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Walmart will pay $10,200 to the Yolo County Food Bank and $70,798 for the investigation cost and penalties  By RACHEL SHEY — city@theaggie.org On Jan. 5, the Yolo County District Attorney posted a press release describing the settlement of a Walmart price gouging case.  “As part of the settlement, Walmart agreed to pay a partial […]

This plan is a big step forward for UC Davis, following a series of other actions and efforts to reduce on-campus emissions By SHRADDHA JHINGAN — city@theaggie.org In a meeting held on Jan. 4, Chancellor Gary May directed staff to create a plan to eliminate the use of fossil fuels at UC Davis by the […]

The state-wide housing crisis is heavily impacting Davis By LEVI GOLDSTEIN — city@theaggie.org Davis is traditionally a slow population growth city, according to Barbara Archer, the communications & customer service manager of the City of Davis. In June 1986, an advisory measure was approved, calling for Davis to grow as slowly as legally possible, according […]

Schools are promoting vaccination with incentives By RACHEL SHEY — city@theaggie.org As of Jan. 7, 34.1% of Yolo County children ages 5-11 have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine, which is ahead of the state average of 27.4%. Only 61% of Yolo County children ages 12-17 have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine, which lags […]

Paxlovid and Molnupiravir reduce risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19 infection By LEVI GOLDSTEIN — city@theaggie.org The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued Emergency Use Authorization for oral COVID-19 treatments Paxlovid on Dec. 22 and Molnupiravir on Dec. 23. These antiviral pills are now available at select pharmacies in Yolo County, according […]

Schools are promoting vaccination with incentives By RACHEL SHEY — city@theaggie.org As of Jan. 7, 34.1% of Yolo County children ages 5-11 have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine, which is ahead of the state average of 27.4%. Only 61% of Yolo County children ages 12-17 have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine, which lags […]

Experts discuss the benefits of spending time outdoors By SHRADDHA JHINGAN — city@theaggie.org The City of Davis “has been awarded a grant in the amount of $2.784 million by the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Grant Program to renovate Central Park,” according to a press release from the City of Davis on Dec. 8, […]

The thrift and consignment nonprofit benefits mental health organizations By RACHEL SHEY — city@theaggie.org All Things Right & Relevant, a Davis thrift and consignment nonprofit on Spafford Street, donated to suicide prevention for the month of December, with contributions of up to $300 matched by the organization’s board of directors, according to the general manager […]

The conservation coordinator for the City of Davis and waste zero specialist discuss the best ways to reduce waste with local resources by ELLIE LEE — elelee@ucdavis.edu Americans dispose of 25% more trash during Thanksgiving to New Years in comparison to other days in the year, according to Peninsula Sanitary Service, Inc (PSSI). They said […]

Climate change and drought concerns persist despite record-breaking precipitation   By YAN YAN HUSTIS HAYES — city@theaggie.org   On Oct. 24, Sacramento received a total of 5.44 inches of rain. This marks the largest 24-hour precipitation in over 100 years, breaking the previous record established in 1880. The weekend of rain also provided the North […]

Six million waterfowl arrive every winter in California’s “Serengeti migration” By RACHEL SHEY — city@theaggie.org   Every winter, birders flock to the Davis area to see the native waterfowl populations, according to UC Davis Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology faculty Robert Furrow. “There’s a lot of managed wetlands in the Central Valley, that’s a specialty […]

Studies suggest ways to curb squirrel infestations and explain how personality affects squirrel behavior    By SHRADDHA JHINGAN — city@theaggie.org   Harper Junior High School, located in the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD), has had a squirrel infestation that led to three of its fields becoming unusable, according to an article from the Davis […]