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‘I’m not a murderer’ Suspect says fatal Davis shooting was accidental

Property damage across Davis was extensive Wednesday after a severe weather system swept through Northern California. In North Davis, this toppled tree damaged a parked Volkswagen van.

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storm-related incidents during the night including a knocked down transformer in the 1400 block of East Eighth Street. Howling winds brought down a handful of power lines and large trees including one that blocked both eastbound lanes of Covell Boulevard near F Street. With thousands of local residents still without electricity for the second straight day, PG&E released a pair of estimated power restoration times for two Davis neighborhoods on Thursday. The area of Central Davis between Seventh and Third streets was expected to regain power by 10 p.m. Thursday night. However, it will likely be

Enterprise staff writer Thousands of Davis residents were left without electricity late Tuesday night, many through Thursday, after a severe winter weather system swept through Northern California. More than 7,000 lost power as gale force winds and freezing rain toppled power lines and trees throughout the region. Around midnight, more than 3,000 residents lost power as most of the UC Davis campus and Central Davis experienced a blackout. Along with PG&E, the Davis police and fire departments responded to multiple

a lengthier wait for the neighborhoods along Scripps Drive, Redwood Lane and Radcliffe Drive, where PG&E officials have posted an estimated restoration could take an additional three days. In several cases, trees toppled onto parked vehicles and houses as was the case in the area of Fifth Street and Verona Terrace as well as the 500 block of Del Oro Avenue. More than 3,330 remain without power in the northern stretches of the UC Davis campus up to West Eighth Street. Electricity has been off in that sector of the city since 6:46 p.m. Tuesday. Restore times for that

area are listed as “To Be Announced” on PG&E’s website. Throughout town, stop lights at multiple major intersections remain non-functioning. Public Works employees and Davis Police installed several temporary stopsigns Wednesday in efforts to prevent traffic accidents. Residents can report nonemergency incidents to the Davis Public Works Department, 530-757-5686, or online at www.cityofdavis.org/howdo-i/make-a-service-request. After hours, call 530-747-5400 and press 0. For emergencies, call 911 or 530-758-3600.

Monday’s fatal shooting of a 39-year-old woman at a rural Davis house was a tragic accident, according to the man who pulled the trigger. James Graham described himself as a friend and roommate of the victim, Sasha Joleen Beach, and told The Davis Enterprise he’s “heartbroken” over her death, which ultimately resulted in four arrests. “I would never hurt one of my friends,” Graham, 38, said Wednesday during a tearful interview at the Yolo County Jail, where he faces felony murder and weapon-related charges. “I feel horrible for what happened. I would never do it on purpose.” “I’m not a murderer,” he added. Graham said he was target shooting that morning at a U-Haul truck parked on the County Road 29 property near the Yolo County landfill, where he lived with his girlfriend Nicole Cunnion, Beach, her boyfriend Nicholas Morrison, their friend David Goelz and his wife. According to Graham, a former roommate recently kicked off the property for hoarding and stealing had fired a gun at the house, so a friend brought over a .22-caliber pistol for protection. The U-Haul, which Graham said was “full of garbage,”

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Gandhi statue toppled, defaced and removed

Supervisors approve fee waiver for restaurants, bars

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Enterprise staff writer The statue in Davis’ Central Park of Mohandas K. Gandhi, the Indian lawyer and independence leader, was found Wednesday morning toppled and lying on the grass next to its plinth. The 6-foot-tall, 950pound bronze likeness appeared to have been

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sawed off at the ankles and half its face was severed and missing. The statue was found after a night when wind and heavy rainfall knocked out power in much of downtown Davis. “City staff discovered vandalism to the statue of Gandhi in Central Park this morning while surveying storm

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Briefly Genealogy club looks at Ireland The Solano County Genealogical Society will hold a virtual speaker series meeting at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6. Cath M. Trindle, who specializes in Irish research, among other topics, will speak on “Irish Genealogy: Exploring Townlands” — historically life in rural Ireland centered around the townland. All are invited to come explore some online resources and those still hiding in repositories. More information can be found on the society’s webpage at http://www.scgsca.org. If interested in attending, send an email to scgs@scgsca. org no later than 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5 to request an invitation.

Reading features Swedish poet Davis Poet Laureate James Lee Jobe continues his online poetry reading series on Friday, Jan. 29, with the poems of Swedish poet Gunnar Ekelöf (19071968). This free reading will be posted online by 7:30 p.m. at https://james-lee-jobe. blogspot.com and at https://www.youtube. com/jamesleejobe. Email jamesleejobe @gmail.com with any questions.

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This is a move that is long overdue O UT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE GOOD ... I was pleased to see that President Biden placed a bust of César Chávez in the Oval Office. Chávez was born in Yuma, Ariz., but spent most of his adult life in California. He frequently risked his own life to make life better for hundreds of thousands of hardworking people. He was the very definition of a true American hero. SIGN OF THE TIMES ... apparently predicting the future, a hopeful lawn sign on L Street in East Davis has been updated to read “Biden/Harris 2024.” A TALE OF TWO WOMEN ... in the last few weeks, two noteworthy events took place at our nation’s Capitol. On the one hand, we heard from a 22-year-old woman who composed and read a stunningly beautiful and moving poem at the presidential inauguration. On the other hand, we learned of a

22-year-old woman who stole the laptop of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. One provided us all with hope, the other only with hate. SUPPORTING TEACHERS IN A BIG WAY ... I had to read the headline twice to be sure it was real. “Novato schools seek developers for staff housing,” said the headline over the story by Keri Brenner in the Marin Independent Journal. “The Novato Unified School District is seeking developers to submit applications to build housing for teachers and staff on

district property.” Yes, housing reserved strictly for those involved in education in an area where the cost of housing is off the charts. Added Brenner’s story, “In general, supplying affordable teacher housing is a continuing challenge for most Marin school districts, colleges and municipalities because housing costs in the county are among the highest in the state.” I’m sure there will be much discussion about a public entity building housing for one strictly defined group of public employees. It’s bound to be controversial. The other option would be to simply pay teachers a salary that would allow them to live within the district, and what a novel idea that would be.

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EMEMBERING ONE OF DAVIS’ FINEST ... my friend and former Davisite Patrick Shea writes with some sad news. “I am writing about my wife’s

passing,” Patrick begins. “I am sure you recall Rose Marie, aka ‘The Hot Dog Lady.’ ” In a word Patrick, Rose Marie was unforgettable. “Rose Marie succumbed to a long, eight-year battle with Alzheimer’s. My daughters, Natalie and Kelly, and I are resolved that she has finally found some peace.” Going back long ago, all the way to 1973, in fact, Rose Marie and a colleague opened an outdoor hotdog cart in downtown Davis known as R and K Old Fashioned Hog Dogs. While R and K was well-known for its simple but delicious fare, it was just as famous as a gathering place for easy conversation that included the local news of the day. Let’s just say that Rose Marie was never at a loss for words as she greeted friends and strangers alike with her uncommon kindness. She will be missed. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

Yolo courts delay trials, launch Davis men charged settlement conference program with insurance fraud Special to The Enterprise California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye has signed Yolo Superior Court’s third emergency order, authorizing the court to continue all jury trials set in February to future dates in 2021. “It’s the right thing to do,” Presiding Judge Daniel P. Maguire said. “We pride ourselves on providing a safe environment in which to handle important public matters. Given current virus transmission rates, it is not now safe to assemble juries, but we will continue to closely monitor public health conditions and resume jury trials when it is practicable.” Throughout much of the pandemic, Yolo Superior Court has conducted as many jury trials as safely possible, while also taking steps to limit exposure of COVID-19 to the public, agencies, litigants and court staff. To maximize public safety, the court requires masks and social distancing for all persons who visit the courthouse. The courthouse is equipped with plexiglass

shields throughout and has implemented increased sanitation measures. Early on, Yolo Superior Court double downed on its pandemic efforts by moving almost every calendar to a virtual environment, many of which can be publicly viewed online through its website, greatly expanding public access. “Nearly all the calendars are handled virtually,” Court Executive Officer Shawn Landry said. “The only calendars that are not heard virtually are the jury trial calendars. By their nature, it is extremely difficult to accomplish.” Despite those efforts, over the last several months, the increased positivity rates of COVID-19 has made it difficult to bring jurors to the courthouse while also assuring a limited exposure. While some COVID-19 numbers have improved, Yolo County continues to be in the purple zone, or at widespread risk. “The court is concerned about equal access and the rights of defendants to a speedy trial even during a pandemic. One way the

court is addressing these concerns is by establishing a robust mandatory pandemic readiness program,” Maguire said. He added: “It is modeled after Cantil-Sakauye’s recently announced program that fast-tracks the resolution of criminal cases by making retired judges available through the Temporary Assigned Judges Program to help settle cases before trial.” Criminal Judges David W. Reed and Dave Rosenberg are spearheading the program and have enlisted respected retired Judge Stephen L. Mock to assist. “Judge Mock is a wellseasoned jurist who knows our local culture and how to effectively settle complex cases, which is why it was natural to look to him for assistance,” Reed said. Although jury trials are continued through the end of February, Yolo Superior Court remains open and is hearing all case types, including traffic. Most hearings can be accessed virtually. For more information, please visit the court’s website at www. yolo.courts.ca.gov.

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Davis residents Aaron Curtin, 42, and Andres Castellanos, 27, were arraigned on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud, conspiracy and destroying property after allegedly filing a false claim to receive an undeserved insurance payout after torching a vehicle, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced Wednesday. On April 20, 2019, Curtin reported his 2009 Audi A4 stolen and police subsequently recovered the incinerated vehicle. When Curtin filed an insurance claim, he told his insurance company he did not know who stole the vehicle, he did not lend the vehicle to anyone, and didn’t allow anyone to drive the vehicle. Curtin also claimed the vehicle was in good running condition prior to the alleged theft. However, an investigation by the California Department of Insurance discovered Curtin’s vehicle had a blown engine prior to the alleged date of theft with estimated repair costs of more than

$8,000. The vehicle had to be towed from the repair shop as Curtin didn’t have the engine repaired. Additionally, the registration for the vehicle was in peril due to multiple unpaid parking tickets and four bridge-toll evasion citations totaling $558. Curtin still owes $8,059 to the financer of the vehicle. During interviews with investigators, Curtin was evasive and told them he did not have his cell phone with him in an attempt to hide his cell phone’s location services. After his cell phone records and bank statements were requested, Curtin withdrew his claim. Further investigation uncovered that Castellanos assisted Curtin in burning and dumping the vehicle. Their alleged fraud resulted in a $8,362 loss to Curtin’s insurance company. Curtin and Castellanos were arraigned on Dec. 28, 2020 and are scheduled to return to court on Feb. 23. This case is being prosecuted by the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office.

Indivisible Yolo invites all to join its six weeks of action Special to The Enterprise Those who are thrilled to see President Biden and Vice-President Harris safely sworn in but worried about losing momentum for positive change can join Indivisible Yolo for six weeks of action to work toward rebalancing power by securing voting rights, fixing the Senate and depoliticizing the courts. Indivisible Yolo will host a virtual “Fixing Our Democracy Action Hour” from 2 to 3 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 31 to March 7, building on the phonebank community that was

instrumental in electing Biden and flipping the Senate. Participants will learn about key democracy reform goals and make phone calls, write postcards or take other simple actions. The initial focus is on three House bills that passed the last Congress but must pass again and then move through the Senate to become law: ■ The “For the People Act” (H.R. 1), legislation that would get money out of politics, expand voting rights, combat corruption, secure elections, and more;

■ The “John Lewis Voting Rights Act” (H.R. 4), which would restore full protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, parts of which were invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013; and ■ For the first time ever, the “Washington, D.C. Admission Act” (H.R. 51), which would admit D.C. into the union as the 51st state and begin to bring balance to the Senate. “Each of these would help to unrig our democracy and put power back in the hands of Americans,” said Rachel Beck, coordinator of

Indivisible Yolo, the local chapter of a national activist organization organized four years ago to defeat Trump and his allies and take back the House and Senate. “These critical bills are neither guaranteed to pass again, nor is any one of these alone enough to fix our broken democracy.” Beck said that the next 100 days are crucial for setting the course of the new administration and making structural change. Contact Indivisible Yolo at indivisibleyolo.org or on Facebook.

Help write cards and create gift baskets for seniors Special to The Enterprise The DoSomething Club from Davis Senior High School, an organization striving to enact positive social change in the community, plans a series of events with local senior citizens. Anyone from the community is invited to participate. Between Feb. 8 and 14, the club will write cards and create gift baskets for senior citizens (and deliver them). They will go to seniors the participants know or those in senior homes. A "Game Night" will take place over Zoom at 1:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19. Participants in the call will go into breakout rooms to play

the game they prefer. Someone from the club will be in each breakout room leading a game such as online Bingo, Scrabble or various card games. Sign up to make the hand-written cards at https://forms.gle/ynoCw4C14qM6c2bW9. Sign up someone to receive a card or a basket at https://forms. gle/1cK1W6r2CxRpHkv77. Find the guidelines for making the gift baskets at https://docs. google.com/document/ d/1SOWeVxfdYafvLoENw B1_x57IUducnsT8ctlt HejsU8Medit? usp=sharing.

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STATUE: Gandhi’s legacy complex WAIVER: Sliding scale based on losses From Page A1 damage,” Davis City Councilman Lucas Frerichs wrote Wednesday night in a Facebook comment. “The statue is being removed and will be stored in a safe place until it can be evaluated.” The statue provoked controversy and conflict from the moment the city acquired it, with community groups opposing it even before its installation. Donated in 2015 by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations, the statue was unanimously approved by the City Council and set to be erected in Central Park. After this approval, however, locals and members of the Organization for Minorities of India — a Lathrop-based group — voiced opposition to it. In August 2016, opponents of the statue traveled from Antioch, Mendocino, Yuba City, Sacramento and Elk Grove to attend a Davis City Council vote on a motion to reconsider the statue. Critics argued that, despite his achievements, Gandhi had flaws so reprehensible that he should not be memorialized in a public

park. “It is undisputed that Gandhi was a hero to many,” Sacramento businessman Amar Shergill said at the meeting. “He was also a bigot and predator of members of his own family.” After a heated public comment period, the council voted 3-2 to move ahead and install the statue. “It’s a symbol of peace,” Councilwoman Rochelle Swanson said. An unveiling ceremony was held on Oct. 2, 2016, Gandhi’s birthday, which is commemorated each year as an International Day of Nonviolence. Since then, the statue has been a target of repeated protests and vandalism. Last June, in the wake of racial justice protests that targeted Confederate and white supremacist statues across the United States, the Gandhi statue was spray painted with expletives and the word “rapist.” Gandhi, who was assassinated in 1948, developed the philosophy of satyagraha, a form of nonviolent resistance, which he used to liberate India from British rule and which inspired civil rights leaders around the world. Gandhi had a direct influence on Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr., who used nonviolent direct action to resist whitesupremacist oppression and terrorism. In addition to championing civil disobedience, Gandhi had a history of anti-Black racism, sexual abuse and, according to some critics, an acceptance of India’s caste system. Evidence of Gandhi’s racism and abusive sexual experimentation is incontrovertible, acclaimed Indian historian Ramachandra Guha told National Public Radio in 2019. The Indian government has donated numerous busts and statues of Gandhi worldwide, from Russia to Morocco to Ghana. Similar statues were also given to New York, Atlanta, St. Louis and San Francisco. The statue in Davis was donated at a cost of $22,000 to the Indian government. The Gandhi statue in Central Park stood for four years and three months. “More information will be shared when available but all operations of the city are devoted to the urgent public safety situations created by the storm,” Frerichs wrote on Facebook.

From Page A1 “Our restaurants have suffered grievously during this time and, to their credit, have demonstrated a broad range of innovation and creativity just in keeping their doors open,” said Supervisor Gary Sandy of Woodland. “My only regret is it can’t be more, because I think some of them are really on the edge and they are an invaluable part of our community … and we ought to do everything we can to help them.” Supervisor Jim Provenza of Davis agreed, noting that restaurants and bars have been shut down or limited to takeout and delivery for months in order “to protect people’s lives.” “And my experience, in Davis, is that they’ve been very cooperative and willing to help, so this is our way of at least paying a little bit back.” Currently 518 businesses are permitted by the county’s environmental health department to provide sit-down dining, and the $404,340 they pay in fees funds the county’s food safety

program, which includes routine and follow-up inspections required by the state. Back in December, the Board of Supervisors directed county staff to devise a plan that would provide some relief to those businesses. The result is a program that links the amount of fee waived to how much revenue each business has lost due to COVID-19. Businesses that have lost 50 percent or more of their revenue will qualify for a full fee waiver, while those that have lost between 25 percent and 50 percent will qualify for a 50 percent waiver. Those businesses that have lost 25 percent or less of their revenue will receive no waiver. The program will use a simple application and request documentation similar to the federal Paycheck Protection Program, which in the second round is only eligible to businesses that can demonstrate a greater than 25 percent revenue reduction due to COVID-19. County staff expect about half of the county’s

businesses will qualify for relief under the fee waiver. Danielle Bettencourt, owner of Streets of London Pub in West Sacramento is one of them. “I’m one of the restaurants that have lost about 50 percent of my sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” she told the board on Tuesday. “And I’m very appreciative that you guys are considering this for us because any little bit helps us out right now.” Supervisor Oscar Villegas noted that “a lot of us take all the restaurants for granted, but when we emerge from this, hopefully later this year, we’re all going to want to lean heavily on the restaurants and the bars we’ve gone to in our neighborhoods and the folks that have mortgaged their homes to keep their restaurants going. They really do deserve this.” — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

OBITUARIES Eva Lotte Anderson May 28, 1931 — Jan. 11, 2021

Eva Anderson passed away peacefully on Jan. 11 at the age of 89. Eva Lotte Scholz was born in Koln, Germany, on May 28, 1931. She spent her early childhood in Sprottau, Germany (now a part of Poland) under the shadow of World War II. During the war, her family left Sprottau on a trek when the Russians moved toward Germany. She was eventually smuggled from the eastern zone into West Germany at the end of the war. Eva spent a few years in Bavaria before she immigrated to the United States when she was 21 years old. She moved to Taft, Calif. While attending Taft Junior College, she met and married David Anderson. Eva became a bank teller for Bank of America, while David attended UCLA. They had their first two children while living in Southern California, and after Dave’s graduation they returned to Taft, where they had their third child. In 1970, the family moved to Woodland, and then into a new home in Davis in 1972. Eva and Dave continued to live in this home for 48 years, until they moved to Atria Covell Gardens in the summer of 2020. In Davis, Eva was active in many different groups. Her creativity and sewing skills were utilized by the Costume Guild in making costumes for Davis Comic Opera.

She spent many years as a weekly volunteer for the SPCA Thrift Store in Davis and was involved with the “California Duck Days” for the Yolo Wetlands, where Dave was a docent. Both she and Dave were also active docents at the California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento for several years. Eva was also a longtime member of the “German Conversation Group” sponsored by the University Farm Circle. Eva helped out at her children’s schools when needed. She held a few part-time positions while living in Davis, including working at Continental Foods — German Delicatessen for many years, as well as doing the books for various Hallmark stores and Brett’s for Sports. Eva is survived by her husband, David Anderson; children Ingrid Dodd, Hans Anderson (Donna), and Kirsten Okamoto (Matthew); grandchildren Julia Owens (Jeff), Kirstie Pillow (Travis), Kurt Anderson (Courtney), William Anderson (Joyce) and Peter Okamoto; and two great-grandchildren Arthur Owens and Hallie Anderson, plus another one on the way. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, no service for Eva is planned at this time, but condolences may be sent to David Anderson at Atria- Covell Gardens, 1111 Alvarado Ave. Suite 110, Davis CA 95616.

Richard Francis (Dick) Walters Aug. 30, 1930 — Jan. 18, 2021

Richard Francis Walters (Dick) died on Jan. 18 at the age of 90. Dick was born Aug. 30, 1930, in Romania, the son of American parents. His father was a petroleum geologist in the Ploesti Oil Fields. Dick came to America when he was 9, and lived in Scarsdale, N.Y., during the war years. He graduated from Williams College, earned his master’s degree from the University of Wyoming, a graduate degree from the University of Bordeaux, France, and a Ph.D. in geology from Stanford in 1957. After working for 11 years in the oil industry, he joined the UC Davis School of Medicine, working on computer applications to medicine in 1967. His career evolved due, as he said, to serendipity. He discovered his interest in teaching while he was a graduate student, and in the oil business started working with computers. Glen Snodgrass, a next-door neighbor in New Orleans, invited Dick to come to the newly opened School of Medicine at UCD to apply his computer knowledge to teaching and medical records. Dick was a true pioneer in the computer field — his passion for teaching and learning led him to develop ways to use technology to support hybrid and online forms of learning as an alternative to traditional lecture-style instruction. He helped form and served as the first chair of the department of computer science from 1983 to 1989. He retired in 2000, but remained active in teaching and learning and in the UCD Emeriti Association, serving as its membership chair for many years. He married Shipley Newlin in 1952, just before starting his graduate work. Shipley shared his passion for singing, and they were founding members of the newly formed

choir at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in 1967, and have sung with that choir ever since. They also helped found the Davis Comic Opera Company, in which Dick played several roles including the judge in Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Trial by Jury.” They had two children, Leslie Tuomi (husband Scott Tuomi) who lives in Portland, and David Walters of Davis. Leslie has been involved with music and the arts all her life; David is an emergency physician at Sutter Davis Hospital, whose rock bands, Custom Neon and Wealth of Nations, perform often in the Davis area. Dick was devoted to his four grandchildren: Jenson and Duncan Tuomi, Ellen Walters and Lisa Walters Schmitz. One of Dick and Shipley’s major interests was in traveling around the world. They took many walking tours in Europe, giving them an opportunity to use their abilities in foreign languages, notably French but also several others. Dick’s career took him to many countries, including Japan, Australia, Brazil and Singapore and countries in Europe. Dick will be remembered for his extensive involvement with the Episcopal Church of St. Martin, the Davis campus and his international work in promoting MUMPS, a computer language used extensively in medical records for which he wrote a widely used textbook. When asked which words best described him, Dick chose: serendipity, music, travel, languages, caring and creativity. A memorial service will be scheduled after COVID restrictions are lifted, to celebrate his life with the music that was so important to him. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Episcopal Church of St. Martin in Davis.

Ann Wagman Moore Feb. 23, 1954 — Dec. 28, 2020

Ann Agnes (Wagman) Moore, loving wife and mother, mercifully joined Our Lord in heaven on Dec. 28 after a prolonged battle with frontotemporal dementia. She will always be remembered for her kindness, generosity and love of life. Born on Feb. 23, 1954, in Bryn Mawr, Pa., she was the youngest child of Irving Henry and Dorothy Elizabeth Wagman. She spent her younger years with her three siblings William, Dan and her sister Karen in the greater Philadelphia area. The Wagmans moved to California while Ann was still very young and to Davis in 1965. There, Ann attended K-12, graduating from Davis High School in 1972. Ann was always a voracious reader and excellent student as well as the leading flautist in the All-California Band as a senior at Davis High School. She began her higher

academic career at UC Berkeley as a bioscience major. After two years at UC Berkeley, she pursued a nursing career, getting her bachelor’s degree in nursing from San Francisco State University. Ann was preceded in death by her parents Irving and Dorothy Wagman, her brother Daniel Wagman and her sister Karen (Wagman) Moody. She is survived by her brother William Wagman of Davis, her husband Chris, her four children, Bucky, Darcy, Alison and Jaclyn, and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins. She will be dearly missed and loved by all who knew her. Once COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted, a celebration of life will be planned. In the meantime, the immediate family will scatter her ashes at the locations of her choosing, Hawaii, Lake Mead, and the Eastern Sierras.

Sally Gray d. Jan. 2, 2021

Sally Soper Gray, a native of Evanston, Ill., who called Davis home for the past 37 years, died peacefully at the University Retirement Community on Jan. 2. She was 83 years old. Sally’s life was rich in friendships made and sustained all over the world, and she will be remembered as generous, gracious and always up for a fun adventure with family or friends. Although she experienced a significant episode of grief at the untimely death to cancer of her beloved husband Thorne in 1993, Sally eventually healed from this and went on to a full second act of life adventures, music, travel and further love. As a child, Sally and her two older brothers grew up spending summers at their mother’s family’s ranch nestled among the Rocky Mountains in Montana, where they rode horses, fished and spent long days exploring and playing outdoors. Sally graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1955 and attended Carleton College in Minnesota, where she graduated in 1959 having made many lifelong friends. It was while studying business administration at Harvard Radcliffe that she met a handsome swimmer finishing his undergraduate studies at Cornell University. Though from families of polar opposite political convictions (from which neither ever budged), their love for each other flourished and they were married in

Evanston in 1962. The new family relocated to California where Sally gave birth to her two sons, Caden and Danny. The Grays took full advantage of the California mountains and rivers, enjoying backpacking trips in the high Sierra, canoe trips and whitewater rafting. Sally also began singing in community choirs, which she continued to do for four decades, until as late as 2018. After Thorne’s illness and death, Sally co-founded a support group for those grieving a lost loved one and eventually found new life and connection through her involvement in many social, musical and charitable activities. In the 1990s, Sally loved marching with her son Danny in the San Francisco gay pride parade with the PFLAG contingent, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. She enthusiastically took up aqua-aerobics and Tai Chi and even led Tai Chi classes for grateful fellow URC residents. She traveled the world in the late ‘9os and ‘oos, sometimes as a member of the touring Davis Chorale, and other times on her own with her dear friend Marilyn. She enjoyed a late romance with URC resident and widower Verne Mendel, with whom she went on safari in Africa in 2010, a trip she referred to as her favorite of all time. Sally is survived by her brother Tom, her sons Caden and Danny, her son-in-law Tim Jordan, and a niece and four nephews.

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Seeing fog more clearly BY SARA THOMPSON Special to the Enterprise

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ecently, our area has been enveloped in fog for most of the mornings and sometimes into the afternoons. Fog is made of water droplets suspended in the air, basically a cloud at ground level. Although common, especially in our area in wintertime, what are the exact conditions that cause this low hanging cloud? Several conditions can cause fog, but the two main factors that cause it to form are temperature and dew point. The dew point is the temperature air needs to be cooled to for the water in the air to condense and form dew. When the difference between the air temperature and the dew point is less than 4o degrees, fog will have the best conditions to form. Fog also often forms when relative humidity, which is the amount of evaporated water in the air, is near 100%. Fog can still form at lower relative humidity, but the more moisture in the air means more water to condense with the dew point. If conditions are right, a fog can drizzle like a rain cloud if the fog is cooled or compressed by surrounding air. The water droplets in the fog will combine into larger drops and fall like rain. There are several main types of fog, which are distinguished by how and where they form, thickness and temperature. Advection fog is when moist air passes over a much cooler surface and is cooled down, most common on coasts where warm air connects with cooler water temperature, such as around San Francisco.

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EXPLORIT SCIENCE CENTER Evaporation fog, also known as steam fog, forms over smaller bodies of water, such as lakes, and can become very dense. Freezing fog happens in areas where the air temperature drops to freezing or below and can cause fog droplets to freeze to surfaces. A frontal or precipitation fog can form in front of a stormfront where the falling rain is relatively warm and evaporates as it falls towards the cooler ground air, a frontal fog can also be a low-hanging stratus cloud. Ground fog forms close to the ground and can be measured in a few inches in some areas. Ground fog doesn’t obscure the sky as much as others. Hail fog can form in places of large hail accumulations due to the lower temperatures, but higher moisture. Ice fog occurs in very low temperatures and can create halos in the sky. Radiation fog is the most common type of fog,

formed by the cooling of the ground after the sun sets and causes the air temperature to drop and reach the dew point. Upslope fog forms when moist air is traveling up a slope and condenses into a fog. Common in winter when air temperature is cold during the day as well as the night, fog usually dissipates when the air temperature warms up with the sunrise. When in a fog, take caution as visibility is often reduced for you and to all of those around you. Explorit’s coming events: Q After-school camps are coming back! Camps will be Monday to Friday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. for students in grades K-6. The price is $120 for members and $145 for others. Additional information and registration can be found at https:// www.explorit.org/camps. Q Due to COVID-19 restrictions and the health and safety of our staff and visitors, our gallery will remain closed. Staff

members regularly check messages and email. Q Like with many small businesses, the closures have had a significant impact on our income and sustainability. Now is a great time to donate and help Explorit continue to educate and inspire the scientists of tomorrow. Go to https://www.explorit. org/donate. Q Continue to support Explorit during this uncertain time by becoming a member. An Exploit membership not only supports us but grants the recipient with free visits to Explorit’s regular public hours, discounts on events, summer and after-school camps, and workshops, and gives you ASTC benefits to visit other museums throughout the world. For more information visit https:// www.explorit.org/ membership or call Explorit at 530-756-0191. — Explorit Science Center is at 3141 Fifth St. For information, call 530-7560191 or visit http://www. explorit.org, or “like” the Facebook page at www. facebook.com/explorit.fb.

James Graham says he was target shooting Monday at a U-Haul truck, seen in the background of this photo, when he unintentionally shot friend and roommate Sasha Beach. She later died from her injuries. OWEN YANCHER/ ENTERPRISE PHOTO

SUSPECT: Shooter details day’s events From Page A1 was regularly used for target practice. “I didn’t expect anybody to be out there in the U-Haul,” said Graham, who had just talked to Beach and Morrison when they came to his bedroom to bum a cigarette. Moments later, “I figured nobody’s outside, so I’d take a couple of shots at the side of the U-Haul” with the pistol, which had a wonky sight, Graham recalled. He said he fired two to three rounds, then another when “all of a sudden I heard a noise, and it f___ing made my heart drop.” It was Beach, struck in the chest by a single bullet inside the U-Haul, Graham said. He started performing CPR, joined by Morrison while a frantic Cunnion called 911. Beach died later that day at the UC Davis Medical Center. Graham admits “we were all high” that morning, and he initially wasn’t forthcoming with the Yolo County sheriff ’s investigators who responded to the scene. Instead, he alluded to the group’s recent troubles with the prior roommate because “I was scared

Lots of animals are waiting for “forever homes” at the Yolo County Animal Shelter, 2640 E. Gibson Road in Woodland. Among is them is Jackie (A185246), a 2-year-old black domestic shorthair female cat. Jackie is a super lovebug who will rub her cheeks all over you. She has an adorable cute squeak of a meow that she uses to beg you for attention.

out of my mind.” “We were trying to lean it in that direction. I didn’t tell them it was me until way, way later,” Graham said, noting his status as a convicted felon with five months left on parole for a prior criminal threats conviction. “If I had done it on purpose, I wouldn’t have stuck around,” he added. Graham’s girlfriend Cunnion backed up Graham’s story in a separate interview Wednesday. Initially arrested on suspicion of being an accessory to murder, she was freed from jail after the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges against her. “This is all a horrible mistake,” said Cunnion, who like Graham also broke down in tears as she described Beach’s shooting. “We were all like family out there — all of us. Never in a million years would any of us hurt each other,” Cunnion said. She described Beach as “real — she cared a lot about everybody, and Nick and James are like brothers.” Cunnion said didn’t witness the shooting, but heard Graham fire the initial rounds, followed by Morrison saying, “Hey —

what are you shooting at? My girl’s down there.” Suddenly, “we heard Sasha saying ‘Oh, I’m hit — help me,’ and it was chaos after that,” Cunnion said. She ran outside and saw Beach lying injured on the ground, Graham and Morrison kneeling over her as they performed CPR. She grabbed her phone and called 911, putting the dispatcher on speaker to walk the men through lifesaving techniques. “I held her head back so Nick could do the breathing,” Cunnion said, weeping. “That’s what we did ’til the officers got there. It seemed like forever.” Cunnion said she told sheriff ’s deputies the shooting was accidental but later declined to give a formal statement, asking to talk to a lawyer instead. She believes that’s why she was arrested on accessory charges. “I was just trying to protect myself,” she said. “My experience with law enforcement is I don’t trust them, sorry to say.” Lt. Matt Davis, spokesman for the Yolo County Sheriff ’s Office, declined to comment Wednesday about the pair’s statements, citing the ongoing investigation into the shooting.

In addition to Graham and Cunnion, sheriff ’s officials also arrested Morrison, 29; and Goelz, 38; on drug and unlawful ammunition possession charges, as well as violating their probation for prior convictions. The DA’s Office also declined to pursue charges against Morrison, prosecutors announced Thursday. “He was heartbroken,” Graham said of Morrison, who had been dating Beach for several months. “She was his first love. He’s been in prison his whole (adult) life, so he’s never had a chance to fall in love before.” The two men last saw each other in the Yolo County Jail booking unit, where Graham said he apologized to Morrison for his role in Beach’s death. “I told him that I’d confess,” Graham said. “He told me, ‘I love you, brother.’ ” Graham pleaded not guilty to the charges against him at arraignment hearing Thursday in Yolo Superior Court. Denied bail for the time being, he’s due back in court March 11 for further proceedings. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene.

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Clarence 8-year-old neutered male Rottweiler. He’s a very calm, friendly boy looking for a peaceful home where he can keep his owners company. He loves treats and walks. Lucille is an adorable 3-year-old spayed female pit bull terrier. She is as sweet as can be; Lucille loves everyone and is a happy, smart little dog. She recently had puppies and is now ready for a home of her own.

Also looking for a good home is Luna (A185034), a 4-year-old female husky mix with a sweet and friendly personality. Luna has learned to walk nicely on a leash and is looking forward to exploring a whole new world outside the shelter with her family.

Luna For information on adopting, contact adopt ycas@gmail.com. All shelter animals are up-to-date on vaccinations, microchipped, and spayed or neutered. The shelter is closed to the public for nonemergencies but the staff is available to assist at 530-668-5287 during new temporary hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. For information, visit www.petfinder.com/ member/us/ca/ woodland/yolo-countyanimal-services-ca283/. At Rotts of Friends Animal Rescue, you’ll find Clarence, a 7- to

Lucille The next Rotts of Friends’ adoption event is from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at 34505 County Road 29 in Woodland. Come by 10 a.m., as it takes at least an hour to meet and adopt a dog; everyone who will be living with the dog should come out to meet it. Bring proof of homeownership, such as a mortgage statement or property tax bill. If you rent, please bring proof that you are allowed to have a dog in your home, such as a pet clause in your lease or a note from your landlord. All dogs adopted from Rotts of Friends are healthy, microchipped, up-to-date on their vaccines and come with free lifetime obedience training classes. For more information, visit face book.com/rottsoffriends.

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Cellists benefit Watermelon Music, local musicians Duet kicks off fundraising concert series

Let the music play!

Special to The Enterprise COVID-19 has been devastating to the music industry and local shop Watermelon Music has had it hard. With their 100-plus-person venue, The Melon Ball, vacant, empty lesson studios and a lackluster rental season, the pandemic has severely truncated their business model. So far, even with these obstacles, Watermelon has survived through the continued patronage of the community and the enginuity of the staff. But, to continue to survive, the shop has been brainstorming ways to generate new income, hoping to somehow bring more of their business model back online. In December, an opportunity presented itself. Eunghee Cho (cellist, founder of the Mellon Music Festival and Davis native) reached out to the

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Joy Yanai, at left, will join Davis native Eunghee Cho, above, in a classical cello duet concert to raise funds for a music series that will benefit Watermelon Music and fellow musicians.

folks at Watermelon to see if they would be interested in recording a fundraising performance of himself and cellist Joy Yanai, with proceeds going to benefit Watermelon Music.

“I can pretty confidently say that if Watermelon had not been around while I was living in Davis, I would not be playing cello professionally right now,” Cho said.

Like much of the music business, Watermelon Music store and its live-music venue The Melon Ball have been hit hard by the pandemic. A new concert series will help it stay afloat.

“No other music shop that I’ve been to over my career has ever provided the level of personal attention and generous support that Watermelon had given to me as a random elementary school student.” Watermelon has worked with the Mellon Music Festival, having hosted two fundraising concerts for it, both of which were highly successful. Watermelon quickly accepted Cho’s offer. But this offer sparked an idea. Why stop with one concert? And so a plan was born: use the funds from this fundraiser to create a new series of virtual concerts exclusively featuring Yolo County musicians. This new concert series would feature musicians of all genres and would be free

“If Watermelon had not been around while I was living in Davis, I would not be playing cello professionally right now.” Eunghee Cho Who grew up shopping at Watermelon to watch with donations split between the artists and the shop. This would give relief to gigging musicians and provide a new jolt of life to the local music scene.

Who: Eunghee Cho and Joy Yanai What: Classical cello duet concert Where: Email watermelonmusicdavis @gmail.com for the link When: 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4 Why: To fund a series of virtual concerts benefiting Watermelon Music and local musicians Cost: Free, but optional donations are accepted at www.gofundme.com/ f/help-watermelonmusic The concept isn’t completely out of the blue. The shop has been focusing heavily on its virtual presence. Since March, the Watermelon crew has made more than 120 videos, ranging from short comedy bits featuring the staff to energetic product spotlights. They’re posted on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube and have been successful at generating online and in-person traffic. The largest-scale video series is its Online Open Mic collection, which features live recordings of original songs by local musicians, punctuated by comedy bits by the host, Harry Greer. “This new virtual concert series is definitely the

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The Artery features the paintings of Phil Gross during February Special to The Enterprise The Artery presents “Having the Right Latitude,” featuring paintings by Phil Gross that capture a slice of Northern California from east to west. The show runs from Friday, Feb. 5, to March 1. Gross’ paintings are a patchwork, like a colored mosaic, of the Sacramento delta and valley farmland from a crow’s eye view; the Marin tidal zones and headlands; and the snowfed rivers of the high Sierra. As a longtime Yolo County resident, He has spent a lifetime enjoying all these places. Gross describes his style of painting as idealistic realism, reflecting a sensuous, spiritual view of the land we are tied to — Northern California’s splendor. “I want you to have an

overwhelming feeling that with the next step you will suddenly be right in the painting, breathing in the lusciousness of our latitude.” Gross’ works are in private and public collections throughout Northern

California and beyond. The Artery, 207 G St, in downtown Davis, is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. For more information, call 530-758-8330, email artery@att.net or vist www.theartery.net.

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“Ebb Tide,” at left, and “Farming on the Delta,” above, will be among the paintings of Phil Gross that capture a slice of Northern California in his solo show “Having the Right Latitude” on display at The Artery during February.

‘Herself’ a richly poignant empowerment drama Valentine’s Day Gifts Strong scripting and acting highlight this character study BY DERRICK BANG Enterprise film critic There’s a strong sense, throughout this superbly mounted little Irish drama, that star/co-scripter Clare Dunne writes from personal awareness. I dearly hope that isn’t the case. She stars as Sandra, a single mother with two young daughters, who has just escaped her possessive and abusive partner, Gary (Ian Lloyd Anderson). Although “the system” has kept a roof over their heads, bouncing them from one tiny hotel room to another, she’s barely scraping by. She works two part-time jobs to keep them fed: as a pub barmaid and as a housekeeper for Peggy (Harriet Walter), an aging doctor for whom Sandra’s mother once worked, back in the day. But these details come a bit later.

Director Phyllida Lloyd, and scripters Dunne and Malcolm Campbell, open their film with a shocking sequence: Gary bloodies Sandra’s face and then stomps on her wrist, shattering it far beyond any hope of total recovery. The worst part? Sandra has anticipated just such an encounter, arming elder daughter Emma (Ruby Rose O’Hara) with a previously written plea for help and a code phrase — “black widow” — that sends the little girl running to the closest store. Despite this, months later, Sandra’s still forced to interact with Gary, given that he gets weekend visits with their daughters. (Seriously? After that display of violence? If this is accurate, either Sandra had a crap lawyer or Ireland needs to seriously revise its family protective services laws.) And, as always is the case with serial abusers, Gary’s doing his best to wheedle his way back into their lives. Which, to Sandra’s credit, she rejects utterly. She most emphatically

is not a serial victim. But she is increasingly desperate because the status quo isn’t sustainable; lacking a permanent home isn’t psychologically healthy for her daughters. Worse yet, this situation actually lends weight to Gary’s contrasting “stability,” since he’s living with his parents. But Sandra seems without options; rents are beyond her financial ability, never mind mortgages and property prices. One day, a passing reference in one of her daughters’ bedtime stories proves inspirational: Could she build her own home? (Dunne was inspired, as she explains in the film’s production notes, by Irish architect Dominic Stevens, who with friends constructed a wooden self-build in 2012 for roughly $33,000.) Seductive as this notion is, money remains an issue. During an exchange

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HERSELF: Director coaxes great performances from cast From Page A6 with a bureaucratic clerk that brilliantly illustrates the ludicrous flaws of the welfare system, Sandra accurately argues that a one-time loan would be far cheaper to the system, than the ongoing costs associated with hotel expenses — and gets nowhere. It’s a shrewdly scripted shake-your-head exchange. As the song goes, you’ve got to have friends. And, at this bleakest of moments, Sandra discovers that kindness truly does exist in the world. Dunne is sensational in her feature starring debut: shatteringly persuasive during Sandra’s bleakest, most helpless moments when she positively radiates despair. Yet she’s no less plucky and determined: a character who owns — and retains — our emotional involvement, from the moment we meet her. Dunne also is terrific during the warmly intimate scenes with young O’Hara and Molly McCann, as daughters Emma and Molly. Both little girls are too precious for words, and Lloyd guides them through some truly daunting highs and lows. At one moment they’re effervescent and giggly, like best friends sharing a secret; then, in a heartbeat, they’re sober and — when in their father’s orbit — wary, even frightened (with ample justification). Walter — an impressively busy

‘Herself’ Starring: Clare Dunne, Harriet Walter, Ian Lloyd Anderson, Ruby Rose O’Hara, Molly McCann, Conleth Hill, Daniel Ryan, Erika Roe, Dmitry Vinokurov, Mabel Chah and Aaron Lockhart Rating: R, for profanity and vicious domestic violence Available via: Amazon Prime

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Sandra (Clare Dunne) and younger daughter Molly (Molly McCann) are delighted by the progress being made under the watchful gaze of contractor Aido Deveney (Conleth Hill). actress likely recognized from “Downton Abbey,” “The Crown” and “Call the Midwife” — is equally compelling as Peggy. At first blush, she seems merely a mildly cranky and aloof employer, but — as the story progresses — we get a sense that she and her adult daughter (Rebecca O’Mara) may recognize Sandra’s toxic dynamic with Gary from firsthand experience. At this point, Walter grants Peggy compassion, sensitivity and a willingness to help. Indeed, she

solves the issue of property prices in a simple yet unexpected manner. Conleth Hill — immediately remembered as Lord Varys, in “Game of Thrones” — is a quiet hoot as Aido Deveney, an independent building contractor who is sympathetic but can’t help for a variety of reasons. Seriously, he insists: just can’t do it. Well — maybe a little. And a little more. And … Hill’s heavenward gazes, slow takes and longsuffering sighs get

ample use, as Aido patiently educates Sandra in the skills — and pitfalls — of full-scale construction. Daniel Ryan, Erika Roe, Dmitry Vinokurov, Mabel Chah and Aaron Lockhart are a boisterous bunch as the friends and hangerson who gravitate to the project. Anderson, finally, is terrifying as Gary. His insincere smile is predatory, his eyes like cold, dead things. Absolutely the stuff of nightmares. Much of this film’s power

comes from the sense that these are actual people rather than actors playing a role. The fact that these performers likely aren’t familiar — Walter and Hill perhaps aside — has something to do with that, but it’s mostly attributable to the graceful finesse and subtlety with which Lloyd handles her cast. No surprise: She guided Meryl Streep to an Oscar, for 2011’s “The Iron Lady.” Lloyd’s new film resonates. Much of that is due to its slice-oflife verisimilitude — obviously, the United States isn’t alone with its housing crisis — and also to Dunne’s portrayal of a truly indomitable spirit. More power to her, and to “Herself.” — Read more of Derrick Bang’s film criticism at http://derrick bang.blogspot.com.

WATERMELON: Cellist says musicians, artists are ‘essential workers’ From Page A6

“Art has been taken for granted for so long, but in the absence of access to concert halls, museums, theaters, performing arts clubs, etc., people find that there is something missing that is absolutely vital to the human experience.”

natural next step for the shop,” said Greer, who is also Watermelon’s main social media manager. “When lockdown began, social media became the way we could bring our shop’s personality to the public. “The whole crew is so fun. It’s one of the main draws to having a brick and mortar store. You get to meet people who love music. “My hope is that this new series can energize the

equally fun and unique Davis music scene.”

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Cellist, on why he is supporting the fundraiser This first fundraiser concert will be a series of

classical cello duets starring Mellon Music Festival musicians Cho and Yanai. The program will also feature a cutting-edge three-movement piece by composer José Elizondo titled “Danzas Latinoamericanas.” The concert will premiere on Watermelon’s Youtube channel at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, and it will be completely free to watch. To receive the video link, email watermelon musicdavis@gmail.com. It is, of course, a fundraiser as well, and anyone

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BY DON SHOR, GREG MCPHERSON AND YAEL FRANCO Special to The Enterprise One of the simplest actions you can take to improve your neighborhood, increase your property values, lower your energy bills, and help sustain our urban forest is to plant a tree. We all know trees are beneficial. They help to reduce the urban heat island effect by shading reflective surfaces. They moderate the local climate by blocking wind and providing shade. Direct cooling of buildings reduces energy use. They filter pollutants from the air, provide habitat for wildlife, sequester carbon, and are well known to have social, emotional, and cultural benefits. Just how beneficial are trees? Dr. Greg McPherson, retired Urban Forest Researcher with the USDA Forest Service, has done research to quantify some of the benefits of trees. For example, a mature shade tree in Davis can reduce annual air conditioning costs by $15-20. The same tree removes 10 pounds of

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TREES: Plant now for years of benefits SAFE: Project can From Page B1 $60 or more, but our hearts tell us that the value of a large, healthy tree is priceless. Selecting a shade tree should be done with care. You have site-specific factors that will help a plant professional guide you toward suitable species. If your home has solar panels, you want your tree to be positioned far enough away to avoid shading them, especially in winter. Neighborhood with higher densities may require that trees not exceed a certain size. Additional important factors include your irrigation plan, soil pH, drainage issues, other landscape uses such as vegetable gardens, presence or absence of turf, and more. Avoid trees with known pest or disease problems, poor branch structure, tendency toward surface rooting, and invasiveness. One obstacle to realizing the benefits of trees is the limited supply of tree species that are well-adapted to climate stressors such as heat, drought, salinity, extreme wind and pests. Dr. McPherson and Tree Davis have been evaluating trees from desert cities since 1999. Emily Griswold, a Tree Davis Board member and Director of UC Davis Arboretum Horticulture, has extended this research to include many species from Texas. In partnership with the city of Davis, the Tree Davis Community Canopy program is planting a variety of trees that are relatively new to the area and proven to be climate-ready. Evaluation of their performance is on-going. Examples of these trees are listed below. ■ White Shield Osage Orange — Pest free, drought tolerant, with glossy foliage. ■ New Harmony and Triumph elms — Diseaseresistant, with excellent form and foliage. ■ Texas Red Oak — Drought tolerant, rapid growth, and excellent structure. ■ Red Push Pistache — Red foliage in spring and fall, no fruit, compact crown. ■ Kentucky Coffeetree — The cultivar espresso was propagated from a tree in Davis and is podless, heat and drought tolerant, and relatively fast-growing with a large, vase-shaped crown. ■ Shoestring Acacia — Striking specimen, evergreen with attractive

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This landmark Kentucky coffee tree was planted 50 years ago as an experiment by the Tree Commission and was selected for propagation by an Oregon nursery. flowers. ■ Desert Willow — Beautiful summer flowers and fall foliage. ■ Oklahoma Redbud — Drought and soil tolerant with gorgeous pink flowers. ■ Texas Live Oak — Evergreen with attractive foliage and excellent structure. ■ Thornless Mesquite — Lush foliage but tolerates drought or turf once established, requires frequent pruning. How to plant a tree Once you’ve selected a tree, it’s important to know how to plant it, and how to care for it during the first year or so while it’s getting established. Yael Franco supervises the planting of trees for Tree Davis. She has planted and directed crews installing hundreds of shade trees in Davis and other communities in Yolo County. She gives a few pointers. How big a hole should we dig? A common misconception is that roots grow deep down, when in reality, roots grow out wide rather than deep. The hole should be two to three times the width of the root ball and about the depth of the root ball. The root ball starts where you see the first wooded root at the base of the trunk. The biggest mistake you can make when planting a tree is planting too deeply. Look for where the trunk starts to flare and ensure that the

first wooded root is level with the ground. Do we need to check the root system and do anything to the roots? Definitely. Sometimes the roots will have grown in circles and matted inside the container. You should pull these roots apart as much as you can to encourage the roots to start growing out instead of continuing to grow in a circle. This can choke the tree, leading to decline and eventual death of the tree. This happens less in trees that are smaller in size as they’ve had less time to be in a pot. If possible, opt for smaller trees to avoid this issue. In bare root or balled and burlapped nursery stock this is less of an issue, but you should still inspect the root ball for damage, foul soil odor or girdled roots. Do you add anything to the soil? Fertilizer? Research has shown that soil amendments are not advantageous in tree establishment or growth. Since the root system of a newly planted tree is fairly limited, fertilization is not recommended when the tree is planted. Adding a lot of fertilizer, which can be high in salt, can actually lead to increased water stress. The most helpful thing you can do for your tree is add a thick layer of mulch around the base of the tree after it’s been planted. Make sure it’s about 4 to 6 inches deep and installed

in a “doughnut” shape, leaving 3 to 4 inches clear around the base of the tree. Add more mulch seasonally as it decomposes. Do trees always need to be staked? Is there any special way to do that? In most parts of Yolo County we can experience strong north winds. To ensure your young tree develops strength in its roots, trunk and canopy, the best practice is to install stakes on the east or west sides of the tree about 6-8 inches away from the base of the tree. When can you take the stakes off ? Remove the stakes in 1 to 3 years after the tree has been planted assuming it can stand firmly on its own. How much water should you give the newly planted tree, and how often in the first year? Water should be applied as soon as the tree is planted. Note that trees require infrequent, deep watering which is different from lawns, shrubs and perennials. If your tree is planted in the lawn, make sure your tree is getting additional deep watering. In the first few years, your tree should receive about 15 gallons of water every week unless it’s raining. If temperatures are cooler, you can alternate to watering every other week as the soil will retain moisture better. During extreme heat waves, add 5-10 gallons to your weekly watering as needed. A well-chosen, properly planted tree can live for many decades, providing benefits to you and to future generations. For more information, ask a local plant professional, and visit www.treedavis. org. — Don Shor owns Redwood Barn Nursery. Dr. Greg McPherson is a retired Urban Forest Researcher with the USDA Forest Service. Both serve on the board of Tree Davis. Yael Franco is an ISA Certified Arborist and Program Manager for Tree Davis.

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resident Joe Biden wants 100 million Americans vaccinated in 100 days, but scarce supplies and rollout snafus threaten to open a huge gap between ambition and achievement. There is a smarter and easier way to attain the same public health benefits: Ask the millions of people who have already survived the coronavirus infection to step to the back of the line for vaccines. Unfortunately, that is not the prevalent view of public health officials. Their chief rationale is that we cannot be sure how long natural immunity lasts. But substantial evidence points to past infection producing a strong and sustained immune response which dramatically reduces the risk of symptomatic re-infection. Past infection looks to be as effective as a vaccine in providing protection. Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the nation’s COVID-19 pandemic, illustrates what is at stake. More than 14,000 people have died, and recently about 10,000 tested positive each day. At the same time, scientists believe 1 in 3 of the county’s 10 million residents has already been infected by the virus — with a majority of those infections occurring within the last few months. The county simply can’t afford to misdirect vaccines to millions of individuals with recent past infections when inoculations are so critical to stemming the tide among the vulnerable. We used the USC COVID-19 Model to show the public health consequences of different vaccination paths for Los Angeles during the first 100 days of the Biden administration. At its current rate of vaccinations, about 10,000 a day, Los Angeles County will save approximately 1,000 lives and avert 1,200 hospitalizations in the next 100 days compared to no vaccinations at all. By dramatically accelerating the vaccinations to 50,000 a day, we could double the public health benefits with an additional 1,000 lives saved and 1,400 hospitalizations avoided. These same additional benefits can occur if the county convinced residents with past infections to postpone inoculations and increased vaccinations to only 15,000 a day. Even if we are only able to successfully convince half of those with previous infections to delay their vaccinations, the benefits would still be striking — the same number of lives can be saved at half the speed.

epublicans made much ado last fall when they regained four of the seven congressional seats Democrats flipped away from them two years earlier, in 2018. They gloated in ways they could not over the last 25 years, since Democrats turned this state into a sea of blue. “We were the ones who wanted to get something done,” crowed Hanford’s David Valadao, who took back the 21st District seat he had lost by 900 votes to Democrat T.J. Cox two years earlier. But are they gloating too soon? Valadao’s margin of 1,522 votes out of about 170,000 that were cast only slightly topped Cox’s earlier edge. Fewer than 2,000 voters switching from one candidate to another, one party to another, made the difference. This could portend a Democratic comeback in the district next year — but no one can be certain because California is likely to lose a seat or two in the House when Census results are finalized, assuring that district lines will change. It’s even possible Valadao could find himself in a primary fight with neighboring GOP Rep. Devin Nunes if new districts feature overlap between their two current ones. Even more threatening to

some Republicans was their performance in the immediate aftermath of the Jan. 6 mob invasion of the U.S. Capitol, incited in part by Trump. His purpose: To disrupt the usually pro forma congressional certification of the Electoral College vote held on Dec. 14, which made Joe Biden president in accordance with the popular vote nationally and in individual states. Congress voted on possibly rejecting electors from Arizona based on unfounded fairy tales of fraud propounded by the defeated past president. A week later, it voted to impeach Trump a second time. Only one of the four Republicans who recovered seats for the GOP actually voted for the objections from their party’s senators and House members. That was Mike Garcia of Santa Clarita, a former Navy fighter pilot who won last fall by just 333 votes out of more than 340,000 cast in the district running from Lancaster and Rosamond in the high desert of northern

Los Angeles County over to Simi Valley in Ventura County. As with other districts, no one knows quite what his will look like in 2022, the shape of districts to be determined by California’s bi-partisan Citizens Redistricting Commission, whose members are yet unnamed. Garcia’s is the only House seat even partly in 12-million-person Los Angeles County that’s now held by the GOP, and Garcia won it by the barest of margins. It contains several of the few remaining Republican-dominated enclaves in the state, but Garcia won this time because about 800 swing voters changed their choices between 2018 and 2020.

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ith no evidence to back his assertion, Garcia explained his vote to cancel Arizona’s electors by asserting without offering any evidence that he “firmly believ(ed)” there were constitutional errors in some states’ votes. This despite numerous court decisions finding there were no such errors, all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the incumbent’s own appointees joined the majority ruling against him. Immediately, there were calls in the district for Garcia to resign and make way for a special election to replace him, charging he

gave aid and comfort to the Jan. 6 mob that invaded the Capitol. Meanwhile, newly elected seat flippers Valadao, Young Kim and Michelle Steel of Orange County all found excuses not to vote on the Arizona objection. They may have avoided calls to resign, but they made no move to back constitutional democracy and so will be subject in 2022 to charges they implicitly backed the mob and the former incumbent. Like Garcia, three of them voted against impeachment. Valadao was one of just 10 Republicans to back it. Chances are expansion of district sizes due to loss of a seat or two will increase the geographical reach of all their districts next year, throwing more Democrats into their constituencies. This leaves the California GOP in significantly worse shape now than before the Capitol invasion, a boon for Democratic efforts to hold their slim House majority in an off-year election where the incumbent president’s party usually loses some seats. — Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com. His book, “The Burzynski Breakthrough: The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It,” is now available in a soft-cover fourth edition. For more Elias columns, go to www.california focus.net.

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hese projections are backed by a recent comprehensive analysis of post-infection immune response by leading immunologists that found that antibodies for the COVID19 spike protein remained stable for more than six months, and that memory cells that trigger antibody production increased over time. Despite millions of COVID-19 cases worldwide, only a handful of suspected reinfections have surfaced. A U.K.-based study that included 1,200 health care workers who had antibodies at the time the study began found no new symptomatic infections when tracking the workers over a six-month period. A minuscule three out of the 1,200 workers developed asymptomatic COVID infection. The science strongly indicates that someone who has had an infection and recovered is not likely to benefit immediately from a vaccination, especially compared to an unvaccinated person over 65. In the long run, it may be fine for individuals with past infections to double down and get vaccinated. Just not now. Los Angeles County should ramp up antibody testing to try to identify as many people as possible who have had coronavirus infections, especially since many of them with asymptomatic disease might not have been diagnosed. Each person found to have had an infection is one less person who has to make an appointment for a vaccination. Doctors and other health care professionals can counsel their patients who get an antibody test to postpone vaccination if the results come back positive. Then public health officials should launch a campaign telling people with past infections that they are OK to delay vaccination. What a welcome public health message that would be. — Neeraj Sood is director of the COVID Initiative at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics. Abigail Horn is a research associate at the USC COVID-19 Pandemic Research Center. David Conti is professor at the USC Department of Preventive Medicine. They wrote this for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s Capitol works and why it matters.

LETTERS Response on Israel A condescending letter on Sunday manages to defend Netanyahu Israel without even mentioning its occupation of Palenstine, Israel’s expansionist policy. (A farmer’s mature olive grove was once his family’s living). Let me clarify: (a.) Modern Israel is in the Near East not the Middle East as often described. (Unless one means its political move to the Right.) (b.) Why was the absorption of Ethiopian Jews “remarkable”? And why were some recently turned away? (c.) The $4 billion per year allowance to Israel we taxpayers keep tolerating is for military purposes. They can buy American weapons with it. By no means do all American Jews favor this annual gift. (d.) Why has Netanyahu held back vaccines for Palestinians? This is not the Biblical Israel of Joshua or Isaiah. Modern Israel was carved out in the mid-20th century to be a “beacon of democracy” across the region. It put a lot of effort into attracting Ashkenazi Jews from Eastern Europe. Dale M. Heckman Davis

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DJUSD return to live instruction After each recent Board of Education meeting, I ask myself if other highquality public school districts can do it, what is preventing DJUSD from presenting a return to school plan based on public health metrics and recommendations? What is so different about Davis? And why is the school board making these decisions without a public health expert at the meeting? I also resent that the School Board has insinuated that in-person learning would exacerbate the equity gap; this could not be further from the truth and has been widely documented. The light in my children’s eyes is gone. They turn in assignments because they are due, sometimes without fully understanding the material. I see their desire to learn disappearing as each week passes. Every single teacher has provided them with support when they reach out. But, they are tired, depressed and without hope. I no longer worry about the “learning loss.” I am singularly focused on their mental and emotional health. I am not advocating that teachers or

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staff at high risk be required back. I am a physician working in healthcare and highly aware of how to mitigate risks. We are 11 months into this pandemic and there are tested and available ways to reduce risk and viral spread, and to continue to provide some remote options. But after the three January board meetings, I am truly worried that our children will not return to campus because of what I perceive as an unwillingness to listen to the scientific evidence and to make rational decisions in the interest of children and families in this community. Our young people’s lives depend on us getting this right; their physiologic brain structure is changing in response to isolation, excessive screen time, angst and fear — this is not a small matter — this is permanently affecting the generation who we need to lead us to better days. I respectfully call upon the board to present their plan for return to campus, even if it begins in the spring. Otherwise, explain to the public that you serve why this is not possible, and what makes Davis different from the many other communities that do have a plan. Shanaz Hazel Davis

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THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE

Baby Blues

Comics

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2021 B7

Dilbert

By Scott Adams

By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott

Pearls Before Swine

By Stephan Pastis

Zits

New York Times Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 Wild party 5 With 5-Down, some emergency bulletins 10 Certain breakdancing move 14 Piece by Puccini 15 Lover of Giorgetta in Puccini’s “Il Tabarro” 16 Native language of 50 million citizens of India 17 Spill a shipment of bowling balls? 20 Gets down cold 21 Kind of engine 22 Person not to be trusted 23 “I knew I was going ___ when it was taking longer and longer to wash my face”: Harry Hill

24 Works during a slow day at the restaurant? 30 Hidden drawback 31 “Paradise Lost” and others 32 Certain deposit 34 “The Game of Strategic Conquest” 35 Word with rule or tackle 36 Advantage 37 Do drugs 38 Piece of curling equipment 39 Poker slang for three of a kind 40 Go on a date with a honeybun? 43 Body part that’s also a woman’s name 44 SOS response 45 A bit of resistance 48 Gets away

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25 Adrift 26 Cons 27 Speak out 28 “Honest!” 29 Not hold back fury 30 High-quality French vineyard 33 Start of this clue 35 Endurance of hardship without complaint 36 Polar bear, to seals 38 Font flourish

39 How often Bette Davis won Best Actress 41 Baby rabbit 42 Pageant identifiers 45 Kind of artist 46 Dish that might be seasoned with adobo sauce 47 Actress Kendrick of “Pitch Perfect” 48 It destroyed the town of Mascali in 1928

49 What benchwarmers ride, with “the” 50 1815 novel made into films in 1996 and 2020 51 Provide initial funding for 53 Org. whose vision is “a great public school for every student” 54 Barely perceptible, say

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Spot to pick up a smoothie Process involving a server Readers, e.g. Labor leader? Was su-u-uper into “Better than I expected!” Popular fantasy film franchise, for short Word on either side of “to”

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Toy associated with France Throw away all inhibitions Gets to Like ghost stories One of Donald Duck’s nephews Major D.C. lobby “___ Gotta Have It” Ending with clip or slip

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DOWN 1 Lip ___ 2 Concentration 3 Plops down 4 Series of goals 5 See 5-Across 6 Makes a duck face, say 7 Part of an Instagram profile 8 Part of one’s mental life 9 “Good ___!” 10 “You got that right about me!” 11 Advantages 12 Not going anywhere 13 Zero 18 Tract of low-growing vegetation 19 Separates, in a sense 23 There are more of these in the U.S. in October than any other month, surprisingly 24 Pants measure

By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

Ambitious Sudoku 2 See the Sudoku solutions in today's classifieds.

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