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School board reviews plan for distance learning as new year approaches BY JEFF HUDSON Enterprise staff writer During a special meeting on Friday morning, July 17, the Davis school board reviewed a staffdeveloped plan to open the new 2020-21 school year with distance learning, rather than with standard classroom instruction, owing to concerns about the
coronavirus pandemic. The school board took no formal action on the plan during Friday morning’s meeting; a vote could come at the next meeting on Thursday, July 23, at 11:30 a.m. Up and down the state, numerous school districts (large and small, including the mammoth Los Angeles Unified School
district in far-off Southern California to Yolo County’s Woodland Joint Unified School District, which borders the Davis school district on the north) have recently announced plans to open the 2020-21 school year with distance learning rather than classroom instruction. Davis superintendent John Bowes told the school board
trustees that staff is recommending that the Davis public schools open the school year on Aug. 26 under a distance learning model, with students assigned to “virtual classrooms,” learning with groups of students who will literally become classmates when the district switches from distance learning to regular classroom instruction at some point during
the 2020-21 school year. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, in a statewide news conference at noon on Friday, announced that the state will now require California counties with a significant number of coronavirus cases to begin the new school year with distance learning.
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ICU capacity drops to zero again County reports 502 COVID cases in 2 weeks BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY
UC Davis announced Friday that most of its fall classes will be taught remotely, with plans to hold some classes outdoors under tents.
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“For classes with fewer than 50 students, in-person instruction may be possible. The decision to hold an in-person class will be decided by the Instructor of Record in coordination with department chairs and deans, followed by committee review and approval by the Provost,” the letter states.
The surge in coronavirus cases and decrease in available ICU beds that landed Yolo County on the state’s monitoring list continue to be issues here. In the last 14 days, the county has reported 502 cases of COVID-19, along with 28 hospitalizations and six deaths on its online dashboard. As of Friday morning, 17 of those COVID-19 patients were hospitalized, including 12 in the county’s two hospitals and five outside the county, according to public information officer Jenny Tan. Meanwhile, the state reported Saturday that 11 of those patients were in intensive care in Yolo County and the county had no more ICU beds available. The lack of staffed ICU beds, along with the surge in cases, landed Yolo County on California’s COVID-19 monitoring list on July 8. By virtue of its inclusion on the list, the county has been required to close a variety of indoor activities, including everything from bars and indoor dining to churches, hair salons and gyms. On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced all school districts in counties on that list would have to begin the school year with a distanceonly learning model and would not
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UCD aims for outdoor classes Most teaching will be remote BY CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer UC Davis released details about its fall instruction plans on Friday in a letter to teaching assistants and faculty members. While most teaching will be done remotely, there are plans to hold some classes outdoors under tents. In June, UC Davis announced a plan to offer remote instruction for all classes and also hold some in-person classes should
public health guidance allow. Friday’s letter affirms those plans and expands on what they might look like. “We had hoped to be writing under circumstances both more favorable and less uncertain,” Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Mary Croughan and Academic Senate Chair Kristin Lagattuta said in the letter. In recent weeks, the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Yolo County and across California has risen sharply. On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all counties in the state to shut down most indoor businesses, putting the brakes on reopening
efforts. On Friday, Newsom ordered most K-12 schools, including those in Yolo County, to begin the school year online. “Our fundamental approach to instruction during the pandemic remains unchanged: Prioritizing the safety of all members of our UC Davis community while doing all we can to maintain educational excellence and student success,” Croughan and Lagattuta said. Due to public health precautions, “the majority of teaching will need to be remote,” the letter states. Specifically, all classes with 50 or more students enrolled will be held entirely remotely, without any
in-person instruction. Pending public health restrictions, smaller classes may have in-person meetings, which would be at the discretion of instructors and with the approval of administrators.
Parole denied to ’96 Co-op hostage-taker
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Enterprise staff writer A man serving a 33-year state prison sentence for a 1996 robbery and hostage standoff at the Davis Food Co-op was denied parole Thursday, according to the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office. It was the first parole suitability hearing for Ronald Kenneth Martin, 49, who was convicted of seven felonies in connection with the Feb. 22, 1996, offense. He will again be eligible for parole in 2027. “This was an atrocious crime that has no doubt
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caused severe emotional damage to these victims,” Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig said. “Our office is committed to representing the interests of victims’ families and public safety at these parole hearings, and when it’s appropriate we argue against the release of inmates who are a danger to the public.” Martin was armed with multiple handguns when he and an accomplice entered the Co-op building, forced employees into the cooler and ordered the manager to open the store safe.
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The back door of the Davis Food Co-op was riddled with bullets after a 1996 hostage standoff. Retired Davis police Sgt. Scott Smith, working patrol at the time, said Friday that “I remember it like it happened yesterday.” He recalled that officers responding to a 911 call from a store employee had
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Nearly two months after a unanimous Davis Planning Commission opposed the proposed redevelopment of University Mall, the mall’s owners will head to the City Council on Tuesday seeking a different outcome. This go round, mall owner Brixmor has sweetened the pot with commitments that include adding affordable housing on-site and reducing the number of multibedroom units geared toward students. Those changes are
intended to alleviate some of the primary concerns expressed by planning commissioners, as well as some members of the public, during the commission’s May 27 meeting. At that meeting, the commission voted 7-0 to recommend that the City Council not certify the environmental impact report, amend the General Plan or take other steps towards approving the University Commons mixed-use project. The proposal would
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Briefly Child abandoned at Woodland hotel The discovery last week of an abandoned girl in Woodland led to a kidnapping and domestic violence investigation, Woodland police reported Friday. Sgt. Dallas Hyde said the probe began on the night of July 11 when the girl, 11, was found abandoned outside the Comfort Suites hotel on Freeway Drive at about 9:45 p.m. “It appeared the child’s mother was kidnapped and assaulted by her boyfriend at the Sacramento International Airport,” Hyde said. “The suspect then drove the victim and her child into Woodland. Another altercation took place, and the male drove away with the victim, leaving the child on the side of the road.” The child was turned over to Child Welfare Services in Sacramento, pending an investigation into the whereabouts of her mother and the suspect, Hyde said.
Youth arrested after shooting Woodland police arrested a juvenile on attempted murder and other charges following a shooting that left a man injured, police reported Friday. According to Sgt. Dallas Hyde, officers were summoned at about 6:45 a.m. Tuesday to Woodland Memorial Hospital, where the victim sought treatment for a gunshot wound he said was inflicted in the 100 block of Buckeye Street. “A suspect vehicle was identified and later found driving in the area. The vehicle was stopped and the sole occupant, a male juvenile, was detained,” Hyde said. The youth, whose name was not released because he is a minor, was booked into Juvenile Hall on suspicion of attempted murder, shooting at an occupied dwelling, brandishing a weapon and gang enhancements, Hyde said.
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Clock ticking on school options L et’s begin this back-toschool discussion by saying that just about all of us would like to see our kids safely back in school this fall. I’m sure that goes not only for the students, but also for the parents and teachers and administrators and school support personnel and the community at large. Not to mention the many businesses in town that cater to students of all ages. I do grant that some students thrive with distance learning and it was their preferred option even before this runaway pandemic forced us into new ways of thinking about how we educate our kids. But for most students and parents and a few of the teachers I’ve talked with, it’s all about getting students back in the classroom and the gym and the choir room and the band room and the stage and the MPR and the student newspaper and the performing arts center and onto our many well-groomed athletic fields. And so much more. But mostly, and this is so important, to be around their friends and fellow students as they learn the many growing-up skills that an in-person environment
on its own guidelines for schools: a return to the old ways before the coronavirus pandemic. That means on-campus instruction. No face masks. No keeping 6 feet apart. The lone dissenting vote was Trustee Beckie Gomez, also the only board member to wear a mask during the meeting.” And we wonder why this virus is now raging out of control.
nourishes from pre-K straight through the final year of high school. Unfortunately, even the many “experts” we tend to rely on have differing opinions about the best path forward. On the same day in the past week that large school districts in Los Angeles and San Diego announced they planned to start 2020 with distance learning, nearby Orange County said it was going to in-person schooling without face masks or social distancing. Check out this report from the Orange County Register: “While school districts across California are choosing remote learning to start the school year, the Orange County Board of Education is going a different route. “On Monday night, the conservative-leaning board voted
More COVID testing coming to Davis BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Free testing for COVID-19 will be available on July 23 and July 30 at the Davis Senior Center. The two testing dates are among four the county has arranged in partnership with Avellino Labs through the end of the month. Testing will also be available July 22 at the Woodland Community & Senior Center and July 28 at Club West in West Sacramento. The senior center testing will take place between 3 and 7 p.m. on July 23 and July 30 at 646 A St. The Woodland testing will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2001 East St. and the West Sacramento testing from 3 to 7 p.m. at 1125 Riverbank Road. Testing at all four locations is offered on a firstcome, first-served basis. Each site will provide 400 tests and will close once tests are gone. Registration speeds up the process but is not
required and does not guarantee a test. When residents register online, they will not be able to select a time slot and won’t receive a confirmation of receipt. Register at: https://www.avellino coronatest.com/patient. Participants must be residents of Yolo County and will need to bring proof in the form of a document displaying their name and address, such as a driver’s license, ID card, utility bill or rental agreement. All ages are accepted. Residents must wear a face covering and practice social distancing. These are not drive-thru testing sites. Spanish translation will be available at most sites. Results will be emailed three to five days after the lab has received the sample. There may be some delays, however, due to a backlog in processing tests. The county will announce new testing site locations for the month of August at a later date.
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ll of the above, of course, was rendered moot at high noon on Friday when Gov. Newsom ordered all public schools in 32 California counties — including Yolo — to go to distance learning for the time being. When we closed schools in Davis on March 13, there had been just one case in our town, none in our schools, and only a handful in all of Yolo County. At last count, Davis has 110 confirmed cases and the county has soared past 1,000. Elsewhere in Northern California, the Bay Area News Group’s Joseph Geha reports that “Fremont’s school board decided in a split vote to begin the upcoming school year using a wholly distance-learning model.” Futhermore, Geha notes, “The board said the large East Bay school district — serving about
35,000 students — will stick with virtual learning until Alameda County doesn’t see a single new COVID-19 case for seven straight days, at which point other models of learning, such as hybrid — mixing distance learning and on-site instruction — would be re-evaluated.” With 8,342 confirmed cases, Alameda County is a long, long way from reaching zero for seven straight days, yet its per capita infection rate of 499 per 100,000 residents is comparable to Yolo County’s 453 per 100,000. Nothing is guaranteed. And safe solutions remain elusive. Unfortunately, the clock is moving swiftly toward opening day and the promised summer respite from the virus has turned out to be just the opposite. The governor has spoken and pretty much affirmed what the Davis Joint Unified School District was going to do anyway. We can only hope that people will get serious about following the guidelines and that our kids will all be back in school soon. It’s time for some common sense and a major dose of that old standby, common prayer. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
City announces web tools for election Special to The Enterprise The city of Davis announced Friday that it has launched a district election web tool for voters in addition to a web page with resources for the November 2020 Davis City Council election. This information is accessible by visiting www. cityofdavis.org and clicking on the “Election” button. The November 2020 election web page displays candidate resources and deadlines and information on the two city of Davis measures: Measure B (the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus project) and Measure D (renewal of Measure J/R, the Citizens’ Right to Vote on Future Use of Open Space and Agricultural Lands). City residents can use the web tool to find their districts by clicking on the link in the “What’s Your District?” section of the web page, typing their addresses into the search box or using the map to explore the council districts. To move directionally on the map, click and drag on the map.
“The city launched this website tool to help voters navigate the by-district election system that we are embarking on for the first time in November,” said Mayor Gloria Partida. “The election web page and tool are examples of the city working for full transparency and serving Davis residents with excellent customer service.” In fall 2019, the city began the process to migrate from an at-large election system for City Council members to a bydistrict election process. In a by-district election system, the city is divided into separate geographic districts. Each council member is elected by the registered voters of the particular district in which the council member resides. Voters only vote for one candidate in their district of residence
when that seat is up for election. Davis City Council elections, previously held in June, were moved to November. Davis City Council elections will occur every two years with either two or three seats elected to fouryear terms. For the Nov. 3 election, voters will elect council members in Districts 2, 3 and 5. Districts 1 and 4 will hold elections in November 2022. Voters should note that Davis City Council districts have different boundaries than the Davis Joint Unified School District Board of Education and the Yolo County Board of Supervisors election districts. Maps of individual districts are coming soon to the city web page. The Yolo County Elections office is also preparing district maps with voting precincts.
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A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR ART PROJECT SPONSORS!
In April of 2020 the Davis Downtown Business Association (DDBA) formed an art subcommittee to launch and facilitating a communal art project that would focus on how individuals and families were coping with the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-pace mandate. The collection of art would aim to serve as a testament to our community’s resilience. After collecting art from every corner of the community and from artists of all ages and skill levels, the DDBA hosted a grand reveal on our Facebook page on Monday, June 22nd. There were 104 entries including drawings, paintings, photographs and graphic design. The public was invited to vote for their favorite artwork through “likes”, and on June 28th seven people’s choice
winners were announced (pictured below). Six more committee’s choice winners were chosen by members of the DDBA’s art subcommittee (also pictured below). The DDBA stated in a Facebook post “We felt completely overwhelmed by all of the talented and creative artists
who submitted their work. In just a few short weeks every piece of artwork (all 104 submissions) on our Facebook page was viewed by TENS OF THOUSANDS of people. A heartfelt thank you to every artist for adding color to so many people’s lives”.
Class Meeting By Sophia Amirzadeh (age 8)
Quarantine Birthday Party By Katherine Berdovskiy (age 10)
Arlequin del Encierro By Karla Verdin
Coronavirus Hat By Dezla Falyn & Skye Falyn
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I Can’t Hide By Karina Ornelas (age 14)
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Honoring My Culture, Protecting Our Community By Melinda Adams
Shoppin’ Small By Holly Guenther
When This is Over, I Will Hug You. By Sarah Luckenbill (age 7)
Metamorphosis By Siena Dawkins
Everyday By Tselmen Anuurad
New Norm By Jerri Chamberlain
My Quarantine Days By Helena Still (age 9)
Mona Lisa Quarantined in Davis By Feya Dawkins
THANK YOU TO THE DAVIS COMMUNITY FOR MAKING THIS ART PROJECT A SUCCESS!
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UC admission rate jumps OUTDOOR: UCD assessing needs Latinos become largest group admitted BY CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer The University of California offered admission to a record number of applicants, including more prospective California freshman than ever before, according to fall 2020 admissions data released Thursday. UC admitted 79,953 California residents and 119,054 incoming freshmen in total, up from 108,178 last year. For the first time ever, Latinos are the largest group of prospective freshmen admitted to UC. Making up 36% of the California residents offered admission, Latinos eclipsed Asian Americans, who add up to 35%. White students made up 21% of new admissions and Black students 5%. About 45% of newly admitted students would be the first in their families to attend a four-year university. The system’s nine undergraduate campuses also admitted a recordhigh 28,074 transfer students, including more students than ever from California Community Colleges. The admission rate for in-state freshmen rose to 70%, up 9% from last year. The overall freshman admission rate increased by 8%, rising to 69% of all applicants.
The admission data released by the university includes applicants admitted from waitlists. The significant jump in the admission rate is related, in large part, to an increase in admissions offers made to waitlisted applicants, according to a press release from the UC Office of the President. “Similar to many other universities, UC is seeing an increased use of waitlists this year as some students make enrollment decisions — either to enroll closer to home or to forego enrollment — based on COVID-19 concerns,” the university said. “This has prompted admissions officers to draw further from waitlists and allows campuses to admit as many students as possible in an effort to be responsive to student preferences and still work toward meeting enrollment targets.” UC anticipates California resident enrollment will increase by 1,600 in 2020-21, according to the press release. Most UC campuses have announced plans for a hybrid approach to instruction for fall quarter. At UC Davis, all classes will be available online and some small classes and labs might also be offered inperson. Admissions figures at UC Davis parallel those of the UC system. UC Davis admitted a record 45,820 freshman and transfer applicants, including an all-time high of 29,775 California residents. The
total number of new undergraduate students admitted increased 13.6% from last year. “The campus estimates it will enroll about 9,500 new freshmen and transfer students this fall, a planned increase of about 5% from fall 2019,” the campus said in a press release. “Total enrollment — including undergraduate, graduate and professional students — is expected to be approximately 39,600.” “This has been an incredibly challenging time as many students have been making their college decision in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said UC President Janet Napolitano. “UC continues to see increased admissions of underrepresented students as we seek to educate a diverse student body of future leaders. The incoming class will be one of our most talented and diverse yet, and UC is proud to invite them to join us.” In recent months, UC leaders have taken steps to reduce inequities in the admissions process. In May, the Board of Regents voted to axe the SAT/ACT standardized tests as an admissions requirement, a decision made after research showed the tests discriminate against underrepresented ethnic minorities. In June, the regents unanimously endorsed restoring affirmative action in California, a choice that will be on the ballot in November.
OBITUARIES Arthur K. Amos Jr. June 2, 1942 — June 6, 2020
Art Amos — son, husband, father, and grandfather — passed away at home on June 6, 2020, in the company of his wife and elder son, from brain trauma after a fall. Born June 2, 1942 at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., he was the second child of Col. Arthur K. Amos and Hope G. Amos. A true Army brat, Art’s formative years took him around the world. His family was among the first Americans in occupied Japan; his middle-school years were in post-war occupied Austria; and he graduated from high school in Bangkok, Thailand. His undergraduate education in the U.S. included a semester at University of the Philippines while visiting his parents. He earned a Ph.D. in English from the University of Oregon, where he met and married Jacqueline Donnell, his wife of 54 years. A man of many interests, Art was an English professor, statistical analyst and systems administrator at UC Davis, and writing instructor and photographer at the UC Sacramento Center. He was a longtime contributing writer for The Davis Enterprise, first as a movie critic, then as weekly
reviewer of mystery novels in his column “The Locked Room.” A dedicated blood donor, he gave plasma twice a week and earned many “Give Blood” T-shirts for his hundreds of blood and plasma donations. He played tennis and squash into his 70s. He devoted many hours to rescuing friends from computer problems. An avid bridge player from his college years, for much of his retirement he played bridge and ran a bridge club through the Davis Senior Center and at URC. He was an ACBL Life Master. His parents and two siblings preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife Jacki, two sons, Kirk (Yvonne) and Jeremy (Karen), and granddaughters Kate and Bess. Private interment will be at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Davis. A public memorial will be held when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. The family gives thanks for the doctors and nurses at Kaiser Vacaville and Vallejo who strove to heal him, Yolo Hospice nurses making it possible for him to die at home with family, and the invaluable support of many friends and neighbors.
Johnnie Lee Carter Sr. Oct. 14, 1943 — July 8, 2020
Johnnie Lee Carter Sr. the muchloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away the late evening of July 8, 2020, at Kaiser Hospital in Vacaville, after surviving kidney failure and transplant for 17 years and a more recent battle with dementia. Johnnie was born Oct. 14, 1943 to Fred and Betty May (Goings) Carter in Dyersburg, Tennessee both of whom preceded him in death along with his older sister Flossie Carter and his nephew Fredrick Lynn Lucas. Johnnie grew up in rural West Tennessee enjoying a life of hunting, fishing, farming and various outdoor activities. He graduated from Bruce High School in Dyersburg, Tennessee and attended Tennessee State University in Nashville where he earned a BS Degree in Agronomy, June 1965 and was drafted into the U.S. Army the same month. After his Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Army he return to work with the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS; formerly Soil Conservation Service) in Nashville, Tennessee. On Oct.14, 1967, Johnnie was united in marriage to Dorothy M. (Fuqua) Carter to whom a son, Johnnie L. Carter, Jr. was born. While working for NRCS the family lived in Tennessee, Illinois, New Jersey, Kentucky and California. After settling in Davis, in 1975, the family took weekend and holiday trips exploring their new state from top to bottom. He often shared, with family and friends, his passion for fishing, jewelry making and was an avid golf enthusiast. Johnnie was known to be charming, kind,
compassionate and generous. He made lasting impressions and connections with colleagues and friends. He often accomplished this through food, entertainment, fellowship and mentorship always with a desire to make a difference in their lives and their families. While working for NRCS as a Civil Rights Administrator he created many opportunities and encouraged careers for minorities, women and individuals with disabilities that crossed several local, state and federal agencies. Johnnie is survived by his wife Dorothy Carter, son John Carter, grandson Johnnie Lee Carter III and the special people that were a part of his immediate family and life: Maurita Dunphy, Ray (Dawn) Goings, Willard (Cece) Dixon, Frank (Eunice) Chenault, Dennis (Diana) Nolan, Nancy – his “Angel” kidney donor — (Mike) Marienau, David Branscomb, Stacie Bolden, David James Branscomb and so many Goings/ Carter/Fuqua cousins and relatives. A celebration of his life will be held at a safer time when conditions allow. To share memories and pictures of Johnnie, please sign the online guest book at www.Smith-Funerals.com. More information regarding ‘virtual’ services will be made available in the future. In lieu of flowers or other gifts please consider a contribution in Johnnie Carter’s memory to the Northern California Alzheimer’s Association, Sacramento Office. You can contribute online at www.alz.org/norcal or by mail at 1455 Response Road, Suite 190, Sacramento, CA 95815. They can be reached by phone at 916-930-9080.
From Page A1 “When feasible, this inperson instruction will take place outdoors under tents, with necessary AV and audio equipment, physical distancing of 6 feet, and all participants required to wear masks,” the letter continues. Research shows that transmission of COVID-19 is significantly reduced in outdoor environments, while face coverings and physical distancing further reduce the risk of transmission. For courses which cannot be outdoors, Croughan and Lagattuta said “we hope to have other options available for offering laboratorybased, studio-based, and equipment-based instruction to meet both safety and educational needs.” Faculty and administrators
are currently working to finalize the list of courses that will be taught in person, the letter states. The decision-making process includes taking into account pedagogical and other factors as well as the appropriate location and necessary resources for each course. “We are also in the process of determining what resources faculty need to be most successful in both inperson and remote teaching. For example, some faculty may require improved Wi-Fi, specialized equipment or additional teaching assistants,” the letter states. During spring and summer, UC Davis implemented emergency policies that allowed students to take more classes on a passor-fail basis instead of for a
letter grade, as well as other policies that provided greater flexibility. According to Friday’s letter, the Academic Senate is currently considering which of those flexibilities and exceptions to extend to fall quarter. A more comprehensive plan for the quarter, which begins Sept. 30, is due to be released by the end of this month, Chancellor Gary S. May said Friday in a weekly planning update. “We look forward to a successful Fall, confident in our collective ability to provide top-quality educational experiences even under these challenging circumstances,” Croughan and Lagattuta said. “For our students, their families, and our broader world, we know how important it is to succeed in these efforts.”
LEARNING: County emphasizes health From Page A1 During Friday’s meeting, Dr. Mary Ann Limbos, Yolo County’s deputy health officer, told the school board trustees that Yolo County was placed on the state’s coronavirus monitoring risk on July 8. Limbos also spoke of “the risks of having inperson instruction” at schools in late August, with the increased possibility of transmission spreading among students, teachers and staff in a classroom setting. Limbos suggested that the district might want to
consider teaching some classes outdoors, if feasible, because the virus does not spread as rapidly in an outdoor setting with fresh air. “I know it’s often not practical to do,” Limbos said. “But if there is an outdoor instructional place (available), I believe that would help.” Limbos added that coronavirus seems to spread in settings where many people are in close quarters, including family gatherings, places of worship and long-term health care facilities. Classrooms filled with young students could present a similar risk, she felt.
Davis school board trustee Alan Fernandes said, “Distance learning is clearly what we’re going to have to start with” as the new school year begins locally. Superintendent John Bowes said particular attention should be given to “(our) students with more learning needs, who struggled during the school closure” last spring due to coronavirus concerns. The district received abundant public comment on the coronavirus situation; some 41 pages of messages were included in the meeting’s agenda packet.
STEAC Tribute to Lynne Rumery It is not often that someone of extraordinary character, compassion and kindness enters your life — someone who is an unquestionably good person, who would drop everything to care for you or a stranger in need. Someone who embraces everyone unconditionally without judgement. The Short Term Emergency Aid Committee was fortunate enough to have such a person. Lynne Rumery joined the STEAC family over 15 years ago. When we first met Lynne, we were struck by what a kind and caring person she was. Whether speaking to office staff or to a family struggling to put food on the table, Lynne would drop everything and give them her undivided attention. When you talked to Lynne, you felt like she would do anything to help you and the truth is, she would and did. While Lynne was a volunteer, she felt more like staff. She was dedicated to STEAC. For a solid three weeks during the holidays, when most people are out shopping and taking time off, Lynne would literally block out all of her time to devote to the Holiday Program, making sure that each adoptee family was matched perfectly with their adopter family. When office staff would go on vacation, Lynne would clear her calendar and cover the office. Or she would take care of their dog so they could get away to see an ailing parent. If someone had surgery and needed help going to and from their appointments, Lynne would gladly lend a helping hand making sure they were well cared for. For almost two decades, she cheerfully trained office staff and referral agencies, registered students for STEAC’s Education Program,
festively ran the children’s book distribution at the Holiday Program, and helped thousands of local families find food and shelter. Through all the years Lynne has been a consistent, compassionate and respectful representative of STEAC. Lynne wasn’t one to seek attention or notoriety for her thoughtful gestures. In fact, she probably would not like us writing these kind words about her. Conversely, she was very generous with her own compliments and admiration which often felt underserved but somehow we felt we should live up to her praise — she made us all be better human beings. We always knew when Lynne was coming into the office. We would hear her bound up the path with her dog Lucy, in tow, who would ultimately howl in delight to see everyone. We will always remember her cheerful hellos in the morning as she made sure to greet each person individually, generously sharing her warm smile and gracious spirit. While Lynne’s sudden passing makes it hard for us to believe we will never see her again, we all hold her deeply and sweetly in our hearts, carrying her with us always in the way we reach out to struggling families, the way we treat each other, and the way we stop and truly listen to one another. We feel blessed and fortunate to have had her in our lives, and know it is rare to have such an extraordinary person grace the short time we all have together. Thank you, Thank you, Lynne Rumery. We love you always. Katy Zane on behalf of the STEAC family
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It’s the f inal inning for Davis Sport Shop A
fter 56 years, Davis Sport Shop announced it will close at the end of July, owner Aaron Patella said. “I want to thank all of the loyal customers that have supported the Patella family and the Davis Sport Shop for the past 42 years,” he wrote in an email. “Sadly, with the economic devastation over the past four months due to COVID-19, the uncertainty of the timing of the return of sports, and the changing economic model of internet shopping, we will be closing up the shop at the end of the month.” The late George Belenis opened the store on Second Street in 1964. Patella’s father, John, purchased the store in 1978. Along the way, it was in the Brinley Building at E Street before moving to its final home at 241 F St. in 2016. “Over the years, the store has worked with local schools, little leagues, youth groups, adult teams, universities, professional teams and even some international teams,” Patella said. “We have been blessed with some outstanding employees that have become lifelong family friends. We have worked with excellent coaches, league and school leaders and the best sales representatives in the business, and are thankful to all of them.” He concluded, “We will be open through the end of the month, trying to sell through existing inventory and to say goodbye and thank you to our customers … please stop by or call for a mail order. Though this is a sad ending to a long relationship with a wonderful community, we are proud and grateful to have been part of it for so long.” ——— In the ever-changing business climate that is coronavirus, businesses are learning to take it outside. No more indoor food service. Patrons still need to purchase food with an alcoholic beverage. Meanwhile, that haircut and pedicure are going to have to wait. Personal services, if indoors, are on hold again in Yolo County, as are indoor religious services and fitness classes. Open Air Davis continues Friday mornings through
Sunday evenings, with two downtown street sections open to pedestrians only. It includes most of G Street, between Second and Third streets, and the block of Second Street between E and F streets. According to the DDBA, downtown businesses offering outdoor services include: Ali Baba, Baskin-Robbins, Black Bear Diner, Bohème Hip Used Clothing, Burger Patch, Burgers & Brew, Café Bernardo and Wiki Bar, Cajun Feast, Cloud Forest Café, Cork It Again wine seller, Cultivé Frozen Yogurt, Davis Wine Bar, DeVere’s Irish Pub, El Patio, FIT House, Fish’s Wild Island Grill, G-Nails & Spa, G Street WunderBar, Good Friends Hawaiian Poke & Ramen, The Halal Guys, The Hotdogger, Inspire Martial Arts, KetMoRee, Mishka’s Café, The Mustard Seed, Pachamama Coffee Cooperative, Paesanos, Panera Bread, Peet’s Coffee, Philz Coffee, Pho King 4 Restaurant, Raja’s Tandoor, Red 88 Noodle Bar, Sophia’s Thai Kitchen, Steve’s Pizza, Taqueria El Burrito, Tea List, Temple Coffee, Thai Nakorn, The Davis Beer Shoppe, Three Mile Brewing, Tim’s Hawaiian BBQ, Tommy J’s (Froggy’s), Tres Hermanas, UC Davis Downtown Store, The Vault Board Shop, Village Bakery, Village Pizza & Grill, Village Pizza & Pints, Woodstock’s Pizza, Yeti Restaurant, YoloBerry Yogurt, and Zumapoke & Lush Ice. To keep up on the list, visit https://davisdowntown.com/. ——— The Bank of America downtown branch at 325 E St. and its financial center at 4551 Second St., Suite 120, have been closed for more than a week. The phone message says, “Our normal business hours have been adjusted, and we may temporarily close financial
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Davis Sports Shop owner Aaron Patella shows off the major-league hat selection Tuesday at the downtown landmark. The store has been a go-to spot for sports gear since 1964, but will will close at the end of July following poor sales due to the COVID closures. centers to respond to the current environment.” On its website, the location says, “This Financial Center has been temporarily closed. Please visit one of our neighboring ATMs or utilize Online and Mobile Banking, all of which are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To make an appointment to access your safe deposit box during regular business hours, email us at: safebox@bofa.com and include your full name, address and phone number in the email.” ——— After more than 50 years, the Davis Welcome Service is saying goodbye, owner Allison Woolley announced July 12. Ann Testa started City Hostess Welcome Service in 1970, providing gift baskets to welcome new Davis residents. Minnie Brenner bought it in 1976. In 1994, Woolley started helping Brenner with the personal welcome visits, and in 2002 Woolley purchased the business, changing the updating the name. In recent years, the program provided welcome bags filled with community information, gifts and coupons from local businesses – all free. New Davis residents and homeowners received the packets, sponsored
by local businesses. “Recipients of the welcome bags often expressed to me how special this made their new city feel to them,” Woolley said. “It was a terrific service that I was proud to be a part of for over 20 years.” In an email to sponsors, she said, “In-person visits haven’t been possible since mid-March and dropping off the welcome bag during a pandemic doesn’t feel right to me.” Woolley said it came at a time when she was thinking about revamping the service into a digital platform. “However, I haven’t been able to develop any changes yet, so any new ideas are on hold.” ——— I continue to update and add details to my Google spreadsheet of some 275 Davis businesses affected by COVID-19. It’s at https://bit.ly/DavisBusinesses. In it, there are sheets for Restaurants-open, Restaurantsclosed, Businesses-retail, Businesses-service, Special hours (for older adults or compromised shoppers), and Gifting Stimulus Program beneficiaries. The notes mention if they are Black-owned businesses. Please email wendy edit@gmail.com to suggest updates.
The following restaurants remain temporarily closed due to COVID-19: Crepeville, Delta of Venus, D Street Steakhouse and Sam’s Mediterranean Cuisine. ——— The self-service car wash Auto Washette at 506 L St. is back open, with a new roof and equipment. The owners, who also own the adjacent Fifth and L Gas and Mart, had it demolished and rebuilt. ——— The Barn and Pantry store and café, 125 W. A St. in Dixon, will officially close on Sunday. “This closing is despite the fact that we managed to grow through COVID-19 and despite the fact that we were never late on rent, and invested heavily into improving an unremarkable garage into a downtown gem.” The organic market delivers meat, dairy, bakery, coffee, tea, beer, wine and other grocery products made or grown in Solano and Yolo counties. It also prepares weekly farm and pantry boxes. Owner Lindsey Hickman said she plans to continue online orders, at https://the-barn-andpantry.square.site/. Hickman said the landlord terminated the lease. “We will be hosting a Barn garage sale on July 25 with lots of great pieces of furniture that we won’t be needing in the future, as well as sales on remaining grocery items on that day.” She added, “Long term, we are looking for a commercial space that will adequately allow us to grow even bigger and better than we have over the last 2.5 years.” ——— After Resler Brothers Barber Shop’s permanent closure on June 26, I received messages from many clients asking for contact information for owner Skeet Resler, who moved to Florida. The previous email address I gave out is not working. His cell phone number is 916-204-7019. — Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram pages. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, contact her at wendyedit@gmail. com.
Travis Credit Union Foundation donates $40K to the Leaven Special to The Enterprise VACAVILLE — The Travis Credit Union Foundation is contributing $40,000 to the Leaven to support after-school mentoring and tutoring programs to low-income neighborhoods where high dropout rates and gangs threaten the community. This donation was made possible with donations received through the foundation’s COVID-19 Relief Initiative, which were matched by Travis Credit Union. The Leaven is the first of many organizations participating in this initiative to raise the full $20,000 and receive a $20,000 matching gift from Travis Credit Union. “We greatly appreciate
this grant as these important funds are crucial,” said Mark Lillis, executive director of the Leaven. “We lost two of our fundraisers from not being able to meet with COVID-19. Without these emergency funds, we would not be able to have the financial resources to remotely assist the hundreds of students who were left with very little educational assistance while the school season was terminated.” The Travis Credit Union Foundation is dedicated to lifting communities through financial wellness. Financial wellness looks different today than it did earlier this year. While business shutdowns, self-quarantines and “shelter in home” orders have
kept people safe from the virus, they have also limited the capacity of families to access income, food and much needed resources. Community organizations are continuing to provide more services with less resources. To meet this demand for support in the community, the Travis Credit Union Foundation is raising funds for local nonprofits who provide these essential resources. “We are focusing where we know funds will immediately recirculate and strengthen communities, creating authentic community impact and financial wellness. We continue seeking more resources to help nonprofits (501c3) survive and innovate as we all prepare for a ‘new
normal’ in the aftermath of COVID-19,” said Damian Alarcon, president of the foundation. For more information
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A few changes at the shelter PAWS FOR THOUGHT
BY EVELYN DALE Special to The Enterprise
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he times they are a-changing …” for animals as well as people. Yes, the COVID-19 pandemic got animal shelter folks “all shook up,” and thinking outside the box err ... kennel. Back in March, animalshelter closures and the evacuations of animals to foster homes started the change process. More people at home due to “shelter-in-place” orders, meant more people with time to foster pets, so the number of people fostering expanded significantly. Today shelters are going online in a big way. Many are expanding their foster programs with easy-toaccess online classes, informational meetings and animal care seminars. Short-term fostering, where pets are fostered for a day or two, is gaining in popularity. It gives people a chance to see if they like fostering, gives pets a break from the shelter, and helps shelters see how a pet will do in a home environment. Online marketing is essential. People who foster pets know that pet better than anyone else and can post informative write-ups, photos and videos of their fosters on social media. Wider outreach with better information online means more pets find good homes. What about adoptions? Yolo County Animal Services Volunteer Coordinator, Jonne Rodarte notes, “YCAS has ... implemented a successful Virtual Adoption program that respects social distancing guidelines and relies on social media campaigns to introduce adoptable animals to the community and now offers one-on-one appointments
and the benefits of animal companionship. ■ “Maddie’s Tail Wag” for children 7-10 provides a variety of activities as they follow Wiggle and Waggle’s journey from homeless, to foster home, to forever home.
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Fostered and then adopted by the Clark family, Bozer is one lucky pup. Bozer (left) relaxes with MiKayla and her sister, Marissa, who holds Pippin. for potential adopters to meet an animal that will find their ‘furever’ family in an intimate setting and go home that day!” Rodarte believes this new trend of virtual adoptions will continue. Find furry friends at www.petharbor.com, www.friendsofycas.org, www.nytch.me and Yolo County Animal Services Shelter on Facebook. Going online to meet a pet and its fosterer as well as conducting adoption counseling by phone or video appointment are more convenient and efficient than driving some distance for an in-person interview. Of course, face-to-face meetings with foster pets prior to adoption can be done by appointment with everyone socially distanced. Finally, post-adoption support by video conference or phone can smooth
a pet’s transition into its new home. With pets in foster homes, shelter staff have more time to develop outreach programs to support people and pets in their community and to help the few animals remaining in the shelter. With animal shelters expanding foster programs, and developing their online marketing and adoption tools, things will not only be good for people and pets now but will be better when this COVID-19 pandemic is over. Free Fun Activity Books for Kids at https://www. maddiesfund.org/maddiestail-wag.htm?_ga=2.253 798413.460897674.15947 59198-744103849.15941 62976. ■ “Maddie’s Tail Wag” for pre-kindergarteners develops children’s basic skills while teaching responsibility, empathy
Some things are meant to be. Barbara Clark and her family heard about Front Street Animal Shelter needing to evacuate its animals to foster homes and decided to help. Barbara’s daughter, MiKayla, writes, “When we first saw Bozer, he was sitting in the corner shaking and very scared. He was the last little dog left that needed to be fostered because no one could handle his needs. “Once he was taken out of the shelter and at home, his silly side emerged and we fell in love with him right away. He became comfortable around us and less timid very quickly. He loves to take walks and run around the yard with our other dogs. He and our big dog, Tyson, play with each other nonstop and keep each other company. “He loves, loves, loves getting belly rubs and laying in the sun. Bozer has come a long way, from being a dog that could barely be touched to a kind, sweet, loving little four-legged family member. We love him and are so glad we went to the shelter that day.” — Evelyn Dale of Davis is a volunteer and advocate for shelter animal welfare. Contact her at pawsforthought@ sbcglobal.net. This column appears monthly.
SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2020
County grads receive Corona Scholarships BY JEFF HUDSON Enterprise staff writer Four recent high school graduates from Yolo County will be going to college in the fall with support from Natalie Corona Memorial Scholarships, which are awarded annually by the Davis Odd Fellows. This year’s scholarship recipients were Joseph Voss and Allison Leichuk of Davis High School; Lilah Kalish of Da Vinci Charter Academy; and Adriana Maya of Pierce High School in Arbuckle. Voss told the Enterprise that receiving a Natalie Corona scholarship “meant a lot to me. I did a program with the Davis police department through the cadet program, and I am really honored to win the award. I got to meet a lot of Natalie’s colleagues, and I learned what Natalie meant to the other officers in the police department and the cadet program.” Voss will be studying at Sonoma State University in the fall. Receiving the scholarship was “something special,” for Maya. “Natalie was from my community. I felt really good to be receiving (a scholarship) named in her honor.” Maya will be attending Sacramento City College in the fall, studying sociology; she would ultimately
like to attend UC San Diego, and then pursue a career in law enforcement. Davis Police Officer Corona was shot and killed (at age 22) while on duty in January 2019, while responding to a traffic accident in downtown Davis. This is the second year that the Davis Odd Fellows have awarded Natalie Corona Scholarships. Last year, three local students each received a $1,000 scholarships. The Odd Fellows goal is to fundraise $100,000 to create an ongoing endowment funding future scholarships so that the Officer Natalie Corona Memorial Scholarships will be awarded in perpetuity. So far, the Davis Odd Fellows has fundraised $62,000 of the total; the most recent fundraiser on Feb. 29 netted nearly $38,000. A list of more than fifty sponsors is posted on the Odd Fellows website atdavislodge.org. The hope is that one more fundraiser will get this project to the $100,000 goal. The Natalie Corona Scholarship Committee is one of more than 50 different committees of the Davis Odd Fellows serving the community. For information about donating to the Natalie Corona Memorial Scholarship fund, contact Rick Gonzales, 530-758-2331.
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Do I have a money-making idea for you! I ’ve been noticing a lot of people doing double-takes as I drive past them — people walking on sidewalks, on bikes coming toward me. I’m not gonna lie, I thought I must be looking pretty cute after I finally got a haircut(!!!), four months overdue. Then I realized they are not noticing my hair but rather my insanely cracked windshield. Because I’ve made a point of forgetting this, I forgot it; if you saw the mosaics of cracks, you’d be pretty impressed with my ability to not notice them. Note to CHP officers: I hereby declare that none of the cracks I’m about to confess to impairs my view. Amazing, but true. Anyway, last year I wrote in this column about leasing a car for the first time. At that moment, I didn’t have much reason to be in favor or against it. Then a very powerful rock hit the front windshield, up where the rearview mirror connects. I remember the thud of the rock but not seeing a crack/chip. In fact, I didn’t notice the damage for a long time, until it started spidering out. And then, it made an interesting eyebrow
shape over the driver’s side windshield. And then it made one over the passenger’s side window. It was oddly proportional, and I became a little fascinated about what would make the eyebrows grow — heat, cold, hitting a bump, slamming the doors? Here’s the thing about a car lease ... you have to give the car back in factory condition. So while I would never ever consider going to the dealer to get a new windshield in real life, I had to consider it (even though the car had two years left on its three-year lease at the time of the rock). Are you ready for the punchline? The dealership quoted me $1,900 for a new windshield. Um, no? I quickly called Speedy Glass in Davis, where they have competently replaced many a Perez windshield in the past. While it
was pricier than we’ve paid on older cars’ replacement windshields, Speedy estimated it would be about $500. But the notion that it was likely we’d get another rock smashing into the windshield before this car was due to be returned made me drag my feet a bit, trying to decide what to do. Welp, a few months after thefirst one, I was rewarded for this decision when another rock hit the windshield, announcing its presence with authority. This one was a very loud smack, instantly making a divot, which quickly turned into a threeprongedpeace symbol-shape. With my glass-half-full outlook, I was joyous that I’d just saved between $500 and $1,900. Thus, the foot-dragging continued as I waffled over what to do. Husband, S, the economist, also was flummoxed. Waiting was the strategy we clung to. And then, in late March, during a ridiculous storm in the Sierra, I left a mountain of snow on the roof of the car as I drove around with the heater way up and the defrosters blasting, trying to melt off some of the piledup winter. I already had dug and
scraped and — no lie — used a leaf-blower to blast off the snow for more than an hour before I started driving. Alas, the melting plan worked too well, causing the roof snow to slide forward onto my windshield, smashing the driver side windshield wiper into the windshield. Obviously this caused another massive crack, immediately and forcefully; I’m sorry to report that it does not have a cool pattern I can liken to an image you’d recognize. For real, do you even believe how much money we have saved by not fixing my window? I mean, this could have added up to a nearly $6,000 by now. But how long can this continue? As of now, the car is not due to be either purchased by us or turned in until Oct. 2021. And we are more than a little reluctant to buy a car with the world’s most poorly situated windshield. By the way, the car dealership where we leased the car has started sending advertising notes about how we probably want to get out of our old jalopy from 2018 and into something newer and better! I responded to one
such email from the general manager, telling him there was no way we could ever lease a car again with this insane factory windshield issue. He was super nice, but noted that we should have been offered a $900 insurance policy at the time of signing that would get us replacement windows on the cheap. Seriously, at the time of leasing our first car, ain’t no way S and I would have plunked down more money and bought this policy, so that’s a moot point. For now, I’m wondering if I can make it another year with the windshield as-is. If so, maybe I’ll file an auto insurance claim for the factory-replacement. Or maybe I’ll get a $500 Speedy Glass replacement over the summer, and plan to drive around with the inevitably once-again chipped windshield all of next year, before making the insurance claim. In the meantime, feel free to point and stare as I drive by. — Tanya Perez lives in Davis with her family. Her column is published every other Sunday. Reach her at pereztanyah@ gmail.com. Follow her on Twitter at @californiatanya.
Focusing on building the right environment BY CRAIG DRESANG Special to The Enterprise
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odern Healthcare, the nation’s leading source of healthcare business and policy news, research and information, has ranked Yolo Hospice in Davis as one of the country’s best places to work. Yolo Hospice is the only healthcare provider in northern California to make the list. Earlier this month, Modern Healthcare released the names of 150 companies and organizations across all 50 states that have been named to its “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” list for 2020. The recognition program honors institutions and agencies throughout the healthcare industry that empower employees to provide patients and customers with the best possible care and service. Other organizations that made the 2020 list of “Best Places to Work” include: Cleveland Clinic, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, St. Jude Medical Center, Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas, Advocate Aurora Health, North Carolina Healthcare Association and United Physicians. Winners were selected based on their ability to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, along with more traditional measures such as employee benefit design, transparent communication from leadership, organizational flexibility and responsiveness, and an ability to fully realize the agency’s intended mission, philosophy of care, and
YOLO HOSPICE & CWC work culture. “We offer a holistic approach to care, not only for patients and families, but for staff as well,” according to Gwendolyn Kaltoft, Yolo Hospice’s chief of quality, compliance and organizational development who has worked at the agency for 18 years. “We provide both traditional and nontraditional benefits for our team,” says Kaltoft. Those benefits range from the provision of transparent market-based compensation, healthcare premiums covered at 90 percent, and flexible work hours to free gym memberships, free lunch Fridays, generous time-off packages, and an organizational culture that fosters self-care and a work-life balance. “These benefits are deeply rooted in our values. They are an important part of our strategy to attract and retain great people,” explains Kaltoft. “We continue to buck the trend in healthcare. Our voluntary turnover rate of employees has remained below four percent for the past four years.” Yolo Hospice’s rate of employee turnover stands in stark contrast to the turnover trend in healthcare overall. Hospital turnover rates have steadily increased from 15.2 percent in 2016 to 19.1 percent in 2019. The national rates are even higher for hospice and home health
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Members of Yolo Hospice’s senior leadership team celebrate the organization’s ranking as a “Best Place to Work.” Picture from left to right: Louise Joyce, director of community development; Stephanie Baxter, director of patient care; and Cheryl Mandich, chief financial officer. agencies which typically range between 18 and 24 percent. Moreover, since 2014, the average hospital has turned over 87.8 percent of its entire workforce. Typical turnover in healthcare jobs is second only to the hospitality industry. “There is a link between turnover rates and quality of care,” says Kaltoft. “Happy employees who feel empowered and connected to the mission will undoubtedly provide better care. Consistently meeting high standards, and achieving continuity of care, becomes easier when an organization is not in a constant cycle of losing, hiring, and training staff over and over again,” according to Kaltoft. Louise Joyce, Yolo Hospice’s director of community development agrees. She says, “I have worked here for nine years, but the past several months have
shown that a healthy work culture can transcend even the most difficult situations. We are proud of the commitment, flexibility, and resiliency that our employees continue to show during these challenging times. Almost overnight, our team had to adapt to a more remote work environment, a greater use of technology, and the introduction of dozens of new protocols and practices.” In matters of choosing team members and keeping good people engaged, Yolo Hospice operates under the premise that organizational culture trumps everything else. Within organizations that are intentional about shaping culture, someone’s skills and experience are important, but they are not everything. Culture is the invisible glue that not only holds an organization together, but
allows it to thrive. It reflects norms like purpose, values, mission and approach ... the stuff that is hard to codify, hard to evaluate, and certainly hard to measure and manage. Yet, it is the stuff that determines how things get done. Team culture also determines how patients are cared for, how families are treated, how staff and volunteers are valued, how the larger community is supported and how decisions are made. Organizations can sometimes have a difficult time describing their culture. In fact, I once heard someone describe culture as “woo-woo stuff that doesn’t make any difference in the end.” This, of course, prompts the question: Does culture matter? A few years ago, Yolo Hospice hosted an educational exchange with international speaker, author and psychologist, Gustavo Grodnitzky. He came to discuss his book, “Culture Trumps Everything” and to explore how it might apply to the work of hospice. While here, Grodnitzky confirmed the reality that Yolo Hospice is not a classic capitalist organization, but a social-capitalism organization. This means the agency is squarely focused on stakeholders and not shareholders. Stakeholders include patients, families, employees, volunteers, referral partners, vendors and the greater community. In social-capitalism organizations, people work harder for a cause than
they do for cash. Employees are loyal because an organization cultivates a particular culture that values social norms. In the long game, these types of organizations are both more resilient and more financially stable. Grodnitzky also pointed out that while change is inevitable, learning is optional. Organizational culture is very much like a garden —left unattended, a garden will grow all kinds of weeds and plants that can choke out the good stuff you want to grow. But if you spend time tending to your garden (i.e., culture) it becomes a lot easier to grow the flowers and other produce you actually want. Culture needs to be cultivated. If employees within an organization show and foster competence, trust, respect for individuals, flexibility, innovation, teamwork and uncompromising integrity, it is because the culture demands it. In Yolo Hospice’s founding documents the board of directors made a few things clear for future generations of leaders, staff and volunteers — that the organization they were giving birth to would be known for its willingness to challenge the status quo if it meant providing better and more person-centered care for patients and families. They understood, as we still do today, that culture trumps everything. — Craig Dresang is the CEO of Yolo Hospice & Citizens Who Care.
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4. Unusual Words. What I-word refers to a material, usually metal, that is cast into a shape suitable for further processing? 5. Internet Culture. In 2002, PayPal became a wholly owned subsidiary of what company founded way back in 1995, three years before Google was founded? 6. Anagram. Which country’s capital city is an anagram of its eighth largest city (also its former capital city)? Answers: James Brown, Colorado Rockies, John Adams, ingot, eBay, Japan (Tokyo/Kyoto). — Visit www.yourquiz master.com.
Local students make college deans’ lists Enterprise staff Olivia Millstone of Davis, class of 2021, has been named to Bryant University’s dean’s list for the spring 2020 semester. “These outstanding achievements are particularly commendable as students have overcome significant challenges to demonstrate an unwavering commitment to excellence,” said provost and chief academic officer Glenn Sulmasy. “I am impressed and proud of their resilience, dedication and innovative spirit.” For 157 years, Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I., has delivered a uniquely integrated business and liberal arts education. With approximately 3,800 graduate and undergraduate students from 38 states and 49 countries, Bryant is recognized as a leader in international education and regularly receives top
NAME DROPPERS rankings from U.S. News and World Report, Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, and Barron’s. ———— Raheela Naz of Woodland has been named to Ohio’s spring 2020 dean’s list. More than 9,500 students qualified for the spring semester 2020 dean’s list at Ohio University, including main and regional campuses. Students on the dean’s list came from an array of states. More than 40 states were represented, including Kentucky, Alabama, Maryland, California, Virginia, Connecticut, Florida and Ohio, as well as Puerto Rico the District of Columbia. Ohio students must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester with a schedule of classes
totaling at least 15 hours, 12 of which were taken for letter grades, to achieve this distinction. ———— Joe Honig of Woodland was named to the spring 2020 dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island. To be included on the dean’s list, full-time students must have completed 12 or more credits for letter grades during a semester and achieved at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part-time students qualify with the accumulation of 12 or more credits for letter grades earning at least a 3.30 quality point average. In May, more than 3,500 undergraduate and about 700 graduate degrees were awarded. — Do you know of someone who has won an award or accomplished something noteworthy? Email it to newsroom@davisenterprise.net.
Special to The Enterprise 1. Pop Culture — Music. Opening Aug. 1, 2014, the film “Get On Up” chronicled an American musician’s rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in American history. Who was the subject of this film? 2. Sports. Coors Field is the home stadium of what MLB baseball team? 3. Great Americans. Born in 1735, which of the first 10 U.S. Presidents had the longest retirement, at 9,253 days? Hint: He was the only of the first 30 U.S. presidents to live to the age of 90.
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COUNCIL: Mall hit by changing economy From Page A1 entail demolishing all of the existing mall located on Russell between Anderson Road and Sycamore Lane — except for Trader Joe’s — and replacing it with a mixed-use development of up to 264 apartment units above 136,000 square feet of retail and office space. Neighbors of the site have objected to a potentially seven-story building in their midst, as well as the increased traffic and congested parking they believe would ensue, while planning commissioners were particularly critical of the affordable housing plan — an in-lieu payment, which one commissioner called “a slap in the face” — and the focus on building more student-oriented housing off campus, which another commissioner referred to as “tone deaf.” At Tuesday’s council meeting, Brixmor representatives will present modifications to the original plan that are “a positive response to the primary issues identified by the
Planning Commission,” according to a letter to the council signed by Brixmor’s vice president of development, Andrew Gracey. The modifications include: ■ Reducing the number of four-bedroom studentfocused units and eliminating five-bedroom units altogether; ■ Allocating 5 percent of onsite beds to renters with 80 percent of the area median income; and ■ Limiting the residential housing to four stories over retail. As modified, the residential component consists of three to four residential levels containing 264 units with approximately 622 bedrooms and up to 894 beds in a mix of unit types, including studios and one-, two-, three- and fourbedrooms. The commercial retail component consists of 150,000 square feet of total retail space, including 136,800 square feet of new redeveloped space and 13,200 square feet in the existing Trader Joe’s
building, which will be retained. Brixmor, which purchased University Mall in 2004, began the redevelopment process two years ago. The existing mall, built in 1966, was outdated and in need of refurbishment, Brixmor representatives said at the time, and that was the original plan — to spruce up the city’s oldest mall. Over the years, University Mall has been home to a wide range of department stores like Gottschalk’s, grocery stores like Harvest Market and Safeway, and numerous specialty stores and restaurants, including the now closed Graduate sports bar. Trader Joe’s was added to the southwest corner of the property in 2010. It was city representatives, Brixmor staff said, who urged mall owners to consider not just renovating the mall but thinking bigger by adding housing. The proposal has moved through the city’s approval process since then, including with the preparation of the EIR and multiple city
commission meetings. All of that could well culminate with a decision by the council on Tuesday. The council will consider the proposal during what is likely to be another lengthy Zoom meeting on Tuesday. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. with a ceremonial presentation on the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The final item on the agenda is a discussion on how to select future mayors under the by-district election system. Tuesday’s council meeting is the last before the August recess with the next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 25. The meeting is accessible several ways: ■ Televised live on city of Davis Government Channel 16 (available to those who subscribe to cable television). ■ Livestreamed online at https://cityofdavis.org/ city-hall/city-council/ city-council-meetings/ meeting-videos. ■ Via Zoom at https:// zoom.us/j/93274500985.
PAROLE: Hearing conducted through Skype From Page A1 went down. “They panicked and shot a round through the window, then ran back inside,” Smith told The Davis Enterprise. A short time later, the back door opened halfway “and all of a sudden bullets started flying from there. We exchanged gunfire, and the door slammed shut.” Later, the suspects used store employees as “human shields,” surrounding themselves with the workers to protect themselves from police as they exited the building, and threatening to kill them if they weren’t allowed to pass through. “We weren’t able to confront them at that point,” Smith said. The group moved east across the railroad tracks
to a fence backing up to K Street, where the suspects released the hostages and jumped over the fence. “The next thing you know, the hostages are running back,” Smith said. An extensive search of the neighborhood ensued by members of the Davis Police Department SWAT team, who found Martin hiding in a dog house in a resident’s back yard, Smith said. His accomplice eluded apprehension. Smith said the event sticks in his mind because “here you had an extremely violent, extremely dangerous situation unfold. You had the epitome of Davis, the Co-op, being robbed at gunpoint and gunfire being exchanged in the heart of Davis.” In 1997, Martin made a plea agreement in the case, pleading no contest
to seven felony counts and admitting to personal use of a firearm in connection with each offense in exchange for a state prison sentence of 33 years, four months. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Thursday’s three-hour parole hearing was conducted by Skype conference from California State Prison Solano in Vacaville. It ended with the twocommissioner panel of the Board of Parole Hearings finding Martin posed a continued risk to public safety. According to the DA’s Office, Commissioner Deborah San Juan “told Martin that his insight was cursory, his conduct in prison evidenced lingering problems with antisocial activity, he lacked self-control and he hadn’t developed the tools to avoid returning to prison, if released.”
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COVID: Woodland still county’s virus hot spot From Page A1 be able to open for inperson classroom instruction until the county had been off the monitoring list for at least 14 days. With its 502 cases in the last two weeks, Yolo County remains well above the state metric for cases. ICU bed capacity, on the other hand, has fluctuated. Additional staff and beds were added when the county first hit zero capacity and the number of available beds has fluctuated over the past week and half, with available capacity at 30 percent earlier this week before dropping to zero on Friday. County officials have said local hospitals retain the ability to move patients as needed, including to
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or years, Sacramento Republic FC fans wondered when it would finally be their turn to support an MLS side, especially after league commissioner Don Garber, in 2015, told The Sacramento Bee, “It’s less about if, and more about when, the Republic joins MLS.” That “when” was finally announced as 2022 this past fall when Garber & Co. confirmed that Sacramento would join the league after years of checking every box of expansion criteria. On Friday, though, MLS made another announcement: the Republic, along with teams from Charlotte and St. Louis, would have to wait another year to enter the league. So soccer fans in California’s capital, who once expected MLS years ago, will be disappointed by yet another delay. But it is the right move. As the old adage goes, anything worth having is worth waiting for, and this wait could do the Republic a lot of good. Let’s start with the obvious, which has been plastered over every single news outlet and
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o one’s inquired, however ... ■ Baseball returns Thursday, though we sure don’t know what form it will take ... Sixty games, plus playoffs. No fans. No sunflower seeds for players. As much social distancing as can be achieved. A runner placed on second base without benefit of hit, walk or error at the top and bottom of every extra inning. And don’t even think about spitting or licking your fingers. ■ Remember when you were a kid, you broke in a new ball glove with either Neatsfoot oil or Glovolium? (The latter is still sold over the counter.) ■ When NBA play resumes later this month, Kings fans will be able to see and hear the games broadcast by Gary Gerould, Jason Ross, Doug Christie and Scott Marsh. All four will be in Sacramento, same as listeners and viewers, working off a video feed from Orlando transmitted into the Golden 1 Center. ■ Very saddened to read and hear of the Davis Sport Shop closing its doors. Yet another downtown Davis landmark leaving before its time. ■ Why does it seem like the 2016 general election happened 10 years ago? ■ Annual rent on the Pac-12 offices/studios in downtown San Francisco: $8.1 million. You read that correctly. ■ The words positive and negative have never been used in newspaper sports sections as often as they have the last few months. ■ Early Wynn, who pitched from 1939 to 1963, won exactly 300 games. His 300th came in July of ’63 for Cleveland at Kansas City. Asked which hitters gave him the most trouble, Burly Early said, “One was named Hillerich and the other was Bradsby.” In other words, anyone with a bat in his hands. ■ Remember the sound
social-media platform for the past four months: We’re in the midst of a pandemic and our country is failing at containing it for a variety of reasons. We have no idea how long this will last and to speculate would be an exercise in futility. When Sacramento Republic FC was announced as an MLS franchise, it had roughly 29 months from said announcement until its original start date. In that time, it would have to complete a stadium project that hasn’t begun construction yet, hire a host of staff, make a decision on whether to retain current staff, expand its scouting department and sign new players. With quarantine and travel restriction in place, this would be a much more difficult process — not to mention the ethical concerns regarding putting people to work on constructing a nonessential building in an unsafe time. While it had much less time to undergo some of these same processes — about a year was allotted — FC Cincinnati failed mightily as an expansion team coming into
of the stopwatch ticking when “60 Minutes” came on the air every Sunday? I can’t get that sound out of my head when I think of the 2020 college football season. ■ From 1976 to 1993 (excepting 1985) a first baseman named Clark wore No. 22 for the Giants. It belonged first to Jack Clark from ’76 to ’84. Jack was traded to St. Louis in 1985 and the four-man package coming to S.F. included 1B David Green, who wore the numeral before he was dumped after one year. In 1986, up came Will Clark, a Giant through the ’93 campaign. “The Thrill” took Nolan Ryan deep in his first big-league at-bat. The Giants planned to retire Will’s No. 22 this year, but that has been pushed to 2021 due to the pandemic.
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n the history of network sports television, no one has logged more airtime than Al Michaels. Michaels has broadcast the Olympics, World Series, Super Bowls, Monday Night and Sunday Night Football, NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals, Triple Crown racing, just about every major sporting event ever. His passion as a fan is watching Los Angeles Kings hockey games. “I don’t use a media credential when I go watch the Kings,” he wrote in his book “You Can’t Make This Up.” “I use a ticket.” ■ Sixty years ago today, Juan Marichal made his Giants pitching debut. He no-hit Philadelphia for seven innings, ending up with a one-hit, 2-0 decision. Marichal today is 82 years young and lives in his native Dominican Republic. The Dandy’s largest salary — $140,000 — came in 1973, his last season in San Francisco. He won 238 games for the Giants and is still the team’s alltime winningest pitcher. If he had played in today’s baseball economy, he’d make $20 million a year, minimum. — Questions? Observations? Contact Doug Kelly @ DKelly3918@gmail.
the league last year. Not only is the club on its fourth head coach in fewer than two seasons, but on its second front-office group as well. The more time an expansion team has to prepare, the better. Just look at LAFC, which had a four-year lead-in and used that time to go from a complete joke on Twitter to a playoff team in its first season. From the get-go, L.A.’s second club built a unique game-day atmosphere right in the heart of Los Angeles with its own, brandnew stadium while contending for trophies. For those of you who don’t watch soccer, please don’t discount how important it is to have a
soccer-specific stadium when the Republic kicks off in MLS. Papa Murphy’s Park is a fine venue ... for a lower-division soccer team. The sightlines are mostly great, but the location isn’t, and arrival at the pitch necessitates driving, rather than using public transportation. Also, it only sits just shy of 12,000 people — Sacramento expects crowds of 20,000-plus in MLS. So if delays happen, which they almost always do for stadium construction, it would be a shame for the Republic to begin play in either an expanded Papa Murphy’s or on a thin field with an artificial surface at Hughes Stadium.
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here really isn’t another venue in the area that could make due. Really, the only downside of waiting an extra year is ... waiting an extra year. In my time on this planet, I’ve learned that it’s better to get something right than to get it fast. Cincinnati may have done it fast and enjoyed huge crowds in the process, but for how long? I hope
it is able to retain the fan atmosphere, but how long will those diehards stick around if 6-22-6 seasons keep happening? The Chicago Fire rushed to build a stadium well outside the city limits in 2006. The venue lasted 13 seasons before the club paid the city of Bridgeview, Ill., $65.5 million to move back to Chicago, where it rebranded and will play games at Soldier Field, home of the NFL Bears. Chivas USA was hastily launched in L.A. in 2005 and folded in 2014 after averaging 7,063 fans per game. I went to one of those games that year and there couldn’t have been more than 2,000 people there. No. Waiting is the correct move. Sacramento only has one opportunity to make a good first impression for the city, the fans and the top soccer league in the country. Why not have as much time as possible to get everything just right? — Evan Ream’s column publishes on Sundays. Reach him at eream@davisenterprise.net or follow him on Twitter @EvanReam.
Davis resident Richard Berry was inducted into the U.S. Fencing Hall of Fame for his skill with an epee. COURTESY PHOTO
Epee-ic honor Berry, 88, inducted into Hall of Fame BY BRUCE GALLAUDET Enterprise sports editor Davis is a sports-minded town. The stories of those who have put football, baseball and basketball on the community’s map appear frequently on these pages. But there’s another athletic endeavor, less mentioned and almost invisible in these parts ... fencing. And together with grand master Simon Pitfield, it was been Richard Berry who has made the medieval undertaking an ever-growing element of the Davis sports scene. Since 1994, the two-time U.S. National Epee champion has dedicated himself to instruction from city recreational programs to private lessons in his driveway to cofounding the Davis Fencing Academy. Berry, 88, shows no signs of slowing down. On Saturday he spent the morning with a class of socially distanced youngsters at the Second Street academy he runs with Pitfield. The former Navy officer represented the U.S. in the 1955 and 1958 world championships after winning national titles while at Michigan State. He took the bronze medal in the 1956 World Military Fencing Games (Cairo, Egypt) and has brought home medals and ribbons from every corner of the earth since. For his accomplishments, Berry was named to the USA Fencing Hall of Fame. But COVID-19 canceled a June event in Philadelphia, at which Berry was to have spoken. The ceremony is rescheduled for 2021, but Berry isn’t so sure he’s going to make that gig, so The Enterprise caught up with the accomplished foilman this weekend, giving him a chance to talk about fencing and his relationship to the sport. Berry was asked why he’s still fired up about teaching the young
kids a new sport? equestrian), including a Davis event Growing up in Highlands, that drew 51 in 2013 — the largest Mich., Berry said the area such number of participants in the “had some really top nation, according to Pitfield. fencers — OlympicSince, Pitfield was approached by style fencers. athletes interested in expanding“Even though I would com- fencing and pentathlon opportunipete against them, they were never ties in Northern California. He available to offer suggestions or founded the Berry Athletic Foundahelp,” He remembered. “I got no tion for Fencing and Pentathlon, support from them, and I vowed named in honor of the man “whose then that when my competitive support and dedication allowed career came to an end … that I fencing to grow and flourish in would continue to work with any- Davis,” Pitfield said. “The foundation is in the process of creating the Davis body who walked in the door. Pentathlon Cen“Even now, ter ... already over (at the designated as academy), when the National someone walks Training Center in I’m quick to for Modern Pengo over and tathlon/Multiintroduce myself sport. USA and (help) Fencing, says wherever I can. I Pitfield, has also vowed I’d be approached (available) to them about any and all.” housing a Berry started coaches’ college the UC Davis at the new facilfencing club ity. and it was there Richard Berry Berry has a that he met new Fencing Hall of Famer trove full of student Pitfield, unique stories who had just about instruction, meeting people arrived from England. In Pitfield’s third year at UCD he and competition. He likes to point joined Berry coaching local kids in out that his first coach — Dick Perry Berry’s driveway, then began look- — was also the best man at his weding for a place to continue when the ding. Subsequently, Pitfield’s first mentor — Dick Berry — was the weather turned cold. They approached the city parks best man in his wedding. “We look around the room at his and recreation officials with the idea of offering one class per week 9- and 10-year-olds and I tell him, for up to 10 students. By the first ‘Simon, somewhere in here is a guy day of class, Pitfield says two classes or girl that’s going to want you to of 15 each were needed. The classes keep the string going,’” laughed grew in size and number until Pit- Berry. Berry recalls the time he was field opened the Davis Fencing asked to provide some fencing Academy in 1999. Pitfield “is not the greatest fencer instruction for an up-and-coming I have worked with, but he is the actor in the early 1950s. “I didn’t recognize him at the best coach I have ever taught,” Berry said with a chuckle. One of the early time,” recalled the instructor of the students at the academy was Eileen strapping, handsome actor. “It Grench, who 15 years later repre- wasn’t until I saw the Ten Comsented Panama at the 2016 Olym- mandments that I realized I was helping Moses (Charlton Heston).” pic Games in Brazil. — Reach sports editor Bruce GalThe pair have gone on to introduce the pentathlon (swimming, laudet at bgallaudet41@gmail. running, laser pistol and com.
“I vowed then that when my competitive career came to an end … that I would continue to work with anybody who walked in the door.”
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Future of local T news depends on legislative action The issue: Unchanged, AB 5 could crush struggling newspapers As California communities juggle new spikes in COVID-19, the need for accurate and timely information is more important than ever. But without action by the California Legislature, a major source of that vital information — community newspapers — are now at risk. A NEW REPORT from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, found a quarter of all U.S. newspapers have closed in the past 15 years, and that the revenue losses related to the novel coronavirus pandemic may be the final straw for beloved community outlets. Dozens of papers have shuttered since the beginning of the pandemic, and the authors warn that dozens more — even hundreds — could close down by the end of this year. Without local newspapers, accurate community journalism will become a thing of the past. We will face the reality of communities with minimal access to local news and, worse, the unrivaled spread of false information. We’ve seen this during the pandemic, with erroneous, unvetted conspiracy theories peddled by individuals without public health credentials. Without local newspapers, fact-checking will not exist and misinformation will spread undeterred. Without local newspapers, there will be no outlet to report on local elections, crime, schools or jobs. Without local newspapers, individuals will be less informed about the civic process and less likely to engage in improving their communities. Newspapers are at a tipping point here in California. More than 18 newspapers have suspended operations in the past five months, with more in the pipeline. While newspapers are building out their digital platforms and exploring new delivery systems, they also need to generate advertising and subscription revenue from print publications. Newspapers across the state and nation are scrambling to survive by cutting coverage, furloughing reporters and eliminating print publication on certain days of the week. But even those actions may not be enough to save them from another, more unexpected threat: legislative inaction. If the Legislature does not act before the end of this year, community newspapers will face another crushing financial blow: their exemption from a new state law, Assembly Bill 5, which requires independent contractors like newspaper carriers to be classified as “employees,” will expire and newspapers will face an average increase of up to 85% in distribution costs. To absorb these costs, newspapers will be forced to respond any way they can — including reducing home deliveries, cutting long-standing features and raising subscriber costs. The current exemption allows newspapers carriers, who deliver papers for a few hours early in the morning to function independently — a role they overwhelmingly prefer. Most use their own car or arrange their own transportation. Carriers can currently independently arrange for friends or family members to cover their routes when they have conflicts — actions that clearly fall under those of an independent contractor. As employees, they would lose this control. And ironically, many of the positions that AB 5 was designed to protect — carrier and distribution positions — will be eliminated. This will cause disproportionate harm to families, women and individuals who depend on these positions for income. THE LEGISLATURE has not yet acted to preserve local journalism. But there is still time. Before the Legislature adjourns at the end of the summer, lawmakers must take action to save local journalism — and preserve Californians’ access to reliable, trusted information. Current legislation, Assembly Bill 1850 (Gonzalez), creates new employment exemptions for industries such as musicians and photographers. The Legislature must add newspapers to AB 1850, and grant more time for carriers to be exempt from AB 5. At the same time, AB 1850 should be amended to include language to prioritize community newspapers for state advertising campaigns. These funds are already allocated, so there is no cost associated with this change. Establishing a preference for the placement of state agency public outreach advertisements in local and ethnic media outlets will not be enough to stabilize local publications entirely, but it will help them survive the Covid-19 pandemic. Accurate journalism during these historic months and the years of recovery ahead is essential as we rebuild the state and nation. And local reporting will always be a necessary resource to communities. We here at The Enterprise are committed to doing our job of seeking and reporting on information that matters to you. Now the Legislature must do its job to save community journalism by amending and enacting AB 1850.
here’s no question that the COVID-19 pandemic and the severe recession it spawned are widening California’s economic divide. California already had the nation’s highest rate of functional poverty before this year began, as calculated by the Census Bureau using cost-ofliving as well as income data, with nearly 20% of the state’s 40 million people impoverished. The Public Policy Institute of California calculates that another fifth of Californians are in “near-poverty.” That was true even when California’s economy was booming, before COVID-19 and recession reared their ugly heads. Low-income, non-white Californians are more likely to be infected with the coronavirus, more likely to become unemployed, and more likely to become homeless as their incomes shrink. Therefore, it’s inescapably logical that the pandemic is making the poor even poorer. However, the most important factor in California’s high, and apparently increasing, level of poverty is not income, but our very high cost of living, second only to Hawaii among the states. Everything — except, perhaps, seasonal produce — costs more than it does just about everywhere else. Housing is the most significant cost-of-living component. Whether buying or renting, putting a roof over one’s head consumes a disproportionately high portion of personal income. And while housing costs have declined a bit during the current recession, in relative terms they remain very high.
LETTERS Another city compromise Why are big-ticket city projects so often out of alignment with success for Davis? The city compromised with the developers of the Cannery, the Covell Overpass, Mace Boulevard, DRW sale to Recology, Astound/Wave Broadband and, most painfully and avoidably, BrightNight. And now, Bretton Woods comes back to step out of its Developer Agreement? Having experienced these outcomes, how are we to have confidence that city managers will capably and faithfully enforce citizen direction as to how Davis Innovation and Sustainability Center is actually built years after DISC passes? On June 30, the 2020-21 city budget was finalized without a mandate by council to reexamine that budget. Instead we saw guarantees of business as usual regarding staffing and the police. Davis is one of the few hundred out of 18,000 municipal governments that has a police oversight committee. But this does not justify a mere 0.6% reduction in Davis’ policing budget when average reductions to Davis programs were 7.9%. The council
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Democratic politicians who dominate the Capitol talk about jump-starting housing development, but have mostly dropped the ball. Two big Democratic Party allies, labor unions and environmentalists, are major impediments to housing reform. Housing, however, is not the only cost factor that keeps so many Californians in poverty. Energy for transportation and to heat, cool and light our homes is another big one — obvious during summer heat waves when air conditioning is not a luxury and even more so as Californians comply with anti-pandemic, stay-at-home orders. How high are Californians’ energy costs? The Center for Jobs and the Economy, an affiliate of the California Business Roundtable, continuously tracks them. Its most recent report says that California motorists are paying the nation’s second highest gasoline prices, 98 cents a gallon or 47.3% higher than the average of the 49 other states. The report also pegs residential electric power rates at 55.8% higher than the average of other states, which translates into $6 billion-plus per year in extra expense. Commercial power rates are 69.7% higher than those of
should make it clear that it is not just open to solutions, but leading the way to fund public safety differently. A 2-year contract extension for our city manager and all employees with a minimum of 2% annual pay raises … this is a budgetary response that is not fiscally realistic at a time when many state employees have already been braced for 5-10% furlough (unrecoverable) reductions.” Where is the oversight, tough decision-making and pushback? Where is the City Council, who directs this city management? Are we learning? Our principles need to be expressed in practice — I don’t see it. The council and our city would benefit from a reckoning. Explain to us why the system we have is working or let’s own that we have room for improvement and fix it. Scott Ragsdale Davis
Why jury trials now? Science-driven policy instead of policy-driven “science,” please ... ? Our courtrooms have been closed for months, during which time Yolo County experienced relatively few cases of COVID-19. Yet now that cases are shooting up, courts are suddenly opening for business.
Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3553; email: visit https://www. harris.senate.gov/content/contact/senator
House of Representatives Rep. John Garamendi (3rd District), 2368 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515; 202-225-1880. District office: 412 G St., Davis, CA 95616; 530-753-5301; email: visit https://garamendi.house.gov/contact-me
Governor Gov. Gavin Newsom, State Capitol, Suite 1173, Sacramento, CA 95814; 916-4452841; email: visit https://govapps.gov. ca.gov/gov40mail/
other states, and industrial rates are 115% higher — costs that obviously translate into higher prices for consumers. Monthly power bills will continue to rise sharply. For instance, as Pacific Gas and Electric emerges from bankruptcy it faces massive new debts and new obligations to make its power grid safer, and both will inevitably affect consumers’ utility bills.
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here’s another looming factor — efforts in some cities to ban natural gas hookups in favor of all-electric appliances, in the name of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The problem with that seemingly well-meaning campaign is that relatively, electricity is already much more expensive than gas, so if it succeeds, higher household energy costs will further widen the economic gap. Anew report from a Washingtonbased think tank, The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, contends that “banning the use of natural gas imposes a regressive energy tax on low- and middleincome consumers” in California. It notes that almost all of the cities banning gas have high personal incomes and are clustered in the San Francisco Bay Area. California’s dominant liberals talk a lot about ending poverty, but are often oblivious that their policy decrees raise living costs of the poor. — CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more stories by Dan Walters, go to calmatters.org/commentary.
I’m on the short list for jury service in Woodland, a current epicenter of COVID-19 cases. And, I’m also on the short list for dying from COVID19. On Sunday, the New York Times published an article about how coronavirus spreads through aerosol created when people talk. Although masks stop projectile droplets, it is my understanding that the virus is not stopped by masks, but is carried through the aerosol created when people talk. According to the WHO, aerosol created from talking can linger in the air for hours. What is a trial if not hours of talk? Am I missing something here? While new cases and deaths from the virus are increasing in our county, nationally and world worldwide — on Monday, jurors are required to report for service in the new court house, which has windows that do not open, and relies on recirculated air for ventilation. Even if physically distanced, jurors will gather together for trials that can take, at a minimum two to three days, and last as long as months in a closed environment. All the protocol in the world doesn’t mitigate the enforced exposure to the virus in the jury trial context for the attorneys, for the courtroom personnel and for jurors. Nora Oldwin Davis
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s summer progresses and we gear up for the fall, the burning question on everyone’s mind is what the “next normal” will look like in light of the global pandemic. There is so much uncertainty with regard to shelter-in-place orders, working from home, whether some version of inperson classes will resume for students, and more. Amid all this uncertainty, people are also wondering whether returning to a car-dominated society after the pandemic is the smartest choice. Cities around the world are grappling with the same issue: how to safely reopen in the COVID-19 era. As we reemerge from sheltering in place, this is a perfect opportunity to examine transportation models. Public transportation systems in major metropolises like New York and San Francisco transport millions of people to work, school and other locations each day. During this time of pandemic, people are nervous about being in such close quarters and risking exposure. But the alternative of everyone using cars also has its share of problems — increased traffic, interference with emergency vehicles and a
reversal of the unintentional benefits of reduction of carbon emissions during sheltering in place. Another unexpected benefit of sheltering in place? A boom in bicycle use. Bikes have been flying off the shelves of cycling shops, taken out of storage, tuned up, repaired, borrowed and donated. Streets have been closed to traffic and designated as cycling only zones. Cycling has been used as a way to get to work, as a form of exercise for those unable to go to the gym or as a family activity. Eco-Counter, a Montrealbased engineering company that designs and provides bicycle and pedestrian counters, and analyzes data, measured a 21% increase in U.S. ridership from March to June 2020 compared with the same timeframe in 2019. During that same timeframe, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy saw a 110% increase in ridership on rail-trails compared to the same time in 2019. As we begin to think of how people will return to work, we recall traffic congestion, air pollution and being stuck in a car. As we think of kids returning to school, visions of the old way
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come to mind — a long line of cars clogging up the street leading to the school. Not the most appealing, efficient or safe models to return to. That’s why many cities and towns are looking to the trusty bicycle as an ideal mode of transportation. Bicycles are convenient, environmentally-friendly, and allow folks to socially distance while being active and getting to and from their destinations. Those that need an added boost of power can opt for an e-bike to ease the struggle of a long or arduous commute. While Davis already boasts a bike loop, greenbelt paths and copious bike lanes, Woodland is taking this opportunity to provide more bike lanes throughout town as a way to encourage residents to bicycle more as a means of transportation. Now is the perfect time for a cultural shift. But how bold are we wiling to be? Would we consider — gasp — ditching the car?
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et’s look at what it actually costs to own a car these days. Zipcar looked into it and reported that Americans spend an average of $345 per month in car expenses. But according to AAA, that number is low. It found that drivers actually spent
unrealistic. But for millions of Americans, cycling offers a viable alternative. Perhaps you are now a two-car family, and are starting to realize that you could share one car. Perhaps you could put the keys in the ignition less and opt to peddle more. Locally, if you want to donate a bike, buy a used bike, get your bike repaired, get a local Davis or Woodland Bike Map or learn how to ride, The Bike Campaign has got you covered. Director Maria Contreras Tebbutt is a nationally certified bike instructor and is available as a resource for all things bike-related. Visit www.TheBikeCampaign.com for more details. As we look towards a postpandemic era, it’s time to rethink travel habits. This cycling-as-ameans-of-transportation trend is a unique opportunity to embrace the bicycle as an integral part of a community’s transport systems. Not only as a temporary panacea for the pandemic, but for the foreseeable future. — This column was written by Lisa Montanaro, commissioned by The Bike Campaign. For more information about how to “Drive Less. Ride More.,” contact Maria Contreras Tebbutt at 530-7531125, funmaria@sbcglobal.net, or www.TheBikeCampaign.com.
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t the height of the pandemic, many Americans are experiencing firsthand the flaws in the Affordable Care Act and the health insurance it guaranteed. They also are facing the possibility that even the protection it does afford may be stripped away. The fate of the ACA, also known as Obamacare, is again uncertain. The 2010 law that began to whittle down the large number of uninsured Americans is back at the U.S. Supreme Court awaiting a decision — most likely next year — about whether it is constitutional. The court has upheld the law against court challenges twice before. In late June the Justice Department filed a brief asking the court to overturn the Act. The Administration argued that the entire law is invalid because Congress eliminated the individual mandate in 2017, which had required almost all Americans to carry health insurance. Therefore, the ACA can no longer be considered a “tax,” which was the basis on which the court found it constitutional in 2012. The Administration also argued that two other provisions make the law unconstitutional. One calls for insurance companies to sell coverage to people who have preexisting conditions, socalled guaranteed issue policies. The other requires community rating. Community rating prevents insurers from varying premiums based on geography, age and other factors. The Administration said in its legal brief that without those three provisions the Affordable Care Act cannot survive. If the court sides with the group of Republican attorneys general who brought the
case and strikes down the law, that means the millions of Americans with preexisting health conditions will be in the same pickle they were in before the law took effect in 2013. They will have trouble buying new insurance that covers medical conditions they already have since insurers would no longer be required to offer them coverage. People with common ailments like diabetes, heart disease, mental illness, and cancer would be out of luck once again. But so would people with more minor problems like recurrent ear or sinus infections. A new group of Americans may also find it impossible to get coverage. Those who have recovered from COVID-19 may face long-lasting health challenges resulting from their illness. Reports are coming in that detail such problems as blood clots, strokes, heart and lung damage, and neurological problems such as numbness and muscle weakness. It’s unlikely any insurance company would voluntarily issue coverage to people with those medical problems. Like sick people before the Affordable Care Act took effect, COVID-19 survivors will be uninsured. Do Americans really want to go back to the days when sick people, the very ones who need insurance coverage, are thrown out of the marketplace? I would argue they don’t. The last four months have taught us that we are all vulnerable to the possibility of long-lasting medical harm from the coronavirus. Insurance to help cover whatever ills show up is essential. The Affordable Care Act, however, was not a perfect solution for uninsured Americans. Millions of people who’ve had to turn to the ACA
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an average of $706 per month owning and operating a new vehicle. AAA’s figure includes annual maintenance and repair. On top of that, you need to factor in insurance, tolls, and parking. California ranks in the top ten most expensive states for auto insurance. And parking comes with monetary costs and the non-monetary headache of time wasted looking for parking spots — a staggering 17 hours per year according to researchers. Not to mention the traffic compounded by all those drivers circling the block looking for parking. While a bike isn’t necessarily free, it costs a lot less than a car to initially purchase and to maintain. Plus, many riders get so much exercise by incorporating cycling into their day that they can then ditch the gym membership, saving even more money. If cost isn’t an issue for you, consider that the American Journal of Preventative Medicine reports that auto commuting stress contributes to weight gain, neck pain, higher anxiety and harmful exposure to pollution. For some people, the sheer distance of their commute, unsafe roads, medical conditions prohibiting cycling and other factors make ditching the car
n behalf of the Davis Chamber of Commerce we are writing in support of the University Commons redevelopment project coming before the City Council on July 21. Prior to COVID-19, retail in Davis was already struggling and the University Mall is a prime example of this, having lost revenue since 2014. Now, the situation is even more dire. Brixmor’s plan to redevelop the retail at University Commons and build multifamily housing would be a tremendous gain for the local economy for many reasons. First, sales tax revenue, when measured per capita, is the lowest in Davis compared to Dixon, Vacaville and Woodland. In fact, Davis residents account for a significant number of visits to the Woodland Gateway Shopping Center each year. If we could recapture these dollars for goods and services in Davis, that would be more than one additional purchase in town each day. This additional revenue would benefit the Davis community and support vital programs and services. Additionally, this project presents an opportunity to balance the housing ecosystem. Students, young professionals, faculty, and staff need more opportunities to rent close to where they study and work. Living in housing close to campus would reduce vehicle trips and would open up single-family homes that are currently bought by rental investors who never intend to live in Davis. This, in turn, would open up those houses (of which there are 305 currently occupied by two or more students per bedroom) for young families. An opportunity like this to revitalize both retail and add housing is rare, especially in these times. We urge the City Council to vote yes on this critical project that will help strengthen our local economy and help address our housing shortage. — Davis Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
because they lost their employer-provided coverage during the pandemic shutdown are learning about its shortcomings, which were given short shrift for years by politicians and the media advocates for the law. “With health insurance in particular we have a social support system that really isn’t very functional when you have job loss,” Ben Zipperer, an economist with the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., told Bloomberg News. That’s a problem in the best of times, he said, adding, “It’s a real disaster when you have tens of millions of workers suddenly lose their jobs.” Some 27 million workers may have lost their job-based coverage as of the first of May. Many of those newly uninsured have experienced the weaknesses that were baked into the law. Policies with cheaper premiums come with high deductibles, often
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$7,000 or $8,000 a year or more. Paying that much out of pocket is a heavy lift for those out of work. The tradeoff is paying higher premiums. That’s hard, too. Some people who’ve lost coverage might qualify for Medicaid, or they may qualify for subsidies under the ACA that help pay premiums or required cost sharing. Those are options people in that predicament should investigate, but many people won’t qualify. If the ACA survives this latest challenge and everyone sick or well can still buy insurance, maybe the country can begin to make sure no American goes without coverage when another disaster strikes. — What improvements would you like to see in health insurance? Write to Trudy at trudy.lieberman @gmail.com.
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Lake house etiquette Dear Annie: We are fortunate to finally own lake property. We are thrilled! We have worked hard, and still work hard, to afford this luxury. We also like to have guests, but please, guests, be on your best manners and observe common courtesies. When you come and stay the weekend with us, bring your own beach towels, swimsuits and food and beverages (not only for yourself but also to share with others), as well as anything else you might need. You are our guests, and we want to enjoy our property with you, but for us to want to invite you back, please don’t come emptyhanded. And would it be too much to bring a hostess gift? Why not ask me what kind of beverage I like and bring that for me and my wife? We as owners are already paying for the property, utilities, upkeep, insurance and more. If you were renting a lake place, you would be expected to pay rent. Why do you think it is OK to show up empty-handed at a friend or relative’s place? We want to enjoy our lake property with you, and we want to invite you back. Please help us to do that. Bring food, at the very least. — The Smiths Dear Smiths: Your guests are the ones who need to hear this. Ask if they’d please bring swimsuits and beach towels, along with food and beverages. You don’t even need to give an explanation. ——— Dear Annie: I am writing with the hope that you and I can perform an important public service. I see many people walking on the street in front of my house, and I am seriously concerned. When I was little, my parents explained to me that I should always walk on the left side of the street. Approximately 40% of the people I see
ClassAds@davisenterprise.net have not learned that simple rule, and they are taking a significant risk. The reason for walking on the left side of the street is that one wants to be facing the cars that are driving on his or her side of the street. Under this plan, you can move off of the street if the car seems to be too close to where you are walking. With more people talking on the phone or texting while driving, this is even more of a problem these days. If you are walking on the right side of the street, you will never know what is about to injure or even kill you (and possibly also your child or dog). — Marshall Sellers Dear Marshall: I have a feeling part of the problem lately might be that walkers and joggers often need to veer off into streets to go around another person on the sidewalk. Since they started off walking on the sidewalk, they weren’t considering the direction of traffic. Your letter makes a great case for why we should walk against the direction of traffic even when we’re walking on the sidewalk, just in case we need to do the social-distance shuffle into the street.
No room offered Dear Annie: I am a widow, 78 years old. I have a daughter who’s been married for 30 years, no children. Next month, we have several family get-togethers planned for a weekend out of town. My daughter and I had planned to travel together for the events. She lives a bit closer to where these events will take place, so the plan is for me to get to her city the night before, and then we’ll travel together the next day. Well, it seems that my daughter expected me to stay in a motel. She has a large home, including a guest room
and bathroom. I made the decision to ask her if I had done something to offend her. I haven’t seen her since Christmas due to COVID-19. I couldn’t think of anything I might have done to offend her since then. She replied that her house was not presentable for me to visit, and that’s why she didn’t invite me to stay there. She has known about the events for several weeks. If she truly wanted me to stay with her, then she had time to prepare. I think she used that as an excuse. I have always loved and treated my children equally. I feel it was not important enough to her to invite me to stay with them. My feelings are hurt. In fact, it has been five years since I last went to her home. When they come to visit, they always stay at my home rather than with my son-in-law’s family. I make sure that I have food they like, that the room they stay in is clean, that there are clean linens on the bed, etc. She’s my child. I know it would not be right for me to have resentment toward her. I will pray about it. On a human level, how do I get past this? I feel that when I do see her, I will not be comfortable around her. — Concerned Mother Dear Concerned: Your daughter didn’t clean her house in time for your visit. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t love you or care about you. Of course, the more gracious thing for them to have done would have been to invite you to stay; I’m not disagreeing with that. But don’t read their lack of hospitality as hostility. Perhaps she has a serious clutter problem; perhaps it’s been a very busy few weeks at work and she hasn’t had time for a deep clean. Maybe she or her husband find having any sort of overnight company extremely stressful. That said, you can express, toward the end of this trip, that you’d love to stay with her sometime. Keep the focus of the conversation on your feelings, avoiding accusations and assumptions.
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