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By Richard Howitt and Josué Medellín-Azuara One of California’s greatest environmental success stories has been the partnership between Sacramento Valley rice growers and wildlife managers to support wintering waterfowl. Farmers have shown they can make good money in the off-season by flooding their harvested fields to grow ducks and geese — attracting fee-paying hunters. Now, [...]
By Glen Byrns First let me say that I’m not a firefighter, union member or follower of Davis politics. I’m an ordinary citizen who is retired and enjoys backpacking, building model airplanes and rebuilding old English cars for fun. There’s been a lot of talk about reducing staffing levels for the Fire Department. During the [...]
Julie Bonnar sales, Davis: “The Bible. I’m working on it.” David Bonnar environmental toxicologist, Davis: ” ‘Dune,’ by Frank Herbert. It’s a sci-fi novel.” Kathy Wang student, Davis: ” ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.’ “ Greg Cotta sports director at KDVS, Davis: ” ‘Catch-22.’ “ Melinda Ozel FACS coder, Davis: ” ‘On the Road.’ “ [...]
By Alan Fernandes, Lori Duisenberg, Gina Nunes and Sean Cowan Every time we hear the wail of a siren, or jog past the fire station, or hear news of a local tragedy; we are thankful for our first responders, and in particular the firefighters in Davis. There are only 36 firefighters in Davis who work [...]
Learn more What: Race and Social Justice in U.S. History student research poster presentation When: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 Where: Davis High School Library, 315 W. 14th St. What: Juneteenth Celebration When: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, June 22 Where: Veterans’ Memorial Center, 203 E. 14th St., Davis Time flies and change happens! When the Race and Social Justice in U.S. History [...]
Susan Rogers teacher, Davis: “I live in an apartment, so I don’t have any watering to do. I don’t use much water. So it will probably only affect the owner of the property.” Mario Meneses store clerk, Davis: “Taking shorter showers. That’s about all I can do. I don’t have a lawn to worry about.” [...]
By Dan Smith I read a text on a friend’s smartphone recently that said: “Save the Earth; it’s the only planet with chocolate!” As we approach Earth Day, April 22, it’s good to reflect on the value of something we often take for granted: the Earth itself. People of faith, like me, affirm immediately that [...]
Learn more Who: Dana Cope, GATE coordinator for the Napa Valley Unified School District, discussing how Napa serves gifted students When: 7 p.m. Wednesday Where: Davis Senior Center, 646 A St. Sponsored by: PAGE (Proposing Alternatives in Gifted Education) Info: Contact Karen Hamilton at krnhmltn1@gmailcom or visit the PAGE website, davislearningtogether.org By Karen [...]
Sarita Pinto freelance editor and craft jeweler, Davis: “Definitely moving to a more local use of produce and goods. My understanding is that jet airplanes are one of the absolute worst things. Stricter regulations of manufacturing.” Claudio Villar student, Davis: “Knowing about it, first of all.” Aaron Keonorasak student, Davis: “Improve energy resources, like solar [...]
By Joe Krovoza No Davis issue has aroused as much passion and debate in recent years as the Measure I campaign. As is certainly the case for every citizen, the future of our community water supply is of intense interest to my fellow council members and me. Weighing heavily on all of us has been [...]
By Bob Hagedorn, Pam Gunnell, Johannes Troost, William L. Rukeyser, Henry Bennett and Linda Bennett It is time for the city to stop the scare tactics and to level with the citizens of Davis. The city’s own consultant reports have told us that our deep aquifer water is high-quality, clean water that is replenishing itself [...]
Elena Fishman lawyer, Davis: “I probably won’t decide until I’m in the voting booth, because I keep on reading (material), but I’m leaning to voting no, because I feel like the city has not completely worked out all the issues.” Sheila Evans office manager, Davis: “I voted yes on Measure I. I think it’s a [...]
Dear Annie: I have been in love with “Cliff” for four years. We bought a home together two years ago, but soon after, he became unemployed, angry and spiteful. I tried to tough it out, believing it would eventually get better, but when Cliff became verbally abusive, I took my two kids and left. I [...]
Email is the gateway drug. Facebook is where you end up. “Lurking” on Facebook you begin. “Posting,” “liking,” and “commenting” is where you end up. And once you’re there, just as with other drugs, you respond to a new master. Your life is no longer your own. I tell this story from the point of [...]
