City News

In an effort to mitigate the $4 million deficit, Davis Joint Unified School District will instate over 100 teacher and personnel layoffs.

On May 2, 5 and 6, the district held strictly evidentiary hearings mediated by administrative law judge, Jonathan Lew, regarding the process and facts of the implementation of teacher layoffs. The hearing dates were divided based on services with elementary, secondary and other services, respectively.

In an effort to improve the state's response and treatment of oil spills, State Representative Lois Wolk proposed Assembly Bill 2911, a bill that will require better advance recruitment, training and coordination of wildlife specialists and volunteers. The bill, however, is under suspense file, a process to determine the cost implications of a piece of legislation.

Yolo County is looking to cut back on services offered through the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Department in an attempt to balance the department's budget.

ADMH has been among the county departments with the largest budget deficit for several years.

On Friday night, The People Power Tour made a stop in Sacramento as part of itsnationwide hip-hop benefit.

Members from Students Organizing for Change, Muslim Student Association, MeCHA and Acción Zapatista Davis co-sponsored the show. This year, Students Organizing for Change is focusing on raising awareness for the Killer Coke campaign, an effort to stop purchasing Coca-Cola products, and D-Q University. Friday's concert aimed to direct attention to two issues: D-Q and Filipino rights.

For the most part, the greenhouses at the L. A. Moran Reforestation Center have been empty and quiet since 2003, but a unique arrangement with an environmental group is breathing new life into them.

Interested students, staff and faculty have until May 7 to apply for a grant to fund a project that encourages sustainability on the UC Davis campus.

Approximately $11,500 will be awarded in total - the number of grants will depend on the budgets of the winning projects. Previous awards have ranged from $295 to $4,000.

Have you been feeling the earth moving under your feet? It might be more than your imagination.

California is notorious for earthquakes, and small tremors shake the state everyday, but within the past couple weeks the state has experienced a flurry of quakes that have been increasing in magnitude.

Similarities were more apparent than differences Wednesday night as candidates for the Davis City Council expressed their views on a variety of topics.

All six candidates met at the Community Chambers for a forum organized by the Sierra Club's Yolano Group and the Davis Neighborhood Coalition.They spent two and a half hours answering10 questions written by the sponsoring groups and by community members.

On May 31 the popular Recreation Pool might not be as packed as usual.

The Manor Pool, located at 1525 Tulip Lane at Temple Drive is expected to reopen by May 31. Grand re-opening day admission will be free for everyone. Located in Slide Hill Park in East Davis, ceremonies will take place from 1 to 1:30 p.m. and the pool will be open until 6 p.m.

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Suitcase thief

Unknown individual broke into a vehicle and stole a suitcase onCowell Boulevard.

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Individual reported that subject living with her was on the phone possibly making a drug deal onMenlo Drive.

Davis City Council does not meet on the fifth Tuesday of the month.Inlieu of a regular session,a joint meeting with the Business and Economic Development Commissionwas conducted Monday.The goal of the meeting was toexchangeideas and discussion of city economic development priorities this year.

A fully-involved structure fire broke out Wednesday afternoon around12:30 p.m.at a residence located at 27423 Oakside Drive inSouth Davis.

City ofDavis Fire Chief Rose Conway said there was significant damage made to the home and the familycould only salvage a few items.

"There was a reported fire,and while en route [the firefighters] saw smoke around a fully-involved structure," Conway said.

Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as Yom Hashoah, is a day to commemorate the millions who perished in the Holocaust.

Bet Haverim, a Davis synagogue, will host this year's congregation today at 7 p.m. The community-wide event will take place at the Mosaic Law Congregation in Sacramento.

Alexander Groth, professor emeritus of political science at UC Davis, will be the featured speaker for this event. Groth is one of the youngest survivors of the Holocaust.

Every spring and fall, migrating bats come through Yolo County.

"We have a huge wonderful bypass that's an ideal habitat for bats," said Bruce Sarazin, the director of Yolo County environmental health. "There's a lot of bugs and mosquitoes, lots of food, lots of cover and a wonderful place to live."

Yolo County has one of the largest bat colonies in California. The Health Department of Yolo County warns residents of rabid bats. Now that it is spring, bats are coming out of hibernation, and all residents should avoid contact with bats.

The Davis bike paths are a hazardous place. With high traffic density between classes and frequently messy roundabouts, divine intervention on the road sounds like a good idea.

The Davis Bike Church offered the next-best thing Saturday with a bike blessing. It was the Bike Church's first blessing with more to potentially follow in the future, said Chris Congleton, who helped organize and officiate the event.

The event was based on the annual bike blessing at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York.