City News

At the May 17 Davis City Council meeting, the council received the proposed budget as well as proposed cuts to help address the budget deficit.

Since the March 31 deadline, 43 proposals have been received from students and the local community regarding the creation of an innovation hub – a center for technological advancements – for UC Davis.

Pacifico Student Cooperative Housing, located in South Davis, has undergone management changes, which some residents believe are too restrictive and not conducive to a cooperative lifestyle. Others are content with the situation as the co-op provides housing for transitional youth.

FRIDAY: Rolling in the green; Traveling foul

On Sunday morning, two unknown male suspects drove a stolen truck into the front doors of the Davis Target in an attempt to steal an ATM.

A female employee of Shuz downtown was robbed while closing the store Sunday afternoon.

The owner of Café Méditerranée – a restaurant in downtown Davis – is facing rape charges for an alleged Jan. 31 incident involving a 22-year-old woman in the restaurant’s office. He is currently out on bail.

At the beginning of May, the American Legion spoke in front of Congress in opposition to changes to the GI Bill.

Many renovations have been made to several locations downtown. Bike racks, parking lots and crosswalks have all been added to and upgraded.

Last week marked the State of Emergency Week of Action, led by the California Teacher’s Association (CTA).

Since September 2010, Paul Navazio has been the city of Davis’ interim city manager. The City of Davis City Council has since worked on recruiting a permanent city manager.

Gov. Jerry Brown announced his 2011-12 state budget proposal on Monday.