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Tahoe blues

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy

Lake Tahoe in the winter. The lake’s famous clear water remains imperiled by evolving environmental threats.

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“We are working with other researchers at Lake Tahoe and with agency partners to not only keep track of clarity,” Schladow said, “but to adapt management approaches for improving clarity in future years.”

As she turned over the gavel on Tuesday to incoming Mayor Lucas Frerichs, the outgoing mayor of Davis, Gloria Partida, was honored by her colleagues, other elected representatives, city staff and members of the public for leading the city through some of its most PARTIDA challenging years. Challenging She has been a tenure rock, they said, with an incredible moral compass. But it hasn’t been easy. Months after taking office following her election to the council in 2018, Partida found herself along with her council colleagues in a conference room at the Davis Police Department awaiting more information after Officer Natalie Corona had been shot in the line of duty downtown.

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feet, while winter averages were 71.9 feet.

By Kat Kerlin

While clarity in winter months is invariably better than during the summer, the trend from the past two decades indicates that neither summer nor winter clarity levels are improving over time.

Enterprise staff writer The cobalt-blue waters of Lake Tahoe were about as clear in 2021 as they were in 2020. But a broader look at clarity measurements shows there is no pattern of consistent clarity improvement over the past 20 years. The lake also has not fully recovered from a spike of fine particles that flowed into its waters after the extremely wet year of 2017. That’s according to the data collected through 2021 by the

UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center. UCD has measured clarity and other health indicators at Lake Tahoe since 1968, helping to inform policymakers and stakeholders on strategies to protect the lake and stabilize the decline in clarity that dates back to the region’s development boom in the 1960s. Recent years have presented evolving and new threats to Lake Tahoe as climate warming, floods, droughts and wildfires impact the lake in ways that are

not fully understood. “The lake itself is changing internally, and the external inputs that impact clarity and lake health are changing at the same time,” said Geoffrey Schladow, director of the Tahoe Environmental Research Center.

A perplexing pattern Lake Tahoe’s average annual clarity in 2021 was 61 feet compared to 63 feet in 2020. Summer measurements were 54.8

Survey tracks Davis’ top concerns By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Davis residents remain largely satisfied with the quality of life and city services in Davis but cite the lack of affordable housing as the city’s biggest problem, followed by homelessness and crime. That’s according to a survey conducted by EMC Research during the week of April 12-19 via telephone (both landlines and mobile phones), text and email. The city hired EMC to conduct the survey, as it has several times in the last decade. A total of 500 interviews were conducted this year with residents within the city’s boundaries and

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results come with a margin of error of about 4.37 percentage points, according to EMC. The findings: n Overall, residents report high satisfaction with the quality of life and city services with 77 percent of residents reporting being somewhat or very satisfied with the job the

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city is doing, nearly unchanged from the 78 percent during the last city survey in 2019, and 87 percent reporting being satisfied with the overall quality of life in Davis, down from 93 percent in 2019. n Affordable housing remains the top concern

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On Thursday, UC Davis alumna Sister Simone Campbell, class of 1977, was one of 17 people awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a ceremony at the White House. Campbell was given the nation’s highest civilian honor in recognition of her lifelong commitment advocating for social justice. “Campbell is a longtime social justice advocate who has worked tirelessly to fight for racial and economic justice, the Affordable Care Act, immigration reform and

other causes,” UC Davis said this week in a news release. “She was the executive director of NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice for 16 years and was instrumental in organizing ‘Nuns on the Bus’ where nuns travel across the country advocating for federal policies.” Campbell was born in Santa Monica and worked as a community organizer in Portland during the 1970s. “She realized she needed a legal education in order to best serve underrepresented communities,”

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Briefly Soroptimists will hit the links Soroptimist of Greater Davis invites all golfers to take part in its 27th annual charity golf tournament on July 16 at the Davis Municipal Golf Course. This year’s tournament once again supports Soroptimist programs. The Live Your Dream program awards two $2,000 cash grants to women who provide the primary financial support for their families. In addition, the golf tournament supports the Multi-Disciplinary Interview Center in Woodland. MDIC provides a childfriendly center where the investigation of child abuse can be expedited and where victims and their families receive effective and immediate support. Over the last seven years, SIGD has donated $44,000 to MDIC. The tournament is a two-person scramble at a cost of $100 per player. There will be prizes for the tournament winners. Each player package includes 18 holes of golf, one player slot, one golf cart seat, two Mulligans, hole-in-one insurance, prizes for closest to pin and most accurate drive. Additionally, each player receives 30 raffle tickets and lunch. Golfers can sign up at www.soroptimistgreaterdavis.org. For sponsorship information, contact sigreaterdavis@ soroptimist.net.

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It’s a perfect capper to a great run L UCAS FOR GOVERNOR ... Happy to see that Lucas Frerichs was selected as mayor by his colleagues, even if he’ll soon be attending meetings in Woodland instead of Davis. Hard to believe he’s been on the City Council for 10 years. Seems like only yesterday that he was part of a youth movement. Based on appearances, it seems as if he's still part of a youth movement. I'm sure Lucas will be a strong voice on our behalf on the Board of Supervisors. He's the very definition of the phrase “public servant.”

GAS PAINS ... Thanks to a friendly neighborhood gas station in Old East Davis that has the cheapest fuel in town, plus judicious use of my ’56 Schwinn, I've yet to pay $6 for a gallon of gas. I have, however, paid $5.99999999 on a number of occasions. And doesn't it make you mad when some national commentator says with alarm, “The average price of gasoline rose this week to $4.55 a gallon.” Of course, none of the folks buying “cheap” gas in the other 49 states get to live in California. Their loss. WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE ... Loved that recent letter to the editor from my friend

Robert who doesn't like the powers-that-be telling him what he can or cannot do with our precious water. Writes Robert, “I am all for conserving water at all times, and especially during droughts,” but, he adds, “Instead of micromanaging individual behaviors like car washing, how about overall household limits based on household size?” Household size is the key issue here. Back in the dreadful days when Davis had water “tiers,” those living in large households were punished, while water wasters frequently used much more water per capita, but paid far lower rates. The city wisely went away from tiers and began charging everyone the same price per gallon, which is the only fair way to do things. What Robert seems to have perfected is the art of washing a car using very little water. He doesn't

like being told he's a water-waster just because he washes his car, even if he does take lightningquick showers. If water is truly scarce, we all should be eligible for a certain amount of water per day, with exceptions for those who have a special need of some sort. How you use that water should be up to you. If you get 10 gallons a day and you wish to drink them all, fine. And if you wish to wash your car with those 10 gallons and walk around thirsty all day, that's fine too. Notes Robert, “I don't need the nanny state to tell me how to use every 5 to 10 gallons of water.”' Amen, brother. And Robert, if you feel the need to wash someone else's car, mine's in the driveway and really could use a bath. I'll provide the water.

S THERE A GRAMMARIAN IN THE HOUSE? ... Was intrigued by the recent photo caption from a major news organization that said “A man touches a giant freshwater stingray before being released back into the Mekong River.” One hopes the man can swim. WHAT TO DO WHEN ATTACKED BY THE MOST POWERFUL MAN ON EARTH ...

West Sac man sentenced for fraud By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer SACRAMENTO — A federal judge sentenced a West Sacramento man to four years in prison Wednesday for his role in a $700,000 Social Security fraud case, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eric Lemoyne Willis, 46, worked as an operations supervisor for the Social Security Administration in Sacramento and Lodi at the time of the scheme, which also involved SSA employees in San Diego and Charlotte, N.C. Willis, employed by the SSA from 2015 until January 2018, “used his authority … to access the confidential Social Security records of numerous Social Security beneficiaries,” U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert said in a news release. “These records contained personally identifiable information (PII) including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, account numbers, family information and benefit payment amounts.” Prosecutors said Willis sought out PII for beneficiaries who used direct deposit for large benefit

payments, then gave that information to co-conspirator Darron Dimitri Ross, 36, of North Carolina. Ross and a third defendant, 39-year-old Joshua Bilal George of San Diego, called multiple SSA field offices across the country, using the stolen PII to impersonate beneficiaries, while Ross opened “at least” 44 online bank accounts under fake identities for diverting stolen Social Security benefits. “If Ross succeeded in convincing an SSA representative that he was the beneficiary, he would request that the beneficiary’s direct deposit account be changed to one of the conspirators’ fraudulent accounts,” Talbot said. Once the diverted SSA funds were deposited, the defendants withdrew the funds at ATMs or used debit cards associated with the accounts to purchase trips to Las Vegas and luxury items such as Rolex watches, according to the criminal complaint. Ross also transferred some stolen funds to Willis for his participation in the scheme. The SSA, which halted the deposits after detecting the fraud, later identified

more than 200 beneficiaries nationwide targeted by the crimes, which resulted in an estimated $696,912 in losses. Willis, who admitted to charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, theft of government property and aggravated identity theft, also must pay full restitution to the SSA in addition to his prison sentence, prosecutors said. George and Ross pleaded guilty to similar charges and are scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb in August. Both face up to 20 years in prison for wire fraud and up to five years in prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States. Ross also faces a mandatory sentence of two years in prison for aggravated identity theft, consecutive to any other sentence imposed. Each of these offenses also carries a maximum fine of $250,000. This case is the product of an investigation by the Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General; Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Inspector General; and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Thompson introduces contraception bill By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer On Thursday, Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Napa, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, introduced a bill in the United States House of Representatives to codify the right to access contraception. The introduction of the Protecting Access to Contraception Act of 2022 comes on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn Roe vs. Wade, thereby eliminating federal abortion protections. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote an opinion on that decision stating that the court should reconsider other due process precedents, including Griswold vs. Connecticut, the 1965 Supreme Court decision that recognized there is a constitutional right to access contraception. “In Justice Thomas’ concurring opinion, he opened the door to going after other fundamental rights that Americans have enjoyed for decades, including the right to contraception,” said Thompson. “I believe that everyone, regardless of the state in which they live, should have access to safe,

effective, affordable and accessible methods of family planning and contraception. That’s why today, with my colleague Rep. Jayapal, I introduced legislation preventing states or localities from prohibiting or restricting the sale, purchase, possession, transportation, or use of contraception to ensure that further rights are not eroded by this extreme Supreme Court.” Jayapal, who chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus, echoed those remarks. “When it comes to our reproductive freedom, it is clear that this rightwing, extremist Supreme Court will not stop at stripping us of our right to safe and legal abortion. It is incumbent on us to ensure that our right to reproductive health care remains protected,” she said. The Protecting Access to Contraception Act of 2022 would prohibit state or local governments from banning or restricting the possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive. The legislation allows for a private right-of-action for people harmed by any violation of this law and authorizes the Department of Justice to bring civil action to remedy

any such violations. The bill defines contraceptives broadly and includes birth control medication, IUDs, condoms and emergency contraception, as well as other relevant FDA-approved products.

I don't know about you, but the most distressing part of the hearings being held by the Select Committee on Jan. 6 was learning the fate of those two election workers from Georgia. Mother and daughter Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss were accused of all sorts of election malfeasance by none other than Donald J. Trump, while he was president. In fact, Freeman's name was mentioned 18 times by Trump in his infamous call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, calling her “a professional scammer and hustler.” She should sue for defamation. Or maybe we should start a GoFundMe campaign to send her a small pot of gold. “Do you know how it feels to have the president of the United States target you?” she asked the committee. Yes, we do have freedom of speech in this country, but we also have ways for individuals to protect themselves when they have been publicly slandered. As if this was a fair fight from the get go. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

UCD police officer felled by heart attack By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer UC Davis Police Officer Walter Broussard died Monday of complications related to a heart attack he suffered while on duty, UC Davis announced Wednesday in a news release. Broussard, 62, was a 24-year veteran of the UC Davis Police Department, where he served as a patrol officer, traffic officer, field training officer and K-9 handler. Before joining UC Davis, he worked as a Yolo County sheriff ’s deputy for seven years. He was most recently assigned to UC Davis’ Sacramento campus. “Our small department is numb,” said UCD Police Capt. Mark Brunet, “losing a good friend and officer.” Broussard had worked at the Sacramento campus, where the UC Davis

Medical Center and the School of Medicine are located, for the past three BROUSSARD years. “I Died Monday know many at the hospital knew and loved him,” Brunet said. “And he had made the same kinds of connections on the Davis campus.” Broussard is survived by his wife, Mary Grace, and children. “Walt was a kind and honest man whose approach to life was genuine and sincere,” Brunet said. “His energy was contagious, and many were blessed to work around him.” — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @calebmhampton.

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Briefly ‘Hair’ musician visits ‘Davisville’ Bob Cowsill, one of the siblings who make up The Cowsills, shares stories about recording the song “Hair,” the band’s history, pop hits and the power of music on the next edition of the KDRT program “Davisville.” “Davisville,” hosted by Bill Buchanan, is broadcast on KDRTLP, 95.7 FM Mondays at 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays at 5 p.m., Fridays at 12:30 p.m., and Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. The interview with Cowsill will be broadcast July 11 through July 16, and will be available starting Monday evening at https://kdrt.org/davisville or on Apple podcasts. The Cowsills perform at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento on Monday, July 11, as part of this summer’s Happy Together tour of musicians with roots in the 1960s. The band plans to release a new record this fall.

Join ice-cream bicycle ride Celebrate National Ice Cream Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, July 17, with The Bike Campaign, which invites everyone to ride the Davis Bike Loop (12 miles) and get a free frozen treat. Start anywhere on the loop, and join hundreds of happy bike riders. Bring your friends and family, enjoy parks, picnic, play and pick up a ticket for free ice cream somewhere on the route. The ticket is redeemable at the afterparty at the Davis Food Co-op starting at 2 p.m. Visit www.thebikecampaign.org for a map of the Davis Bike Loop.

EKG screenings for young people SACRAMENTO — One in 300 youths has an undiagnosed heart condition that puts them at risk for sudden cardiac arrest . The Kyle J. Taylor Foundation (KJTF), in collaboration with UC Davis Health and Project ADAM Sacramento, is hosting a free youth heart screening event to help identify youth who may have an undiagnosed heart condition. The free event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Jesuit High School gymnasium, 4660 Fair Oaks Blvd. in Sacramento. The event is for those ages 12 to 25. The screening takes about 40 minutes to complete. It includes a cardiac risk assessment, an electrocardiogram (EKG) and a physician review. The EKG is a simple and painless test that records the heart’s electrical activity using small sticky electrode patches attached to the skin of the chest. Structural and electrical heart issues which can cause sudden cardiac arrest in young people can often be seen in an EKG. Facemasks will be required indoors. The event aims to prevent sudden cardiac arrest risk in children and young adults. Annual physical examinations and sports preparticipation physical exams can miss about 85 to 90% of issues that can cause sudden cardiac arrest in youth. Register at https:// www.flipcause.com/ secure/event_step2/ MTQ5MDg3/162458.

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UCD: Balancing protein could help water quality Too much in diet adds to nitrogen pollution By Kat Kerlin Special to The Enterprise Balancing how much protein you eat with the amount your body needs could reduce nitrogen releases to aquatic systems in the U.S. by 12% and overall nitrogen losses to air and water by 4%, according to a study from UC Davis. Protein consumption in the United States, from both plant and animal sources, ranks among the highest in the world. The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, said that if Americans ate protein at recommended amounts, projected nitrogen excretion rates in 2055 would be 27% less than they are today despite population growth. The study is the first to estimate how much protein consumption contributes to excess nitrogen in

the environment through human waste. It also indicates that coastal cities have the largest potential to reduce nitrogen excretions headed for their watersheds. “It turns out that many of us don’t need as much protein as we eat, and that has repercussions for our health and aquatic ecosystems,” said lead author Maya Almaraz, a research affiliate with the UC Davis Institute of the Environment. “If we could reduce that to an amount appropriate to our health, we could better protect our environmental resources.”

Protein shake-up The human body requires protein. But when a body takes in more protein than it needs, excess amino acids break it down into nitrogen, which is excreted mostly through urine and released through the wastewater system. This brings additional nitrogen into waterways, which can result in toxic algal blooms, oxygen-starved “dead zones” and polluted drinking water.

The scientists estimated current and future nitrogen excretion exports based on U.S. census population data. They saw an upward trend over time, with exports increasing 20% from 2016 to 2055. That increase is associated with population growth, as well as an aging population, which requires more protein to manage muscle loss.

Coastal opportunity Coastal cities face dramatic population growth in the coming decades, and suburban migration patterns indicate such movement is typically accompanied by increased nutrient loading conveyed through wastewater, stormwater runoff and other sources. The study found that coastal cities along the West Coast, Texas, Florida, Chicago and especially the northeast U.S. show large potential for reducing dietary nitrogen loading to their watersheds.

Food. Waste. Sewage contributes 15% of the total nitrogen flux from land to ocean in North America, the study said. Technology capable of removing 90% of nitrogen in sewage exists, but less than 1% of sewage is treated with it due to its expense. Eating a diet that balances protein with the body’s needs can be healthier for humans and reduce nitrogen pollution in the environment without additional wastewater treatment costs. “It’s interesting to think about possible ways to cut into those nitrogen losses beyond expensive technology,” said Almaraz. “Dietary changes are a healthy and cheap way to do it.” The study was co-authored by Caitlin Kuempel of University of Queensland, Andrew Salter of University of Nottingham, and Benjamin Halpern of UC Santa Barbara. It was funded by the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, World Wildlife Fund, and the Rockefeller Foundation. — UC Davis news

Get to know Maria Goeppert Mayer By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise

aria Goeppert was born on June 28, 1906, in what was then Kattowitz, Germany (now Katowice, Poland). In 1910, she moved with her family to Göttingen, Germany, where her father was a professor at the University of Göttingen. She was an only child and was close with her father, finding his science and teaching background fascinating. Her father encouraged her to pursue science and higher education and she was one of four other women in her graduating class to pass the university entrance exams. Maria attended the University of Göttingen, initially studying mathematics, but she instead changed her interests to physics. Later in life she is quoted saying, “Mathematics began to seem too much like puzzle-solving. Physics is puzzling-solving, too, but of puzzles created by nature, not by the mind of man.” In 1930, she defended her doctoral thesis on the theory of twophoton absorption. Even though her theory was not able to be tested by the technology of the time, it was verified in 1961 and to honor her initial work the unit of two-photon absorption cross-section is named the “GM” after her. In 1930 she married chemist Joseph Edward Mayer. The couple soon moved to the United States

Explorit Science Center as he was offered a position to teach at Johns Hopkins University. Due to anti-nepotism rules, she was unable to be hired as a faculty member but accepted a position as an assistant in the physics department with a small salary. Between 1937 and 1946 Goeppert Mayer bounced between unpaid and part-time positions at various universities and institutions including Columbia University, Sarah Lawrence College, Los Alamos Laboratory, the University of Chicago and the Argonne National Laboratory. During her time at Argonne, Goeppert Mayer developed a model for the structure of nuclear shells, which are the arrangement of particles in the nucleus of atoms. Her model explained that there are certain numbers of nucleons that cause the atom to be more stable than others. Dubbed “magic numbers” these arrangements are most stable when the nucleons are arranged in numbers of 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 and 126. Her findings and those of other German scientists were found independently around the same time, and the two groups began to collaborate and published joint work on the nuclear shell structure in 1950. This published work would lead Goeppert

Dr. Maria Goeppert Mayer was the second woman to earn a Nobel Prize. U.S. Department of Energy/Courtesy photo

Mayer, along with colleagues J. Hans D. Jensen and Eugene Wigner, to a Nobel Prize in physics. Maria Goeppert Mayer would be only the second female Nobel laureate, with Marie Curie being the first. In 1960, she was offered a full-time professorship at UC San Diego. Even though she suffered a stroke shortly after her appointment, she continued to teach and research. She passed away in 1972 after suffering a heart attack. After her death, Goeppert Mayer has been honored in several ways. She has various awards named after her, being awarded to up-and-coming female scientists and engineers. Each year UCSD holds a

symposium named after her, and many university halls are named Mayer after both her and her husband for their contributions to science. ———— Exploit’s coming events: n Explorit is open to the public on Fridays from 1 to 4 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is $5 per person; Explorit members, ASTC, and those age 2 and under free. Explorit strongly encourages all guests to wear a mask while indoors. n A membership to Explorit grants the recipient free visits to Explorit’s regular public hours, discounts on events, summer camps and workshops, and

gives you ASTC benefits to visit other museums throughout the world. To purchase or for more information visit https:// www.explorit.org/membership or call Explorit at 530-756-0191. n Like many small businesses the closures have had a significant impact on our income and sustainability. Now is a great time to donate and help Explorit continue to educate and inspire the scientists of tomorrow: https:// www.explorit.org/donate. — Explorit Science Center is at 3141 Fifth St. For information, call 530-7560191 or visit http://www. explorit.org, or “like” the Facebook page at www. facebook.com/explorit.fb.

County seeks input on adult community corrections Special to The Enterprise WOODLAND — As the Yolo County Community Corrections Partnership develops its 2023-2025 Strategic Plan, it seeks public input at two community engagement meetings regarding efforts to reform corrections practices, emphasizing evidencebased practices and costeffective strategies. The first community engagement meeting will occur on July 19 and then be repeated on Aug. 8. The two opportunities for the community to provide feedback will include a brief presentation on the mission and goals of the CCP, an update on current projects, and relevant budget information for project funding in the coming years. “Our continued focus is to implement cost-effective strategies that are known to improve public safety,” said Yolo County Chief Probation Officer Dan Fruchtenicht. “Fortunately, we benefit from engaged

residents and a forwardthinking CCP which will ensure the 2023-2025 CCP Strategic Plan continues to meet the corrections challenges and needs of our communities.” In 2011, Assembly Bill 109 (Public Safety Realignment) went into effect. Among other things, this legislation shifted responsibility for all adults sentenced for non-violent, non-serious, and nonsexual offenses from state to local jurisdictions giving local law enforcement the right and ability to manage these individuals in smarter, more costeffective ways.

With AB 109, Community Corrections Partnerships throughout the state were tasked with planning for the change and implementing local plans. By state statute (CA Penal Code §1229), CCPs are led by county chief probation officers and formed by representatives from the court, the district attorney, the public defender, a police chief, the sheriff, the County Office of Education, county heads for mental health, employment, substance abuse programs and social services, the County Administrative Officer or a designee from the Board of Supervisors,

and representative for victim interests and a community-based organization. The CCP is required to develop a strategic plan for the Board of Supervisors’ approval. With community input, the CCP has developed and implemented two strategic plans since its inception. Members of the CCP will attend the community engagement meetings, which will be facilitated

and held via Zoom on Tuesday, July 19, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. (link to register: http://bit.ly/yoloCCPjuly19) and again on Monday, August 8, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. (link to register: http://bit.ly/ yoloCCPaug8). Spanish translation services will be available during these meetings. For information about the CCP, visit www.Yolo County.org/CCP.

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PARTIDA: ‘There were a number of tough times’ for mayor From Page A1 All too soon that information came, that Corona had been killed, a devastating blow to the city. A little over a year later, the pandemic began, and Partida, who had received the most votes in that 2018 council election, was sworn in as mayor and spent nearly her entire tenure in that office presiding over remote council meetings. “There were a number of tough times,” Partida noted on Tuesday. “And a lot of my time was spent very far from my community physically. But it didn’t put me far from my community mentally, because there was a lot of thinking about the safety of our community and the wellbeing of our businesses.” She thanked her colleagues and city staff for their support, noting that she was so new to the council when she took over as mayor “and there’s a lot of my council colleagues here that had a lot more experience in this area and so I was very, very grateful for city staff that just answered all my questions and made it very clear that whatever I wanted to put forward, they were going to help and they were going to assist in whatever vision that we had as a

council. So I can’t thank people enough.” She also thanked “all the citizens … who were always there to make me see another side to an issue. That was really important… making sure that all the decisions were as measured as possible.” Her work as mayor during challenging times earned praise from her colleagues. “All of my best bosses over the years have been women,” said Councilman Dan Carson, “and it’s been proven true once again under the leadership of Mayor Gloria Partida. “In particular, Gloria, what you brought was the right mix of personal qualities to this position that met with the tenor of the times, the unusual times we were in. We didn’t know it at the time, but we needed both the scientist and someone with a sense of social justice and we got both of those things in you,” said Carson. “In the age of COVID, we needed a neurobiologist and zoologist at the helm as we navigated a series of really life-anddeath decisions with medical implications. Do you reopen the swimming pool? Do you mandate vaccines for city workers? What do you do about that restaurant that’s refusing to comply with

social distancing requirements? “Whenever these issues arose, you were a steady voice,” said Carson. “You were a supporter of evidence-based solutions. And then we got into these worlds where there was no evidence whatsoever to go on because we hadn’t had a pandemic in about 100 years. I think you helped us along with common-sense solutions that kept us on a proper path.” Councilman Josh Chapman said he was fortunate to have been able to serve with Partida as the mayor. “The space that you created as the mayor, a safe, open space for people to share their views, their opinions, whether we all agreed or not, made that dialogue so much more relevant and deeper,” Chapman said. City staff had high praise as well. “On behalf of staff,” said City Manager Mike Webb, “I just want to say what an absolute honor and privilege it’s been working with you during your tenure as mayor…. You were always, always an absolute rock at all times when needed. You have always been there… a sounding board of just excellence.” Webb also thanked Partida for “the profound respect and

professionalism that you have brought to the role. “I cannot thank you enough for doing so at all times even under extraordinary circumstances when you were probably not too happy with me or with something that was happening at the staff level. You always remained composed and talked things through and I have profound appreciation and respect for that.” Partida, said Webb, has “such an incredibly strong moral compass and that is just so appreciated by myself and my staff team, knowing that your intentions are always for the better of the community and of society. That’s always your end goal, whether we’re talking about a policy issue, a project, whatever it may be, that was always first and foremost on your mind, above self.” And during COVID, Partida faced “extraordinary pressures” as mayor, “to lead the community, the council, conducting meeting after meeting after meeting on Zoom … my hat’s off to you for your perseverance,” said Webb. Webb also presented a token of appreciation to Partida on Tuesday — a crystal gavel, “which in many respects represents just how incredibly classy Mayor Partida is and also the fact that you never really got to hit a gavel very

Obituary Lillian Hosken McHenry Nov. 3, 1924 — June 20, 2022

A remarkable and dearly loved woman, mother, grandmother, and greatgrandmother found a peaceful end following a fall that quelled her strong desire for independence. She adored her daughters Lyndie (Roger) Boulton and Laurie (Mark) Radcliff; grandchildren Katie (AJ) Ramsey, Thomas (Tiffany) Radcliff,

Christina (Jason Lowe), Andrew (Edward) and Cameron (Ashley) Boulton; and great-grandchildren Mia and Nic Ramsey, Lauren and Jace Radcliff, Audrey and Jackson Lowe, and Arlo Boulton. She delighted in knowing Arlo will have a baby sister in October. Her husband Jim, parents William M. and Vera Medau Hosken, and

brother William E. Hosken predeceased her. She is also survived by five McHENRY Hosken nieces and many other family members. Her family is especially grateful for the devoted support offered by caregiving friend, Sahara Damore

and Yolo Cares. Lil’s ashes will be buried next to her beloved Jim at Meadow Valley Cemetery near Bucks Lake where they both met as teens and later vacationed every summer at their cabin. A celebration of life will be held in late September. Further details and Lil’s full obituary can be found at Smith Funeral Home (Davis). Donate to YoloCares (Hospice) or another organization as you wish.

much during your tenure so now you can take this home and use it however you wish.” Representatives of Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Winters, and Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, were also on hand Tuesday to present Partida with a resolution that noted her role in creating a Davis Police Accountability Commission “which exemplified … your keen awareness that certain voices needed to be heard and addressed.” They also praised Partida’s leadership during the pandemic, including efforts to support small local businesses and providing a safety net for vulnerable community members. Representatives of Reps. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, and Mike Thompson, D-Napa, also presented Partida with a resolution highlighting her contributions to the community since her arrival in the city, including cofounding the Davis Phoenix Coalition, as well as her work as mayor on social justice issues and helping to establish Healthy Davis Together. “Gloria, you’re the person for a very, very difficult time,” added Supervisor Don Saylor of Davis. “You’ve done a tremendous job and we all owe you a great deal for this service.”

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On Thursday, UC Davis alumna Sister Simone Campbell, class of 1977, was one of seventeen people awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a ceremony at the White House.

MEDAL: ‘Compassionate and brave’ From Page A1 UCD’s news service wrote in a 2019 article. “As a law student she served as editor of the UC Davis Law Review, did legal aid work in the community, and served an externship working with the California Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife.” Campbell’s advocacy earned her an invitation to speak at the 2012 Demo-

cratic National Convention and regular interviews on national television and radio, including 60 Minutes, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, CNN and National Public Radio. “Compassionate and brave, humble and strong, she is the embodiment of a covenant of trust, hope and progress of our nation,” President Joe Biden said of Campbell during the ceremony on Thursday. “I’m

happy to call her my friend.” For Campbell, the Presidential Medal of Freedom adds to local accolades. She delivered the commencement address for the UC Davis School of Law in 2017. In 2019, Campbell received the UC Davis School of Law’s Distinguished Alumna Award. “I realized how important King Hall has been for me in shattering the

concept from the beginning about who is able to be an effective advocate, to be a lawyer,” Campbell said during a speech at the awards ceremony. “The pleasure of our education and training was always to think a little outside the box.” — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @calebmhampton.

Decades of research led to the development of the Lake Tahoe Total Maximum Daily Load, or TMDL, the science-based plan to restore the lake’s historic clarity. TMDL science identified fine particles and tiny algae as playing a large role in lake clarity. Currently, these are responsible for up to 70% of clarity loss. Public and private investments in water quality improvements over the past 25 years have significantly reduced fine particles and algaefeeding nutrients entering Lake Tahoe, and TMDL pollutant load reduction targets are being met. However, fine particles have remained elevated since 2017, when unprecedented winter storms contributed to the worst clarity on record at Tahoe. Fine particles in Tahoe’s streams increased by fourfold that year and have remained above the historic mean since that time. Fine particles in the lake have similarly increased and have yet to return to earlier concentrations. Schladow notes that some of the lake particle

readings were likely influenced by smoke deposition from the past several years of wildfires that have blanketed the basin. The precise role of wildfires on lake clarity and overall lake health is the subject of a Tahoe Science Advisory Council and multi-institutional study. “Extreme weather events and changing lake dynamics are making our investments in water quality even more important,” Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Interim Executive Director John Hester said. Clarity is measured as the depth to which a 10-inch white disk, called a Secchi disk, remains visible when lowered into the water. In 2021, UC Davis scientists took 22 individual readings at Lake Tahoe’s long-term index station. View the historic clarity readings from 1968-2021 at tahoe. ucdavis.edu. Using technologies beyond the Secchi disk, researchers continue to refine their understanding of the interactions of lake physics and ecology to determine the evolving causes of clarity change. — UC Davis News

SURVEY: Social media could make crime seem more prevalent From Page A1 but residents are also increasingly concerned about homelessness and crime. n A majority reported positive interactions with Davis police and feel comfortable calling police in an emergency, though there are higher concerns among non-whites about bias in policing. n The Davis Enterprise remains the top source of local news and events, followed by word of mouth and the internet. On the question of whether Davis is moving in the right direction, 69 percent of respondents agreed that it is, while 30 percent believe the city is on the wrong track. The numbers were nearly unchanged from the last survey in 2019 when 70 percent said the city was on the right track. But the percentage of residents very satisfied with the job the city is doing to provide city services has steadily declined. In 2007, 46 percent were very satisfied. That dropped to 40 percent in 2014; 24 percent in 2019; and 20 percent this year. The percentage of those somewhat satisfied increased, from 48 percent in 2007 to 57 percent in 2022. Asked what the city’s most important problem is, 29 percent identified a lack of affordable housing, senior housing and student housing. The next most cited issue was homelessness, which 14 percent of respondents believed was the city’s most important problem.

Ten percent cited crime/public safety/drugs. Five percent or less named growth/development and land use; lack of retail shopping/ downtown revitalization; road conditions; traffic; cost of living; city government or other issues. This year’s survey focused more on resident satisfaction with public safety with questions related to everything from the safety of streets, sidewalks and bike paths to traffic enforcement and policing. Half of respondents believe crime is the same in Davis as it was a year ago, while 45 percent believe it is worse. More than 80 percent of residents say they would feel comfortable calling the police in an emergency, report their interactions with Davis police have been positive and believe police respond promptly to 911 calls. However, more than half of survey respondents (52 percent) were very concerned or somewhat concerned about racial profiling

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and bias in policing. The percentage was lowest among white respondents (52 percent) and highest among Black respondents (69 percent). Fifty-five percent believe the city would benefit from additional police officers patrolling the city. Asked about how they get news about the city, The Davis Enterprise was named as the top source by 23 percent, followed by friends, family or word of mouth at 13 percent. Online or other internet sites were cited by 12 percent, followed by NextDoor (8 percent); Facebook (7 percent); other social media (6 percent); local TV news (6 percent); and communications from the city (5 percent). One percent of respondents cited the Sacramento Bee, the city’s website, the Davis Vanguard or other local blogs or Capital Public Radio. NextDoor has risen in popularity since 2019 when 4 percent of

respondents cited the social media site as their top source of local news. In 2022, that increased to 8 percent. At the same time, those citing the Enterprise as the top source of local news declined by 5 percentage points. Top news source varied by age groups. Among those ages 18 to 34, the top source was friends, family or word of mouth, followed by the Enterprise. Among those 35 to 44, the top source was The Enterprise, followed by Facebook. Among those 45 to 54 and 55 to 64, the top source was the Enterprise, followed by online or other internet sites. Among those 65 and up, the top source was the Enterprise, followed by friends, family or word of mouth. All of the findings from the April survey were presented to the City Council on Tuesday night where there was discussion about crime, given 45 percent of residents surveyed said they believe crime has increased in the city. “Is this a matter of perception of crime?” asked Councilman Dan Carson. “Or are they seeing something out there on the street that we may not be seeing?” City Manager Mike Webb replied that “there is certainly a heightened sensitivity and awareness of crime-related issues nationally and that translates to the the local level.” Additionally, Webb said, the use of NextDoor by many residents to share crime-related news may also be contributing to the

perception that crime has increased. However, he said, “it is not necessarily translating to more crime occurring or more people being victims of crime, per se … there’s no big uptick in those.” Specifically, Webb said, data does not show a year-to-year increase in crime, particularly violent crime, in Davis. EMC researcher Jessica PolskaSanchez noted that what they measure in these surveys is community perception “that may or may not track along with the reality … and there’s definitely places where we’re wondering is perception influenced by what’s happening on a more national level …” Vice Mayor Will Arnold said, “the perception of increased crime and this increased urgency for … cracking down on crime, I’m hoping we’re a savvy enough group to see that the perception may not necessarily meet reality in that regard. “I know there’s certainly a perceived, probably elsewhere a real increase in crime. I don’t think we’ve experienced it in Davis.” But he noted that the increased prevalence of NextDoor “does have an effect of creating a sense of crime occurring when maybe there really isn’t a crime.” The full survey results can be found at https://documents. cityofdavis.org/Media/Default/ Documents/PDF/CityCouncil/ CouncilMeetings/Agendas/ 2022/2022-07-05/05-ResidentSatisfaction-Survey-Presentation .pdf.

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State looks to get high-speed rail plans back on track By Ralph Vartabedian CalMatters After a decade of cost, schedule, technical, regulatory, personnel and legal problems, the California high speed rail project will be getting an inspector general soon as part of a deal between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature. The new investigative position is intended to intensify oversight and improve performance of the $105 billion railroad project. Enthusiasm for the change is high, but whether it will fix everything is uncertain, even among state leaders. “There is nothing but problems on the project,” said Speaker Anthony Rendon, a Lakewood Democrat. “The inspector general provides oversight and some sense of what is going on with management. That has been missing for a long time.” But will it work? “We don’t know,” Rendon said. “We need to be vigilant. The IG will provide what we need to carry that out.” Until now, a variety of outside agencies have advised the Legislature and the governor on the project, resulting in recommendations that often were not carried out. In some cases, they required changes that nobody had the power to make and in other cases carried too high a political price with outside interest groups. In 2012, the Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended against an appropriation to start construction, arguing the California High-Speed Rail Authority wasn’t prepared. Gov. Jerry Brown lobbied the Legislature for it and won. Now, many agree the LAO was right. The Peer Review Group has long warned that the state needs a secure financing plan. But the project proceeds without one. Such outside advisors have lacked the resources and the mission to intensively delve into the day to day work of the rail project, its army of consultants and its stable of international contractors. “The IG will bring a level of oversight that we have not had before,” said Helen Kerstein, the lone bullet train expert at the

Renderings, left and below, of the proposed California high-speed rail train. The long-delayed project will get an inspector general soon as part of a deal between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature. California High-Speed Rail Authority/ CalMatters images

Legislative Analyst’s office. “This is very powerful.” The law creating the inspector general lists a wide range of authorities the new office will have: full access to all the project’s records; authority to review contracts and change orders; and issuing subpoenas for witnesses and records, among much else. “It is not some person sitting in a basement,” said Laura Friedman, chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee who is widely credited with pushing through the inspector general idea. “It is going to be staffed. It is going to be real.” That would include investigating waste, fraud and abuse, as well as working with law enforcement and prosecutors, she said.

What it will look like How big an organization will it require? So far, there is no budget. But the inspector general for the high-speed rail project would be paid the same as the inspector general for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, who makes $192,382 and will have a staff of 212 in the coming fiscal year. Fred Weiderhold, a West Point civil engineer who served for 20 years as Amtrak’s inspector general, said if he were taking the California job, he would want to start with a staff of at least 50

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. Among them is Luci (A189979) a 1-year-old female calico cat who is a mix of sweet and shy. Luci and her sister Ginger have become more outgoing and playful since arriving at the shelter together. Both can be timid at first but warn up nicely to new friends. Also hoping for a good home is Shiloh (A193025), an energetic 1-year-old female husky-shepherd. She has a charming smile and is a typical husky: playful, smart and vocal. Shiloh knows “sit,” “paws” and “down” commands.

She is eager to learn more in obedience training. Shiloh needs structure with proper boundaries in a home to keep her puppy energy in check. For information on adopting, contact adoptycas@gmail.com. All shelter animals are up-to-date on vaccinations, microchipped, and spayed or neutered. Staff is available to assist via phone during business hours at 530-6685287. 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

people, half auditors, 30% investigators and 20% inspectors and evaluators. “It is a daunting job,” Weiderhold said about the California project. “You have to follow the money. I guarantee you that on any project this large you will have fraud, product substitution and waste.” By the time Weiderhold left as Amtrak inspector general, he had helped put several hundred people in jail and caused 2,000 people to be fired. The high speed rail inspector general will not have authority to control actual spending, a decision that was considered and rejected by Newsom. A more aggressive plan was followed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in 2015, when it faced a breakdown in Boston area service and spiraling capital cost overruns. State lawmakers fired the authority’s existing board and installed a new Fiscal and Management Control Board. Estimated construction costs on a 4.3 mile extension of a light rail line had grown from

$1 billion to $2 billion, said Joe Aiello, the board’s chair. The board stopped work, threw out existing contractors and put in an independent team to evaluate what was going wrong, he said. “There was outrageous scope creep,” Aiello said. By the time the board was dissolved last year, the construction cost had been hammered back down to $1 billion, he said.

State needs a train Even while increasing oversight, the deal doubles down on the bullet train mission. An appropriation will release $4.2

billion from a 2008 bond fund, but only for completing a 171mile Central Valley segment from Bakersfield to Merced. “They need to deliver something soon that the public understands is a train,” Friedman said. Newsom met another Assembly demand by adding $3.5 billion for transit projects in the Bay Area and Southern California, as well as $300 million to fix an Orange County Amtrak rail that is ready to fall into the Pacific. “You can’t have enough oversight on a project like this,” Friedman said. “This is not a minor change. It will be a very big change for the project.”

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Shiloh at @yoloanimalshelter. At Rotts of Friends Animal Rescue, you’ll find Diva, a 10-month-old spayed female purebred border collie. She is playful, crate-trained and a medium-sized love bug. Diva walks on leash and would be great in a family or as a best friend for a single person.

Parsley is a 15-week-old neutered male German shepherd cross. He’s crateand leash-trained, loves playing with other dogs of any size and is a perfect age to get used to living with cats. The next Rotts of Friends adoption event is from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 9, at 34505 County Road 29 in Woodland.

Diva 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, upto-date on their vaccines and come with free lifetime obedience-training classes. For information, visit facebook.com/ rottsoffriends.

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Summer exhibits offer a ‘Slice’ of life By Natalie Nelson

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his July marks the one-year anniversary of the Pence’s return to hosting the Second Friday ArtAbout receptions since the pandemic. Last year, we had an enthusiastic turnout for the same exhibits that are opening this week, “Slice” and “Exhibit It!” Over the past 12 months of holding receptions, we’ve rediscovered how nice it is to visit with artists and community members, while enjoying some interesting work together. It’s the highlight of our month at the Pence, and other venues such as Logos Books, The Paint Chip, Edward Jones and the Artery have joined us over the past year to show displays by local artists. We hope to see this event continue to grow, as it’s such a wonderful way to celebrate and support the richness of our community’s artists. To find out what’s on display during the ArtAbout, see theartery.net/2nd-fridayartabout. For the ArtAbout reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on July 8, our “Slice” juror, Chris Daubert, will be presenting awards to participating artists at 7:30 p.m. Daubert is an artist, curator and educator, and he chose 31 pieces from over 600 submitted by artists this year. He’s doing a free Juror’s Talk on July 30 from 2 to 3 p.m., where he’ll discuss his insights into this year’s artwork. The exhibit is on display

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Lisa Conrad’s photograph ”4 ½ ft, Drawing Ride 3, The Cowboy Trail, Nebraska” captures her cycle ride across one of many reclaimed train tracks in the U.S. At right, Michelle Hirsch’s “Masks and Bandages” is a clever take on a ubiquitous object — the face mask — with all its many associations.

Pence Gallery through Aug. 17, and there’s some interesting pieces relating to climate change and the pandemic to mention. Michelle Hirsch’s “Masks and Bandages” is a two-part mixed-media piece that is composed of colored disposable facemasks — not that you would know it at first. Hirsch creates rhythm by playing with the pattern of the colors, and she throws in some elastic bandages to divide up the composition. I was amazed by how she’s transformed everyday objects in her piece. She says, “I use found and common materials to create metaphors that address this stress and fragility” of contemporary life. It’s both beautiful and brilliant in its simplicity. Another great piece is an aerial photograph of four

cyclists on a ride in Nebraska titled, “4 ½ ft, Drawing Ride 3, The Cowboy Trail.” Lisa Conrad is the artist (and cyclist), who with the Rails to Trails Conservancy has been documenting the adaptation of old train routes to bike paths across the U.S. This project has drawn attention to the early history of building the railroads, and their exploitation of native and Chinese laborers. Small flags attached to the cyclists can be barely seen in the photograph, giving us a small sign of their epic journey. Upstairs, Director Eileen Hendren will announce the Curator’s Choice award for the “Exhibit It!” show at 8 p.m. that night. “Exhibit It!” Is our non-juried display of work by 50 artists, in all media and themes. It’s an engaging collection

of our region’s talent, with paintings, drawings, sculpture, and photographs by artists of all abilities and backgrounds. From July 8 to Aug. 14, visitors can enjoy landscapes, portraits, abstracts and still-life subjects, each selected by their creator to share with the community. (The drop-off has passed by the time that you read this, unfortunately. To hear about it next year, join our free email listserv, or become a Pence member!) This exhibit is always a popular one to view and to vote for your favorite piece, and we are grateful to our sponsors for their support, Dawn and Phil Daro. We invite you to see the community show, as well as our other engaging exhibits this month. One exhibit not to be missed is our eclectic and playful Found exhibit, which opened last month but has its reception

tonight. I invited fifteen artists who incorporated found or recycled objects as an essential part of their sculptural practice. Some artists choose things from their personal history, some from their cultural heritage, and other choose materials that speak to larger environmental concerns. All of them create artwork that blend different materials and processes to speak to larger issues about the meaning of everyday objects in our daily lives. Participating artists

include Jim Adan, Suzanne Adan, Randy Brennan, Nathan Cordero, Julia Couzens, Ianna Frisby, Stephen Giannetti, Nemo Gould, Cherie Hacker, Ron Peetz, Terry Peterson, Cami Rothmuller, Jill Allyn Stafford, Mike Stevens and Carrie Ziser. This exhibit is sponsored by Ms. H.F. Richardson, and is on display until Aug. 14. — Natalie Nelson is the executive director and curator of the Pence Gallery; her column is published monthly.

Stories on Stage Davis presents novels with themes of family, mystery, love Special to The Enterprise On Saturday, July 9, Stories on Stage Davis will present the second event of its ninth season at the Pence Art Gallery. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the event starts at 7:30 p.m. This night’s readings will feature two excerpts from novels about unexpected ways

families can form. An excerpt from the novel “A Prayer for Travelers,” by Ruchika Tomar, will be read by Beatriz Figueroa. In this excerpt, a young girl recounts how she came to live with her grandfather, Lamb. It starts with a disappearing mother, which sets the stage for this literary mystery to unfold.

Tomar is a writer from California’s Inland Empire region. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from UC Irvine and an MFA from Columbia University. She has received fellowships from The Center for Fiction, The MacDowell Colony, Vermont Studio Center and Stanford University, where she was a Stegner

Fellow and Jones Lecturer. Her first novel, “A Prayer for Travelers,” won the 2020 Pen/Hemingway Award for debut novel. Figueroa is a proud Mexican American singer based in Sacramento. Through the years, she has enjoyed strengthening her musicianship through theater and dance by learning and collaborating with

Teatro Nagual, IMBA, Davis Shakespeare Festival, Vacancy Arts Collective and Thrive Movement Arts. She is very excited to read for Stories on Stage Davis for the first time and hopes to do more readings in the future. Figueroa studied music and

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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ — A mighty bore Our favorite Norse god is reduced to a punchline By Derrick Bang Enterprise film critic A bit of levity is welcome in a superhero film; otherwise, the thrashing, bashing and smashing would become tedious. But too much levity is just as bad, and this film crosses that line. And then some. The fourth Thor entry is a relentlessly silly clown show, and the blame clearly belongs to director/ co-writer Taika Waititi; he pushes the inane dialogue and burlesque atmosphere even further than he did with 2017’s mostly silly “Thor: Ragnarok.” In Waititi’s hands, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor is little more than a strutting buffoon. Granted, a touch of Shakespearean egotism is appropriate; we are dealing with a near-omnipotent Norse God. Conceit comes with the territory. Director Kenneth Branagh — perfect for the assignment — better understood the balance, when he helmed the first film, back in 2011. Waititi immediately shows his hand, during a prologue that finds Thor still allied with the Guardians of the Galaxy (with whom he departed Earth, following the events in 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame,” for those not up to date). The Guardians are trying to protect blueskinned Indigarrians from an invading force determined to take over the planet; Thor sits out the battle until things turn dire, at which point he and his lightning-spitting

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Rating: PG-13, for sci-fi violence, occasional profanity, suggestive content and partial nudity Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Taika Waititi, Russell Crowe, Jaimie Alexander, Chris Pratt Available via: Movie theaters battle axe make short work of the entire enemy army. Much to the annoyance of the exhausted Guardians, who’ve clearly had enough of this swaggering narcissist. As we also will, very quickly. That’s bad enough; far worse is the collateral destruction of the Indigarrians’ holiest of holies, which Waititi and coscripter Jennifer Kaytin Robinson discard as a cheap laugh. That’s unforgiveable … and a dire indication of things to come. The “big bad” this time is Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale, almost unrecognized beneath make-up), a once-pious individual who renounced worship after the death of his entire species. Rage and despair allowed Gorr to be infected by the malevolent spirit of a godkilling sword, and he has since been systematically eliminating gods, universe by universe. Next stop: New Asgard, on Earth. Ah, yes … New Asgard. The actual Asgard, Thor’s celestial realm — along with most of his fellow warriors — was destroyed

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When the malevolent Gorr floods New Asgard with all manner of icky, shadowy monsters, even Thor (Chris Hemsworth) quickly feels overwhelmed. during “Thor: Ragnarok.” The remaining Asgardians have made a home in New Asgard, which has blossomed into an excruciatingly cutesy Norse theme park. Look closely, and you’ll spot Matt Damon, Sam Neill, Melissa McCarthy and Hemsworth’s brother Luke, as a quartet of sowooden-they-warp stage actors. Such slapstick nonsense is amplified further by Thor’s loyal sidekick, a rock-like humanoid named Korg, who resembles a distant cousin of the Fantastic Four’s Ben Grimm. Korg is voiced by Waititi … who (no surprise) gives himself far too many arch one-liners and bad jokes. I halfexpected the Michael Giacchino/Nami Melumad score to pause for rim shots. OK, yes; a reasonably acceptable plot is buried beneath all this twaddle.

Paddy on the Binge to play the Gazebo

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Paddy on the Binge will present a free outdoor concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at the Rotary Park Gazebo in Winters. the Library 24th season of Summer Concerts at the Gazebo. WFoL has presented free outdoor concerts every Thursday in July since 1998, except in 2020. 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 co-sponsored by Waste Management and Oates Country Store. For more information visit wfol.org.

Valkyrie needs the bloodrush of battle and a worthy opponent. Bale’s sinister Gorr certainly fits that bill. He has set up camp in a shadowrealm that flenses all color from its universe; cinematographer Barry Baz Idoine’s shift to monochrome, when Thor eventually takes the battle to the enemy, is a genuinely eerie sequence. Along the way, though, we suffer through a truly daft visit to the Grand Pantheon in Omnipotence City, where the mighty Zeus (Russell Crowe) fills his days with excess, basking in the easy admiration of lesser gods. Thor hopes to enlist allies in the upcoming battle against Gorr; suffice it to say, the encounter slides sideways, amid comic overkill. (I must admit, though, that one quick sight gag — when Zeus strips Thor of his clothing — is

genuinely funny.) Give Crowe credit: He gamely chews through pompous declamations that are even dumber than the lines Waititi and Robinson give Thor. We should remember, way back in the day, that when Universal Pictures felt that the fright factor had been milked from its stable of monsters — Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolf Man — they became comedy fodder for the likes of Abbott and Costello … which completely destroyed their original raison d’être. A few more misfires like this, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe may discover that it’s almost impossible to recover, once credibility has been lost. — Read more of Derrick Bang’s film criticism at http://derrickbang. blogspot.com. Comment on this review at www. davisenterprise.com.

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Special to The Enterprise The Winters Friends of the Library summer concert series continues with a free outdoor concert by Paddy on the Binge on Thursday, July 14, 7:00–8:30 p.m. at the Rotary Park Gazebo, on Main Street at Railroad Avenue, in front of the Community Center in Winters. The five-piece band plays lively traditional Irish and Scottish music, including jigs, reels, hornpipes, and ballads. Between them the band members play fiddle, guitar, flute, tin whistle, harmonica, bodhran (Irish drum), and Scottish pipes, and sing. You can learn more and get a preview of their music at paddyonthebinge.com. The performance is part of the Winters Friends of

Thor has lost family, friends, his Asgardian home, and even Mjolnir, his mighty hammer (also a casualty in “Thor: Ragnarok”). He’s entitled to an identity crisis, and a search for meaning. He’s also entitled to some good news, which surfaces in the welcome return of ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), under quite unusual circumstances (which are telegraphed by this film’s theater poster). In a refreshing change from just about everyone else, Portman plays her character straight, persuasively handling the nuances of conflicting emotions. Tessa Thompson is similarly sympathetic as Valkyrie, the last of Asgard’s elite force of female warriors. Like Thor, she despairs over all that has been lost; Thompson makes her credibly plucky, and yet somewhat broken.

Logos Books, 513 Second St. in downtown Davis, will host an exhibit by Larry Mitchell, “Watercolor Landscapes,” through July 29, with a reception on July 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. as part of the Second Friday ArtAbout. Mitchell is a graduate of the Los Angeles Art Center College of Design. He is retired after a 35-year career in industrial design, first creating consumer products, then operating a

design consultation firm specializing in technical products, graphic literature, and corporate exhibitions for several Silicon Valley and Bay Area companies. Larry Mitchell continues to pursue his interest in design and art using watercolors as his primary media. He notes that “painting with watercolors allows me to explore a variety of techniques and painting styles that I find exciting and enjoyable.” He has done work that

features the Varsity Theater in Davis, cable cars in San Francisco, and landscapes of the Pacific coast, Yosemite Valley, and Putah Creek. He can be contacted at Larryhmitchell@gmail. com. His work is not for sale at this time. Meet Mitchel at his ArtAbout reception on July 8 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Public receptions for local artists will also be held at various venues on that same evening; see facebook.com/davisartabout.

STORIES: What it means to be a mother From Page B1 sociology at Sacramento State University where she advanced her musicality and strengthened her passion for social justice. When off stage, Beatriz enjoys teaching and spending time with her husband and her dog, Quijote. An excerpt from the novel “Cormorant Lake” by Faith Merino will be read by Sarah Elizabeth. This is a story that asks from the outset about what it means to be a mother. When Evelyn whisks away her neglectful roommate’s two young daughters to Evelyn’s hometown of Cormorant Lake, she must face her choices as well as the women who raised her, including Nan. Nan tells the other half of this haunting story, and this excerpt, which crackles under the surface with both

mystery and love. Merino is a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University and a graduate of the UC Davis Creative Writing Program with an MFA in fiction. She’s been supported by fellowships and scholarships to Writing By Writers, The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing, and The Disquiet International Literary Program. Her short stories have appeared or are forthcoming in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The Indiana Review, Harpur Palate, The Carolina Quarterly, and more, in addition to inclusion as a distinguished story in The Best American Short Stories. She lives in Sacramento with her husband, sons, and animal friends. Elizabeth is excited to be joining Stories on Stage Davis again. She is a Bay

Area actress and has worked with the Davis Shakespeare Festival, Bike City Theatre Company, the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Ross Valley Players, and others. She has recently been training with Voice One in San Francisco and is excited to be exploring the world of voiceover acting. You can catch some of her VO work with Bike City Theatre Company and their Radio Tuesday series. Stories on Stage Davis is a sponsored project of YoloArts, a nonprofit arts organization. The event is free to attend, and Stories on Stage appreciates donations at the door. For more information, including previous podcast episodes and live events, go to the Stories on Stage Davis website: storiesonstagedavis.com.

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Watercolors by Larry Mitchell will be on display at Logos Books, 513 Second St. in downtown Davis, through July 29.

DMTC needs help on the piano Special to The Enterprise Davis Musical Theatre Company seeks a pianist/musical director, for its January production of “Cabaret.” Auditions are Nov. 13, 14 and 15, and performances are Dec. 31 (depending on COVID), and Jan. 6-29, (Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2

p.m.). Rehearsals are typically Sunday to Thursday, 7:30 to 10 p.m. (depending on the schedule). The stipend is $2,000. For information, contact info@ dmtc.org DMTC is also looking for a pianist for its Young Performers Theater production of The Prince Street Players

version of “Alice in Wonderland.” The group needs someone for Tech Week (4 to 7 p.m.) and performances at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17; 2 p.m. Oct. 1; 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7; 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9. Pay is $500. Email info@dmtc.org if interested.

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Water agreements must reflect climate realities By Tom Stokely Special to CalMatters

alifornia’s once-abundant salmon runs are on the verge of collapse. That’s a tragedy, but this story is bigger than the extinction of an iconic fish that once fed millions of people and was the basis of thriving commercial, tribal and sport fisheries. Salmon (to mix zoological metaphors) are the canary in the coal mine for California’s water and power ratepayers. Our salmon are flirting with extinction because they’re not getting the cold water they need to survive. Over the last few decades, that water mostly has been supplied from Shasta Dam on the Sacramento River, other dams on Sacramento and San Joaquin river tributaries, and Trinity Dam on the Trinity and Klamath river system. These rivers comprise the state’s remaining salmon strongholds. The ongoing drought and resource mismanagement, however, have left such cold water in short supply. Although they were aware of the growing water crisis, state and federal water managers have drawn down reservoirs rapidly over the past three years, leaving cold water — indeed, any water — in short supply. Why? To provide water to a small subset of commercial growers. Year in and year out, wet winter or dry, growers take 80% of California’s controlled and managed water, while cities only receive 10% to 13%. During drought years, millions of state residents endure severe water-use restrictions. That burden isn’t necessarily shared by some privileged growers. Longestablished — and highly inequitable — water rights claims see to that. One example: The San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors are beneficiaries of a legal settlement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, a deal that cleared the way for the construction of Friant Dam on the San Joaquin River. The four irrigation districts that participated in the settlement traded their long-claimed rights to divert water from the San Joaquin River for water from the Central Valley Project — the enormous federal conveyance system that sends water to Southern California farms and cities from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The deal assured the small group of San Joaquin River water claimants reliable, long-term and generous water allocations — even during drought. In average years, the exchange contractors are allocated about 865,000 acre-feet of water — more than Los Angeles uses in a year. In critically dry years, the contractors still receive generous allotments. The West Coast is now struggling with its deepest drought in 1,200 years, and urban ratepayers are facing draconian restrictions while the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors are receiving 75% of their average deliveries. Further, the rapid draining of our reservoirs to meet the settlement and senior contractor allocations is contributing to another state crisis: power shortages.

otter weather from climate change is expected to increase demand for air conditioning and power. Rolling blackouts are a real possibility this year. In short, we’re in a new world — one that will be characterized by multiple drought years punctuated by extremely wet winters. Stunningly, the agencies that control our water — the California Department of Water Resources and the federal Bureau of Reclamation — have no formal long-term drought plans. This is unacceptable, but there is a recourse. The contracts for the San Joaquin River Exchange recipients include a five-year renewal window, with the Bureau of Reclamation empowered to modify terms prior to contract extension. Because state policymakers often respond with alacrity to broad-based citizen demands, Californians must urge our governor and legislators to act now — before the reservoirs run dry, the salmon disappear, and average people can’t flush their toilets, wash their clothes, run their air conditioners or light their homes. — Tom Stokely is a member of the board of the California Water Impact Network, a nonprofit working for the equitable distribution of water resources.

No chance for Krenwinkel’s parole

he murderous mastermind Charles Manson lies dead and buried in a location known only to a few, the secret intended to prevent that site from becoming a shrine for cult followers who still pore over every move he and his “family” made during their 1960s heyday, but he keeps popping back into the headlines every few months. That’s because Manson’s surviving, still-imprisoned followers continually apply for parole and their requests are repeatedly OK’d by California’s Parole Board, leaving it up to successive governors to make sure these heinous criminals remain where they belong, behind bars. Gavin Newsom’s turn at this has come up a couple of other times, and he’s up again right now. He has until late October to review the file of killer Patricia Krenwinkel and decide whether to let the 74-year-old walk or make another contribution to keeping all the Mansons in prison. It’s not that folks like Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten and Charles “Tex” Watson and Bruce Davis, vicious killers all, and all now in their 70s, figure as much of a danger to society if paroled. Few 70-year-old parolees ever become violent. Their companion and getaway car driver Linda

Letters Masking at City Council meetings I attended the city council meeting in person this week for the first time in over two years. I wore an N95 mask for the entire meeting. A few of the audience also wore masks. Unfortunately, none of the members of council or city staff did likewise (although the city attorney had one on for at least part of the time). Also this week I had to call city hall on business and was informed on the phone that masks are required in city facilities for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. The Yolo County COVID website states: “Yolo County strongly recommends you wear a well-fitting, high quality mask in indoor public settings when COVID case rates are moderate to high (above 7 cases per 100,000).” The current weekly average case rate is 45.8 cases per 100,000 individuals, six times higher than the recommended minimum level for masks, and higher than the average state rate of 36.8.

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Kasabian has never gotten in new trouble as she’s moved from place to place after escaping any jail time because she turned state’s evidence during the early ’70s Manson Family trial. What keeps the remaining Manson minions in prison now is that, as former Gov. Jerry Brown once put it while denying parole to a “family” member, “ In rare circumstances, a murder is so heinous that it provides evidence of current dangerousness by itself. This is such a case.” The Manson crimes primarily took place in two locations during August 1969. Krenwinkel admittedly participated at both, chasing coffee heiress Abigail Folger around the Beverly Hills-area estate of actress Sharon Tate and her husband, director Roman Polanski, before stabbing her numerous times, leading to Folger’s death. The next night, she joined the Manson raid on the Los Feliz district home of grocer Leno LaBianca and his wife Rosemary in Los Angeles,

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scribbling anti-police slogans on a wall in Mrs. LaBianca’s blood. It happens that the latest parole recommendation landed on Newsom’s desk during a reelection campaign in which Republicans are blasting him for allegedly being soft on crime.

epublican challenger Brian Dahle, a state senator from Lassen County, promises to send more funds to police and sheriffs and replace Newsomappointed parole board members who he says have been too accommodating to dangerous felons. Dahle also would push to change Proposition 47, a 2014 ballot initiative Newsom supported, that reclassified some felony drug and theft offenses as misdemeanors and raised from $400 to $950 the amount for which thefts can be prosecuted as felonies. Newsom would play into Dahle’s hands were he to parole a Manson murderer like Krenwinkel. He would take heat similar to what Brown’s father, 1960s Gov. Pat Brown, took for vacillating over the execution of the so-called “red light bandit,” Caryl Chessman, who kidnapped and raped multiple women after abducting them from their cars while they

By holding public meetings and not requiring masks the council and staff put themselves and members of the public (and by extension their families) at increased risk for COVID infections. Given how well the city and community have responded to the COVID pandemic in the past two years, I am disappointed the council has not seen fit to require masks for themselves, staff, and attendees at meetings. Please follow the county health officer’s recommendations. The pandemic is not over. Robert Canning Davis

Overturn of Roe vs. Wade could nail our privacy rights It’s my understanding that the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion during the first trimester is based on our right to privacy (implied by several amendments, but not explicitly enumerated in the Constitution. Roe’s suit cited right to privacy, protected by the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and 14th amendments.). Now the Supreme Court (June 24) has totally overturned Roe vs. Wade. Does this mean that

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stopped for traffic signals. While Newsom lived nowhere near the Tate or LaBianca homes and, now 54, cannot possibly remember the murders and the widespread panic they spurred in Southern California when he was a small child, he knows the history well and has declined parole for other Manson followers. By her own testimony one of the most vicious of the Manson murderers, Krenwinkel maintains she has changed, her attorney arguing that “she has so thoroughly completed that transformation that she must be released, even if we are horrified by what she did.” That’s essentially the claim made for every imprisoned follower of Manson, who always denied ordering any killings. But the argument has never flown before, and even though Newsom’s message denying parole will say nothing about it, the political situation makes a release this year all but impossible. — Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com. His book, “The Burzynski Breakthrough, The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It” is now available in a softcover fourth edition. For more Elias columns, visit www.californiafocus.net.

our rights to privacy will be overturned? If so, does that mean that we can’t pass laws prohibiting companies from selling our private information? On the other hand, does the overturning of a woman’s right to control what happens to her body medically mean that governments in the U.S. would be able to force everyone (including Trump supporters) to get vaccinated against COVID-19, or at least wear masks? Also, some legal experts believe that the overturning of Roe v Wade could lead to the overturning of cases that legalized birth control, interracial marriage and same-sex marriage. Justice Clarence Thomas has spoken of reviewing the rulings that legalized same sex marriage and birth control. Please contact Senators Feinstein and Padilla to ask them to fight tooth and nail to pass legislation to codify Roe v Wade into law at https://www.feinstein.senate. gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me#form_ 771F98E4-236A-4CAB-B9C2-5A4E7E9 93948 and https://www.padilla.senate. gov/contact/contact-form/. Timothy Bruening Davis

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Former Aggie helps Stallions win USFL title Enterprise staff Former UC Davis punter Colby Wadman enjoyed a special Fourth of July holiday weekend as he helped the Birmingham Stallions claim the inaugural championship of the rebooted USFL on Sunday evening. The Stallions downed the Philadelphia Stars, 33-30, and finished the season with a league-best 11-1 record. Wadman appeared in every game for Birmingham, punting 46 times for 2,073 yards with a 45.1-yard punting average over the 10-game regular season. His 17 punts inside the 20 was second in the league. In the championship game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, Wadman punted three times that included one kick inside the 20. The Bangor, Maine native has spent

time with the Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers. Wadman made his NFL debut with the Broncos in Week 5 of the 2018 season, finishing the year with 65 punts for 2,905 yards with a 44.7 yards-perpunt average. He played in all 16 games in 2019 for Denver, punting 78 times for 3,464 yards, sporting a 44.4 average. Wadman has appeared in 28 career NFL regular season games. At UCD, Wadman appeared in 45 career games, punting 244 times for a 41.0 average. He was named All-Big Sky Conference Honorable Mention in 2013, 2014 and 2016. He was also ranked No. 8 in the nation his senior season with a 43.2 yards per punt average.

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Former UC Davis punter Colby Wadman (far right) celebrates with his Birmingham Stallion teammates after winning the USFL Championship on Sunday.

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through repeated scoring attacks from the opposition, the Storm extended their lead to 2-0 in the 58th minute as midfielder Maya Doms blasted one into the top right corner. Neither team would score for the remainder of the game as California completed its undefeated season with a shutout

victory. The Storm is set to host the Fresno Freeze in the first round of the playoffs on Friday. Following Wednesday’s loss, the Lionesses’ season is over as they failed to earn a spot in the playoffs. — Henry Krueger is a sophomore at Gonzaga University and an intern for The Enterprise this summer. Follow him on Twitter: @henrykrveger.

Maunupau, sophomore, communication; Carly Schwartzberg, sophomore, statistics; and Sara Tsukamoto, senior, design. Softball — Anna Dethlefson, sophomore, biological sciences; Taylor Fitzgerald, sophomore, human development; Alyssa Ito, junior, managerial economics; Claudia Kim, senior, communication; Sommer Kisling, junior, human development; Libbie McMahan, sophomore, human development; and Bella Pahulu, sophomore, human development. n To view the list, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab.story.

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77 Aggies named to academic all-conference Enterprise staff There are 77 UC Davis student-athletes from 10 spring sports teams named to the 2022 Big West Spring Academic AllConference Team, the league office announced recently. In order to qualify for the Academic All-Conference accolade, a studentathlete must carry a minimum 3.00 cumulative institutional grade point average (GPA), must have completed one full academic year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received and must have competed in at least 50 percent of the institution’s contests in the studentathlete’s respective sport. The Big West recognizes individuals academically per season — fall, winter and spring — for all conferencesponsored sports. Baseball — Daniel Carrion, sophomore, communication; Nate Freeman, sophomore, mechanical engineering; Jonah Henrickson, sophomore, communication; Andrew LaCour, sophomore, managerial economics; Nate Lemos, senior, civil and environmental engineering; J.D. Mico, senior, communication; Nathan Peng, junior, mechanical engineering; Kaden Riccomini, sophomore, managerial

economics; and Raul Sandoval, senior, sociology. Women’s water polo — Allyson Clague, senior, mechanical and aerospace engineering; Tess Fundter, sophomore, environmental science and management; Nellie McAdams, junior, cognitive science; Sophia Noble, junior, psychology; Ashley Salem, sophomore, English; Noelle Wijnbelt, junior, human development; and Hailey Williams, redshirt junior, communication. Women’s beach volleyball — Rose Holscher, senior, economics; Chelsea Maeglin, redshirt senior, design; Colleen McGuire, sophomore, communication; and Madelin Smith, senior, biological sciences. Women’s golf — Andrea GomezLloret, senior, managerial economics. Men’s golf — Jacob Westberg, sophomore, psychology. Men’s tennis — Brett Brinkman, junior, managerial economics; Mitchell Davis, junior, computer science; Andras Necz, junior, computer science; and Andrei Volgin, junior, statistics. Women’s tennis — Kristina Evloeva, junior, cognitive science; Lauren Ko, junior, human development; Olive

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UC Davis women’s beach volleyball player Madelin Smith sets up the ball during a home match in the spring.

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Aggie wide receiver C.J. Hutton comes down to the ground after catching the football in the team’s intrasquad scrimmage at UC Davis Health Stadium in April.

Times for home games announced Enterprise staff Kickoff times for UC Davis football home games were announced on Wednesday. The Aggies will play five home games at UC Davis Health Stadium. The Aggies open the home slate under the lights at 7 p.m. against the University of San Diego on Saturday, Sept. 17. Then UCD will once again kick at 7 p.m. against Weber State on Saturday, Sept. 24. The Ags return home to host Northern Arizona on Oct. 15 at 4 p.m. and then face Cal Poly on Oct. 29, also at 4 p.m. UCD will wrap up the regular season home schedule against Idaho State on Saturday, Nov. 5 with a 4 p.m. start. The kickoff times for eight of the 11 regular season games have been announced. The times for the two remaining contests, which are at Northern Colorado on Saturday, Oct. 22 and at Idaho on Saturday, Nov. 12, will be announced at a later date.

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FC Davis women’s soccer players Leslie Fregoso (left), who plays on the UC Davis women’s squad, and Molly Branigan go after the ball during a home game at Playfields Park earlier this season.

FC Davis women lose season finale By Henry Krueger Enterprise correspondent The FC Davis women’s soccer team weren’t overmatched by talent. The Lionesses were outnumbered by players. That was FC Davis head coach Zach Sullivan’s sentiment after the Lionesses lost 2-0 to the California Storm in the regularseason finale at the Davis Legacy Soccer Complex on Wednesday. “Having two field player subs against a team that has 20 players, we kind of knew what it was,” said Sullivan, whose team goes to 3-4-3 for the summer season. Having enough available players wasn’t just a problem against the Storm. It’s been an issue for much of the season. “We have the talent to beat anyone if everyone’s here,” Sullivan said. “I think this year a lot of players went on vacation or had to go and check back into their colleges early. “We have a roster of 36 players,

but some games we played with 14.” For Sullivan, the one positive about being undermanned is that younger players get a chance to play, which was apparent against the Storm. “We had some young players playing today, and I thought they got some chances to do well, so we’re happy with how we played,” Sullivan said. But while FC Davis’ young players were able to see the field on Wednesday, their lack of experience showed as the California Storm (8-0-2) seemed in control for much of the game. The Storm were the aggressors from start to finish, nearly scoring in the third minute when forward Priscilla Ward beat her defender on the left wing and had a good look at the goal, but her shot went left and sailed out of bounds. California had another opportunity in the 15th minute as midfielder Liz Hutchison almost buried a goal from the center circle. The ball bounced off the crossbar and went back to

Hutchison, who took another shot that went left of the goal. Continuing to apply pressure to the Lionesses’ back line, the Storm had a breakthrough in the 32nd minute, as Kaylee Gillespie dribbled past several defenders, but her shot just missed the top left corner of the goal. The game would remain scoreless for the rest of the half, however, it seemed only a matter of time before the Storm would find the back of the net. Less than five minutes into the second half, California got on the board after Ward received the ball off a deflection and scored a close-range goal. Ward nearly scored again in the 53rd minute when she had a oneon-one with FC Davis goalkeeper Alyssa Savig. But once Ward dribbled into the 18-yard box and appeared ready to shoot, Savig charged at the ball and used her arm to slap the shot out of bounds. Although Savig held strong

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Home sales in California dip below pre-pandemic levels as the effects of rising interest rates begin to show even as prices set another record • Existing, single-family home sales totaled 377,790 in May on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, down 9.8 percent from April and down 15.2 percent from May 2021. • May’s statewide median home price was, $898,980 up 1.6% percent from April and up 9.9% percent from May 2021. • Year-to-date statewide home sales were down 8.9 percent in May. LOS ANGELES — California’s housing market started showing signs of a market shift in May, as the monthly average 30-year fixed rate mortgage surpassed 5 percent for the first time since April 2010 leading to the lowest sales level since June 2020, and the largest yearover-year decline in five months, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today. Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 377,790 in May, according to information collected by C.A.R. from more than 90 local REALTOR® associations and MLSs statewide. The statewide annualized sales figure represents what would be the total number of homes sold during 2022 if sales maintained the May pace throughout the year. It is adjusted to account for seasonal factors that typically influence home sales. May’s sales pace was down 9.8 percent on a monthly basis from 419,040 in April and down 15.2 percent from a year ago, when 445,660 homes were sold on an annualized basis. Home sales dipped below the 400,000 level for the first time since June 2020. While public health concerns and market uncertainty were the triggering factors that resulted in the sales decline two years ago, tight supply and the higher cost of borrow-

ing were responsible for the near double-digit decline this time around. “We’re beginning to see signs of a more balanced housing market with fewer homes selling above list price and homes remaining on the market a little longer than in previous months,” said C.A.R. President Otto Catrina, a Bay Area real estate broker and REALTOR®. “What this tells us is that there is slightly more supply, fewerand less-intense bidding wars, and those who've experienced ‘buyers' fatigue’ may now have a window of opportunity.” California’s median home price set another record in May at $898,980 — surpassing the record set in April of $884,890. The May price was 1.6 percent higher than the April median price and 9.9 percent higher than the $818,260 recorded last May. This can largely be attributed to the mix of sales with the high-end market continuing to outperform the more affordable market segments. The share of million-dollar home sales increased for the fourth straight month and reached the highest level on record at 35.3 percent, while home sales priced below $500,000 dipped again in May and hit the lowest level of all time. Home prices could be leveling off though, as the monthly gain in price appears to be moderating. The month-overmonth increase of 1.6 percent in the May median price was still higher but only slightly above the long run average of 1.1 percent recorded between April and May in the last 43 years. “Pending home sales declined 30.6 percent in May – the biggest drop since the first month of the pandemic – likely due to eroding affordability, rising mortgage rates and home prices, and the increased risk of a recession,” said C.A.R. Vice President and Chief Economist Jordan Levine. “The combined effect of the aforemen-

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tioned factors resulted in a record increase in the average monthly mortgage payment to a typical home by more than 40 percent in May. With the Fed expected to raise rates further in the second half of

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If you’re looking to buy a house right now, you understand that it’s a seller’s market. Inventory is low and prices are high, higher than ever, in fact. So if you find your dream home, chances are you’ll encounter a bidding war. Here’s how to win.

Be prepared Unless you’re offering all cash, most agents won’t even consider a bid unless you’re preapproved by your lender, preferably one familiar with the local market. Get preapproved for a mortgage before you start shopping for a home, say the experts at Rocket Mortgage. Your lender will provide you with a guaranteed approval up to a certain number, allowing you to bid up to that maximum. Preapproval letters show sellers you’re a serious bidder and that you won’t have trouble getting a mortgage to purchase the home. Without one, a seller might pass by any offer you might make.

Making the offer In today’s market, houses are selling for as much as 25% over asking price, or more — sometimes with dozens of bidders driving the price ever higher. It’s important to go in with your best offer — even if it’s less than what you’re approved for. Traditionally, say the experts, the best way to win is to offer the most money. But don’t bid above what you’re comfortable with. Going into a bidding war with your best offer takes some of the emotion out of the process. You’ll know you can

walk away having offered the highest price you can afford. Here are some other ways to ensure you win a bidding war, according to Rocket Mortgage: • Add an escalation clause: If you think you’ll face competition, but can’t be sure how much others will pay, your real estate agent can write an escalation clause into your offer that says you’ll pay a certain dollar amount above any offer up to your budget limit. • Drop contingencies: Contingencies are specific conditions that must be met before a sale can be completed. If you remove any contingency, you’re making it easier for the seller to accept your offer. • Skip the inspection: It’s risky, because great-looking homes can hide a wealth of problems. But bypassing the inspection is one way to entice the seller if you can afford the risk. • Offer all-cash: Many people don’t have the wherewithal to make an allcash offer, but if you can, experts say your offer can quickly jump to the top of the pile. Cash saves both parties time by skipping underwriting and shows the seller you won’t have problems with financing. —HomeWise

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NAR-Urban Institute policy forum calls for more inclusive access to homeownership WASHINGTON – The National Association of Realtors® and the Urban Institute hosted a policy forum Friday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to discuss reforming mortgage finance and other policies to make homeownership more accessible to underserved communities. The event entitled Financing the Future of Housing featured a keynote interview with James Wylie, associate director of the Office of Fair Lending Oversight at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), followed by two diverse panels. "Realtors® play an important role in building a more sustainable and equitable housing system," Wylie said. "By helping homebuyers, particularly those in underserved areas and in communities of color, understand what counseling services and resources are available to them, we can work together to help close the equity gap." Wylie broached the topic of credit

score reform, which the FHFA supports, to make housing finance more inclusive. "For most, rent is the primary bill before becoming a homeowner," he said. "Consumers should get credit for that, and it should be part of underwriting." Wylie also spoke about the housing supply issue, a top advocacy priority for NAR. "We are trying to find every angle we can on the supply issue. It's a real challenge," he said. "We are not going to solve it alone; it will require a partnership across the industry." 2022 NAR Vice President of Advocacy Kaki Lybbert provided an overview of the many ways Realtors® are working with Congress, the administration, and industry partners to expand homeownership, from championing policy proposals to increase housing supply to supporting initiatives such as the Black Homeownership Collaborative's 3by30(link is external) plan to add three million net new

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Black homeowners by 2030. "Our commitment to opening the door to more homeowners is ongoing and growing," Lybbert said. "Every family deserves to have the opportunity to reap the benefits of homeownership – from building generational wealth to building memories for years to come. Thank you for working with us to make the American Dream of homeownership accessible to all."

Policy Check-Up: Retain, Repair, or Replace In the first panel, moderated by Andrew Ackerman of The Wall Street Journal, panelists Wendy Penn, associate vice president of affordable housing initiatives at the Mortgage Bankers Association, Mike Calhoun, president of the Center for Responsible Lending, and Lisa Rice, president and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance, discussed the current system – what works, what doesn't, and what needs to be replaced. "The dramatic increases in the cost of housing and financing force us to reevaluate the products and services required to provide needed housing, especially for those long denied these opportunities," Calhoun said. Rice agreed. "Our housing and finance systems are inherently unfair," she said. "Consumers of color have to go into a biased system and landscape of unfairness in order to gain access. Special purpose credit programs allow for-profit and nonprofit entities to assess why consumers cannot access credit and design credit programs that allow those consumers to access credit in a safe and sound manner." Penn highlighted the problems resulting from distrust in the system, including a reluctance to ask for help, especially among underserved communities. "We don't often pay enough attention to people's minor crises," she said. "A critical repair turns into a code violation, which turns into a fine, and it spirals from there. Then some-

one calls and says, ‘I'll buy your home for cash.' That's what's stripping the wealth out of these communities." "We can't just get [people] into homes; we have to keep them there," Penn concluded.

Policy Resilience: Withstanding Future Shocks and Challenges In the second panel, moderated by Marketplace Senior Correspondent Amy Scott, panelists Jerry Howard, CEO of the National Association of Home Builders, Michael Neal, principal research associate at the Urban Institute's Housing Finance Policy Center, and Jacob Corvidae, principal at RMI, discussed specific roadblocks to closing the homeownership gap and solutions to overcome them. "Households of color continue to experience disproportionate challenges in pursuit of the American Dream and its promised benefits," Neal said. "But by exploring the benefits of new homeownership strategies targeted specifically at historically marginalized families and building in resiliency against key systemic risks, we can advance a housing market that works for everyone." Howard outlined the dire state of housing affordability. "Right now, the average American cannot afford to buy the average house that's on the market," he said. "Construction costs have risen by 21%, labor costs have risen by 15%, and regulatory compliance costs are going back up." Corvidae focused on how extreme weather events are exacerbating the homeownership gap – and are poised to cause even greater problems in the future. "Study after study has shown when these extreme weather events occur, they disproportionally affect communities of color and lower-income households," he said. "We need to match transparency with loan products that can … create investment to solve these problems." —National Association of Realtors

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