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BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer A comprehensive report seeking changes in how the Davis Police Department operates returns before the Davis City Council on Tuesday, this time focusing on Police Chief Darren Pytel’s vision for fulfilling its various recommendations. “I am committed, absolutely committed, to making changes, and looking forward to implementing everything we can PYTEL that’s reasonable,” Police chief Pytel told The Davis Enterprise. More than 160 citizens weighed in with public comments during the City Council’s December consideration of the “Reimagining Public Safety” report, a work plan of sorts that identifies community health and safety needs as well as improvements in law enforcement. It stemmed from conversations, both locally and nationwide, regarding the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer — now on trial for murder — police accountability and redirecting police funding toward social-service resources.
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Summer brings more kids’ activities BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Cherished summer activities were falling like dominos in April of last year. One after another, city recreation programs and camps and annual events like the sixth-grade graduation party and Fourth of July fireworks in Community Park all fell victim to the coronavirus pandemic that was unfolding. This summer will be a repeat for some things: the sixth-grade graduation celebration will be a virtual event; there will be no Camp Putah in what would have been its 50th year; and the city will announce in late April
whether it will host a Fourth of July celebration. But all is not lost for Davis families — day camps, cooking camps, sports camps and more will be available through the city’s Parks and Community Services Department, as well as numerous other local organizations. The city’s summer recreation guide is now available online — www.cityofdavis.org/recguide — and the first round of registration will begin April 13. Registration will be held on two separate dates: April 13, beginning at 8 a.m., for programs running from June 14 to July 18; and May 18 at 8 a.m. for programs running
July 19 to Aug. 31. Programs include both halfday and full-day summer camps as well as clinics, classes, swim lessons and more, serving ages 4 to 15. Themes for some of the weeklong half-day camps include “Survivor,” Harry Potter and the Olympics, while LEGO lovers will have a slew of camps to choose from focusing on everything from Minecraft to “Star Wars.” Outdoor sports camps include basketball, volleyball, softball, cheer, soccer, flag football and more. Old favorites like Rock Band University Camp, babysitter training and, of course, swim
lessons at Manor and Arroyo pools, are also back this summer. See all the offerings at www. cityofdavis.org/recguide. And while there will be no Camp Putah this year, the city won’t be letting a notable anniversary pass by without notice. The week-long camps have always been one of the city’s most popular summer offerings for children. “To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Camp Putah, we are offering a ‘Putah Swag Bag’ to commemorate the fabulous years of summer fun,” the recreation guide announced.
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Schools to move to 5-day schedule Institutions benefit from sharing virus data BY EDWARD BOOTH Enterprise staff writer The Davis school board voted 3-2 on Thursday to approve a five-day inperson learning model for elementary and secondary students that is set to start April 12 and last for the remainder of the school year. Trustees Lea Darrah and Vigdis Asmundson voted against the proposal; they preferred a four-day inperson model that would include one day of distance
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learning for all students. The new model replaces the previously approved hybrid model, which was planned to start April 12 and would have involved two days of in-person learning each week. For the district’s preschool programs, the board unanimously approved five-day in-person models. Students still have the option to stay in pure distance learning, and parents have next week to decide whether their children will participate in in-person
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BY CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer As universities, sports leagues and major corporations sought to resume operations last year, and COVID-19 tests remained scarce and expensive, these institutions generally turned inwards, using the tests on their own members and seeking to wall themselves off from the communities around them. Despite having more access to testing than the general public, colleges and other major institutions and companies still saw outbreaks. A new study suggests these institutions would have been better off had they shared a substantial portion of their tests with the communities around them.
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In a paper titled “The Case for Altruism in Institutional Diagnostic Testing,” the researchers reported that institutions could reduce the number of COVID-19 cases among their members by as much as 25% by distributing some of their tests throughout the community. The paper, which has not yet been published in a scientific journal, could have
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“Many institutions chose to devote considerable resources to testing themselves — and themselves only,” said Pardis Sabeti, a computational biologist at Harvard University and the Broad Institute who lead the study. “This policy is neither the most ethical nor the most safe.”
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learning. District survey results last month — based on the two-day in-person hybrid model — indicate that, overall, 27% of parents want their child to be in distance learning and 73% want in-person learning. A disproportionate number of elementary school parents want their children to be attending school in person, according to district staff, while a lower percentage of parents
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