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Every year, Randii MacNear dresses as Ms. Piggy (not the copyrighted ‘Miss Piggy’) on Pig Day at the Davis Farmers Market to “get her pig on.” MacNear is the Davis Farmers Market manager and executive director of Pig Day, an annual Davis tradition. The City of Davis celebrated its 23rd annual Pig Day on March […]

On Feb. 26, the Downtown Davis Business Association held a public forum to discuss downtown nightlife and some of its issues, most of which are alcohol-related. Community members, ASUCD representatives, business owners and the Davis Police Department attended the meeting. The meeting was initiated by Judith MacBrine, a facilitator of the neighborhood court. “The focus […]

Thursday 2/27 A turn of the screw Someone on Bombadil Lane tried to cancel movers for showing up over 50 minutes late. The mover demanded a cancellation fee, and when the reporter refused to pay, he dismantled her doorbell and put a screwdriver through the door. Power play On Ninth Street, a woman was walking […]

On Feb. 28, Yolo County Superior Court Judge David Reed deemed Daniel Marsh’s confessions admissible to be used during his April 14 trial. Marsh, 16, stabbed Oliver “Chip” Northup, 87, and his wife Claudia Maupin, 76, in their condominium on Cowell Boulevard on April 14, 2013. On June 17, 2013, Marsh spoke with officers after […]

Wednesday 2/19 Tough (fortune) cookie Someone on Arthur Street called 911 to say, “There will be violence.” Wishy-washy An unknown subject is continually putting up someone’s windshield wipers during the day on Wintun Place. Saturday 2/22 Press charges On Vassar Drive, someone’s roommate invited three people into the residence who claimed to be selling magazines, […]

The Master Plan for Higher Education, developed in 1960 by the UC Regents and the State Board of Education, intended to make higher education accessible to all proficient students. Since then, increased competition among students, increased tuition, financial divestment from education, low retention rates and the changing roles of the various collegiate systems have kept […]

Davis City Council members unanimously voted on Feb. 11 to place an initiative on the June 2014 ballot that will ask voters to decide if they think the city’s water rates are fair and legal. Water rates are scheduled to increase over the next five years to help pay for Davis’ $106 million share of […]

The City of Davis has found itself facing a daunting revenue problem, and is proposing to solve the problem with spending cuts and a sales tax increase. “The increased funding, should the measure pass, would generate approximately $3.7 million annually and would be used to help address a structural deficit in the city’s budget,” said […]

New legislation that would require colleges and universities to adopt “victim-centered” response and prevention measures for sexual violence on campuses in California was announced in a press conference presented by Sen. Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) on Feb. 10. SB 967, co-authored by Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, (D-Santa Barbara), and State Rep. Bonnie Lowenthal, (D-Long Beach), […]

On Feb. 12, City of Davis City Manager Steve Pinkerton announced that he would be leaving his post to accept a position as the general manager of the Incline Village General Improvement District. Pinkerton has held the position of city manager of the City of Davis since 2011. Pinkerton’s last day will be April 25, […]

Raise the Wage Davis, a grassroots campaign, kicked off their initiative to raise the minimum wage in Davis to $15 per hour on Jan. 31. The group has submitted their initiative to the City of Davis to get it on the November 2014 ballot. The next step, according to Neil Ruud, communications director of the […]

Pachamama Pachamama Coffee is owned by small-scale farmers and therefore distinguishes itself from the many other coffee shops in Davis. Pachamama Coffee Cooperative, on 521 First St., was established in Davis in 2001. Nicolas Brown, the co-founder, was studying at the UC Davis Medical School, and he decided that Davis was the perfect place for […]