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The organization held its first festival back since the pandemic downtown at the Davis Odd Fellows Lodge   By HANNAH SCHRADER — city@theaggie.org   On Sunday, Feb. 4, at the Davis Odd Fellows Lodge, the Davis Chocolate Festival was hosted by the Davis Odd Fellows from 2 to 5 p.m. There were 400 tickets originally […]

Tree Davis seeks community feedback on future plans    By ALMA CULVERWELL — city@theaggie.org    The city of Davis along with local nonprofit organization Tree Davis is seeking community feedback on their plans to transform parts of Robert Arneson Park into climate-ready landscapes.  Tree Davis held two in person feedback sessions on Thursday, Jan. 25 […]

School board officials discussed challenges facing the district and ways the city can help   By KATELIN PANG — city@theaggie.org   On Jan. 17, the Davis City Council and Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) 2×2 meeting took place at 5 p.m. At the meeting, officials talked about a new safety measure, road work updates, […]

Davis Bike Collective and Sudwerk Brewing Co. hosted their first regular brewery bike crawl   By EMMA CONDIT — city@theaggie.org   On Sunday, Jan. 28, Davis Bike Collective and Sudwerk Brewing Co. hosted a bike loop across four Davis breweries. As they enjoyed the journey from spot to spot, participants bonded over their love of […]

The city opens Campanilla Mini Park, Donato Mini Playground and Sandy Motley Park   By ALMA CULVERWELL — city@theaggie.org    The city of Davis recently renovated several local parks for a range of ages, including the Campanilla Mini Park, the Donato Mini Playground and the Sandy Motley Park. Both the Sandy Motley Park and Donato […]

The series hopes to shine light on the work city staff does for the community    By KATELIN PANG — city@theaggie.org   On Jan. 9, the city of Davis’s Facebook page posted a teaser for their new series released at the end of January called, “What Do You Do?”  These videos should be posted biweekly, […]

During the Davis City Council meeting, the council approved a motion to create a progression plan that will eventually ban gas-powered leaf blowers and small off-road engines   By HANNAH SCHRADER — city@theaggie.org   At the Davis City Council meeting on Jan. 16, the council unanimously approved the motion to create a transitory plan that […]

The department has released a survey which will be open until Feb. 20   By EMMA CONDIT — city@theaggie.org   The city of Davis’s Parks and Community Services Department has released a survey to receive input about the city’s parks and recreational programming. The survey is open to the public and will remain live until […]

The election, scheduled for March 5, will have Davis voters deciding on whether to support continued funding for local public schools   By ANTHONY W. ZAMMIKIEL  — city@theaggie.org   On March 5, Davis voters will be heading to the polls to not only participate in the presidential primary election but to vote on local and […]

The first candidate to be announced for the 2024 election hopes to represent the people of Davis By MADELEINE YOUNG — city@theaggie.org Dillan Horton has become the first to announce his candidacy for Davis City Council in the 2024 General Municipal Election. After running for Davis City Council in 2020 and coming in second place, […]

The new members will learn techniques to carry on the conservation work of the council for years to come    By ZOE SMITH — city@theaggie.org   On Jan. 20, the Putah Creek Council welcomed new stewardship team members to their program through the first of two training sessions. The second training session’s date is yet […]

The interfaith vigil featured members of different faiths calling for a ceasefire    By CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org   Content warning: This article contains discussion of violence.   On Thursday, Jan. 18, people from different walks of faith gathered at Central Park for one common goal: calling for peace and a ceasefire to the war […]