City News

Eight week session to begin Feb. 9 On Feb. 9, a young adult bereavement group will commence at the Homecare Services Building, located at 3630 Business Drive in Sacramento. The free group serves 17- to 24-year-olds who are coping with loss by using a combination of talk and art therapy to help them work through […]

Woodland-based Bike Campaign and Garage offers free repairs and bicycle safety education. In April 2012, the Bike Campaign and Bike Garage were founded by Maria Tebbutt with the goal of spreading the importance and beauty of biking while simultaneously educating citizens on its positive environmental and health factors. “Our number one objective is to reduce […]

Your clothing funk is over: two new clothing stores open in Davis. In December, the clothing boutique Miyamo opened its doors in its brand-new Davis location, followed by ShopCuffs, which opened its second store in January. Miyamo, located on G St., is the second Miyamo store owned by Becky Anderson; her first is in Napa, […]

Davis strives to find wage balance between employees, business owners. As of January 2016, California has raised its minimum wage from $9 per hour to $10 per hour. Despite the increase, some Davis residents believe that the state’s minimum wage still does not keep up with the high cost of living. Sean Raycraft, Davis resident […]

Owls threatened by construction, dwindling food sources One of the last breeding pairs of burrowing owls in Davis are living in Fermi Place, an empty lot adjacent to Highway 80 East and Target. The lot is currently for sale for $4 million, a price too high for conservation groups to purchase. The Burrowing Owl Preservation […]

Yellow-rumped warbler, red-shafted flicker prepare for breeding On Jan. 16, Lois Richter, a docent for the UC Davis Arboretum, led a tour highlighting winter birds in Davis. Richter has been giving this tour every year for five years, and she explained that the Arboretum did not have any outdoor winter events before hers. Richter did […]

City Council passes temporary ordinance allowing indoor cultivation of marijuana for medical use only On Jan. 12, the Davis City Council unanimously passed a local ordinance allowing patients who rely on medical marijuana as treatment to cultivate up to 50 square feet in their homes. Assembly Bill 21 (AB 21)  a California bill that went […]

Program supports city effort to reduce landfill waste This July, the City of Davis will commence its new organic waste-cart initiative which will prevent organic items from being placed in the landfill when they can be composted. According to Jennifer Gilbert, conservation coordinator at the Davis Public Works Department, the organics program will help the […]

High levels of rainfall leave many wondering if Davis is flood ready Yolo county has evaluated its flood prevention measures to prepare for the expected El Niño, a weather cycle that brings changes in wind patterns and increased rainfall. In the past few weeks, Davis and the surrounding areas have been bombarded with significant downpours, […]

Placer County Sheriff Department end five-day search for Carson May   On Jan. 15, Carson May, a 23-year-old Sugar Bowl Resort ski instructor from Davis, Calif. was reported missing. After searching for May for five days following the report, the Placer County Sheriff Department officially suspended the search due to dangerous avalanche threats. May was […]

Located on G Street, brewery will be first in Downtown Davis. Davis beer enthusiasts will have a new reason to celebrate when Three Mile Brewing Company opens in Downtown Davis next month. With Sudwerk Brewery currently being the only brewery in Davis, Three Mile Brewing Company will be the second, and the first to open […]

City staff to host workshop, creates survey to collect feedback from residents The City of Davis and the Open Space and Habitat Commission (OSHC) are engaging in an outreach effort to collect ideas and recommendations from Davis residents about the city’s Open Space Program. As part of the project, the city will host a public […]