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Local officials wary of state’s reopening By Anne Ternus-Bellamy

This is the scene from a wooden bridge along the Jedediah Smith Memorial bike trail. The trail runs 32 miles along the American River Parkway.

Enterprise staff writer Yolo County’s health officer warned Tuesday that with the increase in the more infectious UK variant locally, indoor gatherings and events approved by the state last week are still risky and the state’s timing “poor.” However, the county will not be more restrictive than the state, Dr. Aimee Sisson told the Board of Supervisors. “Yolo County, of course, could opt to be stricter than the state,” she said, “but it’s important to remember that Yolo County is not an island. We’re surrounded by counties that will be following the state’s lead and allowing these higher-risk activities. To be stricter than the state would most likely only harm Yolo businesses without protecting Yolo residents who will simply travel across county lines to participate in these activities.” Rather than restricting activities, Sisson said Yolo County is advising residents and businesses about the risks and strongly recommending that entities hosting higher-risk indoor events limit them to those who are fully vaccinated or have proof of a recent negative COVID test.

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are for a little adventure? Get a bike carrier, load up your bikes, take them to Sacramento’s Discovery Park, and start biking on the 32-mile Jedediah Smith Memorial Bicycle Trail along the American River Parkway. Or you could walk it or ride on a horse on parallel trails. You can access it at many points between Discovery Park and Folsom Lake. The trail is named after the famous beaver trapper, Jedediah Smith, the first American explorer to stand at the junction of the

American and Sacramento Rivers. I can’t believe how long it took for me to discover this precious gem. For years, I rafted down the American

River, but it took me 33 years to discover the bike trail. You might want to spend $15 and buy "Biking and Hiking the American River Parkway" (fourth edition) which is a mile-by-mile guide of natural and cultural history along the Trail with maps, access points, photographs and rich history. You can purchase it from the Effie Yeaw Nature Center, which is another beautiful place to visit on the American River where you will feel serene and in the wilds.

mile, all of the way to Folsom Lake. You will travel over the former site where 500 Nisenan lived until 1830; a portion of the Pony Express trail; the site where John Sutter landed near mile four in 1839 to found New Helvetia and his employee, James W. Marshall, discovered the gold that brought people in search of it from around the world; pass through John Fremont and Kit Carson’s campsite; pass gold tailings. There’s signage to read and

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School board to discuss return to class DHS student dead in rural Solano Crash By Edward Booth Enterprise staff writer The Davis school board on Thursday will receive an update on the district’s launch last week of a fiveday, in-person instruction model, the status of COVID-19 in Yolo County, how summer school will operate this year, plans for the 2021-22 school year and plans for the remainder of the current school year. The board also will receive an update from staff about the district’s progress in creating a Virtual Academy, an independent distance-learning option that the district plans to

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run through the Davis School for Independent Study starting in the fall. The board will meet in person for the first time in more than a year in the Community Chambers at City Hall, though because of public health guidelines, in-person attendance is currently restricted to only the board members and district staff.

In-person learning The district’s five-day, inperson learning model started up on April 12 with much excitement from students, parents and teachers. While happiness about

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the return to school campuses undoubtedly continues, the district last week was notified of a positive case of COVID-19 at Emerson Junior High — initiating a mandatory 10-day quarantine for students exposed to the virus — and a positive result of coronavirus was detected in a Korematsu Elementary School air filter.

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The students’ names initially were disclosed in a Davis Joint Unified School District email sent Sunday afternoon to district families, offering support services to students and families affected by news of the tragedy.

The Davis schools community is mourning the loss of a Davis High School senior killed in a solo-vehicle crash Saturday night in rural Solano County. Ayush Shrestha, 18, died at the scene of the 9:30 p.m. collision along Tremont Road east of Buckley Road, where two Davis High juniors, Jasper Eerkens and Sophia Durgin, along with a third teen who does not attend school in Davis, suffered major injuries, according to a California Highway Patrol press release. Prior to attending Davis High, Shrestha was a student at North Davis Elementary School and Holmes Junior High School. A GoFundMe page launched Monday has raised about $15,000 to cover medical expenses for Durgin and her cousin Gabby, a student at Pioneer

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Briefly Woman arrested in stabbing A Woodland woman faces attempted-murder charges after allegedly stabbing an acquaintance Saturday night. According to a Woodland Police Department Facebook post, officers responded shortly after 9 p.m. to the scene in the 1000 block of Fourth Street, where the victim said she was approached in her front yard by the suspect, identified as Donna Daddow. “There was a brief conversation before Daddow stabbed the woman in a manner that could have been life-threatening,” the post said. The victim was later reported to be in stable condition. Daddow fled the scene before police arrived but was taken into custody Saturday morning after a patrol officer encountered her on West Court Street, police said. She was booked into the Yolo County Jail.

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A large step in the right direction I   think we’ve always known that true justice is elusive. Indeed, I’ve heard the words “Justice was served” a number of times since a Minnesota jury Tuesday afternoon returned three guilty verdicts against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd last May. In a legal sense, I suppose, justice was served. Or at least that buzzword of buzzwords, “accountability,” was accomplished. But no number of guilty verdicts and no amount of punishment for the guilty party will bring George Floyd back to life. Recently, the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay the family of George Floyd $27 million to compensate them for the loss of their loved one. That was certainly the right and good and decent thing to do, but it, too, will not bring George Floyd back to life. We hear a lot of talk about an eye-for-an-eye, but even if Derek Chauvin were to be executed for his crime — he won’t be — it will not bring George Floyd back to life. We’d simply have two dead people instead of one, even if the murderer “deserved” to die and

we have to seize whatever momentum this decision provides and build upon it going forward. This outcome has made me incredibly optimistic that better days lie ahead for our country, but I realize tremendous work remains to be done.

the victim didn’t. If the death of a murderer could bring a victim back to life, I might have to rethink my opposition to the death penalty. The best we can say about Tuesday’s verdict is that at least in this one case, the legal system worked as well as it can. It did as much as it could. A proper verdict was reached. But it’s best not to deceive ourselves into thinking that this one conviction will undo a long history of systemic racism. Hopefully, however, it may have finally opened some formerly closed eyes and some formerly closed minds to the injustices that many Black Americans face every day. To be sure, these verdicts are a small, but significant, step on the path to equal justice for us all, but

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e have to remember that without a dramatic, upclose, impossible-todeny, nine-minute and 29-second video of a murder in progress, this conviction likely would not have been possible. In fact, it’s unlikely there would have been any consequences at all for Derek Chauvin and his inexplicable torture and murder of George Floyd. In this badly divided day and age when people can’t even agree on what day of the week it is, I was of the opinion that no matter the quality of the evidence, it would be difficult for 12 strangers to unanimously agree that an on-duty police officer committed murder in the course of an arrest. The fact that they did so, seemingly without hesitation, is enormously encouraging in that it indicates that facts and truth still

have a place in our society. It was obvious from the start that the defense was counting on a hung jury, which could have been accomplished with just one holdout who could somehow justify Officer Chauvin’s actions. Or simply believes that the police have a tough job — they do — and always deserve the benefit of the doubt. The defense obviously was at an extreme disadvantage because of that video, but it badly misjudged the jury by putting George Floyd’s life on trial instead of trying to prove Derek Chauvin’s innocence. In the face of that video, if I were a juror, I would have wanted to hear what Derek Chauvin had to say about his actions. What was he thinking as he looked directly into the camera while snuffing out George Floyd’s life with the force of his knee? In response to the verdict, I’ve heard a number of people say that a measure of justice is not the same as equal justice. True enough, but if this measure of justice puts us on the path to equal justice, it’s a good day indeed. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

Solidarity Space stripped of artwork; city investigating By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer The disappearance of the artwork at the Solidarity Space in Central Park was not the work of the city but likely an act of vandalism, according to city officials. The space was created last June following the death of George Floyd, who had been killed by Minneapolis police weeks earlier. Local artist and community organizer, Kate Mellon-Anibaba, installed portraits of Floyd and two other Black men who had recently been killed by police, and other community members quickly added flowers, posters and more artwork. Over the last 10 months, the location has become a community gathering place for Davis residents standing in solidarity with and mourning people of color killed by police as well as those killed in hate crimes and mass shootings. Mellon-Anibaba had just added a painting of Daunte Wright, another Black man killed by a police officer in Minnesota last week. And on the same day that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of killing Floyd, Mayor Gloria Partida went to the Solidarity Space with

her grandson to leave roses. Instead she posted a photo of the space bereft of artwork on Facebook, saying, “All of the art was removed.” “Of all days,” she wrote. The Facebook page for Solidarity Space Davis posted “before and after” photos showing what was missing as of Tuesday afternoon. “The fact that the art has been taken away at the same time as the (Derek) Chauvin trial guilty verdict … is not lost on us," the post stated. “Today we are reminded of the steps we take for collective healing, but that justice is far from served. What we loved about this space is that it is ever evolving and changing … please help us fill it once again with art, flowers and candles.” Within hours, residents were already at the site bringing exactly that. During Tuesday evening’s City Council meeting, Partida read a statement from the council that noted the context in which the vandalism occurred. “Today the nation took a historic step towards justice with the guilty verdict in the murder of George Floyd,” Partida said, “a step that is so crucial to the healing of our nation and

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Central Park’s Solidarity Space was full of art last week. Below, The Facebook page for Solidarity Space Davis posted a photo showing what was missing on Tuesday afternoon. our own community. However, there is still so much to do. “We are saddened to learn that, on this very day of this historic verdict, the artwork in the Solidarity Space at Central Park Garden has been removed. This was not an action of the city. We will strive to learn more about this incident in the coming days.” Mellon-Anibaba told The Enterprise that the art was likely removed on Monday night or some time on Tuesday. “They took everything,

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even the flowers,” she said. However, she added, “I think it it will redouble our efforts … This space is not

going anywhere.” — Enterprise staff writer Caleb Hampton contributed to this story.

Davis police seek suspect in downtown mugging By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer A suspect is at large after robbing a man in downtown Davis early Tuesday morning. According to Davis police Lt. Art Camacho, the male

suspect approached the victim shortly after midnight in a parking lot in the 500 block of First Street and demanded money. When the victim said he had none, the suspect

grabbed his wrist, punched him in the stomach and stole his wallet. No suspect description was given, and officers responding to the area were unable to locate him.

Investigators plan to obtain surveillance footage from the area to identify a possible suspect, Camacho said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Davis police at 530-747-5400.

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REOPENING: Variant raises its share of cases RETURN: District looking From Page A1 Sisson’s comments came as the state provided its weekly tier update, one which showed Yolo County’s adjusted case rate remained the same as the week prior (2.4 per 100,000 residents), keeping any move from the orange tier to the least-restrictive yellow tier at least two weeks away. The county has been in the orange tier since March 24. Moving to the yellow tier — which requires an adjusted case rate below 2 — would allow for increased indoor capacity at gyms, wineries, breweries, and more, and would allow bars to open indoors at 25 percent capacity. More capacity would also be allowed at gatherings, private events and live seated events than is currently allowed in the orange tier under the new state guidelines. The soonest the county can move to yellow is now May 5, but Sisson’s comments Tuesday indicated the increase in the UK variant locally could delay that further. The county’s daily new COVID-19 cases have largely plateaued over the

last several weeks but Sisson said that’s because cases of the regular or wild-type variant have been declining while cases of the B.1.1.7 variant are increasing. Two-thirds of all positive tests administered by Healthy Davis Together or on the UC Davis campus are now of the B.1.1.7 variant, according to the UC Davis Genome Center. “Thanks to the UC Davis Genome Center testing… Yolo County has very good, nearly real-time, insight, into COVID-19 variants,” said Sisson. “What we see in the UC Davis testing is that the proportion of cases caused by B.1.1.7… in Yolo County is rising, growing from 4 percent of positives in late February to twothirds of positives in early April.” That variant is 50 percent more contageous than the wild-type or regular coronavirus variant, has been found to cause more severe disease and is more likely to cause death, Sisson has said. “What happens next will be determined in large part by our individual and collective behavior,” she said. But as the B.1.1.7 variant is

becoming dominant in Yolo County, “the state’s blueprint framework is allowing more activities to resume, including high-risk indoor activities and gatherings,” Sisson said. “On April 15, the state began allowing larger gatherings, indoor private events like wedding receptions and indoor seated live events like concerts. “The timing is poor,” she said. Supervisor Jim Provenza of Davis expressed concern that the county could “experience something like we did last year when the state originally was going to do reopening slowly and then did them all at once. “Is there more we can do to suggest that we be a little more careful along these lines?” he asked Sisson. “I continue to advocate on my weekly calls with the state for caution, for paying close attention to what is going on with variants and not moving forward too quickly,” she replied. “I will continue to do that. But there’s a lot of pressures on the state health department and state officials right now, so I think I’m just one voice in a very large crowd.”

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From Page A1 junior-high level, 69% of students went back into inperson school while 31% remained in distance learning. And in the high school, 54% of students went back to in-person learning while 46% stayed in distance learning.

Virtual academy The virtual academy is intended for students who want to learn using distance learning on a personalized, individual basis in the 2021-22 school year and beyond, according to the agenda documents. The program is still being designed. A virtual informational meeting about the program, hosted by DSIS principal Rob Kinder, took place on April 19, and additional meetings are to

follow, according to the agenda. Logistically, the program will work similarly to how DSIS currently functions, but through distance learning. The program will include fully online options for grades K-12, delivered through the Edgenuity online curriculum platform. Students in grades K-6 will experience synchronous or live instruction each day, and students in grades 7-12 will experience primarily asynchronous instruction for maximum flexibility, according to the agenda documents. Social-emotional learning components will be built into the curriculum, according to the agenda documents, and one-onone meetings between teachers and students will be regularly scheduled.

Obituaries Jacob Alexander Lee

Nathan Andrew Streeter

Jan. 6, 1998 — April 11, 2021

May 2, 1989 — March 31, 2021

Nathan was born in Oroville, grew up in Poway, and then moved to Davis in 2001. He attended Willett Elementary, Emerson Junior High and Davis High, a 2008 graduate. His college studies were at Sacramento City College and Cosumnes River College. He took courses in video production. Nathan went to his heavenly home on March 31. He began receiving staff support from Community and Employment Services in spring of 2012. The Communication Technology and Education Center in Sacramento hired him and his CES team to produce instructional videos for speech-device users from 2016 to 2018. He was grateful for the support of Davis Media Access. Nathan participated with the junior high, high school, college and young adult groups through University Covenant Church. Some of his favorite things to do were spending time with friends in person or via Facebook; facilitating a speech-device users group called Digital Chatter Hour; and visiting local and regional locations via buses. He represented the city of Davis from 2017 to 2020 on the Yolo County Transportation District Citizens Advisory Committee. He loved watching and playing baseball. He played on Challenger Little League teams in Poway and Sacramento. Other

favorite pastimes were having books read, playing video games and watching football games and Food Network shows. He learned to swim with Easter Seals volunteers at Childrens’ Hospital in San Diego. Meeting Fred Rogers of “Mister Rogers Neighborhood” was a highlight of his life. Nathan was a sensitive and loving man. He was intelligent, observant, humorous and creative. As a final gift reflective of his faith, new life was given to multiple recipients through organ and tissue donations. We are grateful for the prior care provided by the staff of Sutter Care At Home and Yolo Hospice, then the recent care provided by the staff of Sutter Davis Hospital and Sierra Donor Services. Nathan is survived by his mother Nancy J. and his father Steve of Davis; his aunts Karen Jones of Davis, Sue Flerlage of Maple City, Mich., Connie Waranius of Shasta, Nancy E. Streeter of Redding, Doreen Timmons of Palo Cedro; his uncles Tom Streeter of Oakley, Tom Flerlage of Maple City, Mich., and Kenny Waranius of Shasta. A Celebration of Life will be held later in the year. Contributions in Nathan’s honor may be given to Progressive Employment Concepts (progressiveemployment.org), Yolo Hospice (yolohospice.org) or University Covenant Church (ucov.com).

A tender heart was released from this world on Sunday, April 11. Our beloved Jacob Alexander Lee (Jake), age 23, passed away in his Davis home due to an accidental drug overdose. Jake was living a life he loved. He had a wonderful apartment where he was surrounded by orderly stacks of the vinyl albums and books he treasured. Most prominent among his personal pictures were photos of Jake with his arm around his older sister, Shayna, who showed him unwavering love and support. He spent as much time as he could hanging out with his friends, talking, teasing and laughing. Jake generously shared details of his long-time struggles with depression and anxiety. His years of work to understand himself and build a life made him a sensitive friend and non-judgmental confidante. Jake was an English major in Arizona State University’s online undergraduate program and was steadily progressing toward graduation. He worked at a local restaurant, where he shared his warmth and dry wit with co-workers and many regular customers, some of whom had known him since childhood. Among his earlier milestones was his bar mitzvah at age 13 in Davis.

His sly, quick sense of humor was his calling card, as were the evocative, sometimes esoteric T-shirts he wore. He could completely disarm with an astute observation. And he always carried a book. David Foster Wallace was a favorite, but he was just as likely to report that he had finished something by Shakespeare, was embarking on a 19th- or early-20th-century author such as Marcel Proust, or was enjoying the irreverent humor of Hunter S. Thompson. He is survived by his sister, Shayna Alexis Lee; his mother, Kristin (Little) Lee; his father Richard L. Lee; his grandmother Marian L. Little; uncle Sandy Little; aunt Kelley Blewster; aunt Molly Little; uncle Jeremy Lee; uncle Michael Lee; aunt Cynthia Tarkanian-Lee; and numerous extended family members. He was preceded in death by grandparents Ruth Lee Wise; Jack Lee; and Mac Little; and by his step-grandfather, Henry Wise. A graveside service will be held for Jake at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 22, in the Jewish section of the Davis Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Smith Funeral Home. Those who wish to sign a guestbook online may do so at www.smith-funerals.com, where information about charitable donations will be posted.

Peter Alexander Kazaks Feb. 22, 1940 — April 2, 2021

Father of six, grandfather of seven, Peter Kazaks died peacefully on Good Friday, April 2, in Davis, his home for the past 23 years. Peter, the oldest of three sons of Alexander Kazaks and Zigrida (Meijers) Kazaks, was born in Latvia, a Baltic republic, as WWII was beginning. The young family fled the war and emigrated westward, first to refugee camps in Germany and then to Manitoba, where Peter’s father had found work as a farm laborer. Peter’s earliest memories were of his family’s time as refugees. They sometimes moved on foot, with Peter’s mother pushing Peter’s youngest brother Janis in a baby carriage that eventually lost a wheel. Also, one time, Soviet warplanes buzzed them, causing them to take cover in a ditch. Things improved for the family in Canada when they moved to Montreal and eventually Ottawa after Peter’s parents found professional work. Peter learned English and French and graduated from McGill University, studying physics. He came to the U.S. for graduate school, first attending Yale University. Peter followed his adviser to California and earned a Ph.D. in pPhysics from UC Davis. There he made friends with fellow residents of Ash Hall, friendships he rekindled when he returned to Davis decades later. In Davis, Peter also met Alexandra Hazen, whom he married in 1968 and with whom he had six children over sixteen years: Julia, Emily, Karl, Kris, Hazen and Maia. The couple moved to Ohio and then New York, before settling in the Sarasota, Fla.,

area. Peter worked as a physics professor at New College, later part of the University of South Florida. He took sabbaticals at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University, pursuing his interest in geophysics as well as his core field. At New College, Peter enjoyed building up the new institution and fostering the college’s liberal approach to study. He volunteered at the Sarasota Opera and began a longtime vocation as a soccer referee. He canoed the waters of the Sarasota Bay, the Manatee River and elsewhere in Florida, and played pickup basketball with New College students and faculty. Peter’s interest in canoeing began in his youth in Canada. He spent at least one summer as a camp counselor where canoeing was a major activity. As a young canoeist, Peter began the habit of recording observations of his journeys, with notes and drawings. He read avidly of the lives of the early American explorers such as Jedediah Smith. While living in Florida, Peter made two summer canoe voyages to the Canadian North, venturing even to the Canadian Arctic. These journeys involved navigating rapids, crossing large lakes and physically punishing portages over land. Peter’s friend George Luste was the party leader for the first four-person trip and Peter and George completed the second trip as a duo. In 1997, Peter and his family left Florida and moved back to Davis. His three older children had already gone to college

Todd Andrew Winters March 21, 1960 — March 8, 2021

Todd Andrew Winters, a longtime Davis resident, has passed away at the age of 60. He died suddenly at his home in Davis on March 8. Todd is survived by his 91-year-old father Wallace, who was a UC Davis professor, his brother Scott and sisters Lisa and Nancy, all former students of Davis High School. Todd was a band member and played basketball and

rugby while he was at DHS. He was a trained computer technician and his last term of employment was at On Site Power in Davis. Todd will be remembered as a fun-loving guy with a passion for music, spending time on his boat and being with friends on the Sacramento River. He joins his mother Shirley Jean, who passed away in 2014, to rest in peace for eternity.

and beyond, but his three younger children graduated from Davis High School before moving on to their adult lives. In Davis, Peter enjoyed the ballet performances of his children Kris and Maia at the Davis Arts Center. He also joined writers’ groups and wrote books about his canoe travels: “From Reindeer Lake to Eskimo Point” and “Lands Serene.” He wrote a historical novel, “An American in California,” inspired by the lives of California pioneers, especially Jedediah Smith, in which Peter sought to illustrate the terrible cost the whites’ westward expansion and Spanish colonialism wreaked on Native Americans. Peter also made two return trips to Latvia, visiting extended family members. He stayed in touch with them and the family of his youngest brother Janis, who lives in Ottawa, and with the family of his brother Klavs, who predeceased Peter in 2000. Peter enjoyed the convivial company, vigorous intellectualism and unsparing politics of his classmates in the weekly “Reading the New Yorker” program at UC Davis’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Peter attended his last session with the group one week before he passed away. His friend Barney Ward was a precious part of Peter’s later life together with Tom Farver, Art Harris and Kent Erickson, all of whom were soccer referees. Peter also spent cherished time with his friends of 56 years from Ash, Birch and Cedar residence halls at UC Davis. Like many older people, Peter managed

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a variety of physical ailments in his later years; pancreatic cancer, detected late, was the ultimate cause of his death. The last weeks of his life he was aided by goodhearted caregivers, as well as his children, which brought him great solace. Peter is predeceased by his parents Alexander and Zigrida, his brother Klavs, his in-laws Norval and Elsa Hazen, and his brother-inlaw Harvey Hazen, as well as his aunts and uncles who had also emigrated to Canada. He is survived by Alexandra; by Julia and her husband Judd Volino and their two children Clay and Lucy; by Emily and her husband Chris Prosise and their sons Theo and Lance; by Karl and his wife Jane Shaw and their children Henry, Orion and Lily; by Kris; by Hazen; by Maia; by Klavs’ wife Jacqueline; by Klavs’ and Jacqueline’s son Alex and his wife Asa and their children; by Klavs and Jacqueline’s son Peter and his wife Lori and their children; by his brother Janis and Janis’ wife Kristina; by Janis’ former wife Angela; by Janis and Angela’s son Gunars and his wife Sarah; and by Janis and Angela’s son Olavs and his wife Jen and their children. The family will remember Peter via a private ceremony and encourages Peter’s friends to remember him as they choose. Those interested in making a charitable contribution in honor of Peter may wish to consider one of the following: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UC Davis; Hugo Bustamante AYSO Playership Fund; Tree Davis; International House Davis; Latvian-American Society; National Park Foundation; Davis UNICEF, or PBS member station KVIE.

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wo years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom described Pacific Gas & Electric and the events that led to the deadliest wildfire in state history saying, “It’s about corporate greed meeting climate change. It’s about decades of mismanagement.” As PG&E emerges from their second bankruptcy in 20 years while pushing 11% rate hikes on their customers, it seems they’re looking for a scapegoat, and they have found one: people who put solar on their roof. Take, for example, PG&E’s recent proposal to end a successful solar energy policy known as “net metering.” Net metering provides schools, small businesses, apartment buildings and households a fair credit for the energy they make from the sun and share with their communities. Because of net metering, cities like San Diego, Bakersfield and San Jose are national leaders in renewable energy. Nearly half of California’s solar adopters are working and middle class. This is great for the public, but not for PG&E’s profits. The more communities make their own energy, the less they buy from PG&E. The less they buy, the less PG&E profits. This is because making energy locally reduces the need for long-distance poles and wires. This doesn’t mean PG&E will go bankrupt at the hands of all those little solar consumers, but it does mean PG&E may not be able to pay their corporate executives $1.7 billion like they did in 2017. Recently, California utilities submitted proposals to essentially put an end to net metering and dramatically slow the growth of local solar energy. For example, under the utility proposal, a typical household would pay, on average, an unavoidable fee of $78 per month just to have solar on their roof. This and other provisions would make solar inaccessible for the vast majority of residents in California.

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s utilities attempt to put an end to energy choice, electricity rates in California have gone up more than 130% since 2000. Why? A recent report by the California Public Utilities Commission found that companies like PG&E and Southern California Edison are incentivized to make investments that increase costs for energy consumers and inherently deliver more profits to its investors. Consider: Utilities charged energy consumers more than $20 billion in transmission line projects between 2010 and 2019, and collected nearly $20 billion in profits over the same time period. Energy consumers paid more than $4 billion to cover transmission costs in 2021 alone, up 66% since 2016 for PG&E customers. Meanwhile, a new utility modeling tool confirmed that increasing our investments in local solar and batteries is the most costeffective way to transition our electricity system off of fossil fuels, and would save all energy consumers nearly $500 billion by 2050. The benefits of local solar and battery storage are already visible here at home. In 2018, California’s energy system operator canceled $2.6 billion in utility spending thanks in part to local solar and efficiency improvements. Still, California utilities are planning to spend $15 billion over the next two years on outdated, failing technology. Utilities want to continue overbuilding a broken system and pass those costs to customers for profit. At a time with increased power outages and wildfires, we can’t afford to double down on our outdated electricity system. Utilities still have an important place at the table, but the era of the expensive, centralized monopoly must end. We need to instead empower the public to have more control over their energy, and help millions more people power the future with resilient, clean and affordable solar energy with batteries to keep the lights on when the sun doesn’t shine. This won’t be possible if California lets the utilities dismantle net metering. — Dave Rosenfeld is the executive director of the Solar Rights Alliance, the association of California solar users, info@ solarrights.org. He wrote this for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s Capitol works and why it matters.

obel laureate and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman says a moral hazard exists in “any situation in which one person makes the decision about how much risk to take, while someone else bears the cost if things go badly.” In other words, heads I win, tails you lose. In 2008, when the U.S. Treasury bailed out financial institutions that had made risky loans or had purchased subprime mortgages, critics pointed out the moral hazard. Principals of JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, for example, were paid handsomely as long as the risks they took paid off. Yet when the housing bubble burst and their assets deflated, those banks received $25 billion each from the U.S. Treasury to keep them from failing. Moral hazards are not unique to lenders. The same inequity of having “someone else bear the cost if things go badly” exists when borrowers don’t pay their debts and government bails them out. That’s unfair to the the taxpayers picking up the bill and to other borrowers who were responsible and sacrificed to make good on their loans. Despite that, relieving student debt has become a popular cause in the United States Senate. Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and his colleague Elizabeth Warren urged President Trump last September “to use existing authority under the Higher Education Act to cancel up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt for federal student loan borrowers.” While running for president, Sen. Bernie Sanders proposed forgiving all student loans of all amounts that were made, insured or

The goal is disarming racism The April 9 article on the Davis City Council’s consideration of the “Reimagining Public Safety Report” quoted Councilman Josh Chapman asking, “What are we trying to accomplish by moving (other services) into another department?” and Mayor Gloria Partida saying, “I see the old problems of equity and bias creeping into any new system.” My first thought was, of course there will be racism in a new public-safety department. Sadly, we haven’t yet beaten that demon. Eliminating racism from our institutions will be our challenge for many years to come. What we are trying to accomplish with the creation of a new

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guaranteed by the federal government. The price tag would be around $1.6 trillion. “If we could bail out Wall Street, we sure as hell can reduce student debt in this country,” Sanders said at a campaign event in South Carolina in 2019. In 2020, Joe Biden had a more modest proposal than those of the Democratic senators — cancel $10,000 per borrower in federal student loans. Since taking office, President Biden has not ruled out the more ambitious Schumer-Warren proposal. Last week, Sen. Warren held a hearing pushing her idea to excuse $50,000 per debtor in federal student loans. She wants this done before the pandemic hiatus ends Sept. 30. “America is facing a student loan time bomb that, when it explodes, could throw millions of families over a financial cliff,” Sen. Warren said. “The average borrower will have to start paying nearly $400 a month to the government instead of spending that money out in the economy.” As with many other hotbutton issues, supporters of student-debt relief point out there is a racial dynamic to this problem. Black households are more than twice as likely to default on student loans — 49 to 21 percent — 12 years after borrowing. According to an August, 2020 Roosevelt Institute article, “Twenty years after starting school, the median

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white borrower had paid off 94 percent of their education debt, while the median Black borrower still owed 95 percent of their debt.” Part of that is a result of African-American students being more likely than whites to attend for-profit colleges. As of May, 2018, 66 percent of graduates from public colleges had educational debts averaging $25,550. Graduates of for-profit colleges averaged $39,950 in student loans. Black students are also 50 percent more likely than whites to drop out of college before graduating. Sixty-four percent of African-American students who quit a public four-year institution default on their loans; 75 percent at for-profit colleges.

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n additional problem of loan cancellation is what happens down the road. If today’s debtors are forgiven, why would future borrowers repay their notes? Certainly they would take the money with an expectation that their unpaid loans, too, would be wiped out by government. Due to the hazards and inequities of debt cancellation, I don’t favor any of the Democratic proposals. Yet, because the burden of student debt is a real problem for 45 million Americans — and potentially for our economy — I have an idea: Exchange debt for national service. We have this already for those qualified Americans who join the armed forces after college. The Military Student Loan Repayment Program covers up to $65,000 in federal student debts. Certainly we don’t need 45 million people to join the military. So why not create a loan repayment program for those willing and able to

independent public-safety department is to disarm racism. The goal is to prevent the racism that we have not yet eliminated from our town, from taking or destroying lives. If the person stopping Duante Wright’s car for an alleged traffic violation in Brooklyn Center, Minn., this past Sunday had been an unarmed municipal publicsafety employee, Duante Wright would still be alive. If we, in Davis, had a team of unarmed responders trained to handle disruptive partying by young people, Picnic Day 2017 would not have become violent and left five young people of color facing life-altering felony charges. A new public-safety department would create the infrastructure now for unarmed responses to community-safety needs that could be developed and improved thoughtfully until we have effective anti-racist, nonviolent, responses to as many of our community’s

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serve the country in other ways for a few years? For example, allow ablebodied debtors to clear their loans by helping to remove or mulch dead trees from our forests — relieving all of us from a huge fire hazard. It is estimated that 150 million trees in the Sierra Nevada have been killed by bark beetles and drought since 2010. We currently forgive up to $6,000 in student loans for those who complete a term of service with AmeriCorps and qualify for a Segal Education Award. We could require the hours served in AmeriCorps to equal those who do military service and erase up to $65,000 in federal college debt. According to AARP, 37 percent of Americans over age 65 are in default on their student loans. “Older Americans shouldn’t have to limit daily meals so that they make a monthly payment,” Schumer and Warren wrote in a Jan. 22 op-ed. “And they definitely shouldn’t have their hard-earned Social Security stripped from them.” Let them instead join AmeriCorps Seniors, where they can, “Care for premature infants or children with disabilities,” according to the AmeriCorps website. Volunteers “mentor troubled teenagers and young mothers” and foster young people with exceptional needs. Ideally, we would require national service before anyone gets a federal student loan. So in the future, there wouldn’t be defaults or a moral hazard; and our country would benefit from the contributions of millions of volunteers. — Rich Rifkin is a Davis resident; his column is published every other week. Reach him at Lxartist@ yahoo.com.

public safety needs as possible. There may not be an overnight solution to racism but we can disarm racism rather quickly and should take action to do so immediately. Rachel Beck Davis

Pairing policing I think two-people patrols by citizens is an ideal to achieve. One person would be a regular and well-trained and sensitive police officer responsible for safety and able to use force if necessary and the second person would be a person with social-psychological skills responsible for the many situations where force is not needed. This would provide support and safety for the pair and would well serve the community. Kenneth Firestein Davis

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ather shockingly, not every question can be answered by the interwebs. Or it can be answered, but with several startlingly different answers, some very wrong answers or some answers that don’t make any sense. What’s a body to do? In many cases, the answer seems to be “ask Julie.” Since I really like answering questions (not math questions, mind you) that’s just fine with me. Q: I’m never exactly clear on how long it’s safe to freeze fruit, and we’re coming up on the season where I freeze a lot of fruit. A: The National Center for Food Preservation recommends a limit of 12 months. After that, the fruit will still be good, but the quality will degrade. We clean, pit or slice our fruit as needed, freeze flat in silicone trays (look for square baking pans or silicone tray liners at a discount store) and then vacuum seal in quart bags. We just invested in reusable vacuum seal bags because we couldn’t stand the plastic waste. I froze every bit we didn’t eat from our Cloverleaf Farm CSA last year, and opened the last bag of peaches last week. Good thing the rhubarb is just about ready to buy and freeze! Q: What are your top 10 bookstores? A: All the bookstores are my friends, but Green Apple in San Francisco is my most favorite. They are, incidentally, doing online ordering until we can visit them again. I’m absolutely delighted with the service Avid Reader has done for our community during the pandemic — kudos to the awesome new owners! There are few things nicer than

a bag of brand-new books delivered to your doorstep with a handwritten note on the bag. Q: Not a specific question, just a feeling. I’m over cooking. Entirely. I’m not sure how to jumpstart even the most tepid desire to feed myself. I think it’s part pandemic and part my general dislike for the culinary arts. Help? A: You are hereby empowered to not cook. Find the easiest and least annoying sources of food and eat them without a shred of guilt. Here are some suggestions for very low-effort food: n Freeze a tray of bought tortillas filled with canned refried beans and grated cheese so you can pan fry or even microwave. n Buy washed salad greens, chopped veg from the salad bar and a whole roast chicken. n Make a big pot of rice and stir fry frozen vegetables (Cascadian Farms make a nice selection) with tiny frozen shrimp or cooked tofu, or top with pre-made curry-in-abag. n Provision yourself with some really good cheese and charcuterie, a nice dip and some (storebought) crudité and just graze for dinner. Q: What should I do with my vaccination card? A: Make a copy or take a photo to have with you. File the original with your passport or other important documents, which are

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Swedish Dream Cookies. ideally stashed in your Go Bag. While you’re there, check the expiration date on your passport and update the item of your Go Bag! Q: Does anyone actually have the energy to wash all the dishes right after they’ve cooked? A: I think that’s why dishwashers were invented — somehow scraping the plates and putting them in the dishwasher sounds like less work. Of course, if you’ve washed the cooking dishes as you go along and served in dishes that double as storage dishes, then there are only the plates to wash. I never feel bad about rinsing those and leaving them in the sink for someone else to wash with the breakfast dishes. Q: Could you recommend a variety of less-processed cheese that freezes well? I’m making breakfast sandwiches for a family member and the go-to now is

Kraft singles because they don’t get crumbly in the freezer, but my literal and figurative gut says that stuff is more of a sometimes treat. A: Sliced provolone would fit the bill: flavorful, holds together and melts well if you’re going to heat up the sammiches. Q: How long does jarred pasta sauce last in the fridge? A: It depends on the temperature of the fridge and how often your teenager opens it to look for snacks, but you should probably plan to use up that half jar within a week or so. You can stretch that to a couple of weeks if you wash the jar (or pour the sauce into a clean jar) so there aren’t tomato traces on the sides, then float a thin layer of olive oil on top. The olive oil will harden in the fridge and form a seal that helps prevent mold. It’s probably easier to pour it into a freezer container, label it and pop it in the freezer though. Q: Why do frozen green beans taste so hideous? And are there any gluten-, soy-free solutions to make them semi-palatable and not taste like a disappointment? A: To make your frozen green beans less depressing: put them in a skillet with a tablespoon or so of water, cover and steam until they’re thawed. Take off the lid and keep cooking until the water evaporates and they maybe start to get a little browned. Add a glug of olive oil, a pinch of salt and a chopped clove of garlic or some grated lemon zest. Roll around in the pan for a hot minute. Q: Is it worth learning to make homemade pasta? A: It’s good to know how to make homemade pasta. As we just learned over the last year, sometimes you really don’t want to go to the store! If you like making pasta, or if you are on a budget,

then you should do it on the regular. If not, there are plenty of reputable brands of fresh pasta you can buy. Q: Would you open and eat a jar of homemade salsa from 2016? A: That’s pretty old in canning years — the UC Master Canners say 12-18 months for best quality on salsa. If I’d canned it myself and knew it had been stored properly (in a dark place between 50 and 70 degrees), and if the seal and lid looked good, I’d probably eat it. Otherwise, I’d probably be too squeamish. Q: Have you ever baked with ammonium bicarbonate? How is it different than baking soda? A: Ammonium bicarbonate, AKA Baker’s Ammonia is the forerunner of baking powder. (And was apparently made originally from ground reindeer antler, making you wonder how that was discovered.) It leavens without the addition of acid, and is called for in some older Scandinavian recipes for cookies and such. It has a distinctive smell (and sometimes taste) that can be shocking if you didn’t grow up with it. I’ve never tried baking with it, but my cousin Kellie recently made some Swedish Dream Cookies and reports “They were yummy and had almond extract which completely covered any other taste. The only weird thing was the ammonia smell as you take them out of the oven — but you can’t taste it.” Baker’s ammonia is available from King Arthur Flour Company. For most recipes, you can substitute an equal amount of baking powder but the texture won’t be quite the same. — Have a question? Visit Julie on Facebook at The New Home Ec or email jacross@dcn.org.

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cartoon in a recent New Yorker featured two young women, one saying to the other, “I can’t wait to forget all the things I learned about myself during quarantine.” Me, too. I’m very much hoping that being out in the world a little more these days will shove all my introspective insights back into their proper (repressed) place. Really, do I need to know? Did I ever? Unfortunately, some of COVID’s lesser lessons will be hard to shake. Like the sad fact that resuming some semblance of normal life means less money to spend on wine. And one of the things I learned about myself is that, generally speaking, I like $20 to $25 bottles more than $10 to $15 bottles. I was happy, then, to see that Eric Asimov in his latest New York Times wine column, has taken on the under-$10 bottle. He admits that some readers will balk even at that, proclaiming, “Nobody has to spend more than $5.” His response: “For $5 you will most likely get some pretty bad wine that has been heavily manipulated, farmed industrially or perhaps sold extremely cheaply on the bulk market for some other reason.” Alas, that’s mostly what you get for $10 as well. Yet he’s willing to “assign” for his next “wine school”

three under-$10 bottles, all of which I’ve tried in the preCOVID past and more-or-less enjoyed — a Los Vascos Cab, La Vielle Ferme Red and Masciarelli Montepulciano. All are easily available and pretty drinkable and just expensive enough, Asimov says, “barely” to “finance conscientious farming and nonmanipulative winemaking.” He hopes they’ll be, though simple, satisfying. My initial response: Do I have to? I’m just not ready yet to give up the more complex, the morethan-satisfying. Like the Plaisance Penavayre Rend Son Jus Jurançon noir from the south of France. Entirely organic (biodynamic), unmanipulated, fermented with native yeast, unfiltered — all those good things that make winemaking more risky and more expensive and so much more interesting and satisfying. Winemaker Marc Penavayre, winner of many awards, is a fierce advocate of natural wine in the region — as well as a fierce advocate of native grapes, of which Jurançson noir is one. And though he may be fierce in his convictions, he’s committed, as well, to having fun with grape varieties, especially old ones, often almost abandoned. These local grapes, he says, make low-alcohol wines — “perfect for a drink with friends without having a headache. After all, that’s what

wine is: sharing, conviviality!” Southwest France, Jurançson noir, conviviality — all words that, for me, conjure a group of friends gathered around a wooden table piled high with local food outside a little house on a warm sunny day. A fleeting memory, perhaps, of my long-ago trip to the French countryside. Jurançon noir doesn’t exactly have a stellar reputation. A natural crossing of folle blanche and malbec, it’s widely considered just an average sort of filler grape, too light, too colorless to be prized. But as Asimov (referring not to this grape but to grenache, of which he says he wasn’t much a fan) admits in the same column, “Efforts to narrow the stylistic or quality potential of many grapes are doomed to failure. Somewhere, an idealistic winemaker will pop up with wines that prove the narrative wrong.” Marc Penavayre is such a winemaker. This 2019 bottle is, indeed, light — just 11% alcohol. And it won’t

have a lot of staying power (open the bottle, drink the bottle), but it’s very much fun, very pure and juicy with cherry and raspberry and spice. Surprisingly elegant, it works well with easy-going food — maybe a charcuterie board, some smoked salmon, roasted asparagus stalks and a good loaf of bread. And it costs (at The Pip in Dixon) twice what the Los Vascos Cab does. Twice as interesting, too.

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loser to home (very close) is an even more expensive ($27) but really sophisticated and lovely wine made by Berryessa Gap’s Nicole Salengo. This one, though, is a special wine she bottles under her own label. The production is very small, just 81 cases, as opposed to the 350 cases (also quite small, of course) of her Gold Medal winning Berryessa Gap Sauv Blanc. The Salengo Rosé is only her second Salengo release (the first is a granache); this rosé of pinot noir comes from the Antonio Mountain Vineyard, a small vineyard on the Sonoma Coast. Nicole says she loves the flavors of grapes — only chard and pinot noir — grown there, influenced as they are by the cool coastal climate and the volcanic soil. While Salengo Granache is available only by the bottle, the just-last-week-released rosé is available by the glass at the winery

and the Winters tasting room. (Nicole: “I like rosé best when young and fresh so I didn’t want to make it bottle only purchase.”) Which means you don’t have to take my word for it — make one of those short sweet drives west and try it for yourself. We drank it with a Roman broccoli sauce over rigatoni, one of our very favorite brassica dishes, and it worked wonderfully. I poured our first glasses just 5 minutes out of the refrigerator, and we immediately appreciated the crisp tartness of the wine, but as it warmed a bit, complex but fresh layers of flavors emerged — like bright cherry and strawberry with a firm spine of minerals. Though Nicole has made (and continues to make) many rosés for Berryessa Gap, this is her first rosé of pinot noir — inspired by her recent trips to the pinot growing regions of Willamette, Ore., and Burgundy, and she is justifiably proud of it. I’m much looking forward to a second bottle. Since I’m not quite ready to go back to “real” haircuts, San Francisco getaways, restaurant dining and other previous-life splurges, I can put off La Vielle Ferme and the under-$10s just a little longer. — Susana Leonardi is a Davis resident; reach her at vino susana@gmail.com. Comment on this column at www.davis enterprise.com.

Parade puts big bow on celebration of Bob Dunning Enterprise staff The popular Picnic Day Parade and the Davis Children’s Christmas Parade were canceled by the pandemic. But the community is invited to enjoy a do-it-yourself parade Saturday, April 24, to honor Davis Enterprise columnist and sportswriter Bob Dunning on his 51-plus years with the newspaper. All types of vehicles — cars, trucks, bikes and other wheeled contraptions — are welcome, and decorations are encouraged. Participants (no registration is required) are asked to gather before 11 a.m. Saturday in the Veterans Memorial Center parking lot, 203 E. 14th St. The parade will make a huge loop featuring 1.4 miles of right turns only. Coming out of the parking lot, vehicles will head west on 14th Street, pass Dunning and his family in front of Davis High School on the corner of 14th and Oak Avenue, turn north on Oak,

then east on Covell Boulevard, south on F Street and west on 14th. Vehicles wishing to depart the parade may go straight or left at

any point. “If you’re having such a good time that you want to make a second loop, please feel free,” says

Bob Bowen, retired city of Davis public relations manager, who will serve as the parade announcer. As a COVID safety precaution, there will be no live spectators. However, the parade may be viewed on Facebook Live at www. facebook.com/TheDavisEnterprise Newspaper. Davis Media Access also will be filming the parade for later viewing on its community access channel. In addition to individual participants, the parade is expected to feature classic cars driven by members of the Davis Cruise-In, the UC Davis Aggie Pack’s blueand-gold fire truck and a Unitrans double-decker bus. Members of the Cal Aggie Band have been invited to provide musical accompaniment near the reviewing stand, but they will not march in the parade due to COVID restrictions. Parade participants are asked to avoid parking in the Stephens

Branch Library parking lot. “We do not want to get in the way of the library’s important curbside service, which it is provided as a COVID safety measure,” says Nancy Keltner, an organizer of the celebration. The parade wraps up a monthslong celebration of Dunning’s unprecedented career. A virtual celebration featuring tributes from friends, family, colleagues and current and former elected officials can be seen on YouTube at https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v= d8JQBnfTOAc. More than $42,000 has been collected to endow a scholarship in Dunning’s name. Annual $1,000 grants will be awarded to graduating seniors in the Davis school district who are considering a career in journalism. To learn more about the parade, virtual show or scholarship, visit https://www.smartzgraphics.com/ bob-dunning-scholarship.

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bathrooms, picnic tables and benches along the way. The flora and fauna change. And always you can see the American River, blue skies, waterfowl and songbirds, and happy people of all ages on the trail or paddling down the river. There are wetlands, grasslands and woods. A black-tailed jackrabbit may cross you path. Right now, pipevine swallowtail butterflies are evident. They look black until the sun reveals blue hind wings with an iridescent blue on the male, a softer blue on the female. This is the time of the year they lay their eggs on Dutchman’s pipe, a vine with heart shaped leaves — the sole food of the butterfly. The high vines grow up trees along the parkway. If you get to the Sunset Bridge, you can visit the Nimbus Fish Hatchery, but right now, they are closed while they build a new fish ladder. I always bike my age in March. Last year, I biked out toward Winters on Pleasants Valley Road. But fire ravaged things in that direction, so I decided to start in Davis, bike to Folsom, then bike back until I reached my age. I chose a day with sun and little wind, met a friend in Folsom for lunch and had a gorgeous ride. It’s much

counselor or administrator to tell us what your student needs.” District families and staff may access mental-health support by reaching out to their student’s school counselor, visiting www.caresolace.com/djusd or calling 888-515-0595 to speak with a specialist who can connect them directly with community mental health services. Anyone who is worried about their student is urged to fill out the district’s Social Emotional Support Form, and a referral will be sent to a school counselor or another staff member who will provide support for the student. The district’s Mental Health & Wellness page has additional mental resources. “We are a community and are here for one another. Please be kind and take care of yourselves and each other today,” Bowes wrote. “If you have any questions or concerns, let me know.” The CHP suspects alcohol impairment was a factor in the collision, which occurred in a rural area south of Davis and northeast of Dixon. According to a CHP news release, the driver of a black Ford Mustang, believed to be Shrestha, made an unsafe turning movement while traveling eastbound on Tremont road “at a high rate of speed.” The vehicle veered into a field and overturned, ejecting Shrestha and the car’s right-rear passenger, who the CHP said were not wearing seat belts. One of the injured teens went to the

City will host climate-action workshop Special to The Enterprise The city of Davis announced it will hold its first Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Virtual Workshop at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22. The Zoom meeting link is at https://zoom.us/j/ 94281640401. “We need to hear from the community on this critical community issue,” Mayor Gloria Partida said. “Climate change, which disproportionately affects the most vulnerable people, touches so many aspects of our lives — public health, employment, agriculture, housing, regional planning and transportation just to name a few.” The 2020 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Update supports City Council actions to assess greenhouse-gas-reduction progress made since the 2010 CAAP adoption, identify physical and social vulnerabilities, establish and prioritize climate action and carbon reduction policies toward carbon neutrality and bring the city into compliance with current state legislation. In March 2019, the council adopted the Resolution Declaring a Climate Emergency and Proposing Mobilization Efforts to Restore a Safe Climate that states that “the city of Davis commits to taking significant action to move toward net municipal and community carbon neutrality in the short term with maximum efforts to implement carbon reduction actions by 2030; and accelerate the existing 2050 Davis carbon neutrality goal to a 2040 target.” Information is online at https://www.cityofdavis. org/sustainability/2020climate-action-andadaptation-plan-caap.

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See pipevine swallowtail butterflies along the trail. more relaxing biking through beauty and not worrying about cars. While eating lunch, I met members of the new Bike Patrol People and learn about the volunteer organization that patrols the trail and serves as ambassadors. They saved two people with health issues in the past month. There are good people volunteering everywhere. On my way biking back to Discovery Park, I spot two herds of black-tailed deer. You wouldn’t even know that we are in Sacramento. I got my husband to pick me up after 81 miles of cycling, figuring I had enough fun for one day. I was thrilled to feel good biking my age with a few miles extra and find out that I am stronger than I think I am. ———— Participants in the Friends of North Davis

Ponds First Saturday Bird Stroll, led by Ed Whisler and Chris Dunford in two parties, spotted 52 species. Joshua Greenfield and Kelli O’Neill are doing a bird survey at the 3-acre Uplands Open Space along F Street and Anderson Road. They spotted 28 species and 175 individual birds. The five new Uplands nest boxes are all being occupied by western bluebirds in one box and tree swallows in the others. Thursday mornings, volunteers are out weeding. Would you like to join in on the fun? We can always use more help at our new open space. There are lots of good bird sounds and action and beautiful lupine growing all over. Birds are wearing their brightest plumage now. Get out and enjoy them. — Got a story, comment, correction? Contact: Jean Jackman@gmail.com

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UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento for treatment, while two others were transported to the Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center. Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information about the incident is asked to call the CHP’s Solano office at 707428-2100. CBS 13 reported that a family returning home from a fishing trip first encountered the Mustang’s wreckage, which came to rest about 40 feet off the roadway. Tanner Hays told the station that he, his father and stepmother stopped to help and called 911 after spotting a blinking car light in the field. “This is where the car was and the two people were in the car still. And they told us it was four so we came this way at the path,” Hays said during the interview, pointing at the crash site. “And this is where we found one of them and this where they started doing CPR. If you look over there, that’s where I found Sophia later on.” Hays noted there was no other traffic in the remote location, and it likely would have been some time before the teens got help if his family hadn’t happened by the scene. “Please don’t drink and drive and always wear your seat belt,” Hays said. “I pray for the families that are out there going through this.” — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene

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Davis High struggles with book supply By Allyson Kang HUB Staff A year of remote learning wreaked havoc on the supply of textbooks and other books on the Davis High campus.

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Between October and November, Yolo County’s rental assistance program received more than 500 applications and aided 79 community members.

Rental assistance programs extend support By Genna Olavarri HUB Staff The state of California enacted a new rental assistance program as a result of funding from the Consolidated Appropriations Act. In a press release published on March 16, Yolo County announced that it has received $13.6 million that the state will administer to needy tenants and landlords in the area. The COVID-19 Rent Relief program allows renters financially impacted by the pandemic to apply for a reimbursement of 25 percent of their unpaid rent from April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021. The financial assistance will differ from previous programs in that it specifically provides aid to struggling property owners as well as tenants.

“A tenant not paying rent can create real financial issues for landlords,” said Anthony Ruebner, owner of local property management business R2 Property. Eligible landlords can receive 80 percent of the unpaid rent as long as they waive the other 20 percent of the back rent. The new state program replaces rental assistance programs from Yolo County and the city of Davis established earlier in the pandemic. The county’s program allowed residents to receive up to $3,000 based on level of need. By the time funds ran out at the end of December, the county received more than 500 applications and aided 79 community members. Davis’ program, directly funded through the U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development, will continue until funds run out, likely this month. Households can receive up to $4,000 and more than 60 residents have received assistance through the program. “We’ve put almost $300,000 ... toward that program,” assistant city manager Kelly Stachowicz said. “We have come close to extending ... all of those dollars and once those dollars are all used up, it switched to the new (state) rental assistance program.” Private organizations have also provided support. The Short Term Emergency Aid Committee (STEAC) extended requirements of their homelessness prevention program and changed policies to help tenants with long term rent issues.

“We normally require that ... it has to be an emergency, so you’ve hit a bump in the road, you don’t have enough money for your rent this month, but next month you’re going to be fine,” STEAC office manager Mary Fichera said. “We realized a lot of the people we were going to be hearing from were going to be either out of work indefinitely or not making as much money as they used to make,” Fichera said. According to Fichera, the program has helped 176 families and given out more than $145,000, compared to last year, when they assisted 130 families with just $80,000. “We’ve ... tried to make sure that different service organizations in the ... county are aware of the program so that if

somebody comes to them they can direct them, ‘Hey, check this out, go contact Yolo County housing and maybe you can benefit from this program as well,’” Stachowicz said. Even for families with resources, programs may be ineffective in helping recover from the financial stress of the last 12 months. Rental debt, for instance, has impacts that may not be solved by $3,000. “We know that low income households are ... having difficulties making ends meet between high rents and high living costs and low wages,” said Carolina Reid, faculty research adviser at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation. “I worry about the long term repercussions of that rental debt.”

Recently, the DHS English department has ran into problems with scheduling novels, an issue that has worsened during virtual learning. “That has been kind of a nightmare for the English department ... not having enough (books), the numbers we thought we had we didn’t have, or not enough books were returned,” English teacher Eileen Guerard said. Guerard had to find online copies of “Frankenstein,” which is out of copyright and free to use, for her English class when books were not available in time from a transfer from Da Vinci High. She said that obtaining replacement novels is “really hard for some reason ... getting enough to have more class sets, it seems almost impossible.” In June, when school staff were calculating how to distribute limited books, Guerard proposed a different system. “Why hasn’t anyone discussed the possibility of buying into one of these online library textbook systems so we can get all of the books that we need digitally?” Guerard asks. Another English teacher, Carin Pilon, has also shared ebooks, audiobooks and PDFs to help students. However, she believes there are problems with relying on online material. “Novels can be hard to access online ... (and) when students are in front of a screen for much of the day, asking them to read a longer work online doesn’t seem like a great idea to me,” Pilon said. On the other hand, junior Nathan Fanous supports the online textbook idea. In addition to reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission through school pickups, “I’ve found that when teachers provide online textbooks, it’s much easier to do homework because it takes up less physical space,” Fanous said. “With COVID, a lot of our homework and schoolwork has shifted online, so it would make the most sense if textbooks were also available online,” Fanous said.

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Golden Eagles are America’s largest bird of prey, but little is known about the population in California.

California Raptor Center feels effects of pandemic By Mia Croff HUB Staff Located on the UC Davis Campus, the California Raptor Center is a research and educational facility dedicated to the rehabilitation of orphaned, sick and injured birds of prey. However, due to the guidelines of the university, it has been unable to reopen since its initial closure in 2020. “Our facility’s main goals are rehabilitation of ... raptors, educating the public and conducting research to better the treatment of raptors,” said Julie Cotton, volunteer and outreach coordinator for the CRC. In addition to rehabilitation efforts, the facility has a strong

emphasis on educating the public, hosting a variety of onsite and offsite events with the raptors it calls “ambassadors.” “We want to educate the public about these birds,” Cotton said. Because of the facility’s inability to host events, it has experienced financial hardships in the last year. Additionally, the facility faced significant budget cuts. “We are definitely working hard to find ways to raise up money after the loss in 2020,” Cotton said. The center has begun hosting virtual events where visitors can see and learn about the raptors on Zoom. Events, prices and descriptions

can be found on its website at crc.vetmed.ucdavis.edu. Fiscal and material donations are needed and much appreciated. Members of the public can donate online by visiting the CRC website and clicking on the ‘How You Can Help’ tab. Though closed to the public, the facility has high hopes to reopen for the late spring or summer. “As soon as we are given the green light, we are back in business,” Cotton said. Despite being shut down temporarily, volunteers still fill weekly four-hour shifts to help out. Joleen Maiden, a veteran CRC volunteer, is glad to be helping out. “I pretty much have the

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An anonymous DHS sophomore struggled with the in-person library system during COVID-19. “They didn’t give me the right books, or would miss a book to give me,” he said. An online system may ease the process. Matthew Duffy is director of elementary education, and is in charge of supporting district curriculum and textbooks. He said that the district is slowly transitioning to allow more digital resources. “We just did a new textbook for elementary ... and that one has a complete digital component to it as well ... As we’re getting new books, more and more of them will have a digital option,” Duffy said. Because of an increasingly limited supply of books, this year the DHS library has established a new policy requiring students to return overdue materials before they are allowed to check out new ones. “I feel it is harsh, but it has also greatly increased the number of books being returned,” librarian Bruce Cummings said.

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bullpen in the sixth, scoring three runs to jump ahead, 3-2. But the Devil bats were awake. Koen Carston was trying to hit a Rockwell Lybbert led off the botground ball. Instead, he crushed tom half of the sixth by gracefully the first pitch he saw over the left- sticking his thigh into a fastball, field wall. and Joby Antony followed with a Carston’s first home run as a single. Blue Devil jolted the Davis bats out With Michael Finerty at the of their Franklin-induced slumber, plate, Lybbert scored on a passed and led DHS to a 5-3 win over vis- ball to knot the game at 3-3. iting McClatchy (3-1) on Tuesday. “It’s kinda funny,” Guevin said. “I actually was trying to hit a “I told Michael Finerty before the ground ball, to be honest,” Carston game, I said, ‘Hey you’re not said. “I got in there, first inning, starting, but you’re gonna have first pitch. I honestly didn’t think it a really big play or a really big at was going out. I thought it was a bat for us.’ ” double and I was hard Guevin called it. Finout of the box. And then erty ripped a line-drive I saw everyone in the double to left field that dugout getting hyped scored Antony and gave and I just started trotDavis back the lead, and Next game: ting around.” two batters later he Tuesday’s game was a Thursday at came up big again. trot for the Devils for Pioneer, 4 p.m. Dante Romero lined most of the game, as a ball that ricocheted off starter Luke Carrell tossed five the McClatchy first baseman’s mitt, spotless frames, striking out two and the Lions second baseman and allowing just three baserun- backed up the play. But Finerty, ners. rounding third, did not slow. “I kinda feel like a broken The throw beat him to home record,” said head coach Ethan plate but he tiptoed around the tag, Guevin. “He’s got good stuff and giving the Devils a crucial insurwhen he does that he’s gonna be in ance run with some daredevil basreally good shape. I don’t want to erunning. take it for granted but that was Did someone tell Fin to go? kind of classic Luke right there.” “That’s a good question,” Guevin The Lions blitzed the Davis said, laughing. “We try to stay

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aggressive, we want our guys looking for that extra 90 when it’s there. So it was an aggressive move, forcing them to make a play, and even though it was risky it worked in our favor this time.” Jack Wright entered to pitch the seventh and got two outs before the Lions put runners at first and second. The Lions big three-hitter, Malcolm Moore, lofted a deep fly ball to center field, but the same wind that carried Carston’s dinger out of the park knocked down Moore’s drive into the glove of Jordan Painter. The comeback win was much needed after Davis (7-3 overall, 0-3 league) lost three games to the Wildcats last week and managed only two total runs in the series. “I think for us, getting back on the right foot is playing our brand of baseball — it’s not necessarily the results,” Guevin said. “And we’ve been in some tight games recently where we haven’t pulled through so to get down and come back, that’s a really big deal for us, and should help us build some confidence moving forward that we can stay in these tight games and win ’em.” Carston woke the bats, Carrell carried the arms and Finerty sparked the dugout excitement, but it was a team win (the Devil brand), as Davis used 17 players in the victory.

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Mikey Finerty reacts to scoring from second on an infield single to put Davis High up 5-3 in the bottom of the sixth. “Oh yeah, we needed that,” Carston said. “We came back and our guys did what we needed to do: we all showed up.” And how about his first fourbagger as a Devil? “It meant it a lot. It felt really good. And just hoping to come back and put some good ABs together later this week.” Next up, Davis visits Pioneer (1-1) on Thursday at 4 p.m. for

another nonleague matchup. Notes: Antony collected two hits for Davis, freshman Gizaw Baker — in his first start — picked up his first varsity hit, and Luke Profaci made his first varsity start. ... Saul Israel had an RBI double in the first. ... Lybbert had two hits to go with his rally-starting hit-bypitch. ... Carter Stoltz and Joey Traverso combined to pitch the sixth inning.

Blue Devil girls net shutout victory Blue Devils 2, Wolfpack 0

By Will Wyman Enterprise staff writer The Davis High girls varsity soccer squad kicked off their season Tuesday night with a 2-0 win against Cosumnes Oaks at the Davis Legacy Complex. The unusual location came as a result of the DHS athletics scheduling scramble, with 18 separate Devil sports running concurrently this spring. The return to play for the Lady Devils came as a surprise to veteran head coach Sara Stone, who had little confidence that the season would ever get underway: “If you would have asked me six weeks ago whether we were going to be playing right now, I would have said no,” Stone admitted. “Over winter break, people were inquiring about high school and I just did not foresee it happening. “Then on April 12, everything happened. Everybody was back to school, everybody was back to sports and we had to figure things out from a soccer standpoint. “I did not think we were going to have a season, and here we are.” The sharp startup of the season has resulted in some

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Devil striker Reese Quick races past a pair of Cosumnes Oaks defenders during the Lady Devils’ season opener against the Wolfpack on Tuesday at Davis Legacy fields. rushed scheduling, limiting the team’s ability to train. “To be honest, yesterday was our first practice,” Stone said. “We didn’t try out till last week and then we had Friday off because of field space. “So (Monday) was our first true practice. The game plan was to go in and for me to learn more about some players that are new and for them to recognize what their

teammates are like so that they can become stronger as a unit.” The Blue Devils started the match in dominant fashion, commanding possession. After holding on to the ball with minimal counterattacks from the Wolfpack, Davis broke the deadlock about 15 minutes into the first half. Summer Baron opened the Devils’ goal scoring for the season, turning her defender and finding the

bottom corner from the top of the box. Davis continued the offensive pressure and spent the majority of the period in the Cosumnes Oaks final third and recycling possession whenever the defensive resistance increased. Amanda Berry and Una Keller both had ambitious attempts on goal early in the contest; Berry belted a free kick from about 40 yards which never came down and

Keller turned under pressure from several defenders and rifled a shot just a foot over the bar. However, the Wolfpack found some offensive rhythm near the end of the first half, earning a corner in the 35th minute that goalkeeper Harper Burnham tipped out of the danger area. Stone took note of the stout defensive display, emphasizing the importance of defending with effort to offset a lack of practice time. “I always think that if you defend well, it gives you opportunities to attack,” she said. “That’s just heart and desire, go out and work your tail off and defend.” The Davis backline was anchored by senior defender Lyah Fitzpatrick, who featured in a new role than her usual spot last season. “Lyah played in the back for me last year more on the wings, so that was something I was willing to try today and I think she did well there,” Stone added. “She played next to Mia and

they compliment each other well. She did good, we weren’t contested a ton, but she was good as far as her movement and organization, so we will just build from that. “I think that it’s important to build the confidence for the goalkeepers as well as the team,” Stone went on. “If they don’t get any shots on goal then they’re never going to be dangerous, so that was the premise: high pressure, defend, defend and that will give us our offense and not allow them to be dangerous.” Davis opened the second half with the same intent, doubling its advantage in the 50th minute. Rebecca Blum chased a flicked header from Baron into the box and slotted it home, near-post. The Wolfpack showed some offensive flashes, but they were quickly dispelled by the active Devil midfield and backline. Davis will continue to build on this win in its next contest — a rematch against Cosumnes Oaks away from home on Friday at 6:30 p.m. After such a strong performance and a few more days to gel as a team, the Blue Devils should be prepared to continue their winning ways.

Boys tennis doubles down to edge host Marauders Enterprise staff Jesuit stole points at the first four singles spots Tuesday, but the Blue Devils doubles pairings roared back, helping Davis High to a 5-4 boys tennis victory over the Marauders in Carmichael. The victory kept Big Blue undefeated this spring, with Itai Kelman and Adam Wu gutting out a comeback win at the top doubles spot in a match that required three games (3-6, 6-2, 11-9). Other doubles winners were Ian Hwang and Arjun Penmesta (6-1, 6-1) and Nikhil Chander/Ayden Morgan (6-1, 6-2). DHS singles victories came via: Dorado Barrios (6-0, 6-1) and Jared Umphress (7-5, 6-3). The Sheldon Huskies visit town on Thursday for a 2:30 p.m. competition with DHS.

Softball Kicking off another three-game week on Tuesday, the Lady Devils fell to Cosumnes Oaks, 13-3. In the loss, Olivia Waldren knocked in a pair of RBI and

DHS roundup scored a run along with Madison Rutherford and Stevie Spencer. Isabella Lester brought home the Devils other run, while Ella Shorts drew a walk. Davis plays a pair of 4 p.m. nonconference encounters next, with Woodland visiting DHS on Wednesday and the Devils hitting the road to face River City on Thursday.

Badminton It came down to the wire Tuesday afternoon, as DHS dropped a heartbreaking, 5-4, match to Armijo on the road in Fairfield. Six Devil singles matches required third games in the neck-and-neck clash. Lisa Wang (21-16, 21-16), Chiara Wu (17-21, 21-19, 21-12), Sarah Park (16-21, 21-14, 21-13) and Olivia McCutcheon (15-21, 21-15, 21-11) won their spots for DHS, while Melissa Lee (16-21, 21-18, 19-21), Helena Wei (15-21, 21-17, 19-21) and Dua Hassan (15-21,

21-15, 18-21) each suffered tight losses. The Blue Crew hosts their final home match of the season on Thursday against Wood. The Senior Day competition will begin at 2 p.m.

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Josh Galindo (38), Ryan Firpo (39) and Ishan Malik (45) rounded out the Davis effort. DHS will hit the causeway again Wednesday to take on Cosumnes Oaks at Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Course. First tee off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

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Conner Clark and Daniel Jebri sent shots past the Wolfpack keeper during the opening half Tuesday. But a rough second stretch after intermission saw the Devil boys tie Cosumnes Oaks, 2-2, in their soccer season opener. The Devils host the Wolfpack for a rematch on Thursday at Brown Stadium starting at 5:30 p.m.

Blue Devil volleyball matches are set to begin starting next week, with boys and girls’ home competitions taking place Wednesday nights at the DHS North Gymnasium. Attendance will be limited to two parent spectators per athlete for supervision purposes. Home matches can be streamed online via the NFHS Network.

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Playing in their first of back-toback matches on Tuesday, the Devil boys beat Bella Vista by 18 strokes, 193-211. Playing at Mather Golf Course, Logan Green finished with a team-low round of 35. Andre Zhang added a round of 36, while

Maddie Buzbee netted a teamhigh 7 points, but the Lady Devils fell for the second straight game, 53-30, on Tuesday night at Woodcreek. Mara Bledsoe added 6 DHS points and Tessa Schouten scored 5 as Davis dropped to 0-2. Other

Devil scorers included Emme Eisenman (3); Skylar Schouten (2) and Lily Hessl (2). “The girls played hard,” coach Heather Highshoe told The Enterprise. “It was a huge improvement from (our game) last week. (We’re) just having a hard time scoring.” DHS will look to find that shooting touch when Del Oro visits on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. tip off.

Boys Lacrosse Holt Klineberg scored the Devils’ lone goal Tuesday as DHS fell to Granite Bay, 14-1, at Brown Stadium. “We had plenty of fight,” Devil coach Nick Juri said. “But our stick skills were not on their level.” Despite the score, the veteran coach lauded DHS goalie Mason Johnstone, who held the Grizz to just two goals in the opening period. “He was a bright spot,” Juri said. Next up for the Blue Crew is a 7:30 p.m. Tuesday joust with Vista Del Lago.

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stand her meanness, but if she is still around, start talking to your sibling about her. The full extent and impact of her actions should be known. ——— Dear Annie: I love my fiance because he accepts and loves me exactly as I am.He isn’t trying to “change me, recreate me” or “unleash my potential.” I am who I am, and he embraces me. I have unusual pets — called sugar gliders — and he plans on welcoming them and me into his very neat and clean home. He knows we are a package deal and a house is a home, not a museum. He wants to ease my work burden and allow me not to worry about money, medical insurance or paying off credit cards. I have been loved before, but I’ve never been truly “known.” — Unconditional Love Dear Unconditional Love: To be truly known is a wonderful thing, not only by a romantic partner but also by parents, children, friends and family members. What a gift

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 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR UNITRANS PUBLIC TRANSIT PROPOSED SERVICE CHANGES FOR 2021-2022 The Unitrans Advisory Committee (UAC), a committee to the Davis City Council, will hold a virtual public hearing on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 4:00 PM on proposed Unitrans service changes that, if approved, would go into effect on Monday, August 2, 2021. Meeting information will be available 72 hours in advance of the meeting at https://www. cityofdavis.org/city-hall/commissionsand-committees/unitrans-advisorycommittee. Service change proposals are available at unitrans.ucdavis.edu/changes. Proposed changes focus on improving service reliability and meeting customer demand. The E line is proposed to be re-routed from 3rd Street to 5th Street to improve route reliability. The Z line schedule is proposed to be adjusted 5 minutes in the mornings to better meet customer demand. To hear more or comment, you may attend the public hearing, attend a public open house, email comments@unitrans.ucdavis.edu, call 530-752-2877, or mail us at Unitrans, 1 Shields Avenue, 5 South Hall, Davis, CA 95616. Details on how to comment are also available online at unitrans.ucdavis. edu/changes. 4/11, 4/18, 4/21 1229

you have in each other. May we all aspire to love each other unconditionally, and to truly see and accept our loved ones. ——— Dear Annie: I am a 57-year-old divorced woman. I have a 31-year-old son who is dealing with serious health consequences from neglecting his Type 1 diabetes for the past 10 years. My heart breaks for him. His health keeps declining. He will have to start dialysis soon. He’s lived with me for most of his adult life. My problem is that he is extremely verbally abusive. This has been going on for about five years and seems to be getting worse. He throws tantrums, sometimes so intense that he ends up damaging things in the house. I’m tired of dealing with this, and I fear it will just keep getting worse. He can’t afford to live on his own with just $800 monthly disability checks. I just can’t deal with this anymore, but I can’t afford to pay rent at a whole separate apartment for him.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: 04/08/2021 FBN Number: F20210311 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Knollwood and Willow Creations 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County. 672 Knollwood Drive Woodland, CA 95695 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Tamara Holt 672 Knollwood Drive Woodland, CA 95695 4. Business Classification: Individual 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 4-5-2021 “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): Tamara Holt 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5 1236 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: 04/07/2021 FBN Number: F20210302 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) FISHROCK LABORATORIES 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County. 1212 Snyder Dr. Davis, CA 95616 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Le Vuong 1212 Snyder Dr. Davis, CA 95616 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: 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): Le Vuong 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5 1238 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: 03/25/2021 FBN Number: F20210261 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Rockydog Farm and Consulting Services 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California. Business is located in Yolo County. 819 Donner Way Woodland, CA 95695

Is it wrong for me to professionally convert my two-car garage to an apartment for him and make him live there? — Worn-Down Mom Dear Worn-Down: If you’re asking whether it’s selfish of you to convert your garage into an apartment for your son — no, absolutely not. But it might be “wrong” for different reasons, in that it doesn’t go far enough in creating space between you two. You need to set healthy boundaries with your son, for both of your sakes. It’s completely unacceptable for him to treat you so poorly. Also, it’s not healthy for him to be in an environment where he can avoid the consequences of his actions. As psychologist Noelle Nelson put it: “Enabling is helping a person in a way that feeds the dysfunction. Helping is being there for someone in a way that does not support the dysfunction.” I recommend attending a support group such as Families Anonymous before deciding on your next move.

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and dirt. Among the properties more particularly described in said resolution as set forth in a list of real property of which you are an owner of record on the last equalized assessment roll available on the date of said resolution. Unless the weeds, rubbish, refuse and dirt are removed by the owner by June 7, 2021, they will be removed and the nuisance abated by the District and the cost of removal assessed upon the land from or in front of which the weeds, rubbish, refuse and dirt are removed and will constitute a lien upon such land until paid. Reference is hereby made to the resolution for further particulars. A copy of said resolution and list of properties is on file in the Office of the Davis Fire Department, 530 Fifth Street, Davis, California. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME All property owners having any STATEMENT objections to the proposed removal Filed: 04/16/2021 of weeds, rubbish, refuse and dirt are FBN Number: F20210333 hereby notified to attend a meeting of 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) the Governing Board of the East Davis PARKSIDE APARTMENTS 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Fire Protection District to be held on May Principal Place of Business in California. 20, 2021, when their objections will be heard and given due consideration. Business is located in Yolo County. Dated this 15th day of April 2021. 1420 F STREET The Governing Board of the DAVIS, CA 95616 East Davis County Fire Protection District Mailing address: 4/21 1246 8 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 100 San Ramon, CA 94583 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), STATEMENT Residence Address, State, and Zip Filed: 03/31/2021 William R. Lewis and Duncan B. Lewis FBN Number: F20210287 3388 17 Mile Drive 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Pebble Beach, CA 93953 Plumbeeze 4. Business Classification: 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of General Partnership Principal Place of Business in California. 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Business is located in Yolo County. Registrant(s) commenced to transact 1810 Enterprise Blvd. business under the fictitious business West Sacramento, CA 95691 name or names listed above on: 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), 04/15/1996 Residence Address, State, and Zip “I declare that all information in BOSHART INDUSTRIES, LLC this statement is true and correct.” 1810 Enterprise Blvd., (A registrant who declares as true West Sacramento, CA 95691 information which he or she knows to be 4. Business Classification: false is guilty of a crime.) Limited Liability Company 6. Signature of Registrant(s): 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Harry Lewis, Partner Registrant(s) commenced to transact 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 1245 business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: PUBLIC NOTICE March 26, 2019 “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 NOTICE TO DESTROY WEEDS AND REMOVE RUBBISH, REFUSE AND DIRT false is guilty of a crime.) Notice is hereby given that on the 15th 6. Signature of Registrant(s): day of April 2021, the Governing Board Gary Melvin Boshart of the East Davis County Fire Protection BOSHART INDUSTRIES, LLC District passed a Resolution 2021-01 President of Garmel Holdings Inc., declaring that noxious or dangerous the sole member of Boshart Industries, LLC 1248 weeds are growing upon or in front of 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 the property on certain streets in the PUBLIC NOTICE District, and more particularly described in the resolution, and that they constitute NOTICE OF HEARING ON ENERGY a public nuisance which must be abated CONSERVATION AND LIGHTING by the removal of weeds, rubbish, refuse, UPGRADES PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 4217

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in place until we can return to in-person meetings. The meeting will be available for viewing on DJUSD Education Channel 17 or stream the meeting live at DJUSD TV. The hearing will include the Board’s consideration of an energy assessment. A copy of the assessment may be obtained at 1919 5th Street, Davis, CA 95616, or by contacting David Burke, Director of Facilities, at (530) 759-2182. Following the presentation of the report and its findings, any interested party may make an oral or written presentation in accordance with the Board’s standard policy for public comments at a Board meeting. Interested parties also may submit written comments on the report, its findings, the anticipated energy savings, or the proposed project prior to the hearing. The District requests that written comments submitted prior to the hearing be submitted to David Burke at 1919 5th Street, Davis, CA 95616, at least two (2) business days prior to the hearing. Following the hearing, the Board will consider whether to adopt a resolution finding that the proposed project meets the standards of Government Code section 4217.12. If the Board adopts such a resolution, then the Board also may consider whether to award the Energy Services Contract for the proposed project. 4/21 1249 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CV2021-542 1. Aidan Jackson Eagle Androphy filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Aidan Jackson Eagle Androphy to Aidan Jackson Eagle 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: 5/20/2021 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: #10 Room: ZOOM The address of the court is 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 3. a) A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Davis Enterprise 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616 Date: 4-1-2021 Samuel T. McAdam Judge of the Superior Court 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 1250 LIEN SALE

2020 UTILITY TRAILER VIN# 1UYVS2533L2812742 CA LIC# NONE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, on LIEN SALE 05-10-21 10:00 AM May 6, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon 3740 COMMERCE DR thereafter as the matter may be heard, WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95691 the Davis Joint Unified School District 4/21 Board of Education will hold a public hearing during its regularly-scheduled LIEN SALE board meeting to consider whether certain proposed energy conservation 1995 CHEV C3500 measures, including replacing existing VIN# 1GCHC39N0SE253772 lighting systems at Harper Junior High CA LIC# 7K20328 School and Korematsu Elementary LIEN SALE 05-10-21 8:00 AM School with energy efficient lighting 965 OLIVE DRIVE systems that meet the standards of DAVIS, CA 95616 Government Code section 4217.12 such 4/21 that the District may proceed to award LIEN SALE an “Energy Services Contract” as that term is defined in Government Code 2015 CHEV SILVERADO section 4217.11. VIN# 1GCRCRECXFZ282836 The health, well-being, and public safety CA LIC# 65086H1 of community members, public officials, LIEN SALE 05-10-21 8:00 AM and employees is the top priority for 965 OLIVE DRIVE DJUSD. The hearing will take place as DAVIS, CA 95616 follows: 4/21 The public is invited to call in and record their public comment for Board meetings. The phone line will be open at noon the day of the Board meeting. Dial (530) 757-5344 and follow the prompts to record your comment for a particular agenda item or for items not on the agenda. The message will be played at the appropriate time during the meeting. This voicemail system will be

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A little bit about bitcoin I ’ve been collecting coins since I was a kid, but not so much in the sense of looking for and assembling coins that are worth more than their face value. My coin collection, what my spouse refers to as a “collection of coins” is more what happens when one empties one’s pockets of change accumulated each day through the normal course of purchasing morning tea, paying for lunch, stopping after work to pick up groceries, that sort of thing. I’ve been returning quarters, nickels, and dimes to circulation and now I’m finally dealing with pennies, of which I estimate I have some tens of thousands. Mind you, I don’t want to give them back to circulation without some inspection and possibly finding a noteworthy or valuable coin; in essence, turning my collection of coins into a coin collection. So, I look at each one before putting it in rolls to take to the bank. This process stands in contrast to my reading about money in the news. The news today is about bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and a company called Coinbase that recently went public and instantly acquired an estimated value of $87.5 billion. That’s a lot of pennies. It is so new my spell-check wants to separate bitcoin into bit coin, and cryptocurrency into crypto currency. Anyway, as I pour over my pennies, one by one, I confess to a complete lack of understanding of what this new thing, “digital currency,” is and how it works. I suppose long ago people felt similarly about the invention of checks. “What, you’re giving me a piece of paper as payment? You’ve got to be kidding.” Or, further following the evolution of money and transactions, “Here’s my credit card. This piece of plastic is my promise to pay.” Which brings us to now. Seeking to make checks a thing of the past, if they aren’t more or less already, and to remove the role of banks in transactions involving credit cards, along comes digital currency, somewhat awkwardly labeled cryptocurrency. Awkward because “crypto” is defined by Merriam Webster’s dictionary as secret and sounds a bit nefarious. Anyway, the point I’m getting to is that I don’t really understand digital currency. This may be an evolution of money that in time becomes as familiar as checks and credit cards, but as of now, I’m pretty sure no one is using it to buy a cup of coffee. What caught my notice was a few articles about how much energy is required to run this new digital currency. Estimates are all over the map, and here are a couple of examples of that. Prepare yourself for a few words and terms that are very new, at least to me. A New York Times article explains how it works. “Cryptocurrencies use blockchain technology which relies on specialized computers racing to solve complex equations,

making quintillions of attempts a second to verify transactions. It’s that practice, called cryptomining, that makes the currencies so energy-intensive.” This process relies on a concept called “proof of work,” a “computing method that’s intentionally designed to be inefficient to keep currencies transparent and decentralized.” Proof of work “forces miners to compete to solve cryptographic puzzles in an intense race of trial and error, their computers together making more than 160 quintillion attempts a second to produce a new block. This competition keeps immense numbers of computers working at top speed around the clock and all over the world.” Just to review, a quintillion is a number followed by 18 zeroes. It can also be expressed as “a million trillion” or a “billion billion.” According to the New York Times, “Researchers at Cambridge University estimate that bitcoin, the most popular blockchainbased currency, uses more electricity than entire countries like Argentina do.” While this estimate has been challenged, no one disagrees that the computers require enormous amounts of electricity. The website Digiconomist estimates that “each bitcoin transaction requires tens of thousands of times more electricity to process than each Visa credit card transaction.” The article also cites, but does not identify, a new study in which researchers “warned that, if left unchecked, bitcoin mining in China — where an estimated two-thirds of the world’s blockchain mining takes place — could make it difficult for the world’s largest polluter to meet its climate goals” and that China’s Inner Mongolia region is moving to ban cryptomining “because it was hampering the province’s efforts to meet new carbon-emission targets set by the national government.” In all estimates, the energy usage, and greenhouse gas emissions, are a lot. But there’s another reason I’m not yet a bitcoin person. There’s a guy in San Francisco who bought 7,002 bitcoins back in 2002 and wrote the password to his bitcoin wallet on a piece of paper he can no longer find. He gets 10 tries and has used eight with no luck. Two more and the password is wiped away forever and he loses an estimated $225 million. I’ll bet my penny jar looks pretty good to him right about now, and I’ll stick with my bank and their system of “Did you lose or forget your password?” — John Mott-Smith is a resident of Davis. This column appears the first and third Wednesday of each month in the print edition of the Davis Enterprise. Please send comments to johnmottsmith@comcast. net.

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