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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 […]

Brother, sister continue family running tradition   This year, the Olympic Marathon Trials included Davis brother and sister duo Kaitlin Gregg Goodman and Brendan Gregg. They were among the hundreds of runners competing in the Olympic trials for marathon running on Feb 13. It’s an extremely rare event for a brother and sister to run […]

Herbert Tiemes speaks at U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame On Feb. 9, Dutch bicycling expert and famed former traffic planner Herbert Tiemens spoke at the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame, where he discussed Davis’ progressive biking culture and how it compares to hallmark biking cities in Europe such as Utrecht, Netherlands.   “I’m not surprised […]

In an effort to address the city’s concerns about Downtown Davis nightlife, Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel addressed the City Council at a meeting on Feb. 16. He recommended the implementation of an ordinance that would require entertainment establishments to obtain operating permits. Pytel explained that while there haven’t been many violence arrests, since September, […]

Experts report that virus does not cause immediate threat to local residents On Feb. 10, a Yolo County resident was confirmed to have contracted a mild case of the Zika virus after travelling out of the country. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Yolo County will not be releasing information about the patient, like […]