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California Community Colleges (CCC) Chancellor Jack Scott presented Student Success Task Force recommendations to the Board of Governors of the CCC in its January 2012 meeting. These changes would allow transfer and graduation rates to improve. According to the CCC Director of Communications Paige Marlatt Dorr, the CCC Chancellor’s Office is moving toward a phased-in, […]

Ever tried crossing the railroad tracks near the Amtrak station to get to the other side to see friends or to get a haircut? Well, times have changed and so has this crossing. Since September 2011, Union Pacific (UP) has constructed a 3,800 foot long fence stretching three miles east starting from Richards Boulevard. Due […]

FRIDAY He was mugging A man was drinking coffee in a suspicious manner on Madrone Lane. Good time for reflection An irate person attempted to throw a mirror at someone on Russell Boulevard. Must be hard Several men were running while concealing something in their pants on East Eighth Street. SATURDAY Blew her stack A […]

On Feb. 7, the Davis Area Cooperative Housing Association (DACHA) moved one step closer to dissolution and deeper into controversy when the Davis City Council approved DACHA’s application for dissolution in a 4-1 vote.  Now the decision has been passed on to the attorney general, lengthening a process that began on April 5, 2011. DACHA […]

The California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) will present State Rep. Mariko Yamada (D-Davis) with the 2011 Legislator of the Year award on Feb. 21. CAHSAH, a state-wide association representing over 600 agencies providing home care, home health and hospice services, said they chose Yamada because of her leadership in the area of […]

Lucas Frerichs, Chair of the City of Davis Planning Commission, announced his candidacy for Davis City Council on Sunday. Frerichs, 32, is a Senior Policy Consultant for the California State Assembly and works on natural resources issues, including water, agriculture, recycling and renewable energy policy. “I have served our community for more than 12 years […]

The University of California and California State University have taken a position against note-sharing websites, creating more stringent education policies to protect information shared within lectures. Policies changed both system-wide and at individual campuses. “The new, revised policy at UC Berkeley states that students can only share notes with other students concurrently enrolled in the […]

For anyone who grew up a Charlie Brown fan, Linus is a familiar name. People know him as the kid who always carried around a blanket with him. One group has taken that name and turned it into an nonprofit organization. Project Linus is a national group with two missions. The first is to provide […]

Dave “DK” Kemp, former bike coordinator of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, became the new Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator of Davis on Feb. 6. Members of the public are welcome to meet Kemp at an informal reception on Friday at the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The Aggie sat […]

A federal appeals court ruled the 2008 Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage, unconstitutional yesterday. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 against the proposition. Those in support of the ban are expected to appeal directly to the U.S. Supreme Court or first ask for a review by […]

South Davis will soon house a new neighborhood. The Mahogany Lane Affordable Ownership Housing Program will have eight units available for qualified City of Davis residents, with the first few units to be completed in April. Warmington Residential, a housing agency, is in collaboration with Davis in offering affordable homes to those who would like […]

It is probably safe to say that the majority of UC Davis students have played, or at least have heard of, the smartphone application Words With Friends. A lesser-known fact, however, is that the City of Davis has its very own Scrabble club. The Unofficial Scrabble Club of Davis plays year-round, every Wednesday night from […]