City News

Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 155 into law on Sept. 23. The bill states that online retailers, such as Amazon.com, will have until July 31, 2012 to lobby for a federal sales tax standard.

U.S. News & World Report released its 2012 edition of Best Colleges, with UC Davis moving up one space from last year, ranking 38 in the magazine’s National Universities section.

‘Z’s on C; Return to Sender; Jacob?; School spirit; Very juvenile; Get off my lawn.

During a tense water board meeting at the beginning of the month, the Davis City Council approved raking up water costs for Davis residents to fund an alternative water supply. Many residents oppose any increase in the cost of water, but the city believes that it will be the best decision long term.

Tonight marks the ending of Bistro 33 Pub Quiz night. The 226 F St. restaurant held the event for the past four years, with over 6,500 questions asked, covering topics such as mottos and slogans, history, literature, pop and internet culture, and sports and science. UC Davis lecturer, talk show host and poet Dr. Andy Jones, who hosted the event, composed all the questions for the life of the weekly event.

On Friday, the Davis Food Co-op, located at 620 G Street, held their second annual Eat Local Fair. The Co-op hosted what they called “a parking lot party” to celebrate food providers within 100 miles of Davis.

UC Davis is moving ahead with its plans for a new student, faculty and staff neighborhood on campus.

The Davis Police Department (DPD) arrested 25-year-old Peter Lloyd Zuniga after he beat a Quick Shop Market clerk last Saturday around 7:40 a.m., according to a press release. The suspect, and Davis resident, entered the 1964 East Eighth St. store asking for matches. When a female clerk told him the store didn’t carry matches, he stole two lighters and left. The suspect returned 10 minutes later and beat the clerk and kicked her in the head while she was on the ground.

Newsweek Magazine named UC Davis the 10th happiest school in the nation out of 25 schools ranked.

President Mark Yudof of University of California (UC) approved a systemwide, one-year merit program for faculty members and non-union, or non-represented, staff with annual salaries below $200,000 on Aug. 17.

The U.S Department of Education issued a regulation last October aiming to cut down on for-profit colleges by 2014.

Quite the dump; BUI; Baby’s day out?; Invisible friend.