City News

A plan to route a new set of power lines through Yolo County has sparked anger among a number of farmers and residents.

The Transmission Agency of Northern California, or TANC, has proposed the construction of 600 miles of new power lines in Northern California. The TANC Transmission Project (TTP) would transmit energy from renewable sources in Lassen County throughout Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Recent budget decisions will "devastate the county," said Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto.

The county has asked Prieto to cut 53 positions from the Sheriff's Department budget to bridge a $24 million deficit in the county's general fund for the next fiscal year. Cuts are being made in every county department, but Prieto says the cuts to his department will have an especially painful impact on the county.

The Bike Church is reborn.

Saturday was the grand opening of the Davis Bike Collective - the newest incarnation of the Davis Bike Church, which was evicted from its former location on campus in October.

The new Davis Bike Collective has taken up residence in an 1138 square-foot garage in East Davis, near the northwest corner of Fourth and L Streets.

Economic pressure often translates into family pressure. Stress can result in withdrawal from the community. Maintaining individual health is key.

Those were just some of the take-home lessons offered at an all-day conference on the economy hosted by the Davis Community Church on Saturday.

Davis police are looking for a male suspect who allegedly robbed a Bank of America branch inside the Save Mart supermarket at 1900 Anderson Road in Davis.

It's "nursery" season in the wetlands.

Local residents will have a chance to see goslings, ducklings and other baby birds up close when docents from the Yolo Basin Foundation host a tour of the City of Davis Wetlands on May 2 from 9 to 11 a.m.

Over the last two decades, the distribution of illegal immigrants within the United States has changed drastically, experts say.

California has typically drawn the largest percentage of migrant workers in the country. Yet according to a recent report from the Pew Hispanic Center, many of them are now searching elsewhere for work.

A fact that may be unknown to some, the homeless population in Davis is steadily increasing as the economy worsens.

A recent homeless census conducted by several local homeless service agencies indicated that the overall count of homeless individuals in Yolo County is up approximately 19 percent, an increase of 77 individuals since the last count in 2007.

The Davis City Council will meet tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Chambers at 23 Russell Blvd. The following are brief descriptions of selected topics that will be discussed at the meeting. The full agenda can be viewed online at cityofdavis.org/meetings.

Photos, videos, contacts, banking information and other information are often kept online in this day and age, but what happens to all of this when you pass away?

This may be a morbid question, but new online sites claim to have a solution to this problem with their new services.

A recent report found more college students are using credit cards today than in 2004.

Eighty-four percent of undergraduate college students have at least one credit card, up from 76 percent in 2004, according to a report released this month by Sallie Mae.

Abandoned boat bill moves forward

When a boat or other vessel is abandoned on a state waterway, the State Lands Commission has the authority to remove and dispose of it.

That process is cumbersome, however, requiring lawsuits filed through the Attorney General's Office. A bill to simplify and expedite this process is currently making its way through the state legislature, according to a press release from the office of State Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis).

In 2008, Clinton P. Murray made $231,687. He is a California prison guard.

Hold that thought.

A long time ago, when I was a junior in high school running around campus before class defacing the pro-war posters put up by student government by writing rebuttals in sharpie across the propaganda, I had more than a war to be pissed off about.

Eating in restaurants and traveling on buses, planes and trains was not always a smoke free experience in California. California was the first state in the nation to ban smoking on trains, planes, buses, public buildings, workplaces, restaurants and bars, and this month the state celebrates the 20th anniversary of those laws.

For many of the 100,000 people expected to celebrate Picnic Day in Davis this weekend, the real fun begins Saturday night, when students and alumni traditionally host parties and gatherings in residences around town.

Those events don't always have happy endings, however, and the Davis Police Department is ratcheting up its workforce this weekend to make sure things don't get out of control.