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Monday, December 23, 2024

City News

School uniforms ruled constitutional

School uniforms are legal in public schools, according to a decision last month by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The May 12 ruling in San Francisco was the result of an incident at a Las Vegas high school where a student wore a shirt with religious slogans instead of the school-sanctioned uniform of khakis and a solid color shirt with the school's logo.

Davis schools raise over $1.7 million

When Mohini Jain heard about drastic cuts facing the Davis Joint Unified School District, she couldn't think of a better reason to help the community. The recently retired Davis High School teacher and community member of 20 years donated $100,000 to the Davis Schools Foundation.

Davis schools rank as ‘high performing,’ state finds

Davis students once again scored one of the highest test scores in the region in the 2007 Base Academic Performance Index, according to the state Department of Education. All the schools in the Davis district scored above 800 this year, placing them under the "high performing schools" category.

Yolobus increases service to Sacramento during I-5 closure

Yolo County began offering added service on Yolobus today as part of an effort to ease congestion during this summer's intermittent Interstate 5 closures for Caltrans repairs.

California lawmakers look to tax adult entertainment

California's massive adult entertainment industry might be able to help the state out of its current budgetary woes.

A bill working its way through the legislature aims to impose a 25 percent tax on income received from adult entertainment venues - colloquially referred to as strip clubs, adult bookstores and "peep shows."

Allergies possibly linked to birth order

If you're the oldest in the family, you may be one of the unlucky ones in terms of allergies.

According to a recent study from the University of South Carolina, first-born children are at a higher risk of developing allergies and asthma because they experience different conditions in the uterus from their younger siblings.

POLICE BRIEFS

TUESDAY

Suspect substitute

Individual was spotted on a bench at a playground who matched the description of someone who was previously posing as a substitute teacher on Barony Place.

City Council campaign methods

With the June 3 Davis City Council election just around the corner, candidates are ratcheting up efforts to get their names and messages out to voters.

Taking the form of mailers, websites and lawn posters, campaign publicity deals primarily with increasing name recognition, even while the major candidates in the race assert their aim to engage in a more substantive discourse with voters.

Future of Nishi property in discussion

The future of the Nishi property, located southwest of Richards Boulevardlvd. and Interstate- 80, is up in the air.

American Airlines to start charging for all checked bags

American Airlines announced last week that it would begin charging for all checked luggage beginning June 15. American is the first to implement a...

City transportation budget faces challenges

The streets of Davis won't be free of potholes in the upcoming year if the budget stays as it is.

City brief

Review of Budget Recommendations (Presentation)

Sacramento Greyhound terminal to be moved out of downtown

The Sacramento City Council approved a project that would relocate the city's Greyhound terminal outside of downtown Sacramento.

California sues the Environmental Protection Agency

In December, the Environmental Protection Agency rejected a waiver submitted by the state of California that would allow stricter emissions standards than those set by the EPA.

Court of Appeals rules paper inaccessible to the blind

American money may change, which would entail more than just an enlarged purple five as seen on new $5 bills.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled 2 to 1 that paper money is inaccessible to blind people since different denominations cannot be distinguished by touch. Following this ruling, the Department of the Treasury may decide on how to redesign the currency.