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A Look into the Future: West Village

Catherine Hawe — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:42:00 +0000

In our area, Davis is well-known for the unique lifestyle that so many of its residents lead: we ride our bikes to work, we focus on local food, shopping, and businesses, and we have a plan to be carbon neutral - Read more

Economic Development Brainstorm on Thursday

Kemble K. Pope — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:51:59 +0000

I’m a big fan of baseball and comedy sketches, so I must admit my initial confusion when I heard the event title “Who’s On First?”. No, this event is not about baseball and it’s not - Read more

The Saving of The Domes at Baggins End

Laura McCollough — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:04:56 +0000

The Domes Community, also known as Baggins End Innovative Housing, has been a fixture on the UC Davis campus since 1972. As described by the Davis Wiki, Baggins End is “an on-campus cooperative housing - Read more

Relocated Homes Celebrate New Co-op Life

Davis Voice — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:32:36 +0000

Green. Affordable. Local. Cooperative. This Fall the Solar Community Housing Association (SCHA) opened a new low-income housing cooperative, built by saving two old Davis historic houses, retrofitting them using - Read more

LIVE City Council: The “D” Word

Will Arnold — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:23:47 +0000

Good evening, once again, my fellow Davisites! It is I, Will Arnold, back for your LIVE Blogging enjoyment. Mr. Kemble Pope has the evening off (doing something fabulous, no doubt). Tonight’s meeting will - Read more

Scrap Food Program Launched in Davis

Fionnuala Horrocks-Burns — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:20:17 +0000

Recycling was a term I thought I was familiar with. Cardboard and paper get separated from glass and plastic. It was all pretty basic. But there is more that can be done. What happens to that tea bag you throw - Read more

Domes Rally at Mrak Hall on May 25th

Suzanne Lewis — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:17:27 +0000

Tomorrow, Wednesday May 25th, at 2pm members of the Domes community and their supporters will meet at the UC Davis Memorial Union patio to rally and at 3pm they will march to Mrak Hall where they will present - Read more

One Sharrow to Rule Them All on 2nd Street

Fionnuala Horrocks-Burns — Tue, 10 May 2011 22:31:07 +0000

As of Monday 9th May, Second Street will be getting a lick of white paint. Between B and H streets 12 sharrows (‘shared use arrows’) will appear on Second Street as part of an ongoing effort increase the - Read more

Sustainability Begs Us to Save the Domes

Suzanne Lewis — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:46:26 +0000

In case you weren’t already aware, UC Davis is home to a unique and wonderful resource, a cooperative housing community. This community is made up of the Tri-Cooperatives and The Domes (also known as Baggins - Read more

Student-Run Food Co-op, It’s Gonna Be Big!

Suzanne Lewis — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:00:32 +0000

A revolution’s brewing! A group of students at UC Davis are in the process of laying a foundation for a student-run food cooperative on campus. The students will be aided by the organization CoFED (Cooperative - Read more