Yolo County Bulletin Board

Where to find blooms in Yolo County

Summer is right around the corner, and many of us are looking for ways to immerse ourselves in all its glory. For some, summer means sipping wine at a local [...]

another from the old north

I love the old houses in Old North Davis, that historic neighbourhood just above 5th Street that I cycle through on my way home. This little on on D Street is so pretty with all the colourful flow...

penny farthings at the picnic day parade

Last month was the annual UC Davis Picnic Day, the largest university open house event in America, and a tradition that's been going on since 1909. It's also a day that usually fills me with a bit...

May the Porsche be with you

I saw this beauty down on 2nd Street in Davis, opposite the Varsity. Lovely Porsche. I don't know the model, I assumed it was a Carrera, a 911 maybe. I should be like an expert on these things, bu...

Welcome to New Board Member Vishal Mehta

Vishal Mehta is an earth systems scientist who recently started his own small environmental consultancy in Davis. Previously, he was a Senior Scientist with the Stockholm Environment Institute’s W...

Davisville for 5:30pm on May 13th, 2024

Davisville, May 13, 2024: Founding DJ for vanished Davis station in the ’70s, then an astronaut, now KDRT: Steve Robinson comes full circle

Long before he flew four missions on the space shuttle, Steve Robinson was the first DJ of a now-vanished Davis commercial radio station, KYLO, in the late 1970s. Decades later, he’s a professor o...

the downtown aprils

Here are a few downtown sketches from recently, I have more but why drop them all at once, this isn't Netflix. Still you get four here, so that feels like dropping a mini-series and then dropping ...

a block of second street

After Spring Break, the Spring Quarter began, another busy time but at least it wasn't Winter Quarter. In my Quest To Draw Every Inch of Davis (not a real quest) I decided to go down to 2nd Street...

Statement on Local Media from Davis Media Access

24 hours in Vegas

At the end of the Utah trip, we spent the night in Las Vegas. We stayed at the Venetian - well, the Palazzo, the equally fancy and lavish massive hotel next door. It was very very nice. Our room w...

Pardon Our Dust, It's a Remodel

By Autumn Labbe-Renault , Executive Director

Kolob Canyons

It turns out the next national park we would visit was actually Zion again, but a completely different (almost completely separate) part of the park called Kolob Canyons. We were on the long long ...

Davisville for 5:30pm on May 6th, 2024

Bryce Canyon

It was a fairly long drive across southern Utah from Zion to Bryce Canyon National Park, most of which was filled with bluish grey scenery with mysterious mountain backdrops, until we passed throu...

Zion (part 2)

After our day one post-hiking rest at the hotel, we walked down to Zion Village to have dinner at the pub-restaurant there. We had to wait a while for the table, which = more sketching time. I sat...

Donald Terry (Bank of the Sierra)

Donald Terry is the Senior Vice-President & Community Development Officer for Bank of the Sierra and a member of GSEC's Board of Directors. Learn more about why he values economic development, wor...

Zion National Park (part 1)

For Spring Break this year we took another trip to southern Utah, to visit some of the beautiful national parks down there. In 2021 we had been to Arches and Canyonlands, staying in Moab after a v...

Plan A Family-Friendly Getaway in Yolo County

The summer travel season will be here before you know it, so now is the time to start thinking about the perfect destination. For those with kids in tow, planning [...]

Picnic in the Park returns: May through September

The music, food and family fun of Picnic in the Park returns to the Davis Farmers Market on May 1. The popular event is every Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m., May through September. A local band plays ...

Davisville for 5:30pm on Apr 29th, 2024

Davisville, April 29, 2024: Capitol Corridor’s plans include underpass from Olive Drive to Davis station, more trains

The Capitol Corridor trains that connect Davis with the Bay Area and Sacramento are evolving as the service recovers from the pandemic. The corridor is adding passenger cars and resuming a full we...

as sure as eggs is eggs

Before I show you all my Utah sketches, I'm fast forwarding to this month, which was the 30th anniversary of the installation of the Eggheads by UC Davis professor and renowned sculptor, Robert Ar...

a beer at the shoppe

After that last sketchcrawl, it was raining on and off a lot. My legs were in need of more rest after that 7k run, so I popped into the Davis Beer Shoppe for a nice beer and a sketch, while outsid...

sketching a rainy day in davis

Last month we held another Let's Draw Davis sketchcrawl in downtown Davis, this time on 2nd Street. It was a really rainy day too, but we had a good turnout of sketchers not minding that. I sat be...

"Early Giving" opens April 18 for BGOG 2024 - Over 130 Yolo nonprofits participating

Today's the Big Day for BDOG 2024 - Over 130 Yolo nonprofits participating

Thank you for your Big Day of Giving generosity

Earth Day Is a Great Day to Make a Pledge

Volunteers, pledgers, and experts – and some who are all three — gathered on April 13 in the Blanchard Room of the Stephens Branch Library to celebrate Earth Day and the wrap up of the Yolo ...

Earth Day Pledgers Loved the Learning

Yolo Earth Day Pledger ROBIN pledged to … Bike, bus, or walk to work, school, or errands 3x per week (or more) Make a plan to electrify my home Avoid palm oil starting with reading labels Give up ...

another march on campus

Here are some sketches drawn around campus last month, all different media, I suppose. Above, that's the UC Davis water tower as seen from the Arboretum, very close to my office. I drew in brown f...

Re-use and Re-purpose at the Community Mercantile: Quarterly Coalition Meeting

Wed March 15 4:00-6:30pm Hybrid: in-person and Zoom

DCAN to Host ‘Davis Housing Solutions: A Community Conversation’

How can we address the need for more affordable housing in Davis? Davis Community Area Network (DCAN) is hosting a housing focused forum Thursday, May 16 from 6pm to 9pm at Davis Community Church....

The Many Benefits of Trees

Editor's Note: This content is courtesy the City of Davis Environmental Resources Division and the Greener Davis program. Subscribe to the Greener Davis Newsletter today! Call or email: 530-757-56...

Explorit Science Center Science Expo

May 4 from 10am to 2pm Explorit Science Center Davis

Upcoming Extreme Heat and Health Events

Listening session on heat planning The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Climate Change and Health Equity (CCHE) Local Assistance Unit is hosting a listening session on Wednesday, May ...

Cool Davis and DEVA at Picnic Day Parade and EV Exhibit

Cool Davis and the Davis Electric Vehicle Association(DEVA) had an enthusiastic presence at Picnic Day Parade this year. Members from across the community including the Raging Grannies, Internatio...

Regenerative Agriculture Forum Brings Strengths and Needs into Focus

A community forum on regenerative agriculture was held Sunday, April 28, at Sacramento State University campus, hosted by 350Sac in partnership with Third Act Sacramento, the Environmenal Council ...

Indulge in the Authentic with a New Yolo County Travel Podcast

Have you heard? Yolo County is hitting the airwaves! A new travel podcast takes a deep dive into everything Yolo County, from wine and wine growing to food and farming. [...]

Explore the Slow Food Trail with a New Yolo County Podcast

Curious about the slow food movement in Yolo County? You can learn all about it on a new podcast that showcases the best ways to experience farm to table, from [...]