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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 […]

Efforts continue to restore the reserve, open it to public as soon as possible.  The UC Davis Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve, a popular destination for recreation and research, was incinerated by the Wragg fire which broke out in late July. The fire quickly swept up the Blue Ridge Trail and down into the canyon, which […]

Davis encourages community members to reduce individual water use by 90 gallons a day On April 1, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown issued an executive order that will require the state of California to reduce water usage by 25 percent by February 2016. Taking part in this mandate, the City of Davis asks that each household […]

New boba tea shop opens in Downtown Davis Get your boba fix at Sharetea, the Bay Area tea shop that opened in Downtown Davis yesterday. Located at 207 3rd St., Sharetea is across the street from campus and perfect for an afternoon pick-me-up. The new tea shop will be offering a buy-one-get-one-free special today for […]

Spencer Stone, French train attack hero, taken to UC Davis Medical Center At approximately 1:00 a.m. on the night of Oct. 7, Spencer Stone was stabbed outside of a bar near Sacramento. Stone received France’s Legion of Honor after he and two friends stopped a gunman on a train from Amsterdam to Paris this Aug. […]