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A priority goal of area farmers got a boost this week with county approval of a new “farm ombudsman” position jointly funded by Yolo and Solano counties. The person eventually hired to fill the job will be tasked with assisting farmers, ranchers and agriculture-related businesses in the two counties with obtaining permits to expand or […]
The city recently unveiled new parking in downtown Davis: bike parking, that is. Last month, city crews bolted down 10 new permanent bike parking spaces on the west side of the 200 block of G Street, eliminating only one vehicle spot in front of the retailers there. While the new addition to G Street erases […]
By Nanette Asimov Undergraduates at the University of California can put their protest signs away for a second year: UC’s president said Thursday that a tuition hike for 2013-14 is “really unlikely.” Even before UC President Mark Yudof could get out those words, Sherry Lansing, chairwoman of the Board of Regents interjected: “It’s off the […]
UC Davis police announced Friday morning they have launched a criminal investigation into Thursday’s explosion and chemical find inside the Russell Park apartment of a campus researcher who sought treatment for hand injuries.
No one is in custody, and UCD Police Chief Matt Carmichael remained tight-lipped about what officers found that prompted them to evacuate dozens of people from their apartments — some for as long as 24 hours — and call in multiple bomb squads from as far away as Placer and El Dorado counties.
