City News

The establishment is set to open at the end of Sept. on Olive Drive   By HANNAH SCHRADER —  city@theaggie.org   Volt Coffee, Tea and Taps will operate as a coffee shop during the day and, on select nights, will transform into a beer garden offering craft beer and food trucks. Volt is located at […]

Local businesses collaborate to bring back the event for 2023   By ALMA CULVERWELL — city@theaggie.org    The Pence Gallery and The Artery have brought back the 2nd Friday ArtAbout in Davis for another year. The free event occurs on the second Friday of each month and is a self-guided art walk that showcases the […]

In light of the recent long-range growth subcommittee status report, the Davis community made their apprehension clear for the future of housing in Davis    By HANNAH SCHRADER —  city@theaggie.org   On June 20, the Davis City Council’s meeting agenda had an item that outlined the future development of housing in Davis and was the […]

Memorial organized by Maria Breaux and the city remembers the “Compassion Guy”   By MADELEINE YOUNG — city@theaggie.org   On Saturday, June 3, members of the community gathered by the Compassion Bench in honor of the late David Henry Breaux. The memorial was organized by the city of Davis and his sister, Maria Breaux, and […]

The city is partnering with the California Raptor Center to help return a baby owl to its nest   By ALMA CULVERWELL — city@theaggie.org    The city and California Raptor Center recently helped with the renesting of an injured Great Horned Owlet who was displaced from its family by installing a wicker basket to serve […]

Child safeguarding initiative by local anti-trans activists attempts to remove books about gender and sexuality from schools and public libraries    By ZOE SMITH — city@theaggie.org   Content Warning: This article contains discussions of transphobia.   On May 21, a local group called the Yolo County Moms for Liberty hosted a “child safeguarding meeting” at […]

The Express Ace Hardware store in Davis ceases operations, leaving Davis with one Ace Hardware location   By HANNAH SCHRADER —  city@theaggie.org The Aggie Ace Hardware located at 606 West Covell Blvd. in the Anderson Plaza shopping center shut its doors on May 31, almost 11 years after its opening on July 30, 2012. The […]

Davis Pride Festival featured vendors and live performances   By CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org   Content Warning: This article contains discussions of transphobia.   On Sunday, June 4, Davis held its ninth annual Pride Festival, which is the largest event hosted in the city to celebrate Pride Month. The event was kicked off with the […]

City-owned farm Howat Ranch sets precedent in Yolo County area for offsetting carbon emissions    By ZOE SMITH — city@theaggie.org   In collaboration with Yolo County Resource Conservation District, the city of Davis’s Community Development and Sustainability department is working to implement carbon farming techniques that will enhance the local habitat while also drawing as […]

Davis to use sheep to control plant growth in Open Space Program habitats   By ALMA CULVERWELL — city@theaggie.org  Lea este artículo en español.   The city of Davis recently began using sheep from Perennial Grazing to combat weeds and other unwanted plant growth in their 60-acre Oak Savannah habitat at the South Fork Preserve, […]

City council passed an item that would officially denote June as Pride Month at May 26 meeting   By HANNAH SCHRADER —  city@theaggie.org   Content Warning: this article contains discussions of transphobia.   On May 26, the Davis City Council met to address both the new agenda items and the previously scheduled agenda items that […]

The Davis Phoenix Coalition and volunteers begin their preparations for annual Pride celebration even in the face of protesters    By ZOE SMITH — city@theaggie.org   Content Warning: this article contains discussions of transphobia.   On May 28 at 6 a.m., members of the Davis Phoenix Coalition (DPC) gathered at Central Park to paint nine […]