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In today's newsletter:

  • How $15 million in repairs will upgrade three Davis affordable complexes
  • How a UC Davis scientist reshaped wheat fields around the world
  • How a federal visa probe could hit UC Davis researchers

Also on today's calendar: Bat Week Screening of "The Invisible Mammal" and Davis Premiere and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 94 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 49.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and cool, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kings County officials to ship millions through Davis for affordable housing repairs (abridged.org) — Three long-standing affordable housing complexes in Davis—Twin Pines Apartments, Tremont Green and Moore Village—are set to share up to $15 million in repair funding. The Davis City Council voted to join the California Public Finance Authority so tax-exempt bonds can finance upgrades like HVAC, plumbing, roofing and interiors, all without any direct city money or loan guarantees.
   

• UC Davis Wheat Geneticist Jorge Dubcovsky Named 2026 World Agriculture Prize Laureate (morningagclips.com) — UC Davis plant sciences professor Jorge Dubcovsky has been named the 2026 World Agriculture Prize Laureate for his pioneering work improving wheat and bolstering global food security. His research at UC Davis has helped create higher-yield, disease-resistant, climate-adapted wheat varieties now grown worldwide, and he'll be honored later this month at a ceremony in China.
   

• UC Davis among universities investigated for alleged visa fraud by Trump administration (kcra.com) — UC Davis is one of nine major universities the Trump administration is investigating for allegedly abusing the J-1 visa program, which could affect international students and researchers on campus in Davis. Officials claim the schools overuse J-1 visas on federally funded grants, potentially undercutting American workers, and UC Davis has not yet publicly responded to the new scrutiny.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Woodland

  • Yolo County to offer free flu clinics in Woodland and West Sacramento (dailydemocrat.com)
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  • Thompson, Jones clash over Iran war and data centers in U.S. House debate (sacbee.com)

West Sacramento

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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