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COVID cases, hospitalizations up in Yolo BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer
The sight of Bob Bowen on an old-fashioned highwheel bicycle has been a staple of events all over Yolo County (this is Woodland’s Stroll Through History). Now the longtime city of Davis public relations manager is riding off into retirement. COURTESY PHOTO
Bowen says he’s riding off After decades of service to Davis, city’s biggest booster is retiring BY BRUCE GALLAUDET Enterprise staff writer When things get back to normal — and community events like Celebrate Davis!, the Fourth of July fireworks and Picnic Day are back on track — local residents always figured they’d have one more chance to tip their collective hats in thanks to town icon Bob Bowen. But Bowen has announced his retirement as the city’s public relations manager, effective
the end of 2020. The 1970 Davis High graduate has spent his life ensuring that civic pride and a sense of value have been the very blood that courses through the veins of a city that has been around since the mid-19th century but wasn’t incorporated until March 28, 1917. To longtime Davis residents, it feels like Bowen has been the center of activity ever since that birthdate. “As it relates to our city, Bob keeps things going,” Davis
Mayor Gloria Partida told The Enterprise. “A lot of little things in the background that people don’t think about that make our city special ... a lot of those things have been his doing. “On his own, he’s always been very thoughtful about what would make our experiences in Davis more meaningful and better. He does that because of his (love) and commitment for the city.” Partida’s disabled son Steven has been part of a Davis employment program for adults. Bowen has been Steven’s immediate supervisor. “Bob is incredibly patient ... supporting Steven as a
contributing member of the crew. So I am very appreciative, on a personal level, what’s he’s done for my son, too,” reported the mayor. Bowen created “The Children’s Nutcracker,” a holiday production that since its debut in 1977, has featured thousands of local kids and provided production experience for hundreds of prep and college students. But Bowen’s brilliance knows no bounds. His concern for the welfare and well-being of Davis residents has included his creation of that annual “Nutcracker” and the Warm
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Activists target contributions to Dodd campaign State senator becomes focal point in push against police-union influence BY CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer In late May, after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, protests sprung up in Davis and across the country. In Central Park, an altar of flowers, candles and artwork memorialized Black Americans killed by police. The streets filled with marchers demanding justice. Police in America kill about
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Roughly 80% of Californians favor passing laws to make it easier to prosecute police for violent misconduct, according to a recent poll from UC Berkeley’s Institute for Government Studies.
1,000 people per year, according to a database maintained by The Washington Post, but DODD repercussions are rare. Despite public opinState Senator Since 2005, fewer than ion, elected officials 50 officers nationwide have dragged their feet on have been convicted of a crime police reform. In response to for fatally shooting someone on the summer uprising, California the job. Only five were conlegislators wrote nearly a dozen victed of murder. public safety bills, some of them There is broad public support cheered by Rihanna, Robert De to make police more accountable. Niro and other celebrities. But
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Yolo County reported 28 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, the highest one-day total in six weeks. Cases were spread across the county, including 10 in Woodland, eight in West Sacramento and seven in unincorporated areas of the county. The city of Davis reported three new cases. Of the 28 cases countywide, 18 were in individuals under the age of 35, including seven under age 25. Meanwhile, the county’s test positivity rate continues to climb and the 28 county residents hospitalized with COVID-19 on Saturday may be the most since the pandemic began. The county will find out on Tuesday whether its daily new case rate from a week ago met the metric for the red tier or if the county has entered a possible two-week countdown to a return to purple. Yolo County has been in the red tier — where a number of businesses have been able to provide indoor services at limited capacity — since Sept. 29. Moving to the less-restrictive orange tier, where restaurants, gyms, places of worship, theaters and more could expand their indoor capacity will require the county to get its daily new case rate below 4 per 100,000 residents and keep it there for two consecutive weeks.
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School district launches survey to help plan return BY JEFF HUDSON Enterprise staff writer
Sen. Steven Bradford, DGardena, who introduced a bill, SB731, making it possible to decertify police officers fired for misconduct, was blunt about why it failed. “The problem was the union,” he told CNN, referring to police unions that opposed the bill. “It forces people many times to move away
Acknowledging that “we are receiving many questions” regarding when students and teachers will return to school campuses, the Davis school district issued a statement on Thursday evening (Oct. 29) outlining the process that lies ahead. “Students and staff should plan to (continue to) engage in our distance learning format for the (remainder) of first semester of the 2020-21 school year, perhaps longer, and that remains the current indicator to use
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s if 2020 wasn’t difficult enough, I was stunned the other day when I learned that “Mr. Davis,” Bob Bowen, announced he was retiring after serving this city we all love for the last 50 years. That’s the bad news ... The good news is that Bob leaves in place for future generations countless programs he helped to create or promote or nurture or expand that have made Davis the special place it is today. If you look back over the last 50 years and try to identify the dedicated people who have contributed to the wonderful atmosphere our town enjoys, a number of names come to mind, but the one that always rises to the top is that of Bob Bowen. Some longtime employees can be said to have served “tirelessly” or “faithfully” or “reliably,” but even though all those things are true of Bob, the thing I’ll always remember about his service is that he did it joyfully. Nevertheless, many of us in town who have known Bob over
the years secretly hate him because he claims to have graduated from Davis High School in 1970, but still looks as if he’s not old enough to vote. A youthful appearance is a physical trait, of course, but it’s also shaped by a person’s attitude and enthusiasm. Bob has always had a can-do personality and a creative mind that simply makes it impossible for him to say “no” to any project that will bring great joy and meaning to our lives. If the City of Davis put in a proposal to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, Bob would be driving a double dump truck up to Donner Summit to haul back tons of snow
so he could convert the Covell Overpass into the world’s finest bobsled run. Before you know it, Stonegate Lake would become the ice hockey venue and world-class athletes would be speed skating down Putah Creek. Over the last 50 years, Bob has held a variety of positions within the city of Davis, outlasting two dozen mayors, each of whom had a different idea about how things should be done. All of those mayors, however, were smart enough not to mess with Bob, for truly a genius was at work.
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ob was born in Hollywood, which is appropriate, given that he never found a stage or a microphone or an acting job or a singing venue he didn’t like. If you needed a talented emcee to make your annual dinner sparkle, all you had to do was tap Bob on the shoulder and his answer was invariably “yes.” Years ago, when I was part of a new fundraising affair known as Dinner at the Dump, we needed a
large portable stage for a musical group to perform. Someone said matter-of-factly “call Bob Bowen.” Turns out Bob just happened to have a portable stage in his back pocket and was able to convince the city to waive the usual rental fee because this was, after all, a charity event. “True Blue since 1968” is the inscription on the Bowen Family brick in the Davis High School Steve Larsen Plaza, a school where both Bob and his son Spencer served as student body presidents. True Blue also accurately describes Bob’s devotion and passion for serving the city of Davis and the 70,000 of us who call this place home. When it’s appropriate, I’m sure there will be a citywide celebration to thank Bob for all he has done in so many areas of our lives. Until then, this will serve as my personal thank you not just for a job well done, but for Bob’s constant belief that his job was never done. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
Parolee shot twice in Woodland Golden 1 Credit Union named BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer Woodland police are seeking a shooter who injured a man whose parolee status helped officers investigate the crime. The probe began at about 7:45 p.m. Thursday, when Woodland Memorial Hospital staff called police to report a gunshot victim being treated for bullet wounds to his abdomen and leg, both inflicted by a small-caliber gun, Sgt. Victoria Danzl said. “The victim wasn’t forthcoming with information; however, he was on parole with an ankle moitor,” Danzl said. “Officers contacted parole and they pulled the victim’s ankle monitor GPS information up.” According to Danzl, the data showed the victim had been in the area of Yolano Drive and Lemen Avenue “for some time” before going to the hospital. Officers went
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to the scene and found a .22-caliber slug in the street along with some of the victim’s items near a parked car. “Two other victims were contacted at the location and it was determined they had been in the line of fire as well,” Danzl said. The witnesses reported that a dark-colored sedan or sport-utility vehicle drove eastbound on Lemen Avenue and stopped in the street, where a Hispanic male got out of the car and asked, “You bang?” followed by four to five gunshots. The suspect then got back in the vehicle and fled the scene eastbound, and may have been seen circling the hospital after the victim arrived, Danzl said. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Woodland Police Department at 530-666-2411.
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Golden 1 Credit Union has received recognition as one of Forbes’ Best-in-State Employers in California. This is the second year Forbes has released this list, which ranks America’s best employers by state. Companies were selected based on an independent survey from a sample of more than 80,000 employees working for organizations with at least 500 employees in the United States. Golden 1 is the only credit union based in California to make the list for the past two years, and is one of three credit unions included nationwide this year. “Golden 1 is honored to be named as one of America’s best employers by Forbes for the second year in a row,” said Donna
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Apparently, there’s an election coming up? G UESS I’M POPULAR ‌ It’s incredible how every candidate running in Davis’ upcoming election somehow has my cell phone number. Almost every day, I receive a “Hi Owen, I’m Tweedledee, a volunteer with Tweedledum’s campaign,â€? type text. So far, none have asked to pop by to borrow butter or eggs. So much for privacy.
THAT’S SO DAVIS‌ If any city council candidate knows how to tug at the heartstrings of Davis voters it’s Larry Guenther. He‘s the only candidate I’ve seen who actively campaigns by bike. Next time you’re out and about town, be on the lookout for Larry and his bright white bicycle. The District 3 candidate has it strapped with two yellow ‘GUENTHER’ signs. He even wears the matching yellow mask and shirt. RETURN OF THE PICKLE‌ Soon, my fellow South Davisities
more than $50,000 raised.
With that much money I could drive off the lot at Shottenkirk Honda today in their most expensive Honda Oddysey Elite. The eight-seater minivan, which comes equipped with heated leather seats and a builtin vacuum unit (for easy cleaning) retails for $47,820.
and I will again be treated to the ethereal sight of a dancing pickle on the corner of Pole Line Road and Cowell Blvd. Last week, in her Comings & Goings column, Wendy Weitzel broke the news that Mr. Pickles will be reopening, under new ownership, at the Oakshade Town Center following a nearfive month closure. I hear their new special is the BLM — Bacon, Lettuce and ‘Mato. Stop in for a sandwich. Tell ’em Owen sent you. ALWAYS WATCHING ‌ I was really impressed last week when I stopped by the Yolo County Elections office to take photos for The Enterprise.
LIFE LESSONS ‌ I’m driving on Fifth Street the other day behind a girl who is clearly learning to drive with her dad. OWEN YANCHER/ENTERPRISE PHOTO
Is there any more “Davis way� to campaign for city council than by bike? From the moment I walked in, there were election observers closely monitoring me and the handful of workers there sifting through ballots. But the majority of observers there were watching over the Agilis ballot-sorting machine — a black, rectangular, automated unit, roughly the size of my Honda Fit. It can process 18,000 ballots per hour. I think there’s a good chance
we know local election results on election night. FOLLOW THE MONEY ... As my colleague Anne TernusBellamy wrote earlier this week, all told, the nine candidates for Davis’ City Council race had raked in more than $141,000 in campaign contributions as of last weekend. Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs reportedly leads the pack with
Girl is hitting the brakes a ton and visibly frustrated. Meanwhile, Dad looks to be having a blast. She turns onto Pole Line, in the direction of Rancho Yolo, near the DMV. Immediately, a line of turkeys dart into the street, causing her to slam on the brakes, again. Poor girl bursts into tears. Such a Davis moment. —Reach Owen Yancher at oyancher@davisenterprise.net. Follow him via Twitter at @dhspunter.
Yolo Basin Foundation announces virtual Bucks for Ducks Special to The Enterprise Buck for Ducks, the popular dinner and art auction, is changing the format this year to allow even more people throughout the region to participate. The event on Saturday, Nov. 14, starts at 6 p.m., with a pre-program beginning at 5:30 p.m., and will be live-streamed for free. Virtual attendees will hear about highlights of the 30 years that Yolo Basin Foundation has offered wetlands and wildlife education, see how the organization is transitioning to online education, and have the opportunity to bid online in a live auction and support its fund-a-need for virtual environmental education programs. Yolo Basin Foundation, an environmental education-focused nonprofit headquartered in Davis, will offer new activities every weekday leading up to the big night, including an online silent auction, virtual tours of the wetlands, educational sessions and interviews with the artists and photographers who have donated their works to the silent and live auctions. “Wildlife art has always been a highlight of this annual fundraiser,� said Jan Smutny-Jones, chair of the Yolo Basin Foundation Board. “Local artists contribute paintings, photography, sculptures and textiles that capture the spirit and beauty of California’s native plants and animals. This virtual event makes the art available to more people and provides a great opportunity for people to hear the artists’ stories and inspiration.� Bucks for Ducks is the
major annual fundraiser for Yolo Basin Foundation and enables the nonprofit to provide field trips to lowincome schools throughout the Sacramento region and other free and low-cost educational experiences for our community. “We’re fortunate to have companies and individuals that came forward to sponsor the virtual event,� said Pam Emery, donor event and fund development coordinator. “Their donations and the funds we raise from the online silent and live auctions will make sure that we can continue to educate K-12 students about our local wetlands and wildlife, both online and in-person.� The Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area is the summer home to about 250,000 Mexican free-tailed bats, an important stopover and wintering grounds for millions of migrating birds, a showcase for wildlife-friendly rice farming, and will soon be a migration path for juvenile salmon. According to a new report from the Nature Conservancy, it plays a crucial role in nature-based climate solutions in the Sacramento region. “Yolo Basin Foundation’s staff, board and volunteers are all committed to the stewardship of our wetlands,� said Chelsea Martinez, executive director. “Through our Bat Talk and Walk events, wetlands and birdwatching tours, and our Discover the Flyway school program, we want everyone to appreciate the unique treasure that we have in the stretch of nature between Davis and West Sacramento.� To participate in Bucks for Ducks on Saturday,
Nov. 14, and any of the week’s events, visit www. yolobasin.org.
The week’s events ■An online silent auction opens at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9. and closes at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. The community can bid on one-of-akind items, including artwork and photography inspired by California’s nature and agriculture, quilts, a wine tasting and tour, pet portraits, Yolo Basin Foundation camp and bat programs, and a Navajo belt and sandpainting. ■Learn about the wetlands beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10. In an ondemand video, Joe Hobbs, California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s wildlife area manager, will take viewers on a virtual tour through the wetlands and Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area and discuss how the area plays a crucial role in wildlife habitat, agriculture, public recreation and flood protection. ■Experience environmental education programs starting at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. The foundation has been serving the community through environmental education programs about wetlands and wildlife since 1990. This year, the programs are going virtual with live and on-demand opportunities. ■Meet the artists starting at 7 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. This year’s silent auction includes a variety of one-of-a-kind works from textile, ceramic, oil, acrylic and watercolor artists. Participants can hear about the inspiration and process of the artists’ work in this on-demand video. ■Meet the photographers
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“Yolo Reflections� was painted and donated to Bucks for Ducks by John Nichols. starting at 7 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13. Bucks for Ducks would not be the same without the traditional
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Reader Ciara Hale sent some shots of decorations by her grandmother, Patricia Hale. “My 83-year-old grandmother for the last 25 years has been a Halloween decoration specialist,” Ciara said. “Gathering up every Halloween item she can find and putting them all on exhibit for Halloween night. For generations people in the neighborhood have been coming by to the best Davis Halloween decorations.” COURTESY PHOTO
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It was tricks, treats and voting across Davis on Saturday, as Local Voter Assistance Center’s opened their doors for early in-person voting Saturday, while the Davis Odd Fellows’ annual Zombie Bike Ride brought out hundreds of ghouls and goblins along the Davis Bike Loop. Across the 13-mile loop, the Halloween riders were greeted by zombie actors from Bike City Theatre Company. Above, The Sons-of-Anarch-Z in Mace Ranch Park featured zombies on motorcycles. Below, Wonder Woman cast her Halloween vote Saturday at Marguerite Montgomery Elementary’s Voter Assistance Center.
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Check out the museum’s resident creepy critter BY SARA THOMPSON Special to the Enterprise
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ne of Explorit Science Center’s creepy critters is its Chilean rose-haired tarantula. This species of tarantula is a common pet in classrooms and in homes because it is generally a very calm and docile animal. Like many spiders, this one is often viewed as creepy and scary, but they are actually very interesting animals that are essential to their ecosystems. These large spiders make their habitat in desert scrublands in South America, particularly Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. They are nocturnal, meaning they are most active and hunt at night, choosing to hide during the day. Their primary prey are insects such as grasshoppers, beetles, cockroaches and even small mice and lizards. Female tarantulas are larger than males, with the former having around a 5-inch leg span, and the males with 3.5-inch leg span. The rose-haired tarantula gets its name from the red hairs on the body, but some can also be brown. These hairs have a variety of uses with the first being to help the animal camouflage in the desert. The red hairs blend in well with its habitat, but
EXPLORIT SCIENCE CENTER when that defense does not work, the tarantula can throw some of the hairs at a predator, becoming an irritant for the spider to escape. Their fangs also can help them defend themselves, but as a last resort as they are needed for feeding. Tarantulas, like all spiders, have venom, but theirs is used to subdue their prey and aid in digestion. Their venom is not medically significant, which means it is rarely harmful to humans. Female tarantulas can live up to 20 years in captivity, with the males living only around 5 years. If allowed to mate, a male will pass away a few months later. A female can lay anywhere from 50 to 200 eggs after mating. Spiders in the wild help reduce the number of insect pests. Insects can devastate crops and even spread disease. Spiders are very important to their environments and should be respected and left alone. Tarantulas can look scary, but they are rarely harmful to humans and would rather not interact with you. Explorit’s rose-haired tarantula is named Aragog and is believed to be a female. We are unsure how old she is since we received her from a retiring teacher
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The Chilean rose-haired tarantula, Aragog, has been at Explorit Science Center for about five years. who had her as a classroom pet, but we have had her for around five years. We feed her crickets and she has a small log for her to hide under if she wants. When we are open to the public, guests can view her
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2020 Local City to celebrate the spirit of ‘Nutcracker’ ‘Don’t Light Tonight’ program begins today A6 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
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With the annual "Davis Children’s Nutcracker" canceled due to the COVID19 pandemic, the city of Davis will be hosting several activities to honor this classic local tradition.
The Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District’s "Don’t’ Light Tonight" season officially begins on Nov. 1 and will run through the end of February. This voluntary program asks district residents to refrain from burning wood to help lower particulate matter in the air on days the district issues advisories. During winter months, the air can become stagnant and cooler temperatures aid in trapping air pollutants, including particulate matter, closer to the ground and the air people breathe. Wood smoke contains several toxic, harmful air pollutants including benzene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and fine
Starting Dec. 7 and continuing throughout the month, the city will be “Celebrating the Spirit of Nutcracker.” Families and fans will be able to participate in a variety of activities from the comfort of their homes as they celebrate what would have been the 44th annual production. Activities will include: 'Nutcracker' storytime with Ann Smalley; grandmother’s goody-bag pick-up; viewing past performances on local channels; coloring nutcrackers and other show characters; and past cast and crew sharing show memories via video. For all program details, visit www. cityofdavis.org/nutcracker. For more information, contact the Parks & Community Services registration office via email at csweb@cityofdavis.org or by calling 530-757-5626.
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Emily Haws rehearses as the Sugar Plum Fairy in the 2016 production of “The Davis Children’s Nutcracker.”
particulate matter (PM.2.5). PM2.5 is especially unsafe because its small size allows it to bypass the body’s natural defenses and travel to the heart, lungs and respiratory systems. Once present, PM 2.5 can trigger short-term health effects like coughing and watery eyes and exacerbate existing conditions such as asthma. Wood smoke can affect anyone, but those most at risk for serious health problems include young children, older adults and those with heart or respiratory problems. “This year it is especially important to safeguard our health and well-being,” said public information officer Stephanie Holliday. “Participating in ‘Don’t Light Tonight’ is a simple way to reduce the impacts of harmful air pollutants on yourself
and your neighbors.” The district will issue advisories asking residents not to use their wood stoves or fireplaces when particulate matter is forecasted to reach 25 micrograms or higher. Areas covered in the advisories include all of Yolo County and a portion of Solano County, including Vacaville, Dixon and Rio Vista. Residents can view advisories by visiting ysaqmd. org, checking the district’s Facebook or Twitter account, signing up for the district’s EnviroFlash service at http://ysaqmd. enviroflash.org and receive an email when an advisory is called or calling 530-7573787 for a recorded message with the daily ‘Don’t Light Tonight’ status.
OBITUARIES Greta Ann (Gockel) Heinemeier
Leslie Allen Grussenmeyer
Feb. 19, 1935 — Sept. 28, 2020
Greta Heinemeier, 85, died peacefully in her sleep at Carlton Senior Living in Davis. She is survived by brother Galen Gockel, daughter Kristin Heinemeier, and grandchildren Alicia Lamond and Peter and Benjamin Holderbein. Greta was born in Anna, IL to parents Herman Gockel and Mildred (Galen) Gockel, and grew up in St. Louis MO. She graduated from Valparaiso University with a degree in social work. She lived in Enfield, CT; Detroit, MI; Foster City, CA; and Mountain View, CA, before settling in Davis to be closer to her grandchildren. After working as a social worker and a kindergarten teacher, Greta eventually became a geriatric social worker and director of resident services at the Sunny View Lutheran continuing care facility in Cupertino — retiring after 20 years. Greta was a faithful and active member of the Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, representing it on the board of the Belfry Lutheran-Episcopal Campus ministry, and
Aug. 9, 1930 — Oct. 7, 2020
frequently volunteering at the Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter and for Cool Davis. She served the Lutheran Church more broadly as a member of the Sierra Pacific Synod Council and with the Lutheran Office of Public Policy. Greta is remembered as a kind person and a friendly neighbor who went out of her way to recognize people she appreciated — always with a “twinkle” in her eye. She was a gentle and courageous servant of Christ and advocate for the vulnerable. She touched the lives of many and will be remembered fondly. An in-person socially distanced funeral service will be held on the west lawn of Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, 1701 Russell Blvd. at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Bread for the World (www.bread.org), one of Greta’s favorite charities. You are encouraged to record your memories of her in an online guestbook (www.memorial. yourtribute.com/Greta-Heinemeier).
Leslie Allen Grussenmeyer went to Heaven on Oct. 7. Les was born on Aug. 9, 1930, to Edward and Lena Grussenmeyer in Williams. Les’ childhood nickname was “Sunshine” because he was always happy. Les graduated from Williams High School in 1949. In 1951, Les and a long-time school buddy, Neal Boyd, joined the U.S. Navy together and they were assigned to the USS Manchester in the Pacific during the Korean Conflict. After completing his enlistment with the Navy, Les enrolled at Laney College in Oakland to study refrigeration. While living in Oakland, he met Darlene Bender and they were married on Feb. 6, 1960. After completing his apprenticeship in refrigeration, he and Darlene moved to Davis. Les was hired at UC Davis Physical Plant as a refrigeration mechanic in 1961 and remained until his retirement in April 1991. In Les’ earlier years he loved deer hunting at Snow Mountain and St. John’s Mountain, and it has been said, “Uncle Les always came home with a deer.” Les loved reading his newspapers and
had to have them wherever he was. He also enjoyed watching sports on TV, especially the San Francisco 49er’s, Golden State Warriors and San Francisco Giants. Les and Dolores were married on March 24, 1996. They took several cross-country road trips in the U.S. and Canada, as well as traveled to Europe, Alaska, Hawaii and Mexico. Les was a kind, gentle and loving man with a great sense of humor, and was blessed with a good life. He was so excited to turn 90 this past August because no one in his family had lived to be 90. Les is preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Lena, and all siblings, Robert, William, Norman and June. Les is survived by his wife, Dolores, his children Anne and Ed, grandchildren Evan, Sarah and Jacob, along with stepdaughters Stephanie and Melissa, step-grandchildren Cody, Ethan, Brett, Macey, Cayla and Alexis, and nieces and nephews. There will be a graveside service at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Williams Cemetery in Williams.
William Roy Pritchard Nov. 15, 1924 — Oct. 18, 2020
Dr. William Roy Pritchard (Bill) was a farmer, a father, a husband, a nature lover, an outdoorsman, a scientist, a military veteran, a professor and a dean. But mostly he was an achiever, leaving behind a distinguished legacy and an enormous body of work in the areas he chose to pursue. His profession, veterinary medicine, became his lifelong devotion and the pursuit of scientific innovation and the development of a world-class teaching and research program in that field was his driving force. Born in Portage, Wis., to William Roy Pritchard and Lillian Edith Roberts Pritchard, Bill and his three siblings grew up on a farm in southern Wisconsin where he was deeply involved in tending to his family’s crops and animals. This resulted in his lifelong love for the natural world and agriculture. Bill attended a one-room schoolhouse until the eighth grade and often remarked that this resulted in a love of learning since he was able to learn at this own pace. He attended high school in Randolph, Wis., and served in the U.S. Army and selective service during World War II; discharged with the title of brigadier general. Bill received his DVM from Kansas State University in 1946, a doctorate from the University of Minnesota in 1953, and doctor of jurisprudence (first in his class) from the University of Indiana in 1957. His experience in tropical veterinary
medicine, international agriculture development and law led him to serve as an international consultant on several U.S. agriculture research and development programs and for the Rockefeller Foundation. He was a member of President Lyndon Johnson’s Science Advisory Committee Panel on the World Food Supply, chairman of the Scientific and Cultural Exchange Mission to the U.S.S.R. in 1967, and served on President Richard Nixon’s Science Advisory Committee Panel on Biological and Medical Science. Bill worked extensively in developing countries, especially Latin America and Africa, advising governments on agriculture, livestock and wildlife and the education and research programs needed to support these sectors of the economy. He personally advised three presidents from Kenya, Tanzania and The Gambia. He also served two terms as president of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. His last public effort was as co-director of the Pew National Veterinary Education Program. He began as dean of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1962 by preparing for major expansions in facilities and the professional curriculum to meet the evolving needs of society. He and other faculty leaders
Richard Carl Dorf Dec. 27, 1933 — Oct. 22, 2020
Richard Carl Dorf (Dick) was born in the Bronx, N.Y., on Dec. 27, 1933, the only child of Carl and Marion Dorf (Fraser). He attended The Bronx High School of Science and Clarkson College in upstate New York, where he pursued a degree in electrical engineering. Joy was attending SUNY Potsdam at the time and the couple met and married. He then received a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder, and a Ph.D. from the Naval Postgraduate School in California in 1961. The couple spent a year in Scotland at the University of Edinburgh where Dick was a lecturer before returning to sunny California for a position as professor and department chair at Santa Clara University. Both girls were born around this time, Christine in 1962 and Renee in 1964. Dick began his writing career in the early 1960s with one of his most significant textbooks “Modern Control Systems” now in its 12th edition. In the early 1970s, the couple moved to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, where Dick was vice president of student affairs. After three years in the Midwest, they returned to California where Dick took a position as the dean of extended learning at UC Davis, holding a variety of positions at the university until full retirement in
2012. He was one of the founding faculty members for the Graduate School of Management. In 2019, Dick was honored with the UC Davis Medal for his many contributions to the school and to the field of engineering and technology entrepreneurship. Dick was a teacher at heart. He loved inspiring his students and often had groups of students at the house for wine and cheese. He was approachable and encouraging to all of them. In his later years, he enjoyed his growing family, travel, special occasions with Joy cooking wonderful meals, and classic mystery shows. His life journey was completed on Oct. 22. Dick is survived by his wife of 63 years, Joy Macdonald Dorf, their daughter Renee, son-in-law Scott Schafer and son-in-law Steve Boilard. Grandchildren are Ian Boilard (wife Katelyn), Kyle Schafer (wife Kiya), Graham Schafer (wife Tamazin) and Kaitlyn Schafer. He is pre-deceased by his daughter Christine, 2008. Memorial remembrance gifts can be made to: “Davis Community Church Memorial Fund” and “Yolo Hospice — Healing Garden” or any nonprofit of your choice. There will be a Zoom Memorial Service at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. To access the link, go to dccpres.org and scroll down to “highlights and featured events.”
completed a comprehensive selfstudy document that gave rise to major curricular and policy changes in the 1970s. Bill testified before the U.S. House of Representatives in 1966 regarding the future of veterinary education. As a result, his vision and leadership are largely credited with helping to gain federal funding for veterinary schools and teaching hospitals in the U.S., and with making UC Davis a model for U.S. and Canadian veterinary schools. Recognized by his peers, Bill received the K-State Centennial Award for Distinguished Service in 1963, an Outstanding Achievement Award from the University of Minnesota in 1976, and was elected to membership in the National Academy of Practice in Veterinary Medicine in 1986. He was named a Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Fellow in 1987. In 1991, he was awarded the UC Davis Academic Senate Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award. Bill’s founding work with the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine led to national prominence and set the school on an exciting path, an impact which is still felt today and will persist well into the future. With the renaming of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital in his honor in 2007, recognizing his career achievements
in veterinary education and service, his name became synonymous with the world-class veterinary program that he helped create. In addition to his demanding career, Bill also found time for numerous personal interests including farming and outdoor pastimes. He spent most weekends working on his farm property in Northern California, he was actively engaged in his personal fitness and enjoyed outdoor trips with rigorous hiking. A prolific writer, he wrote three books describing his early life, his career and his love of wildlife. Bill was married twice with four children from his first marriage: Rosan June, William Roy Jr., Caryl Jean and Alyn Evan. In 1978, he married his second wife, Deanna Falge Pritchard, who also had a daughter, Cynthia Bedeau Falge. Bill and Deanna were married for 42 years and enjoyed many activities including hiking, skiing, fishing and traveling. Bill is survived by his wife, three children, Caryl, Alyn and Cynthia, his 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A small private family ceremony at the Davis Cemetery has been planned. Because of COVID-19, any memorial celebration will be announced at a later time. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the UCD Foundation for the Pritchard Clinical Scholar Award and sent to UC Davis, SVM, PO Box 1167, Davis, CA 95616.
Brenton Elias Dumas May 4, 1985 — Oct. 17, 2020
Brenton Dumas, 35, died Oct. 17 at his home in Davis, He was born May 4, 1985, on the island of Dominica to Elias Dumas and Agatha Rosebud Eli. At the age of 7, he left the island to join his father and stepmother Jennifer Dumas in Davis. He attended school in Davis until graduating in 2004. He then joined the Air Force in 2005, excelling and winning multiple honors including a National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and Iraq Campaign Medal. He did two overseas deployments, one to Qatar and one to Turkey, before returning home to Davis.
He is survived by his father Elias, his mother Agatha and stepmother Jennifer, sisters Tianna and Allison Dumas, brother Achille Eli of Dominica and numerous other caring aunts, uncles, cousins and friends in the U.S., Caribbean, Canada, England and others that loved him dearly. Brenton will be laid to rest with honors at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider donating to a recovering-veterans program such as Wounded Warriors or the Veterans of America.
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for your own planning,” the school district statement indicated. On Sept. 29, Yolo County was able to move from the state’s restrictive Purple Tier into the lessrestrictive Red Tier, which allows the school district to “safely bring a limited number of students with the most urgent needs to campus so they can better access their instructional program. Currently, we have begun in-person, Special Education-related assessments at four campuses (Holmes, Valley Oak, Birch Lane and Davis Senior High) ... we also began in-person Special Education services on the same campuses. We are currently in the process of planning to bring small cohorts — fewer than 16 students and staff — with the most urgent needs to campus for inperson support. “These cohorts will be comprised of students who are not currently accessing or having success
The survey The school district is also “asking DJUSD families to take a Return to Campus Family Survey available now online at the following link: https:// thepollingplace.qualtrics. com/jfe/form/SV_6sxWX 1lycssCgDP School district employees are also being sent a related survey designed specifically for staff members. The deadline to participate in both the Family and Staff Return to Campus Surveys is 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8. It is anticipated that the results of these surveys will be publicly shared at the Davis school meeting on November 19. The feedback received from staff and families through the surveys will be critical to informing the school district’s plans as the Return to Campus plan is further developed. The school district continues to work closely with
Yolo County Public Health Department to determine when to bring more students to campus in a hybrid format for some in-person learning and some continued virtual learning. But for the time being, “families should plan to remain in Distance Learning through the winter break and into January,” the school district indicated. “Please watch for more information about our Return to Campus plans” in messages from the school district, Superintendent John Bowes indicated. Families, teachers and other interested people may want to watch the next school board meeting, which will take place on Nov. 5 and that can be viewed on DJUSD Education Channel 17 and by livestream, “or you can watch archived recordings at djusd.tv” at the viewer’s convenience, the school district statement said. You can also stay informed by visiting the school district website at www. djusd.net/COVID-19.
Election ends Tuesday; get those ballots in Enterprise staff The Nov. 3 election — which features contests for three seats on the Davis school board, as well as one seat on the Yolo County Board of Education representing portions of Davis — is coming up fast. There’s still time to for voters to get their vote-by-mail ballots turned in — but you’d better move fast. Local voters can place their completed ballots can be placed in specially marked Ballot Drop Boxes (BDBs) at several locations around Davis: ■ Davis City Hall, 23 Russell Boulevard, Davis
■ Veterans Memorial Center, Multipurpose Room 203 E. 14th St., Davis ■ Patwin Elementary School, Multipurpose Room, 2222 Shasta Drive, Davis ■ Montgomery Elementary School, Multipurpose Room, 1441 Danbury St., Davis ■ UC Davis ARC, Ballroom, 760 Orchard Road, Davis ■ Nugget Markets, 1414 E. Covell Blvd., Davis ■ Nugget Markets, 409 Mace Blvd., Davis ■ Westlake Market, 1260 Lake Blvd., Davis
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COVID: Alderson outbreak ebbs From Page A1 With Yolo County’s population of about 220,000, however, that would require fewer than nine new cases per day, and the county has not been in single digits in new cases in more than two weeks. Rather, the county continues to move closer to the purple tier instead. According to its online COVID-19 dashboard, Yolo County added 103 new cases between Oct. 18 and Oct. 24, the week that will be used in Tuesday’s tier update. That’s an average of 14.7 cases per day. To remain in red, the county must have fewer than 7 new cases per 100,000 residents, which for Yolo County would be fewer than 15.4 new cases a day.
Yolo County’s increase in cases in recent weeks has previously been attributed to social gatherings and parties as well as an outbreak at a skilled nursing facility in Woodland. But that outbreak at the Alderson Convalescent Hospital appears to have ebbed, with no new cases reported in over a week, according to the county’s online COVID-19 dashboard. Alderson has suffered through two separate COVID-19 outbreaks, impacting a total of 58 residents and 16 employees and taking four lives. As of this week, 60 Yolo County residents in all have died of COVID-19. More than half — 33 — were Woodland residents, while 14 were residents of
West Sacramento. Ten people living in unincorporated areas of the county have died from COVID-19, as have two residents of Davis and one resident of Winters. Those deaths have been concentrated among the elderly. One-third of COVID-19 deaths in Yolo County came in individuals ages 85 and older. Thirteen people between the ages of 75 and 84 have died; 17 people between the ages of 65 and 74; nine between the ages of 55 and 64; and one county resident between the ages of 45 and 54. — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.
OBITUARIES Dorothy Ruth Silva Sept. 18, 1941 — Oct. 24, 2020
Dorothy Ruth Silva of Lincoln was called home to her eternal rest late Saturday, Oct. 24. She will be remembered for her thoughtful, giving nature and strong, nurturing spirit. Dorothy was the first child born to Jesus and Mathilda Garrido (both deceased) on Sept. 18, 1941, in Agana, Guam. Her formative years were shaped by the harsh reality of war, occupation by opposing forces and post-war recovery, which made her resilient and resourceful. At the age of 12, the family moved to California and settled in Hayward, where Dorothy graduated from Hayward High School in 1960. During her senior year, she met and later married Richard Silva of San Leandro. As the young couple started raising their family in Fremont, Dorothy worked as a secretary for Safeway corporate and competed in community bowling leagues. In 1978, they moved to Davis, where they lived until they retired to Lincoln in 2002. An avid and extremely knowledgeable gardener, Dorothy, together with Richard, helped many family and friends plan and
execute beautiful landscapes and gardens. She was also a wonderfully creative cook and was always whipping up homemade favorites to send as “care packages” to loved ones. As the eldest of six siblings, Dorothy was an integral part of their upbringing, so it was in her nature to take care of those around her, which she did with her inimitable straightforward flair. Dorothy is survived by her devoted husband of 59 years, Richard; loving children, daughter and son-in-law Shelly Silva and Bob Vasconcelles, son and daughter-in-law Matthew Silva and Michelle Dysert; and grandchildren, Madeline and Mitchell Silva, of whom she was so lovingly proud. She also leaves behind her beloved brothers (and their spouses), Ernie (Denise) Garrido, Peter (Dana) Garrido, Vince (Mary) Garrido; sister-in-law Ronda (widow of Roland) Garrido, and dearest sister, Melinda (Jerry) Reeder. She leaves all who knew her with memories touched with warmth and whimsy.
Clara Louise O’Neil Comingore Sept. 26, 1926 — Oct. 22, 2020
Clara Louise O’Neil Comingore, at the great age of 94, passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 22, with her family at her side. Clara was born in 1926 in Moundsville, W.V., to Nelle (Lancaster) O’Neil and Ray O’Neil. Clara and her parents moved to Washington, D. C. when she was a young child. At the age of 9, she met the love of her life, Ed Comingore, through their church. Ed and Clara married on July 12, 1947, and celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary this year. Together they had the joy of raising five daughters. Clara earned an associate’s degree from George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University. Her academic studies were topped off with a master’s degree in education from California State University, Hayward in 1978. Clara deeply enjoyed being a teacher of elementary-age children. She worked as a teacher, reading specialist and resource specialist for 20 years. Clara and Ed brought their daughters up to enjoy the outdoors. Clara taught all her daughters and many grandchildren how to ski. She was a member of the Boreal Ridge Ski Patrol as an auxiliary patroller for 25 years and, with her husband, skied until she was 89 years old. Clara also enjoyed tennis, swimming, running, walking, reading and writing. She played piano from childhood and
sang in choruses for many years. As a lifelong learner, at 78 she learned and became skilled in clarinet and alto saxophone. She played in a number of local bands and, at 90 years of age, performed her final concert at Carnegie Hall. Clara is survived by her husband Ed Comingore and their daughters: Nancy (Mark) Mitchell, Katherine (John) Miller, Darlene Comingore, Beth (Tom) Ward and Laura (Ron) Hubrich. She leaves a legacy of nine grandchildren: Brian (Jennifer) Mitchell, Douglas (Chrissy) Mitchell, John Miller, Andy Miller, Jacob Comingore, Travis (Kristy) Newkirk, Alli (Jared) White, Jenny (David) White and Ryan Hubrich; as well as 18 great-grandchildren. Clara challenged the minds and enriched the spirit of everyone she met. She will be missed by all she touched in her long life. A viewing will be held for friends and family from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Smith Funeral Home, 116 D St. in Davis. Private funeral services will be held at Smith Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Ed and Clara Comingore Scholarship Foundation, providing scholarships to students interested in either teaching or engineering careers: c/o Ed and Clara Comingore Scholarship Foundation, 172 S. Temelec Circle, Sonoma, CA 95476.
Lawrence Henry Pleau April 10, 1924 — Oct. 23, 2020
Lawrence Henry Pleau was born in Lodi on April 10, 1924, to Henry Louis Pleau and Mae Elizabeth Perrin Pleau. He passed into eternal rest on Oct. 23. Larry lived his boyhood in Stockton, enjoying all kinds of outdoor pursuits such as fishing, hunting and helping on his uncle’s ranch in Willows. Larry was drafted into the Army Air Corps and served during World War II flying B-24 aircraft. His time in the military was of great pride to him, and he was honored at a celebration of Veterans in Gig Harbor, Wash., in 2018, wearing an authentic uniform found for him by his granddaughter Ashley. Larry met Nathalie Gleason while he was stationed in Mountain Home, Idaho. They married on Sept. 14, 1946, in Lewiston, Idaho. Larry attended the Davis School of Agriculture (now UC Davis). He managed the Davis airport for a few years before starting his career of over 30 years serving as a purchasing agent for UCD and the UCD Medical Center. Richard Lawrence Pleau joined the family in 1952, followed by Dennis Eugene (1954), Elizabeth Anne (1957), James Arthur (1960) and John Matthew (1963). Larry and Nathalie raised their family on Sunset Court in Davis. The families in the cul de sac became a wonderful extended family with friendships that remain to this day. Early in their marriage, Larry and Nathalie bought a cabin in the Sierra Nevadas that was only framed in at the time. Larry finished the cabin himself, proudly hand-cutting each of the cedar shakes for the roof. The Strawberry cabin remains in the family and has been the venue of the best Pleau family memories. Even in his declining weeks, he loved to reminisce about times at the cabin.
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Larry was a true renaissance man with many talents and passions. He gave haircuts to all the Sunset Court kids, rebuilt a Corvair engine on his kitchen table, built most of an addition to the family home, repaired cars, appliances and motors and was a great handyman. There were very few things that Larry couldn’t fix! He played in poker and bridge clubs, golfed, fished, hunted on horseback, and traveled with Nathalie in their travel trailer on adventures with their sisters and brothers, visiting most of the lower 48 states and parts of Canada. He was a talented woodworker, carving birds and nativity scenes, and making furniture for his family, including cradles for each of his children when they became parents, rocking horses for the grandchildren, and beautiful bowls and cutting boards. He was a dedicated bird photographer in his later years. Throughout his entire life, his faith was at the core of his being. He was a member of Saint James Catholic Church for over 70 years, attending daily mass until his health declined. Larry and Nathalie were married for 67 years. He is predeceased by his parents, sister Charlotte Grahlman, grandson Jason, son Richard, daughter-in-law Debbie and his wife Nathalie. He is survived by his sister Jeanette (Bob) Sisting, brother Donald (Mary), daughter-in-law Robin (Richard), and sons Dennis (Debbie), James (Judy) and John (Cindi) and daughter Elizabeth Hosmer (David), plus 13 grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. A funeral mass will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Saint James Catholic Church in Davis, followed by burial at the Davis Cemetery. The service will be livestreamed at stjamesdavis.org.
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DODD: Reform activists seek to end police contributions From Page A1 from what they truly believe in under intense pressure.” Criminal justice scholars have identified police unions as one of the biggest obstacles to achieving meaningful reform. Police associations fight for labor benefits like other unions, but they also aggressively protect members accused of misconduct. In recent years, nearly every lawmaker in California’s legislature has accepted donations from law enforcement associations. Frustrated by police unions’ influence over public policy, activists in Davis and beyond are increasingly calling on elected officials to shun campaign contributions from police groups. So far, their efforts have led at least three California lawmakers and a slate of local and congressional candidates to pledge not to accept money or endorsements from police groups. At a protest that brought thousands of people into the streets of Davis this summer, an organizer delivered a speech taking aim at the campaign finances of State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa. “Bill Dodd,” she said, “if you’re out there listening, we’re coming.” Emily Hill, the founder of Indivisible Yolo, told The Enterprise the grassroots organization has also pressed Dodd in recent months. “He should realize that accepting these donations sends a message to his constituents that he’s open to influence from law enforcement money at exactly the time we are trying to reimagine public safety,” the group said this summer in a public statement. The focus on Dodd is not incidental. In recent years, he has been among the top recipients of police union money in California’s legislature and has been endorsed by nearly two dozen police associations. This election cycle, Dodd maxed out on contributions from the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC), the largest law enforcement group in the state. At a virtual town hall in June, a Davis resident asked Dodd if he would pledge not to accept police union money in the future. Dodd demurred. “I have found that the money issue for me does not guide how I make decisions,” he said. “I’ve taken police money, yes, but I vote what I think is right.” Since Floyd’s death, Dodd has spoken out about the need to confront systemic racism and reform policing. But activists say Dodd’s coziness with donors, his record as a legislator, and his response to police violence in the past call into question his ability to lead on public safety reform.
Police unions In many states, public sector employees, including police officers, gained collective bargaining rights in the 1960s. Since then, as police union membership grew, the unions have leveraged their influence and financial might to insulate their most abusive members from accountability. Contracts police unions secure with local governments often bar investigators from considering past misconduct in disciplinary hearings, require that departments seal disciplinary records and destroy them after a period of time, and guarantee pay and legal representation for suspended officers. Police advocates say provisions like these are necessary to protect the safety of officers. In a country where gun ownership and mental illness are widespread, officers face stressful and scary
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California State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, has recently come under fire for comments he made a decade ago following the killing of Oscar Grant. Johannes Mehserle, the BART police officer who killed Grant, played on a youth basketball team coached by Dodd. situations, which sometimes end tragically. But scholars and activists say the protections are overly broad and serve to keep violent officers on the force. There is evidence that protections won through police union contracts embolden abusive officers and imperil the communities they are meant to serve. After Florida sheriffs’ deputies unionized in 2003, complaints of violent misconduct jumped 40%, according to a working paper from the University of Chicago. To preserve these protections, police unions spend heavily on political campaigns and lobbying efforts. PORAC, which represents over 75,000 rank and file officers in California, has spent at least $34 million on state and local campaign contributions in recent decades, according to an investigation by the Guardian. Those contributions open doors for police union lobbyists at the Capitol, who work to block or dilute legislation. “(PORAC lobbyists) track, promote, shape and work to defeat some of the thousands of bills introduced each year,” PORAC vice-president Brent J. Meyer wrote in a 2017 newsletter. According to a recent study from Stanford University, there is no counterweight to the police lobby, as social justice groups lack the spending power to compete for access to legislators. “No other organization can claim the legislative victories that PORAC has achieved,” the group states in a membership brochure. Those victories include squashing bills that have overwhelming public support. California is one of just five states that doesn’t have a process to decertify police officers fired for serious misconduct, allowing violent officers to bounce from one department to another. An investigation by The Mercury News found dozens of police officers with criminal records are still working in law enforcement across California. PORAC and other police unions lobbied hard against Bradford’s decertification bill. “They lit members’ phones up,” Bradford said. According to news reports, union lobbyists proposed new wording to minimize the effects of the bill, but Bradford refused to compromise. “We think that’s what derailed the measure,” said Tom Saggau, a spokesperson for police unions in California. In addition to lobbying, police unions use bullying tactics to threaten or ridicule those who challenge them. The California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA), a group Dodd’s campaign has taken money from, recently made news after it
released an advertisement that placed crosshairs over a photo of Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer, D-Los Angeles, a Black lawmaker who pursued police reforms. Elected officials across the country have reported fearing for their safety after they were targeted by police unions. One way or another, “police unions end up influencing legislators to vote against where the majority of people in California are moving towards,” Irene Kao, Director of the Courage Campaign, a progressive advocacy organization, told The Enterprise. Public safety bills that stalled without a vote in August would have expanded public access to police misconduct records, required officers to intervene if they witnessed violent misconduct by another officer, and limited the use of teargas and rubber bullets at protests.
Bill Dodd After serving on the Napa County Board of Supervisors for 14 years, Dodd switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat and ran for State Assembly in 2014. A social liberal and fiscal conservative, in his own words, he was elected to the State Senate two years later. Dodd’s supporters describe him as an effective and pragmatic lawmaker, highlighting his business experience, leadership on transportation and water issues, advocacy for affordable public education, and common-sense problemsolving. He recently got a bill passed that allows UC Davis to sell the wine made by viticulture students instead of pouring it down the drain. His critics, however, say police reform is just another issue on which he has sold out to special interest groups. In 2018, Dodd cut short a hearing on the rights of wildfire survivors to attend a fundraiser for his re-election campaign. Lobbyists for PG&E, the utility company liable for $17 billion for its role in the fires, were also at the fundraiser. Weeks later, the legislature passed Dodd’s wildfire liability bill, SB901, which allowed PG&E to pass on much of that penalty to its customers. Several major newspapers criticized the bill as a bailout. “I’ve demonstrated my independence over 20 years in public service,” Dodd told The Enterprise in an email. “My guidepost is always the same — to do what is in the best interest of the people.” Since the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, Dodd has spoken out about racism and police violence. He was
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Crossing a line Dodd’s embrace of police donations, coupled with his mixed voting record, is only part of why he has been singled out at protests and called out in town halls. In recent months, activists
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have raised other transgressions, which they say reinforce their doubts about Dodd’s moral clarity on issues of racial justice and campaign finances. In addition to receiving police union donations, Dodd’s campaign has accepted contributions from private prison companies GEO Group and CoreCivic. The companies have profited enormously from the Trump administration’s expansion of immigration detention and have presided over a laundry list of human rights atrocities against the people detained in their facilities, driving some to go on hunger strikes and others to kill themselves. “It’s hard to imagine a company that is more evil,” said Hill, the Indivisible Yolo founder. “It makes me question whether Dodd has any kind of moral line for who he wouldn’t take money from.” Racial justice advocates have also brought renewed scrutiny to comments Dodd made following the 2009 killing of Oscar Grant, who was shot while police held him face down on a train platform in Oakland. Johannes Mehserle, the officer who shot and killed Grant, is from Napa, and had played on a youth basketball team that Dodd coached. After the shooting, Dodd spoke to the press multiple times on the Mehserle family’s behalf. Less than 48 hours after Grant’s burial, Dodd described Mehserle to The Napa Valley Register as a “very kind, caring and gentle person.” In 2011, after serving 11 months of a twoyear sentence for involuntary manslaughter for killing Grant, Mehserle was granted early release. “Without a doubt, he has done his time,” Dodd said. “Frankly, if you take the history of policemen having these types of things, you can also say that it was an injustice that he ever spent a day in jail.” Dodd did not specifically answer questions from The Enterprise about his comments on the case. Earlier this month, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley announced her office was reopening its investigation of Grant’s death in response to continued demands from his family. “It’s painful,” Grant’s uncle, Cephus X Johnson, said after Mehserle’s release. “We haven’t received any justice.” During the same years, Dodd also appears to have participated in downplaying police violence in his response to another killing. In 2010, a Napa police officer shot a 60-year-old nurse named Richard Poccia in the head during a welfare check at Poccia’s home and left his body in the street for 13 hours. The officers involved were not charged, but the city later settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Poccia’s family for $700,000. In 2012, a Napa County grand jury that investigated the shooting asked the Board of Supervisors, on which Dodd served at
the time, to approve additional funding for emergency mental health services and establish a civilian police review board. The supervisors deemed the recommendations unwarranted, saying police violence was not a local problem. “Napa County is fortunate that there are few (police shootings), and believes that the existing structure to address these incidents is sufficient,” the supervisors wrote. Since Poccia was killed, law enforcement officers in Napa have fatally shot eight people. The year after the Board of Supervisors declined the grand jury’s recommendations, the Napa Police Officers Association (NPOA) and other law enforcement groups lined up to endorse Dodd for State Assembly. The NPOA donated $500 to his campaign.
Setting precedent At his June town hall, Dodd said he has been “pretty darn practical” by taking donations from police unions. Activists say his pragmatism is misplaced. Dodd’s campaign has amassed roughly $2 million for his reelection, of which police union contributions comprise a relatively small amount, and he is running virtually unopposed. In 2018, Campaign Zero, a project that advocates for ending police violence, analyzed the police reform votes of California lawmakers who took money from police unions. What the group found was not surprising: lawmakers who received more donations from police unions generally voted against reform bills, while those who received less voted more often to pass reforms. Their votes also determined how much they got from police groups for reelection campaigns. “It seems to me that reform is very difficult when you’ve got to get permission from the people you’re reforming,” Rev. Danté Quick, of Vallejo’s Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, said at Dodd’s town hall. “If the unions can give to politicians — can support campaigns — then the politics is not just about the voters,” he continued. “There is a radical restructuring of our system that has to occur.” Whether or not Dodd’s own actions or inaction on police reform can be traced to police unions, activists say that setting a precedent by rejecting their money is something all lawmakers can do to reduce the unions’ influence on the legislative process. If Dodd wants to be a leader on racial justice and public safety reform, they say, boycotting police union money is the most practical thing he can do. “If he’s unwilling to even give that up, then it’s hard for me to see how his constituents can trust him when he says he supports Black Lives Matter,” Hill said. “He’s gonna need to take bolder steps.”
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So long to favorite event, an avid advocate C OVID-19 has been a gut punch to many local businesses. They’ve cut back, focusing on what they do best. That’s the case for the Davis Farmers Market, which just announced big changes for Picnic in the Park. Music and beer will no longer be a part of the Wednesday market, which since 1995 has extended its hours spring through fall for Picnic in the Park. Enterprise readers consistently vote the market Best Community Event and Best Place to Take an Out-ofTowner. Now, Wednesday market hours will stay 3 to 6 p.m. year-round. There will still be food stands and opportunities to safely picnic on the grass but — even postpandemic — the live bands and Soroptimist International of Davis beer booth will not be there. Let me be up front: As a consultant, I do public relations for the market. I am also a Soroptimist board member, and have been slinging beers at the Picnic in the Park for decades. It’s our club’s primary fundraiser. In this space, I’m a columnist, reporting the facts as I see them. Recently (pre-COVID), there’s been a shift at the event. Many people at Picnic in the Park were there for the hot food, cold beer and free concert. Increasingly, patrons brought their own food and alcohol. The event was designed to increase market attendance, yet many were not setting foot in the market pavilion to support the farmers. Then the pandemic halted music and beer sales. “And the market is thriving like never before,� Executive Director Randii MacNear said. “Who knew that would happen?� The Downtown Davis Business Association hopes to capture the energy from this beloved community event and carry it into the city’s core, giving merchants a much-needed boost. If health guidelines allow, this could happen as early as spring, as a part of Open Air Davis. Jeff Stromberg, a Davis Farmers Market Alliance board member, summed it up well when he commented on a Comings & Goings Facebook post. “The market wants to focus on their core mission, which is
supporting local farmers and selling fresh produce. Too many people were coming to the market, buying nothing, bringing their own beer, and giving market employees a hard time during closing time,� he said. “The idea is the same experience will be available downtown, which is better set up for running into the darker hours.� It’s unclear if the Soroptimists fit into this new scenario. If you feel so inclined, we have a Soup Night & Silent Auction coming up on Nov. 19, with preordered meal pickups at Sudwerk Brewing Co. All proceeds go to our programs that educate and empower local women and girls. Learn more at https:// sidavis.org. ———— I was sad to hear about the Oct. 20 death of Alzada Knickerbocker, 76, former longtime owner of The Avid Reader. She barely got to enjoy her retirement. Davis residents Brett and Erin Arnold purchased the bookstore at 617 Second St., and nearby Avid Reader Active (now called Avid & Co.) in February. Alzada was outspoken and passionate, especially as an advocate for small, independent businesses. She was active in the Davis Downtown Business Association, and with the National Federation of Independent Business — twice winning its California Small Business Champion Award. The bookstore has been a staple of the downtown for 34 years, outliving Borders Books & Music (which she fought vehemently). Her local involvement with the Republican Party rankled some in this progressive town. However, I never witnessed any partisanship on display in her stores. Her support for local authors was unwavering. One interaction I had with Alzada comes to mind. In July 2018, I was downtown, trying to figure out what business was under construction inside the
former Outdoor Davis spot at 623 Second St. Through the window, I could see construction plans on the table, but no workers inside. Alzada walked by, and I asked her if she knew anything. “Let’s find out,â€? she said. She opened the door into the construction site and walked right in. (I learned in her obituary that she was once a reporter for a National Public Radio affiliate in Richmond, Va). The blueprints on the table were for a Famous Footwear. I eventually confirmed — before print — that those plans were for a shoe store in Sacramento. Today, the space we invaded is a big Starbucks. Nevertheless, it was fun sleuthing with a tenacious 74-year-old. ———— Awards & More of Davis is closed temporarily, the owners report. After shuttering for COVID, it lost its lease at its new location, 753 PeĂąa Drive, Suite A. Owner Fidel Sanchez said that at the same time, “My father was also dealing with complications with lymphoma ‌ . Unfortunately,
my dad lost that battle this past week. I was blessed that I was able to care for him and be with him to the final hours of his life.� Sanchez owns the store with his wife Mary. “This has been more than a difficult year for us, to say the least,� he wrote Friday in the email. “My apologies go to all of our customers as we were not prepared for what landed on our laps this year and had to make several difficult decisions. We had to move out of Davis, close our storefront and have dealt with the failing health of both of my parents. “(We) sincerely apologize for the lack of communication with (our customers) and we hope to resume engraving again in the near future. We are currently looking for a new location. Unfortunately, with COVID, we cannot give a specific return date, as this continues to be a fluid situation. We hope to have more clarity in the coming months. We will definitely be back.� The best way to reach them is by email at awards andmore.davis@gmail.com. ———— As I noted last week, the former Crucial Vibes space
at 204 E St. has a new tenant: a convenience store specializing in Asian food, drinks, snacks, stationery and gifts. I have confirmed that Myu Myu will begin its soft opening on Nov. 5, with hours of 12:30 to 9 p.m. Owner Lawrence Tanita said it will be open for about eight hours a day for the first week of November. Once all of its employees are hired and trained, it will likely expand to 12 hours. Its parent company, CTC Food International of Richmond, is a wholesaler of Asian food groceries and snacks. While some Myu Myu stores are deliverybased, this one is not. “We are a strict brickand-mortar store, and don’t plan to have an online option at this time,� Tanita said. “Because we are a convenience store with limited space, we are very selective in what products we carry.� He said it includes the most popular products from all parts of Asia, including Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. ———— A representative with The Chicken Hawkers said it is still working with the city
for the OK to open. “Hopefully, sometime next week,� they said Thursday via email. The new Thai restaurant is coming to El Macero Shopping Center, filling the former Extreme Pizza spot at 417 Mace Blvd. The pizza place closed in June. The Chicken Hawkers in Vacaville serves khao mun gai, a Thai chicken and rice dish that’s popular street food in Southeast Asia. ———— I regularly update my Google spreadsheet of more than 300 Davis businesses affected by COVID-19. It’s at https://bit.ly/Davis Businesses. There are sheets for Restaurants-open, Restaurants-closed, Businesses-retail, Businesses-service, Special hours (for older adults or compromised shoppers), and more. Please email wendyedit@gmail.com to suggest updates. — Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram pages. If you know of a business coming or going, contact her at wendyedit@gmail.com.
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BOWEN: Longtime city staffer ‘an institution unto himself’ From Page A1 Remembrance celebrations in memory of UC Davis students Sabrina Gonsalves and John Riggins (slain in 1980), implementation of downtown twinkle lights and recruitment of the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame to town ... Bowen’s first job with the city was as a recreation leader while still a student at DHS. He has spent 50 years working on behalf of the people of Davis, and there are few traditions, events or celebrations that don’t have Bowen’s signature on them. But 2020 has been a year of challenge and gloom. Celebrate Davis! and the Fourth of the July fireworks were scrapped. April’s Picnic Day Parade was mothballed, and now comes word that the city’s Christmastime Children’s Parade is off, as well as his beloved “Nutcracker.” “It’s been surreal,” Bowen told The Enterprise. “Over the past couple of decades there’s been a natural cycle to the town’s events and activities. “When that cycle’s broken, it’s much like everybody being quarantined — it does get to you a little bit. “(The pandemic) has kind of turned everything on its head.” Now, Bowen’s retirement — after 43 years as a fulltime Davis employee — is greeted with thanks, far and wide: “Bob is an institution unto himself,” former City Manager John Meyer reported. “He’s been the city’s showman — showing off our community and always positioning it in a good light. “I can’t recall ever seeing Bob not wearing his broad smile and can-do attitude. I owe him much thanks. When I was city manager, he was always there with energy, new ideas and was ready to undertake whatever it took to celebrate our community.” Bowen’s office in the Hunt-Boyer Mansion downtown is chockablock with reminders of what fun Davis has had over those past 50 years. As he sifted through the memorabilia, he reflected ... “The other day I pulled out an Amgen Tour of California T-shirt. That (event) was a whole lot of work and pretty satisfying. But then you realize that it is no more.” (Bowen had been a cog in the Davis wheel that brought starting and ending stages of the crossCalifornia race to town a decade ago.) Bowen says it’s sad: “The only thing we can count on is that things will keep changing on us. But none of us expected those changes would be so drastic. You’re talking about going back to 1918 and the Spanish flu kind of a thing. “This is the hundredyears flood of activities which had to be canceled.” No Celebrate Davis! No July fireworks. No children’s Christmas Parade or “Nutcracker.” But Bowen still works to provide glimmers of hope, flickers of times gone by. Weekend downtown street closures have provided outdoor space for Davis restaurants to safely provide food service, and just the other day, Bowen and his installation partner
Steve Wilkinson were checking on the traditional twinkle lights on downtown trees. “About six years ago, I noticed the lights that the city had contracted to be installed were not being maintained, so I went to Bob to lodge a complaint,” Wilkinson remembers. “Of course he sat me down to explain the whole history of the lights in the trees and how they had lost the funding to maintain them, etc. “Next thing I knew I was on the committee of two to survey all the trees and light poles and within the next few weeks the committee of two became the installation and repair crew of two. Bob, of course came up with a name, the Twinkle Light Crew. Not only do we still maintain the lights in Davis as well as decorating the holiday tree, but the Twinkle Light Crew also performs similar work to light up surrounding downtowns.” While there won’t be children’s parade in downtown Davis, Bowen and Wilkinson promise the “holiday tree” at Third and F streets will shimmer on schedule. That glint in Bowen’s eye? It’s the promise of Davis returning to “normal” sooner than later. “I’m not going anywhere,” Bowen says with a laugh. “I’m still a phone call away.”
The beginning Bob Bowen came to Davis from Fresno for his junior year at Davis High. It was 1968, and his father Ben, a 5-and-dime-store chain manager, had been transferred to Sacramento. “They looked around for a place to live, but thank goodness he and my mom Mary Lita chose Davis,” Bowen said. Bowen had just returned to the United States from an international student sojourn called People-toPeople. It was that trip to Washington, D.C., Paris and Prague that got Bowen to thinking about his future ... Still a student at Hoover High in Fresno, Bowen saw first-hand the raw social change of the late 1960s. First he witnessed police taking night sticks to protesters in the Poor People’s March at the U.S. Capitol. He arrived in Paris just after massive student riots had left many of the City of Lights’ streets reduced to rubble. Then, once in Czechoslovakia, Bowen and his classmates were rushed out of Prague: “I literally saw Soviet tanks going in to suppress that country’s democratic movement.” Bowen’s career path had been cast. At DHS, the 15-year-old Bowen immediately involved himself in student government. He took a part-time job as a playground leader for the city while focusing his studies
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Bob Bowen, left, and Steve Wilkinson replace twinkle lights on Second Street in September. on political science and public service. “I was trying to help my fellow students to do things based on the issues of the day. I wanted to impact how government can provide services and help people,” Bowen remembered. Bowen was elected student body president at Davis High before continuing his education at UC Davis. He became a popular summer go-to guy for local parks and community services programs and helped the city with holiday- and spring-break student offerings. Once he earned his master’s degree from Sacramento State, the city of Davis hired Bowen in 1977 as what was then called a “life enrichment specialist” — a position designed to supervise recreation programs. Over the years, his résumé grew: parks and community services coordinator, recreation supervisor, community services supervisor, promotions manager and his current title. A long list of events and programs, many of which were the brainchildren of Bowen, began almost immediately upon his first full-time gig. “The Children’s Nutcracker,” born of the need for something to keep Davis’ kids busy around the holidays, grew from that 70-person, one-time performance to a treasured rite of passage for thousands of Davis children. When Bowen was an undergrad at UCD, he was in charge one year of the Picnic Day Parade, so in his new role with the city, he melded the on-campus celebration with support activities in town. Converting the Varsity Theatre from a movie house to a performing arts venue and back to movie house came under Bowen’s purview. Important stages of the first Amgen Tour of California cycling race took place in Davis, thanks to Bowen’s involvement. His influence was felt when the city landed the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame in 2010. Fourth of July fireworks, the old Downtown Street
Faire, the RigginsGonsalves Warm Remembrance Festival, various teen-center configurations, Core Area twinkle lights ... There are few things in Davis that do not have the Bowen touch on them.
Bowen and family Bob met his wife Kate when she was employed by the Parks and Community Services Department. Married since 1991, Kate Bowen recently retired from teaching at Patwin Elementary and talked about life with Davis’ whirlwind of activity — and what retirement holds ... “Bob’s like a Davis institution,” she said. “And it’s not (because) of an event he’s created or has participated in. It’s because he has
this institutional memory, not only about the history of Davis ... but about how things work in our town.” Since the pandemic has wiped out a lot of the city’s day-to-day operations, Kate laughs when she talks about her husband’s continued work: “The phone rings all the time: ‘How do we do this? How do we turn off the water? Where is the power outlet? Bob knows all of that. “The events are great, and he hopes they continue, but it’s all of those little things that won’t be forgotten. Yes, he’s still going to be here, but his energy and his ‘just jump in the car and head downtown’ (attitude) will be missing. He knows how things work.
“Bob has an appreciation for everybody. He has such respect for all the people in the city of Davis. He’s developed relationships with those people over the course of his 43½ years, and that’s something that is lacking in our world: those people-to-people connections.” Dad has been an inspiration for the Bowens’ 27-year-old son, Spencer. The Cal graduate said his parents don’t separate their careers and who they are away from the office or classroom. He elaborated: “It’s all one and the same: Their careers are their positive influence on the world. They do their jobs, but then volunteer to give back to the world. It’s something I hope to emulate. What I do, and then what my career will be, is all public service. “I was really lucky to grow up with mom being a public school teacher and my dad being the public employee he is. It’s been inspiring.” And most of Davis was equally lucky to grow up with Bob Bowen, It’s been equally as inspiring. And fun. Notes: So what happens to Bowen’s position upon his retirement? Said Partida: “I don’t know the particulars of that right now, but hopefully it will not be a budget casualty. It’s something that is needed. We’ve had a lot of budget casualties ... I’m hoping we can do something.”
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Republican in the last election. It’s clear that the coronavirus is not yet under control and we can’t really know how life is going to play out in the future, but I think we can do a better job of planning for said future when it comes to youth sports. For most businesses, California has created a set of requirements for reopening based on the nature of each business, the virus’ countywide transmission rate and number of new COVID-19 cases. This makes sense to me. What doesn’t make sense is that youth sports aren’t addressed at all. Two weeks ago, NorCal Premier Soccer (the company I work for) — along with eight other youth sports organizations representing outdoor sports — penned a letter to Newsom’s office.
Sure, the dark cloud of the pandemic has settled over citywide youth athletic programs. But thanks to the diligence and resourcefulness of volunteers from Davis Little League to AYSO and swimming, programs have survived, have provided isolated escapes for their members — and are looking to 2021 with some hope. “For next year? There’s nothing set in stone yet, but there is a game plan,” Davis Lacrosse Association president John Churchward told The Enterprise. “I would describe it as tentative, based on all the stuff that’s (revolving) around COVID and what we’re asked to do by the county. In a perfect world? There are all intentions to put everything together for a spring season like in past years.” As members of the Northern California Junior Lacrosse Association, that means play could begin as early as February. All local youth sports programs were ravaged by the onslaught of the pandemic early last spring. Churchward’s group got one game in. Davis Little League played for a week before hanging it up. Davis Youth Softball Association didn’t play a single a game. “At first, we postponed the start,” DYSA President Carson Wilcox told The Enterprise. “We offered anybody who was getting laid off, or experiencing a hardship, immediate refunds. “After weeks passed and we realized we weren’t going to play, we canceled the season and requested if anybody could donate their registration fee — what was left. We explained how much already had been spent in background checks, uniforms and insurance.”
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iven the number of key players who have suddenly and unexpectedly been knocked out of action by this sinister virus that refuses to go away, it’s best to keep your college football wagers to a minimum this season. Wisconsin is a case in point. President Trump, of course, claims he single-handedly brought back Big 10 football this fall while simultaneously crushing the coronavirus, but don’t tell that to the rabid fans of the University of Wisconsin. The Mighty Badgers, starting their season almost two months later than normal, blasted Illinois, 45-7, in their home opener a week ago Friday. Quarterback Graham Mertz — making the first start of his college career — hit his first 17 passes to tie a school record and finished 20 of 21 for 248 yards and five touchdowns. Hey, give the kid the Heisman right now and end all the suspense and speculation. Mertz was the story of the week in a college football season that once appeared as if it might never happen. A feelgood fable in an otherwise dismal year for collegiate athletics, starting with the cancelation of last spring’s March Madness and extending into the scrubbing of all spring sports across the nation.
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ertz was in the lineup only because senior starter Jack Coan had foot surgery during fall camp and is out indefinitely. After the way Mertz played, Coan may be out permanently. Wisconsin partisans anxiously looked ahead to yesterday’s scheduled contest with once-fearsome Nebraska, which opened its season by getting hammered, 52-17, at Ohio State. Badger fans were licking their chops about a certain win in Lincoln that would push Wisconsin to 2-0 and into the conversation for the national championship playoff. But, just as the president formally announced that one of his major accomplishments was “ending” the coronavirus, this supposedly non-existent malady reared its ugly head once again. Sadly, just one day after Mertz’s spectacular collegiate debut, he tested positive for the coronavirus. No, everyone thought, this couldn’t be. He looked so healthy while completing all those passes. So Mertz was tested again the next day. Positive once again. According to Big 10 protocols, this freshman phenom is automatically banned from all team activities — and, of course, all games — for 21 days. That’s three full weeks,
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Davis Little League AAA champion Red Sox celebrate their 2019 title. It’s been awhile since local youth sports have seen such joy on a playing field.
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t’s important that I begin this column with an upfront and honest statement: I’m am not an unbiased party in what I’m about to write. I work in youth soccer, so I literally have a financial stake in whether or not our kids are playing the game that they love. It’s important that I disclose this information, but it’s also important that it’s clear what my No. 1 priority is in my job: the kids. Namely their health and safety ... especially, right now. If you’ve read any of my work during the pandemic, you know that I mostly erred on the side of caution — I wrote pieces against holding the “MLS is Back” Tournament, the USL returning to play and the resumption of most sports in this country in general. And I’m not asking for an immediate return to the norm.
I’m just asking for some clarity. Listen, I think Gov. Newsom and our state health officials have mostly done an excellent job navigating this unprecedented situation. Despite its multitude of population centers and status as the country’s most populous state, California has just the 33rd highest transmission rate of COVID-19 cases among the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico (so says the World Health Organization). Side note: The 16 states with the worst rates all voted
UCD hoops ops spot to Oliver Enterprise staff As UC Davis men’s basketball moves ever-closer to its season debut at the Bronco Classic in Santa Clara on Nov. 25, the Aggies are putting their newly selected director of operations Ryan Oliver to the challenge of keeping up with the ever-changing landscape of sports life during a pandemic. In his new role with UCD, Oliver will assist Aggie staff with planning and oversight of the program’s operations and budget. Oliver — who has experience from previous coaching positions at the international, Division III, junior college and high school levels — also will assist with organizing events that involve men’s basketball fans and alumni groups, serve as the video streaming liaison for the Big West Conference and coordinate the team’s recruiting, travel, camps and clinics. Oliver possesses extensive knowledge of UC Davis and its men’s basketball program since his older brother, Vince, competed for the Aggies from 2005-09.
OLIVER Joins Aggie men As a player, Oliver led Siena College men’s basketball to its first Division I national postseason visit in 2014. At Siena, he obtained a marketing degree before a professional basketball player in Ireland. Playing for Belfast Star BC and Ulster Elks BC, Oliver earned a berth on the FIBA Basketball Ireland’s All-Star Team. Oliver also served as an assistant coach for Ulster University’s men’s basketball program. His
leadership helped the team finish the 2017 season as Collegiate Ireland Basketball’s runner-up. When Oliver returned to the U.S. in 2018, he continued his coaching career as the co-director and head coach of the Spartans Elite Basketball Club, which led to Glendale College hiring him as an assistant basketball coach. In this position, he handled all of the program’s responsibilities, an extensive list that included on-court coaching, scouting, on- and offcampus recruiting, film evaluation and exchange. Success earned throughout his tenure in Glendale led to opportunities at Clark University as its assistant coach and at Northfield Mount Hermon School (Massachusetts) as the head coach of the boys’ basketball prep team and assistant coach of the national team — his previous position before joining the Aggies. While at CU, Oliver managed the program’s budget, travelrelated responsibilities and day-today operations, assisted the
coaching staff during practice and games, analyzed all video and created scouting reports for the Cougars’ opponents. He directly supervised student-athletes, interns, student employees and team managers, monitored student-athlete eligibility and academic progress requirements.In addition to handling similar responsibilities at Northfield Mount Hermon, he also monitored and managed recruitment of the school’s prospective college student-athletes. From 2008-11, the Inglewood native earned McDonald’s AllAmerica honors after leading Loyola High to a CIF-Southern Section 1A championship. The two-time All-Mission League recipient graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon in 2012 after leading the school’s boys’ basketball team to its first-ever New England Preparatory School Athletic Council title. Oliver earned his master’s in education from the University of Missouri in 2019.
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Reckless, lame moves made by Turner, Cash
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e could have been a hero to millions. Now those same millions bristle when they hear his name. As the world now knows, Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner tested positive for COVID-19 prior to Game 6 of the World Series. The test result came in during the contest and Turner was promptly removed. But instead of observing established isolation protocol, Turner returned to the playing field to celebrate the Dodgers’ first World Series title in 32 years. His selfish, brazen decision potentially exposed anyone who was still on the diamond, players, staff, TV personnel, to the virus. MLB came down hard, and deservedly so, on the Astros’ cheating scandal. Time will tell what punishment is meted out to Turner. Turner’s also a free agent as of last Wednesday. Think some teams might have second
thoughts about hiring him? ■ By the way, Turner might not have been in a celebratory mood were it not for the nonsensical, inane move by Rays manager Kevin Cash. Cash removed his starter Blake Snell, who had held the Dodgers to two hits and no runs through 5 1/3 innings. Cash’s lame, analytical “explanation” was that a pitcher loses effectiveness when he faces a lineup for the third time in a game. Anyone watching Snell mow down a strong L.A. lineup (nine strikeouts) could see he had plenty left in the tank — and it wasn’t like Mariano Rivera was coming out of the Rays bullpen. Naturally, the Dodgers went up 2-1 with a seething Snell on the bench. That potential winner-take-all seventh game? Up in smoke. ■ Column co-conspirator Bob Rose notes the irony of the COVID-ravaged 2020 college football season: “You have a
team (Army) accepting a bowl bid before a conference (Pac-12) ... who will supply the opponent, yet to open its season” That’s the scheduled matchup in the Shreveport-based Independence Bowl. ■ Best name in all of the NFL: Green Bay wideout Equanimeous St. Brown. ■ If you are a fan of the New York Giants or Jets (bless your heart), aren’t you questioning the competency of the people running your team? Going into today, Big Blue and Gang Green are a combined 1-13. ■ Assistant coaches who have worked on Nick Saban’s staffs frequently get head coaching
jobs at other schools. Names like Kirby Smart (Georgia), Lane Kiffin (Ole Miss), Jeremy Pruitt (Tennessee), Jimbo Fisher (Texas A&M) and others come to mind. Saban beat all four in succession over the last month. Record of former Saban aides all-time against Nick: 0-23. ■ Hard to believe it’s been a decade since Giants reliever Brian Wilson struck out Nelson Cruz looking for San Francisco’s first World Series title since they moved from New York in 1958. The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly caught up with Wilson to relive that postseason ... Go to: theathletic.com/2169809/2020/10/ 29/giants-brian-wilson-beardworld-series/?amp0. ■ When a penalty is called, then assessed, in college or pro football, TV cameras immediately focus on the referee for the call. No one in the TV booth needs to call the penalty prior to the ref doing so. The ref ’s call is the definitive,
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From Page B1 Wilcox said it was lucky for his group that “most said, ‘Just keep it.’ With everybody being generous, we ended up in a pretty healthy spot. That was good vibes.” Not everybody was so lucky ... Davis Little League, like softball, had received registration fees and already had paid for uniforms, insurance, field maintenance and other set annual costs. The big difference? DLL relies on its season-long snack bar revenue to keep sign-up fees reasonable and to fund ongoing expenses. There was no Snack Shack income after Week 1. “We offered to refund half their money,” Little League President Rob Stevenson noted, adding that league leaders hoped that families would donate that money. And what about next season? “The consensus from the board is we have to plan for a regular spring season,” Stevenson reported. “Obviously, that will be dependent on the state (and county health protocols).” Signups for DLL are expected to be taken online, starting after Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, AYSO, which can attract almost 3,000 players for its spring and fall seasons combined, scrambled as well. The spring season was basically a non-starter. AYSO officials — like Little League — put together a limitedgroup-size, ad hoc workout season (which ended last week). The idea drew 500 participants, and, according to organization treasurer Peter Carroll, the purpose was two-fold. One was to recoup some of the lost revenue by not fielding Select teams in the spring ... “And two, we saw a real need in the community for us to have some sort of outdoor environment — as safe as we can make it — for the kids,” Carroll explained. “Get outside, get some sun and see
not speculative, word. ■ Can’t blame Titans linebacker coach Jim Haslett if he heads to the wrong locker room today. Tennessee is at Cincinnati, where Haslett coached from 2016 to 2018. He began his coaching career in 1991 with Sacramento Surge in the World League. ■ Indiana’s 36-35 upset win over Penn State on Oct. 24 was the Hoosiers’ first win over a Top 10 team since 1987. A successful 2-point try in overtime was the difference. Only took 33 years! ■ A few spots remain for the Battlefields2Ballfields golf tournament on Nov. 9 at Del Paso Country Club. For further information, go to battlefields2ball fields.org. ■ “The time to hesitate is through,” came the 1967 refrain from the Doors’ Jim Morrison. Get out and vote on Tuesday. — Gripes? Opinions? Tips? Contact Doug Kelly @ dkelly3918@gmail.com.
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Back when there was AYSO soccer, Emma Withrow of the under-12 girls Davis Voltage Select crew breezes past a defender during a 2019 tournament. their friends and family in a safe setting after school.” Carroll described the socially distanced workouts “like a foosball game” in which players were put in rows of wide berths where they passed the ball around and were forbidden to come in contact with each other. Groups were composed of four or five for younger kids and up to 10 for the older ones, Carroll said. Little League, at no charge, provided Fall Ball, allowing a ratio of four players to one coach for individual workouts. That fall training also ended last week with more than 100 ballplayers turning out. “It wasn’t games, but it gave the kids the opportunity to get out and do some baseball things again,” Stevenson added. Davis Junior Blue Devils, the city’s tackle football program, had its fall season postponed to January. Affiliated with the Independent Sports Alliance of California, DJBD board member Paul Hasson says signups have been so robust — thanks in part to the success of the Delta League champion Davis High team — that the U14 team is packed with 30 players, and signups for three other age groups are seeing increasing numbers over previous years. Hasson said that, if state and county health officials say “go,” Junior Blue Devils
Learn more ■ Davislax.org ■ Davislittleleague. sportssignup.com ■ davisyouthsoftball.org ■ juniorbluedevils.com ■ davisayso.org ■ aquadarts.com. practices will start in December with games slated for January and February 2021. While every other citybased program seems to at least have enough space, Aquadarts head age-group swim coach Carolee Gregg says that finding “enough pool lanes with the public health restrictions has been a problem.” Gregg’s kids, after signing up for the group’s popular spring programs, were forced by coronavirus out of local pools from March through he middle of June. Three hundred Springdarts were given refunds. And the eventual return to the pool forced adjustments that limited the number of lanes in which kids could swim — and limited the number of swimmers who could be in those lanes. “We were fortunate that Aquadarts parents were really supportive,” Gregg told The Enterprise. “We kept things rolling via Zoom, scavenger hunts, movie nights ... anything and everything to stay connected with the kids in the spring.
“We were all very excited when we got back on the pool deck.” When the Darts returned to the water, attendance was down from 500 in 2019 to about 200 this summer, Gregg relayed. Wilcox says DYSA soon will begin reaching out to potential softball players at local schools and plans to play a normal spring schedule. The caveat? “This year we’ll be more reticent about making (upfront) payments on overhead items until the very last second,” Wilcox promised. Notes: As if all the adjusting wasn’t enough, DYSA had a fire at its storage facility during the summer, resulting in $30,000 in damage. Wilcox said the parents’ generosity has been doubly important as the league restocks. ... Hasson said the Junior Blue Devils currently are taking registration without payment: “People can pay their balance before the first game. We are committed to playing football when it is safe to do so.” ... Just when they thought it was safe: massive Northern California wildfires also impacted how much time local kids could spend on practice fields and in the pools. Unsafe air quality forced as many as two dozen outdoor session cancelations. — Reach DE sports editor Bruce Gallaudet at bgallaud et41@gmail.com or call 530320-4456.
We weren’t asking for a reopening, but rather a plan. Those nine organizations represent 1.5 million California residents, almost 4 percent of the state. While acknowledging the importance of making decisions based on data and science, our letter also wrote that: “Youth sports play a vital role in the mental and physical health of children. “Currently, youth sports organizations are hampered in our ability to fulfill our mission, and California’s children are paying the price — especially at the lowest socioeconomic levels,” it continued. “Further clarification of the State’s return-to-play will help youth sports organizations prepare for and provide safe healthy activity for California’s children.” In a recent news briefing, Newsom acknowledged receiving the letter and said he would speak on the issue soon. He then said that the state needed more time and that they wanted to get it right before making an announcement. I agree with this logic — it’s always better to be correct than fast. Just ask anyone who’s had to print a retraction before. But how long do the children have to wait? All but three states have reopened for youth sports and, while I don’t think this necessarily makes it the correct decision, families are already resorting to more dangerous alternatives to get their kids playing again. Three weeks ago when I drove to Arizona, my hotel was filled with youth soccer teams. From California. It seems apparent that the kids are going to travel to play anyway, so why not open up to at least allow for competition just between teams from the same club or the same city? Surely that’s much safer than driving across state lines and risking exposure by staying in hotels. The sport I love takes place outdoors, where scientists have noted that it’s much more difficult to pass on the virus. It’s not a direct comparison, but that “MLS is Back” Tournament I worried about? Almost no new cases were reported during the event, despite it taking place in the virus cesspool that is Florida. Eleven L.A. Galaxy II players tested positive for COVID-19 and played Sacramento Republic FC during the virus’ incubation period. The Republic canceled its next game out of precaution, but no Sacramento players tested positive. Look, we all know that an immediate return to play isn’t going to happen. All I’m asking for is a plan because right now kids are participating in socially distanced trainings with no clear goal to work towards. I said at the start of the pandemic that I would rather have it last for a year but know the end date than have it last for three months but not know. The same logic can be applied here: tell our kids that they can’t play games for six months, but give them a clear set of criteria so they can have a better idea of when to expect something. Because right now our kids are in the dark and “I don’t know” is no longer a good enough answer from the government. — Evan Ream’s column publishes once every three weeks. Reach him at evanream3 @gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @EvanReam.
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Chase Wolf, who was unlikely to see much action this year given that he was behind both Coan and Mertz on the depth chart, also tested positive. All of which brings us to redshirt freshman Danny Vander Boom, who has thrown exactly one pass in a Badger uniform, but has now moved from
No. 4 to No. 1. The only other quarterback on the roster is freshman walk-on Daniel Wright, though head coach Paul Chryst’s wife did once play catch with the kids in the backyard and could suit up if necessary. Fast-forward to last Wednesday when we learned that 12
members of the football program — six players and six staffers — tested positive for the coronavirus. Chryst himself is among the afflicted. The anticipated rout of Nebraska was canceled, much to the relief of Cornhusker fans everywhere. The game will not be made up.
In an already shortened season, having a crucial matchup disappear into thin air is likely fatal to the Badgers’ national championship hopes. Yes, Mr. President, the Big 10 is back. So, too, is the virus. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
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Backing Provenza, Measure B Election Day is almost here, and a big proportion of Yolo County has already voted. But for those still on the fence, here’s a reminder of a couple of earlier endorsements. We’re enthused to back Measure B and Yolo County Supervisor Jim Provenza. IF APPROVED, Measure B would amend the city’s General Plan to allow for the 187acre DISC site east of Mace Boulevard just off of Interstate 80. The developers — Ramco Enterprises, the Buzz Oates Group and Reynolds & Brown — aim to provide much-needed research and innovation space to businesses emerging from UC Davis, thousands of local jobs to graduates and other Davis residents, and increase the city’s housing supply. Over a 20-year buildout, the project would bring 2.64 million square feet of business and innovation space — 1,510,000 of research, office and R&D; 884,000 for manufacturing; 160,000 of hotel and conference space and 40,000 of ancillary retail — as well as 850 residential units. That we’ve been dealing with a brain drain for years is self-evident. Just take a glance up I-80 to the cluster of biotech companies in Vacaville, where Solano County officials leverage their proximity to UC Davis in order to attract high-paying companies. Or look east instead of west, where UCD itself is building Aggie Square in Sacramento. The city of Davis, at the moment, can’t even contemplate competing with that. Our retail base is shrinking, and nobody knows what the total long-term effect of the coronavirus is going to be, but we can count on it making the situation much worse. We need options for the future, options to diversify our economy, to provide a new source of high-paying jobs and to add a real tax boost to the city’s coffers. To do nothing as COVID swings a virtual wrecking ball at the national and local economy is asking for trouble. The city expects the project to add a net $5 million annually to its budget to support essential services and amenities like parks, greenbelts, and sports facilities without raising taxes. Additionally, it would generate more than $1.3 million annually in new revenues for the Davis Joint Unified School District It’s a big decision, but Davis voters have never shied away from big decisions. A yes vote gives us a chance to take control of future growth in this town. By approving Measure B, we can establish a roadmap for what the economy and what our community will be. ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, Provenza is the clearest choice to serve the people of the district, which includes much of north, east and south Davis. Provenza’s dozen years on the board have been marked by his diligent work on behalf of his constituents and the most vulnerable residents of the county. He came to the board in 2009, following a lengthy career as an attorney that included stints at the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County, where his work focused on domestic violence, consumer fraud and civil rights violations; with Legal Services of Northern California, where he focused on housing discrimination cases; as counsel to both the state Senate Judiciary Committee and the Assembly Public Safety Committee; and as a representative of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office in the state Capitol. He is the chair of First 5 Yolo, an agency that improve the lives of the county’s youngest residents, from early developmental screenings to child abuse prevention efforts. Likewise, staff and volunteers at the Yolo Crisis Nursery credit Provenza with helping save the nursery when it was on the verge of being shuttered several years ago. The nursery, located in Davis, provides care to children 0-5 whose parents are in crisis. That care keeps young children safe while their parents receive the help they need. It is one of the most effective systems we have for keeping kids out of the welfare system. For his experience, his service and the good things he still has yet to accomplish, we are proud to recommend to the voters of the District 4 to send Jim Provenza back to the Board of Supervisors for another term.
t’s by no means certain that California voters will pass Proposition 15, but if they do, it would be the largest tax increase in the state’s history. That said, it would provide a relatively small down payment on the long-standing desire of the state’s educational establishment for a massive increase in spending that’s needed, advocates say, to improve California’s rather dismal K-12 educational outcomes. Proposition 15, largely sponsored by the California Teachers Association and other public employee unions, would increase property taxes on some commercial real estate, such as office buildings and hotels, by requiring their taxable values to be upgraded more often. Estimates of its effects vary somewhat, but generally are in the $10 billion to $12 billion per year range, with schools getting about 40% of the proceeds. Those are big numbers, but the few billion extra dollars that would flow to schools are a fraction of the $25 billion to $30 billion more per year that unions and other educational groups have been touting. The increase is needed, they say, to make a
real difference in academic test scores, high school graduation rates and other measures of academic attainment. The number derives from a 2018 report from a multiuniversity team of academic researchers saying that California should spend 38% more, or about $4,000 per pupil per year, to raise overall achievement and close the “achievement gap” that separates poor and/or Englishlearner students from their more advantaged peers. The 2018 report and much other academic drumbeating for higher education spending comes from Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), a consortium of the state’s major university schools of education. As the campaign over Proposition 15 — basically a duel between public worker unions and business interests — entered its final stages,
LETTERS Guenther for City Council I am voting for Larry Guenther for Davis City Council. I wholeheartedly endorse him. He will be a major asset to our city. Larry has a history of exemplary public service, from service to our country to service on commissions and associations in Davis. He has a special blend of intelligence and experience to lead us forward. His years long experience in contracting will give him an edge in understanding complex development projects. His proven record of integrity, honesty, experience and hard work is what we need on our Council. We are very lucky that a man of his caliber has decided to run to serve us as a Council member. Theodora Oldknow Davis
Who’s at the table? In many communities today, there is a growing focus on the need for more diversity within the leadership of our institutions. Did you know that for the past decade, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors has consisted of all male members? We can do better than that. In District 4, we have the opportunity to cast our vote for Linda Deos. She will bring her own experience, knowledge, passion and a
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PACE issued another report to reinforce its advocacy for a big increase in school financing. Its core is a series of charts comparing education spending in California to that of other major states and tracing what it says is a relative decline in California’s commitment to schools.
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iting the global size of California’s economy, the report laments that “California school funding — even before COVID-19 — was insufficient to meet educational goals and address the needs of students, particularly given the state’s high cost of living. How can that be true? Why is education funding so low in California, despite its wealth and comparatively high tax revenues?” The report’s charts appear to be accurate as far as they go. But they don’t go far enough because they are confined to financial comparisons on the questionable assumption, also reflected in the 2018 study, that money automatically equates to educational achievement. If PACE and other advocates of big increases in school spending were intellectually honest, they would
more diverse perspective to the issues facing the Board of Supervisors. I’ve heard it said that “If you are not at the table, then you are on the menu”. I want to be represented by Linda Deos, a qualified and dedicated leader who will embody the perspectives of many of us who haven’t been physically represented at the board’s “table” for a decade or more. Linda will work hard to increase the representation of all Yolo County citizens. Please join me in voting for a more diverse Board of Supervisors. Vote for Linda Deos. Joanne Haller Davis
I support Dillan Horton I am honored to support Dillan Horton for Davis City Council district 2. Dillan, who is a recent graduate of UCD in political science came to Davis over six years ago and is planning to make Davis his home. He is well-informed about local, state, and national politics. Dillan listens to the concerns of Davis residents and works to find solutions. Prior to announcing his candidacy Dillan hosted numerous round table discussions with members of various Davis community groups in order to better assess the needs here. Small business entrepreneurs, seniors, technology, mental health, LGBTQIA families, and minority families were among the round table groups. In his present job, Dillan assists his developmentally disabled clients as they navigate
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not only compare spending levels to other states, but also compare how well they are faring vis-à-vis California in national academic testing results and other measures of attainment. New York, for instance, is spending at least 50% more per pupil than California but its scores on the last batch of National Assessment of Educational Progress tests were virtually identical to California’s — both being subpar. Meanwhile, many states that spend much less than California routinely score higher. Regardless of Proposition 15’s outcome, the neverending debate on California education will continue, but it should be a debate about more than money. Some of the academic resources being devoted to persuading Californians to raise taxes for schools should be spent on exploring why outcomes elsewhere bear little or no relationship to how much money other states are spending. — CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more stories by Dan Walters, go to calmatters.org/ commentary.
their daily lives throughout our community. He plans to work for inclusivity for everyone no matter their status. Dillan can bring the perspective of a person of color as well as of the LGBTQIA community to Davis City Council. Dillan, as an apartment dweller, has had to move every year since arriving in Davis. He knows first hand about renting and wants truly affordable housing built for students, working families and retirees. Dillan is most concerned about reimagining public safety here in Davis. He is the chair of the Police Accountability Commission and has had firsthand experience of “driving while black” in Davis, having been stopped four times in the last six years. In early summer, Dillan organized and led the March for Justice, a very well attended rally in honor of those who have died at the hands of police across the country. Dillan is an experienced leader. Currently, he is the vice-chair of the Yolo County Democratic Party and is a delegate to the California State Democratic Party, an elected position. Dillan will speak for you if elected to the Davis City Council from District 2. As I live in District 2, I am excited to be voting for Dillan Horton for Davis City Council. For more information, check out his website Dillan4Davis.com. Luanna Villanueva Davis
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Vote yes on Measure D to Renew Measure J D stands for ‘Democracy in action’ Special to The Enterprise
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easure D is on the November ballot to renew Measure J, which was originally passed by Davis voters in 2000 and renewed overwhelmingly in 2010 as Measure R. Measure J requires voter approval for development of open space or agricultural land within or adjacent to the city. Historically, the city’s borders have been where growth pressure is greatest. Measure J acknowledges the importance of incorporating citizen review into the planning process and is offered for renewal to the public every 10 years. Measure J was originally drafted by Davis citizens, with the help of environmental and legal counsel, as a response to the unbridled growth in the 1990s. At the time, Davis was growing at more than double the rate of other California cities resulting in serious budgetary shortfalls, circulation issues, overwhelmed city services and inadequate school capacity for children. Measure J requires project proposals undergo all normal entitlement review and public hearings before commissions and the City Council. Only if the
COMMENTARY council approves a project does it go before the voters. Measure J requires that projects going before the voters include a list of “baseline features” that describe key elements that cannot be changed significantly without a subsequent vote. Unlike “development agreements,” baseline project features are binding and cannot be renegotiated later. Measure J also wisely contains exemptions for schools, parks, and affordable housing necessary to meet regional fair share housing needs. Fundamentally, Measure J was adopted so citizens would have a meaningful say in the ratification of projects proposed for open space and agricultural land where development pressures are greatest and most likely to distort the regular planning processes. Measure J was not intended to limit growth, but to give the city leverage to negotiate better projects with more amenities and fewer impacts on the environment. By renewing Measure J, Davis citizens will continue to have the final word. With Measure J, you get the project you voted for — and you get a better project. Another major feature of Measure J is that it requires transparency. Projects must provide full disclosure of their descriptions and analysis for the public
to review prior to a vote. This allows public participation in decisions related to impacts on traffic, sewer and water services, public safety, budgets and taxes.
Debunking myths ■ Measure J does not limit growth, contrary to some falsehoods which have been fielded; it is neutral on growth. It simply gives the city the clout to negotiate for better designed projects with features and amenities the community wants and will benefit by, rather than what the developers prefer to propose. Further, it gives us the ability to get better, more sustainable projects with the least impact on our environment and the farming community. ■ Measure J has not increased housing costs. When one reviews the data, the cost of housing in Davis has risen at the same rate relative to other California cities. However, a difference which has always existed is that the base price of housing in Davis has always been higher as is often the case with university host cities. ■ Measure J is not why housing availability has been an issue. First, a major factor limiting housing is that new housing production was depressed nationwide due to the Great Recession and its prolonged financial impacts. Therefore Davis, like other cities, has had less new
housing built. Second, the decreased availability of housing is primarily due to UCD’s failure for the past two decades to build adequate housing for its rapid student population growth. UCD is the largest UC with over 5,300 acres and a 900-acre core campus, yet it has not been building the oncampus student housing needed for its own accelerated growth. UCD has been pushing 71% of its student housing needs onto Davis and other communities resulting in UCD’s housing needs absorbing a disproportional amount of the Davis housing market. ■ Measure J does not involve infill growth. It is important to recognize that Measure J has played no part in the growth or lack of housing within the city. Measure J only comes into play in the infrequent situations when open space or ag land is proposed for development. Even our city’s Housing Element states that “Measure J has not prohibited any development required by state law or deemed necessary based on local housing needs.” For instance, over the last two years the city has approved a significant amount of new housing. This includes 4,500 new student-oriented beds, several affordable housing multi-family projects, and a senior-oriented development. The city has also approved a
workforce multi-family project and is soon to approve a mixeduse project including workforce rental housing. In addition, the city’s rental vacancy rate has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in significantly far fewer UCD students returning to the city.
Democracy in action Voting Yes on Measure D to renew Measure J is truly democracy in action. Yes on Measure D will assure that Davis citizens retain their right to vote on projects that would develop open space and agricultural lands. Finally, with the advent of City Council district elections there will be less pressure on each council member to have a citywide overview. Rather than only three council votes making the final decision, particularly if the project affects your neighborhood, Measure J assures that all Davis voters get to weigh in on the final decision. Continue your right to weigh in on the planning of our city’s future by voting yes on Measure D to renew Measure J on Nov. 3. — Ken Wagstaff, former mayor of Davis; Eileen M. Samitz, former Davis Planning Commissioner; Mark Spencer, former Davis Planning Commissioner; Desmond Jolly, UCD Extension, Agricultural Economist Emeritus
Prop. 25 will help build fairness Special to CalMatters
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ost of us have been told since childhood that a bedrock principle of justice in our free society is that a person is innocent and cannot be deprived of freedom until proven guilty. That may be true for those with financial resources. But for those of us without great personal wealth, the justice system, through the use of money bail, finds us guilty before we even get our day in court. And we pay for it dearly. This November, the money bail industry is asking you to keep a system that exploits poor families, but take it from me: ending money bail through Proposition 25 is how California can finally build a justice system based on fairness. I know how the predatory bail system works, because I am a victim of it, and its outcomes are predictably unfair. Those without a big enough wallet to pay bail remain in jail — treated, in effect, with a presumption of guilt — until the charges against them are resolved. For some, the charges against them are ultimately dropped. Many others simply give up their constitutional right to contest the charges against them and plead guilty; not because they’ve done anything wrong, but because that is the quickest way for them to get out of jail and back to their families. That’s my story. Because of my family’s lack of finances, I was left with little choice other
than to plead guilty to felony charges. During the time I was incarcerated I was unable to support my children and missed being there for their birthdays, Christmas and other special moments. What I didn’t realize when I was encouraged to plead guilty to secure my own freedom, was that there would be scores of consequences that would follow me the rest of my life — making it much harder to get a job, rendering me ineligible for jury service, and otherwise permanently restricting my future. Like many families in Black and brown communities across California, my family has been exploited by a bail-bond industry that each year collects more than a halfbillion dollars in bond fees. If you’ve ever been put in the position of having to bail out a loved one, you know that it forces you to make difficult financial commitments at a time of extreme stress — a time when the choice before you is either to commit to paying a price you can illafford to pay or to allow someone you love to spend days, weeks or months locked inside a cell. If you fall behind on your payment schedule, the repercussions are endless. My credit rating has suffered. Even now, the constant phone calls from bail agencies bring me anxiety every time I see their number come across my screen. My family’s story is not unique. There are thousands of working-class
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families across California who have been similarly impacted by a bail system that uses them for profit. There is a better way. After years of research and analysis, the Legislature in 2018 voted to replace the flawed system of money bail with one in which decisions about who can receive pretrial release are based only on fairness, and unbiased considerations of risk.
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he bail-bond industry quickly raised enough money to put that law on hold until the public could vote to uphold it. Now that the decision is before voters as Prop. 25, the bail industry is spending almost $10 million so they can continue to exploit people — mostly the poor or those from communities of color like me — for profit. Prop. 25 will prevent Californians from having to face the ongoing financial calamity that comes with money bail. Please stand with me, justice reform and civil rights leaders, and the California Democratic Party in voting Yes on Prop. 25 to make sure liberty is decided by a system based on fairness — not the size of anyone’s wallet. — Stephanie Jeffcoat is a policy fellow at A New Way of Life and an advocate with All of Us or None, a grassroots organization of formerly incarcerated people who advocate on behalf of justice reform, sjeffcoat@ anewwayoflife.org. She wrote this for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California's Capitol works and why it matters.
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A mental-health advocate Josh Chapman will bring a new and fresh perspective to the Davis City Council in the upcoming election on Nov. 3. He has creative ideas and a strong sense of civic duty. With his experience as a business owner, and as the past president of the Davis Downtown Business Association, he will be able to help tackle the city’s biggest challenges with creative and innovative solutions. As more businesses will begin reopening, Josh will remain diligent to ensure that the city takes steps to reopen safely. Josh is an active volunteer and has served our community in a variety of ways. In one of his many roles, he was the School Outreach Coordinator for Suicide Prevention of Yolo County’s “SOS — Signs of Suicide” program reaching out to over 4,200 secondary students. Additionally, he presented to nearly 150 parents at a forum on depression, bullying, and how to reach out for help. He listens carefully and works towards finding solutions. Josh is committed to helping Davis enhance public safety through accessibility and transparency, and will work to improve our city’s quality of life. Josh has been a longtime neighborhood advocate for District 5 and advocates for fundamental changes at the local level. With his vast business and work experience, he has proven to be the type of leader that the city of Davis needs, and he will be a good steward of our public funds.
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Local candidates I have known Jim Provenza for a long time. He is a compassionate person and likes to help others. He served as a county supervisor and proved his skills to solve problems. He connects well with his constituents. We need to re-elect him to continue his good work on the board of supervisors. Both Lucas Frerichs and Will Arnold did a wonderful job on the city council. They studied the issues, reached out to the community, and listened to the community at large. I live in South Davis and will not have the chance to vote for either. So please vote for them. As for me in District 5 (South Davis), Rochelle Swanson is the best candidate. She is experienced, understands the issues. Her previous eight years on the council put her in the best position to hit the ground running. Please vote for Rochelle. For the Davis School Board, I am supporting Vigdis Asmundson. Vigdis was born and educated in Davis from K-12 to UC Davis graduate school. She has over 20 years of experience in education from K-12 classrooms to the California Department of Education. Please vote for Vigdis for the Davis School Board. Hamza El-Nakhal Davis
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One instance in particular was when he asked me to be in pictures for a city of Davis thing, and before I knew it I was on the cover of the Parks and Rec Catalog and hanging on the wall at the First Northern Bank. The tellers were thrilled when I came to cash my check from Baskin Robins. I felt pretty special at the bank after that, because the tellers would all chat with me when I came in from that day forward. We don’t always see each other but every time we do it is clear how much friendship we share. If elected, I trust Colin to be just as passionate for including other people as he was 35 years ago. You can count on him to answer the phone and listen. Please vote for my friend Colin. Colin O’Hara Davis
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The reality of Measure B Arguments by developers to build an “innovation center” and “affordable” housing sound great to most people. However, if you live in the eastern half of Davis what it offers is doubtful. The reality is much, much more traffic and a lower quality of life for most of us living in the area of Measure B’s direct effect. I have lived in “Old” East Davis for 32 years, plus three in South Davis. More development — whether affordable housing or industrial — is not necessarily better unless you are a developer or a city manager with a looming budget shortfall. Development by annexing 200 acres of prime farmland on the edge of town, without adequate infrastructure will further exasperate an already serious, growing traffic problem. Thursdays and Fridays are witness to gridlock, from the Mace/I-80 onramp, back to Highwy 113, particularly Covell Boulevard to the north, and Cowell and Mace boulevard to the south. New, traffic-guiding software, such as Waze is leading eastbound drivers around Davis, off of I-80, which has over the last 20 years become a bottleneck for drivers. This behavior will not change until I-80 is widened, part of the long-term 10-year plan. Add to this a projected 24,000 car trips a day at the same interchange and we have a very real Davis nightmare, similar to other sprawling East Bay communities and Los Angeles. Why not build in West Davis, where there are already highways able to support added congestion, namely Highway 113 and I-80. Both are closer to UC Davis, an obvious “innovation” partner. Please vote no on Measure B to maintain the quality of our community. Let the citizens of Davis participate in the planning of this great city (please refer to Measure D). Davis’ charm, after all, is precisely because it has continued to be a pedestrian, bicyclefriendly community, now in big demand by our new generation of working adults, a role model for communities in the U.S. and beyond. Charles H. Pickett Davis
Support for Frerichs As a resident of Woodland and someone who is active in the climate change and general environmental arena, I have observed and had the pleasure to interact with Lucas Frerichs for a number of years. He was instrumental in founding our CCA, Valley Clean Energy (VCEA), which delivers clean energy to Davis, unincorporated Yolo County, Woodland, and soon to Winters. In his role as an initial and ongoing board member of VCEA, Lucas’s legislative knowledge and background as well as commitment to climate and the broader areas of natural resources has served the board and VCEA well. Looking to the future, the need to both mitigate and adapt to climate change has become more evident by the weeks. Lucas understands this and the need to build resilience in our communities and lists it as one of his priorities on his web page to “address adverse climate change impacts.” Good! Lucas’s leadership has had a positive effect on Davis’s impact throughout the region and as well as for the region as a whole. I support him for his run for reelection to the Davis City Council. Christine Shewmaker Woodland
Keep the best supervisor Jim Provenza is someone who’s made major contributions to Yolo County in too many ways to list here. As County Supervisor, he quietly goes about doing the work of the people rather than tooting his own horn. He’s such a valuable resource and advocate in local government and beyond, it’s foolhardy to vote for his opponent because “it’s time for a change.” We’ve seen the results of change for the sake of change. Make the smart choice and re-elect Jim Provenza to Yolo County Supervisor. He brings a wealth of experience, wisdom, and expertise to our community that shouldn’t be tossed aside. Leslie Carroll Davis
Davis to his core Will Arnold has been a dear friend of mine for 25 years. I’m thankful for our friendship and the impact he has made on our family. Will has been a mentor to my daughter and her leadership class. This speaks volumes about the type of leader he is because he does this to help future leaders knowing others did the same for him when he was a student. Giving back to the community that helped to shape him into who he is. Will has taught me so much over the years about a wide array of topics ... including politics. He has the gravitas and desire to serve his community that make him the perfect City Council member. I cannot offer a stronger endorsement than I can for
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Time for a change Will’s re-election. He knows Davis because he is Davis to his core. Clay McLin Davis
Walsh for city council This council is spending at least $1 million per year on a respite center that provides only day services for the homeless and leaves them without a set place to go at night, especially if they have pets. They also have not ruled out a giveaway of 7 acres of open space land, paid with Davis taxpayer Measure O funds, to the DISC developers. Additionally, they pushed through a rental deal with BrightNight, without commission vetting or competitive bidding, to place a solar array on Davis-owned land. As a result, the city is getting only about one-third of the market value of the land. But oddly, there is not enough money to fix the roads, make the traffic signals in downtown work for people trying to get from one side of town to the other, repair bike paths, or have a solvent pension plan for the firefighters, police and the rest of the city employees. If you want to keep allowing poor financial decisions and private developers to take advantage of this fair city, then your choice is to re-elect the incumbents and former council members. If, however, you would like to have a new person who has a deep connection to the community and who has fought for years for transparency in city governance, then vote for the new and independent voice of Colin Walsh. Russell Tangren Davis
Vote no on Measure B “What’s in a name?” William Shakespeare’s Juliet wanted us to imagine Romeo with a different name. Romeo, of course, would be the exact same person no matter what his name was. The DISC project is desperate for a name that truly reflects reality. First, it was called MIRC (Mace Ranch Innovation Center): a questionable use of the word ‘innovation’ since it was basically a big office park. Then it morphed into ARC (Aggie Research Campus). Since there is and was no connection whatsoever to anything Aggie, that name was scrapped. Then the developer cleverly moved on incorporating two green buzz words in the latest incarnation of this boondoggle: DISC (Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus). “Innovation” sounds compelling, but what is innovative about a sprawling commercial business park with nearly 5,000 parking spaces on our eastern border? What is innovative about destroying prime farmland (purchased by Davis taxpayers) and our last Burrowing Owl habitat? Asserting that the project has “sustainability” is utterly false. Exactly what is sustainable about 24,000 vehicles added to an already crowded Mace Boulevard along with 83 million more pounds yearly of greenhouse gas emissions? Davis currently has a downtown larded with vacant commercial space. DISC will exacerbate the vacancy rate leaving the city of Davis with even fewer tax dollars. Taxpayers will then end up holding the bag: the Woodland Innovation Center has not attracted one tenant despite offering lower rents and being located closer to UCD via Highway 113. A robust post-COVID commercial real estate market is unlikely. Since the developer seems to have a problem finding a name that truly reflects the reality of DISC, may I propose: BUMMER. Boondoggle Under Mace Means Environmental Rip-off. Please vote no on Measure B. Karen L. Baker Davis
Candidate for Los Rios Meet David Sandino, my husband, he is running for Los Rios Trustee Who is he? David is a professor of law, teaching water law, environmental law, energy law and other courses at Sacramento State University, Santa Clara University School of Law, Lincoln Law School of Sacramento, UC Davis Extension and other colleges. His experience have given him a strong understanding of the educational needs of students both for college transfer and career education.
David currently serve as a water and energy attorney for the State of California working to help solve water and energy problems in the state. Appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger, he served as Chief Counsel for the California Department of Water Resources and understands how to guide large organizations. He represented the U.S. through the Fulbright Program as a law professor teaching international law in Russia. We have a business background, managing a family and clients real estate. Additionally, David has negotiated dozens of contracts and successfully worked with tenants, fortune 500 companies, and small businesses. What will he do — David will focus on helping to guide Los Rios community colleges through the educational and budget hardships stemming from the pandemic. A long-term focus is to improve access to the colleges and improve career training programs. David will serve as an ethical, transparent, and hard-working trustee representing all members of the Los Rios community. Georgina Valencia Valencia Consulting
Re-elect Provenza I’ve known Jim Provenza for over 25 years. Jim is a dedicated advocate for those who often cannot speak for themselves. For most of his life, he has worked tirelessly for equality, social justice, and civil rights. In his first jobs after law school, he represented victims of domestic violence, child abuse, civil rights violations, and housing and job discrimination. As legislative counsel, he was instrumental in enacting California’s current hate-crimes law. As a legislative advocate, he sponsored legislation making sexual orientation and disability protected classes. Jim believes a strong community starts by helping our most vulnerable — children, seniors, the disabled, the poor. As chair of First 5 Yolo, he helped raise millions to provide health care, safety and early learning for our children. He was a key force in saving the Yolo Crisis Nursery in Davis when it was in danger of closure and has continued to fight for their funding. He established and chairs the Healthy Aging Alliance, advocating for the needs of seniors. During this pandemic, Jim has helped obtain aid and funding for childcare for families hit hardest by the pandemic — essential workers who help keep our economy running. Jim is an advocate for our agricultural heritage and environmental protection. He was instrumental in enacting one of the strongest agricultural land-protection ordinances in California. He supports the Williamson Act and other incentives to keep land in agriculture. He served on the Delta Conservancy, helping obtain millions in funding for water and habitat projects. He supports Yolo Basin Foundation and efforts to promote habitat for migrating birds. Jim understands the importance of reducing greenhouse gases in our communities. At a recent Board of Supervisor’s meeting, Jim introduced a resolution on behalf of the Yolo Climate Emergency Coalition, declaring a climate crisis in Yolo County and setting a countywide goal of achieving a carbon-negative footprint by 2030, putting Yolo County on the path to becoming the statewide leader in the fight against global warming. Jim has earned our continued support. Please join me in re-electing Jim Provenza for supervisor. Pam Nieberg Davis
Colin for Council Fellow Townies, I want to speak about my good friend Colin Walsh who is running for City Council and why I think he should be elected. Those of you who know me know I always vote, but I am really not political, and this is my first ever letter to the editor. We first met in seventh grade and were the two Colins of the class of 89, so naturally we became friends. I always remember Colin as being active and involved, and he was always trying to recruit people like me to be involved in city and school things. He got me involved in the city of Davis Youth Council and I know he still has the same spirit today, wanting to get as many people involved in the city as possible.
Linda Deos more clearly represents the values, views and interests of Davis citizens. If elected, Linda will be the first female supervisor in 10 years. Her interests align with a new and more diversified perspective than that of her opponents. Specifically, Linda is focused on: ■ More affordable housing for seniors, families and young people. ■ More affordable childcare for all income levels. ■ Creating a local green new deal to deal with the climate crisis. ■ Proper funding of non-incarceration approaches to public safety. ■ Promoting diversity, social justice and food equity — listening to Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ+, Latinx and poor people. These are areas where Yolo County — with Linda Deos onboard — can make a real difference in people’s lives. Susan Pelican Woodland
Vote no on these props In 1978, voters passed Prop. 13, which set the property tax base at purchase price, not current or market value and limited the tax rate to 1% (cap) of that tax base. Increases in property tax needed a twothirds majority vote, not a simple majority. Before Prop. 13, all properties, residential, commercial or agriculture, were taxed under the same rules. Prop. 15 repeals those protections and all properties will be categorized based on “use” and “worth,” thus “splitting” the tax roll. Prop. 13 limited tax increases to 2% until ownership changes. Under Prop. 15, commercial and industrial properties would be reassessed to current market value every three years. The tax impact on long-held properties will be horrific. Rents and leases will be impacted. Prop. 19 eliminates the existing Prop. 58, which allows parents to transfer their home or other property to their children without increases in property taxes. Prop. 19 also changes the existing Prop. 193, which allowed grandparents to transfer their home or other property without an increase in taxes to the grandchildren if the grandchildren’s parents are deceased. Prop 19 requires reassessment of the property to market value at the time of transfer. The only exception would be if the children were to move into the home within a year and make it their primary residence. Save Prop. 13, vote no on propositions 15 and 19. Vernette Marsh Davis
Vote for Walsh I’ve known Colin Walsh for at least six years, though much better in the last four years. I know him to be a well dealing man, honest, and a fair player. He’s always impressed me via his almost constant engagement with the City Council, the Commissions and his efforts to better our city of Davis. My family has lived in Davis for about 13 years, and we’ve had nothing but great experiences here. Davis has a great forward thinking environment, and its a pleasure to have found excellent, supportive friends here. As an advocate for smart and responsible development, gradual densification nearer the city center, community policing rather than hard-gear policing, and for good relationship with local biomes, Colin Walsh is my favored candidate for City Council in District 2. One particular trait I’ve noticed is Colin’s ready and willing ability to talk about almost any subject of city concern to people of every walk of life. Though humor comes easily to him, he’s also a serious person, especially when it comes to the town he grew up in. I didn’t realize at first that Colin grew up in Davis and went to university here, too. It’s excellent that he was able to move back to his home town to raise his children here, and help his mother in her elder years. Out in the community it shows. His grade school teachers all remember him and are voting for him. Many of the people in town who know him through his children’s schooling here in Davis are avid supporters and have his sign in their yard. Josh Jones Former Green Party candidate for governor
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Don’t dim your light Dear Annie: I’m in love, 50 years old, and frustrated. I’ve been with my wonderful boyfriend for 10 years now. My ex tragically died a year before we met, and the current relationship was completely unexpected and refreshing, as I had no plans to ever love again. He, too, had been single (for a year) prior to our dating. During our first year of dating, we agreed that neither of us was looking for marriage. Our guards were clearly on display because of previous relationship heartbreak. We are both single parents, homeowners, educated, never previously married and working in the same career field. However, we’ve routinely and favorably discussed marriage thereafter. During a birthday dinner, he surprisingly shared that he had selected the restaurant as a gorgeous, quaint venue that could accommodate both our desires for a romantic, small wedding. Pleasantly surprised, it appeared that we were moving in the direction we had planned. He suggested that he would one day ask me the big question when he got his finances in order, as he confessed he felt emasculated by my income. Since his confession, I’ve made every effort to express how much he’s needed and appreciated by me routinely, and now finances are only brought up by him. Three years ago, while on our yearly Jamaica getaway, there were two spectacularly beautiful beach weddings for all bystanders to enjoy. Through all the oohs and aahs, he stated, “Marriage is a contract and something people only feel obligated to do as a rite of passage.” Confused, I initiated the obvious conversation, to which he proclaimed he’ll get married if it’s something I wanted because he’s not going anywhere. Every year after his seemingly bleak outlook on marriage, he refers to me as his wife in public social settings, as he says it’s simply easier than explaining 10 years of dating. I love him, but this breaks my heart, and now I’ve become insecure for the first time in our relationship. I’m not sure what’s next, considering that I increasingly feel more like a casual companion versus anything more significant. Our conversations regarding this issue are cyclical, yet 10 years have passed, and the only steps we’ve made is that we still love each other and we have a decade of shared memories. I understand everything in life is temporary, and one should just enjoy life’s moments while they’re happening. Is it time for me to eat my own words? — Disheartened Dear Disheartened: We should enjoy life’s moments, but we should not hide our achievements
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with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Annah Elizabeth Webb to Anny Baker 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: December 3, 2020 Time: 9 a.m. Dept: #10 Room: N/A The address of the court is 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 3. a) A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Davis Enterprise 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616 Date: October 20, 2020 Samuel T. McAdam Judge of the Superior Court 1029 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CV2020-1407 1. Dorian Aceves Moreno filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Dorian Aceves Moreno to Francisco Dorian Espinoza Moreno 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: December 11, 2020 Time: 9 a.m. Dept: #9 Room: N/A The address of the court is 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 3. a) A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Davis Enterprise 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616 Date: October 21, 2020 Daniel M. Wolk Judge of the Superior Court 1030 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF YOLO AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF TITLE 5 OF THE YOLO COUNTY CODE REGARDING TIMING OF APPLICATIONS FOR ANNUAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION LICENSES
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Yolo, State of California, hereby ordains as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend Subsection 5-20.04(A)(2)(b)(5) of Section 5-20.04 of Chapter 20 of Title 5 of the Yolo County Code regarding marijuana cultivation to modify the timeframe of the annual license term by three months, from January 1 – December 31 to April 1 – March 31. SECTION 2. Subsection 5-20.04(A)(2) (b)(5) of Section 5-20.04 of Chapter 20 of Title 5 of the Yolo County Code is amended to read as follows (modified text is underlined or struck through): 5) The License shall be valid for twelve months, or part thereof, beginning April 1st of the year in which it is issued. The License will expire on March 31st of the following year. i. For year-round cultivation Licenses issued in 2020, these licenses will be valid through March 31, 2021. SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Board of Supervisors hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid. SECTION 4. CEQA. The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that this Ordinance is not a project and therefore not subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code §21065, as the adoption of this ordinance will not cause either a direct or foreseeable indirect change to the physical environment. SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after its passage, and prior to expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage thereof, shall be published by title and summary only in the Davis Enterprise together with the names of members of the Board of Supervisors voting for and against the same.
The Yolo County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting and consider the following matters on November 12, 2020, via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/91217693177?pw d=bHRTaGxoSUlKOElON1E1czBjeVl Edz09 Meeting ID: 912 1769 3177 or by telephone 1-669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 912 1769 3177#, Passcode: 174319 at 8:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matters Introduced at a regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors held on the 6th may be heard as indicated below. day of October, 2020, and passed and adopted by the Board of Supervisors of TIME SET AGENDA the County of Yolo, State of California, on the 20th day of October, 2020, by the 8:30 a.m. following vote: ZC #2020-03/GPA #2020-01: Public hearing to consider a recommendation AYES: Provenza, Chamberlain, Villegas, to the Board of Supervisors on the Draft Saylor, Sandy. Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Final NOES: None. Environmental Impact Report. Applicant: ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. Yolo County (Strachan) The starting time of the public hearing for each individual item on the Time Set Agenda is listed for the convenience of applicants and other interested parties. The public hearing will not start before its scheduled time. Adequate time will be provided for each public hearing to accept all relevant public testimony. Public comments on all items are encouraged.
By: Gary Sandy, Chair Yolo County Board of Supervisors Attest: Julie Dachtler, Senior Deputy Clerk Board of Supervisors By:_________(Seal)___________
Approved as to Form: By: Megan Stedtfeld, Assistant County Counsel 1036 Copies of staff reports and the 11/1 environmental document for the projects PUBLIC NOTICE are on file in the office of the Yolo County Community Services Department, PUBLIC NOTICE 292 West Beamer Street, Woodland, ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 1529 California. All interested parties should NOTICE is hereby given that at its participate and will be provided an regularly scheduled meeting of October opportunity during the public hearing to 20, 2020, the Yolo County Board of present relevant information. Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 1529 to repeal and replace Title 6, Chapter 17, Pursuant to California Government Code of the Yolo County Code of Ordinances Section 65009(b)(2) and other provisions regarding residential and commercial of law, any lawsuit challenging the waste removal in the unincorporated approval of a project described in this areas within Yolo County. notice shall be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing or The Ordinance was adopted by the described in written correspondence following vote: delivered for consideration before the hearing is closed. AYES: Provenza, Chamberlain, Villegas, 1034 Saylor, Sandy. 11/1 NOES: None. (upside down) ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
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Does just one vote really matter after all? S imple math tells me that my one little vote doesn’t matter. Nevertheless, when I open my ballot my hand trembles the tiniest bit because it seems so important. Which is true? People I admire and even some I don’t say my vote counts. Barack Obama in a speech on Oct. 21 said, “We can’t just imagine a better future. We’ve got to fight for it ... We have to vote like never before.”Hamilton cast members put out a great voting video that cheered me in a moment of distress. “Vote like your rights depend on it,” urges the ACLU. But how much your vote counts depends on where you live and which way you lean. California votes mean little in the presidential election because the outcome here is a foregone conclusion. Despite the irrelevance of my vote to the most important contest, Trump vs Biden, I will not sit out this election. Since I turned 18, I never have. For this I credit not TV, not print media, not famous people but rather my mom.
———— My mother was the daughter of Italian immigrants — her own mother couldn’t read or write — whose college education was a real accomplishment. She believed in voting and when her children were young she took them along, my brother and me, every time. She voted in our elementary school, J. Fennimore Cooper School, where the auditorium was converted for the purpose. After minimal paperwork, each voter entered a voting booth, a phone-booth-sized cubicle with a half-length curtain in front. I remember the cloth of the curtain, beige cotton. Voting was private, so if your mom let you come into the booth with her, that was a treat. Her job was to set the little levers to
register her choices. Your job was to pull the big lever that closed the curtain and later reopened it and recorded her vote. Going into a curtained booth and flipping levers felt important because it was so different from anything else we ever did. I wonder how many Americans have that same memory of being a child in a voting booth. Especially after your parents are gone — as mine are — it’s precious. It gets passed on. ———— Even after vote-by-mail became easy in California, I voted in person because I could take my children. The booths at Patwin Elementary weren’t curtained or cool, but my children never objected to coming along. In the year 2000, when I was at loose ends career-wise and looking for interesting things to do, I served as a poll worker. I wrote a column about it, because it turned out to be a harder job than I thought. You arrive early and stay until everything balances at your station, which it doesn’t always do. I clocked in 16 hours of work in one day. This year, when there is
concern that elderly poll workers might be exposed to COVID-19, my son volunteered to serve near his home in Minnesota. I feel like we all live nourished by the root system created by my mom. ———— My vote probably makes no difference in the state ballot measures or even the local elections, but my hand, by shaking slightly, tells me it does. It’s telling me in the way kayaking tells me I’m still youthful, in the way tomato rice soup tells me the world is warm and good, in the way that pretend hugs feel better than just saying “hi”. I anticipate that Election Day this time will be crazy in ways I have imagined (legal battles, violence) and in ways I have not imagined. I’m bracing for a slow outcome, for days of waiting maybe. I find no way, no way at all, to brace for four more years of Trump. ———— Through these years of his presidency what I have most thought about is his effect on children, on everything they might learn about adult behavior
and discourse. When young people are exposed to wise leaders, they learn what goodness is, what kindness is, and how to work together for a better democracy. Everything young people are learning from Trump is the exact opposite. The worst of Trump isn’t visited on us adults who remember a more civilized past; it’s visited on our children, who don’t. What will be their root system? Abandoning allies, mocking people, bullying, shouting, cheating, lying about everything from bleach to vaccines? Will coarse, cruel and racist behavior become so widespread that young people expect nothing different from leaders? Will they then carry this behavior into their own adult lives where it will become normal, the future of America? Four more years like this will seal the memories of today’s children, like going into the voting booth did for me. Thus, my shaking hand. — Marion Franck has lived in Davis for more than 40 years. Reach her at marionf2@gmail. com.
Power of giving more important than ever BY NATALIA BALTAZAR Special to The Enterprise
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t’s hard to believe that we are already entering the holiday season 8 months into being sheltered in place. The need to provide services for the community due to COVID has substantially increased during the pandemic. Empower Yolo continues to serve an increased number of clients including victims of abuse and their children, vulnerable individuals and families, and the homeless. Support of these clients and their families by bringing some joy and light into their lives at this time is more important than ever this holiday season. COVID-19 has affected so many of us, but for victims of abuse and clients already living on the margin those impacts are experienced tenfold. Since March Empower Yolo has been responding to the uncertainty for victims and their families in our community even more than before the pandemic. Together, we can help bring new hope to our clients, and show them how much their community supports them. Two long-time supporters of Empower Yolo, Bella Vie Real Estate and the Prytanean Women’s Honor Society know how important it is to support community members, who have really been struggling, especially this year. “We realize that more people are working from home, kids are doing distance learning, plus the stresses of loss of jobs, and income have created enormous pressure on many families. We understand that domestic violence and abuse have skyrocketed during this time and the need to provide services to additional families due to COVID is more important than ever,” says Melissa Lanier, partner, Bella Vie Real Estate. We appreciate when UC Davis student organizations support our mission to raise more awareness with younger supporters. “We support Empower Yolo because of the positive impact it
EMPOWER YOLO brings to our community. Prytanean will continue to be an organization that supports women, and Empower Yolo provides a multitude of resources for women, such as safe housing, counseling, and safety planning. As a student organization, we hope to start good patterns of supporting the people in our communities,” says Paige Abril, President, Prytanean Women’s Honor Society. Bella Vie and Prytanean participate in our holiday programs and bring joy to our clients every year. Each Christmas Prytanean provides decorated stockings to the shelter to support the families during the holidays. “Each stocking is decorated by the current members and alumni group, and they are filled with useful items for the children such as mittens, socks, stuffed animal, lip-gloss, coloring pages, and more. Prytanean is committed to this service activity and has been involved with this effort for 20 years,” says Abril. Bella Vie participates in our “Adopt a Family” program every year adopting several wish lists to provide gifts confidentially to clients. “We are so happy to participate in this amazing program each year. We have specifically chosen this program as our main office project, one that we all get on board with. It feels amazing knowing that we can make the holiday season bright for families who are going through a difficult time in their lives,” says Lanier. Empower Yolo is grateful for the community’s support. Every year there are more clients than the previous year. This year, many clients are desperate to provide anything for their children for the holidays. Your support this holiday season can be more powerful than ever. Here’s a lineup of our holiday giving programs that would best serve the needs of our clients.
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The Prytanean Women’s Honor Society supports Empower Yolo’s mission to raise more awareness with younger supporters. New this year, we have a holiday webpage with all the information about our holiday programs at: empoweryolo.org/holidaysat-empower-yolo/. Thanksgiving: if you’re interested in supporting the shelter for Thanksgiving, we are asking donors to donate grocery gift cards so shelter staff and clients can cook and prepare warm, nourishing meals for families at the shelter. Donations of any denomination can be dropped off at Empower Yolo during office hours. Adopt a Family: Each year Empower Yolo coordinates an “Adopt a Family” program during the holiday season where donors can confidentially adopt clients in need for holiday gifts. This is truly a wonderful program that brings so much joy to our clients and their children, and shows them how much their community supports them. Wish lists will be available about November 16th. To adopt a wish list contact holidays@empoweryolo.org. General giving wish lists: If you do your shopping early and cannot wait for specific client wish lists consider donating items from our general wish lists. We have suggested wish lists for “Mothers for the Holidays”, “Teens for the Holidays”, “Santa’s
Playroom in the Shelter”, and “Rooms to Go”. New this year we also have a general online wish list on Amazon at https://a.co/1aZD7su, or search “Empower Yolo, Inc.” Our clients can always use these items, and we often get last minute clients and families during the holidays where these gift items are greatly appreciated. If you shop on Amazon shop smile.amazon.com and choose “Empower Yolo Inc.” in Woodland as the non-profit to support. Our account is: smile. amazon.com/ch/94-3027535. Shop as you normally would and Empower Yolo will receive a percentage of all sales. Giving Tuesday — Dec. 1: This is a global online giving campaign to help nonprofits raise unrestricted funds for the end of the year. Empower Yolo will run its campaign for one week from Dec. 1 to 8. This end-of-the-year giving will help support our increased services and unfunded programs. Donate to Empower Yolo on Tuesday, Dec. 1 or any time at empoweryolo.org. For more information about holiday giving visit empower yolo.org/holidays-at-empoweryolo/; to “Adopt a Family” or for questions contact holidays@ empoweryolo.org, or call 530- 661-6336.
All of these holiday giving programs are wonderful opportunities to give back this holiday season. “Empower Yolo is an important organization that serves some of the most vulnerable in our community. Knowing that some of their clients have had to leave horrific circumstances, sometimes with just the clothes on their backs, makes us want to step up and do something to help,” says Lanier. We especially need the community’s support this year. “It’s important to continually support organizations like Empower Yolo during this time since the need does not stop during the pandemic. Prytanean will continue to support Empower Yolo and other establishments during the year, and we hope others will follow suit. In addition to our annual stocking project we also hold an annual event (traditionally known as the Benefit Ball) whereby all proceeds are donated to Empower Yolo,” says Abril. Even though we are socially distancing we can still make an impact this holiday season and touch someone’s life in a positive way. Take back the powerlessness and feeling stuck in our situations many of us are feeling now. Give a meaningful gift of your time or resources, if you can. Organize your office team, your child’s scout troop, your book club, service club, group of friends to “Adopt a Family” this year, or organize a fun drive to support children, teens and moms in need. Sharing the experience of giving together is very meaningful and is what the spirit of the holiday season is meant to be. Feel how powerful it is to truly make a difference in someone’s life through your meaningful act of giving. To learn more about Empower Yolo and our holiday programs go to empoweryolo.org. — Natalia Baltazar is the Director of Development and Community Relations of Empower Yolo.
Construction program gives first scholarship Enterprise staff The Institute for Construction Innovation, a nonprofit research and development firm, awarded its inaugural scholarship to Yadvindra Luktuke for advanced studies in estimating and integrated cost management certificate LUKTUKE scholarship program, offered exclusively at UC winner Davis Continuing and Professional Education. “I am honored and excited for this opportunity,” Luktuke said. “Learning the new methodologies, the Advanced Studies in Estimating and integrated Cost Management offers, especially target value
NAME DROPPERS design/delivery, will help me understand how to effectively apply the data that we have to create better, more accurate estimates.” Originally from India, Luktuke worked for Saniket Builders LLP before coming to the U.S. to earn his master’s degree in civil engineering and project management from UC Berkeley. He is a certified LEED green associate, and a certified associate in project management. He is a preconstruction professional for Plant Construction Company LP in San Francisco. “We are excited to award Yadvindra this scholarship for the Advanced Studies in Estimating and integrated Cost Management certificate
program,” said Hung Nguyen, director of research at the i4Ci. “His professional and educational background is impressive. Yadvindra’s forward-thinking and skill set makes him one of the future stars in the preconstruction field and an ideal student for the Advanced Studies program.” Nguyen and Paul Martin are the directors at i4Ci; they are working exclusively with UC Davis — CPE to develop the ertificate program, which launches on Oct. 26. Scholarships are made possible through the support of businesses in the construction industry. Recipients are selected based upon professional and educational merit. For more information about the Institute for Construction Innovation, visit www.i4Ci.org.
BY ANDY JONES Special to The Enterprise 1. Science. Starting with the letter D, what neurotransmitter signals the perceived motivational prominence (i.e., the desirability or aversiveness) of an outcome? 2. Pop Culture — Music. William Adams is a founding and lead member of the musical group Black Eyed Peas. By what stage name is he better known? 3. Fictional Characters. What country is Borat from? 4. Pop Culture — Television. Premiering in 1982,
what sitcom’s 1993 season finale was watched by 40% of the U.S. population? 5. Another Music Question. Who is the world’s most accomplished composer with the first name of Sergei? Answers: Dopamine, will.i.am, Kazakhstan, “Cheers,” Sergei Rachmaninoff. — Dr. Andy Jones is the quizmaster at de Vere’s Irish Pub and author of the book “Pub Quizzes: Trivia for Smart People.” Dr. Andy is now also sharing his pub quizzes via Patreon. Find out more at www.yourquizmaster.com.
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Davis city council districts Transition to district elections Will Arnold District 2 candidate for 4-year term
Colin Walsh District 2 candidate for 4-year term
Dillan Horton District 2 candidate for 4-year term
Lucas Frerichs District 3 candidate for 4-year term
The City of Davis received a demand letter in July of 2019 alleging that the City’s then current at-large election system violated the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). The main remedy under the CVRA is to move to district-based elections. The City Council adopted a resolution of intent to transition to district-based elections in August of 2019. During the fall of 2019, the City of Davis completed a process to transition from at-large elections to by-district elections.
Larry Guenther District 3 candidate for 4-year term
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Davis ballot measures City of Davis Measure "B" R Shall Resolution 20-110 be adopted to amend the Davis General Plan to approve a mixed-use development comprised of innovation center, housing, and retail uses, by changing the land use designations for the Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus and Mace Triangle properties from Agriculture and Public/Quasi-Public to Innovation Center, Urban Agriculture Transition Area, General Commercial and Public/Semi-Public, and by establishing the Baseline Project Features? Joshua Chapman District 5 candidate for 4-year term
City of Davis Measure "D" R Shall Ordinance No. 2581, which extends the sunset date of “Measure J” (Ordinance No. 2350 – the Citizens’ Right to Vote on Future Use of Open Space and Agricultural Lands) to December 31, 2030 and makes minor technical changes to the Ordinance, be adopted?
Kelsey Fortune District 5 candidate for 4-year term
Connor Gorman District 5 candidate for 4-year term
Rochelle Swanson District 5 candidate for 4-year term
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November 3, 2020 election information After the November 3 election, the Davis School District will swear in three new trustees to the Board of Education. Trustees Bob Poppenga and Alan Fernandes were both elected in 2016 on an at-large basis (across the entire school district) and are not pursuing re-election. Because of the District’s transition from at-large elections to by-trustee area elections, the seats in trustee areas 2 and 5 will now be decided by a subset of Davis voters who live in those respective trustee areas. In trustee area 2, only one candidate filed for the vacant seat; as such, there will not be an election. In Trustee Area 5, voters will select a new trustee from two candidates on the November ballot: Cecilia Escamilla- Greenwald and Betsy Hyder. A third trustee seat, vacated by former trustee Cindy Pickett, will also be on the November ballot. Voting to fill the seat’s remaining term of 2 years will still occur through the at-large election system by all Davis voters, between Vigdis Asmundson and Andrew Cullen. —DJUSD
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Vigdis Asmundson Trustee At-Large candidate candidate to fill Cindy Pickett’s seat for remaining 2 years
Andrew Cullen Trustee At-Large candidate to fill Cindy Pickett’s seat for remaining 2 years
Cecilia EscamillaGreenwald Trustee Area 5 candidate for 4-year term
Betsy Hyder Trustee Area 5 candidate for 4-year term
District 5 candidates www.yoloelections.org/ election-returns