City News

As the weather turns cold, you may want to think twice about throwing another log on the fire. Due to health and environmental concerns, the city of Davis is in the process of developing an ordinance to restrict wood burning, but the process has not been without complications.

The Davis City Council will meet tonight at6:30in the Community Chambers at23Russell Blvd.The following are descriptions of selected agenda items the council will discuss at the meeting. Public comment on these items will be accepted when the items are addressed by the council.Previous to the scheduled items,public comment on other issues will be acceptedstarting as early as6:30p.m.

Winters,Calif.is usually described as one of Yolo County’s sleepy farm towns,but last week it was the epicenter of a massive drug bust. Officers with the Yolo Narcotic Enforcement Team made a series of arrests on Oct.27and28in connection with an extensive drug trafficking operation based out of Winters.

One of Yolo County’s regional parks just doubled in size,thanks to a partnership with the U.S.Air Force. The Yolo County Board of Supervisors approved the transfer of the Davis Global Communications Site (DGCS) from the military to the county on Oct.28.Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger initially approved the plan on Oct.15.

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.