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Workshop production adapts popular book for young readers By Jeff Hudson Enterprise correspondent Davis theatergoers have the opportunity to see a local workshop production of a new play based on the award winning children's book "Grandpa, Is Everything Black Bad?" which author Sandy Lynne Holman of Davis published in 1995. Holman worked with J.R. Yancher (founder of Bike City Theater Company, also seen locally in several Davis Shakespeare Festival productions, as well as in shows in the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest), writer/videographer/filmmaker Jordan Brownlee and theater artist Joseph Fletcher (who has worked with multiple theatrical companies around the country) in transferring Holman's illustrated book (aimed at a 3rd/4th grade reading level) to the stage under the title "Sankofa." The story (from the original book, as well as the theatrical script): Montsho does not like his Black skin. Head hung low, he and his parents arrive at Grandpa's house for their first Kwanzaa celebration. Grandpa sizes up the situation in an instant and turns to the family Sankofa book. Black historical figures leap off the page as they “go back and fetch the past,'' telling remarkable stories of ancient Kemet, barnstormers, Black Wall Street and more. Aunties and cousins help bring the principles of Kwanzaa to life as Montsho journeys from the gumbo pot in the kitchen to
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Catch “Sankofa” a local production based on a local’s children’s book this weekend and next at the Veterans Memorial Theater.
Locality on tap at Dunloe Brewing By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer It’s no secret that making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got, and a break from all the worries sure would help a lot. Luckily for Davis, Dunloe Brewing is the place to do just that, and although everybody may not know your name, family and friends are always welcome to relax and leave the woes of the world at the door. From the home-grown owner — Brennan Fleming — to the ingredients he uses to craft his beers, Dunloe Brewing is about as local as local can get. Although this hometown brewer worked at Sudwerk Brewing for a number of years, he finally decided to branch off and open his own brewery with his wife in the summer of 2017. “It was just time. I’ve always wanted to work for myself and was at a point at Sudwerk where I couldn’t go any higher
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unless someone quit or left. So, I decided to leave and do my own thing,” said Fleming. “There’s a lot of politics in a brewery that size, so it’s nice being able to do what I want over here. Say I’m walking through the farmer’s market, and I find something that looks good or smells good, I can buy a bunch of it and figure out how to make it beer without asking any questions.” Fleming doesn’t rest his laurels on being local, however, he takes pride in buying local as well as experimenting with different ingredients — which also happen to be local. “There’s Admiral Maltings down in Alameda that grows a lot of their barley in Yolo County. I got in with them early them for that,” said Fleming. “My mom’s good friends with Jeff and Annie Main of Good Humus Produce. They wanted to make a peach beer for their peach party
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A proposal for a 47-unit apartment complex on Olive Drive will head to the City Council with a recommendation for approval from the Davis Planning Commission. The commission voted 5-2 in favor of the proposal from local businessman Reed Youmans, whose project focuses on workforce housing designed to be affordable given the small unit size. Each of the 47 units are one-bedroom apartments, all but two of which would be 450 square feet in size. Current market rates for such units are about $1,450 per month, according to Youmans. “We’ve really gone to great lengths to try to make something special for downtown Davis for this unique neighborhood and we’re really excited about it,” he told planning commissioners. The proposal would also include seven deed-restricted affordable units, including one for a very lowincome household; one for an extremely low-income household;
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Sierra snowpack falls to lowest level in seven years By Rachel Becker CalMatters Seven years ago today, during the height of the last drought, former California Gov. Jerry Brown stood on the barren slopes of the Sierra Nevada, watching as engineers measured the worst snowpack in state history. Today’s snow measurements aren’t quite so bleak, but they remain devastatingly low: The snowpack — which provides a third of California’s water supply — is 38% of average statewide. And at the same bone-dry spot where Brown stood in 2015, at Phillips Station south of
Lake Tahoe, state engineers today found a shrinking patch of snow that contained only 4% of the location’s average water content. After the Sierra Nevada’s driest January, February and March for more than a century, the scene painted a picture of a deepening drought. “Today is actually very evocative of 2015,” Karla Nemeth, director of the California Department of Water Resources said against a backdrop of brown grass at Phillips Station.
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ith many consumers now reporting that the price of gasoline went up by as much as 50 cents a gallon while they were in the middle of a fill-up, I am here to tell you how to ease the pain and take charge of what seems to be an uncontrollable situation. And never mind that President Biden has raided this country’s oil reserves in a strictly political move that will have virtually no effect on the price at the pump. Truth be known, I’m not smart enough to come up with helpful tips all by myself. No, the kind folks at CNN Travel are the ones to thank for turning your gas worries into triumphs of the human spirit. Tip No. 1 from CNN is to use apps to determine where the cheapest gas in town is being sold. In the case of Davis, that would be in Woodland. Depending on how big your gas tank is, how many miles per
you 30 cents a gallon. “Get stingy at expensive gas stations,” CNN advises. To be sure, if you’re about to run out of gas, go ahead and put a few drops in the tank at an expensive station, then get the heck out of there and find a cheaper station to finish filling your tank.
gallon your gas guzzler achieves and how much you enjoy a ride in the country, Costco routinely has the cheapest gas around. Cheap enough to justify a ride to Woodland? Not likely, but any time I can get in a car and head north, I consider it a good day indeed. Next, you’re supposed to choose a credit card that gives you five percent cash back on your gas purchases, even as that same credit card charges you 18.99 percent interest. Much better to pay cash, which at one station in town will save
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bsolute genius. I never would have thought of that. In fact, I thought it was a law that you had to fill your tank to the brim at the first station you come to. We’re also supposed to forget about “warming up” the car on cold mornings, driving on bald tires and spending untold minutes idling in the drive-through lane at In-N-Out. “Drive slowly and steadily,” CNN notes, suggesting that we can cut our gas use by 14 percent by maintaining a 50 mile per hour speed. An added joy of driving 50 miles per hour is the number of
friendly hand gestures you’ll receive from your fellow drivers. If you’re not comfortable driving 50 mph on Interstate 80 while others are approaching your rear bumper at 70 mph, “take the road less traveled” and have lunch at some quirky out-of-the-way place. Like, presumably, garlic-infused Louie Cairo’s in Williams, which can be reached from Davis exclusively on back roads through our thoroughly charming countryside. Instead of driving the Alcan Highway to Fairbanks this summer, CNN suggests a “nearcation” like Solvang. Don’t everyone cheer at once. Or, better yet, “target states with cheaper gas,” like Mississippi. And, apparently, don’t worry about how much gas you’ll burn getting to Tupelo and back. Or just stay home and complain all summer. The choice is yours. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
Highway Patrol takes on distracted driving in April Special to The Enterprise SACRAMENTO — Any time drivers take their eyes off the road to look at or use a phone, they are driving blind. For example, looking down at a cell phone to read a text takes a driver’s eyes off the road for an average of five seconds - at 55 mph, that is the equivalent of driving the length of a 300-foot football field without looking. As part of April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the California Highway Patrol, California Office of Traffic Safety, and Impact Teen Drivers are working together to increase education and enforcement efforts to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. Many distractions interfere with safe driving, but cell phones continue to be
the most common distraction. “Nothing on your phone is worth endangering a life when you drive,” said CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray. “Your primary focus should always be on the road and the task of driving your vehicle safely.” In 2021, the CHP issued more than 55,800 citations for distracted driving. According to preliminary data compiled in the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System, that same year driver inattention resulted in over 13,000 crashes. Sadly, at least 56 distracted drivers were involved in fatal crashes and nearly 6,300 other distracted drivers were involved in injury crashes throughout California. “Silence your phone and put it away while driving,”
OTS Director Barbara Rooney said. “It is a simple, yet significant action that keeps yourself and others on the road safe.” While officers enforce distracted driving and other violations daily, on April 7 and 20, they will pay close attention to citing distracted drivers caught engaging in this dangerous driving behavior as part of statewide enforcement campaigns. From April 11-24, the OTS will run a new education campaign encouraging drivers to stay off the phone and ditch the distractions. Car crashes are the No. 1 killer of teens, and the monthlong traffic safety campaign will include a special emphasis during California Teen Safe Driving Week, April 4-10, on educating the state’s newest
drivers about the dangers of reckless and distracted driving. “Remember to be the driver you want your kids to be — eyes on the road, hands on the wheel, and your mind focused on the drive,” said ITD Executive Director Kelly Browning. “Parents, you are the number one influencer of your kids’ driving attitudes and
behaviors.” With grant funding provided by OTS, the CHP has partnered with ITD, a Sacramento-based nonprofit, to help spread the message of safe, distraction-free driving. The ITD program uses a multifaceted approach to deliver evidence-based education to teens and parents across the nation.
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OLIVE: Developer says he’s aiming for workforce housing From Page A1 and five for low-income households. The Olive Drive Mixed Use project would feature four apartment buildings in total — three of them three stories high and the fourth two stories high — and would also include about 900 square feet of ground floor commercial space. Located on a little over half an acre, the proposed development sits on the north side of Olive Drive, bordered on the north by the Davis Mobile Home Park, on the east by an auto repair shop and on the west by Davis Design House. One of the more unusual aspects of the proposal is the parking provided — a total of eight parking spaces, four of which will be assigned to the commercial tenants, three to residents and one for a Zipcar. Youmans has said the goal of such limited parking is to promote alternative transportation modes such as walking, biking, ride share and public transit for residents. He indicated the housing units are intended for non-professional workers in Davis, particularly those working at restaurants and downtown businesses. A total of 50 bike parking racks are anticipated. “There’s a lot to like here,” said Planning Commissioner Michelle Weiss. “We need housing. Tick. We need density. Tick. We need to address other than just a student population all the time. Tick.” “I truly love… the forcing mechanisms to focus on other modes of transportation,” she added. “I don’t know about you, but I need forcing mechanisms in my life. So if there were no parking spaces… I guess I better figure out how to get along without a car. I actually like that. I think if the world is going to change, we’re going to need to force it sometimes and this does.” Commissioner Cheryl Essex said the project provides the kind of housing needed for employees of downtown businesses and added that “people who make the
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The Planning Commission voted in favor of Reed Youmans’ project, which focuses on workforce housing designed to be affordable. choice to live without a car can save a lot of money… so I think there’s a real benefit to this. “I like the infill,” Essex said, “I think it’s a good location for a development like this with these small units and no parking because there is so much access by bike and pedestrian and transit.” She also praised Youmans for keeping the project “relatively affordable. I think that will be a huge benefit to us.” Commission Chair Greg Rowe also spoke in favor of the project, saying, “there’s a lot I like about the project.” He said he’s spoken to workers at downtown stores who were excited to hear about the proposal and said, “these are the kinds of people who work in the bars and restaurants and coffee shops downtown” who will be able to walk to work and back. Rowe, Essex and Weiss voted in favor of recommending the project to the City Council, along with Commissioners Steve Streeter and Georgina Valencia. Voting against the proposal were Commissioners David Robertson and Darryl Rutherford. Rutherford objected to the affordable housing plan, given existing city ordinance calls for 15 percent of total units to be affordable, with a target of five percent for low-income tenants; five
percent for very low-income tenants and five percent for extremely low-income tenants. The Olive Drive Mixed Use project would meet the total 15 percent affordable standard, but not the 5-5-5 breakdown that Rutherford urged. “We have a 5-5-5 plan for a reason,” he said. Rutherford also said that while the current market rate of the proposed units might be affordable to someone working at a coffee shop downtown, “tomorrow it’s not going to be at all. Their wages aren’t going to increase (at the rate) that that rent is going to increase. So let’s not use this as a way to determine affordability. The only way we can determine affordability is through deed restrictions and through the ordinances that require developers to meet that certain level of affordability.” He also cited other concerns, including safety for bicyclists and pedestrians traveling along Olive Drive, and said, “I’m not voting for this project right now because I think it could be better and I think it needs to be… brought into a larger vision of that area of Olive Drive.” Other commissioners also weighed in with concerns about traffic safety and other aspects of the project, but much of the discussion among planning com-
missioners — as well as public commenters — focused on trees, specifically the removal of some 30 trees that already occurred at the site without a permit. “I’m uncomfortable with the idea that the applicant and the applicant’s representative were not aware that there needed to be a permit for removal of trees and that concerns me,” said Valencia. “And that concerns me because we’ll have, no doubt, other projects that come to us and I’m concerned about setting a precedent where we don’t take advantage of what our tree code says and utilize that code….” “I’m appalled,” said Rutherford, “that it’s like, ‘Oh, I’m sorry, I made a mistake, and now we’re willing to pay a small fee to fix that mistake.’ “We’ve got to send a message to folks,” he said. “This isn’t right… this stuff is written out there. It’s easy enough to find out and there should be no excuse. More should have been done and I don’t think we should reward projects moving forward.” Some commissioners, as well as public commenters, suggested Youmans plant trees in mitigation at his other properties, including the Anderson Court and Drake apartment complexes. But Youmans said, “the idea that we can in some way go and tear out the parking lot at the
Drake and provide proper irrigation to put trees in, to properly shade a parking lot that was built over 40 years ago is just not realistic. And to think that we can provide a tree line arbor along Anderson Road in front of the Anderson Court apartments … these are admirable goals but, my goodness, I don’t know how we can do it.” “I understand the concern. I appreciate the need, but goodness, reality is different and I apologize for that.” Youmans will have to mitigate for the removal of the trees, Rowe noted, and that mitigation can include planting the equivalent trees on site or off site or by making an in lieu payment to the city’s tree preservation fund as determined by the urban forestry manager. “So there is a solution there that can be carried out by the city,” he said. Rowe also pointed out that a number of the removed trees were considered invasive species “and maybe we should only look at the trees that were really important on that lot as far as mitigation.” But like his colleagues, Rowe expressed surprise that the trees were removed without a permit in the first place. “I’m really worried that a developer in Davis who has a family history of building and managing apartment projects back to 1969 professed to not knowing anything about the city requirements for getting a permit to remove the trees, thinking that it was simply sufficient to have it on a demolition plan. “I find that just simply incomprehensible,” Rowe said. But in the end, Rowe and four of his colleagues voted in favor of recommending approval of the project. The City Council will now have the final say. Learn more about the Olive Drive Mixed Use project at https://documents.cityofdavis. org/Media/Default/Documents/ PDF/CityCouncil/PlanningCommission/Agendas/2022/ 2022-03-23/05B-Olive-DriveMixed-Use-reduced.pdf.
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s a woman about to turn 75, I’m not crazy about what happens in the first moments of a recent trip to visit my adult daughter and her family in New Jersey. After entering the Sacramento Airport pulling my suitcase, I stand at the United counter where the agent, a thirtysomething man, gestures at my bag and says, “Do you know your destination today?” What does he mean, do I know my destination? “Of course,” I say, a little huffy, “Newark.” Then I realize why he asked. I’m alone. I’m older. He thinks I might be a doddering old lady traveling by myself, uncertain of where I am going. I attribute this unhappy moment to wrinkles and letting my hair go gray. ———— Fortunately, the tide turns after I arrive in New Jersey. My radar is up for further insult, but that doesn’t happen at all. No one condescends to me, and several incidents involving train travel seem related to my age, but in a good way. At the airport, an AirTrain brings passengers to a rail
station from which they can travel to destinations east, like New York, or destinations south. The AirTrain cars are small with only one bench seat. As I enter, a young couple on the seat cuddles up, inviting me to sit down next to them. I do, putting down my bags gratefully. During the ride, a text arrives from my son-in-law. The quickest way to reach the family, he writes, is to take New Jersey transit one stop in the wrong direction and then catch the fast train going south. My tension rises as I walk back and forth trying to understand where I would get out and how I would change directions. I bring my questions to a young agent in a tiny booth. “You’ll be able to change directions, no problem,” he reassures me. “Just look for the other side of the tracks. It’s easy.” Turns out he should have said to look for the other side of the station, which is not the same thing. A message board announces that my train departs in three minutes, and I haven’t found it yet. My solution is to rush over to two tall young African American policemen who are chatting
animatedly with each other. I interrupt to ask which way to go. Instead of being annoyed by my intrusion, they smile, listen and point me in the right direction. Soon I’m on my train heading for my daughter’s house, literally alone in the car after the New Brunswick station. The conductor comes by and says, “I’ll tell you when we’re approaching your stop,” a big help since it’s dark outside. So much kindness on just one trip. ———— The next day, I make my first visit to the grocery store. My checker, identified on her name tag as “Tammy,” looks 15 years younger than I. As the tape scrolls past $100, I say, “I wish I could have come on Tuesday to get the senior discount.”
“Oh, I’ll give it to you,” Tammy says, inserting some kind of key into the register, in a practiced move that I didn’t know was possible. Seconds later, the bagger is asking if I want to spread my items among a greater number of bags to make them lighter. “I’m fine with heavy bags,” I say, flexing my kayaking muscles, but he distributes the food carefully nonetheless. All these people take time to help an older person. Even though it shocks me to be that person, I appreciate the kindness. ———— Now I’m home in California and on the weekend I go kayaking on the friendly Class 2 whitewater I’ve assigned myself, due to age. At the last minute, two new men join our trip. Everything goes smoothly and when we reach the end, both men want to practice their river rolls, the maneuver that will set them upright in case they topple over on a future ride. The water is cold and the move is difficult. Neither man succeeds and each one ends up out of his boat, swimming for
shore. That’s when I realize that the water level, higher than usual, is hindering them. They keep stroking but their progress is slow. They’re not in danger, but they will get very cold. The first swimmer is the younger of the two men. I paddle up to him asking, “Would you like a tow?” To my surprise, he says yes so I encourage him to grab the back of my boat and hang on as I pull him to shore. Then I go back for the second man, who also says yes to the extra assistance. I have to strain at my paddle to get men of 160-170 pounds in full kayak gear to shore, but I succeed. I get out of my boat, breathing hard but feeling almost youthful in my strength. Which did I enjoy more, being a gray-haired lady receiving gentle assistance on the train and at the supermarket, or being that same gray-haired lady huffing and puffing and pulling two heavy guys in my whitewater kayak? I bet you know the answer. — Marion Franck has lived in Davis for more than 40 years. Reach her at marionf2@gmail. com.
Cal Aggie Alumni Association announces awards Special to The Enterprise The Cal Aggie Alumni Association of UC Davis announced on March 8 the recipients of its 2022 Alumni Awards. The awards honor the accomplishments of six dedicated alumni and friends, including a doctor dedicated to improving diversity in health care, a former CEO who has devoted his life’s work to sustainability in the tech industry and a legendary winemaker of the Napa Valley. The Cal Aggie Alumni Association, or CAAA — which serves more than 290,000 UC Davis alumni — selected these exceptional individuals to recognize the amazing impact they have on UC Davis and the world: n Jerry W. Fielder Award — Charles “Chuck” Nichols ’83, ’84. Nichols, of Visalia, is a longtime leader of California agriculture and the president of Nichols Farms, one of the largest and family-owned pistachio growing, processing and marketing companies in the state. Nichols comes from a
By Andy Jones Special to The Enterprise 1. Acts and Laws. The 1940 act that set criminal penalties for advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government by force or violence shared a name with which of the following: Brown, Jones, Moore, Smith? 2. Cute Dogs. What stocky, compact dog was the second-most-popular breed registered with the American Kennel Club in 2020? 3. Unusual Words. What five-letter British informal term for a cigarette is also something on which a seal might balance a ball? 4. Famous Artists. Born in 1881, what painter said, “Action is the foundational
Name Droppers multigenerational farming and Aggie family — his father, wife and eldest son also graduated from UC Davis — and is dedicated to the people and agriculture of the Central Valley. To provide hands-on experience to students and bring skilled workers to the region, he founded the Central Valley Scholars Program at UC Davis, which provides financial support and internships for students from the valley, helping them start careers and return to the area employed after graduation. n Distinguished Achievement Award — William “Bill” P. Sullivan ’72. Sullivan, of San Jose, as CEO of Agilent Technologies from 2005 to 2015, led breakthrough innovations in high-tech electronics and facilitated partnerships between Agilent and UC Davis in electronics, food safety and life sciences. He is a longtime supporter of students and programs in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. He and
key to all success”? 5. Books and Authors. The current poet laureate of Davis is giving a reading at 7 p.m. April 7 in the John Natsoulas Gallery. First name Julia, she shares a last name with what lead singer of Maroon 5? Answers: Smith, French bulldog, snout, Pablo Picasso, Julia and Adam Levine. — 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.your quizmaster.com.
his wife, Linda, recently gave $1 million to the college’s annual fund and to their existing William and Linda Sullivan Environmental Sciences Scholarship Fund. Sullivan has served on several UC Davis boards, including the Chancellor’s Board of Advisors and the inaugural Campaign Cabinet, a group of volunteers who provided guidance during the university’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign in 2010. n Outstanding Alumnus Award — John M. Wasson ’84. Wasson, of Oakton, Va., is the chief executive officer of ICF International Inc., a $1.5-billion, publicly traded consulting and digital services company that partners with organizations to tackle some of the most complex economic and social issues of our time. A homegrown leader, Wasson joined ICF as an associate in 1987 and has been a senior leader for more than 20 years, helping to guide the company’s incredible growth story: ICF has doubled in size every five years on average over the past two decades
by providing innovative services and digital solutions to clients in core markets such as energy, environment, climate, public health, education, disaster recovery and much more. He is one of the most active alumni of the College of Engineering, where he serves on the Dean’s Executive Committee and was an early supporter of the Diane Bryant Engineering Student Design Center. n Young Alumna Award — Olivia M. Campa, M.D. ’14. In the four years since she joined UC Davis Health as a physician and faculty member, Campa, of Sacramento, has held several leadership roles and created lasting impact in the community. After receiving her medical degree and completing her residency training at UC Davis, Campa was recruited to join the medical staff due to her exceptional talent, volunteerism and community service. A primary care physician and assistant clinical professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, she is also the director of
the School of Medicine’s Postbaccalaureate Program, designed to help educationally and socioeconomically disadvantaged students apply to medical school. n Aggie Service Award — Debby Stegura, ’79. Stegura, of Rolling Hills Estates — She is a longtime community leader and UC and Aggie advocate, whose leadership roles have included serving as the alumni regent, and president of the Cal Aggie Alumni Association and Alumni Associations of the University of California. A former business litigator, Stegura is passionate about engaging alumni of all ages and backgrounds. She advocates for helping students in need, supporting the Student Emergency Relief Aid Fund, ASUCD Pantry, DREAM Scholarship and other causes. She and her family have created two endowments for student support — one for scholarships and one to help student retention, with preference to first-generation and AB540 students. n Distinguished Friend
of the University — Warren Winiarski. Winiarski, of Napa Valley, is an award-winning winemaker and land preservationist known around the world for his contributions to Napa Valley and the wine industry, has also made a profound impact at UC Davis. Dedicated to making the UC Davis Library home to the greatest wine-writing collection in the world, in 2018 he gave $3.3 million to establish the Warren Winiarski Wine Writer Fellowship, which continues to grow and manage the library’s collection of works from the world’s most prominent wine writers. Winiarski mentored several UC Davis alumni, now prominent winemakers, at his former winery, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars. The 49th annual Alumni Awards gala, “A Night at the Aggies,” will be at UC Davis on Friday, May 6. — Do you know of someone who has won an award or accomplished something noteworthy? Email it to newsroom@davisenter prise.net.
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offee, tea, craft beer and food trailers. That’s the concept for Volt Coffee, Tea and Taps, coming to Olive Drive as soon as August. CPA Robert Salazar bought the halfacre property at 1123 Olive Drive about five years ago. It’s where he operates his accounting firm The Tax Solutions Group. The lot is zoned for more than office use, he said, so soon after the purchase, he started dreaming up this beer garden/cafe idea. “We want to create this outdoor, social, comfortable space, like you see in Bend and other parts of Oregon,” he said Thursday by phone. “We have such beautiful weather so much of the year.” He wants to cater to the influx of new residents in that area, like the ones next door in the new, massive Ryder on Olive student housing development. The city approved his plans for the cafe, taproom and food trailers. During the day (about 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.), the cafe will sell gourmet coffee, tea and local pastries. On Thursdays and Fridays (and eventually Saturdays) it’ll become a pub and beer garden, open 4 to 10 p.m. There will be 10 regional craft beers on tap and an array of charcuterie boards. The beer garden will include two food trailers dishing out hot cuisine. Salazar recently purchased a trailer designed to accommodate local guest chefs and their preparations. The second trailer — for flatbread pizzas — is expected to arrive by June. The pizza will be a permanent fixture, while the second menu will vary.
The contractor plans to complete building and site improvements by August. He plans to offer highquality food with good — but limited — options. “I’d rather have quality, not quantity,” he said. Same with the coffee and tea. Tea drinks will not include boba. Co-owner Quentin Stone, a partner in the tax firm, will manage the operation while co-owner Jacqueline Siefker will focus on the coffee shop. In a news release, the partners said they created the concept “to cultivate the local community with delicious food and a charming, social atmosphere.” The Olive Drive area is underserved, Stone said. “We are part of Davis but just on the other side of the tracks, and this area is sometimes overlooked.” ———— Tarad Thai Asian Market has closed. The specialty market opened in November 2015, offering international foods to local shoppers and supplies to restaurants. It was at 920 Third St., Suite C, next to SPCA Thrift. ———— Musette is now open for dinner. The restaurant, at 825 Russell Blvd., Suite 27, inside University Mall, recently expanded its hours. It’s open Tuesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. It makes delicious grain and veggie bowls that are “plant-rich,
TCU welcomes next president and CEO Special to The Enterprise VACAVILLE — After a nationwide search, Travis Credit Union’s board of directors has chosen Thomas Kevin Miller as president and chief executive officer, starting April 13. The board followed the succession plan to ensure an orderly process for executive leadership transition. TCU’s Board of Directors are elected by the membership and give their time and experience to ensure the organization meets the needs of its members and the community. “Kevin excelled among a very strong pool of candidates and has demonstrated a solid vision for the future of TCU,” said Deborah Aspling, board chair. “Over the past six months, the Board worked with an outside consultant in assessing the current and future needs of Travis Credit Union. I am proud to say that Travis Credit Union’s reputation of changing lives and lifting communities through financial wellness inspired so many wonderfully gifted people
to apply to lead our organization. “We explored the impact of our ‘Awesome Cause,’ the evolving needs of our membership, and the needs of our staff as we considered the leadership needed to navigate through the challenges that lay ahead.” Miller is an accomplished senior executive who brings more than 18 years of experience in the financial services industry with innovative digital and financial initiatives, designed to empower the underserved to improve their financial wellbeing. Throughout his career, he has developed a solid record of leading teams to deliver tangible impact for our communities. He serves on the advisory board for the Global Retail Marketing Association and volunteers with nonprofits focused on entrepreneurship and community development. He holds a master’s degree in integrated marketing communications from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida.
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Left, renderings of the site at 1123 Olive Drive show plans for a cafe, beer garden and food trucks. Above, this half-acre site on Olive Drive will be converted to a cafe and beer garden with two food trailers. nutrient-dense and intentional.” They can be vegan but there are also chicken and pork options. It’s closed Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. Cynthia and Michael Raub opened Pannier in March 2020, focusing on weekly pre-ordered heatand-eat gourmet meals. In September 2021, after it secured a spot in University Mall, it changed the concept to focus on curated grain bowls, and renaming the business Musette. Open daily, patrons picked them up for lunch, or took home the cold meals to warm at home. Until now, hot food wasn’t an option between 4 and 6 p.m. They explained it in a recent social media post: “We will continue offering Refrigerated Prepared Meals for pickup from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Items in this menu include daily soups, Heat & Eat meals (our Curated meals packaged in a convenient oven-ready aluminum pan), and other
items like our Vegan Mac & ‘Cheese.’ ” They added, “As always, we are grateful for the encouragement and support of our community. We love getting to know you all – it keeps us going, knowing that we are supporting you with healthful and beautiful meals!” ——— Delta of Venus is adding some evening hours, after initially reopening for weekend breakfasts and lunches. Starting April 1, the cafe’s happy hours return with beer and wine, along with new menu items like sandwiches. Pub hours are 5 to 10 p.m. It’s open Thursdays through Sundays at 122 B St. ———— Save Mart is under new ownership. Based in Modesto, Save Mart Companies operates Save Mart, Lucky California and FoodMaxx stores and SMART Refrigerated Transport. It’s also a partner in
Nursing leader new chief administrator at Sutter Special to The Enterprise
executive at Sutter Davis Hospital Tammy Powers until a new nurse will assume the role leader is named. of chief administraA registered tive officer at Sutter nurse by training, Davis Hospital, a Powers holds a position she has held bachelor’s degree in on an interim basis POWERS nursing from since earlier this year. New chief Washington State Powers’ growth as admin officer University and an for Sutter a healthcare leader is MBA in healthcare deeply rooted in management from nursing, where she spent the Gonzaga University. first several years of her “I’m grateful to continue career, caring for patients. supporting our teams as they She first joined Sutter carry on with our mission of Health’s nonprofit, inteenhancing the well-being of grated network at Sutter those we serve,” Powers said. Medical Center, Sacramento, Powers’ new position is where she served as an assiseffective on April 4. She tant administrator for the Anderson Lucchetti Wom- assumes the leadership role en’s & Children’s Center, an at Sutter Davis Hospital integral part of the medical from Rachael McKinney, who has served as CEO of center’s campus. Sutter Medical Center, SacIn 2019, she joined Sutter ramento, and Area CEO for Davis Hospital as chief nurse Central Valley since Jan. 3. executive, where she has led day-to-day operations associated with direct patient care activities, along with clinical education and development. Powers will maintain her role as chief nurse
Super Store Industries, which has a distribution center in Lathrop, as well as the Sunnyside Farms dairyprocessing plant in Turlock. Our local Save Mart is at 1900 Anderson Road in Davis. The Los Angeles-based private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management acquired the grocery company from the Piccinini family on March 28. Kingswood already owns Alameda-based Cost Plus World Market, which it acquired in January 2021. Save Mart CEO Chris McGarry said, “I’m excited for this opportunity with Kingswood to invest in and grow (our) family of stores. The Piccinini family did a tremendous job in fostering a commitment to innovation and service as they built and grew this company in the Central Valley and throughout California. As a result, we have great stores and a committed team of 14,000 employees who provide fantastic local
products, and are wonderful stewards of the communities in which they live and work. While this change in ownership will be transparent to our team and customers, we know that this investment will benefit them and the communities we serve.” ———— I keep track of Davis businesses on my Google spreadsheet, which includes more than 325 Davis businesses affected by COVID19. It’s at https://bit.ly/ DavisBusinesses. In it, there are sheets for Restaurantsopen, Restaurants-closed, Coming soon, Businessesretail, Businesses-service, and more. Email me (address below) to suggest updates. — Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram pages. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, contact her at wendyedit@gmail.com.
Business Exchange returns Special to The Enterprise The Davis Progressive Business Exchange will once again start meeting twice a month after a three-three year pause due to the COVID pandemic. The first lunchtime meeting will be from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at Lamppost Pizza, 1260 Lake Blvd. in West Davis. The speaker will be Rick Gonzales, representing the yes on DiSC campaign. DiSC is the Davis Innovation
Sustainability Campus proposed for land east of Davis. On May 4, the speaker will be Matt Williams, representing the no on DISC campaign. Davis voters will be asked to vote on this issue on June 7 as Measure H. The public is invited to these free open forum events. Contact Bob Bockwinkel at 530-219-1896 or e-mail G. Richard Yamagata at yamagata@ dcn.org for information.
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SNOWPACK: Good start long forgotten DUNLOE: A place From Page A1 “You need no more evidence than standing here on this very dry landscape to understand some of the challenges we’re facing here in California,” Nemeth said. Worse than last year, worse even than last month, this year’s snowpack is the worst it’s been in seven years and the sixth lowest April measurement in state history. It’s not as bad as the last drought, however: The snowpack contains about eight times more water than in 2015. The amount of snow in April is considered critical because it indicates how much water will be available through the summer. The snow, historically at its deepest in April, melts and flows into rivers, streams and reservoirs that serve much of the state. Sean de Guzman, manager of the state’s snow surveys and water supply forecasting section, held his hand at roughly shoulder height on a survey instrument. “On an average year, our feet should be right here where my hand is,” he said. As California’s water officials discovered last year, climate change is upending their forecasts for how much melting snow the thirsty state can truly expect to refill its dwindling stores. It’s a dismal end to a water year that began with great promise, with early storms in October and December. By Jan. 1, the plush snowpack was 160% of average for that date statewide, and already a little over half the seasonal total. “Our great snowpack — the water tower of the West and the world — was looking good. We had real high hopes,” Benjamin Hatchett, an assistant research professor with the Western
Regional Climate Center and Desert Research Institute, said in a recent drought presentation. Typically, the snowpack would continue to build until April. But a recorddry January, February and March followed by unseasonably warm and dry conditions in March sapped the frozen stores, which by the end of the month were already melting at levels that would be expected in April or May. Now, “we would consider this to be deep into snow drought,” Hatchett said. Reservoir storage statewide is about 70% of average — around half of total capacity, de Guzman said today. Though state officials reported that early snowmelt has started to refill foothill reservoirs, the water level in massive Lake Shasta, critical to federal supplies for farms, people and endangered salmon, sits at less than half the average for this date. Lake Oroville is only slightly better, at 67% of its historic average. From Andrew Schwartz’s vantage point north of Lake Tahoe at the University of California, Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Lab, it still looks wintry, with about three feet of snow, “plus or minus six inches,” he said. It’s a far cry from the grassy field further south in the Sierra Nevada, where Brown stood for the survey seven years ago and where state officials found just traces of snow today. “It’s been a false sense of security when you come up here” to the snow lab, Schwartz said “Statewide as a whole, it’s not looking great.” There could be a number of consequences to the early snowmelt, Schwartz said. It could result in more
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State officials found only traces of snow during the April 1 snowpack survey at the Sierra Nevada’s Phillips Station. water loss as early snowmelt evaporates in reservoirs, disrupting the balance of mountain ecosystems and speeding the start of fire season. “Without the snow, once things dry out, it’s just going to be catastrophic again,” Schwartz said. Early snowmelt can also complicate reservoir operations if managers need to release water to preserve flood control space, said Nathan Patrick, a hydrologist with the federal California Nevada River Forecast Center. California’s water supply will be determined by how much snowmelt continues to flow into major reservoirs versus how much will seep into the soil or disappear into the air. Climate change is already transforming this pattern as the weather swings between extremes, and warmer temperatures suck moisture from the soil and melt snow earlier in the year. “The next few weeks are really that critical period to actually watch how much of that runoff will actually make it down into those lakes,” de Guzman said. California’s Department of Water Resources is working to overhaul its runoff forecast calculations, an effort that has
grown increasingly urgent. Last year, the state’s projections for runoff from the Sierra Nevada overshot reality by so much that water regulators were left scrambling to protect drinking water supplies and preserve enough water in storage. This year, de Guzman and Patrick expect more of the snow to reach reservoirs. The soils, for one thing, are wetter — the result of powerful October storms that soaked the state. That means more of the snowmelt may flow into rivers and streams. Generally, Patrick said, “We expect it to be better this year.” Still, increased runoff can’t make up for a paltry snowpack — particularly in the Northern Sierra. The snowpack there is the lowest in the state, just 28% the seasonal average, compared to 42% and 43% in the Central and Southern Sierra. Patrick sees a trend emerging in the runoff and streamflow measurements over the past three years. “One after another have been below normal,” he said. “You can deal with one or two bad years, but when you start to get these compounding, three bad years … it’s hard to recover.”
they have every year and I said, ‘I can do that.’ We got in with Cloverleaf, too, down in Dixon and got good stone fruit out of there. Those are just some of the cool connections we have where people are growing something good I we make beer out of it.” Perhaps the only part of Dunloe Brewing that isn’t local is its namesake. Be that as it may, the story behind it is something one would share over a couple of beers. “Way back when I was 21, my wife and I were homeless in Ireland for a month with a rental car and a tent and no plans, just seeing what happens. One day wife wanted to backpack through the Dunloe Gap, so we drove towards there and got a flat tire,” Fleming continued the story of the brewery’s namesake. “We were in the middle of nowhere trying to change the flat and the lug wrench broke. People stopped to help and finally one person had a lug wrench that fit. So, we tootled on our way and began our backpacking adventure. We went about 12 miles in, found a lake
to take a bath in since we hadn’t showered in a few days. But then we couldn’t find a place that wasn’t wet or covered with bugs, so we hiked 12 miles back and slept in a cow field.” A wayward adventure to be sure, but one that will always be remembered for Dunloe’s beauty. According to Fleming, Dunloe — in a roundabout way — means “common place.” This added an ingredient of inspiration for Fleming’s grand design, to have people come together, enjoy beer and become friends simply because they’re sitting next to one another. At the end of the day, Fleming is having fun with his brewing — made all the more fun with his Border collies, Tyne and Arrow who love barking when trains go by. It’s this fun and passion for quality beers that brings this ‘commonplace’ to Davis. To indulge in some locally crafted brew, one can stop by Dunloe Brewing at 1606 Olive Drive or stay up to date with Fleming’s ever-changing assortment of brews at dunloebrewing.com. — Reach Aaron Geerts at aaron.geerts@ mcnaughton.media.
Obituaries
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Robert Cecil O’Rell
Feb. 1, 1947 — March 16, 2022 Robert “Bob” Cecil O’Rell passed away of natural causes in his Citrus Heights home on March 16, 2022, at the age of 75. Bob was born on Feb. 1, 1947, in Sacramento and grew up on his family ranch in Roseville, where he was active in 4-H and played high school basketball, baseball and football. He graduated from Roseville High School in 1965 and attended UC Davis to major in engineering. Bob worked in construction in Davis for more than 20 years with Butler Pools and as co-owner of Cricket Construction. With Butler and Cricket, Bob and his crews built numerous custom pools and home remodels in the Davis area. After a small stint as the Matthew McKinley river boat captain in Old Sacramento, Bob left
Davis in 1988 and ran a successful custom tile business in Grass Valley/Nevada City. He then worked at IGT in Reno, building slot-machine cabinets but came back to Davis in 1996 finishing his construction career at Clark Pacific in West Sacramento where he retired in 2017. Bob took great pride in working on large-scale commercial projects at Clark Pacific — specifically the stark white circular Apple Park HQ building in Cupertino and Levi stadium in Santa Clara where his beloved 49ers now play. Bob’s children and granddaughters were his pride and joy, and Papa/Poppy always took the opportunity to boast about their recent endeavors. He was a gentle giant, standing 6-4 with Superman-like strength, and people, children and animals always
Paul A. Castelfranco Oct. 16, 1921 – Dec. 1, 2021
Paul Castelfranco passed away at home on Dec. 1, 2021, a few weeks after celebrating his 100th birthday with family and friends. Paul was born in Florence, Italy, the son of art historian Giorgio Castelfranco and Matilde Forti. Because of his family’s Jewish background, Paul and his sister Giovanna left Italy in 1938 after the enactment of antisemitic laws. They settled in California, where he attended Bakersfield Junior College and UC Berkeley. After graduating in 1943, Paul joined the U.S. Merchant Marine. He spent the remaining years of World War II sailing on the Pacific and Indian Oceans, later entertaining family and friends with stories of visits to places like Madagascar, the Persian Gulf, and Shanghai. Paul had a life-long, passionate interest in both plant biochemistry and Christian theology and church history, and found ways to pursue both activities. In 1948 he returned to Berkeley and enrolled in graduate school. There he met his first wife, Marie Sander, who
gravitated to his kind nature and silly sense of humor. He enjoyed hugging his friends, O’RELL kids, grandkids, and all of their friends so tightly that speaking was impossible. Bob also had an uncanny ability to build and fix anything presented to him. He was the go-to guy who always agreed to help with any project; tile, landscaping, woodworking, painting, cars, plumbing and electrical — you name it, Bob figured out how to build or fix it. Bob was an enthusiastic sports fan and devout to his San Francisco 49ers and San Francisco Giants. He took command of a dart board boasting countless Thermae Grand Master Championships. He was also an avid
passed away in 2008 after 54 years of marriage. He graduated in 1954 with a Ph.D. in agricultural chemistry, and enrolled in the Pacific School of Religion, later transCASTELFRANCO ferring to Harvard Divinity School where he completed a bachelor of divinity degree in 1957. He decided to pursue a career in science instead of continuing in the ministry, and took a position in the biochemistry department at Tufts Medical School. In 1958, he joined the Botany Department at UC Davis, where he remained until his retirement in 1991. Paul devoted much of his scientific career to studying the biosynthesis of chlorophyll, elucidating several key steps in the pathway. He described chlorophyll as “the pigment that negotiates the cosmic gap between the light of the sun and life on Earth.” After retiring, Paul continued his research as professor emeritus, eventually shifting his interest to photosynthetic water oxidation
gardener with an incredible green thumb who regularly recused other’s unsuccessful attempts at growing plants by admitting them into his plant “ICU” nursing them back to flourishing flora. Bob is survived by daughters Kristy O’Rell-LaFollette (husband Steve) of Portland, Ore., and Jennie (O’Rell) Sanders (husband Paul) of Carlsbad; son Matt O’Rell (wife Beth) of Alamo; granddaughters Taylor Difuntorum, Kailen O’Rell, Emma LaFollette and Abby O’Rell; sister Nancy Prizina; brothers Michael and Dennis O’Rell; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his mother Gladys (Oates) O’Rell and father Cecil O’Rell. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages getting your hands dirty planting a tree, flowers, vegetables or any plant, and count on Bob bestowing some green thumb assistance from above.
and oxygen evolution. Paul’s Christian commitment led him to help found the Davis United Methodist Church in 1961. He taught Sunday school and adult education classes at the church, and occasionally preached. He served as chair of the board of the Cal Aggie Christian Association, and started the Program in Religious Studies at UC Davis with several colleagues. Paul enjoyed writing poetry, short stories and science fiction. He had a deep love of the outdoors and was an enthusiastic hiker throughout his life. Paul had a lively intellectual curiosity, a fertile imagination and an infectious enthusiasm; he could turn the simplest activity into a spontaneous adventure or a great story. He was a source of encouragement and inspiration to many students and friends. Paul is survived by his wife Mary Wilson; children Ann and John; their spouses David Ross and Gresa Galanxhi; and grandsons Mathias Ross, and Aidan and Elias Castelfranco. A memorial service for Paul will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Davis United Methodist Church.
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Ronald Eldon North
Oct. 14, 1931 – March 21, 2022 Ron was born in North Wales, and served his mother country in the Royal Air Force from 1950 to 1952 in Malaysia. Ron and family immigrated to Davis in 1966. He became a U.S. citizen; however North Wales remained in his heart. Ron started and successfully led Court Galvanizing in Davis including the move of the company to Vacaville. Ron and Marjorie moved into The Oaks in El Macero in 1984. Ron was involved in the community for over 30 years. He served on the Homeowners’ Association board in many capacities for multiple terms. He was a dedicated neighbor, friend and advocate for maintaining the beauty and integrity of The Oaks until shortly before his death. Over the years he was also very involved in Davis Kiwanis. Being an
avid sports fan, you could often find Ron playing golf or watching English soccer.
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Survivors include Marjorie, his wife of 66 years; daughter Jayne (Baker); son Mark; and brothers John and Richard; as well as his nieces and nephews in the United Kingdom. Ron’s family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to all friends and neighbors for their kind expressions of sympathy. A celebration of life will be held at El Macero Golf Club at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes donations to the American Lung Cancer Association or Yolo Hospice.
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Annual plant sale offers array of tasty options Yolo Land Trust unveils new board members
By Jeff Hudson Enterprise correspondent The annual spring plant sale at Grace Garden — featuring vegetables, fruits, flowers and more — will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at Davis United Methodist Church, 1620 Anderson Road. This year's sale will include an array of tomatoes (two varieties for slicing, eight varieties of cherry tomatoes), peppers (two varieties of bells, three for snacking, five hot-andspicy), eggplant (two varieties), cucumbers (three varieties), summer squash (four varieties), winter squash (six varieties), melons (three varieties), plus pumpkins, okra, artichokes, assorted greens, flowers and succulents. This annual event is a fundraiser for Grace Garden, a long-established and volunteer-sustained "organic feeding garden" that has quietly been donating thousands of pounds of produce, distributed through local nonprofits, including Davis
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Join the annual spring plant sale at Grace Garden on Saturday, April 9, at Davis United Methodist Church. Community Meals and Grace in Action. The event will include live music from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. by Tracia Barbieri, Isabelle Henry and George Haver. Proceeds from the plant sale will be used to pay for seeds, plants, soil, water and infrastructure for the garden. Grace Garden is a nonprofit project that began back in 2009, when volunteers cleared a weedy patch of land toward the back of the church's spacious campus. The garden now covers about five-eighths of an acre, and includes multiple raised beds. Several fruit
trees have been added. Sheds have been added, bark chips and wood have been donated, etc. Over the years, Grace Garden received grants from the Rotary Club of Davis and Congregation Bet Haverim (right across the street from Davis United Methodist), and donations from other local congregations. The garden is also supported by hundreds of volunteers, who come from various local congregations and the community at large, fraternities associated with UC Davis, and other UC Davis students who learn lifelong
PRODUCTION: A culture takes life From Page A1 the backyard barbecue. Together they strengthen family bonds and rediscover the rich heritage that comes with being Black. This collaboration began when Bike City core member Yancher attended a 2019 screening of documentary film that Holman developed, "The Cost of Darkness," which deals with the history of racebased policies and their systemic effects. Learning of Yancher’s interests,
Holman invited him and Fletcher to intern with Holman's Culture C.OO.P. project during their graduate studies at UC Davis. Taking what they learned about cultural competency, diversity, equity and inclusion, Yancher and Holman assisted in the development of this live performance piece as the focus of their MFA theses. "Sankofa" is geared for family audiences, and there are upcoming performances at the Veterans
Memorial Theater, 203 E. 14th St. in Davis, on Sunday April 3 at 2 p.m.; Saturday, April 9, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, April 10, at 2 p.m. “Pay what you can” tickets are available at the door. This workshop production is made possible thanks to the support of Yolo Arts, the UC Davis department of theater and dance, the city of Davis Arts and Cultural Affairs Fund, and Yolo Federal Credit Union.
gardening skills (and receive community service credit for their participaSpecial to The Enterprise tion). WOODLAND — The Now, after 13 years of Yolo Land Trust is proud cultivation, Grace Garden's to announce recent orgasoil is rich after 13 years of nizational growth, being steadily fed by homestrengthening the land grown compost and nitrotrust’s capacity to serve gen-fixing plants. In the Yolo County commuaddition to the fava beans nity and continue the grown in the past, recent important work of conplantings include daikon serving productive farmradishes, an annual Berland for future seem clover and peas to generations. In January, increase the garden's varithe Yolo Land Trust ety. added two new members In 2021, longtime Grace to their board of direcGarden founders and coortors, elected its 2022 slate dinators Cid Barcellos and of officers, and hired a Gwen Oliver decided it was new staff member. time to "pass the torch" (or The Yolo Land Trust perhaps we should say Board of Directors voted "trowel") to new leadership in the addition of Duncan as Grace Garden continues MacEwan of ERA Ecoin it's second decade, pronomics and Nick Gallaviding community food gher of the Natural programs with seasonal Resources Conservation vegetables and fruits, yearService. The board of after-year. directors is now comCredit cards will not be prised of ten Yolo County accepted. For more inforleaders who volunteer mation about Grace Gartheir time and provide den, check out its website guidance and support to at sites.google.com/site/ the organization. Each member brings years of gracegardendavis/.
professional and personal experience around agriculture, land use, and conservation practices. “It’s an exciting time for Yolo Land Trust,” said Neal Van Alfen, board president. “I know Duncan and Nick will provide valuable insight and direction for our organization. They each have a wealth of knowledge pertaining to land conservation to contribute to Yolo Land Trust as we accomplish our mission of conserving agricultural land in Yolo County.” Additionally, Yolo Land Trust has elected its 2022 slate of officers. Van Alfen and Mary-Ann Warmerdam, senior vice president for governmental affairs at Rural County Representatives of California, will continue as president and vice president, respectively. Kathy Ward has moved to treasurer and Melissa Harlan, co-owner at Harlan Family Ranch, was elected secretary.
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ISON BLUES ... Win nine national football championships in the last 11 seasons and you’d think there wouldn’t be an empty seat in the house. Think again. In the 2021 season, North Dakota State averaged 15,101 fans for nine games in the 18,700-seat Fargodome, its lowest attendance in 16 years. This despite winning all nine of those home games while going 14-1 overall and claiming yet another Football Championship Subdivision title. According to my friend Mike McFeely, sports columnist for the excellent Fargo Forum, “Attendance tumbled at North Dakota State football games in the fall to the point athletic department honchos could no longer shrug it off as they have in the recent past.” Noted NDSU Athletic Director Matt Larsen, “As you see the attendance go down, you have to ask: What are the reasons why?” Winning is contagious — to a point. But winning all the time has apparently become boring. And, with several traditional FCS powers moving up to the FBS next fall, the Bison may continue to have their way for years to come. The problem for North Dakota State is that there’s not an FBS league willing to toss them a safety net and it’s not clear the Bison are willing to take a step up even if offered. Who knows, maybe they should look north to Saskatchewan and Manitoba and seek membership in the Canadian Football League. It can’t be the weather in North Dakota that’s keeping fans away. The Fargodome is indoors and presents a great gameday experience. The Aggies visited the Fargodome in late September of 2019 — complete with a tornado warning the night before — and nearly pulled the upset of the century before two late interceptions gave the Bison a 27-16 win. The attendance for that game, incidentally, was 18,425.
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PEAKING OF FANS IN THE STANDS ... UC Davis football doesn’t have a declining attendance problem, but it doesn’t have an 18,700-seat stadium to fill either. The biggest problem for the Aggies when it comes to packing 10,800-seat UC Davis Health Stadium in early September is that the football season starts three or four weeks before Fall Quarter instruction does. In other words, many of the 40,000 students who attend UCD are not back in town yet. Fortunately, the Aggies open the 2022 season the same as they did in 2021, with the first two games on the road and not coming home until a Sept. 17 date with San Diego. Classes still won’t have started even then, but far more students will be back than would have been on the first Saturday of September. SUPPOSE THEY PLAYED A GAME AND NOBODY CAME ... The Big West Conference moved its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to the brand new 6,000-seat Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada, which is within three-point range of the famed Las Vegas Strip. The facility was first rate and coaches, players and sportswriters alike thought it was a great venue for a college basketball tournament. Attendance, however, was sparse, given that all Big West schools with the exception of Hawaii reside in the great state of California. Further complicating matters for fans who might wish to make the trip is the fact that your team could be eliminated in the first round on Tuesday afternoon or might survive all the way to the championship game on Saturday night. Hard to make non-refundable airplane or hotel reservations with that much uncertainty. THE NAME GAME ... Let’s see, the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as March Madness, has the Sweet Sixteen, the Elite Eight and the Final Four, but no name for the championship game for the two survivors. May I humbly propose we start calling it The Last Dance? — Contact Bob Dunning at bdunning@ davisenterprise.net.
UC Davis Athletic Director Rocko DeLuca has hired Courtney Randall to serve as Associate Athletics Director for Diversity Equity and Inclusion, announced last week. As a member of the senior staff, Randall will lead departmental training, education and supportive resources in the areas of DEI for studentathletes, coaches and staff in the Aggie athletics program. Randall will also collaborate with UCD administrators and programs to help further UCD’s strategic vision for DEI as the Chief Diversity Officer for athletics. “We are delighted to welcome Courtney Randall to UC Davis and the Aggie family,” DeLuca said. “There are many areas of our department that will be positively impacted by his leadership and most
engaging experiimportantly, he’s ence for all Aggies. committed to I would like to give making a lasting special thanks to impact on the lives Rocko DeLuca, of our studentChanel Glasper athletes and staff. and Mike LorenCourtney brings a zen for helping to wealth of experience from his time make this opportunity possible.” at LSU, Washington State and Randall comes RANDALL Oklahoma, and I New Associate AD for to UCD from Louam excited to isiana State UniDiversity, Equity work alongside versity, where he and Inclusion him as he returns was the Director to his home state.” of Tiger Life. Randall served through “I am elated to join the UC student-athletes Davis community, and help designing and implementing further our efforts in inclusive programming in the areas of excellence,” Randall noted. career preparation, commu“Davis is a special place, with a nity engagement, character one-of-a-kind program in development, diversity and Aggie Athletics. I cannot wait inclusion. Outside of leading the Tiger to serve our student-athletes, staff, and university commu- Life team, Randall was heavily nity in building a more equi- involved in helping to create a table, supportive, and more inclusive experience for
student-athletes and staff at LSU, serving on the Athletics Leadership Council for Diversity Equity and Inclusion, helping to create and advise LSU’s Black Student-Athlete Association, and introducing the HEARD series, a townhall-style program platforming student-athletes and staff on critical topics related to social justice and cultural competency. Before his time at LSU, Randall spent over four years at Washington State University, where he served as the Coordinator of Career and Leadership Development. Randall was a four-year letter winner at the University of Nevada from 2006-10, playing on what is arguably the program’s most notable football team, which finished ranked No. 11 in the AP Poll in 2010.
Davis High’s Ava Portello rises above the water in the 100 breaststroke in Friday’s Delta League meet against Sheldon. Mike Bush/ Enterprise photo
Blue Devils swamp Huskies By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor SACRAMENTO — Audrey Portello made a big splash on Friday. The Davis High girls swimmer and her teammates have been successful in Delta League meets this season. The senior and the Blue Devils are looking to continue their success in upcoming weeks. In addition, Portello is also looking past this season. For the second time in three days, Davis (6-0 league) competed in a league meet. This time, it was against Sheldon at Pat O’Brien Community Center, as the Blue Devils posted a 140-24 victory over the host Huskies. On Wednesday, Davis edged Pleasant Grove 93-90. The Davis-Sheldon meet was originally scheduled on March 11. But the meet was postponed when Davis High students and staff were evacuated from the campus after a suspicious package in a backpack was found on campus early afternoon. Davis Police investigated the suspicious object in a backpack, which turned out to be a toy grenade. Portello was a double-winner Friday. She took first place in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1 minute, 57.62 seconds, and the 500 freestyle at 5:17.70. “Personally, I was really happy with how I swam,” Portello said. “I swim mainly the 200 IM and the 500 free. The events are pretty different, but I really enjoy the 200 IM for kind of the variety. I think the (500 freestyle) pushes everybody’s limits, and pretty cool to watch
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Davis High’s Ryan Pfeifer swims the 100 breaststroke in Friday’s Delta League meet. everybody finish.” The Blue Devil took second place in the 100 breaststroke at 1:12.44. Teammate Joely Kam won the event at an even time at 1:11. Portello described this year’s team, which is looking for a strong finish going into the Delta League meet later this month, plus the Sac-Joaquin Section Swim and Dive Championships in May. Davis has won 18 team titles since 1977. “This team is really, really deep this year,” Portello said. Added Davis head coach John Varley, “We’ve got a great group of seniors. With
the last two years with COVID and the shutdowns, they’re hungry this year.” The section championship is the gateway for individuals and teams that place in the top three advancing to the California Interscholastic Federation Swimming and Diving Championships, which will also be held in May. The section and CIF championships were not held in 2021 because of the shorten season due to the pandemic. The bulk of the 2020 season was canceled because of the pandemic. “This season has been great,” Portello
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River Cats host Space Cowboys on Opening Night Special to The Enterprise WEST SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the 2021 National League West champion San Francisco Giants, return to action Opening Night at Sutter Health Park on Tuesday, April 5. The River Cats will play 75 games at Sutter Health Park,
beginning with a 6:35 p.m. battle with the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, the Houston Astros affiliate. Following Opening Night festivities, there’s family fun to be had every night at the ballpark with 25 scheduled fireworks nights and the return of weekly promotions like Toyota Family Value Tuesdays, Wet
Nose Wednesdays, Thirsty Thursdays, Orange Fridays Presented by SMUD, Sutter Health Fireworks Saturdays and Sunday Fundays. The season will also feature five giveaway nights and the return of theme night favorites like Princess and Pirates Night and the July 3 Independence Eve Extravaganza.
The full schedule is online at rivercats.com. Single-game tickets and ticket packages, including Giant Pack and Family Pack, are on sale now along with season ticket memberships. To purchase, call the River Cats ticket hotline at 916-371-4487, email tickets@ rivercats.com or visit the River Cats’ Website.
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Is state biting off too much? Biden of two “D minds on gas By Llewellyn King Special to The Enterprise
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oe Biden at war and Joe Biden at peace aren’t the same person. When it comes to the RussiaUkraine war and energy policy, the U.S. president is severely conflicted. Central to Biden’s strategy has been to cut off Russia’s huge revenues from exporting natural gas to Europe. He has unambiguously declared that the shortfall Europe will have in natural gas supplies from Russia will, in time, be remedied with other sources, especially with liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the United States. So far so good. But Biden has always favored the environmental vision of the left wing of his own party and its implacable resistance to all forms of carbon-based fossil fuels because of their contribution to global warming. Europe imports one-third of the natural gas it needs for electric generation, heating, and other domestic uses by pipeline from Russia. Particularly vulnerable is Germany, which depends on half of its gas imports from Russia: a dependency which it has happily allowed to grow year after year. That was worsened when Germany turned its back on nuclear, aided by its influential Greens, after Japan’s Fukushima disaster in 2011. Charlie Riedl, executive director of the Center for LNG at the Natural Gas Supply Association, said on the PBS program “White House Chronicle,” it will take several years to boost U.S. LNG exports to Europe and will need substantial infrastructure investment. The United States has six operating export LNG terminals and a seventh nearly ready to enter operation. Europe has 26 main receiving terminals and eight smaller ones. Each new U.S. terminal has a price tag of around $20 billion, Riedl confirmed. Similarly, tankers must be available and gas exporters, like Qatar, are increasing their tanker fleets. The impediments to building new natural gas infrastructure in the United States are formidable. On the same broadcast, Sheila Hollis, acting executive director of the U.S. Energy Association, a nonpartisan, non-lobbying group that embraces all energy, explained, “I don’t think there is any easy way to make anything happen of this magnitude in the country, regardless of what infrastructure you’re building, or which industry’s infrastructure. She went on to say, “I do think it will remain an ongoing saga of slogging your way through the morass of regulations, both state and federal of every conceivable variety, and the strong opposition that comes from entities like financing communities and universities that may have a particular interest in reducing CO2; and because of the magnitude, it is one that will be lit on in the regulatory setting, in the judicial setting, and in the legislative setting, both state and federal, because that is the nature of the beast.”
on’t bite off more than you can chew” is one of those old, but valid, aphorisms that people and institutions ignore at their peril. Most of us know people who have taken on more debt than they can afford or make promises to friends and families that they cannot honor, with adverse human consequences. Corporations wind up in bankruptcy court when they expand too rapidly or misread markets. That sometimes happens to governments as well, such as the three California cities that have gone bankrupt in recent years by taking on too much debt for projects and benefits that were politically attractive but financially unsustainable. California’s state government has been on an expansionist binge of late, thanks to a torrent of unanticipated tax revenues and immense amounts of federal aid tied to the COVID19 pandemic. Scarcely a week passes without Gov. Gavin Newsom announcing some new program or expansion of an existing program, such as extending health coverage to more undocumented immigrants, increasing slots for pre-kindergarten
care and education, and moving mentally ill homeless people into treatment and housing. There is some financial risk in these expansions. The state is seeing a surge of revenues now, but its finances are dangerously dependent on a relative handful of wealthy taxpayers and even a mild downturn could — as we have often seen in the past — quickly lead to shortfalls. The promises being made in the expansive services Newsom and the Legislature are launching raise expectations that could turn to dust if the economy turns sour, as it periodically does. There’s also another aspect that could backfire even if money is not a problem — actually delivering the new services. Alas, the state’s track record on accomplishing what it promises is not a good one. The managerial meltdowns at the Department of Motor Vehicles and
the Employment Development Department attest to that syndrome, as are the state’s numerous high-technology projects that have either failed or become expensive sinkholes. Capitol politicians have a tendency to enact high-concept “solutions” to perceived problems without fully vetting the capability of delivering or even delving into their performance after the fact. A prime example of the syndrome is how California has dealt with — or failed to deal with — its immense homeless population, an issue that ranks very high in the public consciousness.
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ountless billions of dollars have been spent on multiple approaches, but indications are that the number of people on the streets has continued to increase. A year ago, the justretired state auditor, Elaine Howle, issued a highly critical report on California’s efforts, saying “its approach to addressing homelessness is disjointed. At least nine state agencies administer and oversee 41 different programs that provide funding to mitigate homelessness, yet no single entity oversees the state’s efforts or is
responsible for developing a statewide strategic plan.” “As a result,” Howle told the Legislature, “the state continues to lack a comprehensive understanding of its spending to address homelessness, the specific services the programs provide, or the individuals who receive those services.” Given that, one must wonder whether any of the new programs being rolled out will be any more successful. How, for instance, will the state deliver more prekindergarten care and education if the K-12 system is already many thousands of teachers short? Will extending Medi-Cal health care coverage to more people make any difference when existing recipients already struggle to find doctors? Will there be enough professional staff to handle the mentally ill who would be forced into treatment under Newsom’s “Care Court” plan? In short, is California continuing to bite off more than it can chew? — 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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oreover, Hollis said, there are environmental justice sensitivities: “Who gets the work? Where will the facilities be sited? And there will be extreme attention to environmental issues at the facilities and the pipelines.” Biden is caught between his own plans to cut fossil fuel use in electric supply in the nation and his commitment to Europe that the United States will be a reliable supplier of fuel for their electricity needs over the long haul. Commitment is important to the gas industry which is whipsawed between demands for natural gas and attempts to limit its use by obstructing development. New natural gas infrastructure will need to operate over several decades to recover investment — at odds with the Biden plan to reduce fossil fuel generation in the United States by 2030 and get to net-zero by 2050. A bright spot: The industry is confident that sometime in the future, carbon can be removed from natural gas at the time of combustion. This technology is called carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) and envisages getting the carbon out of the combustion effluent before it goes into the air. It can then be used as a building material and for future gas and oil well stimulation. According to USEA’s Hollis, the Department of Energy is working with its national laboratories and is making solid progress in perfecting the technology. Energy aficionados believe increasingly that a breakthrough is at hand. If that is so, then Biden can shush his environmental critics and approach the future with more confidence, giving gas companies and utilities the durable assurances they need. Meanwhile, Biden is bullish on future gas in Europe and bearish on gas in the United States. As in the Johnny Mercer song, “something’s gotta give.” — Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. His email is llewellynking1@gmail.com and you can follow him on Twitter @LlewellynKing2. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
Letters Stoking fear We were appalled when we saw the incumbent District Attorney’s attack ad, a nastiness we haven’t seen before in a political race in our county. The ad makes the ridiculous claim that sex offenders and child rapists are trying to take over the DA’s Office. And the ad appeared just as the Republican senators were reducing the well qualified Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record to a couple of inaccurate sound bites about her role in child-abuse sentencing. The ad’s inflammatory language brings these extremist national Republican tactics, designed to stoke fear, to our local DA race. The Davis Enterprise article on March 25 misses the point — that the ad is designed to stir up emotions based on fear to hide the important policy differences between the incumbent and Cynthia Rodriguez. The DA’s Office is about maintaining a civil and safe society, and this ad moves us in the opposite direction. Rodriguez is challenging the incumbent DA in the June primary. Criminal justice is a complex and
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important subject, and one about which the average resident in Yolo County may not feel well acquainted. Rodriguez has over 40 years’ experience both prosecuting and defending criminal cases. Rodriguez’s endorsements speak to her values for community and justice and include mainstream Democratic organizations and public officials, such as the Yolo County Democratic Party, Supervisor Don Saylor, and Delaine Eastin, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction. It’s time for a change. Vera Sandronsky and Anne Kjemtrup Davis
City medians & walkways The city medians and walkways are a mess — weeds are growing out of control. This has been going on for several years (well before COVID). Public works stated we are having staffing problems. Woodland, Winters and Dixon medians and walkways look much better than Davis. Areas controlled by private business all seem to have standards and generally look like the owners are trying to keep things up. Why are the standards so low for the city? It
Speak out President The Hon. Joe Biden, The White House, Washington, D.C., 20500; 202-456-1111 (comments), 202-456-1414 (switchboard); email: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
U.S. Senate Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3841; email: http://feinstein. senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me Sen. Alex Padilla, B03 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510;
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Liberty at my expense It is amazing to me that the University of California is considering allowing department faculty and staff to espouse political views and doctrine at the taxpayers’ expense. In The Enterprise Forum column on Wed. March 30, Tom Elias warned that this could “quickly cost the university its tax exempt status.” License to preach racism or antisemitism is not allowed under current UC policy. It puts the institution at risk of no longer being an “impartial source of reliable information.” Let those who have racist or antisemitic views keep their thoughts to their personal lives. I don’t want my tax dollars to fund their internet, their computer equipment, or their salaries if they use these at the university to spew poison. I certainly don’t want their views against any race, religion, or ethnic group to affect UC students’ grades. Their “freedoms” should not be at any others’ expense! Harriet Gadisman Davis
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Granting Pink benefits dozens of women Special to The Enterprise
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arlier this month, Thriving Pink volunteers, including dozens of Pink Peers and board members, showed up to help present 35 newly diagnosed women in Yolo County with thoughtful gift bags filled with resource materials and individual financial grants. Thriving Pink Peers volunteer their time to mentor others who are seeking support after a recent, and often unexpected diagnosis. “Those words really saved my life,” said Eva, one of the recent grant recipients. “Last year, I was working as an aesthetician at a local studio, and my friend Martha Ozonoff came in for one of her regular appointments. She tells me about her recent breast cancer diagnosis, and encourages me to do a self-exam. I thought to myself, ‘I’m only 39 years old and haven’t even had a mammogram yet.’ All of this was entirely new to me. “But I remembered her
Thriving Pink words of advice, and that evening I was surprised when I found a lump. I feel so fortunate that this was identified at an early stage. Martha and I are still really good friends. Now, she’s also my Thriving Pink Peer to help me get through this diagnosis. I also really appreciate this financial grant from Thriving Pink, and the great support.” Many of the grant recipients arrived with supportive family members. “I took a gap year off after high school to help take care of my Mom, and now I’m pursuing a degree in electrical engineering in college,” said one incredibly mature son of a recipient. Dr. Alicia Silva, a Thriving Pink board member, brought her daughter and mother, three generations of dedicated volunteers to provide support and bilingual translation services for the Hispanic community. Several families arrived at the same time to
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Martha Ozonoff, right, a Thriving Pink peer, sits with a local grant recipient. connect with them. “I grew up in this community, and I am honored to be here to support many of these women who are my patients as well,” Dr. Silva said. This year, Thriving Pink’s grant program, Granting Pink, provided more than $64,000 in individual financial grants to 35 cancer survivors in Yolo County. The financial awards fill a great need for immediate and essential
needs, covering medical treatment, health insurance costs, food and groceries, rent, transportation, and quality-of-life care. “I received so much meaningful support from Thriving Pink years ago,” one volunteer said. “I’m here to pay it forward and serve as a Pink Peer to help others on this journey.” On Friday, April 22, the picturesque estate of the Yin Ranch in Vacaville will
host the sixth annual Pink Gala to celebrate and recognize all the grant awardees, community partners, supporters, and volunteers. Community Service Awardees this year include Mara Lindsay, a Pink Peer volunteer, Cindy Sucevich RN at Dignity Health, and Harris Liu of Golden Arch Enterprises. Davis Firefighters Local 3494 will be hosting a table as special community supporters as well. Emcees Dr. John Chuck and Emma Hunter join more than 230 guests at this special event. Funds raised from this evening will provide much needed funding for the next grant cycle. To receive more information about the upcoming Pink Gala, Thriving Pink workshops, and its Granting Pink and Mentoring Pink programs, please visit www.thriving pink.org. Last month, Thriving Pink hosted a Pink Speakers Series with Natalie Ledesma, a dietician nutritionist, to speak on the topic of “Nutrition & Breast Cancer.”
This month, Thriving Pink is organizing a group Morning Walk at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 16, at the North Davis greenbelt, with walkers parking at Tandem Properties nearby (3500 Anderson Road). There will also be a Pink Speaker Series workshop at 7 p.m. Monday, April 25, with Dr. Claudia De Young from Kaiser Hospital who will be speaking on the topic of “Breast Cancer Survivorship”. Email info@thrivingpink.org to attend an upcoming workshop which is open to everyone, including those who are newly diagnosed and those who care for their friends and loved ones with this diagnosis. All programs and services are provided at no cost to the community. We truly appreciate your support and generosity which sustains Thriving Pink’s mission to provide a compassionate network of resources to help those in Yolo County impacted by breast cancer. — Submitted by Thriving Pink board members.
Supporting sexual-assault survivors for 45 years Enterprise staff writer
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pril is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month. This year marks Empower Yolo’s 45th anniversary of providing services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. Over the years, Empower Yolo’s services and resources have grown and expanded to meet the rising need for support of survivors and families in need in our community. Yolo County’s Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Task Force is a local effort to support sexual assault and human trafficking survivors. SART is a coordinated, multidisciplinary, and victim-centered first response to survivors of sexual assault and human trafficking. SART members include victim advocates both Empower Yolo's CARE advocates (SART advocate and CARE advocate can be used interchangeably) and UC Davis CARE advocates, law enforcement detectives, District Attorney's Office sex crimes team, forensic medical examiners, Department of Justice crime lab, and the Multi-Disciplinary Interview Center. According to CapRadio’s “After the Assault” podcast (June 2021) citing the Department of Justice, 75% of rapes in the U.S. go unreported. The mission of SART is to counter the experience of sexual assault and human trafficking with a sensitive and competent multi-disciplinary response, to support efforts to restore the wellbeing to the victim, and to bring the responsible person(s) to justice. Teamwork, cooperation, communication and flexibility are essential for the success of the SART program. “I’m extremely proud of the SART Task Force for recommitting to following these principles and supporting survivors by reauthorizing the Yolo County SART Protocol in September 2021,” said associate director Celina Alveraz. SART advocates help empower survivors and inform them of their rights. “There are many rights survivors have, but the one
I like to highlight is that each survivor has the right to ask questions,” said Jess Lucia, Empower Yolo SART advocate. “Whether that is asking questions to an advocate or law enforcement for clarification or if guidance is needed, it’s OK to ask. “In my experience, many survivors think there is only one reporting option and that involves taking a stand at trial. Reporting options can vary based on what each survivor wants, anything from reporting anonymously to a full investigation, it is solely up to each survivor.” In 2021, 390 survivors of sexual assault and human trafficking (of which 146 were children) received advocacy, accompaniment, and/or support services from Empower Yolo. Through the lingering pandemic, Empower Yolo continues to provide essential services to survivors of sexual assault. The CARE team is composed of certified sexual assault peer counselors and all communication between the survivor and advocate is privileged communication. Empower Yolo advocates are prepared to act during emergencies. They respond 24 hours a day, seven days a week to hospitals, police departments, forensic interviews and the BEAR Clinic for forensic medical exams; they provide crisis intervention, peer counseling, accompaniment, resources, referrals, and emotional support to survivors and their families. All services are free, safe, and confidential. Empower Yolo also has counseling services (for adults and children), restraining order clinics, and support groups (for adults and teens) for survivors of sexual assault. A new support group called Foundations, which focuses on rebuilding your life after sexual assault, will be starting in the month of April. For information and to sign up, visit empoweryolo. org/counseling-services/. “Being a SART Advocate with Empower Yolo is extremely rewarding. It allows me and the Empower Yolo team to support
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tactile play table for the children at the shelter and held its own “Rooms to Go” drive to help support Empower Yolo clients. “After visiting the shelter, our committee was moved by the commitment of the staff and the breadth of services Empower Yolo provides to families. We would encourage other organizations to offer items for the "Rooms to Go" campaign and help families who are beginning anew,” says Karen Friis, member of the stewardship committee, along with Sarah Larkin and chaired by Sharon Hale. Courtesy photo
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis held a “Rooms to Go” drive to support Empower Yolo clients. survivors where they are and to give encouragement even if survivors are not wanting to report,” Lucia said. “Our work is important in this community because it allows survivors to have a safe, non-judgmental, confidential space to be able to talk about difficult situations. Our SART services provide a path to healing and feeling supported.”
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he community can help by simply believing. “Believing a survivor is one of the most powerful things we can do as a community,” according to Lucia. “Some other ways the community can support survivors is by spreading the word about the SART team, placing Empower Yolo fliers in their businesses, letting friends and family know about SART services, and making financial donations. We appreciate everyone in the community who has helped Empower Yolo provide services to survivors.” To all survivors out there, “We believe you. You are supported. You are not alone,” she said. If you would like to support survivors and make a difference in our community join Empower Yolo’s upcoming spring peer counselor training, starting Tuesday, April 26. For more information or to download an application visit: empoweryolo.org/volunteer. April is also Child Abuse Prevention Month. Throughout the month, the Child Abuse Prevention Council, Yolo County
Children’s Alliance, Empower Yolo, and partners are raising awareness about nurturing resilience in youth and their families in the region. This year, the Yolo County CAPC is highlighting the Strong Families Yolo website to provide new interactive resources and educational materials focused on the needs of youths, their parents and caregivers; See https:// www.strongfamiliesyolo.org/ youth-teens. This month, Empower Yolo has several new, exciting activities planned and opportunities for the community to get involved and make an impact. In honor of Empower Yolo’s 45th anniversary and in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month the annual “Shower for the Shelter” will be a “Rooms-to-Go” drive to help support the 45 victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking our housing department will be moving into permanent housing during our 45th year so that every one of those 45 households receives the necessary items to complete a bedroom, bathroom, or kitchen. Donate any new needed items during our in-person event on Saturday, April 9, or any time during the month of April in Davis or Woodland during office hours. For more information, locations, and hours visit: empoweryolo.org. For its spring community service project the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis built a
ICYMI: Our top 5 stories of the week News n Jogger struck by vehicle ID’d: http://wp.me/p3aczg-48K2 n Sac City College’s aviation program soars in Davis: http://wp.me/p3aczg-48Fv n Knives reportedly out in two Davis incidents: http://wp.me/p3aczg-48Mw
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hroughout the month of April, Empower Yolo will also be hosting a weekly, lunchtime podcast club series based on CapRadio’s “After the Assault” podcast (June 2021); episodes can be found at: capradio.org/aftertheassault. Listen to two episodes each week and connect with Empower Yolo advocates via Zoom on Wednesdays at noon to discuss the podcast. Start by listening to Episode 1, “Start by Believing,” and Episode 2, “Your Brain on Rape,” and join us for the first meeting on Wednesday, April 6 at 12 p.m. For the full schedule and to register visit: https://tinyurl. com/2dz4p545. Other ways to support Empower Yolo and survivors: n Denim Day 2022 is Wednesday, April 27. Wear denim and join us in supporting survivors, spreading awareness and education around sexual violence, and challenging rape culture; post a selfie in denim and tag @ empower_yolo #DenimDay 2022. For more information visit: denimdayinfo.org. n Give to support sexual assault survivors and many other clients in need on Big Day of Giving, Thursday, May 5; make an impact and become a matching donor for Empower Yolo. Donate $45 or more in honor of Empower Yolo’s 45th anniversary; early giving begins Thursday, April 21 at: www.bigdayofgiving.org/empoweryolo. — Natalia Baltazar is the Director of Development and Community Relations of Empower Yolo.
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“I was managing the South Davis McD’s when you were in there planning ... By my calculations, twice a month for 31 years is at least 744 delicious meals.”
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SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2022 NOTICE INVITING BIDS 2021 STREET LIGHT CAPITAL WORK PROJECT, PROGRAM NO. 7258
NOTICE INVITING BIDS FIRE STATION 32 KITCHEN REMODEL PROJECT, PROGRAM NO. 7908 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Davis (“City”) invites and will receive sealed Bids up to but not later than 2:00 PM on April 21, 2022, at the City Clerk’s office of the City Manager, located at 23 Russell Boulevard, Davis, CA 95616, for the furnishing to City of all labor, equipment, materials, tools, services, transportation, permits, utilities, and all other items necessary for the Fire Station 32 Kitchen Remodel Project, Program No. 7908 (the “Project”). At said time, Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after said time shall be returned unopened. Bids shall be valid for a period of 90 calendar days after the Bid opening date. 2. Requesting Contract Book: The Contract Book (including all plans and specifications) is required to be purchased for $100 per set from BPXpress Reprographics www.blueprintexpress.com/davis or by calling at (916) 760-7281. Bidder must purchase the Contract Book from BPXpress Reprographics AND be on the BPXpress plan holder list to be deemed responsive. Only bidders on the plan holders list shall receive addenda notifications.
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Davis (“City”) invites and will receive sealed Bids up to but not later than 2:00 PM on April 26, 2022, at the City Clerk’s office of the City Manager, located at 23 Russell Boulevard, Davis, CA 95616, for the furnishing to City of all labor, equipment, materials, tools, services, transportation, permits, utilities, and all other items necessary for the 2021 Street Light Capital Work Project, Program No. 7258 (the “Project”). At said time, Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after said time shall be returned unopened. Bids shall be valid for a period of 90 calendar days after the Bid opening date. 2. Requesting Contract Book: The Contract Book (including all plans and specifications) is required to be purchased for $70 per set from BPXpress Reprographics www.blueprintexpress.com/davis or by calling at (916) 760-7281. Bidder must purchase the Contract Book from BPXpress Reprographics AND be on the BPXpress plan holder list to be deemed responsive. Only bidders on the plan holders list shall receive addenda notifications.
Please see further detail on bidding requirements by going to https://cityofdavis.org/city-hall/public-works/management-administration/rfps and selecting the respective link to this Project.
Please see further detail on bidding requirements by going to https://cityofdavis.org/city-hall/ public-works/management-administration/rfps and selecting the respective link to this Project.
3. Description Of The Work The work includes remodel of the existing Fire Station 32 kitchen, interior improvements, and ADA improvements to install a complete and operating facility in accordance with the Project Plans and Specifications.
3. Description Of The Work The work includes the replacement of wiring, conduit, installation of new pedestrian push button pole with heads, and new light poles with cobra heads including all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals to install a complete and operating facility in accordance with the Project Plans and Specifications.
All work shall be performed in accordance with the Contract Documents and all applicable laws and regulations. 4. Engineer's Estimate: $250,000
Project Engineer: Kevin Fong, P.E.
All work shall be performed in accordance with the Contract Documents and all applicable laws and regulations. 4. Engineer's Estimate: $190,000 Project Engineer: Kevin Fong, P.E.
5. Contractor's License Classification and Subcontractors: Unless otherwise noted in the bid documents, each Bidder shall be a licensed contractor: Class [B] 6. Bid Bond, performance bond and material bond: Please see https://cityofdavis.org/Home/Components/RFP/RFP/1200/3101 for more information on these requirements. 7. Prevailing Wages: All employees on the job shall be paid prevailing wages and be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. See Contract Book for more detail. 8. Award: City shall award the contract for the Project to the lowest responsible Bidder submitting a responsive bid as determined by the City from the Total Bid Price. City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. 9. Notice to Proceed: This project will be awarded for a July 2022 start date. The Notice to Proceed shall be issued no sooner than July 12, 2022. 10. Further Information: For further information, contact Kevin Fong, Senior Civil Engineer, at kfong@cityofdavis.org. Questions will only be considered and answered via email. Questions will not be considered or answered 48 working hours prior to the bid opening. 11. Pre-Bid Conference: A pre-bid conference is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 11, 2022, and 10:30 a.m. on April 18, 2022. __________________________________________________________________________ Deliver Bids To: City Offices - City Clerk's Office 23 Russell Boulevard Davis, CA 95616-3896
5. Contractor's License Classification and Subcontractors: Unless otherwise noted in the bid documents, each Bidder shall be a licensed contractor: Class A, General Contractor, or combination of C-8, C-10, and C-12 Contractor’s licenses. 6. Bid Bond, performance bond and material bond: Please see https://cityofdavis.org/Home/Components/RFP/RFP/1200/3101 for more information on these requirements. 7. Prevailing Wages: All employees on the job shall be paid prevailing wages and be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. See Contract Book for more detail. 8. Award: City shall award the contract for the Project to the lowest responsible Bidder submitting a responsive bid as determined by the City from the Total Bid Price. City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. 9. Notice to Proceed: This project will be awarded for a summer start date. The Notice to Proceed shall be issued no sooner than July 11, 2022. 10. Further Information: For further information, contact Kevin Fong, Senior Civil Engineer, at kfong@cityofdavis.org. Questions will only be considered and answered via email. Questions will not be considered or answered 48 working hours prior to the bid opening. 11. Pre-Bid Conference: No Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for this project. __________________________________________________________________________ Deliver Bids To: City Offices - City Clerk's Office 23 Russell Boulevard Davis, CA 95616-3896
*Note* If you choose to mail your Bid Proposal via any of the overnight/express services, the preferred services are FedEx, UPS and USPS and the delivery MUST be a timed delivery. The delivery service MUST deliver the bid during the TIME WINDOW stated below to the City’s Clerk Office. The outside envelope MUST be clearly marked as follows: [SEALED BID FOR: Fire Station 32 Kitchen Remodel Project, Program No. 7908. DELIVER IMMEDIATELY TO CITY CLERK'S OFFICE]
*Note* If you choose to mail your Bid Proposal via any of the overnight/express services, the preferred services are FedEx, UPS and USPS and the delivery MUST be a timed delivery. The delivery service MUST deliver the bid during the TIME WINDOW stated below to the City’s Clerk Office. The outside envelope MUST be clearly marked as follows: [SEALED BID FOR: 2021 STREET LIGHT CAPITAL WORK PROJECT, PROGRAM NO. 7258. DELIVER IMMEDIATELY TO CITY CLERK'S OFFICE]
TIME WINDOW TO DELIVER BIDS (either by delivery service or dropped off in person by bidder): Thursday, April 21, 2021 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM; No bids will be accepted outside of this time window.
TIME WINDOW TO DELIVER BIDS (either by delivery service or dropped off in person by bidder): Thursday, April 26, 2021 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM; No bids will be accepted outside of this time window.
Bids Due Date And Time: Thursday, April 21, 2021; WINDOW FOR DELIVERY 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM; DEADLINE: 2:00 PM __________________________________________________________________________ END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS Published April 3, 2022 #1754
Bids Due Date And Time: Thursday, April 26, 2021; WINDOW FOR DELIVERY 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM; DEADLINE: 2:00 PM __________________________________________________________________________ END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS Published April 3, 2022 #1755
© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 15
C cha w Buzz and Beeper have hidden chocolate bunnies all over this page. How many can you find?
Buzz and Beeper Bunny like to play games together. Find somebunny to be your buddy and do this page together! If the page looks easy, share it with somebunny younger than you. If it looks hard, share it with somebunny older.
Standards Link: Visual discrimination.
You Need:
Each player needs 8 markers. Buttons, pebbles or even small squares of paper make good markers.
GAMES BUNNY BASKET PATTERNS PATH TRUST EGGS SPRING CHALLENGE PAGE SIGNS HUNT EASTER RACE PLAY
Goal:
Be the first person to get to the sum of 23.
How to Play:
1. The first player puts one marker on a number and says the number aloud. 2. The second player places a marker on another number, adds that number to the previous number and says the total aloud. 3. Play continues until one player reaches exactly 23. Standards Link: Mathematics: Calculate the sums of whole numbers to 23.
Buzz’s Eggs-tra Challenge: Change the numbers in each egg above, using the numbers 5 through 8.
Who won the egg roll race? Trace the winning egg’s path to find out.
A S G P H P A T H L
C H A L L E N G E R E U M A B A S K E T
A N E Y S P T I N R
S T S P R I N G P U T B U N N Y G T I S
E U M S C E A N G T
R P A T T E R N S R Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognizing identical ca al words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
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Standards Link: Mathematics: Subtract single digits from single and double digits.
Solve Beeper’s message by writing the next number in the patterns below. You may need to add, subtract, multiply or divide. Then write the matching code word beside the number on the message line.
Message:
3, 6, 9,
48, 24, 12, 6,
90, 80, 70, 60, 5, 10, 20, 40, 25, 20, 15, basket = 29 bunny = 3
R Y G A M P E G G S
Standards Link: Eye-hand coordination.
Beeper’s Eggs-tra-ordinary Challenge: Begin with 23 and subtract the amounts to reach zero.
Code:
Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.
egg = 16 Every = 12
a = 80 buddy = 10
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple directions. Mathematics: Students solve a variety of problems.
happy = 39 needs = 50
Spring Hunt
Look through the newspaper for signs of spring. Can you find: • a flower • an egg • a baby animal • another sign of spring? Standards Link: Science: Classifying objects.
Whom do you trust? Do you know why? Can you find a picture in the newspaper of re someone you trust? Can you find a picture of someone you would not trust? Think about why you selected each picture. Standards Link: Health: Identify support systems in the community.
The Easter Bunny has been spotted and you’re the reporter covering the story. Be sure to tell who, what, when, where, why and how.
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Comedian Brent Morin
Hell on Wheels
Rotary Club of Winters Weekly Lunch
@ 9:45pm / $12.50 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Ave, San Francisco
@ 6:30pm DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Francisco
@ 12:15pm / $5-$20 Buckhorn, 2 Main Street, Winters
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Thu 4/07
@ 6pm San Francisco-based artist Liz Hickok’s in conversation with Ann Jastrab, Executive Director for The Center for Photographic Art. Doors at 6pm, talk begins at 6:30pm CHUNG | NAMONT, 4071 24th Street, San Francisco. info@chung namont.com, 415-795-1643
DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Francisco
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@ 6:35pm / $12-$67 Sutter Health Park, 400 Ballpark Drive, West Sacramento Dan Hoyle: "Talk To Your People" @ 7pm / $17.50 The Marsh San Francisco Main‐ Stage Theater, 1062 Valencia St., San Francisco
@ 7pm Sudwerk Brewing Co. Dock Store, 2001 2nd St, Davis
@ 6:30pm DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Francisco
Dante Marsh & The Vibe Setters close out the �rst night of The Davis
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Social Kid @ 10pm DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Francisco
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Yvonne Orji
@ 7pm Journey Downtown, 308 Main St, Vacaville Comedian Alyssa Limperis @ 7:30pm / $11.50 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Ave, San Francisco
@ 7:30pm / $30 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Avenue, San Francisco
Sugar //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Sammy Mitchelle Manburg, @ 8pm / $20 @ 8pm / $10-$15 Punch Line Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Comedy Mission Street, San Francisco //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Club Shannon and the Clams Sacramento, 2100 Arden @ 8pm Way, Sacramento Harlow's Restaurant & Nightclub, "Circle Mirror 2708 J St, Sacramento Transformation" //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Ramsey Lee, Soul Glitch
Sons of Kemet
@ 8pm / $26 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Kelsy Karter
Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, San Francisco
The Independent, 628 Divisadero St, San Francisco
@ 8pm / $17 Phoenix Theatre San Francisco, 414 Mason St., San Francisco
@ 8pm / $60-$90 Uptown Theatre Napa, 1350 3rd St, Napa
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Fred again..
@ 8pm Great American Music Hall, 850 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
renowned, Grammy-winning Kro‐ nos Quartet. SFJAZZ, 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco. of�ce@kro nosarts.com, 415-731-3533
@ 3:30pm //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// This is a FREE Living Trust Seminar Rotary Club of Davis Round Table Pizza, 888 Alamo Featured Weekly Lunch + Program Drive, Vacaville. info@LearnLiv @ 12:15pm ingTrust.com, 800-350-6376 See website for details . University //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Park Inn and Suites, 1111 Richards Living Trust Seminar - Fair‐ Boulevard, Davis. jen.kukis@ed �eld, CA - April 13, 2022 wardjones.com, 530-564-4655 @ 6:30pm //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// This is a FREE Living Trust Seminar Immersive Frida Kahlo Round Table Pizza, 5085 Business San Francisco Center Drive, Fair�eld. info@Learn Macy @ 1pm LivingTrust.com, 800-350-6376 SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Gray //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Van Ness Ave, San Francisco @ 6:30pm / Dying Wish
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Apr 9th - Apr 10th ABAS'S 62nd ANNUAL BONSAI @ 7:30pm SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St, San SHOW & SALE WILL INCLUDE A LARGE COLLECTION OF MAGNIF‐ Francisco ICENT BONSAI, DEMONSTRA‐ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TIONS, WORKSHOP, & RAFFLES The Reverend Peyton's Big IN A PLEASANT INDOOR /OUT‐ Damn Band DOOR VENUE AT SACRAMENTO'S @ 8pm McKINLEY PARK. Shepard Garden Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 1710 & Art Center, 3330 McKinley Boule‐ Mission Street, San Francisco vard, Sacramento. breadcrust@ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// comcast.com, 916-929-2106
Kronos
@ 8:30pm The Chapel, 777 Valencia Street, San Francisco
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Mon 4/11 Immersive Frida Kahlo San Francisco
@ 11am SVN West San Francisco, 10 South //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
ABAS 62nd ANNUAL BONSAI SHOW & SALE, April 9 & 10, 10AM-4PM
Satan's Blade //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Sasami
Vicente Archer @ 7:30pm SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St, San Francisco
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Gerald Clayton @ 7:30pm SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St, San Francisco
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Bill Stewart @ 7:30pm SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St, San Francisco
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Lindsey Buckingham @ 8pm / $63.76-$77.52 South Shore Room at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline
@ 8:30pm Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco
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@ 10am Apr 9th - Apr 10th The AMERICAN BONSAI ASSOCI‐ ATION'S (ABAS) 62nd ANNUAL //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// BONSAI SHOW & SALE, celebrat‐ KRONOS FESTIVAL ing the art, skill, history, culture and @ 7:30pm / $20-$65 community that is bonsai! Shepard Apr 7th - Apr 9th Garden & Art Center, 3330 McKin‐ The annual KRONOS FESTIVAL re‐ ley Boulevard, Sacramento. bread turns in person to the SFJAZZ crust@comcast.com, 916-929Center April 7-9, presented by and 2106 featuring SF’s own world-
Mike Dimes @ 8pm The War�eld, 982 Market St, San Francisco
@ 7:30pm SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St, San Francisco
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Lindsey Buckingham
John Sco�eld
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ABAS 62nd Bonsai Show & Sale, April 9&10, 10AM4PM
Featured
@ 7:30pm War Memorial Opera House, 455 Franklin St., San Francisco
Rhett Walker: The //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Gospel 10th Annual Tomato Plant Song and Sale - UC Master Tailgain' Gardeners 0f Napa County Tour @ 10am It's Tomato Time! Come to the UC Master Gardeners of Napa County 10th Tomato Plant Sale -- choose from 27 varieties! We have 2 sale days -- Online sale is April 3 and the In-Person Sale is April 9. 1710 Soscol Ave, 1710 Soscol Avenue, Napa. napamastergardeners@ gmail.com, 707-253-4221
category in The New Times Music Awards in 2019. The Vibe Setters are a soulful funk band with heavy grooves and melodic melodies. The band consists of 5 members. Dante Marsh - lead singer, Drake Freeman - bassist, Jon Millsap - lead guitarist, Tim Costa - percussionist, and Gerald Purify - drummer. Being fairly new as a band does not hinder their lack of ex‐ perience in performing on stage. Soon to be recording their 1st studio album, the future looks very bright for The Vibe Setters
San Francisco Ballet
@ 8am Join the �ght for healthy lungs & //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// clean air, when you step up for the Fight For Air Climb in San Fran‐ Featured cisco. This unique vertical race is like no other, and a challenge you will never forget. 555 California St, 555 California Street, San Fran‐ cisco. Britte.Harder@lung.org, 510-982-3054
Sacra‐ mento River Cats vs. Sugar Land Space Cowboys
The Vibe Setters: Davis Cherry Blossom Festival
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ARTIST TALK: Liz Hickok in Conversation with Ann Jastrab at CHUNG | NAMONT in Noe Valley
Saturday Apr 9th
Editor's Voice
@ 8:30pm Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco
@ 9pm August Hall, 420 Mason St, San Francisco
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Wed 4/13
@ 9pm Torch Club, 904 15th St, Sacra‐ mento
Living Trust Seminar - Va‐ caville, CA - April 13, 2022
@ 8:30pm Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco
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Fri 4/15
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The Operator @ 9pm Public Works, 161 Erie St, San Francisco
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Whitlock @ 9pm Public Works, 161 Erie St, San Francisco
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Emanate @ 9pm Public Works, 161 Erie St, San Francisco
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Sun 4/17
$65-$125 Immersive Frida Kahlo Blue Note Phil Grif�ths: Cheaper //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Sister’s Easter at Dolores San Francisco Napa, 1030 Than Therapy at the Meredith Edgar @ 2pm //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Park / Hunky Jesus Main Shelton Theater SVN West San Francisco, 10 South @ 11:30am Hoity-Toity Contest Street, Napa @ 8pm Van Ness Ave, San Francisco Salesforce Park, 425 Mission St, @ 8pm @ 10am Shelton Theater, 533 Sutter St, San Magician Jay Alexander //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// San Francisco Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, The Sisters of Perpetual Indul‐ Francisco @ 6:30pm / $45 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Immersive Frida Kahlo San Francisco gence are happy to announce that //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// San Francisco they are bringing their annual Editor's Pick "Circle Mirror Farrell St., San Francisco @ 4pm Easter Celebration back to Dolores Deb Never //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Transformation" Love and Honey: Mraz SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Park on Sunday, April 17th, after a @ 8pm @ 8pm / $17 Megan Hilty Brewing Company's Van Ness Ave, San Francisco two-year hiatus Mission Dolores The War�eld, 982 Market St, San Phoenix Theatre San Francisco, @ 7pm / $125 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Anniversary Party! Park, Dolores St & 19th Street, San Francisco 414 Mason St., San Francisco Feinstein's at the Nikko, 222 Ma‐ Immersive Frida Kahlo //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 12pm Francisco. tilda@thesisters.org, //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// son Street, San Francisco Mraz Brewing Company, 2222 415-320-9163 Anthony, Vinny, & Friends San Francisco //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Eric Bellinger Francisco Dr #510, El Dorado Hills /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 5pm Comedy Showcase John Sco�eld @ 8:30pm //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// SVN West San Francisco, 10 South @ 8pm / $12.50 August Hall, 420 Mason St, San Francisco
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@ 7pm August Hall, 420 Mason St, San Francisco
Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
Featured
Robin Reyes
Punch Line Sacramento, 2100 Ar‐
@ 7:30pm
@ 8:30pm Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco
Silas Fermoy
@ 8pm Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission St, San Francisco
Dave Holland
@ 7:30pm SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St, San Francisco ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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Magician Jay Alexander
@ 8:30pm Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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Alcatraz
The Unautho‐ rized //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Rolling StonesFeatured Tribute to Charlie Watts @ 7pm Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, 94133, San Francisco
@ 8pm Downtown Theatre, 1035 Texas St, Fair�eld Meute @ 8pm August Hall, 420 Mason St, San Francisco
Magic Fu‐ sion Star‐ ring David Goldrake @ 7pm / $32-$42 The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe MADZILLA LV: Spring Tour 2022
@ 8pm Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission St, San Francisco
Cobb's Comedy Showcase @ 8pm / Free-$8 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Ave, San Francisco
Tim Montana @ 7:30pm Folsom Ho‐ tel, 703 Sut‐ ter St, Fol‐ som Phillip Greenlief: PUBLIC EYESORE PRESENTS: READY BOX - ABALOS SPELLITICH DAY - JORD LIU @ 7:30pm Canessa Gallery, 708 Montgomery St, San Francisco
@ 9:30pm Neck Of the Woods, 406 Clement St, San Francisco
Featured
Comedian Brent Morin @ 9:45pm / $12.50 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Ave, San Francisco
E. Live: Sweater Funk @ 10pm Knockout, 3223 Mission St, San Francisco
The War�eld, 982 Market Street, San Francisco
@ 10pm Public Works, 161 Erie St, San Francisco
Deb Never Ace Of Spades, 1417 R St, Sacra‐ mento
Lindsey Buckingham
Sun 4/10
Hot Buttered Rum
The Helltones
@ 9pm The Green Room Social Club, 251 Main St, Placerville
@ 4pm DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Francisco
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Plosivs
RATKING
@ 9pm Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco
@ 4pm DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Francisco
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Meat Wave
Rusty Chains
@ 9pm Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco
@ 4pm DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Francisco
DOJA DANCE! Sacramento, CA
Bad Mother Nature Power‐ house Pub, 614 Sutter St, Folsom
@ 10pm The Starlet Room, 2708 J St, Sacramento
Wicked (Touring)
@ 7:30pm / $53-$133 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// SAFE Magician Jay Alexander Victoria Credit @ 9pm / $45 @ 4pm Union Per‐ Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San forming Arts Center, 1301 Farrell St., San Francisco Francisco L St., Sacramento //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@ 3:15pm / $12.50 Lesher Center for the Arts George & Sonja Vukasin Theatre, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
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Sat 4/16 Featured
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@ 4pm Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco
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Magician Jay Alexander
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John Sco�eld @ 7pm SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St, San Francisco
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Max Amini Live in San Francisco
Thu 4/14
@ 7pm / $34-$44 Herbst Theatre at the San Fran‐ cisco War Memorial Building, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
Rotary Club of Winters Weekly Lunch
@ 12:15pm / $5-$20 Buckhorn, 2 Main Street, Winters
Never Come Down
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Vicente Archer @ 7pm SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St, San Francisco
@ 7pm Amado's, 998 Valencia St, San Francisco
Dan Hoyle: "Talk To Your People"
Philip: ROCK‐ @ 7pm / $17.50 2REMEM‐ The Marsh San Francisco Main‐ Stage Theater, 1062 Valencia St., BER! in San Francisco support of //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Guitars 4 Vets. MIKE @ 6pm 36 Handles Public House, 1010 White Rock Rd Ste //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 100, El Dorado Hills John Sco�eld James Patrick Regan @ 7:30pm singer/guitarist: James SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St, San Patrick Regan @ Citizen Francisco Vine Folsom //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 7pm The Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
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@ 4pm Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco
@ 6:30pm / $45 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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Featured
"Spontaneous Charles Dickens: Wherein We Improvise"
Black Sabbitch ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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@ 7pm //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Uptown Theatre Napa, 1350 3rd St, Napa
Editor's Pick
@ 9pm / $45 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
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Laroz
Midnight Tyrannosaurus
Editor's Pick
@ 9:30pm //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Rina Sawayama
Scott H. Biram
Magician Jay Alexander
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@ 2pm Great American Music Hall, 859 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
Ancient Mariner ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
HANA
Tue 4/12
Weston Estate
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@ 9pm DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Francisco
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@ 8pm The Independent, 628 Divisadero St, San Francisco ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@ 12pm Be Bubbly Napa Valley, 1407 2nd St, Napa
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@ 7pm Harlow's Restaurant & Nightclub, 2708 J St, Sacramento
Melanie Charles
J.D. Pinkus
@ 8:30pm Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@ 8pm The War�eld, 982 Market St, San Francisco ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Mango Kingz
Bubbly Napa
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Fri 4/08 @ 6:30pm / $45 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
Editor's Pick
SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St, San Michelle //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// den Way, Suite 225, Sacramento Francisco Lambert: Be //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@ 6pm Citizen Vine Folsom, 609 Sutter St, Folsom
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Josh Dion @ 7pm SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St, San Francisco
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MPHD @ 8pm The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd, San Francisco
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Mars Occult, Hidden in the Sun, Golden Seed Garden @ 8pm / $10 Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, San Francisco
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Weston Estate @ 9pm Great American Music Hall, 859 O'‐ farrell St, San Francisco
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Thoughts on physical and mental health Dear Annie: As I was reading the letter from “Burnt Out,” the woman whose husband was chronically ill at moments of pressure, I wanted to say that the advice you gave about how this could be a mind/body issue sounds spot on to me, based on my personal experience. The book you recommended, “The Mindbody Prescription” by Dr. John Sarno, has been very helpful in my own recovery from pain issues. I would also suggest “The Meaning of Truth” by Nicole Sachs. This book has allowed me to put Sarno’s findings to practical use. The information in these books has given me a new lease on life, with less pain every day. Kudos for suggesting and bringing awareness to the mind/body connection. — Grateful for Mind/Body Writings Dear Grateful: Thank you for telling us of your experience. Here are two more letters that offer different perspectives: Dear Annie: In reply to “Burnt Out,” it sounds like he is suffering from anxiety. I say this because I was diagnosed with anxiety 15 years ago after several years of trips to the emergency room with symptoms of everything from heart attacks and strokes to blocked bowels, bone pains, muscle pain, pneumonia and other ailments. A big factor in dealing with anxiety is that the medical community doesn’t have much of a grasp on the root causes or how to treat it. The medical community also seems to be fighting against itself. ER doctors tend to look at people with undiagnosed anxiety as drug seekers, while therapists want to prescribe drugs that turn most of us into depressed zombies. “Burnt Out” should wait until her husband has had a few puffs on the pipe and is in a relaxed state of mind. Then, she should make a few friendly comments, over several sessions, suggesting therapy. People with anxiety tend to be easily triggered by small suggestions. Her small suggestion should be a positive one. And she shouldn’t worry about or focus on the pot; it’s probably the biggest breakthrough the medical community has made in treating anxiety and pain management in decades. — Just Another Crazy Old Man Dear Crazy Old Man: You’re not crazy at all, and some of your suggestions are good ones, based on your personal experience. Thanks for sharing your perspective with my readers. Dear Annie: I am a 61-year-old mother of four who has been married for 40 years. I’m also a retired dental hygienist, and I consider myself basically stable-minded. But my health resembled “Burnt Out’s” husband, starting in my 20s. I had random periods of unexplainable physical illness that progressively got worse. Long story short — at 52, I was admitted to the hospital with “stroke-like” symptoms. I remained there for five days. Diagnosis: Lyme disease. After IV antibiotic treatment, I was still symptomatic. I remained too ill to ever go back to work. I found a doctor who practices outside the box. Her
diagnosis was three tick-borne diseases: Lyme, Bartonella and Babesia. I am a nonmethylator, which means that I do not eliminate toxins. I had biotoxin and heavy metal toxicity. I had adrenal fatigue and low thyroid. I have the gene mutation called the “dreaded gene.” I was granted disability. I am now in control of my chemistry, but I remain constantly alert as to what triggers my symptoms. I practice health maintenance every day. My advice to “Burnt Out” is to get her husband to a holistic doctor. My diagnoses have been spot-on with healing results. — It’s a Wonderful Life Dear Wonderful Life: Your story is one of hope and success after being confronted with unimaginable health challenges. I love the way you signed your letter. It truly is a wonderful life. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Missing my high school sweetheart — 50 years later Dear Annie: More than 65 years ago, my mother was a military wife, a German “war bride” and an orphan from the war. This means that I had no grandparents on my mother’s side of the family. So, we always went to my father’s parents’ house on Christmas Day, but this led to some frustrations, so my mother put her foot down. She told her master sergeant spouse (my father) that she was no longer going to Grandmother’s house (his mother) on Christmas Day. Her other son and his family lived there. Her kids were going to enjoy their toys in their own home on Christmas Day and visit later. She was tired of her kids seeing the cousins having fun all day with their toys and having to enjoy their Christmas toys later. It worked out fine. She knew about boundaries before it became a psychological theme! — Setting Boundaries Dear Setting Boundaries: Thank you for sharing the story of how your mother solved this problem for you and your siblings without offending your grandparents. She was ahead of her time in setting boundaries for grandparents. ——— Dear Annie: Nearly 50 years ago, while a high school student, I met an upperclassman who completely swept me off my feet. We clicked with each other almost immediately and loved being together as much as possible. He was leaving for college the following year, and his mother made no secret of the fact that she wanted him to
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leave without having a girlfriend back home. I was a year younger, so my future was not yet set. We wanted to stay together even though he would be two states away. We felt that we could make it work during breaks and summer vacations. However, by late summer, his mother had convinced him that breaking it off with me was the best course of action. To say the very least, I was heartbroken and mourned the loss for 10 years. Eventually, I met a nice man, settled down and had a family. I was happy but always felt the loss, and now, almost 50 years later and a widow, I still feel the same as I did back then. Of course, he is a married man now, and I would never pursue him. I feel that seeing a counselor about this would be considered trivial since there are so many in the world suffering right now. — Still Missing My First Love Dear Missing My First Love: You are looking back on your youth, when things were more simplistic and you had fewer responsibilities. The reality is that you feel what you feel, and your yearning is nothing to be trivialized. Perhaps you are missing your husband, and it is much easier to miss a person you knew for a short time and didn’t share a life with. It certainly can be a lot less painful. Talking to a counselor could be just what you need to help sort out what you really long for and what you want in your life today. Your feelings are NOT trivial. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.
Sports
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Kreidler inching closer to suiting up for Detroit
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yan Kreidler gets closer and closer to wearing a Detroit Tigers uniform. The former Davis High and UCLA graduate is the son of Davis residents Mark and Colleen Kreidler. A versatile infielder who posted an .804 onbase plus slugging at Double-A and Triple-A last year, Ryan is expected to open the 2022 season at Triple-A Toledo and see playing time at second, short and third base. n Three of the best hockey callers in the National Hockey League all work for the San Jose Sharks: Dan Rusanowsky, Randy Hahn and Bret Hedican. The Sharks aren’t having the greatest of seasons, but their broadcasts are always first-rate. n Willie Mays played in a record 21 All-Star Games. One year, in Detroit, he drove in the winning run in extra innings for the National League. Bob Stevens, the longtime award-winning San Francisco
Chronicle Giants beat writer summed it up thus: “The only man who could have caught the ball hit it.” n Look for a number of new faces on the Sacramento River Cats this season, along with some holdovers, notably Jason Vosler and Jason Krizan from last year. Outfielder Heliot Ramos will start the season in Sacramento, but may not be a River Cats for long, depending on what the San Francisco Giants needs are. Starting pitching is expected to be a strength. n The Duke and North Carolina campuses are separated by only 11 miles, Durham to Chapel Hill. The teams have faced each other 257 times since 1920, with Carolina holding a 142-115 advantage. They never met in the NCAA Tournament until Saturday evening. n Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching career ends this
weekend, but don’t think Coach K is going to leave the college basketball stage. He remains a frequent critic of the NCAA, and is expected to be at the forefront of the movement to modernize the largely anachronistic organization that “oversees” college athletics. Krzyzewski’s voice is wellrespected across all sports. n While the Giants figure out their catching options, Buster Posey and family have recently relocated to their home state of Georgia. Posey will be at Oracle Park from time to time, but being a full-time dad is now
among his top priorities. n Reacting to a note from a couple weeks back that the Giants needed a righthanded power bat, reader R.C. says: “The Giants have a right-handed power hitter who lives right in their back yard. Just one problem. He is soon to be 91 years old.” Willie Mays’ birthday is May 6. n Counting the National Football League, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association and National Hockey League, there are 126 radio play-by-play people on the planet. One of those is UC Davis graduate Eric Hasseltine, now in his 18th season as the Memphis Grizzlies voice. Don’t be surprised if the Grizz make some noise in the upcoming NBA playoffs. n Over-under on number of times TBS will cut to shot of former North Carolina coach Roy Williams sitting in stands: 20.
The question remains: Why? n Now that doubleheaders have been restored to 9-inning games, Arizona’s Madison Bumgarner should be credited with a no-hitter. Last April, under the MLB rules in play at the time, Bumgarner allowed no hits through the scheduled 7-inning game. Bumgarner retired all 21 Atlanta Braves he faced. So, let’s call it what it is: a no-no. n Looks as though Sacramento Kings will miss NBA playoffs for 16th consecutive season. Yet in that time, the franchise’s value has gone from $259 million in 2003 to over $2 billion today. No wonder current ownership won’t sell. — 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.
SWAMP: Kurita a double-winner as boys squad dominates Huskies From Page B1 said. “It’s been a ton of fun hanging out with the team, cheering for everybody. Since COVID, it’s been really challenging to get a full season of high school swim (last two years), but this season has been a really good return to normal, and I’m super excited for high school swim. “I think it’s going to be really, really neat to have everyone swim at sections,” Portello continued. “I think we may have a really good shot at winning the section title again.” After Portello graduates from Davis High in June, she will be moving to the East Coast to attend Duke University in Durham, N.C., to major in public policy. The future Blue Devil at the university will also be on the women’s swimming
and diving team. “I’m super, super excited,” said Portello of her upcoming adventures on the East Coast. “I absolutely love the team and the coaches. It’ll be really interesting to be in a different part of the country.” Other Davis winners at Friday’s meet were the 200-medley relay team at 1:59.71 and its B team in the 400-medley relay team at 4:02.94. Charlotte Rosendale won the 200 IM at 2:17.35. Emily Shinstock captured the 50 freestyle at 27.48 seconds. Monica Garibay was tops in the 100 backstroke at 1:09. “I think it’s really fun to cheer on everyone,” said Portello of her Blue Devil teammates.
Boys The Blue Devils improved to 5-1 in league
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Davis High’s Audrey Portillo comes up for air in the 100 fly in Friday’s Delta League meet against Sheldon. with a 117-25 win over the Huskies. Yuki Kurita was a double-winner for Davis, capturing the 50 freestyle at 23.63 and the 100
DHS badminton falls to Vaca Special to The Enterprise The Davis High girls badminton team had a tough outing against Vacaville, which posted a 9-6 win. In the singles matches, the Blue Devils won four of the eight matches. Dua Hassan, along with Davis teammates Helena Wei, Kelly Su and Yanjun Liu won their matches. Davis’ doubles teams of Su and Sarah Park, along with Cameron St. Andre-Emi Cech, were also winners.
UCD men’s tennis The UC Davis men’s tennis team once again defended its home courts, downing Weber State in the Aggies final nonconference match of the season, 4-1, Friday at the Marya Welch Tennis Center. UCD improves to 14-9 on the season and 11-4 at home. The Aggies dropped the doubles point but took care of business in the singles matches, rallying off four wins to earn the victory. Freshman Ryan Torres at the No. 1 spot collected his 14th straight win, downing Sebastian Buxman, 6-3, 6-1. The win on the No. 1 court was his third on the season as the newcomer boasts an unblemished 3-0 mark at the top spot. Junior Andras Necz won on court No. 3 against Tristan Sarap, 6-3, 6-1, while classmate Brett Brinkman blanked BoHan Li, 6-0, 6-0 on court four. Junior Mitchell Davis defeated Matteo Savio, 7-5, 6-0 at the No. 5 spot. The Aggies now dive into Big West play with five-straight conference matches. UCD will take a coastal road trip as it heads south to face UC Santa Barbara on Friday, April 8 and then faces Cal Poly on Saturday, April 9.
UCD baseball Trailing 10-4, the UC Davis baseball team plated four runs in the top of the eighth inning to inch closer to host UC Riverside. Unfortunately for the Aggies, that was all the offense they could muster as they fell 10-8 to the Highlanders in Big West Conference action on Friday. UCD fell to 0-14 overall and 0-1 in BWC. Aggie Jonah Henrickson started the eighth by lacing a home run down the right-field line of UCR’s Eric Marrujo. It was Henrickson’s third round-tripper, a single-season, career-best for homers.
Local roundup Following a fly out, Mark Wolbert (2 for 5) sent his full-count offering to leftcenterfield for a triple. Jack Brandel (3 for 5) plated Wolbert with a single to right field. It was Brandel’s first multi-hit game of the season. He also scored two runs. James Williams kept the hit parade going as he doubled down the right-field line, as Brandel was held at third. Williams set a career-best going 4 for 5 with two runs scored. The last Aggie to have four hits in a game was Jalen Smith on May 8, 2021, against CSUN. Daniel Cruz picked up an RBI as he ground out, scoring Brandel and moving Williams to third. UCD’s Nick Iverson (3 for 4) connected on the first offering for an RBI single to right field and sent Marrujo to the bench. A.J. Roldan took the mound for the Highlanders. Iverson attempted to steal second on Roldan and was thrown out to end the inning. Leading the Aggies on offense, J.D. Mico went 2 for 5 with a double to stretch his hitting streak to seven games. Nick Leehey was 2 for 5. Friday marked the third time this season UC Davis has scored four runs or more in the seventh inning or later.
UCD beach volleyball BERKELEY — The UC Davis beach volleyball team opened the weekend with a 4-1 defeat to No. 16 Long Beach State, Friday afternoon at the Clark Kerr Sand Courts. The lone win came on court one when Colleen McGuire and Chelsea Maeglin defeated Skyler Germann and Alice Pratesi, 21-19, 21-19.
UCD women’s tennis The UC Davis women’s tennis team improved to 10-7 on the season and moved its home record to an impressive 8-2 as the Aggies shutout Weber State, 4-0, Friday afternoon at the Marya Welch Tennis Center. After the Aggies claimed the doubles point, Kristina Evloeva defeated Sicely Ferreira, 6-0, 6-1. At the No.2 court, Yana Gurevich downed Ana Morett, 6-1, 6-2 and then freshman Arianna Stavropoulos beat Pei-Hsuan Kuo, 7-5, 6-3.
freestyle at 51.60. Other Blue Devil winners were James Cerussi in the 200 freestyle at 2:00.50, Brock Sippola in the 200 IM at 2:02.49,
Ryan Pfeifer in the 100 butterfly at 56.23 and Harald Tollerup in the 500 freestyle at 6:00.12. Davis’ 200-medley relay A team won at 1:45.80. The
Blue Devils’ 400-freestyle relay also won at 3:29.69. — Contact Mike Bush at mike@davisenterprise. net. Follow on Twitter: @MBDavisSports.