In state representative Mariko Yamada's first year representing the 8th District, five of the seven bills the Democrat authored were signed by the governor. Only two were vetoed.
People, especially students, find ways to download music illegally, but some are dissuaded from this practice and prefer the legal route - purchasing their music.
Several changes have hit G Street in the past few months, the most recent of which is the transformation of the former Thai 2K restaurant into a noodle bar.
Thanks to a grant, Yolo County will have the resources it needs to supervise its sex offenders on probation. On Tuesday, Oct. 27, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors accepted $259,075 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Violence Against Women Recovery Act. The funding is available from Oct. 1, 2009 to Sept. 20, 2010, and will provide increased community supervision of offenders convicted of sexual assault in Yolo County. The grant will also increase support for their victims.
As a celebratory thank-you to its loyal customers, the Davis Farmers Market will hold its annual Fall Festival on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Central Park.