Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently proposed a new way to remedy California's budget crisis - cutting the Cal Grant program, which provides financial aid to college students.
Under this proposal, no new Cal Grants would be awarded beginning fall 2009, but students already receiving Cal Grants would continue to receive them.
Schwarzenegger has said the cuts are necessary to help close California's $24.3 billion budget deficit.
The city of Davis is looking to cut corners to balance its budget for the coming year.
Some city facilities could be cleaned less often due to a reduction in custodial services. Funding for the city attorney will probably be slashed, reducing time for legal analysis. And it may be easier to get away with parking violations as the city discusses eliminating one of its four parking enforcement officers.
California bans text messaging while driving
Sept. 30, 2008
California became the seventh state to ban texting while driving when Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB 28 in September. The law, which took effect Jan. 1, created a $20 fine for the first offense and a $50 fine for each subsequent offense.
For many Davis bicyclists, yard waste on the side of the road can be a potential safety hazard and a troublesome obstacle. Yet, following a meeting at the Davis Bicycle Advisory Commission, there is little reason to believe the obstacles will be cleared away any time soon. The City of Davis Public Works department presented to the BAC the results of a Yard Waste and Bike Lanes Survey Project, a yearlong study of yard waste "pile placement" on a dozen Davis streets, to establish the degree to which they obstruct the path of cyclists.
The key word Monday night was trust, and many Davis citizens were still apprehensive, including El Macero Homeowners Association President Stephen Cole.
"You've asked me to go out on a date," Cole told Transmission Agency of Northern California, or TANC, officials at the Davis Veterans Memorial Hospital. "You haven't treated me very well, you didn't call me back and now you want to go on another date. I don't trust you."
While the economic crisis has caused a shortage of many services, there is surely no shortage of students looking for teaching experience.
The Teach For America program received more than 35,000 applications for 2009, a 42 percent increase over 2008's number. UC Davis in particular showed a nearly 10 percent increase in applications: 75 applications as compared to 69 applications in 2008.
City News RecapGovernor Proposes the Elimination of Cal GrantCity plans to make cuts with looming budget crisisJune 3, 2009
Teach For America sees surge of applicantsYard waste still an obstacle to Davis cyclistsProposed power lines could cut through DavisJune 2, 2009
Forever 21 plans move to University MallCity council, school board discuss Olive Drive safetyJune 1, 2009
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