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UCD mum on Healthy Davis Together funding Staff say anonymous donor bankrolled project By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer

Check out Davis native Brent Pella, center, this summer on MTV’s “Wild N’ Out.”

ten as soon as I was in Kobe’s presence,” Pella explained Kobe’s influence on his drive. “I would watch Kobe work on these tiny fundamentals for hours, and that inspired me in comedy. I would go back to the open mic, figure out a different word or how to help people relate to the story that you’re telling, maybe that’ll work

On July 1, UC Davis denied a public records request The Davis Enterprise filed seeking internal documents that might reveal how the Healthy Davis Together public health project was funded. Campus officials argued that disclosing the records would go against the public interest. In September 2020, UC Davis and the city of Davis established HDT to protect the health of the community during the COVID-19 pandemic by making rapid saliva-based PCR testing widely available and implementing other public health interventions. The project, which ended in June, earned nationwide acclaim and news coverage, with The New York Times calling it “the most ambitious program of its type in the country.” UC Davis and HDT publicized many aspects of the project so that other communities could replicate it. The HDT website features a series of

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Davis funnyman lands on MTV By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer When the world raises calamity, Davis native, Brent Pella, calls it with comedy. As a walking, talking source of laughter void of fear, it’s no wonder his comedic career path has led him from Davis to the nationally syndicated show on MTV called “Wild n’ Out.” It all began when Pella was

still a Blue Devil at Davis High School. He took a film class and began making silly, short videos with his friends which soon turned into an infatuation with film and content creation. After high school, Pella went on to play collegiate basketball at Santa Cruz. From there, he transferred to UC Santa Barbara for his last two years of college while studying media and film production all the

while. However, it wasn’t until Pella — a lifelong Sacramento Kings fan — became a coach at Kobe Bryant’s basketball camp in Santa Barbara did he develop his bulletproof resolve that’d lead him to his comedic success. “I was a coach at Kobe’s basketball camp for about five years, and any type of competitive edge or inspiring energy I had in me was multiplied by

UC, CSU to offer abortion pills By Mallika Seshadri CalMatters As California’s efforts to enshrine abortion access continue, the University of California and California State University are working to provide medication abortions on all campuses by Jan. 1. So far, none of the Cal State campuses offer medication abortions, and access within the UC system varies from campus to campus. Both university systems, however, say they are on track to implement a law passed in 2019 requiring their student health centers to provide access to the pills. As many as 6,228

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students could seek medication abortions on UC and Cal State campuses each year, once they are available, according to Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, a research program at the University of California San Francisco. Making medication abortions available on college campuses would likely free up appointments at clinics throughout the state that could then be sought by people living in areas of California where abortion access is limited or in other states where it is now illegal, multiple reproductive health experts and advocates told CalMatters. “Because there is going to

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be this increase in people coming to California, all of the clinics are going to have, you know, additional demand and kind of struggle with capacity,” said Cathren Cohen, a reproductive rights expert at the UCLA Center on Reproductive Health, Law and Policy. “While it’s not necessarily going to help all the people coming from out of state, it’s just generally going to increase the number of abortion providers.” State Sen. Connie Leyva, who authored Senate Bill 24, said its significance could not have been anticipated years ago, before the recent Supreme Court

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Yolo County saw 41% turnout in June election By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Yolo County saw a 41.7 percent voter turnout for the June primary election, below that seen in the 2018 and 2020 primaries, but still higher than the statewide average. Of the county’s 119,631 registered voters, 49,884 voted in June. During the 2018 primary, just more than 43 percent of voters turned out, and in 2020, more than 55 percent. “Yolo County overall voter turnout continues to trend higher than the statewide average,” said

Jesse Salinas, the county’s assessor/clerk-recorder/ registrar of voters. “Yolo County voter turnout was upwards of 6 percent higher in the 2018 statewide primary, over 8 percent higher in the 2020 presidential primary and thus far reaching over 8.5 percent higher in the most recent 2022 statewide direct primary compared to statewide voter turnout,” Salinas said. With the canvas completed, the final results for local races and measures include:

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Trust me, you could do a lot worse “C ouncil to hear options to fill Frerichs’ seat,” said the headline in Davis’ Only Local Newspaper over a Pulitzer-quality story by The Enterprise’s Anne Ternus-Bellamy. Already a dozen options are churning through my brain. “The Davis City Council on Tuesday will get an update from staff on their options for filling an upcoming council vacancy,” the story begins. “Mayor Lucas Frerichs’s election to the Board of Supervisors in June will create that vacancy when he is sworn in to his new position Jan. 2. Frerichs represents District 3 on the City Council and the seat is not up for election again until November 2024.” When, no doubt, one of the candidates for the District 3 seat will be a Florida transplant named Donald J. Trump. And wouldn’t that be fun at the League of Women Voters debate? “According to the staff report, council members will have a couple of options. First would be calling a special election, with the options being an all-mail election on May 2 or August 20 of 2023 or an election complete with voter

assistance centers and in-person voting options on Nov. 7, 2023.” Donald Trump has already indicated he’s against all-mail elections, but is definitely in favor of all-male elections. “Because the seat is not currently vacant, an election cannot be called for this November.” That’s the oddity here. Frerichs was elected to the Board of Supervisors in June, but now has to wait seven months before being sworn in. In the meantime, he’s been honored by his City Council colleagues who selected him as mayor of Davis. Trust me, that will be a dubious honor when Lucas starts attending meetings in Woodland. “In either case, only residents of District 3, which encompasses much of Central Davis, would be voting.”

Wow. Can you imagine an election where the only thing on the ballot is a single City Council race and only one-fifth of the town is even eligible to vote? “Another option is for the council to appoint someone to fill the vacancy.” Simple, easy, convenient and certain to be controversial. Everything a local columnist could want. “The council would have to appoint a replacement within 60 days of the vacancy occurring, which would be no later than March 3. Those interested in the appointment would fill out an application with the qualifications being that they are residents of District 3; are 18 or older; are registered voters in the district and are U.S. citizens.” That doesn’t sound very inclusive to me. I mean, suppose District 3 is made up primarily of international students attending UC Davis, all of whom are not U.S. citizens. Shouldn’t they have a say in how their new home is run?

iven that the council seat pays around $15,000 a year, plus benefits, and given that my sweetheart and I

have three kids in college and a fourth on the way, and given that being appointed does not cost anything for a campaign, I’m thinking maybe I should angle for this soon-to-be-open seat on the council. I realize I would be replacing Lucas the council member, not Lucas the mayor, but what fun this might be even if I don’t have a gavel in my hands. The first thing I’d do on the council is eliminate district elections before anyone realizes I don’t live in District 3. I promise a chicken in every pot and pot in every chicken. I promise to annex all of North, North Davis, an area that Woodland now claims. I promise to bring a Trader Joe’s to East Davis and a Dollar Tree to College Park. I promise not to move to Tillamook or run for Governor of Oregon during my time on the Davis City Council. Excuse me while I prepare my application. Not to mention my humble acceptance speech. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

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By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer A Woodland man faces weapon-related charges after allegedly brandishing a knife inside a business last week. Police said Paul Keck, 35, pointed the knife at customers and a security guard at the unidentified business in the 900 block of East Street around 9:30 p.m. Friday. “It was reported the security guard was getting ready to shoot Keck because Keck was walking towards him with the knife,” Sgt. Victoria Danzl said. “When officers arrived

on scene, Keck dropped the knife he was holding but refused to follow any other commands.” Officers attempted used de-escalation techniques to resolve the situation, but ultimately used a police K-9, Loki, to subdue Keck "due to his continued response to officers,” who were unaware whether Keck possessed additional weapons, Danzl said. Keck was booked into the Yolo County Jail on suspicion of trespassing, brandishing a weapon and resisting officers, according to Danzl.

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Enterprise staff writer An online food order led to violence at a downtown restaurant late Monday night. Davis police say it was a Door Dash delivery driver who unleashed his fury on an employee at Wingstop, 408 G St., who challenged him on his 11:30 p.m. food pickup. “The employee was not able to confirm the suspect was picking up the right order for the delivery,” Sgt. John Evans

said. “The suspect took the bag of food without confirming it was the right order and then they started fighting over it.” During the scuffle, the food bag broke and spilled its contents, after which the suspect punched the victim several times in the head, Evans said. He later sought medical treatment for head pain. Evans said police hadn’t identified a suspect as of Tuesday but planned to review security video from the restaurant for possible clues. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Davis Police Department at 530-747-5400.

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Briefly Damaged car not up for a pursuit A late-night vehicle pursuit in Woodland ended with an arrest when the suspect’s car failed to rise to the challenge. The chase began around 11:15 p.m. Friday when an officer observed the vehicle running a red light at East Main Street and County Road 102, followed by the driver's alleged refusal to obey an attempted traffic stop. After another blown red light at Road 102 and East Beamer Street, “one of the vehicle’s tires began to fall apart,” Woodland police said in a Facebook post. “The driver ran over a street sign on East Beamer Street underneath the highway, which further damaged the car.” His car disabled at this point, the driver tried continuing to flee on foot but was soon apprehended. Antwain Howard, a 40-year-old Woodland resident, ended the night facing felony charges at the Yolo County Jail.

Police make peeping arrest Davis police arrested a local man after he wandered into a residential backyard last Friday. Sgt. John Evans said 32-year-old Sander Ian Findlay peered into the windows of the K Street home and appeared to be fondling himself, prompting the homeowner to call police around 7 p.m. Findlay had left the scene by the time officers arrived, but was apprehended nearby and taken into custody on prowling and peeping charges, Evans said.

On KDRT: Icons of past elections Two Davis collectors of political memorabilia talk about the stories behind the items on the latest edition of the KDRT program “Davisville.” The guests are Adam Gottlieb and Bob Warren, whose father Earl Warren was governor of California and chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. “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., andy available anytime at https://kdrt.org/davisville or on Apple podcasts.

Bingo benefits foster youths The Davis Odd Fellows Second Sunday Bingo on Aug. 14 will raise funds for the Yolo County Foster and Kinship Care and Independent Living programs. The event takes place at the Davis Odd Fellows Lodge, 415 Second St., at 1 p.m., with doors opening at noon. Pre-sale tickets are available now. Contact Cherie Schroeder at cherie@yolofostercare. com for information.

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A tiny plant and CO2 drawdown C apturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere has become a hot topic. The concern is, of course, that a livable world depends not only on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but also on removing some of what the world has already put there. Hence the impulse to plant a trillion trees. It seems to me that tree-planting has almost assumed center stage in the popular mind as a response to the climate crisis. Something anyone can help with. Organizations have formed around the world and mobilized around the trillion-tree movement. Not to in any way denigrate this approach, it has its problems. Nothing is easy; logistics such as what species to plant and where, and what counts as a tree planted that will capture carbon dioxide and sequester it for a long period of time? According to a New York Times article, data from websites and annual reports of 174 organizations that plant trees in the tropics identified 682 species, most of which were mentioned only once. The “most widely mentioned species were familiar tree crops. Like cacao, coffee and mango; good for economic development, less so for storing carbon or supporting biodiversity.” The same article noted that The World Resources Institute published an Atlas of Forest and Landscape Restoration Opportunities that purported to identify deforested and degraded land as potential planting sites. This put a bee in the bonnet of scientists who

study savannas and grasslands, who alleged that the atlas “misidentified 9 million square kilometers of grasslands, savannas and open canopy woodlands” as “deforested or degraded.” And there is more than a little confusion and controversy when it comes to programs that purport to permit individuals and corporations to “offset” their greenhouse gas emissions by funding the planting of trees. Some offset programs include rigorous thirdparty verification over time that the promised levels of carbon sequestration are delivered. Others, not so much. Brazil offers a cautionary tale. Trees planted in that country through offset programs may result in trees planted, but forest gains can be quickly overwhelmed by a shift in the politics of government policies that promote increased deforestation. The elephant in the room, of course, is fire. Whether it’s in Siberia, the Western U.S., Europe, Africa or anywhere else, a hotter climate is drying vegetation and encouraging bigger and bigger fires. Whatever carbon sequestration exists in a forest, when it burns the greenhouse gas benefits literally go up in smoke.

According to a May special issue of National Geographic titled, “Saving Forests” our planet has lost more than 15 percent of its forests since 1990 to make way for farms, cattle, homes, roads, and cities since 1990. The bottom line of all this is that while tree planting as an activity can have positive results in our response to the climate crisis, more is needed. What else can be done?

any are working on catching CO2 as it’s emitted from power plants as a biproduct of burning coal to produce electricity. What they propose to do with it once it is captured can be problematic and not result in a net reduction of CO2 in the atmosphere. Others, more recently, are working on ways to remove CO2 from the atmosphere, regardless of how it got there and to make sure this removal is permanent. This latter approach appears to have extraordinary potential, with a range of practical options for how to go about it. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has identified this approach as “unavoidable” if the world is to reach global temperature targets. More on this another time. For now, notwithstanding the potential of this approach, political will, scaling to the size of the problem, and doing so at a cost that makes it feasible and attractive to investment are still significant obstacles. We need other, innovative and

big ideas. Such an idea came recently from Robert Bugg, a UC Davis-trained entomologist and a thinker of big ideas. He introduced me to the “Azolla Event” a scenario from 49 million years ago in the Arctic Ocean thought to have helped the Earth transition from a very hot climate with high levels of CO2 in the atmosphere (3500 ppm CO2) to closer to our current level (420 ppm) and temperature. Simplifying, the Arctic Ocean was at that time cut off from other oceans, and thereby not subject to the mixing that would have resulted from outside currents. This stability allowed azolla, a fern, to grow into blooms that would, as the plants died, descend to the bottom where there was not enough oxygen for decomposition. Over time, the carbon absorbed from the atmosphere by the azolla would be covered by sedimentation from incoming rivers, effectively burying the carbon. Such evidence exists in the Arctic Ocean. Mr. Bugg has proposed, and is seeking funding for, a project to explore the potential for a similar and accelerated process in the Black Sea, a body of water cut off from mixing with other bodies and with a comparable very low oxygen zone at the bottom, as a possible mechanism to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and sequester it for thousands of years. — John Mott-Smith is a resident of Davis. This column appears twice monthly in the Davis Enterprise. Please send comments to johnmottsmith@comcast.net.

FUNNY: ‘Trying to give people an opportunity to connect’ From Page A1 through the barrier and allow them to laugh. So, there was a lot of that repetitive practice that allowed me to find my voice and communicate with people.” When Pella left Santa Barbara and moved to Los Angeles, stand-up comedy wasn’t yet on his radar. He spent a handful of years taking sketch comedy classes and working as a production assistant on music videos and commercial sets. As fate would see fit, Pella would cross paths on set with one of his comedic heroes, Andy Samberg, who suggested Pella try stand-up comedy to hone his silliness. “I was introduced to this world of open mics, and it was like shooting free

throws at the park. You miss and you try again on the next one. You keep going and going, working on your form, your rhythm and your cadence and it was fun going through that process. Even the pain was fun, because even those moments of pain and failure told me I’m getting closer to some moments of success and joy,” Pella then explained how the experience fed into his purpose. “I felt very connected to the mission I was following which was trying to give people an opportunity to connect and be happy even if it’s for a five second chuckle. One smile can change someone’s frequency for the rest of the day, a day can change a week and so on, and that theory is the absolute driving purpose for everything I do now.’

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Pella’s Eminem imitation earned him his current gig.

“Eminem released his album a couple years ago

and there was so much trash talk in it. So, I decided to do an impression of him dissing everything and the video got a million views in about 24 hours. Then I got known for doing Eminem impressions between 20172019,” said Pella. “Then Nick Cannon had some beef with Eminem and put out a diss track to him in 2019. I knew Eminem wouldn’t

prolific home builder. He built 15 homes in the area and used them as LAKSHMANAN his primary financial investments. A self-made man who did not believe in taking money from others, Lux was a very generous family man and donor. He supported many charities and was a major contributor to a large Hindu temple and convention center in Livermore. Along with his wife, he raised funds for several congressmen and senators. After retiring in the 1990s, Lux focused on

improving crop productivity in India. Providing his knowledge and expertise gratis, he worked with Indian dignitaries and farmers in southern India to help increase crop production and decrease food costs in the areas served by these farms. Improving Indian food productivity to feed more people became his primary passion which he pursued until his death. Among acquaintances, friends and family, Lux was known for his charm and sense of humor. He was always ready with a clever joke that either made you laugh out loud or fondly roll your eyes. His favorite hobby was photography, and he enjoyed taking portraits of pretty much

It didn’t take long for Pella to marry his loves of comedy and production. The resulting content he produced soon went viral and the laughs he was drawing on stage spread to a larger, online audience. One such video drew the attention of “Wild n’ Out” creator Nick Cannon.

respond so I took it upon myself to respond for Eminem. “I dressed up as him and did a diss track back to Nick Cannon. He must have saw it online because it got so popular and he direct messaged me on Instagram. I went to his office for a meeting, we talked for a while, and he invited me to be a part of the cast.” From the silly videos he made in high school to the national tour he’s onnow , Pella’s “Kobe mindset” never allowed failure to derail him. Stay up to date with Pella’s comedy at brentpella. com, or just search “Brent Pella” on YouTube or on Instagram to see what landed him on “Wild n’ Out,” which will be on MTV every Tuesday this summer.

Obituary Dr. C. ‘Lux’ Lakshmanan d. July 7, 2022

On the morning of July 7, 2022, Dr. C. “Lux” Lakshmanan of Davis died at the age of 94 Born and raised in India, Lux was the fifth child of the prominent Cochera Panicker family in the coastal state of Kerala. After graduating from Madras University, he received his master’s degree in Botany from Annamalai University in India. Lux went on to work abroad as a professor in Burma. In 1962, he received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University in Agronomy. He became an advisor for the International Atomic Energy Agency where he worked in multiple countries around the world including Austria, Indonesia, Nigeria, Ghana, Sudan and Mexico. In 1967, Lux met and married his wonderful wife,

Chithra. Wanting to limit his traveling and settle down, he accepted a position as lead research scientist with Hunt Wesson. It was this job that brought him to Davis in 1973 where he eventually laid roots to raise his family. In 1979, he started his own agricultural consulting company, California Agriculture Consulting Services. Through this company, he advised a variety of large-scale farmers in Northern California to help improve crop productivity based on his own innovations and research. His agricultural business flourished over the next couple of decades, and he became well known among major California farmers for his ability to improve plant productivity. In addition to agricultural consulting, Lux was a

anyone around town willing to pose for a picture. Over the years, he has taken hundreds of portraits of people he has come to know in Davis. From those working in his preferred grocery stores to the tellers in his favorite bank, many local residents were pleasantly surprised with their portrait presented by Lux. Lux is survived by his wife of 55 years, Chithra, his sons Rayan and Hari (Janet), granddaughter Sonia, and many close relatives living in the U.S. and India.

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TURNOUT: No changes in final vote outcomes From Page A1 Measure H (Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus) Yes — 7,199 votes (36.38 percent) No — 12,588 votes (63.62 percent) Yolo County Supervisor, District 2 Lucas Frerichs — 5,150 votes (62.22 percent) Juliette Beck — 3,127 votes (37.78 percent) Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig — 27,419 votes (59.28 percent) Cynthia Rodriguez — 18,832 votes (40.72 percent) Yolo County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator Thomas Hayes — 13,020 votes (29.79 percent) Tom Lopez — 30,685 votes (70.21 percent) ———— In uncontested races, Yolo County voters also reelected Salinas; Yolo County Superintendent of Schools Garth Lewis; and Yolo County Supervisor Gary Sandy of Woodland. County voters also favored incumbent Assemblywoman Cecilia AguiarCurry, D-Winters, who received 70.53 percent of the vote in her race. As a result of redistricting,

Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, no longer represents portions of the county including the city of Davis. But Yolo County voters solidly backed Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Napa, in the fourth district, where he received 66.86 percent of county votes. In statewide races, Yolo County voters largely went with incumbent Democrats, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, who received 62.39 percent of local votes; Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, who received 63.97 percent; Secretary of State Shirley Weber, who received 67.48 percent; Treasurer Fiona Ma, who received 66.54 percent; Attorney General Rob Bonta, who received 60.18 percent; and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, who received 45.98 percent. Incumbent state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond received 54.05 percent of Yolo County votes. Yolo County voters also favored U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla by a significant margin, with 62.68 percent voting for Padilla over other candidates in a large field. — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net.

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PILLS: Schools working to meet deadline From Page A1 ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the constitutional right to an abortion in the U.S. “Little did we know how important this bill would be and this law would be based on the Supreme Court’s decision,” said Leyva, a Chino Democrat. “I think it’s even more important than it was when we did it.”

Securing access Each month, between 322 and 519 students at Cal State and UC seek medication abortions, according to a 2018 report published by UCSF’s Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health. As many as twothirds of those students have to travel at least 30 minutes on public transportation to reach the closest non-campus clinic, the report estimated. The average cost of medication at facilities near campus is more than $600, according to the report, and the average wait time is a week. “If one part of the population is able to get

pregnant, has to go through hoops and overcome barriers to terminate a pregnancy, and in trying to do that has to miss class, that’s kind of an equity issue,” said UCSF OBGYN and abortion specialist Josie Urbina. “You want everybody to have the same access.” As campuses start providing medication abortions, many students will spend less time on the road and will see out-ofpocket costs decrease. Getting a medication abortion often involves a couple of appointments — either in person or virtually — and receiving a prescription. UC’S Student Health Insurance Plan, which is

Public Notice NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given that the County of Yolo will receive sealed bids for the “County of Yolo Pintail Well Pump & Electrical Modifications” before 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 625 Court Street, Room 103, Woodland, CA 95695, and promptly thereafter the bid opening will follow at 11:05 a.m. downstairs in the Atrium Training Room. Bidders must attend the mandatory pre-bid conferences to be held at the project site (34705 Pintail Street, Woodland CA 95695) at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2022 in order to submit bids for this project. Each bid must conform to the requirements of the Contract Documents which can be downloaded along with all bid documents at www.bidsync.com. It is the bidder’s responsibility to register at www.bidsync.com to ensure notification of all addenda and issued project information. It is the bidder’s responsibility to arrange for printing services. For more information, send questions through www.bidsync.com. Note to General Contractors; Joint Apprenticeship Committee Participation Requirement: The County adopted a policy that one of requirements to be deemed a responsive bidder is that when submitting a bid at or in excess of one million dollars the bidder must then be participating in a joint apprenticeship committee on public works projects. The California Department of Industrial Relations defines a joint apprenticeship committee as a committee made up of equal number of members from labor and management. Bidders submitting bids at or in excess of one million dollars must complete a California Department of Industrial Relations’ DAS-7 form that documents the bidder’s participation in a joint apprenticeship committee. Bids that are not accompanied by such proof of participation will be rejected. The County will verify participation prior to the award. Please note: All Pre-Bid conference attendees will be required to comply with the County’s mandates related to Covid-19 safety including the wearing of masks and physical distancing. Published July 15, 20, 2022 #1929

required for students, covers the costs of medication abortions. However, students in the Cal State system — and those who waive the insurance requirement at the UC — will have to pay to receive the medications. Sacramento State University expects the cost of medications would be between $60 and $80. “There’s still a lot of areas where abortion access maybe is less than perfect or varies between different campuses and surrounding communities, or for different students within those communities,” said Alex Miles, chairperson of government relations for the

UC Student Association. “Reproductive health care access, in general, has to be central and fully accessible.” To meet the Jan. 1 deadline, Cal State and UC campuses without medication abortion access — including UC San Diego, UC Davis and UC Riverside — will have to both train providers and update information on websites so students know the service is available. The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed some of that preparation, said Annie Sumberg, senior director for medication abortion access for Essential Access Health, a reproductive health advocacy and consulting group that is helping campuses gear up.

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FUNDING: University shields mystery donor’s activities From Page A1 internal studies, blueprints and a six-part documentary, and project leaders held workshops for other universities. In these materials, however, HDT’s funding sources were generalized. “The project was funded with a mix of university funds, state and federal grants and philanthropy,” UC Davis’ definitive article on HDT said. According to three highlevel staff members who spoke to The Enterprise, HDT was largely funded by an individual philanthropist. “An anonymous donor was critical in getting HDT off the ground,” one staff member told The Enterprise. “Certainly, the lion’s share” of the money for the project was provided by the donor, another said. Altogether, funding for HDT totaled roughly $50 million, said Melissa Blouin, Director of News and Media Relations at UC Davis. About 80% of the project—or $40 million— was funded through philanthropic gifts, she told The Enterprise. The rest came from in-kind contributions from UC Davis — such as administrative functions, utilities and custodial services — which the campus valued at $5.7 million, in-kind contributions from the city of Davis, $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan money allocated to the city, and other state and federal funding. While HDT was supported by UCD, the project “was administered and operated by an independent executive committee made up of university faculty and staff,” said Ken Burtis, UC Davis Professor Emeritus and HDT Chief Operating Officer. UC Davis Strategic Communications, which handled media relations for HDT, declined to answer questions about how much money the largest individual donor contributed or what role a private donor might have played in shaping the project. HDT executives redirected inquiries from The Enterprise about private funding to Strategic Communications. The city of Davis also referred The Enterprise to campus officials. “The questions relate to their donor,” said Barbara Archer, Communications and Customer Service Manager for the city. In May, The Enterprise filed a records request seeking two HDT planning documents, minutes from HDT executive committee meetings and emails sent by HDT executives and UC Davis administrators. In June, UC Davis determined this request was “overly broad” and The Enterprise filed a similar but narrower request. “As Healthy Davis Together used millions of dollars in public funds, the public is entitled to know what influence any private donors may have had over the project,” The Enterprise said in its request. The newspaper also argued it was in the interest of anyone hoping to replicate the HDT model to know more about the project’s finances. The Enterprise made it clear it was not investigating the donor’s identity and asked that any personal information in the records be redacted prior to disclosure, as is required by law. UC Davis denied the request. “We’ve considered the balancing test of the California Public Records Act and determined the information requested is exempt from disclosure,” said Astrid Davis, Information Practices Coordinator at UCD, citing a provision that allows agencies to withhold a document if the public interest is better served by the record remaining private than becoming public. “The public interest is not served by disclosing anonymous donors because

it damages our relationship with those donors and creates an environment where our financial standing is damaged because those donors will no longer give funds to us,” Blouin said in an email to The Enterprise. She added that handling information about donations with confidentiality, to the extent provided by law, is part of the school’s Donor Bill of Rights. Davis also argued that donor information, including communications about anonymous donors, was exempt from disclosure under the deliberative process privilege, a portion of the public records law that shields internal “predecisional” records from disclosure if making them public would “discourage candid discussion” by public officials and undermine their ability to do their jobs.

Fundamental role According to project staff, who spoke to The Enterprise on the condition that their names not be published, the donor played a fundamental role in creating HDT. “The way it was framed early on was that there was an individual who wanted to see what could be done if significant resources were put into a university town,” a staff member said, referring to comments made by HDT executives. Campus leaders and city officials then wrote a project proposal that they reportedly pitched to the donor. HDT depended on UC Davis’ Genome Center repurposing agricultural technology to develop high-throughput COVID19 testing. The project was designed, managed and largely run by UC Davis faculty and staff, including public health experts, epidemiologists, and physicians, along with city officials and employees. But staff had the impression the donor retained some authority. Throughout the project, when it came to big decisions, HDT leaders reportedly said they wanted to run them by the donor before moving forward. In a statement to The Enterprise, Blouin disputed any suggestion that a donor controlled the direction of HDT and emphasized the project’s independence. “The idea for Healthy Davis Together originated before any donors became involved. At no time did UC Davis request or receive approval from any donors to spend HDT project funds,” she said. “All final decisions about Healthy Davis Together were made by the HDT executive committee.” As the project evolved, staff got the impression there were few spending limits. “There was a willingness to go beyond what was proposed to increasing scale,” a staff member said. And unlike public funding, which often comes with constraints and time-consuming requirements, the HDT money was flexible and accessible, the staff member observed, enabling the project to quickly adapt to each phase of the pandemic. Before long, HDT expanded from the campus into Davis and eventually across Yolo County. The project subsidized local businesses by purchasing gift cards it gave out as incentives to get tested, administered vaccines, set up a wastewater testing system to monitor COVID19 levels in the community, and supported more than 50 schools in the county with testing. In the fall of 2021, the donor reportedly drove to Davis with two assistants and spent a day touring several project sites. “Both town and gown have consistently experienced COVID infection and test positivity rates

markedly lower than those recorded in the surrounding region and statewide,” a California Healthline article about HDT reported in March. “So why haven’t lots of other campus-town combinations tried it?” HDT’s success undisputedly relied on local science, public health expertise, initiative, collaboration and participation. According to staff, the project also benefited from a once-in-alifetime financial arrangement campus officials and HDT leaders have declined to disclose. — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @calebmhampton.

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Healthy Davis Together earned nationwide acclaim for its COVID-19 testing program and other public health interventions. UC Davis has refused to answer questions about the role a private donor played in the project.

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Trio inching closer toward bigger numbers W hat does Davis High boys water polo head coach Tracy Stapleton, DHS girls water polo mentor Doug Wright and Blue Devils volleyball head coach Julie Crawford have in common? To start, they all teach on the DHS campus. The next is each are on the verge of reaching higher career-winning numbers as their teams are just weeks away from practices for the 2022 season. n Stapleton is inching toward the 700win club. Entering his 35th year in charge of the program, Stapleton is sitting at 691 wins and 335 losses. Part of Stapleton’s wins include many Delta League and Sac-Joaquin Section Division I titles. Davis’ last section title was in 2013. The Blue Devils’ have played in the D-I title game 12 times since 2005.

Davis has played in the D-I title games 26 times. The Blue Devils’ first appearance was in 1976 against Beyer of Modesto. They’ve won 15 of those title games, the most in the section. n Wright is also on the verge of notching his 700th career win. Since taking over the program in 1995, he has compiled an overall record 688 wins and 145 losses. But Wright is only counting the wins and losses from 1996 to today.

According to Wright, the section didn’t sanction high school girls water polo playoffs in 1995. Then the playoffs started in 1996. If someone wants to count the 1995 season, then Wright has 715 wins and 149 losses. He would’ve reached the 700th win last season. To be precise, on Oct. 14, 2021 when Davis defeated Rio Americano 17-1 in a non-league contest at the Raiders’ swimming pool in Sacramento. The Blue Devils finished the season with a 30-4 record. But Wright has chosen to count 1996 entering this season. Here’s what could make the 700th win, in Wright’s mind, special this season. Malaya Wright, Doug’s daughter who returns for her senior year, would be part of that celebration. Malaya was one of the Blue Devils’ top scorers last season.

Doug Wright and Stapleton and their respective teams and the rest of the section’s high school water polo programs begin practices on Monday, Aug. 15. n Crawford is just 11 victories away from her 200th career win as the Blue Devils’ volleyball head coach. Getting closer to the start of the season, which practices begin on Monday, Aug. 1, Crawford has been running the program since 2011. In 10 of 11 seasons, Crawford has recorded double-digit wins. Her only single-digit win season was spring 2021 when it posted a 4-1 record. The Blue Devils played in the spring due to the pandemic, which shifted fall and winter sports seasons to the late winter and spring months of 2021. Crawford is currently sitting at 189

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Former UCD men’s basketball player Chima Moneke shoots over an opponent in a Big West Conference game in January 2018. The power forward has signed with the Sacramento Kings.

Former Aggie inks with Kings Enterprise staff Former UC Davis men’s basketball player Chima Moneke is returning to the Sacramento area. On Friday, the ex-Aggie power forward signed with the Sacramento Kings. On Monday, Kings General Manager Monte McNair announced the signing. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. “From getting cut in 2nd division France 3 games into my rookie season while making 2200 euros a month... to signing an NBA contract 4 years later... crazy,” Moneke posted on his Twitter account early Saturday afternoon. Moneke, at 6-foot-6, played for Kings head coach Mike Brown on Team Nigeria at the Tokyo Olympics last July. Moneke currently plays internationally for BAXI Manresa in Spain. This season with BAXI Manreasa, Moneke has averaged 14.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. Moneke was also named the MVP of the Basketball Champions League during the 2021-22 season. He averaged 13.9 points per game, plus 6.3 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 22.2 minutes per game over 15 minutes, helping BAXI Manresa advance to the Basketball Champions League semifinals. Before international play, Moneke, from Canberra, Australia, played at UCD. During the 2017-18 season in his senior year, the former Aggie averaged 18.4 points per game and 146 assists. He also averaged 3.7 rebounds, plus 63 steals and eight blocked shots. Moneke was named the Big West Player of the Week twice his senior year. He was also an all-Big West Conference honorable mention. He transferred to UCD from Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Neb.

Sacramento River Cats first baseman Jason Krizan waits for the baseball to pop into his glove in an attempt to tag out Albuquerque Isotopes runner Antonio Senzatela (31) in Saturday’s game at Sutter Health Park. To see more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story.

River Cats fall to the Isotopes By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor WEST SACRAMENTO — One run seemed to be enough for the Sacramento River Cats. But the visiting Albuquerque Isotopes flexed their muscles in Saturday’s game at Sutter Health Park. That led to the Isotopes quickly erasing a River Cats lead and posted a 5-1 victory in a Pacific Coast League game in front of 7,955 fans. Sacramento (40-50) entered the All-Star break with back-to-back losses to Alburquerque (42-48), which posted a 7-5 win on a Sunday afternoon game. In Saturday’s game that lasted 2 hours and 47 minutes, the River Cats scored their first and only run in the bottom of the second inning. Wyatt Mathisen walked. Then he touched home plate when teammate Arquimedes Gamboa doubled

to the left field corner, which gave Sacramento a 1-0 lead. The River Cats and Isotopes went scoreless until the top of the fifth inning. That is when Alburquerque took a 2-1 lead. One big hit was what gave the Isotopes the lead for good. Leadoff hitter Wynton Bernard, a former River Cat player, smacked a two-run homer over the rightcenter field fence. Taylor Snyder singled to left field with two outs before Bernard’s dinger. The Isotopes increased their lead to 3-1 in the top of the sixth inning when Elehuris Montero tripled and scored on Carlos Perez’s single to left field. Doubles in the top of the seventh and ninth inning led to the Isotopes’ final runs of the game. Sacramento only had five hits in the game.

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River Cats pitcher Raynel Espinal tossed five innings against the Isotopes in Saturday’s game. He struck out seven batters, gave up only four hits and allowed two runs. His record on the bump, entering the All-Star break, is 5-4. Espinal and the rest of the River Cats return to action on Friday, but play their remaining games on the road until Sunday, July 31. Sacramento returns to Sutter Health Park on Tuesday, Aug. 2. Rachel Kreager/Enterprise photo

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Your car is T spying on you By Justin Kloczko Special to CalMatters

ersonal car data is the new gold rush of the auto industry. Cars collect more data than our phones. Consumers deserve privacy in their vehicles, and California must lead the way on that issue. An enormous amount of information is collected while you are driving, including your buying habits, credit score, text messages and even sexual orientation. A total consumer profile is created to sell you things. That data is transmitted at a rate of 25 gigabytes per hour to the automakers’ cloud. And companies share it. And the targeted advertising we see on our browsers, inboxes and social media feeds is coming for the driver’s seat. Chevrolet’s OnStar Service feeds users’ data to apps such as Domino’s and Shell, among others, according to The Washington Post. Starbucks tracks your geolocation, so it can know the best time to flash you with a coupon and divert you to the drivethrough. This amounts to what is known as “behavioral modification.” The software company Telenav is developing in-car advertising, touting its “freemium” model popularized by streaming services such as Hulu and Spotify, in which, in exchange for free services, drivers will be flashed with ads. In a post on its website titled “Why in-car advertising works,” Telenav’s case amounts to “advertising is worth it to the consumer” while disregarding safety and privacy. In this auto surveillancecommerce world, Telenav says there is a large opportunity to capitalize on the $212 billion commuters spend while out driving. Discrimination is another concern. Although charging car insurance premiums by ZIP-code is illegal in California, providers could try to use data to discriminate against people based on the neighborhoods they frequent. Law enforcement agencies already have access to this data and evade traditional warrant requirements by tapping into information uploaded from a USB port, according to The Intercept. Companies will know so much about us that the information could become ubiquitous and identity theft could become even more commonplace. While companies tracking us in our cars often claim they traffic in “anonymized data,” there is no such thing. Anonymized data, when paired with other data points such as credit card usage, can be used to identify you and target you, according to car technologists and privacy advocates interviewed by Consumer Watchdog. While location data can be turned off on your cell phone, there’s not yet an opt-out feature for your car. With the end of federal protections for those who wish to have an abortion, tech surveillance will almost surely be weaponized in the form of criminal prosecution against women. One safeguard is ensuring people can protect their privacy and geolocation from intrusive activity.

here appears to be no end to the new laws that Sacramento’s dominant Democratic legislators want to pass in their effort to make California at least as dense as New York state. Their latest effort seems likely to be as onerous — and unsuccessful — at this task as the infamous 2021 SB 9 and SB 10, which effectively end single-family residence (R-1) zoning everywhere in this highly varied state. The two earlier laws — which may face a referendum to cancel them in the 2024 election — have so far had little effect. They allow all but the smallest current R-1 lots to be split in two, with each lot eligible for a duplex and a small additional dwelling unit, also known as a “granny flat.” Cities and counties cannot nix such efforts to multiply housing units by a 6-1 ratio over current levels. But it’s not happening on a large scale, very possibly because the state housing shortage estimates they were designed to mitigate probably are nowhere near accurate. The actual housing shortage appears to be far smaller than levels claimed by the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Using HCD numbers, Gov. Gavin Newsom campaigned hard in 2018 for construction of 3.5 million new units by 2025, but fewer than half a million have actually been

built on his four-year watch. Newsom now says just 1.8 million new units are needed, half what he claimed four years ago. And a springtime report from the nonpartisan state auditor found HCD figures lack solid documentation, suggesting the real need may be far lower than even Newsom’s latest numbers, which he proffered without any documentation. Now come the legislators with a new bill called AB 2011, based on a supposed HCD estimate of 2.5 million new housing units needed as soon as possible.

his proposed law, titled the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022, offers no explanation of what a High Road job might be, except that any building under its auspices would require that all labor be paid union wages — in short, the highest in the construction industry. No wonder several underconstruction affordable housing projects are coming in right now at more than

$1 million in building costs per unit. These may be offered at below-market rents to some Californians, but they in no way are affordable for the taxpayers who are actually footing most of the costs. AB 2011 is different and probably even less affordable to local taxpayers than the laws that spawned the current hyper-expensive housing construction. It provides a “ministerial” approval process for all affordable or low-rent housing proposed along commercial transportation corridors. In short, this means automatic approval by a rubberstamping official in each city or county where developers might want to build along major streets and highways. It makes such projects exempt from virtually all laws governing environmental or neighborhood impacts of these purported new buildings, which must also offer ground-floor commercial space. But if a developer finds a project approved under these terms doesn’t “pencil out,” a portion of the units can be rented or sold at market rates much higher than so-called affordable housing. Even the state’s building trade unions don’t like that. “The bill provides a path to developer profits with little protection for workers or meaningful impact from community members,” said a statement from the state’s

Building and Construction Trades Council. So even the unions, which enthusiastically backed SB 9, SB 10 and other densifying measures passed over the last five years don’t much like this one. Some opponents note both the unreliability of HCD need estimates and the fact that many investors and speculators buying up existing housing are keeping it vacant, producing what is essentially a false, manufactured housing shortage designed to keep prices up.

o this latest densifying proposal, sponsored by Democratic Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks of Oakland, may have too many flaws to make it past a very pro-density Legislature and an even more pro-housing governor. But maybe not. The flaws in SB 9, SB 10 and other densifying measures that did pass were just as evident as those afflicting the newest proposal, yet they passed handily and Newsom signed them into law. So what’s to stop this one, too? — 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

ortunately, California is set to be the first in the nation with an opt-out for precise geolocation. This summer, the California Privacy Protection Agency resumes drafting rules as it implements the California Privacy Rights Act, a seminal new privacy initiative passed by voters in 2020. Automakers and insurance companies are fighting back, claiming the law is unworkable and that they need such data in order for their products, such as emergency services, to work. But they are weaponizing safety and using the same tracking consent form for a host of reasons. It’s a false choice. Consumers don’t have to choose between their safety and having their data used for other tracking purposes. The fact is, cars don’t need to share your private information in order to allow you to drive. The California Privacy Protection Agency has an opportunity to put privacy and safety before automakers’ profits. That’s what voters asked for when they passed Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act. The public can respond to the draft regulations when the privacy board convenes for public hearings on Aug. 24 and 25. — Justin Kloczko follows tech privacy for Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit that advocates for taxpayer and consumer interests.

Letters Gun violence I can’t figure out why, with all the gun violence that is going on, that one sees no discussion of the supposed right to carry a weapon “for protection” compared with the statistics on the actual fact the firearms are actually not being used for protection. So, the “guns rights” folks claim that they need guns (and mega high-power ones) to protect themselves and their families from all those hordes of people trying to break into their homes or otherwise endanger them. So, my question is — How many people have actually been saved from attack by an attacker because someone had a firearm at hand. Compare those figures (if any) with the numbers in a given time (a year?) killed by people in the current sieges by mass shooters at schools, parades, markets or wherever else.

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Also, what are the numbers of folks accidentally killed by firearms supposedly kept as protection.? By kids finding them or whatever. Or someone in the house in a rage over some petty upset. That shouldn’t be too hard to come up with some figures by someone with the right connections. Seems like something we ought to know. Huh? Maybe do we really, really need all those high-power guns in everyone’s hands? I’ll bet not. I’ll bet a little old fashioned “ladies’ gun” might even actually be more effective for those purposes to solve the problem of someone who might break into one’s home, and would cause less destructiveness to the home than a highpower rifle. Anita Deming Davis

Imminent scooter invasion With the Davis City Council’s imminent approval, get ready for 300 electric scooters to hit Davis streets on Sept. 30,

Speak out President The Hon. Joe Biden, The White House, Washington, D.C., 20500; 202-456-1111 (comments), 202-456-1414 (switchboard); email: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

U.S. Senate Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3841; email: http://feinstein. senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me Sen. Alex Padilla, B03 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510;

bringing with them the reasons they’re severely restricted or banned in so many cities: n Inebriated or stoned “joyriders” blasting through downtown just for fun; n Abandoned scooters littering curbs and sidewalks for as long as 90 minutes after a complaint; n Scooters in bicycle lanes riding at far greater speeds than bikes; n Groups of scooter riders bar-hopping (yes, UCD students, I’m talking about you); n Increases in scooter-related injuries. A bike helmet, for the very few riders who bother to wear one, doesn’t prevent typical scooter injuries like fractured extremities. I dread the prospect of attempting a peaceful walk in the Arboretum ... then having to dodge motorized toys. Unfortunately, our city council is proceeding without considering the potential impact (no pun intended) on our quality of life. Eric Warp Davis

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Always be ready to dig up something good By Julie Cross Special to The Enterprise

very cook I know can tell you, instantly and at length, what nifty ingredients they have stored in fridge, freezer and pantry at any given moment. Since they can also make dinner in 15 minutes or so, it probably bears thinking about. Here, then, are a few ingredients I have on hand most all the time, and three quick (and blessedly cool) things to do with them. In the freezer: n Frozen broccoli, corn, peas. Yes, I know we live in California. I also know that most people, in a rush, will skip the vegetables. n Little cooked shrimp, if you’ll eat them. n Bacon, spread out on a sheet of foil to freeze, then wrapped so a single slice can be extracted. n Good French bread, sliced, spread with garlic butter and tightly wrapped in foil. Keep this handy only if you can bear to run your oven in summer. n Leftover good bread, cut into cubes and frozen for panzanella, croutons or bowl food. n Cheese, finely grated. Spread it out on a lined cookie sheet to freeze in a single layer, then pour into a zipper bag. In the refrigerator: n Big ugly carrots, two or three of them, peeled and finely grated. Great in salads, on sandwiches or tortillas, and at the last into a couscous or pasta salad. n Peeled carrots nicely cut into sticks, well-rinsed and put in a container with the water that clings to them. n Lettuce, two or three kinds if you like, torn into bitesized pieces and spun in the salad spinner. Leave it in the spinner with a bit of water in the lower bowl or store in a bag with a paper towel and you’ll have crispy lettuce for two or

three days. n Onions, red, thinly sliced and pickled in a bath 50/50 vinegar and water. n Onions, yellow or (even better) sweet, thinly sliced and slowly cooked in a titch of olive oil until limp and faintly brown. n Red bell peppers, cooked just like the onions. n Tortillas. By preference, whole wheat and free of hydrogenated oil. n Salsa, whatever kind you like. n Sour cream, if you’re the sort of person who likes it and can be trusted to use it by the tablespoon rather than the cup. n Potatoes, cooked in their jackets, or rice, cooked and covered, or any other leftovers — my point, in short, is that if you cook at all you should cook extra for another night. In the Pantry n Olives. Fat oily green Castelvetrano for salads and sliced black ones for pizza. n Whole wheat couscous. The desperate cook’s friend, ready in 10 minutes and good hot or cold. n Whole grain bread. n Tortilla chips. A better choice than potato chips, since you’re getting some fiber and less fat. n Beans. Yup, canned beans. Quick protein, easily pressed into use in many dishes. What would I make out of this? Here, in narrative form so it’s easier for you to imagine changing them, are three dishes

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Different kinds of lettuce can liven up a salad. Keep it on hand. I can have on the table in 15 minutes or less. Bowl Food: Toss cubed bread in bit of olive oil in a non-stick skillet and cook until they start to brown. Throw in cooked onions and peppers and cook until it smells good. Add a good helping of beans, somewhat drained, and slap on the lid for 2 to 3 minutes or toss in a beaten egg or two and stir until it starts to set. In either event, toss in a big handful of corn (frozen or fresh cut off the cob) and a bit of cheese. Turn off the heat, cover and let stand for a minute or two. Top with salsa, sour cream, chopped tomatoes or anything else cool that you like. Julie’s Favorite Sandwich:

Heat a little bit of olive oil and a good scoop of cooked peppers and onions until fragrant. Scoop out the veg on to a slice of whole grain bread, then drop it, bread side down of course, into the hot skillet. Spread on a layer of grated cheese (straight out of the freezer) and top with second slice of bread. Grill to your tastes on both sides, adding a bit more olive oil if needed. Good with mustard, carrot sticks and a handful of chips. Couscous-What-Have-You: Pour ½ cup plus one tablespoon boiling water over ½ cup wholewheat couscous. Cover and leave alone. In a big bowl, put a good helping of grated carrot, some

pickled onion, some olives cut into slivers, a handful of corn straight from the freezer. In a little bowl, mix the juice of one or two limes, a dollop of olive oil and a bit of salt. Take a handful of clean lettuce and stack the bits nicely. Roll them up like a cigar. Use a sharp knife to cut the lettuce roll into fine shreds. Cut up about as much lettuce as you have couscous. Stir the couscous with a fork. Add it to the chopped-up vegetables and stir. Add the dressing, a little bit at a time, mixing well. Add the lettuce and mix very well. This only keeps 24 hours with the lettuce added. — Email Julie at jacross@ dcn.org or visit her on Facebook at The New Home Ec.

Water for our front lawn and for brewing beer

espite effective efforts to reduce the use of water, the malting and brewing industries remain significant users of water. I calculate it takes about two gallons of water to make a six-pack of beer which adds up to nearly two hundred billion gallons of water a year. There is a longstanding relationship of breweries and beers to the source of water upon which the brewery is built. The most famous example is the unusual water below the old town of Burton-uponTrent in the English midlands used to make the famous Burton pale ales. That has enormous influence on the craft brewing industry in this country, where pale ales reign. Burton water contains a lot of calcium sulfate and lesser amounts of other salts, particularly those of

magnesium, that cause the acidity of the process to increase, among other effects. These effects help create the ale character. Suitable water treatments plus the addition of “burton salts” available commercially, allow brewers most anywhere to imitate Burton water and reap those benefits. Water has been on my mind recently mainly because of my giant water bill that seems to have no relation to the reality of our family of two or to our tiny home on tiny acreage. On the basis that irrigation

uses most domestic water, we recently ripped out our front lawn. We replaced maybe 500 square feet of rather well-worn grass with stone chips, two boulders and a few drought-tolerant plants. We are pleased with the result and hope to see some benefit in our water bill. I also saw a piece by John Oliver on HBO in which he reported about the fate of water allocations and deliveries on the Colorado River and the calamitous effect of that, plus the drought, on the water levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead. I think that qualifies as a water crisis. I also looked up the situation in Shasta Lake that may have more relation to Davis: it was at that point 125 feet below full. That’s a lot of dry and barren bare bank showing

above the low water floating a few morose-looking boats. Lake Berryessa is approaching half-full and also looks in bad shape. That brings me back to brewing because that lake is the primary source of water for communities to the west of us and for the ABI-brewery in Fairfield. That brewery was built in the 1970s; I knew Gustav Chyba, the head brewer who oversaw the building of the brewery, and I had the pleasure of inspecting the building site with him on a few occasions. He was a good friend of my UCD Brewing Program. He told me that, among other important factors, the availability of ample water from Berryessa was a major reason for locating the brewery in Fairfield. Nearly 50 years later — oops? Incidentally, Gus also

told me he walked the entire route of water delivery from the lake to the brewery to be certain that there was no source of water contamination from industry or agriculture or nature along the way. I often mentioned that to brewing students as an example of the attention to detail required of them to be good brewers. I do not see any good water news on the horizon and plenty of potential for worse news than we already have. So, our front lawn had to be removed and good riddance to it. I understand our household contribution to the overall water situation, and the savings from removing our lawn, is miniscule, but in good consciousness it is a contribution we had to make. After all, we made a miniscule contribution to the problem of global warming so a miniscule

contribution towards a solution seems appropriate. At least that was a miniscule contribution I thought we had to make. Too late I learned from Dan Lotter, in his commentary of July 10 titled “Why I still keep a wellwatered front lawn” that there is no water shortage in Davis at all. Surprise! In fact, Dan explains, in his conclusion, that such water conservation as I indulge in will make no “difference … within our lifetimes.” I’m sure that is true. However, my family already has two more generations on earth who follow me, and I hope to know at least one greatgrand-child before I step into eternity. I feel some responsibility to all of them. — Reach Michael Lewis at waleslewis792@gmail. com.

UC Davis veterinary professor earns a national award Enterprise staff The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine announced the recipients of its 2022 recognition awards on July 6. ACVIM presented the 2022 Robert W. Kirk Award for Professional Excellence to Dr. Mark Kittleson, professor emeritus at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. A video honoring Kittleson’s accomplishments is online at https://vimeo. com/721184871/ fcb5d227b2. “Dr. Kittleson has dedicated his life to discovery, teaching, and service,” said Kristin MacDonald, an ACVIM diplomate. “His prolific and pivotal

Name droppers research in cardiology has dramatically improved veterinary cardiology. He has passed his intellectual curiosity and critical thinking to all he has trained. He has donated limitless time to serve the ACVIM and the cardiology community. He always has, and always will, have a yearning and commitment to make veterinary

medicine better.” Based in Greenwood Village, Colo., the ACVIM is the certifying organization for veterinary specialists in cardiology, large-animal internal medicine, neurology, oncology and smallanimal internal medicine. With more than 3,000 members, the ACVIM is dedicated to improving the lives of animals and people through the education, training and certification of specialists in veterinary

internal medicine, discovery and dissemination of new medical knowledge and increasing public awareness of advances in veterinary medical care. ———— Oregon State University announced on Jan. 5 the names of students who have made the Scholastic Honor Roll for spring 2022. A total of 7,150 students earned a B-plus (3.5) or

better to make the listing. To be on the honor roll, students must carry at least 12 graded hours of course work. Students on the honor roll included Davis residents Caroline L. Brennan, freshman, psychology; Conner C. Clark, freshman, political science; Dexter Clifton, freshman, general engineering; Na Leifson, sophomore, zoology; Samuel S. Luxa, junior, political science,

Reese M. Neely, sophomore, biology; and Hallie R. Perlman, junior, zoology. More than 34,000 students come from across the globe to Oregon State’s Corvallis and Bend campuses, and its programs operate in every Oregon county. — Do you know of someone who has won an award or accomplished something noteworthy? Email it to newsroom@davisenterp rise.net.

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