City News

In recent weeks, there have been numerous accidents involving pedestrians, bikers, buses and cars both on campus and in downtown Davis. What many students do not know about biking is that bikes are considered motor vehicles: bikers do not have the right of way like pedestrians do. Cycling activist John Forester, known as “the father […]

On Oct. 15, Davis Police searched the area surrounding Olive Drive in pursuit of an armed suspect. According to Davis Police Lt. Glen Glasgow, activity began around 6:40 p.m. An officer attempted to stop a vehicle near westbound Interstate 80 near Mace Boulevard, but the driver refused to comply. The pursuit ended when the suspect […]

Covered California, enacted on Oct. 1, is the state of California’s version of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA, also known as ObamaCare, will affect the lives of every individual in the United States, but its effects are immediately pertinent regarding UC Davis students and employees. According to the fact sheet on the Covered […]

Almost any type of restaurant can be found in Davis: Indian, Thai, Chinese, Italian, Mexican, Irish — there is a restaurant to satisfy any craving a college student might have. The one cuisine in which Davis is lacking is southern food. In January 2014, a Dickey’s Barbecue will open on West Covell Boulevard. James Domic, […]

WEDNESDAY Oct. 9 Pizza Planet A pizza delivery car was driving over 50 miles per hour on Fifth Street. THURSDAY Oct. 10 Organized chaos A crossing guard was misdirecting children into oncoming traffic on Cowell Boulevard. Annoying Orange Someone on Hanover Drive is having an ongoing problem with a guy with long orange hair jumping […]

On Wednesday Oct. 16, Congress voted on legislation on to reopen the government after a 16 day government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling. A failure to reach a decision regarding the appropriation of funds was the reason for the federal government shutdown. Federal agencies had to work with a skeleton staff, scientific databases were […]

On Oct. 7, an internet outage in East Davis involving Comcast’s Xfinity services affected many students. Comcast attributed the problem to an area-wide outage beyond their control. This problem is a common occurrence throughout the City of Davis. A wide array of students from all over Davis have reported problems with slow or no internet […]

The Oktobrewfest Race, hosted by Davis-based A Change of Pace Foundation, will take place on Oct. 12 at Central Park, on the corner of F Street and Covell Boulevard. Both the 5K and 10K course start at 6 p.m. The event is sponsored by local brewery Sudwerk. While most people who enter the race are […]

Cool Davis’ third annual Cool Davis Festival will take place on Saturday, Oct. 12 in Central Park, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. According to Lynne Nittler, co-chair of Cool Davis, the Cool Davis Initiative has almost 60 partner organizations from the Davis community who focus on reducing transportation-induced carbon footprints and hosting zero waste […]

The recently released annual “Clery Report” showed a general reduction in criminal activity on the UC Davis campus from 2011-12. Some of the most notable reductions were a decrease in forcible sex offenses and a significant decrease in the number of burglaries that occurred in 2012 — two of the most common crimes on campus. […]

WEDNESDAY 10/2 Breaking news Someone on John Jones Road called the police saying she needed to put a password lock on her phone. Life in the fast lane A male transient was sleeping on the north side of the freeway on Olive Drive and Interstate 80. THURSDAY 10/3 Finders key-pers Someone reported that a vehicle […]

On Sept. 23, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1371, the “Three Feet for Safety Act,” into California Law. The bill, authored by Assembly Member Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) would require motorists to give bicyclists a mandatory three feet cushion on all roads. AB 1371 will go into effect Sept. 16, 2014. “I sincerely thank […]