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City Councilmembers reluctant to recognize new flag On Feb. 20, UC Davis student Aiden Ramey laid out his case for a new city flag to Davis City Council members. Since mid-October, the Davis Vexillology Club — vexillology being the study of flags — has been working to create and implement a new flag with UC […]

Organization’s annual Live Your Dream Awards provide $2,000 to two single working mothers On Feb. 21, Soroptimist International of Greater Davis hosted an information and awards night at Repower Yolo on E Street. The organization named two recipients of its annual Live Your Dream Awards. In addition, the club presented money to the Multi-Disciplinary Interview […]

Keep your own trash Feb. 13 “Reporting party believes neighbor dumped trash into his garbage bin while out on the street during pick-up day.”   Feb. 14 “Reporting party concerned about a trail of Ritz crackers laid out on the sidewalk and nearby bushes, leading to a white van with cracked windows parked in front […]

Yolo Hospice receives $60,000 grant for advance care planning Partnership Healthplan of California and The Coalition for Compassionate Care of California awarded Yolo Hospice a $60,000 grant for advance health care planning in the community. Yolo Coalition to Honor Choices — a coalition formed by Yolo Hospice that includes Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance, Woodland Healthcare […]

Sebastian Oñate to replace Debbie Davis as editor On Feb. 21, The Davis Enterprise held a reception to celebrate the promotion of Sebastian Oñate from associate editor to editor of The Davis Enterprise and to bid farewell to Debbie Davis, the current editor and assistant publisher of the local newspaper. Several community leaders and organizers, […]

Brody Wayne Fernandez bows out, leaves message for city In early November of 2017, Brody Wayne Fernandez officially announced his candidacy for Davis City Council. However, he recently announced that he will not be filing nomination papers with the city and will be resigning from the 2018 election. “I want the citizens of Davis to […]

Volkswagen scandal funds to be used for zero-emission bussing in Sacramento, Davis By 2040, the California Air Resources Board will require transit buses in California to be zero-emission or electric. Changes are now starting as the Yolo County Transportation District looks to partner with the City of Sacramento, City of Davis, City of West Sacramento, […]

Fight for zero traffic deaths by 2027 Sacramento’s Vision Zero traffic safety program aims to eliminate vehicular fatalities and serious injuries in the city by 2027. The city is developing a Vision Zero Action Plan that will identify factors influencing traffic incidents and lay out necessary actions for stopping vehicular deaths and injuries. Vision Zero […]

Why did the dog cross the road? Feb. 3 “Elderly male disoriented — thinks another subject at the facility is having an emergency.” “Male just smashed out reporting party’s neighbor’s apartment window.”   Feb. 7 “Newer model Volkswagen beetle driving in the wrong direction. Vehicle was driving eastbound in westbound traffic on Covell.” “Male transient […]

Amazon uses public process to choose new HQ, rejects Sacramento’s bid Amazon recently announced its contenders for a second headquarters — a list of 20 cities across the nation that, despite strong efforts and predictions otherwise, did not include Sacramento. City officials had devoted significant effort into the pitch and still believe that their thorough […]

YoloArts slated to take over management at Gibson House YoloArts is in the process of taking over the historic Gibson House museum, which the Yolo County Historical Museum group is currently running. Some community members are not content with this change and are now petitioning against the new authorization, claiming that the museum will lose […]

High school seniors Kyle Stachowicz, Sam Chung fill need for communicative technology A new app has recently been beta-tested in Davis to help police officers better serve the homeless. Davis Senior High School 12th-graders Kyle Stachowicz and Sam Chung were contacted by the Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter to build what has become a three- to […]