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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.

DavisCity Council took a step towards banning wood burning fireplaces at its meeting Tuesday night,in an effort to improvelocalair quality.

A Downtown Davis development project that would have demolished an old cottage and replaced it with modern apartment units was struck down by the Davis Planning Commission on Wednesday.

He‘s so excited,and he just can’t hide it The Davis Police Department has received six reports of indecent exposure since July7.

Hundreds ofDavis residents turned out last February to see cyclists racing in the Amgen Tour ofCalifornia whiz through town.Next year they’ll get to see more.

Suicide ranks as one of the leading causes of death for American youths, but state officials hope to change that. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Jason Flatt Act this month to help prevent teen suicide by providing suicide prevention funding to schools.

Approved resolution accepting the California Office of Traffic Safety “Avoid the 8” continuation grant, a program intended to create coordinated regional traffic enforcement teams to provide sobriety checkpoints, DUI enforcement, public information campaigns and holiday traffic enforcement. The Davis Police Department will receive $291,404 for office overtime funding and equipment related to the program.

The Davis City Council held a public workshop before its Tuesday meeting to review the Planning Commission’s updates to the Housing Element Steering Committee’s recommendations about the future of housing growth in Davis. One of the most controversial issues in Davis politics, the subject of new building, drew a nearly packed house into the chambers two hours before the regularly scheduled meeting. Principal city planner Bob Wolcott began the workshop by giving an overview of the steering committee’s report along with changes recommended by the Planning Commission and city staff.