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Woodland Community College has come into its own. The college, 10 miles north of UC Davis, received full accreditation on July 1, making it the 110th community college in California and the second college in the Yuba Community College District.

Closed-session meeting The council met in closed-session for labor negotiations with Firefighters Local3494.

Local officials have taken the first steps toward developing an off-road bikeway between the cities ofDavis andWoodland.The Davis City Council voted Tuesday night to help fund a study examining the possibility of an alternative transportation corridor between the two cities.

Amid a national housing crisis that has hit California especially hard, one might ask how the Davis market is doing – and the answer is debatable. “I don’t think Davis is immune to the housing bust at all,” said economics lecturer Erick Eschker. “You just have to look at the rest of California and the Bay Area.

The city of Davis responded last week to the Yolo County Grand Jury’s investigation of the Davis Fire Department by announcing its intention to hire an independent investigator to evaluate the jury’s report of inconsistent promotion practices stemming from a close alliance with the union.

Davis residents seeking refuge from the heat have another option this summer: Manor Pool.

Despite the community’s best efforts to help, the Davis Joint Unified School District is still looking for money to avoid losing teachers and programs.

SATURDAY Rave, Davis style Police received a complaint of 15 to 16 male and female juveniles who were possibly involved in lewd behavior in the public restrooms on C Street. The juveniles were suspected of being intoxicated or using drugs.

Despite massive support from both state and national agencies, fires continue to burn across Northern California. While the majority of the fires that began in June have been extinguished, smoke from remaining fires still pollutes the air.

Davis prides itself on being a college town, but in the summer when school is not in regular session, the city gets quieter as many students return home or travel. Residents get a taste of life in an even smaller town.

By sunrise on July4the streets of Downtown Davis were filling with cars,bikes and people in spandex.Within two hours,bicyclists were speeding throughthestreetsat speeds over30mph – so fast that spectators had just enough time to read the race numbers pinned to speeding torsos.

oloCounty’s2007-2008Grand Jury released its final report last week,detailing its investigations of the Davis Fire Department and theWoodlandJointUnifiedSchool District.The report analyzed and provided recommendations on five instances of wrongdoing or mismanagement by the two agencies.