City News

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 […]

Family-friendly activities, tree lighting occupy E Street Plaza Downtown Davis transformed into a holiday wonderland on Nov. 29, hosting various community traditions and showcasing performances of community-based groups. The event encouraged residents and students alike to converge in downtown to celebrate the upcoming holiday season. A historical and tradition-filled event, the Davis Holiday Celebration always […]

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 […]

Odd behaviors and strange texts November 15 “Stated texted wrong person.” November 17 “Male 35 to 40 years of age thin dark clothing. On bike with shopping cart that also had shopping car, rode into neighbor’s C/Port, then approached other neighbor’s front door. When reporting party went outside to check the subject, he began mumbling […]

Firefighters responded to multiple fires in Woodland area On Nov. 12, firefighters responded to six fires set around the Woodland area in the span of two hours. All fires were within a two-block radius of Main and West streets. It is believed that the fires were intentionally started by an arsonist. By 8:30 a.m., police […]

Farms outside of California, agricultural research at UC Davis affected Proposition 12, also known as the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative, passed on Nov. 6 by a 61 to 39 percent vote. It established minimum space requirements for breeding pigs and egg-laying hens. Additionally, it banned the sale of veal, pork from breeding pigs and eggs […]