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Downtown Streets Team to work with City of Davis to set up winter shelter, offer pay and support for unhoused community By LA RISSA VASQUEZ — city@theaggie.org   On Oct. 18, at their weekly meeting, Davis City Council passed two proposals aimed to better support people experiencing homelessness in Davis: creating a 2022-2023 Emergency Winter […]

Station 31 opened its doors to the public to teach about fire prevention, fire safety  By ANTHONY W. ZAMMIKIEL  — city@theaggie.org   On Oct. 29, the Davis Fire Department (DFD) commemorated Fire Prevention Month by hosting an open house at Station 31, located at 530 5th St. Starting at 10 a.m., firefighters operating the 5th […]

Important voting information, candidates’ responses to allegations made against them, descriptions of their platforms By CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org   Davis’s 2022 general municipal election day is Nov. 8. This year’s election will determine the city council representatives for Districts 1 and 4, as Council Members Gloria Partida (District 4) and Dan Carson (District 1) […]

The software program ‘Detect’ scans social media posts for threats of violence and has potential to monitor student protests. By LA RISSA VASQUEZ — campus@theaggie.org            On Oct. 19, the UC Davis Police Department (UCDPD) released a statement confirming that it is using the software program ‘Detect’ to conduct “threat monitoring” of students’ social media […]

Events hosted by Davis Downtown and other local groups include trick-or-treating, skydiving and stand-up comedy  By CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org As Halloween approaches, the City of Davis will have multiple Halloween festivities for residents and students to participate in. On Oct. 4, Davis Downtown announced a list of planned seasonal events on Instagram, including the […]

Fresh marigolds and a public alter will be available for Davis community members to honor loved ones By LA RISSA VASQUEZ — city@theaggie.org   From Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, the Davis Cemetery District and Arboretum will host its annual Día de los Muertos celebration. A public “ofrenda,” or altar, will be set up outside […]

Workers rallied at the quad demanding better treatment from UC Davis By CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org   On Oct. 13, UC Davis workers rallied together at the quad, calling for a strike authorization vote as part of the Union of Postdocs and Academic Researchers’ (UAW) October Mass Membership Meeting. The UAW’s Davis chapter list of […]

UC Davis medical students show support for UWF farm workers’ efforts to pass assembly bill 2183 By CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org On Sept. 28, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2183 into law — a bill that has long been lobbied for by the United Farm Workers (UFW). According to the UFW, the bill aims to […]

Eight advisory commissions are hiring Davis residents 18 years and older   By CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org   On Sep. 22, the city of Davis announced that it is seeking applicants for certain City Council Advisory Commissions. The requirements to apply include being a Davis resident and being 18 years of age or older. The […]

The citywide social event will feature potlucks, tea parties and more By RIDDHI PURANIK — city@theaggie.org Davis Neighbors’ Night Out is a yearly event hosted by the city of Davis along with UC Davis and the Associated Students of UC Davis (ASUCD), according to the city of Davis website. The event is a celebration of […]

The open-to-all walking art tours make a reappearance after a hiatus due to the pandemic   By RIDDHI PURANIK — city@theaggie.org   The Davis Downtown Business Association hosts monthly self-guided tours that explore art installations, galleries and businesses in Davis. The Davis Downtown website says that the ArtAbout tours will take place on the second Friday […]

“In the Key of Davis” public pianos reappear in Davis after a long hiatus   By RIDDHI PURANIK — city@theaggie.org   The city of Davis relaunched its public piano program, In the Keys of Davis, which features six pianos placed around town that are part of a public arts program run by the city of […]