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target_oct_2009.jpgTarget a day before their grand opening, October 10 2009. target.jpgRendering of future Davis Target. In the future, people park far away from the building and walk through an empty parking lot. Image copyright Target Corporation 2006

Location
4601 2nd Street at Mace Boulevard
Hours
Mon - Sat 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sun 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Pharmacy Hours
Mon - Fri 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sat 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sun 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Photo Lab Hours
Mon - Sat 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sun 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Phone
(530) 761-0126, (530) 761-0127 pharmacy, 800-800-8800
Website
[WWW]http://www.target.com

Target is a large national discount retailer much like Wal-Mart. But unlike Wal-Mart, Target attempts to market itself as slightly hipper or more style-conscious and to keep everything on its shelves. In general, Target is an affordable place to shop for basic home and wardrobe necessities.

Target hires designers to create the various lines of products that it sells. The core lines all use the same designer selected palettes, so the cardboard tissue box you buy today matches the towels you bought a couple years ago. The individual designers have their names and profiles presented when browsing in-house items. Wal-Mart, on the other hand, sells inexpensive goods vaguely targeted at middle America, thus imparting a semi-rural feel to their products and many (somewhat subtle) patriotic names for their inventory.

The store is located near the A bus line as well as the P/Q line. Yolobus 42 also stops at the same bus stops.

There is a Chase atm located inside of the store.(no deposit capability)

You may find the Target Shopping Carts in other places around town as they are relocated away from the store by shoppers.

A Controversial Beginning

Target opened a store in Davis on 2009-10-07 at the Second Street Crossing shopping center near Mace Boulevard. Their "grand opening" was 2009-10-11. The store has 137,000 square feet of retail space, including a 10,000 square foot garden center. They will employ 208 people. There is a Pharmacy, and a licensed Starbucks Cafe staffed by Target employees trained by Starbucks inside the store. Starbucks such as these are often(cite?) nicknamed Tarbucks or Tarbux by former employees.

This store has been a source of local controversy for years. In a rare turn of events, even for Davis, the city council decided to put approval of the project to a public vote in 2006. The Target project appeared as Measure K on the November 2006 ballot and passed with 51.5 percent of the vote.

Many residents opposed the opening of a "big box store" in Davis for fear that it would harm smaller local businesses, especially those located downtown. Others worried that allowing a store like Target to be built would harm the small-town character of Davis. Nonetheless, the community decided that the ability to buy socks in town was worth the risk, and Target was born.

For more information on Target's local history, see History of coming to Davis.

The Davis Target store has been certified LEED Silver by the Green Building Council ([WWW]http://www.usgbc.org/). This means that the design achieved between 50 - 59 points out of 100 possible. LEED Silver is the second level of certification, above Certified (40 - 49), and below Gold (60 - 79 points) and Platinum (80 or more points).

Building on a Superfund Site

Prior to the vote, it became known that the Target would be located on a EPA Superfund Site. But on December 22, 2008, The People's Vanguard of Davis [WWW]reported that the Frontier Fertilizer Superfund Oversight Group (FFSOG) discovered a potentially new source of contamination at testing wells on the Target site. Trichloropropane (TCP) was detected in a sample taken just northeast of where the store would be, a location outside the current treatment area. The FFSOG argued that further sampling needed to be done in order to see if additional treatment was needed and, if so, who was responsible for it (depending on whether it was from a new source or the existing source). Target argued that the sample was a fluke, that they didn't have money for additional sampling, and that they would pour a slab for the store on January 5, 2009. On January 25, 2009, the [WWW]Vanguard reported that the EPA agreed to do more testing to determine the source and extent of the contamination. As of that date, the slab had not yet been poured.

Construction Building Photos

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Other Target Corporation controversy with local relevance

According to the Sacramento News and Review, "Sacramento County District Attorney Jan Scully and Yolo DA Jeff Reisig are suing Target Corporation for $9 million." Joined by California Attorney General Jerry Brown, the corporation is accused of local violations of environmental laws and illegal dumping. The [WWW]article cites specific instances in Yolo County: "prosecutors allege that Target employees at stores in Yolo County disposed of “ignitable aerosols,” “explosive waste,” and “300 pounds of e-waste” in store trash compactors and sent it all to the Yolo County landfill in Woodland, which is off limits to all that stuff. That was just in February of 2009."

Other Targets in the Region

There is also a woodlandTarget in Woodland at 2185 Bronze Star Dr., just off 102, near Costco in the Gateway Shopping Center. The woodlandWoodland Target opened in a brand new building in July 2008. It moved from its longtime location in the County Fair Mall. The Woodland Target store includes a licensed1 woodlandStarbucks and a pharmacy.

Weekly ads and Coupons

Target's [WWW]Weekly Ads are posted online. There are also [WWW]online printable coupons on their site. Here are [WWW]local sales and coupon match-up specific to the Davis Target.

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2007-07-15 10:53:54   Will target have solar pannels? —MattHh

2007-09-13 17:07:30   When did target become scenterish? —JamesSchwab

2007-09-13 17:11:52   [drama]At least 100 years ago. —BrentLaabs

2008-07-28 03:13:10   If target actually cared about having a green building, and aren't just using it as an terrible appeasement for the Davisite, why are they only making the building up to LEED's bronze standard (the lowest one)

If target really cared about green buildings they would have made it to the gold, or at least silver leed rating.

Hey at least they smashed the record for campaign donations that had just been broken with the measure X. Target spent nearly 4 times as much as the local developers did... And it comes down to less than 1000 votes... —StevenDaubert

2008-08-15 12:07:17   Where are those people in the picture walking from? An imaginary light rail or streetcar station on 2nd Street? Where are all the cars and SUVS that will be filling up the clearly marked parking spaces? The only folks who are going to be within walking distance of this store are those Mace Ranch residents who overwhelmingly opposed it - and they would be approaching the store from the back. It almost looks like they lifted the people from a cover of "The Watchtower" and plunked them down to try to make the picture less depressing. —aharjala

2008-09-04 03:48:46   finally, somewhere to shop that's close to campus.

I won't have to travel to Woodland or Sacramento just to buy household items at a decent price. —ThUn

2008-10-25 13:45:43   I agree. I don't have a car so buying needed household supplies is a pain. Can't wait for this store to open —sweetsoni

2009-02-28 16:15:01   So, they haven't even begun construction of Target, yet everywhere I've looked it said opening March 2009. Anyone know when the new opening is scheduled for? —EricaMacGregor

2009-03-01 10:40:48   "The 18-acre Frontier Fertilizer site is located near the eastern boundary of Davis, California. The Barber and Rowland Co. operated a pesticide and fertilizer distribution facility on the site from 1972 to 1982. The Frontier Fertilizer Co. used the site from 1982 to 1987. Both companies handled chemicals on the western 4 acres of the site. Operations consisted of storing, mixing and delivering pesticides, herbicides, and non-bulk chemicals in cans, drums, and other containers. Both the Barber and Rowland, and Frontier Fertilizer companies used a 4,000-cubic-foot former disposal basin in the northwest corner of the site to dispose of unused pesticides and fertilizers." [WWW]http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/govinfo/news/frontier.php —DonShor

2009-09-02 16:09:42   "Others worried that allowing a store like Target to be built would harm the small-town character of Davis."

I have to say with a population approaching 70,000 Davis in reality is not that small. —dundas

2009-09-10 13:03:21   Anyone know when the Davis Target is opening, exactly? (Something more precise than October?) —IDoNotExist

2009-09-10 14:55:37   The sign says October 11th —Kehaar

2009-10-06 21:42:17   The sign changed from "Open October 11th" to "Now Open" today. I was told by a checker that the official grand opening is still scheduled for the 11th, but you can shop there starting today. —jared.rapp

2009-10-09 15:45:46   Yep, it's definitely open for business. Just bought some diapers and stuff there today. :) Seems like virtually any other Target (except backwards). Not sure if it's as "nice" as the one in Woodland, but I'm not exactly sure how it's really different... —RobertM525

2009-10-11 00:15:11   needs more bike parking, so jammed packed, and its not even "open" yet. i saw bikes locked to other bikes :( —SarahS

2009-10-11 20:02:42   There are security cameras everywhere... except... over the bicycle racks. (That is, the one place where it really matters.) On opening day I observed a couple apparently stealing a shopping cart and I overheard some kids talking outside about how one of them had stolen "a useless blue plastic thing". Just opening day fun, I guess. The bike racks are the stupid type, installed in the stupid way. Obviously by people who have never been on a bicycle. The racks were completely full. The store has everything, but nothing good. —SteveDavison

2009-10-11 20:29:14   They're boasting about the store being a [WWW]USGBC LEED building, but I'm not impressed. There are different levels of certification. There are four levels: Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. Target is LEED "Certified", the LOWEST LEVEL. You get that by just not doing anything totally stupid. If you use modern materials, try to make the place livable, and don't do anything illegal, you'll get LEED Certification. It's not impossibly difficult to get a higher level; Gallagher Hall which opened on the same day got a GOLD level. The Target has no skylights, a ceiling full of fluorescent lights, the usual large paved-over parking lot, no solar PV panels (AFAIK), nothing out of the ordinary. —SteveDavison

2009-10-11 22:04:44   Selection was very good. Prices on many items were better than what I've found elsewhere in Davis, although CVS has some things that are cheaper. Employees were easier to find than in other targets I've been to, and all seemed to know where stuff was. Parking wasn't so much fun - large lot, completely full. —IDoNotExist

2009-10-11 22:15:15   got double charged for an item and the girl blamed it on the scanning gun so check your receipts. also it sucks that there are no mirrors in the clothing section. I mean you'd have to walk pretty far to the fitting room, that's ridiculous. $5 dvd's and $7-$9 for hoodies and sweats! —GreezySweezy

2009-10-12 01:37:52   The Davis Target store looks like it is a mirror image of the Woodland Target store. They both have the same tower but on different sides. —MaxLucas

2009-10-12 16:46:11   "I know but only that God dwells there amongst men." - King Boris of the Bulgarians on Target —CarlosOverstreet

2009-10-13 20:19:26   Great store, average size for a target. Stocks all the normal stuff that Target and Wal-Marts would. —IdealParadigm

2009-10-14 20:41:51   What busline takes you there? —oneofbobsfriend

2009-10-29 12:43:06   Can someone please get a picture of the hilarious sign reading, "Need underwear, Target this way!" —HeatherKlinger

2009-10-30 10:24:25   I expected this Target to look the same on the inside as most of the newer ones I've been to lately, but there are some definite differences. They made the women's clothes and the jewelry section look a little more like a department store...a little snazzier. Interestingly enough, I was on the hunt for knobs, as in kitchen/bathroom cupboard hardware, and I went to both the Woodland and Davis Targets. The same pack of 10 knobs was cheaper at the Woodland Target. Anyone know is this type of practice is typical? Maybe it was just an error. Either way, I'd be shopping at the Woodland Target since I live by it, but if this pricing were on purpose and applied to many items, I'd be annoyed if I lived in Davis. —AmLin

2009-11-07 14:31:21   I wish it were a Wal-mart instead, but Target's the next best thing. Glad I won't have to drive to other towns just to buy home basics anymore. spacious, well-stocked, reasonably priced. —AliceMaine

2009-11-18 14:40:01   I love this place! Great prices and way more convenient than going to Walmart. —ElizabethLee

2009-11-18 21:22:54   Folks check out this site for all great Target deals, specific to the Davis Target [WWW]http://www.bountynsavings.com —val

2009-11-24 20:37:36   Great store, always happy when I go here, they do have way too many disabled parking spots though, it is very hard to find a decent parking spot. They should keep their produce a little more stocked too, but they aren't a Safeway, so I shouldn't expect much there. I'm glad to see more competition in Davis in order to drive prices down and get businesses to realize that poor service and poor prices cause them to lose people's business.

Maybe some store employees will understand what it means to say "Hello", or "Have a nice day". How hard is it to get somebody in Davis to say "thank you" or "your welcome"? I hear it on occasion, but it is because it is based on the person, not on the store encouraging or requiring employees to greet customers. —JSlice

2009-12-08 13:48:28   Great store, tons of inventory. Help from the clerks is downright awful. With five clerks chatting and working the Christmas section none of them could be bothered to help me out, and when I asked, they had no idea if they had the item I was looking for. Very social group, discussing their "50% off" stash that they had piled up somewhere. Very dissapointed. —Alex

2009-12-14 19:29:51   What's up with the preferred parking for Prius-owner? Why do self-righteous yuppies and aging hippies deserve special treatment? Total rubbish. Lame attempt to appear 'green.' Talk about a massive carbon footprint. Anyone who shops there has no concern for the earth or the right of workers to unionize. Shame!!! —bpwhite

2009-12-17 21:55:29   Hankim— Only a fool would quote the national right to work foundation. They're a bunch of fascist bastards. —bpwhite

2009-12-18 17:03:18   It's got everything there, most major brands of everything and the lowest prices overall, so that is a good thing. However:

I live in Davis and I applied for a job that I was well qualified to do. After spending an hour filling out a lengthy application filled with all kinds of ridiculous questions, I never even got so much as an interview. I believe it is because I was over 40 because my age was asked and I never have seen that question on any of the many applications I have filled out. Then I looked around and noticed most of the employees were barely 20. I wonder if ChinaMart, excuse me, Target stores even offer any benefits whatsoever. I would guess NOT, but I only assume they don't since workers are now a dime-a-dozen and any benefits would certainly cut down on profits. Other than being no more than another ChinaMart, they do have the lowest prices in town on non-China and China items as well. It is irritating to walk around the store and notice all the floor workers have their walkie talkies turned up full blast like they were cops on patrol or something and eyeballing me as if I were suspicious even tho I'm well dressed and groomed! Well, maybe they took their DHS traning a little too seriously, since very shopper is a potential terrorist, right??!! I often see pairs of them working closely together and chatting away. It does bother me that the existing employees appear to be breaking all the rules while I am not even entitled to an interview.

I would not spend too much time shopping there because the Trichloropropane (TCP) should start weeping through the cracks in the foundation slab eventually, not to mention the workers exposure. But then it's profits over safety as usual.

As far as the "small town character" goes, that was all BS from day 1, this town has doubled in size since that line of BS came up many years ago because of Davis thirst for overspending and tax collections. It's all about money. I should know, I've been here over 40 years. Every single "rule" they made was broken ten times over for the sake of money.

One good thing is the "Checkpoint Charley" guy at the main exit is not there anymore. —cjsg

2009-12-18 20:30:43   cjsg - Target does give benefits and perks to its employees. Interviews are only done when there is an actual job opening that needs to be filled. I don't know when you applied but perhaps they were not hiring at that time? Other things they look at in deciding to give interviews: skills/qualifications and availability. —mugadork

2009-12-19 00:23:31   no good Santa hats, no canning jars, seemed kinda haggard for a new target... —StevenDaubert

2009-12-19 18:21:15   no ove gloves, but they have them in west sac and woodland —StevenDaubert

2010-01-13 10:21:16   does the bus closer to target because the yolo and A seem to have stops far away ? —psychstudent

2010-01-25 19:40:08   According to an article in the Sacramento Bee a few months ago, the building received a silver certification from the Green Building Council, not a bronze or a "certified" as some of the previous commenters thought. I'm really curious to know what about the building gives it that level. I know they get boo-coo points for building on a superfund site (& for infill development). They'd also get points for being on a bus route, bike route. Someone above said there are showers inside which gets you points (making it nicer for employees who bike to work). You also get points for things like the types of carpet you use (tiles that can be replaced w/o re-doing the whole area). One of the nice things about a LEED cert. is that it takes into account "livibility" for employees and not only "greeney-ness" So, for example, they could also get points for low emission building materials.
Anyone know any other hard facts about this particular certification? —jillerbean

2010-02-09 17:21:47   I was a supporter of the new Target from day 1 and have always really liked the company, store atmosphere, etc. But as a former employee, I must say, I've been disappointed. A lot of the upper level management is great — and they make a great team. But I was particularly disappointed with the paltry number of hours I was given and the entire health benefits arrangement (None of which I could receive, even after 6 months of service). As a corporation, Target could do better. Finally, what is with all of the red shopping carts littering our city everywhere? Seriously, Target, we need to do something about that if we don't want residents to resent us. It is NOT ok. —katietakara

2010-02-17 23:49:18   hey, cjsg - you don't have to bitch because you didn't get the job —benson

2010-02-18 01:46:16   I was really looking forward to this Target being built. I like the small town feel to...BUT everyone I know drove to Sac/Woodland for most of their non-grovery shopping. That said it is the only place in Davis that when I enter it could be Anytown, USA.

cjsg: Well I do not believe it is illegal to ask for age on an application, the implications can be dangerous. I don't remember ever seeing an application that asked for age. Most companies fear discrimination claims and simply put something like "are you 18 or over". But you should keep the following in mind: Hoe many employees does this Target store need? Maybe 150? How many applications do you think they receive? 100's...1000's? They can not call everyone for an interview. —Josix

2010-03-18 14:30:45   I went to the new Target today with high expectations. I needed 3 things: 9x12" mailing envelopes, some new clip-on sunglasses of some sort that would be durable enough for sports, and a 2" circular drill bit. And I struck out completely. They apparently have no hardware department (I both looked around myself and asked an employee). They had completely cleaned out their stationery aisles to set them up for a spring layout or some such, and the items were unavailable. And they don't have any clip-on sunglasses.

Sadly, enough, I then went to CVS and they didn't have the shades or the envelopes either (envelopes were sold out). Just ridiculous. At least ACE had the drill bit I needed. Am I seriously going to have to go to Wal-Mart to get the rest of this crap? —TomGarberson

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