Davisville, Dec. 25, 2023: Expanding Interstate 80 through Davis

Mon, 12/25/2023 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

Traffic on Interstate 80 is often frustratingly slow through Davis, and has been for years. What’s the remedy? Caltrans proposes adding a fourth lane, and the options include allowing free use of the lane only to vehicles with at least three occupants — anyone else using the lane would pay a toll. That’s the option the Yolo Transportation District Board unanimously endorsed a couple weeks ago.

In other words, there are two big changes on the table — a bigger freeway, plus the start of tolls for some of the traffic on I-80 in Yolo County.

The project is in the news this season as people respond via surveys, comments, and various events (including this Davis teach-in). On today’s Davisville we talk with Autumn Bernstein, executive director of the Yolo Transportation District, and Lucas Frerichs, who chairs the county Board of Supervisors and is a former mayor of Davis, about what's proposed, and why.

Divine Intervention – Dec. 22, 2023

Fri, 12/22/2023 - 11:30am | Jess Goddésse

Don't miss Divine Intervention this evening Friday, Dec. 22, 6P Pacific!  We'll have brand new releases from Barbara Manning, Crime and the City Solution, Field Medic, J Mascis ... yet another new one from Guided By Voices ... a few fave tunes from earlier this year ... AND a tiny shimmer of uncommon holiday tunes.

Yes, it will be delightful, delicious, divine fun for the whole family only on KDRT 95.7 FM Davis | KDRT.org.

SF Press Club honors Davisville and Timeout Radio

Thu, 12/21/2023 - 2:30pm | Diane Crumley

KDRT radio programs about generational responses to war; Vince Guaraldi’s holiday music; a project that connects post-pandemic UC Davis students in a fun way, and the sport of Ultimate have all won awards for excellence in the 2023 San Francisco Press Club Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards. The club announced the honors during its annual awards dinner Dec. 13 in San Francisco. Several outlets

Album of the Week, Dec. 20, 2023: 'The Next Noel' by Ekemi

Wed, 12/20/2023 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

In 1989 Jeanne and I went to a small jazz club downtown Cincinnati, where we were living at the time. We heard two University of Cincinnati students playing. The duo was called Ekimi consisting of Billy Larkin and Chris Dahlgren. I chatted with them and bought their holiday CD. Fast forward 30-plus years, and I pulled out their CD to play. I was now a 30-year resident of Davis, and I Googled those two musicians. To my surprise, Billy Larkin had moved to Davis. Chris had relocated to Berlin.

The CD still sounds fresh, especially the "Little Drummer Boy" version. Billy can be heard around the Davis area -- check out his Facebook page at Billy Larkin. Now sit back and enjoy the music and the season.

Album of the Week playlist for 12/20/2023

Merry Clayton, Ventures, Dave Mason and 'an odd holiday tune or two' on this week's pre-Christmas Implosion

Wed, 12/20/2023 - 12:09pm | kdrtradio

On Implosion this week, host Nick Saloman says he's including “an odd holiday tune or two in a fine mix of music from the Ventures, Merry Clayton (pictured), Dave Mason, and more.”

This promises to be another fun show. Find it today (Wednesday, Dec. 20) at 5 p.m. Pacific time, and stream it anytime after then.

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