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Student living in West Village reached out to UC Davis for help, said the university did not provide needed help A UC Davis student living in West Village started displaying COVID-19 symptoms in mid-March. The student, who requested their identity be kept anonymous, was tested by Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento. Although the student’s test was […]

City Council meeting held via Zoom with restrictions on public comments due to prank calls  The Davis City Council discussed the COVID-19 crisis and the City of Davis’ response  during an online City Council meeting on April 7. Councilmembers approved the contribution of $50,000 to the Yolo COVID-19 Relief Fund in an effort to aid […]

After Gov. Newsom’s shelter-in-place order, conservation measures for energy are encouraged Valley Clean Energy, the local electricity provider for Davis, donated $2,500 to the Yolo Food Bank in an effort to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic in Yolo County. The energy provider also ensured that clean energy will remain available during this time, […]

Quarantine means more beers, brooms  April 2 “Suspect broke into locked liquor cabinet.” April 3 “Rhythmic spanking sound.” April 4 “White Tesla backed up to show room.” April 5 “Male subject screaming at the top of his lungs.” April 6 “Neighbor at this location throwing a large broom over the fence into his yard this […]

Among other precautionary measures, dozens of inmates close to completing their sentences were released from both county’s jails Law enforcement officials at both Sacramento and Yolo County announced that they would be releasing certain jail detainees from their custody in order to reduce the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak in their facilities, in addition to […]

Social distancing still encouraged when going out to support local businesses  Starting March 27, Yolo County started permitting non-essential businesses “to process online and phone orders for home deliveries,” although the actual physical locations are required to remain shut for the public, according to a press release from Yolo County.  While residents of Yolo County […]

Through federal initiative Project Roomkey, county temporarily houses 143 vulnerable homeless individuals in motel rooms On April 3, California Gov. Gavin Newsom launched Project Roomkey, a program started by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to house the country’s homeless population in motel rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. The California government issued a press release stating […]

No beer pong on the golf course! March 22 “White sedan occupied by 4 males, shooting Nerf darts at people.” March 27 “Male seen running out of complex with drill in his hand.” “Yellow quad and red motorcycle riding on the grass in the park.” March 28 “11-year-old son got agitated by video game limits […]

Project Baseline launched in Sacramento  Project Baseline, founded by the company Verily and a subsidiary of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, recently launched a coronavirus testing program that has — in two weeks — become available in four testing sites in California. As of March 28, more than 3,700 people had been tested for coronavirus through the […]

Although blood supply currently stable, blood centers fear donation shortage  As the COVID-19 crisis continues, many blood drives have been canceled. Due to this, blood centers warn of potential shortage in the coming weeks. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed a decrease in donations due to the pandemic on their website.  “At this […]

Technical difficulties, trolling prompt changes in procedure for future meetings, highlighting challenges of remote city leadership In compliance with social distancing orders in the wake of COVID-19, the Davis City Council conducted its first virtual meeting over Zoom on March 25. Parts of the meeting were targeted by anonymous trolls who used the video conferencing […]

Citizens who experience price-gouging are encouraged to report it  The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office is increasing its investigation and prosecution of sellers who raise prices more than 10% of a product’s original value in an effort to make necessary supplies affordable during the coronavirus pandemic.  Local attorneys are operating based on laws that only […]