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“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 […]

Flip flops with socks, a violation April 25 “Daughter under the influence, throwing items up on the roof, was beating the garage and causing a disturbance. Currently banging on the front door.” April 26 “Sounds of walking. No sounds of distress.” April 27 “Request assistance with asking subject to leave, has been told in the […]

Davis Odd Fellows Lodge hosts another successful event On April 25 from 6 to 8 p.m., the Davis Odd Fellows Lodge reported that its annual A Taste of Davis event brought in hundreds of people from all over and raised a generous amount of money. “The Taste of Davis started 10 years ago — this […]

“#goatcam” video amasses thousand of views on city’s social media On April 18, the city of West Sacramento published a video from the perspective of a goat running around near the Sacramento River. A video camera was attached to the head of the goat, and for two minutes, viewers could peer into the life of […]

Hanging bee hives provide art, functionality Given the recent swarm of bees in Davis, Circle of Bees — a nonprofit that provides education to protect and expand beekeeping culture — has been involved in a number of projects, including an art installation that hung about 77 bee hives in Davis’ Central Park as part of […]