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Yolo County to enforce coronavirus-positive quarantine BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer With only a fraction of those Yolo County residents who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus officially in isolation in recent weeks, the county has struggled to contain the spread of the virus. Isolation of those who test
positive and quarantine of those who have come into close contact with positive patients are benchmarks of public health disease control. But last Tuesday, 70 county residents were in isolation even though 357 positive tests had been reported to the county in the previous 10 days. Delays in receiving those test
results — sometimes stretching beyond the isolation period — overburdened contact tracers and county residents who are not cooperating with public-health staff are the among the reasons officials have given. Delays in test results are largely out of local officials’ hands and Yolo County has turned to the
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state to seek additional contact investigators to manage the workload. But now the county has added some teeth to requirements that those who test positive for COVID-19 isolate at home
Under a mass isolation and quarantine order issued Friday by Dr. Mary Ann Limbos, the county’s interim health officer, individuals who are notified they have
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Dulce Jimenez often goes to her boyfriend’s apartment during the day to study for the LSAT. Jimenez is one of a growing number of California college students appealing their financial-aid packages due to pandemic-related expenses.
BY CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer Juan Tang, 37, a Chinese national and visiting cancer researcher at UC Davis, was taken into federal custody by the U.S. Marshals Service and booked at the Sacramento County Main Jail in the early hours of Friday, July 24. Tang was charged last month with visa fraud for allegedly misrepresenting her affiliation with the Chinese military on her visa application. Tang is being held on a federal nobail hold. If convicted of visa fraud, she faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000. She
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Adjusting on the fly Financial-aid appeals surge as students cope with pandemic BY VANESSA ARREDONDO CalMatters UCLA student Dulce Jimenez didn’t file a federal student aid application for the 2020-21 school year; she was set to graduate in spring, and thought the days of worrying about paying for school would be behind her. But then the coronavirus pandemic hit. Jimenez found herself dropping a class, then needing to make it up during the summer — just when her parents’ work hours had been reduced. Paying for a class out of
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and those who have come into close contact with them quarantine for two weeks.
appeals are up systemwide, with especially dramatic increases on some campuses.
pocket would add to her family’s financial stress, Jimenez said. “I am concerned about having to pay for my educational costs because things are really tight for my parents, so they would not be able to help me,” she said. So Jimenez asked UCLA to revisit her financial aid, becoming one of a growing number of University of California and California State University students appealing their aid packages as their families face economic fallout from COVID-19. Officials at both universities say financial aid
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By the end of spring quarter, UC Riverside students had filed twice as many financial aid appeals as they had the year before. At UCLA, financial aid director Ina Sotomayor said requests for additional funding for the fall are already up by 36%. Many students filing appeals are coping with unemployment. About 71% of returning college students in California say they have lost some or all of their income due to the pandemic, according to a recent survey of 76,000 students by the California Student Aid Commission. Thirty-four percent say they’ll need to work
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Racially charged encounter leads to apology for police response BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel issued a letter of apology last week to an Asian American man who says he was subjected to racial bias at a local apartment complex earlier this month, acknowledging deficiencies in how two of his officers responded to the incident. Pytel told Dr. Khoa Lam, whose presence at the Moore Village Apartments was questioned by a white woman, that the officers summoned there by another resident fell short in
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Briefly Crash leads to DUI arrest A local man is facing impaired driving charges after crashing his vehicle into a residential front yard early Friday morning, Davis police said. The crash occurred at about 12:45 a.m. in the 1000-block of Arthur Street south of Colusa Avenue in West Davis, where the vehicle struck telecommunications equipment in the yard and came just short of hitting the house itself, according to Sgt. Dan Powell. Officers determined that the driver, identified as 25-year-old Olalekan Akanni Ajayi of Davis, was under the influence and took him into custody, Powell said. No injuries were reported.
Assessor changes hours WOODLAND — Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Yolo County Assessor’s Office public counter hours will be changed to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, beginning on Aug. 3. Assessor’s staff availability via phone or email remains unchanged. Staff is available via phone (530-666-8135) or email (assessor@ yolocounty.org) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Additionally, information and most forms are available online at the Assessor’s website at https://www.yolocounty.org/generalgovernment/generalgovernmentdepartments/assessor.
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ith unrelenting and unwarranted attacks on the American press from the highest levels of American government, it was refreshing to see what a federal judge in Portland had to say about the power of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. “Judge temporarily bars federal officers from using force, threats, dispersal orders against journalists, legal observers,” said the encouraging headline in The Oregonian. “A federal judge issued a 14-day order temporarily barring federal officers from using force, threats and dispersal orders against journalists or legal observers documenting the daily demonstrations in downtown Portland.” After all, responsible members of the press are there to report what’s happening and should be accommodated as much as possible as they try to do their jobs. “During a hearing, U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon quoted case law from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,” the story goes on. That ruling, which is worth reading three or four times, states, “When wrongdoing is underway, officials have great incentive to blindfold the eyes of the Fourth Estate. The free press is the guardian of the public interest, and the judiciary is the guardian of the press.” In other words, Judge Simon is saying to the press in as compelling a way as possible, “You have a friend in me.” One day the president is claiming the press is the enemy of the American people and the next day
a federal judge is declaring that a free press is the guardian of the public interest. And isn’t it nice to finally have a bit of fresh air in the room? The ruling, however, did not come without a fight. Matthew Borden, an ACLU of Oregon attorney, “submitted at least a dozen statements from journalists, photojournalists and legal observers who have suffered shots to the back, neck and legs from impact munitions fired by federal officers outside the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in the last month. Noted Borden, “These are not accidents. These are not inadvertent shots. These are acts of intimidation by a tyrant and they have no place in the city of Portland and they have no place in this country.” Attorney Andrew Warden of the U.S. Department of Justice, representing both the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Marshals Service, attempted to counter Borden by telling Judge Simon “it would be too difficult for federal officers to distinguish peaceful demonstrators from violent ones,” according to The Oregonian. “Warden said the federal officers must make split-second decisions and are wearing masks, helmets
and other face-coverings. They can’t stop to determine who’s a member of the press or a legal observer when commercial fireworks are being thrown at them and lasers shined in their eyes and everyone before them has their cellphone out filming their actions.” Let’s just say that blinding lasers are not in the average journalist’s toolbox.
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arden then pressed his case with a claim about press freedom that did not land kindly on the good judge’s ears. The press, according to Warden, “is guaranteed no special rights of access above and beyond the public.” Upon hearing what Warden had to say, Judge Simon did not mince words, which is a great quality when addressing a flimsy argument. “The plaintiffs were identifiable as press, not engaging in unlawful activity or protesting, were not standing near protestors, and yet were subject to violence by federal agents,” the judge noted. “Contrary to the federal defendants’ arguments, this evidence does not support that the force used on plaintiffs was an ‘unintended consequence’ of crowd control.” Excuse me while I pause a moment to give Judge Simon a standing ovation. Furthermore, the judge went on, eliminating any doubt as to what he was thinking, “This circular logic does not help the federal defendants. First, the federal defendants are not entities that close public streets and parks: this is a local
police function. “Second, the point of journalists observing and documenting government action is to record whether the ‘closing’ of public streets is lawfully originated and carried out. Without journalists and legal observers, there is only the government’s side of the story to explain why a ‘riot’ was declared and the public streets were ‘closed’ and whether law enforcement acted properly in effectuating that order.” Talk about a slam dunk. Noting the complete lack of evidence that journalists had committed crimes during the demonstrations, Judge Simon added, “The stated need to protect federal property and the safety of federal officers is not directly affected by allowing journalists and legal observers to stay, observe and record events.” The judge had previously “directed police not to arrest, threaten to arrest or use force against a person ‘who they know or reasonably should know’ is a journalist or legal observer. Officers aren’t to seize their cameras, audio or videotaping equipment or press passes unless they have probable cause to believe a crime has been committed.” Concluded Judge Simon, “Any ‘willful violation’ of his order or any direction by a federal supervisor or commander to disregard or violate the order will be considered a violation of ‘a clearly established constitutional right’ and therefore won’t shield the officer through the legal doctrine of qualified immunity.” Case closed. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
Gym cited for violating COVID-19 rules Yolo Republicans make BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer A Woodland gym is the first business in the county issued a citation for noncompliance with COVID19 health orders. Fit Republic Gym was issued a citation Thursday in the amount of $2,500, according to county spokeswoman Carolyn Jhajj. The citation was made possible by an urgency ordinance passed by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors earlier this month allowing for penalties against businesses and organizations that violate state and county health orders related to COVID19. Those penalties range from $250 to $10,000 per day until a violation ceases. In enacting the ordinance, county staff described businesses such
as restaurants that were not requiring staff or customers to wear masks or socially distance and bars that remained open even after being ordered closed. Actual monetary penalties were to be the last resort if education didn’t work first. Since then, Jhajj said Friday, when complaints about businesses have come in, “we have seen education work in almost all cases.” But on Thursday, county code enforcement issued its first citation to a business. “This citation was issued to Fit Republic Gym in Woodland for violation of the state order requiring the closure of gyms as well as the local public health order,” Jhajj said. After violations were seen July 17 of continued operations at the gym, management was provided
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with notice of potential enforcement if the gym was not closed, Jhajj said. “Ultimately additional violations were determined on three separate days following the incident, which led to the issuance of a citation (Thursday) in the amount of $2,500,” she said. Jhajj added that the county knows businesses are struggling during the current shutdowns but that “enforcement efforts such as these are done to protect the health of the community and to stop the spread of illness among our residents. “It is up to everyone in our community to help in this fight against COVID19.” —Reach Anne TernusBellamy ataternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.
legislative endorsements Special to The Enterprise Members of the Yolo County Republican Central Committee officially endorsed the five Republican candidates campaigning to represent Yolo County in the Nov. 3 general election to be held The party’s candidates are Tamika Hamilton for House of Representatives District 3, Chris Bish for House of Representatives District 6, Matt Nelson for California Assembly District 4 and Carlos Santamaria for California Senate District 3. President Donald Trump will be running for a second term. Hamilton, a 14-year Air Force veteran, is a resident of Dixon, and will be taking on incumbent John Garamendi. The district includes Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties,
plus most of Glenn, Lake, Solano and Yolo counties and a portion of Sacramento County. Nelson has served as a law enforcement officer and volunteer firefighter and will be going against Cecila Aguiar-Curry. The district includes much of the southern and western Sacramento Valley and the Wine Country. The Coast Ranges run down the western half of the district. Santamaria was a business owner for more than 30 years. District 3, currently represented by Bill Dodd, includes parts of the North Bay, Wine Country and the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Additional candidate background and campaign information is online at www.yologop. org.
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Families seek more access to relatives in long-term care BY BARBARA FEDER OSTROV AND JOCELYN WIENER
Florida woman who took a job as a dishwasher at a memory care center to be able to see her husband, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s disease; the group now has a California offshoot. That group has drafted a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, pleading with him to reopen long-term care homes to essential caregivers designated by the resident. “Our loved ones are dying of isolation and loneliness, and it has to stop,” according to the letter, which has not been sent yet to the governor. “While we appreciate your efforts to save them from the virus, there comes a point when the effects of isolation are more deadly than the risk of contracting COVID-19.” The watchdog group California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform has asked the California Department of Public Health “many times” to allow a designated visitor and to enforce the agency’s guidance permitting outdoor visits for family members, said the group’s director, Pat McGinnis. The agency is deferring decisions to local health departments, McGinnis said. “We have intervened in numerous cases, and, if the relatives push enough, they can seem to get to see the residents,” McGinnis said. “However, like the national picture (there is) no uniform, consistent policy, which is very difficult for residents and their families.” Family members say they provide important monitoring and care inside the homes, including feeding and bathing residents. The state’s public health agency does allow inside visits but under such stringent conditions — including a decline in cases in the larger community — that few homes can offer them. Even in counties with fewer COVID cases, where visits might be permissible, some facilities won’t allow them, citing liability concerns, advocates say. To date, California has not allowed family members inside long-term care facilities during the pandemic except at the very end of life, but other states are starting to do so. Minnesota now allows nursing homes and assisted living facilities to admit essential caregivers for up to three hours daily, as long as they wear protective gear including
CalMatters Maitely Weismann moved her 77-year-old mother from New York into a Los Angeles assisted living facility in mid-March, planning frequent visits to help her settle in. The timing couldn’t have been worse, as California’s pandemic lockdown had just banned virtually all visits in longterm care homes. Since then, Weismann has mostly seen her mother, who has dementia and minimal use of her arms and legs, only through a window. Recently she was able to set up their first, carefully orchestrated outdoor visit — albeit from a distance, as her mother, wearing a mask and pink slippers, sat in a wheelchair behind a table, accompanied by a chaperone. It did not go well. “In her mind, she’s locked up without me because she’d done something wrong. I can see she’s deteriorated, her dementia and aphasia have worsened considerably, and I can do absolutely nothing to help her,” said Weismann, a former television actress who now runs a Santa Monica talent agency with her husband. “I’ve taken care of her for almost all of my life, and now I cannot be there to support her daily needs in this short-staffed, low-engagement and highneglect nightmare of a reality we’re all living. The lack of oversight is just as dangerous as COVID itself.” As the pandemic drags on, and most of California’s long-term care facilities remain virtually shuttered to visitors, families and nursing home watchdogs are saying that video calls and window visits aren’t enough anymore. And they’re mobilizing in California and nationwide to get state officials to allow in at least one “essential caregiver” to watch over their loved ones, many of whom suffer from dementia. Weismann has set up a Facebook group, Essential Family Caregivers, to help people organize to push government officials to expand visitation with appropriate precautions. Another Facebook group with more than 6,000 members, Caregivers for Compromise, was set up by a
BY ANDY JONES Enterprise staff writer 1. Science. What F-word completes this definition? “A linnet is a mainly brown and gray BLANK with a reddish breast and forehead.” 2. Unusual Words. What is the most common word for the closing section of a musical composition? 3. Famous Furniture: According to Historians. Starting with the letter S, what genre of chair was the Declaration of Independence most likely written in?
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Caroline Harrison, left, Jackson Harrison Shirk, 11, right, and his mother, Virginia Harrison, far right, visit with Jackson’s grandmother, Debbie, center, at The Chaparral House, the Berkeley skilled nursing facility where Debbie has lived for the past three years. eye protection and a face mask, although the homes are not required to do so. Indiana has a similar policy but requires caregivers to test negative for COVID19 before entering the building. Dr. Mike Wasserman, a nursing home medical director and president of the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine, said he supports the idea of designated essential caregivers. “That needs to happen as soon as possible. At some point keeping older adults isolated will cause considerable harm,” Wasserman said. “I think it is critical that families and the ombudsmen need to be able to go in the facilities and lay eyes on the residents.” Long-term care ombudsmen, primarily supported by federal money, investigate complaints and monitor the safety and well-being of residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. California’s visitation guidelines for long-term facilities are written in such a way that “most nursing homes won’t be able to let anyone in for the next two years,” Wasserman said. “We’re going to have to find a better way.” An industry group for nursing homes remains cautious. “The idea is a good one in concept but may be hard to implement due to the need for increased staff to train residents to don and doff (protective gear), provide testing to visitors, monitor visits and enforce safety rules,” said Deborah Pacyna, spokesperson for the
California Association of Health Facilities. K.J. Page, administrator for the Chaparral House skilled nursing facility in Berkeley, said she would welcome being able to allow family members back into the home with precautions, especially since virtual and window visits have proven distressing for some residents with dementia. Since the pandemic started, the home has had one patient and one food service worker test positive for COVID-19 but currently has no cases, Page said. “It would actually help us to have families be part of the care, instead of calling us every 20 minutes” to see how their loved one is doing, Page said. Some family members are so anxious that she has designated managers to call them regularly with updates. Leza Coleman, executive director of the California Long-Term Care Ombudsman Association, said she is concerned that family visiting restrictions are moving from being a short-term fix to a long-term strategy. She’s already hearing about significant negative impacts for many residents. In addition to loneliness and anxiety, she said, many residents are experiencing weight loss and cognitive decline. Residents who used to walk to the dining room for meals every day are now confined to their rooms, she said, causing her to worry that they won’t be able to walk at
all by the time congregate meals resume. Some families will opt to keep loved ones out of long-term care facilities if they believe they won’t be able to see them again, Coleman said. As a result, she said she expects there will be an increase in adult abuse and self-neglect cases as vulnerable people stay home without appropriate care. Recent state guidance has allowed more families to see their loved ones either at window visits or outside, Coleman said. But some residents — especially those with cognitive impairment — suffer if they’re not able to touch someone they love, she said. “I don’t understand why they can’t hold a hand if it’s in a glove with a face mask and gown,” Coleman said. “I’m not asking us to be reckless, I’m asking us to examine risk tolerance.” This is the case for Nancy Klein, 78, whose 52-year-old son is in a Riverside County facility. A massive brain hemorrhage four and a half years ago left him unable to move or speak for himself, except through sighs that Klein interprets as showing relief or frustration or disgust. Before the pandemic, she said, “I was his only voice, his support person, his caregiver.” Klein massaged his head and neck every day, in addition to helping with exercise and suctioning out his tracheostomy. Distanced visits won’t work for her son, Klein said: “He relies on the nurturing and touching.” Carole Herman, who runs the Sacramento-based Foundation Aiding the Elderly, said she’s been overwhelmed with calls from families asking for help filing complaints about malnutrition, bedsores, sepsis, a broken nose and a blocked catheter, among others. She said she doesn’t know of any family members who have been able to get in to see their loved ones since March, and those who ask too many questions face retaliation or removal of the resident. “It’s craziness out there, so many people are being harmed, and not just from the virus,” she said. “What’s happening is sideeffects of the virus.” — CalMatters.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.
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Briefly Input sought on Anderson Road The city of Davis invites residents to participate in a virtual, prerecorded presentation and followup survey for possible improvements to Anderson Road. Participants can view the presentation and survey online at https://www.cityof davis.org/anderson. The survey closes on Aug. 7. The city is seeking community input on design concepts for the segment between Villanova Drive and Amherst Drive in preparation for submitting a grant application to the Sacramento Area Council of Governments in November to fund final design and construction. The presentation gives an overview of specific safety and design improvements under consideration for the grant application; traffic modeling results; and the process and timeline moving forward. The workshop builds on prior planning and outreach efforts for the corridor, including the 2014 Walk/Bike Audit Report for Cesar Chavez Elementary School and the 2018 Anderson Road Improvements Plan. A second live virtual workshop will be scheduled in the near future when community members will see how community feedback affected the project.
QUARANTINE: County aims to ensure compliance From Page A1 tested positive for the novel coronavirus will be required to isolate at home while those informed they are close contacts must quarantine. According to the order itself, consequences for failing to comply “may include civil detention or requiring one to stay at a health facility or other location to protect the public’s health if an individual who is subject to this order violates or fails to comply with this order.” The isolation order requires all individuals with a lab-confirmed positive COVID-19 test to self isolate for the duration of their infectious period. For those without symptoms, that is 10 days from the date of a positive test. For those with symptoms, the isolation period is at least 10 days from the onset of symptoms and at least 24 hours since recovery (meaning resolution of both fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and the improvement of cough and shortness of breath, if present). Under the isolation order, COVID-19 positive individuals are required to do the following: ■ Isolate themselves in their home or another residence for 10 days. They may not leave their place of isolation or enter any other public or private place, except to receive necessary medical care or during an emergency that requires evacuation to protect the health and safety of the person. ■ Tell their close contacts that they need to quarantine themselves. Close contacts of an individual who has COVID-19 are persons who, during the individual’s infectious period, were within 6 feet of the individual for 15 minutes or longer. The infectious period begins 48 hours before symptoms began (or, in the absence of symptoms, 48 hours before the date of
administration of a positive test) and ends when the isolation period is over. ■ Carefully review and follow the “Home Isolation Instructions” posted at https://covidtesting. yolocounty.org The individual should also refer their close contacts to follow these instructions. The mass quarantine order is aimed at residents who have had close contact with a positive COVID-19 individual. Close contacts are required to do the following: ■ Stay in their home or another residence for 14 days from the last date that they were in contact with the infected individual. Individuals are required to quarantine themselves for the entirety of the 14-day incubation period because they are at high risk of developing and spreading COVID-19, the county said. They may not leave their place of isolation or enter any other public or private place, except to receive necessary medical care or during an emergency that requires evacuation to protect the health and safety of the person. ■ Carefully review and follow the “Home Quarantine Instructions” posted at https://covidtest ing.yolocounty.org Health workers and first responders may be exempt from quarantining if they inform their employer, are showing no symptoms and the employer determines they are needed at work based on staffing need. “In an effort to protect the health of the community, individuals that do not comply with the isolation and quarantine requirements under the orders may be subject to penalties including citation,” the county press release said. “Prior to the use of any enforcement measures, efforts will focus on providing education, resources and/or
VISA: No details yet on arrest From Page A1 will appear in court on Monday. According to a federal criminal complaint filed June 26 in the Eastern District of California, Tang applied for a nonimmigrant visa on Oct. 28 and was issued a J-1 visa on Nov. 5 to conduct research at UC Davis. Tang entered the United States on Dec. 27. On her visa application, Tang answered no to the question, “Have you served in the military?” She also said she was not affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party. U.S. prosecutors allege that those were false statements. According to the complaint, an internet search conducted by the FBI revealed a 2019 article about Tang’s medical research, which included a headshot of her wearing a military uniform that bore the insignia of the Civilian Cadres of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. “It appears that Tang is part of a civilian cadre whose members are considered active-duty military personnel,” the complaint states. In a Statement of Probable Cause, the FBI cites three news articles that list Tang’s employer as the Air Force Medical University (AFMU), formerly known as the Fourth Military Medical University (FMMU), in Xi’an, China. To what lengths, if any, Tang went to conceal her employment with AFMU is unclear. According to a UC Davis spokesperson, Tang came to Davis through an exchange program affiliated with Xijing Hospital, which has been part of the Air Force Medical University since 1954 and is one of China’s top teaching hospitals. “Juan Tang was a visiting researcher in the Department of Radiation Oncology, funded by the Chinese Scholarship Council, a study-based exchange program affiliated with China’s Ministry of Education and Xijing
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Hospital in justice.” China,” UC Davis Less than 24 Director of Media hours later, online Relations Melissa records showed Lutz Blouin said Tang had been in an email to The booked into the Enterprise. Sacramento UC Davis and County Main Jail TANG the Chinese Scholjust after midIn custody arship Council night on Friday morning. No addisigned a Memorandum of Understanding tional details have been in 2012 to offer up to 20 released about Tang’s Ph.D. fellowships annually whereabouts for the past to Chinese students, a pro- month or the circumgram which has brought in stances of her arrest. roughly $5 million over the Tang is one of four visitpast eight years. Tang ing researchers from worked exclusively in a China recently charged research lab at the UC with visa fraud “in connecDavis School of Medicine tion with a scheme to lie and left the university at the about their status as members of the People’s end of June, Blouin said. On June 20, the FBI Republic of China’s miliinterviewed Tang at her tary forces,” the DOJ said. Cranbrook Court apart- “In addition to these ment in Davis. “When arrests, the FBI has questioned about military recently conducted addiservice, Tang denied serv- tional interviews of visa ing in the Chinese military holders suspected of havand adamantly denied ing undeclared affiliation being a member of the with the Chinese military civilian cadre,” the FBI in more than 25 American cities.” states. The arrests of Tang and According to the criminal complaint, Tang told other researchers come the FBI that she, like oth- amid rising tensions ers at AFMU, wore the between the U.S. and uniform as was required China. On Wednesday, and was unaware of the U.S. officials ordered the abrupt closure of the Chiinsignia’s meaning. After interviewing Tang, nese consulate in HousFBI agents served a search ton, accusing diplomats of warrant at her residence economic espionage and and seized her Chinese trying to steal scientific passport and electronic research. Two days later, media, which turned up a Beijing retaliated, orderphoto of Tang wearing a ing the closure of the U.S. different military uniform consulate in Chengdu. In May, the Trump bearing the same insignia. Agents also found an administration announapplication for govern- ced a ban on Chinese stument benefits in which dents and researchers in Tang said she was a CCP the U.S. who have ties to Chinese military universimember. The criminal complaint ties, a category that several and a warrant for Tang’s of China’s most prestiarrest were filed June 26 gious science and technoland unsealed July 20, ogy institutions likely fall according to the U.S. into. Officials estimated 3,000 students and scholDepartment of Justice. On Wednesday, news ars could have their visas surfaced that the FBI canceled under the new believed Tang, sometime rule. Neither Tang nor the after the June 20 interview at her Davis apart- Chinese consulate in San could be ment, had sought refuge Francisco inside the Chinese consul- reached for comment. —Reach Caleb Hampate in San Francisco and was evading arrest. The ton at champton@ DOJ issued a press release davisenterprise.net. Thursday referring to Follow him on Twitter at Tang as a “fugitive from @calebmhampton.
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guidance to that individual on compliance.” Over the last month, Yolo County has seen a significant increase in COVID-19 cases due to family gatherings as well as interactions among a cross section of industries, the county noted. “Self-isolation and quarantining are extremely important in curbing the spread of COVID-19 because a person with COVID-19 can easily infect others they interact with, such as friends, families and coworkers. “For this reason, compliance with COVID-19 isolation and quarantine requirements is vital,” the press release said. “Unfortunately, in recent weeks county staff have identified instances where voluntary compliance with these requirements has not been adhered (to). This hinders contact tracing efforts and threatens the overall health and safety of the community.”
Meanwhile, also hindering case investigation and contact tracing has been the delay in receiving test results. “Because the current turnaround time for test results has been prolonged, (public health officials) often receive positive test results after a patient’s isolation period will have already been completed,” the county noted. “As part of this mass isolation order, the county is also releasing instructions for isolation and quarantine that will be provided at various testing sites and also available on the county’s website at https:// covidtesting.yolocounty.org. “These instructions will allow a person with symptoms or who is a close contact to a COVID-positive case to begin isolation or quarantine before even receiving test results. This proactive action will help curb the spread of COVID-19 from a potentially infectious person before they even receive their results.” Speaking Friday morning, Yolo County spokeswoman Carolyn Jhajj said the county acknowledges that “isolating and quarantine is not easy, especially for people who are not able to work from home or don’t have sick leave or don’t qualify for any assistance programs. “For these individuals, having to miss work to isolate or quarantine has very serious effects.” However, said Jhajj, attending work while potentially sick with COVID-19 puts coworkers and their families at risk as well. “For that reason, the county has issued these orders to help protect our community by slowing the spread of illness.” — Reach Anne Ternus-Bellamy at aternus@davisenterprise. net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.
OBITUARY Marilyn Judson
June 12, 1929 — July 7, 2020 On Tuesday, July 7, 2020, Marilyn Wilburn Judson died peacefully at the age of 91. Her dear friend Kitty Liebhardt described her best: “She was a little lady who was big in many lives. Not loud or showy. Just quiet, accomplished and steady, secure in her competency, not only a creative artist, but a creative problem solver as well; a smile for the troubled, a hand for the needy, and pick me up for the weary and a calm antidote for the ruffled”. Marilyn was born in Washington State and grew up in Riverside, where she attended college and met Charles. They married in 1950 and moved to Davis in 1957 where they raised their children and Marilyn began to develop her artistry. She was well known in Davis for her calligraphy, glass and stone designs, and paper sculptures. Her calligraphy graced many campus events and certificates, signage for local businesses and wedding invitations. She worked closely with dear friend and colleague Donna Billick on stone murals and signs, which can still be seen at local parks, Sutter Davis Hospital and the International House. Her family remembers large pieces of stone covered in masking tape, on which would be beautiful lettering. She would painstakingly cut each letter out with an Exacto knife. The piece would be sandblasted to etch the lettering into the stone. A traditional Mother’s Day gift might be breakfast in bed or flowers — Marilyn was delighted by a sandblaster! In addition to calligraphy and lettering on stone, she developed a fascination for paper sculpture. Her work often would involve gifting intricate sculptures of plants, insects or fruit to friends and family, as well as sharing them with the public through gallery showings. It wouldn’t be unusual for her to put out a demand to her family that she needed a picture of a stalk of wheat, a California poppy or a mosquito on which to model her work — she was able to find beauty and art in the everyday.
In addition to creating art, Marilyn shared her passion by teaching calligraphy classes at the Davis adult school. She co-authored and illustrated a book about making musical instruments with former neighbor Eileen Hunter, and also developed a small embroidery kit business called Dandelion with friends Pat Carmen and Jody House. She supported her community by involvement with the Davis Art Center and Pence Gallery. She volunteered with the Davis Friends of the Library and loved frequent coffee gatherings at Fluffy Donuts with dear friends. Although art was her passion, nothing surpassed the importance of her family and friends. She talked to her two sisters frequently and kept up with the lives of extended family members. Her greatest joy was spending time with her husband, children and grandchildren, listening to their stories and hearing their laughter. Her pride in the accomplishments of her family was evident in the pictures and stories she shared with others. Those who were dear to her knew their value in her life. Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband, Charles; dear lifelong friend, Peggy Epstein; as well as siblings Janice, Rollie and Bob. She will be so missed by her children Jan (Larry), Bruce (Joan) and Todd (Kay); and grandchildren Nik (Katie), Karli (Federico), Andie and Leah (Adrian). Marilyn requested that there not be a service but the family will gather privately to scatter her ashes. The family thanks Edith, Rasia, Bailey, Nora and Sandra, whose care allowed Marilyn to remain surrounded by family. The kindness of friends supported her and her family through her final days. Yolo Hospice provided invaluable guidance and services. In lieu of flowers, she can be honored with donations in her name to The Davis Art Center, the Davis Pence Gallery, Friends of the Davis Library or Yolo Hospice.
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APOLOGY: Chief promises changes From Page A1 areas including active listening, conflict resolution and patience, resulting in plans for department-wide training. “I very much agree that the contact you had with members of the Davis Police Department on July 10 offers valuable learning opportunities to those involved, and our community at large,” Pytel wrote to Lam, who had filed a complaint about his interaction with the officers. “It’s unfortunate that it comes at your expense — I do apologize for that.” Pytel noted that prior to Lam’s complaint, he had directed two department managers to develop a course on bias-by-proxy — racial profiling by a civilian that oftentimes results in a call to police — a subject he said is currently lacking in adequate training programs. “There are many times that calls to the police later result in subsequent discovery of legitimate behavior misinterpreted by another. Humiliation, frustration, and anger are all common emotions in these circumstances,” the letter says. “I have no doubt that this was an emotional and unsettling event for you. In the end, perfectly legal behavior resulted in a police contact, which was entirely unwanted by you.” Davis Mayor Gloria Partida also weighed in, saying the encounter illustrates the need for change in the community when it comes to bias and inequity. “The incident in Davis involving Dr. Khoa Lam has fired up our community and the fallout has created much turmoil. This turmoil is wasted energy if it does not produce positive change,” Partida said in a statement released Tuesday. “The city’s role in creating an opportunity for change is to examine the police response, offer a space for listening and take the opportunity to better the system.” Lam, 35, told The Davis Enterprise he’s satisfied with the city’s response. “It’s a positive, concrete change that’s coming out of it. That’s all I can really ask for,” Lam said in a phone interview Friday. “They’re doing something about it, and I’m grateful for that.”
Captured on video A former Davis resident who practices radiology in Dallas, Lam was visiting his parents at Moore Village, a mutual housing community in the Wildhorse neighborhood, when he experienced the confrontation he later chronicled on his Facebook page. “Did I just get Karen’ed?” Lam wrote in a post accompanying the initial minute-long video, using what has become a more colloquial term to describe
biasby-proxy, particularly in examples shared on social media. According to Lam’s post, he was talking with his wife via FaceTime while walking around the apartment complex when a white woman told him he didn’t “belong here” and needed to leave. “What do you mean, I don’t belong here?” Lam, who began recording the incident on his phone, is heard asking in the video. “Do you know someone here?” the woman asks. “Yeah, I do,” Lam responds, explaining that his parents live at the complex. “Oh, where’s that?” the woman asks, to which Lam replies, “Why do I have to explain to you?” At that point, the woman walked away, saying she planned to call the police and that “I don’t think you really need to be videotaping me like this.” Lam followed her to her doorstep, urging her to make the call. Lam also posted a second video of a man who he said approached him in the parking lot after the woman called him and said he “felt threatened.” The video shows the man calling police. “There is a gentleman walking around my apartment complex, and he’s taking photos of people’s houses,” the man tells the dispatcher. “He got very standoffish and refuses to answer my questions.” Two officers, Morgan Hatcher and Kayla Ramos, responded to the scene. Lam, who awaited their arrival but did not record the interaction, said one officer delivered him a “lecture” on perspective. “I said, ‘Do I look suspicious, like a terrorist or robber?’ Hatcher laughed and said, ‘Do I know what terrorists look like?’ Wow,” Lam wrote. He added that Hatcher advised against confronting the man and woman in the officers’ presence “because I looked quite provoked.” “Her fellow officer told me that if I were to confront those people later tonight and they ended up calling the cops again, ‘it’s not going to be…’ ” Lam wrote. “I said, ‘What? Not going to be what? Not
going to be pretty?’ She then accused me of putting words in her mouth.” Lam’s original post and subsequent follow-ups generated hundreds of responses, most of them supportive, though some commenters accused him of exacerbating the situation. Lam denied that, though he concedes the incident put him in “a heightened emotional state, and I was not the nicest guy to be around.” “I just wanted to raise awareness. I’ve faced racism all my life. I’ve backed away from these incidents all my life,“ he told The Enterprise. “At some point I decided, with everything going on in this country, I don’t want to back down anymore.”
Police chief responds Pytel responded to Lam’s complaint on Wednesday after reviewing the officers’ body-camera footage of the 12-minute encounter. Some excerpts from his letter: ■ Upon initial contact it was clear you were visibly upset because someone had called the police when, as it turns out, you were doing nothing more than talking on the phone. Although the officers did not know this, you did. It was apparent you wanted to fully explain what had happened, but that didn’t occur. The officers could have devoted more time to active listening, especially since it appeared you wanted to talk, explain, and also express your frustration. This would have also allowed you to clearly articulate why you believed there was bias involved. ■ A very important part of conflict resolution, especially when a person is faced with a police encounter where no actual crime was committed, is to acknowledge any harm caused and offer an apology. I understand why this entire situation caused you distress and harm. The officers could have acknowledged that and they didn’t. They should have. ■ One of the officers attempted to use some degree of humor. While
humor can be an effective tool in some circumstances, it must be used very carefully and sparingly. Clearly, you interpreted the officer’s humor as sarcasm. In the context of this event, humor should have been avoided; a more sympathetic tone should have been used. ■ One of the officers gave the appearance that she lacked patience with you. A resemblance of understanding, sympathy and acknowledgement of harm and feelings should have been afforded. ■ It was clear you interpreted statements by the officers as threats. Requests are better than orders and their expressions came across as orders with consequences. That shouldn’t have been done. Further, both officers could have at least tried to work through the issue.
Reviews forthcoming In her statement last week, Partida said the police investigation will be reviewed by the city’s independent police auditor, Michael Gennaco, as well as the Police Accountability Commission, and that “a decision will be made to release the bodycam footage based on the best interest of transparency.” “We are lucky to have this robust system. It does not, unfortunately, prevent every misstep that can occur in a human run system but we must continually strive to ask for better,” Partida said. She added: “I ask that we are patient and respectful as we ask each other to grow. As a person of color, I understand the wearing of the constant barrage of microand macro-aggressions. I understand that patience must sometimes give way. I pray the actions toward new paths be positive.” Lam, meanwhile, noted in his Facebook posts that his intent in documenting the interactions was not for any of those involved to face harassment. “I just hope this serves as a learning opportunity for all parties involved, including myself,” he wrote. “And as a social message for the rest of us to be more culturally and politically aware and appropriate, so that in the near future, we can all coexist in harmony.” — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenter prise.net or 530-747-8048. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene.
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ADJUSTING: Virus puts studies in flux From Page A1 quarter, we’ve been hearing more and more stories about students whose parents have lost their jobs, students who are going to have difficulty paying for fall quarter,” said Patrick Register, the director of the UC Santa Cruz Financial Aid and Scholarships Office. California colleges and universities generally allow a student to file a financial aid appeal if their actual educational costs exceed those the school has budgeted, or if their family’s circumstances change. Appealing involves submitting evidence of the additional need, and can sometimes be confusing for students, said Abigail Seldin, CEO of the Seldin/Haring-Smith Foundation. The nonprofit foundation has created an online tool, SwiftStudent, that walks students through the process. “There are a lot of people who are in tough situations, and there’s not a lot of guidance out there about what they should do,” Seldin said. Launched in April, SwiftStudent offers appeal letter templates and advice for tricky situations, such as asking aid officers to ignore your parents’ income if they are not contributing to your education. Not all students benefit from filing an appeal. Those with an expected family contribution that’s already set at zero — meaning the federal government has decided their family earns so little they can’t contribute to the student’s education — won’t be eligible for more aid unless the cost of their schooling goes up. But those students are still often asked to pay a “self help” contribution towards their education, usually by working or taking out loans. At UC Berkeley, that amount has recently ranged from $7,000 to $10,000 per year and is based on students’ need and the financial aid budget that year, said financial aid director Cruz Grimaldo. Filling the gap becomes more challenging for students during a pandemic, with fewer jobs available. “We fear that students earning less money will feel like they have no other option but to take out loans and/or drop out
of college,” said Emelia Martinez, director of partnerships at Rise, a student advocacy group. Some campuses where a large portion of the student body has an expected family contribution of zero have not seen a jump in financial aid appeals. “For a great number of students, an appeal doesn’t help them any,” said Kelly Russell, director of financial aid at Fresno State, where 80 percent of students receive some form of aid. The federal CARES Act has bolstered campuses’ financial aid budgets; California’s public colleges and universities received more than $680 million to distribute in grants to students, doling it out in chunks of $150 to about $2,000. Colleges have also sought aid from private donors — UC Berkeley raised $1 million in donations for emergency grants to undocumented and international student. But some financial aid officers said they worried about keeping up with the need if colleges don’t get another round of federal stimulus money. UC Davis financial aid director Deborah Agee said that she encourages students with unmet need to take loans, noting that the default rate for students at the campus is less than 2 percent. “I like to remind students that you need that money to complete your education. You should take it,” she said. Student loan debt in the U.S. currently clocks in at more than $1.6 trillion, more than auto-loan and credit-card debt. The average student loan debt for a borrower in California was $22,585 in 2018, according to The Institute for College Access and Success, a nonprofit based in Oakland. The federal government estimates that debt of that size will take an average of 20 years to pay off — though some researchers have found that when students borrow less than they are eligible for, their grades suffer. — Arredondo is an intern with the CalMatters College Journalism Network, a collaboration between CalMatters and student journalists around the state. Omar Rashad and Stephanie Zappelli contributed reporting.
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Bohart spreads virtual wings BY KATHY KEATLEY GARVEY Special to The Enterprise
One of the Explorit resident California kingsnakes, Lizzie, wraps up with Explorit Science Center educator Gideon Alston. SARA THOMPSON/ COURTESY PHOTO
Slithering into your heart BY SARA THOMPSON Special to the Enterprise
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nakes are odd animals and are often feared because of their lack of legs and cultural reputations. Ophidiophobia is the second-most-common animal phobia, affecting nearly one-third of adults. Despite their looks and common placed fear, snakes are essential to their ecosystems and are not terrible animals once you know more about them. California kingsnakes are a native species to California and are not venomous. They are well adapted to our climate, and like most snakes they can survive only needing to eat every week or two. Like most snakes, kingsnakes will slither away from danger if disturbed, choosing to coil and warn only when not able to escape. Kingsnakes will coil and hide their head when threatened, and even shake the end of their tail, generating a similar sound to a rattlesnake to ward off a predator. As a last resort, snakes bite, as it put them in more danger than just trying to hide.
EXPLORIT SCIENCE CENTER California kingsnakes feed primarily on mice, rats, young squirrels, amphibians, small birds, and other reptiles. Like pythons and boas, kingsnakes are constrictors, wrapping themselves around their prey and suffocating them. It has been found that kingsnakes have the strongest squeeze in proportion to their body size of all the constrictors. California kingsnakes can and do eat other snakes, which is where the term “kingsnake” comes from. California kingsnakes are even resistant to rattlesnake venom and eat them as well. Snakes of all varieties are important to their ecosystems because they hunt and eat animals that can be harmful to humans. Mice and rats are attracted to human populations because of the abundance of food. Many rodents, however, can carry diseases into these population centers or spoil food stores. Snakes help keep the
rodent populations down and are themselves not harmful to humans unless threatened. If you see a snake, give it space to escape and hide, and if you are concerned, contact local animal control authorities rather than trying to capture or kill the animal. The campers in our Animal Adventurers Summer Science Camp this week were able to meet our two resident California kingsnakes, Lizzie and Felix. They also learned about a variety of other native California animal species, several are right here in Mace Ranch Park and the surrounding area. There are spaces still available in our August Summer Science Camps! Registration available online at http://www. explorit.org/programs/ summer-camp/summerand-vacation-classes. Camp registration closes two weeks prior to the beginning of each camp. —Explorit Science Center is at 3141 Fifth St. For information, call 530-7560191 or visit http://www. explorit.org, or “like” the Facebook page at www. facebook.com/explorit.fb.
Want to learn more about moths? If you attend the Virtual Moth Open House hosted by the Bohart Museum of Entomologyat UC Davis, then it may be like a “moth to a flame.” The free and family friendly event, held in observance of National Moth Week (July 18-26), will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 25, on Facebook Live (BohartMuseum Facebookpage). Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the 500,000-lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) collection, will show specimens and answer questions. “Due to circumstances, the annual Moth Night at the Bohart Museum of Entomology will be a ‘virtual tour’ this year, and we hope it offers the same fun and interest as in past years,” Smith said. “In addition to a live video tour of one of the aisles of moths in this huge research collection, we also will have video on how to set up equipment for attracting moths at night, the most productive time for observing these nocturnal animals. A new addition will be video on how to ‘spread’ the wings of moths and butterflies, an important step in preparing lepidoptera for research and study.” Want to know just how impressive moths are? “The live portion of our virtual tour will be spent in the collection itself, and we will show and talk about some of the most impressive moths in the world, including the death head sphinx moth, the highly toxic slug moths, and the largest moths in the world, the Atlas moths,” Smith said.
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The Atlas moth, the world’s largest, will be among the bugs at the Virtual Moth Open House hosted by the Bohart Museum of Entomology. “There will be examples of some of the many species of wasp mimic moths in the families erebidae and sesiidae, a hummingbird moth with a proboscis, its feeding tube, that is nearly 12 inches long! We will show the extraordinary sunset moth from Madagascar with its splash of amazing and metallic colors on its wings. There will be black witch and white witch moths with wingspans up to 1 foot across. The diversity and beauty of moths easily rivals that of the better known butterflies.” Want to know how destructive some moths are?” In addition to the moths known for their attractive appearance, we also need to show some of the destructive kinds, including the gypsy moth that has destroyed millions of acres of forest in the U.S., tussock and tent-worm moths that can defoliate entire trees, and the California oak moth that ravages oak trees along the California coast,” Smith said. “There are moths with wingspans up to 12 inches and others so small you need a microscope to
observe them.” All in all, this is a wonderful and diverse order of insects, Smith said, “and we hope everyone will join us on July 25th, for the 2020 Open House at the Bohart Museum of Entomology.” Smith was named a 2015 “Friend of the College by the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The Bohart Museum is directed by Lynn Kimsey, professor of entomology, UC Davis department of entomology and nematology. It is headquartered in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building on CrockerLane (but temporarily closed due to the coronavirus pandemic). The insect museum houses a global collection of nearly eight million insects, as well as a live “petting zoo” (think Madagascar hissing cockroaches, walking sticks and tarantulas) and a gift shop stocked with insectthemed clothing, jewelry, posters and books, as well as collecting equipment. For more information, check out the Bohart Museum website at http://bohart.ucdavis.edu or contact bmuseum@uc davis.edu.
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Thankfully, some things remain the same BY KAY RESLER Special to The Enterprise
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o much has changed and yet some things remain the same. As a member of the Yolo Crisis Nursery Board of Directors, an 18-year member and past president of the Davis Rotary Club, and a passionate advocate for children, I am seeing the potentially devastating challenges the COVID-19 pandemic is creating for young children and their families. COVID has changed the way the Yolo Crisis nursery works, but it has not changed the positive impact the nursery makes on children’s lives. With so many in our community struggling, the services that charitable organizations — like the Yolo Crisis Nursery — provide are as critically necessary as ever, as demonstrated in Amanda’s story below. Amanda is an essential worker and a single mother battling mental illness. Amanda and her 4-year-old daughter, Isabella, came to the nursery in April when they found themselves in an impossible situation. Amanda needed to go to work and
childcare was scarce due to the shelter-in-place orders. Without childcare, Amanda’s mental health was stretched to the limit, she risked losing her job, her home, and most importantly, Isabella. The nursery quickly assessed their needs and wrapped them both with compassionate care and services. Unbeknownst to Amanda until assessed by the trauma-trained Yolo Crisis Nursery staff through its intake and screening process, Isabella was identified to be deaf and on the autism spectrum. Our amazing nursery staff worked with Amanda to help her understand Isabella’s diagnosis and connected her to the medical and social services her family needed. Together with Amanda and Isabella’s doctors, we built a treatment plan. Isabella thrived at the nursery, as our staff worked with her on nonverbal communication skills and some behavior modifications. Isabella made huge improvements in her social functioning and communication skills while in the nursery’s care. With the nursery’s help, in just three months, Isabella has a medical plan in
YOLO CRISIS NURSERY place and is enrolled in a preschool with an individual education plan. Amanda is healthy, employed, stable, and is the best mom she can be for Isabella. The pandemic has changed our world, but thankfully, some things have not changed. The Yolo Crisis Nursery is here to help all families in crisis with children from birth to five years old, and our services are voluntary and provided free of charge.Asking for help is sometimes not easy for parents; it takes courage and love for your child.We understand that parents are doing their very best, but sometimes they need assistance to properly care for their children. The Nursery is funded by the generosity of individuals, businesses, foundations, granting agencies, and local government. We could not help people like Amanda and Isabella without this ongoing support. Regrettably, we will not be able to gather in person for our annual Barn Dance fundraiser this fall.
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The pandemic has changed the way the Yolo Crisis Nursery works, but it has not changed the positive impact the nursery makes on children’s lives. While we may not be able to line dance, we can get in line to support Yolo County kids in crisis through the Travis Credit Union Foundation’s COVID-19 Relief Initiative.Every dollar donated up to $20,000 by September 30th will unlock a dollar-for-dollar matching gift for the Yolo Crisis Nursery from the Travis Credit Union Foundation. This is a tremendous opportunity to double your donation and to help more children and families in crisis. To qualify for the matching gift, all donations must go through the Travis Credit Union Foundation.
Please visit www.tcu fund.org/ways-to-give/ and select Yolo Crisis Nursery from the dropdown box to donate online or to learn more about how to donate in person or via check. Alternatively, you may also visit a local Travis Credit Union branch and specify that your foundation gift is to benefit the Yolo Crisis Nursery. As the only crisis nursery in Yolo County, Yolo Crisis Nursery has always been an essential resource and place of hope for families, and it has been especially so for those dramatically impacted by COVID-19. I am extremely
proud of the amazing work that our Executive Director, Heather Sleuter, and her team do day in and day out for children and families in Yolo County, no matter the circumstances. It is my pleasure and honor to serve on the Yolo Crisis Nursery Board of Directors. The work we are doing as a board to advance our vision that every child grows up in a safe, loving, and stable home is rewarding in ways I could not have imagined. If you believe that all children deserve to grow up in a safe, loving and stable home and would like to help young families like Amanda and Isabella, I invite you to join us at the Yolo Crisis Nursery. We are always looking for people who are willing to lend their time and talent to join us. To learn more or to make a gift, please visit our website www.yolocrisisnursery.org. If you think you might be interested in joining the Yolo Crisis Nursery Board of Directors, please email us at info@yolocrisis nursery.org. We would love the opportunity to get to know you. — Kay Resler is a member of the board of directors for the Yolo Crisis Nursery.
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s the COVID-19 crisis unfolds around the world, many with upcoming or scheduled doctor’s appointments, including the vulnerable population and cancer patients, have concerns and questions: How do I stay healthy? Should I continue my doctor appointments, cancer treatment, or regular mammogram screenings? If you are making a difficult healthcare decision, know that you are not alone. For people with serious health conditions, such as breast cancer, and their loved ones, the uncertainty of this situation, the need for physical distancing, and possible delays in treatments can be especially challenging. Many in our community are trying to be proactive with their medical care, like breast-cancer survivor Carolyn Regan, a Thriving Pink grant recipient and workshop attendee. “Before this pandemic I was scheduled to travel with my daughter to Philadelphia for treatment,” she said.“During this COVID landscape, I became worried about flying and reassessed my options. I am now looking into more local options for my treatment.” Dr. Bubbly Bajwa, a Thriving Pink board member who serves as the chief medical informatics officer for NorthBay Healthcare, has led recent Thriving Pink workshops. “The real concern that’s out there is the ability of the immune
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Carolyn Regan, a local breast cancer survivor, holds fresh tomatoes. “My garden keeps my spirits up with a renewed focus on a healthy lifestyle,” she said. system to fight infection from this virus,” Bajwa said. “People undergoing active chemotherapy or radiation treatment are at a higher risk, as their immune system is likely compromised.This poses an increased risk for infection and complications related to any viral or bacterial infection. ” Some treatments, however, may pose less of a risk. “Cancer survivors on hormone therapy after remission with no other underlying issues, such as diabetes, heart disease or lung disease, are likely at a lower risk, but should still practice all recommended health precautions,” Bajwa added. “The best advice is to consult your provider with any concerns and review your lab results.”
These are challenging times because the landscape of COVID is changing. During the beginning of the pandemic, a concerning side effect of the initial shutdown began to emerge as many hospitals limited patient appointments and surgeries, postponing regular screenings and mammograms. However, as weeks turned into months, the American Cancer Society shifted its policy, encouraging women to talk to their doctors before potentially resuming their regular appointments. “It isn’t life as usual,” reflects Bajwa. “It’s important to contact your local hospital and physician to determine the best course of action for you. Mammograms are important for early detection, and many hospitals welcome these check-ups now with safeguards in place.” There is a difficult balancing act going on right now where decisions are made to protect people from unnecessary exposure to the virus and to make sure healthcare providers have the resources they need to treat those who become seriously ill from this virus. A virtual appointment is also possible, instead of physically going to the clinic.Elective surgeries and procedures which are not considered urgent can also be rescheduled to a later date. Even in the midst of a rapidly changing healthcare landscape, there is a general rule right now.
“Appointments can be delayed if, in the physician’s judgement, it does not risk harm to the patient,” Bajwa said. These decisions are often being made on a case-by-case basis. If you have any warning signs of breast cancer, including any discomfort or noticeable changes in your breast or underarm area, don’t put off seeing a doctor. A breast lump or other change needs to be checked. Hospitals and clinics are taking many precautions to ensure patients are safe. “Your doctor, including surgical, medical and radiation oncologists, will determine the best cancer-directed therapy and sequence of therapy, ” said Dr. Helen Chew, a medical oncologist and director of the clinical breast cancer program at UC Davis Health, “taking into account the benefit of the treatment versus the risk of exposure to COVID 19.” It’s important for all patients and cancer survivors to talk with a medical team who understands their situation and medical history. Dr. Chew is leading a Pink Speaker Series workshop at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, to present on the topic, “New Advances in Research for Breast Cancer Treatment.” Other Thriving Pink workshops — which are open and free to cancer survivors, their supporters and the general public — include a Yoga & Light Movement Workshop led by Dion Wiedenhoefer at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 24. RSVP to
Local student honored for academic excellence Enterprise staff Tyler Mundy of Davis was one of more than 7,500 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2020 semester. Mundy is enrolled in the School of Education. The students, from KU’s Lawrence and Edwards campuses and the schools of Health Professions and Nursing in Kansas City, Kan., represent 85 of 105 Kansas counties;
NAME DROPPERS 47 other states, territories and Washington, D.C.; and 55 other countries. The honor roll includes undergraduates who meet requirements in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and in the schools of Business, Education, Engineering, Health Professions, Journalism, Music, Nursing, Pharmacy and Social Welfare.
Honor roll criteria vary among the university’s academic units. Some schools honor the top 10% of students enrolled, some establish a minimum grade-point average, and others raise the minimum GPA for each year students are in school. Students must complete a minimum number of credit hours to be considered for the honor roll. — Do you know of someone who has won an award or accomplished something noteworthy? Email it to newsroom@davisenterprise.net.
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UCD trio earn preseason honors EWUs Barriere, Montana’s Lewis tapped as top Big Sky players BY BRUCE GALLAUDET Enterprise sports editor For a program that’s made its bones on offensive football, UC Davis had three players chosen for the Big Sky preseason AllConference team — all on defense. Announced Friday on the final day of the league’s virtual Football Conference, the crystal-ball squad included Aggie secondary maven Devon King, linebacker Nick Eaton and defensive lineman Bryce Rodgers. The conference media also selected Eastern Washington quarterback Eric Barriere as presumptive Offensive Player of the Year and Montana linebacker Jace Lewis as the top defensive player.
Meanwhile, the UCD trio of King, Rodgers and Eaton helped the Aggies hold opponents to 29.3 points per game, the fifthbest total among the 13 Big Sky schools. King, a junior human development major from Richmond, made 77 tackles, intercepted three passes and forced three fumbles (recovering one himself ). King provided one of the Aggies’ season highlights when he forced San Diego’s Emilio Martinez into a fumble at the goal line. The stop came in the waning moments of Davis’ 38-35 road victory Sept. 7. For his efforts, King was named to Hero Sports sophomore All-American honor roll
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and the All-Big Sky first-team last fall. Eaton, a 6-2, 215 graduate of Whitney High (Rocklin), was a disruptive freshman. He recorded 56 tackles, forced five fumbles and broke up six passes. His 6½ sacks were a team best. Against Cal Poly, Eaton “intercepted” a lateral and returned it 78 yards for a score in Davis’ 5-7 campaign. He was named the Big Sky Freshman of the Year and made the Hero Sports All-Freshman first team, among other accolades. For senior tackle Bryce Rodgers
(6-3, 290), it was business as usual in 2019: 49 tackles (six of which went for losses), four sacks and seven QB hurries. Starting all 12 games, Rodgers was KING accorded All-Big Sky honorable mention. The psychology major attended Menlo-Atherton High. Overlooked by the scribes was Aggie running back Ulonzo Gilliam, whose 1,249 yards rushing ranked second in the Big Sky in 2019. The Modesto native also scored 12 touchdowns. Instead, at Gilliam’s position were Sacramento State standout Elijah Dotson and Weber State’s Josh Davis. Dotson accounted for 1,451 yards from scrimmage and 11 scores, while Davis ran for 1,136 yards and 11 TDs. As for the league’s top honored players, senior Berriere
completed 59 percent of his passes for 3,712 yards and 31 touchdowns. He was intercepted just four times. He also rushed for 558 yards and another eight scores, but EWU (7-5) missed the playoffs. It was Berriere who broke Aggie fans’ hearts in 2018 when his 55-yard, last-minute run set up Eastern Washington’s 34-29 game-winning touchdown, which knocked UCD from the playoffs. Montana’s Lewis (6-1, 230), a senior, recorded 131 tackles (second in conference) while recording 4½ sacks for the postseason-visiting 10-4 Griz. Here is the complete list of AllBig Sky squads:
Offense QB — Eric Barriere, Eastern Washington; WR — Samuel
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Calmer head prevails on pitch Davis soccer player is now USL referee
Referee Nick Marin-Kumko, who helped lead the Davis High boys soccer team to a section title, gives a yellow card to a Reno player Sunday. He’s kept his trademark calm demeanor as he transitioned from player to official.
BY EVAN REAM Enterprise staff writer For years, he was a calming presence that helped hold his Davis Legacy and Davis High soccer teams together. He provided a certain maturity that led his club team to repeated success and the Blue Devils to the 2007 Sac-Joaquin Section championship. Now, Nick Marin-Kumko uses that calming presence to keep order during professional soccer games, albeit in a different role: as a center referee in the seconddivision United Soccer League. When Sacramento Republic FC won its first game of the season this year, a 1-0 victory over Reno 1868 FC last Sunday, the man in charge of the game was the 2008 DHS graduate. As the godfather of soccer in Davis, Ashley Yudin has seen it all when it comes to the sport in the area. The meteoric officiating rise of Marin-Kumko doesn’t surprise him the least bit. “He was the leader that you wanted,” Yudin said. “The club team I had carried over to the high school team, so they were a pretty rambunctious bunch. They were a really good club team and a good high school team, but they fought for what they got, they weren’t a mildmannered group of people. “Nick was the even-keeled guy who would settle things down ... a great leader,” he added. “They
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all respected him.” On those teams, MarinKumko was surrounded by greatness — high school teammate Jalil Anibaba and club teammate Adam Jahn currently ply their trade in Major League Soccer. But when a playing career of his own didn’t come into fruition, he followed in the footsteps of his father, Alberto, a referee in his native Argentina and later in MLS. As a kid growing up in Davis AYSO, Marin-Kumko would join Alberto to watch as he officiated games for the then San Jose Clash at Spartan Stadium. “My love for the game definitely stems directly from my parents’ passion for soccer,” Marin-Kumko said. “Soccer just seemed to always be a subject
being talked about or watched me to continue pursuing my pason TV in my house growingup. sion of refereeing and staying Both my mother and father were involved in the sport I love so born in Argendeeply.” tina and socSo while cer there is Marin-Kumko much more became a regthan just a istered official sport to most, at the age of 13 it’s a way of as a way to life. make some extra money, “I owe all of he didn’t fully my successes take it seriin life, espeously until cially my 2014 before achievements becoming part while playing of the USL’s soccer growNick Marin-Kumko fourth official ing up and in pool in 2017. USL referee refereeing Last year, he more recently, took charge of to them,” he his first game, an April match added. “Their support and between Fresno FC and the encouragement have motivated
“I strive to keep working hard and improving so that one day I make it to the same elite group of referees that my dad did.”
then-Tulsa Roughnecks. From there, the 29-year-old was given more opportunities to be the man in the middle while the Professional Referee Organization assessed him for the possibility of permanently moving into the USL’s center-referee pool. “At this point in my referee career, as you can imagine, it’s no longer about the money and more about pushing myself to be the best referee I can,” MarinKumko told The Enterprise. “I cherish refereeing a lot, too, because it’s something that I’ll always have in common with my dad, an activity that he and I will forever share and bond over. “I strive to keep working hard and improving so that one day I make it to the same elite group of referees that my dad did.” Still, very few officials in any sport in the United States are full-time. For Marin-Kumko, this means balancing a life that includes his family, his fianceé Alex and a career as the executive director of the Yolo County Association of Realtors. “My goals as a referee are to make it to the highest level I possibly can while maintaining a healthy personal and work life balance. I’d love to be able to referee in MLS, or even become a FIFA and travel the world officiating matches, but I also have to be realistic,” he said. “Refereeing isn’t the only thing I have going for me in my life — I have a fianceé that I’m starting a life with and a full-time job that I consider my career. Refereeing is an important part of my life, and it means a lot to me, but I have to make sure that it works
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When vaccine is ready, who gets first doses? N obody asked me, but ... ■ If — as now speculated — a COVID-19 vaccine could be available by year’s end, will it be accessible to all Americans ... or just professional athletes? ■ Add this to your baseball terminology: alternate training site. That is the group of 30 to 34 players belonging to each MLB franchise who aren’t on their team’s active roster. San Francisco alternates work out at Dignity Health Park, the River Cats’ home. Oakland farmhands are at Excite Ballpark, the San Jose Giants’ facility. ■ Reader Tom Merritt notes the Blue Jays’ huge AL East competitive disadvantage in playing all 60 of their games outside Toronto. Late Friday, the Jays announced they would play at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, site of its Triple-A farm team, the Bisons. The Canadian government is not allowing travel into Canada from the United States. The Jays
initially tried to share PNC Park in Pittsburgh with the Pirates, but the state of Pennsylvania said no because of a COVID spike in that state. Their first “home” game is Wednesday. ■ In college football this year, the coin toss will have four people participating: one captain from each team, the referee and the umpire, all socially distanced. No one else. ■ Bob Costas has joined CNN as a contributor. His commentaries will be both sports- and nonsports related. He’ll continue being seen on MLB Network. ■ The 60-game baseball schedule plus playoffs is approximately 38 percent of a normal season. By comparison, 38 percent of an NFL season would be roughly six games, plus playoffs. ■ Annual Opening Day lament heard in Boston the past 33 years: “Why wasn’t (Dave) Stapleton in the game for (Bill) Buckner in Game Six?”
Trailing by two runs — twice down to their last strike in the 1986 World Series — the Mets rallied for three runs in the 10th inning and a series-tying third win. Buckner’s fateful error on a Mookie Wilson ground ball kept New York in the game, and they’d win the World Series the next evening. Stapleton often took over for Buckner at first base for defensive purposes in the late innings. But not that night at Shea Stadium. The Red Sox long-awaited championship wouldn’t come until 2004, finally breaking the almost 90-year Curse of The Bambino. ■ The Giants’ opening game
from Los Angeles last Thursday was called by three ESPN commentators working from Connecticut, Maryland and Florida. It’s known as announcer social distancing. ■ Gil Brandt, the longtime personnel evaluator for the Dallas Cowboys and current NFL Network contributor, has seen more than his share of football talent over the years. He was once asked if he had ever seen a player who could have made the jump from high school football to the NFL. “Yes. Two,” Brandt, 87, replied. “Earl Campbell and Herschel Walker.” ■ Since 2008, a different Giant has been the Opening Day leftfielder each year. In ’08, it was Dave Roberts, who now manages the Dodgers. The latest: Alex Dickerson, who, if he can keep his health, could be around for a while. ■ The word eccentric barely describes 1950s to ’60s outfielder Jim Piersall, whose antics earned
him ejections and suspensions galore. Piersall had 104 career homers, but he made sure his 100th would be memorable. Playing for the Mets at the Polo Grounds, Piersall connected off Phils’ pitcher Dallas Green and then ran the bases ... backward. He did touch first, second, third and home in appropriate order, so his run counted. But Major League Baseball was not amused. It quickly banned running the bases backward. ■ “Hello everybody and welcome to FedEx Field for today’s game between the New York Giants and your Washington Football Team.” Seriously? — Reach Kelly at dkelly1416@ aol.com. Kelly is director of communications for Battlefields2 Ballfields and managing general partner of Kelly & Associates. Kelly is also the longtime radio and television color man on UC Davis football broadcasts.
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retend that this column began with a witty or clever way to introduce the fact that we’re dealing with an uncertain future for our sporting landscape, thanks to COVID-19. It’s no secret that most newspaper staffers are running out of ways to write the same story over and over again. Just in case you missed the stories in Wednesday’s paper, the CIF decided to postpone all state high school fall sports, moving them either to winter or spring, cramming three seasons into just two. I’m not here to write about the decision because, though we don’t know when the virus will go away, it is obviously the correct call. There is no reason to put people into more crowded situations, even as our population constantly complains about wearing masks in public. But what will these seasons actually look like for those involved? For some it may require
choosing between one sport or another if their seasons overlap. For example, in the past there have been several Davis High girls soccer players who also have participated in lacrosse, once soccer switched to a winter schedule. Many ran track and played basketball. Presumably, the three-sport athlete isn’t going to exist in the 2020-21 season. However, what will this look like from a facilities standpoint? In normal years, football and field hockey get Ron & Mary Brown Stadium during the fall, and girls volleyball takes the south gym. In the winter, the field is conceded to soccer, and boys and girls basketball teams inhabit the gyms. Come spring, boys volleyball and badminton each play inside, while lacrosse and track and field work around each other. It all fits nicely into place. But now, who knows? As per usual, it was my job to call the soccer coaches this week
and ask them for their reactions regarding the changes. “On one hand, it’s good because we’re not playing in the winter, but I’m not sure how we’re going to be able to pull this off with all the sports playing at the same time,” Blue Devil boys soccer coach Alex Park told me. “It’s going to be a lot of work. But I’m really glad that we’re going to have a season. “I would imagine that there would still be some sort of distancing, so how do we do that with all the teams playing at the same time? We may be playing games in the afternoon, we may be playing games at Playfields.”
Ah, Playfields, the field I called my own for adult-league games twice a week before this pandemic. For soccer’s purposes, I actually don’t mind Playfields. The turf is old, there are some dangerous spaces with metal protruding in each penalty box and it’s impossible to get under the ball ... But it works. If only we had another suitable, lighted field somewhere else in the area. Perhaps one named after the greatest soccer coach in Davis High history ... Ashley Yudin Field adjacent Community Park.
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isten: I don’t know how gym-sharing is going to work or how both tennis teams are going to make due with just nine courts available at the high school. I don’t know which teams are going to get first priority at Brown Stadium aside from football. I do know that if we’re going to
have high school sports right in the middle of club soccer season, the players would be much happier playing on a grass field, one that will mitigate some of the wear and tear players’ bodies suffer. Playfields is fine for 30something players like me, but a travesty when there’s a better field on the DHS campus. These two seasons are going to be trying for athletes, coaches, parents, fans, administrators and us lowly members of the media. But returning soccer to its historic and rightful home would at least be one quick way to alleviate some of these concerns. I want it. The coaches want it. The players want it. And it would certainly open up a ton of room at an overcrowded Brown Stadium. — Evan Ream’s column publishes Sundays. Reach him at eream@davisenterprise.net or follow him on Twitter @EvanReam.
Having a Goode time in England UCD grad gets more playing time, master’s
world forced Goode to face a unique set of challenges, starting the moment he arrived in Nottingham. “I am a night owl,” Goode said with a smile. “During my first week, I caught myself staying up pretty late each night. Even though I became used to the BY ERIC BANKSTON time difference, there were times Special to The Enterprise when it was still difficult to sleep because I wanted to stay up and For former UC Davis basketconnect with family and friends ball starter Garrison Goode, an back home.” international educational and Since drivers in England travel athletic adventure of a lifetime on the opposite side of the road began with a journey through as American drivers, Goode Aggie EVO — a university solved the challenge: “From the career-launch program. When an English representative first day I arrived, I chose to take the bus and train everywhere.” from the University of NottingGoode added, “I did not dare ham visited campus last spring, it drive while in England.” was made clear that there were Even though it took a while athletic and continuing-education for Goode to adapt to various opportunities available abroad cultural differences between for UCD students. Northern California and NotPursuing a master’s degree tinghamshire, one element of and playing more basketball this experience provided a along the way? smooth transition Sign me up, and minithought Goode. mized any feel“My coaches ings of advised me to homesickness. keep my options “I stayed in a open … I was lovely house on intrigued by what campus that was (Nottingham) full of Americans. had to offer,” the Three of my five River Hills, Wis., Garrison Goode housemates were native explained. UCD graduate from California, “Aggie EVO which made our gave me the conliving situation even more enjoyfidence to take advantage of this opportunity, one that would help able,” he said. “Being part of a my career once I stopped playing community comprised by American student-athletes was an basketball.” integral part of my journey Before that meeting, Goode was set on playing professionally because we all experienced a new culture alongside other individuoverseas once he earned his ecoals who shared a similar perspecnomics degree last year. A few tive. Some of the people I met months after conferring with will remain my best friends for Philip Wood, UON’s scholarship life.” and recruiting manager, Goode Once the academic year comwas England-bound with an menced, Nottingham quickly felt open mind, zero expectations like home since Goode returned and a desire to take full advanto a familiar weekly routine that tage of this one-year experience that would conclude with a mas- included classes, studying, completing academically related ter’s degree in entrepreneurship, projects, workouts and games. innovation and management. Traveling halfway around the Goode believed that “UC
“My coaches advised me to keep my options open.”
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Former UC Davis standout Garrison Goode (44) was working on his master’s degree and playing basketball in England when the pandemic began. He is finishing his program online in California. Davis’ world-class academic programs” helped himprepare for the rigors of graduate-level courses — especially since Nottingham’s classes stretched over a five-month-long semester instead of a 10-week quarter. “The intensity of the quarter system at UC Davis made it easier to manage my graduate classwork,” the 6-foot-7 forward explained. “Throughout each quarter, I was constantly doing homework and studying for midterms. For my graduate classes, I only had to prepare for a final paper, which represented the entire grade.”
Besides adapting to a new culture and adjusting to the semester system, Goode also faced unique situations as a member of the university’smen’s basketball team. He said his role changed as he became a go-to scorer during the spring. The University of Nottingham competed in a league composed of six universities located in the middle of the country. One of Goode’s most enjoyable moments took place shortly after he arrived to the U.K. with his family: “Late August was the right time to check one item off my bucket list: A soccer rivalry
game between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. This game did not disappoint, all the hype about English football is legitimate. The energy is insane, the dedication is evident and the rivalry between Tottenham and Arsenal is real,” he said. Unfortunately for Goode, his experience in Nottingham did not last the entire school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Competition in England, like in the U.S., shut down during the spring. “The school quickly switched its classes to an online format. Even though it was challenging to maintain my focus through this medium, I ended up finishing the semester strong, which is the most important part of this experience.” Goode is writing his dissertation at home this summer, “which is the last project I need to complete before earning my degree.” Even though he was forced to return home earlier than expected, the sudden change of environment also provided Goode with another opportunity — one he is taking full advantage of ... “I have been able to grow in my faith and strengthen my relationships with family and friends. I have been able to truly prioritize the people and other aspects of life that are important to me, which is sometimes hard to do in the midst of a busy schedule that includes classes and sports.” Goode and his older sister are moving to the Bay Area to start their own business — a sustainable clothing brand that focuses on up-grading donated or thrifted clothes. “Through my brand, I want to help the environment and glorify God with the creative gifts I have been blessed with,” Goode added. — Eric Bankston is the assistant athletics director for athletics communications and public relations at UC Davis. Reach Bankston at elbankston @ucdavis.edu.
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Akem and Samori Toure, both of Montana; Pierre Williams, Sacramento State; RB — Josh Davis, Weber State; Elijah Dotson, Sacramento State; FB — Clay Moss, Weber State; and TE — Marshel Martin, Sacramento State. OL — Conlan Beaver, Montana; Ben Bos, Weber State; Lewis Kidd, Montana State (one of three unanimous choices); Tristen Taylor, Eastern Washington; Taylor Tuiasosopo, Montana State; and Ty Whitworth, Weber State (unanimous). All-purpose — B.J. Perkinson, Sacramento State; kicker — Luis Aguilar, Northern Arizona; punter returner — Rashid Shaheed, Weber State; kick returner — Malik Flowers, Montana.
Eastern Washington QB Eric Barriere (3) was selected as the Big Sky’s preseason Offensive Player of the Year. EWU ATHLETICS/ COURTESY PHOTO
Defense DT — Jared Scheiss, Weber State; Bryce Rodgers, UC Davis; DE — Josiah Erickson, Sacramento State; George Tarlas, Weber State. LB — Nick Eaton, UC Davis; Christian Elliss, Idaho; Jace Lewis, Montana; Tre Walker, Idaho. DB — Anthony Adams, Portland State (unanimous); Devon King, UC Davis;
Daron Bland, Sacramento State; Robby Hauck, Montana; Eddie Heckard, Weber State; special teams, Emmanuel Daigbe, Portland State; and punter — D.J. Arnson, Northern Arizona. Notes: Traditional fall sports in the Big Sky Conference — soccer, volleyball, cross country, as well as tune-up off-seasons for tennis and softball — have been pushed back to Sept. 18
starts, thanks to the continued concern about the growing COVID-19 threat. ... In an announcement Friday by league Assistant Commissioner Denise Thompson, it was noted that “the competition start date for football will be assessed at a later date.” ... On Thursday during the Big Sky coaches conference aspect of the Football Kickoff, media and coaches polls both picked Weber State to reign for the fourth straight year. The Wildcats have shared at least a portion of the conference title since 2017 under mentor Jay Hill. Both polls selected UC Davis No. 6, a notch behind Sacramento State. — Reach sports editor Bruce Gallaudet at bgallaudet41@gmail.com or call him at 530-320-4456.
in unison with all other facets of life.” For now, though, Marin-Kumko will be given more chances to hold up his good family name as a referee — he’s currently assigned to officiate the Aug. 8 match between Reno and the Tacoma Defiance. “He’s the perfect person to be a referee because he doesn’t get flustered a lot. I don’t ever remember a time that he was bothered by anything,” Yudin said. “Playing soccer was like a business to him, he just went in and did his job and kept everybody calm because it wasn’t a calm group that I had, but that was the reason why they
were so good. Nick was really the level-headed one in the group. Yudin continued: “He made everybody better because he kept everybody in the game. “He was the spokesman, he could talk to the referee, he could talk to the other players. I would put him in the category that he was way beyond his years in the sense that he was extraordinarily mature as a young kid. “He was very respectful to people, but if you know his father Alberto, he’s the same way. They have a very calm, deliberate way that they approach things.” — Reach Evan Ream at eream@davisenterprise.net or follow him on Twitter @EvanReam.
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Getting behind the wheel confidently Dear Annie: I have three grandchildren, and they’re all approaching the age where they’ll be learning how to drive. Our adult children are now 48, 44 and 41. Some years ago, when they were learning how to drive, I came across John Violette’s “Contract for Drivers,” clipped it, and stowed it away. Unfortunately, it’s very yellowed and illegible now. Would you be able to print it? — Tutu from Hawaii Dear Tutu: I am glad to print these wise words and implore teen drivers — and all drivers, really — to remember that they are operating a literal ton of steel, often at incredible speeds, and life can change in an instant. Be safe. “Contract for Drivers” By John Violette It is understood and agreed that having a driver’s license and driving a car are privileges. Any privilege has to be earned, and it must be earned on a continuing basis. This means that driving privileges may be revoked due to an infraction of the following rules: 1. Breaking the driving laws or abusing a motor vehicle can result in the loss of driving privileges, even if
we learn about it from a source other than the police. You never know who may be observing you. 2. You will strive to maintain the grades, conduct and attitude at the same high level as when we first granted your driving privileges. 3. No one else should be allowed to drive a vehicle entrusted to you. This means you may not lend your vehicle to friends. 4. If you are ever in a condition that might render you less than 100% competent behind the wheel of a car, phone us. We will come get you. This will not result in the loss of your driving privileges. 5. You are never to be a passenger in a car in which the driver should not be driving. A call to come get you will not result in the loss of driving privileges. If you cannot reach us, call a taxi. We will pay for it, and there will be no punishment. Signed this ______ day of ____________, 20_ _ . Dad: ______________ Mom: _____________ Newly Licensed Driver: ___________________ Dear Annie: Tell “Mortified” that I, too, have those embarrassing pop-up memories. I think we all reflect more on our past and wish we could change
some of those actions. Most of the time, the memories are of very minor incidences that for some reason or another are stuck in our minds. I know I’m a good person with no criminal past and I’m kind and thoughtful. I know my husband and I have raised our children right because we’re so proud of them and their accomplishments. Friends, family and even patrons from their business tell us what wonderful young men we have raised. So when I have these memories, I try to remind myself of all this. The other trick I use is to try to remember the occasion. What were the reactions of others? I also try to recall ANY occasions when someone else did something embarrassing. I can’t recall any. We are so focused on ourselves that we hardly notice other’s actions unless it’s something serious. Thanks to “Mortified” for letting me know I’m not alone. — Mortified, Too Dear Mortified, Too: It’s quite amazing: Now that you mention it, not a single thing comes to my mind when I try to think of something embarrassing that someone I know has done. Isn’t that telling? Thanks for the revelation.
Dear Annie: With this pandemic and people out of work, this might be a good way to get a few people back to work AND to save a ton of money. Both small and large businesses need to purge their mailing lists. I get mail from places I may have sent for a catalog years ago but haven’t done business with them for many years. I have even cut off mailing labels and returned them at my expense to companies asking to be removed from their mailing list, but I continue to receive their mailings. And yes, I am registered with www. catalogchoice.org and https://www.dmachoice.org. Think of all the trees that are killed. Think of all the extra trash in the landfills. Purging the list could be as simple as reviewing their records and deleting all addresses of people who have not done business
with them in some number of years. Or, perhaps send a postcard asking if the person wants to continue receiving the mailing. If so, they call the company. If they do not hear from the customer after a period of time, then they should delete the name. Let’s stop the waste. Purge! — Carol Dear Carol: This is a smart idea. And it would be fantastic if your plea reached the eyes and changed the minds of the bigwigs in a position to do something about this from the top on down. As it is, your letter includes two great tips — Catalog Choice and DMAChoice. One more resource to add to that list is Opt Out, which prevents companies from sending you unsolicited credit card and insurance offers. To use this handy service, visit www. optoutprescreen.com or call 1-888-567-8688. The company notes that deaf and hard of hearing consumers can opt-out by calling 7-1-1 and referring the relay operator to 1-800821-9631. Dear Annie: When I read the letter from “My Mom’s Death Is Causing My Friend Grief,” I just had to write. I experienced a similar incident with my brother’s mother-in-law, “Carol.” My father died several years
ago, and after the funeral, Carol took me aside to ask for my thoughts on why her youngest daughter was angry with her. I was an emotional wreck that day, having just buried my father, so I didn’t have the wherewithal to walk away. So, I endured Carol’s lamentations for well over an hour in total disbelief. I told my therapist about this incident a few days later, and he said it sounded as though Carol suffered from a classic case of narcissistic personality disorder. NPD is a mental condition in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance. They are usually oblivious to the feelings, wishes and needs of other people. When I heard this, it was as if a lightbulb went off in my head: It explained so much about Carol’s behavior throughout the years! I have found that knowing (or suspecting) that someone who has hurt you may have NPD can help lessen the negative impacts of their behavior. — Dale Dear Dale: Thank you for this insightful letter. Knowledge really is power, and I agree that sometimes simply having such a context for someone’s behavior can help you to not take it personally. I am so sorry for the loss of your father.
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF John Gunn Brandon CASE NO. PB20-136 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: John Gunn Brandon A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: Dorothy Ann Brandon in the Superior Court of California, County of: Yolo THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: Dorothy Ann Brandon be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the
Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on August 28, 2020 at 9 a.m. in Department 10 located at 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Signed: John B. Palley
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Public Notices X FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: June 10, 2020 FBN Number: F20200445 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) DRL CONSULTING DRL CONSULTING GROUP 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County. 1023 Fountain Drive West Sacramento, CA 95605 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Danelle Reese Senf 1023 Fountain Drive West Sacramento, CA 95605 4. Business Classification: Individual 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 12, 2020 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) 6. Signature of Registrant(s): Danelle Reese Senf 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 8/2 907
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Barbara Y. Miyano CASE NO. PB20-130 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Barbara Y. Miyano A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: Kim Saban in the Superior Court of California, County of: Yolo THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: Kimarie Akiko Miyano-Saban be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on August 25, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Department 10 located at 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Signed: John B. Palley Attorney for the petitioner 1555 River Park Drive, Suite 108 Sacramento, CA 95815 916-920-5983 7/24, 7/26, 7/31 924
The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in Yolo County on April 26, 2019 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. State of California County of Yolo Jesse Salinas County Clerk/Recorder July 1, 2020 926 7/26, 8/2, 8/9, 8/16
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Filed: July 15, 2020 FBN Number: F20200573 The person(s) or entity listed below are abandoning the use of the following fictitious business name(s): Name of Business(es): Fouts Construction The fictitious business name was filed in Yolo County on 2005, 2010 and 2015 and is being ABANDONED by the registrant(s) listed below: STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL FROM Donald Fouts PARTNERSHIP OPERATING UNDER 1949 5th Street #107 A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Davis, CA 95616 Corporation or LLC name & address and Filed: July 1, 2020 county of the principal place of business: FBN Number: F20200526 The following person(s) have withdrawn Fouts Landscape Inc. a CA Corporation as a general partner(s) from the 1949 5th Street #107 partnership operating under the Davis, CA 95616 YOLO COUNTY Fictitious Business Name(s): The business was conducted by: Togo’s Sandwich Shop Corporation located at: 1411 West Covell Blvd. #105 I declare that all information is true and Davis, CA 95616 The Full Name & Address (may substitute correct. (A registrant who declares as true business address) of the person(s) information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) withdrawing as a partner(s) include: Registrant Signature: Mirza Asaf Javed Donald Fouts, president 1205 West H Street 927 7/26, 8/2, 8/9, 8/16 Dixon, CA 95620
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Working from F home changes everything BY LLEWELLYN KING Special to The Enterprise
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imly, through the fog of the future, some structures are emerging. Some of the purely physical are becoming discernible. The changes in work, collective consciousness and play are harder to bring into focus. We — call us a ravaged generation — will face a future, the future indicative, radically different from that past that we have known. The obvious is that work is changed, rearranged and at times lost. A lot of real estate will be begging for a mission or will have to face the wrecker’s ball. Shopping centers will see huge change, maybe devastation. Those big-box stores that anchored shopping centers will be fewer. Some might be converted to gyms or old-fashioned markets with dozens of small stalls. But these uses are limited, and those cinder-block behemoths are many. Some have suggested that big-box stores can be converted to affordable housing. But architects say it is easier to knock them down and build new homes on their sites. Like the bomb craters that dotted London after World War II, these will be a kind of ruin for some time, a reminder as to how life was. After the shopping centers, come the office buildings — the very symbol of a modern city, from the grand Empire State Building in New York to the flashy, all-glass Shard skyscraper in London to the wildly imaginative buildings that were built as symbols around the world as much as needed work space. Now they’ll be sentinels of the city of the past.
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he short story is fewer people will be going back to work in offices. Telecommuting has rapidly come of age; it is acceptable and even desirable. Many, like myself, won’t like it. Human contact has been part of work since urbanization began. Indications are that we’re going to be less urbanized, more suburbanized and ruralized. People who have commuted vast distances into cities — like those who left home at 4 a.m. in Connecticut to be at their desks in Manhattan at 8 a.m. — will sleep in without guilt. It isn’t just that COVID-19 has forced us to work differently, at home and separated, it’s that digitization has matured enough to make it possible, almost in confluence with the demands of life under the virus. Magically, Zoom has changed just about everything. It’s been not only a liberating force but also a force for change. But huge change and the innovation that will accompany it will have a price. One survey found that 53 percent of the nation’s restaurants will never reopen, and a lot of wonderful people will be out of work — for a long time. Restaurateurs are the most entrepreneurial of people, and many will open new venues. But that takes time and capital. This loss of traditional work, which applies across the hospitality industry, will have deleterious effects elsewhere. For example, the fishing industry can’t sell all its catch. It has always depended on the restaurants for sales. COVID-19 isn’t alone in reshaping the future. For years digitization and artificial intelligence, which have made telecommuting possible, have been subtracting jobs. Farming, for example, is undergoing relentless change. Today’s farmer is more a systems manager than the renaissance figure of the past who could help a cow give birth, repair a tractor, taste soil to determine its pH, and handle the harvest with migrant help. Now tractors and farm equipment are fully digitized and can operate from a laptop on a kitchen table, and the harvest is increasingly automated by sensitive robots with multiple sensors guiding kind claws. It’s a new world, and we need to be brave and imaginative to master it. — Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. His email is llewellynking1@gmail. com. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
or the last half-century, the state government has attempted — without much success — to steer housing development in California via periodic calculation of local “needs.” About once every eight years, the state Department of Housing and Community Development, using formulas based primarily on population growth, has told regional planning bodies or individual counties how much housing for various personal income levels they should be building. Local officials then divvy up shares to cities and the unincorporated areas of counties. However the process historically contained no provisions for enforcement. To comply, the local communities only had to zone enough land for the goals, which tended to be modest. Moreover, while local governments could control land use, they had little or no power to build housing, or order it to be built. Thus, actual housing production usually bears little relationship to the “regional housing need assessment” or RHNA. Sometimes construction far exceeds official goals and sometimes — particularly in recent years — it
falls way short. The Great Recession of the century’s first decade saw construction decline to as few as 30,000 units a year and even though the overall economy recovered smartly — until the COVID-19 recession struck this year — housing development lagged. The state says we should be building 180,000 units a year to reduce the backlog and keep pace with population growth, but we are averaging scarcely half that number. The result is a housing crisis that, until COVID-19 and its recession erupted, was the state’s most serious economic and political issue. The shortage drove prices of both owner-occupied and rental housing sky high, which is the most important factor in California’s having the nation’s highest rate of poverty. The RHNA process is now entering what’s called the “6th cycle,” with new regional
and local housing goals for the remainder of the decade — and this time the game has changed. The new housing goals are much higher than those of previous years, as much as three times as high in major metropolitan areas, and the process now has some enforcement teeth. The most startling example is in the six counties of the Southern California Association of Governments, which contain nearly half of the state’s population. Its 5thcycle goal was just over 400,000 units, but it’s now boosted to 1.3 million in the 6th cycle, largely because of a new adjustment for having too much overcrowded housing.
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he nine-county Association of Bay Area Governments, including San Francisco, is seeing its projected housing goal for its 8 million residents jump from 187,990 units in the 5th cycle to 441,176 in the 6th. The state’s two other major metro regions, San Diego and Sacramento, have performed better in recent years, so their goals have been boosted modestly to 171,685 and 153,512. Failure to meet RHNA goals now carries consequences. In
2017, the Legislature and then-Gov. Jerry Brown decreed that in communities without enough land zoned for housing, developers can have their projects fasttracked. It’s plainly aimed at thwarting the opponents of new housing, dubbed NIMBYs, from applying political pressure to local government officials. The much-higher 6th-cycle housing goals fuel the underlying conflict over whether the traditional land-use powers of local governments will give way to state demands that officials accept more housing, particularly highdensity projects for lowincome residents, that their constituents and voters might not want. Someday, COVID-19 and its recession will fade and housing will resume its position as California’s most important crisis. With the new and higher housing goals now in place, this decade shapes up as a critical period. — 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
LETTERS Renewing stem-cell funding? Begun in 2010, the UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Medicine is one of the most highly regarded stem cell research programs in the world, employing 150 top scientists, and challenging many of the world’s most devastating diseases and disabilities. Yet it would probably not exist at all, without the $130 million in grant assistance from the California stem cell program, formally known as the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). Begun as a citizens’ initiative, CIRM supports stem cell projects across the state. Some of its research has literally saved lives, like the 60 little children rescued from “bubble baby” disease, now a curable condition because of CIRMfunded research. Today, when it is most needed, CIRM’s funding has run out. If you would like to see California remain the stem cell capital of the world, taking on every deadly medical condition including the coronavirus, please support the renewal of CIRM. Vote yes on Proposition 14, the California Stem Cells for Research, Treatments and Cures Initiative of 2020. Don C. Reed Fremont
New nuclear testing President Trump’s latest threat to start testing of nuclear weapons will destroy the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty that the U.S. has honored since 1996. It has inspired bills in both the U.S. House (H.R. 7140) and Senate (S. 3886) that would prohibit the use of federal funds to prepare for or conduct an explosive nuclear weapon test of any size. In addition, several members of he House and Senate have signed a letter to President Trump strongly opposing new nuclear testing as a move toward a new world-wide nuclear arms race and increased danger of proliferation of nuclear weapons. (https://go.senate.gov/ MQXN). Sen. Diane Feinstein is the only representative from our area who signed this letter, and also the only one who cosponsored S3886’s concept of no funding for a future explosive nuclear weapons test. The above resolutions do not prohibit the continued creation and stockpiling of nuclear weapons. They therefore fail to deal with the issue of no first use (see H.R. 669 and 921; S. 206 and 272), and
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skirt the question of eliminating nuclear weapons as set forth in the United Nations Treat on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (http://www.icanw. org/treaty-on-the-prohibition-ofnuclear-weapons/). However, prohibiting new testing of nuclear weapons is a step in the right direction that all of our elected representatives should strongly support. We cannot forget the impacts to our health and environment caused by nuclear weapons testing that helped ensure strong support for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. We do not want to invite a new and dangerous nuclear arms race. On Aug. 9, the 75th anniversary of the nuclear weapon bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, there will be a free virtual event that will live-stream in our area, and will provide a call to action and reaffirm the many reasons that nuclear weapons must never be used again. In the meantime, let your elected representatives know that preventing new nuclear weapons testing is an issue that they must support to move us toward a nuclear weapons’ free future. Judy Reynolds Davis
Mega-dorm going to City Council I oppose the huge, 6-to-7 story proposal for University Mall redevelopment because it is too large, will lower the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists, and will increase pollution from traffic and congestion. The proposed “mega dorm” would add 894 residents along with retail space to replace U-Mall. But adding almost 900 residents to the mall will lead to unpleasant tradeoffs — tradeoffs which seem
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unnecessary because housing for thousands of students is being built now and we don’t know how many students will return to campus after the pandemic. With this mega-dorm conversion, there will be hundreds more cars entering and exiting the mall (traffic to Trader Joes already blocks Sycamore Lane at peak times). And almost 900 more bicycles and pedestrians will be dodging and weaving through traffic to get to the University across Russell Boulevard. This resulting congestion and traffic will make it difficult for the community to access U-Mall and dangerous for children biking to elementary schools in the area. The increased traffic and safety impacts will discourage customers from shopping there. Shoppers, especially seniors, are also likely to be discouraged by the lack of parking. Instead of the current 400-plus surface parking spots, less than half of these easy-access spots are planned! Other shoppers and all residents are supposed to use a multi-story parking garage. Residents will have limited parking because 894 residents will compete for only 264 spots to rent, meaning more than 600 residents are expected to be carless. This is unrealistic. Another option is to make diverse and community-oriented shopping the primary focus of this redevelopment. This could serve the Davis community in a central location and contribute needed tax revenue. The Planning Commission unanimously voted against the huge residential project for good reasons. Please let the City Council know your concerns before their meeting this Tuesday. John Keller Davis
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have known John Chuck since he was chief resident at UC Davis Medical Center. He has lived in Davis for almost 25 years. He is a physician leader with The Permanente Medical Group, a philanthropist and teacher. I knew John when he was Chief Resident at UC Davis. He did a rotation at the Davis Community Clinic when it was next door to the Davis Food Co-op. He was a good teacher to the second-year medical students who also did a rotation at the clinic. He was always cheerful and often funny. We tried to get him to commit to working at the clinic after residency. However, that did not happen (even with begging) and John started an illustrious career at Kaiser Permanente as a family practice physician. He is a self-described “social progressive, fiscal conservative.” He can be hilarious and is a lot of fun to interview. Let’s find out more about John. Robin: Where were you born? John: I was born in San Francisco at the old Stanford Hospital. When did you come to Davis? I moved to Davis in 1996. I was already working for Kaiser Permanente in Fairfield and then transferred to Kaiser Davis. We moved back to Davis for its excellent public-school system. Tell us about your medical education. I went to UC Berkeley undergrad, UCLA Medical School and UC Davis Residency. Four of the best years of my life were at UCLA. I really started to appreciate all the great things about Southern California. When did you know that you wanted to be a physician?
I actually wanted to be a sportswriter in high school. However, my interest in science and love of people was stronger. I had two uncles who were general internists and they influenced me as well. I think my main strengths as a physician are that I am a good listener, know how to leverage our care team and resources to provide hope and healing, and I’m a fast typist (which has come in super handy with the electronic medical record). Tell us about your family. My Dad was a minister of the First Chinese Baptist Church in San Francisco’s Chinatown for over 30 years. He retired at 60 and became a seminary professor in Berkeley for the next 15 years. He had a dry, clever sense of humor. My mom was a burn unit nurse. I have three siblings — I am the youngest of four kids. I have two sisters and a brother. One sister was an ICU nurse and a hospital administrator at North Bay in Fairfield. The other sister was a dietician and a school teacher. Currently, she is managing our nephew’s retail company, Adapt Clothing. My brother is a retired Snap On Tools Sales salesman. Tell us about your leadership role in TPMG (The Permanente Medical Group). I am regional chairperson for the Physician Health & Wellness Leaders Group. This is important work because there is a
John Chuck has lived in Davis for almost 25 years. He is a physician leader with The Permanente Medical Group, a philanthropist and teacher. ROBIN AFFRIME/ COURTESY PHOTO
national epidemic of physician burn-out. Approximately 50% of physicians show signs of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and feelings of low self-esteem. In my role I am able to shape conversations, culture and operations that drive our total performance. Our primary objectives are to create a culture of wellness, enhance the efficiency of our operations and improve the resilience and wellness of our physicians and staff. You mentioned retirement. Are you retiring soon? Like my Dad, I will retire from my first career when I turn 60 this summer. And like him, I am embarking on a second career. I will be a wellness consultant for physicians and staff. That is my passion, to help other physicians, so that there is no longer a culture of burn-out, but a culture of purpose, joy and meaning. You are also a philanthropist. Tell us about that part of your legacy.
My wife Lesli and I started Serotonin Surge Charities to improve the health and wellness of our communities. Over the past 22 years, we raised $4.7 million, of which $4 million went directly to support safety net medical care. (Thousands went directly to CommuniCare Health Centers over the years, allowing the organization to enhance services to clients.) We did special events each year which is a fun way to raise money. Highlights have included 20 years of golf tournaments, 13 years of food, wine and fashion show extravaganzas, a couple of 5/10K runs, and most recently a partnership with the UC Davis medical student wine auction and fundraiser. Tell us about your experience as an emcee for an annual Sutter event. I just fell into this. I was asked to be one of the people to roast Joan Smith Maclean. It fit my quirky sense of humor perfectly. It was lots of fun and I ended up
emceeing the annual event for a few years. I am irreverent, but within the confines of respectful behavior that my late mom would approve of. I was never mean spirited. Just often outlandish. That is the funniest. I can attest to that. I attended the event every year that John was MC. He was hilarious. I love his dry, intelligent humor. He knows Joan well. They went to residency together at UCD Medical School. What do you like most about living in Davis? The town combines excellence and kindness. The Davis community is a nice blend of both. It feels good to live here and be part of that community. People are modest for the most part. They are very accomplished, but you would never know it. They have humility. They don’t call attention to themselves. We travel on occasion, but no matter where we go, I am always glad to come home to Davis. John, thank you for your time today. You are very young looking with great skin, but according to you, “it won’t make me live any longer”. You are fascinating to talk to. You are engaging, smart, thoughtful and funny. Unfortunately, I can’t share here much of your humor, which is mostly irreverent or risqué. I know that you will enjoy being a Wellness Consultant. I am lucky to have known you for so many years. —Robin Affrime is a longtime resident of Davis and a recently retired health care executive. You can reach her at robinaffrime@ gmail.com for comments or suggestions of people you would like to know more about. This column publishes every other month.
Study shows strength of housing cooperatives POEM OF THE MONTH BY MIKAELA FENTON Special to The Enterprise
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he United States is facing a housing crisis. The American workforce of moderate-income citizens — people who make between 80% and 120% of the area median income — has been highly affected. This group is often stuck paying a significant portion of their income toward rent and cannot make the jump to home ownership due to such high home prices and their inability to save. When people are contributing so much of their income to housing, it makes it difficult to pay for other necessities such as food and health care. While there have been numerous efforts to address housing affordability for moderate income households, the problem seems insurmountable. The city of Davis’ long experience with affordable housing provides unique insight into different affordable ownership models. To inform future affordable ownership housing initiatives and legislation, I compared four different models of affordable housing in the city of Davis with market rate and rental models to determine their strengths, deficits and capacity for long-term affordability.
The study The four models included Aggie Village, Dos Pinos, Southfield Park and the city of Davis Affordable Ownership Housing Program. Aggie Village is a form of university housing. The university owns the land and caps sale prices for residents who own the homes. Dos Pinos is a limited equity housing cooperative (LEHC). Southfield Park is one of the city of Davis’ affordable housing projects. It features two- and three-bedroom condos that are limited to income qualified buyers and can only appreciate 5.5% a year. The Davis AOH Program also
COMMENTARY offers opportunities for income qualified households which can appreciate 3.75% per year. The market-rate models are referred to as Purchasing Market Rate and Rental Market Rate. The research was mainly quantitative. I selected a three-bedroom unit from each model to analyze and the earliest available sale price, down payment, and monthly payment were compared with 2019. I used the monthly payment, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) definition of affordable — paying 30% or less of income — and the area median income (AMI) to determine if the unit was affordable to extremely low, very low, low or moderateincome four-person families in Yolo County.
Findings In terms of income levels, Dos Pinos and Aggie Village were affordable to lowincome families, the Davis AOH Program and Southfield Park were affordable to moderate-income families, and rental and purchasing market rate were only affordable to high-income families in Yolo County. The average income for a family of four in Yolo County is $87,900. At a 30% HUD cap, they would be able to spend $2,198 a month on housing. This family would be able to afford to purchase a home/unit at Aggie Village, Dos Pinos or through the Davis AOH Program. If the families were to purchase a home on the market in Davis, Southfield Park or rent in Davis, they would be contributing significantly more of their incomes towards housing than the other models. The level of affordability changed over time. Aggie Village and Dos Pinos were the only two models that became more affordable over time.
Purchasing at market rate has also become more affordable, but only for those who make 160% of the AMI. In contrast, the Davis AOH Program, Southfield Park and rental market rate have all become less affordable over time. All of these affordable ownership models are less expensive than the purchasing market rate, but some also offer considerable savings compared to renting. The most significant savings appear at Aggie Village and Dos Pinos, where residents would save $13,000 and $18,000, respectively, per year as opposed to renting at market rate.
Discussion Of the four models, Dos Pinos is the most affordable model by monthly housing costs and has become more affordable over time. It bears noting that the monthly carrying charges for the apartments at Dos Pinos are not statistically accurate in their comparison. The Dos Pinos monthly carrying charge is extremely inclusive and covers all the vast majority of housing expenses including interest payments, mortgage insurance and repairs. Thus, on a practical level, Dos Pinos carrying charges are much lower than the monthly costs of the other models. However, as a model, LEHCs do have some downsides. If the cooperative pays market price for land and buildings, when first built, the initial residents will need to be in a higher income bracket to afford living there. For a LEHC to be affordable to a moderate-income family there needs to be either leased land or a below market price concession on the land, the buildings or the financing. Over time, the monthly payments will become affordable to lower income residents, but the share will rise in price. The share price could make living there out of
their reach even if potential residents could afford the monthly payments. At Dos Pinos, the full share must be paid up front and members cannot use the share as loan collateral. Yet in spite of these downsides, the monthly payment becomes remarkably affordable over time. Perhaps the most outstanding statistic in all of this study is the savings for families who live at Dos Pinos compared to a marketrate rental. The median family of four living in the average threebedroom apartment in Davis would pay $2,731 per month. By living at Dos Pinos (and paying $1,212 per month), this family would save $18,228 per year. The median-income family renting the average apartment in Davis is paying 37% of their income. Their overpayment of rental housing cost by the median income family in Davis prevents them from ever saving for the conventional down payment. As the United States faces a housing crisis, and more presently an economic downturn, the issue of affordable ownership housing has only become more important. Policy makers and planners should know that models like Dos Pinos are best for creating and preserving affordable ownership housing. LEHCS become more affordable over time and provide savings for residents that would have been spent on housing if they lived in market rate rental units. Affordable ownership housing is a unique strategy that can significantly impact people and communities in a positive way. Our workforce of middleincome families need more of it. Read the full study here: https://papers.ssrn.com/ sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_ id=3621065. — Mikaela Fenton is a senior at UC Davis studying community and regional development.
The Fisherman The small fishing boat tied to the seaside sways everyday. Sometimes it is turned over by a storm. It awaits a bright day so it can paddle out afar, become the man in Hemingway’s The Old Man and The Sea, and murmur: “The miracle of having lived so far becomes the miracle to live on; there is much pleasure if you keep on living.” — Kim Jong-sam 1921-1984 ———— I find a lot of hope and a very strong message of survival in this short poem. There is a lot of life in just a few words, in two brief stanzas. Is life not a miracle? And the word “if ” in the last line is so heavy! I hope you will let this poem sit with you awhile. Kim Jong-sam was born in Eunryul, Hwanghaedo, North Korea. He was known for short poems that use gaps and breaks. His poetry collections include “The Poets’ School,” “The Drummer Boy,” “Someone Asked Me” and “Live with a Loud Voice and Shout.” — James Lee Jobe Davis Poet Laureate
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C2 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2020
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Davis demonstrates resilience BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer Resilience is defined as toughness, the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. As the coronavirus pandemic slogs through its fifth month — with no clear end in sight — the Davis community has demonstrated its resilience time and again, from local businesses fighting to stay alive to service organizations finding creative ways to fundraise and assist citizens in need.
Here are some examples of how Davis rose to the occasion in recent months:
Davis Downtown Business Association With the pandemic hurting small businesses the most — including those that make up the heart and soul of downtown Davis — the DDBA created several programs that brought some relief, including the Gifting Stimulus Program and Open
Air Davis. Launched in late April with a second round in May, the Gifting Stimulus Program initially infused $100,000 into downtown Davis businesses through gift-certificate and gift-card purchases that were matched dollarfor-dollar thanks to $50,000 in contributions from both the DDBA and the city of Davis. The second phase provided an additional $50,000 boost with donations from local businesses and citizens.
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In late June the DDBA launched Open Air Davis, an outdoor dining and shopping experience in which G Street, between Second and Third Streets, was shut down to vehicle and bike traffic to allow for expanded outdoor restaurant seating.
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In late June came Open Air Davis, an outdoor dining and shopping experience in which G Street, between Second and Third Streets, was shut down to vehicle and bike traffic to allow for expanded outdoor restaurant seating. The program recently expanded to Second Street between E and F streets, bringing additional retail participants. DDBA Executive Director Brett Maresca noted that Open Air Davis extends beyond the street-closure areas, operating seven days a week and including all downtown businesses that are providing special accommodations and interactions with customers in outdoor/open spaces. A new website, www.openair davis.com, provides an overview of the program, highlights participating businesses and includes a FAQs section to answer some common questions. Also in the works is a Gifting Partnership Program, connecting member businesses to local organizations such as school districts, PTAs, county libraries, sports leagues, as well as other non-profits and entities with the goal of spurring “shopping local through innovative and synergistic gifting solutions,” Maresca said. Stay tuned. “We also are utilizing our social media platforms to promote our member businesses in
other ways (special promotions, hours of operation),” Maresca said. A forthcoming social media campaign, called Every Business Has a Story, “will dig deeper into what makes our local small businesses tick.” “The goal is to show the human side of our businesses – the people and families behind them, their passions, how they started, hardships and perseverance,” Maresca added. Look for these stories on the DDBA’s Facebook page as well as through local volunteers conducting video interviews and marketing assistance, Heidy Kellison (@downtownnorcal) and Vanessa Errecarte (@marketingsimplified). With the pandemic derailing school graduations nationwide, local high-school and adultschool grads still had their day in the spotlight with the “Davis Class of 2020 Celebration PickUp Event,” a partnership between the DDBA and a “very dedicated” parent group, Maresca said. “Every block of downtown had something going on,” with dozens of businesses decorating for the occasion and even featuring live music, Maresca added “Our social media was buzzing and we were directing grads and families to businesses that were offering specials/promotions.”
SEE RESILIENCE, PAGE C4
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As new young business owners and jewelers, we at Lu’Ro Jewelers will strive to meet the pinnacle of success that was enjoyed by so many wonderful people at de Luna jewelers. As your local jewelers we will focus on bringing you the quality repairs and restorations to your jewelry and watches, and provide you with other services such as custom designs, engraving, appraisals, and consignment opportunities.
• Thoroughly cleaned, serviced and improved our HVAC system, both upstairs and downstairs. Our indoor air is cleaner than it was … and critical work areas should be cooler & more comfortable all summer.
Our goal will be to grow and create for you a friendly family like environment that we can all enjoy.
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Other Things We’ve Done • Spread out workers as much as possible we expanded the service department and redesigned the sales floor.
• Replaced all the flooring in the showroom. This gave us a fresh, clean start (and look) – plus the overall renovation was done with increasing the ability to physically distance in mind. • Installed stanchions, ropes, signage & stickers to guide customers – mostly outdoors, but also floor stickers indoors.
• Instituted more safety protocols [including] a daily Master Checklist … it’s not an exhaustive description of steps we take to stay safe, it’s a summary record.
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Frank Acosta, owner 3rd Street Jeweler, is grateful he has “loyal customers who really appreciate what I do.”
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Health clubs adapt, meet clients’ needs BY OWEN YANCHER
their facilities. “We thought it would just be a couple weeks or maybe a month at that point,” says Allison Fall, owner of Studio 355 — a popular spot for pilates, yoga and MELTmethod chronic pain treatment in downtown Davis. “When your business is based on taking care of people, physically, and improving their health so they can feel better and empowered in their own bodies, it was a huge challenge early on.” Fast forward four months …
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Small businesses survive in pandemic BY JARROD BANIQUED Special to The Enterprise For The Enterprise’s Secret’s of Success, we decided to look at how local businesses are surviving the pandemic. Out of several options, three small business owners answered — Heather Caswell, proprietor of The Wardrobe boutique;Erin Arnold, proprietor of The Avid Reader bookstore
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and Avid and Co.; and Frank Acosta, proprietor of 3rd Street Jeweler Excerpts from phone calls with them have reprinted here, edited for clarity. Our five questions were: How would you concretely define success for your business, particularly given the pandemic? Q Heather Caswell, proprietor of The Wardrobe boutique on 117 D St.: “I don’t know if you can define success during the pandemic except that you essentially stay in business and manage to make your business too small to fail,” Caswell said. Q Erin Arnold, proprietor of The Avid Reader bookstore and Avid and Co. on 617 and 605 Second St., respectively: “Success … is being able to pay our employees and continue to provide books and toys for the community in safe ways,” she said. Arnold went on to say profitability is a measure of success — although it is not as significant, in pandemic times, as conducting business “that we’ve enjoyed in Davis for over 30 years.” Q Frank Acosta, proprietor of 3rd Street Jeweler at 130 G St., Ste. C: “I’m very grateful that I have a lot of loyal customers who really appreciate what I do. I’m very, very grateful for that,” Acosta said. “(Having) customers who
SEE BUSINESS, PAGE C4
As the pandemic reared its ugly head locally back in early March, some of the businesses hit hardest in Davis by shelter-in-place orders were fitness centers and health clubs. Like so many, forced to shutter their doors in compliance with state and county health edicts, gym owners were left in limbo — wondering how long it would be before they’d get the green light to reopen
Allison Fall, owner of Studio 355, works from home. OWEN YANCHER/ ENTERPRISE PHOTO
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C4 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
BUSINESS: ‘We had to do other pivoting .... That’s a massive word for businesses this year.’
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From Page C3 believe in you and support you — that is a great part of my success.” Acosta went on to say that he’s learned to be patient, stay in focus and believe in positivity. “I do my daily routine by just staying focused,” Acosta said. “It’s just two, sometimes three of us. There’s always something to do — paperwork, special ordering parts and other materials.” Acosta added that his 20-year presence as a jeweler in the community has helped.
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Have you seen increased demand and revenues in the past six months compared to the same time last year? Increased supply?
Heather Caswell: “No,” Caswell said. “Revenues and demand are down 50 percent. Several designers and companies weren’t able to produce their collections.”
Erin Arnold: “We were working four times as hard for a quarter of the revenue,” Arnold said. The stores had to close from early March through the end of May. Most of the staff were able to stay on, although revenue dropped. “We had to do other pivoting. That’s like a massive word for businesses this year,” Arnold said. “We had seven different pivots in terms of shipping, creating a web store and creating online bundles for families and children.” “Pretty much one staff person did all of them. And she created … beautiful gifts for children based on bits of their interests,” Arnold said. (Even with all of that, Arnold went on to say, the business was still under its normal revenue though it was able to survive without having to default.) “We did see an increase of support in terms of people just being really generous and kind, going out of their way to support us in what was a really hard time for everybody, including our customers,” Arnold said. “We rely heavily on our book distributors to get us books. At the beginning of this pandemic the mail was just gummed up,” Arnold said. “Most of our deliveries are back up to their normal speed at this point.”
Frank Acosta: “Customers are still buying the necessities, whether it be for weddings or anniversaries,” Acosta said. “The only thing that I see differently this year is, because more wedding venues have not been available, … a lot of people are pushing things further down one year.” Would you say your business has any secrets to success that distinguish it from others?
Heather Caswell: “Investing in your community is the key, right?” Caswell posed. “Besides running a small business, I’m a catalyst for change in my community by serving on committees and being active in community building with community leaders.” “I’m more than a clothing store. I’m a community builder and contributor to the vibrancy of Davis for 30 years” Caswell said.
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The Avid & Co. Learn From Home Bundle is available on their website, www.avidreaderbooks.com. “How? By being on the arts commission and the visioning commission, and knowing that I can organize community members over important issues. When I need to, I can organize community in relationship to issues that can make a difference,” she added.
Erin Arnold: “The people of Davis love having a bookstore here and are willing to vote with their support and their money to keep us here because they really value having us around,” Arnold said. “We are true to our identity as a store that is kind, supports justice, loves books and encourages all readers.” “Independent bookstores around the whole country were being supported super well in this pandemic,” she added. “With the libraries closed, there was an increased appreciation for having access to books.” (Arnold went on to praise her staff who has been encouraged to be innovative. One of the clerks came up with the idea to put on a free reading-based virtual summer camp for kids.)
Frank Acosta: “To succeed, I don’t think there’s any secrets, it’s just common sense,” Acosta said. “I give great customer service, always do my best and always keep a positive attitude with any customer that comes in.” Acosta posited that anybody can easily fall into a depressed mode where you might not be able to give it your best. “Something I practice on a daily basis, is always trying to stay focused and positive,” Acosta said. “The other thing is my spiritual beliefs. I don’t know if it’s a secret, but I really give thanks to God for making all this available.” Has it been hard to maintain payroll, inventory, rent and utilities, and marketing campaigns during the past six months?
Heather Caswell: “My business numbers are the most challenged in 32 years of doing business,” Caswell said. “Even though I’ve received a grant or a loan — when sales are down 50 percent — it’s very challenging.”
Erin Arnold:
“We’ve been working with our landlord to create a fair way to deal with a
massive loss in revenue and access, Arnold said. “We’re confident that everything is being done super fairly, and we’re going to be all right.” (Arnold said they were able to work with the government to get some payroll relief, which was massively helpful.) “I think the answer is no. We’re doing okay,” Arnold said. “Will we survive? Yes. I’m confident that we will survive this pandemic because we have wonderful and generous customers and a really talented staff.”
Frank Acosta: No, not at all,” Acosta said. “I do most of my advertising through The Enterprise, so they’ve been very helpful. But payroll, I only have one or two employees, so we’ve been fine with it. They know that times are tough, but they’re working out.
For more than four decades, the Sunrise Rotary Club and Rotary Club of Davis brought the community together with its annual Rotary BBQ in the Park, an opportunity for families, friends and neighbors to share a meal for a good cause in Central Park. Rather than cancel the popular May event due to COVID-19’s restriction on large gatherings, the Rotary clubs got creative with 2020 Rotary Picnic TO GO, featuring takeout options from Tommy J’s at Second and G streets. Delivery service also was offered. “Community members purchased 628 meals to support the event,” local Rotarians said in a public thank-you letter following the event. “Due to the virus, Rotary Clubs in Davis are receiving increasing numbers of requests for local and international service projects, plus many local businesses are in serious trouble. The net proceeds from the BBQ will support some of those needs.” Proceeds from the
annual barbecue, typically around $25,000, are invested in the Davis community and international projects. “We raised a lot of money for Rotary and also helped out a local restaurant, so it was a win-win,” said Dave Scheiber, president of Rotary Club of Davis. Meanwhile, forced cancellations of in-person meetings have given way to Zoom Rotary meetings, which Scheiber said “have worked out fine.” “Nothing is a substitute
however for in person meetings and hopefully sometime soon we will be able to get back to that,” he added.
Soroptimist International of Davis SI of Davis shifted gears when the pandemic eliminated its primary income source. For 25 years, the service club’s largest fundraiser has
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Heather Caswell: “Business associations are important in helping small businesses survive,” said Caswell who is involved with the Davis Downtown Business Association. “We’re very active with solutions. I’m interested in the DDBA’s marketing program being done pro bono by Vanessa Eckhart as a test to see how valuable something like this could be.” “I do feel that what builds success is how we market our small businesses, our city of Davis, as well as our DDBA,” she said. “We’re essentially with this program raising the civic IQ. That’s what is going to be needed for small businesses to continue to thrive.”
Erin Arnold: The BINC Foundation, short for the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, gives grants to independent bookstores, “That was really helpful,” Arnold said. “Organizations that give grants to businesses are sometimes are massively helpful, but I think we would eventually be OK.” “Some people are feeling like, ‘Oh, you’re doing it. You’re surviving,’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah, we’re in the midst of surviving,’” Arnold said. “It’s like you’re on a boat where
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Occasional long queues outside F Street Dispensary reflect having to socially distance in line and that only a few customers at time are allowed inside.
Sense of community exists for cannabis colony BY BRUCE GALLAUDET Enterprise staff writer Way back in March, Gov. Gavin Newsom saw the benefit of licensed marijuana businesses in California. In his first round COVID-19 edicts, Newsom called the lawful supply shops “essential.” There are a handful of such storefront and online marijuana operations in Davis — and judging from the response of several store owners interviewed by The Enterprise — business has been better. Nonetheless, each subscribes to being good neighbors and hopes that Davis, as community, will weather the storm in a spirit of cooperation. “In March we had a significant round of layoffs … some refused to work due to health concerns of COVID-19,” Rob Read, who owns the F Street Dispensary with his brother Mike, reported. “We went from being open 12 hours a day, seven days a week to be open five days a week, seven hours a day. “We’re seeing the average customer count going down, month after month; the average transaction going down, month after month. People seem to think we’re doing amazingly. I would beg to differ.” Occasional long queues outside F Street Dispensary reflect having to socially distance in line and that only a few customers at time are allowed inside. “But hey, we’re keeping the lights on, so the mere fact that we’re open — and have been deemed an essential business — is why we’re keeping the lights on,” Rob Read added. In the spirit of community,
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The Good People Farms delivery driver Jack Hoal wears his mask and gloves, and sanitizes between every touchless delivery. the Reads offered a 30-percent product discount in May and June if people brought in a recent Davis restaurant receipt.
While the promotion cost the dispensary money, Rob Read said, it showed his store’s “sense of community.”
Mary Kay Hoal, who owns Good People Farms with her family, echoes Read’s commitment to a healthy Davis: “As 26-year residents of the city, my family and I remain steadfast in our commitment to all that we can financially to the city and our community. This year, and for years to follow, we will do that through cannabis.” Good People Farms, currently doing business online, is expected to start construction on a storefront at 526 Third Street in downtown Davis. The Reads have broken ground on a second facility, off Interstate 80 next to Cattlemens Restaurant in Dixon. To be called Highway 80 Dispensary, the store should debut this fall. While a majority of the UC Davis students have vacated town, Hoal and Rob Reed say that while their absence has had an impact on their businesses’ bottom lines, both have managed to persevere. But just how important will it be when the students return? “My knee-jerk response is it’s critical, but maybe that’s exaggerating in that we’re able still survive, under a totally different model, without them,” Rob Read offered. “We can’t flourish without the students, but hopefully we can stay in business.” Hoal said: “We appreciate all UCD students ... (but) they were less than 10 percent of our business.” The Good People Farms, pointed out Hoal, “is unique in that we provide free delivery” and that “many, many more Davis residents” have learned about her business since the start of the pandemic shutdown. The Kana Company, in Davis
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“Everybody remaining calm and doing the best they can is extremely important for the health and wellbeing of our community. Be patient and understanding and … be kind and supportive of each other during these challenging times.” Stefanie Vasquez The Kana Company since 2016, began exclusively supplying medical marijuana and has now ventured into all areas of public cannabis consumption. Located at 1605 Second St. in Davis, Kana Company is one of three locations (Rocklin and Shingle Springs) owned by Stefanie and Anthony Vasquez. The Vasquezes said their intent is to be available to provide “comfort and care” for their clients. With Anthony Vasquez’s experience working with the Sutter Cancer Center and Sacramento Aids Foundation, the couple has a unique perspective on running a cannabis business. “We started with medical and worked directly with patients who were terminally ill,” Stefanie explained. “We remind our staff to be a place of comfort. “Davis is full of college students and retirees and a beautiful community we love to serve. Everybody has been doing their part trying to stay safe and reduce the (virus) spread.” Stefanie Vasquez continued; “I’d like to see the community pull together. People really want to help … people are really scared and frustrated and being tired of being told what to do. “Everybody remaining calm and doing the best they can is extremely important for the health and well-being of our community. Be patient and understanding and … be kind and supportive of each other during these challenging times. “That’s the essential work.” — Reach Bruce Gallaudet at bgallaudet41@gmail.com or call 530-320-4456
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Realtors make changes, take COVID concerns in stride BY JEFF HUDSON Enterprise staff writer Like people in just about every field of endeavor, real estate professionals are adopting a few new procedures as they work with buyers and sellers due to the coronavirus situation. “Everybody’s adjusting,” said Kim Eichorn, who has been with Lyon Real Estate in Davis for many years. This includes posting more photos and videos online, since holding an open house — one of the traditional ways to draw attention to property for sale — is not generally possible at the present time. In some ways, the lack of open houses presents a challenge. “A lot of buyers rely on open houses to experiment (in terms of figuring out what they want),” Eichorn said. “An open house can be how they learn about homes and explore, and meet a real estate agent.” “But there are still many people buying and selling and homes are generally selling at higher prices this year ... the
“A lot of buyers rely on open houses to experiment” in terms of figuring out what they want. Kim Eichorn Realtor with Lyon Real Estate price per square foot is up,” Eichorn added. And there’s a bit more paperwork when Eichorn takes a prospective buyer to see a property. “We have them sign a form, reminding them that COVID is going on. And when we see the house, we have them wear a mask, and ask them not to touch things.” Melrina Maggiora of ReMax Gold said she routinely carries “latex gloves, booties, hydrogen peroxide” and other supplies in her car, and she likes to arrive early and have things prepared when she’s showing a property to a prospective buyer. Maggiora also likes to post lots
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Bicycling thrives in COVID times BY EVAN REAM
serving this community long after I ride into the sunset.”
Enterprise staff writer Since 1988, one of the go-to places for outdoor recreation equipment in Davis has been Ken’s Bike-Ski-Board. However, due to the COVID19 pandemic, questions were raised around town about which of Davis’ beloved local business would survive the potential loss of business caused by a downturn in the economy and social distancing measures. Not only is Ken’s surviving, though, it’s thriving and has taken this time to add on to the amenities that has made it a favorite for locals since its opening. Part of it has to do with circumstance — with most gyms and recreational sports shutting down, active individuals still needed their demands meant. And for a town like Davis, that meant more bikes. “The demand for bikes has gone through the roof,” said owner Ken Bradford, citing a New York Times article that reported that bicycle sales nearly doubled this March. But for years, Ken’s has been successful on so much more than just circumstance. “We take care of people and have their interests in mind more than our own,” Bradford said. “We’re genuinely trying to serve our community and be in it for the long run, not just the short run.” For Bradford, this philosophy has boiled over into his hiring practices, where he looks for employees that not only love to bike, ski or snowboard, but have
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Ken Bradford and Sheldon Blissett recently partnered their businesses Ken’s Bike-Ski-Board and Blisworks. excellent people skills as well. “We hire people who like to help people even more than they like to ride bikes or snowboard,” he said. Still, keeping a dedicated staff during the pandemic has been a challenge for Bradford, who said that he lost some staff members because of the disruption the disease caused. While no one at the shop contracted the virus, some employees were students who went home or employees who either had a partner lose a job or lived at a home with high-risk parents. As they have for over 32 years, though, Bradford and Co. managed to navigate the latest tough issue in a safe manner, while improving the business as well. In addition to putting safety first when dealing with customers and following all the state
and county protocols, Bradford oversaw both a remodeling of the store during the pandemic and a merger with another bike shop. As of earlier this year, Ken’s Bike-Ski-Board has partnered with Blisworks, a smaller bike shop that operated in the Oak Tree Plaza near Nugget on Covell for most of the past decade. Blisworks owner Sheldon Blissett comes into the business after having worked at Ken’s in the early 2000s. “We have remained friends so we know we can work together to take this combined business to the next level,” Bradford said. “I have high hopes of retiring some day, but honestly we each don’t know how we would have survived the current crisis without working together to meet the challenge. “The future is bright and Ken’s is poised to continue
With the aforementioned increase in demand for bicycles has come additional need for a variety of bicycle-related items and issues. Enter The Bike Campaign, the local non-profit that advocates for bicycle use along with offering bike trainings, repairs and events. Seeing the increase in ridership caused Campaign founder Maria Contreras Tebbutt to step into action quickly. Within 10 days of the shelter in place order, Tebbutt opened up a second bike garage in Davis, in addition to the original in Woodland, to offer free repairs
on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon. “People needing bike repair or support and encouragement make appointments to have one of our five mechanics get them rolling again, “Tebbutt said. “While waiting, riders are given information bout helmets, rules of the road, basic bike maintenance and how to prevent getting hit by a car and bike theft. “COVID has been responsible for the biggest positive movement in bike riding that the nation has seen in decades,” Tebbutt said. “Yesterday people on bikes were considered nerds, now they’re the rockstars. It is amazing to see the priorities change when it comes to urban land use and design to making our surroundings more walkable, rideable and livable.” For more information on The Bike Campaign, visit www. thebikecampaign.com.
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Maria Contreras Tebbutt, center, and The Bike Campaign team stand outside the Bike Garage in Woodland, pre-COVID era. Tebbutt opened a second Bike Garage to offer free repairs on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.
HEALTH: Classes are streaming online for those not yet comfortable From Page C3 As work from home has become the new norm, Fall (who now teaches classes online) says she’s observed a somewhat predictable uptick in both neck and lower back injuries. “People’s bodies have been hurting in these new, crazy ways because of how we’re handling stress right now and where we’re spending our time” — often in front of a computer screen. In that vein, Fall says “fitness has been a great way for the community to come together and support each other while everything else has
remained so unknown.” She’s seen her virtual workout groups become a haven of sorts for clients that now find themselves homeschooling their children. Josh Reese, the owner of another downtown fitness staple, Performance 22, turned to the social media platform Instagram at the outset of gym closures. And while he’s now opened his doors for limited in-person workouts (following new, strict social distancing and disinfection procedures), P22 is still streaming classes online for those not yet comfortable or able to attend. They’re also utilizing the parking spaces outside the gym at 912 Fifth
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Josh Reese works out in his fitness studio Performance 22. St. to allow for open-air activities and better physical spacing. “We’ve had to think a little more business-minded as to how we can keep people engaged,” Reese told Enterprise columnist and small-business advocate Heidi Kellison of Downtown NorCal. “The pandemic has definitely made us shift, financially speaking, and is making us more conservative right now. “But we (don’t) want to sit around and wait,” added the Davis High and UCD alum, whose emphasis since opening P22 back in 2013 has been “catering to the community.” Besides loaning out equipment for fitness use at home, P22 has also
introduced a meal-prep service called P22Eats. The program offers everything from breakfast to salad and dinner options broken down in terms of carbohydrates, protein and fats. “It’s great for people in a rush who are busier than ever these days,” Reese said. And for those sick of cooking at home, he points out that it also means no more washing dishes. Another local gym, FIT House, has been taking
advantage of the outdoors, holding physically distanced yoga, bootcamp, cycling and other fitness classes al fresco, throughout town. Their free “Yoga on the Green” session was a hit last weekend as people spread mats out across the grass at the Davis Commons. In partnership with Fulcrum Properties, they plan to continue those 10:15-11:15 a.m. yoga offerings on Sundays through August 23.
Notes: Fall describes Studio355’s MELTmethod as a “hands-on body work — basically massage you do to your own body. It rehydrates your connective tissue to support and protect your joints, muscles and tendons and helps eliminate chronic pain.” She can be reached at thestudio355@gmail.com or by visiting thestudio 355.com. ...For more information on P22, follow the gym on Instagram at @ perform22 or head to performance22.com…. FIT House classes can be registered for in advance at fithousedavis. com.
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RESILIENCE: ‘Demand for food assistance has risen more than 60%’ From Page C4 been selling beer and wine at the Wednesday evening Davis Farmers Market — that is, until health concerns over public gatherings forced the market to cancel the 2020 Picnic in the Park, which runs April through October. News about the event’s cancellation came shortly before the May 7 Big Day of Giving. To sustain its charity work, club members rallied for online donations, asking friends to buy “virtual beers” to help women and girls who need it most. Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. All of the service club’s profits go back into the community. Its signature programs are Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women, and Dream It, Be It: Career Support for Girls at King High School. The club also funds highschool scholarships, grants to other nonprofits that align with the Soroptimist mission, and anti-trafficking efforts. Compared to its fundraising for the 2019 Big Day of Giving, SI Davis tripled its income this year, bringing in more than $18,000, according to former president Wendy Weitzel. “That didn’t make up for the whole loss, but it sure helps,” Weitzel said. As it begins its next fiscal year, the club may reduce how much it gives back, and dip into its cash reserves. “But aid like this is more important than ever,” Weitzel said. “This is a stressful time, and domestic violence is on the rise.” Meanwhile, single moms’ struggles are heightened as schools and child-care centers remain closed. SI Davis works with local hospitals, law enforcement and a women’s shelter to provide toiletries, masks and other items vulnerable women need for their health and safety. SI Davis’ more than 50 members also continue to meet virtually, for club and committee meetings as well as happy hours. It is looking to turn its November soup dinner into an online auction, where anyone can bid on gift baskets and other holiday gift items, but its annual Pumpkin Patch at the Davis Farmers Market has also been canceled. To learn more about the club, or make a donation, visit https://sidavis.org.
Another bright spot amid the pandemic has been STEAC’s Food Packs for Kids program, a collaboration with the Davis Joint Unified School District’s Nutrition Services to provide 100 packs of food every week to families supported by the school district’s free lunch program — up from 60 food packs when the pandemic began.
Meals on Wheels volunteers (from left) Peggy DeUlloa, Erin Perry, Laura Berry and Mary Bodendorfer load packages at the Davis Senior Center. Below, Meals on Wheels volunteer Dave Brent loads his pickup. OWEN YANCHER/ ENTERPRISE FILE PHOTO
Short Term Emergency Aid Committee As some government-funded support services that have helped families get by come to an end — increased unemployment benefits, stimulus payments and county emergency services funds — STEAC is gearing up to meet the community’s growing needs, Executive Director Liane Moody said. This month, STEAC is relaunching and expanding its Senior Delivery Program to support low-income seniors in Davis housing complexes with monthly deliveries of food, collaborating with the Yolo Food Bank in this project to meet the needs of lowincome seniors as the pandemic continues. “This program previously served only one site prior to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Moody said. “After relaunch, the program will triple in size, serving 75 families of seniors living in eight different housing complexes in Davis.” Another bright spot amid the pandemic has been STEAC’s Food Packs for Kids program, a collaboration with the Davis Joint Unified School District’s Nutrition Services to provide 100 packs of food every week to families supported by the school district’s free lunch program — up from 60 food packs when the pandemic began. Starting in June, half of the
weekend food packs have been delivered to the local migrant camp for families in need, while the other half are distributed at Marguerite Montgomery Elementary School to families who pick up food for their children, Moody said. This program will continue throughout the summer to fight food insecurity among children in the community. STEAC also is gearing up for an anticipated wave of evictions once the current moratoriums in Davis and Yolo County come to an end. STEAC typically pays rent for 150 families a year to keep them from being evicted, and Moody said the organization has allocated additional funds to meet the expected increase in need. “This work is made possible by volunteers and staff who working from home or under strict social distancing protocols have operated throughout the shelter in place restrictions to continue
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BUSINESS: ‘Still a ways to go in terms of assisting small businesses’ From Page C4 there’s a leak and you’re bailing water pretty well. Everyone’s still alive and we foresee that this is going to go well. But if there’s another massive storm, who’s to say what will happen? We’re still in a pretty leaky boat,” Arnold added. Arnold goes on to say that she has had to cut back on their advertising budget. “We can’t afford to do that right now because I need to pay my people and I need to keep my lights on,” Arnold said. “I know our whole system is based on businesses doing well enough to be able to pay for advertising. When we don’t do that, that’s problematic for everybody.” Another problem due to COVID is that the bookstore isn’t hosting their usual events such as author readings and book signings, which were often advertised. “I think it would be helpful to have better policies protecting tenants in businesses,” Arnold said. “I’ve had friends
describe it as the Wild West of law, that tenants don’t have a ton of protections. I know from other stories of other owners that it has been really challenging for them — dealing with their landlord has been really, really challenging,” she added. “We have a good relationship with our landlord and they’re working with us, but I think it could be better. I think they could have more protection so we could have more protections, and the government would be a great place to help do that,” she added.
Frank Acosta: “Institutions such as the government have so far been good to small businesses,” Acosta said. “There’s still a bit of a ways to go in terms of assisting small businesses, but I have plenty of praise for them in terms of being good with money, and informing people about health, safety, and business programs.”
to make services available,” Moody said.
Yolo Food Bank “Robust” is how Joy Cohan, director of philanthropic engagement for the Yolo Food Bank, describes the organization’s continued response to COVID-19 as it meets food insecurity needs caused by the pandemic’s socioeconomic effects. “Demand for food assistance has risen in Yolo County by more than 60 percent since midMarch, with many seeking services from Yolo Food Bank for the very first time,” Cohan said. “Yolo Food Bank has continued to create and pursue opportunities to connect with food donations and food recovery opportunities.” More than 100 grocers and retailers, farmers, distributors and others have heeded the call so far, resulting in an unprecedented 3.1 million pounds of food collected, stored and distributed countywide over the past four months to those who are struggling. “This is more than 80 percent more food than in pre-pandemic February, and three times the amount of food distributed by Yolo Food Bank just a year ago,” Cohan said. Currently, this food is being accessed by 45,000 Yolo County residents each month through three primary COVID-19 response programs: Q Neighborhood Food Access: As FEMA funding opportunities closed for the weekly Emergency Food Home Delivery program for low-income seniors and health-compromised individuals in June, Yolo Food Bank
transitioned the program to Neighborhood Food Access. All 6,000 participants have been invited to a re-registration process to determine each household’s ability to connect with food safely via various existing Yolo Food Bank distribution programs. Those determined to have no other safe options remain on a home delivery schedule, propelled by a partnership with Farm Fresh To You. Q At-Risk Homeless Motel Deliveries: Although Yolo County in late June scaled back the program that once sheltered nearly 300 individuals from virus spread in motel rooms countywide, dozens remain sheltered by individual cities, including Davis and Woodland. Via contract directly with these cities, Yolo Food Bank continues to provide three ready-to-eat meals per day, delivered to motel room doors. Q Eat Well Yolo Walk-Up and Drive-Through Fresh Food Distributions: At the heart of Yolo Food Bank’s service, 130 distributions are taking place monthly throughout the county. All distributions require face coverings and have been adapted for social distancing protocols, including the transitioning of some distributions to contact-free drivethrough models. In Davis, drive-through food access now occurs every Thursday at 11 a.m. at Sacramento City College’s Davis Center, and a new walk-up location debuted early in the pandemic on Saturday afternoons at 2:30 p.m. at Davis Community Church, outdoors facing Central Park on C Street. A complete list of all food distributions is available at https://yolofoodbank.org/ get-help/. “The community has stepped up tremendously over the past four months to make Yolo Food Bank’s COVID-19 impact possible with incredibly impressive gifts of time and funds,” Cohan said. “Almost 1,000 new volunteers have participated in food packing, deliveries, distributions and other important roles.” In addition. more than 5,000 individuals and businesses have made financial donations to the Yolo Food Bank COVID-19 Relief Fund. “As the need is expected to continue to rise for months — if not years — to come as the public health threat rages on and the economy is battered, support for the Relief Fund still is vital,” Cohan said. To learn more about opportunities for volunteerism and financial contributions, visit www.yolofoodbank.org.
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