City News

On Saturday, Oct. 13, the Cool Davis Festival will take place in Central Park from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., next to the Farmers Market. Visitors can roam around the “Cool Solutions Center” containing over 50 local exhibitions and demonstrations. According to the Cool Davis festival press release, visitors can see the latest electric cars, […]

The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center opened its new wing on Sept. 24 after 10 years of planning and construction. The new building was needed to accommodate the increased demand for patient care and research programs at the center. The center is the only center of its type serving the people in Central Valley and […]

Davis resident Sarah Stewart started a food cart business with her husband and two friends selling popsicles in the Bay Area. These aren’t just ordinary popsicles, however. Through email, Stewart discussed with The Aggie the use of local organic ingredients from Dixon to Salinas for her popsicle business. The sale of vegan and gluten-free popsicles has […]

On Oct. 6, the International Festival Davis (IFD) will be held at the Veterans Memorial Center on 203 E. 14th St. from noon to 6 p.m. The theme is “Unity in Diversity” and will be celebrated through a multitude of music, food, dance, educational talks and childrens’ activities. According to the IFD’s website, the International […]

This summer, the student organization Ann Prepare Lavni (APL) embarked on its maiden trip to Anse-á-Pitres, a small border town in Haiti with a population of about 8,000 people. For this first trip, only the president and founder of APL, Carolina Tavárez, was able to go, though a future trip is planned for December in […]

On Sunday, Davis will be seeing more people than usual on the block. Davis Neighbors’ Night Out (DNNO), an event sponsored by the City of Davis and ASUCD, will be in full swing from noon to 7 p.m. According to Stacey Winton, the community coordinator for the City of Davis, DNNO is a program that […]

On Oct. 8, Rep. John Garamendi will join the Associated Students of the University of California, Davis (ASUCD) in a congressional candidate forum from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Student Community Center. Students are encouraged to attend and ask questions at the forum as the City of Davis readies itself to vote for a […]

THURSDAY Wedding crashers Someone had friends and family stay over after their wedding at their residence on Clemson Drive, only to discover that once their guests had left, much of their belongings were gone. SATURDAY Not-so-silent treatment A male and female were heard having a loud verbal disagreement in a treatment room on West Covell […]

In May, the new student-run press Absurd Publications had yet to print a book. Four months later, it’s sitting on a monthly reading series at The Avid Reader, a self-printed anthology titled “All the Vegetarians in Texas Have Been Shot,” two prints of a small creative journal titled “The Oddity” and radio airtime on Capital […]

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 […]