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Off-season competitions prepares high school teams, improves performance On the weekend of Oct. 23, Davis Senior High School (DSHS) hosted the Capital City Classic (CCC) robotics competition. CCC is a three-day tournament for high school robotics teams in the off-season of the competitive FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). High school teams compete internationally each year at […]

Logos Books donates to charity, hosts poetry readings Susan and Peter Linz opened Logos Books six years ago, with the goal of raising money for Doctors without Borders and Save the Children. Doctors without Borders provides international medicine and healthcare to areas in need, while Save the Children promotes children’s rights worldwide. Both are non-governmental […]

Surface Water Pipeline, Paving Rehabilitation projects to cause road delays in coming months Expect heavier traffic in Davis throughout October and into November as a result of two major construction projects. The Surface Water Pipeline (SWP) project will install water transmission lines to better the reliability of Davis’ water supply, while the Paving Rehabilitation (PR) […]

Plans outline construction of tables, performance space, bike racks Last June, the Davis City Council approved a conceptual design for a new oak tree stage and expanded picnic area in Central Park, after an arsonist’s fire burned down the old Oak Tree Deck in March 2014. However, construction of the new deck has been delayed […]

Yolo Bonus Bucks Program aims to increase intake of fresh fruits, vegetables in county. Local residents currently collecting CalFresh benefits will soon be eligible for a discount on fruit and vegetable prices through the Calfresh Yolo Bonus Bucks (YBB) pilot program. The program will begin Nov. 1 and last for about two months. CalFresh provides […]

UC Davis professor explains process of cannabis research. On Oct. 14, Professor Don Land held a discussion titled “Reefer Sanity: The Modern Science of Medicinal Cannabis” at G Street WunderBar. Every table in front of the stage was filled even before the event was scheduled to start. By 5:30 p.m., when the discussion began, people […]

The countdown to Halloween begin. Halloween is the day for candy, costumes and carved pumpkins, but the weeks leading up to Oct. 31 can be just as frightening. Davis and Sacramento offer a variety of Halloween events to help get you in the spooky spirit. From blood chilling scares to family-friendly frights, these events offer […]

City receives feedback on LED installation. Recently, the City of Davis resumed efforts to install LED lights throughout the city after concerns were raised about the initial project plan that the Davis City Council introduced back in 2014. The project reinforces the city’s efforts to save energy and resources. The initial LED lights project was […]

Local groups partner to address Yolo county education Several Yolo County organizations, including the Yolo County Library, United Way and the Yolo County Office of Education have teamed up to host the Read to Succeed Conference (RSC). The event will focus on the importance of early childhood literacy in the community and will be held […]

Foxy’s Fall Century offers a 100-mile course beginning, ending in Davis Last Saturday, Oct. 17, the Davis Bike Club (DBC) put on one of its biggest events of the year, the Foxy’s Fall Century (FFC) bike ride. The race, which was held for the first time in the late 1960s, attracts hundreds of endurance bikers […]

Intersection to provide safety for bicyclists, pedestrians. Davis has yet again given its devoted bike community a reason to celebrate by becoming the first city in the United States to put a Dutch intersection into operation this past August. After about two years in the making, the project was proposed after city planners sought an […]

Local couple recognized for providing food bank with fresh produce Local farmers Jim and Deborah Durst were the recent recipients of the Yolo County Hunger Action Hero Award, which recognizes hunger relief work in the county. The Dursts, honored for their efforts fighting food insecurity from their farm in Esparto, CA, were presented with the […]