City News

SATURDAY Hillary’s glass ceiling fell There was a large amount of glass in the roadway on Fifth Street and C Street.

080227_ci_superdel.CHeadline: Superdelegates may play ‘super’ roleLayercake: Local superdelegates weigh in on nomination processBy CHINTAN DESAIAggie News Writer As Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) continues to enjoy a surge of momentum generated by 11 consecutive primary and caucus election victories over rival Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), questions persist over the role Democratic superdelegates will play in determining […]

Those planning on partying in Davis this Labor Day weekend should be careful – Davis Police Department officials say they are planning heavy enforcement during Labor Day weekend.

There may be more room for actual garbage in apartment dumpsters this week. In order to save more reusable items,the Davis Public Works Department is expanding its move-out week waste reduction program.The program,which runs until Sept.1,is a collaborative project between Public Works and apartment managers to facilitatethe reuse of unwanted items.

Downtown visitors who want to park in the E Street Plaza parking lot across from Chipotle will have to pay for the privilege starting next week. The Davis City Council voted in April to implement a paid parking system in the E Street Plaza,and parking pay stations are being installed this week.

Sparing the air is easy and free in theSacramento region. The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District and the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management Districttogether are helping reduce ozone pollution by providing an alert system forpoor-qualityair days.Their alert notifiesSacramento-areacounties including Yolo during smog season,May through October.

MacGyver’s in town A transient was seen taking woodchips out of the playground area and using them as charcoal for a barbeque onC Street. Assault with a deadly weapon A male subject was threatening others with scissors on Galileo Court.

Say what? An individual on G Street lost his hearing aid but was unsure of where it was lost.

When terminally ill patients can no longer speak for themselves,decisions can get complicated in the healthcare system.A bill recently signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger attempts to ensure that those patients‘ wishes are honored.

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.