City News

Funding shortfalls and increased costs means many Yolo County departments will be experiencing closures during the 2010-2011 fiscal year. Several offices have decreased their hours and increased staff furloughs.

The UC Davis and City of Davis Fire Departments recently took the first steps toward merging into one fire department.

Libraries in Yolo County have been awarded $28,890 in funds through the Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA). The funds were allocated by the California State Library and the Institute of Museum and Library Services during the 2009-2010 fiscal year.

THURSDAY: “Two birds, one stone”; “Likes: shanking, drug dealing”.

The decision to construct a 365-foot radio tower on a Yolo County landfill has been put on hold after a 3-2 vote by the county’s Board of Supervisors last Tuesday.

Parts of downtown Davis will be closed off to traffic today for the relocation of two B-street houses.

You never know when you’ll need a toaster; Unhappy ending; The airline would probably lose it anyway; Keeping print alive; Practical application of PHE 001; Because this never happens in Davis…; Flash dance; Bad eggs.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has recently signed legislation granting University of California faculty and workers the same legal protections under the California’s Whistleblower Protection Act as state employees, including those at California State Universities and community colleges.

The most memorable Police Briefs of 2009-2010

Three people accused of scamming a local elderly couple out of their life savings are currently sitting in the Yolo County Jail awaiting trial.

UC Berkeley’s decision to ask students for voluntary DNA swabs, instead of summer reading, has left some gleeful at the perspective of a homework-free summer.

Sacramento area residents are volunteering to fight against sexual slavery, human trafficking and bad water, among other things.