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The supporters of Proposition 13 believe the seismic retrofitting bill will easily pass into law on June 8 – for the safety of California. With no official opposition to the bill, Prop 13 expects to make seismic retrofitting of all buildings accessible without property tax reassessments.

With the city of Davis facing a $1.2 million shortfall, one Davis City councilmember’s decision to not step down from his post could cost the city’s taxpayers several hundred thousand dollars. Mayor Pro Tem Don Saylor, who was first elected to the council in 2004, is running unopposed for a seat on the Yolo County Board of Supervisors in the June 8 primary election.

A survey released dismal results for college professors’ pay, showing that salaries increased 1.2 percent for this academic year. The American Association of University Professors’ data reported the smallest increase in its 50 years of conducting the surveys.

Predominantly sunny weather and diverse campus dining options are two of the reasons UC Davis students are generally satisfied with their quality of life. The Daily Best, an online news website, ranked UC Davis at No. 26 on a list of the 100 Happiest Colleges.

After a student drops $150 for one textbook, it may be frustrating to see the front cover author match the professor’s name on the class syllabus. Yet, faculty are not picking up a big tab from book purchases. A USA Today article from earlier this month highlighted George Mason University in Washington, D.C. as a school where students are upset professors are cashing in on students through published texts. Though at UC Davis – and nationwide – there is myth surrounding professor-authored textbooks and the money they make.

With California’s $20 billion deficit, additional fees are not only being imposed on schools, but on traffic fines as well. SB 1407 was signed into law in 2008 through the California State Legislature, raising the fees for court filings statewide, which includes parking tickets, traffic violations and attending traffic school. Since January 2010, new fines on traffic violations took effect through SB 1407. For instance, one added change is a $35 “conviction assessment” on traffic fines.

The city of Davis’ June ballot will include Measure Q, which would continue the one-half cent sales tax that has been in effect since 2004.

Daniel Watts may have a unique topic for his constitutional law class essay: a paper about how he changed the Davis municipal code.

Lines filed out of the front entrance of G Street’s Woodstock’s Pizza from noon until closing time as the restaurant seated at full capacity the entire day, said Woodstock’s Manager Bobby Fields.

THURSDAY: Anger management; Hair-do profiling; Foliage attachment

This spring, the state government says tax relief is coming to Californians.

Picnic Day 2010 may have come and gone, but the cups, cans, fliers, candy wrappers and other remnants of the day stuck around until cleanup efforts came to the rescue.