland, habitat restoration efforts   Under the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded just over $5 million to fund nine California coastal projects, six of which are located in Northern California. The federal grants are part of […]

The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control suspends KetMoRee Thai restaurant and bar liquor license On Feb. 25, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) declared a 30-day liquor license suspension upon the KetMoRee Thai Restaurant and Bar located on 238 G St. in the City of Davis. KetMoRee is prohibited from selling or […]

Creative Hair & Spa opens its doors March 6 to raise money for Jillian Foster Trust While many may be spending this Sunday catching up on sleep or studying for finals, the women at Creative Hair & Spa, located at 1520 E Covell Blvd. in Davis, will be devoting their day off to Jillian Foster, […]

New policy extends UC Davis employee responsibilities when reporting sexual violence In early January 2016, the University of California issued a revised edition of the Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy. This updated policy requires UC Davis employees, faculty and staff to report to the Title IX office when a student or campus community member […]

Sacramento Beer Week, Capitol Beer Fest feature live music, food, local and international brewers Hosted by the Sacramento Area Brewer’s Guild, the seventh annual Sacramento Beer Week started on Feb. 25 and will continue through Sunday. The festival started in 2009 to showcase nine local brewers in the greater Sacramento area, but has grown significantly […]

Coffee Cooperative hopeful to find new space in Davis To all coffee lovers, this news may come as a shock: Pachamama closed its Downtown Davis location on 521 1st St. The coffee cooperative, which was situated in the John Natsoulas Gallery, was open for its last day on Saturday, Feb. 27. To address customers’ concerns, […]

Annual Davis Golden Heart Award given out this February This month, the Davis Golden Heart Awards (DGHA) were given out to exceptional teenagers in the Davis community for their community service efforts and for overcoming personal challenges. Genevieve Rose Kirsch received the service award and Ethan Patterson received the public challenge award at the public […]

Don’t be a boar, herd out to the annual Pig Day celebration on March 5 The annual Pig Day celebration is making its way to Davis for the 25th year, celebrating local farmers, food and, of course, pigs! Davis Farmers Market’s (DFM) signature event will hog the Central Park in Downtown Davis on March 5 […]

Zoo copes with loss of female tiger, killed during tragic introduction with potential mating partner On Wednesday, Feb. 10, Baha, a 15-year-old Sumatran tiger, was killed by her mating partner, Mohan, after the two animals were placed in the same enclosure for an introduction at Sacramento Zoo. Tonja Candelaria, the public relations coordinator at the […]

Two-year old Australian Shepherd, Levi, offers miraculous support and companionship Leslie Whiteford, a sixth-grade teacher at Robert E. Willett Elementary School in Davis, has fostered a supportive learning and social environment for students over the past year-and-a-half with the help of her two-year-old Australian Shepherd, Levi. Beginning in Aug. 2014 when he was four-months-old, Levi […]

Davis dog wags across stage at the annual New York dog show Meggie, a six-year-old Berger Picard from Davis, was entered in the 140th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York from Feb. 15 to 16. Meggie, officially known as Champion Allstars Ellen Barkin, was bred in Virginia by the president of the Berger […]