Davisville

Davis has interesting people, ideas, connections, and events. On Davisville, host Bill Buchanan presents stories that have some connection to Davis. The program has won 13 Excellence in Journalism awards from the San Francisco Press Club since 2018, plus a national Hometown Media Award for excellence from the Alliance for Community Media in 2024. Contact: davisville @ dcn.org

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Bill Buchanan

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Davisville, 6/23/14: A talk with Robb Davis as he gets ready to take office Mon, 06/23/2014 - 6:05pm \| Bill Buchanan Davis voters elected Robb Davis to the City Council in June. On today’s program we talk about financial problems facing the city, as well as what he's doing to get ready to take his seat on the council. Read more about Davisville, 6/23/14: A talk with Robb Davis as he gets ready to take office
Davisville, 6/9/14: This story starts with a flier on a downtown wall Mon, 06/09/2014 - 6:05pm \| Bill Buchanan In May, on a bulletin board at Armadillo Music in Davis, Sonja Martin posted a flier that said “Punk rock grunge band members wanted. No pervs. Weirdos. Harddrugaddicts. Scumbags. JUST MUSIC.” The language was clear, direct, funny in places, opinionated, and showed real respect for serious music. Anyone who has pursued something meaningful and difficult should recognize the ambition. I wanted more of her story, and that’s what we have today on “Davisville,” including a performance of her song in progress, “I Breathe You In.” Read more about Davisville, 6/9/14: This story starts with a flier on a downtown wall
Davisville, 5/26/14: You don’t vote? She’d like to talk with you Mon, 05/26/2014 - 6:05pm \| Bill Buchanan Jenna Jae Templeton's job is to get more people in Yolo County to vote. One of her teaching tools, when she talks to high school students, is the fanciful sample ballot she's holding here—it shows new voters how a ballot looks, even if the “Proposition 42” on this sample concerns a “Zombie Apocalypse Emergency Tax Measure.” Templeton works for the Yolo County Elections Office, and on today’s show we talk about voting rates in Yolo, some reasons people don't vote, and what she's doing to change that. Read more about Davisville, 5/26/14: You don’t vote? She’d like to talk with you
Davisville, 5/12/14: The Davis Music Fest Returns for 2014 Mon, 05/12/2014 - 6:05pm \| Bill Buchanan On June 21, downtown Davis will host the fourth annual Davis Music Fest. On today’s show Kyle Monhollen, part of the Davis Live Music Collective and one of the festival’s organizers, talks about this year’s concerts and related subjects, including how they choose the lineup and why they want to bring more live music to Davis. He also updates us on last year's look at creating a permanent live music venue downtown; even just the cost of the sprinklers ended up looking pretty pricey. Read more about Davisville, 5/12/14: The Davis Music Fest Returns for 2014
Davisville, 4/28/14: Gerri Adler offers tours of vanished Davis Mon, 04/28/2014 - 6:05pm \| Bill Buchanan The names of departed Davis businesses come easily to local beauty-salon owner Gerri Adler (pictured outside the I Street home where she grew up in the 1950s and '60s). On the walking tours she leads downtown, she describes places and people now gone who once epitomized Davis, the ways the town has changed, and people whose names we see today on buildings or street signs. Listen in as she talks about growing up in Davis, a town she still loves. Read more about Davisville, 4/28/14: Gerri Adler offers tours of vanished Davis
Davisville, 4/14/14: How much sweet do you want? Mon, 04/14/2014 - 6:05pm \| Bill Buchanan Drink a 20-ounce regular soda daily for a week, and you’ll consume as much sugar as you see in this one-quart Mason jar. On today’s program Harold Goldstein, executive director of the Davis-based California Center for Public Health Advocacy, talks about their efforts to tame the tide of sugar in the name of public health. Read more about Davisville, 4/14/14: How much sweet do you want?
Davisville, 3/31/14: A $15 per hour minimum wage for Davis? Mon, 03/31/2014 - 6:05pm \| Bill Buchanan This spring, Raise the Wage Davis is collecting signatures for a November ballot initiative to increase the minimum wage inside Davis to $15 per hour by Jan. 1, 2016. On today’s Davisville, Neil Ruud, volunteer coordinator for the group, discusses their goals, plans, and why they chose $15. He also fields questions about the impact on employment inside the city. Read more about Davisville, 3/31/14: A $15 per hour minimum wage for Davis?
Davisville, 3/17/14: Davis performer Paul DelBene presents ‘Olaf the Fool’ Mon, 03/17/2014 - 6:05pm \| Bill Buchanan Meet Olaf. He’s a fool. Paul DelBene (shown here) knows because he created the character, and he’ll bring Olaf onstage for three “An Evening with Olaf” performances April 4-6 to benefit the Cesar Chavez school PTA and Davis Schools Foundation. On today’s program we talk about the shows, DelBene’s work (mostly in Europe), clown boot camp, clown college, performing for Pixar … and the value Davis could get from a small professional multi-functional venue, of maybe 200 to 300 seats, for music, performances, dances, and more. Read more about Davisville, 3/17/14: Davis performer Paul DelBene presents ‘Olaf the Fool’
Davisville 3/3/14: A Royal Academy veteran directs ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ at UC Davis Mon, 03/03/2014 - 6:05pm \| Bill Buchanan Read more about Davisville 3/3/14: A Royal Academy veteran directs ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ at UC Davis
Davisville, 02/17/14: This time it’s the city, not the schools, asking for more money Mon, 02/17/2014 - 6:05pm \| Bill Buchanan The city of Davis, facing a $5 million yearly deficit and a backlog of deferred road repairs (this photo, shot through a windshield, shows Olive Drive), has asked voters to boost the city sales tax by a half-cent per dollar starting this fall. Citywide votes on water rates and possibly a new city parcel tax are also in the works this year. On today’s show, Davis Vanguard blogger David Greenwald--who has written extensively about the city's finances--talks about how the city dug this hole for itself, the options, and where we go from here. Read more about Davisville, 02/17/14: This time it’s the city, not the schools, asking for more money