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Genome Center finds omicron in Davis Cases linked to workplace party By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

An elevated view of the Trackside Center’s southeast corner.

“We are pleased with the court’s thorough review and legal validation of the city’s decision to approve our transitoriented, environmentally progressive, infill project in downtown Davis,” Trackside Center managing partners Kemble Pope and Steve Greenfield said in a statement issued Monday.

The first cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in Davis, including some linked to a single holiday workplace party. A total of 42 cases of the variant were confirmed by the UC Davis Genome Center in Davis, El Macero, West Sacramento and Woodland based on positive samples collected during the week of Dec. 12-18. The genome center screens every positive COVID-19 test conducted by Healthy Davis Together for all currently known variants of concern. According to a statement from the county, “several of the Davis cases are associated with a single workplace holiday party. “The party, with approximately 50 attendees, and subsequent workplace spread are associated with an outbreak of at least 16 cases, of which 10 are known so far to be Omicron,” according to the county. “Of the 16 cases, all were fully

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Court ruling reinstates Trackside By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Trackside is back on track. The 27-unit apartment and mixed-use project planned for Third Street just east of the railroad tracks was approved by the City Council in 2017 but has been tied up in litigation ever since. Members of the Old East Davis Neighborhood Association had sued the city over its approval of Trackside Center, contending the project violated

the city’s zoning ordinances, General Plan and neighborhood design guidelines, and two years later, a Yolo County judge agreed. Judge Samuel McAdam ruled in May 2019 that Trackside was not consistent with the city’s planning provisions governing the transition between the core area of downtown and the Old East Davis neighborhood and “the mass and scale of the project is not reasonable.” Simply put, McAdam agreed with opponents of the project

that it is too big for that location. But this week an appellate court disagreed, overturning McAdam’s ruling and paving the way for the project to move forward. The ruling issued Monday by the Third District Court of Appeal found “substantial evidence supports the city’s approval.” The city, the court found, “acted within its discretion and the trial court erred in reversing its approval of Trackside.”

The decision was praised by Trackside developers and the city itself.

Davis startup releases high-protein chickpea By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer NuCicer, a Davis-based plant genetics company, has developed a new chickpea variety that contains 75% more protein content than other chickpeas, the company announced Monday in a press release. “This will slash the cost of chickpea protein nearly in half,” NuCicer CEO and cofounder Kathryn Cook said. The plant genetics startup spun out of research conducted at UC Davis over the past 10 years. “NuCicer’s background chickpea germplasm stems from international research projects spanning the last

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decade led by Professor Douglas R. Cook,” the company said in its press release. “International researchers trekked through southeastern Turkey with permission from local authorities to collect thousands of samples of wild crop progenitors.” The ultra-high protein chickpeas were developed naturally using wild genetic diversity. By crossbreeding wild plants with cultivated chickpea varieties, the scientists were able to multiple the available genetic diversity by 40 times, according to NuCicer. This enabled them to develop traits in the chickpeas that

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NuCicer, a Davis-based plant genetics company, has developed a new chickpea variety that contains 75% more protein content than other chickpeas.

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TRACKSIDE: Court backs city decision From Page A1 “Our investor group, comprised of Davis residents, is glad that this fouryear legal process is behind us,” they said.

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Pets of the week Special to The Enterprise Lots of animals are waiting for “forever homes” at the Yolo County Animal Shelter, 2640 E. Gibson Road in Woodland. Among them is Cleo (A191050), a stunning and smart, 1-year-old black German shepherd. Cleo is eager to learn and will do well in obedience training. She has a sweet personality with people and other dogs..

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Pope, Greenfield and their investor group first put forward a proposal for the Trackside development in 2016 and immediately ran into opposition from neighbors who objected to the height of the building. In court back in 2019, their attorney, Don Mooney, argued the building should be two or three stories high, not four as approved by the city. Attorneys representing the city, meanwhile, argued that Trackside represents an appropriate transition from the core area of downtown and its taller buildings to the residential neighborhood of Old East Davis with its many singlefamily homes. That transition was accomplished through its architecture, the attorneys argued to McAdam, with top floors set back on the side facing Old East Davis, giving the impression of being a smaller building from that vantage point. “And that’s the way the city looked at the transition — that there’s a gradual transition in the building that moves toward the downtown core so the area closest to the railroad tracks is consistent with what will be expected to be in the downtown core in the future (and) closer to Old East Davis will be more consistent with what exists in Old East Davis,” attorney Ethan Walsh said in defending the city council’s decision. In overturning McAdam’s ruling this week, the appellate court called the policy of transition “largely amorphous” and said the dispute between the developers and neighbors “is a question of conflicting evidence: do the step-backs, mass shifting, extra wide alley, and other factors create an ‘appropriate scale’ that is ‘sensitive to the area’s traditional scale and character?’ ” However, the court said, McAdam applied a “formalistic approach” in siding with the plaintiffs by “reasoning that a mixeduse building outside the downtown core could not exceed the height and size of a mixed-use building inside the downtown core and still be considered a transition. “In so doing, the court discounted the step-back design, the 30-foot alley, 40-foot homes in Old East Davis, a 70-foot parking

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“I look forward to seeing a project .. that will bring more vibrancy and residents to downtown Davis.” Gloria Partida Davis mayor structure in the core area … and other factors relied on by the city. “But while the city could have appropriately found those factors insufficient given the project’s size and height, it is not the court’s role to reweigh the factors unless no reasonable person could reach the same conclusion based on the evidence,” the appellate court said. “And we see nothing in the planning documents that compels the conclusion that the city’s reliance on the cited factors was inherently unreasonable. Indeed, if the planning documents were intended to prevent the construction of a mixed-use building outside the downtown core that is taller than mixed-use buildings inside the core, the documents could have said so. And where the planning documents do provide quantitative standards … there is no indication Trackside runs afoul of them.”

Neighborhood character The half-acre Trackside site sits just east of the railroad tracks at 901-919 Third St., a location currently occupied by two single-story commercial buildings. Trackside investors put forth their proposal for transforming the site more than five years ago with the goal of providing 27 apartment units on three floors above 8,950 square feet of retail on the ground floor. The City Council approved the proposal on a 4-to-1 vote in the fall of 2017 with former councilman Brett Lee providing the lone dissenting vote. The Old East Davis Neighborhood Association filed suit a month a later seeking to block the proposal and the council voted

to defend the lawsuit. A trial was held in Yolo County Superior Court in April 2019 and McAdam issued his ruling siding with the neighborhood association a month later. City council members then voted unanimously to appeal McAdam’s decision and learned this week they had prevailed before the Third District Court of Appeal. “The court of appeal supported the decision of City Council to review thorough staff analysis of adopted city policies and take action after focused deliberations,” Mayor Gloria Partida said in a statement issued by the city. “I look forward to seeing a project move forward that will bring more vibrancy and residents to downtown Davis.” Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs added that infill projects have been a priority of Davis land use policy “as we promote them through our various adopted policy documents. “Bringing additional people downtown to live, work and recreate, just a short distance from our major transit hub at the train station, is good for both our environment and economy, and it is also something we want to encourage more of in the future,” Frerichs said. But the Old East Davis Neighborhood Association says the appellate court ruling should serve as a warning to residents of the city. "Residents concerned about the unique feel of Davis should be troubled by this ruling," said a statement issued Wednesday by the association's governing board. "By overturning the trial court, the court implies that the city does not have to keep its own commit-

ments as implemented in the ordinances and planning documents," the statement said. "The appeals court grants the city license to take any provisions agreed upon by the community to protect neighborhoods or specific resources and then interpret them in a way that best serves the interests of developers or other special interests." "This ruling serves as a cautionary tale and a wakeup call," the association said. "Neighborhoods must understand, based on the appeals court ruling, that they need to look closely at the specific language in land use plans as they are modified in the coming years. Neighborhoods should require very precise, quantifiable and mandatory provisions in the upcoming plans and implementing codes. There should be no ambiguity in interpretation, else future City Councils will interpret provisions in ways that disadvantage neighborhoods and go against the promises made to protect those neighborhoods. Even more vigilance is needed going forward." The statement added that "most unfortunately, the city never felt a need to work in good faith with the Old East Davis neighborhood, which in fact has been pro-densification from the beginning, to come to a mutually agreeable solution at the Trackside site. "Successful examples of such good faith efforts include the Sterling Apartments and Lincoln 40 (now Ryder) Apartments. Citizens should expect more from the City of Davis." — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net.

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Enterprise staff writer Nearly 1,000 children will have a brighter holiday thanks to the Yolo County Children’s Alliance. YCCA’s annual toy distribution took place in West Sacramento on Saturday with more than 3,600 new toys distributed to 963 children. “Bringing smiles to all of the children who come through our gates is one of the most rewarding experiences for not only YCCA staff, but for our volunteers and community who have supported the event,” said executive director Jeneba Lahai. “As an agency, we make an effort to not only provide new toys to children, but to make this event a community celebration, not just a giveaway. Making the event a family-friendly and fun experience empowers parents and children, which is a holiday gift all on its own.”

As an added surprise for families, United Way California Capital Region gave out $40,000 in $100 cash gifts to the first 400 families to help with household needs. Dr. Dawnté Early, president and CEO at United Way and a West Sacramento City Council member, distributed the funds with the United Way team to the families. In addition to United Way, other key partners who provided toys, monetary donations and volunteers included: the city of West Sacramento, the Washington Unified School District, First 5 Yolo, Sutter Health, Kaiser Permanente, Western Dental, Travis Credit Union, Yolo Federal Credit Union, Union Pacific, Pacific Gas and Electric, Clark Pacific, the Yolo Association of Realtors, the West Sacramento Rotary, Out of the Box Ministries, California Highway Patrol, Sierra Donor Services, Valley Pallet

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of Heroes Inspired. “The efforts and engagement of our West Sacramento community during this time of year is incredible. Not only did YCCA bring new toys to hundreds of families, but the majority of the toys given out at this event are donations from

our dedicated sponsors,” said Francisco Castillo, YCCA Board Chair. “Wrapping up the year with a holiday celebration for the families we serve truly embodies the giving spirit of the Yolo County community.”

Jill Harris of San Francisco has been a dedicated and experienced rabbit owner for more than 20 years, enjoying volunteering at rabbit rescues and creating fun names for her many rabbits over the years. When her rabbit Lady Alaia McBiggs, an 8-yearold female Flemish giant, experienced a bulging right eye, Harris immediately took her to their primary veterinarian. X-rays there proved inconclusive, so Lady Alaia McBiggs was referred to the Companion Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery Service at the UC Davis veterinary hospital for more advanced imaging to discovery the cause of the bulge.

At UC Davis, exotics care specialists worked with the hospital’s Diagnostic Imaging and Anesthesia Services to perform a CT scan which showed a large growing abscess behind the right eye. With the abscess being in such a vulnerable location, the eye was also evaluated by the hospital’s Ophthalmology and Neurology/ Neurosurgery Services. The collaborative nature of the hospital’s many specialty services allowed for the best plan of action to be designed to drain the abscess. No neurological abnormalities or damage to the eye were detected, but the abscess’ location, thick nature of the pus in rabbits, and likelihood of recurrence limited options to

save the eye. It was decided to perform a zygomatic arch resection (removing part of the cheek bone) and marsupialization (accessing the abscess and stitching a part of the abscess wall to the skin to be able to flush and remove pus from the abscess). This invasive surgery removes part of the bone structure that surrounds and protects the eye in order to approach the abscess and allow it to heal over time from the inside out.

best option, and the outcome would not be good if nothing was done.

“That process seemed hard to visualize for me,” said Harris. “When you think about your animal going through that, it’s a bit much to take in.”After hearing the surgery option, Harris conferred with her primary veterinarian, who agreed that this was the

When Lady Alaia McBiggs returned home, Harris was responsible for continuing daily wound flushes and medication administration, including injections of penicillin. Her primary veterinarian also helped with aftercare for about three months until

But Harris agreed to move forward with the surgery, which was successfully performed by Drs. Mariana Sosa, Danielle Tarbert, and David Guzman from the Companion Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery Service. Lady Alaia McBiggs recovered well and was hospitalized for an additional five days due to the extensive aftercare needed.

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Lady Alaia McBiggs is recovering well after surgery at the UC Davis veterinary hospital. Lady Alaia McBiggs was fully recovered. Lady Alaia McBiggs is now back to her old self,

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After a two-year break caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Woodland Community College recently held its “annual” Winter Celebration. Held in the Community Room at the college off East Gibson Road in Woodland, the gathering drew several dozen staff and administrators, however, College President Art Pimentel told those present for the dinner there were major changes coming during 2022. This Friday, Dec. 19, event was the last before Winter break at the college, which provides educational opportunities for hundreds of people who are either transitioning to a university, completing needed college credits or simply gaining additional, specialized knowledge. Pimentel told those present there was a lot to be thankful for due primarily to the work of faculty and staff as well as students – who managed to negotiate the “relentless challenges” brought on by the pandemic. Perhaps the most exciting thing coming to the campus is the new $42 million, 36,859-square-foot performing arts and culinary services facility, construction on which is scheduled to begin in March. Funding for the facility came from the

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Woodland Community College President Art Pimentel speaks with faculty and staff during the Winter Celebration on Friday, Dec. 16, in the Community Room at the college. Measure J bond that was approved by voters in 2006 along with matching state funds from Proposition 51. Also planned later in 2022 is the “first piece” of an athletics program at the college. “After 22 years in the making,” Pimentel said, a soccer program for men and women is set to launch in the fall with teams scheduled to practice at the Woodland Sports Park thanks to an agreement with the city of Woodland. Another collaboration with the city is the “Woodland Promise Program,” which is being funded by $100,000 by the city of Woodland and second program approved by the Clearlake City Council which allocated $55,000 for the “Clearlake Promise Program.” The Woodland City

Council adopted the program earlier in 2021. It provides financial assistance to those students who would like to continue their education, but don’t have the financial means to do it. According to Woodland Community Services Director Christine Engel, the program would have two major components, the first called a “Last Dollar” fee waiver program which would waive the first and then possibly the second year of fees if the students qualify. Around $742 of class fees would be waived for the first year. The second component is the Woodland Stars Scholarship Program that would award students up to $1,000 for additional college expenses. These students must complete the Promise Program to apply

for the scholarship. WCC is overseeing the second component set to start in the fall of 2022 while also awarding the points-based scholarships. The city of Woodland would also have input on the criteria. Students must provide proof of civic engagement or volunteerism during their first year at WCC for up to 120 hours for the scholarships. They must also complete a student educational plan with a declared major and ideally be enrolled in a career pathway plan at WCC that includes EMT, administration of justice, agriculture, culinary arts, or business. Additionally, Pimentel said money is being provided due to a partnership with Yolo County to expand behavioral and social health coverage at the school. Finally, Pimentel said the college has also seen progress in closing what he called the “equity gap” between men and women students as well as an increase in enrollment by 5% after several years of falling attendance brought on by the pandemic – which has affected all of California’s colleges and universities. He called this growth a “huge accomplishment” considering many other schools have seen a decline in student population in the “double digits.”

JUNETEENTH: District aims for wide inclusion From Page A1 bondage, which makes Juneteenth all the more significant. Celebrated on June 19, it marks the day in 1865 when all slaves in the south were finally freed. “We continue to focus on creating equitable outcomes for the 8,300 students in the DJUSD, and it is critical to recognize the contributions of Black Americans, as our American story has regularly been devoid or dismissive of the phenomenal contributions of Americans of color,” said DJUSD Interim Superintendent, Matt Best in a recent press release. “We do this so that our diverse student body can see themselves more accurately in the rich fabric of our

American history and reach their full potential.” Beyond just a day of recognition, it is hoped that celebrating Juneteenth will serve as a constant reminder to continue working toward eliminating racism, racial bias and educational disparities within the school district. “On behalf of the entire Board of Education, we are thrilled to adopt this Resolution,” said DJUSD Board President, Tom Adams in a recent press release. “As a district, we are committed to celebrating the past, present and future of Black liberation and those who work toward that liberation every day.” Additionally, the school district press release states the resolution is designed to provide an opportunity to

fulfill the district’s commitment to increased training and curriculum content development in all school disciplines that recognize the impact, achievements and contributions from African American/African Diasporic staff, teachers, administrators and students to the Davis community at large throughout the year. As this resolution comes not long after the approval of the implementation of Ethnic Studies into the DJUSD curriculum, and the adoption of a Land Acknowledgement in honor of local Native American tribes, the district continues to make strides towards equality. — Reach Aaron Geerts at aaron. geerts@mcnaughton.media.

OMICRON: Variant spreading quickly locally From Page A1 vaccinated and eight had received their booster. Currently all known Omicron cases are in isolation or have completed isolation.” The 42 total Omicron cases identified through testing last week marked a significant increase from the two cases identified the week before and the single case the week before that. “The Omicron variant is spreading quickly in Yolo County, and accounted for 41 percent of new cases detected by the UC Davis Genome Center last week,” said Yolo County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson. “The spread of Omicron is coming at a time when many people are traveling and gathering for the holidays,” she noted. “Everyone, including fully vaccinated persons, should take additional precautions right now. “Wear a mask that fits and filters well when you are indoors, improve indoor ventilation with portable air filters, and ask everyone attending a

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Healthy Davis Together and chair of the UC Davis Department of Public Health Sciences. UC Davis has committed to continuing that wastewater monitoring through the end of 2022. — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

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From Page A1 don’t exist on their own in the cultivated or wild plants. “NuCicer uses this extraordinary genetic potential to bring highvalue traits such as increased protein content to market and contributes back to global biodiversity and food security efforts through an international treaty with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,” the press release stated. “The company is now scaling operations with a plan for commercial protein and flour ingredient production in 2023.” There is enormous opportunity to commercialize the research, Cook said, citing the recent success of Benson Hill Biosystems, which produces high-protein soybeans and was recently publicly listed for $2 billion. Chickpeas already enjoy global popularity as the third-most widely grown grain legume. A significant nutrition source in countries around the world, chickpeas are recognized by the United Nations as a key global crop for the world’s food system. According to NuCicer, the company’s high-protein chickpeas now make the legume cost-competitive with other plant proteins, including soy, wheat and pea. “Chickpeas are the ideal

plant protein, with a neutral flavor and color, excellent functionality, and positive consumer sentiment,” Cook said. “Now for the first time, NuCicer’s new varieties – the product of ten years of research amassing and crossbreeding the world’s largest and most systematic collection of wild crop progenitors with cultivated chickpea – will enable chickpea protein to out compete other leading plant proteins.” According to the company, its new chickpea varieties will enable the production of more sustainable and affordable gluten-free flours and whole bean products. NuCicer is also working to increase the crop’s yield and stability by incorporating traits for resilience to environmental factors like heat and drought. “We are excited by our initial progress and the breadth of opportunity as we begin to partner with leading food and beverage brands,” Cook said. “We are in conversations with partners who recognize the opportunity of new ingredients from our high-protein chickpeas and are moving quickly to enable meaningful impact across the agri-food supply chain.” — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @calebmhampton.

Obituary Virginia Joan Mason 1928 — 2021

“Joan” is remembered as a loving, vivacious, funny and creative person, dedicated to creating the good life for herself, her family and her friends. She loved to cook, and made a lifelong study of the art and science of food. She specialized in international cuisine which was a wonderful gift to her family and friends. Joan was an avid reader who consumed a book a week on a wide range of topics, enjoying novels, history, biography and more. She was an enthusiastic traveler, always planning her next trip, eager to enhance her view of the wider world. She traveled throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and Central and South America, and reflected her passion for travel in the artifacts that made the spirit of her home. Joan was also a lifelong learner, achieving her degree in anthropology

later in life and subsequently participating in a number of MASON archeological digs. She loved singing and dancing, and participated in community theater. Her family and friends remember her beautiful voice and her scene stealing performance as “Bloody Mary” in “South Pacific,” among other performances. Born in California, she lived in Wisconsin, Florida, South America and Louisiana. Joan is survived by her husband of 73 years, William Mason, and their children Todd (Imelda), Paula, Nicole (Glen Gibson) and Hunter (Owen Howlett). She also leaves behind 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She will be missed by all those who loved her.

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New Year’s Eve 2022 Party at The Saint - NYE Dec 31, St. Helena, Napa Valley

@ 9pm / $50 Moulin Rouge New Year’s Eve party at The Saint! Dancing. Bubbles. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// And more! The Saint, 1351 Main Street, St. Helena. info@thesaintna Donovan Plant Music: pavalley.com, 707-302-5130 Donovan Plant (Solo) @ Toy @ 12:15pm / $5-$20 Buckhorn, 2 Main Street, Winters

Soldier @ 5:30pm Toy Soldier, 52 Belden Pl, San Francisco

@ 7:30pm War Memorial Opera House, 455 Franklin St., San Francisco

NYE 2022

@ 10pm Osteria Bella, 3848 Geary Blvd, San Francisco

Tahoe Adventure Film Festival 8pm / $33-$41 MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa, 55 Highway 50, South Lake Tahoe

Editor's Pick Christmas With The Filharmonic

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Mark Mackay: Heavenly Holidays w Tyler Rich, CJ Solar

Rotary Club of Davis Weekly Lunch + Program

@ 6pm Heavenly Ski Resort South Lake Tahoe, 3860 Saddle Rd, South Lake Tahoe "BratPack", the Immersive '80s Theatrical Concert Experience

@ 12:15pm See website for details . University Park Inn and Suites, 1111 Richards Boulevard, Davis. jen.kukis@ed //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// wardjones.com, 530-564-4655 @ 4am The Great Northern, 119 Utah St, San Francisco

David Harness: It's A New Day + Breakfast Of Champions Block Party

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@ 8pm / $15 Punch Line Comedy Club Sacramento, 2100 Arden Way, Sacramento Drawing & Painting (ages 6-10)

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Space Cowboys: JAN 01 It's A New Day + Breakfast Of Champions Block Party 2022

"The Sound of Music"

The Great Northern, 119 Utah St, San Francisco

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The Great Northern, 119 Utah St, San Francisco

@ 8pm / Free-$11.50 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Ave, San Francisco

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Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Touring)

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@ 8pm / $45 The Independent, 628 Divisadero St, San Francisco

@ 3pm / $20 Shelton Theater, 533 Sutter St., San Francisco

@ 4pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco

Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco

@ 5pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco

Chris Botti

Miner Auditorium, 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco

@ 7pm / Free-$20 The Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

Comedian Hunter Hill @ 8pm / Free-$11.50

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@ 7pm / $32-$42 The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe

Sacramento Comedy Showcase

The Art of Banksy (Off Peak)

@ 8pm The Palace of Fine Arts Exhibition //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Center, 3601 Lyon Street, San "BratPack", the Immersive Francisco

'80s Theatrical Concert Experience

Gin Blossoms @ 2pm Heavenly Village, 1001 US50, South Lake Tahoe "Twelfth Night"

@ 7:15pm / $49 Feinstein's at the Nikko, 222 Ma‐ son Street, San Francisco

@ 9pm / $32-$42 The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Village Way, South Lake Tahoe

Sun 1/02 "Twelfth Night" @ 2pm / $24-$42 San Francisco Playhouse, 450 Post Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco

Comedian Bret Ernst

@ 8pm / $10-$12.50 Punch Line Sacramento, 2100 Ar‐ den Way, Suite 225, Sacramento

Peak) @ 8pm The Palace of Fine Arts Exhibition Center, 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco

Futsal Core Development Series - Folsom

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The New Trust, M.U.T.T, Viral Sun, Facet

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@ 8pm Thee Parkside, 1600 17th St, San Francisco

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@ 8pm / $69.50 The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Boule‐ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// vard, San Francisco

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@ 5pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco

@ 8pm / $89-$104 Feinstein's at The Nikko, 222 Ma‐ son Street, San Francisco

@ 8pm / Free-$7.50 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Punch Line Sacramento, 2100 Ar‐ Magic Fusion Starring den Way, Suite 225, Sacramento

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@ 7pm / $27.50 Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre, 1010 Ulatis Dr., Vacaville Chris Botti

@ 3pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco

The Dinner Detective Village Way, South Lake Tahoe Interactive Mystery Show | //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// San Francisco BratPack

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Nightcap: Drag Cabaret

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Artery hosts complimentary views of the valley

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The Artery in Downtown Davis will be ablaze with color as artists capture the various landscapes around Yolo County. Included in the show are, above, “A Day in the Field” by Phil Gross, and, left, “Sunset Cloud Dance” by Jock Hamilton. Special to The Enterprise Phil Gross and Jock Hamilton separately spent many days capturing images of the verdant landscapes that surround their valley town of Davis. Now they join forces to present “Just

Beyond Town” — panoramas of the enchanted great valley at the Artery in downtown Davis. Gross and Hamilton, using distinctive yet complimentary styles, celebrate the incredible land and sky imagery just beyond

Davis city limit. Saturated colors and dramatic perspective characterize Phil’s paintings. As he brings a scene forward, viewers feel they could step right into his paintings. Hamilton’s photographs capture the edge of day

slipping into fiery sunsets, dancing clouds swirling across the sky, and sweeping vistas of Vaca Mountains and Dunnigan Hills. “This impressive exhibit will open your eyes to startling beauty that is just beyond your front

door,” an Artery news release said. The Artery, at 207 G St. in Davis, is open seven days a week; Monday through Saturday: 10 a.m to 6 p.m., Sunday from noon to 5 p.m., and Friday evenings until 9 p.m.

‘The King’s Man’: A royal good time to be had! By Derrick Bang Enterprise movie critic Fans of this series are apt to be mighty surprised — happily, one hopes — by this third entry’s unexpected shift in tone and style. Whereas 2014’s “Kingsman: The Secret Service” and 2017’s “Kingsman: Golden Circle” are deranged, profane and gleefully over-the-top comic book burlesques, this new entry is only mildly naughty. It’s more accurately a sly bit of alternate history, with director/coscripter Matthew Vaughn — and co-writer Karl Gajdusek — setting their cheeky Kingsman origin story against the very real horrors of World War I. The tone is more akin to a Golden Age classic such as 1939’s “Gunga Din” … albeit with dollops of 21st century hyper-violence. Key events are rigorously accurate: from the triggering assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which set the Triple Alliance (Germany, AustriaHungary and Italy) against the Triple Entente (France, Russia and Britain); to the ghastly horrors of trench warfare that claimed the lives of an estimated 9 million soldiers. Other films have depicted the latter more authentically — director Sam Mendes’ “1917” immediately comes to mind — but Vaughn, Gajdusek and production designer Darren Gilford convincingly establish a similarly grim tableau. One sequence, achieved with some clever CGI, is particularly effective: a bit of time-lapse legerdemain that reveals the impact of two years’ of war, as a pastoral Western European landscape transforms into a barren wasteland laden with mutilated corpses.

‘The King’s Man’ Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Djimon Hounsou, Gemma Arterton, Charles Dance, Harris Dickinson, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Daniel Brühl, Valerie Pachner Rating: R, for strong bloody violence, profanity and sexual candor Available via: Movie theaters But this comes a bit later. The conceit of Vaughn and Gajdusek’s script is that this nation-shattering abattoir was orchestrated clandestinely, behind the scenes, by a nefarious cabal whose many members include Russia’s mad monk, Grigori Rasputin (Rhys Ifans). Their leader, known only as The Shepherd — he remains unseen, as with the early-1960s machinations of James Bond’s Ernst Stavro Blofeld — is motivated by an enraged hatred of England, for its centuries-old repression of Scotland. Meanwhile … Following a brief 1902 prologue set during South Africa’s Boer War, during which we meet Orlando, the Duke of Oxford (Ralph Fiennes), and his young son Conrad (Alexander Shaw), the story flashes forward a dozen years. Fiennes excels at this sort of refined, crisply authoritative figure; Orlando is unapologetically aristocratic but also mindful of his station, and the need to behave honorably for the common good. As a result of events during that prologue, he’s also a devoted pacifist: a philosophy that increasingly

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En route to Russia in a private train, Orlando (Ralph Fiennes, far left) shares what he knows about Grigori Rasputin, while, from left, Shola (Djimon Hounsou), Conrad (Harris Dickinson) and Polly (Gemma Arterton) listen attentively. puts him at odds with the impetuous Conrad (now played by Harris Dickinson), who — like so many young men of his era — wishes to prove his bravery in “glorious battle.” Orlando is assisted by Shola (Djimon Hounsou), an impressively skilled bodyguard and right-hand man; and Polly (Gemma Arterton), a seemingly impertinent housekeeper granted an eyebrow-lifting freedom to speak her own mind. Pacifist beliefs aside, Orlando is resolutely devoted to king and country, which prompts a crucial visit from boyhood friend and war veteran Horatio Herbert Kitchener (Charles Dance). He has become aware of a potential plot to assassinate the visiting Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which likely would fracture the uneasy alliance between King George V and his two first cousins: Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, and Tsar Nicholas of Russia. (The connective threads of royal rule were fascinating, during

this point in time.) In a droll bit of stunt casting, all three monarchs are played by Tom Hollander. George V is the calm, rational one; Tsar Nicholas and his wife are hopelessly under the sway of Rasputin; and the dangerously reckless Kaiser Wilhelm is easily influenced by manipulative confidant Erik Jan Hanussen (played with oily smarm by Daniel Brühl). Like Rasputin, Hanussen is a member of the evil cabal … as is exotic dancerturned-spy Mata Hari (Valerie Pachner) and Gavrilo Princip (Joel Basman), tasked with assassinating Ferdinand. (Rasputin, Mata Hari, Princip and Hanussen are actual historical figures, but — for the most part — their activities here are pure fantasy. Most notably, Hanussen had nothing to

do with World War I; he was more notoriously active as an adviser to Adolf Hitler and the Weimar Republic.) Fight coordinators Guillermo Grispo and Max White stage some wildly audacious sequences, starting with a trip to Russia that climaxes with a Cossack dance-styled skirmish against Rasputin; this melee finds Orlando, Shola and Conrad clearly outmatched by the mad monk. Numerous sword battles throughout the film begin in a manner that clearly evokes Errol Flynn’s oldschool duels … until they turn impressively angry. Speaking of Rasputin, Ifans easily steals the show; he’s gleefully profane, nasty, distastefully hedonistic and unapologetically vulgar. He’s both comical and flatout scary: absolutely the stuff of nightmares … and,

in a nod to historic legend, apparently unkillable. Hounsou’s Shola is quietly regal and dignified … until pressed into action, at which point he becomes gracefully athletic and lethal. It’s important to note that Orlando, Conrad and Polly respect him as an equal, and he responds in kind. Arterton’s Polly is crisp and mildly insubordinate; she’s the only one, her eyebrows invariably arched, who can challenge Orlando. And, acknowledging her perception and wisdom, he usually heeds her counsel. On top of which, Polly is a crack shot with various firearms. Dickinson is the epitome of rash impatience; Conrad definitely is apt to rush in where angels fear to tread, much to the dismay of his father. Dickinson’s eyes

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2021

Opera house gets ‘Frozen’ (Jr.) Acme offers Wilde trials on stage

Special to The Enterprise The historic Woodland Opera House is excited to open its next Theatre For Families production of the 2021-22 season, “Disney’s Frozen, Jr.” Presented by Jennifer Goldman, D.D.S., and Amy Thu Tran, D.D.S., this show is perfect for the young ones with toe tapping music that only Disney can provide, a compelling story, and an approximate runtime of 60 minutes in length. Based on the 2018 Broadway musical and the 2013 movie, “Disney’s Frozen, Jr.” brings Elsa and Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life onstage. The show features all the memorable songs from the animated film, with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, plus five new songs written for the Broadway production. A story of true love and acceptance between sisters, expands upon the emotional relationship and journey of Princesses Anna and Elsa. When faced with danger, the two discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. Loaded with magic, adventure, and humor, it is certain to thaw even the coldest of hearts! Reserved Seating Tickets: $16 Adults, $14 Seniors (62+), and $8 Children under 17. Balcony Seating Tickets: $10 Adults and $5 Children 17 and under.

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Above, Octavia Villalva, left, is Young Elsa and Audrey Mercedez Juarez is Young Anna in The Woodland Opera House’s production of “Disney’s Frozen, Jr.” Left, Skye Falyn is Adult Anna and Julia Lindsay is Adult Elsa.

Purchase tickets online at www.woodlandoperahouse.org or by phone, in person at the Woodland Opera House box office at 340 Second St. in Woodland or by phone at 530666-9617. Box office hours are Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. While the Woodland Opera House is back to 100% capacity, currently the Yolo County Health Department requires face coverings for all of our patrons regardless of vaccination status. And for an added layer of protection for our guests, Opera House staff will take the temperature of all theatre attendees upon their entry. In addition, masks and hand sanitizer are available to anyone in attendance at each theater event.

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and T’s crossed. Everything builds to a wildly exciting (and highly improbable) climax atop a foreboding, snow-covered mountaintop compound laden with exotic Cashmere goats … one of whom plays a crucial and deliciously satisfying role. On the other hand, viewers are apt to be less satisfied — shocked, even — by a second-act jolt Vaughn and Gajdusek throw into their otherwise larkish saga. (Heedless of the other patrons in last

brighten, and he becomes dreamily romantic while envisioning the supposed splendor of war: the ultimate “great game.” Dance is appropriately stiff-upperlip as the battle-hardened Kitchener. Matthew Goode pops up occasionally as Kitchener’s devoted aide-de-camp: the sort of crisply observant soldier who ensures that all I’s are dotted

week’s preview audience, Constant Companion erupted with a shriek of “What? What? What?”) Even so, this rip-snortin’ prequel delivers the goods in a manner that many likely will find more satisfying than its two predecessors. Jolly good show! — Read more of Derrick Bang’s film criticism at http://derrickbang. blogspot.com. Comment on this review at www.davisenterprise.com.

Acme Theatre Company presents Moisés Kaufman’s “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde” a historical docudrama about a landmark moment in queer history, when the laws of Victorian England destroyed the famous playwright Oscar Wilde. In London, 1895, Queen Victoria (Arianna Ramirez) has illegalized “gross indecency with male persons” — sexual relationships between men, but the flamboyant Oscar Wilde (Mattias Rowenbale) is a smashing success. The Irish playwright is famous for his debonair wit, passion for art and his willingness to poke fun at uptight Victorian morality. Everything changes when he is accused of posing as a “sodomite” by the Marquess of Queensberry (Ash Millar), the father of Wilde’s young companion, Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas (Eliot Larson). Wilde, against the advice of his friend George Bernard Shaw (Kylie Nelson) and his wife (Cali Levy), hires esteemed barrister Sir Edward Clark (Django Nachmanoff) and takes the Marquess to court to fight the scandalous charge. Queensberry’s defense lawyer, Sir Edward Carson (Ian Bourne) attacks

Gallery 1855 features Neu Special to The Enterprise Galley 1855 presents the artwork of Dennis Neu, through the month of January. The galley, on the grounds of The Davis Cemetery at 820 Pole

Change one letter on each paint bottle label to make the name of a color. Then, use crayons or markers to color each bottle the correct color.

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marshmallows

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fruit leather

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watercolor paints

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berries, leaves, small flowers

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Wilde’s views on art and brings forward a group of lower-class “rent boys” who are former companions of Wilde’s to offer testimony. Over the following two trials, Wilde finds himself defending his career, art, morality and, ultimately, his life. In this verbatim docudrama, Moisés Kaufman weaves together a kaleidoscope of news articles, biographies, and interviews to recreate the story of the downfall, and explore the lasting impacts, of the 19th Century’s most famous European playwright and novelist, and his unquestioning view on the acts of love and beauty. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 6 to 8 and 13 to 15, at the Veterans Memorial Theater, 203 E. 14th St. in Davis. All audience members are required show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within the previous 72 hours. Masks are required for audience members and cast members when inside the theater. Tickets are $10 for students and seniors and $12 general admission, and are available at acmetheatre. net. Pay-what-you-can performances will be offered at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan 6 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13.

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strawberries

small bowl

1. Lay filter flat.

2. Fold in half.

4. Cut out shapes along the edge of the folded filter. These can be semi-circles, triangles or just lines.

rock that fits in bowl

1. Fill your cake pan container with water, leaving a little space at the top.

3. Fold in half again (and one more time if you can). 5. Open the filter and lay it flat to see your snowflake design.

ribbon or string

2. Place bowl in center of pan and weigh down with a rock or heavy soup can.*

3. Place berries and leaves in water. Freeze overnight.

4. The next day, fill your sink with warm water. Put your cake pan in the water just long enough to loosen the ice ring. Remove the bowl.

6. Paint your snowflake with watercolors. Add some glitter for extra holiday sparkle!

5. Carefully take ice ring out of the cake pan and tie a long ribbon to it to hang it from a tree branch outside.

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3. Use frosting dots to make eyes, mouth and buttons. 4. Slice off the tip of a strawberry to form the top of the hat, using frosting as glue.

Weather Symbols

The ice wreath will melt slowly, but in the meantime, you can enjoy this festive decoration! TRY THIS: You can glue several snowflakes to a long strip of red, white, gold or green paper to make a cool holiday table runner.

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5. Use a dab of frosting to glue on an orange M&M nose.

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chenille stem

2. Paint pieces with a variety of patterns. Let dry completely.

3. Glue tree pieces onto a craft stick trunk. Glue a loop of chenille stem to hang ornament.

Make your own holiday cards by clipping out words and pictures from your local newspaper. Add a two-line rhyme for a special holiday greeting. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.

Write a poem about winter that is no more than five lines long.

6. Cut a strip of fruit leather and wrap around to form scarf.

7. Insert pretzel sticks for arms.

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Hitting bottom may be too late Dear Annie: You recently printed a letter from two physicians with an alcoholic daughter. AlAnon is the organization that supports friends and families of alcoholics, and Alcoholics Anonymous is support for the individual with a drinking problem. You recommended Alcoholics Anonymous. We were in this couple’s shoes recently. Our daughter finally saw an addiction specialist, who prescribed a once-a-month shot to eliminate the desire for alcohol. She took the shot for a year, and it was expensive, but it worked. It’s been three years now, and she has no desire to drink. The shot saved her life. I am sending this letter in the hope that other families can learn of this life-changing, once-amonth shot. — A Relieved Mother Dear Relieved Mother: Thank you for sharing a suggestion that saved your daughter’s life. Hopefully, it can help others struggling in similar situations. The next letter is from another reader whose family also struggled with addiction.

Dear Annie: I want to address the physicians whose daughter is experiencing advanced alcoholism. Advising that she must “reach a bottom” is conventional wisdom, and it has its place. I would add that empirical studies of alcoholism and addiction have shown that many people recover in stages as their motivation increases. An excellent source is the book “Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change” by Jeffrey Foote, Carrie Wilkens, Nicole Kosanke and Stephanie Higgs. I have found help with my approach to my loved ones in Al-Anon, and I am a 12-stepper myself for food addiction. Beyond my own experience, I was encouraged when I learned that there are ways that family members can help, besides waiting for the alcoholic or addict to reach a bottom. In my case, there was heroin addiction in my

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FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20211046 12/06/2021 Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: OAKSHADE IT Physical Address: 2020 5th Ave., #1242 Davis, CA 95616 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) Peter William Broderick 1630 La Habra Ct. Davis, CA 95618 Business Classification: Individual Starting Date of Business: 12/01/2021 s/Peter Broderick Official Title: N/A Corporation Name: N/A 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, State of California, County of Yolo Published December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given that the County of Yolo Community Services Department, Division of Integrated Waste Management, will receive sealed bids for construction of WASTE MANAGEMENT UNIT 6 MODULE H BASE LINER SYSTEM until JANUARY 13, 2022 @ 2 P.M., at 44090 County Road 28H, Woodland, CA 95776. Each bid must conform to the requirements of the Contract Documents, which can be downloaded along with all bid documents at www.bidsync.com at no cost. It is the bidder’s responsibility to register at www.bidsync.com to ensure notification of all addenda. It is the bidder’s responsibility to arrange for printing services. For more information, send questions through www.bidsync.com. There will be a Pre-bid meeting at 10 A.M. on JANUARY 3, 2022 at the Yolo County Central Landfill, located at 44090 County Road 28H, Woodland. Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to sections 7000 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code in the following classification(s) throughout the time it submits its bid and for the duration of the contract: LICENSE A. The successful bidder shall furnish a payment bond and a performance bond, each in the full amount of the contract price. These bonds shall be executed by a surety specified in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.310. Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22300, the successful bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by the County to ensure its performance under the contract. Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the County in which the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wage rates are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project, available for review at Yolo County Central Landfill, 44090 County Road 28H, Woodland, California and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’ internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. The successful bidder shall post a copy of the prevailing wage rates at each job site. It shall be mandatory upon the bidder to whom the contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractors, to comply with all Labor Code provisions, which include but are not limited to the payment of not less than the said specified prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract, employment of apprentices, hours of labor and debarment of contractors and subcontractors. Pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 and 1771.3, contractors and subcontractors who intend to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. No proposal will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Note to General Contractors; Joint Apprenticeship Committee Participation Requirement: The County adopted a policy that one of requirements to be deemed a responsive bidder is that when submitting a bid at or in excess of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars the bidder must then be participating in a joint apprenticeship committee on public works projects. The California Department of Industrial Relations defines a joint apprenticeship committee as a committee made up of equal number of members from labor and management. Bidders submitting bids at or in excess of one million dollars must complete a California Department of Industrial Relations’ DAS-7 form that documents the bidder’s participation in a joint apprenticeship committee. Bids that are not accompanied by such proof of participation will be rejected. The County will verify participation prior to the award. Published December 19, 22, 24, 2021

adult child. A lot of times, this addiction will kill a person before he or she “hits bottom.” I learned ways to change my own attitudes and behaviors. I was helped also by the Center for Motivation and Change in New York City, which made available to me trained lay counselors over the phone for free. They can be found online. I was not the cause of my adult child’s recovery; that is between the person and God. But I was able to help, and there were moments when I was the catalyst for a step in the right direction. I am grateful today that my child lives with sobriety, grateful more than I can express. My heart goes out to other parents and partners of suffering people. I have intact adult children and a beautiful

grandchild. — A Friend in Pennsylvania Dear Friend in Pennsylvania: Thank you for your letter. It brings up an important flaw in the “hit bottom” theory, which is that by the time some people reach it, it is too late for them. My hope is that anyone struggling feels your friendship and hope for them that they have the courage to change. ——— Dear Annie: I resembled the woman who wrote to say that she was staying married for the sake of her son. My then-husband quit his job shortly after the birth of our fourth son, and it took me seven years to realize that honor, marriage, family and commitment mean partnership — not martyrdom. I worked full time, went back to grad school to enhance my earning power and did nearly all of the housework while he remained unemployed. As time wore on, the environment grew toxic, as I was constantly angry and wor-

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FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20211047 12/06/2021 Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: Burnham Partners LLC Physical Address: 1606 L St. Davis, CA 95616 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Burnham Partners LLC 1606 L St. Davis, CA 95616 Business Classification: Limited Liability Company Starting Date of Business: 10/28/2021 s/Douglas A. Walter Official Title: Manager Corporation Name: Burnham Partners LLC 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, State of California, County of Yolo Published December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CV2021-2088 To all interested persons: Petitioner: Alena Pafelova on behalf of Naum Lyustiger filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name Naum Lyustiger to Proposed name Naum David Lyustiger 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: 1/19/2022 at 9:00 a.m. Dept. 10 Room: Zoom 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: The Davis Enterprise. Date: 11/20/2021 Samuel T. McAdam Judge of the Superior Court Published December 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021 #1601

ried. One night, I came home in tears at 10:30 p.m. because I had gone to the grocery store after night classes and could not afford to buy basic groceries. Somehow, I suddenly realized I was not being a good role model for our sons. I asked myself what advice I would have for a stranger in the same situation. I found an attorney. I gave my husband 60 days to land a job — any job, even part-time — or I would file for divorce. After 30 days, I reminded him of my ultimatum and said that I was still serious. At 60 days, I said I was going to the lawyer today. He asked for counseling. I said it was too late. I checked out as soon as the 60-day timer went off. Staying for the sake of the children is noble in thought, but not worth it for anyone involved. — Been There, Got Out and Lived Happily Ever After Dear Been There: You

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were really being taken advantage of, and your resolve is admirable. Sounds like your husband pushed as far as he could, figuring you would cave, but you did not. If you really are living happily ever after, more power to you. If, on the other hand, you want to allow your husband back into your life, his willingness to enter counseling could be a healthy first step toward reconciliation. The good news is that the decisions about your future are up to you, and not anyone else, because of your strength of character. Thanks for sharing your story. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

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FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20211030 12/01/2021 Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: Fitness System of West Sacramento Physical Address: 2531 Evergreen Ave. West Sacramento, CA 95691 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) Best Supplement Guide LLC 512 N. Cherokee Ln. Lodi, CA 95240 Business Classification: Limited Liability Company Starting Date of Business: 1/1/2012 s/ Sean Covell Official Title: CEO Corporation Name: Best Supplement Guide LLC 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, State of California, County of Yolo Published December 24, 31, January 7, 14, 2022

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Time to squelch the anti-vaxx lies

Do right by H California’s tribes By Morning Star Gali and Kate Poole Special to CalMatters

esignated months that recognize Native American Heritage and governorappointed advisory councils are opportunities for Californians to reflect on the history of Indigenous peoples in our state, but they are not sufficient for us to redress the historic wrongs suffered by California’s tribes. In 1851, the state’s first governor declared “a war of extermination will continue to be waged between races, until the Indian race becomes extinct.” Many California Indians survived the genocide of colonial settlement in California but have nonetheless been deprived of their traditional way of life by being dispossessed of their lands and culture. Californians now have an opportunity to begin to repair these historic wrongs through Gov. Gavin Newsom’s initiative known as 30×30. 30×30 is also a global effort to address the planet’s biodiversity and climate crises by protecting 30% of lands, inland waters and oceans by 2030. Newsom issued an executive order in 2020 that puts California on a path to lead this endeavor. A key part of the governor’s effort must be restoring tribal ownership and control of lands stolen during white settlement of the state. But another critical piece of the 30×30 initiative must be restoring the health and vitality of California’s rivers and native fish. We need strong commitments as the state finalizes implementation of 30×30 in its Pathways to 30×30 document, released in draft form this week. Rivers are an intrinsic part of California’s Native American culture. Many Northern California tribes define themselves by their relationship to rivers. The name of the Yurok Tribe, for example, means the “downriver” people, reflecting the importance of the tribe’s homeland at the mouth of the Klamath River to its identity. Similarly, the Winnemem Wintu Tribe’s name means the “middle water” people, whose ancestral lands along the McCloud River watershed were flooded by the construction of Shasta Dam.

ere are a few of the lies Californians are being told in an effort that surely has helped sicken many: Take a COVID-19 vaccination and your life span will be shortened. Get the shot and you will be sterilized or become impotent. Shots include insertion of tracking bots. The pandemic is a government-created conspiracy. These are absolute falsehoods, pure shibboleths, but in the parts of California with the lowest average levels of educational attainment, they and other falsehoods are in large part responsible for holding down vaccination rates and keeping caseloads high. They have made COVID19 — in the age of some of history’s most effective vaccines — mostly a disease of the gullible and the fearful. Two neighboring counties show how this plays out: As of mid-December, Riverside County, with 2.47 million population, had seen 5,402 Covid-related deaths over the last two years, while Orange County, with 3.5 million persons, had 5,746 deaths. That’s about 225 deaths per 100,000 population in Riverside County to only about 164 deaths per 100,000 population in a next-door county. No one can be absolutely sure, but some information suggests that folks in Orange County might be better trained to see through lies

than those in Riverside County. U.S. Census figures show 40.6 percent of Orange County’s adult populace with college degrees compared with about 22 percent in Riverside County. This may be a key reason only 55.6 percent of eligible Riverside County residents were fully vaccinated (two doses), compared with 63.9 percent in Orange County. For sure, vaccinations are saving lives in both counties. It is primarily the unvaccinated who are dying today from this now-preventable virus. The difference is even more striking in Kern County, with lower educational attainment rates than either Riverside or Orange county, and a fully vaccinated rate of only about 44 percent. So far, about one in every six Kern County residents has contracted Covid within the last two years. All this raises a vital question: Since educational attainment takes many years to achieve, how can less-educated Californians best be inoculated against the antivaccination propaganda spewed daily, almost hourly,

on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and TikTok? One way could be via government censorship of those sites. But that runs counter to the First Amendment, which gives anyone the right to prevaricate, even when their lies prove fatal for others. Best would be to launch a torrid, carefully timed campaign of pro-vaccination information. One tactic might be to place public service ads on virtually every TV show and social media outlet, juxtaposing their messages with the anti-inoculation lies and vivid illustrations of their consequences.

alifornia government is already set up to do this kind of thing, its anti-tobacco campaign many years old and with proven results including a far lower smoking rate among teenagers than 20 years ago. Those ads often feature videos of lung cancer, asthma and emphysema victims coughing and wheezing while they bemoan their onetime smoking habits. Why not imitate this, making videos in Covid intensive care units around the state, with terminal victims on ventilators relieved of their breathing tubes just long enough to say how much they regret believing the anti-vaxx propaganda. Another might be thorough newspaper and television analysis of anti-vaccination

articles posted frequently by organizations like the national Children’s Health Defense group, headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who uses his name and pedigree to peddle misleading information about Covid vaccines, just as he has through many years of lying about immunizations for other diseases like rubella, mumps, measles and polio. It would help to show graphically how anti-vaxxers often lift numbers from reports of the Centers for Disease Control and use them out of context. Newspaper ads or TV commercials could show how apparently adverse statistics may at first appear large, but are actually minuscule, extremely tiny compared to the total number of vaccinations given. So far, there is no steady campaign to debunk the lies and half-truths purveyed by anti-vaxxers. Meanwhile, the numbers from various California counties demonstrate how dangerous and damaging those untruths are, even today, when the combination of vaccines and masks make Covid pretty much an optional disease, mostly victimizing the gullible. — Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com. His book, “The Burzynski Breakthrough: The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It,” is now available in a softcover fourth edition. For more Elias columns, visit www.californiafocus.net.

any of California’s most iconic rivers, such as the Smith River, have original names that are the same as the tribes that lived on them. The native language of the Hoopa Tribe on the Trinity River lacks words for north, south, east, west, because tribal members define their location by where they are in reference to the river. Rivers, and the salmon they sustain, form the heart and soul of many of California’s Indigenous peoples. But our rivers are ailing. Dams and water diversions on the Klamath, Trinity, Sacramento, Eel and many others have decimated salmon runs and caused toxic algae outbreaks. Salmon populations are a tiny fraction of what they were 50 years ago, when tribal members caught hundreds per day. Today, the trauma of massive fish kills on the Klamath and elsewhere have left deep scars on tribal peoples who honor salmon as part of our communities. The Pathways to 30×30 document calls for strengthening tribal partnerships. To do so, it must make restoring these mighty rivers a priority. Newsom has taken laudable strides by supporting removal of Pacificorp’s aging dams on the Klamath River. But more must be done. The state must protect and restore the floodplains, estuaries and riparian forests that give rivers room to roam. It must use its authority to reduce harmful water diversions enabled by a racist water rights system established in the 19th century. And it must respect tribal sovereignty over management of the rivers, lands and fisheries that define their cultures. We look forward to working with the state to strengthen these goals over the 45-day comment period on the draft Pathways document and as 30×30 moves from vision to reality in California. — Morning Star Gali is a member of the Ajumawi band of the Pit River Tribe in Northeastern California. She serves as the Tribal Water Organizer for the Save California Salmon and advocates for Indigenous sovereignty issues. Kate Poole is a senior director on the nature team at Natural Resources Defense Council, where she leads efforts to protect and restore freshwater ecosystems at the local, state and national levels. They wrote this for CalMatters.

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Legislators wimp out for Xmas God rest ye merry gentlethey, let nothing you dismay… The federal legislators have left the building and saddled the nation with another record military budget and left 90% of us with a plight that brings us division and unnecessary economic strife. We have no Build Back Better approval, we have no voting rights. The starving cannot vote. You can tell a lot about what a people care about by they way they spend their money. And we spend over half of what we collect in taxes and fees on the military and national security. Tell me merry legislators — what are we getting for over 50% of national treasure? Rep. Garamendi (member of the Armed Services Committee), we are strangled by ridiculous messages about “fiscal responsibility” used to block spending money on U.S. citizens for child

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care, education and jobs. Before I fail to show deference to our Holiday season, let me acknowledge the bravery and good intentions of our fellow citizens who wear the uniform. It is exactly because we owe them a better future that this has to be said. These are your tax dollars at work. This is what your legislators have blessed. Lindsay Koshgarian, National Priorities Project, reports that $21 trillion of militarized spending since 9/11 has caused (beyond costs of the endless wars themselves) 900,000 deaths. It has put $1.8 billion worth of military equipment on city streets, put people behind bars for primarily nonviolent crimes, and fueled FBI targeting based on nothing more than race, ethnicity or religion. “And those are just for starters.” If the once-Peace Corps Garamendi can’t stop himself from co-signing the machine that brought you extraordinary rendition well … how can you expect him to sign a check for your kid’s daycare? May all our federal legislators, Diane, John and even Alex be visited by Jacob Marley and get coal in their stockings. Not only have they left us with a crumb not even big enough for a mouse, they just voted again for costly and unnecessary violence around the world. Scott Steward Davis

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UC Davis water polo trio earn All-American honors Special to The Enterprise UC Davis senior Nir Gross was named a second-team All-American for the second time in his career while teammates Logan Anderson and Aaron Wilson picked up honorable mention All-America honors as the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches released its annual postseason honor roll on Tuesday. The three Aggie awards give UC Davis a trio of All-Americans in the same season for the first time since 2015 when Ido Goldschmidt, Sasa Antunovic and Sean Grab, all picked up honorable mention honors. After earning second-team honors following the 2019 season, Gross becomes the sixth Aggie since 1999 to pick up multiple All-America awards in a career and the first since Goldschmidt won his fourth AllAmerica award in 2018. Meanwhile, Anderson and Wilson were named to the All-America team for the first time in their respective careers. Gross led the Aggies with 59 goals to go with 12 assists for 71 points this season, finishing second on the team in the latter while adding 123 shot attempts, averaging 4.39 shots per match, and shooting .480. His 19 goals on the power play were a team high as were his school single-season record 83 drawn exclusions and 14 drawn 5-meter penalties. The 2021 Western Water Polo Association Player of the Year, WWPA first-team selection and NCAA All-Tournament secondteam choice, Gross finished his career ranked ninth on the school’s all-time list with 152 career goals, 10th — since 2004 — with 175 points, fifth with 312 career shots and second with 152 drawn exclusions. Anderson, who was also named to the All-WWPA second team and was a firstteam WWPA All-Tournament choice, led the Aggies with 86 points on the year thanks to 45 goals and 41 assists, adding 106 shots, averaging 3.79 shots per match

and shooting .425. He ranked third on the team with 12 power play goals and second with 37 steals, while leading the team with 19 field blocks. The junior’s 41 assists are tied for sixth on the school’s single-season list, the 86 points stand tied for seventh in a single campaign, the 37 steals are tied for 13th — and tied for fifth among non-goalkeepers — and the 19 blocks were good for second on the season charts. Wilson, an All-WWPA honorable mention selection and MVP of the WWPA Tournament, started 23 of the team’s 28 matches in the cage, logging a 9.13 goals against average and 203 saves in 694 minutes for the Aggies. He averaged 8.12 saves per game and a .506 save percentage, while leading the team with 45 steals on the season. His 45 steals rank sixth on the school’s single-season list. Together, the trio joined their teammates in helping lead UC Davis to one of its most successful seasons to date, finishing the year with a 19-9 overall record and a 7-1 mark in WWPA play while claiming the program’s sixth conference title in school history — and the fourth in the last six years. The Aggies finished the 2021 season ranked No. 5 in the final Collegiate Water Polo Association poll marking the fifth time in the last six years that the program has finished in the top 10 and believed to be the highest the program has reached in the national polls since 2001, besting a No. 6 ranking during the 2006 regular season. UC Davis made its eighth overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the semifinals after an opening round win over Long Beach State in overtime before falling to top-ranked USC. The Aggies finished tied for third in the nation for the second time in program history and the first since the 1996 squad fell to UCLA, but defeated UMass in the thirdplace match.

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Aggie senior Nir Gross was named a second-team All-American for the second time in his career.

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Aggie junior attacker Logan Anderson picked up honorable mention All-America honors.

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THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE — FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2021

Blue Devils play hard in lopsided loss By Mike Bush

White, Laguna Creek pulled out of the tournament Wednesday due to COVID-19. That left the EL DORADO HILLS — A eight-team tournament to seven 3-point play toward the end of schools; Davis, host Oak Ridge, the second quarter seemed to Woodcreek of Roseville, Heritage have given the Davis High girls of Brentwood, Rocklin and River basketball team some offensive Valley of Yuba City. momentum against host Oak In the first quarter of WednesRidge on the second day of the day’s game, Oak Ridge jumped Trojan Toss Up. out to a 14-4 lead, thanks largely But the Trojans had to its defense forcing flexed their muscles Davis into turnovers. Trojan Toss Up earlier and later in the Despite the early game, which led to a start, Davis head 53-27 win over Davis coach Heather High(1-10). shoe and her players The loss moved the were going to find the Blue Devils to Thurs- Next game: positives to get points day’s game against Tuesday, Dec. 28, on the scoreboard. Rocklin. Davis, which vs. Vacaville, 5 p.m. “We dug ourselves a lost to Laguna Creek hole in the first half,” of Elk Grove 53-46 in the Toss Up opener on Tuesday, Highshoe said. “I pride myself as was supposed to play in the loser’s a coach to not give up on the girls bracket game Wednesday. The and coach them.” Davis-Rocklin game will be in Moving to the second quarter, Sunday’s edition of The Enter- Oak Ridge (8-2) continued its prise, and online Christmas Eve dominance thanks to its defense. or Christmas Day. The Trojans forced the Blue DevAccording to Oak Ridge head ils into more turnovers, which coach and athletic director Steve transitioned to some of their 16

Enterprise sports editor

Trojans 52, Devils 27

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Davis High forward Tessa Schouten (middle) eyes the basket while two Oak Ridge players try to slow her down in Wednesday’s game of the Trojan Toss Up at Oak Ridge High. points for a 30-9 halftime lead. But Davis picked up momentum on the offensive side with

little over a minute to play, which helped out in the third quarter. Forward Mara Bledsoe sank 1 of 2

free throws. After she missed the second shot, teammate Tessa Schouten rebounded the ball and put the basketball back into the net. Davis finished the final five minutes of the game outscoring Oak Ridge 5-4. Highshoe was pleased with the performance of Schouten, who is only a sophomore. “It’s another inside presence,” said Highshoe of Schouten. “She’s aggressive on the rebounds. She’s aggressive when she scores.” Davis and Oak Ridge opened the third quarter exchanging early baskets, which led to a 34-11 score. Then the Trojans finished the quarter with a 10-4 run, which was aided by their defense in forcing additional Blue Devil turnovers, to hold a 44-15 lead entering the final quarter. “They did a great job coming out in the second half,” Highshoe said. “We talk about one possession at a time. I was proud of how we came out, stayed aggressive, offensively and defensively.”

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Pesky Pilots snap Aggies’ winning streak By Bob Dunning

straight baskets by Aggie point guard Ezra Manjon tied the game at 25-25 with UC Davis went ice cold 6:03 left in the half. over the final 17 minutes of UCD pushed the lead to the game and surrendered four points, but a late a 12-point second-half lead 3-pointer by red-hot Moses in a disappointing 65-60 Wood narrowed the Aggie men’s basketball loss to the lead to 34-33 at the half. University of Portland on Wood, a 6-8 forward out of Wednesday afternoon at Reno who also played at University Credit Union Tulane and UNLV, hit his Center on the first six shots and UCD campus. finished the half The loss in the with 16 points. nonconference “We knew he game before a was a great holiday crowd of Next game: but 574 snapped a Thursday, Dec. 30, shooter, defensively we four-game UCD at Hawaii, 10 p.m. let him get open win streak and looks and didn’t dropped the Aggies to 6-4 overall in have an answer for him,” their final game before Big Les added. The Aggies went on an West Conference play begins. Portland, out of the 11-0 run at the start of the West Coast Conference, is second half to take a 45-33 lead and appeared ready to now 9-6. “I didn’t think we came blow the Pilots out of the out with the right mindset,” gym, but Portland rallied said Aggie head coach Jim quickly to tie the game at Les. “I’m disappointed in 53-53 on a 3-pointer from our effort. We took some Mike Meadows with 7:38 bad shots and just didn’t remaining. defend well when we The score was tied twice needed to.” more after that, but it was In a back-and-forth first Meadows again with half, Portland jumped out another long-range bomb to a quick 9-2 lead and still that gave Portland the led 25-19 before three lead for good at 61-58

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Pilots 65, Aggies 60

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UC Davis forward Christian Anigwe (with ball) drives around a Portland player in the first half of Wednesday’s nonconference game at the University Credit Union Center. with 3:32 left. Two free throws by Tyler Robertson pushed the lead to 63-58 at the 1:21 mark, but a layup by Manjon cut the margin to 63-60. The Aggies had a chance to tie the game, but Caleb Fuller — who had four 3-pointers in the game — missed his final 3-point attempt with

10 seconds remaining. The ever-present Wood pulled down the rebound, was fouled, then nailed two free throws to seal the win. Manjon led all scorers with 20 points, but the Aggies shot just 35.5 percent from the field in the second half. UCD came into the game riding a four-game win

streak that included two wins over Pacific, an impressive upset at Oregon State and an easy victory over UC Merced. The Aggies were slated to open Big West play at home Dec. 28 against UC Riverside, but that game has been canceled due to COVID concerns in the UCR program.

The game will not be rescheduled and will go down as a “no contest,” with neither team credited with a win or a loss. The Aggies will now open Big West play Dec. 30 at Hawaii, before coming home Jan. 6 against UC Irvine. — Contact Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenter prise.net.

DHS taking steps toward hiring new football head coach By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor A new Davis High football head coach could be in place come January. According to Davis High Athletic Director Jeff Lorenson, six people out of nearly a dozen who applied are scheduled to be interviewed the second week in January. Currently, Lorenson noted, there are no teaching position openings at Davis High for the 2022-23 school year. However, that could change in upcoming months should an opening take place due to someone leaving the campus for new employment, retiring or not receiving tenure status. “Often, these applicants are looking for a teaching job along with coaching,” Lorenson said. Whomever becomes the new football head coach will inherit a tough preseason schedule for the 2022 season. Lorenson said that Davis will play Vacaville, Granite

Bay, Rocklin and Grant of Sacramento before the start of Delta League play. Davis played all four programs last season. Vacaville, along with Granite Bay and Rocklin, reached the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs this season. Rocklin reached the section’s Division-I title game against Folsom, which won the crown. Granite Bay and Rocklin are members of the Sierra Foothill League. Grant, after spending the last three seasons in the SFL, returns to the Metro Conference for the 2022 season. The new football head coach takes over for Mark Johnson, who resigned in early November after one season. Johnson said he accepted a full-time job working in sales with a commercial uniform-supply company. Prior to his new job, Johnson was working as a substitute teacher in Yolo County. This past season, Davis posted a 1-8 record. The Blue Devils’ lone win was on Oct. 15, a 42-19

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Davis High Athletic Director Jeff Lorenson, seen talking at the DHS Letter of Intent signing day, is in the process of hiring a new football head coach. homecoming league victory over Pleasant Grove of Elk Grove. Johnson was hired in June. He took over for Steve Smyte, who initially retired from coaching after the shortened spring

football season due to the pandemic. But Smyte’s retirement was short lived, as he returned to the sidelines as offensive coordinator at Lincoln University, an NAIA campus, in Oakland. In

2019, Smyte led Davis to a Delta title, and advanced to the second round of the section’s D-I playoffs. Prior to being named the Davis head coach, Johnson was the defensive line coach for the American River College football team in Sacramento in 2019. Before American River College, Johnson was the Woodland Christian High football head coach from 2014 to 2018. He was the defensive coordinator in 2013. Woodland Christian captured three consecutive Sacramento Metropolitan Athletic League titles between 2016 and 2018. The Cardinals also advanced to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division VII playoffs each season. Johnson was the defensive coordinator in the UC Davis football program from 2009 until 2012. — Contact Mike Bush at mike@davisenterprise.net. Follow on Twitter: @MBDavis Sports.