The Davis Enterprise Sunday, November 15, 2020 by mcnaughtonmedia

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County has 18K ballots to tally

CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer

in the long term, any financial fruits borne out of a Prop. 15 win would not have arrived soon enough to address the immediate twin financial crises facing the state’s public schools: Tense efforts to physically reopen campuses and the state education budget’s looming cliff. California K-12 schools and community colleges, almost a decade removed from the steep Great Recession-era cuts that resulted in more than 30,000 teacher layoffs, were slated to receive a record $84 billion in state funding this year — up from $81.6 billion — before the pandemic cratered the state’s budget forecast.

UC Davis Health has rolled out a “groundbreaking” new test that can check for both COVID-19 and flu viruses at the same time, the UC Davis Health Public Affairs office announced Thursday in a press release. The test yields highly accurate “gold-standard” results within 20 minutes, according to the press release. UC Davis Health is among the first medical centers in the country to use this type of combined molecular test and was one of the institutions that helped evaluate the test’s accuracy. It is also the first University of California health system to use the test. According to clinicians at UC Davis Health, the new rapid test is a gamechanger. “This will change how COVID-19 testing is performed in emergency or urgent care settings,” said Nam Tran, professor of laboratory medicine and UC Davis Health site principal investigator for the clinical validation of the test. “It can be administered right away by doctors or nurses at a patient’s bedside.” With COVID-19 cases rising and flu season on the way, clinicians at UC Davis Health said it will be crucial to be able to test for both COVID-19 and flu viruses at once. Another advantage of the new test is that it produces quick results without compromising their accuracy, a

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BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer With another 10,000plus ballots counted in the Yolo County elections office last week — and another 18,448 still to go — nothing has changed in local races. Councilman Will Arnold, Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs and Josh Chapman have all maintained their leads in the three City Council district races while Supervisor Jim Provenza continues to lead challenger Linda Deos in the 4th District Board of Supervisors race. None of those races are particularly close. Measure D remains a clear winner, however, with more than 83 percent of Davis voters favoring their right to vote on development projects on the city’s periphery. Measure D is a renewal of what was called Measure J 20 years ago and then Measure R a decade ago. But Measure B continues to trail in the vote count, with more than half of voters — 52.23 percent — opposing the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus. No on B had received 13,669 votes as of Friday to Yes on B’s 12,503 votes. There are 3,762 more ballots remaining that could impact that race, according to the county elections office. The other close race on the local ballot remains

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A special education pre-K class that has been permitted to reopen amid coronavirus concerns meets on the Lu Sutton Elementary school campus in Novato on Oct. 27.

What now for schools? Prop. 15’s defeat cuts off possible education lifeline BY RICARDO CANO CalMatters Voters narrowly defeated Proposition 15, the tax measure that aimed to eliminate decades-long protections for commercial properties — dashing hopes of billions of dollars flowing into California’s cashstrapped public schools and community colleges in the coming years. In the second-most expensive ballot fight this election, Prop. 15 supporters said the measure would help right what they viewed as a fundamental wrong in the state’s school funding

system by increasing the share of property-tax revenues going toward schools. Opponents characterized Prop. 15 as harmful to small businesses and the state’s economy at a time when the pandemic has already strained or shuttered several local businesses. “We’re the fifth-largest economy in the world,” said E. Toby Boyd, president of the California Teachers Association, the top benefactor for the Yes on 15 campaign, “and big corporations should be paying their fair share to invest in our students, our public schools, our

families and our communities.” The measure backed by labor unions, community organizations and several of the state’s progressive leaders challenged the state’s still-popular 1978 constitutional amendment, Prop. 13, and had been slightly trailing in the vote count since election night before the Associated Press called its defeat Tuesday by a 51.8% No to 48.2% Yes margin. What happens now? Legislative analysts projected Prop. 15 would have drawn between $6.5 billion and $11.5 billion in commercial property tax revenues, with 40% of the take going to K-12 schools and community colleges beginning in 2022-23. So while the measure would have been a boon

Yolo could go into purple tier this week BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Yolo County could return to the purple tier as early as Tuesday as a surge in COVID-19 cases in California prompts state officials to reconsider their timelines for imposing restrictions on businesses and activities in order to contain the virus. Dr. Mark Ghaly, California’s secretary of health and human services, said Friday the current timeline contained in the state’s COVID-19 blueprint — under which a county will be moved to a more restrictive tier following two consecutive weeks meeting the metrics for that tier — may be changed. “We have always said in our blueprint that we could see things have to shift more quickly,” Ghaly said. “And now may be the time where counties move back a little sooner than just waiting two weeks. Maybe one week is enough, that the data is so compelling.” Ghaly didn’t specify which counties

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Frat hosted party after positive COVID test BY CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer

could face that abrupt shift, but it is a possibility for Yolo County, according to Jenny Tan, the county’s public information officer.

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Tan said county officials are preparing for a range of possibilities heading

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UC Davis learned Thursday that a student who lives at the Theta Chi Fraternity house in Davis tested positive for COVID-19, UC Davis News and Media Relations said Saturday in a press release. Campus officials also received reports that Theta Chi held a gathering of 10 to 20 people at the fraternity house on Thursday evening in violation of campus guidelines and Yolo County health orders. Ten students live at the Theta Chi Fraternity house, which is across the street from campus on

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Briefly Man arrested for arson, threats Davis police arrested a man on suspicion of arson last week, with the help of a few clues from the suspect himself. Lt. Art Camacho said officers were dispatched at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to the 1000 block of Olive Drive, near the Richards Boulevard underpass, after receiving “a call of a male transient lighting dry vegetation on fire.” Arriving officers found the man still on scene, standing amid a “freshly burned area” with a lighter and butane canister in his hands, Camacho said. Based on those details, police arrested 39-year-old Adam Robin Green on charges of arson and resisting arrest, the latter stemming from Green’s alleged threats of physical harm to the officers while being taken into custody, according to Camacho.

‘Unfold’ looks at transportation In the latest episode of “Unfold,” the podcast’s hosts talk with UC Davis experts about prospects for transitioning to low-carbon transportation. In season 2, “Unfold” explores the solutions to and complexities of climate change. It is available free, ondemand at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon’s Tunein, Stitcher, Pandora and Spotify.

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Don’t believe everything you think F or unknown reasons, a chap named “Rich,” who claims to be a Davis resident, occasionally fires a guided missive my way dealing with the latest conspiracy theory of the day. And, just so you know, he was one of a handful of local residents who proudly admit they voted for Donald Trump a week ago Tuesday. And here I thought all such partisans had been identified and compassionately relocated to the far reaches of the Capay Valley. Rich, who may indeed be Rich, thinks that if Trump is “robbed” of his throne this time around, he’ll immediately declare his candidacy for 2024. He may well be right, but if Trump does declare, he’ll lose the support of several dozen Republicans who already have their eye on a run for the White House, too, and won’t be happy about the president stealing their opportunity. Be that as it may, Rich hasn’t given up yet on 2020. He claims the Republican-dominated Pennsylvania Legislature has a constitutional duty to take matters into its own hands and award the

state’s 20 electoral votes to Donald Trump, no matter what seven million voters from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to Pottsville have to say. I’ve heard this theory before, both from boastful Republicans and fearful Democrats, so I checked it out. In the course of my search, I came across an Op-ed from the very Republicans who lead the Pennsylvania Legislature, which seems like a good place to start. The authors are Jake Corman, the Senate majority leader from Benner Township and Kerry Benninghoff, the House of Representatives majority leader from Bellefonte. They voluntarily offered this piece on Oct. 19, just two weeks before the election, after

persistent rumors that the legislature could and should step in to award the state’s electoral votes. Write these powerful Pennsylvanians, “We have said it many times and we will happily say it again: The Pennsylvania General Assembly does not have and will not have a hand in choosing the state’s presidential electors or in deciding the outcome of the presidential election.” I wonder if they’ve told the president or if he’ll have to read it for himself in the Sunday Enterprise.

dd Corman and Benninghoff, “To insinuate otherwise is to inappropriately set fear into the Pennsylvania electorate with an imaginary scenario not provided for anywhere in law — or in fact.” These folks are not mincing words. “Pennsylvania law plainly says that the state’s electors are chosen only by the popular vote of the commonwealth’s voters.” Section 1501 of the Pennsylvania Election Code, they note, “clearly, plainly and unequivocally” states that it is the voters who select the electors.

Once that happens, “The secretary of state presents the election results to the governor, who certifies the election, establishing the list of electors.” It should also be noted that “There have been zero discussions occurring within the Pennyslvania House of Representatives and Senate about changing this provision.” Explaining why they decided to write this Op-ed in the first place, the two Pennsylvania leaders state “This election cycle is the most politically charged in our lifetime, so we understand that misrepresentations and attention-grabbing social media posts will be part of the rhetoric. We need to rise above that and not fall victim to outside influences that are trying to stir emotion.” And finally, “So, to settle the record once again, without question: The only and exclusive way that presidential electors can be chosen in Pennsylvania is by the popular vote. The legislature has no hand in the process whatsoever.” Case closed. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

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Every year, Soroptimist International of Davis hosts a Soup Night and Silent Auction one week before Thanksgiving. This year, the (virtual) event is more important than ever, as the service club’s primary fundraiser of 25 years — the beer booth at the Davis Farmers Market — was permanently canceled. Community members are invited to pre-purchase a meal to pick up at Sudwerk Brewing Co., bid in an online auction, and learn about the club by watching a live YouTube broadcast on Thursday, Nov. 19. The auction and program are open to anyone in the U.S. Orders are open through Nov. 15 for the meals, available for curbside pickup at Sudwerk, 2001 Second St., between 4 and 7 p.m. on Nov. 19. Selections include kabocha squash soup with a giant beer garden pretzel and green salad; Märzen bratwurst and slaw on a Village Bakery brioche bun with mixed-green and potato salads; and sausage with grilled peppers and onions, on a bun with mixed-green and potato salads. Each meal has the option to add an apple tartlet from Upper Crust Baking, or a selection of Sudwerk beers. Prices are $30 to $32 per meal, without add-ons. For an additional $20 donation, Soroptimists will offer contact-less delivery to Davis addresses. Each meal ordered will be given a ticket to be eligible for prize drawings if they watch “SI Davis Live” on YouTube. To enter the drawing without a purchase, email sidavis@ soroptimist.net. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 19. Enjoy games and

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Märzen bratwurst with green and potato salads is one of three dinner options available Nov. 19 for the Soroptimist Soup Night and Silent Auction. Preorders are required by today. entertainment while learning about the club, and how Soroptimists invest in the dreams of women and girls, locally and worldwide. The silent auction is always a great way to kick off holiday gift shopping. Items are still coming in, but include groceries from Nugget; beer and wine from local breweries and wineries; wine tasting tours; rounds of golf at local courses; a Boreal ski pass; a record player from Armadillo Music; gift cards to stores and restaurants; haircuts; workouts; and fun gift baskets, among others. All links to order meals, bid on the auction and watch “SI Davis Live” are available at https://www. sidavis.org/soupnight.

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The Davis Genealogy Club invites the public to join its virtual Harvest Festival and annual meeting that will include a free presentation by local genealogist Reem AwadRashmawi, “Harvesting Your Family Stories” and more from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, via Zoom. As folks gather (in person or from afar) for the holidays, it is a great time to think about recording or “harvesting” family stories. Local genealogist and family historian, Reem Awad-Rashmawi, will share ideas on how to collect these stories in person or through distance interviews. Whether they are used as a source of clues for family genealogies or

legacies to pass down to the next generations, family stories are the heart of the family history and many times people wait to record them until it is too late. Reem, a longtime Davis resident, has been recording her family stories since the early 1990s. She is currently researching genealogies and conducting oral-history interviews for others through her business “Photographs and Memories by Reem.” Davis Genealogy Club meetings are on the third Tuesday of most months and guests are always welcome. For more information, visit DavisGene alogy.org. To request a guest invitation, please email President@Davis Genealogy.org.

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More housing coming up on City Councilâ€™s agenda BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer More housing is on the Davis City Councilâ€™s agenda this week in the form of proposed apartment complexes in South Davis and at The Cannery. The council meets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Council members will be asked to approve construction of a 72-unit apartment building in The Canneryâ€™s mixed-use commercial district even though a requirement that commercial buildings be built concurrently has not been met. The original development agreement called for 50 percent of commercial buildings to be built before the apartment building could be occupied. But Cannery developers say the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in financing for the commercial buildings being rescinded. â€œThe applicant desires to move forward with the construction of 72 multi-family units and has requested relief from the condition that ties occupancy to commercial construction given that the issues related to the pandemic are out of their control and not foreseeable when the condition was originally agreed to,â€? according to the staff report prepared for Tuesdayâ€™s council meeting. The Davis Planning Commission voted 5-2 against the request back in June but city staff are recommending the council vote in favor of it â€œas the city is still in

need of housing.â€? Originally approved by the Davis City Council back in December 2013, The Cannery Project has resulted in the development of the 100-acre site north of Covell Boulevard and east of F Street. The project is now nearing build-out with a mix of low-, medium- and high-density residential uses, parks and open spaces. But the mixed-use commercial district remains the last major undeveloped piece, consisting of 12 acres split into east side and west side parcels. According to the developer, with the arrival of the pandemic and subsequent economic recession, potential lessees and purchasers of those commercial buildings canceled leases and escrows, prompting lenders to withdraw loan commitments. â€œThe developer of the project is faced with the situation where lenders are not currently providing construction financing to speculative commercial development and it is unknown when that might change,â€? according to the staff report. However, city staff said, â€œthe applicant is confident that it is still possible to finance construction of the apartment building and related site improvements. â€œOnce construction progress is made, they believe that they will have a better opportunity to attract commercial tenants, obtain commitments and begin

the commercial construction. â€œThe developer still intends to construct the commercial buildings as expeditiously as possible, but is requesting flexibility with the timing requirement in order to obtain financing and commence the apartment construction,â€? the staff report said. In recommending that the City Council deny the request, planning commissioners raised a number of objections, including questioning how apartment construction would help attract retailers and commercial development, including because of the proximity of Oak Tree Plaza. Now the City Council will make a final decision. Also on Tuesday, the council will consider a revised version of Plaza 2555, a residential complex proposed for a triangle of land between Research Park Drive, Cowell Boulevard and I-80. Back in October 2018, the council appointed a subcommittee comprised of Mayor Gloria Partida and Councilman Dan Carson to work with the developers on a project that would address many of the concerns previously raised about the proposal. Those concerns focused in particular on the high number of units with four or more bedrooms proposed. The revised project going before the council on Tuesday eliminated all apartments with more than three bedrooms.

Meanwhile, the affordable housing component of the proposal now includes affordable units on site as well as a land contribution to the Yolo Crisis Nursery, according to city staff. All told, Plaza 2555 would include 200 apartment units with a total of about 500 bedrooms and an acre of land deeded to the crisis nursery. Housing would include rowhouse style townhouses and stacked-flat apartments in two-, three- and four-story buildings. Five percent of units would be reserved for very low-income households, defined as households earning no more than 50 percent of the area median income. The cityâ€™s affordable housing ordinance generally requires that 15 percent of housing be reserved for low, very low or extremely low-income households, but in the case of Plaza 2555, that remaining 10 percent would be contributed in the form of land for the Yolo Crisis Nursery. Doing so will require the council to amend the ordinance to allow â€œunique affordable housing proposalsâ€? such as that proposed in Plaza 2555. Specifically, according to city staff, â€œthe current language of the affordable housing ordinance â€Ś does not provide the council with the flexibility to adjust the percentages under the alternative affordable housing requirements because a project

provides transitional, supportive or other housing-related social services to support lower income households.â€? The Yolo Crisis Nursery serves primarily low-income families by providing housing and care to children ages 0-5 whose parents are in crisis. The nursery has long operated out of a house in East Davis but growing need in the community has created greater need for a larger facility. Amending the affordable housing ordinance to allow for that facility as part of Plaza 2555 is also on Tuesdayâ€™s council agenda. â€œThe land contribution would provide a significant benefit to the community for the purpose of serving people at the lowest income levels,â€? city staff said in recommending approval of the proposal. Tuesdayâ€™s City Council meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and can be accessed by the public the following ways: â– Televised live on city of Davis Government Channel 16 (available to those who subscribe to cable television) â– Livestreamed online at https://cityofdavis.org/city-hall/ city-council/city-councilmeetings/meeting-videos â– Via Zoom at https://zoom. us/j/96105688068 â€” Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

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From Page A1 that between two candidates vying to represent Area 5 on the Davis Joint Unified School District board of trustees. There, Betsy Hyder leads Cecilia EscamillaGreenwald by 154 votes with 479 ballots remaining in that district. Hyder has held a lead over Escamilla-Greenwald since Election Night and that lead has grown incrementally. Likewise, No on B has held a steady lead over Yes on B. The vote differential in the City Council races remained largely unchanged after the most recent batch of returns was announced on Friday. In District 2, Arnold still had more than half of the vote (50.90 percent) to 28.09 percent for Dillan Horton and 21.01 percent for Colin Walsh. A total of 4,532 votes have been counted in that district, with 1,304 votes separating Arnold and Horton. Arnold previously declined to declare victory until all votes are counted. Over in District 3, Frerichs held a 64.95 percent to 35.05 percent lead over Larry Guenther after Fridayâ€™s update with 5,401 ballots counted so far in that district. Guenther conceded the race and congratulated Frerichs on his victory the day after the election. Meanwhile, in District 5, where 4,408 votes had been counted as of Friday, Chapman held onto his lead with 43.78 percent of the vote. Former council member Rochelle Swanson had 30.42 percent followed by Connor Gorman with 16.33 percent and

Kelsey Fortune with 9.46 percent. In the Board of Supervisors race, with 16,683 votes counted, Provenza led Deos by 57.69 percent to 42.31 percent on Friday. According to the county elections office, 18,448 ballots remain to be counted, including 16,228 vote-by-mail ballots; 222 provisional ballots; 1,518 conditional voter registration ballots; and 480 other ballots, including damaged ballots and those that require further review. A number of races throughout the county could still be impacted by those remaining ballots, including the mayoral race in West Sacramento. There, current Mayor Christopher Cabaldon trails Martha Guerrero by 137 votes with 4,204 ballots still to be counted. A Woodland City Council race was separated by just 11 votes on Friday, with Magda Padilla leading Victoria Fernandez by 1,422 votes to 1,411 votes with 754 ballots remaining to be counted. And a Winters school board race was separated by a single vote on Friday with 209 ballots still to be counted. The number of uncounted ballots may increase, however, as ballots postmarked by Election Day must be processed by the elections office if they arrive by Nov. 20. The elections office will provide another update next Friday. â€” Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

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adopt a PCR-based method such as Liat that met our standards when the time came.â€? With the implementation of the new tests, that time has arrived. Nam emphasized the reliability of the new rapid test. â€œWe want people to be confident they can trust the results of this device just as much as our other testing,

which is as accurate as anything out there,â€? Nam said. â€œBoth are PCR tests, which is considered the gold standard.â€? Like other COVID-19 tests, the new UC Davis Health test relies on chemical reagents that are in short supply across the country. For that reason, the new tests are limited for

now to the emergency department and other â€œsituations when speed is critical,â€? the press release stated. â€œAs the supply increases, the testing will continue to expand.â€? â€” Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @calebmhampton.

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Briefly Suggest a guest for radio show “Timeout Radio” is a 30-minute program for Davis youths on KDRT 95.7 FM that covers sports, geography, travel and recreational activities. The show needs guests, and link to the online guest suggestion form is on Timeout Radio’s website. The program includes a mix of interviews, music, and information. It airs on alternate Fridays at 5 pm, can be heard online at https://kdrt.org/ program/timeoutradio, and is archived for future listening. The program is hosted by 14-year-old Rohan Baxi, volunteer broadcaster at KDRT 95.7 FM and a student at Da Vinci Junior High.

Drop off Toys for Tots items Local residents may help needy children in the area by bringing in a new, unwrapped toy for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program to the office of Jen Kukis, an Edward Jones financial adviser, at 503 Fourth St., Suite A, in Davis, during regular business hours from Monday, Nov. 16, through Monday, Dec. 7. Monetary gifts cannot be accepted. “With the holiday season around the corner, we are all getting ready for the festivities,” Kukis said. “And, as this is the season of giving, now is a great time to remember the less fortunate in our community.”

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SCHOOLS: Unexpected crisis adds to urgency From Page A1 Faced with a potential 10% cut to the state’s main school finance artery, the Local Control Funding Formula, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature protected school budgets this year by deferring $11 billion in state funding for schools. That move held schools’ funding flat by delaying payments to schools into the next fiscal year — some installments coming as late as seven months — but also means the state will have to confront a potentially taller school finance cliff starting next year. “Yes, Prop. 15 would’ve helped in the long run, but it wouldn’t have fixed this short-term problem that the Legislature’s going to face in the coming spring,” said Bruce Fuller, a professor at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education. As state education funding increased over the latter part of the decade, so too have fixed costs such as employee pension contributions and support services for growing populations of students in the state who have special needs or are English learners. Several communities across California with the state’s permission to reopen campuses are engaged in fraught debates among school leaders, teachers, parents and employee unions over when and how to do so. Among the sticking points has been whether schools have the resources to implement and sustain safety measures, such as surveillance coronavirus testing for employees. At a recent legislative hearing, state lawmakers acknowledged schools’ dearth of testing capacity was prolonging potential campus reopenings while noting that the state had little room in its budget to assist with local efforts. State officials have suggested on several occasions schools tap into $5.3 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds allocated for schools this summer to purchase laptops and technology for remote learning, personal protective equipment and expand their coronavirus testing bandwidth. “(This) is not magical money that can be stretched forever,” Troy Flint, spokesman for the California

Signs supporting Prop 15 and Oakland schools hang in the window of a home in Oakland on Oct. 31. ANNE WERNIKOFF/ CALMATTERS PHOTO

School Boards Association, said of the CARES Act funding, adding that schools are “in a very perilous position” financially. “Anytime there’s a new expectation or the state imposes a new requirement, it keeps pointing to that same pot of money,” Flint said. Prop. 15 is the second educationrelated statewide measure to face defeat this year, in part, due to the tall shadow of the landmark measure commonly referred to as the third rail of state politics. Voters also rejected in the March primary a $15 billion state bond for school construction that, because of the state’s sequential numbering requirements for ballot measures, shared the same name as the 1978 property-tax cut: Prop. 13. Though some political observers pointed to the measure’s confusing name as a reason for its defeat, others also noted that its supporters failed to adequately communicate to voters the bond’s importance. Despite Prop. 15’s defeat, supporters were optimistic late election night when initial returns came in, saying that the closeness of the vote suggested an appetite from voters to invest more money in public services such as K-12 education. At the local level, school measures across the state continued to receive broad support — another sign of voters’ support for education funding, according to advocates. About 80% of the 60 K-12 and community college bonds on

local ballots, including a $7 billion bond in Los Angeles Unified, appeared headed toward approval at press time, according to results gathered by Michael Coleman, publisher of the California Local Government Finance Almanac. Nine out of 13 parcel taxes, which require two-thirds voter approval, appeared to pass, though the votes remained too close to call in two communities. Another attempt at an education-related tax measure in the near future seems likely, though it’s too soon to predict how a future measure would be structured. Also unclear at the moment is whether education and community advocates would again mount their own effort, similar to Prop. 15, or if the governor and Legislature would get involved. Before the state’s budget crunch, researchers affiliated with Stanford University had calculated it would take an additional $25 billion in school funding for all of the state’s 6.1 million public-school students to meet its learning standards. In recent years, some state lawmakers have wanted to go even further. The pandemic has increased those needs, according to advocates. Newsom endorsed Prop. 15 in September, though did not campaign for the measure. The governor also said recently that he would not support legislation calling for higher income taxes. Whatever the course, the road to

more schools funding will likely require broad support among state leaders, education unions, advocacy groups as well as a unified message, said Carrie Hahnel, an independent education researcher and fellow with the Berkeley-based Opportunity Institute. Without federal or state intervention, Hahnel wrote in a recent Policy Analysis for California Education brief, schools are likely to face a downturn like the one they experienced nearly a decade ago. Because California’s public schools are heavily reliant on state income taxes, it makes them more susceptible to volatility amid the peaks and valleys of the state’s economy, Hahnel wrote. In 2012, at the tail end of the recession as the state neared a similar school funding cliff, thenGov. Jerry Brown campaigned aggressively for Proposition 30, a quarter-cent sales tax that aimed to prop up school funding. The message then was clear: Vote yes or schools stood to lose $6 billion in cuts. It passed, 55.4% to 44.6%. That kind of support from the governor might be what it takes to put a future ballot measure over the top. “I think we need to start from scratch and get everybody together and say what we are trying to do and how we can build this thing even if it means some compromises, some shared pain,” Hahnel said. “It’s very hard to hit the business community alone.”

PURPLE: Cases surge after Halloween OBITUARIES From Page A1 into Tuesday. Yolo County was spared a return to the purple tier last week when its daily new case rate and test positivity rate for the week ending Oct. 31 met the requirements of the less restrictive red tier. That allowed a number of businesses, including restaurants and gyms, to continue indoor operations even as those in other counties, including Sacramento, were closed. Likewise places of worship in Yolo County were allowed to hold indoor services this weekend. But the county will likely meet the metrics for the purple tier when the state announces its update on Tuesday, given the 175 new cases reported on the county’s online COVID-19 dashboard for the week ending Nov. 7. The situation has only deteriorated since then, with one of the worst weeks in Yolo County since the pandemic began.

Since Nov. 8, the county has reported nearly 300 new cases, including 70 on Friday and 40 more on Saturday. In order to stay in the red tier, the county must have an average daily new case rate of fewer than seven cases per 100,000 residents, which for Yolo County amounts to about 15 per cases per day. An abrupt move to the purple tier is not the only risk Yolo County faces this week. Previously, when counties were moved to more restrictive tiers, they were given 72 hours to implement restrictions on businesses and activities. That, too, may change. “We’ve often allowed counties to wait a full three days before reverting back to the more restrictive tier,” Ghaly said Friday, “and even that might need to be reconsidered.” For Yolo County, the COVID-19 surge has been evident in the numbers on its dashboard since the beginning of the month.

In just the last two days, the county has reported 110 new cases, a test positivity rate over 10 percent and two new deaths. Halloween activities and social gatherings have been cited by health officials as key factors in the surge around the state. In Yolo County, the cities of West Sacramento and Woodland have shown the most cases, but no region has been spared and no age group. Davis reported 10 new cases on Friday and one more on Saturday, including one child; one person 18-24; five aged 25-34; two aged 35-44; one 55-64 and one older than 85. Countywide on Friday and Saturday, 13 of the 110 new cases were in children 0-17; 17 were ages 18-24; 23 were ages 25 to 34; 18 ages 35 to 44; 17 ages 45 to 54; nine ages 55 to 64; nine ages 65 to 74; one aged 75 to 84 and three over age 85. No new cases have been reported in skilled nursing facilities since Nov. 10.

POSITIVE: Student isolating at parents’ home From Page A1 that are designated for quarantine. One student was allowed to quarantine at the fraternity house while taking caring of the pets. The student whose positive test result was reported to UC Davis on Thursday is isolating at their parent’s home, according to the campus press release. “We are deeply disappointed and troubled by the alleged behavior and decisions demonstrated by these students,” UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May said in a statement. “The majority of students, faculty and staff have taken Yolo County Public Health guidelines very seriously since the pandemic began earlier this year.” Since the start of the quarter, UC Davis has conducted 17,615 COVID-19 tests, according to the campus’ online dashboard, primarily of on-campus residents as well as Greek Life students. Twelve tests

have come back positive — a positivity rate of well under 1 percent. Additionally, a total of 23 students and employees living off-campus reported testing positive in October. So far, no outbreaks have been reported within the campus community. “UC Davis continues to investigate the circumstances around the alleged gathering at the Theta Chi Fraternity and is monitoring the students in quarantine,” the press release said. “Interim protective measures have been taken and further disciplinary action may be taken if the investigation findings determine there were intentional violations of county and campus public health guidelines.” Theta Chi Fraternity leadership at UC Davis did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Enterprise. Students who think they may have been exposed to COVID-19 should contact Student Health and Counseling Services for a free COVID-19 test (or call SHCS at 530-752-2349).

Claudine Olsson

Dec. 25, 1932 — Nov. 3, 2020 Claudine Eloise Olsson (Sawyer), 87, of Davis passed away Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the home of her daughter in Colorado Springs, Colo., of natural causes. Claudine was born Dec. 25, 1932, in San Pedro, CA to Leonard and Berenice Sawyer. She attended Riverside Polytechnic High School and graduated from San Diego State in 1955. She married the late Edward Alexis Olsson Jr. in 1956 in Riverside. Claudine taught physical education at Woodland High School until starting her family and raising her three children. While doing so, she spent many years serving her community. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she

offered many years of service including teaching an early morning religion class for high schoolers for more than 20 years. After her children were grown, she went to work for UC Davis Extension until she retired. Upon retirement, she stayed active, volunteering as a 55 Alive teacher and a genealogist, as well as helping friends and neighbors. Claudine is survived by her children LuAnne Pope of Davis; Martin Olsson (Mary) of Henderson, Nev.; Tanna Romero (Raul) of Colorado Springs, Colo.; eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. There will be a graveside service for family only.

Mary Szpakowski Hague Oct. 14, 1935 — Sept. 23, 2020

Mary Szpakowski Hague died peacefully on Sept. 23, 2020. Her last words “Read it!” emphatically summed up Mary’s passion — books! Born to the late Simeon Szpakowki and Frances (Serba) on Oct. 14, 1935, in Buffalo, N.Y. She was the fourth of five children, the late Bob, Jimmy, Danny and younger surviving sister Carol. Mary attended Buffalo State Teacher’s College, earning her bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 1957. Her first job was at Hillview School in Menlo Park, Calif. From 1959 through the spring of 1964, Mary taught elementary schools on U.S. military bases, in Germany and London. In the summer of 1964 she returned to the States and taught in Fairfax, Va., where she met and married Baker Hague on July 16, 1965.

Mary and Baker raised two daughters and were wonderful parents. Although divorced after 25 years of marriage, they remained close until Baker’s death in 2012. Mary later moved to Gardnerville, Nev., and ultimately to Davis. In addition to her daughters, Stephanie Hague (Timothy Seward) of Davis, and Gwen Hague (Tom Lucas) of Goodyear, Ariz., Mary is survived by her beloved sister, Carol Szpakowski of Santa Fe, NM, and several nieces and nephews. For the past 20 years she relished being Grandma to her two granddaughters, Delaney and Kylie Seward. Beside her books, Mary was a keen observer of the world, nature, and the people around her as reflected in her photographs and journals.

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Let’s work to keep gyms and dining open Y olo County avoided the most-restrictive purple tier on Tuesday, but that doesn’t mean we’re not headed there. By late Thanksgiving week, if current trends continue, indoor restaurant dining and gym workouts may be revoked. Though these activities aren’t cited as the cause for outbreaks in Yolo County, health officials feel they are necessary restrictions to prevent further spread when COVID-19 cases are rising. So, mask up and — please — stop the big gatherings. I’m going to be really cranky if I have to go back to livestreaming my power yoga classes while my college boys are clanging around in the kitchen. And I’ll be sad for those businesses that keep being penalized for other people’s bad behavior. ————

After several delays, The Chicken Hawkers finally opened on Thursday at 417 Mace Blvd. It filled the space left by Extreme Pizza, which closed in June. The Chicken Hawkers specializes khao mun gai, a Thai-style chicken-andrice dish that is boiled or fried and served with sauce. It uses free-range chicken, and herbs imported from Thailand. Other options include chicken soup, wings with various sauces, fried chicken spring rolls,

chicken noodle salad, chicken or jasmine rice, garlic noodles, steamed vegetables, chicken livers, and sweet sesame seed balls for dessert. Family and kid-size meals are available. “We make all our rice, sauces and soup inhouse daily,” its website says. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Takeout and delivery may be ordered via https://www.the chickenhawkers.com/. ———— Davis Creamery, 113 E St., has expanded offerings. It recently added handmade vegan ice cream options, as well as vegan truffles, caramel apples, eclairs, macaroons, lava cakes and ice cream “flights.” Cupcakes and cookies are also back

in stock, owner Jen Schmidt reports. ———— Wondering what’s open in town? Check my Google spreadsheet of more than 300 Davis businesses affected by COVID-19. It’s at https://bit.ly/ DavisBusinesses. In it, there are sheets for Restaurants-open, Restaurants-closed, Businesses-retail, Businesses-service, Special hours (for older adults or compromised shoppers), and more. Please email wendyedit@gmail.com to suggest updates. — Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram pages. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, contact her at wendyedit@gmail.com.

MBI reports third-quarter results Special to The Enterprise Marrone Bio Innovations Inc., a Davis-based international leader in providing growers with sustainable bioprotection and plant health solutions to support global agricultural needs, has provided its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. The company’s 27% increase in third-quarter revenues reflected growth from its strategic expansion in international and seedtreatment markets. In the United States, Marrone Bio’s biological seed treatments for corn and soybeans are entering their third year in the market and delivering positive performance that supported the sales increase in the quarter. Sales also benefitted in the quarter from the introduction in Latin America of a new foliar treatment to promote plant health for soybeans. Gross profit and margins benefitted from the positive mix effect of sales into high-value markets. Gross profit in the quarter rose 40% to $5 million, with gross margins of 56.7%. Operating expenses in the third quarter declined 22% to $10.4 million, reflecting the benefit of cost savings measures put in place earlier in the year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by the addition of operating expenses from the acquisition of Pro Farm. In comparison, operating expenses in the third quarter of 2019 were $13.4 million, which included $3.7 million in acquisitionrelated expenses. The operating expense ratio — a key performance indicator that compares

operating expenses to revenues — declined by 7,300 basis points to 118% as a result of lower expenses and higher revenues. Net income (loss) in the third quarter improved 63% to a loss of $6.1 million and benefitted from increases in revenues and gross profit, and a decrease in operating expenses. In comparison, the $16.4 million net loss in the third quarter of 2019 included $6.3 million in non-cash charges related to the estimated fair value of a warrant exercise and modification. Adjusted EBITDA improved 18% to a loss of $3.6 million in the third quarter. The improvement reflected the increase in revenues and gross profit, as well as lower operating expenses. Adjusted EBITDA is further described under “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” below. Cash used in operations in the third quarter was $0.9 million, an 85% improvement when compared with $5.7 million of cash used in operations in the third quarter of 2019. The combination of higher revenues and lower operating expenses contributed to the reduction.

Year-to-date Revenues for the first nine months of 2020 increased 35% to $30.7 million as the company gained greater market penetration across its portfolio of crop protection, crop health and crop nutrition product families. Year to date September, the company has gained share in both fungicides and insecticides in the key California

market for fruits and vegetables, despite difficult market conditions. The portfolio performed particularly well in strawberries and wine grapes. Regalia bio-fungicide was one of the market leaders in its category in California. In row crops, the company expanded its international presence for seed treatments and foliar applications. Gross profit rose 45%, with gross margins of 58.6% year to date in 2020. A higher value sales mix drove the 400 basis point improvement from gross margins in the first nine months of 2020. Operating expenses in the first nine months of 2020 decreased 4% to $31.1 million. Cost savings were partially offset by the addition of nine months of operating expenses from Pro Farm. Year-to-date operating expenses in 2020 also benefited by $1.4 million from a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan secured to retain employees supporting the essential agricultural industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has since been forgiven. The operating expense ratio of 101% was a step change from the operating expense ratio of 142% in the first nine months of 2019, and reflected the reduction in spending while revenues grew. Net loss for the first nine months of 2020 was $16.0 million as compared with a net loss of $27 million in the same period last year. The 41% improvement was a function of revenue and gross profit growth coupled with reduced spending. The net loss for the first

Davis-based Gilliland Livestock Inc. joins American Angus Association Special to The Enterprise Gilliland Livestock Inc. in Davis is a new member of the American Angus Association, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint

Joseph, Mo. The American Angus Association, with more than 25,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef breed association in the world. Its computerized records include detailed information on

nine months of 2020 included non-cash adjustments related to warrant exercises, stock compensation and amortization charges. The net loss in the first nine months of 2019 also included a non-cash charge related to a warrant exercise. Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $8.8 million year-todate in 2020, as compared with a loss of $10.7 million for the same period in 2020. The improvement in Adjusted EBITDA reflected the benefit of higher sales and gross profit, and lower operating expenses. Adjusted EBITDA is further described under “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” below. Cash used in operations was $8.6 million year-todate, a 48 percent improvement that reflected revenue and gross profit growth coupled with cost containment. Cash used in operations in the first nine months of 2020 also benefited from $1.7 million in proceeds from the PPP loan. “Our third-quarter results were particularly encouraging as we delivered on our ambitions to expand our international presence and to further penetrate the seed treatment market for row crops,” said Chief Executive Officer Kevin Helash.

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The Chicken Hawkers opened on Thursday at 417 Mace Blvd. They specialize in khao mun gai, a Thai-stule chicken-and-rice dish.

VCE completes repayment to SMUD Special to The Enterprise Valley Clean Energy, Yolo County’s local public electric generation service provider, continues to make significant fiscal strides just 2½ years after its founding. In October, VCE made its final installment payment to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, reimbursing the utility for its assistance with operating services during VCE’s launch in 2018. The $1.5 million in deferred charges and interest were paid off on schedule. “It is with tremendous pride that our board announces the repayment of SMUD’s deferred fees,” said Don Saylor, chair of VCE’s board of directors. “SMUD continues to assist us in our business operations and we are grateful for their partnership. “Paying off these charges on time is a testament to VCE’s fiscal stability and to the wise decisions made by the VCE board in the best interest of our customers.” Added Tracy Carlson, director of customer services and operations for SMUD, “SMUD is proud

of our partnership with VCE, and we believe that partnership can continue to bring benefits to VCE’s and SMUD’s customers for many years to come. We congratulate VCE on meeting this financial milestone.” The SMUD payback is the second major financial commitment met by VCE during its start-up. VCE began its operations in 2018 with a $1.5 million seed loan from its three founding jurisdictions: Woodland, Davis and Yolo County. Saylor noted that these funds, with interest, were paid back in October 2019, years ahead of schedule. Valley Clean Energy is a nonprofit public agency formed to provide electrical generation service to customers in Woodland, Davis, Winters and the unincorporated areas of Yolo County. Its mission is to source cost-competitive clean electricity while providing product choice, price stability, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emission reductions and reinvestment in the communities it serves. For more information about VCE, visit www.valleycleanenergy.org or call 855-699-8232.

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Virus will ruin P holidays next BY LLEWELLYN KING Special to The Enterprise

t is coming to us as a diabolical enemy: malign, merciless and murderous. The second wave of COVID-19 will be killing us today, tomorrow, and on and on until a vaccine is administered not just to the willing recipients, but to the whole population. That could take years. We haven’t been through anything like this since the 1918 influenza pandemic. Not only is COVID-19 set to kill many more of us than it already has, but it also is likely to have huge collateral damage. Think restaurants: 60 percent of the individually owned ones are set to fail. Think real estate: The damage is so far too great and expanding too fast to calculate — all those office buildings sitting empty, all those shopping centers being vacated. The real estate crisis is beginning, just beginning, to be felt by the banks. Think education: A year has been lost in education. Our cultural institutions, from small sports teams to all the performing arts, are on death watch. How long can you hold a theater production company together? How do you save those very fragile temples of high culture, including ballet, opera and symphony music? What of the buildings which house them? Now looming are the malevolent threats to Thanksgiving and Christmas. These festivals, so cherished, so looked forward to, such milestones of every year and our lives, are set to kill many of us, gathered in love and joy. Families will assemble in happiness, but that diabolical guest COVID-19 will be taking its monstrous, lethal place at our tables — at the very events that in normal times bind us together. Death will share our feasts. These are words of alarm, and they are meant to be. Nearly a quarter of a million of us have died, choked to death by the virus. Projected deaths are 110,000 more by the new year. Yet our leaders have spurned the modest defenses available to us: face masks and isolation. There is little usefulness in assigning blame — but there is blame — and it points upward. But there is localized blame, too. Blame for what I see on the streets, where young people stroll without protecting themselves and others from the deadly virus. Blame for what I see at the shops, where customers gain entry without the modest consideration of wearing a face mask for a few minutes. There is blame for pastors who have insisted on holding services that have spread COVID-19 to their parishioners. And there is blame for those who have rallied or taken to street demonstrations. The virus has no political affiliation, but politics has befriended it in awful ways.

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he mother lode of blame must be put upon that increasingly bizarre figure Donald J. Trump, president of the United States, elected to lead and defend us. Trump couldn’t have vanquished the pandemic, but he could have limited its spread. He could have guided the people, set an example, told the truth, unleashed consideration not invective. He could have done his job. When we needed information, we got lies; when we needed guidance, we were encouraged to take risks by myth and bad example. A high number of his own staff has been felled. On Jan. 20, President-elect Joe Biden will step into this gigantic crisis. Even if the first doses of a vaccine are being administered, the crisis will still be in full flame, taking lives, destroying businesses, subtracting jobs and changing the trajectory of the future. There will be good, but it will take time to arrive. It will be in innovation in everything, from more medical research to start-ups and lessons learned about survival in crisis. It will impact immigration. Note that a preponderance of the health authorities featured nightly on television weren’t born here. Pfizer’s landmark COVID-19 vaccine wasn’t developed in that U.S. pharmaceutical behemoth, but by a husband-and-wife team in a small company in Germany. Both are children of Turkish immigrants to that country. In all countries, immigrants have had the adventurous spirit that is the soul of creativity. Let them in. — Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. His email is llewellynking1@gmail.com.

roposition 15, which would have boosted property taxes on commercial real estate by billions of dollars a year, finally bit the dust last week. It wasn’t a surprise. Although its advocates — unions, mostly — may cite the COVID-19 pandemic and recession as causes for failure, the measure never polled strongly even before the twin crises struck. Their pitch was two-fold — schools and local governments need the money and big commercial property owners benefit from an unfair loophole. The successful counter argument from business opponents was also a two-fer — if Proposition 15 passed, property owners would shift extra taxes to business tenants and their customers, and it would be the first step toward dismantling Proposition 13, California’s iconic and popular property tax limit. Proposition 15’s rejection creates a dilemma for public employee unions and other spending advocates who ardently believe that despite already having one of the nation’s highest taxation levels, somewhere over 12% of personal income, California

governments need much more money. Those advocates enjoy strong support in the overwhelmingly Democratic Legislature, which could simply raise sales, personal income or corporate tax rates without going to voters. Tax increases will no doubt be introduced when the Legislature reconvenes in December since putting a bill in the hopper is a cheap way for a legislator to show solidarity with unions and other pro-tax factions. However, having enough Democratic legislators to pass new taxes and putting up enough votes for specific levies are not the same thing, particularly if they lack gubernatorial support. When Gov. Gavin Newsom endorsed Proposition 15, he pointedly said he would not sanction more bites on his fellow high-income Californians or a “wealth tax,” both of which have been floated in

LETTERS Electoral College reform The occurrence already of disconnect between the nationwide popular vote for president and the electoral college tally is an obvious cause of concern. The abolishment of the electoral college would never be agreed upon, and probably not the following. But I think the idea is worthy of consideration. Each state would apportion its electoral votes based on the percentage of the popular vote for the candidates. For example, if a candidate in a state with 10 electoral votes received 52.5% of the votes in that state, he or she would receive 5.25 electoral votes, with similar calculation for the other candidate(s). And in this electronic digital age, there’s no reason votes could not be registered to the hundredth or even thousandth of a unit as necessary. The current system of all or none does a disservice to a candidate who otherwise receives a substantial but not a winning percentage. Consider the current election and how for a while, the result could have hinged on just a small number of votes in Pennsylvania, almost as if the other 140 million-plus votes cast were an afterthought. Common sense would say something is amiss. I understand how the founding fathers were concerned about the danger of larger states dominating smaller ones. But the current system

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the Capitol. “In a global, mobile economy, now is not the time for the kind of state tax increases on income we saw proposed at the end of this legislative session and I will not sign such proposals into law,” Newsom said. Newsom’s reference to a “global, mobile economy” implies awareness that the state budget is already very dependent on taxing incomes of the wealthy. In fact, the top 1% of taxpayers — about 150,000 in a state of 40 million — generate more than a third of the state’s unrestricted revenues. Hitting them up for more could encourage tax avoidance, such as freezing taxable income from capital gains, or even fleeing to other states.

f Newsom and the Legislature won’t act, would advocates risk another ballot measure in 2022? The California School Boards Association and its allies had wanted to put a $15 billion personal and corporate income tax hike on this year’s ballot, but bowed to pressure from Proposition 15’s advocates, particularly the California Teachers Association, to not compete. “After conducting a

invites the opposite; the potential rule of the minority. As a matter of curiosity, I calculated the result of this election using the proposed method. Biden would still have won, but by a considerably closer electoral margin which would be a fairly good correlation with the popular vote. To further satisfy my curiosity, I also calculated the results of the 2016 election and with this method, Hilary Clinton also would have won, almost by the same close margin, again more in line with the actual popular vote. Victor H. Jung Davis

How Trump can MAGA Trump: “Maybe I’ll have to leave the country.” Wouldn’t it be nice if he did? That would be his first step to fulfill his bragging: MAGA. John E. Moren Davis

Lest we forget The phrase “lest we forget” is taken out of context in Charles N. Aldus’ letter of Nov. 8. Kipling’s poem “Recessional” admonishes its readers to not claim our power and prestige as being our own, rather that power belongs to God. Every stanza reminds the reader that human might passes and is gone. Yet, Aldus uses the phrase, “Lest we forget,” to suggest that we memorialize

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significant amount of polling and analysis, we have determined that having two measures on the same ballot that — at least in part — provide funding for public schools, risked a scenario where our measure would come up short,” California School Boards Association CEO Vernon Billy said last December as his group backed off. An extra $15 billion a year would raise California’s per-pupil spending to the national average on the way to the education community’s goal of entering the top ranks of states in school support, which would require another $15 billion per year. Those are big numbers and don’t take into account demands from health, social welfare and early childhood education advocates for billions more they want to expand services. Does Proposition 15’s defeat cool the jets of tax increase advocates, or spur them to greater efforts? — CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more stories by Dan Walters, go to calmatters.org/ commentary.

those very human people and events. We do need to learn and remember our history, all of our history. Memorials, statues, and place names do not teach us history. They do become symbols that people endow with meaning; that meaning is why some of these statues and place names need to be removed or changed. The statue of Robert E. Lee, which Aldus mentions, needs to come down, not because of the man, but because of the system of slavery, of degradation and abuse that it represents. There are people who want to reassert that racist system. They do not believe that “all men (and women by the way) are created equal.” We, as a nation, have not grown beyond racism. If we want to try to deal with our racist history, we need to remove public icons that glorify that history. We will not remove racism that way, but we can say we do not want to publicly honor it. Let us seek to live with the awareness that Kipling suggests in the second stanza of “Recessional”: The tumult and the shouting dies; The Captains and the Kings depart: Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice, An humble and a contrite heart. Perhaps we need more memorials to those often-overlooked people who live their lives with humble and contrite hearts. Susan Viguie Davis

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Parents, students sick of the waiting game I t took a few moments for me to realize what was actually going on. Driving down West 14th Street on Tuesday afternoon, I suddenly found myself stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Sticking my head out the window to look further up the street, there was no sign of an accident anywhere. And no turkeys appeared to be crossing the road. Then it dawned on me... I was stuck in an after-school pick up line. Any year but this one, it would’ve been a completely normal scene for a weekday afternoon. But it caught me by total surprise Tuesday as I realized eight months had passed since I’d encountered anything like it. How is it already November? Ten minutes ago, I swear it was still March... Rounding the corner onto B Street, I watched as a handful of masked students at St. James School climbed into their parents’ cars. It was probably only a sixsecond snippet. But that tiny moment has given me hope that the thousands of students in town, too, will soon safely return

to in-person instruction. Since mid October, St. James has had students back on campus. The school follows strict safety protocols, requiring all children and their parents complete an online screening each morning before they attend class. Students arrive and leave school in staggered shifts (which explains the traffic I encountered) — a measure staff have taken to avoid any gatherings of large groups. Everyone on campus wears masks and has their temperatures checked before they enter a classroom. They’ve also implemented regular hand washing routines. And thus far, their vigilance has paid off. Not one St. James student has tested positive for COVID-19.

“And (to) limit the interaction between classes, we have students remaining together as classroom cohorts,” St. James Principal Heather Church told me on Thursday. Along with guidance from state and county health officials, Church helped put together the Falcons’ detailed return-toschool plan — one that’s allowed for families to choose whether they’d like their children to return to class, in person, or, if they prefer, continue learning remotely. As the school celebrates its 55th year in town, she says almost 75 percent of students have elected to return to campus. “We’re encouraged,” Church said. “Those that have returned are expressing how wonderful it is to have their kids back, not only receiving an education inperson, but for the social, emotional and developmental impact it has. “But we also realize we have to stay vigilant through the Thanksgiving holiday so we can have a safe return later on,” she added. “We want to keep those in Davis and the rest of Yolo County safe as well.”

Private schools like St. James aren’t the only ones in the area bringing students back inperson. Across the river, the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District has implemented similar safety measures as they’ve welcomed kids back through a hybrid approach — a style of return DJUSD hopes to implement, eventually.

nder FCUSD’s model, families also have the option to continue remote learning. Across its 20 elementary sites, almost 5,000 students are attending school in a.m./p.m. cohorts in an effort to limit group mixing that allow for staff to sanitize schools midday. Likewise, Natomas Unified has also reached an agreement with its teachers association and plans to begin offering hybrid learning at the beginning of December. They too will offer a virtual learning academy option and accommodations for educators unable to return due to health concerns. There’s a strong push right now from hundreds of local parents to get Davis students back in the classroom. And I think

they should be encouraged by these developments in nearby districts. But with COVID-19 cases surging across the country, DJUSD is also right to err on the side of caution. At the same time, we need a clear game plan moving forward. Those who read The Enterprise regularly know DJUSD has already outlined a fairly sophisticated, multi-stage plan for reopening. Superintendent John Bowes has also provided regular updates to families via email and the district’s website. But eight months into this, it’s due time to get down to the nitty gritty details. Parents and students are sick of the waiting game. Distance learning is working for some kids. But it’s also failing lots of others. Lucky for us, our neighboring school districts have already given us blueprints to work from. The longer we wait, the further the achievement gap widens. — Reach Enterprise columnist Owen Yancher at oyancher@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him via Twitter at @dhspunter.

Community Men’s Talk Circle: 10-year perspective Special to The Enterprise

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ometimes it’s the unobtrusive events that gently coalesce to find their meaningful place in community, as quiet sojourners. For 10 years, this November, men from different generations have found their way to a monthly, open forum, free of charge, titled the Davis Community Men’s Talk Circle. Our simple motto has been: All Men are Welcome! We honor the rich commonality, that men holding different experiences, different perspectives, religions, political beliefs and orientations, all know when the soul is hurting and too alone. A writers note: I am taking the liberty to write of this Talk Circle perspective from a pre-COVID-19 mantel. While we deeply miss the fraternal and familiar experience of circling-up in the same room, our temporary Zoom sessions suffice. When we decided to begin the Community Men’s Talk Circle, in 2010, we wanted specifically to create an emotionally safe place for men to gather together and allow for meaningful talk. We knew from prior men’s work that talking only as one feels ready is essential in creating emotional safety. We, therefore, designed the two-hour, monthly forums with four facilitators to guide the process toward safety and meaning. The Talk Circles are also structured to be free-of-advice-giving, as advice tends to shut down open talk. In addition, we know the talking-aloud process, affords us even greater clarity as to our felt experiences. We believe as in many wisdom traditions, that as a man speaks, he is in fact seeking to find his own medicine, what is true and accurate for him. Men, in the role of listeners, also discover the value of compassionate-witnessing. It is commonly known that men, regardless of age, have a strong tendency to isolate. My own theory, as a semi-retired psychotherapist, is that men are especially prone to feelings of overwhelm, stemming from emotional interpersonal interactions that they perceive as potentially difficult as therefore unsafe. Scanning the interpersonal field for such possibilities, men often become avoidant and this leads to isolation. The Talk Circles

provide men experiences that build their self-awareness, empowering them to bring this knowing into their relationships. Another reason we have worked to hold and to offer the monthly Talk Circle forum is to foster greater community while helping men develop friendships. Men have a deep longing for male friendships. Indeed, a colleague many years ago said, “I want the men who will be my pall-bearers to be men who knew me well.” One of the unique features of the Talk Circle is that men of three generations can sit and share honest talk. The three-generational perspective that the Talk Circle enjoys, invites a rare experience for older men to sit and listen to their younger brethren of our community. There is a natural blessing that seems to please and even delight our ancestors that comes when the wisdom of these three ages, (young, middle and older men), sit together, shoulder-toshoulder, in a Sacred circle. The Greeks called it a Temenos — a place where magic can happen. The Talk Circles, usually with 14 to 20 men attending, allow for those who are not ready to speak to feel partnered by another man’s spoken experience, which may be similar. We often hear a man, at the end of our Circle, thanking another for speaking his story too. Friendships can be born from such moments. In these times, where the air is thick with worry and so much doubt lingers at the door, our desire for connections, and our longing for community is real. Yet many men feel exiled, as travelers needing to go-it-alone. The Community Men’s Talk Circle is a 10-year model of men’s work allowing for men to witness that we actually are capable of talking in meaningful and comfortable ways. We meet on the second Wednesday of each month, from 7 to 9 p.m. All men are welcome! For more information or to receive a Zoom invite to attend the Talk Circle, please send your emails to davis-community-mens-talkcircle@googlegroups.com.

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It’s time for a Latino senator COMMENTARY

BY CLAUDIA MEDINA Special to CalMatters

ome January, California’s own Kamala Harris will make history as the first woman and person of color to serve as vice president of the United States. Her transition to the White House will also leave a vacancy in the U.S. Senate, and Gov. Gavin Newsom has an important responsibility to fill that seat. He should recognize the importance of the Latino community to California and the nation by appointing the first Latino or Latina senator from our state. California is home to 15 million Latinos, who account for roughly 40% of the population. A quarter of the state’s small businesses are Latinoowned; they serve as a critical backbone to the state economy, generating approximately $100 billion annually. Half of all students enrolled in the state’s K-12 public schools are Latino, proving that we’re not just California’s present – we’re also its future. And yet, not once in the state’s 170-year history has there ever been a Latino U.S. senator. Today, there are 60 million Latinos living in the United States, putting us at 18.5% of the population. But currently,

only four Latinos are serving in the U.S. Senate. Ben Ray Lujan’s recent win to serve as the U.S. senator representing New Mexico will make him the fifth Latino to serve in this important deliberative body. Although Latinos in the Senate will continue to remain underrepresented, California can do its part in building a diverse and inclusive democracy by appointing the sixth Latino senator. The significance of the moment only makes this appointment necessary and urgent. Our nation and state are still in the grip of a global pandemic. Now more than ever, we need leaders in Congress who have a deep understanding of the issues facing our community. In Alameda County, where I serve as a family and community engagement coordinator within the local public-school district, Latinos make up half of all COVID-19 cases, despite accounting only for 22% of the county’s population. I have witnessed firsthand the challenges facing students and their families to access food, social services and supports to weather these difficult times. And across this state,

Latinos account for a whopping 61% of all COVID-19 cases, and across the U.S., they are three times more likely to become infected and nearly twice as likely to die from the coronavirus than white people. We need leaders who come from our community, who have lived our issues and who will accurately represent us as the next Congress takes up legislation on COVID-19, the economy and more. In 2020, Latinos have proven we are a resilient force. Our votes overturned Senate seats in Arizona and Colorado and even added another Latino to the U.S. Senate from New Mexico. We deserve fair and proportional representation in the halls of power. That power now rests on Newsom, and it’s time he seizes this moment to make history for our state. Appoint a Latino or Latina to the U.S. Senate. — Claudia Medina is the founding member of the Latino Community Foundation’s East Bay Latina Giving Circle, claudia.medina4education@gmail.com. She wrote this for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s Capitol works and why it matters.

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Rethink Thanksgiving. Celebrate safely. Social gatherings are a leading cause of COVID-19 cases in Yolo County. If you’re planning to celebrate Thanksgiving with family or friends, there are some things you can do to reduce your risk and slow the spread: • • • • • •

Limit gatherings to no more than 16 people and 3 households Keep festivities to 2 hours Gather outdoors Stay 6 feet away from others Wear a face mask When in doubt, stay home

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’m sure many of us have wondered, as our dreams of one day being a professional athlete have faded away, if perhaps we had simply picked the wrong sport. Maybe, just maybe, instead of spending five years playing Little League baseball and never hitting higher than .210 in my final season, I should have spent those same five years playing golf. Could be I’d still be on the PGA tour, taking dead aim at Jack Nicklaus’ long-standing record of 18 major titles. You never know until you’ve tried. And when it comes to golf, I never tried. It was hard not to be attracted

to baseball in the era when I grew up. Baseball was indeed the National Pastime in those days and the subject of many young boys’ hopes and dreams. Yes, the NFL and the NBA had their passionate followings, but nothing approached the love this country had for baseball and its 154-game season, even if there was not a Major League Baseball team anywhere west of St. Louis. I knew, of course, of Bill Russell and George Mikan and Paul Hornung and Jim Brown, but not one of them held the charm of a Mickey Mantle, a Willie Mays, a Warren Spahn, an Ernie Banks or a Ted Kluszewski. That magic exists to this very

That was easy, of course, since sports have always changed with the seasons. I spent hours shooting baskets alone on the West Davis Elementary School blacktop, when maybe I should have been at Toomey Field attempting field goal after field goal until 50-yarders were routine. day as evidenced by the huge difference in the value of vintage pro baseball cards versus the value of vintage pro football cards. Baseball may have been in my blood, but I soon learned that if I were to have a career as an athlete, I’d have to look elsewhere.

gain, you never know until you’ve tried ... Sadly, sometimes the sport you love is not the sport you’re very good at. Much like baseball, football also held a special attraction, but I displayed All-American potential only when I was playing catch

with myself on rainy Saturday afternoons in the backyard. In those games, my completion percentage was near 100 percent and I scored touchdowns by the dozen. I was also undefeated four seasons in a row. But, truth be known, I was always too small to be a lineman and way too slow for just about any other position that football offered. I was probably best suited to be the holder on extra points, but alas, I never gave it a try. The really odd thing about so many sports is that it’s nearly impossible just by looking to tell

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Aggies ready to take the court Hall’s commitment adds cement to women’s culture

Manjon sees resurgence in men’s team as campaign is just 10 days from start

BY BRUCE GALLAUDET

Enterprise sports editor

To no one’s surprise, UC Davis basketball veteran Cierra Hall last week was named to Big West AllPreseason teams by both conference coaches and media. Also, to no one’s surprise, Hall will accept those honors graciously, but her focus remains doing anything on the court to help the Aggies earn their fifth consecutive circuit crown. “The thing about Cierra, she doesn’t care about (statistics),” explains UCD head coach Jennifer Gross. “If we need her to score, she’ll score if it helps us win. If we need her to rebound, then that’s what she’s going to do. “She is all about the team and doing whatever she can to help the team win. She’s just a tremendous teammate.” Four years ago, Hall happened on the Aggie landscape as a freshman on a talent-laden UCD squad that featured Morgan Bertsch, Pele Gianotti, Dani Nafekh, Rachel Nagel and the Eaton twins. All Hall did was work her way into the starting lineup, averaging about 20 minutes a game. Last year, Hall earned BWC Defender of the Year and a secondteam all-league billing. Her leadership — not to mention versatility — led the Aggies to a three-game bulge when the standings were final last March. But the pandemic wiped out Hall and Company’s second straight shot at an NCAA berth. “It was sad,” Hall says of the abrupt end of the Big West Tournament, leaving a No. 1 seed in limbo. “When it ended, we all just went home and I feel like we didn’t know what to do with ourselves. “It was a weird time where you were like, ‘OK, we’ve got a little bit of a break,’ but it was also that you were so upset that you couldn’t be playing

some cardio ... getting a little bit of normalcy back.” Now it’s almost business as usual at UC Davis with Aggie practices being held at The Pavilion and Hickey Gym in anticipation of the team’s Nov. 25 nonconference opener versus San Francisco. “The end of the season was robbed from us, so everyone was superstoked to be able to come back together and play basketball again,” offers Hall. “Our energy has been so high, the

The honors poured in for UC Davis freshman guard Ezra Manjon last season ... He was named Big West Freshman of the Year, second-team All-League and was twice selected as the conference Player of the Week — the first freshman to be so honored since 1974. While the 5-11 backcourt dynamo from Heritage High might have snuck up on some league opponents in 2019-20, this winter the word is definitely out. Just last week, Manjon was named first-team All-Big West Preseason Conference. “He’s a young man who has tremendous character,” his Aggie coach Jim Les told The Enterprise. “He approaches life the right way — with great energy, enthusiasm and a tireless work ethic. “He’s just a joy to be around.” Even with all honors that have EZRA MANJON gone Manjon’s way, Les notes that he “remains extremely humble and it never changed the way Ezra approached the game, his teammates, approached being coached … just a tremendous young man who I think the world of, both on and off the court.” Manjon exited his inaugural campaign second at UCD with a 12.1 scoring average. His 130 assists were 70 more than the second-best Aggie and, despite averaging more than 30 minutes a game, he had only 63 turnovers. Finally back on the court in preparation for Davis’ COVID-delayed Nov. 25 opener versus Nicholls State in the Silicon Classic, Manjon feels like he and his teammates have picked up right where they left off.

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UC Davis veteran Cierra Hall (32) expects new Aggie players to fit handsomely into the women’s accomplished lineup. UCD has won four straight regular-season Big West crowns and opens the COVID-delayed season on Nov. 25 with San Francisco. in a tournament.” Hall says she and her teammates began to focus on their mental health, supporting each other and “making sure we were OK with everything going on.” Little by little, Hall returned to basketball. The cell-biology major kept her eye on the classroom via Zoom but started to heat up “on the court” thanks to her brothers Kyle and Jalen and her Cerritos College Hall of Fame mother Shelley. “Those were great workouts,” Hall told The Enterprise. “Getting in

DHS football uses life lessons in face of virus Blue Devils get ready for uncertain future BY BRUCE GALLAUDET Enterprise sports editor In the Year of Upheaval, everything seems to have changed. But if anyone takes the time to chat with Davis High football coach Steve Smyte, they might gain solace in some untouched, basic life’s lessons ... “Our mantra has been — and I think this is really critical — ‘Circumstances and situations can change, but character doesn’t,’ ” reports the veteran coach. Smyte and his Blue Devils have been preparing for the upcoming football season for what seems like 100 years. Practices began last January. Workouts were halted in the spring by the pandemic, were reinstated briefly in June and have now been conducted in modified fashion since August. Still, the specter of not having a season — albeit one currently postponed to Jan. 8 — is very much real as the

coronavirus spreads. “Our deal is that we’re going to prepare like we’re playing,” Smyte told The Enterprise. “And you know what? If we don’t play, still these kids are going to be better for it.” The Blue Devils have been conducting noncontact workouts in pods of about 10 players. Strict check-in and participation protocols remain in place as Yolo County struggles to maintain its red-tier status in the California Roadmap to Recovery. Growing numbers of local COVID-19 cases have threatened the county’s demotion to purple-tier status. According to DHS Athletic Director Jeff Lorenson, if Yolo returns to that lowest rung of recovery, balls will be removed from prep workouts, and it could be as long as six weeks before the county attains the orange status that allows

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Davis High head football coach Steve Smyte watches Cooper Christiansen and Anthony Edson go through their socially distanced, mask-wearing workouts at Brown Stadium on Thursday afternoon. The Blue Devils, according to Smyte, are working toward their Jan. 8 season opener with visiting Vacaville.

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Hornung was a unique Heisman recipient P aul Hornung, who died Friday at age 84 after a long battle with dementia, remains the lone Heisman Trophy winner to play for a losing team. In 1956, on a Notre Dame team that went 2-8, Hornung led the Fighting Irish in passing, rushing, scoring, kick returns, punt returns and punting. He was Green Bay’s “Golden Boy” in the early years of the Packers’ dynasty in the early 1960s. Until LaDainian Tomlinson scored 31 touchdowns in 2006, Hornung was the NFL’s single-season points record holder with 176 in 1960 (15 TDs, 15 field goals and 41 extra-point kicks). Vince Lombardi once said: “Paul Hornung is the greatest player I ever coached.” Hornung is the fourth Packer legend to leave us this year. Willie Davis, Willie Wood and Herb Adderley are the others. ■ Mets fans the world over had to be thrilled with new billionaire owner Steve Cohen

when he said at his introductory press conference: “I’m not in this to be mediocre.” ■ Do not underestimate the Giants’ qualifying offer signing of pitcher Kevin Gausman. Gausman made it clear he wanted to play in San Francisco, and the Giants need pitching. A win-win for player and team. ■ During his Hall of Fame career, Greg Maddux faced 20,421 batters. Only 133 saw a 3-0 count. ■ One thing the recent election proved: This country needs a better system of counting presidential votes. If we can send people into outer space and bring them back safely — and financial institutions can move millions and millions, of dollars via electronic transfer — efficient, quick counts should not be that difficult a task. ■ Coronavirus flashback: Back on Aug. 16, you read this right here: “There is no guarantee the (college football) playing field will be any more or less safe

five months from now.” Looks like every conference, the Pac-12 especially, is finding out the hard way. ■ Longtime Chargers QB Phillip Rivers looks as out of place in an Indianapolis uniform as Hall of Fame Colt Johnny Unitas did in a Chargers uniform back in 1973. ■ UCLA coach Chip Kelly, now in his third season in Westwood, says “It’s all about following the process.” Apparently, “the process” doesn’t necessarily include winning games ... UCLA is 7-18 under Kelly. He put together a mini-dynasty at Oregon, doing so mainly with players recruited by former UC Davis assistant Mike Bellotti.

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■ Bill Parcells coached four NFL teams, won 183 games (including playoffs), won two Super Bowls and is enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His philosophy was concise and to the point: “I go by what I see.” ■ Baseball got something right with the Friday announcement that the Miami Marlins had hired Kim Ng as general manager. Ng becomes the first female GM in any of the four major sports. ■ Will Cal ever play a football game in 2020? The Bears will try again today, in an usual Sunday 9 a.m. kickoff at UCLA. Each team had been preparing for other opponents, so who knows what might happen? — Questions? Gripes? Reach Kelly at DKelly3918@gmail. com. Kelly is director of communications for Battlefields2Ball fields and managing general partner of Kelly & Associates. Kelly also is the longtime radio and television color man on UC Davis football broadcasts.

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From Page B1 When the pandemic forced cancellation of the Big West Tournament last spring, UCD stood 8-8 in conference and was playing arguably its best ball of the season. “We’re going to surprise a lot of people this year,” Manjon promises. “Our group is so bought-in to what the coaches are preaching ... we’re just locked in. Everybody knows the goal ahead.” With a Les-led team, Aggie fans know that goal means improving with each outing, and anything less than having a shot at a championship on the horizon wouldn’t be acceptable. “We’re definitely going to make a lot of noise this year, and wake a lot of people up with the core group we have,” the all-around complete player points out. In addition to Manjon, UCD returns nine veterans, including Caleb Fuller, Damion Squire, Kennedy Koehler, Elijah Pepper and Ade Adebayo. Getting from last year to this month of practice has been an ordeal. Zoom meetings and classroom instruction from afar have been tolerated. Manjon has been pushed by his older brother Zyan through fitness workouts and hoops battles in the driveway. “But it’s really good now that we’re back,” says the point guard. “It was tough being away from the team for so long, not having your other brothers around. We were all staying in touch, but it wasn’t the same. It just feels great.” Now a sophomore, Manjon loves the vibe of his super-young colleagues. UCD will field only one senior, Fuller, when the lights go on in less than two weeks. In Thursday’s BWC Preseason polls, UCD was picked to finish third. UC Irvine garnered the most first-place votes, with UC Santa Barbara second. Les and Manjon see the Aggies being more up-tempo, relying on a take-no-prisoners defense to force turnovers that will lead to fast-break points. “I know we can get a lot more steals and will be able to run,” Manjon believes. “We have a lot more athletes on the team ... it’s all going to be super-fun.” Manjon earned first-team All-Bay Valley League as a senior, but still toiled under the radar of most college recruiters. From the first time that Aggie staffers saw Manjon play, they hoped the Patriots’ heartbeat would find his way to Davis. “Offensively, he does some things — and I’ve had the opportunity to be with some real special players — instinctually,” Les remembers of seeing the Brentwood native for the first time. “We loved him.” However, schools like Hawaii and Montana

Maybe Chip knows something we don’t. This week he sold his Encino mansion for a tidy $7.6 million. The purchaser can easily afford it: Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts. ■ USA Today ran a listing of the 10 most unbreakable singlegame records in NFL history. Included were the Chiefs’ Derrick Thomas and his seven sacks, Norm Van Brocklin’s 554 passing yards, Rams DE Fred Dryer’s (later to achieve acting fame as “Hunter”) two safeties, and several other notables. But No. 1? Doubtful it will ever be broken, yet alone approached. In 1929, on Thanksgiving Day, Chicago Cardinals running back Ernie Nevers scored all 40 of his team’s points in a 40-6 win over the crosstown Bears. Nevers ran for six touchdowns and kicked four extra points. ■ How many COVID protocols were followed by Irish fans after Notre Dame’s upset of Clemson one week ago? Answer: none.

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Last year’s Big West Freshman of the Year Ezra Manjon is expected to be a catalyst for the relatively young UC Davis men’s basketball team. The Aggies were picked to finish third on conference in a recent media preseason poll — and Manjon was accorded first-team honors. had already reached out, but Manjon says that when UC Davis came calling, it was a “nobrainer.” “As soon as they came on to the (recruiting) scene, I just had tunnel vision for the Aggies,” he remembers. “A great coaching staff, close to home ... I love what I saw in my future teammates and the educational opportunities. I knew Davis was the place I needed to be.” Manjon is a design major and has aspirations to work for a shoe company “like Adidas or Nike.” But for now, he’s just happy wearing their products as he and the Aggies work to get back in the championship conversation. “As soon as I got here, coaches were saying, ‘We know what you can do. We trust you.’ Coach Les gave me confidence to play my game right from the jump,” added the son of Sonia and Winston Manjon. “I’d like to take credit that we’re teaching him those things,” Les said, “but he’s just got some talent and instincts you can’t teach. Sometimes you just shake your head a little bit about what he does: his quickness, speed and ability to stop and shoot on a dime ... “Sometimes we find ourselves watching him and I have to remind his teammates, ‘Hey, you still have jobs to do.’ ” It all starts in earnest in 10 days. Notes: Manjon also has an older sister, Amani, and a younger brother Judah. ... He says time management has been the biggest challenge during the pandemic: “It may seem like we’re not doing much, but there is (virtual) class attendance, a lot of practices and all those Zoom meetings.” Manjon says he and roommates/teammates Aaron Murphy and Elijah Pepper have weekly meetings with their academic adviser while Les and his staff hammer home “the importance of the classroom and making sure we’re staying on top of the books.”

defense is looking incredible. We’re working out the kinks, figuring out stuff on offense because we have new players, new size.” The Aggies will debut Colorado State transfer Lena Svenholm (who stands 6-foot-6), redshirt freshmen Kenedy Lilly (6-5) and Scotland native Megan Jones (6-3). Mix in veteran starter Sage Stobbart and reserve Emma Gibb — both 6-3 — and UCD will field one of the tallest rosters on the West Coast. With players like Evanne Turner, Kayla Konrad, Campbell Gray, Makaila Sanders and Mackenzie Trpcic back in the fold, it’s no wonder UCD received the lion’s share of the first-place votes in the Big West media and coaches preseason polls. And then there are true freshmen Allie Carreon, Mazatlan Harris and Bria Shine ... “Our culture is so strong here that (all the new players) just fell right into the groove: ‘OK, this is how we play here, this is the intensity that we expect here,’ ” Hall believes. “Overall, the new players are meshing so well. Our chemistry is great, on and off the court.” Will there be enough basketballs to go around? “That’s one of our strong suits; our team is always well-rounded ... we never have one player who’s scoring 40 and the others just have 2 or 3. You never know which player, which game, is going to go off because we all play so great together,” Hall points out. Like last Dec. 5 when Hall tallied 32 points against Boston University, or the

BWC outing versus UC Irvine when she collected 14 rebounds. Hall averaged 9.1 ppg, but it’s the rebounding and defense that’s in her blood — and her teammates’ DNA. “She has a different pride about rebounding,” Gross explains. “She and Kayla and Sage really care about defense and rebounding. That’s helped our culture on the court to have people buying into those that much.” Oh, and one more thing ... Since the NCAA — thanks to the pandemic interruption — has bestowed another year of eligibility on current student-athletes, Hall is hoping to return for a fifth season next fall. “I’ve been thinking about it a lot,” she says. “Maybe I’ll do my master’s or postgrad program here, depending upon what the NCAA allows. “I’d like to stay here in Davis. I love my team. I love my coaches. The idea of playing the game I love with my extended family another year would be perfect.” Merry Christmas, Aggie fans. Notes: Hall, a Cypress native and a graduate of Anaheim’s Fairmount Prep Academy, is on path for a career as a clinical laboratory scientist. Hall reports that mom put a microscope in her hand when she was 6. Assumedly, there was a basketball in her other hand. ... As for the cloud of the pandemic? “It’s definitely going to be different, but it will be different for everybody. I think right now, everyone is doing their best to roll with whatever comes out.” — Reach DE sports editor Bruce Gallaudet at bgallaudet41@gmail.com or call 530-320-4456. Follow Gallaudet on Twitter: BGsportsinDavis.

DUNNING: The road not taken From Page B1 who will be a superstar and who will be a spectator. I mean, would Roger Federer stand out in a crowd as the greatest tennis player of all time? Could you tell just by looking at him in street clothes that no one has quarterbacked more Super Bowl championships than Tom Brady? Was there anything about Arnold Palmer that screamed “now there goes a great golfer” if he didn’t have a 5-iron in his hands? Steph Curry may look athletic, but no more so than a 30-something weekend warrior swimming laps at the local

health club. On hot summer days in my childhood, before anyone in Davis had discovered air conditioning, I’d retreat to the hallway connecting our family’s bedrooms and spend hours on end pitching pennies into an old Shasta Root Beer can. To this day, I know for sure that if pitching pennies had been an Olympic sport, I’d be a multiple gold medalist, touring the country giving inspirational speeches to corporate gatherings and hosting summer camps for aspiring young penny pitchers. Alas, some things will stay with us only in our dreams. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@ davisenterprise.net.

DHS FOOTBALL: Plans being developed in case of cancellations From Page B1 contact among players. Is Smyte concerned that the season is in jeopardy? “Yeah. I have concerns,” he said. “You can’t be an ostrich and stick your head in the sand. I see the numbers, and I see what’s going on.” Even if Yolo rallies and reaches the orange tier, there’s no guarantee that its opening-day opponent, Vacaville, will be allowed to play, or that Sacramento County-based schools (which make up the lion’s share of Davis’ Delta League slate) will be ready to roll. Sacramento also shares a shaky residence in the red tier. Solano County (home to Vacaville) just moved out of purple designation. But Smyte and his colleagues at other schools have contingency plans in place. “What we’ll do, for every game that gets canceled, there’s a school that seems to get

“Yeah. I have concerns. You can’t be an ostrich and stick your head in the sand. I see the numbers, and I see what’s going on.”

left hanging,” Smyte periodically rotate noted. “So even at between stations. this late date, next Smyte said his year could look very charges are adherdifferent.” ing to strict Yolo County and state If a game in Sacguidelines. ramento, for example, gets called due Before each practo COVID-19 early tice, players have in a week, “the their temperatures opponent of the taken and answer a team that backed brief inquiry as to out will coordinate Steve Smyte their recent whereto get another Blue Devil head coach abouts. Social school that also had distancing is mainan opponent cancel tained, and masks to play that week,” Smyte pointed out. are worn when a player is not involved in a “It’s going to be a real challenge, based specific exercise. on the circumstances presented. But again, The euphoria of being out of the house, another of our mottos is, ‘Challenges are away from Zoom meetings, being with opportunities waiting to happen.’ ” friends and doing something they love has Meanwhile, it’s full speed ahead for the been a morale booster for all Blue Devils Blue Devils, who continue to practice Tues- concerned, said Smyte: day through Friday afternoons in three “What’s amazing is, when we have pracsegregated pods of about 10 players who tice, and we’re in those pods, we’re as

happy as hell. We’re laughing, having a great time being with each other and they are happy mentally, emotionally ... which, to me, is the important thing.” Notes: Smyte reported 32 studentathletes out for varsity and “more than 40” in the junior varsity mix. He said it was difficult to recruit without potential players attending class on campus, but nonetheless expects numbers for the defending Delta League champions to increase. As for JV, that title and the 14U Davis Junior Blue Devil crown in the Independent Sports Alliance of California (Sacramento) piqued entry-level interest. ... While weightlifting is occurring, it is being done outdoors (thanks to state and county COVID restrictions). Smyte praised trainer Rob Moore and associate head coach Yijie Ge for attention to protocol detail in making that happen. — Reach DE sports editor Bruce Gallaudet at bgallaudet41@gmail.com or call 530-320-4456. Follow Gallaudet on Twitter: @BGsportsinDavis.

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Can we all find a new way to get along? I

n the week-and-a-half since the election, as I worry that Americans will never reconcile with each other, I have a reoccurring fantasy of a voter match-up. In it, the 78 million who voted for Biden and the 73 million who voted for Trump get paired up, each of us with someone who voted for the other side. We try really hard to understand each other, just one person and a second person. After some political “small talk” we venture deeper, explaining why our candidate appealed to us and which parts we didn’t like. (I, for example, hate that Biden is almost 78. I know too much about what gets lost as we age.) Would such conversations help? Since they won’t happen, not on a large scale, I’m looking for things I can do alone to feel better after this bruising election. I even wrote out resolutions, as if it were New Year’s, but when I showed them to my husband, he said “I don’t get it. How will these help?” So I shortened my list and today I offer a few of them, along with my own confusion about

how to proceed when the world feels almost as chaotic as it did before Biden won. ———— I resolve to: ■ Watch and read less news. I want to shed upsetting details gently but persistently, like a tree dropping its leaves in autumn. Right now I can quote Trump’s remarks about his supposed health care plan (“brand new beautiful healthcare”), repeat his boast regarding African-Americans (“I’ve done more for Black people than anyone since Lincoln”) and name, individually, people in the White House who caught COVID-19. I don’t want to be ignorant, but I’d like to know less. This will happen if I feel the government is handling its job. ■ Take pride in America. I can

tell you exactly the moment when I loved America to the bursting point. The year was 2008 and I was in Nevada going house to house for the Obama campaign. I was there on Election Day, in a big room of Obama supporters, when we learned he had won. America had actually chosen to be led by a Black man. I couldn’t believe it. I toasted and cheered. I knew that the election of Obama didn’t mean that racism was gone, but I thought, truly, that it was waving a white flag and saying its goodbyes. Trump has taught me that I couldn’t have been more wrong. But America is complicated and other things about our country do make me proud, like our spirit of invention, our goal of inclusiveness and our commitment to freedom, even though we often fail. ■ Reset my worry meter. My husband, upon hearing that Trump’s lackey is keeping Biden’s transition team from beginning its work, asked me, “How afraid are you of what Trump can do right now?” I’ve learned to worry pretty intensely because Trump helps

me see corruption and moral failure in more variety and more places than I ever imagined. When someone suggests something bad that Trump might do, he generally does it. Ditto for Mitch McConnell, Bill Barr and others. My worry affects my sleep, my mood, and my ability to keep my other resolutions. My greatest hope is to retune to the cycle of nature. For example, in Decorah, Iowa, the Raptor Resource Project recently restarted their bald eagle camera. From high in a tree, it follows a female named “Mom” and her most recent mate as they raise their young. In the past, I tuned in almost daily to watch the baby eaglets grow — until the Trump news cycle squeezed out that small pleasure. Now the eagles, symbol of America, are rebuilding their nest, bringing new sticks and new grasses, modifying, tinkering, rearranging. They accomplish this without discussing politics for even a moment. This is what I should watch. ———— At the same time, I still wish there were something I could do

in person, with others, something that would somehow help us reconcile across the political aisle, but COVID works against that. And I confess that it’s hard to shed my own political anger, particularly at lies and racism on the other side. Last weekend I was paddling the river with my friend Alice when we encountered a dozen long-stemmed red roses, waterlogged, floating in various eddies. It goes without saying that we’d never encountered this before. We picked up the roses and examined them. One stalk had a note on yellow paper taped to it, tightly folded and thoroughly wet. It was like a message in a bottle. What did it say? Could we decipher it? Alice took the note home, dried it, opened it and found these words: “Live, love and laugh.” This bit of wisdom from the water doesn’t tell us how to make peace with each other, but it could be a start. — Marion Franck has lived in Davis for more than 40 years. Reach her at marionf2@gmail. com.

They left no one behind ... and neither will we BY CRAIG DRESANG Special to The Enterprise

any U.S. Veterans in the region, along with their families, rely on Yolo Hospice and YoloCares for both medical and psychosocial support when they receive a life-limiting diagnosis from their doctor. In fact, nearly 25 percent of Yolo Hospice’s patients are U.S. vets. The reason why veteran families frequently reach out to Yolo Hospice in a health crisis is because of the organization’s decadeold We Honor Veterans Program. Designed to meet the unique needs of veterans and their families, the program assists vets in accessing all of the benefits that are available to them. Once in the program, vets also have access to highly trained clinicians who provide care and support for those experiencing a wide range of veteranrelated challenges including war-related posttraumatic-stress disorder which frequently occurs for patients at the end of life. The program also pairs vet patients with professionally trained veteran volunteers. To better understand the passion that nonprofit hospice providers hold for

veterans, I decided to share a brief story from another hospice CEO and longtime colleague, Pat Ahern of Care Dimensions in Boston. Besides being one of the best hospice leaders on the planet, Ahern is also a beautiful writer. So it is with great joy, and her permission, that I share this story with our community in Northern California. ———— My habit is to honor Veterans Day every year by retelling this story. Why? Every day, I am aware that we are the land of the free because of the brave. In another life, I was taking care of a patient in the CCU who stayed a while and I got to know him pretty well. He talked, at length, to me about his tours of duty in Vietnam. He was a truly sick guy, in his 50s with severe cardiomyopathy and little did I know that within a year I would be attending his funeral. What I remember most was his need to talk about his time in active duty. I was a relatively young nurse with a new first job as the manager of my unit and I think he could sense my tentativeness about leadership. So he nailed me down with stories about his lieutenant. Years

YOLO HOSPICE & CWC later, a book was written and then a movie made about this Lt. Hal Moore. They are titled, “We Were Soldiers.” Looking back, I wonder if my patient was not just having life-review sessions with me. I think he was also trying to teach me some lessons in leadership. He kept telling me about the phrase that ultimately made Lt. Moore famous: “When we fly in on the choppers into a skirmish, mine will be the first foot on the ground and when it’s over, mine will be the last foot off the ground. Dead or alive, I will not leave you behind. We will come home together.” So on this and every Veterans Day week — as I share my gratefulness with so many, I am also thinking of that veteran, my patient. He helped me appreciate the responsibility that we have when we lead and when we show up, shoulder-to-shoulder. Still, I have not done nearly enough to be the best I can be like Lt. Moore. But I take comfort in knowing there is still time to improve.

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Jesse Vasquez, memory care programming manager at Carlton Plaza Davis, closely collaborates with Yolo Hospice’s We Honor Veterans Program. As part of Veteran Appreciation Month, Vasquez assists Yolo Hospice in the delivery of veteran care packages for veterans who call Carlton Plaza their home. For all these years, I have held onto Lt. Hal Moore’s exact quote. I hope that it can inspire you as much as it has inspired me. “Look around you. In the Seventh Cavalry, we got a captain from the

Ukraine. Another from Puerto Rico. We’ve got Japanese, Chinese, Blacks and whites, Hispanics, Cherokee Indians, Jews and gentiles — all Americans. Now, here in the States, some men in this unit may experience discrimination

because of race or creed. But for you and me now, all that is gone. We’re moving into the Valley of the Shadow of Death, where you will watch the back of the man next to you, as he will watch yours. And you won’t care what color he is or by what name he calls God. They say we’re leaving home. We’re going to what home was always supposed to be. I can’t promise that I will bring you all home alive. But this I swear before you and before Almighty God: that when we go into battle, I will be the first to set foot on the field, and I will be the last to step off. And I will leave no one behind. Dead or alive, we will all come home together. So help me God.” — Lt. Hal Moore For those who have taken up the American cause at some point in our history and for all the spouses and children who endured those times separated and constantly worried ... thank you! We are forever in your debt. And for those of us who may cross paths with a vet who wants to share his or her story — listen faithfully. It may be a life lesson. — Craig Dresang is the CEO of Yolo Hospice & CWC.

Caring for your nutrition when caregiving Special to The Enterprise Family caregivers of people with illnesses, injuries or disabilities sometimes spend more time thinking about those they care for than themselves. It’s important to remember that self-care is essential to providing good care to others and must include eating well. Healthy eating can be especially challenging for caregivers who often have limited time to shop and cook. Fast food, snacks and comfort meals are tempting but usually lack healthy amounts of protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals. In addition to preventing low energy, muscle loss, illnesses and unplanned weight change, a healthy diet may help reduce the stress and fatigue that can come with caring for a loved one. These tips from the Administration for Community Living can help caregivers take steps toward better nutrition without adding to already

full to-do lists: 1. Drink healthy beverages at each meal and 2-3 times between meals. Water, milk, juice (to replace missing fruits and vegetables) or nonsweetened drinks are all better-for-you options. 2. Get enough protein, a key nutrient that helps build and repair tissues. Consider these ideas for increasing your protein intake: ■ Eat a high-protein food like fish, chicken or eggs at every meal ■ Try plant proteins like nuts, peanut butter, beans and tofu ■ Eat your protein first at meals ■ Eat low- or non-fat dairy products and use Greek yogurt ■ Opt for cheese at snack time ■ Top your food with chopped nuts like almonds 3. Drink a liquid supplement, like a meal replacement or protein shake, if foods alone do not supply all the nutrients you need.

BY ANDY JONES Special to The Enterprise 1. Superheroes. Captain America says this: “You’ve got heart, kid. Where are you from?” What is Spider-Man’s one-syllable response? 2. Science: Paleotempestology. What was the “category” of Hurricane Katrina in 2005? 3. Great Americans. Joe Biden was elected U.S. President earlier this month. What is PresidentElect Biden’s middle initial? 4. Unusual Words.

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Healthy eating can be especially challenging for caregivers who often have limited time to shop and cook. A health care provider can make specific dietary suggestions based on your unique health needs, diet and conditions.

— Family Features. For more information and ideas, talk to your doctor or dietitian and visit eatright.org.

What monosyllabic G word means “to engage in petty or small-scale swindling”? 5. Another Music Question. What was the name of Bill Haley’s most famous backup band? Answers: Queens, Category 5, R for Robinette, grift, The Comets. — Dr. Andy Jones is the quizmaster at de Vere’s Irish Pub and author of the book “Pub Quizzes: Trivia for Smart People.” Dr. Andy is now also sharing his pub quizzes via Patreon. Find out more at www.yourquizmaster.com.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2020

FACT ?

Can you separate FACT from OPINION about life with the Pilgrims? Play this Kid Scoop game with a friend!

1. Players take turns picking up cards. 2. Read the card aloud. Tell if what it says is a fact or an opinion. 3. If correct, lay the card on the correct ship and move your marker the number of spaces. 4. If incorrect, player loses a turn. 5. Take turns until the first player reaches the Thanksgiving turkey.

OR OPINION?

Stand with your feet apart. Hold a can of food in each hand as shown.

CUT OUT A GAME MARKER FOR EACH PLAYER.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple step directions; identify fact and opinion. History: Understand traditions and holidays of the U.S.A.

Bend your arms at the elbow, lifting the two cans 10 times up to your shoulders.

How many leaves can you find on this page?

Look through the newspaper and find: • A turkey photo • Something you are thankful for • The word “Thanksgiving” • A word that can express an opinion • A 3-digit number

Hold a can of food in each hand with arms outstretched and palms down.

Standards Link: Language Arts/Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.

GAME CARDS: Cut out these cards and place them face down. (To make them sturdier, paste them on construction paper.) 3

The Pilgrims left England for America in 1620.

The Pilgrims were afraid in the new land.

Squanto taught the Pilgrims how to find and grow food in America.

The Pilgrims and the Indians feasted for three days at the first Thanksgiving.

Can you find your way through the turkey’s tail feathers? Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

Plymouth was a beautiful place to build a village.

The Pilgrims were thankful for their Indian friends.

The Pilgrims liked the food on the ship.

The Pilgrims ate turkey at the first Thanksgiving.

One baby was born on the voyage to America.

The Pilgrims sailed to America on the Mayflower.

The Indians felt sorry for the Pilgrims.

Pilgrim children had a lot of fun.

The Pilgrims lived in small houses.

17 It took seven Pilgrim boys and girls stuffed hours to cook a mattresses with turkey over a fire. pine needles, corn husks and feathers.

TURKEY PILGRIM SQUANTO PATUXET INDIANS BRAVES MASSASOIT HUSKS SAILED SHIP GAME GROW FIRE BOYS

The place the Pilgrims called Plymouth was called Patuxet by the Indians.

Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. I H O T E X U T A P P N P P B O Y S E Y D H D F I R E E V T

Slowly lift each arm straight up 10 times.

Standards Link: Physical Education: Use control in weight-bearing activities.

Complete the grid by using all the letters in the word THANK in each vertical and horizontal row. Each letter should only be used once in each row. Some spaces have been filled in for you.

E H U I A L Y V O N L K S S A E G A M E I G I V K N I R N P A W O R G S S B I G S Q U A N T O H M M O T I O S A S S A M Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Make new fact and opinion cards using sentences you find in the newspaper. Cut out some sentences that are facts and some that are opinions. Glue them onto heavy paper for cards. Play the Pilgrim Game using your new cards. ANSWER: Dessert.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Identify fact and opinion in expository text; read from a variety of sources including the newspaper.

FACTS: 2, 5, 7, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. OPINIONS: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12.

2 The most Chief important rule Massasoit brought Pilgrims had to 90 Indian braves obey was to go to to the first church on Sunday. Thanksgiving.

Write about the people, things, and/or events for which you are thankful.

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PUBLIC NOTICE YOLO COUNTY HOUSING WILL OPEN SPECIFIC PROJECT BASED VOUCHER PROGRAM WAIT LISTS ON NOVEMBER 17, 2020 AT 8:00 A.M. Yolo County Housing (YCH) will accept online applications, beginning on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 8:00 a.m., for the following Project Based Voucher program wait lists: Fair Plaza Senior complex, in Woodland: 1-bedroom units for persons age 55 and older Esperanza Crossing Apartments in Esparto: 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units Blue Mountain Terrace in Winters: 1 and 2 bedroom units for seniors age 62 and older Walnut Terrace in Davis: 1-bedroom units for seniors age 62 and older The waiting lists will remain open until enough applications have been received. The closing date will be published on YCH website: www.ych.ca.gov Applications will be available online only at www.ych.ca.gov, on the main page of the YCH website. The online application will be available in English, Spanish and Russian. During this period, applications may be made anytime, day or night, from a private computer or device with Internet access. Persons who do not have Internet access may apply at one of the sites listed below, by appointment only and following COVID-19 health directives (Face Mask and Social Distance). Applicants may invite one person to assist them with the application process. Woodland Public Library - 250 1St Street, Woodland Visit http:// www.cityofwoodland.org/library or call (530)661-5980 to schedule an appointment: Monday & Tuesday: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Wednesday & Thursday: 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Yolo County Libraries: Visit https:// yolocountylibrary.org/serviceupdates/ or call (530)666-8005 to schedule an appointment, up to a week in advance. Telephone service hours: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm on Saturdays Clarksburg Branch Library 52915 Netherlands Rd, Clarksburg Mary L. Stephens Library 315 E. 14th St, Davis Esparto Regional Library 17065 Yolo Avenue, Esparto Knight Landing Branch Library 42351 Third Street, Knights Landing Winters Community Library 708 Railroad Avenue, Winters Arthur F Turner Library 1212 Merkley Avenue, West Sacramento Yolo Branch Library 37750 Sacramento Street, Yolo RISE, Community Service Center - Call to schedule appointment Monday – Friday: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Esparto (530)787-4110 17317 Fremont Street Winters (530)794-6000 200 Baker Street Yolo County Children’s Alliance - Call (916)572-0560 Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8am – 4:30pm 1200 Anna Street, West Sacramento Yolo County Housing - Call (530) 6625428 Monday - Thursday: 9:00 - 4:00 pm 147 W. Main St., Woodland Applicants need to have the name, date of birth, social security number, income, and assets information of all household members. When the application is complete, applicants should print or save the confirmation page as a receipt for their records. Applicants should apply only once for each program for which they are eligible, and for rental units only in areas where they wish to live. Yolo County Housing provides over 2,760 units of affordable housing through private market subsidies, rental units for families, seniors, and disabled persons, as well as seasonal and permanent rental housing for farm workers. For more information about Yolo County Housing, visit their website at www.ych.ca.gov or call (530) 662-5428. NONDISCRIMINATION Yolo County Housing prohibits discrimination in employment, services, and activities on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, ancestry, familial status, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, source of income or other legally protected status. YCH affirms its commitment to equal opportunity and equal access to services. For additional information, contact the 504 Coordinator, Janis Holt at 530-662-5428; TDD 1-800-5451833, ext. 626. LANGUAGE SERVICES YCH offers free language services. If you need this document translated, please contact us at 530-662-5428; TDD 1-800-545-1833, ext. 626. USDA FARM LABOR HOUSING DAVIS – NON-DISCRIMINATION In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, sex, and familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).” 11/13 1051

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Wife avoiding intimacy due to coronavirus fears Dear Annie: My wife and I are in our early 70s. She has had some health problems in the past, so she has been extremely cautious in light of COVID-19. I am very concerned about the virus, too, and want to be careful, but my wife’s level of carefulness has been impacting our intimacy. Since the start of the pandemic, she has cut off all physical contact with me — not just sex but also kissing and even hugging. I do go out often to run errands — grocery shopping, picking up fast-food, going to the bank. I always wear proper masks, which my wife makes for me. I wash my hands frequently. But due to her past health problems, she would prefer to avoid any sort of physical togetherness, to be safe. I would appreciate your thoughts on this situation, as I am getting a little frustrated! — Waiting in Roanoke Dear Waiting: Physical touch is important, not just to our mental health but also our physical health. One study from the University of North Carolina found that women who receive hugs from their partner have lower blood pressure and therefore a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. The study authors noted that hugs appeared to stimulate “the thymus gland, which regulates and balances the body’s production of white blood cells, which keeps you healthy and disease free.” That’s not to say that single folks should recklessly date around in pursuit of a physical partner right now. But in the case of you and your wife, who live together and are both being careful, the benefits of physical intimacy would seem to outweigh the risks. Talk to your wife about what steps you could take that ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR might CHANGE OF NAME make Case Number: CV2020-1374 her more 1. Annah Elizabeth Webb filed a petition comfortwith this court for a decree changing able. For names as follows: Annah Elizabeth Webb example, to what if Anny Baker you had 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons groceries interested in this matter shall appear and food before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the delivpetition should not be granted. ered, NOTICE OF HEARING rather Date: December 3, 2020 Time: 9 a.m. than Dept: #10 Room: N/A The address of the court is going 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 into 3. a) A copy of this Order to Show Cause stores or shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Davis Enterprise 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616 Date: October 20, 2020 Samuel T. McAdam Judge of the Superior Court 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15 1029

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restaurants, and did all your banking online? If she’s not open to physical touch no matter what precautions you take, it might speak to a deeper anxiety brought on by the pandemic. Respect her boundaries. Offer empathy, emotional support and loving patience. This, too, shall pass. ——— Dear Annie: Thank you, Annie, for your response to “Omnivore.” I was thrilled. As a vegan of 25+ years, I know firsthand the health benefits of eating clean, nutritious, plant-based foods — not just for me but for the planet and, of course, for the animals. Two other resources are Dr. John McDougall (drmcdougall. com/) and Will Tuttle’s “World Peace Diet.” Many of the people who have become severely ill or died from COVID-19 have had comorbidities — namely, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, etc. I hope more and more people who have a wider audience than I do with my local paper are willing to inform their readers of the need for healthy eating. Thank you for using your platform. May we find peace in our food. — Ginnie R. Maurer Dear Ginnie: As Hippocrates is believed to have said, “Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be they food.” So much of our healthfulness and our illness begins on our plates. That isn’t to say that a healthy diet can entirely eliminate the need for medications, but it can improve one’s quality of life. I encourage readers to look into the resources that you recommended. Thanks for writing.

A friend or more? Dear Annie: I’m a senior at university. I’m living with my boyfriend this semester, so we’re in the same “family unit” and are able to be around each other without masks and social distancing. I’ve been seeing my boyfriend — let’s call him Raul — for about a year and a half now. We’re getting along rather well, and I can really envision a future together. However, this is the first serious relationship I’ve been in, and the two of us are most likely going to be in very different places once the academic year is over. Raul’s applying to grad schools in Europe, and I’m looking to work for a nonprofit in the United States. Neither of us would feel good about letting the other compromise their plans or ambitions or dreams. That aside, while I was back home in Vermont during the onset of the pandemic, I got to spend a lot of time with childhood best friend — let’s call him Vermont Boy — who just broke up with his girlfriend of three years. I felt that there was a spark between

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us, but nothing happened over the summer. Vermont Boy and I have been texting every day since. He also has similar interests to mine and wants to stay in the States — in New England, preferably. At one point over the summer, it felt as though we were about to kiss, but I think he held back since he knew I’m in a relationship. I’m glad we didn’t kiss, but I also really wish we had. I feel like the end is near with my boyfriend, but we live together. I feel restless every time I think about Vermont Boy. Things are still going so smoothly and sweetly between me and Raul and, for emphasis, we live together! But there is a sort of bitterness that comes with knowing we have to go our separate ways. What should I do? — At a Crossroads in Romance Dear At a Crossroads: I don’t know if Vermont Boy is the one for you, but I know that Raul is not. Ending things now is the fairest and kindest thing that you can do for him. From there, see where things go with Vermont Boy, but also entertain the possibility of being single. Sometimes, when we can’t decide between two things, it’s because neither option is right. One important caveat: Please take social distancing precautions, such as wearing masks, meeting outside, and maintaining six feet of distance, when seeing anyone new. ——— Dear Annie: I’m single but wanting a relationship. How does one go about dating in the current climate, with pandemic restrictions in place? — Looking for Mr. Right Dear Looking: This is not an ideal time to be dating new people, but the reality is that people crave companionship. Dating websites are the main, and perhaps only, way to meet folks at the moment. Many sites offer free basic memberships and affordable premium memberships, such as OkCupid and Plenty of Fish. Try one out. When you find a promising match, try going on a “virtual date” — e.g., order takeout from the same restaurant, and video chat while you eat it. Eventually, you may decide that you want to try an in-person date. Take the usual precautions of meeting in a safe, public place, along with the pandemic precautions of staying six feet apart, wearing masks and meeting outside. And communicate your safety expectations ahead of time. Sure, this is a cumbersome amount of hoops to jump through. But it won’t be too long before life resumes more normally, and first dates will return to their normal level of awkwardness. In the meantime, embrace the slower pace of courtship during COVID-19.

Son invited my ex to live with us Dear Annie: I am a 58-year-old woman who shares a split-level house with my adult son, “Brad.” Brad lives downstairs in what is essentially a separate two-bedroom apartment with his 10-year-old daughter, although it’s technically one unit. Brad and I split the rent evenly. Last year, my mother was dying, and I went to stay with her for some time to say goodbye. When I returned home, I found that my ex-husband, “Lester,” was living in the downstairs apartment with our son and granddaughter. Apparently, Brad and his daughter invited Lester to visit while I was away. Well, six months later, Lester is still living there with them. Lester is not a very nice person. We were married for 16 years. I asked Brad to ask Lester to leave. He refuses, saying that he feels bad telling him to go. I have asked Lester to leave, and he laughs at me. He says, “This is my son’s house.” What should I do? — Put Out Dear Put Out: It’s bad enough that your son invited a long-term guest to stay at the house you two share without first checking with you. It’s even worse that the surprise guest is your ex. Implore your son to try seeing your side of things. Ask him to imagine how he’d feel if you invited his ex to live with you. Sure, Lester is Brad’s dad, and, of course, they should spend time together. But there’s no reason it needs to be at the home that you two agreed to share together, as mutually respectful roommates. If he doesn’t budge, take a look at your lease. There’s a good chance that there’s a clause regarding long-term guests. Consider going to the landlord or property manager about the issue.

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LWV hosts forum on health care BY KATHY ROBERTSON Special to The Enterprise Join the League of Women Voters Davis Area from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, for a free virtual votereducation health-care forum, “The Future of State-Based Health Reform in California.” With health-care reform back in the news, the event will consider what California can implement astate-based financing approach to a system that provides universal care, controls costs and improves outcomes. Dr. William Hsiao, an internationally known health economist at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, will give a 25-minute presentation on the health, economic and political background for reform

and his views of how to move ahead with a singlepayer plan in California. Cindy Young, a leader in the California single-payer movement with more than 30 years of experience as a policy analyst for organized labor, will comment on Dr. Hsiao’s views and offer her own perspective. Both speakers will respond to two questions: ■ What do the California governor and legislators need to do to accomplish a unified financing system in California that is accessible, affordable, equitable, high quality and universal? ■ What are the actions California voters can be taking now to address their health policy concerns? The forum will include an audience Q&A. Send questions to komalh@ lwvdavisarea.org by Nov.

18. Register for this Zoom event at: https://bit. ly/3jemycN. The event is a continuation of League efforts to educate community members to become better informed voters regarding legislative issues around health care financing and system design. The forum will focus on health-care reform opportunities in California. Hsiao has helped design health reform and universal health insurance programs for many countries, including Taiwan, China, Colombia, Poland, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Sweden, Cyprus, Uganda, Malaysia and South Africa. Young is chair of Health California Now, an organization dedicated to establishing a single-payer system in California.

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Pumpkin cheesecake will be among the tasty fresh-baked items available at the Pre-Thanksgiving Market on Wednesday, Nov. 25.

Wednesday is Farmers Markets’ annual pre-Thanksgiving event Special to The Enterprise The day before Thanksgiving, the Davis Farmers Market extends its hours. This year’s annual Pre-Thanksgiving Market will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, in Central Park, 301 C St., Davis. The market will have a bounty of seasonal produce, table décor, meats, cheeses, olive oil, honey and wine. Several bakeries

will have fresh-baked items like pumpkin, apple, pecan and berry pies and pumpkin cheesecake; breads, stuffing mixes and cookies. The rest of the year, visit the market from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, visit davisfarmersmarket.org or visit it on Facebook or Instagram.

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