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‘I’m not a murderer’ Suspect says fatal Davis shooting was accidental
Property damage across Davis was extensive Wednesday after a severe weather system swept through Northern California. In North Davis, this toppled tree damaged a parked Volkswagen van.
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storm-related incidents during the night including a knocked down transformer in the 1400 block of East Eighth Street. Howling winds brought down a handful of power lines and large trees including one that blocked both eastbound lanes of Covell Boulevard near F Street. With thousands of local residents still without electricity for the second straight day, PG&E released a pair of estimated power restoration times for two Davis neighborhoods on Thursday. The area of Central Davis between Seventh and Third streets was expected to regain power by 10 p.m. Thursday night. However, it will likely be
Enterprise staff writer Thousands of Davis residents were left without electricity late Tuesday night, many through Thursday, after a severe winter weather system swept through Northern California. More than 7,000 lost power as gale force winds and freezing rain toppled power lines and trees throughout the region. Around midnight, more than 3,000 residents lost power as most of the UC Davis campus and Central Davis experienced a blackout. Along with PG&E, the Davis police and fire departments responded to multiple
a lengthier wait for the neighborhoods along Scripps Drive, Redwood Lane and Radcliffe Drive, where PG&E officials have posted an estimated restoration could take an additional three days. In several cases, trees toppled onto parked vehicles and houses as was the case in the area of Fifth Street and Verona Terrace as well as the 500 block of Del Oro Avenue. More than 3,330 remain without power in the northern stretches of the UC Davis campus up to West Eighth Street. Electricity has been off in that sector of the city since 6:46 p.m. Tuesday. Restore times for that
area are listed as “To Be Announced” on PG&E’s website. Throughout town, stop lights at multiple major intersections remain non-functioning. Public Works employees and Davis Police installed several temporary stopsigns Wednesday in efforts to prevent traffic accidents. Residents can report nonemergency incidents to the Davis Public Works Department, 530-757-5686, or online at www.cityofdavis.org/howdo-i/make-a-service-request. After hours, call 530-747-5400 and press 0. For emergencies, call 911 or 530-758-3600.
Monday’s fatal shooting of a 39-year-old woman at a rural Davis house was a tragic accident, according to the man who pulled the trigger. James Graham described himself as a friend and roommate of the victim, Sasha Joleen Beach, and told The Davis Enterprise he’s “heartbroken” over her death, which ultimately resulted in four arrests. “I would never hurt one of my friends,” Graham, 38, said Wednesday during a tearful interview at the Yolo County Jail, where he faces felony murder and weapon-related charges. “I feel horrible for what happened. I would never do it on purpose.” “I’m not a murderer,” he added. Graham said he was target shooting that morning at a U-Haul truck parked on the County Road 29 property near the Yolo County landfill, where he lived with his girlfriend Nicole Cunnion, Beach, her boyfriend Nicholas Morrison, their friend David Goelz and his wife. According to Graham, a former roommate recently kicked off the property for hoarding and stealing had fired a gun at the house, so a friend brought over a .22-caliber pistol for protection. The U-Haul, which Graham said was “full of garbage,”
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Gandhi statue toppled, defaced and removed
Supervisors approve fee waiver for restaurants, bars
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Enterprise staff writer The statue in Davis’ Central Park of Mohandas K. Gandhi, the Indian lawyer and independence leader, was found Wednesday morning toppled and lying on the grass next to its plinth. The 6-foot-tall, 950pound bronze likeness appeared to have been
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sawed off at the ankles and half its face was severed and missing. The statue was found after a night when wind and heavy rainfall knocked out power in much of downtown Davis. “City staff discovered vandalism to the statue of Gandhi in Central Park this morning while surveying storm
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