The California Aggie

After many tumultuous months of stalled negotiations with the University of California, nearly 13,000 patient care technical workers went on strike at all five UC medical centers on May 20 and 21. UC has been in negotiations with AFSCME 3299 (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299) since last June. After failing...

Tour de Cluck May 25 in Central Park Art Auction and Exhibit Free Bicycle Chicken Coop Crawl 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sold out With over a month left until the start of the 2013 Tour de France, Davis residents looking to get their fix of a tour de something are in luck —...

Thumbtack.com, in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation, released results from their second annual Small Business Friendliness Survey, and California was rated with a D grade, an improvement from last year’s F grade. Based in San Francisco, Thumbtack.com operates as an online marketplace for local service providers. According to its 2013 study, the Bay Area...

SUNDAY May 19 What in carnation … Someone wanted the police to know that a flowerpot had been removed from their home on La Coruno Street and smashed two doors down, but did not want to file a report. Brohemian A guy in a grey tank top, grey shorts, black knee-high socks and black...

Beginning July 1, Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) will implement rate increases on all monthly permits, with the exception of the “L” permit. The daily visitor rate will increase from $7 to $8, according to a TAPS news release. “The 20...

A new online course and faculty evaluation survey is currently being developed, similar to the current end-of-course Scantron evaluations that are currently in place. A limited release is expected at the start of 2013-14 school year, with widespread use expected in 2014-15. Already in place at UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC San Diego...

Sacramento is making an effort to reduce the threat of gun violence by placing more regulations on gun sales in the city. Sacramento City Council’s Law and Legislative Committee voted on May 7 to require that new businesses looking to sell firearms acquire special use permits. “We would require those looking to open a...

The UC Davis Police Department (UCDPD) is conducting an investigation concerning an alleged hate crime that took place on May 12 and occurred on campus near Putah Creek Drive. According to the police report, the victim was walking on Levee Road when a burgundy Jeep SUV slowed alongside the victim. The suspects allegedly exited...

Question: I saw on the local news that a “pickup artist” in Sacramento got arrested for trespassing at Arden Fair Mall. When the reporter interviewed him, the pickup artist said he shouldn’t have been arrested because he had a “First Amendment” right to be there. Is that true? Can I just go to a...

Students who are interested in starting a business and don’t know where to begin or how to execute their plans can seek help from various startup business programs in the City of Davis. Davis Roots, a nonprofit business accelerator, assists new businesses in gaining connections and meeting investors around the City of Davis. Their...