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The U.S.Bicycling Hall of Fame held its annual induction ceremony at Freeborn Hall on Sunday.The ceremony marked the first time the event had been held west of the Mississippi River. The keynote speaker for the event was Levi Leipheimer.Leipheimer won the bronze medal in the road time trial for cycling at the Beijing Olympics.A world-renowned cyclist and native of Santa Rosa,he also placed first overall in both the2007and2008Amgen Tour ofCalifornia.

THURSDAY The joy of music An individual with a golden retriever threw a guitar at a train on Second Street.

Since John McCain made Joe the Plumber famous in the third presidential debate,JoeWurzelbacher (his real name) has been enjoying his15minutes of fame. Many local plumbers disagree with his stance,however. “I think the guy’s a clown,” said Jeff Wolfe,owner of Jeff’s Plumbing Inc.in Sacramento. “They need to get him off the TV.“

Friday’s article, “‘Mixed use‘ for Cannery Park supported by commission,citizens,” incorrectly stated that92of the proposed610homes at the North Davis site would be price-restricted.In fact,192homes will have a range of price restrictions.The remaining418homes will be sold at market rates.TheAggie regrets the error.

Matt Gonzalez, former president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and Ralph Nader’s running mate for the 2008 presidential election, spoke to students about the election on campus Saturday. Gonzalez, who returned to private life after narrowly losing the San Francisco mayoral election of 2003 to Democrat Gavin Newsom, is a lawyer and activist known for his anti-corporate and progressive ideas.

Vietnam veteran speaks for peac Vietnam veteran Mike Boehm will present a slide presentation of his volunteer work in Vietnam on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. According to a press release, Boehm returned to Vietnam in 1992 to help build a small medical clinic.

Among Davis’ ghosts, goblins, trick-or-treaters, pumpkin-carvers and costume-adorners this Halloween were 11 houses of party organizers who took the meaning of the concept “block party” to encompass a hefty portion of the city’s college student population. “Scared Stiff on Radcliffe,” a large Halloween block party on Radcliffe Drive, had a turnout of at least 1,000 Friday night, according to the Davis Police Department.

The Business and Economic Development Commission passed a motion Monday night supporting further consideration of a development at Cannery Park that would include both housing and business park space. If approved, a mixed-use development at the long vacant site would create hundreds of jobs and homes, according to a report by an outside consulting firm.

In the midst of an economic downturn it might seem like businesses would be closing, but that is not the case for many new businesses that have recently opened in Davis. “Davis is a great environment for a business because the UC brings so many college students into town,” said Allen Nguyen, general manager of Davis Sushi Buffet at 707 Second St., which opened June 1.

SUNDAY Day in the life Two male transients were drinking alcohol, urinating and rummaging through garbage bins on Fifth Street. Inside voices, please Neighbors were outside talking loudly on their balcony on Drew Circle.

This is the first major election since the Davis City Council changed the city’s political sign rules in January, and the change in policy has led to some serious confusion among apartment managers. As part of the ordinance passed in January, the council added the following language to city code: “Not withstanding any lease to the contrary, no landlord or lessor shall prohibit a tenant lawfully in possession from posting political signs.”

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors‘ plan to locate a re-entry prison facility in the county has faced strong local opposition. The Yolo County Farm Bureau,which represents farmers in the county,recently filed a lawsuit against the Board of Supervisors opposing plans to locate the facility in a rural part of the county near the town of Madison.Members of thefarm bureausaid there are several flaws with the proposed location of the prison facility.