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Nursery supporters push for ARP funding
Renata Garza-Silva, a teacher in Los Angeles who had a kidney transplant and takes immunesuppressing drugs, worries about the effect of California lifting its mask mandate for classrooms.
By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer
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Not ready to give up COVID risk weighs on the vulnerable By Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Renata Garza-Silva loves movies — she longs to sit in a theater without having to worry about COVID-19 and whether others around her are masked. Hillary Liber dreams about going back to the gym. She
misses her in-person fitness classes, but for now a makeshift home workout space in the middle of her living room will have to do. Garza-Silva, who is immunocompromised, and Liber, who is diabetic, are among the millions of Californians at greater risk of
complications from a COVID19 infection despite being fully vaccinated. Both women worry that the statewide protective measures that had given them some peace of mind during the pandemic are now lifting, increasing their susceptibility and limiting where they can go and what they can do. Throughout California, people like Garza-Silva and Liber
who have health conditions, such as heart disease, autoimmune disorders and diabetes, are forced to re-evaluate their risks. Every day, they ask themselves whether buying groceries, going to work, eating at a restaurant or visiting the post office is worth the risk of contracting a virus that could leave
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors heard from about a dozen people on Tuesday — including a handful of local physicians — urging them to use American Rescue Plan funds for expansion of the Yolo Crisis Nursery. After operating out of a 1,400-square-foot rental house in Davis for more than 20 years, the nursery has been deeded an acre of land on which to build a larger facility that would provide triple the number of beds for emergency respite care for young children and thousands of additional square feet of space for programs and wraparound services. The need for those services continues to grow, never more so than during the pandemic as many families found themselves in crisis and turned to the nursery to care for their young children. The nursery provides free, overnight care for children under the age of 5, many of whom are at risk of abuse or neglect because of the crises their families find themselves in.
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units open at UCD moves toward ending use of fossil fuels New 2nd Street Storage By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer UC Davis is drawing up plans to end its use of fossil fuels, campus leaders announced last month. The plans are being developed by the Campus Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS), which has been asked to deliver its plan by Dec. 31, 2022. UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May asked the advisory committee to prepare a plan to end the use of fossil fuels at UC Davis following a December meeting with members of the local climate activism group Fossil Free UCD, which includes students and professors. While UC Davis has done more than most universities to make its operations more sustainable, Fossil Free UCD has pushed the campus to go further in its efforts to address climate change.
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UC Davis professor Rebecca Hernandez and Sadie Olsen, a student intern in her lab, set up an experiment at a solar farm. “Global heating jeopardizes the university’s core missions of education, research, and service to local and global communities, and should be a cause for rapid
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action,” the group said last year in a petition signed by over 1,300 people. The core of Fossil Free UCD’s demands is a shift from the use fossil fuels to electricity for campus operations by 2030. They are urging the university to move from its carbon neutral, or “net zero” objective, to not using fossil fuels at all. The UC system’s current commitment to reaching carbon neutrality by 2025 relies on purchasing “carbon offsets,” a strategy that climate activists say is outdated. “(Carbon offsets) are schemes to which institutions and individuals contribute, to try to ‘make good’ on their own greenhouse gas emissions: for example, UC continues to burn methane while paying for forest
If one believes all storage facilities are the same, clearly they haven’t been to 2nd Street Storage. A locally owned facility for 10 years and counting, its unique features are now complemented by the introduction of new units to combat clutter in the community. As Davis prides itself in leaving a light carbon footprint, so too does 2nd Street Storage. This indoor facility features a climate-assisted environment with industrial fans to retain cool air while expelling heat that could potentially damage items in the storage units. Using less energy than air conditioners, the fans’ energy expenditure is lessened by the
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Future of Mace still hangs over us S TOPPING THE MACE MESS MADNESS ... Here’s hoping that the new and revised plan to fix or unfix the alleged “improvements” to Mace Boulevard meets with the approval of those most affected by traffic along that busy roadway. I know there are differences of opinion among the neighbors, but it seems as if the powers-that-be have been listening and trying to put together a workable plan. Still, from the folks I’ve talked to since the “improvements” were made, they want to go back to square one and have things exactly as they were before anything was touched.
SPEAKING OF A MACE FIX ... My friend Jan, who speaks for many of those affected by the Mace Madness, fired off the following guided missive to our City Fathers and Mothers. Writes Jan, “I am a long-time resident of El Macero and really
wish I could wave a magic wand and make all the rocks and cement disappear from Mace Boulevard.” You and a whole bunch of others, Jan. “I would keep only the new traffic lights, and would also like to see a stoplight at the Tremont Road intersection to discourage Interstate 80 drivers from taking that alternate route.” But wait, Jan has another pressing concern that should be seriously considered. “As a result of the Camp Fire that destroyed the city of Paradise, so many residents lost their lives because there were few exit paths
to leave town. In contrast, during the recent huge fire near Boulder, Colo., 1,000 homes were destroyed very quickly, but everyone was able to escape. The reason was that the development had many ways for people to leave the area quickly. “El Macero has about 400 homes, and there are only two exits, both at Mace Boulevard. If Davis were to experience a deadly wildfire, especially during rush hour, I shudder to think what could happen. “So I beg you to consider this aspect of the situation. Davis will only grow larger in the coming years. Please make the safety of people the first objective in your plans for streets in the area.” I think that pretty much says it all, Jan.
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Accused road-rage shooter pleads not guilty, seeks bail By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer WOODLAND — Attorneys debated Tuesday whether the Elk Grove man accused of shooting at two motorists in Davis should be able to post bail while his court case is pending. Andre Chevill Wilson has been on a no-bail hold at the Yolo County Jail since the Feb. 10 incident, during which Wilson allegedly opened fire with an AR-15 on Mace Boulevard following a road-rage altercation on Interstate 80. Although bullets struck both vehicles, neither driver was injured. California Highway Patrol officers investigating the case requested Wilson’s bail enhancement, citing his criminal past and the current allegations. Wilson, 53, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and various weaponrelated charges Tuesday, a week after he postponed his arraignment in order to hire a private attorney. “I was unable to obtain finances to retain my usual lawyer,” Wilson, whose Alameda County criminal history dates back to at least 1991, told Yolo
Superior Court Judge David Reed. He asked for a courtappointed WILSON attorney “that I may Charged with attempted be able to murder adequately defend myself against these egregious charges that have been levied against me.” Reed appointed the Yolo County Public Defender’s Office. Deputy Public Defender Peter Borruso entered the not-guilty plea on Wilson’s behalf and requested a bail amount of $400,000, in accordance with the court’s bail schedule. “This is pretty thin,” Borruso said of the CHP’s bailenhancement request. “It’s essentially describing what the allegations are and saying that he has a prior record, and in this officer’s opinion is a public safety risk. I understand that, but there’s a reason why there’s a (bail) schedule.” Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney Melinda Aiello opposed the bail request.
“This defendant poses a significant risk to public safety,” she said, noting Wilson’s prior convictions for voluntary manslaughter and assault with a firearm that now have him facing a potential life sentence under California’s “three strikes and your out” law. “Not only did he fire guns at people driving on the freeway, he had automatic guns, machine guns,” Aiello said, referring to Wilson’s AR-15 and Glock 22 allegedly fashioned with highcapacity ammunition magazines. “Not only is the conduct outrageously dangerous, he has a prior criminal record that involves violence itself.” Reed deferred a decision to the judge assigned to the case, Tom Dyer, who is scheduled to oversee Wilson’s preliminary hearing on March 8. The hearing will determine whether there is sufficient evidence for Wilson to stand trial on the pending charges. Wilson remains on nobail status in the meantime. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene.
right turn onto the on ramp for I-80 eastbound, you are unknowingly entering a danger zone. Generally, on ramps have just one lane and cars take them single file. But this ramp, for unknown reasons, has two lanes. The right hand lane is for cars with just one occupant and there’s a stoplight at the bottom of the ramp just before you enter the freeway. Generally two cars are allowed to advance for every green light. However, the left-hand lane, which is for cars with more than one occupant, the drivers don’t have to stop at all. So, in the right hand lane, as your eyes are directed to your right to watch for your green light, you don’t see the car on your left that is barreling past you because it doesn’t have to stop at all. It’s an accident waiting to happen. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net
Woodland man arrested after high-speed pursuit By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer A Woodland man is scheduled to make his first court appearance Thursday following his arrest last week on suspicion of leading police on a high-speed pursuit. Dustin Lee Angle, 29, faces felony evading and drug-possession charges stemming from the Feb. 16 incident, which began that morning as a Woodland police officer stopped to wash his patrol car in the area of Gibson Road and East Street. According to Sgt. Victoria Danzl, the officer ran the license plate of a vehicle parked in a nearby lot, discovering that West Sacramento police had identified the car as being involved in a pursuit that happened two weeks earlier. “While the officer was confirming that the warrant was still active, the vehicle pulled out of the parking lot,” Danzl said. “The officer turned their lights and siren on to stop the vehicle. The vehicle began to pull over and came to a stop, then suddenly accelerated westbound on Gibson Road.”
From there the chase was on, continuing west on County Road 24 where a CHP air unit monitored the car’s path from above, Danzl said. Upon reaching County Road 90, the car ran off an embankment into an almond orchard and the driver, later identified as Angle, fled on foot. With the CHP air unit still in pursuit, Woodland officers brought a K-9 unit to the scene. Angle surrounded before the dog was deployed to apprehend him. Danzl noted that Angle allegedly ran red lights and stop signs at high speeds while within the city limits, and drove as fast as 105 mph out in the county area. Online Yolo Superior Court records indicate Angle had previously failed to appear in court on pending charges of being under the influence of a controlled substance and bicycling under the influence, resulting in a warrant for his arrest in that case. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene
FUELS: Campus a leader in environmental sustainability From Page A1 preservation somewhere else,” a group called Electrify UC explains in an informational document. “It means paying people elsewhere (generally in low-income countries) to reduce their emissions while we go about business-as-usual.” According to data provided by Fossil-Free UCD, annual on-campus emissions from UC Davis have remained steady since 2008 at around 150,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. “The UC Office
of the President has so far been unable to identify nearly enough offsets for UC campuses,” Fossil-Free UCD said last year in a press release. “Activists ask that campuses instead end fossil fuel use and commit to electrifying operations.” The group highlighted Stanford University as a model to follow for campus electrification. According to the university, the Stanford Energy System Innovations project has reduced the campus’ greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 70% and its potable water use by almost 20%
while cutting heating and cooling costs. “If UC Davis wants to do right by the communities we serve, we should lead by example and electrify our campus instead of burning fossil fuels that worsen our climate emergency,” said UC Davis professor Mark Huising, who teaches in the departments of neurobiology and physiology and is serving on the CACS planning team. On many fronts, UC Davis is already a leader in environmental sustainability. For the past four years, the campus has been
West Plainfield FD hosts pancake breakfast Special to The Enterprise West Plainfield Fire Department will hold its 43rd Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, March 6, at Lillard Hall 24901 County Road 95, 1 mile north of County Road 31. The West Plainfiled firefighters will
serve all-you-can-eat breakfast between 6:30 a 11 a.m. The cost is $15 for ages 13-plus, $10 for ages 7-12, and free for ages 6 and under. All fundraising proceeds will be used for equipment in support of West Plainfield firefighters.
ranked the most sustainable university in the United States, and among the top 10 most sustainable in the world, in the University of Indonesia’s GreenMetric World University Rankings, which evaluated nearly a thousand universities worldwide. UC Davis’ efforts to promote sustainability involve the campus’ academics, research, operations, and engagement with the surrounding community. The campus is in the middle of a $56 million project called The Big Shift, which involves converting
building heating systems so that they use hot water generated by electricity — a renewable resource — instead of steam heat generated by natural gas. “Developing a roadmap for ending our university’s fossil fuel use is the right next step,” Camille Kirk, who co-chairs CACS, told the UC Davis news service last month. — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @ calebmhampton.
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RISK: ‘We don’t count whatsoever’ From Page A1 them hospitalized — or worse. For people at higher risk, the pandemic has meant walking a fine line for two years. “I’m always balancing out the fear of missing out with the fear of going out,” Liber said. Under state guidelines that were loosened last week, vaccinated people now can go maskless in indoor public spaces, except health care facilities, schools and prisons. GarzaSilva said this amplifies her worries, and she’s upset that state health officials have virtually ignored people like her when setting guidelines for returning life to “normal.” “People in my position, young children and older people are just ignored. We don’t count whatsoever,” said Garza-Silva, 48, a middle school teacher and resident of La Crescenta whose immune system is weakened because of medication she takes after a kidney transplant. “I don’t know that people understand how many of us there are.” About a third of adults in California — close to 10 million people — are at elevated risk of serious complications from COVID-19, according to a
2020 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation. This includes 6 million people who are 65 and older, but also millions of others with heart disease, diabetes, lung disorders, obesity and other conditions. (The data did not include seniors in nursing homes or children.) Organ transplant patients and those undergoing cancer treatment or taking anti-inflammatory steroids — which are used to treat autoimmune diseases such rheumatoid arthritis and lupus — are among those considered “moderately or severely immunocompromised,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nationwide about 3% of adults are estimated to be on immunosuppressive medication. Others with chronic illnesses should also continue to be more cautious, experts say. The CDC lists people with diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, coronary artery disease and kidney disease, among others, as likely to get very sick from COVID-19. In California, 2.5 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes, but millions more are estimated to be undiagnosed
or prediabetic. And 7% of adults in California — about 2.1 million people — have been diagnosed with heart disease. Many people with health conditions gain strong protection from vaccines, experts say, but others less so. Transplant patients, like Garza-Silva, take immunosuppressive drugs so their immune system won’t attack their new organ, leaving them vulnerable to infections. For some, the first two doses of the vaccine do not provide adequate protection, and in some cases, even a third dose hasn’t been sufficient, prompting federal health officials to allow people with compromised immune systems to receive a fourth dose. Garza-Silva has received three doses and is talking to her doctor about the fourth. “Being fully vaccinated protects you dramatically, even if you have a chronic condition,” said Dr. Mark Henderson, an internal medicine physician at UC Davis Health. Still, they face an elevated risk. At Henderson’s hospital, about 20% of people hospitalized for COVID-19 are vaccinated — most of them have a
health condition that makes them susceptible. Diabetes, for example, is known to affect immune function, Henderson explained. “White blood cells, which are the basis of fighting infections, don’t work the same way on diabetics.” Diabetes was listed as an underlying condition in 15% of COVID-19 deaths nationwide. As the state and nation look to turn the page on the pandemic, these patients, as well as older residents, have to be more vigilant in keeping up with boosters and wearing masks, Henderson said. “The pandemic has always been about the vulnerable. In terms of the havoc that it’s wreaked, it has been about the elderly, the medically vulnerable and now those who are unvaccinated,” Henderson said. Andy Imparato, director of Disability Rights California, said that unlike conversations around vaccine distribution in which advocates were able to provide input, they were not invited to discuss the state’s SMARTER plan, a blueprint released last week that will set the stage for the next phase of the pandemic.
STORAGE: Owners relieved to complete project From Page A1 solar panels they have installed. “We have a unique, indoor environment that doesn’t take up a lot of land and keeps out a lot of dust and dirt. It’s a clean, cool and insulated facility with a passive climate assisted environment with turbine fans on the roof to push in fresh air,” explained 2nd Street Storage co-owner, Mark McNece. “We have solar panels to offset that and clean it weekly to keep everything dusted and tidy.” Along with the eco-friendliness, 2nd Street Storage also offers peaceof-mind in a variety of ways. An onsite attendant is present during office hours, video surveillance runs around the clock and — for those worried about moving heavy items — onsite dollies and carts are available for moving convenience. As it’s a twostory facility, there’s also a passenger elevator for easy transport.
Pleased as McNece is with these offerings to the community, he’s most excited about the 145 new storage units they’ve recently opened. “When we originally built the place, we left a quarter of it as a large, open warehouse area where we put large units that were single-story,” McNece explained the addition of the new, smaller units. “Since the ceiling is so high, it made sense to make it two stories back there, so we took out the large units only serving six to eight people. Now we can service up to 150 and offer more individual units for homeowners, students putting their apartment stuff in there or small businesses.” With COVID and sky-high prices of materials to contend with, McNece and his co-owners are simply happy to have completed their project and offer more to the community. By more meaning they now have around a total of 419 storage units of different
sizes to meet the different needs of their customers. “We offer a reasonable rate and have a cool and clean environment where you can leave stuff as long as you want, and when you come back to get it, it’ll be the same as when you left it when,” said McNece. “A cool environment keeps furniture from cracking because a lot of times in an outdoor unit, things will crack from the heat and wreak havoc on your goods. So, we try to keep a narrow window of temperature fluctuations with cooling in the morning. Our first floor will stay around 70 degrees even if it’s 110 outside.” For storage needs or questions, reach 2nd Street Storage by calling 530-757-7867, email them at info@ storagedavis.com or see the facility in person at 2525 Second St. in Davis. — Reach Aaron Geerts at aaron. geerts@mcnaughton.media.
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NURSERY: Facility serves regional needs From Page A1 In fiscal year 2021, the nursery served 67 percent more families than the year prior. “Last year alone, they served over 1,000 children, more than ever before in their history,” said former Yolo County Supervisor Betsy Marchand. While the nursery is in Davis, about 60 percent of the families served come from Woodland and West Sacramento, according to Heidy Kellison, founder of the Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery. Last year about 30 percent of families were from Davis and the remainder from unincorporated areas of the county and the city of Winters. “When a family comes to the crisis nursery, we provide respite care to keep the children safe from harm while we identify and address the underlying problems that brought them to our doors in the first place,” said Heather Sleuter, executive director of the nursery. “We serve families that have nowhere else to turn to and experiencing a crisis.” Now, she told county supervisors, “we need the county’s help to continue to do so. We want to build a larger facility to meet the needs of more families in our county.” Back in November 2020, the Davis City Council approved plans for a housing development in South Davis — Plaza 2555 — which included that land deed for an expanded crisis nursery. Since then, more than 50 percent of the funds needed for construction have been raised, according to JoEllen Welsch, past president of the nursery, and now county funds are being sought to “take us to the finish line.” The crisis nursery is seeking $1.1 million of the county’s $43 million in ARP funds to reach that goal.
The Board of Supervisors previously set aside $2.2 million in the ARP category of child, youth and family services specifically for child care, and funding for an expanded crisis nursery was one of nine proposals received by county staff. But the nursery was not one of the proposals recommended for those funds in a presentation to the board on Tuesday. The workgroup tasked with vetting those proposals support the expansion project but felt the crisis nursery has more of a child-abuse-prevention focus than a child-care focus. The loss of about 1,000 child care slots in Yolo County over the course of the pandemic made that category a priority for the county. But Becky Heard who is fundraising for the nursery, said, “the crisis nursery does provide child care." “We provide child care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and up to 30 days for children who are tremendously traumatized. I don’t believe there is any other resource in Yolo County that provides this service,” she said. County supervisors — including Jim Provenza and Don Saylor of Davis — indicated support for the idea of using funds for the nursery expansion and asked county staff to return with more details as well as a recommendation on whether to establish a child-abuse prevention category for ARP funds. “My interest, when we get to the point of making decisions, is to really look at one-time expense and ongoing transformational benefit,” said Saylor, referencing the ARP spending guidelines adopted by the county over a year ago. Said Provenza, “If we want to consider the crisis nursery as child care, we can, or we can consider it child-abuse prevention. That’s fine. I don’t think we should worry so much about the categories.”
Obituaries Stephanie Brown Fehm 1940 — 2022
Stephanie Brown Fehm, a 50-year resident of Davis, died on Jan. 26, 2022, after bravely living with cancer for over two years. Stephanie was born in October 1940 in Pittsfield, Mass., to Barbara (Nath) and Chester Brown. She grew up in Kent, Conn., and spent summers in Campton, N.H., at her beloved family home on Mad River. She attended St. Mary’s School for Girls in Peekskill, N.Y., and later Northampton School for Girls, in Northampton, Mass., from where she graduated in 1958. After graduation, she entered the nursing program at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut from which she graduated in 1961. She continued to practice as a registered nurse at Yale New Haven Hospital. The family moved to Florence, Italy where her husband, Tony, worked on his Ph.D. in Art History. After returning to the United States, the family settled in Davis, California, and she always returned to New Hampshire for as many summers as possible. In California Stephanie continued to practice nursing and later became a
nurse practitioner. She was a member of one of the first classes to graduate from the UC Davis nurse-practitioner program when it was established in the 1970s. Stephanie worked as a nurse practitioner in rural health clinics and in vulnerable communities during her clinical career. She went on to become a labor representative for the California Nurses Association until she retired in 2005. Through her hard work, along with all the dedicated people at CNA, nurses in California have safer working conditions, higher salaries, better benefits, and more secure retirements. Stephanie was a lifelong FDR Democrat and an ardent women’s rights advocate. Over the years she worked for numerous candidates both on the local and national level. She was passionate about her civic obligation to be an informed voter and an active participant in the democratic process. In retirement she became deeply involved with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program in Davis. She served on a variety of committees and enjoyed a host of friends and courses.
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In one of her OLLI writing classes, she wrote: “I would want to be rememBROWN FEHM bered as a good and loyal mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. I hope that I would be remembered as a fair person, one who tried to treat all people equally. It would please me if others would remember me for two absolute rules: never cross a picket line or buy art to match the furniture!” Stephanie was also an active and devoted grandparent to her three granddaughters. When they were young, she picked them up from school, took care of them when they were sick, and attended every school function and athletic event. She was a powerful support and role model. Stephanie was predeceased by her father (Chester); mother (Barbara); brother (Jonathan); and sister (Katharine). She is survived by her daughter, Gretchen (Ian) Blake, Sacramento, California; her granddaughters, Anna Blake, Portland, Oregon; Allison Blake, Berkeley, California; Elizabeth Blake, Santa Cruz, California; her
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sister, Susan Norris (Tim), Andover, New Hampshire; and her nephew, Matthew Norris, Seattle, Washington along with many cousins. Stephanie’s family could not have managed her final weeks without the loving care, professionalism, and unwavering support from Lisa Saephan, RN and Vihn Tran at Honest Living. We will be forever indebted. Her family would also like to express gratitude and thanks to Mercy Cancer Center, Sutter Home Health, Sutter Hospice and Sutter Davis Medical Group for their commitment and dedication to Stephanie’s care. Stephanie was a woman of substance, determination, and kindness. She was greatly loved, will be hugely missed, and long remembered. New Hampshire was always in her heart, and Stephanie’s hope was to get back again for a visit. There will be a summer family gathering and remembrance at Mad River Cemetery, Upper Road, Campton. For all her friends and family in the Davis area, there will be a celebration of her life at a later date. For more information, please email Steph. Brown.Fehm.Celebration @gmail.com.
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Helen Edwina Ling 1938—2022
Helen Edwina Ling was 83 years old and most recently lived and died in Carmichael on Feb. 16, 2022. She was born Helen Edwina MacKay in August 1938 in North Attleboro, Mass., to Allan Harold MacKay and Helen ElizaMae MacKay. She and her family moved to Tracy, where she went to Tracy High School. She later attended at UC Davis, where she met her husband, Gerald V. Ling. She graduated from UCD as a P.E. teacher. She and her husband became longtime residents of Davis, where they raised their two sons. Helen received her Gold Award in Girl Scouts at 16. Helen was an avid Tennis Player, played on Davis city league softball teams, was active member on committees for little league
baseball and Davis aqua darts as well as coached little league teams, LING swam in masters. She is survived by her two sons, Gordon Ling (wife Audrey) and Daniel Ling (wife Tracie); grandchildren Mark (wife Jennifer), Spencer, Samuel, Payden and Sage; and great-grandchildren Beckett and Willow. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Dr. Gerald V. Ling (2009), her dog, Erin (2022), older brother Harold Allan MacKay (2021), and her parents Harold A. MacKay (1979) and Helen Berry MacKay (1995).
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fter 24 months of living through a pandemic, the link between our mental and physical health is clearer than ever. What began as a virus of the respiratory system soon caused overwhelming disruption in the structures that ground us — our work, education, social and family connections. While vaccines afford significant immunity from the worst physical effects of the virus, the trauma of widespread death, illness and isolation is harder to inoculate against. Even before COVID-19, our organizations were working to reimagine health care in California, recognizing the inseparability of physical and behavioral health and the need for a strong primary care foundation in the Golden State. The jaw-dropping data on how COVID-19 has affected our behavioral health gives more urgency to this mission. During the pandemic, 4 in 10 U.S. adults have reported symptoms of anxiety or depression — a fourfold increase from 2019. Even greater numbers of women, people of color, youth and people with poor physical health reported struggling with mental health. For many, greater trouble sleeping and increased consumption of alcohol and drugs, have affected physical and mental health. Rates of opioid deaths have increased during this period. As this crisis reminds us, mental and physical health can’t be separated. But they remain so, and one reason is how health care is paid for. In commercial insurance and publicly funded Medicare and Medicaid, dollars usually flow toward healing physical sickness, not promoting behavioral health. Children’s behavioral health is one example. Adolescence is when most mental health conditions appear, and early screening and detection offer the best opportunities to begin treatment. Yet the most severe and costly problems often don’t manifest until later in life. As a result, our myopic health care system hasn’t made identifying youth mental health challenges a priority.
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usiness-as-usual in health care has also reinforced inequities. Certain populations including many communities of color, experience disproportionately poor access when seeking preventive care and make first contact with health providers when diseases have advanced. Our health system has also reinforced societal stigmas that discourage patients from talking about behavioral health challenges until they’ve reached a crisis. A groundbreaking 2021 report from the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine shares our vision that highquality primary care must account for the mental health of a person, not just their physical health needs. The report found that when mental health care is a routine part of a medical visit, patients had improved quality of care overall. To confront old ways of thinking and chart a new course, our organizations are kicking off a conversation about integrating physical and behavioral health to envision a new health care experience in California. We see a future where emotional well-being is considered equally as important to your health as your blood pressure. Other states have already begun to implement new methods of integrating primary and behavioral health care, and California can do the same. Success will require a seismic shift in thinking across our health care system — and that’s why we are opening this conversation to all — from competitors in the health care space to “disruptors” in the technology field. Together, we’ll need to put in place the payment, workforce training and technology tools needed to scale existing behavioral integration models. Business as usual must be a thing of the past. The calls to address equity and to treat our minds as essential to health as our hearts has never been stronger. Collaboration among competitors in the health care industry is essential to achieve our shared goals for healthier bodies and minds. Unless we work together to align the way we pay for care with our goals of integrating behavioral health into primary care, we won’t be able to create the health system we deserve — and won’t be ready to meet our mental health needs in the next public health crisis. — Shruti Kothari leads industry initiatives for Blue Shield of California.
hat damn jeweler ripped me off!” Is that an antisemitic statement? It’s true the words Jew and jeweler start j-e-w and Ashkenazi Jews, including some of my ancestors, have historically played a role in the jewelry business. But, of course, the claim is not an attack on Jews or Judaism. It’s merely a coincidence that the words jewel, jeweler and jewelry look and sound similar to Jew and Jewish. Jewel entered English from French (juel and joule), having the Latin root jocus, meaning “that which causes joy.” Joke has the same origins. Jew and Jewish derive from the tribe of Judah and the land of Judea. If a person wrongly thinks jeweler and Jew are etymologically or historically related, and he takes offense at hearing a jeweler stole from his customer, that’s not the fault of the person who says he was cheated. That’s the blunder of the person who chose to be disgruntled. I ran into a word-confusion case similar to this recently. After a fire in Davis destroyed Diana Powell’s mobile home and her belongings, her friends and neighbors started a GoFundMe page to help Ms. Powell recover. Having seen this Slater’s Court tragedy off Olive Drive, a Facebook acquaintance of mine wrote that his first thought was, “Someone who has so little, lost it all — and probably has no means of ever getting back to where they were.” He added, “For a nation that calls itself just and compassionate, we have so little in the way of safety nets.” Moments before seeing
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n his plays and sonnets, William Shakespeare used forms of niggard 14 times. Here, for example, is Lewis the Dauphin in the play Henry V: “So the proportions of defence are fill’d; which of a weak or niggardly projection, doth, like a miser, spoil his coat with scanting a little cloth.” I’m not sure when the word niggardly entered my vocabulary. But, insofar as someone might not hear my spoken words correctly, I have been careful to avoid its oral usage. In writing I have always thought it was fine. In context, it’s obvious to me there is no relation to the racist reference to Black people. Yet this usage note from dictionary.com gives me more pause: “The words niggard and niggardly are often misinterpreted as racial slurs because they sound like what is probably the most offensive word in the English language. Actually, niggard dates back
to Middle English. “The first element nygg-, nig- was borrowed from a Scandinavian source, and -ard is a pejorative suffix. The adjective and adverb niggardly is a modern English formation from niggard. Historical linguists and others familiar with the etymology of these words know that they are not truly related to the word nigger. “However, the source of a term is not as important as how it is perceived and used in contemporary language. So even if the words niggard and niggardly are not racial slurs in their etymologies, meanings or historical uses, it may be wisest to avoid these terms. “The connotation or perception of any word is determined by how it is used, received and interpreted; niggard and niggardly may be offensive to many speakers because of this speculative, but false, etymology.” One thing I love about the English language is the richness of our lexicon. We have more words than any other tongue. If I were to drop niggardly from my dictionary, I would still have good synonyms: stingy, parsimonious, ungenerous, cheap, miserly, penurious, tightfisted, etc. My view is, as a speaker and writer, it’s reasonable to try to not be perceived as offensive when you don’t mean to offend. At the same time, people who are easily offended need to calm down. They will have more cheerful, jolly, blissful, contented, joyful, pleasant and happier lives if they stop choosing victimhood. — Rich Rifkin is a Davis resident; his column is published every other week. Reach him at Lxartist@ yahoo.com.
Until we Zoom again I agree with Tom Elias in “Zoom learning gets its grade” that Zoom learning has not been as effective as in person, and that state education officials should not try to pretend that it can be. However, his conclusion leaves open the question as to whether we should have left schools open or that we should leave schools open in the future in the face of a pandemic. The empirical evidence points to how effective masking and closures have been in suppressing COVID-19. I calculated at the end of 2020 that COVID was 10 times more contagious and, when infected, 20 times more lethal than influenza. After the pandemic emerged in March 2020, influenza hospitalizations and deaths fell by over 99%, directly showing the effectiveness of the shut down measures. A conservative extrapolation of not taking these measures implies that more than 20 million would have died in the first year. Leaving schools open during this time would have created a different problem — teachers would have resigned en masse to avoid physical danger. Students would have been no better off, and likely worse off, in this situation. Of course this has all been about tradeoffs, but we need to look at the whole picture to figure out what is best. The fact is that children will not die in the millions because schools were closed while the opposite almost certainly would have been true. Richard McCann Davis
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that commentary, I had read a 2021 story about huge cash payments given to the wealthy titled, “Under Trump, farm subsidies soared and the rich got richer.” So I left this comment on my acquaintance’s FB page: “In my opinion one of the shocking tragedies of our welfare system is how extremely generous we are in giving handouts to rich farmers while being stingy to the poor, especially when it comes to food aid.” Only I didn’t use the word stingy. I used a synonym, niggardly, which I presume every literate adult understands has no relationship to negro or its pejorative forms. My acquaintance responded, “I agree with everything you say, except the descriptive word for withholding funds. In my opinion, no version of that word is appropriate. Perhaps it was appropriate historically, but we don’t live in history, we live now. And for me that word is currently offensive.” He asked me to “edit out the word that is so offensive to many and choose another word.” Not wanting to make a stink and believing that he has the right to censor his Facebook page, I honored the request, changing niggardly to stingy. They are synonymous. Yet it was clear to me that this Facebook fellow, whose understanding of English
may be wanting, wrongly believes niggardly is related to a pejorative form of negro. It looks similar, but it’s entirely unrelated historically and etymologically. Widespread ignorance may, nonetheless, be enough reason to eschew this warranted word. As I explained in a June, 2020 column, the English word negro, meaning a Black person, came to English from Portuguese slave traders. The pejorative form of that word came later. The word niggard entered Middle English in the late 1300s. According to etymonline.com, the root is “perhaps from a Scandinavian source related to Old Norse hniggw, related to hnøggr ( meaning stingy).”
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claims unit was full of young, recent college graduates. We were unaware of the blood supply challenges faced in this country until the day our bosses son was critically injured. Our boss’ son was a high school senior getting ready to graduate from Newbury Park High School and join the Marines. He received third-degree burns to 95% of his body when electricity from the power line he was rappelling near arced into him. Hundreds of pints of blood would be needed in an attempt to save this young man. Everyone in our unit gave blood, most for the first time. That experience 27 years ago transformed me into a life long donor and advocate. For many years the Davis Odd Fellows has partnered with Vitalant to provide an additional local venue in which to donate blood for our community. It started as a yearly event over a decade ago. With Covid-19 wiping out Community Blood Drives the Davis Odd Fellows did five Community Blood drives at the Lodge last year securing over 150 pints of
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donated blood for the community. Our first Blood Drive this year is March 15. We are seeing low initial signup rates. These low rates have me writing this letter in hopes of getting more sign-ups for blood donors not only to this event but other Vitalant Blood Drive events. Vitalant (formerly BloodSource) is the main NorCal nonprofit organization that collects and distributes blood. If you are free March 15, we encourage you to sign up and donate at the Davis Odd Fellows Lodge. For more information visit the Vitalant website directly or use this link: https://donors.vitalant.org/ dwp/portal/dwa/appointment/guest/ phl/timeSlotsExtr?token=8LK7V2ggHh zM%2FcCTOv0M7C5V4p3P7oxcLZNU oNMB7cc%3D Thank you to all who donate or will be donating for the first time in the near future. The gift of life is an amazing thing and your actions are truly heroic. It feels good to help others. We can do it! James Bledsoe Davis
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Add some green to your St. Patrick’s Day spread Special to The Enterprise Freshen up your St. Patrick’s Day menu with easy, light sandwiches inspired by the traditional color of the festivities. These openfaced noshes can be perfect for lunch, snack time or even as an appetizer for get-togethers with friends and family. Layered with a smooth cream cheese and mozzarella mixture then topped with crisp cucumber and a stem of green bell pepper, these St. Patrick’s Day Sandwiches are easy and cute, which makes them a fan favorite at nearly any green gathering. They’re also sprinkled with lemon juice to add a little acidity and create a nice, light bite. Plus, this recipe is quick to make. When you’re in a rush to get everything on the table for the party, it’s easy to throw together and get on the platter in next to no time. The sandwiches pop off the plate with their bright, seasonal garnishes. While sure to attract attention
and have your loved ones asking “Where did you get this idea?” they’re also an easy way to sneak a few vegetables into your kids’ diets. For more festive recipes and ideas at Culinary.net. — Family Features
St. Patrick’s Day Sandwiches Yield: 8 sandwiches Ingredients: 8 ounces plain cream cheese spread, softened 1 cup finely shredded mozzarella cheese salt 4 English muffins 24 slices cucumber 8 thin slices green pepper fresh cilantro leaves lemon juice lemon slices, for garnish (optional) Putting it together: In bowl, mix cream cheese spread, mozzarella cheese and salt well. Split English muffins in half. Cut each muffin half into shamrock shape.
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St. Patrick’s Day Sandwiches. Sure it is a tasty treat. Spread cheese mixture over each muffin half. Place three cucumbers
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Place cilantro leaf on top of each sandwich. Sprinkle sandwiches
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don’t read a lot of poetry. Not because I don’t enjoy it, but because poetry is not amenable to being gulped; when it comes to words, I’m a gulper. I try to slow down. Sometimes I decide to reread, “savoring sentences this time,” a favorite novel (preferably many-hundred pages long). And then I get engrossed and plow ahead, even though I know exactly what’s coming, as if by reading this section of “Middlemarch” fast enough, I can prevent Dorothea from marrying Casaubon, warn Lydgate away from Bulstrode, and stop Fred from gambling on a horse (never a good strategy, young man) to pay down his debt. I’m not a patient person. But I have learned over the years (much easier now without small children at hand), when it comes to consuming food and wine at least, to savor and sip rather than gulp and chug. The dinner hour is, indeed, an hour, sometimes two; the nightly ritual brings so much more joy and pleasure when I take it slow. But let’s face it — some food and wine isn’t worth the “mindful” investment. Food and wine that’s badly grown or prepared, filled with chemicals or overprocessed just doesn’t satisfy in the end. Faced with such, I tend just to keep eating and drinking,
often as quickly as possible, in hopes of changing the outcome. A high-school friend once gave me a can of Spaghetti-Os for lunch — they had recently been invented — and I remember gulping them down just because I couldn’t believe how awful they tasted. On some level, I think I believed they would eventually improve (before that day, I had never eaten a plate of pasta that I didn’t like). At this point in my life, I wouldn’t think of opening a can of Spaghetti-Os, of course, unless I were at death’s door from starvation, but I find myself even now rushing through disappointing dishes and drinks. You don’t really want to hear, though, about the mediocre pumpkin fritters I made and gulped down last week or that bottle of wine I chugged that I was sure I’d like, wanted to like and just couldn’t (maybe at the next sip?). Much better to offer you (food and) wine worth savoring. One is a lovely, classic (and classy) torrontes from the ‘Grand Cru’ growing area of Argentina in Salta. As torrontes should be, this bottle of 2019 Areyna is beautifully aromatic — a blend of grapefruit and flowers. Torrontes can be a bit heavy for me (and for
a while the ones I tried seemed to be getting heavier and more alcoholic), but this lively, citrus-y, terrifically food-friendly bottle drinks fresh and refreshing. It’s a great match for seafood of all sorts, preferably a little spicy. Our bottle accompanied rock cod quickly cooked in butter and olive oil with shallots, garlic and lemon juice. I served it with lots of smashed potatoes (my new favorite thing — thanks, Julian) and garnished it with carrot top pesto, a sauce that makes a convincing — and bright green — argument for using every possible part of a vegetable. Wine and food waltzed well together. Areyna winemaker Leandro Azin has been named a young “winemaker to watch” and is committed to making wine with indigenous grape varieties and with a real sense of place and
history. Add to that an elegant label and a beautiful golden color and you have a bottle that’s definitely worth sipping slowly as well as bringing to a spring dinner or appetizer gathering. And at $15 (Co-op) it’s a bargain as well. The evening after the rock cod and torrontes, I made a polenta lasagna filled with long-cooked beet greens and Romano, topped with fresh mozzarella and lots of spicy tomato sauce. To go with it, we opened a bottle of 2019 Maison L’Envoyé Morgon Côte de Py, a lovely gamay that got 92 points from Vinous and 90 from Wine Spectator. I can see why. Its dark, redberry flavor just keeps deepening as the wine sits in the glass, fruit tempered by spice, good acidity and serious minerality. Eight months in old oak give this versatile wine depth — and staying power. The winery suggests it will be even better after 2023 — if you’re good at delayed gratification. My own philosophy: drink it while I’m still in one piece, my sense of taste and smell still intact. As the song goes, “tomorrow ain’t promised” — much less 2024. Maison L’Envoyé is an interesting project, mostly devoted to
finding the best pinot noir sites all over the world, including Oregon’s Willamette Valley as well as Burgundy and Tasmania. I’ve been a fan for many years and the wines just keep getting better. Since gamay is one of my very favorite reds, finding this wine, made with great care and minimal intervention, on the Co-op shelves was exciting. I’m going back for more, especially at this excellent price of $16. And one more under-$20 selection from the Co-op shelves: the Monte Tondo Soave Classico ($15). It comes from the August group in Seattle, a part of their Small Vineyards Discovery series, always enjoyable, well-priced imports. Made in Soave (naturally enough) from native garganega grapes grown by third-generation vintner Gino Magnabosco, it’s crisp, refreshing and uncomplicated, just the thing for a spring, fresh-vegetable-based dinner. My music-loving companion’s comment (I concur) was, “it’s a one-note wine, but I like the note.” A sentence worth savoring — and perhaps weaving into a poem titled “Living in F-sharp.” Or “2022 in B-flat.” — Susana Leonardi is a Davis resident; reach her at vino susana@gmail.com. Comment on this column at www.davis enterprise.com.
Davis Girl Scouts earn Silver Awards Special to The Enterprise In 2021, 10 Davis Girl Scouts earned the Silver Award, one of the highest awards a Scout can receive. Awardees are Cadette Scouts (in sixth through eighth grades) who complete a series of steps to earn the award. The girls identify an issue they are passionate about and plan and carry out a Take Action Project to address the issue in a manner that results in long-term change which is sustainable. The projects are undertaken by individuals or small teams. Bea Taormino and Aine Walsh of Troop 915 worked to improve the lives of felines. Bea created a social media and educational campaign to raise awareness about “kit-napping,” when young stray or feral kittens are taken from their mother during a brief absence to find food or water, usually by a very wellmeaning person. Bea spread the word to sister Girl Scouts, made a presentation to Soroptimist International of Davis, and built an Instagram page, @cat_info_ davis as part of her project. Aine’s project focused on increasing adoption rates for black cats, which are usually the last to be chosen
Name Droppers from a litter. She created small colorful bandanas to help black cats stand out in photographs and increase their likelihood of being adopted. She created a video demonstrating how to make the bandanas and also made small cat carrier blankets to donate. Cleah Sronce and Bella Passerini of Troop 670 wanted to shed light on issues like domestic and dating violence that affect teens. They also wanted to provide resources to help teens who were struggling with mental health and anxiety, especially during the pandemic. They created a website called Creative Coping which includes informational articles about dating violence, bullying, mental health issues, and how to cope with them (https://sites.google.com/ view/creativecoping/home). They added art project videos and coloring activities to help with stress and anxiety, and included pages on relaxation, motivation and fun challenges. They also gave links to local resources like Empower Yolo, which can help people safely remove themselves from abusive situations by
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Girl Scouts Bea Taormino (left) and Aine Walsh at their Silver Award ceremony.
Olivia Crucillo (left) and Jasmine Gomes (right) with a Sutter Sacramento child-life specialist, dropping off baby mats.
providing legal services, emergency shelter, and counseling.
are still being established. In addition, Mikayla Da Re and Cayla Groveman of Troop 1559, Lauren
Olivia Crucillo and Jasmine Gomes of Troop 1772 provided support and established continuing resources and medical supplies for the NICU families and babies at the UC Davis, Shriners and Sutter Sacramento children’s hospitals through the Pullthru Network. The girls made baby mats for use in the NICU and assembled post-surgery baskets containing medical supplies and comfort items for families caring for infants transitioning home after surgery. They also included contacts
for support groups and specialists that may be helpful in those first weeks when care teams and home health
Parker of Troop 1772, and Luna Valle of Troop 382 also earned their Silver Awards.
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UCD: Sharp decline in basking shark sightings By Kat Kerlin Special to The Enterprise About the size of a small school bus, the basking shark is the second largest fish in the ocean and is found in temperate and tropical waters across the globe. In the mid-1900s, basking sharks were observed by the thousands each year off California’s coast. Now they are rarely seen at all in this region, called the California Current Ecosystem, or CCE. A study from UC Davis and NOAA Fisheries’ Southwest Fisheries Science Center confirms a striking decrease in basking shark sightings in the CCE after the 1970s and 1980s and examines what is driving their presence and distribution. The work is published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science. The findings hold implications for the global conservation of basking sharks, which are classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List. Very little is known about basking sharks, including
how long they live, where they mate or where they give birth. Population assessments have not been conducted in the CCE, which stretches from Baja to British Columbia, and there is no formal monitoring effort around the species. But what data exists serves as a red flag that the species warrants further investigation. “They are a rare sight,” said lead author Alexandra McInturf, a Ph.D. candidate with the UCD department of wildlife, Fish and conservation biology at the time of the study and currently a postdoctoral fellow at Oregon State University. “We want to know why the declines are happening. Is it climate change? Humaninduced pressures? What environmental cues do they respond to and how might that change in the future?” For this study, the authors examined the longest dataset available — systematic aerial surveys for small fish conducted by NOAA Fisheries between 1962 and 1997, and additional sources between 1973 and 2018 that include fisheries data, tagging and
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A Basking shark swimming just below the water’s surface. research efforts and public observations. Aerial surveys sighted a maximum of 4,000 basking sharks in 1965. After the 1990s, no sightings were reported. Additional sources reported less than 100 sightings per year after 1990. School sizes also declined by about half between the 1960s and 1980s, from 57 to 24 individuals per group. In the
decades following, no schools larger than 10 were reported. “While the aerial surveys were focused on small fish, the survey also collected data on basking sharks, which turned out to be invaluable,” said co-author Heidi Dewar, who oversees the project for Southwest Fisheries Science Center. “Currently, fishing for basking sharks is prohibited in
the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The hope is that with these protections in place, the population will recover. Additional work to understand the sources of mortality in international waters is also needed.” The study also found a significant shift in when sightings occurred — from fall and spring in earlier years of the surveys to the summer months after the
2000s. What’s driving these trends is still unclear, although researchers found a significant link between shark presence and environmental factors, such as sea surface temperature, prey presence, El Niño and other climatic oscillations. The study notes a lack of monitoring may also play a role in reduced sightings and that more research is needed to characterize their full range. The study concludes with suggestions for conservation of the species, noting that coastal areas from Monterey Bay to Baja California remain important habitat for basking sharks. The suggestions include: n Coordinating the documentation of basking shark deaths and sightings throughout the Pacific basin to create more robust population estimates. n Increased monitoring of shark fin markets. n Developing regionspecific genetic markers to help ensure that regulations for international trade in endangered species are being followed. — UC Davis News
Get to know some spectacular serpents Special to The Enterprise As Yolo County moves into spring, thousands of migratory waterfowl return to their nesting grounds in the north and reptiles emerge. California is home to several native species of snake. On Thursday, March 3, Yolo Basin Foundation’s Flyway Nights speaker series hosts a presentation on these spectacular serpents by Michael Starkey, founder and executive director of Save the Snakes. Starkey will discuss the ecological importance of snakes, identification of California venomous vs non-venomous snake species, precautionary measures to avoid snakebites, and first aid and treatment in the event of a snakebite. He will also share facts and dispel myths about snake species in your backyard in this fun, interactive and family-friendly program. Snakes of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area are non-venomous, although rattlesnakes are reported in the Yolo Bypass after major
floods. Snakes have roamed the Earth since the time of the dinosaurs. They lack movable eyelids and external ears, which is how one can tell a legless lizard from a true snake. In the Wildlife Area the most common snake is the gopher snake, Pituophis catenifer, so named because its prey includes mice and the occasional gopher. Gopher snakes often attempt to mimic rattlesnakes by pulling their head back into a triangular shape, hissing loudly, and rattling their rattleless tail in hopes of scaring off potential predators. Another frequently seen species is the garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis. This hunter has yellow stripes on a dark background and tends to sun on the gravel roads. Its close relative, also found in the aquatic areas of the Wildlife Area, is the giant garter snake, Thamnophis gigas. This snake has become exceedingly rare with the loss of its wetland habitat in the Central Valley. Unfortunately, it is
now a both state and federally listed threatened species. Another less common snake in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area is the common kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula. This boldly banded serpent is highly resistant to venom and will actually kill and consume rattlers. Finally, the sprinter in the group is the fast-moving yellow-bellied Racer, Coluber constrictor. This slim, high-strung serpent actively hunts down prey, often chasing lizards in open ground. Starkey is a conservation biologist, ecological consultant and public speaker working to educate and involve the public in wildlife conservation issues. He has a diverse background in the field of wildlife conservation and he has worked as an ecological consultant for environmental consulting firms and government agencies such as the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife.
Flyway Nights is a monthly speaker series highlighting environmental issues, natural history of Northern California, and current research topics in conservation. Yolo Basin Foundation hosts Flyway Nights the first Thursday of the month from November to April through virtual presentations. The presentation will be via Zoom. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link to the presentation. A $10 donation to support the Foundation’s wetland education programs is suggested. For the complete schedule and to register, visit www.yolobasin. org/flywaynights or call Yolo Basin Foundation at 530-757-3780.
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Learn about the “California’s Most Spectacular Serpents” at Flyway Nights on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 7 p.m.
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Davis High students Mana Hariri, Koki Mochizuki, Dominic Stommel, Kathryn Myler and Ashley Weston met on the quad on Feb. 22, the first day the outdoor mask mandate was lifted.
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Many Davis High students choose to keep coverings on outside as mandate ends By Leyla Bolkan HUB Staff
Starting Tuesday, Davis schools are allowing students to go unmasked outside if they choose. However, masks are still required in all indoor areas--at least for now. While some students at Davis High are happy about the lift, many are concerned for the health of themselves and others. “It’s probably going to make immunocompromised people even more vulnerable and I feel like people are going to be even less compliant with masks inside,” junior Jianna Ongsioco said. Some students also have expressed concerns that it may be too soon to be lifting the outside mask mandate at DHS. “I feel there isn’t a totally urgent reason to lift the mandate since some students are going home to unvaccinated or immunocompromised family members. It just seems like it’s screwing up what’s improving,” sophomore Ella Del Favero said. Junior Jake Schaal doesn’t feel affected by the mandate because he doesn’t mind wearing his mask. However, he feels that it’s nice to take his mask off when he’s outside so he can get a breath of fresh air. “I also don’t want anymore COVID outbreaks, so I think people should still wear masks inside at least for the near future,” Schaal said. The California Department of Public Health stated that it will review the indoor mask mandate after Feb. 28. If the indoor mask mandates change at the state level, Yolo County public health offi-
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DHS students Ronin Cook, Eli Fanous, Alex Waterson hang out—unmasked, as mandate ends. cials will decide if K-12 schools can lift the indoor mask mandate. But one more step is needed to make a change in Davis schools: the Davis Board of Education would have to approve changes to the mask mandate, according to DHS principal Tom McHale. Although an end to indoor masking does not appear to be imminent, that could change. “I think by next school year masks will be gone but you never know,” said Laura Juanitas, DJUSD Associate Superintendent for Student Support Services.
Students: DHS underequipped to handle mental health By Mattias RowenBale HUB Staff Twelve percent of students at Davis High have seriously considered suicide in the last 12 months–yet both students and counselors feel that Davis High is underequipped in its abilities to support students facing a mental health crisis. This lack of support primarily manifests itself in two ways: insufficient availability of resources, and a support staff stretched to its limits. The Youth Truth Survey, administered in November 2021, surveyed 1,593 DHS students on a variety of topics including emotional and mental health. The same survey indicated that only 34 percent of students at DHS have an adult from school who they can talk to about their problems. Just 36 percent of students felt that their school had programs or services that could help them. These low survey numbers did not come as a surprise for the DHS counseling department, which is well aware that students need more than it can provide. “It’s a little bit impossible right now to accurately meet the needs of students with what we have and our staff,” counselor Katherine Parker said. According to Parker, the recommended number of students for a counselor to have on their caseload is 250. Each DHS counselor currently has 350. Jersey Kinney is one student who feels like their mental health needs have not been met in Davis Joint Unified School District. “I had to pretty much drop out of every single class because nobody was helping,” said Kinney, who has since transferred to Davis School for Independent Study. Junior Melody Tun has also struggled with her mental health for a few years, to
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Each counselor at DHS handles 350 students, even as the recommended caseload is 250. the point of it interfering with school. “For the last two years . . . I was showing up (to school) maybe like half of the time because I physically could not get out of bed either because of depression or a panic attack,” Tun said. Recently Tun has been able to return more consistently to her classes partially through the support of her counselor, who has sent emails to her teachers asking them to give Tun extensions and additional help. However, Tun also feels that the counseling department has its limits. “(My counselor is) definitely putting in everything she can, but with some things you’re not going to get all the support you need,” Tun said. These kinds of stories are unfortunately familiar to Parker. “We know they’re struggling. We’re struggling because we want to help them
and we don’t have the staff,” Parker said. According to Parker and Cara Messmore, the district’s director of student services, the understaffed counseling department is primarily due to a general lack of funds. “At the district level, we certainly would love to expand our counseling department, but we obviously have financial limitations,” Messmore said. However, both Messmore and Parker are proud of the additional support resources that counseling departments are able to provide for students. DJUSD has recently begun a partnership with the Communicare Clinic, located behind Sutter Davis Hospital, as well as another partnership with Auburn Davis Center for a Dialectical Behavior Therapy group. “I’m a big fan of partnering with the
community because, you know, we can’t all do it all,” Parker said. Additionally, for students with severe mental health struggles, DJUSD also now has the ability to set them up with an outside program that will find and schedule therapy appointments. This year has also seen an increase in the amount of time that school-based mental health clinicians provide therapy on school sites. “We have definitely, as a district, made huge strides in providing mental health support,” Messmore said. However, these programs have limited openings, and students must be deemed significantly at risk to participate. “Everything’s limited: money, funding, staffing, unfortunately, which is crazy because it’s such a huge need,” Parker said.
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Davis advances to State Wrestling Championships By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor STOCKTON — One of James Davis’ wins on the wrestling mat came without having to face his opponent. The Davis High wrestler’s other victory goes into the revenge column. Now the Blue Devil extends his season after his performance at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Wrestling Tournament at Stockton Arena on Saturday. Davis, a senior, took fifth place in the 182pound class that was complete with a forfeit win over Central Valley of Ceres’ Ruben Valenzuela. Davis finished with a 2-1 record on the second day of the double-elimination tournament. The top six in each weight class advances to the California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championships, which will be held at Mechanics Bank in Bakersfield. This tournament starts on Thursday and runs through Saturday. “It feels really good to be going to State for my first-time ever,” said Davis, who went 4-2 overall during the two-day tournament. “I’m really excited to go. Especially since we didn’t have a season last year. My goal was to make it to State.”
Davis High and most high school wrestling programs in the section competed last spring, but there was no postseason because of the pandemic. “I knew that James was good enough to go to State,” said Davis head coach John Rosendale. “He was kind of like a sleeper in the section. He was on no one’s radar.” Prior to having the referee raise his hand in victory in the fifthplace match, Davis was dealt his second loss when Oakdale’s Jordan Van Rys posted a 5-2 decision. Before the Blue Devil wrestler faced Van Rys, he picked up a revenge win over Oak Ridge’s Connor Dasmann by pin in the third round. At the section Division I meet at Del Oro High of Loomis on Feb. 12, Dasmann pinned Davis. The Blue Devil took fourth place at the divisional tournament. “A really close match,” said Rosendale of Davis’ match against Dasmann. “James dominated the match. He was ready, he was good, he was fired up to wrestle. It was really cool to see him do that.” Davis added, “It was just hard. It was a close match.” Rosendale admitted in a serious but funny manner that Davis’
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Davis High wrestler James Davis grabs the ankle of Lincoln’s Ethan Volzer on the first day of the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Wrestling Tournament at Stockton Arena on Feb. 19. match against Dasmann had the Blue Devil head coach’s thankful for medical personnel inside the arena. “It was absolutely wild,” Rosendale said. “I’m about to have a heart attack ... I’m looking for a doctor with some heart medicine. Just kidding. It was a great way to
see how our wrestler (performed).” In his fifth season as head coach, Rosendale has sent at least one Blue Devil to the CIF State Wrestling Championships. As a team, Davis High was 35th with 29 points. Vacaville won its seventh consecutive Masters tournament
team title with 341 points. Oakdale was second at 268 points, Ponderosa third at 136.5, Del Oro fourth at 117 and Turlock fifth at 102.5. — Contact Mike Bush at mike@davisenterprise.net. Follow on Twitter: @MBDavis Sports.
Aggies strike out against San Francisco By Rebecca Wasik Enterprise correspondent Despite 16 strikeouts from UC Davis pitchers, the Aggies could not halt the solid offense of the University of San Francisco Dons at Dobbins Stadium on Tuesday. That led to San Francisco posting a 6-2 win over UCD (0-4), which was swept by the Saint Mary’s Gaels over the weekend. Tommy Nicholson, who is still seeking his first win as the Aggies’ head Next game: coach, was proud of Tuesday at the pitchSt. Mary’s, ing disMoraga, played by 3 p.m. his team. “They did a great job attacking,” said Nicholson. “We had some runners on, and they came through in some clutch situations to put up a crooked number. Outside of that, we just haven’t been able to do what we need to do on the offensive side. The pitchers did a great job today.” At the top of the first inning, Harris Williams III of USF singled up the middle off of Aggie starting
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Aggie batter Nathan Peng gets ready to make contact with the baseball in the bottom of the third inning of Tuesday’s home game against San Francisco. pitcher Bryan Green to give the Dons the early 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the first inning, Aggies first baseman and Davis High alumni Jonah Henrickson hit a towering home run to left field, his second of the
season, to cut the deficit to 2-1. The top of the fourth inning is where the game began to get away from UCD. The Dons batted around their order with nine total
at-bats in the half inning. A double by Kyle Knell brought in two additional runs for the Dons. A single up the middle by Jordan Vujovich allowed Knell to score. Another double by Mario DeMera brought in
Vujovich to give USF the 6-1 lead. The Dons hit four doubles in the game, accounting for all their extra base hits. Aggie pitching recorded seven strikeouts in a row,
one to end the fourth and six more for back-to-back three-up, three-down half innings in the fifth and sixth. Reliever Nate Freeman was responsible for four of those six strikeouts. In the bottom of the seventh as rain and hail began to fall on Swimley Field, Aggie shortstop Nick Leehey hit a sacrifice fly to right field to bring in left fielder Luke Piazza, who got on base after being hit by a pitch. Piazza moved to third on a double Aggie teammate James Williams III and eventually scored on Leehey’s sac fly. UCD stranded eight runners. San Francisco had nine. The Aggies have a full week off until they face Saint Mary’s once again in Moraga on Tuesday, March 1, at 3 p.m. Nicholson believes this week-long break will allow his team to regroup and focus on coming back from starting the season winless. “I think it will be positive,” said Nicholson. “We have a lot to learn from these first four games. There are a lot of things we can work on and areas that need improving.” — Follow Rebecca Wasik on Twitter: @BeccaFromTheBay.
Wiley UCD men’s squad holds off Roadrunners By Bob Dunning Enterprise staff writer After three straight COVID cancellations caused a two-week layoff, Jim Les knew just how difficult things had become for his UC Davis men’s basketball team as they prepared for Saturday night’s Big West Conference home game against Cal State Bakersfield. “We needed to scratch and claw and somehow get a W and that’s exactly what we did,” Les noted after the Aggies were solid down the stretch to take a tense 81-79 win from the last-place Roadrunners before an enthusiastic crowd of 1,004 at University Credit Union Center. The win, UCD’s third straight, pushes the Aggies to 4-3 in Big West play and 11-7 overall. Hard-luck Bakersfield, which has suffered a string of close losses this winter, is now 1-10 in conference and 6-15 overall. Things got interesting at the end after Bakersfield’s Kaleb Higgins hit two free throws to cut the Aggie
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lead to 77-76 with 26 UCD’s Ezra Manjon seconds remaining. fouled Higgins at 0:04 before a The rules of bas3-pointer could be ketball logic tell you Next game: Thursday vs. attempted and Higthat Bakersfield should have then UC Santa Barbara, 6 p.m. gins made both free throws to again cut immediately fouled Listen: 105.5 FM the lead to a single Watch: ESPN+ the Aggies in an point. attempt to get the Pepper was ball back. Even if the Aggies made both immediately fouled on the inbound free throws, Bakersfield would get play with 3.1 seconds left and the ball with a chance to send the pushed the lead back to 81-78 by game into overtime with a three- making both free throws as part of his clutch 12-for-12 performance point success. And if the Aggies missed one or from the line. Higgins was again fouled before both of those free throws, the Roadrunners would have a chance he could attempt a 3-pointer with just one tick left on the clock. He to win the game in regulation. Bakersfield, however, failed to hit the first, then intentionally foul or even to pressure the ball as missed the second, but the clock the clocked ticked down as their ran out during a mad scramble for desperate head coach Rod Barnes the loose ball. “I kind of knew it was going to be yelled at them to foul, which they finally did at 0:08. But many valu- ugly,” Les added. able seconds had already ticked off “It’s odd to have two weeks off at the clock. this time of year and it really upsets Elijah Pepper hit both free your game rhythm and your practhrows for a 79-76 advantage, then tice rhythm. But I was really
pleased with the way we got aggressive in the second half and started coming up with some of those 50/50 balls. I liked how our team stepped up and made plays when we needed them.” Bakersfield rode the strong inside play of 6-8, 265-pound Shawn Stith to a 39-38 halftime lead as Stith had 20 points before intermission. But Stith was held scoreless in the second half before fouling out. “I challenged our big men at half, and they really stepped up to control him,” Les added. While Pepper led all scorers with 24 points, Aggie guard Elijah Manjon has 23, including several
spectacular twisting layups that kept the Aggies ahead in the final minutes. “It was just winning time, and a time to be aggressive,” Manjon said. “It feels good just to be back on the court. It was tough not being able to play and not even being able to practice some of the time. It’s really important to get some momentum and winning tonight was a big help.” With four games remaining in the regular season, the Aggies return to action at home Thursday in a 6 p.m. game against UC Santa Barbara. — Contact Bob Dunning at bdunning@ davisenterprise.net.
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Aggie women rally, twice, fall to CSU Bakersfield Special to The Enterprise BAKERSFIELD — Cierra Hall finished with a game-high 29 points to lead two other teammates in double figures, but the UC Davis women’s basketball team could not completely erase an 11-point deficit on Saturday, as CSU Bakersfield held off a couple of Aggie rallies before inching away for an 84-75 victory at the Icardo Center. UCD had its three-game winning streak snapped with the defeat, falling to 12-10 overall and 6-6 in Big West Conference play. Led by Jayden Eggleston’s 27 points, the Roadrunners improved to 3-16 overall and 2-8 in league play. Hall’s points marked the secondhighest total of her career, trailing only her career-high 32 points set in a win against Boston University on Dec. 5, 2019. It was her fourth consecutive 20-point scoring performance - the first UCD player to record at least that many games with 20-or-more points since Morgan Bertsch did it in eight consecutive games from Jan. 31-March 2, 2019. The Cypress native, who appeared in her 133rd career game to set a new school record earlier this month, finished 9-of-17 from the floor, including four 3-pointers and 7-of-8 from the line. Hall also had 13 rebounds, completing her seventh double-double of the season. Her points also moved Hall into the top 10 on the school’s all-time scoring list with 1,245 career points, passing both Pele Gianotti (1,222 from 2014-18) and Aggie head coach Jennifer Gross (1,243 from 1993-97). Hall now stands six points back of Ellen Porshneva (2003-06, 2007-08) for ninth and 16 points shy of Aimee Conner (1989-93) for eighth. Evanne Turner finished with 18 points, which included 7-of-12 from the field and four 3-pointers and four rebounds for the Aggies. Sage
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UCD roundup Stobbart finished with 10 points, three rebounds and two blocks. UCD trailed by five points after one and was in the hole by as many as 11 on two occasions in the second quarter before clawing back to trail by eight at the break. Then the Aggies opened the second half with a 9-2 run to make it a one-point game and force a Roadrunner timeout. Out of the break, CSU Bakersfield rediscovered its rhythm, scoring the next seven points to rebuild its advantage to eight. But only to watch UCD come back again, using a 14-7 burst over the next two minutes to claw back to within a point at the end of three. That would be as close as the Aggies would get the rest of way, unable to fully complete the comeback. An eight-point deficit was trimmed to just two on back-toback three-pointers by Stobbart and Turner to make it 65-63 with 6:18 to play and was down by the same amount two minutes later before Bakersfield began to inch away. An 8-1 burst by the Roadrunners rebuilt the lead to nine and UCD never got closer than six the rest of the way. The Aggies shot a robust 45 percent from the field, hit 10 threepointers, and out-rebounded Bakersfield, 34-27, but could not cool a hot-shooting Roadrunner squad that hit 50 percent from the field and half their three-pointers, while sinking 20-of-26 from the line — 13 more attempts than UCD on the day. UCD travels to CSU Northridge on Thursday for a 7 p.m. conference game.
Women’s water polo FRESNO — Noelle Wijnbelt finished with a team-high six goals thanks to a pair of hat tricks, while
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UC Davis forward Cierra Hall eyes the basket at the free throw line in a Big West Conference game against UC Irvine on Feb. 12. Allyson Clague added three goals and two assists on the day, helping the No. 10 UC Davis women’s water polo to a sweep of its Saturday matches at the Fresno State Invite at the Aquatics Center. The Aggies improved to 9-5 overall with the victories, opening the day with 13-8 win over No. 11 San Jose State in morning — and their second win over the Spartans this year before closing the day with a 9-7 victory over No. 17 Indiana later in the afternoon. Wijnbelt extended her team-high scoring total to 34 goals in 14 matches with her two performances on Saturday, part of a group of 11 UCD players to find the back of the cage on the day. Aggie goalkeeper Sophia Noble finished with a total of 10 saves in the two matches, while Nellie McAdams entered in
relief, finishing with four stops in 19 minutes. Against San Jose State, after surrendering the opening goal, Wijnbelt’s first score of the day sparked a 3-0 run for UCD. Ashley Salem’s score with 34 seconds remaining in the first period staked the Aggies to a one-goal advantage after the first eight minutes. Wijnbelt opened the second quarter scoring with her second of the day, helping her team win the period, 3-1, and held a 7-4 advantage at the break. Both teams finished with a pair of goals in the third as UCD maintained its lead, but the Aggies turned on the jets in the fourth to pull away as Wijnbelt completed her hat trick followed by three straight goals from Julia Hartmann, Jordan Werkmeister and Hailey Williams.
UC Davis women’s basketball player Cierra Hall was named the Big West Conference Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 25.5 points per game against Cal Poly and CSU Bakersfield last week. It’s the second weekly honor for Hall, a senior forward, this season and the fifth time in her career she’s been recognized with a Big West weekly award. On Feb. 17, Hall led UCD to an 85-55 road win over Cal Poly, scoring 22 points and grabbing seven rebounds with five assists in just 23 minutes. She went 8 for 10 from the field and 5 for 5 from the 3-point line, with the latter being single-game, career-highs in makes and percentage. She followed that with a double-double at Cal State Bakersfield on Feb. 19 with 29 points, 13 rebounds and two assists. A career 49 percent shooter from three in her time at UCD, Hall is shooting 61 percent from beyond the arc over the Aggies last four games after going 4 for 9 against the Roadrunners. Hall and the Aggies remain on the road this week with contests at CSUN on Thursday and at UC Santa Barbara on Saturday. UCD finishes the regular season at home March 3 and 5.
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Couples fight turned workplace gossip Dear Annie: How much is appropriate to share in the workplace when it comes to personal matters? In general, my husband and I get along fine. Recently, we ended up in some disagreement over not-so-important matters. Words were said that would have been better left unsaid. We were both angry. I was not proud of it. Later, I apologized. He took our personal pickle and openly discussed it with his staff in the office. Days later, he told me how everyone at work agreed with him. He is the boss. He says he trusts these people. I do not. The same folks bring all kinds of juicy gossip to the office from their community. That explains to me their level of trustworthiness. My experience in life is that people who gossip will be happy to share any story with all their socalled best friends. Our problem likely did not stay at work. I am a private person. I really hate being in the local gossip mill. I would never think of taking a personal conflict and discussing it in the workplace, putting my husband — or any person who is important to me — down like that. Earlier this summer, I
Legals@DavisEnterprise.net WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2022 B5 had asked him not to take a different family matter and discuss it with his staff, but he did. My husband is quite a talker. He says things that come to his mind and maybe thinks about them later. I am just the opposite. Many things come to my mind but only to think about. Later, he apologized. For the life of me, I cannot believe he threw me under the bus like that. The trust is gone, and I feel really hurt. We are working on rebuilding it with some help. I often stay in the garden, working on little things and crying. I have a difficult time forgetting and forgiving. I keep our discussions only on safe topics to avoid more trouble. Am I overly sensitive feeling this way? Is there a right or wrong in our situation? — Feeling Hurt Dear Feeling: It does not make you overly sensitive to feel betrayed, hurt and uncomfortable. Your husband violated your trust and exposed your private
matters to his colleagues. Aside from upsetting you, this is also highly inappropriate and unprofessional as a leader. Arrange for the two of you to speak in the presence of a couples counselor. This is not the first time your husband has turned chatty amidst a tiff at home, and it’s time to break the pattern. A third party might help you feel more comfortable articulating your thoughts to him without feeling like you’re causing “more trouble.” It will also give him the space to talk these things out with the right people, keeping your personal matters between the two of you and out of the office. ———
Dear Annie: Last year, during the pandemic, my very first boyfriend of a year and a half, “Joey,” admitted he wanted to end it because he had been talking to another girl during the period we were in quarantine. He said it was a girl I didn’t know. During this time, our state was in a strict lockdown. I was crushed but decided he wasn’t for me if he would do that. My best and closest friend of seven years, “Pam,” consoled me. Pam admitted then that he had shown interest in her around that time, but Pam said she told him off immediately. She always thought he was annoying and said she didn’t respond to him at all except to tell him off. Pam has never had a boyfriend but always wanted one. Her parents wanted her to wait until she was a bit older. She seemed a bit jealous of the time I spent with Joey, so I always made it a point to spend alone time with her as well. Joey was a part of
our larger friend group at school but was alienated after he and I broke it off. Everyone thought he was an idiot to cheat on me like that. Last week, a mutual friend said Pam told her she was the reason Joey and I broke up last year. I confronted Pam today, and she admitted that she was the other girl. She was very upset and sorry. She said Joey had called her and professed how much he liked her and she, during this hourlong phone call, entertained the idea of liking him as well. She said it was no more than that before she came to her senses and refused his idea. Pam says she had wanted to tell me but just couldn’t, and it has been eating at her for the past year. What should I do? Forgive Pam, who has never done anything like that before, or stop being her friend? — Jilted Teen Dear Jilted Teen: What Joey did to you was hurtful. Talking to another girl behind your back was
betrayal enough, but doing it with your best friend was especially nasty of him. And surely the fact that Pam “entertained the idea of liking him” only rubbed salt in the wound. But after taking a minute to process, it seems that Pam did everything right. Despite her jealousy that you had a boyfriend, she “came to her senses and refused his idea.” Our actions define us, and Pam’s actions prove that she cares about your friendship more than a new fling. Joey’s actions, on the other hand, already ruined one relationship; don’t let them damage another. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com. To SUBSCRIBE, visit davisenterprise.com/ subscribe For LEGAL NOTICES, email legals@davisenterprise.net or call 530-747-8061. For CLASSIFIEDS, email classads@ davis enterprise.net
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UCD students engage with community By Julia Ann Easley Special to The Enterprise At World Relief offices just north of Sacramento, junior Cristina Lopez of UC Davis is training to lead presentations to help newly arrived refugees settle in — from opening a bank account to accessing health care. A classmate is developing communications to help a community organization build awareness about refugee experiences. A third student is researching resources to help individual refugees who’ve sought support at another nonprofit. They are all participating in the Quarter at Aggie Square. The academic program is integrating classroom learning and community engagement through Aggie Square, the university’s planned innovation hub on its Sacramento campus, and helping build out the new Aggie Launch initiative for career preparation and experiential learning. As the university breaks ground on Aggie Square Wednesday, Feb. 16, the undergraduate program has already immersed dozens of students in contemporary policy — and very human issues — and helped them get involved with related community organizations. Classes are held in existing facilities on the Sacramento campus, but future students will study and live in residence at Aggie Square. This quarter’s experience is “Immigrants, Refugees, and Human Rights.” Freshman Amos Blanchard from Marin County is writing articles to help the public understand challenges that refugees experience during his internship at Sacramento Area Congregations Together, whose work, in part, provides legal resources for undocumented immigrants. “The stakes are high,” said Blanchard, who is double majoring in international relations and history. “You want to be as knowledgeable and helpful as possible.” Blanchard is among 14 students taking three courses — on international migration, state government and politics, and human rights — in addition to doing an internship. The students also meet with guest speakers from the community; last month’s included Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg. Quarter at Aggie Square brings together a cohort of up to 25 students from the Davis campus, fewer than
20 miles away, to focus on a topic of societal relevance. In Sacramento, they are at the heart of the UC Davis Health campus, near the California Capitol and in the midst of nonprofit organizations working on critical issues. The program started in fall 2020 with “Transformative Justice Studies in Sacramento” and has since added “Biomedical Engineering at the Health Campus,” “Advancing Health Care Equity” and “Multilingual Education for California.” New in the fall will be “Health Care Politics and Policy” and “Plants, People and the Planet.” Jeannette Money, a UC Davis professor of political science, proposed the “Immigration, Refugees and Human Rights” program and teaches its course on international migration. “Experiential learning for undergraduates is an amazing way to make the theoretical concepts we teach in class come to life,” Money said. The instructors for the other courses are Jeffrey S. Kahn, associate professor of anthropology, and Mario Guerrero, deputy director of legislation for the California Department of Human Resources. As part of the courses, students are interviewing policymakers, drafting bills and strategic plans to pass them, writing legal briefs on judicial opinions related to refugee and asylum law, and presenting policy analyses and recommendations regarding undocumented migration. Lopez, the student interning at World Relief, was born in a family of immigrants from Mexico and is the first in her family to attend college. The third-year sociology major is interested in human rights and pursuing a career in law. “It’s nice to be able to talk with other students who have the same passions,” she said. One of the highlights of Quarter at Aggie Square, Lopez said, has been interviewing and discussing the representation of women in politics with Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman, whose state district includes her hometown of Stockton. What Tayyibah Abbas of Sacramento is learning has sparked conversations with her parents, who came to Northern California from rural Pakistan. “Hearing the story of coming here with virtually nothing and building a life from that is really inspirational,” said the third-year political science major. — UC Davis News
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