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Apartment rentals may replace rotating shelter this winter BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Just as the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted so many other aspects of life in Davis, so it has upended the community’s tradition of providing overnight shelter to the unhoused during the winter. For 13 years, the Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter has operated volunteer-staffed congregate shelters that move
between faith-based institutions in town during the coldest months of the year. The program provides transportation, food, bedding and a safe place indoors to sleep to those who would otherwise be out on the streets. But thanks to COVID, indoor congregate settings are no longer safe, prompting discussions between volunteers and the city on how best to provide shelter this winter.
The solution: placing the city’s unhoused individuals in apartments for six months with the goal of transitioning them to permanent housing as quickly as possible. “This proposal takes advantage of an uncommonly high apartment vacancy rate in Davis,” a staff report prepared for Tuesday’s City Council meeting notes. That vacancy rate is the result of the pandemic as well, with many UC Davis students —
including an estimated half of all undergraduates — choosing to remain in their hometowns while classes are conducted online. The city has received federal CARES Act funding that is required to be used to support low-income individuals suffering the impacts of COVID-19, according to city staff. If the council on Tuesday approves the proposal, the city would use those funds to lease up to 25 two-bedroom apartments
for six months to house up to 40 of the most vulnerable members of the local homeless population, starting with those over age 65 or with an underlying health condition that puts them at greater risk. Additional CARES Act funding would cover the cost of health services provided by CommuniCare Health Centers. Meanwhile, the Interfaith
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Yolo’s COVID rate lowest in months BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer
Royce Hall at UCLA is mostly empty in the summer of 2019. More than a year later, that looks like the new normal. ANNE WERNIKOFF/ CALMATTERS PHOTO
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virtually and extremely reduced on-campus housing capacity, through September of 2021, improving gradually each month through July of 2022.
CalMatters Zoom classes will need to stick around for at least another year at the University of California, according to the system’s top health official. Dr. Carrie L. Byington, executive vice president of the sprawling UC Health system, said Wednesday that COVID-19’s impact on public health will require the university to continue its modifications, which include almost all classes done
Byington’s remarks came at the UC Board of Regents meeting during a virtual meeting. After a regent asked if it’s the case that January won’t look much different than the situation on campuses today and that the picture won’t change much by September, Byington said “that is an accurate
summary of my feelings.” “I do think that we will not be back to normal by January, and that we need to plan now for what the winter quarter or winter semester looks like,” she said. Byington also pointed out that the positivity rate for coronavirus cases among young people has risen significantly since the start of the pandemic. It’s the strongest indication that the UC could join the California State University in remaining largely online for the remainder of the academic year. Last week Cal State Chancellor Timothy P. White said the system of more than 480,000 students would stay its mostly virtual course. “This decision is
the only responsible one available to us at this time,” he wrote in a public letter. California has taken a far more conservative approach to re-opening than other states. “COVID-19 will be with us for a long time and we need to adapt,” said Gavin Newsom in an Aug. 28 press briefing. Byington echoed those sentiments, channeling historical precedent. “This is not something that will go away quickly,” she said. “The pandemic of 1918, which is the one that we would compare this to most easily, (it) was about four years before things began to really change.”
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churches nationwide, although there are other local standouts. Mary Lynn Tobin, a former pastor at Davis Community Church, was there for 24 years. Rabbi Greg Wolfe has been at Bet Haverim for 25. “I was willing to risk. They were willing to risk,” Banks said of her congregation in a recent interview. “I came here thinking I would stay. I was thinking generations. Marriages to celebrations of life.” A quirky, red-haired minister with an exuberant style, Banks gives time generously to individuals while building broader engagement with the Davis
Enterprise staff writer The Rev. Beth Banks wanted a job at a church with character, a sense of community and willingness to try new things. The Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis wanted a minister with administrative skill, a strong pastoral presence and the ability to share ministry and be actively engaged in social justice work. The minister and the congregation have been pretty much in sync for two decades. That’s unusual. Ministerial tenure averages five- to seven-years in
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The Rev. Beth Banks of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis addresses a crowd of about 35 people Thursday in front of Rep. John Garamendi’s office in downtown Davis. community as a whole. The congregation will celebrate her tenure via Zoom on Oct. 4. An initial celebration of
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Yolo County’s rate of new COVID19 cases continued to decline over the last week, with an average of 14 new cases a day since last Sunday, according to county data. That would put the daily new case rate for the last week less than 7 per 100,000 residents, a metric required for the county to move out of the state’s purple Tier 1 and into the red Tier 2, allowing additional businesses to resume indoor operations. The county has also met the other metric, a test positivity rate less than 8 percent. In order to move to Tier 2, Yolo County must maintain both metrics for two consecutive weeks, something that may prove challenging for two reasons: any cases caused by social or family gatherings over the Labor Day weekend could still emerge in the next week or so and aggressive testing of thousands of students returning for the fall quarter at UC Davis will likely lead to increased cases overall.
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On Thursday night, the Davis school board heard a detailed staff presentation regarding preparations for an eventual return of elementary school students to their classrooms. “We know the schools need to reopen ... and we know that we have to make sure students and staff are safe” when they do return, said Laura Juanitas, associate superintendent of student support services. Right now, she added, “We need to evaluate our preparedness to limit COVID exposure” before the district can start bringing elementary students back onto campuses. “We do not control all the factors when it comes to (the) return to campus,” she continued, adding that the California Department of Public Health and Yolo County public health authorities will need to examine and
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Briefly Healthy Aging Alliance marks 10 years Help celebrate 10 years of service for Yolo County seniors virtually at the 4th annual Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance fundraiser from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5. Tickets are now on sale for this “2020 Vision for Healthy Aging” fundraiser and Senior Superstar Award event. Proceeds from the event will be used to meet the YHAA mission of promoting the well-being of older adults in Yolo County through education, collaboration and advocacy. Guests will enjoy celebrating the YHAA anniversary, providers of services and the many volunteers that help make Yolo County a great place to age, even during these unprecedented times. We also will be recognizing organizations and people who are our 2020 Senior Superstars. For more information, to purchase tickets or sponsorships, or to donate go to https:// www.yolohealthyaging. org/annual-fundraiser -1. You may also send checks to “Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance” 600 A Street, Suite C, Davis, CA 95616. For information, contact Sheila Allen at sheila.allen@yolo healthyaging.org or call 530-757-5583.
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Ultimately, you have to want it L ast Sunday in this space I brought up the notion of making Election Day a national holiday, which probably wouldn’t make much difference this year given that many folks have decided to vote by mail. Still, it reminded me of a story I read a while back by Ben Christopher of CalMatters that carried the headline “Can a holiday cure voter apathy?” The story pointed out that a recent special election in Long Beach to fill a State Senate seat attracted just 7 percent of the district’s registered voters. And remember, the number of registered voters is far lower than the number of people who are actually eligible to vote but don’t bother to register in the first place. When you take that into account, you’re probably looking at something closer to 4 percent turnout in Long Beach among those eligible to vote. That’s just 1 in 25, but I’m sure whichever candidate won is nevertheless crowing about having received a “mandate” from the voters. Even in The City of All Things Right and Relevant there are a number of people who don’t bother to vote. And, it was just revealed, the guy running the
president’s reelection campaign was a no-show at the ballot box in 2016. He claims he had trouble getting an absentee ballot. Yep, and I forgot where I put the car keys. In the case of Long Beach and a State Senate election, it could be that people didn’t think there was much at stake. After all, California has become such a one-party state that politics aren’t much interesting anymore. The 7-percent figure for Long Beach would be alarming if political forces there were trying to suppress the vote or the elections office was somehow derelict in its duties. But that wasn’t the case. Nobody showed up because nobody cared. And if they don’t care, why should we care? I do think that the more people who participate the better, but I don’t see it as their duty to vote. If
they truly choose to stay home on Election Day, especially this year with so much uncertainty in the air, it’s hardly a threat to our democracy. However, the state has a duty to ensure that everyone who wishes to vote can do so as easily and comfortably as possible while making sure no one votes twice as the president recently urged his supporters to do in North Carolina.
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ull disclosure: I did vote 17 times for Julie Partansky when she was running for a seat on the Davis City Council and I desperately needed a quirky and colorful council member to write about. Turns out I was so successful that she became mayor and several times attracted national attention to our humble town. Which brings me to Assemblyman Evan Low, a Democrat from Silicon Valley, who a while ago introduced a bill to make Election Day a state holiday, which means state workers would get the day off and all public schools, including public colleges and universities, would be closed. Low’s reasoning, according to CALMatters, is that a holiday “would allow more schools to serve as polling stations and
would let college students volunteer as poll workers.” Great stuff, except I’m not aware that low voter turnout, at least in California, can be attributed to either a lack of polling stations or a lack of poll workers. “Other states are looking at increasing barriers to entry,” noted Low accurately. “We do the opposite in California. We believe that we are a stronger democracy by having more people participate in the process.” Fair enough, but there’s absolutely no evidence that making Election Day a holiday will increase voter turnout, though it might increase visits to Yosemite and Lake Tahoe. A better plan would be to have an Election Weekend, with polls open on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday before Election Day as we are doing in Yolo County. In fact, when I am finally elected president, I plan to use Yolo County as the elections model for the entire country to follow. That is, if the voters in my home county send me to Washington, D.C., with a mandate. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
County reports first human West Nile case BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer A Yolo County resident became ill with West Nile Virus last month and is now recovering, the county reported Saturday. This is the first human case of the mosquito-borne virus documented in the county this year. Statewide, at least 16 counties have reported human West Nile cases, affecting around 60 people. Since 2003, there have been 7,000 confirmed human cases and more than 300 deaths, according to the state. Yolo County officials did not provide additional details about the local case, including city of residence, but West Nile activity has been found in mosquito samples and dead birds throughout the county, including in the city of Davis. The virus is transmitted to people via the bite of infected mosquitoes, making mosquito control key to preventing spread of the illness. Dr. Mary Ann Limbos, the county’s deputy public health officer, said Saturday the county resident diagnosed with West Nile “is now recovering,” but said
the risk of contracting West Nile Virus in the county at this time of year remains. “Even though the summer season is coming to an end, our weather continues to support an environment for mosquitoes,” Limbos said. “By making regular checks of their yards and draining standing water, residents can help cut down on mosquito breeding areas,” she added. “Precautions such as wearing protective clothing and using insect repellents that contain DEET will also reduce the risk of mosquito bites.” People typically develop symptoms of West Nile between two and 14 days after they are bitten by an infected mosquito, according to the county. While 80 percent of people who are infected will not show any symptoms, up to 20 percent of those infected will have symptoms such as fever, headache, body aches, nausea, vomiting and sometimes swollen lymph glands or a skin rash on the chest, stomach and back. Symptoms can last for a few days or several weeks, even for generally healthy
people, the county reported. Approximately one in 150 people infected with West Nile will develop severe illness that may include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss, numbness and paralysis, according to public health officials. These symptoms may last several weeks and neurological effects may be permanent. People over the age of 50, and those who have diabetes or hypertension, are more likely to develop serious symptoms of West Nile Virus and should take special care to avoid mosquito bites, Limbos said. To protect themselves from the virus, the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District encourages residents to follow the “7 D’s” of prevention: ■ Drain any standing water that may produce mosquitoes. ■ Dawn and dusk are times to avoid being
outside. These are the times when mosquitoes are most active. ■ Dress appropriately by wearing long sleeves and pants when outdoors. ■ Defend yourself against mosquitoes by using an effective insect repellent, such as DEET, Picaridin or Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus. ■ Door and window screens should be in good working condition. This will prevent mosquitoes from entering your home. ■ District personnel are available to address any mosquito problem you may be experiencing by calling 1-800-429-1022. Additionally, the vector control district has been performing extensive control measures in and around Yolo County to reduce both larval and adult mosquitoes, and will continue to do so to minimize adult mosquitoes carrying the disease, the county said.
Solano genealogists set speaker series Special to The Enterprise The Solano County Genealogical Society is going virtual with the monthly first-Saturday Speakers Series and the second-Wednesday Discussion Group. The Saturday, Oct. 3, Speaker Series at 11a.m. will feature professional genealogist James Baker on “Mayflower to Minutemen: Early American Colonial Genealogy 1607-1790.” Information is on the society’s webpage www.scgsca. org. Inquires about upcoming events and ancestor research services can be made to scgs@scgsca.org.
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Don’t forget about Third Street Corridor C onstruction began last week on Guads Tacos & Beer, coming to 231 Third St. It may be open by late January or early February. The three owners are brothers Rigo and Chris Hernandez — their family owns the two Taqueria Guadalajara restaurants in Davis — and longtime friend Shekib Nayebkhel. The restaurant will fill the ground floor and basement of the site. The top floor is housing. Workers gutted the space last week. The kitchen and food prep will be in the basement, with service and tables upstairs and outside. Nayebkhel said they are assuming indoor dining will still be closed early next year — and they are prepared. Fans of Taqueria Guadalajara will find the menu familiar, Nayebkhel said. “The chips, salsa, flavors, ingredients and recipes will be the same. … We’ll still have the basics like tacos, burritos, nachos and quesadillas.” Nayebkhel wants to add some new items, and more color to the traditional ones (think Instagram). He’s been researching ways to serve corn on the cob, and wants to create an “Aggie Blue” shrimp/fish taco using blue corn tortillas. And let’s not forget the beer: 12 to 14 beer taps — from Mexican lagers to IPAs — as well as wine. When they began the long process of rezoning the property — approved by the city last fall — owners obviously had no idea they’d be dealing with a pandemic. The improvements to the Third Street Corridor had just been completed, creating an attractive connection from downtown, between the Davis Farmers Market and UC Davis. The cobblestoned corridor has a new obelisk sculpture made of bicycle parts, and a digital sign that keeps track of how many bicycles pass each day. About eight months ago, Nayebkhel said the bike-tracking sign counted some 4,800 riders a day. When he checked it earlier this month — during a pandemic, unhealthy air and fewer UC
Davis students in town — that number was 400. ——— Guads’ future neighbor at 207 Third St., Raja’s Tandoor, is feeling the pinch from that lack of traffic. Aggies make up about 90 percent of business, the restaurant reports. “With classes being online and many Aggies learning remotely, it will be challenging,” the restaurant noted on Instagram and Facebook. It asked for the community’s support. Raja’s has been at the same site for nearly two decades. While the landlord waived rents for April, May and June, it needs to pay full rent ($5,210 a month) from July on, and that will increase, as usual, by 3 percent in January. The buffet-style eatery changed its concept to a la carte when the pandemic hit. It is open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. ——— Crepeville is still on track to reopen on Monday, Sept. 28, with expanded outdoor seating, owner Derar Zawaydeh reports. It’s at 330 Third St. After that, we can look for the return of El Toro Bravo Mexican Kitchen, “once Crepeville is settled in.” Management cited “the rising cost of goods and employment” when it closed on Feb. 1. Crepeville, El Toro Bravo and Burgers & Brew are all under the same ownership. ——— UC Davis Stores Downtown recently expanded its offerings. Most importantly, you can get genuine Apple accessories in downtown Davis. Chantay Jones, who manages the store at 630 Second St., said the products were sold at the college store but it took some negotiation for Apple to allow the sales of “Apple Essentials”
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Work is underway inside the future Guads Tacos & Beer on Third St. off-campus. Products include AirPods, adapters, cables, and similar phone, computer and iPad accessories. If they don’t have the product downtown, it likely can be ordered from the campus store. The downtown store sells UC Davis apparel, emblematic gifts and university-produced olive oil, as well as local honey, and Davis and Davis Farmers Market apparel. Other recent additions include a new skincare line and a boutique women’s clothing brand. ——— A Well Stocked Home, 412 First St. in Woodland, had its last day on Friday. Former Enterprise columnist Heidy Kellison said in her Downtown NorCal video blog that the store saw sales drop 86% during COVID-19. ——— Downtown Woodland has an Arby’s. It opened Tuesday at 85 W. Court St., near BaskinRobbins. The chain, known for its roast beef sandwiches, is open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. The menu
Valley Clean Energy urges support for wildfire victims Special to The Enterprise As wildfires continue to rage throughout California and elsewhere in the West, residents, ranchers and business owners in the greater Winters area are putting their lives back together after seeing their homes and businesses go up in flames. Valley Clean Energy, the local electric generation service provider, urges locals to join the agency in offering support in the form of donations to the Greater Winters Fire Relief Fund created by the Rotary Club of Winters. VCE contributed $1,500, and so far, nearly $40,000 has been raised toward a goal of $60,000. Many of the fire victims live outside the Winters city limits andare “our friends, our extended family, business owners, and parents to classmates of our children,” says Winters Councilman Jesse Loren, a member of the VCE board of directors. Donations to the fire
relief fund are being solicited by the city of Winters, the Winters Chamber of Commerce, and several local businesses and community organizations. These tax-deductible donations, collected at specific donation sites in Winters and through First Northern Bank, will be distributed to residents and business owners in the greater Winters area who were impacted by the fire. “The city of Winters and Rotary of Winters are working together to help our greater community heal and thrive in the midst of total loss and displacement,” Loren says. “We welcome any and all help for our greater Winters family. Thank you for your generosity.” A spokesperson for the relief fund said two rounds of giving are planned, assuming sufficient funds are available. The first round, which is underway now, is a flat amount that is based on
the size of a household and is intended to help victims cover immediate expenses such as clothing, food, animal feed, etc. “If we have funds to move into Round 2, that funding will be needsbased and focused on helping with longer-term items such as rental assistance, cleanup, etc.,” the spokesperson said. Donations can be made in three ways: ■ Directly though the Winters Rotary Club Facebook page; ■ Via check made out to the Rotary Club of Winters and mailed to Rotary Club of Winters Foundation, P.O. Box 565, Winters, CA 95694; or ■ In person at any First Northern Bank branch or office. To learn more about how to get involved, check the Winters Rotary Club Facebook page.
also includes smoked brisket, corned beef and roast turkey. According to a news release, the Woodland eatery is the first Arby’s in Yolo County. The new 3,500-square-foot restaurant is in a freestanding building with a drive-thru. It’s owned and operated by Fremont-based Kang Foods, founded by brothers Anoop and Bikram Kang. It employs about 40 people. The Woodland Arby’s offers its full menu via drive-thru, carryout and third-party delivery. Guests may also enjoy their food on the patio. Franchisee and CEO Anoop Kang said, “We’d like to thank Woodland for the warm welcome! We look forward to meeting our new neighbors and becoming a contributing business in the community for many years to come.” ——— I’m still updating and adding details to my Google spreadsheet of some 300 Davis businesses affected by COVID-19. It’s at https://bit.ly/DavisBusinesses. In it, there are sheets for
Restaurants-open, Restaurantsclosed, Businesses-retail, Businesses-service, Special hours (for older adults or compromised shoppers), and Gifting Stimulus Program beneficiaries. The notes mention if they are Black-owned businesses. Please email wendy edit@gmail.com to suggest updates. The following Davis restaurants remain temporarily closed during the pandemic: CREAM, Crepeville, Delta of Venus, D Street Steakhouse, De Vere’s Irish Pub, Sam’s Mediterranean Cuisine, UC Davis Coffeehouse and Uncle Vito’s. Several have closed permanently, including Bistro 33, City Hall Tavern, China Bistro, Extreme Pizza, La Piñata Mexican Grill, Mr. Pickles Sandwich Shop and On Tap. — Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram pages. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, contact her at wendyedit@gmail. com.
County has $750K in small-business grants BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Future federal assistance for small businesses remains up in the air in Washington, D.C., but Yolo County is now making available CARES Act funding for businesses with up to 25 employees. Businesses will have one week (between Sept. 28 and Oct.4) to submit an application for up to $10,000 in grant funds. The Small Business Grant Program was developed by a task force with representatives from each of the cities in Yolo County. The goal: to offer financial assistance to for-profit small businesses with a maximum of 25 full-time employees located in the unincorporated and incorporated areas of Yolo County.
Part-time employees can also be considered for this program. The grant provides economic assistance to help sustain small businesses by reimbursing expenditures directly related to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to $750,000 in funding is eligible to be dispersed from the grant program. Small businesses may apply for the following: ■ Businesses with 1 to 10 FTE can apply for up to $500 per FTE up to a maximum of $5,000. ■ Businesses with 11 to 25 FTE can apply for up to $500 per FTE up to a maximum of $10,000. In order to be eligible for grant funding, the business must be a for-profit small business that has an active
business license and has operated out of a physical location in Yolo County for at least one year. Applicants may apply for grant funds to reimburse for costs related to the negative impacts of COVID-19. Expenses must be documented and have been incurred between March 1 and the date of the grant application. Eligible expenses for reimbursement include, but are not limited to: “One of the areas hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis has been our small businesses, the backbone of our local economy. Beset by closures and the need to often re-tool their operations these businesses have displayed great ingenuity and resiliency,” said Gary Sandy, chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
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RATE: The students are coming From Page A1 “When the students are coming back like they are now, you would not expect the COVID19 numbers to be the same,” Dr. Brad Pollock, chief of public health sciences at the UC Davis Medical School, said last week. “At the beginning of the quarter, you are likely to detect more positive cases,” he said, adding that “to some extent that may be an artifact of who’s coming from which parts of the country.” The university began testing all students moving into campus housing last week and will continue to do so in the coming week. Screening will then be expanded to cover all students as well as staff. The influx of students comes as the county has experienced a steady decline in COVID-19 cases, including 98 in the last week, one of the lowest weekly totals the county has seen in months. The test positivity rate posted on the county’s online dashboard stood at 5.38 percent on Saturday, the lowest rate since the county began posting that data in mid July. Not all was good news on Saturday, however. For the first time since Sept. 3, the county reported a new COVID19 death. That death was connected to a longterm care facility — Gloria’s Country Care outside Woodland — which has now seen 20 cases and three deaths. Of the 54 total COVID19 deaths in Yolo County since the pandemic began, exactly half have been residents or staff in longterm care facilities. Another skilled nursing facility also reported its first cases of the pandemic last week: Cottonwood Post-Acute Rehab in Woodland reported three cases — two residents and one staff member. Three more schools in Yolo County were granted waivers last week to resume inperson instruction of students in grades K-6: Holy Rosary Catholic School in Woodland, and Our Lady of Grace School and The City of Dharma Realm in West Sacramento.
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BOARD: Trustees focusing on five-phase reopening plan From Page A1 approve the school district’s plans. The school district is also watching to see if there is a local surge of new coronavirus cases following activities during the recent Labor Day holiday, as well as the arrival of UC Davis students from summer break. The wildfire smoke that recently blanketed the landscape would have made it difficult to teach students in an outdoor setting during recent weeks, which is one option that the district has been evaluating. And soon, autumn mornings may become a bit too cool for comfort as a setting for outdoor learning. When the school district ultimately decides it is safe to proceed with bringing students back on
campus, “we will be starting with very small cohorts of students,” rather than filling classrooms to their normal capacity, Juanitas indicated. Parent confidence is also an issue for some households. “If we move too quickly, we could have families that are unwilling to return” to campus, she said, adding “some families are not comfortable with returning to in-person instruction.” When the time comes, local students will be returning to classroom in a five-phase process. Currently, the Davis district is offering “full-distance learning,” which is Phase 1. Under Phase 2, students will start returning in “small groups, for limited days and limited hours” at school. Phase 3 will involve the
introduction of a “hybrid model” with students spending more hours on campus. Phase 4 will involve the widespread return of students to campus, while continuing with some distance learning on some days. Phase 5 involves a full return to in-classroom learning, once health authorities determine that “there is widespread immunity” to the virus in Yolo County. “It is going to take several weeks” of complex planning before any transition back to campus can begin, Juanitas said. The district will need to spend several weeks of implementing safety plans at schools. “We want to do it right, and have everything in place so we don’t have a surge in the number of (virus) cases.” The school district is presently
upgrading air filters on classroom HVAC systems. And students will be expected to wear face masts at school. When a vaccine finally becomes available, Yolo County health authorities will be working with school districts for vaccinating many students quickly. And when students do return to campus, the schools will gradually transition from “Purple” status (the highest tier) to a Red tier, followed by an Orange tier, and finally a Yellow tier. At the end of Thursday’s discussion, the school board unanimously approved a resolution directing staff to move ahead with plans to help students who have the most urgent learning needs, including special-needs students.
SYSTEM: UC, health experts not in accord with federal guidelines From Page A1 The slow timeline to returning to normalcy makes sense. A widely distributed vaccine won’t be available until the middle of next year at the soonest, said the director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at a Congressional hearing Wednesday. Researchers are testing 40 possible vaccines for the
virus, but not one has been approved for full use, according to a New York Times tracker. Former tech mogul and world health philanthropist Bill Gates, speaking at an event for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, estimated people’s lives would not return to normal until 2022. Adding to the confusion is that the UC and many other health experts have disagreed with federal
guidance on how to handle the coronavirus. While the CDC recommended against widespread testing of college campus students, “our subject matter experts believe that that was incorrect,” Byington said. Campuses are testing their returning students at the start of the term and plan to test a portion of students throughout the fall, she said. Few CSU campuses are doing the same.
OBITUARIES Judith Kay Berry
Aug. 29, 1943 — Sept. 10, 2020 Judith Kay Berry (born Judith Kay Kruse) passed away at her home on Sept. 10 after a long battle with cancer. She was a loved and respected member of her church and community, known for her friendliness and positive attitude. She worked as a medical assistant for Kaiser Permanente for more than 30 years, retiring in 2010. Judi was an assistant teacher of Ikebana and enjoyed playing with a local ukulele group. She was a supporter of the Yolo Crisis Nursery and served many hours there. Judi hand-sewed 800-plus face masks for her friends and neighbors, some of which were shipped to other countries. Judith is survived by her husband, Richard
Berry, her sister Sue Brown in her hometown of Auburn, Ind., her sons Brian and Bruce Sellnow (Nancy), and her daughters Marcia Berry (Carl Schwedler) and Cheryl Berry. Dick and Judi have eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested supporting Judi’s legacy with a donation to the Yolo Crisis Nursery: https://yolocrisisnursery.org/give/. Send checks to Yolo Crisis Nursery, 1107 Kennedy Place, Suite 5, Davis CA 95616. Call 530-758-6680 for more information. The family will be holding a memorial service at a future date once conditions are more suitable for travel and attendance.
Most UC campuses are in parts of the state that are the most exposed to the coronavirus. Last month Newsom presented a colorcoded map of California based on the severity of the virus. The new metrics will guide the state’s plans for allowing more in-person activity. A purple color is the most severe, indicating more than 7 new cases daily
per 100,000 people and a positivity rate above 8%. “For the majority of our campus communities and our medical centers, we remain in the widespread purple category,” Byington said, citing data from Sept. 1. Winter remains a concern for her. “We think that the COVID positivity rate and number of cases will increase in the winter,” she said.
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Chicago, taking orders at North and South Side fairs. He moved to Los Angeles in 1956, where his daughter Laura Sabra was born on April 14,1956. He made jewelry and was hired by the Los Angeles area Chamber of Commerce in 1965, retiring in 1992. He joined his daughter and son-in-law Mike Busch in Davis in 1995. Granddaughter Mackenzie Busch was born in 1995. He had German shepherd named Galatea and many kittens (his favorite was Ishtar); planted roses, took OLLI classes; loved his family; and was loved in return. He will be missed.
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Judith Schreider died in peace at home in the presence of her loving husband (Jay), sweet dog (Cayenne), and caregiver (Lisa Perrin) after a lifetime struggle with type 1 diabetes. She was born Judith Leone Speer on Oct. 17, 1939, in Glendale to George Robert Speer and Dorothy Elizabeth Dryden. Dorothy later married Robert Galusha, a kind man to whom Judith became very close. Judith grew up in Southern California and was an excellent student at Valencia High School in Fullerton. She was an avid reader and enthusiastic learner, practices she maintained throughout her life. She entered the University of Oregon in 1958 and joined Kappa Alpha Theta sorority where she formed lifelong friendships (she was active in founding a chapter at UC Davis). Judith met and was engaged to her future husband, George Simpson. Unfortunately, she had to leave the university due to a family disruption. She returned to Fullerton, married George in 1960 and moved to Hillsborough. George and Judith had two daughters: Suzanne Elizabeth followed by Catherine Elizabeth (Judith loved the name Elizabeth). Judith further developed her volunteering habits that continued throughout her life. George and Judith divorced in 1968 and Judith completed her undergraduate studies at California State University, Hayward. Hayward. Subsequently, Judith, Sue and Cathy moved to Davis in 1970 where Judith began her graduate work in biological anthropology. As part of her fieldwork, Judith and her daughters were set to spend a year in the jungles of Venezuela studying
primate interactions. However, a medical examination in preparation for the trip uncovered her late-onset type 1 diabetes. In addition to disrupting her studies, this started her life of health struggles. Yet she persisted — as she did throughout her life. Her field of research shifted to perinatal biology and non-human primate reproduction at the California Primate Research Center and she received her doctorate degree in 1976. Judith continued with postdoctoral work in perinatal biology from 1976 to 1979, lectured, and consulted for six years on primate reproduction with the Letterman Army Institute of Research. Judith always enjoyed working with college students, even as a graduate student and post-doc. Mentoring college students turned out to be her niche and love in the academic world. In 1978 Judith was encouraged by Chancellor James Meyer’s office to apply for a new position in the Health Sciences Advising Office (HSAO). Chancellor Meyer had a goal to raise the UC Davis reputation as a premier school for students interested in maximizing their opportunity for admission to graduate and health professional schools. They wanted to have a Ph.D. level science individual so that would be accepted by deans and directors of admissions at health professional schools and also have a knowledge of UC Davis and a history of working with students. Judith was perfect for the job and became the director of HSAO and chair of the PreHealth Professions Advisory Committee, positions she held until her retirement in
1993. During her tenure, she also served on various committees of the Association of Medical Colleges and the National Association of Advisors for Health Professions. Although officially retired in 1993, she remained as chairman, PHPAC until the doors on the program closed. She was not paid but truly cherished continuing to work with the students, conducting interviews in her home, and receiving calls from them and admissions officials at all hours. Even after the program closed, students would call asking for advice. This is also reflected in her advising of members of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority at UCD and the over 25 years of activities as the alumni liaison with the Prytanean Women’s Honor Society. Judith’s activities included volunteer work for Assemblyman John Vasconcellos and Congressman Vic Fazio. She also served on the board of directors of a local nonprofit organization, where she met her future husband, Jay Schreider, who was also on the board. Their relationship flourished and they were married on May 21, 1993, with their dog (Pepper) serving as a flower girl. An activity Judith began concurrent with her position with the PHPAC was preparing Christmas pumpkin bread and fudge for the members of the committee, delivered to their homes. Over the years, the delivery list expanded to include the neighbors around her house. Judith and Jay had a kind and nurturing marriage and supported each other’s myriad different activities and interests. Their greatest joys came with the marriage of Cathy to
Thomas Copenhaver and the birth of their children, John Robert and James Phillip. Judith was referred to as “Gram.” Judith cherished watching digital pictures of John and James until the time of her death. Another of Judith’s joys was watching “her students” as they completed their studies and had successful careers in the various health professions. Many of her students have maintained contact with Judith over the years and her face lit the room when they called or visited her. Almost to a person, they expressed their love and gratitude for her nurturing and mentoring. Judith had a profound sense of fairness and kindness; enthusiasm for science, reading, and education; and deep empathy for the less fortunate. Her intelligence, smile and enthusiasm will be missed. It was Jay’s greatest honor and joy to care for Judith. Judith is survived by her loving husband Jay, dog Cayenne, daughters Suzanne Swanson and Catherine Copenhaver, grandchildren John Robert and James Phillip Copenhaver, brothers Robert Galusha and David Galusha, sister Donna Graden, and nieces Laura Gordon, Margaret Braun, Meghan Galusha, and Katelin Moore. She was preceded in death by her dear dogs, Pepper and Chili. Following Judith’s wishes, there will be no formal services or memorial. She also expressed her hope that people would vote. Anyone who knew Judith’s heart knows how she would have voted in the upcoming election. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Yolo Hospice or Yolo Food Bank. Those who wish to sign a guestbook online may do so at www.smith-funerals.com.
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OOKIE MOVE ... what’s the worst mistake you can make during move-in week at UC Davis? That would be shopping at Target. You’d be wise to avoid Trader Joe’s as well for the next 7 to 10 days. Otherwise, you’re guaranteed a wait in line 20 minutes or more. And that’s coming in and checking out, with new COVID capacity limits — yes, even with UCD classes having moved online. SAY CHEESE ... poor Gary May had to put up with me for about 15 minutes on Monday morning when I stopped by the Chancellor’s office to take some photos for The Enterprise’s upcoming annual ‘Welcome to
Davis’ special edition. Normally a bustling building, Mrak Hall was near silent with most of its lights turned off. And following Cal State University Chancellor Tim White’s announcement last Thursday that CSU classes will continue to be held online for the spring term that begins in January 2021, it looks like Mrak will be staying that way for quite some time.
NEVER AGAIN ... can we take for granted clear, blue skies. Amid the craziness of 2020, I had almost forgotten the week of productivity and outdoor activities we lost back in 2018 when smoke from the nearby Camp Fire blanketed Davis in ash. The most expensive natural disaster in the world that year, the Camp Fire burned over 153,000 acres, mostly in Butte County. In comparison, this year’s LNU Complex Fire has already scorched over 352,000.
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QUAL REPRESENTATION ... with new district voting areas, my native South Davis will again have representation on the City Council with Rochelle Swanson and Josh
Chapman seeking the new District 5 seat. The single biggest issue most of my South Side neighbors will likely cast their vote based on? The Mace Mess — an illconceived project approved during Rochelle’s previous stint on the City Council (2010-2018). HIGHLIGHT OF MY WEEK ... sometime over the last month, the ball machine at Davis Municipal Golf Course was replaced with an updated model that ejects range balls at 10 times the previous speed. But don’t insert more than a single range token at once unless you’re looking to spend your entire afternoon rounding up balls that have overflowed your
basket and rolled away in every direction. HONK, HONK ... every Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m., local food trucks roll into the empty lot on Covell Boulevard in front of The Cannery for their weekly “Dinners To Go” offerings. So far, I’ve tried Smokin’ Ewe’s (G Street Wunderbar) brisket and On the Fry’s pulled-pork fries. Both were incredible. The trucks rotate each week. Next Thursday (Sept. 24) will feature Buckhorn, Hefty Gyros and The Lumpia Truck, among others. — Reach Owen Yancher at oyancher@davisenterprise.net. Follow him via Twitter at @dhspunter.
Luminaries of Life honor champions of hospice BY CRAIG DRESANG Special to The Enterprise
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lthough most celebratory gatherings have been put on hold this year, expressions of gratitude have not. Yolo Hospice’s 41st anniversary celebration, Luminaries of Life, originally slated for Park Winters (a historic and one-of-a-kind private estate in rural Yolo County) will instead be held virtually on October 8 at 5 p.m. While attendees will not mingle in the traditional sense, they will gather virtually to support the 2020 slate of luminary recipients. Each year, friends and supporters of Yolo Hospice and Citizens Who Care come together during Luminaries of Life to honor champions and regional leaders of community-based hospice and palliative care. The event also raises thousands of dollars for uncompensated care and supportive programs. This year, guests are encouraged to attend online to participate in the awards program and to bid during a live auction featuring original artwork, two vacation get-away packages, and an evening with Charlie Bamforth who is known as “The Pope of Foam.” Past luminaries include the Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance; Hibbard Williams family and the Mastick Foundation; Dawn Meyers, Yolo Adult Day Health Center; Madalon O’Rawe Amenta, cofounder of Hospice & Palliative Care Nurses Association; Mariko Yamada, former California assemblywoman; Barbara
YOLO HOSPICE & CWC Kado, Citizens Who Care co-founder; Jeffrey Yee, M.D., and Joanne Hatchett, Dignity Health; Jack Berger, M.D., Yolo Hospice co-founder; Ken Wagstaff, former Davis mayor and CWC Board President; Keith and Lynn Volkerts, the George and Lena Valente Foundation; and Tom Frankel, former Yolo Hospice Board President. This year’s honorees, along with their contributions to end-of-life care, are listed below:
Marlene von FriederichsFitzwater Imagine living with a painful, debilitating illness ... and then becoming more ill, day by day. You feel desperately sick all the time. You are weak, frail and vulnerFITZWATER able. Now, Joshua’s imagine tryHouse ing to manfounder age this illness while living on the streets. That is what happened to a young man named Joshua Nielson in 2014. He was the much loved grandson of Marlene von Friederichs-Fitzwater, and when Joshua died, von Friederichs-Fitzwater was determined to prevent others from dying on the streets the way her grandson did. In the days following
Joshua’s death, von Friederichs-Fitzwater began a years-long journey to create Joshua’s House, California’s first and only hospice home for the homeless. In many ways the homeless population is the most underserved population in the world. They experience more untreated chronic diseases, little preventative care and no palliative/hospice care. The result is that many people are dying every day on the streets from cancer, diabetes, heart disease, infections, liver disorders, HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C. The effects of living unsheltered significantly ages homeless men and women and prevents the effective treatment and management of chronic illness. Homeless individuals are dying younger and have higher mortality/ morbidity rates than housed chronically ill individuals Von FriederichsFitzwater was determined to do something about this — to honor the loss of her grandson by helping the next unsheltered woman or man in need. In 2018, she forged a partnership between the region’s healthcare providers, the City of Sacramento, and several other interested parties to raise $3.5 million toward the construction of Joshua’s House. Once completed, it will be the first such facility on the West Coast and only the eighth in the country. It will house 20 residents at a time and provide shelter, meals, and highquality end-of-life care.
Davis Community Church The Rev. Chris NeufieldErdman and Davis Community Church have been essential community partners in expanding the work of NEUFIELD- advance care planERDMAN Advanced- ning. The church’s care participaplanning tion in this partner broader mission ensures that each person’s values, goals and wishes are aligned with the end-of-life care they wish to receive in the future. In addition, the church has become a home for Yolo Hospice’s memorial services, and an important resource for patients and families who are seeking extra spiritual support. The culture of Davis Community Church is best described on their own website. It says, “We welcome those who are single, married, divorced, gay, straight, bi or questioning. Rich, poor, housed, unhoused, white collar, blue collar, no collar … we welcome all. There is a place for you if you’re retired but not tired, or in college and not sure what’s next. We celebrate crying newborns and lift up the difficult beauty of teenage years. We offer refuge for the lonely, sad, overworked, searching and those simply needing a place to rest. We don’t care if you believe in God, have never been to church or don’t like “organized religion.” If you are looking for a fresh
start, a fresh cup of coffee or a hug from a new friend, we are here to provide support and love. That is our deepest calling.”
Sam Thornton Sam Thorton has volunteered for Citizens Who Care since January of 2018. He came to the organization after researching volunteer opportunities in the area and then decidTHORNTON ing that he wanted to CWC spend time volunteer supporting older folks who are living with a life-limiting illness. Over the years, Thornton has cared for many patients and has supported up to five different clients at a time. Thornton, however, does not refer to his clients as clients or patients. Instead, he refers to each of them as “friend.” Together, Thornton and his friends have taken infrequent but meaningful small adventures, and they have found ways to connect through song and storytelling. Since Covid-19, the scope of volunteering has changed somewhat and Thornton has risen to the challenge. He regularly delivers bouquets of flowers to both hospice patients and clients of Citizens Who Care.
Pete Wilbur A Vietnam-era veteran having served as 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Infantry from 1964 to
1967, hospice volunteer Pete Wilbur also worked for Conagra for 33 years before retiring in 2001. Just a few years before his retirement, he began volunteering for Meals on Wheels and continued for 20 years until limitations caused by COVID-19 brought this meaningful work to a close. In January of 2011, while still working with Meals on Wheels, Wilbur became a patient care volunteer for Yolo Hospice. Since that time, he has become the organization’s go-to veteran volunteer and has spent time with patients who served in wars ranging from World War II to the Korean and Vietnam Wars. In January of 2013, Wilbur took a break from volunteering when his wife became a Yolo hospice patient herself. After her passing, Wilbur resumed his volunteer WILBUR activities Meals on Wheels and in Octovolunteer ber of 2015 he became a Yolo Hospice Board member. He is now serving his second term in that position. Wilbur has also been a keystone in Yolo Hospice’s most recent work to achieve its fifth star for the We Honor Veterans program. RSVP for your free Luminaries of Life tickets by calling 530-601-5778. — Craig Dresang is the CEO of Yolo Hospice & CWC.
Professor named Entomological Society Fellow Enterprise staff UC Davis professor Jay Rosenheim of the department of entomology and nematology is a newly elected Fellow of the international 7,000member Entomological Society of America. The ESA governing board elected Rosenheim and nine other entomologists as Fellows for their outstanding contributions in ROSENHEIM research, teaching, Named extension society and outFellow reach, administration or the military. The Fellows’ Class of 2020, comprised of five men and five women, will be recognized at ESA’s virtual annual meeting, Entomology 2020, Nov. 11-25.
NAME DROPPERS “Jay’s substantial contributions to basic and applied entomology are world-renowned, and clearly merit his election as a Fellow of the ESA,” said Steve Nadler, professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. Rosenheim, who joined the UC Davis entomology faculty in 1990, is internationally known for his research on the ecology of insect parasitoids and predators, insect reproductive behavior, and the application of big data, or “ecoinformatics,” methods in agricultural entomology. “Rosenheim’s work has shown that the structure of insect communities is more complex than the archetypal model of three discretetrophic levels,
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under which predators eat only herbivores and herbivores eat only plants,” ESA wrote in a news release. “Instead, widespread predatorpredator interactions (intraguild predation), omnivory, and cannibalism create rich and diverse dynamics that can either enhance or disrupt biological control. Rosenheim has also worked to introduce big data techniques to agricultural entomology. “By harnessing the decentralized data gathering efforts of farmers, field scouts, and consultants,
large data sets can be created and analyzed to reveal important relationships between pests, natural enemies, and crop performance. “Rosenheim’s research has also examined how organisms evolve to balance multiple factors that can emerge as limits to reproductive success, and how this shapes insect and plant reproductive traits.” — Do you know of someone who has won an award or accomplished something noteworthy? Email it to newsroom@ davisenterprise.net.
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Briefly Chat with Walsh on the greenbelt Meet city council candidate Colin Walsh from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24. District 2 neighbors are invited to drop by the greenbelt near the sculpture of the dog on the tricycle. Feel free to ask questions and share your concerns. Literature and hand sanitizer will be available. Physical distancing and masks are required.
Deos backers host online The public is invited to join Linda Deos, candidate for Yolo County Supervisor, at any of these three virtual house parties. Daniel Olmos will host at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21; Johannes Troost and Elise Parnas at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24; and Anna Sutton at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25. To join any of these Zoom events, email Hello@LindaDeos.com for details.
Sac mayor to speak at UCD Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg will speak Wednesday as part of the UC Davis School of Law’s Racial Justice Speakers Series on “Protests and Pandemic: An equity response.” The virtual event will be live on Zoom from 12:15 to 1:15 Wednesday, Sept. 23. Register at https://ucdavislaw. zoom.us/meeting/regis ter/tJYucuqspzgj HdEogtfVifiYVlETsx MVBNxX.
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RENTALS: Officials are aiming for an Oct. 1 start date From Page A1 Rotating Winter Shelter, along with the city of Davis, CommuniCare, the Yolo Food Bank and others, have applied for additional funds from the county to provide other services for those living in the apartments, including food delivery, home visits by medical staff and more, according to the staff report. The program would begin as soon as all funding is in place with Oct. 1 being the target start date and March 31, 2021, the end date. City staff acknowledge in the report the program “is a temporary fix,” but add that “we are in need of a different type of solution for this year due to the pandemic. “Utilizing the CARES Act funding and other funding sources intended to address COVID needs allows the city time to continue to
pursue longer term options to address homelessness.” Also on the Tuesday’s City Council agenda: ■ Leaf blowers: the council will vote on an urgency ordinance enacting a temporary ban on the use of leaf blowers. The council last week asked staff to return with such an ordinance as a means to reduce air pollution during what has been a particularly severe fire season that blanketed the city in unhealthy air. “In addition to the unhealthy air quality, ash from the wildfires settled in Davis, causing concern in the community about the particulates in the already unhealthy air, and questions about the use of leaf blowers, which could exacerbate the situation by blowing more particulates into the air,” the staff report prepared for Tuesday’s meeting notes.
“Concerns about air quality have also been compounded by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in which the highly contagious respiratory virus can cause significant health impacts. Recent research has suggested that poor air quality can contribute to increased susceptibility to COVID-19,” city staff added. The proposed urgency ordinance would ban the use of all leaf blowers (gas powered and electric) until Oct. 31. The director of the city’s public works utilities and operations can suspend the ban if the AQI values for the city are 100 or below for three consecutive days and reinstate the ban if the AQI subsequently exceeds 100 for one day. ■ Surveillance technology: Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel will provide an annual report to the council on the use of surveillance
technology over the past year, including body-worn and in-car cameras; the Cellebrite forensic extraction device that accesses electronic information on cell phones; crisis negotiations equipment; and more. All of the surveillance technologies used were previously approved by the City Council and council members will be asked Tuesday whether to reauthorize their use for another year. Tuesday’s City Council meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be televised live on city of Davis Government Channel 16 (available to those who subscribe to cable television) and livestreamed online at https:// cityofdavis.org/city-hall/citycouncil/city-council-meetings/ meeting-videos Participate via Zoom at https:// zoom.us/j/98338961318.
CIRCLE: Minister offers music and mentorship from the pulpit From Page A1 pandemic. Contact office@uudavis.org for a link to the party. Church roots go back to 1954, when a group of liberal-minded parents with children at Davis Parent Nursery School met to talk about how to provide meaningful religious education for their kids. Hired in 2000, Banks is the church’s fifth minister. UUCD is located on Patwin Road in West Davis on property considered the boondocks when it was purchased in 1963. “Beth turned out to be a perfect fit,” said Jeannette Robertson, a member of the search committee that hired Banks. She’s social and warm — and came into the church with a lot of new program ideas, Robertson added. The church is not the same as it was 20 years ago. Banks took charge of administration, added staff,
roused more volunteers and expanded the music program but still takes time to focus on individual needs and voices. Music is a big part of her life and her worship services. “She knows how to make the music flow and enhance the service,” said Liz Young, a longtime member who served as the first choirmaster. UUCD has a popular internship program and Banks is known as a strong mentor. “Beth sees our congregation as a teaching congregation — and that goes well in a college town,” said Robin Datel, a longtime member active in social justice issues. Interns have time at the pulpit and are expected to grow a campus ministry at UC Davis. Banks also trains members of the congregation to share their own stories as worship associates and invites guest speakers to the fold. “Beth is creative, likes to
share ideas, look at new trends and talk about best practices — and that is really fun,” said the Rev. Morgan McLean, a second minister who focuses on congregational life. The church’s sanctuary work focuses on direct response to requests for action from the immigrant community and its allies. Highlights range from a
rally to support a Davis resident detained by ICE to community training programs for immigrant rights and cooking projects with undocumented students at UC Davis. Church members allied in support of DACA and wrote comments critical of Draconian new restrictions on asylum. “Beth has a genuine commitment to social
justice. She integrates this into church life and has confidence in lay leaders willing to do the work,” said Stefan Harvey, former chair of the Immigration Justice Committee at UUCD. — Kathy Robertson, a former Davis enterprise reporter, is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis.
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hat with all the rapid developments at the highest levels of college football in the last few days, let’s just say right off the top that there has been no change to UC Davis’ plan to play its 2020 football season in the winter/spring of 2021. The Aggies did lose 2020 nonconference games against Nevada, San Diego and San Jose State when the fall season was canceled. As yet, the Big Sky Conference has not released opponents or dates for the upcoming winter/spring season. The NCAA did add some clarity — if not certainty — to the winter/spring plan when it announced there will be a Football Championship Subdivision playoff beginning in late April and culminating with the title game on May 15 in Frisco, Texas. Obviously, nothing is certain in our COVID-dominated world,
but the hope is that medical progress and protocols will be such that the “regular” season can begin in January or early February. Teams will be allowed to play a maximum of eight games within a 13-week period. It is presumed that all eight UC Davis games will be against Big Sky opponents. Another concession is that the playoff has been reduced to 16 teams from the normal 24, which means there will be no first-round byes for any teams. The FCS title will be awarded to the playoff participant that can put together a four-game winning streak. Then again, as FBS schools that are attempting to play this fall are learning, there are no guarantees this time around. Already 16 FBS games have either been postponed or flat-out canceled.
There are 10 conferences competing right now at the FBS level, including a handful of independents, of which BYU and Army are the most prominent. Of those 10, four initially said they would not be playing this fall, but in just the last couple of days it’s beginning to appear that all 10 will be playing after all. The really goofy thing here is that one league is attempting to play 12 games, while another may play as few as six or seven. And yet all these teams playing this fall are theoretically hoping
to earn one of the four bids to the national championship playoff. Realistically, of course, only the ACC, the SEC, the Big 12, the Big 10 and the Pac-12 will be considered for those four spots, despite the dramatic differences in the number of games being played from one conference to another. The ACC and the Big 12 have already started playing, with the SEC to start Sept. 24, the Big 10 a month after that and the Pac12 even later.
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he four playoff participants are chosen by the College Football Playoff panel, which hasn’t set a minimum number of games a team must play to be considered for participation, mostly because it’s never come up before. The ACC, dominated by No. 1 Clemson, plans to play 11 games, plus its championship game. The
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Later start may help UCD hoops Will county, state give teams OK to play?
New-look DHS sports slowly come together
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seriously ... and understand that the more we follow guidelines, the quicker we’ll get back out on the court, pool, field,” Lorenson points out. “My hat is off to our coaches. They’re doing a whole lot of work that they’ve never had to. They’re doing an amazing job, and it’s all for the benefit of the kids.” Auxiliary to ensuring that on-field practices are safe is the thorough checkin process for all athletes. “We’re literally detailing out for families things like ‘Pull into this parking lot;
“We’re still in a holding pattern,” said UC Davis women’s basketball coach Jennifer Gross. Last week’s edict from the NCAA saying the hard-court season can start Nov. 25 means nothing if ... a) Your state and county forbid collective practices. b) Your team hasn’t had everybody even report to town. c) You don’t have anybody cemented on your schedule. So what does it mean for the Aggies when NCAA officials say, “The new season start date near the Thanksgiving holiday provides the optimal opportunity to successfully launch the basketball season?” “We’re trying to figure that out right now,” Gross explained. “What we have to find out is are we going to play a full conference schedule? We are trying to get some dates nailed down, but we don’t have anything set in stone yet.” With 11 teams in the Big West (Cal State Bakersfield and UC San Diego were added last spring), under normal circumstances, that means 20 conference games. One Big West insider told The Enterprise that he thinks an announcement regarding conference scheduling will come this month. On Wednesday, the NCAA said colleges would be limited to 25 dates with March Madness beginning “on schedule.” Last season, just as the Aggies were about to enter the BWC Tournament in Anaheim,
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Enterprise sports editor Little by little, there’s definition coming to the local prep sports seasons. On July 20, the California Interscholastic Federation postponed all championship dates until 2021. In turn, Davis High joined the rest of the Sac-Joaquin Section schools in pushing all competition into the new year. For the Blue Devils, it meant jamming 27 varsity sports into three seasons over less than six months. Recently, DHS and the Delta League cemented their new-look schedules while socially distanced practices — following stringent protocols — continue on and around the school’s campus. Athletic Director Jeff Lorenson says his coaches have been “spectacular, amazing” in dealing with the upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lorenson says the redux of having to move fall campaigns to winter, then having to share facilities once the overlapped seasons begin is just the tip of the iceberg. Rescheduling of league dates went “relatively smoothly,” says the AD. The remaining challenge now revolves around finding appropriate nonconference games. The big hurdle has been ensuring that Blue Devils follow state and Yolo County pandemic protocols to the letter. Individual workouts in non-contact pods of eight to 10 student-athletes have been going on since just before school started in August.
Big 10 will play eight games, plus a championship game. The poor Pac-10, getting such a late start, is likely to play only six or seven games, plus a championship game. Furthermore, a team doesn’t have to win its conference championship to be picked for the playoffs. Now let’s just imagine that Clemson and Notre Dame both go 11-0 in the regular season, and then Clemson beats the Irish, 14-13, in the ACC title game. Meanwhile, Oregon and USC both go 6-0, and the Ducks beat the Trojans, 21-20, in the Pac-12 title game. Here’s betting that the CFP committee picks both Clemson and Notre Dame and doesn’t give undefeated Oregon a second look.
From bottom, Aquadart swimmers Erika Dahlgren, Bella Johnson, Charlotte Rosendale and Sara Kos take a break between swim sets during a early morning workout Wednesday morning at Manor Pool. All four are expected to be impact swimmers for Davis High girls this upcoming season. OWEN YANCHER/ENTERPRISE PHOTO
“We’ve met program by program with the coaches who are supervising these activities ... focusing on the nuances and taking into account things we’ve never had to consider in the past,” Lorenson told The Enterprise. “It’s working pretty well — seamless, at this point.” Given the state and county guidelines, teams are forbidden physical contact, cannot use sports-specific equipment and must use weights outdoors with no indoor sessions whatsoever. “Not once have (coaches) said, ‘Why can’t we just do this or that?’ They’ve taken the state and county requirements
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was looking for something different when I recently hit the links at the Davis Golf Course. Something simpler. There’s this thing about golf that can be incredibly frustrating, namely the fact that at no time can I hit consistently with all of the 14 clubs in my bag. Sometimes I’m dynamite with the short irons, but I hit it out of bounds every time with my driver. Sometimes I’m hitting all the long clubs well, then chip the ball 40 yards over the green from 20 yards out. You get the point: It’s golf. So I decided, why not take all the decision-making and different swings out of my bag equation and play with just one club? In the movie “Tin Cup,” the titular character qualifies for the U.S. Open after snapping every club in his bag (other than his 7-iron). There were no bets made for my round — just a bored, single dude during a pandemic — but I wanted to see if it would make any
difference in my score if I left every club, save for my hybrid 3, in my trunk. I chose the hybrid because it’s the club I hit the best with, it’s relatively low-lofted for putting (yes, I left the putter in the car, too) and with the relative short length of Davis Golf Course, I would be fine for distance off of the tee. My friends thought I was kidding when I showed up with a bag with one club in it, but I wasn’t: this is what we’re reduced to when our sporting options are limited. So, I walked up to the first hole with my favorite club, confidently placed my ball down and swung to start my strange experiment. I can’t remember topping another tee shot that badly. The ball bounced a mere 20 yards — not the opening I was looking for. But then something strange happened, which usually doesn’t happen during the course of one of my rounds: I found my rhythm.
A pair of bogies to start was followed by me somehow hitting the green on the first par-3 with a half swing. Putting was more difficult, so I wasn’t disappointed with the threeputt on hole No. 3. I followed with a double-bogie, then a pair of pars, somehow managing a 4 on the hardest hole on the front nine, the 350-plus-yard, par-4 sixth. And then came No. 7 with me sitting 5 over par (far better than I usually would be scoring). Arguably the signature hole on the course, No. 7 is a 110-ish-yard par-3 over water, hitting onto a green that juts off toward the
eighth fairway on a peninsula. Even though it’s not actually an island, this is the hole that people will tell you has the “island green.” Through a comedy of errors, two balls in the water, and horrific putting, I carded an 11. This ridiculous score can definitely happen when I actually have the correct clubs for the hole, but it’s not made easier when you don’t have a club to actually chip the ball. A mishit half-swing can go anywhere.
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nstantly, I went from 5-over to 13-over and adjusted my goal from breaking 90 to breaking 100. I rounded out the front nine 3-over before realizing that I needed to make a change: what’s the point of carrying a golf bag if you only have one club to select? I dropped the bag at my car, grabbed my water, one tee, three balls and my club. Weight literally off my back, I played freer and more fluid than I ever had before, finishing with two
pars, five bogies and two doubles for a solid 93. The last two times I played with a full set at the Davis Golf Course, I finished with a 93 and a 93. Make that three in a row. I managed to avoid all the sand traps until the green-side bunker on No. 18, which led to my highlight of the day ... Opening up my hips and the club face at a 45-degree angle, I chipped it off of the flag stick and hit the ensuing putt to finish one of the most interesting rounds I’ve ever played. Was it worth it? Did I learn anything? Would I do this again? I don’t know the answers to any of those questions, but I did have fun. Sometimes that’s all you can ask for during a four-hour reprieve from everything going on in 2020. — Evan Ream’s column publishes every third Sunday. Reach him at evanream3@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @EvanReam.
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our years ago, Democrats slouched to the polls and voted, holding their noses figuratively. Somehow the party had come up with a presidential candidate whom no one liked very much: Hillary Clinton. Pitted against a risible president, Donald Trump, who is a climate change-doubting, class-dividing, race-baiting, immigrantbashing, law-bending, treaty-tearing, dictator-loving, truth-challenged, dissembling incompetent, this time it should be an easy White House win for the Democrats. This time, there should be white-hot passion for Democratic challenger Joe Biden, the candidate who would restore our moral base, our international standing, salve our wounds and give us a sense that the nation is moving forward to a sunlit future. But there is no surge of feeling, zero passion. Biden is the candidate who would deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and the environmental catastrophe that is unfolding with pestilences of a biblical scale: serial hurricanes striking the Gulf Coast and wildfires from hell in the West. He is the man who should give us confidence in our systems, from health care to voting, to the rule of law at the Justice Department. But there is no surge, no passion. Instead, the closest thing to enthusiasm I find among voters is resigned, faint praise. “He’s a decent man,” I’ve been told over and again. I’ll have a struggle in not offering the next Democrat who tells me in a woeful voice that Biden’s “a decent man” a physical rebuke. One may discount the great man or woman view of history, but there is no great argument for the “decent man” view of history. You can have decent men who were great, Truman and Reagan, but you can’t move the needle of history with flaccid decency. Poor old Joe Biden — yes, he is old for the job at 78 — is defined mostly by having been there, like the TV-watching gardener played by Peter Sellers in the movie “Being There.” He was in the Senate for a long time, he was vice president to Barack Obama for two terms. He clears the beingthere bar, but it is a low bar, very low. No one is passionately against Biden. Trump’s attempts to paint him as a socialist ogre about to take us to Stalinism have fallen flat. Flat because they are unbelievable, and they are unbelievable because that isn’t Biden. Biden has always been the quintessential man of the center of the situation. The pressure on his left wing, coming from senators Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Edward Markey of Massachusetts, and the group around Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez of New York, is going to be a problem and a discomfort for Biden. If, as still expected but not guaranteed, Biden makes it across the threshold in this election, his greatest strength will be his address book. His best strategy will be to use surrogates to fight his political wars. That means a strong Cabinet and a great White House staff. Given Biden’s limitations, his chief of staff will be a critical player. He needs to give his Cabinet secretaries their heads. One of the many weaknesses of the Trump administration has been the pusillanimous nature of the Cabinet: Men and women who see the role only as pleasing the capricious and solipsistic president — a chorus of lickspittle people singing hymns of praise to the chief.
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iden doesn’t need to point up Trump’s weaknesses: They are manifest. He needs to point up his own strengths beyond his affability and, yes, beyond his decency. I’ve been watching Biden for years, nodding “hello” to him, and sometimes talking with him, the way it goes for reporters and politicians in Washington. I get the distinct feeling Biden isn’t the man he was eight years ago, when he would’ve been a more appealing candidate within his limitations. He seems diminished, his fire reduced to an ember. As it is, Democrats and renegade Republicans will slouch to the polls to vote against Trump. Few in their hearts will be voting for Biden. There is a passion deficit. — Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. His email is llewellynking1@gmail. com. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
ongratulations California, you’ve done it again. The Census Bureau has once again found that California has the highest realworld poverty rate of any state, 17.2% over the previous three years and much higher than the national rate. The “supplemental” poverty rate includes factors ignored by the outdated “official” poverty rate, such as living costs. And our sky-high living costs, particularly for housing, impoverish at least 7 million Californians. We topped the poverty charts even as California’s overall economy was booming in the 2017-19 period. The state now is mired in its worst recession since the Great Depression, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, and poverty has surely increased. A new report from the California Policy Lab at the University of California reveals that in August nearly 20% of California’s workers were drawing unemployment insurance benefits, calling it “startlingly high.” Moreover, even before recession struck, the Public Policy Institute of California, using methodology similar to that of the Census Bureau, had calculated that as high as
our “supplemental poverty rate” may be, roughly the same number of Californians are in “near-poverty.” Combining the two categories means that about a third of the state’s residents are struggling to keep their heads above water. The major driver of California’s high poverty indices is, as mentioned earlier, that too many Californians must spend too much of their incomes on housing due to meager construction. The reasons for the failure to meet housing demand are many but one long-ignored factor — the insanely high cost of building so-called “affordable” housing — is beginning to be recognized. Last year, I wrote about a $28 million city-financed project to rehabilitate 74 dilapidated, low-rent apartments in Sacramento and noted that it worked out to $378,000 per unit, markedly higher than the median cost
LETTERS Proven leadership During this run-off election, I strongly support re-electing Jim Provenza for Yolo County Supervisor. I have known Jim for over 20 years and he continues to demonstrate the qualities needed to best serve the residents of Yolo County: leadership, collaboration, advocacy and compassion. During the pandemic, Jim has kept our citizens informed about the most recent updates and coordinated a proactive response with Public Health that protects our citizens. He has a level-headed approach to emergencies such as the recent wildfires and collaborates with agencies to develop the best response. He is knowledgeable about issues impacting Yolo County ranging from agriculture, criminal justice, social services and government and. He truly listens to people’s concerns, reads extensively on the issues and consults with experts in the field to help guide policies and make decisions that benefit residents of Yolo County. Jim began his professional career as a Legal Aid attorney, and started his career in public service with the Davis school board before serving as Yolo County Supervisor the past 10 years. He has consistently advocated for and supported organizations and agencies that serve our most vulnerable citizens including children, elders and victims of crime.
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of a detached, single-family home in Sacramento at the time. Last week, two more examples found their way into print. The Los Angeles Times did a deep dive into the tortured history of a low-income housing project in Solana Beach, a wealthy seaside community in San Diego County. Times reporters found that it originally was to cost $414,000 per unit, but by the time the developer pulled out after a decade of trying to line up financing and permits, it had exploded to $1.1 million.
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he Times called it “an alarming example of how political, economic and bureaucratic forces have converged to drive up the cost of such housing at a time when growing numbers of Californians need it. “California leads the nation in the cost of building government-subsidized apartment complexes for low-income residents,” the Times said, reporting that its “analysis of state data found that apartments cost an average of about $500,000. In the last decade, the price tag has grown 26%, after adjusting for inflation.”
He is a kind and compassionate leader who truly cares about our community. Please join me in re-electing Jim Provenza for Yolo County Supervisor. Kim Berardi Davis
Yes on B for greater good Proposed housing and business projects should be measured by their bioregional and global impacts, not just over parochial concerns such as traffic, views and parking. The DISC business and housing proposal, Measure B is an opportunity for Davis to reduce our impacts on this beautiful region and planet by covering farm land with streets and buildings here rather than continuing to push development to other cities that don’t pack in nearly as much greater good as this project does. I opposed this project the last time it was presented to the city because it lacked housing and wasn’t as good as it should be given the value of being a part of Davis. Now it includes 850 housing units with more affordable and shared equity homes than we’ve seen in a local project in a long time. With our yes vote we can significantly expand our off-road hiking and biking connections to the causeway. We can bring back 25 acres of native species, far more than the little habitat there now. And no business park in the region is
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Solana Beach is not alone. The Times reported that in Alameda, an island community in San Francisco Bay, a low-income development called Everett Commons cost $947,000 per unit. Meanwhile, back in Sacramento, city housing officials are still spending too much to get too little. The Sacramento Bee reported that redeveloping the downtown Capitol Park Hotel into tiny, 250-square-foot units for low-income residents costs more than $445,000 per unit, higher than the median price for a detached singlefamily home. At $1,100 per square foot of living space, it is double what a luxury suburban home would cost. These are outrageous numbers, driven by bureaucratic tangles, misplaced environmental restrictions and high mandated labor costs, and unless state officials do something about them, we will never solve our housing shortage and we will continue to have shamefully high rates of poverty. — CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more stories by Dan Walters, go to calmatters.org/ commentary.
going to result in up to 342 acres of habitat permanently saved from development like the DISC project will. Reversing global warming means we all have to step it up and let go of the little things in order to make big positive changes happen. Our yes vote will result in the creation of an exemplary business and housing park that generates considerable renewable energy on-site, commits to only using electricity from renewable sources, and will not offer gas infrastructure. With your yes on B vote, we can lead by example and persuade other cities to include more of what Davis requires in order to develop on more farm land. We will also gain the many local benefits of this project such as more opportunities to live and work locally and realize more tax revenue. Kevin Wolf Davis
Time for a change to Deos It is time for changes. Across our nation, we are all faced with the most important election of our lives. We need change, not only in our nation’s leadership but also to make the leadership of our own community more inclusive and proactive. Electing Linda Deos to the Board of Supervisors is change we need now here in Yolo County.
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Taking time to mark Constitution Day BY ALZADA KNICKERBOCKER Special to The Enterprise
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his past Thursday, our country celebrated the 233rd anniversary of the signing of our Constitution, the document that established our national government and fundamental laws and guaranteed certain basic rights for all our citizens. It’s an event we should remember annually with appreciation. Our Constitution belongs to and protects all of us. On this day, Sept. 17, 1787, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention representing 12 of the 13 states (Rhode Island chose not to send delegates) endorsed the Constitution created during the four-monthlong convention. That original document consisted of a preamble and seven main parts called articles. The preamble gave the reasons for writing the Constitution — to bring the existing states together under a general government providing justice, defense, welfare, and liberty for those residing within the states. The articles spelled out how the three branches of this government — legislative, executive and judicial — were to function. Article One said the United States Congress — the House of Representatives and Senate — would make the laws for the United States. Article Two specified the role of the Executive branch led by the President whose job was to insure the country’s laws were carried out and oversee our dealings with other countries. Article Three provided for our country’s court system. Article Four called for the states to respect each other’s citizens, gave the Congress authority to make new states,
and said the United States must insure that all states have a republican form of government and are protected from invasion and violence. Article Five outlined the process of amending the Constitution. Article Six stated that the Constitution and the laws and treaties of the United States took precedence over any other laws controlling the states and their citizens. Article Seven set out that at least nine states must approve the Constitution before the new government could begin. Nine signed on by June of the following year, 1788, with all 13 committed by 1790. The new federal Congress assembled in the spring of 1789 and created an entire government with George Washington as the newly inaugurated president.
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ince then, there have been an additional 27 Amendments. The first 10 were the Bill of Rights ratified in 1791 all limiting the power of the federal government. The first eight protected the individual, the ninth protected individual and states rights not yet named, and the 10th gave the states the rights not given to the Congress. The remaining 17 Amendments included those that ended slavery, allowed Congress to tax income, gave women the right to vote, limited the President to two terms and lowered the voting age to 18. That’s where we are today. That’s where our Constitution is today. About it our first president stated, “The Constitution is the guide which I will never abandon.” So it should be for us — “We the People.” On Constitution Day. On every day. — Alzada Knickerbocker is a Davis resident.
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What makes Davis different BY GLORIA PARTIDA AND GARY S. MAY Special to The Enterprise
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avis feels different this fall, and that’s by design. The normal activities we look forward to this time of year — the anticipation of move-in day, the surge of visitors to the farmers market, the packed tables at local restaurants and that heightened energy you feel throughout our city — have been muted. Schools, businesses and local organizations that are vital community anchors have been working hard to meet public health guidelines. We’re all doing our part to be more cautious and intentional about what we do, who we see and where we go. But we must do more. We have been monitoring how other college towns have responded to the beginning of fall quarter. By studying what went well and what didn’t, we’re strengthening our own plans. The city of Davis and UC Davis have joined together in a unified effort beyond campus boundaries, Healthy Davis Together. Our goals: prevent the spread of COVID-19, safely reintegrate Aggies back into our community, and continue a coordinated and gradual return to regular activities. What’s different about our approach? Healthy Davis Together is a community-wide public health endeavor that brings together epidemiology and health promotion in both the city and on campus. Together, we are supporting our community in understanding the safe health behaviors that lower the risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19 to family, friends, and the whole community. We’ll accomplish this in steps. First, we’ll make testing simple and widely available, and we’ll deliver results quickly. We’ll test students, staff, and faculty who come to campus. Later this fall, we plan for everyone in Davis to
COMMENTARY have access to this same testing, at no charge. Next, we’ll use the most efficient tools available to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We anticipate working in partnership with Yolo County Public Health to conduct quick, efficient contact tracing so that we can stop the spread when someone tests positive. Those who need it will have access to resources and support including safe, secure quarantine and isolation resources (including food) — all at no charge, due to philanthropic and other funding that has been secured. We will offer a daily symptom survey for all UC Davis students, staff, and employees and anyone who lives or works in Davis who opts in to report symptoms.
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ven with this new and comprehensive partnership, there are factors we simply cannot control. Here are our aspirations: ■ The reality is that COVID19 will be with us for a while, so we’re thinking long term. We will adhere to public health guidelines from Yolo County Public Health. We will have open, consistent lines of communication with residents, so you know what is happening in Davis and what that means for city, university, and economic planning. ■ In the coming months, testing will be widely available through Healthy Davis Together. That will mean an increase in positive results initially. While it does not necessarily mean infections are on the rise, we are prepared with more support services. Increased testing enables our community to better monitor the rate of infection (the percentage of all tests which are positive) so we can make decisions that protect our community and our local economy. ■ The best minds in our community are working on our response to COVID-19.
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trust the moral compass that guides him to that right thing. He is knowledgeable about policy and government at all levels, from the city all the way up to the national level, and he is willing to steal good ideas that have succeeded in other jurisdictions (with acknowledgement, of course) and to wisely avoid mistakes others have made. Best of all, he is megaapproachable and is always not just responsive, but substantively so. Stop him on the street, call him on the phone, it doesn’t matter if you are in his district or not, he will listen and do his best to help with whatever your issue is. Please, if you are in his district, do us all a favor and vote to re-elect Lucas Frerichs to our city council. John Mott-Smith Davis
From Page B2 We need leaders in our county to anticipate, rather than react to, the issues of caring for our foster children, for example. As we learned in a forum column in The Enterprise earlier this year, in Yolo County today, a child already traumatized by a chaotic and possibly abusive home is 68% more likely to be rushed out of their home and placed in foster care than they would have been in 2016, before the current Board of Supervisors voted in changes to the county’s foster-care system. These children are taken away from siblings, grandparents, teachers, classmates and even pets, to be placed in foster homes that are often (60% of the time) not even in Yolo County. While California has decreased foster placements statewide since 2016, children from Yolo County often find themselves in multiple foster homes and unfamiliar school placements which can leave them isolated, lagging in their education, and further traumatized. Linda Deos knows the complexity of determining whether removal from a home is warranted. She understands the benefits of implementing stronger actions — such as mandatory programs for parents, increased safety checks by social workers and communications with schools to improve the home environment — prior to removing a child from their home. Linda understands that removal from a home should be the last resort.
Thoughtful, science-based planning approaches will continue to evolve and adapt to meet the needs of our community. The UC Davis schools of medicine and nursing, as well as all university departments have been involved in UC Davis Campus Ready planning from the very beginning of the pandemic. This planning work has expanded to include close collaboration with city leaders and departments collaborating on Healthy Davis Together to develop prevention efforts that will roll out over the coming months. ■ We need participation and support from the entire community — people who live around and in Davis, business and health care leaders, local schools, preschool and day care sites, congregate living facilities, civic and faith-based organizations, and every UC Davis student, faculty member and staff member — working together. We must continue to support one another, especially essential workers and others at higher risk. ■ Local businesses need our help, too. For those taking the right steps to keep employees and patrons safe, Healthy Davis Together will support them by buying gift certificates and other services such as providing food to those in quarantine, and offering incentives to students and other groups to promote safe behaviors. ■ There will be an effective COVID-19 vaccine in the future. We are planning for that, too. We’re in this together. We are optimistic that the combined efforts of the city of Davis, UC Davis and each one of us will make a difference in preventing the spread of COVID-19 in this college town. If we all do our part to follow state and county public health guidance to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we thrive together. That’s Healthy Davis Together. It’s who we are. — Gloria Partida is the mayor of Davis, and Gary S. May is the chancellor of UC Davis.
Proud to back Swanson Linda has spent her career working with people on the margins of our society. She will anticipate issues, ask questions, listen deeply and act based on the evidence. Linda Deos will proactively work to repair the damage done through the actions of the current supervisors. Now is the time for a change to Linda. Ginni Davis Davis
Vote for Lucas I met Lucas Frerichs long before he first ran for city council. He impressed me from
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Rochelle Swanson is smart and experienced with a proven track record of community leadership in Davis for well over a decade. Rochelle hits high marks for what matters to me, including a strong record of volunteerism for Davis schools and students, active support for smart growth and innovation for businesses in Davis, and leadership with lived experience on social justice and equity. Thank you, Rochelle, for putting yourself out there again after serving on the city council 2010-18. You helped move us forward following the 2008 recession, and I know you can do it again. Jodi Liederman Davis
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ff the top of the wall, we go again ... With the ACC, SEC, Big 12 and now Big Ten a “go” for the College Football Playoffs, can the Pac-12 mobilize quickly enough to get into the dance? It’s all about the Benjamins, folks. ■ Some of the most dangerous places in America are huge supermarket/big box store parking lots. Vehicular lunacy is practiced there on a daily basis. ■ Why do so many people get hung up on how long a baseball game takes, but don’t care that much how long an NFL game is? ■ According to a longtime football official, now retired, the toughest on-field call is “interference. Period.” When the TV networks show replays of either offensive or defensive pass interference, the replays often are in slow motion. The on-field official making the
call is doing so in real time. ■ You may or may not like Bill Belichick, but he is nobody’s fool. When free agent-to-be Tom Brady made offseason noise about leaving the Patriots, Belichick said very little. Brady subsequently signed with Tampa Bay and labored, at age 43, through an inauspicious Bucs’ debut last Sunday in a loss at New Orleans. Remember, three years ago, Belichick did Jimmy Garoppolo a favor by trading him to the 49ers. Garoppolo wasn’t going to beat out Brady then and Belichick likely didn’t feel he was New England’s QB of the future. Garoppolo’s the starter in Santa Clara. For the moment ... ■ Next time someone says to you that something isn’t the way it used to be, simply say, “It’s 2020.” ■ Looking at the list of CBS analysts doing NFL games now raises this question: Why isn’t Dan Fouts still among them?
■ The most irrelevant statistic in all of football remains thirddown efficiency. Good teams do so well on first and second downs, they don’t need many third-down tries. It’s bad teams that usually have a lot of third-down conversions to make because they don’t do much on first or second down. A far more accurate stat would be the percentage of 5 yards or more gained on first down. This was used in the USFL 30 years ago and was popular. The NFL should at least dust it off and take
a look at it. ■ Nice to see former Shark Joe Pavelski playing in the Stanley Cup Finals. Last summer, Pavelski was a free agent and wanted to remain in San Jose, but the Sharks would only guarantee two years. Pavelski wanted three — and the Dallas Stars gave it to him. Dallas and Tampa Bay are playing for Lord Stanley’s chalice, the most famed trophy in sports. ■ Should anyone really care what comes out of Skip Bayless’s mouth? ■ The biggest failing in our country’s history over the past 40 years has been the demise of our K-12 educational infrastructure. ■ With MLB teams scoring double-digit runs almost daily, why the need for a runner on second base to start extra innings? ■ The last time a visiting team wore its home uniform? It happened twice this week when Seattle got smoked out and had to
transfer two “home” games against the Giants to Oracle Park. Lost both. Hey, remember, it’s 2020. ■ Since the advent of free agency, many of baseball’s greatest stars have played for more than one team. Here’s a squad of Old School players, by position, who worked for just one franchise/ team from 1950 onward: Johnny Bench, C, Cincinnati; Ernie Banks, 1B/SS, Chicago Cubs; Craig Biggio, 2B, Houston; Cal Ripken, SS, Baltimore; Mike Schmidt, 3B, Philadelphia; Ted Williams, LF, Boston; Mickey Mantle, CF, New York Yankees; Roberto Clemente, RF, Pittsburgh; DH, Edgar Martinez, Seattle; Sandy Koufax, LHP, Los Angeles Dodgers; Bob Gibson, RHP, St. Louis; Mariano Rivera, RP, New York Yankees. Agree? Disagree? See below. — Questions? Gripes? Contact Enterprise columnist Doug Kelley at dkelly3918@gmail.com.
SEASON: Creative workouts keep Devils in shape DUNNING: due May 10; doubles tournament on May 12. Target date for first practice, Feb. 22. Girls volleyball — Delta League play starts Jan. 6 as Elk Grove comes to Davis. Practice can start on Dec. 14. Sections: March 1-13. Boys & girls water polo — Conference opens Jan. 12 at Franklin. First practices slated for Dec. 14. Playoffs begin March 2-5.
From Page B1 if you bike, walk or drive, do it in this manner. Here’s where you’ll meet for your pre-practice screening — temperature check, mask requirements and questions (about one’s whereabouts and circle of friends).’” Once that’s over, Lorenson explained, athletes are “required to stand on the X or stand on the 5-yard line ... always using landmarks to ensure we continue to stay socially distanced at 6 feet or more.” Second-year Devil baseball coach Ethan Guevin — whose initial season at the helm was eliminated thanks to the coronavirus — weighed in: “We get creative to give guys as many reps possible without sharing any equipment but maintaining 6 feet of distance. We have staggered start times to accommodate restrictions on the number of athletes there at one time.” Says girls volleyball coach Julie Crawford, who also chairs the DHS physical education department: “(We’ve) been hosting optional conditioning and individual ball-handling trainings, open to girls who would like to try out and be considered for a team for the upcoming season.” Volleyball is slated to begin Jan. 6 — the first of all the Blue Devil teams to get back in the saddle. “We are following state/county/CIF/DJUSD safety protocols, which means all of these trainings are happening outdoors,” Crawford says. “We are only able to do individual ball-handling skills, which means all of the girls bring their own ball and use it for guided individual skill work. “I’m hoping for the best and remaining positive with an optimistic mindset as we approach the season.” As if the delayed seasons and new protocols weren’t enough to challenge these Blue Devils, Davis High swimmers don’t even have a home yet. “Historically, the high school swim team has never held offseason training,” assistant Devil swim coach Owen Yancher explains, saying the lack of an on-campus facility puts it at the mercy of city scheduling for limited pool access. “During our spring season, thedistrict rents city pools for us to use. And during the rest of the year there’s no time available at those facilitiesbecausethey’re all being used by outside groups. “We’re very fortunate to have such strong club
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DHS head baseball coach Ethan Guevin directs his players through their socially distanced workout. swim programs in town and coaches like Billy Doughty and Pete Motekaitis that help train DHS athletes year-round,” Yancher allowed. “Even if we wanted to hold a DHS swimming offseason right now, there’s absolutely no pool time unclaimed from dawn till dusk, seven days a week.” Yancher points out that Davis pools were impacted before the pandemic: “And now, with safety guidelines limiting the number of swimmers we’re allowed to have in the water, it’s only exacerbated the problem.” Want one more challenge for prep athletes in Northern California? Deteriorating air qualty has limited practice time. “What’s crazy is, we probably wouldn’t have even played a football game, or any game outdoors, even if we were in our normal seasons now,” Lorenson said, only half laughing.
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Cross country — League starts Jan. 27 with Delta League meet at Willow Hill (Folsom). SubSections March 6; Sections March 13; State meet March 27. Practice start: Dec. 14. Football — Delta League begins Feb. 5 as Cosumnes Oaks visits Davis. Playoffs begin March 26. Practice start: Dec. 7. Girls tennis — First conference match is March 9 (Pleasant Grove at DHS). Singles postseason
Boys basketball — Delta League play starts April 21 when DHS host Pleasant Grove. First practice goes Feb. 22. Postseason starts on June 1. Girls basketball — Delta League opens April 20 at Pleasant Grove. Practice begins Feb. 22. Sections start May 31. Boys soccer — Davis is at Cosumnes Oaks for the March 23 conference opener. Practice start: Feb. 22. Playoffs get underway on May 20. Girls soccer — Cosumnes Oaks is at Davis for Delta play on March 23. Practice begins Feb. 22 with Sac-Joaquin Section postseason starting Mary 21. Wrestling — Davis hosts a Delta center meet on Jan. 14. Practice can start Nov. 4 with SJS team championships on Feb. 1 and divisional matches starting Feb. 14.
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Baseball — Davis travels to Franklin to open Delta play on April 19. Practice begins March 8. Playoffs: June 8. Boys golf — A Delta center meet is set for April 19 at Ancil Hoffman Golf Course. Practice begins March 15. Sections: June 1. Girls golf — Haggins Oak GC will host an April 12 Delta meet. Practice opens on March 15 with sections with the Blue Devils hosting at El Macero Country Club on May 31. Softball — Delta League starts with Davis hosting St. Francis on March 18. Practice begins on Feb. 10 with section postseason launching on May 11. Boys & girls swimming — Davis hosts Elk Grove in the March 31 Delta League debut. February 8 starts practice with SJS trials (May 13) and finals (May 14) at American River College. Boys tennis — Davis heads to Jesuit to open conference on March 3. Practice opens Feb. 10. Team playoffs are May 4-14 and individual playoffs go May 7-8. Track and field — Sheldon hosts the first Delta League meet on April 28. Practice starts March 15. Section D-I trials are June 9 with finals on June 11. Both at Tokay High (Lodi). Boys volleyball — March 10 sees DHS opening Delta League at Cosumnes Oaks. Practice launches on Feb. 10. Section playoffs start May 5. Note: Schedules for the Sacramento Valley Lacrosse League and the Eastern Athletic League (field hockey) were not available at presstime.
Is it fair? From Page B1
How could they do otherwise? Football is a rough and unpredictable game. A team that put its fate on the line 12 times during a season is more worthy of championship consideration than a team that played only seven times. That aside, it would be the height of unfairness to have a team that went through the rigors of a 12-game season face a much fresher team that played only seven games. Pac-12 backers make their case by pointing out nothing is certain with anyone’s schedule. What happens, they ask, when COVID-cancellations make it so ACC teams can play only seven or eight games? Which leaves Pac-12 fans not only hoping that their team wins all its games, but that other leagues have games canceled, which is a downright lousy way to look at things — especially since a cancellation means the virus has seriously affected a number of players on a college football team. That, obviously, is not something to root for. There are 130 teams competing in FBS football. Of those, 126 will not make the playoff. Maybe this is the year to not have a national championship playoff and let a league championship and bowl bid be reward enough for everyone to shoot for. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenter prise.net.
UCD: Coaches, teams are following state and county protocols From Page B1 the event was canceled on March 11 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Hours later so was the NCAA Tournament. UCD men have a date in Louisiana at the Tulane Classic on Nov. 27. Aggie coach Jim Les says he doesn’t know if that outing is still on. “We’ll have to backtrack on our schedule and see which games stand and which are impossible to rebook,” the coach added. “Even if some of those contracted games aren’t going to be able to be played — or we aren’t able to travel — we still have some provisions to give our guys a full schedule when they’re cleared to play.” The women originally had Oregon State and Stanford planned, but those games are probably scrapped since the Pac12 decided to postpone all games until January. For the men, Portland, Oregon State, New Mexico and Stanford were among those on the agenda. Gross uses the word “frenzy” when talking about the scramble among West Coast schools as they try to piece together a new schedule in what amounts to less than 10 weeks before play can start.
Meanwhile, in accordance with safely within their bubbles of state and Yolo County protocols, teammates and coaches. Les and Gross have their teams in “I’ve been pleased with our small-pod, outdoor, voluntary guys,” Les continued. “We’re trying conditioning and some 1-on-1 to maintain not the NBA bubble indoor sessions with available but our own particular bubble on players. campus. The guys are really All 15 men are in town. Gross adhering to that, taking it seriously.” still awaits two arrivals. Les said his staff has made “As much as we sure the Aggie want to play, we’re men know the making sure we’re consequences of keeping everybody leaving that comon campus and in fortable circle of our program safe colleagues: and healthy and being smart about “As much as how we proceed,” staff has tried to Les explained. sterilize, for lack of a better term, “It’s nice to have their environsome destination ment, the players dates out there, have done a good but there’s a lot to Jen Gross job of helping us. get done between UCD women’s coach We can’t be there now and then. “None of us have ever been 24-7. They’re doing a nice job staythrough something like this, so ing in that bubble.” And ... “We’ve all been tested we’re going to have to take our time and work through it and err and out of quarantine.” to the side of caution and the But no team activity will occur health and well-being of our indoors until the state and county student-athletes … then see where say so. that takes us.” Right now, every Big West team Both coaches praised their play- is following the same California ers for willingness to quarantine edicts. But what if the state says upon arrival in Davis, then stay “go” however a certain county
“We want to make sure, No. 1, we’re only moving forward if it’s safe and healthy for everybody involved.”
keeps restrictions in place? While that’s unlikely, it could happen and put schools like UCD at a disadvantage as it relates to getting practice time together. “We hope that once we’re able to test more often, maybe that will affect the county (and state) decisions on how many people can be in the gym ... and what we can and can’t do,” Gross offered. “Our first step is making sure we’re able to make the right kind of return to gradual activity,” UCD Director of Athletics Kevin Blue said. “Testing for athletes at this point is not different than testing for the general student body. The campus ... has implemented (in some areas), saliva-based testing, and how the protocols (for both general population and athletic teams) continue to evolve is something we’re working on.” Coaches know, given the volatility of the regional ebbs and flows of the pandemic’s effects, having a Nov. 25 start from the NCAA could be no more than wishful thinking. “There’s still a lot up in the air,” Gross noted. “We want to make sure, No. 1, we’re only moving forward if it’s safe and healthy for everybody involved. “When the announcement came
out, across the country it kind of felt like full steam ahead. But I think we’re inching along a little bit just to make sure we have all the safety measures in place. “We’ve made that clear from Day 1 that we’re only going to play if it’s safe. The student-athlete’s welfare is No. 1. Basketball comes after that.” Notes: Big Sky football, the remaining Big West sports and the other affiliated leagues in which the Aggies participate have all pushed their start dates into January, 2021. ... The NCAA Division I Council said the minimum number of games a college can play and still be eligible for postseason beyond conference is 13 (a reduction of 50 percent). ... Full preseason practice can begin on Oct. 14 with 30 practices permitted over the 42 days before the beginning of a school’s season. Strength-andconditioning sessions may begin on Monday, said the council. The problem for California schools? Permission for practice or collective workouts has not been granted. — Reach sports editor Bruce Gallaudet at bgallaudet41@ gmail.com or call 530-320-4456. Follow Gallaudet on Twitter: @BGsportsinDavis.