Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 7th of October.
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🏘️ Community
The Coffee House now features a new westside outdoor dining area with 100 extra seats, a concrete patio, and expanded staff spaces as part of a $4.8 million upgrade.
Furniture will be delivered late Oct/early Nov to complete the project.
Donbi Kim’s Day in Downtown event will run on Oct.
25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Davis, featuring a stamp rally, vintage clothing vendors, and local artists collaborating with businesses & community members to welcome new students and residents.
Yolo Food Bank celebrated its fourth annual Global Rice Fest on Friday, Oct.
2 at The Barn at Conaway Ranch — drawing over 400 community leaders and chefs who enjoyed global flavors.
🎭 Culture
Third Space Art Collective will host the Faces group exhibition open house on Friday, Oct.
9 from 6 to 9 p.m., showcasing interactive art inspired by Katerina Hanks and featuring diverse submissions until Oct. 31 (as part of Davis ArtAbout).
The UC Davis Design Museum features British textile artist Lynn Setterington’s exhibit Connecting Threads (together) through Nov.
20. The show spans decades of work that explores community, memory, and identity and welcomes visitors free of charge Monday through Friday from noon to 4 p.m. in Cruess Hall Room 124.
The UC Davis Entertainment Council announced Sunset Fest for Friday, Oct.
9 at UC Davis Health Stadium. The concert will feature headliner Teezo Touchdown, supporting act Jordan Ward, and student openers; attendees must pre-register with AggieLife and show a physical Aggie ID for entry.
🎓 Education
Davis’ UC faculty earned honors when Walter Leal won the Applied Chemical Ecology Award at Cornell and Michael Rios received the Distinguished Career Award.
Vice provost Joanna Regulska was named mentor in the Presidential Fellows Program, and an Unfold episode is a Signal finalist + voting ends Oct. 15.
Aggie Fiction, a creative writing club at UC Davis, offers students a safe space to learn and share their writing through feedback sessions and fundraisers.
The club meets Mondays (6-7 p.m. in Olson 217) with its first general meeting on Oct. 19.
Piri Ackerman, a nursing professor and associate dean at Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, won the 2026 Women and Philanthropy Impact Award on Sunday, Oct.
4 at Mondavi Center—she will use the $25,000 prize for her SHINES program that supports aspiring nurses.
UC Davis rose from No. 9 to a tie at No. 8 among top public universities per U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges rankings, though it slipped two spots in the overall list.
The school’s ranking reflected its investments in retention, advising, & social mobility announced on Sept. 21.
UC Davis Transportation Services raised parking rates on campus today: Lot C now costs $5.50, Lot A and Lot C+ are $6.50, and visitor parking is $19.
The office warned small rate hikes may continue and is redesigning Lot 25 (and an intersection) to boost pedestrian and bike safety.
The Davis School Board will tackle a $4 million budget cut amid teacher negotiations, declining enrollment + rising inflation.
The board will announce budget adjustments as discussions continue.
🌲 Environment
Davis is accepting nominations for its annual Environmental Recognition Awards until Jan.
31, 2027.
🏛️ Government
On Oct. 1, the ASUCD Senate held its first meeting of the school year, confirming new committee chairs and vice chairs at UC Davis.
Presentations discussed a Ballot Bowl voter registration drive and a petition urging UC regent Jay Sures’ resignation after Senator Ezra Rubin resigned.
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