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Earl “EJ” Thompson convicted for insurance fraud, wage theft after causing total loss of over $2 million A man who helped construct the UC Davis South Tercero Dorms was sentenced to 10 years in prison for insurance fraud, wage theft and other related charges.  Over the course of the Tercero project, Earl “EJ” Thompson stole […]

Two amendments fail by not reaching 60 percent vote in favor, one fails outright Roughly two weeks after voters in the ASUCD Fall Elections rejected three constitutional amendments, those same three amendments failed again in a special election that concluded today. Constitutional Amendments #63, #64 and #65 all failed to garner enough votes to be […]

Peres, who worked at UC Berkeley for over a decade, left position at University of Washington under threat of investigation Updated at 11:21 p.m. on Dec. 5, 2019 Yuval Peres, a mathematics professor known for his work in the probability research field, gave a lecture at UC Davis on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Peres, who previously […]

Proposed project would replace shops on Russell Blvd. with a seven-story structure for mixed residential, retail use In early November, city officials released a draft of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed University Commons project. Plans continue to move forward to redevelop the University Mall (UMall) on Russell Blvd. into seven stories of […]

Community members of all ages rally together in candlelight vigil to extend support to DACA recipients The Davis community gathered at the “Home is Here” rally in support of DACA on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The rally was organized by the Davis Phoenix Coalition and the Unitarian Universalist Church. DACA, an acronym for Deferred Action for […]

Latest protest marks sixth one over past year and a half The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299, the UC’s largest employee union, went on strike on Nov. 13 for the sixth time in the last 18 months. Members and supporters protested the alleged outsourcing of jobs and unfair labor […]

Sacramento Councilman Allen Warren proposes building overnight shelter for about 700 of city’s homeless Sacramento’s worsening homelessness crisis has prompted City Councilman Allen Warren to tentatively propose a tiny-house village for the city’s homeless population. The settlement would be named “Renewal Village” and would house homeless and low-income renters.  As of 2017, roughly 3,700 homeless […]

Distinguished software engineer and wife of UC Davis Chancellor shares her views on women in the workplace, protests on campus, Davis community LeShelle May sits on the fifth floor of Mrak Hall — the same building that her husband, UC Davis Chancellor Gary May, has an office in. Yet she doesn’t appear concerned with this […]

Eight armed robberies, two car-jackings within seven week period in Davis Davis police continue to investigate a series of eight armed robbery incidents and two car-jackings that occurred in a seven-week period between late September and mid-November. The Davis Police Department has issued three separate warnings to the Davis community regarding the incidents over this […]

Police tracking email servers, email recipient says university should do more  Twenty-five staff — including some students — linked to the African American studies and political science departments received an email on Oct. 25 containing the message “It’s okay to be white.” Five days later, a student reported graffiti containing two discrete N-words on the […]

Students at West Village share conflicting experiences In the search for off-campus housing, renting an apartment at West Village is a popular option for students and other members of the UC Davis community. For some, West Village is an attractive choice because of the newly-built modern apartments, pre-furnished units and amenities. Conversely, some individuals are […]

UC Davis men’s soccer tops UC Santa Barbara to clinch NCAA berth A record-setting, standing room-only capacity crowd at Aggie Soccer Field was treated to a game for the ages on Friday afternoon when the UC Davis men’s soccer team triumphed over UC Santa Barbara in the Big West conference championship match. The 2-0 victory […]