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Students, community members reflect on the milestone ride The 50th annual Davis Double Century took place on Saturday, May 18, with bicyclists riding through Lake, Napa and Yolo counties. The race started and ended in Davis and took  place over two days. The first Davis Double Century was in 1969 and the event has been […]

Bill was originally vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown in 2018 California lawmakers are reintroducing Senate Bill 328, a bill that pushes back school start times. The revised bill proposes that middle schools start no earlier than 8 a.m. and high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. The bill was first vetoed by former Governor […]

Counties retain their healthcare funding for now While Governor Gavin Newsom initially proposed a plan to provide health coverage for low-income, undocumented young adults ages 19 to 25, a caveat emerged where public health dollars from four counties — Placer, Sacramento, Santa Barbara and Stanislaus — would lose public health funding for their current programs. […]

Toxicology reports showed an unknown substance, police still investigating In the course of a little over two weeks, the Davis Police Department received three reports of instances in which women — all students at UC Davis — experienced blackouts, abnormal behavior and scares due to drinking alcoholic beverages that had been tampered with. It is believed that […]

“Food financial aid” becomes pertinent, half of students face food insecurity California Assembly Bill 612 proposes the food benefit program, The CalFresh Program, be approved for all 114 California community colleges across the 72 districts. The bill intends to remedy the number of students battling food insecurity, or hunger, on college campuses. “Now, students are […]

Estimates from the California Department of Finance show growth in city size last year The city of Davis grew in population by a roughly single percentage point in 2018, outpacing surrounding Yolo County cities by a significant rate, according to a press release by the California Department of Finance. In a press release on May […]

Pranking the police, bad idea May 1 “Caller advised prank calling.” May 2 “Male transient threatening to hit bicyclists with a stick.” May 3 “Gold Toyota Sienna with driver and passenger smoking marijuana joint in vehicle, while holding cigarettes out of the window trying to conceal the joint.” May 4 “Single male screaming outside for […]

Unpredictable wildfires pollute Yolo County, Bay Area The American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report revealed Yolo County’s short term particle pollution amid the effects of climate change and California wildfires. The 2019 report covered 2015 to 2017, which were the warmest years ever recorded in modern history, and included seven of the […]

Health advisories warn students, community members of measles outbreaks For weeks now, health advisories have popped up at universities and schools across the state of California warning people about measle outbreaks. Students at UC Davis can click on an informative page directly connected to the school’s Student Health and Counseling Services website to receive more […]

Soroptimist International of Davis provides grants to various organizations Soroptimist International of Davis, a service club, focuses on improvement for gender equality. It awarded $5,000 to community nonprofits on April 24 at the Davis Odd Fellows Hall for its annual Community Grants Luncheon. Wendy Weitzel, the president of Soroptimist International of Davis, explained the club’s […]

Student housing project can now move forward after defeating lawsuit alleging inadequate Environmental Impact review City attorney Harriet Sterner informed the Davis City Council on April 23 that the lawsuit levied against the proposed student development project Lincoln40 was successful. Sterner announced to the council during the Tuesday meeting that a Yolo County judge issued […]

Community pride celebrations welcome all In the year of the Stonewall riots’ 50th anniversary, Davis Pride’s theme is #StonewallStrong, commemorating the 1969 event that helped spark the modern-day gay rights movement. Davis Pride will be held on Sunday, May 19 at Central Park and will consist of the Run/Walk for Equality at 8 a.m. and […]