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IT’S TIME TO HONOR BOB FOR HIS 50+ YEARS AT THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE! The celebration will take place in three parts, including two activities and a scholarship fundraiser. We invite fans of Dunning's work to make a tax-deductible contribution to endow a scholarship in his name, to be awarded annually to a graduating senior from a DJUSD high school who is considering a career in journalism. Additionally, we invite the community to watch an online celebration on Friday, April 9th, where we will trace the highlights of Bob’s career. Locals are also invited to show Bob some love by participating in a socially distanced vehicle parade planned for Saturday, April 24th.
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West Sacramento will provide space at its city hall for a COVID-19 vaccine clinic beginning the week of March 8. Healthy Davis Together will operate the clinic on behalf of CommuniCare Health Centers.
BY CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer
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Agencies team up for vaccines Healthy Davis Together partners with CommuniCare in West Sac BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer When it comes to the health of Yolo County’s most disadvantaged populations, there may be no more important entity than CommuniCare. The federally qualified health center — with clinics in Davis, Woodland and West Sacramento — serves as many as one out of every seven county residents, providing primary, behavioral, dental and prenatal care regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. And it
does so on a shoestring budget stretched thinner than ever during this pandemic. In the weeks and months ahead, CommuniCare will serve as a key conduit for getting vaccines into the arms of the county’s hardest-to-reach populations, including the uninsured, undocumented and low-income residents. The provider’s success so far is evident in a statistic from the Kaiser Family Foundation: nationwide, just 9 percent of people who have been vaccinated so far are Latino. For
CommuniCare’s patient population, it’s 47 percent. And now CommuniCare is getting some much needed assistance from — who else? — Healthy Davis Together. The nationally recognized partnership between the city of Davis and UC Davis has already provided significant benefits in the form of free COVID-19 testing to anyone who lives or works in Davis and an infusion of hundreds of thousands of dollars to support Davis businesses. Now Healthy Davis Together will provide staffing and administration for a CommuniCare vaccination clinic scheduled to open the week of March 8 in West Sacramento, which is
home to some of the most disadvantaged communities in the county. “The city of West Sacramento has graciously given us space at city hall to use as a vaccine clinic,” said Dr. Sheri Belafsky, medical director for Healthy Davis Together. Belafsky said the clinic, which will be operating Monday through Friday, will have the ability to provide upwards of 1,000 doses per week. “It’s an effort to get vaccine out more efficiently and effectively that we hope will both get more shots in arms but also promote health equity in vaccine distribution,” said Dr.
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On-campus activities returning to Davis schools BY EDWARD BOOTH Enterprise staff writer As COVID-19 conditions improve, on-campus extracurricular activities have been rolling out in Davis schools. Jennifer Mullin, prevention and wellness manager for the Davis Joint Unified School District, said in an email the inperson extracurriculars starting up on elementary campuses include gardening, dance and sports-related activities. Junior high schools have offered cross country and track team
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Briefly COVID-19 summit set for Tuesday The Yolo County Board of Supervisors will hold a community summit on Tuesday to hear from businesses, service providers and community members about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Moving Forward in 2021” summit will cover four areas — healthcare, business, local government and schools, and communities — with panelists representing each sector. The summit, which begins at 9 a.m., will be facilitated by Yolo County Supervisor Jim Provenza of Davis and county staff. “COVID-19 has presented many challenges and hardships for families, businesses and community organizations across Yolo County,” Provenza said. “This summit represents an opportunity to bring many voices into a community dialogue that will allow for people to process their experience with the global pandemic while also seeing a path forward with education, outreach and vaccine distribution.” Members of the public may participate via zoom at https:// yolocounty.zoom. us/j/112072974 or by phone by calling 1-408638-0968, Meeting ID: 112 072 974.
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Say it right to prove you’re a local M E y friend Joe sent me a note the other day wondering about something near and dear to my heart. “I was reading your article on the ever-evolving names of Davis elementary schools and it dredged up the old topic of Oeste Drive/ Oeste Manor pronunciation,” Joe begins. No problem, Joe. I’ll give you the correct pronunciation of both of those right now. The first is pronounced “Drive” and the second is pronounced “Manor.” There you have it. Any other questions? “I vaguely recall an editorial you wrote 15 or 20 years ago on Ohstee Drive and other Davisisms,” Joe goes on vaguely. “Once again I’m being rudely corrected on my Oeste Drive pronunciation and in need of reference material support.” Seems to me you’re in need of some moral support, too, Joe. And yes, people can be downright rude when they perceive you have mispronounced Oh-Stee (rhymes with toasty) and they’ll argue to the death that it is more properly called Oh-ess-tay. The word, they will tell you, is Spanish
name in those days, which freed us up to argue whether Pole Line Road was one word or two, when it was actually three.
for “west.” And they hint, not so subtly, that you are being intolerant by refusing to pronounce it the way they think it should be pronounced. Generally, the newer someone is to town, the more likely it is they’ll pronounce it Oh-ess-tay. Oldtimers know better. Some oldtimers actually knew the Oeste (rhymes with toasty) family well. Just the other day, I got a kind note from one of the famous Oestes thanking me for always pronouncing the family name correctly. No thanks necessary, since I was one of those fortunate souls who actually grew up in Oeste Manor and could see Oeste Drive in all its glory from the front porch of our humble home on Campus Way. There was no confusion over the
arly on, you see, Davis streets had incredibly easy names that anyone in the world could pronounce on the very first try. Oeste being the lone exception. I mean, how could you mess up Anderson Road, W. Eighth Street, E. Eighth Street, Parkside, Oak Avenue, Redwood, College Park, Miller Drive and all the alphabet streets? First graders did occasionally have trouble with “Eureka,” and we often wondered how a city laid out on a grid of lettered and numbered streets could have an A Street intersect with B Street, but somehow we came to accept it. That, plus the crazy fact that one set of streets is numbered from south to north, First Street to 14th Street, with no mention of a 13th Street. Were our city fathers and mothers really that superstitious when they were putting the town together? It’s more than embarrassing that a college town that
prides itself on being the Second Most Educated City in America can’t properly count from 1 to 14. As for Oeste, I’m big on allowing the family itself that bears the name to be the one to tell the rest of us its proper pronunciation. After all, who knows better what’s right and what’s wrong? How would any of us feel if folks insisted on pronouncing our family name differently than we do and righteously lecturing us that we were pronouncing our own names incorrectly? I’m honestly willing to carry that belief to extremes. In other words, if the family name is spelled “Smith,” but family members insist it’s actually pronounced “Jones,” I might think to myself that’s a bit odd, but I would bite my tongue and seal my lips and never utter a word of dissent. I mean, who am I to tell them how to pronounce their own last name? Oeste indeed rhymes with “toasty.” Argue otherwise at your own peril. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
Driver in deadly collision arraigned via zoom meeting BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer The Elk Grove man accused of causing a headon collision that orphaned two West Sacramento children pleaded not guilty Friday to multiple charges, including murder, at his first Yolo Superior Court hearing. Gabriel Rhythm Poletti, his face still cut and bruised from the Feb. 15 crash, sobbed prior to the start of the live-streamed court hearing, and again as Judge Tom Dyer read the charges he faces: murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and
drunken driving causing injury, with enhancements for infliction of great bodily injury. His attorney, Eric Hintz, entered the not-guilty plea on his behalf. The charges also allege that Poletti, 27, had a blood-alcohol content of at least 0.15 — nearly twice the legal limit of 0.08 — when his vehicle crashed head-on with another car occupied by a young West Sacramento family driving home from a birthday gathering. Parents Rasul and Anila Afzili died from their injuries, while their two children — ages 3 and 7
months — survived with minor to moderate injuries after a bystander pulled them from the Jefferson Boulevard wreckage. Relatives of the deceased couple also attended the online court hearing, holding the two children during the brief proceeding. Yolo County prosecutors are pursuing murder charges against Poletti under a California law in which those convicted of prior DUIs — as he was in 2016 — receive warnings about the dangers of impaired driving and advisement that a subsequent DUI causing death could result in a murder case.
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Gabriel Poletti, top left, affirms his name during his Yolo Superior Court arraignment on murder, vehicular manslaughter, DUI and other charges Friday. Dyer affirmed Poletti’s no-bail hold at the Yolo
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Enterprise staff writer West Sacramento police officers shot and killed a man they say was wielding a knife outside a Walmart store Thursday. Yolo County coroner’s officials identified the man Friday as Adam John Lundt, a 24-year-old resident of West Sacramento. According to a news release, officers responded at about 3:45 p.m. to investigate reports of a man armed with a knife in the Walmart parking lot off Reed Avenue and Ikea Court. “Officers arrived and contacted an involved vehicle. An officer-involved shooting occurred and a male subject in his mid 20’s was shot,” the news release said. West Sacramento Fire Department and ambulance crews that were in the area responded to the scene and began lifesaving measures, but Lundt died at the scene. No other injuries were reported. “While this is an ongoing investigation, at this time, we can confirm that the subject was armed at the time of the shooting,” police said. The Woodland Police Department and the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office will conduct independent investigations into the shooting, in accordance with Yolo County’s officerinvolved shooting fatal
incident protocol, which also calls for the involved officers to be placed on administrative leave. Thursday’s fatal shooting is the agency’s first since Sept. 20, 2020, when officers shot and killed an 88-year-old man who brandished a gun at officers investigating an unrelated matter. Police later identified him as a former West Sacramento Police Department employee who had battled mental illness and suicidal thoughts in recent years. Under state law, the West Sacramento Police Department must release any body-worn camera footage of officer-involved shootings and use-of-force deaths within 45 days of an incident. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Woodland Police Department Tip Line at 530-661-7851. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenterprise. net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene.
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Notice of Public Hearing The City of Davis Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on the project application, as described below, at a meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 in the Community Chambers, City Offices, 23 Russell Boulevard, Davis, California. In accordance with Executive Order N-33-20 and N-29-20, this meeting may be conducted electronically or by teleconference, without a physical location from which members of the public may observe and offer public comment. Information on how to observe the meeting and offer public comment electronically or telephonically will be included in the meeting agenda, which is generally available five (5) days prior to the hearing date on the City’s Website. Project Name:
Zoning Ordinance Amendment Addressing Accessory Dwelling Units, Junior Accessory Dwelling Units, Guest Houses and Non-Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Units
Project Location: City Wide in All Locations Where a Single Family Residence or a Multifamily Residential Project is located. Applicant:
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Project Description: The City of Davis is proposing an Amendment to Chapter 40 of the Davis Municipal Code pertaining to Accessory Dwelling Units, Junior Accessory Dwelling Units, Guest Houses and Non-Ministerial Accessory Dwelling Units. The purpose of the amendment is to update the City of Davis Municipal Code to make it comply with State Law. A summary of the main provisions of the amendments is below:
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1. Adopt provisions and standards for attached and detached accessory dwelling units, that meet the provisions of the California Government Codes 65852.2 and 65852.22, to be approved by a ministerial process. 2. Adopt provisions and development standards for attached and detached accessory dwelling units, that do not meet the provisions of the California Government Codes 65852.2 and 65852.22, to be approved by a non-ministerial process.
and approval by the City Council. Recommendations of the Planning Commission are advisory to the Council. Environmental Determination: The City has determined that the proposed project is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to the following sections of the CEQA Guidelines: Section 15061(3) which addresses the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and this project does not affect the land use or density of single family zoned sites; Section 15303 which exempts the construction of new small structures where the number of structures are the maximum allowable on any legal parcel (examples include an accessory dwelling unit in a residential zone); and Section 15305 which exempts minor alterations in land use limitations which do not result in changes in land use or density. In addition, adoption of an ordinance regarding accessory dwelling units in residential zones is statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 21080.17 of the Public Resources Code. Availability of Documents: Additional information pertaining to the project is available for review at the Department of Community Development and Sustainability, Planning Division, 23 Russell Boulevard, Davis, California, 95616. Agendas and Staff reports are available through the city’s website at: https://cityofdavis.org/city-hall/ commissions-and-committees/planning-commission/agendas. Agendas and staff reports for the public hearing are generally available five (5) days prior to the hearing date and may be available by contacting the project planner. Public Comments: All interested parties are invited to attend the meeting or send written comments to Sherri Metzker, Project Planner, City of Davis, Department of Community Development and Sustainability, 23 Russell Boulevard, Suite 2, Davis, California, 95616; or via email at smetzker@cityofdavis.org, no later than noon the date of the meeting. For questions, please call the project planner at (530) 757-5610, extension 7230. The City does not transcribe its proceedings. Persons who wish to obtain a verbatim record should arrange for attendance by a court reporter or for some other acceptable means of recordation. Such arrangements will be at the sole expense of the person requesting the recordation.
3. Clarify the difference between Guest Houses and Accessory Dwelling Units by re-organizing and If you challenge the action taken on this matter in court, re-adopting the zoning provisions related to guest houses. the challenge may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in 4. Updating certain definitions related to terms used in the proposed ordinance related to Accessory Dwelling written correspondence to the Director of Community Units, Junior Accessory Dwelling Units, Non-Ministerial Development and Sustainability or City Clerk at, or prior to, the public hearing. Accessory Dwelling Units and Guest Houses. The final zoning ordinance amendment is subject to review
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Briefly Free bus rides for vaccinations Yolobus is offering free transit rides for COVID-19 vaccination appointments. The free rides will be available on Yolobus fixed routes, paratransit and micro-transit services, effective March 1 to June 30. To get a free ride to and from a COVID-19 vaccination appointment, a rider must show the driver confirmation of the appointment (appointment card, email or text message). As a reminder, face masks are required for all users of Yolobus services. For assistance in planning a trip, call Yolobus at 530-6662877.
Teacher grants available The California Retired Teachers Association is offering their final statewide grant program for this school year. The 30-second application for the 40 $100 Teacher Grants can be accessed at calrta.org/teachergrants. Teachers may use the money any way they’d like to support their teaching goals. The deadline to register is March 10. The association will then randomly select 40 teachers and notify them via email. In November, Yolo County Division 83 awarded $100 grants to four educators in Yolo County. Members of CalRTA also funded more than $600,000 in grants and scholarships to schools as well as current and future teachers. CalRTA’s mission is to protect and advocate for retired and active educators, pensions and other benefits.
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County saves vaccines for educators Schools getting active social-emotional program BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer
BY EDWARD BOOTH Enterprise staff writer A new extracurricular program blending socialemotional learning and physical activity is headed to Davis elementary schools. The Davis Board of Education approved a $153,320 contract Feb. 18 with Sports For Learning to provide a pod-based curriculum. The program will occur four days a week, on every weekday except Wednesday, across eight elementary school sites. All the activities will be conducted by 16 coaches, two per site, and the district has the ability to pause or cancel the program at any time. The district may also switch to remote or a hybrid remote and in-person program if desired, according to the contract. According to a proposal from SFL, the program helps schools improve attendance and mitigate learning loss by improving students’ social and emotional wellbeing through various games. Greg Eibel, director for school partnerships for the program, said the coaches are college students hired from the local area. The program prefers to hire athletes and students studying education, early childhood or psychology, Eibel said. The program isn’t going to start up for district students immediately, as the coaches will be carrying out a preparation week. Eibell said program staff members had been talking with Davis principals over the past week to make sure questions about the curriculum and what the coaches will be doing were answered. The preparation week will allow the coaches to become familiar with the school environment, to learn where the fields are and envision what the activities are going to look like in the following week when students arrive, Eibell said. “We want the coaches to see their environment: where are the designated bathrooms, where can we
store equipment,” Eibell said. “The other part of this is we want to talk with principals because many of them have strategies in place, so we want to mirror and we want our coaches to mirror what they’re doing.” Sports for Learning coaches and activities will be following the district’s COVID-19 safety precautions, said Emma Tudor, vice president of the program. An example game, provided in an attachment in the school board agenda, is called “Emotion Matrix.” The game involves students listening to a coach tell a story with specific vocabulary words in mind. Once they recognize a word, they’re supposed to shout it out and race to the center of a grid and back — the first player back earns a point for their team. The game progresses over several rounds. Tudor said the pandemic has revealed how much school does for students beyond pure academics. “I think we’ve all learned how valuable school is, not just for academic reasons,” Tudor said. “It’s much more than just a place to go and learn academically.” Eibell said if there’s a positive to pull out the pandemic, it might be that people better understand the importance of socialemotional learning after seeing students be in distance learning for roughly a year. He said kids have become more unhealthy over the past year and have probably lost a lot of social skills. Eibell added that he doesn’t think there’s a child coming back to school that doesn’t have some level of trauma. “There’s been a massive impact on academic learning loss, we know that,” Eibell said. “Equally, there’s a massive amount of loss in social-emotional learning as well. And that’s just as important. “Maybe we see now that hey, you know what, socialemotional learning is just as important.”
Yolo County is expediting access to COVID-19 vaccines for teachers and others who work in education. In partnership with Dignity Health Woodland Clinic, the county reserved 20 percent of its available vaccine supply this week for two private clinics on Friday and Saturday where 800 education workers were expected to receive shots. Yolo County’s Office of Education, as well as the county’s five school districts, provided the names of qualifying staff to Dignity to schedule the appointments, with priority given to those already working on campuses, followed by those planning a return in the near future. “I am really excited about our partnership with Dignity Health Woodland Clinic to quickly vaccinate education workers,” said Yolo County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson. “Getting
students back to in-person learning has a myriad of health and educational benefits, and vaccinating school staff will support this group in feeling more comfortable returning to classrooms.” The county thus far is surpassing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s goal that beginning Monday at least 10 percent of the state’s vaccine supply be prioritized for education workers. Vaccines for education workers will continue to be prioritized in the following order: ■ K-12 education workers already working on school campuses (public, private and charter) ■ Workers in afterschool programs already working on K-12 campuses ■ Workers in higher education already working on campuses ■ K-12 education workers not working on school campuses but planning to return soon ■ Workers in afterschool programs not yet
working on K-12 campuses but planning to return soon ■ Workers in higher education not yet working on campuses but planning to return soon “Vaccinations are an important layer of safety for our educators, including childcare providers,” said Yolo County Superintendent of Schools Garth Lewis. “We are grateful to Yolo County and Dignity Health Woodland Clinic for prioritizing vaccine doses for our teachers and classified staff. I continue to encourage all education workers to get vaccinated when appointments are offered to them.” Anyone who works in education who has not yet scheduled or received the vaccine should contact the Yolo County Office of Education at 530-668-6700. Yolo County vaccine clinics are posted on the county’s vaccine webpage at www.yolocounty.org/ coronavirus-vaccine, with additional appointments to come.
Testing site to open in South Davis BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Healthy Davis Together will open a COVID-19 community testing site at Marguerite Montgomery Elementary School in South Davis on Monday. This will be the fourth site in the city offering free saliva-based COVID-19 testing for anyone who lives or works in Davis, as well as their immediate household members. Healthy Davis Together is a cooperative venture between the city of Davis and UC Davis that has focused on detecting the coronavirus in asymptomatic people before they can spread it in the community. With a new more contagious variant having already been identified in Davis, and several new variants circulating in California, frequent testing is considered the best
method to detect COVID19 early, so all community members are encouraged to test at least once a week. “Widespread, regular testing is the best tool we have to monitor and control the spread of COVID-19 in the Davis community,” said Dr. Sheri Belafsky, medical director for Healthy Davis Together. “With our fourth free testing site at Marguerite Montgomery Elementary School, Healthy Davis Together is increasing the accessibility of testing, especially for South Davis residents.” The Montgomery site, at 1441 Danbury St., will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed for lunch from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.) four days a week: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. “We are so pleased that Healthy Davis Together will open a testing site in South Davis,” said Davis
City Councilman Josh Chapman. “This will make testing even more convenient for those of us who live in this area of town. “I urge my neighbors and friends to take advantage of this important but easy way to better protect the public health.” Since community-wide testing began last November, Healthy Davis Together has identified more than 1,000 people who had no idea they were infected with the virus and provided them with the information they needed to isolate and avoid infecting people around them. In addition to the new South Davis location, Healthy Davis Together also offers free testing at the Davis Senior Center, Veterans Memorial Center and Mondavi Center. For information, visit HealthyDavisTogether.org /testing.
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From Page A1 increase the child tax credit and provide direct housing and nutrition assistance. “The bill’s funds provide much-needed support to crush COVID-19 and put students safely back in classrooms, put vaccines in arms, put money in people’s pockets, and put Americans back to work,” Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, said Friday in a press release. The bill passed the House by a vote of 219-212, with all but two Democrats voting in favor. No Republicans voted for the bill. In addition to funding for individuals and businesses, the Rescue Plan provides nearly $200 billion for primary and secondary schools and $350 billion in state, local and tribal governments. Garamendi highlighted funding the bill would secure for schools and services in Davis and throughout his district. “The ‘American Rescue Plan’ provides millions of dollars for our district to address our specific needs in local health care, transportation, education and other essential services,” he said. California primary and secondary schools statewide would receive more than $14 billion, including $6.6 million for the Davis Joint Unified School District. The Woodland Joint Unified School District would receive $21.5 million. The funds are meant to help schools safely reopen and to address lost time in the classroom. “The ‘American Rescue Plan’ also includes direct federal financial relief to local communities to help cover budget shortfalls they have experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic so they can continue providing essential services like firefighting, law enforcement, nutrition
“The ‘American Rescue Plan’ provides millions of dollars for our district.” Rep. John Garamendi D-Walnut Grove assistance and more,” Garamendi said. Yolo County would receive $43 million in federal relief funding while the city of Davis would receive $17 million and the city of Woodland would get $12 million. Additionally, the plan would provide Yolo County with “federal funding to restore public transportation services to pre-pandemic levels.” Those funds would include $830,150 for Davis and $399,935 for Woodland. The Yolo County Transportation District reported that the funding would be used to reinstate services that were cut during the pandemic and to increase peak hour service frequency on the main Yolobus intercity route. “The COVID-19 pandemic is destroying lives, small businesses, and communities across this nation as it nears its second year of existence,” Garamendi said. “Congress has worked in a bipartisan manner to provide relief along the way and I’m pleased that this new bill is being passed by the House. I will work to ensure it is swiftly passed in the Senate and signed into law so the American people immediately receive the relief and support they deserve.” — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @calebmhampton.
Melissa Marshall, CEO of CommuniCare Health Centers. And having Healthy Davis Together staff actually run the clinic will free CommuniCare staff to handle another key aspect of the vaccination process: the outreach needed to get patients signed up for vaccines in the first place. “It’s our experience that it’s very different getting vaccine out to our population,” said Marshall. While large healthcare systems report people “knocking down their doors, calling several times a day” to try to get a vaccine, she said, the opposite has been the case for CommuniCare, which had to make 1,200 calls to get 271 doses into patients 75 and over when the vaccine roll out began. “It requires an incredible amount of work to really promote vaccine in vulnerable populations,” said Marshall, who noted that lack of access to technology and time to aggressively search for appointments online has also created a “tale of two cities” when it comes to vaccine equity. On top of that, vaccine hesitancy must be overcome in some populations. “They don’t have all of the information that someone who perhaps has more health literacy would have
around making that decision on their own,” said Marshall. Many, MARSHALL she said, want to CommuniCare CEO talk to a trusted healthcare provider first. The partnership with Healthy Davis Together, said Marshall, “is just a tremendous opportunity to leverage the resources in our own community and to create a partnership in which we can work together to get more vaccine out, more effectively and more efficiently.” This is not the first time CommuniCare and Healthy Davis Together have worked together. The two, said Belafsky, “have been partnering from the get-go.” Since it began community testing, Healthy Davis Together reaches out to anyone who tests positive — not just to inform them of their positive test, but also to find out what resources they need and whether they have a primary care doctor they can contact if they have questions or if symptoms develop or worsen. “If they say, ‘No,’ then we’re fortunate to be able to refer them to CommuniCare,” said Belafsky.
“CommuniCare has kindly offered to be a resource for them.” In fact, CommuniCare becomes more than a resource at that point — it becomes a case manger. “If someone is living in really crowded housing and is positive and there’s concerns about exposure to individuals, through this amazing partnership with Healthy Davis Together, our case manager can help with a voucher for a hotel, to get food delivered … to keep them safe and the community safe,” said Marshall. “It’s fantastic and I don’t really know of another partnership of its kind,” added Belafsky, who extended credit and gratitude to two other UC Davis doctors — Dr. Cindy Schorzman and Dr. Karega Paisley — for their efforts as well. Now the partnership will extend to vaccinations, beginning the week of March 8. As a federally qualified health center, CommuniCare will be receiving doses directly from the state’s third-party administrator, Blue Shield, once that program goes live statewide. CommuniCare currently receives an allocation from the county. “So we’re sort of waiting for that and hoping we can advocate for even more doses,” said Marshall.
“We also imagine if this is successful and we’re able to capture more doses, that we could even roll it out in other parts of the county, such as Woodland and Davis.” Meanwhile, the new statewide vaccine appointment site — MyTurn — will also be going live in Yolo County in mid-March, so CommuniCare staff will be focusing on getting patients signed up for vaccines via that site. “A big part of our role is doing the outreach that is necessary to ensure that the patient population that needs to get access can get access,” said Marshall. The county is doing tremendous outreach as well, Marshall and Belafsky both said, at reaching those populations. “I personally am very gratified by the partnerships that we have and the fact that we are a small county that works together,” Marshall said. “It has really helped with our response and keeping rates of COVID down. And it also gives us an opportunity to think more creatively and be more innovative about how we approach the big problems of the day, which right now are how we get vaccine out.” — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.
Study links COVID-19 isolation to domestic violence BY KAREN NIKOS-ROSE Special to The Enterprise While COVID-19-related lockdowns may have decreased the spread of a deadly virus, they appear to have created an ideal environment for increased domestic violence. Extra stress in the COVID-19 pandemic caused by income loss, and lack of ability to pay for housing and food has exacerbated the often silent epidemic of intimate partner violence, suggests a new UC Davis study. Data collected in surveys of nearly 400 adults for 10 weeks beginning in April 2020 suggest that more services
and communication are needed so that even front-line health and food bank workers, for example — rather than only social workers, doctors and therapists — can spot the signs and ask clients questions about potential intimate partner violence. They could then help lead victims to resources, said Clare Cannon, assistant professor of social and environmental justice in the Department of Human Ecology and the lead author of the study. The paper, “COVID-19, intimate partner violence, and communication ecologies,” was published this month in American Behavioral Scientist.
Study co-authors include Regardt Ferreira and Frederick Buttell, both of Tulane, and Jennifer First, of University of Tennessee-Knoxville. “The pandemic, like other kinds of disasters, exacerbates the social and livelihood stresses and circumstances that we know lead to intimate partner violence,” said Cannon. She explained that increased social isolation during COVID-19 has created an environment where victims and aggressors, or potential aggressors in a relationship, cannot easily
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OBITUARIES Colleen Ann Griffith Jan. 24, 1934 — Feb. 6, 2021
Colleen Griffith passed peacefully at home on Feb. 6 with her family by her side. Born in Sidney, Mont., Colleen grew up in Vancouver, Wash. She worked for the telephone company as a switchboard operator after high school and two years later met the love of her life, Doug Griffith, an Air Force officer. They married three months later and honeymooned across the country in their ‘53 Ford on their way to a new assignment in Florida. Military life meant moving often around the country including to Beale AFB in California, Grand Forks in North Dakota and Goose Bay in Labrador, Canada. A devoted wife and homemaker Colleen poured her energy into her family which grew rather quickly having four boys in three years, two sets of twins. The family settled in Davis after Doug’s military retirement in 1971. Colleen worked in the Davis High School lunchroom and later as a secretary in Doug’s calculator
business but she will best be remembered for raising three generations of children. In addition to her kids, Colleen raised four grandchildren and was affectionately known as Grandma to countless kids she graciously sheltered, fed and welcomed into her home. She loved weekly coffee outings with dear friends but enjoyed most being at home, among all “her” kids. Colleen attended St. James Catholic Church and along with her husband was actively involved with the Davis VFW chapter. “You seemed So Nice, So Quiet, So Gentle, Sweet, Innocent, Protected, Trusting,” Doug later wrote in a love letter describing the day they met. To everyone who knew her, Colleen was simply a saint. She is preceded in death by her daughter Sherry, son Robert and husband Doug. She is survived by her sons Mike, Brad and Steve; grandkids, Christian, Stacy Lampkin, Bradley, Melissa Barnett, Bobby, Aaron and Anthony; and great-gandkids, Jayden and Maddie.
Nancy Louise Morris Crowe June 16, 1954 — Jan. 18, 2021
Nancy Louise Morris Crowe, a resident of Orinda, passed away on Jan. 18 after a courageous and difficult battle with a glioblastoma brain tumor. Her husband, daughter and sister were by her side. She is dearly missed. Nancy was born on June 16, 1954, in Manhattan, Kansas, to Joyce and Sumner Morris. Her family relocated to Davis, where she grew up and graduated from Davis High School in 1972. She attended college, initially at Whitworth in Spokane, Wash., and subsequently at UC Davis, where she graduated with a double major in studio art and sociology in 1977. Nancy worked as a graphic designer for multiple companies throughout her career. Her last role was that of senior graphic designer at Annie’s Homegrown in Berkeley. Nancy’s passion for art and perfection would bring products to life, whether it be through the design of a bunny or a certain thief known for traveling the world. Nancy met her future husband, psychologist Donald Crowe, on a blind date in 1989. They lived on a sailboat for the first
eight years of their lives together before settling into their home in Orinda. It was there that they welcomed their beloved daughter, Rose Marie Crowe, in 2002. Nancy was not only a talented artist, but she also loved music. She played the guitar and sang in a beautiful mezzo-soprano range. She brought people together through song, whether it be at a campfire at Kirkwood Lake or with her Monday night music group. Nancy loved her friends and family enthusiastically and used her talents to celebrate those she loved. She refused to criticize others and readily found the best in everyone. It was her way of making a good life, one admired by many people. Nancy is survived by her husband and daughter, Don and Rose Marie Crowe, and her sister, Susan Morris. Due to pandemic restrictions, a celebration of Nancy’s life will be held at a later date. Anyone who would like to donate in her name, please consider the following charities: Glioblastoma Foundation or the National Young Arts Foundation.
Mathew S. Horrigan Nov. 17, 1968 — Jan. 31, 2021
We are heartbroken to announce the passing of Mathew Scott Horrigan, age 52, on Jan. 31. Born Nov. 17, 1968, in Sacramento, Mat grew up in Davis and graduated with a degree in environmental toxicology from UC Davis. He was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity where he made many lifelong friends. Growing up, Mat was an excellent athlete and played multiple sports. His love of and talent in sports was passed on to his children, Graham and Paige. His favorite pastime was watching his kids play and cheering them on. His greatest joy was being a father to Graham and Paige and seeing them grow up. He was best friend and loving husband to his wife Karen, whom he met at UC Davis when they were 19 and 21. Their marriage was full of so many fun memories with travels, kids, friends and family. Everyone who met Mat will remember his warm smile and hearty laugh. Mat’s sense of humor and fun-loving personality made people want to be around him. His nickname by many friends was “Smiley.” Mat was also dedicated to his career,
recently celebrating his 10-year anniversary with TetraTech where he was a principal environmental risk assessor. Mat made many close friendships with his colleagues and enjoyed the intellectual challenges his work provided him. He is survived by his wife Karen, son Graham (19), daughter Paige (16), father and stepmother Bruce and Robyn Horrigan, sister and stepbrother Sue Schley and Chris Villanueva and in-laws Pat and Lee Cogan, Kristen and Peter Brooks. We are saddened by the loss of a loyal friend, husband and father but will carry him with us in our hearts every day. We would like to have a celebration of life with all his friends present, so we have chosen to wait until COVID restrictions will allow. Details will follow. The Horrigan Family is forever grateful for the support of family, friends and the community. His daughter Paige has set up a fundraiser in her Dad’s honor for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (who also supports Multiple Myeloma) for those who wish and are able to donate: https://events.lls.org/gba/ebsoy21/phorrigan.
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Labeling people can actually be helpful E
ver heard the concept of “compass person or map person?” The gist is some people want to make plans as detailed as if they were plotting each point of a trip via a map, while others make plans by (figuratively) just holding up a compass and knowing they ultimately want to end up in the west. Neither S nor I remember where we first heard this idea in the past year, but we both have found it extremely helpful in navigating some frustrations. Of course as soon as we were introduced to this notion, we immediately started categorizing people, starting — naturally — with ourselves. We are both compass people. For what it’s worth, I believe I’m more compass-y than S, as is exhibited by all the time spent bickering on ski lifts about which trails to take down. He wants to see the map and be sure we like our trail down, and I want gravity to guide us. I have a lot of thoughts about the commingling of compass and map people. I think for S
and me it’s good that we both have confidence that things will work out without being what we would consider “overly” planned. I’ve often imagined the hell of planning a trip the way I want to — “Hey, I booked this hotel which seems to be near some fun stuff!” — if my partner wanted to have tickets to events, restaurant reservations and a rigid schedule of what to do when on the books months before the trip. Lordy. The harmony of two compass people traveling, at least for us, is deciding things on the spur of the moment what we feel like doing. I actually like a little bit of mapping on a trip — like having tickets to a Broadway show in New York and knowing I want to walk on the High Line —
while not having each aspect carved in stone. I have to imagine that two map people planning a trip have a fun time as they scrutinize all the possibilities and use lots of colored pens and stickers to exactingly chart their course. No judgment! (Is a thing people say when they are obviously judging the wrong way to do things.) Where the compass/map situation has been a more useful took is in thinking about colleagues and their work styles and preferences. I believe that if more people understood their coworkers’ proclivities in this arena, there would be a lot less eye-rolling in meetings. For my part, I try to not visibly bristle over being told I need to follow a precise map on a work project. I mean, hey! I have a good track record of getting where I was aiming, right? But I understand that when I’m a project lead, the map people are rightfully unnerved by the lack of a detailed plan. One way this manifests is that I often end up doing things I
should have delegated because asking a map person to scramble at the end of a project to meet a deadline seems particularly cruel. If I’d have had that to-do item on a detailed spreadsheet, there would be no scrambling. And to be honest, being a compass person at work is a bit of a problem when I have to retrace my steps to show others how I got where I got. “I don’t know, I just did” is not a good answer. How do you train someone else with that lack of information? In my observation, it seems that compass people bug map people more than vice versa. While it’s bothersome to us compassers to have to put up with a lot of minutiae from map people, I think it’s a bigger burden for people who want clear steps on how to get somewhere to be told, “We ain’t doing that.” When I asked my brother and his wife where they saw themselves on the compass/map spectrum, he said “compass” and she said “map.” And then she quickly followed it up that she likes to be
the only map person on a project because working with a bunch of other mappers is too much negotiating and she wants to be the one who sets the course. Fair point. While I haven’t done any research on the subject, I think map and compass sensibilities are born and not bred. My best evidence are the family trips we took when I was a kid: My computer-programming stepmom mapped out intricate details — pre-Internet! — using travel books and AAA TripTiks. She posted the calendar on the fridge of our motorhome with all the places we’d stop, eat, visit, and sleep, and how many miles between destinations with ETAs attached. It was awe-inspiring, and I would marvel, saying to myself, “I’m gonna plan trips like this when I grow up!” Spoiler alert: I never did. — Tanya Perez lives in Davis with her family. Her column is published every other Sunday. Reach her at pereztanyah@ gmail.com. Follow her on Twitter at @californiatanya.
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rab season is here and what is better than the community feel of a good old-fashioned crab feed? One of my favorites has always been the Yolo Crisis Nursery Crab Feed hosted by the Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery. It is hands down the best crab of the season and a fantastic way to support the Yolo Crisis Nursery. As with most events since the onset of COVID, the Yolo Crisis Nursery Crab Feed has gone virtual. To our delight tickets are selling quickly, so get yours soon to secure your delicious crab dinner. Each dinner includes delicious fresh crab, Caesar salad, pasta, roll and a cookie; order your dinner tickets at www. yolocrisisnursery.org. To keep everyone safe HIGGINS and healthy, we are taking New board COVID-19 precautions and member here is how it will all work: First, order your dinner online at www.yolocrisisnursery.org, then on Saturday, March 13, at your selected time between 4 and 6 p.m., drive through for a masked, contactless, dinner pick-up at the University Park Inn and Suites Conference Site, 1121 Richards Boulevard, in Davis. You can then return home to enjoy your dinner and favorite beverage at your leisure. Following dinner, we invite you to join our entertaining virtual event from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. In addition to securing some really exciting auction items, the Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery have plenty of fun planned for the virtual event. Registration for the virtual event is complimentary and all are encouraged to pre-register via www. yolocrisisnursery.org. On March 8, 2021, the online silent auction will open, and you will be able to preview the live auction lots. Be sure to check out the impressive lineup so you can get your winning bid in! As a recent addition to the Nursery’s Board of Directors, I share in the hope that our community will support this year’s virtual effort the same as it has our past in-person events. As always, all proceeds from the dinner and virtual event will support the Yolo Crisis Nursery. This has been an incredibly challenging year
for the clients we serve, as well as for our dedicated staff who have seen a dramatic rise in the need for our services. The Nursery is Yolo County’s beacon of hope for families with young children who are in crisis. It helps care for the children but also addresses the root causes of the crises to get families back on their feet and help them grow stronger together. Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the Yolo Crisis Nursery never turns a child away. Last year the Nursery served almost 700 Yolo County children and distributed over 2,700 care packages filled with essential items for families with young children in need. Our community’s ability to help others in their time of need is one of the things I love most about Yolo County. Having lived and worked here all my life, I have seen and felt the compassion and generosity. As a former police officer now realtor, and dad to three amazing daughters, I am called to help others. As a community, I believe that positive and healthy childhoods are a cornerstone of our community’s compassion and success and that we need to look out for those who are struggling and lend them a helping hand. We are so fortunate to have the Yolo Crisis Nursery in Yolo County. It is a unique and amazing resource, and I am honored to be the newest member of its Board of Directors. We are a volunteer board from diverse backgrounds and skill sets, but we are united in our dedication to the Nursery’s vision that every child in Yolo County grows up in a safe, loving, and stable home. This past year has truly been like no other. With so many children and families in need, the Nursery needs your support now more than ever. I invite you to join me and my family for a good old-fashioned crab dinner and a much-needed night of virtual community fun to help children and families in need. With your support, the Yolo Crisis Nursery can work with more families to adapt and overcome challenges. To learn more about the Yolo Crisis Nursery or to make a donation, please visit www. yolocrisisnursery.org. — Jeremy Higgins is a member of the Yolo Crisis Nursery Board of Directors.
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avis High School senior Claudia Peri joins a circle of other teens whose parents are breast cancer patients or survivors. While painting rocks and making bracelets, they each find comfort by being with others who are going through or have gone through a similar experience. “We have a lot of fun bonding, and since we already know that we have at least one important thing in common it’s easy to start up conversation and have everyone involved,” Peri said. The Pink Buddies group is run by the local nonprofit Thriving Pink, which recently expanded its Pink Peer Mentoring Program to include kids and teens who have a parent diagnosed with breast cancer. Ha-Kahn Pham, a junior, started the group last year in 2020 after her Mom went through breast cancer treatment. Her mother also received a financial grant through Thriving Pink. Pham saw the support and connections offered through the organization. “I looked for volunteering opportunities with Thriving Pink because I wanted to give back, and I was presented with the idea of creating a program for teens/kids.” The vice president of Thriving Pink, Joni Rubin, shares how she worked with and supported Pham with the idea because her own family was also impacted by her breast cancer diagnosis. “Our lives were upended,” Rubin said. My teenage daughter “rarely talked about what was happening with her friends and she carried the burden and fear associated with my cancer alone. My hope is that other teens won’t have that same type of experience because of Pink Buddies.” For teens that are unsure if they want to join, Rubin
BY ANDY JONES Special to The Enterprise 1. Internet Culture. As of 2021, what is the secondmost popular desktop operating system, after Windows? 2. Pop Culture — Music. Born in Concord, what pianist had a big hit with the Paul Desmond
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From left, local Davis High School students in the Thriving Pink Buddies program, Claudia Peri, Claire Rubin and Audrey Saechao.
THRIVING PINK says to give the group a shot. Teens can benefit from connecting to peers with the same experience. “They don’t have to talk about cancer all the time ... there are fun activities planned so they can get to know one another.” All events are also physically distanced outdoors with masks or via Zoom. The next outdoor walk and circle gathering is planned for Saturday, March 27 at 10 a.m. Thriving Pink Peers and Pink Buddies will be meeting by Northstar Park Pond near Tandem Properties (3500 Anderson Road in Davis). To participate in the Pink Buddies Program or for a Pink Peer, please RSVP or contact Thriving Pink at info@thriving pink.org. Thriving Pink is a local volunteer-driven nonprofit which is dedicated to helping those impacted by breast cancer to thrive with a network of support and resources in partnership with the community. All funds raised and donated directly support Thriving Pink’s core programs, Mentoring Pink and Granting Pink, an individual financial grant program which helps breast cancer survivors in Yolo County. Please visit
composition “Take Five”? 3. Sports: Baseball. The Giants and the Dodgers both came to California in the same year that Prince and Michael Jackson were born. With a one-year margin of error, name the year. 4. Science. Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study
the Thriving Pink Facebook page orwww.thriving pink.org to volunteer or support the Thriving Pink community. Thriving Pink events also include several open virtual workshops in March which focus on health and wellness. Please RSVP to info@ thrivingpink.org for the Zoom link. Pink Speaker Series Workshop, “Pelvic Health & Intimacy After Breast Cancer,” 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 8, with Virginia Pier, oncology certified physical therapist specializing in women’s health. The presentation will include therapeutic exercises, and how intimacy can be affected by the loss of estrogen, and pharmacological and natural treatments, Pink Speaker Series Workshop, “Nutrition & Breast Cancer,” 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 22, with Nancy Ledesma, certified dietician and oncology nutritionist. How can diet and lifestyle plans designed to promote vitality and wellness enhance physical and mental wellness? Learn how to navigate fatigue, digestive issues, weight challenges, and other issues. — Submitted by the Thriving Pink board of directors
of what? 5. California Cities. What is the most populous T-city found along I-80 in California? Answers: Chrome OS, Dave Brubeck, 1958, fungi, Truckee. — Dr. Andy Jones is the quizmaster at de Vere’s Irish Pub and author of the book “Pub Quizzes: Trivia for Smart People.” Dr. Andy is now also sharing his pub quizzes via Patreon. Find out more at www.yourquizmaster.com.
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ACTIVITIES: Missing personal contact From Page A1 any return to campus requires students and staff to follow the district’s COVID-19 safety precautions. Mullin said students are required to wear masks and adhere to physical distancing. Additionally, extracurricular cohorts are limited to 16 people total, including adult leaders. Activities that take place in smaller spaces, such as gardening, will have smaller cohorts, according to Mullin. The Davis Citrus Circuits robotics team is meeting on the Davis High School campus to prepare for virtual robotics challenges, offered by the international FIRST robotics program. Team coach Steve Harvey said in a typical year the team attends regional competitions, such as the annual Sacramento Regional FIRST Robotics competition. This year, FIRST is offering virtual challenges. The Davis team, alongside other teams across the world, will be submitting videos of their attempts to complete the challenges. “Last year, everything got shut down and a lot of the teams never competed even though they built a robot,” Harvey said. Harvey said a benefit of this system is that the team can compete against teams all across the world. But, he said, he doesn’t think the level of excitement is quite as high as it would be for an in-person competition. “Obviously, we’re missing the personal contact of going to an arena and meeting with 30 or 40 other teams,” Harvey said. Currently, the team is operating with students working in small groups of four at a time, Harvey said. Several divisions of the team — designers, programmers, business and
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Members of the Citrus Circuits robotics team working on one of their machines in 2020. More recently, the team has been meeting to prepare for virtual challenges. media — were able to operate relatively normally during distance learning, Harvey said, but students working on the hardware of the robots, those building parts and wiring the robot, hadn’t been getting as much hands on experience as they normally would. “With COVID, we’re all wearing masks and following safety protocols and that kind of diminishes the overall experience as well. We’re not complaining, we’re really happy to be able to get in there, but it’s just not quite the same experience, obviously,” Harvey said.“We’re excited about next year, hopefully things will be back to normal or relatively normal, and we’ll have some real competition.” Da Vinci Charter Academy Principal Tyler Millsap said the Da Vinci Black Student Union held the school’s first on-campus event on Feb. 19. The event was originally planned to be a movie night, but, after realizing that idea wasn’t practical, the group instead met to design a BSU logo.
Millsap said each student painted a mock-up logo, and they’re going to meet again to discuss how one of the mock-ups, or a combination of them, might be used as an official logo that could be put on a T-shirt. Millsap said he really appreciated the persistence of Yanni Lowry, the student leader of the BSU, in making the event happen. “She wanted to do this, she wanted to bring these students together and was willing to work with the teacher leader, Kate Sangster, and jump through all the hoops,” Millsap said. “That was really uplifting.” In terms of plans for other on-campus activities, everything remains fluid and subject to change. But, Millsap said, the BSU is planning to reconvene, one teacher is organizing an oncampus book club meeting and the school as a whole is looking to bring cohorts of seniors to campus over a series of Fridays so they can paint a mural. The painting of a mural, which involves a personalized contribution from
each graduating senior, is a tradition at Da Vinci. A mural couldn’t happen last year, Millsap said, because COVID-19 restrictions were so severe. “We’re going on 11 months where students have not been at school. So I think the opportunity for students to just come back and be physically at the school they attend kind of feels like a victory for students and staff. It feels like progress towards getting back to some kind of normality. “And we know that all across the district there’s lots of students who are feeling isolated, fatigued and that’s despite everyone’s best efforts, it’s just the nature of distance learning. I think it’s just really good for their socialemotional wellbeing to be in-person with their peers and have some contact and the opportunity to have a little bit of fun.” — Reach Edward Booth at edward.booth@ mcnaughton.media. Follow him on Twitter at @Edward_E_Booth
separate themselves from each other. The extra stress also can cause mental health issues, increasing individuals’ perceived stress and reactions to stress through violence and other means. “Compounding these stressors, those fleeing abuse may not have a place to get away from abusive partners,” Cannon said. Research participants in the study completed an online survey asking about previous disaster experience, perceived stress, their current situation as it relates to COVID-19, if they experienced intimate partner violence, and what their personal and household demographics were. In all, 374 people completed the survey. Respondents, whose average age was 47, were asked about how COVID-19 had affected them financially and otherwise.
Of the respondents, 39 reported having experienced violence in their relationship, and 74 percent of those people were women. Although only 10 percent of the sample reported experiencing intimate partner violence, the people that had experienced that violence reported more stress than the segment of the sample that had not experienced it. the results show that as perceived stress increased, participants were more likely to end up as victims. “Importantly,” Cannon said, “these data do not suggest causality and there is no way to determine if intimate partner violence was present in those relationships prior to the pandemic. What the data do suggest, however, is that experiencing such violence is related to reporting more exposure to stress.” — UC Davis Dateline
ARRESTED: Brother of victim also was injured, but survived From Page A1 dating victim Amanda Owens’ mother for about six months when officers performing a welfare check at a West Capitol Avenue motel room discovered the child dead of traumatic injuries. Amanda’s brother Elijah, 3, also was injured but survived. Woods, reportedly seen fleeing on foot from the motel prior to officers’ arrival, was arrested the following day following a 24-hour regionwide manhunt. Like her son, Womack was booked into the Yolo
County Jail, where she remained in custody Saturday on a no-bail hold. She’s scheduled for arraignment at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Yolo Superior Court. Woods, meanwhile, returns to court April 2 for further proceedings in his case. He’s pleaded not guilty to charges including murder with the special circumstance of torture, child assault and child endangerment. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene.
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olo County’s red tier is good news for gyms and restaurants, which can now let customers inside. As the wind calms and the sun comes out, things are looking brighter. The change in local restrictions is a positive one for those seeking work. I’ve seen lots of notices — especially from area restaurants — looking to hire help. Henry de Vere White, owner of de Vere’s Irish Pub, announced he is hiring for his Sacramento properties but not yet for Davis. “It’s all about how many seats we have inside,” he said. “We are waiting until 75%-plus (capacity) to reopen. It just doesn’t work otherwise.” That will be a while. Even the least-restrictive yellow tier limits restaurant and bar occupancy to 50-percent indoors. ———— The indoor climbing gym Rocknasium reopened Wednesday. To sign up for a climbing spot, visit https://www.rock nasium.com/.
———— I have had several inquiries about Davis movie theaters. Regal Theatres remain closed nationwide. It owns Regal Davis Holiday at 101 F St. and Regal Davis at 420 G St. Varsity Theatre at 616 Second St. is undergoing some roof repairs. You can purchase future movie passes at the Mishka’s Cafe website, https://mishkaslab. squarespace.com/merch/varsitymovie-pass, for $13 apiece. Supporters also can rent movies through the Varsity website, https://www.davisvarsity.net/, to stream online. Prices vary between $5 and $12, depending on the film.
———— Dickey’s Barbecue Pit recently closed — for good. Calls are rerouted to the chain’s Woodland eatery. The restaurant, at 640 W. Covell Blvd., Suite D, opened in 2014 in the former McDonald’s Express space. ———— There’s a new nonprofit antique store in Woodland — and it’s Black-owned. Homeless Refuge Support and Advocacy is at 607 North St. Davis resident Lasonja Porter and her daughter, Tina Jones, own the store. They have been collecting antiques for six years, according to a video posted by Dzokerayi Mu on the Downtown NorCal Facebook page. They found rents more affordable in Woodland, so started the business there. The nonprofit is raising money to buy land to house the homeless. Learn more at http://www. homelessrefugesupport.com/. Store hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
———— As of Tuesday night, Fry’s Electronics pulled the plug on all of its stores. It released the following statement on its website: “After nearly 36 years in business as the one-stop-shop and online resource for high-tech professionals across nine states and 31 stores, Fry’s Electronics … made the difficult decision to shut down its operations and close its business permanently as a result of changes in the retail industry and the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.” The chain’s nearest stores were off Interstate 80 in Natomas and Roseville. Enterprise columnist and local history buff Rich Rifkin pointed out that Davis once had a Fry’s Supermarket, owned by the same Sunnyvale-based family. The market was in Oak Tree Plaza on East Covell Boulevard. According to Rifkin, the patriarch of the Fry’s family started the supermarkets, then sold
them to a national chain. The next generation used their inheritance to start the electronics chain. ———— I keep track of affected Davis businesses on my Google spreadsheet, which includes more than 325 Davis businesses affected by COVID-19. It’s at https://bit.ly/DavisBusinesses. In it, there are sheets for Restaurants-open, Restaurants-closed, Businessesretail, Businesses-service, Special hours (for older adults or compromised shoppers), and more. Please email wendyedit@gmail. com to suggest updates or additions. — Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram pages. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, contact her at wendyedit@gmail. com.
Alumni couple endow chair in African American studies Special to The Enterprise Alumni and longtime university supporters Lois and Darryl Goss are creating a presidential chair in African American and African studies at UC Davis to provide sustained funding for teaching, research and outreach about the history and culture of communities of African descent around the world. “We specifically created this presidential chair due to the current climate around social justice — we want to bring diversity, equity and inclusion to the forefront of everyone’s mind,” Darryl Goss said. “We need to provide appropriate support toward educational opportunities to generate more interaction and understanding of underrepresented people’s histories.” The Austin and Arutha Goss Presidential Chair in African American and African Studies is named in honor of Darryl Goss’ parents, whom he and his wife credit with teaching them the value of education and lifelong learning. Funded by a $1.5 million gift from the Gosses plus $500,000 from the UC Presidential Match for Endowed Chairs, this will be the first endowed chair in the Department of African American and African Studies. The chair holder will be a senior scholar who has contributed substantially to knowledge within the field.
Aggie Pride with worldwide impact The couple, who now reside in Indianapolis, met while attending UC Davis. Darryl Goss graduated in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in Afro-American studies (as the department was called at the time). Today he is chief executive officer at Inform Diagnostics, a leading provider of anatomic pathology services. Lois Goss graduated in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. Lois Goss serves on the College of Letters and Science Dean’s Advisory Council, the Women and Philanthropy Advisory Council and the Davis Chancellor’s Club Cabinet. Darryl Goss currently serves as the UC Davis Foundation Board chair. The benefactors have
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Lois and Darryl Goss have funded the first endowed chair in the Department of African American and African Studies. created numerous endowments across campus in honor of people who encouraged and inspired them while students, such as the Gary Perkins Academic Achievement Student Award in the Department of African American and African Studies, and the Joe Singleton Athletic Scholarship. With their new endowed chair, they are also lead donors to the university’s $2 billion comprehensive fundraising campaign, “Expect Greater: From UC Davis, for the world.”
Never too late Austin Goss, 86, and Arutha Goss, 85, are true examples of lifelong learners. Lois Goss said her mother-in-law “supported all of her siblings to attend college, but when it came time for her to go, she had to help with the family farm. That didn’t stop her from achieving her goals.” Arutha Goss began attending community college classes when Darryl Goss was a student at UC Davis. She earned an Associate of Arts degree, but didn’t stop there. She went on to pursue a bachelor’s and a master’s, and — at age 70 — earned her doctorate in theology. “Darryl’s mother helped me realize that my education is just as important as anyone else’s,” Lois Goss said. Austin Goss would be the next to go to college, earning a bachelor’s degree in business after he had retired from his 20-year career in the military. “They set the perfect example of having a good work ethic, which is why we want to recognize them in our gift to UC Davis,”
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Lifting up today’s students The Gosses say their time at UC Davis gave them the confidence to reach their professional and personal dreams. When they were in college, the Afro-American studies department was like their “beacon, because the community was uplifting, encouraging, strengthening and motivating.” “Lois and I were first exposed to Black history at UC Davis and learned the positive contributions and challenges of African Americans,” Darryl Goss said. “We hope that our gift will allow the department to support excellent faculty who will ensure continuity and advance the field of study.” The Gosses have raised two sons, Derrick and Nicholas, and two nephews, Wesley and John. Today, they encourage their grandchildren, Joe and Dejia, to take action and follow their dreams. Lois Goss noted that many students today face the same challenges she and her husband endured. “We want to dispel those fears and untruths among anyone who feels like they don’t belong,” she said. Darryl Goss added: “We want this gift to be a legacy that we can build on so when students move on to become successful leaders, they too can come back and help the next generation of Aggies.”
The California Housing Opportunities Corporation has been recognized for its innovative design approaches to affordable housing by an international architectural design organization called Modernism Week — a celebration of Palm Springs’ iconic mid-century architecture. Founded in 1984 in Davis, CHOC, a nonprofit, affordable housing developer based in Fairfield with offices in Palm Springs, works to create equitable communities for individuals, families, seniors and for those with special needs. CHOC believes that affordable housing is key to self-sufficiency and is achievable with enriching, supportive programs that
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UC Davis defensive back Isaiah Thomas (1), seen here intercepting a pass in 2019, is one of many veterans returning to a solid secondary when the Aggies travel to Idaho next Saturday to open the one-of-a-kind Big Sky football season.
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ANS OR NO FANS? By now the Aggie Faithful know that no fans will be allowed for the three UC Davis home games in the abbreviated six-game Big Sky Conference spring football season. They’ve learned that lesson well during the ongoing Big West basketball season when both the Aggie women and men have been playing before empty houses when they are allowed to play at all. While the Big West decided early on that the same rules on fan attendance would apply across the board to all teams, no matter their individual situations with the coronavirus, the same cannot be said of the Big Sky. Indeed, Big Sky officials announced that each team could set its own rules for fan attendance, which has led to a hodgepodge of decisions among the eight schools playing this spring. Now, it’s well established that playing on your home field or your home court provides a certain advantage in sports, probably more so in basketball, but still significant in football. UC Davis, Cal Poly, Eastern Washington and Northern Arizona have reluctantly decided to allow no fans at their home games. Not so for the other four schools. Defending champion Weber State will allow up to 5,000 fans in 17,000-seat Stewart Stadium. The University of Idaho will allow 3,100 in the 15,000-seat Kibbie Dome, while Idaho State will have 2,800 in 12,000-seat Holt Arena. Southern Utah will have fans, but has yet to announce a specific number. Both the Kibbie Dome and Holt Arena are indoors, an environment that enhances crowd noise and perhaps transmission of the coronavirus as well. The Big Sky’s decision gives those schools that do allow fans an unfair advantage over those that don’t. The Big West has it right. The Big Sky doesn’t.
SPEAKING OF IDAHO ... The Mighty Vandals, who will host the Aggies in UCD’s season opener March 6, are just two seasons removed from their final year in the FBS, the top level of college football. In 2016 Idaho finished with a 9-4 overall mark, including 6-2 in the Sun Belt Conference while earning a bid to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, where the Vandals ran all over Colorado State, 61-50. Despite that success, Vandal brass decided a year later to drop down to the FCS and rejoin the Big Sky, of which Idaho was a charter member when the league was formed in 1963. In two years in the Big Sky, Idaho is just 9-14 overall. Apparently, “Come to Idaho, we’re deemphasizing football” is not an effective rallying cry when recruiting high school seniors. BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE ... The all-time low temperature in Moscow is
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Secondary is primary Defense to set tone for UCD gridiron success BY BRUCE GALLAUDET Enterprise sports editor UC Davis football, lying dormant with the rest of the Big Sky Conference since the fall of 2019, will be back in action next week. And while most teams would love to dip their toes in to test the water, the Aggies will be asked to dive right in as they face back-to-back road games with No. 24 Idaho (March 6) and No. 2 Weber State (March 13). With six quarterbacks in
camp and no starter declared by UCD head coach Dan Hawkins, it might be that the locals will have to put a premium on defense in the early going. If that’s the case, the secondary will be primary in the cause. But that’s OK by these Aggies. A veteran corps of cornerbacks and safeties returns to a team that has limited its opponents to fewer than 250 yards a game passing in each of the three seasons under Hawkins. Given the on-again, offagain nature of preseason workouts, is UC Davis ready for the spotlight of a six-game calendar? “We’d better be,” cornerbacks mentor Cha’pelle Brown told The Enterprise. “Once we
said we’re going, we don’t give any excuse. We’re being realistic in the sense that (the season) is happening (in the face of a pandemic), but everybody else is in the same situation. No excuse for us.” Nor need there be with the presence of safeties Isaiah Thomas and Chris Venable or corners Jordan Perryman and Devon King. Behind them stand a legion of capable Aggies like Jaylin White, Jehiel Budgett, Erron Duncan and a mix of newcomers that gives Brown and safeties coach Evan Hicks great confidence in the many schemes that can be employed. “I’m excited about the group,” Hicks explains. “I’m superexcited about the pieces we have ... with badger safety Thomas
and field safety Venable.” Badger, field? Football talk for specific duties that allow for some freelancing while hoping that communication and technique improve from a season that saw Davis’ 252 yards allowed passing with 22 touchdowns a mid-pack statistic in the Big Sky. Hicks and Brown believe their charges can do better, given the time to prepare and their veteran bent. Thomas, for example, was an all-Big Sky third-team selection who saw action in all 12 games last season as UCD went 5-7, 3-5. Thomas, a 5-10, 180-pound dynamo from Chaminade High (Van Nuys), intercepted two passes and returned
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Aggie cagers corral Mustangs Women remain atop Big West
Stingy defense gives men OT win
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Enterprise sports editor With family and friends congratulating UC Davis basketball players Emma Gibb, Cierra Hall and Mackenzie Trpcic for their accomplished Aggie careers, the scene looked nothing like past celebrations. Thanks to the attendance ban at The Pavilion during the pandemic, it was via laptop that the trio received well wishes and said their thank yous for family support. It remained emotional as Hall, Trpcic and Gibb played ostensibly their last home game for the Aggies. But soon after the ceremony, there was work to do. And for the marauding Davis women, it was business as
ebbing to 7. The win puts Davis at 9-1 overall and atop the Big West standings at 8-0. Poly fell to 11-9, 7-7. “When you’re recruiting players, you really work hard to find people who are a
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Channeling Richard III — “My kingdom for a basket” — Cal Poly went scoreless in overtime and lost 68-66 to visiting UC Davis on Saturday afternoon at the Mott Athletic Center. It was Caleb Fuller’s baby hook 17 seconds into the extra period that was the decider as the Aggies, for the second straight game, used stifling defense to bridle the Mustangs. The 5 minutes without a bucket wasn’t the only Mustang drought as UCD held them for 6:24 without a field goal just before halftime. The victory puts the evolving Aggies at 8-6 overall and 5-3 in Big West play after winning their fifth consecutive outing. Cal Poly
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UC Davis senior center Emma Gibb (14) creates a no-fly zone against visiting Cal Poly. She played her final regular-season home game Saturday in the Aggies’ 62-53 win over the Mustangs. usual: UCD beat visiting Cal Poly, 62-53. With fifth-year player Gibb getting her first start as an Aggie, Davis jumped out to a 10-point lead. Despite some rough patches, the Aggies managed to hang on to an advantage that swelled to 15 points while once
No. 12 Eastern Washington upended by Idaho Wire sources Six of the eight Big Sky Conference football schools have played their first games. Here’s a look around the league ...
Lumberjacks 34, T-Birds 33 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Owen Coleman scored on a 2-yard pass from quarterback Kondrie Wudtee with no time on the clock as Northern Arizona upended visiting Southern Utah in the debut of Big Sky Conference “spring” football on Saturday. “They kind of rolled the safety down and it kind of got blown up, but I just sat in the hole and Keondre put it where I could get it,” Owen said. “It was really emotional after the game.”
Playing indoors at the Walkup Skydome without fans, Thunderbird signal-caller Justin Miller threw five touchdown passes on 288 yards but it wasn’t enough as Wudtee engineered the gamewinning 81-yard drive with just 53 seconds remaining. Wudtee passed for 252 and two scores. SUU receiver Brando Schenks caught five passes for 47 yards and three TDs. NAU cornerback Kamdan Hightower had a 58-yard pick six. With the win, Northern Arizona brought the Grand Canyon Trophy back to Flagstaff. “It was emotional from the beginning, the start of the day was really emotional,” NAU head coach Chris Ball said of his team’s first game in more than 460 days. “The stuff we have been through to get to this point. ... And I am
BIG SKY ROUNDUP talking work, long hours and late nights to put our players in this position to play a game and have some normalcy is amazing.”
Vandals 28, Eagles 21 MOSCOW, Idaho — Maybe that Athlon Sports poll that says Idaho is the 24th-best football team in the nation has the Vandals a little underrated. Despite Eastern Washington All-American QB Eric Barriere’s 339 yards and two touchdowns, it was an Idaho touchdown on a 25-yard pass from Mike Beaudry to Hayden Hatten with 54 seconds remaining that broke a tie with the No. 12 Eagles.
Beaudry threw for 296 yards and two scores before a crowd of 2,694 at the Kibbie Dome. Idaho is one of several of the eight spring-schedule Big Sky schools allowing fans. EWU, which led the Football Championship Subdivision in total offense in 2019, outgained the winners, 426-366 yards. Senior Talolo Limu-Jones caught a career-high nine passes for 93 yards while sixth-year seniorrunning back Tamarick Pierce rushed for 63 yards. For Idaho, Hatten gained 138 yards and scored the deciding six.
Wildcats 49, Bengals 21 POCATELLO, Idaho — A 28-point third period did in Idaho State as Weber State freshman
quarterback Bronson Barron threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns. The Wildcats jumped on the board first when Barron hit Josh Davisfor a 27-yard touchdown with 8:23 left in the opening half. After forcing a turnover, Weber State scored again less than a minute later when Barron found David Ames on a 55-yard touchdown. It was 14-0 at halftime. The Wildcats had 638 yards of offense with 349 yards passing and 289 yards rushing, compared to 415 total yards for the Bengals. Barron also rushed for 42 yards while Davis had 11 carries for 106 yards and one touchdown. Weber State forced three ISU turnovers. WSU’s next scheduled game is at home on March 13 against UC Davis at 1 p.m. at Stewart Stadium.
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Still grieving my mom Dear Annie: My mom passed away three years ago, and it’s still hard on me. I am 42 years old. Am I too old to cry? And should I be over her by now? — Missing Mom Dear Missing Mom: Two resounding no’s. You are never too old to cry, and there’s no getting “over” a huge loss like the loss of your mother. There’s just learning to live with the grief. I came across this quote recently that I have to share: “As for grief, you’ll find it comes in waves. When the ship is first wrecked, you’re drowning, with wreckage all around you. Everything floating around you reminds you of the beauty and the magnificence of the ship that was. ... You find some piece of the wreckage and you hang on. ... Maybe it’s a happy memory or a photograph. Maybe it’s a person who is also floating. For a while, all you can do is float. “In the beginning, the waves are 100 feet tall and crash over you without mercy. They come 10 seconds apart and don’t even give you time to catch your breath. ... After a while ... you’ll find the waves are still 100 feet tall, but they come further apart. ... In between, you can breathe; you can function. You never know what’s going to trigger the grief. It might be a song, a picture, a street intersection, the smell of a cup of coffee. It can be just about anything. ... But in between waves, there is life. “Somewhere down the line, and it’s different for everybody, you find that the waves are only 80 feet tall. Or 50 feet tall. ... and you can see them coming. An anniversary, a birthday, or Christmas, or landing at O’Hare. ... When it washes over you, you
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know that somehow you will, again, come out the other side. Soaking wet, sputtering, still hanging on to some tiny piece of the wreckage, but you’ll come out. Take it from an old guy. The waves never stop coming, and somehow you don’t really want them to. But you learn that you’ll survive them. And other waves will come. And you’ll survive them too. If you’re lucky, you’ll have lots of scars from lots of loves. And lots of shipwrecks.” — G. Snow
Dear Annie: I’m a 72-year-old man, my lady friend is 71. My problem is that she has two adult sons who are still being treated like 10-year-old boys by their mother and two aunts. They’re both in their 50s. Neither one of these guys will keep a job but a few months. Both are convicted felons. I love their mother, but she lets them use her. We have talked about it, and she agrees with me that she should stop. But she just can’t seem to let them make it for themselves. I bought her a car, and now she’s taking them back and forth to work. I say let them get a ride on their own. I could go on and on, but what I want to know is, should I leave? Her health is not that good, and I don’t want to hurt her. But I’m fed up with these boys using her. — Can’t Watch
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Dear Can’t Watch: She and her sisters have been babying these overgrown boys for 50 years. It’s unlikely to stop now. So it’s really a question of if you can make peace with that. Try relinquishing any idea of control over the situation and focusing on yourself and not what your girlfriend or her sons “should be doing.” But at the end of the day, if you find the situation too irritating, it might be time to remove yourself from it.
Wedding on horizon Dear Annie: My husband is estranged from his adult children and ex-wife, through no fault of his own. His son is getting married this summer, and recently we learned that we’ll be invited, despite his having cut off contact with his dad years ago. We’re not sure whether to go to the ceremony or not. It will most likely be awkward for both of us. — RSVP Pondering Dear RSVPP: You’re far more likely to regret not going than you are to regret going. If you go and it’s awkward, then at least you can say that you went and put it behind you. Sit it out and your husband might always wonder whether he should have gone. And keep in mind, you can keep it short and sweet and leave right after the ceremony or early in the reception. ——— Dear Annie: I’ve been with my husband for six years, and we’ve been married for four. There are a lot of issues and problems. One of these he knew I was battling when he first met me about two years prior to us getting together. I’ve been in many long-term relationships and am pretty accommodating of partner’s wishes and idiosyncrasies in general, and I can brush off disagreements eas-
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ily. But my husband said something recently that has sent me into a tailspin. He said he wants us to have a girlfriend. I can’t, and I won’t. And now just the thought of him and another women even talking drives me out of my mind. But I can’t get past the fact that he wants to sleep with another woman. Do I just force myself to go with this and find a woman who is reasonably agreeable to me? Otherwise, he said he’s going to divorce me. I hurt like I’ve never hurt in my life. — Worried Wife Dear Worried Wife: Your husband pulled the old bait and switch. He presented himself as a monogamous man who wanted to be with you alone. Now he wants you to be OK with his seeing another woman — and not just that, but he wants you to see her, too. You didn’t sign up for any of this, and it’s unfair of him to expect you to simply go along. I always recommend marriage counseling before separation or divorce. Give it an honest shot. But if it turns out that your lifestyles are irreconcilable, know that it’s no reflection on your attractiveness or worthiness. ——— Dear Annie: In a recent column, you mentioned how men experiencing ED should talk to their doctors about it, because it can be a sign of heart disease. I wanted to mention that heart disease should also be on the radar of every woman
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, in accordance with the provisions of Division 1, Part 6, Chapter 8 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code (and the written authorization of the State Controller), that an agreement, a copy of which is on file in the office of the board of supervisors of Yolo County, and in the office of the city clerk of the City of West Sacramento, has been made between the county board of supervisors and the City of West Sacramento, and approved by the State Controller, whereby the county will sell the real property described in the agreement and in this notice. All property named in the agreement is subject to the tax collector’s power to sell tax defaulted property.
The Yolo County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting and consider the following matter on March 11, 2021, via Zoom: https://yolocounty.zoom.us/j/97388566 818?pwd=OENhdE9LVTVXY0EwNzUxdE hqNWZtdz09 Meeting ID: 973 8856 6818 Passcode: 146225 Or Telephone: (408) 638 0968 Meeting ID: 973 8856 6818# Passcode: 146225 at 8:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matters may be heard as indicated below. TIME SET AGENDA 8:30 a.m.
ZF #2019-0020: Request for a Major Use The effective date and time of the Permit by HayKingdom to improve the agreement shall be March 8, 2021, at outdoor hay storage area and bring the 12:01 AM. existing regional agricultural processing If the property is not redeemed facility into compliance with the Yolo according to law before the effective County Zoning Code. A Mitigated date and time of the agreement, the Negative Declaration (SCH#2021010055) right of redemption will cease and the was prepared for this project. (Applicant: undersigned tax collector, pursuant to HayKingdom) (Planner: JD Trebec) said agreement, will sell said property to ZF #2018-0015: Public meeting to City of West Sacramento. If the property is sold, parties of interest receive oral comments on the scope and as defined in California Revenue and content of the Environmental Impact Taxation Code section 4675, have a right to Report for the CEMEX mining and file a claim with the county for any excess reclamation project located at 30288 proceeds from the sale. Excess proceeds State Route 16 in the central portion of are the amount of the highest bid in excess unincorporated Yolo County, near the of the liens and costs of the sale that are town of Madison (APN: 025-450-001; 049required to be paid from the sale proceeds. 060-004, 007; 049-070-004, 049-070-005, Notice will be given to parties of interest, 049-070-006, 049-070-009, 049-070-010, pursuant to California Revenue and 049-070-011, 049-070-019, 049-070Taxation Code section 3692(e), if excess 020, 049-070-021). (Applicant: CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific, LLC.; proceeds result from the sale. Planner: J Trebec/H Tschudin) For information as to the amount necessary to redeem or other related The starting time of the public hearing issues pertaining to the property for each individual item on the Time Set described in this notice, contact the Agenda is listed for the convenience of Revenues Division of Yolo County in the applicants and other interested parties. State of California. The public hearing will not start before its scheduled time. Adequate time will PARCEL NUMBERING SYSTEM be provided for each public hearing to EXPLANATION accept all relevant public testimony. The Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN), Public comments on all items are when used to describe property in this encouraged. list, refers to the assessor’s map book, the map page, the block on the map (if Copies of staff reports and the applicable), and the individual parcel environmental document for the projects on the map page or in the block. The are on file in the office of the Yolo County assessor’s maps and further explanation Community Services Department, of the parcel numbering system are 292 West Beamer Street, Woodland, available in the assessor’s office. California. All interested parties The properties that are the subject of should appear and will be provided an this notice are situated in Yolo County, opportunity during the public hearing to California, and are described as follows: present relevant information. APN LAST ASSESSEE 046-531-031-000 Ryder Allfam Properties Pursuant to California Government Code I certify (or declare), under penalty of perjury, Section 65009(b)(2) and other provisions of law, any lawsuit challenging the that the foregoing is true and correct. approval of a project described in this ______________________ notice shall be limited to only those Yolo County Tax Collector issues raised at the public hearing or State of California Executed at Woodland, California, on described in written correspondence delivered for consideration before the January 13, 2021 Published in The Davis Enterprise on hearing is closed. 1172 February 14th , 21st and 28th, 2021 1153 2/28
in America. It’s our No. 1 killer! And I learned recently that some risk factors, such as diabetes, heighten the risk of heart disease more significantly in women than in men. A diet rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables (including starchy veggies like potatoes) has been shown to be a boon for cardiovascular health. Although I believe you’ve mentioned this in a previous column already, I would like to strongly recommend Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn’s book “Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease,” for anyone who is concerned about her heart health. — Take Care of the Ticker Dear Take Care: Thanks for the timely message. That book is a wealth of information on the link between diet and cardiovascular disease. “Ask Me Anything: A Year of Advice From Dear Annie” is out now! Annie Lane’s debut book — featuring favorite columns on love, friendship, family and etiquette — is available as a paperback and e-book. Visit http:// www.creatorspublishing.com for more information. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Reinlinde Berta Siwek CASE NO. PR2021-0030 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Reinlinde Berta Siwek A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: Elizabeth A. Davis in the Superior Court of California, County of: Yolo THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: Elizabeth A. Davis be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on April 2, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in Department TBD located at 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Signed: Raphael S. Moore Moore & Moore Attorneys at Law 413 F Street, Davis, CA 95616 530-758-8317 2/26, 2/28, 3/5 1176
STORAGE LIEN SALE There will be a lien sale at South Davis Storage, 4836 Chiles Rd, Davis, CA 95618 On: MONDAY March 15th, 2021 at 11 am This enforcement is authorized by Division 8, Chapter 10 of the California Business & Professions Code, commencing without warranty or guarantee for cash only. Purchased items must be removed immediately following the sale. The personal Property stored with the undersigned by: LISA POWELL FIRST UNIT A17 (bicycles, bicycle parts, duffle bags, tackle box, skate board, chair, cloths, bedding, misc crates and bags of hhi) The personal property stored with the undersigned by: ADAM WALSWORTH SECOUND UNIT A48 (cloths, 2 chars, mattress, 2 dressers, end table, sofa, tv, kitchen ware, misc bins of hhi) The personal property stored with the undersigned by: MONIQUE JOHNSON THIRD UNIT A61 (stroller, cloths, bedding, kids toys, misc bins boxes and bags of hhi) BOND#0342850 2/21, 2/28 1162 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: February 19, 2021 FBN Number: F20210161 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Superglass Windshield Repair 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County. 17189 County Road 96B Woodland, CA 95695 Mailing address: P.O. Box 97 Esparto, CA 95627 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Ryan Fullerton 17189 County Road 96B Woodland, CA 95695 4. Business Classification: Individual 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 1, 1995 “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): Ryan Fullerton 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14 1163
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: February 16, 2021 FBN Number: F20210147 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) T&L Exotics Total Beauty 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County. 179 First Street Woodland, CA 95695 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Christine Jones 1100 Howe Ave. Sacramento, CA 95825 4. Business Classification: Individual 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 16, 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 false is guilty of a crime.) 6. Signature of Registrant(s): Christine Jones, Owner 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21 1179 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: February 25, 2021 FBN Number: F20210182 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Casablanca 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County. 640 W. Covell Blvd., Suite A Davis, CA 95616 Mailing address: 1500 Shasta Dr., Apt 234 Davis, CA 95616 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Casablanca 640 W. Covell Blvd., Suite A Davis, CA 95616 4. Business Classification: Corporation 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 2, 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 false is guilty of a crime.) 6. Signature of Registrant(s): Othmane Moutaib, Manager 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21 1181
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Forget golf: hope Tiger can be a ‘dad’ I
n the aftermath of the Tiger Woods auto accident, the question should not be whether he will play competitive golf again. What the question should be is whether Woods will be able to recover from his severe leg injuries satisfactorily enough to be a mobile dad to his two children. According to a colleague who lives 15 minutes from the crash site, the area where Woods left the road has been the scene of many crashes. Most have been due to excessive speed over the 45-mph limit. It is the third vehicular incident for Woods, dating back to 2009. ■ The state of Texas was unable to keep its power grid working, such that many Texans were without power and drinkable water for days on end. Yet, the state legislature found time to approve a $34.2 million contract for its public university’s
DUNNING: Time for a road trip From Page B1 42 below, but the Vandals have no worries with five of their six Big Sky games scheduled indoors this spring. BIG SKY HISTORY ... Now in its 58th year, the Big Sky was formed in 1963 with Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Weber State and Gonzaga as charter members. Boise State and Nevada later joined the league before both moved up to the FBS. Six Big Sky schools have won FCS national championships, the most recent being Eastern Washington, which came from 19-0 down to drop Delaware, 20-19, in 2010 with Delaware alum Joe Biden in attendance. Other Big Sky national champions are Boise State (1980), Idaho State (1981), Montana State (1984) and Montana twice (1995 and 2001). North Dakota State of the Missouri Valley Conference has won the last three FCS national championships and a remarkable eight of the last nine. SPEAKING OF THE BISON ... North Dakota State had 6,578 fans in attendance at the 19,000seat Fargodome for its season opener last Sunday, a workmanlike 25-7 win over outmanned Youngstown State. A WINNING DRIVE? ... When the Big Sky announced its six-game spring schedule, it promised each of the eight teams playing at least one “drivable” opponent twice to start and end the season. In the case of UC Davis, this means two games against Cal Poly, one at home March 20 and one in beautiful San Luis Obispo on April 10. The driving distance between Davis and SLO is 233 miles. Other “drivable” rivalries are 71 miles from Moscow (Idaho) to Cheney (Eastern Washington), 129 miles from Pocatello (Idaho State) to Ogden (Weber State) and 289 miles from Cedar City (Southern Utah) to Flagstaff (Northern Arizona). While snow and ice are distinct “spring” possibilities for all but UCD-Poly, the drive from Southern Utah to Northern Arizona is easily the most treacherous, given that Flagstaff sits at 6,909 feet and Cedar City at 5,846. Both receive considerable snowfall. The Big Sky has no requirement that teams actually drive to these “drivable” games. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenter prise.net.
new football coach. ■ Where are they now? Buffalo native Jim Burt never played for his hometown team, but he did win two Super Bowl rings. The first came in Super Bowl XXI with the New York Giants, the second with the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIV. Burt played for the Giants from 1981-88 and the Niners from 1989-91. Post-football, Burt worked in real estate, buying and selling homes and maintaining interests in a number of rental properties. Now 61, Burt resides in Saddle River, N.J., just outside New York. Burt was an undrafted free agent in ’81 and transitioned to nose tackle, where he played 118 career games. So, why didn’t he try to make the Bills, his boyhood team? “Almost every team was calling
me to come for a tryout,” Burt told Vic Carucci of the Buffalo News.”Except for the Bills. They already had (all-pro) Freddie Smerlas.” ■ Only one negative to the opening of baseball season ... That’s the provision that puts a runner on second base if a game is tied after nine innings (or seven in the doubleheaders). With offenses what they are now, even if this year’s baseballs are slightly less juiced, this corner has a practical remedy. Eliminate all shifts. There must be two defensive players to
the left of second base and two to the right of it. No exceptions. Batted balls that are now outs due to the shifts would find their way to the outfield. Meaning more action, more runs, less chance of extra innings and it removes the fraudulent taint of two free, nonearned bases. ■ Never in the history of the game has the adage “you never have enough pitching” been as true as it will be in 2021. No wonder the Giants’ Farhan Zaidi and his contemporaries are taking a look at most anyone, past or present, who has pitched at the big-league level. Even if three or four years removed. ■ The best NHL player only hockey aficionados know of: Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl. ■ After Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run to top The Babe, he went on to hit 40 more homers before retiring. Barry Bonds hit just six more after his 756th
topped Aaron. ■ He is the only man in baseball history to collect seven hits in one game and drive in eight runs in another: Bay Area native and Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford. Crawford debuted back in 2011. ■ The college football transfer portal has grown so big that Washington State now has an assistant coach whose title is “Director of Transfer Recruiting.” ■ Just for the heck of it ... What’s your favorite Beatles song? “Norwegian Wood” it says here. — Doug Kelly is director of communications for Battlefields 2Ballfields and managing general partner of Kelly & Associates. Kelly also is the longtime radio and television color man on UC Davis football broadcasts. Reach him at DKelly1416@aol. com.
PRIMARY: Defense will ‘mix it up’ on the turf From Page B1 punts. He also had three pass breakups and a fumble recovery as opponents tended to throw away from Thomas. Venable, a sophomore from Centennial High (Corona), showed flashes of his prep days when he had five interceptions and 86 tackles as his Huskies went 11-2. In 2019, the 6-foot-2 Venable started five Aggie games and had 38 tackles. His size and unique quickness make him a tough read for opposing offenses. Hicks sees the improvement, too ... “We have come a long way in the communication realm. And we have a lot of different pieces that se can move around. Fans will see a lot of different bodies on the field.” At corner, two of the conference’s best, Perryman and King, wear the Blue-and-Gold. King, now a junior, was an AllAmerican third team choice by Hero Sports in 2019 — and the statistics tell why. The DeAnza High three-sport standout was second among Aggies with 77 tackles. He picked off three passes, forced three fumbles and broke up five passes. If that wasn’t enough, occasionally Davis sent King flying into the backfield for additional quarterback pressure. Able to cover acres of ground, King’s abilities allow fellow
MEN: Poly went cold From Page B1 now stands at 3-17, 1-13. Davis led by as many as 8 points a couple of times ... and on several occasions looked to be in the driver’s seat. But when a team shoots 36.2 percent from the floor, it’s hard to pull away from anyone. For much of the first half, it looked like the Aggies were going to shake their hosts. Elijah Pepper scored 9 of Davis’ first 20 points en route to a healthy 8-point lead halfway through the period. Nonetheless, when Poly deadeye Aiden Prokup drained a trey at 8:48, things tightened to 20-15. At that point, good Aggie defense met Mustang ineptitude ... Creating four turnovers, Damion Squire and Ezra Manjon hounded the Mustangs on the perimeter and created an uncomfortable atmosphere. It would be more than 6 minutes before the Mustangs would score their next field goal. One might think by the time Cal Poly’s Colby Stevenson’s hit a trey at 2:24, Davis would be ahead by 20. But five free throws kept the Mustangs close. The Aggies, still leading, 32-26, hoped to continue with their smothering defense. With Squire’s key scoring, UCD did push the advantage — three more
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DBs Jordan Perryman, left, and Devon King should help create all kinds of scheme problems for UC Davis opponents next month. cornerback Perryman to force foes to the boundary. Junior Perryman, by way of Hanford High, has been a starter since his freshman season. An accomplished tackler (seventh among the Aggies with 41), Perryman’s lone interception set up a touchdown in the victory over San Diego. Budgett, a redshirt freshman who played at nearby Monterey
Aggie men 68, Mustangs 66 (OT) Next games: Friday and
Saturday vs. Hawaii in The Pavilion. 4 p.m. Listen: KHTK 1140AM. Watch: BigWest.TV. times going up by 8. But that seems to be the ceiling. In fact, following the lead of Colby Rogers (17 points) and Brantly Stevenson (15 points), Cal Poly managed a 59-57 lead with 3:30 remaining. But Squire and Manjon brought Davis back. Still, with 4 seconds to play, Aggie Fuller stood at the free-throw line: the Aggies trailing, 66-64, and two shots offered. Fuller sank them both, Poly squandered its last regular chance and things slipped into overtime dreamland for the Mustangs. Cal Poly was 0 for 5 from the field with three turnovers as Davis made Fuller’s early basket hold up. It marked the third overtime game (2-1) for UCD in 2021. Manjon led all scorers with 20 points in a game that featured 60 charity tosses. Davis went 21 for 27 at the stripe; the Mustangs 25-of-33. Pepper hit for 17 and Squire was again in midseason form with 13. Kennedy Koehler grabbed nine rebounds as Davis out reboarded the hosts, 41-34. Poly hit 16-of-45 (35.6). Now the Aggies entertain Hawaii next weekend before heading off to Las Vegas for the BWC Tournament March 9 to 13.
Trail High (Elk Grove), and veteran junior White provide additional depth that will not only come in handy during nickel situations, but will be capable in relief as the Aggies plan to constantly send in fresh troops. “I thought defensively we did some good things,” reflected Brown, an All-Pac-12 cornerback who played for Hawkins at Colorado. “The problems? In spots, I
didn’t think it was as much communication as it was technique errors. Now, I feel good about where we’re at.” Hicks and Brown are confident there is enough secondary talent to “mix it up enough to confuse opponents.” The longer the deep backs shut down the receivers, the better the chances for linebackers and defensive linemen to create havoc behind the line of scrimmage. But getting that pressure on the elite QBs of the Big Sky Conference? Well, that’s another story ... Notes: While schools like Idaho and Weber State will allow some fans at games, UCD still has a noattendance policy. ... The Aggies’ first home game is March 20 versus Cal Poly (moved back from this weekend due to COVID concerns among the Mustangs). ... UCD home games with Poly, Idaho State (April 3) and Eastern Washington (April 10) will be telecast by CW31. All Aggie games will be on KHTK (1140 AM) radio with Scott Marsh and Doug Kelly handling the mics. ... An Atascadero native, Evan Hicks performed at Sacramento City College before injury ended his playing days. In 2018 he was named the Aggies’ defensive quality control coach before taking over safeties the following year. — Reach DE sports editor Bruce Gallaudet at bgallaudet41@ gmail.com or call 530-320-4456. Follow Gallaudet on Twitter: @BGsportsinDavis.
WOMEN: Senior trio honored From Page B1
Aggie women 62, Mustangs 53
supported us through this whole journey,” Gibb said. “To not give credit to my good fit for your culture,” family would be a disserAggie head coach Jennivice to everything they fer Gross told The Enter- Next games: Friday at have done for me these prise when asked about Hawaii, 10 p.m.; Saturday last five years. what her three seniors at Hawaii, 9 p.m have meant during four Listen: KDVS 90.3FM “It was really hard to straight championship not have them here with Watch: BigWest.TV. seasons. me in person, but I was blown away by every“(You want) people who work hard and are selfless, but, thing that everyone made possible No. 1, are great people. When you get to today. I’m just so thankful having these be around these women, it just makes teammates and coaches. This is a pretty the job a lot of fun. With this senior special day.” group, we couldn’t be more fortunate.” Not so much for the Aggies’ guests, For Trpcic, the transfer from the Uni- who were held to 19-of-61 shooting (31 versity at Albany, her celebration took percent). Davis scored 28 points in the place in the face of the Mustang resis- paint, many coming as Trpcic and tance. She had a career-high 18 points Evanne Turner led multiple fast breaks. and handed out another five assists. Hall Kayla Konrad, who hadn’t scored scored 13 while grabbing five rebounds. through three quarters, exploded for 11 in the final stanza, and But it was an emoTurner also canned 11. tional Gibb who looked All-league forward back on an injurySierra Campisano interrupted journey paced Cal Poly with 13 that saw her miss her points. senior campaign at Mennonite School in Now it’s off to Salem, Ore., then her Hawaii (7-6, 6-5) for first year at UCD and games next Friday and most of her second Saturday. season in town — Notes: It’s possible thanks to three knee that Trpcic or Hall operations. will set new school When on the court, Emma Gibb records next year by Gibb has helped her Aggie senior center participating in backhigh school and college in-back Senior Nights. colleagues to six conWhile Gibb said Satursecutive championships. She was a day was her last home game, both Hall three-time first-team Class 2A all-Ore- and Trpcic have told The Enterprise that gon prep selection and the 2A state returning (thanks to the NCAA giving player of the year as a junior while help- an additional year of eligibility thanks ing the Pioneers to their first state title. to the pandemic) would depend on gradOn this night she scored 4 points and uate school options or opportunities to pulled down five rebounds in just 9 min- play professional basketball. utes of play. — Reach DE sports editor Bruce Gal“This is such a big day, not just cele- laudet at bgallaudet41@gmail.com or brating our seniors, but it’s also impor- call 530-320-4456. Follow Gallaudet tant to recognize the people who have on Twitter: @BGsportsinDavis.
“I’m just so thankful having these teammates and coaches. This is a pretty special day.”
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A new way forward on sentencing The issue: Yolo County has an opportunity to lead in criminal-justice reform There is a sea change in the way society is treating criminal sentencing, especially when it comes to substance abuse. Increasingly, drug crimes are coming to be seen as symptoms of the underlying addiction, requiring treatment rather than incarceration. AB 1542, introduced by Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, on Feb. 19, would authorize Yolo County to begin a pilot program to offer a “secured residential treatment program” for drug offenders suffering from substance use disorder (SUD) who have been convicted of drugmotivated crimes because of SUD. The bill would authorize the court to divert an offender to confinement in a secured residential treatment facility if it determines that the crime was caused in whole or in part by that individual’s substance abuse. According to the Association for the Chronically Mentally Ill, “Secure residential treatment is intended to serve individuals who need around-the-clock, close supervision and support by staff with behavioral health training to ensure the individual takes prescribed medication and receives support services.” That is, it offers a higher level of security than the usual inpatient clinic, but is still concerned with treatment over incarceration. What’s novel is the inclusion of crimes beyond drug possession as worthy of consideration for diversion. This will cover offenses like theft or break-ins that were committed in support of the offender’s drug habit. If the participant successfully completes the court-ordered drug treatment, the bill would require the court to expunge the relevant conviction and would allow the court to expunge any previous drug crimes. Failure to complete the courtordered drug treatment would mean the defendant would be resentenced according to the law. There is also the question of motivation. As the legislation notes, the passage of Proposition 47 means that California is charging many fewer people with drug offenses, which means fewer people are entering treatment programs and getting help. By adding non-drug crimes to the list of diversion-worthy offenses, we can restore some of the motivation to get addicts back in treatment. LOCALLY, McCARTY’S legislation needs a partner here in Yolo County, and McCarty has one in the shape of Yolo District Attorney Jeff Reisig. A move toward a secured residential treatment program would dovetail with Reisig’s “Harm Reduction Drug Diversion Policy,” announced on Jan. 13. “The need has arisen to draw a line between our narcotics cases: ‘public safety’ cases and ‘public health’ cases,” Reisig announced at the time. “This barrier is porous and may shift one way or another. Nonetheless, this barrier must be moved so that the criminal justice system is focusing on public-safety cases, and the addiction professionals in the Department of Health and Human Services will have the first opportunity to address these public health cases.” It is an exciting opportunity for Yolo County to be on the cutting edge of criminal-justice reform. The bill has a long way to go in the legislative process and we hope other lawmakers, especially local representatives Cecila Aguiar-Curry and Bill Dodd, back this proposal. We’re confident that, given the chance, Yolo County can show the way forward on this issue.
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State auditor has been on a roll S H tate Auditor Elaine Howle has been on a roll lately, repeatedly revealing how state agencies and their programs are falling short — often way short — of performing their declared missions. The Employment Development Department, the state’s myriad deficient information technology projects and its scattershot and ineffective efforts to end homelessness, build affordable housing and improve the education of poor children have been among recent subjects of scathing reports from Howle’s office. Howle only delves into issues that the Joint Legislative Audit Committee deems worthy of examination. That committee, like all other enclaves of political power in the Capitol, is controlled by Democrats and the investigations it orders are often directed at state agencies and programs managed by a Democratic governor. Thus, audit results are likely to embarrass that governor and in this era of political polarity, that is a remarkable fact. However, it’s not a perfect accountability system. When the Department of Motor Vehicles was in total
meltdown a few years ago, with long lines for service and nonresponsive communications, the audit committee’s controlling Democrats refused to have Howle investigate. It bowed to then-Gov. Jerry Brown’s promise to shape up the DMV on his own but when Gavin Newsom succeeded him as governor, the department was still a mess. Last year, when equally immense service blockages became evident at the Employment Development Department as it tried to cope with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the audit committee didn’t balk at having Howle investigate. She revealed a department in complete disarray, handing out billions of dollars in unemployment benefits to fraudsters while delaying payments to legitimate claimants.
LETTERS Dialog, not destruction The board and friends of Yolo Interfaith Immigration Network support the peaceful resolution of differences of opinion, and we especially focus on those issues that affect our immigrant neighbors. Our very mission statement makes this clear: “Yolo Interfaith Immigration Network (YIIN) strives to collaborate with, advocate for and support our immigrant neighbors.” That is why we write to you regarding the destruction of the Gandhi statue in Central Park. As you are aware, the statue was erected on Oct. 2, 2016, after the City Council voted affirmatively to honor Mahatma Gandhi. Clearly, his life and works have informed this nation’s civil rights movement and other social justice work. On Jan. 26, 2021, India’s Republic Day, Gandhi’s statue was destroyed, the head being severed and carried away. A subsequent peace vigil, on Jan. 31, was disrupted and then halted when hecklers surrounded the vigil, screaming at the attendees. We decry this behavior as intolerable; if no action is taken, such behavior can and probably will proliferate. We call upon our elected officials to investigate the destruction and the intimidation tactics, and then to engage those involved in a restorative justice process.
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owle’s latest broadside, issued last week, is critical of a political sacred cow — the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) drive to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and thus make California a global leader in fighting climate change (See Page B8). Howle’s report punched holes in CARB’s much-ballyhooed claims of achieving great reductions. “CARB has not done enough to measure the GHG emissions reductions its individual transportation programs achieve,” Howle wrote in a cover letter to Newsom and legislative leaders. “Specifically, CARB has not collected or evaluated sufficient data to allow it to determine whether or how its incentive programs, which pay consumers in exchange for purchasing low- and zero-emission vehicles, reduce GHG emissions beyond what CARB’s regulations already require. “For example, CARB has done little to measure the extent to which its incentive programs lead to emissions reductions by causing individuals and businesses to acquire clean vehicles that they otherwise would not. As
Again, where views differ, the response must be one of dialogue, not destruction. With trust that you will take action, John Katonah, Ignacio Alarcón, Alison Pease, Al Vallecillo, Lane Suarez, Walter Sherwood and Kary Shender Davis
Thanks for donations The 16th Annual Historic Area Luminary Display in Woodland was a lovely evening enjoyed by many Yolo County residents. Due to the pandemic, canned goods and warm coats could not be collected this year but we thank all of you who made donations directly to the Woodland Food Closet. We are grateful to The Davis Enterprise for informing the community of our display date since many Yolo County citizens look forward to the luminary evening each holiday season. Thank you also to our friends at Nugget Market for their continued support. Extra special thanks to the luminary block coordinators who assist in preparing the luminary kits for our neighbors. Their help each year is indispensable. Thank you all! The annual event is held in Woodland one evening during the month of December, weather permitting. We look forward to seeing you all next year for the 17th annual display. Joyce and Craig Jones Historic Area Luminary Display Coordinators, Woodland
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a result, CARB has overstated the GHG emissions reductions its incentive programs have achieved, although it is unclear by how much.” Bottom line: “The state will fall short of meeting the 2030 goal” of a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels “unless emissions reductions occur at a faster pace.” As with her other reports, Howle’s dive into the very technical field of GHG emission control is embarrassing to the state’s political leaders, who would rather have the public believe their selfserving claims. However, it also underscores the value of having someone without a political motive look into issues of governance. Thank goodness we have Howle’s office and the equally important Legislative Analyst’s Office, which monitors the state’s budgetary issues, to light up the darker recesses of California’s massive government. — CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more stories by Dan Walters, go to calmatters.org/ commentary.
Plan is good ... so far After having read the city of Davis’ Downtown Plan, I must say that, for renters such as myself, it is looking quite good. Assuming it is implemented as stated, downtown would be densified as to increase housing supply, provide walkable neighborhoods and grow the tax and customer base of the city. This mostly comes down to zoning changes. Currently, downtown is mostly C-C and M-U zoned, basically a max of three floors, floor-to-area ratios (basically the same as a height limit), often with parking requirements and setbacks. The plan would change that to anywhere from four to seven floors almost everywhere, with an emphasis on mixed usages. This is great! We need more housing and downtown is in high demand. Of course the issue will be implementation. Will the new floor limits be gutted by floor-to-area ratios that make development uneconomical? Will parking requirements strangle the bike and walking-friendly concept? Will local NIMBYs, no doubt in abundance in Davis, scuttle this ambitious and desperately needed plan? The City Council must understand these problems and, for the sake of Davis’ students and low income residents that can’t afford a single family home (and the environment) implement this plan. Zachary Cosenza Davis
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It’s almost March and kids aren’t in class COMMENTARY
BY MIKE CREEDON Special to The Enterprise
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n early December, this newspaper published commentary from the DJUSD Parent Coalition titled, “We should be talking about reopening schools.” In it, we wrote that we had been disappointed by DJUSD’s inability to open last October while in the “red tier.” While private and parochial schools seized this opportunity to safely open (and remain so, to their credit), DJUSD did not. We cast doubt on whether the actions of the district would result in any significant return of students to campus before March at the earliest. Today, many in the community simply assume their schools will reopen as soon as we meet county, state and CDC requirements to do so. Sadly, this is fallacy. Our December request to reopen schools “the moment state and local conditions allow” has already been missed. In fact, had DJUSD acted on the recommendations of the county public health officer, the state or the CDC, our K-5 students could have returned to classrooms at the end of January. If the district had followed state guidance, our middle- and high-school students would be returning Monday. If DJUSD was following CDC guidance for schools, all our students, K-12, could already be in at least a hybrid learning model.
With the county’s return to the red tier, Davis now finds itself in a position to reopen restaurants, museums, theaters and gyms. It may even be possible to reopen bars soon, with restrictions. While we are delighted to see our local small businesses return to life, and urge all to safely support them, we are disappointed that our schools remain shuttered. To quote Dr. Anthony Fauci, “Close the bars and keep the schools open.” We agree that communities should prioritize schools over other activities, and Davis has admirably done so. At some point, however, we must reconcile this inconsistency; it’s neither the fault of the community nor its businesses that our schools remain closed. Rather, prolonged school closures are due to our district and its Board of Trustees, who have imposed reopening guidelines far more restrictive than — and in some instances, contrary to — the recommendations, guidance and science provided by the county, state, CDC, WHO and medical experts worldwide.
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hile it’s understandable that many teachers and parents are concerned about reopening our schools, there is ample cause to reconsider old notions. Due to the concerted efforts of heroic scientists and healthcare professionals over the last year, as well as open schools elsewhere, a
considerable amount about this virus has been learned. We now know that, with basic mitigation strategies, classrooms can be safe places for both students and staff. We understand the risks, and how to successfully mitigate them. DJUSD has indicated that it already has most if not all of these measures in place. We have always known that prolonged school closures are extremely damaging for children. Today, reports of ‘missing students’, hunger, rises in unreported abuse, mental health issues, learning loss and even rising youth suicide rates are commonplace and terrifying. Distance learning is a poor substitute for in-person models, frustrating students, parents and teachers alike. The WHO, CDC, American Academy of Pediatrics and UNICEF, among many others, have been warning of these dangers for months now while loudly calling for our schools to reopen. Missing from the conversation on opening schools thus far has been a balanced assessment of risk; specifically, the risks of opening our schools vs. the risks of keeping them closed. By keeping schools closed, we choose to place substantial burdens and long-term risks on our children and their futures. We do so ostensibly to alleviate a very low, but manageable risk to school staff, which has now been shown to be lower than that of the general community, with mitigation. Unfortunately, misinformation
continues to cloud the conversation, particularly in social media. Anecdotal stories perpetuate unsubstantiated fears that opening schools will result in mass transmission. Instances of cases appearing at schools, which did not originate there and are not spread there, have been routinely mislabeled as outbreaks. Some even question county, state and CDC public health guidance, while talk of ‘variants’ as a reason to delay reopening offers no evidence to do so, ignoring the fact that case rates continue to fall.
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hile closing schools made sense when we knew very little about COVID-19, it hasn’t for some time now. Averting life-long damage to children, and by extension communities, is the primary rationale of the 69% of school districts across the country that have already returned to in-person learning, with the rest of the world largely back in classrooms as well. While the virus closed our schools initially, it’s not the reason they remain closed; the only obstacles to reopening are local policy decisions. Every single metric used by DJUSD to determine when and how to reopen has been locally decided between the Board of Trustees and the District, and in some cases are at odds with guidance from the county, state and CDC. We applaud DJUSD’s commitment to safely reopen and news
that they are preparing facilities to do so. Preparing facilities is progress, but it is not actually bringing students back. Unfortunately, community trust in DJUSD is damaged. Many Davis parents no longer believe the district’s messages, while some have written off any hope of reopening this academic year. Some have fled the public school system or city altogether. Given the messaging from districts in San Francisco and Los Angeles, among others, some parents question any promise that the fall will bring a full reopening, as there is no agreement in place to do so. Should DJUSD fail to reopen this spring, remaining trust will evaporate. With this in mind, we call upon DJUSD to announce a specific, firm date that it will return students to classrooms, consistent with county, state and CDC recommendations. Our community and especially our children deserve at least this much. In two weeks, we will mark a full year since children were locked out of their schools. It’s a devastating milestone and a burden that an entire generation has been sentenced to carry. Prolonging our school closures simply exacerbates the damage. We can no longer afford uncertainty, nor further delay. Please announce a date that our children will return to their classrooms. — On behalf of the Leadership Committee, DJUSD Parent Coalition.
How will we dress now that comfort is in?
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here is a lot of chat about the future of work: Will we do it at home, or will we revert to commuting to the old traditional workplace? But there is an additional, different question: What will we wear? Go to the mirror and look at yourself. Except for the odd Zoom meeting you might have tried to dress for, you are a different person. The fact is that even a traditionalist like me, who has worn a jacket and tie since his first days of school, is, well, letting down. Worse, after a year of sweats and other baggy, comfortable clothing, I feel constricted and ill at ease when I put on a suit — which is mainly when I record television programs on Zoom or some other video hook-up. I suspect that you are like me for these Zoom, or the like, formals; you wear a jacket and jeans or exercise pants, hiding your lower half under a table. Notice how cramped you feel above the waist. Women, do you remember, putting on full makeup — known in the cosmetic trade as “war paint” — now that you’ve grown accustomed to the au naturel look? Maybe for morale, you wear just a slash of lipstick now and again. Those nice suits in the closet, or flattering dresses, do you remember how confining they were? How hard it was managing that dangling bling? On that Hallelujah Day when the pandemic is over, will men and women be prepared to get out of those oh-so-comfortable sneakers for Oxfords and pumps? Was it worth it, yesterday’s
Truth And if the sun comes How shall we greet him? Shall we not dread him, Shall we not fear him After so lengthy a Session with shade? Though we have wept for him, Though we have prayed All through the night-years— What if we wake one shimmering morning to Hear the fierce hammering Of his firm knuckles Hard on the door?
COMMENTARY clothing? After COVID-19, the way we were isn’t going to be the way it will be. Anyone for going back clotheswise? Or have we been emancipated from wardrobe tyranny and shoe slavery? There have been various attempts in recent years to dress us down, like Casual Friday. I remember giving a speech at the prestige law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom when they were trying to dress casually all week. The women partners looked miserable; they had made partner, bought Chanel suits, but now they were expected to wear their law school rags. And, oh, the misery of the middle-aged men partners, who had looked to bespoke suits to cover up the expansion of their waists, which had accompanied the collection of fat fees with the advance of age.
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he only assault on male fashion before the change agent that is COVID-19 was the abandonment, for reasons unknown, of the poor necktie. What did it do wrong? Let me tell you, no one looks better without them. The naked male throat in a shirt designed for a tie isn’t lovely. Compensation is at hand in a revived interest in the pocket handkerchief or pocket square (which was once used for drying the tears of distressed damsels but is now used for cleaning one’s eyeglasses in the time of #MeToo). Formality in dress has been under attack for a long time. The tech titans, like Steve Jobs, and rock musicians were the shock troops. No longer do smart restaurants enforce coats and ties for men and look askance at women in pants. Wearing sweats, shorts, sneakers? “Your table is ready, sir or madam.” Ugh! Going forward, we may be
so casualized in dress that we go to church in pajamas and work in anything that covers the body and is comfortable. The god of comfort has conquered the heavens. I hope that for the sake of everyone, the fashion mavens, goaded on by the magazines like Vogue and GQ, devise a new era of clothes as comfortable as sweats and as flattering as, well, what we used to wear. Meanwhile, if you know anyone who would like to buy some suits (portly), sports coats (Scottish tweed), and shoes (leather lace-up), have them call me. I’m going to get with the new fashion, where comfort is the only criterion. — Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. His email is llewellynking1@gmail.com. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
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Shall we not shudder?— Shall we not flee Into the shelter, the dear thick shelter Of the familiar Propitious haze? Sweet is it, sweet is it To sleep in the coolness Of snug unawareness. The dark hangs heavily Over the eyes. — Gwendolyn Brooks ———— Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) is one the most imported and most read American poets of the 20th century. Her influence, like her talent, is beyond measure. And as the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize, she is a fine choice here as we wrap up Black History Month. I chose this poem as the difficulties with acquiring the vaccine for the coronavirus are hopefully being worked out, and that sometime down the road the sun will again come hammering on the door with hard knuckles, and we will begin to answer the door, and hopefully, perhaps a little fearfully, begin the return to our lives. — James Lee Jobe Poet laureate, city of Davis
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New York Times Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 Bands popular in the ’70s 10 Uses a letter opener on 15 Later on, when appropriate 16 “The Pirates of Penzance” ingénue 17 Is resolute 18 Grammy winner with the surname Adkins 19 National ___ Hall of Fame, in Rochester, N.Y. 20 Flip, say 21 Esther of TV’s “Good Times” 22 “Breaking Bad” protagonist 23 Offer sheet? 25 Refresh, in a way 28 “Quit your bickering!” 29 Left on deck
30 Reached the point of no return? 33 Like many Ariz. residents 34 Fraught with risk 35 Gubernatorial option 36 Snow-capped peak of song 38 Yellowstone traffic halters 39 One going paperless in April, say 40 Gags 41 Once-common mall fixtures 43 Nut chewed as a stimulant 44 Harshly colorful 45 Certain computer key 47 Face-covering dance move 50 Star N.F.L. receiver ___ Beckham Jr.
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36 Wild guess 39 With 60-Across, one of two U.S. vice presidents to resign from office 40 Result of a football blitz, maybe 44 Completely anesthetized 45 Exercise that might be done on a mat
51 “Stoned Soul Picnic” songwriter 53 Counterpart of butch 54 Language in which “Hello, how are you?” is “Saluton, kiel vi fartas?” 55 Its penultimate line is “Poems are made by fools like me” 56 Franchise with the “Dominating the Deep” DVD set DOWN 1 Sight in a produce aisle 2 “I’m ___ you!” 3 Danny ___ , ventriloquist dummy for Jimmy Nelson 4 Pressure over a debt 5 Second or third version 6 “Life ___” (2014 Roger Ebert documentary) 7 Pester playfully 8 Finance co. rebranded as Ally Financial 9 Branch of mathematics that uses “∪” and “∩” 10 Brain 11 Classic film that gave us the term “paparazzi” 12 “Pretty sure” 67 Listing in a travel guide 68 Texas ___ (school NW of Houston) 69 Dealer in futures? 70 It’s a plot! 71 News media 72 Rival of Harvard 73 Wood for boat decks
DOWN 1 Not give an ___ (be stubborn) 47 Like vinegar 2 Give a makeover, 49 “Holy moly!” informally 52 English channel, 3 Spanish girlfriend informally, with 4 “Hey, don’t jump “the” in front of me in 53 Bit of fashionable the line!” footwear 5 Insult 58 Home in the 6 Time span shape of a dome sometimes named after a 60 See 39-Across president 62 Dreaded cry from 7 Rather, informally a boss … or a hint to the ends 8 Where work may of 18-, 23-, 40pile up and 53-Across 9 Best Picture winner set in PREVIOUS PUZZLE'S ANSWERS (UPSIDE DOWN) ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE 1-Across 10 Swims at the Y, M O O D R I N G S S L I T S say I N D U E T I M E M A B E L S T A N D S P A T A D E L E 11 “The Walking Dead” network T O Y R E A C T R O L L E 12 Cause of a W A L T H I T L I S T sleepless night T O P O F F B E N I C E for a princess, in a fairy tale A P O R T B R O K E E V E N R E T D H A I R Y V E T O 13 Whole bunch O L D S M O K E Y B I S O N 19 Greek counterpart E F I L E R P U T O N S of Mars A R C A D E S K O L A 21 Yadda, yadda, yadda L U R I D A R R O W D A B O D E L L L A U R A N Y R O 24 Zap with a light beam F E M M E E S P E R A N T O T R E E S S H A R K W E E K 25 Contest attempt 46 Cover gray, perhaps
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30 Things that generate a lot of cookie dough? 31 Early educator of George Orwell 32 Dijon denials 34 Course division 37 Some airplane seats 38 Fortification 40 Traditional wedding vow word 41 Up 42 Showing less refinement
43 Gene who’s considered “the founding father of the modern drum set” 46 Far from deliberate 47 10 micronewtons 48 Museo contents 49 Enter into a calendar 52 “Thanks anyway, pardner”
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27 Classic work that’s the basis for Shakespeare’s “Troilus and Cressida” 28 “Goodness gracious!” 29 Not having two nickels to rub together 32 “For shame!” 33 Fledgling pigeon 34 Weight whose abbreviation ends in a “z,” oddly 35 “Sexy” lady in a Beatles song
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62 Talk, talk, talk 48 Foal : mare :: ___ 63 Regatta : cow implement 50 Lawyers’ org. 64 French “a” 51 Took care of someone else’s pooch
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Audit: Benefits of reducing gas overstated BY RACHEL BECKER CalMatters An audit of California’s climate change program released Tuesday criticizes state officials for overestimating the benefits of its efforts to encourage Californians to drive cleaner vehicles. The state auditor warned that California may not meet its goal to cut greenhouse gases by 40% by 2030 if it doesn’t pick up the pace. Emissions from transportation have increased since 2013, which the report calls “a problematic trend.” “Given the ambitious nature of the State’s climate change goals and the short time frame to meet them, California is in need of more reliable tools with which to make funding decisions,” California State Auditor Elaine Howle wrote in a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators. According to the audit, the California Air Resources Board “has generally not determined the effects its incentive programs have on consumers’ behavior and thus, has overstated (greenhouse gas) emissions reductions its incentive programs achieve.” That data determining how well clean-car rebates and other voucher programs are working is critical for weighing the cost effectiveness of programs that use the state’s cap and
trade funds to pay Californians and businesses to buy zero-emission vehicles. Richard Corey, executive officer of the California Air Resources Board, said the agency is committed to collecting and analyzing the additional information that the auditor recommended. “In the case of some recommendations, it will take time to work through the public process to determine the most efficient and effective mechanisms,” he wrote. The Air Resources Board has both regulations and incentive programs to scrub carbon pollution from cars, trucks, buses and freight. Sometimes, these efforts overlap: One program, for instance, tasks vehicle manufacturers with selling a certain proportion of zero-emission vehicles in the state. Others offer rebates to Californians who buy these vehicles. That overlap is where the air board is falling short by failing to measure how much additional reductions come from the rebates and other incentive programs, the audit said. “By not taking into account the effects that regulations and other factors have on emissions, CARB overstates the incentive programs’ (greenhouse gas) reductions, although it is unclear by how much,” the audit said.
The air board also does not collect enough data to tell whether the majority of its rebate and funding programs led people to buy cleaner vehicles, the audit reported. That makes it tougher to assess their costeffectiveness. State rebates for zero-emission and plug-in hybrid cars range from $1,000 to $4,500 per vehicle. California lawmakers have doled out more than $2 billion of cap and trade income to fund the clean transportation programs since the 20132014 fiscal year. But income from the carbon trading program is variable and is expected to dwindle as the state’s biggest polluters clean up emissions. Last year, for instance, the air board’s clean transportation program took an $81 million hit amid a cap and trade auction shortfall during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic. “The state needs more accurate program measurement to guide its (greenhouse gas) investments and increase the chances of meeting its (greenhouse gas) goals,” the audit said. — Rachel Becker is a reporter with a background in scientific research. After studying the links between the brain and the immune system, she left the lab bench with her master’s degree to become a journalist.
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SACRAMENTO — State Controller Betty T. Yee reminded California homeowners recently affected by wildfires that they have more time to apply for the Property Tax Postponement program. Administered by the State Controller’s Office, PTP allows homeowners who are seniors, are blind or have a disability and who meet income, equity and other requirements to delay payment of property taxes on their primary residence. Residents of 31 counties in governor-declared disaster areas, including Yolo and Solano counties, now have a deadline of June 1 to apply for 202021 PTP. In the 2019-20 tax year, California homeowners postponed more than $4 million in residential
property taxes through PTP. As of Feb. 10, more than $3.6 million had been paid out for tax year 2020-21. Funding for the program is limited, and applications are processed in the order they are received. Participants must reapply each year and demonstrate they continue to meet eligibility requirements. The interest rate for all taxes postponed under PTP this tax year is five percent. A lien is placed on the real property, or a security agreement filed for a manufactured home, until the deferred taxes are repaid. Applications for the 2021-22 tax year will be available in September. Details can be found at https://www.sco.ca.gov/ ardtax_prop_tax_ postponement.html or by calling 800-952-5661.
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