This Week in Your Government

Monday, August 30 – Friday, September 3, 2010 City Manager Bill Emlen announced his resignation last week.  If you missed it, check out his exit interview on the Davis Voice.  This week the Davis City - Read more

This Week in Your Government

Monday, August 9– Friday, August 13, 2010 Where does the summer go?  Must it be August already?  Could we rewind and do July again?  With the wonderful weather we’ve been having, there is no reason not to - Read more

Davis Empowerment Project Goes to Work

The time has come for change.  We, as members of the homeless community, have decided it’s time to stand on our own feet and empower ourselves to move out of homelessness. Since March 2010, we have been - Read more

Funding Davis Schools: The Ongoing Challenge

On June 30, 2010 the Board of Education of the Davis Joint Unified School District adopted a budget for the 2010-11 school year.  This is a legal obligation, despite the fact that there is no budget in sight - Read more

Travelogue: Thousand Islands, NY

I woke up early this morning and drove to an internet cafe – The Lyric Bistro in Clayton, NY housed in an old opera house – ostensibly to catch up on the e-mail I have been ignoring for more than a - Read more

This Week in Your Government

Monday, June 28 – Friday, July 1, 2010 It’s a mad dash to finish the people’s business before the 2009-10 fiscal year ends.  Davis City Council and the Yolo County Board of Supervisors meet this week and - Read more

Nature’s Timing: Those Things We Can’t Control

I am experiencing one of those rare times in life when I am completely out of control.  And I mean that literally. My Mom has only a few weeks left with me in this world.  And this is truly one of those times - Read more

This Week in Your Government

Monday, June 21 – Friday, June 25, 2010 Summer Solstice is upon us; Monday has the most daylight of year.  Though summer is in full swing, your government representatives continue working on your behalf. Davis - Read more

Commencing the Commencements

Today the Davis Joint Unified School District begins to celebrate the academic accomplishments of its 2010 graduating class.  It may surprise you to learn that there are five graduation ceremonies in the - Read more

This Week in Your Government

Monday, May 31 – June 4, 2010 District Dollars Updated The Davis  Board of Education will adopt a final budget by July 1.  Originally facing budget reductions in the amount of $5.6 million and the loss of - Read more