City News

THURSDAY More money, more problems Someone gave a transient money but the transient was asking for more, on Mace Boulevard. FRIDAY Field of Screams A man was in a baseball field yelling and banging on random objects on B Street. No ifs or ands allowed either Someone threw a cigarette butt onto the road on 11th Street. […]

You might want to think again before taking your bike for a night ride without a light this week. The Davis Police Department is conducting a Bicycle Safety Education and Enforcement Operation, which began Monday and continues throughout the week. Officers are patrolling areas frequented by bicyclists to address traffic violations that lead to collisions. […]

As of Dec. 7, 2011, Occupy Davis ended its continuous occupation of Central Park. The tents and structures, which protesters originally put up on Oct. 15, 2011, came down after a majority vote by those present at the Dec. 5 General Assembly. In a letter to the public on the Occupy Davis website, the protesters […]

Since December, there has been an increase of stolen vehicle activity in Davis, according to the City of Davis Police Department (DPD). Honda and Acura cars have been taken from Davis and recovered in the San Francisco Bay Area. During the same time period, DPD officers have recovered several vehicles, which had been stolen from […]

The City of Davis Police Department (DPD) is investigating a Dec. 20, 2011 bank robbery at Davis’ U.S. Bank. Detectives believe the robbery is part of a series of eight U.S. Bank robberies spanning from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Sacramento Valley that began in early September 2011. According to Lt. Paul Doroshov, […]

Student protests over the past three years have called for the University of California system to lower, freeze or cap tuition prices. UC Berkeley is the first UC to respond. In Fall 2012, UC Berkeley will implement the Middle-Class Access Plan (MCAP). This plan will cap tuition costs for families who make between $80,000 and […]

The Indian Health Service (IHS) plans to build a Youth Regional Treatment Center (YRTC) on 12 of 640 acres of D-Q University land. The D-Q University Board of Trustees has agreed to transfer the land back to the federal government, but it hasn’t been officially passed over yet. “The YRTC would be a center for […]

Next time your mother asks you to eat your vegetables, ask for a slice a pizza. In a controversial spending bill which passed on Nov. 14, United States Congress upheld a decision which allows pizza with at least two tablespoons per slice of tomato paste to be counted as a vegetable. This overrules a part […]

On Nov. 8, the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) reported its findings from its 2011 international graduate admissions survey. The survey consisted of three phases. Data was collected in February, June and October. For Phase I, CGS collected data on an initial summary of applications from prospective international students. For Phase II, data was collected […]

THURSDAY Your tax dollars at work There was someone walking down the street on Secret Bay Drive. FRIDAY It’s just Parseltongue Someone was hearing voices and hissing noises in their apartment on Wake Forest Drive. SATURDAY Too keyed up Someone locked themselves in their room and couldn’t get out on Alvarado Avenue. Personal foul A […]

On Dec. 10, the Mercer Veterinary Clinic and the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital will hold their 16th annual Holiday Pet Basket distribution. The wrapped boxes filled with goodies are given to homeless pet owners who come to the Sacramento Loaves & Fishes, which houses the clinic. Gifted items include pet food, treats, grooming […]

On Nov. 16, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released results from a survey done to determine Californians’ perceptions of budget cuts on public higher education. The survey found that 62 percent believe the public higher education system is headed in the wrong direction. Sixty-one percent said overall affordability of education for students is […]