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Council set to allocate remaining ARP funds By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer The Davis City Council on Tuesday is expected to allocate the final $12 million in American Rescue Plan funds that the city received from the federal government as part of its COVID-19 relief package. That $12 million is what’s left of the city’s original $19.7 million allocation, with funds already dedicated to a number of programs, including for reimagining public safety, continuing Healthy Davis Together COVID-19 testing in 2022 and ensuring completion of Paul’s Place, the vertical tiny-home project currently under construction on H Street. City staff, along with a council subcommittee of Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs and Councilman Will Arnold, are recommending the remaining funds be used for a wide variety of programs ranging from improvements to downtown to expanded homeless services to the arts and recreation. The biggest allocation being recommended Tuesday is $3 million for homelessness response and affordable
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Brazilian favorites Boca do Rio have the crowd dancing at Sudwerk during the 2017 Davis Music Fest. Fred Gladdis/ Enterprise file photo
Return of the tunes Davis Music Fest is back By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer Just like AC/DC was “Back in Black,” the Davis Music Fest is back to bring melodic revelry to the community. Although it’s been a two-year intermission between sets, excitement is raising like decibels for the festival’s 10-year anniversary.
Inspired by the South By Southwest music festival, the DMF is a multi-genre homage to the arts featuring local, regional and touring musical artists. Although humble in scale, the festival is the result of passion and collaboration. “In year one I was just a spectator, and at the time I was working with people to make
the Davis Live Music Collective. We had people putting on backyard events and getting more attraction with bigger acts,” explained Executive Director of the Davis Live Music Collective and DMF, Kyle Monhollen. “The ethos behind the music fest and music collective were the same. There were also people overlapping and working for both, so we merged and absorbed one another. Now the DMF is a
CalFresh offers vital student support By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer The CalFresh program, also known as SNAP or food stamps, provides much-needed financial support each year for thousands of students at UC Davis and across California. According to a recent study by the California Policy Lab, roughly 15% of UC Davis undergraduate students received CalFresh benefits during the 201920 academic year, a few percentage points higher than the systemwide average. In its report, the California Policy Lab said it partnered with the University of California, the state’s community college system
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presentation of the Davis Live Music Collective and it’s been a great relationship.” Ever since then, proceeds have gone to non-profits like the Davis School Arts Foundation, the Blue and White Foundation and other local nonprofits that champion the arts. While COVID put an unfortunate two-year hiatus on the event, it did nothing to
UCD: Carbon payments pivotal to forest protection By Kat Kerlin Special to The Enterprise
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Aggie Compass director Leslie Kemp wheels around the produce delivery bike in the basic needs center’s space in the Memorial Union in 2018. and multiple state agencies to compile data and gain insight into the utilization of CalFresh benefits by college students. The benefits
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“can help students in California pay for food,” the report said, “but may not reach all eligible students.”
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When pay-to-conserve programs don’t come through with payments, they don’t conserve, indicates a case study by UC Davis of a REDD+ Readiness program on the island of Pemba, off the coast of Tanzania. REDD+ is a United Nations program that stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. It aims to incentivize developing economies to conserve forests by paying them for added carbon storage through the carbon
market. The “plus” refers to social benefits, such as empowering women, providing tenure security and enhancing biodiversity, that can come from conserving local forests. The study, published today in the journal Environmental Research Letters, found that social benefits alone, in the absence of payments, were not enough to slow deforestation in a REDD+ project in Pemba. Using satellite imagery and statistical matching methods, the authors found no quantitative difference in forest cover change
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Didn’t we just finish this dance? B elieve it or not, the midterms are upon us. Yes, it is indeed 2022 and California has a primary election coming up in June with all sorts of federal, state and local offices up for grabs. For most of us, the question is only which candidate are we going to vote for. For others, it may be a question of whether to vote at all. But for professional politicians, it sometimes means they have to choose which office they wish to run for. In other words, do I really want to give up my comfortable seat on the Davis City Council and run for governor of Texas? Some politicians like the idea of holding onto what they have even as they pursue another elected office. Just the other day I was flipping through the Yolo County Candidates Guide for the upcoming primary and tripped across an obscure section of the California Political Reform Act that was designed especially for folks who wish to become dual office holders. Surprise, surprise, although
many of us would have thought otherwise, it’s not necessarily forbidden to hold two offices at the same time. In a section titled “Incompatibility of Offices,” the Guide spells out in detail what you can and cannot do in this regard. “The Political Reform Act does not prohibit any office holder from holding multiple public offices or seeking more than one elective office.” Multiple? Apparently two is not the limit. “For example, a deputy district attorney can hold the office of city council member, or a water board director may also be elected to a park and recreation district.” Fair enough. “There are, however, instances of holding more than one office
Special to The Enterprise A member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection will speak at the local Sister District CA-3 meeting on Wednesday, Mar. 2. Rep. Elaine Luria, who flipped a Republican district to Democratic in 2018, and is running for re-election. The area chapter of Sister District helped elect Rep. Luria when she was a recently retired Navy commander running a small business in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. “Rep. Luria has distinguished herself on the Hill and is key to keeping Congress in Democratic hands,”
said Kelly Wilkerson, coordinator of Sister District CA-3. Luria has been LURIA targeted Democratic by the Virginia Republirepresentative can National Committee because of her push to find out the truth about the insurrection. She already has five Republican opponents and is seeking financial support and volunteer hours to win. “We’re proud to have played a small part in her
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that are considered incompatible.” Presumably serving simultaneously on the city councils of both Woodland and Davis would fit the incompatible category. “There is no single statute that defines ‘incompatibility of offices.’ The common law doctrine of incompatibility of offices, however, prevents an elected official from holding two offices simultaneously if the offices have overlapping and conflicting public duties.”
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ike maybe being the district attorney and the public defender at the same? Hey, I’m a district attorney in the morning and a public defender in the afternoon. What’s incompatible about that? “The courts have defined this concept as follows: ‘One individual may not simultaneously hold two public offices where the functions of the offices concerned are inherently inconsistent, as where there are conflicting interests, or where the nature of the duties of the two offices is such as to render it improper due to considerations of public policy for one person to retain both.’ ”
As Bill Clinton might say, it depends on what the definition of “simultaneous” is. “The State of California Attorney General’s office has issued many opinions about compatibility questions.” For instance, the AG says you can’t at the same time be a deputy sheriff and a county supervisor. You can’t be a county supervisor and a community college board member. You can’t be a city council member and a school board member where the city and the school district have territory in common. I suppose all that makes sense, but why not let the voters decide if they want to reward the same person with two or three or four offices? In small towns and under-populated counties, it might just be the best way to get things done. And in some states that shall remain nameless, Donald Trump might just get elected simultaneously to every office on the ballot. And wouldn’t that be fun for all of us? — Reach Bob Dunning at bunning@davisenterprise.net
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Parents typically discover if their children are outgoing or introverted around the time the child is three or four. Kids who stay on the sidelines at parties or hug tightly to their mom or dad’s legs may be shy. Even though shyness isn’t a bad thing and introverted children have wonderful qualities to contribute to the world, being overly shy can prevent kids from having their voices heard — especially if they are being bullied or someone has violated boundaries. Parents can help shy children come out of their shells with a few simple strategies. • Discuss new places and people. Prepare children for new situations, which can be overwhelming for children who are shy. Talk about
what is expected in a new classroom, moving to a bigger school or even a family party with a lot of people in attendance. Touring a place in advance can make it more familiar to a shy child, helping him or her feel less anxious. • Buddy up with other shy kids. Parents of shy children can seek out others in similar situations. A friend to hang around with in new situations can make it much easier, as these two children can rely on one another. • Try not to label the behavior. It’s one thing for you to understand your child is shy, but sharing that classification with others could lead to unwanted labeling that further exacerbates the problem. A child who constantly hears he or she is shy may not make an effort to change his or her behaviors.
first election and are determined to keep her in office,” said Wilkerson. Those interested are invited to join the monthly meeting to hear Luria as well from Sister District team leaders about opportunities for volunteers to keep the Blue Wave rolling in 2022. Sister District CA-3 is an affiliate of Sister District, a national organization formed in 2016 to activate volunteers and organizations in “safe” blue districts to win elections in “swing” districts across the country. The local chapter works to build Democratic majorities at all levels of
government by supporting and assisting campaigns with grassroots action and strategic partnerships, working year-round to increase voter engagement and build progressive political power. “Sister” volunteers from deep blue districts canvass, phonebank, write postcards, textbank, and f undraise for candidates, and welcome volunteers and candidates of all genders. To register for the local one-hour Zoom meeting, go to https://www. mobilize.us/sisterdistrictca3/event/443274/
DCC offers meditation Special to The Enterprise Need to decrease stressor anxiety and calm your mind? Tibetan and crystal bowls, chimes and drum will create a relaxing space for meditation at 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, in the historic Davis Community Church sanctuary at Fourth and C streets in downtown Davis. The cost is $20. A shorter 30-minute lunchtime Meditation begins at noon on Wednesday, March 2. The cost is $10. Register at dccpres.org.
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Austrian bakery closes; French one on way F riday was the final day for Konditorei Austrian Pastry Café, as owners Albert and Gloria Kutternig retire. A Sacramento-based French bakery is purchasing the property, and hopes to bring its brand to Davis in early fall. On Thursday, I confirmed with Estelle Bakery & Pâtisserie owner Esther Son that she is the buyer. Escrow is set to close in the next few days for the site at 2710 Fifth St., which includes a 3,000square-foot bakery/cafe. Estelle has two bakeries in Sacramento — on Arden Way and in the DOCO downtown. A third will open this spring in East Sacramento. Son has fond memories of Konditorei from when she attended UC Davis. The 2000 grad studied international relations and ag economics, but always appreciated a good pastry. Little did she know that nine years later, she’d open a bakery of her own. Though Konditorei will no longer exist, she’s excited to be “bringing a piece of Paris to where I went to school — to my alma mater.” She still has friends in Davis. “It’s a very special town, a very tight community. And they are very picky.” She wants “to make sure I deliver quality and service that meets those demands.” Son said she’s happy to preserve what the site was custom built to be: a bakery. She said some of the prospective buyers sought to convert it into medical offices. “It’s a beautiful piece of property,” Son said. She plans to make some improvements and change the color scheme to match her brand. Hours have not been set but may mirror her other stores, which are open from about 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. They serve breakfast and lunch items, French breads, croissants, pastries, macarons, tarts, quiche, omelets, French toast, sandwiches, soups, salads, cakes and high-tea service. Catering is available. Before reaching Son, I spoke with Konditorei
owners Gloria and Albert Kutternig. They would not name the buyer but said they were happy the site will remain a bakery/café. “We were very selective in looking for the right buyer,” Gloria said. “This buyer was the right one.” Konditorei started in 1990 in downtown Davis. It’s been at its Fifth Street spot since 2000. The proposal was originally denied by the Davis Planning Commission, Gloria recalled. “After 33 years, we accomplished only the most positive things,” Gloria said. “We did it with honor, with excellence.” It was so successful, they paid off their 20-year loan in 16 years. Albert, a native of Klagenfurt, Austria, comes from a family of master bakers and pastry chefs. He and Gloria emigrated to the U.S. shortly before opening the Davis bakery. They raised their three daughters here, and they will retire here. But they look forward to living more normal hours, where they can go out with friends and not worry about getting up before dawn the next day. Albert said, “I never really had a social life. I started at 4 and got home at 7, six days a week.” The seventh day still required that he get up early to prep
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Esther Son is excited to bring Estelle Bakery & Pâtisserie to Davis. for the week ahead. It was the same routine if they closed for a 10-day vacation. They had to start prepping on the eighth day. It was part of their commitment to quality, Gloria said. “We never outsourced our products. Everything was made here under this roof.” Albert is 67 and Gloria is 65. Though they have no serious health problems, Albert has had three back surgeries, and being short staffed during the pandemic kept him on his feet more, triggering that pain. But for someone who started baking at age 14, he said “it was not hard work. I always loved my work. I still do. I never thought of it as hard work, I thought of it as my life.” Gloria said it’s been great to hear so much appreciation from longtime patrons. “We feel the love, the loyalty. We have served a good three generations of the Davis community. A lot have passed on, but their next generations come in. … We cannot thank the Davis community and the region
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The mascot Gunrock enjoyed some foosball at his namesake pub’s reopening event on Wednesday.
enough for the support.” ———— Gunrock Pub at UC Davis reopened this month, and hosted a grand opening on Wednesday. It’s near the Silo on campus. The reopening is a rebranding of sorts, as it moves to attract more students to a lively pub atmosphere. The university reached out to Sudwerk Brewing Co. to operate the bar, which sells regional beer and wine. University Dining Services handles the food. It opened featuring Sudwerk beers on tap, but Sudwerk co-owner Trent Yackzan said they will eventually “start featuring other local breweries with UC Davis connections.” Many of today’s most successful brewers were trained by the UCD Master Brewers Certificate Program, and still support it, he said. Kraig Brady, director of dining services at UC Davis, encourages faculty, staff, students and community members to check out the new pub. “It used to be white tablecloth, with a higherend menu. The student feeling was that they weren’t welcome here.” The new menu is more affordable and approachable. It features burgers, sausages and Beyond Meat versions, tri-tip sandwiches, fried chicken sandwiches, loaded fries, nachos and dips.
There are games like foosball, and an outdoor patio. Hours are weekdays from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with local beer, wine and pub grub. It closes during campus breaks and for the summer. Hours could expand with demand. Visit https://housing. ucdavis.edu/dining/ the-gunrock/. ———— Speaking of Sudwerk, Yackzan said the reemergence of Gunrock Pub served as training wheels for the brewery’s reimagined restaurant. They hope to have it open by the end of summer. Plans call for a modern beer garden (the fenced patio that faces Second Street), and a barbecue restaurant with vegetarian and vegan options. Meanwhile, the brewery expanded its Dock patio area, which required updating its license. Sudwerk added about 5,000 square feet for a kid zone and game area, with corn hole, giant connect four and more to come. The area is already set up but will have an official opening the first week of March. It’s all at 2001 Second St. Yackzan said that despite its newish indoor beer hall, “People just want to be outdoors now.” ———— The Chicken Hawkers restaurant in Davis has closed. It opened in November 2020, filling the former Extreme Pizza and longtime Mocha Joe’s space in the El Macero Shopping Center. It specialized in Thaistyle chicken and rice dishes. I reached out to a manager but have not confirmed if the closure is permanent. The Vacaville store remains open. ———— Hikari Sushi & Omakase recently earned city and fire department approval of its final plans. On Monday, the owners
posted on social media that they hope to open the restaurant in about two weeks. It fills the former Cookies N Cones (CREAM) space at 110 F St. Owner Zin Khine and her husband Sithu Tun gained quite a following when they ran the Mermaid Sushi business inside the Davis Food Co-op. ———— A Room of Our Own Massage recently expanded. After nearly four years as a solo practitioner, owner Caitlin Eichorn added three more massage therapists and rented more office space at 423 F St., downtown. It has a waiting area and two massage rooms. It also added mobile services (with a travel fee). For details, visit https://www.aroomofourownmassage.com/. ———— I have reached out to the owners of Chando’s Tacos, El Toro Bravo and Raja’s Tandoor for updates on their openings (or reopenings) but have not heard back. ———— I’m taking a mini vacation next week, and probably won’t have a column again until March 13. Cheers! ———— I keep track of Davis businesses on my Google spreadsheet, which includes more than 325 Davis businesses affected by COVID-19. I t’s at https://bit.ly/ DavisBusinesses. In it, there are sheets for Restaurants-open, Restaurants-closed, Coming soon, Businessesretail, Businesses-service, and more. Email me (address below) to suggest updates. — Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram pages. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, contact her at wendyedit@gmail.com.
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Few things document weddings more effectively than photographs. Carefully curated wedding albums and portraits hung on walls serve as daily reminders of a couple’s special day. Photography is often left in the very qualified hands of professional photographers. However, couples can pitch in to make their photos really pop. These picture pointers from industry insiders can help couples put their best smile forward.
Leave ample time A carefully orchestrated timeline can ensure photos are the best they can be. Why? Because a couple who is relaxed and not overwhelmed will notice that attitude translates to their photographs. When planning wedding timelines, couples should leave ample opportunities for getting dressed, chatting with the wedding party and going through various photography settings to grab great photos, advise the experts at Martha Stewart.
Put together a list The photographer will have his or her ideas of which shots to cover, but a couple with specific goals in mind should relay that information to their photographer. For example, if a grandparent is getting up in years, request some solo photos
Every wedding is different, even if many share some common components. As couples plan their weddings, learning about some popular wedding styles can help them create a ceremony that suits them.
Classic wedding of that person so you can look back on happy times together. Certain couples want to be snapped posing with a beloved pet. Putting that on the list helps ensure it will happen.
Enlist a coordinator If the photographer does not have his or her own assistant, recruit someone who is assertive to help wrangle everyone for the family shots. Attempt to get family photos when family members are relaxed but not too far rumpled by dancing or having a good time.
Play your style safe A wedding day is not a time for the bride or groom to try a dramatic new style, according to photographer Amanda Lamb. Resist the urge for a daring cut or color. It’s also likely not the place to try out new facial hair or heavy makeup. A couple unaccustomed to the way they look may be shy in front of the camera. — Metro Creative
Classic weddings are the storybook traditional weddings that many people dream about for years. Key elements include a tuxedo for the groom and a white gown for the bride. Formal attire is reserved for the rest of the wedding party. The ceremony is conducted in a place of worship before everyone retires to a fancy catering hall for the reception. Traditional weddings also may include the time-honored customs like toasts, cake cutting, bouquet toss, and parent-child dances.
Beach wedding Beach weddings often are casual, laid back affairs. Dresses may be less structured and flow with sea breezes, while guys may even don shorts with linen shirts or jackets. Guests can expect the party to be much more free-flowing and the traditions of classic weddings may not be part of the celebration.
Bohemian wedding Free-spirited individuals may dive head first into a bohemian style wedding. According to wedding planner David Tutera, a
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boho wedding is casual and comfortable. It tends to come off chic but appears that way with minimal effort. Decor is typically humble and blends harmoniously with nature. A boho wedding may take place outdoors or in another less traditional venue, such as a farmhouse or botanical garden. Wedding party attire may be mismatched and showcase each person’s individual style.
Modern wedding Brides and grooms who crave contemporary and current trends may prefer a modern wedding. Graphic color schemes, clean lines and minimalistic flowers might be part of a modern wedding. Attire may be angular and edgy, and the venue may run the gamut from sleek museum to a city rooftop.
Destination wedding Couples who love to travel and don’t want to worry about the minutiae of wedding planning may find a destination wedding is a good fit. Destination weddings last more than one day and focus on relaxation, activities and lots of fun. Destination weddings tend to be less formal and less traditional than classic weddings. Due to the remote locations, destination weddings also can be smaller and more intimate, as many invitees may be unable to attend. Yet those who can attend often get to enjoy tropical islands or mountain retreats. Wedding styles are as unique as the people getting married. Choosing a theme with the right feeling can help couples make the most of their special days. — Metro Creative
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ARP: Funds allocated in coordination From Page A1 housing. Among the areas that would be funded: n Finding permanent housing for current participants of the Bridge program, which is housing individuals in local apartments; n Establishing overnight shelter and/or camping options; n Continuing to fund CommuniCare’s management of the city’s daytime respite center near Fifth and L streets, which provides unsheltered individuals with basic needs and connection to services; n Funding the PAWS program, which provides veterinary medical care for pets of unsheltered individuals at the respite center; and n Ensuring availability of low-cost housing options available in the community through the city’s affordable housing program. Another $300,000 is recommended for a Downtown Streets Team, which provides job training and services to unsheltered individuals who assist with maintenance and clean-up efforts in the community. Other social services programs recommended for funding include the Yolo Food Bank ($500,000); First 5 Yolo’s Welcome Baby program ($275,000), which provides in-home
visits to new mothers and babies; the Yolo Adult Day Health Center ($225,000), which is working on building a larger facility; and the Yolo Crisis Nursery ($500,000), which also is looking to build a larger facility. Many of those programs have already received some ARP funds from the county and the cities of Woodland or West Sacramento, and Davis would be contributing funds in collaboration with those other entities. Downtown Davis is also the focus of many of the funding recommendations, ranging from downtown security cameras and crime prevention grants to cleaning and maintenance, tree trimming and more. A little over $1.8 million in ARP funds are recommended for downtown priorities, including enhancements to downtown infrastructure such as the E Street Plaza and the city building at Third and B streets. Another $2.47 million is recommended for community projects, including several that lost funding in 2020 due to the pandemic’s impact on city revenues. They include: n $990,000 to replace the synthetic turf at Playfields Park; n $600,000 to build a bike pump track at Community Park; and n $400,000 to replace
the roof of the Veterans Memorial Theatre and make other needed improvements. Economic assistance to local organizations is also included in the ARP funding recommendations, including: n $600,000 for the arts, with the Yolo Community Foundation allocating the funding, the majority of which would go to assist arts organizations that lost funding during the pandemic; n $105,000 to the Davis Chamber of Commerce which was also heavily impacted by COVID-19; and n $100,000 to Explorit Science Center to be put toward broadband and digital upgrades. The council will also be asked to allocate another $750,000 for COVID-19 testing. Last fall, the council voted to allocate $750,000 in ARP funds to pay for community testing by Healthy Davis Together through June. But with the arrival of the Omicron variant, the number of people testing in December, January and February was far higher than originally predicted. Now city staff are recommending setting aside an additional $750,000 to cover the costs of testing through the end of June and beyond if necessary.
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UCD: Politics, tech shape climate change
HDT testing was one of several programs the council voted to fund with ARP By Kat Kerlin dollars in 2021. The others Special to The Enterprise included: n $1.17 million for a CriPolitics and society sis Now public safety/menlargely dictate climate tal health response policy ambitions and program; therefore the trajectory of n $1 million for Paul’s greenhouse gas emisPlace; sions, yet climate change n $790,000 to create a models and projections new Department of Social rarely include political Services and Housing; and and social drivers. A study n $663,000 to cover the from the University of cost of new fire fighters for California, Davis, simuthe new ladder truck the lated 100,000 possible city is purchasing. future policy and emisTuesday’s City Council sions trajectories to idenmeeting will begin at 5:30 tify relevant variables p.m. with a joint discussion within the climate-social between council members system that could impact and the Police Accountabilclimate change in this ity Commission followed by century. the regular agenda at 6:30 The study, published p.m. today in the journal The council continues to Nature, indicates that meet remotely and meetpublic perceptions of cliings are accessible to the mate change, the future public the following ways: cost and effectiveness of n Televised live on city of climate mitigation and Davis Government Chantechnologies, and how nel 16 (available to those political institutions who subscribe to cable telerespond to public presvision) sure are all important n Livestreamed online at determinants of the https://cityofdavis.org/ degree to which the clicity-hall/city-council/citymate will change over the 21st century. council-meetings/meetingvideos “Small changes in some variables, like the responn Via Zoom at https:// siveness of the political us06web.zoom. system or the level of pubus/j/81868722440 lic support for climate — Reach Anne Ternuspolicy, can sometimes Bellamy at aternus@ trigger a cascade of feeddavisenterprise.net. backs that result in a tipFollow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy. ping point and drastically change the emissions trajectory over the century,” said lead author Frances C. Moore, an assistant professor with the UC Davis Department of Environmental Science no matter what,” said Monhollen. and Policy. “We’re trying “It’s also not a genre-specific event. to understand what it is There’s a lot of different styles and about these fundamental we’re a no-headliner festival. You’re socio-political-technical as likely to catch your favorite act in systems that determine the afternoon as you are at ten at emissions.” night.” The DMF is taking place Friday, Saturday and Sunday June 17 to 19 with its venues including: Armadillo Music, Delta of Venus, Odd Fellows Lodge, Pence Gallery, Sophia’s Thai The authors note that Kitchen and Sudwerk Brewing Co. the biggest uncertainty in Early-bird tickets are available understanding climate now and proof of vaccination is impacts over the long required for entry with no excepterm is what emissions tions. All participants are also will be in the future. Most required to follow Yolo County climate and energy modmasking guidance as it stands at the eling treats policy as time of the event. something external to the models. But to prepare for For more information — and to climate impacts, adaptapurchase tickets — one can head to tion planners need to davismusicfest.com or check out understand the probabiltheir social media accounts @davisity of different temperamusicfest. ture outcomes for future With the return of the DMF, what decades. better way could one hope to kick off For this study, the their summer? authors modeled 100,000 — Reach Aaron Geerts at aaron. possible future pathways geerts@mcnaughton.media.
MUSIC: Hard labor to bring festival back From Page A1 slow down the efforts of those orchestrating the DMF all the while. After exhaustive efforts, the DMF is back for its 10-year anniversary — and technically its twelfth. “Back in 2020, fest was booked, promoted and we had 40 artists confirmed and ready to rock. Then in March we had to cancel. So, as a group we asked ourselves what we wanted to do and if we wanted to start from scratch. We ended up seeing who was still willing to come for this year and almost all the artists singed up to come back and with new acts as well,” Monhollen talked about revitalizing the DMF. “It’s about supporting the arts in our community, and the other side is that we love the local and regional acts. It’s just hard to find new music and balancing the lineup with familiar names and new things people might not know yet might be their new favorite band.” If one is unfamiliar with DMF, it’s a far cry from the drug-riddled ruckus of other mainstream music
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Bomba Fried Rice plays at the 2013 Davis Music Festival. festivals. In fact, Monhollen maintains the DMF is family-friendly with genres for all walks of life to come and enjoy. Nor will any streets or parks be blocked off as to not hinder any local businesses. “We’ve worked hard over the years to create something that’s for our community, but inviting enough for others as well. We’re consciously working towards that and everybody who volunteers has a smiling face and are here celebrating the music
of climate policy and greenhouse gas emissions. They used an integrated, multidisciplinary model that connected data across a wide range of social, political and technical fields. Such scenarios included public and political support, social perceptions of climate change, how quickly collective action or carbon pricing responds to changes in public opinion and other inputs. The pathways fell into five clusters, with warming in 2100 varying between 1.8 to 3.6 degrees Celsius above the 18801910 average, but with a strong probability of warming between 2 and 3 degrees Celsius at the end of the century.
Key drivers The results indicate that people’s perceptions and social groups, the improvements in mitigation technology over time, and the responsiveness of political institutions are key drivers of future emissions, even more so than individual actions. The study is not prescriptive. Rather, it examines what it is about the social-political-technical system that determines future emissions, integrates that information into existing climate models, and connects them across individual, community, national and global scales. “Understanding how societies respond to environmental change, and how policy arises from social and political systems, is a key question in sustainability science,” Moore said. “I see this as pushing that research, and also being useful for climate adaptation and impacts planning.” The study’s co-authors are Katherine Lacasse of Rhode Island College, Katharine Mach of the University of Miami, Yoon Ah Shin of Arizona State University, Louis Gross of University of Tennessee, and Brian Beckage of University of Vermont. The study was supported by the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center under funding from the National Science Foundation. — UC Davis News
Obituary Milena Gilbert
Sept. 28, 1923 — Feb. 12, 2022 Milena Gilbert, 98, of Davis passed away Feb. 12, 2022 in Woodland. She had been a Davis resident for nearly 60 years. Milena was born Sept. 28, 1923, in Yugoslavia to Bela and Emilia Matuska. Along with her sister Juliana, the family later emigrated to Windsor, Ontario. While a student at Patterson Collegiate Institute she won a gold medal for “The White Trillium,” a poem celebrating Ontario’s floral emblem. She graduated from the University of Toronto in 1945 with first-class honors in classics, also winning the McCaul Gold Medal. She later studied classical Greek at Columbia University. She married Neal W. Gilbert in 1952 and they moved to Davis in 1962. They had two children: Avery N. Gilbert (Susanne) of Fort Collins, Colo., and Lenore Phyllis Gilbert of Davis. Milena earned a teaching credential from UC Davis, taught school for a few years and then went to work for the California State Department of Education, Child Development Division. She
began as a clerical employee but was promoted to the level of consultant, retiring from the department in 1990. Milena was honored with a special plaque from the department on May 14, 1990, for “20 years of Dedicated Service to the Children of the State of California.” During her lifetime, Milena enjoyed reading, listening to classical music, spending time with friends and family and traveling. She will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her.
In addition to her children and two granddaughters, Alice Holley Gilbert of Los Angeles and Lydia Grace Gilbert of Brooklyn, N.Y., she is survived by her niece Lois Marklevitz of Wayland, Mich., as well as
cousins Paul Pavlovich and Marija Pavlovich McCarthy. A funeral service for Milena will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb 25, at the Smith Funeral Home. Milena will be interred at the Davis Cemetery.
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SUPPORT: Nearly 5K Aggies participated From Page A1 A beehive in Pemba, Tanzania, where a group of mostly women began a beekeeping business with money from direct conservation payments. Amy Collins, UC Davis/Courtesy photo
FOREST: Case study offers lessons From Page A1 between areas of Pemba with and without a REDD+ program.
Prioritizing payment “We’re not saying REDD+ doesn’t work at all,” said lead author Amy Collins, a Ph.D. student at UCD at the time of the study and currently a postdoctoral researcher at Colorado State University. “REDD+ has the potential to be useful, but it needs to be implemented properly. Certainly, payments for ecosystem services have to be in place.” Payments through REDD+ are mostly associated with carbon sequestration. In Pemba, the process to measure, report and verify carbon sequestration was left incomplete by the carbon agent due to technical shortcomings
and lack of followthrough. Pemba is not alone. A previous study found that two-thirds of REDD+ programs as of 2018 had not received payments, for various reasons. To help ensure compensation, the authors suggest that REDD+ programs should confirm they have a viable strategy for monitoring and verifying outcomes before a project begins on the ground.
Other benefits Carbon storage is the main criteria for REDD+ payments, but community forestry projects often have positive, noncarbon effects, as well. The study suggests those other benefits be better monitored and integrated into payment criteria. For example, despite little change in deforestation rates, the authors saw firsthand social and
environmental benefits that the program produced, including community empowerment, especially for local women. “Our broader research team is finding women’s engagement with conservation objectives has grown as a result of different levels of exposure to REDD+, and also that the community forest model supported by REDD+ is spreading across the island despite an absence of payments,” said project leader Monique Borgerhoff Mulder, professor emerita of anthropology at UCD, and now at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig. For example, the program allowed for multiple uses in the forest, not just strictly preservation. One group composed largely of women began a beekeeping business called Pemba Honey, which produced honey with the distinctive taste of cloves, the main
crop in Pemba. “When we were conducting our research on Pemba island, we saw a lot of women driving this program,” Collins said. “Enabling women to have prominent roles in business and livelihoods was recognized as a potential co-benefit to this REDD+ project from the start.” Additional co-authors include Mark Grote and James Thorne of UC Davis, Tim Caro of UC Davis and University of Bristol, Aniruddha Ghosh of UC Davis and International Center for Tropical Agriculture in Nairobi, and Jonathan Salerno of Colorado State University. The study was funded by the Rafe Sagarin Fund for Innovative Ecology and a Seed Grant for International Activities from UC Davis Global Affairs. — UC Davis News
Davis Pride Festival set for June return in 2022 The rainbows return to Davis’ Central Park in June for the Davis Pride Festival. Events include skating, a fun run, live music, drag queens, vendors and more – June 11 and 12. The weekend of events, produced by the Davis Phoenix Coalition, begins with the Diva Disco Skate Night, starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 11 under the Davis Farmers Market Pavilion. The night will include music, lights and food trucks. Sunday, June 12 begins at 8 a.m. with the Run for Equality, a 5K run or walk from Central Park, and a
1K Rainbow Run for children. At 11 a.m., the Davis Pride Festival begins at the park and pavilion, with local and international bands, a drag queen revue, educational booths, food, drink, and vendors in partnership with the Davis Craft and Vintage Market. Other events include the rainbow painting of the crosswalks around Central Park early on May 29; a Drink with Pride Night at Sudwerk Brewing Company (date to be determined); and possibly a Bike Party Davis Ride with Pride. June is International LGBTQ+ Month. Davis Pride is produced by Davis Phoenix Coalition, a nonprofit that works to foster
diversity, eliminate intolerance, prevent hate-motivated violence and support LGBTQ+ youths. The coalition was founded in the aftermath of a 2013 anti-gay attack on Davis resident “Mikey” Partida. Proceeds from Davis Pride support the coalition’s anti-racism and anti-bullying campaigns, support to LGBTQ+ youths and their families, and outreach with area police departments, churches and schools. To donate, go to https:// davisphoenixco.org/donate. To support the event, be a vendor, volunteer, visit https://www. davispride.org/. To learn more details as they unfold, follow Davis Pride on Facebook and Instagram. MEtro/Stock photo
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The Christian season of Lent and the Easter holiday are laden with time-honored traditions that are both secular and religious. Many such traditions are universal, but people still find ways to celebrate their Christian faith in their own unique ways. Each Good Friday, residents of Bermuda take to the beach to fly kites. The tradition began from a legend that says a local teacher was attempting to explain to Sunday school students about Jesus’ ascension to heaven. The students were not grasping the concept, so the teacher purportedly launched a kite in the shape of a cross into the air to explain the matter. The students followed the teacher to a hilltop, set the kite flying, and then the teacher cut the string and the students watched it sail. In Bermuda, kite-flying remains
a much-anticipated Good Friday tradition. Good Friday can be a solemn day, but it also is a day of joy in which the faithful give thanks for Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice for his people. Launching beautiful kites into the air toward heaven can transform the sky into an awe-inspiring mosaic of shapes and colors. Traditional Bermudian kites are crafted from colorful tissue paper and white pine wood, with rattan or bamboo used as the headstick bender. Great care and artistry is put into the crafting of these kites. Those who are short on time purchase pre-made kites for convenience. The kite-flying extravaganza in Bermuda is followed by a meal of codfish cakes and hot cross buns. Families looking for a special way to honor Christ during Lent may want to incorporate this vivid tradition of kite-flying into their celebrations.
CalFresh awards individuals who meet federal income eligibility criteria up to $250 per month to pay for groceries. Each month, the benefits are deposited onto a debit card, also known as an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, which can be used at grocery stores to pay for most food items, with the exceptions of hot or prepared food, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, vitamins and medicine. “CalFresh benefits can be a big help to students struggling to cover basic living expenses while in school, but only if students are able to access benefits,” report co-author Jesse Rothstein, a professor of economics and public policy at Berkeley and faculty director of the California Policy Lab’s Berkeley office, told the UC Berkeley news service. “Until now, we haven’t known how many students were receiving benefits, nor how many were eligible but not participating.” The percentage of UC students, particularly undergraduates, receiving CalFresh benefits has increased dramatically since 2016-17, when the university system increased funding for its Basic Needs Initiative, which sought to encourage the use of CalFresh by low-income students who were eligible for the benefits. That year, fewer than 4% of UC undergraduates received CalFresh, compared to nearly 12% in 2019-20. To improve awareness of the program, UC Davis implemented a system where the school’s financial aid office alerts students who might be eligible for CalFresh based on their financial aid application. Still, the campus’ Basic Needs Center said there are obstacles that prevent students from accessing the benefits. “Some of the main gaps [between eligibility and utilization] include awareness about CalFresh, the application process and the stigma around it,” UC Davis CalFresh outreach coordinator Martin Tellez told The Enterprise. “Many do not know what CalFresh is, they might think that
they will have to pay it back, they do not think they will qualify, or they do not want to invest the time into applying.” Tellez added that students often begin the CalFresh application but do not complete the process, which includes submitting certain documents and participating in a phone interview. “Our team of student staff and professional staff are here to help answer questions, provide application assistance, and provide support throughout the application process,” Tellez said. The California Policy Lab report found that utilization of food assistance benefits varied widely between campuses. At UCSF, which only enrolls graduate students, 32.9% of the student body received CalFresh in 201920. Meanwhile, just 1.9% of graduate students at UC Davis received food assistance. The campuses where the most students received CalFresh were those in places with a high cost of living, such as UCSF, as well as low-income areas in the Central Valley, such as UC Merced. The report also found that students of color and older students received food assistance at higher rates than other students. Participation rates were highest among students aged 30 to 39 and lowest among students in their early 20s. The total number of UC Davis undergraduates who received food assistance in 2019-20 was 4,809, while an additional 148 graduate students received the benefits. Systemwide, more than 30,000 UC students received CalFresh benefits in 2019-20. “Our students shouldn’t have to worry about whether or not they can afford their next meal,” Genie Kim, the UC Office of the President’s (UCOP) director of student mental health and well-being, told the UC Berkeley news service. UCD students who can email the campus’ CalFresh team at calfresh.compass@ ucdavis.edu or call them at 530-752-9254. They can also seek assistance at the Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center.
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BWC tournament is leaving fans behind I s the Big West Conference forgetting its basketball fans? Come March 8, fully 20 Big West Conference basketball teams — 10 women’s and 10 men’s — will gather in beautiful downtown Henderson to pick the league’s two representatives to the NCAA’s Big Dance. For those unfamiliar with Pacific Time Zone geography, that would be Henderson, Nevada, located in a state that not a single Big West Conference institution calls home. Is this likely to dramatically hurt attendance at what is supposed to be the grand finale to the conference’s basketball season? You betcha. In a non-COVID year, every
women’s team would have played 20 games and every men’s team 18 games to determine the Big West regular-season championship. But that championship gets you nothing in terms of an NCAA tournament bid if you don’t win the Big West tournament championship. You could be 0-20 or 0-18 in conference play, but put together a four-game winning streak in the conference tournament and you’ll be dancing with the likes of Duke and Gonzaga and Kentucky and Kansas on the men’s side or Stanford and South Carolina and Connecticut and Arizona on the women’s side. Winning the regular-season championship does get you the
No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, but that seeding does not make it any easier to put the ball in the basket once the game begins. Tournament games will all be played at the brand new Dollar Loan Center, whose primary tenant will be the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League. How playing college
basketball on a thick sheet of ice will affect shooting percentages remains to be seen, but at the very least it should be entertaining. But back to the question posed in the opening paragraph: Is the Big West Conference forgetting its basketball fans? Let’s start to answer that question by pointing out that the tournament’s first game will take place at noon on Tuesday, March 8. I’ll give you 20-to-1 Las Vegas odds that there won’t be 100 paying customers in the Dollar Loan Center for that game, including those who came there hoping they could get a loan. And for sure, there won’t be a single student there from any
California or Hawaii institution of higher education that is participating in this game. Other than the players themselves, of course. Oh sure, Chamber of Commerce types will no doubt pass out complimentary tickets to scout troops and anyone in line at In-N-Out in order to make the “crowd” scene look respectable on national television, but it will be a neutral group at best that doesn’t care about the outcome. Who knows, organizers may even resort to cardboard cutouts to fill the cheap seats. A much better plan, one that serves both the players and the fans alike and truly rewards a
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field and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. The Bulldogs continued to make noise. Isabella Lester produced a big defensive The next batter tripled near the corner in play. right field, which scored her teammate The catcher and her Davis High softball who singled, as the Blue Devils’ lead was teammates got their timing down at home cut to the final score. plate at the right time. Then Lester, a senior who was All of those elements added to named the team’s MVP last seaDavis recording a 3-2 win over son, came through for the Blue Vacaville in the home and season Devils. opener on Friday, which officially A Bulldog batter hit a marked the first day all high Next game: grounder that was a fielder’s school softball teams in the Sac- Tuesday at choice, as Davis shortstop Naomi Joaquin Section could play nonKalanetra saw the Vacaville runRiver City, league games. ner who reached third base on 3:30 p.m. “I think the girls were a little the triple, take off for home plate. bit tentative to start, but showed Kalanetra quickly threw the softthat they can hit against good teams,” said ball to Lester and put the tag on the runner Davis head coach Tyler Gibson, who enters for the second out. his third season. “You know, I thought it was going to be Vacaville, in its last at-bat in the top of a simple toss to first,” Lester said. “She got the seventh inning, got runners on the pretty far around the plate. And, I’m not bases as Davis held a 3-1 advantage. A See SOFTBALL, Back page Bulldog batter led off with a single to left
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Blue Devil second baseman Cloe Lamoureux throws to first baseman Erika Wenner for the out in the top of the third inning of Friday’s nonleague home game against Vacaville. Davis won 3-2.
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atural gas has been getting short shrift in the U.S. energy debate. It deserves better. Much better. It has been battered by environmentalists who oppose exploration and the pipelines to get it to market. They are attempting to evict natural gas and force utilities into reliance on intermittent renewables. But events in Europe may cause a rethink about natural gas, both as a transition fuel in the United States and a foreign policy tool. Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, natural gas was in short supply in Europe after a summer of wind drought caused European utilities to scramble for natural gas — prices went up 400 percent. Russia added to the crisis by reducing volumes flowing through the Ukrainian system that serves much of Europe. Fear of Russian weaponization of natural gas has been an ever-present reality. Now Europe trembles, especially Germany, which has just closed its last three nuclear plants and has relied on renewables and natural gas from Russia. In the United States, the danger is that natural gas may be pushed aside prematurely in favor of renewables, leaving the electric grid destabilized and vulnerable to severe weather. The grid is less stable today than it was 20 years ago, according to experts I speak to regularly. Environmental mandates are taking a toll, and natural gas is being pushed out before there are stable renewables and utilityscale storage. A new assessment of natural gas is needed. Its value to the United States to counter Russia now and in the future isn’t in doubt. The United States is the world’s largest natural gas producer, and liquefied natural gas is needed as a diplomatic tool. Domestically, though, it needs a defined place in the electricity evolution. It is an option too valuable to be elbowed out by wellmeaning but not well-informed arguments. In electricity production, natural gas is the least polluting of the three fossil fuels. It emits half the carbon dioxide of coal and heavy oil used to make electricity. Also, it doesn’t have the other pollutants which make coal so devastating to the environment. Progress is being made countering methane leaks, a serious problem.
he Big Short” was a 2015 film about how some financial wizzes, realizing that the nation’s overheated housing market was on the verge of collapse, made billions of dollars by betting on failure. California played no small role in the housing debacle during the first decade of the century. Housing construction had surpassed 200,000 units a year, more than the market could prudently absorb, and to fill them, mortgage lenders radically lowered their credit standards for would-be homebuyers. When the unstable market collapsed, nearly 800,000 California families lost their homes and 10 of the 20 cities with the nation’s highest foreclosure rates were in California. After the implosion, housing construction plummeted to as little as 10% of the precrisis boom and has never fully recovered, even though foreclosed houses eventually became rentals or were resold to new buyers. Construction is now scarcely half of the 180,000 units a year state officials say is necessary, creating a severe hosing shortage, particularly for moderate- and low-income
families, that fuels the nation’s highest poverty rate. The “big short” in housing is not alone. California, which has always seen itself as a land of abundance, faces critical shortages in other commodities vital to a healthy economy and society. One is particularly obvious this year — water. California once led the nation in developing largescale water impoundment and conveyance projects as a hedge against its very seasonal and very unpredictable precipitation. But very little has been built in the last half-century as the state’s population doubled and farmers shifted to more water-intensive crops such as grapes and almonds. The politics of water became ossified — multiple interests fighting over shares of the current supply, which has become even less predictable due to climate change, and
politicians going AWOL, seeing it as a no-win political quagmire. Another big short is less stark than water, but still looms large — electrical energy. California’s officialdom is bent on making the state carbon-free by converting power generation to wind and solar, by replacing gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles with electric cars and trucks, and by phasing out natural gas in homes and businesses.
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his massive conversion would impose huge new demands on an electrical grid that already comes up short on some hot summer days when air conditioning systems run at full tilt — days that climate change will make more frequent, by the way. The state has already postponed the phaseout of some natural gas-fired electric plants because of shortages but that’s just a short-term fix. Will it also postpone the 2024 closure of the state’s only remaining nuclear plant, Diablo Canyon, which generates 8% of the state’s electrical power and 15% of its carbon-free juice? Making the state carbonfree might be a worthy goal,
but only if we have enough electrical power from other sources and at the moment, it’s uncertain it will be there when it’s needed. A fourth major shortage facing California is in trained or trainable workers. California employers are desperate to find enough workers as the state emerges from the COVID-19 recession. A shortage of construction workers is one reason we are falling behind in housing but the syndrome hits virtually every segment of the economy. We have shortages of auto mechanics, truck drivers, nurses, teachers, farm workers and cops, to name just a few other impacted fields, and they will worsen because California’s population has stopped growing and its potential workforce is declining as the baby boom generation ages out. All of these shortages are also political issues and it’s high time our politicians pay attention to them. — CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more stories by Dan Walters, go to Commentary.
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hen burned in a combined-cycle plant, favored by utilities for more than just peaking, natural gas reaches an efficiency of around 64 percent. That is a remarkably high rate of fuel to electricity. Coal-fired plants have an efficiency of about 40 percent. Back in the 1970s, a combination of price controls and regulation served to dry up the amount of natural gas coming to market. The newly formed Department of Energy added to the sense of an end by declaring that gas was “a depleted resource.” The conventional wisdom was that it was too precious for most uses and especially for making electricity. In 1978, Congress passed the Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act. It was a prohibiting measure and went after what Congress thought were wasteful uses of natural gas such as ornamental flames and pilot lights in gas stoves. And it prohibited the burning of natural gas to make electricity. Known simply as the “Fuel Use Act,” it was draconian. There was even a debate about whether the Eternal Flame at Arlington National Cemetery would have to be extinguished. In 1985, deregulation began to increase the natural gas supply and two years later, the Fuel Use Act was repealed. But the big break, the great game-changer, was fracking — first used in the late 1980s. It was developed by George Mitchell and his Mitchell Energy company with help from the DOE. Together with horizontal drilling, it would change everything quickly. Natural gas became cheap and plentiful and the utilities, using turbines developed from aircraft jet engines, began to switch off coal and to question the cost of building nuclear plants. A new dawn had broken. Now that happy day is in the past and utilities must make the case for gas turbine capacity to back up their alternative energy operations and as an efficient form of energy storage. Also, if hydrogen is to be the fuel of the future, it will need to use the natural gas infrastructure. — Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. His email is llewellynking1@gmail.com and you can follow him on Twitter @Llewellyn King2. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
Letters Help stop plastic pollution I live in the Davis area for my university education, and when I look around my apartments, I see a very urgent problem. Poorly disposed trash litter the parkings lot for my apartments and trash is frequently tossed into any lawn that happens to be available. When I go to the campus of UC Davis, I only have to look at the various flower beds and empty lawns to see plastic wrappers, straws, and cups. Even in my parents’ home, I’ve found candy wrappers, drink cups, and random sheets of plastic hiding inside of trees and bushes within our garden. We know that plastic pollution is already one of the prime issues that our environment faces, 80% of all marine species are already impacted and it is estimated that by 2050, there might be more plastic in the ocean than fish. It is for this reason that I support the bill AB2026 which would ban single-use plastic packaging in e-commerce to shut off a major source of plastic trash. The representative of Davis, Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry is a swing vote in this bill, meaning that Davis citizens like us hold a lot of power to encourage her to vote in a way that would benefit all of her citizens and not just the few at the top. While a significant effort must be given
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by all of us citizens to start buying and consuming more responsibly, we know that the biggest responsibility must be placed at the feet of the companies and industries that produce single-use plastics such as wrappings, straws, and disposable utensils and lobby constantly to avoid responsibility. That is why I urge our representatives to vote in support of bills to ban single-use plastics in our state, so that we can encourage these companies to start getting their act together, and in turn, help reduce our individual plastic footprints whenever we order food out or order something online. Christopher Yun Davis
Beck for supervisor I was happy to see in last Sunday’s Enterprise that Juliette Beck wants to run for Yolo County Supervisor. Let’s support her campaign and then vote for her in the election! There are several reasons why she is the best person for the job. I worked with Juliette to contain the ill-advised Teichert Shifler mining project. Supervisor Gary Sandy, in whose Woodland District the mining is set to happen, was alone in bravely calling the project “reckless.” Lower Cache Creek will be turned into a string of poisonous mining pits so that powerful companies can take our gravel, sell most of it to other counties, and leave an ecological mess.
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Yolo will lose prime farmland and be deprived of the food that could be grown for families. When it comes to making decisions about sensible land use, Juliette will speak up for us, for people who are food insecure, and for future generations. I have also worked with Juliette on the Seeds of Justice speakers’ series at the Episcopal Church of St Martin in Davis. Juliette made sure Indigenous speakers could teach those of us who are not Native Americans about their experiences as Californians — about their people’s losses and their hopes. As a schoolkid in Southern California in the 1960s and ’70s, I did not learn about the brutal exploitation of Native Californians. We need to understand the past so that we can create a fair future. As Supervisor, Juliette will make sure that lessons from the past inform future decisions that are right for us all. Without sensible decisions now, our climate will get worse. There will be longer fire seasons with increasingly deadly fires. There will be more pollution, loss of biodiversity, misuse of the land. We need a Supervisor who will advocate for sensible, sustainable decisions for our county. Juliette has been active in our climate crisis; she understands that the votes we make today will affect our children and all future generations. Make the sensible choice. Juliette Beck for Supervisor in Yolo County. Alessa Johns Davis
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Adding new voice to our outreach efforts Special to The Enterprise
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here is something very special about a journey that is shared, even during the most difficult times. Last year, Thriving Pink increased the impact of their program and services by broadening the scope of their reach to Spanish-speaking communities with their first Spanish workshop, led by Dr. Alicia Silva. The workshop focused on early detection, community resources, and the importance of regular mammograms. And, this year, the individual Thriving Pink financial grant applications through their Granting Pink program were available in English and Spanish. Several Spanish-speaking grant recipients were able to receive this crucial financial assistance when Thriving Pink board members provided translation services with a lot of personal encouragement. One of the past recipients, Maria Castañeda, said, “I have three kids and only my husband works. We live paycheck to paycheck. I am still in treatment, and everything is so expensive. This grant helped with bills and groceries. I am very grateful.” The individual grants provide meaningful assistance for immediate and direct needs. “The grant helped so much ... everything like gas, bills and food. I
Thriving Pink am so appreciative of such kind a kind gesture from Thriving Pink,” said Maria Elena de Ayala, a past Spanish-speaking grant recipient. Dr. Alicia Silva, a board member of Thriving Pink, added, “Yolo County became my home after I immigrated here as a young child from Mexico. I went to Woodland High School, and then UC Davis to pursue medical school. I appreciate this opportunity to help Spanish speaking patients fill out the application for financial assistance.” The Thriving Pink Grant Committee recently met to review all applications from those diagnosed with breast cancer. “This is truly an amazing community which comes together to help others,” said Mary Yin Liu, the Founder of Thriving Pink. It is inspiring to see those on the same journey give back by serving as board members, volunteers, and grant committee members. Rose Cholewinski, the owner of SwimAmerica-Davis, chaired the committee with members Lori Walters, Leslie Quiggin Hunter, Dr. Melissa Williams, Krysten Cholewinski, and local breast cancer survivors/thrivers: Martha Ozonoff, Mara Lindsay, and nurse Chasity Baltazar. This year, there were more than 35 grant
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The Thriving Pink grant committee recently met and reviewed a record number of applications — more than 35 — including a number submitted in Spanish. applications received with greater outreach to Woodland, and Spanish-speaking communities. Pink Team volunteers have also volunteered at mobile mammogram clinic sites, and delivered comfort bags with materials and resources to Dignity Health and Communicare Health Center locations in Woodland, in addition to Davis and other areas of Yolo County. Thriving Pink is committed to serving the local Yolo County breast cancer community, and is
the only local nonprofit organization focused on this mission. The organization welcomes volunteers, partners, and donors to join their Pink Team to make a difference in the lives of those fighting this disease. Everyone is also welcome to join monthly workhops led by medical providers and other professionals which are provided at no cost. The workshops are hosted and facilitated in a supportive environment with an open connection time towards the end. “The
Did the pandemic worsen income inequality? By Alejandro Lazo CalMatters
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ecessions in California tend to widen the gap between rich and poor. The sharp pandemic downturn of 2020 followed this pattern with low-income workers suffering the most. But unprecedented government relief kept millions from falling into poverty, and demand for labor boosted wages when businesses reopened. Now with federal and state stimulus payments gone, and the recovery still underway, researchers are combing through employment statistics, as well as large-scale survey data, asking whether the pandemic resulted in a deepening of California’s divide. Three out of the last four recessions — excluding the bursting of the internet stock bubble — increased income inequality in California, the Public Policy Institute of California said. In coming months the institute expects to have its own inequality measure updated with 2020 data. Many Californians already see economic inequality as a facet of life here, with 69% of residents believing the gap between the haves and have-nots is widening, a November poll by the PPIC found.
Exacerbating There are other signs the 2020 recession may have deepened the economic divide, said Somjita Mitra, chief economist for the state Department of Finance. The largest contributor to 2020 state personal income was from government transfers, or essentially stimulus payments. And increases in revenue from high-income earners was enough to offset losses from low-income earners. “High-income earners are doing exceptionally well, further exacerbating inequality in the state,” she said. The answer to the inequality question may help shape Sacramento policymaking after a unique recession in which lockdowns resulted in huge job losses, economic stimulus checks buoyed worker paychecks, taxes on capital gains from surging stock market filled state coffers and the rise of remote work reshaped both the state housing market and its economy. While federal aid may be expiring, Gov. Gavin Newsom said in January that he planned to use the billions of unanticipated tax dollars to help struggling California families. Newsom said he has not ruled out measures such as state-funded stimulus checks like the ones that went to low- and
middle-income families last year. Fellow Democrats who lead the Legislature are interested in another Golden State Stimulus, though they have doubts about Newsom’s proposed gas tax “holiday.” California has long struggled with poverty, exacerbated by some of the nation’s highest housing and gasoline costs, though there is evidence progress was notched during the pandemic thanks to government aid. The state had the highest rate of poverty at 15.4%, as measured by the Census Bureau’s supplemental poverty measure, which accounts for housing and transportation costs, as well as government spending and other factors.
Low-income jobs lost From a jobs perspective, lowwage workers bore the brunt of the pandemic recession, the shortest on record. And while low-wage workers are now in high demand, they still have the most ground to make up. Mitra, of the state finance department, said that before the pandemic, the bulk of the jobs created paid about $20,000 a year, or less, resulting in people needing to work more than one job, or being underemployed. A study last year by the United Ways of California estimated 3.5 million California families didn’t make enough to meet basic needs. “We were already really seeing a lot of inequality in this state,” she said. “When the pandemic hit, those jobs were the first ones to go.” There are signs low-wage industries in the state are undergoing important changes. Lowwage jobs such as office administration, security and janitorial services have been slow to recover, likely pushing workers into other low-wage industries, according to an analysis last year by the California Policy Lab, a research center based at the University of California. Low-wage workers in retail shops, hotels, restaurants, grocery stores and other such customerfacing establishments were hard hit by the pandemic. Meanwhile, the rise in home delivery has accelerated the rise of warehouse jobs, including at Amazon and other online retailers, in pockets of California’s Central Valley and Inland Empire. But there have not been enough of these jobs to make up for the losses, said Till von Wachter, an economics professor at UCLA. “There are some sectors that have grown, such as transportation and warehousing, but they’re unlikely to have grown enough to
absorb that big of a share,” von Wachter said.
Inflation hits hard A spike in energy prices due to the Ukraine crisis is expected to harm the U.S. economy. Sharp rises in inflation tend to hit poorer residents the hardest, and there is some initial evidence that this is playing out in California. About 2.6 million California households were participating in the state’s CalFresh program, which provides food benefits to individuals and families with lowincomes. That’s about the same level as the most recent peak in June 2020. “Even if people are working again, or more people are working, the cost of food is outpacing their incomes,” said Jacob Hibel, co-director of the Center for Poverty & Inequality Research at UC Davis. “Just having a job is not enough to guarantee that you have enough food to feed your family.” And with housing prices skyrocketing last year, some people are now being cut out of a traditional route to the middle class, which is owning a home, experts said. Housing affordability, as measured by the number of Californians who could afford a median-priced, single-family home, hit 23% in the second quarter of 2021, according to the California Association of Realtors. That was the lowest point since prices were approaching their highs during the last bubble, in 2007, when 11% of Californians could own a home. That measure had risen slightly, to 25%, by the end of last year, according to the association. High-income workers, homeowners and people who earn investment income have, on the whole, seen their wealth increase over the last nearly two years, experts noted, likely raising wealth inequality in California. Researchers noted in interviews that the pandemic may have increased inequality in other key ways. Disadvantaged children, for instance, fell further behind academically, widening the achievement gap. “When you see those kinds of impacts, they can really lock in inequality,” said Hibel, of UCD. “It tends to take young people — who are either in poverty or who are experiencing inequalities — and just make it much, much less likely that they’ll be able to climb out.” — This article is part of the California Divide project, a collaboration among newsrooms examining income inequality and economic survival in California.
7 p.m. Feb. 28: Pink Speaker Series with Jan Adrian, Director of Healing Journeys 7 p.m. March 14: Pink Speaker Series, Dr. Carlin Hauck, Radiotherapy Treatment 10 a.m. March 19: Morning Walk North Davis Pond 7 p.m. March 28: Pink Speaker Series, Natalie Ledesma, Truths & Myths — Nutrition for Cancer 5:30 p.m. April 22: Sixth annual Pink Gala at the Yin Ranch check-in time at the end of the workshop is my favorite part,” shared Chris Pineda, a local nurse who was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. We invite our entire community to join us for workshops, events, and special programs. RSVP to info@thrivingpink.org for more information. We truly appreciate your support of our mission to help those in Yolo County impacted by breast cancer with a compassionate network of support and resources. — This article is submitted by the Thriving Pink Board of Directors.
Poem of the month We Sit in a Beached Rowboat beside each other, facing out to sea. Beyond us, the dock has broken free so that the rotted planks of the ramp do not float, but fall now, into deep water. How deftly one version has vanished— our daughters lying on the sun-warmed dock shirt’s pulled up, taking turns setting a newt loose across the other’s belly, or kneeling on that pier in nightgowns and boots, their flashlights trained on a wild boil of shiners. Already, those children are too far away, too small to rescue, and it is growing dark. In the cliffs above us, the deer rise up from their crushed beds of grass. Around them, rings of blue gilia shut their delicate purses of seed. Soon Venus and the North Star will enter the sky’s deepening meadow. Already this is the version where time is made beautiful with waiting. Where everything breakable in you appears to me so often, so easily now.
— Julia B Levine From “Small Disasters Seen in Sunlight,” (LSU Press, 2014) ————
Poetry, like a dream, has a wonderfully strange relationship to time. Some poems are narrative and tell a story that moves from now to then. But many poems are not, and instead can encompass future and past and present in a lyric moment, or can leap forward to the future in one moment and backward to the past in the next. This poem has everything to do with the mysterious immediacy and distance of time that can feel at times, simultaneous. The poem opens in a beached rowboat with the speaker beside her beloved, facing out to sea. A clue to the disembodied sense of time and place is given both by this absurd setting, as well as in the next line. There, we learn that the dock has rotted away so that the ramp leads into deep water, rather than onto a floating platform. In the third line we are introduced to the idea that there is one version of this scene that is gone. This version involves a time when the pier was intact and the couple’s children were like little animals themselves, taking turns setting newts they had captured free to run across their sister’s belly. Or at night, how the children could kneel on the dock before bed, keenly absorbed in watching fish swim beneath their
flashlight’s shine (there is also a bait fish called “shiners” that get excited by light directed into the water at night). But because it is the past, the children are too young to bring back into the present; they cannot be rescued from time itself. So the poem enters the present time, with descriptions of deer waking at dusk, flowers shutting down, and the first of the night sky appearing. Here the deepening meadow is not only what a field might look like at dusk, but is also a metaphor for perhaps aging, i.e. deepening with time. The future is now seen as a version where time is made beautiful with waiting. Here there is the suggestion of a time that is not yet known, but that might include stillness or slowing down. And finally, there is the final couplet in which the speaker declares knowing about the increasing vulnerability of her beloved, which is in many ways how we come to truly know and love our partner. And yes, forgive me dear reader, this is my poem, written as a valentine to my beloved husband of 31 years. Thank you for indulging me! — Julia B Levine is the author of five collections of poetry. She is currently the poet laureate for the city of Davis.
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Find a team, all-star, join in and go play Y ou know what I hate? Evangelical-style rants about how this great diet or that incredible exercise plan has changed a person’s life. It’s not realistic and somehow has the opposite effect on me. Like instead of being motivated, I read a gushing narrative about the health benefits of eating only orange peels for a month and think, “Yeah, whatever, weirdo.” So please know that I am coming from a place of shared disdain for extreme lifestyle changes as a way of achieving my goals. In fact, my goals are not all that lofty when it comes to fitness. I want to be able to have a healthy and long life and to not need a whole new wardrobe in the next size up each year. Having said that, I have finally found something that works for
me to get real exercise. I joined River City Rowing Club in late August and get in a boat at least a couple of times a week. And row hard. I even asked S to get me a rowing machine for Christmas because I like using it to improve my technique, which is comically against type for me. I’m proud to say that — so far — the rower hasn’t become a clothes rack. In 50-plus years of knowing me, I’ve come to understand that exercise has to be a fun game or practical activity if there’s any chance I will participate. Skiing, riding my bike to get somewhere, playing in the ocean ... this is exercise I will do. Riding my bike simply to get my heart rate up or swimming laps? Not a chance. I even love walking as transportation, which, as luck would have it, happens to be exercise. I
actually only gained 1 pound on a three-week eat-fest through Europe some years ago because we walked so much to sightsee. Mmm, giant Bavarian pretzels and steins of pilsner. But I digress. My past as an exerciser started in junior high school when my dad took up “jogging.” The family started doing ironically named “fun runs” together, but every single step I took in every single 5K we entered was misery.
I never got a “runner’s high,” and I never thought of this as anything but excruciating. When my dad moved on to racing bicycles, the fam all got new road bikes so we could practice with him or enter races. My brother got into it while I hated it, which at least assuaged my guilt at dropping out because my dad still had a partner to ride with. Turns out, these individual sports were not my thing; what I really need is a team to which I am beholden. Because when that alarm buzzes at 4:40 a.m. for rowing in West Sacramento, if I’ve said I will be there, I go. Knowing that my seat will be empty in an 8-person boat motivates me outta my warm, cozy
bed every time. That, and actually having a lot of fun every time I’m out in that boat. Apologies if this sounds at all preachy — my only goal is to offer a little gentle motivation for you to find your healthful fun and games. If I weren’t rowing, I’d be looking into learning how to play pickleball, or finding some sunset paddlers who get out in their kayaks each week, or joining a recreation softball or volleyball team through the city of Davis’ leagues. I mean, as Smash Mouth so eloquently put it, “Hey now, you’re an all-star, get your game on, go play.” — Tanya Perez lives in Davis with her family. Her column is published every other Sunday. Reach her at pereztanyah@ gmail.com. Follow her on Twitter at @californiatanya.
Success! Annual Crab Feed was a perfect 10 out of 10 By Jennifer Thayer Special to The Enterprise
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he 10th Annual Yolo Crisis Nursery Crab Feed was a drivethrough Crab Feed and virtual SHELLebration like no other! The Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery served over 500 crab dinners and hosted a fun-loving crowd of people at our live virtual event, on Feb. 19, and held a fabulous silent auction. All proceeds from the Crab Feed directly support the Yolo Crisis Nursery Respite Care Programs serving Yolo County children and families facing unimaginable crises. We are deeply grateful to you, our community, for turning out in such force, to demonstrate your unified support for the Nursery’s programs to protect children and preserve families. The Crab Feed is produced by the Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery Committee. Thank you to the entire Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery committee, especially Martha Bernauer, Nancy Storm, and Sharon Schauer. Nancy and Martha have cochaired the Crab Feed for the last 8 years, and Nancy and Sharon co-chair of the
Yolo Crisis Nursery Friends of Yolo Crisis Nursery committee. Many thanks to you for your leadership and dedication to the Nursery’s mission. Our community’s support and enthusiasm for the Nursery and Crab Feed exceeded our wildest dreams yet again. It raised enough money to cover roughly 10% of the Nursery’s annual operating budget. This amazing night was made possible by you — our generous sponsors, donors, volunteers, and guests — thank you for making the world a better place for the children of Yolo County. “Every year the funds raised at the Crab Feed help provide respite care for children when their families are in crisis. Thank you to all sponsors, donors, volunteers, and guests for being a positive force for change in our client families’ lives,” said Heather Sleuter, executive director, Yolo Crisis Nursery. “We cannot thank Martha Bernauer, Sharon Schauer, and Nancy Storm enough. Year-after-year
this sell-out event would not be possible without your leadership and tireless efforts.” On behalf of the Board of Directors, the nursery staff, and the Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery, we would like to recognize and thank our Premier Sponsor Clark Pacific, Anonymous King Crab Sponsor, and Dungeness Crab Sponsor Coldwell Banker, for their generosity and support. To our wonderful Blue Crab Sponsors: Assemblywoman Cecilia AguiarCurry, Boutin Jones, Marguerite Callahan & Gregory Wilcox, Carbahal & Co., Corner Drug Co., Davis Oddfellows Lodge No. 169 & Davis Rebekah Lodge No. 253, F Street Dispensary, Kaiser Permanente, Kay Resler, Kim Eichorn, Mary & Harris Liu with Golden Arch Enterprises, Morse Custom Homes and Remodeling, Nicole Davis with Edward Jones, Nugget Markets, Recology Davis, Redway Friends, Sharon Schauer & Brodie Hamilton, and Tauzer Apiaries — Thank you. Thank you to Collegiate Studios, Lamppost Pizza, Matchbook Wine Company,
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Thank you to the Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery committee for making the 10th Annual Yolo Crisis Nursery Crab Feed a “CLAWesome” success. Nugget Markets, and University Park Inn and Suites for your generous donations. And a very special thank you to our volunteers from the National Charity League and to our volunteer kitchen crew and traffic team — you were amazing! Charles King, Lost Generation Pictures, and Pacific Auction of Davis, we are extremely grateful for your expertise and assistance with our virtual SHELLebration. Last but certainly not least, thank you to the numerous businesses, community groups, and individuals who donated items for our live and
silent auctions. Your generosity was a critical piece to our success. Our community of small businesses always rallies to support those in need in our community, and we encourage you to shop local to support them. Don’t miss this amazing event next year — please mark your calendars and save the date Saturday, March 11, 2023, for the 11th Annual Yolo Crisis Nursery Crab Feed! If you are interested in helping the most vulnerable children and families in Yolo County, please consider lending your time and talents to the Friends
of the Yolo Crisis Nursery. Simply email friends@ yolocrisisnursery.org. The Friends currently meet via Zoom on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. The rewards are priceless along with the laughter and warm community you’ll encounter in the Friends’ group. Please visit our website, www.yolocrisisnursery.org, and subscribe to our e-newsletter to learn more about our upcoming events, make a donation, or to learn more about the Nursery. — Jennifer Thayer is the president of Yolo Crisis Nursery.
Cavanagh elected to College of Nursing Board Special to The Enterprise
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Stephen J. Cavanagh, dean of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC align with the School of Nursing’s strateDavis, has been elected to the American gic plan. For example, AACN is a primary Association of Colleges of Nursing advocate for advancing diversity and (AACN) Board of Directors. inclusivity within academic nursing. The Cavanagh will begin his term of service School of Nursing works to advance on March 28. The votes for board memdiversity, equity and inclusion throughout bers were cast by more than half of all the School of Nursing and in the workmember deans, who represent the force. nation’s nursing schools with baccalaure———— ate and higher-degree programs. Yolo Federal Credit Union is proud to The AACN, based in Washington D.C., announce its president and CEO, Jenee is the national voice for academic nursRawlings, was named a “Most Admired ing, representing 840 schools of nursing CEO” by the Sacramento Businationwide. ness Journal for her outstanding It establishes quality standards leadership over the past year. for nursing education and influRawlings’ tenure at Yolo FCU ences the nursing profession to spans more than three decades. improve health care. Having started her career as a “I am honored to have been teller, she’s worked in nearly elected to this prestigious group every department at the credit whose mission is to improve union. health care and promote public RAWLINGS Her experience, knowledge, support for professional nursing Named ‘Most and commitment to a culture of education, research and practice,” Admired CEO’ caring helped her successfully said Cavanagh, who also is the navigate challenges from the Dignity Health Dean’s Chair for Nursing pandemic. Leadership. “I look forward to serving with my esteemed colleagues while repre“We have a lot of tenure within the senting UC Davis Health on the national credit union, and even as we evolve and level.” grow, we are truly like a family. We have Cavanagh said several AACN priorities always worked to maintain a strong
culture of high performance, diversity, and teamwork,” Rawlings said. “During the pandemic, we have also worked to highlight our culture of caring — for our members and each other. We have deployed the necessary technology to allow as many people to work from home as possible.” Rawlings has firsthand experience of being a working parent, having raised 2 daughters during her career at the credit union. Making accommodations for those with additional responsibilities at home has been important to her, and she’s been committed to enhancing technology to enable remote work. ———— Martin Carriere of Davis was named to the dean’s list at Bates College for the fall semester ending in December 2021. This is a distinction earned by students whose grade point average is 3.92 or higher. Carriere, the son of Michael D. Carriere and Jennifer A. Carriere, is a 2019 graduate of Davis Senior High School. Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship.
By Andy Jones Special to The Enterprise 1. Investment Banks. What investment bank had almost $600 billion in assets when it declared bankruptcy on Sept. 15, 2008? 2. Great Americans. Nobel Prize physicist and Caltech professor William Shockley famously invented what thing that starts with the letter T? 3. Unusual Words. What M word means “generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person”? 4. Calamitous Events. In what year was Franz Ferdinand assassinated? 5. Another Music Question. Who is the only artist to reach the top of the UK charts as a solo artist, duo, trio, quartet, quintet and musical ensemble? Answers: Lehmann Brothers, the transistor, magnanimous, 1914, Paul McCartney. — Dr. Andy Jones is the former quizmaster at de Vere’s Irish Pub and author of the book “Pub Quizzes: Trivia for Smart People.” His pub quiz is now seeking a new home. Meanwhile, Dr. Andy is also sharing his pub quizzes via Patreon. Find out more at www.yourquizmaster. com.
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NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING The Yolo County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting and consider the following matter on March 10, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard as indicated below via Zoom: https://yolocounty.zoom.us/j/97388566818?pwd=OENhdE9LV TVXY0EwNzUxdEhqNWZtdz09 Meeting ID: 973 8856 6818 Passcode: 146225 Or Telephone: (408) 638 0968 Meeting ID: 973 8856 6818# Passcode: 146225. TIME SET AGENDA 8:30 a.m. ZF #2021-0014: Request to amend Tentative Subdivision Map No. 4691, Conditions of Approval, and the associated Development Agreement for the Story Residential Subdivision located in the town of Esparto (APN 049-250-009). The Tentative Map would divide a 17.25-acre parcel zoned Low Density Residential/Planned Development No. 61 Overlay (R-L/PD61) to allow construction of 76 residential lots. At least 16 attached dwelling units would be restricted for sale to low- and moderate-income buyers to satisfy County Inclusionary Housing Ordinance requirements. The Story Project site is also proposed to be rezoned to remove the Planned Development No. 61 Overlay Zone. An Addendum to the previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH#2007012125) for the Story Residential Subdivision has been prepared. (Applicant: Raul Melendez) (Owner: Story Esparto, LLC) (Planner: JD Trebec) The starting time of the public hearing on the Time Set Agenda is listed for the convenience of the community and other interested parties. The public hearing will not start before its scheduled time. Adequate time will be provided for each public hearing to accept all relevant public testimony. Public comments on all items are encouraged. A copy of the staff report(s) and the environmental document for the project(s) are on file in the office of the Yolo County Community Services Department, 292 West Beamer Street, Woodland, California. All interested parties should appear and will be provided an opportunity during the public hearing to present relevant information. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65009(b)(2) and other provisions of law, any lawsuit challenging the approval of a project described in this notice shall be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing or described in written correspondence delivered for consideration before the hearing is closed. Published February 27, 2022 #1695
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@ 8pm / $36.23-$44.49 South Shore Room at Har‐ rah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline Comedian Amir K @ 8pm / Free-$12.50 Punch Line Sacramento, 2100 Ar‐ den Way, Suite 225, Sacramento
Chris Renzema
@ 8pm Harlow's Night Club - Sacramento CA, 2708 J St, Sacramento
Vacations @ 8pm Harlow's Night Club - Sacramento CA, 2708 J St, Sacramento
@ 8pm Uptown Theatre Napa, 1350 3rd St, Napa
@ 8pm / $85 Feinstein's at The Nikko, 222 Ma‐ son Street, San Francisco
Rotary Club of Davis Weekly Lunch + Program
@ 8pm Punch Line Comedy Club, 2100 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Arden Way, Sacramento
@ 12:15pm See website for details . University Park Inn and Suites, 1111 Richards Boulevard, Davis. jen.kukis@ed wardjones.com, 530-564-4655
@ 8pm Great American Music Hall, 850 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
KALI @ 8pm Great American Music Hall, 859 O'‐ farrell St, San Francisco
Derek Irving and His Combo: Rockabilly Duo @ 6pm River Terrace Inn, 1600 Soscol Ave, Napa
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Dan Hoyle: "Talk To Your People"
Cafe Du Nord, 2174 Market St, San Francisco
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Editor's Pick Tommy Castro
@ 8pm Placerville Public House, 414 Main St, Placerville
@ 7:30pm SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St, San Francisco
@ 8pm Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission St, San Francisco
@ 8pm / $49 Feinstein's at the Nikko, 222 Ma‐ son Street, San Francisco
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@ 8pm Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline
Center The‐ ater, 203 E 14th St, Davis Alex Wintz: Black Cat San Francisco w/ Etienne Charles and Creole Soul
Alex Ramon Magic @ 6:30pm / $45 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
Magician Jay Alexander @ 6:30pm / $35-$45 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
Lacuna Duo
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Editor's Pick
Blue Note Brew‐ ing Company, 750 Dead Cat Alley, Woodland
Tue 3/08
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@ 7pm / $21 Sacramento Theatre Company -Mainstage Theatre, 1419 H Street, Sacramento
Claud
Hummel
@ 7pm / $32-$42 The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe
@ 12pm Great American Music Hall, 859 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
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Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Avenue, San Francisco
Jeremiah Watkins
Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Ave, San Francisco
Tres Leches
@ 8pm Milk Bar, 1840 Haight St, San Fran‐ cisco
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Garrick Ohlsson w/ Kirill Gerstein @ 2pm Jackson Hall - Mondavi Center, One Shields Ave, Davis "Dot" @ 2pm / $15-$28 New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness Avenue, San Fran‐ cisco
Golden State Warriors vs. LA Clippers
@ 7pm / $100-$1350 Chase Center, 300 16th Street, San Francisco
Editor's Pick Poppy Never Find My Place Tour
Bray: w/ Neon Velvet
@ 9pm The Rellik Tav‐ ern, 726 1st St, //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Benicia
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@ 1pm The Green Room Social Club, 251 Main St, Placerville
Immersive Frida Kahlo San Francisco
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Performing Arts Center, Napa Val‐ ley College, 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa
Magic Fusion Starring Robert Hall
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We Own the Laughs //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 8pm / $20 TOM FITZGERALD
Grove St, San Francisco
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@ 8pm / $10 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Ave, San Francisco
Immersive Frida Kahlo San Francisco @ 10am SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
Mark ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
"We Own the Laughs"
Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco
@ 9pm / $45 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
Sun 3/06 Spring FunSize Festival ft. The Katie Knipp Trio
South Shore Room at Har‐ rah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline Bad Tiger
Alex Ramon Magic
August Wilson's "Fences"
@ 8pm / $20 DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Francisco Mission Street, San Francisco ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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@ 7pm BAMBI‐ NO'S RESTAU‐ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// RANT AND Jersey Boys FULL BAR 30 beers on @ 7:30pm tap, 301 Georgia St suiet Golden Gate Theater, 1 Taylor St., 122, Vallejo San Francisco //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Trivecta //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Shawn James, @ 7:30pm BIT Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Gravedancer @ 9:30pm @ 9pm The Chapel, 777 Valencia St, San Francisco
With Ed‐ die Grif�n
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@ 7pm Black Cat, 400 Eddy St, San Fran‐ cisco
Magic Fusion Starring Robert Hall
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Alex Ramon Magic
Featured
@ 9pm / $35-$45 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
Immersive Frida Kahlo San Francisco
Ness Ave, San Francisco
Alt Bloom
Featured
@ 9pm The Green Room So‐ cial Club, 251 Main St, Placerville Magician Jay Alexander
Immersive Frida Kahlo -
@ 5pm Track 7 Brewing Company, 826 Professor Ln #100, Sacramento
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Little Hurricane
The Unauthorized Rolling Stones @The Chapel
Jimmy Becker: Rocking the Track 7
The True Mayhem
Todd Day Wait //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Steve Tyrell
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@ 8pm The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd, San Francisco
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"Dot"
Fri 3/11
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Ambrose Akinmusire's Porter @ SFJazz
@ 4pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
The Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
@ 7:30pm / $10-$479 @ 7pm / Free Golden 1 Center, 500 The Marsh San Francisco Main‐ David J Stern Walk, Sacra‐ Stage Theater, 1062 Valencia St., //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// mento San Francisco Comedian Amir K Wallice //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 9:45pm / Free-$12.50 @ 8pm Punch Line Sacramento, 2100 Ar‐ Big Quiz Thing LIve Music The War�eld, 982 Market St, San den Way, Suite 225, Sacramento Trivia Night Francisco @ 7:30pm The Big Quiz Thing is set to host an exciting night of free live music trivia fun at Manny's SF. It’s the fun and friendly bar-trivia model ex‐ panded into a true game-show ex‐ perience. Manny’s, 3092 16th Street, San Francisco. deedee@ spinpr.com, 415-380-8390
Immersive Frida Kahlo San Francisco
@ 9pm @ 7pm The Chapel, 777 Valencia St, San SVN West San Francisco, 10 South //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 3:30pm Francisco Van Ness Ave, San Francisco This is a FREE Living Trust Seminar Jersey Boys //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 1pm Loyal Order of Moose, 203 Scott //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Liza Anne Golden Gate Theater, 1 Taylor St., Street, Folsom. info@LearnLiv @ 9pm / $15 Featured Alex Ramon Magic San Francisco ingTrust.com, 800-350-6376 Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 @ 6:30pm / $45 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Mission Street, San Francisco Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Midnight //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Farrell St., San Francisco Featured @ 7pm
mento @ 9pm / $45 Kings vs. Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ New York Farrell St., San Francisco //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Knicks //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 6:30pm / $35-$45 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
Keith Lowell Jensen
@ 8pm / $15-$28 San Francisco New Conservatory Theatre Center, @ 5pm //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 25 Van Ness Avenue, San Fran‐ SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Living Trust Seminar Ha Vay cisco Van Ness Ave, San Francisco //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 9:30pm Placerville, CA - March 7, /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 1:30pm Knockout, 3223 Mission St, San 2022 MØ Music Concourse, San Francisco Alex Ramon Magic Francisco @ 1pm @ 8:30pm //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 6:30pm / $45 This is a FREE Living Trust Seminar //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// August Hall, 420 Mason St, San Tantra Speed Date - San Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Round Table Pizza, 512 Main Francisco Farrell St., San Francisco Francisco! (In-Person Street, Placerville. info@LearnLiv
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@ 4pm St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 1601 Mary Dr, Pleasant Hill
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Fri 3/04
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Mon 3/07
@ 7pm @ 8pm The Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Empress The‐ Ness Ave, San Francisco Steve Tyrell atre, 330 Virginia //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 8pm / $49 Street, Vallejo Mayhem w/ Watain Feinstein's at the Nikko, 222 Ma‐ MAITA @ 7pm //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// son Street, San Francisco @ 7pm The Regency Ballroom, 1290 Sut‐ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Red's Blues at Placerville Veterans ter Street, San Francisco Public House
An Evening with Steve Tyrell
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@ 8pm The Chapel, 777 Valencia St, San Francisco //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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Alt Bloom
Charlie Baty at Harlow's
@ 8pm Harlow's Restaurant & Nightclub, 2708 J St, Sacramento //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Wed 3/09
One Night Of Queen, Performed By Gary Mullen & The Works
Immersive Frida Kahlo San Francisco
@ 11am SVN West San Francisco, 10 South @ 8pm / $20 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco Punch Line Comedy Club - Sacra‐ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// mento, 2100 Arden Way, Sacra‐ Jack Symes Immersive Frida Kahlo mento @ 7pm @ 7:30pm //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// San Francisco SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St, San Amado's, 998 Valencia St, San @ 3pm Rick Estrin & The Francisco Francisco SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Nightcats Celebrate The //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Van Ness Ave, San Francisco Life and Music of Little ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@ 7pm / Free The Marsh San Francisco Main‐ Stage Theater, 1062 Valencia St., San Francisco
Road Dogs Return: Keith Lowell Jensen & Johnny Taylor Birthday Show
Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main Street, Napa
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Immersive Frida Kahlo San Francisco @ 3pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
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Alex Ramon Magic
@ 9pm / $45 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
@ 6:30pm / $35-$45 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
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Funcheap SF Presents: #HellaFunny Comedy Night
August Wilson's "Fences"
@ 7pm / $21 Sacramento @ 7pm / $27 Theatre Ace of Spades, Company -- Mainstage 1417 R St., Theatre, 1419 H Street, Sacramento Sacramento //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Poppy Jeanna de Waal
@ 9:45pm / $25 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Avenue, San Francisco
Emby Alexander / Future Twin / The Upper Strata / Minor Birds
@ 7pm Amado's, 998 Valencia St, San //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Francisco
Zomanno
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@ 10pm Arena SF, 2565 Mission St, San Francisco
"Cobb's Comedy Allstars"
Scotty Boy: Calypso After‐ hours at Recordbar SF
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@ 7:30pm / $10 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Ave, San Francisco ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@ 11:59pm The Record Store, 163 Eddy St, San Francisco
Cobb's Comedy Allstars @ 7:30pm / $20 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Avenue, San Francisco
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@ 7pm Ace Of Spades, 1417 R St, Sacra‐ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// mento
@ 7pm / $39 Feinstein's at the Nikko, 222 Ma‐ son Street, San Francisco
Michelle Lambert: Lucca Bar and Grill
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Habibi
Liza Anne
San Francisco
@ 2:30pm Lucca Bar & Grill, 439 1st St, Beni‐ cia
@ 7pm Harlow's Restaurant & Nightclub, 2708 J St, Sacramento
@ 7pm Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission St, San Francisco
@ 10am SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
Sat 3/12
Fruit Bats
@ 8pm Harlow's Night Club - Sacramento CA, 2708 J St, Sacramento
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B8 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2022
The true Fan of San Jose State athletics C
ollege athletics can often be a snake pit. Alliances are forged, then broken. Schools cheat, while administrators look the other way. If you’re lucky enough to spend a career in “the business,” you learn to separate the wrongdoers from the truly good and decent men and women, those who make intercollegiate athletics played the right way a great place to be. One of those people was Lawrence Fan, the 43-year sports communications director at San Jose State. Fan, 67, died suddenly last Monday evening, a gut punch to the souls of his many friends and colleagues, not just in the Bay Area but around the country as well. Fan came to Sparta in 1980 and worked under 11 head football coaches. Brent Brennan, current head coach at San Jose State, was a close friend. Many coaches in all sports consider media people
and their own professional communicators as a necessary evil. Brennan is not one of them. “I loved that man, and I know he loved me,” he told reporters. You would never know from Fan’s always-friendly demeanor if the Spartans had won or lost a particular game. He was capable, thorough, often funny, totally professional and it was a joy to be in his company. “He was the Lou Gehrig of sports information people,” Brennan said. “There will never be another like him.” n A longtime coach, athletic director and administrator on the state of college football today. “It used to be that if you took care of the game, the game would take care of you. Right now, no one’s taking care of the game.” n Sacramento Kings general manager Monte McNair should be named NBA Executive of the Year.
Mainly because he found two other NBA teams to take on the onerous contracts of Buddy Hield (Indiana Pacers) and Marvin Bagley III (Detroit Pistons). The Kings may not make the playoffs this season, but they are in a better place unloading a pair of wretched Vlade Divac draft choices. n Pete Rose, for years, has made a lucrative living signing his name on bats, balls, pictures and most anything else. Recently, a purchaser asked Rose what he might hit against today’s pitchers. Rose replied, “Between .225
and .235.” His inquisitor said, “Pitching’s that good today?” Rose replied, “Hell, no. I’m 80 years old.” Rose remains the all-time hits leader with 4,256. n Both Cooperstown and Canton lack two great players who should be enshrined: Dick Allen in the former and Otis Taylor in the latter. Allen was one of the most fearsome hitters over the course of a 15-year career, mostly with Philadelphia and the Chicago White Sox, that produced 351 homers; Taylor in his day, all with the Kansas City Chiefs, was the equal of any wide receiver playing today. n Whether or not you like Bill Walton doing commentary on ESPN telecasts, you have to admit he’s entertaining. n The best college hoop team on the West Coast isn’t from the Pac-12. Far from it. Try Gonzaga. n Why doesn’t the NFL schedule a regular-season game at
Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee? It seats 153,000. The Tennessee Titans could be the home team and they do play a home game against the Dallas Cowboys this coming season. Virginia Tech and Tennessee did it in 2016. How about it, league office? n Since Vivek Ranadive fired coach Michael Malone in December 2014, the Kings are now on their fifth head coach. Malone, meantime, has directed the Denver Nuggets since 2015 to the present day. Was reminded of this when the Nuggets beat the Kings Thursday night by 18 points. Oh, what might have been. — The longtime radio and television color man on UC Davis football broadcasts, Doug Kelly is director of communications for Battlefields2Ballfields and managing general partner of Kelly & Associates. Contact him at DKelly1416@aol.com.
Davis finishes 16th at State
Davis High wrestler James Davis, seen wrestling at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Tournament in Stockton on Feb. 18, won two matches the State Championships in the 182-pound division.
Enterprise staff James Davis bounced back nicely in Bakersfield. The Davis High wrestler, a senior competing in the 182-pound class at the California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championships at Mechanics Bank in Bakersfield, won two matches on Friday after losing his first match on Thursday. That placed him among 16 wrestlers still alive on Friday. But the Blue Devil ended his prep career in his third match on Friday, which
Mike Bush/ Enterprise file photo
eliminated him from the double-elimination tournament. “James was ranked 50th (in his weight class) in California,” said DHS head coach John Rosendale, “and (was) in the top 16 in California.” Davis started Friday with 10-7 and 5-4 decisions to bring his record to 2-1. In his final match of his Blue Devil career, Davis fell by a 4-0 decision. “He was the last Sac-Joaquin Section wrestler to be eliminated in the CIF tournament,” Rosendale said.
DUNNING: Move a big gamble by BWC From Page B1 team for its success during the regular season, would be to play the entire tournament at home sites, with the better seeded team always enjoying home-court advantage. Does the NBA assemble all its playoff teams at one site to determine its championship because it’s only fair to have all games on a neutral court? Would they play the World Series at Yankee Stadium if the participants were the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers? Even the NFL uses home stadiums based on seeding for its playoff right up until the Super Bowl. The Big West team that wins the regular-season championship would be guaranteed to host all of its tournament games. This would put some real pop into the stretch run of the regular season as all teams battle for homecourt advantage. A sample quarterfinal mockup would have No. 8 playing at No. 1, No. 7 at No. 2, No. 6 at No. 3, and No. 5 at No. 4, with the four winners moving on to semifinal games hosted by the better seeded team. Best of all, even a number 5 or 6 or 7 seed might
find itself hosting at some point if there are upsets along the way. At every site, fan enthusiasm would be at a fever pitch because the local heroes would be playing in front of their hometown fans. And, best of all, the students at these institutions would be able to attend the most important games of the year. Does the Big West not care about the very students who have supported these teams all season with their passion and often times with their fees? I’ll guarantee that attendance at these games would exceed anything that any team might draw for a regular-season home game. I mean, what sense does it make to play the most important games of the season far from the students and community fans who have supported these teams all year long? I can assure you, your average college basketball player would rather play in front of a full house, even on the other team’s home floor, than in front of an empty house in a city where no one has ever even heard of the Big West Conference. — Contact Bob Dunning at bdunning@ davisenterprise.net.
DHS grad joins Rockies Enterprise staff Emily Glass, a 2011 Davis High graduate and softball standout, is also making noise in Major League Baseball. The former Blue Devil was hired as the first female scout in the Colorado Rockies organization. Glass graduated from Pomona College in 2015, majoring in public policy and politics.
DHS sports On Monday and Tuesday, Davis High sports teams will be in action. On Monday, the snowboarding team will be at Alpine Meadows for their
Local roundup regular-season finale. The boys tennis team will begin Delta League action at Cosumnes Oaks. The matches are scheduled to start at 3:45 p.m. On Tuesday, the baseball team opens its season at home against Lincoln of Stockton. Game time for varsity is 3:30 p.m. The boys golf team plays Jesuit in a Delta League match at Davis Muni at 3:30 p.m. Badminton plays Vanden inside North Gym, which will start at 4 p.m. Boys tennis plays at Pleasant Grove at 3:45 p.m.
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Davis High pitcher Sydney Tuss unleashes a pitch in the top of the first inning of Friday’s season opener against Vacaville.
SOFTBALL: Clutch hitting gives Devils the win From Page B1 going to lie to you, I panicked a little bit. But I was able to get there before she was ... I felt really good afterwards. It was a clean play.” Gibson added, “We just got to fight for every out we can get.” Davis (1-0) finished the game with a ground out. The Blue Devils scored all of their runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, erasing Vacaville’s 1-0 lead. Winning pitcher Sydney Tuss started the frame with a single to right field. After Kayla Chin flew out, Anabelle Navarro moved Tuss to third base when Navarro reached first on the Vacaville first baseman’s error. Now with runners at the corners, the situation was perfect for Kalanetra, who tripled to right-center field
“We just got a rally going and kept that energy. Just taking what we had and rolled with it. “ Isabella Lester DHS catcher and drove in Tuss and Navarro for a 2-1 score. Lester drove in the Blue Devils’ final run when she doubled to left-center field, as Kalanetra touched home plate to make it 3-1. “We have really good energy,” Lester said. “We just got a rally going and kept that energy. Just taking what we had and rolled with it. It was a really good inning. I think that we just needed to warm up and gain some confidence.” Davis had a chance to move runners in the bottom of the third inning with two outs.
Cloe Lamoureux singled to centerfield and moved to third when Anabelle Navarro reached first on a fielding error that led her to second base. But a fly out ended the Blue Devils’ threat. “We talked a lot in the preseason about being aggressive,” Gibson said. “The timing is not there quite yet.” The Blue Devils had seven hits in the game. Kalanetra and Lamoureux, who is only a sophomore, had two hits each. Tuss and Blue Devil teammates Erika Wenner
and Lester had a hit each. Davis is looking to bounce back from last season, as it posted a 6-17 record. The Blue Devils went 3-4 at the beginning of the 2020 season, which was eventually canceled due to the pandemic. “We play in an incredible league,” said Gibson, referring to the Delta League in which Sheldon, Elk Grove and St. Francis are preseason favorites to finish at the top of the league. “ On Tuesday, Davis continues its nonleague schedule at River City of West Sacramento. The Blue Devils’ next home game is Wednesday, when Dixon pays a visit. Both games start at 3:30 p.m. — Contact Mike Bush at mike@davisenterprise.net. Follow on Twitter: @MBDavisSports.