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Vaccine supplies lag behind demand
Improving virus numbers somewhat deceptive
BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY
Yolo County’s third COVID-19 wave has peaked and cases have begun to decline, the county’s health officer said on Tuesday. However, the extent of the decline shown in the adjusted case rate and test positivity rate measured by the state is “deceptive,” with both being driven not “by a decrease in disease, but rather by an increase in reported testing volume,” Dr. Aimee Sisson told the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. The huge volume of COVID-19 testing being done on the UC Davis campus began impacting the county’s metrics earlier this month. Prior to that, all positive cases were reported to the state and on the county’s COVID-19 dashboard, but not all of the tests performed. With the addition of so many more tests reported, the county’s test positivity rate dropped from over 11 percent two weeks ago to 4.7 percent this week — meeting the test positivity
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Enterprise staff writer The high demand for COVID-19 vaccinations and the limited supply continues to cause frustration among local residents, especially those 75 and older. Some report waiting on the phone for hours in order to make an appointment with healthcare providers, only to find nothing is available. Others successfully made appointments, only to have them canceled when the vaccine supply ran out. And those receiving vaccinations through UC Davis Health or Kaiser Permanente must travel outside of Yolo County to be vaccinated. Both the county health department and healthcare systems like UC Davis and Kaiser, as well as Sutter and Dignity Health, are reporting extremely limited supplies of vaccine doses with little indication of when more will arrive. The county continues to provide first and second doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to healthcare workers and others in Phase 1A of the vaccination schedule, with 14 vaccination clinics scheduled for this week, county spokeswoman Jenny Tan said Monday. The county then expects to move into Phase 1B and start vaccinating those 65 and older next week, according to Yolo County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson. But if the county continues to receive an average of 1,000 doses a week — as it has been — it will likely take 14 weeks to vaccinate all those 65 and older, Sisson told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The county plans to subprioritize within Phase 1B
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Four arrests in fatal rural shooting BY LAUREN KEENE Yolo County sheriff ’s officials made four arrests — one of them for murder — following Monday’s fatal shooting of a woman at a rural Davis residence. The Sheriff ’s Office identified the victim as Sasha Joleen Beach, a 39-year-old Davis resident, who succumbed to her injuries from a single gunshot wound several hours after being transported to an area hospital. The nature of her injuries was not specified. The shooting, which occurred at about 10:30 a.m. at the home in the 44000 block of County Road 29 —
James Graham, 38, of Sacramento, stands accused of murder, being a felon in possession of ammunition and violation of parole, officials said. Nicole Cunnion, 39, of Sacramento, faces a charge of being an accessory to murder. Two others also were taken into custody: David Goelz, 38, of Davis; and Nicholas Morrison, 29, of West Sacramento, on ammunitionpossession and drug charges, as
BY CALEB HAMPTON After opening Sam’s Mediterranean Cuisine in 1995, Samir (Sam) and Suhad (Sue) Abughannam worked together for more than two decades, often helped by their five children. The restaurant, a longtime staple for many in Davis, is known for its shawarma, falafel, hummus, fries, freshbaked baklava and its colorful indoor murals. The economic impact of the pandemic has made the past year difficult for many local business owners. For the Abughannams, those challenges were compounded by a long and drawn out family tragedy.
“We built a beautiful family and legacy along the journey,” Sam wrote last week on a Gofundme page for the restaurant. “I spent the night with her up until the moment she passed away.” Sue underwent her first round of chemotherapy in 2019. She went into remission but was re-diagnosed a few months later, according to Sam’s account on the
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Briefly Rock-thrower held for assault A man allegedly chased and attacked another man in downtown Davis on Sunday, resulting in an assault arrest. The incident began with a 2 p.m. call from the victim, who told police he was being pelted with rocks in the area of Third and E streets, Davis police Lt. Art Camacho said. “The suspect was chasing the victim through the downtown area,” throwing rocks and assailing the victim with a metal crowbar, Camacho said. Officers caught up with both at First and D streets. They arrested the suspect, identified as 37-year-old Solomon Cody Yellowhorse of Davis, and recovered a crowbar in the area, Camacho said. Yellowhorse was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.
Car hits woman in North Davis Davis police are investigating a carversus-pedestrian collision that injured a woman Sunday night. According to Lt. Art Camacho, the woman was out walking her dog in the area of Solito Street and Grande Avenue in North Davis when the car hit her shortly after 8:30 p.m. The woman was transported to the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento for treatment of unspecified injuries, Camacho said.
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ead this book. That’s not a command, just a suggestion. Actually, I don’t read many books. Given how long it takes to have a book published, I’ve always felt if it were something truly worth knowing, I’d have already heard all about it before the book ever came out. Still, the other day when an intriguing book mysteriously crossed my cluttered desk and I recognized the author’s name, I decided I should give it a whirl. The author is Kim Orendor, someone I have always known and admired as a talented sportswriter, a demanding editor and a colleague-in-arms in the struggle to keep community journalism alive and thriving. But, I have never thought of her as a maven of the memoir, a title she richly deserves after I finished reading her moving, poignant and at times flat-out funny book titled “Unbound Feet: Finding Freedom in Communist China.” In 2006, despite being an award-winning journalist and for reasons known only to her, Kim began a five-year teaching assignment at Sias International
inspiring but not at all preachy. Kim even has fun with her religious beliefs. (“I was starting to understand that when the Bible talked about doing all for God, that it really meant all. It wasn’t just about things I’d classified as deep or spiritual. But I could honestly dance, play and laugh all for God, and He would be there with me.”) University in China’s Henan Province. Given that I have spent the last 51 years at The Davis Enterprise, I think it’s safe to say that Kim Orendor is considerably more daring and adventurous than I am. Which is admirable. At least I think it’s admirable. Maybe it’s crazy. Like I said, read this book. “Unbound Feet” explores all aspects of Kim’s abrupt occupational turn, detailing her joys, but also her frustrations, her fears, her trials and her triumphs. Sometimes she made me laugh, but other times she made me frown or even cry as I wondered why on Earth she undertook this journey in the first place. Woven throughout is a compelling faith-filled message that is
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s Kim describes it, “Unbound Feet” is “The story of how a devoted only child with an unhealthy body image who was raised going to Sunday School every weekend finds grace and unconditional love for herself and others.” I’m not certain this is what Kim was seeking or expected to find in China or if this realization took her completely by surprise. Either way, she refers to it as a “miraculous transformation.” Notes Kim, “There is no way 13-year-old wallflower me could conceive of a day when I would dance — voluntarily — in the halftime show of the Chinese University Basketball Association championship that was broadcast
to millions of people.” Hopefully there’s a video somewhere. Adds Kim, “Each dance, each skit, pushed me further from my comfort zone and closer to the woman I was eager to become. I took time to re-examine all aspects of my life: relationships, faith and expectations. The journey wasn’t always smooth and sometimes I felt as if I was moving backward, but I was better and stronger for the experience. “When I left China in 2011, I was ready to restart my life in the United States. However, I wasn’t ready to give up the lessons I’d learned or the freedom I’d attained while living there. “While I haven’t danced as much since returning stateside, every now and then the spirit moves me and this former wallflower busts a move.” As the world’s professional literary critics like to say, “Unbound Feet” is a definite page-turner. (For information: kimorendor writer.com or facebook.com/ KimOrendorWriter) — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
Police seek suspect in clerk’s assault BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer Davis police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect in the brutal, unprovoked assault of a Rite Aid store clerk last week. According to a news release issued Tuesday, the assault occurred shortly before 8 p.m Jan. 20 at the Rite Aid store on Cowell Boulevard in South Davis. That’s where the male suspect reportedly became agitated and accused the store clerk of “staring” at him. The suspect began throwing items at the 62-year-old clerk, hit him with a metal shelf and pushed him to the ground, where he punched the victim repeatedly with his fists, police said. The suspect left briefly, then returned and punched the clerk several more times before leaving the area on foot. Police said the victim sustained injuries that required hospital treatment.
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A security video still shows the suspect in last week’s assault case at the South Davis Rite Aid. Despite an ongoing investigation that included reviews of security video, officers have not been able to track down the suspect, described as a white or Hispanic male adult, 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-9, 180 pounds, with short dark hair and a high forehead. The man was last seen wearing a bright green
beanie, a black sweatshirt with a bright green stripe on the chest, black sweatpants and white shoes. The Rite Aid Corp. is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the suspect’s identification and arrest. Contact the Davis Police Department at 530-7475400 with information.
NUMBERS: Avoid complacency From Page A1 rate metric required for the orange tier on the state’s color-coded blueprint for reopening. Sisson said it will likely drop further because not all Healthy Davis Together testing done in the community has been reported in the county’s numbers but soon will be. Like the test positivity rate, the county’s adjusted daily case rate has also dropped, from 46.7 per 100,000 residents two weeks ago to 21.6 as of Tuesday. That is still a ways away from the 7 or fewer required to move the county from the mostrestrictive purple tier to the less-restrictive red tier, but a significant drop nonetheless. However, like the test positivity rate, the adjusted case rate benefits from the increase in testing being done in Davis. Said Sisson: “Testing volume matters because the California Department of Public Health adjusts the county’s case rate by how much testing the county
does relative to the rest of the state. “A county that tests less than the state median is penalized by having its case rate adjusted upward,” she explained. “A county that tests more than the state median is rewarded by having its case rate adjusted downward. Yolo County’s testing volume is now almost double the state’s median, such that the adjustment factor nearly cuts our case rate in half.” Indeed the county’s actual, unadjusted case rate reported by the state on Tuesday was 43.3 per 100,000 residents. That does represent an improvement from 57 on Jan. 8, Sisson noted, and indicates why cases locally may have peaked. However, she noted, over the last two weeks, the county’s adjusted case rate has fallen sharply, “but its unadjusted case rate has only decreased slightly. “The current numbers look better than reality,” she said. “While our adjusted case rate and testing positivity rate have fallen, there
is nearly as much virus in the community as there was before when the numbers looked worse. “Do not be lulled into complacency by improving numbers,” she added. “The need to take protective measures is as high as ever.” The impact of so many COVID-19 cases identified weeks ago remains evident in other statistics on the county’s online dashboard. On Tuesday, the county reported eight more deaths, bringing to 146 the total number of lives lost since the pandemic began. The eight deaths reported Tuesday included two Davis residents, two Winters residents, three West Sacramento residents and one Woodland resident. Meanwhile, 46 county residents remained hospitalized with the virus, including 16 in ICU beds at Sutter Davis and Woodland Memorial hospitals. The county reported 90 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the seven-day total through Tuesday to 881.
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BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer An alert witness helped Davis police nab a suspected catalytic converter thief early Sunday morning. According to a Davis Police Department Facebook post, the witness called from his apartment in the 2500 block of Fifth Street at about 5 a.m. to report the suspected theft in progress. “The caller observed a person under a gray vehicle, heard sawing sounds, and saw sparks flying from under it. Officers quickly arrived and surrounded the complex,” the post said. “As the person was leaving in his vehicle he saw the officers, parked, and tried to flee on foot.”
Officers apprehended the fleeing man and searched his vehicle, reportedly finding two cut catalytic converters and various tools that appeared to have been used for the thefts. A Fou Saelee, 39, of Sacramento, was booked into the Yolo County Jail on charges of grand theft, vehicle tampering and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police said he also was on post-release supervision, a form of probation, for a prior theft conviction in Sacramento County. Officers identified the owner of one of the recovered catalytic converters and are now looking for the second victim, whose vehicle may be a truck or sport-utility vehicle due to the part’s larger size.
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VACCINE: Inoculation makes biggest difference to seniors From Page A1 by targeting those 75 and older first before moving to those ages 65-74. The reason for doing so is clear, Sisson said: Of the county’s 138 deaths from COVID19, 81 were individuals age 75 or older. “A vaccine given to someone 75-plus is 367 times more likely to save a life than a vaccine given to someone under 50,” she said. And a vaccine given to someone 75 and over is three times more likely to save a life than a vaccine given to someone 65 to 74. “Until supply increases, the limited doses … will be directed to where they can save the most lives,” Sisson said. She added that based on the state’s guidance thus far, the intent is to vaccinate individuals 65 and up before other groups in Phase 1B. “Right now our marching orders are to do older adults before essential workers,” she said. The state further emphasized that plan on Tuesday when it announced that after counties
move through the first tier of Phase 1B (which includes those 65 and older, followed by those working in education, childcare, food and agriculture) vaccine eligibility will be based on age. “This statewide standard will move in unison across all 58 counties,” a press release stated. “This will allow the state to scale capacity up while also ensuring the vaccine goes to disproportionately impacted communities.” Yolo County will begin focusing on underserved communities as early as next week when it begins vaccinating those 75 and over in the county’s most disadvantaged census tracts — primarily specific zip codes in West Sacramento and Woodland as well as unincorporated areas of the county. As many as 6,000 people over the age of 75 live in those zip codes, Sisson said, and many lack health insurance. County residents over age 75 who do have health insurance will likely get their vaccinations through their healthcare providers, but many are finding mixed results trying to do so. UC Davis Health, Kaiser,
Sutter Health and Dignity Health are all offering the vaccine to patients ages 75 and up but are limited by the supplies they receive from the state. “They can also run out of vaccines like the county is,” Tan said, “so please be patient with them as we ask you to be patient with us.” Tan on Monday shared the processes for members seeking vaccines through those providers: ■ UC Davis Health has begun notifying patients ages 75 and older that are eligible to schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, said Tan. Patients will be notified through ‘My UCDavis Health,’ by email, phone call or letter when they are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, she said. For information, visit https:// health.ucdavis.edu/coronavirus/ covid-19-vaccine/index.html. ■ Kaiser Permanente is vaccinating healthcare workers, longterm care patients and staff, as well as those 75 and over. “If you are over 65, you may have heard you are also eligible for the vaccine at Kaiser,” said Tan. “You don’t need to contact
them. Their supplies are extremely low so it will take time to offer everyone an appointment. They are starting with those 75 and older. When supplies (are) available, they will send you a letter or email with directions for scheduling your appointment.” For information, visit https:// mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/ covid-19/covid-19-vaccine. ■ Sutter Health vaccinations for COVID-19 are in progress and being administered according to government guidance, said Tan. “Sutter patients who are healthcare workers or 75 and older can now schedule COVID19 vaccination appointments,” she said. “Sutter continues to work to expand vaccine supply and appointment availability,” said Tan, but “appointments may run out and they are prioritizing patients who are at highest risk according to government guidance.” Sutter patients can reach vaccine schedulers by phone at 844987-6115. “Their call center is open seven days a week, Monday through
Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,” said Tan. “A representative will find a location near you and book you a vaccination appointment.” However, she said, the call center is experiencing high demand and long wait times. Learn more at https://www. sutterhealth.org/for-patients/ health-alerts/covid-19-vaccine. ■ Dignity Health, said Tan, has reached out to patients 75 and older and is planning additional vaccine clinics for those 65 and older. “They will call patients in this category to offer appointments,” said Tan, but there are limited appointments available, “so they are prioritizing patients accordingly. “They are starting with those who are 65 and older and have a medical condition which would make them particularly susceptible to serious complications from COVID-19,” said Tan. For information, visit https:// www.dignityhealth.org/ sacramento/medical-group/ woodland-davis.
SAM’S: Early optimism crushed by setbacks From Page A1 Gofundme page. Sue’s doctor gave her a choice. She could either continue to receive chemotherapy and live for another 1-3 years or she could go to the Stanford Medical Center to get a stem cell transplant that would give her a good chance of making a full recovery. “My wife never really understood her disease,” Sam wrote. “My kids and I were her eyes and ears. We were there every hospital stay, ever doctor visit.” The family decided Sue would get the stem cell transplant. She began the process on May 25, 2020. She would be at Stanford for up to 90 days, the doctor said, so the
family was required to leave Davis and stay near the medical center. “For the last 30 years of my life it has always been Sam and Sue together,” Sam wrote. “I would do anything to keep her well and healthy.” Sam temporarily closed down the family business to take care of Sue and to minimize the chances of a family member infecting her with COVID-19. The chemotherapy had left her severely immunocompromised, putting her at high risk of serious complications should she contract the virus. “Her immunity was so compromised that the slightest illness could kill her,” Sam wrote. “I could no longer risk working.”
On Jul. 26, Sue was discharged and she moved in with her family. Doctors initially said she was cured. “We were elated,” Sam wrote. But two days later, Sue’s doctor looked at her blood tests and said her leukemia was back and more aggressive than ever. She could be dead within the week. “The same doctor who told us she was cured the day before now told us she was dying,” Sam wrote. “Our hope was crushed.” Sue went into therapy at Kaiser Permanente in Vacaville. Because of her condition, she was first admitted to the emergency department. “Unfortunately, the stem cell had left her so damaged that any
chance at recovery seemed impossible,” Sam wrote. On Dec. 2, Sue was admitted to the intensive care unit. She died less than three weeks later. Because of the pandemic and Sue’s illness, Sam’s Mediterranean has been closed for nearly a year. On Friday, Sam launched a Gofundme campaign asking for support from the community. He applied for government assistance for the restaurant, he said, but he has not received any. “I am left with back rent due and other expenses that I have not been able to pay off,” Sam wrote. “My family and I would deeply appreciate any help.” Over the past few days, roughly 1,500 individual
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Samir Abughannam shut down his downtown Davis restaurant during the pandemic to concentrate on his wife Suhad’s battle with leukemia. community members have donated to the Gofundme account, raising more than $115,000. Many of the donors left comments on the page, thanking Sam and the Abughannam family for their food and generosity over the past 25 years. “You have always saved me a rice plate and made me
feel like a special customer,” one person wrote, “but that’s just how you treated everyone. We all miss you.” To donate to the Gofundme campaign for Sam’s Mediterranean Cuisine, visit https://www. gofundme.com/f/helpsave-sams-restaurantafter-death-leukemia.
OBITUARIES Ann Wagman Moore Feb. 23, 1954 — Dec. 28, 2020
Ann Agnes (Wagman) Moore, loving wife and mother, mercifully joined Our Lord in heaven on Dec. 28 after a prolonged battle with frontotemporal dementia. She will always be remembered for her kindness, generosity and love of life. Born on Feb. 23, 1954, in Bryn Mawr, Pa., she was the youngest child of Irving Henry and Dorothy Elizabeth Wagman. She spent her younger years with her three siblings William, Dan and her sister Karen in the greater Philadelphia area. The Wagmans moved to California while Ann was still very young and to Davis in 1965. There, Ann attended K-12, graduating from Davis High School in 1972. Ann was always a voracious reader and excellent student as well as the leading flautist in the All-California Band as a senior at Davis High School. She began her higher
academic career at UC Berkeley as a bioscience major. After two years at UC Berkeley, she pursued a nursing career, getting her bachelor’s degree in nursing from San Francisco State University. Ann was preceded in death by her parents Irving and Dorothy Wagman, her brother Daniel Wagman and her sister Karen (Wagman) Moody. She is survived by her brother William Wagman of Davis, her husband Chris, her four children, Bucky, Darcy, Alison and Jaclyn, and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins. She will be dearly missed and loved by all who knew her. Once COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted, a celebration of life will be planned. In the meantime, the immediate family will scatter her ashes at the locations of her choosing, Hawaii, Lake Mead, and the Eastern Sierras.
Eva Lotte Anderson May 28, 1931 — Jan. 11, 2021
Eva Anderson passed away peacefully on Jan. 11 at the age of 89. Eva Lotte Scholz was born in Koln, Germany, on May 28, 1931. She spent her early childhood in Sprottau, Germany (now a part of Poland) under the shadow of World War II. During the war, her family left Sprottau on a trek when the Russians moved toward Germany. She was eventually smuggled from the eastern zone into West Germany at the end of the war. Eva spent a few years in Bavaria before she immigrated to the United States when she was 21 years old. She moved to Taft, Calif. While attending Taft Junior College, she met and married David Anderson. Eva became a bank teller for Bank of America, while David attended UCLA. They had their first two children while living in Southern California, and after Dave’s graduation they returned to Taft, where they had their third child. In 1970, the family moved to Woodland, and then into a new home in Davis in 1972. Eva and Dave continued to live in this home for 48 years, until they moved to Atria Covell Gardens in the summer of 2020. In Davis, Eva was active in many different groups. Her creativity and sewing skills were utilized by the Costume Guild in making costumes for Davis Comic Opera.
She spent many years as a weekly volunteer for the SPCA Thrift Store in Davis and was involved with the “California Duck Days” for the Yolo Wetlands, where Dave was a docent. Both she and Dave were also active docents at the California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento for several years. Eva was also a longtime member of the “German Conversation Group” sponsored by the University Farm Circle. Eva helped out at her children’s schools when needed. She held a few part-time positions while living in Davis, including working at Continental Foods — German Delicatessen for many years, as well as doing the books for various Hallmark stores and Brett’s for Sports. Eva is survived by her husband, David Anderson; children Ingrid Dodd, Hans Anderson (Donna), and Kirsten Okamoto (Matthew); grandchildren Julia Owens (Jeff), Kirstie Pillow (Travis), Kurt Anderson (Courtney), William Anderson (Joyce) and Peter Okamoto; and two great-grandchildren Arthur Owens and Hallie Anderson, plus another one on the way. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, no service for Eva is planned at this time, but condolences may be sent to David Anderson at Atria- Covell Gardens, 1111 Alvarado Ave. Suite 110, Davis CA 95616.
Sally Gray d. Jan. 2, 2021
Sally Soper Gray, a native of Evanston, Ill., who called Davis home for the past 37 years, died peacefully at the University Retirement Community on Jan. 2. She was 83 years old. Sally’s life was rich in friendships made and sustained all over the world, and she will be remembered as generous, gracious and always up for a fun adventure with family or friends. Although she experienced a significant episode of grief at the untimely death to cancer of her beloved husband Thorne in 1993, Sally eventually healed from this and went on to a full second act of life adventures, music, travel and further love. As a child, Sally and her two older brothers grew up spending summers at their mother’s family’s ranch nestled among the Rocky Mountains in Montana, where they rode horses, fished and spent long days exploring and playing outdoors. Sally graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1955 and attended Carleton College in Minnesota, where she graduated in 1959 having made many lifelong friends. It was while studying business administration at Harvard Radcliffe that she met a handsome swimmer finishing his undergraduate studies at Cornell University. Though from families of polar opposite political convictions (from which neither ever budged), their love for each other flourished and they were married in
Evanston in 1962. The new family relocated to California where Sally gave birth to her two sons, Caden and Danny. The Grays took full advantage of the California mountains and rivers, enjoying backpacking trips in the high Sierra, canoe trips and whitewater rafting. Sally also began singing in community choirs, which she continued to do for four decades, until as late as 2018. After Thorne’s illness and death, Sally co-founded a support group for those grieving a lost loved one and eventually found new life and connection through her involvement in many social, musical and charitable activities. In the 1990s, Sally loved marching with her son Danny in the San Francisco gay pride parade with the PFLAG contingent, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. She enthusiastically took up aqua-aerobics and Tai Chi and even led Tai Chi classes for grateful fellow URC residents. She traveled the world in the late ‘9os and ‘oos, sometimes as a member of the touring Davis Chorale, and other times on her own with her dear friend Marilyn. She enjoyed a late romance with URC resident and widower Verne Mendel, with whom she went on safari in Africa in 2010, a trip she referred to as her favorite of all time. Sally is survived by her brother Tom, her sons Caden and Danny, her son-in-law Tim Jordan, and a niece and four nephews.
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Students need E Pell Grants to double now BY EDGAR OSEGUERA MARTINEZ Special to CalMatters
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ur nation faces an unprecedented time for college affordability. Students all across this country are taking on too much debt and forgoing early financial stability. While there are multiple solutions to this problem, increasing the maximum dollar amount of Pell Grants can prove to be an effective solution for students today. I am in my third year at UC Berkeley, studying business and public policy. As a low-income student, I wanted nothing more than to go to college at little to no cost to me and my family. Therefore, I sunk a lot of time into scholarship applications because I knew that federal grants would not be able to pay for even half the cost. I thought I would be able to receive enough scholarships to cover my college expenses. However, after living on campus for my first year, I realized that I still did not have enough money to pay for my entire college experience. Indirect expenses like food, books and other things drained my bank account, and I found myself with no other choice than to move back home with my parents and commute. It was the financially responsible decision to make but at the cost of my mental, emotional and physical health. I had to wake up sooner and go to sleep later because my commute time added an additional one to two hours per day, depending on traffic. I did not eat properly because my schedule was too full, and I often found myself eating out, which became a significant expense on its own. My grades suffered, and this all took a toll on my emotional health. I began to doubt myself and experience imposter syndrome as a result of my low self-esteem. Students should not have to decide between their financial futures and wellbeing, and that is where the Pell Grant can help ensure more students get quality education at an affordable price.
veryone who drives, walks or rides a bike in Davis knows the pavement condition on most of our streets and bike paths is not good. According to a city update one year ago, 5.5 percent of the street surfaces were “failed,” 29.3 percent were “poor” and 39.4 percent were “fair.” Only 25.8 percent of the roads were in “good” condition. Davis had — and still has — the worst streets in our region. On a 100-point scale, where above 70 is the low-end of “good,” our grade was 57 last January, near the bottom of “fair.” The statewide average was 65; the city of Folsom scored 74; Elk Grove 73; Woodland 69; Dixon 67; and Winters 64. The only local entity whose pavement condition index (PCI) score was as bad as Davis’ was unincorporated Yolo County, which rated 58. The score for Davis’ bike paths and greenbelts was 52, barely above the cutoff of “poor.” A big part of the problem is that — without tens of millions of targeted dollars — our roads are falling apart faster than they can be fixed. The taxes the city and county used to have to regularly maintain roads now goes to pay for the exorbitant pensions and medical insurance of current, former and retired employees. Realizing that state and local roadways in California were cleaving, cracking and crumbling, the legislature in 2017 passed the “Road Repair and Accountability Act” (Senate Bill 1). Mostly through an increase in the fuels tax, SB-1 was designed to raise $5.24 billion per year. Of that cities and counties were to receive
$1.5 billion for road repairs and maintenance. The city of Davis got its first SB-1 money almost three years ago, Feb. 27, 2018. Every month since, Davis has received a payment for its share of the 2017 tax on gasoline and diesel fuel. In the 2017-18 fiscal year, we received $402,786; in 2018-19 $1,168,492; and in 2019-20 $916,247. In the current fiscal year, the total is expected to be $1,505,729. Combined, that’s $3,993,704. So I wondered, “Is the new, higher fuels’ tax is making a material difference for Davis?” The short answer is no. While there is not yet a new engineering report to grade our streets on the pavement condition index, city streets are not better — and likely on average worse — than they were a few years ago. Most of the pavement money Davis has spent the last few years — from SB-1, general funds and other sources — has been used to “slurry seal” streets that were in good condition. That process is a costeffective way of slowing the deterioration of roads. It is not used on pavement that is already fair, poor or failed. It does not raise a street’s PCI score. According to city engineer Melissa Marshall, “A slurry seal is a protective barrier that seals
cracks and extends the life of the pavement.” In order to simply maintain city streets and bike paths in their current conditions, Davis would have to spend more than $98 million per year over the next decade, according to the 2020 engineering report. Certainly, receiving an estimated $12 million in SB-1 funds over that period is helpful. Yet it’s far short of the $98 million we need to not get worse. The 10-year funding deficit is estimated to be $47.1 million — $32.5 for streets; $14.6 for bike paths.
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f you live on a street where the pavement is already poor or failed, don’t expect that to change. In March, 2019, Albion Place, Amapola Drive, Ovejas Avenue and Rubicon Avenue, for example, all scored 24 or “failed.” Austin Street, Birch Lane, Buckleberry Road, Eureka Avenue, Juniper Place and Rutgers Drive each scored 21, even worse. There is no reason to think those 10 broken streets will be repaired or rebuilt in the next 10 years. Looking at the “2021 pavement rehabilitation projects” for the city of Davis, it appears that only one road — 1,396 feet of westbound Covell Boulevard from Anderson Road almost to Oak Avenue — is scheduled to be reconstructed. Three intersections — Fourth and F streets; Fourth and J streets; and Third and J streets — will also be rebuilt. There are 25 streets or street segments on the 2021 schedule to have “slurry seal with base repair.” These are mostly arterial roadways, including segments of Alvarado Avenue,
Arlington Boulevard, Cowell Boulevard, East Eighth Street, F Street, G Street, Grande Avenue, Montgomery Avenue and Second Street. A few on the docket for a slurry seal with base repair are less heavily trafficked. They include Alta Loma Street, Bella Casa Street, Decatur Court, Emerald Bay Drive and Vista Way. There are also parts of seven arterials, totaling 12,497 linear feet of roadway, which will have their surfaces milled and repaved. Of that work, 53 percent (or 6,630 feet) will be done on segments of Covell Boulevard. As far as I can tell, there are no plans in 2021 to repair or rebuild any bicycle paths or multi-use paths. However, every street with bike paths that will be rebuilt, repaved or slurry-sealed this year also has a plan for striping the bike lane markings. For example, where East Second Street is to be slurrysealed, the bike lanes will be striped anew. Green “bike lane” paint is also to be applied where East Second meets Cantrill Drive and Faraday Avenue. It’s smart to do this slurryseal work. But it does not solve our severe pavement problem. Unless and until the Davis City Council decides to substantially reduce the share of the general fund budget going to employee and retiree benefits — I have been calling for this without answer for 17 years — our streets and bike paths will keep getting worse. — Rich Rifkin is a Davis resident; his column is published every other week. Reach him at Lxartist@yahoo.com.
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ederal Pell Grants, unlike loans, are a source of funding that do not have to be repaid. They are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need and complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Currently, Pell Grants do not offer enough financial support to help students afford college. According to the National College Attainment Network, “At its peak in 197576, the maximum Pell award covered more than three-fourths of the average cost of attendance — tuition, fees, and living expenses — for a four-year public university. Today, it covers less than 30%.” There have been numerous proposals to reform the Pell Grant, yet year after year the Pell Grant decreases and student borrowing increases to cover the gap. The current maximum Pell Grant award is $6,345 which is not nearly enough to cover the direct and indirect expenses of college since the national average cost of attendance is a staggering $25,362. President Joe Biden has nominated Miguel Cardona, Connecticut’s commissioner of education, as the next secretary of education. It is essential that he centers the voices of students and advocates for policies rooted in student experiences. He should double the maximum Pell Grant amount from approximately $6,000 to more than $12,000 in order to help cover costs beyond tuition. Although Pell Grants are not the silver bullet to make college affordable, doubling the investment in the program can make college a reality for more students like me. Now more than ever we need to invest in our students. We need to double the Pell Grant. — Edgar Oseguera Martinez is an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley and serves as a uAspire Student Advocacy Fellow. He wrote this for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s Capitol works and why it matters.
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The unhoused on F Street Any problems caused by the campsites along the east side of F Street need to be evaluated on the basis of their nature and extent, not by the number of complaints received by officials (Enterprise, Jan. 17). I do not doubt that residents have “concerns,” but the article does not specify what they are. Mayor Partida speaks of “displeasure” and Councilmember Arnold asserts that “It’s not a healthy or safe place.” But the open-air, spaced sites are certainly preferable to group sheltering, which is why the CDC says to leave such encampments alone. Furthermore, the encampment is located within easy reach of services at the I Street site and,
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as county administrator Blacklock makes clear, staff have been meeting with individuals involved. I frequently bike and walk on the path along the drainage ditch and on Cannery Loop on the other side, which is separated from the ditch by a fence. I have never seen anything that would justify action on the vague basis of “potential impacts on the surrounding land uses” cited. And it is unhelpful to exaggerate the situation by calling the rudimentary arrangements “elaborate” or treating a plank across a narrow ditch as “a bridge” and “infrastructure.” The city and county must do and are doing much to address the needs of the unhoused, including planning for sanctioned camping. Like my fellow Davisites who have registered complaints, I call on them, on us, to do more, better, sooner. In the meantime, the people living in a long, narrow strip of land that is adjacent to nobody’s residential property have found a discrete way to meet their own needs. Joan Cadden Davis
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Get mushrooming on these options Hearty, wholesome dishes support immune system Special to The Enterprise
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f feeding your family wholesome meals is a daily goal, keep in mind you can serve up tasty foods that also feed your immune system by including ingredients like mushrooms. With their earthy flavor, mushrooms — like many fruits and vegetables — can also play a positive role in supporting a healthy immune system. Studies at Oregon State University concluded there are a variety of micronutrients important for supporting a healthy immune system. Consider that three of these nutrients (vitamin D, selenium and B vitamins) can be found in mushrooms, meaning these family-friendly recipes for Roasted Chicken Thighs and Veggies with Mushroom Orzo Risotto; Grilled Portobello Gyros with Yogurt Dill Sauce; Creamy Spinach, Mushroom and Lasagna Soup; and Asian Barbecue Sesame Salmon with Noodles and Veggies can help you add all-important nutrients to your family’s menu. Find more ways to add mushrooms to family meals at mushroomcouncil.com. — Family Features
Grilled Portobello Gyros with Yogurt Dill Sauce
To serve, divide noodles, veggies and salmon between plates. Top with sliced green onions and sesame seeds.
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil ½ small lemon, juice only 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill 4 pita breads or naan 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced ½ red onion, thinly sliced ½ head green lettuce crumbled feta cheese (optional) Putting it together: Remove stems from mushrooms and brush caps with wet towel. Using spoon, carefully scrape out gills. Slice mushrooms into 1/4-inch pieces and place in medium bowl with olive oil, oregano and smoked paprika. Preheat indoor grill pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and peppers; grill, tossing occasionally, until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. To make yogurt dill sauce: Squeeze grated cucumber in clean towel to remove excess liquid. Add to large bowl with yogurt, sour cream, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and dill. Stir to combine. To serve, place mushrooms and peppers in middle of pita bread. Top with tomatoes, onion, lettuce, feta, if desired, and big dollop of yogurt dill sauce.
Roasted Chicken Thighs & Veggies with Mushroom Orzo Risotto
Recipe courtesy of Emily Weeks of “Zen and Spice” Cook time: 15 minutes Total time: 25 minutes Servings: 4
Recipe courtesy of Emily Weeks of “Zen and Spice” Cook time: 50 minutes Total time: 1 hour, 10 minutes Servings: 4
Ingredients: 4 portobello mushrooms 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil ½ teaspoon dried oregano ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika 2 yellow bell peppers, sliced Yogurt Dill Sauce: 1 English cucumber, grated 1 cup whole-milk Greek yogurt ½ cup sour cream
Ingredients: 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs salt, to taste pepper, to taste 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 16 ounces crimini mushrooms, quartered 3 zucchini, sliced in half moons 3 large carrots, thinly sliced 4 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves removed and
Creamy Spinach, Mushroom and Lasagna Soup Recipe courtesy of Emily Weeks of “Zen and Spice” Cook time: 30 minutes Total time: 40 minutes Servings: 4
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Grilled Portobello Gyros with Yogurt Dill Sauce. roughly chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced Orzo: 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 small yellow onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 16 ounces crimini mushrooms, finely chopped 1 cup uncooked orzo pasta 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 1/3 cup white wine 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese Putting it together: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Pat chicken dry. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. In large skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter. Sear chicken until browned, 4 to 5 minutes on each side. In large bowl, toss mushrooms, zucchini, carrots, garlic and rosemary. On large baking sheet, spread vegetables. Nestle chicken into vegetables. Drizzle with butter and juices from pan. Bake 20 minutes until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender. In small pot over mediumlow heat, warm broth. Using skillet from chicken, add butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and mushrooms. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions
soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Add orzo and black pepper. Stir and cook 2 minutes. Add white wine and cook until evaporated, about 1 minute. Add warm broth to orzo 2/3 cup at a time, stirring until liquid is absorbed. Repeat with remaining broth, waiting until last batch is absorbed before adding more. Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan. Serve in individual bowls with chicken and roasted vegetables atop mushroom orzo risotto.
Asian Barbecue Sesame Salmon with Noodles and Veggies Recipe courtesy of Emily Weeks of “Zen and Spice” Cook time: 30 minutes Total time: 40 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients: ½ cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce (optional) 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce 2 tablespoons water 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1½ pounds salmon (4 filets) 12 ounces stir-fry (pad
thai) rice noodles 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil 1 pound white mushrooms, sliced 1 cup sugar snap peas 1 large broccoli head, cut into bite-size florets 2-3 green onions, thinly sliced, for garnish sesame seeds, for garnish Putting it together Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In small saucepan, whisk soy sauce; brown sugar; rice vinegar; garlic; ginger; chili garlic sauce, if desired; sesame oil; and barbecue sauce. Bring to boil over high heat then reduce heat to simmer. In small bowl, whisk water and cornstarch. Pour into pan and cook on low, whisking often, until sauce thickens, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. Pour 3 tablespoons sauce into small bowl. Brush salmon filets with reserved sauce and place on baking sheet. Bake 15 minutes, or until salmon is flaky. Discard small bowl sauce if any remains. Cook stir-fry noodles according to package directions. Drain, rinse and set aside. Heat large skillet over medium heat. Add sesame oil. Add mushrooms, snap peas and broccoli. Cook, stirring often, until veggies are tender-crisp, 7 to 8 minutes. Add noodles and remaining sauce from pan; toss to combine.
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium onion, small diced 8 ounces crimini mushrooms, sliced 1 jar (24 ounces) marinara sauce 1 can (15 ounces) diced tomatoes 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 1 tablespoon dried basil ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon oregano ½ teaspoon black pepper 1 bay leaf 3 cups vegetable broth 6 lasagna noodles, broken into pieces ½ cup heavy cream 5 ounces fresh baby spinach 1 cup whole-milk ricotta cheese 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, for topping Putting it together: Heat large pot over medium heat. Add olive oil, garlic, onion and mushrooms. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions and mushrooms soften, 4 to 5 minutes. Add marinara, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, vinegar, sugar, basil, salt, oregano, pepper, bay leaf and broth. Bring to boil over high heat then reduce heat to low and simmer. Add lasagna noodles and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and remove bay leaf. Stir in heavy cream and spinach until wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Divide between bowls and top with dollop of ricotta and sprinkle of mozzarella.
Our lockdown Valentine requires bubbles T he confluence of political upheavals, social disasters, environmental crises (yet another record-breakingheat year), and personal turmoil has practically paralyzed me. I’ve started this column at least five times and rejected every draft. Aiming for a bit of respite from all of the above, I’m just going to ignore the chaos (besides, do we really need yet another “We should have seen it coming” article?) and write about, well, wine. Folks are drinking a lot of it, I read. Dry January has, in this weirdest of times, gone the way of most resolutions made in the darkest fortnight of the year. If I’m going to give something up, I’ll at least wait until Lent. But with so few pleasures available to us right now, why muck with the ones we have? Besides, Valentine’s Day is coming in a couple of weeks. A special Valentine’s dinner used to be easy — just call your favorite restaurant a month in advance, make a reservation, and show up. Now we need to be a bit more active. We need a plan. Of course, we can choose to skip it altogether — it’s a rather silly and frivolous occasion, after all. But why pass up an opportunity to celebrate something? And
love is a nice thing to celebrate. If we’re lucky we can do it with a loved one in person. Doesn’t matter who — parent, friend, kid, grandkid, partner. If that doesn’t work, at least a solo celebration with a toast to someone special is in order. And this may be a year for a bit of extravagance. After all, we’re spending nothing on that nice and easy restaurant meal. On the other hand, spending yet another day in the kitchen might not be a particularly pleasant prelude to a Valentine dinner. I offer, therefore, three easy-but-happy possible plans. You will not be surprised to know that all of them involve wine. And all of them begin the same way: set up a table in a different room or different corner or with a different seating configuration. Put on a tablecloth or runner. Get out your cloth napkins and nicest dishes/glasses. Put a rose or daffodil (even just a olive or eucalyptus branch will work) in a little vase and set in on the table. Play some mellow jazz (Cécile Salvant’s “Cécile” my current favorite). Light a candle. And then, plan one, just pick up take-out from your favorite restaurant. Make it a more extravagant takeout than usual and order at least one dish you haven’t yet tried, maybe
because it seemed too expensive. Since Valentine’s Day is on a Sunday this year, another possibility is a farmers market meal — say a nice piece of salmon filet or some crab if available from Mission Fish or, for vegetarians, a pound of wild mushrooms from Solano Mushroom Farm. Any of the above can be simply prepared in numerous ways; all can, for example, be sauteed in butter and garlic and served over pasta.
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ow for the wine. I suggest bubbles. Good ones. And in keeping with the Valentine color scheme, a sparkling rosé would be perfect for almost any take-out or farmers market concoction. Try the beautiful Bründlemayer Brut Rosé from Austria (The Pip, $55) that we drank to toast our new presidential team. A blend of pinot noir, St Laurent, and zweigelt, its 92 points from Wine Advocate and 93 from Falstaff Magazine are well-deserved. Salmon colored with persistent, lively
bubbles, it has hints of wild berries as well as apple and pear. Complex, elegant, minerally with a touch of yeast, it’s a serious rival to an expensive Champagne. For something less pricey, consider either the South African Simonsig Brut Rosé (also from The Pip, $22), a lovely pinotagepinot noir blend (Amy calls it a “baby Bründlemayer”) or the Italian Lunaria Pet Nat. Lunaria is a line of small production, biodynamic wines from a growers’ co-op. Not only is this made by the “Method Ancestral” but it has an old-school closure with a rope around the neck of the bottle (tied by a local nonprofit that employs people with special needs). The grape here is pinot grigio and it’s lovely and bright with none of the funkiness (which I personally much enjoy but it’s not to everyone’s taste) associated with pet nats. (Co-op,
$20, available for curbside pick-up). My third plan is to order up (and please do it soon) the Valentine’s Day Date Night Basket from The Pip ($120). It includes a bottle of the sparkling Caraccioli Brut Rosé (Santa Lucia Highlands in Monterey) or the red 2013 Brun Avril Chateauneuf-du-Pape, two cheeses, two meats, crackers and homemade jam. If you can pop into the Co-op for a loaf of Acme bread or to Upper Crust for one of their loaves, perfect. If not, you’ve got crackers. Or make a quick and easy no-knead focaccia. I haven’t tried either of these wines but I take Amy’s word for it (she hasn’t been wrong yet) that they’re excellent. Of the sparkler, she says “The reigning Queen. Majestic and powerful. Omnipotent yet gentle.” Of the red, “A lovely old-world CNP with a few years of age on it. Rustic yet still within reach to a drinker who’s used to more new world styles of wine.”
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And Amy’s wrapped basket presentations are always beautiful, elegant and cheering (order at thepipwinebar.com). You can pick up your basket (which will give you a chance to take an in-person look at Amy’s other selections) or have her deliver it to your Davis door. Meanwhile, for the sake of everyone who loves you, mask up and hang in there. — Susana Leonardi is a Davis resident; reach her at vinosusana@gmail. com. Comment on this c olumn at www.davisenter prise.com.
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Students find breaks from social media beneficial BY ANISHA DHAKAL HUB staff A recent survey by the American Academy of Children & Adolescent Psychiatry showed that 90 percent of teens ages 13-17 use some form of social media, with screen times averaging nine hours a day excluding usage for school assignments. During lockdown, social media is one of the only ways in which teens can interact with their peers. Many, however, have noticed detrimental effects to their mental health, leading them to delete the applications. Like several others, Davis High senior Susannah Costello has struggled to manage her phone usage. “I spent hours and hours mindlessly scrolling through Snapchat specifically ... I eventually realized it was such a waste of time, so I deleted it for a few weeks. It was harder in the beginning, but it got easier over time,” Costello said. Costello frequently deletes apps like Snapchat and Instagram when they begin to take over her daily life. “I mostly just redownload it when I feel super left out of things because so much interaction happens over social media,” Costello said. Students like Costello have taken up other activities instead of spending more time on their phone. “Recently, I started crocheting, which has been therapeutic and gets my mind off of things,” Costello said. Similarly, senior Haydent Tam spends time staying active with his brother and his dog. “I’ve noticed deleting the apps has helped with my mental health, which is why I’ve decided it’s best for me to stay off of it for a bit,” he said. Unfortunately, too much time on social media can have negative side effects for teens. Increased depressive and anxious symptoms have been found to heighten with a daily three-hour use of social media, according to Mayo Clinic. Senior Griffin Szymoniak recognized how harmful these mental health consequences could be and decided that it was time for a break. “I was way too absorbed in it and it’s a huge waste of time, so I decided to delete (Instagram) and it’s been two months or so and I’ve felt a lot better than I did in the past,” Syzmoniak said. “I think people should try deleting the app and maybe using it just once in a while. ”
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With new bikes in short supply, many Davis residents are getting repairs at the Bike Garage to keep their old bikes on the road.
National bike shortage hits local businesses BY SHIRA KALISH HUB staff Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been an immense increase in demand for bicycles, causing a shortage of bicycles for bike shops around the nation. Davis businesses are no exception. Ken’s Bike-Ski-Board began placing large bike orders at the beginning of the pandemic as soon as increased demand and restricted supply of bikes became noticeable. Many of the bikes they are receiving now are ones that they ordered in May, June or July of last year. “If I had to guess about the bikes we ordered this month, perhaps 1% will arrive in January, maybe 30% more from March through June, and 50% of them will arrive between July 2021 and June 2022. The rest will never arrive. There just isn’t enough supply,” said Ken Bradford, co-owner of the shop. Before the bike shortage, the shop usually
had 400-550 bikes in stock, with about 100 on display. Now, Ken’s has as little as 200 bikes in stock, with just a few on display. “Many people contact us by phone or email or on our website about a bike we have backordered with the manufacturer; they put a deposit down to get in line for one. Then when it arrives, usually 1 to 6 months later, sometimes longer, we build it for them and they come pick it up,” Bradford said. Even with the national shortage, Ken’s BikeSki-Board has a bigger selection of bikes than most bike shops. This attracts customers from outside of Davis, such as the Bay Area and Reno. “We’ve had people drive up to 500 miles to get a bike we had in stock that they couldn’t find closer to home,” Bradford said. To stay supplied with as many bikes as they can, the shop maintains good relationships with its bicycle suppliers.
“Getting to know them, communicating what’s happening ‘on the ground’, paying our bills on time, answering their questions, meeting their order deadlines… it all helps,” Bradford said. Freewheeler Bicycle Center, another Davis bike shop, has also been impacted by the national shortage. “We were used to being able to order most bikes whenever we want,” said Kevin Hein, one of Freewheeler’s owners. “Now, the companies we order from, their warehouses are completely empty, so we have to put in an order and wait for it to show up.” Customers at Freewheeler preorder bikes and wait from a few weeks to 6 to 8 months to get their bike. “My suppliers are telling me that it’s going to be like this probably at least for another year,” Hein said.
Food delivery services provide employment for Davis students BY CAROLINE CHILCOTT HUB staff Food delivery services have gained immense popularity while indoor dining options have been closed and limited due to COVID-19. Many local businesses have adapted to these new circumstances by adding delivery services. These delivery services can be an easy way for people to safely work from the comfort of their car or order a quick contactless meal from a local business. Davis High senior Celia Cariou started working as an employee of Jack’s Urban Eats when online orders were at an all time high. “I’m not positive on the exact number but I can assume that daily we have at least 50 to 100 orders from (Grubhub, Postmates, UberEats and DoorDash). On some days when we are very busy, we typically receive a lot more orders,” Cariou said. Many of Jack’s Urban Eats customers have opted to order their meals online to receive a contactless delivery. “I think our orders from these sites have increased as stay at home orders were put on Davis. Many people are staying at home to reduce the risk of getting and
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Ocean toxin can cause fatal illness in sea otters Domoic acid raises risk of heart disease in warming ocean BY KAT KERLIN Special to The Enterprise Heart disease is a killer threat for southern sea otters feasting on domoic acid in their food web, according to a study led by UC Davis. The study, published in the journal Harmful Algae, examined the relationship between long-term exposure to domoic acid and fatal heart disease in southern sea otters, a threatened marine mammal. “Sea otters are an amazing indicator of what’s happening in the coastal environment, not just to other marine animals, but to us, too, especially on the issue of domoic acid,” said Christine K. Johnson, director of the EpiCenter for Disease Dynamics in the One Health Institute at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and senior author of the study.
In hot water Domoic acid is a neurotoxin that accumulates in
the food web, contaminating crabs and clams — common prey for sea otters. It is produced by harmful algal blooms, which typically occur when water is unusually warm. For example, a massive warm water “blob” in 2015 created a widespread toxic bloom along the West Coast, causing domoic acid levels to spike and forcing the closure of that season’s Dungeness crab fishery. Climate change projections indicate that toxic blooms and domoic acid exposure will continue to rise. The world’s ocean temperatures in 2020 were the third-highest on record, and all five of the oceans’ hottest years on record occurred in the past five years.
Overexposed otters To identify the ecological drivers of heart disease, the scientists combined several domoic acid datasets with detailed life history data from 186 free-ranging southern sea otters in California from 2001 to 2017. Of those animals, necropsy reports show that heart disease was a cause of
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A southern sea otter feasts on a clam, which could expose it to domoic acid, increasing its risk of dying with heart disease. death for 34 of the 48 otters that died during that time. The scientists found that domoic acid exposure increased a sea otter’s risk of dying with heart disease 1.7-fold. The risk is up to 2.5 times greater for otters consuming a high proportion of crab and clam, which accumulate domoic acid in their tissues, helping it persist in the food web. The study was also the first to demonstrate a
disturbing and unexpected trend: Domoic acid exposure is especially detrimental for prime-age adult sea otters, whose survival is vital for population growth. “That’s worrisome for the long-term population recovery of southern sea otters, which are a threatened species,” said lead author Megan Moriarty, a wildlife veterinarian who conducted this research for her Ph.D. in epidemiology at UC Davis. “This study emphasizes
that domoic acid is a threat that isn’t going away. It’s a food web toxin and is pretty pervasive.” Infection with Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite associated with wild and feral cat feces on land that makes its way to the ocean, also increased the risk of fatal heart disease 2.4-fold. Co-author Melissa Miller, a veterinarian and pathologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and a UC
Davis One Health Institute affiliate, recently led a separate study analyzing the causes of death of sea otters. “Improving our understanding of the effects of domoic acid on the health and population recovery of southern sea otters is extremely important,” said Miller of the domoic acid study. “Given their unique biology and specialized diet, sea otters are extremely vulnerable to toxic algal blooms, which are likely to worsen with climate change. So the results of this work have far-reaching implications.” Additional co-authors for this study include M. Tim Tinker of U.S. Geological Survey and UC Santa Cruz; Joseph Tomoleoni of USGS; Michelle Staedler and Jessica Fujii of Monterey Bay Aquarium; Francesca Batac and Erin Dodd of California Department of Fish and Wildlife; Raphael Kudela of UC Santa Cruz; and Vanessa Zubkousky-White of California Department of Public Health. The study was funded by the Morris Animal Foundation and National Science Foundation. — UC Davis News
What Biden means for state’s environment Contest lost but cabbage white butterfly found
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CalMatters Like a defeated and retreating army, Trump administration officials left Washington, D.C., burning and shredding environmental laws and policies even as they walked out the door. The scorched earth policy of unraveling Obamaera initiatives in favor of widespread deregulation began four years ago, and entailed many dozens of rules and policies. Included are rollbacks of regulations that protect endangered wildlife, migratory birds and wetlands, and regulate clean air, planet-warming gases and energy efficiency. California Environmental Protection Secretary Jared Blumenfeld called it “vandalism.” “We thought the world had ended after (President George W.) Bush, but it looks like a picnic compared to what Trump’s done,” Blumenfeld told CalMatters. “It’s been very surgical, very intentional and incredibly comprehensive.” Now, President Joe Biden’s cabinet is left with the task of eliminating so many environmental rollbacks that it will have to perform triage: The Trump administration and Congress took at least 175 actions to roll back climate change rules and policies, plus several dozen that regulate other environmental problems, according to trackers compiled by Harvard and Columbia University. The president suggested that nearly every move by the Trump administration related to the environment merits a second look: He immediately ordered federal agencies to review scores of federal actions taken during the last four years to determine if they harmed public health or the environment. “It is … the policy of my Administration to listen to science; to improve public health and protect our environment; to ensure access to clean air and water; to limit exposure to dangerous chemicals and pesticides; to hold polluters accountable,” Biden wrote in an executive order on his first day in office. Biden immediately rejoined the Paris climate agreement for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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A brown pelican — a species that recovered from near-extinction after being protected by the Endangered Species Act — flies above Malibu Lagoon on Jan. 12.
“It is … the policy of my Administration to listen to science; to improve public health and protect our environment; to ensure access to clean air and water; to limit exposure to dangerous chemicals and pesticides; to hold polluters accountable.” President Joe Biden In an executive order on his first day in office And he reconstituted a governmental group to examine the impacts of greenhouse gases on public health and social justice. He also issued a directive to his staff to “consider revising vehicle fuel economy and emissions standards.” California has the nation’s worst air quality, so this issue is arguably one of the most pressing environmental problems facing the state. He also ordered a review of Trump rules that relaxed limits on methane leaks from oil and gas operations and loosened some energy efficiency standards. The cascade of rollbacks in Trump’s last days in office left plenty for the new president to undo. The feds have an ally in their coming work: California backstops some of the regulatory unraveling with its own laws. The state also has been leading the legal charge to halt many of them, including relaxed air quality and pesticide regulations. On a single day — the day before the inauguration — California filed suit against the Trump administration nine times,
seeking to overturn its lastminute moves to weaken national environmental laws and policies. “In the past few years, the White House abdicated its responsibility on key issues like climate change, wildfires, and infrastructure. But every time we lacked for a partner, California stepped up anyway. We accelerated our clean car efforts and made record investments in wildfire mitigation,” Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote in a letter to Biden the day before his inauguration. How long and how difficult will it be for Biden to reverse rollbacks and fix the environmental damage they have caused? There’s no easy answer. Midnight mischief — last-minute actions by a lame duck — can generally be undone quickly through executive order or sometimes swift congressional action. In addition to the directives he issued on his first day in office, Biden pledged to freeze the lastminute “midnight regulations” that had yet to take effect. Other policies and guidance documents can be
rapidly rewritten via executive order. But some will need to follow new federal rulemaking procedures and public comment periods that can take years. The Biden administration also can stop defending cases in which the Trump administration has been sued, and then begin the process of remaking a new rule. For instance, with only days left, the Trump administration proposed to undo a California desert protection plan that took decades to develop. The changes would remove protection of more than 2 million acres, allow for mining operations and strip additional conservation safeguards from another 2 million acres near Death Valley and Joshua Tree national parks. The new administration can simply allow an unfinalized, last-minute proposed rule like this to wither on the vine. What about the first 100 days? Biden’s campaign laid out a 100-day to-do list and pledged to fund nearly $2 trillion in environmental initiatives. Among the elements of the Biden environmental agenda: ■ Achieve 100% clean energy and net-zero emissions by 2050; ■ Include climate change considerations in foreign policy and national security plans; ■ Focus on environmental justice and public health; ■ Reduce emissions from cars and trucks and encourage fuel efficiency; and ■ Wean the country off fossil fuels and discontinue new domestic oil and gas drilling.
The COVID-19 pandemic canceled the 2021 Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest but sponsor Art Shapiro, a UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, found one for the record books. Shapiro spotted a cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, at 1:55 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, on the UCD campus, just south of the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, at 254 Old Davis Road. “At 1:55 p.m., I saw a male rapae flying a linear path along the edge of the waste ground between campus parking lot 1 and the railroad track, heading east,” he wrote in an email. “It stopped to nectar at a large Raphanus (wild radish) plant. That was directly south of the Manetti-Shrem Art Museum. I did not have a net and, there being no contest requiring a voucher, I did not care. It was 72F and clear with a trace of NE wind. I kept going. This is the earliest rapae since i.16.16 (Jan. 16, 2016). “Wouldn’t it have been nice for the first one to be on the day of Biden’s inauguration?” he asked. Colleague Matthew Forister, the Trevor J. McMinn research professor of biology at the University of Nevada and a former graduate student of Shapiro, analyzes and graphs the annual data. “The observed day (Jan. 16) is a couple of days earlier than the line would have predicted — in a funny twist of fate, before adding the new data point, the predicted day
for this year was inauguration day!” Shapiro launched the contest in 1972 as part of his scientific research to determine the first flight of the Pieris rapae. The traditional rules are that if you collect the first live cabbage white butterfly of the year in the three-county area of Sacramento, Solano and Yolo and deliver it to 2320 Storer Hall at UCD from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday (and detail the exact time, date and location of the capture), and it’s judged the winner, you win a pitcher of beer or its equivalent. Shapiro, who maintains a research website at http://butterfly.ucdavis. edu, has monitored butterfly-population trends on a transect across central California at approximately twoweek intervals since 1972, except when the COVID19 pandemic struck last March and interrupted his research. His fixed routes at 10 sites in Central California range from the Sacramento River Delta through the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada mountains to the high desert of the western Great Basin. The sites represent what he describes as “the great biological, geological and climatological diversity of Central California.” This year, however, Shapiro canceled the beer-for-a-butterfly contest “because (a) all the bars are closed openendedly and (b) the level of circulating virus is so high that I am remaining in Davis and restricting myself to walkable sites to visit until it becomes less dangerous.”
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This cabbage white butterfly takes flight in the fall. UC Davis distinguished professor Art Shapiro spotted his first of the year on Jan. 16 on the UC Davis campus.
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OBITUARY Richard Francis (Dick) Walters Aug. 30, 1930 — Jan. 18, 2021
Richard Francis Walters (Dick) died on Jan. 18 at the age of 90. Dick was born Aug. 30, 1930, in Romania, the son of American parents. His father was a petroleum geologist in the Ploesti Oil Fields. Dick came to America when he was 9, and lived in Scarsdale, N.Y., during the war years. He graduated from Williams College, earned his master’s degree from the University of Wyoming, a graduate degree from the University of Bordeaux, France, and a Ph.D. in geology from Stanford in 1957. After working for 11 years in the oil industry, he joined the UC Davis School of Medicine, working on computer applications to medicine in 1967. His career evolved due, as he said, to serendipity. He discovered his interest in teaching while he was a graduate student, and in the oil business started working with computers. Glen Snodgrass, a next-door neighbor in New Orleans, invited Dick to come to the newly opened School of Medicine at UCD to apply his computer knowledge to teaching and medical records. Dick was a true pioneer in the computer field — his passion for teaching and learning led him to develop ways to use technology to support hybrid and online forms of learning as an alternative to traditional lecture-style instruction. He helped form and served as the first chair of the department of computer science from 1983 to 1989. He retired in 2000, but remained active in teaching and learning and in the UCD Emeriti Association, serving as its membership chair for many years. He married Shipley Newlin in 1952, just before starting his graduate work. Shipley shared his passion for singing, and they were founding members of the newly formed
choir at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in 1967, and have sung with that choir ever since. They also helped found the Davis Comic Opera Company, in which Dick played several roles including the judge in Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Trial by Jury.” They had two children, Leslie Tuomi (husband Scott Tuomi) who lives in Portland, and David Walters of Davis. Leslie has been involved with music and the arts all her life; David is an emergency physician at Sutter Davis Hospital, whose rock bands, Custom Neon and Wealth of Nations, perform often in the Davis area. Dick was devoted to his four grandchildren: Jenson and Duncan Tuomi, Ellen Walters and Lisa Walters Schmitz. One of Dick and Shipley’s major interests was in traveling around the world. They took many walking tours in Europe, giving them an opportunity to use their abilities in foreign languages, notably French but also several others. Dick’s career took him to many countries, including Japan, Australia, Brazil and Singapore and countries in Europe. Dick will be remembered for his extensive involvement with the Episcopal Church of St. Martin, the Davis campus and his international work in promoting MUMPS, a computer language used extensively in medical records for which he wrote a widely used textbook. When asked which words best described him, Dick chose: serendipity, music, travel, languages, caring and creativity. A memorial service will be scheduled after COVID restrictions are lifted, to celebrate his life with the music that was so important to him. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Episcopal Church of St. Martin in Davis.
Lovely dinner guest has no conscience Dear Annie: My wife and I have a close friend whom, in non-pandemic times, we invited over for dinner or cocktails at least once or twice a week. We’ve spent many holidays together over the last 10 or so years. We love her like a sister. The only problem is she never brings anything to our house, and I mean never. She also has never invited us over to her house for drinks, dinner or anything, except to take care of her animals when she is gone on shopping trips. Once in a while, like on holidays, we’ve tried asking her to bring a dessert or something like that, and she’s acted like it’s a real pain. The one time that she agreed to bring a dessert, she asked us to pick up the ingredients and said she’d make it at our place. How do we bring up our frustrations with this? We don’t want to hurt her feelings. But come on, enough is enough. — Hosed Host Dear Hosed: With friends like you, who needs restaurants? Seriously, though, you shouldn’t be shy about expressing your feelings; she’s certainly had no problem expressing hers. It doesn’t have to be a dramatic confrontation. Just let her know that you love spending time with her but it’s a lot of work for you two to always host, and that it would be a big help if she could bring over food and/or drinks whenever you get together. No good friend would react badly to that. ——— Dear Annie: Last weekend, I had to complete an eight-hour project with a man I’d never met before. It was an incredibly long day — because this man talked constantly! It was continuous, nonstop talk about anything and everything, from his divorce, to his children, to his health, to his house, etc. If I had something to say or comment on, he would briefly listen, but then he would get right back into constant chatter. I now know everything about this man that I don’t care to know. What causes someone to talk nonstop? Don’t they realize that it’s annoying? — Carrying Earplugs From Now On Dear Earplugs: There are many possible causes for excessive, nonstop talking, including mental illnesses, brain injury, hearing loss, fear of silence and just plain old self-absorption. Some overtalkers may recognize that it’s irritating but find it difficult to stop. Some might lack self-awareness. In some cases, it can help to confirm that you’ve heard them by repeating a brief summary of it back to them. In others, directness is the only option — e.g., a simple statement such as “I’d like some time to focus on the work, please,” said with a smile. It might feel awkward for a moment, but it’s better than seething for eight hours. Dear Annie: Just to add to your advice to “Not a Fan,” who was tired of her husband’s off-key singing around the house. She should join him every chance she gets: Either they will make beautiful music together or he will realize how bad it is. — Susan D. Dear Susan: You get points for creativity. Thanks for the laugh.
Lack of intimacy Dear Annie: My boyfriend and I have been together for five years. This last year, there has been no physical intimacy between us at all. We vibe very well in our relationship being partners in a small business. He says he is still attracted to me and keeps on blaming our busy work lives for lack of sex. But we are usually home before 10 p.m. and we rarely work on weekends. When we used to have sex, he struggled with erectile dysfunction. I even asked him if he would go to the doctor to see if he had a problem. He agreed to make an appointment, but when the day came he made excuses and did not go. Now it’s gotten to the point where I’ve stopped trying, and he’s not trying either.
Can you please help with some advice here? — It’s Been a Year Dear IBAY: ED is extremely common, impacting an estimated 30 million men in the U.S. While it shouldn’t be cause for embarrassment, it is cause for concern, as it can be an early warning sign of cardiovascular problems including endothelial dysfunction (damage to the lining of blood vessels) or atherosclerosis (the buildup of plaque in the arteries). He might be more receptive to you if you approach it that way — out of concern for his whole-body health — and offer to go with him to the appointment, to offer moral support. I hope he hears you out. ——— Dear Annie: I think you might have missed a chance, recently, to help a woman who had no sense of her own value, in your letter to “Lost.” Instead of referring her to a dating app in which she would latch on to another man who ignores her, “Lost” might benefit from some therapy first. She was so desperate to continue contacting a man who so obviously didn’t care about her. Her level of desperation in continuing to pursue someone after being blocked is a sad example of a person with no sense of boundaries and no love of self. I was in a similar headspace many years ago due to my own poor relationship choices. My life decisions were the product of my low self-esteem and an upbringing that taught me that I needed a man to feel like I have value. I have since received muchneeded counseling in self-compassion, self-worth, and healthy boundaries, as the result of having an emotionally unavailable parent. These days, I know that I deserve a relationship in which I can express my needs to my partner. If they are not met, I can let go of that person, knowing that they are not for me. I trust myself and have erected boundaries that protect me, but also let the right person in. I wish her well. — No Longer Lost Dear No Longer Lost: You’re right. I focused on the wrong aspect of “Lost’s” letter, her dating life, rather than on her inner emotional life and sense of self-worth. Thank you for bringing it back to the heart of the matter. I’m glad to hear you found yourself. ——— Dear Annie: I recently filled a prescription for cough syrup that called for a 10-milliliter dosage. We do not use liters in this country. I had to go online to convert the amount to teaspoons. Could you give a shout to physicians, nurse practitioners and pharmacists to let them know how dangerous this practice is to the patient? — Irked Dear Irked: I did some research to figure out why the pharmaceutical industry would use the metric system in the United States, where it might as well be Greek to many people. According to the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, a nonprofit standards development organization, the International System of Units, known as SI, is better for designating dosages than the U.S. customary system. The reason is consistency. While the U.S. system has 300 different units, the SI has just seven base units. From the NCPDP: “The use of multiple volumetric units (e.g., teaspoons, tablespoons, droppersful) and multiple abbreviations ... (increases) the likelihood of dosing errors.” That said, the most important thing is that the patient understands how to take the medication he or she is prescribed, and it’s health care providers’ job to see to that. The next time you pick up a prescription, ask your pharmacist for help with converting the dosage. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
Public Notices • E-mail your public notice to legals@davisenterprise.net • Be sure to include your name and phone number • View public notices at www.capublicnotice.com FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: January 6, 2021 FBN Number: F20210016 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Keep On Blooming Boutique 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County. 435 Merganser Place Davis, CA 95616 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Iryna Shemchuk Erwin 435 Merganser Place Davis, CA 95616 4. Business Classification: Individual 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: December 5, 2015 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) 6. Signature of Registrant(s): Iryna Erwin 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 1117 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Daniel W. Julian aka Daniel Winfield Julian CASE NO. PR2021-0006 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Daniel W. Julian aka Daniel Winfield Julian A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: Margaret Wisdom in the Superior Court of California, County of: Yolo THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: Margaret Wisdom be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on February 25, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in Department TBD located at 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Signed: Nicole R. Plottel Attorney for petitioner 466 Vallombrosa Ave. Chico, CA 95926 530-893-2882 1/20, 1/22, 1/27 1121
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CV2021-0061 1. Md Nazmul Huda & Mst Rashida Akter on behalf of Rushdan Huda Najib, a minor, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Rushdan Huda Najib to Rushdan Najib Huda 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 3, 2021 Time: 9 a.m. Dept: #9 Room: N/A The address of the court is 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 3. a) A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Davis Enterprise 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616 Date: January 14, 2021 Daniel M. Wolk Judge of the Superior Court 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 1131 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CV2020-1751 1. Megan Rose Mel Kun Lee & Matthew James Leung on behalf of Malia Rose Leung, a minor, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Malia Rose Leung to Malia Rose Lee-Leung 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 3, 2021 Time: 9 a.m. Dept: #9 Room: N/A The address of the court is 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 3. a) A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Davis Enterprise 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616 Date: January 14, 2021 Daniel M. Wolk Judge of the Superior Court 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 1032 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: January 21, 2021 FBN Number: F20210062 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Wolfgang Services 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County. 880 Alvarado Ave., Apt. 139 Davis, CA 95616 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Robert Connor Wolfgang Kearny 880 Alvarado Ave., Apt. 139 Davis, CA 95616 4. Business Classification: Individual 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 1, 2021 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) 6. Signature of Registrant(s): Robert Connor Wolfgang Kearny 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 1136
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Get free virtual help with filing tax returns Special to The Enterprise Households throughout Yolo County are eligible for free virtual help preparing taxes and claiming credits this year, saving an average of $200 in preparer fees and earning up to $8,000 in credits. More households are eligible to participate in United Way California Capital Region’s Free Tax Prep program this year, including those earning $65,000 or less in 2020. Qualified households can upload documents online and a United Way IRScertified volunteer will call them to help claim the maximum tax credits for which they are eligible before submission, including the federal and state Earned Income Tax Credits. The IRS will not begin accepting electronically filed returns until Feb. 12, but United Way recommends filing as soon as tax documents are in hand and it will submit the returns on Feb. 12. To learn more, visit YourFreeTaxPrep.org. “After a year where many people lost employment and income, it’s more important than ever for households in our region to take advantage of this program that helps people save money on tax preparation fees and ensures they apply for the maximum refund and credits for which they are eligible,” said Stephanie Bray, president and CEO of
United Way California Capital Region. “This program is an important way for our community to jumpstart the local economy in 2021, and it’s a key element of our Square One Project that provides resources for local families so their children can graduate from high school prepared to succeed in college or career.” This year, more people are eligible to receive the CalEITC and Young Child Tax Credit, including qualifying ITIN holders, after Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1876. Households may be eligible for CalEITC if the taxpayer is at least 18 years old and the household earned less than $30,000 in 2020. Many CalEITC-eligible households are not legally required to file taxes due to low income; however, if they file, they can claim state and federal credits. Experts recommend everyone files early, noting that many people do not realize that unemployment income is taxable. United Way’s Free Tax Prep program was shifted online last year when the pandemic and stay-athome order hit. Even with the pivot to virtual services, United Way’s Free Tax Prep volunteers filed 7,060 returns for the 2019 tax year and put $10.5 million back in the pockets of local families through federal refunds.
Yolobus seeks input on proposed transit changes Special to The Enterprise The Yolo County Transportation District is hosting a virtual community workshop to present and obtain input on potential changes to the bus system in West Sacramento, Davis, Woodland, Winters and Yolo County. Community members can participate at www.RideYolobus.com through Feb. 26. “A lot has changed since we heard from the community last year — especially here in Yolo County,” said Terry Bassett, executive director of the district. “Transportation choices and patterns are different, particularly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we want to know how we can help community members get where they need to go.” YCTD has reevaluated the Yolobus transit network and analyzed new ridership data to develop a set of proposed changes to bus routes. These revised recommendations are intended to better serve the region based upon changes in employment, commute patterns and public health regulations. Recommendations include increasing
route frequency, restructuring local routes and introducing on-demand transit in some communities. “Some of our current priorities for bus service are to serve essential workers in their work commute, serve neighborhoods that rely on the bus for shopping and medical trips and continue to provide commuter service to downtown Sacramento and Davis,” said Jose Perez, district deputy director. “We encourage community members to share their thoughts about these proposed recommendations to help inform future changes to the bus network.” Virtual workshop participants can watch a short informational video and answer a short questionnaire. The workshop is available in English and Spanish. Community members who wish to participate but do not have internet access can call the Yolobus office at 530-661-0816 and provide feedback over the phone, or visit the Yolobus office at 350 Industrial Way in Woodland to fill out a hard copy of the questionnaire.
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