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By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer While much remains unknown about how well current COVID-19 vaccines will work against the Omicron variant, health officials say history, particularly with the Delta variant, shows booster shots in particular should help provide some protection. Speaking during a White House briefing on Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to the president, said the mutations on the Delta variant somewhat diminished the protection induced by the vaccines, but booster shots made a difference. “(W)hen you get a high enough level of antibody … particularly when you boost it, you get a level so high that even if the mutations of various variants diminish that level of

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Davis’ community Christmas tree arrives at a foggy E Street Plaza on Tuesday morning. The city of Davis will host a tree lighting and other festivities downtown on Thursday, Dec. 2. The evening will feature performances, showings of “Merry Madagascar” at the Varsity Theater, Santa sightings and more. Festivities are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.

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Safeway reported a $1,900 loss, and Doroshov said the two suspects are believed to be responsible for similar alcohol thefts in the area, including one at a local Nugget Market. That night, thieves struck the CVS stores in East and West Davis, starting with the 1550 E. Covell Blvd. location at about 7 p.m. Doroshov said four suspects — three men and a

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woman — headed for the cosmetics department “and basically started loading up duffel bags,” making off with about $2,000 worth of goods. There were no confrontations during the incident, and no injuries reported. Doroshov said police obtained store security video with the hope of identifying the suspects. John Ebensteiner, manager of the CVS at The Marketplace on West Covell Boulevard, confirmed to The Davis Enterprise that his store got hit just

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After her freshman year at San Francisco State was cut short by the COVID19 pandemic, Marissa Ledesma fled from the campus vowing never to return. It wasn’t just the fastspreading coronavirus that poisoned the well. Her whole first year was a bust, from an emotionally trying saga with her roommate to paying a lot to live on a campus that she called “an unhappy place.” When classes remained virtual for all the 2020-21 school year, Ledesma instead enrolled at a community college online while living at home in Bakersfield to, as she said, “lay low while the world was figuring itself out.” But after a yearlong absence she’s again a San Francisco State student this fall — and a success story that the school, and the entire 23-campus

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Davis police investigate ‘brazen’ retail thefts Brazen thieves struck several retailers in Davis over Thanksgiving weekend, say police who are investigating whether they are related to so-called “smash-and-grab” crimes taking place throughout California and beyond. The first theft occurred at about 12:40 p.m. Sunday at the Safeway on Cowell Boulevard in South Davis, where two suspects entered the store and asked to see the alcohol selection secured in a locked cabinet, Davis Deputy Police Chief Paul Doroshov said. “Typically, these the are higher-priced spirit bottles kept under lock and key,” Doroshov said. “After the employee unlocked the cabinet, the suspects grabbed multiple bottles and fled from the store.”

The University of California extended the deadline to apply for undergraduate admission Tuesday after UC Davis and other UC campuses experienced connectivity issues in their computer systems. It was not immediately clear whether a flood of last-minute applications overwhelmed the system or if a different technical issue caused the disruption. The deadline to apply to UC campuses was originally Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 11:59 p.m. It has been extended by 24 hours to Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 11:59 p.m. However, applicants must have started their

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Briefly Store theft leads to robbery arrest A Davis man faces robbery charges connected to an alleged theft at the Russell Boulevard Rite Aid store Friday afternoon, according to police. Deputy Police Chief Paul Doroshov said the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Anthony Marcelles Wallace, allegedly threatened several people and claimed to have a knife after taking $500 in alcohol and tobacco products and stashing them in a backpack. Wallace was arrested on scene booked into the Yolo County Jail on second-degree robbery charges.

Disabled train disrupts travel Capitol Corridor train service was disrupted in Davis on Monday due to a disabled freight train. The train, which became disabled at about 2 p.m. east of the Amtrak station along Second Street, blocked passenger trains from accessing the tracks in both directions, according to the Capitol Corridor Twitter feed. As a result, dozens of Capitol Corridor passengers had to rely upon “bus bridge” service to bypass the Davis station until the freight train could be repaired and moved shortly before 10 p.m.

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BOUT THAT AGGIE GAME IN SOUTH DAKOTA ... It clearly wasn’t the outcome Aggie football fans had hoped for, but it’s good to remember there are 104 FCS teams that never got to play even a first-round playoff game this year. Except for the eventual champion, 23 teams that did make the playoffs will lose their final game of the year. The Aggies met and lost to a truly great football team at South Dakota State. As Dan Hawkins said afterward, it may not be the result anyone wanted, but you have to tip your hat to the Jackrabbits. Yes, there were some difficult losses, and the last three games were a struggle, but along the way to the playoffs the Aggies had wins over bowl-bound Tulsa and fourtime defending Big Sky champion Weber State, both on the road. Losing hurts. It always does. But great days lie ahead. Trust me on this. A CLASSY MOVE ... Although the Aggie Band did not make the trip to South Dakota State, when UC Davis players ran onto the field just before the start of the game they were greeted with the strains of Aggie Fight playing loudly over the Dykhouse Stadium

public address system. As I listened to the familiar sounds I had known since childhood, I imagined I was wrong about the Band not making the trip. Still, as I looked around the field and out onto the vast prairie beyond, there was no Aggie band in sight. And from my vantage point at the top of the stadium, I could see all the way to Minnesota. I was struck by what a kind gesture it was of SDSU officials to think of greeting the Aggies in this way. But that was not all. The same tune was played loudly again after the Aggies scored their first touchdown. I have honestly never seen such wonderful consideration of a worthy opponent in my many decades of covering college football. Someone back there in South Dakota has a heart of gold. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A WORD MAKES ... I was working

on a strict deadline after the game ended in South Dakota, which means I had to finish and send my story about the game to The Davis Enterprise before the bus left for the airport in Sioux Falls, 58 miles away. Unless, of course, I wanted to spend the rest of my life in Brookings, S.D. and maybe take a journalism class or two at South Dakota State University. The deadline was so tight that I was unable to even give my story the once-over to be sure I had spelled everyone’s name correctly and wasn’t confusing first downs with touchdowns. I made our eagle-eyed night editor, Kim Orendor, aware of my plight and she assured me she would go over my story with extreme attention to every detail. Not to worry. After the story had been posted online, she sent me the following email: “I did add ‘good’ to the SDSU coach quote, unless he really did say ‘we have some pretty running backs.’ ” Don’t know if those guys were pretty, but they sure were pretty fast.

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Chabad of Davis will ignite a public 9-foot menorah erected at Market Park at the Cannery, together with a community-wide celebration on the fourth night of Hanukkah, Wednesday, Dec. 1. Before the menorah lighting ceremony, a Hanukkah concert live performance will be put on by Yossi Rodal, Chassidic pop singer-songwriter. There will be Hanukkah goodies, children's arts-and-crafts, and Hanukkah candle kits available for all who need. The public menorah lighting was organized by Chabad Rabbi Shmary Brownstein, director of Chabad of Davis, who remarked, “The menorah serves as a symbol of the city of Davis's dedication to preserve and encourage the right and liberty of all its citizens to worship G-d freely, openly, and with pride. Specifically in America, a nation that was founded upon and vigorously protects the right of every person to practice his or her religion free from restraint and persecution, the menorah takes on profound significance,

embodying both religious and constitutional principles.” Davis's menorah is one of thousands of large public menorahs sponsored by Chabad throughout the world, helping children and adults of all walks of life discover and enjoy the holiday message. Throughout the state of California, Chabad will be presenting hundreds of Hanukkah events and celebrations, including public menorah lightings, giant menorahs made out of ice and Legos, menorah parades, latkes parties, giant dreidel houses, “Hanukkah Wonderlands” and more. To find a local event in NorCal or practically anywhere throughout the world, visit https:// www.ChabadOfDavis.org/ holidays/chanukah/Lighting_listing.htm. For more information about Hanukkah and a local schedule of events visit https://www. ChabadOfDavis.org/Chanukah. Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, recalls the victory more than 2,100 years ago of a militarily weak but spiritually strong Jewish people who defeated a ruthless enemy that had

overrun ancient Israel and sought to impose restrictions on the Jewish way of life, prohibit religious freedom and force the Jewish people to accept a foreign religion. During the occupation of Jerusalem and the Temple, the Syrian Greeks desecrated and defiled the oils prepared for the lighting of the menorah, which was part of the daily service in the temple. Upon recapturing the Temple from the Syrian Greeks, the Jewish people found only one jar of undefiled oil, enough to burn only one day, but it lasted miraculously for eight days until new, pure olive oil was produced. In commemoration of this event, the Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah for eight days by lighting an eight-branched candelabra known as a menorah. The menorah is placed in highly visible place to publicize the miracle, with its message of hope and religious freedom, to all. Today, people of all faiths consider the Hanukkah holiday as a symbol and message of the triumph of freedom over oppression, of spirit over matter, of light over darkness.

Another big-rig crash closes I-5 near Woodland By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer For the second time in several days, an overturned big-rig has closed one side of Interstate 5 and snarled traffic near Woodland. According to the California Highway Patrol, a northbound big-rig hauling hydroseed — a combination of seeds, mulch, water and fertilizer — overturned on the Elkhorn Causeway at about 7:20 a.m. Monday, spilling the green-tinted material across the roadway. The cause of the mishap remains under

investigation. Witnesses reported seeing the big-rig swerve prior to overturning, then striking a pickup. No injuries were reported. Northbound traffic, which at one point backed up into the Natomas area of Sacramento during the road closure, was diverted into County Road 22. The CHP expected to fully reopen the roadway at about 1:30 p.m. On Thanksgiving morning, a big-rig overturned on southbound I-5 near the County Road 102 onramp in Woodland, resulting in the freeway closure there for several hours.

LANDMARKS ON THE PRAIRIE ... On the ride from the airport in Sioux Falls to the stadium in Brookings, we whizzed past freeway exits for the childhood home of Laura Ingalls Wilder in De Smet, S.D., and the Spam Museum in Austin, Minn. Laura can wait, but I really did want to take a bite out of that Spam Museum. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer Burglars broke into UC Davis property west of Highway 113 over the weekend, stealing several vehicles and other equipment, campus officials reported in a crime alert. Shortly before 6 a.m. Saturday, the sliding access gate at 2145 Garrod Dr. was rammed open, resulting in the theft of a Facilities Management Ford Super F-450 truck equipped with a bucket crane. About four hours later, officers responded to the building on Campbell Road between Garrod Drive and Hutchison Drive, where "the gate had been rammed inwards, the locked building burglarized and a large air compressor stolen,” the crime alert said. Moments later, at about 10:15 a.m. Saturday, police received a burglary call from 154 Hills Dr.,

which is UCD’s Biological and Agricultural Engineering facility. "The suspect(s) burglarized the main locked building, stole a large assortment of welding equipment and tools,” officials reported. “The suspects stole two Ford trucks (non-university, one truck towing a dump trailer) and exited by ramming the north access gate.” Police later recovered the F-450 bucket truck from the West Village area at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday, but the remaining property remains outstanding. Police described one suspect as a white male, 5-foot-8 and 180 pounds, wearing an orange and black ball cap, black sweatshirt, gray jeans, black and white shoes yellow work gloves. Anyone with information about these incidents or additional suspects is asked to contact UCD police at 530-752-1727.

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OMICRON: Demand high for boosters From Page A1 protection, you are still within the range of some degree of protection, and that’s usually most manifested in protection against severe disease that leads to hospitalization,” Fauci said. “So when we say that although these mutations suggest a diminution of protection and a degree of immune evasion, you still, from experience that we have with Delta, can make a reasonable conclusion that you would not eliminate all protection against this particular variant,” he said. “Therefore … if you’re unvaccinated, get vaccinated; and if you’re vaccinated, get boosted.” Health officials are now recommending that everyone 18 and over and six months past their second Pfizer or Moderna shot or two months past their Johnson & Johnson dose get a booster shot as soon as possible. In Yolo County, residents have many options for getting boosters, including from healthcare providers and pharmacies. The county’s Health & Human Services Agency also has clinics scheduled this week targeting both boosters for adults as well as pediatric Pfizer doses for children ages 5 to 11. School-based clinics are for pediatric vaccinations only, including Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Harper Junior High School, 4000 E Covell Blvd. in Davis. Booster shots for adults will be available at two county clinics this week: n Thursday, Dec. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the HHSA Bauer Building, 137 N Cottonwood St. in Woodland. The clinic will offer Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots with appointments required for boosters. n Saturday, Dec. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Yolo County Office of Education, 1280 Santa Anita Court, #100 in Woodland, where Pfizer pediatric first and second doses will be available as well as booster shots for adults. To schedule an appointment, or find other vaccination options, visit myturn.ca.gov or call 1-833-422-4255 or visit

moments later, resulting in a $5,000 merchandise loss. “It’s been going on for years,” Ebensteiner said. “It’s been getting more bold, though, and it could be encouraged from what’s going on around the country.” While the four thieves largely targeted the cosmetics section this time, previously they’ve taken “anything they damn well feel like taking, because they know they can’t be stopped,” Ebensteiner added. “They don’t care what they destroy along the way.” Asked about security measures, Ebensteiner said there’s a private security officer who patrols the shopping center, “but he’s just one guy. … It happens so fast, you’d be lucky to catch them. The police can’t get here quickly enough.” Meanwhile, authorities

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www.yolocounty.org/get vaccinated Yolo County residents can also schedule a call-toorder vaccine at home or work, by calling 530-9023230 (English); 530-3793465 (Spanish). ———— Yolo County officials have reported high demand for booster shots at recent vaccination clinics, but the percentage of boosted residents remains relatively low. As of Nov. 22, the county reported that 17.7 percent of fully vaccinated county residents had received a booster shot. Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson reported last week that just two in five Yolo County seniors over the age of 65 had received their booster shots, and that is the group at the highest risk of severe disease and hospitalization. The vast majority of COVID-19 patients in Yolo County’s two hospitals have been unvaccinated, Sisson said, and those that were vaccinated are primarily older adults who had not received booster shots. “If you have someone in your life who is 65 or older, please encourage and support them to get a booster. It just might save their life,” Sisson said last week. On Tuesday, there were eight COVID-19 patients at Sutter Davis Hospital and Woodland Memorial Hospital, three of them vaccinated, according to county data. Meanwhile, nearly 40 percent of county residents are not yet fully vaccinated. As of Nov. 22, 69 percent of county residents had received at least one vaccine dose and 61.2 percent were fully vaccinated, according to the county's online COVID-19 dashboard.

———— While local officials are keeping an eye out for the Omicron variant — and the UC Davis Genome Center will be checking all positive samples for Omicron — the Delta variant remains the primary source of all COVID-19 infections locally. According to Healthy Davis Together, 340 of the 350 positive samples collected and processed by the Genome Center in November were caused by the Delta variant, including 57 of the 58 samples collected during the week of Nov. 21-27. The Genome Center sequences all positive samples collected by Healthy Davis Together and on the UC Davis campus. The Genome Center was the first to detect several variants in the region, including Alpha in February and the Beta and Gamma variants in April. Since it was first detected locally in May, the Delta variant has proven the most durable, accounting for more than 3,000 cases processed by the Genome Center since then. ———— While concerns about the Omicron variant and the potential for a winter surge in cases remain elevated, the local case rate remains steady. According to Yolo County data, there were 129 positive cases during the week of Nov. 24-30, down from 157 cases the week of Nov. 17-23; 152 cases the week of Nov. 10-16; and 215 cases Nov. 3-9. However, the Thanksgiving holiday likely led to fewer people testing. In fact, the UC Davis Genome Center reported 22,087 total asymptomatic

continue to investigate a Nov. 3 incident at TJ Maxx in the Target shopping center on Second Street, where staff reported that three suspects entered the store and stole roughly $1,600 worth of merchandise. According to Doroshov, “TJ Maxx security reported this was part of a theft ring targeting TJ Maxx stores throughout the Sacramento area." Doroshov said the thefts appear similar to other recent crimes in which multiple suspects enter stores — a few recent highprofile targets have included Home Depot, Nordstrom and Apple stores — and steal thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise over the course of several minutes. Late Tuesday, Doroshov pegged the combined losses at the two CVS locations at $14,000. Police tend to see an increase is such cases as the holiday season approaches, the deputy chief noted.

“While we cannot confirm all, or any, of these cases are tied to organized retail theft, cases involving multiple suspects are tend to involve some level of planning and conspiracy,” Doroshov said. “We encourage any retail establishment to immediately report such brazen theft cases to authorities as soon as it is safe and practical.” Anyone with information about the Davis thefts is urged to contact the Davis Police Department at 530-747-5400. The recent thefts occurred just several days after local law-enforcement leaders issued a joint statement on the recent increase in organized thefts. “Public safety is our top priority,” said Sheriff Tom Lopez, who also serves as chairman of the Yolo County Law Enforcement Administrators Coordinating Council, a group that includes all of Yolo County’s police chiefs and law

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Another pillar to boost graduation rates: overhauling large vital courses where a higher percentage of low-income students and students of color receive D’s and F’s. That idea isn’t without controversy, raising concerns in some corners that professors and lecturers may be pressured to become easier graders. Finally, campuses will provide every student with a digital degree planner. Each addresses reasons a student might not graduate: dropping out despite having good grades, failing a key class as a freshman or sophomore that craters their confidence, or wasting time and money by taking the wrong classes for their degrees.

tests during the week of Nov. 21-27 after averaging more than 40,000 tests each of the last 10 weeks. Tuesday also brought news of three more COVID-19 deaths in Yolo County, all of them Woodland residents. Since the pandemic began, 256 county residents have died due to COVID-19. ———— While it may be weeks before the the full impact of the Omicron variant is known, the state has issued Starting this February, recommendations to CaliSan Francisco State fornians on how best to launched an outreach protect themselves: campaign to bring back n Get vaccinated: Call 302 students in good aca833-422-4255 or visit demic standing who myturn.ca.gov to schedule enrolled in 2019 but an initial shot or booster dropped during the pandemic. So far 60 have n Wear masks: The Calicome back — a 20% fornia Department of Pubreturn rate — beating the lic Health “recommends campus’s modest goal of everyone wear masks in re-enrolling goal of 10%. indoor public places (such as grocery stores and movie “Honestly if they never theaters) regardless of vaccalled me, I probably cination status.” wouldn’t have come back,” In Yolo County, masks said Ledesma, who’s still are required in indoor pubon track to graduate in lic places. four years. n Get tested: “You The campus is now should immediately get applying the lessons it’s tested for COVID-19 if you learned for an even bigger are feeling any symptoms campaign: re-enrolling – regardless of your vacci15% of the 1,500 students nation status,” the state who were attending class advised. “COVID-19 symplast spring. toms can feel like a comNationally, the percentmon cold (including just age of freshmen who “the sniffles”), seasonal return for their second allergies, or flu. COVID-19 year of college declined by testing in California is free an “unprecedented” to anyone who needs it.” level during the pandemic, In Yolo County, free according to a July 2021 saliva-based testing is report from the National available through Healthy Student Clearinghouse Davis Together. Visit Research Center that https://healthydavistotracks national enrollment gether.org to learn more. trends. While in the past n Stay home if sick. few years around 75% of — Reach Anne Ternusstudents returned, just Bellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

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enforcement chief executives. “In the event that thieves target Yolo County businesses as we have witnessed in other parts of California, we are prepared to collaborate together with all of our allied agencies across Yolo County to investigate and arrest those involved,” Lopez said. District Attorney Jeff Reisig assured the public that those arrested will be held accountable. “Large scale theft crimes are detrimental to our community and we will continue to hold those who threaten the safety of our community accountable for their crimes, especially if violence is involved,” Reisig said. — See security-camera video at https://wp.me/ p3aczg-45Md. Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@ davisenterprise.net.

73% of students came back in 2020 — the steepest drop in a decade — the center found.

Fewer D’s and F’s One tell-tale sign that students may drop out is if they earn a D or F in two or more early classes, said Gold of Cal State. Analysts at the university system found that to be especially true for lowincome students and students of color. Cal State last fall had 686 courses, each with at least 100 students, in which more than 20% earned a D, F or withdrew, according to EdSource. To turn things around at San Francisco State, more than 80% of faculty since 2019 has been trained in redesigning their courses to boost student grades. The topics ranged from developing students’ study skills to avoiding prejudiced or racist assignments or student interactions. Professors, especially those who teach writingintensive and math courses required for all students, are encouraged to take the training and receive up to $1,250 each, stipends funded by federal COVID relief dollars. San Francisco State is still crunching numbers to see whether students earn higher grades in classes taught by professors who went through the training, said Maggie Beers, a vice president for teaching and learning at the campus. Still, a March survey showed that 82% of professors feel confident that what they’ve learned is making a difference. Some Cal States are seeing the rate of D’s and F’s drop by offering more tutoring, tweaking the curriculum or changing grading policies to accommodate students, including those who have packed schedules as parents or full-time workers. Others use early signs of struggle to refer students to academic advising.

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From Page A1 application in the online portal by Nov. 30 or their applications will not be accepted, the university announced Tuesday. The connectivity issue also impacted current students, many of whom were busy preparing for final exams. On Tuesday morning, UC Davis students began reporting difficulties accessing campus-related websites from off-campus internet servers. According to several reports, students lost access for several hours Tuesday to library databases, online health services, the campus’ learning management system, Canvas, and other sites, with many students unable to view assignments and course materials. According to an update posted online by UC Davis’ IT Express Service Desk, the

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ntertaining guests during the holidays isn’t just about a main course that calls all to the table. What often makes a festive gathering more fruitful is a spread of delicious appetizers, delightful drinks and divine desserts that keep loved ones coming back to the kitchen for more. For appetizing dishes from the first guest at the house to the last out the door, you can heighten the flavor and appearance of favorite recipes with one simple ingredient: apples. Ranging from tart to sugary sweet, finding the right balance for your palate is key. Scent can also influence taste, especially when you have a balanced sweetness with an uplifting, fresh aroma. Turn to an option like Envy Apples this holiday season for satisfying texture and taste with a consistently balanced, refreshing sweetness coupled with a crisp, elegant crunch. They make for an easy snack when eaten fresh out of hand but are also perfect for holding over pre-dinner appetites in small plates like this Bell-Issimo Brie Melt or Apple Stuffing Bites with Rosemary Gravy. The versatile flavor of apples isn’t just limited to foods, however. For the adults in the room, Pumpkin Spice Apple Cider with a splash of bourbon is a seasonally appropriate way to quench thirst and break the ice. Simply omit the

bourbon for a kid-friendly version so the whole party can savor a sip. Easy to spot with their crimson red skin over a golden background that practically glows, Envy Apples offer an easy, eyecatching way to try new tastes and celebrate joyful occasions together. The bright white flesh is naturally slow to brown when sliced for a fresher flavor in sweet treats like Apple Oat Crumble and Citrus Caramel Topping for a tasty way to elevate your holiday get-togethers. Find more sweet holiday recipes at EnvyApple.com. — Family Features

Apple Oat Crumble and Citrus Caramel Topping Ingredients: 3 tablespoons sugar ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 Envy Apples, diced into large cubes 1 tablespoon lemon juice ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ cup old-fashioned oats ½ cup cold butter, diced small ½ cup caramel ¼ teaspoon salt ½ orange, zest only 1 tablespoon orange juice vanilla ice cream Putting it together: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In bowl, stir together sugar and ground cinnamon. Toss apples in lemon juice then in cinnamon sugar mixture. Spread in

in serving dish and drizzle with gravy. Serve hot.

Pumpkin Spice Apple Cider Ingredients: 1 Envy Apple, diced 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice 2 ounces bourbon 4 ounces pumpkin spice apple cider demerara sugar Garnish with Envy Apple slices, cinnamon stick

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Relax with some Pumpkin Spice Apple Cider. 9-inch pie dish. In another bowl, stir together brown sugar, flour and oats. Using hands or fork, cut in butter until pea size crumbs form. Sprinkle evenly over apples. Bake 40-45 minutes until mixture is bubbling and golden brown. Remove

from oven and let cool 15 minutes. In small pot, whisk caramel, salt, orange zest and orange juice until warm. Spoon apple oat crumble over large scoop vanilla ice cream and top with salted citrus caramel.

Apple Stuffing Bites with Rosemary Gravy Ingredients: 1 box stovetop stuffing 2 tablespoons butter 2 cups diced Envy Apples ½ onion, diced small

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Show off your pouring skills with the Apple Oat Crumble and Citrus Caramel Topping.

Gravy: 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour 2 cups beef broth 2 teaspoons kosher salt 20 turns fresh cracked pepper 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon finely chopped rosemary

Putting it together: Preheat broiler. Cook stuffing according to package directions; set aside and allow to cool slightly. In large saute pan, melt butter saute apples and onion until tender. Set aside to cool slightly. Stir together stuffing and apple mixture. Spread stuffing on sheet tray and allow to cool in refrigerator. After cooling, form stuffing into medium bites and place on sheet tray lined with parchment paper. Broil bites until golden brown and slightly crispy. To make gravy: In small pot, melt butter and whisk in flour. Cook flour 1 minute, whisking frequently. Whisk in beef broth, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce; bring to boil, whisking frequently. Remove from heat and stir in rosemary. If desired, continue gently simmering gravy to thicken. Arrange stuffing bites

Putting it together: In pan over medium heat, saute diced apples in butter and pumpkin spice 5-10 minutes. In glass, combine bourbon and pumpkin spice apple cider; top with sauteed apples. Add demerara sugar then garnish with apple slices, rosemary and cinnamon stick.

Bell-Issimo Brie Melt Ingredients: 1 round brie (6-8 ounces) 2 Envy Apples ¼ cup walnuts ¼ cup dried cranberries firm crackers Putting it together: Unwrap brie and place on microwave-safe dish. Cut off top of brie round and microwave 60 seconds until middle is soft. Slice apples into thick wedges. Top brie with half the apples, crushed walnuts and dried cranberries. Serve with firm crackers and remaining apple wedges.

Gift shopping for wine lovers made easy A n advent wreath with its three purple and one pink candles was long a part of our holiday routine. We’d light a candle before dinner and sing a verse (the least religious among them) from “O Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel”: “O Come, thou wisdom from on high/ Who orders all things mightily/ To us the path of Wisdom show/ And teach us in her ways to go.” Nice, isn’t it? The last couple of years, though, we’ve let the ritual die. Too much trouble to make a wreath, too difficult to find the (environmentally sound) candles for it. This year I thought we should at least have purple candles for our table during the season; since Aloha Bay makes them from coconut/palm oil, I ordered a box. Such is the state of the post-Trump post office and pandemic Fed Ex that as I tracked (oh, the wonders of the internet) the package that seemed to make a home in every mid-western state, I doubted they’d arrive in time for the first Sunday of advent. They did, though, just. Along with our beautiful by leaf wreath from McFadden organic farm and winery in Mendocino. As we sit down to our advent dinners, I remind myself to smell the bay, light the candle, and raise a glass to friends and family, our local farmers, and the lovely folk who make our wine. And then we sip. It’s a small ritual but a sustaining one that

focuses my thoughts on the little pleasures that have assumed a big place in lives changed beyond recognition as wariness, vigilance, and, yes, advancing age take their toll. And so it was with delight I came across, on the shelves of the Co-op, a wine called Hope. A semillon from Hope Estates in Australia’s Hunter Valley, it’s fruity (citrus and apples), crisp, minerally and perfectly dry, though the honey notes signal sweet. I went back for more, but the Co-op is currently out; Sterling hopes to have it back next week. It was, I have to say, lovely to have a bottle on our table with a huge HOPE on the label. Of course, in my household a plate of good fresh food and a bottle of interesting vino are always called Hope. I trust this is true for you, as well. And what better way to share that hope than giving the gift of wine? It doesn’t have to be the finest Champagne, though bubbles, evidence of life in the bottle, seem particularly appropriate. So I begin my holiday gift suggestions with one of my favorite sparklers. Like the bay wreath, it (or, rather, they — the brut now has a rosé sibling) comes from Guinness McFadden’s farm and has won a host of big awards every year since its first vintage in 2013. It’s made by the traditional Champagne method with estategrown chardonnay (Potter Valley

AVA) and pinot noir and is aged in the bottle for four years before release. It costs $35, a modest price for a sparkler of this quality (really, all the lovely notes of a real Champagne), and there’s a special holiday offer of a bottle plus one of their bay wreaths for $67. Wreaths alone often cost this much, and these are particularly fragrant and festive (and useful — you get a whole harvest of bay leaves when the wreath dries out). McFadden also offers garlic braids, herbs, and other farmsourced gifts — a side project that provides full-time, year-round employment for their team. I’m a big fan. A local wine seems particularly appropriate as a gift, and you can’t get much more local than another delightful sparkler, the Salengo Brut Rosé, made by Berryessa Gap winemaker Nicole Salengo. Like the McFadden it’s a Champagne-method wine; and also like the McFadden, made from pinot noir and chardonnay — and a dollop of pinot meunier,

all from North Coast AVA. Available at the BG winery or Winters tasting room for $40. Or how about the gift of a beautifully labeled bottle (a single raptor on a blue background) that just happens to contain an intriguing wine for less than $20 (Co-op and The Pip)? It’s the 2020 Charbono from Napa winemaker Kenny Likitprakong under his Folk Machine label. Charbono is one of the heritage grapes of California (the others being zinfandel and valdiguie, two of Kenny’s other specialties), Kenny located Brian Babcock in Suisun Valley, who had a small block of the now-rare grape. It does very well in our area and this delicious wine is deep and dark yet light on its feet and only 12.5% alcohol.

have now twice recommended Margins wines, made by UCD alum Megan Bell (the Co-op has a good selection). Except for the pinot noir, which is $36 (and worth every penny!), the bottles run about $25, both red and white. And, yes, the labels are beautiful with delicate black and white line drawings and a splash of color. Even more impressive, of course, is what’s in the bottle; if your recipients are natural wine lovers (or lovers of wine in general), they’ll be thrilled. Try especially the rare (in California) and unusual negrette, an ancient variety from Cyprus, known for its violet aroma; these

grapes, though, are from Calleri Vineyard in San Benito County. I attempted to make a special dinner this week of pumpkinpotato gnocchi, which were a spectacular flop (the laborious little things completely dissolved in the boiling water), so I just boiled up some dried pasta to go with the mushroom-tomato-wine sauce. Thus, it wouldn’t have been such a special dinner after all, but for Megan Bell and her fantastic negrette. My dinner companion, who can usually guess alcohol content quite accurately, was stunned that the intense wine is only 11.8%. Finally, if you’re not invested in giving a local wine, here’s a bargain gift in a great bottle — the Frico by Scarpetto (Co-op, $10). This Tuscan red blend is mostly sangiovese with a touch of native canaiolo, ciliegiolo and colorino — all grown organically. To be honest, I chose it because of the label with its charming drawing of the rear half of a pig. I assume the implication is that it would go well with a nice pork loin — or holiday ham — but we much enjoyed it with a cauliflower and tomato curry. And that HOPE? Well under $15. Such a small investment for a dollop of hope. Spread it around. — Susana Leonardi is a Davis resident; reach her at vino susana@gmail.com. Comment on this column at www.davis enterprise.com.

But often simplicity is at the heart of wisdom. Here the speaker recognizes the universal generosity of nature, as well as farmworkers and grocers and truckdrivers, in sustaining and feeding her, and by implication all of us. Studdard’s ascription to Thich Nhat Hanh is likely based on his idea that all of the cosmos can be seen or experienced in every single object, if we pay enough attention. I am grateful for this poem that reminds me to never take the ordinary miracle of an egg, a cow, a farmer, even a paper bag, for granted. Melissa Studdard is the author of five books, including the

poetry collection “I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast,” the poetry chapbook “Like a Bird with a Thousand Wings,” and the young-adult novel “Six Weeks to Yehidah,” as well as a forthcoming collection of poems, “Dear Selection Committee.” Her work has been featured by NPR, PBS, The New York Times, The Guardian, and Houston Matters, and has also appeared in a wide variety of periodicals, such as POETRY, Kenyon Review, Psychology Today, New Ohio Review, Harvard Review, New England Review, and Poets & Writers. — Julia Levine Davis Poet Laureate

Poem of the month I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast By Melissa Studdard It looked like a pancake, but it was creation flattened out— the fist of God on a head of wheat, milk, the unborn child of an unsuspecting chicken—all beaten to batter and drizzled into a pan. I brewed some tea and closed my eyes while I ate the sun, the air, the rain, photosynthesis on a plate.

I ate the time it took that chicken to bear and lay her egg and the energy a cow takes to lactate a cup of milk. I thought of the farmers, the truck drivers, the grocers, the people who made the bag that stored the wheat, and my labor over the stove seemed short, and the pancake tasted good, and I was thankful. — after Thich Nhat Hanh — From “I Ate The Cosmos For Breakfast,” (St. Julian Press, 2014), permission by the author. ————

November is a month of gratitude. Attentiveness seems to me to be at the heart of gratitude, and this is apparent in Melissa Studdard’s poem, “I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast.” I love so much about this poem, including Studdard’s imagery, in which a pancake is compared to creation flattened out, or more accurately, as the fist of God on a head of wheat. I also love the spare construction of this poem which is made up of three sentences of roughly equal length and meter. In poetry, the idea that form enacts experience is seen in the simplicity of the form and the speaker’s meditation on her simple breakfast.

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Raleigh W. Klein 1949 — 2021

Raleigh Klein was born in San Francisco. He passed away in Davis from pancreatic cancer. He was 72 years old at the time of his passing. There are two red-letter days in Raleigh’s life. The first took place in April 1982, when he married his bride of 39 years, Nan. The second took place in December 1988, when their son, Jim, was born. Raleigh lived almost his entire life in the Bay Area, growing up in Palo Alto, where he attended Palo Alto High School (go Vikings). He attended UCLA (go Bruins), where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Political Science/ International Relations. Raleigh is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He spent his junior year abroad at the University of Birmingham, England. While there, he became a fan of English football and has continued to support his local team, West Bromwich Albion (go Baggies). Raleigh returned to the Bay to attend business school. He graduated with an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (go Cardinal). After five years as a CPA, Raleigh entered the equipment leasing industry, where he remained for the rest of his professional career. He retired from Bank of America Leasing & Capital Group well before the 2008 meltdown. During his time in the equipment leasing industry, Raleigh held various

treasurer and CFO positions, before turning to the marketing side. During his banking career, Raleigh negotiated numerous complex financial transactions involving railcars, airplanes, satellites, power plants, and the like. His final financial position was as managing director of a worldwide group of quantitative analysts responsible for structuring transactions. Raleigh and Nan lived most of their married life in Alameda, an island city in San Francisco Bay. Through their son, they became involved in typical events which deepened their ties to the community, including youth soccer, Little League, High School and summer baseball, parents’ association events, and the like. After retirement, Raleigh participated as much as possible in charity work in the Bay Area as part of the Stanford Business School Alumni Consulting Team (ACT) program. Through this program, as a member of a series of teams, Raleigh provided free consulting services to local non-profits in the arts, the environment, family services, health, and education. Raleigh and Nan moved to Davis, near Sacramento, in 2016. They wanted to escape the ever-increasing traffic while continuing to live in a community that valued education and diversity. Davis fit the bill nicely. Raleigh started taking OLLI classes through UC

Davis Extension. He particularly enjoyed discussion classes on Atlantic, KLEIN New Yorker and scientific topics. Despite having taken several classes in the subject, Raleigh continued to be mystified by quantum mechanics, through no fault of the instructor. Raleigh also became a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge in Davis, the largest such lodge in North America. Through the Odd Fellows, Raleigh was able to take part in events that benefited the community while also having a very good time with his fellow members. Raleigh was awarded the Member of the Year award in 2019. Raleigh was an avid fan of local sports teams in the Bay Area. Thanks to his dad’s work with KCBS Radio — including being the voice of Stanford sports and then the 49ers – Raleigh was able to attend numerous special events, including a Final Four, three World Series, two Super Bowls, and the NBA finals (go Giants, go A’s, go Niners, go Warriors). Beginning at age 11, Raleigh began to keep stats for his dad’s broadcasts. Working together until his dad’s retirement led to a great many pleasant experiences. While at the University of Birmingham, Raleigh traveled throughout England as much as possible, and then throughout Europe for breaks and the

summer. The travel bug never left Raleigh. Raleigh and Nan were able to travel to various special spots, including the Galapagos, Australia for a total eclipse, and Germany to visit with relatives in Berlin and near Frankfurt. Raleigh and Nan also took an annual baseball trip after they retired, seeing the country through the various major league, spring training, and minor league ballparks. Raleigh is survived by his wife (Nan), his son (Jim), his sister (Karen Brown), and various cousins, nephews, and nieces. Raleigh was preceded in death by his parents, Don and Jeanne Klein, and by his brother, Gary. A celebration of Raleigh’s life will take place at the Odd Fellows Hall in downtown Davis when pandemic circumstances permit. His remains are being scattered around San Francisco Bay. A remembrance page has been set up at ForeverMissed.com to share your memories. The address is raleigh-w-klein.forevermissed.com This page will also be the place where you will find information regarding the Celebration of Life when it has been scheduled. In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to one of the following favorite ACT clients of Raleigh — Seacology (seacology. org), or Mission Neighborhood Health Center (mnhc. org), or to another worthy organization focused on the environment, health services for the underserved, or education.

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Wendell Phillip Jacob July 17, 1929 — Sept. 29, 2021

DAVIS, Calif. — “Davis has gone dark” would be the headline that was, in an mirthful way, envisioned by Wendell P. Jacob for this occasion. Born in Woodland and raised in Davis, Wendell Jacob passed away peacefully Sept. 29 at the age of 92 at his family home in College Park surrounded by his daughter, daughter in-law, son and his fiancé. A gifted storyteller with a wealth of knowledge, he related tales of shenanigans at Davis High School, and early jobs and as a 35mm projectionist at Davis’ first Varsity Theatre, where his love of the movies was born. Following his service in the United States Air Force and electronic engineering at RCA, he was a wellrespected business owner for the last 45 years. He was known by many as the “Music Man” as he saved, restored and installed in his home the Moller lobby

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Our friend ... the atom? I t’s hard for those of us living now to grasp the complexity of the decision by President Truman to drop nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Prior to these two events, a “bomb” was a destructive device of fearsome power but limited effect. The bomb on Hiroshima was dropped on August 6, 1945 and was followed by a second bomb on the city of Nagasaki on Aug. 9. There were two other cities selected as targets but Japan surrendered after the first two. Again according to Wikipedia, “Over the next two to four months, the effects of the atomic bombings killed between 90,000 and 146,000 people in Hiroshima and between 39,000 and 80,000 people in Nagasaki; roughly half occurred on the first day. For months afterward, large numbers of people continued to die from the effects of burns, radiation sickness, and injuries, compounded by illness and malnutrition. Most of the dead were civilians, although Hiroshima had a sizable military garrison.” I have often wondered how, after seeing the carnage of the first bomb there could have been a decision to drop a second, though military leaders and the President apparently did so in order to avoid massive American and allies’ casualties in an attack on the island of Japan. The atomic bomb changed how people thought about warfare and began an arms race to build bigger and more powerful weapons that plagues us to this day. Dwight. D. Eisenhower, the former Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe, succeeded Truman as President and worried that what he referred to as “the miraculous inventiveness of man” would forever cast atomic energy as “Atoms for War.” On December 8, 1953 he went to the United Nations and delivered his “Atoms for Peace” speech to warn about the destructive power of atomic bombs and to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy. Which brings me to my first awareness of atomic energy. In 1957 an episode of the television series Disneyland featured “Our Friend the Atom” as part of a publicity campaign for peaceful applications of atomic power. If memory serves, this framed the issue for the public for a good while afterwards. Simplifying, nuclear energy was argued by many, including environmentalists, to be safer than coal. The near meltdown at Three Mile Island and the catastrophes at Chernobyl and Fukushima, cast nuclear energy in a dubious light. This vastly oversimplifies the history of nuclear power, but bear with me. I get a fair amount of mail responding to my columns. I received more than a few for my recent wonderings about the role of nuclear power in responding to the climate crisis. One in particular came from a Davis resident, Marvin Goldman that caught my attention

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DHS students find skating community over quarantine By Xochitl Armien-Funk HUB Staff

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Junior Jeremiah Haskins performs a trick at the skate park in Community Park.

For junior Nomar Palomares, skateboarding had always been a part of his life: however, he began taking it seriously during the pandemic. His uncle “showed (him) the roots of it, like how to skate a little bit so I at least knew how to push myself before I started to really skate,” Palomares said. Junior Jeremiah Haskins also picked skateboarding up as a quarantine hobby. “I’ve always had a skateboard since I was like 9 or something but I haven’t really started trying till like last year,” Haskins said. He had always been exposed to skateboarding in part by his father and videos on Youtube. Quarantine allowed him the time to put the practice in and began to skate. Senior Bryan Cruz got into skateboarding in middle school in his neighborhood, but got back into it around two years ago. “I grew up with people having skateboards when I was younger but I wouldn’t actually learn to skate until quarantine,” Cruz said. Famous vertical (ramp) skateboarding pioneer Tony Hawk

inspired both Palomares and Haskins. “Tony Hawk revolutionized skating,” Haskins said. Another skateboarder that they both look up to is Nyjah Houtson, a famous street skater and Davis native. Houston is best known for his high placement at many competitions as well as competing in the Tokyo Olympics of 2020. One of few female skaters, junior Sydney Giosso says that “Being a female in the skate community is great because I can get other females inspired to try it.” Palomares enjoys skateboarding because “It’s just fun to do, it’s relaxing, stress relieving and it’s a really beautiful thing,” he said. “You just hang out with friends, do tricks all day if you can, you get to ride around as much as you can.” “To me skateboarding is more than just a hobby it taught me so many things growing up (like) how important it is to create lots of memories and meet new people and places,” Cruz said. On average, Palomares says that he spends around three hours a day skating. When learning a new trick, he saod that putting the time into

practice is key. “Practice makes perfect,” he said. For Haskins the practice he has put in pays off when learning tricks. “When I started practicing it probably took me a good few months (to learn a trick) but as I got better and better and kept practicing...it probably takes like a week,” Haskins said. Cruz also uses skateboarding as transportation. “(I) believe it’s important to always use a skateboard to go places and it also helps get more board control and getting comfortable on the deck,” Cruz said. Both Haskins and Palomares feel that skate culture is misrepresented in the media. “People have the misconception that skateboarders they some bad kids and all that but I feel like skating can be like a sport like basketball, football and all that,” Haskins said. “If I can consider dancing a sport you might as well call skateboarding a sport,” Palomares said. Cruz disagrees with them saying that he feels like skateboarding is not a typical sport. “I don’t wanna be in a team winning or losing a game ... I don’t like being a competitive person.”

Women’s water polo completes historic season By Declan Fee HUB Staff The Davis High women’s water polo team just capped off a historic season with a second place finish in the regional tournament. To truly understand the team’s success this season, you have to go back to the start, in early September. A couple of monstrous wins — 13-7, and 22-3 — over highly ranked teams gave the Devils a hot start to the season. Davis continued the dominance until the team met Miramonte, to which they fell 9-6, giving them their first loss in the fifth game of the season. Davis then won six more, including a 30-1 win over Franklin. The Blue Devils had a re-match with Miramonte that went into double overtime, but lost 10-7. A 14-game win streak followed by another loss to Miramonte, gave them first place in the division, and put them in good position for the ensuing section tournament. Two big wins set the team up for the section finals against Granite Bay. Repeating their rout of Granite Bay from earlier in the season, the Devils won sections 20-3. The regional tournament now lay before the girls, but the team was confident in its ability to continue the strong season. “We worked hard all season for this opporunity, and we all knew what a big deal it was ... We were excited to do our best, and showcase our hard work,” said sophomore Claire Miller. Seven goals from junior Kenzie Walker got Davis the win in the quarter finals, 20-9 over Leland High School. The group were now ready to face the Soquel Knights, a team that Davis had not yet faced this year. At the end of regulation the teams were tied 7-7, and they continued into overtime. Both teams netted a goal to keep the score tied, earning another overtime. A scoreless second overtime brought the teams into a third overtime. With time running out, junior Malaya Wright scored a goal, giving Davis a spot in the championship game. Thee were set to play its familiar foes, Miramonte, in the finals. Davis played a hard fought game, with multiple goals from Walker and Wright, but in the end, were not able to secure first place. Looking back on the season, the team is grateful for the opportunity to play with this group and perform on the stage that they did. “To have the privilege of playing with them was amazing ... I’m extremely proud of us,” said junior Alyssa Waterson.

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Softball suffers from inadequate facilities By Mattias Rowenbale HUB Staff With only one lit softball field in Davis, Davis Youth Softball Association practices are cut short by the early winter sunsets. The only lit field is owned by the City of Davis and is expensive to rent, making it hard to use reliably. However, the lack of lighting is not the only problem that Davis softball teams face. Instead, it is just one consequence of the absence of proper facilities. DYSA practices on many fields around Davis, but playing on each brings its own set of challenges. Most are unlit and therefore unusable after dark, many don’t have bleachers or structurally sound dugouts, and some even have grass and dirt that make it very hard to play on. The difference is stark when compared to the Davis Little League complex’s lit fields, bleachers, covered dugouts and batting cages. According to DYSA and highschoolsoftball coach Tracy Frank, the discrepancy between baseball and softball in Davis started a long time ago.

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“In Davis baseball has a long standing tradition . . . [and] they had a facility that was kind of built for them years and years and years and years ago,” Frank said, “And since then, they’ve had opportunity because of it.” Frank says that one of the biggest barriers keeping DYSA from improving facilities is the lack of fundraising ability. “[It’s important] making sure that [fields] are well groomed and taken care of because if you neglect them they’re a mess,” Frank said, “but it all comes down to fundraising and fundraising is hard to do.” While Davis Little League generates profit through selling advertisements in the form of signage on their fences, DYSA is not allowed by the City of Davis to post signs. As for what can be done to improve the state of the DYSA fields, Frank says “knowing that most of these sports organizations rely a lot on fundraising and getting the word out that they exist is kind of most important.” While the Davis High softball program has a similar need for better facilities, the DHS team isn’t quite as

concerned about fundraising. According to coach Mike Trask, all of the improvement and upkeep of the DHS fields need to happen on an individual level, and there aren’t enough people for the work to get done. “It’s like a committee of one or two or the three of us [coaches] that are trying to get stuff done,” Trask said. “Basically, just not a lot of people care.” But these fields and their upkeep are very important to the players. Maintenance issues, such as problems with the DHS batting cage net, impact the performance of players. “There [are] like holes in the cage and it [is] practically rotting down. So with people jogging and biking around, you have to really be aware of what you’re doing,” freshman Alessandra Trask said. For Davis softball players, proper facilities wouldn’t just mean physical improvements to the fields, they would also mean stronger softball programs overall. “I think it’s a wonderful community, and being able to add to the facilities . . would improve our experience,” Trask said.

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Commit anew to innovation economy By Matt Horton and Aaron Melaas Special to CalMatters

s California contemplates how to create more and better high-paying jobs, our dominance in hightechnology industries provides a unique set of tools to provide residents with economic opportunity. But the Golden State risks squandering its advantages without new approaches to developing and retaining innovative talent, particularly as high-tech industries are drawn to incentives in other locations. The foundation of knowledge-based economic development in California has long been bolstered by its research and development credit. First created in 1987, it provides firms conducting qualified research activities with a 15% tax credit on overall expenses and a 24% tax credit on basic research, including wages paid to employees engaging in or supervising R&D. While the specific effects of the credit on investment are difficult to quantify, various studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of similar research credits, and local firms have cited its influence on their planning. In 2015, the Milken Institute analyzed the effectiveness of the R&D credit in our report on “California’s InnovationBased Economy.” Our report suggested benefits surrounding expanding the credit, particularly to help offset high local operating costs. As many of those costs have continued to rise, however, state leaders have prioritized short-term concerns at the expense of sustaining the state’s long-term comparative innovation advantage. When the state confronted a projected $54 billion deficit during the early stages of the pandemic, leaders placed a three-year cap on business tax incentives, including the R&D credit. Despite protecting the state’s fiscal outlook by increasing general fund revenues, this move increased cost uncertainty for businesses at a time when economic volatility was already high. For three decades, this incentive had helped businesses lower the risks inherent to investing in product and process improvements, but the policy change signaled a diminished commitment to innovation-led growth. There were already signs that California’s edge in hightech employment was starting to diminish. In industries where R&D is a cornerstone of firms’ ability to compete for market share — such as information and computer science; architecture and engineering; life and physical sciences; and arts, entertainment, and media — the proportion of state residents employed in 2015 was 26% higher than it was nationwide (8.7% to 6.9%, respectively) according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. By May 2020, California’s edge had dropped to 20% over the national average (8.9% to 7.4%). And since last year, several high-profile high-tech companies have announced their departures from the state.

alifornia is now at an inflection point, with a projected surplus of $31 billion but no clear commitment to restore the R&D credit. The analysis in the Milken Institute’s new report: “Sustaining California’s Innovation Economy Through Investments in R&D” illustrates the continued value of R&D in terms of supporting high-wage jobs growth in California as well as providing the investment necessary to capture a broader range of innovation hubs. By comparing the state’s R&D credit with similar incentives in other states, we also seek to promote a conversation about ensuring that innovation-oriented firms choose to pursue growth opportunities in the Golden State. Our new report provides three main suggestions for consideration by state leaders: n Reintroduce the net operating loss provision. Relatively newer firms — including startups at the pre-revenue stage and companies that have not yet turned a profit — don’t generate enough income for the credit to provide a clear incentive for investment in R&D. n Offer refundable and tradeable R&D credits for small businesses. Small businesses create a disproportionate share of new jobs and can be major sources of innovation and entrepreneurship. n Provide additional incentives to invest in basic research. Providing incentives for the private sector to invest in basic research — including sponsorship of academic research that can take longer to bear fruit commercially — helps reduce marginal research costs and provides job pathways for graduates. As firms and businesses reorient to the realities of booming remote work and employees leaving the workforce, California cannot rest if it wants to maintain its competitive innovation advantage while minimizing the number of businesses expanding R&D operations elsewhere. Through bold actions, state leaders can also send a clear signal of their commitment to support for the state’s most innovative firms. Not only will this restore competitiveness by providing incentives for in-state R&D, but these investments can also generate new assets — from jobs to patents and licensing income – that support more inclusive economic opportunities around the state. — Matt Horton is a director at the Milken Institute’s Center for Regional Economics and California Center. Aaron Melaas is associate director of the Center for Regional Economics at the Milken Institute. They wrote this for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s Capitol works and why it matters.

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Car shopping will go electric O n Aug. 5, President Biden signed an executive order “that sets an ambitious new target to make half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric or fuel cell electric vehicles.” While such a goal could be meaningless, the industry appears to be moving in that direction without laws forcing them to do so. In recent years, investors have poured hundreds of billions of dollars into Tesla and EV startups. Eight established auto manufacturers have announced plans to exclusively make EVs — either plug-in hybrids or fully battery powered — beginning in 2030 or a few years after that. Most other brands are investing billions of dollars to grow their EV production. For example, Stellantis — formerly known as Fiat-Chrysler — is spending $35.5 billion on EV production through 2025 and will have 55 electric cars and trucks for sale in the U.S. and Europe four years from now. Stellantis expects 40 percent of its units sold in 2026 will be electric. Cadillac is no longer making any new models with gas engines. By 2030, every new Cadillac sold will be a battery-powered EV. General Motors, which owns Cadillac, has announced 100 percent of its vehicles will be electric by 2035. GM is investing $35 billion through 2025 in electric vehicle technology. By 2025, half of all Volvos sold worldwide will be fully electric. By 2030, Volvo will no longer make gas or diesel powered vehicles. Beside wanting to help stop the climate crisis, consumer interest in electric vehicles — not even considering rebates — is rapidly rising for multiple reasons. The reduction in range anxiety, for one, is a game-changer. The new Ford F-150 Lightning, for example, can travel 300 miles on a charge when carrying 1,000 pounds of cargo. If the bed is empty, Ford says the Lightning could go over 400 miles. Second, the network of highspeed charging stations is filling in across the country. According to greencars.com, in 2020 there were 13,627 fast-charge stations and

71,975 in America. “That’s a 6.9 percent increase over 2019.” Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan includes building 500,000 new charging stations by 2030. Before this decade is out, it will be far easier to find a place to charge an EV than to buy gas. Third, it now takes much less time to power up an electric vehicle than it did a decade ago; and the time to do so may soon be on par with filling a gas tank. You can charge an EV from nearly empty to full in 30 minutes, currently. But Purdue University — with funding from Ford — announced a breakthrough in November that should reduce that time to five minutes. According to businessinsider. com, “Researchers developed a cable that uses liquid-and-vapor cooling to accommodate a current of over 2,400 amps, almost five times that of today’s most advanced EV chargers.” Tesla Superchargers now deliver up to 520 amps. To bring charging times down to 5 minutes, the Purdue researchers say only 1,400 amps are needed.

ourth, the cost of electrics, relative to gas and dieselpowered vehicles, is falling. That is largely a consequence of companies being able to make better batteries for less. The price of batteries per kilowatt hour has fallen 89 percent over the last decade. Today, the average price for a kilowatt of power per hour in an EV is $137. The same power generation in typical cars burning gasoline is $100. According to a report on bloomberg.com, “lithium-ion packs are on track to drop to $92 per kWh by 2024 … and $58 per kWh by 2030.” Fifth, electric vehicles are less expensive to drive and maintain. A study done by Consumer Reports “found maintenance and

repair costs for EVs are significantly lower over the life of the vehicle — about half — than for gasolinepowered vehicles, which require regular fluid changes and are more mechanically complex. The average dollar savings over the lifetime of the vehicle is about $4,600.” Additionally, Consumer Reports says that a typical EV owner “can expect to save an average of $800 to $1,000 a year on fueling costs over an equivalent gasoline-powered car.” That assumes gas prices over the next decade average $3.02 per gallon.

he CR study was published in October of 2020. One year on, gasoline prices have gone up 49.6 percent. So the fuel savings for an electric vehicle owner now likely range from $1,200 to $1,500 per year. An additional reason more consumers want to buy an electric vehicle is independence. You can’t drill for oil in your backyard and refine it into gasoline in your garage. You can, however, put solar panels on your roof and use the energy to power up your car. The price per watt for rooftop solar fell by 64 percent from 2010 to 2020. In 2019, the United States emitted 6,558 million metric tons of greenhouse gases. Of that, 29 percent came from cars, trucks, trains, ships, airplanes and other vehicles. As American transportation transitions from internal-combustion to electric engines, we are going to need to produce several billion more kilowatt hours of electricity. Most of that will likely be from solar and wind. Even without considering the huge increase in the price of oil in the last year, onshore wind and thin-film photovoltaic solar are the cheapest forms of electricity we have. We won’t solve the climate crisis just by buying electric vehicles. More than 70 percent of America’s greenhouse gas emissions come from activities other than transportation. But as our cars, trucks, buses, trains and ships go electric and our electricity production shifts away from fossil fuels, there is hope on the horizon. — Rich Rifkin is a Davis resident; his column is published every other week. Reach him at Lxartist@ yahoo.com.

Letters Voting rights Consider, now, two dormant sections of the 14th Amendment and how they might affect upcoming elections, and who can serve in Federal and State positions. Section 2 reduces Congressional representation when a state restricts the right to vote in any of multiple categories: choice of the electors for president, vice president, representatives in Congress, state executive or elected judicial officers, and members of the state legislature. The penalty of reduced representation is valid not only when the right to vote is denied, but also “in any way abridged,” which covers a multitude of evasions and restrictions. The basic rule is, when a state abridges the right to vote of its citizens in any of those categories it loses a proportional number of seats in Congress. This in turn, it seems, would reduce the number of electors in the Electoral College for a discriminatory state. Section 3 bans from all state and federal offices, of all kinds, including military, any person — not just citizens — who once having sworn any oath of office to support the Constitution of the United States “shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against (the Constitution) or given aid and comfort to the enemies therof.” This also seems to empower a broad application. Section 2 is so dormant that copies of the Constitution have failed to reflect the obvious impact of the 19th Amendment (the right to vote shall not be abridged on account of sex) on its language, for more than 100 years. Section 2 is broader in application than, although confirmed by, the 15th Amendment’s more narrow language banning restriction on voting due to “race, color, or previous conditions of servitude.” Section 3’s impact would seem obvious and extensive, if “insurrection or rebellion” are clear. Both Sections could still be actively enforced. Dan Cohen Davis

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G Street vision After a recent outing to a non-restaurant business along the closed section of G Street (luckily found a parking spot near The Davis Enterprise at lunch hour), I came up with an idea for a possible work around to improve the G Street dilemma. I noticed that the old Davis Lumber building sits on a site that would be perfect for a retail/parking garage. Demolish the existing building and construct a retail/ parking structure (four stories with roof parking and solar panels) on that site with entry access along the alley behind G Street (eliminate all parking on the alley). The small parking area now on G could be converted to an open-air green space (lots of trees). Restaurants with outdoor dining would be required to construct permanent street structures that meet stringent city requirements not blocking sidewalks and any retail business would also be allowed to create an outdoor space. All businesses along this section of G Street would have offstreet parking available at the new parking structure, G Street parking would be eliminated. The parking structure should not create an issue for the area directly East of the tracks since there are no homes for that entire block. Funding would come from city redevelopment, the city operates the pay parking structure, a win-win for all. John Clark Davis

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Sudoku 2 t LIEN SALE 2004 CADI ESCALADE VIN# 1GYEC63T04R232017 CA LIC# 7MLP632 LIEN SALE: 12/20/2021 AT: 8:00 AM 965 OLIVE DRIVE, DAVIS, CA 95616

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20210930 10/27/2021 kquam, Deputy

Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: 1) RT GRAPHIX Physical Address: 707 SYCAMORE LANE UNIT 101 DAVIS CA 95616 Mailing Address: 707 SYCAMORE LANE UNIT 101 DAVIS CA 95616 Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) ELK PACE INC 07 SYCAMORE LANE UNIT 101 DAVIS CA 95616 Business Classification: Corporation Starting Date of Business: N/A s/MUHAMMAD RIZWAN TUFAIL Official Title: PRESIDENT Corporation Name: ELK PACE INC I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/Recorder, kquam, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published: November 24, December 1, 8, 15 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CV2021-1995 To all interested persons: Petitioner: Wei Che Tsai filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a) Present name Wei Che Tsai to Proposed name Jerry Weiche Tsai b) Present name Wei-Che Tsai to Proposed name Jerry Weiche Tsai c) Present name WeiChe Tsai to Proposed name Jerry Weiche Tsai d) Present name Wei_Che Tsai to Proposed name Jerry Weiche Tsai THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 7, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Dept. 9 The address of the court is Yolo Superior Court Clerks Office - Civil 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each 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: Davis Enterprise. Date: November 12, 2021 DANIEL M. WOLK Judge of the Superior Court Published November 24, December 1, 8, 15, 2021 #1573

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JAMES MCELROY CASE NO. PR2021-0256 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the lost WILL or estate, or both of JAMES MCELROY. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ARIELLE MCELROY ROSATI in the Superior Court of California, County of YOLO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ARIELLE MCELROY ROSATI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent's lost WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The lost WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/05/22 at 9:00AM in Dept. 10 located at 1000 MAIN STREET, WOODLAND, CA 95695 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner ANDREW NEF - SBN 336226 LAW OFFICES OF DANIEL A. HUNT 2200 E. BIDWELL ST. FOLSOM CA 95630 12/1, 12/3, 12/10/21 CNS-3533086# THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE Published December 1, 3, 10, 2021

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20211004 11/19/2021 mlindstrom, Deputy Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: 1) YOLOyardcare Physical Address: 216 F St #77 Davis CA 95616 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) MICHAEL ROJAS 835 EUREKA AVE DAVIS CA 95616 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 10/1/21 s/MICHAEL ROJAS Official Title: Corporation Name: I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/Recorder, Micha Lindstrom, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published: December 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 CITY OF DAVIS ORDINANCE SUMMARY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 16, 2021, the City Council of the City of Davis introduced, and on December 7, 2021, the City Council shall consider adopting the following entitled ordinance: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DAVIS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND RESTATING SECTION 15.02.070 “PURCHASE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS” OF ARTICLE 15.02 “PURCHASES” OF CHAPTER 15, “FINANCE AND TAXATION” OF THE DAVIS MUNICIPAL CODE, THE TITLE OF CHAPTER 32, “MANAGEMENT OF GARBAGE, OTHER WASTES, RECYCLABLES AND FEES THEREFOR,” AND 32.01 “IN GENERAL” AND ARTICLE 32.03 “ADEQUATE AREAS FOR COLLECTING RECYCLABLE MATERIALS” OF CHAPTER 32, “MANAGEMENT OF GARBAGE, OTHER WASTES, RECYCLABLES AND FEES THEREFOR,” OF THE DAVIS MUNICIPAL CODE, REGARDING MANDATORY ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL REDUCTION, AND MAKING A DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION UNDER CEQA The proposed ordinance amends Chapter 15.02.075 of the Municipal Code, Purchase of Recycled Products and Chapter 32.01 Management of Garbage, Other Wastes, Recyclables and Fees Therefor and 32.03 Adequate Areas for Collecting Recyclable Materials. In 2016, Senate Bill 1383: Short-Lived Climate Pollutants established statewide targets to reduce the amount of organic waste disposed of in landfills (50% reduction by 2020 and 75% by 2025) and set a goal to rescue at least 20% of currently disposed edible food by 2025 and redirect that food to people in need. The regulations to achieve the goals of SB 1383 were finalized by the state in November 2020 and take effect in January 2022. The City is required to update the municipal code to be in compliance with these new regulations by January 2022. Some of the changes include updated definitions, new requirements for businesses to provide organics and recycling bins for customers, an edible food recovery program, a self-hauler program with recordkeeping requirements, equal access to recycling and organics collection service, and other updates to clean-up outdated items in Chapter 32 and protect stormwater quality. Changes in Chapter 15 included linking the purchase of recycled products in the City to the State Public Contract Code. The above summary constitutes the major highlights; to obtain a full understanding of the ordinance, a reading of the document in its entirety may be necessary. A certified copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance may be viewed in the City Clerk’s Office, 23 Russell Boulevard, Davis, California, and/or copies may be obtained at a nominal charge. 12/1 #1596

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DONNA L. YACKEY CASE NO. PR2021-0251 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DONNA L. YACKEY, DONNA LEE YACKEY A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: MICHAEL F. YACKEY in the Superior Court of California, County of: Yolo THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: MICHAEL F. YACKEY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on DECEMBER 16, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in Department 9 located at 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Signed: LILIT A. MINASYAN, DROBNY LAW OFFICES, INC. ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER 4180 TRUXEL ROAD, SUITE 100 SACRAMENTO, CA 95834 916-419-2100 12/1, 12/3, 12/8. #1571

diagnosis, but it was too late. One of the biggest issues concerns questions or comments from others. When I hear ignorant remarks from adults, I consider the source and move on. But I’d like to add something to your information when it’s a child who wonders. I always answer the child. Most recently, I shared a table at a Japanese restaurant with a family who had a daughter who looked to be 8 or 9 years old. When I left, I got onto my scooter, and the child asked me why I needed it. I told her the truth: I had smoked when I was younger, and I ruined my lungs, so I can’t walk very far or for very long NOTICE OF LIEN SALE now. I tell that to children Notice is hereby given pursuant to California Business every time. If even one child and Professional Codes remembers me and doesn’t #21700-21716, Section 2328 smoke, it was worth it. of the UCC of the Penal — Life With a Disability Code, Section 535 the undersigned, StorQuest ExDear Life: Thank you so press Self Storage of Woodmuch for your beautiful land, will sell at public sale letter. by competitive bidding the personal property of: Name: You are making rainBrent Merrell, Joanna Del bows out of clouds and Toro, Rashelle Collins, saving lives. By continuing Nathaniel Damian, Kelsi to use your own suffering Mitchelle, Jason Reich, Ch antel Morris, Cynthia to help others not suffer, Padilla, Nichole Huth, you will live a life filled Jessica Pelfrey, Johnna with joy and compassion. Paul, Shane Rosin and Tina Thank you for that. Perez. Property to be sold: household goods, furniture, appliances, clothes, toys, tools, boxes & contents. Auctioneer Company: www.storagetreasures.com The Sale will end at 10:00 AM, Dec.16, 2021. Goods must be paid in CASH at site and removed at completion of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. StorQuest Express Woodland 1610 Tide Ct. Woodland, CA 95776 (530) 383-7737 12/1, 12/8. #1580

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HELP WANTED Senior Planner – Community Development & Sustainability Dept. Salary $8,018.40 - $9,746.53 Monthly. City of Davis, 23 Russell Blvd., Davis, CA 95616. FFD: 12/06/21. See job bulletin at www.cityofdavis.org for min. req. or call (530) 757-5644, TDD (530) 757-5666; City emp. appl. req. EOE.

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20211019 11/24/2021 MLindstrom, Deputy Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: 1) Rx Consultants Physical Address: 15 Palm Ave., Woodland, CA 95695 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) Richard I. Sakai 15 Palm Ave. Woodland, CA 95695 2) Joy E. Sakai 15 Palm Ave. Woodland, CA 95695 Business Classification: General Partnership Starting Date of Business: N/A s/Richard I. Sakai / Joy E. Sakai Official Title: Corporation Name: I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/Recorder, MLindstrom, Deputy Clerk State of California, County of Yolo Published: December 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 #1595

LEGAL NOTICE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Yolo County Board of Supervisors will be conducting a public hearing on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, beginning at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, utilizing teleconference and video conference applications that will be identified on the agenda released for the meeting at least 72 hours in advance. The purpose of this hearing is to consider amendments to the 2021-22 master fee resolution; and to approve the proposed fee changes associated with Agriculture, Assessor/Clerk-Recorder/Elections, Community Services, Financial Services, and Health & Human Services Agency. All interested parties are invited to attend the meeting and provide any comments they believe are appropriate. Send written comments by December 6, 2021 to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at 625 Court St., Room 204, Woodland, CA 95695 or by email to clerkoftheboard@yolocounty.org. List of proposed fees are on file with the Clerk of the Board for public review. You may also subscribe online to receive email notifications and updates on proposed fee changes. To subscribe, go to www.yolocounty.org, select the Email Subscription Signup and check ‘County Fees.’ Dated: November 24 and December 1, 2021 Julie Dachtler, Senior Deputy Clerk Yolo County Board of Supervisors Published November 24, December 1, 2021

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: Elaine Ann Kasimatis CASE NO. PR2021-0258 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Elaine Ann Kasimatis A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Katja Kasimatis in the Superior Court of California, County of Yolo. The petition for Probate requests that: Katja Kasimatis be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/05/2022 at 9:00AM in Dept. 10 located at 1000 MAIN STREET, WOODLAND, CA 95695 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Reques t for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner Preston L. Morgan 417 E Street Davis, CA 95616 (530)758-0757 Published November 28, December 1, 5, 2021 #1582

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30 Fail badly 31 Words of acceptance 33 “Is this such a good idea?” 35 Request from a host 37 Where I-25 meets I-40: Abbr. 38 Pippi Longstocking feature 41 Things on the heads of some outlaws 45 Controvert

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28 Twice tetra29 Many takers of 30-Across: Abbr. 31 Whirl or twirl 35 Sinus doc 36 Grim Reaper’s implement 38 Big retailer of outdoor gear

42 Normandy battle site in W.W. II 43 Backup singer for Gladys Knight 47 Montezuma’s people 49 Only major Texas city on Mountain Time

55 Spice whose name consists of two consecutive pronouns 56 Bark like a lap dog 60 Fuel from a bog 61 North-of-theborder sports org.

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53 Sweet cake topper

65 Good name for a museum curator?

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54 Malted, e.g.

66 “___ what?”

39 Three-ingredient sandwiches, for short

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67 “East” on a grandfather clock 68 Band’s hired hand 69 Brewski 70 Beats by ___ (headphones brand) 71 Full of S curves DOWN 1 Alternatives to Maytags 2 Modest and shy 3 Chinese philosopher who wrote the “Tao Te Ching” 4 Fateful day for Caesar 5 Word before tea or Fett 6 What some ugly ducklings turn into 7 Flowering plant also known as horsemint 8 Colorful garden perennial 9 “Suh-weet!” 10 Awaken 11 Goof 12 ___ Jam Recordings 13 Castaway’s “Help!” 19 Canful at a gas station 21 Venison 25 Something played that’s not a game 26 ___ Boyardee 27 Harleys, in slang 29 Poison ivy eruption

59 “I’ll take that as ___” 60 Classic line from the Blue Öyster Cult sketch on “S.N.L.” 64 Pot-au-___ (French stew) 65 How some will solve this crossword 66 Start of a playground selection process 67 Humorous suffix with “most” and “best” 68 Religious offshoots 69 Made ewe cry?

DOWN 1 “Wabbit” pursuer Elmer 2 Diarist Nin 3 Mel who voiced 1-Down 4 Grassy field ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE (UPSIDE DOWN) 5 Greek “H” ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE 6 Dressed like a Supreme Court A D L I B S B B C R E D S justice M E A D O W E E O O R E O 7 Overturn A M O E B A E G O S U R F S N U T S A N D B O L T S 8 Ogreish sort A R S S E A N P E R C H 9 Hockey great S E E R S E L I E O H O Bobby A N A R M A N D A L E G 10 Scamp B A T S I N G C L E F S 11 Strong urge L I G H T N I N G R O D A M I A R E A N O S E D 12 Sarong, for one B E F I T A C T S P L O 13 Some fine art F R A N K E N S T E I N 18 Imitates A L L E Y C A T E C H E C K 23 Humorous suffix L E I A I I I R O A D I E with “crap” and B E E R D R E T W I S T Y “schnozz”

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New York Times Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 Off-the-cuff remarks 7 London TV inits. 10 Dark wines 14 Place for daisies 15 Fair-hiring letters 16 Treat with a 71%-to-29% cookie-to-cream ratio 17 Microscopic life form 18 Looks for web content about oneself 20 Basic, practical details 22 “___ Poetica” 23 Connery who played 007 seven times 24 Catbird seat? 28 Crystal ball gazers, e.g. 31 Nobelist Wiesel 33 “Well, what a surprise!”

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30 Fit of irritation 32 Head of a train: Abbr. 35 Tennis’s Kournikova 36 Big name in pesticides 37 ___ Ray, 1950s-’70s leading man 38 Spill the beans 39 “Je t’___” (French words of endearment) 40 End-of-the-week shout

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44 Item left at home 59 Battery liquid on casual Fridays 60 Trash-hauling ship 45 Place for a guard 49 Goes 60 in a 30m.p.h. zone, say 50 Draw out 51 Shrek’s companion in “Shrek”

61 Kind of cuisine offering tom yung goong and tom kha kai 62 Edmonton’s prov. 63 Spike or Gypsy Rose

53 Worrier’s opening 64 “Tuesday is words the hardest 54 Urging for a crossword of the reluctant person week,” e.g.

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Gentle Sudoku 1 Complete the grids so that every row, column and outlined 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9. No number will be repeated in any row, column or outlined box.

PUZZLE BY JOHANNA FENIMORE

25 Prep for a surprise party, in a way 26 Big dog’s bark 27 Nemesis 30 Doesn’t just assume, say 31 Attired 32 Mirin and sake 33 Made level 34 Also 35 Subj. of arms talks 36 ___ funk

39 Hanks’s “Sleepless in Seattle” co-star 40 Sound from a fan 41 Portable structure that’s pitched 46 Exist 47 Skin layer 48 Uninspiring 50 Overseer of Hamlet’s duel with Laertes 51 Council site of 1545

52 Absorbs, as body moisture 53 “Laughing” scavenger 54 New Haven Ivy Leaguer 55 ___ au lait 58 Begged 61 What the tangent of 45° is equal to 62 Something that’s catchy? 63 Actress Arthur

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THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2021 B7

The good and bad of being the elder spokesman

swept up the gold medals for all events I entered at the Encore Senior Games in Palo Alto on Nov. 21. This could have been because I was the only competitor in my age group. My favorite is the 400-yard individual medley because I get the most “Atta boys” when I finish. The downside is that I stall the competition for about 15 minutes. That I was the only representative of Davis Aquatic Masters made me miss the team competition that our retired coach Stu Kahn use to organize for various swim meets all over the west. Stu designed colorful T-shirts with the names of all team members on the back. What I liked was

that even swimmers advanced in age could contribute points to the team. With Stu coming back as a member of the DAM Board old times may return. Our new coach, Steve Clossick, has already run a successful meet, the End of of Summer Splash in Woodland. Also elected to the Board are Dan Sperka and Kevin Waterson. n Brutality: Coach Clossick says that is plenty of time to swim your 13th annual Ross Yancher Brute Squad. It is happening now and will continue through Dec. 18. All Tuesday workouts are Brute Squad. Tuesdays and Thursdays you can swim during your workout time.

Saturdays 9 and 10 a.m. For Wednesdays and Fridays, contact Coach Steve at brutesquad@ damfast.org. What is the Brute Squad? It’s a simple event, 200 fly, then a 400 IM, then a 1,650 free. Your time is the total time, from the start of your 200 fly to the end of your 1,650 free. Brute Squad Lite? Similar, swim 100 fly, 200IM,

and a 500 free. New for Brute Squad this year: Use swim gear in this special event. Given all these options, Coach Clossick is hoping for 180 competitors. There are three teams competing: the Surly Birds, the Masters Minute and the Squid Squad. Sign up forms and information are at damfast.org. n The DAM annual meeting will be held on Sunday at the Davis Senior Center. It’s been a while since DAM has done this, so remember, it’s a potluck. n Where is my gas mask? It was like a scene from a World War I gas attack. Somebody dumped way too much chlorine in Schaal Pool.

The result was three teams of blinded, coughing and sputtering water polo players. Another result was the cancellation of the UC Davis men’s water polo game against University of the Pacific. The winter session of master’s water polo will begin at Schaal Pool on Jan. 5. It will be Wednesdays only. Coach Kandace Waldthaler is conducting an online survey to determine whether members would like to play from 7:30 until 9 p.m., or 8 until 9:30 p.m. Register at daviswaterpolo.org. — Mark Braly’s Masters Swimming column is published the first Wednesday of each month. Contact him at mark braly@sbcglobal.net.

Speedy Jackrabbits put an end to the UC Davis football season By Bob Dunning Enterprise staff writer BROOKINGS, S.D. — Unleashing a powerful running game that at times seemed unstoppable, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits rolled to a 56-24 win over the UC Davis Aggies on Saturday afternoon in a first-round FCS playoff game before a crowd of 3,681 at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium on the SDSU campus. The loss in the singleelimination playoff featuring 24 teams ends the Aggie season at 8-4. The Jacks, 9-3, now move on to meet Big Sky Conference champion and No. 4 seed Sacramento State Dec. 4 at Hornet Field. The Aggies had hoped to get a second shot at the Hornets after suffering a 27-7 loss to Sac State to end the regular season. South Dakota State’s ground game was virtually

unstoppable all afternoon as the Jacks rolled up 433 yards on the ground, averaging more than 10 yards per carry. The Aggies were also done in by six interceptions, two thrown by Miles Hastings and four by Hunter Rodrigues, who came on in the second half. Three of the thefts were performed by Dalys Beanum, who took the third one 59 yards for the final Jackrabbit score. “We were excited to get a win in the playoff, and excited to get a win against a really good football team, but a lot of things went our way,” said SDSU coach John Stiegelmeier. “We got on a roll and we have some pretty good running backs and it worked today.” SDSU used a 1-2 punch of Isaiah Davis and Pierre Strong to take control in the second quarter after the Aggies had taken a 10-7 lead on a 4-yard

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UC Davis quarterback Trent Tompkins (18) runs with the football and looks for room to run while tight end Evan Bearden (86) blocks in Saturday’s FCS playoff game at South Dakota State. touchdown pass from Miles Hastings to C.J. Hutton. Davis had 217 yards on just 15 carries, while Strong added 175 yards on 19 carries. “Our guys are really

excited about our football team and the opportunities we have. We beat a very good and well coached football team,” added the SDSU coach. The Aggies had 402

yards of total offense to 532 for their hosts, but simply couldn’t overcome the six interceptions. “You look at the stat line in any game and if you have

six turnovers, you’re not going to win,” said Aggie head coach Dan Hawkins, who was gracious in defeat. “I’m really proud of our guys,” he said. “It’s been a long season for us, like it has been for the Jackrabbits. But to get to this time of year and play in the playoffs, I give our guys a lot of credit. You have to tip your cap to the Jackrabbits. You get in the fire and sometimes it’s painful and sometimes it’s joyous, but I hope our guys will always be willing to get in the fire. “Our seniors have elevated this program in so many ways to a place where we couldn’t have imagined a few years ago. I wouldn’t trade these dudes for anyone. “We’re building a championship program and we’re making strides, but we still have a long way to go.” — Contact Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenter prise.net.

Aggie men’s water polo team BASKETBALL: Digging itself a hole ready for NCAA Championship From Page B8

Special to The Enterprise The No. 7 UC Davis men’s water polo team makes its eighth postseason appearance on Thursday, heading to the Speiker Aquatics Center on the campus of UCLA for the opening rounds of the NCAA National Collegiate Water Polo Championship. The Aggies, champions of the Western Water Polo Association for the sixth time in the program’s history, take on No. 4 Long Beach State, champions of the Golden Coast Conference, at noon. This year marks the first-ever meeting between UC Davis and Long Beach State in the postseason. The winner of the UC Davis-Long Beach State game takes on top seed USC on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game would also be played at Speiker Aquatics Center. The championship game will take place Sunday at 2 p.m. UC Davis is making its eighth alltime postseason appearance in the National Collegiate Championship, previously earning berths in 1974, 1975, 1996, 1997, 2016, 2017 and 2019. The Aggies will be making their second straight appearance in the national tournament after opting out of the 2020-21 season due to the pandemic. UC Davis is a combined 4-9 in the NCAA Tournament, finishing third nationally in 1996, fourth in 1997 and fifth in 1974. The Aggies fell to Pepperdine in a back-and-forth, 15-12, decision in favor of the Waves in 2019 in an opening round match in Stockton.

Leyson named WWPA Coach of the Year After leading UC Davis to its sixth Western Water Polo Association title and fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last six years, Daniel Leyson was named the Western Water Polo Association Coach of the Year according to a vote of his peers as announced by the league office on Tuesday. It is the fourth career honor for Leyson, adding this year’s award to the mantel alongside coach of the year honors won in 2016, 2017 and 2019. It is the seventh time that the WWPA Coach of the Year trophy resides in Davis after Tom Elson won the award in 1996 and Steve Doten twice captured the honor

Local roundup in 2007 and 2010. Leyson has guided the Aggies to a combined 145-74 (.662) record and a 48-4 (.923) mark in league play in nine years at the helm of the UC Davis program, posting undefeated conference records five times in that stretch. The 2021 campaign marked the sixth consecutive winning season under Leyson’s directrion dating back to 2015, winning 18-or-more matches in five of those years. The award comes on the heels of a 2019 campaign that saw the Aggies post an 18-8 overall record and a 7-1 mark in WWPA play heading into this week’s NCAA Tournament. Senior Nir Gross was named the league’s player of the year and picked up first-team honors, while Logan Anderson was named to the second team and Aaron Wilson and Aleix Aznar Beltran were named to the honorable mention squad. All four student-athletes also earned spots on the WWPA All-Tournament team, with Wilson picking up Tournament MVP honors while helping UC Davis outscore the opposition by a 43-19 count en route to the tournament title.

DHS girls wrestling Five Davis High girls wrestlers competed at the Folsom Girls Invitational at Folsom High on Saturday. Avangeline Turner finished 3-0 in the 143-pound class. One of her wins included beating state-ranked grappler Alana Ontiveros from Pitman High of Turlock. Kelsey Bordios finished 3-2 on the day in the 126s. “Kelsey wrestled very tough all day, and the effort she puts forth during every match is incredible,” said Davis head coach John Rosendale. Juana Peralta finished with a 2-2 record in the 111s. Andrea Gonzalez finished 2-2 in the 121s and Brooklin Cienfuegos went 1-2 in the 116s. “After watching the girls fantastic performance today, several things stood out to me,” said Rosendale. “The drastic improvement of all our returning wrestlers: Avangeline, Kelsey, Juana and Andrea Gonzalez. The absolutely amazing effort from all of our returners as well as Brooklin, and how supportive all of our wrestlers were of one another.”

on a 12-point run to take the lead for good. The Aggies crawled back within 23-22 on a 3-pointer by Caleb Fuller with 6:24 left in the half, but the Academy responded with a 13-0 blitz and led 38-26 at the half. Things only got worse for the Aggies after that. A long-range bomb by Adrian ByrdJelinek gave the Knights a 50-33 advantage, which they stretched to 61-40 at the midway point of the second half. The Aggies made a brief run to cut the deficit to 64-52 on a bucket by Ezra Manjon with 6:33 remaining. But rather than wilting under the pressure being applied by their Division I hosts, the Knights responded with four straight field goals to put the game away for good. “We have to get back to playing Aggie basketball and that starts on the defensive

end of the floor,” Les noted. “We need to decide how and when we’re going to come out of this hole we’ve dug for ourselves. It’s not going to just magically happen. Three weeks ago, we left Utah State feeling pretty good about ourselves,” Les added in reference to UCD’s 72-69 season-opening win over the USU Aggies, the only loss Utah State has suffered this season. “I told the kids we need to come back tomorrow with a sense of purpose, a sense of urgency and a sense of identity. I believe in this group and we as coaches will do everything we can to make them better. This is too good of a basketball team to not be playing at a higher level.” The Aggies host University of the Pacific at 6 p.m. today, followed by UC Merced at 2 p.m. Saturday. Big West Conference play starts at home Dec. 28 against UC Riverside.

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A solid Foundation DHS boys and girls teams off to a good start By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor GRANITE BAY — One win and an almost win. The Davis High boys and girls basketball teams made the trek to Granite Bay High to play the Grizzlies’ squads in the Sac-Joaquin Section Foundation Games on Monday. The Blue Devil boys had a slow start but finished strong and produced a 70-63 victory over Granite Bay. In the girls’ game, Davis and Granite Bay exchanged leads several times in the fourth quarter. But the host Grizzlies Mike Bush/Enterprise photo escaped with a 58-55 win. Davis attempted two free throws with Davis High guard Malia Abrenica (5) drives 8.5 seconds left on the clock and a Granaround a Granite Bay player in Monday’s ite Bay 58-54 lead. But the second three Foundation Game at the Grizzlies’ gym. throw was purposely missed, in hopes of rebounding the basketball Davis High girls squad, and getting an extra offenplus seven other teams. sive possession. But the All of the games of the Blue Devils turned the ball three-day tournament over, which gave Granite will take place inside the Bay the ball and win. Next game: Thursday at South Gym. The wins and losses of the Holiday Tournament at Davis will take on Monday’s Foundation Archbishop Mitty, TBA Woodcreek of Roseville at Games do not count 8 p.m. toward a team’s overall Other games on Thursrecord. day are Dixon vs. Whitney Admission to Monday’s of Rocklin at 3:30 p.m., games at Granite Bay, and Pleasant Valley of Chico the entire section, is an Next game: vs. McClatchy of Sacraeffort toward raising Thursday vs. Woodcreek, first mento at 5 p.m., and money for the A. Dale round of Speck Tournament, Shasta vs. Folsom at 6:30 Lacky Scholarship and 8 p.m. p.m. Women in Sports ConferWinners of Thursday’s ence. games will play Friday at 6:30 and 8 p.m. On Thursday, the Davis boys will make Losers of Thursday’s games play at 3:30 the trek to the Bay Area to compete at the and 5 p.m. Holiday Tournament at Archbishop Saturday’s games will start with the Riordan High. The Blue Devils will com- seventh-place contest at 9 a.m. The conpete at the tournament through Satur- solation championship game is scheduled day. at 10:30 a.m. The third-place game would go at 3 p.m. and the championship game at 4:30 p.m. — Contact Mike Bush at mike@ On Thursday, the 48th annual Dorothy davisenterprise.net. Follow on Twitter: Speck Tournament will take place for the @MBDavisSports.

Devil boys 70, Grizzlies 63

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Davis High’s Zachary Ayers races toward the finish line at the State Cross-Country Championship.

Ayers 5th in state Devil boys team 10th, girls finish in top 20 By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor Zachary Ayers and the Davis High boys cross-country team had a strong showing at the California Interscholastic Federation Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday. Competing in Division I, Ayers, a senior, took fifth place with a time of 14 minutes, 55.6 seconds. He shaved off nearly five seconds off his time in October, when he and the Blue Devils competed at the Clovis Invitational that was also at Woodward Park. Ayers also took fifth place with an even time of 15 minutes. The start of Saturday’s race, according to Ayers, was quick. “My goal was to stay with top guys,” said Ayers of the runners on the Newbury Park team, which is out of the Southern Section and won the D-I team title. “Even though it was fast, I just kept at that pace.” Ayers corrected his error he felt he made at the Clovis Invitational, which was falling back early. A strong start, he felt, was going to be a factor at the state meet. “I kind of fell back ... away from that group,” recalled Ayers of Clovis Invitational. “I just wanted to do what I could to stay with that group, trying to keep at a fast pace, up until the end.” The Blue Devil runner was already thinking of placing, and eventually, lowering his time at the Clovis Invitational. Placing in the top five was very gratifying for Ayers. “I’m really happy with it,” Ayers said. “This whole season, it’s been my goal to be in the top five by state meet. I was really happy with that.” Davis High head coach Bill Gregg felt that the warm weather toward the end of November also played a key role toward

Ayers’ success. “He ran, really, a fabulous race,” Gregg said. “I think Zach was pleased.” Other Blue Devil runners who placed were sophomore Connor Cougevan, who took 40th place at 15:52.2. Ryan Mitchell was 50th at 15:58.8. Cole Dudley 91st at 16:27.6. Leo Hymus 171st at 18:00.6 and Cooper Ferguson 174th at 18:15.7. Davis, as a team, took 10th place with 284 points. Delta League rival Jesuit took fifth place with 202 points. Newbury Park, out of the Southern Section, took first place as a team with 16 points. “There’s some satisfaction at being 10th in that,” Gregg said. “We came into the meet unranked. The boys were really proud.”

Grizzlies 58, Devil girls 55

Dorothy Speck Tournament

Girls As a team also competing in D-I, Davis finished at 18th place with 452 points. “A mixture of fast action,” said Gregg of the girls’ place in D-I. Fellow Sac-Joaquin Section foe Oak Ridge, a member of the Sierra Foothill League, took third place with 147 points and McClatchy of Sacramento was 16th with 359 points. Buchanan of Clovis, from the Central Section, won the division with 51 points. Norah Dulaney placed the highest for Davis. A junior, Dulaney was 79th at 19:24.3. “Norah was really trying to break 19 minutes, and she was on track on that for a while,” said Gregg of Dulaney. Abby Carroll, another junior, followed for the Blue Devils, taking 88th place at 19:36.7. Grace Dwyer, a senior, took 107th at 19:59.7 and Emily Castles, another senior, took 127th at 20:22.3. “I thought Abby had a really, wonderful race,” said Gregg of Carroll. “The second half of her race, she was passing a number of runners.” A group of juniors rounded out placing for Davis. Anna Kelly was 159th at 21:12.8. Amie Huang was 165th at 21:40.8 and Jessica Oslund was 174th at 22:30.6.

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Davis guard Colin Walsh (10) drives around a Granite Bay player in Monday’s Foundation Game.

UCD men’s basketball falls to ArtU By Bob Dunning

dropped to 2-3 with their third consecutive loss. Enterprise staff writer A reflective Aggie head coach Jim Les These things are not supposed to haptalked with his team for a long while after pen. the game, hoping to find the key to transfer Leading for all but the first three minwhat he described as great practices into a utes of the game, Academy of Art, a Divisimilar performance on game day. sion II school out of San Francisco, blew “I thought the last two days of practice away UC Davis in a nonconference men’s were great, but we didn’t bring that onto basketball game Sunday afternoon at The the court today,” Les said. Pavilion. “We have to solve that The final score in a game riddle. I’m a big believer in that was never close was how you practice is how 79-60. you will play in the game, “This is an incredible but that isn’t happening moment for our program,” Next game: Today vs. and we have to use the said third-year Urban Pacific, 6 p.m. games we have left before Knights head coach Scott Listen: 105.5 FM conference starts to change Waterman. “To be honest, our approach and compete Watch: ESPN+ you don’t go into these at the level we’re capable games expecting to come of.” out on top. You come for the experience of The Aggies scored the first five points of playing against a very good basketball the game and appeared to be on their way team and learning from it, but this is a to the rout that the small Thanksgiving testament to our kids and what we’re trying to do here. We worked very hard today.” weekend crowd expected. But the Knights, playing aggressively on Academy of Art, which competes in the PacWest Conference and bills itself as “The both ends of the floor, didn’t blink, going only art school in the NCAA,” is now 4-3 on the young season, while the Aggies See BASKETBALL, Page B7

Urban Knights 79, Aggies 60

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UC Davis running back Ulonzo Gilliam (34) looks to break past South Dakota State cornerback Dalys Beanum (7) in Saturday’s FCS playoff game. Read about the game on Page B7.