Slimmed-down DISC proposal likely headed back to ballot
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The developers behind the Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus, which voters turned down under a Measure J/R vote last fall, are back with a slimmed-down proposal they hope to place on the June 2022 ballot.
Dubbed “DISC 2022,” the new project would feature 63 percent less office, research and development, and laboratory space and 460 residential units instead of the 850 contained in the original DISC plan. Total acreage of the new proposal is about half of the original plan, with only the southern portion of the plot east of Mace Boulevard and north of I-80 proposed for development.
Solidarity Space stripped of artwork; city investigating
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Central Park’s Solidarity Space was full of art last week. Now, it’s all gone. Caleb Hampton/Enterprise photo
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The disappearance of the artwork at the Solidarity Space in Central Park was not the work of the city but likely an act of vandalism, according to city officials.
The space was created last June following the death of George Floyd, who had been killed by Minneapolis police weeks earlier. Local artist and community organizer, Kate Mellon-Anibaba, installed portraits of Floyd and two other Black men who had recently been killed by police, and other community members quickly added flowers, posters and more artwork.
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Flood advisory issued as storm knocks out power, uproots trees across Davis
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Property damage across Davis was extensive Wednesday after a severe weather system swept through Northern California. In North Davis, this toppled tree damaged a parked Volkswagen van. Owen Yancher/Enterprise photo
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Thousands of Davis residents were left without electricity late Tuesday night, many through Thursday, after a severe winter weather system swept through Northern California.
More than 7,000 lost power as gale force winds and freezing rain toppled power lines and trees throughout the region.
Around midnight, more than 3,000 residents lost power as most of the UC Davis campus and Central Davis experienced a blackout. Along with PG&E, the Davis police and fire departments responded to multiple storm-related incidents during the night including a knocked down transformer in the 1400 block of East Eighth Street. Howling winds brought down a handful of power
City Council voices support for public safety reforms
The City Council expressed support this week for recommendations put forth by a subcommittee tasked with reimagining public safety and policing in Davis.
City staff now will take the recommendations, along with the council’s input and return with a range of options and roadmap for moving forward, according to City Manager Mike Webb.
Nine recommendations in all were put forth by the subcommittee, which included members of three city commissions: Human Relations, Police Accountability and Social Services.
They ranged from shifting non-violent service calls to unarmed personnel to decriminalizing victimless offenses and expanding crisis services for behavioral health emergencies.