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Diane Parro named director of business and community engagement Diane Parro is now the director of business and community engagement for the City of Davis. She was previously the City’s chief innovation officer and will now serve as a liaison between the community and the City. Mike Webb, the Davis city manager, elaborated on Parro’s […]

Are there any Girl Scout cookies in there? May 10 “Several vehicles facing wrong way on street.” “Three duffle bags with Girl Scout property left in front of residence. Request items be picked up.” “Tenant in office refusing to leave — upset over her vehicle being towed today from fire lane — request officer mediate.” […]

Local firefighters host pancake breakfast to raise money for burn institute On May 5, Davis firefighters put together their annual pancake breakfast for students, families and residents to raise money. All proceeds, collected through $5 tickets sold around campus, are directly donated to the the Firefighters Burn Institute. This burn institute was founded by Fire […]

Huei Young’s garden tour Huei Young, a longtime Davis resident, has used her Asian-inspired garden as a site for many fundraisers over the years. On May 20, Young held tours of her garden with all of the proceeds going toward Yolo Hospice. This fundraiser was very personal and meaningful to Young, whose late husband, Frank […]

Awareness campaign brings Davis’s housing situation into perspective Rather than get a good night’s rest on the campaign trail, Davis city council candidate Eric Gudz slept in their car for a week. “There’s definitely a lot of things that I picked up on right away,” Gudz said. “The sheer amount of energy that that process […]

UC Davis graduate students host community ferment event The Mary L. Stephens Branch Library hosted a free public fermenting workshop on Saturday, May 12. The event, titled Building Community Ferment, was facilitated by members of the Radical Mycology Working Group at UC Davis to educate the community on creating vegetable-fermented sauerkraut. “This is our first […]

Big Day of Giving has Yolo residents in the spirit of giving Since 2013, the Yolo Food Bank, along with other organizations all over Yolo County, has participated in the Big Day of Giving, an annual charity event in May dedicated to challenging communities to help raise funds and grow local philanthropy. This year’s Big […]

Mansion will house offices of new police substation, Valley Clean Energy May 5 marked the grand reopening of the Dresbach Hunt-Boyer mansion, which has been repurposed to serve as a downtown Davis Police Department substation and headquarters for Valley Clean Energy. The City of Davis hosted an open house for the mansion followed by a […]

Deli seeks to mix old, new On the side of the store, a large sign that reads “No Bagels, No Life” stands behind Solomon’s Delicatessen’s glass exterior. This slogan for Solomon’s Delicatessen is inspired by “No Music, No Life,” a slogan of Russ Solomon, the founder of Tower Records. Solomon passed away in March of […]

Who puts sugar in a gas tank? May 2 “Truck drove across the reporting party’s lawn and driveway, parked in the yard partially. Silver pick-up — vehicle is not on, does not appear occupied, possibly associated with a nearby party.” “Unknown subject attempted to jump patio gate then left area.”   May 3 “Reporting party’s […]

Veronica Dunn, Patricia Astin to take lead positions Pioneer Elementary and César Chávez Elementary will both see new principals take office in the coming school year. Patricia Astin, the current coordinator of educational support services in the Tehama County Department of Education, will be the new principal at Pioneer Elementary. Veronica Dunn, the current interim […]

AB 2292 to expand child care services, funds A recent California Assembly bill, AB 2292, championed by Yolo County Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, proposes improvements to the child care system. By establishing the Early Education Expansion Program, the bill’s goal is to provide better access to high-quality child care and education programs for infants as well […]