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Stimulus could cut child poverty by half BY JACKIE BOTTS
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Enterprise staff writer Beginning Monday, the pool of California residents eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine will encompass nearly half of the state’s population. Among those who will be newly eligible: individuals ages 16 to 64 with severe underlying health conditions or disabilities; utility workers who respond to emergencies; public transit workers; janitors in nonhealthcare settings; and disaster service workers activated for emergency response. Also eligible this week: massage therapists and librarians, as well as residents of high-risk congregate settings. The addition of individuals with high-risk health conditions and disabilities has been expected for several weeks. Meanwhile, the
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A blue tarp shields Friday’s police investigation into a body discovered along the railroad tracks near The Cannery.
Police: Death near Cannery was likely suicide Enterprise staff A body found along the railroad tracks in the Cannery neighborhood Friday is believed to be the result of a suicide, according to Davis police. The discovery occurred shortly after 3:30 p.m. just west of the
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Cannery Dog Park and police initially ruled the death “suspicious.” Deputy Police Chief Paul Doroshov said the body had suffered trauma from an undetermined source. Police and Yolo County coroner investigators remained on the scene for more than five hours, removing
the person’s remains shortly after 8:30 p.m. “Based on the evidence uncovered last night, investigators suspect this was a suicide,” Doroshov said in an update Saturday. Coroner’s officials had not named the person as of Saturday afternoon but were expected to do so after making positive identification and notifying next of kin.
As President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion virus relief package heads to the Oval Office for his signature, the mammoth spending bill has the potential to reduce child poverty in the Golden State by half. That would be a turning point for a state that is an economic powerhouse vexed by the highest poverty rate in the nation when accounting for the cost of living. Economists and progressives are hailing as “revolutionary” a provision to send periodic cash to most families with children through a one-year expansion of the existing child tax credit. When combined with the state’s new stimulus aid, the payments could lift millions of Californians out of poverty this year, particularly immigrant households that have borne the
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Local doctors take their shot at vaccine hesitancy
Professors talk violence during the pandemic
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Enterprise staff writer Determined to help overcome vaccine hesitancy and finally bring an end to a pandemic that has consumed their work lives for a year, a handful of Davis physicians, along with a couple colleagues from the Bay Area, have borrowed a page from Lin-Manuel Miranda. And what better than “My Shot” from Miranda’s musical Hamilton to serve as the perfect vehicle for a viral video vaccination campaign — the making of which proved to be cathartic for the doctors themselves. Most of the doctors work
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together in Vacaville and have spent the last 12 months battling COVID-19 in one way or another. As frontline medical workers, dealing day after day with the suffering and death, “we felt very hopeless and trapped in the past year,” said Dr. Tony Berger, an emergency medicine physician and Davis resident. “Of course we all stood up and accepted the fight and put our boots on and went to work every day,” said Berger. But “it has been really hard emotionally, and just very tough.” So when Berger’s colleague and fellow Davisite, Dr. Andrew Liu, approached
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UC Davis LIVE held a roughly 30-minute webcast Thursday about rises in household violence during the pandemic. Two UCD professors answered a series of questions during the panel. Clare Cannon, assistant professor of community and regional development in the department of social inequality at UCD, talked about how the stress and social isolation of the pandemic may have contributed to an increase in domestic violence. Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz, assistant professor with the Violence Prevention Research Program in the
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hile it seems like a decade ago that we authorized the California Legislature to create yearround Daylight Saving Time, we are apparently still stuck in neutral. For all I know it could just be a matter of semantics. After all, Daylight Time stretches for nearly eight months now (March 14 to Nov. 7 this year), while Standard Time is barely more than four months. Standard implies regular or normal or even predominant. I mean, it’s hard to call something “Standard” if it’s only around a third of the time. Presumably, if we move to permanent Daylight Time, it will eventually become accepted as Standard Time or maybe have no name at all since we will no longer have to distinguish one from the other. As it turns out, states do have the power to deny all sorts of citizens the right to vote and can control driver’s licenses, marriage licenses, law licenses and the size of cages for chickens, but they can’t mess with their clocks without the express written permission of the United States Congress. I’m not sure where that requirement is found in the U.S. Constitution, but I’m sure Thomas Jefferson or James Madison or maybe good old Ben Franklin can find it for me. Several years ago a California State Senator from the northern part of the Sacramento Valley argued in favor of Daylight Time by pointing out “Our crops have
gotten accustomed to that. They’ve in fact been bred to deal with that longer harvest season.” Apparently, while Daylight Time does not actually lengthen the number of hours of daylight — Mother Nature controls that without legislation — corn and tomatoes ripen much more quickly when they realize the sun sets an hour later at night, even if it also rises an hour later in the morning. Or so thinks our esteemed state senator. It’s important, however, for farmers to erect large clocks in full view of their crops so the corn and tomatoes know exactly what time it is at any point in their growth cycle. I believe plant scientists at UC Davis developed these special Pacific Daylight Time crops in their campus greenhouses, but the work was so top secret that no scientist has yet come forward to take credit for it. I do know that UCD has the patent for a luscious fruit known as the “Sunset Strawberry” that reaches peak ripeness at precisely 8:34 p.m. on June 21, the latest sunset on the longest day of sunlight. Fast-forward to today, where a
bipartisan group of U.S. Senators has introduced the “Sunshine Protection Act of 2021” to make Daylight Saving Time permanent in those states who wish to go in that direction. How this bill will actually “protect” sunshine is unclear, but I’m certain our unnamed California State Senator will be advising them on this as the bill moves through Congress. And never mind that the U.S. Senate is normally so divided that they can’t even decide on which flavor of Jell-O to serve in the company cafeteria, this bill does indeed have support on both sides of the aisle.
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he bill was introduced by Republican Senator Marco Rubio — “Little Marco” as Donald Trump used to call him — along with fellow Republicans James Lankford of Oklahoma and Roy Blunt of Missouri, and Democrats Ron Wyden of Oregon, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Ed Markey of Massachusetts. Ted Cruz backed out of co-sponsorship when he learned the bill would not affect the time of sunset in Cancun. According to Rubio, “More daylight in the evenings results in fewer car accidents and robberies.” Your garden-variety robber is apparently unaware that while changing the clocks might increase the corn harvest, there will still be just as much darkness on any given “night” as there would have been on Standard Time for him to do his dirty deed. Another benefit, according to Rubio, is that it “reduces the
number of vehicle collisions with wildlife, which means in Rubio’s home state of Florida less alligator road kill to take home for the barbecue. (Tastes like chicken.) It also supposedly “benefits the agricultural economy, which is disproportionately disrupted by biannual changes in time by upsetting the synergy between farmers’ schedules and their supply chain partners.” And don’t you just know that farm workers would much rather be picking crops late into the night than spending quality time with their families. On the one hand, Rubio claims that permanent Daylight Time will “reduce car accidents involving pedestrians,” while on the other hand he says it will be better for overall health because research shows that the extra hour of evening daylight “increases pedestrian activity by 62 percent.” I don’t know what kind of math he’s using, but it’s hard to figure how increasing the number of pedestrians out for an evening stroll will reduce the number of car accidents involving pedestrians. There’s a lot to decipher here and no one knows for sure how Vice President Kamala Harris feels about all this since she will be the one who will once again be called upon to cast the tie-breaking vote. I pray she votes for permanent Daylight Saving Time. Our crops will be lost without it and we might all starve. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
Woodland police investigate a pair of shooting incidents from Thursday BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer Several victims escaped injury Thursday after unknown suspects shot at their vehicles in Woodland, according to police. The investigation began shortly after 7 p.m. when a woman reported being shot at while driving on Palm
Avenue. She began driving toward the police station for help when she noticed the suspect vehicle was following her, Sgt. Victoria Danzl said. The woman briefly stopped, but was shot at again when she resumed driving, Danzl said. Officers reported finding bullet holes in the woman’s car
and spent casings and broken glass in the area, but no sign of the shooter. While investigating that incident, police received reports of a second shooting at about 7:25 p.m. in the 1000 block of Sixth Street. Although the caller reported someone had been struck by gunfire, responding officers determined no
one had been shot, Danzl said. However, two people sitting in a parked vehicle said their car was struck twice by bullets that were fired between two moving cars that passed through the area. “The subjects continued to fire off rounds at Sixth Street and Gum Avenue after leaving,” Danzl added.
Officers reported collecting spent bullet casings at that location. Both incidents remain under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Woodland Police Department at 530-666-2411. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenter prise.net.
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Briefly Davis pair face fraud charges Davis police arrested a local couple suspected of using stolen identities to buy luxury cars and rake in unemployment benefits. The arrests stemmed from a Thursday night probation search at a residence in the 700 block of Sycamore Lane, conducted by the Davis Police Department's Community Policing and ProblemSolving Unit. "Inside the apartment, officers located approximately one ounce of fentanyl, evidence suggesting distribution of narcotics, a large quantity of cash, numerous fraudulent checks, and identification cards suggesting Employment Development Department (EDD) and Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) fraud," police said in a news release. Officers also reported recovering two vehicles — newer Infiniti and Lexus models — which the suspects are believed to have purchased recently using stolen identities. The search culminated in the arrests of Davis residents Robert Willis, 33; and Kayla Wright, 29. Both were booked into the Yolo County Jail on charges of possessing narcotics with intent to distribute, auto theft, conspiracy and various fraud charges, police said.
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Panel discusses food insecurity Thieves twice target Special to The Enterprise Local leaders in addressing food insecurity shared insights this week, through Yolo Community Foundation’s panel series about current community needs. The panelists reported a 25-30% increase in demand for services since the pandemic began and discussed the importance of supplying families with food as a way to increase their overall health and stability. The five-part Yolo COVID-19 Community Needs Series, sponsored by Sutter Health, focuses on current issues that have risen in intensity since the start of the pandemic. The March 4 discussion on food insecurity featured Michael Bisch, executive director of Yolo Food Bank; Aleecia Gutierrez, board chair of Mercy Coalition West Sacramento; Cathleen Olsen, board member of Winters Farm to School; Christi Skibbins, executive director of Meals on Wheels Yolo County; and moderator Thomas Nelson, director of Yolo/Solano at Kitchen Table Advisors. Nelson said that in 2017, Feeding America reported that 20,000 people in Yolo County experienced a shortage of food needed to lead an active, healthy life. Food insecurity is not a new issue for many neighbors and organizations working in the community, but the pandemic has increased the need. Panelists reported a 25-30% increase in demand for services. Thursday’s panelists discussed the populations
being served, the ways the pandemic has changed services and needs, the impact of inequality on food insecurity, expected impacts going into the recovery phase, and opportunities for the community to support and address this issue. Yolo County is an agriculturally-rich area with many food growers and producers, which provides unique opportunities for the organizations addressing food insecurity. One example was from Winters Farm to School, which received a large donation from a local farm whose buyer (a hotel in San Francisco) wanted to donate the produce they no longer needed when the pandemic began. Ten percent of the food distributed by Yolo Food Bank is directly from local growers. Another consistent theme during the discussion was that providing food for families has a ripple effect to build stability in other ways. Cathleen Olsen shared that families have been able to pay rent or secure housing when their food needs are met. Michael Bisch said that the Yolo Food Bank has partnerships with 80 other local nonprofits, enabling those organizations to better fulfill their own missions when their clients have access to food. Aleecia Gutierrez and Christi Skibbins both talked about the impact of delivering meals as a way to care for homebound seniors and those living in isolation.
“We’ve re-learned that people are inherently good and they want to help. And that both individuals and businesses can act quickly, decisively and with compassion and generosity in order to help those in need,” said Christi Skibbins of Meals on Wheels Yolo County. Each panelist shared an appreciation for new and strengthened partnerships with other organizations, governmental agencies, companies and individuals. This was the second in the five-week series of discussions held on Zoom at 11 a.m. Thursdays. Community members may register to attend and view recordings at www.yolocf. org. “Mental Health” is scheduled for Thursday, 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. “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.
Woodland Ulta store BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer
Woodland police are investigating a recent heist at the Ulta cosmetics store, as well as a possible second theft attempt last week that led to a highspeed pursuit. In the first case, two male suspects stole more than $5,000 worth of merchandise from the Bronze Star Drive business on the night of March 5. They fled the scene in a gray sedan and eluded police, Sgt. Victoria Danzl said Friday. Five days later, Ulta employees called police shortly before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to report that two known shoplifters were in the store who were believed to have committed a similar theft at the Yuba City Ulta earlier in the day. Danzl said the two women “ended up hearing the employee call police so they left the business without committing a crime.
The vehicle was observed leaving the area and an officer attempted an investigative stop based on the information from Yuba City.” A high-speed chase ensued on southbound Interstate 5 amid heavy rain and hail, causing the suspect vehicle to spin out just before reaching the Yolo Causeway. According to Danzl, officers located products from the Yuba City theft and obtained statements from the women that linked them to that incident. “They also advised they were headed up I-5 to Natomas to hit other stores,” she said. Due to unspecified medical concerns, police cited the driver, 24-yearold Monaezha Crump of Sacramento, on charges related to the pursuit and released her at the scene. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene.
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Karl Wayne Current, Ph.D., peacefully passed away the day after his 72nd birthday, on Feb. 8, at Sutter Davis Hospital, in the arms of his wife and daughter, following years of pain. He was the loving husband for over 50 years to Linda Fiut Current. He leaves behind his devoted daughter Emily Current, son-in-law David Brotherton, and two young granddaughters, Wallis and Lyle, who adored their very special Pa. Wayne was born in Memphis, Tenn., on Feb. 7, 1949, to Andrew and Ruby Current, the eldest of three sons. He played football at Titusville High and worked summer jobs at Cape Canaveral before putting himself through the University of Florida, Gainesville; earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science. He worked briefly at TRW in Redondo
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Beach before becoming a UC Davis professor in electrical engineering in 1976. He earned early tenure, and regularly consulted with Lawrence Livermore National Labs on the highest security national and international projects. He published many papers and books and spoke at professional conferences around the globe sharing his research. Wayne was a lover of vintage cars, beginning with his first 1931 Model A Victoria he drove in high school to the present. His collection grew to six vintage cars, and his joy was to restore and drive them. He also loved science fiction, animals, his pets, and taking his family on road trips and to Hawaii. Following his wishes, there won’t be a gathering, but his friends, colleagues and students are encouraged to write a story or memory of an experience with Wayne to later share with his grandchildren. Email them to currentL@csus.edu.
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Jan. 24, 1934 — Feb. 6, 2021 Colleen Griffith passed peacefully at home on Feb. 6 with her family by her side. Born in Sidney, Mont., Colleen grew up in Vancouver, Wash. She worked for the telephone company as a switchboard operator after high school and two years later met the love of her life, Doug Griffith, an Air Force officer. They married three months later and honeymooned across the country in their ‘53 Ford on their way to a new assignment in Florida. Military life meant moving often around the country including to Beale AFB in California, Grand Forks in North Dakota and Goose Bay in Labrador, Canada. A devoted wife and homemaker Colleen poured her energy into her family which grew rather quickly having four boys in three years, two sets of twins. The family settled in Davis after Doug’s military retirement in 1971. Colleen worked in the Davis High School lunchroom and later as a secretary in Doug’s calculator business but she will best be
remembered for raising three generations of children. In addition to her kids, Colleen raised four grandchildren and was affectionately known as Grandma to countless kids she graciously sheltered, fed and welcomed into her home. She loved weekly coffee outings with dear friends but enjoyed most being at home, among all “her” kids. Colleen attended St. James Catholic Church and along with her husband was actively involved with the Davis VFW chapter. “You seemed So Nice, So Quiet, So Gentle, Sweet, Innocent, Protected, Trusting,” Doug later wrote in a love letter describing the day they met. To everyone who knew her, Colleen was simply a saint. She is preceded in death by her daughter Sherrie, son Robert and husband Doug. She is survived by her sons Mike, Brad and Steve; grandkids, Christian, Stacy Lampkin, Bradley, Melissa Barnett, Bobby, Aaron and Anthony; and great-gandkids, Jayden, Sophie Grace and Maddie.
Miriam Ethel Legakis July 7, 1946 — Feb. 12, 2021
Miriam “Mimi” Ethel Legakis passed away peacefully at age 74 on Feb. 12. She was a 50-year resident of Davis. Mimi was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 7, 1946, and moved with her family to Alhambra in 1950. She was a loving sister to two older siblings, Marilyn and Martin, and two younger siblings, Carol and Mark. Her parents, Pastor Gustav and Ethel Schramm, raised her in the Lutheran church. She continued her strong faith throughout her life, singing in choirs and serving in the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. It was her steadfast faith that gave her the ability to overcome many obstacles throughout her life. Mimi pursued her passion for teaching when she was accepted into Concordia Teachers College in Seward, Neb. Taking a break from college, she married and became a banker for San Diego Federal Savings. She worked in San Diego and then as the Greenhaven branch manager in Sacramento. She and her husband adopted siblings, Cara and Page, ages 1 and 3, through the Children’s Home Society. Mimi dedicated many years of volunteering and fundraising for the Children’s Home Society. She became lifelong friends with many of her fellow volunteers. After resuming her undergraduate studies at UC Davis, Mimi completed a bachelor’s degree in English in 1983 and taught eighth-grade English in Winters. In 1985 she married John Legakis and gained two stepsons, Justin and Nathan. Soon after, her daughter Allison was born. Her family later expanded to include six grandchildren that she deeply loved and treasured.
Always cheerful and smiling, Mimi will be remembered for her strength and courage. After a stroke at age 43 that paralyzed her right side, she persevered and resumed a full and joyful life. Unwilling to succumb to her physical challenges, she continued to care and cook for her family and drove her children to countless activities. She walked her neighborhood greenbelt daily and would bring warmth and a smile to many friends along the way. After raising her children, she traveled extensively to Germany, England, Greece and Spain. She was a bright light, continually selfless, and an inspiration to her family and others. We will all miss her boundless love. Mimi is survived by her husband John Legakis of Davis, stepson Justin Legakis and his wife Jessie of Los Altos, stepson Nathan Legakis and his wife Lesley of Windsor, daughter Allison Massopust and her husband Bo of San Francisco, Cara Snow and her husband Jim of Las Vegas, and Page Ponsford. In addition, are her brother Marty, sisters Marilyn and Carol, and her grandchildren Abraham, Jaina, Bode, Thomas, Wyatt and Mackenzie. Mimi was preceded in death by her parents Gustav and Ethel Schramm and brother Mark Schramm. Thank you to all friends and family for reaching out and for your support. A celebration of life is planned for later this year. We will be dedicating a memorial bench for Mimi on the city of Davis North Davis Greenbelt. In lieu of flowers, if you would like to donate to this memorial, please contact Allison Massopust at amlegakis@gmail.com.
David Beaty Pelz died peacefully at home with his family in Davis on March 30, 2020, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 83 years old. David was born June 3, 1936, in Fresno to Fred and Doris Pelz, the second of three sons, including Roger and Phillip. He graduated from Mt. Whitney High School in 1954 and then College of the Sequoias two years later (both in Visalia). In 1959, he graduated from UC Berkeley with a civil engineering degree and married his wife, JoAnn Feaver, two days later. After five years working for the Federal Bureau of Public Roads as a highway engineer at various locations throughout the western U.S., he settled in Davis in 1965 with JoAnn and his two children, Kimberlie and Jeffrey. He spent a productive 35-year career in the city of Davis Public Works department, serving the last 27 years as director. Beyond the Davis community, Dave represented the League of California Cities on the Caltrans Bicycle Advisory Committee, was a steadfast advocate for bicycle and bus transportation and a loyal supporter of the public works profession as a charter member of the Sacramento Chapter of the American Public Works Association from 1965, including a term as president in 1988. He was preceded in death by his parents and older brother Roger. He is survived by
his loving wife of 61 years, JoAnn, brother Philip, daughter Kim and her husband Frank, son Jeff and his wife Karin, and grandchildren Joshua, Delany and Aubrey. Dave was a thoughtful, articulate man of faith, serving in a variety of capacities in his churches and community throughout his life. His passion for and contributions to Davis’ internationally acclaimed bicycling infrastructure, among many other public works projects, are reflected in the community today. Dave’s patience and talent for listening meant that he was loved and respected by all who knew and worked with him. He had an especially positive attitude toward life, an uplifting sense of humor, and an amazing capacity for finding the good in every person and situation. An online memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday, March 20 to recognize the first anniversary of Dave’s passing. All friends, public works associates and family are welcome. For entry, go to the Davis Community Church website at dccpres. org, scroll down to Highlights & Featured Events for the article and link to the service. Please contact Julie Herdt for information at julie@dccpres.org. Memorial donations in Dave’s memory may be directed to Davis Community Church, Yolo Hospice or the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.
Travis Thomas Wilson Sept. 22, 1984 — Feb. 27, 2021
Travis Thomas Wilson, age 36, died peacefully in his home of heart failure on Feb. 27. Travis was a graduate of Davis High School, and obtained a bachelor’s degree in urban development and city planning at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. After high school, Travis started his career with Bechtel Construction, working in contract management for large construction jobs in Iceland, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Fredrick, Maryland and Las Vegas. While touring across the country he met lifelong friends, and his wife, Lindsey. After his time with Bechtel, Travis moved back to the Sacramento area to work with his father, Sam, and brother, Marcus, in their family refrigeration business, RSI, and to be closer to his family. Through RSI, Travis and his brother and father were able to obtain business success, while maintaining their close bond. Travis was an avid outdoorsmen and was always up for an adventure. He enjoyed downhill skiing, golfing, hunting with his dad and friend, John Brinley, fishing with his PopDad and friend, Bob Warren, and tending to his garden, particularly his tomatoes and succulents. He loved planning trips and sharing travel with others. Travis’ travel included trips to Paris, Japan, and frequently to the beaches of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Wherever he was, Travis always embraced the setting he was in.
While down to earth, Travis enjoyed the finer things in life. He enjoyed being a part of the Sutter Club, most recently as part of the heritage committee, a well-tailored suit, a fine steak, the freshest catch, a classic timepiece, a clean, well-designed car, and most importantly, his ultimate treasure, his daughter, Cecilia (despite the fact that it went hand in hand with a somewhat dirty car). Travis was a quiet man, but he had a contagious laugh that would fill the room. He was the first to show up at all events (never empty-handed), was capable of making connections with individuals of all ages and walks of life, and showed immense care and love for his family and friends through his actions. Travis is survived by his wife, Lindsey; daughter, Cecilia; parents, Cindy and Sam; sister, Haley; brother, Marcus; sister-inlaw, Marin; nephews, Daniel, Declan and Nash; grandfather, Bill (Geno); grandmother, Mabel; uncle, Ron (Mary); aunt, Jane (Dave); in-laws, Mike and Kathy, his beloved pets; Norman, Alice and Buzz; and many treasured cousins and friends. He is reunited with his grandmother, Dottie (Momsie), and grandfather, Al. There will be a private family burial on March 19. At 1 p.m. Saturday, March 20, a public memorial will be held for Travis at the Wilson Ranch, 43141 Montgomery Ave. in Davis. All are welcome. Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home in Davis.
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William T. (Bill) Hollingshead May 24, 1937 — Feb. 1, 2021
William T (Bill) Hollingshead, 83, passed away peacefully on Feb. 1, 2021 in Davis after a brief illness. Born May 24, 1937, at the old Woodland Clinic Hospital and raised in Woodland, Bill had a knack for entertaining from an early age. He told of “singing a little song for Mr. McNary” as he walked by the Hollingshead studio after work. When he was rewarded with 25 cents, he realized he was “on to something.” After graduating from Woodland High School in 1955, Bill went to UC Davis, where he designed halftime shows for the band. A lifelong saxophone and clarinet player, he transferred to UC Berkeley for a year to play in their marching band, going to the Brussels World’s Fair in 1958 and marching in the parade and halftime at the 1959 Rose Bowl. He was drafted into the U.S. Army after graduating from UCD. He was proud to be able to serve his country and was accepted into the prestigious Continental Army Command Band. After his active duty, he revived his college comedy/magic act and toured Europe across both sides of the Iron Curtain. When he returned to the U.S., his band, Bill Hollingshead and the Headlights, and his magic acts were staples of the Northern California entertainment scene. It was around this time that Bill discovered the magic of monsters, and set out on a unique career path. “I used to be in the circus/carnival circuit, across the U.S. and Canada,” he said. “We had the rights to
present Frankenstein, Wolfman, Dracula and the Mummy.” Later, when he applied as director of entertainment for San Diego’s 200th Anniversary celebration, the hiring supervisor said, “You’re just what I’m looking for — a carny with a college degree.” Next was a stint at Sea World where, among other things, Bill “scripted” dolphin shows. When he arrived at Knott’s Berry Farm in the early 1970s, Bill used the monster characters he’d met over the years to create the Knott’s Berry Farm Halloween Haunt, which debuted in 1973, and is now the largest and longest running Scary Show in America. He also managed the summer concert series. After booking such acts as The Everly Brothers, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Pat Boone for Knott’s, Bill had an epiphany that led him to start his own music production and talent agency, Bill Hollingshead Productions, Inc. While watching a Jan and Dean concert, he saw the power of the connection between an audience and the hits of their youth. Bill brought Jan and Dean back into national prominence. Playing sax with them regularly, he was dubbed “The Incredible Honk.” He went on to promote revival tours with Frankie Avalon, The Kingsmen, The Chantays, Fabian, The Surfaris and other early rock and roll icons. When Chuck Berry needed a sax player at a concert, Bill stepped in and earned a “rare complimentary nod from
Chuck Berry himself.” An irrepressible storyteller, Bill’s all-time favorite story was that of his young affection, rediscovery and marriage to Sharon Dianne Fritter Escardo in 2004. The pair went steady at Woodland High School, but as Bill was headed to college, they drifted apart. Fifty years later, they reconnected at a high school reunion. On retirement, Bill was always working on a project. A 1951 polio survivor, Bill lectured at the UCD Med Center giving a first-hand account of polio and spearheaded the Davis Rotary’s PolioPlus initiative, public speaking and visiting Ghana to administer vaccines. In 2009, Bill was recognized by Rotary International for raising over $1 million for polio eradication. In 2011, he received the American Red Cross Hero of the Year Award. At UCD, he joined the Alumni Band and the Concert Band. He also supported the Music Recital Hall, the Symphony Orchestra, going on their four-concert tour of Spain, and lectured on “The History of Rock & Roll.” Bill received the distinguished Aggie Service Award in 2012. Bill organized and displayed the vast historical photography legacy built around the life work of his father, Paul W. Hollingshead, who was an apprentice to New York fashion photographer Edward Steichen before settling in Woodland in the 1930s. The photographs range from stunning fashion portraits to a world-class chronicle of small-town USA. Bill was instrumental
in securing Paul W. Hollingshead’s admission into the New York Institute of Photography Hall of Fame in 2014. The life and character of Bill Hollingshead were small-town values, coupled with achievements on major national stages, with a performer’s flair for stories, music, magic and wordplay. He was a generous and loyal soul, with the “twinkle in the eye” of someone truly exceptional. He will be remembered by all for his sense of humor, and probably a horrendous joke, or pun, or two. Bill was preceded in death by his parents Paul W. and Vera Tilly Hollingshead and his brother Edward P. Hollingshead. He is survived by Sharon Dianne (Fritter) Escardo Hollingshead, his wife of 17 years, his stepchildren Luis Enrique Escardo and Katerina Escardo Govoni and his grandson Aiden Enrique Govoni. Also surviving are his sister-in-law Victoria (Foster) Hollingshead, and a numerous, loving Hollingshead family. A private graveside service was held on Feb. 11 at the Woodland Cemetery with military honors. Donations may be made to PolioPlus, with checks made out to Rotary International Foundation, Memo: PolioPlus, In memory of Bill Hollingshead, and mailed to Rotary Club of Davis, P.O. Box 185, Davis CA 95617, or to support music in local schools, with checks to Bill Hollingshead Music Fund and mailed to 1010 Anderson Road, Davis CA 95616. A memorial service and gathering will be scheduled at a later date.
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The pandemic rules, they keep a-changin’ P atrons of breweries and distilleries may no longer be required to purchase food with alcohol, according to a new state rule effective Saturday. This affects purple and red counties (Yolo is red, the secondmost-restrictive tier). There are some complications, though. People must make 90-minute reservations, and drinks-only service ends at 8 p.m. Wineries have been exempted from this food rule, which many say was unfair. The change does not affect bars or taprooms. From my interpretation, the rule requires Davis Beer Shoppe patrons to purchase food with a beer order, but not those at Three Mile Brewing down the street (unless it’s after 8 p.m.). ———— Ruhstaller is back to pouring beer in the hop fields. The brewery has a new taproom off Interstate 80, at 6686 Sievers Road in Dixon. Ruhstaller Farm quietly opened in December, and plans a grand opening from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 20. Ruhstaller previously sold beer from another hop farm off I-80, at 8949 Olmo Lane. Solano County officials closed it in April 2016, citing permitting and safety concerns. Ruhstaller Farm’s regular hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3 to 8 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays from 3 to 9 p.m., and weekends from noon to 9 p.m. It offers 10 beverages on tap, including a house kombucha,
according to a March 11 story in Sactown Magazine. There are also tacos, tortas and, on Fridays, a Swiss potato pancake. It also has a taproom called Ruhstaller Shop, at 800 Business Park Drive, Suite G, in Dixon. Its basement taproom at 726 K St. in Sacramento is closed during COVID. ———— Yolo County’s Windmill Vineyards changed its name to JDM Estate, and plans to open a wine-tasting room in downtown Woodland by the end of the year. The company owns 147 acres in the Dunnigan Hills, growing organic grapes, olives and figs. Its address is 34254 County Road 19, outside of Woodland. Sales and marketing manager Lauren Testani said the vineyard features a wide variety of grapes, including cabernet, malbec and some Italian varietals. One of its popular reds is its montepulciano, she said. It used to sell much of what it produced. Now, it will use most of the grapes and olives for its own wines and olive oil. The winery is looking at a couple of sites in Woodland for its
tasting room. Plans are to include a retail area, featuring other items from local producers and businesses. ———— Repairs to The Dumpling House continue, though COVID slowed its progress. The restaurant, at 129 E St., Suite B in Orange Court, suffered a fire in May 2018. Owner Jetty Li said most of the structural work is complete. Flooring is next. She anticipates another six months before it can reopen. Meanwhile, there are lines for its famous dumplings at the Davis Farmers Market each Wednesday, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Central Park. ———— The hair salon Style Lounge, 305 D St., has been back open for a while, but the furniture and storage boxes outside are prompting some questions from readers. During the initial lockdown when all hair salons were closed, owner Jerry Paiz used the time to freshen up the salon’s interior. Old styling stations were placed on the lawn facing Third Street. When salons reopened as outsideonly, those stations were put to use. After stylists were permitted to work indoors, Paiz said the mirrors stayed in place, as an “art installation” to bring some levity to the situation. And with the constant rule changes for that industry, they served as “a little bit of a remembrance of what
It fills the former Chickpeas Kitchen spot at 640 W. Covell Blvd., Suite A. The new restaurant serves Middle Eastern and Moroccan food. The concept includes foods like kabobs, shawarma, falafel, couscous and tagine. Starting hours will be 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. A website is under development. ———— For those who are asking, I have not heard any updates on D Street Steakhouse, 113 D St., or the Davis Uncle Vito’s at 524 Second St. Both have been closed for a year. I continue to try, but have not received responses. ———— I keep track of affected Davis businesses on my Google spreadsheet, which includes more than 325 Davis businesses affected by COVID-19. It’s at https://bit.ly/ DavisBusinesses. In it, there are sheets for Restaurants-open, Restaurants-closed, Businessesretail, Businesses-service, Special hours (for older adults or compromised shoppers), and more. Please email wendyedit@gmail. com to suggest updates or additions. — Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram pages. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, contact her at wendyedit@gmail. com.
we’ve been going through.” He said people loved the mirrors, and he often saw passers-by stop to primp and take photos. Today, they still use one outdoor station when clients request and weather permits. As for the storage boxes, he said they contain furniture from other salons. He’s having trouble finding a moving company to transport them. ———— Two readers wrote in to dispute a statement in last week’s column from the owner of the upcoming Davis Barbecue Pit at 640 W. Covell Blvd., Suite D. Kristin Johanson said, “There aren’t any good hamburgers this side of Davis — just Carl’s Jr. and Burger King.” Though I took it as a reference to North Davis, fans of Lamppost Pizza chimed in, noting that the West Davis family restaurant also has great burgers. Agreed. The barbecue restaurant was hoping to open on Friday, but the purchase of new equipment requires a follow-up inspection. Johanson said she hopes to have it open early this week (March 17 or so). It fills the space left by Dickey’s Barbecue Pit. Davis Barbecue Pit’s hours will be 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays. See its menu at https://www.davisbarbecuepit. com/. ———— Also in Anderson Plaza, Casablanca should open on Thursday, March 18, its owner reports.
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Special to The Enterprise WOODLAND — DapIt, a Yolo County-based company, is the first consumer- and business-based app to help small businesses market their gift cards on social media. Businesses of all sizes can customize their own digital gift cards. DapIt soon will be launching its new features for small businesses such as DapIt Pay, a payment feature allowing consumers to pay instantly, and DapIt Store Feature, allowing businesses to sell products and get paid instantly. DapIt was formed in 2019 by the husband-and-wife team of Cesar and Pauline Torres, with the mission of providing the necessary tools to promote local businesses that were once available only to larger companies. Being small business owners themselves, the couple is passionate about helping other small business owners as well as bringing consumers the power to transact with them. “We believed that as small business owners we should all work together to help one another achieve success, and are grateful that so many small businesses are now part of DapIt. Our app offers contact-less payments, weekly reporting, a business profile and onetouch directions.
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VACCINE: County gets ready for an influx of new patients From Page A1 state has been negotiating with unions on the addition of specific job sectors, including transit workers and janitors. As of Monday, all will join the currently eligible population of healthcare workers, individuals over age 65, and workers in food and agriculture, education and childcare, and emergency services. However, even while many more people will be eligible for a vaccine come Monday, “there won’t be any more vaccine supply right away,” Dr. Aimee Sisson, Yolo County’s health officer, said in a PSA produced by Davis Media Access. “We will not have enough doses to immediately vaccinate everyone who is eligible,” said Sisson, “so I ask for your continued patience as we vaccinate residents.” Those newly eligible because they are at high risk for severe disease or death from COVID-19 will have to self-attest to that fact and will not be required to provide documentation. That self attestation can be done at the vaccine clinic site, said Sisson. Conditions which make an individual eligible for the vaccine are: ■ Cancer, current with debilitated or immunocompromised state ■ Chronic kidney disease, stage 4 or above ■ Chronic pulmonary disease, oxygen dependent ■ Down syndrome ■ Immunocompromised
state (weakened immune system) from solid organ transplant ■ Pregnancy ■ Sickle cell disease ■ Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies (excludes hypertension) ■ Severe obesity (Body Mass Index ≥ 40 kg/m2) ■ Type 2 diabetes mellitus with hemoglobin A1c level greater than 7.5 percent Or, if as a result of a developmental or other severe high-risk disability, one or more of the following applies: ■ The individual is likely to develop severe lifethreatening illness or death from COVID-19 infection ■ Acquiring COVID-19 will limit the individual’s ability to receive ongoing care or services vital to their well-being and survival ■ Providing adequate and timely COVID care will be particularly challenging as a result of the individual’s disability The state is urging these individuals to reach out to their healthcare providers first for a vaccine appointment. “We strongly recommend individuals with these conditions seek vaccination with a primary healthcare provider or system, or in an alternate clinical setting,” the state said. “Check first with your usual healthcare provider to see if they have vaccines and available appointments. Healthcare providers who
have vaccines may also begin reaching out to you, as a patient with a significant, high-risk medical condition or disability known to the provider, to schedule your vaccine appointments.” Pharmacies are also an option, but during March, the federal government is directing that all school and child care staff be prioritized for pharmacy vaccinations so supply for other populations remains limited. The Yolo County health department will continue to provide links to vaccine clinics on its vaccine webpage (www.yolocounty.org/ coronavirus-vaccine) so residents should check back frequently as appointments, when posted, fill quickly. ———— The state also announced Friday that 2 million COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered in the state’s most disadvantaged communities, triggering changes to the color-coded, tier-based blueprint for reopening. Earlier this month, the state had announced its plan to focus on vaccine equity by targeting 40 percent of vaccine doses to the state’s hardest-hit communities where transmission rates and disease burden have been the highest during the pandemic. When 2 million doses had been administered to residents of those communities, the state said, more counties would be able to progress from the purple
tier to the red. That happened Friday, allowing 13 counties — including Colusa, Placer and Sonoma — to move to the red tier where restaurants, gyms and movie theaters are among the businesses allowed to resume indoor service at limited capacity and more schools to reopen. The move was made possible because the upper limit for the red tier was changed from 7 new cases per 100,000 residents to 10, making it easier for counties to meet the lower tier’s threshold. More counties are expected to make that move on Tuesday, including Sacramento, Lake, Sutter and Yuba. “California is doubling down on its mission to keep equity a top priority as we continue to get COVID-19 vaccine doses into the arms of all Californians as safely and quickly as possible,” said Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of California’s Health and Human Services Agency. “Focusing on the individuals who have been hardest hit by this pandemic is the right thing to do and also ensures we are having the greatest impact in reducing transmission, protecting our health care delivery system and saving lives.” The Blueprint will be updated again when 4 million doses have been administered in the state’s most disadvantaged communities, at which time Yolo County may move
more quickly through the tiers. Last week the county was on the cusp of meeting the metrics for the orange tier. If the adjusted case rate here falls below 4 per 100,000 residents on Tuesday, the county will be two weeks away from a move to orange. ———— The county actually saw more new cases of COVID19 and more deaths over the last week than the week before. Between March 5 and March 12, cases increased by 141, according to the county’s online dashboard, and deaths increased by five, bringing to 190 the total number of county residents who have died of COVID-19. The week before, from Feb. 26 to March 5, the county reported 117 new cases and no new deaths. The week prior to that the county reported 233 new cases and four deaths.
Deaths reported in the last week involved residents of Davis, Woodland and West Sacramento, while new cases were spread throughout the county, with 45 new cases in Woodland last week, 41 in Davis, 30 in West Sacramento and 25 in unincorporated areas of the county. Winters reported no new cases in the last week. The city of Davis crossed the 2,000-case benchmark late in the week and has now seen 2,027 residents test positive for the coronavirus. Nineteen city residents have died. ———— Davis Media Access has produced two public service announcement videos featuring Sisson discussing COVID-19 vaccines. Both videos can be found at https://davismedia.org. — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.
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From Page A1 brunt of the pandemic’s health and economic effects. The expanded child tax credit will go a long way for Alma Jimenez, an undocumented single mother of 8-year-old Abraham, who is a citizen. Abraham has been in virtual school for nearly a year, forcing Jimenez to take occasional house-cleaning jobs and make artisanal soaps from home. “I haven’t paid the light bill, PG&E” and several months of rent, said Jimenez in Spanish from the one-bedroom they share in Concord. “It would help me pay them. Maybe my car insurance. I’d distribute it.” As logistics of the child tax credit are still being worked out by the IRS, the federal package passed by Democrats in Washington, D.C., achieves something California progressives have dreamed of, but had not yet achieved: sending monthly cash aid to families in poverty with no application process, work requirements or restrictions on how to spend the money. In recent years, Gov. Gavin Newsom and fellow Democratic lawmakers have made strides on various proposals, such as a $1,000 tax credit to low-income working families with children under 6, but failed to pass a bill intended to lift all children out of deep poverty. California experts say this one-year policy will be a political test for a permanent child allowance in the United States, and they hope it passes with flying colors. “If it were to be made permanent, it would be the most important anti-poverty program for children in our history,” said UC Berkeley economist Hilary Hoynes, one of a committee of experts who recommended this policy in a 2019 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report on reducing child poverty. Biden is expected to sign the stimulus bill on Friday. It also includes $1,400 stimulus checks for individuals making less than $80,000 and couples earning $160,000 or less annually, extra $300-a-week unemployment payments extended through Sept. 6, and a cash infusion for state and local governments. Through the expanded child tax credit, the federal government will send regular payments that add up to $3,600 per year for each child under the age of 6 and $3,000 for each child under 18. Single parents making up to $75,000 and couples earning up to $150,000 per year are eligible, covering over 60% of California households with children, according to a CalMatters analysis of Census data. At stake for California is the chance to slash its child poverty rate in half, from 17.4% to 8.7%, according to researchers at Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy, who crunched the state’s poverty estimates for CalMatters. An estimated 7.9 million California children would benefit.
and have the soundtrack and listen to it with our kids. “And I thought since we have this hashtag, and it’s a great song…. Why not just use the song and perhaps make a video and reach more people that way?” It took him a couple of nights to adapt Miranda’s lyrics to a message about the safety of the COVID vaccine. After hearing Liu perform it, “the thespian in me came out,” said Berger, who spent time in community theater back in the day. “And I have a bunch of friends who are musical, people who are physicians in my department as well, that have been in, like, parent bands in Davis, and I immediately said, ‘Those guys are people that we need to get involved!’” Among them were two physician colleagues — married couple Fernando Silva and Heidi Ladner — who not only live around the corner from Berger but have a music studio in their house, he said.
But recording a song and shooting a video in the middle of a pandemic is no easy task. Each of the doctors recorded their portions, one at a time, in the studio or at home. “We even had to record the choruses separately and that was a challenge,” said Berger. But it all came together thanks to Silva’s recording and audio engineering, “and we had this song and it was really cool,” said Berger. Turning that song into video required the assistance of a few more people. First, UC Davis gave permission for the video to be shot on campus, making Meyer Hall a key set piece, then Berger’s wife, Brenna, provided the choreography for the video. With film in hand, the group turned to local filmmaker Ethan Ireland, who edited it all together. “He put in like 60 hours just editing the video,” said Berger. Meanwhile, Berger’s 13-year-old son, Avery, created the hand-drawn animation used in the video.
“There’s 177 individual handdrawn frames,” said Berger. “It made such a difference.” The video was finally all ready to go and the group chose last week, the anniversary of the pandemic’s beginning, to release it. The whole point, of course, is to convince people that the COVID vaccines are safe and effective, something increasingly difficult to do with the misinformation out there on social media. “Showing this to the average person, who may be bombarded with information and unsure who to listen to … it could be putting people on the right track to get their vaccines,” said Liu. Liu’s wife, Dr. Tuong-Vi Ha, who also participated in the project, noted that physicians “were all really emotionally amped when it was announced (the vaccine) was ready because we’ve never seen science work so quickly and for something that really affected so many people. “So we wanted to make sure people understood how safe it was
and that it’s not really new.” Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines use mRNA technology, which, while new for vaccines, has actually been around for a long time, including to treat cancer, said Ha. But she and the other participants know the vaccine hesitancy out there is real and needs some overcoming. “At the end of the day, we know there are a lot of people with skepticism,” said Berger. “A lot of people of color who are skeptical about vaccinations, and for good reason. “People don’t understand the safety and the science and so the video and the song, the lyrics, is really meant to address that in a creative way, to demonstrate that we, as a group of physicians … we really trust and we hope people will, too.” Or as Liu’s lyrics say: “About a hundred million interventions ready to rock ... You can hear us talk, with swagger or not … But believe the sight of doctors lining up for their shots.”
VIOLENCE: Pandemic also leads to increase in firearm ownership From Page A1 rates of domestic violence have escalated during the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning roughly a year ago when countries entered lockdown worldwide. She said responses to a survey she conducted with colleagues at Tulane University indicated that a loss of income because of the virus or any other increase in stress were contributing factors to domestic violence. “When there’s more to be stressed about, there’s more to fight about,” Cannon said. “And if there’s more to fight about, you’re going to see more violence.” Another aspect, Cannon said, is that people have
been trapped together in their homes, making them isolated to domestic aggressors or potential aggressors. “Even being able to go out and take a walk, or go meet with a friend and talk about your frustrations or your stresses, that’s all been more or less cut off for most people,” Cannon said. “And so we see the increase in stress. But we also see the decrease in resilience, and those are all contributing factors to increased intimate partner violence.” Kravitz-Wirtz, also currently the lead investigator for the California Safety and Wellbeing survey, talked about an increase in gun sales as a result of the pandemic. The survey is an
ongoing state survey on topics related to firearm ownership and exposure to violence. Kravitz-Wirtz said the survey was retooled in July last year to ask respondents whether they’d acquired a firearm in response to the pandemic. The results show that an estimated 110,000 people reported acquiring a firearm in response to the pandemic, she said. Two fifths of respondents didn’t own a gun before the pandemic. “Most of these respondents cited a perceived need for self protection corresponding with, for example, worry about lawlessness and prisoner releases,” Kravitz-Wirtz said, “which was consistent
with sort of the fearmongering and messaging advanced by some gunrights groups and others during that time.” Kravitz-Wirtz said scientific evidence consistently shows easy access to a firearm in the home is associated with elevated risk of firearm injury and death for everyone residing in the home. She added that the survey found roughly 50,000 current gun owners said they’d started storing at least one of their firearms “in the least secure way, that is, loaded and not locked up, because of the pandemic.” Nearly half of those households had children or teens residing in them, Kravitz-Wirtz said.
Both professors were asked if the 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package signed by President Joe Biden Thursday contains resources to help mitigate violence during the pandemic. Kravitz-Wirtz said there’s direct monetary support for families and families with kids that will help reduce some of the psychological toll of worrying about basic needs during the pandemic, which may increase risks of violence. She said initial findings from the Stockton basic income pilot program show when families are provided direct monetary support, many psychosocial outcomes improve.
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UCD women hit the jackpot Hall earns MVP as Aggies make third trip to Big Dance BY BRUCE GALLAUDET Enterprise sports editor Texas, here come the Aggie women ... After 30 minutes of very serious defense by both schools, UC Davis went on a 27-7 run in the second half to finally shake loose from UC Irvine, 61-42, and capture the Big West Tournament. Playing at the Michelob Ultra Events Center at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, the Aggies now will head to their third NCAA Big Dance, this time conducted at five “bubble” venues in and around San
Antonio beginning March 21. UCD will discover its seeding and foe when the brackets are unveiled at 4 p.m. Monday on ESPN. For a while on Saturday, though, a rugged Anteater defense went toe-totoe with the equally stingy Davis crew. After 11 lead changes and both teams struggling to find the range, it was UCI that held a 32-30 advantage with 4:28 remaining in the third period. It was at that point that tourney most valuable player Cierra Hall knifed inside to tie things. A minute later, Evanne Turner’s bucket would start an avalanche that resulted in a 27-7 Davis blitz, leaving a onceinvolved Irvine in the rear-view mirror. UCD head coach Jennifer Gross was magnanimous after the win, the Aggies’ 13th against just two losses in
a season that saw a healthy Davis team have 11 games canceled due to Yolo County health protocols. “I just want to congratulate UC Irvine on an amazing season and a spectacular run,” said Gross, in her 10th year at the helm. “And congratulations to all the Big West programs getting through the most challenging year we’ve ever faced. To all the student-athletes and the coaches — we all got through it by supporting each other.” The two schools both shot about 35 percent in the first half. Starting the third quarter, with the score tied at 26, neither UCI or the Aggies were particularly prolific. And when squads miss shot after shot, suffer forced turnovers and see the scoreboard stalled, the prevailing take is
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Tournament MVP Cierra Hall of UC Davis, left, and UC Irvine’s Tahlia Garza tangle during first-half action of Aggies’ 61-42 Big West Tournament championship game on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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on’t look now, but officials at Eastern Washington University have commissioned a study of athletics at that Big Sky Conference institution in remote Cheney. And why should we care? Well, Eastern Washington is a perennial power in the Big Sky, a conference that UC Davis belongs to as a football-only member. In the last several years, the Big Sky lost North Dakota as a football member and now Southern Utah has announced its intention also to abandon the Big Sky. The health of Eastern Washington is vital to this esteemed conference that has been in business since Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Weber State and Gonzaga all came together in 1963. The headline over Melissa Luck’s story at yaktrinews.com hinted at the storm clouds gathering in the Washington Bread Basket. “Stay Division I? Drop football? EWU weighing options for athletic department,” the article said. “Major decisions await Eastern Washington University as it determines the future of its athletic department,” reads the opening paragraph. “EWU commissioned a report from The Pictor Group to determine the best direction for the department. The six-month review consisted of on-site visits, an examination of documents, and interviews and surveys with students, faculty and staff.”
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he very need for such a study is ominous. The report is now out and the findings are mixed. On the one hand, “The group outlines issues related to declining enrollment and corresponding budget cuts.” On the other hand, “It also cites athletics as a way of boosting the university’s reputation, citing success in basketball and football, as well as the university’s famous red turf.” The red turf on Eastern’s football field that’s nicknamed “The Inferno” is indeed famous in college football circles, but I’m certain it’s not the reason a high-school senior decides to attend EWU. At best, that gridiron is a novelty. Nothing more. Ever hear, “Hey, I just turned down a full ride at Stanford because I’m just crazy about that red turf in Cheney?” Still, the report does not attack athletics as a waste of time — or football, specifically, as much too costly for whatever rewards it might bring. “The perception of some affiliated with the university is that athletics
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quarter to take a 7-0 lead when Rodrigues threaded the needle to tight end McCallan Castles on a 15-yard pass The 85-yard drive took 13 plays and consumed almost six minutes. On the afternoon, Rodrigues would call his own number several times to keep drives alive. On the TD march, the key play came on a third-and-15 from UCD’s own 35-yard line when Rodrigues hit Lance
“We just didn’t have the same pop we had yesterday,” said UC Davis men’s basketball coach Jim Les in summing up Friday night’s 71-55 Aggie loss to UC Santa Barbara in the semifinals of the Big West Conference tournament in Las Vegas. Les’ reference was to UCD’s hard-fought, 58-56, openinground win over Cal State Bakersfield Thursday night, a game that seemingly left the No. 4 Aggies flat and out of sorts against the top-seeded Gauchos. “We just looked mentally and physically tired out there (Friday),” Les added. “I think the game against Bakersfield took a toll on us and maybe this was the culmination of a strange and difficult season that presented some unique situations no one had experienced before.” Due to COVID cancellations, the Aggies went a long stretch early in the year without playing a single game, but they did win seven of their last nine to finish 10-8 on the year. Santa Barbara, the regularseason Big West champion, is now 21-4 and one step away from a bid to the NCAA’s March Madness. “I couldn’t be prouder of our kids for the way they stayed together and fought through
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UC Davis quarterback Hunter Rodrigues (12) escapes the grasp of Weber State tackle Jared Schiess during first half of No. 1/2 Wildcats’ 18-13 Big Sky victory over the visiting No. 23 Aggies at Stewart Stadium on Saturday.
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A tale of 2 halves Aggies unable to hold off Wildcats BY BOB DUNNING Enterprise staff writer UC Davis dominated the first half of action, but a thirdquarter rally by Weber State led the Wildcats to a tense 18-13 win over the Aggies in a Big Sky Conference football battle royale Saturday afternoon in Ogden, Utah. With the win, WSU moves to 2-0 in the six-game spring season while the Aggies drop to 1-1. The win was Weber State’s fifth straight over UCD. “It’s disappointing, but we were right there,” said Davis
head coach Dan Hawkins. “Weber’s obviously a good team, and so are we. It’s just the difference between championship teams and teams that are close.” The Aggies relied on a stellar defense and an efficient offense to dominate the opening half, taking a 10-0 lead into halftime against a Wildcat team that entered the game ranked No. 1 in the nation by Athlon and No. 2 by Stats. The highly regarded Weber offense managed just three first downs and 56 yards in the first two quarters, never threatening to dent the scoreboard. With quarterback Hunter Rodrigues directing the offense, No. 23 UCD moved methodically down the field late in first
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In the first year of his six years as head coach at Davis High, Steve Smyte plants the seeds for what will become a healthy football foundation on and off the playing field. Smyte announced his retirement this month.
After eight seasons working to bring Davis High back to football prominence, head coach Steve Smyte has decided to retire. Kind of ... Smyte first coached quarterbacks under Dan Gazzaniga at DHS 12 years ago, then served two, three-season stints as the program’s head coach. Smyte told his team about his decision to step away last week. “It was kind of time,” the former UC Davis and Boise State assistant explained, adding that
associate head coaches Yiji Ge and Ty Brown “have been with this program every step of the way, and it was time to give them an opportunity.” Nonetheless, the position will be opened for applicants, school officials confirmed. Smyte says he and his wife Rose are busy putting the finishing touches on their new home outside Winters. He says he might have retired after the Blue Devils went 10-2 and won a Delta League title and playoff game, but the pandemic hit
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Some new faces fuel DHS football Kick-off return by Jaramillo is first score for Devils
Blue Devil running back Aaron Turner breaks into the clear during Friday night’s scrimmage against Will C. Wood. Turner and the offense looked sharp in the first contact football event in more than a year at DHS.
BY BRUCE GALLAUDET Enterprise sports editor As scrimmages go, the meeting of Davis and Will C. Wood high schools in Friday’s football tutorial was as important a “friendly” outing as the Blue Devils may have ever had. Not only did the event at Ron & Mary Brown Stadium feature the debut of quarterback Trajan Clark, it showcased a newly minted offensive line, the promise of running back Aaron Turner and a spirit that coach Steve Smyte thinks was amazing, “considering these guys hadn’t played in more than 13 months.” With the scrimmage taking place before almost 300 parents, guardians and “essential” personnel, it was Ryan Jaramillo’s 76-yard kickoff return touchdown on the Blue Devils’ first touch of 2021 that brought the football-starved throng to its feet. Later, Davis fans got to see Turner break off a 44-yard run, score and turn in a midseason performance at tailback. Clark did his job, finding newcomer Jet Aquino for a TD on a
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UC Davis 7 3 0 3 — 13 Weber St. 0 0 15 3 — 18 SCORING SUMMARY
First quarter UCD — McCallan Castles 15 pass from Hunter Rodrigues (Isaiah Gomez kick) 1:25. Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 5:48. Aggies 7, Wildcats 0 Second quarter UCD — Gomez 40 field goal. 2:47. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 3:43. Aggies 10, Wildcats 0 Third quarter WSU — Dontae McMillan 2 run (Logan Snyder from Haze Hadley) 8:49. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:11. Aggies 10, Wildcats 8 WSU —Daniel Wright 10 run (Kyle Thompson kick) 3:25. Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:34. Wildcats 15, Aggies 10 Fourth quarter UCD — Gomez 38 field goal. 12:14. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:48. Wildcats 15, Aggies 13 WSU — Thompson 41 field goal. 8:19. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:30. Wildcats 18, Aggies 13 Final
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UCD 19 53-185 3.5 139 13-28-2 324 1-0 2-18 4-51.5 5-46 0-0 33:48
WSU First downs 12 Rushing 34-121 Average 3.6 Passing 236 Passing 13-29-0 Total offense 247 Fumbles/lost 0-0 Punt returns 0-0 Punts/avg. 8-38.1 Penalties 5-40 Sacks 1-7 Possession 26:12
Individual stats Rushing: UCD — Ulonzo Gilliam Jr. 18-63; Hunter Rodrigues 18-52; Lan Larison 6-38; C.J. Hutton 4-15; Carson Crawford 2-11; Trent Tompkins 2-9; Lance Babb II 1-7; Jared Harrell 1-(-3). WSU — Josh Davis 20-71; Daniel Wright 3-24 TD; Bronson Barron 6-18; Dontae McMillan 4-10 TD; John Abercrombie 1-0 Passing: UCD — Rodrigues 13-28-2 TD. WSU — Barron 13-29-0 126. Receiving: UCD — Babb 3-53; Crawford 2-28s; Justin Kraft 1-17; Gilliam Jr. 4-15; McCallen Castles 1-15 TD; Jared Harrell 1-6; Khris Vaughn 1-5. WSU — Ty MacPherson 3-50; David Ames 4-38; Rashid Shaheed 1-14; Hayden Meacham 1-13; Justin Malone 2-12; Davis 2-(-1).
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slant and getting to know his new teammates as Wood and Davis alternated 10- and 12-play possessions. It felt like both schools were behind the curve on defense, missing some key personnel. In Davis’ case, its secondary was without all-leaguer Donovan Garvin. Two-way player Jude Vaughn and Garvin are due back soon, according Smyte.
“Everybody got to play significant minutes. For me, when you’ve worked so hard for 14 months to be able to get in there and play and be rewarded for the hard work? That was our first goal,” Smyte told The Enterprise. “I thought some of the young guys … got some good experience.” The big news for Devil Nation
was that it looks like it’s business as usual for the offensive line — despite losing three members to transfer or graduation. Guard Patton Miller and tackle Josiah Roa return to dig in the trenches. Cooper Christiansen takes over at center, and Jacob Allen is new at the other tackle spot. What was interesting going into Friday’s contest with
Vacaville at DHS was the other guard — linebacker and occasional H-back Zach Brooks. The all-Delta maven and his pals carved out huge openings and repeatedly blocked at the next level. By the break, DHS runners were averaging more than 6 yards a carry. First-year varsity running back Nate Kerr accounted for at least one score. “I thought we were really good in the red zone,” Smyte said. “We finished drives pretty well. Aaron Turner ran the ball just great.” And on defense, Adan Morales and Anthony Edson also drew the coach’s praise: “Some really good stops there.” Notes: It was easy for the Blue Devils to socially distance, as they scrimmaged with only 21 players in uniform. ... And speaking of uniforms, those in the stands are reminded to bring binoculars for subsequent games because the new home gray jerseys with royal blue numerals are impossible to decipher from the bleachers. ... So, coach, are the defending Delta League champs — 10-2 in 2019 — ready for Prime Time? “We’ll see on Friday,” Smyte said. — Reach DE sports editor Bruce Gallaudet at 530-3204456 or bgallaudet41@gmail. com. Follow Gallaudet on Twitter: BGsportsinDavis.
TALE: No. 2 Weber State takes control in second half From Page B1 Babb II for 35 yards to the WSU 30. Despite the ease with which the Aggies moved the ball on that drive, it was their last trip to the end zone. With Weber State’s offense completely stymied by an aggressive Aggie defense, Isaiah Gomez's 40-yard field goal late in the second quarter made it 10-0. At that point, the Aggies appeared to be firmly in control, but the football gods don’t allow games to end at halftime. With its offense clearly stuck in second gear, early in the third Weber faced a fourth-and-1 at its own 35-yard line. While the coach’s manual might call for a punt, Wildcat coach Jay Hill realized that if the second half played out like the first, his team’s chance of victory would be slim indeed. So he gambled. The obvious play was to hand off to elusive tailback Josh Davis, but instead freshman quarterback Bronson Barron, who had a miserable first half, dropped back to pass. Finding no one open, Barron was seemingly caught behind the line of scrimmage, but he broke a
tackle or two and scrambled 5 making that play,” UCD defensive yards for a first down. coordinator Matt Coombs said. “That was a big play,” Hawkins “It just takes a couple of plays to said. “We had him bottled up and turn things around when you’re he got away to (keep) the drive playing a good team.” going. It always comes down to For his part, Hill said he never three plays and that was certainly considered punting the ball. one of them.” “We faced some serious adverWith a stop there, the Aggies sity in this game, but we learned would have been in a strong posi- from it and came out and played tion to add another score and take well in the second half. UC Davis control of the outcome. is a great team and they’re going to win a lot of “But it didn’t games,” Hill added. happen and there’s nothing we can do On their next about it,” added possession, the Hawkins. “That’s Aggies decided on football.” a roll of the dice of Still, we’re talktheir own when ing simply about a they faced a fourthfirst down, not a and-1 at the WSU touchdown, and 41. However, Dan Hawkins Weber was still Rodrigues was trailing by those 10 UCD head coach trapped behind the points. line for a 4-yard Finally playing with a degree of loss and Weber took over with confidence, Weber put together excellent field position. an effective drive that reached pay It took the Wildcats just two dirt when Dontae McMillan raced plays from there to take the lead around the left side from 2 yards for good as Barron hit Ty McPherout. son with a 45-yard bomb, setting Rolling the dice further, Hill up Daniel Wright's 10-yard TD had his troops go for a 2-point run. Kyle Thompson kicked the conversion that was successful point-after. and suddenly it was game on. Now trailing, 15-10, the Aggie “Credit to their quarterback for offense responded driving to first
“We did a lot of good things and learned some good lessons.”
down at the WSU 19, but the drive bogged down and UCD settled for 38-yard field goal by Gomez. That made it 15-13 with 12:14 remaining. Weber added a 41-yard field goal by Thompson and relied on its defense to shut the Aggies down the rest of the way. “We did a lot of good things and learned some good lessons,” Hawkins noted. “We have nothing to hang our heads about. It’s all good. Yes, we dominated the first half, but credit them. It’s a 60-minute game, not a 30-minute game.” The Aggies come home this Saturday for the first time this spring for a 1 p.m. game against Cal Poly. Notes: After two straight COVIDrelated postponements, Cal Poly opened its season with a 34-24 loss to Southern Utah. ... 4,322 fans attended the Aggie-Weber game at Stewart Stadium, but no fans will be allowed this Saturday when the Aggies host Cal Poly at UC Davis Health Stadium. ... Aggie punter Daniel Whelan, who is already on the radar of NFL scouts, boomed four punts for a 51.5-yard average, including a 61-yarder. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
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all this,” Les noted. “They did everything we asked them to do all year long. And I really need to congratulate Santa Barbara. They showed why they’re the No. 1 team in the conference. They’re very talented and they play hard.” Les is uniquely qualified to make that assessment after the Aggies fell to the Gauchos three times this season. Whatever the reason, Friday’s game was never really close after Santa Barbara jumped to a quick 6-0 lead and didn’t look back. “We were really locked in on defense.” UCSB coach Joe Pasternak said. “UC Davis is one of the most difficult teams to prepare for, whether you have one night or a whole week, but our guys ran the game plan to a ‘T.’ We have unbelievable character on this team all the way through, some unselfish players who want to accomplish something special together.” The closest the Aggies came after UCSB’s opening burst was a 15-14 deficit on consecutive buckets by Elijah Pepper and Caleb Fuller, but JaQuori McLaughlin led the Gauchos on a 14-2 run to produce a comfortable 33-21 lead at the break. McLaughlin was 4-for-4 from the field and 3-for-3 from the line in the first half alone. McLaughlin, the Big West Player of the Year, was his usual unstoppable self, finishing with 17 points, while Santa Barbara’s 6-9 Amadou Sow, the junior from Mali, dominated the inside to lead all scorers with 23
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UC Davis forward Christian Anigwe goes high to score 2 of his 14 points during Friday’s Big West seminfinal loss to UC Santa Barbara. points and seven rebounds. The Aggies were in foul trouble all night (three players fouled out) and the Gauchos took full advantage by converting 28 of 34 free throws to just six from eight for UC Davis. Santa Barbara was in cruise control in the second half, racing to a 46-27 lead before a spirited Aggie rally cut the deficit briefly to 10 points before UCSB pulled away once again. Christian Anigwe had a career game with 15 points and eight rebounds in just 22 minutes of action to lead the Aggies. “This was a hard one, but we’ve all been together for a long time now and we know we had each other’s backs,” Anigwe said. “For some reason, we just didn’t have the same energy.”
3-point attempts, Turner was asked how she felt that “neither wants it.” On about her teammates havthis night, it was just the ing such confidence in her. opposite: Both schools Asked about why Davis wanted it badly. suddenly pulled away, With Hall, the Anteaters Turner had this to say: “It knew what they were get- was our defense. We went ting. On this night, the in at halftime and said, reigning BWC Player of the ‘Our defense is going to get Year scored a game-high 23 us through this’ ... and (we) points with five rebounds just executed. Our defense and three forced turnovers got stops, and was her made plays, usual pain on and that’s defense. what got us But the perthrough.” formance that In addition Next game: NCAA helped Davis run to Turner’s 22 off to Texas came Tournament seeding, and Hall’s 23, from sophomore Monday,ESPN.4 p.m. it was the guard Evanne inside play of Turner. UCI didn’t know Sage Stobbart and point what hit them. guard Mackenzie Trpcic Turner, the rainbow- that stymied Irvine. Stobshooting long-range special- bart made sure the paint ist by way of Etiwanda High, was dry for the Anteaters had 7 early points. But then, (only 20 points inside), and as both teams foundered, Trpcic joined swingman she was held without a point Kayla Konrad in getting in for 15:49. the face of anyone who When she broke the came near. drought at 2:33 of the third Stobbart finished with 5 period, her bucket gave the points and 12 rebounds Aggies a 34-32 lead — an and forced 11 altered shots advantage they’d never relin- (none of which went in). quish as Turner went on to Konrad had 5 points, six score another 13 points boards and three assists, before the final horn. while Trpcic had a gameAfter hitting 9 of 13 from high five assists and caused the floor and half of her six a half-dozen turnovers.
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s there any doubt that the worst job in college football is coaching at Kansas? Over its last 105 Big 12 Conference games, the Jayhawks are 7-98. That streak of ineptitude goes back to 2009! Not only players, but a multitude of coaches and athletic directors have churned through the mill ... without success. Kansas will begin the turnaround process anew for next fall, but with a another new cast. This week, head coach Les Miles was fired amid sexualharassment findings when he was coaching (and winning) at LSU. Athletic Director Jeff Long hired Miles, his longtime friend, and claimed he was thoroughly vetted during the 2018 process. Not well enough, apparently, to satisfy KU officials, who also “parted ways” with Long on Wednesday. Meanwhile, New York governor Andrew Cuomo — not long ago a nationally rising star — fights for his political career as
multiple sexual-misconduct allegations have arisen. Have never understood why public figures, be they in sports, politics, entertainment, the arts, media, etc., get to a certain lofty position and suddenly decide the rules don’t apply to them. Guess again, folks. ■ Duke is out of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament due to positive COVID cases. What other schools could suffer a similar fate between now and next Thursday when 64 teams go the post? Both Virginia and Kansas dropped out of the ACC and Big 12 tournaments due to COVID. Silver lining, if there is such a thing during the pandemic ... Blue Devil coach Mike Krzyzewski is now available for a CBS analyst gig. The Duke resignation should be a reminder to everyone: the pandemic is nowhere near over. While states are “opening up” and restoring some social freedoms we took for granted a year ago, it’s no time for complacency.
■ A lot of things were different in college hoops this year, and one of the changes is in the coaching attire on the sidelines. Gone are the thousand-dollar suits that never looked good anyway. In are custom-fitted outfits bearing the team’s colors and logos (think UC Davis’ Jim Les). Methinks they look so much better. The real winners are the apparel manufacturers, Nike, Adidas, Under Armour and others. Their logos reside next to school emblems with thousands of free TV exposures during March Madness (unless the NCAA reverts to more formal dress). Let’s hope not. ■ If you follow the NHL, the new deal between the league and
ESPN will impact your checkbook. ABC/ESPN will carry games, but games that are now on the NHL Network are headed to ESPN+, which has a surcharge. ■ Hope springs eternal for baseball this time of year, and can it be that the MLB season gets underway in just two weeks? One face we haven’t seen for a while is that of San Francisco catcher Buster Posey, who opted out of the 2020 season. Posey, 34, returning to the Giants has put a bounce in everyone’s step. First time your correspondent saw Posey play was as a San Jose Giant at Stockton. Four at-bats, two hits, two loud outs later, it didn’t take a genius to figure out he’d catch by the Bay for the next decade. Which he has. ■ If you venture out to Sutter Health Park to watch the River Cats come May 1-3 bases may appear larger. Your eyesight is not going bad. The minor leagues at all levels are experimenting with a number of rules.
SMYTE: Rebuilt football culture
DHS coach Steve Smyte enjoys a light moment at a 2012 Sacramento Kings game with friends, Bob Dunning, Jim Sochor and broadcast maven Jerry Reynolds at far right.
From Page B1 last spring, “and I didn’t want to leave the guys then.” After assisting Gazzaniga, Smyte took the reins in 2010. His teams when 1-9, 2-7 and 5-5. But a philosophical falling-out with the previous DHS administration led to the coach’s resignation. When subsequent coach John Wiley quit three years ago — and leadership at the school had changed — Smyte was hired again. He also is retiring from his longtime duties as a special-education teacher at DHS. “Steve Smyte is an exceptional educational leader and an inspiring mentor to our students, in our classrooms and on the field,” Davis High Principal Tom McHale told The Enterprise. “Steve made an immediate impact at DHS when he advocated successfully for moving our special education program, once located on the edge of campus, to the center of campus where it exists today. “Steve’s strong actions and words fostered in our staff a greater commitment to educational equity and support for all students’ academic achievement and personal growth.” In Smyte’s second goround as head football coach, the Blue Devils have gone from 0-10 in Wiley’s last year to 6-5 and 10-2 with back-to-back playoff appearances. Although the clouds of
At the Triple-A level, the size of the bases goes from 15 square inches to 18 square inches. The idea is to reduce player injuries and collisions. Double-A is experimenting with infielder placements to combat shifts. ■ For the better part of five decades, Steve Ortmayer coached special teams and tight ends at both the collegiate and NFL levels. He had on-field or front office roles with Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego, Green Bay, Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams and later with coach Rich Brooks at Kentucky. “A football man, from A to Z,” said Brooks. My friend Ort lost his battle with cancer this week at age 77. He will be missed. — Doug Kelly is director of communications for Battlefields2Ballfields and managing general partner of Kelly & Associates. Kelly also is the longtime radio and television color man on UC Davis football broadcasts. Reach him at DKelly1416@aol.com.
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COVID still hang over prep sports, Smyte says the school has done “everything right” in protecting its student-athletes. And while he promises that DHS will be trying to win every one of its six games in this abbreviated spring season, it’s not about the game results. With Smyte, it never has been. “The score doesn’t matter as much as the guys being winners just for going through the ups and downs of the (pandemic),” he explains. “The won-loss record is secondary. The fact that they stuck it out and got through this … they’re all winners now. Players and staff.” Over the years, Smyte has learned from the best, he says. He and the late UC Davis icon Jim Sochor were best friends. Former Aggie head coach Bob Biggs, whom Smyte assisted for eight years, remain close. Current UCD coach Dan Hawkins and former Boise State and Washington head man Chris Petersen are counted among Smyte’s mentors and friends. “Steve Smyte? Where do I start?” Biggs asks. “I’ve
“The score doesn’t matter as much as the guys being winners just for going through the ups and downs of the (pandemic).” Steve Smyte DHS football coach been so fortunate that our paths crossed some 25 years ago when, after the Sacramento branch of the Canadian Football league folded — and he was looking for an opportunity to continue his football coaching career — he knocked on my door. “What started as a voluntary assistant coach position turned into a full-time receivers position for almost a decade ... but, more importantly, a friendship of a lifetime.” Biggs, who was an AllAmerican quarterback at UCD before serving as the school’s head coach for 20 season, continued: “Steve is one of the most passionate, selfless, honest, loyal and true to who he is people I know. A great husband, father and mentor of
young men. His impact at Davis High goes way beyond the football field, and he has touched all the lives of all the students and staff he has taught and interacted with. “Just a great human being. Proud to call him a friend.” Smyte would enlist Biggs and Sochor, among others, to talk with his Blue Devils. As an extrapolation of their friendship and mentoring, Smyte passed along deep insight about teamwork, the importance of academics and being a “good son and citizen.” Sochor’s wife Donna remembers the relationship between her husband and Smyte ... “Though football was probably the first draw, they enjoyed each other’s company,” she recalls. “It
became a true friendship. Steve has a great heart and will continue to pass on life lessons to those he meets along the way.” And Smyte indicates he won’t be far away. He plans to take some time off to “see other programs in action” and is open to an invite back the DHS gridiron in “some capacity.” A brilliant offensive mind, he’s already proved that the level doesn’t matter — the results are always there. So what have been Davis High highlights for Smyte? Without hesitation, the coach answered: “There were a couple. I loved it (in 2011) when our team GPA came out at 3.3 and getting through seasons without behavioral referrals. We’ve done both the right way all along.” On the field, his first game in Tour No. 2 in 2018 was a lopsided loss to Grant. It was memorable in that “they were killing us in the first half, but our guys were encouraging each other. We came back and won the second half. “That spoke to the new culture of the program. No pointing fingers. They
banded together and I couldn’t have felt prouder of a team, even though we lost the game.” The following season (which seems so long ago but is last season), Davis dismantled the Pacers, 31-6, in a rematch, despite the Blue Devils going with their back-up quarterback in the second half. “We’ve never been about winning, though. It’s always about ascribing to the values in our program,” Smyte says. “Winning a Delta League championship? Yeah, that was a highlight. Winning a playoff game in front of our home fans? Yeah, that was a highlight. Going from being ranked 1,100th in the state to being in the top 70? Yeah, that was a highlight, from a football perspective. “But I tell our guys, if all you’ve learned is football, I’ve failed as a coach.” Notes: Growing up in Canada, Smyte, 61, was a dual threat in ice hockey and football, but he had to choose going into college. At the University at Western Ontario he had a distinguished gridiron playing career. Smyte began his prep coaching days in Southern California before becoming an assistant at American River College and with the old CFL Sacramento Gold Miners. ... Smyte says his family has been his foundation throughout his career. Rose and DHS-graduate daughters Julianna and Alexondra “are our biggest fans … not just in the wins and losses, but in how we’ve been able to conduct our program and how we treat our players. They have the players’ best interests at heart. And they balance me. They’re like holistic coaches.” — Reach DE sports editor Bruce Gallaudet at 530-320-4456 or bgallau det41@gmail.com. Follow Gallaudet on Twitter: @BGsportsinDavis.
DUNNING: Fingers crossed Eagles allowed to keep soaring in Big Sky From Page B1 does not contribute to the university mission,” the report notes. “However, the athletics program’s recruitment and support of over 300 student-athletes brings diversity to the university and helps EWU achieve its enrollment goals.” Additionally, “Campus and prospective student events surrounding football games and other athletics events bring future students to campus to enhance admissions and enrollment activities. The success of
the athletics program brings former students back to campus and provides a significant enhancement to the university’s alumni relations and development efforts.” All true, presumably, but I’d like to hear a bit more about how athletics and a variety of other extracurricular activities, some of them costly, benefit the students involved. Athletics are frequently referred to as the front porch of a university, one that is highly visible to the public at large. Ohio State is a great university
all by itself, but the majority of folks across the country first learned about the Buckeyes through the school’s football team. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing can be debated at length, but it remains a fact nevertheless. The troubling part of the report is that “EWU’s funding for the athletic department has fallen well below the median for Division I FCS and Eastern’s peer institutions in the Big Sky Conference. Football is a defining part of the program and
dropping football would require careful consideration.” The report provides several options, including keeping the athletic program exactly where it is and making do with whatever the budget provides. Other options include dropping athletics down to either Division II or Division III, which would result in dramatically reduced visibility despite the obvious cost savings. The report concluded that Eastern is at a “critical juncture,” where inaction is not an option. EWU officials are now soliciting
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public comment and planning meetings with student and faculty groups. All information will be presented to the school’s Board of Trustees later this spring for a final decision. Here’s hoping the high-flying Eagles find a way to maintain their program at its current level. Win, lose or draw, they have been a vital member of the conference for a number of years and their loss would be a body blow to the Big Sky’s future. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
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COMMENTARY The phones are better than ever, but who’s calling?
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elve into your bank account or find a credit card that isn’t maxed out and do it. You know you want to. You know you must. You know you can’t resist. You want, must have, to hell with the expense, the latest cell phone. Of course, the cell phone you have is perfectly good and does everything you want. That isn’t the point. When you are in need of a technology fix, utility isn’t a consideration. Your old cell phone, truth be told, was such a whizzy little computer that you could ask it to read your email aloud or you could surreptitiously enjoy watching old television shows like “Mister Ed.” Now it must be cast out. You have read the CNET review which details pixel counts, camera capacity and battery longevity. The new phone, the one that you may have to raid your child’s college fund to acquire, is a must-have. Here is a tip: Google until you are bugeyed. It is lazy just to buy the top Android from Samsung or the latest iPhone from Apple. There are about 120 companies making cell phones. There are a dozen you can buy without going to China. Imagine if you have a phone that is unique, the opportunity for one-upping your pals is limitless. Think of these conversations just waiting: “Bill, is that a new iPhone? I just bought a Blankety Blank. Actually, it is superior. You should see how I mapped a trajectory for a Mars flight on it.” Or “Susan, you got the latest from Samsung? I guess it is great, but I really need extra functions. I can shoot and edit a feature film on this little beauty from Blankety Blank. It writes the script, too.” Warning: When you have made one of these asinine comments, move away. You can spend more than $3 million on a cell phone. An Australian businessman commissioned such a phone. It was replete with a 22-carat gold case, rubies, and diamonds. I wonder what it weighed. More, I wonder if it worked. I don’t expect to find that model at Walmart. But don’t be downcast, if you have just $2.5 million to blow on a phone, there are several in your price range. Of course, these have nothing to do with telephony, they are pure fashion — like those watches that cost millions and are made in Switzerland, the home of great watches, with humble, Chinese-made moving parts. Even if you hold onto your old instrument or buy the latest, it seems the one thing you won’t be doing is making phone calls. We are living in the post-phone age. If, God forbid, we are to speak to someone on the phone, an appointment has to be set up by email or text (a cell phone capacity actually used). So a simple phone call becomes work, something to cause tension, apprehension, dread. I don’t think anyone ever made an appointment to call you to tell you that you are coming into money or to tell you they have accepted your marriage proposal.
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have lived through the ages of the telephone, as defined by an instrument connected to similar that enables you to talk to someone else. The first age was the party line. I call it the public line because you could listen to anyone on the same line. Then there was the age of the rotary. Dial, dial, dial. If, like me, you had to make a lot of phone calls, it was hell. We had pencils with rubber-blob ends to insert into the dial to ease the finger labor. The pushbutton was nirvana. A huge advance. Then came the age of the answering machine. It was the thin end of the wedge which subtracted years from lives because it led inexorably to those automatic phone systems that won’t let you speak to a human being. No doubt there will be sociologists writing about the death of talking on the telephone. I, for one, always loved a ringing telephone, before robocalls, of course, because that call might be something that, as Omar Khayyam said, transmutes “life’s leaden metal into gold.” Sometimes phone calls (RIP) did that. — Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. His email is llewellynking1@gmail. com. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
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Another chance to act on housing
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hen he was running for governor three years ago, Gavin Newsom promised, rather absurdly, that he would spearhead a drive to build 3.5 million new housing units by 2025. It was absurd because it would require California to escalate new construction from about 100,000 units a year to 500,000, which would be financially and physically impossible. Once elected, Newsom backed away from that pledge, calling it “aspirational,” but he did attempt, a year ago, to once again focus attention on the state’s housing crisis by devoting nearly all of his State of the State address to it and the closely related homelessness issue. Within weeks, however, his attention shifted to the COVID-19 pandemic and housing went on the Capitol’s back burner. Meanwhile, California’s housing shortage has gotten significantly worse. This month, Newsom’s Department of Finance revealed that just 102,800 residential building permits were issued in 2020, down 8.8% from 2019’s total, which itself was a 3.8% drop from 2018. Not only is overall
construction headed the wrong way, but all of last year’s decline was in apartments and other forms of multi-family housing where shortages are the worst. Moreover, when housing lost to fires, old age and other causes is included in the equation, the net gain last year was only about 75,000 units, under half of the state’s official yearly goal. The cold fact that housing construction is headed the wrong way, and that housing shortages and high housing costs are feeding a high poverty rate and pushing employers and workers out of the state doesn’t seem to be having much effect on the Capitol. Newsom and other politicians talk a good game, but don’t back up their words with action. What happened, or didn’t happen, to last year’s major housing bill is a telling example.
LETTERS Back democracy I am concerned about the state of our democracy and feel passionately that passage of the “For the People” Act (HR1) is of utmost importance. For years, Republicans have been working to restrict access to voting because they know they are less likely to win if everyone votes. Their efforts have included frequent purging of voter rolls, gerrymandering, and buying elections, among other things. Following the heavy voter turnout in the 2020 election in states like Georgia, Texas and Arizona, Republican-led legislatures are now working to add additional barriers to accessing the ballot box. We need Congress to pass HR1 to get money out of politics, expand voting rights, combat corruption, secure our elections and much more. If we don’t pass HR1 in this session, we may never get another chance to take these critical measures to strengthen our democracy. Lori Llewelyn Davis
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The measure, carried by Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, was a modest stab at the housing issue’s biggest roadblock — the notin-my-backyard attitudes in local communities. The bill would have made it easier to build duplexes and other low-impact multi-family projects on lots zoned for single-family homes. Atkins’ measure cleared the Senate easily and had enough votes to pass the Assembly. However, due to conflict between Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon over legislative procedures, it was held in the Assembly on the last night of the session until just minutes before the midnight deadline, leaving too little time for a final Senate vote.
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ewsom could have intervened in the petty squabble to get the bill to his desk, but didn’t, for reasons best known to himself. The Legislature is back in session and its leaders and Newsom have another opportunity to match their words on the housing shortage with action — or not. Atkins has introduced a new version of her failed bill, now known as Senate Bill 9,
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Health care for everyone Our obsolete health care system is complex, costly, chaotic, fragmented, inefficient and electronically-challenged. Its paper file-folders are shelved under patients’ names everywhere. Almost all other high-income industrialized nations offer universal, comprehensive, publicly financed, electronic-online records and care for everyone — at far lower costs. As COVID-19 revealed, many
and others have proposed measures to speed up construction, most notably a four-bill package by Sen. Scott Wiener. The San Francisco Democrat has emerged as the Legislature’s leading housing advocate with a willingness to challenge the reluctance of many cities to build their fare share of lowand moderate-income housing. The most important of the four is Senate Bill 478, which would neutralize local ordinances that effectively prevent construction of multi-family projects on land zoned for them by imposing unworkable land-to-building ratios. The Atkins and Wiener bills challenge local governments’ much-cherished powers over land use, which is the most contentious but most important piece of the housing conundrum. They also will test the willingness of California’s political leadership to do something more than talk about the crisis. — CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more stories by Dan Walters, go to calmatters.org/ commentary.
of the 500,000 Americans who died would be alive today, but for lack of insurance and essential care. Some 2.7 million Californians today have no insurance. As they lost employment, they lost insurance and preventative care. Many “underinsured” patients suffer “medical bankruptcy.” Millions have to “ration” life-saving medicines and services. And Medicare is great — but what if you’re nowhere near retiring yet? CALCARE would cover all Californians — regardless of age, income, unemployed status, gender, LGBTQ, ethnicity, citizenship, precondition or types of illness. Patients choose doctors, hospitals and providers. Our California Legislators must consider passing AB1400 to enact CALCARE. If it becomes law, universal access and comprehensive care will control exorbitant costs and save millions of lives. Contact your Legislators. Urge them to consider voting for AB1400 – CALCARE. Marilú Carter Davis
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Two views: The limits of online speech Regulate social media to mitigate harm BY YOSEF GETACHEW Special to the Enterprise
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n Jan. 6, a violent mob of insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn our country’s 2020 presidential election. The attack, which resulted in the death of five people, was fueled by a constant stream of disinformation and hate speech Donald Trump and other bad actors flooded across social media platforms before, during, and after the election. Despite their civic integrity and content moderation policies, platforms have been slow or unwilling to take action to limit the spread of content designed to disrupt our democracy. This failure is inherently tied to platforms’ business models and practices that incentivize the proliferation of harmful speech. Content that generates the most engagement on social media tends to be disinformation, hate speech and conspiracy theories. Platforms have implemented business models designed to maximize user engagement and prioritize their profit shares over combating harmful content. While the First Amendment limits our government from regulating speech, there are legislative and regulatory tools at its disposal that can rein in social media business practices bad actors exploit to spread and amplify speech that interferes with our democracy. The core component of every major social media platforms’ business model is to collect as much user data as possible, including characteristics such as age, gender, location, income and political beliefs. Platforms then share relevant data points with advertisers for targeted advertising. It should come as no surprise that disinformation agents exploit social media platforms’ data-collection practices and targeted advertising capabilities to micro-target harmful
content, particularly to marginalized communities. For example, the Trump campaign used Facebook to target millions of Black voters with deceptive information to deter them from voting. Comprehensive privacy legislation, if passed, can require data minimization standards, which limit the collection and sharing of personal data to what is necessary to provide service to the user. Legislation can also restrict the use of personal data to engage in discriminatory practices that spread harmful content such as online voter suppression. Without the vast troves of data platforms collect on their users, bad actors will face more obstacles targeting users with disinformation. In addition to datacollection practices, platforms use algorithms that determine what content users see. Algorithms track user-preferences through clicks, likes and other forms of engagement. Platforms optimize their algorithms to maximize user-engagement, which can mean leading users down a rabbit hole of hate speech, disinformation and conspiracy theories. Algorithms can also amplify disinformation as conspiracy theorists used the “stop the steal” moniker across social media platforms to organize and mobilize offline violence. Unfortunately platform algorithms are a “black box” with little known about their inner workings. Congress should pass legislation that holds platform algorithms accountable. Platforms should be required to disclose how their algorithms process personal data. Algorithms should also be subject to third-party audits to mitigate the dangers of algorithmic decision-making that spreads and amplifies harmful content. Federal agencies with enforcement and rulemaking capabilities can apply their authority to limit the spread of harmful online speech that results from
platform business practices. For example, the Federal Trade Commission can use its enforcement power against unfair and deceptive practices to investigate platforms for running ads with election disinformation despite having policies that prohibit such content. The Federal Election Commission can complete its longstanding rulemaking to require greater disclosure of online political advertisements in order to provide greater transparency as to what entities are trying to influence our elections. Outside of legislative and regulatory processes, the Biden administration should create a task force for the internet, consisting of representatives from federal, state and local governments, business, labor, public interest organizations, academia, and journalists. The task force would identify tools to combat harmful speech online and make longterm recommendations for an internet that would better serve the public interest. There is no silver bullet solution to eliminating disinformation, hate speech and other harmful online content. In addition to the policy ideas, federal lawmakers must provide greater support for local journalism to meet the information needs of communities. But social media companies have proven that profits are more important to them than the safety and security of our democracy. Federal lawmakers and regulators must enact policies as part of a holistic approach to hold social media platforms accountable for the proliferation of harmful and false content. The insurrection on January 6 revealed that our democracy may just depend on that accountability. — Yosef Getachew is director of the Media & Democracy Program for Common Cause. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
Control should be with users, not government B J Y K G COMMENTARY Special to The Enterprise Y ILLIAN ORK AND
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he U.S. election and its dramatic aftermath have elevated the debate about how to deal with online mis- and disinformation, lies and extremism. We saw social media companies permanently kick the president, some of his allies and conspiracy groups off their platforms for election misinformation, raising eyebrows around the world and leading to accusations that they’re being robbed of their First Amendment rights. At the same time, people used social media to communicate plans to commit violence at the Capitol, drawing complaints that platforms don’t do enough to censor extremism. This has exacerbated calls by politicians and others to regulate online speech by imposing rules on Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms. Lawmakers are backing various wrongheaded proposals for this. One would change the law to hold tech companies legally liable for the speech they host, by amending Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act — the thought being that platforms will remove harmful speech to avoid multiple lawsuits. Another would give state legislatures power to regulate internet speech. Last but not least, now-former president Donald Trump issued in May an executive order that would essentially insert the federal government into private internet speech, letting government agencies adjudicate platforms’ decisions to remove a post or kick someone off. The Biden administration can rescind the order — but so far it has not. It is important to note that the law as it currently exists gives platforms both the right to curate their content as they see fit (thanks to the First Amendment) and protects them from liability for the choices they make about what to remove or leave up. Without these protections, it is unlikely that we would have seen the growth of these platforms in the first place, nor are we likely to see further flourishing of competition in the space. The purported remedies under consideration by lawmakers are highly and dangerously flawed and flout First Amendment speech protections. They would foster state censorship antithetical to democracy. Big tech companies would have more control over online speech than they already have because they can afford the legal fights that will scare off new entrants to the market. What’s more, they would push legal, protected speech offline, and silence the voices of marginalized and less powerful people who rely on the internet to speak out — a diverse set of people that includes activists, journalists, LGBTQ individuals and many more.
Instead, users should have more power to control what they see on their feeds. They should be able to move freely with their data from one platform to another when they don’t like what they see. There should be more competition and more choice of platforms so users can seek out the one that works for them. Mergers and acquisitions among social media companies should be more closely scrutinized, and our antitrust laws better enforced to foster competition. Instead of having one giant platform gobbling up its competitors, as Facebook did with Instagram and WhatsApp, we need multiple, diverse platforms for people to choose from. Facebook, Twitter and Google have way too much control over public discourse and do a mostly horrendous job at moderating speech on their platforms. The decisions they make to take down posts or close accounts are inconsistent and vague, and lack transparency. That needs to change. Platforms should adopt standards like the Santa Clara Principles on Transparency and Accountability in Content Moderation (developed by civil society and endorsed by numerous companies), which frame content moderation practices around human rights considerations, including the right to appeal take down decisions and have humans, not algorithms, review removals. Tech companies have a First Amendment right to edit and curate the content on their platforms, free of government interference. The government cannot force sites to display or promote speech they don’t want to display or remove speech they don’t want to remove. We support this right. The government shouldn’t have the power to dictate what people can or cannot say online. But until platforms embrace fairness, consistency and transparency in their editing practices, give users more power over their social media accounts, and embrace interoperability so users won’t lose data if they decide to switch platforms, and until policymakers find ways to foster competition, we will continue to see misguided calls for the government to step in and regulate online speech. — Jillian C. York is director of International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation and author of “Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under Surveillance Capitalism.” Karen Gullo is an analyst and senior media relations specialist at EFF. They wrote this for InsideSources.com.
Clean-transportation initiative vital to economic recovery BY JOEL BARTON, BERNIE KOTLIER AND AMISHA RAI, Special to CalMatters
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consistent policy and funding that will help it thrive. And, in doing so, put people back to work right away. Now, with President Joe Biden committed to an allelectric federal fleet and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order to achieve 100% zero-emission new vehicle sales by 2035, there are massive, homegrown market signals moving this job-creating industry forward. That’s why the governor’s budget calling for a $1.5 billion investment in the clean transportation sector is so well-timed — and why those criticizing the move are missing the mark. As the global economy picks back up, strategic public investments in clean transportation will create jobs and open up career opportunities for decades to come. The improved air quality for California’s communities, which are some of the most polluted in the nation, is an added benefit. California has always led the way. That’s why more than 500,000 advanced energy and clean transportation workers and 34 different electric vehicle manufacturers call our state home. This investment in good-paying, skilled, clean
transportation jobs is a workforce development opportunity for our state. Public investment in clean transportation will add construction jobs building-out charging station infrastructure, especially in low-income communities, communities of color and rural areas — places they are needed most to make electric transportation universal. The state is expanding access to training programs such as the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program so that new and currently certified electricians are prepared for this significant opportunity. To achieve the economywide benefits that come with switching to electric cars, we must give all Californians the opportunity to go electric. With funding for programs like Clean Cars for All, this budget provides assistance for low-income Californians to purchase electric cars of their own — saving them money every month by reducing fuel and operating costs. Additional opportunities for California to benefit from electric vehicle investment continue to surface. New research shows that California can anchor a multibilliondollar domestic electric
vehicle battery supply chain by developing lithium from the Salton Sea. This project would inject thousands of jobs and billions of dollars into California’s Imperial Valley, one of the state’s most economically disadvantaged regions. The economic risks of not investing in clean transportation are real and costly. If we do not act now, we will lose out on these critical economic and job creation opportunities, ceding them to other states and nations that are in the
race to be the world center for clean transportation. The governor’s call for $1.5 billion in smart and strategic transportation electrification investments gives us a chance to corner the world’s largest growth market. Let’s put California in the driver’s seat and put people back to work in this time of unprecedented economic upheaval. — Joel Barton is the secretary-treasurer of the State Association of Electrical Workers for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Bernie Kotlier is executive director on the Labor Management Cooperation Committee for IBEWNECA California & Nevada. Amisha Rai is a managing director at Advanced Energy Economy. 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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What’s in a name? That which we call Davis ■ Editor’s note: Tanya Perez is taking the day off. This column originally published in May 2018.
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ver the years I’ve made a point of not sharing my husband’s or sons’ names in this column. It just seemed like they might have a little more privacy by not being directly named. Of course, it would be easy to figure out their names if someone were inclined, but I’ve liked having a little cloak over them. Today, however, I want to share the origin story of our older son’s name, because it’s kind of adorable and weird, all at once. His name is Davis. And he grew up in Davis, and went to Davis High School, and so on. For starters, Davis was born in Virginia. When my husband, S, and I moved from California for a job, we never thought we’d ultimately live in Davis. If we would have expected we’d someday be Davisites, I doubt we’d have chosen the name of the city where we would settle. But our son is, in fact, named after UC Davis. When S and I first started dating in 1989, he lived in Palo Alto, and I lived in the foothills east of Sacramento with my mom and stepdad. We’d both finished
college in Southern California, where we had a large group of mutual friends. A couple of months into our courtship, S decided he wanted to attend graduate school. He’d applied to UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Berkeley and UCD. If my memory is correct, he was admitted to all of them, but he chose UCD to be near me. The distance from Palo Alto to Rescue was already becoming difficult. At that point, we really hadn’t been dating long enough for me to follow him to grad school. But S was pretty sure I was his destiny, so leaving me seemed like a bit of a gamble. I mean, a Ph.D. program is most likely five-plus years; if S left for Southern Cal right as we were getting serious, that would be a risky supposition that we could withstand the distance, especially without modern conveniences like cellphones, FaceTime or even texting. So S chose UCD to be near me,
and he has always been happy he did — on both counts. The name Davis didn’t actually come as a direct connection to UCD, however. Strangely, it came from a TV show that is barely memorable to me now. “Wings,” which aired from 1990 to 1997, was about two brothers who owned a little commuter airplane business. An infrequently recurring character on the show was “Davis Lynch” (I just had to look up his last name) played by actor Mark Harelik. I remember the first time I became aware of this character. The only person named Davis I’d ever heard of, it was like a premonition. I was instantly aware that if S and I ever had a son, we would name him Davis, to honor the fact that S chose UCD to be with me. And honestly, I have always loved the name and been thrilled we named our firstborn Davis. However, it’s not without some weirdness. For starters, Davis was born in Virginia — Richmond, to be specific. And I’m not kidding when I say that when we first introduced our baby to some longtime Richmond residents, they quickly assumed we were honoring the president of the Confederacy.
“This is our baby, Davis,” we would say. “Oh, for Jefferson Davis?” they would respond, with no comedic intentions.
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t was, of course, stranger when S got a job at Sacramento State, and we decided to settle in Davis. I vividly remember when we first were walking around downtown, 4-year-old Davis Perez was ecstatic to see his name on every trash can. When he saw a police car with his name, he was giddy. He would point it out to us on every sign, sweatshirt and city vehicle. I get that there are quite a few names that are associated with places — Cody, Madison, Paris — but I doubt many Codys actually live in Cody, Wyo. Think about how weird it would be to be named the same thing as the town you live in, especially if you were a kid. Granted, Tanya would be an odd name for a town. I just did a quick check on Google and don’t see any Tanya, USAs out there. Not seeing it as weird, however, was Davis’ younger brother, T. When he could read, T became aware that his name was not emblazoned on every sign in town, and lamented about the unfairness.
Side note: There’s a company called prepsportswear.com that makes T-shirts, hats and sweatshirts of any school name in the country (possibly even the world). Early on I found a school that shared T’s name and bought him many things from that high school in Florida. But back to Davis ... It’s funny how many people who meet “Davis from Davis” and think they are the first ones to make the connection. “Your name is Davis? And you live in Davis? Did you know that is the same name?” or some such comment. It’s also confusing for people when we talk about Davis, whom we often do like this: “Davis, the person, isn’t going to have time this weekend for car-shopping.” “Davis, the city, is getting some new bikes.” I’ve asked Davis the person if he’s ever wished he had a different name. Thankfully, he’s liked sharing it with the university, town, high school, police cars and even the trash cans. — Tanya Perez lives in Davis with her family. Her column is published every other Sunday. Reach her at pereztanyah@ gmail.com. Follow her on Twitter at @californiatanya.
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s spring is on the horizon and public health restrictions seem to be ever so slightly loosening, I can’t help but think of experiences. As I reflect on this past year, experiences have been among the things I’ve missed the most … whether it be visiting a new place or trying a new restaurant. I’ve told you many stories of experiences in this column. We’ve had CASA volunteers take their foster children to places like the zoo and library for the first time. I’ll also never forget the story of the CASA volunteer who took her CASA child to see the ocean for the first time. The child thought the ocean was only found in the movies up until that day. Another favorite story of mine is when a local volunteer brought her CASA child cupcakes at school on her birthday: “I brought cupcakes to her class on her birthday. When I walked in you should have seen her face. She was so excited and told me no one had ever done that for her before. Things like that really highlight the realities that foster children face. Cupcakes on a birthday seem so simple and are something most children just expect.”
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Sometimes it’s important to remember that the best experiences are the basic ones … a relationship you can trust and someone that you can count on. If you’re wiping away tears right now, you’re in good company. I can hardly tell these stories without feeling a bit emotional. But there’s more to these feelings … While these experiences are undoubtedly moving, they aren’t the only types of experiences that make an impact. For example, here is another quote from a local volunteer: “I met my CASA child for coffee the other day. She remembered that we had met there before, about four years ago. She had been moved a lot and was about to be moved again. Her social worker had asked her what was important to her in a placement. We had sat in that same coffee shop while she listed every placement she had and what she liked or didn’t like about each one. Then
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: February 19, 2021 FBN Number: F20210161 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Superglass Windshield Repair 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County. 17189 County Road 96B Woodland, CA 95695 Mailing address: P.O. Box 97 Esparto, CA 95627 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Ryan Fullerton 17189 County Road 96B Woodland, CA 95695 4. Business Classification: Individual 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 1, 1995 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) 6. Signature of Registrant(s): Ryan Fullerton 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14 1163 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: February 16, 2021 FBN Number: F20210147 1. Fictitious Business Name(s)
we narrowed it down to the three things that mattered most to her, so she could share them with her social worker.” If you had to make a hard decision tomorrow, who would you go to? When you are struggling, who do you talk to? For many of our foster children, the answers to the questions above are their CASA volunteers, and to me, the quote I shared with you above illustrates that quite well. Sometimes it’s important to remember that the best experiences are the basic ones … a relationship you can trust and someone that you can count on. A simple conversation at a coffee shop can mean the world when you need it most. It’s our mission at Yolo County CASA to make even the most basic experiences
T&L Exotics Total Beauty 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County. 179 First Street Woodland, CA 95695 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Christine Jones 1100 Howe Ave. Sacramento, CA 95825 4. Business Classification: Individual 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 16, 2021 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) 6. Signature of Registrant(s): Christine Jones, Owner 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21 1179
common instead of rare in the foster care system. Our next volunteer training (on Zoom) starts on April 12. If you’ve ever had a calling to become a volunteer, please head to the volunteer section of our website at yolocasa.org and fill out the information form. Our outreach coordinator will then be in touch within a few business days. As we reflect on the oneyear anniversary of the pandemic, I think it’s more important than ever to relish in the simple experiences. I know that I will never look at the privilege to go out to coffee with a friend in the same way again … and I have a keen awareness as well that our foster children never have taken it for granted. — Tracy Fauver, LCSW is the executive director of Yolo County CASA
Davis, CA 95616 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Casablanca 640 W. Covell Blvd., Suite A Davis, CA 95616 4. Business Classification: Corporation 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 2, 2021 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) 6. Signature of Registrant(s): Othmane Moutaib, Manager 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21 1181
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: February 22, 2021 FBN Number: F20210174 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Grand River Villa STATEMENT 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Filed: February 25, 2021 Principal Place of Business in California. FBN Number: F20210182 Business is located in Yolo County. 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) 509 Michigan Blvd. Casablanca West Sacramento, CA 95691 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Principal Place of Business in California. Residence Address, State, and Zip Business is located in Yolo County. CiminoCare 640 W. Covell Blvd., Suite A 3401 Walnut Avenue Davis, CA 95616 Carmichael, CA 95608 Mailing address: 4. Business Classification: Corporation 1500 Shasta Dr., Apt 234 5. Beginning Date of Business: The
Miranda Rousseau of Davis and Kelcie Vilain of Woodland earned master’s degrees from Kansas State University in fall 2020. The university awarded 1,139 bachelor’s degrees, 229 master’s degrees, 58 doctorates and five associate degrees. ———— Two Davis residents were named to the 2020 fall semester dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities: Samuel Gordon, a sophomore in
BY ANDY JONES Special to The Enterprise 1. Dr. Seuss. Forbes listed Dr. Seuss as second on its list of highestearning dead celebrities of 2020, behind only what musician? 2. Science. The minerals actinolite, chlorite and serpentine are all typically what color? 3. Unusual Words. What C verb means both “to assert” and “to grapple with”? 4. Pop Culture — Television. What former anchor of the “CBS Evening News” will be the first female host of the
Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 19, 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): Mark J Cimino CEO, CiminoCare 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28 1188 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Sidney L. Linver CASE NO. PR2021-0044 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Sidney L. Linver A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: Mark Linver in the Superior Court of California, County of: Yolo THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: Mark Linver 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. A HEARING on the petition will be held on April 16, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in Department TBD located at 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695. See court website for Zoom appearance; yolo.courts.ca.gov
NAME DROPPERS the College of Education and Human Development, and David Rey, a senior in the College of Science and Engineering. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 grade-point average. — Do you know of someone who has won an award or accomplished something noteworthy? Email it to newsroom@ davisenterprise.net.
TV show “Jeopardy!”? 5. Another Music Question. What singer or musical group with a color in or as part of their name has sold the most records? Answers: Michael Jackson, green, to contend, Katie Couric, Pink Floyd. — Dr. Andy Jones is the quizmaster at de Vere’s Irish Pub and author of the book “Pub Quizzes: Trivia for Smart People.” Dr. Andy is now also sharing his pub quizzes via Patreon. Find out more at www.your quizmaster.com.
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: Preston L. Morgan Attorney for petitioner 417 E Street Davis, CA 95616 530-758-0757 3/7, 3/10, 3/14 1189
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2021 Readers’ Choice Winners Best Automotive Services Best Auto Body Shop.............................4 Best Auto Repair Shop...........................4 Best Brake Shop...................................6 Best Tire Store.......................................6 Best Car Dealership............................ 57 Best Car Wash.................................... 57 Best Oil Change.....................................6 Best Smog Shop................................ 57 Best Education Best Preschool / Nursery School........ 57 Best Private School...............................8 Best Tutoring Center...............................8 Best Entertainment Best Event Venue................................ 10 Best Place to Take an Out-of-Towner.... 10 Best Shelter-at-Home Escape............. 10 Best Community Event........................ 12 Best Food & Drink Best Bagels........................................ 57 Best Bakery....................................... 12 Best Bar............................................. 57 Best Breakfast................................... 57 Best Brewery...................................... 57 Best Burger........................................ 57 Best Burrito........................................ 14 Best Chinese Food............................. 14 Best Coffee........................................ 57 Best Dessert...................................... 12 Best Donuts....................................... 57 Best Grocery Store............................. 16 Best Health Food / Organic Store........ 57 Best Ice Cream................................... 16 Best Indian Food................................ 18 Best Italian Food................................ 57 Best Japanese Food........................... 57 Best Mexican Food............................. 14 Best Pizza.......................................... 18 Best Restaurant in Davis..................... 57 Best Restaurant in Winters.................. 57 Best Restaurant in Woodland.............. 57 Best Romantic Dining......................... 20 Best Salad......................................... 57 Best Sandwich................................... 20 Best Seafood..................................... 58 Best Sushi......................................... 58 Best Steak......................................... 58 Best Seafood..................................... 58 Best Specialty Tea.............................. 58 Best Sushi......................................... 58 Best Thai Food.................................... 22 Best Vegetarian Food.......................... 58 Best Water Store/Delivery................... 22 Best Winery........................................ 58 Best Place to Buy Wine & Spirits......... 16 Best Frozen Yogurt.............................. 58
Best Health Wellness & Beauty Best Barber........................................ 58 Best Chiropractor............................... 24 Best Dance Studio............................. 24 Best Dental Practice........................... 26 Best Dermatology / Cosmetic Surgery............................ 58 Best Doctor........................................ 28 Best Eye-Care Doctor.......................... 26 Best Facial......................................... 30 Best Golf Course................................ 30 Best Hair Salon.................................. 58 Best Health Club................................ 58 Best Hearing Aid Service..................... 58 Best Hospital..................................... 28 Best Martial Arts................................. 58 Best Massage.................................... 32 Best Nail Salon.................................. 58 Best Physical Therapy......................... 58 Best Pilates Studio............................. 32 Best Spa............................................ 30 Best Tattoo / Piercing......................... 58 Best Waxing / Hair Removal................ 34 Best Yoga Studio................................ 32 Best Home Services Best Apartment Community................ 36 Best Carpet Cleaning.......................... 58 Best Carpet & Flooring Store............... 58 Best Garden Supply........................... 34 Best Glass Replacement..................... 38 Best Heating & Air Company............... 38 Best Interior Design............................ 38 Best Landscape Design...................... 40 Best Laundromat................................ 58 Best Major Appliance Store................. 40 Best Mattress Store............................ 58 Best Nursery...................................... 42 Best Painting Company....................... 42 Best Pest Control................................ 58 3
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A-1 Body Shop Best Auto Body Shop AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
Enterprise staff Crushed headlights and dented doors are a story of the past for customers of A-1 Body Shop, Davis’ top auto body shop as voted by Davis Enterprise readers. The shop was started by the Cross family in 1967. Brian and Dee Cross ran it until selling it to Brian von Tress in 2020, who owns several other body shops in Northern California. “When we met with the Crosses we felt that A-1 Body Shop met all the same goals as the rest of the Collision Pros family,” von Tress said. “Like the Crosses, Collision Pros believes they are there to serve the community and focus on the best possible repair, but also in a way that makes the process as simple as possible.” Collision Pros is adding a
A-1 Body Shop 215 I St., Davis 530-756-6929 Best Auto Body Shop Second — G&R Automotive & Collision Center Third — Caliber Collision lot of technology, including becoming the only Tesla certified shop in Davis. “Tesla certification is an honor only given to less than 1 of shops in the world,” von Tress said. For the future, the shop is looking to add new frame equipment, a computerized measuring system and a heated downdraft paint booth. “ We are very honored that the readers and the town of Davis continue to support us,”
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The staff of A-1 Auto celebrates winning Best Auto Body Shop in 2021. Pictured from left are: Owner Brian von Tress, Raul De La Cruz, Sara Teeters, Cameron Young, Bill Birdwell and Marcus De La Cruz. von Tress said. “Things like
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Hoffmann Automotive Best Auto Repair Shop Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer Once again, Hoffmann Automotive — located at 2613 Second St. to the east of Downtown Davis — came out on top in this year’s Reader’s Choice survey. “We deeply appreciate the community of Davis and the surrounding area for having trust in our ability to help with their automotive needs,” said owner Jeff Hoffmann. Hoffmann Automotive started downtown in 1979 as a service station on Fifth and G streets in 1979. They moved to a more spacious location on Second Street in 2005 to better serve their growing customer base. Our mission at Hoffmann Automotive is to provide a positive experience for our guests through honest, fair
Hoffmann Automotive 2613 Second St., Davis 530-753-7202 hoffmannautomotive.com Best Auto Repair Shop Second — Vander Hamm Tire Center Goodyear Third — Center City Automotive and ethical auto service and repair,” Hoffmann said. “Exceeding all expectations is and will always be our goal.” Hoffmann Automotive aims to provide honest quality service to maintain their customers’ vehicles, limiting customer downtime and inconvenience, while providing good service at a fair price. They handle a
Hoffman Automotive technician Jacob Haight performs diagnostic examination of a customer’s vehicle. Jeff Rawlinson/ Enterprise photo
host of maintenance needs, including lube and oil, engine work and repair, electrical systems, smog and emissions, exhaust system, air conditioning service and repair, tuneups, suspension, radiator system, brakes, transmission, 4
tire inspection, wheel alignment, tire sales, computer diagnostics, and maintenance interval services. “Our highly trained and certified technicians are here to serve you. From oil changes to complex computer diagnos-
tics, our staff is here to do what it takes to maintain your car,” Rick Hoffmann, brother to Jeff, told The Enterprise in 2018. “We are also certified to maintain new car warranties, so you can rely on us to be your one-stop service center.”
It’s how we live and breathe health. Together. Congratulations to all the winners of the Davis Enterprise Readers’ Choice Awards, including: Sutter Davis Hospital Best Hospital Sutter Medical Group Best Doctors – Steven Smith, M.D., Family Medicine Elizabeth Pham, M.D., Family Medicine Sutter Medical Foundation dermatology and physical therapy were also acknowledged by readers. It’s a thousand things, big and small. sutterhealth.org
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Vander Hamm Tire Center Goodyear Best Brake Shop, Best Tire Store AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
Enterprise staff Whether you need a fresh set of tires to burn rubber or just a routine oil change, Vander Hamm Tire Center, 2222 Fifth St., is prepared to cover all of your tire and auto repair needs. Three generations have led this local business since they opened up the shop in 1974, said owner Danny Falk, the grandson of the tire center’s founder, Chuck Vander Hamm. Although Chuck died in 2000, Danny and his father continue to run the tire center to this day. “Thank you for your continued support through all of these years,” Falk said, remarking on how this year marks the business’ 17th year as a Readers’ Choice winner.
Vander Hamm Tire Center Goodyear 2222 Fifth St., Davis 530-758-8282 vanderhammtirecenter.com Best Brake Shop Second — Bernard’s Tire, Brake and Alignment Third — Center City Automotive Best Tire Shop Second — Davis Tire Pros Third — Bernard’s Tire Brake and Alignment Jeff Rawlinson/Enterprise photo
The staff of Vander Hamm Tire Center Goodyear celebrates 17 years of winning. Pictured from left are, front row, Vibeka Falk, Doug Webster, Blain White, Rich Falk and Danny Falk; back row, Leo Ramirez, Zack Falk, Taylor Clark, Collin Clark, Ross Cowden, Jlian Toledo and Justin Ho.
Davisville Express Lube Best Oil Change Enterprise staff “Higher efficiency and friendly advice” is the aim at Davisville Express Lube, and that philosophy has earned it the “best oil change” accolade from Davis Enterprise readers. Owned by Ron Lautzenheiser, the business started as a drive-thru oil change business initially in 2005, transitioned in 2008 into mechanical repair service and then in 2009 into tire sales. It has expanded and grown steadily with good reviews and great customer satisfaction, always aiming for a high quality service, price and quality customer service. “Thank you to all our customers and their loyalty,” Latzenheiser told The Enterprise. “It is what kept us aiming for the best possible experience
Davisville Express Lube 2014 Lyndell Terrace, Ste. A 530-753-7543 davislube.net Best Oil Change Second — Vander Hamm Tire Center Goodyear Third — Spee Dee Oil Change Midas when it comes to getting automotive services. It is with great pride we accept this acknowledgement and its make all the hard work worth it.” Jeff Rawlinson/Enterprise photo
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Grace Valley Academy Best Private School
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Enterprise staff Founded in 1998, Grace Valley Christian Academy continues to provide an excellent and affordable private school education. Grace Valley is also pleased to announce it has been voted the best private school in Yolo County for the tenth year in a row in the Davis Enterprise Readers’ Choice survey. “We are honored that the community has recognized us as the best local private school for the last decade,” said Principal Sharon Broderick. “Grace Valley is a unique school that emphasizes both Christian character development and high academic standards. We give each of our students a rich education and we are committed to their spiritual and intellectual development.”
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Grace Valley second grade students are eager to participate in class. Jessica Contreras/ Courtesy photo
Grace Valley’s K-8 program offers a comprehensive curriculum, which includes classic literature, history from a Christian worldview, a robust writing program, hands-on science, and challenging math courses at all grade levels.
Grace Valley high school students take advanced high school courses while also fulfilling UC general education requirements through community college classes. This accelerated program allows students to graduate from
high school one year early, having already completed a year of college. The high staff-to-student ratio helps students advance academically and prepares them for rigorous university coursework. GVCA alumni
27173 County Rd. 98, Davis 530-758-6590 gracevalley.org/gvca Best Private School Second — St. James School Third — Davis Waldorf School have excelled in a variety of fields, including medicine, law, engineering, education, and business, with many returning to work locally here in Davis. Grace Valley is open for in-person instruction and is enrolling new students for the current school year and Fall 2021. Visit www.gracevalley. org/gvca for more information.
Academic Improvement Center Best Tutoring Center Enterprise staff For the seventh year in a row, the Academic Improvement Center, a.k.a. “Mike and Terri’s,” got top marks from Davis Enterprise readers for Best Tutoring. Mike Leonard, Ph.D., and Terri Leonard, M.D., — who originally met each other in the teacher credential program at UC Berkeley — arrived in Davis in 1994, after Mike left his job as a geophysicist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Terri left law school at UC Berkeley to attend medical school at UC Davis. Mike was working in geophysical consulting in the Sacramento area and originally opened the tutoring business as a part-time job in 1997 while Terri was finishing her last two years of medical
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Terri and Mike Leonard get top marks for their Academic Improvement Center tutoring service. school. Terri graduated at the top of her class, but then both Mike and Terri had second thoughts about the lifestyle being a doctor would demand. Mike’s
tutoring business was booming, so Terri joined in 1999 and they’ve been working happily together ever since. “The focus of our business is to provide a wide range of 8
support to a wide range of students,” Mike Leonard reports, “whether it be academic instruction, educational motivation, setting and achieving goals or college planning. We work hard to develop longterm mentoring relationships with all of our students, and many of them go on to attend the top-ranked universities in the nation.” The longest-operating, original-owner tutoring center in Yolo County, Academic Improvement Center offers tutoring in multiple subjects, so families don’t need to employ multiple tutors. When not busy with students in their office, Mike and Terri are busy homeschooling their six children on their ranch in the Capay Valley.
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The Lodge at Odd Fellows Hall has been voted Best Event Venue, again.
The Odd Fellows Hall, located in the heart of charming Downtown Davis, is available for receptions, fundraisers, dinners, conferences, trade shows, meetings, weddings and more. Davis’ best event venue has actually been around for longer than the city itself! The Davis Odd Fellows organization was established in 1870, and the city was chartered in 1917. It specializes in business meetings, presentations, banquets, weddings, celebrations of life, family reunions, birthday parties and more. Since 1953, the Lodge at Odd Fellows Hall, 415 Second St. has operated as a nonprofit, and all proceeds are invested back in to the Davis community.
Over the past two decades, the Lodge at Odd Fellows Hall has been completely remodeled and now houses a full-service event venue, with in-house catering, bar service, event staff and all necessary amenities. The Lodge at Odd Fellows Hall has a professionally trained pastry chef on staff who creates unique and high-quality desserts along with more traditional catering services. “Voted ‘Best Venue to hold an event in Yolo County’ now for the seventh year in a row, our well-trained and personable staff provide everything you need to host a successful and special event,” a spokesperson said. For more information, visit www.rentdavislodge.com, call 530-758-4940 or email davis lodge@sbcglobal.net.
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Davis Farmers Market Best Community Event ENTERTAINMENT
Enterprise staff Since 1976, the Davis Farmers Market has been a community gathering place for farm-fresh, feel-good food and family-friendly fun. The market, at 301 C St. in
Central Park, draws locals and tourists alike. It’s a model for the more than 700 farmers markets in California and more than 7,000 across the country. Today, it serves 7,000 to 10,000 people a week. Market hours are Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday afternoons (3 to 6 p.m. in fall and winter, and 4:30 p.m. to sunset in spring and summer). Open yearround, rain or shine, the market offers an array of fruits and vegetables, including certified organic produce, meats, chicken, seafood, wine, local eggs and honey, fresh-baked goods, flowers, plants and gifts. Everything sold in the market is either grown by or made by the seller. More than 70 percent of vendors come from a one-hour radius of Davis.
Farmers Market 301 C St., Davis davisfarmersmarket.org 530-756-1695 Best Community Event Second — UC Davis Picnic Day Third — Celebrate Davis!
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Konditorei Austrian Pastry Café Best Bakery, Best Dessert FOOD & DRINK
Enterprise staff Local lovers of pastries celebrated when Konditorei Austrian Pastry Café opened in 1990. The Viennese-style café quickly became a popular local destination. Located at 2710 Fifth St., owners Albert and Gloria Kutternig invite customers to enjoy indoor and patio dining, with ample parking on the property. Albert Kutternig, a native of Austria, and Gloria Kutternig, a native of the Philippines, met in Caracas, Venezuela, when Gloria was the principal dancer for the renowned Ballet Nuevo Mundo de Caracas and Albert was chef pattisier at the Caracas Hilton. Married in Vienna in 1986, they emigrated to the U.S. in 1990. Konditorei was born at 901 Third St. in downtown Davis
before they built and opened the current location on Fifth Street. Konditorei Austrian Pastry Café offers an authentic Austrian konditorei, which ordinarily one could find only in Europe. Everything is made on the premises: cakes, croissants and Danishes, as well as seasonal gelato, all crafted by hand and scratch to a very high standard, with help from assistant pastry bakers Eva Blair & Anh Nguyen. “We remain proud by our own and unique identity as an authentic Austrian Konditorei in Northern California region and proud to be a part of the Davis community and city,” Gloria Kutternig told The Enterprise. The Kutternigs especially recommend their best-selling Gloria Mousse Cake, a chocolate layer cake with three
The Konditorei Austrian Pastry Café staff celebrate another win in 2021 Jeff Rawlinson/ Enterprise photo
kinds of chocolate mousse, which was created by Albert Kutternig in 1986 when he worked at the Hotel Intercontinental in Vienna. Kutternig has a master’s degree in sugar baking, which he completed in Vienna in 1981. Born to a family of master baker bakers in Klagenfurt, he was further trained in Vienna by master pastry chef Karl Schuhmacher. He has worked as a 12
master pastry chef for the Hilton International and the Intercontinental Vienna, as well as a guest culinary chef patissier in Caracas, Spain, Belgium, Athens, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. “Konditorei Austrian Pastry Cafe, owners and staff, wish to thank our customers ( old and new alike ) for its three decades of unparalleled support,” Gloria Kutternig said, “We are fortunate to continue
Konditorei Austrian Pastry Café 2710 Fifth St., Davis 530-758-1331 konditoreidavis.com Best Bakery Second — Village Bakery Third — The Upper Crust Baking Co. Best Dessert Second — Nugget Markets Third — YoloBerry Yogurt to do to what we love and bring you some simple joys for all occasions grand and small. We are honored to have served our community for 31 years and counting.”
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Mike Bryner, Janet Bernauer,Greg Van Cleve, Ted Oldham & Jim Matthews.
Jim Matthews opened the first Lamppost Pizza franchise in the Sacramento Region in July of 1982. Jim later met Tim and Marilyn Brophy and together they established the Davis location in January of 1994. Tim passed away in 2001 and Marilyn retired in 2010 leaving Jim and his wife, Linda Prato, continuous sole proprietors. Today, the people you’re most likely to see behind the counter are general manager Mike Bryner and manager Janet Bernauer throwing dough and providing the great customer service our patrons deserve. We take pride in delivering great quality food for our customers. We offer great salads and burgers with Certified Angus Beef. We only use Extra Virgin Olive Oil and real butter in our kitchen. Naturally cured pepperoni with no added nitrates or preservatives and, when in season, locally grown heirloom tomatoes add even more delicious taste to our menu.
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Taqueria Guadalajara Best Burrito, Best Mexican Food
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Enterprise staff Taqueria Guadalajara started with a small restaurant in Woodland in 1991. Davis students and residents, making the trek to Woodland for authentic tacos and burritos, suggested that owner Rigo Hernandez open a location in Davis. He listened, and it was so successful that there are now two locations in Davis. Taqueria Guadalajara specializes in quality, freshness and execution of homestyle authentic Mexican cuisine. Since 1999, Davis customers have just kept coming; the taqueria serves an average of 500 burritos a day. “Thank you to all of our voters!” Hernandez said. “Your support means everything to us. Taqueria Guadalajara is honored to win the award for Best Mexican Food.”
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The Taqueria Guadalajara staff celebrates winning Best Burrito and Best Mexican Food in 2021.
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Wok of Flame Chinese Restaurant Best Chinese Food By Bob Schultz
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Special to The Enterprise Many of the diners who voted Wok of Flame its fifth consecutive Best Chinese Food award probably didn’t even notice the change of ownership in 2019. Vivien Zheng and her brother Jay Lin came to Davis looking for a thriving Chinese restaurant to continue successfully rather than one in need of rescue found it in the El Macero shopping center. When asked why Wok of Flame survived the pandemic, manager Luis Vargas credited the TLC of the wait and kitchen staff who know how to be sure that patrons receive exactly what they order from a deep menu with over 50 options. Wok of Flame was hit hard by the pandemic and initially had to lay off some employees, but their steady
Wok of Flame General Manager Richana Phimand and co-owner Vivien Zheng strive to serve the county’s best Chinese food. Bob Schultz/ Courtesy photo
take-out business has brought back customers and that brought back employees. A January fire in the kitchen only required a half-day shut
down and they were back in business. Excitement about again opening to inside dining has everyone eager to re-open. Shipments of local farm 14
vegetables several times a week diminish the time from farm to chopsticks. The Wok of Flame chefs know how to serve the best American style
417 Mace Blvd. 530-753-0888 wokofflamerestaurant.com Best Chinese Food Second — Four Seasons Gourmet Chinese Restaurant Third — Hunan Bar & Restaurant Chinese Food, but they also prepare traditional Mandarin, Hunan, Szechuan and vegetarian options to match every palate. Favorite dishes include pork chow mein, general chicken, cream cheese wontons, and egg rolls. They stick to take-out instead of delivery services to maintain the consistency of their food.
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Enterprise staff Yolo County born and bred, Nugget Markets takes the cake for this year’s Best Grocery Store. Nugget Markets is best known for its extraordinary quality, service and selection of organic and local produce, premium meat and seafood, and chef-prepared entrées, sides and sandwiches. Nugget Markets also offers a wide variety of domestic and imported wines and cheeses, homemade sweets and treats from their bakery, healthy living essentials and much more. Founded in 1926 by father and son team, Will and Mack Stille, this 95-yearold market is still family owned and going strong with fourth-generation CEO
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Davis Creamery Best Ice Cream Enterprise staff The Schmidt family — Jen and Joe plus Makena, Carson and Brady — continue the Creamery’s tradition of Davismade, small batch frozen treats. “Many are surprised that we make 100 percent of our frozen options in the back of the store,” Jen says. “Though it ranges based on demand, we usually produce at least three times per week!” So the scoops are always fresh. Where possible, locally-sourced fruit and honey are key additions to their products. Examples include pure honey from Winters, figs from Park Winters, lavender from Araceli Farms in Dixon, and plums, apricots and peaches from Black Bicycle Farm in Davis. The ice cream shoppe has expanded over the years to
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The Davis Creamery’s Schmidt family serves Yolo’s Best Ice Cream — from left, Carson Schmidt, Joe Schmidt, Brady Schmidt, Jen Schmidt and Makena Wahl. offer coconut milk-based vegan flavors as well as a range of other sweet treats including gourmet candied apples, French macarons, chocolates (including vegan) and other candy. Though it has been halted
temporarily due to COVID restrictions, the Schmidts plans on bringing back the annual tradition of “Bracketology,” a customer-idea competition each spring. Customers submit flavor ideas in late February to early 16
March in the store. Jen and Joe then have the challenging task of narrowing down the ideas to 16 of the most exciting options for a single-elimination tournament. After some formulation experimentation, each week two flavors are placed head-to-head so customers can sample and vote for their most preferred. The tournament continues for a few weeks until the top vote getter is determined. The customer who came up with the winner receives a $50 gift card and forever has bragging
113 E St., Davis 530-564-4315 www.originaldaviscreamery. com Best Ice Cream Second — Baskin-Robbins Third — The Good Scoop rights as a “Bracketology” champion. Davis Creamery has won multiple “Readers’ Choice” awards, as well as The California Aggie’s “Best Dessert” and been featured in Davis’ version of “DineOut Along the Road” (https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=7oW4zUs1fYE). Joe and Jen’s daughter Makena works at the shoppe. Someday, their boys Carson and Brady will, too.
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Kathmandu Kitchen Best Indian Food By Bob Schultz
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Special to The Enterprise Sukhjeevan Singh took over ownership of Kathmandu Kitchen in 2008 and brought in his longtime friend from San Francisco, Pavitter Singh in 2010. By 2011 the two had become co-owners and had started a string of ten years in a row of being selected as Best Indian Food in Yolo County. Certificates showing the first decade are proudly displayed at the entrance and now they’ll need to find a place for win number eleven in 2021. Each partner has a specialty within the business. Pavitter is the on-the-floor host and customer service specialist making sure the customers feel welcome and well attended to while they dine. Sukhjeevan oversees the kitchen to maintain the quality and authentic-
Sukhjeevan Singh, left, Rachael Patterson and Pavitter Singh, welcome you to Kathmandu Kitchen at 235 G St. in Davis. Bob Schultz/ Courtesy photo
ity of the Northern Indian, Nepali and Himalayan dishes that are served. The food is traditionally spicy, but milder
versions are available for many dishes. Their Tandoor oven cooks food at a very high temperature so the food is
crispy on the outside but moist and juicy inside. Kathmandu has a large dinner menu and has expanded
234 G St., Davis 530-756-3507 kathmandukitchendavis. com Best Indian Food Second — Yeti Restaurant Third — Preethi India Cuisine their lunch menu with a wide array of options including lamb, chicken, salmon, prawns, vegetarian and vegan choices. You can order by phone or online through their website and your food will be ready for take-out when you arrive. Deliveries of $35 or more can be delivered for a $5 delivery fee.
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Best Pizza, Best Pandemic Delivery Restaurant Enterprise staff The “Best Pizza” category is always highly competitive, and in 2021, Enterprise readers have chosen Lamppost Pizza as the best in town. After establishing a successful parlor in Sacramento back in 1982, Jim Matthews and Linda Prato partnered with Tim and Marilyn Brophy to bring Lamppost Pizza to Davis in 1994. Since that time, they expanded the dining room, added a patio, extended the menu and added a fine selection of craft beers. Tim passed away in 2001 and Marilyn retired in 2010. Jim and Linda still own Lamppost but Davis natives Mike Bryner and Janet Bernauer are the
people managing the place and taking care of the customers. Lamppost offers automatic discounts on orders of two or more pizzas, “and our pizza sizes are larger than our competitors.” The menu focuses on pizza made with the finest ingredients, along with pastas, sandwiches and appetizers to please the palates of all ages. Pizza offerings range from the basic pizza with your choice of toppings to a more sophisticated specialty product pioneered by Lamppost in the early 1980s. For the future, expect an improved patio for outdoor dining. “We appreciate your patronage!” Matthews and Prato said. “Thank you for your vote.”
Lamppost Pizza 1260 Lake Blvd 530-758-1111 lamppostdavis.com Best Pizza Second — Village Pizza Third — Woodstock’s Pizza Best Pandemic Delivery Restaurant Second — Thai Canteen Third — Pannier Lamppost Pizza chef Mike Bryner tosses a pie dough in preparation of making one of Yolo County’s Best Pizzas in 2021.
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Osteria Fasulo Best Romantic Dining By Lauren Keene
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Enterprise staff writer Leonardo Fasulo just wants to make people feel at home. That’s been his focus since 2003, when he opened the Italian eatery Osteria Fasulo in Village Homes. Eighteen years later, readers of The Davis Enterprise named it their top choice for romantic dining in the community. “Our cuisine is traditional but also innovative,” Fasulo said. “We always think of a new dish to please the palate of our guests.” The seasonal menu — featuring a variety of pastas as well as seafood, chicken, quail and veal entrees — have earned Osteria Fasulo honors including a place on Zagat’s 2009 top American restaurants survey, Best Overall Sac-
Osteria Fasulo was voted Best Romantic Dining in 2021. At right is Osteria Fasulo’s delicious lasagna bolognese dish — a local favorite. Courtesy photo
ramento Area, best Italian restaurant in Yolo County and previous Readers’ Choice picks as one of Davis’ best romantic dining experiences.
It’s also received high praise on TripAdvisor.com and OpenTable. As for the future, Fasulo’s plan is to “keep doing what we
do,” remaining a little secret tucked away in Village Homes. “Thank you to all our guests for your support during these hard times.”
Osteria Fasulo 2657 Portage Bay East #8 530-758-1324 osteriafasulo.com Best Romantic Dining Second — Seasons
Zia’s Delicatessen Best Sandwich Enterprise staff Anne Marie and Kevin Crilly opened Zia’s Delicatessen in Davis in 1995, after relocating to Davis from the Bay Area. The San Francisco natives missed their neighborhood deli. Anne Marie’s father and grandfather both had their own butcher shops in San Francisco. Anne Marie was accustomed to being behind a meat counter where you might say she grew up. The Crilly children also have grown up behind the meat and cheese counter at Zia’s. They, too, learned the delicatessen business and two of them now manage the Zia’s Sacramento location. Both locations cater, so your next business meeting or family party needs can be stressfree.
Zia’s Delicatessen 616 Third St., Davis 530-750-7870 ziasdeli.com Best Sandwich Second — Nugget Markets Deli Third — Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop
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Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Best Thai Food By Bob Schultz
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Special to The Enterprise Once again, locals agree; Sophia’s Thai Kitchen is the top Thai food in Davis. Sophia Patterson and her husband Guido started out running the kitchen at the Paragon Grill, where Froggy’s now stands. They moved to the current location (the site of a former Moroccan eatery) and opened as Sophia’s Thai Kitchen, Davis’ first Thai restaurant, in 1996. In 1999, Sophia partnered with Gordon Langstaff and Kevin Wan joined the partnership in 2001, when the business expanded and added a bar. By 2004, Sophia had departed, leaving Gordon and Kevin as the co-owners of her namesake business. When asked what makes Sophia’s unique now that there
are several local Thai restaurants, Wan said, “A neighborhood vibe. A coffee shop vibe. We aren’t just an eating and drinking place. We are a place for people to drop by, gather and run into friends.” The owners also contribute to the community through fundraisers for different UCD programs, donations to school auctions and sports organizations and support for the SPCA. They are especially proud to donate to UCD graduate school programs and to the law school. Wan and Langstaff also want to say, “2020 was a challenging year, but we were blown away by the community support. We thank each and every person who came out, dined in the cold, and picked up a takeout order. Our lights have stayed on because of you!”
Sophia’s Thai Kitchen 129 E St., Davis 530-758-4333 sophiasthaikitchen.com Best Thai Restaurant Second — Thai Canteen Third — Thai Nakorn Restaurant
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When asked what makes Sophia’s unique now that there are several local Thai restaurants, Kevin Wan cites the “unique inner courtyard location, plentiful outdoor seating, and separated bar giving us a charming setting.”
H2O To Go Best Water Store/Delivery By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer Thirty-five years after its initial opening, H2O To Go still takes some folks by surprise. “People walk in almost daily having never heard of something quite as silly as a water store,” says owner Paul Taylor, who operates the 878-squarefoot business with his wife Barbara in the Oak Tree Plaza shopping center. But what you see is what you get — water, and lots of it. There’s distilled, reverse osmosis and alkaline varieties, available for delivery or purchase on-site. “Our mission as a retail purified drinking water store is to provide our loyal customer base with the best product available alongside personable and
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H2O To Go owner Paul Taylor and Claire Coleman, retail operations manager, celebrates winning Best Water Store/Delivery in 2021. knowledgeable service,” Taylor says. “We see the comfort people feel with knowing they have clean, reliable water on hand, no matter what the world is throwing at them. Keeping that water flowing is
our core mission.” That mission began in 1986, when then-owners Chuck and Nancy Foster launched the business. They moved to the store’s current location in 2008, six years 22
before the Taylors took over. They now have three employees and a delivery roster that supplies locally sourced and produced water throughout Davis as well as to Woodland, Winters, Esparto and Dixon. The store itself, with its multiple faucets and 24-hour vending unit, draws customers from throughout the region. “What really sets us apart is our quality and consistency. Our machines are set, calibrated, tested and tinkered with daily for maximum efficiency,” Taylor says. “We are in a state of constant improvement, and the results really do speak for themselves.” Looking ahead, the Taylors hope to bolster their delivery business, build an online store and perhaps grow its inventory to include carbonized
H2O To Go 1340 E. Covell Blvd. Ste. 105 530-753-1440 www.h2odavis.com Best Water Store/Delivery Second — Alhambra Water Third — Davis Food Coop
and mineralized water on site in reusable individual bottles. “We appreciate all the patience, feedback and support we have received this past year,” Taylor said. “For a few weeks we were nearly the only errand people were still running, and we were grateful we never had to close, even with all the uncertainty.”
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Marian Zingaro, DC Best Chiropractor HEALTH, WELLNESS & BEAUTY
Enterprise staff Davis Enterprise readers again voted Dr. Marian Zingaro, DC, in business since 1991, as the Best Chiropractor for 2021. Besides being fully vaccinated, Dr. Zingaro has taken COVID-prevention practices such as using a private entrance, covering and sanitizing surfaces, using a UV-C air filter, creating an open-air office with outside ventilation, and non-overlapping patient scheduling. Zingaro’s goal is to help patients recover, heal and live pain-free. With more than 20 years experience treating musculoskeletal conditions, she uses gentle chiropractic techniques and massage to treat acute and chronic pain, injuries and repetitive stress. Her approach to chiropractic
and massage flows from her experience that healing goes hand-in-hand with relaxation, trust and empathy. “At first, I thought I wanted to be a medical doctor and I started college in a six-year medical program” she said. “After completing my premed requirements, I became disillusioned with conventional medicine and decided to pursue the body-mind connection and studied psychology. I graduated with a Master’s Degree in Counseling. Although I worked as a counselor for six years, my interest in medicine was still strong and I was continually reading medical literature. “At this time I became very good friends with an elderly medical doctor and I saw that even though this doctor wanted to treat patients with
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Dr. Marian Zingaro was voted Best Chiropractor again in 2021 nutritional and other more natural methods, she mostly
wrote prescriptions for her patients. I was very aware that prescription medicine has side effects and rarely resolves the actual cause of a problem. For this reason, I wanted to choose a way to treat patients that did not include prescription medicine and helped the body to stimulate its own healing ability. I then became interested in manual medicine and decided to become a chiropractor.” In this day of high-tech/low human contact, a patient receives at least an hour of Zingaro’s attention and care. “I blend massage and other soft tissue techniques with chiropractic care and I perform all of the work. (Most chiropractors hire other people to do pieces of the work to be performed.) I am also trained as a counselor and can listen deeply to your
Dr. Marian Zingaro, DC 423 E St., Davis 530-220-3346 zingarochiropractic.com Best Chiropractor Second — Dennis T. Vo, DC Third — Raneem Zouhby, DC physical concerns. Sometimes patients are confused by a diagnosis or medical information. For many years, I have taught anatomy and physiology and know how to make difficult concepts easy to understand. I help my patients understand what is happening. “I greatly enjoyed helping my patients! Thank you so very much for voting for me!”
Mirror Image Dance Company Best Dance Studio Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer For more than a decade, Mirror Image Dance Company has nurtured a love of dance for people of all ages and abilities. Marlaina Schroeder Spivey founded the company in 2009 on the principle “that if a young person wants to participate and work hard, there’s a place for them at MIDC.” “We offer competitive dance styles for all ages and we do not believe in tryouts,” the company says. Over the years, Mirror Image grew from a group of 20 dancers renting local space to 80 dancers in its own studio at 2121 Second St. For six years in a row, the company has been invited to compete at both Nationals and Worlds. Co-owner and assistant
director Jaclyn Frantz is a former student of Spivey’s. “We are humbled and so thankful to be chosen as the best dance studio in Yolo County,” Spivey and Frantz said. “Thank you so much to our dedicated dance families who helped us stay open during the pandemic. You were with us with every ‘pivot’ of 2020.” Thanks to the support of those dance families, Mirror Image was able to build an outdoor dance floor “to ensure our young people are able to safely dance and maintain human connection.” The company is looking to expand further in Fall 2023 by adding a second dance space. “Our schedule is jampacked and we are excited and hopeful that we can still expand even through the
Mirror Image Dance Company 2121 Second St., Davis 530-400-5144 mirrorimagedance company.com Best Dance Studio Second — Pamela Trokanski Dance Workshop Third — Applegate Dance Studio
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Mirror Image Dance Company was voted Best Dance Studio in 2021. pandemic,” the owners said. They’ve already added new classes for 3-year-olds and 24
are looking forward to starting a Parent & Me class for toddlers with Spivey joined
by her daughter, Aurora. Mirror Image always has openings for dancers ages three to 18. The first class is free and the company also offers a work exchange program where dancers can work at the studio in exchange for their dance classes.
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“Smiles are in abundance within the office walls of James W. Childress, D.D.S., Inc. For a 19th consecutive year, Childress and his team have been voted best dental practice in Yolo County by Davis Enterprise readers. “We are truly honored to once again be voted best and appreciate the Davis Enterprise readers confidence in our practice,” said Dr. Childress. Located at 2067 Anderson Road, Dr. Childress has been practicing dentistry in the Davis community for the last 40 years. With a dedicated core of employees — four of whom have worked for the dental practice for more than 29 years — are considered a big factor in the practice’s success.
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Childress and his team offer their patients comprehensive treatment, from teeth whitening to dental implants, and use various advanced dental technologies to assess patient needs.”
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Helmus Optometry Best Eye-Care Doctor Special to The Enterprise Local business? Check. Family-business? Check. Woman-owned business? Check. Diverse and inclusive? Check. Despite upheaval and the pandemic, Helmus Optometry has maintained its number one position as Best Eye Doctors in Yolo County. “Between my parents [Drs. Mark and Joann Helmus] retiring and COVID, it’s been a challenging few years. I’ve learned so much and I feel like I’ve walked through fire and emerged formidable,” said Dr. Julie Helmus, owner and second-generation optometrist. “Many patients skipped their eye exams in 2020. And a lot of people are surprised that retail comprises 60% of our revenue,” Helmus said. a Davis local. Helmus Optome-
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Dr. Julie Helmus holds a phoropter up to a patient’s eyes. try faces the same competition from online retailers as many brick-and-mortar businesses. “Adapt and improve or stagnate, and I’m not afraid of change!” Helmus might be the
county’s most enthusiastic eye doctor. She recently lectured via Zoom to several Davisbased senior groups, and has more community outreach events on the horizon. 26
This year Helmus Optometry added a new specialized instrument called a topographer, which maps the front surface of the eye for advanced contact lens fits and diagnosis of corneal disease. They have also added a veteran contact lens specialist, Bob Davidson, who previously spent a near decade with the ophthalmology group Medical Vision Technology. The team claims that Bob can fit even the most complex patients with contacts. “I’m always on the look-out for the best talent in the area. I was thrilled to scoop up Dr. Clare Thomasy in 2019 when Dr. Bob Miller sold his practice to UCD,” Helmus said. In addition to Dr. Thomasy and Bob, the team also recently welcomed Majid Kashani, a veteran licensed optician with over 50 years’ experience.
Helmus Optometry 353 Second St., Davis 530-758-2122 helmusoptometry.com Best Eye-Care Doctor Second — Baker Optometry Third — Robert B. Miller, M.D. Helmus Optometry has a remodel in the works. “Our theme right now is stability and consistency … but soon we’ll be tearing down the walls,” Helmus said. The clinic will expand from three exam rooms to six, and add a special testing room. “Your vision is in great hands with this innovative and inspired team,” she added.
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Steven J. Smith, M.D. Best Doctor It has been an honor to care for patients from Yolo and Solano county for the past 35 years. It is very rewarding to have had the opportunity to serve our community in this way. Dr. Steven J. Smith, M.D. Best Doctor
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Sutter Davis Family Practice Group 635 Anderson Rd., Ste. 10, Davis 530-758-1122 sutterhealth.org/finddoctor/dr-steven-j-smith Best Doctor Second — Elizabeth Ward Pham, M.D. Third — Elisa Horta, M.D.
Dr. Steven Smith M.D., and Dr. Elizabeth Ward Pham M.D. are backed by their staff at Sutter Davis Family Practice Group, from left, Laura Applebaum M.D., Jennifer Thurman R.N., Vickie Guzman, Arfan Hanif, Ronald Cotterel M.D., Veronica Cedeno, Ivonne Gonzalez, Kelly Benson, Joel Grey PA-C, Vanessa Rivera and Erica Clinton. “Thank you for this honor. I am truly blessed to work with a wonderful team and to serve this community.” Dr. Elizabeth Ward Pham, M.D.
Sutter Davis Hospital Best Hospital Special to The Enterprise Sutter Davis Hospital supported the local community at an especially critical time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Readers expressed their appreciation by naming Sutter Davis as best hospital in Yolo County for 2021. Sutter Davis Hospital has a long history of caring for patients with complex illnesses, including infectious diseases. Sutter Davis acted quickly to adapt its normal operations to serve patients with COVID-19 and those with other clinical needs. Highly trained and equipped hospital teams were in position to provide high-quality care while helping protect patients, staff and others thanks to the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE), supplies and equip-
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ment. Sutter Davis also took careful steps to help make patients feel welcome and the hospital as safe as possible. Sutter has adopted universal masking for staff and patients, as well as visitor, patient and employee screenings; increased frequency of cleanings; made modifications in waiting
rooms to promote physical distancing and supported frontline hospital staff receiving COVID-19 vaccinations. Sutter Davis is part of an integrated network of care that has administered hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 vaccines to patients as well, and stands ready to deploy more pending vaccine supply. 28
While the COVID-19 response was a major focus area in 2020, Sutter Davis also began to prepare the campus for a large-scale construction project to expand care capabilities at the hospital that include expansions of the emergency department, the birthing center and the medical-surgical unit. The hospital also kept working closely with the Davis Farmers Market, the Yolo Food Bank, the Yolo County Children’s Alliance, CommuniCare Health Centers and other critical partners to improve community health. “Our focus always remains on our mission, which is to enhance the well-being of people in the communities we serve,” said Rachael McKinney, CEO of Sutter Davis Hospital. “We best support our mission through teamwork,
Sutter Davis Hospital 2000 Sutter Pl., Davis 530-756-6440 sutterhealth.org/davis Best Hospital Second — Kaiser Permanente Third — Dignity Health Medical Foundation — Woodland and I am extremely proud of our team for the dedication and compassion they show every single day. Our efforts were even more impactful amid the pandemic — helping improve patient outcomes and slow the spread of the virus. We are grateful for the continued trust and support of those throughout Yolo County, especially during this time.”
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Spa Central Best Facial, Best Spa HEALTH, WELLNESS & BEAUTY
Enterprise staff Spa Central took home a pair of awards in the 2021 Best of Yolo survey; Enterprise readers recognized it for Best Spa and Best Facial. “What an amazing end to the most challenging year,” owner Kelli Fuller said. “I am truly grateful for all the wonderful clients that support Spa Central. Without all of the support Spa Central would not be what it is today. I am looking forward to what 2021 has to bring. Thank you for the bottom of my heart!” Spa Central began operations in 2005, and two moves later settled into its permanent location. For 2021, Fuller aims to continue “to provide excellent customer service while keeping clients safe following all the states guidelines, rules and regulations for
Spa Central 1111 Kennedy Pl., Ste. 6 530-758-7400 SpaCentralDavis.com Best Facial Second — Natural Nails & Spa Third — Torzo Spa Best Spa Second — Massage Envy Third — Natural Nails & Spa
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Spa Central owner Kelli Fuller celebrates winning Best Facial and Best Spa in 2021. COVID.” Fuller and her professionally trained staff customize
their treatments to clients’ needs, and no service is the same. Spa Central even offers
free delivery locally on product orders, virtual facials and virtual consultations. The spa has
been a winner of The Enterprise Best of Yolo for several years, is Barbicide-certified and Fuller continues her education by taking classes. “I have survived through a recession and two moves and now COVID,” Fuller said. “I am feeling pretty proud to still be standing.”
Wildhorse Golf Club Best Golf Course Enterprise staff Situated at 2323 Rockwell Drive in the Wildhorse community is an 18-hole championship golf course, voted the Best Golf Course by Enterprise readers. “Golf is a great COVID-19 activity to do, social distant with one another, while staying outside in the fresh air,” general manager Chuck Klein said. “We continue to adhere by all COVID-19 rules and regulations to continue to do our part in keeping the community safe.” Wildhorse aims to provide a top-notch consistent golf course that can be played on by beginners and advanced players throughout the city and region. It also offers lessons, which is a great way to get started playing the game
Wildhorse Golf Club 2323 Rockwell Dr., Davis 530-753-4900 www.wildhorsegolfclub.com Best Golf Course Second — Davis Golf Course Third — El Macero Country Club of golf. On top of golf, Wildhorse brings its focus to hosting private events in its full-service restaurant open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Between our driving range, golf course and restaurant,” Klein promised, “we can assure there is something for you to enjoy while you spend your day with us!”
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Email charlie@wildhorsegolfclub.com with any questions in regards to the golf, venue or anything else. “We are known as the No. 1 draining golf course in the valley,” says Klein, “and offer, from what most people say, the best burger in town.” The Klein family has been residents of Davis for more than 25 years and plan to live here much longer. The golf course has been owned and operated by the family since April of 2017. “Thank you for voting Wildhorse the number one golf club once again this year,” Klein said. “We are continuing to bring our lovely course back into the pristine condition it deserves to be in, which includes aerating fairways and renovating more sand traps this year.”
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Massage Envy Best Massage Caleb Hampton
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Enterprise staff writer In 2012, Stephanie Bautista began working at the front desk at Massage Envy, a nationwide chain that opened a clinic five years earlier at the Marketplace in North Davis. She grew into a management position and eventually, in 2017, she purchased the Davis clinic, which is now located on 110 F St. in Downtown Davis. That kind of loyalty and the close-knit community of its 30-plus employees is part of what makes it so popular, Bautista told The Enterprise. “For the past 14 years, Massage Envy has been able to consistently serve the people of this wonderful community,” she said. “Some of our members have been with us since inception.” When it first opened in
Davis, Massage Envy offered massages and four different facial services. Since then, it has added assisted stretch sessions, facial waxing and advanced skin care treatments such as chemical peels and microdermabrasion infusion. The reason Bautista purchased the branch, she said, was because she “fully believes in the physical and mental benefits Massage Envy, and the employees, are able to provide the members,” she said. Out of more than a thousand Massage Envy locations nationwide, the Davis location has repeatedly been the topranked clinic in member retention and satisfaction. That’s thanks to people like Natalie Solorio, the lead massage therapist who has been with Massage Envy in Davis since it opened in 2007. Solorio now trains all the massage
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Massage therapist Amanda Griffis performs a neck massage for a client at Massage Envy. therapists at the clinic and is responsible for day-to-day operations. “Natalie is the backbone of our clinic,” Bautista said. “[Her] positive attitude and
dedication to the health and wellbeing of our members are one of the many reasons our massage experience is first class.” Massage Envy requires massage therapists to have a minimum of 500 schooling hours before being hired, a much higher bar than the industry standard of 125 hours. All of Message Envy therapists in Davis are licensed through the state of California and are required to adhere to the company’s strict professional standards in order to provide the highest quality service to its members. “We can’t thank the Davis and Yolo County community enough for your continued support over the years, and especially through the past year,” Bautista said. “We are fortunate enough to have a staff who deeply cares for each
Massage Envy 110 F St., Ste. B, Davis 530-758-3689 massageenvy.com Best Massage Second — Spa Central Third — Kastl Muscle Therapy guest and their wellbeing. Our goal has and will continue to be helping people feel their best!” Bautista added that during the pandemic the clinic is taking special precautions to cultivate a clean and safe environment. “We love this community, we love our members and hope to continue to help people on their health and wellness journey for many more years to come,” she said.
FIT House Best Pilates Studio, Best Yoga Studio Enterprise staff Five years ago, owners Blanche McNaughton, Caryn DeMoura, Lisa Herrington and Jen Miramontes opened a state-of-the-art boutique fitness studio in the heart of downtown Davis. In so doing, they created a space that’s home to not only fully-credentialed instructors, teachers, trainers, managers and FIT hosts but also an amazing community of fitness enthusiasts of all levels. In the past five years, FIT House has been voted Best Yoga Studio five consecutive years and Best Fitness Studio four years. “We are a powerful woman-owned and operated business,” McNaughton told The Enterprise. “In 2020, we adapted from an in person only studio to a virtual one as well.”
FIT House FIT House members face the sunlight as they participate in a yoga class. FIT House was voted to have the Best Pilates Studio and Best Yoga Studio in the Readers’ Choice survey in 2021. Courtesy photo
FIT House offers five unique fitness experiences: Yoga that includes both Power Vinyasa and Yin/Nidra, Indoor Cycle (that currently outdoors), Bootcamp, FusionFIT (a combination of Barre, circuit, HIIT, muscular strength and
endurance training), and Personal Training. As classes are offered on their patio, the indoor studio has been closed due to the pandemic. “We hope to resume in-studio operations soon and return 32
to a full offering of classes. Look for hot pilates in 2021 as well as the continuation of virtual classes,” McNaughton said. “FIT House is committed to creating community and connection through fitness,” McNaughton said. “ We guide,
302 G St., Davis 530-757-9295 fithousedavis.com Best Pilates Second — Balance Point Pilates Studio Third — Lift Pilates Best Yoga Studio Second — Kaya Yoga Third — Akasha Yoga encourage and support our participants on their journey to lead healthier lives through a myriad of fitness experiences to benefit not only their body but also their mind and their spirit.” Visit FIT House at 302 G St., call 530-757-9295 or connect online at www.fithousedavis.
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European Wax Center Best Waxing / Hair Removal HEALTH, WELLNESS & BEAUTY
Enterprise staff Walk in and strut out — that’s the philosophy at European Wax Center, voted by Enterprise readers as the best waxing and hair removal in Yolo County. Owned by Susan and Larry Stieber, Julie Marlin, Caryn Brustman, and Jeffrey Stieber, who started as franchisees in 2009 with their first center in San Ramon, the portfolio has grown to 11 European Wax Centers. The team acquired the Davis EWC in 2017 from a local family. “We love the city of Davis and appreciate the support that our guests have shown us throughout the closures and reopening,” Susan Stieber told The Enterprise. “Larry and I look forward to continuing our presence in Davis and growing with EWC in
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European Wax Center of Davis owner Susan Stieber and manager Meghan Jobst celebrate winning Best Waxing / Hair Removal in 2021.
Northern California.” They are known for their expertise, sanitation and hygiene procedures. All the wax specialists are licensed and also undergo extensive in-house training. All the associates are taught how to provide recommendations and solutions to our guests based on their needs. The signature Comfort Wax is a proprietary blend of the highest-quality natural beeswax sourced from Europe plus other skin-soothing ingredients. This allows it to gently remove hair for a virtually painless experience during the wax service. “At our core, we are here to help people feel unapologetically confident,” Steiber said. “Just one 15-minute reservation can help transform someone’s mood, someone’s day — even their perception of
European Wax Center 768 Fifth St., Davis 530-564-4088 www.waxcenter.com Best Waxing / Hair Removal Second — Spa Central Third — Angels Skin & Beauty themselves. We take waxing seriously because we take our guests seriously. Our expertise to make every person that walks through our door leaves feeling like their self.”
Davis Ace Hardware Best Garden Supply HOME SERVICES
Enterprise staff There has been a hardware store in Davis for over 100 years. During that time there have been a number of different names but the business has continued since that time. Launched in 1914 in downtown Davis, the popular local business grew from a small hardware and lumber specialty store to one that today includes an extensive nursery, housewares, paint, plumbing and electrical products, pet supplies, patio furniture and grills, even a rock yard. “We are very proud of our history and our commitment is to be here for another 100 years” said owner Mark Schulein, who purchased Davis Ace with Matt Fales in March 2019. “We are extremely grateful to be a part of the community. We are passionate about
Davis Ace Hardware Davis Ace has won Best Garden Supply once again in the 2021 Readers’ Choice Survey. Owen Yancher/ Enterprise photo
being a great place to work and shop and have been committed to ensuring that we are open to serve the community, especially during this very challenging time. We have embraced all the health and safety best practices since the beginning of COVID and have been recognized by Yolo County for these efforts. We are open, we are safe, and we are here to support you; as we have since 1914.”
Those attributes have earned Davis Ace Hardware the title of Best Garden Supply in The Davis Enterprise’s annual Readers’ Choice survey for 2021. For Schulein and Fales, running their business is all about being a great place to work and a great place to shop — particularly during an era of technology in which “face-to-face service has all but disappeared,” Schulein said. 34
“We are constantly updating and bringing in more of the right products that our customers want and need. You’ll see enhancements throughout the store,” he added. “ We have lots of changes in the nursery as we prepare for spring; and our awesome pet department continues to grow and expand.” Add to that a highly trained, knowledgeable team of employees and extensive array of merchandise. And while
815 Third St., Davis 530-758-8000 davisace.com Best Garden Supply Second — Redwood Barn Nursery Third — The Home Depot their customer service mission remains the same, Schulein and Fales promise a few changes in store for later this year. “Our goal is 100% around providing outstanding customer service and having what our community needs. We have amazing people here to help, everyday. It’s all about the team… and they are awesome!”
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Aggie Square Apartments Best Apartment Community
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Enterprise staff For the second year in a row, Enterprise readers have voted Aggie Square — a collaboration of local Davis residents including Lauren, Tayler, Mark and Greg McNece as well as Francisco Zepeda and Janna Buccieri — as the Best Apartment Community. In 1997, Davisville Management Company and Aggie Square Apartments initiated a plan to make yearly improvements to the resident experience each year based on resident suggestions for improvement and feedback. “We care about the residents and we don’t nickeland-dime them with extra charges for parking, water, fiber optic community Wi-Fi, etc.,” Greg McNece said. “We have a great location across
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Lauren McNece, Aggie Square Manager, and Francisco Zepeda, Aggie Square Head Maintenance Technician, lead the award-winning Aggie Square team. the street from Anderson Plaza and on the Covell
Greenbelt. Bike paths to UCD, restaurants, shopping across
the street and easy access to Unitrans bus lines (F, G, and J) eliminate the dependence on a car.” The knowledgeable staff collectively has a general contractor’s license, a real estate broker’s license, a real estate license, as well as an RCFE and CPA license. Aggie Square has remodeled 25 percent of its apartments to the deluxe level with new cabinets, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, and included other custom touches. They plan on remodeling an additional 10 percent each year. Aggie Square Apartments puts its focus on providing an optimal living environment for its residents. Its management efforts are geared toward providing an atmosphere for maximum resident success in achieving an
Aggie Square Apartments 644 Alvarado Ave., Davis 530-758-4752 www.davisapartmentsfor rent.com/aggiesquare Best Apartment Community Second —Fountain Circle Townhomes Third — The Lexington efficient and effective balance of work, study, fitness and socialization. “Thank you so much for voting us Best Apartment Community,” Lauren McNece said. “We look forward to continuing to provide the best possible service to our residents and we will continue to support our local community.”
Harrison Self Storage Best Self-Storage Enterprise staff Harrison Self Storage is Enterprise readers’ pick for “Best Self Storage” this year. Owned and operated by the Harrison family since its founding in 1988, the company advertises safe, clean and affordable ground-floor storage rentals of varying sizes and shapes. After almost 20 years, longtime managers Ginger and Ron Welch retired and moved closer to their children. “Fortunately, we were blessed to find our new managers Elizabeth and Windzell Thomas,” Tim Harrison. “They are great people and quickly became family. Elizabeth and Windzell have done a tremendous job even during the COVID crisis.” “Thank you for your trust in our storage business. All of us
Harrison Self Storage 2323 Second St., Davis 530-753-6007 harrisonselfstorage.net Best Self Storage Second — Second Street Storage Third — South Davis Storage
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Robin Pryor joins Windzell and Elizabeth Thomas in celebrating Harrison Self Storage in winning Best Self Storage in 2021. 36
at Harrison Self Storage and Harrison Self Storage, too, sincerely appreciate you!” he said. This is the 10th year in a row winning the award. Find the Harrison business at 2323 Second St. in Davis or online at harrisonselfstorage.net.
Davis Glass & Screen Best Glass Replacement Enterprise staff In November 2016, Johnny Rexroth became the new owner of what had been known as Anderson Glass since 1970. Davis Glass and Screen is a state-certified con-
tractor specializing in glass and screen replacement and repair. They specialize in residential windows, sliding patio doors, beveled glass/mirrors, solar screen, screen repair and replacement and shower/ tub doors and enclosures.
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Award-winning Davis Glass & Screen is located at 920 Third St., Ste. D, in Davis.
- Don Shor, Owner
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Family, Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry
On behalf of our entire dental team ~
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Thank you for voting us Best Dental Practice in Yolo County! Now welcoming new patients!
Thank you from all of us — Dr. Childress, Lucinda, Lori, Debi, Kittie, Renee, Stacie, Jill, Nhu, Saimah, Jonathan, Christina, Lene, Danielle, Vicki, Leah. 37
2067 Anderson Road, Davis 530-756-7400 www.childressdental.com
Blake’s Heating & Air Conditioning Best Heating & Air Company
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Enterprise staff Keeping its clients comfortable since 1973, Blake’s Heating & Air Conditioning took the title of Best Heating and Air from Davis Enterprise readers. “I am extremely pleased that Yolo County has kept us busy for 49 years,” owner Mark Blake said. “I’m very appreciative of every job that has been given to us. All of us at Blake’s and our families appreciate the work. Thanks again for making us No. 1.” Blake’s is family-owned and -operated and has been serving Yolo and Solano counties since 1973. It’s the oldest Lennox dealer in California, with one of the the oldest heatingand-air contractors licenses. The company started working out of a barn on Road 96 for the first five years, with an
office inside the house’s laundry room. “After 47 years, when everyone else has changed to commissioned sales people,” Blake said, “we are still using non-commission estimators which in return saves our customers thousands of dollars.” Blakes is the most-awarded Lennox Dealer in Yolo County. For 23 years Blakes has won the Centurion Award from Lennox for the top 100 dealers in the nation. In addition, it’s taken the Circle of Excellence award for the top 40 dealers in the nation, the top one percent performer in Northern California, the 2009 Outstanding Achievement award for leadership, and the 2012 Outstanding Performance Award partner of the year from Lennox.
Blake’s Heating & Air Conditioning 1042 Olive Dr., Davis 530-758-4030 blakeshvac.com Best Heating & Air Conditioning Second — Greiner Heating & Air Conditioning Third — BJ’s Heating & Air Conditioning
Mark Blake walks through downtown Davis in November 1982. Blake’s Heating & Conditioning was working a job for John Brinley Sr., at the time. Courtesy photo
The Design Partner Best Interior Design By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer For some, a home remodel can prove a daunting challenge. That’s where outside expertise comes in handy. Enter Diana Mahoney, owner of The Design Partner, whose mission is turning design dreams into realities. “Each new project is a new canvas of creativity. My focus is listening to clients describe what they would like their homes to be and what they need, and with my suggestions and collaboration we make it happen!” says Mahoney, named Best Interior Designer by readers of The Davis Enterprise. Mahoney started her business in 2002, expanding from paint-color consultation and staging to full-fledged remodels, specializing in kitchens
and bathrooms. She seeks not only to enhance her clients’ living spaces, but also perform cost-effective work that maximizes a home’s selling price. “I pride myself in keeping my heart in the work. Design and remodeling is such a personal experience. We are literally in people’s homes deconstructing and reinventing spaces,” Mahoney said. “It’s vital to be sensitive to the disruption, and communicate clearly the process so there are few, if any, surprises. And, of course, celebrating the new space at the conclusion is the reward!” A member of National Kitchen and Bath Association, Mahoney has earned the Houzz Pro Service Award for the past five years in a row. She’s also received Readers’ Choice accolades since 2011, though this year marks her
Diana Mahoney The Design Partner 530-304-9070 www.thedesignpartner.com Best Interior Design Second — Laura Nathan Design Third — Wirth Furniture Courtesy photo
The Design Partner owner Diana Mahoney chooses colors at All Seasons Paint. first time in the top spot. “I appreciate the support of my clients and friends who took time to submit my business for this local recognition,” Mahoney said. “The relation38
ships that develop within each design project are so meaningful to me, and truly enrich my personal and professional life. As a sole proprietor this award means so much.”
Voted #1 Remodeling Contractor
Client Objective: Create a room outside we can use year-round and requires little maintenance. Morse Solution: Remove the pergola and create a covered patio with a gas fireplace, TV, and built-in lighting. Design, Build and Enjoy!
“I am grateful for the support and confidence the community has given our team over the years. We value and appreciate all of you.” Marty Morse
Thank you for voting me Best Attorney in Yolo County! • Collaborative Divorce • Family Law Mediation • Probate • Wills • Trusts • Estate Planning RAQUEL M. SILVA, CERTIFIED FAMILY LAW SPECIALIST* 1667 OAK AVENUE • DAVIS, CA 95616 PHONE: 530-758-0500 • FAX: 530-758-0616 SILVAFAMILYLAW.COM • RAQUEL@SILVAFAMILYLAW.COM *Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. 39
Andy Gagnon Landscapes Best Landscape Design Anne Ternus-Bellamy
Andy Gagnon Landscaping
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Enterprise staff writer Creating unique landscapes and pools is not just about good construction practices: it also requires experienced, educated and creative design personnel. That’s where Andy Gagnon Landscapes comes in. Gagnon grew up in Davis and graduated from UC Davis with a degree in environmental planning and management with a focus on landscape management. His design personnel live locally and know the unique design challenges in the Davis/Woodland soils and water. Some have been with him for over 20 years. Since its beginning in 1979, the Davis company has created multiple award-winning landscape designs recognized through the Sacramento
Andy Gagnon stands in a pool that his company built at a South Davis home. Fred Gladdis/ Enterprise file photo
chapter of the California Landscape Contractors Association. The company’s goal is to create and install any type of feature in the outdoor environment that clients and designers dream up. And
since Cricket Pools was added to the business in 1997, “we are the only local company that can provide clients with a one-stop shop for all their outdoor construction needs.” Their success is evident in the many accolades and
awards received. The company also invests in the community. Over the years, Andy Gagnon Landscapes has donated labor, materials and equipment to help install and improve many local projects,
555 Kentucky Ave., Unit C, Woodland 530-666-0668 www.andygagnon landscapes.com Best Landscape Design Second — BG Landscape & Full Yard Maintenance Third — Steve Stombler Landscaping including four different Habitat for Humanity sites as well as parks throughout the region. “Thank you for trusting Andy Gagnon Landscapes, Inc., Cricket Pools to create your dreamscape!”
Stabler’s A-1 Appliance Best Major Appliance Store Enterprise staff Stabler’s A-1 Appliance aims to provide the best service possible, and for that customer focus, the business at 548 Kentucky Ave. in Woodland has been named Best Major Appliance Store once again in the annual Reader’s Choice poll. Owners Paul and Carman Stabler thank the community for voting their business No. 1. “We are grateful for the opportunity of allowing us to provide great service for the city of Davis,” Carman said. Walter and Joanne Stabler started the business in 1961. In 1997 it moved from West and Main streets to the current location, before Paul and Carman Stabler took over the business in 2005. The Stabler family has experienced an even bigger
Stabler’s A-1 Appliance Paul Stabler, Carman Stabler, Michael Stabler, Jeff Owens, Casey Parker and Rachael Crumpler make up the award-winning 2021 Stabler’s A-1 Appliance team. Jeff Rawlinson/ Enterprise photo
amount of traffic after their move in 2020 to 548 Kentucky Avenue (just a half-mile down from their old location on Harter Avenue). The showroom floor is on a much more visible street that brings in locals and passersby alike!
As it celebrates 60th anniversary, Stabler’s A-1 Appliance has stayed true to its mission: “We provide the best knowledge on major appliances and provide the best service for major appliances,” Stabler said. 40
She notes that many are surprised to learn that the company has been around for so long and that it’s on its third generation of appliance men. Stabler says their success is due to their focus of providing
548 Kentucky Ave., Woodland 530-662-3996 stablerappliance.com Best Major Appliance Store Second — The Home Depot Third — Costco personal service with a knowledgeable staff and that they service the appliances they sell. Plus, they have a bonus customers may not expect: “We always have dogs here to greet you!” Stabler said. For more information, call 530-662-3996, email csstabler@yahoo.com or visit www.stablerappliance.com.
Best Bookstore Best Place to Buy a Gift • INDIAN CUISINE •
In 2021 the Avid Team is grateful for: • Our brave community • Our loyal customers • Our tireless co-workers • A year of innovation • Our first anniversary with new owners • And our 34th anniversary in Davis
Thank You for Voting Us “Best Indian Restaurant!” 234 G Street • Davis • 530.756.3507
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We appreciate your votes that named us Best Romantic Restaurant in Davis. We will see you soon on our beautiful mediterranean patio or in our cozy and intimate dining room.
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We dedicate the legacy of Avid's success to our co-founder Alzada Knickerbocker (1944-2020)
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Redwood Barn Nursery Best Nursery
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Enterprise staff Family owned and operated for 40 years, Redwood Barn Nursery is a mainstay in the local nursery business and winner of this year’s Readers’ Choice Award for best nursery. Since it first opened in 1981 in the familiar red barn that the family built on Fifth Street, “we’ve watched the city grow and the tastes and styles change, but gardening continues to be a favorite hobby for each successive generation,” owner Don Shor notes. “It’s been satisfying to watch so many new gardeners get excited about growing their own food and flowers during these last challenging months. And we’re happy to help them succeed,” Shor said. Partnering in that endeavor, Redwood Barn provides a
Redwood Barn Nursery 1607 Fifth St., Davis 530-758-2276 redwoodbarn.com Best Nursery Second — Davis Ace Third — The Home Depot
Redwood Barn Nursery has been a fixture on Fifth Street since 1981.
talk show on KDRT-LP, which Shor and Lois Richter have been doing since 2005. “Thanks for making us your local nursery for 40 years,”
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diverse selection of plants and supplies to area gardeners, as well as the information needed to make them successful.
In fact, asked what Redwood Barn offers that others don’t, the answer is “great advice!” That advice can be found
on-site, as well as in Shor’s regular gardening column in The Davis Enterprise, which he’s been writing for more than 20 years, and in a garden
Brooks Painting Best Painting Company Enterprise staff Since 1997, Brooks Painting has been serving the commercial and residential painting needs of Yolo County. They have received the most votes in the painting category of the Readers’ Choice Awards this year and for the past nine years. “Outstanding service, excellent skill and workmanship. Excellent communication — kept me informed of every step of the process,” said Davis resident, Maria B. Brooks Painting was started by Jeremy Brooks two decades ago upon his graduation from UC Davis. Since then, Brooks Painting has been providing commercial and residential painting services with superior customer service as its focus. “Our dedication to our community and our clients is
Brooks Painting 2860 W. Covell Blvd., Ste. 7, Davis 530-753-5074 www.brookspainting.com Best Painting Company Second — Alan’s House Painting Third — MG Painting
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Brooks Painting employees participate in their annual Charity Paint project. what sets us apart. They are part of the foundation of Brooks Painting and we appreciate them very much!”
said Justin Schimberg, business development for Brooks Painting. Its services include interior, 42
exterior, cabinet refinishing, epoxy floors, wood stains, specialty coatings and more. Estimates are always free.
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BEST PHOTOGRAPHER IN YOLO COUNTY!
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Morse Custom Homes Best Remodeling Contractor HOME SERVICES
Enterprise staff Marty and Shelley Morse are approaching 28 years in the home improvement business with Morse Custom Homes and Remodeling. Marty explained that their business focus is “developing unique designs and providing the renovations of kitchens, bathrooms and additions to existing homes.” “We also provide new custom home designs and coordinate site development for constructing homes and other site infrastructure, including outdoor living environments,” he added. “Personally, I help lead a professional staff who provide value engineering, site layout, space planning, architectural and interior design for a wide variety of projects we construct,” Morse said.
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Marty Morse, Morse Custom Homes and Remodeling owner, and Megan Lachowski, administrative assistant, are all smiles in their Davis-based design center for being voted Best Remodeling Company in Yolo County. The company oversees complex projects such as custom home site development, including building pad
preparation, well, septic and electrical service installation on undeveloped property. “We are a team of people
that use our respective talents performing tasks we love,” Morse said. The Morses are especially proud of the Computer Aided Design, or CAD, program that “allows our clients to see their project layout, products and finishes in a 3D model that appears very realistic. Additionally, we have implemented a cloud-based project management software that enables our clients to log into their project from their smart phones and view their construction calendar, product specifications, plans, photos, project accounting and all project communication.” “We are thankful for the support of our friends, families, partners, and clients for voting our company the Best Remodeling Company in Yolo County for nine years,” he added.
Morse Custom Homes and Remodeling 2860 W. Covell Blvd., Ste. 3, Davis 530-758-5321 www.morsecustom homes.com Best Remodeling Contractor Second — Bedrock Construction Third — Apex Standard Builders “Design, Build and Enjoy!” is the company motto. Call 530-758-5321 or visit www.morsecustomhomes. com.
Lucas Roofing Best Roofing Company Enterprise staff Born and raised in Davis, Jerry Lucas started his roofing business in 1992 after working in the industry for more than half a decade. “It just took off,” Lucas said. He credits his success on his long-term employees Oscar Jiminez — a 20-year veteran of the business — and his sons Brian and Geo Jiminez. “If I do a roof for someone, as long as a tree doesn’t fall on it, and it gets a leak even after the warranty ends, I have no problem taking care of it for them, no charge,” he said. “I won’t let you down.” Working mainly in the Davis, Woodland and Dixon area, Lucas offers all types of roofing, including replacement, inspection, dry rot repair and gutters on new construction.
Lucas builds his roofs under California Title 24 standards using TPO materials that are more reflective and better for the environment, he said.One thing that makes him stand out is that he’s “very personable and takes his customers’ satisfaction personally. Although the pandemic has slowed his business, he is keeping busy and is looking to expand.
Lucas Roofing 1900 Lehigh Dr. Davis 530-758-6209 geraldlucasroofing1 @yahoo.com Best Roofing Company Second — Valley Roofing Third — Rabaino Roofing
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Lucas Roofing owner Jerry Lucas, left with horse Modoc, credits his success on his long-term employees Oscar Jiminez — a 20-year veteran of the business — and his sons Brian and Geo Jiminez. 44
Jeff Likes Clean Windows & Gutters Best Window Cleaning Service Enterprise staff Jeff Likes has co-owned Jeff Likes Clean Windows & Gutters with his wife, Meaghan, for 14 years. They describe their window and gutter cleaning technicians as trained ninjas. Jeff and Meaghan know that the success of their company goes hand in hand with the individual success of every team member. So they set their team members up for success by investing in them, training them and treating them with respect. Jeff and Meaghan are proud of the strong company culture they have built around quality, service and experience. As a company, Jeff and his wife continue to prioritize the success of their team and the satisfaction of their clients. They attribute the success of the past decade to providing the tools, training and support needed for their team to be successful and continuing to “wow” their clients. Customer service and customer experience are of equal priority for the Jeff Likes Clean Windows & Gutters. Jeff and Mea-
ghan know that when team members are winning in their workplace and take pride in their work, they are more engaged, happier and deliver a higher quality of work to clients. When it comes to the day-to-day business, both Jeff and Meaghan are still very engaged and are very proud of what they do. Jeff is actually a Window Cleaning World Champion after winning the 2020 Window Cleaning World Cup. And, while Meaghan owns an accounting firm in town, she actually placed third in the 2020 international window cleaning competition women’s division. When asked about environmental friendliness, Jeff comments, “People are actually surprised that window washing requires very little water, less than two gallons per job and our magic cleaning solution is just dish soap,” Jeff boasts. “We’ll make your windows so clean, you’ll think they’re open.” Jeff and Meaghan’s service extends from both of their businesses, to deep in their community. They
Jeff Likes Clean Windows & Gutters
A FULL-SERVICE CLINIC
P.O. Box 72231, Davis 530-220-4569 jefflikesclean windows.com Best Window Cleaning Second — The Perfect Window Third — A+ Window & Gutter Cleaning love to give back by donating their time, resources and getting involved. Jeff is a member of Kiwanis; Meaghan is a member of Sunrise Rotary. In 2017, they were both chosen separately by their clubs as the Kiwanian and Rotarian of the year. While keeping their Davis roots strong, they continue to grow their business by expanding their services to include solar panel cleaning and house washing, adding more crews to shorten wait times and expanding their service area as far west as Fairfield.
Kelly Regan, D.V.M. Thank you Enterprise readers for voting me Best Veterinarian in Yolo County! This honor could not be achieved without my amazing staff and our wonderful clients being supportive through this pandemic. Stay safe and healthy, we look forward to a better year! Hours: Monday - Friday: 8am-9pm Saturday: 9am-Noon
525 Rowe Place, Davis, CA • 530-758-5650 www.midtownanimalclinic.com #midtownanimalclinic
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Jeff Likes, left, cleans windows and gutters with Ben Weibe, Luis Hernandez, Michael Maggard, and Bryce Thompson. 45
Davis Home Trends Best Window Treatments HOME SERVICES
Enterprise staff For the eleventh year in a row, the staff of Davis Home Trends is “proud and honored to receive the award for Best in Yolo County for our Hunter Douglas window treatments,” said store owners Eric and Paula Rich. The store first opened in 1968 and specializes in Hunter Douglas window coverings, swimming pool supplies and pool equipment, luxury bedding, and gifts. Davis Home Trends has always maintained a strong hold in the community as the go to place for comforts of the home and we are now excited to bring comfort to the bedroom. “We recently added draperies to our showroom an entire department of luxury bedding and are so grateful for the feedback we have
Davis Home Trends Davis Home Trends owners Paula and Eric Rich celebrate winning Best Window Treatments in 2021. Courtesy photo
received,” said Paula Rich. Davis Home Trends has also expanded greatly on their gift selection. “We have brought in beautifully hand-crafted leather purses and wallets, a men’s grooming line, drinkware, soaps and lotions, and greeting cards for every occasion,”
Rich said, who travels far and wide to find thoughtful, unique and personal gifts to share with customers. The Hunter Douglas window coverings gallery is in the center of it all and focuses on the latest trends in both design and home automation.
A majority of their shades and draperies now use PowerView technology, raising and lowering with the touch of a button or the sound of one’s voice. “We are really living in the homes of the future,” Paula Rich said. Once again, the Richs’ are
2300 Fifth St., Davis 530-756-4187 DavisHomeTrends.com Best Window Treatments Second — The Perfect Window Third — Laura Nathan Design/All Seasons TIE truly humbled with the distinction. “We sincerely love our clients and our store. We are excited to come to work every day,” Rich said. Visit Davis Home Trends at 2300 Fifth St. in Davis. The store is open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visit www.DavisHome Trends.com.
Jodi Liederman Outstanding Community Service By Caleb Hampton
MISCELLANEOUS
Enterprise staff writer Every year, the Yolo Food Bank (YFB) coordinates the collection and storage of more than six million pounds of food, serving the nutrition needs of over 45,000 Yolo County residents each month. During the pandemic, demand for food assistance increased 60% and the YFB has adapted and expanded to meet the need. One of the people responsible for the food bank’s preparedness for the pandemic is Jodie Liederman, a long-time Davis resident and community leader. Since moving to Davis in 2002, Liederman founded the Davis Parent University lecture series, featuring presentations on parent education and childrearing, as well
pantries, senior meal as the Gan delivery programs, Haverim Prehomeless and school, which is domestic violence affiliated with shelters, migrant Congregation Bet centers, college camHaverim and is puses, mental health open to children and recovery faciliaged two to five of ties and more. any faith or back“I was so inspired ground. Liederby the work the food man has also Courtesy photo bank does,” Liederhelped raise man said. After funds for Davis Jodi Liederman touring the facility, public schools she began volunteering at the and other local institutions. YFB and was quickly hired as In 2018, Liederman was given a tour of the YFB’s facil- a donor relations specialist to ity in Woodland. “I was blown raise funds for a new facility, which is located across the away by the complexity of the food bank,” she said. The YFB street from the old one. Liederman’s best fundraishas dozens of local partners, ing tool, she said, was giving including grocery stores and potential donors the same local farmers and ranchers, tour that she had been given that donate fresh food. Every and letting them see for month, the food bank orgathemselves the work that the nizes 130 distributions YFB does. to more than 80 local food 46
“It was so easy [to raise funds] because the food bank plays such an important role in the community,” Liederman said. According to recent estimates, roughly 32% of Yolo County adults live in a food insecure household, more than double the state and national average. In March 2019, a year after Liederman began fundraising, the YFB moved into its new Costco-sized facility, with state-of-the-art refrigerators the size of condominiums, expanding its storage capacity and its ability to serve the community. A year later, when the coronavirus pandemic hit local residents financially and caused the need for nutrition assistance to nearly double, the food bank was able to rise to the occasion. “It was miraculous that we had moved to
our new facility,” Liederman said. “We had capacity to care for thousands more people. I don’t know how the food bank ever would have been able to handle this if we didn’t have the new space.” Liederman finished her donor relations role at the YFB last year, but she continues to advocate for the food bank and serve as an unofficial ambassador, she said. Nowadays, she is using her fundraising skills to help expand EMERGE, a local center for social and emotional learning that caters to the needs of young people, another community resource, Liederman said, that the pandemic has made all the more vital. “I’ve been fortunate to surround myself with incredibly amazing people,” she said. “Together, we all thrive.”
Grace Valley Christian Center Best Religious / Spiritual Organization Enterprise staff
Grace Valley Christian Center 27173 County Road 98 530-756-5255 www.gracevalley.org Best Religious / Spiritual Organization Second — St. James Catholic Church Third — University Covenant Church
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Grace Valley Christian Center was founded in 1974 by the Rev. P.G. Mathew and started as a small and poor group of students. Almost 50 years later, it is a growing and prospering community with 24-acres, a school, and several hundred members, voted “best church” by Enterprise readers. “We are a covenant community of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ,” according to associate pastor Greg Broderick. “We are committed to preaching the Gospel as found in the Holy Scriptures,”which are the very word of God, and living for God by His grace.” Despite its growth from a small band to a large Church, it remain a close community dedicated to serving God and one another in covenant love. The congregation fellowships with one another so that they know each other’s needs and can help one another to serve. Through the pandemic, the church has been faithfully meeting outdoors since May, even in inclement weather. They look forward to continue to grow in numbers “and in Grace” in 2021. “We are serious about preaching the Word of God and living it out,” Broderick said. Contact GVCC at gvcc@gracevalley.org.
Rev. P. G. Mathew delivers a sermon at Grace Valley Christian Center. Courtesy photo
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Dr. Kelly Regan Best Veterinarian
PET SERVICES
Enterprise staff Voted by Davis Enterprise readers the town’s best veterinarian, Dr. Kelly Regan has worked for Midtown Animal Clinic since 2007. The clinic, which opened nearly 50 years ago, has in its own right been named Davis’ best animal clinic many times over by Enterprise readers. In 2017, Regan purchased the clinic from its previous owner, Cliff Gravem. Despite the unpredictable circumstances of the past year, Regan went above and beyond to continue earning the community’s trust. “This past year has seen many changes to adapt to the Coronavirus pandemic,” she said. “We have expanded our hours, hired more staff and provided curbside service to allow us to continue providing
Dr. Kelly Regan and Maisie stand outside Midtown Animal Clinic. Jeff Rawlinson/ Enterprise photo
exceptional care in a way that keeps everyone safe.” All five doctors at the clinic are graduates of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, one of the top-ranked veterinary schools in the world. They have a combined 60-plus years of experience.
“Our doctors and staff are dedicated to providing high quality, compassionate veterinary care to all of our patients,” Regan said. “We all work collaboratively to provide our patients with the best possible care.” While many veterinary
practices pay their veterinarians based on commission, Midtown staff are not, meaning that they have no incentive to offer additional products or services that aren’t necessary. “You can rest assured that our doctors and staff will only make recommendations that they truly feel are in their patients’ best interest,” Regan said. Regan’s practice at Midtown Animal Clinic offers modern facilities with state of the art equipment including digital dental radiography, ultrasound and in-house lab capabilities. “We would like to thank all of our wonderful clients for voting for us,” Regan said. “This honor could not be achieved without our amazing staff and wonderful clients being supportive through this pandemic.”
Dr. Kelly Regan, DVM Midtown Animal Clinic 525 Rowe Pl., Davis 530-758-5650 Midtownanimalclinic.com Best Veterinarian Second — Dr. Michael Yackey, DVM Third — Dr. Cara Bradley, DVM Looking forward, Regan said she is hoping her clinic can get back to normal as the pandemic is brought under control. “Regardless of what the future brings we will continue to be here to provide care to all of our wonderful patients,” she said.
South Davis and West Davis Veterinary Centers — Best Veterinary Clinic Enterprise staff South Davis Veterinary Center opened in 2003 at the El Macero Shopping Center and moved to its current location in the same center in 2012. A few years later it still needed additional space to serve its patients. The most recent change has been adding a second location by incorporating the site of the former Davis Small Animal Hospital on Russell Boulevard in West Davis. The new hospital has a fear-reducing architectural plan with separate dog and cat examination rooms and treatment areas. The feline rooms have exam tables with hiding nooks for the timid and some wall and window mounted climbing areas for the bold. The dog rooms are large with doors opening to the garden so vets can bypass the waiting area or
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Dr. Jamie Pereira and Dr. Michael Yackey. Courtesy photo
Dr. Cara Bradley well-loved patients, Daphne and Choco. examine dogs outdoors. “We are so thankful that our entire team is recognized for our consistent care and constant efforts to help the pets and people of Yolo County,” said Dr. Cara Bradley, who owns the centers along with
Dr. Michael Yackey. “When we see an area that needs improvement, we work at it and are grateful for support in this journey as veterinarians, veterinary nurses and members of the community.” As with many Davis business, the ongoing pandemic has hit hard. “COVID-19 safety has been very difficult as we work closely with one another to care for our patients,” Dr. 48
Bradley said. “Our strict safety measures have paid off as our staff has not experienced any transmission of virus at work.” Professional training is a constant commitment for the staff. Doctors have completed programs in dentistry, physical rehabilitation, stem cell therapy and ultrasound. “We employ a high number of registered veterinary technicians to care for people’s pets,” Bradley said. “Fourteen of our 32 staff have this additional training and certification and three others have completed the training program. Two of our veterinarians have completed fellowships at UC Davis in ultrasound and clinical pathology.” The South Davis hospital location is a member of AAHA and the only other hospital in Davis to obtain this certification is the Veterinary
South Davis Veterinary Center 4615 Cowell Blvd., Davis 530-757-1113 southdavisvet.com West Davis Veterinary Center 1617 Russell Blvd., Davis 530-756-1766 westdavisvet.com Best Veterinary Clinic Second — Midtown Animal Clinic Third — Woodland Veterinary Hospital Medical Teaching hospital. As soon as inspectors can come to the West Davis location after COVID restrictions they anticipate getting the certification there as well.
Law Office of Raquel M. Silva Best Attorney By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer
Law Office of Raquel M. Silva 1667 Oak Ave. 530-758-0500 silvafamilylaw.com Best Attorney Second — Chad Carlock Law Office Third — Justin C. Lowenthal Raquel M. Silva was voted Best Attorney in 2021. Courtesy photo
Fifteen years into her practice, Silva recently made the decision to focus on collaborative divorce and family law mediation.
“I am a firm believer that collaborative divorce and mediation are the ideal models for families to resolve differences respectfully and
efficiently,” Silva said. “I am also excited to expand my estate planning and probate practice. My goal is to provide family law and estate planning services in a pragmatic and caring way.” The ongoing COVID pandemic has Silva meeting clients by phone or Zoom, but “I hope to reopen my office as soon as it is safe to do so.”
First Northern Bank Best Bank By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer A little over 111 years ago, First Northern Bank opened its first branch in Dixon in a former ice cream parlor. Within a month, it had 93 accounts with deposits totaling more than $75,000. Today, more than a century later, First Northern has 11 branches, including in Davis, Winters, West Sacramento and Woodland, with more than $1.5 billion in assets. And for 18 years in a row, it’s been named best bank in Yolo County. “Being named best bank in Yolo County is such an honor. We are so appreciative of all our fans.” One of the key reasons First Northern keeps earning accolades is likely the longtime employees who keep custom-
ers coming back. The bank has very low employee turnover, “which means we get to know our banking customers and take pride in greeting them by name.” A full-service, independent community bank, First Northern provides financial services to individuals as well as small- to medium-sized businesses. Expertise includes commercial, agribusiness, small-business loans, real estate and mortgage lending. Current First Northern president Lousie Walker began her banking career in 1979 at the walk-up window in First Northern’s Davis branch. She was trained by Olga Fabila, who has such a local following among Davis customers that many will wait in line for her even if they don’t have to. Nearly 40 years after
First Northern Bank 434 Second St., Davis 530-758-7500 thatsmybank.com Best Bank Second — Chase Bank Third — Wells Fargo
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First Northern Bank staff celebrate another win in 2021. Pictured from left are Robert Hughes, Sierra Graham, Yalina Prado, Bianca Filak, Lalit Prasad, Mariana Pantoja, Olga Fabila and Kevin Duncan. joining First Northern, Walker in 2017 was named Woman of the Year by Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, for being one of the most outstanding and dedi49
cated women in his district and for displaying exceptional leadership while playing an integral and crucial role in improving the lives of everyone in their communities.
In fact, since 2001, First Northern Bank has contributed $2.9 million to the communities it serves and employees have recorded more than 96,000 hours of community service, most of it after hours and on weekends. “We love serving Yolo County customers and are passionate about serving the community.”
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Raquel M. Silva’s contributions to Yolo County’s legal community extends well beyond her Davis family law and estate planning practice. She’s also a trained, experienced mediator for family law and trust administration disputes. Once a month, she volunteers as a family law settlement officer in Yolo Superior Court, resolving family law matters before they reach the trial stage. “Additionally, I am frequently appointed as a guardian ad litem in juvenile court to assist parents in reunifying with their children,” Silva said. For these and other reasons, readers of The Davis Enterprise voted Silva as Davis’ best attorney. “I am so grateful to the
readers of Yolo County for voting for me,” Silva said. “There are no words to adequately express my appreciation.” A Davis native, Silva earned her law degree from UC Davis’ King Hall School of Law, earning admission to the State Bar of California in 2005. She went on to become a certified family law specialist in 2012, requiring her to take an additional bar exam focusing on family-law issues and fulfill extensive continuing education classes in all areas of family law. Silva launched her first law practice in the E Street office formerly occupied by local attorney Tom Frankel. She moved to her current location at 1667 Oak Ave. in 2009, expanding the firm to include a full-time paralegal, Susan Ogando, and legal assistant Onelia Ambrose.
Smith Funeral Home Best Funeral Home PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
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Appreciating the years of service to the community, Davis Enterprise readers have named Smith Funeral Home the Best Funeral Home in Yolo County. “We at Smith Funeral Home would like to thank the community for their support and trust in us,” owner Vera Smith said. The business began as Davis Funeral Chapel in 1960. Between 1960 and 2010, there were three owners. Smith came to Davis in 2006 to work for the Wiscombe family. In 2010, she decided to make Davis her permanent home and bought the funeral home, and continues to serve Davis, Winters and the surrounding communities, serving all faiths, customs, cultures and religions. Her certified therapy dog Spike joins Smith in working each day to bring comfort to grieving families. For more information, call 530-7585500, email vsmithfuneralhome@gmail. com or visit www.smith-funerals.com.
116 D St., Davis 530-758-5500 www.smith-funerals.com Best Funeral Home Second — Woodland Funeral Chapel Third — McNary’s Funeral Home
Smith Funeral Home owner Vera Smith and her comfort dog Spike. Courtesy photo
State Farm Insurance Best Insurance Agency
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Enterprise staff State Farm Insurance took home the accolade for Best Insurance Agency from Enterprise readers this year. “We appreciate each and every one of our policyholders and want to thank them for again voting us No 1. Between the four of us we have provided over 100 years of State Farm service to our community and each of us is ready to serve your insurance needs,” said Raul Herrera. “We are proud to give back to the community through our involvement with the Kiwanis Club of Davis, the Davis Chamber of Commerce, Sunrise Rotary, the Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce, the Davis Rotary Club, Meals on Wheels, the Sacramento Rugby Football Club, American Youth Soccer Organization and Little League.”
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State Farm agents Raul Herrera, David Scheiber, Heather Copeland and Doug Prichard are members of the best insurance agency in Yolo County. 50
Raul Herrera 2744 Del Rio Pl., Ste. 120, Davis 530-759-9204 raulherrera.org Heather Copeland 231 G St., Ste. 1, Davis 530-753-7897 heathercopeland.com Doug Prichard 405 Third St., Davis 530-756-1591 dougprichard.net Dave Scheiber 4627 Fermi Pl., Ste. 120, Davis 530-758-8440 davescheiber.com Best Insurance Agency Second — Purves & Associates Insurance Agency Third — Allstate Insurance
Sinor Mengali Group at Guild Mortgage Best Mortgage Company Enterprise staff
Sinor Mengali Group at Guild Mortgage
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Scott McLellen, Lori Sinor, Cara Mengali and Jacqueline Stahl make up the award-winning Sinor Mengali Group team. munity” defines the team at the Sinor Mengali Group. When they aren’t busy helping clients achieve their goals of homeownership or refinancing, the Sinor Mengali
Group is giving back to the community that has supported them over the years. Every month they proudly sponsor a charity or organization by making a donation for
every loan that is closed during that month. This year marks the 10th consecutive year that the readers of the Davis Enterprise voted the Sinor Mengali
404 Second St., Davis 530-406-7200 SinorMengaliGroup.com Best Mortgage Company Second — Fairway Independent Mortgage Third — Summit Funding Group the No. 1 Mortgage Company in Yolo County. Contact the Sinor Mengali Group at Guild Mortgage at 530-406-7200 or Home LoanTeam@CaraMengali. com.
Abaton Consulting Best Photography Business Enterprise staff When Stewart Savage founded Abaton Consulting in 2009, the business’s main focus was website design. Over time, however, Savage found clients were often struggling to find quality images to accurately represent their work. So he shifted. “I slowly began incorporating photography as a service extension,” Savage says. “Many business owners preferred having custom photography on their websites over purchasing stock photographs.” And his work has stood out. With his commercial photography services encompassing architectural, product, food, portraits and special events, Abaton Consulting’s work behind the lens was voted
Abaton Consulting 221 G St., Ste. 202, Davis 530-392-8324 abatonconsulting.com Best Photography Business Second — Rokop photography, Megan Wilkinson — TIE
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Abaton Consulting founder Stewart Savage celebrates winning Best Photography Business in Yolo County. 51
best in Yolo County for 2021. “To be selected as the Best Photographer in Yolo County is truly an honor,” says Savage, who has plans to continue expanding his portrait and glamour photography services moving forward. Learn more about Abaton’s digital media services by visiting abatonconsulting.com, emailing ssavage@abatonconsulting.com or by calling 530-392-8324.
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If you are in the market for a home loan look no further than the Sinor Mengali Group. With over 20 years serving the community — along with a new partnership amongst loan consultants Cara Mengali and Lori Sinor — the Sinor Mengali Group continually strives to be a reliable and trusted resource that is passionate about the unique needs of each client and their home loan goals. The Sinor Mengali Group team, located at 4040 Second St. in Davis, partners with their clients to make a purchase or refinance home loan a smooth, timely and efficient process. “Local business builds com-
Chad DeMasi Best Realtor PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Enterprise staff Once again, Chad DeMasi of the DeMasi Group has come out on top as the top Realtor in Yolo County in the Readers’ Choice Survey. The DeMasi Group includes Chad’s parents Mona and Frank DeMasi, local real estate professionals with decades of Davis experience. “It’s been a two-generation business helping families and friends buy and sell property in Yolo County,” Chad DeMasi said. He added that real estate has always been “a relationship business … and we focus on relationships.” But with the growing use of mobile apps and online videos, technology has become important, too. “Our alignment with Echelon Real Estate is way above the technology my parents
Chad DeMasi (The DeMasi Group) 4627 Fermi Pl., Ste. 100 530-400-2232 thedemasigroup.com Best Realtor Second — Kim Eichorn (Lyon Real Estate) Third — Johnny Brooks (RE/MAX Gold) to work, and call home,” with many “amazing real estate professionals who are collaborative and communicative.”
had 30 years ago,” DeMasi said. “If you are a Realtor sell-
ing someone’s house, you need to put it out there for all the
world to see. “Davis is a wonderful place
Chad DeMasi has been voted Best Realtor in Yolo County in the 2021 Readers’ Choice survey. Enterprise file photo
Carbahal & Company Best Tax Service Enterprise staff Starting in 1984, local brothers John and Manny Carbahal decided to start their own accounting firm. Carbahal & Company has been a constant champion of the community and an advocate for all clients. “Today we are proud to be a full-service firm, providing high-quality, professional service with a personal touch,” said Manny Carbahal. Along with business partners John Carbahal, Jennifer Nitzkowski, Stephanie Carbahal-Adamo and Steven Willhoff, Manny believes, “Our strength lies in providing innovative accounting and tax services for individuals and businesses. Our committed staff work together as a team to support client needs while maintaining a depth of expertise.” Carbahal & Company
Carbahal & Company Carbahal & Company currently has 13 CPAs on staff as well as several accountants and a bookkeeping team eager to support their clients and businesses. Enterprise file photo
currently has 13 CPAs on staff as well as several accountants and a bookkeeping team eager to support their clients and businesses — either by phone or virtually. “We are well poised to guide our clients through their var-
ied and individual tax and financial situations,” added Stephanie Carbahal-Adamo. Being active in the community is another cornerstone of Carbahal & Company’s character. Currently, many staff members hold seats on over 10 52
local boards of directors. “We enjoy what we do,” said Steven Willhoff. “It is important to give back to the community, which has given so much to us.” The CPA firm is a past recipient of Davis’ Excellence
1107 Kennedy Pl., Ste. 5, Davis 530-758-8111 carbahal.com Best Tax Service Second — Castellucci & Associates Third — Virgil C. Smith, CPA in Economic Development Award in 2012 and the Davis Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award in 2009. Carbahal & Company is at 1107 Kennedy Pl., Ste. 5, in Davis. Contact the firm at 530-758-8111 or info@ carbahalcpa.com. Visit www. carbahal.com.
Pence Gallery Best Art Gallery Enterprise staff
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Cona, Sherry, Barbara, Sue, Eileen, Jenna, Katharine and Natalie celebrate Pence Gallery’s win in 2021. work annually,” director Natalie Nelson said, “serving
more than 18,000 visitors with free admission to its
Pence Gallery 212 D St., Davis 530-758-3370 pencegallery.org Best Art Gallery Second — The Artery Third — John Natsoulas Center for the Arts during COVID. We want you to know that we are trying our best to offer a safe and open space during these challenging times for people to relax, think about something different, and to safely visit with your family.”
Ken’s Bike-Ski-Board Best Bicycle Shop Enterprise staff “We’re serious about your fun!” say the friendly experts at Ken’s Bike-Ski-Board, and Davis Enterprise readers have once again voted them the Best Bicycle Shop. The business started in 1988 with staff, equipment and clients from two older Davis businesses: Ski Racquet (since 1974) and Bike Surgeons (since 1980). It continues to grow, with major expansions in 1997-8 and 2004-5. The name was updated from “Ken’s Bike and Ski” to “Ken’s BikeSki-Board” in 2011-12. Ken’s sells and services (almost) anything with pedals and wheels — unicycles, tandems, mountain bikes, road bikes, commuters, e-bikes, scooters and more. And they take care of your winter sports needs, too — from snowshoes
Ken’s Bike-SkiBoard staff includes, from left: Sheldon Blissett, co-owner; Allen Marr, Cheyenne Uhl; Ken Bradford, co-owner; Joe Pickens; and Otavio Hardy. Jeff Rawlinson/ Enterprise photo
to racing skis, boot fitting to base repair, they’re a full-service snow sport shop. “The global demand for bicycles has tripled in the last year,” said Ken Bradford, who owns the business with Sheldon Blissett. “More than tripled, in some niches like mountain bikes — and demand for snow sports has
greatly increased, too. This creates unique challenges for our industry, and some companies (including some retailers in this area) have faltered or closed. We’re working hard seven days a week (and hiring more people) to meet the challenges and provide the products & services you want” Ken’s was named to the list 53
of “America’s Best Bike Shops” for the fourth time in 2020. The shop has won Readers Choice “Best Bike Shop” category 15 years in a row. “Thank you for your loyalty and patience as we navigate the necessary safety protocols and greatly increased demand for outdoor recreation that
Ken’s Bike-Ski-Board 650 G St., Davis 530-758-3223 kensbikeski.com Best Bicycle Shop Second — Freewheeler Bicycle Center Third — B&L Bike Shop have accompanied the last 11 months of disruption,” Bradford and Blisset said. “It looks like demand is continuing at a very high level globally for 2021, so bicycle products will still be difficult to get. We’re doing our best to have what you want when you want it ... We’re here for the long run — and know you are, too.”
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The Pence Gallery Association was incorporated as a nonprofit in 1976 after a year of exhibiting art by both local and regional artists. For years, the Pence served the community through exhibiting art, history, and anthropological subjects of importance. Through its Bach lunch program and Garden Tour events, the Pence served to unite the community through direct experience in art, music, and history. Fast-forward four decades, the Pence has grown in leaps and bounds to serve the community even better. This is the ninth year the Pence has been named Yolo County’s best art gallery. “With the advent of a new facility in 2005, the Pence has grown to host over 400 artists’
exhibits. Pence staff coordinate a full calendar of talks, workshops, and events that deepen the public’s knowledge and enjoyment of art by local and regional artists.” Many members of the public might be surprised by how many different events the Pence hosted, pre-COVID — from birthday parties and yoga to theater and poetry readings. It also has live music frequently during its art receptions. Now it is doing video tours of exhibits and virtual talks and art classes via Zoom. Nelson hopes to continue this, and to add more offerings for kids. “The Pence Board of Directors and its staff thank each and every reader who voted for us as the best gallery,” Nelson said. “We have been so appreciative of the community’s support this past year
The Avid Reader Best Bookstore, Place to Buy a Gift SHOPPING & RETAIL
Enterprise staff For over 30 years The Avid Reader Independent Bookstore has served the Yolo County community. From the time of its opening in January of 1987, the goal was to be the best in book selection and service, while continuing to represent the interests of our customers through careful observation of requests and purchasing practices. This past year has been one of many changes for The Avid Reader, beginning with the celebratory transfer of store ownership from founder Alzada Knickerbocker to Davis residents Brett and Erin Arnold. Then, like every other small business around the globe, The Avid Reader had to shift to accommodate pandemic lockdown and subsequent business restrictions.
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Avid Reader staff celebrate another Best of Yolo win in 2021. Pictured clockwise from top left: Jina Fatirni, Erin Arnold, Holly SnyderThompson, Wednesday Babcock and Milli George. Both the bookstore and the sister toy store on the same block, Avid & Co., went from a purely brick and mortar establishment to a robust online
store presence, while continuing to answer phones and provide the people of Yolo County with every book they desired. Staff began delivering books
directly to doorsteps of Davis residents who were unable to leave their homes. Avid reports a depth of gratitude for their local community that surpasses these present times and spans three decades of loyalty. The Avid Reader has supported the community through donations to and ticket sales for local fundraisers. Additionally, they are excited to restart their robust in-person event schedule when limitations for indoor gatherings are lifted. Over the years, The Avid Reader has won top awards from The Davis Enterprise’ annual Best of Yolo County competition. This year is no exception as it garnered the awards for Best Bookstore, Best Independent Retailer, Best Place to Buy a Gift, and Best Independent Store for Kids.
The Avid Reader 617 Second St., Davis 530-758-4040 avidreaderbooks.com Best Bookstore Second — UC Davis Bookstore Third — Logos Books Place to Buy a Gift Second — The Artery Third — Crème de la Crème This past year has also been one of sadness, as the previous owner, Alzada Knickerbocker, only months after beginning her retirement, passed away. The staff and community mourn the loss of her presence and will always be full of thankfulness for the legacy she left in Davis.
Yolo County SPCA Thrift Store Best Consignment / Thrift Store Enterprise staff The Yolo County SPCA Thrift store started in a small store on Third Street. It has expanded into two stores — the main store, and a furniture store two doors down. It is also now able to sell on many online sites and work with outside apps such as Nytch. The purpose of the Yolo County SPCA Thrift Store is to increase awareness and raise money to help fund animal-rescue programs and services. A large portion of funding to care for fostered animals is supplied by profits made at the Yolo County SPCA Thrift Store. The store carries many brand name items and have a specific rack just for UC Davis swag. They also receive donations that have the original tags. It offers sales to the
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Readers’ Choice award-winning Yolo SPCA Thrift store staff include, from left, EmmaLee Goralski, Meg Robinson, Darci Soiu (manager) and Jordan Gutierrez. Owen Yancher/ Enterprise photo
community. For example, one of the most popular sales is to fill a bag of clothing for $10.
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The SPCA Thrift Store and SPCA work closely together. The store raises the money
920 Third St., Davis 530-758-0544 Yolospca.org Best Consignment / Thrift Store Second — All Things Right and Relevant Third — Goodwill Industries needed to support the SPCA but staff there is unable to answer questions regarding animals and will refer you to the website yolospca.org. “Thanks for supporting the Yolo County SPCA Thrift Store,” manager Darci Soiu said. “We appreciate the support of the community during this difficult time.”
F Street Dispensary Best Dispensary Enterprise staff
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F Street Dispensary in downtown Davis has again been voted best dispensary in Yolo County. Courtesy photo
service in an inviting, welcoming retail setting,” the business says. Meanwhile, by educating the public “on the wide-reaching benefits of cannabis cannabinoids such as CBD and
CBN, F Street Dispensary is helping the community better understand the medicinal benefits of the cannabis plant.” The business has hundreds of products to choose from, including a large variety of
non-psychoactive CBD creams and snacks that can alleviate pain and discomfort for customers with arthritis or muscle aches, as well as products that help people fall asleep and stay asleep.
420 F St., Davis 530-746-5122 420fstreet.com Best Dispensary Second — Davis Cannabis Collective Third — Kana Company “We have products to fit every lifestyle.” Not to mention F Street Dispensary is conveniently located in downtown Davis with on-site parking available.
Newsbeat Best Independent Retailer Enterprise staff Since opening as a small kiosk at University Mall in 1986, Newsbeat has moved three times. Now at 514 Third St., the business is one of the only true brick and mortar newsstands left in Davis. “The eclectic nature of our store is based on the almost extinct model of a newsagent,” said Janis Lott, who bought the store in 1989 with her husband Terrence Lott. A newsstand and convenience store, Newsbeat offers a wide selection of daily newspapers, magazines, periodicals, books, greeting cards, stationary, tobacco, beverages, snacks, candy, toys, games and puzzles. It’s a business model that has been in existence for a century and a half, according to Lott. However, with the
Newsbeat owner Terrence Lott stands next to the business’s magazine racks containing several hundred titles. Jeff Rawlinson/ Enterprise photo
advent of the internet — and its impact on how the public consumes the news — Newsbeat has had to adapt. It has done so by creating an atmosphere that continues to draw customers. “Our goal is to provide these items and create a place of belonging and an ambiance where all people can feel comfortable and convivial and happy,” Lott said. “The bottom line is we are as much about community and relationships
as we are about hand picking products for the store. Newsbeat is a place where everyone is welcome to come as they are, which helps to make the store itself a living breathing space.” For the owners, one of the greatest rewards of maintaining a brick and mortar retail business over the past three decades has been the sense of community it brings. “We have amazing customers,” Lott said. “Most we 55
would never have met if not for hosting a storefront. It rings true that if you sit in one place long enough, the whole world will pass by!” Newsbeat has earned numerous accolades, including awards from the Sacramento News & Review for The Best Place to Lose Track of Time and The Best Literary Section of Periodicals. For twenty years, the Lotts ran a Newsbeat store in Downtown Sacramento, which closed in 2011. “Happily, we still retain a loyal following of faithful Sacramento customers who cruise over the causeway just to see us in Davis,” Lott said. To be acknowledged by Enterprise readers was an affirmation of her and her husband’s vision over the years and especially over the turbulent past year, Lott said.
Newsbeat 514 Third St., Davis 530-756-6247 thenewsbeat.com Best Independent Retailer Second — The Avid Reader Third — Crème de la Crème “We are overwhelmed and encouraged by the kindness shown to us by the community,” she said. “It has been an exceptional year for all of us, and we can’t thank you enough for taking the time to let us know we had a positive impact.” The store’s plan for the future, she said, is “to keep adapting as we always have while retaining the character of the store.”
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Less than two years after opening its doors, F Street Dispensary in downtown Davis has been voted best dispensary in Yolo County. The owners — longtime Davis residents — say “it’s an honor and privilege every day to serve such an incredible community.” Since opening at 420 F St. in October 2018, the dispensary has been providing customers with high-quality, lab-tested cannabis products at competitive prices, the owners say, and has become a local favorite thanks to its welcoming staff, customer-friendly deals and diverse product line. “(T)his modern dispensary is working hard to break the mold for cannabis storefronts through top-notch customer
Bella Luna Jewelers Best Jewelry Store SHOPPING & RETAIL
Enterprise staff De Luna Jewelers, established in 1967 by Richard Luna, relocated to 207 F St. as the new entity of Bella Luna Jewelers in 2016. Under the continual mentorship of Richard and Kyoko Luna, and new owner Stephanie Choi, Bella Luna Jewelers continues to serve the community as a family-owned business with generations of experience in the gem, jewelry and timepiece trade. For the past 53 years, it has established a reputation for quality craftsmanship, trend-setting designs, and superior restoration services. “Our motto is to provide quality products and services and to inspire confidence while delivering the knowledge and skills necessary to keep clients’ jewelry safe and long lasting,” Choi said. “Bella
Luna offers fine jewelry collections, professional jewelry and timepiece restoration, custom design, consignment, appraisals, and — in long standing tradition of de Luna — Southwest pottery and Oaxacan folk art.” Choi was educated by the Gemological Institute of America in Graduate Diamonds and Colored Stones. She comes from a family of jewelers and watchmakers, and has been involved in all aspects of the industry from a very young age. She served as a custom design specialist, appraiser, and educator of gemology and precious metals. Working alongside is a passionate, creative, and professionally trained team of jewelers utilizing traditional wax and cast techniques and designers ready to custom tailor time-
Bella Luna Jewelers 207 F St., Ste. A, Davis 530-746-5168 Best Jewelry Store Second — 3rd Street Jeweler Third — Lu’Ro Jewelers Jeff Rawlinson/Enterprise photo
Bella Luna staff celebrate another win. Pictured, front from left are: Albert Choi, Kyoko Luna, Richard Luna, Stephanie Choi and Sharon Choi; back: Dee Yang, Clarise DeBorja, Jacob Bertrand, Michael Peters and Sonia Lee. less pieces from sketch to hand fabricated heirlooms. Bella Luna actively recruits local talents as well as alumni and undergraduate students of the UC Davis Design Program with emphasis in Fash-
ion Design. Richard Luna has been a jeweler since 1956 and worked in every aspect of the industry, from manufacturing to designing. He was a past president, secretary and treasurer
of the American Society of Appraisers, founding board member of the Indian Arts and Crafts Association, and president of the Davis Chamber of Commerce. As an appraiser, collector and lecturer for service clubs, public schools and universities, Luna has been responsible for promoting the understanding of Indian art locally and nationally.
Sole Desire Shoes Best Women’s Shoe Store Enterprise staff Started in 1990 in Sonoma County by the parents of current owners David and Daniel Astobiza, Sole Desire now has 11 locations throughout California, including their store at 801 Second St. in downtown Davis. The store is a family business through and through. Anicia, Daniel’s wife, manages office operations, while David’s wife Michele Pellagrini works as the marketing and social media manager. “We live and breathe Sole Desire and it’s so much more than a job, it’s our family legacy and something we are very proud of,” the families said. “We always carried unique and hard to find brands that had amazing comfort features,” they said. “We have
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Sole Desire district manager Jen Cala celebrates the store’s Best Women’s Shoes win in 2021. Jeff Rawlinson/ Enterprise photo
stayed true to our roots and continue to evolve with the changing demands and styles that women want and need from us.” Knowing the in-store experience remains crucial when it comes to shopping for shoes
— unlike many other retail businesses that have migrated online — Sole Desire puts customer service first. “You need to get your feet measured and see what type of foot you have and then our helpful team can make sug56
gestions based on what we know will work for you,” the owners said. Sole Desire even has a foot scanner machine that indicates not only shoe size but pressure points and arch type. “This free service is a great
801 Second St., Davis 530-554-2856 soledesire.com Best Women’s Shoe Store Second — Fleet Feet Davis Third — Generations Family Footwear starting point and can make finding shoes effortless, plus you get to better understand your feet,” the owners said. “Thank you so much for supporting our family business,” the Astobizas said. “As a second-generation women’s shoe store, we love that our parents’ legacy continues on and more importantly, we’re lucky to be a part of such an incredible community! Thank you, Davis!”
Lea Rosenberg Most Effective Volunteer Enterprise staff
Lea Rosenberg Odd Fellows, Rebekah Lodge, Soroptimists, Yolo County SPCA Most Effective Volunteer Second — Dave Rosenberg When folks call Lea Rosenberg for help, she finds a way to do so. Lea’s husband Dave Rosenberg was voted second Most Effective Volunteer. Courtesy photo
committee that brought the “Zombie Bike Ride” to Davis for the second time. Her endeavors also benefit foster children and young adults who have “aged out” of the
foster care system. She provides toys and games for the younger ones, and coordinates financial assistance for former foster kids. In the 1990s, Lea was
recognized as the Davis Citizen of the Year, and she has never let up. She has served as president or a member of the board of many community and charitable organizations over the past decades. But her real community involvement is one-on-one. When folks call Lea for help, she finds a way to do so. “Being a community volunteer is my calling,” said Lea. “I’m happy to be part of a strong network of community volunteers in Davis.”
Best Bar
Best Donuts
Best Restaurant in Davis
Hanlees Davis Toyota Second — Shottenkirk Honda of Davis Third — Hanlees Nissan
Froggy’s Bar & Grill Second — Sophia’s Thai Kitchen (TIE) Third — de Vere’s Irish Pub
Pink Dozen Second — Fluffy Donuts Third — Safeway
Best Car Wash
Best Breakfast
Best Health Food Store
Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar Second — The Mustard Seed Third — Seasons Kitchen and Bar
Cable Car Wash Second — Planet Wash Third — Sparkles Car Wash Auto Care
Café Bernardo Second — Crepeville Third — Black Bear Diner
Davis Food Co-op Second — Nugget Markets Third — Trader Joe’s
Best Restaurant in Winters
Best Smog Shop
Best Brewery
EZ Smog Second — A1 Smog Third — Spee Dee Oil Change Midas
Sudwerk Brewing Co Second — Three Mile Brewing Co. Third — Super Owl Brewing
Best Pandemic Curbside Service
Buckhorn Steakhouse Second — Preserve Third — Putah Creek Cafe
Best Preschool / Nursery School
Best Burger
Davis Parent Nursery School Second — Peregrine School Third — University Covenant
Best Bagels Noah’s Bagels Second — Posh Bagels Third — Upper Crust Bakery
Burgers & Brew Second — In-N-Out Burger Third — Tommy J’s Grill & Catering/ Froggy’s Bar & Grill TIE
Davis Food Co-op Second — Mikuni Third — West Davis Veterinary Center
Best Italian Food Paesanos Second — Osteria Fasulo Third — Zia’s Delicatessen/Lamppost Pizza TIE
Best Japanese Food
Best Coffee Peet’s Coffee & Tea Second — Starbucks Third — Temple
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Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar Second — Zen Toro Japanese Bistro Third — Huku Japanese Bistro
Best Restaurant in Woodland Morgan’s on Main Second — Kitchen428 & Mojo’s Lounge & Bar Third — Maria’s Cantina
Best Salad JACKS Urban Eats Second — Dos Coyotes Border Cafe Third — Café Bernardo
Readers’ Choice 2021
Best Car Dealership
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In a community of volunteers like Davis, it is a remarkable honor to be recognized as the “most effective” community volunteer. But Lea Rosenberg has done it again. A perennial winner in the minds of readers of the Enterprise, Lea Rosenberg has been chosen — for the eighth year — as “Most Effective Volunteer” for her wide-ranging and influential community involvement. Lea and her husband Dave Rosenberg (who was chosen No. 2 most effective volunteer this year) are considered community powerhouses. Lea’s volunteer activities go back some 40 years. If anything, she is more active today than she ever was. Currently, Lea is most active with Soroptimist Interna-
tional of Davis, the Davis Odd Fellows, the Davis Encampment, the Davis Rebekah Lodge, Canton Davis, the Yolo County SPCA Board of Directors, Unleashing the Possibilities, Inc. Board, and the Sutter Davis Foundation Board. She is actively engaged in a wide variety of charitable and community work ranging from the quest to build a new animal shelter for Yolo County, to calling Bingo every month helping different beneficiaries in the community, to Breakfast with Santa, a Taste of Davis, the Davis Classic Film Festival, the Davis Chocolate Festival, highway environmental cleanup, folding diapers for the Yolo Diaper Bank, or collecting toilet articles for folks in shelters, among others. Lea also worked on the
Best Seafood
Best Hair Salon
Best Mattress Store
Best Credit Union
Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar Second — Fish’s Wild Island Grill Third — Hometown Taiwanese Kitchen & Bar
Pomegranate Salon Second — Refinery Third — J Cunningham Salon
Matthews Mattress Second — Mattress Firm Third — Sleep Center
Golden 1 Credit Union Second — Yolo Federal Credit Union Third — USE Credit Union
Best Health Club
Best Pest Control
Best Dry Cleaners
Davis Swim & Fitness Second — FIT House Third — Yolo Barre
Woodland-Davis Termite & Pest Control Second — Clark Pest Control Third — Aspen Pest Management
El Macero Cleaners Second — Swansons Cleaners Third — Executive Cleaners
Best Hearing Aid Service
Best Plumber
Best Financial Planner
Costco Second — Delta Hearing Center Third — Kaiser Permanente
Plumbing Doctor Second — North Pacific Plumbing Third — Hall’s Plumbing
Best Martial Arts
Best Property Management
BJC Financial Group Second — Carbahal Olsen Financial Services Third — Symphony Financial Planning
Readers’ Choice 2021
Best Socially-Distanced Outdoor Dining Burgers & Brew Second — Tres Hermanas Third — Dos Coyotes Border Cafe
Best Specialty Tea Peet’s Coffee & Tea Second — Share Tea Third — Tea List
Best Steak Buckhorn Steakhouse Second — D Street Steakhouse Third — Morgan’s on Main
Best Sushi Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar Second — Zen Toro Japanese Bistro Third — Huku Japanese Bistro
Best Vegetarian Food Davis Food Co-op Second — ChickPeas Kitchen Third — Three Ladies Cafe
Best Winery Turkovich Family Wines Second — Berryessa Gap Third — Matchbook Wine Company
Best Frozen Yogurt YoloBerry Yogurt Second — Cultivé Frozen Yogurt Third — Big Kahuna Frozen Yogurt
Best Barber Razor’s Edge Second — Davis Barber Shop Third — Olive Drive Barber Shop
Best Dermatology / Cosmetic Surgery
Inspire Martial Arts Second — Rodness Martial Arts Center Third — Nova Geração Davis Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Best Nail Salon Natural Nails & Spa Second — ARA Spa Third — Queen Bee Nails Spa
Best Physical Therapy Physical Edge Second — Burger Physical Therapy Third — Sutter Davis Hospital
Best Tattoo / Piercing Urban Body Tattoo & Piercing Second — Death or Glory Tattoo Third — Sacred Tiger
Best Carpet Cleaning Cotton Carpet Care Second — Steam Bright Third — Heaven’s
Best Carpet & Flooring Store Pyramid Flooring Systems Second — Floors to Go Third — Capital Flooring
Elite Property Management Second — Davisville Management Company Third — Dowling Properties
The Laundry Lounge Second — Love Laundry Third — Winters Laundryworks
Best Travel Agency
RepowerYolo Second — Sunrun Third — Sunny Energy Solar
Davisville Travel Second — Costco Third — AAA
Best Hotel
Best Antique Store
Hyatt Place UC Davis Second — Western Plus Palm Court Hotel Third — Aggie Inn Ascend Hotel Collection
Main Street Antiques Second — The House Dresser Third — Hastings Back Porch
Best Senior Living Community
Best Athletic Shoes / Apparel
University Retirement Community Second — Atria Covell Gardens Third — Carlton Senior Living
Fleet Feet Sports Second — Big 5 Sporting Goods Third — Target
Best PPE & Cleaning Supplies Provider
Best Independent Furniture Store
Target Second — Costco Third — Ace Hardware
Design House Furniture Galleries Second — Nakamura Brothers Furniture Third — Wirth Furniture & Interiors
Best Kennel / Pet Hotel
Best Women’s Clothing Store
Best Pet Groomer Petco Second — Pawsitive Groomers Third — Feldspar Pet Spa
Davis Dermatology Second — Sutter Davis Third — Skin Renewal Center
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Catherine Brennan Second — Mina Hah Third — Dafna Gatmon
Best Solar Company
Woodland Veterinary Hospital Second — WAG Hotels Third — 29 Palms Pet Resort
Best Laundromat
Best Psychiatrist / Psychologist
Pinkadot Second — The Wardrobe Third — TJ Maxx
Thank you for voting us the Best of Yolo County! We look forward to continuing to provide excellent service to our local community!
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