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Fecal fury An individual was in the process of picking up the feces after his dog defecated on a lawn on D Street when people came out of the residence and started screaming at him and threatening him.

The City of Davis took a step forward in its quest to lower greenhouse gas emissions in the city on Tuesday night.TheDavisCity Council unanimously approved a resolution establishing emissions reduction targets for the city and community through2050.The reductions will be gradual,with a target of cutting emissions to1990levels by2010and a target of complete carbon neutrality by2050.

English can be a tough language to learn,but the federal government hopes to make it easier with a free website intended to improve access to language instruction for immigrants. The website,usalearns.org,is a free and easily accessible resource available to anyone seeking basic English language instruction.Sponsored by the U.S.Department of Education,it meets one of President George W.Bush’s immigration reform pledges from2007.

California’s community colleges might be just a little less accessible to students in the very near future. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a$332.2million mid-year budget cut to all California community colleges as part of abudget cut package he announced two weeks ago.This newly proposed reduction,along with a$290million cut enacted earlier this year,brings the total to a potential$622.2million cut fromCalifornia community colleges.

Biking around Davis,many students may not be affected by gasoline prices,but those driving and running businesses aroundCalifornia are. Gas pricesin Californiahavetumbled from an all-time high of$4.59in June to an average of$2.37currently,according to the California Energy Commission.Though the economy is taking a toll on businesses,the drop in gas prices has been a silver lining for some.

The Davis City Council will meettonightat6:30p.m.in the Community Chambers at23Russell Blvd. The following are descriptions of selected agenda items the council will discuss at the meeting.To view the entire agenda and associated staff reports,visit cityofdavis.org.

THURSDAY Get your bike out of the gutter A bike was found in a drainage ditch onMace Boulevard.

Yolo County Probation’s juvenile program lost nearly$1million in funding this year due to state budget cuts,a development that has probation officials worried about public safety. The cuts will have a serious impact on juvenile offenders,said chief probation officer Don Meyer. “That’s about38percent of our budget,” Meyer said.

Environmental consciousness was the theme of the2008Regional Green Summit in Woodland onSaturday. The summit was held at the Woodland Community and Senior Center and lasted all day.It featured over40panelist speakers on topics ranging from environmental justice to water quality.Several of the panelists and moderators were members of UC Davis research units.

A large and colorful crowd gathered in downtown Sacramento on Saturday morning to rally for marriage equality for gays and lesbians. Roughly1,500people took over Cesar Chavez Park across from Sacramento City Hall for a rally and demonstration led by Equality Action Now,a grassroots gay rights group in Sacramento.Many brought homemade signs with slogans like “Equal treatment under the law” and “Protect marriage– ban divorce.“

On Dec. 31, the Davis Indoor Sports Center, better known as DISC, will close its doors for good. The owners of the building where the DISC is located – Sam, Gwen and Jeff Harrison – have struggled to keep its doors open since interest began to waver in 2001.

Gang members convicted in attack Four West Sacramento gang members are facing sentences of up to15years after being found guilty of a number of crimesThursday. The men were convicted of crimes related to an incident in April2006when they attacked the engineer and conductor of an Amtrak Capitol Corridor train.