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The California State Senate passed a bill that increases the fines for drivers and motorists using handheld cell phones or texting while driving. Senate Bill 28, passed on Aug. 15, was proposed by Sen. Joe Simitian (D- Palo Alto) and would add a point against a person’s driver’s license for subsequent offenses.

THURSDAY: He just has a lot of feelings; And?; Don’t get the door

Woodland and Davis are looking to deviate from their current groundwater situation in favor of a regional surface water supply project, according to the city of Davis website.

Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed into law two of Rep. Mariko Yamada’s (D-Davis) bills. Assembly Bill 966 was approved on July 25 by the governor and extends burials to non-residents of the Davis Cemetery District, which encompasses mainly just Davis. On Aug. 8, he also signed AB 413, which will allow for a pilot project for all-ballot elections in Yolo County to analyze the effects of all-mail ballot voting on local elections.

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded the U.S. credit rating on Aug. 5. This has since ignited a flurry of panic that the downgrade may lead the country to another recession.

In a modest room at the Davis Community Church on Thursday night, a group of familiar and friendly faces gathered for a single purpose: to hear the story about one man and his journey in discovering compassion.

People in glass houses; Davis effect; Rent is too damn high; Missing key; Drive ‘n dash; What phone did she call on?

Though the future of the UC Davis Domes cooperative housing remains uncertain after its closure last week, the Solar Community Housing Association (SCHA) has begun negotiations to lease the property and reopen the co-ops.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill on Aug. 1 that requires University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), California Community Colleges (CCC), the Judicial Council, as well as other agencies, to invest at least $500 million into the state, with the investments exceeding no more than $10 billion. Senate Bill 79 was introduced in early January in response to the state’s economic crisis.

Building wouldn’t yield; Someone needs a story; Free car wash; Textbook creeper.

Out with the old and in with the new will be the theme in Davis as many new businesses are planning on calling the city home.

On Saturday night, about 30 students and members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) marched from the UC Davis Domes to University Mall’s Trader Joe’s where they picketed outside and delivered a letter to the manager asking the store to sign on to the fair food agreement.