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"I'm here because across the street, in that beautiful building owned by the people of California we have folks who don't want to fix early release, and we're in a parking structure where a lot of people hesitate to walk in because of early release,"...

by Rob White I was recently challenged to describe why innovation is so important. And more specifically, why does this matter to Davis and its efforts around strengthening its economic prosperity and quality of life. These are excellent questions....

By Catherine Woodward DUI Trial - Brandon Robinson, represented by Attorney Amy Caskey, is charged with driving under the influence, with additional enhancements for having a high blood alcohol content. His jury trial began on Wednesday, May 8. Dep...

Supervisor Don Saylor introduced a resolution on Tuesday that called for the Yolo County Board of Supervisors to support water fluoridation in Davis and Woodland.  The resolution would pass by a 4-1 vote with only Supervisor Duane Chamberlain dissen...

The Yolo County Grand Jury investigated how the "Yolo County Probation Department (YCPD) measures the effectiveness of its evidence-based tools for evaluating the risk that probationers may violate the terms of their probation or commit new offenses." ...

One of our big concerns with the current city proposal to subsidize low income water bills is that the current policy only covers home owners, while the vast majority of individuals who are low income are not owners but renters.  However, a bill spons...

Just over a year after the Yolo County District Attorney's office filed 21 misdemeanor charges against twelve protesters, accused conducting a protest in front of the US Bank in UC Davis' Memorial Union, which allegedly interrupted business to the po...

Part One – Overview of the Current Problem and Challenges - It was a small but intimate setting on what turned out to be a rainy Monday. Mayor Joe Krovoza and City Manager Steve Pinkerton came before between 20 and 25 members of the public at...

The city of Davis announced formally that in conjunction with new water rates, which take effect this month, the city of Davis "has introduced a Water Assistance Program to help low income homeowners offset water costs." It is not a huge discount, a...

It is hard to call something that was a five year battle and took six months after the audit report came out, easy, but in a way it is.  The savings of nearly half a million dollars was already factored into the current budget that will be due by the ...