The Davis Enterprise Friday, July 31, 2020

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BY CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer

Sunflower seeds were Yolo County’s eighth most valuable crop in 2019 with a gross value of more than $26 million.

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County details Yolo agriculture

BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer After dethroning the tomato as Yolo County’s most valuable crop in 2018, the almond held on to the top spot last year, even increasing in value by nearly $45 million.

Meanwhile, tomatoes slipped to No. 3 in 2019’s county crop report, behind a new one in the second spot: wine grapes, which were valued at just over $108 million to tomatoes’ $107.5 million.

But “almonds continue to be the No. 1 by a long, long way,” said Dave Guerrero, the

county’s chief deputy agricultural commissioner, who presented the crop report to the Board of Supervisors last week.

The gross value of almonds increased from $113 million in 2018 to $157.7 million in 2019.

And that increase, Guerrero said, did not come by way of a big increase in acres being harvested.

“You don’t see too many more acres harvested this year,” he said. “It’s just the value of the crop went up, itself.”

Meanwhile, wine grapes made a big jump into the second spot, with the gross value increasing from $83.6 million

in 2018 to $108.1 million in 2019.

The increase was most notable in red wine grapes, Guerrero said, which increased in value by $22 million.

“So kudos to our wine growers,” he said.

Tomatoes, on the other hand, “even though we had about 1,900 more acres harvested in 2019,” said Guerrero, “we ended up with less production, less yield per acre.”

Still, tomatoes ranked as the county’s third most valuable crop in 2019, followed by rice and organic production.

Rounding out the top 10 were

walnuts, alfalfa hay, sunflower seeds, pistachios and nursery crops.

Falling out of the top 10 were cattle and calves, which dropped in value from $16.7 million in 2018 to $16 million in 2019.

Overall, the gross value of Yolo County’s agricultural production increased by 13.2 percent between 2018 and 2019, from $675.9 million to more than $765 million.

Japan remains the county’s top export partner, followed by China and Mexico.

— Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@davis enterprise.net.

Russell Boulevard bike path to be fixed in August

BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Work is scheduled to begin in August on rebuilding the Russell Boulevard bike path.

The entire path between Arthur Road and just beyond Lake Boulevard will be rebuilt. The bike path is a main route for cyclists on the west side of town and a major bike commuter corridor for those headed to and from campus.

The city will oversee construction and the university will provide the right-of-way permissions and contribute $500,000 toward the $1 million construction cost.

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The path will be maintained as part of the city’s bike path network.

The path will be shifted immediately south of the current location to allow for use of the existing path during construction.

The new path location will give users more space between the path and traffic on Russell Boulevard.

Setting the path further from the roadway is part of a larger public-use plan for the bike corridor that borders the west campus of UC Davis, according to a press release from the city.

“The project vision creates a greenbelt feel along the bike path,” the press release

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They renewed their leases before the pandemic. Now they need a way out.

The housing market in Davis is notoriously competitive — the vacancy rate has hovered around 1% in recent years — with UC Davis students comprising a large share of the city’s renters.

When the campus transitioned to remote learning at the end of March, however, much of the student need for housing in Davis evaporated. In a recent survey of college students in California, nearly half of respondents said they experienced a change in their living situation.

A large number of UC Davis students left town and moved in with their families. Many of them, pressed by landlords as early as January, had already renewed their leases for the 2020-21 academic year. The leases begin in September. With much or all of fall quarter likely to take place online, a lot of students who left town do not plan to return this year.

Students who are unable to get out of their leases could be on the hook for a year’s worth of rent on a room or apartment they have no intention of inhabiting. Some of those students are now asking the city of Davis to intervene.

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COVID cases, deaths continue to increase locally

BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer

said. “Setting the path further from the road will create space for an informal walking area where the old bike path was located.

Moving the existing fence further south will provide a future opportunity for planting trees on the side of the path to shade cyclists and joggers.”

Davis Mayor Gloria Partida said the city is “grateful for the partnership with UC Davis on this important and much used transportation asset in our bike-friendly community.

“Biking is part of the fabric of our city,”

Yolo County has reported 70 more cases of COVID-19 since Monday, as well as seven new hospitalizations and four deaths.

Meanwhile the county’s test positivity rate — the percentage of tests that came back positive during the first seven days of the last two-week period — topped 11.4 percent on Wednesday and remained at 11.13 percent on Thursday.

“We are definitely seeing a rise in cases and deaths in Yolo County in

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Briefly Join ‘Unrigged’ author on Zoom Members of the public are invited to join the final event of the Community Read summer series hosted by local political action groups Sister District CA-3 and Indivisible Yolo.

David Daley, author of “Unrigged,” will join a locally hosted Zoom gathering at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Daley is former editor in chief of Salon and a senior fellow at FairVote whose 2020 book was the selection for this summer’s Community Read.

The conversation with Daley is the third and final event in the summer series.

“This is an exciting culmination for our series,” said Kari Peterson, series co-organizer and member of Sister District. “I heard David talk earlier this year and found his account of the state of our elections to be brutal, shocking and depressing, but I was ultimately inspired by the efforts of people all over the country motivated to take our democracy back.

“David knows what he’s talking about and tells amazing stories; I’m certain people will walk away feeling encouraged and energized.”

The conversation with Daley will be moderated by Indivisible Yolo member Beth Foraker.

To register, go to bit. ly/Meet_Daley. The event is open to everyone and is free.

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Getting the whole care package E E XIT STRATEGY ... Gov. Kate Brown of my home state of Oregon is a tough negotiator ...

In exchange for getting Federal troops to leave the great and beautiful city of Portland, Brown packed the Feds’ unmarked vans with several hundred pink boxes of maple bars from Voodoo Doughnut, three dozen extra large pizzas from Sizzle Pie, a pile of $50 gift certificates for all Federales from Powell’s Books and a guided hike to the top of Multnomah Falls ...

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WHISTLING DIXIE ... President Trump took out his very large dog whistle this week to warn suburbanites all over the country that the huddled masses who were planning to invade their

neighborhoods have been thwarted by a single stroke of the presidential pen ...

Tweeted the Commander in Chief, “I am happy to inform all of the people living their Suburban Lifestyle Dream that you will no longer be bothered or financially hurt by having low-income housing built in your neighborhood.” ... to the president’s way of thinking, low-income housing is one of America’s great evils ...

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Woodland Community College fills leadership posts

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Special to The Enterprise WOODLAND — After a search to fill key management positions that were left vacant last year, Woodland Community College announced a complete management team for 2020-21.

Dr. Art Pimentel, president of WCC, and the college community welcomed Dr. Cirilo Cortez (dean of Lake County Campus), Adela Esquivel-Swinson (vice president of student services), Sandra Fowler (dean of career education) and Dr. Shannon Reed (dean of arts and sciences).

They join vice president of instruction, Kasey Gardner, who has been with WCC since November of 2019.

Cortez comes to the college from UC Davis, where he served as founding director of the Center of Chicanx and Latinx Academic Success Center. With degrees from Sonoma State and UC Davis; more than 10 years in higher education, across community college, CSU and UC systems; and close ties to the area having grown up in Lake County, Cortez said he is “passionate for serving rural communities and for inspiring students to consider higher education as a vehicle for social mobility.”

Esquivel-Swinson has more than 20 years of experience in higher education. Her career includes serving diverse community colleges in various capacities across California.

Throughout her career, she has championed access and student success. Prior to joining Woodland Community College, she served as vice president of student

affairs at Evergreen Valley College in San Jose.

She holds a master’s degree in Education with an emphasis in Educational Leadership and Social Justice from Antioch University in Santa Barbara, and a Human Services degree with an emphasis in Counseling from Notre Dame de Namuir University.

When asked what she is most excited about in this new role, she highlighted, “the opportunity to work with a group of dynamic leaders and in an institution that is student and community centered.”

Reed, a native of northern California, is returning to the Golden State after working in the East Coast and, most recently, Regis University in Colorado. “I grew up in the central valley and it feels really good to be coming home. I am excited about joining Woodland Community College because everyone here is so deeply committed to our students.” An alumna of Earlham College, CSU Sacramento and University of Alabama, Reed, brings years of experience working in higher education in the classroom and administration.

With degrees in Agribusiness from California Polytechnic State University, MBA from Capella University and currently working on her doctorate in educational leadership from CSU Sacramento, Fowler has 15 years of experience working in the private industry and served as director of career and technical education at Yuba Community College.

Sandra oversees the dual enrollment program, which allows the college to offer college-level courses to high school students in the college’s service area. Dual

enrollment is most notable accomplishment because of her continued investment and forward-thinking approach on dual enrollment and helping students achieve their educational and career goals, which includes reinforcing partnerships with community and industry representatives.

Gardner earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Western Kentucky University, a master’s in communication from University of the Pacific, and MBA from Saint Mary’s College. With his work as a professor of communication and director of forensics at Los Medanos College, and serving as dean of behavioral and social sciences at Sacramento City College, he brings vast knowledge and understanding of faculty and administrative needs to the college.

Evidence of his work ethic and optimism, he has led numerous workgroups and participated in committees at college and district levels to address COVID-19 effects on higher education.

“COVID-19 was a challenge we had not planned for in the past,” he said, “but it has given us a great chance to collaborate with our community leadership.

In the next academic year, I am looking forward to seeing how our new management team and the creativity of our staff combine to deliver great instruction, new services, and enhanced programs for our students.”

With this new leadership team and committed staff, faculty and students, Woodland Community College will start the fall semester on Monday, Aug. 17.

BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Free coronavirus testing will be offered throughout Yolo County in August, including on four separate dates in Davis.

The Davis Senior Center will host COVID-19 testing every Thursday afternoon during August.

Four hundred tests will be available each day, according to Jenny Tan, the county's public information officer.

Additional testing days will be held in West Sacramento, Winters, Madison, Knights Landing, Dunnigan, Clarksburg and Esparto. Testing will also be taking place all month long at Woodland Community College.

Testing at the Davis Senior Center,646 A St., will take place Aug. 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 3 to 7 p.m.

The testing is offered on a first come, first served basis and will end when all the tests are gone for that day. Participants must be residents of Yolo County and will need to provide proof of residency in the form of a document displaying their name and address, such as a driver’s license, identification card, utility bill or rental agreement.

All ages are accepted.

Registration is recommended in order to speed up the process but is not required and does not guarantee a test. Register online at https://www. avellinocoronatest.com/ patient. Registrants will not be able to select a time slot and will not receive confirmation of receipt.

Other testing days and locations open to all county residents are: ■ Aug. 3-7, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Elica Health Center, 1276 Halyard Dr., West Sacramento

■ Aug. 4, 4 to 8 p.m., Winters Healthcare, 172 E Grant Ave., Winters ■ Aug. 5, 4 to 7 p.m., Madison Town Hall, 29041 Main St., Madison ■ Aug. 10-14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Elica Health Center, 1275 Halyard Dr., West Sacramento ■ Aug. 11, 4 to 7 p.m., Knights Landing Community Center, 42114 7th St., Knights Landing ■ Aug. 12, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Dunnigan Training Center, 29133 Main St., Dunnigan ■ Aug. 18, 4 to 7 p.m., Clarksburg Community Church, 52910 Netherlands Ave., Clarksburg ■ Aug. 25, 4 to 7 p.m., Esparto Boy Scout Cabin, 17020 Yolo Ave., Esparto These sites will test if residents currently have COVID-19, not antibodies.

Residents must wear a face covering and practice social distancing and will need to park their cars and walk a short distance to the testing building.

Spanish translation will be available at most, if not all, of the sites.

Testing taking place at Woodland Community College is by appointment only and does require advance registration.

Appointments are available Tuesdays through Saturdays, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., through Aug. 22.To register, call 888-634-1123 or visit https://lhi.care/covidtest ing.

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Wayward pooch finds forever home

BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer WOODLAND — Meet Jimmy, one of Woodland’s most popular dogs.

Or perhaps you already know his rags-to-riches story, thanks to “Jimmy’s New Life,” a Facebook blog his owner, LC Cunningham, launched on June 27.

That was a week after the Chihuahua mix — scrawny, dirty, hungry and scared — scampered into the Cunninghams’ garage.

“He just jumped right into my arms,” Cunningham said during a recent interview — Jimmy close by his side — at Woodland’s Crawford Park, one of their favorite hangouts.

“We’ve been buds ever since.”

Although their connection was instantaneous, “we thought, somebody out there is brokenhearted that they lost this dog,” Cunningham said.

So, after giving him food and a bath, Cunningham and his wife M’Lisa took the dog to their veterinarian, where he weighed 6 pounds and was estimated to be about 5 years old.

Jimmy — as he’d later be named — had a chip identifying his owner, but a call to the number on file went unanswered. Cunningham also posted his photo on a couple of neighborhood Facebook pages, along with the following message: Every day that goes by, it’s gonna to be harder and harder to give him up if somebody claims him. So, if you know who lost this dog … say something soon or forever hold your peace because we’re keepin’ him!

Part of the family The couple also filed a “found dog” report with the SPCA, which said they could adopt Jimmy if no one claimed him after 30 days. Other Facebook users, meanwhile, told Cunningham they’d seen the dog running around town, perhaps for as long as three months.

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Jimmy rides shotgun during one of his many excursions around Woodland, where he’s become a familiar furry face.

So the Cunninghams began easing Jimmy into the family, joining the couple and their two large pit bulls, Ty and Puma. LC took his new sidekick everywhere, including stores and restaurant takeout runs (Jimmy’s favorite: chicken nuggets), documenting the errands on Facebook.

Soon, a friend suggested starting Jimmy’s own Facebook page to keep the community posted about his progress. Cunningham, off work from his nursing job due to hand surgery, eagerly embraced the new activity.

Today, nearly 800 people follow Jimmy’s New Life, which chronicles the pooch’s daily adventures both at home and around town. It wasn’t long before Jimmy became a local celebrity.

One evening, a carload of people yelled “Go Jimmy!” as they passed Cunningham and Jimmy on a walk. Later, at Woodside Park, the pair were recognized by children attending a summer camp, and the visit turned into

an impromptu questionand-answer circle time focusing on dog safety.

June 29: Face it, Jimmy is getting popular ... and I think that every good person he meets helps him rebuild his trust in humans that has been shattered! That connection gives him the energy and motivation he needs to regain his weight and his health!

Jimmy’s followers — which Cunningham calls “Jimmy Nation” — also offer helpful advice, from feeding habits (I know ... the chicken nuggets need to go away, Cunningham wrote) to the benefits of a body harness for a small dog’s daily walks.

Adoption ‘hiccup’ Jimmy thrived as the weeks passed, his shyness receding the more he interacted with people and other dogs. He weighed in at 8.4 pounds during a July 13 visit to the vet.

Jimmy has gained an extra degree of confidence, almost bordering on arrogance … look at him

striking this regal pose, Cunningham posted the next day, along with a picture of Jimmy basking in the sun.

As July 20 approached — Jimmy’s scheduled adoption date — Cunningham’s blog began counting down the days.

On the big day, however, came a setback. Cunningham called the Yolo County animal shelter at 2 p.m. to seal the deal, only to learn that Jimmy’s prior owner had contacted them, saying she’d given the dog away to someone else six months earlier, and provided that person’s phone number.

Shelter staff asked for several more days to reach the other owner. The Cunninghams, disappointed by the news, vowed to put up a fight if the owner came forward.

Turns out, they didn’t have to.

July 23: AS OF JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO ...

JIMMY IS FINALLY AN OFFICIAL MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY!!! It is with great pride that I introduce to you ... for the first time by his new official name ...

Jimmy Jam Cunningham!

That night, the Cunninghams held a “Jimmy Day” celebration at Crawford Park, where Jimmy welcomed a few wellwishers, a couple of dogs and, in light of the special occasion, enjoyed a few chicken nuggets.

Cunningham said he hopes Jimmy’s story inspires others to consider animal adoptions, particularly the pit bull and Chihuahua breeds that oftentimes dominate local shelters. As Jimmy’s popularity grows, Cunningham said he’ll continue his blog as well.

“I don’t see any reason why not, as long as we keep it fresh,” he said.

“This truly is an amazing Cinderella story.”

— Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenterprise.net or 530-747-8048.

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Pets of the week Butter

Special to The Enterprise Lots of animals are waiting for “forever homes” at the Yolo County Animal Shelter, 2640 E. Gibson Road in Woodland.

Among them is Bella (A181612), a 1-year-old spayed female pit bull terrier. This girl is an absolute sweetheart! She loves the camera and poses (sits pretty) for pictures. She enjoys walks and playtime.

Bella Also looking for a good home is Butter (A181785), a 2-monthold neutered male brown tabby who can be shy at first but becomes a very playful and affectionate little guy. He would do well in a home with other cats.

All shelter animals are up-to-date on vaccinations, microchipped, and spayed or neutered.

The shelter is closed to the public for non-emergencies but staff is available to assist at 530-668-5287 during new temporary hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

For information, visit www.petfinder.com/ member/us/ca/ woodland/yolo-countyanimal-services-ca283/.

At Rotts of Friends Animal Rescue, you’ll find Crusier, a 7-year-old, neutered male blackand-white Boxer. He’s sweet, housebroken and obedience-trained.

Cruiser plays well with big dogs but doesn’t like cats or little dogs.

Chewy is a 3- to 4-year-old neutered male Airedale cross. Chewy is very people-friendly and likes other nice dogs. He can be protective of his family so will do best in a home that doesn’t have a lot of strangers coming in and out.

The next Rotts of Friends’ adoption event is from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, at 34505 County Road 29 in Woodland. Come by 10 a.m., as it takes at least an hour to meet and adopt a dog; everyone who will be living with the dog should come out to meet it.

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Jimmy and his person, LC Cunningham, chill out at a local coffee shop — one of many field trips Cunningham has documented on Jimmy’s Facebook blog. At right, it’s bath time!

Noted hymenopterist Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, shed light on the Asian giant hornet in an interview with urban entomologist Michael Bentley on his BugBytes podcast. See https://bit.ly/ 3106sg4 Bentley serves as the director of training and education for the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), headquartered in Fairfax, Va., and hosts NPMA’s BugBytes. Kimsey, a global authority on wasps, bees and other insects, is a two-term past president of the International Society

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BY DAVID CHAVERN Special to CalMatters

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ou’d be hard pressed to find an industry that hasn’t been negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. But when it comes to news publishing, the virus has accelerated some difficult trends, especially for small community publishers.

And now yet another blow to small newspapers in California is about to be dealt, unless the state Legislature acts soon.

A new report warns that the current health crisis may accelerate the closing of community newspapers across the nation.

These outlets are critical to our democracy.

When they can no longer afford to continue reporting, communities lose a vital watchdog and government business is hidden from public view.

Right now, many communities throughout California are suffering the loss of their watchdogs. More than a dozen newspapers have suspended operations in the last five months, with more planning to close in the coming months.

Last year, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 5 for how businesses classify workers as contractors or employees. In recognition of the inapplicability of the legislation to the news industry and the economic headwinds facing community newspapers, the Legislature gave news publishers a one-year exemption, but when the extension ends in December, publishers will be forced to classify newspaper carriers as employees.

This significant change to a business practice that has been in place for more than 100 years will have the effect of increasing the cost of newspaper delivery by as much as 85%, a burden that is unsustainable for small publishers that have also recently been hit with advertising revenue declines of 30% to 50% as a result of the coronavirus crisis. ocal publishers have sounded the alarm with California lawmakers, but so far, they have not taken any steps to address the devastating impact this will have on both publishers and readers.

Small community and ethnic newspapers are especially vulnerable to economic fluctuations and catastrophic consequences, like closure. These small publishers are scrambling to stay afloat by cutting coverage, furloughing reporters and eliminating print publication on certain days of the week.

They are expediting their transition to digital-first publishing and exploring new methods for providing information to their communities as more readers turn to these methods during the crisis. However, cutting print days disenfranchises specific demographic groups, such as senior citizens and other residents who don’t have internet access (6%) or don’t have a reliable internet connection (up to 25% of rural communities). Through losing their local newspaper, these groups are losing their main source of information and their connection to the community.

Keeping news publishers strong is in the interest not only of the press, but of our greater democracy. When they lack a steady flow of information, communities suffer a slew of ailments, from declining citizen engagement to increased corruption and declining government performance. Fewer people run for office and fewer people vote.

At a time when California’s unemployment rate is alarming, lack of legislative action to extend the exemption for newspaper carriers will cause even more job losses.

If publishers are forced to limit circulation areas for financial reasons, they will have to reconfigure carrier routes, reduce home deliveries and cease daily publication, which means thousands of carrier routes will be eliminated.

To save California newspapers, at a minimum, the Legislature must extend the exemption to AB 5, which will provide newspapers with more time to get past COVID-related advertising declines and to adjust their operations to meet changing consumption patterns.

If California’s lawmakers don’t act soon, they risk losing a vital local voice for their constituents — and themselves.

— David Chavern is president and CEO of News Media Alliance, the news industry’s largest trade organization, david@ newsmediaalliance.org. He wrote this for CalMatters, a public-interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s Capitol works and why it matters.

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he silver lining provided by some past pandemics has been that they opened minds, awakening entire nations and continents to what was wrong with the way things previously were.

So it was, for example, with the bubonic plague of the 1300s, also known as the “Black Death,” which produced labor shortages that started the demise of the feudal system, turning serfs into free people if they could reach the walled cities of the time.

But there is little evidence that California’s leading lawmakers have seen the many changes the coronavirus pandemic has wrought in California. No, even though COVID-19 has killed well over 8,400 Californians, current legislative leaders still pursue their old, prepandemic goals as if nothing were different.

That’s especially true in housing, where seismic change is about to occur as businesses increasingly abandon office towers, creating vast new vacant spaces that will inevitably become housing units. This will create the dense housing sought for years by the likes of Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener and fellow Democratic Sen. Toni Atkins of San Diego, the state Senate’s powerful president pro tem.

New and current reality, which sees office leasing

around California at its lowest levels since the Great Recession, with more and more companies telling workers to operate from home, has not dented these folks’ thinking. They persist in fighting the last war, always a losing proposition for military leaders and often equally disastrous for politicians.

The best example of their thinking is a nine-bill package mostly sponsored by Wiener and Atkins, joined by other knee-jerk liberals like Berkeley’s Sen. Nancy Skinner and Assembly members Buffy Wicks of Oakland, Richard Bloom of Santa Monica, Lorena Gonzalez of San Diego and David Chiu of San Francisco.

As the Legislature sort-of returns from its second virusinduced recess of the year — a period when lawmakers ceded virtually all state authority to Gov. Gavin Newsom — the nine-bill housing package will start moving quickly through committees.

It has backing from developers and labor unions, both major financial backers of many Democratic lawmakers.

Among other things, this package would effectively end single-family zoning in California, a longtime Wiener goal. It does this by allowing four market-priced homes on all lots that now have just one, with neither affordable units nor new parking spaces required. This alone could lead to wide disruption of residential neighborhoods if many homeowners take the wads of cash developers would soon proffer.

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nother bill allows city councils to overturn laws passed by local voters which protect openspace on shorelines or other green areas. The package also allows cities to rezone any parcel they like to allow 10-unit apartment buildings, in spite of any prior restrictions. It decreases the amount of affordable housing developers must include in a project to get it expanded beyond current local limits, giving developers a 50 percent “density bonus” if they build more affordable units than now required.

And it allows tall apartment and condominium buildings wherever neighborhood businesses now exist. So much for city- or countyimposed height limits.

This package aims to encourage more and more Californians to move into high-rise buildings and abandon their cars for public transit. It comes just when, rather than flocking to mass transit

and ride-sharing services, most urban Californians are opting to drive private cars.

Fears of contagion on public transit of all kinds stoke this trend, which sees ridership on trains and buses greatly reduced from last year.

None of this is needed. As more and more office space becomes vacant, there’s ever less call for new construction.

What’s more, when conversion of office towers to residential use heats up, there will be more new housing than required to fill the state’s needs, estimated at about 3 million new units by 2025.

That timetable, of course, can be met easily by conversions, but not by new construction, which will inevitably be held up by lawsuits and environmental issues.

It adds up to a picture of blinkered, single-minded legislators pursuing old goals with little relevance in the post-pandemic world to come. That’s why the current housing package deserves to disappear, just like Wiener’s past failed efforts to rid California of single-family homes.

— Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com. His book, “The Burzynski Breakthrough: The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It,” is now available in a softcover fourth edition.

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City decision making In reference to the open letter to the City Council on improving its decision making, signed by 16 members of the public, many of them commissioners, I would like to comment. The majority of the suggestions can/are already being done. However, there are some new ones I would like to address.

■ A fuller description of matters in closed session: It couldn’t hurt.

■ Two or more commissions can form a task force: I would like to see this matter put to rest one way or the other.

The Utility Commission has repeatedly run into this problem, having to get clarification from the city clerk as to whether a proposed task force is legitimate.

■ Staff may not oppose a proposal from a commission unless illegal or against city policy. For developer projects, purchase/sale/lease agreements, staff shall not give their opinion.

These two requests are patently

Speak out President Hon. Donald J. Trump, The White House, Washington, D.C., 20500; 202-456-1111 (comments), 202-456-1414 (switchboard); email: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

U.S. Senate Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3841; email: http://feinstein. senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me Sen. Kamala Harris, 112 Hart Senate

Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3553; email: visit https://www. harris.senate.gov/content/contact/senator

House of Representatives Rep. John Garamendi (3rd District), 2368 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515; 202-225-1880.

District office: 412 G St., Davis, CA 95616; 530-753-5301; email: visit https://garamendi.house.gov/contact-me

Governor Gov. Gavin Newsom, State Capitol, Suite 1173, Sacramento, CA 95814; 916-4452841; email: visit https://govapps.gov. ca.gov/gov40mail/

ridiculous. Staff is hired to give their expertise, including their opinion on project feasibility. This proposal is essentially asking staff not to do their job.

■ If a commission is involved in the proposal, a representative of the commission must be empowered to speak with the status equal to a lead staff member: Nothing stops a commission from having their representative speak to the City Council during the public comment period, or asking for extra time, which is often granted (I know, because I have done it).

Deference is usually given to a commission representative to speak first. It matters not whether a commission member sits at the staff table or speaks from the dais.

■ City manager performance review must be held in public session: I doubt this is legal.

It should also be noted that city commissions are advisory. The City Council listens to commission recommendations, but it will not always agree with those recommendations, nor should it. After all, City Council members are the ones elected to make the decisions/set policy, not commission members.

I would also remind commission members of the old adage “You get more with honey than with vinegar.” Respectful recommendations are much more persuasive than those that are uncivil.

Elaine Roberts Musser Davis

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LEASE: Students scrambling to get out of rental contracts From Page A1 An online petition titled “Davis Student Lease Cancellation and Rent Relief,” asks the Davis City Council to implement “new legislation to allow cancellation of student leases throughout the city.” The petition was published last week and has been signed by over 3,000 people.

UC Davis political science major April Nicholson, who cowrote the petition, highlighted some of the burdens students are facing. When her classes shifted online in the Spring, Nicholson left Davis and moved in with her parents in the Bay Area. At her landlord’s request, Nicholson and her roommate — also a UC Davis student now living with family in the Bay Area — had renewed their lease for the coming year back in February.

told The Enterprise they are stuck in yearlong leases with no flexibility from their landlords — but is still a major financial burden for Nicholson.

When Nicholson and her roommate tried to cancel their 2020-21 lease, their landlord said they could reduce the lease to three months or find new tenants to take over the lease, but they could not simply opt out. The landlord’s stance was more generous than some — other students

“My roommate and I were panicking because we cannot afford that,” Nicholson said. She lost her job at a boba tea shop in downtown Davis because of the pandemic, and is set to lose the $600 per week federal unemployment benefit, which expires this week. “I don’t know how I

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All over Davis, university students are gone, but their leases remain. would pay for rent,” she said.

According to a recent survey, more than 70% of college students in California have lost some or all of their income due to COVID-19.

With the housing supply in Davis now likely outweighing demand, finding a new tenant to sublease to is suddenly a challenging prospect. “We looked at the Davis Off-Campus Housing Facebook group and all the posts were people trying to get out of

their leases,” Nicholson said.

“I am a student at UC Davis and was planning on living offcampus for this coming school year,” Elizabeth Cho said in a public comment at last week’s City Council meeting. “Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, my family and the families of my roommates can no longer afford to live in the apartments that we signed our leases with.”

Cho continued: “The only way for us to get out of our leases is to transfer it over to other people. In the past few weeks, my roommates and I have been scrambling to find people to take over our apartment. I have personally contacted over 20 different people and groups desperate to find anyone. We have found no one.”

Citing an ordinance passed by the Berkeley City Council in late June, which allows renters to get out of leases for reasons related to COVID-19, the UC Davis students’ petition asks the City of Davis to pass legislation that guarantees: ■ No cancellation fees for students cancelling leases before the lease’s agreed date because of COVID-19 related reasons

(material loss of income, unemployment due to COVID-19, and are or were enrolled at an educational institution that cancelled or limited in-person classes due to COVID-19) ■ Allow the cancellation of lease agreements during their agreed term with the maximum penalty of one (1) month’s worth of rent if cancellation is due to COVID-19 related reasons ■ Subsidized rent and rent relief for student renters who have had roommates or fellow leasers cancel because of COVID19 related reasons.

Students who commented during the City Council meeting last week acknowledged that the solution will need to take into account the needs of landlords, many of whom rely on rent to pay mortgages and property taxes. However, they insisted that the brunt of the COVID-19 rent crisis should not be borne by students who, as the petition states, “are among the most vulnerable groups affected by the pandemic.”

— Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@davisenterprise. net. Follow him on Twitter at @calebmhampton.

Flowing rivers of ice

BY SARA THOMPSON Special to the Enterprise

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The city of Davis and UC Davis will team up to fix the Russell Boulevard bike path in West Davis.

RUSSELL: Eye on green construction From Page A1 Partida said, “and this project will benefit Davis residents, including UC Davis students, staff and faculty, for years to come.”

Speaking on behalf of UC Davis, Mabel Salon, chief government and community relations officer, said, “As UC Davis’ West

Village builds toward Russell Boulevard, future bike path connectors will link to the Russell bike path and will include new, wildlifefriendly landscaping along the paths and stormwater detention basins.

“Thanks to city staff and elected leaders for working with the university on this rebuild that will improve

this bike route for all its users,” Salon said.

The winning project bid was submitted by R&R Pacific Construction in Woodland.

— Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net.

Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

CASES: University has own system From Page A1 this last week,” said the county’s public information officer, Jenny Tan. As of Thursday morning, 18 county residents were hospitalized due to COVID-19.

The city of Woodland continues to report the most cases, hospitalizations and deaths and now accounts for 703 of the county’s 1,494 total cases.

With one new case reported on Thursday, the city of Davis has now seen 152 residents test positive.

UC Davis, meanwhile, keeps its own tally of employees and students on the Davis campus who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. That list would not necessarily coincide with Yolo County’s, as some of those students and staff may live another counties.

As of Monday, 32 employees and 15 students

have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the university, which posts a tally on its website at https://safetyservices. ucdavis.edu/coronavirus/ COVIDcases.

The university appears to categorize cases differently from the county, including under “reported” cases those that are only suspected and listing a separate category of “positive” cases, which now total 47.

According to a tally compiled by the New York Times, UC Davis has had the fourth most coronavirus cases among University of California campuses.

UC Berkeley was reported to have 123 confirmed cases, followed by UCLA with 101 and UC Irvine with 77.

UC Riverside had 16,

UC Santa Cruz reported 11 and UC Santa Barbara reported six.

— Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net.

Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

here are countless forces that help shape the Earth.

One process is slow and hard to see first-hand but has made some of the most spectacular landforms on the planet.

Glaciers covered much of the Earth during the last Ice Age, advancing as far south as New England, New York, Montana and Idaho. All the glaciers in North America began retreating at the end of the last Ice Age, about 11,700 years ago, and are still retreating.

As a glacier is advancing, or growing, it picks up rocks and soil while it moves. It also pushes the ground around it, creating landmasses called moraines. Lateral moraines run parallel to the glaciers, and a terminal moraine is the very end of a glacier’s advancement before it begins to retreat.

When a glacier begins its retreat, it drops some of the rocks and soil it picked up, sometimes hundreds of miles away. There are large scour marks found in U-shaped glacial valleys and fjords around the world. Some scientists can take core samples of glaciers and study the debris found in them. Some of these core samples have even produced pollen of extinct plants.

There is a simple activity you can do at home

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EXPLORIT SCIENCE CENTER that can help show glaciers shape the Earth.

Spray a cookie sheet or tray with non-stick spray.

Sprinkle some flour over the cookie sheet and place an ice cube on one end.

Gently lift the end of the sheet or tray with the ice cube until it begins to slide. Remove the ice cube and see how it has moved the flour on the tray.

The campers in our Earth Explorations Summer Science Camp this week learned about many forces that shape our earth including glaciers and rivers. There are spaces still available in our August Summer Science Camps! Register 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’s coming events: ■ Explorit Science Center has been providing hands-on science opportunities in Davis for 38 years!

Like many small businesses the closures have had a significant impact on our income. Now is a great time to consider a donation to help Explorit continue to inspire the scientists of tomorrow: http://www.explorit.org/ support/make-a-donation.

■ Continue to support Explorit during this uncertain time by becoming a member. Membership grants you free visits to Explorit’s regular public hours, discounts on events, camps, and workshops. To purchase or renew your membership visit explorit.org/join/ membership-levels or call Explorit at 530-756-0191.

— Explorit Science Center is at 3141 Fifth St. For information, call 530756-0191 or visit http:// www.explorit.org, or “like” the Facebook page.

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OBITUARY David A. Lazzari

June 30, 1945 — July 14, 2020 David A. Lazzari died Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Woodland. David was born and grew up in Sacramento, then was a Davis resident for more than 40 years.

A man of many talents, he worked in construction, made jewelry and eventually owned a watch repair

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shop in downtown Davis.

While on daily morning walks on the North Davis greenbelt he made many friends with people, dogs and blue jays.

He is survived by his wife, Terry McDowell, and brother Boniface Victor Lazzari of Lacy, Wash.

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‘Palm Springs’ is a cheeky nightmare Few destination weddings are this eventful

‘Palm Springs’ Starring: Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, J.K. Simmons, Peter Gallagher, Meredith Hagner, Jacqueline Obradors, June Squibb, Dale Dickey, Camila Mendes and Tyler Hoechlin Rating: R, for sexual content, brief violence, drug use and relentless profanity

BY DERRICK BANG Enterprise film critic Some films shouldn’t be discussed ahead of time because so much of the joy comes from being caught off-guard by the unexpected twists, turns and sidebar surprises orchestrated by an audaciously clever writer and director.

That’s definitely the case with this snarky rom-com, available via Hulu. Director Max Barbakow and writer Andy Siara play us like a fiddle. Considering this is the feature debut for both, that result is even more impressive.

So I’m inclined to simply say, Check it out; you’ll have a lot of fun — allowing for a tad too many F-bombs — and leave it at that. Because I can’t really say anything else, without giving too much away.

Still with me?

OK then: On your head be it.

Barbakow and Siara open on a goat. Somewhere in the desert.

It’ll be an important goat.

Elsewhere, Nyles (Andy Samberg) wakens to the petulant whine of Misty (Meredith Hagner), his self-centered Girlfriend From Hell. They’re in Palm Springs for the destination wedding of friends Tala and Abe (Camila Mendes and Tyler Hoechlin), taking place later this day at a fancy desert resort.

Nyles seems to subsist on beer and burritos; he has the scruffy, apathetic attitude of a failure-tolaunch. Even so, his casual indifference — as the day proceeds — seems unnecessarily boorish.

Couple this behavior with considerable vulgarity and profanity, and it feels like we’ve wandered

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With nothing to do until the wedding ceremony begins in a few hours, Sarah (Cristin Milioti) and Nyles (Andy Samberg) enjoy some quality time — in a pool belonging to folks who are out of town. into an aggressively crude Seth Rogen comedy.

Not so; just be patient.

Evening falls; the ceremony concludes; the microphone is passed around. Misty’s toast is absolutely ghastly and tone-deaf.

The bride’s parents — Howard and Pia (Peter Gallagher and Jacquiline Obradors) — pass the baton to Tala’s older sister Sarah (Cristin Milioti), maid of honor and, one would expect, next to speak. But Sarah, tongue-tied and terrified — having consumed perhaps a few too many glasses of wine — stands silently, like a deer in headlights.

Enter Nyles, who snatches the microphone and saves the moment with a truly terrific speech. (Who’d have thought?)

Despite being an aloof tough cookie, Sarah appreciates the rescue. Cue some flirty banter — Samberg’s goofy grin matched by

Milioti’s mischievous sparkle — and a walk, under the stars, in the nearby desert.

At which point, this romantic tableau is interrupted by an enraged, camo-garbed lunatic named Roy (the always reliable J.K. Simmons), who makes a rather unconventional entrance.

Chaos ensues; Nyles eventually trails Roy into a mountain cave suffused with an odd red glow.

“Don’t follow me,” he warns Sarah.

But of course she does. Who wouldn’t?

Fade to black.

Nyles wakens to the petulant whine of Misty, his self-centered Girlfriend From Hell. They’re in Palm Springs for the destination wedding of friends Tala and Abe, taking place later this day at a fancy desert resort.

But Sarah also wakens precisely as she did the day before —

much to her mounting horror, as realization sets in.

So OK; you’re thinking 1993’s “Groundhog Day,” which must’ve inspired Siara at least a little. But he takes us in an entirely different direction; the parameters — and approach — are unique. The reboot actually occurs upon falling asleep (shades of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”), or any other loss of consciousness. Nor are Nyles and Sarah confined to this location; they can go anywhere imagination and plenty of caffeine will take them — but they’ll still wake up back at the Palm Springs resort.

And, of course, the kicker: They’re fully aware this is happening. Memory isn’t wiped.

Nyles has been stuck in this loop for a long time — and thus his earlier lethargy makes complete sense. He’s resigned and weary, having crammed several

lifetimes’ worth of escape attempts into the same 24 hours; he has lost the ability to care about anything. Samberg and Milioti have a lot of fun with the sequence where Nyles tries to explain all this to Sarah, who is (by turns) terrified, enraged and unwilling to accept her fate.

And that really is all I intend to reveal.

Siara constantly challenges our assumptions and expectations; the narrative repeatedly expands to reveal details that weren’t initially obvious. Various people come in and out of focus; seemingly inconsequential characters become more important. Dale Dickey is a hoot as an aging biker babe, and June Squibb briefly pops up as Abe’s grandmother.

Pay very close attention to her few lines of dialogue.

We learn a lot more about Roy, and Simmons has fun with his character’s wild mood swings.

Ultimately, he adds a welcome note of emotional sincerity to this otherwise chaotic situation.

Nyles isn’t much of a stretch for Samberg, who relies on many of the mannerisms we’ve seen for years in TV’s “Brooklyn NineNine.” Even so, Nyles veers wildly from hapless and resigned, to insightful and thoughtful — all with Samberg’s smirky grin.

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‘Sometimes Always Never’ explores family ties Aggressively eccentric dramedy focuses on fractured relationships

BY DERRICK BANG Enterprise film critic Fans of droll and quirk will love this slice of British whimsy; others are apt to find it much too precious and stylized.

Director Carl Hunter and writer Frank Cottrell Boyce clearly studied at the altar of Wes Anderson; “Sometimes Always Never” — debuting on Amazon Prime and other streaming services — clearly has the mildly peculiar atmosphere and character eccentricity of (for example) “Moonrise Kingdom” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”

At the same time, Hunter and Boyce uncork a deeply — at times painfully — intimate story about grief and the necessity of finding a way to move beyond tragedy.

We meet Alan (Bill Nighy) as he solemnly waits on a deserted Merseyside beach; he has arranged to meet his adult son, Peter (Sam Riley), for a day trip with a potentially fateful conclusion. Their relationship is wary and prickly. We sense that Peter long ago gave up trying to communicate meaningfully with his father and for good reason; Alan’s cryptic comments and responses always seem three sentences behind and in some entirely different conversation.

It gradually becomes clear that they’ve long been trying to find Alan’s other son, Michael — Peter’s older brother — who walked out of the house years ago and hasn’t been seen or heard from since.

They’re currently chasing down a faint lead: something one or both of them

must’ve done many, many times before.

It proves fruitless — although, during their overnight stop at a twee B&B, they meet Margaret (Jenny Agutter) and Arthur (Tim McInnerny), a couple navigating their own similar grief.

Back at home in Lancashire, Alan — a professional tailor who earned a comfortable living and is the sole occupant of a wellappointed home — finds that he cannot stand to be alone.

He, therefore, becomes an unannounced guest in Peter’s home, where he’s accepted graciously by the latter’s warm and cheerful wife, Sue (Alice Lowe). She seems to understand and accept her father-in-law’s aloofness and affectations in a way that Peter cannot.

On the other hand, Peter and Sue have given up trying to fathom their teenage son, Jack (Louis Healy), forever buried in front of his computer screen, playing an endless array of firstperson shooter games. Jack gives up the bottom berth of his bunk bed to accommodate Alan; what feels like an imposition blossoms into a connection bridged initially by their shared interest in games.

As it happens, Alan is wholly, totally obsessed with Scrabble. He constantly plays online opponents on his phone and we watched him chat Margaret and Arthur into a game, back at the B&B; he does the same with Sue and Jack, much to Peter’s obvious chagrin and discomfort. (We wonder why. We’ll soon find out.)

Alan is no mere novice; he obviously swallowed

‘Sometimes Always Never’ Starring: Bill Nighy, Sam Riley, Louis Healy, Alice Lowe, Jenny Agutter, Tim McInnerny and Ella-Grace Gregoire Rating: PG-13, and much too harshly, for occasional sexual references

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Peter (Sam Riley, left) and his father Alan (Bill Nighy) “forgot” how to connect years ago; they can’t even bond over a game of Scrabble — even though they’re likely to play a game at any moment, and in any setting. several dictionaries — and at least one thesaurus — somewhere along the way.

Hunter and Boyce have fun with this fixation; the on-screen action occasionally is interrupted by flowery inserts of Scrabble-style words — complete with definitions — that are appropriate to what just happened or is about to occur. Many of these characters enjoy playing with words (even if, in Alan’s case, at woefully inappropriate moments).

As I said, whimsical. But also shrewdly observed.

The emerging metaphor, oft-referenced as we move into the second and third acts, concerns the Prodigal Son: particularly in terms of how his behavior affects the younger son left behind. The point is amplified by Alan’s tendency, back when both boys were younger, to purchase bootlegs and knockoffs; the boys, therefore, wound up with second-best toys, second-best tennis shoes and so forth.

Even the family Scrabble game was a cheap copy dubbed Scrobble, with circular, flimsy cardboard letter tiles that would bend when one used them.

To what degree, then, has Alan’s single-minded search for Michael impacted his relationship with Peter? And can the latter be blamed for assuming that he’ll never be better than second-best? Who, really, is the “missing” son?

The role of Alan could have been written for Nighy, who’s note-perfect in every scene. Alan’s mildly arch tranquility would be insufferable in lesser hands, but somehow Nighy manages to remain sympathetic and even amusing at times. We laugh out loud at unexpected moments, despite ourselves, even as on-screen characters endure obvious grief.

Riley holds his own; Peter’s quiet anguish is palpable at times, and his efforts to really, truly reach

his father are heartbreaking. Lowe makes it clear that Sue is the smart one here; she bides her time, somehow knowing — despite the years that the strained Alan/Peter circumstances must have lasted — that things will work out. Eventually.

Maybe.

I love the evolving dynamic between Alan and Jack and the subtlety with which Hunter and Boyce allow it to develop. Healy, initially concealed within a hoodie, is like a flower that stubbornly refuses to bloom; even his efforts to catch the attention of a cute girl at their daily bus stop — Ella-Grace Gregoire, radiant as Rachel — are pathetically (hilariously) half-hearted.

Close proximity can’t help making Jack curious about his rather odd grandfather; curiosity leads to interest, which … ah, but that would be telling.

All this character interplay unfolds against a

heavily stylized tapestry carefully orchestrated by production designer Tim Dickel and cinematographer Richard Stoddard.

(Hunter wanted a look that evoked surrealistic Czech and Russian filmmakers.)

Colors are overly vibrant, at times startlingly so; landscapes are either sweeping and naturalistic or oddly “cramped” as if two-dimensional.

Alan and Peter’s initial car journey is rather startling, taking place via oldschool back-projection: an impression of moving forward, when (as we later realize) they really aren’t.

House interiors — Alan’s home, Peter and Sue’s home, the B&B — feel dated, as if time literally stopped the day that Michael disappeared.

Without question, many viewers will find all these affectations excessive, the story too “flimsy” to support so much eccentricity.

But I’ve always loved slowbuild character studies, and gentle British absurdity is its own reward.

Give it a try.

— Read more of Derrick Bang’s film criticism at http://derrickbang. blogspot.com. Comment on this review at www. davisenterprise.com.

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Films with a touch of British whimsy

Modest charmers have their own distinctive style

BY DERRICK BANG Enterprise film critic I’ve long been fond of quirky little UK dramedies: often indie films made on humble budgets, by fledgling writers and directors.

The casts also tend to be unknowns, at that point in their careers — although many subsequently became quite famous.

Such films “wear” well; they remain charming years and even decades later, sometimes as a revealing slice of history and attitudes of a given era.

All of the following are available via Amazon Prime and other streaming platforms, with the one noted exception.

1980’s “Gregory’s Girl” was my first exposure to what could be termed “nextgen UK whimsy.” It was Scottish writer/director Bill Forsyth’s second film, and definitely the one that put him on the map. (As was typical of “foreign” release patterns back then, we in the States didn’t get it until the spring of 1982.)

“Gregory’s Girl” is a classic romantic comedy. Forsythe assembled a talented collection of young newcomers and thrust them into a primary and secondary school environment to analyze the frustration and embarrassment connected with Discovering The Opposite Sex. You’ll count at least 20 major characters, not one of whom is wasted or superfluous; similarly, not one line of Forsythe’s rapid-fire script is unnecessary.

Our hero is Gregory (Gordon John Sinclair), a typical young teen who is all legs and no sense of balance. He’s a hapless soccer player with little interest in the game — until the team is galvanized by the arrival of new player Dorothy (Dee Hepburn), whose athletic grace and prowess captivates the entire school.

(One student starts making money by selling Dorothy snapshots through the boys’ bathroom.)

Gregory naturally falls heads over heels, and Forsythe moves the lad’s subsequent angst in a most unexpected — and delightful — direction.

Hugh Grant was one year beyond “Four Weddings and a Funeral” when he starred in 1995’s “The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a

Mountain,” so he wasn’t yet a household name. Director/co-scripter Christopher Monger’s aptly titled comedy is witty, charming, tender and very, very funny.

English surveyors Reginald Owen (Grant) and George Garrad (Ian McNeice) motor into a tiny Welsh town one fine day in 1917, assigned by the British War Office to update maps by accurately measuring the height of Ffynnon Garw, the mountain that shelters the village.

As it happens, the use of the term “mountain” is premature, since — according to arcane rules devised by British cartographers — an upthrust mound of earth will earn that accolade only if it towers 1,000 feet or more. The townsfolk make gentle sport of their “foreign” visitors until the surveyors return with a figure of … 984 feet.

Welsh pride isn’t about to take such an insult lying down, particularly with hellfire-and-brimstone Rev. Jones (Kenneth Griffith) leading the charge. He and tavern owner Morgan (Colm Meaney) come up with an audacious plan: to delay their guests’ departure, while exhorting the townsfolk to ferry loam from their gardens to the peak, one bucket at a time.

Grant once again capitalizes on the self-conscious, aw-shucks charm that made him irresistible in “Four Weddings,” and he’s particularly beguiling when Reginald is confronted with the come-hither bluntness of lovestruck Elizabeth (Tara FitzGerald).

Veteran British director John Schlesinger won an Academy Award for helming 1970’s “Midnight Cowboy,” and his 1995 adaptation of Stella Gibbons’ “Cold Comfort Farm” — scripted by Malcolm Bradbury, and available solely via Vudu — is an entirely different animal.

The story cheekily reverses the cinematic cliché of down-to-earth “simple folks” who bestow great wisdom upon carefully coifed aristocrats who’ve forgotten how to “really live.”

In this case, one frail 1930s society lass is matched against an entire household of surly and grubby country cousins.

No contest.

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English surveyor Reginald Owen (Hugh Grant), assigned by the British War Office to verify the height of a Welsh mountain, doesn’t quite know how to handle the flirty attention from Elizabeth (Tara Fitzgerald).

Meticulous Flora Poste (Kate Beckinsale, then not familiar to us Yanks), recently orphaned, considers her options. Desiring the sort of “experience” that will help her become a writer like personal idol Jane Austen, she accepts an invitation to live with the Starkadders, distant relatives at Cold Comfort Farm in Sussex.

Their home — and its inhabitants — are filthier than a pigsty; animal dung is everywhere, folks bathe in the horse trough, and meals are indescribable.

Morals aren’t merely loose; they’re absent entirely. The entire clan — which includes Cousin Edith (Eileen Atkins), her husband Amos (Ian McKellen), sons Reuben (Ivan Kaye) and Seth (Rufus Sewell) and daughter Elfine (Maria Miles) — is in thrall to ancient, enigmatic Ada Doom (Sheila Burrell), who never leaves her room.

Bradbury’s droll script plays like a cross between P.L. Travers and P.G. Wodehouse; much like the pluperfect Jeeves, Flora is never at a loss, no matter which social decorum has been breeched.

Director Aileen Ritchie’s sole big-screen feature is 2000’s “The Closer You Get,” and it’s a shame she never helmed anything else.

The Herbie Wave/William Ivory script boasts a hilarious premise: A group of men in a rugged little village on the Donegal coast of northwestern Ireland, depressed by the absence of

Gregory (Gordon John Sinclair) is enchanted by newly arrived Dorothy (Dee Hepburn), who quickly becomes a star on the school’s soccer team. Unfortunately, every other boy also fancies her, so what chance does tongue-tied Gregory have?

Jess (Parminder Nagra, right) has always wanted to play soccer, so she’s overjoyed when invited by Jules (Keira Knightley) to join a team. Alas, Jess’ conservative orthodox Sikh parents definitely won’t share her enthusiasm. “good prospects,” decide that salvation lies with placing an advertisement in the Miami Herald — “Ideal age range between 20 and 21, must be fit and sporty” — in an effort to persuade gorgeous American gals that their hamlet is a tourist destination.

As it happens, this little community doesn’t exactly lack good female companionship, and the village ladies are justifiably put out. Kieran (Ian Hart), the local butcher, is the illadvised spokesman for the distaff men; the spirited Siobhan (Cathleen Bradley) is the firebrand voice of protest for the local women.

The village’s anxious new priest, Father Malone (Risteard Cooper), can’t advise on matters of s-e-x without turning three shades of scarlet. Ollie (Pat Shortt) is a touchingly woebegone 36-year-old virgin whose approach with women is so clumsy, that he can do nothing beyond discussing his job of selling plumbing and mechanical valves.

The film is laden with similarly eccentric characters and slow-burn sight gags, none better than the

PALM: Random pop songs are used in excess From Page B1 Milioti is a revelation.

Her extensive television credits are jaw-dropping, and she makes a solid leap here to feature stardom.

Watching Sarah navigate the seven stages of grief is a delightful exercise in nuance, and she comes close to stealing the film.

When so many actors deliver such engaging

performances, they’ve clearly been well guided by an attentive director.

Granted, the cast is laden with strong professionals, but Barbakow still deserves a well-earned bow.

On the other hand, he relies too much on the more than two dozen pop songs thrown into the soundtrack, often seemingly at random; only

rarely do the tunes complement what’s taking place in the moment. They become seriously distracting and they definitely interfere with composer Matthew Compton’s efforts at an underscore.

Barbakow and Siara bring their fantasy to a potentially ambiguous “conclusion” that’ll spark passionate debate for years to come — which,

obviously, is part of the game. Quite fun.

And don’t switch the TV off too quickly, or you’ll miss a crucial short scene inserted midway through the end credits crawl.

— Read more of Derrick Bang’s film criticism at http://derrickbang. blogspot.com. Comment on this review at www. davisenterprise.com.

daily stop made by the one creaky bus that trundles through these secluded parts. The outcome of all this, while somewhat predictable, includes a delightful final twist.

Which brings us to 2002’s “Bend It Like Beckham.” Kenyan-born British director Gurinder Chadha’s third big-screen feature is a cross-cultural charmer with plenty of heart, buoyed by a cast that treats the story with the same dedication and vibrant high spirits. The result is a can’t-miss anthem for social misfits who possess the courage and determination to follow their dreams, no matter how impossible.

The story — co-written

by Chadha, Guljit Bindra and Paul Mayeda Berges — focuses on young Jesminder “Jess” Bhamra (Parminder Nagra, a year before joining the cast of television’s “E.R.”), whose orthodox Sikh parents have little patience with her fantasy of becoming a World Cup soccer player.

Worse yet, older sister Pinky (Archie Panjabi) seems content to embrace an arranged marriage and subsequent lifestyle that

means little more than popping out babies and cooking the perfect chapatti.

Jess’ skills are noticed by Juliette “Jules” Paxton, an equally enthusiastic soccer player and member of a girls’ team coached by a compassionate and hunky Irish lad (Jonathan Rhys Meyers, as Joe). Knowing that her parents never would approve this activity, Jess simply doesn’t tell them, instead finding progressively elaborate ways to slip out of the house.

Needless to say, that way guarantees disaster.

The film’s cultural insight and respectful treatment of its characters are augmented by a timecapsule treat: Jules is played by Keira Knightley, at that point a scrawny 17-year-old (albeit with credentials that stretched all the way back to 1993).

Even here, her fresh-faced radiance leaps off the screen.

Jolly good show, eh what?

— Read more of Derrick Bang’s film criticism at http://derrickbang. blogspot.com. Comment on this review at www. davisenterprise.com.

Acme Theatre Company plans reading of ‘Metamorphoses’ Enterprise staff Acme Theatre Company continues its Zoom readings at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, with “Metamorphoses” written by Mary Zimmerman and directed by Ed Gonzalez Moreno.

Register to become an audience member at acme theatre.net.

In this show, dreams and

reality collide with gods and mortals in Zimmerman’s ode to the power of love — and the shadows that lurk beneath it.

All are invited to join Acme for this classic tale of passion, betrayal, hope and transformation.

Note: There is a mention of cannibalism in this script.

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Lessons learned on the diamond

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et’s face it ... The story of Davis High athletics has no shortage of accolades.

But behind all of those section championship banners are also stories of teams that may not have seen much printed recognition — but nonetheless helped shape the lives of players in ways that can take years to fully appreciate.

Case in point: the 2004 junior varsity baseball team. A team that went 21-2, but due to that level not having playoffs, quietly faded away after the final out was called.

I hadn’t played freshman ball the year before. After playing baseball for nine straight years, I decided I needed a break and tried honing my tennis skills (which I have not used since).

My former baseball brethren, however, spent their freshman year falling into place in the esteemed Blue Devil baseball program. To say I was the low man on the totem pole when I showed back up on the diamond my sophomore year would be generous. Perhaps a more accurate statement would be that I was the dirt on which the totem pole sat. At least I was there. At least physically ...

Very quickly it became evident that I had a long way to go to prove I belonged.

But in those taxing times of trying to assimilate into a group (a squad that didn’t really need me to begin with), I learned a valuable lesson: you can achieve just about anything as long as you never quit.

There’s no sugar-coating it.

Those first few weeks were tough. Along with the traditional new-guy jobs of chasing foul balls across four-lanes of Covell Boulevard traffic or collecting gear at the end of practice, I also received my fair share of, shall we say, less-than-positive comments.

I

was determined to stick it out though. I showed up on time every day, kept my comments to a minimum and did what I was asked.

And then one day, as if by magic, I looked around and realized something: The comments and menial jobs had stopped.

I had achieved one of my proudest moments in sports. Not a championship or MVP award, but instead I had earned a spot with the regular guys on the team. And while I have used a similar stick-it-out mentality to earn positions with jobs or on other clubs, I have never been prouder than to have earned a spot on the spring 2004 junior varsity baseball team.

Had I quit when things were difficult, I would have missed out on my best year in sports.

Leadership comes in many forms.

At the start of that season, I found myself looking towards the veterans for guidance, who luckily were easy to find since anyone other than myself qualified as a veteran.

The leadership that stood out the most, though, was that of four guys: Jed, Cam, Mac and Dylan. I’d like to say that I looked up to them, but in truth, I couldn’t. Not because I didn’t respect the heck out of them, but because they never held themselves above anyone.

Quiet and unassuming to an outsider, these four were always welcoming and eager to help, but at the same time, crafted an

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Big West makes it official

BY BRUCE GALLAUDET

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UCD women’s soccer coach Tracy Hamm, left, and men’s soccer coach Dwanye Shaffer were disappointed by, but understood the Big West Conference’s decision to push back the start of fall sports.

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Staying positive Enterprise staff

players who want to get back out on the field.”

Dan Conners, women’s volleyball coach: In canvassing most UC Davis coaches whose sports were impacted by the Big West Confer- “Coaches and student-athletes alike, we love ence’s decision to suspend fall sports, the doing what we do and competing and playing theme was common: disappointment, but an our sport, so there’s definitely a level of disapunderstanding that the edict was in the best pointment,” Connors told The Enterprise on Wednesday. “However, I fully support their interest for student-athlete and staff health. decision — the Big West putting their studentHere’s a look at the Aggie coaches’ reaction ...

Tracy Hamm, women’s soccer coach: “I athletes’ health and safety first and making understand the decision. For me, I would that a priority makes me proud to be a part of this conference.” always want to consider the Connors said volleyball playstudent-athlete experience first ers — who would usually report and foremost and what that in a few weeks — will not report entails. until school starts on Sept. 30.

“So, competing in front of The sixth-year head coach friends and family, being able to remains hopeful that volleyball laugh and joke and have contact will be able to resume in the with people around you is really spring. He added that fall pracimportant, so is this the best tices and training will depend on decision? I don’t know, but we’re Cy Williams guidance from UCD, the Big going to stay positive and make UCD men’s golf coach West and state and local health the most of it and see where this officials. goes.

“We’ll be monitoring what that guidance is “The challenge is really more related to administrative issues in terms of balancing and making sure that we’re following those academics and graduation and scholarships protocols … and doing the best we can to make and housing, so most of the challenges aren’t sure we’re keeping the athletes in a safe and necessarily related to sports, but helping play- healthy environment,” said Conners. ers navigating, advising what players should Cy Williams, men’s golf coach: “This sumdo. mer has not been unlike other summers for the “We’re encouraging students to stay home at UCD men’s golfers. Men’s golf does not report this point, until we have a better idea of what early and several players have been competing to expect from the NCAA. I think that the team in tournaments over their vacations — Thomas is motivated, and they’re going to stay moti- Hutchison is playing in the Western Amateur and three other Aggies participated in the vated.

“If anything, this just continues to light the California Amateur Championship this week. fire in terms of preparing. It’s discouraging, but I also think incredibly motivating to SEE POSITIVE, PAGE B4

“You can never make an argument against safety.”

A leader for lacrosse DHS standout is a champion for ancient sport

BY WILL WYMAN Enterprise correspondent The coronavirus pandemic has put sports as we knew them on hold.

Making adjustments and adapting has become the name of the game for athletes who are trying to train with new restrictions.

DENVER OUTLAWS/COURTESY PHOTO Chief among those in working for safe surroundings is Davis High graduate Mikie Schlosser (59) and the Denver Outlaws local lacrosse maven Mikie were second in this year’s shortened Major League Lacrosse finals.

Schlosser.

Former Davis High, Michi- development hasn’t taken a put it in the right spot.

Whereas now, you have to gan and pro standout back seat. “(Much) of the small-group really communicate all of that Schlosser has become a staple training we do, it’s a lot of skill and show by your own examon the lacrosse coaching development any- ple.” scene, spreading The coach is also a mainways,” he said. “A lot his knowledge and of passing, shoot- stay on the lacrosse camp cirpassion for the ing, dodging, cuit, albeit a slightly altered emerging game all throwing the ball schedule this year. across the United and stuff, so there is “It has definitely been differStates. not usually that ent,” acknowledged Schlosser.

But these days, much contact anyHe has most recently thanks to COVIDways.” coached at the Tribal West 19, the basketeer However, Lacrosse Camp in Utah, after has had to make Schlosser acknowl- being unsure if the camp adjustments.

SCHLOSSER edges the chal- would even take place.

“We’ve had to Major League lenges of a keep the groups “This is a camp that I have Lacrosse All-Star hands-off coaching done for the last couple of small and then just approach: adjust the drills so years, and they weren’t sure if guys aren’t next to each other “There has definitely been a they were going to have it or all the time or doing contact little bit of an adjustment in not up until about a week ago. stuff.” the All-Big Ten Wolver- terms of coaching. When So, they finally were able to ine told The Enterprise. you’re teaching someone the realize they could do it and Fortunately for Schlosser form to shoot, you can help SEE LACROSSE, PAGE B4 and his pupils, player move their stick around and

Enterprise sports editor On Wednesday, the Big West Conference announced that all of its competitive fall sports have been postponed through the end of the calendar year.

Included are the regular-season schedules for women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s cross country.

Fall slates for women’s and men’s golf and men’s and women’s tennis also are put on hold.

Basketball, whose game calendar is slated for a Nov. 10 start, is not impacted by Wednesday’s decision.

However, league officials said a decision on that sports start date would come at a “later date.”

At UCD, men’s water polo is a Western Water Polo Association affiliation and football is a Big Sky member.

Neither organization has made public its fall intentions. Neither team is affected by the Big West decision.

Although WWPA Commissioner Steve Doten, a Davis resident and former UCD men’s water polo coach, talked about the COVID impact to his league.

“Sports are such a microcosm of society,” explained Doten. “And within that unique space we have great social responsibility. And from a worldhealth perspective, for sports — just like universities — protecting students’ health and safety has to be paramount.

“Historically, the WWPA will honor what our schools and their conferences decide. And it would not surprise me if (Director of Athletics) Kevin Blue or Chancellor Gary May at UC Davis decide to have all their sports honor the(Big West) decision.”

In the WWPA, the Pac-West (Fresno Pacific and Concordia-Irvine) and Big West have already made their decisions.

“That’s four of our eight members,” Doten noted. “The West Coast Conference is having another round of meetings this week and I expect them to make their announcements as well, which will only leave Air Force (Mountain West) and Cal Baptist (Western Athletic). So right now, the WWPA executive committee is waiting on those conferences before we get together again to make a decision.”

Blue, in a prepared statement, said: “Over the next few days, we will work with officials from our other leagues to determine whether similar postponements will be announced.”

While this delay in athletics competition is disappointing, UC Davis Athletics fully supports this decision and believes it is a necessary step in continuing to ensure the health and safety of our student-athletes and community. We will communicate additional information about how fall sports will be rescheduled as details are finalized.”

“Realizing that intercollegiate athletics’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic remains very fluid,” Big West officials said a decision on whether or not “competition would be feasible in the spring will be determined ... at a later date and (will) be based on conditions and circumstances that are in the best interests of the student-athletes.”

The conference announcement went to say, “The return to campus of student-athletes is allowed for Big West institutions, but will be done at the discretion of each institution. Oncampus athletic related activity will follow strict compliance with NCAA regulations, institutional policies and public health guidelines.”

“Health and safety of Big West student-athletes, coaches, staff and the campus community continue to be the preeminent priorities for the CEOs of the conference’s 11 institutions,” Big West Assistant Commissioner Mike Villamor said in the release. “As medical and scientific data rapidly evolves surrounding the pandemic, the conference will continue to monitor developments and will consider additional actions as needed.”

— Staff writer Owen Yancher contributed to this article. Reach sports editor Bruce Gallaudet at bgallaudet 41@gmail.com or call him at 530320-4456.

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POSITIVE: Other options for golf, tennis From Page B3 “But this fall will be markedly different with the golf schedule postponed. I kind of expected it. You can never make an argument against safety.”

Williams added that the Aggies will use the fall for training and intrasquad competition should the campus welcome student-athletes back for the fall. They may also look for amateur tournaments in which his players can compete.

“Golf is a sport where (the student-athletes) have been competing in a lot of tournaments over the summer. So it’s not like fall was going to be their only chance to compete.

It’s definitely a different sport than others in that regard.”

Dwayne Shaffer, men’s soccer coach: “I’m upset about it, disappointed, but we have to always take into consideration the health and safety of all of us involved, especially our student-athletes. I think the Big West made the right decision in delaying the start.

“I think the challenge is, more than anything, just the mentality of it — our players being away from the game, being away from their teammates, being away from the competition. It’s been difficult for the student-athletes to not play. It’s been difficult on myself and my assistants not being around the team and the game.

“We’re all excited to get back to training again, however, we also have to be smart about the approach and use caution so that we don’t fall into something unhealthy with everybody.

“We all miss it, we’re all upset, disappointed, but we support the decision of our commissioner in the Big West as well as the UC system and the chancellor and the athletic director. They made the right decision. When things clear up, we’ll all be ready to rock and roll and play again sometime soon.”

Emma Petersen, cross country coach: “With all the other conferences heading this direction, we expected a delay of some sort. “(Director of Athletics) Kevin Blue and (Associate AD for Compliance) Katherine Zedonis have been fantastic helping us develop contingency plans for every situation.

“We’re in a unique situation with track starting practice

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UC Davis women’s volleyball coach Dan Conners is hopeful that his squad will be able to resume play in the spring. and competition in January. So we’re not a sport that can come back and compete in January if they don’t alter the NCAA seasons. So that leaves a lot of questions for

Aggie Jackie Lucena earned an exemption for the 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship after finishing second at the Women’s Western Amateur Championship on Saturday.

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Lucena to play in U.S. Amateur Enterprise staff FRANKFORT, Ill. — UC Davis sophomore Jackie Lucena has earned an exemption into the 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship after finishing second at the 120th annual Women’s Western Amateur Championship at the Prestwick Country Club on Saturday.

Finishing seventh following two days of stroke play — including carding a 1-under 71 on Day 2 — Lucena battled her way through the matchplay bracket, opening with a win over Northwestern’s Brooke Riley (2-and-1) and besting Notre Dame’s Lauren Beaudreau on the second playoff hole in the round of 16.

It took another two-hole playoff in the quarterfinals to take down Taylor Kehoe before Lucena dominated her semifinal match against Winthrop alumna Chelsea Dantonio (7-and-6) to move into the championship round in which Fresno State’s Brigitte Thibault (the 2019 Mountain West Conference titleist) earned the Western crown, 4-and-3.

“It was definitely a grind,” Chico native Lucena reported. “I wasn’t having my best game. I was just trying to roll with what I had, and it ended up not working out. I definitely realized that I wasn’t as free and as comfortable as in my previous rounds.

“Besides today, I felt phenomenal this week. I had a lot of confidence in my game coming into this, and I think I wavered a little bit (in the final match) when I hit some bad shots. I was just so excited to make it to the finals.”

The finish helped put Lucena, a sociology major, into the field of 132 for the U.S. Women’s Amateur set for Monday through Aug. 9 at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md. Lucena joins fellow Aggie Thomas Hutchison, who earned an exemption for the men’s amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon (Aug. 10 to 16).

“I’ve never been to a USGA event, so I’m super excited,” the Aggie added.Lucena wrapped up her first season at UCD third on the team with a 75.61 stroke average — which stands just outside the top 10 in a single season among freshmen in the history of the program.

Head of their class While things are on hold for on-field collegiate sports, studentathletes at UC Davis have been cleaning up on classroom honors.

Men’s tennis: A program-record five student-athletes and the men’s tennis team were recognized as AllAcademic selections by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association this week.

Earning individual distinction for the Aggies in 2020 were Mitchell Davis, David Goulak, Arjith Jayaraman, AndrasNecz and Chethan Swanson. This is the third year in a row that Goulak and Swanson earned this honor while its first time for Davis, Jayaraman and Necz. For the fourth consecutive year and sixth time in program history, the ITA bestowed team accolades to the Aggies for recording a combined grade-point average of 3.2 or higher

for the season. Individuals must maintain 3.5 to qualify.

Women’s tennis: Kristina Breisacher, Kristina Evloeva, Lauren Ko, Sara Tsukamoto and Jessica Walker earned ITA All-Academic honors this week. Since 2011, the ITA honored two or more Aggies each year and at least one UC Davis studentathlete in each season since the women’s program started competing at the Division I level in 2007-08.

This is the third All-Academic award collected by Walker in as many seasons and the first for Breisacher, Evloeva, Ko and Tsukamoto. For the seventh time in program history, women’s tennis also earned ITA AllAcademic Team distinction.

Men’s golf: The UC Davis men’s golf team was one the Division I programs across the country honored by the Golf Coaches Association of America with the organization’s Outstanding Team Academic Award for the 2019-20 links season.

This year’s award marks the first time that the Aggies have been honored as a team according to the GCAA’s archives, but UCD has had six student-athletes named AllAmerican Scholars by the organization: Jeff Hauer (1998), Chris Kilkenny (2003), Louie Bishop (2006-07), Josh Granger (2012, 2014), Brandon Baumgarten (201718) and Ryan Han (2018-19).

To be eligible for the award, a team must have compiled a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher for the school year. The Aggies joined Big West brethren Hawai’i and UC Santa Barbara on the list.

SILVA: Reaching a common goal with equals From Page B3 atmosphere seriously dedicated to the task at hand: baseball.

It was during those threetimes-a-week practices that I learned a successful team does not require a hierarchy.

Davis High’s JV baseball

that year was predominately a team of equals dedicated to a common goal ... in the end, like many of its players, quietly speaking for itself.

Looking back, there was nothing really unique about that team, but maybe that’s the best part.

But you know, I think the lessons learned and memories made are experienced by players on every team that has ever, or will ever, suit up for the Blue Devils.

— Editor’s note: Adam Silva and Bob Schultz (davisenterprise.com, July

24) won spots as guest columnists for sports editor Bruce Gallaudet. Today’s guest author is an attorney who lives in Davis with his wife, Kristin, and their two dogs. Like everyone, Silva says he looks forward to the resumption of sports and other activities everywhere.

multi-sport athletes, which is something the NCAA has said nothing about yet.

“Even with us expecting this, it still feels like a shock to finally hear it. We’re still heartbroken. But at the same time, I wouldn’t have felt comfortable taking the team down to Southern California to race. I think a lot of my team is planning on coming back to Davis still. A lot of them live together, so we’ve tried to plan it out for each group to come back at the same time so they can do their 10-day quarantine together.

“We’re in a good situation compared to some other sports that can’t even share a ball right now. Right now, we want to focus on keeping athletes as motivated as possible, but also as informed as possible.”

Eric Steidlmeyer, men’s tennis coach: “Safety is the priority, and, moving forward, we just have to consider where the (COVID-19 situation) is. Thankfully, our sport, tennis, is a relatively safe sport to be playing. So a lot of our athletes are still training really hard right now.

“At this point in time, it might be a bit easier to train at home than here at the college. Either way, though, we have training programs set up for each one of our guys. For tennis, you need to be mentally engaged and playing in matches against other players in order to grow.”

Steidlmeyer said the Universal Tennis Rating system is hosting matches in which some UCD players have competed.

“There are smaller tournaments being hosted up and down the state, often with 16 players, that my guys are hopping into,” the coach explained. “So in many ways, it’s business as usual.

“There are only some slight safety modifications where you have three serving balls and your opponent has their three and you only use your own. We won’t be able to host our Aggie Invite for the ninth consecutive year or go to the fall ITA collegiate events. For tennis, you actually can play in outside, individual events during the collegiate season.

So it’s just a matter of seeking those out.”

— Davis Enterprise sports staff members Evan Ream, Lev Farris Goldenberg, Owen Yancher and Bruce Gallaudet contributed to this story. Reach them at sports@davisenterprise.net.

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“Right now it sucks, because we lost in the championship, but other than that we had a really great group of guys, a really great locker room, and it was a lot of fun, minus not winning the last one,” the former Blue Devil said.

make it work.”

Uncertainty in the face of the coronavirus has affected camps in the Northern California, too.

“There were definitely a lot more local camps. I usually do a couple in the Bay Area, two or three in The guy who won a Tahoe — and we only did 2018 MLL championship one this year. Everything in Denver is looking has been cut back in the ahead to further developcamp sense,” Schlosser ing the sport of lacrosse in offered. the local area. Whether it Although the camp be doing clinics at eleaction has slowed signifimentary schools across cantly during these past Davis and in the Sacrafew months, Schlosser has mento area been keepor helping ing very coach the busy with Blue Devil the sport. boys varA versasity squad, tile midSchlosser fielder for hopes to the Denver use his Outlaws, lacrosse he has acumen to been plyestablish ing his the next trade for generation the Major of talent in League the area.

Lacrosse outfit since SpreadMikie Schlosser the end of ing his love his fruitful Lacrosse leader of lacrosse college far and career in 2017. wide, Mikie has one After an extremely suc- grand goal in mind: cessful individual season in “My big thing is to at 2019, where he garnered least get every kid to his first professional Allknow what lacrosse is by Star appearance and a the end of elementary nomination for the Player’s Choice Award, Schlosser school.” was ready to rumble for the Schlosser seems on the 2020 season. right path to that level of “We did what basket- awareness ... ball is doing with the His coaching and influwhole bubble thing. So we ence have been instruactually played (a whole mental to the success of season in) 10 days. All six the local lacrosse scene, teams were in the same and he will continue on location, it was kind of that path, majestic mullet wild.” flying in the wind behind But that otherwise suchim. cessful campaign met a — Reach Davis Enterdisappointing fate, as the Outlaws fell to the Boston prise correspondent Will Cannons, 13-10, in the Wyman at wymanw26@ gmail.com. championship bout.

“My big thing is to at least get every kid to know what lacrosse is by the end of elementary school.”

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Friend request accepted Dear Annie: I have been dating this guy for almost nine months, and we often talk about getting married. Yet, I find myself preoccupied with a small thing: He doesn’t accept my friend requests on Facebook. Several times now, I have sent him a friend request, and it hasn’t been accepted. After three days, I get embarrassed and go to his page and delete my request. Afterward, I mention it to him, and he tells me that he didn’t see it and I’m overreacting. He says that I have his heart and that there is nothing to worry about.

Should I be worried or not?

— Overthinker Dear Overthinker: This shouldn’t be so complicated: Let him know when you’ve sent a friend request, rather than silently waiting and withdrawing it in spite. If you can’t be direct with each other about such a simple thing, marriage is not in the cards. And if he still won’t accept your friend request at that point, then yes, I think you should be concerned.

——— Dear Annie: I was invited to a drive-up baby shower. I have known the family for over 25 years. I made a very beautiful (and expensive) baby quilt. When I drove up, the mother-to-be was with 10 of her friends, who got to stay. So what she really wanted was a shower with her friends and presents from everyone. I got handed a gross boxed lunch and ate in my car.

My gift to her was a quilt. I asked if she could at least post my quilt to share with our mutual friends and I got nothing. She did post a lot of pictures of her friends having a great time at her shower, though. I am ticked off.

Are good manners just completely out the window? And couldn’t she have at least opened the gifts from a distance for us uninvited guests to see? To add insult to injury, I didn’t even get a thank-you card.

— Minding Manners Dear Manners: These are uncharted waters for all of us, and the code of etiquette is still being written. Your friend may have limited the group to 10 people because that’s the law in your area right now.

While the drive-in idea gets points for creativity, I concede that throwing a virtual shower (via a platform such as Zoom) or waiting until life returns to “normal” might have been better options, as they’d allow all guests to feel more involved. But while you’re minding manners, take stock of your own. It’s tacky to insist someone post a photo of a gift you gave them.

——— Dear Annie: A word of advice to grown children who lost one of their parents, remember the surviving parent is hurting as much if not more than you are and needs compassion, understanding, friends and company in general.

Call him or her daily for at least a few months just to see how your parent is doing. Tell him/her about your job, kids, what you are having for dinner. Just your calling is enough. Visit when you can.

Make it a priority.

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Public Notices X ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: PT20-898 1. Arthur Anton Konychev filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Arthur Anton Konychev to Arthur Yegiyan 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: August 20, 2020 Time: 9 a.m.

Dept: #9 Room: N/A The address of the court is 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 3. a) A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Davis Enterprise 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616 Date: July 1, 2020 Daniel M. Wolk Judge of the Superior Court 904 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31

business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 13, 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): Sayed Alamshahi, owner 7/24, 7/31, 8/7, 8/14 919

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: PT20-833 1. Daniel Ojeda and Brenda Marcial filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Aiden Marcial-Ojeda to Aiden Ojeda 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: August 4, 2020 Time: 9 a.m.

Dept: #9 Room: N/A The address of the court is 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 3. a) A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in Filed: July 14, 2020 the following newspaper of general FBN Number: F20200566 circulation, printed in this county: 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) The Davis Enterprise SHAHI IMPORT/EXPORT 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616 Principal Place of Business in California. Date: June 26, 2020 Daniel M. Wolk Business is located in Yolo County.

Judge of the Superior Court 1513 Osborn Drive 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31 905 Woodland, CA 95776 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), The Enterprise is OPEN for business!

Residence Address, State, and Zip To place an AD, email nhannell@ Sayed Alamshahi davisenterprise.net 1513 Osborn Drive For LEGAL NOTICES, email legals@ Woodland, CA 95776 davisenterprise.net 4. Business Classification: For CLASSIFIEDS or OBITUARIES, Individual email classads@davisenterprise.net or 5. Beginning Date of Business: The obit@davisenterprise.net Registrant(s) commenced to transact

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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 Attorney for the petitioner 1555 River Park Drive, Suite 108 Sacramento, CA 95815 916-920-5983 7/24, 7/26, 7/31 923 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

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