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Davis Farmers Market offered free gift baskets with three or more items purchased From Dec. 1 to 22, the Davis Farmers Market offered shoppers free wrapped gift baskets when they purchased any three items from a wide range of vendors throughout the market. Maggie Dorsey, the office manager of the Davis Farmers Market, stood at […]

District attorneys found Target violated state environmental laws, injunctive terms Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig and 23 prosecutorial offices announced on Dec. 5 a $7.4 million settlement with Target after investigating the corporation for continued environmental violations. The coalition, which consisted primarily of district attorney offices and included California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, alleged […]

9-1-1 emergency dispatchers in Davis, surrounding areas can now be contacted via text message On Dec. 5 Police and Yolo County emergency dispatchers announced the launch of their text-to-911 service, which allows Yolo County residents to contact emergency services via text message. If circumstances make it difficult or impossible to speak on the phone, those […]

Sticks and stones November 21 “A driver of a gold Ford sedan threw a rock at reporting party’s vehicle. No damage to reporting party’s vehicle and reporting party would like it to be logged.” “Male subject threatening to hit people with a large flashlight.” November 22 “Injured hawk, unable to fly.” “Reporting party’s roommate became […]

Local sushi restaurant announces closing on Facebook After many years in Davis, Fuji Sushi Boat & Buffet officially announced on Nov. 1 via Facebook that it will be closing. Established in 1997, the restaurant aimed to become the go-to place for sushi at prices college students could afford. At a $17.99 lunch fee ($20.99 on […]

Interim Housing Ordinance to be extended to the next fiscal year, when a new ordinance will be drafted On Nov. 27, city staff brought up two pressing issues during the weekly city council meeting. The council wanted to “extend the current interim ordinance for a limited period, to allow additional commission/community review of the draft […]

Yolo County Association of Realtors donates $10,000 to Yolo Crisis Nursery The Yolo County Association of Realtors plans to donate $10,000 to the Yolo Crisis Nursery. The Yolo Crisis Nursery offers relief to families with small children, and the Yolo County Association of Realtors hopes to help the community in any way that it can. […]

City Council approves agreement with Davis City Employees Association On Nov. 13, the Davis City Council approved a four-year labor agreement with the Davis City Employees Association. The decision concluded 10 years of negotiations, a time period during which workers operated with no agreed-upon contract and no new raises. This new contract offers city employees […]

Teach Your Children, Inc. closes amid turbulent relationship with Woodland Joint Unified School District In February of 2017, Amazon brokered a deal with the public-sector buying cooperative U.S. Communities, which purchases supplies for schools. The Institute for Local Self-Reliance warned at the time that Amazon’s expansion into the public sector would harm cities, counties and […]

The Davis Native Family Alliance formed to discuss, display problems faced by Native students Members of the Davis Native Family Alliance voiced concerns over Native American representation during a board meeting of the Davis Joint Union School District on Nov. 15. DNFA is a group composed of Native families with children enrolled in DJUSD schools. […]

Newly-elected school board will consider parcel tax in December to address teacher compensation gaps During the Nov. 15 board meeting, the Davis Joint Unified School District’s Board of Education voted to hold a discussion on Dec. 20 about putting a parcel tax measure on the 2020 ballot. Parcel taxes are a specific property tax in […]

Strike team of local, campus, city fire personnel came home to Davis after fighting deadliest blaze in state history   A team of firefighters from Woodland, West Sacramento, the City of Davis and the UC Davis Fire Department joined other fire departments from across the state on Nov. 8 in an effort to contain the […]