City News

Website launch allows residents to provide feedback without attending city council meetings On Feb. 19, the City of Davis announced the launch of ‘Davis Together::Engage’ (DTE), a new website created through MindMixer, a company that inspires community collaboration through websites rather than community meetings. DTE promotes community discussion on issues and topics relevant to Davis. […]

Davis residents enjoyed the 24th annual Davis Farmers Market Pig Day located at Central park at Fourth and C Street. The pig-themed events included a piglet petting zoo, free crafts for kids, pig shaped pastries, as well as bacon and pork dishes. Photos by Kayla Zola.

Tuesday at approximately 4:50 a.m. a Westbound Amtrak passenger train hit a pedestrian. According to Union Pacific Railroad, the collision occurred near County road 105 and County road 32A near Davis. Amtrak resumed transportation at around 9:15 a.m. The Yolo County Sheriff’s Department is still investigating the fatality.

Davis, Woodland, UC Davis to cooperate on the surface water pipeline project On March 3, Davis City Council unanimously voted to follow the Public Works Director/City Engineer, Robert Clarke, and Project Manager, Diane Phillips’ recommendation of approving the Plans, Specifications and Estimate of the Water Quality Improvement Pipeline Project. The approval would entail authorization of […]

Grant to expand program to Woodlands, West Sacramento over the next three years On Feb. 12 The Yolo County District Attorney (DA) Office received a $1.95 million grant to expand the Neighborhood Court Program to neighboring cities Woodland and West Sacramento. The grant, called the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, will be awarded throughout […]

UC Davis researchers, CalTrout partner to restore salmon populations, create wetland habitat   Agriculture is a water dependent industry that has faced challenges posed by the current drought. The Nigiri Project, a pilot study involving researchers from UC Davis, examines how flooded rice fields can be used to create wetland habitat to raise salmon. This […]

Celebrate the 24th annual Farmers Market Pig Day Pig out this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1p.m. at the 24th annual Davis Farmers Market Pig Day. Oink with joy because at 9 a.m. there will be free pig-themed crafts for kids and a piglet petting zoo. The Pig Day celebration also includes pig shaped pastries as well […]

Our little town of Davis never sleeps and the Davis police department is here to keep the peace. The following are the most entertaining bits of police activity in Davis. Friday, Feb. 27 I smoke 2 joints 1:04 a.m.: Someone heard the driver of a grey Ford Ranger say that they were high. Sus-purse-ious 8:51 […]

New organics collection program stirs up interest On Feb. 25 the Veterans Memorial Center, located at 203 East 14th Street, hosted a community meeting regarding the proposed Davis city-wide food scraps collection. The city-wide program, projected to start at the end of 2016 would give single-family residential customers a 95-gallon organics cart that would be picked […]

Formal report projected to be concluded in 2017 Scientists of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have been working on an ongoing project in the Cache Creek settling basin, near Woodland, to investigate the presence of sediment and mercury trapped in the basin. The Cache Creek settling basin is of particular interest to the USGS as […]

Our little town of Davis never sleeps and the Davis police department is there to keep the peace. The following are the most entertaining bits of police activity in Davis. Saturday, Feb 21 Take a ride with me 9:25 a.m.: Loitering man asked the reporting person how to unlock a bike; she informed the man […]

Sacramento Beer Week (SBW) kicks off today through March 8. Today’s event, the Sacramento’s Brewer Showcase will be held at the California Auto Museum from 5:30-9 p.m. where 30 local breweries will be presenting their craft beers. According to the SBW website, many of the brewers will be offering first tastes of “beers made exclusively” […]