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City Council reconsiders plans surrounding Pacifico, including creation of mental health facility The Feb. 19 City Council meeting featured a discussion of the current state of the Pacifico Housing Property located in South Davis. The city staff provided a report on the historical background of Pacifico and the issues that it currently faces. After long […]

Ordinance to address abandoned shopping carts in Davis, impose fines on businesses for impounding carts The Davis City Council is taking steps to address the shopping carts littered around Davis. The council and city staff are drafting up an ordinance that would require businesses to put containment systems in place, as well as impose fines […]

After initially refusing to take a stance on the Green New Deal proposal, Garamendi announces support in Facebook post Congressman John Garamendi hosted a town hall meeting on Feb. 19 where local activists pressured him to support the Green New Deal, which he initially declined to back, after a heated hour-and-a-half exchange with attendees. On […]

Stop vacuuming so loudly February 19 “Grandson is at the residence ‘trashing’ the place.” February 20 “Occurred week ago. Two aggressive solicitors came to business and made vague threats to steal reporting party’s glasses.” February 21 “Subjects with amplified music.” February 22 “Unknown suspect used reporting party’s bank account at Davis Nugget.” February 23 “Unknown […]

Arts Alliance Davis looks toward art as healing mechanism The group Arts Alliance Davis seeks ways to incorporate art as a way to heal people in the community who have experienced trauma. It hopes to serve as second responder to emergencies. “We’re a group of artists, arts organizations — sometimes businesses, community members — and […]

Owner of Village Pizza & Grill is opening a new pizza restaurant in the heart of downtown Davis The owner of Village Pizza & Grill, Aziz Fattahi, is opening another pizza restaurant at 236 B St., on the corner of Third and B streets. Fattahi, who opened Village Pizza & Grill in 2009 and also […]

Liability, health concerns, fees threaten to end program serving Davis homeless population UC Davis student organization Homeless Outreach through Prevention and Education has been fundraising and raising student awareness in an attempt to save the Showers Program — a program that allows individuals experiencing homelessness to use Hickey Gym’s athletic showers for one hour on […]

Boba shop caters to students as a hangout spot The building on the corner of Third and A Streets, formerly occupied by Off-Campus Books, will be separated into two eateries, one of which will become i-Tea, a boba tea shop. According to Jacky Ruan, the president of 168 Eat & Entertainment Enterprises, the company is […]

Yolo District Attorney has presented evidence for murder charge in preliminary hearings, contradicting claims of self-defense Davis resident Hayley Gilligan maintains that she shot her ex-boyfriend in self-defense last October. The prosecution, however, has presented evidence that disputes her accounts of events in preliminary hearings, according to The Davis Enterprise. After an arraignment on Feb. […]

Stop leaving behind luggage February 5 “Injured jackrabbit near the grassy strip between curb and sidewalk by address.” February 6 “Unattended black suitcase left in the plaza area across from above location.” February 7 “Coyote seen running through the park. Not aggressive.” February 8 “Unknown male came into gas station and dropped off backpack.” February […]

Uncertain impact on students living off-campus Davis residents can expect an increase in solid waste program rates since there was not a majority opposition from the public, as permitted by Proposition 218, to the City Council on Feb. 5. Due to deficits in the program, rates will raise annually for households in the next five […]

Mixed expectations for how new federal program will affect Davis On Feb. 5, the City of Davis announced that a Davis region has been chosen to receive opportunity zone status. Opportunity zones were created within the Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to address national economic disparities by using tax benefits to incentivize […]