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Formal three-year paths are growing, which promise priority registration for classes and special counseling to get past bureaucratic roadblocks. The programs may appeal to UC students who complain that budget-related course reductions have made it difficult to enroll in the classes they need to graduate in four years.

The city lacks adequate land to support business growth over the next 25 years, particularly in knowledge-based industries, according to a city of Davis report. The study, still in draft form, reviewed business growth in Davis in recent years, analyzed the potential value of knowledge-based business growth and, based on several calculations and studies, projected business growth over the next 25 years.

Mark Merin, local defense attorney, will examine the current West Sacramento gang injunction at the annual Yolo Chapter of the Northern California American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) meeting this Thursday.

THURSDAY: Rotten luck; She’s got the blues; Sticky business; Buzz off!; Bounce House.

The governor kept his promise to protect higher education, but it may come at the expense of two critical state social programs.

Mention the name Mr. Bigglesworth to UC Davis alum Hilary Hand-Howitt, and she will think of a different cat besides that of Dr. Evil’s in the film Austin Powers.

There may be some links between migraines and other diseases, according to recent studies featured in USA Today.

Come fall 2010, Davis students will have an even wider array of restaurant and clothing retail options to select from.

Sacramento and San Francisco Mayors Kevin Johnson and Gavin Newsom, respectively, have both taken action to sever ties with Arizona in response to the state’s recent controversial immigration law.

For all those who might have missed Earth Day this year, there is a chance to make up for it. This Saturday the Campus Center for the Environment (CCE) and the External Affairs Commission (EAC) will be kicking off their fourth annual Music on the Green event at Central Park from 5 to 8 p.m.

Local city and county officials as well as staff have worked for nearly two years on a 10-year plan entitled, “One Piece at a Time: Ending and Preventing Homelessness in Yolo County.” The plan targets local resources to address the root causes of homelessness within the county.

The time it takes states to restore deep cuts has grown longer in the last 20 years, according to a study presented at the American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting at the beginning of May.