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‘Right place, right time’ Davis officer details fiery crash rescue

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Enterprise staff writer Pheng Ly never expected to make national news. But that’s exactly what happened to the Davis police corporal last week, after the Davis Police Department released dramatic video of him rescuing a woman from the wreckage of a burning car — and likely saving her life. “I was just doing my job. To me, it’s something that any competent first responder would have done,” Ly said of the Oct. 17 incident, which in addition to receiving local media attention saw coverage on the NBC Nightly News, CBS Evening News and in People magazine. “I’m just glad I was in the right place at the right time,” the 21-year law-enforcement veteran added. For Ly, the right place was downtown Davis, where he patrolled the streets while listening to the police scanner, as he’s done since his high-school days. As he crossed through the Richards Boulevard underpass toward South Davis around 10:30 p.m., he heard California Highway Patrol dispatchers

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Davis Police Officer Pheng Ly sprints toward a burning car on Oct. 17, before pulling out the vehicle’s driver. alert officers to a vehicle rollover on Interstate 80 near Highway 113 in Solano County, where the car flipped on its roof and caught fire. The nearest Solano CHP officers, however, were at the Solano County Jail in Fairfield at the time — about 25 miles away — which meant Ly likely was the officer closest to the scene. Although the call was out of his jurisdiction, “someone needs help, so I’m going to go,” Ly said. With the fire department not yet dispatched, “I’m going to get there first, and I’m probably going to be by myself.” So Ly headed west on I-80,

looking along the darkened roadsides for signs of a car ablaze. On the eastbound side, he spotted two vehicles with their emergency flashers activated, followed by an “orange glow.” He exited at Pedrick Road and backtracked eastbound, coming upon the wreck along with two people standing nearby. At first, he thought they were crash victims who had escaped from the burning car, but they turned out to be good Samaritans who had pulled over to help. “It was like slow motion,” Ly said of the ensuing events, which were captured on both

Ly’s patrol-car and body-worn cameras. See the video at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Yj9ICLXmEBg. Footage from the videos show Ly running straight toward the burning car, where he discovered a woman trapped in the back-seat area. She appeared impaired, which Ly at first suspected was due to the crash impact. “I could feel the fire radiating on the right side of my face,” Ly recalled. He began inhaling smoke and noticed that flames had spread to the dry grass on the roadside.

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GOP candidate flouts COVID-19 precautions BY CALEB HAMPTON

people don’t know you.” Hamilton’s Facebook page posted several photos of her embracing speakers and attendees who were not wearing face coverings.

Enterprise staff writer Tamika Hamilton, an Air Force veteran and Republican candidate running for Congress in California’s 3rd District, held an indoor fundraiser Friday at the Church of Glad Tidings in Live Oak. Despite the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 in the district, Hamilton has held three recent campaign events at which public health protocols appear to have been largely ignored. A photo Hamilton tweeted of Friday’s spaghetti dinner fundraiser shows her speaking in a crowded auditorium. “Another sold out event,” she tweeted. “If you can’t pack the house, the

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The Dixon resident is vying to unseat Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, who has represented California’s 3rd District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013. A Trump supporter, Hamilton is a mother of four who served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force for 14 years. If elected, she says

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she wants to combat homelessness and keep taxes low. In June, Donald Trump Jr. named Hamilton his “MAGA Candidate of the Week.” Promotional materials for Hamilton’s campaign fundraiser at the Church of Glad Tidings advertised raffle prizes that included a handmade quilt, a rifle and a Glock 17 handgun. Janae Grant, a spokesperson for Hamilton’s campaign, said the campaign followed Sutter County’s public health guidelines at the event. They placed hand sanitizer at tables, displayed signage with safety guidance and asked attendees to sit in family cohorts, Grant told The Enterprise. “We highly encouraged attendees to utilize

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Yolo County stays in red tier BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer

masks, but could not reasonably enforce it in every instance as several guests communicated to us that prior conditions prevented them from wearing a mask,” she said. The Enterprise could not verify those statements and photographs of the event appeared to contradict some of them. Dozens of attendees are shown in photos and videos of Hamilton’s three recent fundraisers. Hardly any of them can be seen wearing a mask. Other aspects of Sutter County’s guidelines, such as physical distancing and avoiding unnecessary contact, were also ignored. Throughout the pandemic,

Yolo County remained in the red tier of the state’s blueprint for reopening on Tuesday. It’s the county’s fifth week in the red tier, where a number of businesses have been able to resume indoor operations at limited capacity and schools allowed to open for inperson instruction. However, the county continues to move closer to a return to the most restrictive purple tier — which would require those businesses to close again and prevent additional schools from reopening — rather than toward the less restrictive orange tier. A key metric used by the state — the adjusted daily new case rate — stood at 5.4 per 100,000 residents on Tuesday, up from 5.3 the week before

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Sure sounds like a pretty sweet offer T he other day I heard Kamala Harris say if she and Joe Biden are elected next week that the plan is to forgive $10,000 in student debt. I suppose that’s a form of bribery, but so are promises to lower one’s taxes or put a chicken in every pot. Whether the Biden-Harris plan includes debts incurred while attending Trump University is unclear. Such proposals are always popular. I mean, who doesn’t like a little free money every now and then? I had never before received a $1,200 stimulus check for doing absolutely nothing, but there it was in my bank account one recent day without me even asking. Back in the hotly contested Democratic primaries, Elizabeth Warren had a plan to pretty much wipe out all student debt, though I’m not sure anyone believed she could actually deliver on such a promise. I mean, if you’re $50,000 in debt from your student loans and you’ve heard talk for years about “debt forgiveness” but never seen

any concrete relief coming your way, you’d probably be skeptical of any politician’s promises in that regard. Especially with Congress as divided as it. Presidential candidates routinely propose all sorts of grandiose programs that never come to fruition. If you vote for me there will be a windmill in every backyard and PG&E will be sending you a check every month instead of the other way around. Vote for me and we’ll be carbonneutral the day I take office. Vote for me and I’ll roll a new Tesla into every American driveway before the clock strikes midnight at the Inaugural Ball. Vote for me and I’ll triple all Social Security benefits, eliminate

the inheritance tax, make peace between Antifa and the Proud Boys and guarantee that the Dodgers will never again sweep the Giants in a three-game series. The key part of Warren’s plan was that she promised to go around Congress, which was designed to make people think it would be more than just an empty promise. If Donald Trump can take money from the Pentagon to build his precious wall, then Elizabeth Warren can find 1.6 trillion dollars under the mattress in the Lincoln Bedroom to eliminate student debt. Or so the thinking went.

ow, if Elizabeth Warren or Kamala Harris or Joe Biden or even Donald Trump knocked on my door and handed me $50,000 in a suitcase stuffed with $100 bills, that would be bribery. But it’s no different than asking someone to vote for you with a promise to eliminate their $50,000 in student debt. The net effect on the family finances is exactly the same. If anything like this actually

becomes reality, it will raise a number of questions, many of them having to do with basic fairness. People who already have a leg up in our world after earning a college or professional degree will now have their paths made much easier. Meanwhile, those folks who never managed to go to college get nothing. It’ll be class warfare, pure and simple. And what of those folks who took out student loans and faithfully paid them back in full? Do they now get a refund for their diligence? And what of this year’s high school seniors? Will they be able to take out student loans for college knowing that they, too, will be forgiven? An awful lot of people are hurting due to this pandemic. A number of them were hurting before the pandemic. I’m afraid those burdened with student loans will have to take a number and stand line along with everyone else in need. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

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The Yolo County Transportation District has just announced that all of its bus services will be provided at no charge on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. The idea is to open up the entire system for free to enable the public to get familiar with all the transit services that are available. The other idea is to help residents in Yolo County get to the election Ballot Drop Boxes and Voter Assistance Centers throughout Yolo County. The free service will be available on all Yolobus fixed-route, paratransit and microtransit services. A fixed-route bus runs on a fixed schedule at specified

The panel discussion “Race and Class Inequalities in Higher Education” will allow attendees to engage in research on important issues related to race, ethnicity and economic inequality in higher education. The virtual event is set for 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28. To attend, register in advance at https:// poverty.ucdavis.edu/ event/panel-discussionrace-and-class-inequalities-higher-education. Instructions on accessing the event will be sent before the date. The panel of academic

experts will discuss research on the college admissions process, affirmative action policies and status of degree attainment. The event is hosted by the newly rebranded UC Davis Center for Poverty and Inequality Research. The panelist are Michal Kurlaender, UCD School of Education; Iwunze Ugo, UCD School of Education; Zachary Bleemer, UC Berkeley; Edelina M. Burciaga, University of Colorado, Denver; and Mitchell Stevens, Stanford University.

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times. A paratransit bus is an on-demand service available for senior citizens and people with disabilities. A microtransit vehicle is open to the general public on certain days on an on-demand basis. Unitrans, which provides bus service for the city of Davis and UC Davis, will continue its tradition of free rides on Election Day. “Our goal is to eliminate a possible barrier to voting and encourage everyone in our community to get out and vote,” said Jeff Flynn, Unitrans general manager. Unitrans buses will operate on a regular weekday schedule on Election Day, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. See routes and schedules at https://

unitrans.ucdavis.edu/ routes. “You don’t have to vote in order to use these services for free that day,” said Jesse Loren, chairwoman of the Yolo County Transportation District Board of Directors and Winters City Councilwoman. “But we are also delighted to offer this service on Election Day, in case there are any residents who need a ride to vote and turn in their ballot on the 3rd.” Go to www.Yolobus.com to quickly find and use any of the many fixed-route bus trips that Yolobus offers. Face coverings are required for anyone using these services. Each bus is equipped with hand sanitizer.

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Briefly Reading features Bly’s poetry Davis Poet Laureate James Lee Jobe continues his online poetry reading series on Friday, Oct. 30, by revisiting the work of the poet Robert Bly, this time with Bly’s awardwinning 1967 collection of poems, “The Light Around The Body.” This free reading will be posted online by 7 p.m. at both james-leejobe.blogspot.com/ and at youtube.com/james leejobe. Both sites always have poetry or poetry readings available.

Clerk-recorder limits hours The Yolo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office will have limited hours and in-person services from Friday, Oct. 30, through Friday, Nov. 6, while the staff is helping conduct the election. The public is encouraged to use the web portal at www.yolorecorder. org for any vital record (birth/death/marriage) requests, official records and marriage license applications. Hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. Monday, Nov. 2, through Friday, Nov. 6, counter service will be available for anyone needing to move forward with a document recording only between 1 and 3 p.m. Call 530-6668130 when arriving so staff can open the door. Connect with the office on Facebook @ YoloACE, Instagram @ YoloCoACE, and Twitter @YoloCoACE.

Nobel Laureate will speak Jennifer Doudna, the 2020 Nobel laureate in chemistry, will speak about her work on CRISPR and its intersections with COVID-19 at the Distinguished Speaker Series in Research and Innovation free, online event, co-organized by the UC Davis Office of Research and the School of Medicine. It will be live at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30. Registration is required at research. ucdavis.edu/020-nobellaureate-jenniferdoudna. Doudna is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at UC Berkeley and founder of the Innovative Genomics Institute. She is the Li Ka Shing Chancellor’s Chair and a professor in the departments of chemistry, and molecular and cell biology. Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Oct. 7 for their co-development of CRISPR-Cas9.

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Oklahoma learns about STEAC’s Holiday Program makes changes amid COVID Neighborhood Court Special to The Enterprise

Special to The Enterprise With the holiday season fast approaching, volunteers for the Short Term Emergency Aid Committee (STEAC) have been working hard to re-imagine the Holiday Program for 2020 amid coronavirus restrictions. Their primary mission remains to provide food and gifts for low-income families and individuals in Davis during the December holiday season, but they also focused on the health and safety of everyone involved — staff, volunteers and clients. “The Holiday Program is a time-honored tradition in Davis, and, of all of STEAC’s programs, it is by far the most widely recognized and embraced by local families and organizations,” said Kelly Coleman, program chair. “This holiday tradition is particularly special because it really is neighborhelping-neighbor, bringing the Davis community together to care for and support each other.” The needs are bigger than ever in 2020. For some, this year has deepened hardships they were already facing, while others are struggling with new challenges or experiencing poverty for the first time. The program will remain much the same as previous years, but there will be changes to the way the volunteers qualify clients, collect donations and deliver food and gifts on Distribution Day in December. Low-income residents can apply for a holiday box through Nov. 15 using a new online form at www.steac. org. There also will be a few drive-up days where volunteers can interview residents on a first-come, first-served basis from their cars. Instructions for applying, including specific dates,

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Volunteers are needed to deliver food and gifts for STEAC’s annual Holiday Program, as well as help interview potential recipients. Those interested can sign up on the website. times and what documentation to bring, are available at various locations around town including Davis Community Meals (1111 H St.), and at www.steac.org. Residents are encouraged to sign up as soon as possible since there is limited availability and slots fill up quickly. STEAC is also looking for individuals, families, businesses, groups, clubs, churches and schools to adopt individuals and families of varying sizes. Holiday Program adopters are provided a checklist of food and a wish list of gifts specific to their adopted families. The cost of adopting ranges from $100 to $500-plus, depending on the size of the family. After the adopter buys and packages the food and gifts on the list, they must be delivered between Dec. 8 and 10 to the program headquarters at the First Baptist Church, 38141 Russell Blvd. in Davis. To adopt a family, go to www.steac.org and fill

in the form. And finally, STEAC needs volunteers to conduct qualification call-backs and interviews from Nov. 2 to 18, as well as for the collection and distribution activities happening Dec. 7 to 12. There will be new practices and procedures to safeguard health and safety during all of the volunteer shifts. Visit the website to fill out a volunteer form. The STEAC Holiday Program not only provides support to local families in need during the holidays but also serves as an important fundraiser for STEAC’s other programs and services. Financial donations will support struggling lowincome county residents with basic necessities like rent, utilities and food. Cash donations can be sent to the STEAC office at 1712 Picasso Ave., Unit D, Davis, CA 95618, or made directly through STEAC’s website at www.steac.org.

Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig and Neighborhood Court Program Coordinator Nicole Kirkaldy offered a virtual presentation on restorative justice issues last week to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Yolo’s Neighborhood Court is one of the few in the country to use restorative justice practices to resolve cases for adults facing criminal convictions. The program began as a pilot project serving firsttime offenders in the city of Davis in 2013. By 2015, the program had expanded to include West Sacramento, Woodland and other areas of Yolo County. Neighborhood Court has broadened beyond the scope of its original design and has expanded its eligibility criteria to include some low-level felony crimes and offenders who may have had previous convictions. It allows offenders the ability to resolve criminal cases outside of the traditional court process without receiving a conviction. The program relies heavily upon community volunteers, who meet with participants to discuss the harms from their conduct in an effort to reach an appropriate resolution that addresses the underlying causes of the criminal offense. The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office is always looking for innovative ways to better serve our community. The Neighborhood

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National Merit Scholarship Program names local semifinalists, commended students Special to The Enterprise Seven Davis High School students were named semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. Another 29 DHS students and one Da Vinci Charter Academy student have been named commended students. Davis High semifinalists are Padyn Dendulk, Lyah Fitzpatrick, Samuel Koenig, Ellen Ohler, Olivia Taylor, David Yang and Sophie Zhang. Nationwide, approximately 16,000 semifinalists were announced. These academically talented seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit scholarships that will be offered next spring. More than 1.5 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered the

2021 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2019 Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of semifinalists, which represents less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. To become a finalist, the semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official and write an essay. A Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, will be given to these scholastically talented seniors. Commended students are, from Davis High,

Eugene Chen, Kyu Hyun Choi, Sania Chopra, Carl Csaposs, Yangming Di, Anna Ermoian, Alex Gao, Allyson Kang, Amber Kao, Amanda Kwok, Lauren Lee, Riley Liu, Nathan McAllister, Henry Nagle, Natalie Ries, Kevin Rockwell, Maya Rogalski, Cavan Schraner, Henri Schulz, Sungho Seo, Nathan Solomon, Thomas Sorkin, Ethan Talbert, Connor Tang, Riyan Townsley, Renee Xiang, Anne Zhao, Antony Zhao and Aidan Zimmermann; and Liam Hawkes from Da Vinci Charter Academy. About 34,000 commended students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the competition, these students placed among the top 50,000 scorers.

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Court program is a great example of that innovation and is an effective model for criminal justice reform. Many other California counties have begun to develop similar programs with the help of our Neighborhood Court staff, and officials in other states have expressed interest as well. After making a trip out to California in October 2019 to see Yolo’s Neighborhood Court in action, District Attorney Jason Hicks of Oklahoma’s Sixth Prosecutorial District asked Reisig and Kirkaldy to share information about the program to the House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee. During the Oct. 20 presentation, Hicks explained how he got interested in restorative justice as an alternative form of justice in Oklahoma. “The presentation was exactly what we needed and it went really well. The comments from legislators and others in attendance were very positive and encouraging,” Hicks said. “The way the program was presented caused many of the people in the room to want the program yesterday.” View the full presentation at https://bit.ly/ 35p1tYv. Volunteers for the program are always needed. For more information about Neighborhood Court, or to sign up as a volunteer, visit http://www. yoloda.org/nc, or contact program staff at 530-6668378 or neighborhood court@yolocounty.org.

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Alzada Jean Knickerbocker July 6, 1944 — Oct. 20, 2020

On Tuesday, Oct. 20, Alzada Jean Knickerbocker, loving mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away in her home in Davis from natural causes. Though the passing was unexpected, it was peaceful as Alzada was embraced in the arms of her savior. Alzada was 76 years old. Alzada was born on July 6, 1944, in Ohio to Kenneth and Dorothy Knickerbocker. Her family moved to Dallas, Texas, in 1945 and then to Knoxville, Tenn., in 1946. Alzada came from a long line of academics and her father served as the head of the English department and academic vice president of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Alzada earned her undergraduate degree at Radcliffe University and two master’s degrees from Stanford University and UCLA. Alzada was married in 1972 to Stan Forbes and they lived in Nashville, Tenn., and eventually, Richmond, Va., where she was a reporter for the local National Public Radio station. Alzada’s beloved son Alex was born in Richmond, Va., in 1976. Following this, Alzada moved to Davis in 1979, where she worked as the public relations and

marketing manager for the Sacramento Symphony. In 1987, Alzada found her true calling when she opened the Avid Reader Bookstore with her thenhusband, Stan. The Avid Reader quickly became a local treasure and the legacy lives on through the Avid Reader Bookstore and Avid Reader Active shop in downtown Davis. Alzada took great care and pride in serving a diverse community and had long-term dedicated customers and employees. Her store survived Amazon and big box competitor Borders Books. She sold the two stores in February 2020, and was so pleased to know the stores would continue to thrive under different ownership. She also opened the Avid Reader at The Tower in Sacramento in 2007 with Stan. The partnership continued until 2012 when she sold her ownership to him. Alzada had a full and active life, which was seen in Davis and beyond. She cared deeply for the community of Davis and was involved in a variety of local organizations. She was a longtime member of the Downtown Davis

Business Association and served as the past president. In this role, she influenced local policies and served as a voice for small businesses, emphasizing the importance of their role in the community. Previously, she led the local group, We the People, that promoted the U.S. Constitution through essay contests, events and community activities. Alzada loved politics and was a member of the executive committee of the local Yolo County Republican Central Committee and served as the former chair. Outside of Davis, Alzada was a member of the National Federation of Independent Business, advocating at the state and national level on small-business issues. She won the NFIB California Small Business Champion Award, twice, competing with more than 20,000 members across the state. Alzada believed strongly in the teachings of the Bible and was a founding member of the Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church in Davis. Her faith was an important part of her life and she

recently read the entire Bible with a study group of friends. Alzada is survived by her son Alex of Arnold, Md. (wife Julie), grandsons Mason and Connor, brother Robert Knickerbocker of Dallas, Texas, niece Dana Tennyson of Pottsboro, Texas (husband James), great niece Samantha and great nephews Robert and Lane. Alzada was passionate about her family, faith, small business and freedom. She was a champion for all of these things and a great encouragement to all who knew and loved her. She was an elegant embodiment of steadfast devotion to her God, family, church and country. The best kind of Christian: confident in her own beliefs, but welcoming toward the differences in others. A private ceremony for family and close friends will be held at the Davis Cemetery. A celebration of life service will be scheduled in the coming months once we are able to meet in larger groups. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Yolo County SPCA and Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church, 1801 Oak Ave., Davis, CA 95616, www.christredeemerdavis.org.

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Great game-day grub Special to The Enterprise While you may not be able to enjoy game day with thousands of your closest friends at the stadium this year, that doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy tailgate-worthy grub at home with a smaller group of friends and loved ones. Step up your home-gate with an appetizing pregame lineup featuring customized hot dogs and bratwursts as the main course with other plate-filling appetizers on the side to keep the noshing going right up to game time, like baconwrapped potatoes, sweet cinnamon churros and a savory take on guacamole. Find more game day recipes worth cheering about at Culinary. net. — Family Features

Build-Your-Own Brat Bar A simple and tasty main course, hot dogs and bratwursts are mainstays on game day and can be easily topped and customized to match each guests’ taste buds, regardless of age. Consider setting out a variety of garnishes and topping options such as these:

Ketchup Mustard Relish Onions Chili Nacho cheese Shredded cheese Jalapeño peppers Diced tomatoes Sauerkraut Coleslaw Pickle spears Barbecue sauce Sriracha

A Bacon-Wrapped Winner Creating a mouthwatering game day spread is all about

teamwork, and it’s hard to find a better set of teammates than crispy bacon and potatoes. Take one to the house with these Pigskin Potatoes that cut down on prep time and cleanup as an easy-to-eat finger food that can be made in advance. Just prep the potatoes and wrap with bacon a day or two ahead of time then throw in the oven an hour or so before kickoff. Your base ingredient in these tasty, touchdown-worthy snacks, Wisconsin Potatoes, are low in calories, high in fiber and a source of vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin C and antioxidants. Find more game day inspiration at eatwisconsinpotatoes. com.

Pigskin Potatoes

Recipe courtesy of The Little Potato Company on behalf of Wisconsin Potatoes. Prep time: 20 minutes. Cook time: 44 minutes. Serves: 8 Ingredients: 1½ pounds Boomer Gold Little Potatoes 6 ounces plain cream cheese, at room temperature 1/3 cup orange cheddar cheese, finely shredded 3 tablespoons fresh chives, finely chopped 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper jalapeños, to taste (optional) 1 pound bacon, thinly sliced, rashers cut in half Putting it together: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Boil potatoes until fork-tender, approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Cut in half and allow to cool. In bowl, use spatula to combine cream cheese, cheddar, chives, salt, pepper and jalapenos, if desired. Once potatoes cool, spread cream cheese on one half of each cut potato and sandwich

Churros are a sweet treat. C&H SUGAR/COURTESY PHOTO

using other half. Wrap each potato using half rasher of bacon around cut middle to secure cheese filling. Bake on middle rack 10 minutes to allow bacon to set. Flip and bake 10 minutes. Turn oven to broil. Broil 2 minutes, turn and broil 2 minutes until bacon reaches desired crispiness. Tip: Bacon-wrapped potatoes can be made ahead of time and kept in refrigerator until ready to bake.

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Pigskin Potatoes, above, can be prepped ahead of time.

A Sweet Cinnamon Snack Sweet, handheld snacks make for perfect teammates while watching a game at home, and these churros are an ideal example of a quick, fun bite that’s made with ease. Requiring less than an hour in the kitchen, they can be made in short order without missing your favorite team’s first play. Lightly coated with fresh cinnamon and flavored with C&H Golden Brown Sugar, these deep-fried delights are as simple to make as they are delicious. Find more home-gating recipe ideas at chsugar.com.

Churros

Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Yield: 45 churros Ingredients: 1¼ cups water ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 2 teaspoons C&H Golden Brown Sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup all-purpose flour 3 large eggs, lightly beaten 3 cups canola oil, for frying 1 cup C&H Granulated Sugar 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon Putting it together: In medium saucepan over high heat, combine water, butter, sugar and salt; bring to boil. Reduce heat and add flour. Using wooden spoon, mix vigorously until mixture forms into dough. Remove from heat. While stirring, gradually add eggs into dough. Mix well. Place dough in pastry bag fitted with large star tip. In heavy pot over mediumhigh heat, heat oil until it reaches 365 F. On plate, mix granulated sugar and cinnamon; set aside.

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Squeeze churro dough in 4-inch strips into hot oil. Fry 5 to 6 churros in batches until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. When ready, transfer to plate lined with paper towels. Roll churros in sugarcinnamon mix.

A Tasty Take on a Tailgate Favorite Even at home, game day means good times with friends and family while enjoying moments together watching your favorite teams. A menu full of flavorful favorites takes the experience to another level, and tackling your spread by starting with a tasty dip is a sure way to fire up the crowd. No tailgate or home-gate is complete without fresh guacamole made with the Avocados From Mexico brand. Because they’re always in season, you can enjoy guac during your favorite sporting events and beyond. Take it to the house with a twist on a game day classic by testing out this Bacon Chipotle Guacamole, a tailgate-worthy snack

loaded with crowd-pleasing flavor. Because it’s such a fan-favorite, you might find yourself making another round at halftime. To find this recipe and more ways to take your tailgate to new heights, including more than 200 guacamole recipes to choose from, visit avocadosfrommexico.com.

Bacon Chipotle Guacamole

3 Avocados From Mexico, halved, pitted and peeled 3 tablespoons shallot, minced 2 garlic cloves, minced ½ cup cilantro, finely chopped 1 lime, juice only 8 ounces applewood smoked bacon, cooked and crumbled ½ cup tomatoes, small diced 2 canned chipotle chiles, finely chopped ground cumin, to taste salt, to taste pepper, to taste Putting it together: In large bowl, mash avocados with shallots, garlic, cilantro and lime juice to desired consistency. Fold in bacon, tomatoes and chipotle chiles until well combined. Season with cumin, salt and pepper, to taste.

Presidential debates and beer-tasting B

eer-tasting sessions are usually one of two kinds. The first sort is really an excuse for drinking beer in a pub after the game has finished. It’s time to go home but, by starting to discuss the qualities of beer, the evening can be extended, and a group of friends may, in that way, create a beer-tasting session. It’s a lot of fun as long as everyone gets home safely. There are no beer-tasting notes and there is no conclusion. Everyone leaves knowing which beer they prefer, which is the same beer they preferred when they entered the pub; the tasters are no better informed. There is no rational conclusion and no clear preference emerges largely because under the random conditions of the tasting that was neither the intention nor the possibility of the event. As a beer tasting it was useless, though it was a great deal of fun for participants. That reminds me a lot of presidential debates, the quality of which has been

debased just as all else this administration touches is debased. However, it’s true that presidential debates have rarely been useful and, unlike the unorganized beer tasting just described, they are absolutely no fun at all. In fact, I have not watched one moment of the debates this year as I have no interest in listening to a couple of hours of lies and obfuscation. Formal beer tastings are of different types, each sort intended to generate different kinds of information, but they are all conducted with a clear set of rules and intentions. As a consequence, they can be very useful; for example, they can detect defects in beer samples or judge a beer as true or not true to type or create a flavor profile, and so on, and, in such ways, point the road ahead for a particular beer type or brand or influence how it may be presented in the marketplace and even priced. While these findings are useful for beers, the same findings (defective? true to

type? profile? road ahead?) would be useful for presidential candidates, too. And so we may identify the helter-skelter kind of beer tasting that parallels the kind of helter-skelter presidential “debates” that pose as debates. Or we might decide there is a debate strategy out there based on scientific beer tasting approaches that will better allow us to evaluate the candidates one of whom we must choose to be our future leader. Is there such a system? Well, of course, there is such a system. It has been around for a very long time and forms the basis for most debates in educational settings from high school on up. I call those kinds of debates the Oxford Union method because of the famous, or perhaps

infamous, “King and Country” debate that took place in 1933. These debates have been going on for almost 200 years and the method is well-established. The basic idea of the debate is to discuss a proposition or motion that will be voted up or down by the audience. There are two main speakers on each side: for the proposition and against it. Here are important points: the person not speaking sits down and does not compete for attention while standing behind a live microphone and time is strictly allotted. The first speaker delivers a prepared speech in favor of the topic, and his opponent delivers a prepared speech against the topic. The second speaker on each side cannot really prepare a speech because it is in rebuttal to the opening speech and is thus more offthe-cuff, and is usually a speech that probes, reacts and challenges. At the Oxford Union, other speakers and even

audience members can join in the debate but that would not work for presidential debates; that’s more of a town hall sort of format, I suppose. But now imagine presidential debates in which the two candidates are required to make a formal presentation for a specific time on a specific topic, let’s say Topic A. Doubtless this would be a well-polished presentation. Then each must respond in rebuttal to what the opponent has said; that might be more telling because it could not be exactly prepared in advance and a well-made point in rebuttal would be informative to the audience and perhaps telling on their decision. These two presentations, proposal and rebuttal on both sides, would be the end of Topic A and the debate then moves on to Topic B and beyond. That would be a much more organized approach and, because of the built-in

limitations and expectations, candidates could not really afford to take much time to simply harangue their opponent. The difference between well-thoughtthrough ideas and concrete proposals, on the one hand, and hot air and flim-flam and bluster on the other, would be a lot more obvious than it is now. Such exposure might mean that observers would leave a formal debate with more to think about and analyze than from a free-for-all, and might even leave having a different opinion from the opinion with which they arrived. Frankly, I think that would be a good thing. — Reach Michael Lewis at lewiswales@me.com. Comment on this column at www.davisenterprise.com.

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Tragedy, triage and triumph: Recovery begins after fire BY LESLIE ALLEN Special to The Enterprise Wildlife in the upper Putah Creek watershed was devastated by the LNU Complex Fire, which started on Aug. 17, was finally extinguished on Oct. 2, and grew to be the fourth largest in California history. However, the oak woodlands in this region have evolved with fire, and with natural resiliency and a little support from local agencies, recovery is expected. Ignited by lightning, the LNU Complex Fire charred 363, 220 acres. It destroyed 1,491 structures. It claimed five human lives. These statistics, related to human losses, help us understand the magnitude of the tragedy. But the tragedy wasn’t ours alone. The fire’s impact on nature is less publicized. Putah Creek Council executive director Kenny Liner witnessed such undocumented loss while fighting to save structures alongside Putah Creek’s inter-dam reach. “The fire leaves visible scars on the landscape, but the impact to wildlife can sometimes go unseen. During the fire, I won’t soon forget the deer running to escape the flames or seeing the many birds dead on the ground from the smoke. It was a jarring scene.” Recently, Forbes and ABC News covered unexplained deaths of thousands of birds in the southwest, both suggesting that smoke from California wildfires may be the culprit. Days after the fire, a paddle upstream from Solano Lake reveals still smoldering beaver lodges, gasping western grebes and ash-covered deer crowded into narrow riparian strips where a few green shoots survive. Charred and toppled trees line the upper reaches of the creek, creating competition among raptors for remaining perches. Ash smothers

Some native plants are already beginning to grow after the LNU Complex Fire, which will help lead to the post-fire recovery. COURTESY PHOTOS

An otter enjoys a crayfish meal. Because of their varied diet and water-loving lifestyle, fire has less effect on Otters’ immediate survival than on other wildlife. However, post-fire erosion can threaten them because they suffer in polluted water conditions. the landscape, a black blanket speckled with white patches where the fire burned hottest. Putah Creek streamkeeper Rich Marovich described other less visible impacts a large fire has on ecosystems. Importantly, winter rain run-off poses a long-term threat. “Past fire events have resulted in significant surges of ash and sediment that impacted benthic micro-invertebrates (small aquatic animals and insect larvae that live on the stream bottom ) and buried spawning habitat,” he said. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife concurs in its “Bio in the Region” report of fire impact on fish. “Fish are directly impacted by wildfires when the heat from a fire increases the water temperature. Fires can also negatively change the water chemistry by increasing phosphorous and nitrogen when plants are burned. Increased phosphorous and nitrogen can cause algae to bloom. Algal blooms ... remove oxygen from the water ... Wood ash is very alkaline and can raise the pH of water.” Bald eagles, just beginning their annual sorties downstream in anticipation

of the salmon smorgasbord fall provides, may find their feast wanting this year. Clearly, the impact of fire lasts well beyond the heat from its last ember. But nature is resilient, and with a little help from local agencies, will recover sooner than the current apocalyptic view would suggest. California oak woodlands, like the one cradling Putah Creek, have evolved with fire. The subterranean biomass of all oak trees, protected from fire by soil, is greater than what we see above ground. Oak trees can regenerate basal shoots from this root base. This adaptation is especially important to oak

species with thin bark, as damage to their essential cambium layer is more likely. Oaks with thicker bark, which protects their cambium layer, push out new leaves in their canopy. Additionally, as a result of the fire, many oaks drop their acorns. The charred landscape, cleared of competing shrub and grass vegetation, allows more light and water to reach these acorns, helping them grow into new oak seedlings. An added bonus of this acorn drop is that it provides a nutrient-rich food source for deer, whose browse has been destroyed by flames. The unsightly ash also

A fawn searches for acorns along the shoreline of Putah Creek. Fire causes many oak trees to drop acorns, not only leading to new trees, but to a nutrient-rich food source for dear.

provides nutrients, enriching the soil for many native plants that quickly begin to re-emerge. According to Putah Creek Council’s native plant manager, Brian Keeley, “The oak woodland should be viewed as a huge, interconnected organism in and of itself. It will never be exactly the same after a fire, but it will recover, adapt and continue to thrive in its new form.” Dr. Seuss-like clumps of native grasses that line the creek, verdant hippy-hair wigs, became blackened lumps. Yet, only a week after the flames, new green shoots extend from each wig, promising future waterfowl nesting sites once again. An iconic sight along Putah Creek is playful otters. Because of their varied diet and water-loving lifestyle, fire has less effect on their immediate survival. The fresh blanket of ash along the banks creates an irresistible fur-care treatment, and they can be seen log-rolling in ash piles until sooty from nose to tail. However, otters suffer in polluted water conditions. So the threats to them, and wild salmon that spawn in Putah Creek, are related to post-fire erosion. Fortunately, creekside landowners and local agencies such as Solano Irrigation District, Solano County Water Agency and Putah Creek Council, are currently instituting emergency erosion-mitigation measures

to prevent excess silt and debris from polluting the creek during eventual seasonal rains. Fallen debris is being cleared from feeder creeks along the watershed. Strategically placed boulder vanes, curved lines of large boulders, are installed to trap silt in pools and deflect currents away from sharp turns in the creek where flooding incurs excess erosion. Rice straw, preferred because of its lack of invasive weeds as a result of its aquatic origins, is placed on slopes to help control sheet run-off. Water chemistry is monitored on a continuing basis. This triage care by humans may be able to reduce unnecessary damage and possibly even speed recovery of the Putah Creek ecosystem. Meanwhile, popular recreation areas along the creek such as Cold Canyon, Solano Lake Picnic Area and Solano Lake Campground remain closed while nature recovers. Fire seems devastating at first, but since most fires do not burn everything, life quickly begins to emerge from the soil, spill out from unburned “habitat islands,” and drift or fly in from surrounding regions to begin repopulating the ecosystem. In time, the landscape will shed its current ashen blanket and snuggle into one of vibrant wildflowers. — Leslie Allen is a member Putah Creek Council and a wildlands enthusiast.

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opponents, while over in District 5, former council member Rochelle Swanson and candidate Josh Chapman are outraising two other candidates. So who is supporting who and with how much? Davis city firefighters have thrown their collective weight behind Arnold, Frerichs and Chapman, while developers and homebuilders with familiar names like Taormino, Roe, Ramos, Fouts, Whitcombe and Ruff largely favor incumbents like Arnold and Frerichs, as well as Swanson. Meanwhile, Swanson, who declined to seek re-election in 2018 but threw her hat back into the ring this go-round, features a list of contributors that ranges from Assemblywoman Cecilia AguiarCurry, D-Winters, to former Yolo County Supervisor Matt Rexroad of Woodland, whose threat to sue the city if it did not transition to district elections is why candidates are now running in separate districts. Aguiar-Curry and Rexroad both contributed the maximum $150 to Swanson’s campaign. But it’s Frerichs who leads all the candidates in fundraising and by quite a bit. Frerichs, who had announced his intention to seek re-election even before the city switched to district elections, has raised more than $50,000 in contributions since Jan. 1. Those donations have come from hundreds of people from all walks of life, as well as current and former elected officials like Partida, Carson, Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor, Helen Thomson and Joe Krovoza. UC Davis Chancellor Gary May and his wife, Leshelle, each contributed the maximum $150 to Frerichs’s campaign as well. Others contributing to Frerichs include Chuck Cunningham, Charles Roe, Pam Marrone, Robin

Affrime, Reed and Susan Youmans, school board trustees Joe DiNunzio and Bob Poppenga and Davis Firefighters Local 3494. Going up against Frerichs and his $50,000 in District 3 is Larry Guenther, who previously ran for City Council in 2018. Guenther has reported receiving $4,111 in contributions from approximately 40 individuals since January. Donors include Rhonda Reed, Kenneth Gebhart, Roberta Millstein, Hiram Jackson, Robert Canning, Jeff Mischkinsky, Tracy De Wit, Michael Corbett, Richard and Anya McCann, and Don and Nancy Price. Over in District 2, Arnold has had a significant fundraising edge over his two opponents, Dillan Horton and Colin Walsh. Just since mid July, when he announced his intent to seek re-election, Arnold has raised $30,894 from nearly 300 individual contributions. He also loaned his campaign $5,500. Contributing the maximum $150 donation to Arnold were his colleagues on the council — Frerichs and Carson — as well as school board trustees DiNunzio, Poppenga and Alan Fernandes. Arnold has also received $3,400 in individual contributions from dozens of city of Davis firefighters whose contributions ranged from $25 to the maximum $150. Horton, meanwhile, who declared his council candidacy before the city’s switch to district elections (a year before Arnold and Walsh), entered 2020 with about $5,000 in cash on hand and reported another $7,576 raised through Oct. 17. That money came in the form of approximately 90 individual contributions. Contributors have included Planning Commissioner Steve Streeter as well as Davis residents Rachel Beck, Brenda Fletcher, Eileen Tutt, Jeff Mischkinsky, Catherine Brinkley, Emily Hill, Brian and Sarah Williams, M.E. Gladis and others.

Walsh, who like Arnold announced his candidacy in early July, loaned his campaign $10,000 and reported $10,462 from about 125 individual contributions through Oct. 17. Contributions came from a wide range of individuals, including former council members Joe Krovoza and Michael Harrington and former council candidate Ezra Beeman, as well as Roberta Millstein, Harmony Scopazzi, Daniel Cornford, Alan Pryor, Pam Gunnell, Charlene Henwood, Tracy De Wit and Dan Urazadi, who owns Bizarro World. Over in District 5, which encompasses all of South Davis, most of the money flowing is flowing to Swanson and Chapman. Connor Gorman reported several hundred dollars in contributions while Kelsey Fortune filed no financial disclosures. Since July 1, Swanson has reported raising $17,529 in the form of more than 130 individual contributions. Current and former elected officials contributing to Swanson’s campaign included Carson, Arnold, Rexroad, Aguiar-Curry, DiNunzio, Richard Harris, Lois Wolk and Poppenga. Also in District 5, Chapman has reported raising $15,319 from nearly 130 individual contributions since July 1. Maximum contributions came from former council member Ted Puntillo; Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor; Frerichs, Krovoza and dozens of others. Also supporting Chapman: some 30 city of Davis firefighters who contributed a combined $3,050 as well as Davis Firefighters Local 3494, which added another $150. All told, the nine candidates for Davis City Council took in more than $141,000 in campaign contributions through Oct. 17. — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

RESCUE: The word spread nationwide From Page A1 Although backup still hadn’t arrived on scene, “I’m not going to watch her burn to death in there,” Ly said. So he grabbed the woman’s hands, pulled her through the window and dragged her a safe distance away. “I just wanted to get her away from the car, because I’m not sure if it’s going to blow,” said Ly, who by this point observed the woman appeared to be intoxicated. She told Ly no one else had been in the car, “but of course I’ve got to check for myself to make sure no one else was ejected.” A Davis fire crew, ambulance and Woodland CHP unit arrived on scene shortly afterward, “and that’s when reality struck,” Ly said. “When you do it, you’re not thinking about it.” But even later, Ly didn't toot his own horn about his efforts, finishing out his shift that night with nary a word to his colleagues or

family. It wasn’t until the next day that his supervisor, Sgt. Dan Powell, noted Ly’s actions during roll call, and together they watched the videos. By the following Tuesday, word began spreading through the police department, “and then things just started going crazy,” including the media attention, Ly said. He finally told his family about the rescue before they heard about it on the news. “I’ve always felt that there’s always going to be that one call where your mettle is going to be tested, and that incident was my call,” Ly said. “I used my training and experience to save a life, and that makes me feel good to be able to say that.” The harrowing incident also earned Ly praise from City Manager Mike Webb and Police Chief Darren Pytel. “We are very proud of Corporal Ly and the actions he took to rescue the driver

of the vehicle. It was clear there was imminent danger, yet he ran in and did what he had to do to save her,” Pytel said. “His actions were heroic and will be formally recognized at our next awards ceremony.” While Ly initially was on his own that night, he does believe there was a presence by his side — that of Natalie Corona, the rookie Davis police officer slain at a downtown collision scene in January 2019. Ly had been one of her training officers. After returning from the freeway scene, Ly drove by Corona’s memorial bench at Fifth and D streets and, as he usually does, flickered his emergency lights and nodded as he passed. “I told her thank you for watching over me and keeping me safe, because I know she was there with me,” Ly said. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenterprise .net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene.

and 4.2 two weeks before that. The latest numbers are based on the week ending Oct. 17 and cases reported in Yolo County since then show the upward trend has continued over the last 10 days. Between Oct. 18 and 27, the county has averaged more than 15 new cases per day, according to county data. The county would return to the purple tier if the daily new case rate hits 7 per 100,000 residents or greater for two consecutive weeks. For Yolo County, 7 cases per 100,000 residents equals about 15 new cases per day. No counties returned to the purple tier during the state’s update on Tuesday; rather, a number of counties progressed into less restrictive tiers, including four Bay Area counties (Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo and Santa Cruz) that moved to orange. With the exception of Sonoma County, which remains in the purple tier, and Solano County, which is in the red tier, all of the Bay Area has progressed to orange and San Francisco even further to the least restrictive yellow tier. Like Yolo County, Sacramento County remains in the red tier. Speaking Tuesday, Dr. Mark Ghaly, California’s secretary of health and human services, said, “we do have a number of counties … who we are concerned about moving back

in the future. We’re working closely with their public health teams and other leaders in their counties to ensure that we are digging into the data, understanding it very well so that we can take the appropriate steps in partnership … to make sure transmission is reduced as far and as much as possible.” Yolo County’s increased case rate has been linked by county officials to an outbreak at a convalescent hospital in Woodland as well as social gatherings. As of Tuesday, that outbreak at Alderson Convalescent Hospital involved 51 active cases, including 47 residents and four staff members. One resident has died in the current outbreak, which began in early October and is the second at Alderson since the pandemic began. As for social gatherings, the county has issued a stricter order than that of the state which limited gatherings to no more than three households, outdoors and for no more than two hours. Yolo County added the

additional restriction of no more than 16 participants total, noting at the time that one household could include eight to 10 college students living together, an entire fraternity or sorority house, as well as private homes where multiple generations of a family reside. Still, the county has reported a total of 120 new coronavirus cases in just the last week. The city of Woodland continues to account for a larger share of cases than any other area of the county. Half of the 26 new cases reported countywide on Monday and Tuesday were in Woodland and 10 of those 13 Woodland residents were under the age of 55. Two were ages 0-18 and two ages 18 to 24. The city of Davis reported four new cases on Monday and Tuesday, all in individuals under the age of 45. As of Monday, 24 county residents were hospitalize with COVID-19. — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net.

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n its surface, few California propositions have ever been as confusing as this fall’s Proposition 24, which aims to toughen a 2018 state law allowing consumers to regulate how much of their privacy Internet companies like Facebook and Google should be allowed to violate. To fully understand the stakes, it’s helpful to watch the Netflix documentary “The Social Dilemma,” which shows how social media companies change people’s behavior by using information they collect on what emails folks open, which websites they visit, where people live and travel and much more. For each bit of such information these companies collect and sell, they get a couple of pennies per buyer, which does not sound like much, but adds up to billions of dollars every year. If you wonder why

American political opinion is so deeply divided, former tech executives including the chief designer of Facebook’s “Like” function describe in the documentary how people who do a Google search in various localities often get very different information than folks who live elsewhere. The same for people who donate to one party and those who donate to another. In each case, prior opinions and preferences are reinforced, so that even when things change in real life, they often do not alter people’s perceptions and opinions. The 2018 California

LETTERS Vote for Chapman It is an honor to write in support of Josh Chapman to represent District 5 on the Davis City Council. As the former executive director of the Davis Downtown Business Association, I worked with Josh for over six years as he served as first the vice president and then president of the Board of Directors. Josh always came prepared, had a deep understanding of the issues before us, and was ready to engage in a productive problem-solving conversation — all the qualities necessary to be an effective leader. His commitment to our community is readily apparent as seen through his community involvement. Whether it is participation on committees or groups that help shape the future of our downtown and our city, volunteering in his kids’ classrooms, supporting youth sports, or owning and operating a local business, Josh is willing to take the steps to help make our community healthy and vibrant. Josh Chapman is a leader that the Davis community deserves. His actions speak as loud as his words. I wholeheartedly endorse Josh Chapman for the Davis City Council and encourage the south Davis community to vote for him as their representative of District 5. Stewart Savage Davis

A eulogy for a tree It’s hard to imagine that trees have life spans but recently I was reminded of that. The large silver maple that stands in front of my parents’ house is under review for removal. I find myself grieving as I would a member of my family. As such, I feel it important to make sure people know of this tree, of its beauty and its magic, before it is felled. Older residents might know of the tree I am talking about. For about 65 years it has stood sentinel along B Street, 40 of which my family has enjoyed. During the ’80s and ’90s the tree would magically bloom balloons multiple times during the year. October was truly its most fruitful season: my older brother Tom’s birthday was the 8th, mine was the 11th. The tree would be filled with stained glass baubles that danced in the slanted yellow light of autumn. Soon they would

Consumer Privacy Act aimed to correct some of this. Now the same Piedmont-based realestate developer who caused legislators to pass that law is behind Prop. 24. He contributed almost all the $5.3 million given (as of Oct. 1) to the pro-24 group Californians for Consumer Privacy. That committee name and the name of the lead anti-24 group, Californians for Real Privacy, are similar enough to confuse many voters. This is nothing new; the California initiative movement has a long history of misleading committee names. The big contributor, Alistair Mactaggart, backs Prop. 24 as a way to toughen the existing law, which allows consumers to request free reports on their personal data that are collected and sold by businesses. Businesses covered include those with more than $25 million in annual revenue and ones that sell

change into blue and white to celebrate DHS homecoming and would wave gaily at the students as they passed along the parade route. Then Halloween. Overnight the tree would explode with orange jack-o’-lanterns, each one with a face hand-drawn with a magic marker. Our friend “Uncle” Jack, now, too, passed, would help in our yearly tradition. The latex pumpkins would sway over the sidewalk along B street, smiling at all who walked by. It’s been many, many years since the tree has bloomed. My brothers and I have all moved away. In my own yard in Martinez, I have a young sapling, grown from a whirligig dropped by the balloon tree. Here it blooms in July for my son. Trees and memories are not immortal. I know in time there will be no one that remembers the balloons along B street, despite being described briefly in a published novel. But I ask that you remember them today. Remember the balloon tree that stood outside the big red house on the corner of A and B. Remember that magic can be found in simple, silly traditions. And remember the trees of your own yard. Margaret Bridge Davis

Measure D requires infill development If voters approve Measure D this fall, essentially placing a greenbelt around the city, voters should be prepared to pair it with a consistent willingness to build infill apartments throughout the city. Because the ordinance disallows the sort of suburban sprawl development common in California, we must build up on the land we currently have in order to keep pace with the growth of the population. Specifically, (1) the city should follow the lead of SB50 by rezoning all residential land to allow at a minimum fourplexes and upzone areas near bus stations, campus and downtown to allow for apartments. (2) The city needs to eliminate parking minimums to discourage heavy use of cars and free up more infill land. (3) The people of the city need to be less NIMBYish and let infill development happen even if it disrupts our lives a little bit for the sake of people not able to buy into the current housing stock. Zachary Cosenza Davis

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and share personal data of more than 50,000 persons a year, or earn at least half their annual income from selling personal data. Companies can be fined for violations. Prop. 24 would add to these very modest protections by giving each consumer power to stop companies from tracking them precisely, allowing you to forbid the sale of information on things like how often you visit a gym or McDonald’s, your health insurance claims and much more, unless you explicitly give permission. You would also be able to stop companies from tracking your movements via cellphone apps and automotive electronics. Prop. 24 also sets up America’s first official privacy regulators, the California Privacy Protection Agency, modeled partly on European regulators which provide their citizens with far more privacy than most Americans now have.

Re-elect Rochelle The upcoming city council elections are an opportunity for south Davis residents to re-elect a proven community leader to represent us citywide and to advocate on behalf of District 5 needs. Rochelle Swanson’s prior service as a council member means that hers will be an experienced voice on city policy. At the same time, Swanson understands how to work with other local governments as, increasingly, transportation and other challenges must be addressed through regional partnerships. Elly Fairclough Davis

Provenza champions Crisis Nursery Life is so difficult right now, but we have been fortunate to have Supervisor Jim Provenza’s leadership and experience when it matters most. A man of integrity who puts service above all else, Jim’s continued work on our behalf is imperative. Jim’s style isn’t what one expects in politics. He gravitates toward complex tasks instead of the limelight. As a volunteer with the Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery, I saw this when the Nursery nearly closed. Jim rolled up his sleeves and made sure our most vulnerable children and their families would be cared for. These children are highly diverse and in need of equity and inclusion. Jim has been their champion all along. Under COVID, Jim fasttracked essential supplies to the Nursery and other agencies serving young children. He also led the way to raise funds to support our fragile nonprofit network. Over the years, Jim has

The proposal also would make it harder for state legislators, continually lobbied by the big Internet interests, to weaken existing privacy rights.

ne reason for Prop. 24 is that Mactaggart compromised with legislators two years ago, pulling a very tough privacy proposition he had qualified for the 2018 ballot in return for passage of the current law. That removed the possibility of Mactaggart’s putative proposition losing, which would have left Californians with almost no protection. Mactaggart promised to come back with stronger rules later, and Prop. 24 represents that effort. “This makes it much harder to weaken privacy in California in the future,” says the ballot argument signed by his wife Celine, “by preventing special interests and politicians from undermining privacy rights.”

continually earned my respect and my vote and I hope you’ll join me by voting for him on Nov. 3. Veronica Stanton Davis

Frerichs for District 3 I am supporting Lucas Frerichs for City Council (District 3) for an important reason; he listens. I mean that literally. When I’ve talked with him about city matters, he wants to hear my thoughts before he offers his thoughts. Refreshing. He listened when a number of us expressed concern over the no-bid, long-term lease of city land for a commercial solar farm. He listened when neighbors expressed concern over the monstrous housing project proposed for the University Mall property. Although he was on the losing side of both Council votes, he listened. I also appreciate his work representing the city on regional matters — Valley Clean Energy, Capitol Corridor, Council of Governments. It’s the heavy lifting and necessary work to represent our city’s interest. I hope my neighbors in District 3 will join me in voting for Lucas Frerichs. Erik Vink Davis

Colin the best option I cannot imagine a better candidate to represent District 2 on the City Council. Colin Walsh has often volunteered for the betterment of Davis life, and he has done so for as long as I can remember. Thinking back, I cannot recall Colin and I disagreeing on any of the many issues that have come and gone in Davis. But even had

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Little money has been spent to oppose this measure, and the arguments against it basically claim it would inflict compliance expenses on small businesses. Opponents also gripe that it leaves intact large agencies’ ability to save things like academic and criminal records. The bottom line is that even if Prop. 24 will not create a perfect world, it’s an improvement on what we have now. There’s little reason for voters to oppose this, as anyone who prefers to be tracked and categorized can allow it, while people who want out would get a better route than today’s. — Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com. His book, “The Burzynski Breakthrough, The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It,” is now available in a softcover fourth edition. For more Elias columns, visit www. californiafocus.net

we disagreed, I have no doubt that Colin respected my opinion and bears no grudge. Colin is friendly and considerate. As a City Council member, he would listen to your views, but he’ll also share his own. Because he’s transparent and because he cares deeply about his community, discussing one’s issues with Colin is easy. Colin is well-informed and thoughtful. I have complete confidence that he would consider all arguments and he’d make sound decisions. He has my enthusiastic endorsement to represent District 2 on the City Council. He has my vote. Shawn Smallwood Davis

Horton for Council I am urging voters in District 2 to vote for Dillan Horton for Davis City Council. Dillan is an active member of our city and cares deeply for our community. He is the chair of the Police Accountability Commission and vice-chair of the Yolo County Democratic Party Central Committee. Dillan has also organized numerous events in Davis including the March for Justice this summer in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd with more than 800 people attending. You can also find Dillan at the Saturday Farmer’s Market in Davis Central Park helping to sell face masks with the Phoenix Coalition. Stop by and have a social distancing chat or go to Dillan4 Davis.com to learn more. We will benefit greatly from having an energetic, engaged, African American person on our City Council. Please vote for Dillan Horton for Davis City Council, District 2. Teresa Geimer Davis

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CANDIDATE: Air Force vet holds crowded fundraisers in final stretch From Page A1 the Republican Party has displayed a top-down disregard for science-based public health precautions and a willingness to put its own supporters at risk. Earlier this month, a spaghetti dinner fundraiser (with no connection to Hamilton’s campaign) at the Yolo County Republican Party headquarters in Woodland was canceled after the county threatened to fine the organizers. Hamilton has recently cheered protests against COVID-19 safety measures and amplified calls to end them. “This is what freedom looks like,” she tweeted about protests against COVID-19 precautions in New York this month. A few days later, she retweeted a California assemblyman’s call to “remove arbitrary restrictions everywhere.” On Oct. 2, Hamilton’s campaign held a “Dinner in Dixon” fundraiser in the ballroom of the Olde Vets Hall. A video Hamilton tweeted of the event shows a crowded room where dozens of people are seated close together without face coverings. “Nothing can stop us,” she tweeted. According to Hamilton’s campaign, the same precautions — hand sanitizer, distancing, face coverings — were encouraged at all three fundraisers. Ahead of the Dixon event, “the campaign worked with locally elected officials to ensure compliance with county health guidelines,” Grant said. “Solano County heard about the event and reached out to the organizers,” Jayleen Richards, the Public Health Administrator for Solano County, told The Enterprise. “We didn’t hear back from them.” Dixon Mayor Thom Bogue, who has endorsed Hamilton, said he did talk to her “but did not personally coordinate, nor attend the dinner, and cannot

verify anything.” The Olde Vets Hall did not respond to questions about the event from The Enterprise. Solano County is — and was on the date of the fundraiser — in the red tier of California’s reopening stages, defined as having “substantial” spread of COVID-19. During that stage, some indoor businesses, such as restaurants and movie theaters, may operate at 25% capacity, provided that precautions like face coverings and physical distancing are implemented. It did not appear that most people at Hamilton’s fundraisers abided by those guidelines. On Sep. 19, Hamilton’s campaign held a fundraiser, also hosted by the Church of Glad Tidings in Live Oak, that was headlined by the far-right commentator and conspiracy theorist Dinesh D’Souza. A video of the event, posted by Hamilton, shows people without face coverings seated side-by-side and row after row. “This is what winning looks like,” Hamilton tweeted. “Staff reminded those in attendance to sit with family and to limit interaction with other guests,” Grant said of the event with D’Souza. However, the seating arrangement and crowd size, as seen in videos of the event, did not appear to make distancing possible, and very few attendees wore masks. (There is scientific consensus that face coverings are an effective way to prevent transmission of COVID-19 and local public health orders require people to wear them.) On the date of the fundraiser, Sutter County was in the most restrictive of California’s reopening phases — the purple tier — designated for counties where COVID-19 is “widespread.” During that phase, places of worship are not permitted to hold indoor events and most businesses are

closed to any type of indoor activity. “We were not made aware of this event,” Sutter County spokesperson Chuck Smith told The Enterprise. “We rely on the community to comply with COVID-19 safety protocols and public health orders in order to reduce transmission of the virus.” The Church of Glad Tidings did not respond to questions from The Enterprise about the event. All three of Hamilton’s recent fundraisers appear to have flouted public health orders implemented to limit the spread of COVID-19, a respiratory disease that is especially contagious in crowded indoor spaces. It is unknown whether anyone was infected at Hamilton’s fundraisers. Altogether, more than eight million people in the U.S. have tested positive during the pandemic. Over 225,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19 complications, including at least 200 in the district Hamilton seeks to represent. To limit the spread of the virus and protect those most vulnerable to it, millions of people have sacrificed their work, travel, social gatherings, education and other opportunities. “Like many California families and small businesses, campaigns have had to make adjustments to adapt to the COVID-19 environment,” Grant said. “It is the responsibility of candidates to ensure voters understand their policy positions. If Walmart can continue serving customers, it isn’t a stretch to think a congressional campaign can host a safe event to provide residents with an opportunity to know who wishes to represent them.” — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @ calebmhampton.

County announces November testing sites BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Free coronavirus testing will be available nearly every day in November to Yolo County residents. Testing will be offered on different days in various locations around the county, including every Monday at the Davis Senior Center. That testing will be available from 3 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 626 A St. in Davis. Participants must be residents of Yolo County and bring proof in the form of a document displaying their name and address, such as a driver’s license, identification card, utility bill or piece of mail. All ages are accepted. Registration is recommended but not required

and does not guarantee a test. Register at https:// www.avellinocoronatest. com/patient. This testing, provided by the county, will also be available in West Sacramento on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Elica Health Center, 1276 Halyard Dr. from 8 a.m. to noon. Visit the county’s coronavirus website at https:// www.yolocounty.org for specific times and locations. Additionally, the OptumServe testing site will move back to Woodland for the month of November, with testing appointments available Tuesdays through Saturdays from Nov. 3-28. The site will be located next to the Juvenile Detention Facility at 2780 E

Gibson Road. Testing at the OptumServe site is free and open to all California residents regardless of documentation status and is by appointment only Tuesdays through Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. All ages are welcome. The cost of the test is covered by the state for those who lack health insurance, while those with coverage will have their providers billed by the state with no out-of-pocket cost. To schedule an appointment, call 888-634-1123 or visit https://lhi.care/covid testing. At both the OptumServe testing site as well as the county sites, participants must wear a face covering and practice physical distancing.

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BY ALLYSON KANG HUB staff Davis’ Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop held a soft reopening on Oct. 8 under new ownership. The shop closed in June after the previous owner criticized an employee for wearing a Black Lives Matter pin and compared the organization to the KKK. The new owner, Sally Kim, is a first time business owner, and has been a loyal customer of Mr. Pickle’s for several years. “We would come and get their sandwiches at least once a week ... My oldest (child…) was very nostalgic about it. I really like the fact that ... opening the doors again might have that same significance for other families,” Kim said. Kim was inspired to take ownership of Mr. Pickle’s to explore how to integrate disabled individuals into small businesses. Having a child on the autism spectrum, Kim has witnessed the huge shortage of opportunities for those with disabilities. “My hope is we start here and see where it goes, and see if this is something that can catch on and be adopted in all these other stores, not just Mr. Pickles. We’re going to see where this goes, but it’s one sandwich at time,” Kim said. Kim has been encouraged by the support from returning customers. Ilias Lopez-Corona is a recent UC Davis graduate and a new employee at Mr. Pickle’s. He felt that the opening went “overall pretty well” and noticed how beloved Mr. Pickle’s was for some. “I heard people saying ... when they heard that the shop was closed for the last couple months that they were kind of upset because it was a place that they had gone to repeatedly ... that it was kind of a community center,” Lopez-Corona said. Many first time customers attended the reopening as well. Dan Su was the first customer in line at the reopening. He came to support his friend Kim and thought his Reuben and tuna sandwiches were “both actually perfect. I’ve had them at other places as well, so that’s just for comparison. I thought they were great,” Su said. Kim expressed her appreciation for both new and returning customers. She hopes to build a sense of community at Mr. Pickle’s. “I want people to come in and not feel like it’s just a tit-for-tat business transaction but, again, a small community. They know you. I hope that over time, we’ll not only get to know your name but what your favorite sandwich is and what you like on it,” Kim said.

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The Davis school district partnered with Yolo County to perform a seasonal flu vaccine clinic at Harper Junior High on Oct. 17 to test distribution capabilities in preparation for a COVID-19 vaccine. “(We are) using the flu vaccine strategy as the template for the COVID vaccine,” said Jenny Tan, Yolo County’s public information officer. “This is one of the test runs the county is doing on how they would mass vaccinate up to 60,000 people,” said Laura Juanitas, DJUSD assistant superintendent of student services. Yolo County provided 500 injectable doses of the flu vaccine and 300 flu mists to the clinic and about 430 residents attended. “Thus far, this is the largest clinic we have done this year,” said Dana Carey, the Yolo County Office of Emergency Services coordinator. There are several flu vaccination clinics in Yolo at Davis, Woodland, West Sacramento and Esparto. About half of these are drive-thru clinics. “We hope that by providing drive-thru clinics more people will get their flu shot since it’s more convenient for residents to just drive up and not have to get out of their car,” Tan said. Senior Amaralyn Ewey

and her family went to the Davis clinic. Ewey arrived at around 11:45 a.m. and spent three hours in line with her family to get their vaccinations. “There were a lot of people there and there were a lot of steps and paperwork,” Ewey said. “It was kind of long but since it was free and people were volunteering their time to do this, we should be grateful for what we were getting.” Ewey would support drive-thru clinics for the future but found that traffic control was a large issue. However, she is optimistic that the county will improve these problems. Yolo County is scheduling a large clinic to practice for COVID-19 in

each of its four cities. The county plans to add more dates, possibly in Davis, depending on need and availability and will continue to assess second clinics if additional doses are available. The updated list of flu clinics is available at the Yolo County 2020 flu site. These practice vaccination clinics are just a small step to reopening Davis. The district is currently making plans for an eventual return to the classroom. Many have pinned their hopes for a return to the classroom, as well as normal life, on an effective COVID-19 vaccine. However, it could be years before there is a widespread vaccination, because the major vaccine companies have not yet begun pediatric trials. Pfizer pharmaceutical and

BioNtech, a German based biotechnology company are developing a COVID-19 vaccine. UC Davis is studying it. Dr. Timothy Albertson, the principal vaccine investigator for UCD’s trial of the vaccine, said the study will last two years. Albertson has “no idea” when there will be widespread vaccination. This vaccine uses messenger RNA to cause human cells to make the spike protein of COVID19. The goal of this spike protein, called IgC, is to neutralize the virus either by killing it or binding it to the spike

Albertson believes that this vaccine will work in children which would be valuable in preventing the spread of COVID-19 since children often appear asymptomatic, even when infected. According to Jerica Pitts, the Pfizer global media director, the company is working actively with regulators to develop a pediatric study plan. No participants under 16 have yet received a dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Pfizer has recently expanded its testing to include 16 and 17 year olds. They are waiting on the results from their adult vaccine trials as well as permission from regulators to begin trials in younger children.

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Davis High Spoke magazine finds new ways to share stories BY SARAH KIM HUB staff Davis High’s literary and art magazine Spoke is going online this year. The publication, which previously appeared in print and was centered around a theme, will move to a website with more mediums of art accepted. “Since we are doing digital, we do not have a print deadline or page limit so the platform allows more artists and writers to show their voices,” said the communications and business editor Lisa Wang. In order to adapt to the online format, Spoke will have rolling submissions. The team of editors will accept submissions anytime and they will be posted in the order that they are received starting Oct. 20. The website will have separate pages for art, photos and writings for easy access. Submissions for Spoke are expanded this year to include short films, music

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Zombies to ride the Davis Loop on Halloween BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer Here’s some delicious news: Davis’ Zombie Bike Parade — rebranded the Zombie Bike Ride — isn’t dead on arrival. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic that has canceled scores of community events, ride organizers The Davis Odd Fellows and The Bike Campaign have dug up a plan to continue the fun in a safe, socially distanced and family-friendly format. The Zombie Bike Ride is a free community ride slated from noon to 3 p.m. Halloween day on Davis’ 13-mile bike loop, moved from last year’s 2-mile route that began and ended at Central Park. Riders are encouraged to hop on at any point along the route and travel in either direction. “These parameters support social distancing,” ZBR spokesman Aaron Wedra said. Thanks to $12,000 raised from more than 30 sponsors — including major sponsors the Stuart Foundation, the Davis Cemetery & Arboretum, Ink Monkey Graphics, Visit Yolo, Pannier Foods, and local Realtors Kim Eichorn of Lyon Real Estate and Lori Prizmich & Associates of RE/MAX Gold — proceeds from the bike ride will benefit NorCal Trykers, a nonprofit organization that provides custom tricycles to children with special needs. Organizers purchased two specialized bikes for children last year, and “this year we’re going to provide funding for at least six,” Wedra said. While last year’s inaugural

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Seven Days of Halloween brewing in downtown Davis Enterprise staff Although the Trick-or-Treat Trail has been cancelled this year, the Downtown Davis Business Association has planned several spooky “Seven Days of Halloween” activities throughout the week. As a big fan of Halloween, DDBA board member Yelena Ivashchenko, owner of Bohème, has been brewing a variety of ideas to make it fun but safe, to support businesses and “life our community spirit,” Ivaschchenko said. Plus, “kids can still have candy!” ■ E Street Plaza has been refreshed and redecorated with half of its parking spaces reclaimed with picnic tables adorned with Halloween and Día de los Muertos decor. ■ A Downtown Scavenger Hunt is underway whereby participants can solve riddles and gather prizes throughout Downtown Davis. Grand prizes are at stake for those who unlock enough mysteries. Entry forms can be found at https://davis downtown.com/davis-down town-scavenger-hunt/. ■ Many businesses will be giving away candy from now until Saturday — not Halloween — as part of the Visit for a Treat Candy Giveaway. Visit davisdowntown.com/visit-for-a-treatcandy-giveaway. ■ Storefront Decorating Contest — The public is invited to walk around downtown to determine the best decorated business for Halloween / Day of the Dead 2020. Visit this Facebook page

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Downtown twinkle lights still shining Thanks to Bowen and Wilkinson BRUCE GALLAUDET Enterprise staff writer In a time and land far, far away, municipalities would get state money for civic improvements thanks to redevelopment districts. Local operating budgets were drawn up knowing that at least short-term funding would be in place for things like Davis’ U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame or the charming downtown “Disneyland lights” that adorn trees throughout the city’s central district. There was a time, with money in the coffers for upkeep, in which city contractors maintained the twinkle lights downtown. But when redevelopment agencies around the state were eliminated a decade ago, money that was earmarked for Davis’ downtown beautification and affordable housing projects went with it. Then, around 2008, the economy challenged an already

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Bob Bowen and Steve Wilkinson replace twinkle lights on Second Street in September. Downtown Davis shimmers to life under the twinkle lights. checking to see which light strands on the more than 100 decorated trees and utility poles are working. Wilkinson originally took notice in early 2014 that the lights seemed to be going out around town. He thought Bowen needed to know about it. When he called, Bowen told him there was no longer money in the till. “Bob and I just started talking, and one thing led to another and we made a date to go out and check things out and fix some trees,” Wilkinson once told The Enterprise. “I enjoy doing it. … We all have to pitch in and do our part. This is something I could do.” The pair has enlisted friends

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ZOMBIES: Proceeds will benefit children with special needs From Page B1 parade required participants to show up in their zombie best, this yearâ€™s ride calls for only your preferred Halloween costume, undead or not. But youâ€™ll still encounter the walking dead along the route, including professional actors from Bike City Theatre Company with surprises in store for riders. Worry not, safety precautions and social distancing will be strictly adhered to. A costume contest, scavenger hunt and professional photography along the route, along with free bike repairs offered by zombie mechanics, rounds out the spooky (but not too spooky) celebration. Riders are encouraged to bring their own music as well. So far, the response has been overwhelmingly enthusiastic, according to Wedra.

â€œWe are getting zero negative feedback,â€? he said, adding that with trick-or-treating being a questionable activity for many this year, people are on the hunt for entertaining Halloween-day alternatives. â€œWe believe this will be one of the few things to do in town,â€? Wedra said. While last yearâ€™s parade drew in about 300 participants, â€œthis year I can imagine many more, especially considering how popular zombies are and that Davis is the â€˜city of bikesâ€™.â€? For more information about the Zombie Bike Ride, including a digital route map, visit www. zombiebikeparade.com. Do you want to come to The Zombie Bike Ride, but youâ€™re worried that you donâ€™t have time to get your costume together? Donâ€™t fret, simply make a stop at BohĂ¨me in Downtown Davis. This used clothing and gift store

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COMINGS: Nearly 20 new local businesses opening in Davis area From Page B4 â– Chevron, replacing Arco at 333 Mace Blvd. â– The Joint Chiropractic, 1411 W. Covell Blvd., #103 â– Luna Sol Pilates, 1340 E. Covell Blvd., #104 â– Mountain Mikeâ€™s Pizza, replacing Round Table Pizza at 1411 W. Covell Blvd., #111 â– Mr. Pickles Sandwich Shop, 2191 Cowell Blvd., Suite F, reopened under new ownership. â– Oak Tree Animal Rehabilitation (inside Acorn Vet), 1340 Covell Blvd. â– Pannier Foods, takeout or delivery based out of Odd Fellows kitchen.

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that your husband is unable to be present for you and your newborn. Sadly, some men feel jealous of a newborn and sometimes act out. This awareness in no way excuses his behavior. While you can’t control his actions, you can control yours. Stop snooping on his phone and start having real and honest conversations with him about his infidelity. If this is to work, you have to seek the help of a counselor. ——— Dear Annie: I remember when my husband, my kid’s dad, used to threaten me with leaving if I didn’t kick out whichever kid had incurred his wrath. This would happen more times than not, with my pointing out that you don’t kick your kids out of the house because they make you angry or are irritating you. Finally, I got tired of it, as it left our kids and me mentally and emotionally drained for days. The next time the threat was issued, I didn’t say anything. Instead, I walked out to the garage and started bringing boxes in, along with a suitcase. He asked me what I was doing, and where did I think I was going? I told him that I wasn’t going anywhere but that since he was leaving, he’d need to pack his stuff. Tell Grandma that if “Grumpy Gramp” honestly loved her, he wouldn’t ask her to choose between her grandkids and him. The relationship children have with their grandparents creates memories that last a lifetime. Grumpy Gramp can be replaced. I’m sure he understands that the door swings both ways. — Been There Dear Been There: Thank you for your letter. It highlights the importance of standing up to bullies, which is usually the best way to make them stop.

Affairs of the Heart Dear Annie: My husband had an emotional affair with his boss. He texted her, called her and tried to go out with her. She did not reciprocate and, as far as I know, kept it strictly business. He told her his feelings, but she told him she was not interested. He quit his job after that but continued to text her, asking her to go out. She didn’t reply. When I found out, he told me he just wanted to have sex with her, and her not giving in made him pursue her more. Now, I feel in second place in my marriage. Would he still be here if had she had said yes? What were his true feelings? They only worked together and were never physically intimate. I am lost and don’t know what to do. — Lost and Alone Dear Lost: What your husband did to you was disgraceful. You have every right to be upset and hurt. His intentions were enough for you to leave. You should seek the help of a professional marriage counselor to decide whether it is worth staying together. Best of luck. ——— Dear Annie: I’m a 24-year-old new mom to a gorgeous son. But I discovered that my husband was — and I’m 100% sure still is — cheating on me with someone who I thought I could trust. She has known us since I found out I was pregnant. On the day that I brought my son home from the hospital, she was the first person to hold him outside of my husband and me. He keeps saying that she’s distancing herself from him because he turned her down for sex, but I went through his phone and saw a message from her saying to come over, and he said he was on his way. I don’t know what to do. I love him so much, and he’s the father of my son. Help please. — Shocked and Saddened Dear Shocked and Saddened: Congratulations on the birth of your gorgeous son. I am so sorry

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I have children now, and my son, at 14 years old, questions himself like I did — and do. I keep comparing myself to women, and not just women but my best friends, from their faces to their bodies. Even though I have been told I am beautiful, I never believe it. And it’s so hard sometimes because I don’t want my son to go down the same road as me. I keep thinking, what if I never learn to love myself and be confident? Will I teach him to be in the world without a voice, questioning everything he does? Will he believe he is not handsome and ruin his relationships, like I have, with his insecurities? I am scared, honestly, because I see so much of myself in him, and even though I try to say positive things about myself, I just never can. When I am depressed, I cry on and off all day; I can’t concentrate on anything and am constantly telling myself that I’m not worth it, that I’m not skinny enough, that I’m not beautiful because I don’t have long flowing hair. I don’t want to leave this earth not loving myself. I don’t want to leave this earth not teaching my babies that they are beautiful and that they deserve to be heard. I know that the things I do affect them. In my mind, I am sure I can change it, but in my heart, I’m this little girl who felt unprotected and grew up being bullied and wearing glasses and the only thing I had going for me was that I was the smartest child in my class. I guess what I’m needing to know is this: How do you build confidence? How do you stop your child from repeating your life? — Hurting Dear Hurting: You should seek the help of a professional therapist as soon as possible. You are dealing with depression, low selfworth and what sounds like a continued eating disorder. None of these diseases is your fault, but you must get help. You are incredibly self-aware, which is half the healing journey. Clearly, you suffered trauma when you were younger, being bullied, and you are projecting that experience onto your son. This is very typical thing for parents, and it is not fair to our children. But the good news is that you are aware and want to end this cycle. As for building confidence, start with that you are a wise and caring mother who wants to be emotionally healthy for your children. Soak that in. Appreciate all you have done to accomplish that. So much of good parenting comes from modeling good behaviors, and showing yourself appreciation will allow your son to appreciate himself, too. You can even say to your son that his mom sometimes feels insecure, but she wants to change and is seeking the help of a professional W to do so. Being an open-minded person willing to look at yourself, admit your mistakes and say you need help is a wonderful example to set for your children. Try not to be so hard on yourself. You sound wonderful, and so does your son.

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Baby Blues

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Dilbert

By Scott Adams

By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott

Pearls Before Swine

By Stephan Pastis

Zits

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37 Big order for a wedding reception 39 “You’re oversharing” 40 Comic book character with the title role in a blockbuster 2018 film 43 X amount 44 Not keep a secret 45 Like some modern spirituality 46 Captors of Frodo Baggins 48 U.S. women’s soccer star Carli 50 Just slightly 51 Alternative to “lol” 53 What kites do in the wind 55 How Lindbergh flew to Paris in 1927 57 Edge of fashion 58 “Ta-ta!”

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33 Number on a yarn skein

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27 Bill with “New Rules” 28 Competition won 12 times by Rafael Nadal 29 Will Smith/ Tommy Lee Jones sci-fi hit, for short 31 Quick time out? 33 ___-3 fatty acids 34 Pooped 36 Calgary’s province: Abbr. 38 Opposite WSW

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61 Disaster relief org. 62 “Let’s take it ___ the top”

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51 Longtime film rating org. 52 “Oh, fudge!” 53 Cambodian currency 54 Otherwise 56 Letters on a tire 57 Coastal inlet

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Lawsuits and labor backlash: Prop. 22’s cutthroat final days BY LAUREN HELPER CalMatters With lawsuits and campaign misconduct allegations flying a week before the Nov. 3 election, it’s anything but a smooth home stretch for California’s $220 million battle over the future of gig work, Proposition 22. Business-versus-labor battles over taxes, minimum wage and other regulations are already a staple of California’s ballot measure system, which allows voters to create and amend laws in a form of direct democracy that often breeds confusion. But Prop. 22 — a business-backed measure to exempt gig companies from state labor law AB 5 and change how contract drivers get paid — has shattered spending records and unleashed new forms of digital campaign ads that tech companies are uniquely positioned to deliver to millions of workers and customers. Though labor groups are being outspent $200 million to $19 million, they’ve fought back by appealing to courts and government regulators — and by extension, the court of public opinion. On Monday, drivers filed a classaction discrimination lawsuit against Uber alleging that the company’s driver rating system perpetuates racial bias. Last week, drivers filed another suit against Uber for attempting to coerce them into supporting the measure with a barrage of messages in the app. They also complained to the Postmaster General about the Yes on 22 campaign abusing nonprofit status for postage discounts, then celebrated an appeals court ruling that Uber and Lyft must start classifying and paying drivers as employees by this winter if the ballot measure fails. “At the end, when you’re really fighting it out, going to court can accomplish two things,” said Jessica Levinson, a law professor and director of Loyola Law School’s Public Service Institute. “You can try and vindicate your rights, but it also shows to the world the seriousness of what you’re saying.” For large labor unions and a new crop of gigworker advocacy groups like Gig Workers Rising and Rideshare Drivers United, Prop. 22 and the labor law it attempts to evade are a proxy war over workers’ rights in an increasingly digital economy where stability can be elusive. But gig companies, in the process of shifting from quirky startups to multibillion-dollar public companies chasing profitability, are seizing the pandemic to argue that their on-demand contract jobs still get cash into the hands of workers faster than traditional jobs or government programs. “Uber, Lyft and other gig work provides a safety net for Americans that unemployment checks cannot,” the Yes on 22 campaign argued in a statement last week. Labor groups counter that the companies have long gone to extremes to avoid traditional costs of doing business, like unemployment insurance taxes, minimum wage and health care. “Think about what they could be spending all of that campaign money on,” Oakland ride-hailing driver Mekela Edwards said during a No on 22 campaign event last week, ticking off worker benefits like paid sick leave and protective equipment for drivers during the pandemic. If Prop. 22 fails, gig companies like Lyft, Uber, DoorDash and Instacart would have to quickly

“People are not lined up the way you necessarily think they would be.” Jessica Levinson Loyola Law School reclassify and pay contract workers as employees with hourly minimum wage, overtime pay, mileage reimbursement, health care and paid leave. If Prop. 22 passes, the ballot measure would keep drivers independent contractors and guarantee pay of 120% of minimum wage, partial health care subsidies, partial expense reimbursements and accident insurance — though the narrower benefits would be based on engaged time, or only when a passenger or order is in the car, leaving unpaid the roughly 30% of time drivers spend waiting for work. Prop. 22 also requires a 7/8 “super, super, super-duper majority” for lawmakers to make changes later. Drivers are divided on the measure. While AB 5 and current state law would not require the companies to change drivers’ schedules, Uber and Lyft have argued in court that it doesn’t make sense to allow full-fledged employees to log in and out as they please, spurring some drivers to support Prop. 22 to keep their flexible schedules. Drivers opposed to Prop. 22 say they should be guaranteed the same legal protections as workers in other industries, even if gig companies have to change their business models in the process. Some also favor the ability to unionize and bargain commissions like taxi drivers, which Prop. 22 would prohibit. Uber and Lyft have both threatened to pull out of California or cut hundreds of thousands of jobs if forced to treat drivers as employees, which labor advocates say fits a pattern of businesses bluffing or overstating the financial impacts of new regulations. Other corporate interests like Chevron, Mercury Insurance, dialysis giant DaVita and the real estate industry have spent big on past ballot measures with high financial stakes, but Levinson said Prop. 22 is a different kind of campaign. “Those were ballot measures that affected the businesses, but not the relationship of the businesses and the workers,” Levinson said. With both sides in the Prop. 22 battle suggesting that they’re looking out for workers’ best interests, “People are not lined up the way you necessarily think they would be” on the measure, Levinson said. One poll found that 40% of those who voted Yes on Prop. 22 did so to ensure drivers earn a living wage, even though the measure offers fewer benefits and pay estimates vary widely. In addition to the unprecedented campaign cash and high bar for amending Prop. 22, another open question is whether the measure could inspire other industries to take more of their own labor disputes to voters. As it stands, Prop. 22 has a narrow lead in the polls. “This is what we always say with ballot initiatives: If business wins here, then every other business is going to put on a ballot initiative to try and win a favorable outcome,” Levinson said. “Sure, if they have this much money to spend.” — Liliana Michelena contributed to this story.

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