City News

Dumpling House, surrounding businesses temporarily closed At 5:24 p.m., Fire Division Chief Joe Tenney received a call that there was smoke pouring out of a roof downtown, which quickly burst into flames. According to Tenney, the fire was located on the second floor attic and the ceiling of the first floor at 117 E St., […]

Arboretum and Public Garden interns working with City of Davis to create informational tree tags During the week of May 21, the informational tags attached to the trees that line the Arboretum and Public Garden will also appear downtown. Led by the Arboretum museum education interns, the project is a collaboration between the UC Davis […]

Yolo County Transportation District joins forces with Woodland to plan for better transportation The Yolo County Transportation District is collaborating with the City of Woodland to plan a new transit center in downtown Woodland to create a central place where people can come together, making travel more efficient. The transit center could also bring new […]

UCs reconsider tuition hikes for 2018-2019 year With the University of California consisting of 10 prestigious universities, hundreds of thousands of applicants compete against one another to try to get into at least one. In 2015, there was a low percentage of admitted students from the state of California, causing the UCs to significantly increase […]

Why did the goose family cross the road? April 26 “Male with knife approached reporting party asking where his friends were at.” “Subject throwing drinks and other items out of her vehicle and at reporting party’s vehicle while on the freeway and also flipping reporting party off.”   April 27 “Mother goose and her babies […]

Event promoting active transportation came back this May The annual Davis Loopalooza returned on Sunday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with activities ranging from water games to bird-watching available at nine stations along the 12-mile Davis bike loop. “This year we partnered with UC Davis Design Department to rebrand Loopalooza,” said Lorretta […]

Future of downtown Davis in the works under Downtown Plan Advisory Committee The future of downtown Davis rests in the hands of the public as the Downtown Plan Advisory Committee collects input from the community about architectural plans and design to shape the city in the years to come. The KDRT radio program “Davisville” seeks […]

Recology began city operations April 20 On April 20, Recology, an employee-owned company based in San Francisco, took over waste collection operations from Davis Waste Removal Company after purchasing all of the company’s assets. DWRC was previously the only waste and recycling company to operate in Davis, exclusively operating within and around the city since […]

Quit “egging it on” April 19 “Solo vehicle into building, cosmetic damage.”   April 20 “Subjects by the pool playing music loudly.” “Subjects being loud in the hot tub.” “Reporting party was also hit by truck twice. Then witness truck hit a parked vehicle, causing extensive damage. Driver stopped and started talking to vehicle owners […]

Yolo County Sheriff’s Office looking to public for help in animal cruelty case The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating an animal cruelty case concerning abandoned dogs in Clarksburg, Calif. The office is seeking public assistance, as it does not have any leads on who abandoned the dogs, one of which was an injured […]

District Attorney’s office accused of wasting paper, taxpayer money On April 12, Dean Johansson, an attorney at the Yolo County Public Defender’s Office and a district attorney candidate for this election cycle, released a press statement regarding paper waste in the current district attorney’s office. In the release, Johansson accused the current district attorney, Jeff […]

Workshop aims to get community involved in planning of downtown From April 24 to 27, the Davis Downtown Plan Advisory Committee held a participatory workshop where members of the Davis community had the opportunity to give their input on the future of downtown Davis. For four days, the DPAC was stationed in the Davis Community […]