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A significant step was made last week in the fight to legalize marijuana in California, when the Assembly Public Safety Committee passed State Rep. Tom Ammiano’s bill to legalize and regulate pot usage. Although the bill is technically dead because it did not meet the deadline for approval by another committee, many say history is in the making.

With the world’s natural resources in desperate need of relief, eco-wineries are emerging to answer the call.

After Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger passed a five-bill package in November 2009 regarding construction of the California Delta, Rep. Lois Wolk (D-Davis) stood up in opposition. Following this decision, Wolk lost five of the seven committee positions she once managed.

When the ribbon was cut and the speeches given, the Westlake IGA Market finally opened its doors for business. The market welcomed the public on Friday, Jan. 15 with a ceremonial ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. The DeLano owners and Davis Mayer Ruth Asmundson were on site while customers anxiously entered the store and began […]

Adopting and enforcing anti-smoking legislation for tobacco prevention in California needs improvement, according to the annual State of Tobacco Control report issued earlier this month by the American Lung Association of California.

The Davis City Council voted unanimously to pass the CaliforniaFIRST clean energy finance program last Tuesday.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is more than a federal holiday – it is a day to reflect on civil rights of the past and future.

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Since today’s generation texts at all hours of the day, mobile technology companies are capitalizing on students’ nimble thumbs to promote texting services in new industries. The latest place to send text messages: local and university libraries.

After much contention, the Davis City Council discussed an area being used to curb the city’s expenditures in the face of a suffering economy.

Tensions were high Tuesday night at the Davis City Council meeting when many opposed to the council’s follow-up on cold weather shelters arrived.

Davis may be referred to as a cow town, but there are plenty of dogs too.