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Putah Creek Winery owners put their own spin on the #GivingTuesday initiative. Jessica Chin Foo, managing partner and co-founder of the GARBA Wine Company, which owns Putah Creek Winery (PCW), has always had a strong interest in nonprofits and community development. Chin Foo, who is also a UC Davis managerial economics alum, previously worked with […]

Market at new time, with seasonal produce With the cold weather setting in, the Davis Farmers Market at Central Park is gearing up for the winter season. Although the ninth best farmers market in the country is slower in the winter season compared to the other seasons, there is a large variety of new produce. […]

City Council approves Life in 11 Dimensions project, extension of bar moratorium, appointment of Civic Arts Commissioners. On Nov. 3, the Davis City Council unanimously approved the Life in 11 Dimensions (11D) project to construct a two-story building dedicated to the visual and performing arts. They also approved the extension of a moratorium on bars […]

Levels of Hexavalent Chromium exceed new state standards. The City of Davis Public Works Department (DPWD) recently announced that the local water was below drinking water standards. The reason can be directed to the high levels of chromium-6, or hexavalent chromium (HC), that was discovered in the Davis water supply. According to Stan Gryczko, assistance […]

$2.5 million project installed to keep salmon from straying into irrigation canals. Irrigation canals threaten the lives of salmon as they swim up the Sacramento River on their way from the ocean to the spawning beds from where they were hatched. These misleading paths threaten their lives before having the opportunity to reproduce. A $2.5 […]

Hot food, Hot atmosphere, Hot Italian Hot Italian is bringing their traditional Italian cooking to the heart of Davis this fall, opening a new location at 500 1st St. Hot Italian currently has two locations — one in Sacramento and one in Emeryville. The pizza and panini bar is expected to open in late November […]

Yolo County Friday Night Live works to call attention to distracted driving. A student-led study conducted near high schools in West Sacramento, Winters and Woodland analyzed tendencies of selected drivers in the area. Observed drivers were found to be engaged in activities that seriously impaired their focus while driving. Distracted driving includes eating or drinking, […]

Parcel tax to provide science, foreign language, music classes in district schools On Oct. 15, the Davis Board of Education addressed a timeline for the development of a ballot measure that would renew two Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) voter-approved parcel taxes. Parcel taxes are ballot measures that raise a flat rate tax on […]

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 […]