City News

In February 2014, UC Davis was chosen by the Department of Energy to build a solar-powered home to compete in a Solar Decathlon in UC Irvine during October 2015. UC Davis was chosen as one of the 20 universities to compete in the competition. The competition is also featuring other top research universities such as […]

City of Davis officials said that the Fifth Street construction will be completed as soon as early May 2014. The project was initially projected to be completed January 2014, but has experienced a few setbacks. Vanguard Construction Services of Livermore began working in early October 2013 with the intention to make biking and pedestrian activity […]

Over the past few months, Healthy Yolo, a program started by the Yolo County Health Department to get the community more involved in addressing public health concerns, conducted four community assessments. The assessments were done in efforts to understand the greatest public health needs of Yolo County. They include the Community Themes and Strengths Assessment, […]

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), […]