City News

The California state legislature did not reach an agreement regarding California’s water issues by the time they adjourned on Sept. 11, so Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called a special session to continue discussions on water. The governor and the senate and assembly leaders have since been meeting in a series of closed-door talks.

Officials are calling all community members to step up to the plate in assessing the needs of low-income residents. Davis citizens are asked to take a short survey online about areas throughout the city in need of improvement. Upon completion, the survey, along with its data, will be integrated into the final Consolidated Plan. This five-year plan works towards bettering the living environments of all individuals while focusing on low-moderate income households.

There is good news for UC Davis students who frequently fly through Sacramento International Airport and expect their flights to arrive on time.

Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi will be in the area this weekend in an effort to reach out to Davis students and raise awareness for his campaign for the 10th Congressional District.

California is reaching out to the federal government for help in its high-speed train system’s construction. On Oct. 2, California officials requested $4.7 billion of federals funds.

Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento will enforce a new dress code beginning Nov. 1 that restricts the way people can wear hoodies and sag their pants.

It’s a crisp Sunday afternoon and the smell of fried fish permeates the air as 10 Cambodian families gather to sell the catch of the day. These families are, in many cases, dependent on fishing as a means of survival, but their way of life is endangered by the threat of mercury poisoning in the fish they consume on a daily basis.

The City of Davis Business and Economic Development Commission is looking for nominations from the public for their third annual Business and Economic Development Awards.

Tim Keller won the UC Davis Graduate School of Management’s 2008 Big Bang! competition. Then local Sacramento Angels Early Stage Investment Group invested $50,000 into his new idea.

A recent Nobel Prize belongs to one of Davis’ own – former Davis resident, Professor Carol Greider of Johns Hopkins University.

The Davis Farmers Market and the Food Co-op can attribute their success,at least in part,to the efforts of a local couple. UC Davis graduates Annie and Jeff Main were instrumental in the market and the co-op’s establishment through a partnership with three families.They are now the owners of the farm Good Humus.

Solano Land Trust,a Bay Area-based conservation group,purchased their third farmland easement in the Davis-Dixon area,bringing their total controlled area to nearly1,000acres of farmland. The most recent purchase is part of the Dixon Ridge,an area of high quality farmland along the I-80corridor.The Miles/Kidwell easement is nearly488acres in size.