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Council votes unanimously to place DiSC on June ballot By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer
stantly present, but with predictable transmission rates that health systems can manage without being overburdened. On the other hand, face-to-face learning is returning just weeks after the highly-transmissible omicron variant swept through California campuses, straining campuses’ ability to separate infected students from the uninfected.
taught us that we can’t be complacent with this,” USC chief health officer Dr. Sarah Van Orman told CalMatters. Some California colleges are looking to increase isolation capacity and are updating masking policies to require surgical, KN95 or N95 masks indoors. Most say they will continue regularly testing students
Davis voters will see a new version of the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus on the June ballot following unanimous approval of the project by the City Council on Tuesday. It was less than two years ago — in November 2020 — that the original DISC proposal went before voters and was turned down on a 52-48 vote. Developer Dan Ramos returned to the city last summer with a slimmeddown version of the proposal that he said reflected community concerns. “DiSC 2022,” as the latest iteration is named, would bring about 1.1 million square-feet of office, laboratory and advanced manufacturing space, as well as 460 housing units, to open space directly east of Mace Boulevard and north of I-80. The new proposal is about half the size of the previous version. “Why are we back?” Ramos asked Tuesday night. “We believe in Davis, we believe in this project and we believe in its ability to advance numerous community goals.”
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The Hotel Buena Vista in San Luis Obispo is one of the sites used as quarantine for UC Santa Barbara students who are sick with COVID-19. Omar Rashad/ CalMatters photo
Colleges reassess plans after surge By Omar Rashad, Stephanie Zappelli and Marnette Federis
How many isolation beds are needed on campus? Should inperson classes be resumed all at once, or phased in?
CalMatters California college students are headed back to classrooms just as new COVID-19 cases in the state are starting to decline from the peak of the omicron surge. But that doesn’t mean it’s an easy road ahead for the university administrators tasked with keeping them safe.
Those are just some of the questions colleges are grappling with as they head into the spring term, after postponing in-person instruction for the first few weeks of January. On the one hand, many public health experts say the virus will soon become endemic: con-
Officials report six more COVID deaths By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Even as daily new cases of COVID-19 continue to decline in Yolo County, the ongoing — and deadly — consequences of the Omicron surge continue to be felt. Six more COVID-19 deaths were reported by the county on Wednesday, including two Davis residents — both men, one between the ages of 65 and 74 and the other an individual over 85. Since the pandemic began, Davis has lost 24 residents to the virus but the deaths reported Wednesday were the first in many months. The four other deaths
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included two Woodland residents and two residents of unincorporated areas. The deaths in the unincorporated areas involved one person between the ages of 45 and 54 and one between the ages of 75 and 84. The Woodland deaths involved an individual ages 45 to 54 and another over the age of 85. There were 21 COVID19 patients in the county’s two hospitals on Thursday, including seven who are vaccinated. Those hospitals — Sutter Davis and Woodland Memorial — had no available medical/surgical beds and just one open ICU bed. The county has seen a significant decline in daily
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new cases of COVID-19 since the Omicron surge peaked in early January. But the impact of that surge continues to be felt, as hospitalizations lag new cases by two to four weeks and deaths lag even further. Still, UC Davis, Healthy Davis Together and the county continue to report declines in new cases and test positivity. On Thursday, the campus reported a test positivity rate below 1 percent for the first time since Dec. 22, even as more students returned this week for inperson instruction. The positivity rate on campus from Jan. 26 to Feb. 2 was 0.80 percent.
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Yolo County law enforcement clears marijuana convictions Special to The Enterprise A recent Los Angeles Times investigation found tens of thousands of Californians still have felonies, misdemeanors and other marijuanarelated convictions on their records despite the 2016 voter approval of Proposition 64, which legalized marijuana use for adults 21 and older. In light of this revelation, Yolo County has collaborated with criminal justice partners to clear more than 700 marijuana-related convictions as part of a criminal justice reform project. With their records cleared on
state and federal Department of Justice databases, residents have improved opportunities for socioeconomic success. As a result of the Times’ investigation, Assemblywoman Mia Bonta, D-Alameda, authored a bill that would automatically seal criminal records of qualifying marijuanarelated convictions. “Californians made a promise. I’m focused on making sure California keep its promise,” Bonta said of the measure, which gives California courts until Jan. 1, 2023, to update case records
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CURE FOR COVID ... Yes, Pfizer has come out with a drug in pill form that that is 90 percent effective in pretty much eliminating COVID symptoms if taken within the first five days after infection. But the drug is in such short supply at this point that not just anyone can get it. No, they have a pecking order and, all other things being equal, unvaccinated folks will be able to get a prescription long before vaccinated folks can. The same for monoclonal antibodies. Apparently, the Hippocratic Oath requires the medical community to first treat stubborn people who refuse to take care of themselves over those who tend to follow the rules. I wonder if my friends who claim the virus is a hoax will suddenly demand this miracle drug if they are afflicted with this disease
they swear doesn’t even exist. A STRANGE DOUBLE TAX ... Our dear president frequently claims that all he’s trying to do is make life easier for average Americans, including seniors. In that regard, one thing he could push that wouldn’t be too costly would be to make all Social Security benefits free from federal tax. Social Security benefits are already state-tax free in California and many other states. Currently, 85 percent of Social Security benefits are regarded as
taxable federal income. Now, when you really think about, current recipients generally spent a lifetime involuntarily paying a Social Security tax. That’s how the program is funded. But, now that they can finally get some of that very money back after reaching a certain age, they’ll be taxed on it. That, by definition, is a tax on a tax.
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EADLINES OF THE DAY ... Back-to-back headlines the other day from a Bay Area news source. First headline: “San Jose is first U.S. city to mandate gun owner’s carry insurance and pay a fee.” Second headline: “Four arrested in San Jose restaurant shooting that killed two.” If the guns used in the double murder were stolen, does the insurance company still have to pay?
Larsen leaving county post to head up Steinberg Institute By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Yolo County’s director of health and human services is moving on. Karen Larsen, who has served as the Health and Human Services Agency director for six years, has been appointed chief executive officer of the Steinberg Institute, a nonprofit founded by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg to advance public policy and leadership on mental health. In an email to colleagues on Monday, Larsen said she “wasn’t looking for the opportunity that was presented to me, but it is one that I could not turn down.” She will take over as CEO at the Steinberg Institute on March 1, leaving behind a legacy of work in Yolo County related to homelessness, child welfare and more. “Since joining HHSA, her mission has focused on expanded access and services for those in need,” a press release from the county on Wednesday noted. During her tenure, HHSA’s notable achievements have included permanent supportive housing units increasing by 300 percent with a 100 percent increase planned in the next year; family homelessness at zero for the past four years; achieving public health accreditation; improving permanency timelines in child welfare and recognition as an integrated agency by the state of California allowing for increased financial flexibilities, according to the release. “Karen Larsen’s dedication, leadership, and service to Yolo County — including two years of facing the challenges of a pandemic – leaves a lasting legacy of work towards the integration of health, social services, and behavioral health services in the county,” said Yolo County Supervisor Angel Barajas,
who chairs the Board of Supervisors. “She has successfully helped to bridge barLARSEN riers across Six years in departpost ments and larger systems to improve access and outcomes, in particular for Yolo County’s most vulnerable residents.” Now she brings those talents to the Steinberg Institute, which was established seven years ago with the vision of creating a system of care in which brain illnesses are addressed with the same urgency and sweep as physical illnesses. “Karen has a track record of innovation and improving outcomes for California’s most vulnerable,” said Steinberg. “I’m thrilled she is bringing her bold ideas and leadership to the institute at such a critical time for the state’s mental health system.” Larsen has actually spent more than two decades serving vulnerable residents in Yolo County, beginning as a clinician with CommuniCare Health Centers before advancing to supervisor, manager and finally director. She left CommuniCare in 2014 to become the county’s mental health director and within a year became director of the Adult and Aging Branch at HHSA. A year after that, she was promoted to director of the Health and Human Services Agency, “a role I have cherished over the past six years,” she said in her email to colleagues announcing her resignation. “It has been my absolute honor and privilege to serve the community in Yolo County for the past 23 years. I am incredibly proud of all we have accomplished since I joined the Yolo team,” said Larsen. “This new position feels like the culmination of my life’s work. I’m looking
forward to my work at the Steinberg Institute at this critical time in our state and nation.” Larsen said that since joining the county in 2014, she has “made it my mission to expand access and services for those in need. “During my time with (HHSA), we have improved outcomes in many areas such as homelessness, criminal justice, substance use disorders and our children and youth… “I didn’t accomplish these achievements on my own. In fact, perhaps one of my greatest achievements was the recruitment and retention of such an amazing team of leaders for Health and Human Services. Leading the largest county department, responsible for much of the county’s strategic plan and touching the lives of so many residents, is a weight that was carried on the shoulders of an amazing group of leaders and staff,” she said. “Each of these individuals has committed themselves to improving the health, safety and economic stability of our community. The past two years have been exceptionally difficult and their commitment has been nothing short of inspirational.” Going forward, Larsen will be working with the county administrator on transition plans and next steps. “I hope that all of you will continue to serve the residents of Yolo County,” she told colleagues. “They need you more now than ever. I have every confidence that the agency will be in good hands with our tremendous team of leaders and with all of you.” — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.
TWISTED LOGIC ... To hear Joe Manchin explain it, nothing is more sacred in this country than preserving the filibuster. He says that a filibuster encourages and virtually forces consensus. Someone ought to tell the good senator that all those state legislatures passing laws to restrict voting don’t even allow for a filibuster. So let’s say 59 senators wish to end slavery, but 41 senators wish to preserve it. Under Manchin’s Rules of Order, the 41 senators will get their way and the 59 senators won’t because they need “consensus” and “bipartisanship.” If that’s so, why don’t the 41 senators need consensus before getting their way? Manchin’s stubbornness has led directly to minority rule, not consensus. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
Rock pelting lands Davis woman in jail By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer Davis police arrested a local woman Wednesday after she allegedly threw rocks at passing vehicles in West Davis. Lt. Ilya Bezuglov said officers also are investigating whether the same person committed a nearby robbery around the same time. In that incident, a woman reported standing at a bus stop at West Covell Boulevard and Shasta Drive around 11:30 a.m. when another woman approached her and asked if she had a cell phone, then “snatched her phone out of her hands” and
walked away, Bezuglov said. About a half hour later, police received a report of a woman with the same physical and clothing description throwing rocks at several vehicles, striking and damaging one of them. Responding officers located and contacted 26-year-old Jasmine Lanell Moore, who admitted to pelting the cars “because they were in her way,” Bezuglov said. Moore was taken into custody and booked into the Yolo County Jail on a charge of throwing a substance at a vehicle, according to online reports.
COVID: Cases still declining From Page A1 Healthy Davis Together reported a test positivity rate of 3.45 percent for the last week, well below the peak of nearly 10 percent in early January. The county, meanwhile, reported 229 new cases
on Wednesday and Thursday, with 35 of those cases in Davis, the fewest in weeks. — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.
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Pets of the week Special to The Enterprise Lots of animals are waiting for “forever homes” at the Yolo County Animal Shelter, 2640 E. Gibson Road in Woodland. Among them is Aspen (A191992), a handsome 2-year-old male border collie who loves to be groomed. He is a gentle soul who wants to spend all his time pleasing you. Aspen has an easygoing personality but also likes to spend time training and doing doggie puzzles.
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Also hoping for a good home is Spirit (A191147). It takes Spirit a bit to warm up to new people but once he does, this 1-year-old shepherd is affectionate and will even roll over to have his tummy rubbed. Spirit is sweet and easy to walk on leash. For information on adopting, contact adoptycas@gmail.com. All shelter animals are up-to-date on vaccinations, microchipped, and spayed or neutered. The shelter is closed to the public for nonemergencies but the staff is available to assist at 530-668-5287 during new temporary hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. For information, visit www.petfinder.com/ member/us/ca/woodland /yolo-county-animalservices-ca283. At Rotts of Friends Animal Rescue, you’ll find Joey, a friendly 1-year-old tri-colored
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Gemma cattle dog. He’s full of puppy enthusiasm and likes to play with other dogs. Joey loves toys and with his goofy personality, he’ll keep you laughing. He needs some training but has already begun obedience classes. Gemma is an adorable, young, smaller-sized spayed female Rottweiler. She just completed her six weeks obedience training classes so she knows her commands and is leashtrained. Gemma is a really sweet girl who loves to play and have fun. She would be great in an active family. She loves long walks but also likes to snuggle with her humans. The next Rotts of Friends' adoption event is from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at 34505 County Road 29 in Woodland. Come by 10 a.m., as it takes at least an hour to meet and adopt a dog; everyone who will be living with the dog should come out to meet it. Bring proof of homeownership, such as a mortgage statement or property tax bill. If you rent, please bring proof that you are allowed to have a dog in your home, such as a pet clause in your lease or a note from your landlord. All dogs adopted from Rotts of Friends are healthy, microchipped, up-to-date on their vaccines and come with free lifetime obedience-training classes. For information, visit facebook.com/ rottsoffriends.
rom my vantage point as someone who writes about media, 2021 started with a bang and a boisterous debate about Neil Young’s decision to pull his catalog from streaming platform Spotify. In case you’ve been in a cave, Young removed his music because he was incensed by Spotify’s airing of Joe’s Rogan’s podcast, which he deemed full of dangerous misinformation about the pandemic. Rogan, a comedian and former “Fear Factor” host turned podcaster, negotiated a $100 million licensing deal for “The Joe Rogan Experience” with the streaming giant in 2020. Since Young’s move, several other high-profile folks —f rom musicians Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills & Nash and India Arie to podcasters Brené Brown and Roxane Gay — followed suit, sparking widespread debate about censorship, free speech, generational divides, the economic and social impact of musicians, the media, and more. As Variety reported, the “11-figure hit that Spotify took in the stock market in late January was recovered Monday, after Rogan’s video quasiapology was found sufficiently mollifying by financial forecasters. But it would be dangerous to surmise that the very short-term loss the company suffered is an unrepeatable phenomenon, or won’t have ripples. Joe Rogan is Spotify’s $100 million man, but for the length of one nervous weekend, at least, Neil Young was Spotify’s $20-billion-loss man.” There’s a lot here. But for me this is less a story about one man’s actions and more about the nature of and the money behind the music business and streaming in particular, and it speaks directly to why I’ve
spent many years working to sustain grassroots radio here in our community. On the whole, musicians make very little money through streaming, where those who hold the music rights take 70 percent of the associated income, and musicians themselves may receive only a fraction of a cent per stream. There are other complicating factors as well, in that a stream isn’t considered to count unless someone listens to a song for more than 30 seconds — meaning no income is generated for songs played less than that. These problems and more were highlighted largely through Taylor Swift’s wellpublicized battles with Spotify. I would love for people to really talk to musicians about their experiences. Through my community engagement work, I’ve collaborated with many local and traveling musicians over the years. I’ve never met one who said “oh yes, music is easy and I’m rolling in the money.” Instead, I’ve heard many stories about how tough it is to get air time, build audience, how grueling it can be to tour, and really, the difficulties of just staying afloat. Add to that the debilitating loss of venues and income wrought by the pandemic, and it is exceedingly tough.
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ne of my friends and favorite young musicians, the Davisraised Nat Lefkoff, joked with me that he’s become a T-shirt salesman. In between variant surges, Lefkoff recently wrapped a multistate tour to promote his new album, “Heavy Lifting.” While the music is what he lives for, it’s the merch that actually helps play the bills. And yes, he streams on Spotify and other platforms because although it doesn’t
yield much financial gain, it is a familiar and widely used platform, and a way to reach people. I really need to express some love for the community of volunteer broadcasters at KDRT 95.7, the lowpower community radio station that’s a project of Davis Media Access. For one, when Young made his announcement, they swung into action, determined to play Young’s entire catalog right here on local radio. Their DJ list serve was peppered with reports of who was playing what songs on their shows, and steeped in a determination to make sure that people could still hear his music. That’s a potent reminder that long before there was streaming, there was radio. But more than that, their commitment to independent music and musicians is evergreen, not sparked merely by today’s news, the stock market or even political debate. Even during the pandemic as they have largely produced from home, they’ve kept the music alive, and the communication between musicians and listeners vibrant, timely and relevant. I hope anyone who truly cares about music will visit http://kdrt.org to see what’s on offer, to learn what we do, and to get involved or support. Finally, once we can safely reopen the community center, we’ll be able to welcome potential new hosts to the fold. — Davis Media Access is the only nonprofit community media center in Yolo County. Autumn LabbeRenault has served as its executive director since 2007, where she writes and blogs about a wide variety of media and community issues. Learn more at http://davismedia.org, email info@davismedia.org, or call 530757-2419.
What gets tsunami waves going? By Sara Thompson Special to The Enterprise
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sunamis are one of many natural disasters that can impact our planet. It is a giant wave, or series of waves, that can spread water nearly a mile inland. They are triggered by a variety of events and are almost impossible to predict. Scientists have developed ways to detect them and set up warning systems, but they are still working on bettering these systems. A tsunami itself is a major event, but they do not come from nowhere. Each one is triggered by another source. 70-80% of all tsunamis are caused by earthquakes. Other causes include landslides, volcanic eruptions, meteors, and more. When an earthquake occurs it causes a disturbance in the seafloor, which releases energy. The energy release can cause the water to displace and ripple away from its natural equilibrium. The displacement will continue to travel away from the disturbance, taking up the entire water column instead of just the surface as wind driven waves do. As the wave travels, it can remain undetected in deep water, but as the wave reaches shallower water, the displacement remains much of the same, drawing in more water and generating the famously large waves that reach land. Most tsunamis are less than ten feet high when they reach land, but some can reach over 100 feet in extreme cases. What makes tsunamis
Explorit Science Center so dangerous is how fast they are and the near impossibility of predication. In the deep ocean a tsunami can travel up to 500 mph, but slow to around 20-30mph as it approaches land. When a tsunami reaches land it causes almost immediate flooding along the shoreline that can reach upwards of a mile inland, depending on the size of the wave. Just a rise in 6 inches can knock an adult over, with rises upwards of 12 inches or more can carry a small car. When the water recedes back to the ocean it carries much of the debris back with it. Some tsunamis are a “one and done” event, others can produce several waves that can last hours or days. Although impossible to predict, scientists are developing ways to detect tsunamis. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, has developed a system to detect any wave displacements in the deep ocean that can help alert to the possibility of a tsunami. Although this and other
methods are still being developed, they have helped in warning those in the pathway of a tsunami to evacuate before the waves reach land. There is still more research to do to help us to further predict these destructive forces, but scientists will continue to search for these answers until they are solved. ———— Explorit's coming events: n Explorit is open to the public on Fridays from 1 to 4 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. Explorit Members, ASTC, and those age 2 and under free. n Saturday, Feb. 26, from noon to 2 p.m. we will host a Girls in STEM event featuring tabletop
demos from UC Davis groups, Girl Scouts Mobile STEM trailer, and more! All are welcome and is included with regular weekend admission. n Spring into Science Camp for grades K-2 runs March 21-25 from 9 a.m. to noon. Jump into an exciting science topic each day with Explorit. Camp will take place indoors, masks required, daily temperature checks and health survey, and campers must bring their own water bottle and snack. Price is $175 Members/$200 for NonMembers, sign-up quick as space is limited. — Explorit Science Center is at 3141 Fifth St. For information, call 530-7560191 or visit http://www. explorit.org, or "like" the Facebook page at www. facebook.com/explorit.fb.
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COLLEGES: Universities scrambled to quarantine exposed students From Page A1 for the virus, on top of requiring booster shots. At the same time, universities say they are preparing for a new normal in which we all must coexist with the virus. “It’s unfortunate, but it means this is going to become something we just need to live with and adapt to in an ongoing fashion, similar to what we had to do in the world around influenza,” said Mary Croughan, an epidemiologist and provost at UC Davis. Universities aren’t out of the woods yet, University of California Health Executive Vice President Dr. Carrie Byington told the university’s Board of Regents at their January meeting. Byington predicted the virus will become endemic, but she believes the timeframe is in “years, not weeks.” And while many students are eager for the return to in-person
classes, others are wary. Some are pushing back against administrators’ ”live with COVID” mentality. They say universities’ current plans to resume in-person instruction without allowing students to opt out puts vulnerable communities at risk — including disabled students, those who are immunocompromised or those who are caregivers to immunocompromised family members. Instruction “needs to be in a safe environment, where we are all able to prosper,” Elysha Castillo, vice president of external affairs with UC Riverside’s student government, said during a virtual town hall convened Friday by student activists. “And that means including those who cannot be in person. We need a more safe and hybrid environment.” The omicron wave tested colleges’ ability to manage oncampus infections, with sometimes chaotic results.
More than 1,500 students at the University of Southern California needed to isolate after getting COVID-19 in early January, and the university ended up putting students in off-campus hotels. But in some cases, hotels weren’t enough: UC Riverside officials reported on Jan. 14 that they had no more room to isolate COVID-positive students either on- or off-campus. Students were also given another option: go home. At Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, students were offered a $400 gift card to its university store if they went home to isolate. More than 200 students living on campus had tested positive for COVID-19 in just the first week of January, far outstripping the university’s 62 on-campus isolation beds. Some COVIDpositive students living in multi-bedroom apartments were
told to isolate in their rooms. It was nighttime when Mia Betker, a Cal Poly freshman who’d tested positive for COVID19, received an email from the university telling her to leave immediately and isolate in a local hotel — possibly with a roommate she’d never met. None of it felt right, Betker said. Betker stayed put, and the next day, university staff told her if she didn’t go to the hotel, she had to isolate at home — where three immunocompromised family members lived. Her mother rented a car and drove four hours to pick her up and take her home to Arcadia. At Santa Clara University, some COVID-negative students had to share a room with a COVID-positive roommate, said Robin Reynolds, the university’s associate vice president of auxiliary services. Officials had to move fast, she
said, when Omicron struck during winter break — a time when most university staff tasked with pandemic response planning were on vacation. At UCLA, more than 400 COVID-positive students were in isolation by the second week of January. The university never ran out of isolation beds, but encouraged students to isolate at home, spokesperson Bill Kisliuk said. Freshman Will McLean’s girlfriend tested positive in December, and he figured he’d soon be infected. His mother, Alissa McLean, decided the couple should quarantine at their home in Berkeley, so the three drove seven hours in the rain wearing N95 masks with the windows rolled down to improve air flow. “They called it the drive of death,” Alissa McLean said. “They were freezing — wind in their face, both with COVID.”
Obituary David Scott Losa
Nov. 23, 1960 — Jan. 14, 2022 David Scott Losa, born in Brick, N.J., died of complications related to multiple sclerosis in Davis, where he resided for the last 13 years. On behalf of Dave’s family we want to offer a formal thank you to the Davis Fire Department for caring, understanding and treating Dave with so much compassion when your assistance was needed. All of you went above and beyond in helping Dave always. Dave grew up on a lake in New Jersey, just miles from the ocean. As a child he enjoyed swimming, fishing, surfing, sailing and diving. He also loved baseball. Dave was always funny and enjoyed loving and healthy relationships with all members of his family and friends. In his early life David had a landscaping business and tended bar at his fathers restaurant,
The Stable. He had a passion for working out, running and cycling. He moved to Italy to pursue a career in fashion modeling where he was very successful. LOSA He lived and worked in many countries including Africa, Japan, New Zealand, France, Spain and Switzerland. Dave enjoyed children’s poems and rhymes about things he experienced growing up on a lake. David had a sweet way about him and a joyful spirit, he will be greatly missed. David is survived by his son Daniel Losa-McGee of Canada; sister Sandy and brother in-law Sean Langley of Davis; brothers Paul and Matthew of Pt. Pleasant, N.J.; sisters-in-law Fran and Theresa of N.J.; and 13 nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death
by his parents Valentine and Mary Ann Losa of Brick, N.J.; brothers Val and Mark; and sister in-law Colleen Duncan Losa of Florida. On behalf of Dave’s family a special heartfelt thank you goes out to an angel that was sent into our lives six years ago, Manuela Wilbert Caja. Manuela cared for Dave as if he were her own family member. Never has lived a more giving, loving, and amazing woman who positively changed the course of his life. Manuela and Dave laughed together daily, she improved the quality of his life immensely and remained by his side through all the challenges of MS. Manuela truly touched and enriched all our lives. There are no words to express the love we have for her. We would also like to thank the rest of our Davis Village, including our neighbors and friends who cared for and about Dave for many years.
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DISC: Council remains behind vision of overall project From Page A1 Presenting on behalf of the applicants was Matt Keasling, who outlined the modifications made to the new project. In addition to the overall reduction in size, which Keasling called, “more Davis scaled,” the proposal also emphasizes research and development and manufacturing uses over office space, for which there has been less demand during the pandemic. Housing units are also reduced in the new proposal, from 850 total units in the original version to the 460 in DiSC 2022. Of those 460 units, 160 would be single-family homes and 300 would be apartment units. While the city requires that 15 percent of units be affordable, DiSC 2022 makes 18.5 percent affordable, a total of 85, including 14 for-sale units. Public comment during Tuesday night’s public hearing was largely in support. Of the nearly 50 people who called in to voice their opinions, all but about a dozen urged the council to place DiSC 2022 on the June ballot. Those objecting have some of the same concerns many voters had the last time around, including the impact on traffic and the environment. “Is it any better than the project that voters rejected just a little over a year ago?” asked Roberta Millstein. “It’s still a freeway-oriented and car-oriented project that will massively impact traffic on Mace Boulevard, I-80, and adjacent Mace Ranch surface streets,” she said. “As a consequence, the greenhouse gases from the project will shred the city’s already weak carbon neutrality commitment. Nothing the developers can do on site can change that, since most of the climate change impact would
be from commuters to and from the site. Vague promises of possible transportation improvements don’t change this climate killer either.” Other concerns raised by Millstein and others include the impact on open space and habitat as well as the impact on downtown businesses. During the previous election, a number of downtown Davis business owners came out in opposition to DISC, fearing the presence of retail at the site would draw customers away from downtown. Several commenters also questioned why the city would bring back a proposal like the one turned down less than two years ago. But the City Council, which was unanimously in support of the original DISC proposal, remained steadfast Tuesday night. Councilman Will Arnold called DiSC 2022 “a relatively very small project but with a lot of bang for the buck for our community.” “And we did put this forward in 2020,” he noted. “If 600 of the tens of thousands of votes that came in had gone in a different direction, the previous project would be built. “We respect that that election was lost, even though it was close. But it’s still respecting and honoring the democratic process to have folks come back to the drawing board and say, ‘OK, well, what are the lessons learned, what can we present to the community that may be more in line with what the community wants, and I think scaling it down was a part of that. “What we have in town, unfortunately still, is really a mismatch of jobs and housing,” said Arnold. “We have a lot of really expensive housing and a lot of low-paying
jobs. And what that mismatch causes… is a lot more travel. You’ve got to go somewhere else if you’re going to work a job that allows you to own a home in Davis. You’re hitting the road to get to that job. So creating more jobs in Davis, that allow you to be living in Davis, is a good thing and will likely have the effect of having fewer people have to travel outside of town.” Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs added that “the need is real to help capture innovation and tech transfer coming out of UC Davis, to help create jobs and help bolster our community. And also the need is real for housing. “This version, this project, this 2.0,” he added, “provides numerous other benefits not contained in the last proposal…” That includes an agreement reached Tuesday evening that the developers will contribute $2 million toward the construction of a long-sought public library in South Davis. Commitments were also secured for building a bicycle/pedestrian crossing under Mace Boulevard and planting 1,500 trees, including at least 1,200 on the DiSC site itself. “It is a better proposal than its 2020 version,” Frerichs said. “The voters of this community have repeatedly spoken via Measure J in 2000, via Measure R in 2010 and via Measure D in 2020 that they want the option to vote on good, well-vetted projects. And as far as I’m concerned, that is part of my duty as a council member: to vet good projects and then put them on the ballot for the citizenry to decide one way or the other.” Councilman Josh Chapman, who was not on the council in 2020 when the original proposal was placed on the ballot, noted that “for years, our community has
talked about challenges related to economic development, related to housing, related to the retention of talent that the university helps create… and this project … has the potential and ability to move the dial on these issues, the ability to have this diversity in our local economy.” Additionally, he said, “it’s huge also to add 460 residential units to a housing inventory that desperately needs it.” Like his colleagues, Chapman said his role on the council “is to try to put forward a project that represents what our community is, that represents what we want to see. “And my vote is to kick it back to voters and say, ‘It’s now in your lap.’” Councilman Dan Carson then laid out for voters why he believes they should support the project, namely: n DiSC 2022 will generate $3.9 million a year in tax revenue that city needs, Carson said. “This provides the revenue we need to help run our city without new taxes.” n The project will come with traffic mitigation that “will improve traffic conditions in East Davis and on Mace south of I-80,” he said. “It makes things better.” n DiSC will be a carbon-neutral project that will serve as a model for “how we can achieve the city’s greenhouse reduction goals,” he said. Mayor Gloria Partida, who worked with Carson on a council subcommittee that negotiated with the DiSC applicants on the development agreement, also weighed in, first by acknowledging “the hesitation that some of our community has to support such a large change of our land use and our city landscape. “And there are real concerns
with any change to the places that we live,” she noted. “But the important question… is balancing the benefits that we’re looking at. Are those benefits big enough to mitigate our concerns and I do believe that they are for this project. “Innovation centers are where the future happens. They are where the answers to climate change will be found… they are where the vaccine to the next pandemic may be developed. They are where the most pressing problems to our quality of life are solved. “And having spent 30 years in a lab on campus,” Partida said, “I can say one of the things that slows scientific discovery the most is not having adequate lab space. It’s not having access to collaborative equipment, to other people that you can bounce ideas off of. And this is why innovation centers really speed up how quickly discovery can be made.” “Nowhere else will this project be as sustainable,” she added. “Nobody else will require the level of sustainability that we’re asking for and there are few places where there is as ready a supply of talent and commitment to discovery as there is here.” Finally, Partida said, “almost all changes to our landscape in Davis have been opposed. Everything from Village Homes to Central Park even, and Mace Ranch where I live. All of these changes have deepened the richness of our community even though they were so fiercely opposed.” Now the decision will be in the hands of Davis residents who will cast their votes in the June 7 election. — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.
RELIEF: Yolo County officials work to clear hundreds of marijuana convictions From Page A1 and send them to the California Department of Justice, which maintains the statewide criminal history database. Passed by 57.1 percent of California voters in November 2016, Prop. 64 legalized the purchase, possession, growth and use of small amounts of recreational marijuana for those 21 and older. Under the measure, those convicted of many marijuana crimes may have their punishments reduced based on the age of the person and
the charge. More specifically, people convicted of specified marijuana crimes can petition the courts for dismissal of their convictions or reduction of felonies to misdemeanors and misdemeanors to infractions. In Yolo County, where 60.5 percent of voters approved the initiative, the district attorney, public defender and Superior Court sought to make good on those legal benefits. In 2017, Public Defender Tracie Olson identified and addressed those with Prop. 64 convictions who were
currently serving jail or prison time, or who were on parole related to the marijuana conviction. The Public Defender’s Office also filed petitions for relief for anyone who contacted them. “For decades, these marijuana convictions adversely impacted the lives of hundreds of Yolo County residents and had a disparate impact on people of color and those with low socioeconomic status,” Olson said. In March 2018, District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced plans to partner
with the public defender to identify and expedite relief to those with Yolo County marijuana convictions
affected by Prop. 64. The D.A.’s office was able to quickly identify 729 marijuana convictions and
petition the court to reduce, dismiss and seal those still remaining on an person’s criminal history.
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WOH’s ‘Our Town’ reminds us to appreciate life By Bev Sykes Enterprise theater critic Think back to a time before computers, a time before cell phones, a time before television. Think of a time when a date with your best girl was a soda at the drug store, and when the first kiss was a very big deal. Think of Grover’s Corners. Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, is the setting for Thornton Wilder’s classic play, “Our Town,” presented by the Woodland Opera House, under the direction of Anna Miles. Miles has a strong cast of fine actors. As Wilder has written his play, none of the characters is particularly exciting, though it is the story of Emily (Grace Leekley) and George (Jasson Blanco), who meet in Act 1, marry in Act 2 and deal with the sadness of death in Act 3. The Stage Manager, Ania Mieszkowska is the “star” who doesn’t act like one, but who keeps the story clear to the audience, explaining how the set pieces that are moved on
throughout the story, and the interactions among the actors. The first act concerns itself with the everyday stuff of life — getting the kids off to school for Mom, getting to work on time for Dad, spats between brother and sister, the milkman making his rounds, etc. George and Emily are young adults, living nextdoor to each other, best friends, going to school together, and sharing secrets, dreams, and homework tips, leaning out their respective bedroom windows. George’s mother is Emily Delk, while Emily’s is Hannah Adamy. They spend a lot of time doing kitchen duty — preparing meals, stringing beans for supper, and making a home for their husbands and children, including George’s sister Rebecca (Frances Thayer) and Emily’s brother Wally (Theo Thayer). “Both of those ladies cooked three meals a day — one of ‘em for 20 years and the other for 40 — and no summer vacation. They brought up two children
Act 3 takes place in the town cemetery. Emily has died in childbirth and is buried on a rainy, dreary day. There she is reunited with those friends and neighbors who have died before her, and who help her adjust to her new existence. Though Emily is granted one day to return to her old life, we watch her accept death as a natural extension of life and begin to disengage from life, as she finds peace in death.
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From left, the Woodland Opera House’s production of “Our Town” features Ania Mieszkowska (The Stage Manager), Grace Leekley (Emily Webb), Alyssa Marie Mathews (Girl). apiece, washed, cleaned the house ... and never a nervous breakdown. It’s like what one of those Middle West poets said: You’ve got to love life to have life, and you’ve got to have life to love life ... It’s what they call a vicious circle,” says the
Stage Manager. The fathers, newspaper editor Mr. Webb (Victor Libet) and Doctor Gibbs (Steve Mackay) talk about the goings on in the town. We meet other citizens of Grover’s Corners — Howie, the milkman (Sonny
Alforque, who plays several roles, including Constable Warren) and Joe Crowell, the newsboy (Jupiter Fischer). Mr. Webb’s in-depth conversation with George, before the Act 2 wedding, is particularly strong.
This is a polished, professional production. In the end, its simple message teaches us the true value of life. As the Stage Manager says, “Whenever you come near the human race, there’s layers and layers of nonsense ... We all know that something is eternal. And it ain’t houses and it ain’t names ... that something has to do with human beings.” “Our Town” is a play that shares the idea that we live life without really appreciating what it has to offer. Once we die, and are able to see what we had, it is really too late.
Davis High School musicians play outreach concert Special to The Enterprise The Davis High School Symphony Orchestra students and director invite the community to its annual Kids Outreach Concert at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. at the Richard Brunelle Performance Hall at DHS, 315 W. 14th St. in Davis. Tickets will be sold at the door, $10 for children and $15 for adults. The performance will last about 1 hour. The Davis High School Symphony Orchestra will perform a world premiere of a brand-new work for symphony orchestra and narration, “Fly High, Fly Low”, composed by Sunny Knable. “Fly High, Fly Low” is based on the children’s book written by author Don Freeman. Winner of a Caldecott Honor, this heartwarming story about overcoming adversity and life’s challenges to find happiness, features Sid the pigeon who is very choosy about finding just the right home in the magnificent city of San Francisco. And find it he does, in the loop of a huge “B” in an electric sign high up on a skyscraper. Sid’s view of San Francisco is without equal. So, Sid asks the lovely dove Midge to share his home. But one morning, while Midge is taking her turn sitting on two eggs, disaster strikes. A truck comes and workers take down the letters on the skyscraper one by one ... This performance will include a wonderfully entertaining narrator, Jennifer Reason, classical host for Capitol Public Radio, along with live musical accompaniment by the award-winning
and nationally recognized DHS Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Angelo Moreno, as well as dancers from the Sacramento Contemporary Dance Theatre Company, choreographed and directed by Jacob GutiérrezMontoya. It will also introduce students to all the different sounds and look of the many string, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments in a symphony orchestra. At the end of the show, students will have the opportunity to see all these instruments up close and talk to the student musicians. This show is the perfect opportunity to inspire your child to take up a musical instrument or continue to motivate them to progress as a student musician.
From the composer Knable had the following insights into the work. Q: Explain in short what this piece/story means to you, maybe the moral takeaway. A: If you had to pick one story from your childhood, which one would be the most special to you? For me, it would be Don Freeman’s Caldecottwinning children’s book written in 1957, “Fly High, Fly Low”. Some audience members might remem-
ber the author’s more famous story, “Pocket for Corduroy”, but this less well-known story about two pigeons in San Francisco has special significance to my family for multiple reasons. Growing up in Sacramento, my family would frequently go to San Francisco on the weekends, walking the beaches, hearing the trolleys and exploring
the unique sights and sounds of the iconic Californian city. The city was always a magical place for us, and this story represents it well even 60 years later. By happenstance, the main characters, pigeons Midge and Sid, have the same name as my grandparents. Imagine if your grandparents’ names were immortalized in a children’s book. How cool is that? The last reason is that since my grandparents’ passing, Midge in 2006 and Sid in 2009, this book has taken on a deeper meaning. The story is about the love between the two, and that when Midge and their eggs suddenly go missing, Sid is willing to do anything to find her. He goes through one challenge after another and still doesn’t find her but, in the end, it is the friendly hand of a stranger, Mr. Hi Lee, who leads him back to Midge and his newly hatched baby birds. When I read this story, I think of my own grandfather finding his wife of
50 years after being separated from her, flying high and flying low. It was a very emotional experience setting it to music, as you can imagine. Q: What is your hope that the kids in the audience feel and imagine? A: I love setting stories to music because in a way, I feel that I am painting with the orchestra. From the first moments onwards, you will hear sounds of the sea, the seagulls, the fog of the Golden Gate, the flock of mocking pigeons, the flapping of wings, the chug of the wheels, the ring of the trolley’s bell, and the noble themes of the good people of San Francisco who help. If I did my job well, the audience will feel wrapped up in the story from beginning to end, a story that I set to music in a kind of three-act opera: in Act I, we meet Midge and Sid as they fall in love and make a nest together in the letter B of an electric sign; in Act II, their home is displaced and Sid frantically looks everywhere, finally getting knocked down on the ground from the bell of a trolley; in Act III, Mr. Hi Lee helps Sid find his love and return to Midge and his freshly hatched eggs. In the end, we as an audience are warmed by their love story, scared for Sid and then rejoice at their reunion. Q: In what ways does your music personify or portray the images and characters of the story. A: The orchestra is such a great ensemble because it is capable of creating fantastic and fantastical
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‘Munich: The Edge of War’ — Persuasive period espionage By Derrick Bang Enterprise film critic British journalist-turnednovelist Robert Harris has written numerous works of suspenseful historical fiction, several of which have been transformed into equally tension-laden films; 2001’s “Enigma” and 2010’s “The Ghost Writer” immediately come to mind. Director Christian Schwochow and scripter Ben Power have done an equally fine job with their adaptation of “Munich.” Their handling of this World War II-based nailbiter, thanks in great part to the way cinematographer Frank Lamm frames many of his shots, has the retro atmosphere of classic 1960s Cold War thrillers such as “The Spy Who Came In from the Cold” and “The Ipcress File.” The result so cunningly blurs the line between fact and fiction, that it’s often difficult to determine which is which. A brief prologue, set in 1932, introduces reserved Brit Hugh Legat (George MacKay) and passionate German Paul von Hartman (Jannis Niewöhner), who’ve bonded during their university years at Oxford. Both clearly love the impish Lenya (Liv Lisa Fries), although she’s probably too freespirited for the buttoned-down Hugh. Events shift to the autumn of 1938. Hugh has become a civil servant attached to British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (Jeremy Irons), in offices also occupied by the latter’s principal private secretary, Sir Osmund Cleverly (Mark Lewis Jones); Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Sir Alexander Cadogan (Nicholas Farrell); and senior government official Sir Horace Wilson (Alex Jennings). (All, with the exception of Legat, are key historical figures.) Paul has become a German diplomat and clandestine antiNazi. He and Hugh haven’t spoken or seen each other during the past several years (for reasons revealed in a later flashback). Tension is high, because Adolf
‘Munich: The Edge of War’ Starring: George MacKay, Jannis Niewöhner, Jeremy Irons, Sandra Hüller, Ulrich Matthes, Liv Lisa Fries, Mark Lewis Jones, Alex Jennings, Nicholas Farrell, August Diehl, Anjli Mohindra Rating: PG-13, for profanity, dramatic intensity and brief violence Available via: Netflix Hitler has mobilized forces at the Czech border, with the intention of claiming the Sudetenland, a region with 3 million Germans. Should this take place, the British and French will be forced to unite and defend the Czechs, plunging Europe into war. Chamberlain, desperate to keep his country out of war, decides that if Britain and France agree to let Hitler take the Sudetenland, he can be persuaded to cease further hostilities. In short, Chamberlain — apparently content to throw the Czechs under a bus — naïvely believes that Hitler will behave like an honorable gentleman. Paul and his anti-Nazi colleagues are firmly against such appeasement, believing that if the Sudentenland is taken by force, it will result in a backlash by the majority of Germans who — at this point in time — also don’t want war, thereby triggering Hitler’s arrest or assassination. But how to persuade Chamberlain to change his mind? That answer lands in Paul’s lap when his office colleague and lover, Helen Winter (Sandra Hüller), hands him a stolen document that summarizes Hitler’s intention to take over all neighboring countries. Paul gets a message to London’s SIS/MI6, requesting that Hugh be assigned to Chamberlain’s staff during the upcoming Munich
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British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (Jeremy Irons, seated) goes over newspaper reports of German activities with his aide and translator, Hugh Legat (George MacKay). conference. That will give Paul — also assigned to the conference — a chance to give the document to Hugh, who in turn can pass it along to Chamberlain. Trouble is, Hugh hasn’t the faintest desire — or skill set — to become a spy. Nor is Paul comfortable walking into the lion’s den, particularly when he winds up in close proximity to Franz Sauer (August Diehl), a long-ago school “friend” (read: sadistic bully) now part of Hitler’s SS bodyguard detail. We obviously know what eventually happened, but that doesn’t minimize the edge-of-the-seat suspense that Schwochow and Power generate, as we get increasingly nervous about what’ll happen to Hugh, Paul and Helen Winter. And — equally troubling — what has become of Lenya? MacKay is just right as Hugh, as his crisp diligence slowly dissolves into nervous uncertainty.
MacKay’s normally placid expression becomes agonized, as Hugh’s desire to “do the right thing” wars with instinct for self-preservation. This is key to his relationship with Paul, who has long insisted that Hugh is too complacent and reserved. Niewöhner is MacKay’s polar opposite. Paul is fervent, obsessive, frequently loud and apt to behave impetuously. Where Hugh must persuade himself to be bold, Paul has trouble controlling his reckless impulses. Niewöhner is every inch the sort of guy who’d join protest movements and do everything in his power, to prevent justice and fairness from being subverted. This story’s approach to Chamberlain is wholly at odds with the established view of the gullible fool who believed he could outsmart Hitler. Irons makes the man gruff but benevolent, forthright but sensitive: all in all,
thoroughly charming. Perhaps most jarring, Chamberlain’s behavior is shaded as heroic, which is apt to thoroughly annoy a lot of viewers across the pond. Ulrich Matthes’ Adolf Hitler is flat-out scary, with a sinister bearing and reptilian gaze that seems to look into not just the screen characters’ souls, but also those of us viewers. The film’s sense of time and place feels thoroughly authentic, thanks to Tim Pannen’s impeccable production design. The verisimilitude is heightened further by the fact that much of the third act filming is in the actual building where the Munich conference took place. This crackling thriller holds our attention to the final frame. — Read more of Derrick Bang’s film criticism at http://derrick bang.blogspot.com. Comment on this review at www.davisenter prise.com.
Creative sector pushes for funding for local arts Special to The Enterprise
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Artists and arts organizations may be some of the hardest hit during the pandemic, but that’s not stopping them from brainstorming ways to lift each other up. That was the sentiment on Thursday, Jan. 27, as 22 community arts members collaborated on Zoom to discuss local funding relief, a shared space opportunity, a new mobile stage and more at the Arts Alliance Davis meeting. Arts Alliance Davis was formed a few years ago as a grassroots effort to give artists and their supporters the opportunity to gather, share ideas and create meaningful impact. Meetings are open to anyone, and will soon resume their every-othermonth schedule. At top of everyone’s mind is funding opportunities for a sector that was originally deemed not essential. Alison Flory of YoloArts listed several opportunities, many of them listed on the California Arts Council website, https://arts.ca.gov/grants/ grant-programs/. There are grants for support of local arts agencies, small arts organizations, and for individual artists. This year, a record amount of support will be awarded in the state. The website also offers tips for new applicants, including a recorded webinar. Meanwhile, Yolo County is offering its own grants, to help organizations that missed out on aid from the federal coronavirus relief bill (CARES Act). Arts organizations did not fare well in this relief effort, so some remediation is important, Flory said. Applications will become available in
March and due in May, with funds (up to $10,000 each) likely awarded in September. The county may also receive Small Business Association funding for COVID relief micro grants. Flory said this may be a viable option for individual artists who have a business license and operate as a small business. Shelly Gilbride, executive director of International House Davis discussed a similar effort in Davis. The Davis City Council received a total of $19.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds, some of which have already been allocated. The council will discuss allocation of the remaining funds at its March 1 meeting. Arts organizations put in a collective request for $600,000, which would be distributed through the Yolo Community Foundation. The proposal calls for $550,000 for local arts organizations and $50,000 for individual artists. Supporters are urged to record a message at 530-757-5693 that will be heard by council members. “They need to hear new voices, particularly on the economic impact,” Gilbride said. She added it would be great to have testimony from non-arts businesses who see an uptick in business before and after events. “People go to a show, but they stick around and spend money at other entities,” Gilbride said, calling arts an economic driver. Natalie Nelson, who runs the Pence Gallery, agreed. “We need to keep telling that story. We need to get the message out that we’re not closed. We’re working harder than ever.”
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Rachel Hartsough, Davis’ arts and culture manager, said the arts might additionally benefit from other groups’ requests. For example, the Davis Downtown Business Association is requesting funds for a Thursday in the Park event. The weekly gathering — in the early planning stages — would replace the discontinued entertainment and beer garden portion of the Wednesday Davis Farmers Market. “The DDBA asked for things that will, if funded, act as mechanisms that will help pay for arts activities,” Hartsough said. “And there are other asks in there that benefit the arts, which is super exciting.” Each Arts Alliance Davis meeting includes introductions and announcements from participants, who shared ideas and updates, including: Joseph Fletcher of the Veterans Memorial Theatre was excited to share news about a new mobile stage that is being purchased by the city, which will be available for public rental. The trailer includes a 20-by-24-foot stage with canopy extension, lights that change colors, a sound system, retractable projection screen, its own generator and circuits, and an elevator for equipment and accessibility. It’ll be another year before it’s ready but “it’s going to be game-changing.” He said money from a shuttered venues grant allowed some nice upgrades to the Vets Theatre, which will make it competitive with other performing arts venues by this summer. Improvements include a new projector, speakers, cabling and other technology. Liz King of the UC Davis Mondavi Center said it’s doing well,
having opened to the vaccinated public on Jan. 15. Concessions will reopen in late February if all goes as planned. Visit https:// www.mondaviarts.org/. Ariella Wolfe of Sandcastle Theater Co. discussed how the Bay Area company is offering a kids’ arts education program at Congregation Bet Haverim in Davis. It also plans a summer program that will collaborate with other arts organizations. Visit its website at https://www. sandcastletheaterco.org/. Gilbride of International House Davis said the facility will reopen in early February. It’s offering online language classes that are free to members. Learn more at https://international housedavis.org/. I-House is also asking for art submissions for the Solidarity Space in Central Park. Ten art pieces will be chosen to put on a vinyl banner for the space. And, it’s planning to bring back the International Festival, Sunday, Oct. 2, in Central Park. The free, six-hour festival includes arts, crafts and music. “We want it as community engaged as possible, to celebrate all of the cultures in this region,” Gilbride said. Flory of YoloArts mentioned the show “Chasing the Light from China to California,” a collection from five Chinese artists, that is at the Barn Gallery, 512 Gibson Road in Woodland, through Feb. 26. One of the artists, Benjamin Wu, has a workshop for experienced artists on creating realistic still-life pieces. It’s from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26. YoloArts also sponsors a Salon Series, inviting the public each month to learn from Yolo County influencers. The next talk is by
Josh Zeldner of Z Specialty Food, who will share information about varietal honeys, making mead, and using and harvesting beehive products. It’s from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17 at the Barn Gallery. Learn more about YoloArts at https://yoloarts.org/. Natalie Nelson of the Pence Gallery encouraged people to come see “2020,” an exhibit of 11 artists and a community wall that all reflect on the events of the year. It’s up through March 1 at the gallery, 212 D St. Visit https://www.pencegallery.org/. The Pence, The Artery, Logos Books and other businesses are coordinating the Second Friday ArtAbout each month in downtown Davis. “We’re trying to cautiously promote the event,” Nelson said. The DDBA no longer funds an ArtAbout coordinator but is contributing some money to support businesses that want to publicize it. The first few ArtAbout events since the pandemic have not included the usual wine and snacks, to ensure people remain masked. The next one is from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 11. The Facebook page will list the venues at https://www.facebook. com/davisartabout. Stacie Frerichs of the Davis Arts Center said the organization had delivered about 7,000 kits full of art supplies to Northern California students. The program began early in the pandemic, when the Davis School Arts Foundation funded kits to all Davis fifth graders. Today, the arts center’s theme of “Discovering Your Inner Artist” touches every part of its curriculum. Visit its website at https:// davisartscenter.org/.
CONCERT: Project allows for exploring new ways to communicate From Page B1 sounds. Sometimes, I’m representing sounds literally, like when I use the Ocean Drum to create the sound of the waves or I have the cellos play glissandi (sliding up and down) with harmonics
(touching lightly on the strings) to create a seagull effect. Other times, I represent a person, place or object figuratively with a recurring musical theme, a technique frequently called a leitmotif. For example, you’ll hear
that every time we hear the words “San Francisco”, a certain set of notes are played to represent it. Other times, I’m representing something by the instruments I choose. For example, when a human is noble, I use a solo trumpet. While
the music doesn’t return as it does with the leitmotif, the sound of the instrument is meant to evoke the nobility that we get from the character. Lastly, I am excited by the project because I’m trying a new technique turning
words into music: every word that is in the story is represented in the melody. There are no “songs” in the traditional sense, but rather, it is as if the storyteller is singing the story to you from beginning to end. The narrator on stage has the
choice to sing, say the words in rhythm or simply speak the story. It is my hope that the performers enjoy the process of learning and performing just as much as the audience enjoys hearing the story of “Fly High, Fly Low.”
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ver the past 40 years, California has not completed a major water storage project of statewide significance despite the state’s population nearly doubling. Without substantial new investments and commitments to capture, store and move water throughout the state, whole communities will be subject to water scarcity and farmers will be unable to produce adequate food supplies, threatening food and national security. California’s failure to plan for drought conditions is forcing farmers to fallow hundreds of thousands of acres — many to the edge of ruin. Aside from the livelihoods of the many tens of thousands of farmers, ranchers, workers, truckers, veterinarians, packers and others who make up California’s agricultural industry, we must examine our own food security. We cannot simply conserve or recycle our way out of current and future droughts. More water storage and infrastructure is a fundamental part of the solution. As chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee (Andreas Borgeas) and vice chair of the Budget Committee (Jim Nielsen), we feel a great sense of urgency to find solutions to the mismanagement of California’s water system. That is why we are introducing Senate Bill 890 to help facilitate building water storage by making significant investments in California’s above-ground water storage and conveyance infrastructure. Specifically, SB 890 would establish the Water Storage and Conveyance Fund, providing $2.6 billion to complete funding requirements for Sites Reservoir and augmenting by $685 million the budget to repair the Friant-Kern and Delta-Mendota canals and the San Luis Field and San Joaquin Divisions of the California Aqueduct. Proposition 1, approved by voters in 2014, dedicated $2.7 billion for above-ground water storage projects. One of those projects — Sites Reservoir in Northern California — would help the state store an additional 1.5 million acre-feet of water. However, red tape, environmental pushback and insufficient funding to meet increasing construction costs has obstructed it from any meaningful progress. Not a single new drop of water has been stored since the voters passed this initiative.
very day I try to learn something, help someone and make our world a better place. I’ve turned to this motto as a guiding principle throughout both my personal and professional life. In recent weeks, higher-education students from around the region will embody this purposeful phrase as well. UC Davis is leading the #CaliforniansForAll College Corps community service program for the Sacramento Valley, which was announced last month by Governor Newsom. Along with our friends at Sacramento State, Woodland Community College and Sacramento City College, the Sacramento Valley consortium will manage a program that’s considered the largest statelevel investment for a college service program in California history. The Sacramento Valley consortium is receiving up to $16.1 million over two years to recruit and train about 1,000 students, who will then be matched with internships at community organizations. Each institution is making a concerted effort to reach lowincome and undocumented students, which helps broaden opportunities and affordable access to attend college. I’m not exaggerating when I say this is a game changer for Californians. Students
can earn up to $10,000 for completing their community service over an academic year. In turn, the organizations benefit from the students’ talents and good work. I’ve seen firsthand the kind of personal impact that community service programs like these can make. One of my daughters worked as a volunteer for CityYear, a nonprofit that serves schools around the country and helps prepare students of all backgrounds for success. For young people looking to make a difference, experiences like these are deeply rewarding by instilling values of confidence, care for the community and leadership. My parents encouraged me to be part of positive change and help uplift those around us. When I was at Georgia Tech, I tutored inner-city kids in math and served as a mentor. It was an opportunity for me to grow as a teacher and for the students to be empowered to succeed. It offered me the chance to have an impact and to know
that I could contribute something of value to the community. At UC Davis, serving the public is part of the mission of a public land-grant university. Through our research and academic enterprise, we are driven to create a better and more enlightened tomorrow. Our campus community works diligently to create a more sustainable future, to find new ways to feed a growing planet and protect the health of living beings. In times of great need, I’m impressed with how quickly our UC Davis community jumps into action. As the pandemic emerged in 2020, we saw students and staff volunteering at the Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center, which distributes food to students in need. Other members of our UC Davis community worked with the Yolo Food Bank to deliver goods to seniors. During recent wildfires, we saw students banding together to organize donations and deliver needed goods to affected areas. UC Davis has a solid history of contributing to public service. We’re one of the top universities that produces Peace Corps volunteers every year. Our students also participate
in AmeriCorps, Teach for America and many other community-service experiences. For those who participate in the new College Corps program, it’s a pathway to supporting and strengthening student success and equity. Students will develop leadership skills, including team building, problem-solving and so much more that will last well beyond their college experience. They’ll be connected to communities where they can make a difference. I know we’ll have stories to share when the program gets underway in the fall. Before I close, I wanted to note that this month marks the fourth anniversary of the “Chancell-ing” column. It started with reflections on starting my new life here in Davis and a funny mention of UC Davis in the Academy Awards-nominated film “Lady Bird.” Since then, I’ve used this space to converse about UC Davis and the city of Davis joining together in the fight against COVID-19, the benefits of living in a college town, the “Ag-scension” of UC Davis athletics and so much more. I’ve appreciated connecting with the Davis community in this way, and I hope you have enjoyed hearing from me, too. See you here next month. — Gary May is the chancellor of UC Davis; his column is published monthly.
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nother example is last year’s Senate Bill 559, a bipartisan bill that would have provided significant funding to repair several Central Valley conveyance systems including the Friant-Kern Canal. The southernmost third of Friant-Kern has lost 60% of its ability to carry water, and farms, cities and rural communities that rely on the canal are losing up to 300,000 acre-feet of water per year in deliveries. Similarly, the diversion capacity of the Delta-Mendota Canal has decreased 30% at its terminus. With the knowledge of these major deficiencies in our conveyance systems, the majority party stripped SB 559 of its funding for these projects, despite the state possessing a huge budget surplus. The Legislature has a rare window of opportunity to fund these critical water infrastructure projects by using some of the $12 billion in excess taxpayer revenues already collected. Under state law, when revenues exceed the state’s spending limit — the Gann Limit — infrastructure projects may be financed using revenue from the general fund. Senate Republicans are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to put some of the state’s surplus funds toward vitally needed water storage. The completion of Sites Reservoir and repairs on the Central Valley canals would go a long way toward preserving public health, protecting the environment and maintaining economic viability. Furthermore, state leaders must eliminate the red tape and obstacles that stall or kill water storage and conveyance projects behind the scenes. We must protect people and communities while ensuring food supplies and national security remain stable. — State Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Roseville, represents California’s 4th Senate District. State Sen. Andreas Borgeas, R-Fresno, represents California’s 8th Senate District. They wrote this for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s Capitol works and why it matters.
Letters Textbooks Everyone always talks about how college is so expensive. This seems obvious enough, but what isn’t is all the hidden fees behind tuition. As a first year student of Davis, I was clueless about what I was in for when it came to affording textbooks. The price has been on the rise incredibly fast, going up 1041% since the 1970s, which is three times faster than the rate of inflation. Students are being held captive by three companies controlling the textbook marketplace. Luckily, UC Davis has implemented a program to help students get access to the materials they need for classes. This program, Equitable Access, is $169 that the entire student body is opted in to pay automatically. However, most professors’ required class material is not actually necessary. I shouldn’t have to try to find PDFs online to avoid working overtime while a full-time student so I can pay for this program that isn’t even worth how much it costs. Most equitable access books are ebooks which have virtually no monetary value as they are not physical copies that can be resold to other students.
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Then 30 seconds later, Pauline Anasco found the net after Davis’ first steal of many of the night. Steals and turnovers can be an After another two field goals by integral part of a dominating win Schouten, Elk Grove got its first in the game of basketball. two points of the night off a basThe Davis High girls basketball ket made by Destiny Roberts team used these elements of the with three minutes left in the game to its utmost advantage, quarter. posting a 58-28 victory over Elk By the end of the opening Grove High inside the North quarter, the Blue Devils led 14-4. Gym on Wednesday. Then 15 seconds After falling to into the second quarCosumnes Oaks, ter, Bledsoe got a bas44-43, at the Wolfket. But Nyla Kieu of pack’s gym on MonElk Grove hit a day, Davis (7-12 3-pointer to make it Next game: Today overall, 6-2 league) 16-7. commanded the floor vs. Sheldon, 7 p.m. Cordone and Maria with an aggressive Abrenica each sunk presence against Elk Grove (2-18, two baskets before the Thunder0-9). Blue Devil Tessa Schouten led ing Herd found the bottom of the Davis in scoring with 18 points, net again. With 3:25 left in the half, Corwhile Alia Cordone and Mara done sunk another field goal with Bledsoe each finished with 14 an assist from Schouten. points. After Bledsoe added another 2 “I love to see our three bigs all contribute,” said Davis head points, Bhavya Sharma hit a coach Heather Highshoe. “They 3-pointer for Elk Grove. At halfare fun to watch work together. I time, the Blue Devils led the loved how they were passing the Thundering Herd 30-12. Just 30 seconds into the third ball to one another. They are a tough three to match up with. I quarter, Bledsoe sank a basket. loved how all three of them Cordone then found the bottom grabbed rebounds and pushed of the net while being fouled and completed the three-point play. the ball up the court.” “I was pleased with our Only 30 seconds into the game, Schouten sunk her first basket of transition defense tonight,” said the night. Highshoe. “I thought we pushed
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the ball well and advanced the ball up the floor quickly. We were motivated to come out tonight and set the tone. I thought we started the game with great energy and execution.” After one made free throw by Schouten and two by Bledsoe, Deanna Diaz of Elk Grove hit a field goal. But by end of the quarter, Davis led Elk Grove 47-19. A minute into the fourth quarter, Elk Grove’s Diaz sunk a 3-pointer. After another basket by the Thundering Herd, Cordone sunk a basket with 5:30 left in the game. With 4 minutes left, Schouten found the bottom of the net. Then 20 seconds later, Cordone added another basket to Davis’ tally. With 3:15 left, Bledsoe added a field goal as well. Izzy Moreno hit Elk Grove’s fifth 3-pointer of the night. Blue Devil Izzy Cherry hit back with the final basket of the game with 1 minute left on the clock. Abrenica finished the game with 8 points, while Anasco and Cherry finished with 2 each. Davis will play its final home game of the regular season against Sheldon on Friday at 7 p.m. — Follow Rebecca Wasik on Twitter: @BeccaFromTheBay.
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Special to The Enterprise WAIMEA, HAWAII — Senior Thomas Hutchison fired a 6-under 66 to finish in a three-way tie for third, helping lead the UC Davis men’s golf team to an 11th place finish after Day One at the 31st annual Amer Ari Invitational at the Hapuna Golf Course in Waimea, Hawaii, on Thursday. Tied for the top spot at one point on the day, Hutchison stands just one shot off the lead of Arizona State’s duo of Mason Andersen and James Leow, who opened with identical rounds of 65 to open play. As a team, UC Davis finished with a 5-under 283, standing one shot back of San Jose State, TCU, and North Carolina, in a tie for eighth. The Sun Devils lead the tournament after round one thanks to a 20-under 268. Hutchison finished with seven birdies (tied for fourth in the tournament after 18 holes) and a single bogey on
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UC Davis senior Thomas Hutchison had seven birdies and one bogey en route to a 66 for the first round of the Amer Ari Invitational at the Hapuna Golf Course in Hawaii. the day en route to his 66, posting his team-best sixth round in the 60s this season and his 11th round at par or better in 2021-22. After starting on the eighth hole, the San Jose native finished at 4-under for the back nine and bounced back from a bogey on the par-four first hole to card three straight birdies. Sophomore Lucas Carper joined Hutchison under par on day one,
firing a 2-under 70 — including an eagle on the par-4 second hole — to finish in a tie for 32nd. Sophomore Jacob Westberg followed with a 1-over 73 to finish in a tie for 69th, sophomore Mark Stephens shot a 2-over 74 for a tie for 78th, and sophomore Alejandro Nava shot a 3-over 75 — finishing second on the team with four birdies Thursday — to end the day in a tie for 89th.
GIRLS: Blue Devils find the back of the net From Page B6 Keller’s goal, Johnson made her attempt from the Sheldon sideline, a strong cross field kick. But the Sheldon goalie scooped up the ball for the save.
Then 17 minutes later, Johnson had another chance for her third goal of the game. But the ball rolled to the side of the goal and out of bounds. Davis’ final two goals came in the 78th and 79th
minutes of the game. Blue Devil Rebecca Blum made it 6-0, finding her shot in the middle of the box. Fabionar tacked on her second goal of the game, a slight tap of the ball that was loose, but she punched
it into the net for the save. In their first league game at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium on Jan. 11, the Blue Devils also had no trouble scoring against the Huskies. That led to Davis posting a 10-0 victory.
pick this spring, thirdround pick in 2023 and throw in a player. Another question: Will quarterback Trey Lance, who the 49ers drafted last spring, be ready for the 2022 season? The work and time Lance puts in this offseason should determine his success next season. Final question: Can Lance led the 49ers back to the NFC Championship Game next season? Too soon to ask that question. But, since the early 1980s, the 49ers have bounced back from tough losses in the NFC Championship games to play in the Super Bowl the following season. The 1984 title game had Washington post a 24-21 victory. Then in 1985, San Francisco posted an 18-1 record and defeated the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX at Stanford Stadium. After losing to the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Championship Game in 1993, the 49ers and quarterback Steve Young faced Troy Aikman and the Cowboys again at Candlestick Park. San Francisco
beat the Cowboys twice in 1994; regular season game and the championship game at Candlestick Park. San Francisco beat the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX. In 2012, the New York Giants beat the 49ers 20-17 in overtime in the title game, also at Candlestick Park. This was the rookie season for, then, 49er head coach Jim Harbaugh. Moving to 2013, San Francisco posted a 13-3 record, beat the Atlanta Falcons in the championship game and played the Baltimore Raves in Super Bowl XLVII. Let the clock begin on the 49ers’ upcoming moves. — Contact Mike Bush at mike@davisenterprise. net. Follow on Twitter: @MBDavisSports.
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s I watched the San Francisco 49ers’ last two offensive drives against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Sunday, many questions crossed my mind. One, why wasn’t wide receiver Deebo Samuel used more in the fourth quarter? Two, why did San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan punt on fourth-down-and-two inside the Rams’ territory late in the game? Why not keep the offense on the field? If the latter happened, why not settle for, at least, a field goal that could have destroyed the Rams’ momentum and send the 49ers into the Super Bowl for an eighth time since the 1981 season? Three, was the championship game the last time we saw quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo wearing a 49ers uniform? Let’s address the latter question. The other questions asked are like trying to find a needle in a haystack. In all likelihood, yes is the answer to Garoppolo playing his final game as a Niner. Despite the facts that he’s lead San Francisco to the NFC Championship games two of the last three seasons and played in Super Bowl LIV two years ago. According to spotrac.com, Garoppolo had a no-trade clause from the 2018 to 2021 seasons. The 2022 season is the final of a five-year, $137,500,000 contract that he signed prior to the 2018 season. There were many bonuses for signing and guaranteed, plus an average annual salary of $27,500,000. Entering the 2022 season, the no-trade clause is gone. Garoppolo enters his final season of his contract. After the 2022 season, he becomes an unrestricted free agent.
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es, in upcoming weeks and months, expect the 49ers to trade Garoppolo. Earlier this week on ESPN, Garoppolo said he expects to be traded in the offseason. In a Zoom session this week he told 49er fans: “It’s been a hell of a ride. I love you guys. See ya.” Plus, all signs are pointing toward Samuel and defensive end Nick Bosa signing long-term contracts. Therefore, the Niners need to make cap space. Now, keep in mind that Garoppolo is to undergo thumb surgery on his right hand that he injured during the regular season. That could delay on when he’s traded. Here is another question: What NFL teams would be interested? Off the top of my head, the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Denver Broncos could be interested. The New Orleans Saints and Washington Commanders, formerly the Redskins, could be interested as well. But one could imagine Garoppolo wants to play for a contender, and the Commanders, in my opinion, are not contenders. As long as owner Daniel Snyder is running the team, don’t expect the Commanders to make an NFL playoff run, let alone play in the Super Bowl, in upcoming years. Another question: What would the 49ers get in return for Garoppolo? If there was no surgery, I’d be asking for an NFL team’s firstround draft pick in this spring’s draft and its second-round pick in 2023. But with a pending surgery, let’s shift to a second-round
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Teamwork and depth are a vital part of any team’s success. For the Davis High boys soccer team, both of these elements were on full display Thursday in a Delta League home game against Sheldon. The Blue Devils showed their prowess in a 7-0 shutout over the Huskies at Ron & Mary Brown Stadium. Davis (12-2 overall, 10-2 league) maintained its first-place position in the Delta League and will be one of the four teams to advance to the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs, which begin on Feb. 10. “I’m so excited and the team is as well,” said Blue Devil Zach Anderson, a senior co-captain. “I think we can go really far in the playoffs. I think it will be really fun. We’re going to face some tough competition, but I think we’ll go far. It’s gonna be good.” In the final game of the regular season, the Blue Devils gave a preview of the talent and skills they will bring to this year’s playoffs. At the beginning of the first half, Quentin Wallace put Davis up early with a shot to the back of the net for a 1-0 lead. After Sheldon kicked a shot that went over the goal, Davis sunk its second goal of the night. Simon Vaca-Lorenzi had a shot on goal that was stopped by the Huskies goalie. The goalie was injured on the play and was taken out of the game after a brief pause in play. The Blue Devils had four shots in the middle of the first half that were stopped by Sheldon’s goalie. Finally, Justin Rager got one
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Blue Devil Simon Vaca-Lorenzi attempts to slip the ball past Sheldon’s goal in Thursday’s Delta League finale.
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over the goal. through to find the back of the net and Blue Devil Kai a secure a 3-0 lead. Peris barely missed a shot to the right Only a minute End of regular season of the goalpost but into the second came right back half, Vaca-Lorenzi Playoff brackets to be and found the sunk a header into announced Tuesday. back of the net the net with an with an assist from assist from Caleb Yoon. Mere minutes later, Holt Jason King. Klineberg added another to Davis’ Near the end of the game, Davis’ tally to make it 5-0. Deepak Sah was awarded a penIn the middle of the second half, alty kick, but missed. In the 75th minute of the game, Sheldon got the ball down to its end of the field but missed its Lucas Liu sunk Davis’ final goal of opportunity with a shot that went the night with an assist from
Emanuel Tames-Kaimowitz. The Blue Devils kept the ball on their side of the field for the majority of the game, allowing only a few shots to the Huskies. All of Davis’ goals were scored by different players. “We all played so well overall,” said Anderson. “We all played together. It was a team win. Everyone got to play and so many of us got a ball in the back of the net.” Playoff brackets will be released on Tuesday. — Follow Rebecca Wasik on Twitter: @BeccaFromTheBay.
Blue Devil girls shut out Huskies, again By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor SACRAMENTO — Ten minutes into its Delta League game, the Davis High girls soccer team started the process of putting the ball into the net against Sheldon’s squad. Although the Blue Devils’ first attempt didn’t register a goal at that time, but they found the net. And again. And, yes, again. That led to Davis (6-1-5 overall, 5-1-5 league) recording a 7-0 win over the Sheldon (0-15, 0-11) at Sheldon-Pleasant Grove Community Stadium on Thursday. The win secured one of the league’s top four playoff spots for the Blue Devils, who have won five of their last seven league games. Davis has one league game left on its schedule against St. Francis. The Blue Devils and St. Francis were scheduled to play on Tuesday, but the game was postponed. No makeup date has been set at time. Next game: Makeup thisOne date that the match against Blue Devils can St. Francis TBA. secure is Friday, Feb. 11. That is when the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section girls soccer playoffs for Divisions I-VI is scheduled to begin. According to section commissioner Will DeBoard, the playoff brackets are scheduled to come out on the section’s Website, which is www.cifsjs.org, on Tuesday afternoon. Una Keller had the first shot-on-goal attempt for the Blue Devils in the 10th minute of the game, on a penalty kick. But the line-drive shot flew over the goal. Davis had another chance at the net less than a minute later, this time coming off a corner kick. But that shot also missed the net
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Davis High’s Olivia Johnson (10) was one of many Blue Devils who scored a goal against Sheldon in Thursday’s Delta League game at Sheldon-Pleasant Grove Community Stadium. to keep the game at 0-0. Grace Fabionar scored the Blue Devils’ first goal in the 12th minute. Teammate Olivia Johnson moved the ball from the sidelines, and passed the ball to Fabionar, who fired the ball into the corner of the net for a 1-0 lead. Then Davis took a 2-0 lead four minutes later. Freshman Mia Simmons took the shot this time, a line drive in front of the box that hit the corner of the net for the goal. The Blue Devils scored two more goals three minutes apart for a 4-0 halftime lead. At the 22nd minute, Simmons punched in her second goal of the game. Coming off a corner kick, Simmons’ goal looked like it would be recorded as a save by the Sheldon
goalie. But the ball got passed the goalie and slowly rolled into the net for a 3-0 score. Moving to the 25th minute, Johnson got into the scoring action for the Blue Devils, as she took the shot from cross field to make it 4-0. In the 50th minute of the game, Davis upped its lead to 5-0. Keller, a junior, scored her second goal of the game on a free kick. Lining up her shot against the Huskies’ goalie, Keller also had a line-drive shot that flew high, but the ball lowered into the middle of the net for a 5-0 score. Johnson gunned for a hat trick in the final 30 minutes of the game. Three minutes after
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UC Davis head football coach Dan Hawkins (white sweater) had 10 student-athletes sign up on National Letters of Intent Day.
UC Davis football inked 10 prospective student-athletes to National Letters of Intent on National Signing Day, head coach Dan Hawkins announced on Wednesday. Nine of the 10 signees are from California, and six will transfer into the program. Alphabetically, the February NLI class is comprised of transfers Andre Crump, a Sacramento native who previously played wide receiver at San Jose State. Punter Justin Dwinell comes from Colorado State-Pueblo, where he earned AllAmerica honors. Wide receiver Logan Kraut returns to the Golden
State after transferring from Arizona, while offensive lineman Ernesto Nava moves in from Golden West College. Quarterback Jack Newman joins the Aggies from City College of San Francisco, while linebacker Evan Tattersall joins the Aggies after four years at California. The newcomers starting their collegiate careers are outside linebacker Lyrik Fata from Mater Dei High. He will be joined by wide receiver Samuel Gbatu, Jr., from Temecula Valley. Defensive lineman Clayton Lynam arrives from St. Francis High School and multisport standout Laviel Pickett, who is from Redlands East Valley.