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The traditional live community tree lighting events in downtown Davis will not be held this year due to public-health restrictions. The city of Davis, however, is honoring the annual tree lighting festivities with a virtual online program at www.cityofdavis.org. A decorated live tree will once again light up the E Street Plaza. The tree lights will be turned on for public viewing every night through the holidays. For information, contact Bob Bowen at bbowen@cityofdavis.org or Carrie Dyer at cdyer@cityofdavis.org.
Aggie AD Kevin Blue’s legacy draws praise BY BRUCE GALLAUDET Enterprise sports editor When word broke Thursday morning that UC Davis Director of Athletics Kevin Blue had resigned to become chief sports officer for Golf Canada in his hometown of Toronto, colleagues provided an avalanche of praise for the administrator’s tenure on campus. “Other than disappointment in that we’re losing a great guy, I think you have to celebrate the
Carrell, who headed the campus search team when Blue, 38, was hired in June of 2016, cited a string of
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UC Davis Director of Athletics Kevin Blue prepares for a 2019 Aggie football game against Cal. Blue projects as proof of those accomplishments, but pointed to two in particular as watershed moments. Carrell said the Aggie
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Businesses looking at more restrictions under new health order BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Intensive care unit capacity in the greater Sacramento region is expected to drop below 15 percent within the next few days, the governor said Thursday, and when that happens, Yolo County businesses will face a
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new round of closures. Within 48 hours of that regional 15 percent capacity benchmark being hit, hair and nail salons will have to close; retail businesses will be limited to 20 percent of customer capacity; restaurant operations will be restricted to take out and delivery; and nonessential travel will be restricted.
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UCD moves ahead with plan to scrap PE
accomplishments that he had in such a short time,” explained economics professor Scott Carrell, who doubles as faculty athletics representative. “He came in with a vision that was centered around the student-athlete experience, particularly about being the No. 1 school in the country for studentathlete outcomes.”
The Davis City Council stuck largely to the recommendations of its twomember subcommittee Tuesday night as it named new members to various city commissions. The council appointments of 43 individuals to 12 different commissions followed lengthy public comment from both applicants and members of the public, a number of whom objected to the subcommittee’s recommendations. In particular, the recommendation not to reappoint three commissioners who have been particularly critical of council actions of late, and opposed the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus, drew accusations of retaliation. The three commissioners, Todd Edelman, Alan
Pryor and Matt Williams had all sought reappointment to PARTIDA their respective commissions — Edelman to the Bicycling, Transportation and Street Safety Commission; Pryor to the Natural Resources Commission; and Williams to the Utilities Commission. They were among more than 20 current city commissioners who were seeking reappointment and while the others were recommended for reappointment, the council subcommittee of Mayor Gloria Partida and Councilman Dan Carson did not recommend reappointments for Edelman, Pryor and Williams. Pryor and several members of the public contended Tuesday night that
Additionally, gatherings of any size will be prohibited. The order will remain in effect for three weeks. Most of the rest of the state — divided into five separate regions under the order — is expected to be in
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Since UC Davis announced plans in September to terminate its physical education program, faculty have protested, students circulated a petition and drafted a student government resolution, and a California State legislator weighed in, all urging the school to reconsider. But with PE lecturers set to be laid off in two weeks, campus leaders are moving ahead with their decision to end the program. Created before World War I, UC Davis’ PE program has produced leaders in sports psychology, coaching and other specializations. Recently, the
campus has offered dozens of PE courses per year, ranging from kickboxing to aquatics to women’s self-defense, as well as lecture courses on subjects like “Healthful Living” and “Sport in American Society.” The courses are largely taught by current and former coaches of UC Davis’ athletics teams, an arrangement the campus’ Academic Senate insisted on preserving as a condition of UC Davis’ 2003 move to Division 1 athletics. As a result, the program has represented for many a unique commitment to collaboration and mentorship. “The elimination of the PE Program would be a significant
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Briefly City offers fitness class The city’s Senior Center Strength & Fitness class is 9 a.m. Fridays on Zoom. The class is led by Steve Bonnel, a certified personal trainer and functional movement specialist. Students will increase core stability, balance, stamina and strength using hand weights, resistance bands and body weight. Exercises and pace can be modified to meet a variety of fitness needs. The price for December is $15. To register, go to www.cityofdavis.org (click the “Recreation Online” icon, then click “Activity Search” and enter “Strength”) or call 530-757-5696.
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The first step to bouncing back D
ear President Trump, I know how difficult it must be for you to concede this election given that you’ve never lost at anything in life, including your undefeated record on the golf course. It must be especially difficult to lose to Sleepy Joe after you told one of your packed campaign rallies that he was the worst presidential candidate in history and it would be so embarrassing to you if he won. He sure doesn’t look so sleepy now as he puts together his cabinet, but just imagine the fun you could have had if Mr. Biden had broken his ankle before the election. In any regard, I have relatives in South Dakota and they promise me they are hard at work to ensure that your face will one day grace Mount Rushmore along with those other four presidents whose names I can’t remember. Far be it for me to offer advice,
that will endear you to everyday Americans of all political stripes.
G but, as you plot your 2024 MMPA (Make Me President Again) campaign, I have a few thoughts that might help you recover from this defeat and put you on the path for four more years. For starters, the best way to get back on your feet is to graciously concede and let Americans know once and for all that you love this country more than you love yourself. In other words, “Concede to Succeed” should be your motto going forward. I know humility is not your strong suit and you feel strongly that losing is for losers, but trust me, this is a necessary first step
iven that you might need some tips on how to graciously concede, let me introduce you to Christopher Cabaldon, who was mayor of the city of West Sacramento for 16 years, which is four times as long as you have served so ably as our beloved president. Like you, Christopher thought he had served his constituents well, but he was turned away by the slimmest of margins, 486 votes, which is just slightly less than the 6 million you lost by. Mr. Cabaldon could have complained about massive voter fraud or the fact that ballots were actually counted in Saskatchewan or that women weren’t granted the right to vote in California until 1911 or that one ballot with his name on it was seen floating face down in the muddy waters of the Sacramento River. But he didn’t. He could have hidden under the
Resolute Desk in West Sacramento’s City Hall and forced Yolo County Sheriff ’s deputies to drag him out by the hair of his chinny chin chin. But he didn’t. What he did do — you’d better sit down for this — is congratulate his opponent and wish her well. “Her hill was steep to climb and her effort unrelenting,” Mayor Cabaldon noted of his opponent, Martha Guerrero. “My wish for her is that she is able to enjoy the same purpose — profound, awesome, challenging and, ultimately, fulfilled — that has been such a joy in my own life.” Just to be clear, you will need to substitute the name “Joe Biden” for “Martha Guerrero” in your concession speech, but otherwise, you should be good to go. Good luck. And thank you for your service to this country we all love. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
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Davis Poet Laureate James Lee Jobe continues his online poetry reading series on Friday, Dec. 4, with poems by the Pulitzer Prizewinning poet Charles Simic. This free reading will be posted online by 7 p.m. at james-lee-jobe. blogspot.com/ and at youtube.com/james leejobe. Both sites always have poetry or poetry readings available.
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Enterprise staff writer For the second time, a Woodland man serving prison time for a fatal barroom stabbing has been denied a bid for compassionate release. According to his public defender, Jeffery Lemus has just several months to live in his battle with liver cancer, prompting the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to seek a resentencing that would grant him early release. He’s currently due for a parole hearing in March 2021. Lemus is about four years into the seven-year sentence he received for the Dec. 5, 2015, stabbing death of Kelly Mason Choate, with whom Lemus had a long-standing dispute that came to a head at Kenny’s Bar & Grill in Woodland. A jury convicted Lemus, now 60, of voluntary manslaughter after acquitting him of first- and seconddegree murder charges. Yolo Superior Court Judge David Reed, who presided over the trial, rejected Lemus’ first request for early release in the fall of 2017, citing his continued threat to public safety.
Compassionate release requires an inmate to have less than six months to live and pose no safety risk to the public. Housed at the CDCR’s California Health Care Facility in Stockton, Lemus has seen his cancer worsen over the past year, leading to a doctor’s prediction in August that he had three to four months to live, his public defender Ron Johnson said during a livestreamed court hearing Wednesday. Both the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office and Choate’s family have opposed Lemus’ release. Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney Melinda Aiello noted that despite his grim diagnosis, Lemus remains ambulatory in prison and able to care for himself, much like he was during his 2017 bid for release. “It appears to me that Mr. Lemus is in just as good of health as he was back then,” Aiello said. “He certainly does not appear to be on his death bed.” And despite his lesser conviction at trial, “we are talking about a situation in which there was a loss of life,” Aiello added. Choate’s daughter Kasie
Choate and sister Heidi Kramer also spoke in opposition to the release request, saying it has compounded the anxiety they continue to suffer from since Kelly Choate’s violent death. “I wish I could request a visit with my father. I wish I could hug him,” Kasie Choate said, adding that Lemus should “be a man” and “finish the sentence he rightfully deserved.” Johnson, meanwhile, disputed Aiello’s assertion that Lemus’ condition remains stable, citing an oncologist’s report that says, in addition to the cancer growth, he is no longer responsive to chemotherapy. “Mr. Lemus is unlikely to make it to any parole date,” Johnson said, adding that CDCR officials ruled Lemus would pose a low risk of danger to the community if freed. But Reed disagreed, saying while Lemus may be terminally ill, the fact he remains ambulatory with little need for assistance indicates “he still poses a threat to public safety,” he said. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene.
Yolo Superior Court commissioner retires and new one appointed Special to The Enterprise Yolo Superior Court officials announced Wednesday the retirement of Commissioner Dennis A. Umanzio, effective Dec. 20. Umanzio was appointed to the Yolo Superior Court in July 1997 and served as a family support commissioner for Yolo, Sutter and Yuba Counties for 23 years. His involvement in the child support field started in 1991 when, as a deputy district attorney for Sutter County, he prosecuted countless paternity and family support cases. Umanzio’s outstanding work as a child support commissioner has been recognized throughout the state. He served as a member of the Judicial Council Subcommittee on Family Support and as director of the Board for the California Court Commissioners Association. In addition, he was a past member of the California Judicial Education and Research Distance Education Committee. In his retirement, Umanzio plans on enjoying other aspects of life, including spending more time on his hobbies of chess, soccer,
kayaking and sailing. Court officials thanked Umanzio for his many years of service and wish him the best in his retirement. “His hard work and dedication coupled with his personability will be missed by all,” Court Executive Officer Shawn C. Landry said. Upon Umanzio’s retirement announcement, Presiding Judge Samuel T. McAdam appointed Catherine R. Hohenwarter to assume the responsibilities of child support commissioner. Hohenwarter brings with her a wealth of experience and expertise in both the public and private sectors. She graduated from Middlebury College in 1985 and received a juris doctorate from the University of Idaho School of Law in 1990. She began her Yolo Superior Court career in 2007,
starting as a legal research attorney. Since then, she has worked in a wide variety of leadership positions in the court, including as family law facilitator and family court services manager, before her promotion to supervising legal research attorney in 2019. “We are fortunate to have the most qualified person already on staff. Ms. Hohenwater is a star in our legal community,” McAdam said. “It will be an easy transition because of her wide range of legal experience. Lawyers and litigants will appreciate her demeanor and judicial temperament.” The child support commissioner position is currently funded at one day per week. Hohenwarter will start her post on Dec. 22 and continue her duties as a supervising legal research attorney the remainder of the time.
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BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer Davis police have arrested three suspects believed to have stolen thousands of dollars’ worth of bicycles from a downtown business last month. The Nov. 17 break-in at Apex Cycles & Service at 105 E St. resulted in the loss of several “very distinctive” bikes worth more than $17,000, police said on their Facebook page, where they posted a video of the thefts in progress. A two-week investigation by the police department’s CommunityOriented Policing and Problem-Solving Unit and patrol officers resulted in a trio of arrests this week: Devon Scott Quinn, 36; Raymond Allen Morisoli Jr., 49; and Mitchell Timm, 30. All three were booked into the Yolo County Jail on burglary and conspiracy charges.
Police said Timm also had outstanding warrants for his arrest and was in the company of Clayton Bee, 61, who was found to be on post-release community supervision with search terms. “A subsequent search at a Woodland storage unit yielded four stolen MacBook Air laptops and two Apple iPads taken from a burglary at another downtown area bike shop in October,” police said in a Facebook post. Multiple suspected stolen bikes also were recovered. Apex was one of three downtown bike shops targeted by thieves over a three-week period last month. Ken’s Bike & Ski at 650 G St. and Freewheeler Bicycle Center at 703 Second St. both were burglarized twice. The investigation into the crimes is ongoing, and anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Davis Police Department at 530-7475400.
Dodd will host virtual town hall on data privacy Special to The Enterprise State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, will host a virtual town hall at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, with guest Alastair Mactaggart, founder of Californians for Consumer Privacy and sponsor of Proposition 24, the recently passed ballot measure expanding consumer rights, on the future of data privacy in our state. Dodd, a co-author of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, and Mactaggart will discuss
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SCRAP: Academic Senate has not yet offered an opinion From Page A1 cultural shift for the campus,” a January budget analysis of the program stated. The decision to end the program was primarily “based on steadily declining enrollment in PE over the years,” UC Davis spokeswoman Melissa Blouin told The Enterprise. According to campus leaders, students are more likely to pursue extracurricular activities offered through Intramural Sports, the Rec Pool, the Activities and Recreation Center and other campus programs and facilities. In terminating the program, UC Davis leadership also expressed a desire to fall in line with other UC campuses. “Offering PE courses for academic credit is no longer considered to be either an appropriate or common practice in higher education,” Blouin said. Campus leaders emphasized that discussions about ending the program predated the pandemic, which has resulted in unanticipated financial losses. “This decision did not arise because of budget implications brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Blouin said. “However, it does allow the university to invest limited resources in high-priority academic programs for our students.” UC Davis would save $1.2 million per year by eliminating PE, according to the budget report. The actual cost of the program is $2.5 million per year. However, $1.3 million goes towards the salaries of coach-lecturers who will keep their full salary as UC Davis assumes the termination of a coach’s lecturer position will be replaced by an increase in coaching responsibilities.
Procedural shortcuts PE lecturers and students have vigorously objected to the elimination of the program, saying campus leadership violated procedural requirements and broke longstanding commitments UC Davis made to its students. On Sep. 25, UC Davis provost and executive vice chancellor Mary Croughan informed PE leadership of the program’s elimination effective winter quarter. Three days later, 14 lecturers — those without coaching appointments — received notices saying they will be laid off on Dec. 19. (In lieu of receiving more advanced notice they will continue to be paid through Jun. 30.) Faculty groups said they were blindsided. The Davis Faculty Association wrote a letter opposing
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Archery was among the diverse offerings from UC Davis’ longstanding physical education program. the decision to eliminate PE, which their executive board said they only learned about by reading The Enterprise. PE leadership also said they were kept in the dark. “I want you to know that the final decision was made without our input,” PE program director Barbara Jahn said in a September email to PE lecturers. Eliminating PE was a topic of review by faculty groups for years, campus leaders said. Lecturers said the culmination of those reviews was not widely communicated. After the January budget report, a workgroup was formed to evaluate issues related to eliminating or reducing PE, but the group disbanded after one meeting and never asked the PE directors to present their arguments, said Jahn, who has been part of the program for more than 40 years. Disestablishing an academic program typically requires approval from the Academic Senate, a faculty body empowered by the UC Board of Regents to exercise control over academic matters. The process includes several steps, including consultation with students and faculty and a phaseout plan, followed by a vote by Academic Senate members. “It appears that the university may have failed to follow its own procedural process in its elimination of the Physical Education program,” wrote state Sen. Connie Leyva, D-Chino, who chairs the Senate Education Committee, in a Nov. 19 letter to Croughan and UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May. “I urge you to freeze this decision in order to conduct a full and appropriate review.” Campus leaders have recently sought the Academic Senate’s approval, but they have not frozen their decision. “While the UC Davis Academic Senate was not initially consulted, there currently are ongoing discussions with the senate about the elimination of the PE program,”
Blouin told The Enterprise. The Academic Senate anticipates making a recommendation on the future of the PE program when it completes its consultation process in January, UC Davis Academic Senate communications lead Kyle Gayman told The Enterprise. In the meantime, UC Davis leadership will forge ahead in terminating the program. “Following the most recent analyses conducted this past academic year, UC Davis is eliminating the PE program beginning Winter quarter 2021,” Blouin told The Enterprise this week. “Campus leadership is looking forward to receiving the results of the Senate consultation process and will consider next steps once we have that information in hand,” she said in a follow-up statement.
Mandate? A student petition with nearly 4,000 signatures focuses on another agreement students say the campus administration has breached. Facing a budget crisis, UC Davis students voted in 1994 to approve a Student Activities and Services Initiative fee, which would fund Intercollegiate Athletics and save UC Davis from the possibility of cutting several of its sports programs, including the football team. Informational materials distributed ahead of the fee referendum included PE classes as an incentive for students to approve the measure. “What’s in it for me?” A question-and-answer sheet stated. “Continuation of PE-1 classes,” it listed. UC Davis administrators said the link many see between SASI fees and the PE program is a misunderstanding born of sloppily phrased flyers. The language in the referendum itself did not reference PE. “There is no agreement that obligates UC Davis to fund or operate the PE program,”
Blouin said. Still, PE lecturers said they feel UC Davis has a “moral obligation,” in Jahn’s words, to offer PE classes as long as students are funding athletics, as students who approved the fee referendum did so with that expectation. “At the time of the vote, the PE Program had been, and without question was expected to continue to be, inextricably linked to our intercollegiate athletic program,” said Class of 1994 UC Davis alumni Philp Kilbridge. Students now pay $340 per year in SASI fees, contributing more than $10 million annually to fund UC Davis’ NCAA teams. The Associated Students, UC Davis (ASUCD), the student government body, will vote this week on a resolution to call for a revote on the SASI fees if the campus administration does not rescind its decision to eliminate PE. “We as students give you money year after year to fund ICA sports,” Madison Butler, a UC Davis undergraduate, said in an email to campus leaders. “In return, we ask you for a small (in comparison to your sports programs) PE program.”
Still popular PE program leaders also contested the assertion by campus administrators that PE classes have declined in popularity. From 2015-16 through 2018-19, PE enrollment fell from 7,858 to 5,922, according to the budget report. However, Jahn said the decline is due to administrative decisions, not a lack of student interest. According to documents Jahn provided last month to the Academic Senate, over the past several years PE lecturers who departed or retired were not replaced, which led to a steady decline in the number of PE sections offered.
Additionally, several PE section sizes were reduced in recent years due to construction at the ARC that limited class space. When PE enrollment is divided by the number of instructor hours, data collected over the past decade does not show a decline in student interest, and certain classes remain extremely popular. “I have to battle other students every quarter to get into PE classes,” Butler told The Enterprise. “Some quarters I can’t even get in.” Advocates for the PE program also rejected the idea that recreational activities are a replacement for PE. The PE program serves students that may not take advantage of optional activities, lecturers said, including students who did not have opportunities to participate in sports growing up. PE classes are more racially diverse than those in many academic majors, the lecturers said, and they provide students with a structured schedule and healthy living practices. “This class has forced me to take better care of my mental and physical health,” said a student who took a recent class taught by former UC Davis men’s tennis coach Daryl Lee. “It made me feel less alone and more energetic to do better,” another student in the class said. Research shows that exercise improves cognition and Lee told The Enterprise he often hears from students that taking his classes improved their performance in their major courses. “Just because other schools might not offer academic credit for fitness classes doesn’t mean we shouldn’t,” Jahn told The Enterprise earlier this year. “We’ve always been different.” — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @calebmhampton.
BLUE: Toronto native heading back to Canada to run golf program From Page A1 Blue’s crowning achievements: “For that center, he raised about $52 million, which if you talked to people who have been around UC Davis for a long time, they’d have said (before Blue) it would have been an impossible feat … particularly in such a short amount of time. “He did an amazing job on a lot of different fronts.” Now, the former captain of the Stanford golf team and ex-Cardinal associate athletic director will head north to lead Canadian golf programs ranging from youth offerings to Olympic team development. “It’s been a really fun time,” Blue told The Enterprise about his time at UCD. “It’s disappointing to see it come to an end ... and the timing is not the best. But I don’t get to pick the timing on these types of
opportunities. “In many ways, it’s a dream job for me,” said the man whose golf career started in the very same youth programs of Golf Canada that he’ll now supervise. Blue, his wife and their family will not immediately move to Canada because of the pandemic, but the soon-to-be-former AD says he’ll start his new job on Jan. 4. “I am sincerely grateful for the opportunity to have worked with an exceptional group of student-athletes, colleagues and donors at UC Davis,” Blue said. “Together, we have built UC Davis Athletics into a successful Division I program that prioritizes the most important things for its student-athletes.” In overseeing a $40 million athletic budget, Blue added women’s teams in equestrian and beach volleyball, bringing to 25 the
number of varsity sports offered by the Aggies. He orchestrated record-setting fundraising campaigns and implemented a formal diversity, inclusion and equity strategy for staff and athletes, as well as mandatory bias training for all employees. “Kevin’s been an exceptional leader for this department,” said Britt Broady, the Aggies’ field hockey coach. “I’m really thankful he was the first athletic director I had as a head coach. He’s allowed me space to grow and develop this program the right way, which takes time. “He’s values-based, and his patience and leadership in that space is something I’m really grateful for. I’m really sad to see him go because I think this entire athletic department has flourished with his guidance — and we’ll continue to — but
he’s been exceptional.” Jim Les, in his 10th season as Aggie men’s basketball coach, had this to say: “From a personal standpoint — and this is a widespread feeling in this department, showing how much he is loved and appreciated — we couldn’t be happier for him. “He gets to chase his passion: golf. He gets to go back home and be around family. For those reasons, we couldn’t be happier for someone we respect and admire. “But from the professional standpoint, we’re sad because we’re losing such an extraordinary leader. A guy who, in a short period
of time, has really put his stamp not only on athletics, but on UC Davis and our community. “He’s made such a positive contribution to the UC Davis way.” Chancellor Gary May, in making the announcement, added, “I’m immensely grateful for all Kevin has achieved for UC Davis. In just under five years Kevin has led a transformational change in (Aggie) athletics. The organization has thrived under Kevin’s leadership.” Blue’s last day on campus will be Dec. 31. In 2016, Blue signed a five-year contract worth $245,000 annually with
incentives up to $30,000 per year based on “academic, fundraising and athletics excellence.” May went on to name Deputy Director of Athletics Rocko DeLuca as interim AD once Blue leaves. May plans to establish a national search committee in “the next few weeks to hire a new leader to build on Blue’s success.” May says he wants the position filled early in 2021. — Staff writer Owen Yancher contributed to this story. Reach Enterprise sports editor Bruce Gallaudet at bgallaudet41@ gmail.com or call 530320-4456.
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COMMENTARY Rental assistance must be in COVID relief package BY ROBERTO JIMENEZ Special to The Enterprise
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he “dark winter” of the pandemic draws closer every day, with disaster about to fall upon the poorest among us if the federal government doesn’t take fast action to keep them in their homes. An eviction moratorium imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to expire on New Year’s Eve, which threatens to cast 30 to 40 million people living in 17 million renter households across the country into the streets. It goes beyond saying that in its final days, the Trump administration needs to extend the moratorium. Beyond the immediate protection that the moratorium provides, the White House and Congress at the same time need to get together to pass and sign a new COVID-19 relief package that includes emergency rental assistance to fill the hole of lost rents dug deep and wide by the coronavirus. Congressional Democrats have proposed $100 billion to pay for rent relief. Republicans seem agreeable to a lesser sum. The House, meanwhile, began a lame-duck session Dec. 1 that could run into the middle of the month or beyond. The top item on the agenda will be dealing with the economic hardships of the pandemic. The rental crisis has to be a primary component of any pandemic relief package. Mutual Housing California is one of dozens of nonprofit affordable housing developers in the state that has been dealing with the crisis. We have employed emergency food programs, education and youth services and other initiatives to help our 3,165 residents at our 20 properties in Yolo and Sacramento counties make their way through to the better days we all hope are ahead. Like other nonprofits, we have tightened our belts and worked even harder to provide for our residents despite our declining rental revenues. So far, we’ve been able to manage the reductions brought on by the waves of unemployment that have lowered the incomes of more than half of our 1,100 households that depend wholly or in part on their jobs to pay the rent.
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A holiday wish list for Davis “L
ooking back on when I was a little nappy headed boy …” We’re all looking for ways to stay uplifted during this holiday season as the COVID-19 pandemic endures. On that note, I find myself cueing up some of my favorite music to help get through these long, quieter than usual days. The line that started this column is from one of the artists I turn to most — the great Stevie Wonder, especially his album “Songs in the Key of Life.” The track “I Wish” always puts a smile on my face as Stevie reminisces about growing up: “Then my only worry was for Christmas, what would be my toy?” When I listen to the song these days, I think of “I Wish” in a different way. Now, it sums up some of the optimism I’m feeling as we’re about to enter the new year. The song reaffirms my belief that we can continue to do our best to stay healthy and safe so that 2021 starts on a positive note. So, turn it up and get those feet moving. In the spirit of Stevie Wonder, here’s my “wish” list for our Davis community this holiday season: I wish … for everyone to stay safe and healthy Our community has done a commendable job of wearing masks, social distancing and
following other measures to keep us safe. As the pandemic shows no sign of letting up, let’s keep doing all we can to keep ourselves and each other safe. The sacrifices we make can literally help save lives. On this note, I’d like to give a shout-out to our Aggie Public Health Ambassadors at UC Davis. These 250 undergraduate students have been at the forefront of making sure our campus community is staying safe, from handing out free facemasks to guiding people to testing locations. I’m grateful to all of them. I wish … for everyone to find peace of mind The anxiety and isolation of 2020 have made this a challenging year for our collective mental health. We miss our face-to-face connections and so many of our favorite activities, and it can take a toll. At UC Davis, we’re offering mental health resources for our university community, such as online counseling appointments and podcasts that focus on coping strategies. Around the city of Davis,
NAMI Yolo County is providing virtual support groups for individuals and families. Don’t be afraid to reach out and understand that you’re not alone. I wish … for our community to keep working as a team Though the pandemic has mostly kept us distanced from one another, we’ve found ways to come together like never before. The Healthy Davis Together initiative is an excellent example of UC Davis and the city joining forces to prevent the spread of COVID in our community. Together, we’ve offered free tests each Wednesday at the Davis Senior Center. Now, we’re about to expand. Starting Sunday, a Healthy Davis Together testing site will be launched in the lobby of the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. We’re definitely making a difference and I believe we’ll keep this kind of collaboration strong in the days ahead. I wish … for healthy dialogue and a climate of mutual respect These are divisive times when hate speech is no longer whispered in the shadows. It’s shouted in public spaces and on social media. We’ve also been tested as a country this year with waves of social unrest and an especially stressful election
season. We don’t all need to agree, but we must find better ways to engage with one another. I’m grateful that UC Davis has provided spaces for crucial dialogue, such as an online lecture with the celebrated poet Claudia Rankine on Nov. 4 — right after Election Day. It was a powerful and timely discussion about race relations, and we need to keep conversations like these going. Let’s plan for healing in 2021, and let’s stay committed to finding common ground. I wish … for you to have a happy holiday season I know that all might not feel so merry and bright in these coming weeks. Our family gatherings will likely be much smaller, and some traditions will have to wait until 2021. We’ve dealt with a lot, and I send my thoughts to all who’ve experienced loss or hardship this year. I still believe we can find moments of gratitude and moments of joy to keep us optimistic this holiday season and beyond. We’re all in this together, and we will get through this together. From my family to yours, I wish you a healthy and happy holiday season! — Gary May is chancellor of UC Davis; his column is published monthly.
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e strongly support extending the eviction moratorium that will keep millions of low-income people in their homes from coast to coast. We also very much need for the federal government to pass a rental relief measure as soon as possible so that we and other nonprofits can continue to maintain the safe and affordable housing that is critical to the lives of our residents: the working poor, seasonal agricultural workers, pensioners, the formerly homeless, Social Security and SSI recipients, the disabled, the single-parent families that depend on us. Housing is health care. Housing is education. Housing is community safety. Where you live and the conditions of your housing — and the mere presence of the roof over your head — are main factors in keeping you well. It determines where your children go to school and helps parents help their kids hit the books. It is refuge from the storm of the streets. In California, more than a million people live in 344,218 rental units built primarily through federal low-income housing tax credits, including the small but growing number that Mutual Housing California has built, renovated and maintained. A failure by the federal government to step up with the rental assistance to back up the eviction moratorium threatens the stability of the tax-credit program that has been around since 1986. If the existing nonprofit providers find themselves unable to continue covering rent losses due to nonpayment of rent, then both renters and the housing provider would be destabilized. People’s lives would be turned upsidedown. The time is now for Washington’s partisans to come together, to give hope to the poor and disabled. Their constant struggle from dark winter to the light of spring has been made even more difficult by the sweeping pandemic and a pending economic disaster brought on by government inaction. — Roberto Jimenez is the CEO of Mutual Housing California
LETTERS Nitpicking A letter recently suggested the writer’s disappointment with the defeat of the DISC project in favor of a few acres of dirt and tall grass. I need to nitpick this statement, if you notice tall grass growing; it is because there is soil present. If you see dirt, it is likely under your fingernails. I did choose to vote against the DISC development not because I reject jobs and new neighbors; it was just the wrong project for Davis. John Clark Davis
Bus system needs density If we want to take climate change seriously the city needs to help its residents get out of cars. If we upzone the land near bus stations to allow for higher density residences, the bus system could get more revenue to expand and improve, while
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COUNCIL: ‘Potentially your next generation of leadership’ From Page A1 it was their opposition to Measure B — the DISC project that voters turned down last month — that prompted the subcommittee not to recommend them for reappointment. Said Pryor: “While I can accept that my tenure may some day end because more qualified applicants are found, circumstances strongly suggest that the subcommittee’s recommendations to not grant me and two other sitting commissioners other terms were based more on political considerations than competency. “What do all three of us have in common?” Pryor asked. “Well, we were all active opponents of the recently defeated Measure B.” Those sitting commissioners who were recommended for reappointment, Pryor said, did not publicly oppose Measure B, “and, in fact, many were ardent supporters.” “This circumstantial evidence is fairly convincing that recommendations for commission reappointments were strongly influenced by an applicant’s demonstrated fealty to the council as evidenced by their prior public support or lack of opposition for Measure B,” said Pryor. “Systematically dismembering the citizen advisory commissions by purging people who otherwise publicly share the broader view of the city’s population, in this case opposition to Measure B, is the type of bias and retribution that has never before been seen in the commission appointment process in Davis and smacks of both retaliation and favoritism,” Pryor added. Downtown business owner Heather Caswell, who led an effort by some downtown businesses in opposition to DISC, called Edelman, Pryor and Williams “highly qualified commissioners, who like a clear majority of voters, actively opposed Measure B. “It has the appearance of an unethical retaliation by council
members against commissioners who disagreed with their support of DISC,” said Caldwell. Roberta Millstein, meanCARSON while, noted that Davis City Edelman, Pryor Councilman and Williams have been vocal critics of other council actions — not just Measure B — and said, “the subcommittee’s recommendation has a bad look.” “People who are voicing a minority view can often appear contentious. On the other hand, it is easy to appear collegial when, in fact, what is going on is that you all largely agree with each other,” Millstein said. “The council’s commissions should incorporate a diversity of views, including dissenting views… we can only have a healthy democracy when all views are heard and represented.” Edelman was one of four current BTSSC commissioners seeking reappointment and the only one not reappointed. He was briefly suspended from the BTSSC by the City Council back in January after conflict arose with several fellow commissioners asking the council to remove Edelman from the commission altogether. They cited behavior they alleged derailed discussions and prolonged meetings. The council chose not to remove Edelman, however, and he apologized, pledged to do better and agreed to conflict resolution. On Tuesday night, Edelman said, “I was given no explanation as to why I was not reappointed. “This is really very upsetting for me, and it being so … extraordinary, that it’s really a case of professional and political violence and it shouldn’t happen to me, it shouldn’t happen to anyone, it shouldn’t happen to other commissioners who want to be reappointed and it shouldn’t happen
in the city of Davis,” Edelman said.
Outreach In explaining the recommendations he and Partida put forward, Carson said, “there were no political agendas.” Rather, he said, “when we were assigned this duty last month, we both talked about the fact that we wanted to make a very serious effort at outreach. We wanted to make our city government more inclusive. We wanted to include more people of color, more women, other underrepresented groups, people with different points of view who haven’t had a presence on commissions. “I think we took a good step forward towards the goals we set for ourselves,” said Carson. “Of the 23 new commissioners we are recommending to you — not folks who we are recommending be reappointed — are six people of color, 11 women, five students by my count and very many people who brought new talents and perspectives to our set of commissions. “This is potentially your next generation of leadership for our city,” said Carson. “So bringing in younger people, especially, we thought was very important, to add them into the mix. And of course we did, in cases, propose to reappoint a number of existing commissioners and have that intelligence and experience to balance things out.” Partida agreed, saying, “I think that it’s important to open the door to people that are under represented and that’s always been something that is very important to me. “I have lived here a very long time and I can tell you that people at the margins of our community often have a hard time seeing themselves reflected in even the most mundane city activities,” the mayor said. Examples she cited were the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental
railroad’s completion with wonderful speakers and music “and no mention of the Chinese.” “And until a few years ago, our local youth Mariachi group was not included in our tree lighting ceremony,” Partida said. Another example: At a downtown celebration welcoming new council members, including herself, “my son, who is in a wheelchair, could not get into the space because the wheelchair ramp had been blocked,” said Partida. “So representation matters.” “These are just a few examples of what happens when all the voices are not in the room. Building leaders matters. Giving advocacy a path to make change matters. “I believe the future of our community lies in the collaboration of diversity of generations, experiences and talent,” the mayor said. “We were very cognizant in our selection to make sure that we hit all of these metrics.”
Wires crossed Williams, who had sought reappointment to the Utilities Commission, said he appreciated the comments by Carson and Partida “about looking to bring young, new blood into the commissions” but he also questioned how that applied to the Utilities Commission, where two longserving members — Gerald Braun and Elaine Roberts Musser — were recommended for reappointment but Kelsey Fortune was not recommended for appointment. Fortune, a UC Davis Ph.D. student who recently ran for City Council, “has incredible expertise with regard to energy policy,” said Williams. “(Musser, Braun) and myself all have a great deal of experience but I don’t think we’re consistent with the principles that Dan and Gloria have laid out.” Therefore, Williams said during public comment on Tuesday night, he would withdraw his application for reappointment to
the Utilities Commission “and strongly support that Dan and Gloria walk the walk and not just talk the talk in terms of bringing young, experienced and welleducated members of our community onto our commissions.” For her part, Fortune (who also opposed Measure B) said during public comment that she had been unable to participate in an interview with the subcommittee regarding her application to the Utilities Commission because her grandmother had been diagnosed with COVID-19, but that she was still interested in serving. Carson said later, “this is the first we’ve heard from one commissioner who didn’t show up for an interview. The first we’ve heard from her was tonight. And my sympathies, definitely to her family.” City Manager Mike Webb clarified on Wednesday that Fortune had emailed city staff the day after the scheduled interview to apologize and explain why she’d missed the interview; however, Webb said, council members were not informed of that email until Wednesday, an oversight, he said, on the part of city staff. In an email sent to Fortune Wednesday evening, Webb said, “I am truly sorry for this communication error and that it led to misinformation that was embarrassing to you and in the public realm. “Of course, we will be happy to accommodate a rescheduled interview with the council subcommittee and will be in contact with you to schedule it.” A vacancy recently opened on the Utilities Commission that will have to be filled, likely early next year, and Fortune could be considered then. In the end, the council voted in all of the appointments recommended by Partida and Carson. — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.
RESTRICTIONS: Regional hospitals may be 78% full by Christmas From Page A1 the same boat within the next week and the Bay Area not long after that. In announcing the new regional stay-at-home order on Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom said, “if we don’t act now, our hospital system will be overwhelmed. “If we don’t act now, we’ll continue to see our death rate climb and more lives lost.” The order was expected following a presentation Monday by Newsom and Dr. Mark Ghaly, California’s secretary of health and human services.
They projected then that thanks to surging COVID19 cases, hospital beds statewide will be at 78 percent of capacity by Christmas Eve and 80 percent of capacity in the greater Sacramento region while ICU beds will be at 112 percent of capacity statewide and 103 percent in the Sacramento region. “Bottom line is we are looking at intensive care unit capacity as the primary trigger for deeper, more restrictive actions because when that capacity goes away, or even when it gets stretched so far that staffing is stretched … we see outcomes we don’t
want to see,” Ghaly said Monday. Those more restrictive actions, likely to take effect in the greater Sacramento region (which includes Yolo and 12 other counties) by next week, are: ■ Sectors that will be temporarily closed include bars, wineries, personal services such as nail salons as well as hair salons and barbershops ■ Sectors that will stay open include schools that have received a waiver; critical infrastructure; retail at 20 percent of capacity and restaurants for take-out and delivery. Unlike under the March
stay-at-home order, “nonessential” retail will not need to close. Meanwhile, helping to deal with the region’s shrinking supply of hospital beds will be the overflow facility prepared at Sleep Train (formerly Arco) Arena earlier in the pandemic. That facility will open and begin receiving patients next week, Newsom said. Additionally, hospitals throughout the state have begun proactively suspending elective surgeries, he added. In targeting the sectors that the health order does, Ghaly said, “what we know
is where you are not able to mask entirely, or consistently, where they are indoors rather than outdoors, where physical distance is difficult to maintain, that each of those activities … today (are) all a little more risky than they were a month ago. “That’s just because we have more COVID in our communities and it’s able to transmit not necessarily more easily, but because we have more of it circulating in our communities, more people will meet someone who is COVID-positive unbeknownst to them and then have a high chance for
transmission. “Today’s message is not about how do we mix safely. It’s about how we reduce our mixing altogether,” Ghaly added. “As much as you can, be at home, reduce your interactions so that we can really get this transmission rate down and do it swiftly (and) have the impact in our hospitals to make sure that they’re available not just for COVID care … but for our neighbors and family members who have needs around other emergency care or other important healthcare services.”
Testing opens at Mondavi on Sunday
OBITUARY John Paul Lejardi Jan. 15, 1922 — Nov. 13, 2020
John Lejardi died on Nov. 13 at the age of 98. Born in Boise, Idaho, to Pedro and Petra, Basque immigrants from Spain, he was the youngest of four children. During college, he obtained his private pilot’s license and then enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corp during WW II, serving from 1943-1946. After the war, he finished earning his business administration degree from the University of Portland and then obtained his MBA from Stanford University in 1949. At the Catholic Newman Club on campus, he met the love of his life, Florence, a feisty Italian, who was earning her teaching credential and studying music. In 1952, they married and settled in Los Altos, where they raised three children. John worked as a CPA for his entire career. John loved the outdoors and taking his family on camping, fly-fishing and skiing trips. The life of the party with a great sense of humor, he enjoyed dancing, singing, hosting barbeques, playing cards and making his signature sherry flips for holidays. After retirement, he and Florence traveled
extensively throughout Europe, Canada and the U.S. He cherished his role as “Gpa” and had just as much fun as his grandsons, whether camping or taking them trick-or-treating. John became a most amazing caregiver for Florence in her last years. After she died in 2010, he joined the gym at 88 and worked out regularly until 95. Not one to sit around, he fly fished until he was 92. In 2015, tired of living alone, he moved into Carlton Senior Living in Davis. He enjoyed the activities, the residents and especially the caring staff, who on occasion danced with him. Until the end, he enjoyed being the Domino champ, picnicking in the park and savoring desserts and ice cream. John was devoted to his Catholic faith, family, friends and fly fishing. He was an optimist and always grateful for everything he had in life. As he often said, “I’ve had a good life and a lot of luck in it.” He is survived by his children, Mark, Jeannette, and Denise, and two grandsons, Christopher and Brenden Sawyer. The family would like to thank the Carlton staff for their outstanding care of John.
BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer More opportunities for saliva-based COVID-19 testing in Davis will be available beginning Sunday. Testing via Healthy Davis Together in December will be available in two locations — at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A St., and Mondavi Center, 523 Mrak Hall Dr. This testing is offered to anyone who lives or works in Davis but is limited to asymptomatic individuals only. Testing at the senior center will be available on Mondays from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (closed for lunch from 11:15 a.m. to noon) and Tuesdays through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. (closed for lunch from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
Testing at Mondavi Center will be available seven days a week beginning Sunday. For the first week of operation — through Dec. 12 — hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. (closed for lunch from 11:15 a.m. to noon). Hours at Mondavi are expected to be extended (beginning at 8 a.m. rather than 9 a.m.) later in the month. Both the Davis Senior Center and Mondavi Center will have limited hours of operation on Dec. 23 and 30 and will be closed Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31 to Jan. 1. For more information and to make an appointment, visit https://healthy davistogether.org/testing/
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Ned rests at the UC Davis veterinary hospital after a bandage change.
Cat burned in wildfire discharged after 3 months of hospitalization Special to The Enterprise The UC Davis veterinary hospital has treated hundreds of animals over the years that were burned in wildfires. Every year, there is at least one that everyone at the hospital remembers. This year, one of the most memorable was Ned, a semi-feral cat who was rescued from the property he calls home a few days after the LNU Lightning Complex Fire swept through and destroyed everything. This week, Ned was finally discharged after being hospitalized for three months. Ned was one of 15 cats and several livestock animals on the property owned by Linda Kearney. Before evacuating, Kearney was able to gather 11 of the cats and leave before the fire came. Ned was one of two others she found a few days later. Only one cat perished, and one remains missing, but Kearney continues to search and works with neighbors who have trail cameras in the area in hopes of still finding her. Ned was immediately brought to UC Davis and was hospitalized for three months, recovering from burns to his feet, face, ears, hind limb and tail. Throughout that time, Drs. Elizabeth Montgomery and Karen Vernau — and many staff members — volunteered their time to care for Ned. Donations to the school’s Veterinary Catastrophic Need Fund, which supports animals that are injured in natural disasters or other accidents, helped pay for Ned’s care. “When I first found Ned after the fire, I
wasn’t sure where to take him for care,” Kearney said. “So, I called a friend at Lucky Ones Ranch, and without hesitation, she told me to take him to UC Davis. I’m so happy I did because Ned has received the best care I could have imagined for him.” Meanwhile, Kearney worked hard to secure housing for the other animals and a home for Ned when he was discharged. Lucky Ones Ranch — which was also destroyed in the LNU Fire but has since moved to a new location in Vacaville — took them in and provided permanent shelter for as long as needed. Plans are for Kearney and her husband to build sheds and other structures for the animals back on their property and to live there in a newly purchased RV. She was thrilled to finally have Ned back with the rest of the animals. “Ned became such an integral part of our lives over the past few months,” Vernau said. “We’re thrilled that he has recovered well enough to go home. I’m so proud of everyone on the team for their dedication to Ned.” It is rare for an animal to be hospitalized for three months and takes a dedicated team to see a severely injured animal through to a successful and happy discharge. “Being semi-feral, Ned was not always a cooperative patient,” said Dr. Kate Hopper, director of the hospital’s Small Animal Clinic. “His care team did a stellar job powering through that daily adversity to make sure he fully recovered.”
Lots of animals are waiting for “forever homes” at the Yolo County Animal Shelter, 2640 E. Gibson Road in Woodland. Among them are Tinker (A184245) and Belle (A184246), a bonded pair of 1-year-old Chihuahuas who adore each other and love everyone they meet. They will sit in your lap together and shower you with kisses and hugs. Tinker is a black male and his sister Belle is tan. Also hoping for a good home is Adele (A184006), a 14-year-old black cat who loves to hang out next to you and on your lap. She’ll walk across your lap and make biscuits while purring away! She also has hyperthyroidism, which has made her rather thin with a voracious appetite, so she’ll need some extra vet care. To meet Tinker, Belle, Adele or any YCAS pet, contact adoptycas@gmail. com. All shelter animals are up-to-date on vaccinations, microchipped, and spayed or neutered. The shelter is closed to the public for nonemergencies but the staff is available to assist at 530-668-5287 during new temporary hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday and 8 a.m.
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Adele to 4 p.m. Saturdays. For information, visit www.petfinder.com/ member/us/ca/woodland/ yolo-county-animalservices-ca283/. At Rotts of Friends Animal Rescue, you’ll find Cormac, a 1-year-old neutered male tri-colored terrier. He’s a sweet boy who is shy around men but warms up if you are patient with him. Cormac loves to play with other small dogs. He’s very curious and loves to snuggle. Covey is a neutered male 3-year-old great Pyrenees. He is people-friendly, housebroken and obedience-trained. He will do best in a home with adults and older children. He can’t resist chasing chickens and can be protective of his family. The next Rotts of Friends’ adoption event is from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at 34505 County Road 29 in Woodland. Come by 10 a.m., as it
takes at least an hour to meet and adopt a dog; everyone who will be living with the dog should come out to meet it. Bring proof of home ownership, such as a mortgage statement or property tax bill. If you rent, please bring proof that you are allowed to have a dog in your home, such as a pet clause in your lease or a note from your landlord. All dogs adopted from Rotts of Friends are healthy, microchipped, upto-date on their vaccines and come with free lifetime obedience training classes. For more information, visit facebook.com/ rottsoffriends.
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Short and sinister: Anthologies popular again The twist-ending short-story format is well served by recent shows BY DERRICK BANG Enterprise film critic For a brief period — from the mid-1940s through the early 1950s — anthology films came into vogue. These productions, also known as “portmanteau films,” gathered separate short dramas, often linked by a common theme. 1948’s “Quartet,” 1950’s “Trio” and 1951’s “Encore” adapted short stories by W. Somerset Maugham; 1952’s “O. Henry’s Full House” featured five playlets by that equally famed author. For our purposes, however, the most significant entry was 1945’s “Dead of Night.” It features a “top-level story” — a framing device, or narrator — that sets up the five unsettling tales that follow. The most famous — and creepiest — segment is “The Ventriloquist’s Dummy,” which begat all manner of subsequent stories, novels and films. This portmanteau model — with twisty, sometimes nasty little stories — migrated to television in 1955, with “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.” Such shows subsequently became something of a fad, starting in 1959: first with host John Newland and “One Step Beyond,” and then with Rod Serling’s “The Twilight Zone.” Host Boris Karloff and “Thriller” followed in 1960; host Roald Dahl and “Way Out” came in 1961; and “The Outer Limits” and its off-camera “control voice” debuted in 1963. (Most of the above remain either famous or reasonably well known; the exception is “Way Out,” which lasted only 14 episodes. That said, youngsters who watched one notorious episode — “Soft Focus” — were shocked out of their pajamas by the smash-cut finale, and likely remember the jolt to this day.) By the time “Twilight Zone” and “Outer Limits” ended — in 1964 and ’65, respectively — the “unsettling anthology” format had run its course. Even so, these two left a lasting cultural footprint; both have endured revivals of varied success. We once again entered “The Twilight Zone” in
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Three post-apocalyptic robots try to understand the purpose for the many artifacts left behind after humanity has destroyed itself. 1985 (with some reasonably good results) and 2002 (not worth your time). The made-for-cable reboot of “The Outer Limits” enjoyed a respectable seven-year run, starting in 1995. Somewhat surprisingly, the format has enjoyed a fresh Renaissance via streaming networks. It’s easy to understand why name stars, directors and writers are drawn to such shows; since the episodes are one-offs — essentially short movies — the production time and effort don’t involve the burden of an ongoing series. We viewers therefore get the benefit of top talent. And, as is the case with the barrage of jokes and sight gags in rapid-fire comedies, if one episode of an anthology series doesn’t grab you, the next one likely will. So what, then, are today’s worthy descendants of “The Twilight
Zone” and “The Outer Limits”? Submitted for your approval: this quartet. The impressively produced “Electric Dreams,” available via Amazon Prime, features 10 episodes based on stories by famed sci-fi author Philip K. Dick. His frequent topics — typified by bigscreen films such as “Blade Runner,” “Total Recall” and “Minority Report” — concern alternate realities, the nature of identity, paranoia, totalitarian government surveillance and altered states of consciousness. We’re often not sure when the rug is about to be pulled out from under Dick’s characters — or how unsettling that revelation will be. Lesser episodes — notably “The Commuter” and “The Father Thing” — are undone by waferthin concepts that cannot sustain their 50-minute running time, no matter how hard respective stars
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Greg Kinnear and Timothy Spall try. (Frankly, this is a problem with all but one of the series discussed here. Serling knew how to get off the stage after 25 minutes.) “Human Is,” on the other hand, is a thoughtful, superbly paced story. The year is 2520; the surface of Earth, renamed Terra, has become almost too toxic to sustain life. Bryan Cranston shines as hard-ass Col. Silas Herrick, who leads a mission to the planet Rexor IV, to obtain — by force — large quantities of the substance hydron, which can save Terra’s atmosphere. The mission almost fails; Silas is one of only two survivors, although he returns with the hydron. But he’s somehow different: much more sensitive to his previously ignored wife, Vera (Essie Davis), who notes — and succumbs to — this kinder, gentler husband. This human element fuels a fascinating tale set in a believably awful future, and is based quite faithfully on Dick’s story, up to a climactic line of dialog: “I’m afraid you would not be able to pronounce it. The sounds cannot be formed ...” “Safe and Sound” has almost nothing to do with the Dick story — “Foster, You’re Dead” — on which it’s supposedly based — and that’s a good thing because this teleplay is far superior. The futuristic setting finds the United States divided by a “rift” wasteland into two zones: a series of hippy-esque “bubbles” in the West, and an Orwellian technopolis in the East. In the true
manner of “1984,” Eastern citizens are forever wary of supposed Western “terrorists” who threaten their daily existence. Western politician Irene Lee (Maura Tierney) comes east in an effort to bridge this ideological divide; she’s accompanied by shy teenage daughter Foster (Annnalise Basso). Desperate to blend in, the girl obtains the “Dex” that everybody wears: a smartphone-esque bracelet complete with friendly, on-call tech support, to help her navigate its many functions. But the girl is too unsophisticated and trusting to recognize the degree to which she’s soon manipulated by said “tech support,” in service of the East’s relentless propaganda war. Scary stuff. The newest (fourth!) iteration of “The Twilight Zone,” exclusive to CBS All Access, is produced and hosted by Jordan Peele — famed for the big screen’s “Get Out” and “Us” — who also writes occasional episodes. We’ve gotten two 10-episode seasons thus far; a third may follow. Although handsomely mounted and graced with high-profile talent, too many episodes feel bloated and overcooked: a thin premise stretched way beyond its running time. Several writers also haven’t the faintest idea how to resolve their stories; “Nightmare at 30,000 Feet” — an update of the original “Zone’s” gremlinattacking-a-plane shocker — makes no sense, and the conclusion is frankly stupid. “The Wunderkind” posits that an 11-year-old YouTube star (Jacob Tremblay) gets elected President of the United States, after a successful populist campaign run by strategist Raff Hanks (John Cho). The obvious metaphor is beaten to death, and — again — turns bone-stupid in the final act. (I can’t help thinking that Andrew Guest’s script was inspired by journalist David Brooks’ May 2017 New York Times commentary, “When the World Is Led by a Child,” one of the earliest — and most prophetic — indictments of Trump.) This shortcoming is typical of many other episodes: They try too hard and deliver too little. Peele’s Serling-esque introductions and epilogues also sound smug and condescending, as if he doesn’t trust us viewers to get the point.
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‘The Life Ahead’: Brimming with heart
Everybody shines in this deeply poignant drama
‘The Life Ahead’ Starring: Sophia Loren, Ibrahima Gueye, Babk Karimi, Abril Zamora, Renato Carpentieri, Iosif Diego Pirvu and Massimiliano Rossi Rating: PG-13, for dramatic intensity, sexual candor, profanity and drug content
BY DERRICK BANG Enterprise film critic James Cagney came out of a 20-year retirement, for his final great role in 1981’s “Ragtime.” Audrey Hepburn returned from semi-retirement after 1967’s “Wait Until Dark,” for 1976’s “Robin and Marian” and a few more choice roles. Cary Grant stayed retired after 1966’s “Walk, Don’t Run” (more’s the pity). And now Sophia Loren, 86 years young, has returned to cinema after a decade-long absence. The lure: “The Life Ahead,” debuting on Netflix. It’s a fresh adaptation of Romain Gary’s 1975 novel, “The Life Before Us,” which won the Foreign Language Academy Award when filmed in 1977 as “Madame Rosa.” The additional lure: This new version is directed by her son, Edoardo Ponti. They do each other proud. The setting is seaside Naples, more-or-less in the present day. Even so, Ponti and cinematographer Angus Hudson maintain an atmosphere of vagueness; absent the presence of cell phones, this could be 10, 20 years ago. The nature of the story is similarly timeless; the script — by Ugo Chiti, Fabio Natale and Ponti — quietly emphasizes the universality of relationships, trust and kindness. The elderly Madame Rosa (Loren) is a former prostitute who, with the assistance of a local doctor (Renato Carpentieri, as Dr. Coen), has made a second career of caring for the abandoned — or orphaned — children of sex workers. Such placements are intended to be temporary: only until each child can be sent to a safer, more permanent environment. Her current charges are Iosif (Iosif Diego Pirvu), an adolescent she’s teaching to read and speak Hebrew; and the toddler daughter of Lola (Abril Zamora), a
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Although knowing full well how he spends his daytime hours, Madame Rosa (Sophia Loren) soon sees something worth saving in the tough young street kid (Ibrahima Gueye) who has been thrust into her life. trans prostitute who’s a close friend. This little network of allies also includes Hamil (Babk Karimi), a shopkeeper who respects Madame Rosa for her selfless work. She has performed this valuable service for years and years: long enough that some of her former “wards” have become the police officers who tacitly leave her alone when rousting other “undesirables” from the neighborhood. She’s mugged one day by Momo (Ibrahima Gueye), a brazen 12-year-old street kid who — in one of those coincidences favored by stories of this sort — happens to be Dr. Coen’s latest “project.” He coaxes truth from the boy and thus is able to return Madame Rosa’s stolen property. And then — salt in the wound! — he asks her to take temporary charge of Momo: a proposal that dismays both of them. Give it time, Dr. Coen pleads; there’s some good in the boy. She isn’t sure about that. (Neither are we.) Momo’s presence proves disruptive, beginning with his determination to intimidate the
somewhat gentler Iosif. Nor do we miss the ironic circumstances that separate these two boys. Iosif studies Hebrew while waiting for the day when his mother will come back for him; Momo ignores his Muslim heritage, knows his mother is dead and deals drugs for a mid-level thug (Massimiliano Rossi) who operates from the local fish market. But Momo can’t stand up to the steel in Madame Rosa’s voice, and he grudgingly abides by her demand for respect, while likely appreciating the fact that she doesn’t coddle him. Indeed, her bluntness is quite endearing: “You’re a little s--t,” she comments, at one point, “but I know you keep your word.” And, perhaps to his surprise, he does. Gueye is a remarkably natural presence, in a totally unaffected film debut. He exudes the wary opportunism of a kid who grew up on the streets, as if forever seeking an angle; at the same time, his sullen expression and defiantly cocky behavior can’t wholly conceal the vulnerability of the forlorn 12-year-old concealed beneath his skin. When he turns to the wall, in the room he
shares with Iosif, his silent emotional fragility screams volumes. Loren radiates weary resignation. Madame Rosa has witnessed and endured the worst the world has to offer and survived by not merely burying her emotions, but denying them outright. Her feelings are so repressed, that when an unexpected half-smile creases her lips, the act seems to surprise her. And she’s tired: bone- and soul-tired. And yet Loren’s regal bearing also shines; she hasn’t lost the flinty sparkle and feisty authority that characterized so much of her earlier film work. She’s the same force of nature, the same striking presence. Our first glimpse of her, early on — even with her back to the camera — and we know it’s Sophia Loren. It could be nobody else. The dynamic between boy and matriarch begins to shift when the former realizes that Madame Rosa occasionally falls into motionless fugues, of which she later has no memory; she also withdraws, late at night, into some sort of basement “retreat” deep in the building’s depths. The boy realizes something profound:
For the first time in his life, somebody needs his care and attention. And — again, likely to his surprise — he’s willing to give it. Ponti’s film gets its considerable emotional heft from the relationships and unexpected intimacies within this little circle. Zamora’s Lola is a cheerful, disarming presence: quick to laugh, forever trying to buoy Madame Rosa’s spirits. Lola’s successful effort to prompt her friend into a dance, early on, is beyond charming. Karimi’s Hamil, in turn, is a patient and devout soul who — having agreed to let Momo “help” around the shop — gently instructs the boy on the importance and cultural significance of his Muslim Senegalese heritage. They bond while repairing a rug bearing the image of how Momo envisions the mother he barely recalls: as a protective lioness. When Ponti reaches his third act, with its more serious turn, we’re fully invested in these characters; “poignant” doesn’t begin to cover what becomes quite powerful. At a time when our own real-world relationships are frayed by distance and separation, it’s nice to be reminded about the healing power of connection. And while I’ve no desire to see Loren retire permanently, if this should prove to be her final starring role, it’s certainly memorable. — Read more of Derrick Bang’s film criticism at http://derrick bang.blogspot.com. Comment on this review at www.davis enterprise.com.
ANTHOLOGIES: Some of these shows definitely are for adults From Page B1 Serling’s commentaries were pungent, and often as subtly ironic as the playlets they bookended. Peele doesn’t know from subtlety. That said, “The Comedian” is a terrific episode; Kumail Nanjiani is excellent as a struggling standup comic who specializes in “confessional material.” He discovers that he can get rave laughter and applause by joking about the people in his life — but this causes them to wink out of existence. How far will he go, then, to achieve fame? “Replay” is a clever riff on the “try, try again” premise, with an obvious nod to the Black Lives Matter movement. Nina Harrison (Sanaa Lathan) is bringing her son to college; they encounter a racist white state trooper, who ultimately kills the young man. Having discovered that an old camcorder can turn back time, Nina keeps trying to prevent this tragedy but is foiled every time. Until… Fans of the original series also will appreciate “Blurryman,” a sorta-kinda riff on the classic “Zone” episode “Time Enough at Last,” which includes an affectionate nod to Serling. “Love, Death & Robots,” available via Netflix, is the most eclectic of this group. It’s also the most easily digestible; its 18 animated
Following his return from a dangerous mission, everybody insists that Col. Silas Herrick (Bryan Cranston) has changed in some vague, undefined way — which he steadfastly insists is not true.
episodes range from six to 17 minutes. (Co-producers David Fincher and Tim Miller initially intended to use such shorts in a remake of the 1981 animated anthology film “Heavy Metal,” and then decided they’d have more creative freedom via Netflix.) The animation styles are all over the map, from hilariously cartoonish to impressively lifelike. Some of the shorts are little more than bizarre thought pieces — “When the Yogurt Took Over” and “Fish Night” come to mind — but most are nicely developed stories that build to satisfying conclusions. Be advised: Several are patently adult, with strong profanity, violence, nudity and sexual content. “Suits” is a suspenseful, action-packed thriller that finds a small community of farmers piloting large robotic “mech suits” to defend their land and livestock from cattle-size insectoid nasties that gain entry via a breach in the forcefield “fence” that surrounds the area. The young woman in “The Witness” sees a murder go down in the apartment across from her Hong Kong hotel; the killer spots her, and her subsequent terrified flight builds to a twist conclusion worthy of Serling.
“Alternate Histories,” one of the funniest shorts I’ve ever seen, explores what might have happened to Earth history if Adolf Hitler had died in a variety of ways in 1908, rather than 1945. Equally entertaining: “Three Robots,” which finds its mechanical characters — K-VRC, XBOT 4000 and a pyramidal ’bot — wandering through a post-apocalyptic city, long after humanity’s fall, and trying to guess the intended purpose of various surviving objects. The dialogue is hilarious. (And there’s a cat.) For its sheer emotional wallop, however, nothing beats “Helping Hand.” It’s every space-walking astronaut’s worst nightmare: When a solo mechanic is sent to repair a faulty satellite in Earth orbit, a stray bit of orbital debris damages her EVA suit and sends her slowly adrift — with only 14 minutes of oxygen. The best show of this anthology bunch, however, is “Black Mirror”: a British endeavor that debuted in 2011 and comes to us via Netflix. The show ran five series and 23 episodes through 2019. Creator Charlie Brooker’s often brutal focus is the unintended consequences of new technologies — which is to say, the favorite sci-fi
Stand-up comic Samir Wassan (Kumail Nanjiani) discovers that he has a unique talent for entertaining a crowd — but that gift comes with a terrible cost. COURTESY PHOTOS
notion of science overtaking morality (and common sense). Because Brooker took his time, delivering only three or six episodes in a given series, his “hit rate” — the all-important balance between plausibility and eye-rolling absurdity — is far better than most. That said, much of the final series is weak, and series two’s “The Waldo Moment” — which finds a foulmouthed cartoon bear elected to public office — is too dumb for words. Ah, but the good episodes are fantastic. Series One kicked off with “The National Anthem,” a brilliant social satire that explores the lengths to which Britain’s Prime
Minister (Rory Kinnear) will go in order to save a kidnapped young member of the royal family. Series Two’s savage “White Bear” finds a terrified, amnesiac young woman (Lenora Chichlow) being pursued by masked attackers trying to kill her, while everybody she encounters records her plight via their Smartphones — while refusing to help. On the gentler end, “Be Right Back” — about a young widow (Haley Atwell) determined to “revive” her dead husband (Domhnall Gleeson) via his former social media presence — is almost unbearably poignant — and tragic. The best by far, however, is “USS Callister,” which
won four of its seven Emmy Award nominations, including Outstand Writing and Outstanding Television Movie. It begins as a hilariously retro “Star Trek meets Rocky Jones, Space Ranger” spoof — and then turns way dark. Jesse Plemons is terrifying as a virtual-reality software wonk who takes horrific revenge on the staffers who mistreat him within his own company; Cristin Milioti is equally terrific as the new hire who takes him on. This one’ll have you at the edge of the seat during its exciting third act. There is no need to adjust your television set. These shows are controlling transmission.
DSF plans virtual theater festival Special to The Enterprise Davis Shakespeare Festival’s Digital Internship Program participants will present a Virtual Theatre Festival from Dec. 10 to 13. Participants pitched, voted for and produced the festival featuring three plays: “Asking for a Friend” by Anaya Green,
streaming at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, and all weekend; “Desdemona” by Toni Morrison at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13; “Arlington” by Enda Walsh at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, and 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13. The Digital Internship Program is an educational and experiential learning
platform for university students and recent graduates seeking to broaden their horizons as future arts leaders. This semester’s program includes 17 participants from universities throughout the country and Canada. Visit www.shakespeare davis.org/winter-festival2020.
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Stuck with unmotivated “grownup” children Dear Annie: I have two grown children living at home. Both are disrespectful to me and to my husband. I feel obligated to allow them to live here since they don’t have anywhere to go, stable jobs or means of transportation. How can I get rid of them and move on with my life? — Tired of Carrying Grown Children Dear Tired of Carrying: Let them stand on their own two feet. Ask your son and daughter to start paying rent or to find their own places. If you feel guilty, as though that’s too much to ask, then just imagine if you were in their shoes: Would you expect your mom and dad to pay your way well into your 20s and 30s? I think not. They are grown adults capable of taking care of themselves. By letting them find that out, you’ll be doing them a favor in the long run. ——— Dear Annie: I’ve been seeing my friend for four years. We’re technically just friends, but there has always been a romantic tension between us. I do call him pet names like “Bae,” and he does the same to me. He’s always insisting that we’re not together. Yet, if I tell him that I’m going on a date, he gets upset. I have no idea what to call our relationship. I just need him to tell me what this is. — Lonely Dear Lonely: I’d call it a con job. He’s using you for validation, to feel attracted and wanted, yet he refuses to commit to you after four years. Stop seeing him. ——— Dear Annie: I felt I needed to comment regarding the criticism from “Call Me From Home,” who was frustrated that people only called her when they were driving, as if they only wanted to talk when they had nothing better to do. I, too, use the free time I have driving to call my mom and friends. However, even when I arrive at my destination (usually home), I have on most calls sat in my car parked in my driveway and continued my conversation until its natural end. Works for me and the person I called. While I understand the writer being miffed, I believe getting a call while someone is driving is better than never getting a call. — Marguerite M. Dear Marguerite: I have to note again that it’s important to exercise extra caution when talking on the phone while driving, as it reduces our ability to perceive hazards. But you make a good point that one shouldn’t feel slighted for receiving these roadcalls. ——— Dear Annie: I am the mother of three incredible adult children. About a year and a half ago, my only daughter just cut me off without any explanation. My youngest son then moved in next door to her and hasn’t spoken to me in almost a year. They both refuse to talk to me. So much has happened since then. My daughter got engaged and since then has gotten married. She did not tell me of either the engagement or the wedding. I had to, unfortunately, find out on Facebook. She did not invite anyone from
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Moving somewhere new Dear Annie: I have always dreamed of moving to Memphis, Tennessee, and would really like to do so. It cost so much to get a hotel there, so I know I would need to find an apartment to rent pretty quickly. Can you give me some advice on what I can do as soon as I get there to get situated? I do not have a job lined up, but I would like to relocate there as soon as possible. — Dreaming of Memphis Dear Dreaming: First, save. Second, save some more. You should have enough set aside to last at least three to six months. When calculating your living expenses, take into account rent, groceries, utilities and other daily expenses such as ordering out from restaurants. Be realistic now so that you’re not sorry later. If you can safely do so, travel to Memphis ahead of time to look at apartments. Having a place lined up makes the moving process simpler and less expensive. You’ll be able to move right in, with no worries as to where to store your things, and no need to drop hundreds or thousands of dollars on staying at a hotel room indefinitely. If you are apartment-hunting from afar, then be cautious. On websites such as Craigslist, scammers will often advertise properties that they don’t actually own, in an attempt to steal the fee for a “rental application” or security deposit. It would be safer to work with a rental agent or go through rental management companies. Start applying to jobs before
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you move. It’s harder to get a job in a city in which you don’t yet live, but not impossible. Let potential employers know a firm date by when you will be in town and able to work. Having a job will make the transition smoother financially and also socially, as it gives you a chance to meet new people right off the bat. Lastly, a big asterisk to all this: I’d strongly encourage you to wait on moving until the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided. ——— Dear Annie: I have complex PTSD from the first 18 years of my life involving sexual abuse and witnessing violent abuse on my brother and mother. I have found a wonderful therapist and have quieted a lot of the guilt, shame and night terrors but I continue to have low selfesteem, anxiety and depression that I choose not to medically treat because of being 54 and not wanting to increase my chances at dementia. Because of this trauma, am I likely to get dementia because of the damage that was caused from years of abuse? — Concerned About Consequences Dear Concerned: I am so sorry for what you went through and so relieved to hear you have a therapist whom you like. You raise an important issue. The available scientific research does indicate that the stress of PTSD can increase one’s risk of dementia. A review published in September 2020 found that people who suffer from PTSD are up to twice as likely to develop dementia later in life. The exact reasons for this are unknown. A 2018 study noted that PTSD increases levels of cytokines (proteins that trigger immune responses), which cause inflammation that may damage the brain. So, it’s important that you get appropriate and comprehensive mental health care. Talk to your physician and your therapist about what the best course of treatment might be. ——— Dear Annie: I contracted genital herpes 35 years ago when a sex partner failed to tell me he had this virus. Over time, outbreaks became shorter, less frequent and virtually painless. Based on talks with others with GH, this is typical of the virus’ progression. Most claim that the worst thing about having GH is confessing this to a prospective sex partner. I did this recently. “Kenny” and I dated briefly 44 years ago, and then parted to lead separate lives while on active duty. He called me out of the blue last summer, and we began talking and texting every day. We believed we had a lot in common and might someday be together. He regularly expressed his affection for me and often told me how happy he was that we have reconnected, albeit from 600 miles away. I was amazed and grateful. I really believed I’d found a man who was so happy to have me in his life again that he’d stay with me through thick and thin.
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All interested parties are invited to attend the meeting and provide any comments they believe are appropriate. Send written comments by December 14, 2020 to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at 625 Court St., Room 204, Woodland, CA 95695 or by email to clerkoftheboard@ yolocounty.org. List of proposed fees are on file with the Clerk of the Board for public review. You may also subscribe NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER online to receive e-mail notifications and ESTATE OF updates on proposed fee changes. To Sheila Stephens subscribe, go to www.yolocounty.org, CASE NO. PR-2020-0176 select the Email Subscription Signup and To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, check ‘County Fees.’ contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will Dated: Dec. 4 and 9, 2020 or estate, or both, of: Sheila Stephens Lupita Ramirez, Deputy Clerk A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been Yolo County Board of Supervisors filed by: Deborah Stephens in the 12/4, 12/9 1073 Superior Court of California, County of: Yolo PUBLIC NOTICE THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: Deborah Stephens be appointed LEGAL NOTICE as personal representative to administer BOARD OF SUPERVISORS the estate of the decedent. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Yolo Independent Administration of Estates County Board of Supervisors will be Act. (This authority will allow the personal conducting a public hearing on Tuesday, representative to take many actions December 15, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., or as without obtaining court approval. Before soon thereafter as the matter can be taking certain very important actions, heard, during the regularly scheduled however, the personal representative will meeting of the Board of Supervisors. The be required to give notice to interested meeting will be held virtually pursuant persons unless they have waived notice to Executive Order N-29-20 (March 17, or consented to the proposed action.) 2020) with participation instructions as The independent administration set forth on meeting agenda posted to authority will be granted unless an the County website (www.yolocounty. interested person files an objection to org) and available for viewing outside the petition and shows good cause why of the County Administration Building the court should not grant the authority. located at 625 Court Street, Woodland, A HEARING on the petition will be held CA 95696 at least 72 hours in advance of on December 3, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in the meeting. Department 9 located at 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695. The Board of Supervisors will hold a IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of public hearing to act upon a request for the petition, you should appear at the authorization to further study a General hearing and state your objections or file Plan Amendment, Rezone, and Use written objections with the court before Permit proposed by Heer Development the hearing. Your appearance may be in to develop a truck stop near Zamora. person or by your attorney. The request seeks to amend the General IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent Plan to change the land use designation creditor of the decedent, you must file on Assessor’s Parcel Number 055-150your claim with the court and mail a copy 008, an approximately 17.5-acre parcel to the personal representative appointed located south of Zamora along the by the court within the later of either Interstate 5 corridor, from Agriculture (1) four months from the date of first (AG) to Commercial General (CG). A issuance of letters to a general personal Rezone from Agricultural Commercial representative, as defined in section 58(b) (A-C) to Highway Services Commercial of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 (C-H) and a Use Permit would also be days from the date of mailing or personal required. The study will also include a delivery to you of a notice under section comparative analysis of an agriculturally9052 of the California Probate Code. related use, as permissible in the Other California statutes and legal Agricultural Intensive Zone, that would authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult not require a General Plan Amendment.
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An authorization from the Board of Supervisors would not approve the General Plan Amendment or other required entitlements and permits, but is a preliminary step that would allow the proposal to be environmentally evaluated and processed by the Department of Community Services, as per Yolo County Code Section 8-2.223. If the planning and environmental review process moves forward, the entire project would return to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors for separate public hearings before a decision can be made on the General Plan Amendment, comparative analysis, and other required approvals and permits. This request for authorization is statutorily exempt from the Environmental Quality Act. Anyone who wishes to comment on this matter may do so in advance by emailing clerkoftheboard@yolocounty.org or telephonically at the public hearing. All documents related to this application are available at the Office of the Clerk of the Board, 625 Court Street, Room 204, Woodland, CA 95695, by telephone (530) 666-8195, or at the Yolo County Web site (www.yolocounty.org). Dated: December 4, 2020 Lupita Ramirez, Deputy Clerk Yolo County Board of Supervisors 12/4 1074
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Special to The Enterprise The Yolo County Parks Division announces the opening of a new 1.25-mile trail and dog park at Grasslands Regional Park, 30475 County Road 104 and approximately 3 miles south of Davis. In 2017, the Yolo County Parks Division was awarded a $107,000 grant from the California State Parks’ Habitat Conservation Fund for the construction of a new trail system, parking lot and associated site amenities. The county used other local funds for developing the dog park. The new trail system is unique because it is a working landscape and will have views including upland grasses and patches of California poppies and other native wildflowers; glimpses of raptors like Swainson’s hawks, whitetailed kites, northern harriers and western burrowing owls; and grazing sheep in the trail system and throughout the park that help to manage the grasslands. Sheep will normally disperse as visitors approach but they should still be able to catch sight of them. Dogs must always be kept on leashes within the trail system. The new off-leash dog park, adjacent to the trail, is unlike any other in the region. The fenced dog park is approximately 10
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Grasslands Regional Park’s trail system includes a concrete path. acres of natural grasslands among rows of oak trees. As this is a natural environment and not a manicured lawn like many other dog parks; the ground may be uneven in certain areas with holes due to groundsquirrel activity. Visitors are advised to watch their step and keep an eye on their dog at all times. In addition to the trail and dog park, new improvements at the park include a gravel parking lot and two paved ADA stalls; a portable restroom unit; interpretive panel signs; a 0.20-mile paved concrete path leading to the trailhead; a shade structure with picnic tables; and benches along the trail. The new parking lot provides access to the trail and dog park and is approximately a quarter-mile south of where Tremont
Road intersects with the main Grasslands Regional Park entrance on County Road 104. Some navigation programs or apps may not accurately display the park location. “Our team has been working hard on this project over the last several years,” said Kevin Yarris, general services director. “We are happy to be able to provide a new opportunity for the public to safely recreate and enjoy the outdoors.” Additional information about the project can be found on the Yolo County Parks website at www.yolo parks.org. Questions about the project can be directed to 530-406-4880 or yolo countyparks@yolocounty. org. Connect with the Yolo County Parks Division on Facebook at www.facebook. com/yolocountyparks.
If the year 2020 “bugged” you, you’re not alone. It certainly did the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology, home of nearly 8 million insect specimens. Although the museum, in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building, Crocker Lane, is closed to the public due to COVID19 pandemic precautions, it’s gearing up for the holiday season with online sales from the gift shop. “Your support enables us to fulfill our mission of documenting and supporting research in biodiversity, educating and inspiring others about insects, and providing state-of-the-art information to the community,” says Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum and professor and former chair of the UC Davis
department of entomology and nematology. The Bohart Museum houses the seventh largest insect collection in North America and the California Insect Survey, a storehouse of the insect biodiversity of the state’s deserts, mountains, coast and the Great Central Valley. The Bohart is also the home of a live “petting zoo” (comprised of Madagascar hissing cockroaches, stick insects and tarantulas), and the yeararound gift shop. Items available at the gift shop include jewelry, T-shirts, stuffed toy animals, books, posters, insect-collecting equipment, and hoodies, including the newly designed “Bohart Republic,” featuring tardigrades. It is the work of entomology doctoral student Charlotte Herbert Alberts. (See gift shop inventory at https://www.bohart museumstore.com/shop.)
Items are shipped out on Fridays by priority mail via the U.S. Postal Service. Arrival times average between six to 10 business days. Those who plan on purchasing holiday or birthday gifts should do so as early as possible. Also available are gift memberships and the ability — through donations to the biolegacy program — to name insect species. The Bohart Museum of Entomology, founded in 1946 and dedicated to teaching, research and service, is named for noted entomologist Richard Bohart, who taught entomology at UC Davis for more than 50 years, beginning in 1946. For more information, email the Bohart Museum at bmuseum@ucdavis. edu or access the website at http://bohart.ucdavis. edu.
Bohart Museum of Entomology associate Fran Keller helps customers at the Bohart Museum gift shop, pre-pandemic. A professor at Folsom Lake College, she earned her doctorate in entomology from UC Davis. The gift shop is now open for online sales. KATHY KEATLEY GARVEY/ COURTESY PHOTO
Living Senior
Tech can help especially for this holiday season TECH OVER 60
BY JACCI O’CONNOR AND JAY WOODS Special to The Enterprise
type of music may be. As challenging and sad as this holiday season will be for so many, there are still some good ways to brighten things up. We encourage you to embrace
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earing the timehonored song “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” may elicit more tears than laughter this year as the pandemic has many families staying put and not traveling in order to protect themselves and their loved ones — especially us seniors. Friends, too, are passing on holiday parties and other social gatherings. Less important, though no less real, is the challenge of holiday shopping this season. Jay and I are already missing the fun of wandering around the Christmas and Hanukkah aisles of stores and enjoying the sight of holiday colors, decorations and other festive items and gift ideas. Not to mention the get-togethers with friends old and new. Can we still celebrate this holiday season and make it warm and meaningful? Can we still feel connected with those we love in this time of social immobility and distancing? We think so. Actually, we know so. We described earlier this year how my 94-year-old mother was touched and delighted by our Zoom Mother’s Day visit. Here are some more ideas about using technology to make the best we can of the coming holidays while keeping ourselves and others safe. Consider giving any of these gifts of your time, energy and creativity. Or put them on your own wish list and email them to the younger humans in your family! ■ In our work we meet so many seniors who have smartphones but who have never experienced a video phone call with friends or family. Arrange to help a parent, grandparent or neighbor place or receive a video call with someone they care about. It’s a gift that never fails to delight. ■ Have long-distance friends or relatives coordinate to make a video holiday card for a senior who cannot be with them. Say hello, sing, do whatever
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Can we still feel connected with those we love in this time of social immobility and distancing? you know will bring joy, laughter or a smile. Then send the video — or a link to the video — in an email. ■ Order a coffee mug with a photo of the new grandbaby on it. Or a personalized 2021 calendar using 12 pictures that hold meaning — like favorite flowers or old family photos. The possibilities are endless. Reputable websites like Shutterfly and Vistaprint provide these services. Or if you’re tech savvy and a little ambitious you can make it a DIY project. ■ Many older adults are curious about social media and want to follow what’s going on in their young people’s lives, but they are understandably and appropriately concerned about privacy and online security. Give an hour or two of your time to help a senior set up a social media account and customize the privacy settings. ■ Put together a list of websites your favorite senior might be interested in exploring. Oftentimes seniors avoid the internet because they are unsure about how to do an online search, or because they are concerned about visiting unsafe or poor-quality websites. But today there are organizations and companies with longstanding reputations that have rich, enjoyable websites — for example, National Geographic, Sunset Magazine, and Readers Digest. Most of these sites have some free content. And an online subscription to access all of the site’s contents can be
another great gift idea. ■ Does the senior in your life enjoy the old comedies? Create a playlist on YouTube with clips from some of the old classics like Johnny Carson (remember Ed Ames teaching Johnny how to throw a tomahawk?), Carol Burnett (who could forget that “Gone with the Wind” spoof or the dentist scene with Tim Conway), Bob Newhart and many more. And be sure to include outtakes and bloopers from old sitcoms. ■ Or create a playlist of your parents’ or grandparents’ favorite music. Golden-age rock ’n’ roll, classical and all genres of music can be found and assembled into a single playlist. Better yet, a great gift idea during this staying-at-home-all-the-time season is a subscription to a streaming music service. An ad-free subscription to Pandora, Spotify, Apple or other streaming service allows you to create music channels for whoever your favorite artists or whatever your favorite
what technology has to offer us this year — it might just turn out to be your most creative and rewarding holiday season yet. To our friends, clients and students and readers of our column, may your holidays be full of warmth,
hope, love and laughter. — Jacci O’Connor and Jay Woods own Tech Over 60, www.techover60.com. For convenience, we’ve provided direct links to all the websites we’ve mentioned in this column at techover sixty.com/preparedness.
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