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Monday, March 2, 2026

City News

Teaching credential needed to homeschool in California

A state appellate court recently ruled that California parents must have a teaching credential to homeschool their children.

Previously, the state has allowed homeschooling for parents without credentials if they established themselves as a small, private school, hired a credentialed teacher, or enrolled their child in an independent study program.

Alfalfa sprouts contaminated by bacteria

The California Department of Public Health has warned consumers not to eat certain brands of alfalfa sprouts due to salmonella contamination.

Salad Cosmo USA Corp. of Dixon, Calif., has recalled Salad Cosmo Alfalfa Sprouts throughout California and Washington, and Always Fresh and Alfa One packaged by J.H. Caldwell and Sons Inc., have been recalled in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.

City of Davis plans to offer lunch-time shuttle by September

Traveling from downtown Davis to campus during lunch rush hour in the middle of the day can prove a harrowing task.

The city of Davis is currently communicating with Specialized Transportation Services on the UC Davis campus to develop a shuttle service that would take patrons from the downtown area to central campus during lunch hours.

POLICE BRIEFS

Let's make s'mores!

Individuals were seen camping out in front of store on E. Eighth Street.

The other sister

Individual said she was mentally ill and had possibly been assaulted on Fifth Street.

Oh, that's not part of the street?

An individual drove over the sidewalk on L Street.

Surprise!

A small box wrapped in brown paper was sitting on a fence on L Street.

Living wage policy proposed for Davis city employees

City employees may soon be cashing in on larger paychecks or benefit packages.

The Davis City Council is currently waiting on research in order to implement a standard living wage for the city.

The city's neglect of having a standard living wage policy has been an issue Councilmember Lamar Heystek has been persistent on addressing since 2006 when he was first elected to City Council.