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Davis Police Department receives thousands in donations from community in memory of slain officer The Davis Police Department created a memorial fund in honor of slain police officer Natalie Corona, and community members and local business have stepped up to contribute. Corona was shot and killed in the line of duty while responding to a […]

Lost and Found January 19 “Male customer inside the store taking pictures of other customers and saying that people are stalking him.” “Sounds of toddler playing with phone.” “Pile of brand new clothes with tags behind the enclosed dumpster area on the Planet Wash side of plot, unknown if stolen and dumped.” “Dark-colored sedan driving […]

Center for Land-Based Learning, other organizations receive grants Nine Yolo County programs received grants to help with youth education. Through the Buck Education Grant program, which is part of the Yolo Community Foundation, the dispersed amount totaled $73,000. Meg Stallard, the president of the board of the Yolo Community Foundation, noted how the organization prides […]

PG&E received claim of $30 billion, took necessary steps to figure out how to handle costs The Camp Fire that consumed Butte County in 2018 and the Tubbs Fire that burned 36,000 acres in Santa Rosa in 2017 had one major commonality: the equipment was owned by PG&E. The Tubbs fire, however, was later said […]

Pantry, Treasure Trove are new programs to benefit student resident families The Solano Park Apartments Pantry, a space that provides food to local residents, hopes to increase its weekly hours through volunteer engagement. The Solano Pantry began last summer to help fight food insecurity. It is one of three ongoing initiatives, including the Farmers Market […]

Resources for students, staff to better transition to UCPath program On April 1, UC Davis, Agriculture and Natural Resources and UC Berkeley will begin using UCPath, a new payroll system aimed at standardizing pay and benefits across the UC system. Four schools –– Riverside, Merced, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara –– have already converted, facing […]

Potential crisis of food insecurity arose due to frozen federal funds, missed paychecks In response to the shutdown of the federal government, both local and federal programs dealing with food insecurity were modified in order to provide support to beneficiaries. The Yolo Food Bank hosted a weekly special food distribution for federal employees starting on […]

Where did the crowbar come from? January 9 “Male versus female pulling each others clothes.” January 10 “College students having loud party.” January 11 “Unknown male asked reporting party to call his phone because he lost it in his car, male gave him the number in Spanish and then proceeded to tell him it was […]

Brooks Painting Charity redesigns Yolo Food Bank for annual charity painting Last spring, the Yolo Food Bank was deemed the winner of the 12th Annual Brooks Painting Charity Paint Giveaway contest, which donates painting services to local community-oriented organizations. Since Jan. 19, the Food Bank neared its completion with the painting and labor for the […]

Glacier Point Apartments expected to cost over $200,000 for reconstruction At approximately 5:45 p.m. on Jan. 1, a call was reported to the Davis Fire Department that the Glacier Point Apartments, located at 2225 Glacier Dr., had smoke and flames spewing from the roof. It started with a large crackling noise and led to much […]

Girls on the Run of Greater Sacramento, a local branch of a nonprofit that facilitates after-school running and character-building programs for young girls, received a $30,000 grant from the Rite Aid Foundation’s KidsCents Regional Grant Program. Girls on the Run is an international organization based in Charlotte, N.C., and was chosen by the Rite Aid […]

Grant will fund new program HOPE that aims to provide transitional housing, services to homeless victims of crime The Yolo County District Attorney’s office announced on Dec. 31 that it successfully secured $1.5 million in funding for a new transitional housing program led by the Woodland homeless shelter Fourth & Hope. In a press release, […]