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Community members prepare for election with concert, registration drive As the Nov. 6 midterm election approaches, Davis residents and students have gathered to remind and encourage voter turnout. Rock the Vote, a free all-day concert and voter registration drive, took place on Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Davis Commons. It was hosted by Davis Live […]

Davis Odd Fellows’ third annual Davis Chocolate Festival to help send children to summer camp Chocolate lovers are in for a treat, as the Davis Odd Fellows is holding its third annual Davis Chocolate Festival as a fundraiser to cover summer camp costs for underprivileged kids. The festival will take place on Sunday, Nov. 4 […]

Multimedia exhibition featured at International House until November Until Nov. 6, the walls of the International House will be adorned with portraits of deported immigrants, videos of their stories and silkscreens. Stories of deportation across the border are being showcased as part of their “Humanizing Deportation” multimedia exhibit. The exhibition is a collaboration with the […]

Squirrels: Friends or foes? October 10 “Ongoing problem with transient / Currently urinating on the building. Employee requesting 602 and contact to see about further action.” “Squirrel inside residence.”   October 11 “Subject came to reporting party’s door and stated he was in a contest and needed to contact 1200 people.”   October 12 “Transient […]

Yolo County District Attorney’s office receives grant The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has provided grants to the Vacaville Police Department of Education and Enforcement, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office as well to the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency this year for various programs to help increase safety on the road. […]

Assembly member Tony Thurmond plans to address student homelessness, decrease tuition if elected Assembly member Tony Thurmond, who is running for California superintendent of public instruction, has committed to sponsoring student-authored legislation aimed at addressing college affordability. Thurmond held a media teleconference on Oct. 4 for student reporters in the California State University and University […]

Who is this Alonzo?? October 6 “Transient male at playground — appears to be upset; kicking the playground, shouting and taking off his shirt LS near carousel. Reporting party concerned for children that will be in the area shortly.” “Ongoing issue unknown subject has been dumping cooking oil/grease in her front yard.” “Subject was standing at […]

Police confirm identity of shooter, victim A woman is in custody after a man was shot and killed in an apartment complex near F and 10th Streets in Davis on Saturday morning, police say. According to a press release on the Davis Police Department website, police received an emergency call on Saturday, Oct. 20 around […]

North Davis mural in the works along greenbelt North Davis has had a makeover: a mural along the greenbelt was painted by members of Paint the Street from Oct. 12 to 14. The North Davis Senda Nueva community came together in a band of cultures to figure out how to beautify their area and their […]

Davis residents come together to rejoice in unity of diversity Thousands gathered together to commemorate the unity of diversity at the International Festival, located in Central Park, on Oct. 7. This year marked the eighth annual International Festival sponsored by the International House, which included food trucks, culture booths,  dance performances and even live music. […]

Not an infestation after all, two cockroaches found What was originally thought to be an insect and rodent infestation at Crepeville ended up being nothing of the sort. The health inspector, who assessed Crepeville on Monday, Oct. 15, found two cockroaches in a non-service area. The health code violation it thus fell under was insect […]

Da Vinci high schooler caught giving classmates cookies containing human remains An average day at Da Vinci Charter Academy was turned upside down after what seemed like an act of kindness from a fellow classmate turned out to be a vile gesture. An investigation is currently underway by the Davis Police Department after a worrisome […]