City News

A new neighborhood will be developed in Davis over the next three years, bringing with it affordable housing and new park space.

The Davis City Council voted on July 29 to approve plans for Verona, an 83-home neighborhood subdivision in East Davis.

If you think your utility bills are high, just look at what the city of Davis may have to pay.

The city is facing a legal requirement to upgrade its wastewater treatment system, a considerably complex undertaking. That issue is compounded by the fact that the city wants to upgrade its water supply system.

The July 31 article "Council considers ban on wood burning fireplaces" misstated the motion passed by the city council. The motion that passed unanimously was a motion to instruct the Natural Resources Commission to write a wood burning ordinance based on the commission's recommendations, but without a permit system and with more criteria than just wind speed. The motion also instructed the commission and city staff to add a strong public education component to the wood burning regulation program. The motion did not respond to city staff recommendations regarding voluntary reductions in wood burning. The Aggie regrets the error.

Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series on the major party organizations in Yolo County. The second part, featuring Republican organizers, will appear next Thursday.

With a competitive election on the horizon that could result in the first Democratic president in eight years, Democrats in Yolo County are banding together and gearing up for the local campaign.

The line outside of Varsity Theatre wrapped around the block Saturday night, but those waiting weren't there for a movie. They were waiting for Ralph Nader.

Nader and running mate Matt Gonzalez came to Varsity Theatre on Saturday to speak at a campaign rally, where they focused on their campaign goals and challenges.

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This Bud's for you

An individual was kicking full cans of beer at a seated person on C Street.

One man's trash is another man's electricity in Yolo County, and the feds have noticed.

The Environmental Protection Agency recently recognized the county for its landfill bioreactor, a system that takes the gas generated by solid waste and uses it to generate electricity.

Approved an agreement to purchase an agricultural conservation easement to permanently protect the agricultural values and open space character of the Wasserman Farm. Council approved a budget adjustment of $390,000 for the purchase.

Davis City Council took a step towards banning wood burning fireplaces at its meeting Tuesday night, in an effort to improve local air quality.

A Downtown Davis development project that would have demolished an old cottage and replaced it with modern apartment units was struck down by the Davis Planning Commission on Wednesday.

He's so excited, and he just can't hide it

The Davis Police Department has received six reports of indecent exposure since July 7.

Hundreds of Davis residents turned out last February to see cyclists racing in the Amgen Tour of California whiz through town. Next year they'll get to see more.

Suicide ranks as one of the leading causes of death for American youths, but state officials hope to change that.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Jason Flatt Act this month to help prevent teen suicide by providing suicide prevention funding to schools.

Approved resolution accepting the California Office of Traffic Safety "Avoid the 8" continuation grant, a program intended to create coordinated regional traffic enforcement teams to provide sobriety checkpoints, DUI enforcement, public information campaigns and holiday traffic enforcement. The Davis Police Department will receive $291,404 for office overtime funding and equipment related to the program.

The Davis City Council held a public workshop before its Tuesday meeting to review the Planning Commission's updates to the Housing Element Steering Committee's recommendations about the future of housing growth in Davis.

One of the most controversial issues in Davis politics, the subject of new building, drew a nearly packed house into the chambers two hours before the regularly scheduled meeting. Principal city planner Bob Wolcott began the workshop by giving an overview of the steering committee's report along with changes recommended by the Planning Commission and city staff.