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Local bodies resume in-person meetings

Students gather to protest Thursday afternoon on the West Davis campus of Emerson Junior High in the wake of a school shooting Wednesday in Uvalde, Texas.

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

ownership to keep our children safe.”

Ault thanked the council for the proclamation, noting that, “we wear orange the first Friday in June to symbolize all the lives lost to senseless gun violence.

“And while I’m always appreciative of efforts to raise awareness for this issue,” she said, “tonight I’m here on a day where (students and teachers) have been murdered while at school in Texas. Tonight a proclamation feels insufficient.”

“Every day our country loses

Both the Davis City Council and the Yolo County Board of Supervisors resumed in-person meetings on Tuesday following more than two years of meeting remotely.

The Board of Supervisors used a hybrid format where people could still participate via Zoom and many public commenters, as well as one supervisor (Don Saylor of Davis), did so.

The council did not offer a Zoom option and all council members were present in person.

The resumption of in-person meetings came the same day the county health officer warned that levels of COVID-19 in Davis wastewater were nearing the peak of the January Omicron surge and reiterated her strong recommendation that everyone wear masks indoors. However, many inperson participants at both meetings were unmasked.

Meanwhile, prior to Tuesday’s council meeting — on the meeting agenda released Friday — the city announced a change to public comment.

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City, county pledge support in effort against violence

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Both the Davis City Council and the Yolo County Board of Supervisors had longstanding items on their agendas for Tuesday’s meetings declaring the first Friday in June as Gun Violence Awareness Day. During the morning Board of Supervisors meeting, a resolution was presented to Davis resident Emily Ault, co-lead of the local chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, declaring that “we as a county must do more to reduce gun violence” and urging

everyone to wear orange on June 3 to help raise awareness about gun violence.

In accepting on behalf of Moms Demand Action, Ault noted that she had just received an alert about a shooting at a Texas school.

Not much was known about the situation then, but by the time Ault appeared before the council Tuesday evening to accept a similar resolution from the city, the magnitude of the shooting, with 19 children and two teachers dead, was clear.

Prior to presenting Ault with the resolution, Vice Mayor

Lucas Frerichs called for a moment of silence, then read aloud the document.

“Gun violence prevention is more important than ever as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exacerbate gun violence after more than two years of increased gun sales, increased calls to suicide and domestic violence hotlines and an increase in city gun violence,” Frerichs read.

“We renew our commitment to reduce gun violence and pledge to do all we can to keep firearms out of the wrong hands, and encourage responsible gun

DPNS champions play-based learning UC Davis student killed in campus collision

By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer Since 1949, teachers and parents have joined forces at the Davis Parent Nursery School to provide youngsters a play-based education. Now in 2022, this organization continues to develop social skills, create experiences, cultivate curiosity and — literally — get hands dirty all-the-while.

A nonprofit parent-participation cooperative nursery school, DPNS is an opportunity for preschoolaged kids to grow intellectually, socially and emotionally through experiential learning with other kids. When this play-based learning initiative first began, however, it was met

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A UC Davis student died Wednesday morning after being struck by a garbage truck while riding her bicycle, campus officials said.

The female student succumbed to her injuries after being transported to the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.

Coroner’s officials had not released her identity as of Thursday afternoon.

“On behalf of UC Davis, we share our deepest condolences with her family.

We share in the pain of their loss,” Chancellor Gary S. May said in a

news release. “In this time of grief, I do want to thank our first responders who worked heroically at the scene as well as the UC Davis Medical Center team who did everything they could to save her life.”

Campus officials said the collision occurred shortly after 8 a.m. at the intersection of Dairy Road and Hutchison Drive. An investigation by the UCD and Davis police departments, with assistance from the West Sacramento Police Department, is underway to determine the cause.

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We’re all living on old beet fields B UILDING ON PRIME AG LAND ... Every time a developer proposes a project on land that is currently being farmed, cries of “Save Prime Ag Land” can be heard. Many recent letters to the editor in Davis’ Only Local Newspaper have cited the loss of prime ag land as a reason to oppose Measure H. And, of course, all developers are by definition “greedy” and seeking only “profit.”

Well, over time, just about all of Davis has been built on prime ag land by developers who were seeking to profit.

So, if you are currently a Davis homeowner whose home was built sometime in the last 100 years by a greedy developer and you are feeling guilty about the paving of prime ag land, you may want to rent a bulldozer, plow your home into oblivion and plant several neat rows of corn and sugar beets and tomatoes and any other crop where a golden pheasant could hide.

Our family lived in one of the first homes built in Oeste (rhymes with toasty) Manor and we could sit in the backyard and see the sun set over the Putah Hills. That homestead is now smack in the middle of Davis and the only view from the backyard is of the westerly neighbor’s chimney peeking over the back fence.

WAY BACK WHEN ... Davis had 3,500 people when we moved here from Portland so Dad could go back to college after serving in World War II. After we got settled, Davis suddenly had 3,507 people, a shocking overnight growth rate of .05 percent.

I played Little League baseball

on a star thistle infested lot in the shadow of the giant silver water tower along West Eighth Street where the beautiful Mormon Church now stands.

Do I long for the days of my youth that included Foster’s Freeze, the Vienna Bakery, Old State Market downtown and summer afternoons jumping off The Tower at Hickey Pool on campus?

Of course.

Then again, way back then we didn’t have an Art Center, a Pence Gallery, a Community Park and a million other amenities we now take for granted. And our beloved California Aggies were playing the Cal Ramblers instead of the Cal Bears.

Times change.

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NDORSEMENT BATTLE ... The “Yes on H” campaign received a muchneeded shot in the arm when two long-time respected voices — Helen Thomson and Maynard Skinner — came out strongly in favor of the project with arguments based mostly on the need for affordable housing in town.

Thomson is a former California State Assembly member, Yolo County Supervisor and Davis School Board member, while Skinner served on several city

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The Tower at Hickey Pool — when men were men, boys were boys and Davis was a lot smaller. councils and also served as mayor.

On the other hand, there was that scathing letter to the editor from six former mayors — Joe Krovoza, Sue Greenwald, Mke Corbett, Ken Wagstaff, Ann Evans and Bill Kopper — taking current councilmember Dan Carson to task for his lawsuit challenging the No on H ballot argument.

We’ll soon know who won this Battle of the Electeds.

O SAY CAN YOU SEE? ... During the last go-round, one of the arguments of those who opposed what is now called DiSC was that the project would block the lovely view Davisites have of the stupendous Sacramento Skyline.

Unfortunately, quick research by a civic-minded columnist (see photo above) showed that only 13

Davisistes actually had a view of the Sacramento Skyline from their homes and then only if they climbed up on the roof.

The No on H folks have wisely dropped that silly argument this time around.

MACE MADNESS ... We’ve all heard of the perils of taxation without representation, but what about traffic jamation without representation?

The poor folks in El Macero — who aren’t actually poor, mind you — are directly affected by the Mace Mess, but won’t be able to vote on a project that will have a direct effect on Mace Boulevard traffic.

Doesn’t seem fair.

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

Pair of Woodland schools targeted in online TikTok threats

By Lauren Keene

students and two teachers.

Enterprise staff writer

Investigators ultimately deemed the threats non-credible, and both schools remained open Thursday under the watch of additional police patrols.

Woodland police investigated what it called “alarming” social media threats against two schools Wednesday, a day after a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19

Facebook posts indicate

the threats appeared on the TikTok social media platform, naming specific students at both Gibson Elementary School and Douglass Middle School as well as their parents.

School officials reported the threats to police and

alerted the parents of students at both schools, which are located less than a mile from one another.

“At this time, there is no indication that the students or school are at risk,” police said in a Facebook post after learning of the

Gibson threats.

On Thursday, after receiving further information regarding the Douglass threats, police issued a further statement saying “there is no reason to believe that the threat is credible.”

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UCD Health doctor answers questions on monkeypox

By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer With California’s first suspected case of monkeypox having been reported in Sacramento this week, Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, answered questions about the virus in a Q&A published Tuesday by UC Davis Health.

Monkeypox is not a new disease. The first human case was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

However, the rare virus has recently infected a growing number of people in an outbreak that has reached at least 16 countries, primarily in Europe. As of May 22, more than 250 confirmed and suspected cases had been reported, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

At first, symptoms of the disease can resemble those of influenza. “Monkeypox starts with fever, then general body aches, malaise, and muscle aches,” Blumberg said. “Those usually

precede the development of a rash.”

The monkeypox rash is distinctive. “It’s really hard to miss. It starts as macules, which are flat lesions. Then it forms a firm nodule,” Blumberg said. “From there, it becomes a blister, then a pustule (a blister containing pus) and then it scabs over.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the incubation period for monkeypox is typically 7 to 14 days, with an outside range of 5 to 21 days.

“People may be contagious at the early signs of fever and stay infectious through the rash until the skin scabs and heals over,” Blumberg said.

The virus is transmitted through close person-to-person contact with lesions, body fluids and respiratory droplets, as well as through contaminated materials like clothing or bedding. This week, WHO officials reported that the disease is primarily spreading through sex, though it is not classified as a sexually

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According to the World Health Organization, as of May 22, more than 250 confirmed and suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in 16 countries in this recent outbreak. transmitted infection (STI) as it can also spread in other ways.

The mortality rate for monkeypox is 5%, though Blumberg said that the current strain of the virus appeared to be less deadly, with about 1% of those who contract the disease dying.

“Monkeypox is completely different and not related to COVID,”

Blumberg said. “Monkeypox is related to smallpox. It is not related to chickenpox.”

While there is not a vaccine specifically for monkeypox, the smallpox vaccine offers some protection against the virus. “The [smallpox] vaccine is being made available through public health for people who have had

contact with confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox,” Blumberg said. “If the vaccine is given within four days of exposure, it protects about 85% of the time. Even if the vaccine is given up to two weeks after exposure, it may modify the disease, making it less severe.”

There are also some antivirals and immunoglobulins that are available to treat monkeypox.

“If a health care provider suspects that a patient has been exposed to monkeypox, they can get a sample of a lesion and send it to the state for testing,” Blumberg said. “If it turns out positive, the result will be confirmed at the CDC.” If someone suspects that they have been exposed to monkeypox, they should contact their health care provider. “Clinicians are now aware of what to look for and can provide testing and treatment options,” Blumberg said.

— Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@davisenterprise.net.

Follow him on Twitter at @ calebmhampton.

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Let aging Feinstein serve out her term

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ince her election to the U.S. Senate in 1992, no politician has done more for California and its people than 88-year-old Dianne Feinstein.

Without Feinstein, there would be no national parks in the redwood country of Northern California or the parts of the Mojave Desert thick with Joshua trees. There would be far fewer federal gun controls. Much more untreated sewage would flow into the Pacific Ocean daily.

Several more California military bases would be shuttered, likely including the Lemoore Naval Air Station and the Seabee base at Point Mugu in Ventura County. The protections of the federal Violence Against Women Act would not exist.

The list goes on and on, from clean air measures to the largest appropriations for California ever gained by any senator. It’s why Feinstein has not had a serious Republican challenger in decades.

But that’s not enough for the far left in California politics.

Feinstein, 88, is too old to serve

out her term, ending in late 2024, they say. The former San Francisco mayor is insufficiently alert to do her job.

These are similar to charges leveled against Feinstein by leftist former state Senate President Kevin de Leon when he ran against her in 2018 and lost badly. De Leon, now a Los Angeles city councilman and seemingly about to lose again in a bid to become that city’s mayor, miscalculated then. He figured his ageist arguments would resonate with the bulk of Democratic voters that year, but it didn’t happen.

De Leon’s complaints, and those of other “woke” politicos in the state, amount to this: Feinstein does not line up often

enough with the ferociously progressive “squad” of House members which now leads her party’s left wing. She is too friendly with Republican senators she has known for more than a generation, and even compliments them once in a while.

They claim that De Leon’s 2018 charge has come true, that Feinstein suffers from cognitive decline due to her age. The San Francisco Chronicle reported this spring that several unnamed former Senate staffers say Feinstein can no longer fulfill her responsibilities without help from her staff. Never mind that the same can be said of most other senators half her age or less.

The fact is that Feinstein has never cast a vote differently than she intended. She has never backed a cause without conscious intent. There is no proof – only hearsay – that her mental state is beneath common Senate standards. Whether she’s as professional and creative as she was at 60 is not at issue, merely whether she’s up to senatorial

snuff, and only gossip suggests otherwise.

But that won’t satisfy the “woke” Democratic left in this state, which is impatient to take over Feinstein’s seat, especially since it was thwarted when Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed the somewhat technocratic Alex Padilla to the state’s other Senate seat, vacated when Kamala Harris became vice president.

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adilla, California’s first Latino senator of the modern era, did not satisfy the far left because he’s not a Black woman and they figured the seat he took essentially “belonged” to a Black female like Congresswoman Barbara Lee or former legislator Shirley Weber, Newsom’s choice to replace Padilla as secretary of state.

They want Feinstein out now so Newsom can appoint someone of their choice to her seat, giving that person a leg up on prospective Senate candidates like Reps. Adam Schiff of Burbank (leader of one Donald

Trump impeachment) or Katie Porter of Irvine, both moderates more in the Feinstein mold.

The fact is that the campaign to replace Feinstein will start this fall, the moment the November election is over, regardless of whether she is still in office or not.

Too bad for De Leon that the last four years have pretty much eliminated him as a serious candidate. If he can’t finish in the top two in his own city’s mayoral primary (and he will not), how can he be a strong statewide candidate for a more significant office?

The bottom line: The wise thing and the fair thing to do is let Feinstein serve out her term, and so what if she needs a boost from her staff once in a while.

— 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 softcover fourth edition. For more Elias columns, visit www.californiafocus.net.

Letters No drum circle When I attended the Whole Earth Festival on Saturday I was disappointed there was no drum circle, which I have enjoyed and occasionally participated in over many years.

That evening when I finally got around to reading the Friday Enterprise, I learned from an excellent letter by Brian Dahmen that the festival directors cancelled it because it represents “offensive cultural appropriation.” I am curious as to which culture the directors think the drum circle appropriates, perhaps 1960’s hippie culture?

To be consistent, the directors should also ban tie-dyed shirts from the festival, since the batik technique that the style came from originated in Java, Indonesia.

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Measure H good for all of Davis I’ve closely followed developments with the DiSC proposal, am strongly supportive, and urge my fellow Davis residents to vote Yes on Measure H. I’m especially excited about the many community benefits it will help deliver without the need to raise taxes, including a much-needed new library and community center in South Davis.

Change is never easy. But Davis will continue to change whether Measure H passes or not. The question for Davis voters is whether we want to implement a plan like DiSC that will help us to manage those changes in a way that helps our community to deliver more of what makes it special, or simply react to realities that are making it more difficult for the city to provide the services and facilities that we so much appreciate. For me, the answer is clear: we need to seize the initiative rather than sit passively by as our financial challenges grow.

Hoping for an imaginary solution or opposing proposals that would bring exciting new job and housing opportunities to Davis only increases the risk that we’ll lose much of what we love in our city.

With its commitments to clean energy, restoring habitat for endangered species, permanently preserving hundreds of acres of ag land, numerous transportation improvements, and new greenbelts and parks, DiSC is a good deal for Davis.

Please vote Yes on Measure H to ensure a bright future for Davis.

Holly Bishop Davis

Incredibly uplifting day We were greeted with fabulous weather for over 500 people to meander through the stunning gardens on this year’s Pence Garden Tour on May 1. A big thank you to the generous homeowners, Terry Davison, Chris and Mary Zanobini, Jo Anne Boorkman, Lyle and Jm Wilen and Jeri and Richard Howitt, who opened their gardens and gave our guests such an uplifting, relaxing, fun and beautiful escape from today’s anxietites.

Thank you faithful sponsors, greeters, Master Gardeners, Davis Flower Arrangers, and committee members for the time and $$ necessary to present the Garden Tour to the community. Thanks to the artists painting in the gardens: Marlene Lee, Leslie DuPratt, Chris Kidd, Natalie MacKenzie (spinning), Karen Fess-Uecker, Kaye Gamper, Mary Kobashigawa and Rhonda Egan. Their work will be on display May 24. Thank you Dick Berry for creating garden signs, for free, for the garden owners. A shout out also to Bob Dunning for helping to get the word out about the Garden Tour.

Many heartfelt thanks, Davis community, for your on-going support in keeping the Pence Gal-

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Vote no on Measure H Measure H is one of the worst developmental projects to ever come before Davis voters. It will have major adverse and irreversible environmental effects (especially traffic), and instead of helping to solve the housing problem, it will only aggravate it.

Finally, it will very likely do nothing to solve the city’s major fiscal issues, and indeed only exacerbate them, despite weak claims to the contrary.

In considering DiSC 2, voters should be aware that since their rejection of DiSC 1 in 2020 the original or “old” EIR does not fully take into account the cumulative impacts of the huge pipeline of developments that have been approved or are under consideration by the city in the last few years. At minimum 7,234 units and 11,478 bedrooms are in this pipeline. Source: the city website;

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;

and for a map of these developments, including major projects, go to the City’s Planning website and click on “Developments.”

Come full build-out time, we will not just have a vastly worse “Mace Mess,” but a universalized Mace Mess for the whole city given the car ownership of the above, and the traffic that will be generated by DiSC 2 itself. The latter would in itself generate more than 12,000 car trips a day while producing 20,000 metric tons of new greenhouse gases annually. The EIR itself says that these traffic impacts cannot be mitigated. And, who knows how UCD’s fast enrollment expansion will play out in the future?

Thus, so much for the city’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2040. Moreover, just a few weeks ago, data from the American Lung Association showed the Sacramento area ranked seventh nationally in terms of particulate matter and ninth in terms of ozone pollution.

Furthermore, the EIR concedes that the project will create a demand for over 2,000 housing units to accommodate the jobs generated by it. As for the 460 onsite housing units almost all will be market rate, with less than 20% so-called “affordable.”

What’s not to abhor? Please vote No on H. Dan Cornford Davis

Measure H — DiSC

The arguments for DiSC emphasize the intended work on climate change. They would have us believe that a good way to deal with climate change is to build several labs, offices, houses, and parks (2-plus years), hire and equip researchers (1 year), and support their research (2-plus years) — in other words, wait at least five years before taking action. But actions and policies to address climate change are needed right now, and many effective alternatives are available. We should be voting on those, not considering DiSC. Also, as a former resident of Irvine, a city that was planned for cars, I am appalled at the idea of setting up another activity center away from downtown and campus, accessible mostly by car.

Actions to improve the existing downtown, campus, and transit should be given priority.

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MEETINGS: Concern on public comments

From Page A1 more than 110 people to gun violence. So while today we had a tragic school shooting and I have cried much of the day over the parents whose children skipped off to school this morning and will never skip back through their front door, we do lose 110 people every single day.

“We all deserve to go to school, work, the grocery store, the movies, for a drive, to a party, and come home,” she said.

“What can we do? First, we can vote like our lives depend on it … Vote for candidates who are committed to enacting common-sense gun legislation up and down the ticket and encourage your friends and relatives to vote, too.

“Second, join this effort.

Not just when there’s a tragedy of mass proportions, but every day … Text “READY” to 64433 and follow the subsequent prompts.

“Turn your fury and fear into action,” said Ault. “We can’t control Texas laws from here. Individually we don’t have a lot of power at the national level either besides our vote.

“But here in Davis, and city by city, county by county,

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Members of the Yolo County chapter of Moms Demand Action received a proclamation from the City Council Tuesday declaring June 3 “Gun Violence Awareness Day.” From left to right are Teri Greenfield, Emily Ault, Rosemary Yoshikawa and Mary Lou Rossetti. state by state, we can enact sensible legislation and watch it collectively make a difference.

“The city of Davis,” Ault said, “can enact a safe firearms storage ordinance. Not a proclamation or a resolution, but an ordinance.

Meaningful legislation.

“We can end gun violence. The question is what are we committed to doing individually and collectively to make this happen … Take today’s tragedy and keep the momentum. Be motivated for not one more

family to experience what these families are experiencing tonight.”

— Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

Congressmen respond to mass shooting

By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer Reps. Garamendi and Thompson slam GOP for inaction on gun control A gunman opened fire Tuesday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killing at least 19 children and two adults, officials said, with the death toll continuing to grow throughout the day. By Tuesday evening, it was the deadliest school shooting in the United States since 27 people were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary nearly a decade ago.

On Tuesday afternoon, local representatives spoke out, expressing sorrow for the victims and condemning years of political

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inaction on gun control legislation.

“When will enough be enough? Children are being killed in school, a place they deserve to be safe, and yet Senate Republicans refuse to allow gun violence prevention legislation to be taken up for a vote,” said Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Napa, who chairs the House Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce and is running to represent California’s new 4th district, which includes Davis and much of Yolo County.

“Families in Uvalde sent their kids to school and now are never going to hear their voices again. This is heartbreaking, and I send my condolences to the families of those we lost,”

Thompson continued. “We cannot allow yet another tragedy go by without taking action to pass commonsense measures that save lives like my bill, the bipartisan Background Checks Act. Thoughts and prayers are not enough, and gutless politicians that have opposed life-saving measures in the past must step up and help us end gun violence.”

Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, who currently represents Davis residents in Congress, also spoke out Tuesday. “Once again many Members of Congress will post their surprise and anguish over this event without thinking of the role they can play in preventing something like

this from happening,” Garamendi tweeted. “One cannot act surprised and outraged at each of these shootings when they continue to block any of reforms needed to prevent them.”

The congressman continued: “This issue doesn’t plague any other major developed nation on earth, it’s a conscious decision being made by a radical minority of lawmakers who sacrifice the well-being of our children for the wellbeing of a group of fringe gun lobbyists,” he tweeted.

“I am tired of grieving, I am tired of worrying for the well-being of my grandchildren. We must act. Now.”

Low-income homeowners can receive tax refunds

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Qualified low-income homeowners can receive a full refund of their Davis Park Maintenance Tax and Open Space Protection Tax for 2021-22 by returning a completed city application form by June 30.

This is an annual refund program (not an exemption from the tax) that appears on the property tax bill. To be eligible, applicants must be owneroccupants of property in Davis and meet the low-income requirements for the gross or total combined household income.

Maximum income limits for both

taxes are based on 50 percent of median income for the household size.

For example, the total or gross combined household income for one person cannot exceed $34,700. The limit for a family of two cannot exceed $39,650; for a family of four it is $49,550; and for a family of eight it is $65,450.

Only one application is required for both refund programs.

For the application, visit www. cityofdavis.org/LIRP or contact the finance department at finance web@cityofdavis.org or 530-7575651.

Applications will also be available

for pick-up at the following locations in Davis: n Davis Senior Center, 646 A St. n City Hall Finance Department, 23 Russell Blvd. n Davis Police Department, 2600 Fifth St. Residents can return completed applications by mailing them to City Hall Finance Department, 23 Russell Blvd.; depositing them in the parking lot drop box at City Hall; or delivering in person to the City Hall Finance Department.

For questions, contact the finance department at financeweb@cityof davis.org or 530-757-5651.

During the pandemic, members of the public were able to provide comment by calling in to a dedicated voicemail line and leaving messages that were played during the meeting. The voicemail line opened at noon each meeting day and messages were accepted until the end of the meeting.

That changed Tuesday.

“Comments will be accepted from noon until 4 p.m. on the day of the meeting,” the agenda said.

“Remote public comments will not be accepted after 4 p.m.”

That change drew objections from a number of commenters, who noted that many people are working during that time and can’t call in by 4 p.m. and still don’t feel safe appearing in person to make comment either.

Said Davis resident Eileen Samitz: “What if you’re working or not able to get to a phone during those times because you’re working?

“And then even though the council apparently is open for public comment in person, still there’s a pandemic on and it’s a

new surge so people are very concerned about coming down,” she said.

“This is really very limiting,” said another woman. “I strongly object to having yet again another barrier to democracy basically put up in front of us.”

Said another: “The council is really there to serve the citizens of Davis so I think anything you can do to not limit public comments should be enacted …”

Mayor Gloria Partida acknowledged the concerns and indicated the process is not set in stone.

“As we’re getting back to in-person hearings and trying to figure out the best way to do this that is fair for everyone,” she said.

“We are trying to choose a window that will make it logistically easy for us to be able to hold these meetings in person and also get the comments that are recorded to the people that need to play them back.”

Although council meetings are no longer being held via Zoom, they are still broadcast on local TV and via a livestream on the city website.

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DPNS: Parents learn along with kids From Page A1

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A “ghost bike” memorial on campus marks the location where a UC Davis student was killed after colliding with a garbage truck.

COLLISION: Counseling available From Page A1 Hutchison Drive between La Rue and Dairy roads was shut down for more than five hours following the incident.

Students in need of immediate mental

health support can call Student Health and Counseling Services at 530-7520871. Faculty and staff can reach out to the Academic and Staff Assistance Program, which serves the Davis and Sacramento campuses.

on board, and I believe they brought an educator from Berkeley over and teach parent education, and that’s how the parent-ed part got added to the program,” said DPNS director Becky Montgomery. “It just continued to grow. People saw it was a great idea and beneficial to have your kids in this environment where they were learning and playing with parents also learning about early childhood education while they were taking care of their kids.”

Much like they are in the school’s name, parents are a big part of the DPNS. They work side-by-side with professional teachers and help facilitate a unique learning experience that encompasses the entire family.

“We include the whole family. It’s family participation, parents work in the classroom and take classes.

Crews contain rural vegetation fire; two injured

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer Multiple fire crews contained a rural vegetation fire sparked Tuesday by a structure fire between the UC Davis campus and Interstate 505, according to a West Plainfield Fire Department Facebook post.

The post said the County Road 95A house fire initially was reported at about 4 p.m., and arriving crews discovered the flames had spread to surrounding vegetation “and was pushed hard toward Creeksedge Road” where 12 residences ultimately were evacuated.

Crews from the Winters, Willow Oak, Madison, Woodland, Davis, UC Davis, West Sacramento, Yocha Dehe, Yolo, Esparto, Esparto,

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Capay, Zamora, Clarksburg and Cal Fire fire agencies provided mutual aid at the scene, containing the fire to 69 acres. Yolo County sheriff ’s deputies, California Highway Patrol officers and ambulance personnel also assisted.

One “tiny home” was destroyed in the fire, which also caused one civilian to be hospitalized for treatment of unspecified injuries, fire officials said. One firefighter was treated and released at scene for exhaustion.

Crews remained on scene throughout the night to monitor possible flare-ups from the extinguished fire, the cause of which is under investigation. Evacuation orders were lifted that night.

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Firefighters douse hot spots at the scene of a structure fire that spread to surrounding vegetation on Tuesday.

They’re our students, technically. The parents are the students and the preschool is the lab,” explained Montgomery. “It’s education for the whole family and a lot about building relationships and learning how to build those relationships with your child, with other adults, with the teacher and the community.”

All the while, the kids are painting, playing, experimenting, getting dirt under their fingernails and developing ideas through their experiences. All things that would have pleased Montgomery’s mentor, Bev Bos. “Like Bev Bos said, ‘if it isn’t in the hand or the body, it’s not in the mind.’ She was like my idol and mentor and really looked up to her,” said Montgomery. “She had a Roseville parent nursery school, wrote several books and would come around and do conferences. Unfortunately, she passed away a couple years ago.”

Of course, stereotypes exist around the DPNS that it’s a landing pad for helicopter parents to continue smothering their children

with attention. Montgomery dismissed the notion with a laugh knowing the truth is anything but.

“I think a lot of people hear about a parent co-op and immediately think ‘oh, parents who hover, are super attached and can’t let go of their kids,’” said Montgomery. “Really, it’s about parents who know the value of education and learning about their children’s educational experience and having a hand in it. While they’re at DPNS, we really teach them about letting go of control and the importance of children leading their own play and parents just providing the environment. They learn what that developmentally appropriate environment looks like, stepping back and letting kids have control and say.”

Overall, Montgomery loves operating in a town like Davis because the community truly values education. Moreover, it values the importance of education at an early age.

To learn more, visit www. davisparentnurseryschool. com.

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How to beat the heat as the mercury rises

By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise

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emperatures are heating up and our bodies are susceptible to getting too hot. As we experience the heat our core temperature will rise and has the potential to do some serious damage to our internal organs.

Humans are one of the most adaptable creatures on the planet. We have been able to adapt to many of the extreme environments the world has and dealing with the heat is no exception. With summer around the corner there are many ways our bodies naturally help with staying cool, but there are several ways we can also help ourselves to avoid getting too hot.

One of the first ways our body try to cool itself down is to push blood closer to the surface of our skin to help dissipate heat. The next is sweating. As we heat up from temperature or exercise the pores on our skin will excrete small amounts of water. You may want to wipe the sweat off, but it works better if you leave it on your skin. It is the evaporation of the water off our skin that helps to cool us down,

Explorit Science Center wiping it off will disrupt this process.

Since our bodies use water in sweat, it is very important to also hydrate.

Drinking water will help our bodies replenish the water lost. While any water is better than no water, cool water can feel more refreshing on hot days and prompts you to drink more. For days where you sweat a lot, you may also need to replace electrolytes that are also excreted during sweating.

There are drinks designed with electrolytes in them, or water additives. These types of drinks can help but should be used in moderation.

While being outdoors there are other steps we can take to keep cool other than sweating and hydrating. Wearing the appropriate clothing can also help you beat the heat.

Loose and lightweight clothes help with air circulation and allow your skin to breathe. Wearing a hat can also help keep the sun off your head and face, keeping them cool as well.

When outdoors, finding

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Shade can be 10-15 degrees cooler than the surrounding air, as these sheep have figured out. shade for a rest can help.

Shade can be 10 to 15 degrees cooler than the surrounding air. Seeking green space can help, too.

Asphalt is often much hotter than the surrounding air temperature as it absorbs the heat. While plants absorb the moisture from the ground, they pass it to the air as a type of natural air conditioning.

Bodies of water can also

help us with staying cool.

Not only does the cool water help our bodies stay cool and help with evaporation, wind passing over a body of water cools it down making it feel cooler as it passes over the shore.

There are many ways to try to beat the heat this summer. Having water always available is the most important to staying hydrated. But also taking

frequent breaks in the shade while outdoors will also help keep your internal temperatures from reaching dangerous levels.

When it is hot, remember that longer rests are better to help bring your temperature down and to not wait until you are thirsty to drink water.

———— Exploit's coming events: n Explorit is open to the

public on Fridays from 1-4 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. Explorit Members, ASTC, and those age 2 and under free. Explorit strongly encourages all guests to wear a mask while indoors. n Limited spaces available for our Summer Science Camps. All camps run from Monday-Friday and will have both indoor and outdoor components.

Price is $175 for members and $200 for nonmembers. Register for summer camp at https://www. explorit.org/camps. n A Membership to Explorit grants the recipient free visits to Explorit’s regular public hours, discounts on events, summer camps and workshops, and gives you ASTC benefits to visit other museums throughout the world. To purchase or for more information visit https:// www.explorit.org/membership or call Explorit at 530-756-0191.

— Explorit Science Center is at 3141 Fifth St. For information, call 530-7560191 or visit http://www. explorit.org, or “like” the Facebook page at www. facebook.com/explorit.fb.

Schilling Robotics to expand operations in Davis UCD awarded $2.7M grant to find psychedelic treatments for addiction B A T -B

By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer Research on psychedelics, involving both human and animal testing, suggests the effects that psychedelics have on the brain could be repurposed to treat addiction.

Now, researchers at UC Davis, as well as at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, have been awarded a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to discover new, nonhallucinogenic treatments for substance use disorders, UC Davis announced this week in a press release.

Existing research has shown that psychedelic drugs can rewire parts of the brain that affect depression, substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder. David Olson, associate professor in the departments of Chemistry, and Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at UC Davis, is looking for these kinds of

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effects in compounds of psychedelic drugs that do not cause hallucination.

Olson calls these compounds psychoplastogens due to their ability to modify the brain.

“I’m very excited that NIDA is recognizing the potential that psychoplastogens might have for patients with substance use disorders,” Olson said.

“This grant will help us to understand the basic mechanisms by which these compounds impact addiction, and hopefully develop more effective and better tolerated treatments.”

Olson’s research on psychedelics is part of a growing and evolving focus on the drugs at UC Davis and UC Davis Health, as well as in the broader scientific community. In an effort to discover new drug therapies, is lab has synthesized hundreds of molecules related to psychedelics.

“One such molecule, tabernanthalog, or TBG, produces both rapid and sustained anti-addictive

effects in rodent models of heroin and alcohol selfadministration,” UC Davis said in its press release.

The grant-funded research at UC Davis will include mechanistic studies to understand how TBG impacts addiction. It will also include the development of new compounds with psychoplastogenic effects, Olson said. The research team will use high-throughput screening to test for efficacy, safety and treatment potential, with promising compounds undergoing additional animal testing at CU Anschutz.

“Delix Therapeutics, a startup founded by Olson, is also investigating nonhallucinogenic psychoplastogens for treating depression, anxiety and related disorders but is not involved in the project,” the press release stated.

— Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @ calebmhampton.

Pac West Diversified LP announced Wednesday that TechnipFMC has signed a lease to accommodate expansion of its Schilling Robotics operations in Davis.

TechnipFMC’s lease is for a 71,000 square-foot building owned by Pac West at 3805 Faraday Ave. in Davis, which is expected to accommodate primarily

mechanical, software and engineering employees. The building was formerly occupied by DMG Mori Seiki and was acquired by Pac West in 2021. Full occupancy is expected this summer.

“This is a significant economic development win for the community of Davis,” said Mayor Gloria Partida. “Our engineering talent rivals other regions throughout the nation. We are glad to see this company stay in Davis.”

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Graduate show shines light on excellence Back in person after two years

By Jeffrey Day Special to The Enterprise UC Davis College of Letters and Science graduate students will share their work with the public again as the multidisciplinary “Arts & Humanities 2022 Graduate Exhibition” returns to the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art in June following two years of virtual exhibitions due to COVID19.

A free, public opening celebration with a poetry reading, music and dance will take place June 2 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The exhibition, on view June 2 through June 19, showcases 27 M.F.A., M.A. and Ph.D. students from art history, art studio, creative writing, design, mathematics, music, performance studies and political science.

Many of the students take on the pressing issues of our time, including environmental destruction, political divisions, racism, immigra-

tion, disability justice and more, while others engage with personal experiences, memory and aesthetic practices. Their projects take a wide range of forms, including sculpture, photography, ceramics, painting, experimental music, virtual reality, drawing and thesis presentations by art history master’s students.

Some examples include: Trace Manuel (design) showcases DARB 1000, an eager-to-please prototype chatbot developed to help design students and educators seamlessly (and joyfully) integrate reflective writing into studio curricula.

Whitney Vangrin (art studio) presents a geodesic viewing dome in the museum’s courtyard that will offer visitors an immersive video experience designed to “awaken a viewer out of passive observation.”

Joseph Vasinda (music) composed a full-length album, Hidden Gems, based on the colors of different crystals. He believes in using everyday materials to create music; the album’s electronically modified sounds stem from music made with a mallet and a metal Bundt cake pan.

Emily Szasz (art history)

examines the 2017 sale of a painting — attributed to Leonardo da Vinci — for $450 million to show how the implications of attributing an artwork to a famous artist undermine forms of qualitative evaluation.

“We are pleased to partner with the museum in presenting the wide and imaginative range of art, design, music, writing and more from our graduate students,” said Estella Atekwana, dean of the College of Letters and Science. “The annual exhibition is a wonderful opportunity for our students, and also for the campus community and those beyond, to see the excellence of the college on display.”

New art prize offered A new award celebrates UC Davis’ art innovators.

The inaugural LeShelle & Gary May Art Purchase Prize will award $5,000 to an art studio M.F.A. student, joining the Keister & Allen Art Purchase Prize and The Savageau Award in the Department of Design.

“It’s very exciting news for students that two art

UC Davis MFA student Emily Gordon’s work is on display at the Manetti Shrem Museum on campus.

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prizes are being awarded in addition to a design award,” said museum Founding Director Rachel Teagle.

“This generous support and recognition underscores our commitment to elevating the achievements of our graduates both within this exhibition and as they launch their careers.”

The art prizes enable the museum to continue the tradition of purchasing graduate student work for the university’s Fine Arts Collection and building an endowment to eventually acquire a work from every graduating M.F.A. student.

Works gifted to the collection or acquired by purchase prizes comprise 594 objects by M.A. and M.F.A. artists and include pieces

by renowned graduates Bruce Nauman ‘66, Stephen Kaltenbach ‘67, Deborah Butterfield ‘73 and Kathy Butterly ‘90.

Performances at opening; art history next day The public opening June 2 features a poetry reading

by Amanda Hawkins (creative writing); a music and dance collaboration between Trey Makler (music composition) and choreographer-dancer Moscelyne ParkeHarrison inspired by tarot, theories of utopia and the late Professor Emeritus Manuel Neri’s figurative sculptures; and a demonstration by doctoral

students Orkun Akyol (music) and Kyle Johnson (math) of a sound synthesis tool they developed using chaos theory models.

The prize winners will also be announced at the opening event.

Art history students will present their work at a colloquium June 3 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the museum.

The “Arts & Humanities 2022 Graduate Exhibition” is on view June 2-19 at the Manetti Shrem Museum, 254 Old Davis Road, Davis. Hours: Monday, Thursday and Friday: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Visit manettishrem.org for information about UC Davis’ safety protocols.

Admission is free for all.

YoloArts’ Gallery 625 hosts ‘Wanderlust’ Special to The Enterprise Summer represents a time to roam and discover the beauty of places near and far. Six artists exhibiting in the new Gallery 625 show, “Wanderlust,” explore places of beauty from Yolo County to landscapes of Europe and beyond.

The show opens on June 3 at YoloArts’ Gallery 625.

The artists, from Davis and Sacramento, featured in the show are

Rhonda Egan, Kathleen C. Gamper, Mary Neri King, Anne Lincoln, Judy Asplund Neal, and Carole Stone.

This group of artists refer to themselves as “Six Women Artists” and frequently meet up at YoloArts’ monthly Art & Ag farm visits and, occasionally, show their work together.

“During COVID, our group of six took on increased significance

“Andalucia,” oil on wood, by Anne Lincoln.

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for each of us and we continued to meet through Zoom, where we could remain dedicated to a common purpose and have good camaraderie,” said artist Kamper.

“We have made new friendships through our common alliance of painting, drawing, and the broader visual arts umbrella.”

The exhibition includes works in acrylic, oil, pastel and watercolor, exploring points of interest such as landscapes in France, Spain, and Italy; the California coast, Lake Tahoe and the backroads of Yolo County.

In her artist statement for the show, Rhonda Egan said, “Whenever possible, I bring my paints on my travels and love the challenge of new places. I can’t always paint on a trip but certainly I am always photographing with an eye for a future painting. I am happy to share many of my favorite places to paint.”

Artist Carole Stone describes her wanderlust inspiration in her artist statement, “Wandering far and wide in my pursuit of beauty, my passion is capturing exquisite natural settings in every kind of light while battling the elements.

Some of my paintings are completed in plein air and are raw and

“Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs,” acrylic on canvas, by Mary Neri King.

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of the moment; other paintings are reworked and enlarged from smaller studies. With each creation, I am forming an impression and emotional connection with the great outdoors and the transcendent beauty of this land.”

The artists will attend the opening reception, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday June 3, coinciding with the downtown Woodland First Friday event. Lyrical flute music will be performed by Sue Sheya and light refreshments will be available.

Face coverings are encouraged in the gallery and the most recent recommendations from the Yolo County Health Officer will be followed.

The artwork can also be viewed (and purchased) online at yoloarts.org/online-galleries.

“Wanderlust” continues at Gallery 625 through Aug. 2.

Gallery 625 hosts exhibitions and receptions every other month.

New exhibitions typically open on the first Fridays of February, April, June, August, October and December.

Gallery 625 is at 625 Court Street in Woodland, in Yolo County’s Erwin Meier Administration building and is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact YoloArts at ya@yoloarts.org or 530309-6464.

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Top Gun: Maverick — Top thrills Long-awaited sequel is a heckuva ride

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Rating: PG-13, for intense action and some strong language STARRING: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Glen Powell, Monica Barbaro, Val Kilmer, Lewis Pullman, Jon Hamm, Charles Parnell, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez, Ed Harris AVAILABLE VIA: Movie theaters

By Derrick Bang Enterprise film critic When all the cylinders fire properly, it’s hard to beat a star-driven action melodrama.

Although this rip-roaring sequel to 1986’s “Top Gun” has been shaped to Tom Cruise’s outsized personality, there’s no denying the resulting entertainment value. This is classic Hollywood filmmaking: larger-than-life characters with just enough individuality to distinguish one from the next; a couple shades of interpersonal angst — and conflict — to touch the heartstrings; and all manner of heroic derring-do.

Director Joseph Kosinski and editor Eddie Hamilton keep a steady hand on the throttle, and their tensionfueled ride never lets up.

In a refreshing nod to real time, more than three decades have passed since Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Cruise) established himself as one of the Navy’s top aviators. He has continued to push the envelope as a brave — and somewhat reckless — test pilot, nimbly dodging an advancement in rank that would ground him.

“It’s not what I am,” he admits, at one point. “It’s who I am.”

Each time a fresh act of insubordination has threatened to get him kicked out of the Navy, Maverick has been rescued by former nemesis-turned-wingman Tom “Iceman” Kazansky (Val Kilmer), now a 4-star

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admiral with the clout to protect his longtime friend.

After a brief prologue, Maverick abruptly is sent back to “Top Gun” school, where he liaises with Adm. Beau “Cyclone” Simpson (Jon Hamm) and Adm. Solomon “Warlock” Bates (Charles Parnell). Assuming he’s about to get a mission, Maverick is chastened to learn that he’ll be teaching a dozen much younger Top Gun graduates: the elite “best of the best.”

He has three weeks to assemble a team of six for an insanely impossible mission. (Is there any other kind?) The goal: to destroy an underground uranium enrichment plant, before the material can be made into nuclear-grade weapons. The only way in: ground-level flying through a lengthy, twisty canyon — in less than three minutes — in order to evade numerous protective missile banks.

(In a nod to international markets, this weapons facility belongs to “the

When his hot-shot students contemptuously snicker over Maverick’s calm insistence that they have a lot to learn, it doesn’t take long for this “old guy” to prove who really has the right stuff. enemy,” with no mention of country, nationality or religion. That’s clever, but it does make some of the dialogue a bit clumsy.)

Several of the elite twelve stand out: ■ Cocky, insufferably arrogant Jake “Hangman” Seresin (Glen Powell), forever elevating himself at the expense of others; ■ Plucky, grit-and-spunk Natasha “Phoenix” Trace (Monica Barbaro), determined to prove that a woman can pilot a fighter as well as any man; ■ Quiet, unassuming Robert “Bob” Floyd (Lewis Pullman), a weapons system operator whose lack of a colorful nickname prompts plenty of goodnatured mocking; and ■ Gung-ho warriors Reuben “Payback” Fitch (Jay Ellis) and Mickey “Fanboy” Garcia (Danny Ramirez), always up for a challenge.

But their new teacher is primarily concerned about

Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw (Miles Teller), the son of Maverick’s late friend and radar intercept officer, Nick “Goose” Bradshaw.

Rooster has a long-festering chip on his shoulder, due to Maverick’s earlier interference in his life; as a result, the younger man has compensated with his own brand of reckless and insubordinate behavior.

(You can feel the testosterone boiling.)

Rooster and Goose aren’t the only nods to the 1986 film; this sequel slips in several flashback sequences that honor its predecessor, along with nods to composer Harold Faltermeyer’s original main themes. And the final, deliciously clever touch: Jennifer Connelly’s sensitive turn as Penny Benjamin, a character only name-checked in the original film. She’s the bright, independent and comfortably happy owner of The Hard Deck aviators’ club,

where all the pilots congregate after hours.

She’s also a single mom who shares history with Maverick. Connelly and Cruise have a charming, flirty rapport while their characters contemplate the wisdom of trying not to revive old times. (Yeah, like that’ll take…)

Cruise’s brief scene with Kilmer also is deeply emotional — and not just in terms of this story — when one recalls what the latter has endured during the past six years.

All this engaging character interaction aside, this film gets its energy from the many realistic flying sequences. This adds a layer of intensity that simply doesn’t come from CGI trickery. Cruise and producer Jerry Bruckheimer insisted on authenticity, with the dog-fighting overseen by Naval Aviation Technical Advisor Capt.

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Hip hop poetry, chamber music on tap during June

By Jeff Hudson Enterprise staff writer During the month of June, there are only a few concert performances scheduled in Davis. Here’s a quick overview.

On Thursday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m., the Mondavi Center’s Vanderhoef Studio Theatre is hosting a program focusing on hip hop, spoken word and poetry organized by Sacramento Area Youth Speaks (SAYS). Featured will be Alexandra Huynh, the 2021 National Youth Poet Laureate (and a past performer with SAYS), spoken word artists Sunni Patterson, singer/songwriter Zyah Belle, among other performers.

According to the Mondavi Center website, “this event is currently at or near capacity: (the Studio Theatre seats less than 300 people), but adds “Inventory frequently opoens due to exchanges and ticket donations. Please check back for updated availability” online at MondaviArts.org.

On Saturday, June 11, at 7:30

p.m., the Chamber Music Society of Sacramento will wrap up their 2021-2022 season in Davis by presenting a concert in the Brunelle Performing Arts Hall at Davis High School, 315 W. 14th St. in Davis.

On the program will be the famous “Emperor” string quartet, composed in the late 1700s

by Josef Haydn (1732-1809); two short pieces for violin and piano composed by Lili Boulanger (1893-1918, the younger sister of the famed teacher Nadia Boulanger); the famous Adagietto from the Fifth Symphony of composer Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), and the Petite Symphonie Concertante for Piano, Harpsichord, Harp and Strings by Swiss composer Frank Martin (1890-1974).

The Mahler and Martin will be conducted by longtime Davis resident Christian Baldini (who is the music director of the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra and Sacramento’s Camellia Symphony Orchestra). Tickets are $30 general, $25 (seniors 60+), $12 students with ID and

aerial coordinator/stunt pilot Kevin La Rosa II. All else aside, we’re never allowed to forget that this is a Tom Cruise Vanity Project. There’s no other excuse for the occasional display of his buff physique and chiseled abs — which, at age 59, compare favorably with those of co-stars half his age — and his frequently displayed, cat-ate-thecanary grin. One does wish Kosinski and cinematographer Claudio Miranda didn’t rely so heavily on tight-tight close-ups, but that’s to be expected.

And, in fairness, when the result is this much fun — building to a pell-mell 30-minute climax — Cruise can be forgiven such touches.

— Read more of Derrick Bang’s film criticism at http://derrickbang. blogspot.com. Comment on this review at www. davisenterprise.com.

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Singer, songwriter and spoken-word artist Zyah Belle will be one of the performers at an event on Thursday, June 2, in the Mondavi Center’s Vanderhoef Studio Theatre. children, available online at CMSSacto.org and at the door.

Later on in June, the Mellon Music Festival — led by the young, prize-winning Davisraised cellist Eunghee Cho — will present chamber music concerts on Friday, June 24

(7:30 p.m, Odd Fellows Hall, 415 Second St., Davis); Saturday,, June 25 (7:30 p.m., venue TBA), and Sunday, June 26 (7:30 p.m. Odd Fellows Hall).

For additional details, keep an eye on the festival’s website, MellonMusicFestival.com.

Reacting to the nightly news out of Ukraine, a group of local musicians on June 5 will host a concert in Davis’ Central Park, with four bands volunteering their time in a fun yet serious effort to raise money for Ukrainian relief.

While the event is free to all, organizers encourage those who attend (and even those who can’t) to donate to a GoFundMe account at https:// www.gofundme.com/f/davis-concert -for-ukraine. One hundred percent of proceeds will go to the Lviv Ukraine International Rotary Club and the Davis-Uman Ukraine Sister City Program for immediate medical and humanitarian aid to refugees and on-going rebuilding / humanitarian programs.

These groups are small but doing vital and direct “on the ground” work. Our contributions will greatly impact to their ability to help individuals and families who need support.

For event details, visit https:// sites.google.com/view/concert-forukraine.

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FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2022

Sports

THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE

MOVING: Many Blue Devils were team MVPs From Page B8

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Davis High swimmer Audrey Portello (center), who is going to Duke University, poses with two unidentified students while someone takes a photo with their phone after Wednesday’s College Signing Day inside the South Gym. To view more photos, visit www. davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story.

RETIRING: Lives impacted From Page B7 mark on UCD Athletics, so much so that thanks to a generous endowment from David Hodgens and Linda Olson in May 2021, the women’s water polo head coach position at UCD is now officially the Coach Jamey Wright and Hodgens Family Director of Women’s Water Polo.

“It is my honor to thank Jamey for 40 (plus) years of service to UC Davis athletics and specifically the Women’s Water Polo program,” UCD Athletics Director Rocko DeLuca said. “It would be easy to list off the many accomplishments Jamey has had

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here and highlight his program’s successful history. What is not as easy to capture in words, are the innumerable relationships and lives he impacted and transformed as coach, lecturer and friend to the members of our aquatic’s community at UC Davis and beyond.

“While I fully expect Jamey and Nancy to enjoy time with their grandkids, I also know it’s not goodbye as we’ll continue to see them cheering on our Ags, who will proudly uphold his legacy here at UC Davis.” n To read more of Wright’s retirement, visit www.davisenterprise.com and click on the Sports tab.

and led the team with 84 goals and 31 assists this season. n Daniel Jebri ( Chaminade University of Honolulu, soccer) — He is the son of Ashurina and Danddy Jebri. Daniel was selected FC Davis All League and MVP his sophomore year. n Zach Anderson (Trinity University, soccer) — He is the son of Debbie and Colin Anderson. Zach was chosen for All Area Team his sophomore and junior years. In his senior year, he was team captain and selected as All League and Player of the Year. n Kai Peris (University of the Redlands, soccer) — He is the son of Jessica and Claus Peris. Kai was selected on All League his sophomore, junior and senior years. n Evan Stafford (Linfield University, soccer) — He is the son of Lori and Bryan Stafford. Evan will attend Linfield University to participate in soccer. Evan was selected All-League this season. n Isabelle Meraz (University of Hawaii at Manoa, swimming) — She is the daughter of Susanne and Carlos Meraz. For the DHS girls swimming team, Isabelle was chosen All Delta League and was an All-American Team Relay member this year and 2019.

In water polo, she was selected Most Improved and Delta League All Conference Sac-Joaquin Section team. n Audrey Portello (Duke University, swimming) — She is the daughter of Cammie and Will Portello. Audrey was selected for

Automatic All American for the 200 IM and 500 freestyle this year .

She was a member of the varsity swim team and a Sierra Nevada Scholar Athlete all four years. She was also selected USA Swimming Scholastic All-American for 202122. n Charlotte Rosendale (University of Alabama, swimming) — She is the daughter of Jiamin and John Rosendale. Charlotte was an Olympic Trials qualifier, Junior Nationals finalist and States finalist as well as on the DHS girls swimming team that won the section championship swim team. n Sanne Dequine (UC San Diego, swimming) — She is the daughter of Haley and Jon Dequine. Sanne has participated on DHS girls swimming league champions, team and individual; section championship, team and individual; and CIF State second place champions, team and individual. n Tate Cutler (Auburn University, swimming) — He is the son of Erika and Tim Cutler. Tate was selected as USA Swimming Scholastic AllAmerican and Scholar Athlete, Sierra Nevada Swimming Scholar Athlete and USA Swimming Junior National and National Championships finalist. He was also ranked in swimming: Top 5 in nation for 15-16 men, Top 15 for 18 and under men and Top 100 in the world 18 under men. n Mikaela Hinton (UC Irvine, women’s tennis) — She is the daughter of Carolee Tran and Ladson Hinton. Mikaela was the individual section’s winner her sophomore year.

n Gia Hertel (Modesto Junior College, water polo) — She is the daughter of Tye Hertel. Gia was part of the Davis High girls water polo team that won the section’s Division I title and took second place in the CIF State NorCal D-I title game. n Lindsay Taylor (Indiana University, water polo) — She is the daughter of Christine and David Taylor.

Lindsay has been selected for the section’s first and second teams All-Section, first and fourth team NISCA All-American, All Delta League, Delta League MVP, section’s MVP and Davis High girls water polo as most improved and MVP. n Madison Walker (UC Santa Barbara, water polo) — She is the daughter of Matthew Walker and Kelly Doerzbacher. Madison was selected CIF Sac-Joaquin Delta Valley Conference AllConference Team, 2021 NISCA/ Speedo Water Polo All American team, 2019 Aquatic Cup and Davis High girls water polo team’s most tenacious and MVP awards.

She participated on the 2018 and 2022 CIF State Swimming and Diving team placing second in State on the 200-freestyle relay team. n Julia Miles (George Washington University, swimming) — She is the daughter of Cynthia and Mark Miles.

— Contact Mike Bush at mike@ davisenterprise.net. Follow on Twitter: @MBDavisSports.

AGGIES: Dirtbags had big hits to get Big West win From Page B8 down the left-field line from third baseman Nick Leehey.

In the next at-bat, right fielder Raul Sandoval smashed a line drive that could’ve tied or won the game if it didn’t go right to Dirtbags second baseman Eddie Saldivar, who fielded the ball off one hop and threw it to first base for the out.

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convinced the ball would reach the outfield for a hit, found himself caught between second and third base where he was eventually tagged out.

With a runner still at third base, Dirtbags relief pitcher Matt Fields kept the Aggies’ chances alive by walking the next hitter which brought designated hitter Nathan Peng up to the plate. n To read the rest of the Henry Krueger’s

story, visit www. davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab.

— Henry Krueger is a rising sophomore at

Gonzaga University and an intern for The Enterprise this summer.

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THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE — FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2022

College Signing Day

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Davis High Athletic Director Jeff Lorenson reads over the accomplishments of Blue Devil senior student-athletes they’ve accomplished during College Signging Day inside the South Gym on Wednesday afternoon. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and find the story.

25 Blue Devil student-athletes moving on

By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor On the count of three.

Davis High Athletic Director Jeff Lorenson told 25 Blue Devil senior student-athletes inside the South Gym on Wednesday. After three, all of the young adults simultaneously signed, and in one case agreed, to continue their education and play the sport they’ve shined the last four years as part of College Signing Day. The seniors signed in front of family and friends.

Here’s the breakdown by the numbers.

Twenty-four Blue Devils inked with four-year colleges. One agreed to play at a junior college here in California.

“Any step up that you go is a huge accomplishment,” Lorenson said. “We recognize that, and we want to celebrate that.”

Three of the 25 soon-to-be former Blue Devils will play two sports; one will play football and track and field, and two will be on their college’s cross country and track and field teams respectively.

“It was great to finally be back and have a full school year, full competition and just being able to celebrate their accomplishments; these student-athletes and their families,” Lorenson said. “It’s just amazing. We love doing it. It’s pretty unique to have this amount (number) of athletes with this amount of success at one school.”

This year’s signings are bigger than the Class of 2021, which had 22.

Lorenson, who has been the Blue Devil AD since July 2014, said there have been, at least, 20 or more seniors taking part in the College Signing Day. Here is the list of the Blue Devils who were recognized on Wednesday. This includes the college and sport

they are playing, and their achievements in the last four years that the student-athletes submitted to Lorenson. n Mara Bledsoe (Hobart and William Smith Colleges, basketball) — The daughter of Michelle and James Bledsoe. Mara was selected first team All-Delta League this season and 2021. She received The Sacramento Bee Honor of being ranked in the top 22 girls basketball players in the Sac-Joaquin Section. She also received the DSHS Denise Curry Award and was selected for the 45th annual Optimist All-Star Girls Basketball game. n Zachary Ayers (U.S. Air Force Academy, cross country and track) — He is the son of Joanne and Shaun Ayers. Zachary received All-American Honors at the Nike Outdoor Nationals (2021), All-NorCal Boys Cross Country runner of the Year (2021), All-State Boys Cross Country First Team (2021), CIF Sac Joaquin Section Cross Country Champion (2021), Delta League Cross Country Runner of the Year (2021), Eastbay Cross Country National Championships Qualifier (2021), three time All-League in cross country, two time All-League in track and field, Sacramento Bee Athlete of the Year nominee in 2021 and the section track and field champion in the 1600 and 3200 meter races. n Emily Castles (New York University, cross country and track and field) — She is the daughter of Nicole and Matt Castles. Emily has been awarded Outstanding Athletic Achievement for both cross country and track and field, Delta Valley League All Conference for cross country, Outstanding Athlete by class, Coaches Award for cross country, state meet qualifier in 2018, 2019 and 2021 and varsity cross country all four years. nIsabel Garcia (San Francisco State, track and field) — She is the daughter of Laura and Juan Garcia. Isabel was chosen as MVP her freshman year.

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n Will Siemens (UC Berkeley, track and field) — He is the son of Kelly and Rodger Siemens. Will was the team captain for this year’s Davis High track and field team. n Julie Thomas (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, field hockey) — She is the daughter of Susan & Marc Thomas. Julie was awarded EAL League Offensive MVP (2021), EAL Coach’s Award (2021 and 2020) and was a varsity team captain both seasons. n Lily Wierzbicki (Stevens Institute of Technology, field hockey) — She is the daughter of Jill Fitzgibbons and Frank Wierzbicki. Lily was awarded the EAL league MVP-Goalie, The Enterprise’s Athlete of the Week and team captain. n Andrew Baum (Lewis and Clark College, football and track and field) — He is the son of Alice Wong and Ryan Baum. Andrew received an All-Delta League nomination, Most Inspirational Blue Devil award in 2020 and Defensive MVP in 2021. n Logan Green (UC Davis, men’s golf ) — He is the son of Jessica Russell and Mike Green. Logan participated on the 2021 Delta League championship team and this year’s Sac-Joaquin Section and Masters championship teams. He was also awarded the Delta League MVP in 2021. n Stella Cardenas (Colorado Mesa University, women’s lacrosse) — She is the daughter of Stephony Cavatoni and Juan Cardenas. Stella was selected for All Delta League first team. n Devon Morris (Colorado Mesa University, women’s lacrosse) — She is the daughter of Jennifer and Scott Morris. Devon was selected first team All-Delta League

See MOVING, Page B7

Baseball

Wright retiring as UCD Aggies lose in extra innings coach after 39 seasons

By Henry Krueger

Enterprise correspondent

Enterprise staff For the first time in 39 years, the pool deck at Schaal Aquatic Center during UC Davis women’s water polo games will be without a familiar face and an even more familiar voice.

Longtime UCD head coach Jamey Wright announced Thursday that he will be retiring effective July 1, bringing an end to a career that saw him usher the women’s water polo program through multiple classifications and divisions as one of the most significant champions of women’s sports in department history.

He has left an indelible

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UC Davis women’s water polo head coach Jamey Wright chats to his players during a timeout in a 2011 match versus UC Irvine at Schaal Aquatic Center.

If the UC Davis baseball team has a seasondefining inning, it’s the 11th of Thursday’s 5-4 loss at home to Long Beach State at Dobbins Stadium.

That’s where the Aggies saw a hard-hit ball go right to a Dirtbags defender, a baserunning mistake and a terrific diving catch ruin what seemed like a golden opportunity for the Aggies to win their series opener.

After giving up the goahead run in the top of the 11th inning, UCD (5-23 in the Big West Conference, 6-33) opened the bottom half of the frame with a single from center fielder Mark Wolbert and a double

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Aggie batter Nathan Peng takes a cut in Thursday’s Big West Conference home game against Long Beach State. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and find the story.