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University of California President Michael V. Drake, right, and California Secretary of State Shirley Weber signed a new partnership Wednesday aimed at increasing student voter turnout in elections.

Arnold vice mayor By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

voting information and coordinate on-campus drop box and voting center locations ahead of the Nov. 8 general election. “We are committed not only to cultivating the next generation of voters, but also a new generation of active, engaged citizens who will value and protect the institutions of democracy,” Weber said. “Because demands of democracy don’t stop when we cast our ballot, we want to encourage college students to support our democracy

The evening was late and the discussion short on Tuesday when the Davis City Council selected its next mayor. The council voted unanimously in favor of Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs becoming mayor effective July 5 and Councilman Will Arnold becoming FRERICHS vice mayor. Next mayor But Frerichs will likely serve just six months in the role, as he will assume the job of county supervisor beginning in January. The council expects to discuss options for filling Frerichs’s seat at its July 19 meeting and will appoint a new mayor and vice mayor following his departure next year. Options for filling the District 3 council seat include calling a special election or appointing Frerichs’s replacement. More than a decade ago, in 2011,

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UC, state to boost student voting By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer On Wednesday, the University of California and California Secretary of State Shirley Weber sealed a new partnership aimed at increasing student voter turnout in elections. UC President Michael V. Drake, Board of Regents Chair Richard Leib and Weber signed the resolution Wednesday at UC Davis. “The University of California remains actively committed to cultivating and supporting civic engagement among our stu-

dents and campus communities,” Drake said. “I’m very pleased to sign this resolution affirming our strong partnership with the Secretary of State to encourage young Californians to exercise their right to vote.” In recent years, the university has made systemwide efforts to increase student participation in elections. Those efforts included distributing information on voter registration and setting up state-approved voting centers on campuses to

make it easier for students, staff, faculty and community members to vote. The new resolution will build on these initiatives. It includes a joint commitment from the UC system and the Secretary of State’s office to “foster civic engagement” and from UC to “continue educating students and community members about registering to vote and participating in elections. The university has also committed to establishing a point of contact on each campus to distribute

Council extends of Chiles Ranch deal By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer The Davis City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to extend the development agreement for the Chiles Ranch subdivision for two years. Since 2009 when the project was first approved, the large parcel on East Eighth Street that is to become home to 96 housing units has remained vacant. Local developer Don Fouts has said first the Great Recession and later the pandemic — as well as his projects at Grande Village and El Macero Villas — delayed breaking ground at Chiles Ranch, but he’s now ready to proceed.

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The problem? The development agreement approved for the project will expire in July, requiring an extension. Fouts reiterated Tuesday night that he was seeking only an extension of the agreement, not any modifications. However, the Davis Planning Commission in early June recommended that the council not approve an extension without modifications. Specific changes sought by planning commissioners included removing limitations on accessory dwelling units (as required by state law), increasing affordable housing in lieu fees, adopting a federal definition for first-time homebuyers, and

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adding requirements for tree maintenance. Fouts told the council on Tuesday that he agreed with all of those recommendations except increasing the in lieu fees. Under the current development agreement, Chiles Ranch will include 12 affordable units on site and Fouts would pay in lieu fees for eight affordable units elsewhere. But those in lieu fees — $75,000 per unit — were deemed too low by the Planning Commission, which suggested they be raised commensurate with the cost of living increase since 2009. But Fouts noted Tuesday

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Chancellor’s Innovation Awards honor contributions to society By Neelanjana Gautam Special to The Enterprise UC Davis announced the recipients of the 2022 Chancellor’s Innovation Awards at an in-person event on June 16. The awards recognize faculty, community partners and industry leaders developing innovative solutions to improve the lives of others and address important needs in our global society. “Innovation is at the heart of our mission at UC Davis,” said Chancellor Gary S. May. “We are driven to take action by creating new inventions beyond the boundaries of

our campus. These award winners are groundbreakers who improve society as their innovations move out of the lab and into the world.” The awards include Innovator of the Year, Innovative Community Partner and Lifetime Achievement in Innovation. The program is managed by the Office of Research. “I would like to congratulate the recipients of this year’s awards and applaud their commitment to bringing forth solutions to important challenges,” said Prasant

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Briefly Train-track stroll ends in arrest A game of chicken on the Davis railroad tracks ended with a man’s arrest on trespassing charges, police said. Officers responded at about 8:20 p.m. Monday to the Amtrak station on Second Street after someone reported seeing the man jump in front of a passenger train, then leap away, Lt. Ilya Bezuglov said. Derrick Wadell Cooper, 54, was still on scene when they arrived and told police “he wanted to see if the train would stop for him or not,” Bezuglov said. “When he realized it was not going to stop, he jumped out of the way.” Cooper was booked into the Yolo County Jail.

Call to get a tree planted Tree Davis’ Community Canopy Program, in partnership with the city of Davis, offers free trees to homeowners in Davis. This is the last season for homeowners to take advantage of this grant program. Now is the time to bring cooling shade, beauty, and improved public health to your home and neighborhood. Supplies are limited. Contact Tree Davis at https://www.treedavis. org/city-of-daviscommunity-canopy. Staff will visit residences this summer. Plantings begin in October. For information, visit www.treedavis.org, call 530-758-7337, or email info@treedavis.org.

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Donald who? Never heard of him ... T HE READERS ALWAYS WRITE ... My friend Charles, who wishes to remain anonymous, writes to say "You know I have respected your work for about as long as anyone in Davis," an opening sentence that tells me immediately that the word "but" will soon appear. "But," Charles goes on predictably, "What's with the repeated references to Trump in your columns?" Well, the former president has been in the news a fair bit in recent weeks and he's much more quotable than the current president of the United States or any sitting members of the Davis City Council, so why should I not mention him every now and then? "Serious question: Why do you and so many others think these references are informative? Polls show that 98.68 percent of folks in Davis hate Trump with a passion. Just to be clear, I am part of that 98.68 percent." Truth be told, Donald Trump has also "respected" my work for a

PRESIDENT ... I can tell you right now that the story Cassidy Hutchinson told the Jan. 6 Select Committee about an angry Donald Trump throwing his lunch against the wall and shattering a plate while spilling ketchup all over the floor is simply not believable. McDonald's doesn't use plates.

long time and he's anxious to keep his name in my column in anticipation of carrying California in the 2024 presidential election. As such, he and I have entered into a secret agreement whereby he will pay me $100 every time I mention the name "Trump" in my column, $200 if it's negative and gives him fodder about some "crazy columnist" in California for his next mega-maga rally in a red state of his choosing. Plus, he's likely to slur "columnist" into "communist." With three kids in college, Charles, I can use the cash. SPEAKING OF THE FORMER

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ORE READERS WRITING ... This, from a longtime Davis liberal political activist: "I'd vote for Liz Cheney for president, even though she is the daughter of Darth Vader." Yes, Triple-D (Desperate Davis Democrats) are already searching for a presidential candidate for 2024. Might be time for Lois Wolk to come out of retirement and become this country's first woman president. Can you imagine how much fun a Trump-Wolk debate would be? I'd lay good money that the former president would consistently refer to her as Lois Woke.

CALLING ALL RUNNERS ... The kind folks at the worldfamous Pear Fair in the charming hamlet of Courtland asked if I'd help put the word out to the thousands of runners in Davis about their upcoming event. The Pear Fair, which is always great fun for the whole family, offers five-mile and 10-mile runs beginning at 7:30 a.m. (before the heat hits) on July 31. No kilometers for these folks. These are real miles, pavement-free, through orchards, vineyards and sloughs. You may need a snorkel while getting through the sloughs. Sign up at pearfair.com. There's also a half-mile kids’ run beginning at 8 a.m. Pear trophies will be presented to the winners, who will be greeted by raucous applause. Or maybe they'll be pelted with pears. Who knows? Bring a running partner and make it a Pair Fair as well. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

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The driver of an armored truck found himself in a precarious position Tuesday on the southbound I-5 causeway east of Woodland. The CHP reported that the Brinks driver (the truck's logos were obscured in this CHP photo) was involved in a collision with another vehicle that caused the truck to veer to the left and come to rest over the bridge rail around 4:40 p.m. Officers shut down the freeway while a Woodland Fire Department stabilized the truck and rescued the driver, who was not injured. Workers repaired the damaged bridge rail prior to the road's reopening.

CHP holiday patrols focus on speed Special to The Enterprise Independence Day is on a Monday this year, resulting in a three-day weekend for many and a likely increase in vehicles traveling California’s roadways. The California Highway Patrol reminds motorists that driving too fast is not only illegal, but the leading cause of traffic fatalities. To help slow down motorists and increase safe travel, the CHP will deploy extra patrol officers over the holiday weekend as part of a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP). From 6:01 p.m. Friday through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, the CHP will observe the MEP with a special focus on speed enforcement. In addition to speeding violations, officers will be on the lookout for

distracted and aggressive drivers, and motorists suspected of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. “Give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination. Speeding not only endangers your life, but the lives of everyone on the roadway,” CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray said. “Fill the holiday weekend with celebration and fun activities, not reckless choices that lead to tragedy.” There were 43 people killed in crashes on California’s roadways during the 2021 Independence Day MEP, and more than onethird of the vehicle occupants who died within CHP jurisdiction were not wearing a seat belt. In addition, the CHP made 997 arrests for

driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs during the 78-hour holiday enforcement effort. Last year’s stepped-up efforts to enforce speed limits during the Independence Day weekend, July 2-5, resulted in CHP officers issuing nearly 10,000 citations statewide. “Speed is the number one factor in roadway crashes in California, causing onethird of the traffic-related deaths,” Ray said. A report issued in May 2022 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows the number of people killed in speed-related crashes is on the rise nationwide. According to the NHTSA data, 11,780 deaths in the U.S. were attributed to speeding last year, a 5 percent increase over 2020.

The death of a 28-yearold man whose body was found at Recology in Davis earlier this week is believed to be accidental. Yolo County coroner's officials on Wednesday identified the man as Miguel Penuelas Fonseca, a Dixon resident. Workers at Recology’s Second Street facility reported finding his body at about 9:45 a.m. Tuesday while unloading a collection truck that had returned from the Dixon area, according to Davis police Lt. Ilya Bezuglov. Davis police contacted the Dixon Police Department, which reviewed the truck’s route, including dumpster pickups in the city’s service area.

“Preliminary investigation indicates the victim climbed into the dumpster about an hour before the trash pickup occurred and was inside when the contents of the dumpster were collected by the truck,” Dixon police officials said in a news release. Although an investigation is ongoing, police “believe the death to be accidental,” the news release said. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Dixon Police Detective Sgt. Jenna Cameron at 707678-7070. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene.

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City Council weighs in on abortion ruling By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

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Pets of the week Special to The Enterprise Lots of animals are waiting for “forever homes” at the Yolo County Animal Shelter, 2640 E. Gibson Road in Woodland.

Moxie Among them is Moxie (A161522), a lovely 8-year-old Siberian husky that came to the shelter unkept and matted, had a spa day that has turned her into a gorgeous girl. Moxie has been lucky enough to have a foster family care for her during the heatwave, where she plays fetch, takes gentle walks, sleeps in bed and, best of all, is now housetrained. Moxie is a calm lover-girl. Also hoping for a good home is Aspen (A192720), a 2-year-old male husky. Aspen will do best with an athletic owner. He has been in foster and with proper intros did well with other dogs. He would make the perfect pal for an active family with plenty of time to share with him. Daily walks, games and obedience classes would be great to keep this smart boy stimulated.

Aspen For information on adopting, contact adopt ycas@gmail.com. All shelter animals are up-todate on vaccinations, microchipped, and spayed or neutered. Staff is available to assist via phone during business hours at 530668-5287. Shelter hours

are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. To meet any adoptable YCAS animals, visit friendsofycas.org. To volunteer, sign up at tinyurl. com/yolovolunteerapp. Follow on at @ycas. shelter and Instagram at @yoloanimalshelter. At Rotts of Friends Animal Rescue, you’ll find Clove, a 15-week old female shepherd with a little bit of husky thrown in. She came into rescue with her 11 brothers and sisters; Clove is well socialized and as cute as can be. Now is a great time to get her used to

Carol cats if you have one. When it’s time for her to be spayed, it will be done by Rotts’ vet and Rotts will cover that cost. Carol is a gorgeous 1½-year-old spayed female Rottweiler. She is healthy, happy and ready to find her forever home. Carol is super-well socialized. This cuddle bunny loves everyone and is obedience- and crate-trained. Carol will make a loving addition to any home. The next Rotts of Friends adoption event is from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 2, at 34505 County Road 29 in Woodland. Come by 10 a.m., as it takes at least an hour to meet and adopt a dog; everyone who will be living with the dog should come out to meet it. Bring proof of homeownership, such as a mortgage statement or property tax bill. If you rent, please bring proof that you are allowed to have a dog in your home, such as a pet clause in your lease or a note from your landlord. All dogs adopted from Rotts of Friends are healthy, microchipped, up-to-date on their vaccines and come with free lifetime obedience classes. For information, visit facebook.com/rottsoffriends.

The Davis City Council weighed in on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent reversal of Roe v. Wade on Tuesday night, with Mayor Gloria Partida providing a statement endorsed by all of her colleagues on the council. Reading from the prepared statement, Partida said, “There is no doubt that abortion access is a controversial and highly emotionally charged topic. Indeed we are witnessing how this decision is, at this moment, both celebrated and protested. “However,” she said, “we

cannot ignore the broader negative implications of this decision for women and for all marginalized groups.” Partida said the strides afforded to women, especially women of color, in the areas of education, upward mobility, and freedom from domestic abuse “are inextricably linked to the right of body autonomy women have enjoyed for 50 years.” “Furthermore,” she said, “at this moment, in addition to the fear and despondence felt across the nation by women, there is also the creeping dread that other hard-fought rights and protections are in danger of

being lost. The fear felt among marginalized groups about the security of their place in the world is heavy.” She acknowledged that there is little that can be done locally to change decisions made at the national level, but said, “we can assure our citizens that we will not criminalize or assist in criminalizing women's reproductive rights. “We can assure all our citizens that we will always respect all opinions and provide a safe environment for everyone to voice their opinions and live their values. We can assure all our citizens that we will always

ensure all our policies never impede the freedom to fully reach all potentials.” City Manager Mike Webb said Partida’s statement could be released as a full statement from the council with all council members’ concurrence and all immediately concurred. “I certainly do,” said Councilman Dan Carson. Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs and Councilmen Will Arnold and Josh Chapman did as well. — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

UCD creates new pathway to med school Special to The Enterprise SACRAMENTO — UC Davis has received a $1.8 million grant to create a robust pre-med pathway for rural college students. It’s the university’s latest initiative to boost the number of primary care physicians in underserved parts of Northern California. The new pathway, known as Avenue M (the M is for Medicine) will identify community college students interested in studying health sciences. Staff will provide academic support, ensure students’ seamless transfer to any of three participating fouryear colleges, then steer them toward the UC Davis School of Medicine. Avenue M is the newest pathway developed by UC Davis in response to the shortage of primary care physicians in rural, medically underserved areas of California, most of which are challenged by health disparities. “The new Avenue M program is critical for students who have the aptitude and desire to enter the medical fields yet may not have believed attainment was within their reach,” said UC Davis Provost Mary S. Croughan. “Like its predecessors Avenue E and Avenue B, which focus on engineering and biological science respectively, Avenue M will help us better fulfill our commitment to serve students from all backgrounds as well as our region as a whole.” The three-year grant was awarded through state legislation to the Foundation for California Community Colleges under its California Medicine effort, a coalition of educational leaders, medical providers, elected officials and others committed to producing a diverse physician workforce to advance health equity. The foundation extended the award to UC Davis and three other institutions that will work with partner community colleges to establish Hubs of Healthcare Opportunity: UC Riverside, UCSF-Fresno and UC San Diego. Avenue M is part of a

collaboration with the School of Medicine, the UC Davis STEM Strategies group, Sacramento State University, Cal Poly Humboldt and Kaiser Permanente Northern California. It also includes other medical and health serving organizations creating an ecosystem of more than 20 community colleges in 14 California counties that feed into the universities. The community college districts in the initiative are Los Rios, Sierra, Solano, Yuba, Redwoods, Siskiyou, Mendocino, California Tribal College and ShastaTehama-Trinity.

Rural, medically underserved areas The initiative relies on the same blueprint as the engineering and biology programs but places an emphasis on drawing students from certain underserved regions, such as rural Northern California. The hope is that they will return to those areas to serve as primary care physicians. Ample evidence shows that an effective way to produce doctors to practice in

rural, medically underserved regions is to recruit and train students who have deep ties to those communities or completed residency there. The School of Medicine’s Center for a Diverse Healthcare Workforce has conducted key research on the critical role of community colleges in the academic pathway of primary care physicians. A recent national study of family medicine, arguably the backbone of the primary care workforce, found that 51% of Latino and 33% of Black or African American residency trainees attended community college. The School of Medicine has launched numerous initiatives over the past 15 years to improve the health of California’s diverse population, especially in areas where there’s a shortage of doctors. The medical school was among the first in the nation to adopt holistic admissions practices which prioritize multiple factors beyond a student’s test scores, including their journey getting to and through college. “UC Davis School of

Medicine is a nationally recognized leader in training the next generation of diverse physicians who will help solve California’s health challenges,” said Susan Murin, interim dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine. “The Avenue M collaborative is an exciting new way we are partnering to advance health equity and significantly improve the health of diverse communities statewide.”

Student diversity The CHS pathways and holistic admissions have also significantly boosted the number of students from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine. In fact, the School of Medicine was recently ranked No. 3 in diversity for medical schools nationally, according to U.S. News & World Report’s list of “Best Graduate Schools.” UC Davis is an ideal fit for Avenue M because of its extensive experience in community college partnerships, said Beth Broome, senior advisor to the provost and head of UC Davis STEM Strategies.

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Healthy Central Valley Together expands wastewater monitoring By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer What began as Healthy Davis Together and later expanded to Healthy Yolo Together has now expanded further to Healthy Central Valley Together, which will monitor wastewater for the virus that causes COVID-19 in eight communities in the valley. In addition to the Yolo County communities of Davis, Esparto, Winters and Woodland, Healthy Central Valley Together will also test wastewater samples in Los Banos, Merced, Modesto and Turlock. Beginning Wednesday, residents in those communities can track the presence of the virus in their wastewater at https://healthycvtogether. org. Healthy Central Valley Together is a collaborative project involving public health departments in Merced, Stanislaus and Yolo counties as well as UC Davis and UC Merced. Monitoring levels of COVID-19 in wastewater has become more critical for tracking virus transmission now that PCR testing by Healthy Davis Together is ending and more people are using home antigen tests, the results of which

Following a method developed by the Sewer Coronavirus Alert Network based at Stanford University, Eurofins Pandemic Prevention Services uses droplet digital PCR to identify genetic markers of COVID-19 in wastewater samples. Courtesy photo

are not included in the state’s COVID-19 case counts. The virus that causes COVID-19 is found in human waste before infected individuals show symptoms as well as when they are asymptomatic. For more than a year, UC Davis has been monitoring wastewater in the city of Davis and on campus and data shows the levels of COVID-19 found in that wastewater tracks closely with the rise and fall of reported case rates. “The method we use is the most

sensitive available and the results it yields have tracked closely with COVID-19 in other places,” said Heather Bischel, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis and project lead for Healthy Central Valley Together. “With more people opting for at-home tests and publicly run asymptomatic diagnostic testing less available, these data paint a more complete, community-level portrait of infection because everyone who uses the bathroom is

included in the samples,” Bischel noted. Under Healthy Central Valley Together, wastewater treatment plants in each community take samples several times a week and send them to a new West Sacramento laboratory for Eurofins Pandemic Prevention Services, a global scientific leader in bioanalytical and environment testing. Following a method developed by the Sewer Coronavirus Alert Network at Stanford University, Eurofins uses droplet digital PCR

to identify genetic markers of COVID-19 in the samples. Results show concentrations of nearly all variants. Residents can then check the data to see if levels of COVID19 are rising or falling in their communities. In Davis, where wastewater monitoring has occurred at the neighborhood level, officials have been able to notify residents in specific parts of the city when wastewater monitoring has indicated rising COVID-19 infection in their neighborhoods. Expanding wastewater monitoring to other areas in the valley will provide that service to many underserved communities. “We are increasing health equity by providing a leading approach to wastewater monitoring to parts of the state that thus far have had less access to it,” said Colleen Naughton, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Merced and co-principal investigator for HCVT. Naughton noted that 70 percent of wastewater monitoring in California during the pandemic has been done in urban areas and coastal and southern parts of the state.

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MAYOR: Frerichs set for supervisor gig VOTING: Joint effort From Page A1 when then-city councilman Don Saylor was elected to the Board of Supervisors, the council went the appointment route, selecting former mayor (now Yolo Superior Court Judge) Dan Wolk to fill Saylor’s seat. Now Frerichs will be headed to the board to succeed Saylor, who is retiring, leaving a similar decision before the council. The council cannot call an election or appoint a replacement until Frerichs actually vacates his seat, however, so the make-up of the council that will make that decision could well be different by then. The district seats currently represented by Mayor Gloria Partida and Councilman Dan Carson will be on the November ballot and should either not run for re-election or be defeated by a challenger, he

or she would not be a part of the process. During public comment ARNOLD on Tuesday night, two Next vice mayor speakers urged the council to involve District 3 residents in the decision. Should the council choose the appointment route, the representatives of districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 would essentially be choosing the representative for District 3, something some have objected to. The city switched to bydistrict elections in late 2019 under threat of a lawsuit and the first district election was held in 2020 when Frerichs, Arnold and Councilman Josh Chapman all won seats. During the upcoming

November election, residents of District 1, Carson’s district in West Davis, and District 4, Partida’s district in East Davis, will vote for a district representative for the first time. Council members themselves choose the mayor and vice mayor, a departure from policy prior to the switch to district elections when the highest vote-getter in each council election became mayor pro tem (a title since changed to vice mayor) for two years followed by two years as mayor. Partida was the top votegetter in 2018 and has served as mayor for the last two years — two years she has noted were dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic. As mayor, Partida presided over nearly two years of virtual council meetings before in-person meetings resumed two months ago.

On Tuesday, she nominated Frerichs to succeed her and Arnold to succeed Frerichs as vice mayor and her colleagues unanimously agreed. Under a resolution adopted by the council two years ago, the mayorship will be reduced to one year from two beginning in January 2024. That resolution also spelled out criteria to consider in picking mayor and vice mayor, including seniority on the council, consensus-building skills, and experience presiding over legislative bodies. Frerichs and Arnold will be sworn in to their new positions at the council’s July 5 meeting, when Partida will be honored for her service as mayor. — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

From Page A1 through participating in civic and voter education programs, volunteering as poll workers, and by encouraging their peers, family members, and community to register to vote and participate in elections.” Prior to the new partnership, the UC system launched a voter-turnout campaign called “UC Votes” to encourage members of the university community to learn about the recent primary and upcoming general elections. The campaign includes a website that guides users through the voter registration process and provides information about how to vote by mail or in person. UC student voter turnout has been on the rise in recent years. According to the university, more than

75% of eligible UC students voted in the 2020 election, up from less than half who voted in 2016. “The University of California is a proud supporter of the state’s efforts to promote civic engagement. This resolution builds on our long history of public service, voter education and registration efforts,” Leib said. “I am excited to sign this resolution and look forward to continuing to partner with Secretary Weber.” In the months ahead, the UC system will continue to share election and voting information through its social media channels, the UC Votes website and through electronic newsletters and other communications channels designed to reach faculty, staff and alumni, the UC Office of the President said Wednesday in a press release.

CHILES: Council eager to begin project From Page A1 that his project already exceeds the city’s affordable housing requirements. The original development agreement calls for 20 percent of housing to be affordable, more than the 10 percent that current city policy calls for in for-sale projects. Council members agreed and, instead of increasing the in-lieu fees, directed that half of the $3,000 per unit

community enhancement fees (a total of $252,000) be placed in the city’s housing trust fund instead. At full build-out, Chiles Ranch will include 96 homes, 12 of which will be for sale to low- to moderateincome households. The site will include a mix of single-story and two-story homes and duplex units ranging in size from 1,359 square feet to 2,648 square feet with a mix of three bedrooms and

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four bedrooms and two-car garages. Council members voted 4-0 to approve the extension with Mayor Gloria Partida recusing herself given how close she lives to Chiles Ranch. The council also reiterated their support for getting Chiles Ranch built as soon as possible. “This housing is needed,” said Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs. “Time is of the essence.”

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Campus Community Book Project will highlight criminal-justice reform By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer

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Comparison of a Ranunculus bulbosus (Bulbous buttercup) flower in visible light (left), ultraviolet light (middle), and infrared (right). In visible light the flower has bright yellow petals with bright yellow stamens surrounding a slightly darker yellow-green cluster of carpels at the centre. The stem and leaves are green in colour and much darker than the flower. In ultraviolet, veining is seen much more clearly on the petals. The base of each petal has a very dark marking (a nectar guide). The carpels and stamens both appear dark as well. The stem and leaves are also dark. In infrared the gynoecium appears the same brightness as the stamens and petals. The stem and leaves also appear much brighter than they do in visible light.

What do honeybees see? By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise

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ees rely on the nectar of flowers to live. Some travel several miles a day to collect nectar to bring back to their hive. But how do bees know where to find flowers? Do they rely on memory, scent, sight, or a bit of everything? Bees do have some memory of where to find flowers. Tests on bees where they were given sugar water in a specific place would frequently go back to check that same place first when searching for food.This could be one reason bees like to frequent bird feeders, they are aware of the ease of obtaining some quick sustenance for daily activities. But with flowers blooming at different times of year, bees need to employ other methods to find flowers and nectar. Next would be scent location — flowers produce smells to attract pollinators and bees have odor receptors on their antennae. A bee will have to

Explorit Science Center be in close proximity to the flower, however, to pick up on its odor. Likely the best means for finding flowers for a bee is sight. Like mammals, bees can see colors, just in a different way. Humans can see color wavelengths between 390 and 750 nanometers, where bees see wavelengths between 300 and 650 nm. Bees cannot see the color red like we can, but they have the ability to see ultraviolet, where we cannot. Using the same methods for memory, scientists used sugar water to attract bees to certain colors. When the sugar water was removed, the bees would still search for those colors first, before investigating other colors available. If they could not see color, they would not have associated food with certain colors when the sugar water was removed. When viewed under

ultraviolet light, flowers take on a different color scheme. Many flowers have UV-absorbing pigments on them that will help them attract bees and other pollinators. These UV-absorbing pigments can create patterns such as a bullseye or landing patterns to show where the nectar is on a plant and show where it is safe to land. Scientists believe that bees didn’t evolve to see the UV patterns on flowers, but instead flowers evolved to be seen by pollinators, to give themselves better chances to spread their pollen. Campers in this week’s Need for Seeds camp learned about pollinators and how plants attract them, and saw images of plants under UV light. They also learned the difference between coniferous and deciduous plants, dissected some bean sprouts, and planted seeds to take home. — Explorit Science Center is at 3141 Fifth St. For information, call 530-756-0191 or visit http://www.explorit. org.

The UC Davis Campus Community Book Project has selected “Defund Fear: Safety Without Policing, Prisons, and Punishment” by Zach Norris as the program’s next book, UC Davis announced this week in a news release. Throughout the 2022-23 year, the campus community will examine issues explored in the book, including police and criminal justice reform. “Next year’s book project will showcase research, initiatives, and innovations in police and criminal justice reform — from restorative justice to crisis response to data transparency and accountability — where we can share dialogue and learn collectively as a community,” said Megan Macklin, who oversees the Campus Community Book Project as associate director of Campus Climate and Inclusion Initiatives. “Our theme and selection embolden us, in the words of Zach Norris, to institute game-changing ‘imperatives,’ because a strategy of ‘alternatives’ falls short of reimagining policing and public safety within a comprehensive and inclusive ‘culture of care,’ ” Macklin said. In recent years, the book project has explored themes such as racism, mental health and gun violence. The program includes a yearlong series of lectures, discussions and other events, culminating in Norris speaking at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 16, 2023. Norris is the former executive director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and co-founder of Restore Oakland and Justice for Families, as well as an activist in residence for the Abolition Democracy Fellows Program at UC Berkeley’s Black Studies Collaboratory. “Defund Fear” was originally published in 2020 under the title “We Keep Us Safe: Building Secure, Just, and Inclusive Communities.” The book project selected it to represent the 2022-23 theme of police and criminal justice

reform after the lengthy selection process. “The word ‘defund’ can be polarizing, and it is important to the CCBP selection committee that we pick a book that the entire community can engage with regardless of their personal perspectives or background knowledge on the topic,” said Laci M. Gerhart, an assistant professor of teaching in Evolution and Ecology and a member of the selection committee. “Norris’ use of ‘defund’ does relate to financial investment,” Gerhart said. “However, he pushes the reader to think more broadly about how we invest in what he calls a ‘fear-based model of safety’ which underpins the policing and prison system we have today.” Community members are invited to participate in planning events included in the programming for next year’s book project. Anyone interested in joining the program planning committee is asked to sign up online. The group will hold its first meeting virtually at noon on July 6, and will continue to meet by Zoom periodically through mid-September. — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton @davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @calebmhampton.

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of a diverse science and health care workforce of the future and is currently leading or assisting with numerous training programs. Her passion is in training other firstgeneration students, and those from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences.

Mohapatra, vice chancellor for research. “These honorees represent the bold and creative spirit common to UC Davis — to search beyond the expected and seek opportunities to make the world a better place.”

Innovative Community Partner Award

Innovators of the Year The Innovator of the Year award recognizes faculty, staff, or teams whose innovative or entrepreneurial activities have had a measurable societal impact in the last year, or those whose activities or achievements in the last year have a very strong potential to make a significant impact in the future. Recipients receive $10,000 to advance their research or engage in community efforts. n Ermias Kebreab: Animal science, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Ermias Kebreab and colleagues have found an ingenious solution to reduce methane — a type of greenhouse gas — emissions from dairy cows. Research has shown that cow burps represent more than 4% of global annual greenhouse gas emissions. Each year, one cow can belch 220 pounds of methane, contributing to climate change. In 2018, the Kebreab lab started testing at the UC Davis Dairy Barn to see if feeding seaweed to 12 Holstein cows would reduce methane emissions. The preliminary findings showed substantial reductions in methane, leading Kebreab to expand the testing with additional cattle in summer 2020. In that project, Kebreab and his team experimented with 21 beef cattle by adding a scant amount of seaweed to their daily diet. Through this work, they were able to prove that cattle that consumed doses of 80 grams (3 ounces) of seaweed per day emitted up to 82% less methane in addition to achieving better weight gain compared to their herd mates. The findings published in the journal PLOS ONE have shown the importance of combining modeling and experimental research. Kebreab’s innovative work on alternative cattle nutrition has been gaining worldwide attention for its climate friendly attributes as summarized in his TED talk. The impact of this discovery has huge implications for the livestock sector, the potential use of seaweed to curb methane emission from the ruminant industry, and the ways in which it can impact climate change globally. n Delmar Larsen: Chemistry, College of Letters and Science Delmar Larsen has developed an innovative solution to eliminate the barrier of high-cost textbooks on education and increase accessibility to students around the world. His work developing LibreTexts — an internet

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Animal-science professor Ermias Kebreab’s work on cattle feed could reduce methane from meat and dairy production. library of free and open-source educational resources for K-12 and college courses — has been recognized as an all-inclusive hub for student learning across the world. Back in 2008, when Larsen learned that nearly a quarter of the students in his chemistry class could not afford to buy the textbook for his course, he created ChemWiki, now known as LibreTexts, for students of chemistry so they could access course materials for free through their web browser. Since then, the project has expanded with a $4.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. As external funding scaled up, Larsen engaged a team of undergraduate students and faculty to contribute and grow this resource, saving UC Davis students alone more than $1 million a year. Today, LibreTexts includes 15 libraries including chemistry, biology, business, history, statistics, Spanish and more, along with a new Ukrainian library, while registering 850 million page views with 6.6 millennia of confirmed student reading. The site allows instructors to customize and quickly change material to meet specific needs of students and reflect current events. Importantly, anyone can contribute to the project, including faculty, students and experts. Its global impact was noticeable during the pandemic when the site proved to be a personalized resource for its base of 223 million students and saw an especially rapid growth in traffic for its biology, physics and mathematics sections. The site has delivered 100,000 English-language page views to Ukraine and is scaling up operations to meet the educational needs of displaced students in Ukraine from the current war. The online distribution aspect of ​​LibreTexts has saved students

an estimated $50 million in textbook costs. Larsen hopes to see the platform adapted into a statewide infrastructure. In 2020, the project received a $1 million innovation grant from the state of California’s Learning Lab to build the free ADAPT homework system to accompany the textbooks. LibreTexts’ ability to democratize access to expensive STEM textbooks is especially important for diversity, equity and inclusion of first-generation college students, low-income students and minority-serving institutions in the sciences.

Lifetime Achievement Award in Innovation The Lifetime Achievement Award in Innovation recognizes researchers whose career accomplishments include innovations leading to a long-term positive impact on the lives of others and who are an inspiring influence for other innovators. n Jan Nolta: Cell biology and human anatomy and internal medicine, School of Medicine Jan Nolta serves as the director of the Stem Cell Program and the UC Davis Gene Therapy Center in the Institute for Regenerative Cures at UC Davis Health in Sacramento. Nolta has gained a reputation as a prolific scientist with over three decades of experience in human stem cells, gene therapy and clinical trial development. She has been a tireless contributor to the field of regenerative medicine-related cures for a spectrum of diseases and injuries. She started her career helping to develop stem cell gene therapy treatments for “bubble baby disease.” Over the past few years, Nolta has been collaborating with an interdisciplinary team including UC Davis Health professors Mehrdad Abedi, Joseph Tuscano and Gerhard Bauer to

pioneer the California CAR-T program for cancer patients. To advance this innovation, Nolta’s group is cultivating potent cancer killer cells to treat leukemia and lymphoma in relapsed patients. The approach may tackle kidney, ovarian and bladder cancers down the line. The team is helping to facilitate change that would drive the cost of CAR-T therapies down while increasing accessibility so that life-saving, cutting-edge therapies can be provided to all patients in an equitable manner. Nolta’s current research is focused on developing therapies that will use mesenchymal stem cells, or MSCs, to deliver factors for treating Huntington’s disease and other disorders and injuries. She is the scientific director of the Good Manufacturing Practice clean room facility at UC Davis, where stem cells of different types are being isolated or expanded for clinical trials. Nolta has received multiple awards from the beginning of her career. Early awards include New Investigator Award in 1999; Research Career and Development Award, 1996; and an NIH award in 1997. More awards followed later including Huntington’s Disease Society of America Distinguished Leadership Award, 2008; California State University, Sacramento Distinguished Service Award, 2009, and many more. She has published over 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts in the stem cell field and has been editor-in-chief of the journal Stem Cells since 2013. Nolta’s desire to serve the community and to make an impact on the lives of people has been one of the major driving forces for many of her career accomplishments. Her group focuses on “bench to the bedside” research, and she has been involved in numerous clinical trials of gene and cell therapy. As a first-generation faculty member, Nolta has been an advocate

n AgStart and The Lab@ AgStart Although startup incubators and office co-working spaces are not novel ideas, when AgStart was founded in 2012 through collaboration between UC Davis and a regional nonprofit, the program was one of the first in the country focused exclusively on supporting innovators in agriculture and food technology. For much of its first decade, AgStart existed as a “virtual” incubator supporting entrepreneurs with mentorship, education, community and connections to resources in our California agriculture and food ecosystem. In May 2021 the program blossomed to include The Lab@ AgStart, the largest wet-lab incubator for startup companies in California’s Central Valley region, giving innovators and startup entrepreneurs access to sophisticated wet-lab and food-lab facilities and equipment, along with office and co-working space. The lab is a member of the UC Davis Venture Catalyst DRIVE Network, and it is managed by Michael Clayton, an entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in the social-venture space. The Lab@AgStart is now fully occupied with startup company researchers and currently houses several UC Davis spinouts, including Pheronym, MyFloraDNA, Prism Bio, BCD Bioscience and Astrid Pharma. These and other startups at AgStart employ UC Davis doctoral graduates as well as providing employment experiences for undergraduate interns. The speed with which startup companies filled The Lab@AgStart facility demonstrates the pent-up demand for ag-tech and food/biotech related infrastructure in the region. In its first year of operation, startup companies residing at the incubator created over 24 new full-time professional jobs and brought over $45 million in private capital investment to the region. The UC Davis Chancellor’s Innovation Awards program was established in 2016 to celebrate the university’s innovative contributions to the regional and global community. The program is run by Venture Catalyst, a unit within the Innovation and Technology Commercialization division of the Office of Research. The call for nominations for this year’s award was issued in March 2022.

Obituary Robert Brooks d. March 11, 2022

Robert R. Brooks, born August 1931 went to heaven on March 11, 2022. Robert Ryan Brooks — beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend to many — passed peacefully surrounded by family while listening to Willie Nelson’s “Stardust” album when his heart finally stopped beating. Robert was born in Chino to Otis and Elva Brooks, and grew up in Chino where athletics was a major focus of his life. He graduated from Chino High School where he lettered in football, basket ball, track and tennis. His teams were “Small School” Southern California Champions. After high school he attended Mount San Antonio College, where his football team was the first team state football champions. In 1949 Robert was voted Player Of The Year. His coach Archie Nesbit recommended him to UC Berkeley, where he played football in 1951 and 1952 and was a proud “Pappy’s Boy.” At the same time he became an outstanding

rugby player and had an opportunity to play professionally in England (unfortunately the Draft Board said no!). After graduating from Cal, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where he played football for the Navy between his tours of duty on the USS Green Fish and USS Caiman submarines. His football team became Island Champions and he was selected to play in the Hula Bowl against the College All-stars from the mainland. He was the leading ground gainer in the game as running back with quarterback Otto Graham handing him the ball. After his service, Robert returned to UC Berkeley where he earned a master’s degree in education. During this time Robert met the love of his life and married Marilyn Van Heuit. In 1957, he began his coaching and teaching career at Miramonte High school in Orinda, where he was the head football and wrestling coach, and assistant track coach. In between his

coaching and teaching Bob played club rugby on a CAL team that won the BROOKS National Club Championship. In 1962 Robert was hired by UC Davis as an assistant coach in football and track. From 1964 to 1966 he was an assistant coach in football and wrestling. When wrestling and football overlapped, he chose wrestling and coached the UCD wrestling team from 1967 To 1990. In 1964, Bob started the rugby team at UCD. For many years he served as the administrative director of AAU Wrestling Camp. He served five summers at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and became a Team Leader for the USA Greco-Roman wrestling team at the World University Games in Bucharest, Romania. During this time, he was elected President of the Division II Wrestling Coaches Association and hosted the D2 Wrestling Championship Tournament at UC Davis.

In 1959, Bob and Marilyn had their son, who was soon followed by his three sisters. The family made many wonderful memories camping at the North Coast, Kern River and Mammoth as well as camping their way to Michigan State for a sabbatical in 1972. Bob was also a part of the Davis Kids Summer Sports School program that ran for 10 years during the summer, where he taught wrestling and football, and drove a bus to transport kids between “classes.” In the ’60s and early ’70s, with other Davis families, Bob and family hosted a summer camp for children in foster care, matching each child with a Davis High School student mentor for a week of fun and adventure in the Sierra. After retirement from UC Davis in 1990, Robert and Marilyn continued to have fun, and whether it was attending a concert or traveling to exotic countries they were always game for a new adventure. Robert and Marilyn traveled extensively throughout the United States and the world, including Canada, Western Europe, Romania, Indonesia, Japan, French Polynesia (by sailboat) and

spent their 50th Wedding Anniversary in Hawaii with their family. One amazing thing about our parents was they could meet someone in a restaurant on their travels and by the end of the meal they were lifelong friends. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife Marilyn and brother Phillip. He is survived by brothers Stan and Steven and sister Laura Lou, his brother in law Robert Van Heuit (Marilyn) and his children: Paul Brooks (Rhonda), Mary (Rich) Carolyn and Ellen (Mike). He is also survived

by numerous grandchildren and a great-grandson. Our family would like to thank all of the the medical professionals and care givers at Gloria’s Country Care in Woodland who provided such great care for our dad. A memorial service will be held in his honor in the second half of July 2022. If you are interested in attending the memorial, submit an email to Robert BrooksService2@yahoo. com and we will reply with the date, time and location. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity of your choice in his honor.

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DMTC’s ‘Music Man’ thunders all the way Jennifer Goldman Enterprise arts writer The opening night performance of Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man” was a patriotic, toetapping delight. I have seen this show many times and, in fact, its love song, “Till There Was You,” was played as the first dance for my wedding. However, Davis Musical Theatre Company’s Jan Isaacson’s direction and choreography brought new life and excitement to this wonderful and popular show. The story takes place during 1912 in the small town of River City, Iowa, and follows a traveling salesman and con man, Professor Harold Hill (Steve Wilmer), who makes his money by starting boys’ marching bands. He promises to teach the kids and lead the band if the parents will buy expensive instruments, instruction books and uniforms. However, he doesn’t know anything about actually teaching or playing music, and quickly leaves town before he is found out. When he arrives in River City, Mayor Shinn (Ben Bruening) and the spinster piano teacher Marion Paroo (Rachele Wirral) are the only ones in town who suspect he is a fraud. His old buddy Marcellus Wasburn (Isaiah Bent) helps Hill with the ruse while simultaneously wooing a local girl, Ethel Toffelmier (Kat Fio). Local bad boy Tommy Djilas (Colin Regan) pairs up with the mayor’s daughter Zaneeta Shinn (Sierra Isola) which causes yet another reason for the Mayor’s temper to flare. This show is full of brilliant and complex moral

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Rachele Wurr (as Marian Paroo) gazes into the eyes of Steve Wilner (as Harold Hill), in Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man,” playing ON the DMTC stage through July 17 Tickets are available at dmtc.org. dilemmas as each of the characters struggles with what is truly important. Steve Wilmer’s performance was so good, he could be the twin of the original Robert Preston. From his first song “Ya Got Trouble” to the finale, “Seventy-Six Trombones,” he drew in the audience and was met with plenty of applause. The live orchestra led by vocal and musical director Boris Karpuk was quite a treat, as were the classic harmonies from the well blended barbershop quartet. All the singers did a fantastic job which was just lovely. Winthrop (Maya Clossick), a lisping, angry and withdrawn boy, was excellent at both singing and acting. They succeeded at bringing tears and wild applause from the audience for their solos in “Gary, Indiana” and “The Wells Fargo Wagon.” We belly-laughed watching veteran actress Chris

Cay Stewart portray the iconic Mayor’s wife, Mrs. Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, doing the classic Grecian-urn ballet. If you like gorgeous costumes

and dancing, you won’t be disappointed. I was impressed by just how much choreography this show had. Even with the smaller amount of young men in this show, they were able to entertain with classic dances which often ended with graceful and challenging lifts. Bravo to the ensemble! The costumes (Jean Henderson) were finely detailed and well thought-0out. I loved the contrast of the bright July fourth skirts and the pale softer tones in the everyday scenes to the matching get ups for the quartet. There was no skimping on this show, and the abundance of uniquely decorated ladies hats (Annie Ryle) rivaled the one’s called for in the Ascot scene in My Fair Lady. It was also so nice to have actual sets that changed with every scene, something that has been lacking in so many other

theater productions lately. The biggest takeaway from this show is a reminder that it only takes one person, in this case charismatic Harold Hill, to completely change the dynamics of a community for the better. In these dark and polarizing times, I hope we can find leaders who can enrich our lives, mend some fences, and connect people in harmony within our communities. Shows run Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. at the Jean Henderson Performing Arts Center in Davis now through July 17. Tickets are available online at dmtc.org or at the box office. As a reminder, that’s DMTC with a capital D, and that rhymes with glee for your family! Read more: https://www.davisenterprise. com/feature/arts/theater/dmtcpresents-the-music-man-2/

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Quilt show runs through October Special to The Enterprise “One Quilter’s Odyssey,” a show of 13 new quilts, designed by Debbie Nichols Poulos, and made with the help of JoAnne Diel at University Retirement Community, will be up through mid-October. All quilt sales will benefit the URC Foundation. Poulos draws inspiration for her quilts from the wide pallet of colors and patterns in her “stash”—her extensive fabric collection. Over the past 11 years, without buying any more fabric, she estimates that she has made 10-20 quilts a year, and says, “My stash is still ample.” To begin a new quilt Poulos selects what she calls her “focus fabric” (a piece of fabric that will serve as a visual keystone for the entire quilt). She then selects pairings of light and dark fabrics that are harmonious with the focus fabric. Her friend, and partner in making all these quilts, JoAnn Diel, cuts the fabrics, and after several steps, 9.5-inch squares are constructed of two rightangled triangles (stitched on the diagonal), each triangle composed of one of the pairing fabrics. The quilt size depends upon how much fabric she can find in her stash to coordinate

The final step in the design process Poulos calls the “quilt dance,” because it requires someone to move the blocks around on her living room carpet according to her directions. with the focus fabric. The process of combining different fabric pairings into squares will produce four to nine unique sets of squares. The final step in the design process Poulos calls the “quilt dance,” because it requires someone to move the blocks around on her living room carpet according to her directions. She says it’s “when the magic happens” — because it’s when the design first takes shape. The first step in the dance is to create a “hook” in the center of the design utilizing the focus fabric. Once the

hook has been established, she selects from the squares of dark and light triangles to create a maze of contrasting colors and patterns. None of the designs are predetermined — the designs only become apparent during the quilt dance. After the dance is complete, the squares are carefully collected, assembled, and quilted. The assembly and quilting are done by Pat Fryer of Viilla Rosa Designs. Poulos began quilting in 1999, when a teaching colleague at Patwin Elementary School started a quilt group. Her early quilts followed traditional patterns. But as her ability to sew decreased (she was diagnosed with ALS in 2006), she devised the simple half-square triangle block designs. She believes these maze designs are unique to her. She now relies on her friend JoAnn Diel who assists with the tasks she can no longer perform. She directs every aspect of the creation of the work, however, has an amazing eye for color, and is a keen designer. She expects to continue to make these quilts until her stash is gone. Contact her at dnpoulos@ urcad.org.

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“One Quilter’s Odyssey” by Debbie Nichols Poulos will be up at University Retirement Community through mid-October.

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‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’: A total delight Droll origin story ‘Minions: is another The Rise of Gru’ winner for this franchise Rating: rated PG, for By Derrick Bang Enterprise film critic This is the most entertaining, fun-filled 87 minutes we’re likely to experience this summer. Although so many other franchises show their age over time, we always can depend upon the irrepressibly impish Minions. They’re a force of comedic nature, wrapped up in a banana-yellow, pill-shaped package. Directors Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson and Jonathan del Val — assisted by a hilarity-laced script from Matthew Fogel and Brian Lynch — have crafted a clever origin story that takes us back to the 1970s, prior to the events that introduced the adult Gru and his language-torturing little buddies, back in 2010’s “Despicable Me.” A lengthy prologue introduces bad-ass martial arts fighter Wild Knuckles (voiced by Alan Arkin), leader of an infamous supervillain group, the Vicious 6. Their current goal: to snatch an ancient, glowing green medallion that’ll grant its bearers the awesome mystical powers of Chinese zodiac creatures. With lithe moves and acrobatic prowess that Indiana Jones could only dream about, Wild Knuckles obtains the prize. He’s then cut loose — literally, from a high altitude — when the other gang members unite behind the far

action violence and mild rude humor Starring: (voices): Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, Alan Arkin, Pierre Coffin, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy Lawless, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, RZA Available via: Movie theaters

cooler (and younger) Belle Bottom (Taraji P. Henson), whose chain belt doubles as a lethal disco-ball mace. Time to make way for the new generation, she waspishly chortles. Cut to a suburban grade school, where 12-year-old Gru (Steve Carell) dreams of becoming a super-villain. His mischievous pranks already border on extreme bad behavior, aided and abetted by favorite Minion companions Kevin (the tall planner), Stuart (the naughty cut-up) and Bob (the youngster, rarely without a tiny teddy bear). All are voiced, with distinctly different language-mangling, by Pierre Coffin. Gru already is on his way to cackling master-villainy, thanks to a way-cool basement lair constructed by the entire Minion gang, much to the dismay of his New Age-y mother (Julie Andrews). And if his weapon of choice dispenses

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Gru’s determination to shorten the line at the local ice cream parlor is anticipated with glee by, from left, Stuart, Bob and Kevin. Cheez Whiz rather than a death ray, well, a kid’s gotta start somewhere … right? Given that their group name demands a replacement for the recently departed Wild Knuckles, Belle and the other hold open auditions; learning of this, Gru couldn’t be more delighted. Alas, the baddies are unimpressed upon discovering that this particular wannabe is just a child. “Come back when you do something that impresses us,” Belle snarls, derisively. Thanks to a convergence of unlikely events, Gru impresses them immediately … by stealing the medallion. Alas, this elicits the wrong sort of interest, when Belle and her enraged cohorts come charging after Gru and his little buddies. Trouble is, this moment of panic prompts Gru to entrust the medallion to Otto, an insufferably loquacious and easily distracted

Minion. As a result … … well, that would be telling. The directors and writers divide the subsequent action into distinct challenges, setbacks, miniadventures and hilarious digressions. The best by far: the means by which Kevin, Stuart and Bob — separated from the others — make their way to San Francisco. Cue the funniest, fastest and most frantic plane trip in cinema history. Meanwhile, Otto winds up in a cross-country pursuit — on three wheels — of an awesomely cool dude on a motorcycle (RZA). Nor do Belle and her improbably outrageous co-villains take this lying down. They are Jean Clawed (Jean-Claude Van Damme), Nunchuck (Lucy Lawless), Svengeance (Dolph Lundgren) and Stronghold (Danny Trejo). In a nod to the future, we

also meet a twentysomething Nefario (Russell Brand), a cheekily coy inventor currently moonlighting as a store clerk. Once in San Francisco, knowing that they need to enhance their battle prowess, Kevin and his two buddies chance upon Master Chow, an acupuncturist with mad kung fu skills (voiced by none other than Michelle Yeoh). These madcap antics aside, the story is grounded by character individuality — Kevin, Stuart, Bob and Otto are quite distinct — and the script’s careful attention to heart, respect and loyalty. Much as Gru wants to be bad, his better nature has an occasional tendency to surface (which, of course, makes him more endearing). Heitor Pereira’s highspirited orchestral score is frequently interrupted by period-appropriate pop tunes: both original versions, and covers, of

everything from “Desafinado” and the Carpenters’ “Goodbye to Love,” to “Black Magic Woman,” “Funkytown” and “You’re No Good.” Some of these tunes are heavily Minionized. It took me a few seconds to recognize Paul Simon’s “Cecilia,” and you’ll die laughing over what happens to the Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” Actually, if it were possible to die laughing, nobody would get out of the theater alive. Sustaining the crisply edited, split-second gagtiming of classic sevenminute Warner Bros. cartoons, over the course of an 87-minute film, is no easy feat. All concerned therefore should take well-deserved bows. — Read more of Derrick Bang’s film criticism at http://derrickbang. blogspot.com. Comment on this review at www. davisenterprise.com.

Guitarist resumes annual 7-string concerts By Jeff Hudson Enterprise staff writer An unusual Davis musical tradition returns to the concert stage in early July, as guitarist and composer Matthew Grasso holds another of his annual concerts featuring multiple performers playing music for the seven-string guitar (one more string than the “standard” instrument). Grasso began developing a serious interest in the seven-string guitar some years ago, and he eventually had Northern California luthier Greg Byers build him a custom-made instrument. And Grasso began networking with other guitarists who like a seven-string instrument. In 2007, while chatting with Watermelon Music proprietor Jeff Simmons, Grasso joked about organizing a concert focusing on 7-string guitars to be held on July 7 (which is to say 7/7) starting at 7:07 p.m., with a suggested

donation of $7 at the door. But soon, Grasso realized that his “joke” was actually a project that he wanted to pursue. And when Grasso’s unusual concert took place, the performance drew a full-house audience, to Grasso’s delight. Encouraged by the success of what he’d originally thought of as a one-off project, Grasso decided to organize a July 7 concert (focusing on 7-string guitars) on an annual basis. And the annual concert became a distinctive midsummer musical tradition in Davis ... that is, until 2020, when the COVID pandemic (which cancelled all local concerts for many months) forced Grasso to put his annual July 7 concert on hold. In 2021, Grasso revived his annual seven-string guitar concert, this time as a small-scale outdoor “driveway concert” on July 7. “2021 was the year I turned 49,” Grasso explained, pointing out

that “49 is seven times seven.” This year’s concert will be on Thursday, July 7, once again starting at 7:07 p.m. The location will be the Davis Odd Fellows Hall at 415 Second Street, and Grasso will be joined by the noted seven-string guitarist Adrian Bellue (who has released several albums, and is performing in Sacramento, Davis and the Canadian city of Repentigny, in the province of Quebec during the month of July). In addition to Grasso and Bellue,

other performers will include a violin/guitar duo, and an outfit known as the Multi-String Guitar Ensemble (featuring a variety of instruments with seven — or more — strings. The suggested donation is $14 (7x2) or $21 (7x3). Information at matthewgrasso.com. In an essay posted on his website) that describes how he became a convert to the seven-string guitar, Grasso writes, “Although the seven-string guitar presented me with a bigger mountain to climb

Los Tres de Winters at the Gazebo on July 7 Special to The Enterprise The Winters Friends of the Library summer concert series kicks off with a free outdoor performance by Los Tres de Winters from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 7, at the Rotary Park Gazebo, on Main Street and Railroad Avenue, in front of the Community Center in Winters. The trio plays Norteñostyle music, with José Luis Echeverria on accordion, Adolfo Valenzuela on bajo quinto (a large guitar with five courses of doubled steel strings), and Rafael Echeverria on bass. This lively music is a hybrid of Mexican and Spanish vocal traditions with waltzes and polkas brought to Mexico by Czech and German immigrants in the mid-nineteenth century. It evolved in the north of

the Binge playing traditional Irish and Scottish music on July 14; Back Porchestra playing original and vintage roots rock, Americana, and country blues on July 21; and Afincáo playing Latin music — boogaloo, Cuban son, cumbias and boleros — on July 28.

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Los Tres de Winters will present a free outdoor concert of Norteño-style music on Thursday, July 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the Rotary Park Gazebo in Winters, as part of the Winters Friends of the Library summer concert series. Everyone is invited to pack a picnic, bring a blanket or lawn chairs or sit on the grass, sip a cool drink, and enjoy some fine live music. Mexico and is now a favorite style throughout the western U.S. Check them out on YouTube. Winters Friends of the

Library has presented free outdoor concerts every Thursday in July since 1998, except in 2020. The series will continue with Paddy on

Everyone is invited to pack a picnic, bring a blanket or lawn chairs or sit on the grass, sip a cool drink, and enjoy some fine live music. The Friends of the Library will have delicious refreshments and quality used books for sale, and all proceeds will support the Winters Library. This year’s concert series is sponsored by Waste Management and Oates Country Store. For more information, visit wfol.org

Guitarist and composer Matthew Grasso will bring back his annual concert featuring the seven-string guitar on July 7. Courtesy photos

mentally and physically, the extra possibilities it affords have made it worth the effort. I had to abandon my previous six-string guitar repertoire. This led me to create new transcriptions of such works as Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite, Debussy’s Prelude to ‘The Afternoon of a Faun,’

and Rachmaninoff ’s Symphony No.2. I have also composed a handful of new works for the sevenstring guitar, including a concerto. The compositional and arranging possibilities afforded by this instrument are truly exciting.”

Yolo YoYo’s film wins award in Big Apple Special to The Enterprise An episode from Yolo YoYo’s cable TV show took a “Film Heals Award’ at the recent 2022 Manhattan Film Festival in New York. “Heals” is awarded to filmmakers who use the power of film to promote peace, humanity and inspiration. “Miracles on College St.: Daddy and Daughter Tread on Deathbeds,” a 13-minute film written and directed by Chris Hennessy, also was a topfive finalist in the documentary category. Created as a promotional trailer film for my upcoming memoir book, “Touched by Hannah,”

“Miracles” was a finalist (runner-up) at the 2022 ACM Western Region WAVE Cable TV Awards. “Miracles” is a true story about a man with cancer (Hennessy), his 1-pound newborn daughter Hannah, and their fight for life. “What an epic journey it was!” Hennessy said. “Walking throughout Manhattan, not on a time schedule; munching on bagels in the a.m., pizza at p.m.; watching my film on the big screen with high-school friends; winning the ‘inspirational award’ — when the goal of this film and my book will be to inspire — so rewarding.”

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ust do it: It’s not that hard to make social media safer for kids. At a recent event with teachers and doctors from across the country, a pediatric psychiatrist told me that kids have started showing up for kindergarten without the ability to throw a ball or hold a pencil. Their hands lack those abilities, in part, because they spend so much time in front of screens. It seems kids are losing the ability to participate in childhood. Last year, I disclosed to the federal government more than 20,000 pages of internal documents from my former employer, Facebook (now Meta). Probably the most shocking disclosure was the extent to which Facebook knew its products, Instagram in particular, were harming our children and chose to do nothing about it. The products children spend so much time with from the youngest of ages are not safe — by design. And it is at the product-design level, rather than tacked-on screen-time features, that products for our children can be made meaningfully safer. Instagram’s own studies show that the platform worsens body images for 1 in 3 teen girls. More than 13% of teen girls say the app contributes to suicidal or self-harm thoughts. In response to these horrific revelations, Facebook sent Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri to defend the platform. “We know that more people die than would otherwise because of car accidents, but by and large, cars create way more value in the world than they destroy … And I think social media is similar,” he said on a podcast with Recode, I would remind Mosseri that cars have seat belts. They have airbags. There are speed limits, and lower speeds are required in school zones. We must have infant car seats before we can take babies home from the hospital. Those measures are in place because when we realized just how many lives could be saved with such simple changes, we acted. Did the auto industry fight against them? Absolutely. And we are seeing the same fight today from Big Tech — with millions of dollars spent on lobbying and misleading advertising. It is ironic that this resistance to change and innovation is coming from progenitors of innovation. An industry that has moved fast and broken things should be obligated to fix what’s broken. There are known technological fixes that would improve safety on the platform, particularly for the most vulnerable, such as children. But company executives are unwilling to implement these solutions because they shave slivers from their billion-dollar profits. Instead of thinking creatively and designing with safety in mind from the start, Big Tech has relied on censoring our speech and entrapping our children with predatory tactics to ensure they are scrolling for as long as possible. Worse, it has placed the blame on parents when their kids are addicted and depressed as a result. I am a technologist, but also a pragmatist. I have worked at Facebook, Google, Pinterest and other tech companies, and the truth is that we will never regulate at the pace at which they innovate. Instead of trying to regulate the latest algorithmic innovation or clamp down on free speech, we should require safety standards in the design of the products. The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act moving through the Legislature is a step toward creating “seat belts” for our kids on social media. The legislation turns off features such as location tracking and prohibits the sale of kids’ personal data. These measures aren’t about banning social media for our kids. They are about creating social media that promotes the best in humanity and allows our kids to be safe, to connect with one another and learn together. That kind of social media is possible, but we have to design it that way from the start. California is the birthplace of many of these technologies, and it is appropriate that California take the lead in designing systems that honor our freedom of speech, respect our children’s privacy, and enshrine their rights to be safe online. —Frances Haugen is a former Facebook product manager and an advocate for accountability and transparency in social media. She wrote this for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s Capitol works and why it matters.

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eShelle and I often say we are grateful to live in Davis. The last two years have only strengthened our pride in our community. After all, UC Davis is a world-class research institution with a healthcare system that serves the broader region, and we saw the power of that in action for the public good. When COVID overtook our world, the renowned UC Davis Genome Center proposed a solution to help prevent the pandemic from growing worse in our region. That led to university and community leaders joining forces, and local and campus communities committing to participate in that effort. Through the success of Healthy Davis Together, we showed the world what kind of impact a strong towngown relationship can have in the face of immense challenges. We worked together like never before, harnessing our collective strengths and emerging as a role model for public health in the age of COVID-19. As many of you know, Healthy Davis Together ended its public testing program on June 30. This joint program between UC Davis and the city has been a definitive part of our community life since September of 2020. Whether it was at the Veteran’s Memorial Center, the ARC on the UC Davis campus, or numerous other sites around town and Yolo county, we were ready to line

Letters Let the celebrations return Routines similar to pre-pandemic years are returning. My effort to keep drunken drivers off the road is not ending. When I was 16, 30 years ago, I was hit by a drunken driver. I suffer daily: My gait and speech were affected and I lost my driving and hearing abilities. Look at these statistics for California: According to the law enforcement, 35 people were killed and 979 arrested for drunken driving on Memorial Day weekend in 2021. In 2022, 15 were killed and 891 people arrested for drunken driving. For the enforcement period of Fourth of July in 2021, 43 people were killed and 997 were arrested for DUI. Notice arresting and killing from drunken driving were lower in 2022 than 2021 for Memorial Day weekend. Hoping

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up and do our part. In the fall of 2020, little was known about the virus, except that many people who caught COVID-19 developed serious illness, and many of those people died. There was no vaccine and no at-home tests available. Asymptomatic people could spread the disease without knowing they had it. So, there were few options for communities trying to stay healthy. That was the state of the world when we started Healthy Davis Together. The numbers tell a story of success as the months went on. Through our combined efforts, we not only prevented the spread of COVID-19, but we also saved lives. Over the course of the program, more than 850,000 COVID-19 tests were conducted through the UC Davis Genome Center. Healthy Davis Together supported more than 50 K–12 schools in Yolo County with testing and education materials. More than 16,000 COVID-19 vaccines were administered as well. It’s clear that COVID-19 will be with us for some time, so we must remain vigilant. On campus, our UC Davis community will be able to test at a new kiosk inside UC Davis’ Human Resources

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Administration Building starting July 5. Healthy Davis Together will also continue to monitor wastewater and post testing resources on its web site. I want to acknowledge Brad Pollock, chair of the UC Davis Department of Public Health Sciences and HDT project director and Richard Michelmore, director of our Genome Center, who along with his team developed the saliva-based testing that was at the heart of Healthy Davis Together. Ken Burtis, former faculty advisor to the chancellor and provost (and so much more at UC Davis) worked behind the scenes nearly every day during the pandemic to bridge the work of the faculty with HDT. Sheri Belafsky from the UC Davis Medical Surveillance Program served as the Medical Director of HDT and leader of HDT’s team of health care professionals. Our Aggie Public Health Ambassadors, most of whom were students, worked diligently to keep our campus safe through their outreach and modeling of healthy behaviors. Of course, our regional leaders were dedicated and went above and beyond to serve the city of Davis and Yolo County. Davis Mayor Gloria Partida and former Mayor Brett Lee, along with Yolo County Supervisors Don Saylor and Jim Provenza, Supervisor-elect Lucas

this trend continues. People are excited for the future. Enjoy colorful Fourth of July fireworks and take the Davis bike Loop which is about 12 miles long through the town. It is easy for all. Have some fun in the sun, but think before you drink. Freedom does not come from breaking laws. A little drinking may be too much. You never know. Enjoy the season, and have a sober driver to drive you if drinking. Don’t risk it. Lori Martin Tracy

STEAC grateful for grant COVID-19, now in its third year, is still inflicting financial and medical hardships on many Yolo County residents. This crisis has been further exacerbated by the recent hike in cost of living coupled with lack of affordable housing. STEAC sees the impact of all of this firsthand, with

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Frerichs and other leaders kept the momentum moving in the right direction. I also want to give thanks to the HDT Advisory Committee, co-chaired by UC Davis Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Mary Croughan and Davis City Manager Mike Webb. The Advisory Committee included students, campus faculty and staff, business, and school and community leaders from a broad spectrum of organizations and associations. They met regularly throughout the pandemic to share updates and outreach efforts. We greatly appreciated our discussions with Yolo County Public Health Officer Aimee Sisson (also an Aggie), who worked with us and guided us through our decisionmaking. Last and certainly not least, I want to recognize all the Healthy Davis Together staff who served the public with their expertise but also with patience and kindness. Like I said, COVID’s variants are still with us. Moving forward, the success of Healthy Davis Together shows we have the capacity to find solutions and make a difference in any challenge we might face. Collectively, we have the experience, the creativity — and perhaps most essentially — the compassion to help our community in times of need. — Gary May is the chancellor of UC Davis; his column is published monthly.

demand for its Eviction Prevention Program remaining at elevated levels. With so many struggling, STEAC is thrilled to announce we recently received funding to help local residents stay housed during these difficult times. Through a $25,000 grant, STEAC’s Rental Assistance Program is being supported in part by Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Benefits Programs. Grant funds will support STEAC’s efforts to prevent evictions and help homeless families and individuals get into permanent housing. In preventing homelessness, these funds will also improve economic security, health and nutrition for program recipients. STEAC is grateful and honored to continue its collaboration with Kaiser to improve the lives of so many families who are enduring the hardships of this health crisis and the current impacts of the economy. Liane Moody Executive Director, STEAC

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The Davis American All-Star 8-10 baseball team stayed alive on Wednesday. Davis posted a 12-6 win over Woodland American squad in the loser’s bracket of the District 64 Tournament at the Davis Little League Complex. The win kept Davis alive in the double-elimination tournament and sent Woodland home. On Thursday, Davis played the Vacaville American squad in another elimination game. Vacaville is undefeated in the tournament. If Davis won — the final score of the game was not available at press time Thursday night — the two teams play again today, also at the complex, at 7 p.m. In the left photo, Davis pitcher Zach Sulenta throws a pitch. In the other photo, Noah Lingbloom slides into third base. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story.

JOLT: Will Trojan, Bruins fans travel? LINEMEN: Tug-of-war took From Page B8 Washington? Maryland instead of Cal? Indiana instead of Oregon? Northwestern instead of Utah? Illinois instead of Arizona State? Will Trojan and Bruin fans travel when their teams are playing road games in New Jersey and Pennsylvania? Will the players and coaches get tired of long road trips every other weekend in the fall? And what of basketball, where weekday games are common? If you have a Thursday game in Iowa City, you leave

on Wednesday morning, play on Thursday night and spend all day Friday getting home. Miss three days of class for a single game? No problem, though they may have to drop the word “student” from that overworked phrase “studentathlete.” This breakup will be so ugly and so unexpected that no Pac-12 school will ever again schedule the Trojans or the Bruins. You do not treat traitors lightly. The Pac-12 traces its impressive 107-year history back to the old Pacific Coast Conference, which was formed when Cal, Oregon

State, Oregon and Washington all joined hands on Dec. 2, 1915. Along the way they added Washington State (1917), Stanford (1918), Idaho (1922) USC (1922), Montana (1924), UCLA (1928), Arizona (1978), Arizona State (1978), Colorado (2011) and Utah (2011). It’s time to act now to keep this venerable conference standing. So long to the Sons of Westwood and the Men of Troy. Hello to UC Davis. Let’s make that Sept. 3, 2022 UC Davis-Cal game in Strawberry Canyon the Pac12 conference opener for both schools.

From Page B8 under center, the Blue Devils’ offense had its ups and downs. “We struggled inside the (10-yard line),” Smyte said. “From the 40 to the 10, we were dynamite, we were probably 75-80% and we did a lot of really good things.” Smyte believes most of his team’s issues from inside the 10-yard line will be solved by running the football and getting Acevedo outside of the pocket, two things that aren’t possible in 7-on-7 games because there aren’t linemen. “Without offensive linemen, it’s unrealistic inside the 10 because we're going to run the ball and do play action,” Smyte said. The addition of offensive lineman should benefit

Davis, which has a talented group in the trenches. The Blue Devils excelled in the lineman challenges, which included tug-of-war, among other competitions. “I thought our linemen really showed out,” Smyte said. “I think we had three lineman challenges this year and we did really well in all of them. We've gotten so strong in the weight room." Davis can continue getting stronger during the dead period as players are allowed to participate in voluntary workouts at the school’s weight room. — Henry Krueger is a rising sophomore at Gonzaga University and an intern for The Enterprise this summer. Follow him on Twitter: @henrykrveger.

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he shocking news that USC and UCLA have decided to leave their ancestral home in the Pac-12 and head for supposed greener pastures in the Big 10 has suddenly kicked all other stories off the front page of the nation’s newspapers. This is a 9.9 jolt on the Richter Scale for anyone who follows college athletics. And it has left the once-revered Pac-12 conference quickly looking for two new members to fill some very big shoes. Could one of those two be UC Davis, regularly one of the top teams nationally in the Football Championship Subdivision, just one step below the level where the superpowers play? Over the years, the Aggies have stepped up to the big time and whipped the likes of Stanford, Tulsa, San Jose State and UOP. They scared the dickens out of Cal a couple of seasons ago and are likely to

do so again when the 2022 football season kicks off Sept. 3 in Berkeley. Looking ahead, the Aggies have Pac-12 foes Oregon State, Washington, Cal and UCLA on future schedules, though the Bruins might just scrub that 2027 game in the Rose Bowl when the ink dries on their new deal with the Big 10. For years, I have advocated that UC Davis needs to up its game and find an FBS conference that will accept them, but the Pac-12 has always been an

impossible dream, if actually the most practical landing spot. Many astute observers have already ordered flowers for the Pac-12, hinting that Washington and Oregon will likely follow the Bruins and the Trojans into the Big 10 and the remaining eight teams will splinter off in a variety of undesirable directions. The Pac-12 has to act quickly and act decisively. There is no time to waste, what with TV contracts coming up for renewal and new schedules that will have to be drawn once USC and UCLA have moved on to fields of green in the Midwest. Would the Pac-12 swap UCLA for UC Davis? In normal times, no. But these are not normal times. Substituting one UC for another sounds like an even deal to me, especially since there’s no other UC campus that even sponsors football,

other than Cal. Other geographically logical candidates include San Diego State, Fresno State and Boise State, all of which could compete immediately with Pac-12 schools. But no one can bring that UC prestige and credibility to the table but UC Davis. This all started, of course, when USC lost, 45-27, to Oregon State last fall in the Coliseum and realized it could no longer compete in this conference. At least that’s how this native Oregonian prefers to see things. Be that as it may, it’s hard to understand how this decision will play in the City of Angels. Would USC fans really rather watch the Trojans play Rutgers instead of Stanford? Purdue instead of

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Blue Devil, Aggie Football

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Davis High football lineman Damean Osborne goes airborne into a tire during a lineman’s challenge against River City and Dixon players during Wednesday’s 7-on-7 passing games between their squads at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story.

Linemen get to have some fun By Henry Krueger Enterprise correspondent Starting Monday, Davis High football players will have three weeks of freedom. Davis head coach Steve Smyte won’t be able to hold practices or communicate with his team during the dead period that the Sac-Joaquin Section has had in place for many years. Players are essentially left to themselves until Monday, July 25, which is the first day of official practice per the section. But don’t be mistaken, the dead period is not a time for relaxation. “If you just sit on a couch and play video games for the next three weeks, you’re going to lose a lot of the gains that you’ve already made,” Smyte said. “What’s important is that they continue to run and get together and throw the ball during the dead period.” After serving as Davis’ head coach from 2018 to spring 2021, and his first tenure from 2010 through 2013, Smyte returned in

January to help rebuild a program that went 1-8 last season. Smyte has kept the Blue Devils busy this summer, organizing multiple 7-on-7 scrimmages to simulate game situations. Wednesday was the team’s final day of scrimmaging ahead of the dead period as Davis hosted River City of West Sacramento and Dixon at Ron and Mary Stadium. Dixon won a share of the Golden Empire League title with Pioneer of Woodland last fall and finished with a 7-4 record. River City posted a 1-9 record. The varsity team used one half of the field as the junior varsity squad went up against River City and Pioneer on the other half. There was also a small portion near the 50-yard line designated for linemen challenges. The teams rotated during the 7-on-7 games as Davis’ offense and defense faced Dixon and River City twice. With sophomore quarterback Braulio Acevedo taking the snaps

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UC Davis football head coach Dan Hawkins hugs kicker Isaiah Gomez (48) during a practice at UC Davis Health Stadium last August.

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Blue Devil lineman Deigo Preciado flips over a tire during a linemen’s challenge at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium on Wednesday. Davis, along with River City and Dixon and all high school football teams in the Sac-Joaquin Section, go into the dead period starting Monday. Practices for the season begin on Monday, July 25.

UC Davis head football coach Dan Hawkins will continue to lead his alma mater, inking a contract extension through the 2027 season, UCD Athletic Director Rocko DeLuca announced Thursday. “We are thrilled to keep Coach Hawk home at his alma mater and are excited to continue the momentum our football program has under his leadership,” DeLuca said. “He has a unique understanding of the full student-athlete experience here at UC Davis, providing an environment of success on and off the field. As we move forward for the 2022 season, it’s going to be exciting to support and participate in Aggie football and Coach Hawk’s mission for success.” Coach Hawkins has led the Aggies to a 31-22 (.585) record over his five seasons. In just year two at the helm, Hawkins guided UCD to its first 10-win season since 2001 and its first FCS Playoff appearance in school history. The 23-16 victory over Northern Iowa in 2018 marked the first postseason win for the Ags since 2002. “We are humbled and honored to carry on the tradition of Aggie Pride,” Hawkins said. “We have a unique culture at UC Davis. We will continue to maintain a balance of personal, academic, and athletic excellence.” After navigating the Aggies through the COVID19 pandemic and on the heels of a shortened fivegame 2021 spring season, But UCD again made an appearance in the FCS Playoffs last fall after an 8-4 campaign. During the Hawkins era, the Aggies have enjoyed record-breaking crowds. Six of the top-10 all-time attended games at UC Davis Health Stadium have been in the last five years, including a record 12,315 in the Causeway Classic last season. n To read the rest of the story on Hawkins, visit www.davisenterprise.com and click on the Sports tab.