The Neighborhood Court, a new approach to resolving low-level crimes like vandalism or trespassing in Davis and on the UC Davis campus, focuses on “restorative justice.” It resolved its first 16 cases—including some alcohol offenses from Picnic Day—in early June. On today’s Davisville we talk with Christopher Bulkeley (pictured), a deputy Yolo County district attorney, about how the program works, why the county adopted it, how it differs from usual court proceedings, the initial results from the pilot phase, and where the program is headed next. 

Cathy Speck is a native daughter of Davis, a musician, an athlete, a longtime employee of the Davis Food Co-op--and she is dying of ALS. She writes a blog, “Cathy Speck’s Dying as Living.” We talk about her experience today, on Davisville.

Pinball’s pop-culture glory era has yielded to computer games and the likes of Angry Birds, but the silver ball still has fans. One of the biggest has to be Steve Faith of Davis, an educational technology instructor who is helping to organize the 2013 Pin-a-Go-Go show May 17-19 at the May Fairgrounds in Dixon. It will have more than 100 machines ready for play. On today’s Davisville we talk about the appeal of the noisy, ringing, electromechanical games. Few remain in Davis, but Faith tells us where to find them.

How would you finish that sentence? UC Davis student Henry Lam wants to know—specifically, he invites you to write your answer on a chalkboard wall outside the Memorial Union April 3 or 4. It’s all part of a larger strategy. We discuss the project on today’s Davisville, as well as a half-dozen other campus projects he is part of, including the UC Davis Film Festival, the UC Davis Vietnamese Student organization, and last year’s Davis in a Day movie. Find updates on the event at http://ucdbeforeigrad.tumblr.com