City News

Newsom signs Davis habitat and climate action bill from State Senator Bill Dodd   By ALMA CULVERWELL — city@theaggie.org    On Oct. 4 Gov. Gavin Newsom passed Senate Bill (SB) 256, allowing the city of Davis to create endangered species preserves and further climate action. The bill was introduced by Sen. Bill Dodd (Senate District […]

The city of Davis is at risk of being faced with legal action from the state of California due to the city’s failure to adopt a realistic housing development plan   By HANNAH SCHRADER — city@theaggie.org   The city of Davis is two years overdue in submitting a suitable housing element to the California Department […]

Following the events of Oct. 7, the Israeli and Jewish American community held a vigil to find comfort in grieving together     By ZOE SMITH — city@theaggie.org   Content warning: This article contains discussions of violence.    In response to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, a political and military group governing the […]

A vigil was also held on Monday to recognize the Palestinian lives lost   By ANTHONY W. ZAMMIKIEL and HANNAH SCHRADER — campus@theaggie.org   Content warning: This article contains discussions of violence.    On Friday, Oct. 19, in response to Israel’s advancements into the Gaza Strip, students rallied for Palestine at the Memorial Union (MU), […]

The two organizations have been at the forefront of transgender issues in Davis and Yolo County   By ANTHONY W. ZAMMIKIEL — city@theaggie.org   Content warning: This article contains discussions of transphobia.   While Davis public institutions have experienced multiple bomb threats since August, some of which contained “anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric,” two Yolo County-based activist organizations […]

Repavement efforts began earlier in the month   By ALMA CULVERWELL — city@theaggie.org    The city of Davis started to repave the Putah Creek multi-use path that runs from south of Evergreen Court to south of Drummond Lane on Oct. 2. The project is expected to last three weeks depending on weather conditions. The Putah […]

Davis Poetry Night hopes to bridge the divide between university students and locals   By ZOE SMITH — city@theaggie.org   Every first and third Thursday of the month, Dr. Andy Jones hosts his Poetry Night Reading Series at John Natsoulas Gallery on 521 1st St in Davis. Featured poets start performing at 7 p.m., while […]

In the first city council meeting of the month, the council approved a temporary increase in decorative lightning downtown    By HANNAH SCHRADER — city@theaggie.org   During the city council meeting on Oct. 3, amendments to the city of Davis municipal code were proposed in order to incorporate more lightning in the downtown trees for […]

Activists, elected officials and residents came together to issue a joint statement   By MADELEINE YOUNG — city@theaggie.org   On Oct. 10, in light of several bomb threats that contained hateful messaging made to Yolo County public institutions, including the Davis Library and Yolo County schools, the Davis Phoenix Coalition (DPC) alongside Yolo County public […]

The group spoke at the Woodland Joint Unified School District meeting    By CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org   Content Warning: This article contains discussions of transphobia.   On Thursday, Oct. 12, Yolo County Moms for Liberty held a rally in front of the Woodland Joint Unified School District (WJUSD) office to advocate for “parental rights” […]

Specific details about the order have not been revealed as the case is ongoing   By CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org   On Oct. 11, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) filed a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Beth Bourne, the chair of the controversial group Yolo County Moms for Liberty.  When asked for comment, […]

The festival featured several vendors, performers and resources to show appreciation for farm workers   By CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org   On Friday, Oct. 6, Brown Issues, a Chicano and Latino activist organization hosted its first “Yolo Farmworkers Festival” event in partnership with the city of Wodland. The event took place down Main St. to […]