City News

FRIDAY

Getting high, literally

Individuals were smoking marijuana on a roof on Alvarado Drive.

In the face of California's $17 billion budget deficit, some lawmakers are pushing to sell the state's surplus land to generate new revenue. The California Senate Committee on Governmental Organization held an informational hearing May 13 to evaluate the potential benefits of selling government-owned land.

California's remarkable 15-year decline in teen birth rates came to an end in 2006, according to a study released last week by the Public Health Institute (PHI). The report estimates teen births cost California taxpayers $1.7 billion per year.

Because of Davis' close-knit community, the city's Fourth of July celebration at Community Park is more than just fun and fireworks.

The federal government will completely ban the slaughter of cattle that are unable to walk, said agriculture secretary Ed Schafer Tuesday.

MONDAY

It may be the meter maid

Individual reported rear tire was marked with yellow chalk on F Street.

Last Tuesday, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted in a three-to-two decision to proceed with the draft Water Management Ordinance and future discussion.

The Davis City Council enthusiastically approved minor amendments to the plans for a specialty farm to be located off I-80 near Kidwell Road on Tuesday night.

Passed a resolution in support AB 2598, which would allow local governments to implement rent controls for residential care facilities for the elderly.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom recently sent in a proposal that would make recycling cans, bottles, paper, yard waste and food scraps mandatory instead of voluntary in San Francisco.

Students in Davis start searching for houses and signing leases six months before move-in day. If you need a place to live in the middle of the lease year, good luck.

For Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the winning numbers lie in the state lottery.

The law of supply and demand: It is a basic tenet of economics that holds that more of a particular commodity drives down its price.

This may not be the case, however, in regard to the prices of Davis homes, according to a recent data analysis conducted jointly by Mayor Sue Greenwald and Mark Siegler, chair of the economics department at California State University, Sacramento.

On May 2 and 3, Cyclone Nargis ravaged the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar.

Over two weeks later, the cyclone's effects are still strong. An estimated 1.6 to 2.5 million people have been affected, according to a United Nations press release. At least 78,000 have been killed by the cyclone and 56,000 people are still missing.

FRIDAY

Cars are my handicap

Three to four kids were seen hitting golf balls at nearby cars on B Street.