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After historic union vote, North Davis organizers say that the movement continues   By ANTHONY W. ZAMMIKIEL  — city@theaggie.org    On Jan. 23, the North Davis Peet’s Coffee location announced in a press release that the employees at the location voted 14-1 in favor of unionization. The National Labor Relations Board certified the election, making […]

The 50-year anniversary of historic Supreme Court decision reflected reality of post-Roe America    By: MADELEINE YOUNG —  city@theaggie.org    On Jan. 21, the weekend of what would be the 50-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte hosted a “Remembering Roe” rally at the Davis Community Church […]

The Yolo Land Trust and Solano Land Trust easements will protect agricultural land acquisition for years to come   By LA RISSA VASQUEZ — city@theaggie.org   On Dec. 15, 2022, the city of Davis, Yolo Land Trust and Solano Land Trust received nearly $4 million in grant funds from the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) […]

HOME, CDBG funds will be used to address local housing concerns   By MADELEINE YOUNG — city@theaggie.org   According to a city press release from Dec. 16, 2022, up to $1.2 million in Federal Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and Housing Investment Partnership (HOME) programs will be awarded to support affordable housing and social services […]

Newcomer Vaitla and incumbent Partida sworn into office on Jan. 15   By MADELEINE YOUNG — city@theaggie.org   On Dec. 1, the Davis City Council election results were released, with ​​Bapu Vaitla and Gloria Partida winning districts one and four with 59.7% and 62.4% of the total votes, respectively. Both Vaitla and Partida shared similar […]

The committee will share updates about the design and construction of Corona’s memorial splash pad   By LA RISSA VASQUEZ — city@theaggie.org     On Jan. 21, the Natalie Corona Committee will be tabling at the Davis Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to share design and construction updates about the memorial splash […]

Yolo county faces power loss, flooding and falling trees following California’s record rainfall   By MADELEINE YOUNG — city@theaggie.org   On Jan. 4, Yolo County issued an emergency proclamation order in a press release following Governor Gavin Newsom’s declaration of emergency in California. This came after  record storms in California left Davis, and much of […]

What you should know about the upcoming unionization election at the two Peet’s Coffee locations in Davis on Jan. 17 and 20   By ANTHONY W. ZAMMIKIEL  — city@theaggie.org   On Nov. 29, the Peet’s Coffee locations in Downtown and North Davis announced in a joint press release that the cafes have filed a motion […]

Increase in hate crimes results in resolution to eradicate hate through community-based program   By LA RISSA VASQUEZ — city@theaggie.org   On Nov. 30, Yolo County, the city of Davis and UC Davis signed a collaborative resolution to build a campaign called “Hate-Free Together.” The campaign aims to combat discrimination in the community by educating […]

Amid ongoing negotiations between DTA and Davis Joint Unified School District, community rallies for better funding   By JILLIAN MARCH — city@theaggie.org   After the school day ended on Nov. 30, parents, teachers and community members gathered at the intersection of 5th and B Street to demonstrate their support for teachers, paraeducators and other school […]

If attempts to unionize are successful, Downtown Davis and North Davis locations will be the first Peet’s Coffee cafes to unionize   By ANTHONY W. ZAMMIKIEL — city@theaggie.org   On Nov. 29, two Peet’s Coffee locations in Davis, one in Downtown Davis and another in North Davis, announced in a press release that they had […]

New construction and potential housing projects discussed at recent City Council and DJUSD 2×2 meeting   By JILLIAN MARCH — city@theaggie.org   On Nov. 16, members from the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) and Davis City Council met for their monthly 2×2 meeting on Zoom to discuss ongoing city and district projects. Davis Vice […]