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Supervisors plan St. John’s purchase despite lawsuit By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer
UC Davis Health’s California Tower is set to break ground in 2023 and be open by 2030. Courtesy image
UCD Health clears way for new hospital tower By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer UC Davis Health began clearing the way Monday for construction on a new hospital tower, the UC Davis Medical Center’s California Tower, the healthcare system announced Monday in a press release. Crews started demolishing multiple temporary buildings on the site of the future tower this week, which is scheduled to break ground in 2023 and be open to patients by 2030. Aspects of the $3.75 billion tower will replace existing parts of the medical center that need
to be closed due to state seismic laws related to earthquake safety. Those laws “put a deadline on hospitals to either upgrade their existing facilities or construct new buildings,” UC Davis Health said in its press release. The new tower was approved by the UC Board of Regents in January. It will be constructed on the eastern side of the existing Medical Center and will include a 14-story hospital tower and five-story pavilion. In its press release, UC Davis Health described the new hospital tower as the most advanced in the region. “This
project incorporates lessons from the pandemic and those lessons will help us to deliver superior care for Northern Californians for the next 50 years,” said David Lubarsky, CEO of UC Davis Health. “The California Tower will triple our ICU capability, making half of our patient rooms ICU-ready. This investment will be a cornerstone in the critical care we provide our patients and the region moving forward.” These new features reflect UC Davis Health’s long-term commitment to education, research, patient care and community health, the healthcare system
said. “They complement the health system’s mission of improving health for all,” UC Davis Health said in its press release. The California Tower will join the Medical Center’s existing University Tower and Davis Tower, adding roughly one million square feet of new space. It will include operating rooms, an imaging center, an expanded pharmacy, additional burn care units, and approximately 400 single-patient rooms. The patient rooms will replace others set to be taken
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Beck, Frerichs square off in candidate forum By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer The two candidates for the Board of Supervisors District 2 seat squared off in a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters in Davis on Saturday, weighing in on everything from climate change and drought to affordable housing and social services. Davis resident and climate activist Juliette Beck and Davis Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs are vying to succeed retiring Supervisor Don Saylor in representing a district that includes much of Davis and UC Davis, as well as the city of Winters, and stretches west to the county line. As they have throughout their campaigns, Frerichs touted his experience in local governance, both as a City Council member
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and representative on numerous multi-jurisdictional agencies, while Beck focused on her climate adaptaFRERICHS tion work and the need for greater action on that front, as well as the need for female representation at the county level. The forum, held in person at the Davis City Hall community chambers, featured questions on specific topics as well as a audience-generated questions. The candidates were first asked what they believe are the three most pressing issues facing Yolo County and District 2. Frerichs cited high staff turnover recently at the county level,
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including in high-profile positions such as county administrator and director of health and human services, saying, “there’s a BECK real need to bring some stability to the county government structure.”
Yolo County’s Board of Supervisors plans to move ahead with the purchase of St. John’s Retirement Village in Woodland despite a lawsuit filed by a group of private individuals seeking to block the sale. That group, headed by Stan Levers, has presented an alternative proposal for keeping St. John’s largely as is — a multi-level, seniorcare community — but the current St. John’s board of directors has turned down the offer and voted to sell the property to the county instead. The county would, in turn, convert the 13-acre property to uses that include housing for low-income families and seniors as well as other services primarily aimed at older residents, including adult day healthcare. Back in April, the Board of Supervisors authorized an advance of $400,000 to St. John’s to keep the facility maintained and expressed support for purchasing the site for a total of $2.9 million. But at that meeting, supervisors
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School board looks at strategic plan By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer
Finally, he said, “counties really exist to provide human social services to those that need them the most,” and cited mental health, in-home supportive services, public health and childcare as key issues that need addressing.
While no earth-shattering decisions were made at a low-key Davis school-board meeting on May 5, the trustees did begin taking steps towards a future filled with opportunity for the community and county. They began Thursday’s meeting with Superintendent Matt Best’s presentation on the district’s strategic plan renewal. It includes an action timeline that begins with interviewing and selecting a strategic planning consultant partner by May or June. The coordination of strategic plan activities is scheduled for completion between June and August. After that, the timeline slates community outreach and goal development to be complete between September and December. Finally, action-team plan development will take place between
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Additionally, he said, are climate change issues impacting the county like drought and wildfires.
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A sampling of the Yolo ballot news S AMPLE THIS ...The only thing I love more than Election Day itself is the month or so prior when lawn signs sprout like daffodils, our mailbox gets clogged with colorful brochures telling more lies than Pinocchio and the Yolo County Election Guide arrives to once again explain this whole process in Chinese, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish and English. Furthermore, according to the Guide, "Vote Center election workers who can speak Chinese, Korean, Punjabi, Russian and/or Spanish may also be available at our voting locations." A wonderful accommodation that makes me proud to live in the Golden State. Interesting that while other parts of the country are working feverishly to restrict voting rights, Yolo County elections boss Jesse Salinas believes in making voting as easy and accessible as possible so that anyone who wishes to vote, can vote.
FRIENDS IN THE BOOTH ... According to the official Yolo County Election Guide, "Any voter may bring up to two people into
the booth to help them vote, provided those assistants are not representatives of the voter's employer or labor union." Since Mom and Dad are currently unavailable, I pick Lois Wolk and Helen Thomson. NO PARTY PRIMARIES ... Under California's relatively recent "Top-Two Candidates Open Primary Act," all candidates for a voter-nominated office must be listed on the same ballot instead of separate primaries for the Democratic Party, the Republican Party and the Communist Party. The top two vote-getters in the primary then square off in the November general election for all the marbles. The good thing about this is you get to see all the candidates at
once and can vote for a Republican here and a Democrat there and a Peace and Freedom lover over yonder. The only thing I don't like is that even if one candidate in the primary gets over 50 percent of the vote, there will still be a runoff in November. A complete waste of a candidate's time and energy and campaign cash. If over 50 percent of the electorate has already given you the nod, it should be over and done with.
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ON-PARTISAN (SUPPOSEDLY) ... The Election Guide notes that "A candidate's party affiliation never appears on the ballot for non-partisan offices," which includes things like Board of Supervisors, Superintendent of Schools, plus the County Sheriff and the District Attorney. Nevertheless, DA candidate Cynthia Rodriguez is openly advertising "Democrat" on her campaign signs, which may or may not be a strategic mistake. There's nothing illegal or unethical about listing your party affiliation on a lawn sign, but it's unusual for what is officially a
non-partisan office. It may win Cynthia some votes in Davis, but could cost her elsewhere. And there's always the risk it could backfire altogether.
SPEAKING OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY RACE ... Incumbent Jeff Reisig, who has served admirably as Yolo County DA for the last 15 years, has followed the lead of many Yolo County candidates throughout history by prominently featuring a field of sunflowers on the cover of his sparkling campaign brochure. Reisig also features a charming family photo on a wide beach with the Pacific Ocean in the immediate background that is unlikely to have been taken in Yolo County. In an otherwise straightforward and positive brochure that included some impressive words of support from none other than The Sacramento Bee, he did misspell the name of the legendary Helen Thomson on his list of endorsements, so he may wish to straighten that out between now and Election Day. — Reach Bob Dunning at bunning@davisenterprise.net.
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By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer A Madison teen faces drunken-driving charges following a crash near Community Park early Saturday morning, according to Davis police. Lt. Ilya Bezuglov said a witness called police at about 2 a.m. to report the collision, in which a truck struck a tree and a parked vehicle near F and 14th streets. The driver, 18-year-old Cristian Miguel
Salazar, reportedly told officers he’d lost control of the vehicle and it would only turn in one direction. Bezuglov said officers noticed signs of impairment and administered sobriety tests that Salazar did not pass. He was booked into the Yolo County jail on DUI charges as well as for being under age 21 with a blood-alcohol content of over 0.05 percent.
UCDPD seeks assault suspect By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer UC Davis police are investigating an assault that occurred on campus early Sunday morning. An unidentified victim suffered facial injuries in the attack, which police said occurred at about 2 a.m. after a brief verbal confrontation in the parking lot area at 320 Parkway Circle. “The confrontation was
over noise in the parking lot,” UCD spokesman Andy Fell said. Police described the suspect, who drove away in a dark sedan after the incident, only as a male in his 20s with a “medium height” and wearing a dark-colored long-sleeved top. Anyone with information about the assault is asked to contact the UCD Police Department at 530752-1727.
SACRAMENTO — A national 12-year study that enrolled a highly diverse group of pregnant women, including women in the Sacramento region, found rising exposure to chemicals from plastics and pesticides that may be harmful to development. “This is the first time we’ve been able to measure the amounts of chemicals in such a large and diverse group of pregnant women — not just identify chemicals,” said Tracey J. Woodruff, senior author of the paper. Woodruff is a professor and director of the UC San Francisco Program on
Reproductive Health and the Environment and codirector of the UCSF EaRTH Center. The results of the study, which included co-authors from UC Davis Health, were published May 10, 2022, in Environmental Science & Technology. Prenatal exposure to industrial chemicals can come from air, food, water, plastics, and other industrial and consumer products. Although these chemicals could be harmful to pregnancy and child development, few of these chemicals are routinely monitored in people. All participants had chemical exposure To determine exposure,
researchers measured 103 chemicals, mostly from pesticides, plastics, and “replacement chemicals,” new forms of chemicals that were banned or phased out, like bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates. Certain phthalates have been identified as neurotoxic chemicals that can harm child brain development and increase children’s risks for learning, attention, and behavioral disorders.
All participants had chemical exposure, and several compounds were detected in all 171 participants. More than 80% of the chemicals were found in at least one of the women in the study.
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Briefly On ‘Davisville’: Dinos at UCD UC Davis undergraduate Jennine Eng says she was bored during winter break, so she began to crochet small triceratops dinosaurs to fill the time. When she returned to campus in January, she decided to give some of her creations away — and that was the start of the Davis Triceratops community, which numbers 3,400 students so far. On the latest edition of the KDRT program “Davisville,” Eng, joined by co-leaders Ada Lei and Sebastian Carpintero, talk about the project, and how creating scavenger hunts with the dinosaurs as prizes has helped students connect as they emerge from the isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ve sold or hidden hundreds of the tiny triceratopses so far, distributing clues and updates by Discord, Instagram and word of mouth “Davisville,” hosted by Bill Buchanan, is broadcast on KDRTLP, 95.7 FM Mondays at 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays at 5 p.m., Fridays at 12:30 p.m., and Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. The current program will be broadcast through May 14, and is available anytime at https://kdrt. org/davisville or on Apple podcasts.
Artist raises cash for Ukraine An art fundraiser to benefit relief efforts in Ukraine will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 15 at 3714 Los Cerros Place in Davis. The event will feature artwork by Regina Zavodovskaya, a Davis artist who is also a veterinary anatomical pathologist. Fifty percent of the funds raised will go to support a European-based organization that sends critical medical aid to war-hit areas; the other 50% will go to Happy Paw, a Kyiv-based group that rescues animals in the war-torn cities. See the art on Instagram at www.instagram .com/rz.p3/.
Odd fellows add to relief effort The Davis Odd Fellows Lodge, working with locals of the Davis Ukraine Relief Committee and the international Independent Order of Odd Fellows, is collecting donations to support Ukrainian refugees in the U.S. and abroad. The Odd Fellows will be tabling at the Saturday and Wednesday Farmers Markets. Get a ribbon to show your support for the people of Ukraine. The Davis Ukraine Relief Committee will hold a candlelight vigil at the Wednesday, May 11, Farmers Market at 7:15 p.m.
Search team needs volunteers The Yolo County Sheriff ’s Office's Search and Rescue Team is seeking volunteers. Interested citizens should enjoy the outdoors and helping others. No previous experience is needed, but dedication is a must. Visit www.YoloSAR. org, email YoloSAR@ yolocounty.org or call sheriff 's liaison Sgt. Juan Ceja at 530-6685280.
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Positivity rate rises on campus Landfill accepts textiles By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer The COVID-19 positivity rate at UC Davis has steadily climbed over the past several weeks, reaching its highest peak during the pandemic apart from a surge in January propelled by the Omicron variant. As of Monday, the average positivity rate for asymptomatic tests over the past week was 1.38%, according to the campus’ COVID-19 dashboard. In total, UC Davis conducted 16,930 COVID-19 tests on asymptomatic students, staff and faculty from May 2 to May 9, with 233 of those tests coming
back positive. Over the past 30 days, the campus’ asymptomatic testing has identified 671 positive results, which account for more than 10% of all asymptomatic COVID-19 cases the campus testing program has detected since it began in September 2020. Due to the rising case rate in recent weeks, occupancy of UC Davis’ oncampus isolation and quarantine housing is higher than usual, with 30% of the 250 beds currently in use. UC Davis students, staff and faculty are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. As of this week,
99% of students and 96% of employees were vaccinated, with the remaining students and employees having obtained an approved exception. Routine testing is required of all students every two weeks and unvaccinated students must get tested every four days. On March 19, UC Davis lifted its mask mandate. The campus continues to “strongly recommend” that students, staff and faculty wear masks in indoor settings. — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @calebmhampton.
Garamendi, Thompson present checks to local organizations By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer On Monday, May 2, Reps. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, and Mike Thompson, D-Napa, presented checks to local housing and healthcare providers. The congressmen presented a $500,000 check to support Winters Health Foundation’s new Capay Valley Health Center, a $985,000 check to establish a Future Pandemic Prevention & Rapid Response Institute at UC Davis, and a $1 million check to help Solano-Napa Habitat for Humanity build new housing for lowincome residents. The funding was made possible by a new program called Community Funded Projects, which allows members of Congress to bring direct funding to projects in their congressional districts that have significant benefits for the community. “It is an honor to join my friend and colleague, Congressman Mike Thompson, to announce these muchneeded investments in our communities,” Garamendi said. “Congressman Thompson and I fought hard in Washington for this Community Project Funding — which will bolster local infrastructure, healthcare, and more. This was all made possible through the advocacy, information, and passion dozens of local leaders provided
throughout this process. We are grateful to see these much-needed investments being made in our community, and Congressman Thompson and I will always forge partnerships throughout the community to deliver the progress and support our region deserves,” Garamendi concluded. “The projects that Rep. Garamendi and I were able to secure funding for are essential steps to advance the quality of life for our communities and set our neighbors up for a bright future,” said Thompson. “By investing in education, primary health care, mental health care, housing, research, and more, we can connect our communities with the resources they need. Community Funded Projects are key to advance the projects that are going to impact each of our lives, and we are grateful for the support and advocacy of our local leaders on behalf of these projects. I’m glad to work with a great partner Rep. Garamendi to deliver on behalf of our constituents, and I look forward to seeing the impact of this funding.” According to Garamendi’s description of the project, funding for UC Davis’ Future Pandemic Prevention and Rapid Response Institute will “enable the development of the next generation of pandemic specialists, while immediately accelerating access to research findings from laboratory to bedside
through a more holistic and publicly accessible lens.” Project lead Jonna Mazet, who serves as vice provost of Grand Challenges at UC Davis and is a distinguished professor of epidemiology and disease ecology, recently spoke about the project to UC Davis’ news service. “Emerging infectious diseases do not have to define our near or long-term future, but we must take decisive, coherent action now to address the threat of future pandemics,” she said. “Now is the time to converge science, reason and political will to prepare for, and hopefully prevent, the next pandemic.” The funding for the new Capay Valley Health Center will be used to equip the center with five dental operatories, four medical exam rooms, 20 computers, and associated IT costs including electronic medical record software, and lab and vaccine preparation and storage, according to a press release from Garamendi. The Solano-Napa Habitat for Humanity funding will support the Woolner Avenue Home Construction Project. The project will lead to the construction of three 3-bedroom, 2- bath homes in Fairfield for low-income families, according to the press release. — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @calebmhampton.
Rainbow crosswalks on their way for pride fest Special to The Enterprise Rainbow crosswalks, live music, drag queens and skating are all coming to Davis in preparation for International LGBTQ+ Month in June. The popular rainbow crosswalks will be painted around Davis’ Central Park on Sunday, May 29. Volunteers will begin spraying the temporary chalk paint at 6 a.m., and continue until 9 a.m. To volunteer for this or other pride events, visit https://www. davispride.org/volunteer. Meanwhile, the city of Davis will hang Davis Pride rainbow banners throughout town, and fly the rainbow flag at City Hall for the month of June. Business owners can show their support by hanging a rainbow flag poster in the window. Posters are free, and available
by emailing admin@ davisphoenixco.org. Celebrate Davis Pride with several events, June 11 and 12 in Central Park, 301 C St. Produced by the Davis Phoenix Coalition, activities include: n Diva Disco Skate Night, starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, under the Davis Farmers Market Pavilion. The night will include music, lights and food trucks. n Run/Walk for Equality, a 5K run or walk from the park, and a 1K Rainbow Run for youths – and those who prefer a shorter trek – on Sunday, June 12, beginning at 8 a.m. n The Davis Pride Festival begins at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 12. It includes performances by several local and international music acts, a drag queen revue, educational booths,
food, drink and vendors. The Davis Pride Committee is working in partnership with the Davis Craft and Vintage Market. Other events include a Bike Party Davis Ride with Pride on June 24, and a Drink with Pride Night at Sudwerk Brewing Company (date to be determined). The Davis Phoenix Coalition, is a nonprofit working to foster diversity, eliminate intolerance, prevent hatemotivated violence and support LGBTQ+ youths. It was founded in the aftermath of a 2013 attack on Davis resident “Mikey” Partida. Proceeds from Davis Pride support the coalition’s anti-racism and anti-bullying campaigns, support to LGBTQ+ youths, and community outreach. To donate, go to https://davis phoenixco.org/donate.
for reuse and recycling Special to The Enterprise The Yolo County Central Landfill is now accepting textiles for reuse and recycling to meet SB 1383 green house gas reduction targets. Textiles include dry clothing, clean rags and towels, bed sheets, pillowcases and sleeping bags. Unacceptable products are textiles that are contaminated, wet or soiled, fabric scraps, area rugs or pillows. However, all unacceptable items may be disposed of for a fee through the landfill scale house. According to CalRecycle, textiles are the sixth most prevalent material type in the overall disposed waste stream in California landfills. Estimates show that 95 percent of this material is reusable or recyclable. CalRecycle has set a goal of 75 percent recycling, composting, or source reduction to help decrease California’s reliance on landfills, and responsibly managing textile waste is essential to this effort. These goals led Yolo County to establish this new pilot program, in partnership with I Choose
Life (ICL), where nearly 100 percent of textiles collected at the Yolo County Central Landfill textile drop-off location will get reused or recycled. A waste hierarchy will be followed, starting with reuse through the resale process at the ICL thrift store in Woodland, accounting for approximately 45 percent of the textiles coming through the program. With roughly 30 percent of textiles being wiping cloth grade and 20 percent fiber/thread grade, the rest of the material is sorted, baled, and transported to Los Angeles to be further processed and recycled into area rugs. This pilot program allows for items that previously did not have a home (socks with holes, ripped blouses, old bath towels, etc.) to be given new life. Textiles can be dropped off during normal landfill hours, Monday through Saturday, from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Sundays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 44090 County Road 28H in Woodland, Visit the Yolo County Central Landfill to learn more.
Work to begin Thursday on Second Street By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Reconstruction and improvement work is set to begin Thursday on a portion of Second Street in Davis. The work, expected to continue through August, will take place on the stretch of road from the L Street curve to after the Mainstage cannabis dispensary at 1605 Second Street. This is a full road reconstruction with an addition of a structural curb and gutter on the south side of the road and the restoration of five driveways on the north side of the road (in addition to sidewalk, curb and gutter replacements on that side). There will also be drainage improvements with the installation of drain inlets, the city announced.
Work will begin Thursday with closure of the eastbound lane of Second Street, a closure that will last until approximately mid June. The detour will be Cantrill Drive to Fifth Street during this time while the westbound lane will remain open. Beginning in mid June, the westbound lane will close through the beginning of August while the eastbound lane will be opened. The detour will remain Cantrill Drive to Fifth Street. “We appreciate the community’s patience as the city improves this well-traveled road,” said Davis City Manager Mike Webb. “This important work will improve safety and drainage in this area.” — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ ATernusBellamy.
County connects job seekers to opportunities Special to The Enterprise WOODLAND — Are you interested in working for the state? YoloWorks!, Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency, and the Yolo County Workforce Innovation Board, in partnership with the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), are hosting a Virtual Career Fair on May 24. This virtual career fair allows job seekers to connect to four divisions at the HCD to discuss available opportunities.
Interested parties can register for the virtual open house at https:// www.tinyurl.com/ HCDOpenhouse or by visiting the YoloWorks! webpage. The HCD has various job opportunities with telework options throughout the state and competitive benefits packages. For information, contact Erica Johnson, HHSA program coordinator, at erica.johnson@ yolocounty.org or call or text 530-631-2289.
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e are concerned that Davis City Councilman Dan Carson’s involvement in the Measure H campaign and his efforts to pass Measure H set a terrible precedent for Davis and harms our citizen-based democratic processes. Carson is the first elected official in Davis to lead a developer’s campaign committee to annex land to the city for a subdivision. He is also the first member of the city Council to use developer money to file a lawsuit to strike down his fellow citizens’ ballot arguments against annexation. Councilman Carson’s lawsuit did not produce any meaningful changes to the citizen’s ballot arguments. A judge changed one word and converted a troy measurement to a metric measurement. That’s it. The apparent purpose of the developerfunded lawsuit was to squelch the speech of the opponents to Measure H. Mr. Carson and his deep-pocketed backers probably assumed that the citizens would not be able to afford to litigate the ballot argument. Special interests like developers already have a financial advantage and regularly outspend citizen campaigns by more than twenty to one. Mr. Carson and the Measure H developer have come up with a new tactic to press their financial advantage even further — file a lawsuit against the citizens. Win or lose, it makes no difference. Citizen defendants will have to pay tens of thousands of dollars for a legal defense, further curtailing their ability to challenge the developer’s project. Just the possibility of another developer suing the citizen opponents of a project could scare Davis residents from standing up and speaking out. That’s not the Davis way. Winning a political debate shouldn’t depend on the size of your pocketbook. Instead, make your best case and then let the voters decide. The problem with Carson’s conduct in the Measure H campaign is that he has blurred the line between his role as an elected representative of the people of Davis and his advocacy for a development project. This conflict of interest was on full display at the April 5 City Council meeting, when he took up a Measure H matter that was not on the agenda and gave a lengthy political speech. Even Mayor Gloria Partida admonished Carson this was improper. As past mayors of the city of Davis, we can assure Davis citizens that Dan Carson is charting new political ground and that it is not good. We would ask that Councilman Carson carefully reconsider what he is doing with respect to Measure H. — Joe Krovoza, Sue Greenwald, Mike Corbett, Ken Wagstaff, Ann M. Evans, Bill Kopper; former mayors of Davis
How abortion decision could impact California L ooking for leading beneficiaries of the draft U.S. Supreme Court abortion opinion leaked in early May, if it becomes reality? Try California and its current political leadership. For anyone who missed reports on the decision draft, it essentially would uphold a Mississippi law all but banning abortions and revoke the federal protections of the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that made privacy a right, thus legalizing abortion everywhere in America. This leaves California an abortion haven and women barred from the procedure in other states are already coming here to ensure their safety. For some, it’s “abortion tourism”; for others, permanent moves. And there will be many more if and when the draft ruling becomes official. A few other states also will become abortion destinations, helping women not ready for motherhood. But no place else offers as many choices and price points as California. Among items the draft ruling did not consider: For millenia, whenever and wherever abortions have been banned, illicit ones proliferated, with women from 13 to 40-plus often using coat hangers, botanical potions and untrained, fly-by-night abortionists to get relief they desperately seek — and sometimes dying or being rendered infertile for life.
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he California tradition of welcoming people in dire straits dates from before the Civil War, when hundreds of escaped slaves made their way here to get as far as possible from bondage. The trend continued after the Civil War, as many defeated former Confederate officers
the right to abortion is what we’re talking about.” Any such amendment must clear the Legislature by June 30 to appear on the November ballot, where it could form a centerpiece for Democratic campaigns. National Democrats also seized on the issue. Scores of Democratic-oriented PACs sent fund-raising emails within hours, plainly hoping suburban women who support abortion rights will stave off what has looked like a midterm Republican victory and takeover of the House of Representatives. For sure, many women of fertility age in states like Texas and Florida, which adopted strict anti-abortion laws in the last few months, have eyed moving here, even though housing costs are a common problem. Some have told hometown reporters their rights and safety trump high rents. The bottom line: This is are the newest demonstration that real life and the courts can both intrude on politics and create change, sometimes very suddenly. — Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com. His book, “The Burzynski Breakthrough, The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It,” is now available in a soft cover fourth edition. For more Elias columns, visit www.californiafocus.net.
Project too vague I prefer to vote in favor of something rather than against it, and the more I learn about the DiSC Measure H proposal, the less I like it. I find it unethical that City Council member Dan Carson has used the developer’s money to bring two lawsuits against Davis citizens who disagree with him, and against the City Clerk. He has used his position and Council meeting time to defend his lawsuits. At Davis City Council meetings, ordinary citizens only get their two minutes to speak, and that’s it. With developers, there’s never a level playing field. They have paid staff and deep resources. This project has problems. How will the county divide the money between the city and itself? How much will Davis actually get, and over how long a time? The huge development, as many have said, will increase traffic and pollution, and people have also noted that paving over farmland to construct buildings that might or might not be used, is wishful thinking, not city planning. People just won’t bike from that far side of town to downtown Davis. They will drive cars. The project will use a lot of water, indisputably. And out-of-towners will as likely as not buy and live in those houses. I would vote yes on a project that was clearly outlined in every respect and had a fair balance of profit for the developer and definite benefit to the city. Too many details are still vague, and the less a developer is locked in, the more he can change the plan once it is pre-approved. People with knowledge and expertise, such as UCD professor of urban planning Stephen Wheeler, are against this. Groups that know a lot more than I do, such as the Sierra Club, are against this. I want to vote for a project that is beneficial and progressive (think Village Homes long ago), innovative, and wise. This is not it. Claudia Krich Davis
DISC not ped, bike or transit-friendly DISC is a car-friendly project, and should be promoted as such, even during congested times as many will sit in their cars, listening to music or doing business on their phones. DISC will create more traffic in Davis besides what’s on Mace, because nearly everyone in Davis who works here will drive here for the simple reason that Davis — aside from trips to and from campus and junior high schools — is already so very
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By coincidence, the leaked ruling — later confirmed by Chief Justice John Roberts as authentic but not binding or necessarily permanent — came at the same moment new state figures showed a California population loss of 117,552 persons during 2021. That was half as many as in 2020, and did not measure the influx of immigrants, both domestic and foreign, last December and early this year. Still, it was not a happy number for this state. But the very likely decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, could be one antidote for California’s population losses, helping return the state to its accustomed position as a fast growing place that attracts many of the persecuted from elsewhere.
arrived. Still later, California became a haven for Jewish intellectuals persecuted by Nazi Germany, hosting the likes of Thomas Mann and Berthold Brecht. Immigrants once persecuted in Czarist Russia and later by the Soviet Union founded movie studios and high tech companies. Undocumented arrivals escaping a variety of injustices in Latin America began coming in the last century. All these groups pushed California’s long era of massive growth. The next persecuted group seeking shelter in the Golden State may well be women desperately wanting abortions but unable to obtain them safely in the 26 states considered certain to ban the procedure if the Supreme Court decides as expected. Many will bring husbands and children. For sure, California’s current leaders will welcome them with open arms and, very likely, financial aid. Immediately after the draft decision leaked, Gov. Gavin Newsom, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and state Senate President Toni Atkins proposed amending the state Constitution to protect abortion rights even beyond the current state law, signed in 1967 by then-Gov. Ronald Reagan. That measure protects privacy rights, but Atkins told a reporter she wants “to be very clear that
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driving-dominated. A day that starts by car will end by car, without and within Davis. As it’s not possible to ride directly and safely between any part of the east side of South Davis and DISC... how are we even allowing this project to be considered to be built here with no commitment to a bike/ped undercrossing of 80 next to Mace? Nearly all trips between the closest elementary (Pioneer) and closest complete supermarket (Nugget) will be by private motor vehicle. Based on the most recent Campus Travel Survey, the tolerance for cycling to campus drops off after 15 min of riding, but it’s a 30 min. ride to DISC from the agricultural study areas on campus west of 113. A proposed shuttle will go from campus to the train station to DISC... how will it compete with driving when the catchment area is relatively short, requiring multiple stops on the campus side? What happens if trains are delayed? How will some space for express buses south of the ‘Curve facilitate express bus use on Covell to the east, which has no extra space? DISC is not only car-friendly … it’s barely transit, bike and ped-tolerant. Todd Edelman Former member of the city of Davis Bicycling, Transportation and Street Safety Commission
No on the new DISC Every time a development proposal is presented, we are whipped into a frenzy of urgency to approve it because of our dire need for new housing. But as soon as the project is approved, the urgency dissipates until the next proposal is presented. The Nishi project to supply 2,200 beds was approved in 2018. But, as of May 2022, not a shovelful of dirt has been dug.
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;
Voters approved the West Davis Adult Community project to provide 560 dwelling units. All that we can show for it are some stumps of the old oak trees that used to live on the site. The same developer is now proposing a new project called Palomino Place to build 149 to 164 units of Community-Centered Housing. Really? Urgently, our City Council approved the University Commons project in August 2020 to, among other things, build 264 residential units. To date, no stone has yet been turned to justify the Council’s urgent approval. Pressed by Enterprise’s columnist Wendy Weitzel, “Spokeswoman Kristen Moore replied ... ‘We do not have a timeline to share.’ “ The large Sterling apartment project on Fifth Street is finished. Other projects in the pipeline include a mixed-use plan for a project on Olive Drive and the Shriner’s development proposal for 234 acres east of Wildhorse. It would convert currently zoned agricultural land to “a range of 1,100 to 1,200 residential units … in varying lot sizes and densities.” No wonder that the Yolo Farm Bureau is advocating a no vote on the new DISC. The Farm Bureau does not believe the need for urbanization justifies the loss of agricultural land. It regards the DISC as an “opportunistic” conversion of farmland. Neighboring urban uses have very negative impacts on the ability of any adjacent farm to successfully farm.” Additionally, the Sacramento region has one of the unhealthiest air qualities in the nation. DISC would add to that dubious achievement. The loss of farm production in Ukraine and Russia indicates the value of productive farmland. I agree with the Yolo Farm Bureau. No on the new DISC. Desmond Jolly Davis
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When royalty came to Wyoming W
ithin the first 40 seconds of disembarking from his small private plane, Prince greeted an enthusiastic young news reporter and her blond, featherhaired companion wearing the “Miss Wyoming Teen” sash, answered a few silly questions, said “excuse me” and then sprinted toward the raucous and adoring crowd in the makeshift bleachers behind the chain link fence on the windy tarmac. As he ran away from the camera, he ripped off his jacket, swung it around in the air and threw it over the fence to his fans. It was July 1, 1986, and the most exciting event ever to occur in Sheridan, Wyo.,was underway. This is a bold statement, considering only a year-and-ahalf earlier, Queen Elizabeth had spent four days vacationing in and around Sheridan. The reason I know that this was the most exciting event to happen in Sheridan, Wyo., is because I’d spent every summer of my short life in this little town with a Yellow Front, a drive-in movie theater, more western tack shops than stoplights and a population of just over 17,000. My mother was born In Sheridan. Our parents met and married in Sheridan. And my grandparents made their lives in Sheridan. My siblings and cousins and I grew up spending our summers together playing Monday-night bingo at the Holy Name parish hall, taking late
night walks to the Dairy Queen on Main Street for Butterfinger Blizzards and chocolate-dipped ice cream cones and catching and selling night crawlers to the fishermen headed out to the North Tongue River on Saturday mornings. Our grandparents lived in the last house at the end of a gravel road on the edge of Sheridan. In my memory, the house was big and beautiful and stately. I realize now that this memory existed mostly because the house was surrounded by trailer homes that were a fraction of its size. My grandparents owned Trailer Village, and while the mortgage payments on this prime property were probably only possible because of my grandpa’s night job at the Decker Coal Mine and my grandma’s position as a nurse’s aide at the local convalescent home, I thought owning a trailer court was kind of a big deal. We grew up playing endless hours of hide-andseek and kick-the-can with the children who lived in that Trailer Village and in the other trailers up the street. Over the weeks of summer, we made endless trips to the mini-mart at the end of the road to buy
Archie comic books and candy. We picked wild rhubarb and onions from the field behind the trailer court. As teenagers, the girls soaked up the sun in lawn chairs, slathered in Coppertone, hair drenched with Sun-In. Eventually, summers would end and my brothers, sisters, cousins and I would go back to our respective towns and homes. Our childhood playmates remained, and most years we wouldn’t see them again until school ended and we were back at our grandparent’s house, ready for another fun, if not predictable, summer. In 1985, I went off to college and shortly after that, my younger sisters moved into my grandparent’s house. They were now year-round residents of Sheridan, Wyo. I continued to visit in the summer and we continued to see these kids we’d grown up with. But as young adults, there were jobs and cars and social lives that distracted us from the fun we’d had as kids in the Trailer Village. It was June of 1986. I don’t remember thinking too much about what the summer would bring. Probably shorter trips to Sheridan to see my family. A night at the drive-in to see “Top Gun.” Midnight pancakes at Denny’s and, for sure, a few Butterfinger Blizzards. And then, something magical, so unlikely to be almost impossible, hap-
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Prince’s limo in front of my grandma’s house. The Polaroid picture was taken by my grandmother, Polly Bertrand, and includes her signature Magic Marker label (that she included on every picture she ever took). pened. One of those kids we’d grown up with, one who lived within 100 yards of my grandma’s house, one who had graduated high school and was working at a local motel, did something amazing. She came home from work one day and saw a contest on MTV to be Prince’s date to the premier showing of his release of “Over the Cherry Moon.” All she had to do was be the 10,000th caller. And, oh, by the way, that glitzy Hollywood premier? Prince was bringing it — all of it — to the hometown theater of the lucky winner. Guess what? Miracle of miracles, my childhood friend was, indeed, the
10,000th caller. As Roald Dahl wrote in his book, “Matilda,” “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” On that early July night in 1986 in Sheridan, Wyo., magic was everywhere. With the young woman who’d lucked out as the 10,000th caller to win the date with Prince. With every person who’d made it onto her 500-person invitation list to the preparty at the ballroom of the Holiday Inn. With an entire town of cowboys and coal miners who
watched countless 18-wheelers roll into town with everything necessary to turn a little cow town into Hollywood for a Night. With the limo driver who made his way skillfully down that gravel road full of potholes to pick up the honored guest. With my grandma and my sisters who watched in awe as the whole production unfolded in front of their house and their glittering eyes. Yes, magic is everywhere if you look for it. And for sure, 1 in 10,000 are actually very good odds if magic is on your side. — Shelley Dunning is a Davis resident and a mom of four. Reach her at dunningsm@gmail.com.
Just one more prohibition, but it’s a biggie
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enjamin Rush, a physician and founding father, recommended moderation in use of alcoholic beverages (not prohibition) for very good reasons: moderation works best. Nevertheless, in 1920, prohibition of manufacture, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages became law, and for evermore became the poster child for the dangers of prohibitions. It taught us that prohibition though perhaps intended to address a social ill is just the wrong way to go. Prohibitions do not work as planned or required; they often cause more harm than good; they have unexpected consequences; they impinge most on people already plenty burdened by other things. I have deep suspicions about any prohibitions of most anything advocated by most people most any time. I am sure Justice Alito did not write a 90-page opinion to abrogate Roe
vs. Wade for his own amusement but as a guidance for his fellow rightwing justices. It is clear that the constitutional right to an abortion will not stand much longer but will soon revert to the individual states. It is not hard to divine the fate of a woman’s freedom to choose for herself the right to bear a child to term or not. Some states, concerned about freedom, that could not mandate masks to protect against a deadly infection, find that a mandate to control a woman’s choice is a nobrainer. Since male erectile disfunction is a good preventer of pregnancy I’m sure that as part of a prolife agenda, men in such
states will soon demand that Viagra be banned. Some are asking how far SCOTUS might go in banning other rights not specifically protected by the Constitution but derive from interpretation of the 14th amendment. Only if the Constitution were a contract, rather than a set of guidelines, would that make sense. Remember “First they came for Y, then for X and Z — and then for me.” We can hope for change. Last time I looked, women were about 50% of the population and, if they had a singular vision of women’s rights, they could change the political landscape in any state in which they chose to change it. Prohibitions often impinge most on people already plenty burdened by other things. So, while we wait for voters to elect legislators more sympathetic to women’s needs, I look forward to legislators in red
states take up the task of providing the necessary help some women will need to look after an extra child, because that child will exacerbate her difficulties that made abortion an option in the first place. That child will need, among many other things, housing and health care and feeding and education and Mom will need free child-care services while she returns to the workforce. This will be quite a challenge for rightwing patriots but they can take lessons from socialists to learn how to do all that social support. Maybe evangelicals through their churches can chip in as they have now achieved a goal that has long been an objective of intense focus for some Christians. Thus, it now becomes crucial to transfer love and sympathy for the unborn to love and sympathy for the living breathing reality of a needy child who is reaching out into this brave new world. What an extraordinary opportunity for
UCD scholar earns Carnegie Fellowship Enterprise staff Beth Rose Middleton Manning recalls being elated watching the Eklutna River in Alaska flowing freely after a dam was removed. The UC Davis Native American studies professor had a similar feeling upon learning she received a 2022 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship for her research on dam removal and land restoration. She is one of 28 scholars, journalists and authors awarded the fellowship, which carries a $200,000 stipend. The Carnegie Corporation of New York announced the
Name droppers fellowships on April 26. “It was a huge surprise that will allow me to expand to more rivers and more dams,” Middleton Manning said. “I’m incredibly grateful and excited to expand the scope.” Her work in this field will lead to a book, provisionally titled “Healing Rivers, Communities and Homelands: Indigenous Leadership in 21st-Century Dam Removal and River Restoration in North America.” Last year, Middleton Manning received $230,000 from
the Resources Legacy Fund for the project. “Professor Middleton Manning’s work building the field of tribal conservation studies, in close collaboration with Native American communities, has made a difference in the lives of Indigenous peoples across the nation,” UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May said upon learning of the honor.
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Starting in the 19th century, rivers across the country were dammed to provide water (and later hydroelectric power) to settlers and growing cities. The dams were largely built without the consent of tribal people who had long depended on the rivers, and the construction was sometimes used to facilitate removal of Native peoples, according to Middleton Manning. She will interview parties involved in dam removal — tribes, governmental agencies, environmental organizations and others — and examine the past, present and future of
Christian service! A friend of mine sent the item below posted by the Rev. Dave Barnhart of Saint Junia United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Ala. Many will already know this item but it is new to me. I’m taking the liberty to quote it in full.
The Unborn: “The unborn” are a convenient group of people to advocate for. They never make demands of you; they are morally uncomplicated, unlike the incarcerated, addicted, or the chronically poor; they don’t resent your condescension or complain that you are not politically correct; unlike widows, they don’t ask you to question patriarchy; unlike orphans, they don’t need money, education, or childcare; unlike aliens, they don’t bring all that racial, cultural, and religious baggage that you dislike; they allow you to feel good about yourself without any work at creat-
at least six dammed rivers in the United States and Canada. The project envisions moving away from dams as a tool of removal, to dam removal as a way to sustain people and communities, she said. ———— Autumn Marcheschi of Davis is a candidate to graduate from Utah State University with bachelor’s degrees in marketing and a management. Marcheschi isis among the 6,588 students eligible to receive degrees and certificates from USU’s statewide campuses or USU Online. The 2022 graduating class includes graduates from summer and fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters. USU Statewide campuses have held gradua-
ing or maintaining relationships; and when they are born, you can forget about them, because they cease to be unborn. It’s almost as if, by being born, they have died to you. You can love the unborn and advocate for them without substantially challenging your own wealth, power, or privilege, without reimagining social structures, apologizing, or making reparations to anyone. They are, in short, the perfect people to love if you want to claim you love Jesus but actually dislike people who breathe. Prisoners? Immigrants? The sick? The poor? Widows? Orphans? All the groups that are specifically mentioned in the Bible? They all get thrown under the bus for the unborn. I’m not sure this is entirely fair, but I don’t doubt that the Rev. Barnhart knows his flock better than I do. — Reach Michael Lewis at waleslewis792@gmail. com.
tion ceremonies through the past several weeks. The USU MARCHESCHI main campus ceremonies will be held May 5 in Logan. USU’s graduation ceremonies will be livestreamed via aggiecast. usu.edu. For more information on USU’s commencement ceremonies, visit www.usu.edu/commencement. — Do you know of someone who has won an award or accomplished something noteworthy? Email it to newsroom@ davisenterprise.net.
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FORUM: Candidates lay it on the line PURCHASE: Supes From Page A1 For her part, Beck said, “the three most pressing issues for Yolo County are climate, climate and climate.” “We are on the front lines of an epic, unprecedented climate crisis,” she said. “We’ve seen extended drought with no end in sight. Already our ground water has dropped 10 feet from last year all across the county. We’re on the frontlines of wildfires, as Lucas mentioned, and all the issues that we care about and that we need to address in the county are going to be exacerbated — the problems, inequality, homelessness, the lack of food security, the lack of water, all of these issues are only going to be worsened by the existing climate crisis if we do not get off of our addiction to greenhouse gas emissions.” The candidates were asked to weigh in specifically on the topic of affordable housing. “There’s a lot that needs to be done to address that,” said Frerichs. “But the county,” he said, “doesn’t frankly do a lot of development of housing; it’s been left very much to the cities to do that. “But in terms of the affordable housing side of it, there’s a lot the county and the cities are doing together in collaboration on issues of homelessness, funding Paul’s Place… sanctioned camping and the county does provide a lot of funding for wraparound services so it’s not just making sure that there’s adequate affordable housing options but also that the populations using that housing have access to services as well.” “It’s just imperative as well for the county to continue to work with the private sector, too,” Frerichs said. “Non-profit housing providers, healthcare providers, the interfaith community, and other partners such as UC Davis to make sure we provide additional resources and options for housing throughout the county.”
Beck said she supports much of what Frerichs mentioned and also would support more innovation on housing, particularly cohousing. “Even though our priority is preserving farmland, I think we have an opportunity to evolve to have a new type of ecological co-housing on county land that would allow us to build small tiny homes where people could afford to live for $500 to $1,000 a month in a way that’s completely ecologically sustainable,” Beck said. She cited as examples Muir Commons and Dos Pinos and other locations in Davis “where people are dying to live” and said, “cohousing should be brought to the county with first prioritizing agricultural workers.” Those communities, she said, could offer shared cars and resources and have a low carbon footprint. Frerichs said he agreed on the concept of co-housing, but asked Beck, “where do you propose to put some of this type of housing on county land?” Beck replied, “the first start would be where the (Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus) is proposed.” “It’s farmland and it’s over 100 acres that’s being proposed to be paved over and put in (commercial buildings) that I believe will stay vacant…” Beck opposes DiSC (on the June ballot as Measure H) and signed the ballot argument opposing the project, while Frerichs joined his colleagues on the council in voting unanimously to put DiSC on the ballot. Both candidates said the county needs to be addressing the impacts of drought, particularly on the agricultural community, now. Beck noted that water users will be receiving far less surface water this year and will be pumping more ground water. “Wells are going dry and this is an urgent emergency,” she said. “We need to be convening a drought emergency
response working group to make sure that no one’s going without water… I know the county’s already on top of some of this but there needs to be a lot more work and we need to shift to ecological, restorative, regenerative, natural lowwater landscapes here in Davis and elsewhere in urban settings.” Frerichs agreed on the need for bringing everybody together now. “The county needs to be demonstrating leadership and convening folks together … including the cities, UC Davis, Yocha Dehe tribal leadership, farmers, water districts, environmental justice advocates — everybody needs to be coming to the table to figure out how we can do additional reduction, conservation, recycling and reimagining water usage here in Yolo County. There’s a lot more than can be done,” said Frerichs. Asked to list the top three things they intend to accomplish if elected county supervisor, the two candidates listed different priorities. Beck said the first thing she wants to do “is invest in community wealth building.” “We need to understand that cooperatives that are community owned, whether they’re housing cooperatives, farming cooperatives or our very own Davis Food (Co-op) is how we regenerate wealth into our community rather than having it hemorrhage into the global economy where it becomes more speculative and drives the unstable economic system that we’re dealing with.” She also would focus on youth empowerment. “I’d like to see youth at the table where decisions about their future are being made,” said Beck. “When youth get to the table, there’s a greater sense of possibility about what the changes are… and the solutions become much more innovative.” Finally, Beck said, she would focus on childhood obesity.
“We have a 40 percent childhood obesity rate in Yolo County. The solutions I’m suggesting around access to nature, engaging children in our natural areas, outdoor areas… those kinds of solutions would be a very good investment for our future generations,” she said. The top three things Frerichs would accomplish begins with the creation of a countywide office of equity and inclusion. “There is a complete lack of that kind of a lens that’s cast across the county’s entire operations …,” he said. “Additionally, … advocating for a strategic roadmap, a sort of strategic plan, regarding youth, families and children. I think that’s essential. But also opportunities from cradle to career. “Lastly,” said Frerichs, “I think just being a good public servant. Being responsive to constituent concerns. Solving problems. I think that is the way to really conduct myself and really work on solving issues of importance to citizens throughout the county.” In their closing statements, both candidates touted their accomplishments and what they would bring to county-level service. “It’s really important for Yolo to have leaders who know how to get things done, who have a track record of doing that,” said Frerichs. Beck said the future of the county and the planet are at stake in this election and she believes, “the vision I provide for future generations is what’s going to actually transition us fairly and justly to a more sustainable place.” Voting will get underway this week, with the Yolo Elections Office mailing ballots to all active registered voters beginning Monday. Meanwhile, Davis Media Access covered Saturday’s candidate forum and will be posting the video on the league’s website at https:// lwvdavisarea.org.
take opportunity From Page A1 also urged St. John’s to meet and confer again with Levers’s group to see if his proposal was viable. The St. John’s board believes it is not. Speaking at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, St. John’s board member Jenee Rawlings, who is president and CEO of Yolo Federal Credit Union, said communities like St. John’s are disappearing across the country after struggling financially even before COVID-19 hit. “They enjoy no economies of scale and simply can’t compete any more with large systems,” Rawlings said. “It’s not a viable option to reopen and relicense these facilities which will require extensive and expensive remodeling that will be an economic burden for (Levers’) group. “Mr. Levers’s team would have to start from scratch in an environment with very slow occupancy recapture and a significant workforce challenge,” Rawlings said. “Also, Mr. Levers has offered St. John’s no cash despite the clearly stated need for it. His offer will delay the closing considerably and there is no assurance the deal will even close and no assurance that Mr. Levers will serve seniors after he learns the hard way that the model he’s proposing simply is not viable. “The St. John’s board can’t take that risk,” she said. Levers disagreed. “To say that our proposal is not feasible and it would not serve the purposes that St. John’s was originally formed to serve is just not correct,” he told county supervisors. “And I think although the various programs being proposed that would be located on the St. John’s campus are laudable, the coordination of those programs differs from running a
live-in, senior-care, multi-level facility, which is what St. John’s was formed for originally and what the community needs in the future.” The lawsuit filed against the St. John’s board on Friday by Levers, who is a former St. John’s board member, and his partners disagrees with the notion that facilities like St. John’s are no longer financially viable and alleges instead mismanagement by the St. John’s board leading to insolvency, which, in turn, led to the decision to close in January and the need for the county to purchase the facility in order to pay off its debt. Their proposal, with funding from a privatelyheld, non-bank financing company, would reopen St. John’s in phases, “with coordinated marketing efforts, collaborative opportunities with other medical and non-profit organizations and community support,” according to the lawsuit. But the lawsuit alleges the current St. John’s board “failed to perform their duties of due diligence to evaluate whether the proposal, as submitted or as it might reasonably be modified, could succeed in continuing the operations of (St. John’s Retirement Village) …” and that the board did not negotiate in good faith with Levers and his group. St. John’s attorney Pamela Kaufman disagreed with that assessment during Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors hearing, saying, “we asked the county to continue the hearing for two weeks to give a good-faith chance for Mr. Levers and his team to make a good-faith offer. We outlined very clearly the terms of the existing offer and stated that they had a week to come back with a letter of intent … to match that offer.”
Obituaries John Wagoner
June 4, 1951 — Jan. 23, 2022 John Wagoner died on Jan. 23, 2022, from complications from a stroke. John was born in southern California, the fourth of five children, and grew up in Redding. He graduated from Enterprise High School and Shasta Community College, then moved to Davis in 1971 to attend UC Davis, graduating in 1973 with a degree in entomology. He worked part-time for the department of entomology and nematology, and was also a skilled electrician and carpenter who took great pride in his
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work as a builder. In 1988 he married Lynn Roller, a UCD faculty member in art history and classics. In 1995 their twin children, Sarah and Charles Wagoner, were born.
Throughout his life, John retained a strong affection for the Northern California region where he grew up. He was an avid hiker and backpacker, and climbed several peaks, including Mount Shasta and Mount Eddy. He and Lynn enjoyed many camping trips
Kathleen Ann Keber
May 19, 1948 — May 3, 2022 Kathleen Ann Keber died peacefully on May 3, 2022, after a short illness. She was born on May 19, 1948, in New York to Anthony Keber and Helen Buckley Keber. Kathie was raised in Mount Vernon, N.Y., where she attended the Academy of Mount Saint Ursula High School. She subsequently attended Fordham University, graduating in 1970. After a year as a Vista volunteer in Green River, Wyo., Kathie decided to pursue a career as a lawyer and enrolled in Brooklyn Law School in 1972. While there, she was set up on a blind date by her friend Larry Wolf, a graduate student at Cornell University. Larry wanted to visit his girlfriend in New York, and convinced his friend Richard Plant to drive him there, offering to set him up on a date with Kathie. It worked out better than
anyone could have ever expected. Kathie and Richard were married on Aug. 17, 1974. In 1975, Kathie and Richard moved to Davis when Richard accepted a new job at UC Davis. Kathie began working as an attorney at the California Water Resources Control Board, where she would work for her entire career. She managed to juggle her career as a lawyer with an even more important calling as a mom to her two daughters, Carolyn and Suzanne. She was a successful part-time lawyer and a full-time mom. She always kept her priorities straight as to which of these jobs was the most important to her and was proud to see Carolyn and Suzanne grow into remarkable young women with wonderful families of their own. Kathie enjoyed friendship, swimming, walking,
together throughout the western U.S. John’s greatest joy was his family. He was a devoted father to his two children and took great pleasure in their activities. John was predeceased by his parents, Charles and Evelyn Wagoner, and by his older brothers Jerry and David. He is survived by his wife Lynn, his children Sarah and Charles, and his sisters Elaine Dinneford and Jean Graves. John was funny, kind and loyal, always straightforward and direct in his views. He was much loved and will be sorely missed. John was remembered in a private family memorial.
travel, coffee and the Rolling Stones. She attended many Stones KEBER concerts and could often be seen in a souvenir T-shirt. She combined friendship and walking by going on long loops around the Davis Greenbelt with the many women who considered Kathie their best friend. There they would trade good stories and the latest news about children and grandchildren. She and her family made many trips together, visiting numerous countries in Europe, Africa, Australia, and South America. She was an energetic and loving grandmother who doted on her grandchildren and never turned down an opportunity to cook in a play kitchen, drive toy trucks, or read a bedtime story.
Kathie passed away at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento surrounded by her family. We would like to thank the hospital staff for their compassionate care of Kathie and the concern and care they showed her family. She is survived by her husband Richard, her daughter Carolyn and sonin-law Mike and their children Eleanor, Benjamin, and Claire, and her daughter Suzanne and son-in-law Kevin and their daughter Isabelle, and by her brother Tony Keber and sister Mary Keber and their families. A celebration of Kathie’s life will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 11, on the patio of the UCD Buehler Alumni Center. Those planning to attend should RSVP to Richard at replant@ucdavis.edu. Kathie was a longtime volunteer at Women’s Empowerment in Sacramento, and in lieu of flowers, we would welcome donations to that organization in her memory.
Louis W. Kraft, M.D.
March 28, 1963 — April 7, 2022 Louis W. Kraft, M.D., died unexpectedly on April 7, 2022, of natural causes. He was born March 28, 1963, in Oil City, Pa., to Rose (Harter) and Louis R. Kraft. He graduated with honors from Davis High School and with honors from UC Davis in 1986 with a double major in biochemistry and German. He then earned his M.D. from Ohio State University in 1990 and completed his Residency in Psychiatry at UC Davis Medical School in 1995 where he spent a year as chief resident. He was a board-certified psychiatrist in Sacramento until his death. Lou was a true Renaissance man: He was a pianist who composed music; he was an artist who worked with paint and sculpture; he was a poet and cartoonist; and an avid collector whose
collections include rocks, music and pottery. Predeceasing him was KRAFT his father, Louis R. Kraft of Oil City, Pa. He is survived by his mother, Rose Harter-Kraft Bo, Ph.D. and stepfather Donald J Bo of Granite Bay; brother Jack Christopher Kraft, M.D. (Kara); nephew and niece Braeden Aubryn and Ayla Kraft of Carmichael; and stepsister Heather Bo of Granite Bay. He also leaves cousins and friends including every child and dog who ever knew him. He was loved by many and will be greatly missed. In lieu of flowers please donate in his name to the American Heart Association.
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TOWER: Construction expected to provide hundreds of jobs From Page A1 out of service in older parts of the hospital, according to the healthcare system’s press release. The Medical Center currently has 646 beds and will continue to be the largest hospital in the region. When the California Tower is completed, the Medical Center will have a total of 675-700 inpatient beds. “More than 250 of the rooms are being designed for greater flexibility in the event of a patient surge such as during a pandemic, massive wildfire, radiation leak or other major event,” UC Davis Health said in its press release. “These adaptable rooms will easily convert into intensive-care-unit rooms with air isolation so that they could be used to care for patients of any level of hospitalization.” “As the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, embracing the unexpected is a common theme in medicine,” said Lubarsky. “Having the adaptability of patient rooms to meet a critical care surge means
these new facilities will be positioned to meet the region’s needs for the next 50 years.” “This project will further harness the advantage of UC Davis Medical Center being one of Sacramento County’s largest employers to increase community wealth-building and strengthen our surrounding neighborhoods,” said Brad Simmons, chief administrator of UC Davis Medical Center. “This project will help improve health outcomes for area residents and ensure a robust health care safety net for historically marginalized populations, especially when it comes to providing specialty care hospital services.” The new hospital tower is expected to create hundreds of construction jobs and thousands of new health care positions, according to the press release. — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @ calebmhampton.
STRATEGIC: Trustees hear about future plans From Page A1 January and May of 2023. “I hope we make a concerted effort to reach out to our underrepresented population and to acknowledge the changing demographics of Davis as we continue to make sure our strategic plan meets the needs of the students of now and also look to what we can offer those students in the future,” said Vice President, Lea Darrah who was sitting in for President, Tom Adams, who couldn’t attend the meeting in person. “It will help to have that guiding star for us to follow and give us a clearer sense for when we’re making difficult decisions. If we feel like we’re making them towards a goal, I think it’s at least easier to get through rough times.” The strides towards a brighter future continued as Best presented the Roadmap to the Future for Yolo County Children and Youth. He broke down how this project began with three virtual convenings of county leaders to develop shared priorities and guidelines. It also included statistics on the state of Yolo County including youth poverty rates and mental health services as well as a timeline of the roadmap’s milestones. This roadmap will provide asset mapping and community engagement to allow for proactive allocations of resources to bolster youth development across the county. The resolution was unanimously voted on for the district to participate in the roadmap project which also comes with the district’s commitment of $20,000 dollars to it. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 health and safety update wasn’t as positive as it’s been the past couple weeks. Presented as always by associate superintendent Laura Juanitas, she reported increases in case rates and test positivity rates which has moved the community from moderate to substantial on the community transmission tier scale.
Juanitas also addressed the environmental monitoring of wastewater by testing sewage. She reported the inexpensive nature of HDT wastewater testing and how it can help detect the spread of COVID-19 in neighborhoods. “There’s been new variants of Omicron that have been coming — subvariants of subvariants — so that can be part of it,” Juanitas explained the possible reasons for the increase in COVID cases. “UCD also had picnic day in the last couple weeks and that brought in 70,000 people into the city, so that could be part of it. We’re hoping this is a minor blip and not a long term trend.” Superintendent Best’s announcements in the meeting came with good and bad tidings, with the good including Davis being named one of the best communities for music education and Diane Rubin of the Davis School of Independent Study winning the 2022 Yolo County Office of Education Classified Employee of the Year. The bad, however, touched on a bomb threat at Holmes Junior High on Tuesday, May 3. “A written bomb threat was discovered at Holmes Jr. High, and we immediately coordinated efforts to evacuate the school,” said Superintendent Best. “We’re thankful for the strong leadership of principal Jean Kennedy, the Holmes staff, district support staff, our patient and respectful students and for our partnership with the Davis Police Department and Fire Department who arrived on scene quickly and coordinated the necessary resources that led to an ‘all-clear’ in an expeditious manner.” The meeting came to a close with the next scheduled for Thursday, May 19, at 6:30 at the Community Chambers at 23 Russell Blvd. — Reach Aaron Geerts at aaron.geerts@ mcnaughton.media.
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ith California reservoir levels remaining well below normal and Davis experiencing continued below-normal precipitation in 2022, the city is now in a third year of drought. With landscape water needs typically increasing in the summer months and summer water use in Davis being twice the winter usage on average, making sure that your irrigation system is working properly is especially important. Here are some springtime landscape and irrigation tips: n Follow the sprinkler/spray irrigation restrictions. Sprinkler/spray irrigation is limited to a maximum of three days per week on an odd/even schedule: odd-numbered addresses may only water on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and even-numbered addresses can
only water on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. This does not apply to other methods of irrigation such as drip systems and handwatering. n Inspect your irrigation system. Test your irrigation system to make sure it's functioning properly because problems are not always visible unless the system is running. Look for broken or misaligned sprinkler heads (to avoid wasted water on driveways and sidewalks) and leaking pipes. Check drip irrigation for broken or missing emitters, breaks in the drip lines and any other damage. n Check the batteries. Irrigation controllers sometimes revert to factory settings after even a brief power outage. Check the batteries in your controller every 6 months and replace as needed to ensure your controller continues to run properly. n Assess your soil moisture.
The soil may look dry on the surface, but it can be wet at the root level. Use a soil moisture meter or screwdriver to go down a couple of inches into the soil and see if the soil is still moist. n Just add mulch. Now is the time to add a layer of three to four inches of mulch around your plants to retain moisture, protect against the summer heat and suppress weeds. n Run irrigation in the late nights or early mornings. Run your irrigation system in the early morning or late at night to prevent evaporation. n Convert your landscape. Consider removing all or part of your turf and replacing it with low-water use plants (consider native plants and pollinatorfriendly species) n Don’t forget your trees. During the spring and summer months, don’t forget to deep water your trees as needed depending upon the age of your
tree, as young and mature trees have different watering needs. Young, established trees require infrequent deep watering for root development and good tree growth. Mature trees may only require watering in the hotter summer months. Drip or flood irrigation over the critical root zone (under the tree canopy) is usually the best way to water trees. Avoid spray irrigation if possible. The City’s urban forestry webpage at CityofDavis.org/City-Hall/ Urban-Forestry has more details on tree watering. n Monitor your water use. Sign-in (or sign-up for AquaHawk) at SaveDavisWater.org to view your daily and hourly water usage. Irrigation patterns can often be seen by looking for hours of higher water usage in the late night/early morning. If you see continuous use throughout the night, this may be the sign of a water leak. With the ongoing drought
conditions, the state has enacted emergency regulations. The Davis City Council adopted the state emergency water waste prohibitions at their meeting on Feb. 15. Current water-use restrictions in Davis include: no hosing down of hardscape including driveways, sidewalks and buildings, no watering of outdoor landscapes in a manner that causes more than minimal runoff and no landscape watering with sprinkler/spray irrigation between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The full list of water-use restrictions can be found at SaveDavisWater.org. SaveDavisWater.org also has additional water-savings tips, information on water-wise landscaping, helpful indoor and outdoor water-use efficiency tips and information on AquaHawk. — Dawn Calciano is a Conservation Coordinator with the city of Davis; this column is published monthly. Reach her at SaveWater@CityofDavis.org.
Report summarizes 2020 fire season By Kat Kerlin Enterprise staff writer Just over 9,900 wildfires burned about 4.3 million acres in 2020. That’s more than twice the previous record of acres burned in California. Yet it is about average compared to burn rates likely experienced before Euro-American settlement, according to a study from UC Davis that summarizes the 2020 fire season and examines its drivers. The study, published in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography, said 2020 was the first year in recorded history that burned area in California came close to rates seen before the 1800s, when an estimated 3-4 million acres burned in an average year. Increased fire severity is the far greater concern, the study said. The authors advise that resource and fire managers working in forests shift their emphasis from reducing burned area to reducing fire severity and fire damage to people and property, and restoring key ecosystem functions after fire. “Although burned area in 2020 was very high, it is not unprecedented if you take the longer view,” said lead author Hugh Safford, a forest and fire ecologist with the UC Davis Department of Environmental Science and Policy and chief scientist at Vibrant Planet, an environmental public benefits corporation.
“The problem is that much of the burning we are seeing now is not restorative but destructive.” California is the most fireprone state in the United States. For the past century the key measure of success among forest managers has been decreased burned area, but that needs to change, according to the study. Reducing burned area remains an important goal in ecosystems like chaparral and sagebrush in coastal, lowland and eastern California. In these places, frequent fires lead to ecosystem degradation and threaten human safety. But over the past 40 years, the increases in burned area in California occurred almost entirely in central and northern California forests and woodlands rather than in southern California chaparral, which used to be the poster child for the California “fire problem.” This is even though climate warming has been more extreme in southern California. These forests experienced a naturally high frequency of fire before fire exclusion policies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries restricted burns, including from lightning ignitions and Native American cultural burning. Fire exclusion led to a huge increase in forest density and fuels, driving an explosion in large, destructive fires. “In these ecosystems, reducing burned area is
a cause of the current catastrophic trends, not a solution to them,” the authors said.
Key statistics The authors summarized 2020’s burning conditions, burned area and fire sizes, fire weather, fuel moisture, fatalities, property damage, suppression cost data, vegetation types, fire history and other variables from public data sources. They found that fires in 2020 followed an accelerating, decades-long trend of increased burn area, severity, size and costs to society and the economy. The fires killed 33 people in 2020 with overall economic losses of more than $19 billion and firefighting costs approaching $2.1 billion. The years 2020 and 2021 together burned more area than the previous seven years combined, and only
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Nearby wildfires turn the sky smoky orange sky over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in September 2020. slightly less than the total burned between 1980 and 1999. Between 2015 and 2020, total insured economic losses were more than $50 billion, and over 50,000 structures — mostly homes — were destroyed.
Air quality More than half of Californians experienced unhealthy, and sometimes hazardous, air quality index levels for a month or more in 2020, the study reports. The state’s worst five days of
air pollution in history all occurred in 2020, according to CalFire. Wildfire-driven air quality in August and September likely also caused 1,200 to 3,000 excess deaths among people 65 or older. — UC Davis news
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illie Mays, the incomparable Giants center fielder in New York and San Francisco, turned 91 years young on May 6. Mays is the oldest living member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and also was the first black captain in Major League history. n An informal group of several baseball people was asked this question: Who was the best player to play for both the Giants and Oakland A’s? The answer: Hall of Famer Joe Morgan with another member, Willie McCovey, right behind. A similar query was posed in terms of the New York Yankees and New York Mets. That answer: Rickey Henderson. n The 2023 Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal will be announced later this year. Here’s a vote for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who recently became the Dodgers’ all-time strikeout leader and will be a Hall of Fame selection five years after he retires. n From the “Nothing Is Sacred Anymore” file, news leaks from the Supreme Court of the United States. n Two women who could belt out a tune with the best of them: Jackie DeShannon, 80; and Petula Clark, 89. n What do former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson and music legend Janis Joplin share in common? Both are natives of Port Arthur, Texas. These days, Johnson does his coaching from the FOX Sports pregame show set on NFL Sundays. Joplin, who wrote and sang rock, soul and blues, died in 1970. n At age 34, former
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Members of the Davis High girls swim team pose with their Sac-Joaquin Section Division I banner at Saturday’s championships at Tokay High on Saturday. The program captured their 21st section banner since 1977. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story.
Blue Devil girls earn No. 21 By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor
LODI — Charlotte Rosendale was beyond happy. That is because the Davis High girls swimmer, a senior, and her Blue Devil teammates just got out of the Tokay High pool in celebration after capturing the Sac-Joaquin Section Swimming Championships on Saturday afternoon. Davis dominated the Division I pool with 483.50 points to secure the program’s 21st team title since 1977. Delta League rival St. Francis was second at 221.50 points. “I’m really proud of all of my other teammates,” Rosendale said. “It makes me really happy to see everyone else do good. Almost, I’d say more than me doing good. I love our team.” Sierra Foothill League members Granite Bay and Oak Ridge were third and fourth place at 190.50 and 174.50 points, respectively. Rocklin, another SFL member, rounded out the top five schools in D-I with 53 points. “We set five sections records including all three relays, most
points ever scored at sections (and) biggest differential of points ever scored,” said Davis head coach John Varley. “We scored more than the next two teams combined.” The section championships were held for the first time since 2019. The 2021 and 2020 championships were canceled due to the pandemic.
‘Missed it a lot’ “It was so much fun,” said Rosendale, who was a freshman when the 2019 Davis girls team won the D-I title. “I missed it a lot. It’s nice to go from being the youngest to being the oldest.” Rosendale added, “We’ve been out for so long. And then coming back. Being able to make a statement like this. These girls have been hungry all season, and they came out and showed it.” The top three placers in each event, for both girls and boys and relay teams, advances to the California Interscholastic Federation Swimming and Diving Championships at the Clovis Olympic Swim Complex on the Clovis West High campus.
The state meet starts Thursday, beginning with diving. The swimming trials, for both girls and boys, will be on Friday and finals on Saturday. All three Davis girls relay team also set new records at the section championships. The Blue Devil girls 200-medley relay team of Rosendale, Sarah Bennetts, Makena Leacox and Sanne Dequine won with a time of 1 minute, 40.67 seconds. The previous record was the 2018 Davis relay team at 1:40.99. The 200-freestyle team of Bennetts, Madison Walker, Iz Meraz and Leacox won at 1:34.07. The previous record was the 2013 Rio Americano team at 1:35.30. Rosendale joined Ava Portello, Dequine and Audrey Portello as members of the 400-freestyle relay team. The took first place at 3:24.69. The 2015 Granite Bay team had the previous record at 3:24.80. “When it comes to relays, every swimmer, you know, makes an impact,” Varley said. “We’ve been working with them all season. We
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SACRAMENTO — The Davis High boys and girls track and field teams left Sheldon High with two Delta League titles. The Blue Devil boys ran past the competition with 215.5 points. Delta rival Jesuit was second at 135.5. The Davis girls won their league title with 150 points. St. Francis took second place at 143. Pleasant Grove followed at third place at 116, Elk Grove 85, Franklin 52, Cosumnes Oaks 44 and Sheldon 22. For the boys, Davis’ Zachary Ayers won the 3,200-meter race at 9 minutes, 5.28 seconds. Ray Oldham took the 200-meter race at 22.50. The 4x400 meter relay team of Jacob Schaal, Christopher Clay Ballard, Lucas Tam and Bryce Barker won the race at 3:27.92. There were second place finishers for the Blue Devils. Ballard took second place in the 400-meter race at 51.15 seconds, and the 300-meter hurdles at 42.11 seconds. Andrew Baum finished second in the discus at 142 feet, 3 inches and Will Siemens was second in the pole vault at an even 14 feet. Tam took second place in the 800-meter race at 1:57.83.
Girls Norah Dulaney won the 800-meter race at 2:18.66. Second place finishers for Davis were Nellee Bitners in the shot put at 34-1. Dakota Rutherford was second in the 100-meter hurdles at 17.14 seconds. Maya Yikilmaz in the 400meter at 58.92. n To read the rest of the story on the Davis High track and field teams, visit www.davisenterprise.com and click on the Sports tab and look for the story.
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Davis squad battles, but McClatchy gets win By Rebecca Wasik Enterprise correspondent SACRAMENTO — The Davis High baseball team had some momentum entering Tuesday’s Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoff game at McClatchy. But the host Lions made a lot of noise with their bats. That led to McClatchy posting a 9-2 win over Davis (12-17), which took fourth place in the Delta League. Davis, the No. 13 seed, secured a 7-6 league win over rival Jesuit on the Blue Devils’ field on May 5. That victory seemed to help the Blue Devils entering their playoff game at McClatchy (25-3), which won the Metro Conference with a perfect 12-0 record. Blue Devils starting pitcher Brian Chin held the Lions to only three runs in five innings pitched at the Lions’ field. When Chin was replaced on the mound in the sixth inning, McClatchy added six runs to take the dominating lead. “We came up a little short,” said Davis High head coach Ethan Guevin. “When you get to the playoffs, anything is possible. I think the most important thing is that there are playoffs this year. The last two years we haven’t had the playoffs. It was great for our guys to get to experience this.” Chin was responsible for driving in both of Davis’ runs.
With McClatchy leading 2-0, Davis scored its first run in the top of the fourth frame. Koen Carston led off the inning with a single but moved to second on a throwing error by the Lions. Will Ackerman then moved Carston to third on a groundout. Chin then drove in Carston with a clutch single. With McClatchy leading 3-1 in the sixth inning, Davis added its final run in that inning. Mirroring the fourth inning, Carston hit his second single of the day, this time with one out. He moved to second base on a failed pickoff attempt by the Lions. Ackerman again grounded out to move Carston to third base. Chin followed with another single, his second of the day, to score Carston. Davis recorded six hits total. Chin and Carston led the Blue Devils with two hits each. Dillon Rockwell and Houston McCray both had one hit. “I’m proud of them for sticking with the process,” said Guevin. “It would have been easy after the start of the season to just say this wasn’t our year, but they didn’t do that. They improved and played much better towards the end of the season. We were a dangerous team coming into the playoffs.” Davis wasn’t the only Delta League team eliminated in the first round of the
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Davis High baseball player Will Ackerman takes a cut during an at-bat in Tuesday’s Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoff game at McClatchy. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise. com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story.
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Grieving niece won’t help herself Dear Annie: I need help. I’ve let my niece move in with me, my husband and my 17-year-old daughter after her husband committed suicide. You see, she and her husband had issues for the last two years. They were both on drugs. I felt sorry for her after he passed. She has a sister and a 16-year-old son. Her son lives with his best friend and his family. My niece signed over custody to his mom, so she doesn’t have many responsibilities. It’s been almost three months since she moved in. She doesn’t work. I pay for everything for her. She doesn’t do anything. I cook, clean and do her laundry. She will go out with her friends and come back, but I know they’ve been partying. I don’t know what to do. It’s causing problems between me and my husband. I can’t afford to take care of her. I don’t know how to tell her she has to find a place to go. I feel like a bad aunt, but she doesn’t want to help herself or anything. What should — Agonizing Aunt I do ? Dear Agonizing: First off, please know you are absolutely not a “bad aunt.” You opened your heart and your home to your niece after this unthinkable tragedy in her life and have shown her such compassion and understanding. As supportive as you sound and want to be for her, you cannot enable her to continue the behavior you’ve described. Though still grieving the loss of her husband, no doubt, your niece must start putting her life back in order for herself and for the benefit of her son. Let her know that to continue staying in your home, she must contribute like any other adult would — that means cleaning dishes, pitching in around the house, finding a job, paying rent and more. She also cannot under any
circumstances use drugs under your roof nor should she outside the home if she wants to continue staying with you. Suggest that she speak with a therapist or grief counselor to work through the trauma of her late husband’s death and seek help to heal from her years of substance use. ——— Dear Annie: I appreciate your advice to “Fed Up” who was fed up with her mother-in-law’s relationship with her husband’s ex-wife. Your advice was almost dead-on. My parents have been divorced for almost 30 years, but my paternal grandmother is still friends with my mother. My father recently asked me to tell my mother that it is no longer appropriate for her to maintain a relationship with his mother. I was very hurt. My paternal grandmother was my rock during my parents’ divorce. She was the only one who had the balanced grace to do what was right for me, the kid in the middle of their mess. Even at the age of 38, hearing my dad ask me to destroy the last sense of family cohesion triggered deepseated trauma for me. You are right. The relationship between mother-in-law and her grandchildren’s mother shouldn’t concern her, but further, the relationship probably holds down some sense of balance and family cohesion for her stepchildren. — Traumatized, Too Dear Traumatized: Thank you for your letter and for sharing your perspective. I hope it serves to change how others may view this sort of relationship dynamic following a divorce. Ring or no ring, there are some bonds that never break.
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Chronic Procrastination Dear Annie: I am an 18-year-old girl living very far from you, but I recently read one of your columns and thought you might be able to help me. I am doing really well in my academics and was just accepted by one of the best engineering institutions in our country. Everyone around me is proud and happy. But something inside is pinching me. I broke up with my boyfriend last year, whom I loved with the core of my heart. He was my classmate. Eventually, he told me he loved me, too. However, after four years of this shy love, we finally got into a relationship that created some of the happiest moments of my life. And his life, too. But a year later, we found ourselves in a complicated situation and decided to separate. Both of us are depressed, and it’s been one year, and we are not able to move on. Neither of us wants to, yet I haven’t talked to him for a long time. — Ms. Unforgettable Dear Ms. Unforgettable: It sounds like neither of you can forget each other and both of you would be much happier together. At the very least, it sounds worth giving the relationship a second try. Pick up the phone and call him. Life is too short to worry about “what ifs.” See if you can get back together. Best of luck to you. ——— Dear Annie: My husband is a chronic procrastinator. He puts off everything — from the small things, such as fixing
B4 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE a broken chair, to the really important stuff, such as making a will or getting a medical test. It’s hard to schedule anything because he always waits until the last minute to decide what he wants to do. Sometimes, I just have to wait because he won’t be pushed to act or make a decision. Other times, I just have to act on my own. I’ve tried the gentle approach and the firm approach. Nothing works. To be fair, he has a lot of good qualities. He is kind and loving, and he’s a great cook. I don’t expect perfection, but this problem affects not just me but whoever is waiting for an answer from him. That often involves friends and relatives, and it puts me in the middle. I realize that he may never change, but how do I live with this and achieve peace of mind? — Tired of Waiting Dear Tired of Waiting: People often procrastinate because they are afraid they won’t be able to complete the tasks at hand. Fear of failure promotes procrastination primarily when it reduces people’s sense of autonomy or when they feel incapable of dealing with a task that they’re afraid to fail at. Don’t bail him out with friends and family who are waiting for an answer. Direct them to ask him again, and tell him and them that you are not his
ClassAds@DavisEnterprise.net timekeeper. He will then have to deal with the ramifications of his procrastinations.
Husband feels like a roommate Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for six years. We’re older, and it’s the third marriage for both of us. At first, my husband was very passionate, loving and anxious to please. We took a
lot of trips and went out to eat and socialize regularly. Gradually, over the past three years, he has moved into the guest bedroom, and we haven’t had sex at all. We rarely go anywhere together anymore, and he is content to spend most of the day looking at his phone. He gets annoyed when I try to talk to him about our relationship. He does a lot of the cooking, cleaning and house maintenance. We
seem to have settled into a platonic relationship, much to my dismay. I want to know how to rekindle our relationship and start to live again. — Feeling Just Like a Roommate Dear Feeling Just Like a Roommate: You have to take hold of your relationship and your life and happiness. Insist that your
husband sit down with you for an uninterrupted conversation — no phones allowed — and express to him just what you wrote in your letter. Try not to be accusatory, and avoid saying, “You do this” and, “You don’t do that.” Instead, make “I” statements, such as, “I’m feeling just like a roommate” or, “I don’t feel fulfilled
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2022 when we don’t have sex, we don’t travel and we rarely go anywhere together.” His response will tell you everything. Of course, don’t rule out couples therapy to get professional insights.
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B6 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2022
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Thu 5/19 Rotary Club of Winters Weekly Lunch @ 12:15pm / $5-$20 Buckhorn, 2 Main Street, Winters
Johnny Burgin at The Saloon, San Francisco
Don Reed's "Going Out"
@ 9:30pm The Saloon, 1232 Grant ave, San Francisco
Melvin Seals and JGB on the Mare Island Waterfront ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@ 5pm / $15 The Marsh Upstairs Studio Theater, 1062 Valencia Street, San Fran‐ cisco
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Mandolin Manny @ 5pm Sudwerk Brewing Co. Dock Store, 2001 2nd St, Davis
Sat 5/21
JourneyDay Music: Art, Sip & Stroll @ 11am
Saturday May 21st
Editor's Voice
@ 5pm Mare Island Waterfront Arts Park, 860 Nimitz Ave, Vallejo
@ 6:30pm / $45 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
Melvin Seals is best known for his long friendship and musical part‐
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"Harry Potter and the //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Art, Sip & Stroll, Yountville Cursed Child" ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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Karinda Dobbins: Blankets & Wine Comedy @ 3pm Golden Gate Park Polo Field, 1232 John F Kennedy Dr, San Francisco
Skies, Snakehead
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Jayson Angove: Brickyard (EDH) @ 6pm Bricks Eats & Drinks, 482 Main St, Placerville Greg Anton: RECECT THE RECALL RALLY
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@ 8pm / $10 Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, San Francisco
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LTJ Bukem: Stamina
@ 7:30pm / $36-$58 SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center, 1301 L Street, Sacramento
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Rotary Club of Davis //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Weekly Lunch + Program @ 12:15pm Attila.Viola and The Bak‐ See website for details . University ers�eld Boys: Attila Viola Park Inn and Suites, 1111 Richards and The Bakers�eld Boys @ 6:30pm Jaxson, 3231 Fillmore St, San Francisco
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@ 9pm / $22-$42 The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Village Way, South Lake Tahoe Immersive Frida Kahlo Farrell St., San Francisco
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Andaz Napa - A Concept By Hyatt, 1450 1st St, Napa
Magic Theatre, 2 Marina Blvd., Building D, 3rd Floor, San Fran‐ cisco
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Magician Jay Alexander
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@ 9pm / $45 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
Baywav at Yolo Nightclub @ 10pm Yolo Nightclub, 333 11th St, San Francisco
Sun 5/22 Featured
@ 6:30pm Gold�eld Trading Post, 1630 J St, Sacra‐ mento Symbolik Gold�eld Trading Post, 1630 J St, Sacramento
@ 6:30pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
Seth Kaminsky @ 12pm Brickyard Counter & Bar, 4364 Town Cen‐ ter Blvd #128, El Dorado Hills
Editor's Pick Adrian West Band
@ 1pm Ruhstaller Farm & Yard, 8949 Olmo Ln, Dixon ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Tell Me About Tomorrow Tour
@ 7pm The Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
Don Reed's "Going Out"
@ 7pm / $15 The Marsh Upstairs Studio Theater, 1062 Valencia Street, San Fran‐ cisco
The Mixtiso Band and Dancers: Carnaval SF 2022 @ 7pm Carnaval SF, San Francisco
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@ 7pm / $7.50 A.C.T.'s Strand Theater, 1127 Mar‐ ket St., San Francisco
@ 9am Contra Costa Farmers' Market, 1799 Locust St, Walnut Creek
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@ 7pm Great Bear Vineyards, 24800 Co Rd 101A, Davis
@ 1pm / $59-$279 Curran Theater, 445 Geary Street, San Francisco
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Magician Jay Alexander
@ 8pm August Hall, 420 Mason St, San Francisco
@ 6:30pm / $45 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
Jimmy Becker
Magician Jay Alexander @ 9pm / $45 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
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@ 7pm SFJAZZ Center, 201 Franklin St, San Francisco
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@ 7pm Montbleu Resort, Casino and Spa, //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 55 Hwy 50, PO Box 5800, Stateline @ 2:30pm / Free-$35 Magic Theatre, 2 Marina Blvd., //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Building D, 3rd Floor, San Fran‐ cisco "Harry Potter and the
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Boca Do Rio
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@ 6:30pm / $45 Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
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@ 7pm Milk-SF, 302 Valencia St, San Fran‐ cisco
@ 7pm / $59-$279 Curran Theater, 445 Geary Street, San Francisco
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Carly Thomas
"Monument, Or Four Sisters (A Sloth Play)"
Fureigh: A Night of Com‐ munity, Music, & Fundrais‐ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ing for Trans Rights Immersive Frida Kahlo -
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"
Cursed Child" @ 8pm / $19-$30 Sisters (A Sloth Play)" //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 1pm / $59-$279 New Conservatory Theatre Center, @ 8pm / Free-$35 Magic Fusion Starring Curran Theater, 445 Geary Street, 25 Van Ness Avenue, San Fran‐ Magic Theatre, 2 Marina Blvd., David Goldrake San Francisco cisco Building D, 3rd Floor, San Fran‐ @ 7pm / $22-$42 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// cisco The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly Comedian Eddie Ifft "Monument, Or Four //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Village Way, South Lake Tahoe @ 8pm / $11.50 Sisters (A Sloth Play)"
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Fri 5/27
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@ 8pm / $12.50 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Ave, San Francisco
Ryan Cassata
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Mandolin Manny
LoLGBT+ Presents: Queens & Comedy
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Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ Farrell St., San Francisco
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@ 5:30pm Salesforce Park, 425 Mission St, San Francisco
Monica Da Silva
Magic Fusion Starring Robert Hall
@ 8pm / $11 Jean Hen‐ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// derson Per‐ Breaking Sound - Cafe du forming Nord Arts, 607 @ 8pm / $20 Pena Dr., Davis Cafe Du Nord, 2174 Market St., San Francisco "Monument, Or Four //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Sisters (A Sloth Play)" Mindchatter @ 8pm / Free-$35
Music City Entertainment SF: K-POP-UP @Salesforce Park
@ 8pm Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento
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Wed 5/25
Magician Jay Alexander
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@ 8:30pm Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, San Francisco
Joeboy
@ 6pm N Street Co-housing Patio, 716 N. Street, Davis
Figure Smoke Signals Tour with the Expendables
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@ 8pm / $45 Feinstein's at The Nikko, 222 Ma‐ son Street, San Francisco
@ 8pm / Free-$35 Magic Theatre, 2 Marina Blvd., Building D, 3rd Floor, San Fran‐ cisco
@ 6pm Private Event, Sacramento
f8, 1192 Folsom St, San Francisco
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Redhot & Blue: Yale's allgender a cappella group
@ 8pm / Free-$35 Magic Theatre, 2 Marina Blvd., Building D, 3rd Floor, San Fran‐ cisco
Alice Dimicele: Alice Di Micele concert in Davis
"The Pliant Girls" //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Tootsie"
SOUNDHOUSE: Private Event
@ 8pm August Hall, 420 Mason St, San Francisco
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@ 8pm / $42.41 @ 6pm Bally's Lake Tahoe, 55 The Ramp, 855 Terry A Francois //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Highway 50, South Lake Blvd, San Francisco Immersive Van Gogh (Off //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Tahoe Peak) [N] Magician Jay Alexander "Harry Potter and the Magic Fusion Starring @ 1pm @ 6:30pm / $45 Cursed Child" David Goldrake SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Marrakech Magic Theater, 419 O'‐ @ 7pm / $59-$279 Curran Theater, 445 Geary Street, San Francisco
"Monument, Or Four Sisters (A Sloth Play)"
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Benny Bassett
@ 9pm Andaz Napa - A Concept By Hyatt, 1450 1st St, Napa
Lil Jon w/Baywav at Temple Nightclub
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Patrick @ 7pm / $59-$279 Waipuna @ 7pm Regan Curran Theater, 445 Geary Street, @ 3pm DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San San Francisco Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, singer/ Francisco //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Napa //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// guitarist: //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Bonomo "Harry Potter and the James @ 7:30pm Music of Remembrance Cursed Child" Patrick Regan @ Sofar Sounds SF, San Francisco @ 7pm / $59-$279 Three Premieres at //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Heretic Brewing Curran Theater, 445 Geary Street, Presidio Theatre May 22
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"Tootsie"
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@ 7pm DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Francisco
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2022 B7
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Davis boys golf team wins section’s D-I title Enterprise staff STOCKTON — The Davis High boys golf team captured the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I title at the Elkhorn Golf Club on Monday. As a team, the Blue Devils had a score of 386. Delta League rival Jesuit was second at 395 and Sierra Foothill League member Granite Bay was third at 399. Lodi, a member of the Tri-City Athletic League that consists of Lodi and Stockton high schools, was fourth at 407. Ryan Firpo won individual for the Blue Devils, carding a 68. Other Davis golfers who competed at Monday’s tournament were Andre Zhang at 76, Logan Green 79, Jakob Green and Josh Galindo each had an 81 and Blake Shimmel 91. Next for the Blue Devils is the section’s Masters Tournament, which will also take place at Elkhorn Golf Club, which is Monday, May 16. Start time is 9 a.m. Davis and the top six teams in D-I advances to the Masters Tournament. Along with Davis, Jesuit, Granite Bay and Lodi, Rocklin and St. Mary’s of Stockton advance.
DHS boys tennis The Davis High boys tennis team posted a 9-0 win over Inderkum in a Sac-Joaquin Section Division I quarterfinal playoff match on Monday. Davis, which is the top-seed, completed dominated No. 8 Inderkum, a member of the Capital Valley Conference. Blue Devil singles players Gabriel Lopez, Alan Cao, Mathias Rendon, Owen Shepard, Jared Umphress and Adam Wu won their matches in straight sets. The theme continued in the doubles matches for Davis. The No. 1 team of Joshua Xu-Maddux Madayag, along with No. 2 team Julian Dunn-Nikhil Chander and No. 3 Ian Hwang-Elias Toy also posted victory in straight sets. Davis (15-1) advances to the semifinals Wednesday, hosting No. 5 and Delta
League rival Jesuit. Match time is 4 p.m. UC Davis softball SAN LUIS OBISPO — UC Davis dropped its Big West Conference series finale at Cal Poly, 4-2, Saturday afternoon at Bob Janssen Field. UCD (9-15 in the Big West, 21-28) scored two runs on one hit as Kenedi Brown allowed four runs — three earned on 10 hits. Cal Poly opened the game with two runs in the first and UCD chipped away to even the score with a run in the second and third inning before the Mustangs secured the series with a run in the fourth and sixth innings. The Aggies will start their final regular season series against Hawai’i at LaRue Field on Friday. Game time is 3 p.m.
Aggies baseball NORTHRIDGE — UCD was also in Big West action at CSU Northridge over the weekend. CSUN ended the series on Sunday with a 4-1 win. The Matadors also won Saturday’s game 6-1 and Friday’s opener 9-1. In Sunday’s game, Aggie pitcher Bryan Green entered in the third inning and struck out six over six innings. Green allowed just an earned run on three hits with no walks. Green, at one point, retired 12 straight batters, holding CSUN off the bases from the fourth inning until a one-out double in the eighth. Mark Wolbert went 2-4 and scored on an RBI single in Saturday’s game for UCD (3-18 in the Big West, 4-27). Jonah Henrickson scored the Aggies’ lone run in the top of the eighth inning, and Sunday’s game. Wolbert lead the Aggies at the plate in Friday’s game, going 3-4 that included two doubles. He also scored the team’s only run. Luke Piazza drove in Wolbert in the ninth inning.
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Davis High singles player Alan Cao returns the ball in Monday’s team playoff match against Inderkum. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com and click on the Sports tab.
NO. 21: Blue Devil boys 2nd From Page B2 try to put together the best team that we can. That’s what we did, and we have three section record relays.” Rosendale took a first-place finish in the 50 freestyle at 22.83 seconds.
‘Really exciting’ “Which is really exciting,” said Rosendale of taking first in freestyle. Audrey Portello was a double-winner for the Blue Devils on Saturday. She shined in the 200 IM at 2:01.14 and the 500 freestyle at 4:51.12. Dequine won the 100 butterfly at 54.03. She also swam to a second place finish in the 100 backstroke at 54.82. Bennetts was a double-winner for Davis. She took first place in the 100 freestyle at 50.67 and the 100 breaststroke at 1:02.18. Second place finishers for Davis were Ava Portello in the 200-freestyle race at 1:51.63. Leacox was second in the 200 IM at 2:04.31 and the 100 breaststroke at 1:02.58.
Boys The Davis boys took second place with 255 points.
Granite Bay left the Tokay pool as
the D-I team champion with 262 points. Oak Ridge was third at 149 points. Tate Cutler was a double winner and broke a record for the Blue Devils. He won the 100 butterfly at 48.54 seconds and the 100 backstroke at 47.06, which he broke the section’s previous record at 47.08. “Tate is a gamer,” said Davis head coach Tracy Stapleton. “Brings his best effort and focus all the time.” Harry Ross took the 100 freestyle at 45.82. He also had a third-place finish in the 50 freestyle at 21.23. The Blue Devils 200 medley team of Cutler, Justice Baoerjin, Brock Sippola and Ross took second place at 1:32.80. Ross, along with Brennan Fuchslin, Sippola and Cutler won the 400 freestyle at 3:04.86. Fuchslin was third in the 500 freestyle at 4:35.25.
Diving Blue Devil Savana Berry, a junior, won with a score of 456.80 points. Five Blue Devils advanced to the section finals; Berry, Maya Schumann, Sophia Koehler, Aubrey Watts and Bethany McElhern. — Contact Mike Bush at mike@ davisenterprise.net. Follow on Twitter: @MBDavisSports.
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Members of the Davis High boys 400 meter freestyle relay team(left to right) of Tate Cutler (in water), Brock Sippola, Harry Ross and Brennan Fuchslin won the event at the Sac-Joaquin Section Swimming Championships at Tokay High on Saturday.
VOTE: Kreidler’s big league debut to wait BATTLES: ‘These From Page B2 San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick keeps himself in football shape and believes he can still help any NFL team. Given the dearth of overall quality at this position, Kaepernick may well be right. The only way he — and we — will ever know is if some team gives him an opportunity. Kaepernick’s kneeling stance during the National Anthem is and has been well-chronicled, so no need to rehash it here. But this ‘elephant in the room’ has gone on long enough. Once and for all, let’s find out if Kaepernick has anything left in his tank. n Congratulations to Dusty Baker on winning his 2,000th game as a Major League manager with the Houston Astros. Born in Riverside, Baker is a Del Campo High graduate who has managed the Giants, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds and the Washington
Nationals. Baker becomes the 12th manager to win 2,000 games. Ten are in the Hall of Fame. The 11th, Bruce Bochy, will be when he is eligible. Baker is also the first black manager in the 2,000 Club. n Ryan Kreidler’s big league debut will have to wait a while. The former Davis High infielder, now in the Detroit Tigers organization, suffered a broken right hand when hit by a pitch while playing for Detroit’s Triple-A franchise, the Toledo Mud Hens. Timetable for his return is uncertain at the present time. n To read the rest of Doug Kelly’s column, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and search for his column. — 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.
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From Page B2 playoffs on Tuesday. No. 14 Central Valley of Ceres shocked No. 3 Elk Grove 3-2. There was No. 2 Whitney of Rocklin, barely beat Delta member and No. 15 Pleasant Grove 6-5. The Delta top seed in Franklin soundly defeated No. 16 Chavez of Stockton 12-1. In D-II, No. 6 Jesuit barely beat No. Armijo of Fairfield 1-0.
Guevin was not speechless in talking about this year's Davis baseball team. “These are great kids,” said Guevin. “They showed up every day with a smile on their face. “They worked hard and that’s all you can ask for. “They’re a great group of people, and that’s what really matters.” — Follow Rebecca Wasik on Twitter: @BeccaFromTheBay.
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Inadequate parking lots at Davis High, students say By Alex Miyamoto HUB Staff The parking lots at Davis High reach capacity bright and early as students pour into the two student lots before first period. The final bell rings and school begins session; students that arrive at school late face the problem of searching for an available parking space. A total of 386 parking spaces are available for the 1,700 students across the two main parking lots at DHS. The Veterans Memorial Center parking lot offers 302 spaces for students. Although the VMC parking lot is bigger than the stadium lot on Oak Avenue, availability becomes sparse as community members share the lot throughout the day. Community members use the VMC lot to access COVID-19 testing and the tennis courts at DHS, creating additional traffic. “I once spent 30 minutes trying to find a parking space,” junior Riana Gonzales said. Students who are unsuccessful finding parking spaces in the main two lots resort to parking on the street or at alternative facilities. In the past, the Mary L. Stephens Library parking lot had been used by students, but DHS administration requested that students leave the spaces available for library visitors. Haley Birkland teaches history at DHS and noticed that the parking lots this year have not always been packed. “Tenth graders have their driver’s licenses and are driving themselves to school now. At the beginning of the school year the lots always had some empty spaces … but this semester the open parking spots have decreased,” Birkland said. Additionally, with the recent start of construction at DHS, “we lost roughly 15 spaces from the All Student Center parking lot for staff which has spilled over to the stadium and student lots” said Jeff Lorenson, who oversees facilities for DHS. With the loss of staff parking spaces, DHS staff uses student parking. Junior Chelsea Jacobson recalled that after unsuccessful attempts at finding parking she reluctantly parked in a staff
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The Veterans Memorial Theatre parking lot holds 302 spots for Davis High students, the majority of the school’s available student spots. parking spot. Jacobson knew it was prohibited and reserved for staff only but decided to park, not wanting to be late. She was later ticketed for parking in the reserved spot. Now, Jacobson avoids tickets and plans ahead by “either arriving early or I like to park on the street sometimes.” Enforcement of staff parking began in September 2019 and is managed by the City of Davis and the Davis Police Department. Officers patrol the parking spaces
and ticket the student cars in staff lots. Staff members have separate parking lots and also have reserved spots in the student parking lots. The stadium lot is the smaller of the two designated student parking lots and has the capacity to hold 62 student vehicles and 47 staff vehicles. Both Jacobson and Gonzales agreed that building a new lot would solve parking congestion. “I’ve seen other school parking lots where each student gets their own
space … they can paint them, too, it looks really cool,” Jacobson said. While other schools have more parking lot space, Lorenson said there is not enough land to build an additional parking lot. Lorenson encourages “staff and students to use alternative transportation such as carpooling, biking or walking when possible. “If everyone carpooled the lots would free up so much,” Jacobson agreed.
College decisions for seniors, and the dilemma of public image Editorial By Lewis HerringTillman HUB Staff
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The rapper Future appears on the cover for his new album “I NEVER LIKED YOU.”
REVIEW: Cover art of Future’s new album delivers but all of the music does not Review By Julian Dunn HUB Staff Fresh off his Pluto x Baby Pluto project with Lil Uzi Vert, Future dropped his 10th studio album “I NEVER LIKED YOU.” The album consists of 22 songs with features from top rap artists like Drake, Young Thug and Ye (Kanye West) to upand-coming artists such as Tems and EST
Gee. The number one song you should take away from this album is “WAIT FOR U” (ft. Drake and Tems), as well as “712PM,” “PUFFIN ON ZOOTIES,” “CHICKENS” (ft. EST Gee) and “JUST THE BEGINNING.” After taking a break from music for a year, Future was expected to deliver and he did: at least with the album cover, if not exactly the music. Read more at BlueDevilHUB.com.
For many seniors, college decisions are the most important decision of their high school career. College decisions are the grand resolution of years of back-breaking exhaustion, the finish line for the race of a lifetime. The competitive atmosphere of Davis makes this no better; much of the city’s population is connected to UC Davis in some way or another, and that’s part of the reason that Davis High students are pummeled by college anxiety for years. When it comes time for seniors to flock to social media and see who is going where, the first thing people ask is; who is in front of the pack? From a young age, Davis children are told that private elite institutions, such as the Ivy League schools, are the paragons of intellectual achievement. The Fiske Guide even goes so far to describe Harvard as the “gold standard of American education.” It is completely understandable, then, that many students at DHS gun for the Ivies. Recently a counter-movement proposes that while the Ivies and other institutions like them have a well-known brand and image, alumni from public schools and small, lesser-known private schools were just as likely to succeed later on in life. The overpowering advantage of the Ivy in post-graduate careers was overstated. It’s common in the halls of DHS for
students to say “I’m not applying anywhere with a lower than 50% acceptance rate,” or vice versa. And yet, the acceptance rate lacks any sort of meaning when it comes to the academic value of a college. Ivies that boast a one-digit acceptance rate have reached that number through sheer popularity, not through objective academic success. The result is a wildly inflated application system. The universities that are supposed to be high-quality centers of education become more known as a status symbol. Regardless of these statements, these private schools hold a strange place in the social world of DHS. Even for those who don’t believe in the “Ivy dream,” it’s great, inspiring even, to see someone achieve their college aspirations. Seniors who get into these schools face a strange reality of trying to appeal to the half of the classroom that will applaud them for getting into a prestigious school, and the other half that either doesn’t care or is actively fuming with jealousy. It is classic high school antics, turned up to 11. College decisions shouldn’t be ruled by clout and external pressure. As a future student of the University of Puget Sound, a school most people can’t even pronounce correctly, I understand all too well the desire to go somewhere known and famous. But at the same time, I could not really imagine myself at one of those places, working harder and harder for a gold star that does not even exist. The true freedom of a college decision is realizing that the “gold standard” of your education— and, for that matter, of your future life— is whatever you want it to be.