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Ukrainian refugee students in Poland answered letters from Davis Peregrine students in spades. Below right, a Ukrainian student named Nastya has a heartfelt response to messages from Davis kids.

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Ukrainian students get pen pals from Peregrine School By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer With millions of Ukrainian refugees now living in Poland, the Warsaw Ukrainian School was created for displaced elementary school students to continue their education. While their situation remains dire half a world away, dozens of letters filled with love and hope reached those students from the Peregrine School here in Davis. Months ago, the world was shaken when Russia invaded Ukraine. Millions of civilians

sought refuge from the senseless violence in Poland, and the Polish people have been scrambling to take care of them ever since. Among the caretakers is the family of Polish Peregrine teacher, Monika Frymus, who — like her family — was not going to stand idly by and watch fellow humans suffer. “My family has taken in a bunch of other families and I see social posts of other people I know who are very hands on over there,” she said. “Seeing that, I just felt a need to be a part of it but I’m far away. I’m

proud of them and what my country is doing, but it was a difficult feeling because on the other hand it’s such a horrible situation to facilitate.” Frymus explained her fundraising and letter sending initiative: “It was like, ‘let’s not just talk, let’s do something.’ And the idea of letters was the easiest thing we could do and

was something small along with raising some money.” Peregrine administrator

Leaders at the University of California spoke out Friday after the United States Supreme Court struck down federal abortion protections in its much-anticipated decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The 6-3 decision upended a half century of precedent and gave states the legal standing to ban or restrict abortion. “The Court’s decision is antithetical to the University of California’s mission and values. We strongly support allowing individuals to access evidence-based health care services and to make decisions about their own care in consultation with their medical team,” UC President Michael V. Drake said in a news release. In light of the Supreme Court ruling, about half of the states in the U.S. are expected to ban abortion in most circumstances. Elected officials in California have vowed to protect abortion rights. “Despite this decision by the Court, we will continue to provide the full range of health care options possible

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Donors give big for police dog’s surgery School board catches up on agenda with Friday meeting

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer A fund-raising effort for a retired Davis Police Department K-9’s emergency medical bills exceeded expectations, according to the nonprofit organization that rallied to his aid. In addition to covering the care of Riggs, a 4-yearold German shepherd who served in Davis from 2018 to 2021, the proceeds will go toward future K-9 medical expenses. Riggs was playing with his family last weekend when something suddenly went wrong. “His stomach had flipped and his spleen was torn. Doctors there did surgery

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Riggs, a retired Davis police K-9, enjoys play time on the beach. and corrected the stomach position and removed his spleen,” Julie Baldwin of the Foothills K-9 Association, a

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nonprofit that benefits active and retired police dogs, wrote in a Facebook post.

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It was approvals galore on a special Friday school board meeting on June 24. From the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) to the DJUSD budget, the board took care of business while keeping the meeting under an hour. Amongst the most important approvals was that of the DJUSD LCAP. The goals of the DJUSD LCAP include all students getting to experience 21st century teaching and learning, DJUSD educators closing the opportunity gap and school

communities and classrooms being inclusive and safe environments. Preceding the vote, however, was a brief presentation by the associate superintendent of instruction Rody Boonchouy. “At this point every year we’re proud to present our LCAP for board adoption,” Boonchouy said. “We’ve worked with our county office of education and sent drafts three times over the past couple months. Most of the requests for changes were fairly minor or required some budget modifica-

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So, can I say what I think of this? T T he headline was stunning to those of us who type for a living. “America’s largest newspaper chain, Gannett, orders USA Today and other publications to roll back op-eds after ‘repelling readers’ with biased articles,” said the piece from NewsBreak. Yep, I’ve noticed the bias myself. Despite all evidence to the contrary, USA Today reported in November of 2020 that Joe Biden had been elected president of the United States when everyone from Rudy Guliani to Lindsey Graham knew that Donald Trump had won “bigly” in all 50 states and Saskatchewan. “America’s largest newspaper chain, Gannett, has instructed its newsrooms to scale back opinion pieces which are repelling readers who do not want to be told what to do,” the story begins, pretty much repeating that very long headline. “The newspaper chain owns the USA Today network which takes in hundreds of local newspapers in almost every state across the country.” Except, of course, The Davis Enterprise, which has been locally owned since its founding 125 years ago. Contrary to popular opinion, I was not a member of

guacamole even if the reader absolutely abhors cilantro. If human beings weren’t biased, we wouldn’t even know what to eat for breakfast.

the paper’s original newsroom staff. “At a recent editors committee meeting, editors said ‘Readers don’t want us to tell them what to think.’ ” Of course they don’t. Especially if the reader has a Ph.D. in nuclear physics and the lowly columnist has a mere Bachelor of Arts in some sort of made-up major that has no practical value in the real world. As a columnist, of course, I would never presume to tell readers what to think in a highly-educated town like Davis. But I will tell readers what I think about the issues of the day. Columns, after all, are by their very nature generally full of the opinions of the writer. Even food columns on the Living Page reflect a bias given that the author has decided that cilantro is a worthy edition to

he Enterprise’s beer guy, Michael Lewis, is about as educated as they come in this town, but he feels free to give us his opinion about a great many topics, sometimes even including beer. I don’t always agree with his opinions on the issues of the day or how much foam he thinks should top a pint of beer, but I never miss what he has to say. The point being, he isn’t telling me what to think, but he is challenging me to look at issues in a way I might not have otherwise. That’s what good columnists do, but it sounds as if his opinions would no longer be welcome at an organization like USA Today. “Now the company will do away with opinion pieces almost entirely and will also not allow any endorsement of politicians aside from local races. They will no longer endorse presidential candidates or candidates in national House or Senate races.” Presumably this means USA Today and its affiliates will never entertain columns that condemn or praise golfers who have joined

the lucrative Saudi golf tour despite the Saudi government’s record on human rights. And henceforth, columnists will have to regard the war in Ukraine as a neutral chess match between two equally wonderful foes. If, of course, the war in Ukraine is mentioned at all. Added these gutless editors, “Today’s audiences frequently are unable to distinguish between objective news reporting and opinion content.” Excuse me for inserting my opinion here, but if your readers are unable to distinguish between objective news reporting and opinion, that’s much more the fault of the newspaper than of the readers. Will a sportswriter still be allowed to write “The Giants creamed the Dodgers, 15-0,” or will that be way too much opinion for USA Today’s editors to bear? USA Today’s readers, if any remain, will now be spoon-fed straight pablum, homogenized and pasteurized and scrubbed clean of any hint of opinion. If I had a subscription, I’d cancel it. But there I go again, trying to tell people what to think. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

Feds: Woodland man recorded young girls in Massachusetts By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer A Woodland man faces federal charges after allegedly video recording an underage girl as she changed clothes in her Massachusetts home last year. A news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts said 23-year-old Jacob Guerrero was arrested at his residence Thursday on a count of sexually exploiting a child. He appeared later that day in U.S. District Court in Sacramento and will have his case

transferred to a federal court in Boston. Authorities allege GUERRERO that GuerArrested rero Thursday recorded the 11-year-old girl from outside her bedroom window in Norfolk, Mass. — roughly 30 miles southwest of Boston — in March 2021 after staking out her home and others in the neighborhood for several weeks.

He reportedly kept notes on his iPhone detailing who lived inside the residences and their activities such as showering and changing clothes. The case arose following Guerrero’s arrest last October on suspicion of using a pen camera to record young girls inside an outlet-mall restroom in Wrentham, Mass. Guerrero, reportedly an Amazon delivery driver living in Rhode Island at the time, donned a blond wig and women’s clothing to enter the women’s restroom and make the

recordings in neighboring stalls after fastening the camera to his shoe, authorities said. The new exploitation charge carries a sentence ranging from 15 to 30 years in prison followed by

supervised release, as well as a up to $250,000 in fines. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenterprise .net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene.

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Garamendi slams Supreme Court decision RULING: UC health plans cover abortion

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On Friday, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, condemned the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and ended federal abortion protections. “A woman’s right to choose is fundamental and must be protected. I am outraged that the Republicanappointed Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade and ended nearly five decades of critically important protections for women’s health and the right to choose,” Garamendi said. “This decision will not end abortion; it will only end safe abortion in America. Millions of women and families — especially the poorest and most vulnerable in our country — will be less safe because of this.” By Friday afternoon, several states had already enacted laws criminalizing abortion in most circumstances and about half the states in the country were expected to do the same.

“We cannot accept this,” Garamendi said. “A majority of Americans support the protections provided by Roe v. Wade, and in a democracy, it is incumbent upon elected officials to carry out the will of the voters.” The congressman warned that the rollback of abortion rights by the Supreme Court could be followed by the elimination of other federal protections. “Our intensely personal decisions belong to us; they have no place at the whim of political extremists and ideologues. It is unconscionable that my grandchildren could live in a country with fewer rights than the one I grew up in,” he said. “By overturning Roe, the Supreme Court is paving the way to end all federal protections for marriage equality, access to contraception, and more.” Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, who will be running to represent Davis in November, also criticized the ruling, calling it “an assault on women’s rights” in an email. “Today’s Supreme Court decision is an assault on women, plain and

simple,” Thompson said. “Roe was the law of the land for nearly 50 years, and the right to an abortion was settled law. This decision threatens the health of women and will lead to the criminalization and banning of reproductive care. “This decision is just further evidence that the Senate must take up and pass the Women’s Health Protection Act that the House passed earlier this Congress. The lives of mothers across the country are depending on it.” State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, emphasized California’s ability to continue to protect abortion rights. “Clearly, the court is adopting dangerous policy, undoing a half-century of precedent, and putting the lives and freedoms of millions of women at risk,” Dodd said. “But California will not sit idly by as women across America are stripped of their rights. “We already have strong laws supporting women, and this year we have a dozen bills to enshrine and expand women’s reproductive healthcare and the right to choose.”

After Roe: What happens to abortion in California? By Alexei Koseff and Kristen Hwang CalMatters The constitutional right to abortion in the United States is no more. Today the U.S. Supreme Court struck down its landmark Roe v. Wade precedent in a 5-4 decision, ending nearly 50 years of guaranteed abortion access for American women. The historic ruling has been expected since early May, when a draft of the opinion was leaked, and was widely anticipated long before that as conservative justices tilted the court. The fight over abortion rights now returns to the states, where it played out five decades ago, with the procedure immediately set to become nearly or entirely illegal in almost half of them and several more

bans likely to follow. California is moving in the opposite direction, ramping up legal protections for abortion providers and pouring resources into expanding access as clinics prepare for a possible surge of patients traveling from other states to terminate their pregnancies. “I want to be crystal clear: abortion remains legal here in California and we are working to ensure that people — regardless of where they come from — can access abortion services with as much support and as few barriers as possible,” Jodi Hicks, CEO of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, said in a statement. Expect to hear a lot about abortion rights in the months ahead, as candidates tout their endorsements from Planned

Parenthood and flood the airwaves with advertisements warning of the bleak future for access if their opponents win. Since the draft ruling leaked last month, Democrats in California and across the country have latched onto protecting abortion rights as a key issue for the 2022 midterm elections. With decades of public polling showing that a majority of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, it has put the party back on the offensive as it faces mounting voter dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and withering Republican attacks over inflation and crime. “I hope that people are enraged,” said state Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, a D-San Diego, who ran a women’s health

clinic before entering politics. “While we feel like we have better protections here and California is different, I hope they’re enraged and they understand what’s at stake,” she told CalMatters. Shortly after the Supreme Court ruling, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a joint West Coast “commitment to reproductive freedom” with the governors of Oregon and Washington. “We will not sit on the sidelines and allow patients who seek reproductive care in our states or the doctors that provide that care to be intimidated with criminal prosecution,” he said in a video message. “We refuse to go back and we will fight like hell to protect our rights and our values.”

From Page A1 in California, including reproductive health services, and to steadfastly advocate for the needs of our patients, students, staff, and the communities we serve,” Drake said. “Today, we stand with California leaders and health care advocates who are taking critical steps to protect Californians’ human rights and their access to affordable and convenient health care choices.” On Friday, several of the university system’s chancellors, including UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May, also released statements responding to the ruling. “I write today to not only share President Drake’s statement on today’s Supreme Court decision overturning 50 years of women having the right to make informed decisions about their health care, but also to let our community know that your reproductive options in the state of California will remain the same,” May said. “We will continue to move forward together to protect the human rights for people making health care decisions.” In anticipation of the ruling, UC Davis sent a message to students earlier this month about reproductive health care options available to them.

“A student who is considering the option of abortion, or who is unsure and would like to review the full range of pregnancy options and resources, can meet with a (Student Health and Counseling Services) medical provider, or talk with SHCS’s 24-hour Advice Nurse,” the message stated. While UC Davis’ Student Health and Wellness Center does not currently provide abortions, students with the university’s student health insurance can receive abortions covered by the insurance at nearby clinics and hospitals. “SHCS has longstanding relationships with community facilities in Davis, Woodland and Sacramento for abortion services that can be accessed by referral,” the message said. Under a state law passed in 2019, state universities, including all UC campuses, will be required to offer medication abortion services beginning Jan. 1, 2023. “Ahead of that deadline, the gynecology department at SHCS will offer this service to students, which uses medications to end a pregnancy that is less than 11 weeks,” the message to students said. — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @calebmhampton.

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Briefly Travelaires add new trips The Travelaires, a local all-volunteer nonprofit that offers outings in Northern California and beyond, have added two new day trips to their schedule. They will visit the Abbey of Our Lady of New Clairvaux in Vina (near Chico) on Sept. 28 and see “Ain’t too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations” at the Golden Gate Theater in San Francisco on Nov. 30. Registration is also open for a trip to the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden on Aug. 24. For information, visit https://davistravelaires. org, email DavisTravel aires@gmail.com or call 530-902-1825.

Join morning walkers Take a brisk morning walk in Davis. Walkers meet three times a week, holidays, light rain, or inclement weather. Meet at 8 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Peet’s Coffee & Tea in the Marketplace, at Covell Boulevard and Sycamore in North Davis. Take a loop and return to have a coffee or tea and socialize together. On Saturdays, meet at 8 a.m. at Common Grounds Coffee Shop in the Oakshade Town Center, Pole Line Road and Cowell Boulevard in South Davis. All walkers must be vaccinated. The regular route is a a 4-mile loop of 80 minutes. All are welcome to meet after the walk for coffee, tea, and socializing. No dogs please (except for two at the rear of the line that are “grandfathered” in).

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Emma Johnson helped get word out about the plan of action to the school’s community and they managed to pull together $2,615. Meanwhile, Frymus’ kindergarteners and the rest of the school wrote their letters to the Ukrainian students. When it was all said and done, Frymus’ sister — who happened to be visiting in the spring — was more than happy to take the money and letters back with her to Poland and deliver them to the charity which started the Warsaw Ukrainian School, the Club of Catholic Inteligentisa. “Once it was clear to the refugees they weren’t able to go back home, they were trying to get the kids into school. So, the organization set up a school where they hired some of the Ukrainian women who were refugees to be teachers since the men weren’t allowed to leave the country. They brought in as many children as they could so they could have a Ukrainian language school,” said Johnson. “We

got pictures a month or so later from the school’s Facebook page of the cards they put up on their walls.”

With the letters and donations received in Warsaw, the Peregrine community could take pride in the philanthropic experience. As it turned out, the experience was not yet over as a large envelope was delivered by a Save The Children charity worker right before school got out — it was filled with letters written by the students from the Warsaw Ukrainian School. Within the letters were not just insights into the very real and desperate situation the Ukrainian students are living in, but messages of gratitude and thanks. Albeit some words were misspelled and grammar was imperfect, it serves as a reminder of how similar the youngsters are across the world in tackling English classes. In many ways, unfortunately, contending with grammar is one of the few things the young, Peregrine students could empathize with. “The kids parallel in age

and the fact they’re students, but their worlds are so different. As we were trying to write cards, it was difficult to try to imagine what they’re going through,” said Frymus. “I was worried that our kids’ letters would be all about beating the ‘bad guys’ and war, so I made sure we were writing nice cards and something cheerful. I told them, ‘Imagine you were moving into a new house with empty walls. What would you want to put up on them?’ So, a lot of our cards were filled with rainbows or were blue and yellow.” At the end of the day, Frymus and Johson hope that sending the letters instilled a belief in their students that no matter how far away they are, they can still make a difference. Even though funds were donated in the process, the real value was undoubtedly the love within the letters from the Ukrainian students’ new pen pals from Peregrine. — Reach Aaron Geerts at aaron.geerts@ mcnaughton.media.

DOG: More than 100 donors contribute From Page A1 Riggs’ handler Kayla Ramos, who now works for the Nevada County Sheriff ’s Office, recognized the emergency and took swift action, transporting him to the VCA Sacramento Surgical Veterinary Referral Center within a half-hour. The surgery procedure required Riggs to receive a two-liter blood transfusion due to blood loss from the spleen tear, followed by a hospital stay until he stabilized. Despite a nearly $2,000 discount from the veterinarian, the cost of the lifesaving surgery totaled nearly $8,600, $1,000 of

which was covered by the Davis Police Officers’ Association. “He was our K-9 for three years, and we want him to live on and be happy,” said Officer Keirith Briesenick, vice-president of the DPOA. “He grew up with us. We feel like he’s a part of our family.” As of Friday, the Foothills K-9 Association had received contributions from more than 100 donors that fully covered Riggs’ bills, with the extra funds going toward other dogs’ future care. The organization also provides safety equipment and sponsors trainings, among other services. “K-9 medical care is the

biggest expense that we have. Mostly for retired dogs, but now and then a department might have a big medical bill for an active K-9 and we can help with that,” Baldwin said. “We never want a dog to be placed out of service, or worse, have to be put to sleep, simply over money,” she added. “We want to make sure they are valued and loved to the end of their lives, and honored and remembered afterwards.” Contributions to the organization can be made through PayPal at @Foothills K9 or via its website, www.foothillsk9.org.

From Page A1 modifications.” With that, the board voted unanimously to approve the 2022-23 DJUSD LCAP. Shortly thereafter, a similar presentation was given before the board voted and approved the 202223 Da Vinci LCAP as well. Also on the docket for approval was the DJUSD 2022-23 budget. Before the voting, associate superintendent of business services, Amari Watkins, gave a quick presentation on minor adjustments made to the budget. “The only new additions you will see from the last board meeting is a single document is required by the Yolo County Office of Education that further calls out our unassigned and unappropriated ending reserve balance,” Watkinis said. “So it looks at our reserve and says, ‘how much of that amount do we have assigned and what we plan to expend that on?’” After applause for the grueling process of creating the budget, the board voted to approve it. Another important approval was the DJUSD and the DTA memorandums of understanding (MOU’s). The three discussed at the last DTA/DJUSD negotiation

session were plans to implement the provisions of AB119 regarding new employees, setting forth terms and conditions agreed to by the parties for combo elementary classes teaching assignments for the 2022-23 school year and finally setting forth terms and conditions agreed to by the parties for a modified block schedule with an extended period at DHS and Da Vinci High for the 2022-23 school year. The board voted unanimously to approve it. Capping off the meeting was a proposed adoption of resolution 78-22 to convey easement for public utilities at North Davis Elementary School. Essentially, what this means is that the construction of the North Davis Multipurpose room requires relocation and rerouting of PG&E electrical lines. To do this, PG&E needs a new utility easement to be conveyed to accommodate the new electrical line routing. After a quick presentation by executive director of capital operations David Burke, the board voted to approve the resolution. After that, the meeting came to an end — possibly in record time. The next meeting is scheduled for Aug. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Chambers at 23 Russell Blvd.

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UC Davis scientists work on ‘scorecard’ for dementia risk By Lisa Howard Special to The Enterprise SACRAMENTO — UC Davis Health, along with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), is leading an important new study — Diverse Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia, or Diverse VCID. The study aims to predict who is most at risk for dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Participants who join the study will be helping researchers create a kind of risk “scorecard” with data from brain scans, genetics, and other key biomarkers. “We may have insights that indicate a person’s risks are very low. Or maybe the person’s risks are very high, but there are contributing factors like diabetes or hypertension that we can address,” said Charles DeCarli, principal investigator for the study. DeCarli is a professor of neurology and the director of the UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease

Research Center. “We hope that having a risk profile will allow us to modify the risk and potentially prevent or delay the disease.” Diverse VCID is funded by a $53.6 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It will go for six years and is being conducted at 13 different locations in 10 states.

White matter Creating risk profiles for diseases is not new. It’s known that high blood pressure puts people at risk of stroke and that high cholesterol can put people at risk of heart disease and stroke. With the new study, the researchers hope to create similar risk profiles that factor in what they learn about certain brain changes — known as white matter hyperintensities, or WMHs — along with genetics and other markers of overall health that can determine if a person’s risk is low or high. At age 64, the chances that

an MRI brain scan will show WMHs is between 11 to 21%. At age 82, the chances of having WMHs increase to about 94%. WMHs are thought to be caused by changes in small blood vessels in the brain. They are associated with an increased risk of developing dementia and cognitive impairment. But exactly how they might contribute is not known.

Disparities According to data from the Alzheimer’s Association, approximately one in nine people ages 65 and older (about 11.3%) has Alzheimer’s disease. Of the estimated 6 million people with Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S., almost two-thirds, or about 3.5 million, are women. There are also racial disparities: n Older Black Americans are about one-and-a-half to two times as likely as white Americans to have dementia or Alzheimer’s.

n Hispanic Americans are about one-and-a-half times as likely as white Americans to have dementia or Alzheimer’s. According to the Centers for Disease Control, cases are expected to quadruple among African Americans and increase seven times among Hispanic Americans over today’s estimates. The study will be looking at diverse populations. The researchers are recruiting 2,250 participants from diverse backgrounds between the ages of 65 and 90. “If you only enroll a certain group of society, we can't generalize to the entire group, which becomes a problem,” said Myriam Fornage, co-principal investigator for the study and a professor of genetics at UTHealth Houston. “Hopefully, we can be inclusive of a lot of people and have a broader picture and a better understanding of the disease for everybody.” Lisa L. Barnes, a professor of neurological sciences at Rush Medical College, and Hector M. González, a professor of

Obituary Thomas P. Kenny

Dec. 24, 1947 — June 7, 2022 Thomas Patrick Kenny was born on Christmas eve, 1947 in Omaha, Neb., to David A. Kenny, a World War II veteran pilot and Mary J. Kenny, née Swanson. He was raised in Sacramento, where he graduated from Christian Brothers High School in 1965, from Saint Mary’s College in 1969, and served from 1971-73 in the U.S. Army, primarily in Germany. After returning, he attended CSU Sacramento and then began his career in medical research at UC Davis School of Medicine in 1976. Tom was a leading researcher of the division of rheumatology in Dr. Richard Robbins’ laboratory and

subsequently helped lead multiple research efforts by Dr. M. Eric Gershwin to understand the fundamental biology of autoimmune diseases and KENNY cancer. During his tenure at UCD, he authored or co-authored more than 40 scientific papers and reports. He was a wise, patient mentor to many undergraduates rotating through his lab, and as a proud Irish-American, his St. Patrick’s Day lab parties were greatly anticipated. Throughout his life, Tom had been a competitive runner, volleyball player, abalone diver, and above all, an avid golfer. He won the Dead

Goose Open golf tournament with childhood friend Steve Clanton five times between 2007-18. After retiring from UC Davis, he traveled extensively through Hawaii, Australia, Thailand, China and South-East Asia snorkeling, golfing and making friends wherever he went. Thomas Patrick Kenny died June 7, 2022, at his home in Antelope after battling cancer for many years with grace and humor. He was surrounded by his family and possessed his signature spirit to the end. He touched countless people’s lives through his work and, above all, friendship, which came so easily to him. He is survived by his children Lindsay, Thomas Jr. and Paul, as well as his brothers David, Paul, Timothy and Christopher.

Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District Public Workshop Notice Proposed Amendments to Rule 4.2, PERMIT FEES - AGRICULTURAL BURNING The Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District (District) staff will hold a public workshop to discuss the proposed amendments to District Rule 4.2. The amendments are to raise the fees for agricultural burn permits issued by the District. The draft rule and draft staff report are available on the District’s website (www.ysaqmd.org). The public workshop will be held at the following time and location: Wednesday, July 6, 2022, 2:00 PM Join Zoom Meeting https://bit.ly/3nhbSi6 Meeting ID: 820 6231 3963 Passcode: 405120 Dial in: (669) 900 9128 Meeting ID: 820 6231 3963 The District invites written public comments to be submitted to Paul Hensleigh @phensleigh@ysaqmd.org. Comments are to be received by the District by July 20, 2022. Published June 26, 2022 #1898 FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220465 06/07/2022 Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: EL RANCHO MOBILE HOME PARK Physical Address: 2000 WEST CAPITOL AVENUE WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95691 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): CAPITOL VENTURES INC. 2000 WEST CAPITOL AVENUE WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95691 Business Classification: Corporation Starting Date of Business: 01/01/2006 s/ ALAN GUTTENBERG Official Title: SECRETARY Corporation Name: CAPITOL VENTURES INC. I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/Recorder, State of California, County of Yolo Published June 12, 19, 26, JULY 3, 2022 #1879

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CV2022-0889 To all interested persons: Petitioner: Ashley Rose Hickman filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. Ashley Rose Hickman to Proposed name Ashley Rose August THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 8/4/2022 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept.: 9 Room: The address of the court is Yolo Superior Court Clerks Office - Civil 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Davis Enterprise. Date: June 6, 2022 Daniel M. Wolk Judge of the Superior Court Published June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2022 #1889

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neurosciences at UC San Diego, are co-investigators for the study. One of the study’s participants, Antonia Lopez, had a career in early childhood education before retiring. “My mother had Alzheimer’s. We knew there was a term called Alzheimer’s. We didn’t know the difference between that and normal aging. She motivated me. I hope that my participation will add to the knowledge and make a difference for the next generation,” Lopez said. “I’m grateful to every participant who takes time to contribute to dementia research. I have dedicated my career to it, and I know we can make a difference,” DeCarli said. To learn more about the study, including how to join, visit the study pages or the Diverse VCID website. This award is co-sponsored by the NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and National Institute on Aging. — UC Davis Health

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Get a closer look at how seeds can grow By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise

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ave you ever wondered what the inside of a seed looks like? If you can wait just a few extra days, there is a simple way you can get a much closer look at seeds from home. You’ll need a paper towel, water, ziplock bag, beans or seeds, tray or plate, dissection tools, such as toothpick, dental pick, fork, etc. Start by getting your paper towel nice and wet. I like to use two pieces of paper towel. Wring them out gently, try not to ball them up as you need them to lay flat. Once they are nice and wet, place some seeds or beans on one sheet. Try to space them out around an inch apart. Next, place your other sheet over the top and fold the edges slightly so the seeds don’t roll out. Gently place the towels and seeds in the ziplock bag and place somewhere sunny, a windowsill works nicely. After about five days the seeds will begin to sprout. Gently take them out of the bag and place

Explorit Science Center the seeds on a tray or plate. You can now dissect the seeds! The outer shell will be soft so you can easily poke through it with a toothpick or fork. Gently peel apart the shell to see all of the structures inside and also take a look at the new sprout. How is the sprout shaped? Which direction is it growing? This experiment is best done with beans but try other kinds of seeds to see how they differ. Harder seeds might need longer to sprout, but just keep a watch on them. It is also a lot of fun to sprout different kinds of beans and compare them. Images of bean sprouts can be found online to help you identify the parts. Campers in this week’s Need for Seeds Camp dissected bean sprouts and planted their own seeds to take home. Campers also learned about the difference between coniferous and deciduous trees, pollinators, decomposers, and more!

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Exploit's coming events: n Explorit is open to the public on Fridays from 1 to 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 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. n Like many small businesses the closures have had a significant impact on our income and

sustainability. Now is a great time to donate and help Explorit continue to educate and inspire the scientists of tomorrow: https://www.explorit.org/ donate. — Explorit Science Center is at 3141 Fifth St. For information, call 530-756-0191 or visit http:// www.explorit.org, or "like" the Facebook page at www.facebook. com/explorit.fb.

Preschool teacher retiring after 30 years of service By Heather Sleuter Special to The Enterprise

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olo Crisis Nursery was founded after a 15-year-old foster child named Artie asked his caseworker a simple, piercing question: “Why didn’t anyone help my mom when I was younger? If they had, maybe we could be together now.” The Yolo Crisis Nursery opened its doors in 2001 and has since helped more than 8,000 children and their families. Early intervention is at the heart of what we do at the Nursery. My staff delivers the best in traumainformed care to achieve our vision that all children grow up in a safe, loving, and stable home. It is my privilege to honor Jennifer Hungerford, Yolo Crisis Nursery Preschool Teacher, who is retiring this month after dedicating more than 30 years of her career to helping Yolo County children. Jennifer started working at the

Yolo Crisis Nursery Nursery in 2014 after a 25-year career as a preventive care counselor for teens. “The Nursery is a place where families can receive services and crisis support not available elsewhere. This support helps keep families together and helps to break the cycle of abuse and neglect,” says Jennifer Hungerford. The Yolo Crisis Nursery’s early intervention approach has been tremendously successful with 98% of our respite care client families not entering child protective services. The Yolo Crisis Nursery offers voluntary, free, nurturing crisis and respite childcare from birth through 5 years old, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Equally important are our wraparound services that help parents resolve the problems that

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Yolo Crisis Nursery preschool teacher Jennifer Hungerford will retire after 30 years of serving Yolo County youths. brought them to our door. The nursery strives to preserve families — families that stay whole become stronger. Jennifer first joined the nursery as a volunteer and then was hired as a preschool teacher seven years ago. Jennifer’s dedication to our clients is extraordinary, and the positive impact her work has had

“It was such a joy to see children who had experienced so much trauma respond positively to a loving, nurturing atmosphere,” said Jennifer. “I was able to embrace the opportunity on a day to day basis to help the children build self-confidence, develop empathy and selfcontrol, build curiosity, and perseverance. To have been part of such a caring, compassionate, and dedicated team has been incredible.” Hungerford continues, “I have seen how simply responding and staying connected to a child during their most difficult moments is when they feel the most loved. There is nothing better than to have a child run to give you a big good-bye hug at the end of the day and say ‘I love you!’. It has been a privilege to work not only with the children but also in congruence with the

families as a whole unit. It has been so fulfilling to contribute to the healing of a child and family after a crisis and watch them grow and turn their lives around.” As Jennifer reflected back on her years at the nursery, she said, “It has been a happy and humbling career serving children and their families at the Yolo Crisis Nursey. I have so many precious memories that I will treasure for the rest of my life. I will never forget a child asking me for a hug in their own special way — ‘Jefner, put me on your arms please.’ ” Jennifer plans to spend more time with her own children and grandchildren and travel with her husband in her retirement. The Board of Directors, Friends of Yolo Crisis Nursery and the entire nursery staff would like to express our deep admiration and utmost appreciation for Jennifer’s service

to Yolo County youth. Every child and family we serve is different, but each one is in crisis and all are in need of aid, having little or no support systems of their own. With a little help at just the right moment, families can avert crises. Rather than free-falling, they instead turn towards a more promising future. If you would like to help a Yolo County family at just the right moment, please consider supporting the Nursery by volunteering, joining the Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery, helping with a fundraising event, or by making a financial donation www. yolocrisisnursery.org.The Yolo Crisis Nursery could not survive without the generosity of our community, and we are grateful for your support. Thank you on behalf of the children and families we serve. — Heather Sleuter is the executive director of Yolo Crisis Nursery.

Three from SJ State earn Phi Kappa Phi honor Enterprise staff

By Andy Jones Special to The Enterprise 1. The Constitution: In United States constitutional law, a Due Process Clause is found in two amendments to the United States Constitution. Name one of the amendments. 2. Quotable: What preacher, who lived from 1918 to 2018, said, “Once you've lost your privacy, you realize you've lost an extremely valuable thing”? 3. World languages: There are three countries in the world that have more Spanish speakers than Spain does. One of them is Mexico. Name just one of the two others. 4. Film: The 12th highest-grossing film of all time has the word “AGE” in its title. Name the film. 5. Irish family names: The most common surname in Ireland starts with an M. What is it? Answers: The fifth and

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14th amendments, Billy Graham, The United States and Colombia, “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” Murphy. — Dr. Andy Jones is the former quizmaster at de Vere’s Irish Pub and author of the book “Pub Quizzes: Trivia for Smart People.” His pub quiz is now seeking a new home. Find out more at www.yourquiz master.com.

The following students recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines: Megan Curione of Davis at San Jose State University Michelle Hansen of Davis at San Jose State

Name Droppers University StarRose Keyes-Lebergott of Davis at San Jose State University They are among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and

requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify,

as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction. — Do you know of someone who has won an award or accomplished something noteworthy? Email it to newsroom@ davisenterprise.net.

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Coal shortage forces name change at eatery Y akitori Yuchan has a new name: Yuchan Shokudo. The Japanese restaurant is unable to serve yakitori dishes – grilled chicken skewers – because of supply disruptions. The yakitori name became a misnomer. Shokudo — dining hall — is more appropriate. Yakitori Yuchan opened in 2014 at 109 E St. It specialized in sumiyaki kushiyaki: skewered meat and vegetable dishes that are charcoal-grilled. “We are still under the same management, and will continue to serve the current menu,” the restaurant said in a Facebook post. On June 20, it officially became Yuchan Shokudo. There’s a new sign and website, but a few hiccups with Google, DoorDash and Facebook verifications, Alan Huynh, the restaurant’s operations manager, said Thursday. Huynh said before the pandemic, the restaurant served 97 items. That number is down to 20. More than half of its dishes relied on specialty ingredients from overseas. Things like squid, eel, takoyaki octopus balls and gyoza potstickers came from Japan or the South China Sea. Its ramen was made in California but used a leavening agent that wasn’t available. Substitutions were sub-par. But it was the Japanese charcoal shortage that was the killer. Binchotan is a hard, Japanese lump wood that’s cut to fit yakitori grills, Huynh said. “It has a higher and longer-lasting heat than mesquite, and doesn’t have a smoky ash. It was expensive as all heck.” He used to pay $125 for a

55-pound bag that would last three days. Now, “if we can get it, it’s at least twice that much.” Though you can purchase some variations of the charcoal in the U.S., they are made for large American grills. The log sizes aren’t uniform. They create more smoke, so can’t be used for their indoor grills. Huynh said they still plan to serve grilled skewers as specials when they can. “We still possess the skill and knowhow, it’s just not feasible as a business model.” The restaurant is also abandoning the izakaya concept. Izakayas are Japanese gastro pubs where people gather after work for drinks — and snacks like yakitori. “We were not a to-go restaurant, we were not designed for that,” Huynh said. But they adapted. Today, patrons order food and drinks at the front counter, instead of with a server. They wait in a line that wraps around the restaurant’s beautiful bar – one that still offers a large selection of premium Japanese sake, whisky and beer. Huynh wasn’t sure the restaurant was going to make it through 2021. He started the pandemic with a staff of 27. “Now I have nine.” The costs are still high but it’s

hard to pass that on and keep the clientele, mostly UC Davis students. And just as business started picking up, the “summer doldrums,” began, with some students leaving town. “We’re doing the best we can with what we have,” he said. No matter what the name, the restaurant has become a staple in my household. I love the donburi bowls, especially the vegetarian Brussels Vegetable Donburi. My family members love the ramen, Maze-men (ramen with dressing instead of broth), noodle stir-fry dishes and specials. Visit its new website at https://www.yuchanshokudo. com/. Check Facebook for its daily menu. ———— It looks like there’s finally a tenant to fill the former Our House restaurant at 808 Second St. The space has been vacant since the restaurant closed in September 2019. On June 16, the Chinese restaurant Tim’s Kitchen closed its small eatery at 516 Second St., Suite B. A sign on its old door says it will open at 808 Second St. on July 1. That seems optimistic. Tim’s Kitchen is not to be confused with Tim’s Hawaiian BBQ next door, which has the same street address – minus the suite number. (I bet delivery drivers are especially grateful for the move.) To further confuse things, Tim’s Kitchen kept the awning for the previous tenant, Sweet Honey Desserts, which specialized in Asian desserts. That might be why I never noticed that the dessert shop closed, or that Tim’s opened.

Yolo Federal donates $3K to Trevor Project Special to The Enterprise Yolo Federal Credit Union announced on June 23 that it donated $3,000 to The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide-prevention and crisis-intervention organization for LGBTQ young people. Its goal is to serve 1.8 million crisis contacts annually by the end of its 25th year while continuing to innovate its core services. “At Yolo Federal, we have defined corporate values that encourage authenticity, celebrates differences, and ensure everyone has an opportunity for success,” said Jenee Rawlings, Yolo FCU President/CEO. The Trevor Project uses

its guiding principles, including diversity & inclusion, youth-centricity, and

quality, to make important decisions about programs, events, and staffing.

According to its website, https://www.timskitchendavis. com/, Tim’s Kitchen is known for its modern interpretation of classic dishes. Some of its offerings are rice or spaghetti plates with baked or stir-fried chicken, pork chops, vegetables or prawns, served in black pepper, tomato, Portuguese or cream sauce. Appetizers include egg rolls, potstickers and chicken wings, popcorn chicken, beef shank, tofu, pigeon and pig stomach. It also offers specialty teas. I’ll have an update when I learn more. ———— Bite Feast opened June 19 at 225 G St. The boba tea and snack shop is under the same ownership as Cajun Feast, an Asian/Cajun eatery at 206 Third St., which debuted in January 2020. Menu items include bubble waffles, waffle burgers, chicken patties with turmeric rice, ginger chicken with turmeric rice, and specialty milk and fruit tea drinks. During its soft opening, the hours are 3 to 10 p.m. daily. Visit https://www.bite-feast.com/. ———— Work is underway at the future Dunloe Brewing taproom coming to 610 Third St. Brennan Fleming, the owner, brewer and chief handyman, said he hopes to have it open sometime in July. The brewery is at 1606 Olive Drive. Dunloe will still serve beer at the brewery once the downtown space opens. The change will allow the brewing operation to expand, while exposing more people to its excellent beer. ————

I was overly optimistic last week when I mentioned a pending lease for the former Village Pizza & Grill space at 403 G St. Reports are that the prospective tenant backed out. ———— The new Club Pilates coming to The Marketplace plans a soft opening on June 30 and a grand opening on July 5. It’s at 1361 W. Covell Blvd. in the former GNC spot next to Jamba Juice. Visit https://www.clubpilates. com/location/davis for details. ———— Wayback Burgers is still expecting an October opening in The Marketplace, at 1351 W. Covell Blvd., Suite A. The Connecticut-based company has 166 restaurants in 35 states. The menu features burgers, cheesesteaks, sandwiches, chicken tenders, salads, sides and milkshakes. ——— I am taking the next week off. Comings & Goings should be back for the July 10 paper. ——— I keep track of Davis businesses on my Google spreadsheet, which includes more than 325 Davis businesses affected by COVID-19. It’s at https://bit.ly/ DavisBusinesses. Email me (address below) to suggest updates. — Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram pages. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, contact her at wendyedit@gmail. com.

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Hjerpe confident about playing in MLB C ooper Hjerpe, who was born in Davis, attended Da Vinci junior high school in Davis and played youth travel ball for the Davis Aggies, has just been named as college baseball’s National Pitcher of the Year. What’s more, he may likely be the first pitcher taken in the Major League Baseball draft next month. Despite his Davis connections, he grew up on a ranch in the Capay Valley, a few miles north of the small town of Capay. Thus, I really wanted to headline this piece “From Capay to Cooperstown,” but despite the wonderful alliteration of those words and the sparkling possibilities they suggest, that very thought is about 30 years premature. Whether Cooperstown ever becomes “Cooper’s Town,” is a distant dream at best, but the 21-year-old phenom who just finished his lights-out college career at Oregon State is confident he can play in the big leagues. “I know it’s a process, but I honestly think I can pitch at that level,” Hjerpe told me in a phone interview from his childhood home near Capay. “It’s out of my hands, really, as to which team drafts me, but I have the utmost confidence in myself and I hope I’ll be there soon, no matter which team I’m playing for.” Hjerpe’s confidence is shared by the dozens of scouts who regularly showed up on Friday nights in Corvallis to watch him mow down Pac-12 batters for a Beaver team that at one point late in the

season was ranked No. 1 in the country. On one of those Friday nights Hjerpe faced eventual Pac-12 champion Stanford and its power-packed lineup and struck out 17 batters in eight innings, giving up just two hits, no runs and walking just one. Ironically, he ended up with no decision as Stanford won, 1-0, in 10 innings. “Everything was working that night,” Hjerpe said. “That’s the most locked in and focused I’ve been all year. All three or four pitches were working, and I was consistently in the zone. Us losing that game hurt, but that’s baseball. You win some and you lose some.” Actually, you don’t lose many when Cooper Hjerpe is on the mound. A first-team All-American in addition to his National Pitcher of the Year honors, Hjerpe finished the 2022 season with an 11-2 record, a 2.53 ERA and an opponent’s batting average of just .180. He led the nation with 161 strikeouts

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Davis-born resident Cooper Hjerpe, shown here throwing for Oregon State earlier this year, plans to enter Major League Baseball’s draft in July.

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Davis High football players (left to right) Maxism Beck, Isaac Ishii, Brandon Straub and Cole Broussard line up against River City receivers in Thursday’s 7-on-7 passing game at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story.

Blue Devils’ defense shows improvement By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor Be competitive in everything we do. Those were words Davis High football head coach Steve Smyte used entering Thursday’s 7-on-7 game against River City High’s squad. The Blue Devils and the Raiders of West Sacramento played at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium. “Control the things we can control; alignment, assignment, adjustments,” elaborated Smyte. “Continue to expand on knowledge of our offense and defense. Get as many players as possible in, so that they get experience and can be rewarded for making the effort this spring and summer.” That included the Blue Devils focusing on details since their last scrimmage, which was at Monterey Trail and Bradshaw Christian, both of Elk Grove, in a three-way scrimmage on June 16. Defense stood out in Thursday’s scrimmage against the Raiders, Smyte pointed out. “I think on defense, we made strides today,” Smyte said. “We did make some mistakes but were able to do a good job of

correcting them. Better on defense than last week.” Smyte wasn’t shy in describing the Blue Devils’ performance on offense. “Offense did not improve this week,” Smyte said. “We came off scoring touchdowns on tough opponents last week (against Monterey Trail and Bradshaw Christian), on seven of our last eight possessions. Today, we did not continue that. I thought at times we lacked focus, made some questionable reads and decisions and didn’t play as well as we are capable of.” Behind those clouds were silver linings for the Blue Devils. “We did see some glimpses of improvement but lacked consistency in making the catch when we did make the right read,” Smyte said. “That said, we scored a few touchdowns and moved the ball on the whole.” n To read the rest of Mike Bush’s story, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story. — Contact Mike Bush at mike@ davisenterprise.net. Follow on Twitter: @ MBDavisSports.

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Davis High tight end AJ Hasson, a junior who started as a sophomore last year, eyes the end zone after catching a pass against River City’s defense on Thursday.

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avis and Sacramento each lost a good man with Randy Brink’s recent death. It’s difficult to “classify” Brink because he was so many things to so many people. He had several passions, not the least of which was sports, be it the formerly Sacramento Surge, Kings, Republic FC, River Cats, UC Davis, Sacramento State, didn’t matter. He was friends to all, notably Bob Herrfeldt; who helped construct what’s now Sutter Health Park and currently designing soccer facilities in England; plus, Andy Fiske, first with the Aggies and now on J Street in a broadcast capacity. We are all poorer with Brink not among us. n While it is admirable for new Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown to proclaim that he “is here to win,” keep in mind the last five Kings coaches all said the same thing and we know how that turned out.

Better to tone down the rhetoric and concentrate on the job you were hired to do. n One reason (of many) that the Baltimore Orioles occupy the lower echelons of the American League East division is they never saw what they had in Mike Yastrzemski, now patrolling right field for the San Francisco Giants. n Congratulations to Leighton Tarke, the Sacramento Valley National Football Foundation chapter’s choice as its 2022 Scholar-Athlete. Tarke this week was named to the NFF’s 2022 Team Of Distinction. A 4.0-plus student at

Sutter High, he is headed to Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa. n Continuing our list from last week of the best ballplayers on each team to spend their entire careers with that team: Orioles — Brooks Robinson/ Cal Ripken Jr (Tom Couzens) Philadelphia Phillies — Mike Schmidt (Ken Einhorn) Kansas City Royals — George Brett (Susan Pryor) Chicago Cubs — Ernie Banks (Jeff Metcalfe) Los Angeles Dodgers — Sandy Koufax (Mark Foyer and many others) Los Angeles Angels — Mike Trout (Jon El) n More kudos: Former Sac State quarterback Ricky Ray, named this week to the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame. Ray played 16 CFL seasons with Edmonton and Toronto. n Bon voyage: The Giants on Thursday traded Steven Duggar

to the Texas Rangers. Mike Krukow described Duggar as a “hard working, solid kid, a good Giant.” High praise, and here’s hoping Duggar finds regular outfield opportunities in Texas. n If the late Wilt Chamberlain could have watched Steph Curry in the NBA Finals, the big man would have simply smiled and acknowledged Curry’s greatness. n Say What”? The Oakland A’s current road trip takes them to Kansas City, New York (Yankees) and Seattle. Which scheduling genius had the A’s playing a game in New York Wednesday, followed by one of the longest cross-country flights in MLB and a night game in Seattle on Thursday? Usually there is a day off there somewhere. n Remember former A’s and Giants pitcher Tim Hudson? He’s now a volunteer pitching coach at his alma mater, Auburn. The War Eagles were one of the

eight teams to advance to the College World Series. n With the No. 4 pick in the NBA Draft, the Kings selected Keegan Murray, a forward from Iowa. Even for a player of Murray’s apparent skills, the NBA is a huge jump from even a good basketball conference like the Big Ten. The question now for Kings fans is four words: “Can this guy play?” Murray is expected to be an immediate contributor, so the answer will come soon enough. n How can the Detroit Tigers have such a classy home uniform and the most garish road suit in all of baseball? The latter will be on display Tuesday through Wednesday when the Tigers visit Oracle Park to face the Giants. San Francisco beat Detroit 4-0 in the 2012 World Series. — Contact Doug Kelly at DKelly1416@aol.com.

HJERPE: Attended junior high school in Davis; Woodland High graduate From Page B1 against just 23 walks and gave up 67 hits in 103.1 innings pitched. Hjerpe attended elementary school in Esparto and played in the Esparto Little League, but after attending the first two years of junior high school in Davis, the decision was made that he would attend Woodland High School. This, despite the fact his dad, Carl, grew up in Davis and was a baseball teammate of Dan Ariola (later a legendary Davis High baseball coach) as a Blue Devil. Explained Carl of the decision he and his wife Lynette made considering Cooper’s future, “We really wanted Cooper to play for Dan Ariola, whom I played ball with through my youth and graduated with in 1980. But as Cooper was getting close to driving age, we were not comfortable with him driving the hour and a half round trip daily. At that point we enrolled him at

Woodland High School.” Davis’ loss was clearly Woodland’s gain. In his final two seasons pitching for the Wolves, he went 13-1 with four no-hitters and a whopping 233 strikeouts in 97 innings. As a senior against Mira Loma, he threw a perfect game, striking out all 15 batters he faced before the home plate umpire had seen enough and called the game after five innings. “Back then it was all fastballs,” Hjerpe said with a laugh. “But I had to be honest with myself. I knew I had to develop other pitches and that’s why I chose Oregon State. I had all the confidence in the world in Pat Casey (then Oregon State head coach). He was about more than just baseball. “He created a family atmosphere at Oregon State with people who were selfless and teammates who always had your back. That program has great values, on and off the field, and the help they gave

me means the world to me.” While Hjerpe’s fastball tops out at around 94 mph, he’s most happy with his change-up. “I’ve worked hard on it, and I now have a really good feel for it,” he noted. In the recent Super Regional playoff series against Auburn, Hjerpe picked up the win in the second game before an overflow crowd of 4,100 at Goss Stadium on the Oregon State campus, pitching into the sixth inning before heading for a seat in the dugout. The crowd would have none of it. As reported by Joe Freeman in The Oregonian, “The chants came near the end of the sixth inning when Oregon State ace Cooper Hjerpe left the Goss Stadium mound for the last time and strolled to the dugout. “The standing-room-only crowd wanted one last look at the Beavers’ electric left-hander, one last chance to recognize an incredible season and career.

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“Finally, Hjerpe emerged from the dugout to acknowledge the roar, raising his OSU cap with his right hand while gazing toward all corners of the stadium, soaking in a well-deserved curtain call.” “He emptied his tank today,” said OSU head coach Mitch Canham. “He gave everything. Having everyone chant his name was a very special moment that he’s going to remember for the rest of his life.” As for the Major League draft on July 17, Hjerpe said simply, “I’ve done everything I can do. Now I just have to wait and continue to work out and stay healthy. We’ll see what happens.” Indeed we shall. n More photos of Hjerpe can be found on Bob Dunning’s column at www. davisenterprise.com. Click on the Sports tab and find Dunning’s column. — Contact Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

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his, the 21st century, is set to be the electric century. We are in the middle of a profound electrification binge that is going to leave its mark, an electrical mark, on every aspect of human endeavor. I believed this before I attended the Edison Electric Institute annual meeting and convention in Orlando. Now I think it more than ever. The institute is the trade association of investor-owned utilities. Civilization already has been running on electricity, but it will do so in a more complete way in the future. In simple terms, what will happen is what hasn’t been electrified will be electrified. Manufacturing, mining, farming and processing of everything, from grains to making concrete, will be electrified. The first big shift — we can all see and participate in — is the electrification of transportation, total electrification. That will include aircraft in time, but light aircraft are already in the experimental phase. You can see it with the plethora of electric vehicles coming to market from old marques but, more exciting, new companies making everything from huge tractortrailer trucks to snazzy new pickups and sedans. The significant thing here is the number of new manufacturers. These mean new ideas, new visions, new materials and new horizons. Each huge advance in transportation has required new entrepreneurs — otherwise, the car companies would have built the aircraft. It wasn’t Chrysler, General Motors and Ford that rose into the skies, but new names like Boeing, Douglas and Sikorsky. Ultimately markets will decide, and markets aren’t welfare organizations. They are cruel judges and executioners as well as supremely generous patrons. The driver for this revolution is climate change. Twenty years ago, you could still with some credibility debate its reality. Today, the evidence is in every weather forecast. Things are getting hotter and, as any science student will tell you, when stuff heats up, things happen. The utility industry has embraced the rationale of change to modify and one day reverse climate change by curbing the volume of greenhouse gases going into the air. It starts with their own generation and soon will embrace all the carbon that spews from boilers and tailpipes.

Roughly half of the money would automatically go to public schools and community colleges under state law but the other half is up for grabs. The biggest unresolved issue is how much of the budget will return to Californians as an election year offset to higher prices for gasoline and other living costs, and how the money will be distributed. However, even as the talks continue behind closed doors, a new factor has crept into the picture — the growing possibility that recession will strike the national economy due to soaring inflation and interruptions in international trade following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Increasingly, private and public sector economists are warning that a recession looms on the horizon. Just last week, for example, Goldman Sachs, one of the largest banking firms in the world, issued a revised economic forecast, increasing the

plans, saying, “The governor remains opposed to massive ongoing spending and wants a budget that pays down more of the state’s long-term debts and puts more money into state reserves.”

chances of recession in the next year. “We now see recession risk as higher and more frontloaded,” wrote a team of Goldman Sachs economists led by Jan Hatzius in a research report. Were recession to hit, California’s revenue system, which is extremely dependent on taxing the investment earnings of the state’s highest income residents, would be clobbered, as it has been repeatedly in past recessions. In fact, the state’s surplus forecasts are largely due to an assumption that the economy will continue to grow and that the wealthy will continue to reap billions in taxable investment gains. A bit of nervousness is seeping into the budget negotiations. When legislative leaders released their version of the budget, Newsom spokesman Anthony York took a swipe at its spending

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he Legislature’s own budget advisor, Gabe Petek, also has issued a warning: “Although predicting the next recession is impossible, economic indicators currently suggest a heightened risk of recession within two years. Past recessions — with the exception of the one induced by the pandemic — have resulted in cumulative revenue losses of tens of billions of dollars. In two recent recessions, in fact, total revenue losses were around $100 billion.” The sharpest critique of enacting a $300-plus billion budget, however, comes from Christopher Thornberg, director of UC Rverside’s Center for Economic Forecasting and a veteran student of California’s economy and its fiscal policies. Writing in CalMatters, Thornberg criticized the Newsom administration’s projection of continued

economic expansion, noted that “overstimulated economies begin with a bang, but fizzle in the face of inflation and rising interest rates” and warned “All those tax revenues built on capital gains will start falling or, more likely, dry up.” “While we can debate how far and how rapidly state tax revenues will fall, the idea that they will plateau is nonsensical. The debate over how much of the surplus to spend on ongoing versus one-time expenditures is a dangerous red herring. California should be preparing instead for the $40 billion budget deficit coming at us.” The competing budgets do have “rainy day” reserves and would add to them, but a truly serious recession of the kind we saw 20 years ago and then 15 years ago would quickly drain those reserves. Given the uncertain future, foregoing massive new spending and building more reserves would be the responsible thing — the adult thing — to do. — CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more stories by Dan Walters, go to Commentary.

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evolutions are messy things. Once underway, they get a life of their own. There is confusion and mistakes are made at the barricades. But once underway, they can’t be turned back; yesterday can’t be summoned rule tomorrow. The utilities I spoke to in Orlando feel they will be able to meet the new electric load demand with a mixture of leveling out the power from intermittent renewables. This is called DSM (demand-side management) and uses data from smart-metering to manage the demand in collaboration with their customers. For example, incentivizing commercial firms to agree to shut down some operations during peak demand. Then there is using the transport fleet as a big battery. The theory is your new electric vehicle can feed back into the grid as needed when it is fully charged. But there are those who doubt that this will be enough to bridge the gap between generation and future demand. Presumably, much of this would come from the new, small modular reactors. Here is a paradox. Utility executives say, to a person, that nuclear is needed, but none say how it will be bought, sited and built. When nuclear is talked up by utilities, there is a dream quality about it. The great goal of the industry, or the revolution, is zero emissions by mid-century. All embrace the electrification surge. Many utilities have plans to eliminate their own emissions, but none is ready for a huge, nationwide surge in demand, nor is there a national plan to deal with pressing impediments like a lack of transmission. — Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

Letters Student athletic fees I would like to comment on the excellent May 18 article in the Davis Enterprise entitled “UCD athletics-fee initiatives win on the night, but turnout too low.” To recap, in a 1994 referendum, students agreed to “tax” themselves nearly $600 a year in student fees to support an athletics department and Division I sports. It included a PE program supported by a teacher-coach model. As the university transitioned to more competitive Division I sports, the administration unilaterally decided to break that promise, and eliminate the PE program altogether. The university argued that a “strict interpretation” of the 1994 referendum allowed them to eliminate the PE program. However, student leaders mounted a coordinated response, led by Calvin Wong, drafting another referendum billed as a “revote” of the one in 1994. It essentially nullified nearly all student fees that fund athletics, which meant the university athletic department stood to lose $25 million in the aggregate if the vote went against the university. However, the UCD administration drafted its own biased ballot language,

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insisting its version be substituted on a STUDENT initiative. When that didn’t work, it was decided the vote would be delayed until the fall. After that tactic failed they then insisted the vote would be “advisory” only — it wouldn’t really count. Nor did they follow their own policies and procedures. It is no wonder student turnout was low. Nevertheless students voted overwhelmingly (70%) to eliminate the athletic fee. As I noted previously, I was very disappointed the university would dupe students with slick marketing promises on what student fees would pay for, but make sure the actual contract language was vague enough to leave UCD exit ramps to those same promises. I said such behavior is unworthy of the University. Their recent obfuscation of the issues is equally reprehensible. I say this as an attorney and strong consumer advocate. Elaine Roberts Musser Davis

Why is G Street still closed? During the height of the pandemic, most businesses on G St. in downtown Davis, between Second and Third streets, initially supported the emergency action to temporarily close G Street. This was specifically to help restaurants and bars carry on with their business outdoors. More than two years later, eateries have now regained use of their indoor dining

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rooms but the street remains closed to vehicles with no storefront access to businesses or parking. Minor aesthetic improvements were made and it’s still unattractive. The Downtown Davis Business Association polled all downtown businesses. The results of the survey were overwhelming — 92% of businesses said “Reopen G St. to two-way traffic.” The City Council was informed of the results of the survey in November 2021. Many of our downtown businesses do not support the city’s action that keeps G Street closed. We ask the city council to put the matter of G Street on the agenda at the Tuesday, July 5, meeting for public discussion. The business owners and the community who are impacted by this “temporary emergency action” deserve a fair and open process to study and adopt a plan that suits all of us. Our emails to the council have not been adequately answered. We’d like more conversation and follow through. The City Council meeting on Nov. 3 on Zoom, with this item on the agenda, was woefully inadequate in terms of allowing full public discourse. You can support our effort to get this matter added to the city council agenda by contacting us at arteryinfo@omsoft. com and allow us to add your name to the letter; please speak up. Diana Fong Davis

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COVID-19 vaccines; collected over 10,000 air filter and wastewater samples; supported more than 50 K–12 schools in Yolo County with testing and education materials; and provided free testing, grants and other resources to keep over 400 Davis businesses open.

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wo years ago, a group of epidemiologists, public health experts, physicians and officials at UC Davis and the city of Davis came up with the idea of Healthy Davis Together — a bold plan to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and facilitate a safe, gradual return to city activities and campus life. We wanted to keep people safe, keep our businesses open and keep our community ready for whatever might come next. Thanks to the resilience and full partnership of our community, together, we did just that. Through Healthy Davis Together, we conducted more than 850,000 COVID-19 tests, detecting almost 15,000 positive cases; administered 16,000

We achieved what we set out to do, and we did it together. We showed up and got tested week after week. We wore masks and stayed apart. We ordered food to take home, got our hair cut outside and spent a lot of time outdoors. We looked out for our community and each other, especially our most vulnerable — something we will continue to do. Looking back to when Healthy Davis Together began in

September 2020, there were so many unknowns about COVID19. Testing was hard to find, safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines and boosters were not yet available, treatments for those infected were limited and wastewater monitoring for the virus was just beginning.

healthcare providers and you can order free test kits through the U.S. Postal Service at www.covid. gov/tests. Additional testing resources are posted at HDT’s website www.HealthyDavis Together.org/Testing and the Yolo County website at https:// www.yolocounty.org/covid.

Today, we’re at a different point in the pandemic. COVID19 will be in our lives for the foreseeable future — the difference now is that we have the knowledge and many more tools and testing resources available to protect ourselves and our community. While HDT’s testing program is ending June 30, wastewater monitoring will continue to be an important public health tool to track virus transmission and help inform actions we need to take. Currently, COVID-19 resources are available at pharmacies and through

Healthy Davis Together serves as an example of the great things that can happen when we work together to make a positive difference. Davis has been recognized for the strength of our COVID-19 response, and we believe that HDT can serve as a model for other communities. The International Town and Gown Association presented its Presidential Excellence Award to Healthy Davis Together this month, and the program has received other honors as well. Through the summer and fall, we’ll continue to share what

we’ve learned through academic papers, conferences and with local and state policymakers because we know others can benefit. Whatever the future of this pandemic holds, we know that Davis will face it with the same determination and resiliency that we have shown over the last two years. We’ll remain vigilant and won’t let what we’ve achieved together fade. We’re closely monitoring infection rates on campus and in our community, and will continue to follow guidance from Yolo County Public Health, as well as state and federal guidelines — just like we’ve been doing since the beginning of the pandemic. We’re so proud to be part of such a remarkable community. — Gloria Partida is the mayor of Davis. Gary S. May is the chancellor of UC Davis.

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and stands of redwood, and the dark smoke of bats flying out over the wetlands at dusk. I mean the bridges over your rivers, and I mean the rivers too, how they carry boats and catfish and knots of fishing line past the vineyards and homeless camps. I mean how often the Delta wind blows a merciful cool through this park where we gather tonight to honor bold ideas and the sacrifice of soldiers. As for your chains and chattel and guns, dear America, let us not forget that when the sky darkens, the stars will appear one by one, like the soul of every child who walked into a classroom never to come home again. I mean, What kind of love is death?, and when I ask you that, I‘m thinking of the way George Floyd was killed, and the fossil fuel industry and the plastic islands in our seas, and the million plus gone from this new disease. Oh America, this was always personal. Tonight, my daughter carries our first grandchild in her body and when he arrives, let it be into a nation humbled by the paradoxes of truth that make a whole out of so many parts. America, when I say I love you, I mean we cannot bear to lose you. So when that first thud of a firework tears apart the sky into a burning tracery of color and light, let it be just late enough to undress ourselves of all the ways we clothe our hate in your name. Dear America, when I say I love you, I mean let there still be time.

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ften, we are invited to hear a poem once and then never again. This makes it hard to catch every line and image, let alone put the pieces of the poem’s compressed writing together into a whole. As an avid reader of poetry myself, I often need to re-read a poem many times in order to understand its impact as well as savor its artistry. “Dear America,” as printed above, is my attempt to let you read the poem I was asked to write for this year’s Fourth of July Celebration, in order to give you (the reader) a little more space to read and reflect. To begin with, the title of this poem, “Dear America,” suggests that the poem is spoken as an address to our country. It could therefore be called an epistolary poem, which basically means a poem written as a letter. Additionally, given that this poem was written in response to an invitation to be read at a particular event, it can also be called an occasional poem. Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb, ”is an example of an occasional poem. The poem begins with a phrase, “When I say I love you, I mean …,” which is repeated (in variations) throughout the poem; this is a poetic technique called anaphora. Anaphora is often a primary element of poems, and can be used to both structure the poem as well as provide a way to

deviate from the structure. When the poem begins, the speaker is listing the natural and human elements she loves in America. But in the fifth stanza, the anaphoric repetition pauses. This change marks the poem’s transition into some of the problematic aspects of America. When the poem begins, the speaker is listing the natural and human elements she loves in America, including the reason we are gathered to celebrate the Fourth of July. But in the fifth stanza, the anaphoric repetition pauses. This change marks the poem’s transition into some of the problematic aspects of America for this speaker, including the history of chains and chattels, as well as the guns that have killed children in classrooms. And when the poem borrows the phrase, “What kind of love is death?” (from Allison Benis White’s collection, “The Wendys,” Four Way Books, 2020) and goes on through the next three lines about pollution and racial injustice and Covid deaths, we are listening to the speaker struggle with the idea of what it means to love this place that is both bold and beautiful, but is fraught with injustice and greed and innocent deaths. Further on, the speaker states that her feelings about the country are personal; this statement is both metaphoric and literal, as we all feel deeply about this country we live in, whether

— Julia B. Levine Davis Poet Laureate Invited Poem for July 4, 2022 it is simply to love it or to hate it or to feel, as many of us do, deeply ambivalent. The idea that we must consider the future of this country is introduced with the speaker’s concern for her unborn grandson, specifically her wish that he might live in a place that understands that truth is complex and paradoxical. This kind of understanding of truth might then help us find a way to make room for opposing ideas. Perhaps the greatest of our country’s many challenges right now lies in this terrain: how do we heal the great divide between us, how can we live as one country when there are so many different ideas and realities and feelings that need to be tolerated, without clothing our own personal ideas in the name America as a way to hide our hatred and dismissal of one another. At the end of this poem, the idea of “just late enough” opens out the poem from the actual reason we are gathered here— to watch the fireworks honoring the birth of our democratic country that will start once the sky is dark enough — into the idea that we cannot wait too long to learn how to listen to one another. Like most of us, the speaker cannot bear to lose her country as a place of truth and freedom, and so the poem itself is a plea. “Dear America,” the speaker writes, please, let us change soon enough to remain the country we need, let there still be time.

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ow that Davis voters have turned down Measure H, we need city council and staff to take leadership on new planning directions that will be more sustainable and beneficial for the city in the long run. One of these is to prioritize implementation of our Downtown Davis Plan, which will allow builders to start building more housing in the very near future. In January of 2017, under the leadership of former Mayor Robb Davis, the city of Davis took a giant step forward to define opportunities for growth in the core area as a primary means to address the city’s revenue issues. It’s understood that downtown development was being prevented by multiple, sometimes contradictory development policies. This initiative was intended as the first step toward an overdue update of the City’s general plan. The council chose to use a new planning tool, the “form-based code.” This allows community residents to create a plan for their downtown’s future, emphasizing the look and feel they want rather than a complex, legalistic zoning code. A master EIR is created, allowing a builder who complies with the community’s plan to begin construction in short order. A Downtown Planning Advisory Committee made up of 20 city council-appointed community members spent almost three years working with a consultant to create a form-based code, with participation of a large, diverse group of city residents. The completed plan provides for housing (almost 900 units, small and more affordable); a half million square feet of nonresidential development; and a new town square - all while improving the quality of streets and open spaces and providing a sustainable life style for an increased number of downtown residents and university adjacent neighborhoods. The Downtown Davis Plan was essentially completed by October of 2019, except for the preparation and approval of the final EIR. Once the master EIR is adopted, builders whose projects comply with the form-based code will be able to move forward efficiently. Sadly, its preparation and adoption has been largely on hold for two-and-a-half years. Finalizing and aggressively implementing this plan should be a top priority. The payoff will be a first-class downtown fit for the home of UC Davis, our top-rated university. Other benefits will include vastly increased city tax revenues per acre, minimized infrastructure maintenance costs, and a vital town center where many

Commentary more of us can come together and live sustainable, less auto-dependent lifestyles. Another main direction for the future is to prioritize infill development throughout the city. Davis needs a vision for infill that creates revenue, jobs and housing while dramatically reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Economic development staff should be instructed to inventory all undeveloped properties throughout Davis, communicate with owners, identify desirable tenants and developers for each site, and help these parties overcome any hurdles to development. Such actions should be taken in coordination with the appropriate city commissions.

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ajor developable sites exist north of the Food Co-op, at the school district block at Fifth and B streets, and at the East Eighth Street shopping center. However, the area with the most potential is along East Fifth Street. Much of that land is already owned by the city and is significantly underutilized, bordering on visual blight. Of course, the PG&E parcel is the most significant opportunity, but even beforehand some strong city leadership at the council and staff levels (perhaps via a Corridor Plan or Area Plan) could initiate development of those lands for a range of uses similar to what was envisioned for DISC, all within walking and easy biking to the core area and the university. Completing a strong climate plan should be a third priority. The draft circulated in 2021 was weak; stronger action is needed given that the City Council declared a climate emergency more than two years ago. Ending new commercial and residential use of natural gas immediately is one crucial step. Among other potential actions, the City should not purchase any more non-electric vehicles and equipment, and should prohibit gas-operated landscape equipment. Finally, there is the question of a new General Plan. General Plan processes in California have become far too lengthy and expensive. We need to start discussions about how to have a short, focused process that involves robust public engagement but does not drag on for years, burning everyone out. The plan process undertaken in the mid seventies provides an exceptional model. We think Measure H’s defeat can be a strong positive for Davis if Council and staff can pivot to take leadership on initiatives such as these. — Judith Corbett, Michael Corbett, Robert L. Thayer, Jr., Stephen Wheeler and James Zanetto.

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