City News

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 […]

Monday 2/10 Sneak peek Someone on Cowell Boulevard thought his daughter’s boyfriend was in her room because his shoes were outside her bedroom window, the screen was off and the bedroom door was locked. Thursday 2/13 Dark wash Someone requested extra patrol on Boston Terrace for a male who sits alone in the common laundry […]

On Feb. 11, the idea of development of the Downtown University Gateway District was presented to the Davis City Council. The project combines the development of three different properties totaling approximately 100 acres. While planning of the project is not yet complete, the three different properties will most likely make up some combination of high-density […]

For the past year, the UC Davis Veterinary Center has been holding puppy socialization classes coined “Yappy Hour” for dogs eight to 14 weeks old. The program began expanding in January. The class, at one time free and just twice a month, now costs $80 for a package of four classes. Classes are Tuesdays and […]

The California drought is causing “extremely dry conditions [that] have persisted since 2012” and is affecting both communities and wildlife, said Gov. Jerry Brown. According to state officials, 17 rural communities that span from Santa Cruz to Sonoma counties in California are in danger of running out of water within four months. The California Department […]

Tuesday 2/4 It’s all in the delivery Someone on Kestrel Place discovered three fraudulent charges on his credit card totaling $800, then inadvertently received a package addressed to the suspect. Thursday 2/6 Pet peeve The reporter asked a man on Albany Street not to smoke and he became aggressive, threatening to come back later and […]

The Farm Bill, affecting many aspects of nutritional consumerism, was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Feb. 7. This bill was previously passed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 251 to 166, and by the Senate with a vote of 68 to 32. To reference its wide range of impacts, […]

The City of Davis, one of the most bike-friendly cities in California according to the League of American Bicyclists (LAB), is looking to improve upon that status even further by taking the Diamond Challenge along with other cities across America. “The City of Davis was working with the League of American Bicyclists to redesign the […]

Tuesday 1/28 Surprise party An unknown male was inside the reporter’s apartment on Albany Avenue drinking and playing music. The reporter had no roommates and no idea how he got inside. Wednesday 1/29 Makes skin crawl A squirrel was found dead on Second Street appearing to have been skinned. Give him some credit On East […]

On July 1, the City of Davis will join 89 other cities and counties across California that have come together to ban plastic bags from retail stores. Approximately one-third of the cities and counties of California now participate in the bag ban, a huge jump from 2011, when only 15 cities and counties were involved. […]