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The year 2020: Calamity and chaos of COVID ■ Editor’s note: This is the first in a 2-part series looking at the ups and downs of the coronavirus pandemic through 2020.
BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Back in late January and early February, as the world increasingly focused attention on a novel coronavirus impacting primarily China but cropping up elsewhere around the globe, life continued more or less as normal in Davis. Students were attending classes and going about their lives at UC Davis; parents were dropping their children off at schools around town and heading off to work; sports fields and bars and restaurants were bustling with activity and candidates for public office were preparing for an early primary in March. The main message coming from county health officials at the time was encapsulated in a Davis Enterprise headline on Feb. 5: “Flu is bigger threat to residents than coronavirus.” “Flu remains the highest risk for respiratory illness in our community,” Yolo County’s deputy health officer said while urging everyone to get their flu shots. And while the emerging coronavirus “is a serious public health concern,” the state Department of Public Health reported at the time, “there is no evidence of sustained person-toperson transmission of the virus in California or elsewhere in the country.” But word came less than two weeks later that an individual who did, in fact, become infected by community spread was being treated at a hospital in Northern California. The Enterprise reported on Feb. 26 that the UC Davis Medical Center was treating that coronavirus patient, a resident of Solano County who had no known exposure to the virus through travel or close contact with a known infected individual. A little over a week later, on March 6, Yolo County reported its first case of the coronavirus. Davis resident Marilyn Stebbins, a healthy, fit 58-year-old, would spend eight days in intensive care battling the virus and later tell her story of recovery. Dr. Ron Chapman, the county health officer at the time, said, “at this point, we do not know how it was picked up in the community.” However, he said, “there is growing evidence that coronavirus is already in our community and is spreading widely.”
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Enterprise staff picks its top stories Enterprise staff It was a year that dragged us away from our comfortable assumptions and into a dystopian nightmare we could scarcely credit in the 21st century. Twenty-Twenty was the year of SARS-CoV-2, COVID19, coronavirus ... the consensus pick among Enterprise staff for the most important story of the year.
No. 1: Coronavirus In fact, the only question is how many spots the various effects of this multifaceted crisis would take up on our annual
Top 10 list. Davis, Yolo County and the world were faced with disruptions all across society, from the economy to education and even basic social interaction. There was no part of life left untouched by this plague. Along with the rest of the world, Yolo County residents watched as our neighbors died, businesses shut their doors, schools closed and all normal movement came to a halt. Yolo County finished the year with 8,097 cases and 109 deaths. Of those, 1,172 and 12, respectively, were from Davis. With UC Davis mostly shut down, and the students gone, the city’s businesses suffered massive
financial losses, exacerbated by the state and local health departments’ restrictions on all sorts of activities to try and keep the spread under control. The virus hit Northern California early, as Anne TernusBellamy first reported in February that the UCD Medical Center was treating the first person in the country to have contracted the novel coronavirus from community exposure. From then on, it was an everspiraling litany of bad news, as small successes in holding back the tide were overwhelmed by more and more positive tests. The local cases started rolling in in March, with the first death coming toward the end of the month. The city and county responded with shelter-in-place
No. 2: UCD’s response On campus, UC Davis canceled in-person finals at the end of winter quarter, then announced that spring quarter classes would be online only. On March 20, all non-essential operations were shut down, effectively turning the sprawling campus into a ghost town.
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School district awarded $9M for tech-ed courses BY JEFF HUDSON Enterprise staff writer The Davis school district is readying upgrades to many of the school district’s CTE (Career Technical Education) programs — a category that includes courses in subjects ranging from agriculture to robotics, auto shop to computer science, and more. That’s because the Davis school district was awarded some $9 million in grant money last fall, coming from a variety of grants that the district decided to pursue. “These are very competitive grants,” said Associate Superintendent Rody Boonchouy, adding that school districts up and down the state were “scrambling to access these
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(financial) resources.” Boonchouy admitted that he was very pleasantly surprised when a number of the school district’s applications for CTE grants were funded, given that so many school districts were applying to get more CTE funding. Davis High School will be getting grants to support the robotics program, the agriculture program and the auto shop program. Da Vinci Charter Academy will be getting grant money as well to help build a long-planned “technology hub” on Da Vinci’s portion of the Valley Oak campus (which was originally built in the 1950s under the name East Davis Elementary, long before high school students were toting around laptop computers all day long).
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The construction plans for several of these projects are either work-in-progress, or finished documents that are being reviewed by the Division of the State Architect in Sacramento (which has to approve plans for construction and/or modernization at California’s public schools). “We are on a timetable, and we have to move quickly” and put the grant money to work as it reaches the district, Boonchouy said. Boonchouy has been working on updating and upgrading the school district’s CTE programs since fall 2018, when the district launched a program review of CTE that involved many meetings over roughly a
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Briefly ‘Color of Law’ book study set Have you ever wondered why the neighborhood you grew up in looked the way it did? Do you think the American dream is available to everyone, regardless of zip code? The Social Justice Group at Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, Davis, invites the community to join in a four-week conversation in which the group ponders these questions, and more, drawing on historical insights from “The Color of Law” by Richard Rothstein. Beginning Jan. 14, the group will meet online on Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. to discuss why many live in such different realities and how faith compels re-examination of individual and collective choices. Each session will include a short documentary clip, chapter overview, discussion and scripture meditation. To receive a Zoom invitation and weekly reading guide for Rothstein’s book, email Jill Van Zanten at jillvz@ sbcglobal.net. For information, visit the Lutheran Church of the Incarnation website at lcidavis.org/ social-justice.
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Top news stories for 2021 will be ... E lsewhere this week, you have been able to read a comprehensive recap of the top news stories of 2020 as compiled by the expert staff of The Davis Enterprise. Unfortunately, this effort led to several angry tweets from President Trump because not a single story reported that he won November’s election “by a lot.” I will not make that mistake. In fact, one of my goals for 2020 was to get mentioned at least once in a presidential tweet, but I failed. Still, I have nearly three weeks to accomplish that goal before Joe Biden takes office on Jan. 20, so please read on. In any regard, rather than look backward in this space, I am happy to provide a look ahead to the events that are certain to take place in our community and the world in the Year of Our Lord, 2021. After all, since most of us have been locked up for the last nine months, there’s not much memorable about 2020 other than that it has been incredibly forgettable. Note: Several predictions from previous years have been delayed by the usual governmental red tape, not to mention a foggy crystal ball, and are thus repeated here as predicted happenings in 2021. May I have the envelope, please? WASH AND DRY (Jan. 1) ... Gavin Newsom secretly opens a chain of laundromats in Paris. DESPERATE MOVES (Jan. 2) ... In an effort to overturn his 306232 deficit, Donald Trump announces the suspension of Federal Student Loans to the Electoral College. “That college doesn’t even have a football team,” he says. “It should be dissolved or at least merged with Trump University.” IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? (Jan. 3) ... Jill Biden says she will drop “Dr.” from her title when Donald Trump drops “President” from his title. WATER WARS (Jan. 4) ... In response to the ongoing drought, the city of Davis announces that homeowners will now be charged $5 per ccf for the amount of rainwater that falls onto their roof and into their yard. “That water rightfully belongs to Davis,” a city memo declares. THE NAME GAME (Jan. 6) ... Kamala Harris officially changes her first name to Comma-la so Republicans will have an easier time pronouncing it correctly. G-L-O-R-I-A (Jan. 8) ... President-elect Joe Biden names Davis Mayor Gloria Partida as “Secretary of Diversity,” a newly created cabinet post. While honored with the appointment, Partida says she’s not certain she wishes to make a “lateral” move.
shortage of stewed tomatoes, Yolo County supervisors vote unanimously to require all almond, walnut and pistachio orchards to be replaced with canning tomatoes in time for a late-summer harvest. “Yolo was built on tomatoes, but nuts have now taken over the county,” explains Supervisor Don Saylor.
SQUATTER’S RIGHTS (Jan. 19) ... Citing the extension of the Eviction Moratorium in the coronavirus relief package, Donald Trump claims he has until Jan. 31 to exit the White House. BIDEN HIS TIME (Jan. 20) ... With Donald Trump refusing to leave the White House, Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on the steps of a Motel 6 in Wilmington, Del. Biden takes over the motel’s entire third floor for cabinet offices and turns the ground-floor circular swimming pool into the Oval Office. FORGIVE AND FORGET? (Jan. 31) ... Donald Trump and Joe Biden bump into each other (literally) on the White House front porch. “Pardon me,” Trump says. “I’ll consider it,” Biden says. HE’S SMOKING CUBAN CIGARS NOW (Feb. 1) ... Donald Trump commandeers Air Force One to Havana, where he plans to begin his government-in-exile while refusing to admit Joe Biden is President of the United States. Says he plans to keep the plane, which will also serve as his residence.
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OOKS-’N’-BLOOD (Feb. 14) ... Sacramento Blood Bank merges with Avid Reader. Newly named Avid Bleeder offers a free paperback romance novel with every pint donated. DOUBLE DOSE (Feb. 22) ... Davis’ favorite restaurant changes its name to Dose Coyotes and offers free vaccinations with every burrito. SMORES ANYONE? (March 11) ... Camping World buys all of Downtown Davis and covers the entire area with the world’s largest all-weather tent, complete with space heaters and massive fans. All restaurants open for business without restrictions under special dispensation from Yolo County Health Department. A VIEW OF THE VATICAN (March 17) ... President Biden names Bob Dunning as U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican. “It’s a dream come true,” says Dunning, a lifelong Catholic. “I’ve always wanted to live in Rome. I understand they have the best gelato in the world.” HOME-GROWN TOMATOES (April 6) ... Citing a worldwide
BIRDS OF A FEATHER (April 17) ... UC Davis Young Republicans once again invite Vladimir Putin to ride on their Picnic Day float. CHILDREN BEST LEAVE THE ROOM (April 30) ... Six adult salmon arrested in shallow waters of Putah Creek, charged with spawning in public. HERE COMES THE JUDGE (May 9) ... Dan Wolk is named to the United States Supreme Court to replace Amy Coney Barrett, who accepts a position as head football coach at Notre Dame. Wolk is the swing vote as the high court turns down Donald Trump’s 114th motion to strike down the results of the 2020 election based on a single North Dakota absentee ballot being fraudulently sent to a moose herder in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. NEW NAME, BETTER OUTCOME (May 30) ... Aggie Research Campus (ARC) developer Dan Ramos announces a project name change to “Free Beer For Everyone” (FBFE). The project passes a citywide special election with 98.7 percent of the vote. AND THEN THERE WERE FIVE (June 1) ... The National Park Service arrests Donald Trump at the top of Mount Rushmore with 10 sticks of dynamite and chiseling tools in his possession. “I got more votes than those other four guys put together,” Trump declares at his arraignment in Rapid City. LONE STAR LOONINESS (June 12) ... Texas secedes from the Union, taking the Dallas Cowboys, the Houston Astros and the nation’s entire supply of brisket with it. With only 49 states remaining, the San Francisco 49ers declare they are now America’s Team. STOP IN THE NAME OF THE LAW (July 21) ... After an intensive 10-year study, a joint-powers agreement is reached between Yolo County, the city of Davis and Caltrans to authorize $3.2 million to install a stop sign where westbound Road 32A meets the railroad tracks. Accidents at the site decline to zero. HAND-PICKED PRODUCE (July 29) ... The Davis City Council rules that all produce sold at the Davis Farmers Market must be planted, tended, harvested and
transported by hand or foot to help the city reach its goal of carbon neutrality by Sept. 1. “This is the next logical step in the evolution of our farm-to-fork ethos,” explains city spokesperson Karen Carrot. OFF BROADWAY (Aug. 1) ... “Trump” the musical, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, opens at the Davis Musical Theatre Company with John Goodman in the title role as a tragic-comedic figure who thinks he should be king.
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EW CAST OF CHARACTERS (Aug. 25) ... After years of discussion, Disneyland confirms plans to move its entire Orange County amusement park to Yolo County and rename it Disney Davis. Explains a Disney spokesman: “We’ll bring all the characters to Davis except Goofy. He’s clearly already there.” A WELL-DESERVED HONOR (Sept. 12) ... Anne Ternus-Bellamy wins a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism for her four-part series dispelling the long-held rumor that “Mrak” Hall is missing a vowel. PAR FOR THE COURSE (Oct. 5) ... Donald Trump joins El Macero Country Club, claims the men’s championship trophy and course record after shooting 18 consecutive aces in a solo round with no witnesses. “I won by a landslide,” he beams while tweeting a photo of his scorecard. BAG BAN STRENGTHENED (Nov. 22) ... Adding extra oomph to an already strict state law, the city of Davis bans plastic bags, paper bags, Glad bags, handbags, saddlebags, gift bags, windbags, airbags, scumbags, dirtbags, sandbags, beanbags, bagpipes, bagpipers, bag ladies, bag men, bags under the eyes, baggy pants, Baggin’s End, people named Bagley and baguettes.
MOTTO MANIA MARCHES ON (Nov. 24) ... Davis City Council votes 5-0 to adopt the official city motto: “Davis — More Nuts Than Winters.” DIVERSIFY OR ELSE (Dec. 2) ... After the switch to district elections does not produce the results envisioned by the California Voting Rights Act, the state Supreme Court disbands the entire Davis City Council and appoints five new members to serve lifetime terms. “It’s clear the people of Davis cannot be trusted to vote properly,” the court declares in a unanimous decision. NOSTRADAMUS STRIKES AGAIN (Dec. 31) ... The Davis Enterprise names all of the above as the top news stories of 2021. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net
CTE: Proposal aims to triple available class offerings From Page A1 year. “In December 2019, we took a set of (CTE) recommendations to the school board” Boonchoy said — proposing changes that would effectively “triple the size of our CTE offerings,” covering some 14 different career pathways that CTE students could pursue in six different industry sectors, including Health Science and Patient Care, engineering and architecture, graphic arts/ digital media, and more. The school district’s CTE programs also partner with local employers, and some CTE students participate in intership opportunities with those companies.
facilities (supported by the recently pledged grant money) are being planned. Our auto program now includes and electric vehicle pathway. Robotics continues to grow. And we want to expand our CTE offerings into the junior high schools, and get students interested (in CTE courses) early on.” School board president Joe DiNunzio said “Our Measure M Bond Program, made possible by Davis voters, has been enhanced by the District’s success in earning $9 million in CTE facility grants. Together this investment will provide new buildings,
classrooms, and workshops to support our students actively pursuing their interests in CTE. I am thrilled to see our district’s instructional programs receiving 21st-century facility improvements will match our enhanced CTE pathway opportunities.” School board vice president Tom Adams said “The new CTE programs provide college and career opportunities for our students in their immediate and longterm future.” Bob Poppenga, who was serving as a school board trustee when the school district applied for and eventually was awarded the
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CTE grants, said “We are proud of the extensive grants awarded to the district in the area of CTE. They are a testament to the incredible efforts of staff and business and community partnerships that are building opportunities for 21st century learning.” (Poppenga wrapped up his term on the school board in December 2020) And Alan Fernandes, who likewise was a school board trustee when the grant applications went in, and the funding was awarded, said “CTE instruction has the inherent goal of preparing students for future careers
of their choice, and DJUSD is committed to developing, promoting and sustaining high-quality programs for all students to thrive.” (Fernandes wrapped up his service on the school board in December 2020.) Superintendent John Bowes said the $9 million in CTE grants received last fall represents “one of the largest (infusions of grant money) in the district’s history and provides a significant boost for our Career Technical Education program.” — Reach Jeff Hudson at jhudson@davisenter prise.net or 530-747-8055.
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xplorit has had another successful year of providing science education to the Davis community and surrounding areas. Explorit is only successful because of our amazing team of volunteers who help us with countless tasks. Not only do they help us with teaching during events, camps, workshops, and birthday parties, but they also help us sort and put away materials donated by the community. They help us with maintenance and rehab of our school programs, serve as docents during our public hours, and lead our Nature Bowl team. We want to recognize these wonderful people who take time out of their lives to help us out and keep us up and running, especially this year as we had to navigate and adapt to ever-changing health concerns, closures and restrictions. Explorit heartily thanks our volunteers of 2020: Abdullah Riaz, Amy Shu, Andy Reising, Apurva Mishra, Aricia Huo, Arvin Domier, Ashter Reising, Ben Rabin, Bob Fairclough, Bob Tyzzer, Bonnie Bevmen, Braden Alston, Brian Keeley, Bridget Nagle, Calvin Domier, Cameron Hakim-Elahi,
Special to The Enterprise Lots of animals are waiting for “forever homes” at the Yolo County Animal Shelter, 2640 E. Gibson Road in Woodland.
Nugget At Rotts of Friends Animal Rescue, you’ll find Nugget, a little 9-year-old neutered male terrier mix. Nugget came from an abusive home, so he is distrusting of strangers. But once he gets to know you, he’s a complete love. He plays well with other small dogs. He’s looking for an adult home with patient, loving people.
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EXPLORIT SCIENCE CENTER Cariappa Kodira, Caroline Johnson, Chloe Vu, Christopher Chiong, Cole Hanstad, Danny Maurantonio, Ece Midillioglu, Elika Kiani, Ellen Ferguson, Ellen Kim, Evan Recanzone, Evelyn Cheng, Fiona Duong, Gabi Caceres, Gracie Westergaard, Grant Barry, Grant Huez, Gregg Recanzone, Hind Omer, Ilon Owczarzak, Jack Maurantonio, Jacob Hertz, Jake Blumwald, Jamie Lee Cristobal, Jeff Barry, Jessica Oslund, John Horn, John Mott-Smith, Jordan Thoennes, Julie Langston, Kathy Glatter, Krish Kulkarni, Leela Ghassemi, Margot Thompson, Maria Sandhu, Max Hays, Max Maurantonio, Mesara Jayalath, Mia Gunasekera, Mia Mangney, Mick Finn,
Nithmi Jayasundara, Olivia Sagayaradj, Rick LeFlore, Rita Sutter-Allen, Robin Houston, Rohan Baxi, Sam Reising, Serena Kim, Sheila Allen, Steve Bick, Tara Reddy, Tate Chatfield, Vinita Domier, Whalen Alston. Thank you all again, we hope to see many of you again as we continue to provide science education to the community in 2021!
Explorit’s coming events: ■ Due to COVID-19 restrictions and the health and safety of our staff and visitors, our gallery will remain closed. Staff regularly check messages and email. Watch for additional after school camps in the new year. ■ Like many small businesses the closures have had a significant impact
on our income and sustainability. Now is a great time to donate and help Explorit continue to educate and inspire the scientists of tomorrow: https:// www.explorit.org/donate. ■ Continue to support Explorit during this uncertain time by becoming a member. An Exploit Membership not only supports us but grants the recipient with free visits to Explorit’s regular public hours, discounts on events, camps, and workshops, and gives you ASTC benefits to visit other museums throughout the world. For more information visit https:// www.explorit.org/ membership or call Explorit at 530-756-0191. — Explorit Science Center is at 3141 Fifth St. For information, call 530-7560191 or visit http://www. explorit.org, or “like” the Facebook page at www. facebook.com/explorit.fb.
Torty Among is them is Torty (A184369), 10-year-old female shorthair cat who came in with her friend Mindy. Torty is a supersweet girl who loves to head butt you when being loved and will knead and purr in delight. She may do best in a quieter home, as new places can be a little overwhelming for her at first.
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State works for fact-filled elections BY FREDDY BREWSTER CalMatters One post on YouTube claimed a voter registered to vote under a fake name. A tweet alleged thousands of 2020 ballots were tossed out. Another tweet claimed a voter used an alias to vote in person. These are just a few of two dozen social media posts deemed to be misinformation and removed from online platforms this year at the request of a newly formed cybersecurity team within the California Secretary of State’s office. The Office of Election Cybersecurity in the California Secretary of State’s office monitored and tracked social media posts, decided if they were misinformation, stored the posts in an internal database coded by threat level, and on 31 different occasions requested posts be removed. In 24 cases, the social media companies agreed and either took down the posts or flagged them as misinformation, according to Jenna Dresner, senior public information officer for
the Office of Election Cybersecurity. “We don’t take down posts, that is not our role to play,” Dresner said. “We alert potential sources of misinformation to the social media companies and we let them make that call based on community standards they created.” Even with the new cybersecurity efforts, misinformation still was a primary cause of frustration for California’s registrars of voters. A CalMatters’ survey of 54 of California’s 58 counties found that registrars dealt with everything from false or misleading information coming from the White House to all sorts of preposterous claims posted to the internet. As the state works with social media companies to quell speech it considers misinformation, First Amendment advocates and privacy experts say they are concerned about increased censorship of online discourse and the implications of a database that stores posts indefinitely. The goal of the Office of Election Cybersecurity is to coordinate with county election officials to protect the integrity of the election process. Its
Hazel is a 1- to 2-yearold spayed female Anatolian shepherd. She is super people- and dogfriendly, but no sheep ... she can’t resist chasing them. The next Rotts of Friends’ adoption event is from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, at 34505 County Road 29 in Woodland. Come by 10 a.m., as it takes at least an hour to meet and adopt a dog; everyone who will be living with the dog should come out to meet it. Bring proof of home ownership, such as a mortgage statement or property tax bill. If you rent, please bring proof that you are allowed to have a dog in your home, such as a pet clause in your lease or a note from your landlord. All dogs adopted from Rotts of Friends are healthy, microchipped, up-to-date on their vaccines and come with free lifetime obedience training classes. For more information, visit face book.com/rottsoffriends.
duties also include monitoring and counteracting false or misleading online information regarding the electoral process and its integrity. The office was established in 2018 because of foreign meddling in the 2016 election. With the passage of Assembly Bill 3075, the California state legislature established the Office of Election Cybersecurity with an annual budget of $2 million. One of the first things the Office of Election Cybersecurity did was launch a 2018 voter education awareness campaign called VoteSure that encouraged voters to be on the lookout for misinformation. Initial monitoring was sparse — the office mostly followed hashtags and tracked narratives via a complaint database. Dresner centralized the monitoring when she joined the office in July, and created a formal tracking system. Whether the posts are removed is up to the social media companies. Dresner said the state does not have access to private Facebook groups, direct messages or similar social posts and communication.
Also looking for a good home is Bianca (A184037). She is a loving, high-energy longhaired tabby cat who loves to run and play and get lots of scratches! When she’s really enjoying her pets, she turns into a roly poly. Bianca loves to play with other cats, but likes to take a little time to get used to them at first. Bianca is extra shy with new people and needs a family who introduces her to a new home slowly. For information on adopting, 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. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. For information, visit www.petfinder.com/ member/us/ca/ woodland/yolo-countyanimal-services-ca283/.
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Dodd introduces power-grid bill Special to The Enterprise State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, today announced new legislation to ensure California plans for continuous electricity during wildfire-driven power outages without relying on fossil fuel-powered backup generation. “Power shutoffs during our ever-increasing fire seasons are imposing enormous costs on California, prompting a rush to buy carbonemitting backup generators to serve critical facilities,” Dodd said. “But ensuring continuous power should not come at the expense of our environment. With adequate planning, clean energy alternatives can power the grid, providing a more reliable and sustainable source of electricity for our state.” Senate Bill 99, or the Community Energy Resilience Act of 2021, establishes a grant program administered in part by the California Energy Commission for interested local government to take part in planning for alternative energy such as solar power for critical facilities. It was introduced Monday. The proposal builds on the fact that more than a million California businesses already have solar power and there is substantial contribution to the energy grid from individual electric vehicle
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2020: Crisis piled upon crisis throughout the whole year From Page A1 In the meantime, the university worked to develop its own testing program, using a saliva-based test that allowed the campus to avoid supply-chain shortages and bottlenecks at overburdened medical labs. Government validation of UCD’s in-house test allows the campus to discontinue the nasal swab control tests and to expand access to its saliva-based test. During the first week of November, roughly 3,000 students — primarily on-campus residents — were tested. As the testing program proved itself, culminating in “Healthy Davis Together,” a partnership with the city to open community testing sites in Davis where residents could forego the uncomfortable nasal swab test and use the saliva-based COVID-19 test developed by the campus genome center. In addition, The Healthy Davis Together Business Partners Program — in partnership with the Davis Downtown Business Association and Davis Chamber of Commerce — announced an infusion of $500,000 in initial funding to local businesses. Grants of up to $5,000 per business were made available to reimburse for expenses related to COVID compliance and enhancing public health.
No. 3: COVID and schools Things were much rockier at the Davis Joint Unified School District, with parents pushing hard to reopen at the earliest opportunity. Davis schools shut down initially for three weeks ahead of the planned spring break, and haven’t reopened since. By April, educators were scrambling to come up with an online-learning model across all K-12 grades. Assistant superintendent Rody Boonchouy said the unprecedented transition to home learning through the remainder of the academic year was unlike anything that the school district has ever attempted in the past, requiring teachers to overhaul all their lesson plans, since online instruction is a very different task than working with students in a classroom situation. So teachers, students and parents muddled through the remainder of the school
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Homemade posters decorate Harper Junior High in Davis during the early stages of the coronavirus emergency in March. year, inventing new procedures on the fly to try to find a productive way forward. This culminated in a bittersweet graduation season for the city’s high school seniors, who had to forego “Pomp and Circumstance” for a socially distanced drive-through graduation in the Davis High parking lot, followed by an online graduation ceremony. The summer offered no solution, as the “roadmap” to reopening could find no way around the increasingly dire health figures. The 2020-21 school year opened with yet more Zoom classes, more stress at home and more parents demanding that officials find a way to get kids back in the classroom.
No. 4: Local elections It was all change at the ballot box as the ongoing health crisis and new voting procedures combined to produce an election unlike any other. Instead of the whole town voting for two or three candidates every two years to fill the fivemember City Council and School Board, only part of Davis voters now vote by district, electing a single representative for those bodies based on where they live. Since adoption of the California Voting Rights Act, numerous jurisdictions throughout the state have faced court challenges to their at-large election systems. The school board acted early, and pushed through its changes without any pressure. The Davis City Council, on the other hand, was sued by Woodland attorney and former county supervisor Matt Rexroad, alleging that “Voting within Davis is racially polarized, which has resulted in minority vote dilution.” Seeing no point in fight-
ing, the council postponed March’s scheduled election to November in order to implement the new system. The council and the school district each hired demographers to draw district maps and three-fifths of Davis voters voted for City Council and School Board. In the meantime, the state ordered a full vote-bymail election during the coronavirus crisis, and the election proceeded with most voters sending in their ballots well ahead of Election Day. Same-day dropoff at designated sites still happened, but the ritual of going to a local polling place was another casualty of the pandemic.
No. 5: Black Lives Matter protests The death of George Floyd, an AfricanAmerican man killed by a police officer on May 25 in Minneapolis, galvanized the nation around the issue of police and Davis was no exception. Even with shelter-in-place orders in effect, hundreds hit the streets in Davis for days to vent their frustration at a system that can’t seem to disentangle itself from its racist past. In Central Park, local artist and community organizer Kate Mellon-Anibaba installed portraits of Floyd and two other black men recently killed by police. On June 1, roughly 100 people gathered in the park to honor their lives. Next to the three portraits, community members added candles, flowers, posters and artwork. Locals continued to hold vigils and to add to the growing memorial. A series of meetings between the Police Accountability Commission and city led to a series of recommendations put forth in December by a subcommittee tasked with reimagining public safety and policing in Davis. City staff will take the recom-
OBITUARY Richard E. Rominger July 1, 1927 — Dec. 21, 2020
Richard E. Rominger passed away on Dec. 21 with his family by his side. Richard was born July 1, 1927, in Woodland as the first child of Albert H. Rominger and Anne Violet Ehrhardt Rominger. Rich had his elementary education in the rural one-room Union School. He graduated as valedictorian at Winters High School. After service in the U. S. Navy at the end of World War II, he attended the UC Davis, which is where he met his future wife, Evelyne Rowe. Rich played trombone in the Aggie Band and third base on the Aggie baseball team. He graduated with highest honors with a degree in plant science. He was a member of Alpha Zeta, the National Agricultural Honor Society, and a life member of the Cal Aggie Alumni Association. After having worked on the farm growing up, including summer vacations during high school and college, Rich started farming full-time with his father and brother Don. He and Evelyne were married in 1951 and raised their four children, Richard Stuart, Charles Albert (deceased), Ruth Elizabeth and Bruce James on the family farm in the home they built in 1959. The farm is now being operated by their sons Rick and Bruce, with their wives Patty and Robyn. Rich was active in many farm and civic organizations, including the Yolo County Farm Bureau where he served as a director for 25 years and president from 1971 through 1973. He started his Farm Bureau career with the Young Farmers and Ranchers and was the statewide president 1954-55. He was a co-founder and founding
president of the Yolo Land Trust. He served on the board of the American Farmland Trust for 17 years. He was chairman of the Yolo County Water Resources Board 1971-1977, a member of the Yolo County Agricultural Round Table Steering Committee for 18 years, chairman 1973-75, and also served on many other agricultural organizations and committees. Rich was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown as director of the California Department of Food and Agriculture in 1977, where he served for six years. He later served President Bill Clinton for eight years as deputy secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. He also served as a regent at the University of California. He was active in his community, state and country, and continued to support the causes he believed in up until the very end of his life. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Evelyne, his children and their spouses, Rick and Patty, Ruth and Lars, and Bruce and Robyn, daughter-in-law Cairn, and his grandchildren, Katherine, Justin, Sarah, Cienna, Aldo, John and Rachel, and his 3-week-old great-grandson, Alexander. To continue Richard’s work, donations can be made in his honor to the Yolo Land Trust, 221 W. Court St., Suite 5, Woodland, CA 95695, and to the Bradford-Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award Fund at the Agricultural Sustainability Institute of UC Davis, care of CAES Deans Office University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616. No services are planned at this time.
mendations, along with the council’s input and return with a range of options and roadmap for moving forward, according to City Manager Mike Webb. Nine recommendations in all were put forth by the subcommittee, which included members of three city commissions: Human Relations, Police Accountability and Social Services. They ranged from shifting non-violent service calls to unarmed personnel to decriminalizing victimless offenses and expanding crisis services for behavioral health emergencies. One change has already happened: In June, Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel announced an amendment to his department’s use-offorce policy, banning neck holds as a permitted restraint technique in the wake of Floyd’s death.
No. 6: DNA tech cracks cold cases One piece of good news is that 2020 saw the resolution of several highprofile cold cases with Davis ties solved through DNA science. Golden State Killer/East Area Rapist Joseph DeAngelo, NorCal Rapist Roy Waller and Mark Manteuffel, who raped two women in Sacramento and sexually assaulted a UC Davis student on a South Davis greenbelt in the early 1990s, all were convicted. DeAngelo pled guilty and got the punishment he agreed to: 11 consecutive life terms in prison without the possibility of parole. Previously identified only through a common DNA profile obtained from his crime scenes, the East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer terrified communities throughout the state. His numerous victims included four Davis residents — a UC Davis student, a mother at home with her two sons, and a couple who also had two children, one of whom DeAngelo locked inside a bathroom when he awoke during the assault. Testimony in Waller’s month-long trial began on Oct. 19, roughly two years after Sacramento County law-enforcement leaders announced his arrest based upon Waller’s DNA match to multiple NorCal Rapist crime scenes, using a technique known as Investigative Genetic Genealogy. The NorCal Rapist committed his first known assault in 1991 and went on to target nine victims in Sonoma, Solano, Contra Costa, Yolo, Butte and Sacramento counties, carrying out his final offense in Natomas in 2006. He was convicted and sentenced to 897 years to life in prison.
foot homeless services center at 1111 H St., with a 17,000-square-foot multifunctional homeless facility operated by Davis Community Meals and Housing. Paul’s Place — named after the father of Bill Pride, executive director of DCMH — will continue to provide the services currently available at that location but with additional programs and housing, including 18 new permanent supportive housing units. Project Roomkey, meanwhile, found permanent housing for 61 formerly homeless Yolo County residents in a collaborative effort aimed at providing safe shelter during the pandemic. All told, 533 homeless individuals were assisted between March 16 and Nov. 17, with an average stay in local motels of 92 nights per person. The partnership between the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency; the cities of Davis, West Sacramento and Woodland; as well as other agencies and nonprofits began by providing motel rooms and case management to medically vulnerable homeless residents in order to protect them from contracting COVID-19.
No. 8: New apartments Hoping to put a dent in the city’s housing shortage, the City Council approved numerous apartment projects, including University Commons, University Research Park mixed use, Plaza 2555 and The Cannery. University Commons will replace the aging University Mall across Russell Boulevard from the UC Davis campus, which will be demolished and replaced with a multi-story mixeduse development under a plan narrowly approved by the council in August. University Research Park — which is already home to Novozymes Inc., Bioconsortia Inc. and Marrone Bio Innovations, among others — will bring housing and additional office space. Located on 4.5 acres north of the Holiday Inn Express on Research Park Drive, the project will feature a complex of four buildings, each containing four floors of apartment units over a ground floor of office and technology space. The Plaza 2555 housing development — more than two years in the making — will include 200 apartment units with a total of about 500 bedrooms. The housing will be row-house style townhouses and stackedflat apartments in two-, three- and four-story buildings in South Davis.
Citing economic effects from the pandemic, the council gave the green light for a 72-unit apartment building in The Cannery’s mixed-use district even though a requirement that commercial buildings be built concurrently will not be met.
No. 9: School Board controversy With DJUSD Trustee Cindy Pickett moved to Chicago to take a position with De Paul University, the remaining trustees initially selected Joy Klineberg to fill out Pickett’s term. After the appointment, several local residents objected to replacing Pickett, who is of Black and Asian background, with a white woman. These objections led to a petition drive that put the seat on November’s ballot. Since Pickett had been elected by the old system, the replacement would be elected by the entire School District and not by the new subdistrict method. Eventually, Vigdis Asmundson and Andrew Cullen ran for the seat, with Asmundson prevailing on Election Day.
No. 10: Another sad one A story that started out cute ended in tears as a black bear cub took up short-term residence in West Davis before being killed on the highway. Police announced the closure of the West Pond greenbelt to public access in May as the young bear took up temporary residence on an island in the drainage and habitat pond area. Dubbed “Gilligan,” it became an internet sensation for Davisites sheltering in place. Alas, it was not to end well as, before it could be captured and moved by authorities, the bear tried to cross Highway 113 and was killed by a vehicle. It’s 2020 — nothing ends well. — These stories were brought to you by Enterprise staff writers Lauren Keene, Jeff Hudson, Anne Ternus-Bellamy and Caleb Hampton. Fred Gladdis and Owen Yancher, among others, contributed photography. Putting it all together at the news desk are Linda DuBois and Sebastian Oñate. The Enterprise is proud to keep the community informed and up-to-date, and we hope to have much better news for everyone in 2021. We sincerely wish all our readers a safe and happy new year.
No. 7: Helping the homeless Looking to solve a persistent problem with homelessness, the City Council approved Paul’s Place, a $5 million “vertical tiny homes” proposal, and leased apartments to provide shelter for homeless during winter (since the pandemic precludes the rotating winter shelter from operating). Paul’s Place will replace the aging, 2,800-square-
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UC Davis Health nurse Heather Donaldson administers Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to Eva Teniola, an Emergency Department nurse at UC Davis Health.
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COVID: Unprecedented pandemic shut down everything From Page A1 At an emergency meeting of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors held on March 9, Chapman introduced many to a term they would hear frequently over the next 10 months: “social distancing.” “We need to limit person-toperson contact,” Chapman said. “Any events where there are large numbers of people who are in very close quarters, those events need to be postponed… the more social distancing, the sooner we have social distancing, the fewer cases and deaths we’ll have ultimately.” The next day, Chapman issued guidelines for the community that called for the cancellation of large events and gatherings, for people to stay home from work or school if they are ill, and for businesses to allow employees to telecommute where possible. That’s when life in Davis began to change dramatically. On March 13, the Davis Joint Unified School District announced schools would be closed through at least April 10. The city proclaimed a local emergency and closed all city facilities, canceling city events, meetings and programs. Residents were urged to shelter in place. Two days after that, the county mandated a shelter in place, requiring all residents to limit business and activities to only those deemed “essential.” “This means you and those you live with should remain at home,” the county ordered. “You are allowed to leave your home for specified reasons to make sure you have the necessities of life such as getting food and medical supplies. You are also allowed to go outside to take care of pets, go on a walk, exercise outside and enjoy nearby parks, so long as you do not congregate in a group and maintain social distancing between you and other people.” Businesses deemed nonessential were closed, and downtown Davis, usually a hub of activity as spring approaches, became quiet and largely vacant. The county’s shelter-in-place order came just a few hours before confirmation that a fifth county resident had tested positive for the virus. Five days later, on March 24, the county reported its 10th case of the virus and its first COVID death. By the end of March, the county had seen 24 residents test positive.
April April would bring more of the same to Yolo County: more COVID cases, more deaths and more closures. After first canceling in-person finals at the end of winter quarter, UC Davis announced that spring quarter classes would be held online and Picnic Day, scheduled for April, would be canceled. Likewise, the Davis school district announced schools would remain closed though at least May 4. They would not reopen again for the school year. April also brought the first COVID-19 outbreak at a skilled nursing facility in Yolo County. The spread of the virus at Stollwood Convalescent Hospital in Woodland would ultimately take 17 lives. That outbreak would be followed by many more in other longterm care facilities throughout the county. But April also saw some bright spots.
announced most instruction would be online in the fall as well. By the end of July, a total of 1,446 county residents had tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Of those, 122 had been hospitalized and 39 had died. In just the last two weeks of July, 423 new cases were reported, 30 people had been hospitalized and 10 had died.
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The Memorial Union sits empty on the UC Davis campus in May, as life shut down across Northern California. Gov. Gavin Newsom praised the county’s groundbreaking work getting vulnerable homeless individuals off the street and into local hotel rooms as part of Project Roomkey. The city and Davis Downtown Business Association launched an ambitious stimulus plan that saw hundreds of thousands of dollars infused into local businesses through a gift-card purchasing program that was matched with city and DDBA funds. And efforts to keep the community informed and connected included the creation of the county’s online COVID dashboard as well as a Facebook group — Covid-19 Yolo Community Response — that’s still going strong. Finally, there was this: in late April, the county’s director of public health, Brian Vaughn, told the Board of Supervisors there was good news to report: “There is now strong confirmed evidence that our stay-at-home orders worked,” he said, as evidenced by very low numbers of new cases in the community. To ensure that would continue even as businesses and activities would be allowed to reopen, Chapman in late April issued an order requiring everyone to wear face coverings while in public. “It’s important for people to know that any new approved activities will not be business as usual,” Chapman told the Board of Supervisors on April 21. “Face coverings, I hope, will remind people that this is not ‘back to normal’ or even close. And business will not be business as usual. Even activities that will be allowed moving forward will have severe restrictions in place.”
May What followed was the county’s “Roadmap to Recovery,” outlining when certain activities, closed since mid-March, would be able to resume as the flattening of the curve gave rise to hopes that some semblance of normal life would soon return. Decisions would be made based not on what activities are deemed essential or nonessential, but based on the risk associated with the activity. Outdoor activities like golfing and boating would get an early OK, while nightclubs and live sporting events would not. By mid-May, multiple businesses were cleared to reopen, including indoor dining and retail, followed by hair salons and churches. “We’re open for business,”
Supervisor Gary Sandy of Woodland said on May 26. And with the county having made progress in flattening the curve and ramping up testing, Chapman announced his plan to retire — something he’d put on hold when the pandemic began. He said he’d seen firsthand the compliance among residents and businesses, wearing face coverings, practicing social distancing. “These businesses and their customers have created a new normal,” Chapman said in mid May. “And our COVID-19 dashboard shows this new normal to be successful. There are very few cases (of COVID-19 now).” Chapman added that with testing increasing steadily in the county, he had expected to see the number of confirmed cases increasing as well, but that had not occurred. “We’re seeing a steady trickle of cases and likely that will continue for some time,” Chapman said. “We might see increases of cases, we might see outbreaks, or we might not. We’re really in uncharted territory at this time and nobody knows for sure.” But he believed Yolo was in a good place, and in good hands. The board would later appoint Dr. Larissa May to replace Chapman as interim health officer, a position she held until Dr. Aimee Sisson was appointed health officer in October.
June June brought more good news … for a short while, at least. The first resident at Stollwood Convalescent Hospital to be diagnosed with COVID-19, Jim Carr, returned home to Davis and the prolonged outbreak there finally ended. COVID cases remained low as did the test positivity rate at a large community testing site on the Yolo County Fairgrounds. June also saw more reopenings — movie theaters, public pools, bars and gyms all received the allclear to reopen on June 12, followed a week later by nail salons, spas, tattoo parlors and more. But something else was happening during that time as well: on June 17, the county reported 26 new coronavirus cases, the highest one-day total since the pandemic had begun. Within days, it was evident a surge was underway, and between June 16 and June 30, the county’s total number of coronavirus cases doubled from 265 to 526. Yolo County was also approaching a new case threshold set by the state which, if crossed, would
land the county on a monitoring list and require many businesses that had only just reopened, to shut down again. The surge in cases was being traced to gatherings held over Mother’s Day and Memorial Day weekends, a theme which would continue for the rest of the year. By the end of June, 526 county residents had tested positive for COVID-19, 66 had been hospitalized and 24 had died.
July With the Fourth of July holiday approaching, and the expectation that the county would land on the state’s monitoring list imminently, Yolo County closed bars and indoor dining effective July 3. The Board of Supervisors also passed an urgency ordinance allowing for administrative fines to be levied against business and individuals who violate the county’s health orders related to COVID-19. The county officially landed on the state’s watch list on July 8. A week later, all counties on that watch list were ordered to close churches, gyms, hair salons and more unless they could be moved outside. That week the county also saw its highest one-day total of new cases — 43 — as well as 17 hospitalizations and four deaths. On July 17, the county reported an outbreak at a residential care facility for the developmentally disabled in Woodland. Over the course of the outbreak at Woodland Residential Services, 12 would test positive and four would die. Meanwhile, the impact of COVID-19 and all the business closures was evident in a survey conducted by the Davis Chamber of Commerce in early summer, with 70 percent of respondents reporting a reduction in income and half saying the reduction was significant. One in four said they had furloughed or laid off some or most of their staff and half reported reduced operating hours or remote-only operations. Many stayed alive only through the assistance provided by the federal Paycheck Protection Program and when that money ran out, were struggling to keep their doors open. On July 23, the Davis school board voted to begin the 2020-21 school year with students studying online under distancelearning instruction. UC Davis, which was holding summer quarter classes remotely, had already
Heading into August, UC Davis had introduced its comprehensive “Campus Ready” plan, outlining protocols going forward for everything from campus dining to housing; instruction to testing to contact tracing and more. The university planned to make some campus housing available to students and estimated, based on a survey, that some 25,000 students in all would be returning to live in the community for the fall quarter beginning in September. Trepidation was high among city officials and residents, given the experiences in other college towns across the country where the return of students led to spikes in COVID cases. But the Campus Ready plan aimed to prevent that in part via a plan to use a new saliva-based test to screen everyone on campus weekly and also with the use of trained student ambassadors who would encourage safe practices on campus and beyond. As that work was taking place, the county continued to average more than 30 new COVID-19 cases a day. During the month of August alone, Yolo County reported 880 new cases of the virus and 10 new deaths. On Aug. 28, Newsom unveiled a new blueprint, now with colorcoded tiers, that would govern when counties could reopen businesses and activities that had been closed for more than a month. As part of that announcement, hair salons and barbershops were cleared to reopen and most quickly did so in Davis. But other businesses would have to wait, as Yolo County was in the most restrictive purple tier. Moving to the less restrictive red tier would allow gyms, libraries, nail salons, movie theaters and places of worship to resume indoor activities, albeit with restrictions on the number of people allowed in at a time. Restaurants could also resume indoor dining in the red tier with a maximum capacity of 25 percent. But moving to the red tier would require Yolo County to meet two metrics: an adjusted new daily case rate below 7 per 100,000 residents and a test positivity rate below 8 percent. By that time, Yolo County’s cases had begun falling and the county met the test positivity rate metric and was just above the threshold for a daily new-case rate at 7.3. For many, the end of August and beginning of September marked a period of hope, with daily new cases returning to levels last seen in May and June, when cases were in the single digits more often than not. But fears remained about the return of college students and what many expected would be a fall surge. As August drew to a close, Yolo County had reported 2,424 COVID-19 cases, 166 hospitalizations and 52 deaths. — Catch Part 2 on Sunday, Jan. 3. Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@davisenter prise.net.
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Diners hit the asphalt in June on G Street in downtown Davis, as restaurants expand into the closed roadway for the weekend. At right, Jim Carr arrives home in Davis to a warm welcome from neighbors who gathered to congratulate him on his recovery from the novel coronavirus.
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YCF grants aid educational equity Special to The Enterprise The Yolo Community Foundation has granted $48,905 through its Buck Education Grant to address equity in education and to support our most vulnerable students during this difficult time. These grants seek to address the obstacles many Yolo families face as they work to support their children’s distance learning, such as language barriers, a lack of access to technology, and an inability to be with their children during the school day. Grantees include Davis Arts Center, in partnership with RISE Inc. ($9,500), Science & Technology Academy at Knights Landing ($9,055), Shores of Hope ($9,500), Yolo County Library Foundation ($3,000), Yolo Crisis Nursery ($8,350), and Winters Education Foundation ($9,500). This is the fourth and final year of the Buck Education Grant. This latest round of funding brings total grants made through the program to nearly $250,000. Jessica Hubbard, executive director of YCF, said, “Through the Yolo Community Foundation’s involvement in local COVID-19 relief efforts, we saw the tremendous impact the pandemic is having on children’s access to education. While distance learning has been difficult for many families, some families face many more obstacles than others. We are honored to support the work of these organizations, who are hard at work supporting our most vulnerable students to access education in these challenging times.” According to Dr. Tico Zendejas, executive director of grantee RISE Inc., “RISE is excited to partner with the Davis Arts Center to bring new programming to our youth in rural Yolo County. Our team is going
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Davis Arts Center and RISE Inc. are partnering to provide art materials, projects and teacher training to RISE’s after-school enrichment program. to receive training from Davis Arts which will increase our capacity and the quality of services that we can provide to our youth.” Stacie Frerichs, executive director of the Davis Arts Center, adds, “Davis Arts Center is excited to work with RISE Inc. to offer teacher training and art kits for the students enrolled in the RISE Inc. after school program. This grant will provide art supplies and projects tailored to the children’s interest, fill an immediate need for afterschool enrichment and is designed to bring art to RISE Inc. schoolchildren and families even as we begin to see a return to normalcy.” The funded projects include: Davis Arts Center & RISE Inc. ($9,500): Davis Arts Center and Rural Innovations in Social Economics Inc. (RISE Inc.) are partnering to provide art materials, projects and teacher training to RISE Inc.’s after-school enrichment program for approximately 50 students in the Esparto Unified School District. In addition to the art component, which seeks to support student mental health, the grant funds expanded staff time so that RISE Inc. can add students from the wait list to expand
the full-day childcare and distance learning support program. Science & Technology Academy at Knights Landing ($9,055): This grant will fund the purchase of quality headsets with premium sound and microphones for every SciTech student. This will ensure that, regardless of what is going on around them, students will be able to hear their teacher and classmates and respond with clarity. Having headsets supports SciTech students with the school’s continued pursuit of “hands on, minds on’’ learning and activities, as they will be able to hear directions and respond with clear communication as they follow the scientific process. Shores of Hope ($9,500): Shores of Hope plans to provide translation help to parents and students in the West Sacramento area who are limited English speakers. With the Buck Education grant, the organization will be able to help provide remote and in-person homework and school correspondence translation help for families that speak Russian, Farsi, and Pashto and who are struggling to keep up in school. Shores of Hope has offered a variety of translation services for Afghan and Russian immigrant families. Yolo County Library Foundation ($3,000): With funding from the Buck Education Grant and matching funds from Yolo County Library Foundation, the Yolo County Library will provide all parents, caregivers and children who have library cards with 24/7 access to Tumblebooks, an online tool they can access from their phones, tablets and computers at home. This digital content is age appropriate, interactive, entertaining, bilingual and educational.
TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music, and narration to produce an electronic picture book that children can read, or have read to them. Each story comes with puzzles and games geared to ensure reading comprehension. Yolo County Library staff will provide early literacy training for parents and caregivers. Yolo Crisis Nursery ($8,350): The Buck Education Grant will provide distance learning supports for the children served at Yolo Crisis Nursery. Funding will provide workspace improvements, such as child-sized tables and chairs; learning materials and technology, such as noise-canceling headsets with microphones; and critical support for staffing to provide distance learning assistance to high-risk children and their families. This grant will directly impact children who are among the most vulnerable to the short- and long-term consequences of falling behind in school during distance learning. Winters Education Foundation ($9,500): The Winters Education Foundation will provide K-5 classroom library books in Spanish that will be sent home with children from Spanish-speaking homes, as well as interpreters that schools can use to engage with Spanish-speaking families. Classroom libraries in Spanish will provide a focus on complex, precise, rich and academic language, contribute to language development in the context of building knowledge, provide access to grade-level content, provide material that parents can access and use to support student learning, and build strong relationships between home and school.
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Sean de Guzman, chief of the California Department of Water Resources Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Section, conducts the first media snow survey of the 2021 season on Dec. 30 at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada .
December storms won’t offset dry fall Special to The Enterprise SACRAMENTO — The Department of Water Resources on Wednesday conducted the first Phillips Station snow survey of the season. The manual survey recorded 30.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 10.5 inches, which is 93 percent of the Jan. 1 average for this location. The snow-water equivalent measures the amount of water contained in the snowpack and is a key component of DWR’s water supply forecast. While conditions were positive at Phillips Station, statewide, the snowpack is just 52% of average for this date. “The snow survey results reflect California’s dry start to the water year and provide an important reminder that our state’s variable weather conditions are made more extreme by climate change,” said DWR Director Karla Nemeth. “The Department, along with other state agencies and local water districts, is prepared to support communities should conditions remain dry.” On average, the Sierra snowpack supplies about 30 percent of California’s water needs and the snowpack is
an important factor in determining how DWR manages water resources. Its natural ability to store water is why the Sierra snowpack is often referred to as California’s “frozen reservoir.” As spring sets in, the snowpack begins to melt. Water that’s not absorbed into the ground, called “runoff,” trickles into mountain streams, which feed rivers and eventually aqueducts and reservoirs, where it can be stored for use throughout the dry season. Climate change is affecting California’s snowpack, however, as more precipitation falls as rain and less as snow. More telling than a survey at a single location are DWR’s electronic readings from 130 stations placed throughout the State. Measurements indicate that statewide, the snowpack’s SWE is 5 inches, or 52 percent of the Dec. 30 average. “While the dry conditions during late summer and fall have led to a below-average snowpack, it is still encouraging to have the amount of snow we already have with two of the three typically wettest months still to come,” said Sean de Guzman, chief of DWR’s Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Section.
New Year’s resolutions are hard. Getting tested twice a week isn’t. The most important resolution you can make this year—and stick to—is getting tested for COVID-19 twice a week. It’s a quick, free way to help slow the spread in our community until we can all get vaccinated. Continue to follow the guidelines by wearing a mask, washing your hands, and staying six feet apart to protect yourself and your loved ones. Let’s all do our part to keep each other healthy in the new year. Learn more at HealthyDavisTogether.org
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‘Soul’: Impressive film has serious chops! Pixar uncorks yet another phenomenal animated fable
‘Soul’ Starring (voices): Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Angela Bassett, Rachel House, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Wes Studi, Fortune Fiemster and Zenobia Shroff Rating: PG, for mild profanity and thematic elements
BY DERRICK BANG Enterprise film critic This isn’t the first time I’ve observed that some of the sharpest, wittiest and most perceptive scripts belong to animated films. An impressive percentage of them come from Pixar. Pete Docter has been one of Hollywood’s most innovative writer/directors for well over a decade; he’s also one of the most savvy collaborators. Although he shared scripting credits on “WALL•E,” “Up” and “Inside Out,” all three possess an inventive point of view — a shrewd analysis of the human condition — that bespeaks Docter’s guiding influence. This is even more obvious, given that he directed — and won well-deserved Academy Awards — for the latter two. I figured “Inside Out” would remain his career masterpiece. I should’ve known better. “Soul” — directed and co-written by Docter, with scripting assistance from Mike Jones and Kemp Powers — is another animated tour de force that ingeniously blends humor, pathos and social commentary with a wildly imaginative take on what makes us who we are. Whereas “Inside Out” cheekily proposed how our workaday behavior varies according to the influence of (primarily) joy, sadness, fear and anger, “Soul” — available (ahem) solely via Disney+ — offers a fascinating theory for how our personalities are shaped, and the unalterable degree to which that influences who and what we become. But the film doesn’t initially seem that way, and that’s another clever touch: An equally strong secondary story beats at its heart. Joe Gardner (voiced by Jamie
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Joe Gardner’s soul, right, tirelessly trying to find SOMETHING that might inspire the cynical, world-weary — and yet oddly childlike — Soul 22. Foxx), a gifted pianist with wicked jazz chops, has tirelessly gigged in an effort to get the one big break that might ignite a career. He’s a constant disappointment to his mother (Libba Gardner), who wishes he’d abandon such dreams and be content as a middle-school music teacher — particularly since he’s just been offered full-time employment. Ah, but Joe lucks into an audition for world-renowned sax legend Dorothea Williams (Angela Bassett) — and nails it. She makes him a member of her quartet, currently headlining at the Half Note (the absolute epitome, as visualized, of an intimate New York basement jazz club). Giddy with delight, oblivious to his surroundings, Joe has an accident … and winds up — now a much smaller, ghostlike presence that represents his soul — on a moving sidewalk leading heavenward into The Great Beyond. (This whiplash assault on our emotions and expectations —
giddy with joy, sharing Joe’s success, to sudden whattheheck??? — is typical of Docter’s films.) Not wanting any part of this, thankyouverymuch, Joe shoves past all the other recently deceased souls and dives off the sidewalk. And winds up in The Great Before (recently re-titled The You Seminar, due to rebranding). Thanks to helpful guides, all of whom seem to be named Jerry — think extraordinarily patient and cheerful camp counselors — Joe learns that this is where new, tadpole-like human souls are assigned their personalities. Much of this is random: One little soul is an “agreeable skeptic who’s cautious yet flamboyant,” while the next is an “irritable wallflower who’s dangerously curious.” And this one: a “manipulative megalomaniac who’s intensely opportunistic.” (Which, yes, is a real-world eyebrow-lift.) But not quite everything is
random. Each newbie also is assigned a mentor soul: extraordinary people throughout history, who’ve been allowed to help the fledgling souls find the “special spark” that allows them to journey to Earth. Joe watches as soul No. 108,210,121,145 is assigned to her mentor soul: a former rare-disease specialist from the University of Mexico. Figuring this gig might be a way to return to Earth, and his body, Joe winds up with disenchanted soul No. 22 (Tina Fey) — who has long (very long!) resisted all efforts to send her to Earth. She simply isn’t interested. Nor, during what we realize must have been millennia, has she ever come anywhere near finding her spark. As if this impossible assignment weren’t enough of a problem, Joe isn’t really supposed to be in The You Seminar. Terry (Rachel House), an obsessed accountant charged with tracking souls entering The Great Beyond,
realizes — thanks to calculations on her cosmic abacus — that “the count is off.” And she’s determined to make it right. You’d think this would be more than enough on which to hang an engaging story — replete with humor, frustration, wisdom and the rising tension of an exterior threat — and that might be true, in lesser hands. But just as we’ve settled into this new dynamic — much the way we settled into Joe’s life, back on Earth — Docter and his co-writers hit us with another curve, which sets up the bulk of their film. And I’ll not say a word about that unexpected shift. The Joe/22 dynamic is delightful, frequently hilarious and quite poignant at times. Pixar’s skill with voice talent always is superb, and Foxx and Fey are no exception. As amusing as it is, when 22 — much like a petulant teenager — deflects every one of Joe’s efforts to inspire her, we understand that his heart isn’t entirely in the effort. He has long known his spark and mourns the lost opportunity to enjoy it. Then, too, a wistful note occasionally creeps into Fey’s delivery, as if 22 realizes that she’s somehow incomplete, and laments never having figured out what to do about that. The two key settings couldn’t be different. Production designer Steve Pilcher oversees a bustling,
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UC Davis Creative Writing Series begins new year Program has award-winning authors, faculty readings and student works Special to The Enterprise The UC Davis Creative Writing Series kicks off 2021 with readings by acclaimed visiting writers Jess Arndt and Carmen Maria Machado, a collaboration between music and writing students and a showcase of new works by faculty members. All events are at 4:30 p.m., free and
accessible on Zoom unless otherwise noted. The Creative Writing Program is part of the English department in the College of Letters and Science. Tuesday, Jan. 12: ‘They Live!” — readings by lecturers in the Creative Writing Program ■ Val Brelinski is the author of the novel “The Girl Who Slept With God.”
She was a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, and her writing has been featured in Vogue, MORE, Salon, VQR and The Rumpus. ■ Greg Glazner’s books of poetry are “Cellar Testament,” “From the Iron Chair” and “Singularity.” He has won the Walt Whitman Award, the Bess Hokin Prize and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. His writing has appeared in Ploughshares, Poetry, The Colorado
Review and Seneca Review. ■ Rae Gouirand is the author of two collections of poetry, “Glass Is Glass Water Is Water” and “Open Winter,” two chapbooks and a short work of nonfiction titled “The History of Art.” She is the recipient of a 2021 residency in nonfiction from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation. ■ André Naffis-Sahely is the author of “The Promised Land: Poems from Itinerant Life” and has written for Harper’s, the
Times Literary Supplement, The Economist and Playboy. His translations include over 20 titles of fiction, poetry and nonfiction from French and Italian. Register at https://bit.ly/ 2WOxNA4. Thursday, Jan. 14, at noon — “New Words and Music With Voice” This concert will showcase collaborative works among five creative writing master of fine arts students and four doctoral students in music composition and
theory. The noon concert will also include music, theater and dance students performing, as well as music faculty. The prerecorded concert will be shown on the Department of Music YouTube channel and available for viewing after its premiere. ■ “Earrings,” a musical drama, with libretto by Mangai Arumugam and music by Emily Joy Sullivan.
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t’s never felt better to say, “Happy New Year!” I know we’re all ready to leave 2020 far behind, a year that turned our communities and our lives upside-down. From the COVID-19 pandemic, to devastating wildfires and social unrest, it’s been a lot to endure. Thankfully, we’re seeing rays of hope that better days are ahead. The first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived at UC Davis Health and in the county last month, and thousands of people on the front lines were vaccinated first. In the coming months, as the vaccine continues to reach more and more people, I’m confident we’ll begin to regain opportunities to connect in person, something we’ve craved for so long. Of course, we’ve had to deal with many distressing days for the better part of the year. Through those times, I’ve thought of people who inspired us to rise against hardships and come together as a community. One of the people I admire most, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was an optimist and a realist. He still motivates us to make our world a better place each day. Whether we’re living through a pandemic or not, his life gives us timeless lessons in faith and strength. We’ll celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 18, a time to reflect on his legacy and spirit of public service. In previous years, celebrations and commemorations have been a key part of remembering Dr. King’s dedication to racial and social justice. This year will be different as we practice social distancing and many events move online, but each of us can pay tribute by participating in some form of public service. After all, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is “a day on, not a day off.”
he list of California law enforcement agencies refusing to enforce current stay-at-home, crowdsize and masking orders from Gov. Gavin Newsom and county health officials numbers at least two dozen, stretching into most parts of the state. Negative results of those scofflaw inactions were not obvious at first, while some counties let restaurants stay open despite closing orders, made no effort to prevent gatherings of more than 10 people and assigned no sheriff ’s deputies to enforce face masking. But now some nasty consequences are clear. Leaping out at readers of county-bycounty statistics during Christmas week was a direct correlation between lack of enforcement and coronavirus prevalence, infections and deaths. The numbers made it painfully obvious that inaction by law enforcement has cost plenty of lives. Lack of enforcement has also been counterproductive in achieving the scofflaws’ own proclaimed goals: allowing normalcy to return sooner rather than later. Larger caseloads inevitably mean longer shutdowns. The refusals to act are pure dereliction of duty in a state where the most common motto of law enforcement is “To protect and serve.” These folks are not doing much to help protect their
constituents from the worst pandemic of the last century. Of the five California counties with the highest sevenday average COVID-19 cases in the week leading up to Christmas, just one has taken strong enforcement measures. That’s San Diego County, ranked fifth, where six deputies enforce anticontagion measures full time. But sheriffs in the four large counties with by far the biggest case numbers — Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside — all refuse. Those four counties also had the highest per-capita case rates among the state’s large counties, ranging from 4,110 per 100,000 persons in Orange County to 7,520 in San Bernardino County. Meanwhile, Santa Clara County, whose strict shutdown famously forced the San Francisco 49ers and several college sports teams to hit the road for weeks at a time, had a per capita caseload — 1,176 per 100,000 — far below those of the big scofflaw counties. Socioeconomic differences can’t explain such huge gaps. Do the anti-contagion
measures work? These statistics, reported by the counties themselves, suggest the answer is yes. This has not yet changed policy anyplace where law enforcement is commanded by people who enforce only the laws they like, even when measures they ignore can spare illness and lives. Even contracting the virus in early December did not move Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones to change his policies. When the state imposed its mask mandate, Jones said his deputies would not enforce it, calling violations “minor.” How minor are they when they cause infections and death?
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o far, sheriffs Alex Villanueva, Don Barnes and Chad Bianco, who respectively enforce most laws in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties, and San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner John McMahon continue refusing to enforce key state emergency edicts which have so far survived legal challenges. Villanueva said early on his deputies won’t “take part in enforcing stay-at-home orders.” Barnes called following the rules “a matter of personal responsibility, not a matter of law enforcement;” Bianco said he won’t be “blackmailed, bullied or used as muscle” by the governor or health officials. In all their counties, intensive care units were filled to capacity through most of
December, but the sheriffs remained adamant. The only major anti-COVID law enforcement actions in those counties saw Los Angeles deputies break up two underground parties where dozens gathered and may have created “superspreader” events. It’s not only sheriffs refusing to enforce laws, but also some police chiefs. In Stockton, Ceres, Dixon, Roseville, Folsom and many other cities, chiefs say they prefer an “education” approach to violators of masking and social distancing rules. That matches the stance of the non-enforcing sheriffs in the state’s hardesthit areas. There have been no consequences so far for any of the law enforcement people making these sometimes deadly decisions. That’s worth contemplating as many millions of Californians respect the rules, stay home and try to save their lives and those of people with whom they might otherwise associate. It’s also something voters should remember when the sheriffs involved come up for reelection in 2022 and 2024. — Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com. His book, “The Burzynski Breakthrough, The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It” is now available in a softcover fourth edition. For more Elias columns, visit www.californiafocus.net.
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ere in our community, the Yolo Food Bank and the Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center need donations and volunteers. Davis Community Meals and Housing needs extra hands to feed the homeless and distribute supplies. Local organizations need help with youth programs and cleaning parks and nature areas. No matter what you choose to do on this national day of service, you can make a positive contribution toward building resilient, caring communities that Dr. King so eloquently encouraged us to do. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is also an opportunity to reflect on social justice and think about how we can regain harmony in these deeply divisive times. At UC Davis, we strive to embody the key principles that Dr. King stood for. As he once said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere ... Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” Our school of law, King Hall, was named in honor of him and his pursuit of justice. A statue of Dr. King stands inside for all to see and be mindful of his socially responsible message. Dr. King’s influence can be felt in UC Davis’ Principles of Community, which value diversity, inclusion, mutual respect and equal opportunity to keep our campus community strong. During these often tense and polarized times, we embrace these ideals and strive to demonstrate them in our everyday lives. Dr. King instructs us to build a better, more equitable world. We know the journey won’t be easy, but if we re-commit ourselves to helping those in need and speaking out against injustice, we are moving forward. So let’s continue to show kindness and compassion. Let’s contribute to the wellbeing of our community. Let’s create a world where everyone feels included, seen and heard. Better days are ahead. We’re all in this, together. — Gary May is the chancellor of UC Davis; his column is published monthly.
LETTERS Grateful for coronavirus reporting On Sunday mornings, I sit with coffee and read my hard copy of The Davis Enterprise. I especially enjoy the detailed weekly article by Anne Ternus-Bellamy reporting the coronavirus spread in our county. I appreciate how she weaves current data with facts from last week, last month or last season so I can understand the trends and get comfortable with the reality. I just wanted both The Enterprise and Anne to know that this news sharing is important even if it is the same frontpage topic each week. Readers are still reading, learning and listening. Keep up the good work. We need you. Dana Welch Davis
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Frenchy passed on Thanksgiving Day. Those who knew him should give thanks for that privilege. Mr. Carrere was a success at everything he did: business, family, community service, friendship and enjoying every minute of life. I was 6 when my father and brothers were killed in a 1957 car accident. My mother, Peggy Eichorn, suffered serious leg injuries. She was hospitalized for six months, then did years of rehab and therapy. Frenchy and a large group of my parents’ old Woodland High classmates stepped up to pay my mother’s considerable medical expenses. No publicity for Frenchy, just quietly do a needed job. In the following two years, Frenchy would deliver spirits from his liquor store to my grandparents. Free. We didn’t ask for anything. Frenchy just did this to be kind. Frenchy gave Woodland and Yolo County a lifetime of community service. I most fondly remember him leading Yolo County’s U.S. Marines Toys for Tots for about 35 years. One day, I was visiting old Davis friend Joe Carey (a World War II Marine, like Frenchy). Joe’s phone rang. Frenchy persuaded Joe to help with
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Build up, fill in Roberta Millstein and her fellow correspondents argue eloquently for a future Davis that must not include wasteful, needless sprawl. So now let’s focus on what our city’s future does need to look like: One that’s wonderfully built-up and filled-in. And it can be done. Ted Parks Davis
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Hunger has no season Dear Annie: Your responders are showing the wonderful ways they are illustrating generosity and care this season, even at the expense of their own enjoyment of the holidays. A suggestion for making those benefits available past Jan. 1 would be to adopt a school or family or shelter, and to continue that commitment. Hunger has no season. Compassion has no limits. Dear Compassion: I love your letter. The more we can give to others, the better we feel about ourselves. It is a beautiful circle of joy. Thank you. ——— Dear Annie: I read the article about grown children living at home and disrespecting their parents. I, too, had to apply the “tough love” strategy to one of my children. In a nutshell, my oldest son left for college at 18, finished his freshman year, found a girlfriend and, at 19, decided to switch colleges. He moved into an apartment with a couple of high school friends and began his sophomore year at the university. I soon began to notice that whenever I called the apartment, he was never there. His friends would tell him to call home, which he would. I soon caught on that he was no longer living at the apartment I was paying for. He had moved in with his girlfriend, dropped classes so he could work to pay rent and run up every credit card he applied for. We finally had a family discussion about all this, and it was decided he would move home, get a fulltime job and start paying off his debts. His girlfriend did the same. The problem was, once he returned home, he didn’t find a job. He worked part time once in a while and kept hours well beyond our curfew. He was given an ultimatum: three strikes and you’re out. After the third time he came home at 3:00 a.m. after partying, I knew what I had to do. I packed up all of his belongings, put them out on the driveway and told him he could no longer live under our roof. I also told him I loved him so very much and that was THE HARDEST decision I ever had to make. I cried all night the first night and hardly slept for a week. He bounced around from friend to friend for about a month. Then, he got a job; he got an apartment; and he started turning his life around. Two years later, he told me that he never blamed me for kicking him out and said that it was probably the best thing I had ever done for him. We have a great relationship. He is nearly 40 now, married with kids, and he has a solid career. I should note that our other children took notice and did not follow in his footsteps. — Tough-Love Mom Dear Tough-Love Mom: Congratulations on doing one of the hardest and kindest things you could do for your son. You are
correct that if you enable bad behavior, there really is little incentive to change. What you did for your son changed the trajectory of his life forever. Your tough love paid off. Kudos.
Letting go of anger to let love in Dear Annie: My mother separated from my father when I was 3. She left my father, who never came looking for us. She later married a wonderful man who loves me more than anything. When I was 15, a family member was able to get in touch with my biological father. The next day, he changed his phone number. Recently, I did a DNA test and was able to connect with a cousin. I’ve been told that my biological father has since remarried and has two children. She gave him my number, and he has reached out to me. He wants to meet me but has no intention of telling his family about me. I’m hanging onto this hatred and wondering if that is why, at the age of 40, I still can’t see past the worst in men. Do I live with this anger or do I move on? — Stuck in Anger Dear Stuck: Living in anger is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die. It is understandable that you are angry with your biological father. He sounds like he was an unhappy man. Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself, not the other person. Try to see that your biological father was very limited in the love or support that he could give you. This had nothing to do with you and everything to do with his limitations. As for your anger with men, try putting your attention on the wonderful men in your life instead of those who aren’t present. Case in point: the man your mother married. You said that he loves you more than anything. That type of love between a daughter and stepdad is so beautiful. Focus on that, and you will be much happier. If you need help in letting go of the anger and hurt of your father’s abandonment, then consider seeking the help of a professional therapist. There is a kindness about your letter, and kind people let go of anger. ——— Dear Annie: The letter from “Shepherd With a Lost Sheep,” who feels that his adult daughter is not making good life decisions, reminded me of my own daughter, “Jane.” Jane easily graduated with honors from college, but like “Shepherd’s” daughter, she has never been employed in her edu-
cational field and worked only at fairly menial jobs. In addition, she has been divorced twice and had several questionable live-in relationships. What I didn’t know for many years, and what “Shepherd” may not realize about his daughter, is that Jane had a mental illness. She was able to function marginally OK for daily life, but she could not make the best life decisions. Even though she took the initiative to see numerous mental health counselors, and did her own exhaustive self-study, it wasn’t until 25 years after college that her mental illness finally reached a crisis that resulted in getting the help she needed. I recommend “Shepherd” contact his local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, which has exceptional programs for the loved ones of persons with mental illness. NAMI and my counselor have helped me to understand and cope with Jane’s illness and how to properly assist in ensuring she gets the help she needs. I now accept that Jane is doing the best she can, and we maintain a wonderful relationship. I wish the same for “Shepherd.” — Dad at Peace Dear Dad at Peace: Thank you very much for your letter. I am delighted that you are able to maintain a wonderful relationship with your daughter. So much of having a good relationship with others stems from understanding where they are coming from or what they are going through. I have a feeling your letter will help many readers.
13 Years of bad luck Dear Annie: I’m confused about an issue that involves my husband. We have been separated for 13 years. We try to work things out all the time, but now, suddenly, he said I cheated on him. He also said that all I do is lie to him. He said he doesn’t want to listen to me when I tell him the truth. He listens to everybody else. So, should I keep trying, or should I just get the divorce and move on with my life and find someone new? Please help me. — Confused Dear Confused: The answer is pretty clear. After 13 years of what sounds like a toxic relationship, it is time to either commit to marriage counseling or to get divorced. Staying in limbo, continuing to accuse each other of cheating and fighting all the time is not healthy for anyone. Best of luck to you. ——— Dear Annie: Please tell the parents who were confused or concerned about cellphone use to have their teens watch (with them, if possible) the documentary “The Social Dilemma” on Netflix. It explains the power of cellphone addiction and how it is ruining lives, making teens (and adults) depressed and anxious and contributing to the rise of
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Man hiding behind texts Dear Annie: I’m 48 years old. I’ve been a single mom since I had my first kid — in other words, since forever. I’ve never really had healthy relationships with men. I’m way too trusting and just want love so badly. A few months ago, I accidentally texted a man I knew from high school. We ended up striking up a conversation, texting back and forth for a few days. Then he called me a couple of times, and we had long talks. We became friends on Facebook. I was so interested, as he seemed like a very good man: 20-year veteran, retired, single father, hard worker. I could tell that family was important to him. And he was so good-looking. After two months of chatting back and forth, I asked to meet him. He said, “Maybe after some more time.” After another month, I said: “Can I please meet you? I just want to see you in person, even
for 5 minutes.” For some reason, he seemed to panic. He said: “I am going through something professionally. I may be moving out of state and don’t want to get attached.” I decided that he was worth the risk, so I pushed on and asked questions. He got angry and blocked me. For two weeks after that, I tried to contact him, but he kept me blocked. I just don’t understand. Our friendship meant something to me. In our last conversation, when I brought that up, his only response was that “we weren’t together.” I understood that. But why would he not just let me meet him? I’m too old to be this confused. — Lost Dear Lost: It sounds as though he’s the one who’s lost and confused. You know what you want. Thankfully, your directness flushed out these issues after just three months; otherwise, this could have dragged on for who knows how long. Don’t get discouraged. There are plenty more good men out there who value family — and who are looking for a relationship. While the pandemic makes in-person dating risky at the moment, you can connect with potential partners on dating sites such as Match.com and eHarmony and go on FaceTime or Skype dates to see whether you feel a spark. ——— Dear Annie: I’d like to share my response to “Working From Home Works.” In the past, I also had at least an hour’s drive to the office. Talk to your boss. He might consider some compromise, such as allowing you to do three days at home and two days at the office. That approach worked well for me — the best of both worlds! Initially, bosses may think that you goof off at home. But in time, they’ll likely find that production is higher, and then they are happy. — Worked for Me Dear Worked for Me: Indeed — a hybrid remote and in-office approach might be just the thing to make life workable for longdistance commuters and managers alike. Thanks for writing. ——— Dear Annie: Not long ago in your column, you featured a letter from a gentleman asking what to do when he was asked to write a recommendation for someone whom he was uncomfortable recommending. I was reminded of a time, many years ago, when I worked for a human resources director who was widely regarded by every employee and was asked often to write recommendations. When he was asked to write a recommendation for someone who wasn’t a great employee, he solved the problem by writing, “If you can get (name) to work for you, you will be a very lucky person.” I don’t think any of those requesting the references ever caught on. — Bonnie R. Dear Bonnie: Thanks for the chuckle!
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hate groups. The biggest threat is the undermining of democracy. Everyone should watch it. It is an eyeopener and will surely give teens more to think about when deciding on their own to use less screen time than just “because mom and dad say so.” — Cellphone Wary Dear Cellphone Wary: This was a great movie — thanks for the recommendation! — though, I think some of the political messages could be considered controversial. There’s no dispute that social media and cellphones are incredibly distracting. Cellphones have been called “the new cigarettes” because they can be addictive and harmful. ——— Dear Annie: I have to share a gift. When my nephew got married, his future mother-in-law sat her daughter down and had a talk with her about her future mother-in-law. Her mom told her to be “nice and respectful” to her future mother-in-law. Her mom told her this, because she has a daughter-in-law who does not treat her well. Unfortunately, I feel this story could be familiar for many mothers of sons. It is heartbreaking that so many families experience this. We never know when a loved one could be gone in a heartbeat. So, why are we acting this way? I guess what really needs to be said is this: Talk to each other. Tell each other what you like and don’t like. Engage in a relationship. Life is work; let’s make it productive and pleasant for as many as we can. Thank you for listening; I love your column for what you write, mainly because of your openness to other viewpoints. — Mother-in-Law Dear Mother-in-Law: Your letter highlights a very important rule; namely, the golden one. Treat others the way you would like to be treated. When we live like this, the world shines a little brighter.
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Public Notices X FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: December 8, 2020 FBN Number: F20200989 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Manolitos Auto Detailing 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County. 224 A Street, Apt. 13 Davis, CA 95616 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Manolo Cirilo Santos 224 A Street, Apt. 13 Davis, CA 95616 4. Business Classification: Individual 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact
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Business is located in Yolo County. 519 Main Street Woodland, CA 95695 Mailing address: 3 Rice Court Woodland, CA 95695 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Embellish Decor LLC 3 Rice Court Woodland, CA 95695 4. Business Classification: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Limited Liability Company 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Filed: December 4, 2020 Registrant(s) commenced to transact FBN Number: F20200976 business under the fictitious business 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) name or names listed above on: EMBELLISH DECOR LLC 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of November 10, 2020 Principal Place of Business in California. “I declare that all information in
business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: December 7, 2020 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) 6. Signature of Registrant(s): Manolo Cirilo Santos 12/18, 12/25, 1/1, 1/8 1093
3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Allison Lo 7425 Bruno Way Sacramento, CA 95828 4. Business Classification: Individual 5. Beginning Date of Business: The FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Registrant(s) commenced to transact STATEMENT business under the fictitious business name Filed: December 22, 2020 or names listed above on: N/A FBN Number: F20201013 “I declare that all information in this 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) statement is true and correct.” (A registrant PHO TASTY 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of who declares as true information which he Principal Place of Business in California. or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) 6. Signature of Registrant(s): Business is located in Yolo County. Allison Lo 301 G Street 12/25, 1/1, 1/8, 1/15 1104 Davis, CA 95616 this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) 6. Signature of Registrant(s): Rebecca L Roncoroni Officer, Embellish Decor LLC 12/18, 12/25, 1/1, 1/8 1094
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B6 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2021
‘News of the World’: Deserves banner headlines Strong acting fuels this poignant period drama
‘News of the World’ Starring: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Ray McKinnon, Mare Winningham, Elizabeth Marvel, Michael Angelo Covino, Thomas Francis Murphy, Fred Hechinger and Bill Camp Rating: PG-13, for violence, occasional profanity, and disturbing images
BY DERRICK BANG Enterprise film critic Paul Greengrass always makes thoughtful, emotionally engaging films, whether crowd-pleasing thrillers — three entries in the Jason Bourne series — or rippedfrom-the-headlines dramas, such as “Bloody Sunday,” “United 93” and “22 July.” His newest, based on poet/ author Paulette Jiles’ 2016 novel of the same title, is a bit of both — due to current events that weren’t as obvious when she wrote her book. “News of the World” — currently in operational movie theaters — is set in early 1870, in the untamed and dangerous border between South Texas and Indian territory. Although the Civil War is five years gone, the nation remains bitterly divided; that’s particularly true in this state. Texas has yet to be readmitted to the Union, having refused thus far to ratify the 13th Amendment, banning slavery. Patrols of Union soldiers maintain an uneasy peace in towns, and on the roads linking them; their presence is just as likely to inflame tension as prevent it. Half of the population passionately fought for a vision of the country that was defeated; it’s unclear whether America — as a unified entity — can heal itself. Information itself is suspect, depending on its source. Sound familiar? Capt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks), a veteran of three wars, leads a peripatetic life within this environment. He travels from town to town, armed with newspapers and broadsheets, and draws crowds as a nonfiction storyteller who shares the news of
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Having been stopped on the road by a gang of questionable intent, Jefferson Kidd (Tom Hanks) and his young companion Johanna (Helena Zengel) are “escorted” into the nearby community of Durand, their fate most definitely uncertain. presidents and queens, glorious feuds, devastating catastrophes and gripping incidents involving individual people. He’s no Charles Dickens with a thunderous and well-acted performance; he hunches over and squints through a magnifying glass while reading the tiny print aloud. But his delivery is no less captivating, thanks to Hanks’ warmth and sincerity; Kidd has a dignified bearing that grants him authority. People hang on his words and he fills the house at 10 cents a head, thereby earning a meager but reliable living. One day he chances upon a frightened 10-year-old girl (Helena Zengel). Papers recovered from her demolished wagon — her adult companion having been lynched, due to his skin color — reveal that she’s Johanna Leonberger, whose family was killed six years earlier by the Kiowa tribe, who then raised her as one of their own. She’s now being returned to her biological aunt and uncle
against her will after her Kiowa home was burned by the soldiers who “rescued” her. In effect, she has been kidnapped twice. Kidd hasn’t the faintest idea what to do with her. She’s wild, speaks only Kiowa and is hostile to this “civilized” world she never has experienced. Kidd ultimately decides to deliver her himself to where the law insists she belongs. Their subsequent journey has an unsettling, “Heart of Darkness” atmosphere that Greengrass exploits relentlessly; watching this film is an exercise in nervous tension, and not just because of the dangers on the road. Initially, the girl — suffering a blend of fear, uncertainty and defiance — is completely unpredictable; she seems forever poised to bolt like a frightened deer. It also becomes clear that Kidd is on his own emotional journey; he’s a wounded, scarred man who — we gradually realize — feels that he has failed in the most profound way. His day-to-day survival is
akin to stalling; he hasn’t yet found a way to heal. Hanks conveys this and much more; we wish Kidd more of the half-smiles and cranky good humor that occasionally surface from the gloom that perpetually surrounds him. Zengel is a marvelous young actress, and she rises to her role’s substantial challenge. Due to the language barrier, Johanna — who insists on using her Kiowa name, Cicada — speaks very little during the first act; everything we sense and learn about her is conveyed via Zengel’s expressions and body language. Her gaze speaks volumes. (Actually, it often shouts.) When Johanna finally begins to relax and trust her new guardian — a bit — her childlike personality gradually emerges; she is, after all, only 10. Zengel makes her even more engaging at this point, as she and Kidd begin to exchange words; Johanna’s impatience with Kidd’s failure to understand is complemented by his world-weary amusement.
The Artery presents Shaw’s new work Special to The Enterprise The Artery will present “Phenomena and Forecast,” an introduction to Adele Shaw’s new work, from Jan. 8 to 30. The artist will also have books and sketchbooks containing sketches and studies of her various works in development. In 2020, Shaw reevaluated the image-making in her paintings. A number of big reveals led her to this new, personal work. By going completely abstract, she found a language to project intangible things — the smell of lavender or the sound of sunlight streaming through trees. An interpretive painting might result from her
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Adele Shaw’s mixed-media work “Piano River III” will be among her pieces in her show at The Artery from Jan. 8 to 30. listening to the wind with closed eyes.
“In some ways, it’s about everything and nothing at
the same time,” she said. Shaw acknowledges that she has always started her paintings with an abstraction. This beginning ultimately was covered as the painting progressed. Her new, completely abstract canvases are high-energy with bright color and a transparent overlay. “This exploration into the abstract play of harmony and chaos feels just right, right now,” Shaw said. Beginning Jan. 2, The Artery, 207 G St. in downtown Davis, will be open five days a week, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. For more information, call 530-758-8330 or email artery@att.net.
A threshold is crossed following Kidd’s performance at one town when they’re approached by a smarmy Confederate soldier named Almay (Michael Angelo Covino) and his two equally unsavory companions. Their interest in Johanna clearly is unpleasant; she perceives that she needs Kidd’s protection, and — more important — understands that he’s selflessly willing to grant it. Production designer David Crank and cinematographer Dariusz Wolski place us solidly in this 19th-century environment. Despite having the same degree of ramshackle instability, each of the various little towns has a unique personality. Wolski’s dynamic framing and handheld camerawork evoke classic John Ford Westerns, with their blend of the epic grandeur of landscapes and the intimacy of two characters getting to know each other after being thrown together. Greengrass builds his film to a powerful conclusion quite worthy of this journey. There’s a sense, having reached this climax, that we’ve watched a much longer miniseries; I can think of no higher mark of satisfaction. “News of the World” isn’t quite epic, but it’s darn close. — Read more of Derrick Bang’s film criticism at http://derrick bang.blogspot.com. Comment on this review at www.davis enterprise.com.
DMTC plans auditions for mainstage show ‘Cinderella’ Special to The Enterprise The Davis Musical Theatre Company, announces auditions for its mainstage show Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Jan. 3 and 4. This family musical is directed by Steve Isaacson, music is directed by Kyle Jackson and it is choreographed by Arianna Manabat (underwritten by Suzy Goldschmidt in honor of David Goldschmidt). Those interested should go to dmtc.org to sign up for an audition slot and get an audition application.
Originally presented on television in 1957 starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s version of this fairy tale was the most widely viewed program in the history of the medium. Its recreation in 1965 starring Lesley Ann Warren was no less successful and so was a second remake in 1997, which starred Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother. It includes songs such as “In My Own Little Corner,” “10 Minutes Ago,” “Stepsisters Lament” and the beautiful “Do I Love You.”
SERIES: Alumni from English grad program to read in March From Page B1 ■ “Spaceman/Watchman” for soprano, readers and piano, with words by Sawyer Elms and Jordan Dahlen and music by Trey Makler. ■ “Geographies I” for soprano and piano, with music by Daniel Godsil, music and words by Jennifer Soong. ■ “can you hear me?” for solo voice, with words by Anna Tuchin and music by Orkun Akyol. Tuesday, Feb. 9 — Jess Arndt’s “Large Animals” Jess Arndt’s debut story collection, “Large Animals,” was shortlisted for the California Book
Prize and long-listed for The Story Prize. The characters in the stories rebel against accepted ideas of human identity and present a new normal that is as ambiguous as it is messy. Arndt’s writing has recently appeared in The LA Review of Books, THEM, Lithub, Hazlitt, Fence, BOMB, Night Papers and in collaborations with Swedish band The Knife. Arndt is a cofounder of New Herring Press. Creative writing master’s in fine arts students Sawyer Elms and Rowena Chodkowski will also read. Register at https://bit.ly/ 34RvVeb.
Tuesday, March 2 — alumni read from new books ■ Becky Mandelbaum (master’s in English, ’16) is the author of “Bad Kansas,” winner of the 2016 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, and of “The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals,” published in 2020. ■ Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi (master’s in English, ’11) is the author of the novel “The Book of Kane and Margaret,” published in 2020, and “Disintegration Made Plain and Easy.” ■ Megan Kaminski (master’s in English, ’05) is the author of three poetry collections, including 2020’s “Gentlewomen.”
The registration link will be provided at a later date. Wednesday, March 3 — Carmen Maria Machado reads from bestselling memoir Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the bestselling memoir “In the Dream House” and the award-winning short story collection “Her Body and Other Parties.” “In the Dream House” traces the arc of a harrowing relationship with a charismatic but volatile woman and Machado’s struggle to make sense of how what happened to her shaped the person she was becoming. She has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the
winner of the Bard Fiction Prize, the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, the Shirley Jackson Award and the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize. She’ll read from “In the Dream House” and take questions from Ethan Nosowsky, editorial director of Graywolf Press. Creative writing master’s in fine arts students Anna Tuchin and Brianna Cockett-Mamiya will also read. The event is co-sponsored by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art. Register at https://bit.ly/ 2MgDkgP.
SOUL: Film’s score complements emotional highs and lows of story From Page B1 colorful New York that feels every inch like a vibrant metropolis. At the other extreme, The Great Before is an ethereal realm of soft pastel forms in unexpected shapes and sizes: soft translucent edges that blend into each other, often with a degree of blur.
The character art is similarly fascinating. Although the real-world bodies and heads are cartoonishly exaggerated — as with Joe — details such as hands, and fingers at work on a piano keyboard, look rigorously authentic. The five primary Jerry counselors — voiced by Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Wes Studi, Fortune
Fiemster and Zenobia Shroff — are a striking contrast: ever-changing figures defined by two-dimensional lines that nonetheless look completely different when viewed from another angle. Terry is another matter. Where the Jerrys tend to be comforting, rounded shapes, Terry is harsh and threatening angles, as
befits the “villain” of this saga. House is a hoot: condescending and determined, and oblivious to the fact that the Jerrys tend to find her — well — bothersome. The film’s emotional highs and lows are perfectly complemented by the often deeply moving Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross score, which drifts between the
real and soul worlds. Celebrated jazz pianist Jon Batiste handles the story’s jazz elements and ghosts Joe’s keyboard work. At its core, this is a brilliant parable on the concepts of creation and artistic drive, and of what constitutes a genuinely meaningful life. That’s a heavy lift for any single story; the fact that “Soul”
does this with such wit, humor, passion — and snarky observations on the human condition — is nothing short of genius. (On a trivial note, this also is a far better “jazz film” than the recently released “Sylvie’s Love.”) I suspect Docter soon will have another Oscar on his mantle.