City News

County organizations hold free trainings to promote sustainable farming practices   By EMMA CONDIT — city@theaggie.org   The Yolo Carbon Farm Partnership is a collaborative effort between multiple organizations to support and promote sustainable farming practices. The groups involved include the Yolo Land Trust, the Yolo County Resource Conservation District (RCD), The Center for Land-Based […]

Breaux’s friends and family celebrated his life and legacy    By CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org   On Monday, Feb. 26, nearly 20 people shared Boston cream pie as they celebrated the 51st birthday of David Henry Breaux, also known as “The Compassion Guy.” The event, which was hosted by Maria Breaux, David’s older sister, was […]

This year’s theme will be “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion”   By KATELIN PANG — city@theaggie.org   In a Yolo County press release on Feb. 14, it was announced that the annual Yolo County Women’s History Month celebration will take place on Saturday, March 2. The celebration will be hosted in Woodland […]

Shabu Shack, an Elk Grove-based hot pot franchise, is set to open in the Davis Commons   By HANNAH SCHRADER — city@theaggie.org   Shabu Shack is a family-owned business that originally started in San Jose when the Quang family purchased the first hot pot location — where Richard Quang’s wife worked. The business is now […]

On Feb. 26, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office provided notice they would not seek the death penalty against suspected serial stabber Carlos Dominguez   By HANNAH SCHRADER and CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org   Prosecutors at the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday morning that they would not pursue the death penalty charge […]

Local businesses share their experience with the storm and recent outages   By KATELIN PANG — city@theaggie.org   On Feb. 4, the city of Davis experienced an atmospheric storm that caused several businesses to temporarily lose power.  At Mishka’s Café, Sacramento City College student and Barista Claire Barret had experienced a normal Sunday of customers […]

The Davis Joint Unified School District received a cease and desist letter from Beth Bourne after hanging banners that thanked the community for parcel taxes    By HANNAH SCHRADER — city@theaggie.org   On Jan. 29, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) was served with a cease and desist letter from Dhillon Law Group on […]

The city’s Social Service and Housing Department is seeking feedback from local renters at these events   By ALMA CULVERWELL — city@theaggie.org    The city of Davis’ Social Service and Housing Department recently held a tenant’s open house in the City Hall Community Chambers on Jan. 24.  The open house was intended to be a […]

The March 5 presidential primary election features several candidates and measures that affect California and Yolo County By THE CITY NEWS DESK — city@theaggie.org  With the March 5 presidential primary election closing in a few days and with plenty of measures, propositions and congressional candidates to choose from, The California Aggie’s city news desk has […]

Further efforts are being made to merge city commissions by Mayor Chapman and Vice Mayor Vaitla   By MADELEINE YOUNG — city@theaggie.org   On Wednesday, Feb. 7, the city council held a workshop to discuss the council’s expectations related to its advisory commissions. This comes after the Davis City Council’s unanimous approval to develop a […]

The Zoom workshops were an attempt to reach out to voters with disabilities and limited English proficiency   By EMMA CONDIT — city@theaggie.org   From Feb. 5 to 8, Yolo County hosted voter education and outreach workshops via Zoom to prepare voters for the presidential primary election, which ends on March 5. These workshops were […]

The league held a forum encouraging residents to vote against the popular proposition   By CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org   The League of Women Voters Davis Area (LWVDA) has been hosting a series of forums to help educate voters on what will be on the ballot in the upcoming March 5 election. On Wednesday, Feb. […]