City News

As part of project YOBI, families living in poverty and people experiencing homelessness have begun receiving monthly checks from Yolo County By CHRIS PONCE  — city@theaggie.org   The 2020 Census revealed that 28.4% of the people from Yolo County have an income below 150% of the poverty level. The poverty rate in Yolo County is […]

Incumbent Jeff Reisig challenged by candidate Cynthia Rodriguez By RACHEL SHEY — city@theaggie.org   The Yolo County primary election race is on June 7. Voters will be choosing two county supervisor seats, the sheriff and the district attorney’s seat. The current district attorney, Jeff Reisig, is campaigning for re-election against Cynthia Rodriguez, president of the […]

The Varsity Theatre has been a staple of the City of Davis for over 100 years By SOFIA BIREN — city@theaggie.org The Davis Varsity Theatre is over a century old; it opened in 1921, 38 years before UC Davis officially became its own campus. Throughout the decades, the movie theater was sold, remodeled, unoccupied for […]

This annual holiday honors the late activist and his push toward social and economic justice By SOFIA BIREN — city@theaggie.org   Content Warning: This article contains descriptions of violence and racism which some readers may find disturbing.    César Chávez Day on March 31 marked the late activist’s 95th birthday and the 60th anniversary of […]

Point in Time Count indicates how many individuals are experiencing homelessness By SHRADDHA JHINGAN — city@theaggie.org   In a press release published on March 4, Yolo County announced that the “2022 sheltered and unsheltered Point in Time Count (PIT) was conducted on Feb. 23.” According to the press release, this was the first time that […]

Officials are hopeful that the funds will help reduce the impact of California’s catastrophic wildfires By LEVI GOLDSTEIN — city@theaggie.org   On Feb. 22, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors approved an expenditure plan for a $1.5 million state grant for fire preparedness and mitigation. According to Yolo County Office of Emergency Services (OES) Manager […]

City hopes to eventually offer nighttime services for people experiencing homelessness By RACHEL SHEY — city@theaggie.org   On Feb. 28, the Davis social services commission approved an extension recommendation which would extend the Daytime Respite Center through June 2023; the extension was approved on March 1 by City Council.  The Daytime Respite Center was started […]

Lo is the first female Asian American Battalion Chief in the Davis Fire Department By SOFIA BIREN — city@theaggie.org Emily Lo, who has been working at the Davis Fire Department for 31 years, was promoted this year to Battalion Chief, making her the first female Asian American Battalion Chief in the City of Davis. She […]

Urgency ordinance has the potential to be permanently codified By RACHEL SHEY — city@theaggie.org On Feb. 22, the Davis City Council voted unanimously in favor of new water usage restrictions. To reduce wasting drinkable water, washing buildings or sidewalks with potable water is now prohibited. City Councilman Dan Carson said that the drought situation looks […]

Group claiming to be associated with Carpenters Local Union 46 sets up signs and grim reaper statue at MU and Silo Market By LEVI GOLDSTEIN — city@theaggie.org Beginning the week of Feb. 20, individuals wearing yellow construction vests claiming to be associated with Carpenters Local Union 46 have set up signs and handed out fliers […]

Local Davis organizers hold vigils at Central Park to show their support for the people of Ukraine  By CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org Content Warning: war, violence On Feb. 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion into Ukraine labeled as a “military operation.” In the wake of the war, the Ukrainian people are fighting back […]

Local air quality management programs maintain low levels of fine particulate matter and ozone in the atmosphere with the help of forecasting By LEVI GOLDSTEIN — city@theaggie.org   From November through February, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District (AQMD) issues a Don’t Light Tonight advisory, which asks residents of the district to not light wood-burning stoves […]