City News

Over the last two decades,the distribution of illegal immigrants within the United States has changed drastically,experts say. California has typically drawn the largest percentage of migrant workers in the country.Yet according to a recent report from the Pew Hispanic Center,many of them are now searching elsewhere for work.

A fact that may be unknown to some, the homeless population in Davis is steadily increasing as the economy worsens. A recent homeless census conducted by several local homeless service agencies indicated that the overall count of homeless individuals in Yolo County is up approximately 19 percent, an increase of 77 individuals since the last count in 2007.

The Davis City Council will meet tonight at6:30p.m.in the Community Chambers at23Russell Blvd.The following are brief descriptions of selected topics that will be discussed at the meeting.The full agenda can be viewed online at cityofdavis.org/meetings.

Photos,videos,contacts,banking informationand other information are oftenkept online in this day and age,butwhat happens to all of this when you pass away? This may be a morbid question,but new online sites claim to have a solution to this problem with their new services.

A recent report found more college students are using credit cards today than in2004. Eighty-four percent of undergraduate college students have at least one credit card,up from76percent in2004,according to a report released this month by Sallie Mae.

Abandoned boat bill moves forward When a boat or other vessel is abandoned on a state waterway, the State Lands Commission has the authority to remove and dispose of it. That process is cumbersome, however, requiring lawsuits filed through the Attorney General’s Office. A bill to simplify and expedite this process is currently making its way through the state legislature, according to a press release from the office of State Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis).

In 2008, Clinton P. Murray made $231,687. He is a California prison guard. Hold that thought. A long time ago, when I was a junior in high school running around campus before class defacing the pro-war posters put up by student government by writing rebuttals in sharpie across the propaganda, I had more than a war to be pissed off about.

Eating in restaurants and traveling on buses,planes and trains was not always a smoke free experience in California.California was the first statein the nation to ban smoking on trains,planes,buses,public buildings,workplaces,restaurants and bars,andthis monththe statecelebrates the20th anniversary of those laws.

For many of the100,000people expected to celebrate Picnic Day in Davis this weekend,the real fun begins Saturday night,when students and alumni traditionally host parties and gatherings in residences around town. Those events don’t always have happy endings,however,and the Davis Police Department is ratcheting up its workforce this weekend to make sure things don’t get out of control.

Two senior care facilities in Davis are working with Yolo County health officials to contain a suspected outbreak of norovirus,a gastrointestinal virus that is believed to have affected as many as80senior citizens in the past several weeks. “We know that one case for sure is norovirus,” said Bruce Sarazin,director of the county health department’s Environmental Health Division. “And,we know that other people at the facilities have similar systems.”

Go take a hike– in Sacramento. Earlier this month Prevention Magazine,a monthly healthy-living magazine,ranked Sacramento as the nation’s24thbest walking city in their list of “25Best Walking Cities.” San Francisco ranked number one.

It’s Davis! Local leaders announced Friday that Davis has been selected as the new permanent home of the U.S.Bicycling Hall of Fame. “There’s a huge excitement in the air about it,” said City Councilmember Sue Greenwald. “I was ecstatic.“