🌱 Patch AM: What’s planned for Davis’ 50th farmers market anniversary and fall festivities?

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In today's newsletter:

• What's planned for Davis' 50th farmers market anniversary and fall festivities?
• What Davis lawmaker Cecilia Aguiar‑Curry's antitrust bill could mean for you
• How Davis field data is shaping the future of solar-powered farming

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and cool, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and cool, temps: high: 80, low: 57.
• Thursday: Cool with periods of sun, with a high of 73 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Davis Announces Autumn Schedule Featuring 50th Anniversary of Farmers Market (geneonline.com) — Davis has rolled out a full slate of fall events, headlined by the 50th anniversary celebration of the local farmers market. Residents can also look forward to art gallery walks, a century bike ride, a zombie-themed bike parade, and wine and food experiences that highlight the city's walkable, college-town character.
   

2. California Lawmakers Pass Bill Strengthening State's Power to Sue Big Businesses Over Monopoly Practices (hsjchronicle.com) — Davis Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar‑Curry has steered a major antitrust bill to the governor's desk, expanding California prosecutors' power to sue dominant companies for alleged monopoly behavior. After intense pushback from big business groups, she softened some provisions, but the measure could still reshape how the state challenges corporate consolidation that affects prices, wages, and small businesses.
   

3. Planting crops in fields of solar panels is more efficient, protects the plants and helps keep workers cool, study finds (livescience.com) — Researchers used real-world agrivoltaic measurements from Davis to validate a new model showing how growing crops under solar panels can cool plants, boost panel efficiency, and protect workers. Their simulations suggest tomatoes under panels stay significantly cooler, lose less water, and still photosynthesize effectively, pointing to agrivoltaics as a promising way to pair clean energy with agriculture in hot regions.
   

4. A 15-Day Window Could Decide the Fate of California's Most Endangered Salmon (scitechdaily.com) — UC Davis scientists helped pinpoint a crucial 15‑day cold‑water window that largely determines whether endangered Sacramento River winter‑run Chinook salmon eggs survive. Their work, using advanced analysis of salmon ear bones, could reshape how California manages Shasta Reservoir releases and guide long‑term strategies like reintroducing salmon to historical cold‑water habitats.
   

📸 Around Davis

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Davis

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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
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - no school
  Martin Luther King Jr Davis, CA 95616
• Legal Holiday - Labor Day
  District PDF Davis, CA 95616
  12:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Back to School Night
  Fred T. Korematsu Elementary Davis, CA 95616
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

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
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - no school
  Martin Luther King Jr Davis, CA 95616
• Legal Holiday - Labor Day
  District PDF Davis, CA 95616
  12:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• UC Davis Farmers Market – Spring Season →
  University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is this anybody's cat?
  I just moved in and this cat will not leave me alone lol. It is always in my backyard, clawing at my screen door, and trying to get inside every time… (Nextdoor North Davis)
• Found a Stars and Stripes in a dumpster today and went on with the intention to return and recover it on my way back home.
  Turns out someone had removed before I returned on my way home. I'm not dogmatically patriotic, particularly given our current times, but do feel… (Nextdoor Slide Hill Park)

• University of California Davis posted a job opening for Academic Cardiac Surgeon in Davis. Apply here.
• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Davis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Davis here.

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