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State approves ethnic-studies curriculum By Edward Booth Enterprise staff writer The California State Board of Education on Thursday unanimously approved a model ethnic-studies curriculum for high schools after years of discussion and drafting. A model curriculum serves as a guidance document for local school districts to help with developing courses in that subject area. Drafting the curriculum led to much controversy over the past few years — the initial draft was heavily criticized for many reasons, such as not properly including several ethnic groups. State board president Linda Darling-Hammond sent the draft back for a rewrite in 2019, and several subsequent drafts have emerged since. The approved draft, the fourth overall, also faced criticism from members of the public who called in during the Thursday meeting over the course of several hours. Some criticized the concept of critical race theory and said the curriculum encourages racial disharmony; others said the proposed draft had been watered down from the original and called on the board to refocus the curriculum on aspects of ethnic studies that critique systems of power.
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Orange tier may be near but officials staying on alert By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer With Yolo County less than a week away from a possible move to the orange tier, county officials continue to urge residents to take the same precautions they’ve been taking throughout the pandemic to ensure progress isn’t reversed. “We all have a role to play,” Jenny Tan, the county’s public information officer, said Thursday. Wearing a face covering, even if vaccinated, as well as physical distancing, not gathering and following the state’s restrictions on activities remain as important as ever. Otherwise, Tan said, “we may get increased numbers of transmission ... and we don’t want to move backwards.” The county met the metrics for the
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Democrats stick with Newsom Recall campaign hits high gear By Laurel Rosenhall CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom officially launched a campaign Monday against the effort to oust him from office, as fellow Democrats closed ranks to support him and his opponents plan today and Wednesday to submit the last batch of signatures needed to trigger a recall election. Since Newsom’s flashy State of the State speech last week, which looked like an unofficial
campaign kickoff, prominent Democrats across California and the nation have thrown their weight behind the governor and against the attempt to recall him. Their strategy in this deepblue state that twice resoundingly rejected Republican former President Donald Trump: Portray the recall as a MAGA-inspired movement full of QAnon conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers and try to unify Democrats against it. Whether Newsom’s game plan will work will likely depend on how quickly California bounces back from the coronavirus pandemic that’s shuttered many businesses and
schools — as well as who steps up to try to replace Newsom on the recall ballot. His campaign launch seemed designed to thwart potential challengers from the left, featuring support from progressive national Democrats including U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders and former Georgia lawmaker Stacey Abrams. Warren promoted the new anti-recall site and told her 5.7 million Twitter followers that “extreme right-wing Republicans” are trying to recall Newsom “because he dares to listen to scientists and fights to put power in the hands of working people.” “Let’s have Gavin’s back,”
By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer The Davis City Council on Tuesday expressed unanimous support for acquiring a ladder truck for the Davis Fire Department and directed staff to move forward both on securing a detailed cost estimate for a truck as well as developing plans to modify the downtown fire station to accommodate it. The estimated cost of a truck with a 100-foot aerial ladder, related equipment and training, and a remodel of Station 31 totals between $2.1 million and $2.4 million, according to Davis Fire Chief Joe Tenney.
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Ongoing annual costs for three to six additional firefighters to staff the truck would be between $645,000 and $1.26 million, with a majority
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Appreciate the sunlight that comes C ELESTIAL FAVORS ... The sun was barely sneaking through the clouds after a night of rain as I stood on the front porch assessing the pros and cons of the day ahead. And that’s when a homeless man, bedroll strapped firmly to his back, pedaled by just as the sun caught his eyes. “Sun at last,” he exclaimed to himself. “Thank you, Father,” he added as he made the Sign of the Cross, seemingly signaling to me and the rest of the world that this would be a day to be thankful for. Lesson learned.
THE LONELY STAR STATE ... Now that the governor of Texas has pretty much declared the coronavirus pandemic is history — no more masks, 100-percent capacity at restaurants — maybe it’s time we institute a travel ban so all those COVID-deniers can’t spread the virus to the Golden State. Texans won’t be offended, given that they love to go it alone anyway, as evidenced by their stateof-the art system to deliver reliable electric power to all 29 million of the state’s citizens. They do make decent and
delectable food in the Lone Star State, but with a little practice I suspect Californians can learn to make brisket and hush puppies DANGER, DANGER ... While cleaning my desk for the first time since before the pandemic ground things to a halt, I found a warning tucked neatly inside an old PG&E bill. The headline began, “Proposition 65 — WARNING,” which is generally not the sort of thing I like to read before having my morning coffee, but there it was, staring me in the face. Hopefully, this warning was in the past and all these things have been taken care of, but maybe that’s just wishful thinking. “The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly referred to as Proposition 65, requires the governor to
publish a list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm,” it begins. 1986? And you’re just telling me about it now? I don’t even remember who was governor then. Earl Warren maybe? Goodwin Knight? Jerry Brown’s dad? “It also requires California businesses to warn the public quarterly of potential exposures to these chemicals that result from their operations.” I did not like the way this was going. “Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) uses chemicals in our operations that are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.” Seriously? Presumably you’ve stopped doing so since you sent out this notice so many months ago? “For example, PG&E delivers natural gas to our customers and uses natural gas and petroleum products in our operations. Natural gas and petroleum products contain benzene, a known carcinogen.” Where’s Erin Brockovich when I need her? But wait, there’s more.
“PG&E also uses lead-based paint on some of our towers or other facilities and uses wooden utility poles treated with wood preservatives.” Happy days are here again. “Lead-based paint and wood preservatives contain chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.” I kept waiting for the disclaimer that these things are all in the past, but maybe more recent bills have made that very statement. I’ll have to start reading these inserts much more closely.
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Police seek armed ATM robber By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer Yolo Federal Credit Union is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect who committed two robberies of customers at its main Woodland branch. The armed robberies occurred March 11 and 14 between 7:50 and 11:20 p.m. at the drive-up ATM outside the bank, located at 266 W. Main St. No injuries were reported. Woodland police say the same suspect is believed to have committed both
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Woodland police are seeking a suspect in two ATM robberies. robberies. He is described as a light-skinned male wearing black clothing, gloves and a mask, and armed with a handgun. Police advise ATM users
to exercise safety precautions, scanning the area around them as they approach and use the cash machine. Leave the area if something looks out of place, and keep a cell phone handy to call police if necessary. “Do not be confrontational with the suspect. The money can be replaced but your life cannot,” police said in a Facebook post about the robberies. Anyone with information about these crimes is urged to contact the Woodland Police Department at 530-666-2411.
Man charged with attack on parents By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer A Davis man is facing elder-abuse and weapon charges after allegedly attacking his parents earlier this week. The investigation began with a call to Davis police at 9:45 p.m. Monday, reporting a dispute between the
parents and their 42-yearold son that turned physical in their Regis Drive home, Lt. Art Camacho reported Wednesday. According to reports, the suspect chased his father with a kitchen knife, then attempted to strangle his mother while also holding the weapon. He fled the scene before officers
arrived, but was apprehended at about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday after police spotted him in the area of L Street and Duke Drive. The suspect, identified as Richard Joseph Gonzales, was booked into the Yolo County Jail on charges of elder abuse, brandishing a weapon and making criminal threats, Camacho said.
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Stalled getaway car foils two alleged shoplifters By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer Pssst ... getaway cars need regular maintenance, too. That’s how the Woodland Police Department led a Facebook post this week regarding two suspected shoplifters arrested after their car stalled while fleeing the scene. The scene: Walmart’s Neighborhood Market at County Fair Mall, where employees reported that two people had fled with stolen merchandise through an emergency exit around 1:20 p.m. Wednesday, according to Sgt. Dallas Hyde.
But the pair’s car stalled in the parking lot, and police caught up with them “after a yet-to-beidentified ‘good Samaritan’ pushed them across the street,” Hyde said. Officers arrested two Woodland residents: Savannah King, 20, who was cited for shoplifting and released; and 30-year-old Brandon Klimper, booked into the Yolo County Jail on the shoplifting count as well as two felony warrants out of Colusa County. As for the failed getaway car, it “was towed for a variety of reasons,” Hyde said.
Obituaries 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
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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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.
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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.
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Pets of the week Special to The Enterprise Lots of animals are waiting for “forever homes” at the Yolo County Animal Shelter, 2640 E. Gibson Road in Woodland.
Stormy Among is them is Stormy (A186077), a 13-year-old black domestic shorthair cat. She is a loving girl who enjoys lots of attention, and knows how to demand for more! Stormy is currently being treated for tummy issues and will benefit from a family that can help bring her back to her healthy and happy self. Also hoping for a good home is Eugene (A184739), a 6-year-old black pit bull mix who loves to chase tennis balls on his daily walks and show off his athletic ability. Eugene has been in a foster home and plays hide and seek with his treats, is house trained and loves to stretch out on his corner of the sofa. He will do best with a daily exercise routine.
Eugene For information on adopting, contact adoptycas@gmail.com. All shelter animals are up-to-date on vaccinations, microchipped and spayed or neutered. The shelter is closed to the public for non-emergencies but the staff is available to assist at 530668-5287 during new temporary hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. For information, visit www.petfinder.com/ member/us/ca/woodland/yolo-countyanimal-services-ca283/. At Rotts of Friends Animal Rescue, you’ll find Kris, a 13-month old neutered male Rhodesian ridgeback cross. Kris is a friendly bouncy fun-filled big boy. He need obedience training but he comes with free lifetime
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itten season is here! While kittens are adorable, kitten season often results in more kittens than a community can handle. In California, kitten season can occur twice a year or even all year long with many animal shelters taking in more unwanted kittens than they can handle. What can be done about feline overpopulation? Spaying and neutering cats is the humane way out of feline overpopulation. In California, animal shelters are required by law to spay/neuter adopted pets. So adopting a kitten or cat from a shelter ensures it will be altered. Even kittens as young as eight weeks with a body weight of two pounds can be spayed or neutered. The benefits of spay or neuter surgery are many. Altered cats are less likely to spray, yowl, roam and fight. Reduced fighting means fewer wounds that transfer feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus. Testicular and mammary cancer is also reduced significantly. Finally, altered cats are happy, calm pets who cannot contribute to cat overpopulation. For local low-cost spay/neuter options, go to Yolo County SPCA https://yolospca. org/cat-spay-neuter. What about freeroaming cats? Friendly free-roaming cats have been socialized to people. Most have homes and are just strolling around their neighborhood; others are friendly “strays” who have lost their homes. Feral cats, however, have had little or no human contact and are unlikely to enjoy life indoors with people. Their kittens, especially if they are four months or
classes. Kris is tall, long and lanky, with a friendly, moldable and goofy personality. Cortz is a big, neutered male 1-year-old Rottweiler. He is young, moldable and people-friendly but needs work on his obedience training. He needs an owner with Rottweiler experience and no young children. The next Rotts of Friends’ adoption event is from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 20, at 34505 County Road 29 in Woodland. Come by 10 a.m., as it takes at least an hour to meet and adopt a dog; everyone who will be living with the dog should come out to meet it.
Cortz Bring proof of homeownership, such as a mortgage statement or property tax bill. If you rent, please bring proof that you are allowed to have a dog in your home, such as a pet clause in your lease or a note from your landlord. All dogs adopted from Rotts of Friends are healthy, microchipped, up-to-date on their vaccines and come with free lifetime obediencetraining classes. For more information, visit facebook.com/rottsof friends.
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NOTICE OF PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY’S REQUEST FOR FINANCING THROUGH ISSUANCE OF RECOVERY BONDS (A.20-04-023/A.21-01-004) WHY AM I RECEIVING THIS NOTICE? On April 30, 2020, PG&E filed an application (A.20-04-023) proposing to finance $7.5 billion in recovery bonds after emerging from bankruptcy. PG&E filed a related application (A.21-01-004) on January 6, 2021, asking the CPUC to approve issuance of the recovery bonds. While this proposal would result in a new charge on customer bills, PG&E is also proposing a credit to customers that will be funded by shareholders. The credit is expected to equal the charge, meaning there would be no overall impact to customer bills.
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younger, can be socialized. What can be done about free-roaming unaltered cats? Today many communities endorse Trap Neuter Return (TNR) programs. Animal welfare groups along with neighborhood volunteers humanely trap cats so they can be altered, vaccinated and have one ear clipped to identify them as altered. They are then returned to their community. If the cat has a home, it returns home altered. If not, it remains in its neighborhood where it won’t yowl for a mate or reproduce, but will keep other cats out of its territory. Trap-neuter-return programs are successful when there’s a concerted effort over time to alter cats. In their Nov. 11 article, “The Impact of Targeted TrapNeuter-Return Efforts in the San Francisco Bay Area,” Daniel D. Spehar and Peter J. Wolf report that a San Francisco community cat program reduced the cat population by 99.4% in 16 years. Cities like New York, Chicago
Based on rates in effect at the time of filing A.20-04-023, the bill for a typical residential nonCARE/nonFERA customer using 500 kWh per month would increase from $127.40 to $129.80, or 1.9%. However, as noted, these customers are expected to see a credit on the bill in the same amount as the increase.
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while she was nervous with humans, she craved affection above all else.” Laura continues, “Within a few days of bringing her home, we realized that despite promises of her having been spayed and vaccinated, Freya was going into heat … wandering the apartment all night, yowling at the top of her lungs. Along with her hormonal swings and a quickly scheduled spay procedure, the three of us have battled fleas, ear infections, and roundworms (twice). “However difficult her medical issues were for her, Freya continues to be the sweetest girl who will happily lounge on my lap all day while I work from home. Loud noises and sudden movements may send her sprinting to hide under the couch, but she’ll soon emerge with a loud meow for attention. As she’s more afraid of men than women, Sam has been incredibly patient while teaching her to trust him, and he’s the only one she allows to pet her ears. We work with her often to bolster her independence and encourage her sweet nature. The biggest compliment Freya can offer is to kiss our noses, which she does early and often. It’s our favorite way to begin the day together.” — Evelyn Dale of Davis is a volunteer and advocate for shelter animal welfare. Contact her at pawsforthought@sbcglobal.net. This column appears monthly.
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ETHNIC: ‘This is very important work’ LADDER: City plans to build taller From Page A1 At the end of the commenting period, DarlingHammond said that, despite requests for the board to delay approval, the board had a statutory expectation that the curriculum be adopted by March 31. She added that the passionate public comments demonstrated the importance of ethnic studies, as much of what was said were requests “by each person and group for a sense of belonging and acknowledgement, and affirmation of personhood.” Darling-Hammond then said belonging is the most fundamental need, and that’s part of what ethnic studies offers. But at the same time, she said, ethnic studies offers a study of history with attention toward inequality. That focus on inequality, she said, is where common misunderstandings of critical race theory emerge. “(Critical race theory) is a concept that is often misunderstood as creating divisions among groups or setting people against one another,” DarlingHammond said. “That is not the point or the goal of critical race theory, which as I reread the document I realized was never defined in the document.” Darling-Hammond then proceeded to define critical race theory. The final motion approved by the board
includes adding her definition as a footnote to the model curriculum at the first mention of the term. “Critical race theory emerged from critical legal studies that have examined how racism has been embedded in our laws and policies,” Darling-Hammond said. “It refers to critical thinking about race, not to criticism of specific individuals based on their race.” She continued, “An article published by the American Bar Association this year defines critical race theory as ‘a practice of interrogating race and racism in society.’ Critical race theory recognizes that race is not biologically real, but is socially constructed and socially significant. It acknowledges that racism is embedded within systems and institutions that replicate racial inequality, codified in law, embedded in structures and woven into public policy.” Darling-Hammond said the analytical lens of critical race theory can be used to see how inequalities have been constructed and the steps that can be taken to address them. She said that, for example, after slavery was abolished the legacy of discrimination persisted through Jim Crow laws — which essentially legalized racial discrimination. Even when schools were desegregated through lawsuits, de-facto segregation continued through
segregated housing and lending practices that were encoded into law and policy, and through funding formulas that privileged wealthier school districts, she said. “Still to this day, California schools are the most segregated in the country with respect to Latinx students, and the second-most segregated with respect to African American students,” DarlingHammond said. Board member Patricia Rucker said it could be important for the definition of critical race theory to be added to the curriculum as a main part of the content, and not just a footnote. She said it was also important to look at the model curriculum as a living document and move forward with the effort. Board member Ting Sun said the document isn’t a curriculum, really; it’s more of a guidance that local school districts can use to develop their own ethnicstudies curriculum. Board member Cynthia Glover Woods said difficult conversations emerge any time the impact of systems and policies comes up, but those conversations are important to have. “The ethnic-studies model curriculum is a first step in conversations that should be engaged in at the local levels,” Glover Woods said. “There is a lot more to be done, but I think we need to continue to move forward in this very important work.”
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of mind for council members. “The citizens of Davis have continued to support a preference for infill development over sprawl, which means that as we grow as a city, we’re going to grow up … with taller buildings,” said Frerichs. “So I continue to see the ladder truck as an insurance policy to be used as needed.” Mayor Gloria Partida noted that “this is a big decision and any time you have to spend this much and increase our budget and add staff, it makes people nervous. “I think people look at this and say, ‘Well, we’ve gotten along this far without a truck, it must mean we don’t need a truck.’ But I think that’s really not true,” she said. “We obviously need a truck because we’re using UC Davis’s truck and so I think that we haven’t felt the impact of not having (one)… And I don’t want to be on the side of endangering people’s lives and having that moment where somebody dies because we didn’t have that ladder truck.” Councilman Josh Chapman described the decision as putting control in the city’s hands. “It seems like we have a Plan A, which is when we’re in need of a truck, we rely on UC Davis to come and help in that situation, and Plan B is a 15-minute wait from somewhere in this area to come and help if we need it. “So to me, moving that control into the city’s hands and making Plan A our own city ladder truck and Plan B (the) UC Davis ladder truck is in the best interests of our community.” The council voted unanimously to have staff secure a more detailed cost estimate of a ladder truck and develop plans for modification of the downtown fire station. — Reach Anne Ternus-Bellamy at aternus@davisenterprise.net.
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ORANGE: Data changes help
RECALL: Democrats close ranks
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orange tier on the state’s color-coded, tier-based blueprint earlier this week but must do so for two consecutive weeks in order to move forward. Numbers for the week ending March 13, which the state will release Tuesday, will determine whether Yolo County has met those metrics again. Moving to orange would allow for expanded indoor capacity in many Yolo County businesses, including retail, restaurants, gyms and movie theaters, while allowing other businesses like wineries, breweries and family entertainment centers to begin indoor service. Further openings and expanded indoor capacity for businesses would come in the yellow tier. But getting to that least-restrictive tier will be challenging for Yolo County if new cases continue at the rate they have in the last two weeks. After reporting 117 new cases for the seven-day period ending March 4, Yolo County reported 158 new cases for the seven-day period ending March 11 and 152 new cases for the week ending Thursday. That daily average of more than 20 new cases per day for the last two weeks is more than the county was seeing back in early fall before entering the red tier for the first time. But thanks to changes the state has made to its blueprint — including changing the metrics for each tier to make it easier for counties to progress through them as well as giving a bonus to counties like Yolo that test more than the state average — Yolo is now on the cusp of orange. In addition to following the guidance that has been in place since last spring, Yolo County residents are also
being urged to get a COVID-19 vaccine when it’s their turn. “When you’re eligible to get the vaccine, please get the vaccine, even if you’ve had COVID before,” said Tan. “Studies are still being done and health experts don’t know how long you’re protected after you’ve had COVID.” Yolo County is transitioning to the MyTurn vaccine appointment system during the month of March so residents should register at MyTurn.ca. gov. “Right now, we are asking those who live or work in Yolo County to register at myturn.ca.gov to receive a notification when it’s your turn to get vaccinated,” Yolo County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson said in a public service announcement earlier this week. “Soon providers in Yolo County will be posting appointments that you’ll be able to sign up for when you’re eligible. Some of you may receive a special code to sign up for an appointment in MyTurn that is targeted at certain people, like vulnerable seniors or frontline workers in certain sectors,” Sisson said. Currently the MyTurn system shows very limited appointments for eligible Yolo County residents. But vaccines are also available through healthcare providers, including Kaiser and Dignity; at community clinics like CommuniCare Health Centers; pharmacies, including RiteAid and CVS; and through the county itself. Find a full list of vaccine providers at www. yolocounty.org/coronavirus-vaccine. Those without internet access can call a toll-free number to sign up for an appointment through the MyTurn system. That number is 1-833-4224255.
on “The View.” California Democrats, meanwhile, went to work trying to unite the party’s diverse constituencies. LGBT and Asian-American Democrats held similar events in recent days to tout Newsom’s record and attempt to mitigate potential fissures in the Democratic coalition. State Treasurer Fiona Ma and Controller Betty Yee spoke out in favor of Newsom, after being seen as potential candidates to replace him on the recall ballot. “I stand with my brothers and sisters and ask everyone to spread the word and vote no on the recall,” Ma said at a recent press conference. She then backed it up with a $10,000 donation to a committee opposing the recall. Democratic Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon also gave $10,000 to fight the recall — a sign that more money to help Newsom is likely on the way from the Legislature’s supermajority Democrats. It’s the opposite of what’s happening in New York, where Gov. Andrew Cuomo is now facing an impeachment inquiry over allegations that he sexually harassed several women and covered up nursing home deaths from COVID-19. Cuomo is facing calls to resign from his fellow Democrats, while Newsom’s fellow Democrats — even
those who have been critical of his pandemic response — are lining up to support him. The recall election has not officially been declared. Election officials must first verify the submitted signatures and determine that at least 1.5 million of them are legit; they’re expected to issue a final count next month. But recall supporters say they’re submitting more than 2 million signatures, so it’s likely to land on the ballot this fall. “Newsom has got to be held accountable for what’s happened the last 12 months,” said Dave Gilliard, a Republican consultant working on the recall campaign. He pointed to California’s slow vaccine rollout, fraudplagued unemployment system and delays in reopening most schools — as well as Newsom’s infamous French Laundry soiree. Gilliard said 65% of the people who signed the petitions are Republicans, 9% are Democrats and 25% are registered without a party preference. Funding for the recall campaign has largely come from Republicans, including the California GOP, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and businessman John Cox, who lost to Newsom in 2018. Cox and Kevin Faulconer, the Republican former mayor of San Diego, have said they will run to replace Newsom. But the recall is not only
backed by Republicans. Silicon Valley executives David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya, independents who have previously supported Democrats, also donated to the recall campaign. Some parents who said they voted for Newsom in the past are supporting the recall because they’re angry about school closures. So a key question in the coming months is whether a candidate will emerge who could attract support from Democrats, or liberal independent voters. Progressive tech investor Joe Sanberg — who’s flirted with running for office in the past — said during a press conference Monday with legislators supporting a wealth tax that he opposes the recall. But he didn’t explicitly rule out running. In a new poll from Emerson and Nextstar Media Group, 38% of California voters said they would vote to recall Newsom and 42% said they would vote to keep him in office. The poll showed a heavy split along party lines, with recall favored by about 12% of Democrats and 86% of Republicans. But 39% of independents favored a recall, indicating that the big fight for both camps will probably be for voters who aren’t registered with either party. — CalMatters reporter Ben Christopher contributed to this report.
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UCD women and Missouri State are great match
Brice Calip (left) of Missouri State and UC Davis center Sage Stobbart should see a lot of each other in Monday’s NCAA first-round women’s basketball contest in San Antonio.
By Bruce Gallaudet Enterprise sports editor As the records indicate, that March Madness matchup in the Alamo Region between No. 12 UC Davis and No. 5 Missouri State in San Antonio is a doozy. The Aggies come in 13-2 and winners of both regular-season and Big West Tournament hardware. The opponent, the Missouri Valley Conference champion Bears, are 21-2 and winners of 17 straight. When the two schools tee it up Monday at 4:30 p.m. on ESPNU something has to give. “We’re playing a team that knows how to win,” UCD head coach Jennifer Gross told The Enterprise on Thursday. “For us, it’s about trying to do what we do ... at even a better pace with more consistency. More attacking with everybody on the same page.” The Aggies lean heavily on their starting five — which after Davis’ shortened season didn’t put undue wear and tear on the team. BWC Player of the Year Cierra Hall averaged 14 points and 6.8 rebounds “and does whatever it takes for us to win,” adds her coach. Post player Sage Stobbart, who joined teammate Kayla Konrad on the league’s all-defensive team,
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has 38 blocks and an eightrebound-a-game average to go with 10.8 ppg. Electric point-guard Mackenzie Trpcic joins shooting stalwart Evanne Turner in a backcourt that can take the ball away and run the break or shoot from downtown. Konrad can knock it down, or knock you down. Either way, she’s been a force at both ends of the court. “The thing about this short season,” Gross explained, “is we’re at a point where we can still get better. We’re still working on some things.” In San Antonio, Davis will have
had four consecutive days of practice, something Gross says the team hasn’t experienced at home in a long time. And while the Aggies get to work on their game, they know a segment of preparation entails knowing the opponent: a team UCD hasn’t played and, until last Monday, knew little about. “They have good size,” Gross notes. “Their offense runs through their post, which is a little bit different than we’ve seen in our league … which is a little more perimeter-focused offense.” The Amaka Agugua-Hamiltoncoached Bears have a pair of
glass-sweeping forwards in 6-foot-1 Jasmine Franklin (11.8 ppg, 9.2 rebounds) and 6-2 Abby Hipp (9.7 ppg, almost six rebounds and 37 assists). Mix in Emily Gartner, a 6-4 center and block-master, and Abigayle Jackson (24 swats) off the bench, it’s pretty clear that Davis will have to find the basket through the trees. But then there’s guard Brice Calip: the Bears’ heartbeat ... The 5-8 senior out of Salpulpa, Okla., can make life miserable if you give her any sort of daylight. She’s averaging 13.5 points and leads the team with 96 assists. She’s also second on the team
with 51 steals. Together, Missouri State has fashioned a 16-point average winning margin. It is ranked No. 17 by USA Today and No. 20 by the Associated Press. “It’s fun. Getting to play a different look,” Gross said after going down the Missouri State roster. “We’re excited. We didn’t have the full allotment of games, so we’re in a stretch where we think we can keep getting better.” Every school in the “bubbled” event probably wishes they could say that. — Reach Bruce Gallaudet at bgallaudet41@gmail.com or call 530-320-4456.
Battle for the Golden Horseshoe: Round 1 UCD football
By Bruce Gallaudet Enterprise sports editor There could be a little giddyup in the Golden Horseshoe trophy this spring season. Since 2017, the perennial reward for the winner of The Battle for the Golden Horseshoe UC Davis-Cal Poly football games has been sitting in the Aggie offices. When the two schools meet on Saturday, it marks the first of a unique doubleheader over the next month. The Mustangs and Aggies will meet again on April 10 in San Luis Obispo. So, in a season delayed by a pandemic and rearranged by Big West members opting out, finally — after 15 months off — football returns to UC Davis Health Stadium. And fans can’t attend ... But there is good news. The action will be televised by CW31 at 1 p.m. It will be the first of three Davis home games to be broadcast by the local television station. Also, radio coverage comes courtesy of Scott Marsh and Doug Kelly on KHTK 1140 AM. The Aggies are coming off an 18-13 loss at No. 3 Weber State. UCD led 10-0 a halftime but
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UC Davis kick returner Jared Harrell looks for an opening during last week’s 18-13 loss to now-No. 3 Weber State. Even with the loss, the Aggies moved up in the rankings as they open their home season on Saturday with Cal Poly. couldn’t get untracked late. Even with the loss, Davis moved up several notches to No. 21 in the STATS Perform Poll. Cal Poly is coming off a 34-24 home loss in its season’s opener versus Southern Utah. Due to COVID concerns, the Mustangs were forced to postpone their March 6 game with Davis to Saturday, then postpone its March
13 outing. Beau Baldwin, who won a national championship with Eastern Washington in 2010, came to Poly after three years as offensive coordinator at Cal. The first thing Baldwin did was scrap the Mustang triple option in favor of a spread-set attack. His quarterback Jalen Hamler looked like he got it, throwing
for 272 yards and three touchdowns, two of which went to wideout Quenton Harrison (2 and 42 yards). But where the Mustangs were once mighty — on the ground — they struggled against the Thunderbirds. In rushing for only 47 yards on 34 carriers, Cal Poly fell behind 31-7 at the break and never caught up.
Meanwhile, a 15-yard scoring strike from Hunter Rodrigues to tight end McCallan Castles and two Isaiah Gomez field goals were all UCD could muster at Ogden, Utah. Rodrigues threw for 139 yards and rushed for 52 more. Tailback Ulonzo Gilliam Jr. added 63 on the ground as offense was at a premium last Saturday. In addition to being pivotal for both schools in keeping postseason hopes alive, this unprecedented spring encounter has a myriad storylines ... n A lot of football — Saturday’s game will be the 1,000th time the Aggies have taken the field in a football history that dates back to before World War I. UC Davis has a 525-441-33 overall record. n Speaking of Doug Kelly — The longtime radio color man has spent 264 of those 999 games in the booth for Davis. He has more games on radio than
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Vacaville v. Davis High football
DHS regular season finally arrives By Bruce Gallaudet Enterprise sports editor Might as well start the longawaited prep football season with a clash of the titans. As Davis High begins its five-game slate tonight, the introduction to the unusual spring season comes in the form of perennial powerhouse Vacaville. Game time at Dewey Halden Field at Brown Stadium is 7 p.m. The contest will be streamed via pay network nfhsnetwork.com. “It’s a little bit different,” Blue Devil head coach Steve Smyte said of going into fullfledged football in March. “I think we’ll play well. And we
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were able to see the dinosaur. A film on (Vacavnew spread ille’s) Cardinal Next game: Today vs. set has been Newman scrim- Vacaville, 7 p.m. installed. mage. “They have a “We know Vacaquarterback that ville is a well-coached team; looks like he could be pretty they have good athletes on good,” Smyte continued. the perimeters; their offensive According to The Reporter line is tough and mobile. It newspaper, that Vacaville signalseems like their defense is caller will be Ryan Vaughan. solid. He’ll be asked to find tight end “You look at them, you don’t Luke Levengood and use see a glaring weakness. They’re running backs Darian Leonreally, really solid. You watch Guerrero or Lucca Sartorio. them on the defensive end, But it’s been 15 months since they play like us.” either school has taken the The big news out of Vacaville field and their accomplishis that the ground-and-pound ments of that 2019 season Bulldog signature, the wing-T are a distant memory. A offense, has gone the way of refresher course shows the
Bulldogs went 8-3 and won the Monticello Empire League before Elk Grove routed them, 52-29, in the first round of the postseason. The Devils — 10-2 in their best season in 40-plus years — captured the Delta League crown and beat Gregori in the playoffs before losing in Round 2 to Inderkum. Looking for a common opponent? Elk Grove, which vanquished Vacaville, lost to Davis, 42-35. But that’s a looong time ago. The 2021 Blue Devils look a lot different. Even though it has undergone
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Davis High’s Donovan Garvin, shown returning an interception in 2019, is expected to be a key ingredient on both sides of the ball as the Blue Devils open the spring season at home tonight.
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Calendar TODAY Davis High FOOTBALL — Blue Devils vs. Vacaville, 7 p.m. UC Davis BASEBALL — Aggies vs. UC Irvine, Big West opener, 2:30 p.m. SATURDAY Davis High CROSS COUNTRY — Blue Devil boys & girls @ Jesuit, 9 a.m. FIELD HOCKEY — Blue Devils @ Bella Vista, 11 a.m. UC Davis BASEBALL — Aggies vs. UC Irvine (DH), noon FOOTBALL — Aggies vs. Cal Poly, 1 p.m. SOFTBALL — Aggies @ Cal State Fullerton (DH), Big West opener, 1 p.m. TRACK — Aggies @ Hornet Invitational, all day SUNDAY Davis High No events scheduled UC Davis BASEBALL — Aggies vs. UC Irvine, 1 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY — Aggies at New Hampshire, 10 a.m. LACROSSE — Aggie women @ Arizona State, 1 p.m. SOFTBALL — Aggies @ Cal State Fullerton, noon WATER POLO — Aggie women @ UC Santa Barbara, noon, 4 p.m.
MONDAY Davis High BASEBALL — Blue Devils @ Vacaville, 4 p.m. UC Davis BASKETBALL — Aggie women vs. Missouri State, NCAA first round @ Bill Greeley Arena, San Antonio, 4:30 p.m. PT. TV: ESPNU. Radio: KDVS 90.3 FM BEACH VOLLEYBALL — Aggies vs. Stanford, vs. Hawaii, TBA GOLF — Aggie women @ Anuenue Spring Break Invitational, Waikoloa Beach Resort, Hawaii, all day TUESDAY Davis High GOLF — Blue Devil boys vs. Jesuit @ El Macero CC, 2:30 p.m. UC Davis GOLF — Aggie women @ Anuenue Spring Break Invitational, Waikoloa Beach Resort, Hawaii, all day. TENNIS — Aggie men @ Stanford, 2 p.m. WEDNESDAY Davis High No events scheduled UC Davis GOLF — Aggie women @ Anuenue Spring Break Invitational, Waikoloa Beach Resort, Hawaii, all day THURSDAY Davis High No events scheduled UC Davis EQUESTRIAN — Aggies @ ECAC Championships, Martin, Tenn. FIELD HOCKEY — Aggies @ Albany, N.Y., 7 a.m. GOLF — Aggie men @ The Goodwin, Stanford GC, all day
FRIDAY, March 26 Davis High BASEBALL — Blue Devils @ Yuba City, 6 p.m. FOOTBALL — Blue Devils @ Elk Grove, 7 p.m. UC Davis BASEBALL — Aggies at UC Santa Barbara, 3 p.m. BEACH VOLLEYBALL — Aggies @ Big West Challenge, San Luis Obispo, TBA EQUESTRIAN — Aggies @ ECAC Championships, Martin, Tenn. GOLF — Aggie men @ The Goodwin, Stanford GC, all day WATER POLO — Aggie women vs. Long Beach State, 7 p.m. Notes: By order of the Yolo County Health and Human Services Dept., no fan attendance is allowed at either Davis High or UC Davis sporting events. At DHS, two parents or guardians are admitted to supervise their studentathlete sons or daughters.
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his column might not be as long as usual ... I’m getting up early tomorrow. I have a lengthy to-do list. First up, I’m going to suspend (cancel?) my Twitter account. Then take down my Facebook page (I’ve found I’ve been too busy to pay much attention to it). After that, I’ll try to negate a thing called LinkedIn. I didn’t even know I was signed up for it, but I keep getting emails ... and people tell me they tried to reach out through that. Maybe I’ll visit it once before I pull the plug. Then, I should probably go into my Kaiser account and find out what all those notes are from my doctor. She’s been trying to get me to eat right, exercise and go in for some tests. I already know I’m not going to be any good at the tests (my 4.8 high-school GPA was cumulative — 1.2 in each of four years). Eating right? It hasn’t crossed my mind since I started in newspapers 54 years ago. When was there time? My next laundry-list item is to donate all but one of my neckties to All Things Right & Relevant (I’m not going back to work, nor any place fancy in the future), then I’ll give my audio recorder to someone who might need it. Sometime in the afternoon I’ll go down to the office and unlock the lower right-hand drawer of my desk and let my former colleague Owen
Yancher have first dibs at its contents (shhh, don’t tell anyone what you found). Looking ahead, the sheer joy of attending a Davis High baseball game without a scorebook is a pleasure I’ve never known. Attending an Aggie football game without my computer and with a beer in hand seems like something I could get used to. During the week, I’ll start on the thank-you notes. To begin rattling off the names of folks far and wide who have helped me during my more than 40-year relationship with The Enterprise would be unfair to those I might forget in the spur of the moment. From the late Davis Little League volunteer Frank Jacobs (see his memorial at the DLL c0mplex) through the years to folks like Davis High administrators Jeff Lorenson and Laurie Williams, UC Davis hoops geniuses Jennifer Gross and Jim Les, departed Aggie athletic directors Kevin Blue, Joe Singleton, Greg Warzecka and Teresa Gould, and the legions of volunteers who provided youth
sports and prep information so we could cover everybody, once upon a time all the time ... Our sports coverage these past decades has been an ensemble of solid citizens like Chris Saur, Dan Brown, Mike Anastasi, Marc Erwin, Will Bellamy, Lev Farris Goldenberg, Benjy Egel, newmeat Will Wyman and the marvelous Renaissance Man Owen Yancher. If I knew at 22 years old what Owen knows, I would have colonized Mars, been president and known how to save newspapers.
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h, and when I got here back in 1979, I was introduced to a guy who was called the sports editor, wrote an opinion column and spoke on behalf of the newspaper and the community’s conscience. He’d already been spreading the ink for a decade and it just seemed to me that being nailed to a desk for daily layout wasn’t ideally using his burgeoning talents. We got a new sports editor, and this guy, Bob Dunning, was free to opine daily, continue to cover Aggie sports and speak to the community about truth, justice and the Davis Way. A big tip of the cap to Dunning for showing me around what would become my hometown. To those who aided in
propping me up at The Enterprise — current staff like editors Seb Oñate, Linda DuBois and associate editor and personal holistic coach Kim Orendor — I’ll miss you (although the pandemic provided a primer in helping me forget what you three look like). Veteran scribes Anne Ternus-Bellamy and Lauren Keene ... thanks for being among the best at any level of journalism. To former staff photographer Wayne Tilcock and current photo and design maven Fred Gladdis, I’ll miss getting to use your glorious work every day. To one-time colleague Jeff Hudson: “Hey, buddy! What is retirement really like?” One more day on deadline, then I hope to hear from Auntie Em: “Why don’t you find a place where there isn’t any trouble?” With apologies to Dorothy, I, too, wonder: Do you suppose there is such a place? There must be. My guess is Davis is as close as I’ll get. Now, all I need is Toto. — Don’t reach former DE sports editor Bruce Gallaudet at 530-320-4456 or bgallaudet41@gmail.com about any athletic coverage after Saturday. But if you want to play golf or have lunch, those contact points still apply. Take care, Davis. (I wonder what it will feel like to write a letter to the editor?)
Castiglioni earns national honor Local roundup
Enterprise staff PORTLAND, Ore. — University of Portland runner Sofia Castiglioni is the recipient of the NCAA Elite 90 award for the 2021 NCAA Women’s Cross Country Championship. Castiglioni, a junior, was a brilliant four-year performer at Davis High. The prestigious honor marks the first time any Pilot studentathlete has garnered the award from any sport at the university. Castiglioni, a biology major, carries a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade-point average and is the current president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at Portland. Earlier this week, Castiglioni made her first appearance at the NCAA cross country championships, finishing 164th as the Pilots finished 22nd overall. Castiglioni also competed on the Portland squad that finished in second place in the West Coast Conference (19th place individually). “I’m really happy for Sofia to win this award,” said head coach Ian Solof. “She works incredibly hard, is a great leader, and sets an amazing example in the
the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s championships.
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Former Davis High runner Sofia Castiglioni stands with her NCAA Elite 90 Award. classroom. She absolutely deserves this recognition and has earned every bit of it.” The Elite 90, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached
Despite being rained out on Thursday, the Davis High girls tennis squad had another busy week, splitting Delta League outings with Franklin and St. Francis. First the local topped The Thundering Herd, 9-0, on the road Tuesday, then dropped a rousing 5-4 decision to the Troubadours. The Blue Devils now stand at 7-2. In the meeting with St. Francis, No. 1 doubles team Maya Moeller and Sophie Zhang got past Lucy Phillips and Juliette Irwin, 6-1, 6-3. Blue Devils singles winners where Riley Liu (6-4, 6-1), Frankie Saraniti
(7-6, 6-3) and Reyna Shauman (6-0, 6-2). Tuesday at Elk Grove, Michela Gunther took a hardearned win at No. 1 singles, 7-6, 6-3, while the rest of the Devils coughed up but one game. Winners were Liu, Ellie Chang, Moeller and Zhang (all by 6-0, 6-0 scores). Saraniti also won, 6-1, 6-0. The DHS top doubles squad — Noa Vinakurov and Mena Voss — was victorious, 6-1, 6-1, while Emily Lin and Carly Schnack prevailed, 6-1, 6-0.
Hold that Tiger LAKELAND, Fla. — Former Davis High two-sport standout Ryan Kreidler is showing up at Detroit Tigers’ spring training. Playing in five games this spring, the former UCLA infielder is 2 for 5 in five games with a double, home run and three runs batted in through Wednesday. Kreidler’s slugging percentage is a 1.200 and his OPS stands at 1.600. Kreidler was in A baseball when the minor leagues last played. He is one of five shortstops in the Detroit camp.
DHS: Players getting used to roles ROUND 1: On TV From Page A6 some changes, the DHS offensive line played like a million bucks in last week’s scrimmage versus Will C. Wood. Familiar faces Josiah Roa and Patton Miller are at left tackle and right guard, respectively. Veteran Zach Brooks, who played running back, tight end and linebacker last season, will find himself also employed this spring as the left guard. New to the mix are Jacob Allen, who checks in at right tackle, and Cooper Christiansen handling the snaps. “They did a really good job (versus Wood),” Smyte believes, adding that the quintet in the trenches has a pretty good pair of running backs for whom to block. Tailback Aaron Turner (918 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2019) returns. He’ll get a spell when Jude Vaughn gets the call. Vaughn was the focal point of the junior varsity offense last season. At quarterback, Trajan Clark comes up from JV to take over for Luke Carrell, who opted for baseball. Smyte likes how his junior QB is developing. “He’s getting a feel for it. He settled down as the (scrimmage) went on,” the coach said, pointing out that Clark got little protection at the JV level. “He had to run for his life. “But he’s a student of the game ... and it’s not easy being a quarterback in our system. The other thing is he’s athletic. When he gets up field, he goes. In that scrimmage, there were a couple of times he saw an
opening and, ‘Bam!’ ” That offensive line isn’t the only new support Clark gets ... A seasoned wide-receiver corps features Donovan Garvin, Ryan Jaramillo, Cameron Nelson and Cole Knudson. It should be among the best group in the region, Smyte predicts. Garvin, who is part of a five-player rotation in the secondary, was an all-leaguer on defense in 2019. But his pass-receiving prowess has continued to catch the attention of his coach: “Talk about a ballplayer, Garvin is the guy,” Smyte told The Enterprise. “He’s a baller. He’s going to block a guy 20 yards downfield. He’s fast. He’s smart. He’s a ball magnet on defense (four interceptions and six fumble recoveries). “On offense, he is aggressive to the ball. He has the best hands on our team, by far. He’s made catches in practice where you just go, ‘Wow!’ ” Notes: Still restricted by COVID guidelines, only parents and guardians are allowed to attend Davis High sporting events. But the National Federation of High School Sports (nfhsnetwork.com) has an app that will stream Blue Devil stadium and gym sports. The cost is $10.99 a month or $69.99 for the year. ... From the Look Quick Dept.: The Devils play at Elk Grove next Friday in their conference debut (7 p.m.), then go to Sheldon on April 2 (7:30 p.m.). Davis is home on Saturday, April 10, versus Cosumnes Oaks (7:30 p.m.), then concludes the season at Jesuit the following Saturday (April 17 at 1:30 p.m.).
From Page A6 Bob Biggs (230) and Jim Sochor (202) had as head coaches. Only the late defensive maven Fred Arp roamed the sidelines longer (427 games), during which time the Aggies were 307-115-5 in 41 seasons. Also, with Marsh moving to the television broadcast with former Davis QB Scott Barry (a one-time teammate of UCD coach Dan Hawkins on the 1982 Aggie team), Kelly (who also writes for The Enterprise) will be joined on KHTK 1140 AM by Greg Wong. Wong is the voice of the Aggie women’s basketball program. n Making inroads — UCD tailback Gilliam has 2,443 rushing yards and is now No. 4 on the school’s all-time ground-gained list. Ron Austin (1977-80) at 2,968 in next on the list. The junior by way of Modesto High also is closing in on Nos. 1 and 2 — G.P. Muhammad (3,589) and Preston Jackson (3,325). n On a roll — The Aggies hold a 23-20-2 series advantage with the Mustangs. They are 9-7 since the two schools began The Battle for the Golden Horseshoe. Wearing UCD colors, Hawkins is 7-0 against Cal Poly — three wins as head coach, three more as an assistant (198385), and one as an Aggie fullback (1982). The Golden Horseshoe could be reshod when the teams meet again on April 10 in the regular-season finale at Cal Poly. Davis has won three straight from the Mustangs, including a 48-24 landslide which featured a 78-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Nick Eaton in 2019.
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Virtual ‘Cinderella’ a ball at DMTC By Bev Sykes Enterprise theater critic
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heater people aren’t daunted by a little thing like an international pandemic. Theaters all over the world have shut down in the wake of COVID-19, even the big shows on Broadway. The last show I reviewed for The Enterprise was Davis Musical Theatre Company’s production of “Camelot” in March of 2020. Now DMTC is presenting its virtual production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” through March 21. While it is not the same as seeing it live in a theater, it’s surprisingly good. If there is any “star” of this production, it’s director Steve Isaacson, who describes the process by which this show was created: “The scenes are live from the actors’ homes, recorded in front of a green screen, and the musical numbers are recorded, each person in front of the green screen at the theater. Then I painstakingly, and I mean painstakingly, take each of the over 200 video files and key out the green screen (which can take from a few minutes to a few hours each!) and place them on my virtual stage.” Anyone who has ever tried to get a chorus to sing “Happy Birthday” to a friend on a Zoom call should realize the problems of getting all the voices together and matching them not only note for note, but also the
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Prince Charming (Hugo Figueroa) holds the glass slipper of the beautiful Cinderella as she leaves the ball at midnight in DMTC’s virtual musical production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” running through Sunday, March 21. acoustical differences in the places where they are recorded. It’s a technological challenge. Starting with the sets, since everything is done in front of a green screen so that the sets are actually projected, this is definitely the best-looking show DMTC has ever done. The interior of the castle alone looks like the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles and the town where everyone lives could be off of a postcard. The cast is excellent, particularly Hannah Salas in the title role, Beth Ellen Ethridge as the
Fairy Godmother and Chris Cay Stewart as the Queen. Musical direction is by Kyle Jackson and choreography is by Arianna Manabat. The opening number is so well sung and danced that it’s difficult to believe that all those people aren’t on the stage together. Dannette Vassar is the stepmother, while Andrea Bourquin is daughter Portia and Morgan Bartoe is daughter Joy. Discussions among the family are done with Zoom and costumer Jean Henderson has made those
beautiful actresses downright ugly in their animosity toward each other and particularly toward Cinderella. Heidi Johnson is given credit for creating the headdresses for the three women. Duets are filmed on the stage, each actor doing his or her part alone, for Isaacson to put together later. Some duets work better than others. One particularly good one is between the Queen and King (Richard Spierto), who sing to each other while facing each other, holding
hands. The position of the hands of each of them is perfect and it’s difficult to realize they really aren’t holding hands. The magic of the fairy godmother, turning a pumpkin into a carriage, mice into horses, and Cinderella into a beautifully dressed woman is impressive, though Cinderella doesn’t seem to be surprised at her new appearance. The only disappointing scene is the ballroom scene in the palace. There are too many people doing too many things, most of which don’t come together the way they are intended, with some people the wrong size and people walking into each other or popping from one side of the stage to the other. This may be partly because of three different PCs crashing on Friday. Sadly, the crashes prevented Cinderella from descending the stairs on her departure from the castle, a beautiful scene in the promo for the show. Still, the prince (Hugo Figueroa) finds his Cinderella and the glass slipper fits and everyone lives happily ever after. This is not a perfect production, but it’s an amazing undertaking and well worth seeing, especially if you’ve been missing theater for the past year — and you don’t need to wear a mask. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 per device or $20 for a family and are available at dmtc.org.
‘Nomadland’ is a compelling ode to free spirits Sensitive drama cherishes those who make a life off the grid By Derrick Bang Enterprise film critic Some films so persuasively blur the line between fiction and reality that the result feels less like fabricated drama and more like a documentary. Director/scripter/editor Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” — which picked up six
Oscar nominations — is just such a film: a deeply moving ensemble drama, and an eye-opening exploration of an expanding, off-grid social development that has become a disheartening 21st-century phenomenon in the wake of the 2007-08 economic crash. Zhao’s film is adapted from Jessica Bruder’s 2017 nonfiction book of the same title: itself a sly blend of character study and undercover journalism. Although this cinematic translation is anchored by Academy Award winner
Frances McDormand — as a fictitious character — most of the supporting players are true nomads with no prior acting experience. Which makes the performances that Zhao coaxes from them all the more stunning. It’s damn near impossible to capture true authenticity on camera because novices tend to be too self-conscious, too aware of “posing.” What Zhao and cinematographer Joshua James Richards have done here is nothing short of remarkable. The story opens on an
actual event: the sad fate of Empire, Nev., a tiny mining community run by U.S. Gypsum since 1948. In the wake of the recession, the company closed its gypsum plant in January 2011, eliminating all jobs for the local residents. By the end of that year, Empire had become a modern-day ghost town, having lost even its Zip code (89405). Fern (McDormand) is hit harder than most, her husband having died from a lingering disease. In a heartbeat, then, she has lost her entire world: her
job, her soulmate, her neighbors, her very community. Dismayed by how the “stuff ” of a failed American dream has lost its significance, Fern limits her world to whatever can be stuffed into her white Ford Econoline van, which then becomes her home. She’s reasonably resourceful, fabricating and adding all manner of cupboards, compartments and folding counters that are both cleverly functional and somewhat cozy.
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NOMADLAND: It celebrates triumph of human spirit From Page B1 “I’m not homeless,” she insists tartly during a chance encounter with a former neighbor. “I’m just house-less.” It’s December; Fern has signed up for seasonal work at an Amazon fulfillment center, which comes with campground facilities that compensate for her van’s lack of running water and, well, anything approaching a bathroom. She befriends co-worker Linda May: Fern’s first encounter with a veteran “nomad.” (Zhao’s obvious devotion to authenticity notwithstanding, it’s an eyebrow lift when Fern’s stint at the fulfillment center is depicted as pleasantly satisfying, with plenty of bonding, but not even a whiff of the exploitatively hard labor and exhaustingly long hours. Clearly, that wasn’t an element of the story Zhao wished to tell, so we must let it slide.) The Amazon job concludes in January, with the freezing-cold winter now a tangible problem, and with no other jobs to be had. After a few life-threatening days, Fern accepts Linda May’s offer to join a cluster of nomads who gather each winter at the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous in warmer Quartzsite, Ariz. The congregation is run by veteran nomad Bob Wells (who in 2018 would cofound Home on Wheels, a
nonprofit nomad support group). Aside from gaining essential survival and selfsufficiency tips — such as the all-important “Five Gallon Bucket Lesson” — Fern makes a few more friends: notably Swankie and Dave (David Strathairn). A pattern slowly develops, as Ferns slides through a series of seasonal jobs: host at a campsite in South Dakota’s Badlands National Park; kitchen staff at Wall Drug (in the town of Wall, S.D.), known for its donuts, photo ops and tourist tchotchkes; a beet harvest in Nebraska. Fern, Linda May, Swankie and Dave drift in and out of each other’s orbits during these stopovers. As Wells explains, during his spotlight moment in this saga, nomads never say goodbye; it’s always, “See you down the road” — because that’s often true. I was suddenly reminded of director Terence Malick’s lovely 1978 film, “Days of Heaven,” with its depiction — set in 1916, in the Texas Panhandle — of the nomadic “gypsy” farm workers who hopped freight trains to travel from one seasonal harvesting job to the next. Here we are, an entire century later, and some things haven’t changed: notably the fact that “progress” continues to elude
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Fern (Frances McDormand) and Dave (David Strathairn) enjoy a rare hearty meal while taking in the wonders of South Dakota’s Badlands National Park. major chunks of the American populace. Zhao’s increasingly poignant film is built from dozens of achingly touching little moments. A stand-out is Swankie’s calm assertion that her life has been filled with wonder: none better than rafting down a river, and watching, awestruck, as hundreds of swallows dart in and out of their cliffside nests, babies hatching and discarded eggshells drifting like snow onto the water. It’s one of the most impressively touching monologues I’ve ever seen in a film because Swankie is so matter-of-fact and sincere. We understand, in that moment, how people can be wholly satisfied by things that have nothing to do with “stuff.”
Equally moving: Fern’s brief visit with her sister Dolly (Melissa Smith) and her family at their comfortable California home. Zhao has an equally accurate ear for the way siblings interact; a revealing conversation between Fern and Dolly is almost painfully intimate. Sad stories shared around a campfire, one evening, also have the ring of authenticity. Not every encounter is weighted or “heavy.” Fern’s chance meeting with a young “traveler” named Derek — a slightly different lifestyle — is sweet, both for his untroubled ingenuousness and for the way Zhao’s script manages a deft fullcircle gesture, following earlier events. The always enjoyable Strathairn adds mild levity
and aw-shucks charm as Dave: quick to grin, eager to be a friend, but not quite able to handle his own mental baggage. McDormand capably, instinctively anchors this saga. Fern blossoms from a resolute but initially naïve nomad, to a seasoned veteran who — ultimately — can’t imagine any other lifestyle. She quietly revels in the natural wonders she encounters, from the majesty of a redwood forest, to getting (temporarily) lost in the Badlands, to the pounding ocean surf along California’s coastline. McDormand makes us believe. At first blush, we can’t help feeling that Fern is out of her mind; the loneliness seems overwhelming as she celebrates the New Year by herself,
wearing a silly tiara and waving a lone sparkler. But as the weeks and months pass and Fern settles into this lifestyle, McDormand’s sideways glances and perky smiles denote peace. That said, memories can’t be obliterated; and people who have very little place extreme importance on what they do possess (as becomes clear during a devastating moment with Dave). This film’s often dour atmosphere aside — you’ll find no soggy sentimentality here — the underlying tension is equally unsettling; we keep waiting for things to go wrong. This isn’t a casual viewing experience. Ludovico Einaudi’s piano-based score deftly complements this narrative, often heightening emotional impact with soft, single notes and simple chords. Zhao’s talented touch notwithstanding, her film won’t be embraced by everybody. Some will find it slow, too “alien,” even too depressing. The latter would be missing the point, because — more than anything else — “Nomadland” celebrates the triumph of the human spirit, and the satisfaction resulting from unashamedly embracing an alternate lifestyle. — Read more of Derrick Bang’s film criticism at http://derrickbang. blogspot.com. Comment on this review at www. davisenterprise.com.
Auditions set for ‘Shrek, the Musical’ More details released for arts auction Special to The Enterprise The Davis Musical Theatre Company, announces auditions for the mainstage show “Shrek, the Musical” at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday, March 28 and 29. This funny, family musical is directed and choreographed by Jan Isaacson and musically directed by Ryan Lee
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(underwritten by Suzy Goldschmidt in honor of David Goldschmidt). Go to dmtc.org to sign up for an audition slot and get an audition application. “Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek ....” Thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey
alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you’ve got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there is one on hand — and his name is Shrek.
Enterprise staff The Davis Community Chorale has released more details for its first-ever Online Arts Auction and Celebration set for Saturday, March 20. The online bidding will start at noon and end at 7 p.m. The open house is from 5 to 6:15 p.m. Items to be auctioned include a handmade quilt, pillows, scarves, shadow boxes, a music-themed felted
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Public Notice NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given that the County of Yolo will receive sealed bids for the “Gonzalez Roof Project” until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 06, 2021 at 625 Court Street, Room 103, Woodland, CA 95695. This construction project is located at 25 N. Cottonwood Street in Woodland, California. One mandatory pre-bid conference and site review will be held at the project site at 10:00 a.m. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Each bid STATEMENT must conform to the requirements of Filed: February 23, 2021 the Contract Documents which can be FBN Number: F20210177 downloaded along with all bid documents 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) at www.bidsync.com at no cost. It is the Pet Practice Partners bidder’s responsibility to register at www. 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of bidsync.com to ensure notification of all Principal Place of Business in California. addenda. It is the bidder’s responsibility Business is located in Yolo County. to arrange for printing services. For more 3703 Ascada Place information, send questions through Davis, CA 95618 www.bidsync.com. 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Note to General Contractors in regard James Jared Clark to State Public Contracting and 3703 Ascada Place apprenticeship: there is an additional Davis, CA 95618 local Yolo County requirement that and states; “The County requires that all Cassandra Marie Linder ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR bidders on public works projects in 216 Willoughby Dr. CHANGE OF NAME excess of seven hundred fifty thousand Naples, FL 34110 dollars participate in a State of California Case Number: CV2021-292 4. Business Classification: Division of Apprenticeship Standards 1. Avalon Nicole Hendricks filed a petition General Partnership approved joint labor and management with this court for a decree changing 5. Beginning Date of Business: The apprenticeship program. Proof of names as follows: Registrant(s) commenced to transact compliance with this instructional Avalon Nicole Hendricks business under the fictitious business training requirement must be provided to name or names listed above on: N/A at the time a bid is submitted.” Kinsley Imrie Titchener “I declare that all information in Contractor shall be responsible to 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons this statement is true and correct.” provide documentation illustrating a interested in this matter shall appear (A registrant who declares as true qualified and approved apprenticeship before this court at the hearing indicated information which he or she knows to be training program and shall include this below to show cause, if any, why the false is guilty of a crime.) documentation in bid documents. petition should not be granted. 6. Signature of Registrant(s): 3/12, 3/19 1192 NOTICE OF HEARING James Jared Clark Date: April 15, 2021 Time: 9 a.m. 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19 1180 Dept: #10 Room: Zoom The address of the court is
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: March 4, 2021 FBN Number: F20210201 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Carlton Senior Living, Davis Carlton Senior Living of Davis 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County. 2726 5th Street Davis, CA 95618 Mailing address: 4071 Port Chicago Hwy., STE 130 Concord, CA 94520 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Carlton Senior Living, LLC 4071 Port Chicago Hwy., STE 130 Concord, CA 94520 4. Business Classification: Limited Liability Company 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/1/2016 “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): Timothy MacDonald Manager, Carlton Senior Living, LLC 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2 1193
petition should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 4/21/2021 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: 9 Room: N/A The address of the court is 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 3. a) A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Davis Enterprise 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616 Date: MARCH 4, 2021 Daniel M. Wolk Judge of the Superior Court 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2 1194
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CV2021-357 1. Dibakar and Jenifer Barua filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: ANISH BARUA to AUNISH BARUA 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 4-30-21 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: #9 Room: N/A The address of the court is 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR 3. a) A copy of this Order to Show Cause CHANGE OF NAME shall be published at least once a week Case Number: CV2021-349 for four successive weeks prior to the 1. YE JU LIN filed a petition with this court date set for hearing on the petition in for a decree changing names as follows: the following newspaper of general YE JU LIN circulation, printed in this county: to The Davis Enterprise YEJU LIN 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons Date: March 5, 2021 interested in this matter shall appear Daniel M. Wolk before this court at the hearing indicated Judge of the Superior Court below to show cause, if any, why the 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2 1197
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Cities chip away at R-1 zoning Ethnic-studies I plan set the right tone By Karen Korematsu Special to CalMatters
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his is a pivotal moment in our nation’s history. We continue to face a global pandemic, but also an epidemic of prolonged racial, ethnic and social injustice in our country. Anti-Black and anti-Asian hate violence is on the rise. Each day I am reminded about the importance of “Standing Up for What is Right” to honor the legacy of my father, Fred T. Korematsu, who resisted the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and fought to uphold justice for marginalized groups throughout his life. The fight for justice, racial equity and human rights begins with education. There is no place more important than the public education classroom for sharing the truths, histories and voices of all peoples. I am the founder and executive director of the Korematsu Institute, named after my father, which works to bridge his story with various topics in history including other civil rights heroes and movements, World War II, the Constitution, global human rights and Asian American history. We make connections to present-day civil rights discrimination and political scapegoating, such as mass incarceration, antiimmigrant sentiment and Islamophobia. Fundamental to our work is how we raise awareness by developing programs to promote civic education, and supporting policy and legislation. We build partnerships and educate our communities on the importance of broadening the narrative to include historically marginalized groups, and we bring people together on issues of racial and social injustice. This month, the California Board of Education will vote on a draft Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, created to provide educators with the resources and guidance needed to integrate the histories and contributions of historically marginalized communities including African Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Chicana/o/x Latina/o/x peoples and Native Americans.
t’s become like a rite of spring: Every year, state legislators reject the most radical of many proposals set forward by Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco to make housing far more dense all over California. But that hasn’t kept some of his ideas from taking hold outside the state Capitol, by a kind of process of osmosis based on the psychological reality that the more often people hear something, the less radical it can sound. So it’s been with Wiener’s prolonged attack on R-1 zoning, which allows just one home per lot in areas zoned that way. Part of this gradual process was the passage two years ago of a new law letting homeowners everywhere in California convert garages into residential space or build small homes known as “granny units” in their backyards. The idea didn’t draw much opposition, as it creates new housing while also giving new sources of income to longtime homeowners retired from their jobs who need income beyond pensions or Social Security. But Wiener kept pushing in pre-pandemic speeches for more aggressive attacks on the single-family zoning he appears to consider an abomination. Some of his message has seeped in.
The best evidence came when the city of Sacramento in January took the first step toward ending R-1 zoning within its boundaries. You could call the almost certain new zoning category R-4 because it would allow rebuilding or restructuring existing homes into up to four units on every lot in previously one-parcel, one-home areas. The new rule probably won’t be final until late this year, as it undergoes reviews within local government. Chances are, residents will be able to add multiple units to their property starting in 2022. This has strong support from Mayor Darrell Steinberg, the termed-out former Democratic president of the state Senate. Referring to one leafy neighborhood of largish homes fairly close to downtown and the eponymous park it surrounds, he said, “Everybody should have the opportunity to not only play in Land Park but to live in Land Park.”
So far, only two other American cities — Portland, Ore. and Minneapolis — have similar zoning, and it’s too soon to see how the new reality will eventually look there. But the idea is taking hold elsewhere in California. Cities like San Jose, San Francisco and Berkeley are among those planning similar zoning changes. A bill now in the Legislature would allow duplexes in most current single-family areas around the state. Another would allow up to eight units per lot.
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s yet, there is no flood of developers flashing wads of cash before homeowners in R-1 neighborhoods. But that could come if the new units prove popular among current apartment dwellers in denser areas. These shifts ignore two realities: One is that owning a freestanding house in an attractive area has long been a major component of both the American and California dreams. Wiener may decry urban sprawl as wasteful and profligate, but he ignores a basic human yearning to live surrounded by greenery and open space. The second reality ignored here is that more and more office buildings are becoming largely vacant as a side effect of COVID-19. That change will not go away even as vaccines gradually slow and then end the
pandemic. Thousands of white collar businesses from law firms and insurance companies to social media and stock brokerages have sent employees home to work, finding they are at least as efficient on their own. In turn, surveys show, the majority of workers miss neither cubicle life nor long commutes. This has already spurred an exodus from big cities to more rural and suburban areas and cities with lower rents and home prices. Sacramento itself is a major destination, while rents have dropped in places like San Francisco and the Silicon Valley. At the same time, prices are up in more outlying areas including parts of the Inland Empire. Economics dictates that eventually, all that newly vacant office space must become housing. Combine this with a spate of new duplexes, granny flats and four-unit structures and excess California housing could soon go begging, a far cry from the shortage that has lately bedeviled this state. — Elias is author of the current book “The Burzynski Breakthrough: The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It,” now available in an updated third edition. His email address is tdelias@aol.com
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alifornia has been developing an ethnic studies curriculum for high schools since 2016. The central goal of this project is to honor the diverse experiences and provide students from varying backgrounds the chance to see their stories reflected in their learning. Ethnic studies promises a higher level of engagement for traditionally marginalized student groups, heightened awareness of civic and cultural engagement, and a broader acceptance for the experiences of others. Noble in its challenge, this robust effort has not been without its detractors. Still the process has been rigorous, including tremendous stakeholder input, multiple rounds and revisions, and significant debate. I am proud to say that I have been part of this process, central in helping to shape the formation of ideas and the robust and content-rich curriculum that highlights the experiences and perspectives of Asian Pacific Islanders. I have not only participated in elevating the voices of Asian Pacific Islander stakeholders, but I have joined friends and colleagues in providing feedback as well as real lesson plan examples that will underscore the accomplishments of our vibrant Asian Pacific Islander community. The path ahead will never be without controversy, but the struggles against injustice need to be embedded in the lessons that become our common history. I strongly support the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum and encourage our schools and education system to embrace this historic change that will lead our youth and our country to a greater sense of understanding, respect and equity. Joining me are Asian Pacific Islander scholars, Cynthia Chang, president of the Asian Pacific Islander School Board Members Association; ethnic studies professor Edward Chang of UC Riverside; Gordon Chang of Stanford University; and Chinese American Historian Connie Young Yu. Contributions were also made by Grace Morizawa, the executive director of Rosalyn Tonai; Stanley Pesick of the National Japanese American Historical Society; and Mandy Diec of the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center. — Karen Korematsu is the founder and executive director of the Fred T. Korematsu Institute and the daughter of the late civil rights icon, Fred Korematsu, info@koremat suinstitute.org.
Letters Time to remove trees I am writing as a long-time resident of the Slide Hill Park neighborhood who has some observations and suggestions about the city’s way forward given the recent tragic death in the park from a falling tree limb. The tree that dropped a large branch, killing Jennifer Comey as she sat at the sandbox’s edge watching her daughter play in the sand on Feb. 23. was an evergreen ash. This same tree had recently dropped another big branch in late October 2019 (city records indicate that this tree was last attended to in November 2019; trees in the park are generally tended to every seven years. I can attest to the growing frequency of dropped branches in the neighborhood and in the park from these and other trees, too; other evergreen ash trees near the playground area also have lost big branches. An independent Davis arborist checked the tree that caused such grief last Tuesday and found that this particular evergreen ash has a history of breaking limbs, a history of trouble. Not only did he see that six to eight limbs were broken off
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36 month lease. $4320.42 total due at lease inception which ($3820.42 customer cash/trade equity + rebate) (rebates: WESTREN LEASE CASH: 500) includes $0 security deposit; plus tax and license. Lessee responsible at lease end for mileage in excess of 7500 miles per year at 0.25 cents per mile. Expires 03.31.21.
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36 month lease. $5444.24 total due at lease inception which ($4444.24 customer cash/trade equity + rebate) (rebates: WESTERN LEASE CASH: 1000) includes $0 security deposit; plus tax and license. Lessee responsible at lease end for mileage in excess of 7500 miles per year at 0.25 cents per mile. Expires 03.31.21.
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Northstar Home In Primo Location MARCH IS WOMENS’ HISTORY MONTH!
Celebrate With Us! • Support Women Owned Business • Share with Friends about Women’s History Month • Consider Donating to a Non-Profit Supporting Women Lori Prizmich and Associates is a woman-owned, woman-led business!
For every sale during the month of March, we will donate a portion of the proceeds to Empower Yolo. Proud supporters of women’s rights and womens’ issues.
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726 Falcon Avenue 3 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 2,074 Square Feet They say that location, location, and location are the three most important factors to consider when buying a home, and this Northstar property checks all 3 boxes! Well loved and ready for its next owner, the well designed one-story home boasts three large bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a south-facing backyard to die for! Is it your time for a move? 726 Falcon Avenue awaits!
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JUST LISTED - THE CANNERY!
1060 Early Girl Terrace $710,000 3 bedrooms 2.5 bathrooms Welcome home to this inviting, light-filled sanctuary in north Davis! A rare find. Almost brand new, this ultra energy-efficient, customized, Dan Sedillo-remodeled and upgraded award-winning Cannery home is yours for the taking! The southfacing living spaces are flooded with natural light, making this impeccably maintained, tastefully upgraded, almost brand new home in, arguably, one of the most serene, central, and easy locations to live in all of Davis, a rare offering.
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Lyon Real Estate LISTING & SELLING DAVIS REAL ESTATE FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
5318 Burnett Place, Davis 4BD/3.5BA/3,861 SQ. FT. Beautiful custom home with expansive wood floors, beautiful millwork and custom features that must be seen to be appreciated. This spectacularly remodeled home features a wonderful floorplan (also perfect for COVID living requirements) with 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, a downstairs master suite, gorgeous kitchen, a game room/bonus room, a dedicated office and a spectacular garage. Large, mature yard, with covered patio, blooming roses, vegetable garden, and fire pit. South Davis location near Pioneer Elementary. $1,539,000 Chris & Geoffrey Snow | 530-304-6531/530-304-6427 | LIC# 01309647/02102118
2750 County Road 89, Dunningan 3BD/2BA/2,406 SQ. FT. 25 acres (18 acres with home and a 7 acres parcel both with their own district water) of peaceful living with possibility of income producing orchards/crops on class 1 soil or a great horse property with easy freeway access. Custom built, single story home with a lot of custom features including 2x6 framing, domestic well, leased solar and propane tank, 2 separate heater and A/C units, exterior siding, full home vacuum system, complete in home fire sprinkler system, whole house fan, master suite with ensuite bath, soaker jetted tub, walk-in shower and walk-in closet. $1,200,000 Par Khagura | 916-996-4724 | LIC# 02089364
1000 Berryessa Lane #241, Davis 2BD/2BA/1,191 SQ. FT. Luxurious 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom Cannery condo has every upgrade! Waterfall edge countertops, stunning backsplash tiles edged and framed, hard surface floors throughout living room and kitchen, bathrooms with square edge Venetian Stone slab countertops. The convenience of walking paths, playgrounds, and the stunning pool and community rooms combined with the security of underground parking, formal lobby and an elevator. Come take advantage of the sellers tasteful choices and start enjoying your own elegant condo living! $550,000 Jenna Dougherty | 530-280-0330 | LIC# 01964428
633 3rd Street, Woodland 4BD/2.5BA/2,064 SQ. FT. 2021 Heritage Home Award contender! This home has kept all of the historical charm and paired it with modern conveniences. Stunning sunken living room with barrel-rolled ceilings, floor to ceiling windows and arched doorways. Lower level, full en suite, along with a fully remodeled kitchen! Original hardwood floors throughout and preserved, handmade Matroni iron work. 3 large bedrooms, full bath, and quaint balcony upstairs, the downstairs master suite, plus an office nook off the kitchen. Hurry and make this piece of history all yours! $725,000 Jenna Dougherty | 530-280-0330 | LIC# 01964428
1017 Greene Terrace, Davis 3BD/3BA/1,205 SQ. FT. Opportunity awaits! This affordable 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom end-unit condo is in an ideal location - tucked away at the northeast edge of the complex. Enjoy new laminate flooring, carpet, and paint throughout. This unit is ready for its new owner! Take pleasure in the shared pool and convenience of the greenbelt access, shopping and restaurants. Steps to Playfields Park. This property is part of the City of Davis’ affordable housing program. $410,000 Julia Whitmer | 530-746-1795 | LIC# 02022014
9249 Wausau Way, Sacramento 4BD/2.5BA/1,773 SQ. FT. Entertainers delight! This tri-level home features a formal dining room and a kitchen/family room combo that opens directly to a sparkling pool. Additional desirable home features include vaulted ceilings, an office nook, downstairs half bath, and custom teak kitchen peninsula. Close proximity to South Bank Trail, light rail, nearby Larchmont Community Park and a short jaunt to CSUS and downtown. This is a great opportunity for one lucky buyer. Bring your kayaks and dogs - the river is just down the street! $459,999 Julia Whitmer | 530-746-1795 | LIC# 02022014
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SO MANY BUYERS, NOT ENOUGH HOMES. IT’S A GREAT TIME TO SELL! PENDING SALE IN 5 DAYS WITH 8 OFFERS
PENDING SALE IN 9 DAYS WITH 2 OFFERS
346 Sandpiper Street
$1,069,000
PENDING SALE IN 6 DAYS WITH 2 OFFERS
626 B Street
$900,000
5414 Tufts Street
$1,239,000
4 Bedroom • 2.5 Bathroom • 2,576 Sq. Ft.
4 Bedroom • 3.5 Bathroom • 2,193 Sq. Ft.
4 Bedroom • 3 Bathroom • 3,250 Sq. Ft.
Northstar home with incredible kitchen remodel�
Iconic Davis tri-level home with potential galore�
South Davis custom home with primary bedroom downstairs�
PENDING SALE IN 5 DAYS WITH 5 OFFERS
708 Robin Street
PENDING SALE IN 8 DAYS WITH 10 OFFERS
$935,000
PENDING SALE IN 7 DAYS WITH 6 OFFERS
1206 Farragut Circle
$619,000
1915 Alicante Street
$899,000
4 Bedroom • 3 Bathroom • 2,362 Sq. Ft.
3 Bedroom • 2.5 Bathroom • 1,489 Sq. Ft.
4 Bedroom • 3 Bathroom • 2,202 Sq. Ft.
Classic Northstar home with gorgeous hardwood floors.
Cute move-in ready home with no HOA�
Lovely Mace Ranch home with a huge south-facing yard�
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1040 Pierce Lane ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $1,125,000 2129 Pollock Court ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $862,000 3621 Koso Street ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $730,000 3506 Monte Vista Avenue ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $726,000 937 Chestnut Lane ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $640,000 713 K Street ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ $533,625 4102 Cowell Boulevard ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $522,000 3317 Monterey Avenue ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $499,000 1311 Drake Drive Unit C ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $395,000 133 Elliott Street, Woodland����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $345,000