City News

Davis city council candidates and ballot Measures Q and R were the subjects of debate at the Davis League of Women Voters’ (LWV) assembly last Friday.

On Thursday night when there’s a rumbling roar, don’t panic – it is the firework show at the end of Celebrate Davis! In its seventh year, the Davis Chamber of Commerce is putting on a showcase of businesses, city services and more at 4:30 p.m. at Community Park, located at 14th and F Streets.

City Council candidates had an opportunity last Thursday to speak to the public about issues affecting downtown Davis and the economy’s effect on businesses. This year, the Downtown Davis Business Association hosted the event at Davis Odd Fellows Hall, one of the six forums.

Davis Food Co-op members have until May 28 to vote for candidates to fill seats on its Board of Directors, and candidates are including an international debate in their agenda.

More than just party lights were flashing this Cinco de Mayo as the Yolo County Avoid the 8 DUI Taskforce saturated the streets of West Sacramento, Davis and Woodland.

The Supreme Court agreed last week to review a challenge to California’s ban on the sale of violent video games to minors.

THURSDAY: I don’t wanna go!; Lost, found and returned; Sunny-side-up to your doorstep.

On Tuesday, May 4, a small group of Davisites gathered at the Odd Fellows Hall in downtown Davis to hear from three Democratic Party members running for city council this year: Sydney Vergis, Daniel Watts and Joe Krovoza.

Davis Bicycles! and the Davis Bike Collective hosted Davis City Council candidates last week at Bike Forth downtown to discuss their views on transportation in Davis.

Spring has sprung and so have many new businesses in Davis. From frozen yogurt to clothing stores to restaurants, there are a plethora of local places for Aggies to spend their cash.

Davis residents and businesses were not the only ones to feel the repercussions of this year’s Picnic Day. In the neighboring city of Woodland, an industrial building caught fire and was consumed at night on April 17.

A growing number of public universities graduates will owe over $35,000 in student loans. According to a College Board and Advocacy Center (CBAC) study released on April 26, 12 percent of students who received bachelor’s degrees from public schools during the 2007- 2008 school year left with a $35,000 burden. Seventeen percent of all graduates from private non-profit and for-profit schools incurred the largest amount of debt.