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Hit-and-run suspect claims victim ‘ran into me’

On Wednesday, nurses from Woodland Memorial Hospital began administering doses of the newly approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to firefighters from across Yolo County.

West Sacramento Battalion Chief Mark Hull was among the first recipients.

Hundreds of local firefighters will be vaccinated by the end of the week.

BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer The man accused of fatally striking his friend with a vehicle in Davis earlier this week claimed during his first court appearance Wednesday that “the guy ran into me.”

Scott Bryan Ekoniak shook his head from side to side while Yolo Superior Court Judge Tom Dyer read his pending felony charges of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol causing injury and hit and run with injury.

Dyer then asked whether Ekoniak, appearing via Zoom from the Yolo County Jail, had a lawyer.

“I think my dad is getting me an attorney because the guy ran into me,” Ekoniak said of the Sunday night incident on Olive Drive, where 66-year-old Ernest Seyfert was struck by a westbound vehicle whose driver then fled the scene.

Davis police arrested Ekoniak, 47, the following day outside a Target store in Sacramento’s Land Park neighborhood, where he reportedly sat inside his damaged Ford F-150.

With no private attorney yet retained, Dyer appointed a public defender, who entered a not-guilty

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Firefighters get COVID shots

BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Firefighters throughout Yolo County received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week and acute-care hospital staff will begin receiving their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Friday.

Staff and residents of skillednursing facilities have also received their initial doses in the last two weeks.

But the slow roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines nationwide and unanswered questions about who will be receiving it when, where and how has local residents frustrated.

Particularly concerned are older Yolo County residents who don’t live in longterm-care facilities (which have been prioritized for vaccines) but are at high risk for severe disease.

Some have told the Enterprise they are in the dark not only about when they’ll get the vaccine but also about how they will be notified it’s their turn.

Their primary-care physicians don’t have any answers and they don’t have the benefit of workplace assistance either.

Said one Davis resident: “Not all 75-plus individuals have computers and many don’t know how to use a computer to access websites. Many elderly

do not know the computer lingo. Many live alone. Will the vaccinations be done like in Florida where people will have to wait in line for eight hours only to be told that there is no more vaccine?”

Individuals ages 75 and up are in the first tier of Phase 1B, a tier that also includes workers in education, child care and food and agriculture.

But before Yolo County can get to anyone in that phase, it must finish up all the populations in Phase 1A — a phase with three tiers, only the first of which has received vaccinations thus far.

Acute-care hospital workers

and residents and staff in skilled nursing facilities have received their vaccinations and EMTs, paramedics and firefighters were being vaccinated this week. The final group in tier 1 — dialysis centers — are next, and the county will be moving into Phase 1A, tier two, next week, according to county spokeswoman Jenny Tan. That group includes in-home support services workers, public health staff, primary care clinics and more. The third tier in Phase 1A will include dental and oral health workers, lab workers, pharmacy staff and others.

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Chancellor denounces violence at the Capitol

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BY CALEB HAMPTON

Spring semester courses at the Sacramento City College Davis Center will be getting underway on Jan. 16.

There are still a few days to register, but some popular classes are getting close to filling up.

Andrea Gaytan, dean of the SCC Davis Center, shared the following updates on spring semester courses and activities: ■ “Our spring courses at the Davis Center will be entirely online. Our faculty have worked very hard to provide dynamic online instruction for all subject areas taught at the Davis

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Incited by President Trump and buoyed by disproved conspiracy theories of election fraud, an angry mob of Trump loyalists broke into the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday in an effort to derail the certification of the election of Joe Biden.

The mob breached Capitol security and entered the building, breaking windows and ransacking the offices of lawmakers.

The joint session of Congress to certify election results was interrupted as lawmakers were evacuated from the Senate chamber.

Congress later reconvened in the early hours of Thursday morning and officially confirmed Biden as the winner of the 2020

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presidential election, but not before footage of the attack on the Capitol was seen around the world.

“The images we’ve seen of Washington, D.C., today are difficult to reconcile,” UC Davis Chancellor Gary MAY S. May said in a statement “A sad day in Wednesday evening. “We America” all denounce the abhorrent behavior of the insurrectionists who breached our nation’s Capitol.”

Despite weeks of warning that armed Trump supporters would riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, Capitol Police appeared unprepared or unwilling to protect the building from the mob that attacked it on Wednesday.

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In June, a multiracial crowd of protestors demanding justice for Black people killed by police were brutalized by law enforcement across the street from the White House at Lafayette Square. May pointed out that such use of force was largely absent from the police response to the Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday.

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Briefly Genealogy Club looks at Ireland The Davis Genealogy Club invites the public to learn about “Workhouses and Poor Law in Ireland” by Cathie Sherwood of Australia in a free Zoom presentation from 1 to 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Do you have an Irish ancestor that you cannot find in the records?

Perhaps they were in the workhouse which has been described as “the most feared and hated institution ever established in Ireland.”

First established in the early 18th century, workhouses operated in Ireland until the early 1920s. With the onset of the Irish famine around 1846, more than 200,000 people were crammed into workhouses designed to hold no more than half that number. By 1855, more than a quarter of a million destitute people were in squalid, inhumane conditions in 163 workhouses.

This presentation is focused on workhouses and poor law in Ireland, from the 18th to the early 20th century. It offers a compelling story-format and also includes the location of records and how to access them.

The club meets on the third Tuesday of most months, and guests are always welcome at the club’s Zoom meetings as capacity allows. Email Lisa Henderson at President@ DavisGenealogy.org for a guest pass to the meeting. Visit Davis Genealogy.org for more.

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hile I’ll readily admit it’s strange to heap praise on someone simply for doing the right thing, you have to take whatever nuggets of good news you can find after the strange and difficult year we’ve all just come through.

So let’s just say I come not to bury Mitch McConnell but to praise him.

Yes, Mitch McConnell, the majority-soon-to-be-minority leader of the United States Senate, a man who a week ago singlehandedly blocked $2,000 stimulus checks that could have helped millions of Americans in desperate need.

Speaking on Wednesday before the House and Senate began to debate whether to certify Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, McConnell was forceful, logical, persuasive and at times, dare I say, eloquent.

And trust me, “eloquent” is not a word I have ever used to describe Mitch McConnell before.

McConnell could easily have sided with his president, as he has

so maddeningly done many, many times before. But this time he would not be the loyal soldier, married to the president’s unjust cause to overturn the will of 158 million American voters from Alaska to Alabama.

“We cannot simply declare ourselves a national board of elections on steroids,” he began.

“The voters, the courts and the states have all spoken. If we overrule them, it would damage our republic forever. If this election were overturned by mere allegations from the losing side, our democracy would enter a death spiral. We would never see the whole nation accept an election again. Every four years would be a scramble for power at any cost.

“Self-government requires a shared commitment to the truth and a shared respect for the ground rules of our system.”

Urging his colleagues to be on the right side of history, McConnell spoke with a conviction and a clarity that was impossible for reasonable minds to reject.

It was not the Mitch McConnell I’ve come to know, always doing the president’s bidding and never offering a word of criticism or concern at some of his leader’s outrageous antics and demands.

Added the majority leader, “I supported the president’s right to use the legal system. Dozens of lawsuits received hearings in courtrooms all across the country, but over and over, the courts rejected these claims, including all-star judges whom the president himself has nominated.

“Nothing before us proves illegality anywhere near the massive scale that would have tipped the entire election, nor can public doubt alone justify a radical break when the doubt itself was incited without any evidence. This

election actually was not unusually close.”

Saving his best for last, McConnell noted, “Self-government requires a shared commitment to the truth and a shared respect for the ground rules of our system.

We cannot keep drifting apart into two separate tribes with a separate set of facts and separate realities, with nothing in common except our hostility toward each other and mistrust of the few national institutions that we all share.

“I will vote to respect the people’s decision and defend our system of government as we know it.”

A perfect politician? Not by a long shot.

But in a deeply troubled time for our country when there was so much anxiety about what the president might demand of his loyal supporters, McConnell’s words allowed me to take a deep breath of relief and put a grateful smile on my face.

And that is something I never expected.

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

Gov. Newsom announces stimulus proposal Enterprise staff SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced two items in his 2021-22 state budget proposal to help lowincome Californians.

First, the Golden State Stimulus would provide a $600 rapid cash support directly to roughly four million low-income Californians who, coupled with federal stimulus, could receive at least $1,200 of direct relief.

The state’s stimulus will also reach low-income Californians who are excluded from the federal stimulus, like undocumented households that file taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, including parents with U.S. citizen children.

Second, the governor is calling for immediate action to protect more Californians from eviction by extending critical eviction protections enacted

by AB 3088 and ensuring that California’s $2.6 billion share of federal rental assistance is distributed according to greatest need and with accountability.

“Through the Golden

State Stimulus, Californians who have been impacted by this pandemic will get help to provide for their families and keep a roof over their heads,” said Governor Newsom. “This plan will provide relief for Californians in need by distributing $600 rapid cash support — for some, at least $1,200 when coupled with federal relief — and extend the eviction moratorium.”

The Golden State Stimulus would refund $600 to all 2019 taxpayers who received a California Earned Income Tax Credit in 2020, as well as to 2020 taxpayers with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers who are eligible for and receive the CalEITC in 2021.

Californians with annual incomes of $30,000 or less may be eligible for the CalEITC. Focusing on CalEITC recipients allows for a timely identification of and distribution to the population that likely started 2020 with few financial resources and disproportionately lost their jobs or work hours during the pandemic. The payments would be sent out to

tax year 2019 CalEITC recipients in February and March 2021.

ITIN taxpayers, who are newly eligible for the CalEITC, would receive the additional tax refund after they file their 2020 tax return, typically in February through April of 2021.

The timing of these refunds is meant to immediately help low-income households with expenses like food and rent, according to the governor’s office.

Last year, nearly 3.9 million CalEITC tax returns were filed, and the program put $1.1 billion back in the pockets of hardworking Californians.

“The Golden State stimulus is needed now more than ever,” state Sen. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, said. “Millions of working families are on the ropes, barely hanging on during this pandemic-induced recession. This additional $600 in rapid cash relief will put food on the table for millions of vulnerable Californians, help pay rent and these funds will be a shot in the arm for our economy. The EITC has been a priority for the Senate for many years now and

we look forward to partnering with the governor to get these dollars into the pockets of struggling families as quickly as possible.”

In August, the Governor and Legislature enacted AB 3088, implementing statewide eviction protections, which expires on Jan. 31.

After months of advocacy, California now has significant help with $2.6 billion in federal stimulus money, targeted to stabilize the lowest-income at-risk renters and small property owners.

Newsom proposes that the state quickly and accountably deploy all $2.6 billion in federal renter relief as early action — $1.4 billion of which is allocated directly to the state and $1.2 billion of which is allocated to entitlement jurisdictions — all targeting low-income California households, while helping stabilize small property owners who are also struggling.

This $2.6 billion, combined with hundreds of millions in other investments through the National Mortgage Settlement and tenant legal defense, and strengthened

foreclosure protections, will keep as many people housed as possible and help get California’s economy back on its feet, a news release said. The governor also proposes that the AB 3088 eviction moratorium be extended.

Under this proposal, California renters who are experiencing financial hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic and pay at least 25 percent of their monthly rent cannot be evicted for unpaid rent.

“Too many families have been financially devastated by this pandemic including countless families in the Inland Empire,” said Assemblywoman Eloise Gómez, D-San Bernardino.

“We can and we must do more to provide assistance to get them through this difficult time, particularly those most impacted.

The Golden State Stimulus will put $600 into the pockets of those who need it the most, and when added to federal relief, could mean $1200 in quick support for low-income Californians. We are proud to collaborate with the Governor on this important proposal.”

Will COVID spur California to ease food stamp applications?

BY JACKIE BOTTS CalMatters A new bill could make it easier for seniors and people with disabilities to apply for CalFresh, California’s version of food stamps, and allow people to enroll entirely over the phone by 2024.

“California’s food insecurity crisis is worse than ever, and we have a moral responsibility to make CalFresh benefits easier to access,” said State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, who plans to announce the bill later today, in a statement.

Wiener’s proposal comes against a backdrop of rising hunger as the pandemic continues to ravage California’s economy and increasingly tests its hospital system. One in eight adults in California said there hadn’t been enough to eat in their household in the last week, according to a recent Census survey. Over 3.3 million Californians said they had received free groceries or meals from places like food banks, school programs or churches.

California has long lagged the rest of the country in getting the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to all who qualify, which means the state misses out on billions in federal funding earmarked for the hungry.

Just 71% of eligible Californians were enrolled in

CalFresh — tying with Kansas for the fifth-lowest rate in the nation — in 2017, the last year for which national data is available.

Food advocates and county and state officials say the reasons behind California’s low participation rates are numerous and complex: With each county administering the program separately, some counties enroll almost every eligible person while others don’t get to half; the state’s geographic and ethnic diversity means many are hard to reach; often immigrants fear that signing up could hurt their or a loved one’s chances at citizenship.

Most everyone agrees that the application itself — which involves answering lengthy questions, providing documentary evidence, and

participating in an interview — along with frequent recertification paperwork present big barriers. Only about 20 of 58 counties currently allow people to apply entirely over the phone, according to Wiener’s office.

“CalFresh benefits are critical for so many,” Wiener said. “Lengthy and burdensome bureaucratic processes should not get in the way of people being able to put food on the table.”

It’s not the first time Wiener has tried to ease CalFresh application hurdles. In 2018, he sponsored an ambitious proposal to require the state to enroll 95% of eligible households by 2024. It failed to reach a final vote after county officials raised concerns that it lacked funding.

Last year, Wiener sponsored a narrower version,

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nearly identical to this year’s. But it also died early as lawmakers focused on the state’s coronavirus response.

The pandemic has given California a peek into how an easier CalFresh enrollment process could work.

Early on, the federal government waived a requirement that people provide a signature — the part of the application that often brings people into county offices in counties that haven’t yet implemented e-signature technology — and also made it easier for recipients to recertify their eligibility.

It’s hard to say how many more people were able to get on or stay on CalFresh because of the change, but it’s clear that need spiked.

The number of CalFresh recipients increased rapidly by 800,000 between Feb-

ruary and June, when enrollment peaked at over 4.8 million, before dropping back down to 4.3 million by November.

The bill also would simplify and shorten the CalFresh application for seniors and those with disabilities, a change which has led to higher participation in other states. In theory, that could happen quickly after the bill was passed, potentially increasing food security for seniors affected by the pandemic.

Just 19% of eligible California seniors receive the food assistance, compared with 42% of seniors nationally, according to an analysis of 2015 enrollment data.

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Thriving Pink hosts workshop

BY SARA THOMPSON Special to the Enterprise

Thriving Pink is hosting two virtual workshops in January for those with a breastcancer diagnosis.

Pam Cordano, LMFT, will host a workshop focusing on sharing, connection, self-care, and a hopeful outlook for 2021, at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11.

And Dr. Robert Wiebe, chief medical officer at Common Spirit Health, and Emma Hunter, MPH, will lead a workshop discussing the COVID vaccine at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25.

There will also be time for Q & A; attendees are asked to email specific questions to info@ thrivingpink.org at least one week prior so the speakers can organize their presentations most effectively.

RSVP for each workshop to info@thriving pink.org to secure Zoom link. For information, go to www. thrivingpink.com.

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n avalanche is best known as a large amount of snow flowing down a slope but can also refer to rocks or other debris that slides and behaves in a similar way.

Avalanches may seem unpredictable and random, but there are specific conditions and events that need to happen for an avalanche to occur. Snow scientists, geologists and engineers are beginning to know what to look for and are able to predict and prevent these events.

Avalanches need three things, snow or other debris, a slope, and something to cause it called a trigger. The slope is the simplest part, as snow often accumulates in mountains and hills. Most avalanches occur on slopes between 25 to 60 degrees, with the average being around 35 to 45 degrees.

The snow of avalanches is complex and has layers similar to soil. As snow falls in the mountains, it has different water content and texture and can change if exposed to air or sun. For an avalanche to occur, the snow needs to have an initial bed of snow, with a weaker layer on top, and an overlaying bed of snow. As the top layer becomes heavier, the weaker middle

Start a nature journal The Yolo Audubon Society is offering a free virtual Nature Journaling Workshop at 9 a.m.

Sunday, Jan. 10, via Zoom.

Alison Kent will introduce the art of nature journaling, with a discussion of tools and materials, for about 30 minutes. Participants will then go out in their own neighborhoods, or area of choice, to walk and journal. The group will reconvene at 11:15 a.m. to discuss and share their journals. No experience is necessary.

Examples of nature journaling, suggested art materials and additional resources and information are available at yoloaudubon.org or facebook.com/ yoloaudubonsociety.

Those interested should register for the Zoom event on either website.

Yolo Audubon, a chapter of the National Audubon Society, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster an appreciation of birds and conservation in Yolo County. The group will be offering virtual events in an effort to educate and inform the public about birds and birdwatching.

EXPLORIT SCIENCE CENTER layer will collapse and fail, causing it and the upper layer to fall and slide down the slope.

Snow weight can be a trigger for avalanches, but any number of things can cause the weak layer to fail and move the snow on top of it. Earthquakes can cause avalanches, and more commonly humans trigger avalanches.

Scientists are developing ways to study and understand snow science and avalanches. During the winter months, scientists dig into the snow to view the different layers of snow.

They observe the layers and can determine which is the weaker layer and how much snow is above it.

They look at the size and shapes of the individual snowflakes in each layer, with larger snowflakes being weaker because they do not pack as tightly as smaller snowflakes.

By studying the snow layers, scientists can close off an area if it is high risk for an avalanche. Some ski areas and communities near mountains try to artificially trigger avalanches to help control where they go and can make sure no one is in danger. This

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An avalanche flows into the Rojental valley below the Griankopf summit in the South Tyrol of Italy. occurs by having a team trigger snow at the top of a slope or even firing a special cannon blast at the snowpack on a mountain.

If caught in an avalanche, many professionals suggest not trying to outrun it, you will not be able to. Instead, try to angle towards the side, but still downhill. That way you can pick up speed going downhill but will be heading towards the edge and possibly to safety. So, when participating in snow sports, keep an eye on conditions and look for avalanche reports from local snow scientists and always be safe.

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Fact-checking can reduce vaccine myths

BY KAREN NIKOS-ROSE Special to The Enterprise Social media misinformation can negatively influence people’s attitudes about vaccine safety and effectiveness, but credible organizations — such as research universities and health institutions — can play a pivotal role in debunking myths with simple tags that link to factual information, UC Davis researchers suggest in a new study.

Researchers found that factcheck tags located immediately below or near a post can generate more positive attitudes toward vaccines than misinformation alone, and perceived source expertise makes a difference.

“In fact, fact-checking labels from health institutions and research universities were seen as more ‘expert’ than others, indirectly resulting in more positive attitudes toward vaccines,” said Jingwen Zhang, assistant professor of communication and lead author of the study.

The findings were published online Wednesday, Jan. 6, in the journal Preventive Medicine.

The data was collected in 2018 — before the COVID-19 pandemic

— but the study’s results could influence public communications about COVID-19 vaccines, researchers said.

“The most important thing I learned from this paper is that fact checking is effective … giving people a simple label can change their attitude,” Zhang said. “Secondly, I am calling for more researchers and scientists to engage in public health and science communications. We need to be more proactive. We are not using our power right now.”

While there is a strong consensus in the medical community that vaccines are safe, cost-effective and successful in preventing diseases, widespread vaccine hesitancy has resurged in many countries, the study said.

The United States has faced issues with lower-thanpreferred vaccine participation for influenza and even measles, which medical experts blamed for a 2019 measles outbreak. “Because both individuals and groups can post misinformation, such as false claims about vaccines, social media have played a role in spreading misinformation,” Zhang said.

Study authors tested the effects of simple fact-checking labels with 1,198 people nationwide who showed different levels of vaccine hesitancy. In the experiment, researchers used multiple misinformation messages covering five vaccine types and five categories of 13 different fact-checking sources.

They avoided any explanations that repeated the false information.

Using a mock Twitter account, one post, for example, consisted of a misinformation claim on a specific vaccine and a picture of a vaccine bottle. It read: “According to a US Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) there were 93,000 adverse reactions to last year’s Flu Shot including 1,080 deaths & 8,888 hospitalizations.”

Researchers then used alternating fact-checking labels from various sources in media, health organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Johns Hopkins University, and algorithms. One read, for example, “This post is falsified. Fact-checked by the Centers For Disease Control.

Learn why this is falsified.”

The results showed that those exposed to fact-checking labels were

more likely to develop more positive attitudes toward vaccines than misinformation alone. Further, the labels’ effect was not moderated by vaccine skepticism, the type of vaccine misinformation or political ideology.

“What approaches are most effective at targeting vaccine misinformation on social media among users unlikely to visit fact-checking websites or engage with thorough corrections?” researchers asked in the paper. “This project shows that seeing a fact-checking label immediately below a misinformation post can make viewers more favorable toward vaccines.”

She explained that a tag could be as simple as a reply to a misinforming tweet that explains the information is false and links to credible information at a university or institutional website.

Ideally, she said, tagging should be done by social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter. She said social media companies are working with entities, such as the WHO, to correct misinformation.

“We are headed in the right direction, but more needs to happen,” she said.

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

Among them are a family of 5-month-old kittens who were owner surrendered together. Lydia (A184889), a longhair tabby, and Obisidian, (A184894) a black shorthair will approach you side-by-side so that you can pet them at the same time. They may be shy in a new home at first, but they won’t take long to cuddle up. It would be great if they were adopted together but they will do fine by themselves or adopted into another home with another cat.

Ellie (A184893), a blackand-white shorthair is a

little timid at first, but is very sweet once she warms up to you. She enjoys back and chin scratches. She may do best in a quiet home that can allow her time to come out of her shell slowly and shine.

Maple (A184893), a shorthair tabby is outgoing and wants 110% of your attention.

She will let you pet her all day long if it means hanging out with you. She would do great by herself or with another cat.

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At Rotts of Friends Animal Rescue, you’ll find Mila, a 1-year-old superwiggly Rottweiler. She is very outgoing and comfortable around people, and likes other nice dogs.

Chet is a 5- to 6-year-old neutered male malamute.

Chet has a flea allergy so he pulled out a lot of his coat before Rotts got him. Now that he’s flea-free, his coat is growing back. Chet is a little cautious with strangers, but once he gets to know you, his personality shines through. Chet plays well with other dogs.

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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 facebook. com/rottsoffriends.

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Put students first, return state deferrals

BY BILL LUCIA Special to CalMatters

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he Legislative Analyst Office recently reported a $26 billion windfall. And, some are suggesting California should restore across-the-board cuts. But politicians must recognize solutions embedded in the June budget did not embody shared sacrifice — kids and teachers took a disproportionate hit.

June revenues were deliberately pessimistic.

As a result, the Legislature could low-ball the Proposition 98 minimum school funding guarantee. In addition, the state relied heavily on payment deferrals to schools to close the budget gap. $12.5 billion in IOUs were established requiring schools to wait until next year to get paid what they are owed today.

IOUs were used to avoid deeper cuts in nonschool accounts and avoid unpopular votes to suspend Prop. 98. School accounts were again used as an ATM machine for the rest of the state. With a simple majority required to pass the budget, California politicians failed to muster the courage to keep children and teachers from harm’s way from deeper cuts under the illusion that deferrals have no consequences.

But the LAO explains, “when the state defers payments from one fiscal year to the next, it can reduce spending while allowing districts to maintain programs by borrowing or using cash reserves,” or, schools must cut programs for students.

School deferrals were first used during Gov. Gray Davis’ administration. Then, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger put IOUs on steroids in the Great Recession. By Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration, they became the largest component of the wall of debt.

The Department of Finance reported in January 2015, “some school districts were able to borrow to manage these deferrals, while others had to implement deferrals as cuts. Districts that were able to borrow incurred substantial interest costs, which led to dollars taken out of the classroom.” The IOUs and uncertainty caused millions in ongoing cuts, depleted school reserves and forced more than $100 million in unreimbursed borrowing costs. More than $20 billion owed was never repaid in arrears.

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n IOU with a promise to pay back next year is a sham solution when the reimbursement comes directly from money schools are already owed. And, deferrals result in unequal pressure for reductions in current levels of service in low-wealth districts, including teacher layoffs, fewer library hours, fewer counselors and elimination of music, arts, sports, tutoring and after-school programs.

Accordingly, IOUs are regressive and inequitable making it even more difficult to maintain current programs designed to help disadvantaged students and English learners. And, with layoff rules, fewer novice teachers are retained, including fewer new teachers of color, which research finds produce positive outcomes for students of color.

Failure to eliminate the IOUs to schools will unnecessarily plunge many struggling districts into projected insolvency and deeper cuts. This will lead to further inequities for low-income students short-changed even before the pandemic. A 2019 state audit found billions of dollars earmarked for high-need students could not be determined to effectively support increased or improved services for these students.

When the state has funds to reverse IOUs and knows about these inequities, it is irresponsible to continue unneeded pressure on educators and limit services to students who each have a constitutional right to a basic education.

Balancing the budget on the backs of kids and teachers is never a good idea. It’s unconscionable if the state can reverse it and fails to do so. Schools need predictability in planning for 2021 and beyond, for reopening, addressing learning loss and reimagining a system that puts kids-first and gives every child an equitable opportunity to learn.

There’s more than enough funding to erase all $12.5 billion of the deferrals.

Rarely does a governor and Legislature get a second chance within the same fiscal year to correct bad policy. It is time politicians immediately put the money back where it belongs and pledge to never disproportionately balance the budget on the backs of kids and teachers.

— Bill Lucia is president and CEO of EdVoice, bill@edvoice.org.

earranging deck chairs on the Titanic” is an overworked cliché, but it certainly applies to California’s Employment Development Department.

The name itself is a farce.

There’s no evidence that EDD ever developed any jobs, other than employing thousands of bureaucrats to pay out unemployment insurance benefits — and that’s been a titanic disaster.

This week, EDD suspended payments to many Californians in its latest effort to deal with massive fraud that erupted when Congress pumped many billions of dollars into the unemployment insurance system for workers who lost jobs due to COVID-19.

“As part of ongoing efforts to fight fraud, EDD has suspended payment on claims considered high-risk and is informing those affected that their identity will need to be verified starting this week before payments can resume,” the agency tweeted on Sunday.

The suspensions were ordered a few days after EDD’s much-criticized director, Sharon Hilliard, abruptly retired — whether voluntarily or otherwise — and

to flag potentially fraudulent claims, but canceled it when federal funds for the fraudprevention program expired.

So EDD fell hugely behind on legitimate unemployment claims and approved billions of dollars in fraudulent claims. What else could possibly go wrong?

Gov. Gavin Newsom replaced her with veteran apparatchik Rita Saenz.

The fraud scandal is doubly embarrassing for Newsom because the agency was already on the hot seat for failing to deliver timely payments to hundreds of thousands of legitimate claimants and still has a massive backlog of unprocessed claims.

The Los Angeles Times, in a lengthy examination of the fraud scandal, pointed out that EDD had failed to adopt “precautions implemented in other states, including using sophisticated software to identify suspect applications, keeping Social Security numbers out of official mail and cross-checking benefit claims against personal data on state prison inmates.”

The agency had a contract with a firm, Pondera Solutions, that had successfully used publicly available data

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wo years ago, state Auditor Elaine Howle advised the Legislature that EDD was exposing people to identity theft by placing Social Security numbers on mail. The volume of such mail has exploded during the pandemic but EDD ignored the warning and “has continued to place Californians at risk of identity theft,” Howle said in a recent letter to Newsom.

Finally, the surge of unemployment claims has created a gigantic debt.

California borrowed more than $10 billion from the federal government to pay benefits during the recession that began in 2007. The feds hiked taxes on California employers to pay off the debt and by the end of 2019, a year of low unemployment, the unemployment insurance fund had a $3.3 billion balance.

However, during 2020, the state paid out more than $100 billion in benefits, about a quarter in employerfinanced regular benefits and the rest in emergency federal aid. The state unemployment fund was more than $20 billion in the red at the end of 2020 and, EDD projects, will end 2021 with a negative balance of nearly $50 billion.

When state unemployment funds dry up, benefits continue with federal loans that states must repay. California’s previous $10 billion debt took years to repay, and it now could face a $50 billion debt. The state may hope for loan forgiveness, but if it’s not forthcoming, employers will be saddled with new taxes that would make recovery from recession even more difficult.

If there’s a political price to be paid for EDD’s seemingly endless crises, it will fall on Newsom, especially if a pending recall drive places his career on the ballot later this year.

— CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters.

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LETTERS Thank you, IY& SDCA3 leaders Rachel Beck and Kelly Wilkerson thank you! I don’t think the year could’ve been any more difficult and I am very grateful for having you tie together the hope and community that is Indivisible Yolo and Sister District CA3.

I know it’s been a tremendous burden to pose initiative after initiative — to give structure, counsel and guidance for the energies of hundreds of volunteers that have donated their time to support caring and humane publicly elected representation. Your leadership has made a difference: 50,000 phone calls, millions of texts, tens-of-thousands of postcards and tens-of-thousands of dollars — all donated — all of it necessary to win.

Four years, without a staff except the willing. Take a bow! Take a bow for yourselves and the thousands of women-led voter organizations across our country.

As a fellow Indivisible Yolo volunteer, I would like to also thank our Woodland/ Davis Yolo core team, Magalean Martin, Betsy Elzufon, Shaunese Lambel, Emily Hill and Peggy Bernardi for the IY newsletter, voter registration drives, the local electoral endorsement process, the work of setting up a 501c3 and the many direct actions to remind our federal and state representatives that “they will be held accountable.”

Thanks to you and your families for letting you participate and lift us all up.

You have done so much to give us hope and faced down so much fear.

May your holiday traditions bring you peace and some well-deserved rest.

In solidarity, thank you from all of us volunteers.

Scott Steward Ragsdale Davis

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over the causeway twice every day to West Sacramento instead of living and working in Davis because we do not have adequate R&D-based facilities for all the companies and workers.

I understand the criticism about the environmental footprint of the proposed R&D park but what about all the tons of emissions from all those cars driving out of Davis every day?

Furthermore, the last time an R&D park was built in Davis was 1990 — University Research Park on Drew. I was the first tenant, founding Entotech then AgraQuest in 1995 (bought by Bayer, moved to West Sac in 2012) and now Marrone Bio and Novo Nordisk Biotech reside there. The buildings are old and energy inefficient.

Marrone Bio pays hundreds-ofthousands of dollars to PG&E in utility costs due to the single-pane windows and poor energy efficiency of the buildings. To get solar panels on this rented building (need both roof and new carports for all the panels) has not been possible because of landlord objections.

Each week, an entrepreneur with a green ag-tech startup contacts me about space in Davis to set up shop. Nearly impossible.

Should we not want homegrown green/clean businesses here?

Therefore, we need a modern, energyefficient research park so employees don’t jump in their cars to commute out to their jobs. I urge the developer to come back to the table and address the traffic issue (btw it’s not like the Mace traffic situation is good now) as we truly do need a place for UCD spinouts and

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What have we become?

A blatant disregard for humanity is a recurring theme in the United States.

For a country built on a foundation of freedom by radical immigrants, there is an unimaginable lack of compassion. A growing capitalist ego has strangled all aptitude for empathy.

We declare ourselves the global superpower while idly watching a life being lost every 20 seconds from COVID-19.

What was once blood running through American veins has been replaced with capitalist conceit. National pride commands the prioritization of wealth over humanity.

While this has been the case for decades, the Trump administration has further provoked a culture of selfishness and hatred.

Break the toxic cycle, care for your community and wear a mask. Stop gathering. It has never been about the individual, nor will it ever be — it is about how individual actions affect the community.

Morgan Mooney-McCarthy Davis

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SHOTS: Supply drying up as the weeks go by From Page A1 The state announced Thursday that in order to maximize vaccine administration and reduce the potential for waste, health departments should immediately administer COVID19 vaccines to all individuals in Phase 1A regardless of tier.

The problem, however, is a lack of doses.

Yolo County had only received 4,550 vaccine doses as of Wednesday night and only 100 doses in the last week-and-a-half.

That does not include second doses (given three weeks after the initial dose for the Pfizer vaccine and four weeks after the initial dose for the Moderna vaccine). Those doses have been received, Tan said, but are not counted in the 4,550 total.

Meanwhile, just 2,606 first doses had been administered through Wednesday.

At issue, Tan said, is the time involved to administer those shots.

“There is a ton of work that goes into vaccinating people at this scale — the logistics, the planning, working with sites, working with staff and residents, training nurses, tracking the doses and vials, supplies and security and all the paperwork that’s

Woodland Fire’s Jenna Munson was among the first recipients of the coronavirus vaccine. Hundreds of local firefighters will be vaccinated by the end of the week.

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involved,” Tan explained.

“It is a ton of work.”

This week alone, she said, the county hosted more than 25 vaccine clinics that finished up vaccinations in senior-care facilities and continued vaccinations of ambulance and emergency services workers, firefighters and others.

“It is a huge undertaking,” said Tan. “We are working as fast and quickly as we can.”

“The county is well aware of the questions and concerns from residents,” Tan added. “Everyone wants to know where they are in the phases and tiers and how they will get their vaccine.”

She promised that when she knows more, the public will be informed promptly.

As for older residents not living in senior-care facilities, Tan said the county is

considering drive-through vaccine clinics, regular walk-in clinics and possible home visits for those who are immobile.

As planning continues for vaccinating populations in later tiers, the county this week stayed on track with the current tier, vaccinating firefighters all over the county. At three different locations, firefighters from multiple agencies ranging from UC Davis to Woodland to the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation received the first of two Moderna vaccine doses.

“We are extremely hopeful that this vaccine will have a profound positive impact on the well-being of our personnel, and we are thankful to be able to offer this opportunity to all firefighter personnel in Yolo County who would like to be vaccinated,” said Woodland

Fire Chief Eric Zan. “This protection goes beyond our firefighters. It will help us to protect their families, their peers and the communities we serve every day.”

The county has created a vaccine information page on its COVID-19 website that will be updated regularly with phase and tier information as well as information about the vaccines themselves and doses administered so far.

Visit www.yolocounty. org/coronavirus-vaccine to learn more.

For vaccine questions, call Yolo County’s COVID19 public line at 833-9656268.

— Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net.

Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

More older adults bumped up on vaccine priority list

BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer While nearly all counties in California continue to vaccinate individuals in Phase 1A of the state’s vaccine plan, updated guidelines for future phases were released this week, including bumping more older adults up in priority.

The state plan still places people 75 and older in the first tier of Phase 1B, along with teachers, childcare workers, and food and agriculture workers, but has now moved those ages 65 to 74 into a second tier of Phase 1B. Also in that second tier are those at risk of exposure at work in sectors including transportation and logistics; industrial, commercial, residential and sheltering facilities and services; and critical manufacturing.

Those in congregate settings with

outbreak risks — including homeless shelters, jails and prisons — are also now in the second tier of Phase 1B. Meanwhile, all adults ages 50 to 64 are now in Phase 1C. Previously only adults under 64 with an underlying health condition or disability that increases their risk of severe COVID19 were in Phase 1C. Also in Phase 1C are those between the ages of 16 and 50 with an underlying health condition and individuals at risk of exposure at work in sectors including water and wastewater, defense, energy, chemical and hazardous materials; communications and IT; financial services; government operations and community-based essential functions.

Still to be determined will be Phase 2 and subsequent phases.

With the slow roll-out of vaccines,

it remains unclear when Yolo County will even reach the first tier of Phase 1B. Other counties in California have announced it will likely be February or March before they complete Phase 1A. But the state on Thursday issued new guidance to counties aimed at accelerating vaccine administration.

Under that guidance, local health departments can offer vaccine doses to lower priority groups after making appropriate efforts to reach higher priority groups or when doses are about to expire.

Additionally, local health departments should immediately administer vaccines to individuals in all tiers of Phase 1A, the state said.

— Reach Anne Ternus-Bellamy at aternus@davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

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COURSES: All classes will be online for spring From Page A1 Center, including our science labs and art classes.”

■ “Most of our classes are taught asynchronously” — meaning classroom lectures are pre-recorded by the teacher, and can be viewed online by participating students at a time when it is convenient.

“This allows a greater flexibility for students to take classes as their schedules permit,” Gaytan said.

■ “Anyone who would like assistance in the enrollment process can call our main line: 530747-5200 and speak to our friendly staff who can guide you through the process or answer questions.”

■ “We still have seats open in many classes such as Sociology 321: Race, Ethnicity and Inequality in the United States, Accounting 301: Financial Accounting, and Communication 325: Intercultural Communication.”

■ “We are around 72% full as of today (Jan. 5), so students who are

interested in attending spring semester classes should enroll soon before classes fill.”

■ “Our schedule for classes can be found online at https://scc. losrios.edu/academics/ search-class-schedules.”

Spring semester classes begin on Jan. 16 and end May 19. Final exams will be from May 13 to 19.

Although the Davis Center classrooms are currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Gaytan said. “We hope to resume classes on campus for summer, but are still waiting to see what the environment will be in terms of health and safety.”

The SCC Davis Center is at 1720 Jade St., in the West Village portion of the UC Davis campus.

Many Davis Center students transfer into UC Davis (or Sacramento State) when they have completed their coursework at the Davis Center.

Sacramento City College is part of the Los Rios Community College District.

— Reach Jeff Hudson at jhudson@davisenter prise.net.

Dodd introduces wildfire technology R&D proposal Special to The Enterprise

life and property.”

SACRAMENTO — State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, on Wednesday announced legislation to promote the research and development of new technology to prevent and respond to California’s ever-increasing wildfires.

Senate Bill 109, introduced Wednesday, calls for the creation of the Office of Wildfire Technology Research and Development under the auspices of the California Office of Emergency Services. It would identify more effective ways to address wildfires, studying, testing and advising state and local agencies on new tools and techniques to prevent and suppress them. It would also serve as a central hub for promising, new ideas.

“The escalating frequency and devastation caused by wildfires demands that we seek out emerging technology to address this urgent threat,” Dodd said. “My proposal will help develop advancements and tap innovation from the public and private sectors.

It will allow us to work smarter to protect

Dodd has written more than a dozen new laws to improve wildfire prevention and response.

OBITUARIES Flora FukWa Cheng

Robert Elbert Johnston

Dec. 17, 1927 — Jan. 2, 2021

Flora Cheng passed away peacefully on Jan. 2, 2021, at the age of 93, at home in Davis, under her daughters’ care. Known by many as “Grandma Flora”, she will be remembered for her inherent ability to love and care for everyone and her sweet spirit.

Flora was born in southern China in 1927. She studied nursing and after graduating, worked for the Queen Mary hospital in Hong Kong. There she met and married Kingsley, they were married 51 years. In 1959, the family immigrated to the USA. Eventually settling in Davis, Flora worked as a surgical nurse at Woodland Memorial and then Sutter General hospitals. At one time, Flora and Kin were the owner/operators of “The Ice Cream Store,” formerly on G Street.

Throughout her life, Flora loved travel, real estate, gardening and feeding people.

Although dementia took her memory, Flora maintained her gentle and generous spirit and her steadfast faith in God. Her concern was for others, even to the end.

Flora is preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Kingsley, and daughter Christine. She is survived by daughters Grace Cheng and Gloria Purnell (Ron Purnell); grandsons Coren Turne, and Zachary and Joseph Purnell; and many others who loved and treasured her.

Her family is thankful for the extraordinary support and love Flora received. Her family would like to thank the Yolo Adult Day Health Center and Saturday Club through Citizens Who Care programs. Dr. Ron Cotterel and the staff at Sutter Hospice provided compassionate care. Flora was a member of Pole Line Road Baptist Church for almost 50 years and because of the love and support of her church family, she was able to attend church until the pandemic. Flora received loving care from her roommates and caregivers — she loved them like family.

An online celebration of life is being planned. Additional information and an online guest book is available at smith-funerals.com

Norma J. Anderson Aug. 27, 1933 — Dec. 27, 2020

Norma Anderson died at age 87, in Woodland, on Dec. 27, 2020.

Norma was born in Kenosha, Wisc., on Aug. 27, 1933.

Her early years were spent in Kenosha.

She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in science education at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

For several years following, she taught high school biology at locations in southwestern Wisconsin.

She moved to Davis in 1964. While living in

1930 — 2020

Davis she was employed at UC Davis. In 1992, she moved to Silverdale, Wash., living there until 2011, then to Woodland, where she lived until her death.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Manfred and Dorothy Anderson and by her daughter, Janet Anderson of Silverdale.

She is survived by her son, Paul Raguse of Woodland.

Private services will be held.

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Robert Johnston died five days after his 90th birthday on Dec. 8, having successfully lived with several illnesses for many years. He was born in Oakland, the elder son of John and Louise Johnston.

After graduating from Piedmont high school in Oakland, he enlisted in the U.S. Airforce and then the Air Force Reserve. He was honorably discharged in 1957 just in time for his marriage to Delorale (Doe) Johnston.

After receiving his Masters degree from UC Berkeley, Robert moved with his wife and young children to Vallejo where he began his teaching career in Physical education. A sport enthusiast, Robert coached basketball and was very involved in team sports. Soon after receiving his doctorate in education he moved again, this time to Davis, arriving there in 1971.

He spent the next 22 years as principal of Emerson Junior High and also Holmes Junior High, retiring in 1992. He was a dedicated teacher and administrator, much beloved by his colleagues for his quiet wisdom and supportive attitude.

He spent every summer and sometimes

whole years near or in Yellowstone National Park. He worked there as a ranger in the summer months while he was teaching, living in the Lamar Valley. During retirement, he worked at concession stores in the park.

He built his dream cabin in Cooke City, Mont., to fulfill his love for the outdoors. Fly fishing was his favorite and he became very proficient. He loved sharing this time with as many friends and family who could make the journey to Yellowstone.

Robert was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Delorale Ann Proctor and his younger brother, Howard. He will be greatly missed by his son Clay with his wife Carol, his daughter Jill Murphy and his four grandchildren Jason and Jenna Tullis and Robert and Mark Murphy. He also leaves behind Edelgard Brunelle, his latelife companion of 10 years.

A memorial service in Cooke City, Mont., is planned for a to-be-determined summer date. Memorial contributions can be made to the donor’s favorite wildlife charity.

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VIOLENCE: Racial angle to crisis From Page A1 contrast to the treatment of peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square,” the chancellor said.

Images of Trump loyalists posing with confederate flags inside the Capitol on Wednesday highlighted the historical roots of their cause and made explicit the struggle between white supremacy and multiracial democracy that Trump has inflamed since taking office in 2016.

After centuries of disenfranchisement and decades of voter suppression targeting Black people in the South, a milestone in American democracy was achieved Tuesday as Georgia elected its first Black U.S. senator.

The run-off election was called just hours before chaos broke out at the Capitol. May, who came to UC Davis from Georgia Tech in 2017, reflected on

the significance of the election in Georgia.

“I awoke this morning and went for my run, buoyed by the thoughtful reflection shared by newly elected Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock, who said that the hands of his 82-year-old mother that were once “used to pick somebody else’s cotton” were just used to vote for the first African American senator in the history his state,” May said.

“I lived much of my adult life in the state of Georgia, and although I do not know Reverend Warnock personally, I have attended several services in Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he is pastor and Martin Luther King Jr. once was. I always enjoyed his sermons and was uplifted by the progress his story represented,” May said.

The chancellor emphasized that American democracy is a work in

progress that relies on the country’s citizens to strengthen and improve.

“Our democracy is a 244-year-old institution that we build upon daily by participation, debate, peaceful protest, and advocating for the initiatives and change we believe in.

Sometimes our views will prevail, sometimes they will not. Yet violence is never the answer to address our grievances. We must rely on our shared values and the principles of democracy that we hold dear,” May said.

“While it is indeed a sad day,” he said, “we’re reminded today of how important it is to recommit to these ideals and to peacefully pursue solutions to our nation’s challenges.”

— Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @ calebmhampton.

Legislators sound off on D.C. attack Enterprise staff Local political leaders spoke out Wednesday in the aftermath of the mob assault on the U.S. Capitol, after a crowd of hundreds interrupted Congress’ certification of the electoralvote count in the 2020 presidential election.

“History will remember what transpired today at the U.S. Capitol,” said Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove. “An armed mob, emboldened by the sitting president who continues to lie about the results of a lawful election, launched a violent insurrection at the Capitol with the intent of stopping the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as president and vice president. Tragically, these

events left four dead and others injured.

“This blatant attack on our democratic process did not succeed, and when Capitol Police cleared out this violent mob, members returned to fulfill their obligation to certify the results of a lawful election,” Garamendi continued. “Today’s vote was neither about supporting nor opposing a particular candidate, it was about fulfilling our hallowed responsibility as elected officials to certify the results of a Presidential election and the Electoral College vote. There will be a transfer of power on Jan. 20 ... That is what our Constitution required us to do here today, and it is a task we fulfilled despite the attempts of an armed mob

to undermine our sacred democratic process.

“Democracy is fragile — it is all of our responsibility to protect it. Americans have upheld this responsibility through more than two centuries of challenges and adversity. Today, and every day moving forward, we must continue this work.”

State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, echoed those sentiments: “This chaos at the U.S. Capitol is a result of Donald Trump’s unconscionable rhetoric and efforts to undermine our democracy,” he said. “It is an unprecedented attack on American values, our representatives and our fair election process. It simply cannot be allowed to stand.”

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Davis police investigate a hit-and-run that left a man dead Sunday on Olive Drive.

SUSPECT: ‘Tumultuous relationship’ From Page A1 plea on Ekoniak’s behalf. The discussion then turned to bail, with Ekoniak asking, “Am I getting OR’d today?”, meaning whether he would be released from jail on his own recognizance instead of posting bail.

Supervising Deputy Public Defender Ron Johnson requested Ekoniak’s release despite the “fairly serious” charges, saying he had “not much of a criminal history” and noting he could lose his construction business if he remained in custody.

Prosecutor Jordan Greenberg objected, saying the charges disqualify Ekoniak from the county’s emergency bail schedule enacted during the pandemic. He requested bail of $175,000, which Dyer set along with a Feb. 23 preliminary hearing date.

Meanwhile, Davis police continue to investigate the events leading up to the deadly collision.

A booking form attached to Ekoniak’s charging documents show he gave police the home address of the same Olive Drive apartment where Seyfert lived. Police have confirmed they were “acquaintances” and had been together on the day of Seyfert’s death.

Jacob Gould, who lives upstairs from

Seyfert’s apartment at Cesar Chavez Plaza, knew both men and said Ekoniak — whom he knew by his middle name — occasionally stayed overnight at Seyfert’s place.

He said he saw Ekoniak there at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, and “he was drunk as all hell.” Gould then walked downtown with his dog, and when he returned saw paramedics performing CPR on a person down in the road.

“I didn’t know who it was at first,” Gould said, describing himself “in shock” to learn Seyfert had been killed and Ekoniak named a suspect in his death.

“I saw something bad happening to Bryan eventually, but not this,” he said.

“He has a good heart, but if he’d gotten off the bottle, he’d have a bit more going for him.”

“He was OK when he wasn’t drunk.

Same with Ernie,” Gould said, adding that Seyfert sometimes kicked Ekoniak out of his apartment when he got annoyed with his drinking. “They had a tumultuous relationship.”

As for Seyfert, “he was crotchety, but he was a good guy. He was my friend,” Gould said. “I feel for his family for sure.”

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

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.

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his year, the Pence is starting off by unleashing some new virtual education programs. I know that so many of you are all a bit tired of Zoom, but these are sure to be fun, and many of them are free to the public.

First off, we are organizing a new afterschool program for children ages 5 through 11, simply titled ArtSmart. It includes four virtual sessions, a tour of a Pence exhibit, and four art programs led by art educator Melissa Uroff. She has designed themes to match our exhibits, and while the first one will already be going by the time this article publishes, we will have recorded the session for those of you who would like to jump in and attend the last three sessions.

Participants must have a computer and Internet access, and they need to pick up a supply packet at the Pence that includes all materials. The cost for four weeks is $70 for Pence members and $80 for nonmembers. The first theme is Abstract art, and the dates are Jan. 12, 19 and 26.

See our website under programs for three additional themes in February, March and April.

For those of you who enjoy

learning about new subjects, the Pence is hosting a series of lectures this spring by regional art historians.

They were invited to speak on whatever current research they are passionate about, and we start off with Alexandra Sofroniew’s lecture on votive objects given to the gods during the Classical period from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16.

Sofroniew is an archeologist and an assistant professor of art history at UC Davis.

This is a free zoom talk, and you can sign up on our website at www.pencegallery.org. This lecture is generously sponsored

by Tandem Properties.

In our galleries, the Pence is displaying the mixed-media paintings of Michael Shemchuk, who continues to delight audiences with his abstract paintings that are full of gestural marks and shapes. Created by countless layers of paper and paint, these pieces have an almost architectural presence, due to their tactile accumulation of materials.

His exhibit “Paper Trail” continues through Jan. 24, and this Sunday, Jan. 10, is a free virtual talk by the artist via Zoom from 2 to 3 p.m. To register, visit our website at pencegallery.org.

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“Flipping Out, Zion” by Mariah Reading is part of her “Worn Landscapes” exhibit, on display through Feb. 21. Her virtual artist talk is from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, via Zoom.

Our newest exhibit, “New Year/New Direction,” is a group exhibit of paintings and sculpture by regional artists such as Del Almeida, Paula and Joe Bellacera, and more. In it, artists

This landscape by artist Del Almeida is part of the group exhibit of paintings and sculptures, “New Year/New Direction.”

look back at the hard-tocharacterize year of 2020, which frankly needed to be over months ago! This exhibit runs from Jan. 8 to 31.

Downstairs, Mariah Reading unveils her “Worn Landscapes” exhibit, and it’s one of the most unusual shows we’ve ever had at the Pence in my 15 years. She has worked as an environmental interpreter and artist in residence in some of the most

impacted parks in the U.S., from California to Alaska to Maine, where she was raised.

Her views of natural scenic beauty are made directly on recycled materials collected onsite.

Completed painted objects are then aligned with the physical landscape to both obscure and highlight the discarded object in a series of photographs.

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The mixed-media paintings of Michael Shemchuk are on display through Jan. 24. He will give a free talk via Zoom from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10.

Podcast features LGBTQ story from award-winning collection Special to The Enterprise Stories on Stage Davis will release the ninth episode of its all-podcast eighth season on Saturday, Jan. 9, with Matthew Lansburgh’s story “Outside is the Ocean,” read by returning actor Zachary Scovel.

“Outside the Ocean” focuses on Stewart, the son in Lansburgh’s collection of linked stories by the same name. To Stewart’s surprise, he goes home from a bar with Tazik, a successful, attractive banker with a dominating personality and a hidden, grieving heart.

At one point Stewart finds himself immobilized and alone, and as his mind drifts to the

summers he was forced to spend with his father, the story touches on larger storylines of love, loss and acceptance by others and of yourself.

LANSBURGH Lansburgh’s Author “Outside Is the Ocean” won the Iowa Short Fiction Award and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and the FerroGrumley Award for LGBTQ Fiction.

His fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in journals such as “One Story,” “New England Review,” “Glimmer Train,” “Ecotone,” “Alaska Quarterly Review,”

“Guernica,” “Electric Literature” and “Epoch,” and has been shortlisted in the “Best American Short Stories” series.

Recent honors include fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, Yaddo, and MacDowell.

Reader Scovel is making his third appearance with Stories on Stage Davis. He recently received his master’s degree in French and Francophone studies at UC Davis and is in pursuit of his Ph.D. in the same field.

He is a former company member at Big Idea Theatre in Sacramento, where he has many acting credits and has held the title of master carpenter, as well

Youths can audition for ‘Honk! JR’ Special to The Enterprise HONK!!! ... The Davis Musical Theatre Company’s Young Performers Theater announces auditions for its virtual performance of the musical, “Honk! JR,” at 4:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 18, and Tuesday, Jan. 19, with selected callbacks at 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 21. The show will be directed and choreographed by Ron Cisneros, with musical direction by Dave Chan.

Sign up to select a Zoom audition date and time at https://dmtc.org/auditions and click the link that says “Audition Sign Up Link For HONK, junior.”

“Honk! JR” will play at 7 p.m. Friday, April 9, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 10, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 11.

All performances will be

presented online and the rehearsals are on Zoom but cast members must come to the theater building in Davis for costume fittings and recording sessions.

Onsite visits will follow theater COVID-19 protocol including social distancing and wellness procedures.

This adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling” fable and the award-winning musical is a celebration of what makes everyone special.

Auditioners should be prepared to sing a musical theater song (not from this show) and provide accompaniment (either a pianotrack recording or karaoke version from YouTube).

After general auditions, those who are requested to attend Thursday’s callbacks will be provided with materials in advance via email,

such as a piece of a song and the musical track, and scenes or monologues to practice for callbacks.

Rehearsals (online via Zoom) will start on Monday, Jan. 25. The general rehearsal schedule is 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Not all actors will be called for every rehearsal.

There is no participation cost for performers, except for the optional “Honk! JR” T-shirt. Parents/guardians are required to complete volunteer hours and it’s estimated that the commitment will be approximately eight hours. Volunteering may include onsite support of the production following COVID-19 protocols.

For character descriptions, go to https://dmtc. org/characters?showId= 4462.

as assistant director for the productions of “Trevor” and “A Bright New Boise.”

Some of his favorite previous roles also include SCOVEL Juliet in the SacraActor mento Shakespeare Festival’s all-male cast of “Romeo & Juliet,” Victor-Emmanuel and Poche for American River College’s “A Flea in Her Ear,” and Jonathan Harker for Solano Community College’s “Dracula.”

He was most recently seen in Episode 5 of Sacramento’s Warehouse Artist Lofts’ “Boxed Up” and Davis Shakespeare

Ensemble’s “The Three Musketeers.”

While he has taken a break to concentrate on academics for the past couple of years, he anticipates auditioning when it is safe for theaters to open their doors again.

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

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

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‘Mank’: Mesmerizing film a true dazzler You’ll be amazed ‘Mank’ by this depiction of old-time Hollywood Starring: Gary Oldman,

BY DERRICK BANG Enterprise film critic Director David Fincher’s “Mank” is a magnificent experience in all manner of ways, starting with Gary Oldman’s mesmerizing portrayal of the celebrated journalist, author and screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz.

It’s also a bravura, often breathtaking display of cinematic art. Fincher, cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt and editor Kirk Baxter have meticulously replicated the style, atmosphere and very essence of the film — “Citizen Kane” — whose creation drives this narrative. The sharply sculpted screenplay — by Fincher’s late father, Jack — even mimics the non-linear storytelling style that was so innovative in Orson Welles’ classic.

The saga is rigorously periodauthentic, and (mostly) historically accurate. Jack Fincher conflates a few key events — and meddles a bit with chronology — to heighten dramatic tension, but his characterization of key players is (often dismayingly) dead-on.

Fincher opens his film in early 1940, as Mankiewicz is deposited at an isolated ranch in Victorville, roughly 90 miles from the hedonistic Hollywood environment that exacerbates his worst tendencies. He’s left with secretary Rita Alexander (Lily Collins), longtime friend and writing associate John Houseman (Sam Troughton), and a nurse (Monika Gossmann) to care for a badly broken leg sustained in a recent driving accident.

Mankiewicz’s assignment from Welles: to come up with the initial draft of a screenplay depicting the imperious career of a combustible newspaper mogul who — wink, wink, nudge, nudge — isn’t really based on William Randolph Hearst. Except that, of

Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Arliss Howard, Charles Dance, Ferdinand Kingsley, Tom Burke, Tuppence Middleton, Monika Gossmann and Sam Troughton Rating: R, for profanity Available via: Netflix

course, it is.

This task is to be completed in 60 days, while Rita, Houseman and the nurse do their best to keep Mankiewicz sober.

This prologue subsequently bounces back and forth between two other time streams: 1930, when Mankiewicz has just become a popular, respected and celebrated presence in Hollywood, having been transplanted from New York’s Algonquin Round Table; and 1934, when he becomes a fixture at Hearst’s notoriously lavish parties at his San Simeon castle. This is where Mankiewicz also deepens a friendship with the newspaper baron’s actress paramour, Marion Davies (Amanda Seyfried).

By way of easing any strain of viewers, all transitions are prefaced by screenplay-style directorial commands (e.g. “Ext. MGM Studios, 1934”).

Even so, the wealth of characters and the rapid-fire information dump can be daunting, particularly during the initial half-hour, for viewers who don’t know at least a bit about Welles, “Citizen Kane,” and 1930s-era Hollywood movers and shakers.

To which I counsel patience: All eventually becomes clear enough to relish the snarky, selfdestructive path on which Mankiewicz staggers through most of the decade.

Oldman’s Mankiewicz is remarkable: another chameleonlike, wholly immersive performance akin to his George Smiley, in 2011’s “Tinker Tailor Soldier

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Screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) and actress Marion Davies (Amanda Seyfried) meet over a shared cigarette; they’ll soon bond over their tempestuous fealty to William Randolph Hearst.

Spy”; or his Oscar-winning Winston Churchill, in 2017’s “Darkest Hour.” In public, Mankiewicz swans about as an impulsive, frequently soused bon vivant, with a marvelous facility for acid wit and scathingly perceptive commentary; Oldman’s line delivery is stand-up-comic perfect.

During the Victorville sequences, he’s chastened but still stubbornly defiant. The charm here comes from the way David Fincher intimately handles the tentative professional relationship that develops between Mankiewicz and Rita. Collins, also no slouch when it comes to gracefully subtle acting chops, gives Rita just the right amount of feisty British spunk, as she becomes brave enough to verbally joust with her famous companion.

Charles Dance is deliciously, malevolently imperious as Hearst; his feral, reptilian smirk leaves no doubt that he regards himself superior to anybody else in the room.

Seyfried’s Marion is fascinating. On the one hand, she clearly relishes her lavish lifestyle and the perks that result from being escorted by a man who can bankroll anything she wishes to

do. At the same time, at quieter moments — notably an evening stroll with Mankiewicz — Seyfried lets the pretense drop, exposing Marion’s fragile, vulnerable side. (She, too, is a hopeless alcoholic.)

Arlis Howard is unapologetically arrogant as MGM head Louis B. Mayer; watch for the jaw-dropping moment when he pleads desperation and uses FDR’s bank holiday as an excuse to halve every MGM employee’s salary for eight weeks. (Yes, this actually occurred.)

Ferdinand Kingsley is quietly sinister as manipulative MGM production head Irving Thalberg, who plays a key role in this film’s second core historical event: activist author Upton Sinclair’s 1934 run for governor of California, on the Democratic ticket.

This eye-opening event supplies “Mank” with a fascinating political backdrop, given the degree to which old-school Republicans and business tycoons — such as Hearst — connived to sabotage Sinclair’s campaign.

The period fidelity of Messerschmidt’s lush, monochromatic cinematography is almost eerie at times; it definitely hearkens back to Gregg Toland’s shadow-laden,

Oscar-nominated work in “Citizen Kane.” Goodness, Messerschmidt even inserts the fleeting little dots in the upper right corner of the screen, which alerted movie theater projectionists to change reels every 20 minutes.

Donald Graham Burt’s production design is equally sumptuous, and the thoughtfully moody Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross score similarly evokes Bernard Herrmann’s celebrated music for “Citizen Kane.”

All this said, “Mank” ultimately might be too “inside” for casual filmgoers. Although Sinclair’s gubernatorial run serves as a compelling secondary access point — particularly in light of the lies and relentless dirty tricks that characterized our own recent presidential race — the faithfulness and artistic beauty of Fincher’s homage may be lost on viewers not steeped in Hollywood history.

But if you do love such stuff, “Mank” is stunning, and a constant delight.

— Read more of Derrick Bang’s film criticism at http://derrick bang.blogspot.com. Comment on this review at www.davis enterprise.com.

‘Rose Island’: By any name, this one is a hoot Italian charmer is based on actual events

‘Rose Island’ Starring: Elio Germano, Matilda De Angelis, Tom Wlaschiha, Leonardo Lidi, Alberto Astorri, Violetta Zironi, François Cluzet, Luca Zingaretti and Fabrizio Bentivoglio Rating: TV-14, for considerable profanity Available via: Netflix

BY DERRICK BANG Enterprise film critic Truth really is stranger than fiction.

In 1967 — annoyed by the ponderous Italian bureaucracy involved with any sort of construction — innovative Bolognese engineer Giorgio Rosa sank nine pylons into the ocean off the coastal city of Rimini, at the country’s northeastern tip. The pylons soon supported a 400-square-meter “island” platform that, over time, hosted a restaurant, bar, nightclub, souvenir shop and post office: all free of rules and regulations, and open to tourists who soon arrived in enthusiastic numbers.

On June 24, 1968 — having shrewdly placed his little enclave just beyond Italy’s territorial waters — Rosa declared it an independent state dubbed Insulo de la Rozoj, and named himself president.

He declared an official language (Esperanto), created a flag, issued stamps and set up a council of ministers. Piles of mail began to arrive, from people desiring citizenship on this artificial island.

We’ll never know whether Rosa genuinely desired to tweak the Italian government, or wanted to

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With their “independent island state” having become a popular tourist attraction, Giorgio (Elio Germano, seated left) and Neumann (Tom Wlaschiha) wonder what to do next. conduct an ingenious sociology experiment, or regarded this as the perfect way to mingle with counterculture Riviera hedonists, or simply had a wicked sense of humor.

Rosa died in 2017, having agreed that these events could be depicted in a film to be released after his passing. It didn’t take long: “L’incredibile storia dell’Isola delle Rose (Rose Island)” has just arrived as a Netflix exclusive.

It’s quite delightful: very much akin to droll, low-key British charmers … but in Italian.

Director Sydney Sibilia — who co-wrote the script with Francesca Manieri — has taken liberties with historical fact; it’s best to acknowledge that his film is suggested by actual

events. Key details are accurate, but Sibilia has made much more of Rosa’s capricious bid for statehood, and its impact on the Italian government, in order to get more of a cinematic story by tweaking a series of fabricated officials running all the way up to the Vatican.

The result feels strongly influenced, in tone and structure, by 2009’s “Pirate Radio,” with its similarly affectionate nod to renegade spirit.

We meet Giorgio Rosa (Elio Germano) during a brief flash-forward, as he attempts to gain an audience with the Council of Europe, headquartered in Strasbourg, France. His case piques the curiosity of diplomat Jean Baptiste Toma (François Cluzet).

Toma grants Giorgio the opportunity to explain his presence; we then bounce back a year, to watch these events unfold.

Germano’s Giorgio is a scruffy, impetuously foolhardy engineer/inventor with more ingenuity than common sense; he’s nonetheless likable in a lostpuppy sort of way. This likely explains the effect he continues to have on former girlfriend Gabriella (Matilda De Angelis), despite her having broken off their lengthy affair awhile back.

Gabriella, level-headed and studying law, seems way out of Giorgio’s league … and yet she can’t quite abandon him completely.

(It must be mentioned that De Angelis, in addition to deftly navigating this

complex role, is stunningly attractive).

Germano and De Angelis are captivating together, Gabriella’s amused exasperation nicely balanced by Giorgio’s motor-mouthed persistence.

Conventional employment simply doesn’t interest Giorgio.

While blue-skying a crazy concept with best friend Maurizio (Leonardo Lidi), the notion becomes increasingly attractive to both men, who set about making it a reality. Before long, they’re sitting at the edge of their newly constructed platform, which — at this point — has nothing but a few chairs, a cooler filled with food, and a standing umbrella.

This tableau is oddly amusing, particularly when cinematographer Valerio Azzali frames it with a long shot, emphasizing the crazy structure’s isolation in the open sea.

As time passes, Giorgio

and Maurizio gain additional compatriots: Pietro (Alberto Astorri), a gruff, hulking and mostly silent drifter who builds the platform’s growing structures and amenities; W.R. Neumann (Tom Wlaschiha), a stateless German club promoter, who boosts public interest in this endeavor; and Franca (Violetta Zironi), a pregnant 19-year-old who becomes the extremely popular bartender.

Back on land, the “island’s” rapidly escalating popularity soon reaches Italian Prime Minister Giovanni Leone (Luca Zingaretti) and Internal Affairs minister Franco Restivo (Fabrizio Bentivoglio). Something must be done, but they’re not quite certain what; Sibilia has a lot of fun with both actors’ slow takes and mounting frustration.

Even so, such hijinks — and Sibilia’s droll touch — can’t wholly staunch our sense of rising dread. Powerful men don’t like to look foolish or impotent; their responses, at such times, tend to be wholly out of proportion to the situation.

Whatever the actual Rosa’s intentions, Sibilia’s approach here definitely paints this unlikely venture as a fascinating sociology study … and, perhaps, also as a cautionary tale. Idealistic dreamers rarely prevail in our rigidly structured world.

But it sure is fun to watch them try.

PENCE: Artist takes aim at damage from visitors on land we aim to protect From Page B1 Reading’s current series, “Worn Landscapes,” centers on paintings created directly on discarded sweatshirts, swim fins, and shoes found on the side of trails.

Her painted found objects and photographs of them aligned will be on display during the exhibit.

Taking aim at the damage played out by visitors on land we aim to protect, Reading draws attention to the impact of

our recreation travels during shelter-in-place this past year.

Her virtual artist talk is from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, via Zoom, and is free. Come by to see the exhibit in person through Feb. 21, as it’s an amazing tour de force of realism, conservation,

and social commentary.

The artist was chosen out of 125 applicants from throughout California for the Pence Gallery Emerging Artist Award last April 2020.

Funded by Pence members James R. Smith and Suzette M.

Smith, the award focuses on supporting artists early in their careers with a stipend and a solo exhibit at the Pence Gallery.

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

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Fraudulent boyfriend Dear Annie: I have been talking with this gentleman for almost four years; we’ve been in a long-distance relationship online.

He claims that he mailed me a large sum of money, and so he has nothing now. But I have not seen this box full of money that he supposedly sent. He keeps saying that it has to clear customs, and they need a large fee in order for it to go through. I don’t think that customs would be demanding large sums of money, and, anyway, it’s been months and months now. I told him if the box did not come within the 48 hours like he said that he and I were through. I am afraid it is fraud. What is your take on this? — Losing My Lover Dear Losing My Lover: I’m afraid you’re right. This is textbook fraud. He’s trying to play you for a fool. Don’t let him.

In love with a dancer Dear Annie: I am a 64-year-old truck driver from East Texas. I went to a gentlemen’s club and befriended a dancer there, “Renee,” and I have grown to love her dearly in my heart. I feel she is a good-hearted, loving, beautiful and special woman. She is a queen in my heart. She has a 3-year-old daughter, and I want to accept her in my heart as well.

She needs to have a father figure in her life.

I have asked to take Renee and her family out to eat sometime to show her how much I love her. I have shown my love with gifts for her and her daughter. I have bought flowers, cards and teddy bears. Yet, Renee won’t return my calls, and she rarely responds to my texts. It hurts me deeply. I haven’t been eating or sleeping much.

I feel in my heart that she doesn’t really want to be in the job that she is now and that maybe I could take her away from that. She says I am different from other men who go there and that I have her heart. But she’s said that kind of thing only when in the club and drinking. I wonder whether it’s just the alcohol talking. I pray every day for her and her family to be OK. Will I ever be able to make her love me?

— Aching Heart in East Texas Dear Aching: The best way to show your respect for this woman is to give her and her daughter some space. You’ve made it clear you’re interested, so trust that she’ll reach out to you one day if she feels the same. Rather than waiting around for that day to come, get busy opening other doors for yourself. First, meet more women. During the pandemic, I encourage you to do this from the safety of your own home. Websites such as Match. com and eHarmony are excellent resources and full of people who are looking for meaningful longterm relationships. Second, I’d recommend trying therapy, as it sounds like you might be battling with depression or feelings of isolation. This can be done remotely, too, through websites such as Talkspace, BetterHelp or Online-Therapy.com. Or you can call the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) to be referred to providers and resources in your area.

——— Dear Annie: Everyone enjoys seeing monarchs fly thousands of miles south on their annual journey to Mexico this time of year.

Many people also enjoy guacamole or avocados. However, most people don’t realize the FDA requires that Haas avocados, the main type of avocado, be imported from Michoacan, Mexico, where thousands of monarchs, an endangered species, have migrated on the oyamel firs, the only trees they overwinter on, for 10,000 years. Farmers deforest the oyamel forests the monarchs depend on in order to produce Haas avocados. Everyone needs to do their part to support U.S. avocado farmers and monarchs so they will be able to migrate for another 10,000 years.

— Monarch Watcher Dear Monarch Watcher: I was not aware of this before, but I know from now on I’ll be looking for U.S.-grown avocados. Thank

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you for the tip. Robyn Nola wrote, “Butterflies are nature’s angels. They remind us what a gift it is to be alive.”

Just a call away Dear Annie: I read your column every day. Of course, lately, the issues revolve around COVID-19 and the problem of being unable to gather for significant events, especially holidays.

People seem to be going the extra mile to find alternative ways to “gather.”

I would appreciate it if you could remind your readers that there are those who are alone on all the holidays, not just during this pandemic. I’ve been alone for many years on these holidays and have learned to make the best of it, stay busy and positive. I find ways to perhaps make others less lonely, which has helped me in return.

However, there is always a bit of underlying sadness. I know I would love it if someone would reach out to me with a phone call to say happy holidays or that they were thinking of me. I do have distant family and friends, but everyone gets busy and doesn’t seem to understand how important that 10-minute conversation would be to anyone who is alone.

For that matter, it doesn’t even need to be a holiday or birthday call. Please take 10 minutes of your time and make someone’s day brighter. Whenever someone takes the time to say they are thinking of me, I smile all day.

— Appreciating Kindness Dear Appreciating Kindness: Your letter touched my heart, and I can just picture you smiling all day because someone took the time to call you. The holiday season is a wonderful reminder of how we can all help each other, especially people we know who are alone.

Dear Annie: My husband and I have adult children, ages 20 and 29, both of whom are girls. He refuses to make them grow up.

The older one asks him to make calls to places such as the airport to check on parking or to arrange appointments. He goes to her house to help her make plane reservations and has always done her taxes.

The younger one is living at home, and he calls her “the baby” all the time. He follows behind her, picking up after her, checking her school assignments, grades and school email, telling her what is due. I tell him we need to teach them to be independent, but he says he wants to help them as much as possible before he dies.

He is 68. How do I deal with this?

— Fed up with the Babying Dear Fed Up: Sadly, your husband is not doing his children any favors by continuing to make them dependent on him. The goal of parents should be to give their children good roots when they are young. Teaching them how to care for themselves and be polite and responsible members of society, with wings to fly away from the nest and create their own lives separate from their parents.

Give a man a fish and he has one meal; teach him how to fish and he can feed himself for life.

That is what your husband needs to do, and you know it. Sit him down and share the impact of his babying. Ask him about his concerns about trying to help them before he dies. If he still does not get it or if there are some deeprooted fears present, then it might be time to go to family counseling.

It’s your life Dear Annie: I am a highly successful professional single mother in my mid-40s. My ex-husband and I divorced 10 years ago, and we have two wonderful children.

I am happily dating a colleague, and all of my friends and some of my family are happy for me and

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like my boyfriend. The problem is my parents, who live about half an hour away from me and come by my home to see my children two-three times each week.

They have made it clear that they hate him, despite having only been around him twice for very brief periods of time. They refuse to accept anyone and have even made comments to my teenage children about what a mistake they think I am making. For the record, my children have told me repeatedly that they are happy with the situation and wish my parents would leave them alone.

Their primary objections are that he is also divorced and that we work together.

I think my father likes to believe that he is the man in charge and is not willing to accept another man in my life. My children just shrug their shoulders and say nothing when my parents say things to them because it makes them feel awkward and like they are being placed in the middle. My parents take my children’s responses (or lack thereof ) as meaning that my children are against the situation. In reality, my kids just want my parents to quit placing them in the middle of their beef with me.

I don’t wish to cut my parents out of my life or the lives of my children, but I am at my wits’ end with them. I have tried to politely explain to my parents that we are just going to have to agree to disagree, but they won’t stop the daily barrage of criticism. Short of cutting off contact, what do I do? — Exasperated in Alabama Dear Exasperated in Alabama: You have every right to be at your wits’ end. Criticizing your choice of partner is not helpful to you, your children, your boyfriend or your parents. Sit your parents down again privately and ask them to stop their criticism. Tell them how it makes you feel when they put down your choice.

Assuming your boyfriend makes you and your children happy, and it sounds as if he does, then your parents must accept him. As far as your father wanting to be the only man in charge of your life, remind him that you are the only person in charge of your life now. Your father looked after you and protected you for many years. In the future, you’re looking forward to caring for him in his advanced years. The only way that will happen is if there is mutual respect now.

——— Dear Annie: Your request to hear from readers on how we decided to “distance celebrate” the holidays caught my attention.

We have been a military family for the past 25 years, so live family gatherings have been rare and intensely cherished.

I’ve been a prolific letter writer, including notes and cards, all my

life. There is truly something to be said about a thoughtful, handwritten letter. I continue doing that very thing during the pandemic, and I sent notes to my sons, their families and grandkids.

In addition to heartfelt words, spend a little time sorting through your photos. Print some out, and slip a few hard copy photos into the envelope. These tangible reminders of fun days from the past will bring instant joy and laughter, fond memories and lifted spirits. It works every time.

— Still Love a Handwritten Note Dear Handwritten Note: Love your positive approach to life and to challenging situations. And you are right about the power of a handwritten note. Thank you!

together. Luckily, all of the households had actual sets so we could rotate callers during the games. I know there’s virtual bingo, but we needed to keep it simple for the less tech-savvy.

We have coordinated movie nights during which we have the same movie on our televisions and meet virtually on another device to watch together. That was great for grandparent/grandchildren time. Baking virtually will be different, but we’re looking forward to it. We happen to have fans of that activity in all four houses, but everyone can try to find their common ground and do that together. There are many other things you may want to try together.

— Trying to Make the Best of It Dear Trying to Make the Best of It: Thank you for your suggestions. I love the idea of all family members watching a movie together — remotely.

Disappointed with dishes Dear Annie: My son has been dating a girl for a little over three years. My husband and I really like her. Our son loves her. Here’s the problem: I have asked her before to help in the kitchen with meal preparation and cleanup, and she refuses.

They come once a week for meals, and we eat in front of the TV while watching shows. Everyone brings their dishes to the kitchen, but I’m left with the cleanup. Once, when I asked her for help, she said that she is company and wouldn’t expect me to help at her house. They were here for Thanksgiving, and my mom asked her to join us at the table and visit, but she declined, saying she was OK where she was. My mom was hurt and upset.

How can I get her to get involved in the kitchen work, both before and after, and to put her phone away and sit and visit with us?

— Disappointed Dear Disappointed: Staring at your phone and texting while at your potential in-laws’ house is very rude. The polite thing to do is ask the host if he or she needs help, but it is also polite for the host not to expect the guests to do all the work. Have a talk with your son and ask him to help you out in the kitchen. Maybe his girlfriend will catch on and want to jump in. Her behavior toward your mother was also very rude, so address this with your son, too.

Perhaps there is a reason he hasn’t married her yet.

——— Dear Annie: My immediate family is comprised of four households in different parts of eastern Pennsylvania, so we don’t get together in person. We met virtually during the holidays. We wanted to do something fun as a family.

The age range of our group is 7 to 64. With that in mind, we decided it could be fun for us to all bake something together.

We’ve already done bingo

Risky 80 times over Dear Annie: My husband has a HUGE family. They gather every year in a hotel for at least three days. They are planning to do so this year, during the pandemic.

So far, most of them plan on going, which would be almost 80 people. They are coming from Florida, Ohio, Massachusetts, Washington and Maryland. I, of course, will not be attending.

I don’t think they will cancel their gathering, and I fear that my spouse or our child will contract COVID-19 and be contagious when they return.

My spouse says he’s going no matter what and taking our child, too. I’ve told him I think it’s irresponsible, and he knows I have health issues that would make me vulnerable to the virus and probably not survive it.

I take every precaution, including washing hands, wearing a mask, sanitizing and avoiding stores (I actually have groceries delivered). Could you give me advice on how to convince my spouse that going is irresponsible? It is putting not just our child’s health at risk but also other people’s and mine. If both of us get COVID-19, our daughter may end up with only one parent or no parents.

— Not Willing to Risk It Dear Not Willing to Risk It: I don’t blame you one bit. A gettogether of 80 or more people from different states is not responsible right now. Your husband is being short-sighted, especially since the vaccine is already being shipped across America and will be available to all of us during the upcoming year.

Promise him that you will attend the next family reunion with bells on. If he still insists on attending, then when he returns, he and your daughter must quarantine for 14 days and get tested.

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Suicide Prevention will train volunteers

Online safety and security for 2021

BY JACCI O’CONNOR AND JAY WOODS Special to The Enterprise

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he pandemic has kept seniors homebound during 2020, and folks have increasingly turned to their computers and smartphones to keep in touch with the world and connect with friends and family.

Sadly, the scammers and hackers of the world have seen this as an opportunity to get even busier and more sophisticated with how they attempt to steal our money or our identity, or to simply cause our devices to “misbehave.”

So, as we do at the start of each new year, we are reminding you about best practices for keeping yourself and your computer safe and secure.

Here are some situations that should raise a red flag and prompt you to appropriate action: ■ If you receive an email asking you to verify your account information: Many people have been fooled by emails that look legitimate, even using a familiar company’s logo.

These scam-in-disguise emails ask you to update or verify your account information (usually by clicking on the provided link), or they may even warn you that your account has been temporarily frozen until you contact them with your information.

These emails are especially alarming when they appear to be from a company you actually do business with.

One of the newer versions of this is the email that appears to be from PayPal or a bank containing a “receipt” for your recent payment to

TECH OVER 60 Nextflix or some other company — which you didn’t actually make. And very often it’s a substantial dollar amount.

In that moment of panic to straighten this out right away, it would be tempting to click the link in the email to pursue correcting the error.

Don’t do it!

What to do: Never click on the links in these emails. Just delete the email.

Though they may look official and legitimate, they are actually coming from scammers who hope that you will provide them with your personal information. This type of scamming is referred to as phishing.

Legitimate businesses will never send you an email asking you to click on a link and enter your information.

■ If you are browsing on the internet and a popup notification appears: Examples of this type of pop-up notification include messages like “Your software is out of date, please click here to update now,” or “Is your computer infected?

Click here to find out.”

Or the most startling one: “Your computer is infected!”

Like the scam emails we described above, these online notifications can look very legitimate, but they are really invitations to download malware to your computer. Malware is software designed to harm or disrupt your computer.

What to do: Never click on links provided in pop up notifications. If, for example, you get a pop-up notification that your Adobe Flash Player —

Special to The Enterprise Suicide Prevention and Crisis Services of Yolo County (SPYC) will hold a five-week crisis line volunteer training beginning March 9.

Crisis line volunteers play a role in saving the lives of Yolo County residents; when they join the dedicated team of volunteers who answer the phones at SPYC, they become the first point of human contact in the steps toward mental health.

Volunteers undergo a 40-plus hour training program to develop skills to address issues of depression, suicide, familyrelationship conflicts and mental illness. Initially, volunteers commit to serving six hours per week with a one-year service commitment.

SPYC will be interviewing prospective volunteers until Feb. 28 and will accept applications for this training up until Feb. 24.

Those interested in applying are asked to ensure they will be able to attend each training date (virtually, due to COVID-19); there are no make-ups, and all potential volunteers are required to attend each training, on time, and for the full duration. Applicants must also be at least 20 years old.

Trainings are 6 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, March 9 to April 13.

Visit www.Suicide PreventionYoloCounty.org to download and complete a volunteer application.

Applications can be mailed or emailed back to SPYC. For additional information, call the SPYC business office at 530-756-7542 and ask for Geneva.

Don’t get caught by online scammers.

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legitimate software you may have on your computer — needs updating, do not click on the provided link.

Instead, visit the official Adobe website yourself to find out if your software is up to date.

One way to ensure that you are on a company’s official website is to check the URL, or website address. Right before the .com in the website address there will be the organization or company’s official name, like apple. com, wellsfargo.com or amazon.com.

Here are some examples of official Apple website addresses followed by an unofficial variation of the address: apple.com is legitimate, but not myapple.com support.apple.com is legitimate, but not applehelpdesk.com apple.com/music is legitimate, but not appletunes.com/music It is not always easy to discriminate legitimate from fraudulent or unofficial website addresses, and scammers are good at creating official-looking addresses.

When in doubt about the legitimacy of a website address, ask someone who knows online security well before clicking!

■ If you receive an

unsolicited phone call from any organization or business asking for money or information: By now you’ve probably heard about the scammers who call seniors claiming to be the IRS and threatening to arrest them if money is not sent immediately. Or they say, “This is your grandson, I’m in jail and need you to help me post bail.”

Modern day phone scams often involve your computer, too.

Several of our clients have received phone calls claiming to be from “Apple tech support,” and notifying them that their iCloud accounts have been “hacked.”

They may ask the person to grant them remote access to their computers, and may even direct them to pay for their “services” by purchasing gift cards and scanning the gift card numbers to them. (Why gift cards? Because they are not traceable.)

You can read about one such “gift card scam” on Apple’s website: https:// support.apple.com/ itunes-gift-card-scams.

What to do: Hang up the phone!

We seniors have been trained from a young age to have good phone manners, but this is one time when you shouldn’t worry

about being polite.

Unless you have called a company or organization yourself and have arranged to receive a return phone call, do not engage in any conversation with the caller. Just hang up.

If you’re concerned about whether a phone call is legitimate, call the company and ask if one of their reps attempted to contact you.

Our Golden Rule for our students and clients is this: Never respond to any caller, email or online message that you yourself did not seek out.

If you’re uncertain about whether your computer has been compromised, or whether a message or website is really legitimate, ask a trusted friend or family member or a tech professional for help.

Stay safe and secure online, and enjoy living in this digital age.

And may 2021 be the start of a safer, healthier and more hopeful world. Happy New Year!

— Jacci O’Connor and Jay Woods own Tech Over 60, www.techover60.com.

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4 things to consider when buying a vehicle Special to The Enterprise The pandemic changed our travel habits, and made us to reconsider how we get around safely. The latest Hankook Tire Gauge Index found that three-quarters of Americans don't feel comfortable taking public transportation because of the coronavirus pandemic, leading more people to get behind the wheel.

This increase in drivers is having an impact on our car buying decisions: Data showed that 44% of Americans have already considered a new vehicle purchase.

Many are likely to be firsttime car buyers, too, as over half of Gen Z and millennials are thinking about a new vehicle purchase.

In addition to the usual considerations when buying a vehicle - cost, performance, safety and reliability - the events of 2020 have raised new questions. Here are four things to consider when buying a new vehicle.

It's as much about Is it time to plug in? comfort as it is mobility With increased range, We're spending more time in our cars, even when we're not going places - waiting in parking lots for grocery orders, lining up at drivethrus, or even taking a conference call! So a vehicle's interior should be a nice place to spend your time.

There are plenty of standard features and affordable options to make that possible.

The Gauge Index found that Americans consider everything from Bluetooth connectivity (62%) and in-dash navigation (57%), to remote and keyless start tech (56%) as important factors when choosing their vehicles.

Self-healing tire technology was also rated as an important feature by 56% of Americans - a useful feature at any time, and crucial when one may not want to come into close contact with others for an emergency tire change!

lower prices and expansions in charging infrastructure, electric vehicles (EVs) are increasingly becoming a choice for drivers, with 62% of Americans likely to consider an EV. Deciding if it's time to go electric means considering a few factors. The first is range: What do you anticipate to be your regular mileage between charges? The average range of today's electric vehicles should be more than enough for daily commuting, errands and even the occasional afternoon road trip.

Then, make sure you have access to charging infrastructure at home and at your frequent destinations.

And calculate the true financial benefit, taking into

account rebates, credits and a newfound freedom from the petrol pump.

Kick the tires Check the tires your new vehicle comes with to ensure they're suited for the weather conditions where you live.

This is important when driving regularly in inclement weather where an all-weather tire can save you money down the road. Less than half (47%) of Americans can accurately identify the difference between all-weather and all-season tires, so here's the cheat sheet: All-weather tires manage rain and snow while also delivering yearround performance; all-season tires prioritize comfort and fuel economy over ice and snow traction.

If you're switching to

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electric, your tire choice could impact your ride comfort, mileage and road noise. Range is key for an EV and there's just the quiet hum of the electric motor, so you'll want to pay extra attention to these features.

Looking ahead With a new year on the horizon, it's important to ask if your vehicle needs now will be the same in six to 12 months' time.

That's because a vehicle purchase isn't just for a few months; it's a lengthy

investment that brings insurance, registration and maintenance responsibilities. If a new vehicle purchase only serves your needs now, it may be worth managing with what you have for a few more months.

The past year has been one of change and upheaval. So if that means it's time for a new set of wheels, these questions will help you not only choose the vehicle you need, but the driving experience you want, for the years ahead.

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