City News

Swine influenza has made it to Sacramento County,causing worry among many local residents. Earlier this week,Sacramento health officials confirmed that of the14cases of swine flu in California,one is in Sacramento.The other cases include five in Imperial County,andseven in San Diego County and one in San Bernardino County.No cases have been reported in Yolo County.

The California economy may face even greater strife if the current trend of students graduating college continues. A recent study conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) indicated that the number of students graduating college in the state of California is on the decline.

Davis and Woodland residents hoping for a means to bike or walk between the two cities may be in luck. Planners from the cities of Davis and Woodland and Yolo County held a second public community meeting this week to discuss the possibility of an alternative transportation corridor between Davis and Woodland.

Solar energy could be coming from space satellites in the near future.The investor-owned utility company Pacific Gas & Electric is seeking approval from state regulators for a power purchase agreement with Southern California company Solaren.

This weekend,Winters,Calif.will join thousands of other cities already hosting farmers markets nationwide. Set to open Sundayfrom8a.m.to1p.m.,the farmers market in Winters will include various goods from participating farmers from Davis,Winters,Elk Grove,Rumsey,Esparto,Petaluma,Vacaville and Capay.

In what appears to be a silver lining to the economic troubles facing the city,Davis is set to receive a big chunk of change from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,the federal stimulus bill passed earlier this year.

A plan to route a new set of power lines through Yolo County has sparked anger among a numberoffarmers and residents. The Transmission Agency of Northern California,or TANC,has proposed the construction of600miles of new power lines in Northern California.The TANC Transmission Project (TTP) would transmit energy from renewable sources in Lassen County throughout Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Recent budget decisions will “devastate the county,” said Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto. The county has asked Prieto to cut53positions from the Sheriff’s Department budget to bridge a$24million deficit in the county’s general fund for the next fiscal year.Cuts are being made in every county department,but Prieto says the cuts to his department will have an especially painful impact on the county.

The Bike Church is reborn. Saturday was the grand opening of the Davis Bike Collective – the newest incarnation of the Davis Bike Church,which was evicted from its former location on campus in October. The new Davis Bike Collective has taken up residence in an1138square-foot garage in East Davis,near the northwest corner of Fourth and L Streets.

Economic pressure often translates into family pressure.Stress can result in withdrawal from the community.Maintaining individual health is key. Those were just some of the take-home lessons offered at an all-day conference on the economy hosted by the Davis Community Church on Saturday.

Davis police are looking for a male suspect who allegedly robbed a Bank of America branch inside the Save Mart supermarket at1900Anderson Road in Davis.

It’s “nursery” season in the wetlands. Local residents will have a chance to see goslings,ducklings and other baby birds up close when docents from the Yolo Basin Foundation host a tour of the City of Davis Wetlands on May2from9to11a.m.