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🌱 Patch AM: Which two Davis shops were cited over illegal tobacco and cannabis sales?
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In today's newsletter:
- Which two Davis shops were cited over illegal tobacco and cannabis sales?
- Want to step inside Davis’s most radical eco-neighborhood design?
- How new Yolo County Housing investments will show up in Davis
Today's riddle: What did one pirate say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 59 and low of 34 degrees.
- Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 60, low: 33.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Local and state agencies take enforcement action on two Davis retailers (dailydemocrat.com) — Two Davis retailers recently faced enforcement actions after state and county officers seized illegal flavored tobacco, nicotine vapes, and unlicensed cannabis products during inspections. Officials say the crackdown aims to protect youth and ensure Davis stores follow strict tobacco and cannabis regulations, with both criminal and civil citations issued and thousands of dollars in products removed from shelves. 
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2. UC Davis Design Museum Showcases Innovative Neighborhood on 50th Anniversary (ucdavis.edu) — Village Homes, west Davis’s pioneering eco-neighborhood, is getting a deep dive at the UC Davis Design Museum, with an exhibit running Jan. 20–April 26. Local residents can explore original plans, a recreated passive-solar home section, film screenings, and a special Biodiversity Museum Day program highlighting how this Davis development became a global model for sustainable community design.
3. Yolo County Housing Celebrates 75 Years with Major Awards and New Investments (davisvanguard.org) — Yolo County Housing’s 75th anniversary comes with major investments that directly benefit Davis residents, including upgrades and programs at the Davis Migrant Center and other local sites. New partnerships with City of Davis Parks, Meals on Wheels, and Yolo Food Bank are expanding camps, meal deliveries, and food distributions, while countywide projects add affordable housing and infrastructure that will shape how low-income families live across Yolo County.
4. Lesley Hamamoto winner of sixth annual First-Bumble Bee-of-the-Year Contest (dailydemocrat.com) — UC Davis alumni and bee enthusiasts might enjoy knowing that Sacramento biologist Lesley Hamamoto just won the 2026 First-Bumble-Bee-of-the-Year contest with a photo taken in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. The piece highlights the Davis-based Bohart Museum’s annual memorial contest, past Davis winners, and how local habitats like the Arboretum and nearby preserves support bumble bee research and conservation.
5. How researchers are using high-altitude trees to understand a changing climate (knpr.org) — UC Davis researchers are trekking into the Sierra Nevada to study high-altitude Jeffrey pines and what they reveal about climate change. Their work, featured on UC Davis’s “Unfold” podcast, connects local university expertise with the broader environmental challenges facing California’s mountain forests. Listeners can learn more or follow the project through UC Davis channels.
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- Legally Blonde
Davis Musical Theatre Company (DMTC), 607 Pena Dr, Davis
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Saturday January 10
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Other local events
- Seraph Brass: |Thursday Concert
Ann E. Pitzer Center , Davis, CA
12:05 pm - Teju Cole in Conversation with John Gossage
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art , Davis, CA
4:30 pm - Seraph Brass: Friday Concert
Ann E. Pitzer Center , Davis, CA
5:00 pm
Thursday January 15
Friday January 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Morey Memorial Wrestling Tournament
Dixon High School , 555 College Way , Dixon
9:00 am - Cal Poly Mustangs at UC Davis Aggies Women's Basketball
University Credit Union , Memorial Union , 1 Shields Ave Ste. 246 , Davis
1:00 pm - Dixon Youth Air Protectors Showcase
Dixon Library , 230 N 1st St , Dixon
1:00 pm - Davis Waldorf School: A Preschool Puppet Story
The Pleasant Pheasant Bookstore , 1059 Court St Suite #109 , Woodland
10:30 am - Newsies Jr.
"The Woodland Opera House" Community Theatre , 340 Second St , Woodland
2:00 pm - Chess Club Meeting
Peter J. Shields Library , 100 N Quad , Davis
5:00 pm - Sutter @ Woodland
Woodland High School , 21 N West St , Woodland
4:00 pm - Seraph Brass: |Thursday Concert
Ann E. Pitzer Center , Davis, CA
12:05 pm
Saturday January 10
Sunday January 11
Tuesday January 13
Thursday January 15
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- To brighten your day.
Sunny and windy out there. Floral are at Nugget North Davis. (Nextdoor Wildhorse) - If you pass in front of it quickly, the tree on left seems to be normal right?
But if you look attentively (on right) you’ll discover a fake plastic fir tree like the ones you can buy anywhere. Someone knows what is the purpose… (Nextdoor Sycamore)
- Woodstock's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Restaurant General Manager in Davis. Apply here.
- Yolo County Office of Education posted a job opening for Substitute Paraeducators, Knowledge of American Sign Language Skills for 2025-2026, School Year in Woodland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Davis here.
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