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Public bathrooms on G, E streets will benefit homeless population In a unanimous vote, the Davis City Council approved the construction of two downtown public bathrooms during its meeting on March 20. The public bathrooms will be open 24 hours a day and will primarily be for the homeless population of Davis. While the proposal […]

Victims struck by trains in close proximity to city Recently, there have been several train fatalities and incidents in Davis along the Union Pacific Railroad tracks near Second and D streets, east of the Amtrak station platform. One of the victims was a 22-year-old UC Davis student, Krisada Ruampatarasindhu. Piyaporn Eiamcharoen, who was Ruampatarasindhu’s friend, […]

Stop “stalking the females” March 1 “Female transient sitting just inside store by the carts — was banging her head on the ground at one point.” “Group of five to six college-age subjects going between their vehicle and the bathroom — subjects have been at the park for the past 30 to 40 minutes.” “Subject at […]

Davis Senior High School students reflect on changes Construction on the All Campus Center at Davis Senior High School began on Oct. 25, 2016. On Feb. 7, 2018, the center was opened to students to serve as a cafeteria and study space in the middle of campus. The new building contains large windows, several lunch […]

Four cannabis dispensaries set to open later this year On Feb. 28, the City Planning Commission met to discuss the cannabis dispensary permit applications, continuing the Conditional Use Permit process, which will end with up to four cannabis dispensaries opening in downtown Davis later this year. The applications were all submitted before Oct. 13 last […]

Downtown Davis shows decline in alcohol-related incidents Downtown Davis has seen a significant decrease in alcohol-related incidents since the Entertainment Permit Ordinance was enacted in 2016 in response to a fatal stabbing at KetMoRee. Brett Lee, the mayor pro tempore of Davis, explained that the ordinance, along with other precautions, were implemented in order to […]

Speakers provide perspective on situation On March 1, Yolo Interfaith Immigration Network held a community forum at the Davis Senior Center on the revocation of Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans. The forum consisted of three speakers: Sasha Abramsky, a journalist and lecturer in the University Professional Writing program at UC Davis; Maria Elena Martinez, a […]

Who is Monica? Feb. 19 “Heard only for last 10 minutes, loud yelling from male, repetitive statement, only thing reporting party can make out is the name ‘Monica.’” “Male on Olive Dr. touching cars with a rock causing damage to vehicles.” “Male outside randomly screaming.”   Feb. 21 “Transient male near the Covell entrance was […]

Students bike in freezing conditions to help preserve Arctic Eight elementary schools in Davis have been participating in a drive to aid polar bears for the last month. So far, they have raised enough trip points to ceremoniously adopt 18 polar bears, following the efforts of over 1,000 students over 18 school days. Polar Bears […]

Yolo Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice holds annual climate conference The Yolo Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice will be holding its sixth annual conference on Saturday, March 10 from 1 to 5 p.m., hosted by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis. Doors for registration open at 12:30 p.m. The agenda for this year’s conference is […]

Financial Oversight Committee has open seats to fill The Yolo County Financial Oversight Committee currently has positions open for volunteers to serve for a total of three years. The positions will be decided by the Board of Supervisors for Yolo County. Beth Gabor, Yolo County’s public information officer, believes that the committee does not have […]

Workshop aimed to help parents understand children On Feb. 24, Yolo Rainbow Families, a branch of the Davis Phoenix Coalition, hosted a workshop on gender-diverse children. It aimed to answer questions and provide information to the parents of gender-diverse children — children whose gender may not fully align with their biological sex. The Davis Phoenix […]