The weekly MLS meetings and broker tours for Davis are held Friday mornings at 8:30 am at the Odd Fellows Hall at 415 Second Street. The meetings are important networking and educational opportunities for all members of the Yolo ar. The schedule of events for the next several months are as follows:

October 17: Cann Tree Kick-off

October 24: Bill Emien, Daivs' City Manager - Water Issues Update

October 31: Update on CAR Statewide Meeting 2008 Legislation Handout

November 7: Rian Barrett, CAR Lobbyist to discuss recently enacted bills that affect REALTORS

November 14: Yolo ar Budget/Finance Report.

November 21: Dave Howe/Bill Miller to provide Metrolist update (active keys, next gen software, etc.)

November 28: No meeting -- Thanksgiving

December 5 : TBD

December 12: "What You Need to Know to Close a Home with Mold" presented by Carol Coder

December 19: Celebrate Meeting...more details to follow

December 26: No meeting - Christmas

January 2: No meeting - New Years.

I have been honored to serve on the board this year as a director and looking forward to the second year of my term in 2009. I feel lucky to be a part of a small association where each member's voice can be heard.

Contributed by Carolyn Gjerde-Tu, specializing in Davis Real Estate.

Wandering downtown Davis this afternoon, I ran across the Davis Jazz Artists Festival. Taking place both today October 4th and Sunday October 5th, this is a nice mix between visual art, spoken word and jazz. I happened to catch the Brubeck Institute Quintet and the Davis High Jazz Band. Today's events were free and it was nice to see the support for both the Davis High School music funds as well as a strong show of support for Measure W with people giving out stickers and yard signs. There was also a raffel and artists were painting onsite and it looked like there was spoken word events planned as well.

It was really fun watching both the Brubeck Institute Quintet and the Davis High Jazz Band and seeing the enthusiasm for the music from these young musicians. Reading about the Brubeck Institute Quintet, this is a group made up of musicians just out of high school. They can not have entered college to be eligible to compete for this position.

The festival contines tomorrow, Sunday, October 5th, 2008.

Contributed by Carolyn Gjerde-Tu, your resource for Davis CA Real Estate.

The Davis community as a whole has always been very supportive of the schools. One of the reasons people choose to live in this community is that Davis is well know for the quality of education and importance of education in the community as a whole.

Earlier this year, the Davis Schools Foundation set a big goal to raise enough money to prevent the layoff of dozens of Davis teachers and to keep special programs like elementary science, music programs intact. The fundraising campaign was a success and also provided a good message to the school board as well as the community as a whole how important the schools are to this community.

The voters of Davis will have an opportunity in Novemeber to pass a special parcel tax that will help preserve these school programs for the future. In a state with continued budget troubles, it is likely that individual communities will continue to step it up at a local level.

Visit the Yes on W campaign and learn for yourself why this is so important for the Davis Community.

Contributed by Carolyn Gjerde-Tu, specializing in Davis Real Estate

I was spending a little time around Youtube and found this video from earlier this year. Ever wonder what it is like to watch a world class bike race go through your town? Well this video is a good representation of the 2008 Amgen Tour of California when the pro bicycle tour passed through Davis back in February. The commentary is classic.


This bottom clip was filmed downtown and gives a better feel for the action around more fans.



Contributed by Carolyn Gjerde-Tu, specializing in Davis Real Estate and Homes in Greater Sacramento