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In today's newsletter:

• Can Davis farm fields grow tomatoes and solar power together?
• Why 15 chilly days may decide California's endangered salmon future

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: High clouds and hot, with a high of 97 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 98, low: 63.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 99 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Growing food and power on the same land: California researchers test agrivoltaics (capradio.org) — Researchers at UC Davis are testing agrivoltaics in Davis fields to see if solar panels can shade crops, save water, and boost farm income on the same land. Early tomato trials show tradeoffs between reduced sunscald and smaller plants, while experts debate whether public funding should support widespread adoption before the economics are proven.
   

• UC DAVIS: A secret to survival for California's most endangered salmon (mavensnotebook.com) — UC Davis and NOAA scientists have pinpointed a crucial 15-day cold-water window that largely determines whether endangered winter-run Chinook salmon eggs survive in the Sacramento River. Their findings could reshape how water managers release cold water from Shasta Reservoir, influencing future decisions that balance salmon recovery, agricultural needs, and urban water supplies across California.
   

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Wednesday August 26
• Alternate Schedule Day
  Da Vinci Charter Academy Davis, CA 95616
  8:22 am
Wednesday September 2
• Back to School Night
  Harper Junior High School Davis, CA 95616
  5:45 pm
Thursday September 3
• Board of Education Meeting
  Davis Joint Unified School District Community Chambers, 23 Russell Boulevard
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Friday September 4
• First Friday Coffee with the Principal
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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• School Begins - First Day of Instruction
  District PDF Davis, CA 95616
  12:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Alternate Schedule Day
  Da Vinci Charter Academy Davis, CA 95616
  8:22 am
• UC Davis Farmers Market – Spring Season →
  University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis
  10:00 am
Thursday August 27
• Bunco at Joystick →
  Joystick Gaming Lounge, 420 Gateway Dr Ste C, Dixon
  6:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Umass Lowell River Hawks at Uc Davis Field Hockey Men →
  Aggie Field Hockey Facility, University of California, Davis, Davis
  4:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Back to School Night
  Harper Junior High School Davis, CA 95616
  5:45 pm
Thursday September 3
• Board of Education Meeting
  Davis Joint Unified School District Community Chambers, 23 Russell Boulevard
  6:30 pm
Friday September 4
• First Friday Coffee with the Principal
  Harper Junior High School Davis, CA 95616
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• What would happen if I caught a King snake
  and put it in my backyards? would it eat the rats that live under my shed? (Nextdoor Sycamore)
• Stevenson bridge update - August 23rd
  On the bike path that leads there from Davis, there are cracks so wide and deep that someday a cyclist will fall in one of those and his family will… (Nextdoor Sycamore)

• Advance Services posted a job opening for Shipping and Receiving/Forklift Operator in Woodland. Apply here.
• Harbor Freight Tools posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate in Woodland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Davis here.

🗞 Nearby News

Woodland

• Video: Take in an Immersive Vegetable Growing Experience (growingproduce.com)
• Woodland City Council approves first phase of Hiddleson Park Improvement Project (dailydemocrat.com)
• In Brandon Clarke autopsy report, roommate indicates a history of drug use (nytimes.com)

West Sacramento

• Long-Awaited Transformation Begins for Bryte Park (westsacramentosun.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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