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26 percent of Davis residents have been vaccinated By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer More than a quarter of Davis residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the county’s health officer. Of the 18,380 city residents vaccinated through Wednesday, 11,607 live in the 95616 ZIP code; 254 in 95617; and 6,519 in 95618. Davis is doing better than the county as a whole, where 19 percent of residents have received at least one dose, according to Dr. Aimee Sisson, who provided an update Wednesday evening. “Residents of Davis are a little bit ahead of the curve,” Sisson said, “with 26 percent of Davis residents having received at least one dose of the vaccine. That is good progress to date, but obviously a lot more people to go to reach herd immunity.” Sisson said 38 percent of the 40,982 county residents who have been vaccinated so far received their doses via a multi-county healthcare system, led by Dignity Health which has vaccinated 7,793 county residents. In addition to vaccinating its own members, Dignity has also partnered with the county on multiple clinics
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Tree tagged for removal after fatality By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer The city plans to cut down the Slide Hill Park tree that lost a major limb last week, causing fatal injuries to a Davis woman, officials announced Thursday. Jennifer Comey, 44, was struck and killed by the falling evergreen ash limb on the morning of Feb. 23 as she played at the East Davis park with her 3-year-old daughter. Following that incident, the city hired an independent arborist who examined the tree and called for its removal. “The recommendation was made out of an abundance of caution due to its proximity to a
play area and taking into account that a Davis resident lost her life when the limb fell on her while she was at the park,” city officials said in a news release. “The arborist is still evaluating other trees in the park to determine whether further pruning, removal or other modifications are needed.” According to Deputy Police Chief Paul Doroshov, the city’s spokesman on the Feb. 23 incident because it involved a death, the arborist opined that while the tree doesn’t pose an immediate threat, it could sometime down the road. “When a tree loses a major limb, it places more of a burden
Enterprise staff writer Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the first case of COVID-19 reported in Yolo County — a 58-yearold Davis resident who would spend eight days in intensive care battling the virus before recovering. At a press conference held in Woodland that day — March 6, 2020 — the former county health officer, Dr. Ron Chapman, said it wasn’t yet evident how the patient had contracted the virus, but said, “there is growing evidence that coronavirus is already in our community and is spreading widely.”
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By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer A new study analyzing housing prices and income levels for nearly 600 cities across the country ranked Davis the seventh least affordable small city in the United States for homebuyers. The study, conducted by the business insurance resource company AdvisorSmith, defined small cities as those with fewer than 100,000 residents. According to the study, the weighted average home price in
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A GoFundMe fundraiser launched by the family’s friends and neighbors to cover immediate expenses and Margaret’s future education had raised nearly $95,000 as of Thursday.
“We continue to mourn the loss of a community member, a wife and a mother, because of this tragic incident,” Mayor Gloria Partida said Thursday. “Our parks and tree teams are in the
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number of months ago I wrote of my love-hate relationship with swimming, an activity I reluctantly took up several years ago when a pair of sore feet temporarily derailed my world-class jogging career. I say “hate” because I actually loathe heading to the pool at a local “athletic” club where the water is at least 10 degrees colder than I prefer, then splashing around for a while when I could be doing something interesting, like reading the paper or pulling weeds in the backyard. I say “love” because I love getting out of the pool and heading for a hot shower. I figure I can shower two minutes for every one minute I spend in the pool. Many forms of exercise are boring, of course, but swimming tops the list. Golf doesn’t provide much exercise, but at least every course is different, the game itself is extremely difficult and many golf courses are drop-dead gorgeous. Jogging is nearly as monotonous as swimming, but at least you can vary your course and change the scenery by taking a different route home. Unless you’re one of those fools who prefers to run endlessly around a track.
Well, today a friend who thinks I actually like swimming sent me information on something called an “Endless Pool.” Turns out it’s a tiny pool about twice as big as your average bathtub. The Endless Pool generates a current that allows you to basically swim in place. You can apparently adjust the current to your own pace, so you’re not cracking your head on concrete every time you reach the end of the pool. The thinking here is that most of us don’t like going to a pool and taking our shirt off in public or are ashamed of our swimming ability or any one of a million other reasons. And you may not have the space for your own 25-meter lap pool running along the side of the house where you stack the firewood and store the garbage cans. If so, the Endless Pool is for you. At least that’s the claim.
The Endless Pool ... allows you to basically swim in place. ... The thinking here is that most of us don’t like going to a pool and taking our shirt off in public. Now, when you’re swimming in a 25-meter or 50-meter pool, your brain is getting the satisfaction of moving through the water from one end to the other. There may even be a few landmarks along the way, like a lounge chair on the deck or a number on the tiles halfway along telling you how deep the water is. If you’re lucky, there might even be a collection of pine needles at the bottom of the pool.
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ou get no such satisfaction with an Endless Pool. “Our high volume propeller system creates a broad, deep, non-turbulent swim current that is wider than your body and deeper than your stroke,” claims the Endless Pools promo. Wow, so this is basically the swim version of running in place,
but without a TV to distract you from the misery. The only problem is that unless you’re constantly adjusting the strength of the current, sooner or later you’re going to swim too fast and bump your head on the front of the pool or go too slow and hit your feet on the back of the pool. The idea, I think, is that you can put this miniature model in a spare bedroom, on a patio or in the garage or basement. You don’t need much room and you can control everything, including the temperature. “Many of our pools come in kit form and can fit through doorways as narrow as 24 inches.” Heck, the last time I checked, I couldn’t fit my entire body through a 24-inch space and now they’re putting whole swimming pools through it. The Endless Pool folks even claim that their pools “require far less chlorine than a regular pool and are virtually odor free, even indoors — your home won’t smell like the local Y.” Hey you folks at the local Y, those are their words, not mine. The Endless Pool — taking swimming to previously unimaginable heights of agony. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
Yolo Community Foundation scholarships deadline nears Special to The Enterprise Applications are due Friday, March 12, for Yolo County students interested in scholarships offered through the Yolo Community Foundation. Any high school student who is an active volunteer, a resident of Winters, or a Davis high school student is invited to apply at http://www.yolocf. org/scholarships/ for details and the link to apply. n The Yolo Youth Service Award Scholarship promotes youth volunteering and encourages Yolo County nonprofits to engage with young volunteers. Applications are sought from high school seniors who have volunteered with a Yolo County nonprofit for at least 60 hours during their junior
and/or senior years of high school. Each YoYoSA student awardee will receive a $1,000 scholarship to support post-high school education, which may include college, vocational or technical school. In addition, a $500 grant will be awarded to the nonprofit agency sponsoring each YoYoSA student scholarship winner. Due to restrictions on volunteering during the pandemic, applications from individuals who volunteered 60-plus hours across more than one nonprofit will be considered. n The Julia R. Millon Memorial Scholarship was created to honor the spirit of Julia Millon, a Winters resident who was dedicated to and passionate about many activities, especially
life outdoors, ultra-trail running, reading, writing, science, health and wellbeing. To be eligible, the applicant must be a high school student living in the boundaries of the Winters School District, have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, is planning to attend post-high school education for four years and demonstrates financial need. The awardee will receive a scholarship of $1,500. The student must be enrolled full-time at the college, university, vocational, trade or technical school during the academic year the scholarship is awarded. n Roy and Cynthia Kroener Family Scholarship: Roy and Cynthia
Kroener are long-term residents of Davis, who have enjoyed both professional and artistic careers in the Davis community. Their goal with this scholarship is to give something back to the Davis community while providing an opportunity for young adults to pursue a college degree. To apply, the student must be a graduating high school senior from a high school in Davis, must reside in Davis, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, plan to attend an accredited college or university and demonstrate financial need. Awardees will receive up to $5,000. In addition to these three scholarships, which are funded through the Yolo Community Foundation, local students can seek out
scholarships through partners at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation: https://sacregcf. academicworks.com/ opportunities. The deadline is also March 12. Several Yolo Community Foundation fundholders also offer scholarships directly through local high schools. These include the Barbara Neu Memorial Scholarship Fund (Davis), Bob Morris Family Scholarship (Woodland), BurnsBellhorn Scholarship Fund (Winters), and Paul Makley Memorial Scholarship (Davis). Reach out to the respective high schools for further information and to apply. For more information, visit www.yolocf.org or contact YCF at info@yolocf. org or 530-312-0593.
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The Yolo Community Foundation panel series about current needs in Yolo County launched on Feb. 25 with a discussion about the status of children and families. Other scheduled topics are “Food Insecurity,” “Mental Health,” “Housing Insecurity” and “What’s Next: A look toward recovery.” The Yolo COVID-19 Community Needs Series, sponsored by Sutter Health, features panels at 11 a.m. Thursdays on Zoom. Register for events and view recordings at www.yolocf.org. The Feb. 25 discussion featured Jeneba Lahai, director of programs at Yolo County Children’s Alliance; Garth Lewis, county superintendent of Yolo County; Heather Sleuter, executive director of Yolo Crisis Nursery; Stacie Frerichs, executive director of Davis Arts Center; and moderator Tessa Smith, co-chair of Resilient Yolo. The conversation highlighted the key issues facing children and families in light of the pandemic, and how the organizations in our community adapted and continue to be stretched in new and difficult ways. n Yolo Crisis Nursery has been at maximum capacity for much of the pandemic, offering urgently needed care for children of essential workers, families facing COVID and other illnesses and parents with mental-health challenges including postpartum depression. n When the pandemic began, Yolo County Children’s Alliance reached out to 5,000 clients, many needing language translation to keep them informed and offer services. YCCA has also distributed more than $100,000 in rental assistance in Yolo County. n Davis Arts Center is working with the Davis Joint Unified School District to offer a take-home art kit, helping students process their current situation. n 93% of Yolo County students are still distance learning. The Yolo County Office of Education is adapting to meet more individualized needs and plans to offer accelerated learning opportunities. A few specific concerns were raised multiple times, revealing key issues that are affecting children and families in many contexts across our county. n Income stability will be critical for vulnerable families to bounce back. n Social-emotional support, traumainformed training and mental health services are needed in a variety of settings to equip our teachers, students, and families to recover. n Affordable and accessible childcare, especially for essential workers, is an
urgent need. n Basic needs are struggling to be met including housing, food, diapers and formula. n Technology and connectivity are more necessary than ever before for education and employment, and some families are being left behind due to access and affordability. n Including the voices of underrepresented populations in decision-making for recovery and community efforts All panelists mentioned the importance of community collaboration as a crucial piece of recovery. Agencies, institutions, community-based organizations, funders and organizations must work together in innovative ways to make a deeper impact on these issues. And underrepresented populations must have a seat at the decision-making table to address equity problems. Panelists also identified financial funding and in-kind donations to meet basic needs as top priorities, and a key way for members of the community to make a tangible difference. “This pandemic exposed some of our weaknesses for family service programs and systems … We want to … wrap around these services for (families) to continue to thrive in our community.” — Heather Sleuter, Yolo Crisis Nursery. This was the first in a five-week series of discussions, hosted by Yolo Community Foundation, focused on major community needs that have risen in intensity as a result of the pandemic and associated economic crisis. n “Food Insecurity” is on March 4. Guests are Michael Bisch, Yolo Food Bank; Aleecia Gutierrez, Mercy Coalition of West Sacramento; Cathleen Olsen, Winters Farm to School; Christi Skibbins, Meals on Wheels Yolo County; and Thomas Nelson, Kitchen Table Advisors. n “Mental Health” is on March 11. Guests are Dr. Urmi Patel, Sutter Health; Diane Sommers, Suicide Prevention Yolo County; Tico Zendejas, RISE Inc.; and Petrea Marchand, NAMI Yolo/Consero Solutions. n “Housing Insecurity” is on March 18. Guests are Anoosh Jorjorian, ApoYolo Project; Lynnette Irlmeier, Empower Yolo; Doug Zeck, Fourth & Hope; and Sandra Sigrist, Yolo County Housing. n “What’s Next: A look at recovery” is on March 25. Guests are Gary S. May, UC Davis; Rachael McKinney, Sutter Davis Hospital; Jim Provenza, Yolo County Board of Supervisors; and Evan Schmidt, Valley Vision.
Craft & Vintage Market returns Sunday Special to The Enterprise The Davis Craft & Vintage Market will be back on March 7, put on by the community-based cooperative Square Tomatoes Marketplace, and sponsored by Couleurs Vives Art Studio & Gallery. This open-air market celebrates local makers and vintage micro-businesses in an outdoor market atmosphere. Come out this Sunday, and join the fun discovering businesses dedicated to art, crafts, vintage, upcycled, handcrafted, spa and food products. Davis Craft & Vintage Market will set up in the Central Park Pavilion, Third and C streets in Davis, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a 10 a.m. start for at-risk individuals. Many of the smaller businesses only sell at local markets. Enjoy local products for sale including
handcrafted to vintage jewelry, baby items, plants, pottery, jams, stationery and art. “Small businesses are the heart of our county,” a news release said, “and Square Tomatoes is creating employment and revenue opportunities within our rural Davis community.
Support local small businesses that enjoy bringing art and creativity to the community of Davis and surrounding areas.” For information and directions, visit https:// daviscraftandvintagefair. com or the Davis Craft and Vintage — Square Tomatoes Facebook page.
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Special to The Enterprise SACRAMENTO — United Way California Capital Region has approved a first wave of funding totaling $500,000 from the $10 million gift received in December from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The first wave of funding will help individuals and families in the region gain social and financial capital, support United Way’s digital equity work across the capital region, empower area residents to have a voice in a local redevelopment project and provide COVID-19 relief funding in Yolo County. “We knew this gift from MacKenzie Scott would be a game-changer for our community, and I’m thrilled that we are able to begin distributing this much-needed funding,” said Stephanie Bray, president and CEO of United Way California Capital Region. “This first wave of funding will go a long way toward reaching the goals of our Square One Project that is working to provide family support and stability so kids can stay on track in school and graduate from high school prepared for success.” $200,000 of the funding will go toward United Way’s Capital Region Independence Initiative that is providing direct
investment in local individuals and families to amplify their financial and social capital. The initiative aims to address inequities in the region, increasing average monthly income, decreasing subsidies, improving children’s grades, increasing savings and improving families’ overall economic impact on the community through increased spending. United Way will invest $150,000 of the funding in its digital equity work, with a match of $150,000 from SMUD over the next three years to fund local digital literacy and training programs, distribute laptops and hotspots to those in need, and address underlying factors that contribute to the digital divide. Working with community organizations, United Way will remove technological barriers to education and employment and build the digital capability of those in the community who are most acutely affected by the digital divide, prioritizing lowincome households with children and senior citizens. United Way will invest $50,000 in its work to give residents of Mirasol Village in Sacramento greater engagement and influence in its redevelopment and resettlement. United Way is working
with residents to develop a comprehensive, resultsdriven plan based on a needs assessment and other data. The work will help residents self-advocate about how Mirasol Village is redeveloped, how the surrounding community is built and how they can reach their own life goals. The first wave also is providing $100,000 in funding toward United Way’s Yolo County COVID-19 relief program, providing households in need in Yolo County with a one-time $500 payment. Local nonprofits will identify and qualify low-income families who are experiencing an increased financial hardship from unpaid leave due to isolation, care of a vulnerable or infected relative, loss of wages due to involuntary cancellation of work or unpaid leave due to school or daycare closures. Scott chose the local United Way chapter to receive the $10 million gift in December because of the group’s work to fill basic needs while also addressing long-term systemic inequities that have deepened during the pandemic. To learn more about the United Way California Capital Region and make a donation, visit Your LocalUnitedWay.org.
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Home Garden Elements to consider in home improvement By Marty Morse Special to The Enterprise Securing and hiring a remodeling company can be a cumbersome task for any homeowner. Finding accurate answers to questions you may have can be difficult to sort through with the amount of information found on the web. By breaking down the nuts and bolts of this endeavor, I was able to define five important elements to consider when hiring a contractor to work on your home. n License and insurance: The first and most important element is to check the status of the Contractor’s License and make sure they are current with their Worker’s Compensation Insurance, or have on file that they are sole proprietors and do not require Worker’s Compensation. This can be checked at the California State License Board’s website www.cslb.ca.gov. Another important factor to consider is liability insurance. Many contractors do not maintain a liability insurance policy.
This type of insurance covers the contractor and your home should a flood, fire, or damage to the project occur during the course of construction project. I would recommend you check with homeowner’s insurance to make sure you are covered should something happen during the course of the construction project. n References: This one is simple. Get in touch with customers that the contractor is currently working with. If the contractor is not currently working for a customer, that could be a bad sign. Good contractors typically keep themselves busy with projects. I truly feel that this is one of the most important aspects when considering hiring a contractor for a project. Ask the hard questions from the acquired references. Was the project finished with the expected finish date? Was the project finished without additional costs or added work to the scope? Was the job site maintained and kept clean and orderly? Would
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Marty Morse looks over plans at the West Davis office of Morse Custom Homes and Remodeling. you hire the contractor again for a similar project? Posing these questions to recent clients of the contractor is one good way to see how the contractor is working in the current market. n Quality: Choosing a contractor that has been in business for several years typically means that the company is knowledgeable and hires seasoned and skilled carpenters and trade partners. However, I
commonly step into situations with a prospective customer and get to see the quality of work that the home owner received from previous projects with other contractors.
main reasons this happens is because the scope of work was not spelled out in detail and there was neither an expectation for the customer or the contractor.
Sometimes lack of quality can be hidden behind walls and come back and haunt the customer later. Other times, it is in plain sight and the finish is substandard. Being clear about the quality of work you expect is very important. I recommend homeowners to share their expectation of the finish and use examples of finishes that are acceptable in their home, and perhaps some that are not acceptable. Discussing the level of quality up front is very important parameter because it can also dictate final cost of a project.
Being thorough with estimating takes a great deal of time and energy, however, it is mandatory for a successful project. Design Build firms specialize in the planning, design, and estimating phase of the project and use their building knowledge to successfully predetermine all costs prior to the commencement of the project. Expectations are set forth by spending time explaining what the scope of work includes and the details required for the finished product.
n Detailed estimates: One of the most common issues that customer’s complain about in the home improvement industry is that the project surpassed the agreed upon price when the contract was signed. One of the
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Special to The Enterprise We’re living longer, staying active and remaining in our homes independently well into our 80s and 90s. So why include accessibility features we used to consider “handicapped modifications” in your bathroom remodel plans? Features that make a bathroom more wheelchair accessible are often on most homeowner’s bathroom remodel “wish list” already. Consider these ideas: n Enlarge a cramped bathroom: The bathroom in the accompanying photo at right began as a standard tract-home bathroom — 5 feet wide by 9 feet long. After studying the required side-yard setback, we determined we could enlarge the length of the room by building a new exterior wall 2 feet into the side yard and then we also added 1 foot to the width of the room by reframing the wall between the master bedroom and master bath. The new space, 6 feet
walker or wheelchair? n Widen the door: Small bathrooms tend to have small bathroom doors. If your redesign can include widening the doorway, that’s a change worth making. While bathroom doors are often 28 inches wide or smaller, a door of at least 32 inches wide could make your access feel much less restrictive and your life a great deal easier down the road. In the example here, we relocated the door to the side wall allowing us to enlarge the doorway to a spacious 56 inches with a pair of barn doors over the opening that added design style as well as functionality. Other improvements to consider while remodeling a bathroom are adding framing in the wall to allow for secure grab bars in the future, keeping your sink height to 34” or less and possibly even installing a sink cabinet with removable doors below that could allow for knee space if needed. Most remodelers are
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Briefly Poetry reading features Stafford Davis Poet Laureate James Lee Jobe continues his online poetry reading series today with “Learning To Live In The World, Earth Poems by William Stafford.” This free reading will be posted online by 7:30 p.m. Friday at https://www.youtube. com/jamesleejobe. Email jamesleejobe@ gmail.com with any questions.
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VACCINATED: Eligibility expands on March 15 From Page A1 targeting farmworkers and educators as well as low-income seniors and the homeless throughout the county. Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health and UC Davis Health have each vaccinated between 2,300 and 2,900 county residents. Nearly half of the county residents who have been vaccinated so far (19,751) are 65 or over, including 71 percent of those 85 and up and 72 percent of those 75 to 84. Sixty-nine percent of residents over 65 have received at least one dose. Older county residents, Sisson noted, are the ones most likely to die of COVID-19 so they were the first group targeted after healthcare workers. The fact that nearly 70 percent of them have now been vaccinated “is going to go a long way towards saving the lives of Yolo County residents,” said Sisson. Currently the county is vaccinating residents 65 and up as well as
those working in healthcare, education and childcare, food and agriculture, and emergency services at clinics that have been held throughout the county. Appointments are required and can be made on the county’s vaccine webpage — www.yolocounty.org/ coronavirus-vaccine — when new clinics are scheduled. Beginning March 15, “we will be expanding vaccine eligibility to include those who are 16 to 64 years old with underlying medical conditions or disabilities,” Sisson said. “This will be a significant expansion happening in just under two weeks.” At the same time, the county will be onboarded to the state’s MyTurn vaccine appointment system as well as the Blue Shield third-party administrator program. “We’re launching into a period that is a bit of a black box,” said Sisson. “If I had to sum this up, I would say that the county still has more questions than we have answers related to these two
Thriving Pink is offering two virtual workshop presentations for those diagnosed with breast cancer. At 7 p.m. Monday, March 8, the guest speaker will be Virginia Pier, who holds a doctorate in physical therapy and specializes in oncology and women’s health. Her presentation on “Pelvic Health & Intimacy After Breast Cancer” will provide therapeutic exercises for the pelvic floor, suggest pharmacological and natural treatments to improve intimacy and share how the loss of estrogen affects sexual function. At 7 p.m. Monday, March 22, Natalie Ledesma, a dietician and nutritionist with Smith Integrative Oncology, will discuss “Nutrition & Breast Cancer.” As a boardcertified specialist in oncology nutrition, she works with clients during and beyond cancer treatment who are navigating fatigue, digestive issues, weight challenges and other issues. Her focus areas include diet and lifestyle plans designed to promote vitality and wellness to enhance physical and mental wellness. Email info@thriving pink.org for the Zoom links or more information.
In the coming days, he would introduce the community to the phrase, “social distancing” and recommend that person-to-person contact be limited and large gatherings canceled. But on that day, the county issued a press release announcing the first case that ended with a simple piece of advice to the community: “Healthy people do not need to use a face mask to protect themselves from respiratory illnesses like COVID-19.” One year later, 12,747 county residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and 185 residents have died from it, a point Dr. Aimee Sisson, who took over as the county’s health officer in the fall, made earlier this week. Sisson noted that the press release issued last week about Yolo County’s move to the red tier ended with a different sort of statement: “Everyone has a role to play in keeping our community safe and healthy, including wearing a face covering, physical distancing and not gathering with
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The UCCE Master Gardeners of Yolo County are hosting a COVID-friendly plant sale this spring. Beginning March 15, the community can view the plants for sale at http://ucanr.edu/ springplantsalelist and then place an order at http://ucanr.edu/ springplantsale. Plants can then be picked up from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on either Saturday, April 3, or Saturday, April 10, at Woodland Community College, 2300 E. Gibson Road in Woodland. Masks are required while on campus. Available plants will be perennial, droughttolerant landscape plants, epiphyllum cacti, succulents and heirloom tomatoes. All 1-gallon perennials, epiphyllum cacti and succulents are $5 each and the 4-inch tomato plants are $3 each, payable by debit or credit card online only. For pickup on April 3, order by March 30; for an April 10 pick-up, order by April 6. Bring the confirmation email to the pickup location. Proceeds support the UCCE Master Gardeners of Yolo County Program. Learn more about the Yolo County Master Gardeners at http:// yolomg.ucanr.edu. For information, call 530 666-8736 or email mgyolo@ucdavis.edu.
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transitions that really go hand in hand.” One thing that is known is that Healthy Davis Together will become an increasingly important vaccination partner for the county, because while the supply of doses coming into the county is expected to increase, the county staff available to administer them will not. Thus Healthy Davis Together staff will be assisting the county by providing vaccinations to residents and staff in longterm-care facilities, which have high turnover, as well as to farmworkers. County staff will have to focus on seconddose clinics for those farmworkers in the coming weeks so Healthy Davis Together will administer first doses on other farms, Sisson said. Healthy Davis Together will also be partnering with CommuniCare Health Centers to vaccinate residents of West Sacramento. Meanwhile, vaccines are being offered at a number of locations in the city of Davis, though eligibility varies.
CommuniCare and UC Davis Health are vaccinating any members who are 65 and up or work in healthcare, education and childcare, food and agriculture and emergency services. Sutter in Davis is only vaccinating healthcare workers and members 65 and up, but has had to cancel numerous appointments this week due to lack of supply. The two Rite Aid locations in Davis are only vaccinating healthcare workers, those 65 and up and workers in food and agriculture. The county, meanwhile, continues to hold vaccination clinics almost daily and is providing home visits to vaccinate those 65 and up as needed. For assistance in scheduling a vaccine appointment with the county, call 2-1-1- or 855-866-1783 or visit www.yolocounty.org/ coronavirus-vaccine. — Reach Anne Ternus-Bellamy at aternus@davisenterprise. net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.
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From Page A1 field assessing our trees, and we welcome the community’s help in reporting trees that need evaluation.” City officials told The Davis Enterprise last week that the ash tree last underwent inspection in November 2019 and raised no concerns at that time. Prior inspections occurred in August 2017, April 2013 and August 2006. Report a problem Citizens are encouraged to report city service matters, including tree issues, using the online service request system: www.
others outside their households.” “What a difference a year makes, and what a year it has been,” said Sisson. It was a year that Sisson has frequently referred to as a COVID roller coaster; a point borne out on every epidemiological graph tracking the virus. There was a small wave of cases in late March; a larger wave during the summer; and a tidal wave from November to January. “There has been a recurring theme,” Sisson said. Namely, “the resurgence of cases several weeks after restrictions were loosened. First in June and July, and again in October and November. “I hope with Yolo County’s recent move to the red tier last week, we can buck this trend and keep rates low as we reopen,” Sisson said. The county’s move to the red tier, similar to back in the fall, has allowed the resumption of some activities considered to be among the riskier for the spread of coronavirus — most notably being indoors with nonhousehold members, and in
cityofdavis.org/how-do-i/ make-a-service-request. Requests also are accepted by phone from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 530757-5686, or by email at PWweb@cityofdavis. org for Public Works issues. For tree issues, call 530-757-5633 or email citytrees@cityofdavis. org. For matters occurring after business hours and for non-emergency issues, call 530-747-5400 and press 0. Emergencies should always be reported via 911 or 530-758-3600. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene
Golden 1 offers grants Special to The Enterprise Golden 1 Credit Union announced the application period for its annual Community Grant Program is open. Nonprofit organizations that promote literacy or serve transition-aged foster youths in the Central Valley regions are encouraged to apply. Chosen nonprofits will receive up to $50,000 each. “The pandemic has brought extra burdens to many nonprofits across our state. These organizations play a critical role in the vibrancy of the communities we serve,” said Erica Taylor, vice president of communications and community relations.
“Golden 1 is proud to offer assistance to these nonprofits on an annual basis, and especially now, as these organizations and those they serve are struggling to recover.” The Golden 1 Community Grant Program supports organizations that address the needs of children and young adults in Sacramento and the Central Valley and help them develop the skills they need to thrive. Funding criteria, application and grant-writing resources are at www. golden1.com/community grants. Applications close on March 14. Golden 1 will announce grant awardees on June 30.
coming due to variants. We do not know how well the current vaccines perform again variants. We do not know if vaccinated persons can still transmit the virus to others. And we do not know how long immunity will last after vaccination or infection.
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the case of indoor dining, doing so without a face covering. If the county moves to the less-restrictive orange tier in the coming weeks, capacity will be increased further for indoor activity such as dining, working out at gyms and more. But unlike the last time the county entered the red tier (in late September), “this time we are armed with three authorized vaccines against the coronavirus,” said Sisson. More than 19 percent of county residents had received at least one vaccine dose through Wednesday. However, Sisson said, “we are also battling mutated versions of the virus that are
more contagious, may make people sicker and could resist neutralization by antibodies from the vaccines or prior infection. “We find ourselves in a race of vaccine versus virus, hoping we can reach herd immunity before variants take over in order to save as many lives as possible.” Health officials, and the community at large, know so much more about the virus than was known last March and now there are more effective treatments and vaccines. “Yet there remains much that we don’t know about COVID,” said Sisson. “We do not know if there will be a fourth wave
“Until these questions get answered,” she said, “many of the restrictions currently in place will need to continue in order to minimize disease spread. “We must continue to practice the preventive approaches we have learned work: wearing masks, staying six feet apart and avoiding crowds. And add to that list getting vaccinated when you’re given the chance. “I think that all of us are looking forward to a day when our lives can return to normal or at least some semblance of normal,” said Sisson. “We need to plan for that day. It will come. But that day is not today. And until that day comes, we must keep working together to slow the spread.”
Obituary Donald Vermilya Gray Oct. 19, 1931 — Feb. 25, 2021
Donald Vermilya Gray, 89, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 25, after a long battle with mesothelioma. He was born in Woodland on Oct. 19, 1931, to Earl and Marjorie Gray. He graduated from Woodland High School and Santa Clara University. He proudly served our country for two years in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Korean War. Don worked in various hospitals in the area including UC Davis Medical Center and Mercy Medical Clinics as a hospital administrator. After retirement, he volunteered on the Yolo Hospice Board of Directors for over 10 years. Don was known for his avid love of reading and learning. He always had a smile for everyone he had contact with and was always interested in finding out about the people he encountered. He was fluent in Spanish and loved speaking it whenever he found someone who would converse with him. If you were part of Don’s life, even in the smallest way, he knew about you and your background. He was always interested in others and was sincere about it. He loved to swim and hike. He loved taking his grandchildren to his and Joyce’s cabin in the woods and taking them down
to the swimming hole and on hikes and showing them the wonders of the great outdoors. He loved to travel and he and Joyce explored many areas of the U.S. in their RV and they traveled to many different countries. Again, his thirst for knowledge, history and learning of other cultures inspired their travels. Don is survived by his wife Joyce Ann Gray, his children Pamela Strang, Karen Gray Price, Diane Aguirre, Tom (Theresa) Gray and Steve Gray, and his stepchildren Julie (Steve), David (Pamela), and Doug Warren. He leaves behind 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren and was lovingly known as Papa Don. “You must understand the whole of life, not just one part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, why you must sing, dance and write poems, and suffer, and understand, for all that is life.” —KRISHNAMURTI A Celebration of Life will be held in late summer/early fall when we can, hopefully, safely gather to celebrate his life. In lieu of flowers, please consider making donations to Yolo Hospice.
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YOUNGEST: Bucking trends City seeks noms for Huynh awards From Page A1 released this week found that Davis is among the youngest cities in the U.S. The study, conducted by RENTCafé, a nationwide apartment search website, found that Gen Z accounts for 61% of renters in Davis, the second highest proportion of a city’s renters in the country. Gen Z is now the second most important player in the rental market, according to RENTCafé. In Davis, 30% of renters are Millennials, while 6% are Gen-X and 3% are Baby Boomers. The only city in the country with a higher percentage of Gen-Z renters is Boulder, Colorado. Many of the other youngest cities in the country are in smaller housing markets in the South or Midwest. They include Conway, Ark.; Bloomington, Ind.; Ankeny, Iowa; Tallahassee, Fla.; and Clarksville, Tenn. The study analyzed 3 million apartment rental applications in more than 40,000 communities nationwide. “It is easier in these places for people to take risks to becoming
small business owners and contributing to the local economy and culture. These smaller markets offer an opportunity for younger adults not just live in a place, but to help to create or contribute to it in meaningful ways. In turn, many of these smaller cities have a truer sense of authenticity that is certainly serving as a pull,” said Jill Ann Harrison, director of graduate studies at the University of Oregon’s department of sociology, in a RENTCafé press release. Despite the apparent contradiction of national trends — Davis is young despite being a competitive and unaffordable housing market — the city saw an 11% increase in the share of graduates remaining in the city from 2019 to 2020, according to the RENTCafé study. The runner-up youngest cities in California were Merced and Vista, with 31% and 30% shares of renters being Gen Z respectively, a much lower proportion of young renters than in Davis. — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@davisenterprise. net. Follow him on Twitter at @calebmhampton.
Accolades honor 1983 Davis High hate-crime victim Special to The Enterprise The city of Davis Human Relations Commission is seeking nominations for this year’s Thong Hy Huynh Memorial Awards. The award was established to acknowledge the racially motivated stabbing death of high school student Thong Hy Huynh on the Davis High School campus in 1983. Mayor Gloria Partida said, “The Thong Hy Huynh Award honors individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions in addressing or improving civil and human rights issues in the community. The City Council, along with the Human Relations Commission, looks forward to recognizing those influencing positive changes in the areas of human rights, social justice and civil rights.” The commission encourages groups and individuals to submit award nominations prior to the deadline of 5 p.m. Friday, March 19.
Nominations may be submitted in any of the following five categories: n Lifetime Achievement: Awarded for significant civil rights efforts over a long period of time while improving the quality of life in Davis. The recipient may be an individual or community organization who has promoted positive human relations in the community. n Young Humanitarian: Awarded to an individual or group in grades K-16 (elementary through undergraduate or equivalent) for significant efforts in improving the quality of life in Davis. Nominees have directly addressed the needs of specific groups within the community in the areas of human or civil rights or education. n Civil Rights Advocacy: Awarded to an individual, community organization or business for significant efforts in the community and achievement in any of the following areas: — Speaking on behalf of, and giving voice to, the disadvantaged and disempowered. — Promoting positive human relations, civil rights, cultural awareness or peaceful means of
conflict resolution.
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— Improving the quality of life for Davis residents through the areas of health, human services, housing, education or employment.
n Excellence in Community Involvement: Generally awarded to a business or nonprofit organization, and occasionally a community individual that has a record of significant efforts improving the quality of life for Davis residents through the areas of health, human services, housing, education or employment.
n Public Servant of the Year: Awarded to a local public servant who has promoted positive human relations in our multicultural and diverse community.
For more information on categories and guidelines, visit https://www.cityofdavis.org/ about-davis/community-awards/ huynh-award-nominations
Nominations will be accepted through Friday, March 19.
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At the corner of cancer and coronavirus By Jacci O’Connor and Jay Woods
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cer and COVID were promising vaccines. But those were still a few months away.
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n the early months of the pandemic we often commented to each other, while watching David Muir report the day’s number of hospitalizations and deaths, how scary and difficult it would be to have cancer or another serious condition requiring hospitalization. Then we found out. In early December a suspicious nodule was found on Jay’s lung. This is the story of our experience so far, but it is also a letter of thanks for the support we’ve received from our readers and clients. And because we are Tech Over 60, this is also about how technology is helping us get through this horrible twofer — cancer during a deadly pandemic. The suspicious nodule on Jay’s lung was found in December on a CT scan. We were stunned because this scan was supposed to be just a screening. From here on out we had to put our COVID fears (but not our safety practices) aside and accept the many upcoming appointments, tests and ultimately hospitalization for surgery that were quickly filling up our calendar. It helped, though not immediately, to hear that around the corner of can-
Pandemic-induced isolation meant that there were no forthcoming visits or hugs of support from our friends and loved ones. This was the second blow of cancer-during-COVID, because visits and hugs really matter. A lot. The holidays came and went as we tried to get our bearings, and with only Zoom get-togethers. We couldn’t see ourselves telling our family members about Jay’s diagnosis during our Christmas video visit, so we waited until the sun was beginning to set on New Year’s Day. Then we composed and sent out an email letting everyone know. We knew we would have to rely even more on technology for communication, as the end of the pandemic was nowhere in sight. I remembered that years ago my dear cousin created a page on the Caring Bridge website to document her cancer journey. She would post journal updates for her friends and loved ones and we could reply with messages of support. Back then I often wondered whether all the online comments and messages would have that
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We feel the love and support of our friends whenever they reply to an update we’ve posted on Caring Bridge. much value to her — could she really feel the well wishes and love we all felt for her and tried to communicate using our keyboards? Now we know. We absolutely and deeply feel the love and support of our friends whenever they reply to an update we’ve posted on Caring Bridge. The heartwarming expressions of care and encouragement help temper the heartache of what we’re going through. Though we’ve been in the business for several years, the words “tech support” have taken on a whole new meaning for us. We also decided to share Jay’s diagnosis in our Tech Over 60 email newsletter, to let our subscribers know about our modified schedule and availability as we
take necessary time off. Almost immediately after we sent out the first announcement we began receiving messages of support and offers of assistance with meal prep, shopping errands, and whatever else we might need. Some of these messages have come from folks we barely know. Some have had maybe one or two appointments with us over the last few years. A few came to one of our downtown classes. We have been very humbled — by the
outpouring of support and good wishes, and by the opportunities for truly meaningful communications that modern technology affords us. We do not pretend that electronic communication is a worthy substitute for human touch and in-person connection. Most definitely not. At the same time, we don’t know how we would be getting through this without it. Jay had his surgery during the first week of February and was in the hospital for five days. Our iPhones became our lifeline. The hospital still does not allow visitors under any circumstances. This was the third big blow of having cancer during this pandemic, not being together for comfort and companionship during a stressful hospitalization. But each morning when the surgeon arrived for rounds, Jay would call me on his iPhone so that I could listen and participate in the conversation. It was invaluable. We also used FaceTime to make video calls so we
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UCD production serves up ‘FOOD’ Special to The Enterprise
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multisensory performance piece, “FOOD,” offers up a dreamscape cooking show that promises to sate, disgust, amuse and amaze even the most discerning of appetites. The UC Davis department of theater and dance production is co-devised and directed by Geoff Sobelle, Granada Artist-in-Residence. The free performance started Thursday and continues tonight and Saturday, livestreaming at 7 p.m. From the collective minds of UC Davis graduate and undergraduate student artists, and led by theater artist Sobelle, the “FOOD” company invites the audience into their kitchens where they have prepared a singular feast of gargantuan proportion. Created specifically on Zoom for a remote audience, the performance is the result of a hivemind meditation on the fuel that keeps the modern human animal moving through the chaos we call “everyday life.” “FOOD moves inside and outside of our bodies, our lives, our cultures and our ancient history to explore how the human animal eats,” Sobelle said. “In a visceral, absurdist, highly physical
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Ann Marie Dragich, above, and an egg-covered Joseph Fletcher, at right, perform in “FOOD” at UC Davis. The free performance livestreams at 7 p.m. tonight and Saturday. trajectory of the human sapiens from hunter/gatherer to farmer to consumer, using the theater and audience as wilderness, field and market.” A theater artist dedicated to the sublimely ridiculous, Sobelle is the co-artistic director of rainpan 43, a renegade absurdist outfit devoted to creating original actor-driven performance
In 2020, Sobelle co-created and appeared in “Elephant Room: Dust from the Stars” at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, which was selected as a Critic’s Pick in The New York Times and presented by the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. The “FOOD” creative team includes graduate students Danielle Levin, assistant director,
and Barnaby O’Rorke, who wrote the original composition. The performance is co-devised with cast members featuring graduate students Verónica Díaz-Muñíz, Ann Marie Dragich and Joseph Fletcher, and undergraduate students Mandy Romero, Julia Silvera, Ananya Yogi and Kaiden Zaldumbide. The production also includes
undergraduate students Arden Siadek, stage manager, and Maria Solis-Morales, assistant stage manager. The production contains adult language and themes including cannibalism, dismemberment and self-mutilation. For details and to register, visit arts.ucdavis.edu/theatre-anddance.
DMTC presents musical ‘Cinderella’ next weekend Special to The Enterprise The Davis Musical Theatre Company announces the opening for its Mainstage virtual musical, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” presented at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, March 12 through 20, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 21. This family musical is directed by Steve Isaacson, musical directed by Kyle Jackson and choreographed by Arianna Manabat. (It is underwritten by Suzy Goldschmidt in honor of David Goldschmidt.) Tickets are $10 per device or $20 for a family. Tickets available at dmtc. org. “The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance,” a news release said. Originally presented on television in 1957 starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” was the most widely viewed program in the history of the medium.
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Cinderella (Hannah Salas) sits in her “Own Little Corner,” while dreaming of going to the ball in Davis Musical Theatre Company’s virtual musical production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” presented from March 12 to 21. Its recreation in 1965 starring Lesley Ann Warren was no less successful in transporting a new generation to the miraculous kingdom where dreams
come true, and so was a second remake in 1997, which starred Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother.
Cinderella (Hannah Salas) is finally going to the ball as her Fairy Godmother (Beth Ellen Ethridge) grants her wish in DMTC’s “Cinderella.” With Rodgers & Hammerstein’s songs like “In My Own Little Corner,”
“10 Minutes Ago,” “Stepsisters Lament” and the beautiful “Do I Love You,”
the hearts of children and adults alike still soar when the slipper fits.
Logos displays Aue’s photography Special to The Enterprise
Julie Aue’s photographs are showing at Logos Books. The mother of four hopes to capture everyday beauty and emotion in her photographs. Courtesy photo
Julia Aue’s photography is on display at Logos Used Books through April 2. The bookstore, at 513 Second St., is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Inspired by travel, a love of nature and human interactions, Julia Aue hopes to capture everyday beauty and emotion in her photographs. Cross-country road trips, living and traveling in Europe and visits to other
parts of the world have kindled her interest in people and the way they live as well as a deep gratitude for the calm that comes through being in nature. Raising four children has helped to keep the wonder and joy of new discoveries alive and well. Her portrait and event photography business, Vis à Vis Photography, is shaped by her desire to document relationships and people in a natural and
photojournalistic style. Since 2012, Julia has been photographing families, events and more in Davis and the surrounding areas. Some of Julia’s favorite places to travel have been southern Portugal, Eastern Europe and national parks. You can find more of her work at www.juliaaue photography.com, Instagram, @visavisjulia and @visavisphotography, and Facebook at www.facebook. com/juliaauephotography.
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‘Palmer’ a poignant ode to second chances Strong acting highlights this deftly sculpted plot
‘Palmer’ Starring: Justin Timberlake, Ryder Allen, June Squibb, Alisa Wainwright, Juno Temple, Lance E. Nichols, Jesse C. Boyd and Dean Winters Rating: R, for profanity, sexual content, brief nudity and fleeting violence Available via: Apple TV+
By Derrick Bang Enterprise film critic Films such as this one are why I love my job. Cheryl Guerriero’s sharply observed screenplay for this sweet character drama is matched by scrupulously persuasive performances throughout. That said, special mention must be made of stars Justin Timberlake — absolutely the finest, most heartfelt acting job he has turned in thus far — and newcomer Ryder Allen, all of 7 years old during production. Actor-turned-movie maker Fisher Stevens coaches superbly subtle work from both: a degree of directorial sensitivity that I never would have expected from his only two previous features: 2002’s “Just a Kiss” and 2012’s “Stand Up Guys.” Guerriero’s story is thoroughly engaging, but it’s also fun to sit back and watch all the little bits — the pauses, expressions and gestures — that make Timberlake and Allen’s characters so believable. The premise is familiar, but — when the execution is this earnest — that’s no drawback. Former high school football star Eddie Palmer (Timberlake), once a hometown hero who earned an athletic college scholarship, took a massively wrong turn and wound up serving 12 years in a state penitentiary. He did “good time”; he kept his nose clean and paid his debt to society. The film opens as he returns to his small-town Louisiana roots, moving in with his grandmother Vivian (June Squibb), who raised him. The weather-beaten community feels time-locked; although smartphones and computers are present, they remain at the periphery. More than once, Palmer — as he prefers to be called — insists that he’s perfectly content with the rotary phone on the wall. (Filming took place in Hammond — not too far from Baton Rouge and New Orleans — and production designer Happy Massee ensures that the ambiance
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Attendance at Sunday morning church service is mandatory for anybody living with Vivian (June Squibb, foreground right), which Palmer (Justin Timberlake, foreground left) quickly learns. Young Sam (Ryder Allen), a semi-permanent house guest, couldn’t be happier. is strongly mid-20th century Southern Americana.) Palmer’s early efforts at “making the rounds” are acutely uncomfortable, Timberlake’s posture and gaze sliding between wariness and embarrassment. He’s greeted enthusiastically by old friends Daryl (Stephen Louis Grush) and Ned (Nicholas X. Parsons), both of whom are Obvious Bad News; we worry about this, although Palmer seems smart enough to steer clear. His reception from another former friend, Coles (Jesse C. Boyd), is more guarded. Following in his father’s footsteps, Coles has become a cop; some sort of residual tension permeates this reunion, although Coles clearly is happy to see Palmer. The same can’t be said of Coles’ father (Dane Rhodes), the local top cop, who grimly expects to re-arrest Palmer in due course. The home front offers an additional complication. Vivian’s immediate neighbor, Shelly (Juno Temple), is a chronic drunk and drug addict who lives in a mobile home perhaps 100 yards from Vivian’s kitchen window. She has
terrible taste in men; her current boyfriend Jerry (Dean Winters) is an abusive jerk. Worse yet, she has an 8-yearold son, Sam (Allen), who winds up in Vivian’s care when his mother goes on one of her frequent benders. Poor Sam is a mess; he’s also “gender uncertain.” His best friend is Coles’ daughter Emily (Molly Sue Harrison), Sam’s elementary school desk mate. He and Emily bond over tea parties and a shared devotion to an animated TV series starring “Penelope the Princess” (a hilariously, atrociously sugar-sweet fabrication by the filmmakers). Sam plays with hand-me-down Barbie dolls; his clothing frequently slides toward girlish, in part because his mother has done nothing to discourage any of this. Sam, therefore, is the frequent target of school and neighborhood bullies. As Palmer absorbs all this, the pain in his gaze is acute — and not merely out of sympathy for Sam. We all read personal trauma in Timberlake’s expression: the memory of his own brand of
growing up “different,” in his case — as we soon learn — essentially without parents. But here’s the gratifying part: Palmer is concerned on Sam’s behalf, but not judgmental. The one time he confronts Sam, early on — “You know you’re a boy, right?” — the questioning tone reflects genuine curiosity, rather than condemnation. And while Sam clearly has much to be unhappy about, he’s cheerfully content with his choices and willing to go boldly where no local boy has gone before. When Sam asks for help in writing a letter, in order to join the Princess Penelope fan club, Palmer hesitates — Timberlake handles this so well — and points out that the roster likely doesn’t include any boys. Without missing a beat, Sam brightly replies, “Then I’ll be the first!” You gotta love it. Are these two destined to become friends? Of course. Will there be complications? Oh, gawd, yes. This film’s final half-hour flutters between tension, trauma and heartbreak. Serious lump-in-throat stuff.
Along the way, though, the developing dynamic between Palmer and Sam is enchanting. Watch what young Allen does with his fingers on the glass mug when Palmer takes the boy for his very first root beer float. It is perfectly kid-like, particularly given the scene’s heavily freighted emotions. Alisha Wainwright also is fine as Maggie, Sam’s observant and acutely perceptive elementary school teacher. She and Palmer begin to hover around each other — he has gained employment as one of the school janitors — while bonding over their shared concern for Sam. Maggie’s “solution” to a potential Halloween catastrophe is delightful (and sheer genius, on Guerriero’s part). Lance E. Nichols also is memorable as Palmer’s supervisor, Sibs: a quiet, mildly gruff individual who keeps close counsel but is fair-minded. Shelly is a nightmare: manipulative, short-tempered and distastefully carnal. Temple’s calculating gaze, whenever she smells opportunity, is acutely unsettling; the notion that this woman is Sam’s mother is terrifying. We dare not imagine their home life. Early on — and for quite some time throughout — Palmer exudes patience and deference; he’s calm and polite, almost to a fault. But Timberlake’s gaze and posture bespeak complexity; the effort to be a model citizen is a struggle, and — given the unfolding dynamic with Sam — we can’t help fearing that this placid reserve will crack. Many films can be enjoyed; fewer are admired. This one notches both.
This movie is a disservice to Guantánamo history Fact-based drama is sabotaged by bland characters and flawed script By Derrick Bang Enterprise film critic Many stories demand to be told. Some are so important, that it’s crucial they be told well. That simply isn’t the case with director Kevin Macdonald’s oddly flat handling of “The Mauritanian,” adapted from Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s best-selling 2015 memoir, “Guantánamo Diary.” Under the authority of the United States’ post9/11 “Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists” resolution, Slahi, a Mauritanian citizen, was arrested in November 2001; he subsequently was sent to Cuba’s Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp in August 2002. He remained there, without charge, until finally being released on Oct. 17, 2016.
Although some probably will argue this point forever, Slahi’s sole “crime” appears to have been guilt by association: most critically, a) a chance call accepted from Bin Laden’s phone, and b) having allowed an al-Qaeda recruit to spend one night at his home. There’s never been any indication that Slahi knew the man before that evening, or ever saw him again. On said evidence, Slahi was accused of having recruited the men who flew the planes into the World Trade Center … which obviously didn’t sit well with the interrogators and Guantánamo soldiers charged with extracting a “confession.” This film’s screenplay — by Michael Bronner, Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani — bounces between these 2002 events and ’05, when Slahi’s case
Winters Theatre Company seeks 10-minute-play Special to The Enterprise The Winters Theatre Company will produce another Ten-Minute Play Podcast, debuting in June on winterstheatre.org. The theme will be “Fathers and Suns” since it will be released on Sunday, June 20, which is Father’s Day and the first day of summer. The podcast will consist of eight 10-minute plays in an audio-only format, with the theme of either
dads or summertime — or both. The eight winning plays will be selected after the submission period closes at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 10. Playwrights are invited to dust off their typewriters and submit up to three scripts. The complete list of submission requirements and contact information is posted at winters theatre.org.
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After having gained his trust, defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) begins what will become a lengthy, seemingly impossible battle to free Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim) from his Guantánamo Bay prison. comes to the attention of renowned defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster). She is assisted by the much younger Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley), depicted here as enthusiastic, fresh-faced and rather naïve. (That’s likely unfair to the actual Duncan.) The lead military prosecutor, Lt. Col. Stuart Couch (Benedict Cumberbatch), is cherry-picked for the assignment because the pilot of one of the downed 9/11 planes was a close friend: the notion being that this would further motivate Couch. This appears to be a fabrication, and that’s one of this film’s many problems: Between “shading” events for additional dramatic impact, and eavesdropping on conversations that would have been private — and therefore unknowable by these writers — it gradually becomes difficult to separate fact from scripted fancy. But this is overshadowed by a much greater flaw:
Neither Hollander nor Duncan holds our attention. They simply aren’t interesting characters, and Foster and Woodley — both of whom have done excellent work elsewhere — don’t try very hard. Hollander is defined by little more than her bright red lipstick and nail polish; Foster displays none of the steel and grit that would characterize such a ferocious courtroom advocate. (The fact that Foster just won a Golden Globe for this role, merely intensifies how utterly useless those “awards” are.) Given that both actresses have been so much better, in the past, this clearly is Macdonald’s fault. Cumberbatch is far more intriguing. Aside from his perfect replication of Couch’s Southern-fried drawl, Cumberbatch’s every move — even the subtle ones — further shade this complex individual. Couch has the most crucial character arc as these events proceed because he quickly becomes vexed over the fact
that those in charge are hiding something. This brings us to Tahar Rahim, quietly powerful as the long-suffering Slahi. Rahim’s features are earnest, his bearing dignified, even under harsh conditions. He exudes the calm, forgiving nature of a deeply religious man; indeed, Slahi is as faithful as possible, to his daily prayers. Rahim subtly handles Slahi’s wariness, upon initially meeting Hollander and Duncan, assuming their presence is no more than another trick by his captors. Trust obviously would come slowly, but — again, maddeningly — we don’t really get a sense of that. A few scenes later Slahi suddenly accepts the two women as genuine because, well, the script demands as much. That’s typical of this film’s superficial approach, which also relies too heavily on clichés, such as this classic: Hollander and Duncan, after finally persuading the government to be forthcoming with details,
finding their spartan office buried beneath stacks of evidence boxes. Cue the inevitable next scene, as the two women slog through the contents, page by page. Macdonald and the scripters are much better at quieter moments. I was struck by the spontaneous, unexpected kindness shown by one solider, as Slahi is “chaperoned” to his outdoor exercise pen; and also by the raw eagerness on Rahim’s face, as Slahi looks forward to his brief conversations with the never-seen prisoner in the adjacent exercise pen. Alas, such highlights are overshadowed by this film’s many failings, which include the finale — a 2010 courtroom anti-climax, of sorts — when the story isn’t really over. Subsequent text blocks are a poor substitute. Slahi, Couch, Hollander and Duncan deserved better. So do we. — Read more of Derrick Bang’s film criticism at http://derrickbang. blogspot.com. Comment on this review at www. davisenterprise.com.
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A pioneer for women in STEM Explorit Science Center
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nes Mexia accomplished much in her 13-year career as a botanist. Many of the specimens she collected are still on display at institutions such as UC Berkeley, the California Academy of Sciences, the U.S. National Arboretum, the Smithsonian Institution and more. She worked hard and achieved much, despite the challenges she faced. Mexia was born in Washington, D.C., in 1870. She moved around with her family for much of her early life, eventually moving to Mexico to live with her father in her late teens. For several years she helped him run the family ranch and contributed to its success. Her first husband passed away a few years after their marriage, and her second marriage ended in divorce when her husband bankrupted the family business and ranch. In 1909, she moved to San Francisco in search of medical care for some mental-health challenges she had been suffering. This would be a turning point in her life. During the years of her medical care, she would go on hikes and excursions with the Sierra Club and would become one of their early members. Her interest in the Northern California ecology would grow over the years and she would become a huge advocate for the environment and conservation efforts. In 1921, at age 51, Mexia would attend UC Berkeley and further develop her love for ecology and botany. In 1925, she joined a group heading to Mexico
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A pen-and-ink drawing of Begonia ynesiae, one of many plants collected by, sketched and named after Ynes Mexia. for a collection trip. On this trip she would often break away from the group and collect independently, preferring to work alone. On this first collection trip she would collect over 1,500 specimens, many of which are still viewed today in museums and teaching collections. Over the next 13 years, she would go on several excursions and collect botanical samples and specimens from North and South America. She was the first botanist to collect plants from Alaska, in what is now Denali National Park. She also took a 2½-year research trip canoeing the Amazon and collecting plants. She traveled to the northernmost parts of Alaska, and to the southernmost tip of South America, and most everywhere in between. She
passed away in 1938, at the age of 68, from lung cancer. During her career, Mexia had to battle racism, sexism and ageism. She was strong and brave, and fought for herself and her career, and for what she believed in, during a time when most women were not listened to. She was pivotal in conservation efforts of the redwood forests in Northern California. She is an inspiration to women and proves that no matter your background you can pursue your dream, at any age. Campers in this week’s Need for Seeds camp looked at various plants and seeds up-close and made observations and sketches. They learned how important plants are to the environment, animals and insects, and to us.
Spaces are still available in our after-school camps. Camps will be Monday to Friday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. for students in grades K-6. The price is $120 for members and $145 for non-members. Additional information and registration can be found at https://www. explorit.org/camps. Explorit’s coming events: n Due to COVID-19 restrictions and the health and safety of our staff and visitors, our gallery will remain closed. Staff regularly check messages and email. n Like many small businesses the closures have had a significant impact on our income and sustainability. Now is a great time to donate and help Explorit continue to educate and inspire the scientists of tomorrow: https:// www.explorit.org/donate. n Continue to support Explorit during this uncertain time by becoming a member. An Exploit Membership not only supports us but grants the recipient with free visits to Explorit’s regular public hours, discounts on events, summer and after-school camps, and workshops, and gives ASTC benefits to visit other museums throughout the world. For more information, visit https:// www.explorit.org/member ship or call Explorit at 530-756-0191. — Explorit Science Center is at 3141 Fifth St. For information, call 530-7560191 or visit http://www. explorit.org, or “like” the Facebook page at www. facebook.com/explorit.fb.
The making of superstar cockroaches
By Kathy Keatley-Garvey
Special to The Enterprise
If you’re meandering around the UC Riverside campus and see a cockroach, it might have a connection to UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock. This is a story of what might have been that never was and never will be and it all has to do with Hammock’s cockroaches. Hammock, who holds a joint appointment with the UC Davis department of entomology and nematology and the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, remembers the scenario well. While on the UC Riverside faculty, he worked on two cultures of very large roaches. One was the wingless Madagascar hissing cockroach, Gromphadorhina portentosa, and the other, the South American cave cockroach, Blaberus giganteus with “lovely translucent wings.” Bruce Hammock When he published a paper on his research, the U.S. Department of Food and Agriculture discovered that these 20-year-old cultures had never been registered. “So, I registered, certified and chugged on with the research,” Hammock recalled. “Then one day both cultures vanished. I was frantic.” The next day the chair of the department walked into his lab, gave him $10, and told him: “This is your share.” The chair had sold the roaches that “no one was using” to a Hollywood movie company. “This was the main project in my lab so I went to Hollywood and tried to get the insects back,” Hammock lamented. “No way.” Hammock’s prized roaches, perhaps destined for greatness in the scientific world of cockroach
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This Madagascar hissing cockroach from the Bohart Museum of Entomology is similar to what UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock reared. literature, instead starred as evil roaches in the 1975-released movie, “Bug,” an American horror film based on Thomas Page’s novel, “The Hephaestus Plague (1973).” The film, according to Internet Movie Database (IMDB), became a science fiction classic, even though the directors used the two very different species interchangeably in the film. The plot: A massive earthquake releases mutant cockroaches that create fire by rubbing together their cerci, a pair of small sensory appendages at the end of their abdomen that function somewhat like antennae. However, these mutant roaches die because they cannot survive in the low air pressure on the Earth’s surface. Nonetheless, Professor James Parmiter (actor Bradford Dillman, 19302018), manages to keep one alive in a pressure chamber and breeds it with a modern cockroach, creating a breed of intelligent, flying, super-cockroaches. Chaos erupts in the small
farming community. Chaos also erupted on the movie set — and not just because some of the actors hated roaches. “In a twist of fate,” Hammock said, “the movie company had rented the zoology building during the summer at UC Riverside for filming evil cockroaches from the center of the planet that got in people’s hair and set them on fire.” In the process, the flames ignited a minor fire in the building. An image of the zoo building and a Hammockreared roach appear on the IMDB poster. “After they finished shooting, I heard that they released the roaches on campus,” Hammock said. “I would never find them,” he lamented. “But my son (Tom Hammock) who now is in the film industry loved the story.” Madagascar hissing cockroaches, nicknamed “hissers,” measure two to three inches long and are big in the pet trade. They are a popular attraction in the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology’s live “petting zoo.”
Hammock’s roachrearing days at UC Riverside included giving a hissing roach to his mother because “she wanted a pet so I gave her one.” “She had it for several years as a pet. But she brought it back because she could not get her lady friends to babysit when she traveled. It terrified our cat but finally settled into an uneasy relationship.”
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Pets of the week Special to the Enterprise Lots of animals are waiting for “forever homes” at the Yolo County Animal Shelter, 2640 E. Gibson Road in Woodland. Among is them is Scrapper (A185732), an 11-yearold domestic longhair. He is a super sweetheart who wants all of your attention. Scraper has a cute, short, curly tail, too. The shelter is unsure of his history with other animals, but he may be OK with other pets as long as introductions are done slowly. Also hoping for a good home is Rachel (A185330), a 1-year-old German shepherd who needs a family that will take her on daily walks to meet her energy level and zest for life. Rachel would also be a great buddy to take on adventures and scenic hikes. Rachel is working on obedience training and would do best in a family that can commit to a fun routine. For information on adopting, contact adoptycas@ gmail.com. All shelter animals are upto-date on vaccinations, microchipped, and spayed or neutered. The shelter is closed to the public for nonemergencies but the staff is available to assist at 530-668-5287 during new temporary hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. For information, visit www.petfinder.com/member/ us/ca/woodland/yolo-county-animal-services-ca283/. At Rotts of Friends Animal Rescue, you’ll find Chewy, a 3- to 4-year-old neutered male tan schnauzer cross He is a friendly, happy boy who loves walks and attention. Chewy can be protective of unexpected strangers in his home so would do best in an adultonly home. He would probably play well with a large female dog. Amos is a 3-year-old Anatolian shepherd. He’s a very healthy-looking guy with a shiny coat. The home he lived in suffered from domestic violence, causing Amos to have some stranger-danger issues. Amos is smart and learns quickly. His benefactors from Sonoma paid to have Amos undergoing Yolo Canine Academy Boot Camp training and he will be eligible for two private lessons. Amos needs a home with just adults. The next Rotts of Friends’ adoption event is from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at 34505 County Road 29 in Woodland. Come by 10 a.m., as it takes at least an hour to meet and adopt a dog; everyone who will be living with the dog should come out to meet it. Bring proof of homeownership, such as a mortgage statement or property tax bill. If you rent, please bring proof that you are allowed to have a dog in your home, such as a pet clause in your lease or a note from your landlord. All dogs adopted from Rotts of Friends are healthy, microchipped, up-to-date on their vaccines and come with free lifetime obedience-training classes. For more information, visit facebook.com/rottsoffriends.
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Viewers’ description of “Bug” ranged from “the best of killer bug films” and “a scream fest” to “something that really freaked me out.” One reviewer, noting what happened to Professor Parmiter’s wife, wrote “Bug, you light up my wife.” Looking back, Hammock noted that, “The science was actually a serious effort to work out the biosynthetic pathway of the hormone that regulates insect development, and then disrupt it for insect control. Sadly, I only published the first step before Hollywood turned the roaches into science fiction film history.”
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Coronavirus crisis O shows need for diversity in care By Janet Coffman and Alicia Fernández Special to CalMatters
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OVID-19 has revealed serious flaws in our health system, but none is more distressing than the deep racial and ethnic inequality exposed by the pandemic. With Latinx and Black people dying at higher rates than the rest of the population, communities of color are much more likely than other groups to say they’re having trouble accessing telehealth services and paying medical bills. In a January poll from the California Health Care Foundation, fully half of Californians say they believe it is harder for Black and Latinx people to get the health care they need when they are sick. And while there is only limited data on who’s getting the vaccine, the early numbers are raising concerns that Black and Latinx communities will once again fall to the back of the line. There is no easy solution to these problems. But the evidence shows the need for at least one urgent response: Doing everything we can to create a health care system — and a physician workforce in particular — that looks a lot more like the people it serves. One good place to start is at the very beginning, with California’s medical schools. There is ample research showing Latinx and Black physicians are more likely to care for underserved patients, more likely to elicit trust from minority patients, and that Spanish-speaking patients are more likely to have better clinical outcomes when Spanishspeaking physicians help them manage complex diseases. The evidence additionally shows diverse medical school environments help all students learn – and improve graduates’ ability to treat diverse patient populations. When it comes to diversity, though, California’s current physician workforce has a long way to go: Latinx make up almost 40% of the state’s population, but are only 7% of the state’s physicians. More than 6% of Californians are Black, compared to only 3% of the state’s physicians. These are huge shortfalls that will take time to close. Further complicating matters: Californians have voted against relying on affirmative action to address these issues — first with the passage of Proposition 209 in 1996 and again last fall with the rejection of Proposition 16. The good news is we’ve learned a lot over the last two decades about other ways to build the health system California needs. Now is the time to reinforce those strategies. We published a new report this winter exploring longterm trends in state medical school enrollment and found the racial and ethnic diversity of California medical school students has largely recovered from sharp declines after Proposition 209 — thanks to a variety of successful initiatives that focus on preparing, admitting and training students committed to caring for California’s underserved patient populations.
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he percentage of Latinx students in California medical schools fell from 15% to less than 10% of matriculants in the years following Proposition 209 — with Black students dropping to 5% of matriculants. But these numbers started to rise again in the 2000s, with enrollment in public medical schools climbing to 17% Latinx and 11% Black by 2019. Ironically, despite Proposition 209, public medical schools have made much more progress than private medical schools toward increasing the number of Latinx and Black students. Several factors played an influential role — from the adoption of “holistic” review to the creation of a UC Riverside campus in 2013. One of the most successful initiatives we tracked is the UC Programs in Medical Education (UC PRIME), which combines targeted recruitment with additional training to help graduates meet the needs of underserved populations. In the four years after the program was launched at UC Irvine in 2004, the number of Latinx students at UC medical schools jumped by 21%, while the number of Black students climbed 25%. UC PRIME has now expanded across six UC campuses, but the state’s efforts to create a more representative health system can’t stop there. To build a truly diverse physician workforce, our research shows the need for investment in programs that prepare students for medical school, as well — building a broader pool of competitive medical school applicants who reflect the diversity of the state. The blue-ribbon 2019 California Future Health Workforce Commission put a 10-year price tag on some of the most promising investments — from expanding advising and mentorship programs for low-income college students ($159 million) to funding post-baccalaureate training programs for people from disadvantaged backgrounds ($26 million). These numbers shouldn’t shock us. Instead, they should give us hope, that even in the midst of a pandemic that has exposed serious flaws in so many of our institutions, we can build a health system that works for all Californians — and looks like them, too. — Janet Coffman is a professor of health policy at the Healthforce Center at UC San Francisco. Dr. Alicia Fernández is a professor of medicine and director of the UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence. They wrote this for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s Capitol works and why it matters.
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ne of my key goals when I came to UC Davis was to make the university a household name. I believe that goal is now being fulfilled, and not just with UC Davis’ high rankings in academics and social mobility. Through our partnerships with the city of Davis and Yolo County, we’re clearly showing the country what a successful town-gown partnership looks like between a university, a city and a county. Our teamwork continues to flourish in the fight against COVID, along with collaborating successfully on local issues of transportation and student housing. In terms of college towns, it doesn’t get much better than Davis. But don’t just take my word for it. Take it from the New York Times, NBC News, Univision and many other outlets, which all recently shared the story about Healthy Davis Together. Said the New York Times: “Public health experts say the initiative is the most ambitious program of its type in the country and could be a model for other universities.” In light of this national news, we had plenty to discuss and celebrate this week at our “town-gown” meeting between UC Davis, the city of Davis and Yolo County (via Zoom, of course). The annual meeting was one of the commitments we made under the memorandum of
Letters Letter: Ethical dilemmas There are conversations being held in kitchens and breakrooms across the country: Should I get the shot? As in — I definitely want to get the COVID vaccination, but to what lengths should I go to obtain it? How much effort is abuse of privilege? Here are some of the situations I have heard about from others. n They could broadly be eligible via job description, but if you read the fine print, do not exactly fit the parameters (also not eligible by age or health). But their boss and coworkers in the same job category have decided to go for it and are pressuring them to do the same. Should they do it? n They are very much eligible as a young adult grocery store employee but can’t find any available vaccinations. Their landlord is a doctor and has offered/pressured to register them for the shot as one of his medical assistants. There is a special distribution being arranged for that class and there are extra shots available. Should they do it? n Their former job description made them eligible for vaccination so they “fudged a little” on the registration form hearing that there would be extra shots available. Should they do it? n They were not eligible, but heard about a nearby vaccination distribution, should they go hang out and try to get one?
Speak out President The Hon. Joe Biden, The White House, Washington, D.C., 20500; 202-456-1111 (comments), 202-456-1414 (switchboard); email: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
U.S. Senate Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3841; email: http://feinstein. senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me Sen. Alex Padilla, B03 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510;
understanding 2018. The last time we’d held this meeting was October of 2019 — just a few months away from our worlds being turned upside-down. We met back then in the UC Davis Genome Center auditorium. No one could have known how pivotal that building would become for our entire community. It’s now the heart of Healthy Davis Together. The Genome Center has since processed more than a quartermillion COVID-19 tests since the pandemic began. The value of living in a city with a world-class research university and testing facility like this couldn’t be more apparent. As part of the MOU and in our continuing strong relationships with the city and county, we’ve joined forces to support the community. Earlier this week, I participated in a virtual ribbon cutting to commemorate the improved bike path on Russell Boulevard near Highway 113. I was joined by Mayor Gloria Partida and members of the
Does running all over the place trying to find leftover vaccinations that someone is not yet entitled to receive make them a worse person than someone who has the opportunity fall in their lap? Is there any assurance that turning down a vaccination will ensure that a more needy and less privileged person will receive it, or could it just be wasted? How do you have the conversation when you really disagree with someone else’s decision? Or, do you just keep your mouth shut? Molly Logan-Jones Davis
Rush Limbaugh Many years ago when riding into Sacramento, I saw a billboard with a huge mouth stretched across it. The caption read Rush Limbaugh’s mouth, actual size. For a second, I thought it was put up by his opponents but I quickly realized that this was an ad paid for by Rush. When his critics compared Rush to Hitler, I always thought, I do not think Hitler would have paid for a billboard like that. In the 1950s, TV replaced AM radio as America’s storyteller. This left room on the AM dial for rock, the music of the youth and ultimately the cultural revolution of the ’60s. But with time, FM radio, cassette tapes, etc. replaced AM, and AM radio became the home for televangelists and conservative talk radio. AM radio, the platform for the earlier liberal revolution, became the platform of a conservative counterrevolution.
Davis City Council to mark the occasion. I’m pleased that construction is ongoing at The Green at West Village and Shasta Hall, with new construction at Orchard Park expected to start this year. When Orchard Park is complete in 2023, we will have built 6,000 new beds for our housing community. We’ll need this kind of partnership even more in the months ahead. Like all other UC campuses, UC Davis is planning on a return to in-person instruction in the fall. This is due to the development of COVID-19 vaccines and our outstanding asymptomatic COVID-19 screening test for all UC Davis faculty, staff and students.
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can’t wait to see our community fully activated again. I’m ready to see everyone riding their bikes, walking around and enjoying campus and the city in the usual way. I’m sure you are, too. So, the work continues. It’s been a long year but, through all of the challenges and the unknowns, we’re showing what Davis is made of. We’re full of heart, we’re resilient and we strive to help others. Let’s continue to show the country — and the world — how we do things in Davis. — Gary May is the chancellor of UC Davis; his column is published monthly.
AM radio was an early form of electronic mass media. As AM was replaced by one media after another it became a cheap alternative that first liberals and then conservatives used to launch a revolution and a counter-revolution. But today with the Internet communication has changed. We all have cheap platforms to inform and misinform the public. We can all aspire to in some small way imitate Rush by changing America and the world. Richard Bruce Davis
Bob Dunning The Rotary Club of Davis would like to heartily endorse the celebration of Bob Dunning’s 50-plus years of service to The Davis Enterprise and his generous support of the schools and Davis Community during these years. A scholarship fundraiser for an outstanding Davis High School graduate majoring in journalism is the perfect way to do it. The Rotary Motto is, “Service above Self,” and while Bob is not a Rotarian, he has lived up to that motto throughout his career by generously volunteering his time and energies to uncounted fundraisers during his years at The Enterprise. Please join us in supporting this worthy cause, as well as celebrating Bob’s long career and service to the Davis community. Please see www. smartzgraphics.com/bob-dunningscholarship for more information. Dave Macko president of the Rotary Club of Davis
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Marrying into family drama Dear Annie: My daughter is marrying a widower, “Hank,” with three children. The problem is with “Gail,” the mother of his late wife. My daughter includes Gail in the daily household activities, including holidays and birthdays. The children have pictures of their mom (Hank’s late wife) hung up in their home and speak often about her. Gail is not very nice to my daughter. She purposely calls her the wrong name. She says she does this because my daughter’s name reminds her of her daughter. Gail has done other things — such as pull the children out of school after being told not to. She has taken them to doctors and dentists for appointments without talking to my daughter or their father. She has been asked to back off some. My daughter understands that Gail jumped in and helped for a year and that it might be difficult for her to turn over these responsibilities, so she has been patient with Gail. But they have been together for 18 months now and live together as a family. The issue is that my daughter decided not to invite Gail to the wedding. This is intended to be a special day about the bride and groom. My daughter was concerned that Gail might speak ill of her to other guests, as has happened on other occasions. The invitations were sent out, and Gail immediately wanted to know where hers was. My daughter explained, as nicely as possible, that she was not invited. My daughter was immediately met with mean, hateful comments. Gail then called the grandkids’ paternal grandmother — Hank’s
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mom — and complained to her for 40 minutes. The wedding had to be rescheduled due to COVID-19, and the delay has put the issue back to square one. Gail has started all over, assuming she will get an invitation. Is my daughter wrong to exclude her? — Wedding Drama
Dear Wedding Drama: If you have to ask the question, you probably know the answer. Yes, it is wrong for your daughter not to invite the grandmother of her stepchildren to the wedding. Your daughter is not starting fresh with Hank; she’s marrying a man who comes with a family that suffered a tragedy. While Gail’s behavior does sound a bit intrusive, try to remember where she is coming from. She lost her daughter. She is probably devastated, and her daughter’s children are going to be another woman’s stepchildren. Try to show compassion for Gail. You and your daughter don’t have to love her, but you certainly have to learn to be kind and gracious to her. She should continue to be a part of your stepchildren’s lives — hopefully forever — and I think it is up to your daughter and Hank to facilitate that. As far as the negative talk about your daughter, no one needs that at their wedding. Your daughter and Hank should have a very direct conversation with
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Gail, explaining that they will not tolerate drama on their special day and that she is invited only on the condition that she meet their kindness with kindness. ——— Dear Annie: I’ve been seeing this guy, on and off, since spring of last year. He pursued me, and I went along with it. We’ll have a few intense days or weeks, but then months can go by without seeing each other. But whenever I’ve asked him for help with things, he’s always helped me out. We’ve been intimate many times, to the point that I would think it’s progressing toward a more serious relationship. But he takes off on business trips and vacations without even telling me in advance. How long can I go on like this, when he seems to have no time for me? — Down at Home Dear Down: You’re looking for a relationship, and he’s just looking for an arrangement. There are men out there who share your interest in a serious partnership, but you won’t meet them sitting up on the shelf where this guy keeps you. I suggest you end this affair and open your heart up for the real deal.
Remember the thank-you Dear Annie: Recent letters regarding the acknowledgment and expectation of gifts have prompted me to write about an issue that has been bothering me lately. I am retired, and while I’m not wealthy by any stretch of the imagination, I have invested well and live a comfortable life. Besides the social isolation, my life has not been terribly affected by this pandemic. I practice gratitude daily and have always made it a priority to give to those less fortunate than me.
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So many worthy organizations need financial support, and I respond the best I can. I usually receive a thank-you letter from these organizations. I don’t keep a score card, but I do appreciate the gesture. What rubs me the wrong way are the letters that thank me for my donation but then enclose a request for more money. It is a trend I have been seeing more of. I also received some Christmas cards with requests for donations. At first, I thought it might be an attempt to save on postage, but then it is followed by another mailed request for another donation. Why can’t a thank-you letter be just that — a sincere thank you? Why can’t a Christmas card just be a sincere greeting? Is it just me, or does this fall under the category of bad manners? — Tired of Being Nagged for More Dear Tired: Yes, it is bad manners to keep asking for more and more. It sounds like you were very generous to these charities, and it is not unreasonable to expect a Christmas card to be a sincere greeting or a nice, handwritten thank-you note — without a request. A request is a request, and a thank-you card is a thank-you card. They shall never be intertwined. No one wants to keep giving to a person or organization that they feel does not truly appreciate their thoughtfulness or generosity. ——— Dear Annie: Years ago, my husband and I used to
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CV2021-194 1. Jessica Elizabeth Holly filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Lauren Michelle Derkacs to Lauren Michelle Holly-Derkacs 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: April 1, 2021 Time: 9 a.m. Dept: #10 (zoom) The address of the court is 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 3. a) A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Davis Enterprise 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616 Date: February 8, 2021 Samuel T. McAdam Judge of the Superior Court 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5 1158 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: February 3, 2021 FBN Number: F20210106 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) WECARE4YOLO SLS 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County. 846 West Main St. Winters, CA 95694 Mailing address: P.O. Box 4436 Davis, CA 96617 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Kelli Villanueva 846 West Main St. Winters, CA 95694 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 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): Kelli Villanueva 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12 1160
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
send checks to his children at Christmas. They never let us know if they received them. I finally grew tired of giving them money without any appreciation. So, one year, I sent the checks and did not sign them. I heard from them. Just a thought. — Found a Solution Dear Found a Solution: A little humor goes a long way. What a charming way to get them to say thank you. And great minds think alike: Andrew Carnegie did something similar when his nephew was in college. After never hearing back from the young man, Carnegie told him that he had enclosed some cash and wished him well, but he deliberately withheld the cash. Of course, within a short time, the boy wrote to thank him but point out that the money was missing. Failing to show gratitude for acts of kindness was an issue a century ago and will be an issue a century from now. Your solution was brilliant! Dear Annie: Here’s a suggestion for those people who would like to be thanked for their gifts: Make the next gift a box of thankyou notes. My grandmother did that to me, and I had to write a thank-you note for the thank-you notes! — Thank You
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: February 22, 2021 FBN Number: F20210172 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Andes Gifts 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County. 1525 Lemon Lane Davis, CA 95616 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Altiplano Enterprises, Inc. 1525 Lemon Lane 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: N/A “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): John Terlecky Treasurer, Altiplano Enterprises, Inc. 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19 1177 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CV2021-292 1. Avalon Nicole Hendricks filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Avalon Nicole Hendricks to Kinsley Imrie Titchener 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: April 15, 2021 Time: 9 a.m. Dept: #10 Room: Zoom The address of the court is 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 3. a) A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Davis Enterprise 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616 Date: February 22, 2021 Samuel T. McAdam Judge of the Superior Court 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19 1178
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: February 23, 2021 FBN Number: F20210177 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Pet Practice Partners 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County. 3703 Ascada Place Davis, CA 95618 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip James Jared Clark 3703 Ascada Place Davis, CA 95618 and Cassandra Marie Linder 216 Willoughby Dr. Naples, FL 34110 4. Business Classification: General Partnership 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A “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): James Jared Clark 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19 1180
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The Davis City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed fees for water used for construction projects at a meeting held on March 16, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Chambers, City Offices, 23 Russell Boulevard, Davis, California. In accordance with Executive Order N-33-20 and N-2920, 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. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office for the approximate time this item will be heard.
DESCRIPTION: The public hearing is to consider proposed fees water used for construction projects. The water rate billed for construction projects has not been updated since April 2006, and as a consequence, water used for construction projects is now charged significantly less than the rate for all other water use sectors within the City. The proposed ordinance update would set the fee for water used for construction projects commensurate to the city commercial water rate.
The proposed fee is available in the staff report for the public hearing and is generally available for review 5 days prior to the hearing date at http://city-council. cityofdavis.org/council-meetings.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: All interested parties are invited to participate in the meeting electronically or by teleconference, or send written comments to Heather Brown, City of Davis, Public Works Utilities and Operations Department, 1717 Fifth Street, Davis, California, 95616; or via email at: hbrown@cityofdavis. org, no later than noon the date of the meeting. For questions, please call the project planner at (530) 757-5686.
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his will come as no surprise to anyone who spent time around the Blue Devil baseball program. Ryan Holgate, a Davis High Class of 2018 slugger and University of Arizona outfielder, is lighting up all who try to throw a fastball past him this spring. Holgate, now a sophomore, is hitting .452 after eight games. His 11 runs batted in top the 6-2 desert dandies and his .645 slugging percentage is among the Pac-12 leaders. Last weekend, he went 8 for 17 with four more RBIs as Arizona swept visiting Southeast Louisiana. The left-handed-hitting Holgate was a 10th-grader on the Davis Boras Classic North title winner, and he hit a home run and drove in three in that event’s state championship game at Cal (a 7-4 loss to Mira Costa). The shortstop on that deep Devil team was Ryan Kreidler, who, as we all know, is in the Detroit Tiger organization after a solid career at UCLA. Someday, local fans probably will get to see the pair play in The Show. For now, Holgate will be nearby May 7 to 9 when Arizona visits Stanford. If fans are allowed, it’ll be a good series to attend. Sorry to hear this ... Aggie Nation is sending good thoughts to former UC Davis receiver Keelan Doss’ mother Tammie, who last month suffered a brain aneurysm. Tammie is recovering at the UCSF Medical Center. Says the family’s Tracy Irvin, “Tammie is a fighter and we know she will find her way back to us and rebuild her life, brick by brick. We miss her laughter, smart mouth, giant bear hugs and her one-liners. “While our hope is that she will make a full recovery, we have come to understand that the road she faces is one that is not a straight line.” Team Tammie can be found at gofundme.com/f/br4rca-teamtammie for those who’d like to help with recovery costs. Rejoice but be aware ... It finally feels like athletics are making a recovery. Outdoor high school sports are underway as Yolo County has risen to the red tier in the Roadmap to Recovery — and the state announced this week that indoor sports are just around the corner. But we must remember not to jump with both feet into our collective cleats, running shoes or stadium seats. There is plenty of work still ahead if we want to beat this pandemic. County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson reminded us this week that each time in the past year when we’ve loosened restrictions, “There has been a recurring theme: The resurgence of cases several weeks after restrictions were loosened. First in June and July, and again in October and November.” When Sisson moved Yolo into the red, it came with a caveat: “Everyone has a role to play in keeping our community safe and healthy, including wearing a face covering, physical distancing and not gathering with others outside their households. “I hope with Yolo County’s recent move to the red tier last week, we can buck this trend and keep rates low as we reopen,” she said. Having followed the pandemicfighting efforts of the administrations at UC Davis and Davis High, the path in our town seems to have been absolute in following the rules. For that, sports fans are reaping the rewards. — Reach DE sports editor Bruce Gallaudet at bgallaudet41@ gmail.com or call 530-320-4456. Follow Gallaudet on Twitter: @BGsportsinDavis.
Riding Gilliam into Big Sky seems a given
Starting QB still game time pick in Idaho opener By Bruce Gallaudet Enterprise sports editor UC Davis football coach Dan Hawkins calls the 2021 spring season “uncharted waters.” But when the Aggies take the field for the first time in almost 17 months on Saturday in Idaho, they will have one captain ready to help navigate the ship — junior running back Ulonzo Gilliam. In just two seasons, the former Merced High standout has rushed for 2,225 yards while scoring 25 touchdowns. Given that UCD has six quarterbacks — each unproven at the college level — still in the mix to get the Saturday start, it’s a safe bet that the Aggies will first test those foreign waters with Gilliam and a veteran offensive line. Coming off a season in which he ran for 1,249 yards and 11 scores, Gilliam also set a reception record for running backs with 57 (good for 354 yards and another touchdown). While all eyes will be on No. 34 early on, Hawkins believes the Aggies could be the Big West Conference surprise package of the spring. “I think this is the best team, top to bottom, that we’ve had
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Aggie Ulonzo Gilliam is moving up in the UC Davis record books as UC Davis readies for spring opener at Idaho. since I’ve been here,” Hawkins told The Enterprise. “There’s a lot of depth and a lot of talent, much more than ever before. We might not have the big names like a Keelan Doss or a Jake Maier, but we do have some guys who can play.” Among them are linebacker Connor Airey; the aforementioned offensive line with allleague tackle candidate Kooper Richardson; a veteran secondary anchored by safeties Isaiah Thomas and Chris Venable, and cornerbacks Jordan Perryman and Devon King; and a defensive line featuring senior DE Bryce Rodgers.
“This is so good for everyone’s morale to finally have a game to play,” Hawkins reports. “We’re ready to go and see what happens. We’ve asked our players throughout this whole process if they wanted to play, and every single one said yes. They were adamant about it.” Now, Hawkins promises his crew will show up Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Kibbie Dome “ready to go to work.” Davis enters the fray a week after the Vandals upset Eastern Washington, 28-21. The Aggies’ opener versus Cal Poly was postponed to March 20 due to COVID
reports among the Mustangs. That postponement was a sobering reminder, however, that while coronavirus cases are declining, this deadly virus still has the power to disrupt the bestlaid plans of Big Sky administrators. That reality is not lost on Hawkins ... “Let’s just say the future is highly flexible and sometimes doubtful,” he says. “Things continue to evolve, and we’ll just have to see what happens. On Tuesday, we’ll take care of Tuesday. And when Wednesday comes, we’ll take care of Wednesday.” And now that Saturday is at hand, Hawkins hopes the Aggies will take care of Saturday. Notes: Gilliam — who earned a 2020 STATS preseason AllAmerican nod — needs just 45 yards to pass Matt Brown (19982000) and Shola Adeyemo (198790) for fourth on the Aggie all-time rushing list. G.P. Muhammed (1995-98) holds the record at 3,589. Brown and Preston Jackson (1991-93) are tied for the career TD record at 40. Gilliam’s 25 pay-dirt visits are fifth best in Davis annals. ... The last time Idaho and UCD met was in 2018. The locals were all over their guests, 44-21. Maier threw for three touchdowns while freshman Gilliam gained 133 yards. ... Idaho is ranked No. 19 in the STATS Perform FCS Poll. UCD is receiving votes. ... Scott Marsh will be doing PBP for three home games televised by CW31-TV.
Local prep sports take 2 giant steps forward By Bruce Gallaudet Enterprise sports editor Just days after Yolo County and Davis High agreed to event-attendance protocols for parents and guardians of prep athletes, the state of California settled a lawsuit that could immediately open the doors for indoor practice and competition. DHS Athletic Director Jeff Lorenson told The Enterprise that, while no “fans” are yet to be allowed at Blue Devil events, parents and guardians will be given access to “supervise” their kids by attending games. Lorenson says the high school and county health officials agreed to allow two adults per athlete: masked, tested and socially distanced. “Essential personnel also will be allowed, but no other spectators,” Lorenson explained. “These are not ‘fans,’ per se. These are parents and guardians there for their kids ... in case they’re needed.” Meanwhile, on Wednesday, a San Diego group won a statewide lawsuit settlement that will, according to the Associated Press, “allow all (high school) sports ... to reopen under the same protocols used by professional and collegiate programs.” This was good news for indoor Blue Devil
“These are not ‘fans,’ per se. These are parents and guardians there for their kids ... in case they’re needed.” Jeff Lorenson DHS athletic director sports like basketball, wrestling and cheerleading. “We’re still trying to iron out all the details about the number of athletes and what we can do in the gym,” said longtime DHS boys basketball coach Dan Gonzalez, adding that Lorenson will probably have a better idea about what will be allowed. Lorenson said discussions about the new edict have started with coaches. “Awesome news!” says Devil girls coach Heather Highshoe. “I don’t know what it means right now, but we’re planning on starting small, limited workouts.” Until Thursday, winter sports teams like
basketball and wrestling hadn’t yet met together at Davis. Now, once Lorenson and county Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson iron out protocols, those sports will be eligible to get back indoors — albeit with regular COVID testing guaranteed; coaches, staff and idle players wearing masks; and social distancing on the sidelines. Sisson is expected to issue her take on high school sports requirements next week, Lorenson said. The settlement allows for indoor play in counties with an adjusted COVID case rate under 14 per 100,000 population. Yolo County moved into the red tier last month but neighboring counties Solano and Sacramento languish in the most-restrictive purple level. The San Diego accord, reported by the San Jose Mercury-News, hinted that “four fans per athlete” would be permitted, but that ultimate decisions will be based on county-to-county protocols. Gov. Gavin Newsom declined comment, leaving state reaction to Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly, who said California guidelines would be issued early next week. — Owen Yancher contributed to this article.
Aggie basketball teams get hot at right time Men host Hawaii for Senior Night; women look to finish unbeaten By Bruce Gallaudet Enterprise sports editor
The Aggie women, ranked as the No. 11 mid-major by CollegeInsider.com, sit atop the Big West with an 8-0 mark, while the men stand at third in conference (5-3). The men have won five straight, the women four since almost upsetting AP No. 12 Oregon on Feb. 6. Here’s a quick look at both teams as basketball season enters crunch time ...
As the regular season ends this weekend with important games against Hawaii, it nonetheless could be that both UC After escaping San Luis Davis basketball programs will Obispo last week with close be rested and rounding wins over last-place Cal into tip-top condition Poly, UCD will enterwith the Big West tain the Rainbow WarTournament just a riors in 4 p.m. games week away. today and Saturday. Remember, between The return of oncethe Aggie men and injured guard Damion women, more than 20 Squire was very welgames were canceled come at Cal Poly last MANJON due to Yolo County weekend. The CanaHealth Department dian native scored a concerns. team-high 14 points in a 69-61 While some men’s division win on Friday, then had 13 key conference teams have played points as the Aggies survived as many as 21 times, the Aggies 68-66 in overtime on Saturday. are 8-6. The women are 9-1, Hawaii (8-8, 10-8) should be and they’re as many as 10 even a bigger challenge, as its games played behind some of balanced scoring attack almost their BWC mates. mirrors Davis’. UH guard Justin Webster But this abbreviated season lead the ’Bows with 12.4 ppg seems to have benefited the and is an accomplished court charges of men’s mentor Jim general. James Jean-Marie Les and coach Jennifer Gross’ distaff. (12.3), Casdon Jardine (11.6)
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and Junior Madut (10.2) round out the main threats. But the Aggies counter with steady Ezra Manjon, the All-Big West guard who is scoring at a 15.9-point clip. Elijah Pepper (14.7) and Squire (12.1) have on occasion carried a UCD victory, and Caleb Fuller (11.5) continues to contribute. Kennedy Koehler’s play in the paint has improved throughout the season. If Davis wins both Pavilion contests, it will ensure a No. 3 seed at the Las Vegas conference tournament.
fourth seed, and any setbacks could drop them as far down as seventh. But Davis has been making it look easy ... Only one of its eight BWC wins has been by fewer than nine points. Back on Feb. 12, when the Aggies had a major hill to climb at Long Beach State (10-0 in league at the time), it was no contest as the locals swarmed The Beach by 15 and 17 points. In climbing the national ranks, Davis finds itself keeping company with schools that have played as many as 23 games. Only 8-0 Bucknell at No. 15 has played fewer UCD has a couple of among the elite. eye-popping conference marks over these And if Aggie oppolast 4½ seasons ... nents think they have an answer — like takn During that span, ing out All-BWC the Aggies are 35-2 at swingman Cierra Hall the Pavilion. — guess again. After n A pair of victories Hall’s 13.8 ppg comes on The Islands would HALL sophomore guard give them a 65-9 Big Evanne Turner (11.5), West overall mark during a period that has seen Davis leading rebounder Sage Stobwin four straight league crowns bart (10.7), red-hot wing Kayla Konrad (10.2) and the piston and sit poised to win No. 5. that drives the engine, guard Along the way this winter, Gross picked up her 100th con- Mackenzie Trpcic (9.7 points a game while averaging 5.8 ference victory and stands at assists). 106 wins going into games Add a deep bench to that today at 10 p.m. and 9 p.m. PT and ... on Saturday. Well, the Aggies just say, “See The Rainbow Wahine (7-6, 6-5) are in a battle for the you in Las Vegas.”
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