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Plastic bags: In January 2011, UC Davis banned plastic bags on campus, encouraging its students to use reusable bags and charging 25 cents for single-use plastic carryout bags. On Sept. 19, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a measure that prolongs Senate Bill (SB) 1219 until Jan. 1, 2020. It was set to sunset on Jan. 1, […]

When Alyssa Chrisman stopped in Davis during her 4,200-mile charity bike ride, she never expected that it would change her entire journey. Chrisman was riding her bike from South Carolina to Santa Cruz, Calif. to raise funds for the nonprofit organization, Bike & Build. She and her fellow riders stopped in Downtown Davis to see […]

WEDNESDAY Latte it be Someone reported an injured pigeon at Starbucks on F Street. FRIDAY Take over control Someone was singing and dancing in front of a store and refused to leave on West Covell Boulevard. Couldn’t cough up Someone was arrested for shoplifting Robitussin on East Covell Boulevard. SATURDAY Trolling under the bridge An […]

After disappearing on June 26, UC Davis first-year and Placerville resident Linnea Noel Lomax was found on Sept. 7. She was 19. According to her parents, Lomax was a victim of a sudden onset of mental illness and subsequent suicide. Lomax graduated from El Dorado High School in 2011. In a tribute written by her […]

Somewhere hidden among the midst of Tea List and Cloud Forest Café is a little thrift shop called Bohème. Dawn Donahue, owner of Bohème, opened up her shop at the end of this July, sharing with a friend whose side of the shop sells new and comfortable classic clothing. According to Donahue, her shop name […]

Senate Bill 259 was recently approved by the Senate with a vote of 46-27. The bill, if approved by Gov. Jerry Brown, will affect 14,000 research assistants in the University of California (UC) system, as well as 2,000 at the California State University (CSU) system. The bill was created by Sen. Loni Hancock with the […]

WEDNESDAY Oh Lord, not again Extra patrol was requested because of a large party at a church on C Street last weekend, and someone was concerned it would reoccur.   THURSDAY Ding dong, the witch is dead Someone woke up to the sound of a thud to find an unknown person on their doorstep on […]

The Davis Dirt is presenting the second Street Food Rodeo on Friday, Sept. 21 from 4 to 9 p.m. at the corner of Sixth and G Street in downtown Davis. According to The Davis Dirt’s website, the best street food vendors from the Sacramento area will be in attendance, with live music by Tha Dirt […]

The UC Davis Center for Health and the Environment is an integral center for medical research at UC Davis. Each scientist brings a unique and essential perspective to their research focus. One such individual is Ben Davis, a researcher at the UC Davis Center for Health and the Environment. Ben’s research focuses on finding a […]

On the morning of Sept. 7, volunteers looking for 19-year-old UC Davis student Linnea Lomax discovered a decomposing body near the banks of the American River near Sacramento State. Hours later, it was confirmed the body was Lomax’s. Lomax went missing on June 26 after leaving an outpatient treatment facility. She had previously spent 12 […]

WEDNESDAY Parkour and recreation Someone was running through the neighborhood jumping over fences yard-to-yard and yelling on Cork Place.FRIDAY But the show must go on Someone has been coming into a business asking to live in the “showroom” on Pena Drive. Weeding Rainbow A person was riding a bike through the neighborhood saying he was […]

Beginning from the Redwood Empire near Eureka, UC Davis third-year law student Michael Murza will endure a five-day, 320-mile bike tour from Sept. 9 to 13 before crossing the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge in the final leg of Climate Ride California. “I have chosen to participate in Climate Ride California because it is one […]