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Davis High School teacher Kelly Wilkerson was among the educators receiving their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week.

Wilkerson received hers at the Woodland Community and Senior Center Thursday morning.

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Below, It was all thumbs up at Durst Organic Growers in Esparto on Thursday where 280 workers received vaccines from Yolo County staff.

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Frontline workers get shots

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Yolo County began vaccinating teachers and other frontline workers this week, but with COVID-19 vaccine doses still in limited supply, it could take months to

get to all of them.

Some 19,000 essential workers in education and childcare, food and agriculture and emergency services are now eligible for the vaccine at county clinics, where residents 65 and over and healthcare workers are still receiving their vaccines as well.

But doses continue to arrive slowly.

County spokeswoman Jenny Tan said the county has been receiving about 1,300 doses a week, but this week received fewer than 1,000.

“Some weeks we get more doses, and others we get less and this week we are getting less than usual so far,” Tan said.

She likened the situation to a funnel.

“The narrow part of the funnel, which is the number of

doses we’re getting, has stayed the same, but the entry to the funnel has gotten much larger,” she said. “So it will take time, and may take a few weeks or months, for us to get through this tier.”

The county is not alone in providing COVID-19 vaccines — about half of the doses coming into the county have been going to other entities, including healthcare systems like Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health, Dignity Health and UC Davis Health. But those systems are struggling with a scarcity of doses as well and have largely limited eligibility thus far to individuals 65 and over and healthcare workers.

Other vaccine providers have also arrived on the scene of late, including the Rite Aid pharmacies in Davis, but they, too, have

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Suspect in West Sac child death pleads not guilty Coroner ID’s victim

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer WOODLAND — Yolo County coroner’s officials have identified the girl who died in an alleged homicide in West Sacramento this week as Amanda Owens, who was 16 months old.

Meanwhile, the man accused of causing the toddler’s fatal injuries — as well as serious wounds inflicted on her 3-yearold brother Elijah — pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony murder and child-assault charges.

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inflicting torture in the commission of the murder, assault on a child under 8 with force likely to produce great bodily injury resulting in death, and child endangerment with an enhancement for inflicting great bodily injury upon a child under age 5.

Derrick Dimone Woods wore a suicideprevention wrap blanket during his brief arraignment hearing in Yolo WOODS Superior Court, Arraigned for which he appeared from the Yolo County Jail.

Earlier Thursday, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig released a video statement announcing the felony charges his office filed against Woods, including murder with the special circumstance of

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Woods, a 43-year-old Sacramento resident who according to West Sacramento police is not the victims’ biological father, spoke only to verify his name and request a public defender to

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represent him. Judge Tom Dyer affirmed a no-bail hold in the case and set Woods’ next court date for April 2.

Dyer also said he would approve two forthcoming criminal protective orders precluding Woods from having any contact with the mother of the two children — whom he had been dating for about six months — and the 3-year-old boy.

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Funding for everything from municipal broadband to affordable housing to COVID relief will be sought by the city via a legislative platform approved by the City Council this week.

This is the third year in a row that Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs and Councilman Dan Carson have put forward a package of legislative priorities and advocacy positions aimed at bringing more state revenue into Davis as well as shaping state law to better suit the needs of the city.

Previous successes included $2.7 million in additional funding for the I-80/Richards Boulevard interchange project and changes to state funding for parks that made the city eligible for future grants.

Under the resolution approved unanimously by the council on Tuesday, the city will continue to advocate for items that remain priorities for Davis, including funding for the Yolo I-80 Corridor Improvement Project; a bill that would establish an Affordable Housing and Community Investment Program; and a change in the way the state allocates sales tax revenue.

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Briefly Driver dead in I-5 crash A collision on Interstate 5 near Woodland claimed a woman’s life Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Officer Rodney Fitzhugh reported that the woman was at the wheel of a Honda that was traveling southbound near County Road 103 when it left the roadway and struck the center divider shortly before 7:30 a.m.

The woman, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene.

She was identified only as an Antelope resident, her identity not released until Yolo County coroner’s officials positively identify her and notify her family.

Fitzhugh said the cause of the crash remains under investigation, and so far it’s unknown whether alcohol or drugs were a factor. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Woodland CHP office at 530-662-4685.

Saylor plans office hours Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor will hold a virtual office-hour session from 4 to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 24, on Zoom. Participants can log on to ask questions and share thoughts on how Yolo County can better serve the community. The Zoom meeting ID is 991 8331 1941, Reach Saylor at don. saylor@yolocounty.org or 530-757-5557.

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This guy’s getting out while he can F T ATHER OF THE YEAR ...

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, now known as Senator “Fled” Cruz, said he was just “wanting to be a good dad” when he escaped his home state’s weather disaster by hopping on a plane bound for Cancun.

Said Cruz, “With school canceled for the week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends. Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down there with them last night and am flying back this afternoon.”

I’m sure the Cruz family went to Mexico to discuss immigration policy. Around the pool. Hope they didn’t forget their sunscreen.

EVEN MORE ON THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS ... This would be the same Ted Cruz who last summer slammed all of us in California for being “unable to perform even basic functions of civilization” after Gov. Newsom urged us to conserve energy during our deadly wildfires.

Just before leaving for Mexico, Cruz tweeted to his fellow Texans to “stay safe and please continue to follow the warnings and updates provided by state and local officials.”

Even earlier he was on the radio saying, “Don’t risk it. Keep your family safe and just stay home and

He later had to “walk that back,” which in Texas means he was lying.

hug your kids.”

He failed to tweet that he was getting out of Dodge and planned to hug his kids south of the border.

THE BLAME GAME ... I’m waiting for Texas officials to put the blame squarely on climate activists who have been warning of global warming for decades, tricking Texans into thinking it would never get cold in the Lone Star State again.

EVEN MORE OF THE BLAME GAME ... Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the Green New Deal, which doesn’t even exist in Texas, was responsible for the mess in his unprepared state.

Talking on Fox News — surprise, surprise — Abbott said that a loss of wind and solar energy “thrust Texas into a situation where it was lacking power on a statewide basis.”

HE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU ... Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who once thought he should be president, proclaimed that “Texans would be without electricity for longer than three days to keep the federal government out of their business.”

I’m sure those Texans trying to melt snow to have a sip of drinking water agree wholeheartedly with that sentiment.

DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS ...

This, from Colorado City, Texas Mayor Tim Boyd, speaking to his constituents via Facebook: “Let me hurt some feelings while I have a minute!! No one owes you or your family anything; nor is it the local government’s responsibility to support you during trying times like this! Sink or swim, it’s your choice!

The City and County, along with power providers or any other service, owes you NOTHING! I’m sick and tired of people looking for a damn handout! If you don’t have electricity, you step up and come up with a game plan to keep your family warm and safe.

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State’s data shows vaccine disparity in Yolo County

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Latinos make up about 32 percent of Yolo County’s population but through Monday had received just 11 percent of the COVID-19 vaccines distributed here, according to data released by the state last week.

This as Latinos have accounted for at least 41 percent of COVID-19 cases and 36 percent of deaths in Yolo County since the pandemic began.

The state’s data comes with a caveat however — the race and ethnicity of 1 in 5 vaccine recipients in Yolo County is unknown.

Additionally, Yolo County’s health officer, Dr. Aimee Sisson, has said the state is undercounting the total number of vaccines given in the county thus far.

What data is available shows that 41 percent of the county’s vaccines have gone to white individuals (who make up about 46 percent of the county population); 7.2 percent to

Asian Americans (who make up 15.1 percent of the population); 1.1 percent to Blacks (who make up 3 percent of the population); and 0.5 percent to Native Americans (who make up 1.8 percent of the county’s population).

Individuals who identified as multi-race or other have received 18.5 percent of the county’s vaccine doses.

As expected, given the state’s decision to prioritize older Californians for vaccines, more than half of the county’s doses have gone to individuals 65 and over.

Another 31 percent have gone to those between the ages of 18 and 49 (likely many healthcare workers) and 14 percent to those 50 to 64.

The numbers statewide largely mirror Yolo County’s.

Latinos make up 39 percent of the state’s population but account for 55 percent of cases and 46 percent of deaths. Yet they have received just 16

percent of vaccine doses given thus far, according to the state’s data.

On the other hand, white Californians, who are 36.5 percent of the state population, account for 20 percent of cases and about 32 percent of deaths, have received 32.7 percent of vaccines given.

Equity in vaccine distribution has been a regular topic among Yolo County officials and members of the public.

At the last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Angel Barajas of Woodland expressed frustration about what he saw at recent rural vaccine clinics where “more affluent individuals who do have healthcare, who do have healthcare providers, actually cut in line and received a vaccine where maybe that vaccine should have gone to somebody in West Sacramento or Knights Landing or Esparto and Madison.

“What is our priority as a county? Is it really just to

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give it to everybody and anybody? Because if that’s the case, you know historically those who are more privileged, affluent and have access to resources are going to get those,” he said.

He and others urged the county to prioritize vaccines for the heavily Latino farmworker population — a group that has been ineligible for vaccines unless they are 65 or older.

On Tuesday, the county did so, expanding vaccine eligibility at county clinics to all frontline workers in Phase 1B, Tier 1, including those in education and childcare, food and agriculture and emergency services.

The county also has taken steps to ensure vaccines get to underserved populations in rural areas and locations like Esparto and Knights Landing by holding clinics where vaccines are reserved for actual residents of those areas. Those clinics allow walk-ins so undocumented residents who may be

reluctant to register online can still receive a vaccine.

Meanwhile, Barajas has earned the praise of his colleagues on the Board of Supervisors for spending countless hours going door-to-door in rural areas of his district to inform residents about clinic opportunities and in some cases getting them signed up.

COVID-19 vaccine clinics are being held throughout the county this week, including for members of the general public who are 65 and over and healthcare or essential workers, regardless of healthcare coverage or where they live in the county. Visit www. yolocounty.org/coronavirus-vaccine to register.

Additionally, all county residents should register at https://myturn.ca.gov to be notified when they are eligible to receive a vaccine.

— Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net.

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Woman accused of Motel 6 stabbing

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer Davis police arrested a woman on assault charges Wednesday night after she allegedly intervened in a domestic-violence incident by stabbing one of the participants.

Lt. Art Camacho said officers were dispatched at about 8:30 p.m. to investigate a physical fight

in a room at the Motel 6 on Chiles Road.

They arrived to find a man “who had a large wound on his forearm” who went to a local hospital for treatment.

During a subsequent investigation, officers determined that a domesticviolence incident had occurred between the man and a woman, during

which another woman — apparently known to the couple — “attacked the male with a knife,” Camacho said.

He identified the woman as Tiara Henry, 25, of New Orleans, who was arrested later that night at the Davis police station and booked into the Yolo County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

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without and think outside of the box to survive and supply water to your family. If you are sitting there waiting for someone to come rescue you because you’re lazy, it’s a direct result of your raising!

“Only the strong will survive and the weak with parish.” (I think he meant “perish,” but he could have been talking about church.)

“Folks, God has given us the tools to support ourselves in times like this. This is sadly a product of a socialist government where they feed people to believe that the few will work and others will become dependent for handouts. Am I sorry that you have been dealing without electricity and water? Yes! But I’ll be damned if I’m going to provide for anyone that is capable of doing it themselves! We have lost sight of those in need and those that take advantage of the system and meshed them into one group!!

“Bottom line, quit crying and looking for a handout! Get off your ass and take care of your own family!. Don’t be a part of the problem, be a part of the solution!!.”

I believe the mayor would still be writing, but he ran flat out of exclamation points.

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Paid sick leave will help protect all Californians

By Laura Stock and Ken Jacobs Special to CalMatters

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ime and time again we hear from public health officials that even as we see the light at the end of the tunnel, everyone must maintain vigilance in adhering to the basics of COVID-19 prevention: masking, social distancing, avoiding crowds, avoiding sharing indoor space with those outside our household and maintaining good hand hygiene. This is sound advice, but it won’t be enough on its own.

The burden of prevention cannot be successfully carried by individuals alone: We will only succeed if it is shared by governments and employers as well. The federal government and states need to maintain equally simple and basic steps to reduce the spread, one of the most important of which is supplemental paid sick leave.

This pandemic has highlighted the critical connection between worker health and public health. We have seen over and over how outbreaks in workplaces have spread to families and communities. Therefore, it is essential to implement measures that will allow sick workers to stay home.

Daniela Rodriguez works at a fast-food restaurant in the Bay Area where four coworkers have fallen sick since Jan. 1. Some could not work. Some came to work coughing. According to Daniela, her employer says they will not “pay quarantine anymore, so people are working with symptoms. People are going to show up to work because they need to survive, so if they have symptoms, they cannot stay home with their symptoms. This is terrible but it is the truth.”

Both the federal government and the state of California passed supplemental paid sick leave last year, but at the height of the winter surge, on Jan. 1, both emergency measures expired. While Congress wrangles, California must again lead the way and include supplemental paid sick leave in emergency budget measures being considered now.

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District attorneys take a left turn

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t’s a fundamental question these days among California’s leading district attorneys: Should the justice system serve criminals or their victims?

This question never arose seriously before now. Criminals, especially repeat offenders, were bottom priorities when it came to whom district attorneys aimed to help.

That matched the sentiments of California voters, who over generations passed one initiative after another toughening laws on the death penalty, the three-strikesand-you’re-out law that targets criminals who keep preying on others and threw out a law that banned cash bail.

Voters also OK’d mercifullyminded measures over the last 10 years, reducing some felonies to misdemeanors with much lower penalties and allowing for quicker release of prisoners. Those changes excluded serious and violent crimes, except where legal codes inexplicably classed a few violent acts — like sex trafficking — as lesser offenses.

Now come the new district attorneys of California’s most prominent and arguably most influential counties, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

George Gascon and Chesa Boudin both are expanding on campaign promises to end cash bail locally, almost never cooperate with federal immigration authorities and seek reevaluation of possibly wrongful past convictions.

Gascon has become the more radical, ordering hundreds of deputies in the nation’s largest prosecutorial office to stop seeking sentence enhancements for career criminals and not to ask juries for death penalties, even for the worst crimes.

Gascon’s actions struck many of his deputies, some with distinguished legal and academic credentials, as illegal, running counter to California law. Their union sued and the other day got a superior court judge to rule Gascon’s ban on sentencing enhancements does violate state law. The ruling will almost certainly be appealed, its fate uncertain in higher courts.

Essentially, longtime Judge James Chalfant, whose decisions are only rarely overturned by appellate courts, ruled Gascon cannot force line prosecutors to ignore laws protecting the public from repeat offenders.

Meanwhile, the moves by Gascon, a former San Francisco police chief and district attorney, and his Bay Area heir Boudin, caught the attention of other district attorneys around the state.

On Jan. 12, the California District Attorneys Association, which represents all but one of the state’s chief county prosecutors, wrote Gascon that “CDAA has grave concerns that recent policy directives (by Gascon) undermine California’s bedrock expectation that prosecutors will never abandon their obligation to advocate passionately for crime victims. … These mandates ignore our laws and governing ethical standards.”

The prosecutors’ group added that Gascon gave “criminals in Los Angeles County … an unimaginable windfall.” Signing the letter were top CDAA officials Vern Pierson and Michael Hestrin, district attorneys respectively of El Dorado and Riverside counties.

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oon after his colleagues denounced his prior moves, the undaunted Gascon responded with another radical order. He told his deputies to halt their previously routine appearances at state hearings to oppose parole for prisoners with life sentences who have served their legal minimum prison time. So, for example, when Charles Manson “family” member Bruce Davis, the vicious murderer of musician Gary Hinman, came up for a hearing the other day, only the 81-year-old cousin of his victim was present to protest on the video conference. She is not a lawyer.

For decades, appearances by deputy district attorneys — especially those who

originally prosecuted the lifers — helped keep major offenders imprisoned, where they could do no further harm to people whose lives their misdeeds already wrecked.

Gascon did this to fulfill a campaign promise to relieve crowding in jails and prisons.

Essentially, he placed convicts’ comfort above victims’ well-being.

Almost all of his actions so far have been more in the interest of criminals than their victims, much the same as Boudin’s, which have not been quite as extreme.

Boudin’s tendencies may be more understandable, as he’s the son of two Weather Underground members given long sentences after convictions for being getaway drivers in a 1981 Brinks car robbery in Rocklin, N.Y., that led to the deaths of two police officers and a security guard.

But Gascon is a former longtime top cop. A movement to recall him is now underway, but he’s already spurred a totally unprecedented conflict among this state’s leading prosecutors.

He’s also setting an example for like-mined leftists, if more of them ever become D.A.s.

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any business lobbyists have spoken out against paid sick leave, but economic recovery is one of the compelling reasons we need it. As the economy begins to reopen, we need to be more stringent in preventing spread, not less. Otherwise, we’ll be headed straight for more costly lockdowns.

Succeeding in re-opening schools for inperson learning will require taking stronger steps to slow spread elsewhere, primarily at work.

The pandemic has had a vastly disparate impact on Black and Brown families and communities. One of the primary drivers of this inequity is workplace exposure. Middleand upper-middle-class workers, who are disproportionately white, often have the luxury of working from home, safe and protected from exposure. When they do report to work in person, they are far more likely to have paid time off. Nationally, 25% of private-sector workers have no access to paid sick leave, but for lower-income workers, that number is 69%. As Daniela pointed out, economically desperate people often feel they have no choice but to work.

Paid sick leave is one of the most effective tools in governments’ toolbox. Researchers recently compared jurisdictions with paid sick leave and those without and calculated that in states that newly instituted paid sick leave last year, there was a drop of 400 cases per day, which translates into a 56% reduction. Previous studies found large reductions in flu transmission following the introduction of paid sick leave policies. Few measures work so well.

The pandemic is not finished with us. The terrifying surge that is just beginning to subside may be, as some have called it, “the eye of the hurricane.” Some new variants are more transmissible and possibly more virulent, and we may be headed for another major surge.

“Business as usual” when it comes to paid sick leave won’t work in a pandemic. It’s time to extend a clear, strong and unequivocal paid sick safety net to all workers.

— Laura Stock is the director of the Labor Occupational Health Program at UC Berkeley. Ken Jacobs is chair of the UC Berkeley Labor Center. They wrote this for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s Capitol works and why it matters.

Letters Filibuster reform Americans want President Biden and the 117th Congress working together to restore our nation’s health, economy and social infrastructure.

This is truly a time for bipartisanship and for our three government branches to unify with the common goal of strengthening our national wellbeing.

I believe we are made stronger and more resilient when our elected officials unite and collaborate.

Yet, I also believe there is little value in unity for unity’s sake. Bipartisanship that comes with continued legislative disfunction and the gamesmanship of the last decade is a fool’s errand.

This brings me to filibuster reform.

Building legislative consensus is exactly why filibuster reform is so important.

As a constituent, I have thanked Sen. Padilla for supporting filibuster reform and have been petitioning Sen. Feinstein

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to similarly pursue reform of this misdirected, extraconstitutional Senate legacy.

Effective advocacy requires us to fully understand how the filibuster threatens the bipartisan unity we say we seek; no longer a tool for curbing majority tyranny, it is now the minority’s “endgame” strategy, relentlessly blocking the timely serious governance solutions we need.

Current filibuster rules obstruct debate and consensus building, kill compromise and shut down meaningful legislation.

Today’s minority leadership remains poised to continue this posturing for the next two years.

During the Obama years, filibuster provisions blocked routine judicial appointments, stalled economic recovery proposals and sidelined critical regulatory and funding bills.

The filibuster was repeatedly employed against legislation where the minority lacked the votes to pass (or creativity to propose) better solutions; even used, at times, just in hopes the president’s agenda would fail.

The Senate’s reconciliation process

Speak out President The Hon. Joe Biden, The White House, Washington, D.C., 20500; 202-456-1111 (comments), 202-456-1414 (switchboard); email: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

U.S. Senate Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3841; email: http://feinstein. senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me Sen. Alex Padilla, B03 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510;

may address our current urgent need for COVID relief and delay an early confrontation on filibuster rules.

Yet, the Senate majority, including Feinstein and Padilla, must be prepared to act decisively when comprehensive legislative solutions for any of the problems Californians expect Biden to tackle (immigration, infrastructure, voting rights, environment, healthcare, economic disparity, criminal justice) require the true bipartisan engagement that is likely only after the Senate removes or reforms its current filibuster rules.

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Tribute to teachers Shelly Dunning’s recent column recognizing the contributions of our community’s teachers was wonderful.

Caring, appreciative and celebratory — the triple crown for 2021.

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Keep Spot’s teeth pearly-white

By Evelyn Dale Special to The Enterprise

F

ebruary is National Pet Dental Health Month, so after all those treats our pets got on Valentine’s Day maybe it’s time to think about their teeth.

Regular toothbrushing with pet toothpaste to remove plaque is the single most effective way to keep pets’ teeth clean and healthy. It also prevents periodontal disease caused by plaque and gingivitis. When food particles and bacteria along the gum line aren’t brushed away, plaque forms causing periodontal disease that destroys teeth and gum tissue.

Untreated, bacteria can be carried by the bloodstream to internal organs and cause serious kidney, liver and heart issues.

Pet toothpaste comes in different flavors such as poultry, beef and seafood. Find one that your pet likes and turn tooth cleaning into treat time! The efficacy of pet toothpaste has improved significantly. Enzymatic toothpastes contain enzymes that help reduce bacteria and lessen tartar buildup while improving bad breath. Never use human toothpaste.

Some contain Xylitol, which is highly toxic to dogs, as well as foaming agents and fluoride that can upset a pet’s stomach.

Pets need to get used to having their teeth brushed. Begin by letting your pet lick a dab of pet toothpaste it likes from your finger. Once your pet considers the toothpaste a “treat,” gently rub some on its teeth. Next, let your pet lick it off a toothbrush or finger brush. Finally, actually brush your pet’s teeth for a few seconds and then, as your pet feels more comfortable, extend brushing time. Remember to praise your pet after each toothbrushing session.

Tips: Pets are different in size, temperament and what they like. You may need to try different flavored pet toothpastes until you find one that reaches “treat” status. If a toothbrush or finger brush is awkward, use a small soft-tipped wand or your finger wrapped with gauze for application.

Find a convenient time and do it

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

It was love from the first day Achilles met Crystina Santos. Nine years later, he still loves to jump in her lap and lean in for snuggles.

regularly, e.g., while morning coffee is brewing. Enzymatic pet toothpastes are your pet’s best friend because they remove plaque with little or no brushing. Details for dogs are at https:// www.rover.com/blog/the-best-12dog-toothpastes/ and cats, https:// www.pawgearlab.com/best-cattoothpaste.

Dental chews can help too.

According to the Veterinary Oral Health Council, dental treats reduce tartar and plaque by 15 to 20%. Be sure to get the right size for your pup to avoid swallowing large chunks that can cause intestinal problems.

It’s also important for pets to be examined regularly — usually once a year — by a veterinary specialist who can check for oral diseases, lesions and tumors in your pet’s mouth.

Learn more about pet dental health. Watch a veterinarian clean a dog’s and a cat’s teeth, share your pet’s smile and learn why anesthesia is needed for thorough dental cleaning at https://www.avma.org/events/ national-pet-dental-health-month.

Happy Tails Crystina Santos loves her canine pal Achilles. She writes, “I had been thinking of adopting for quite a while before meeting Achilles. I was

Paws for Thought supposed to meet another dog of interest, but after my interview with the Humane Society, I was told I should meet Achilles because he sounded like a better fit for me.

When I went to his room and sat on a chair to get down to his level, he jumped in my lap and snuggled his head into my chest much the way he is in the picture. That pretty much sealed the deal!

“We’ve been together now for nine years. The first several years we enjoyed going to local hiking trails with friends who had small kids and other dogs. He’s always up for a road trip, outdoor adventure and going to big family gatherings (pre-COVID, of course). He is a great companion and I truly feel lucky to have him as family!”

Crystina also cares about Achilles’ teeth. She notes, “Tooth-brushing is far from his favorite pastime, but appears to be more tolerable with PetSmile — thank you for telling me about that!”

— Evelyn Dale of Davis is a volunteer and advocate for shelter animal welfare. Contact her at pawsforthought@sbcglobal.net. This column appears monthly.

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“Rainbow Kitty” is one of the new styles available. “pocket” of space on the inside of the double cotton fabric making them very comfortable to wear, with the kitty-themed or neutral fabric designs on the front.

“Much thanks again to the wonderful team of incredibly skilled sewing volunteers who stepped up to make this happen to allow us to offer so many fabric design options. Special thanks to Julie and Perla who continue to help

making the masks including the new fabric designs,” the SPCA said in a news release “We still have 13 options including some nice batik fabrics (guys particularly like the batiks) for folks who prefer a non-pet theme. We have new additions to our rainbowcolored fabrics of ‘Rainbow Paws’ (No. 3) and ‘Everglades’ designer fabric (see No. 7) with ‘Rainbow Kitties on black’ (No. 15)

and ‘Rainbow Kitties on white’ (No. 16), since everyone love rainbows! We also hope to offer two children’s sizes in a few fabric designs in the near future. It helps if folks contact us in advance if they are interested.”

For information, email emsamitz@dcn.org or call 530-756-5165 to place your order of which fabric design(s) and how many you would like. The masks can be purchased by cash or checks made to Yolo SPCA with “CCKF” in the memo area. Your order can be picked up here in Davis once it is ready, and you will be contacted on where to pick it up.

See more at the Yolo SPCA website at http:// yolospca.org/winterfundraiser-kitty-themedmasks/ and Yolo SPCA’s Facebook page at https:// www.facebook.com/ YoloCountySPCA/ for the posting with photos of the mask design options and how to order them.

Sen. Dodd introduces disaster-prevention bill Special to The Enterprise SACRAMENTO — State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, introduced legislation to help prevent catastrophic destruction from natural disasters that too often strike California communities by leveraging existing funds to provide a new, continuous funding source for wildfire home-hardening earthquake retrofitting.

“In California, wildfires and earthquakes are an unfortunate fact of life,”

terrier. This friendly guy was left behind when his family moved. Luckily, kind neighbors put food out for him for months until a determined animal control officer was able to catch him and bring him to Rotts of Friends. Bernie is shy but he loves attention and is a big, silly goofball.

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YSPCA fundraiser features cat-themed facemasks The Yolo County SPCA is launching its early spring collection for its fundraiser for the Community Cat Kindness Fund, featuring facemasks with mostly feline-themed fabrics, along with some neutral fabric designs including batiks and now have added three new fabric designs.

SPCA encourages early orders while it has the widest selection available since some of the original fabric designs are in limited supply. To cover its costs, the organization asks for a minimum donation of $15 per mask. These masks make great gifts and are easily mailed to gift recipients inexpensively.

These masks have bendable nose bands and are made of quality materials, including the Cali Fabrics elastic and made with 100% cotton fabrics, including a very soft teadyed muslin for the inner fabric. The pattern for this mask allows a small

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Dodd said. “It makes sense to invest in measures we know will prevent the loss of life and property we have seen in recent years. My bill offers a way to leverage existing funds to make California a safer state.”

Wildfires across California over the past five years led to the creation of the state Wildfire Insurance Fund to stabilize the precarious financial condition of public utility companies often to blame for the infernos.

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The California Earthquake Authority, created for a similar purpose after the 1994 Northridge earthquake, was charged with administering the wildfire fund.

Senate Bill 440 authorizes the CEA to invest its funds in natural disaster mitigation

efforts overseen by a jointpowers authority.

Each year, up to $100 million would go toward hardening homes in wildfireprone communities, and up to $50 million would be invested in bracing older, multistory buildings that are known earthquake risks.

Kels Among is them is Kels (A184992), a 14-week-old brown tabby domestic shorthair cat. Kels can be a little shy at first, but once he gets to know you, he’s a real lovebug. Kels enjoys getting head and cheek scratches. He would do best in a quiet home with no kids or dogs. He would likely do fine with another calm cat.

Bernie Khan is a beautiful 3-4 year old spayed female Rottweiler. She came to ROF with her Rottweiler sister Odyssey. Her previous owner loved them but was unable to care for them anymore. Khan is a friendly, happy girl.

She and her sister could be adopted together or separately.

Khan Cricket Also hoping for a good home is Cricket, a 6-year old German shepherd who enjoys meeting new friends when going on long walks. Cricket knows basic obedience commands. Her favorite activity is cuddling.

Cricket should not live in a home with cats because of her prey drive.

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 Bernie, a supersweet 2- to 3-year-old neutered male pit bill

The next Rotts of Friends’ adoption event is from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, 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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Briefly Show discusses rail proposal If San Francisco were an hour closer, how would that change Davis? We might find out in the next 10 to 20 years, thanks to an emerging ambitious program starting.

Link21, sponsored by BART and the Capitol Corridor, would add a second transbay rail crossing as part of a long-term and expensive plan to extend rail connections in the 21-county “megaregion” that stretches from Yuba to Monterey County. The components include faster Capitol Corridor train service between Sacramento and the Bay Area, among other changes.

Planners say they want an equitable program and will ask people and communities throughout the region to help define the work.

Camille Tsao, Capitol Corridor project manager for Link21, talks about the proposal on the latest edition of “Davisville.” The program, hosted by Bill Buchanan, is broadcast on KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM Mondays at 5:30 p.m., and repeats throughout the week. The current interview will be broadcast through Feb. 28 and is available anytime at http://kdrt.org/ davisville or on Apple podcasts.

Reading to feature Bly Davis Poet Laureate James Lee Jobe continues his online poetry reading series today, with Robert Bly’s collection of prose poems, “Reaching Out To The World.”

This free reading will be posted online by 7:30 p.m. today at https://www.youtube. com/jamesleejobe.

Email jamesleejobe@ gmail.com with any questions.

Optometrist offers insights Macular degeneration and dry eyes are common conditions as people age. Davis optometrist Julie Helmus will talk about their prevention, diagnosis and treatment from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Feb. 24.

The free Zoom presentation will be hosted by the Davis Senior Center. To register, contact the center at 530-7575696.

Group set for cancer patients A free 12-week virtual Expressive Therapy Group for patients and survivors of cancer will begin on Feb. 23 or 24.

Expressive therapy uses art, writing, music and movement, with verbal sharing, to further emotional, physical and spiritual integration.

Two sections are scheduled: 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 23 to May 12.

Call Nandi Szabo at 916-529-1079 or email pnandi@comcast.net to register.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Happy hearts keep right on beating

By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise

H

earts denote love and affection, especially around Valentine’s Day. The central location of the heart in our bodies is what was thought to be the center of our emotions and what makes us “human.”

The classic phrase of having one’s heart “skip a beat” when looking at a loved one could have been caused by either butterflies in the stomach, or a rush of adrenaline increasing the heart’s rate. The symbolism of the heart has been around for centuries, but the physical mechanism of how the heart works and keeps us alive is very fascinating.

Our heart, like all mammals, has four chambers in it. Two atria, the left and the right, and two ventricles, also left and right.

Both left and right atriums receive blood from other places in the body, and both ventricles push it back out. The heart is contained and protected by a small sack called the

Explorit Science Center pericardium. Connective tissues connect to the pericardium instead of directly on the heart to keep it in place. Throughout the body are arteries that carry blood away from the heart, and veins that carry it back.

Blood coming back to the heart from the body first enters the right atrium. This chamber fills from two large veins, one from the upper body and the other from the lower respectively. This blood does not have oxygen and is carrying carbon dioxide generated from the body.

The collected blood then enters the right ventricle from a valve separating the two.

The deoxygenated blood is then pushed through another valve and sent to the lungs via the large pulmonary arteries. In the lungs, the blood deposits the collected carbon dioxide and absorbs oxygen.

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Then the newly oxygenated blood enters the left atrium and flows down into the left ventricle from another valve. From here the heart pumps the oxygen-rich blood through the aorta and to the rest of the body to start the process over again.

The valves within the heart keep the blood flowing one-way, and the chambers are separated by

walls and connective tissues. The chambers and walls prevent the blood from mixing so only oxygenated blood is being transported to the body, and deoxygenated blood is returning to the proper location to receive oxygen from the lungs.

A heartbeat consists of two parts, one being the flexing of the atria pushing blood to the ventricles, and

the other being the flexing of the ventricles to push blood out of the heart, either to the lungs or the body. Each chamber fills when that part of the heart is relaxed and is moved by the flexing.

For an organ that is about the same size as your fist does quite a lot to keep us healthy and alive. The human heart is very intricate and requires precise timing for everything to work properly.

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SHOTS: County on the cusp of returning to red-tier status From Page A1 limited supplies.

For Yolo County residents now eligible, getting an appointment for a vaccine may require checking multiple websites, multiple times a day.

Yolo County’s main vaccine web page has links to all vaccine providers serving county residents, with information on who is currently eligible and how to obtain appointments. Visit www.yolocounty.org/ coronavirus-vaccine for those links.

Those who need assistance making an appointment or need an inhome vaccination should call 2-1-1 or 855-866-1783.

All county residents in need of a vaccine should register on the statewide vaccine registry site — https://myturn.ca.gov — to be notified when they are eligible.

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As of Thursday, between 19,000 and 20,000 Yolo County residents had received at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, representing between 8 percent and 9 percent of all county residents, Tan said.

Among them: 280 farmworkers who were vaccinated at a clinic held Wednesday at Durst Organic Growers in Esparto.

“The county will be hosting more clinics at farm sites and migrant centers when they open,” said Tan, “so we are bringing doses to them and they don’t have to worry about going online and competing with everyone else.”

The county is also holding specialty on-site clinics for educators who are already teaching class inperson in Yolo County.

All other educators are eligible to receive vaccines at clinics the county is holding for everyone in

Phase 1B, Tier 1, and many local teachers reported receiving their first doses this week.

———— New cases of COVID-19 have steadily declined in Yolo County since late January, leaving the county on the cusp of returning to the red tier on the state’s colorcoded blueprint for reopening.

The county will learn Tuesday whether it has satisfied the requirement of meeting the red tier metrics for two consecutive weeks. If so, county residents could see the return as early as Wednesday of indoor dining at restaurants, gyms reopening and more.

Schools will not reopen immediately — in Davis, elementary schools won’t open for hybrid instruction for at least two weeks after a return to red (in addition to teachers having the opportunity to receive both doses of their COVID

vaccines) and all schools must wait until the county has met red tier metrics for five consecutive days.

Over the last seven days, Yolo County has reported an average of 35 new cases a day, spread out among all ages and all areas of the county.

COVID-19 hospitalizations, which reached record highs just weeks ago, have dropped down to pre-surge levels, but the sharp decline isn’t all good news. The end result of many of the hospitalizations that followed the holiday surge of cases has not been recoveries, but deaths. Yolo County reported nine deaths on Wednesday, bringing to 32 the number of deaths reported here just since Feb. 1.

— Reach Anne Ternus-Bellamy at aternus@davisenterprise.net.

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WIND: Solano offers potential for ‘enormous’ energy production From Page A1 install this spring at the UL Advanced Wind Turbine Testing Facility in Texas.

Version 3.2 of the turbine will be installed in the fall, Wind Harvest said, paving the way for the company to complete the certification steps required for the commercialization process of renewable energy products.

“Once these milestones have been achieved, the 70 kW turbines can be sold to customers with good but turbulent near-ground wind conditions which are not appropriate for

traditional wind turbines,” said Wolf, who is the company’s CEO. While the turbines are being tested in Texas, Wolf said the type of turbine he plans to market is well suited for places close to home. “Solano and other wind-resource areas in California are ripe for our near-ground turbine to harvest the cornucopia of wind that rushes through these small geographical areas,” he said.

According to the company’s press release, their turbines can operate for more than 40 years in the

DEATH: Official cause pending From Page A1 motel. They arrived to find Amanda already dead of “traumatic injuries” inside the motel room, her wounded brother nearby.

Woods, who was seen fleeing on foot from the motel prior to officers’ arrival, was apprehended at a Sacramento residence the following day following a 24-hour regionwide manhunt.

Yolo County coroner’s officials conducted an autopsy Wednesday but did not immediately issue a ruling on the toddler girl’s cause of

understory of taller turbines. They are designed to take advantage of nearground winds, which exist on about 20% of wind farms.

“Placing these vertically pinning turbines close together produces what is known as the Couple Vortex Effect,” the press release stated, referring to a phenomenon where the density of energy production from wind-rich land increases significantly. “In turn, wind farms have the potential to expand renewable energy in some of the world’s windiest areas and

lower the cost of electricity,” the press release stated.

The turbines can also be paired with solar panels to continuously charge battery systems, the company said, because in many places the wind continues to blow after the sun has set. These kinds of energy sources can replace highly polluting gas-peaker plants, according to the company.

“Wind Harvest has a technological solution to mitigate the real — and urgent — climate crisis,” the company said. “Wind Harvest’s solution can

capture enormous amounts of previously untapped wind energy. The company’s Wind Harvesters can also be deployed rapidly on a massive scale, because of how easy they are to manufacture and the large number of existing wind farms with excellent near-ground wind resources.”

For more information about Wind Harvest, visit https://windharvest.com.

— Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net.

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death pending further investigation, Chief Deputy Coroner Gina Moya said.

In his video statement, Reisig noted that the special-circumstance allegation to the murder charge is punishable by the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole, “but no decision has been made on the penalty that we will seek should Mr. Woods be convicted on all qualifying charges.”

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PRIORITIES: City decides to be more assertive with state From Page A1 Additionally, the city will seek infrastructure funding from both the state and federal governments as well as more COVID relief, among other items.

In 2019, when the subcommittee of Frerichs and Carson put forth their first list of legislative priorities, they did so with the expectation that newly elected Gov. Gavin Newsom would loosen the purse strings more than his predecessor, former Gov. Jerry Brown, had done.

“What this is all about,” Carson said at the time, “is getting back our own taxpayer dollars to help our community. We’re paying federal money, we’re paying taxes to the state government, and we owe it to our citizens to work hard to get as much of those resources back to help our own citizens.”

Frerichs noted back then that the city of Davis had “just played defense” for many years and did not actively advocate for the things it wanted, unlike other jurisdictions in California.

“They’re all doing these types of things,” Frerichs said, “taking positions in advance and sort of advocating for what they want for their community, so we should be doing the same thing.”

Not to mention the legislative experience of three council members, Frerichs, Carson and Will Arnold — who have all spent

many years working in and around the Capitol — would further benefit the city.

That same effort will continue in the coming year, now with an eye toward a new administration in Washington, D.C. “With the change in federal administrations,” Carson said, “there is now likely going to be a large federal infrastructure investment package at some point here, and California is going to be in a much better position than it has been in the past four years to potentially do well as it applies for various projects for federal funding.” “(That) could provide significant opportunities for us to take a look at some of the projects we had to put on hold because we got hit with a loss of $20 million in revenues due to the COVID recession.”

The city defunded $8.8 million worth of capital improvement projects back in June due to a drop in city revenue, including for a pump-bike track in Community Park; a bike/pedestrian crossing from Olive Drive to the Davis Depot; and modifications to the H Street Tunnel.

In addition to possibly securing funding for those sorts of infrastructure projects, grants may also become available to help secure something long sought by many here: municipal broadband.

The City Council concluded back in 2019 that pursuing municipal broadband was not financially viable but directed staff to keep an eye out for funding opportunities to improve high-speed broadband access and services.

More immediately, Carson said, “we’re focusing on the fastmoving efforts in Washington, D.C., right now for a $1.9 trillion COVID assistance bill.

“We’ve been frustrated in the past,” he said, “but it’s now looking again that there’s a good chance this package will include $350 million in direct assistance to cities and, most important, that cities our size would get a direct part of the check.”

Other items on the 2021 legislative priority list: n Researching regulatory and legislative options to amend the state’s allocation method for distributing sales tax revenue. “Instead of basing the allocation on the proportion of other taxable sales, the city suggests basing the allocation on the place of sale for in-person transactions and the destination for online transactions,” the resolution states. n Continuing to advocate for changes to the Regional Housing Needs Allocation to ensure the city receives credit not just for housing units themselves but also for housing provided via

by-the-bed student housing projects. n Continuing to engage in and support Caltrans’ efforts to implement the Yolo I-80 Corridor Improvement Project, aimed at improving the flow of traffic on I-80 through Yolo County. n Supporting ACA 1, a constitutional amendment authored by Assemblywoman Cecilia AguiarCurry, D-Winters, to lower the necessary voter threshold from a two-thirds supermajority to 55 percent to approve local general obligation bonds and special taxes for affordable housing and public infrastructure projects. n Supporting Valley Clean Energy in its efforts to overcome legislative and regulatory challenges that slow its progress.

On Tuesday, the council was asked to add another item to its legislative advocacy platform — one that would change state law to allow local jurisdictions to change how traffic enforcement is handled.

Dillan Horton, chair of the city’s Police Advisory Commission, said one of the recommendations put forth last year for reforming policing and public safety in Davis is changing how traffic stops are made and who makes them.

“What has come up as a possible barrier outside of the control of the city,” Horton said, “is state

laws regarding traffic enforcement — that only law enforcement officials, peace officers, are allowed to give these traffic citations, vehicle safety citations — and if our community wants to innovate and reimagine systems of public safety that remove traffic enforcement from armed law enforcement, then we’re going to need to address this barrier that exists at the state level.”

Horton urged the council to add transportation enforcement reform to its 2021 legislative platform.

Arnold agreed that “it would be in our interest.”

He noted that the council has not yet approved the recommendations on public safety reform brought forward in December but said, “I think flexibility in our decision making would be beneficial to us no matter what we end up doing.”

Frerichs said legislation may yet be introduced addressing that issue, given other jurisdictions, including the city of Berkeley, are seeking such a change, so the subcommittee could return to the council to make additions to the legislative platform.

“I think it’s a really good idea,” he said.

— Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

Dozens of UCD students to participate in Conn biochem quizzes

By Kathy Keatley Garvey Special to The Enterprise Sixty UC Davis undergraduate students, divided into 12 teams with such names as “Green Team,” “Amigo Acids” and “Attack on Titration,” will compete in the first-ever Eric Conn Biochemistry Quizzes, which will get underway on Zoom at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20.

“This will be a fun activity and one that memorializes the legendary plant biochemist Eric Conn (1923-2017), renowned in his field,” said organizer and coordinator Walter Leal, UC Davis distinguished professor of molecular and cellular biology and a former chair of the UC Davis department of entomology.

Conn, a UCD emeritus professor of molecular and cellular biology, “was a member of the National

Academy of Sciences and his leadership at UC Davis helped establish the academic spirit of the College of Biological Sciences as it exists today,” Leal said. “He strongly believed that a university professor should excel in both research and teaching.”

The public can register to view the event by logging in at https://tinyurl.com/ y33eyc4v. It may become an annual event.

Initially, 40 students registered to compete — five per team — but the response was so overwhelming that Leal added four more teams. The first eight teams to register will compete on camera, while the other four teams will play “off tube.”

“I created the word in reference to the old TV set (a tube) to say that they will not be on camera,” Leal

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The late Eric Conn, noted plant biochemist, will be honored at the Eric Conn Biochemistry Quizzes, a Zoom event at 4 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 20. quipped. “These teams will play simultaneously with the teams playing on camera. We will have a scorekeeper, Radek Abarca, who will keep track of their response in real-time.”

The initial teams sport such names as Green Team, Amigo Acids, Proline Pros, Drop the Base, Krebs Cyclists, Gibbs Team, Attack on Titration and Ironic Bonds. The other

teams are named A, B, C and D. “Team A will play along with the Proline Pros, and Team D will play along with Drop the Base,” Leal said. “Next, Team B will play along with the Krebs Cyclists,” and Team C will play with the Gibbs Team.”

The first 40 students to register introduce themselves, their majors and their hometowns in videos

posted on Leal’s Twitter account, @wsleal2014.

Participating students are from as far away as the cities of Pune (India), Yokohama (Japan) and Nanjing (China), and as close as Davis. Other students hail from Cupertino, Los Angeles and Redwood City.

“Each team of five players will be given three questions,” Leal said. “They will have one minute to confer while we hear stories about Eric Conn; see videos from staff, faculty and alumni and UC Davis friends; and watch public service messages on health topics such as COVID-19 and diabetes.”

College of Biological Sciences faculty will ask questions via video. Emeriti Professors Clark Lagarias and Charles Gasser will judge the competition. The schedule also includes CBS

Professor Judy Callis delivering a brief remembrance of Conn, and CBS Dean Mark Winey offering a message of encouragement to the students.

In her video, Dr. Allison Brashear, dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine, addresses the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines.

Conn, a member of the UCD faculty for 43 years, was the third recipient of the UC Davis Prize for Teaching and Scholarly Achievement. Described as an excellent teacher and researcher, Conn received the Academic Senate’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 1974 and the Academic Senate’s highest honor, the Faculty Research Lecturer Award, in 1977. He won the UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement in 1989. See https://youtu.be/ TdwJkcjQvbw.

Obituaries Douglas Kauffman

Frances Mae Kofranek

Sept. 17, 1947 — Feb. 4, 2021

Douglas Scott Kauffman died of cancer at his home in Davis on Feb. 4. A lifelong Californian, he was born in Santa Clara on Sept. 17, 1947, to Jean and Fred Kauffman. He attended school in Sacramento and later UC Davis. Doug would be the first to tell you that he did not excel in school, being unable to muster the focus to graduate until 40 years later.

In the interim, he taught himself fluent Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Nepalese, some Hindi and Japanese as well as dabbling in Urdu and Latin. He was also a highly knowledgeable scholar of ancient history, anthropology, entomology, botany and ornithology.

As a child catching his first swallowtails in his backyard in Sacramento, Doug maintained a lifelong fascination with butterflies, later traveling extensively in Mexico and the tropics, extending his knowledge and collection. This led to a love of other fauna and flora and his garden was a gorgeous mosaic of exotic edibles, homes for birds, butterflies and insects and beautiful found rocks and hand-crafted objects.

Doug was an unusually brilliant self-taught musician. His perfect pitch was discovered when, at an early age, he told his mother that her Waring blender hummed at F-sharp.

Doug played with various porch bands in the Davis area over the years, alternating between the fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, vihuela, accordion or whatever else was handy.

Endowed with remarkable imagination and artistic abilities, his calligraphy was superb and his decorative, hand-painted signs still are featured in some of the Davis Farmers Market stalls. He collected Indian baskets from his ancestral lands in Modoc County and was an avid flint and obsidian point hunter, maintaining a diverse

collection of arrowheads. He collected aphorisms, hand-made toys from around the world, masks, urns and ollas, majolica pottery, ancient Arabic script and ethnic music.

Food, friendship and conviviality were central to Doug’s life. He was one of the founders of the UC Davis Coffee House where he worked as head chef for many years and honed his knowledge of herbs and spices from around the globe, as well as establishing life-long friendships with many of his colleagues and proteges. He was a frequent and generous host of dinner parties featuring elaborate and always delicious cuisine. It was not unusual for Doug to have a gathering in his colorful and quirky garden, guests clustered around a small campfire making a paella.

Extravagantly original, Doug was passionate about chilis, poetry, fiction and nonfiction books, bats, Cold Canyon, good coffee, raisin bread, potato-anything, basketry, removing Donald Trump from office, social justice, the environment, thrift and economy, birds, insects, culture and history. Occasionally irascible but in possession of great kindness and forbearance, Doug will be deeply missed by his loyal cadre of friends and family.

He leaves behind his sister Terry Davison, nephew Mark Ryan and niece Tracy Brezinski, and their children Will, Anna, Jacob and Emily, as well as his adored adopted family, Veronica Anguiano, Javier Chavez and Lucero Gomez, along with many life-long friends.

A celebration of Doug’s life is planned for later this year when friends can safely gather.

Donations in Doug’s name may be made to Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve: https://give.ucdavis.edu/NRSD/STEGIFT or the UC Davis Arboretum: https:// arboretum.ucdavis.edu/donate.

Submit obituaries to The Enterprise via www.davisenterprise.com/obit-form/.

For information about paid obituaries or free death notices, call 530-756-0800.

Jan. 11, 1922 — Jan. 25, 2021

Frances “Fran” Mae Kofranek passed away on Jan. 25 at the age of 99. Fran, also known as “Granny Franny,” was born on Jan. 11, 1922, in Detroit, Mich., to Thomas and Emily Craig. She had two brothers, James and Douglas.

Fran completed two years of college before marrying Anton “Tony” M. Kofranek in 1942. Their daughter, Nancy, was born in 1943 while Tony served in WWII. Their son, John, was born in 1948.

In 1950, they moved to Los Angeles and in 1968 to Davis, where Tony taught at the university. Fran taught ESL and actively volunteered. Fran and Tony divorced in 1976.

In 1979, Fran completed her bachelor’s degree from UC Davis and moved to Southern California where she enjoyed her new independence for 10 years before returning

Craig Hart d. Jan. 29, 2021

Craig Hart, entered into eternal rest Jan. 29, 2021 in Sacramento at the age of 41 years. Beloved son of Corey Hart and Maureen Turner. Dear brother of Paul Hart (Brandi). Also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. All are invited to attend graveside services on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 10 a.m. at the Davis Cemetery District, 820 Pole Line Road, Davis, CA 95618.

Arrangements entrusted to River Cities Funeral Chapel, 910 Soule St., West Sacramento, CA 95691.

to Davis to be with friends. In about 2000, Fran moved to Berkeley and finally, Alameda.

Fran was an avid reader and true writer. She loved playing bridge, was artistic and practiced yoga. A self-proclaimed “pragmatic Scot,” Fran lived simply, was disciplined and enjoyed walking.

Fran was giving and loving, with an understanding smile and great wit. She was inquisitive, engaged and astute with deep wisdom. Spiritually, she was a Quaker. She spoke with intelligence and sensitivity, which gave her an air of grace.

She is survived by her daughter Nancy Kofranek and son John (Marilyn) Kofranek, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A memorial service is TBD. In remembrance, please make a donation to a charity of your choice.

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‘The White Tiger’ makes an impressive roar Character drama indicts India’s caste system

‘The White Tiger’ Starring: Adarsh Gourav, Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao, Mahesh Manjrekar, Vijay Maurya, Nalneesh Neel, Swaroop Sampat and Kamlesh Gill Rating: R, for violence, sexual candor and considerable profanity Available via: Netflix

By Derrick Bang Enterprise film critic There’s a trainload of rage in this thoroughly engaging film.

Director/scripter Ramin Bahrani’s adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s award-winning 2008 novel has been described as a cross between “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Parasite,” and that’s reasonably accurate. But this film has the added benefit of a caustic sense of humor — darker than dark — and its protagonist’s sharply observed understanding of the way in which globalization has exacerbated the cruel divide between India’s upper and lower castes.

Our “hero,” Balram (Adarsh Gourav), is introduced in a position of prominence. He has become that which he always hoped to attain: an entrepreneur.

This isn’t an easy achievement in his country, as he explains; an Indian entrepreneur must be “straight and crooked, mocking and believing, sly and sincere, all at the same time.”

Balram narrates his saga by way of a letter written to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the eve of his visit to India in 2010. “America is so yesterday,” Balram begins. “China and India are tomorrow.” (If American viewers respond to that introduction with unease, I’ve no doubt that was Bahrani’s intention.)

Balram (played, as an adolescent, by Harshit Mahawar) grows up in the poor village of Laxmangarh. He’s a bright, curious and perceptive child: that rarest of jungle creatures, a “white tiger,” a symbol of freedom and individuality. But his intelligence opens no doors in a feudal hamlet under the thrall of a big-city coal baron dubbed “The Stork” (Mahesh Manjrekar) and his thuggish elder son, “The Mongoose” (Vijay Maurya). They extract one-third of the already meager rupees the villagers earn.

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During their initial outing, Ashok (Rajkummar Rao) and his wife, Pinky Madam (Priyanka Chopra), are surprised to discover that their new driver, Balram (Adarsh Gourav) hasn’t the faintest idea how to get where they’re going.

Balram watches his father literally work himself to death, while the family elder — Granny Kusum (Kamlesh Gill) — berates the man for not laboring harder.

This mindset — the adult Balram explains, in voiceover — is due to the most insidious of India’s “inventions”: the rooster coop, where caged birds silently watch their fellows being slaughtered, while calmly waiting their turn.

This characterizes India’s “dark” underclass: not merely trapped in a perpetual cycle of poverty and servitude, but trained over centuries to accept that it should be that way.

As the adult Balram further observes, “Election promises had taught me how important it is not to be a poor man in a ‘free’ democracy.”

Young Balram — as a white tiger — isn’t content. Once reaching adulthood, he sees that The Stork employs private drivers; the opportunity ripens further with the arrival of The Stork’s younger son, Ashok (Rajkummar Rao), Westernized by the time he has spent in the United States.

His wife, Pinky Madam (Priyanka Chopra), is even more enlightened and tolerant: a

woman willing — could it be true? — to stand up to The Stork.

Balram determines to become their driver. Which means he needs to learn how to drive.

Which requires money for lessons ...

At which point — in terms of where said funds come from — we discover the sad degree to which power corrupts even within the lower caste, and how a family elder will exploit such a position.

Balram perseveres; he lands the job. He also becomes the favorite of Ashok and Pinky Madam, who treat him fairly decently. But although Balram wears better clothes and enjoys improved living quarters, these are mere surface enhancements; his relative status remains unchanged.

The lowest of the low? Having to massage The Stork’s naked legs. (Feel free to grimace.)

Given his constant access to the doings of The Stork’s financial empire, Balram is dismayed to learn the degree to which corruption also operates at this rarefied level. This is typified by how an upper-echelon political figure — the progressive, rags-toriches “Great Socialist” (Swaroop

Sampat), beloved by India’s lower classes — maintains her position, behind the scenes, via bribes from The Stork and his ilk.

Even so, this “new normal” seems tolerable, particularly given the kindness displayed by Ashok and his wife. Alas, this also proves illusory; it’s easy to behave benevolently, under ordinary circumstances. But when a crisis hits, Ashok reverts to form, becoming his father’s son.

Adiga’s story takes a savage left turn midway through this 125-minute film. As Balram warns, in voice-over, things are about to get much darker.

Gourav’s Balram is a thoroughly mesmerizing protagonist, capably projecting the duality discussed above: cheerfully servile, with seemingly guileless sincerity, until he turns his back and his expression suddenly becomes harder. To paraphrase Charles Dickens, in “David Copperfield,” it soon becomes difficult to decide whether Balram will turn out to be the hero of his own life. In other words, does he remain admirable?

Up to a point, his determination and perseverance are just this side of noble, Gourav’s performance positively beatific. Then

one opportunistic transgression gives us pause, and we wonder: Is Balram in danger of becoming that which he despises? Or — perhaps worse — is he destined to be crushed beneath the rigid walls of the system he hopes to circumvent?

Rao is equally adept at a role with similarly conflicting extremes. Ashok’s gentler nature is regarded with scorn by his father and elder brother, who view him as “weak” and sniff contemptuously at his savvy insistence that tech — the rising Internet — is the wave of the future. The kindness Ashok shows Balram is mirrored by a slightly pleading note in Rao’s voice and gaze; the man wants a friend.

But Ashok already has crossed barriers by marrying the far too progressive Pinky Madam; his father and elder brother aren’t about to tolerate an alliance with a lower-caste nobody such as Balram.

Chopra’s Pinky Madam is this story’s genuinely decent character: passionate, forthright and earnest. Her desire to treat Balram as an equal is sincere, and not tempered by convenience. We admire her unreservedly, even as we wonder if she can persevere in this family.

Manjrekar and Maurya remain one-dimensional thugs, likely by intent; they’re bullies accustomed to getting their way by force and/ or intimidation, and therefore have no subtleties or backstory

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Stop and listen to the sound installation on G Street Special to The Enterprise “pause. between lawn&cuffs” is a public, outdoor sound installation created by sound artist Boris Allenou and on display in the trees of the G Street plaza, the small park space between Second and Third streets in downtown Davis, until the end of February. The artist is working with funding support from the city’s Arts & Cultural Affairs Fund.

This sound exploration is designed to be a space where “natural, urban and electro-mechanical sounds mix to become tools responding to the ecological urgency, exploring the social sphere, proposing links and blurring distinctions between inner and outer networks so we can hear, imagine, reflect, and experience the Eco-system as a whole,” Allenou said.

Technically, the installation consists of 10 autonomous electronic modules (arduino, solenoids, motors, speakers and transducers, etc.) that

explore the soundscape of this outside site by adding a new layer of sounds.

These modules tap, scratch, vibrate and resonate on plants, trees, the ground, bikes racks, poles and more.

“The technology involved in this project constitutes a link between the (sonic) modernity (computer, sensors and solar panels, etc.) of our lives and the ecological concerns and questions that arise from the way we live, we produce, we interact, we classify and react as a society,” Allenou said.

Using sound as a medium, this project encourages social and ecological reflection by asking questions such as: n How can our indoor and outdoor soundscapes be defined as parts of a much broader (sonic) ecosystem? n How does the presence or absence of one part of our sonic ecosystem impact others? n How does sound affect us and our moods and

This closeup shows the inner mechanisms of artist Boris Allenou’s sound installation at the G Street plaza.

Below, the pieces are ready to be hung in the trees.

At left, Allenou’s sound installation sits high in the trees at the G Street plaza.

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behavior and sense of wellbeing? n How do we unravel the interactions between “sounds” and “beings” in the context of the global

health crisis?

For more information on the project, visit the artist’s website at https://boris allenou.com/pause-betweenlawncuffs.

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‘Penguin Bloom’: Charming drama truly soars Inspirational story is based on real events

‘Penguin Bloom’

By Derrick Bang

Starring: Naomi Watts, Griffin Murray-Johnston, Andrew Lincoln, Jacki Weaver, Rachel House, Felix Cameron and Abe Clifford-Barr Rating: TV-14, for dramatic intensity Available via: Netflix

Enterprise film critic

Never underestimate the healing power — or sensitivity — of an attentive animal.

Even an unlikely one.

During a 2013 family holiday in Thailand, Sam Bloom leaned against a second-story balcony railing; the rotten wood shattered and she fell to the concrete patio below. Although lucky to survive, the damage to her spinal cord left her paralyzed from the chest down.

Perhaps worse, the accident also crushed her spirit. As time passed, the previously active career nurse, and happily married mother of three rambunctious young boys — raising this family on Sydney’s Northern beaches, where she ran, swam, biked and surfed every chance she got — spiraled ever downward into a miasma of despair.

And then — a miracle.

Australian director Glendyn Ivin’s “Penguin Bloom,” based on the popular 2016 memoir cowritten by Sam’s husband Cameron and Bradley Trevor Greive, is a charming adaptation of the unlikely incident that turned Sam’s life around. Shaun Grant and Harry Cripps’ script is quite faithful to actual events — as should be expected, given that Sam and Cameron “Cam” Bloom are co-executive producers.

But — and this is important — their involvement has not buried this film beneath an insufferably noble or sugar-coated patina. Ivin unerringly maintains a careful balance, blending heartbreaking anguish — a family in serious danger of unraveling at the seams — with, unexpectedly, hope and gentle humor. The film gets its power from two cast members: Naomi Watts as the beleaguered Sam; and newcomer Griffin Murray-Johnston, making an impressive acting debut as the eldest son Noah.

The story is told from their point of view, either individually,

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Sam (Naomi Watts) cannot reconcile her current condition with the robust, physically active woman she used to be: a past lovingly documented by dozens of photos taken by her husband. or as part of the shared family dynamic; as a result, Watts and/ or Murray-Johnston are in pretty much every scene.

They easily hold our attention.

As does the third crucial cast member — who has wings.

Ivin begins his film with Sam at low ebb, and sinking lower; details of her accident emerge later, via Noah’s tormented voiceover. He can’t understand why his mother has withdrawn into herself; she can’t understand why everybody else doesn’t acknowledge that she has become worse than a burden: an entirely useless human being.

That obviously isn’t true, but Cam (Andrew Lincoln) — running himself ragged, trying to ride herd on three noisily active boys, while maintaining his career as a professional photographer — is at wit’s end. He knows that he’s losing his wife and soulmate, day by agonizing day, and nothing seems to help.

Lincoln makes him attentive, caring and cheerful; the latter merely annoys Sam. But we see the true Cam in Lincoln’s gaze,

when she’s not paying attention: troubled and even frightened.

Watts needs to be careful, or she’ll be typed as a “tragedy character”; recall her harrowing performance as Maria Belón in 2012’s “The Impossible” (based on even more horrific actual events — which, come to think of it, also took place in Thailand). That said, she’s equally credible here: pale, haggard with misery and exhaustion, seemingly sinking within herself.

Things change one day, when Noah spots an abandoned infant magpie, likely having fallen from a nest in a nearby tall tree. The boys bring it home, naming it Penguin — Peng, for short — due to its black-and-white coloration.

Despite understanding that it’s unwise to keep a wild bird, Sam lacks the energy to mount a serious objection; Cam is grateful for the fresh distraction.

But Peng, as the family — and we viewers — soon discover, isn’t your average bird.

Magpies are plucky, energetic and ferociously smart (which is obvious, given this film’s very existence, and the 10 magpies

that genius bird wrangler Paul Manter put through their paces).

Although nearly dead from starvation, Peng rallies quickly and bonds with Noah, in the manner of a faithful puppy. But this shifts one day, when Cam takes the boys on an outing, leaving Sam alone in the house. With, all too soon, a hungry little bird.

Who will not be denied.

Forced to think outside of herself, bitching all the way, Sam wrestles into her wheelchair and handles the situation. Things don’t change overnight — one sequence, as Sam confronts all the lovely photos that Cam has taken of her and the family over time is particularly gut-wrenching — but the transformation soon becomes palpable.

Particularly when Peng develops something of a sixth sense regarding Sam’s moods and occasional moments of crisis. Then they become inseparable.

You can’t help succumbing to what follows.

Felix Cameron and Abe Clifford-Barr are just right as younger sons Reuben and Oli;

alongside Murray-Johnston, they look, sound and behave like firmly bonded brothers who have the athletic grace and boundless energy of boys growing up in an actively physical environment.

(In a word, they’re a handful.)

Jacki Weaver adds a note of apprehension as Sam’s mother: still terrified over having almost lost a daughter and now fearful about anything that might further jeopardize her. Rachel House pops up in the third act as Gaye, a rugged, no-nonsense woman who becomes a friend and inspiration to Sam. Leeanna Walsman and Lisa Hensley appear briefly, but tellingly, as (respectively) Sam’s sister Kylie and best friend Bron.

A film of this type constantly runs the risk of sinking into animal-related slapstick or sugary sentimentality — think of how many bad Disney films have succumbed to the former — but Ivin, Grant and Cripps avoid that trap. They rely instead on an atmosphere of honesty and sincerity, while also ensuring that Peng’s behavior remains reasonable and credible.

As a result, the film’s conclusion is quite powerful. As the saying goes, there won’t be a dry eye in your house.

And I’ve no doubt that the inspirational book — laden with Cameron Bloom’s marvelous photographs — will be flying off library and bookstore shelves.

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

Award-winning documentary ‘The Cost of Darkness’ to be screened Enterprise staff The Culture Co-Op, a local nonprofit run by Sandy Holman, presents the first full screening of the award-winning documentary, “The Cost of Darkness,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28. This screening is free to the public. To reserve a spot and receive the link, register at https:// bit.ly/37oooEY. This documentary is a key component in the Culture Co-Op’s efforts to develop solutions, policies, interventions and overall

strategies that create a greater chance for real meaningful change.

The film is based on the premise that too often the response to racial inequity has been crisis-driven. The film examines how this piecemeal and fragmented approach has been inadequate.

“Our award-winning documentary, ‘The Cost of Darkness,’ is a collaborative documentary created to encourage people to envision strategies for effective interventions, and impact

their environments from a more holistic perspective,” said Yuka Suzuki of the Culture Co-Op. “It is designed to create an institutional and historical mindshare so we can develop visions, roadmaps for success, and interventions that address the root causes of the inequities we see today. The goal of this documentary is to illuminate to audiences how extensive the racial disparities in America are, while offering ideas and inspiration for how to

approach changing this oppressive situation.”

The Culture Co-op partnered with college students, active researchers from across the United States, educators, activists and community members who have been impacted by generational supremacy ideology, race-based historical policies and oppression.

The documentary summarizes the societal impact of white supremacy and examines color bias and racism in politics, health

care, the media, criminal justice, education, the economic system and the environment.

“By examining policies and interventions, both successful and failed, we might identify traits of sound policy development and increase impactful interventions. Research, coupled with the needs of impacted communities, is essential for long-term change in our inequitable systems,” Suzuki said.

To learn more about Culture Co-Op and its work, visit www.cultureco-op. com or contact Sandy Holman at 530-902-4534 or sandy@cultureco-op.com.

Art history event looks at race, museums TIGER: Film is as

By Jeffrey Day Special to The Enterprise During the past year, museums around the nation have been engaged in critical self-examinations of how they have addressed or failed to address issues of race in collections, exhibitions and programming.

Many have released public statements acknowledging their shortcomings, the existence of systematic racism in the museum world, and in support of movements such as Black Lives Matter.

Some museums have made a commitment to collect and exhibit more work by artists of color, and some have even sold works from their collections to purchase more art by Black artists.

The UC Davis department of art and art history will examine these issues during the annual Templeton Colloquium in Art History. The colloquium, “Race, Museums and Art History,” is free and takes place online at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19.

Register for the colloquium at https://bit.ly/37oQhwL. The event will feature Bridget Cooks, an associate professor in the UC Irvine African American studies and art history departments, and Susan Mullin Vogel, a scholar, writer and filmmaker who specializes in African art.

Michael Yonan, who holds the recently created Alan Templeton Endowed Chair in the History of

European Art at UC Davis, will moderate the event.

“We’re having a broad national discussion about race and racism in American culture,” Yonan said.

“Museums are big players in that they create narratives about culture and history. So many museums are making statements and grappling with the past. This is a great time to have this discussion. Both (Cooks and Vogel) have spent a lot of time thinking about these issues and they are the best people we could have hoped to take part in the colloquium.”

Each of the guest speakers will make a presentation, engage in a larger conversation led by Yonan and respond to questions from the audience.

In her talk “Museums as Sites for Cultural Change,” Cooks will discuss Black representation in mainstream art museums and the pressures museums face today to decolonize their spaces and rethink their functions.

Cooks is the author of the 2011 book “Exhibiting Blackness: African Americans and the American Art Museum,” which was awarded the inaugural James A. Porter & David C. Driskell Book Award in African American Art History.

She is co-editor with Jennifer Wagelie, academic liaison at the Jan Shem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UCD, of the forthcoming “Mannequins and Museums: Power and Resistance on Display.”

Cooks also has served as an

exhibition curator, including “The Art of Richard Mayhew” at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco.

Vogel’s presentation “The Accidental Plan: African Art in American Museums After the Civil Rights Movement” examines the wave of African art collections and blockbuster exhibitions mounted by American art museums as they sought to respond to the civil rights movement.

Vogel was founding director of the Museum for African Art in New York, director of the Yale University Art Gallery, a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a professor of art history at Columbia University.

She is the author of “El Anatsui: Art and Life,” director of the film “Fold Crumple Crush: The Art of El Anatsu” and co-author of “Exhibition-ism: Museums and African Art.” “The entire art history faculty were behind using the colloquium to address these topics, and Alan Templeton was very enthusiastic,” Yonan said. “These are issues art historians in general and at UC Davis are willing to grapple with.”

The colloquium is co-sponsored by the Manetti Shrem Museum. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the colloquium, which is made possible through the support of Alan Templeton, a UC Davis graduate.

For more information, visit https:// lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu.

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provocative as book From Page B1 that we need to worry about.

Nalneesh Neel is captivating as Vitiligo, the de facto head of the many private drivers like Balram. They congregate in their own garage enclaves, in the basements beneath the luxury hotels where their various masters stay in fancy top-floor rooms (the upper/lower caste divide made literal).

Vitiligo has the wisdom of experience and shows Balram the ropes; Vitiligo also understands — and accepts — the brutal limitations of their lot in life.

Neel dances between amused pity and occasional concern, in the face of Balram’s ambition; Vitiligo is quietly candid, during one telling conversation when Balram wonders what to expect from this new life of his.

Bahrani cleverly seduces us with a first act that — thanks to frequent dollops of narrative sarcasm — offsets the ghastly

details of lower caste existence. We’re thoroughly invested in Balram’s fate by the time we enter the far bleaker second act, which isn’t nearly as “entertaining” as what comes before; we hang on because we must, hoping for the best.

Cinematographer Paolo Carnera mirrors the story’s caste divide: His film stock and color palette are harsher and grainier during early sequences in Laxmangarh, and warmer and more refined within the aforementioned fancy hotels and amid their surrounding grounds.

Bahrani’s film is as provocative and confrontational as Adiga’s novel … but not exactly judgmental. That’s perhaps even more unsettling because we’re left with the notion that this is but a snapshot of caste barriers that haven’t changed for centuries, and likely never will change (a discouraging prescription for America’s own racial and social divide).

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By Owen Yancher

the University of New Mexico’s running ranks as a graduate student last Enterprise staff writer summer. After missing out on her Fiona O’Keeffe may never pay for a senior track season at Stanford due to pair of running shoes ever again. And COVID-related cancellations, the there’s good reason for it ... elder O’Keeffe had been granted an The former Davis High-turnedextra year of eligibility by the NCAA. Stanford distance runner, seven-time But with the pandemic worsening All-American and Pac-12 crossnationwide — and already thin hopes country champion announced last for the Lobos running season growmonth her intention to delve into the ing slimmer than the Albuquerque air world of professional running. And at 5,000 feet elevation — taking the the 2016 DHS graduate made that pro leap and becoming a full-time goal a reality during her pro debut distance runner was an opportunity this month representing the newly she said she “couldn’t pass up.” assembled PUMA Performance proHer small, East Coast-based running squad in Arizona.

PUMA pro-running group includes Competing in the Bowerman Track her former All-American Cardinal Club’s Prickly Pear Invitational, a teammate and 2019 NCAA steepleCOVID-19-adjusted track meet in chase champion Steven Fahy as well Phoenix, O’Keeffe set the course as Arkansas alum Taylor Werner, the ablaze, pumping out a 9:02.63 jaunt 2019 SEC 5k champion. in the women’s 3,000-meter event.

“We’ll be competing in a few races It was her second big-time race in between now and the Trials,” O’Keeffe the past three months after an Olymreports, with Olympic tryouts set for pic Trials-qualifying late June in Eugene, dash in December. She Ore. had posted a personalBut just like every best 32:12.28 10k bolt other sport on the in that Los Angelesplanet in the age of based outing — one COVID-19, the brilthat nearly never liant harrier acknowlhappened with Caliedges it could be a fornia’s shelter-intouch-and-go training place order going into period leading up to effect just a day after those races: the race occurred.

“I feel like we won’t “We needed to have know exactly what’s two negative tests in (happening) until just order to compete,” a few weeks before,” O’Keeffe said. “But it she says, adding she was all set up so we hopes vaccines are discould hit Olympic Tritributed in an effective als qualifying stanand timely manner dards.” and that the whole Her scamper in that Fiona O’Keeffe track world gets more 10k clocked in at definition closer to the Professional runner almost 15 seconds Trials. faster than the Trails O’Keeffe joins a cut. handful of other pro runners with “And I decided after that race, with Davis ties, including two of Davis all the uncertainty in the NCAA land- High cross-country mentor Bill scape and not knowing if championGregg’s children: Brendan Gregg and ships were happening or not, that I’d Kaitlin Gregg Goodman, as well as jump on one of the opportunities (to Lukas Verzbicas and now triathlete go professional),” O’Keeffe explained.

Chelsea Sodaro.

For the previous six months, she’d “Since the day I first stepped up to been keeping her fingers crossed for a starting line painted on a dirt track, hopes of a collegiate track season.

I’ve been in love with the sport and its Reuniting with her younger sister ability to bring out the best in us,” Olivia in Albuquerque, Fiona joined O’Keeffe posted online, announcing

“Since the day I first stepped up to a starting line painted on a dirt track, I’ve been in love with the sport and its ability to bring out the best in us.”

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Harrier Fiona O’Keeffe has turned professional and has eyes on upcoming Olympic Trials. her PUMA partnership.

“Coach Gregg did such a good job with all of us in high school, setting us up thinking about the long term.

And I was really fortunate at Stanford to have high-caliber teammates,” she went on. “I got to train with them and see what it took as some of them transitioned to the professional world and that helped open my eyes to what might be possible after (graduation).”

And about those running shoes ...

“I’m set,” says O’Keeffe, who donned Nike products her four years at Stanford. “We get all the PUMA gear and shoes we could possibly need as athletes.

“And I’ve been enjoying the PUMA shoes a lot so far.”

Notes: The 2014 Gatorade California Cross Country Runner of the Year as a Blue Devil, O’Keeffe also won the state’s 2016 track title in the 3,200 (10:12.02), was runner-up in 2015 and was a two-time state Division I cross-country champion. At Stanford, she won the 2019 Pac-12 cross-country crown, was a three-time All-West Region selection, two-time MPSF indoor 3,000 champion (2018, 2019), three times named to the XC All-Pac-12 first team (2017-19) and named the Stanford Athletic Board Women’s Conference Athlete of the Year in 2020.

— Reach Owen Yancher at oyancher@davisenterprise.net.

Follow him via Twitter at @530athletics.

Devil girls tennis has first DHS on-campus event Snowboarders take first; girls golf falls to PG

Sokolov (second), Fischer (third) and Clifton (eighth) got DHS past Colfax, 290282. Truckee (278) was third.

The flatlander girls were paced by sixth-place Georgia Postema.

Tyler Steenbergen and Jaxon Kamisky were in the top 10 finishers and Nico Dwyer, Liam Kinney, Andres Serrano, and Ben Thompson in the top 20, according to coach Bill Williams.

By Bruce Gallaudet Enterprise sports editor “It’s been really great.

Going into this I was a little leary,” explained Davis High girls tennis coach Sally Hosley after watching her crew go 2-0 in the first week of competition.

“We’ve got to do it right: follow all the COVID protocols. And I thought the girls might be a little COVIDfatigued, not want to abide by the rules …

“But I am so proud of them, because they are just so happy to be out here, they’ll do whatever it takes to play.”

On Tuesday, the Blue Devils went to Pleasant Grove and rolled, 8-1. In Thursday’s inaugural on-campus regular competition of any sort in 2021, Davis blanked its Elk Grove High guests, 9-0.

And the coach says there is room for improvement, as evidenced by the week of No. 1 singles player Michela Gunther.

After a close loss to the Eagles’ Lohia Hiya on Tuesday, the ace fought through a long, two-set, 6-2, 6-4, win over Herd heavyweight Taylor Cresci. The two were the last girls standing at the Community Park Tennis Complex.

“Michela has been struggling with her serve a little

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No. 1 Blue Devil singles player Michela Gunther battled Elk Grove’s Taylor Cresci and came away with a 6-2, 6-4 win on Thursday.

DHS roundup bit,” Hosley said, adding without summer junior tournaments, for some of the best players in the region (like Gunther) it will take a little while to get their complete games back.

DHS sports four freshmen — singles standouts Riley Liu and Ellie Chang and doublesteam members Alena Voss and Charlotte Sloan.

On Thursday, in addition to Gunther, singles winners were Grace Ji, Riley Liu, Reyna Shauman, Maya Moeller and Sophie Zhang.

Natalie Hersch and Sloane, then Noa Vinokurov and Voss teamed for 6-0, 6-0 doubles victories. Carly Schnack and Emily Lin also prevailed, 6-1, 6-0.

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come off is during matches: “But even then, we see many of the girls playing while wearing their masks. They’re just used to it, which is really good.”

Hosley told The Enterprise that the team’s chemistry is good and the girls were eager to reconnect: “Some of them haven’t seen each other for a year and a half now. This is really good for them. You can see their spirits rising up.

“Not only are they happy to be with their friends, but they’re happy to be outdoors.”

Snowboarding ALPINE MEADOWS — In a giant slalom format on Tuesday, Davis High shredders Nick Sokolov, Kurt Fischer and Dexter Clifton led the Blue Devils to a firstplace finish.

RANCHO MURIETA — On a blustery Wednesday at Rancho Murieta Country Club, Pleasant Grove High got the drop on visiting Blue Devils, 223-298 — but DHS coach Michele Salisbury sees better things ahead.

It was fourth-year veteran Unnati Uppal leading the way for the Devils with a 53.

Sarah Park shot 58, Grace Mun came in at 60, HaKhanh Pham carded a 62 with Saera Ojha (65) and Brooklyn Bolnik (67) rounding out the scorers.

“This is one of the hardest courses and best teams in our league, so I knew it would be hard,” Salisbury said. “But, overall, it was a good day for golf.”

Next week’s match will be at Wildhorse Golf Course on Wednesday against Cosumnes Oaks High School. “(Some) of our golfers have been off for 18 months,” Salisbury explained. “Next week will be a better story.”

The Big Sky Conference ruled Thursday that UC Davis’ spring football home opener, originally slated for Feb. 27 against Cal Poly, has been postponed to March 20.

With this latest announcement, it now means the Aggies’ six-game season opener will be March 6 at the University of Idaho.

UCD officials followed with a press release confirming the conference’s action, stating it was by mutual agreement between the two schools and the Big Sky. The Enterprise had reported earlier in the week that it was doubtful the game could be played as originally scheduled due to COVID concerns that had caused Poly to “pause” all football activities and miss a number of recent practices.

In opening the season in Moscow, Idaho, there was concern as to whether the Aggies might have to quarantine once back in Davis after their trip to the Kibbie Dome where the Vandals plan to allow 3,000 fans to attend the game at the 15,000-seat indoor stadium. Games played at UC Davis Health Stadium will not have fans in attendance.

Yolo County Public Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson weighed in about whether UCD, performing before an away crowd, would force the Aggies to sit for two weeks after.

“I recommend, but do not require, quarantine for those who travel outside California to areas at higher COVID risk than Yolo County,” said Sisson.

“The University of Idaho is in Latah County.

According to The New York Times COVID-19 map, Latah County has a daily COVID case rate of 18 per 100,000. Yolo County has a case rate of 16 per 100,000 per The New York Times map. I would consider these practically equivalent and would therefore not advise quarantine upon the team’s return.”

UC Davis Interim Athletic Director Rocko DeLuca added that he has been assured by Idaho officials that social distancing will be strictly enforced at the Kibbie Dome and he’s confident that COVID exposure will not be a concern.

“Our medical staff will dictate how and when we travel and how meals are served and players are separated to keep everyone as safe as possible,” DeLuca told The DELUCA Enterprise. “There will be fans at UC Davis the game, but they will not interinterim AD act with our players in any way.

There will be good air circulation and the doors to the Kibbie Dome will remain open.”

As comforting as that news might be, DeLuca admitted there remain serious concerns about games in Davis against Idaho State on March 27 and Eastern Washington on April 3.

Asked if those games are in jeopardy, DeLuca responded: “We’d like to have those games played as scheduled, but we just don’t know yet. We’re in communication with both of those schools and actively working with them and California protocols and our own medical staff to see if we can make that happen.”

Concerning the likelihood of postponement or cancellation of those games, DeLuca added, “I’m not going to put a percentage on it. It’s all dependent if their testing meets our standards here. I’m hopeful that we can get those games played.”

Only eight of the Big Sky’s 13 teams have agreed to participate this spring after the fall 2020 season was scrubbed in its entirety. Those eight are each scheduled to play six games if everything goes as planned.

The league built in two bye weekends for makeup games should postponements occur.

March 20 is one of those Saturdays and the other comes April 17 at the conclusion of the regular season ... one week before the beginning of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

Sacramento State, Montana, Montana State, Portland State and Northern Colorado have all opted out of the spring season.

UCD will travel by plane to Idaho and Weber State (March 13), but will bus to its April 10 game with Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, the second scheduled meeting between the two during this makeshift spring season.

Notes: In the midst of backtracking on the Cal Poly “opener,” UCD released its 2021 fall football schedule this week. As expected, the Aggies will play nonconference games at Tulsa (Sept. 2), San Diego (Sept. 11), plus a visit from first-time opponent Dixie State (Sept. 18). Big Sky home games against Idaho (Oct. 2), Northern Colorado (Oct. 16), Eastern Washington (Nov. 13) and Sacramento State (Nov. 20). The annual Battle For The Golden Horseshoe game against Cal Poly will take place in San Luis Obispo Oct. 23. ...

Even though fans are not allowed inside UC Davis Health Stadium this spring, it is anticipated that in-person attendance will take place this fall, one UCD official told The Enterprise.

— Sports editor Bruce Gallaudet contributed to this article. Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

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Horse has left the barn Dear Readers: A number of you wrote in concerned about the woman who is Living With Scrooge, the husband who has plenty of money but keeps his wife on a tight budget and makes her life miserable. I suggested marriage counseling, which many readers agreed with, but an equal number feel that the horse has left the barn and I should have advised her to run for the hills. I would agree if there were an issue of physical safety, but that was not the case. Still, I find alternative opinions to be interesting and wanted to share some with you.

Dear Annie: Pease get back to this lady. By the tone of her letter and what was left unsaid, I’m sure she is being emotionally, and even perhaps physically, abused. I would definitely suggest that this lady leave Scrooge as soon as possible. She is suffering, and God knows what her insides (heart, liver and brain) must be like, slowly dying as well.

My sister died at 65 because she didn’t leave such a horrible man. Please, suggest that she leave now. If she stays, it will only get worse.

I have no accreditation in this field, but I know a bad situation when I read about it. Thanks, Annie. — You Do So Much Good Dear Annie: I agree with your comment that dwelling on her daughter-in-law is a waste of time and energy. However, I believe that Living With Scrooge should seek the advice of an attorney rather than a marriage counselor at this point.

The reader said nothing about having any affection for her husband and admitted that she made a huge mistake by marrying him.

She needs to find out what the property division laws are in her state, and what assets her husband actually has, rather than depending on hearsay and snooping. — Reader in New Mexico Dear Annie: This lady does not need a marriage counselor. She needs a very strong divorce lawyer! Both must work together to find where his assets are located, i.e., bank accounts, investments and the like.

I am not familiar with the laws in Las Vegas and what she would be entitled to receive, but she is legally married to him and should be entitled to something.

A petition for divorce should be filed as well as a document freezing all his assets.

This is a marriage that is not worth saving under the circumstances described by her. It is toxic; she is treated poorly by her husband and the family, and she is

Legals@DavisEnterprise.net dying inside. What is there to save?

It is time for her to move forward.

I send my prayers to her and wish her the very best.

— That Marriage Is Over Dear Readers: Thank you for your insights and suggestions.

You make good points, though I am hopeful the marriage can be salvaged through marriage counseling if he goes with her.

Remember, the woman who wrote in had her own job, bought her own house and was able to support herself before allowing Scrooge to change her life. If he refuses to go, then I agree that finding a good attorney to protect her would be the next logical step.

Lucky number seven Dear Annie: I am recently engaged and very excited to plan my wedding with my fiance. I am also excited to have my best friends stand by my side on my special day.

However, there has been a lot of stress when trying to determine who should be standing by me. For my fiance, he already has his seven groomsmen picked out, and he doesn’t want to add any more, to avoid having too many people on the altar. For me, I originally narrowed my bridal party to seven, which includes my best friends from each stage of life (elementary school, middle school, high school, college and medical school) in addition to my two sisters.

Two of my high school friends have recently asked me and the rest of my high school group (of four) to be in their bridal parties.

We are the only ones in their parties. Since they asked me to be in their parties, I feel an obligation to include them in mine, but I don’t have enough room to fit them in my party.

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My fiance and I agreed to have seven in each of our parties — no more and no less. In addition, one of the girls in my high school friend group is currently in my bridal party since I am closest to her, but I don’t have room for the other two.

I don’t want to cause drama or hard feelings, but I also am happy with my current bridal party selection. What should I do?

— Something Blue Dear Something Blue: If you are happy with your current bridal party and you and your fiance already agreed to the number, then by all means keep it that way. While I applaud your consideration for your friends and your politeness in wanting to reciprocate by making them bridesmaids, you have to do what is best for you and your fiance.

However, just because you don’t make your two friends bridesmaids doesn’t mean you can’t make them feel special at your wedding. Maybe they could participate in the wedding as a reader. The most important thing is to communicate to them exactly what you communicated in your letter. Once they know how much you want them at your wedding, but you have two sisters and your best friends from each stage of life in the party, they will understand. Congratulations on your upcoming nuptials.

——— Dear Annie: The letter from “What Did You Say” about background music on TV shows being too loud is so true!

My husband and I have lost count of how many shows or movies we don’t finish because the music drowns out the dialogue. I even thought of writing to the producers of the shows directly to see what their response would be and if it would help at all. The investigative shows, such as 20/20 and 48 Hours, are among the worst offenders. No matter how interesting the previews sound, we don’t even bother trying to watch them anymore.

Unfortunately, my TV is not a 2020 model and does not have a “clear voice” audio setting, but I will definitely look for that option when it comes time to replace our

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Keep background music in the background.

— It’s Too Loud Dear Too Loud: Thank you for sharing your experience with this issue, and by printing your letter, amongst others, you have written to the producers because they will no doubt be made aware of this problem.

Boyfriend delays marriage Dear Annie: I have been dating this man for a little over four years, and I feel like he will never fully truly commit to me. There’s a six-year age gap; I’m 28, and he is 34. I’ve always known in life that I wanted to get married and start a family; hence why I dated an older man. My thoughts were that he would be more on track to those goals rather than someone who was closer to my age (more so around the time we met).

With that being said, I feel like marriage will never happen. Any time we talk about marriage it’s a rushed conversation and it just seems like excuse after excuse as to why we haven’t taken any more steps in that direction. (We already live together.) First he said that I was too young, then he said he’s looking at rings and he needs to do his research on them, then COVID-19 hit, so it hasn’t felt like the right time. He’s a great guy and all and we have fun together, but I just feel like he will never pop the question and I’m losing my patience.

We got into a fight about our relationship this past June (but these arguments aren’t new, we’ve had a few before the most recent one), and I almost walked away for good. But, he assured me it was coming and said, “It was my plan to have a ring on your finger by the end of the year.” It’s officially 2021 and there is still no ring.

Am I wasting my time? Is he just leading me on? Am I being crazy for feeling this way? I just don’t understand why he won’t commit to me if he claims to want the same things in life.

— Crunched for Commitment Dear Crunched for Commitment: No, you’re not crazy, but keep up this waiting game much longer and you will be. I suggest popping the question yourself. No

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matter how he answers, you’ll be better off than you are now. (And if he says anything like “maybe,” take it as a no.)

——— Dear Annie: “Don’t Shoot the Mockingbird’s” dilemma about absorbing accents struck a chord with me. I’ve mirrored accents unintentionally my whole life (I’m 68 now), and I just can’t seem to stop. If I watch a British TV program for an hour, then I gain the accent and it may not go away for a few more hours. If I travel and spend a couple of days immersed in another accent, then it sometimes stays with me for weeks! I’ve noticed I actually think with the accent with my mind’s voice.

The problem seems to annoy me more than it does the people I’m mimicking, as I’ve never had anyone say, “Are you mocking me?” I think most people realize I’m absorbing their accent, not making fun of it or them. I think “Mockingbird” and others with the same “affliction” should simply ignore it and be themselves, and the people to whom they’re speaking will realize it’s not being done in jest. At least, that’s how it’s worked out for me. — Voice of the People (All of Them) in Ohio Dear Voice of the People: Thanks for speaking as the voice of wisdom, in addition to the rest.

May your letter bring comfort to any other accidental mockingbirds.

——— Dear Annie: Not long ago you printed a letter from “Nearing the End.” They were reflecting on lost loved ones and bothered by the fact that it seemed like a lifetime of memories just disappeared when someone died.

Most lives leave ripples in the pond of life. The writer might try looking for those positive ripples of grandchildren, a circle of friends, a church, old co-workers, neighbors or anywhere else.

— Mike L. Dear Mike: I love this comment, and I’m reminded of the film “It’s a Wonderful Life” and this quote from Clarence: “Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. And when he isn’t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?”

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HELP WANTED Chief Building Official, Community Development Department Salary: $9,623.10 – $11,696.97 Monthly; City of Davis, 23 Russell Blvd., Davis, CA 95616. OPEN UNTIL FILLED. See job bulletin at www.cityofdavis.org for min. req. or call (530) 757-5644, TDD (530) 757-5666; City emp. appl. req. EOE.

Public Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: December 30, 2020 FBN Number: F20201033 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Woodland Triple S Court 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California.

Business is located in Yolo County.

30 West Main Street and 11 West Court Street Woodland, CA 95695 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Gary W. Shaffer 101 Shell Drive Watsonville, CA 95076 4. Business Classification: Limited Partnership 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: November 1, 1996 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.”

(A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

6. Signature of Registrant(s): Gary W. Shaffer 1139 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19

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#C318, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Robert Swanston IV 420 Laurel Lane, Salinas, CA 93908 Martin Swanston, 20 San Fernando Circle, Salinas, CA 93901 Charles Swanston 585 Blue Wing Loop SE Ocean Shores, WA 98569 Michael Swanston 3953 Goldfinch Street, San Diego, CA 92103 Timothy Swanston, 421 Ross Way Sacramento, CA 95864 John Hudson Swanston 2774 Lacy Lane Sacramento, CA 95821 Chris Swanston 1511 Brookside Drive Houghton, MI 49930 David M Higgins 4111 Pine Meadows Way, Pebble Beach, CA 93953 4. Business Classification: General Partnership 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 8, 1988 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.”

(A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

6. Signature of Registrant(s): David Higgins 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 1148 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: February 2, 2021 FBN Number: F20210103 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Cricket Pitch Development and Management 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California.

Business is located in Yolo County.

1504 Pastal Way Davis, CA 95618 Mailing address: P.O. Box 653 Davis, CA 95617 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Cricket Pitch Development and Management 1504 Pastal Way Davis, CA 95618 4. Business Classification: Limited Liability Company 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 12, 2021 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.”

(A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be

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6. Signature of Registrant(s): Ryan Sahadeo Dhanraj Sahadeo, Officers, Cricket Pitch Development and Management 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 1149 PUBLIC NOTICE Landmark Construction has been selected to deliver this Lease-Leaseback Project, the Shirley Rominger Intermediate School New Modular Classroom Building LLB for our valued customer, Winters Joint Unified School District. This project requires a Skilled and Trained Workforce.

This project includes construction of a new modular classroom building. This bid includes sitework, utilities, electrical and other work as shown in the documents and as required for a complete and operational project. The modular classroom building will be supplied and installed by JL Modular under separate contract.

Subcontractors Bids are due on March 3rd, 2021 by 2PM. ALL RFIs and bids will be received at the Landmark main office via email at frontdesk@landmarkconst. net, attention Estimating. Do not contact the District or Architect directly regarding this project.

A complete set of bid documents and requirements will be available at: https:// landmarkconst.net/plan-room/. DSA Approved Plans are anticipated February 16, 2021.

DVBEs are encouraged to provide proposals. Landmark is willing to break down work items into economically feasible units to facilitate DVBE participation. We are willing to assist qualified DVBE firms in obtaining bonds, lines of credit and/or insurance.

2/12, 2/19 1154 STORAGE LIEN SALE Auction at Stonegate Self Storage, 2772 W Covell Blvd, Davis, CA. 95616. When?

3/2/21 at 12:00 PM. This and enforcement is authorized by Chapter 10, commencing without warranty or guarantee for cash only. We reserve the right to reject any or all offers. Purchased items must be removed from property immediately following the sale. The following is a general description of the items to be sold: Storage Totes, Clothing, and Household Goods.

Unit # and Name: F062 Rodrigo Tamayo BOND #0342850 Auction at Stonegate Self Storage, 2772

W Covell Blvd, Davis, CA. 95616. When?

3/2/21 at 12:00 PM. This and enforcement is authorized by Chapter 10, commencing without warranty or guarantee for cash only. We reserve the right to reject any or all offers. Purchased items must be removed from property immediately following the sale. The following is a general description of the items to be sold: Misc Boxes, Folding Chairs, and Household Goods.

Unit # and Name: H075 Weiyuan Zhu BOND #0342850 2/12, 2/19 1156

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CV2021-194 1. Jessica Elizabeth Holly filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Lauren Michelle Derkacs to Lauren Michelle Holly-Derkacs 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: April 1, 2021 Time: 9 a.m.

Dept: #10 (zoom) The address of the court is PUBLIC NOTICE 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF 3. a) A copy of this Order to Show Cause PERSONAL PROPERTY shall be published at least once a week Pursuant to the California Self-Service for four successive weeks prior to the Storage Facility Act, (B&P Code 21700 et. date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general seq.), the undersigned intends to sell at circulation, printed in this county: public sale by sealed bids only, on the The Davis Enterprise 26th day of February, 2021, at 1:00 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616 PM at the Harrison Self Storage facility Date: February 8, 2021 Samuel T. McAdam located at 2323 Second Street, in the Judge of the Superior Court City of Davis, County of Yolo, State of 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5 1158 California, personal property including FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME but not limited to furniture, clothing, STATEMENT tools and/or other household items Filed: February 3, 2021 stored by the following person: FBN Number: F20210106 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) WECARE4YOLO SLS Customer Name: Ronda Richardson 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Unit #: D50A 10 plastic totes, weights Principal Place of Business in California. and weight bench, gas can, rug Business is located in Yolo County.

846 West Main St. Purchases must be paid for with cash or Winters, CA 95694 cashier’s check at the time of purchase. Mailing address: P.O. Box 4436 All purchased items are sold “as is” and Davis, CA 96617 must be removed at the time of sale with 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), unit swept clean. Sale subject to prior Residence Address, State, and Zip cancellation in the event of settlement Kelli Villanueva 846 West Main St. between owner and obligated party.

Winters, CA 95694 4. Business Classification: Individual Dated this 12th and 19th day of 5. Beginning Date of Business: The February, 2021, by Harrison Self Storage. Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business 2323 Second Street, Davis, CA 95616, name or names listed above on: (530) 753-6007.

February 2, 2021 “I declare that all information in Bond Number: 1016141 this statement is true and correct.”

(A registrant who declares as true Viewing is only allowed between the office information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) hours of 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday 6. Signature of Registrant(s): through Friday.

Kelli Villanueva 2/12, 2/19 1157 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12 1160

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530.746.1795 1017 GREENE TERRACE

$410,000

jwhitmer@golyon.com

3 BEDS • 3 BATHS • 1,205 SQ. FT. Opportunity awaits! This affordable 3 bedroom/3 bathroom end-unit condo is in an ideal location - tucked away at the northeast edge of the complex. Enjoy new laminate flooring, carpet, and paint throughout. This unit is ready for its new owner! Take pleasure in the shared pool and convenience of the greenbelt access, shopping and restaurants. Steps to Playfields Park.

This property is part of the City of Davis’ Affordable Housing Program.

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FIND YOUR DREAM HOME HERE! 315 G STREET · DAVIS · 530.756.0800 WWW.DAVISENTERPRISE.COM

411 Fiesta Avenue, Davis 3 Bedrooms • 2 Bathrooms 1,790 Square Feet Here is your rare opportunity to own a Streng designed home in highly desirable North Davis’ Covell Park! The open concept great room gives you an inviting space to enjoy with friends and family. The homes dramatic entry is naturally light & bright with the huge skylight & north & south facing windows. Home features new windows, new foam roof, new luxury vinyl flooring, new interior texture and paint, new exterior paint, new landscaping, updated kitchen & baths. Other amenities include vaulted ceilings, an updated HVAC system, LED lighting & original signature Streng fireplace. Relax and unwind out on the large patio in the huge backyard with endless possibilities to add a future pool or an ADU! Steps from greenbelts, parks & walking/biking distance to schools, UCD & Downtown Davis. Don’t wait to secure this very rare find! This is a Mid-Century Modern enthusiast’s dream!

Raquel Perez-McDonald DRE #01389120

530.681.9557

RealtorRaquel@gmail.com www.DavisHomes4u.com

$799,000

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Lyon Real Estate LISTING & SELLING DAVIS REAL ESTATE FOR OVER 50 YEARS.

713 K Street, Davis 3BD/1BA/1,086 SQ. FT. Looking for a house in Downtown Davis on a quiet street?

713 K Street could be the house you’ve been waiting for. $540,000 Aimee Hasson | 530-902-0062 | LIC# 01729406

1122 McKinley Avenue, Woodland 1BD/1BA/676 SQ. FT. Situated in an established sought-after neighborhood, this charming bungalow is ready for you to call it home!

An open concept kitchen/living/dining sets the stage for easy entertaining, while the bedroom provides private access to the backyard. This home also contains a simple laundry room with extra storage and access to the backyard, a bathroom with a tub/shower combo and a long driveway with a detached garage to provide plenty of parking or storage for a boat or trailer. $290,000 Morgan Dettling | 530-908-1722 | LIC# 02069648

903 Bliss Court, Davis 3-4BD/2BA/1,500 SQ. FT. Updated 3 bedroom (plus an office) one story home located on a cul-de-sac. Updates include a renovated kitchen with high end finishes, renovated baths, barn doors to the office, dual pane windows, 50 year roof installed in 2012, laminate flooring, custom closet units and much more. The back yard features a patio with a pergola, play area and a large side yard with a built in pool which was totally renovated in 2018. Plus a hot tub.

Steps to the bike path, green belt, a large playground and park.

Close to shopping, public transportation and schools. $669,000 Kim Merrell Lamb | 530-574-0563 | LIC# 01376040

2750 County Road 89, Dunningan 3BD/2BA/2,406 SQ. FT. 25 acres (18 acres with home and a 7 acres parcel both with their own district water) of peaceful living with possibility of income producing orchards/crops on class 1 soil or a great horse property with easy freeway access. Custom built, single story home with a lot of custom features including 2x6 framing, domestic well, leased solar and propane tank, 2 separate heater and A/C units, exterior siding, full home vacuum system, complete in home fire sprinkler system, whole house fan, master suite with ensuite bath, soaker jetted tub, walk-in shower and walk-in closet. $1,200,000 Par Khagura | 916-996-4724 | LIC# 02089364

1501 Rialto Lane, Davis 4BD/2.5BA/2,901 SQ. FT. You will feel immediately at home in this beautifully finished home. The professional-grade appliances in the kitchen welcome any home chef and are complimented by the builtin outdoor BBQ and expansive entertaining spaces. With 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and a home office there is plenty of space to spread out. The backyard is a spectacular retreat boasting a gorgeous pool, towering redwoods, vegetable beds, a play structure and still plenty of room to run and play. Take a look at this Oakshade gem before it is gone! $1,395,000 Chris & Geoffrey Snow | 530-304-6531/530-304-6427 | LIC# 01309647/02102118

3802 Gaviota Place, Davis 5BD/3BA/3,369 SQ. FT. This Lake Alhambra Estates’ custom home is perfect for today’s lifestyle. Gorgeous Brazilian cherry wood floors welcome you into the entry which is flanked by formal living and dining rooms.

Natural light streams into the open floorplan’s large family room, informal eating area, and kitchen which offers a lovely connection to the back yard. There’s a downstairs bedroom with backyard access, full bathroom and a large laundry room complete with sink and plenty of counter space. Upstairs you’ll find the main bedroom and spacious bathroom. $1,236,000 Kim Eichorn | 530-304-4947 | LIC# 01196250

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SO MANY BUYERS, NOT ENOUGH HOMES. IT’S A GREAT TIME TO SELL!

YOUR HOME HERE

3802 Gaviota Place

$1,236,000

5 Bedrooms • 3 Bathrooms • 3,369 Square Feet This Lake Alhambra Estates’ custom home is perfect for today’s “work and school from home” lifestyle. Gorgeous Brazilian cherry wood floors welcome you into the entry which is flanked by formal living and dining rooms. Natural light streams into the open floorplan’s large family room, informal eating area, and kitchen which offers a lovely connection to the back yard� There’s a downstairs bedroom with backyard access, full bathroom and a large laundry room complete with sink and plenty of counter space� Upstairs you’ll find the main bedroom and spacious bathroom featuring a jetted tub and separate shower, double sink vanity and walk in closet� Three more generouslysized bedrooms await, the largest of which is perfect for a movie theatre or game room� Don’t miss the roomy side yard patio! Close by are Korematsu Elementary and Harper Junior High along with the community lake and park�

Buying? Selling?

Contact Kim today! #1 Agent in Davis, 2020.

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KIM’S 2021 SOLDS 530.304.4947

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CA DRE# 01196250

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