Yolo County Bulletin Board

Is taxing Social Security benefits a tax upon a tax?

Donald Trump proposes yet another tax break

morning walks in Burnt Oak

And so to the end of my sketches from the recent trip (over a month ago now). I've been back in the excruciatingly hot summer of Davis, a record set of July temperatures, and trying to get back in...

Startup El Dorado County

engagED voices feature key initiatives in the region to educate community members about the developments and critical work underway in our region. For this month’s feature, we talked with El Dorad...

A memorable experience at the 1996 Republican National Convention in San Diego

Bob Dole was inspiring and Jack Kemp sure knew how to throw a football

Local Kitchens to remodel; Spork closes food stand

Micro food hall company says diners craving orders ‘for here'

An annual right of passage: UC Davis opens fall football camp

Rugged schedule includes major challenge at Cal on August 31

Monaco

One of the reasons for coming to the South of France was so we could visit the tiny independent principality of Monaco. We last came here in 2022, but my son had never been and since we are such b...

Lame ducks, great quotes, strange tax breaks and free zinnias

This summer day is filled with interesting nuggets

Davisville, July 29, 2024: Davis asks its voters to increase the city's sales tax

If you vote in Davis, this November you’ll be asked to decide Measure Q, a proposal to raise the sales tax in the city to 9.25 percent, up 1 point from now or an extra $1 for every taxable $100 yo...

nice to see you, to see you nice

We took the TGV from Aix to Nice. I do like taking the train in France, and the TGV - I mean, the ‘Ouigo'? - took us through Marseille's mean quarters and along the rocky coast, which was a ...

Following the Olympics: Is break dancing really a sport?

Sports worth watching and sports worth taking a nap

rainy days in the south of france

Provence is usually sunnier than this. I woke up one morning for my usual early sketch and pain-au-chocolat run, to the sound of heavy rain against the cobbles. We were heading to Nice that mornin...

Is the honeymoon over for J.D. Vance?

Can Diet Mountain Dew man survive sudden Republican disillusionment?

the return to aix

We took a few days away from London in the south of France. We went first to Aix-en-Provence, the very city where my wife and I met each other, 22 years ago. This was the first time we had been ba...

White House Rules: No childless cat ladies allowed

How many kids must a candidate have to qualify for the Presidency?

Of God and guns and an assassin's bullet

"Be Not Afraid" is spread throughout the Good Book

Aggies picked to finish 4th in both Big Sky Conference football polls

UC Davis running back Lan Larison is named conference's preseason Offensive Player of the Year

Today, I’m letting the photos do most of the talking

Check out the progress being made on seven local business projects

a few more corners of London

Before I dive into my sketches from the south of France, here are a few more London corners that I caught between doing other things. Above, a quick sketch of Neal's Yard, while my family were loo...

typhoon and spitfire

We visited the Royal Air Force Museum in Colindale, London (RAF Hendon), a place I really like because it's so full of historic old fighter planes, and also really close to where my mum lives, whe...

A major Republican demand might end up benefiting Kamala Harris' White House bid

Republicans demand that Biden leave office immediately, but that could quickly backfire

still alive on denmark street

This is the acoustic guitar room upstairs at Hank's on London's famous Denmark Street. I love it in there, it feels like it hasn't changed much since I would go in there as a teenager and early tw...

A foolproof plan to keep Biden in the White House to serve a second term

Snatching victory from the jaws of certain defeat, Biden has the law on his side

primrose hill

This might be the best view in London, and it's been many years since I went up there. Primrose Hill, just above Regent's Park. After a day exploring the Spitalfields area of London, we were all a...

Aggies-Griz may have a football Snow Bowl this fall

November 9 game in Missoula will part of a nationally televised Big Sky After Dark showdown

Rhombus Expands to Iconic Ice Blocks in Midtown Sacramento

Rhombus, a leader in cloud-managed physical security, is excited to announce its move to an expanded office space at 1610 R Street in the heart of Sacramento’s Midtown. Fueled by new investments a...

A chance one-on-one with a former president reveals a common bond

The day George H.W. Bush and I oddly found ourselves alone together

Nonprofits form to save Watermelon Music and Natural Food Works

Meanwhile, the ‘Tasty' trend continues in downtown Davis

parkway places

I found myself once again on Camden Parkway. I always seem to end up here. It's like a default setting, like if you lose something and it's down the back of the couch, this is where you'll find it...

That wondrous day so many years ago when an American president took the night train to Davis

The crowd was almost as big as the town and not a single soul went away disappointed

the towers of westminster

This is Westminster Cathedral. No not Westminster Abbey, this one is a little further up Victoria Street, free to go inside, and according to the priest I spoke to a few years ago they have the be...

among the stones in hampstead and highgate

I think I sought out quieter spots on this London trip, I wasn't really looking for the busy crowds and bustle of the city, it's been too stressful a year for that. I found myself in Hampstead a f...

Davisville, July 15, 2024: The other real estate in Davis

People talk more often about housing, but the commercial side of Davis real estate is just as important. That includes the buildings we work in, hang out in, meet in — in other words, offices, sto...

Theories abound about a deranged kid and a powerful weapon

No one knows for sure what caused Thomas Matthew Crooks to shoot Donald Trump

Did God save Donald Trump from an assassin's bullet?

Calls for civility and lowering the temperature should cut both ways

The Rose Bowl, the USC snub and a happy ending

UC Davis football has Pasadena in its future

another wander up the watling

While we are currently sweltering under this impossible Central Valley heat, it's a good time to fly back to Burnt Oak. It's always nice to go back home, for as long as I can still call it home. W...

Cindy’s may become a Chipotle; Cable Car Wash closes; More coffee ahead

This breaking news couldn't wait till next week

Slip-sliding away - Joe Biden has lost his own people

An 82-year-old's plea to our 81-year-old president

Can Safeway expand into Rite Aid space?

Also, big news about Calicraft Brewing Co., Mabel's Market, Wildhorse Golf Club, Yuchan Shokudo, Kitchen428, Mojo's Lounge and MOD Pizza in this week's newsletter