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Applications open now for 2026 Yolo Community Foundation Scholarships
All applications are due by March 13, 2026.

Nominations open for Davis Citizen of the Year & Brinley Community Volunteer Award; Deadline Jan. 31
A committee of residents, representing various activities in Davis, will then select the recipients. The awards will be presented at the March 3 City Council meeting.

Yolo County Partnership Awarded $28m Grant for Affordable Housing Community
The project features sustainable transportation improvements and resident services.

KDRT show “Davisville” brings home 3 SF Press Club awards
Longtime KDRT public affairs host Bill Buchanan won three awards for “Davisville” at the 48th San Francisco Press Club annual awards this week.

CalCCA challenges decision that could retroactively raise energy bills for millions of Californians
CalCCA’s petition argues that retroactively changing rates is unlawful.
Featured

No auditions, just fun. Community Theater takes new shape in Davis.
Sandcastle Theater Company is a youth-centric drama group based in Novato with satellite operations running in other cities, including Davis.

A Librarian’s guide to December at the Libraries in Davis
This year, the Mary L. Stephens and South Davis Montgomery branches are organizing the month around a simple, resonant theme: kindness.

December 2025 Issue
Flip through the digital copy of our December 2025 issue right here!

Forget Black Friday. The City of Davis does Artists Sunday.
Davis is home to world-renowned artists, craftspeople, and makers, meaning—luckily for us—holiday gifts can be both one-of-a-kind treasures and literal fuel for our local economy.
Today
Help promote our local artists, culture and community.
No amount is too small and will help showcase Davis and Yolo county’s unique people, places and events. Thank you!

Regulating your nervous system after gun violence
Gun violence is a common enough occurrence that it is important to know how to take care of yourself and the nervous system in the aftermath.
Celebrating relationships in a season of love
There’s no one-size-fits-all to maintaining relationships, but there’s been enough research to give us a clear picture of what actually helps.

Let’s agree to do less in 2025
In a vibrant area like Yolo, the pace of life can feel relentless. As we welcome 2025, it’s worth asking—are we doing too much?
Davis Farmers Market

Pure Honey is sweet on the community
For Doneice Trotter, it’s all about the hive: whether her family’s buzzing bee boxes or the community she sees at the Davis Farmers Market.

Bovine bliss: Hensleigh Healthy Beef are raised with love
Happy cattle lead to happy customers, says Paul Hensleigh, who runs Hensleigh Healthy Beef with his wife Michele.

Village Bakery sells — and buys — at the farmers market
At the Davis Farmers Market, there are the loyal shoppers and the loyal sellers. And then there’s Aziz Fattahi: both.
Avid Blog

A life-changing, PRIDE themed reading list from Avid Reader
Consider taking some time to crack open one of these books written by queer authors, featuring queer protagonists and stories.


Celebrate Black History Month at The Avid Reader
February is Black History Month! Let’s celebrate with local children’s book author Anita Crawford Clark. The Avid Reader is thrilled to host local author, Anita

Five Ways to Avoid Amazon: A Local, Last Minute Holiday Shopping Guide
Here are five ways you can avoid doing your holiday shopping on a website that we all know and begrudgingly use.
Today
Help promote our local artists, culture and community.
No amount is too small and will help showcase Davis and Yolo county’s unique people, places and events. Thank you!