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University of California-Davis

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Pepper Spray Cop Meme Lives on at Frjtz Restaurant

    ​Last November's harrowing shot of UC Davis campus police officer Lt. John Pike callously pepper spraying peacefully protesting students has had a wild life as an Internet meme. If any image of the Occupy movement has been seared in the brain, it is this one. Pike has been Photoshopped in countles ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    UC Davis Occupy Pepper Spraying Report Will Become Public, Judge Rules

    It appears that more light will be shed on one of the most controversial episodes of police response to Occupy protests across the country last fall, after a judge ruled that an independent report on the pepper-spraying of peaceful protesters by a UC Davis campus police officer can be made public.Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    UC Davis Students Sue University Over Lt. John Pike's Pepper-Spraying Tactics

    ​It would be difficult to forget the controversial pepper-spraying incident at UC Davis last year after the Internet made a meme out of Lt. John Pike callously dousing peaceful protesters with the chemical.Those students sure haven't forgotten it. Those same students, along with some UC Davis, alu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Kitchen Table Talks : Organic Dairy Farmers

    Yuri Arcurs/ShutterstockHow serious are you about your milk?​What: Kitchen Table Talks. A discussion about the organic dairy industry. Where: 18 Reasons When: Tuesday, Feb. 21. Refreshments at 6:30, discussion from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Cost: $10 The rundown: Inspired by the occupy movements ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    What Caused the Hole in the Local Salmon Population?

    University of California, DavisBaby Coho salmon: worth protecting.​In the latest episode of their new science podcast, Field Trip, local journalists Kara Platoni and Eric Simons set out to ask the question: Why exactly are all the fish in the ocean disappearing, and how do we measure how quickly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Occupy Oakland: Protesters Block Port of Oakland

    Kate CongerAnd it's not even 8 a.m.!​Update (8:05 a.m.): It's started to rain, but that's not deterring this group. A handful of protesters carrying an Occupy UC Davis banner has walked further into the port. Original Story (7:06 a.m.): As expected, hundreds of Occupy Oakland protesters have march ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Life-Size Pepper Spray Cop Cutout Lets You Be Lt. Pike

    Kate Conger​At the Port of Oakland this morning, our intrepid photographer Kate Conger caught the next evolution of that as-seen-on-the-Internet pepper-spray cop meme. This cardboard cutout is a brilliant reversal. Instead of you 'shopping Lt. Pike of U.C. Davis into your photos, now you can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    UC Regents to Discuss Pepper Spraying Police Incident; Occupy Protesters Plan General Strike

    ​Protesters have big plans to demonstrate at four UC campuses across the state today when the UC Board of Regents holds a teleconference to discuss a new tuition plan, as well as the recent incident where a UC Davis cop callously doused protesters with pepper spray. Last week's Regents meeting, sc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Pelosi Takes Shots at GOP, Lobbyists for Targeting Occupy Protesters in 'Message War'

    ​House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is rallying Democrats to defend the sundry Occupy movements that have sprung up across the country, appealing in a fundraising e-mail for money to help combat a "message war" against protesters orchestrated by GOP-connected lobbyists.Pelosi's e-mail was provoked ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    UC Davis Chancellor: Police Defied Orders by Pepper-Spraying Occupy Protesters

    UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi is apparently sorry -- really, really sorry -- for the pepper-spraying of peaceful Occupy student protesters that set off a public-relations catastrophe last week. In an interview with the Sacramento Bee yesterday, Katehi said she had ordered campus police to interac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    John Pike, Accused Pepper-Spraying UC Davis Cop, Targeted by Anonymous

    The shadowy online "hacktivist" group known for encouraging the Occupy Wall Street Movement has published the personal contact information of Lt. John Pike, the UC Davis cop who was allegedly recorded pepper-spraying a group of unarmed UC Davis protesters last week. A video that claims to be the wor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Former UC Davis Frat Boy Sues University over "Harshest Form of Hazing"

    This doesn't look like ratfucking ​A former UC Davis student is suing the university, claiming school officials didn't put an end to over-the-top hazing in 2008 when he was pledging the all-Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi.According to the claim filed in Yolo County, Ryan Clifford was on a retre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Blame McD's for Making Poor People Obese? Not So Fast

    ​There's an assumption in food-policy circles that obesity rates are high among the poor because they eat so much fast food. It's an assumption that led the LA City Council to ban the construction of new fast-food restaurants in low-income neighborhoods in 2008. But according to a new study from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Fiona Ma Targets Domestic Violence Among Teens

    Nothing glamorous about violence.​What we know about the 2009 gang rape of a Richmond High School student at prom is that it's not an isolated event. Domestic violence among teens is on the rise, and Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) is attempting to draw attention to this disturbing trend. ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 29, 2010

    Calm Between the Storms

    Nothing glamorous about violence.​What we know about the 2009 gang rape of a Richmond High School student at prom is that it's not an isolated event. Domestic violence among teens is on the rise, and Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) is attempting to draw attention to this disturbing trend. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    When Your Facebook Stalker Won't Take 'No' For an Answer

    ​Dear Anna,

I, like many others in my generation, am a bit of a Facebook junkie. I love the quizzes, the event invites, even the Farmville updates (I know, weird right?), but there is one thing I hate: boys that think 
Facebook is some weird stalker version of OkCupid.

There is this gu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2010

    An Immigrant's Point of View

    ​Dear Anna,

I, like many others in my generation, am a bit of a Facebook junkie. I love the quizzes, the event invites, even the Farmville updates (I know, weird right?), but there is one thing I hate: boys that think 
Facebook is some weird stalker version of OkCupid.

There is this gu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Immigrants Not Taking Your Job, Study Claims

    No excuses! ​People who hate immigrants often hang their rhetorical hat on the argument that immigrants are stealing jobs from and depressing wages for people born here. Yet a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco blows that theory apart.Immigr ... More >>

  • News

    August 11, 2010

    SF Weekly Letters

    No excuses! ​People who hate immigrants often hang their rhetorical hat on the argument that immigrants are stealing jobs from and depressing wages for people born here. Yet a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco blows that theory apart.Immigr ... More >>

  • News

    August 4, 2010

    Republicans tastelessly milk cow-shooting controversy

    No excuses! ​People who hate immigrants often hang their rhetorical hat on the argument that immigrants are stealing jobs from and depressing wages for people born here. Yet a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco blows that theory apart.Immigr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Bomb Squad Rushes to College Campus, Finds Red Bull

    Not seen leaving the scene, incidentally...​In an episode that started out as a suspected act of terrorism and ended up as bizarre product placement, bomb squad members rushed to the U.C. Davis campus yesterday. After a person was spotted leaving a "suspicious package" near the entrance of a libra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Masterminds 2010 Finalists Named, Winners Announced Wed.

    We received more than 100 submissions this year from local artists vying to be named a Mastermind (and, perhaps, get a $2,500 grant). The quality of the entries was truly inspiring. That's why we've named 12 finalists this year instead of the usual 10--read up on this 2010's picks below. You can s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    This Week at the Prop. 8 Trial

    What do you mean Prop. 8 is biased?​ ​ For those who want the short and sweet of the ongoing trial meant to determine whether Prop. 8 violates the right to equal protection under the Constitution of the United States, here's a handy summary of what went on this week -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Sweet Beat: BonBonBar's Pumpkin Pie Bar

    T. Palmer​After moving back to the Bay Area from Los Angeles, Nina Wanat relaunched her confections company BonBonBar in October. Wanat is a graduate of CIA's baking and pastry program in Napa, a course she switched to after attending law school at U.C. Davis and being tempted into the culinary wo ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 4, 2009

    November Book Events: Howard Junker, Joshua Clover, Lierre Keith, and William S. Burroughs

    T. Palmer​After moving back to the Bay Area from Los Angeles, Nina Wanat relaunched her confections company BonBonBar in October. Wanat is a graduate of CIA's baking and pastry program in Napa, a course she switched to after attending law school at U.C. Davis and being tempted into the culinary wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    Handful of Local, Familiar Names on United Football League Rosters

    Aaaah! My eyes! They burn! ​It was Billy Crystal's Fernando Lamas character who made a catchphrase out of "It is better to look good than to feel good. (of course you remember this character! He's the "You look mah-velous" guy.). Along similar lines, former Mexican National Team goalkeeper Jorge C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    Free Bee-Built Ice Cream Today at Häagen-Dazs

    Bee pollination is an essential process in just about half of Häagen-Dazs' ice cream flavors, from the obvious (Vanilla Honey) to the less so (Raspberry and Pear). Today from 4 to 8 p.m., participating Häagen-Dazs locations (865 Market in the San Francisco Centre, 3251 20th Ave. in Stonestown Gall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    Local Schools' Fortunes Plummeting in Tournament -- The Recycling Tournament. What Tournament Were You Thinking Of?

    Not everything that goes in the trash can is trash. Ask someone who knows...Pulling into the home stretch of Recyclemania, the nationwide recycling competition for colleges and universities, our local institutions appear to be flagging a bit. Ranked 12th and 13th earlier this month, San Francisco St ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2008

    New Report Foresees a Short Road to Extinction for CA salmon

    It’s Time to Panic. But Then What? By Peter Jamison I recently observed that San Francisco salmon fishermen, despite some relatively good news in an industry that of late has lumbered from one calamity to the next, are still pretty glum these days. That’s because a number of highly publicized ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2008

    The Other 9/11

    It’s Time to Panic. But Then What? By Peter Jamison I recently observed that San Francisco salmon fishermen, despite some relatively good news in an industry that of late has lumbered from one calamity to the next, are still pretty glum these days. That’s because a number of highly publicized ... More >>

  • News

    June 11, 2008

    FlounderAde

    Vitamin drink works for losers.

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2008

    Last Night: Charge of the Light Brown Apple Moth at Town School for Boys

    Vitamin drink works for losers.

  • News

    February 27, 2008

    Supes Spread Manure

    Their anti-Newsom campaigning is preventing more affordable housing

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2008

    Death Cab for Cutie Announces Spring Dates Including the Fillmore 4/23

    Their anti-Newsom campaigning is preventing more affordable housing

  • Calendar

    August 31, 2005

    Sitting Pretty

    Sadler takes a load off

  • Culture

    August 31, 2005

    Artbeat

    Our critics weigh in on local exhibits

  • Music

    May 18, 2005

    SSRI-ay Cap'n

    Depression is all around us, but here's some upcoming shows that won't bring you down

  • Calendar

    February 23, 2005

    Role Play

    Probing behind our postures

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2004

    What You're Mission

    A series of independent films by Latina and Latino auteurs

  • Film

    March 3, 2004

    Zoom Lens

    To call the S.F. International Asian American Film Festival "diverse" is to understate it

  • Film

    November 12, 2003

    The Enforcer

    Cops on location, cowboys in oaters, and mountains of film events

  • News

    October 29, 2003

    Fright Flight

    "We're going to the winner's circle or the hospital," declares one entrant

  • News

    February 26, 2003

    The Fix Is In

    At least that's what Janet Campbell claimed about construction bids at UCSF, where she soon found herself out of a job

  • News

    November 13, 2002

    Return to Chinatown

    You don't have to be a tourist to be entranced by a tour of old Chinatown's alleys

  • News

    September 11, 2002

    The New Defenders

    An explosion of federal funding has Bay Area researchers at the forefront of America's counter-terrorism program. Will the money make us safer - or just make science a military secret?

  • News

    March 13, 2002

    Missed Interpretation

    Deaf students wonder why officials at UC Berkeley and UC Davis won't hear their plea for equal access to education

  • Music

    August 30, 2000

    Hear This

    Saxophonist John Tchicai offers free jazz

  • Music

    July 21, 1999

    Quannum Leap

    Growing out of Oakland's Solesides label, the rappers and producers of Quannum Projects look to expand even further

  • Calendar

    June 9, 1999

    Night & Day

    Growing out of Oakland's Solesides label, the rappers and producers of Quannum Projects look to expand even further

  • News

    November 20, 1996

    Turkey Jerking

    How poultry breeders have given new meaning to the phrase "bird lover"

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