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Superior Court, told CalMatters it was becoming impossible to continue jury trials as COVID19 cases broke out among judicial officers, court staff, lawyers, litigants and jurors. “We’re not dispensing with process, we’re not dispensing with justice,” he said. “It just may be slowed down a little bit. “Having to stop last year at this time when last year’s winter surge occurred was really

It’s been a little over two years since the city of Davis officially moved from at-large to district elections for City Council members. During that time, the city selected a five-district map based on 2010 Census data and held an election in 2020 where representatives for three of those districts were chosen. Now with an election for the remaining two districts coming in November, the council must choose a new map based on 2020 Census data. Two draft maps will go before the council on Tuesday, both of which make minimal changes to the current district boundaries. The primary focus in creating the new maps was accounting for the population growth in District 3, now home to The Cannery, which didn’t exist when the 2010 Census was done. Currently represented by Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs, District 3 was home to the bulk of the city’s population growth during that decade, growing from 14,281 residents in 2010 to 15,676 residents in 2020. Meanwhile, District 2 to the west, represented by Councilman Will Arnold, saw a population decline, possibly because the census was

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COVID wave upends courts — again By Byrhonda Lyons CalMatters The sharp increase in coronavirus cases is again challenging California’s courts, with judges releasing plans this week to scale back some courtroom procedures as the state experiences the largest spike in COVID-19 since January 2021. In a déjà vu moment that led to a backlog of cases last year, some courtrooms are halting jury trials, moving some court-

room proceedings online and pushing back their calendars. Even so, some smaller counties that are experiencing the worst of the COVID-19 surge are doubling down on masks but aren’t ready to make drastic changes or temporarily send jurors home. “The decision here is between access to justice and public safety,” said David A. Carrillo, executive director of the California Constitution Center. Los Angeles County, the

state’s largest, suspended at least one trial and delayed by two weeks a deadline to begin criminal jury trials. Sacramento County has limited the number of assigned jury trials, lightened calendars and increased distancing requirements. Some counties are going further. Sonoma and Riverside counties are suspending some new jury trials for civil and criminal cases. John M. Monterosso, presiding judge of Riverside County

Omicron surge continues in Davis Davis school board trustees By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer The unprecedented surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant continues, with UC Davis, Healthy Davis Together, the Davis Joint Unified School District and Yolo County all reporting record-breaking numbers of new cases in the last week. As a result, UC Davis has delayed the resumption of in-person instruction until Jan. 28 and the Davis school district warned families on Thursday that should existing staffing shortages be exacerbated by the surge, classrooms or entire schools might have to close.

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On Friday, the county reported 401 new cases of COVID-19, 214 of them in Davis. Since Dec. 30, the county has reported 1,771 new cases, an average of 221 per day, with a current case rate of 32.3 per 100,000 residents. For the five-day period from Jan. 2-6, Healthy Davis Together reported 1,526 new cases and a test positivity rate just under 9 percent — both all-time highs. Likewise, asymptomatic testing on the UC Davis campus between Dec. 30 and Jan. 6 turned up 1,007 new cases and a test positivity rate of 4.46 percent. For most of the pandemic, the test positivity rate on

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Briefly Cops track down robbery suspect Woodland police arrested a local man after he allegedly tried to rob a woman on Tuesday morning. Authorities say 32-year-old Woodland resident, Phillip Randall, tried his luck at armed robbery; his victim was in her car, parked on the 600 block of Wildwood Way when he demanded she surrender her money. After brandishing his knife and crowbar, the victim locked her doors and called the police. When Randall’s plot was thwarted, he retreated. According to Woodland police, officers were able to track Randall down and arrest him on 7:44 a.m. He was booked at the Yolo County Jail for attempted robbery, possession of drug paraphernalia and a felony warrant.

Surge closes Senior Center The Davis Senior Center, which had resumed a few in-person activities with masking, distancing and small groups, will revert to remote-only programming for the time being. The surge of COVID19 cases in the city has prompted officials to close the center to the public until further notice and postpone an open house that was scheduled for Jan. 18. The center is still offering Zoom options for all regularly scheduled classes.

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Guilty verdicts reached in West Sacramento homicide case

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Enterprise staff writer WOODLAND — A Yolo County jury convicted a 20-year-old man of second-degree murder and attempted-murder charges last week, both counts stemming from a May drive-by shooting in a West Sacramento residential neighborhood. Prosecutors say Jose Alfonso Tellez Florez Jr. was among three people in a vehicle from which gunfire erupted at another car, killing 23-year-old Brenda Jimenez and wounding her passenger Kenneth Robinson Jr., 26. Both vehicles lost control after the fatal shooting, with Jimenez’s bullet-riddled car striking a house along Cummins Way near Sixth Street, and the shooter’s hitting a tree and another vehicle parked in a neighboring driveway. One of the nearly 30 bullets fired that night struck a house on a neighboring block, traveling through the garage and a bedroom before landing in an interior hallway. “The way that this killing was perpetrated not only endangered the lives of those involved, but completely disregarded the safety and welfare of the entire West Sacramento community,” Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig said. “The amount of trauma caused by Mr. Tellez Flores and his associates cannot truly be measured, but it is comforting to know that members of the community heard the evidence and handed down justice in this case,” he added. Tellez Flores’ public defenders, Martha Sequeira and Stephen Betz, could not be reached for comment about the verdict Friday.

In his opening statement at Tellez Flores’ trial, prosecutor Preston Schaub said the events leading to the May 6 shooting began the night before with a Sacramento Cinco de Mayo celebration among the defendant, his brother and a friend. Investigators used traffic cameras, license-plate readers, surveillance video and social media GPS data to trace the trio’s actions that night as they drove their Chevy Tahoe — registered to Tellez Flores’ father — into West Sacramento shortly before 2 a.m. Footage from a camera at a Cummins Way elementary school showed the Tahoe pulling up alongside Jimenez’s Chevy Impala, followed by flashes of gunfire coming from the Tahoe. Other neighborhood cameras caught the crash impacts, additional gunfire and images of three people fleeing the scene. Camera footage also showed Tellez Flores’ father driving into West Sacramento roughly 40 minutes later and picking up two people at an apartment complex while a third entered the building. Data from the Snapchat social media platform placed Tellez-Flores in the area during that time, Schaub said. DNA and fingerprint technology connected Tellez Flores in the Chevy Tahoe left behind at the homicide scene, witnesses testified. A 10mm Glock handgun later recovered during a traffic stop also was tied to the defendant and matched bullet casings found at the shooting scene, where investigators determined at least three firearms had been used. “This is largely a circumstantial case, because we don’t have any witnesses immediately who were

there,” Schaub told the jury. “But I’m confident when you look at the evidence as a whole, you’ll find there is no other reasonable explanation for what happened that night.” Betz, meanwhile, said while there’s no question that two groups crossed paths and Jimenez tragically lost her life, “there are critical questions that the government cannot answer.” No evidence directly tied Tellez Flores to the shots fired that night, said Betz, who also noted that the two other suspects — Tellez Flores’ brother and friend — have eluded authorities since the night of the shooting. “Unfortunately, the most critical pieces of information you need will be lacking,” Bez said in his opening remarks, asking jurors to find his client not guilty. After two weeks of testimony, the jury deliberated about 2 1/2 days before finding Tellez Flores guilty of the murder and attempted-murder counts. They deadlocked on case enhancements alleging the crimes were willful, deliberate and premeditated, which resulted in seconddegree convictions. Jurors also hung on four additional weapon-related counts. Yolo Superior Court Judge David Rosenberg declared a mistrial on those charges, which the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office said will not be further pursued. Tellez Flores’ sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 1. He faces 15 years to life for the murder conviction and a maximum of nine years for the attempted-murder count. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene.

Motorcyclist arrested for evading cops Enterprise staff A Woodland man was taken into custody Monday after allegedly attempting to evade police on his motorcycle. Jeovanny Leon-Brambila was pulled over for a traffic stop on Jan 3, at 3:37 p.m. The 20-year-old then allegedly tried to flee eastbound down Lemen Avenue at 50 miles per hour before turning northbound down Donnely Circle. Woodland Police reported Brambila

drove his Kawasaki street bike — without a seat or license plate — near kids at a playground area, but the grassy terrain left Brambila with no traction and caused him to slow down. This was the opportunity officers needed to order Brambila to get to the ground before being taken into custody.

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Assistant City Manager Ash Feeney is expected to leave his current position in Davis to become city manager of Citrus Heights, the city announced Friday. Feeney, who also serves as director of community development, economic development and sustainability, has been assistant city manager in Davis since 2018. The Citrus Heights City Council will vote on Feeney's appointment on Jan. 13 and he is expected to leave his position in Davis by the end of the month. “We had several highlyqualified candidates apply for our city manager role,” said Citrus Heights Mayor Porsche Middleton. “As a collective, City Council was very pleased by the amount of interest shown in the position, with so many quality candidates eager to serve our unique community. The skilled talent pool made our decision a difficult one.” “I am grateful to be considered for appointment to the city manager position,” said Feeney. “As a Fair Oaks resident living a stone’s throw from the city boundary, our family has long been part of the greater Citrus Heights community. Thanks to its passionate community and dedicated city staff, Citrus Heights is a great place for families and businesses to establish roots. I believe the city has a tremendous future full of opportunities.” Feeney is expected to assume the new position on Jan. 30, pending approval of his employment contract at the Jan. 13 council meeting. Feeney joined the city of Davis in March 2016 as the assistant director of community development and sustainability and

was promoted to director of that department in December 2017. FEENEY He has New gig served in his current role as assistant city manager since December 2018. "During Feeney’s tenure, many city development projects came to fruition — the Hyatt House hotel, the Marriott Residence Inn, the Nugget Markets headquarters, the Mars cocoa division Davis location, the Archer Daniels-Midland Davis office location, the Davis Identity apartment complex on Russell, Ryder on Olive apartments and Sterling Apartments on Fifth Street," the city noted in the press release. Feeney said serving the community under the leadership of City Manager Mike Webb "has been a real privilege." “I am especially proud of our work with our local partners to support the survival of our Davis businesses during the pandemic,” he said. Webb, in turn, thanked Feeney "for his leadership and the expertise that he brought to our team. "Ash will be an excellent city manager for Citrus Heights, and we wish him the very best in his new role,” said Webb. “We have many steady hands to navigate a transition for the Community Development & Sustainability Department. I will share our transition plans before the end of January.” — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

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est Coast Sourdough recently closed its Davis deli, vacating its space in University Mall, at 825 Russell Blvd., Suite 23. Previously, the site housed the El Dorado Hills based Sourdough & Co. Reports say several former licensees reopened under similar branding and name, spurring a lawsuit. But neither the lawsuit nor the pandemic appear to be the reason for the closure. The Sacramento Business Journal reports that the San Francisco-based West Coast Sourdough is growing, with plans to add another dozen locations in 2022. The likely culprit is the uncertain future of University Mall. Plans for the mall’s demolition and reconstruction appear to be on hold during the pandemic. In August 2020, the Davis City Council approved a multi-story mixed-use development. Plans call for retail and office space on the ground floor, three stories of parking above that, topped with four floors of housing. ——— Next door, June & Simple, the pop-up gift store filling the former Starbucks spot in University Mall, is still open. Owner and creator Hadas Kol opened the boutique in November and originally planned to close it after the holidays. She said thanks to support and encouragement from customers (many of them Comings & Goings readers), she plans to stay open for a few more months. When she announced it on Facebook, Kol said she’s “super excited to start this new year and see you all again soon at the store. Thanks again for all your support

in my little dream.” June & Simple is at 825 Russell Blvd., Suite 24. Kol works with gold-filled and silver pieces, gold-plated brass, bronze, and resin to make necklaces, rings, earrings, bracelets and bangles. The store also sells handmade soaps, lotions, candles and scented sprays. ——— The Smart Axe may open on Friday, Jan. 14. On Thursday, lead owner Doug Link said he was trying to line up a Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting for that day. The new entertainment venue is at 720 Olive Drive, Suite U2. The concept is a fun outlet and team-building activity where patrons throw an ax at a target. Wear your masks, people! The 2,300-square-foot Davis venue is the company’s smallest. It has locations in Roseville, Rancho Cordova, Folsom and Modesto, and another planned in Fairfield. All others offer alcohol. The Davis Planning Commission approved the conditional-use permit without alcohol sales. Lead owner Doug Link told me he plans to re-apply for beeronly license once the business is well established. It plans to be open daily, starting at 11 a.m. on weekends and around 3 p.m. on weekdays, with the final reservation starting at 9:30 p.m. The 75-minute sessions are $25 per person. Visit https://www. thesmartaxe.com/ or follow it on Instagram or Facebook. ——— Several Davis businesses

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West Coast Sourdough closed in University Mall. Next door, the gift shop June & Simple stayed open past the holidays. are affected by COVID-19 cases or exposures and/or staff shortages from the holiday break. Meanwhile, supplies are limited at many stores because of supply-chain problems. n Davis Cards & Games postponed the opening of its new, larger space at 1790 E. Eighth St. It plans to open it on Sunday. It was closed the first week of January to allow employees to test after a COVID exposure. A handful of remaining staff members were moving and

shelving their stock into the new space. The bigger store makes room for Dungeons & Dragons, Pokémon, Magic the Gathering and other tournaments. Owners Melissa Showalter and her daughter Gretchen Showalter are keeping their current space at 654 G St., and plan to turn it into an escape room with virtual reality features. Melissa said she’ll share more details about those plans after they complete their move. The escape room is tentatively planned

for the second quarter of 2022. n Café Bernardo reopened on Thursday after being closed for a few days. For the time being, it’s taking to-go orders only, a staff member at the 234 D St. restaurant told me. n Burger Patch, 500 First St. in Davis Commons, also suspended indoor dining in light of the omicron surge. n Tommy J’s Grill, 726 Second St., was closed on Thursday to allow for staff testing. Its management

hoped to have it back open on Friday. I’m sure there are many more. As you know, lots of events have been postponed, and UC Davis students and non-essential employees will be learning and working remotely through at least Jan. 28. ——— Marrone Bio Innovations recently moved its corporate headquarters from Davis to Raleigh, N.C. According to the Sacramento Business Journal, the change is part of its focus on international markets. The bulk of its research and development work remains in Davis, at 1540 Drew Ave. The company develops natural biopesticides to replace traditional ones. ——— A Beach Hut Deli is coming to Woodland. The sandwich chain lists Woodland as an upcoming location, without further details. Readers report that it may be going in along Freeway Drive. I left a message with the company on Monday but didn’t hear back. The Davis deli remains open under a different franchisee. ——— I keep track of Davis businesses on my Google spreadsheet, which includes more than 325 Davis businesses affected by COVID19. It’s at https://bit.ly/ DavisBusinesses. In it, there are sheets for Restaurantsopen, Restaurants-closed, Coming soon, Businessesretail, Businesses-service, and more. Email me (address below) to suggest updates. — Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram pages. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, contact her at wendyedit@gmail.com.

MAK wins big at national remodeling industry awards Special to The Enterprise Each year, the National Association of the Remodeling Industry Greater Sacramento Chapter presents the Contractor of the Year (CoTY) awards honoring “our outstanding members with the prestigious Contractor of the Year Award.” NARI is a professional association of high-quality, licensed, vetted remodeling professionals who work together to push the industry forward and provide expert home remodeling services to homeowners nationwide. These awards are “judged by a diverse and impartial national panel, CotY winners demonstrate exceptional results in remodeling projects.” MAK Design + Build Inc. of Davis, submitted three recent projects for consideration, and won in all three categories as well as being honored with the “Judges Choice” award for best overall project of 2020-2021 in the greater Sacramento area. The project receiving the Judges Choice Award was the “Residential Bath Over $100,000”; a transformation of a narrow, landlocked main bathroom in

Davis. The MAK team’s design and execution resulted in bright, layered lighting accomplished through skylights, thoughtfully installed lighting design, and materials that were selected to refract light through the newly spacious room. A Davis mid-century modern Streng Home kitchen MAK remodeled earned best “Kitchen Under $150,000” and their complete contemporary exterior remodel of a 1940s ranch home in Sacramento won, “Residential Exterior over $200,000.” In the 18 years, MAK has been in business, the company has won over 30 Contractor of the Year awards from the association, and this is the third time a MAK project has been recognized as Judges’ Choice. When accepting the Judges Choice award, Director of Design, Anthony Anderson, stated that “This award is a culmination of a good client, a good sales process, a good design team, and awesome execution by the guys in the field.” He went on to describe the project and process that result in the winning “after” photos,

“These projects really are the result of a dedicated team effort. We work with great people and our goal is always to make exceptional projects that our clients love. In this project, it was a broken space that we repaired and made beautiful. Our client is happy. We are happy. Thank you!” Each of MAK’s winning projects will now go on to compete in NARI’s Southwest regional competition for their categories. The Southwest regional competition includes all submissions from California, Hawaii and Utah. If any of the projects win in the regional competition, they will go on to represent the west coast in the national competition. Owner Ken Kirsch and director of design Anthony Anderson are both UC Davis graduates. Kirsch coowns the business with his wife, Ellen Moriarty. Their daughter, Vivi, works with them as a project coordinator.

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SURGE: County will distribute free home testing kits From Page A1 another 77 students in quarantine following exposure. The impact is being felt widely. On Thursday, UC Davis Chancellor Gary May announced inperson instruction would be delayed from Jan. 10 until Jan. 28 due to the rising positivity rate on campus. Other University of California campuses have done the same, including UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz. Nearly half of the UC Davis isolation and quarantine housing units are now occupied, according to the university’s COVID-19 dashboard. Classrooms remain open and instruction in person in the Davis school district, though administrators have cautioned families that could change. In a message sent out Thursday, the district noted that

staffing shortages continue and are now being exacerbated by the Omicron surge. “District and site leaders have developed a protocol to follow when staffing shortages become acute, which will ultimately help determine if and/or when classrooms or schools must be closed,” the message said. “District and site staff will do our very best to provide families as much advance notice as possible regarding any closures of individual classrooms or schools. However, due to the dynamic nature of employee absences, advance notice may not be possible.” So far the surge of new cases throughout the county has not resulted in a surge of hospitalizations or deaths, though both are lagging indicators that follow new cases by two to eight weeks. On Friday there were 11 COVID-19 patients in the

county’s two hospitals, all of them unvaccinated. No COVID19 deaths have been reported by the county since Dec. 22. The current case rate for vaccinated county residents is 14.7 per 100,000 residents and for unvaccinated 50.3. ———— On Monday, Yolo County will begin distributing free home antigen test kits to residents and workers seeking to shorten their isolation period to less than 10 days. Yolo County recently revised its COVID-19 guidance to align with the state’s reduced isolation and quarantine period. The revised guidance allows individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 to shorten their isolation to less than 10 days if they have no symptoms or symptoms are improving (including no fever for 24 hours without taking fever-reducing medicines) and test negative for

COVID-19 on day 5 or later. Individuals who end their isolation before day 10 must wear a face mask that fits and filters well over their mouth and nose when around others through day 10. Either a PCR or antigen test can be used to shorten the isolation period, but many cases will continue to test positive by PCR for weeks or even months after initial infection, even though they are no longer contagious. For this reason, antigen tests are preferred for shortening the isolation period. Due to limited supplies, the antigen test kits are available only for those who have tested positive in the previous seven days. People seeking test kits must present documentation of their positive test results at the distribution site. Proof of a positive test can be provided on a smartphone or tablet, or with a printout.

COURTS: Dockets already logjammed from before From Page A1 disheartening, and it’s just as disheartening … more so now because we thought we were out of this thing,” Monterosso said. Still, some courtrooms are reluctant to halt jury trials, even in places with high hospitalization rates. Imperial County has the state’s highest rate of hospitalized patients with COVID19, according to a data analysis by CalMatters. So far, the county of nearly 180,000 residents has not altered its courtroom procedures, beyond requiring everyone to wear a mask. In an email response, the executive officer for the county’s courts said they are complying with public health mandates and guidelines. “Ensuring equal access to justice for all community members is at the forefront of the court’s mission,” said executive officer Maria Rhinehart. “We are actively having

internal discussions.” California courts suspended jury trials and extended deadlines during the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. Many did so again in the winter of 2020 and 2021, during that surge. The changes delayed many in-person proceedings, backlogged the systems and left many Californians waiting for their day in court. Gov. Gavin Newsom gave trial courts around $60 million in this year’s budget to help courtrooms reduce the logjams. Since most statewide emergency orders have ended, which mandated that courts take certain actions, the presiding judges of each county are now trying to navigate how to balance justice and public health in their jurisdictions. “You’re presented with three bad choices, either not doing them (jury trials) at all, you do them remotely or you roll the dice and do jury trials in person,” Carrillo said. The contagious Omicron variant of the

coronavirus has quickly spread throughout California, causing more than 140,000 new COVID-cases — the highest number since the pandemic began. The variant has presented a challenge for courtrooms as more people test positive, which several courts cited when announcing changes this week to their policies. “We have seen a similar uptick in positive cases in Sacramento County, and here at our own Court, with cases quadrupling,” said Presiding Judge Michael G. Bowman, in a Tuesday news release. California’s courtrooms are not alone in their disparate approaches to how to conduct judicial business. Federal courtrooms in California are also making varying changes amid the spike. The Northern and Central U.S. District Courts of California recently suspended all jury trials. The Eastern and Southern Districts have not announced any jury trial changes.

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Roger J. Romani

Dec. 17, 1929 — Jan. 10, 2021 Jan. 10 marks the one year anniversary of the passing of Roger Romani, long time Davis resident and UC Davis professor. Roger was born on Dec. 17, 1929, to Frida and Guglielmo Romani, immigrants from Italy’s Tuscany region and tenant farmers on Grand Island in the Sacramento Delta. Raised in an Italian-speaking household, Roger started first grade at Beaver Union elementary school knowing only one word of English (please!). He remained at Beaver Union through 8th grade, continued his education at Courtland High School and then entered UC Davis intending to get a 2 year agricultural degree. Drawn to learning in general and Biochemistry in particular, Roger ending up staying to get a four-year degree and was encouraged by professors go on to graduate school in plant physiology. After earning a PhD from UCLA and serving a 2-year stint in the US Army, Roger returned to Davis to start work as a professor in the department of pomology. He also met Ann Gallichotte of Sacramento; they wed in 1959 and enjoyed a 61-year partnership. Roger’s life in Davis was characterized by energy, imagination and follow-through. He enjoyed greatly being part of UCD’s growth from a small “University Farm” to a major research institution. Roger excelled at plant cell physiology research, in his work with UCD’s Agricultural Extension, and in the classroom, receiving the Magnar Ronning Award for teaching excellence. He was passionate about the Agrarian Studies courses

Don Villarejo

Jan. 17, 1937 — Nov. 19, 2021 Don Villarejo died unexpectedly of a stroke on Nov. 19, 2021. At 84, he was still actively engaged in bettering the lives of farmworkers, for which he has been best known in recent years. However, Don has been committed to the struggles for civil rights and social justice throughout his life. Don was born to June Blythe and Oscar Villarejo on Jan. 17, 1937. Following their almost immediate divorce, he led a difficult and peripatetic childhood. He found solace in his early years in the study of mathematics. This led him to major in physics at the University of Chicago where he met his future wife, Merna. They married on June 14, 1959, and both went on to graduate school. Their two daughters, Amy and Susanna, were born during Don’s years as a physics graduate student. Also during these busy years, Don was a founding member of New University Thought, one of the first publications of the New Left. Don went on to teach physics at UCLA (1968-1975) where he was also

and major he started, thoughtfully helping students develop perspectives on sustainable agricultural. He was also instrumental in the establishment of the University Honors program. ROMANI Roger maintained a very busy family and civic life, working with Ann to raise four children and delving into local historical preservation. As a long-term member of the Yolo County Historical Society, he worked to help save the Woodland Opera House. He also played a significant role in preserving the 2 mile stretch of walnut trees lining western Russell Boulevard, championing the addition of a shaded bicycle path which Davis residents have enjoyed for years. In addition, he and Ann carefully restored the H.M. Larue Home on Russell Boulevard. Roger retired from UC Davis in 1992 and focused on cultivating a vineyard in Mendocino County. After researching local climate and soil conditions, he planted vines of Pinot grigio, a variety with little popularity at the time. Both the vineyard and the variety have enjoyed years of excellent growth. In his retirement, Roger also derived tremendous enjoyment cheering on his grandchildren in their various endeavors. In 2009, Roger and Ann moved into the University Retirement Center where they enjoyed their Golden Years among many long-term and new-found friends. Roger is survived by his loving wife Ann, children Rebecca, Roger (Debbie), Marcus (Annette) and Juli (Jim), five grandchildren and two step grandchildren.

involved in antiVietnam War activity and educational innovation. These latter two activities may have served to shorten his employment at UCLA, so in 1975 he VILLAREJO moved to Davis, where Merna had a faculty appointment in biochemistry at UC Davis. Don was a committed feminist and took on a major share of home and childcare while his wife settled into her new position. The time spent with his daughters was one of his great pleasures. He was also searching for a new role for himself in this unfamiliar rural environment. An opportunity arose in 1976 when he volunteered with the United Farm Workers. In talks with the UFW leadership, Don identified the need for an independent research organization to benefit farmers and farmworkers. This led to the founding of the California Institute for Rural Studies in 1977 and Don’s tenure as Executive Director. The California Agricultural Worker Health Survey (1999) has often been cited as the most important

John Carl Bruhn

Aug. 23, 1940 — Dec. 18, 2021 Dr. John C. Bruhn, husband, father, grandfather, and Cooperative Extension Specialist Emeritus, passed Saturday evening, Dec. 18, 2021. He was born in Ohio on Aug. 23, 1940, and spent his childhood in the Cleveland area with his brother Tom and sister Susan. In 1955, John’s family moved to Florida. He spent his high school years in Fort Lauderdale, where he played the trombone and served as drum major. In Florida, he enjoyed waterskiing, fishing and diving, and was a soda jerk at the local drugstore. John received a bachelor’s degree in food science in 1962 from Michigan State University (MSU) and then drove west to Davis, where he first lived in North Hall, one of the original three dormitories on campus. John enjoyed exploring the West, winetasting in Napa Valley — a novel experience for him — and, in 1966, climbing with his college friends to the top of Mt. Whitney. In 1969, he completed a Ph.D. in dairy microbiology-biochemistry at UC Davis. He met his future wife, Christine, in the food science department, and they married in July 1970. Together they continued exploring California in John’s treasured red 1969 American Motors Javelin. They spent their honeymoon at Pt. Reyes. Especially in their early years of marriage, they biked, backpacked, and hiked through many national parks — Lassen and Yosemite being favorites. John began a 37-year career (1969-2006) as a dairy food extension specialist in the department of food science and technology at UC Davis. From 1995 until retirement, he served as director of the Dairy

Research and Information Center at UC Davis. His leadership helped in the production of safe, highquality dairy products worldwide. John was always willing to give his time and expertise, and he was especially proud to lend his knowledge to many then small businesses — such as Cowgirl Creamery, Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co., Fiscalini Farms (San Joaquin Gold Cheese), and Lappert’s ice cream. John was recognized with many awards, including being elected as fellow of four associations: the International Association of Food Protection, the Institute of Food Technologists, the Institute of Food Science and Technology (United Kingdom), and the American Dairy Science Association. John served as president of the latter association in 2000. He was also recognized as an outstanding Alumnus by MSU. He was presented with the Award of Distinction by the UC Davis College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences in 2000. An endowed scholarship in dairy foods was established in his name upon retirement. John loved to travel and brought his family with him whenever possible. He contributed to educational programs on six continents. At each location, he would always take personal time with family to see the country and meet the people. On his first sabbatical leave in 1976, he researched dairy food processing in Ireland, England, Denmark and The Netherlands. His last sabbatical was in Washington, D.C., where he worked with the FDA. Two sabbaticals in Australia were especially memorable experiences. His family developed lifelong

Elizabeth E. Bradford

May 20, 1934 — Dec. 22, 2021 Elizabeth E. Bradford of Davis passed peacefully from this life at age 87 on Dec. 22, 2021, with family at her bedside. She was born May 20, 1934 to Walter and Marion (Withey) Engelke in Madison, Wis., and grew up in a strong, loving family with her parents, two younger brothers and a large extended family. In her freshman year at the University of Wisconsin she met Eric Bradford, a Canadian graduate student. They married in 1954 and moved to Quebec when Eric started as an assistant professor at McGill University; two children were born to them in Quebec. In 1957 Eric joined the animal science department at UC Davis, where he served on the faculty for 50 years. Elizabeth and Eric built a full and happy life in Davis centered around family (two more children were born in California), education, friends, music and community involvement. Elizabeth finished her bachelor’s degree in

investigation initiated during his CIRS leadership. Just as importantly, he inspired generations of students and activists to become involved in their communities, leaving a legacy of organizations and movements that will continue his work for a better society. Through his life’s work, Don made contributions to Yolo County and Davis that were recognized by Supervisor Don Saylor and City Councilman Dan Carson on Senior Citizen’s Day last August. Following their joint retirements in 1999, Don and Merna traveled extensively while working part-time on projects of interest. After moving to the University Retirement Community in 2012, Don re-kindled his passion for pocket billiards and founded a men’s discussion group. Don is survived by his wife of 62 years, Merna Villarejo, his daughters Amy Villarejo and Susanna Beirich, his brother David Dolnick, grandsons Zachary and Joshua, many nieces and nephews and countless friends and colleagues. We all miss him deeply. If you wish to make a donation in his name, we suggest the Yolo food bank as recipient.

friendships in Australia. Experiences like these inspired a love of travel in his children. A hobby photographer from the early days, he took many photographs and dictated trip logs that his family cherishes. He always carried stamps with him and would mail postcards to family and friends from his and Christine’s destinations. John was always willing to give extra time and effort to his UC Davis community. One of his favorite gifts of time was scooping up ice cream at events on the UC Davis campus or in the community. He also mentored and encouraged many undergraduate and graduate students. A devoted philanthropist, John supported the arts, music, theater, conservation causes, MSU, UC Davis, and his church. John loved music, especially brass music that reminded him of his days playing. He and his family enjoy gardening, and he took great pleasure in caring for their garden. In 2012, his and Christine’s home was a stop on the Pence Gallery’s Garden Tour. John sat on the patio and happily chatted with visitors over everything from their treasured rows of blackberry vines to the patio art and trinkets collected during their travels. In the early years of California’s Adopt-a-Highway program, John helped coordinate his church’s adopted highway section and, with Christine, would write a humorous

report on “treasures” found. John was most proud of his family and was BRUHN always involved in their lives. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, he was incredibly generous, good-natured, and loving. He had an amazing ability to engage anyone in conversation and always left them with a smile. In his later years, he was happiest when telling stories to children or grandchildren or hearing of their adventures. John is survived by his wife of 51 years Christine; daughter Laura (Roland) Freudrich; son Aron (Ashley) Bruhn; grandchildren Patrick, Peter, Hudson and Skyler; as well as his sister Susan (David) Dirr and their children. He was preceded in death by his brother Tom. A celebration of life will be held at the Lutheran Church of the Incarnation in Davis at a date to be scheduled in 2022. In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to the John C. Bruhn Dairy Foods Scholarship, University of California, Davis (https://give.ucdavis.edu/ Go/johncbruhn); the Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, Davis (https:// www.lcidavis.org); or your favorite charity.

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English at UC Davis in 1965 and later a TESOL Certificate. She helped her friend Jerrie Peek start a language-learning preschool for international children, a precursor to UCD’s Early Childhood Lab School. She also worked as a TESOL Teacher’s Aide in Davis public schools and volunteered in many capacities at Davis Community Church: Deacon, Elder, Youth Leader and pastoral search consultant for other Northern California Presbyterian congregations. Elizabeth was politically astute and an active member of League of Women Voters, PEO and other organizations supporting women’s education and international students. In addition to singing with the Davis Comic Opera Company, Davis Chorale and her church’s Chancel Choir, she encouraged her children’s varied musical pursuits. Elizabeth built a strong and loving home where family, friends and many newcomers to Davis

felt welcomed. She loved to entertain, cook, sew, write poetry and craft beauBRADFORD tiful and increasingly complex quilts treasured by all. She and Eric enjoyed their retreat home on the Mendocino Coast, traveling and spending time with friends made around the world. In 2017 Elizabeth moved to Carlton Senior Living (Davis) where she continued to enjoy visits from family and friends, good books and films. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, Eric (to whom she was married for 53 years) and son-in-law Don Aumann, both in 2007. Elizabeth is survived by brothers Daniel (Jean) Engelke of Flower Mound, Texas, and Robert (Susan) Engelke of Madison, Wis.; children Anne (Harry) Harris of Madison, Ken (Patricia) Bradford of Davis, Margaret Aumann (Bryan Plude) of Chico and

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Stella Frances Deas Pfanner Sutter Oct. 29, 1928 – Nov. 16, 2021,

Stella Frances Deas Pfanner Sutter was born on Oct. 29, 1928, in Yreka and was raised on a dairy ranch in Montague. Her mother Frieda was a Swiss immigrant, and her father Frank was a Californian of Portuguese-Azorean descent. She had a sister, Vera, who was a year younger. Raised during the Great Depression, Stella always had the dream of becoming a registered nurse. In 1946 she went to the Mercy College of Nursing at Mercy Hospital in Sacramento. In those days, student nurses lived in dormitories behind the hospital. There, Stella made lifelong friendships with her fellow nurses and graduated in 1949. She practiced nursing until she married Ernest Pfanner Jr., from Davis, in 1951. At that point, Stella put her nursing career on hold and raised seven children on the family dairy ranch outside of Davis. In 1970, the marriage ended, and Stella went back to nursing at the UC Davis Student Health Center. She worked there for 10 years — and made even more good friends until she moved to San Francisco, where she worked at UC Moffet Hospital. In 1985 Stella married Martin Sutter and they moved to Cloverdale when she retired in 1988. Stella made even more friends in Cloverdale, where she and

Marty were very active in the local community. When Marty died VILLAREJO in 2011, Stella moved back to Davis at the request of her children. She maintained a small condominium, made even more friends playing bridge, and continued her loyal support of the San Francisco Giants. Stella was a lifelong member of the Catholic Church, was involved in the PTA at Plainfield School, and functioned as a community leader at the West Plainfield 4H Club. She loved to travel and was very proud of her family. Stella left this world on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, with a smile on her face and is off on a mission to make a lot more friends in an even better place. There will be a memorial mass at St. James Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Friday, April 22, followed by a remembrance gathering. Her son Hans predeceased her in 1981. She is survived by six adult children: Jim Pfanner of Los Angeles, Louise Gallup of Mission Viejo, Bill Pfanner of Davis, Heidi Adamski of Davis, Ann Sisson of Linden, and Brenda Casady of Red Oak, Texas. She also has 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Robert K. Richardson d. Nov. 27, 2021

A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and California resident for 55 years, Bob Richardson passed away peacefully at the age of 83 on Nov. 27, 2021, in Davis, CA with his wife Vicky and family at his side. Bob attended New York’s Baldwinsville Academy and completed degree programs at Webb Institute in Long Island, UC Berkeley, and Golden Gate University. After serving as Lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard, Bob practiced Naval Architecture in California at Earl & Wright, Morris Guralnick, Ship Research,

and Chevron. Bob enjoyed the arts and playing the violin, RICHARDSON including in Paradise Symphony Orchestra and Rossmoor’s Big Band. Bob was a beloved son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and greatgrandfather. He will be greatly missed by Vicky, their four children, 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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grandmother and friend, Elizabeth expressed her love for family and friends to the end of her life. A Memorial Service will be held this Spring at Davis Community Church — find updates at www.smith-funerals. com/obituaries/elizabeth-lyss-bradford -1. Elizabeth gave generously to many charitable causes; to honor her memory, gifts may be sent to a charity of the donor’s choice.

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DRAFTS: Small changes to maps From Page A1 taken during the pandemic when fewer college students may have been in town. In any case, the biggest changes in the draft maps going before the council Tuesday involve shifting neighborhoods in North Davis from District 3 to District 2. Other changes include expanding District 1, represented by Councilman Dan Carson, further east to include more of the Central Davis neighborhood west of Sycamore Lane and moving Aggie Village from District 5 to District 3. District 4, currently represented by Mayor Gloria Partida, would see no boundary changes on either draft map. Partida’s district, as well as Carson’s, will be on the November ballot. The city is encouraging community members to provide feedback on the

draft maps, which were posted on the city’s website last week. They can be viewed at www.cityofdavis. org/districts and comments can be emailed to districts@ cityofdavis.org. The deadline for providing feedback is Jan. 20. Members of the public, as well as council members, will also be able to weigh in on Tuesday during a public hearing. Previous public hearings were held in November and December and the council is expected to make a final decision in February. Tuesday’s City Council meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and will also include the following agenda items: n Consideration of a proposed housing development on Pole Line Road. The Planning Commission last month recommended approval of the 715 East infill project, which

would convert a currently vacant lot on Pole Line south of Eighth Street to a neighborhood of 30 for-sale, attached homes. The site used to be occupied by Sierra Health Care Center which was abandoned several years ago and more recently demolished. n Consideration of a plan to buy an aerial ladder truck for the Davis Fire Department. The anticipated one-time capital purchase expense for the fire apparatus and associated equipment is approximately $2.15 million. Tuesday’s council meeting will be held remotely and will be televised live on city of Davis Government Channel 16, livestreamed online at https://cityofdavis.org/cityhall/city-council/citycouncil-meetings/meetingvideos, and via Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/ 82236886503

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EORGIA ON MY MIND ... Yes, the Southeastern Conference championship football game will take place tomorrow night to finally put an end to the 2021 college football season. Alabama versus Georgia. Should be a good matchup. Wait, I’ve just been informed that Monday night’s game is not for the SEC championship, but for the national championship. Who knew? But didn’t these two just play a month ago? If I’m remembering correctly, the Crimson Tide absolutely shredded Georgia’s vaunted defense, so why are they playing again? And if Georgia wins this time around to even the series, shouldn’t there be a third and final game on Super Bowl Sunday to determine a true champion? PLAYOFF EXPANSION ... There’s a lot of talk about expanding the college football playoff to more than just four teams, but this year they could have selected 32 teams and the end result would have been the same: Alabama versus Georgia in the championship game. Nick Saban is a genius, of course, but I’ve long wondered what would happen to one of these legendary coaches if they

took over the football program at New Mexico State or Vanderbilt or Rice Institute. Would they ever again be present at a national championship game without having to buy a ticket? A PREDICTION ... Georgia 17, Alabama 14. BOWL BOREDOM ... As a college football fan, I used to look forward to the several weeks of bowl games between mid-December and New Year’s Day. No longer. How could that be? Let me count the ways. First, a 6-6 team has no business being in a bowl game. Second, and most importantly, if a team is being rewarded with a bowl bid because of its great season, then it ought to at least show up for the game with the

same roster that got them there. That, unfortunately, no longer happens. I lost count of how many bowl teams had an “interim” head coach because the real head coach left his “student-athletes” for greener pastures at the end of the regular season. I also lost count of how many superstars had decided to opt out of a bowl game because they had either entered the transfer portal or were preparing for the NFL draft. I understand their reasons, for sure, but the defense that the Oregon Ducks put on the field for their bowl game with Oklahoma bore little resemblance to the defense Oregon fielded during the regular season. The UO-OU game, incidentally, featured “interim” head coaches on both sidelines. Obviously, there’s not a whole lot that can be done about any of this, but the reality remains that bowl games are nowhere near as interesting as they used to be. TIME FOR A COLLEGE HOOPS RESET ... Nobody asked me, but with all the recent cancellations and postponements in college basketball, maybe it’s time for all schools to take a three-week break to get their houses in order.

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Davis High forward Tessa Schouten (with basketball) eyes the basket in front of two Oak Ridge players in the semifinal game of the Trojan Toss Up on Dec. 22, 2021.

After all, we’re seeing teams that managed to get through all of last year without a single case, yet having to cancel games this season because of COVID. The Aggie men had their first three Big West Conference games canceled, with perhaps more to come. The Aggie women also had several cancellations before finally returning to the court Thursday night against UC Irvine. At this point, it may be time to forget about league championships and who makes it to the Big Dance and just try to play as many games as possible when two teams and an empty court are available. Sure, that might be unfair to some teams in terms of travel or how many players who might be available, but most athletes I know would rather play and lose than not play at all. After all, so many of those things we hear that sports teach — like teamwork and sportsmanship and learning life’s lessons and significant physical and mental activity — are in place no matter the final score. — Contact Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

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Davis High’s Aidan Crawford (5) gets ready to release the ball in front of a Del Oro player in the third place game of the Les Curry Invitational on Dec. 18, 2021.

Davis High teams dealt with more postponements By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor Two days after its Delta League opener was postponed because of COVID-19 protocols and safety, the Davis High boys basketball team was going to play Cosumnes Oaks' squad at the Wolfpack's gym. But the Blue Devils will have to wait until this week to open league play. Davis High Athletic Jeff Lorenson said that Friday's game between the Blue Devils and Wolfpack was postponed because of Cosumnes Oaks' COVID-19 protocols and safety. No make-up date has been at this time. Davis (4-5) was scheduled to open league play Jan. 5 at home against Jesuit. But that game was also postponed due to COVID-19 protocols and safety. No make-up date has been set at this time. The last time that the Blue Devils played was on Dec. 18, 2021, when they played Del Oro in the

third-place game of the 18th annual Les Curry Invitational. Del Oro defeated Davis 64-56. On Wednesday, Davis is scheduled to host Elk Grove (1-0 in the DL, 11-3). This Friday, the Blue Devils will be home again, this time entertaining Sheldon (0-1 in the DL, 6-8). Both games are scheduled to tipoff at 7 p.m. As of Friday afternoon, only four of the seven schools Delta League schools have opened league play. Those schools are Pleasant Grove (1-0, 11-3), Elk Grove, Cosumnes Oaks (0-1, 4-9) and Sheldon.

Girls basketball On Friday, the Davis High girls squad had its league game at home against Cosumnes Oaks postponed because of COVID-19 protocols and safety. Earlier last week, the Blue Devils' league opener at St. Francis was postponed for the same reasons.

On Tuesday, Davis (1-10) is scheduled to play at Elk Grove. Then on Friday, the Blue Devils are on the road again, this time at Sheldon. Both games are scheduled to tipoff at 7 p.m. The Blue Devils have not played a game since Dec. 22. That was in the Trojan Toss Up at Oak Ridge High, where host Oak Ridge posted a 53-27 win over Davis. Like the boys, the Davis girls have yet to play a Delta League game. Sheldon (1-0 in the DL, 4-7) join Cosumnes Oaks (1-0, 9-6), Pleasant Grove (0-1, 5-9) and Elk Grove (0-1, 2-10) as the only members to have played a league game. Entering Tuesday's game at Elk Grove, Blue Devils forward Tessa Schouten, only a sophomore, is the team's leading scorer with 13.3 points per game and 10 rebounds per game. — Contact Mike Bush at mike@davisenterprise.net. Follow on Twitter: @MBDavisSports.

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hether you admire Antonio Brown’s considerable pass-catching talent, or despise his numerous on- and off-field serious missteps, one thing is readily apparent. This is a person with severe problems and one who needs professional help. An NFL locker room is not the place to find it. n Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians is the latest sideline supervisor to look the other way at Brown’s transgressions, up to and including Brown’s meltdown last Sunday. Many head coaches in all sports truly believe he or she is the one to turn a wayward athlete around. It rarely works that way. What you see is what you will eventually get. Arians isn’t the first coach to do this, and he certainly won’t be the last. n Get well soon, Gary Gerould, who is the Sacramento Kings' long-time radio announcer. Last week, Gerould, 81, was placed under NBA health and safety protocols after testing positive for

COVID-19. n Happy (if belated) 86th birthday to Brooklyn-Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher and Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax. From 1961-66, when the left-hander Koufax was forced to retire at age 30 due to arm trouble, there was no more dominant pitcher in all of baseball. Ever. n Vin Scully sounded as good on the air in his 80s as he did in his 30s. Given the dreary “winter” weather we are experiencing, Scully calling an old blackand-white telecast on MLB Network should be soothing and comforting to all baseball fans. n The next time you watch an NFL

game and go full blown gasket at an official’s call, remember this: Over the course of the season, officiating crews make the proper call 95% of the time. How many businesses can make a similar claim? n The second iteration of the USFL returns in April. The original spring league played three seasons, 1983-85 and produced several Hall of Fame players, notably San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young. n USFL II has yet to sign its first player, but it does have four head coaches, Todd Haley (Tampa Bay Bandits), Kevin Sumlin (Houston Gamblers), Bart Andrus (Philadelphia Stars) and Mike Riley (New Jersey Generals). The other four will be announced shortly. n Barring a major change of heart, today will be Ben Roethlisberger’s final game as Pittsburgh Steelers QB. In the NFL, players great and not-sogreat all have a “It’s time” expiration date on their careers. Many resist it, trudging from team to team for one last

shot. Others bow out gracefully. Roethlisberger never was quick afoot, and the past couple years diminished him further. So, he hinted a few weeks ago that last Monday night's game against Cleveland might be his swan song in front of the hometown fans. Said Big Ben as he soaked in the fans’ cheers, “I was born in Ohio, but Pittsburgh is our family’s home and always will be.” Good for him. n One of the rarest things about nohitters is the short list of those who’ve thrown one in both the American and National Leagues. Answers at bottom. n GreenBay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers on the potentially frigid Lambeau Field cold in January: “That’s Green Bay weather. We like that. No matter how cold we might feel, it’s colder for the other team.” n Quiz answer (chronological order): Cy Young, Jim Bunning, Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson and Hideo Nomo. — Contact Doug Kelly at DKelly1416@aol.com.

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remember the feeling in newsrooms back in the 1960s, as many journalists began to have doubts about the Vietnam War. In those big workspaces where newspapers come together and broadcasts are assembled, the Vietnam War was taken by journalists to be the good guys versus the bad guys — the way it had been in the two world wars and the Korean War. But by the mid-1960s, the media was turning against the war. Some reporters went to Vietnam, the rest of us edited and sometimes melded several files from the war. Initially, coverage reflected simply what the U.S. commanders were saying in daily briefings from Saigon. As our colleagues on the ground in the war zone began to tell a different story from the official one, editors and writers far from Vietnam began to change their views. Enthusiasm turned to doubt, followed by anti-war sentiment. The media, in its way, had found its conscience. Media doubt accelerated as the war dragged on and turned to something close to hostility. I was privy to this because I circulated as a desk editor between three newspapers: the Washington Daily News, the Washington Evening Star, and the Baltimore News-American, finally roosting at The Washington Post. The American Newspaper Guild passed an anti-war resolution at its annual convention in Dallas in 1969. This side-taking disturbed many journalists. It wasn’t objective, but it passed anyway. Today, the media landscape is different. There are many more partisan outlets in broadcasting and fewer strong, local newspapers. And there is the whole new world of social media, which defies monitoring. Still, the reporting is done by the mainstream media, and from this all else flows. While the attitudes of the mainstream are important, they aren’t as commanding as they were in the time of the Vietnam War — in the time when the nation watched the evening news with total belief and hung on every word from Walter Cronkite.

laine Howle retired the other day after more than two decades as the state’s auditor but left behind a few reports that cement her legacy as a fierce watchdog of inefficiency and malfeasance in state and local government. Capitol insiders are waiting for the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom to name her successor and reveal whether the Howle’s independent and plainspoken approach to often complex issues of governance will continue. A few days after Howle departed, one of the leftover reports was issued, revisiting a thorny problem that dates back 16 years called Financial Information System for California. It’s an awkward title written to justify a catchy acronym, FI$cal. Launched in 2005, FI$cal was to be a comprehensive project that would replace dozens of incompatible and outdated accounting systems and thus give officials and the public a more accurate and timely picture of the state’s finances. It’s been a hot mess from the onset, costing untold millions of dollars and still far from finished, despite facesaving efforts by state

bureaucrats to declare it complete, which both Howle’s office and the state’s other watchdog, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, have criticized as deceptive. The newest audit once again focuses on the project’s tardiness and a lack of a realistic timeline for completion. “The project office will not complete the project by its scheduled end date of June 2022,” the report declares, citing a lack of staff and other impediments to completion. “Even when the project office officially declares the project done,” the audit continues, “it will not have implemented all promised functionality, and doing so will likely incur significant expense. “As we described in our two most recent reports, the project office postponed the development of some features, thus reducing the

number of key features the system will have when the project formally ends. “Some of these features are large and play an important role in the functionality of FI$Cal, such as a feature for statewide loan accounting. Until these features are complete, the state controller will continue using its legacy system — a concerning fact given that one of the original goals of the project was to replace stand-alone systems with a single, integrated system.”

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he report warns that the lack of a fully functioning system could hurt the state’s financial standing. “For the third consecutive year,” it says, “the state will issue late financial statements, resulting in part from state agencies’ challenges in using FI$Cal. Timely financial reports are important for the state to maintain a high credit rating and access to federal funding.” Unfortunately, FI$cal is not an isolated example of dysfunction in the state’s use of high technology. Several other systems that promised more efficient and responsive government have also fallen

behind or failed to deliver the anticipated benefits. It is — or should be — an embarrassment that California struggles to use technology when the state is a global leader in the development of digital tools. Successive governors have tried to fix the situation but none has been successful. Newsom is the latest governor to deal, so far in vain, with the state’s high-tech failures and it should be particularly embarrassing because before becoming governor he wrote a book, “Citizenville,” that focused on how technology would improve governance. The concept is accurate, but the integration of technological tools into government so far has been a bust. If anything, as the new FI$cal audit indicates, it has been a negative factor by delaying publication of data that are necessary to float bond issues, apply for federal aid and otherwise do the state’s business. — CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more stories by Dan Walters, go to Commentary.

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have a strong sense of that same struggle between the professional requirement for objectivity and the private conscience is testing the media today just as it did in the days of the Vietnam War. Can we still cover the divisions of today as an event, as we do most things, or is it morally different? There is an emerging consensus that journalists collectively — and a more disaggregated group couldn’t be imagined than the irregular army of nonconforming individualists who make up the Fourth Estate — are concerned about the survival of democracy. The very basis of our freedoms, of our pride, and even of our history as a free nation capable of the orderly and willing transfer of power is at stake. You can’t work in media now and not feel the sense of the nation going off the rails. It is, I submit, a turning point when journalists of conscience can’t fall back on the old rules of objectivity, giving one opinion and countering it with another. To give the other side, when you, the writer, know the other side is a contrived lie, is to give credence to the lie and further extend its malicious purpose. You can’t give the lie the same credence as the truth or you will hide in false equivalence and fail the public. Even journalists I know who are socially and politically conservative are signing on to the idea that they must take a stand for the truth. The Big Truth being that Joe Biden won the presidential election, verified over and over again by recounts and court findings. The false equivalence would be to repeat the Big Lie and say at the end of a report, “But supporters of Donald Trump assert the election was rigged.” When you know that the future of our democracy is in the balance, as a journalist, you feel it is time to take a stand; not to stand with Democrats, but to stand with the truth. — Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. His email is llewellynking1@gmail. com and you can follow him on Twitter @LlewellynKing2. He wrote this for Inside Sources.com.

Letters That north wind In our Mediterranean climate, the jet stream, which “steers” traveling storms, sits north of California in summer, keeping us dry, but often lies overhead in winter, fetching precipitation onshore. In spring it is in the process of shifting northward out of our area; in the fall, shifting southward. At both of these transitional seasons, storms tend to pass just north of us and then drop into the Great Basin (these are known to meteorologists as “inside sliders”). Wind blows from areas of high barometric pressure to low. With an “inside slider,” there is generally high pressure out over the Pacific, to the NW, and low in Nevada, to the SE. The combined circulation between them generates a north to northwest wind over much of California. The closer together they are the steeper the pressure gradient (we say the isobars are crowded together). The pattern is accentuated by the topography (Coast Range and Sierra on either side of the Central Valley). Occasionally the wind is accelerated along the

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I-505 corridor, forming a “barrier jet” as it caroms off the coast Range foothills. Those are our worst north-wind episodes, often associated with wildfire. The Santa Ana wind in SoCal is another manifestation of this general pattern. It is also duplicated in the pre-Andean valleys of San Juan and Mendoza, Argentina, where it is known as the “Zonda,” and elsewhere. Climate change may affect the timing and intensity of these winds by altering the seasonal position of the jet stream, but I know of no evidence that it has done so here yet. Seasonal north winds are a normal, if an aggravating and sometimes dangerous component of our regional climate. Arthur M. Shapiro Davis

Missing a key point On Jan. 1, The Enterprise published Llewellyn King’s “Population Growth Impacts Climate Change.” In this piece King (the executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS), points out that the climate change crisis needs to address world population growth, and that this subject was absent at COP26 in Glasgow. King suggests this absence was due to the sensitive nature of “population”

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religiously, politically and socially. King’s suggestion for how to slow or stop population growth is “prosperity.” If the existing world population all becomes more prosperous, to the levels of the middle classes in places like the EU, the US, and Japan, then population could stabilize. While achieving a standard of living on this level across the world could indeed reduce or stop population growth, King’s approach overlooks the problem that connects population growth to the climate change crisis, namely the level of resource consumption of a middle-class lifestyle, and the associated carbon footprint. We would need three to five Earths to supply the resources to support this lifestyle at existing population levels. But the Earth would become unlivable, and humanity would likely become extinct as a result of the carbon byproduct produced in the drive to achieve such parity. Stabilizing and/or reducing world population can come later. The immediate focus needs to be upon achieving lifestyle changes for the people living in the more developed countries, so that their consumption corresponds to what the Earth can sustain going forward. Andrew Majeske Davis

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Voting rights are focus of the night By Lyra Halprin Special to The Enterprise

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ake no mistake, voting rights are the key to protecting our democracy and avoiding a coup in 2024,” Rep. John Garamendi told a crowd of 300 in Davis’ Central Park marking last year’s deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Garamendi reminded local activists that he and other representatives had “walked over broken glass and filth on the walls when we returned to the House floor that night to finish our hallowed work and certify the 2020 election.” He asked the crowd to contact family and friends in Arizona and West Virginia and urge them to demand their senators support changes to the filibuster that would allow Democrats to pass voting rights legislation. “Voting rights are more important than the filibuster,” he said. Winters City Councilmember Jesse Loren told the crowd that “it’s all of our responsibility to work to protect fair elections, available ballot boxes, and a fair process that can’t be usurped by unscrupulous extremists.”

“And when you’re discouraged by having to fight the same fight for fair elections over and over, I find poetry like Wendell Berry’s poem The Peace of Wild Things an inspiration,” she said. Yolo County is an example of what voting rights should look like according to Jesse Salinas, Yolo County’s chief election official and county clerk/assessor. “In our county of some 220,000 residents we offer vote by mail ballots to every registered voter and have 13 ballot drop boxes, compared to just one ballot drop box in Harris County, Texas with a population of 4.7 million,” Salinas said. He also noted that, “despite the COVID 19 pandemic, Yolo County made voting more accessible, which led to an 83 percent voter turnout, the highest Presidential election voter turnout in more than 30 years.” Martha Guerrero, mayor of West Sacramento, underscored the fact that Thursday’s gathering was a call to action. “Preserving democracy by allowing all eligible voters to participate in elections is essential to eliminate voter suppression,” she said. “Today our call to action is to urge the Senate to pass

Commentary critical voting rights legislation – the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act, which have already passed the House of Representatives and are on the Senate agenda this month.” Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor told the crowd, “we must refresh the fundamental principle of our founding documents that no person is above the law.” “We must support and implore the Senate to pass the Protecting our Democracy Act, not just for some of us but for all of us,” he said. “We do not yet know the full story of Jan. 6, 2021, because we the people, are still writing it. Let us remember that day and let us act to make that day only a cautionary memory.” Lucas Frerichs, vice mayor of Davis, told the crowd he was heartened to see so many people gathered. “You’re the ones who recognize the need to show up and speak out,” he said. “We have to actively participate and engage in order to ensure that we create the kind of country that upholds the values we believe in,” Frerichs said.

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Judy Beachler, Kathleen Stack and Michael Koltnow hold candles at Thursday’s vigil in Davis’ Central Park to mark the anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. “Davis Mayor Gloria Partida and I are proud to join with you today and will continue to work with you in the months ahead.” Michelle Famula, board member of the sponsoring League of Women VotersDavis, told the crowd that the night was also to honor and remember “those who defended our democracy a year ago,” noting the many law enforcement personnel who put their lives at risk and were injured

protecting legislators. Famula reminded people to “exercise your civic duty by contacting Senator Dianne Feinstein and Senator Alex Padilla tonight and throughout the week to let them know we’re counting on them to protect voting rights for all Americans,” she said. “Stay healthy and never doubt the power of your vote or your voice.” Other speakers included representatives of the co-sponsoring organiza-

tions: Kate Laddish, Democracy Winters; Steve Murphy, Indivisible Yolo, and Kari Peterson and Kelly Wilkerson, Sister DistrictCA 3 representatives. Wilkerson is also a trustee of the Los Rios Community College District. For more information, contact https://sister district.com/volunteer/ ca-3/, https://indivisible yolo.org/ and https:// www.facebook.com/ DemocracyWinters/.

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owing that California would never again confront a crisis without a robust public health system in place, the Legislature last year approved a $300 million annual boost in funding for public health agencies that are our frontlines in countering communicable disease and preventing chronic illness. There was just one catch: The funding would not begin until this year. Now, the year to fund public health has finally arrived. And in case anyone thought evidence of the need would be diminished by now, the rise of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has dispelled such thoughts. It’s time for lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom to deliver on their promise to rebuild our decimated public health workforce and

infrastructure so that we can continue to combat the spread of COVID — and be prepared for the next public health crisis before it hits. Last year’s budget agreement was a major step toward rebuilding our defenses against disease, but the needs are great. This year, looking at a budget surplus of tens of billions of dollars, lawmakers and the governor must look ahead and plan to provide for Californians a public health system that is not just adequate, but second to none. The COVID crisis has taught a lesson that must never be unlearned: When our public health infrastructure is allowed to deteriorate, lives are needlessly lost. The investments that were committed last year — and must be delivered this

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year — will begin to reverse a decade of decline in funding for local health departments that slowed our response to COVID-19 and allowed devastating health inequities to persist. While confronting COVID-19 through testing, vaccinations, education, contact tracing and other means remains front and center in delivering public health services, other diseases have not deferred to the virus that dominates the news. The pandemic has not slowed — and, indeed, as a result of reduced testing may have sped up — a troubling, years-long rise in sexually transmitted diseases, among others. Previously undiagnosed chronic diseases, notably diabetes, are being revealed as people undergo treatment for COVID-19. County agencies across the state are being called

upon to protect and promote public health in myriad ways: Childhood disease prevention. Maternal and infant health. Tobacco prevention. Chronic disease management and prevention. Lead poisoning detection. HIV/ AIDS testing and treatment. None of these can be neglected, even as the public health response to COVID-19 continues. In addition to revealing the dispiriting results of insufficient past spending on public health, the pandemic has taught us other lessons. In the pursuit of more equitable delivery of services, best practices have been refined. Local public health departments have conducted outreach and education to populations that have historically been underserved, many in partnership with community based organizations. Local

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public health departments coordinate efforts and resources to community based organizations to ensure investments are maximized, reach the areas with highest need and eliminate redundancy. Increased investment will enable local public health agencies that are mandated to provide services and held accountable for performance outcomes to extend and strengthen those partnerships, using data to deploy resources and strategies to address the health needs of all communities. We know that with the rise of the omicron variant and the devastating impacts of COVID-19 on the unvaccinated, that the COVID crisis is far from over. Local public health agencies, although weary after nearly two years of battling this contagion, are committed to redoubling

efforts to slow its spread. These front-line workers know that no matter what the future course of COVID-19 may be, California can never again let its guard down. The state can no longer afford to invest in public health only during a crisis. This is the year for state leaders to deliver on the investments that were promised last year. It’s time to not just manage this crisis, but to build the framework that will prepare us for the next. — Kim Saruwatari is the president of the County Health Executives Association of California and public health director for Riverside County. She 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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Screen-addicted husband Dear Annie: I find your column to be informative and entertaining. One subject that emerges often is the grieving of a loved one. I agree that acknowledging and allowing loss is an individual process and our pace should not be judged by others, except in the matter of compassion and support. My personal concern is with grieving the loss of a loved one through dementia. In many ways, my husband, mate, best friend, even handyman, is gone. He is not coming home from his long-term care residence, yet he is physically fit, present, healthy, sociable, fun and engaging. Friends and acquaintances see me as “just dandy” as I suit up, put on a happy face and participate in social activities, but I am not OK. Having fun and being happy are surrounded by guilt. It’s not the same as grieving the loss of a parent or grandparent. Sometimes people say, “Oh, yes, my grandfather had dementia.” There is an expectation that our aging relatives have some degree of diminished ability. They are loved, respected and accepted. But I have lost my hugs, foot-warmer, protector and friend, only to take on trying to do everything as before and trying to do more with less. I don’t fit in the “singles” or “couples” category. The COVID-19 pandemic has added to this isolation. I could use a helping hand with heavy lifting, auto and yard maintenance, and financial planning. Sure, there are goods and services available for these things, but not all of us have an unlimited expense account. I hope my letter enlightens hearts and minds.

— Dancing in the Rain Dear Dancing in the Rain: Thank you for your beautiful letter. Your situation is difficult but not uncommon. My hope is that your message will help others know that they are not alone in the grief they feel for the person they once knew. ——— Dear Annie: Please tell me, how do I deal with my husband’s depression and phone addiction? It’s starting to hurt my selfesteem, leaving me feeling as if I’m incapable of making him happy. He has never been medically diagnosed but says depression runs in his family. His mom and all of his siblings have been diagnosed and take antidepressants. He can easily switch from being a fun-loving husband to a very crabby one in less than a minute. I constantly feel like I’m walking on eggshells because I don’t know if what I’m going to say next might trigger him. Sometimes it could be something as small as my not wanting fish for dinner. Then he gets upset and doesn’t talk to me for days. Days! I ask him what’s wrong, and he says he needs his space from me and our girls; hence, he escapes into his phone or video games. He spends countless hours on his phone. He hides in the restroom with his phone. He wakes up and goes to bed with his phone. I try to be the fun girl I used to be. I schedule camping trips and little outings to give us something fun to look forward to as a family. I try to run my household as smoothly and neatly as possible by adopt-

ing a minimalist lifestyle so he can unwind from a long day at work and not come home to a chaotic household, and he simply resorts to his phone once again. I’m emotionally drained. I don’t fit in his virtual world, and when he’s not on the phone, he’s depressed. — Living with Grumpy Dear Living with Grumpy: You are doing a wonderful job trying to create a loving, adventurous and nurturing household — all while living with a man who is unhappy and needs professional help for his depression. It can be hard to tell whether too much video game and phone time is making him depressed, or if his depression is making him self-medicate by withdrawing from the family with his phone, video gaming and temper. Regardless of which came first, he needs professional help. Try to focus on your daughters and yourself while he gets treatment. Don’t allow his sadness to take away your joy.

Hard-headed daughter Dear Annie: My 20-yearold daughter, “Jessica,” was adopted when she was 2 by her mom and her first husband, and I adopted her when she was 15. She decided to reach out to her birth mother in a very small town with very limited opportunities last February, and then she moved across the country to be with her in April. This broke my wife’s heart, as they have had a strained relationship for the last few years. Naturally, she felt rejected. By June, things fell apart between my daughter and

her birth mother, and she was couch surfing and living in hotels that were being paid for by a charity group that helps women victims of domestic violence. My wife just spent three weeks in a hospital to work out a lot of issues that have finally boiled over — a tempest in a teapot, so to speak. But she is in mom mode and does not want our daughter to be homeless if there is anything we can do about it. Jessica had a round-trip ticket to fly home for her brother’s wedding in October but then canceled it and bought a one-way ticket that is in a couple days. She did this without talking to us first, expecting we would take her in, as she has exhausted all the couches in town. I told her I would fly to her and help her pack and ship her stuff before taking her to the airport to fly home. Since she’s been home, she has been really snotty to me, and I told her I didn’t appreciate it. She got mad and packed her things and went someplace else for the night. I cannot help but think I made a mistake by coming to get her. My wife cannot handle this attitude my daughter keeps giving us and the hurtful things she says. Should I give my daughter an ultimatum and tell her we will not tolerate this behavior or she will be out to fend for herself? How do I handle putting my foot down with my wife if she fights me on throwing our daughter out? — Can’t Win With Daughter Dear Can’t Win: First things first, you’re doing the best you can, so please stop tormenting yourself. Your daughter has had a rotating cast of parental figures in her life, and she needs some reassurance of stability. Let her know that your love is unconditional and that there will always be a place for her in your family. It may take a while

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING The Yolo County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting and consider the following matter on January 20, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard as indicated below via Zoom: https://yolocounty.zoom.us/j/97388566818?pwd=OEN hdE9LVTVXY0EwNzUxdEhqNWZtdz09 Meeting ID: 973 8856 6818 Passcode: 146225 Or Telephone: (408) 638 0968 Meeting ID: 973 8856 6818# Passcode: 146225. TIME SET AGENDA 8:30 a.m. ZC #2022-01: A public hearing to consider changes to the Yolo County Zoning Regulations to conform with Senate Bill (SB) 9. The proposed amendments to Title 8 Yolo County Code of Ordinances include the addition of non-discretionary urban lot splits in Chapter 1 Article 3 (Subdivision Requirements) and clean up and updating of housing and accessory structure standards in Chapter 2 Article 5 (Residential Zones). The zoning code amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. Applicant: Yolo County Department of Community Services (Planner: JD Trebec) The starting time of the public hearing on the Time Set Agenda is listed for the convenience of the community and other interested parties. The public hearing will not start before its scheduled time. Adequate time will be provided for each public hearing to accept all relevant public testimony. Public comments on all items are encouraged. A copy of the staff report(s) and the environmental document for the project(s) are on file in the office of the Yolo County Community Services Department, 292 West Beamer Street, Woodland, California. All interested parties should appear and will be provided an opportunity during the public hearing to present relevant information. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65009(b)(2) and other provisions of law, any lawsuit challenging the approval of a project described in this notice shall be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing or described in written correspondence delivered for consideration before the hearing is closed. Published January 9, 2022 #1634

for you to become the happy family you want to be, but helping her move home is a good start. That said, unconditional love does not mean she can live in your house rent-free, making snotty remarks and insulting your wife. Communicate some ground rules, starting with basic respect. It sounds like you, your wife and your daughter would benefit from a family therapist, who could help you get to the root of Jessica’s misbehavior.

Silence isn’t always suspect Dear Annie: About five years ago, my nephew, who was working in a foreign country, married a local woman. They visited my nephew’s father in the U.S. a few times. During one visit, I gave my nephew’s wife a brooch that belonged to my grandmother to welcome her to the family. She’s a lovely young woman, and I wanted her to feel comfortable, mainly because my nephew’s mother — my sister — passed away several years ago. I recently learned that my nephew and his wife divorced. He will be moving back permanently to the U.S. soon. I would love to have the brooch returned. I don’t think my nephew’s ex-wife would really want to keep it. However, I realize that this was a gift to her, and she is not obligated to give it back. Should I ask my nephew to bring the brooch back? Or should I let it go? I have let my nephew know that he has my full support, and I’d like that to continue. — Anxious Aunt Dear Anxious: Gifting the brooch was a courteous welcoming gift — but, more importantly, it was a symbol of love and support for your nephew. In that regard, mission accomplished. The brooch belongs to your nephew’s ex-wife now.

What’s done is done. You can take comfort in the knowledge that your nephew won’t ever have to wonder whether you have his back. And even though the brooch won’t be returning to the U.S., you should celebrate the fact that your nephew will be. ——— Dear Annie: I live with my girlfriend (60) and love her a lot. She and I have a great relationship. We have lived together for three years and are discussing purchasing a home together. How can I learn to let her be quiet and not feel like she should be like me and talk a lot? I can be quiet at times, but I usually am when I am worried or have something I am ruminating on. Should I learn to do my own thing to ease my worries when she is quiet? What is the best solution for us both? — Terry Dear Terry: Your girlfriend’s silence is not necessarily a sign of anger, distress or disinterest, as it might be for you, but instead can be one of thinking, exhaustion or purely enjoying the moment. If her quietness is ever hard to read, ask her how she’s feeling to make sure. Instead of worrying during her bouts of silence, settle in and enjoy it with her. A couple that can sit comfortably and savor each other’s presence without needing to fill the silence speaks volumes. Annie Lane grew up in California and headed east to graduate with honors from New York University, where she majored in English literature and specialized in psychology. She earned her Juris Doctor from New York Law School. Since July 2016, Annie has offered common-sense solutions to everyday problems in her column, “Dear Annie.” Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220002 01/04/2022 Business is located in YOLO County Fictitious Business Name: The Nexus Station Physical Address: 2880 5th St. Suite 110 Davis, CA 95616 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): Noah Berkoff Licensed Clinical Social Worker Inc. 2880 5th St. Suite 110 Davis, CA 95616 Business Classification: Corporation Starting Date of Business: 10/28/2021 s/ Noah Berkoff Official Title: President Corporation Name: Noah Berkoff Licensed Clinical Social Worker 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, State of California, County of Yolo Published January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2022 #1635

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LILIAN ELAINE RIEUR CASE NO. PR2021-0277 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LILIAN ELAINE RIEUR A Petition for Probate has been filed by: ELLEN R. KOLARIK in the Superior Court of California, County of: Yolo The Petition for Probate requests that: ELLEN R. KOLARIK 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 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: Date: 02/03/2022 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept.: 9 Room: 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. 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: Michael R. Peterson Attorney for petitioner 508 Second Street, Suite 210 Davis, CA 95616 (530)758-1750 Published January 5, 9, 12, 2022

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n New Year’s Day I received from friends an unusually brief holiday greeting via email where the important part was the attachment, a video. Three minutes long, it showed stunning footage of trees, flowers, seas, weather and animals, accompanied by Sarah McLachlan singing her beautiful “Just Another Ordinary Miracle.” The video and the song encourage viewers to think about the amazing things that happen every day. I wish I could say that I watched transfixed. A few years ago, I would have. But not today. Some of the clips touched me, but the whole assembly did not deliver the kind of happy warmth the senders probably wished for me. In earlier times, whenever I encountered a video compilation of animal behavior, it gave me a thrill. Now when I watch a montage that shows only the good stuff — happy, healthy animals in a safe, untrampled environment — I feel manipulated. For example, in this video, the common bear-fishing-in-a-river scene eliminates the moment when the bear seizes an unsuspecting fish and devours it.

Instead, the fish gets away. That happy ending (for the fish) exists in real life, too, but somehow my ability to connect with optimistic scenarios has diminished, like a favorite hat that’s gone missing. I attribute this to COVID. Like everyone else, I’ve learned to expect the unexpected, including new rounds of disease, a shifting and unsteady government reaction, and struggles in the lives of people I love. Life feels unpredictable, both the good and the bad. McLachlan sings “things just work out after all.” Well, maybe. ———— To my surprise, however, the holiday season showed me that I am not dead to ordinary miracles when they happen in real life, not video. For example, I got to go on a “cowting” (a word we invented by combining “cow” and “outing”) with my 10-year-old grandson whose next school report is on bovine digestion. I don’t know where UC Davis keeps its herd these days, but I was able to find two cows. My grandson and I spent time composing photographs, including a selfie of cow plus boy that makes me smile just thinking

about it. The love between my grandson and me is an “ordinary miracle” shared by grandparents all over the world, except maybe not the cow part. ———— Second, while family was visiting, we chatted about the tiny pillow that, with parental assistance, our daughter presented to our son on the day he was born, 36 years ago. The music box inside the pillow broke a long time ago and I thought I had thrown it away. “I’ve fixed music boxes before,” said my daughter-in-law. This remark led to a search and the wonderful discovery that I still had the musical pillow. A few hours after she got home, my daughter-in-law had it working like new. I see an “ordinary miracle” in the fact that everything came

together so that now my son can play the music for his son, age three. The song is “Somewhere over the Rainbow.” ———— It seems significant that the third miracle I want to tell you about is especially magical, but also funny and makes me chuckle every time I think of it. My youngest grandson, Everett, age 3, brought three “snugglies” with him on his visit. They are identical panda-headed mini-blankets, sold as potential loveys for babies. “Everett can tell these apart,” my son reported, holding up the identical blankets. “He’ll accept all three, but he has a favorite.” “Really?” I asked, probably looking skeptical. My son set about to prove it. He settled Everett into a chair and asked him to close his eyes. Then he handed him the three little blankets, one by one, and Everett sniffed them. After a moment’s hesitation, he told us which one he preferred. Then my son shuffled the snugglies behind his back and presented them in a different order. Same choice. On the third round, my son offered the preferred blanket first and Everett

identified it before even smelling the other two. This was remarkable because all three loveys came in the same package, are made from the same material and get washed together with equal frequency. Everett identifies his favorite by smell alone, which could certainly be labeled an “ordinary miracle”. It makes me smile. ———— Then I go back to thinking of the video. The song was lovely. The words were lovely. I support the idea that “we are all a part of the ordinary miracle.” Videos of nature are good for us, and they have been good for me many times, but real nature is better, especially in time of COVID when the disease itself says, “go outside.” I like to see a real squirrel in my backyard tree just as much — maybe more — than a video of a bear on some Alaskan river. Our own personal miracles, tiny though they may be, perhaps involving no more than a musical pillow or a child’s snuggly, are something to treasure. — Marion Franck has lived in Davis for more than 40 years. Reach her at marionf2@gmail. com.

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micron. How can a Greek letter become so stressful, so quickly? I read somewhere that none of us realized that 2022 was just 2020, too. I thought it adequately explained the feelings of PTSD that many of us are currently experiencing. Vaccines brought so much hope to 2021 after a year of isolation and stress. While Omicron is said to be milder and the surge predicted to be quicker, it’s hard to forget how isolating and nerve wracking the pandemic was in the early days which can be very triggering right now, especially for foster children. The truth is, it’s isolating to be a foster child even in the best of times. Foster children can move multiple times per year (on average) which often means changing schools and routines as well. Can you imagine that? Next,

imagine all of that plus getting used to virtual learning, with very few opportunities to socialize outside the home. This was the reality that our foster children faced during the onset of the pandemic. This time around, we have more to be hopeful about. Schools are still open, which can be vital lifelines both for foster children who need resources, and for spotting initial neglect and abuse. I am hopeful that schools will remain open during this surge, preventing the feelings of isolation that our children felt last year. I am also thankful for our experience with living virtual lives. What do I mean by this? Our CASA volunteers know what it’s like to find creative ways to spend time safely with their youths. From FaceTime, to outside walks, we know how to stay safe now and still be connected.

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As we step into 2022, my goals remain similar to the ones I set every year: Increase our volunteer base, and inch closer to our goal of someday providing a CASA volunteer to every foster child who needs one. Our winter training starts on Jan. 18 and thankfully is already full! It is not too early to reach out to us to inquire about our spring training which will start in April.

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It’s isolating to be a foster child even in the best of times. The pandemic added virtual learning, with very few opportunities to socialize outside the home. In the best of times, we often say that CASA volunteers are sometimes the one consistent and stable adult relationship that a foster youth has. That remains true now and couldn’t have been truer throughout these past two

years. Our CASA volunteers supported their foster youth and looked out for their interests in ways that still brings tears to my eyes. As we prepare for our winter training, my gratitude for CASA volunteer

applicants is enormous. I know that it takes a certain amount of bravery to be a CASA volunteer… to become that one person that a child in need counts on… and my heart is filled with joy to see so many of you accept the challenge.

Each year, like a broken record, I say, “Could this be the year you make a difference in a child’s life?” And every year, more people decide that it is their year. If you’re reading these words right now and find yourself compelled to step forward, you can find more information on our website at yolocasa.org. We can’t wait to have you among our volunteer ranks, but most importantly, there is a child out there who really needs you. — Tracy Fauver, LCSW is the Executive Director of Yolo County CASA.

Red Kettle Drive a success Special to The Enterprise The Davis Unit of the Salvation Army appreciates and thanks the generous individuals who donated to the holiday Red Kettle Drive this season and the many kind volunteers who rang the bell during the annual holiday fundraiser. Organizers want to acknowledge and thank the following groups who organized volunteer bell ringers: Church of the Latter-day Saints, Soroptimist International of Greater Davis, Noon-time Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club, Davis Odd Fellows, STEAC, Davis Realtors, National Charity League, and Rebekah’s Lodge. The Red Kettle Drive collected $12,613, which will help those in need in Davis, including back-to-school clothes for Davis students identified by local nonprofits, food cards for STEAC holiday boxes, plus food and clothing needed throughout the year. To donate, contact Toni Smith at tonismith2312@ gmail.com with questions.

By Andy Jones Special to The Enterprise 1. Know Your States. What is the even number of U.S. states that Idaho borders? 2. U.S. Presidents. Born in 1767, when he was secretary of state, the future sixth U.S. president negotiated the treaty which provided for the American acquisition of Florida. Name him. 3. Unusual Words. What seven-letter I word means “to beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something”? 4. New Math. 2022 is a year that has only two different digits. What is the

next year for which that will be true? 5. Actors and Actresses. What African American actress won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2001? Answers: Six, John Quincy Adams, implore, 2111, Halle Berry. — Dr. Andy Jones is the former quizmaster at de Vere’s Irish Pub and author of the book “Pub Quizzes: Trivia for Smart People.” His pub quiz is now seeking a new home. Meanwhile, Dr. Andy is also sharing his pub quizzes via Patreon. Find out more at www.yourquizmaster. com.

Free Reception • Jan. 14

NEW ART, NEW YEAR!

212 D Street · 6-9 PM

2020, Lover’s Eye, Sean Alcala

207 G Street

Phil Gross & Jock Hamilton: Just Beyond Town Phil Gross, A Day in the Field

513 2nd Street

Carol Smith: Plein Air Landscape Studies Carol Smith, Pacific Grove Beach 1

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Diane Wilkinson of the Davis Odd Fellows and her granddaughter Zoe helped ring in holiday cheer for the Salvation Army in 2021.

Jennifer Nachmanoff, Hearts to Hold

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