City News

On May 12 in an LA district court, Judge Audrey B. Collins awarded the popular social-networking website MySpace a $234 million anti-spam judgment, which is believed to be the largest award of its nature to date.

In an effort to make Davis greener and more environmentally friendly, Davis Waste Removal is offering free drop-off recycling for rigid plastics at its recycling center on at 2727 Second St.

Although many would groan at the thought of power outages and horrible reception, astrophysicists and physicists at UC Davis are excited because it means the chance to observe the beginning of another solar cycle.

The Davis Bike Church will be holding its first fundraiser in its four-year history tonight at Delta of Venus.

A line-up of local DJs, including Mr. Glass, Dogtones and the Bike Church's own Deacon Morgan, will keep the turntables spinning for the evening.

MONDAY

It's all those college loans

Individual was seen sleeping in an alleyway on C Street.

The Davis City Council heard a presentation on next year's budget Tuesday night, and while there were no dramatic shortfalls or deficits, feelings among the council were mixed.

Closed session meeting with city attorney Harriet Steiner

Discussion of potential litigation

Health conscious individuals all over the country have been reacting recently to the news that the chemical Biphenyl-A (BPA), found in Nalgene water bottles and other plastics, can be potentially dangerous to humans. Davis has been no exception, and worried citizens are busy replacing their old Nalgenes with BPA-free alternatives.

Candidates for the Democratic nomination for the 8th District Assembly seat meet tonight in a debate sponsored by the Woodland League of Women Voters. The forum will be held at 7 p.m. in the Woodland Community and Senior Center.

The Casey Family Program organized their fourth annual kick-off for foster care month at the state capitol last Tuesday in an effort to draw awareness to budget cuts and issues and improvements for foster children.

West Sacramento's ongoing gang injunction battle continued Monday when the Yolo County Superior Court heard final arguments about a temporary injunction on alleged gang members' activity.

This Thursday, Davis local businesses will be heading out to Community Park.

The Davis Chamber of Commerce's Fifth Annual Celebrate Davis! festival will be held Wednesday at Community Park, located at 14th and F streets. Festivities start at 4:30 p.m. and conclude with a fireworks show at 9 p.m.

Neighborhood park users interested in sharing their input for the future of parks and recreation in Davis are encouraged to attend a 7 p.m. meeting today at the Veterans Memorial Center on 203 E. 14th St.

FRIDAY

Gold mine?

Individuals were seen stealing recyclables from bins.

The San Francisco Bay-Delta longfin smelt is being reviewed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for possible endangered species status.

Three organizations, The Bay Institute, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Natural Resources Defense Council teamed up and wrote a petition, which was submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Aug. 8, 2007 requesting the service consider the species of fish for threatened or endangered status.