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Last day to register is Oct.20 Californians who intend to vote in the Nov.4election must be registered to vote by Oct.20.Voter registration forms must be received at your county’s registrar of voters or postmarked by Oct.20.

THURSDAY BUI done right An individual was seen drinking a beer whileriding a bike on Second Street.

Buried under10other ballot measures and a slew of elected offices is Proposition11,California’s legislative redistricting measure. The proposition would give redistricting authority to a new14-member commission,made up of an even mix of party members.This commission would have the responsibility ofre-drawingCalifornia’s legislative districts every10years after the census is completed,a task that is currently left to the state legislature and the governor.

Update on state budget Assistant city manager Paul Navazio gave a presentation outlining the impacts of the adopted state budget on the city’s adopted budget for2008-2009.Biggest impact is on the Davis Redevelopment Agency,which will have to make payments totaling$662,000over the fiscal year.The city will also lose a total of$99,279for law enforcement.

The Davis City Council will meetTuesday at6:30p.m.in the Community Chambers at23Russell Blvd.The following are descriptions of selected agenda items the council will discuss at the meeting.

The future doesn’t look very promising for New Harmony, an affordable housing apartment complex proposed for an empty site in South Davis. The Davis City Council voted last week to delay a decision on the project, citing lack of information on health risks as a prime concern.

Californians have gained360million pounds over the last decade,whileone in three children and one infour teens are overweight or atrisk,according to the California Department of Public Health. In one of the latest efforts to deal with this issue,Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger last week signed Senate Bill1420,authored by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima),which will require restaurant chains with20or more locations in Californiato post nutrition information on menus and indoor menu boards by Jan.1,2011.This will affect over17,000restaurantsstatewide.

Political advocacy among staff and faculty is not only common butalsoencouraged,as long as certain policies concerning the university are followed.Faculty and staff just have to be mindful of a few rules.UC Davis Government and Community Relations encourages active political participation,as long as political activity is not performed on university time and no university resources are used.

MONDAY Those shoes are mine,betch! An individual on Shasta Drive called the police,hysterically stating that his mother took his shoes.

According to state law, speed limits have to be reevaluated and justified every five years. There are currently several street sections in Davis where the speed limits are not up to date. “Every five years we have to update our traffic surveys.… It affects some of our speed limits,” said Roxanne Namazi, senior civil engineer with the Davis Public Works Department. “Fifty-four of 120 [speed segments] are now impacted.”

It’s not as bad as somefeared,but the state budget signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger last month will have a negative impact on the city’s budget.The state budget for fiscal year2009will impact redevelopment funds,transportation money and grant funding for Davis law enforcement.The total impact on the city’s budget will be$760,000.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the California DREAM Act on Sept.30for the second time in two years.The act,authored by state senator Gilbert Cedillo (D-Los Angeles),was aiming to allow illegal immigrants access to financial aid at the University of California,California State University and California’s community colleges. “I share the author’s goal of making affordable education available to all California students,” wrote Governor Schwarzenegger in a letter to the state senate, “but given the precarious fiscal condition the state faces at this time,it would not be prudent to place additional demands on our limited financial aid resources as specified in this bill.“