City News

Davis will soon slim down its carbon footprint with an environmental diet.

Residents and businesses in the city of Davis are engaged in a debate on whether to preserve natural habitat or build new housing.

THURSDAY

The city of Davis received a brief reprieve from the weary economy with its 2009 Business and Economic Development Awards.

A lot can change in a few months, and this is definitely the case for the June 8 Davis City Council election.

While students’ worlds currently revolve around finals and term papers, the city of Davis welcomed two new interim fire chiefs last week to the UCD and city of Davis Fire Departments.

Elementary and high school students from the Davis area will be questioning candidates for State Superintendent of Public Instruction at a public forum today at UC Davis.

While students were busy protesting fee hikes, the California Postsecondary Education Commission was busy conferring about another area of discussion – demands of public colleges’ future enrollment.

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Colorful almond blossoms have been in bloom for the past two weeks, which means it’s time for the 95th Capay Valley Almond Festival. On Sunday, Esparto, Capay, Brooks, Guinda, Madison and Rumsey will all collaborate for a celebration spanning 22 miles throughout the region. \

Following months of negotiations, the American Federation of Teachers union, representing University of California librarians, and the University of California system agreed to extend the labor contract currently in place. The union represents approximately 400 librarians from all of the UC campuses, including 50 librarians from UC Davis. Department heads fall outside of the union, but the librarians – not to be confused with library staff – associated with the American Federation of Teachers include those at reference desks or giving demonstrations to classes. The ratifications seen in the extended contract exclude most economic variables. The ratified contract, very similar to its prior self, includes changes such as a 1 percent increase in professional development money for librarians to use to further their education.

Many characterize Davis as the ideal college town, part of which includes students’ satisfaction with apartment renting. ApartmentRatings.com ranked Davis as 2009’s best college town in the country for renters in a list that showcases the popularity of various college towns around the nation. Davis came out on top of 85 other towns in the running, far outranking Harvard University’s Cambridge, Massachusetts, which finished last. In 2009, the US News & World Report college charts listed Harvard University as the best college in the world.