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The Burger Patch location in Davis closes after three years of serving the community   By ALMA CULVERWELL — city@theaggie.org    On March 31, the decision was made to close down the Davis location of the local vegan fast-food chain, Burger Patch. The Davis location had been serving students and Davis residents their popular vegan […]

The new feature on the city’s website hopes to engage the community in local forestry   By ALEX UPTON  — city@theaggie.org    The city of Davis introduced a new online format to engage the community in the city’s Urban Forest Management Plan, which is available on the city of Davis’s website. City council met on […]

The council discussed housing funds, the Urban Forest Management Plan and the American Rescue Plan    By ALEX UPTON  — city@theaggie.org    On March 21, the Davis city council held its last council meeting of the month to discuss current housing issues in relation to the city’s American Rescue Plan funding and the new Urban […]

Davis Human Relations Commission extends Thong Hy Huynh nomination deadline to early April   By ALMA CULVERWELL — city@theaggie.org    The Davis Human Relations Commission decided to extend the nomination deadline for the Thong Hy Huynh awards to Monday, April 3. The Thong Hy Huynh awards were created in 1986 to honor the late Thong […]

The city of Davis extended nominations for the annual awards that recognize Davis youths’ contributions to the community   By ALEX UPTON — city@theaggie.org    The city’s annual Golden Heart awards nomination period for 2023 has been extended to April 17, according to a press release on Tuesday. These awards recognize outstanding youth in the […]

Debate is ongoing about the extent the city of Davis should develop into its periphery land   By ANTHONY W. ZAMMIKIEL — city@theaggie.org Lea este artículo en español.   On April 4, the Davis city council received a subcommittee update detailing the Long Range Growth Status Report, which concerned outward expansion within the Davis periphery. […]

The council voted against hearing the appeal in a 2-1 vote    By MADELEINE YOUNG — city@theaggie.org   On April 4, the Davis city council held its first meeting of the month. During the meeting, the council discussed an appeal filed by Councilmember Bapu Vaitla in regard to the new development plan for the University […]

The Davis Area League of Women Voters hosted a forum with the candidates to discuss the upcoming election   By CHRIS PONCE  — city@theaggie.org   On March 29, The Davis Area League of Women Voters (LWV), in partnership with Davis Media Access, hosted an online forum featuring District 3 city council candidates Donna Neville and […]

The calendar now observes Indigenous People’s Day   By ALMA CULVERWELL — city@theaggie.org    Last March, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) approved a new instructional calendar for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. The new calendar’s changes include observing Indigenous People’s Day on Oct. 9, starting school on Aug. 22 and ending school on […]

How the American Rescue Plan Act is supporting local artists recovering from the pandemic   By ALEX UPTON  — city@theaggie.org    On Feb. 27, the city of Davis announced its list of 50 local artists who are recipients of $1,000 relief grants through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Out of the $19 million fund […]

The Cool Davis event featured environmental documentary “What the Health”   By ALMA CULVERWELL —  city@theaggie.org    On March 19, Cool Davis, a group of residents, businesses and organizations committed to the City of Davis’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, held a community movie circle at the Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Yolo County Library. […]

Following her announcement to run for Senate, Representative Porter discusses corporate PACs, abortion access and other issues facing California    By CHRIS PONCE  — city@theaggie.org   On March 15, Democratic Congressperson Katie Porter, who represents California’s 47th District (CA-47), held a campaign event at the UCD Alumni Center. The event was hosted by the Davis […]