This Week in Your Government

September 27, 2010
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Monday, September 27 – Friday, October 1, 2010

Davis Takes Center Stage for Civic Discourse

Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman will face off  at UC Davis in the first debate between the Democrat and Republican candidates for governor of California.  The debate is jointly sponsored by Capital Public Radio, KCRA-TV (NBC) Sacramento, The Sacramento Bee and UC Davis.  Time and location are 6:00 -7:00 pm in the UC Davis Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.  Though tickets are no longer available, you can watch the debate live on UCD’s streaming video.

Having a burning question you want to ask the candidates?   E-mail ask.debate@ucdavis.edu or go to http://www.sacbee.com/gov2010/.

Progress is promised on the long overdue state budget this week.  Keep an eye on the State Legislature website for scheduled hearings and floor sessions.  You can view them on California Channel.

And last, but never least, here are your opportunities to participate in local government this week.  Click on links for full agendas and locations.  If we’ve missed an important meeting, please add it in a comment.

Monday, 27 September 2010

3:30 pm – CITY – Davis City Council/Downtown Davis Business Association 2×2

6:30 pm – CITY – Natural Resources Commission

7:00 pm – CITY - Business and Economic Development Commission

Tuesday, 28 September 2010

9:00 am – Yolo County Supervisors - approve site and concept for a veteran memorial bench honoring Staff Sergeant William Charles Shinn on the east side of the Erwin W. Meier Administration building; public hearing to take testimony regarding a Resolution of Necessity for the acquisition of real property for the County Road 98 Safety Improvement Project; report on 2009-10 year end fund balances; approve 2009/10 year end appropriation transfers; adopt resolution approving the 2010-11 budget including amendments that allocate funds to finance deficits; approve a loan to finance deficits from the Landfill Closure Fund; and authorize the County Administrator to return with any additional recommended changes to the budget.

Friday, 1 October 2010

10 am – CITY/COUNTY – Davis City Council/Yolo County Supervisors 2×2

Susan Lovenburg is the mother of three daughters (ages 13, 15 and 21) and a member of the Davis School Board since 2007. She is a contributor to the Davis Voice and currently serves as Sacramento Regional Coordinator for California Forward (www.cafwd.org).

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