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School board discusses five-day inperson model

The cost of fraud

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Lance Hastings, President of the California Manufacturers & Technology Association, says CMTA has received 16 fraudulent EDD claims using its former address.

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Amid the chaos, another big problem has largely been overlooked: The state is out of unemployment money, and nobody is doing much about it.

California has a history of going deep into the red to pay for jobless benefits during recessions, but the stakes are especially high this time as businesses hit hard by unprecedented pandemic shutdowns look to restart hiring. California’s unemployment rate fell in February to a pandemic-low 8.5% as employers added 141,000 jobs, but the rate is still twice as high as in

The Davis school board met for a special meeting Sunday and discussed a new proposed learning model that includes five days of inperson instruction each week, as opposed to the two days offered by the hybrid model currently planned to start April 12. A revised version of the new model is expected to come before the board for approval on Thursday, April 1.

The modified elementary school model for grades 1-6 now includes 15 hours of in-person learning instead of the current four hours. For kindergarten and transitional kindergarten, the modified model offers 12.5 hours of in-person instruction. Secondary school students could also choose to attend school five days a week under the proposed model, instead of two days. And there are also modified five day schedules for the DJUSD Children’s Center and preschool.

Students continue to have the option of attending school with purely distance learning under the new model.

Superintendent John Bowes said the proposed change is because of an updated school reopening guidance from the California Department of

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EDD confusion threatens recovery

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Hastings, the association’s current CEO. “When we got that one, our ‘spidey sense’ really got activated.”

But in recent months, as the mail carrier delivered more than a dozen other bogus letters with unfamiliar names and Social Security numbers, Hastings’ skepticism has given way to frustration — especially now that taxpayers like his organization will likely have to help pick up the tab for California’s $21 billion-and-counting in unemployment debt.

Now, he worries that higher unemployment taxes could make it harder for businesses in

CalMatters If not for a persistent mail carrier, Lance Hastings might not have discovered all of the fake unemployment claims.

Last September, the head of the California Manufacturers & Technology Association got the first jobless claim from a worker he’d never employed. Mistakes happen, he thought, and reported the letter sent to the group’s boarded-up former Sacramento office as suspected fraud.

“They even used our old CEO’s name and address,” said

California’s already expensive manufacturing sector to recover from the shock of the year-long pandemic. “I think it’s unprincipled,” Hastings said. “These are just nails in the coffin that concern me greatly.”

Hellish waits on jammed customer service lines and brazen fraud have dominated the headlines about California’s unemployment system in the age of COVID-19. On Friday, officials at the state’s Employment Development Department unveiled new online tools to track unemployment data after the backlog of unpaid claims again mushroomed to more than 1 million in recent weeks, including 152,000 claims awaiting action by the state and

more than 900,000 cases in need of certification by the person filing the claim.

Developer changes buyer program

UC Davis LIVE looks at Healthy Davis Together

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy

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Enterprise staff writer A requirement that 90 percent of the homes in a yet-to-be-built senior community in West Davis be sold to buyers with a preexisiting connection to the city of Davis would be removed under a new proposal released Friday.

Instead, the primary focus of the “Davis-Connected Buyers Program” would be on marketing the new housing units to those with a connection to Davis. And while the goal would remain selling 90 percent of those homes to individuals with Davis connections, units would be available to anyone

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who falls into a protected class under state and federal fair housing laws which prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender and multiple other characteristics.

The Bretton Woods proposal, which will go before the Davis Planning Commission in April, states that “any member of a protected class is not required to demonstrate a Davis connection when purchasing a home in Bretton Woods, though they may identify a Davis connection if so desired.”

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The move by developer David Taormino follows a withdrawn attempt last summer to remove the Davis-connected buyers program from the Bretton Woods development altogether following ongoing concerns about litigation.

That program was one of the key selling points of what was then called the West Davis Active Adult Community in the lead-up to the November 2018

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Over 1,000 asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 have been identified by Healthy Davis Together testing, Stoltz said. The test itself, a spit test, has been set up to give testers positive or negative results in 24 hours and often less, Webb said.

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Stoltz said to achieve the goal of protecting the entire community, Healthy Davis Together has primarily focused on giving everyone in Davis access to free asymptomatic COVID-19 testing. He added that to be able to identify asymptomatic people and prevent them from spreading the virus around is a fundamental way the entire community can be protected, as it allows carriers of COVID19 to be identified over the time period when they’re infectious but not exhibiting symptoms.

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UC Davis LIVE held a panel discussion Thursday about Healthy Davis Together, the nationally recognized COVID-19 testing program carried out jointly by the university and city.

The two panelists included Tod Stoltz, director of business development at UC Davis Health, and Davis city manager Mike Webb. Stoltz is part of the executive team managing Healthy Davis Together and Webb is co-chair of its advisory committee.

Stoltz said the idea of Healthy Davis Together started with the realization that a segment of a community can’t be entirely protected from COVID-19 unless the entire community is protected.

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Bilingual videos look at vaccines Davis Media Access recently recorded two videos with Dr. Aimee Sisson, the public health officer for Yolo County.

The first — https:// youtu.be/H0eXw7o0Afk — outlines new vaccine eligibility in Yolo County. In the second — https://youtu. be/ShUYaWq3UJw — Dr. Sisson outlines the county’s transition to the MyTurn application.

In partnership with CommuniCare Health Centers and Yolo County’s Public Information Office, DMA also produced videos in Spanish on the same topics.

They are at https:// youtu.be/7uMueNuKF A8 and https://youtu. be/TIieXgDiPiM, respectively. These were voiced by Maria Isabel Mandujano from CommuniCare.

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Aggies crack open the door a bit T he good news is that come this Saturday fans will be allowed to attend Aggie football games. The bad news is that only 1,800 souls will be allowed into UC Davis Health Stadium, which is about 20 percent of capacity.

That’s not much for what is clearly the Game of the Year in the Big Sky Conference, between UC Davis and Eastern Washington.

But it is better than nothing.

UC Davis has reached this point by leading the nation in effective responses to the COVID pandemic, with free, easy and regular testing being one of the keys.

The campus and community also offered students $75 in gift cards if they’d stick around during Spring Break instead of joining Ted Cruz and his family on some distant sun-splashed beach.

I tried to take advantage of that $75 offer by enrolling at the UC Davis Med School, but the cost of tuition, housing and a decent meal plan more than offset the reward.

Besides, I didn’t have the grades to get in.

Now, if you’re lucky enough to score a ticket to Saturday’s game, you should know that you’re likely to be required to take UCD’s Daily Symptom Survey before being

allowed into the stadium.

As a journalist, I’ve been taking this survey every time I have covered an event on campus, and trust me, it’s a heck of a lot easier if you take it at home, print the results, flash them at the gate keeper and be let in without incident or delay.

Yes, the questions are personal — like do you have diarrhea, a runny nose, nausea or vomiting? I imagine if the answer was “Yes” to any of those questions you wouldn’t feel like coming to the game in the first place, but I guess it never hurts to ask.

But it’s a small price to pay to see our beloved Aggies in action.

Explains the UCD brass, “Everyone — students, employees, visitors — must complete a Daily Symptom Survey before entering a university-managed facility. A daily symptom survey is a requirement

for all UC Davis-operated facilities anywhere in California and serves as a reminder to pay attention to your symptoms.”

Fair enough.

It seems as if we just about have this thing licked — especially in our hometown — but this is no time to take our foot off the gas.

Note the folks in Aggieland, “The survey sends you an email to indicate whether you’re Approved or Not Approved to enter campus facilities. You will need to present this email at facility access points.”

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owever, even if you pass, you will not receive $75 in gift cards to spend as you please in Downtown Davis. The deal is done.

You can, of course, bring your phone and take the test at the stadium, but I prefer to do it at home when one of our teenagers can guide me through the process.

This COVID testing is sometimes confusing because it turns the English language upside down. I mean, a “positive” test is a bad thing and a “negative” test is a good thing.

I had a sportswriting friend who flunked the questionnaire three times because he was positive that “positive” meant he was good to go.

The one question to which most people answer “No” is “Have you been in Close Contact with a COVID-19 positive person within the past 14 days?”

The actual answer may be “Yes,” given the rapid spread of this disease, but if you haven’t gotten sick, you presume the answer is “No.” Why “Close Contact” is capitalized is anyone’s guess, but be advised that it is defined as being “closer than 6 feet for greater than 15 minutes.”

Speaking of which, the combatants on the field Saturday afternoon, especially those along the line of scrimmage, are likely to be closer than 6 feet for the entire 60 minutes of the game.

Which is why they are all tested 16 times to Sunday to make sure the games they play are as safe as they can be.

Note to the wise: there will be no concession stands open on Saturday.

So pack a lunch (and some bottled water) and enjoy the game.

I can’t tell you how good it feels to get out in the sunshine and watch 22 people try to tackle each other.

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PROGRAM: Difficult to enforce LIVE: Timing is critical in From Page A1 election. It said that 90 percent of units would be reserved for buyers with a connection to Davis, including current residents, employees of Davis businesses, former students of Davis schools and family members of current residents.

Taormino said at the time that new houses built in Davis are too often advertised to and bought up by investors from the Bay Area and don’t end up serving the needs of local residents. His stated intention was to provide seniors in Davis the ability to downsize while staying in the city and in turn free up their older, larger homes for young families.

The project, with up to 560 dwelling units (on 74 acres of land north of Covell Boulevard and just west of Sutter Davis Hospital) would reserve 80 percent of all units for buyers and renters aged 55 and over and 90 percent for individuals connected to Davis.

However, that latter element was the subject of a lawsuit filed prior to the election in U.S. District Court. The lawsuit contended that the program violated federal fair housing law and was discriminatory given that Davis is a largely white community to begin with, so buyers qualifying under the Davis-based buyers program would largely mirror that.

The Davis City Council voted to defend lawsuit, saying they believed it was without merit, and the suit was subsequently withdrawn. Voters ultimately approved the project.

But in the summer of 2020, Taormino sought to drop the Davis-connected

buyers program altogether citing fear of further legal action.

A report prepared by city staff at the time said that because the legality of the program was not addressed in court, “the applicant feels this leaves a continued threat of litigation and it is the applicant’s desire to not significantly delay the delivery of the needed housing in Davis.”

Additionally, the report said, “the legality of the provision would be difficult to enforce.”

Taormino withdrew that request following the controversy that ensued, including criticism from those who said they voted in favor of the West Davis Active Adult Community specifically because of the Davis-based buyers program.

On Friday, he offered a plan that he said would ensure diversity among buyers.

“Removing the local connection requirement for any person of a protected class is an intentional step to eliminate any barrier to entry for groups which may have been historically excluded,” a press release stated.

Ensuring those with a connection to Davis are still prioritized would be the focus of a multi-phase marketing plan.

The plan initially limits marketing of the project to Davis publications, “then progressively expands to include UC Davis alumni publications, Yolo County publications, local digital marketing and community outreach, and finally, publications within the broader Sacramento region.”

In addition, “the

marketing program targets several buyer pools that are equivalent to, or more diverse than, the city of Davis’ demographics, such as the DJUSD area and UC Davis alumni. The data indicates that by including these buyer pools within the sphere of targeted buyers, the program will not result in a disparate impact to any protected class,” the press release states.

The first marketing stage would run through approximately March 2023 and would target Davis homeowners aged 55 and up as well as Davis households who may have parents in that age group.

They would be targeted via print and digital advertising as well as direct mail brochures and postcards.

“Stage 1 ends approximately six months after model homes are completed and available to potential buyers,” the proposal states.

The second marketing stage would target UC Davis alumni; former or retired UC Davis staff and faculty; as well as former and retired Davis Joint Unified School District staff and faculty.

The final stage, beginning around April 2024, would target the Sacramento region as a whole.

The revised Davis-Connected Buyers Program proposal is scheduled to go before the Davis Planning Commission on April 14.

At least one opponent has weighed in.

“Taormino has brought back the (Davis-based buyers program) ... with so many loopholes it is functionally the same as eliminating it,” said Alan Pryor.

“I consider this a betrayal of the senior voter trust.”

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Frank Wallace-Ailsworth, aka Lord Blood-Rah, hosts the program from his home in the Bay Area. He talks about his show, the tradition of late-night horror hosts, and why on earth anyone might want to tune in, on the latest edition of the KDRT radio program “Davisville.”

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“It’s really important to be able to capture people in their asymptomatic phase, when they’re shedding virus able to infect other people but they feel great,” Stoltz said. “If you wait until they’re symptomatic, you’ve probably lost at least three days, maybe five days, maybe even more for some of these asymptomatic spreaders that never get symptoms.”

Stoltz said Healthy Davis Together plans to offer free asymptomatic testing for as long as it can, even while the population becomes progressively vaccinated.

Doing so is important, he said, because none of the vaccines are 100% effective and definitive evidence that the virus can’t be carried by vaccinated people doesn’t yet exist.

Healthy Davis Together also does wastewater monitoring, which allows them to notice heightened levels of COVID-19 in different areas of the city and to screen for variants.

Webb said the advisory committee that he cochairs was set up to involve representatives from a number of different sectors — business leaders, health advocates, religious leaders and youth, among others — so that lines of communication could be created with as much of the community as possible.

Members of the committee serve as a sounding board to let the program leadership know how well the program is actually working. They also serve as ambassadors to the community and help with public health messaging.

“The advisory committee was a really powerful tool to help us promulgate that messaging of: even if you feel well, please please please test and test frequently,” Webb said.

Healthy Davis Together has also partnered with local businesses and the Davis Joint Unified School District. Webb said businesses were hit very hard by the pandemic and grants given by Healthy Davis Together have helped local

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businesses adapt to the pandemic. Healthy Davis together also has an incentive program to give out $5 or $10 gift cards from local businesses to community members for good behavior, such as being tested.

Webb said those gift cards can easily turn into $50 or $60 for the businesses because customers who receive the cards are assured the businesses are behaving safely and therefore can feel good about going to them.

Stoltz said Healthy Davis Together plans to test all students within Davis schools each week through the end of the school year once the district’s hybrid learning model starts up on April 12. Tests have already been carried out for small cohorts of students and staff members that have been on the school campuses, he said.

Stoltz added that, with Healthy Davis Together, Yolo County is doing more testing by far than any other county in California.

Webb said Healthy Davis Together creates the opportunity and the “enabling environment” to help people make safe choices.

Early on in the pandemic, he said, there were many concerns that Davis faced a huge risk because of international travel to the university and students coming in from all over the country. But throughout the course of the past year, those concerns have vanished.

“We’ve not only bucked that trend but flipped it on its head,” Webb said. The behaviors of our community, including our student population, have been nothing short of spectacular.”

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It’s been a bad week ... when will it all end?

W hen will it ever end?

I ask myself this question in connection with all sorts of things that should not be happening in this country or in any other for that matter. For example, we endure the slaughter associated with our Second Amendment that gives permission for our culture to be saturated with guns: approximately one gun for every man woman and child within our borders. That is exactly the problem with guns: Way too many.

That’s the intractable problem.

The rest is moving deck chairs.

I should probably stop asking the question “When will it ever end?” because in fact I already know the answer.

It will never end.

The reasons for the extraordinary, cast-iron indestructibility of our gun culture are perhaps too well known and understood to need recounting here. Important, of course, is the right to bear arms provided in the Second Amendment of the Constitution.

We might read too much into

that statement by the Founders.

They did not make it a part of the First Amendment whose provisions are not to be infringed, although we treat it as such. In contrast, the Second Amendment provides a reason for gun ownership that we no longer insist upon, and the kinds of guns the Founders knew were laughably primitive by today’s standards of efficiency. Also there is a legitimate sporting use for certain kinds of guns that I have occasionally experienced and always found to be fun.

These sporting guns are not machine guns, however.

And, of course, there are wellorganized lobbies and organizations and corporations and many

thousands of gun enthusiasts who feel that any infringement upon the right to bear arms is the same as taking all guns away from everybody.

Nevertheless, following the recent mass murders in Atlanta and Boulder, we all shed tears for those whose lives are lost and for families that are so violently shattered by gunfire. We have regret and sorrow deep within our being, not just because we are in sympathy but because we are so helpless. We make the usual outcry for some form of gun control, some regulation, something that will assuage the way we feel for those usurped families and for our country.

Unfortunately, my guess is that this cry for sanity will go nowhere and will soon fade away into the background rumblings and tumblings of our everyday life.

As usual.

Well, maybe, not quite as usual. President Biden may know more about guns than most presidents because he headed a task force ordered by

President Obama following the Sandy Hook killings in 2012.

That went nowhere, but the recommendations still stand and I’m sure he still remembers them. It is a sad fact of life, however, that there is nothing that can be done without a willing and significant majority in the Senate. That is unlikely to happen unless the Democratic majority picks up some seats in 2022 elections and also narrows or eliminates the filibuster.

Them’s the odd rules we live by.

Hope springs eternal.

I have written about guns and mass shootings several times in this column about beer because the same agency that regulates alcohol beverages also regulates gun ownership. That is the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms or ATF. I wrote again about my experience on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice following the terrorist attack in July 2016.

Mass killings garner the headlines because of the sheer carnage involved and that, of course, is the reason I am

BOARD: Teachers push back on changes From Page A1 Public Health that recommends 3 feet of social distancing between student desks instead of the previously recommended 6 feet.

The district also wants to provide in-person learning to the greatest extent possible and wants to make only one change in learning models between April 12 and the end of the school year in June, Bowes said.

Laura Juanitas, associate superintendent of student support services, said COVID-19 conditions have been improving in Yolo County. The county moved into the orange tier of the state’s color-coded reopening system last week, on March 24, and could move into the yellow tier as soon as April 14.

“The new guidance on 3 foot distancing has been a game changer in terms of planning,” Bowes said.

“And with the transition to the orange tier and wide employee access to vaccines and widening access for the general public, we have before us the possibility for a five-day-a-week

phase four modified inperson model.”

Rody Boonchouy, associate superintendent of instruction, said the currently adopted hybrid model was reviewed by the stakeholders throughout the winter. The new model will also be reviewed by stakeholders, over a much shorter time period, this week. “(The process) will feel truncated but we need to have what transparency and togetherness we can within a short timeline,” Boonchouy said.

Davis Teachers Association president Dianna Stommel said the union has serious concerns about the proposed schedules and thinks it’s important for the board to consider a four day in-person schedule, which she said could be less disruptive to student learning.

Stommel said the plan doesn’t address equitable learning for the cohort of students still in distance learning, about 20 percent of the elementary school class. She asked the board how a second grade teacher manages safety

protocols for 20 students in a classroom, meet their emotional needs and deliver instruction while also monitoring the learning of online students.

“It cannot be yet another thing piled on to the teacher to find a solution to, or made optional, which in this context means that it's not clear what the answer is. The work of actually hashing out some sort of fix is put on the teacher,” Stommel said. “With a change as significant as this, clear and concise guidance for teachers is needed. I understand that you are trying to minimize transitions and pivots for everyone, but as with every other transition you also need the time to seek feedback and also incorporate that into any change.”

The proposed elementary model, Stommel said, doesn’t allow teachers adequate prep time to create a curriculum for pure distance-learning students.

Stommel added that pushing through changes over a break and a religious holiday — Passover, Palm Sunday and the Hindu festival

of Holi — hasn’t allowed DTA to appropriately hear member concerns, and that it was unreasonable to expect teachers to be checking their email.

“Our primary teachers have been carrying an especially heavy burden this entire year,” Stommel said. “This schedule adds a significant amount of preparation to their workload. You cannot ask them to take on additional planning without also building in time to their schedule to accomplish that.”

Though the board decided to limit public comment, as it has done at the past two meetings, the 20 minutes of public comment heard by the board were broadly supportive of the new plan. Recordings of all 65 comments, the vast majority of which weren’t played at the meeting, will be available on the district website.

writing about this now. However, it is really the daily routine of gun violence that drives the horrendous statistics of gun deaths in this country: there are about 40,000 deaths annually from suicides and homicides.

That is more than 100 gun deaths per day.

Only in the USA, among wealthy nations, could one write of the “routine of gun violence.”

And here, perhaps uniquely, is gun violence part of ordinary places: a grocery store, a spa, a school, a theater. And here we quote numbers per day.

Perhaps I should not despair about guns. But I do. The cat is out of the bag. The die is cast.

The story is already written.

Although there may be ways to protect ourselves we cannot always win by playing defense.

And so we shall all carry on, by carrying on, as we have always done. When will it ever end?

Hope springs eternal.

— Reach Michael Lewis at lewiswales@me.com. Comment on this column at www.davis enterprise.com.

FRAUD: State trust fund empty From Page A1 February 2020.

The state’s unemployment trust fund financed by employer taxes ran out last spring, which economists attribute to an outdated tax system that has gone largely untouched for the last four decades. So far, California has borrowed $21.2 billion from the federal government to keep benefits flowing to the jobless. Employment Development Department officials expect the deficit to balloon to $48 billion by the end of the year.

Department officials said Friday that the next forecast for the fund is due around late May. “Information will be further forthcoming as developments occur,”

— Reach Edward Booth at edward.booth@ mcnaughton.media.

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spokesperson Loree Levy said.

In the meantime, employers have been required to keep paying a 15% emergency surcharge on unemployment taxes due to the fund’s insolvency. Even before the coronavirus shut down much of the economy, California’s unemployment fund was the most unstable of any U.S. state, well behind financially repressed Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.

One option favored by economists at Stanford is to cut unemployment taxes for employers in lowerwage sectors while raising taxes on higher-paying businesses to reduce the state’s debt.

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Whatever your reason, hopefully, it means the beginning of something good.

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George William (Bill) Streng IV June 19, 1926 — March 20, 2021

Bill Streng, 94, passed away on March 20 at his home in Davis. He had lived 45 years in the same house in Covell Park, which his own company had built in 1977.

He was born George William Streng IV, in Scranton, Pa., on June 19, 1926, to George William Streng III and Marian Morris Heraty. Bill graduated from Scranton Central High School and attended Dartmouth College. He interrupted college to join the U.S. Army where he became a Master Sergeant and served from 1944 to 1946.

While in Germany after World War II, Bill met his first wife, the petite and lovely Johanna Meckel, when he was 19 and she was 16. At their first meeting, they swam across the Rhine River together on a dare.

They were married in 1950. Bill graduated with combined bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the prestigious Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in New Hampshire.

Bill’s father had died suddenly while he was overseas. Bill was 18 and his brother, Jim, was 14.

Bill became a certified public accountant and worked in New York City and later in San Francisco.

After he earned his CPA, his mother’s brother in California, Phil Heraty, invited Bill and Jim to relocate on the West Coast and work in Phil’s construction company.

The young men worked seven days a week and Uncle Phil rewarded their work ethic with invaluable business experience and by allowing them to purchase his company when he retired. Thus, Streng Bros. Homes was born in 1957.

Bill and Johanna started a family in 1954, in Oakland. They subsequently lived in Sacramento and finally Davis. They had three children.

Streng Bros. Homes thrived when the two siblings found a recipe for success: A certain gifted architect called Carter Sparks, plus the brilliance of Bill, plus Jim’s charm with customers, plus the tireless dedication of both men equaled

unique tract homes that defined the neighborhoods they graced.

These contemporary houses had flat roofs (who needs peaked roofs when you live in a place without snow, after all), atriums bringing a garden atmosphere indoors, large windows letting in light, open-beamed ceilings, and cost-saving features such as humble yet durable materials such as plywood, tar-andgravel, brick and steel. The thing that made the homes truly wonderful and special was that young families could afford them, at $23,100 in 1960 for a three-bedroom house with 1,714 square feet. Homebuyers often chose to modify the basic plan to suit individual tastes. The Streng Brothers were determined to have high-quality, sturdy dwellings that would stand up against the test of time, available to all comers.

Eventually, the brothers divided forces, with brother Jim maintaining the business in Sacramento County and Bill becoming a land developer in Yolo County. Throughout Bill’s long life, his brother remained one of the most important people in it. “We never had a fight or a serious disagreement,” he told me recently.

Bill and Jim were inducted into the California Home Builders Hall of Fame in 1996. Together they sold 3,800 houses over 30 years.

A 2011 report by Caltrans identified Streng Bros. Homes as one of the “nine most important merchant builders in California during the 30 years that followed World War II.” In 1970, Bill’s workaholic ways caught up to him and his wife Johanna “fired me” as he liked to tell the story. The couple divorced and were remarried fairly rapidly, with Bill falling in love with his next-door neighbor, the tall, slender and talented Karmen Gallo, a social worker and quilter, and a single mother with two sons.

To celebrate the 1970s, Bill began to

sport colorful plaid sports jackets and neckties sewn by his new bride, often with dazzling patterns and color combinations.

Bill was a self-made man, who liked to describe himself as a “Horatio Alger Success Story.”

He had many interests, among them a lifelong love of sports. He was an avid Oakland Athletics Fan from the time the Kansas City ball club came to the Bay Area in 1968. He supported the Davis Aggies women’s basketball team and men’s football team, earning his own parking space near the field.

In his youth, Bill taught young campers to swim as an Eagle Scout in charge of the beginners and earned their parents’ abject gratitude. He was a manager for the Dartmouth Football Team. He was a Bowler in his 30s. He discovered his true passion on the slopes with downhill skiing in Squaw Valley and every other ski resort within two hours of his home. Bill skied until the age of 75, when he was told by his doctor that falling was too risky.

His love of sports extended to card games, including Solitaire and Casino. He was a master Bridge player and played up to the very last stage of his life.

Bill was an avid reader, a devotion he passed on to his children. He loved to read novels involving attorneys and crime, as well as every book ever published on Bridge and beating the stock market.

Among his business associates, Bill Streng was known as a truly inspirational coach and mentor, nurturing young Davis businessmen in their careers. The Davis Chamber of Commerce Annual Business of the Year Award was named for him.

Bill truly loved the community of which he was a true pillar. He was a loyal and active Davis Rotarian into his 90s.

Despite considering himself tone-deaf and while asserting numerous times that the majority of rock ’n’ roll and classical

music was less pleasing than flatulence, he loved John Philip Sousa, all military songs and was a devoted supporter of the Annual West Coast Ragtime Festival.

Bill was chairman of the board of the Bank of Woodland (Business and Professional Bank) from 1983 to 1997. At this time, he retired his psychedelic wardrobe and adopted more conservative solid-color sartorial combinations. However, he was always a man who never felt fully dressed without a necktie.

Bill is survived by his devoted wife Karmen of 49 years, whom Bill liked to call “The Ayatollah Kharmeini,” as well as his children (biological and by marriage), Monica Lillya, a reading specialist, George William Streng V, a photographer, Lenny Husen M.D., a physician, Martin Gallo, an aeronautical engineer and Kevin Gallo, a physical education teacher. He is also survived by four grandchildren: Scott Roberts, Sarina Madan, Mark Lillya and Shane Lillya.

Bill was a man who lived as if he were immortal. His very long life was one marked by good health and STRENGth well into his 80s, a genius mind that rejoiced in the raw materials of land and money, a lack of self-doubt, combined with a quirky sense-of-humor which startled strangers, dismayed his family at times and delighted friends.

His greatest gift was a love of living unrivaled by very few of us.

When closing conversations, as in all else, Bill Streng had his own unique style.

So we will end with those signature signoffs, “Onward and Upward!” and “Very Good, Good-Bye!” In honor of Bill’s love of a good tale, the family requests that you share any stories or remembrances about Bill Streng to DrHusen@gmail.com. It would be a great comfort to hear about his impact on your life. We will publish the photos and memories at a later date online. Let us know if you would like to be contacted with the link to the site.

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Thank you, Doctor.

It cannot be said enough. The lengths you go to care for your patients and comfort their families are beyond extraordinary.

Your actions are heroic. Regardless of the situation, your kindness, bravery, and humanity never rest. Nor will our gratitude.

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Vaccine brings families closer to normal

By Sean Gallagher HUB Staff

A year after the pandemic put the world on pause, the Centers for Disease Control issued the long-awaited news that COVID-19 restrictions could ease up for fully vaccinated individuals.

In addition to being able to gather indoors unmasked with other vaccinated people, families who have been separated can start to see each other again.

A CDC report detailed that those who have been vaccinated “can gather indoors with unvaccinated people from one other household (for example, visiting with relatives who all live together) without masks, unless any of those people or anyone they live with has an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.”

Some Davis residents have been able to reunite and see their vaccinated elderly family members. Sophomore Emily Haws recently saw her grandparents again, though still socially distanced.

“It was great to see them, and it felt much safer because they were vaccinated,” Haws said.

Thanks in part to these new guidelines, 12-year-old Ty Kishiyama and family enjoyed his first in-person meal in a year with his grandparents, who had received the vaccine earlier this month.

“It was after my grandpa’s birthday so we were able to celebrate his birthday (together),” Kishiyama said.

Despite looser restrictions, fully vaccinated individuals must continue to adhere to guidelines set by the CDC. Vaccinated people are still encouraged to follow many precautions like wearing a mask, keeping 6-foot distance and avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated places.

Researchers and COVID experts are still learning how the COVID-19 vaccine deals with variants of COVID-19.

Early data show the vaccines may work against some variants, but could be less effective against others, according to the CDC. It is also unclear to what extent vaccinated individuals can spread the virus. Early data suggests that vaccines may help prevent the spread of the virus, but results are still preliminary. Researchers continue to learn more as vaccines are distributed.

For up-to-date information on recommendations for vaccinated and unvaccinated people, visit the CDC’s website at www.CDC.gov.

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Jessie Finkelor sprints up the field at a scrimmage at Vista Del Lago High School on March 19.

Athletes opt out of hybrid to continue playing sports

By Caroline Chilcott HUB Staff

It’s no surprise that with the opening of schools comes a higher risk of exposure to COVID-19. For this reason, several student athletes plan to continue with distance learning out of fear that a COVID-19 outbreak could keep them off the field or out of the pool.

DJUSD has not specifically announced what will happen to students who come in contact with a classmate who has COVID-19.

“I cannot answer 100 percent as to what will happen if a student in a class tests positive as each case is different, however, I do know that our contact tracing team will make these decisions based on the information they collect in each case,” athletic director Jeff Lorenson said.

Because of this uncertainty, some athletes

are staying out of the classroom.

Sophomore Charlotte Sloane plays women’s varsity tennis and is not planning on returning to in-person instruction.

“I feel that the risk of COVID-19 is not worth the reward of in-person learning. I think going back to school is going to put everyone at a higher risk of getting COVID19. There are many people who don’t wear their masks properly, and I think that being inside for an extended period of time, even if everyone is 6 feet apart, is a huge risk,” Sloane said.

The women’s varsity tennis season will be finished by April 12, when in-person instruction begins. However, Sloane says that does not impact her decision.

“Although my season will be over by then, I do think that if anyone on any high school sports team were to get COVID-19, all sports would be shut down immediately,” Sloane said.

Senior Jessie Finkelor is on the women’s varsity lacrosse team and, since she is fully vaccinated, plans to participate in hybrid learning.

“I am not very worried about getting COVID-19, but I would hate it if me or my teammates got the virus because I definitely do not want anyone to miss any more of our season and sport than we already have,” Finkelor said.

Although the risk is low for Finkelor it is important to note that the threat of COVID19 is never completely eliminated, and the decision of returning to in-person instruction needs to be looked at closely.

“I hope that everyone is considering the athletes and students and everyone else who have been very careful throughout this pandemic before making decisions that could impact their sports and school,” Sloane said.

Grades remain stable in DJUSD during 2021 school year

By Mia Croff HUB Staff

The number of A’s on report cards is up — but the number F’s has risen as well.

The end result: a stable grade-point average across the Davis Joint Unified School District.

According to a presentation given by Troy Allen, director of secondary education, at the school board meeting on Feb. 18, the overall secondary grade-point average has remained virtually unchanged in the last three years. The average GPA fluctuated from 3.46 to 3.47 during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 school year and has remained at 3.47 so far in the 2020-21 school year.

The graduation rate has also remained high, with just a 2-percent drop in the unprecedented 2019-20 school year.

“The district does not consider this to be a significant drop, so ... we’d still be (considered) in the high,” Allen said.

In the fall semester of the 2020-21 school year, the number of F grades earned by middle school and high school students increased by 2 percent and the number of D grades earned increased by 1 percent.

Seniors are of particular concern because they have less time to recover the credits they may have failed this year. In order to accommodate struggling seniors, the district stated in Board Policy 5127 that “during the 2020-21 school year only, a student who is within 20 credits of the graduation requirements may participate in graduation exercises,” allowing a 10-credit increase in leniency.

“If (seniors) were finding less success in the first semester, and they’re trying to make up for that right now, we want to

make sure that they don’t lose the opportunity to walk in graduation,” Allen said.

“I think of it like cleaning up the remaining credits with us, instead of saying that they have to go to an adult school to do it.”

The district has seen a decrease in grades for marginalized subgroups within DJUSD, such as the English learners subgroup and African American students.

“We’re asking ourselves questions about matters of equity in terms of groups that are often marginalized or don’t feel like school is for them,” Allen said. “So the same thing is true of our D’s and our F’s this year; (we’re seeing) the same groups that we worry about feeling marginalized in Davis schools (receiving more failing grades).”

According to the Davis High counseling department, household or family changes, technological issues, lack of motivation and the absence of human in-person interaction are some of the main contributors affecting students’ grades this school year.

“Distance learning makes it easier for you to just check out of school if that’s what you want to do,” DHS math teacher Kurt McCormick said. “There is a machine in between teachers and students and it’s easier to manipulate that machine.”

Nevertheless, 78 percent of secondary students are performing well with the online learning format, receiving grades of C’s or better.

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“I was shocked at how well my students have done this year,” DHS English and drama teacher Gwyneth Bruch said. “I am convinced that these people have done enough work to earn a good grade.”

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HIS MIGHT BE IT … After being shellacked, 73-24, by UCD and 62-10 by Eastern Washington this past Saturday, Cal Poly has decided to opt out of the remainder of the spring FCS football season.

The move effectively ends Davis’ football slate this coming weekend (should the Aggies not qualify for an FCS playoffs berth).

Davis is set to take on EWU on Saturday, but will no longer be traveling to San Luis Obispo for a season-finalé rematch with Cal Poly on April 10.

The Mustangs elected to call it quits “because of the high number of serious, season-ending injuries to our players” said their athletic director, Don Oberhelman.

Out of a roster of 110, Cal Poly only had 49 players available for their next contest, a number below the Big Sky Conference’s minimum requirement for competition.

SEE YOU SOON … Saturday’s Aggie football game against Eastern Washington will be one of the first college sporting events in town this season with fans allowed in.

Last week, UCD announced a limited number of spectators will be permitted to attend events, with parents, students and season-ticket holders getting first dibs. There are still seats available for that 1 p.m. football game. Tickets must be purchased in advance, by contacting the Aggie ticket office at 530752-2471 or by emailing aggietickets@ ucdavis.edu.

DEVILS GALORE … Anyone who says UC Davis doesn’t recruit locally also doesn’t have a clue what they’re talking about.

For UCD’s first four football games this spring, former Davis High lineman Nick Amoah has been the Aggies’ starting left tackle.

And the Blue Devil alum has been impressive, limiting UCD opponents to just six sacks this year, while the Aggie rushing attack has racked up more than 1,000 yards (1,025) and scored 11 touchdowns on the ground.

“In my opinion, he’s a first-team allconference player,” head coach Dan Hawkins said of Amoah during last Saturday’s postgame press conference. The 6-foot-3, 290pound aerospace-science and engineering major has worked his way back from a shoulder injury that sidelined him his sophomore season.

In the pool, Davis native Alyssa Lengtat is the second-leading scorer for the UCD women’s water polo team this spring. Her 17 netbenders have been key for the 11th ranked Aggies, who host UC San Diego on Friday at Schaal Aquatic Center for a 1 and 4 p.m. doubleheader.

But it’s been Lengtat’s defense that’s been equally valuable. The 2017 DHS graduate leads the Big West with 12 steals this season.

Her teammate, attacker Grace Gulsvig, is also a DHS alum.

In lacrosse, two more Blue Devils, Alex Agnew and Anna Belenis, are both Aggie starters. At midfield, Agnew’s 11 assists are tops on the team, while Belenis, a senior, has started every match of her career on the Aggie defense.

THE LIST GOES ON … On the diamond, DHS alum Zach Carrell has been one of the Aggies best pitchers. Among those who have toed the rubber in three or more starts, Carrell owns a team-best 3.68 ERA and has 22 strikeouts.

And first baseman Jonah Henrickson? You guessed it. Also from Davis.

Sisters Mia and Elle Motekaitis were two of the top Aggie swimmers this year. Both DHS alums, Mia won UCD a conference title in the 500 freestyle and was named to the AllMountain Pacific Sports Federation first team. Elle was named an All-MPSF second teamer.

Then there’s field hockey’s Siena Dwyer, who’s played in all five of UCD’s matches this spring. Dwyer, a Da Vinci High grad, captained the Blue Devils during her high school days and helped start what’s now become a historic 47-match, multi-year winning streak for DHS. In pole vault, another Davisite, Emily Meyer, is gearing up for the Aggies’ track season. And Aggie soccer? Coach Tracy Hamm has 2019 DHS grad and former Davis Legacy star defender Alana Curtis at her disposal.

The local talent pool runs deep. And UC Davis coaches know it.

— Reach Owen Yancher at oyancher@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him via Twitter at @530athletics.

By Bob Dunning Enterprise staff writer Coming off a dramatic lastsecond 31-27 win over Idaho State, UC Davis is ready to take on offensive powerhouse Eastern Washington on Saturday in a game with playoff possibilities for both schools.

Game time at UC Davis Health Stadium is 1 p.m. with limited fan attendance of 1,800 allowed for the first time in the shortened spring season.

The Aggies were scheduled to end the regular season April 10 at Cal Poly; however, officials at the San Luis Obispo campus announced Monday that Poly has decided not to play the remaining three games on its schedule due to injuries.

The Aggies set a school scoring record in routing Cal Poly, 73-24, two weeks ago. Last Saturday, Eastern Washington overwhelmed Poly, 62-10.

Eastern Washington is No. 9 and UC Davis No. 11 in the latest Stats FCS poll, while the Athlon FCS poll has the Aggies at No. 8 and Eastern Washington at No. 9. Weber State is No. 3 in Stats and No. 4 in Athlon. Idaho checks in at No. 24 in Stats and No. 23 in Athlon.

The NCAA will select 16 teams for its postseason playoff, so Saturday’s winner will greatly enhance its playoff chances.

Meanwhile, UC Davis freshman Lan Larison, a rodeo cowboy from Caldwell, Idaho, was named the Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for two touchdowns against Idaho State while taking over for starting running back Ulonzo Gilliam, who was held out of the game with a strained big toe.

The 6-0, 180-pound Larison, who was an Idaho state champion in steer wrestling prior to his senior year at Vallivue High School, showed his breakaway speed with touchdown runs of 40 and 33 yards

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to key the win over Idaho State. He led all rushers with 95 yards on 12 carries.

Aggie head coach Dan Hawkins said that Gilliam hurt his toe in the first quarter against Cal Poly on March 20 and was held out of the Idaho State game for “precautionary” reasons.

“We let our medical staff make all those decisions,” Hawkins noted.

The Big Sky’s weekly defensive award went to Idaho linebacker Fa’Avae Fa’Avae, who had 18 tackles as the Vandals slipped past Southern Utah, 33-32.

Special teams honors went

to Weber State’s Rashid Shaheed, who had a 100-yard kickoff return in a 28-23 win over Northern Arizona that pushed the league-leading Wildcats to 3-0 this spring, including an 18-13 win over UCD. The Big Sky lived up to its reputation as a wide-open conference with three of four games last weekend decided in the final seconds.

The Aggies scored the winning touchdown against Idaho State when quarterback Trent Tompkins took a direct snap and raced in from 4-yards out with 8 seconds remaining.

Weber State, playing without starting quarterback Bronson Barron, who was out with a sprained wrist, used a 50-yard Hail Mary on the final play of the game to subdue NAU, which had taken the lead with just 17 seconds remaining.

Idaho scored on a 7-yard touchdown pass with 7 seconds left to down hard-luck Southern Utah, 33-32. It was the third time this season SUU has lost a lead in the closing seconds.

The only rout of the weekend was Eastern Washington’s 62-10 demolition of Cal Poly.

Against Idaho State, the Aggies received a strong defensive performance from Nick Eaton, who had a sack among his eight tackles, while Cam Trimble and Luka Nixon both had a sack and Connor Airey tallied seven tackles.

Algery McGuire had a critical interception at the Aggie 4-yard line to stop a promising ISU drive and Chris Venable had an interception on the final play of the game.

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise. net.

Miller leads DHS football rally cry Blue Devils out to bounce back

Donovan Garvin (15) escapes the grasp of a pair of Pleasant Grove defenders.

The Devil wideout caught eight passes for 167 yards and a touchdown against the Eagles.

By Will Wyman Enterprise staff writer Davis High senior lineman Patton Miller made several key stops during the Blue Devils’ 24-21 loss to Pleasant Grove on Friday.

However, it was the actions of the recent Whitworth football commit following the heartbreaker that made a lasting impact. He gathered his unit together and delivered a speech worthy of rallying any team to work hard and put the setback behind them.

Head coach Steve Smyte is overjoyed to have leaders on his team to step up and speak out when the squad needs to hear it.

“It’s great,” Smyte said. “Pat is such a great leader. He’s always doing what he can, the best that he can. He’s driving all the way from Vacaville. The guy is all heart, all football.

We’re lucky to have a guy like him on this team.”

Miller has been one of Big Blue’s linchpins over the past several seasons, stabilizing the line on both offense and defense. He’s been available for nearly every snap. His dedication to the team and the program as a whole has not gone unnoticed to Smyte.

“There are a couple of players that really stand out in what they bring to a program,” Smyte added. “And he’s one of those guys that brings so much. We’re blessed to have him. Thank God for Patton Miller.”

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Blue Devil football

Next game: Friday at Sheldon, 7:30 p.m.

The disappointment from last Friday’s matchup will only add fuel to the Blue Devils fire, as they look ahead to another road game this week.

Davis will travel to Sheldon High and face off against the Huskies on Friday, April 2.

Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

The defending Delta League champs are looking to bounce back after their most recent loss to PG, a nonscheduled matchup that could only happen during a pandemic.

The game was held at Elk Grove High’s stadium, although Elk Grove was not present. An EGHS COVID-19 related cancellation led Davis to the last-minute clash with Pleasant Grove at the neutral

field, as all the prep work had already been done to host a game.

The Devils battled hard on the gridiron, but could not keep up with the Eagles’ highpowered offense. Despite effective play from DHS quarterback Trajan Clark and core skill players Aaron Turner, Ryan Jaramillo and Donovan Garvin, Davis couldn’t erase the 3-point deficit that PG held after an impressive 41-yard field goal that settled the game.

Clark was first-rate, as usual, throwing for 158 yards and two touchdowns. The first-year QB also chalked up 30 yards on the ground.

Turner reached the end zone on an outside run for 10 yards after a 50-yard Jaramillo gain set up the Devils in the red zone. Jaramillo also hauled in a 25-yard TD and Garvin

added Davis’ final points for the evening on a 16-yard snag.

On defense, Garvin was lethal in the secondary, nabbing two difficult interceptions in a matter of minutes.

Zach Brooks was able to cover a fumble and get the Davis offense back out on the field.

Key tackles from Garvin, Brooks, Chris Mochizuki and Miller kept things solid for the Blue Devil D. Notes: In JV action last week, the Blue Crew shut out league powerhouse PG in an emphatic 28-0 performance.

The win drew significant praise from first-year coach Paul Hasson, a former UC Davis fullback and veteran Davis Junior Blue Devils administrator.

— Reach Enterprise staff writer Will Wyman at wwyman@davisenterprise. net.

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ast summer, failures and heat exhaustion at gas power plants contributed to California’s first non-wildfire related blackout in 19 years. In the days following, when temperatures remained brutally high and California’s power supply remained dangerously low, Southern California Edison and its customers united to move 4,000 megawatts of demand off of the grid, preventing further blackouts.

The lesson? Demand response delivered solutions when gas generation failed.

With the California Public Utility Commission now rushing to prevent a similar disaster this summer, advocates are concerned regulators are not going far enough to invest in the clean-energy resources and demand-side solutions that are key to supporting a reliable electricity grid. In a decision last week, regulators approved a plan that, while an improvement on earlier proposals, still opens the door to new gas contracts and increased reliance on diesel generators.

These proposals are the latest in a pattern of failures that are undermining California’s transition to clean energy, and as clean energy experts, we are alarmed. The CPUC continues to double down on gas, despite its contribution to climate change and toxic air quality, and despite legal mandates to ramp up renewable energy.

This is all the more concerning given that a new California Energy Commission analysis finds that California will need to move three times faster in building out solar and wind resources, and eight times faster in adding new battery storage, to meet California’s 100% clean-energy target. Gov. Gavin Newsom must step in and get regulators back on track to address the following issues.

Regulators have had years to plan for the closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, the wind-down of the last of the Korean War-era coastal gas power plants and the rapid closure of coal power plants in Western states that previously supplied imports to California; and to fill the looming power gap with clean energy. But despite the evidence that investing in renewables is the most cost-effective solution, there has been a distinct and inexplicable failure by the CPUC to do so.

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hree years ago, General Motors was among the first to jump aboard when thenPresident Donald Trump and his administration tried to remove California’s authority to regulate its own smog standards, a right supposedly guaranteed in the federal Clean Air Act of 1970.

No one questioned whether this state would or should have that right in perpetuity back when Republican President Richard Nixon, a Californian very familiar with polluted air, signed that law. It was a matter of course.

California’s clean air advances quickly became so accepted that 16 other states eventually agreed to adopt whatever standards this state set, but a couple of years later just in case of complications.

Then came Trump claiming that his executive orders could override the authority Congress and a previous president gave California.

He sought a single, far more lax, national automotive smog standard. If he’d been reelected, he might well have succeeded.

Only a lawsuit filed by former state Attorney General Xavier Becerra soon after Trump issued his order held up that edict, one of many designed to penalize California for providing the popular-vote margin by which Hillary Clinton defeated Trump in

2016, even though Trump won in the arcane and archaic Electoral College.

But Trump again lost the popular vote last fall, with California providing most of the margin of defeat. This time, he also lost in the Electoral College despite his repeated, false claims of widespread fraud.

GM again acted fast. The giant automaker almost immediately after the vote dropped its role in helping Trump try to deprive California of its key clean air authority. Fellow Trumpsupporting automakers like Toyota and Fiat Chrysler followed months later.

GM’s move was clearly taken because new President Joseph Biden made it plain throughout his campaign that he would reverse most if not all Trump measures to loosen environmental regulations.

GM chief executive Mary Barra did not at any point relate her company’s move to any flaws in what Trump sought to do. Her statement left no doubt this was purely bandwagon jumping, GM getting aboard with a new president as soon as possible.

She said she pulled GM from its role as a Trump supporter because she agrees with Biden’s plan to make electric car use far more widespread.

“We believe the ambitious electrification goals of (Biden), California and General Motors are aligned to address climate change by drastically reducing automobile emissions,” she said.

It would have been difficult to be more blatant. For GM was aligned the last three years against California’s longstanding aim to increase EV use, the very plan Barra now endorses.

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o this is corporate opportunism at its peak.

GM was long joined by Toyota in standing against California consumers, who strongly back the state’s environmental goals, according to every poll on the subject. Both glossed over their stances for years in consumer advertising.

Meanwhile, other large automakers like Ford, Volkswagen, Honda, BMW and Volvo joined Becerra’s lawsuit to prevent Trump’s anti-environmental move, which he justified with unsubstantiated claims that stricter smog standards lead to job losses.

It is no surprise that GM and Toyota left the Trump train at the first indication it was the losing side, both in this effort and in combating election results.

Both companies have long histories of opposing every advance California has ever made in smog controls. From the earliest smog-control devices of the 1960s to catalytic converters to fleet standards that forced companies to build electric cars, GM and Toyota have always been recalcitrant.

They are among the foremost companies in repeatedly claiming standards set by California’s smogfighting agency, the Air Resources Board, could not physically be met — and then somehow managing to do it after the standards were adopted.

Why expect these companies to change their behavior now? Rather, it was to be expected they would change colors like chameleons at the first indication it was the politically opportune thing to do.

Which means environmentally minded Californians now know which companies stood for cleaner air when times were tough and which did not, just in case they want to reward such efforts with a car purchase.

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ow time is running out. A recent analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists finds that without urgent action, California’s cumulative climate-warming emissions from the electricity sector will be 15.5 million metric tons higher over the next decade as a result of the closure of Diablo Canyon.

Filling this procurement gap with gas rather than renewable energy will also increase NOx pollution by an estimated 1,890 metric tons over the next decade. This pollution will burden communities of color and low-income communities where 78% of California’s gas power plants reside — areas already disproportionately impacted by power shutoffs, COVID-19 and systemic inequities.

At the same time, the CPUC has been plagued by a series of inexcusable bureaucratic delays in siting and permitting approved and financed transmission upgrades that are key to bringing renewable energy resources online. Without immediate intervention, this failure could shut out thousands of megawatts of renewable energy resources that could play a key role in meeting California’s electricity needs without additional gas power.

Last month, regulators additionally chose to maintain a power sector target that only reduces electricity sector emissions to 46 million metric tons by 2030 — a standard too weak to meet California’s climate targets.

Taken together, these decisions present a distinct threat to our state. The CPUC is foolish and reckless to expect polluting gas to solve a problem it created.

It doesn’t have to be this way. While the CPUC is doubling down on gas, the publicly owned Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has provided a model for planning for the transition to clean energy. The utility has found that not only is 100% clean-energy achievable, ratepayer costs can be lowered if we pursue a broader suite of solutions.

The publicly owned utility in Northern California, the Sacramento Metropolitan Utility District, is engaged in a similar exercise.

Newsom has a responsibility to protect Californians from the health and climate consequences of the CPUC’s regulatory failures — and we are counting on him to intervene and direct his agencies to uphold their responsibility to transition to 100% clean energy.

— Luis Amezcua is a senior campaign representative for the Sierra Club’s My Generation campaign. V. John White is executive director of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies. They wrote this for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s Capitol works and why it matters.

Letters Modify filibuster so democracy can win It is right and fitting that the Biden administration take a victory lap after the passage of the American Rescue Plan. Thank you to the many many volunteers that put that razor thin Senate majority in power. Yay! The backlash against democracy is underway. Twenty-three states — controlled by Republican-majority legislatures are out to silence Black, brown and youth voters who should get most of the credit for the Rescue Act. They need — we all need — HR1 (now SB1 in the Senate), the For the People Act, right away. SB1 is a campaign finance reform and antigerrymandering bill that will stop a lot of the voter disenfranchisement.

Eighty-three percent of Americans, across party lines, approve of the For the People Act. Our California Senator Feinstein needs to pass this and other important legislation. To do this — after three decades of destructive Republican obstructionism — it must

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Diane Feinstein’s own popular (70% approval) assault weapons ban bill cannot be reinstated without an end to the filibuster. Since the ban was revoked, in 2004, over 1,000 people have been killed in mass shootings, most by AR-15 style semi/automatic rifles. You can see how ambivalence to modify or end the filibuster is deadly.

Modify the filibuster to save children, lives and our democracy. The filibuster is not about preventing the legal possession of guns. Modifying the filibuster is about giving Americans a fighting chance by passing laws that give people the vote, fair wages, good safe food and opportunity.

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Stop anti-Asian violence On Tuesday (March 16), our Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community faced an unspeakable tragedy in Atlanta. Eight people, six of whom were AAPI women, were tragically

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murdered by a gunman. Let us be clear that racial and gender violence is not new. However, the surge in hate crimes against our AAPI community is a direct result of four years of unchecked hate spewed from the highest office in our nation.

But at this moment, I ask that all Democrats in Yolo County take time to honor and mourn the loss of these precious lives who were targeted because of their race and gender. I ask that we, the party of the people, stand in solidarity with our AAPI community.

We are at a crossroads. As a party, we must go farther than ever before. We cannot be content with using a hashtag on Twitter or sharing a Facebook post.

We must work actively and strategically to stamp out racism, xenophobia and misogyny wherever they exist.

Like all of you, my heart aches for the lives lost in Atlanta. It is now time to stop talking about making change and BE about making change.

Are you with us? Please go to YoloDems.org and learn more about how you can be an agent of change here in Yolo County Linda Deos Chairwoman, Yolo County Democratic Party

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CV202-0342 1. Ann Cimella Ragsdale filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Ann Cimella Ragsdale to Cimella Ann Ragsdale 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: 4-27-21 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: #10 Room: Zoom Ct. 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: 3-2-21 Samuel T. McAdam Judge of the Superior Court 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7 1198 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: March 16, 2021 FBN Number: F20210238 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) JE CARE 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County.

3735 Topaz Road West Sacramento, CA 95691 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Nithit Umnartyutithum 3735 Topaz Road West Sacramento, CA 95691 4. Business Classification: Individual 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/16/2021 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.”

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

6. Signature of Registrant(s): Nithit Umnartyutithum 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7 1199 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE INVITING BIDS DAVIS JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Davis Joint Unified School District of Yolo County, California, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as the “Owner” or “District”, will receive bids for S-Wing Roofing Project at Davis Senior High School – 315 W. 14th Street, Davis, CA. 95616.

Sealed Bids are due prior to April 22, 2021 @ 1:00pm. for the award of individual Contract for the abovedescribed school site. All bids shall be made and presented only on the forms presented by the Owner.

Bids shall be received in the Office of the FACILITIES & MAINTENACE DEPARTMENT located at 1919 5th Street, Davis, California 95616 and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above stated time and place. Any bids received after the time specified above or after any extensions due to material changes shall be returned unopened. Any claim by a bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with section 5100 et seq. of the Public Contract Code. In response to COVID-19, Davis Joint Unified District will open its doors for two (2) hours prior to bid deadline at 1919 5th Street, Davis, CA 95616.

The window will be 11:00am to 1:00pm on April 22, 2021. There will be a time clock stamp in the lobby, timestamp your envelope (if the envelope doesn’t fit there will be directions on how to time stamp your document) and drop it in the basket/bin, staff will not be taking it from your hands. The Bids will be opened and processed by staff only. Bid opening will occur at 1:30pm via Zoom, 30 minutes after the bid posting has closed.

Attendees of the mandatory pre-bid conference will be sent the invite and link for the bid opening.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE MTG There will be a Pre-Bid Conference at April 6, 2021 at 1:00 p.m at Davis Senior High School - 315 W. 14th Street, Davis, CA. 95616. Attendees will be required to sign in to verify attendance. During the Pre-Bid Conference, the District’s Labor Compliance Program and the state labor law requirements applicable to this Project will be discussed.

Miscellaneous Information The bid documents will be emailed to each attendee of the Pre-Bid Conference. Each Project Bid documents are viewable separately at the District Web page using the

following link https://www.djusd. net/departments/facilities/capital_ improvement under the Facilities Link tab. There will be a $50.00 nonrefundable charge to purchase each set of bid documents. No partial sets will be available.

Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the California Business and Professions Code and be licensed to perform the work called for in the contract documents. The successful bidder must possess a valid and active C-39 – Roofing Contractor License at time of award of contract. The Contractor’s California State License number shall be clearly stated on the bidder’s proposal.

Subcontractors shall be licensed pursuant to California law for the trades necessary to perform the work called for in the contract documents.

Each bid must strictly conform with and be responsive to the contract documents as defined in the General Conditions.

The DISTRICT reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding.

Each bidder shall submit with his bid, on the form furnished with the contract documents, a list of the designated subcontractors on this project as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, California Public Contract Code sections 4100, et seq.

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authority to furnish informational studies and analyzing independent It is each bidder’s sole responsibility data to make informed to ensure its bid is timely delivered recommendations regarding the and received at the location efficient, cost-effective, and reliable designated as specified above. delivery of services to residents, Any bid received at the designated landowners, and businesses via location after the scheduled closing these JPAs. time for receipt of bids shall be returned to the bidder unopened.

The Draft JPA Service Review (SR) for VCE will be available for public Davis Joint Unified School District review beginning March 31, 2021, 3/24, 3/31 1202 online at www.yololafco.org. To be included in the staff report, written FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME comments on the SR should be STATEMENT returned to the LAFCo office by April Filed: March 11, 2021 14, 2021, either by mail at the 625 FBN Number: F20210221 Court Street, Suite 107, Woodland, 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) CA 95695, or via e-mail to Yolo Tango Tours LAFCo Executive Officer Christine 2. Street Address, City, State and Crawford at lafco@yolocounty.

Zip of Principal Place of Business org. Comments received after that in California. Business is located in date will also be considered, but Yolo County. included in a supplemental packet 3150 Maui Street to the Commission.

West Sacramento, CA 95691 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Copies of the agenda, staff report Residence Address, State, and Zip and supporting information will be Mark Davis available online at www.yololafco.

3150 Maui Street org at least five days prior to West Sacramento, CA 95691 the hearing date. For additional 4. Business Classification: Individual information concerning the agenda 5. Beginning Date of Business: or copies of staff reports, please The Registrant(s) commenced call (530) 666-8048. All interested to transact business under the parties are invited to attend the fictitious business name or names public hearing. All interested parties listed above on: 10/1/2018 are invited to attend the public “I declare that all information in hearing. this statement is true and correct.”

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

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6. Signature of Registrant(s): us/j/94657093415 Mark Davis or 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14 1203

By Phone: (408) 638-0968

PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with California Public Contract Code section YOLO LOCAL AGENCY 22300, the DISTRICT will permit the FORMATION COMMISSION substitution of securities for any NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING moneys withheld by the DISTRICT to ensure performance under the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on contract.

Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the Each bidder’s bid must be matter may be heard, the Yolo Local accompanied by one of the Agency Formation Commission following forms of bidder’s security: (LAFCo) will hold a Public Hearing (1) cash; (2) a cashier’s check made via teleconference, pursuant to the payable to the DISTRICT; (3) a Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 certified check made payable to (March 17, 2020). the DISTRICT; or (4) a bidder’s bond executed by a California admitted The Commission will hold the surety as defined in Code of Civil Public Hearing to review proposed Procedure section 995.120, made changes to the Yolo LAFCO fee payable to the DISTRICT in the form schedule. The LAFCo fee schedule set forth in the contract documents. was last adopted in May 2020 Such bidder’s security must be in an updating standard jurisdictional amount not less than ten percent changes to a flat fee versus a (10%) of the maximum amount deposit for actual costs. The of bid as a guarantee that the Commission recently asked for an bidder will enter into the proposed evaluation of those changes. Staff contract, if the same is awarded to recommendation is to revise the such bidder, and will provide the schedule for standard jurisdictional required Performance and Payment changes from a flat fee back to a Bonds and insurance certificates. In deposit approach and charge actual the event of failure to enter into said costs. contract or provide the necessary documents, said security will be Copies of the Executive Officer’s forfeited.

Report and the Agenda, including the proposed LAFCo fee schedule, Prevailing wages are applicable to will be available online at www. the Project. These per diem rates, yololafco.org at least five days prior including holiday and overtime to the hearing date. For additional work, as well as employer payments information concerning the for health and welfare, pension, agenda, please call (530) 666-8048. vacation, and similar purposes, are All interested parties are invited to available from the Director of the attend the Public Hearing.

Department of Industrial Relations.

Pursuant to California Labor Code Teleconference Options to join Sections 1720 et seq., it shall be meeting: mandatory upon the Contractor

By PC: https://yolocounty.zoom. to whom the Contract is awarded, us/j/94657093415 and upon any subcontractor under Meeting ID: 940 2293 8747 such Contractor, to pay not less or than the said specified rates to all

By Phone: (408) 638-0968 workers employed by them in the Meeting ID: 946 5709 3415 execution of the Contract. (Per DIR 3/31 1205 LOCALITY: YOLO COUNTY WAGE DETERMINATION: Most recent PUBLIC NOTICE based on the first advertised to Yolo Local Agency Formation bid date) Commission No bidder may withdraw any bid for Notice of Availability of Draft SR and Public Hearing a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the date set for the opening of bids. Separate payment and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on performance bonds, each in an Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 9:00 amount equal to 100% of the total am, or as soon thereafter as the contract amount, are required, and matter may be heard, the Yolo Local shall be provided to the DISTRICT Agency Formation Commission prior to execution of the contract (LAFCo) will hold a Public Hearing and shall be in the form set forth in via teleconference, pursuant to the March 17, 2020 Governor’s the contract documents.

Executive Order N-29-20, to All bonds (Bid, Performance, and consider adoption of a: Payment) must be issued by a California admitted surety as JOINT POWERS AGENCY (JPA) defined in California Code of Civil SERVICE REVIEW (SR) FOR THE VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE Procedure section 995.120.

(VCE) (LAFCO No. 21-02) Where applicable, bidders must meet the requirements set forth in Government Code Section §56301 Public Contract Code section 10115, establishes that “one of the objects et seq., Military and Veterans Code of the commission is to make section 999, et seq., and California studies and to obtain and furnish Code of Regulations, Title 2, section information which will contribute 1896.60, et seq., regarding Disabled to the logical and reasonable Veteran Business Enterprise (“DVBE”) development of local agencies Programs. Bidders may contact the in each county and to shape the District for details regarding the development of local agencies so as District’s DVBE participation goals to advantageously provide for the present and future needs of each and requirements. county and its communities.”

Any request for substitutions pursuant to Public Contracts Code While municipal service reviews section 3400 must be made on (MSR) are not legally required of the form set forth in the contract Joint Powers Agencies/Authorities, documents and included with the LAFCo has been requested by the cities and County (i.e. JPA member bid. agencies) to provide MSR-like No telephone or facsimile machine service reviews of selected types of will be available to bidders on the JPAs in the county. LAFCo has the

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City of Davis Notice of Public Hearing The Davis City Council will conduct a public hearing at a meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 20, 2021 beginning at 6:30 p.m. In compliance with the Shelter in Place Order, and as allowed by the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, which allows for a deviation of teleconference rules required by the Brown Act, Public Meetings will be held by teleconference only until further notice. In-person attendance in Community Chambers will not be permitted. The meeting is scheduled to hear comments from the public to aid the City Council in making funding decisions for the use of 2021-2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program funds and to approve the OneYear Annual Action Plan.

Project Description: The CDBG and HOME programs are two federally-funded grant programs administered through the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The programs are designed to develop and improve communities through funding for Housing, Removal of Architectural Barriers in Public Facilities and City Infrastructure, and Public Services activities. All grantfunded activities primarily serve very low-income and lowincome individuals and households.

Meeting ID: 946 5709 3415 3/31 1206 The City of Davis has received its funding allocation amounts from HUD for fiscal year 2021-2022 (July 2021 to June 2022).

PUBLIC NOTICE The City will receive $775,051 in CDBG funds and $378,741 in HOME funds.

NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Notice is hereby given pursuant to The Social Services Commission held a public hearing on California Business and Professional March 15, 2021 and have made the following CDBG and HOME Codes #21700-21716, Section 2328 funding recommendations that are now under consideration of the UCC of the Penal Code, for the City Council as follows: Section 535 the undersigned, Storquest Express Self Storage of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Woodland, will sell at public sale by competitive bidding the personal Public Services Staff & Commission Recommendations property of unit: Joseph Hernandez, Davis Community Meals - Homeless Outreach $ 14,158 Richard Harder (2) property to be Davis Community Meals - Shelter Resource Center $ 22,158 sold: household goods, furniture, Davis Oral Health Project $ 5,157 appliances, clothes, toys, tools, Empower Yolo $ 10,157 boxes & contents. Auctioneer Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter $ 25,157 Company: www.storagetreasures. People Resources, Inc., dba Meals on Wheels $ 15,157 com The Sale will end at 10:00 AM, Yolo County Children’s Alliance $ 12,157 April 15, 2021 Goods must be paid Yolo Community Care Continuum $ 12,157 for in CASH at site and removed at Total Public Service $ 116,258 completion of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of Public Facilities Staff & Commission Recommendations settlement between owner and City of Davis-ADA Projects $503,783 obligated party.

Total Public Facilities $503,783 Storquest Express Woodland 1610 Tide Ct. Administration Staff & Commission Recommendations Woodland, CA 95776 City of Davis - Fair Housing Activities $ 35,000 (530) 338-3531 City of Davis - CDBG Program Administration $ 120,010 03/31, 4/7 2021 1211 Total Administration $ 155,010 STORAGE LIEN SALE There will be a lien sale at South Davis Storage, 4836 Chiles Rd, Davis, CA 95618 On: MONDAY April 19 2021 at 11 am This enforcement is authorized

by Division 8, Chapter 10 of the California Business & Professions Code, commencing without warranty or guarantee for cash only.

Purchased items must be removed immediately following the sale.

The personal Property stored with the undersigned by: CAJERO ANGEL ANTONIO FIRST UNIT B02 (Bicycle, Mower, Walker, TV, Cloth’s, Bedding) The personal property stored with the undersigned by: SECOND UNIT I48 MENESES DANIELA A (Storage Bench, kitchen ware, Suitcase, Shoes, purse, 2 Portable fans, kids toys, Baby stroller, artificial Christmas Tree, TV, 1 bin msc, Bag of cloths, Bedding ) BOND#0342850 3/31, 4/7 1215 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: 03/26/2021 FBN Number: F20210272 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Alma Language & Literacy 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County.

2055 Anderson Rd. Davis, CA 95616 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Alma Speech Language Pathology 2055 Anderson Rd. Davis, CA 95616 4. Business Classification: Corporation 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.”

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

6. Signature of Registrant(s): Jessica Carrizo, President Alma Speech Language Pathology 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21 1217

CDBG ALLOCATION TOTAL $ 775,051 Home Investment Partnerships Program Funds (HOME) Affordable Housing Staff & Commission Recommendations Mutual Housing – Twin Pines Apartments $ 340,867 Total Affordable Housing $ 340,867 Administration Staff & Commission Recommendations City of Davis - HOME Program Administration $ 37,874 Total Administration $ 37,874 HOME TOTAL

$ 378,741

Public Comment & Meeting Requirements: Per the CARES Act Public Law 116-136, HUD Secretary is authorized to grant specific waivers, and alternate requirements to permit flexibility and speed in program implementation. This allows the option of virtual meetings in lieu of in‐person public hearings, in order to comply with national and local social gathering requirements.

Public comment will be accepted from all interested parties including the City Council public hearing on April 20, 2021 and beyond, covering a 30-day public review period prior to when the One-Year Annual Action Plan is due to HUD. Remote Public Comments for Public Hearing: All interested parties are invited to comment at the public hearing by submitting written comments to the City Manager’s Office no later than 12:00 p.m. on the hearing date. Written comments may be submitted by mail to Kelly Stachowicz, City of Davis, 23 Russell Blvd., Suite 1, Davis CA, 95616, or via email to cmoweb@ cityofdavis.org. Public Comment may also be submitted by following instructions for public comment on the City Council Agenda, located at www.cityofdavis.org/councilagendas.

Availability of Documents: The City has made available the funding proposals and draft One-Year Annual Action Plan for fiscal year 2021–2022, for public review/comment period on the city’s webpage at www. cityofdavis.org. Per the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, public computers are not available for online viewing, nor are documents available for review at City Hall, as the building is closed to the public at this time.

By request, alternative document formats are available to person with disabilities. To request alternative document format or to arrange aid or services to modify or accommodate persons with a disability to participate in a public meeting, contact the City Clerk by calling (530) 757-5648 (voice) or 7575666 (TDD) or emailing clerkweb@cityofdavis.org.

The City does not transcribe its proceedings. Persons who wish to obtain a verbatim record should arrange for attendance by a court reporter or any other acceptable means of recordation.

Such arrangements will be at the sole expense of the person requesting the recordation.

Individuals wishing to challenge the action taken on this matter in court are notified that, the challenge may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to City Manager’s Office prior to the public hearing.

Kelly Stachowicz, Assistant City Manager City Manager’s Office 3/31

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Yolo Basin Foundation is bringing new vernal-pool programs to the community in partnership with Yolo County Parks and funded by a California Department of Parks and Recreation Habitat Conservation Fund grant.

Vernal pools are seasonal wetlands that can fill with water during winter and spring rains. As the water slowly evaporates from these shallow depressions in the land, rings of endemic and rare flowers grow around the depressions out of the clay-packed soils below. They are home to a variety of rare and endemic animals that are threatened and endangered. Federal laws and the community help to protect. the very few vernal pool habitats that exist in California today.

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Discover the Flyway The free Discover the Flyway school program brings the vernal pools into the classroom virtually.

The Critter Caper STEAM student activity focuses on vernal-pool natural history and science as well as takes a closer look at a specific species, either vernal pool tadpole shrimp or fairy shrimp. The activity is adapted for kindergarten through 12th-grade students. Teachers can register online at yolobasin.org/ virtualdtf.

Virtual tours Vernal pool virtual tours of the restored vernal pool habitats at Grasslands Regional Park are hosted through Zoom. The community can explore these crucial habitats with Yolo Basin Foundation staff and volunteers. These areas are protected and off-limits to the public due to multiple endangered or threatened plants and animals. Community members can discover how vernal pools are naturally created, restored and special. They will look closely at wildflowers and small creatures that call the vernal pools home.

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