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Meals on Wheels keeps nutrition rolling By Joy Cohan Special to The Enterprise Thousands of seniors throughout Yolo County are food insecure, isolated, and struggling as pandemic threats to their well-being linger. So many await a knock at their door with a hot, healthy meal, a smile, and conversation with the inspired staff and volunteers of Meals on Wheels Yolo County (MOW Yolo). Often the MOW Yolo crew are the only friendly faces these aging residents will see all day. Simultaneously, skyrocketing food and fuel costs are striking at the heart of MOW Yolo’s work to nourish the vulnerable senior citizens of our community. Expenses for ingredients and vehicle operations are running 40 percent over budget. Unlike many similar senior nutrition programs, MOW Yolo freshly prepares in our central kitchen the 9,000 meals currently delivered each month. Additionally, the organization is committed to making personal contact at the doorstep with each of the 450 aging adults served.
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A Meals on Wheels Yolo County volunteer delivers a home meal. On this Big Day of Giving, expanding our service to the many rural communities and underserved neighborhoods of Yolo County — and doing so with an emphasis on equity, locally grown produce, and other fresh, nutritious ingredients — are the goals of MOW Yolo’s “Operation Accelerate” initiative. Generosity during “BDOG” extends the MOW Yolo impact by offsetting the extraordinary food and fuel expenses that threaten success. Here’s a snapshot of the MOW Yolo accomplishments thus far in 2022, and
what continued support will make possible: ■ More choice: frozen vegetarian meals now are available upon request by seniors unable to enjoy the scheduled entrée for medical, cultural, or religious reasons. More menu variety is possible with increased support for the staff, space, and supplies. ■ More nutrition: cooking with fresh ingredients, including local produce, cuts down on sodium, sugar, and other byproducts of processed foods that harm seniors’ health and contribute to chronic disease.
Kitchen prep is time-consuming, however, requiring additional staff. ■ More collaboration: we’re seeking to deepen partnerships with other nonprofits poised to assist with acquiring more fresh food more cost-effectively, as well as with those whose missions to serve seniors can benefit from the nourishment MOW Yolo can provide. Collaboration requires adaptation and reinvention, however, by a team equipped with an entrepreneurial spirit and donors inspired to support the process. ■ More stability and efficiency: no MOW Yolo staff member now earns less than a $17.50/hour “living wage” for Yolo County, and competitive, market-rate compensation has been introduced for all other positions, encouraging dedicated employees to stay with the organization, and attracting new top talent to join the team. Embracing technology also encourages staff nimbleness, makes volunteer roles less burdensome, and elevates outcomes for the seniors dependent upon
Consider what local, struggling seniors can experience nutritionally and socially the rest of this year with your support. our services. These investments already are paying off, with 20 percent more seniors receiving meals countywide just since January. However, sustenance of these advancements is dependent upon community generosity. So much uplift in just the first one-third of the year; consider what local, struggling seniors can experience nutritionally and socially the rest of this year with your support on the Big Day of Giving for MOW Yolo’s $75,000 goal? They await your gift now at www.bigdayofgiving.org/mowyolo. — Joy Cohan is the executive director of Meals on Wheels Yolo County.
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Yolo Children’s Fund helps neediest kids Special to The Enterprise The Yolo Children’s Fund provides grants to the most underprivileged youngster in Yolo County. Almost all these children are in foster case or the juvenile justice system. Amanda is a tenyear-old who was transferred from foster home to foster home over the past two years and was deeply depressed. Her Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) believed that if Amanda could take horseback riding lessons that Amanda’s mental outlook would improve, and she might perform better in school. The Yolo Children’s Fund paid for these lessons and believed they have helped improve Amanda’s life. Jeremy, a young teenager, found himself in the Juvenile Justice system for repeated thefts. He came from a broken home and was raised by his mother. His mother had drug addiction problems and was not there for Jeremy most of the time. Recently, Jeremy’s mother began doing better and the court placed Jeremy in his mother’s home. Jeremy’s social worker was worried that when Jeremy came under stress, he might revert to
Most foster parents and poorer families cannot afford to pay for swim lessons, soccer fees, gymnastics, art classes, summer camp and a variety of educational opportunities that are available to most children in Yolo County. the criminal behavior that had dominated much of his life. Jeremy’s social worker made a request to the Yolo Children’s Fund for a gym membership for Jeremy so that he would have a place to go to exercise and let off steam. The Children’s Fund paid for it. So far, Jeremy has remained on the straight and narrow path. Since its founding 21 years ago,
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opportunities that are available to most children in Yolo County. Some foster families cannot afford to purchase even the school clothes that their foster children need. Often the Yolo Children’s Fund comes to the rescue. Children’s Fund grants include money for music lessons and art classes, bicycles, computers, clothes, school supplies, ballet lessons, horseback riding, tutoring, summer camp and many other needs. The Yolo Children’s Fund welcomes donations from the
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Resentencing program frees first woman from prison
After two years of lockdown, the crowds were back on April 23 for Picnic Day on the UC Davis campus. With the students returning from pandemic-enforced absence, UCD is driving Yolo County’s population growth.
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UC Davis grows as cities shrink Yolo County population hit by pandemic, housing costs, changes on campus By Jeff Hudson Enterprise correspondent The estimated population of the three largest Yolo County municipalities — Davis, Woodland and West Sacramento — shrank a bit between Jan. 1, 2021, and Jan. 1 2022, owing to factors including a falling birth rate, the lingering COVID
pandemic, a drop in the number of new immigrants, and the high cost of housing in California. But the unincorporated portions of Yolo County saw an uptick in the number of residents — largely because UC Davis students (many of whom had back to their home com-
munities and studied online during the pandemic) returned to start attending classes inperson during the past year, and UC Davis opened several new on-campus residential facilities for students just outside Davis city limits. Enrollment at UC Davis continues to rise, yearon-year. Altogether, the overall population of Yolo County (as a whole) went up by 1.8 percent. Those were a few of the local takeaways from latest batch of
population estimates by the California Department of Finance, which were released on Monday (May 2, 2022). “As Baby Boomers age, and fertility declines among younger cohorts, the continuing slowdown in natural (population) increase — births minus deaths — underlies the plateauing of the state’s population growth,” the Department of Finance concluded, adding “The addition of
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Frerichs touts his experience, track record in supervisor race By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Collaboration between local agencies is key now and will continue to be in the years ahead as Yolo County addresses everything from climate change and drought to homelessness and transportation issues, according to Davis Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs. That was never more clear than in the last couple of years as the city of Davis and the county, along with UC Davis, worked together to keep residents safe during the pandemic through the Healthy Davis Together partnership. But collaboration has also led to a memorandum of understanding between the city, county and university on housing and
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other issues, and before that formation of Valley Clean Energy, the Woodland-Davis water project and more. Frerichs, in his decade as a Davis City Council member, has had a hand in much of that, including serving on the boards of numerous multi-jurisdiction agencies. Now, as he runs for county supervisor, it’s that experience he believes is critical going forward. “It’s important that our county has leaders who know how things work,” said Frerichs. Frerichs said he was surprised as many were when longtime Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor announced last summer he would not seek re-election in District 2. But he also saw it as an
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Once serving prison time for burglary, a former Davis woman is now making history — in a positive way. In February, Kaitlin Vaughn became the first woman to win release under a local prosecutor-initiated resentencing program that has VAUGHN offered multiple Free to go inmates a second chance. “I am so glad to be able to do this today, and I am so proud of you for what you’ve done while you’ve been in prison,” Yolo Superior Court Judge Janene Beronio, who just four years ago sentenced Vaughn to 15 years in prison, said as she cut that term nearly in half. “Thank you and please continue on, have a fabulous life,” Beronio said. Vaughn’s new start stems from section 1170 of the California Penal Code, which authorizes prisons and
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UC will cover tuition for Native American students By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer
opportunity to showcase the work he has been doing beyond his City Council duties. That work includes nearly 20 years of experience working in the state Capitol, including in his current position as associate director of
Beginning this fall, American Indian students living in California will attend University of California campuses for free as part of a newly launched Native American Opportunity Plan, UC President Michael V. Drake announced April 22 in a letter to the university system’s chancellors. The opportunity plan, Drake said in the letter, “will advance critical efforts to expand student diversity and make the University of California more affordable and accessible for California’s Native American undergraduate and graduate students.” Like other land grant universities, the University of California was established with funds generated by land the federal government expropriated from tribal nations and
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Davis Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs, with wife, Stacie, is seeking the Board of Supervisors seat currently held by Don Saylor.
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Briefly Cops investigate train fatality Emergency personnel responded to a trainversus-pedestrian fatality Tuesday morning along Second Street, west of the Target shopping center. Davis police Sgt. John Evans said the collision occurred at about 7 a.m., shortly after police received a call from a passerby who “saw somebody on the tracks and thought that the subject was praying.” Police and fire units were dispatched to the scene, but as they were en route they received a second call reporting the fatality, according to Evans. Amtrak police later arrived on scene to assume control of the investigation. “Right now we're just trying to secure the scene and support them,” Evans said. Yolo County coroner's officials had not released the victim's identity as of Tuesday afternoon, pending notification of the person's family. The train, a southbound Coast Starlight passenger line, was delayed for more than 2-1/2 hours due to the incident, according to the Amtrak website. Capitol Corridor lines also were affected, with passengers provided alternate transportation from Sacramento to Davis.
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Read up; get what’s coming to you S o, I was cruising The Davis Enterprise and generally just minding my own business when I came across a half-page spread that contained over 400 names published in the smallest print known to man. Which is why I always carry two pairs of glasses, which, when stacked one upon the other, allows me to decipher this vital information. I know it’s vital because we all learned long ago that the “fine print” will get you in trouble if you don’t read it carefully. Generally, when you see that many names in an ad around election time, it means some candidate for public office is trying to let you know how many people love him. Or her. “PUBLIC NOTICE” were the only words that passed for a headline on this “ad” and there was no mention of a candidate’s name or what such candidate might stand for. “The following list of warrants, drawn upon the Yolo County treasury, have been unclaimed as of March 31, 2022,” it begins. In other words, these warrants are at least a month old and they’re beginning to gather dust. Now, I don’t know if these are warrants for someone’s arrest or some other kind of warrant, but
Unfortunately, the names are not listed in alphabetical order. No, they appear to be listed in ascending order by how much cash the county owes the person or business. Or, shockingly, how much the county owes another public agency.
there sure were a boatload of names on that list. “Per California Government Code Section 50050-50052, unless claimed by the payee by June 10, 2022, these funds will become the property of Yolo County.” So, it looks as if the hundreds of folks listed are not wanted by the law, but are somehow “payees,” which appears to mean the county owes them money. And if they don’t claim it, the county can hire a plane to drop dollar bills all the way from Clarksburg to Guinda. “To claim these funds, contact the Yolo County Department of Financial Services by phone at 530 406-6611 by fax at 530 666-8215 or by email at GeneralAccounting@yolocounty.org.” There is absolutely no explanation as to why the county owes so many people all this money. In my experience, it’s usually the other way around.
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scanned the list for my name, which required a third pair of glasses. No luck, but I could easily have missed it. Or maybe Yolo County owes me so much money that they didn’t want to make it public and have folks knocking on my East Davis door looking for a handout. But I did learn some interesting stuff. For instance, Yolo County owes the Davis Police Department a whopping $13,062, the highest total on a list that begins at just $15. Why the county owes the Davis Police Department even a dime is a mystery I plan to get to the bottom of, even if I have to drive to Woodland with gas well over $5 a gallon. But wait, there’s more. The Davis Finance Department is owed $717. Hey guys, hop on your bicycles and get over to Yolo County headquarters and bring what is rightfully ours back home. The “City of Davis,” which apparently does not include either
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the Police Department or the Finance Department, is separately owed another $1,958.77. Hey, you take $13,000 and add $700 and another $1,900 and pretty soon you’re talking about real money. Now, I’m not about to print anyone’s full name here, but let’s just say there’s a guy named Kurt who is owed $4,621.71, which is not chump change on my side of the tracks. If you are a Kurt or know a Kurt, it might be worth checking this out. Another guy with the first name of “Davis,” but not the City of Davis, is owed $1,331.20, while a Jonathan has a check coming for $2,031.38. I even found the name of a prominent Woodland politician who is owed a flat 100 dollars. And, you’d better sit down, Yolo County owes Cache Creek Bingo $300. How that happened is anyone’s guess, but for sure someone has some ‘splainin to do. If your name is Maria or Cheyenne or Starla or Miracle or Karisma or Desiree or Pedro or Kashaf or Charlie or Terresa or Jaziman or Jaffe, your ship may have just come in. All you gotta do is ask. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
After a leak by Politico of a draft opinion by the U.S. Supreme Court that would overturn the federal guarantee of abortions in this country, abortion-rights supporters all over the U.S. were galvanized into action, including Davis. A group of protesters gathered on both sides of Fifth St. at B Street, near Davis City Hall, to protest the upcoming decision, which has not been made official yet.
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Holmes Jr. High cleared after bomb threat By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer Police gave the all-clear at Holmes Junior High School on Tuesday afternoon, several hours after the discovery of a bomb threat on campus. Someone found the writ-
ten threat and summoned officers to the scene at about 11:15 a.m., according to statements from the Davis Police Department and the Davis Joint Unified School District. Davis police Lt. Ilya Bezuglov said the Yolo County Bomb Squad con-
ducted a sweep of the Drexel Drive campus before declaring the scene safe around 3 p.m. The source of the threat remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Davis Police Department at 530-747-5400.
Davis man faces second DUI in five months By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer A Davis man recently placed on probation for drunken driving is facing a second case following a collision Sunday afternoon, according to police. Lt. Ilya Bezuglov said the suspect, identified as 39-year-old Brandon Maurice Brown, ran a red light at West Covell Boulevard and Anderson Road around 4:15 p.m., broadsiding another vehicle.
Brown provided his driver’s license information to the other motorist but “refused to give him insurance details, and tried to settle it without getting insurance involved,” asking the other driver to follow him to his house, Bezuglov said. Instead, he called the police. Officers contacted Brown at his residence, where he failed both field sobriety and breath tests, Bezuglov said. He was taken into custody and booked into the Yolo County Jail.
The Davis school board will begin laying down the blueprints for the Davis Joint Unified School District’s future goals at its next meeting, set for Thursday, May 5. Significant strides were made towards DJUSD’s 2014-2019 strategic goals, including improvement to the district’s professional development program, facility modernization, employee compensation and more. Coming out of the pandemic, however, it’s time to revitalize and renew the district’s goals. The board will hear a strategic-plan renewal presentation expected to include a recommendation for the interviewing and selection of a consulting firm that specializes in strategic planning and community engagement. This is all in an effort to help create action plans for the upcoming school year; a process that requires community, staff and parent involvement and feedback. In the same light, the trustees will consider approval of the Roadmap for Yolo County Children and Youth. This roadmap was created over three virtual gatherings since August 2021 by more than 50 Yolo County government and education leaders, as well as nonprofit organizations. The project is broken down into various phases and will develop a need assessment and countywide asset map to coordinate the services, support and opportunities Yolo County youths and their families need to thrive. With the approval of this resolution, the DJUSD would commit $20,000 to the project estimated to cost $450,000. The meeting will
include a public hearing for the Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators. This is an annual process where school districts must estimate the number of emergency-permit teachers they may need in the upcoming year. If this estimate is not on file with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, then no emergency permits will be issued to the school district. Following this will be the approval of the Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators. Also on the docket is the pending approval of resolution 64-22, which authorizes issuance of non-voter approved debt not to exceed $29 million in the form of Certificates of Participation. Back on April 21, the board directed staff to prepare documentation to finance facility projects from around the district. After working with the district financial advisor, Government Financial Strategies, and the bond counsel, Parker & Covert, the documents were prepared for the borrowing of money. During that April 21 meeting, trustees reviewed evidence of the district’s ability to repay the certificates and — with the approval of this resolution — district staff and the Public Property Financing Corporation of California will be authorized to approve, execute and deliver the agreements and documents required for the debt issuance. As in every meeting, there will be a COVID-19 health-and-safety update. This meeting begin at at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Chambers, 23 Russell Blvd. in Davis. It will also be televised cable Channel 17 and streaming online at djusd.davis media.org.
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FREES: ‘I was broken and lost’ FRERICHS: Deep, local roots From Page A1 courts to recommend revised sentences in the interest of justice. Assembly Bill 2942, enacted in 2018, expanded that authority to include district attorneys. Based on the AB 2942’s passage, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Conviction and Sentencing Review Unit launched a partnership with For the People, a nonprofit organization created by former San Francisco prosecutor Hillary Blout, who drafted the law. District Attorney Jeff Reisig also involved UC Davis’ King Hall School of Law, asking Professor Jack Chin to start a sentencing clinic course. Through the clinic, law students assess individual inmates and issue sentence-reduction recommendations to the DA’s Office. Prosecutors then file court motions to begin the early release process. Last July, Yolo became one of nine counties to receive funding under the California County Resentencing Pilot Project, which granted the DA and Public Defender’s offices just over $1.1 million toward identifying, investigating and recommending cases deserving of sentencing relief.
Boundaries crossed A good student and hard worker in her youth,
Vaughn developed what she described as “crippling” bouts of depression and anxiety during her sophomore year at Davis High School. Prescription medications got her back on track, and she found success as an insurance agent and hotel worker following her King High School graduation in 2003. But stress derailed her again, and she developed an eating disorder. More medications, including Xanax, led to addiction, Vaughn wrote in a personal essay. When her health-care provider discontinued the prescription, Vaughn began self-medicating with methamphetamine and other people’s pills. Jobless and aimless, Vaughn began to walk the streets “all day long. This is when I crossed a serious boundary,” she wrote, entering residential garages in Davis and ultimately getting charged with three counts of burglary. “She was initially given an opportunity to avoid prison, but relapsed and reoffended,” Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney Melinda Aiello wrote in a motion seeking Vaughn’s resentencing. For Vaughn, the 15-year prison term Beronio handed down in March 2018 became an opportunity to conquer her mentalhealth issues and thrive. “She immersed herself in
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Kaitlin Vaughn, left, with her mother Mary on the day of her release from prison. rehabilitative programming, from substancerecovery programs to emotional management to therapy,” Blout wrote in a recent For the People email newsletter. “She took vocational courses in carpentry, electronics, and cosmetology. And, today, Kaitlin can proudly say that she has been sober for more than four years.” Released from prison upon resentencing due to good-conduct and other credits, Vaughn reunited with her family in Grass Valley in time for celebrations including the Easter weekend. “Today I take full responsibility for the boundaries I crossed,” she wrote in her personal statement. “I accept the fact that I was broken and lost, and pray that I can be forgiven. I am ready to change chapters in my life and start making amends.”
TUITION: ‘A model for the nation’ From Page A1 redistributed through the Morrill Act in 1862 for the creation of public universities. A 2020 investigation by High Country news revealed that tribes were poorly compensated for the land. Native Americans, who make up about 2.9% of the U.S. population and 3.6% of California’s population, remain underrepresented in the UC system. As of fall 2021, roughly 0.5% of students enrolled at a UC campus identified as American Indian. The percent of UC Davis’ student body that identified as American Indian was the same as the systemwide percentage. Advocates for native students said it was right for universities to address this imbalance through new policies. “You have to go beyond land acknowledgments,” said Alec Calac, President of National Association of Native American Medical Students and a student at the UC San Diego School of Medicine. “A program like this should be a model for the nation, not just California.” The program, which does not have an end date, will fully cover in-state tuition and student services fees for California residents who are members of federally
recognized American Indian or Alaska Native tribes. It applies to students enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. Campus fees and professional degree supplemental tuition are not covered under the plan. “The University of California is committed to recognizing and acknowledging historical wrongs endured by Native Americans,” Drake said. “I am hopeful that this new program will benefit our students and continue to position the University of California as the institution of choice for Native American students.” The Native American Opportunity Plan was created under Drake’s authority as president of the university and did not require approval from the Board of Regents, UC communications strategist Stett Holbrook told The Enterprise. It will be funded through a combination of existing state and university financial aid programs along with other resources, according to Drake. Undergraduate tuition at UC campuses is roughly $13,100 per year for California residents. To be eligible for the program, new and continuing students will need to provide tribal documentation.
POPULATION: Davis sees 2.7% decline From Page A1 COVID-related deaths, federal policies restricting immigration, and an increase in domestic outmigration further affected population totals.” The estimated population within Davis city limits fell by -2.7 percent from 2021 to 2022 — to an estimated 64,969 Davis residents — according to the Department of Finance. The estimated population of the city of West Sacramento fell by -1.7 percent (to 52,837 residents), and the population of the city of Woodland fell by an estimated -1.4 percent (to 60,137 residents). But the estimated population of unincorporated areas of Yolo County rose by 26.5 percent (from 28,376 residents in 2021 to
35,900 residents in 2022). And much of that increase is attributed to UC Davis students returning to on-campus dormitories and apartments, plus the addition of new oncampus dormitories and apartments during the past year. Overall, the population of Yolo County increased by 1.8 percent, to 221,165 residents. Yolo County was one of only two counties in the state to show a population increase. (The other county with an increase more than 1 percent was San Benito County, which, like Yolo shares a border with the nine-county metropolitan San Francisco Bay Area.) The population of the state of California declined by about 117,552 residents from 2021 to 2022 — a -0.3 percent dip. This
followed a 0.59 percent decline in the state’s population between 2020 and 2021. All of California’s coastal counties saw population declines — with the exception of San Luis Obispo County (home to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara County (UC Santa Barbara) and Santa Cruz County (UC Santa Cruz). This was “due in part to college students returning to campus,” according to the Department of Finance. Rural counties in the state’s thinly populated northern tier — a region ravaged by summer wildfires in recent years — saw population declines as well, including Plumas County (-3.2 percent), Lassen County (-2.8 percent), and Butte County (-2.4 percent).
state policy for the Nature Conservancy, where he is responsible for advocating on behalf of environmental causes before the Legislature and state agencies. He also serves on the boards of the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, the Capitol Corridor JPA (Amtrak), the Yolo County Transportation District (Yolobus), Valley Clean Energy and the Yolo Habitat Conservancy. Frerichs’s local roots run deep — he graduated from Davis High School in 1997 and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in government from Sacramento State University and a certificate in land use and environmental planning from UC Davis. He was first elected to the Davis City Council in 2012 and re-elected in 2016 and 2020. Frerichs and his wife, Stacie (executive director of the Davis Arts Center), live in central Davis, near the eastern edge of the District 2 supervisorial district. That district, which Saylor has represented since 2011, encompasses UC Davis and stretches west to include the city of Winters as well. When Saylor announced last summer he would not seek re-election, Frerichs was one of a handful who said they were considering running. But all but Frerichs dropped out, leaving the vice mayor as the only candidate until Davis resident Juliette Beck stepped forward a couple of months ago. Both will be on the June ballot. Among the key priorities Frerichs sees for the county are continuing the collaboration that has already begun between the county and its cities on addressing homelessness — including through Paul’s Place and other efforts — putting in place the Crisis Now partnership to better assist individuals in mental health crises, investing in infrastructure (including the I-80 improvement project) and preparing for, and responding to, climate change. On the latter issue, it’s urgent the county address two elements of climate change that are affecting residents now, said Frerichs — drought and wildfires. Among the residents of Winters he’s talked to, Frerichs said, fires are the most frequently mentioned topic, followed by drought. “The fire risk is a huge concern,”
said Frerichs. But the overriding issue is the drought, he added, saying “there’s a real need for a countywide summit ... to bring folks together to strategize on this issue. That is something that should be happening now. The county could and, frankly, should be in a lead position in doing that. The issues around drought are here today and were here yesterday and are going to be here tomorrow.” Here, too, collaboration will be key, especially with UC Davis, Frerichs said. Yolo County can be the testing ground, the laboratory, for a lot of university research on new technologies related to water efficiency, soil health, carbon capture, “all sorts of things like that,” Frerichs said. “A lot of that happens already, but there’s additional opportunities for collaboration with the university in the decades ahead to help us solve some of these pressing issues.” Frerichs believes his background makes him an ideal candidate to help navigate these critical issues, both in terms of collaborating with partners as well as securing funding. In his role on the Yolo County Transportation District board of directors, he helped secure an $86 million federal grant intended to relieve congestion along I-80 through Davis and across the causeway as well as an additional grant that will help build a network of bike paths and trails across the county. He is particularly proud of his work in co-founding Valley Clean Energy as well as his role in both the completion of the regional surface water project and replacement of the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Heading in to the final month of the campaign, Frerichs points to the widespread support he’s already received in the community, evident in financial contributions that have flowed into his supervisorial campaign, including more than 235 contributions in just the last two months of 2021. Since then, he’s added many more and the vast majority, he noted, are small donations from local residents. Frerichs entered 2022 with more than $72,000 in cash on hand and picked up another $36,000 in contributions through April 29. Learn at https://www.lucas4yolo.com.
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Friends of ADHC Yolo Adult Day Health Center remains a valued has provided Yolo County treasure after 38 years of offering count- needed less frail older and depenng dent adults an alternative handicappede to nursing home care. accessible vans, has The first built-toe purpose ADHC in Califor- buses, and 00 nia, Yolo ADHC provides dy our most vulnerable adults several major the opportunity to remain a viable part of the commu- building nity by offering a day health renovations program that includes a Special to The Enterprise
wide array of nursing, rehabilitation, and social services, as well as therapeutic activities, socialization, transportation, and a nutritious hot meal. Just as important is the support and respite services provided to caregivers upon whom most of these vulnerable adults depend. “I don’t know what I would do without the Center as mom,” or “I would surely be in an institution without it” are feedback routinely heard by appreciative caregivers and participants. The brainchild of Friends of Adult Day Health Care in the early ’70s, the center, which is open to all eligible Yolo County residents, continues to depend on Dignity Health to operate the program at a financial loss every year, the County for the building and the generosity of donors to keep the door open. Besides ensuring monthly funding to the
center, Friends of ADHC has provided needed handicapped-accessible vans and buses, several major building renovations including a new roof and remodels, and provided the funds to staff the pilot nurse navigator program, which continues to this day to case manage its most complex clients and keep them out of the hospital. Without major reform in the reimbursement of long term care services, the center continues to depend on the generosity of donors who value its goal of preventing institutionalization and promoting communitybased long term care services, all in a very individualized person-centered approach. YADHC has experienced significant challenges with the onset of the COVID pandemic, but it rose to the occasion by adapting its
staffing and services as the “Center Without Walls”. Its ability to continue to provide critical nursing, social and rehabilitative services within the home, internetbased socialization, bagged lunches, holiday activities and home delivered meals, and increased telephone case management of its most vulnerable participants resulted in YADHC being recognized as a leader in the state for ensuring the provision of safe, high quality support and services for its at-risk population. Needless to say, without the full-congregate model, several participants declined, died or required placement in nursing homes when caregivers could no longer count on the center for the much needed respite outside of the home. With a return to a full congregate model at the center on April 1, and after the loss of 30 percent of its participants, the center is back in full operation. And the lengthy wait list of those in need is finally able to be addressed to bring new participants to the center to continue its good work. Please help support those frail older and dependent adults who choose to remain in the community and their caregivers by donating to Friends of Adult Day Health Care on Big Day of Giving on May 5.
Briefly ACME Theatre to live stream extravaganza Join Acme Theatre Company online (https://www.acmetheatre.net) from midnight to midnight on the Big Day of Giving, Thursday, May 5, for 24 hours of giving. Videos and a live feed are planned throughout the day that will show what’s going on in Acme this year. “Making-of Pride & Prejudice Extravaganza” will be live-streamed at 4 p.m. This year, the staff is focusing on what Acme members gain — from technical skills to confidence in the world. Watch this video (https://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=ilM6AeiJIig) to hear what the current Acme generation is learning and valuing while creating all the drama. “We’re not gonna lie. We took a hit from the Covid-19 shutdowns,” stated a press release. “We are working to get our budgets back in the black, and Big Day of Giving is a big piece in getting us back to sustainability. Will you help us match our $7,000 matching fund and reach with us to our $24,000 goal?” Give now to get the BDOG ball rolling at https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/ organization/acmetheatre.
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Davis Phoenix Coalition It’s that time of year again ... No, not tax season. It’s time for The Big Day of Giving! While the big day isn’t until May 5, we are excited to announce that you can pre-schedule your donation starting today! The Davis Phoenix Coalition has been working to create lasting change in the community for nearly 10 years. We are proud to give a voice to the unheard and a safe space for the vulnerable. Your gift will help ensure that we can continue to provide support for thousands in our region. Visit www.bigdayofgiving.org/donate/DavisPhoenix-Coalition to get started.
Yolo Community Care Continuum Yolo Community Care Continuum is dedicated to providing communitybased rehabilitation programs for people
experiencing a psychiatric disability. The impact of your donation during Big Day of Giving on May 5th will help us continue this vital work and help provide essential materials and resources to those who reach out to our organization for help. Your gift’s impact: ■ $20 — 1 hour of vocational training at our Farm to Mouth Program. ■ $35 — 1 1/2 hours of group therapy at Harmony House or Farmhouse Programs. ■ $50 — Provides monthly bus passes for housing clients to go to and from medical appointments. ■ $100 — A grocery trip for clients of the Supported Housing Program. ■ $200 — 1 month of utilities at Haven House Interim Care Program. ■ $340 — 1 night at Safe Harbor Crisis House. Every gift has a chance to be boosted. Up to $100,000 in prizes is up for grabs during Big Day of Giving on May 5. Visit https://www. bigdayofgiving.org/organiz ation/y3c.
Yolo Community Care Continuum is a non-profit organization established to better the lives of people with a mental illness through direct services, housing and homeless services, advocacy, education and volunteer efforts. Yolo Community Care Continuum excels as a dynamic presence in our community. Our goal is to provide client driven services that assist people in attaining the highest level of mental health possible. Needs: ■ Funding of $50,000 per year is needed for housing support services. ■ General funds are needed to help with transportation, property management, indirect expenses, and personal essentials for clients. ■ Energetic people with compassion for individuals living with mental illness and/or homelessness are needed to fill open vacancies on the Board of Directors. ■ Funding of $5,000 per year is needed to continue the Farm to Mouth program.
STEAC At STEAC, we are inspired by the many ordinary people who feel called to respond to crises big and small in our community. So many individuals take the time to see the injustice around them, recognizing the struggles affecting our neighbors, and making the effort to provide a helping hand, said Debra Denton, STEAC President, Board of Directors. At STEAC, we work to make a difference for local individuals and families who are hurting or suffering as a result of social forces such as poverty-level
wages, rising food and housing prices, unaffordable healthcare, and inadequate societal safety nets to provide for the emergencies we all face from time to time. We also work to engage our community in food donation, volunteerism, and educational opportunities about the struggles facing lowincome families in our community, Denton said. With rising prices for food and gas, the need for support with basic necessities is growing and the impacts of the pandemic continue to linger for many of those in need. Your past support has allowed
STEAC to more than double our direct financial assistance to those in need since the pandemic began. Unfortunately, the need is not going away. Please donate today so that we may continue to provide basic necessities to those in need in our community. Together we can share our resources to protect and support the vulnerable among us, Denton said. Go to http://steac.org/ donate.php to make a donation to support STEAC’s programs or sign up as a monthly donor to help all year long.
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Facebook live on May 5th from noon to 5 p.m. for a live telethon in honor of the Sacramento Regional Community Foundation’s 2022 Big Day of Giving and to celebrate the legacy of B Street’s Founder and Producing Artistic Director, Buck Busfield. For five straight hours, The B Street Theatre will bring you nonstop entertainment featuring comedy, music, games, partner showcases and of course, tributes to Buck. Throughout the day, B Street Company members will honor your generous donations with a personalized thank you and also show their gratitude with
fun select giveaways. The Sophia is located at 2700 Capitol Ave., in Sacramento. Visit www. bstreettheatre.org.
Sacramento Region Community Foundation On Thursday, May 5, more than 700 nonprofits in the capital area will rally generous people to support charitable causes during this year’s Big Day of Giving, the annual movement to strengthen the local nonprofit sector that has raised $65 million since 2013.
Community members interested in giving can schedule their donations at www.bigdayofgiving.org, or they can wait until Big Day of Giving on Thursday, May 5, to make gifts in support of their favorite organizations. “This year’s Big Day of Giving is just two weeks away, and it’s coming at a crucial time. After two years of hardship and amidst continued need, caring people in our region will unite on Big Day of Giving to make a positive impact and celebrate the incredible power of generosity,” said Linda Beech Cutler, chief executive of
the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, which organizes Big Day of Giving as part of its initiative to grow philanthropic giving in the capital area. Here’s what community members need to know to support area nonprofits during this year’s Big Day of Giving: ■ A record 718 nonprofits serving El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties are participating in this year’s Big Day of Giving. Each has a profile on the Big Day of Giving website, www.bigdayofgiv ing.org, which features the ability to search and filter nonprofits by mission,
location, budget size, and demographics served. ■ Donors can give to one or more nonprofits directly on the website. The minimum donation is $15. Donors can schedule early gifts now through May 4 and give during Big Day of Giving on May 5, from midnight to 11:59 p.m. ■ Gifts made on the Big Day of Giving website have the chance to be boosted by Big Day of Giving prizes and match funds. Donors who give with Golden 1 Credit Union debit or credit cards will have their donations boosted by a $100,000 proportional match from Golden 1.
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Students feel DJUSD does not address sexual assault allegations appropriately By Genna Olavarri, Ayisi Ni and Shira Kalish HUB Staff
school provides resources such as counseling, publicizing hotlines like the one run by Empower Yolo and rescheduling classes so that students do not have to stay in close proximity to a harasser or abuser. “I was moved,” said Director of Student Support Services Cara Messmore of the student activism surrounding the issue. “I thought it was an incredible show of concern for a really, really important issue.” The Davis Student Union organized a second demonstration for sexual assault awareness two weeks ago in Central Park. Community members and students from Davis High and Da Vinci High gathered, holding signs, showing support, and demanding change. The DSU invited Empower Yolo advocates to speak and share the community services they have available. “We offer free services for everybody. We have a 24-hour crisis line, housing, after-school programs, outreach and family support, legal services, counseling, children’s services … Everything is free and confidential,” Empower Yolo advocate Jen Vasquez said. Jess Lucia, a sexual-assault advocate for Empower Yolo, gave a speech at the demonstration, showing her support for this cause. “At Empower Yolo, we believe you, we hear you, and we see you,” Lucia said. “I am here today, along with my coworkers to support the students. Everything that each and every one of these students has done has been absolutely amazing and inspiring not just to us at Empower Yolo but to the whole community.” Lucia believes that student-led change is a big step in the right direction for sexual assault awareness in the community. “A lot of times survivors feel like they don’t have a voice and they feel like they aren’t heard. It is especially important to student survivors that their voices are
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“It just definitely doesn’t feel safe at school.” Schools orchestrate safety drills. Students rehearse the motions to stay safe during fires, earthquakes and instances of active shooters on campus. Yet, some students at Davis High feel that certain aspects of their safety are overlooked. After a sexual assault assembly presented on April 11 to seniors, DHS students began coming forward with their own accounts of sexual assault and the hurdles they faced in attempting to report it. A DHS sophomore, who requested to remain anonymous, said she reported an instance of sexual harassment to the school earlier this year. “(A district staff member) just had me pretend to be the person who harassed me and had my dad pretend to be me and just recreate it and apparently I wasn’t the only one who she had do that,” the sophomore said. The experience left the sophomore feeling unsupported and uncomfortable on campus. “I definitely wanted to drop out of school for a while, especially the month after,” she said. “It just definitely doesn’t feel safe at school.” The school gave her the opportunity to change classes, but she felt this was an unrealistic choice. “It’s nice if I was able to take that option, but it’s so far through the school year,” she said. After her report, the school offered to put the sophomore in touch with a counselor. “Not a single one has reached out to me,” she said. The sophomore said she sought to file a Title IX report, but alleged that the school did not help her in finding the form, so she went to the school library to look for and print the form herself. Title IX protects students and staff in public institutions from
discrimination based on sex. Someone may file a Title IX complaint to the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Education to encourage the institution to address their discriminatory behavior. Another sophomore who requested to remain anonymous told the HUB that earlier this year, a man forcefully groped her and rubbed himself against her off campus in the Davis community, calling her derogatory names denigrating her gender. A DHS student witnessed the incident and messaged her saying that he would have joined in to harass her. The sophomore talked to her counselor about it the next day. The student said her counselor asked what she was wearing and how she could have avoided the situation. According to Principal Tom McHale, all staff are mandated reporters, meaning the school must involve the police should any allegations of sexual assault arise. However, the sophomore said her counselor did not report the assault or direct her to any resources. “They could’ve given me resources like talk groups, going to see a real therapist, maybe even them getting involved with the police or something.” According to Cara Messmore, the Director of Student Support Services and the Title IX coordinator for the district, mandatory reporting can keep some students from confiding in their counselors at all. “The awareness that staff are mandated reporters makes it difficult,” Messmore said. “Sometimes people who have been victimized do not want the incident to be reported to law enforcement.” While McHale acknowledges that may prevent some students from coming forward, he encourages all students who have been sexually assualted to ask for help from the school. According to McHale, the
heard,” Lucia said. Following the demonstration was a Davis Joint Unified School District board meeting. According to Anna Kelly, president of communications of the DSU, the comments made by DSU student representatives were well received and acknowledged by Superintendent Matt Best. “During his recap announcements he took time to talk about
the union and sexual assault awareness,” Kelly said. The DSU sees this as a pivot point in its actions and efforts. Now, instead of external protesting and rallying, they plan to focus on internal policy discussions. “We’re organizing meetings with the district and stuff, so although our actions may not be visible externally, they are taking place,” Kelly said.
School and district work to improve variety and nutrition in the cafeteria By Ayisi Ni HUB Staff
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Davis High’s cafeteria serves limited vegetarian meals and no vegan options. In addition, students say that the available cafeteria options are not healthy or large enough for high school students. The cafeteria serves lunch to between 300-400 meals each day. Due to state and federal funding, all student meals are fully reimbursed by the government through 2022-23— meaning DHS students can eat for free at breakfast and lunch. The menu at lunch at DHS always includes cheese and pepperoni pizza. Quesadillas, burgers and chicken sandwiches are regulars as well. Sometimes, specialty items will be available. All students partaking in school lunch are required to take a fruit or vegetable. Common options include apples, oranges and bananas. There are also boxed salads and snacks (such as chocolate-chip cookies or chips) for sale at the checkout counters. Junior Ellen Ferguson eats vegan food at home. However, she has trouble eating school lunches as they offer only meat or cheese products. “I usually end up getting a bag of chips, which you actually have to pay for … it’s just frustrating that they don’t
have options for people with different diets,” Ferguson said. Ferguson says that some of her friends would consider eating school lunch if it had more options. Mark Powell, the director of nutrition for the Davis Joint Unified school district, says that it is very difficult to get vegan menu items, such as beans and rice, approved as a protein-replacement to meat or cheese. “There are five big categories (fruits, vegetables, dairy, whole grain and meat or meat-replacement.) ... Typically, school districts are relatively reliant on cheese and cheese products,” Powell said. Junior Hanni Yu, who sometimes eats at the cafeteria, recently distributed a survey for her Race and Social Justice class on school lunch. Her survey collected a total of 140 responses, with 47 people saying they did not eat at the cafeteria. “Around 27 students said they asked for food from a friend … 17 said they didn’t like the food options,” Yu said. Senior Maddie Gonzalez eats school lunch regularly. She says that she has previously suffered damage to her braces when eating a cheeseburger. “When I bit into it I had to literally shake my head like a dog to try and pull a piece off and then I heard a pop and it broke my bracket off,” Gonzalez said.
Yu also wants more variety in the fruits and vegetables. “I think they could stand to have more variety in the fruits and vegetables that’s not just like a couple of raw carrots and a piece of lettuce. That’s kind of sad and I don’t really like eating those vegetables anyway,” Yu said. Ferguson agrees that there must be more healthy options. “The whole reason my family is vegan is for health reasons. It’s never healthy stuff. It’s like greasy pizza or a burger,” Ferguson said. According to Rita Popoca-Harvey, the kitchen manager for the DHS cafeteria, many of the fruits served at lunch are sourced from local producers and the pizza stays on the menu consistently due to its popularity among students. Powell says similar things regarding food quality but adds that there will be more made-from-scratch menu items next school year. Due to pandemic-related supply chain issues, the district was not able to secure stable contracts for many food sources this year. “I think you will be able to see a noticeable improvement and a noticeable shift in how we do things next year. I really see great potential for the cafeteria there,” Powell said.
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Ingredients for a decluttering, wine lovers’ potluck
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he pandemic, especially the lockdown phase, much exacerbated my aversion to clutter. Spending most of every day in 1,100 squarefeet with another person will do that to you. (I remind myself that I grew up in a house not much bigger — and there were seven of us. Average family-of-four home in the 1940s: 934 square-feet.) Holiday greeting cards used to cheer up our side table for a month; last year I took them down before New Year's. And those festive stockings beckoning Santa's largess? Didn't even hang them. Too crowded in here. We purged the living area of art that no longer, in Marie Kondo's phrase, sparked joy; we gave already-read or never-going-to-read books to the Friends of the Library. We did a preliminary purge of our files. But “stuff ” isn't the only collectible. I also save tidbits from articles I might want to re-read or to reference in an essay — and these, too, keep demanding that I prune them. And then there are winery newsletters, readers' suggestions/questions — maybe, I think, I'll find a place for them in next week's column But if I don't, they accumulate. Reproachfully. Empty wine bottles — have to write about this one, I tell myself — accumulate, too. Until I no longer remember where I bought the bottle or what it tasted like. (I should take notes, be more organized, but I know myself well enough to know that I won't. Ever.) Hence this potluck column. Here are the dishes. One. For a never-written “Wineaux” about some of my favorite winery names: Divergent Vines, Field Recordings, Margins, Subject to Change, Bow and Arrow, Groundwork, Fine Disregard, The Color Collector, Savage Grace, JolieLaide, Donkey and Goat, and the crown — Forlorn Hope. (They all make terrific wine, too. Don't hesitate to try a bottle — The Pip and the Co-op carry a good selection.) Two. A reader asked for my take on wines at Grocery Outlet; in case any of the rest of you are interested: you can find some good bargains but for the most part, I waste $6-10 (and I pretty much know what to look for) on mediocre juice when I could have applied the price to something “curated” by “my” wine experts (like Sterling at the Co-op, Amy at the Pip, the staff at Vintage Berkeley/Solano
Cellars, New York Times wine-writer Eric Asimov, emails from Bar Norman in Portland and Rae Vino in Seattle.) Many of the labels GO carries are trickily similar to those of established wineries (Oak Tree rather than Oak Knoll, for example), which I resent, and their content inevitably disappoints, not surprising since they're made from cheap grapes or juice that legitimate wineries have rejected). So, be warned. Three. Wine happenings all around: The Pip has several every month, Davis Wine Bar has a series of Thursday afternoon tastings, the Co-op offer periodic tastings, Berryessa Gap has dinners and tour and tastings. On the new menu at The Pip, which begins this month, one of the flights is going to be “May you B the Change,” featuring three B-corps wineries: Perlage (Prosecco) from Italy, Lubanzi (chenin) from South Africa and Brooks (pinot noir) from Oregon. And maybe the most intriguing event, also at The Pip, is the introduction of two custom ice creams made by The Good Scoop (remember them? they've relocated to Dixon) — Cardamom Grenache and Chocolate Hazelnut Mourvedre. Sounds like summer fun to me. I can't keep up with all that happens in the wine world, but it's easy to sign up for emails from your favorite winery, wine shop or importer. I highly recommend doing so, for inspiration if nothing else. Kermit Lynch and Vintage Berkeley have particularly informative email newsletters — and Vintage Berkeley's is often hilarious as well. Four. The week after the tinned-fish-pairing column came out, a celebrity interviewed in the New York Times mentioned that the best meal he ever ate was at a tiny spot in Lisbon where they served not much more than good bread and all manner of tinned fish. Vinho Verde on tap. And you might be amused to know that for my birthday, I received, from three different people, assorted Fishwife tins. As delicious as claimed. I'm hooked. Five. Mystery-and-wine
Miller, Hawkins read poetry on the Natsoulas roof Special to The Enterprise The Poetry Night Reading Series will feature Joseph Millar and Amanda Hawkins at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5, on the rooftop of the John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St. in Davis. Joseph Millar is the author of eight books of poetry. His first book, “Overtime” (2001), was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. His latest book is “Dark Harvest: New and Selected Poems” (2021), published by Carnegie Mellon University Press. He has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Montalvo Arts Center and Oregon Literary Arts. He has won a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation as well as a Pushcart Prize, and his poetry has appeared in such magazines as DoubleTake, TriQuarterly, The Southern Review, American Poetry Review and Ploughshares. Millar has taught at the University of
Oregon and Oregon State University; he teaches in Pacific University's lowresidency MFA Program and in North Carolina State's MFA Program in Creative Writing. He lives in Raleigh, N.C. Opening for Millar will be poet Amanda Hawkins. She is a Tin House, Key West and Bread Loaf Scholar, a three-time Pushcart nominee, and recipient of the Editor’s Prize for Poetry at The Florida Review. Hawkins has won fellowships from Writing by Writers, Kentucky Women’s Conference, and Napa Valley Writer’ Conference, and has taught literature, writing and poetry at the university and community levels. There will be an open mic after the featured performers. Open mic performances will be limited to four minutes or two items, whichever is shorter. Mask your vaccinated selves before entering the Gallery, and dress in layers.
lovers treat: TheVerlaque-andBonnet series by M.L. Longworth that begins with “Death at the Chateau Bremont.” And the Penelope Kite series by Serena Kent that begins with “Death in Provence.” Such entertaining reading! Six. A big spread by Eric Asimov on Berkeley's Donkey and Goat winery (13 April) and how winemaker Tracey Rogers Brandt worked creatively and effectively around vineyard fires. Asimov, like me, is a big fan of Tracey's wines (the Co-op carries Donkey and Goat Gadabout white
blend and Gallivanter red blend, both about $20, a bargain in the natural wine world).
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nd, finally, three current favorites: Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyards Petite Sirah, a rich but low-alcohol red that's filled with dark berry, spice, and good earth. It's unfiltered and beautiful and foodfriendly. Perfect with our Friday night pizza, it would also do well with a summer dinner from the grill. Order from their website. Free (and fast) delivery for six or more bottles. Predictably (because, as you know, I love almost everything Berkeley's
Chris Brockway makes), the 2021 Love Rosé — 97% valdiguié with a touch of zin for spice and trousseau for texture. The Co-op carries it in bottles and in cans (great for a picnic). As with all Broc wines, it's unfiltered, spontaneously fermented, the organically grown grapes from two North Coast vineyards. Perfect with asparagus. And last, an orange wine, the Field Recordings 2020 Skins, made of a blend of white grapes from a number of California vineyards. 41% chenin blanc, 37% pinot gris, 9% albarino, 8% verdelho, 5% riesling. Orange wine is always an adventure, and
this is no exception. With lots of summer fruit and citrus flavors, it goes beautifully with all manner of food (try it with sushi or a piece of wild salmon or a roasted vegetable platter with aioli). It’s one of those wines that's so alive it tastes different with every sip. Winemaker Andrew Jones, who has been making orange wine since 2011, calls it “orange wine for the people.” I'm happy to be one of those people. ($19 Co-op). — Susana Leonardi is a Davis resident; reach her at vinosusana@gmail. com. Comment on this column at www.davisenter prise.com.
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Affection is absent Dear Annie: My spouse and I have been married for over 40 years. Our children are married with children of their own. They seem happy and well-adjusted, and our whole family seems happy and healthy. I am very blessed and glad things are the way they are. The problem: There is no love or affection in our marriage, and there hasn’t
ClassAds@DavisEnterprise.net been for over 20 years. We sleep in separate rooms. Despite my requests, which I don’t make often, there is never any cuddling, affection, hand-holding ... nothing. When I suggest counseling, the response is that I am the one who needs counseling, that I am needy and insecure. I am in decent shape, take care of myself, have good hygiene, and do most of the housekeeping, grocery shopping, meal prep, etc. All I want is a little attention. I am in my mid-60s, and the thought of spending the rest of my life like this really depresses me. I don’t want to have an affair or get divorced, but I don’t want to be lonely the rest of
my life. The thought of the grandchildren going to separate homes to see Grandma and Grandpa makes me sad. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. — Heart Aches for Attention Dear Heart Aches: Don’t let your husband convince you that being needy and
wanting affection are the same thing. Props to you for communicating what you want rather than expecting him to read your mind. It sounds like you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place: You don’t want a divorce, but your husband is unwilling to work
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toward a solution. Unfortunately, relationships are a two-way street; they require effort from both parties. If he’s unwilling to make your needs one of his priorities — by at least going to couples counseling — perhaps this is not a marriage you want to be in.
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Yolo sheriff has earned another four years The issue: Lopez proved his mettle in tough times Four years ago, Tom Lopez won election as Yolo County sheriff, poised to institute a raft of changes to a department rocked by scandal. COVID, alas, diverted those plans, but his leadership of the department through the pandemic has shown him to be an excellent choice for the job and the right man to carry on as we emerge from the the crisis. The Enterprise is proud once again to endorse Lopez for the job of sheriff. AS A KID, he would watch sheriff ’s vehicles patrolling the roads near his family’s farm near Esparto, and dreamed of joining them. After high school, he made that dream a reality, and a distinguished 42-year career followed. In that time, he has served in every division in the department and earned his way up the chain of command, when Yolo County voters elected him sheriff in 2018. Lopez is Yolo County born-and-bred, and his connection to the area is best shown in his work to reinstate the resident-deputy program, which assigns officers to serve the communities in which they live. Lopez filled that role himself during the early days of his career, so he knows firsthand the benefits to his constituents. “It’s near and dear to my heart, having been a resident deputy for five years” for the communities of Esparto and Winters, Lopez told The Enterprise in March. He noted that the resident deputies’ presence goes “above and beyond” the county’s normal patrol staffing, with those deputies having the added responsibility of making contact with local businesses, schools and community groups. That attitude is typical of Lopez, who has worked to stay visible and engaged with Yolo County’s diverse communities. While programs like the resident deputies are a boon to rural areas, city residents in Davis are as likely to deal with animal services, where Lopez is a backer of efforts to improve and reorganize the aging shelter. In addition, the sheriff is responsible for running the Yolo County Jail, which has been an absolute juggling act in the age of coronavirus — managing an the medical needs of the inmate population at the same time that the state Legislature and courts have been making frequent changes to sentencing and bail guidelines. Through it all, he’s kept on top of the issues. LOPEZ ALSO has shown a commitment to transparency, instituting body cameras, dashboard cams and improved communications equipment to stay in touch with California Highway Patrol and city police departments. He is enthusiastic about new technologies that can help the department serve county residents. Going forward, there are plans for a sheriff ’s citizen’s academy that promotes transparency by educating the public about the various services the Sheriff ’s Office provides, increasing communication and establishing partnerships. He also seeks a multipronged solution to the homeless crisis by adding outreach specialists who can link the unhoused population to housing, employment and services to treat alcohol, drug and mental-health issues. That he has the backing of his fellow officers is abundantly clear in the endorsements he’s received from the law-enforcement community. He’s supported by the Yolo County Sheriff ’s Management Association; West Sacramento Police Officers Association; and fellow sheriffs Brian Martin (Lake County), Joe Garofalo (Colusa), Oscar Ortiz (Napa), Scott Jones (Sacramento), Tom Ferrara (Solano) and Brandon Barnes (Sutter). He also has the backing of groups such as Crime Victims United and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation. We concur, and hope Yolo County elects Sheriff Tom Lopez to another term.
Stem-cell therapies show more promise I n April, researchers at two Japanese universities reported a “breakthrough” that may alleviate serious back pain due to disk degeneration. Using stem cells, they developed a biomaterial that helps spinal disks effectively repair themselves, restoring a patient’s flexibility and functionality. I mentioned this to a friend of mine who suffers from debilitating disk problems in his lower back. He also happens to be an engineer who works in medical device research. While he noted that the Japanese effort “looks promising,” he doesn’t believe a bioengineered stem-cell solution for disk regeneration will be viable for two to three generations. My friend said he hopes to “live long enough to witness these musculoskeletal, neurological and organ repair and replacement solutions.” He does not expect they will come soon enough to fix his back problems. The old joke in scientific research — often said about the development of nuclear fusion — is that “it is always 20 years away.” That is likely the case with many stem-cell therapies currently in development. A little over 20 years ago, the idea of stem-cell research was controversial. Bioengineers in the 1990s thought the most promising avenue was to use embryonic stem cells. These cells, which are harvested from newly fertilized blastocysts, have the unique ability to become any type of cell. Anti-abortion political activists and some bioethicists believe using human embryonic stem cells is morally abhorrent and should be banned. The Roman Catholic Church, for example, calls research in this area, “an abso-
Letters Picnic Day Parade thanks On Saturday, April 23, Yolo County Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America participated in the UC Davis 108th Picnic Day parade. We are thankful to Davis’ Strelitzia Flowers for their generous donation of hundreds of beautiful roses that we distributed along the parade route and to Colin Walsh, who
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lutely unacceptable act.” While there were many politicians and scientists in favor of allowing research to be done on frozen embryos derived from in vitro fertilization, the entire ethical question largely ended in 2006 after a Japanese researcher, Shinya Yamanaka, figured out how to reprogram adult cells to resemble embryonic stem cells. According to John Hopkins Medicine, “Not only can these induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, generate any cell type in the body (as is the case with embryonic stem cells), they may also have a therapeutic advantage: Patients injected with iPS cells from their own body instead of embryonic stem cells from another ‘body’ would no longer have to worry about transplant rejection.” To date, there are 23 stemcell therapies which have been approved by the FDA. Seventeen of those approvals have come since 2019. In a few cases, the FDA’s approval is of a newer version of a therapy that had been green-lighted earlier. Just since February, the FDA has approved two more drugs derived from stem cells research. One is Carvykti, which treats multiple myeloma; the other, Yescarta, is for adult patients with large B-cell lymphoma. The majority of these new medicines attack some form of cancer. Two stem-cell therapies fight multiple myeloma, “a cancer that forms in a type of
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white blood cell called a plasma cell,” according to the Mayo Clinic. “In multiple myeloma, cancerous plasma cells accumulate in the bone marrow and crowd out healthy blood cells.” Eight different FDA approved stem-cell therapies work to defeat acquired and inherited malignant and nonmalignant disorders that affect marrow and immune disorders. Four more are used to combat B-cell or mantle cell lymphomas. One has been approved to treat prostate cancer; and one is for patients with melanoma. The FDA has given the goahead to one stem-cell therapy, called laViv, that is largely cosmetic. It reduces nasolabial folds, the wrinkles that run from the sides of your mouth to your nose and become more pronounced with age.
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nother stem-cell therapy found to be safe and effective helps people blinded by mutation-associated retinal dystrophy. One other helps repair cartilage defects of the knee “with or without bone involvement” in adults. In 2021, the FDA gave Enzyvant Therapeutics consent to make Rethymic, a stem-cell therapy that treats pediatric patients with born without a thymus. That gland, located in the front of your chest above the sternum, plays a critical role in helping the body fight infections. Last year, the FDA also approved Stratagraft, a stemcell therapy to treat severe burns. Another new drug, Zolgensma, helps alleviate spinal muscular atrophy. In 2018, the FDA gave the nod to a therapy derived from stem-cell research called Gintuit, which is used to treat “surgically created vascular wounds” in the gums and
loaned us his pick-up truck and flatbed. Kudos also go out to Michael Navarro, this year’s Picnic Day parade director, and his planning team. Michael was organized, responsive & positive throughout the parade planning process as well as on the day of the event, as were all UC Davis student parade volunteers we worked with. Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is non-partisan and the largest grassroots volunteer organization in the country, with chapters in every state and over 6 million volunteers. Our volunteers include both gun owners and non gun
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around the teeth that “may be caused by anatomic, traumatic or infection-related factors.” A promising area in stemcell research, that hasn’t yet produced an FDA-approved therapy, is for spinal cord injuries. In 2021, a Yale study generated optimistic results. “For more than half of the patients, substantial improvements in key functions — such as ability to walk or to use their hands — were observed within weeks of stem-cell injection, the researchers report. No substantial side effects were reported.” Stroke, dementia and other brain injuries are also areas of stem-cell research. In 2021, UCLA doctors reported success in a study done on mice with a treatment that repairs brain damage and improves memory function conditions due to strokes and dementia. “Upon injection, our cell therapy traveled to damaged areas of the brain and secreted chemicals called growth factors that stimulated the brain’s stem cells to launch a repair response,” said Dr. Irene Llorente, the paper’s first author and an assistant research professor of neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Using stem cells, researchers are now trying to produce viable replacement organs of every sort every sort — the heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, skin, etc. There are current clinical studies of therapies that may restore the hair cells in the cochlea needed for hearing; and others to cure Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Some of these breakthroughs may be just around the corner. Others may ceaselessly be 20 years away. Only time will tell. — Rich Rifkin is a Davis resident; his column is published every other week. Reach him at Lxartist@yahoo.com.
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Davis High boys tennis player Owen Sheppard, shown here during a home match in March, and his Blue Devil teammates beat Jesuit in the Delta League finale last week. Enterprise staff The Davis High girls badminton team wrapped up Monticello Empire League play on the road on Monday. The Blue Devils came out with a 9-6 win over Rodriguez. The victory gives Davis a 9-3 record, tied with Armijo with the same record. Davis won five of the eight singles matches. Lee went three sets to win her match 17-21, 21-10, 21-16. Another Blue Devil singles player in Dua Hassan also won in three sets; 21-14, 14-21, 21-10. Other Blue Devil single players who won their matches were Chiara Wu, Rowan Barr and Jennifer Lee, all of whom won in straight sets. In the doubles matches, the Blue Devils won four of the seven. Melissa Lee-Wu won their match, along with Kelly Su-Jocelyn Starr, Cameron St. Andre-Emi Cech and Baar-Iryna Monastyrska.
Blue Devil boys tennis The Davis High boys tennis team finished the Delta League season with a perfect 12-0 record with a 5-4 win over rival Jesuit on April 28. Davis (12-0 in the DL, 14-1) were ahead 4-3 in the team score, with two matches left. Davis No. 6 player Itai Kalman won in three sets, 7-4, 4-6, 6-1. “This clinched the win for the Blue Devils,” said Davis head coach Dale Hersch. Davis swept the doubles’ matches. Julian Dunn and Adam Wu, the Blue Devils’ No. 1 doubles team, posted a 6-0, 6-0 win. Other Blue Devil doubles teams were Josh Xu-Maddux Madayag at 6-0, 6-1 and No. 3 team of Nikhil Chander-Ian Hwang. Davis’ other win in singles matches was No. 4 player Owen Sheppard, who won 7-6, 6-4. The win also gave Davis the top seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I boys tennis team playoffs. The Blue Devils earn a first-round bye and will host the No. 9 Pleasant Grove-No. 8 Inderkum winner on Monday. The Pleasant Grove-Inderkum match takes place on Thursday.
DHS girls lacrosse The Davis High girls lacrosse team’s playoff run ended in the Sac-Joaquin Section on April 28. But the Blue Devils’ post-season run in the North Coast Section continued on Tuesday. Davis (18-5) finished as the No. 2 team in the Sac-Joaquin Section. That earned the Blue Devils, who were the No. 5 seed in the North Coast Section Girls Lacrosse Championships, playing at No. 12 Monte Vista. Davis made its trip to the Bay Area enjoyable, as it posted a 14-7 win. Devon Morris led Davis in scoring with eight goals and an assist. Next playoff game for Davis is taking on the winner of the No. 13 Las Lomas-No. 4 Amador Valley playoff game on Thursday. Final score of that game was not available at press time.
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he Davis Aquatic Masters’ 38th annual Lake Berryessa open-water swim is coming back Saturday, June 4, after being down because of COVID for the two years. The Berryessa Swim is one of the longestrunning open-water events in the country. Each year hundreds of swimmers converge on Lake Berryessa for 1-hour, 2-hour and other races. The question arises, is there open water at Lake Berryessa? I haven’t gone to look, but numbers online seem to indicate that there is. You may recall that I was barred from the event for two years for refusing to get out of the water
after one hour, the time it takes competent swimmers to swim a mile. They sent a police boat for me. Refusing to get in, I kept going while volunteers were kept waiting 45 extra minutes at the finish line. I have already apologized for this. Will I be able to swim this year if I promise to quit after one hour? Or, will they not count the two years there was no event? I cannot let this technicality hold me back. This event is a major fundraiser for DAM —
keeping dues down — but it takes many volunteers to make it happen. Recruiting continues. The jobs are 2-3 hours long. Some jobs take place in Davis, but the majority take place at the lake. All race-day jobs are compatible with swimming either the 1- or 2-mile race, so you can do both. All volunteers get T-shirts and snacks on the day of the event. You can sign up at Civic pool as either a swimmer or volunteer or both. n To read the rest of Mark Braly’s column, visit www.davisenteprise. com and click on the Sports tab.
SPLIT: 8 hits but stranded 8 runners From Page B8 passed ball with no outs. But two fly balls and a grounder ended the game. UC Santa Barbara (5-16 in the BWC, 14-33) were able to get out of jams in the fourth through sixth innings. The Gauchos held a 6-1 lead entering the bottom of the sixth inning. That is when UCD scored its final run
of the game. Sierra Hillman reached first base on a fielder’s choice, when Aggie teammate Claudia Kim was thrown out at second base by UCSB shortstop Chloe Stewart. After advancing to second and third bases when Sarah Nakahara and leadoff hitter Sommer Kisling walked respectively, Hillman scored when Dethlefson
singled for a 6-2 score. Aggie baserunners Sophia Eftekhari, Libbie McMahan and Mattley were left stranded on the bases in the bottom of the fifth frame. n To read the rest of the story, visit www. davisenterprise.com and click on the Sports tab. — Contact Mike Bush at mike@davis enterprise.net. Follow on Twitter: @MBDavisSports.
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Whelan, Rodgers ink with NFL teams Enterprise staff Daniel Whelan and Bryce Rodgers are now in the NFL. The two former UC Davis football players agreed to terms immediately following the National Football League Draft over the weekend. Whelan, a punter, and Rodgers, a defensive lineman, inked with the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons. Whelan was named a HERO Sports FCS AllAmerican and a Stats Perform FCS All-American last season. The 6-foot-6 Wheland, out of Enniskerry, Wicklow, Ireland native, finished his collegiate career as arguably the greatest punter in Aggie history, averaging a school record 44.01 yards per punt for his career and a single season record 46.25. He had at least one punt of 60 yards or more in seven games this past season and had 21 of 50 or more. Whelan also handled kickoff duties with 37 of his 68 going for touchbacks. He was named an FCS Punter of the Year Semifinalist and a second-team All-Big Sky selection. At the conclusion of the 2021 spring season, Whelan garnered first team All-America honors by four organizations Stats Perform, AFCA, HERO Sports and Phil Steele and was a finalist for FCS Punter of the Year
after punting 17 times for 815 yards for a 47.9 average, tops among the Big Sky en route to earning All-Big Sky first team honors. In 2019, Whelan was named to the All-Big Sky third team and nabbed honorable mention accolades in 2018. A mainstay on UC Davis' defensive line, Rodgers was a model of consistency in leading the Aggies' push into the backfield each week last season. He led UCD in quarterback hurries with eight and added eight tackles for losses, 4.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a blocked kick. The East Palo Alto native was tabbed to the All-Big Sky second team. Rodgers led all Aggie defensive linemen with 18 tackles (eight solos and 10 assists) while adding 2.0 TFLs (both sacks), two QB hurries, a forced fumble and a blocked kick in the 2021 spring season. In 2019, the 6'3 lineman was named All-Big Sky honorable mention after starting all 12 games at defensive tackle. He ranked fifth on the team and tops among defensive linemen with 49 tackles (35 solos, 14 assists). Rodgers also had 6.0 TFLs, including 4.0 sacks for 20 yards and added a pass breakup, a fumble recovery and team-leading seven hurries.
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UC Davis batter Anna Dethlefson rips the softball in Saturday’s home game against UC Santa Barbara. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com and click on the Sports tab.
Aggies split with Gauchos By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor Eight was a good and bad number for the UC Davis softball team. The UC Santa Barbara softball squad was able to wrap up a three-game series with the Aggies, posting a 6-2 win in the nightcap of Saturday’s Big West Conference doubleheader at LaRue Field. The Aggies had eight hits but stranded eight runners on the bases. There were a combined 20 runners stranded in the doubleheader. “I think that is something that is constantly a focus,” said UC Davis head coach Erin Thorpe. “I feel those are the things that we have to capitalize on.” UC Santa Barbara pitcher Lexy Mills went the distance for the win. But the junior struggled in the middle innings, as she walked Aggie leadoff batters in the third through sixth innings. Mills also walked UCD leadoff hitter Reese Mattley in the bottom of the first. “We wait for a strike and the very next pitch, we’re swinging at a ball,” Thorpe said. “We have to be more patient when she’s (Mills) struggling
like that. And we got her to that point, we worked her to that point where she threw a lot of pitches, and she was starting to get tired. We didn’t capitalize on the work that we had done earlier.” Mattley had the big bat for UC Davis (7-11 in the BWC, 20-26 overall) in the nightcap. The freshman, who is a Roseville High graduate, went 3-for-3, all singles. She successfully reached base in all four at-bats; Mattley walked in the bottom of the fourth inning. “I thought Reese had a great day,” said Thorpe of Mattley. “I thought she was fantastic.” Aggie right fielder Anna Dethlefson had two hits, also both singles, while batting in the No. 2 spot in the nightcap. “She got on base quite a bit,” said Thorpe of Dethlefson, who had a combined four hits in both games. UCD had, at least, one hit in each inning of the final game. Trailing by the final score, UCD generated one baserunner in the bottom of the seventh inning. Mattley led off with a single to left field and moved to second base on a
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Davis High third baseman Koen Carston (11) puts the tag on a Jesuit runner in Monday’s Delta League game at the Blue Devils’ field.
Blue Devils lose tough one
By Mark DeVaughn
Enterprise correspondent Keaton Carpenter paid the high price of failure. Then the Davis High baseball player gave a lesson in how to accept it. The reliever allowed four runs in the seventh inning in Monday's Delta League home game against Jesuit, which posted a narrow 6-5 win. But with the burden of losing a 5-2 lead weighing on his shoulders, the junior explained his effort like a veteran leader. “I didn’t get the job done. Not a good performance.” said the righthander, who retired all five batters in his first two innings of work. “I have to be ready for the last inning. I have to throw strikes. I have to be prepared, and not shy away from the moment.” Brooks Ochoa stole two bases and drove in two runs for Davis (9-7 Delta League, 11-15 overall), which saw its three-game winning streak snapped. The Blue Devils stranded 10 runners against the Marauders (12-4, 16-11). Three times in the first six innings, a Davis hitter batted with the bases loaded and two outs. Each time, he made solid contact — into a Jesuit outfielder’s mitt for a flyout. “It always comes down to the little things,” Davis head coach Ethan Guevin said. “When we’re talking about hard hit balls, that’s going to happen. The margin is razor thin. Unfortunately, we were on the wrong side of that margin.”
The decisive inning began with an infield single and a solid double. A hit batter loaded the bases. Consecutive sacrifice flies made it a 5-4 game. With a runner at first and Davis an out away from victory, left-handed batter Nick Alkire came to bat. Playing center field, McCray shaded toward right-center field. The same defense thwarted a Davis bases-loaded rally in the first, when starting pitcher Brian Chin laced a full-count pitch into the gap for an out. Alkire sliced Carpenter’s 0-1 offering deep into the left-centerfield alley, tying the score with an RBI double. After taking the next two pitches for balls, Max Wiesner lined an RBI single to right to break the deadlock. Eight Jesuit hitters batted in the seventh. Only one faced a twostrike count. “I could have put some balls in different locations,” Carpenter said of the seventh inning. “(Jesuit) hit the ball hard — in the first two innings, it was right at people. But in the last inning, everything seemed to fall.”
Some rallies bore no fruit. Other times, Davis sowed winning seeds by playing small ball. Trailing 2-1 in the fourth, the Blue Devils grabbed the lead with two bunts. Chin drew a lead-off walk. A perfect bunt from sophomore right fielder Gizaw Baker put runners on first and second. Junior catcher
Carter Stoltz then moved the runners over, before Ochoa drove them both home with a clean RBI single to left. Jesuit committed four errors. When the visitors mishandled grounders from both Ochoa and Selassie Campos with runners in scoring position, the result was another two runs for Davis. Chin allowed two runs in four full innings. He handed the ball — and a 3-2 lead — to James Davis, who was yanked after hitting a batter and allowing a single. Carpenter took the mound and induced a 4-6-3 double play, followed by a weak groundout to second. Sophomore left-fielder Houston McCray went 2-for-3 for Davis. Junior third baseman Koen Carston drove in a run with an RBI single. The Blue Devils starting nine featured just one senior (shortstop Grafton Shorts) and three sophomores. After falling in the standings, their head coach sees a team better for Monday’s experience. “You want to play your best baseball at the end of the year, and that’s what we’re doing,” Guevin said. The three-game series continued Tuesday at Jesuit. Davis hosts the rubber game Thursday at 4 p.m. — Follow Mark DeVaughn on Twitter: @OrangeMarkD.