Tuesday, July 17, 2012
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Whoooo’s that?

A barn owl, with its distinctive, heart-shaped face, gazes down from the huge evergreen tree at the corner of Third and F streets in downtown Davis. Bistro 33 diners have been treated to sights — and sounds — of this bird and a companion who live in an owl box high in the tree.

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CHP: Head-on collision claims third victim

A third person has died as a result of last Wednesday’s head-on collision involving a United Cerebral Palsy transportation bus, the California Highway Patrol announced Monday. Laura Sue Weiderholt, 48, of Woodland, died at Mercy San Juan Hospital shortly before 8 a.m. Friday from her injuries, which included head trauma and multiple broken bones, Officer […]

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City Council to decide on timing of water project vote

There’s one thing, it appears, everyone can agree on: November is too soon for a vote on the surface water project.

The Davis Water Advisory Committee thinks so — it voted Thursday for a delay on a ballot measure until sometime next year. And City Manager Steve Pinkerton thinks so — he will recommend at the City Council meeting tonight that the vote be pushed to March 5.

Inevitably, it’s up to the council to decide the fate of the ballot measure, which is on the agenda at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Chambers at City Hall, 23 Russell Blvd.

The decision has been a long time coming.

In January, responding to …

Body of missing Davis woman found in West Sacramento

The search for a 78-year-old Davis woman missing since Friday morning reached a tragic end Sunday night. “We sadly report that missing person Patricia Morgenthal was found deceased in West Sacramento on the evening of July 15,” Davis police Lt. Paul Doroshov said in a news release issued Monday evening. No foul play is suspected […]

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City Council to address slain coyotes

In response to the USDA Wildlife Services’ decision to kill five coyotes near the Wildhorse Golf Club last month without consulting the city of Davis, the City Council will host a public discussion on the matter during its meeting Tuesday. The item is scheduled at 9:30 p.m. The council meets in the Community Chambers at […]

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