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Nearly 2 dozen tents put up for pro-Palestinian protest at UC Davis
DAVIS — Pro-Palestinian demonstrations continue to spread to California campuses, and that includes UC Davis, where nearly two dozen tents popped up in the south quad Monday morning.UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May said a group named UC Davis Popular University for the Liberation of Palestine (UCD PULP) put at least 20 tents up.Chancellor May said attempts are being made to ensure there are no disruptions to classes, campus operations, work areas, study spaces or residence halls."As a public university, UC Davis cannot and will not discipline students for speech protected by the First Amendment. We allow peaceful protests, and are committed to keeping everyone safe," May said in a statement to the campus community.Similar protests have popped up at other universities across the nation and state, including Sacramento State, Sonoma State and Cal Poly Humboldt, UCLA and more. Protesters are urging universities to divest from Israel in the wake of the war in Gaza. UC Davis' student government voted to divest from Israel back in February.
Wine Country and North Bay Real Estate trends: March 2024
There are more listings, more inventory, and more sales now than there were a year ago. Sales are increasing because inventory is increasing. Buyers have more properties to consider. We are slowly emerging from the “supply constrained market” (seller’s market) where we have been for most of the last decade....
Freeway shooting suspect who shot self in Fairfield I-80 standoff still critical
Authorities on Tuesday said the shooting suspect who led police and CHP on a chase across the Bay Area, followed by an hours-long standoff on Interstate Highway 80 in Fairfield that ended with the man shooting himself, remains in critical condition.The Solano County District Attorney's Office said in a press release Tuesday afternoon that the suspect involved in the May 3 has still not been identified. The release noted that he was "a 40-year-old male out of Rohnert Park" who allegedly shot out the window of an SUV on U.S. Highway 101 near Santa Rosa.That shooting was what started the...
Long running Dixon May Fair to return for 147th year
(FOX40.COM) — The Dixon May Fair, considered one of California’s oldest fairs, is returning for the 147th time. The annual fair will take place Thursday and through Sunday on 655 1st Street in Dixon. The four-day event will feature carnival rides, entertainment, food and activities for all ages and interests. According to the fair’s website, […]
Busy Napa intersection finally gets new traffic light after drunk driver destroyed it last year
A busy Napa intersection has finally gotten a new traffic light installed after a drunken driver crashed into it more than a year ago. In the early, still-dark morning of April 7, 2023, the driver, Ramon Gomez, crashed into the light pole at Soscol and Lincoln avenues. Gomez and his passenger were transported to the Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center with injuries.
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