City News

SUNDAY Just yolking around There was ongoing egging on Mesquite Drive. Horn of plenty Someone had a sign saying “Honk and we’ll take a shot” on F Street. Took the sign literally Someone shot a Canadian goose in a field near Bermuda Avenue. MONDAY Breaking, entering, partying An unknown person had thrown a house party […]

A new law in the United Kingdom has partially lifted the ban on gay blood donations. Gay men may now donate blood; however, men who have had anal or oral sex with other men, abbreviated as MSM, within the past year are still ineligible to donate. The new policy was based on a scientific review […]

When the Davis City Council imposed its last, best and final offer on the Davis City Employee’s Association (DCEA) last May, it was in violation of the city’s negotiation procedures, ruled the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) on Oct. 31. The city’s offer created budgetary all-funds savings of $507,000 and General Fund savings of $203,000 […]

Marco Antonio Topete was sentenced to death Wednesday for the murder with special circumstances of Yolo County Sheriff’s Deputy Jose “Tony” Diaz. The Yolo County jury that convicted Topete read its verdict aloud before Judge Paul K. Richardson at a District 3 courthouse. In October, Jurors sentenced 39-year-old Topete for first-degree murder in the June […]

The Davis Farmers Market Association is partnering with Sutter Davis Hospital and two local authors to release a cookbook featuring food available for purchase at the Farmers Market. For the authors, Georgeanne Brennan of Winters, and former Davis Mayor Ann Evans, the book is a realization of an idea that they first had three years […]

Since their occupation began Oct. 15, the participants of Occupy Davis have continued to stand in solidarity. Emma Kluge, a junior economics major, was inspired by Occupy San Francisco to coordinate Occupy Davis. The Occupy Davis site maintainer, Ian Holser, said he at first questioned why they should occupy Davis since it isn’t a symbolic […]

THURSDAY Hanging out Someone was walking around with a coat hanger on C Street. Getting hammered Several people were hammering on a house on Sycamore Lane. Relish the challenge People were fighting about the usage of condiments on Russell Boulevard. SATURDAY Fired up People were spraying fire extinguishers on vehicles on F Street. SUNDAY Small-scale […]

3rd & U Cafe, located on the edge of campus, has been noticeably emptier since its alcohol license was suspended Nov. 3. Owners of the cafe declined to comment, but a sign posted outside the location by the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) states that their license is suspended indefinitely. Paul Fuentes, a […]

De Vere’s Irish Pub is making its grand opening today. The pub, which already has a location in Sacramento, is expanding and opening a new branch on E Street. Henry de Vere White, who is a co-owner of both branches along with his brother Simon and their parents, believes that Davis is a perfect place […]

On Oct. 31 the human world population reached 7 billion, according to measurements by the United Nations. Of course, reaching this number is merely symbolic, but it calls attention to many issues facing the world. “Hitting the 7 billion mark is simply an opportunity to consider the challenges and opportunities of this global experiment,” said […]

Whole Foods has officially leased the space Borders previously occupied in the Davis Commons shopping center in Downtown Davis. “Whole Foods Market took over the 20,000 square foot Borders location,” said Jennifer Marples, Whole Foods Northern California media contact in an e-mail. “The current plans are to be open by the end of 2012.” Mark […]

On Oct. 26, President Barack Obama introduced his “Pay As You Earn” proposal at the University of Colorado in Denver. The goal of the plan is to improve the college loan repayment process to make it easier and more affordable for students. “We’re making changes that will give about 1.6 million students the ability to […]