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Yolo County’s needle exchange program,active for one year,has generated some controversy this summer because of reports that used syringes were showing up in public parks. Despite the concerns,theYolo County Board of Supervisors voted3-2earlier this month to allow the needle exchange to continue into its second year at a cost of$100,000.

By the end of 2009, Anheuser-Busch expects to make one of seven of its beers using renewable fuel. The company’s brewery in Fairfield, Calif. is constructing a Bio-Energy Recovery System (BERS), which will be up and running by the end of this year.

SATURDAY Pet rock adoption center An individual was seen taking rocks from the front of a business on Del Rio Place.

Tonight everyone will be looking up.Once it gets dark,the Perseids meteor shower will be at its peak,offering a show in the night sky.

A new neighborhood will be developed in Davis over the next three years,bringing with it affordable housing and newpark space. The Davis City Council voted on July29to approve plans for Verona,an83-home neighborhood subdivision inEast Davis.

If you think your utility bills are high, just look at what the city of Davis may have to pay. The city is facing a legal requirement to upgrade its wastewater treatment system, a considerably complex undertaking. That issue is compounded by the fact that the city wants to upgrade its water supply system.

The July 31 article “Council considers ban on wood burning fireplaces” misstated the motion passed by the city council. The motion that passed unanimously was a motion to instruct the Natural Resources Commission to write a wood burning ordinance based on the commission’s recommendations, but without a permit system and with more criteria than just wind speed. The motion also instructed the commission and city staff to add a strong public education component to the wood burning regulation program. The motion did not respond to city staff recommendations regarding voluntary reductions in wood burning. The Aggie regrets the error.

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on the major party organizations in Yolo County. The second part, featuring Republican organizers, will appear next Thursday. With a competitive election on the horizon that could result in the first Democratic president in eight years, Democrats in Yolo County are banding together and gearing up for the local campaign.

The line outside of VarsityTheatre wrapped around the block Saturday night,but those waiting weren‘t there for a movie.They were waiting for Ralph Nader. Nader and running mate Matt Gonzalez came toVarsity Theatre onSaturday to speak at a campaign rally,where they focused on theircampaign goals and challenges.

SATURDAY This Bud‘s for you An individual was kicking full cans of beer at a seated person onC Street.

One man’s trash is another man‘s electricity inYoloCounty,and the feds have noticed. The Environmental Protection Agency recently recognized the county for its landfill bioreactor,a system that takes the gas generated by solid waste and uses it to generate electricity.

Approved an agreement to purchase an agricultural conservation easement to permanently protect the agricultural values and open space character of the Wasserman Farm.Council approved a budget adjustment of$390,000for the purchase.