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  1. Getting to Woodland
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[WWW]Woodland is the seat of Yolo County, a relatively small city about five miles north of Davis. The Yolo County Jail, Yolo County Animal Shelter, Woodland Community College, Juvenile Hall, Yolo County Probation Department and the Coroner's office are all within a mile of each other on the same stretch of Gibson Road. It can be observed with black humor that all on one road, you have the people nobody wants, the pets nobody wants, the students nobody wants and the corpses nobody wants. Incidentally, Woodland bears the [wikipedia]Number of the Beast — most of the phone numbers also start with "666". Most UC Davis students go to Woodland for inexpensive housing, the relative paucity of other students, mass-market superstores, thrift stores and County Fair Mall.

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Getting to Woodland

By Bike

Pole Line Road is a decent way to get out there. Although a high traffic, there are nice wide shoulders that look a lot like bike lanes. If you like it a little more scenic, then there are plenty of low-traffic county roads starting from West Davis that will take you out there. These roads, of course, have no bike lanes, only about a 6 inch shoulder (which most likely contains puddles or debris).

By Bus

Yolobus route 42A goes through Woodland hourly. Yolobus 242 also offers Commute Bus Service between Davis and Woodland twice daily. UCD undergrads can show their student ID to waive the $2.00 fare.

By Auto

Driving north on Highway 113 is the easiest way to get to Woodland. A more scenic route is to take Pole Line all the way up. Pole Line turns into County Road 102. Continue until you get to Gibson (left to County Fair Mall), or Main (left to Downtown and Wal-Mart).

Found in Woodland

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Actually, WCC has a lot of re-entry students and kids straight from high school who don't know what they want to do, so they go to the JC instead of wasting money at a 4-year school. Then there's the people who finished high school early but never took the standardized tests so they take advantage of the transfer agreement the college has with UCD and get an automatic acceptance into UCD, providing they hold up their end of the contract, of course. - J Petrik

The Stag on Thursday nights it is a pretty happening bar scene for Woodyland. Tony's and Kenny's can be cool too. All these places have a small town feel, and it's a good way to get away from the fratboy scene in Davis. Don't drink and drive, it's dangerous and there are plenty of cops around that night. - WayneSchiller

2005-08-02 21:48:33   Here is a strange story coming out of Woodland: [WWW]"Homeless man skins pit bull for food" THIS LINK IS NO LONGER VALID. Gross. —AnnieSirrah

2006-03-28 02:07:00   According to Stan Forbes, candidate for Davis City Council, all students should live in Woodland rather than filling up his precious "middle class workforce" Davis. —AlyssaOlenberg

2006-04-05 12:33:23   Woodland is Davis's evil twin. —AlexPomeranz

2006-05-24 23:54:39   Woodland looks and feels like a Central Valley town, Davis is more like a Bay Area town. —DukeMcAdow

2006-09-11 11:33:54   If you're in Woodland and hungry for mexican food, most of the taco trucks are good. For a taco, I recommend El Jalisciense on Main street and East, next to 7-eleven. Head meat or Cabeza tacos are excellent. For a broader menu, you should try Super Burrito and Taqueria at 70 W Court street. This place is SO superior to taqueria guadalajara (which I got food poisoning from once) and has really good chile rellenos, good burritos, refreshing fruit "waters" and a beer selection. Cops eat here too, so you know it's good. —DianaChristofersen

2006-11-01 17:12:10   Woodland has the world's smallest Target, which is the town's claim to fame. Target should not move from Woodland to Davis. What will that leave Woodland? Nothing, but a bunch of rad thrift stores. —BrianTrott

2006-11-29 16:52:24   Hey, lots of UCD people live in Woodland. By the way, if you are a UCD affiliate and are interested in getting in shape at the group rate price at the Body COnstruction ZOne gym, please contact me. Signups for the 2007 are happening now. Thanks. —JaeRoss

2007-07-13 12:39:25   I would like to refute some of what has been written about Woodland by previous commenters. As an unfortunate resident of Davis and a former long-time resident of San Francisco, I must adamantly state that Davis feels NOTHING like the Bay Area. Nothing at all. Living in Davis is like living in the midwest: a flat, rural place full of conservative, narrow-minded folks. I really enjoy and appreciate Woodland because although the residents may not be as educated or well-off as many Davis-ites, they are GENUINE, FRIENDLY individuals who completely lack the pretentiousness that is so abundant in the Davis community. I agree with the comment about Woodland being a typical Central Valley town, but if the people are cool and the environment is comfortable and friendly, then who really cares? I am happy to spend my free time in Woodland (my partner is a resident, which is why I come here so often). Viva Woodland!

2007-07-14 12:24:02   Woodland is the biggest shithole in the central valley. Hands down. It's full of nasty-ass pseudo-hillbillies, gangs, a really stupid police force, crumbling strip malls, disgusting food, old republicans, horrible "artists", a shitty newspaper, mean homeless people, auto malls on Main Street, Paul Petrovich and nearly retarded community activists. There is no argument: Woodland is the closest thing to hell since Fresno. —JoshFernandez

2007-07-14 13:51:39   West Sac beats Woodland hands down. I've lived in Woodland, no reason to ever do it again. (except for cheap housing, which just goes to show...) —Davidlm

2007-11-08 18:57:59   I grew up in Woodland my whole life and still commute from home. My only complaints about Woodland are the yolobus system and my parents. Woodland is a great community, we have a lot more access to corporate stores (I hate it when Davis residents complain about having to come "all the way" to Woodland to shop, why don't you guys get a box store and quit your crying?), friendly neighbors who are veeeery laid back (in comparison to Davis residents. Woodland is generally a really nice place to live. I take major offense to the negative feedback about Woodland. When I was in high school, it was Davis that we hated. Why? For starters: everyone is in a hurry, bikes don't follow traffic laws, and residents are waaaaay too uptight about certain things. etc. ect. GO WOODLAND! —ArianeMetz

2008-01-28 22:54:33   I do have to compliment the Woodland police department. The last two or three years that we lived there, our neighborhood went dramatically downhill and we had to call on them a lot. They always responded quickly and took care of things in a decisive manner. We really appreciated that. —DukeMcAdow

2008-02-10 07:06:16   Regarding gangs in Woodland and Davis, I've opted to not include a link here, but if one were interested, a quick google search with the obvious keywords will get you hits. Sorry Nick, now Woodland is mentioned so that should meet the criteria for commenting here I hope.] —aggie4life

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