City News

Davis is making a move to encourage healthy lifestyles among its citizens.

Earlier this month, the city joined the statewide Healthy Eating Active Living Cities Campaign, HEAL, in an effort to reduce local obesity and physical inactivity rates.

In hard economic times, business can be tough. But the city of Davis has seen that when the going gets tough, the tough get going.

A few new businesses have sprouted downtown, including Generations Family Footwear (710 2nd St.), European Wax Center (768 5th St.) and Village Pizza & Grill (403 G St.).

Village Pizza and Grill owner Aziz Fattahi recently expanded his small Village Bakery by the Amtrak station to a bustling building on G Street. His upgrade was well-planned.

In response to the increasing amount of vacant space available in the Sacramento region, Davis developed a plan to attract new businesses to the area.

City Council passed a resolution to defer tenant improvement fees for new businesses.

The average California gas price is much lower than the record numbers of last year.

In June 2008, unleaded gas reached up to $4.61 per gallon on average, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report website.

Gas prices were back on the rise this summer but never reached $4 per gallon.

After a three-year vacancy, the small grocery spot in Davis' Westlake Plaza will be filled.

By December 2009, the family grocery business DeLano's will fill the space, in response to the surrounding community's desire to have a grocery store within walking or biking distance.

Woodland and Davis will join forces on a water project that seeks to provide clean, reliable water to the two communities, including UC Davis.

Those who support second amendment rights may have another reason to celebrate.

A new measure may allow passengers to check in unloaded and locked guns on their Amtrak train ride.

Though not yet passed by both houses, Senate amendment 2366 passed on Sept. 16 with a vote of 68 to 30.

After the first two cases of West Nile virus in Yolo County this year were confirmed last week, Davis residents should take all precautions against mosquitoes - especially considering recent high temperatures. An older man between the ages of 55 and 74 and a younger boy between 10 and 18 years old, both from Davis, were the first human cases of West Nile in Yolo County.

When Target's doors open in a few weeks, one of the most contentious chapters in Davis history will finally come to a close.

In any other town, the arrival of a Target store would either go unnoticed or be met with tepid approval. But Davis isn't like any other town, and the story of Target's arrival here almost perfectly captures the essence of what makes Davis unique.

Eighth District Representative Mariko Yamada recently placed a new bill on the desk of the governor.

AB 647 aims to make information on the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System available to the public.

NMVTIS is an online-database that provides car history, such as auto titling, brand data and theft data. The information helps the state, law enforcement and consumers to confirm the car's background, including previous damages caused by floods or fires, and help recover stolen cars as well.

Sacramento will soon be transforming a dull parking lot into a bustling mini-park called Presley Park.

PARK(ing) Day this year will take place on Friday, Sept. 18th on the intersection of J Street and 20th Street in downtown Sacramento.

Consumers in Davis can rest a little easier knowing their representatives have them in mind.

The Consumer Federation of California gave Senator Lois Wolk, Fifth District, a 100 percent on the 2009 Interim scorecard for State Lawmakers, while Representative Mariko Yamada, Eighth District, earned the equivalent of 80 percent on her scorecard.

Scores are based on key bills the CFC considers important. The interim scorecard provides a preview of how legislators have voted thus far throughout the session. The year's final scorecard is released shortly after Congress adjourns for the year.

This Labor Day holiday Yolo County is cracking down on drunk driving.Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest., the national Labor Day enforcement program, was launched on Aug. 21, and will last until Sept. 4. Yolo has been a part of the AVOID Anti-DUI program since 2006.

In response to an escalation in summer burglaries, the Davis Police Department advised residents to take simple precautions to protect their property.

Apartments have been scoped out and victimized, since a significant amount of burglaries occur at apartment complexes and, consequently, where students live.