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University’s spit test validated

BY CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer The rapid COVID-19 saliva sample test developed by UC Davis and processed on campus at the Genome Center has been officially validated, campus officials announced this week.

“To achieve validation, the campus testing process was compared to another validated saliva-based test and achieved similar results in terms of sensitivity and specificity,” the announcement said. “Because the Food and Drug Administration does not currently require review of laboratory-developed tests for accuracy, the lab director for Student Health and Counseling Services followed UC Davis Health procedures to validate the UC Davis test.”

Since the start of fall quarter, the pilot program has been used to conduct mandatory weekly tests of all asymptomatic on-campus residents.

Until now, students living on campus were simultaneously given a weekly control test, which was a nasal swab processed in an off-campus lab.

The test positivity has remained low, with few cases reported in the on-campus student population this quarter. According to the UC Davis COVID-19 dashboard, of 17,615 tests done since mid-September, just 12 have come back positive.

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Residents of The Green on the UC Davis campus get tested for COVID-19 at the Pavilion before moving in in September.

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UCD expands testing into city

BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer As the coronavirus surges in Yolo County, with 250 new cases in the last week, the need for testing and contact tracing becomes ever more critical in stopping spread of the disease.

Enter Healthy Davis Together, the partnership between the city of Davis and UC Davis.

Later this month, the program will open two new community testing sites in Davis where residents can forego the

uncomfortable nasal swab test offered in various locations around the county and simply spit into a vial thanks to the saliva-based COVID-19 test developed by the campus genome center.

Up until recently, the university has been doing parallel testing on campus, using both commercial nasal swab testing as well as the experimental saliva test until the latter test could be validated. Testing was limited to students living in oncampus residences at first, then expanded to those living in

Greek houses off campus and some staff members.

But a few weeks ago, the federal government validated the saliva test so the parallel nasal swab test is no longer required, according to Ken Burtis, chief operating officer of Healthy Davis Together.

“This unleashed us to begin increasing the capacity of testing using the technology of the genome center,” Burtis, a retired UC Davis faculty member and former interim provost, told the Davis City Council on Tuesday.

Burtis said that within days,

“we’ll be adding a large group of university staff, some faculty and additional students in order to begin testing groups that have higher risk of COVID through their interfaces with the students.

“Then within about 10 days,” he said, “we plan to initiate significant testing in the community. At this point, we are hiring the staff to do that and setting up locations.”

Those locations, Burtis said, will include the Mondavi Center

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Watkins settles into school-district role

Cases still surging in Yolo County

BY JEFF HUDSON

BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY

Enterprise staff writer Amari Watkins — who joined the Davis school district during August as assistant superintendent for business services — is adjusting to her new job, and getting acquainted with her new district (and the larger Davis community) as she studies up on the intricacies and particulars of the school district’s budget.

Coming to the Davis district has been “a great fit” for Watkins. During the past 15 years, she’s worked her way up in the business office of the Sacramento City Unified district, serving

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in several different positions, each with a bit more responsibility than the last.

WATKINS Earlier this Culture year, when adjustment she saw that the Davis district’s longtime financial chief Bruce Colby was retiring, she decided to apply — and she got the job.

Watkins didn’t bring it up in her interview with The Enterprise, but her hiring brings a bit more gender diversity to the school district’s administrative leadership, which

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has tended to be pretty well populated by men in recent years.

And with her job move to Davis, Watkins has adjusted her frame of reference a bit. The Sac City Unified district has a much larger enrollment (43,000 students) than Davis (roughly 8,500 students).

And the Davis district’s budget includes revenue from local school parcel taxes that local voters have approved, which was not the case with Sacramento.

Plus, as Watkins put it, “the socioeconomics (of a university town like Davis) are a bit different than the

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Enterprise staff writer Since Tuesday, when Yolo County avoided a move to purple on the state’s tier-based system for controlling spread of the novel coronavirus, cases have only continued to surge here.

The county reported 51 cases on Tuesday, another 34 on Wednesday and 38 on Thursday. A total of 250 new cases have been reported in just the last seven days.

The test positivity rate has risen as well, to levels not seen in months. On Thursday the county reported a test positivity rate of 8.86 percent, the highest since early September.

Similar increases in both new cases and test positivity have been seen throughout the state and have been linked to Halloween activities and other social gatherings.

“We’ve had a huge jump in cases in the last four days,” noted Jenny Tan, Yolo County’s public information officer, who once again on Thursday urged county residents to avoid gatherings.

New cases this week were concentrated in West Sacramento and Woodland, but Winters and Davis also saw an uptick.

In the last two days, West Sacramento has reported 28 new cases and Woodland 26. Unincorporated areas of the county have reported nine new cases while the city of Davis has reported five and Winters four since Wednesday.

Contributing to the county’s recent numbers are new cases in two skillednursing facilities.

The Riverbend Nursing Center in West Sacramento reported nine new cases on Monday while Cottonwood Post-Acute

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Briefly Sac PD searches in Winters A shelter-in-place order issued by Winters police in a residential neighborhood Thursday afternoon stemmed from a warrant being served by an outside law-enforcement agency.

The Winters Police Department announced on social media at about 3 p.m. that officers were on the scene of “an investigation” in the 400 block of Moody Slough Road, and that residents of that street and several surrounding roads should shelter in place. The order was lifted less than an hour later.

Winters Police Chief John Miller told The Enterprise that Sacramento police served search and arrest warrants at the residence, and that local police stood by in case they were needed.

He referred additional questions to the Sacramento Police Department, which could not immediately be reached for comment Thursday evening.

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Thing is, you can’t pick your neighbors

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OLOR ME PURPLE ... As I check the Yolo County Coronavirus Dashboard every day, it’s becoming abundantly clear that the city of Davis is doing a better job of controlling this virus than some of our county neighbors.

I realize that all Yolo County cities are doing their level best to control this thing and there are different challenges that each one faces, but I’m not sure that onesize-fits-all rules are the way to go here.

As I travel around Davis, I rarely see anyone without a mask.

I can’t say the same for every other Yolo County city. And yet, Davis residents end up paying the price simply because of the county where we live.

Monday, Yolo County reported 34 coronavirus cases. Of those, 17 were in Woodland and 13 were in West Sacramento. In Davis, there was only one case reported.

Thursday, there were 17 in Woodland, 10 in West Sacramento and three in Davis. Those numbers, of course, will vary from day to day, but they generally follow the same pattern.

While Davis is the largest city in the county, since last March when people began counting, Woodland has had 1,531 cases, West Sacramento 1,095 and Davis just 421.

demanded.

That compensation should be full and automatic. It’s simply not fair that one shop owner must go out of business to protect the common good while at the same time other businesses are reaping huge profits.

I can live with the rules that are in place and so can most of my fellow Davisites. But when the county starts shutting things down again as numbers rise, it’s not fair that Davis businesses will pay the price for the spike in cases elsewhere.

SPEAKING OF BUSINESSES CLOSING ... The very last line of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution states “Nor shall property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”

Yes, the closure of certain businesses may well be necessary to stem the spread of the virus, but that puts such actions well within the definition of “public use.”

Therefore, the government most definitely has this right during a pandemic and is wise to exercise it, but this is without question a “taking” of private property and, as a result, just compensation is

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RUMP, TRUMP, TRUMPING ALONG ... Our dear president is now invoking the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by claiming that mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania were not subjected to the same verification and level of transparency as in-person ballots.

The problem for the president here is that the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment protects voters, not ballots.

If only Democrats had been allowed to vote by mail, the president would have a case. But both Republicans and Democrats had the identical choice of voting in person or by mail. Republicans properly exercised their choice and Democrats properly exercised their choice.

Case dismissed.

GIVE THOSE POLL WORKERS A PHILLY CHEESESTEAK AND SEND THEM ALL HOME ...

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Raid in Davis hotel nets seven Grass Valley murder suspects

BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer Seven suspects in a Grass Valley homicide were arrested at a Davis hotel earlier this week.

According to a news release issued Wednesday by the Grass Valley Police Department, the fatality stemmed from a marijuana transaction that occurred Saturday night, discovered when officers spotted a speeding vehicle that eventually stopped at a hospital.

Inside, a female passenger had suffered a gunshot wound to the head that, according to the Grass Valley Union newspaper, has left the 36-year-old woman on life support and with no brain activity, leading to the murder charge.“In questioning the male driver, officers learned that several individuals had come from out of the area to purchase marijuana,” the exchange occurring along a rural road east of town, the news release said. “At some point during the transaction, it became apparent

that the suspects were using fake money to purchase the marijuana.”

A dispute ensued, leading to a vehicle pursuit as the suspects tried to flee with the drugs, police said.

As the chase approached central Grass Valley, “one of the suspects fired multiple shots at the pursuing vehicle,” one of the bullets striking the victim.

Over the next two days, investigators were able to identify the suspects’ vehicles and track them to the newly built Residence Inn

by Marriott near Second Street and Mace Boulevard, taking all seven into custody Tuesday on charges including murder, conspiracy and grand theft, police said.

“We were watching (the hotel) and waiting for the right opportunity, and it presented itself Tuesday afternoon,” Grass Valley police Capt. Steve Johnson told The Union. “They were completely unaware we were watching them, their guard was down. … They didn’t have a chance to

react before they were detained.”

During what was described as a “multi-room raid” at the hotel, officers reported seizing a semiautomatic pistol, 30 pounds of processed marijuana and a “large stockpile” of fake currency. Davis police assisted in the search.

The suspects were identified as William Levise, 31, Trey Richard, 22, Ronney Turner, 31, Juan McHenry, 31, Devon Jennings, 21, and Laderrick Wynn, 20, all of Dallas, Texas; and Dakari Harris, 22, of Shreveport, La. Police booked them into the Nevada County Jail.

Why the group came to the Davis area was not immediately clear. Three other people also occupied the hotel rooms but ultimately were released after police determined they did not have a close connection to the alleged crime, The Union reported.

— Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene.

Research keeps prof’s legacy alive

BY KATHY KEATLEY GARVEY Enterprise staff writer Two forest entomologists who studied with the late chemical ecologist Steven Seybold, a UC Davis department of entomology and nematology associate, have published two complementary papers on the walnut twig beetle that shed more light on the invasive pest. Both papers list Seybold, a pioneering scientist in the study of the beetle and the newly discovered disease that it causes, as a co-author.

Jackson Audley, who received his doctorate in entomology in 2019 from UCD, and Crystal Homicz, a UCD doctoral student in entomology, co-authored two research papers in the Journal of Agricultural and Forest Entomology: ■ “A Study of Landing Behaviour by the Walnut Twig Beetle, Pityophthorus juglandis, Among Host and Nonhost Hardwood Trees in a Northern California Riparian Forest” (https:// doi.org/10.1111/afe.12385); and ■ “Walnut Twig Beetle Landing Rates Differ Between Host and Nonhost Hardwood Trees under the Influence of Aggregation Pheromone in a Northern California Riparian Forest”

(https://doi.org/10.1111/ afe.12410).

The walnut twig beetle, in association with the fungus, Geosmithia morbida, causes the insectpathogen complex known as “thousand cankers disease,” which wreaks havoc on walnut trees. The insect, measuring about 1.5 millimeters long, is smaller than a grain of rice.

“The first study is one of few bark beetle host selection studies conducted without the use of semiochemical lures,” said Audley, now a postdoctoral fellow funded by Oak Ridge Laboratories and based at the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Davis. “Together, both studies provide strong evidence for directed flight host searching and in-flight, host discrimination behaviors by Pityophthorus juglandis.

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highlight sources of and provide an ecological context for potential nonhost, volatile compounds that may be of use in semiochemical repellents to protect walnut trees from attack by P. juglandis.”

“Steve was a giant in the forest entomology community, particularly in the field of bark beetle chemical ecology,” Audley said. “He was a great mentor and I am fairly confident I would not be half the scientist I am today without his guidance.”

Said Homicz, “Our papers highlight that the walnut twig beetle is highly skilled at discerning hosts in flight. Even when we attempt to lure them to non-host trees by tricking them with aggregation pheromone, more often than not, they correctly identify their host tree. “

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for Election Innovation and Research, the president’s enablers “continue to spread lies about transparency of this process and access to observers. Trump campaign observers and Republican Party observers were present at every moment that every ballot was considered in Pennsylvania.”

Amen, I say to you, amen.

THERE’S ALWAYS A LOCAL ANGLE ... according to the San Francisco Chronicle, “A military spouse living in Davis — while her Air Force major husband is stationed in California (Travis AFB) — said she was stunned to find the couple accused of ‘criminal voter fraud’ in a letter from the Trump campaign to the Justice Department.” So much for the president’s love of those who defend our country.

I watched this young woman interviewed on CNN where she patiently explained why she and her husband were legally entitled to vote in their home state of Nevada. She actually had a sense of humor about it.

Nevertheless, if there’s a knock at her door in the middle of the night, it may well be Bill Barr doing the president’s bidding.

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

Cops catch alleged burglar on the way out Enterprise staff The UC Davis Police Department announced the arrest of a local man Thursday in connection with a recent series of campus burglaries.

According to a news release, officers responded at about 3:30 a.m. to an alarm sounding at the UCD Medical Group clinic on West Covell Boulevard. With assistance from the Davis Police Department, officers set up a perimeter and arrested 35-year-old Bluehawk Gonzales as he exited the building carrying a cash box.

“While examining property recovered in the arrest, they discovered that Gonzales was in possession of items stolen in several previous campus burglaries,” the news release said.

Campus officials said detectives investigating the burglaries, which began in late October, had already identified Gonzales as a suspect and were assembling a case in collaboration with Davis police and the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office.

Gonzales was booked into Yolo County Jail on

charges of burglary, possession of burglary tools, violation of probation and possession of stolen property. Campus and city police are continuing to investigate possible links to other recent burglaries on campus and in the city of Davis.

“I congratulate our team on their hard work leading up to and in making this arrest,” UCD Police Chief Joseph A. Farrow said. “Nonetheless, I urge the campus community to remain vigilant about security.”

Residents are reminded to keep their doors and windows are locked and secure, and to not let unknown people into buildings or “tailgate” behind you. Valuable items should be kept secured or out of sight and suspicious incidents or behavior reported to police.

Police had increased security patrols on campus following a rash of break-ins at campus buildings, with 15 incidents reported from Oct. 29 to Nov. 9. Anyone with information about recent crimes on campus can report it to UCD police at 530-754-2677.

Arms control on virtual event Special to The Enterprise The Davis Committee Against Nuclear Weapons will host a free Zoom program, “Local Activism in Banning Destructive Weapons: From Landmines to Nuclear Weapons,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3.

Register for the zoom link at https://us02web. zoom.us/meeting/regis ter/tZ0tfuGupjojHdZB cY04Anpg0HRIlg-5i8bv.

The speaker will be Naomi Egel, a Ph.D.

candidate in political science at Cornell University researching the politics of multilateral arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament.

She holds a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley and a master’s from Cornell University. She is also the Janne Nolan Nuclear Security Visiting Fellow at the Truman Center. She is a native of Davis.

For information, visit Facebook.com/Davis NoNukes.

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A fourth-grade student picks up Garden Discovery Kits provided by Yolo Farm to Fork from West Sacramento’s Elkhorn Elementary School for at-home learning. These gardening-focused lessons teach basic principles of food production and nutrition.

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Donation drive will support garden-based education Special to The Enterprise While in-person learning came to a halt at many local schools in March due to the pandemic, local nonprofit Yolo Farm to Fork has continued to engage students in garden-based learning projects at home.

The nonprofit has been “bringing the garden to the students” this year by distributing weekly produce bags at school meal sites, offering virtual field trips to nearby farms and school gardens and sharing Garden Discovery Kits with students.

Now a Yolo County business is rallying the local food and agriculture community to raise $100,000 for these children’s educational programs.

La Tourangelle, a Woodlandbased producer of artisan oils, has donated $30,000 to kickstart this campaign, called “Growing the Next Generation.” In participation with Yolo Farm to Fork and local businesses, fundraising will continue through the spring of 2021.

La Tourangelle’s marketing manager Christine Polycarpe feels optimistic about achieving the campaign goal.

“We believe that access to good food and good

education is the bedrock of a healthy community, ” Polycarpe said. “We are strong believers that engaging students by teaching them to grow and maintain edible gardens is key to implementing better habits, better health and better communities. We hope that other companies in Yolo County will join us to reach our goal.”

Three local businesses have already heeded the campaign call: Nugget Markets, Pacific Coast Producers and ag company Syngenta. To date, the campaign has raised $55,000 toward the target goal of $100,000. Planned uses for campaign contributions include launching two new edible school gardens; sustaining 10 existing school gardens; providing teachers with garden-to-classroom materials; and building cold storage for school-garden produce.

The campaign also will fund a new series of bilingual Garden Discovery Kits, offered in both Spanish and English. These individual gardening-focused lessons teach fourth-graders basic principles of food production and nutrition.

One recent kit, “Sprout Your Salad,” encouraged

students to grow salad greens and featured a salad dressing donated by La Tourangelle.

Future planned kits include “Growing Microgreens,” “Farm to Can” and more.

Fourth-grade teacher Vicki Fu participated in the first round of Garden Discovery Kits and says she would participate again “in a heartbeat”. She loved how the kits “allowed the kids to just be kids and get their hands in some dirt. I feel so fortunate that my students were able to participate in this program.”

“The Garden Discovery Kits are designed to generate curiosity and exposure to one of our county’s strongest industries — food and ag,” said Anya PerronBurdick, Yolo Farm to Fork executive director.

In addition to at-home projects, the nonprofit has provided interns to help maintain school gardens and donated the produce to food banks. Perron-Burdick notes, “We know that children will return to school.

When that day arrives, we’ll be ready with edible learning gardens at schools to help children learn and thrive.”

To learn more and contribute, visit yolofarmtofork. org.

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Pre-Thanksgiving Market has early hours Special to The Enterprise The Davis Farmers Market’s annual Pre-Thanksgiving Market is changing to early hours this year. The annual extended-hour market, on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Central Park, 301 C St., Davis.

On Nov. 25, the market will have a bounty of seasonal produce, table décor,

meats, cheeses, olive oil, honey and wine.

Several bakeries will be there with freshbaked items like pumpkin, apple, pecan and berry pies; breads, stuffing mixes and cookies.

The rest of the year, visit the market from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, visit davisfarmersmarket.org or visit it on Facebook or Instagram.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020

State voters not fooled

Where do we F go from here?

BY MINDY ROMERO Special to CalMatters

J

oe Biden has won the presidency of the United States but will lead a country both deeply divided and disappointed: Republicans upset that President Donald Trump lost while many Democrats are upset that the race was far too close.

Nearly 50% of American voters cast a ballot for Trump — more than 70 million. This is the second highest number of votes ever for a presidential candidate, right behind Biden’s count of at least 75 million. It appears half the country supports a candidate whom the other half finds viscerally unacceptable.

The missing critical factor we haven’t accounted for are the roughly 90 million Americans who are eligible to vote — adult citizens — but didn’t turn out. Adding these Americans to the count means Trump received about 30% of all the country’s eligible voters and Biden got about 32%.

Those who did vote in 2020 were, as a group, not representative of the U.S. adult population. Due to historic disparities in voter turnout by race, ethnicity and age, voters in this election were disproportionally white and older. And we know that support for Trump varied dramatically by race and ethnicity.

Exit polls tell us that 57% of white voters supported Trump this election with voters of color overwhelmingly in support of Biden. In California, 45% of white voters chose Trump, a number that may surprise how blue California likes to think of itself. Just eight percentage points separated white support for Trump and Biden in California.

Trump’s level of support from white voters remained the same as in 2016.

If disparities in turnout were eliminated — meaning if more voters of color turned out, the election results would have likely looked different and would have constituted a much stronger mandate for Biden.

The U.S. has long been politically polarized by race and ethnicity. Trump’s presidency made more Americans face this reality. His rhetoric around race is often seen very differently by people of different racial and ethnic groups.

Many opposed to Trump cannot fathom why anyone would vote for someone they see as trafficking in racial tropes, if not outright racist. But Trump supporters often report that they do not see his actions as racist at all.

More broadly, whites and people of color see the persistence of racism and its ongoing impact on their communities through contrasting lenses, with whites, overall, less likely to recognize the current existence of individual and institutional forms of racism.

A recent example is how differently white, Black and brown Americans view George Floyd’s death and the protests that erupted around increased demands for racial and criminal justice reform.

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hile America made a choice on Election Day, we did not see a clear rebuke of Trump and his rhetoric, as many hoped.

Where do we go from here? It is a question that really has only one answer. Regardless of political outcomes, we must all commit to fight for a better America — for both a more representative voting electorate and for a less polarized one.

We still have a long way to go to see an accessible and truly inclusive democracy — and even further to make our nation equitable for all.

The majority of Americans believe that Trump himself fans polarization and divisiveness. Now that he will no longer be our president, we can begin this work together, even though it will most certainly be hard for many.

Talk is not enough. We must fight for change within our institutions to make them more just, and at the same time demand our elected leaders, both Democrat and Republican, abandon party tribalism and commit to working with each other to meet the great challenges our nation faces from COVID-19 to the economic recession to criminal justice reform.

As individuals, we need to reach out to each other as people, neighbors and family members to begin positive dialogue. We must do this with our eyes open about our many differences. We must honestly address how we view racial bias and work to better understand it in order to ever see a future where it is eliminated.

We must also empower our youth with meaningful civics education in schools, including lessons on how elections are administered in the U.S., so that they can be the protectors of our democratic norms while armed with the tools they need to recognize and combat divisive misinformation.

At the same time, we should also celebrate the real progress our democracy has made this election. Americans voted in the highest turnout we’ve seen in decades, with people of color and youth playing decisive roles in key states like Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona. And we have reached a powerful moment in our nation’s history electing the first woman of color as vice president.

Of course, we must also continue to vote. We must not allow voter turnout to fall in 2024, and instead do all we can to realize a new era in higher turnout rates for Americans, regardless of political party, while addressing the still significant barriers within our electoral system for communities of color and young people. Our democracy will only be strong if we are willing to fight to make it so.

— Mindy Romero is a political sociologist and director of the Center for Inclusive Democracy at the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California, msromero@usc.edu. She this for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s Capitol works and why it matters.

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or more than two months, California airwaves were filled with political hype, in large part because of the unprecedented push for early voting caused by the coronavirus pandemic and threats of a deliberate U.S. Postal Service slowdown.

Not much was spent here on the presidential race, because its outcome in California was never in doubt. Not even Donald Trump thought he had the slightest chance to beat Democrat Joe Biden in this deeply blue state.

Rather, most radio, television and social media advertising here was about the 12 initiative propositions voters were asked to vote up or down.

For the most part, as usual, these were voted down, as was predictable under the old adage that if voters don’t understand a ballot measure, they generally say no.

In the meantime, hundreds of millions of dollars were spent on initiatives, perhaps the largest expenditures aiming to defeat Proposition 23, which would have required the state’s 550 outpatient dialysis clinics to keep a physician specialist on duty at all times, adding greatly to expenses but little, if anything to quality of care.

Voters had already rejected a very similar proposition two years ago, and handily did the same this time. On that one,

they went along with most of the ads that were aired, rejecting the few that insisted this change would greatly improve care for the 80,000 Californians on kidney dialysis.

But voters rejected the hype on most other highly contested propositions.

There was a common theme in the ads and arguments backing several initiatives this fall: pass this, the arguments went, and there will be billions of dollars more for schools, roads, firefighting and just about anything else a voter might like.

Nowhere was that claim stronger than in the messages backing Proposition 15, the so-called Split Roll initiative aiming to tax commercial property at higher rates than residential land and buildings. Backers promised $12 billion in new money, mostly for local governments, and never backed off that figure even when thousands of office buildings and stores went largely vacant after the coronavirus pandemic struck.

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LETTERS Ask DJUSD the tough questions Thank you for the continued reporting by The Davis Enterprise on DJUSD school closure and distance learning.

We hope as the “return to school” phases progress, our local paper takes the responsibility to ask the tough questions to our district, rather than only reporting its prepared statements.

There are 200-plus families mobilizing who advocate a return to school (hybrid) to ask the tough questions to the school board and DJUSD, because there is concern regarding lack of leadership and lack of transparency of a yet-to-be-presented detailed hybrid plan with timeline per grade level.

Questions by district families are going unanswered. Board meetings are virtual and so public comments are often only partially read and attached as a PDF, not providing a voice for families advocating for a hybrid return to school (hybrid is currently allowed and happening all around us, including in Davis) due to student learning loss, inequities with public and private schools that are open all around us and family hardships.

Special-ed families have reported not being contacted for activities the DJUSD is reporting they are doing already. Districts all around us are presenting their detailed plan and timeline to open per grade level (with the stipulation that conditions remain stable or improve), but DJUSD has been unable to, with only vague statements that families needing to plan for Distance Learning “through January, perhaps longer” This uncertainty clearly affects our families in a negative way.

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the measure spelled out where the new money would be spent. So it could have gone anywhere, including into higher salaries and pensions for public employees. Voters realized that by the end of election season, and with most votes counted, they apparently were rejecting 15 narrowly, probably not by enough to prevent sponsors from trying again.

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hings were a bit different with Proposition 19, a hodgepodge of tax changes allowing senior citizens more opportunities to sell their homes and move without losing the property tax benefits of the 1978 Proposition 13. Opponents argued it also would cause problems for anyone who inherited a home from parents or other relatives.

Backers claimed it would deprive the wealthy and “trust fund heirs” of current privileges and voters narrowly passed it, going for current benefits over possible future deficits.

Most voters apparently did not believe loud and frequent claims that Proposition 16, aiming to end a 24-year ban on affirmative action hiring and college admissions in California, would mean “equal opportunity for all …” They soundly rejected this measure, which essentially would have made merit a secondary factor for both hiring

and admissions.

Voters also passed Proposition 24, giving themselves more privacy rights over their electronic information and geographic locations. They did this despite loud arguments from purists contending the additional rights still are not good enough. They may not be perfect, but they certainly represent improvement, and voters figured that’s better than nothing.

And voters essentially laughed off frequent claims by advocates for Proposition 21 that its statewide mandate for rent controls would somehow alleviate the state’s very serious and growing problem with homelessness. They saw that nothing in the proposition would have allowed tenants to remain in houses and apartments without paying rent. They apparently saw it did nothing to make housing more affordable, as some ads prominently claimed.

The bottom line: For the most part, loud messages did not fool the majority of California voters. At least not this time.

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date, indicate they are lowrisk.

We need journalists to also ask the tough questions, not only report the DJUSD prepared written statements. We need accountability.

Monique Garcia Gunther Davis

X may not hit the mark Re: Rich Rifkin’s column in the Davis Enterprise on Nov. 4.

I do agree that Latinx is harder to say than Latino or Latina, but I don’t think it is your job as a non-Latinx to propose what non-binary Latinxs label themselves as. I am non-binary and found some things that you wrote to be offensive. Latinx is not the first time x has been used as the neutral, like how the gender-neutral that some use instead of Ms or Mr is Mx. Also I think you should have just said non-binary community instead of “non-binary community” because the quotes are not needed and make it seem like you don’t respect this identity. You should stop using he/him/his for people for whom you don’t know the gender.

It’s easier than you think: “Oh someone left their umbrella. I should see who it is and return it to them” or say a family member says a friend of theirs is in the hospital, you have never met the person, and you don’t know anything about them, you would say, “Oh, I hope they’re OK,” not “Oh, I hope he is OK.” Your family member would have no need to correct you for the former but they would for the latter. They is not always plural; based on Wikipedia, they has been used as a singular for over 600 years. Your article would also have benefitted from

discussing the other alternatives to Latinx that have been used, i.e., Latin@ and Latine (the latter being quite similar to your suggestion).

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According to Sunday’s Enterprise, the leader of the California Senate Republican caucus, Shannon Grove, commented on the election results by listing a long list of problems in California, including high rates of homelessness, low reading and math scores in K12 schools, and widening income inequality. Not every item on her list is factually accurate, but those ones are. Although she does not use the word “socialism,” that is a word being thrown around a lot these days when conservative political leaders want to critique California’s very real problems.

However, “socialism” is a misnomer for the economic system in this state. To the contrary, California’s problems like homelessness and income inequality are not the result of socialism gone wrong but rather of successful free-market economics in one of the largest economies in the world. I am not saying socialism is the solution, but simply pointing out that it is not the problem. We have not tried it.

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EXPANDS: Testing just part of the plan From Page A1 lobby as well as a site in the city itself, possibly the Veterans Memorial Center or Davis Senior Center.

“We are hoping once those sites are ready and staffed up, to be able to add all of the rest of the students living in Davis and then begin adding several high-risk groups within the city of Davis,” Burtis told City Council members.

Initial high-risk groups would likely include people whose jobs have them regularly interacting with others, including retail workers, first responders, bus drivers, health care workers and the like.

“We would like to get them into the testing program as quickly as possible,” he said.

With the program up and running and capacity expanded, testing would then be available to try to prevent increased COVID spread locally as a result of Thanksgiving travel, both

by UC Davis students as well as other Davis residents.

“The best advice,” Burtis noted, “would be to avoid travel and to try to maintain separation from other individuals.”

However, he noted, “we realize that’s not necessarily the way it will be.”

“So we’re very interested in setting up testing … for people who are traveling and returning, particularly if they’ve been to areas with higher rates of COVID cases than Davis and are coming back. We’d like to make sure those individuals get tested immediately upon return and within a few days thereafter to make sure we don’t start any new sparks of COVID in town.”

Visitors to Davis, including those staying with family members here, could also be tested.

“Then sometime in early December, as we are completely staffed up … we hope to be able to open up testing to those who live and work in Davis and on campus in the entirety,” said Burtis.

The key, of course, will be convincing people to actually go get tested.

Burtis noted that the county has been offering testing in Davis for weeks “and has never come close to even filling up the capacity.”

That may be because people don’t feel the need to get tested given the

relatively low COVID numbers the city has seen, or, said Burtis, “maybe it’s because the nasal swabs the county was doing were painful. “(With) saliva testing, anyone can drool, it’s not painful at all. So we’re hoping that we’ll be able to get people excited. Because if we get everyone in for testing, we really ought to be able to make a major impact on COVID in Davis.”

Councilman Will Arnold noted that City Council members themselves can help there.

“Elected leaders can really play a major role in the outreach,” he said.

But simply increasing testing is only part of the plan.

For those who test positive, said Davis City Manager Mike Webb, Healthy Davis Together will ensure they can isolate and their close contacts quarantine by providing lodging if needed, as well as food, free of charge.

As for the contact tracing required to track down and quarantine those close contacts, Healthy Davis Together is focused on that as well, specifically via a memorandum of understanding with Yolo County to provide additional contact tracers.

The MOU, said Burtis, is based on one developed between Orange County and UC Irvine and which has now been expanded throughout the University of California system in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health.

It is, he said, “an agreement which will allow Healthy Davis Together and the campus to have individuals who can function essentially as additions to the county contact tracers … to have both sufficient people as we begin to do mass testing and also to be prepared in case there is a surge and the numbers exceed the numbers of people available to handle (contact tracing).”

Meanwhile, the city and university will also be encouraging the public to make use of the exposure notification app developed

by Apple and Google.

“Healthy Davis Together is going to be taking the lead in working with the community and the campus to try and support the adoption of that app… to

assist us in the contact tracing efforts,” said Burtis.

The Exposure Notifications System uses Bluetooth technology to alert people if they have been within a specified distance for a certain amount of time of a cell phone belonging to someone who has tested positive for COVID19.

Use of the app is purely voluntary with several steps along the way where users choose what information to share, said Burtis.

“Basically there are three points at which individuals can opt out of participating,” he said.

“The first step is downloading the app: you have the choice of whether to put it on your phone or not,” he noted.

Having downloaded the app, someone who receives a positive COVID diagnosis has the choice of whether or not to notify the app about that diagnosis.

“That won’t happen automatically,” said Burtis.

“In order to do that, you’ll need to get a code number from your test provider. So you can’t just go on and do it without that code.

“And then you have to make another affirmative choice to share your COVID diagnosis with the app server.

“If you do (all) of that, all other phones that have been in proximity to your phone for a set period of time and a set distance … will be recognized and they will get a message which will tell them nothing more than that they have been in juxtaposition to someone that has a positive diagnosis and it will give them instructions on what they should do next in terms of getting tested and quarantine,” said Burtis.

“It’s an adjunct to contact tracing,” he added.

“You might remember the three friends that you were with, but you might not remember the person that you stood behind at the Farmers Market for 15 minutes waiting to make a purchase. So if that person and you both have this app on your phones, that person will be notified. You won’t be identified, but the fact that there was an exposure will be.”

And like testing itself, this tool “works best if there’s wide adoption,” said Burtis.

“If there’s limited adoptions, there’s limited value.”

The app is not yet available everywhere. On most iPhones, there is an Exposure Notifications app within settings but it has not yet been turned on for this region by public health authorities.

Learn more about the exposure notifications app at https://covid19.apple. com/contacttracing.

Meanwhile, staff from UC Davis and the city continue to work on other Healthy Davis Together initiatives, including those aimed at encouraging safe behavior by students and other residents of the city and expanding the availability of personal protective equipment in the city.

Webb noted Tuesday that Davis has not experienced the sizable outbreaks that have been seen in other college towns around the country and said, “I think we’re very fortunate.”

He credited “careful and thoughtful planning” as well as the resources that have gone in to Healthy Davis Together and the Campus Ready plan.

The latter effort has focused on campus initiatives that have included testing, contact tracing, isolation and quarantine as well as student conduct expectations — both encouraging good behavior with incentives and adjudicating bad behavior with consequences.

The result so far, has been minimal COVID-19 cases related to the campus, both UCD and county officials have said.

In fact, said UCD Vice Chancellor Kelly Ratliff, with regard to the recent surge in cases in Yolo County, “there are no outbreaks being attributed to the campus.”

“It’s not to say there won’t be,” she told the City Council on Tuesday, “but in the current circumstance, the teetering on the edge of purple thus far is not attributed to campus.”

Said Mayor Gloria Partida: “This is obviously a great team and I’m glad to see that there’s been so much progress in such a small amount of time. And the lack of numbers speaks to the success that you’re having so far and I’m hoping that continues.”

For more information about Healthy Davis Together, visit https:// healthydavistogether.org.

WATKINS: Adjusting to the new environment From Page A1 district I just came from.”

With the coronavirus pandemic revving up both locally and nationally as fall fades into winter, Watkins is working on preparing the Davis district budget for possible cutbacks in state funding for education as the negative economic impacts of the virus impact California’s state budget. “With the pandemic, we are in a (budgetary) environment where (school districts) will get some additional one-time money (from the state), but we are also operating in somewhat crisis mode” as the virus is expected to take a toll on ongoing revenues from the state.

There are already some deferrals of state funding. These deferrals are essentially IOUs from the state, and they don’t always get paid off at the end of the day. Deferrals were a problem for many California school districts during the Great Recession.

Watkins says she’s tracking “where we are now (in terms of deferrals) vs. where we were in 2010,” and proceeding with caution.

Watkins grew up in the Southern California town of Agoura Hills (in Los Angeles County, on the border with Ventura County). After high school, she attended a community college in Moorpark (Ventura County) and then moved to the University of Washington in the Pacific Northwest.

But she missed the California sunshine, and after she graduated from the University of Washington, she got a job in Sacramento (which is not in Southern California, but nonetheless gets a lot of sun). Initially she worked in the California State Auditor’s office, and then moved over to the Sacramento City Unified school district.

She now lives with her family in the suburbs just south of Sacramento.

She and her spouse have a total of five children, between the ages of 11 and

18. In conversation, Watkins is clearly proud of each of them.

She’s been redecorating her new office in Davis bit by bit. She’s kept some of the leadership posters that her predecessor Bruce Colby put on the walls, and she’s added a few of her framed diplomas and certificates, as well as a photo of her kids, and a scenic landscape photograph taken near Bishop on the east side of the Sierra Nevada. (“I love photography,” she confessed.)

She added that she really looks forward to her workday, each and every day. “It makes me excited to get up, (drive to Davis) and see the work we do.” She continued, “What drew me to (this) district is the sense of engagement” between the school district and the broader community.

So while the new job is keeping Watkins plenty busy, she doesn’t really mind. “It’s hard work ... and I love the work,” she said.

Magnolia

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

Among them is Smokey (A183475); a fun, sweet cat who would do best in a home that has time to play with him as much as he wants or in a home with another playful cat or dog. He can be a bit unconfident at first but comes out of his shell quickly.

Smokey Also hoping for a good home is Magnolia (A183053), a gray pit bull terrier mix with white paws. She was found as stray and is 4 years old. Magnolia is good with other dogs, rides well in cars, walks ok on leash. For information, email adoptycas@ gmail.com All shelter animals are up-to-date on vaccinations, microchipped, and spayed or neutered.

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

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find Dillon, a 1½-year-old neutered male Siberian husky. He’s sweet, friendly, walks well on leash and knows some commands.

Milton is a 1-year-old neutered male purebred Rottie. He’s a silly love bug with a shiny, healthy coat. Milton needs some training but he comes with free lifetime obedience training classes at Rotts of Friends.

The next Rotts of Friends’ adoption event is from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at 34505 County Road 29 in Woodland. Come by 10 a.m., as it takes at least an hour to meet and adopt a dog; everyone who will be living with the dog should come out to meet it.

Bring proof of home ownership, such as a mortgage statement or property tax bill. If you rent, please bring proof that you are allowed to have a dog in your home, such as a pet clause in your lease or a note from your landlord.

All dogs adopted from Rotts of Friends are healthy, microchipped, up-to-date on their vaccines and come with free lifetime obedience training classes.

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VALIDATED: Testing kiosk moving indoors From Page A1 The validation of UC Davis’ in-house test allows the campus to discontinue the nasal swab control tests and to expand access to its saliva-based test. During the first week of November, roughly 3,000 students — primarily on-campus residents — were tested.

According to campus officials, about 6,000 additional students and employees have been invited to schedule their first weekly testing appointment for next week.

The new groups invited to be tested include employees associated with Custodial Services, UC Davis Library, School of Veterinary Medicine, inperson instruction, select research projects, Information and Educational Technology, Offices of the Chancellor and Provost, and Finance, Operations and Administration. By December, testing is expected to be available to all employees and will be mandatory for those accessing campus facilities.

UCD also announced

that the on-campus testing site is moving indoors this week due to the colder weather, relocating from the Pavilion Parking Structure to the Four-Court Gym (Room 125) at the Activities and Recreation Center.

The testing is run by 56 staff members and more than 50 student employees and volunteers, some of whom have been temporarily reassigned from their regular positions elsewhere on campus. Some of the students are even earning class credit, working at the testing kiosk as part of a two-credit evolution and ecology course called “Mass Testing for COVID-19.”

According to a UC Davis news release, campus officials and health experts took into consideration the heightened risk of transmission in indoor settings. “A multidisciplinary team carefully evaluated multiple indoor options to find a space that was large enough to accommodate 10,000 people coming through each week and had adequate HVAC to mitigate potential viral risks related to airflow,”

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UC Davis grad Katherine Yanogacio takes the spit test back in September. the news release said.

from the air,” Coil said.

“We’ve actually gone in with smoke machines and verified that the air is circulating efficiently,” said David Coil, a project scientist who works in microbiology and has recently been conducting research on campus to find evidence of the coronavirus in HVAC systems.

The saliva-based tests are only for students and employees without symptoms. Those experiencing symptoms are directed to consult a health care provider and get tested elsewhere according to their provider’s advice. Symptomatic campus residents, as well as all UC Davis students and employees living off campus, are required to report positive test results to the campus by email.

Those results are posted to a separate online dashboard on the UC Davis Safety Services website.

“This space wins because it is huge and we can bring in 100 percent outside air.

And if we can’t do that because it is too cold, then we have MERV 13 filters which have a very high efficiency of removing the coronavirus particulates

SURGING: Latino residents hit disproportionately From Page A1 Rehab in Woodland reported three.

All told, skilled nursing facilities have accounted for 238 cases in Yolo County as well as 39 deaths.

But the vast majority of recent cases have not been in congregate care facilities but among individuals of all ages throughout the county. All but nine of the 38 new cases reported Thursday were in individuals under the age of 55.

Meanwhile, the county has now made available

racial and ethnic data related to the pandemic.

That data shows that while Latinos comprise about 30.5 percent of the Yolo County population, they have accounted for nearly 50 percent of all confirmed COVID-19 cases.

The data is likely unsurprising to county officials, who since early on in the pandemic have focused attention and resources on an ethnic group that includes many agricultural and essential workers.

The situation is “not

unique to Yolo County and can be seen in neighboring counties, throughout California and across the country,” Tan said Thursday.

Causes for the disparity include social, economic and environmental determinants of health, Tan said.

“These include occupations such as being an essential worker or agricultural laborer, living in poverty or crowded housing and not having access to healthcare.”

The county has attempted to mitigate through efforts that include

hiring additional Spanishspeaking staff, translating infographics and press releases related to COVID into Spanish and collaborating with local and regional partners on advertising and education, she said.

“The county has also made regular free testing available across the county targeting vulnerable populations among other ongoing efforts,” said Tan. “We remain committed to addressing the unique needs of every community during the COVID crisis.”

Residents impacted by COVID-19 now have until Dec. 31 to apply for up to $800 in financial assistance through the WIOA Dislocated Worker Funds for Underserved COVID-19 Impacted Individuals program.

The program is administered by the Yolo County Workforce Innovation Board and Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and is funded by the California Employment Development Department and the Labor & Workforce Development Agency. The deadline of Sept. 30 is extended through Dec. 31.

The program will provide up to $800 per person for basic needs such as housing and utility assistance, childcare and transportation costs. In addition, funding assistance for equipment needed for teleworking along with digital services

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Individuals must meet all the eligibility requirements, including: ■ Working as a caregiver for someone who is subject to quarantine; ■ Caring for children because of a school closure or closure of another childcare provider; ■ Being at higher risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19; or living with someone who is higher risk, as outlined on the California Department of Public Health COVID-19 website; and ■ Required to telework, but does not have the necessary equipment for supportive services assistance.

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The key to a great Thanksgiving ■ Editor’s note: This column first ran in November 2019.

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very year, in early November, I begin dreaming of the perfect Thanksgiving dinner. I dig out my tattered, gravystained Mead folder that catalogs every Thanksgiving recipe I’ve prepared since the first year I was married and I re-evaluate their place on our sacred holiday table.

At the grocery store, I scan the glossy covers of Bon Appetit, Food and Wine and Cook’s Illustrated, searching photos and recipes for the most golden crusts; the brownest, crispiest skin; the most beautifully caramelized vegetables; and the desserts glistening with crystallized sugar.

Every November, I gorge my brain on a hundred recipes for roasted root vegetables, research new and improved ways to make cranberry sauce palatable, debate the pros and cons of stuffing versus dressing and agonize over whether or not to brine the turkey.

Every year, the same wonderful routine. And every year the same, mostly wonderful results: Good food, happy family and another memorable holiday in the books.

I’ve been thinking recently about ways we

might improve on this favorite and predictable day. What could I do to make it even more special?

This week, as I started down that familiar fall path, poring over magazines in search of some perfect, game-changing, life-altering recipe, it occurred to me that the change I desired was not going to be found by adding oysters to the dressing or wine to the gravy.

Twenty years from now, not one of my family members is going to say, “Remember how special that 2019 Thanksgiving was when you brined the turkey?”

No, as much as I love anticipating every ingredient, every cooking technique, every presentation, I don’t believe any recipe is going to make our Thanksgiving significantly more special.

After much reflection, I do realize that there is an element — an ingredient — that has the potential to make our November holiday more special. It is an element that I have not read about in any of my magazines. I haven’t seen it on Pinterest or watched

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Is the prefect recipe hiding in one of these cooking magazines? it being incorporated into any meal on any show on the Food Network.

It is not a food ingredient I speak of, although it has the power to make every single dish more delicious and more memorable. It is also potent enough to make every guest feel more welcome, every host feel more appreciated, and every family member feel more aware of and grateful for their blessings.

The ingredient is grace.

Grace is to your gathering what salt is to your mashed potatoes and gravy. It enhances the natural goodness that is already there. Unlike salt, though, you can’t overdo it. The more grace, the better.

Here are a few ways you might choose to incorporate grace into your Thanksgiving holiday: ■ If you are hosting the meal, grace your Thanksgiving table with fresh flowers or a new tablecloth. Make pretty personal place cards for each of your guests (even and especially the ones who live with you) and include a note on the card telling them why you are grateful for them. That is a graceful table.

■ If you are the guest, in addition to a side-dish, a bottle of wine or a pie, bring your very best manners to this Thanksgiving dinner. Bring goodwill for every person; be optimistic and gracious with your words and thoughtful in

your conversation. Listen more than you talk. Good social graces will make this meal a warm, happy and memorable one for everyone you touch.

■ Whose day hasn’t been made sweeter by being given a grace period?

For this dinner, be the one to give the grace. Commit to offering grace freely.

Silently offer reprieves from judgment and recesses from conflict.

Let’s say, just for today, that those disagreeable, divisive or simply annoying folks among us are off the hook when it comes to our judgment. Grace periods and graceful smiles in spite of negativity will soften any imperfect relationship this Thanksgiving.

This Thanksgiving, I plan to use grace liberally, the way I’ve used butter and wine over the years.

I’m going to drink it in while I cook. I’m going to pepper it on our table and sprinkle it all over our house. I’m going to baste it on conflicts and grudges and I’m going to slather it on every human being who walks through our front door and graces our table.

Imagine a celebration drenched in grace from beginning to end. Now that would be special.

I have one more way you might choose to incorporate grace into your Thanksgiving tradition.

This year, consider how much time it takes to bake that sweet potato casserole everybody loves. Now, on Wednesday night, before the wonderful Thursday madness ensues, take that same amount of time to sit down and prepare a message of Thanksgiving to be shared before your meal on Thursday. What are you grateful for? A great job?

Good health? The meal in front of you? The loved ones beside you? Write down your message of gratitude and share it with the people who share your table on Thursday.

You can call it a blessing.

You can call it a prayer.

For the purposes of this column, we will call it grace.

— Shelley Dunning is a Davis resident and a mom of four. Reach her at dunningsm@gmail.com.

Lumpers & splitters; birds, beers & the election

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hen I was a boy in high school in the 1950s, I was very interested in birds. I was fascinated by their songs — I knew they were words with meaning and I thought that birds conversed.

We mere mortals, of course, could not understand those words but I was quite sure my future was to unravel those sounds into discernable language. But when I tried to pursue that further, all I ran into was bird identification. I proved to be terribly bad at that: all little brown birds looked like sparrows to me. All duck-shaped birds looked like, well, ducks and all soaring birds were surely eagles or maybe seagulls.

I ran into the same problem as a teenage freshman at university fascinated by plants and taking “Introduction to Botany.” My heart sank at the opening words: “In this class, you will learn to identify 100 plants.” I knew I could not do that. Just could not do it.

Looking back, I am surprised at this because I am a very visual person. I understand ideas and concepts and proposals if they can be rendered in diagrams or plots or sketches rather than

facts, figures or mere words. If I’m explaining something to another person it goes easier with pen and paper to smooth the explanation. I’m good at maps.

I shudder to think that I might have been drawn into the brewing orbit because of the taxonomic naiveté of the industry in my early days in the UK. There were ales, lagers and stouts.

Pretty simple. I liked it that way and still would prefer it that way, although the industry has moved on. The Brewers Association website lists some 46 kinds of beers, some with half a dozen sub-categories. In addition, there is a list of specialty beer types that some might not consider to be beers at all.

Of course, the Brewers Association wants to define as many categories as is reasonable for two purposes of its business: the first is organizing one of the

greatest beer competitions in the world and the second for its famous training and certification program for beer judges. The concept of beer styles that the Brewers Association really invented as “a thing” also provides fodder for many articles in their magazine.

Thus, although the beer styles list might run from Altbier and Amber Ale through a list of 42 more kinds of beers to weissbier and weizenbock at the other end of the alphabet, I still find the “ale” (Sierra Nevada Pale Ale), “lager” (Budweiser or Bud Light) and “stout” (Guinness) classification helpful as a rough and practical guide. In taxonomic terms, I guess I would be thought of as a lumper (tending to see similarities) rather than a splitter (focused on differences).

One of the great examples of our penchant for sorting things into classes or groups and

putting names and characteristics on them raised its ugly head in the recent election. That election is still grinding its way toward a final set of numbers.

The pundits and statisticians separated our living human population into categories and managed to assign them some similar characteristics to describe their electoral behavior. I got a bit tired of the mysteries of Latinos’ behavior waiting with patience until the humanity and reality of that showed up signifying we needed a bunch of subcategories because — surprise, surprise — not all Latinos are the same.

In taxonomic terms I guess I would be thought of as a lumper (tending to see similarities) rather than a splitter (focused on differences).

As a person who comes from a long, long, indeed endless, line of white men without college degrees, I also came to resent the implication that that category of living human beings were separable from the rest of humanity and, by implication, not too

smart. Intelligence does not grow with a college degree, though other things might. Such men and women are perfectly capable of evaluating the world in which they live and assessing what is their best way forward.

The only identified group I thought had real common cause across the nation, and a crucially important dog in this electoral hunt, were Black citizens. Their plight has been all too clearly highlighted during the era of the present administration and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement has added exclamation points.

I am a lumper, not a splitter and so I am content with two major political parties representing generally rightish and leftish views. In the same way, I am content to have two categories of voters, Blackish and whitish. But that separation, too, will end when there is a level playing field for all of us to live and grow and thrive upon. I know in this election we took the only option, the leftish one, that might promise that goal. I just hope it works out that way.

— Reach Michael Lewis at lewiswales@me.com. Comment on this column at www.davis enterprise.com.

Davis High grad Barksdale sworn in as midshipman NAME DROPPERS

Speical to The Enterprise Payne Barksdale of Davis was recently sworn in as a midshipman at the United States Merchant Marine Academy and as a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve. Barksdale was nominated by Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, to attend the USMMA in Kings Point, N.Y. Barksdale, who was a strong signal caller for Davis High, was the Delta League football offensive MVP in 2018, and last fall helped lead his Blue Devils to their first conference title in 25 years.

The academy is a federal service academy that educates and graduates licensed Merchant Marine officers. In addition to the rigorous academic and physical requirements for

The latest class of midshipmen are sworn in at the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. COURTESY PHOTO

admission, applicants must be nominated by a congressional representative or senator.

All USMMA graduates earn bachelor’s degree and a Merchant Marine Officer license, and incur an

obligation to serve the country as an active or reserve officer in the U.S. armed forces.

The U.S. Flag Merchant Marine — manned by U.S. merchant mariners — is essential for securing the

country’s commerce in peacetime and delivering warfighters, weapons and military supplies in times of conflict. The majority of “Kings Pointers” will serve as Navy reservists in the Strategic Sealift Officer

Program while working aboard U.S. flag vessels; others will serve on active duty in our nation’s armed forces.

As part of his four-year education, Barksdale will spend one year training as

a cadet aboard oceangoing vessels. USMMA is the only federal academy where students train on commercial vessels traveling around the globe.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Class of 2024 reported as scheduled in July to begin their education and training. Dedicated during WWII, USMMA has since served the nation in both peace and war. Learn more at www.WeAreThe USMMA.com For more information about the Academy, visit https://www.usmma.edu/.

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Local woman earns DAR medal Special to The Enterprise Shipley Walters received the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution’s Historic Preservation Medal in a socially distanced Zoom ceremony attended by her family, friends and DAR members, including California State Regent Susan Broderick.

The Sacramento DAR nominated Walters for the medal in recognition of her 50 years of service in advancing the historic preservation of Yolo County archival records.

Her work culminated in the establishment of a formal records-management program for county records, the Yolo County Archives and Friends of the Yolo County Archives.

In 2019, Yolo County named its newly renovated archives and library services building the Shipley Walters Center for Yolo County Archives and Library Services in her honor.

“Mrs. Walters’ contribution to Yolo County historic preservation cannot be overestimated,” said Sacramento Chapter Regent Janet Fulton. “Without Mrs. Walters,” she continued, “much of Yolo County’s historic records would have been permanently

Explorit couldn’t make its camps work without its hard-working volunteers.

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Shipley Walters, center, is congratulated by her son David Walters and her daughter Leslie Tuomi for receiving the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution’s Historic Preservation Medal. lost or inaccessible.”

Cottie Johnson, chair of the Sacramento Chapter’s Historic Preservation Committee, added, “Mrs. Walters is an inspiration.

Her fascination with Yolo County history propelled her to author or co-author 10 books on local history subjects, in addition to her historic preservation volunteerism.”

The Historic Preservation Medal is the most prestigious award given by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution to historic

preservation community volunteers. It honors an individual whose study, promotion and dedication to historic preservation has made a distinguished contribution on the regional, state or national level for many years.

To learn more about National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, visit www.DAR. org or connect with DAR on social media at facebook.com/Todays DAR, twitter.com/Todays DAR and youtube.com/ TodaysDAR.

Explorit would like to thank everyone who signed up for our Fall Camps! We had a lot of fun teaching and hope your campers had a great time too. We especially want to thank our families for their flexibility and understanding with partial cancellations due to the smoke in our area. We wish we could control the weather in our area, but sadly cannot and are at the mercy of nature.

Explorit also wants to thank all of our volunteers who graciously took time out of their busy lives to help us out during camps.

A huge thank you to Arvin Domier, Ben Rabin, Calvin Domier, Ece Midillioglu, Ellen Kim, Jacob Hertz, Jake Blumwald, Margot

EXPLORIT SCIENCE CENTER Thompson, Maria Sandhu, Tara Reddy, and Vinita Domier for all of the help you gave us, our camps would not have been successful without your help.

Explorit is currently planning our next offerings and will be posting them soon. Keep checking our website at explorit.org or find our Facebook page for updates on Winter offerings. Thank you again for everyone who made our Fall Camps a Success!

Explorit’s coming events: ■ Like many small businesses the closures have had a significant impact on our income and sustainability. Now is a great time to donate and help

Explorit continue to educate and inspire the scientists of tomorrow: http:// www.explorit.org/support/ make-a-donation.

■ Continue to support Explorit during this uncertain time by becoming a member. Membership grants you free visits to Explorit’s regular public hours, discounts on events, camps, and workshops, and gives you ASTC benefits to visit other museums throughout the world. For more information, to purchase, or renew your membership visit www.explorit. org/join/membershiplevels or call Explorit at 530-756-0191.

— Explorit Science Center is at 3141 Fifth St. For information, call 530-7560191 or visit http://www. explorit.org, or “like” the Facebook page at www. facebook.com/explorit.fb.

Sunday is America Recycles Day

BY JENNIFER GILBERT Special to The Enterprise Sunday, Nov. 15 is America Recycles Day! Collectively, all the residents and businesses in Davis recycled and composted 61 percent of our waste last year, sending less material to the local landfill. Great job Davis!

In Davis, most of our waste can be placed in either the recycling or organics carts. Help us continue to keep material out of the landfill by taking a careful look at what you are throwing away to see if it can be recycled or composted instead.

What can you recycle in Davis?

Paper: Newspapers, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, phone books, office paper, cereal boxes and shredded paper can be placed in the half of the recycling cart with the black lid (for single-family homes). For apartments and businesses, these can be placed in the recycling cart labeled “paper.”

Plastics, metals and glass: Steel cans, aluminum cans, clean aluminum foil, aluminum pie plates, rigid plastics (including plastics #1-#7), metal and plastic caps and lids, plastic milk jugs, and glass food and beverage containers can be placed in the half of the recycling cart with the blue lid (for single-family homes). For apartments and businesses, these can go into the recycling cart labeled “glass, plastic and cans.”

Please rinse out your containers prior to placing them in your recycling cart (this helps the material and your cart stay clean).

Organics: Fruits and vegetables, breads, rice, pasta, meat, bones, cheese, paper towels, paper takeout food packaging, facial tissues (yes, even after they have been used), greasy pizza boxes, refrigerated paper cartons and more.

A Recology Davis truck picks up recyclables in a Davis neighborhood on Tuesday.

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The complete list is online at: DavisRecycling.org.

Cardboard: Remove all packing materials (such as packing paper, plastic air pillows, foam and packing peanuts), flatten the cardboard boxes and stack them on the ground next to your recycling cart.

Recology Davis will pick them up on your collection day. Please do not place large cardboard boxes inside the recycling carts as they can get jammed in the trucks while being emptied.

What still goes in the trash?

■ Diapers and other personal sanitary products ■ Broken dishes and glassware ■ Polystyrene foam (a.k.a.”Styrofoam”) ■ Plastic wrappers, plastic film and plastic bags. If they are clean and dry, plastic bags can be recycled at some grocery stores.

■ Pet waste ■ Pre-moistened disposable wipes ■ Disposable gloves ■ Single-use (disposable) face masks Here are a few of the most common questions we receive: Do I need to keep paper

separated from other recyclables? Yes! When the recycling truck empties recycling carts, the paper goes into one compartment of the truck, and the plastics, metals and glass go into a separate compartment.

Should I rinse out my containers before recycling? Yes! Make sure your cans and bottles are empty and give them a quick rinse before recycling.

What do I do with plastic caps? Place plastic caps back on the bottles to make sure they will be recycled and won’t get lost in the sorting process.

What do I do with paper cartons of juice, milk, soy milk or broth? This can be tricky as there are two different kinds of cartons that are made from different materials. Cartons that are shelf-stable and do not require refrigeration before opening are not recyclable locally and should go in the trash.

Non-shelf-stable cartons that must be refrigerated before opening can be placed in the brown-lidded organics cart for composting. If it has a removable plastic cap, take that off and place it in the recycling cart (don’t worry about the plastic spout, it will be screened out of the finished compost).

Are our recyclables, particularly plastics, still actually being recycled? Yes! Last year, Recology sent a team overseas to follow

their baled plastics and verify that they were still being recycled correctly and safely. Despite the downturn in the recycling

markets in recent years, recyclables from Davis are still finding markets because they are cleaner than most others (due to the paper being collected separately), and they contain less contamination because all recyclables are hand sorted by Recology Davis workers before being baled for sale.

Keep up the great work recycling Davis!

For more information on recycling and composting, visit DavisRecycling. org, or contact the City Davis Public Works Utilities and Operations Department at PWWeb@ CityofDavis.org or 530757-5686.

— Jennifer Gilbert is a City of Davis Conservation Coordinator. Reach her at JGilbert@CityofDavis. org.

CURBSIDE RECYCLING

If you live in a single family dwelling in Davis, recycle at the curb on your regular garbage day: CANS: Aluminum and steel GLASS: Bottles only, no pyrex, ceramics or plate glass PAPER: All types of paper and magazines PLASTIC: All rigid plastic (1 - 7) CARDBOARD BOXES: Flattened OR If you live in an apartment complex you can recycle the same items in the recycle carts located in or near your trash enclosures.

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Spoken-word arts keep right on talking Poets, storytellers find an audience during pandemic

BY JULIETTA BISHARYAN Enterprise correspondent

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n the past month, Ed Lewis has performed at storytelling festivals around the globe, from India to Ireland. Instead of hopping from one airport to another, however, he’s just had to click on a different Zoom link to perform, all from the comfort of his home.

With the pandemic bringing an end to most in-person performances, spoken-word poetry and storytelling events continue to live on through virtual livestreaming performances.

The sudden shift to remote performing, Lewis says, has been

difficult for some storytellers to adapt to. Performers are no longer able to feed off of the audience or feel the energy of the room. Their performances rely on where they look (at the camera or the computer screen), their posture and how they use their body and voice through their webcam.

“You could see the audience through those little boxes on the screen, but it’s totally different.

There’s no real connection,” Lewis said.

Lewis, a board member of The National Storytelling Network — an organization made up of individuals and groups involved in storytelling — distinguishes spoken word from storytelling as a combination of poetry and storytelling, mixed in with some rap.

Storytelling, on the other hand, is more conversational and

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Local actor Gabby Battista reads Anne Raeff’s short story “The Doctors’ Daughter” at the November 2019 Stories on Stage event at the Pence Gallery.

The Pence Gallery is open for the Holidays!

BY NATALIE NELSON Special to The Enterprise

“A

re you open?” I still get this question from friends and colleagues.

The Pence is open for visitors to enjoy three art exhibits and peruse the gift shop without any need for an appointment.

Since Aug. 4, when we reopened, the Pence has welcomed about 15 to 30 people per day to see art exhibits and our gift shop.

It’s been slow, but we are grateful to have the public back daily from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. We do ask that visitors wear masks, and we have plenty of space for visitors to social distance.

During the holiday shopping season, the gallery is open even on Mondays to encourage people to stop by to see our holiday market display. Now through Dec. 24, there’s an astonishing number of ceramics, jewelry, scarves and other creative items by more than 35 artists in our annual Holiday Market. There’s handmade soap, lip balm and even hand sanitizer by Tule Mist, made here in Davis. We also have mugs, plates and other fun creatures by Jill VanZanten, Aunt Lily, Jenna Matsubara, Deb Hill, Janet Crittenden, Ian Bassett and Chanda Beck.

For those who love handmade textile gifts, the Pence is carrying holiday tea towels, pillows and wreathes by Cindy Nelson. Pauline Loades has also created

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Sylvia Schaefer’s “Winter Bonsai” is among her renditions of bonsai and floral subjects in her exhibit “Feast of Florals” upstairs at the Pence Gallery through Nov. 29.

PENCE GALLERY some pretty charming cats out of velvet, tweed, and other fabrics, complete with embroidered whiskers and faces.

Best of all, our gallery is really quiet. I mean, really quiet due to the small amount of traffic, and we’ll even put your purchase in a

gift box or bag for free. Shopping safely done, and you’ve supported the Pence and an artist at the same time! We are open through Dec. 24 and even the day after Thanksgiving for some fun in-person shopping. (Did I mention that we are giving out free chocolates?) Now more than ever, it’s so important to support our community nonprofit

The annual Holiday Market will include a variety of items, including ceramics

by Chanda Beck, prints by Sandy Whetstone and earrings by Rin Tin Tin. organizations such as the Pence.

Ongoing through Nov. 29, is artist Chris Daubert’s exhibit, “Firewood.” The whole gallery is almost completely dark and is filled with wooden sculptures of the most fantastic shapes and arrangements.

One of the most complicated sculptures included is “The Connections.” The piece resembles a crazy film projector, with scaffolding balancing seven to 10

gears carved out of firewood.

The gears are hand-carved and linked by thin wooden supports split by a hatchet.

Other carved forms in the exhibit include houses (the artist’s own, and a birdhouse), paper airplanes, spheres and a Mobius strip out of one solid piece of wood. It must be experienced (rather than simply seen)

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DMTC will present ‘The Sound of Music’ virtually Special to The Enterprise The Davis Musical Theatre Company virtually presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music.”

This classic family musical is directed and choreographed by Jan Isaacson, with musical direction by Ray Fisher and Steve Isaacson (underwritten by Dave and Rachel Lyman).

The show will run live on ShowTix4U at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 20 to 28, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29.

This is a free event, but DMTC is gratefully accepting donations since virtual shows are its only source of income during

the pandemic. Watch it at https://www.showtix4u. com/event-details/42840.

When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval captain.

Her growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures the heart of the stern captain, and they marry.

Upon returning from their honeymoon, they discover that Austria has been taken over by the Nazis, who demand the captain’s immediate service in their navy. The family’s narrow escape over the mountains

Andi Bourquin, as Maria, belts out the opening title song in DMTC’s virtual presentation of “The Sound of Music,” running on Showtix4u.com from Nov. 20 to 29.

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to Switzerland on the eve of World War II provides one

of the most inspirational finales ever presented in

the theater. The motion picture version remains the

most popular movie musical of all time.

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‘Serious Men’ is a savage social satire Bad behavior is skewered by this sharp-edged script

BY DERRICK BANG Enterprise film critic It’s bad enough that India’s emboldened Hindu extremists have been attacking and persecuting their fellow Muslims, Christians and Sikhs; matters are worsened by the inflexible caste system that adds an additional layer of oppressive discrimination.

Director Sudhir Mishra takes a ruthless jab at the latter with “Serious Men” — available via Netflix — which is as brutal a satire as I’ve seen in a while. The assault is relentless; the script — by Abhijeet Khuman, Bhavesh Mandalia, Niren Bhatt and Nikhil Nair — is a sardonic spin on journalist Manu Joseph’s 2010 novel of the same title (although an initial text crawl suggests that the adaptation is quite loose).

Almost nobody emerges unscathed in this indictment of caste, greed, gullibility, opportunism and — to borrow a British phrase — arrogant upperclass twits.

Ayyan Mani (the always excellent Nawazuddin Siddiqui) works as a personal assistant to Dr. Arvind Acharya (M. Nassar), a senior astronomer at the ironically named National Institute of Fundamental Research. Ayyan, a Dalit (lower-caste), is treated with undisguised contempt by his boss, a Brahmin (the highest caste) who routinely berates his assistant’s “primitive mind.”

Such behavior is institutional, and Ayyan is helpless to surmount the barrier that inherently grants Dr. Acharya a level

of respect that (we soon realize) he hardly deserves, while Dalits are shoved into matchbox-size shacks in the city slums. This injustice is even more infuriating because Ayyan is intelligent enough to perceive that his boss is a scoundrel, who has just soaked the government into funding his ludicrous project to prove that Earth is being invaded by alien germs.

At first, Ayyan is philosophical about this situation; he and his gentlenatured wife, Oja (Indira Tiwari), enjoy “gaming” the system by (for example) pretending to be highercaste tourists at a fancy hotel.

Ayyan is a secondgeneration Dalit, and — as he views things — one must be at least fourthgeneration, in order to shed the Dalit designation and become an elite who can get away with “doing nothing at all.”

When they have a son, and the boy grows old enough to enter the school system, Ayyan hatches a scheme of devious revenge.

The boy, Adi (Aakshath Das), is a meek, owl-eyed cherub who — thanks to his eyeglasses and hearing aid — ordinarily would be the natural target of classroom bullies.

But Adi is ferociously smart, and — being a child — can catch the attention of the elites who reflexively ignore his father.

Ayyan knows this, and exploits the situation.

Ruthlessly.

Which means that he’s also robbing Adi of his childhood innocence.

‘Serious Men’ Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Aakshath Das, M. Nasser, Indira Tiwari, Sanjay Narvekar, Shweta Basu Prasad, Bhakti Pathare and Vidhi Chitalia Rating: Not rated, with profanity and some sexual candor

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In a rare moment of relaxation, young Adi (Aakshath Das, right) manages to coax a near-smile from his father, Ayyan (Nawazuddin Siddiqui).

As word of Adi’s intelligence spreads and his fame grows, he becomes a “lucky charm” whose mere presence can confer endorsement.

The school principal, a nun, is persuaded by Ayyan to grant the boy a scholarship because he adds stature to the institution.

Keshav Dhavre (Sanjay Narvekar) and his adult daughter Anuja (Shweta Basu Prasad), local movers and shakers in the Bahujan Samaj political party, sense that a carefully scripted speech by Adi could persuade dubious residents — wisely suspicious of politicians — to consent to slum redevelopment.

As everybody’s conduit to his son, Ayyan gains respect himself; people now are willing to talk to him … and curry favor from him.

But the scenario also triggers collateral damage.

When Adi aces a test that his school friend Amrita (Bhakti Pathare) fails, her

father throws the little girl out of the house for “not being as good as Adi.” This troubles the boy deeply; Mishra draws an impressively shaded performance from his young actor, as Adi begins to understand the consequences of his “enhanced status.”

You’d expect that this would become the crux of the situation … but no, this narrative actually is even more devious (about which, no more will be said here).

Siddiqui is marvelously nuanced. Although Dr. Acharya and the Dhavres are shaded as overly broad buffoons or blatantly corrupt hustlers, Ayyan is all too real: the quietly malevolent panther who prowls in their midst. Siddiqui’s face speaks volumes: Watch the contempt that slides across his features, whenever Ayyan watches his boss from afar.

At times, Ayyan also is downright sinister … as when he confronts and threatens Amrita after the

girl learns something that could prove troublesome.

As a result, this becomes the film’s most intriguing question: Is Ayyan a sympathetic character? Surely he can be censured for so cold-bloodedly manipulating his son, but is this action warranted by circumstance? Is Ayyan a reasonable instrument of retribution?

The delicacy of Siddiqui’s performance creates this ambiguity. Early scenes with Adi, when just 4 years old, reveal Ayyan to be a father who deeply loves his son; the later machinations are based on Ayyan’s hope that Adi can “skip the third generation” and grow up to become an elite.

Pretty heavy emotional stuff, for a film primarily concerned with skewering the bad actors who maintain a harsh societal status quo.

Cinematographer Alexander Surkala and production designer Rakesh Yadav deftly convey India’s hustle

and bustle, and the shameful divide between Dr. Acharya’s rarefied surroundings, and the Mani family’s slum existence.

Subtitles are present, although they’re not always necessary; it’s fascinating how many of these characters slide in and out of English, often in the middle of a sentence. (This, too, is something of a jab; as the film opens, Ayyan arrives for work and briefly pauses at a lecture board that reads “Indians who write in English don’t understand India.”)

Be advised, however: This film is not designed with Americans in mind.

Instantly adapting to the cultural information dump is up to the viewer. It’s an uphill struggle at times, and I can’t claim to have caught — or understood — all of the story’s nuances.

But the broad strokes are obvious. Indeed, this story easily could have taken place here in the States, where we have no shortage of our own scoundrels and class divides, and been just as trenchant.

And damning.

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

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From Page B1 to be understood. The exhibit is generously sponsored by Bill and Nancy Roe. Upstairs, Sylvia Shafer’s exhibit “Feast of Florals” includes her lively renditions of bonsai and floral subjects, and is on display through Nov. 29.

As she writes, “These paintings of flowers and bonsais were rendered as a result of my fascination with brilliant colors and design features that capture bold strokes. The floral works were inspired by the vibrancy of their seasonal blooms, and I chose to offset them with more muted abstract backgrounds.

“In this way, my goal was to present this subject matter in a new fashion. The natural world with all its complexities and variations in design, color, texture, etc., provides an endless source of inspiration for painting.”

Some of her smaller paintings include brushstrokes where the subject

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Chris Daubert’s “The Connections” is among his wooden sculptures filling the gallery in a show titled “Firewood,” running through Nov. 29. seems to break apart and become abstract. In all, it’s a captivating exhibit and shows how central plants are to our lives.

— Natalie Nelson is the executive director and curator of the Pence Gallery; her column is published monthly.

Acme plans auditions for its fall Zoom show ‘The Thanksgiving Play’ Special to The Enterprise Acme Theatre Company invites ninththrough-12th-grade students to audition on Zoom from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, for the online reading of the comedy “The Thanksgiving Play” by Larissa FastHorse.

In this wickedly funny satire, a troupe of terminally “woke” teaching artists scramble to create a pageant that somehow manages to celebrate both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month.

Acme participants will use the rehearsal process as a way to educate themselves about the history and contemporary resilience of California Indians, the history of Thanksgiving and

the history of Native activism to decolonize education systems in the United States.

Rehearsals will take place on Zoom during DJUSD’s Thanksgiving Break, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday through Wednesday, Nov 21 to 25.

A free performance will take place via Zoom webinar at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov 25.

The performance will be followed by a panel discussion on local, Native-led efforts to decolonize the education system.

For more information and to sign up to audition, visit www.acmetheatre.net/ auditions or contact stagemanager@ acmetheatre.net.

Stories on Stage Davis will release the fifth episode of its all-podcast eighth season on Saturday, Nov. 14, with “Afternoon” by Lisa Locascio, read by Analise Langford-Clark.

During a hazy Saturday afternoon, husband-andwife Jack and Stella sit down to their routine of watching TV and getting high, during which Stella furtively texts a male “soul friend.” Taking the opportunity to reflect on what’s worrying her most, Stella’s internal voice grows louder and louder about her bottled-up discontent with her marriage, walking the difficult and familiar line between what’s innocent and unfaithful, comfortable and stagnant, right and wrong.

Locascio’s work has appeared in The Believer, Tin House, n+1, Bookforum, and many other magazines. She is core faculty in the Antioch University Los Angeles master’s in fine arts program and executive director of the Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference. Her novel “Open Me” is out now from Grove Atlantic.

Reading Locascio’s “Afternoon” is Analise Langford-Clark, who is making her fifth appearance with Stories on Stage Davis. Langford-Clark has been involved in community theater in the Sacramento area for the last 20 years.

Some of her favorite roles include Janet van de Graff in “The Drowsy Chaperone” with Fair Oaks Theatre Festival, Helena in “A Midsummer Night’s

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Lisa Locascio is the featured author in the Stories on Stage podcast to be released Saturday, Nov. 14. Reading Locascio’s “Afternoon” is regional actor Analise Langford-Clark, below.

Dream” at American River College, and Marie-Therese in “Adoration of Dora” with Kolt Run Creations.

She is a survivor of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and she and her father help

raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where she was treated.

The Stories on Stage Davis podcast airs new episodes every second and fourth Saturday, and its eighth season will run from September 2020 to June 2021. Upcoming and past episodes, as well as ways to support the series can be found on the Stories on Stage Davis website. Stories on Stage Davis is a sponsored project of YoloArts, a nonprofit arts organization.

For more information, and to listen to the podcast, visit storiesonstagedavis. com.

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SPOKEN-WORD: Themes include love, social issues “The driving philosophy behind our series — the thing that’s even more fundamental than our love of words, and language and performance — is the belief that a shared experience is something (that) unites people.

We know what it’s like to be so engrossed in what we’re listening to that we forget ourselves for just a little while.�

From Page B1 doesn’t require memorization. “They basically tell you, memorize a great opening and closing and mess around in the middle,�

Lewis said.

There’s also a multitude of storytelling genres, ranging from personal anecdotes to tall tales.

Some storytellers even transform moments of history or fairytales into interesting, humorous stories for adult audiences to enjoy.

Slam poetry, which is another form of performative art, usually focuses on the competitive aspect of performed poetry. Performers often have certain rules they must abide by, such as limiting their performance to three minutes and having to memorize their poems.

Above all, storytelling and spoken word focus on universal themes, including love, acceptance and social issues.

This year, the Storytelling Association of California is putting together a series of shows called “Stories in Living Color,� which pairs up two storytellers of different races or communities that face discrimination. Together, the two work on paired stories that illustrate issues regarding race, racism or discrimination and how their lived experiences intersect or diverge on these various topics.

As for the storytelling community in Davis, Lewis says it’s essentially “non-existent.� Before the pandemic hit, he put on three storytelling events through the Davis Odd Fellows Lodge every year, including Tellebration and the Davis Storytelling Extravaganza, which occurs in the fall and spring.

Lewis hopes to work with the English and

Evan White Stories on Stage Davis director

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Chris Erickson performs a story at the John Natsoulas Gallery on May 4, 2017. theater departments at UC Davis to further encourage students and younger audiences to find interest in storytelling and spoken-word poetry.

Once live storytelling and poetry can resume in person, Lewis says his organizations will continue to live stream performances on Zoom so that audiences from all over the world can still attend.

Davis Poet Laureate emeritus Andy Jones describes spoken word, which has become recently popularized by “America’s Got Talent� winner Brandon Leake, as rhythmic writing that is emotionally present and seeks to resonate with varied audiences, specifically younger and urban audiences. “Often poetry ... comes out of some sort of struggle. And because it results

Ed Lewis tells a tale at the Davis Storytelling Extravaganza at the Davis Odd Fellows in 2019.

from a struggle, it seems more real or more authentic, less privileged, less removed from everyday life,� Jones said.

Over a decade ago, Jones co-wrote and co-created the Poet Laureate program for the city of Davis with his friend Ron Glick. He served as the city’s third and fourth Poet Laureate before James Lee Jobe took over. “I am glad that spoken word and performance poetry are around; it brings more people to the literary table, especially young people. And that is needed,� Jobe said. “Look at how the literary arts and literary events have changed in the last century — it’s much less formal and more passionate. It’s realistic to expect the next century to bring a lot of change, too. It’s natural.�

Jobe is hosting weekly poetry readings online starting at 7 p.m. every Friday at james-lee-jobe. blogspot.com/ and at youtube.com/jamesleejobe.

Both sites always have poetry or poetry readings available.

Before the pandemic hit, Jones hosted the Poetry Night Reading Series, which was held on the first and third Thursday of every month at the John Natsoulas Gallery. Now, poets and attendees can attend the events via Zoom. Visit poetryindavis. com.

One performer, Jones recalls, stood in front of a colorful mural in Sacramento for her Zoom performance. She looked straight into the camera to create a theatrical and breathtaking experience. “She was embodying the

poems that she was performing. That was an intense poetical experience,� Jones said.

Evan White, the director of Stories on Stage Davis, says that his organization now produces bi-monthly podcasts in lieu of the monthly live performances. The next one will be released Saturday, Nov. 14. Visit storiesonstagedavis.com.

Stories on Stage typically features two authors (usually one emerging and one established) who introduce their work (short story, novel excerpt or personal essay) before two actors (one for each) deliver dramatic readings of the pieces.

White observes that each actor approaches remote performing differently — some performers mark up their manuscript pages with what look like musical notes to place emphasis. Without any costumes, props or the physicality of the stage, performers put on a nuanced experience for audiences. “The driving philosophy behind our series — the thing that’s even more fundamental than our love of words, and language and performance — is the

belief that a shared experience is something (that) unites people,� White said. “We know what it’s like to be so engrossed in what we’re listening to that we forget ourselves for just a little while.�

Capital Storytelling, a storytelling organization based in Sacramento, offers classes, workshops and story slams for individuals interested in telling their narratives. Its next virtual event is at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13. For more information, visit https://capitalstorytelling. com/10593-2).

The founder and director, Lisa Cantrell, also founded Shorts ’n Longs back in Davis.

She finds that both Davis and Sacramento have a community of poets, spoken-word artists and folk storytellers, but that it lacks true storytelling, which Shorts ’n Longs and Capital Storytelling attempt to fulfill. “If you really want them (the audience) to have their views challenged or to have empathy for you as a person, I think it has to be a true story about you and your own life and what you’ve lived,� Cantrell said.

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© 2013 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 29, No. 50

Are you an eagle-eyed reader?

Read the paragraphs below and circle the seven errors you find.

Then rewrite the paragraphs correctly.

My Favorite Holiday My family’s favorite holiday is thanksgiving. All of us help prepare the big feest.

My mom and my aunt start baking pies early in the morning. The wunderful smell fills the hole house. The two of them work in the kitchen all day making delisus things.

Which would make a better of the United States – a bald eagle or a turkey?

More than 200 years ago, the Founding Fathers wanted to choose an animal for the great seal of the United States. They wanted an animal that would what the newly formed United States of America was all about.

My grandpa always cooks the turkey. My sister and I peel potatoes and wash all the vegetables. When my cousins arrive, we get to go out side and we usually play football with my uncle.

For six years, bitterly debated which animal would be the country’s symbol. Finally in 1782 the bald eagle was selected.

Not everyone thought the bald eagle was the right animal. Benjamin Franklin thought the turkey was a better symbol.

Franklin wrote to his daughter, referring to the eagle’s “bad moral character,” saying, “I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country! The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America.”

Tim Turkey removed some of the words in this story.

Can you figure out where each one belongs?

But, Ben Franklin’s words remind us that the turkey is also a special creature.

In truth, if someone calls you a turkey, take it as a compliment!

Standards Link: History: Students recognize national symbols such as the bald eagle.

Unscramble the letters in each leaf pile to discover the answer (four words).

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Later, we enjoy a slice of pie and Play some games.

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The bald eagle supporters finally had their way and it has been the national bird of the United States since 1782, when it was placed with wings on the great seal of our country.

When dinner is ready, dad always carves the turkey. After dinner, my dad and my uncle talk about football while washing dishes.

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Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

As the national symbol of the United States, the bald eagle appears in many government buildings and on official documents, making it the most pictured bird in all of America. The eagle also appears on the President’s flag and billions of bills and coins.

Look at these quarters. Find each matching pair. Which ones do not belong?

Look through today’s newspaper to find: • the word Thanksgiving • something you are thankful for • the word turkey or a picture of one • an interesting news story to discuss at Thanksgiving dinner Standards Link: Reading Comprehension. Follow simple written directions.

Standards Link: Visual Discrimination: Sort objects that are similar and different.

In 2011, about 272 million turkeys were raised. About 46 million of those turkeys were eaten at Thanksgiving, 22 million at Christmas and 19 million at Easter. How many were eaten during the rest of the year?

When Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin sat down to eat their first meal on the moon, their foil food packets contained roasted turkey and all of the trimmings.

Standards Link: Number Sense: Calculate sums and differences to millions.

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Our mascot represents our school at many events.

L T S Y M B O L R G D E T S A O R S O F Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognizing identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Try to use the word represent in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members.

Tirkey Puzzle Answer: 185 million.

Turkey For A National Bird?

Giving Time Look in the newspaper for information about people helping others in your community. Is there something you and your friends can do to help others?

ANSWER: A turkey in scuba gear.

Standards Link: Social Science: Students recognize the importance of public virtue and the role of citizens.

Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

Do you think the turkey would be a better national bird than the bald eagle?

Why or why not?

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Time for love, not excuses Dear Annie: I am 24 years old, and my boyfriend is 64. We have been in a relationship for five years. He’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a person: He’s smart, funny, intelligent, caring and handsome. When we first started dating, I assumed that he was divorced, and I never bothered to ask otherwise. But after we’d been dating for some time, he took me to a lake house one weekend and said that we were there so that he could finalize his divorce. Well, for one reason or another the divorce never actually happened.

He and his wife have two grown children. I’m really not sure how to go forward with our relationship. I confronted him about not being divorced, and his excuse was he didn’t have enough time to go through all the steps of the divorce proceedings.

I feel so hurt. It’s so painful to be in love with someone whom I may or may not have to myself.

When we first started dating, he would talk about how he wanted to marry me. But now things have changed. It’s been a shock to me.

I didn’t even want marriage at first, because I was unsure if that’s what I wanted with him.

But now to know that it’s probably never going to happen for us — I just can’t shake my feelings at all for him. We live together but sleep in separate rooms to avoid engaging in physical intimacy before marriage, yet I’m starting to think that day might never come. It breaks my heart deeply.

I’m still happy with him at times, but there are other times where I’m just heartbroken.

— Desperate for Advice Dear Desperate: If he hasn’t left her after five years, he’s probably never going to leave her — and that’s just as well, for your sake. Why would you want to marry a man who clearly has such little respect for marriage?

I know that he must seem like the whole world to you right now, because you started dating him when you were just 19. But I promise you he’s not. Break it off and find someone who gives you love, not excuses.

——— Dear Annie: I hate all the holidays. Am I weird? I don’t want to decorate or buy special things or exchange gifts or make cookies.

— Holiday Anxiety Dear Holiday Anxiety: You’re far from weird. In fact, a 2018 survey found that the holiday season stresses out 88% of Americans. Many dread the financial strain and family drama. Perhaps you’ll find the holidays less stressful once you let go of all expectations — of you and of others. This year, with the holidays muted out of necessity, I hope that we see how unnecessary all of the spending and stressing is. The season can and should be a time for family, grateful reflection, service and rest. I hope that by this time next year, we’ll all be seeing our loved ones in person again and realize what a gift it is just to have one another.

——— Dear Annie: I have a suggestion for friends and family members who would like to help caregivers. Don’t just say, “If you need me, please call me.” The caregiver is probably not going to do that. Instead say, “I would like to come over and relieve you for a few hours tomorrow or the next day so you can have a few hours away.” This would be such a blessing to a caregiver. I’d appreciate your sharing this. — Caring

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Fidelity to Facebook over matrimony Dear Annie: We are on our second marriage and in our 60s. I believe he loves me, but Facebook is coming between us.

I do not think he would go out and cheat on me, but he loves friends/women on his computer.

I have not found anything real bad yet on Facebook, but he spends nearly all day and night on it. That’s his life.

He used to ask pretty, single younger women to be friends. I had a fit and told him it had better stop, and it has. But that hasn’t stopped his obsession with staying on Facebook.

Am I overreacting for getting upset when he finds an attractive woman and “likes” nearly everything on her page, including when she’s posting photos of herself?

I have seen him chatting with women, but he’s not saying anything sexual.

However, there have been regular conversations with only a few that he has known, and they were single.

I tell him that it could open doors, and women are more emotional and can read into the conversation as flirting. He assures me that’s not the case. But all his time is spent on his phone, and we are still newlyweds!

I have been having serious thoughts about leaving him. I have made him realize how this makes me feel. One other thought is this: Maybe he is erasing evidence?

He used to consistently talk about it until I put a stop to it. He is aware of how I feel. I have even let him know I’m thinking about leaving, which he says he doesn’t want. He says I am just a jealous person.

— Marriage Falling Dear Marriage Falling: It’s not just Facebook that is coming between the two of you. It is his lack of respect for you. He should not be chatting with other women on Facebook and distracted. You can’t have a relationship with someone when you’re only seeing the top of his head because he never has his eyes off the computer or phone.

Part of intimacy is connecting face to face with eye contact, and if his eyes are glued to a screen with other women on them, you have every right to be upset. He could be addicted to the screen, but, like all addictions, he has to want to take steps necessary to reform — both for his mental health and for your marriage.

And to gain the strength to break this addiction, he’ll need to be able to share honestly with a wife who is willing to listen. I strongly advise that you seek marriage counseling soon if you want to stay in this marriage.

——— Dear Annie: My heart goes out to “Heartbroken.” For years I found myself making the same relationship mistakes, and the pattern was always the same. I am 58, and, as I have gotten older, I started reading many books that

helped me to understand narcissistic behavior. To me, “Steve” sounds like a typical narcissist.

The book that saved my sanity was “Codependent No More” by Melody Beattie. I am also in counseling and have learned to love me first. It has been a hard journey, but I am so worth it. I want “Heartbroken” to know that she can do so much better than this guy, and she is lovable and will find that love in herself.

— I Feel Her Pain Dear I Feel Her Pain: Thank you for your letter and for speaking from your heart. I am printing it so that others will know that they are not alone if they are in an abusive relationship, and that they can get out.

Trying to save from scam Dear Annie: I have a twin sister who I am very close to. In the past year, she has had her share of health problems. She was diagnosed with CNS Vasculitis, an inflammation in the brain vessels that has many side effects, including impaired decision-making. It started in January, and she was told no driving and no work.

Between my husband and me, we drove her to her appointments, picked up medications, and did shopping and anything that she needed. I was her caretaker for about five or six months.

I was also her cheerleader when she got better.

She finally was able to go back to work. Then, shortly after that, she passed out one day and broke her leg. Again, we drove her around. I would do anything to help her out. I love my sister.

Eventually, she was back driving.

She is doing great now. My problem with her is this: She started online dating, and she is telling everyone she is going to move in and marry this man who she was only talking with for about a month. She says he is wonderful to her. We are not as close as we used to be. It is probably my fault. My sister has not had someone in her life for 10 years. To have someone tell you everything she wants to hear must sound GREAT to her. I don’t trust this relationship! She has not talked to him on the phone, not even with FaceTime or Skype. They just text. I think she even sent him some money. I think this is one of those scammers out of the country scamming, looking only to get money out of her. What can we do, if anything?

— Helping My Twin Dear Helping: If it walks like a duck and sounds like a duck, well, it’s probably a duck. How do you have a relationship with someone by just texting? He very well could be a robot. She deserves to have love, but this sounds like very far from it.

It’s time to sit your sister down to gently and lovingly tell her your concerns about this guy. Ask your husband if he has any friends with whom you could set your sister up. Also, tell her doctors about this. Maybe they can help her or give you suggestions.

——— Dear Annie: Please tell Window Watching, who was upset that a passerby could see her through her Venetian blinds at her upstairs window, that she can increase her privacy by adjusting the direction the vanes on her blinds open and close. If they tilt down, they will block the view from below, and vice versa.

I learned this lesson many years ago because I have neighbors who live both higher and lower than me, so depending on the window’s location, some blinds are tilted up, and some are tilted down. Hope this helps.

— Tilting Blinds Dear Tilting: As long as you’re

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Connecting with the grandkids Dear Annie: It sounds like Shut-Out Grandma’s daughterin-law has borderline personality disorder. One of your readers’ advice to read “Stop Walking on Eggshells” by Paul Mason and Randi Kreger was great. It was very helpful for me.

— Another Grandma Dear Another Grandma: Thank you for writing. As you will see in the next letter, yet another grandma has some wonderful suggestions.

Dear Annie: Here is a suggestion for the shut-out grandma.

She can mail thoughtful gifts to her granddaughter periodically. I send a small present every two to three months to my granddaughter who is the same age. I just mailed a little pair of binoculars, a booklet about the different kinds of birds in her area, a birdcall gadget and a small wire cage with a bird seed duet cake.

Quality sketching, drawing and painting supplies from an art store; sewing materials; or fabric craft supplies — these all can be helpful gifts.

The point is to give some thoughtful consideration to the gifts, not just pick up a toy in giant department store.

That bypasses the negative situation entirely and turns it into a positive thing.

Her granddaughter might forget what her grandma says, but she will never forget what she does, especially the special care packages.

I’m a happier grandma now, and my granddaughter loves me.

— Happier Grandma Dear Happier Grandma: These are fantastic ideas for getting around an otherwise-sticky situation. Thanks for writing.

——— Dear Annie: During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has proven very difficult for my daughter, who is a freshman in college, to meet new friends. All of her classes are online; she lives at home; and most of her friends went out of state to college.

Our county has some of the strictest quarantine rules in the country, which limits her options.

I’m worried about her mental health. This time in a young person’s life is very difficult in the best of circumstances.

Do you have any ideas for young people to connect with others during this unprecedented time?

— Concerned Mom Dear Concerned Mom: This is such a difficult time for all of us. I am sorry that your daughter had to start one of the most exciting times of her life virtually.

This is a time to think outside the box and be flexible with different and new ways to communicate with friends. She could schedule a call, Zoom, FaceTime or Houseparty with friends, especially those out of state.

Encourage her to go for an outdoor walk with friends who live in your county and are dealing with the same strict quarantine rules. I know it is not the same. Try and remember that this is a moment in time that will pass soon.

Communication is needed ASAP Dear Annie: My boyfriend is 48, and I am 39, and we have been together since May 2015.

We haven’t made too many public appearances since being together.

I have two children, a 12-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl. They love him dearly. He has one child, a 14-year-old girl, who barely communicates with my children

and me.

When we met, he was six months out of a two-year relationship, and I was eight months out of a 12-year marriage. We met on a dating site. Neither of us was looking for a relationship at the time. My children met him in June 2015, and I met his daughter the next month. My kids and I are adventurous and like the outdoors. He and his daughter, not so much. He works in engineering, and I’m a nurse. We are similar and opposite at the same time.

I love action, comedy and dramas, and he likes zombie movies and action.

His daughter’s mom and I have had an altercation. The cause of the disagreement was that she wanted to ruin our relationship, and he did nothing about it. I then had to step in after being frustrated. We bumped heads quite a bit, due to his daughter’s mom. She ended up living across the street from us after we moved in together.

My concern is that we are not talking about marriage or even an engagement. More than a year after buying a home and we’re still playing house, without moving forward. I have brought this to his attention because I want to know what’s next. Each time I bring it up, I feel as if he blows me off and does not want to talk about it. He always says, “When I marry someone, I want to make sure they’re the one.”

I have mentioned marriage at least five times, and now I’m ready to give up on this relationship. He always wants me to tell people that we have three children, but he’s not changing the status legally. I don’t think that I should wait on him to make up his mind to decide our future, as it’s been over five years.

I think it has a lot to do with his money; maybe he thinks I’m after it or something. That isn’t the case. The proof is that I would have stayed with my ex-husband.

I feel as if I’m wasting my time and living a lie. The lie is that he’ll probably never marry me and eventually I’ll move on. I have asked him to see a therapist with me over and over, but it hasn’t happened yet. I was going to pick a therapist, but he said that he would, but again, nothing.

— Tired of Waiting Dear Tired: Divorce can be traumatic. It sounds like your boyfriend might need time before he is ready to tie the knot. His comment about marrying “the one” is hurtful. You might be correct that it’s time to move on.

However, before making a decision, you need to tell him all that you’re feeling. People are not mind readers, and so much of a healthy relationship is communication. Rather than waiting for him to decide what he wants, decide what you want and then tell him exactly what that is.

Therapy is doubly important because the lives of three children are at stake. His ex-wife living across the street is something that a professional should be able to help you and your boyfriend sort out.

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City wins award for economic development through arts Enterprise staff Last year, elementary school students across Davis gathered at multipurpose rooms to watch “Light the Way: A Bike Safety Musical” — an original production commissioned by Davis’ own Bike City Theatre Company to promote the environmental and public health goals of Davis’ Safe Routes to School program.

The performance, based on the true story of Annie Londonderry, who in 1895 became the first woman to ride around the world on a bicycle, incorporates original songs that promote and teach bicycle safety in a memorable and engaging way.

Last week, during the League of California Cities Annual Conference & Expo, “Light the Way” was recognized as the city of Davis received the 2020 Helen Putnam Award for Excellence in Economic Development through the Arts.

“The city is honored to receive this award,” Mayor Gloria Partida said. “Our local artists and arts administrators were innovative in leveraging available funding to support future organizational growth, audience development, and long-term financial stability in addition to providing a fun, educational platform to promote active transportation, physical fitness, emotional

well-being and environmental health.”

In the Bike City musical, Londonderry travels from the United States to London, Spain, Saigon and Japan, befriending historical figures and learning about bike safety while working to outrun two misguided villains. Along the way, Londonderry is taught hand signals, how to navigate traffic signals and busy intersections and the importance of both wearing a helmet and using a bike light at night.

The all-school assemblies addressed important equity issues in the Davis community by providing the same content to all students and supported scaffolded learning for students not entirely proficient in English language skills.

The musical, written by Jade Gregg with music by Elisabeth Weidner and lyrics by Johnny Quesada, inspired a handful of community partnerships, including event underwriting from local businesses and access to space for planning and rehearsals.

A collaborative relationship also formed between BCTC and the UC Davis theater department, allowing the production a rare opportunity to both recruit and hire university students as paid performers and interns.

In all, 29 young theater professionals were involved

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UC Davis actors perform Bike City Theatre Company’s “Light the Way: A Bike Safety Musical” for Birch Lane Elementary School students in 2019. The original production earned the City of Davis the 2020 League of California Cities Putnam Award for Excellence through the Arts. in the effort, allowing UCD students to gain marketable career skills via experience in acting, costuming, writing, stage and theater management, sound and light production, marketing, videography and photography.

The Helen Putnam Award for Excellence was established in 1982 in honor of Helen Putnam, the League’s first woman president and dedicated public servant and mayor.

The award recognizes outstanding achievements

made in California’s communities.

“Light the Way: A Bike Safety Musical” was made possible through the city of Davis Arts & Cultural Affairs Program, which supports community-based arts projects, cultural

opportunities and education initiatives that foster excellence, diversity and vitality in the arts.

The program is the clearinghouse for all creative activity in the city of Davis government and serves the entire Davis community.

A fixed-effort fishery is more sustainable for economy and environment

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food web that can harm the longterm economic and ecological sustainability of a fishery.

Enterprise staff writer For a truly sustainable fishery, more needs to be considered than just the abundance of the harvested species. Harvesting even abundant species can create indirect extinction cascades down the

That is according to a study from UC Davis, published Nov. 4 in the journal Science Advances.

For the study, scientists incorporated the economic drivers of

fishing into models of food-web networks to evaluate thousands of single-species fisheries across hundreds of simulated food webs.

They compared those efforts under a “fixed effort” — in which there is a steady, fixed amount of harvestable fish allowed — and a

profit-driven, “open-access” strategy, in which price fluctuates with market demand.

They found that harvesting under an open-access strategy helps keep abundant species in the market, with little threat to that specific species’ existence.

However, a fixed-effort strategy is better for the ecosystem as a whole. This is because when an abundant species is harvested, cascading effects can impact other species throughout the food web. Those oscillations may trigger secondary extinctions.

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NOVEMBER How regular maintenance keeps your car firing on all cylinders Special to The Enterprise Car maintenance is often a scheduled chore when you're regularly driving. However, if you're driving less due to the current environment, maintenance can easily become a lesser priority or even completely forgotten.

But car maintenance is always important, especially as drivers around the country gradually resume their travels and hit the road.

With that in mind, the following are five reasons it's important to keep up with regular car maintenance:

Safety First and foremost: Regular car maintenance helps increase safety when driving.

This is especially important if your car has been parked for a while. Be sure to check your fluids (oil, washer, coolant, etc.) and inspect the tires to make sure that they haven't lost their pressure. After all, the Gauge revealed 70% of Americans have not regu-

larly been checking tire pressure during the pandemic.

Low tire pressure can lead to several issues such as poor performance, premature wear and higher rolling resistance, which can impact fuel efficiency.

Save time and money Car maintenance helps extend the overall life of not only your tires, but the systems that drive them, including the engine, suspension, brakes and transmission. With the median price of a set of four tires ranging from $300 to $600, investing in regular tire upkeep such as rotations and alignment when necessary, helps deter more costly repairs down the road - making both your car, and your money, go further.

And, you'll save time. Regularly scheduled basic maintenance appointments traditionally don't take too long - and some dealerships even offer special pick-up

and drop-off appointments so you never have to leave the comfort of your home.

First place performance Just like a gym routine helps keep your muscles firing on all cylinders, regular trips to the mechanic can provide the same benefit to your car. Whether it's a crushing leg day (suspension) or a cardio workout (engine), routine inspection of your shoes (tires) will help you maximize your workout traction so you're ready for the next round and running at peak performance.

Cleanliness While cleaning the vehicle's interior and exterior was the primary maintenance measure (40%) Americans took, the idea of clean cars goes beyond just dust on the dash-

board and sanitized seatbelts. Little maintenance checks add up to a big environmental impact. Regular oil changes contribute to a cleaner engine and lower vehicle emissions, while properly inflated tires can contribute to better fuel efficiency.

Vehicle value When the time comes to upgrade your vehicle, one of the first points of inspection is on the inside. A vehicle's internal condition is one of the key factors in determining its worth, so it's best to keep everything well-oiled and running smoothly, even if you don't have any immediate plans to trade it in.

While it is recommended to adhere to your vehicle's outlined maintenance schedule, there are a few things that drivers can do on a regular

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Every month, double-check to make sure headlights and taillights are working, fluids are topped off, and your belt and hose systems are running smoothly. Use the penny test to check your tire's tread. In addition, keeping a vehicle maintenance log helps you

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If issues do arise, Hankook advises getting your vehicle checked out by a certified mechanic before getting back behind the wheel.

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