enterprise INSID
E:
THE DAVIS
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022
‘Evil’: Teens’ killers get life without parole
Students on campus at UC Davis on Feb. 2. Existing University of California campuses are going to have to find ways to accommodate thousands of new students under plans unveiled by the UC system’s leaders.
By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer WOODLAND — Nearly six years have passed since Alicia Moore and Lola Rios Gutierrez saw their sons for the last time. On Friday, at the sentencing hearing for the two of the four men convicted of Elijah Moore and Enrique Rios’ 2016 murders, the mothers sought fates for the killers they said should mirror their own bleak futures. “I just want to make sure that they see life,” Moore told Yolo Superior Court Judge David Rosenberg. “Please see to it that they see life without (parole), because I’ll see life without my son for the rest of my life. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” “My life is over, and that’s how I feel every day,” said Gutierrez, who after her son’s disappearance battled and survived cancer her doctors told her was stress-related. “They took my son’s life forever — they deserve to be behind bars for life, too.” Rosenberg agreed, sentencing Chandale Shannon Jr., 25; and 22-year-old Jesus Campos to life in
See KILLERS, Page A7
Miguel Gutierrez Jr./ CalMatters photo
UC leaders plan to expand enrollment System aims to add 23,000 students by 2030 By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer On Thursday, University of California leaders presented a plan at the monthly UC Board of Regents meeting to increase enrollment at the 10-campus system by 23,000 students over
the next eight years. The 2030 Capacity Plan, which comes amid a recordbreaking number of student applications, would add as many new students to the UC system as would creating an additional campus, the university pointed out in a press release. The plan specifically prioritizes creating more spots at UC campuses for California residents. The plan was developed over the past year by a working
group led by UC President Michael V. Drake, UC chancellors and other university leaders. Each campus created its own enrollment growth strategy to suit its specific circumstances. “Though campus strategies vary based on their unique opportunities and circumstances, each plan focuses on upholding academic quality and a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusive excellence,” the university’s press release said.
Fortune favors City Council run By Anne Ternus-Bellamy
VOL. 124, NO. 88
By Anne Ternus-Bellamy
Kelsey Fortune has formally entered the race for Davis City Council, challenging Councilman Dan Carson in District 1. A Davis resident for nine years, Fortune serves as associate director of Purple Tree Cafe and on the board of Bike Davis. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in economics at UC Davis where her Courtesy photo research focuses on energy and the environment and Kelsey Fortune will run for the Davis City Council’s District 1 transportation economics, in November. and she expects to receive her Ph.D. in December. behind winner Josh Chapman, former This is Fortune’s second run for Council councilwoman Rochelle Swanson, and — in November 2020 she was one of four activist Connor Gorman. candidates seeking to represent District 5 in South Davis, ultimately finishing fourth See FORTUNE, Page A5
Enterprise staff writer
Business ���������� A4 Forum ��������������B2 Op-Ed ��������������B3 Classifieds ������B7 Living ���������������� A6 Sports ��������������B1 Comics ������������B5 Obituaries ��������B4 The Wary I �������� A2
WEATHER Today: Sunny and hot again. High 99. Low 59.
See ENROLLMENT, Page A7
Research: HDT prevented thousands of COVID cases
Enterprise staff writer
INDEX
A multiyear funding compact outlined in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2022-23 state budget will provide the resources the UC system needs to ramp up enrollment. UC leaders also introduced an “aspirational” plan that would allow the system to increase enrollment by 33,000 students by 2030, though that plan would require additional state funding.
Over its first 16 months in operation, Healthy Davis Together prevented an estimated 4,144 cases of COVID-19, 275 COVIDrelated hospitalizations and 35 deaths in Davis, according to a study released Thursday. The findings by research and data analytics consultant Mathematica were based on statistics from a wide range of sources, both national and state, that compared outcomes in Davis with those in a matched set of communities that resemble Davis
based on demographics, community features and pre-program outcomes. HDT, a joint program launched by the city of Davis and UC Davis in September 2020, also saved an estimated $112.7 million in retained wages, avoided healthcare costs and value created by years of life preserved, resulting in a 330 percent return on investment, according to Mathematica. HDT was funded by UC Davis and private philanthropy. The Mathematica researchers looked at data from October 2020 to
HOW TO REACH US www.davisenterprise.com Main line: 530-756-0800 Circulation: 530-756-0826
http://facebook.com/ TheDavisEnterpriseNewspaper http://twitter.com/D_Enterprise
See HDT, Page A5
SUNDAY • $1.50
Local
A2 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
About us 2022 Member
California News Publishers Association
Certified Audit of Circulations
The Davis Enterprise is published Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays by The Davis Enterprise Inc., 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616. Application to Mail at Periodicals Postage Prices is Pending at Davis, CA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to to The Davis Enterprise, P.O. Box 1470, Davis, CA 95617-1470. Phone 530-756-0800 ———— R. Burt McNaughton Publisher Taylor Buley Co-Publisher Sebastian Oñate Editor Nancy Hannell Advertising Director Shawn Collins Production Manager Bob Franks Home Delivery Manager
SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR CARRIER DELIVERY
(plus tax) Home delivery..............$3.69 per week Online..........................$3.23 per week 12 weeks................................. $44.84 24 weeks................................ $89.30 48 weeks............................... $159.79
MAILING ADDRESS Please send correspondence to The Davis Enterprise P.O. Box 1470 Davis, CA 95617-1470 HOME DELIVERY If you do not receive your Enterprise by 5 p.m. on Wednesdays or Fridays or 7 a.m. on Sundays, please call 530-756-0826. Missed issues will be delivered on the next publishing day.
HOW TO REACH US PHONE, MAIL OR IN PERSON Home delivery: 315 G St., 530-756-0826 Delivery phone hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Sun. 7-10 a.m. Business office: 315 G St. 530-756-0800 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
FAX
Advertising �����������������530-756-7504 Home Delivery (Circulation) �756-7504 News ���������������������������������756-1668
EMAIL News ����������newsroom@davisenterprise.net Sports ���������������sports@davisenterprise.net Home Delivery circulation@davisenterprise.net Classifieds ����� classads@davisenterprise.net Advertising �����������ads@davisenterprise.net Legal Notices ��� legals@davisenterprise.net Obituaries ������������ obit@davisenterprise.net Production ��� graphics@davisenterprise.net
ON THE WEB www.davisenterprise.com Copyright 2022
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022
Council OKs bike- and scooter-share pilot program By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer The Davis City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved plans for a pilot project bringing bike- and scooter-share to the city of Davis. The move comes four years after a JUMP bikeshare program debuted in Davis and two years after JUMP ceased operations due to the pandemic. Lime subsequently acquired JUMP’s bikeshare program from Uber and has been operating both a bike- and scootershare program in West Sacramento and Sacramento through an agreement reached with the Sacramento Area Council of Governments. Lime declined to bring the program to Davis previously for several reasons, including the absence of UC Davis students during the pandemic and the desire of both the city and UC Davis to have bikeshare only. Lime has indicated bike-share is more expensive to provide than scooter-share and wanted the city and university to subsidize a bike-only program. Instead, under an agreement reached between SACOG and Lime for Davis, the one-year pilot project would bring 500 electric-assist bikes and 300 scooters, all serviced by Lime, to the city, though the university must OK the arrangement as well. The city would be able to terminate the project at any time and Lime has agreed to new conditions around what was the biggest issue with JUMP bikes in the past, namely users leaving the bikes not in bike racks as required, but blocking sidewalks and bike paths or even abandoning them on private property. The agreement calls for
AdobeStock photo
A pair of Lime scooters sit ready for use in downtown San Diego. Lime to address improperly parked devices within 90 minutes rather than two hours. Additionally, if the Davis Police Department impounds a bike or scooter, Lime will fine the last user of that device for improperly parking it. Lime will not charge the city and will cover the cost of city staff time spent managing violations, and will also pay for repair of public property damaged by Lime users. Kirk Trost, representing SACOG, said, “this potential agreement we’ve been working on … and we hope the university will see the wisdom of this … I would daresay this is the best agreement of its kind any place in this country.” A monthly package costing users 12 cents per minute, “you just can’t find that any place else,” he said. “And you have Lime Access program that is free for people and provides them up to five 30-minute rides a day. And the people who will qualify for that system amount to 40 percent of the UC Davis population.” Council members were unanimous in their support for the return to bike-share to Davis, though did have some concerns. Councilman Josh Chapman said the sheer number of devices — 800 — “kind
of gave me some heartburn.” “I have concerns around parking and where they go, if there are that many downtown, and we already have some issues around bike racks… do we have enough infrastructure to support 800 (bikes and scooters)? We had 150 the last time we did this,” said Chapman. Trost replied that when JUMP was in Davis, “at the peak we had about 175 devices … and we only scratched the surface of the potential of a bike-share system. “And the reason is … it’s a large geographic area, and to cover all of the city and to cover all of the campus, it’s a lot,” Trost said. “And the problem that you have is we didn’t have system reliability. If I picked up a bike a couple of blocks away from my house and went to the Mondavi Center, there weren’t enough bikes to guarantee that I was going to be able to find one and get back home. “We’ve talked a lot about this number, 800, being a good number to start at, that we could cover the city, have reliability so people would really turn to these devices and honestly invest in a mode shift because it became a reliable source of transportation for them. You can’t deliver someone
to one location and not be able to get them back to their home. So we think this could be a sweet spot.” At the same time, he told Chapman, “I think we can have a conversation with (Lime) about an orderly roll-out. That’s what we did with the initial JUMP launch, we did that with the relaunch in West Sacramento and Sacramento and I think we can accomplish that here.” Another change from the previous JUMP program is all devices will have a phone number on them so residents who want to report an improperly parked bike or scooter can immediately call Lime. Additionally, according to Jennifer Donofrio, the city’s bicycle and pedestrian coordinator, Lime will have staff in Davis to promptly respond. Previously, JUMP employees responding to complaints in Davis had to cross the causeway from West Sacramento where they were located. In voicing support for a pilot project, Vice Mayor Will Arnold said, “make no mistake, there will be improperly parked scooters and bikes. There will be ADA violations, sidewalks that are blocked … that will happen. So it’s not about wishing that away or saying it’s not going to happen. It’s about the confidence that the community is going to have that when they see that, they will have a mechanism to do something about it and that the city …
if we, public works, police, fire, whatever see it, we can just deal with it and probably charge them what is not an insignificant fee to address it.” “I am supportive of this,” Arnold added. “We have sort of the ultimate off ramp, which is we can pull up stakes at any time and say this isn’t working for our community.” Councilwoman Gloria Partida also expressed support, noting the city is trying to reduce its carbon footprint “and getting people out of automobiles and this is definitely one of those tools to help us in that goal. “There will be some growing pains … but we can do this,” she said. “I think it’s really important to acknowledge that people have had negative experiences,” Partida added. “I have a son in a wheelchair so I absolutely understand what it’s like for him to be rolling down the sidewalk and then roll all the way back and find a driveway to come down and get into the street. I do think those concerns are valid.” Councilman Dan Carson called the pilot project “an experiment worth trying again because of the potential for reduced greenhouse gas emissions, because of the potential to generate more business in our town.” SACOG and Lime hope to launch the program in Davis by Sept. 30.
Bob Dunning is on vacation. The Wary I will return on Aug. 3.
Local
THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022 A3
Soroptimists award grants to three nonprofits Special to The Enterprise Soroptimist International of Davis recently awarded grants to three local nonprofits: Thriving Pink, CommuniCare Mobile Medicine and Mutual Housing of California. The club distributed $5,000 in Community Grants between the three organizations. “Our committee received high quality grant applications that aligned with the Soroptimist mission, vision and values,” said Lisa Adda, SI Davis president and chair of its Community Grants Committee. “Our core values are gender equality, empowerment, education, and diversity/fellowship, and our committee prioritized those in awarding these funds.” Adda said this year’s grants help women and girls “with education as it relates to breast cancer, empowerment through emergency shelter, and diversity by reaching an important audience.” n Thriving Pink received $1,850 for its Youth Education and Support outreach project. Through this project, Soroptimist International of Davis will fund outreach to teenage girls. This includes education on breast cancer, cancer prevention and healthy lifestyles, opportunities for meaningful volunteerism, and resources and support for those diagnosed – and their families. The nonprofit gets many requests from high school clubs asking for speakers on the topic. After her diagnosis with breast cancer, Guillermina Perez said, “I hope to inspire others, including my two teenage girls, to understand that seeking help and giving back is a sign and source of strength.” n CommuniCare Mobile Medicine received $1,600
County urges masking up indoors as virus levels in wastewater stay elevated By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer
Courtesy photo
CommuniCare physician Ian Kim, left, social worker Erika Chapman and registered nurse Laura Wrightwood pose in front of a Mobile Medicide van. The nonprofit received a Soroptimist grant to purchase motel vouchers for female-identified patients who need emergency shelter. to purchase motel vouchers for female-identified patients who need emergency shelter. According to the application, “The mobile medical team often encounters … patients who tolerate unsafe relationships in exchange for shelter. This program will allow the team to provide these patients with a respite from their circumstances. Together with behavioral and medical support, we hope that this respite may give patients the space and support they need to find safer shelter. … By removing the need for shelter from the patient’s list of priorities, we can empower them to make choices that support their health, safety and independence.” n Mutual Housing California received $1,550 from SI Davis to support its Race Equity Diversity and Inclusion Youth Project at its Spring Lake complex. The program, part of its MVP Youth Empowerment Program, creates a space
for girls ages 13-17 to address any mental health concerns, creates peer-topeer relationships, and explores career opportunities. It reminds girls of their power and value. Participants go through an six-week series, learning social and emotional skills, college options, and career exploration. SI Davis has several fundraisers a year, and reinvests all of its profits in its programs and projects. These include Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women; and Dream It, Be It: Career Support for High School Girls. It also funds high school scholarships, anti-trafficking efforts, and these Community Grants to like-minded nonprofits. “As we prepare for our next year of fundraising with the theme ‘Building Community, Working Together,’ we have already seen the impact of these grants on our community,” Adda said. “During our
May program meeting, we introduced the grant recipients to our club, and it was wonderful to see our recipients connecting with each other and exchanging contact information with the goal of planning colloaborative, community efforts.” Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. The service club was founded in Oakland in October 1921. Soroptimist International of Davis was chartered in 1954. A second Davis club, SI Greater Davis, chartered in 1985. Local members join some 75,000 Soroptimists in 122 countries and territories to contribute time and financial support to community-based projects benefiting women and girls. For more information on the club, visit https:// sidavis.org or like its Facebook or Instagram pages: @SoroptimistDavis.
Yolo County’s COVID19 case rate has declined in recent weeks but that doesn’t mean the risk of infection has. The dropping case rate — down to 27.2 cases per 100,000 residents on Friday — is the result of fewer people testing now that Healthy Davis Together’s PCR testing has ended. But wastewater levels of the virus that causes COVID-19 are as high in parts of Yolo County as they were in January during the height of the original Omicron wave, the county announced Friday, and that means masking up remains as important as ever. So the county’s Healthy & Human Services Agency will launch a campaign to communicate risks and the importance of wearing high-quality masks like N95, KN95 and KF94 masks in indoor public space. All businesses, nonprofit
organizations, schools, places of worship, and other indoor venues are invited to participate in the awareness campaign, which includes colorcoded signs based on COVID-19 risk levels — red/high, yellow/medium and green/low — that recommend who should mask at each risk level. HHSA will print and distribute the appropriate color-coded signs to operators of public spaces to ensure residents have the most current information and signs will also be available for download at www.yolocounty.org/ masks. ———— Yolo County’s case rate dropped from 30.9 on Tuesday to 27.2 on Friday, but there were eight COVID-19 patients in the county’s two hospitals and two more COVID deaths were reported on Friday. Since the pandemic began, 327 Yolo County residents have died of COVID-19.
Business
A4 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022
More coffee, less yoga as changes hit home D avis lost one of its yoga studios on July 17 when Kaya Yoga closed. Kaya has been in Davis for 16 years, but owner Kia Meaux said, “The in-person business model just isn’t sustainable anymore.” After struggling during the pandemic, Kaya Yoga moved in November 2020 from its Fourth and E streets studio to one at 1403 Fifth St. The new space was less than half the size of the downtown one, with lower rent and dedicated parking. Before it was downtown, Kaya had a studio at 1505 Fifth St., Suite D, the current home of Hot Yoga Davis. In announcing the closure, Meaux said she “will continue to teach online, and people can get all the information from my website Kayayoga.com. I will also be teaching an in-person yoga workshop one weekend a month for the foreseeable future.” Kaya’s video library of recorded classes is available free through Aug. 8. Meanwhile, Meaux offers live online vinyasa yoga classes for free on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The last ones are from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. on July 26 and 28, and Aug. 2 and 4. If you’ve never taken a class from her, you’re in for a treat. Participants must register through the studio’s Mindbody platform. Clients will be notified by email about how to access online classes after Aug. 8, when the Mindbody contract expires.
———— A coffee house will fill the former La Piñata restaurant space at 305 First St. Work is underway inside the future Frenzy Coffee Co. The cafe has a website under construction — https://www.frenzycoffee. com/ — saying it’s coming soon. I will let you know when I learn more. La Piñata closed in 2020. Though downtown has more than its share of coffee shops, this concept may be a better fit for the location, which has seen a lot of restaurant turnover. To me, the best of the lot was Pistachios, a restaurant and bar that was there in the late 1980s. ———— Mochinut planned a soft opening Saturday, July 23, at 516 Second St. The spot will also feature T% Coffee + Tea. I have not confirmed that T% will open that day as well. Mochinut sells mochi doughnuts, Korean rice flour hot dogs, and tea drinks. The doughnuts are made with rice flour, which makes them stretchy and chewy. The menu for T% has tea (including ceremonial matcha), coffee, fruit drinks and smoothies. Hours are 11 a.m. to
7 p.m. Sundays through Mondays. ———— It appears Local Kitchens didn’t open on Thursday as it previously announced. Its Google page said it will open on Monday. I reached out to the company’s public relations firm to confirm but did not immediately hear back. The micro food hall fills the former Pluto’s space in Davis Commons, 500 First St. ———— Dunloe Brewing is working through the inspection process for its downtown taproom, owner and brewer Brennan Fleming said Thursday. He said things were coming together quickly. It’s at 610 Third St. ———— What are my readers’ top two FAQs? When will the replacements for Bistro 33 and Konditorei Austrian Pastry Cafe open? Mamma is a pasta and pizza restaurant and Italian market filling the former Bistro 33 and City Hall Tavern sites at Third and F streets. It’s been on track to open in August, but I didn’t get confirmation this week. Co-owner Michael Galyen told me on July 14 that they were awaiting permits. Estelle Bakery & Pâtisserie is more of an unknown. Owner Esther Son, who purchased the Konditorei property at 2710 Fifth St., has not
returned my messages since we first spoke in February. ———— As colleague Anne Ternus-Bellamy reported, The Smart Axe recently got the city’s OK to serve beer. The Davis Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit on July 13, allowing the business to apply to the state Department of Alcohol Beverage Control for a license to sell beer. The ax-throwing entertainment venue is at 720 Olive Drive, Suite U2. Several other Smart Axe locations in the region serve alcohol, and dub themselves “ax-throwing pubs.” Patrons rent the threesided cages for 75 minutes at a time. Owner Doug Link said the time restriction helps limit beer consumption. A notice of the ABC application must be posted for at least 30 days before the application is processed. It often takes another couple of months for state approval. ———— Marshalls is opening its new Woodland store soon. It plans a grand opening on Thursday, Aug. 4 at 2125 Bronze Star Drive, in the Woodland Gateway shopping center. It’s relocating from 45 West Main St. The new, 22,000-square-foot store is one of more than 1,100 operated by the off-price retailer in 48 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Marshalls sells brand name merchandise for women,
SAFE, UCD empower girls financially Special to The Enterprise FOLSOM – SAFE Credit Union’s Financial Wellness team is partnering with UC Davis to provide financial education to nearly 90 girls attending this year’s American Association of University Women Tech Trek from July 17 to 23. On Tuesday, July 19, the high school juniors and seniors attending camp from across Northern California will get a taste of how to manage their future personal finances during SAFE’s interactive “Bite of Reality” fair. The workshop challenges young participants to manage a budget while making real-life decisions on paying everything from a mortgage to child care. SAFE Financial Wellness Coordinator Emilio Barrera says the splice-of-life workshop will empower the girls attending this year’s camp. “We will give them a sense of how to take charge of their own budgets one day," Barrera says. The SAFE workshop takes place from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, on campus in Thompson Hall. Rebecca Delmundo, SAFE’s assistant vice president for Community Relations, says her team is proud to work with UC Davis in supporting girls in STEM and in life. “We enjoy supporting the university and we were happy to assist them again this year,” Delmundo says. The AAUW Tech Trek
Courtesy photo
SAFE hosts a Bite of Reality fair in April at Mesa Verde High School in Citrus Heights. launched at UC Davis campus in summer 2011. UC Davis offers campers a variety of on-campus field trips and experiences, including visits to the internationally known School of Veterinary Medicine. The camp provides an up-close look into one of the nation’s top public research universities, with a breadth of academic programs, global leadership in sustainability, and a commitment to addressing society’s needs through innovative research. Barrera says SAFE’s Bite of Reality fairs provides participants moments of “shock and awe” as they experience how quickly money can be used up when meeting monthly expenses. “They are usually really
surprised at things like having to provide the cost of transportation for a spouse or children,” he says. The camp, held each year since 2011, hosts between 84 and 94 students. SAFE’s financial wellness team partnered with the camp in 2018 and 2019. To speak to SAFE Credit Union financial-wellness coordinator Emilio Barerra or an American Association of University Women representative, contact SAFE public relations and communications specialist Robyn Eifertsen at 916792-1284 or robyn.slagleeifertsen@safecu.org.
men, juniors, children, pets and the home, as well as shoes, accessories and beauty supplies. Hours for the Aug. 4. grand opening will be 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Regular hours will be 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays. ———— A Mexican ice cream shop opened in Woodland in March. La Michoacana Plus is at 64 W. Court St. It sells mangoladas, fruit and cream pops, ice cream and ices, aguas frescas, and many traditional Mexican street food snacks. The franchised brand has dozens of neoncolored stores, mostly in California, with a few in Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Illinois, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. ———— The owners of the Buckhorn brand recently purchased Manas Ranch Custom Meats in Capay Valley. The meat-processing shop, which closed this year, was at 26797 State Highway 16 in Esparto. The Sacramento Business Journal reports that Manas is one of the few cattle butchers in Northern California. Reporter Mark Anderson said most
local beef is processed out of state, meaning it can’t be labeled as local. And with supply-chain disruptions, large operations like the Winters-based steakhouse brand may be looking at handling some themselves. The property was sold for $2 million to John Pickerel and Melanie Bajakian, owners of Buckhorn Steakhouse, Buckhorn Grill, Putah Creek Cafe and more. Corporate executive chef Bret Constantino told the Business Journal that plans have not been finalized for the Esparto property. ———— I keep track of Davis businesses on my Google spreadsheet, which includes more than 325 Davis businesses affected by COVID-19, as well as ones on the way. It’s at https://bit.ly/DavisBusinesses. Email me (address below) to suggest updates. — Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram pages. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, contact her at wendyedit@gmail. com.
THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
From Page One
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022 A5
HDT: Program kept hospital beds open FORTUNE: Second From Page A1 January 2022 and determined Healthy Davis Together, with its free, community-based testing, as well as vaccination efforts, reduced COVID-19 cases counts in Davis by 60 percent. The city saw 6,949 cases during that time period but avoided 4,144, according to Mathematica. Additionally, the researchers said, “our review of weekly hospital admission data indicated that, during winter 2020 and winter 2021 surges, the number of averted intensive care unit hospitalizations likely kept some of Yolo County’s beds available for other lifethreatening emergencies, which could have prevented additional deaths in the community. "Further, based on county-wide analyses, we found strong evidence that Healthy Yolo Together led to fewer outpatient doctor visits for COVID-like illness in Yolo County than in matched comparison counties in California.” Healthy Davis Together undoubtedly had an impact on the public health of the Davis community, said Dr. Brad Pollock, director of HDT and chair of public health sciences at UC Davis. “Our peer-reviewed evidence suggests that the program had a significant impact on reducing transmission," Pollock said. "Mathematica’s independent analysis corroborates what we’ve experienced over the 21-month partnership — that the program was successful at slowing the spread of COVID-19.” That success was largely the result of free, easily accessible, saliva-based
bid for City Council From Page A1
She has since moved to West Davis, home to District 1. In her formal announcement on Friday, Fortune noted that she was “raised in small-town Wisconsin to believe everyone should play an active role in shaping their community. “I use my bicycle as my main form of transportation and have woven close Anne Ternus-Bellamy/Enterprise file photo relationships with a wide variety of people through Healthy Davis Together was testing 1,000 people every day for COVID-19 in September 2021 at my involvement in our The Cannery. community,” she said. PCR testing with results community by flattening years of life preserved from “Faced with a climate generally provided in 24 to the disease curve during averted deaths. emergency that threatens 48 hours, enabling people surges and helping the Davis City Councilto exacerbate already who tested positive to iso- labor market bounce back woman Gloria Partida — unacceptable levels of late fairly quickly. more quickly once federal who served as mayor inequality and is currently throughout most of the According to Mathemat- support ended.” degrading our environica, 276 percent more Small businesses in pandemic — said she hopes ment, I believe our diverse COVID-19 tests were Davis were big beneficiaries other communities learn and compassionate comadministered in Davis than of Healthy Davis Together, from the city’s experience munity is our greatest Healthy Davis in comparable communi- which provided free per- with strength,” Fortune said. ties and the share of resi- sonal protective equipment Together. “I see untapped potendents who tested at least and reimbursement grants “We are proud of what tial for progress and action once was up to 55 percent- for COVID-19 safety equip- the Healthy Davis Together in the city of Davis. The age points higher in Davis ment. partnership was able to people and elected leaders than in surrounding comwho came before us laid Perhaps even more valu- accomplish,” Partida said. munities. “Since we launched testthe groundwork for a able was a gift card incenvibrant, sustainable com“Using objective, data- tive program. HDT ing in November 2020, we munity, and our city govdriven methods, we wanted purchased gift cards from have learned so much and ernment and citizenry can to answer a simple ques- participating businesses worked to share our knowlagain become an example tion: Did the program and used them as incen- edge quickly. This evaluaof an equitable and effecwork?” said Aparna Kesha- tives to get people in for tion is further evidence of tive response.” viah, a principal researcher testing. Those folks, in what we were able to at Mathematica. turn, patronized those accomplish as a community Fortune added that the and hope it encourages businesses and invariably city is faced with “an “After isolating the unsustainable budget, a effects linked with Healthy spent more than the value others to adopt practices that can help safeguard public safety and justice Davis Together from con- of the gift cards. system that does not best founding effects due to All told, Healthy Davis their cities.” serve the people, an Read the full brief at socioeconomic and demo- Together spent $34.1 milextreme dearth of both graphic factors, community lion on activities in Davis https://mathematica.org/ affordable and dedicated features, and the changing through January 2022 but, publications/the-effects-oflow-income housing, and nature of the pandemic, we according to Mathematica, healthy-davis-together-alack of transparency, effeccovid-19-responsehave an answer: Healthy accrued an estimated tive communication, and Davis Together successfully $112.7 million in savings program. action from our City increased COVID-19 test- through wages retained — Reach Anne TernusCouncil. ing in Davis and led to from averted cases, health- Bellamy at aternus@ “Our children’s future modest but meaningful care costs avoided from davisenterprise.net. depends on our ability to improvements in the health averted hospitalizations Follow her on Twitter at act now to address these and economy of the Davis and the value created by the @ATernusBellamy.
problems,” she said in her announcement. “That’s why I’m running for Davis City Council in District 1.” District 1 is currently represented on the council by Carson, who was elected in the city’s final at-large election in 2018, prior to the move to district elections. Carson is now seeking re-election and may face more challengers in addition to Fortune. Social Services Commissioner Bapu Vaitla has filed a candidate intention statement with the city clerk’s office — a form required to begin raising and spending campaign funds — but has not formally announced his candidacy. The nomination period for council candidates runs from July 18 to Aug. 12. During that time, nomination papers may be issued by the city clerk to any eligible candidate that is a resident and elector of the district they are running for. District 1 is one of two council seats on the Nov. 8 ballot. Councilwoman Gloria Partida is seeking re-election in District 4, which covers East Davis, and has at least one challenger in Adam Morrill, a city employee with the Department of Public Works. Meanwhile, the council indicated Tuesday they favor calling a special election in May to fill the vacancy that will occur when Mayor Lucas Frerichs is sworn in at the end of the year to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. Frerichs was elected in 2020 to represent District 3.
Living
A6 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022
Rosalinda Gray, helping the most vulnerable By Heather Sleuter Special to The Enterprise
W
hen a family comes to the Yolo Crisis Nursery, they are in urgent need and have nowhere else to go. We embrace them. We keep their children safe and healthy, while identifying and providing the support and resources to manage the underlying problems that brought them to our door. This warm, welcoming approach and the comprehensive programs we offer address the root causes of child abuse, neglect, and the fragility of families in crisis in our community. My staff work side-by-side with children and families every day to invoke change and progress towards stability. It has been my pleasure to work with Rosalinda — her passion for helping vulnerable children is inspiring. Rosalinda joined the Yolo Crisis Nursery in 2009 and has held several positions including on-call staff, family life-skills coach, preschool teacher and supervised-visitation monitor. In 2011, Rosalinda gave birth to her son, who was born with disabilities. She chose to stay home to care for her son for several years. In 2017, Rosalinda returned to the nursery as a family specialist and was recently promoted to a program manager. Rosalinda has a huge
Yolo Crisis Nursery heart and always goes above and beyond for the children and families. In her seven years with the nursery, she has always been passionate about helping all at-risk children, but she really gravitates towards helping the most vulnerable children, those with disabilities. Rosalinda is an active member of the Down Syndrome Information Alliance (DSIA) and has served as the president of the organization. She has led, as well as attended classes or events for the siblings of the children who have Down syndrome and autism; as well as the individuals with Down syndrome or dual diagnosis themselves. Rosalinda is now sharing this knowledge and expertise with our Yolo Crisis Nursery clients. A great advocate for children and families, Rosalinda has helped more than 100 families obtain an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) or an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for children with disabilities or developmental delays. IFSPs and IEPs are part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which is legislation
designed to ensure students with a disability are provided with a free appropriate education that is tailored to their individual needs. n An Individualized Family Service Plan is a strengths-based plan of care for infants and toddlers up to age 3 with developmental delays or disabilities. n An Individualized Education Program is developed for each child in the U.S. who needs special education. It is created through a team of the child’s parent(s) and district personnel who are knowledgeable about the child’s needs. IEPs must be reviewed every year. These plans give children more opportunities to learn and grow into the best person they are destined to be. They can range from a little extra assistance to help a child meet academic or physical milestones, to a plan that helps the child with different abilities to be educated alongside their non-disabled peers in the least restrictive environment. As Rosalinda explains, “The IEP and IFSP are the foundation of how a child will grow and develop. Understanding as a family what your end goal is for your child is very important.” Helping families with IEPs and IFSPs is just one
Courtesy photo
Rosalinda Gray, program manager with the Yolo Crisis Nursery, and her family. of the many wraparound referral services that we offer at the Yolo Crisis Nursery to help children thrive and families get back on their feet. At the Nursery, we also help families with mental health issues, housing insecurity, food insecurity, parenting education classes, and family management. Our programs protect children from immediate, grave harm and create long-term change by breaking generational cycles of abuse and neglect. Few events are more harmful for young children than family separation. While
our emergency respite care protects children in highrisk situations, our wraparound services help families stay intact — 99% of our respite care clients do not enter the child-welfare system. If you believe all children deserve to grow up in a safe, stable, and loving home, we invite you to get involved with the Yolo Crisis Nursery — volunteer, make a financial contribution, or join the Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery and help plan an event. The Yolo Crisis Nursery Barn Dance is just around the corner, please save the
date and join us on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Central Park Pavilion in Davis to kick up your heels for kids! The event is hosted by the Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery and sponsored by Nugget Markets. Tickets will go on sale at the end of August for only $25. To learn more about the Yolo Crisis Nursery, please visit www.yolocrisisnursery. org. On behalf of the client children and families we serve, thank you for your interest and support of the Nursery! — Heather Sleuter is the executive director at the Yolo Crisis Nursery.
By Andy Jones
other countries and territories in South America except for two. Name one of those two. 5. Elementary Schools in Davis. Which of the following is closest to the distance between the two distant elementary schools in Davis, Pioneer Elementary and Fairfield Elementary: 2 miles, 5 miles or 10 miles? Answers: Golden Gate Park, “Orange is the New Black,” 1985, Ecuador or Chile, 10.5 miles. — Dr. Andy Jones is the former quizmaster at de Vere’s Irish Pub and author of the book “Pub Quizzes: Trivia for Smart People.” His pub quiz is now seeking a new home. Meanwhile, Dr. Andy is also sharing his pub quizzes via Patreon. Find out more at www.yourquizmaster.com.
Rosenberg named president of Judges Association Enterprise staff California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye appointed Yolo County Judge David Rosenberg to a one-year term on the California Judicial Council as the 91st president of the California Judges Association. He has served as the Yolo court’s presiding judge for three separate terms. Before joining the bench, Rosenberg served as a supervisor in Yolo County and mayor of city of Davis. He has previously served as a member the Judicial Council, and currently serves as chair of its Advisory Committee on Audits and Financial Accountability for the Judicial Branch. According to the state Constitution, the chief justice chairs the Judicial Council and appoints one other Supreme Court justice, three justices from the courts of appeal, 10 trial court judges, two nonvoting court administrators, “and any
Name droppers other nonvoting members as determined by the voting membership of the council.” The State Bar’s governing body appoints four members, and ROSENBERG the state Senate Joins Judicial and Assembly each Council appoint one member. Council members are volunteers and do not receive additional compensation for their service. Most members serve three-year terms, and each year about a third of the membership rotates off and a new group is sworn in. ———— Jennifer Weil of Davis was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective
all-discipline collegiate honor society. Weil was initiated at Sacramento State University. Weil is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction. Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann. — Do you know of someone who has won an award or accomplished something noteworthy? Email it to newsroom@davisenter prise.net.
Special to The Enterprise 1. City Parks. With 24 million visitors annually, and larger than Central Park in New York, what California park is the third most-visited city park in the United States after Central Park and the Lincoln Memorial? 2. Pop Culture — Television. Also a TV show, what memoir by American author Piper Kerman has two different colors in its title? 3. Books and Authors. The prescient dystopian novel “The Handmaid's Tale” was published by Canadian author Margaret Atwood in the middle of what decade? 4. Countries of the World. Brazil borders all
Local
THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
ENROLLMENT: Aggie square highlighted From Page A1 “Our goal all along has been to grow in a way that serves the State of California and meets its future education and workforce needs, while being responsive to each of the communities we call home,” President Drake said to the Board of Regents. “Both options will require significant capital and infrastructure needs, including new classrooms, new teaching labs, and student and faculty housing. They also take into account enhanced use of technology and other, nontraditional means of increasing enrollment,” Drake said. The enrollment growth plan includes increasing the number of both undergraduate and graduate students. Some campuses, such as UC Merced and UC Riverside, have proposed adding new classrooms, labs, housing and other infrastructure to accommodate more students. Other campuses would likely implement “programmatic solutions” to be able to enroll thousands more students within their existing campuses. UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC San Diego plan to replace out-of-state students with California residents to accommodate a quarter of their planned enrollment growth. Campuses will also aim to help students graduate more quickly, something they hope to achieve by
scaling up new programs to close academic achievement gaps. Likewise, campuses will encourage students who “stopped out” to complete their degrees. Another solution multiple campuses said they plan to use is making more of their summer sessions, which could absorb about 15% of the planned enrollment growth. The university also highlighted off-campus educational programs and facilities like UC Davis’ Aggie Square, set to open in Sacramento in December 2024, as a key to accommodating more students. University leaders said that ensuring enrollment growth is paralleled by sufficient student services and affordable housing is a top concern. Between 2016 and 2020, UC campuses added 15,000 more student beds. According to the university, plans are underway for an additional 26,000 beds across the system by 2025. “The University has a responsibility to train the next generation of doctors and nurses, judges and lawyers, business leaders, elected officials, researchers, and faculty — ones that reflect California,” President Drake wrote in a letter included in a report on the plan. “We recognize the demand for a UC education is great.” — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @calebmhampton.
KILLERS: Six-year saga ends in court From Page A1 prison without the possibility of parole, telling both defendants they “have forfeited their right to live in civilized society.” “There are only two cases in my time on the bench that are so onerous that words almost fail me,” Rosenberg said, citing the double homicide as one of them. “The crimes were evil. The families have been impacted terribly, and two boys are dead.” All over three ounces of marijuana, and a $300 theft that had the leader of the four defendants, David Froste, thirsty for revenge. Police and prosecutors said Elijah, just shy of 17, robbed Froste of a marijuanafilled jar in Woodland on the night of Oct. 16, MOORE 2016, with Victim Campos and Shannon as witnesses. Enraged over the ripoff, Froste called his brother Jonathan, saying he was on his way to retrieve a handgun to “shoot up” Elijah’s house. But when the trio couldn’t find Elijah, they set their sights on 16-yearold Enrique Rios, his classmate and close friend. Facebook Messenger records displayed at trial showed Shannon reached out to Enrique that night and asked him “to party.” With no knowledge of the robbery, Enrique gave Shannon his Esparto address, then rode with
AI flags gun buyers at risk of suicide Special to The Enterprise SACRAMENTO — A new study from the Violence Prevention Research Program (VPRP) at UC Davis suggests machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence, may help identify handgun purchasers who are at high risk of suicide. It also identified individual and community characteristics that are predictive of firearm suicide. The study was published in JAMA Network Open.Previous research has shown the risk of suicide is particularly high immediately after purchase, suggesting that acquisition itself is an indicator of elevated suicide risk. Risk factors identified by the algorithm to be predictive of firearm suicide included: n older age n first-time firearm purchaser n white race n living in close proximity to the gun dealer n purchasing a revolver “While limiting access to firearms among individuals at increased risk for suicide presents a critical opportunity to save lives, accurately identifying those at risk remains a key challenge. Our results suggest the
potential utility of handgun records in identifying highrisk individuals to aid suicide prevention,” said Hannah S. Laqueur, an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and lead author of the study. In 2020, almost 48,000 Americans died by suicide, of which more than 24,000 were firearm suicides. Firearms are by far the most lethal method of suicide. Access to firearms has been identified as a major risk factor for suicide and is a potential focus for suicide prevention.
Methodology To see if an algorithm could identify gun purchasers at risk of firearm suicide, the researchers looked at data from almost five million firearm transactions from the California Dealer Record of Sale database. The records, which spanned from 1996 to 2015, represented almost two million individuals. They also looked at firearm suicide data from California death records between 1996 and 2016. The team generated 41 predictor variables from the transaction data. Among other data points,
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022 A7
the researchers looked at handgun categories (such as a revolver or semiautomatic pistol), caliber size, price, where the gun was purchased, the buyer’s previous gun purchases, gun purchases, gender, race and ethnicity, and age. The researchers ran a random forest classification algorithm — which can generate predictions on a wide range of data. They used the transaction-level data to predict firearm suicide within one year of purchase. Among the top 5% of transactions identified as the most risky, close to 40%, or 379 of 983, were associated with a purchaser who died by firearm suicide within one year. The researchers caution that the first-of-its-kind study was largely “proof of concept.” Still, the results suggest the potential of utilizing handgun records in identifying high-risk individuals to aid suicide prevention. They also noted that many firearm suicides occurred among individuals classified as “low-risk,” so other forms of intervention would be necessary to prevent firearm suicide in this group. — UC Davis Health
Shannon, Campos and David Froste to Second Beach, a rural gathering spot in Knights Landing. Instead of a party, however, Enrique found himself on the other end of Froste’s gun. When he refused to give up Elijah’s whereabouts, David Froste fatally shot him, authorities say. Three weeks later, the defendants — this time including Jonathan Froste — abducted Elijah from a Woodland shopping RIOS center and Victim drove him to another rural Knights Landing site. There, Shannon and Jonathan Froste held Elijah at gunpoint while David Froste and Campos went for supplies including tools, trash bags and gasoline, according to trial testimony. When they returned, the foursome took turns bludgeoning the teen with a tree branch, followed by a final gunshot from David Froste. To date, the teens’ remains have never been found, despite Shannon, Campos and Jonathan Froste’s attempts to lead authorities to their graves.
“These families have not been provided the basic human decency to CAMPOS be able to Sentenced bury their loved ones,” Deputy District Attorney David Wilson, who prosecuted the case, said at Friday’s hearing. “There’s not a gravesite they get to go to and place flowers or a flag or a memento.” Campos and Shannon offered no comments during the sentencing hearing. David Nelson, Campos’ lawyer, sought a measure of leniency from Rosenberg, noting — as he had during the trial — that his client was 16 years old at the time of the murders, intimidated and manipulated by a much-older David Froste. “They were pawns in a game being played by David Froste,” Nelson said. “Does that exonerate them from responsibility? Absolutely not.” Shannon’s attorney, Bob Spangler, conceded his client faced a life term, “but that doesn’t mean there is no hope for rehabilitation.” “Throughout these proceedings, it’s been obvious that Mr. Shannon suffers from developmental, as
well as mental and emotional problems,” said Spangler, who twice declared doubts about Shannon’s fitness to stand trial. He asked for Shannon’s placement in a prison medical facility. “I’m not going to make that order or recommendation,” Rosenberg later said, adding he would leave that decision up to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. “They are the experts.” David Froste, convicted of both murders in 2018, is serving his own life-without-parole sentence at Salinas Valley State Prison. Jonathan Froste, who struck a plea deal in which SHANNON he agreed Sentenced to testify for the prosecution in exchange for a seconddegree murder conviction, returns to court Aug. 19. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene.
A8 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022
sports
B Section
Forum Op-ed Living Sports
THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE — SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022
B2 B3 B4 B7
Cricket
Davis-based team playing at Arroyo Park today By Henry Krueger Enterprise correspondent With roughly 2.5 billion fans, cricket is the world’s second-most popular sport. However, in the United States, the sport is played by less than 1 percent of the country’s population. American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) is trying to change that. Working with USA Cricket, the sport’s governing body in America, ACE launched Major League Cricket that is set to have its inaugural season in 2023. In the meantime, Major League Cricket’s minor league is in its second season. Minor League Cricket features 26 teams, including the Davis-based Golden State Grizzlies, who play their home matches at Arroyo Park. The Grizzlies have a game today at 1 p.m. Heading the effort to popularize cricket in the Greater Sacramento Area is Grizzlies General Manager Nirav Shah, who’s passion for the sport began during his childhood in India. “In India, Cricket is more like religion,” Shah said. “It is the one and only sport most people take to and it is quite an inexpensive sport as well. You can pick up a little paddle and a cheap ball and that’s something that you would see at every house across the street.” When Shah came to America as a 22-year-old, he figured his days playing
cricket were over, assuming there wouldn’t be anyone to play with. But while attending graduate school in Ohio, Shah was pleasantly surprised to find many students playing the game. Since then, Shah has played cricket at least four to six months every year. Noticing that an interest in cricket still exists in the U.S., Shah saw potential to grow the sport’s national interest even more. Shah explained how the location of each team was carefully planned out to ensure the game reaches the most fans. Aside from the Grizzlies, Minor League Cricket’s Western Division has teams representing the East Bay, Silicon Valley, Southern California, Hollywood, San Diego and Seattle. After reaching the semifinals of the playoffs in 2021, the Grizzlies (5-3) are fourth in their division so far this season. They’re behind the East Bay Blazers (6-3), Seattle Thunderbolts (7-1) and the reigning champion Silicon Valley Strikers (8-0). The Grizzlies are led by captain Sami Aslam, the team’s highest run-scorer with 253. Aslam played for Pakistan’s national team for several years before coming to the U.S. and signing a three-year contract with Golden State.
See CRICKET, Back page
Minor League Cricket/Courtesy photo
Sheryar Khan of the Golden State Grizzlies competes in a recent match.
Football Special day is coming up
G
oing as far afield as we can in pursuit of rain. n With all of the problems California is dealing with, why does Gov. Gavin Newsom feel the need to “get answers” on UCLA’s 2024 move to the Big Ten? Most of Newsom’s ire seems to lie in the fact that Cal was omitted from the process. Which begs this line of thinking: why should Cal be included? Simply because Cal is a UC school isn’t reason enough It was the Big Ten doing the picking and choosing. UCLA, a member of the UC system; and USC, a private institution, were appealing to the Big Ten in several ways, not the least of which is the fact that both schools are located in Los Angeles, the nation’s secondlargest television market. Both the Bruins and Trojans have excellent athletic programs in the two sports that generate the most revenue — football and men’s basketball. They were the only two Pac-12 institutions the Big Ten was interested in. Full disclosure: your correspondent graduated UCLA so long ago it was the Pac-8 in those days. Gov. Newsom lobbied hard — and successfully — for the passage of name/image/likeness (NIL) opportunities for college athletes. NIL is all about money. So, is the motive for two schools going to the Big Ten. Newsom also was reportedly angry that he wasn’t clued in about the deal before it went public. Well, no one was except for one dogged reporter, Jon Wilner.
See DAY, Page Back
Rachel Kreager/Enterprise file photo
Steve Smyte calls out directions to Davis High football players during a 7-on-7 passing game at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium in June. Smyte, who returned as the DHS football head coach in January, is now going to be the offensive coordinator for the Sacramento City College football team.
Smyte was ready to stay and move on By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor Steve Smyte had opportunity knock on his door. He gave his answer but under a condition. Now the former Davis High football head coach, in his third tenure at the campus that lasted for only seven months, is returning to the college level. In April, Smyte was interviewed and offered the job as offensive coordinator for Sacramento City College football team. Dannie Walker is the Panthers head coach. Smyte made it clear to Walker he’ll take the job under the condition that Smyte and Davis High Athletic Director Jeff Lorensen can find a suitable replacements the new Blue Devils head coach. That’s when Nick Garratt
entered the picture. Initially hired as an assistant coach in the spring, Garratt was promoted as the new Davis football head coach recently. “When (Lorensen) asked me to come back and keep the program going, I said I would try my hardest to do so with our ultimate goal being to find a head coach that was worthy of taking over the program and could be an on-campus coach,” said Smyte, who retired from teaching but still works as a substitute teacher. “That was a tall order.” In the meantime, Smyte, who became the Blue Devils strength and conditioning coach after accepting the job at SCC, and the DHS football coaching staff were full speed ahead in preparing for the upcoming season that looked like he would remain in charge of the program.
Preparing the players That included putting all the time in preparing the players since Smyte took over in January. “Steve and the rest of the staff did an amazing job throughout spring/summer ball keeping the guys in shape and getting ready for this season,” Lorensen said. “We wish Steve the very best at Sac City.” Smyte said that “fortunately through due diligence, luck and being very persistent” the Blue Devils landed Garratt. That luck came from South Tahoe High Athletic Director Eric Beavers, who was the school’s football head coach when Garratt was the defensive coordinator from 2011-15. Beavers is a 1984 DHS graduate who was a starting quarterback for the Blue Devils.
“We found the perfect fit that I hope can lead the program for the next 25 or 30 years,” said Smyte of Garratt. “I’m 62 and this is a guy who is in his 30s (36). We hit it out of the ballpark with that guy.” Garratt had been coaching football in Europe for the last five years. Now Smyte can shift his focus toward the Panthers in preparing for their season. “I would prefer just be an offensive coordinator at the college level,” Smyte said. “Which is what I like. Being in my lab and working with the quarterbacks.” Smyte has coached football on the collegiate and professional levels in between his tenures at Davis High and before his first, which was from 2010-13.
See SMYTE, Back Page
Forum
B2 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
Commentary When the turmoil subsides, we will be living differently
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022
By Llewellyn King Special to The Enterprise
I
have been in only one big earthquake. It was years ago in Izmir, Turkey. As I was standing in the garden of my hotel, the ground underfoot was sloshing around like water in a waterbed. Now I feel as though the world is experiencing a prolonged earthquake. Life, metaphorically, is shifting around us and has been since COVID-19 appeared in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic, a major war in Europe, and the resulting shortages and inflation are the most measurable disturbances, but others also contribute to the shaking. They may be dismissed as aftershocks of the pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine, but they amount to quakes in their own right. The very way we live is changing or being changed. Consider these things that won’t go away, even after inflation has settled, after there is a resolution to the Ukraine war, and after supply chains are reinvigorated: ■ The way we work has changed forever. There will be more remote work, virtual offices and empty office buildings. ■ The same pressure to virtualize will extend to the factory floor, wherever possible. ■ The way we shop has changed and will continue to do so: more online shopping, fewer bricks and mortar stores, and malls converted to other uses. The days are numbered for the great emporiums of yesterday. ■ How we receive medical care has changed: More than half of our doctor visits will be virtual. ■ Where we live is up for grabs. Virtual workers don’t need to live close to where they work. Summer homes are becoming year-round dwellings. ■ What we drive will be different. If your next car isn’t electric, the one after that will be. The same goes for everything that moves, from lawnmowers to buses and trucks. ■ A sartorial meltdown has already begun. Fitted women’s suits and dresses are out, flowing is in. Men have abandoned neckties, and suits are on the endangered list. New reality: If it can’t go in the washing machine, it won’t go in the closet. No more dress to impress. ■ Our diets are under pressure from inflation and supply-chain problems. Expect to see more “bowls.” They are both convenient and enable the use of inexpensive ingredients. Plant-based food is the new beef. Also, cheaper farm-raised fish — tilapia and catfish — will be the new halibut and grouper. The knock-on effects of some of these changes will affect education. Already, it is partly remote and bound to the internet, but it will become more so as people move from company location work to work froma-nice place. If Dad and Mom practice law in Washington from Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the Eastern Shore schools will have to expand and upgrade. This will be repeated across the country. Even our love lives will be transformed. The new realities are already closing off the old source of love mates: the office. Those voluntarily stranded at home must find new ways of meeting people if they are mate-hunting — presumably a boon to singles bars and computer dating. We will have new special classifications. There will be the destination workers, like those who staff the post office and repair things, and those who work virtually. What will they be called? Perhaps the “destinationals” and the “virtuals.” Finally, there is the changing force of the weather. It is worth considering whether as many people want to move from the Snow Belt to the Sun Belt as they have for decades. Many sunny destinations like Florida, Arizona and Texas have had dayafter-day temperatures over 100 degrees this month. Is that what the North to South migrants desired? The 2020s are turning out to be a transformational decade, profoundly so. When the shaking stops, things will be different, life will be changed. — Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
Attack on Prop. 13 targets racial inequity
I
t’s amazing, in a way, that as California’s politics drifted leftward over the past several decades, the iconic symbol of its onceconservative mien, Proposition 13, has remained intact. Overwhelmingly passed by voters in 1978, Proposition 13 froze property tax rates (1% plus bonds) and limited the growth of taxable values to 2% a year as long as property did not change hands. It also made it more difficult to enact new taxes of any kind, either by politicians or voters. Like all tax policies, Proposition 13’s provisions were arbitrary. With property tax bills soaring at the time due to high inflation, anti-tax gadflies Howard Jarvis and Paul Gann, saw an opportunity and took it, overcoming fierce opposition from leaders of both political parties and those who disliked the notion of tax and spending limits. Proposition 13’s critics widely assumed that it would be temporary because either the courts would invalidate the measure or voters would repeal it. Neither happened. Both the state Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court upheld its constitutional validity and in subsequent years, voters bolstered its provisions.
Letters Our duty to stop watering Don Lotter’s opinion article justifying his choice to continue to water his lawn (“Why I keep a well-watered lawn,” July 10) unfortunately reflects a lack of understanding both about the current water shortage situation and his, and our, role in solving that water crisis. First, he has incorrectly calculated the seasonal water usage for Davis — we use about two-thirds of our water during the summer, of which half of that is for yard irrigation. We are using about 4,000 acre-feet a year on outside watering. As with last year, Davis has no water rights from April to October — we’ve relied on excess supplies in past years. (And by the way, we only bought those Sacramento River rights in the last decade.) So we’re now on 100% well water until the fall. That means that we’re incurring larger electricity bills (and creating more greenhouse gases from the natural-gas fired generating plants that meet almost all of that increased demand). Second, farmers throughout the state have had their surface water supplies
enterprise A McNaughton Newspaper Locally owned and operated since 1897
Foy S. McNaughton
R. Burt McNaughton
Taylor Buley
Sebastian Oñate
President and CEO Co-Publisher
The state’s leftward turn in the last quarter-century has spawned new efforts by those who detest Proposition 13 — public employee unions and other advocates of additional spending — to modify or repeal it, but so far they have been unsuccessful. Opponents believed that the most salable change would be to remove property tax limits on commercial property, while leaving them in place for houses and other residential property. They chose 2020’s presidential election, with an anticipated heavy turnout of anti-Donald Trump Democratic voters, as the most favorable venue. However, they couldn’t make the sale for a “split roll” and Proposition 15 was defeated, albeit not by a wide margin. So what’s next in the perpetual battle over Proposition 13? Last month, some left-ofcenter academics ginned up a new study framing
Publisher Editor
Official legal newspaper of general circulation for the city of Davis and county of Yolo. Published in The Davis Enterprise building, 315 G St., Davis, CA. Mailing address: P.O. Box 1470, Davis, CA 95617. Phone: 530-756-0800. An award-winning newspaper of the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
Proposition 13 as a racist tool because white and Asian homeowners allegedly receive disproportionately high benefits from its limits vis-à-vis Black and Latino Californians. “Generations of Californians have been harmed by this policy – especially Black and Latino Californians, those with lower incomes, and those with less property wealth,” the study declares. “The policy has benefited older generations of Californians at the expense of those who have followed.” The income and wealth disparities among Californians are well-known and regrettable but they they stem from multiple reasons that have nothing to do with Proposition 13, as the study, conducted for and released by the Berkeley-based Opportunity Institute, alleges. White homeowners benefitted heavily from property tax limits because they were more likely to be homeowners in the first place. The study essentially catalogs a bunch of social ills that emerged after Proposition 13’s passage and attempts to tie them to the measure — guilt by chronological association, one could say. But the effort is undercut by one revealing paragraph:
curtailed more severely than urban customers. Both the State Water Project and Central Valley Project have cut deliveries by 95% and more for agricultural users. (There is a small group on the San Joaquin River who have been cut only 25%, but they held the original water rights that have now been distributed to other users.) In Yolo County, the local district has stopped deliveries entirely and farmers are also relying entirely on groundwater pumping. The fact is that the state owns all of the water according to the state constitution. All of the citizens in California, including those in Davis, are responsible for managing our water resources and taking on equal burdens in conserving what we have. This means we are not justified in our righteousness to continue water our lawn. We have a responsibility to our fellow citizens and to our environment to conserve along with everyone else. Richard McCann Davis
Sympathy for the roaches Mayor Frerichs, Every night I find a dozen dead roaches … inside my home. The casualties among
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;
“We find that housingwealth disparities have widened. Although we cannot causally connect these patterns to Proposition 13, they nonetheless paint a troubling picture of disparities that undercut California’s values related to equal opportunity for all.” So on one hand it blames Proposition 13 for disparities and on the other says it “cannot causally connect” them to Proposition 13. That qualifies as intellectual dishonesty — starting with a conclusion and then cherry-picking data to make its case. The study concludes that “scholars, public finance experts, local leaders, and movement builders should collectively determine what it will take to overcome political and taxpayer resistance to changing Proposition 13 and other policies that constrain taxation and budgetary decision-making in California.” That statement is also revealing. The study’s real goal is getting more tax money to spend, not righting some moral wrong that it cannot convincingly prove. — CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters. For more stories by Dan Walters, go to Commentary.
family and friends are causing dismay in our community. Fewer of us than ever are able to scamper across sidewalks at night, and even many of those will fall victim to toxic chemicals and die ingloriously in garages and kitchen appliances. And thousands of other arthropods and small creatures in our community are being killed, too. I am loath to place blame, but why are humans spraying toxic chemicals willynilly on our homes and playgrounds? We try to accommodate their aversion to us. We hide during the day, and we are as quiet as possible when out working at night. I understand human prejudice against German cockroaches rummaging around in kitchens — I mean, who doesn’t? But that’s not us! We work outside! Who do they think is going to eat all the bird poop that piles up on sidewalks and driveways? Who will consume dead plant litter and feed it to soil microbes? Who will play hide-and-seek with hungry birds, reptiles and small mammals? Last night a human crushed my brother. The problem has to stop. Treat the issue! We pay our dues. Ima Roach (Translated by Richard Evans) Davis
202-224-3553; email: padilla.senate. gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me
We welcome your letters
House of Representatives
Addresses and phone numbers should be included for verification purposes; they will not be published. Limit letters to 350 words. Anonymous letters will not be accepted. We reserve the right to edit all letters for brevity or clarity. Mail letters to The Davis Enterprise, P.O. Box 1470, Davis, CA 95617; bring them to 315 G St.; fax them to 530-756-1668; or email them to newsroom@davis enterprise.net.
Rep. John Garamendi (3rd District), 2368 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515; 202-225-1880. District office: 412 G St., Davis, CA 95616; 530-753-5301; email: visit https://garamendi.house.gov/contact/ email
Governor Gov. Gavin Newsom, State Capitol, Suite 1173, Sacramento, CA 95814; 916-4452841; email: visit https://govapps.gov. ca.gov/gov40mail/
Op-Ed
THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022 B3
Racists want ‘their’ country back Special to The Enterprise
Commentary
s an insurrection percolating in the MAGA universe? A civil war? One thing I notice as I read the growing warnings that this is the case is the assumption that suddenly the USA has become a divided nation, a splintered democracy, when, in point of fact, it has always been deeply — and for much of its history, good God, legally — divided. Indeed, Jim Crow America was the prime model for a certain would-be European dictator. You may have heard of Adolf Hitler. In “Mein Kampf,” the biography he wrote before he came to power, he “praises America,” according to Alex Ross, writing in the New Yorker, “as the one state that has made progress toward a primarily racial conception of citizenship,” And history.com, citing James Q. Whitman’s book, “Hitler’s American Model,” points out that two laws passed by Nazi Germany in 1935 — the Reich Citizenship Law and the Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor, known collectively as the Nuremberg Laws, which laid the legal groundwork for the Holocaust – were inspired by U.S. law at the time. “America in the early 20th century was the leading racist jurisdiction in the world,” writes Whitman. “Nazi lawyers, as a result, were interested in, looked very closely at, (and) were ultimately influenced by American race law.” OK, the country has been
changing over the years, but its blatantly racist history cannot be ignored. Excuse me, yes it can. Just attach some academic name to it — how about “Critical Race Theory”? — and start stoning it to death. The problem, from the MAGA point of view, is that this isn’t enough, bringing up the point political scientist Barbara F. Walter made in a recent Washington Post interview. Walter, who has studied and written about the causes of modern civil wars around the world, cites several factors precipitating an attempted governmental takedown. One of them is the coming together of groups who begin organizing, not around complex issues, but “almost exclusively around identity: ethnic, religious or racial identity.” You know: We’re better than you. This is different from, for instance, the civil rights movement, the women’s rights movement, the environmental movement, all of which were focused on complex institutional change — on inclusion and awareness rather than me vs. you. Their aim was and is the creation of fairer, more sustainable social structures, and they have had an impact over the last half century or so — which is part of the problem, from, say, the Jan. 6 insurrectionists’ point of view. The goal of that insurrection wasn’t complex social change. The goal was getting Joe Biden’s ass out of the White House and reinserting the MAGA monarch, Donald Trump.
By Robert C. Koehler
I
America was born as a slaveholding, racist country. African Americans, whether slave or free, were three-fifths human. It was also sexist. Women couldn’t vote; their job options were limited, keeping them financially dependent on men. They certainly weren’t allowed to choose to get a medically safe abortion if they got pregnant (they always had the back alley, of course). While these realities began changing politically and legally in the 1950s and ’60s, they remained psychologically embedded in part of the country. As I have previously noted, this remains the national divide, defined with a razor cut across the soul. White supremacists fear their racism is being taken away.
S
o it’s no surprise that an insurrection is brewing. The insurrection has already, seemingly, captured the Republican Party, whose members have either shrugged their shoulders at the Jan. 6 melee or participated in it. And while the Republicancontrolled Supreme Court has repealed Roe v. Wade, shattering women’s choice and reclaiming legal control over their bodies, the Court, along with Congress, have relaxed legal interference in gun rights and the availability of military-grade weapons. Civil war! Civil war! So are we looking at the collapse of the American democracy? Well, ironically, those who are in the process of helping it collapse think so. The New York Times recently quoted none other than Donald Trump, who delivered the keynote address at the Faith and Freedom
Coalition’s annual Road to Majority conference last month. “The greatest danger to America is not our enemies from the outside, as powerful as they may be,” he said. “The greatest danger to America is the destruction of our nation from the people from within. And you know the people I’m talking about.” Uh, the Jan. 6 mob? Apparently, he meant the Democrats. And others tossed further big-screen glory at the situation: “The backlash is coming,” Sen. Rick Scott of Florida said. “Just mount up and ride to the sounds of the guns, and they are all over this country. It is time to take this country back.” His words conjured up not just the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, but also at least some of the country’s mass murderers, who have taken it upon themselves to make grocery stores white again, to start eliminating people of color, “illegal aliens” and such. As Katherine Stewart put it in the New York Times story: “Christian nationalism isn’t a route to the future. Its purpose is to hollow out democracy until nothing is left but a thin cover for rule by a supposedly right-thinking elite, bubblewrapped in sanctimony and insulated from any real democratic check on its power.” The only positive I see in all this is the fact that the participants feel a need to “take the country back.” — Robert Koehler (koehlercw@ gmail.com), syndicated by PeaceVoice, is an award-winning Chicago journalist and editor. He is the author of “Courage Grows Strong at the Wound.”
So are we looking at the collapse of the American democracy? Well, ironically, those who are in the process of helping it collapse think so.
Voters will decide if California breathes easier By Nick Josefowitz and Shane Ysais Special to CalMatters
A
na Gonzalez’s son, Jose, played a lot of baseball until the fifth grade, when he started gasping for breath whenever he ran. The next year, at age 12, Jose often was sick: Bouts of pneumonia and bronchitis landed him in the emergency room five times. Finally, doctors told Gonzalez that Jose’s lungs were weakening due to his exposure to polluted air. Jose was developing asthma. Ana’s family lives in Rialto, in the Inland Empire, where residents are well-acquainted with the brown haze that blankets the San Bernardino Valley. The doctor told Gonzalez he was certain that exposure to smog — air containing a high level of pollutants made up of particles 1/30th the size of a human hair (referred to as PM 2.5 particles) and other emissions — had caused Jose’s illness, and that he wasn’t alone. Proposition 30, the “Clean Air Initiative” on the November ballot, is aimed at restoring California’s clean air. According to the American Lung Association, San Bernardino has the dubious distinction of topping the rankings for counties with the worst particulate emissions and ozone pollution in the United States. Rialto, where the population is 60% Latino and 12% Black, is home to
Commentary major distribution centers that store and ship goods all over the United States. From 2005 to 2015, the Gonzalez’s neighborhood underwent an intense period of warehouse development and surging truck traffic that worsened the air pollution. The fact is that 4 in 10 Americans — 135 million people — live in communities cursed with unhealthy levels of air pollution, and California is the No. 1 driver of that statistic. A recent study found that of the 25 cities with the worst air pollution in the United States, 24 are in California. In urban areas, car and truck traffic generates more than 50% of particulate emissions, but the diesel trucks that warehouses attract spew many more toxic gases and particles than cars. Asthma rates and cancer risk are so high in these freight corridors that physicians have dubbed them “diesel death zones.” You might have thought air pollution in California had gotten better, but it hasn’t. Our air is as bad as ever, as the intense and increasing air pollution from wildfires has wiped out any gains we have made in reducing air pollution from vehicle exhaust. And though air pollution harms literally everyone who calls California home, it hits certain communities harder than others. The American Lung
AdobeStock photo
Association reports that people of color are 61% more likely than white people to live in a county with a failing grade for air quality. Stories like the Gonzalez’s have become all too common in the Golden State. We need major investments and swift, sustained action if we are serious about reducing air pollution in California and ensuring health equity to lift up the communities most harmed by our environmental crisis. If passed by voters, Prop. 30 will provide $45 billion for loans and subsidies to make zeroemission vehicles affordable, $35 billion to expand
zero-emission vehicle charging and fueling infrastructure, and $20 billion to fight and prevent catastrophic wildfires. More than $25 billion of the funding will go directly to reducing the most harmful diesel emissions from trucks and similar vehicles, and at least half the funding for the vehicle and infrastructure investments will benefit disadvantaged communities. Prop. 30 will finance this bold agenda in a way that’s true to our California values: by increasing the tax on personal income above $2 million by 1.75%. The funding will come solely from the 0.1% of Californians most able to
ICYMI: Our top 5 stories of the week News n Brothers killed in I-5 collision: http://wp.me/p3aczg-4bLg n Davis police make peeping, prowling arrest: http://wp.me/p3aczg-4bNB n UCD evasive on Healthy Davis Together funding details: http://wp.me/p3aczg-4bOP
afford it, and restore clean air to low- and middleincome families who most need it. The resources are raised fairly; they are invested equitably. While some believe we shouldn’t invest state resources to curb air pollution, the truth is, we can’t afford not to. Combating climate change is both a universal and a generational issue. As Jose’s doctor said, he is not alone: UNICEF predicts that by 2050, air pollution will be the leading cause of child mortality worldwide. In the United States, it’s Californian children who are at greatest risk. This November, Califor-
nia must vote for Prop. 30, a transformative, life-saving, equitable investment in a livable environment. — Nick Josefowitz, a former BART director, is chief policy officer for SPUR, where he advances policy ideas on sustainability, resilience, housing and transportation in the Bay Area. Shane Ysais, a longtime resident of Chino Hills and Moreno Valley, is communications coordinator at the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice. They wrote this for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s Capitol works and why it matters.
Editors’ choice for web comment of the week
Sports
Feature
“My main takeaway having gone through this program and now being an outside observer is that ego and poor communication is hurting students. ”
n Cross country: Blue Devils preparing more top-level runners: http://wp.me/p3aczg-4bKM
n Davis man’s comedy lands him on MTV: http://wp.me/p3aczg-4bMI
From Eunah Cho
These were the most clicked-on news, sports and feature posts at www.davisenterprise.com between Saturday, July 16, and Friday, July 22
In response to “Riffs to rifts: Changes to DJUSD music program cause discord”
Local
B4 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022
Obituaries 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 prolific home builder. He built 15 homes in the area and used them as 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 LAKSHMANAN 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 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.
Wray LaVerne Winterlin July 2o, 1930 — June 18, 2022
Wray LaVerne Winterlin was born on July 20, 1930, in Sioux City, Iowa, to William (Sr.) and Nettie Winterlin. He passed away on June 18, 2022, at the age of 91 in Santa Rosa. Wray was a faithful follower of Jesus Christ who loved the Lord, his family and the church. Raised in Sioux City, Iowa, along with his two older brothers, William (Jr.) and DeWayne Winterlin, Wray enjoyed athletics and had a wonderful sense of adventure. He studied at Morningside College and Iowa State University. The Korean war interrupted his studies from 1951 to 1953 as he served in the US Army overseas. Upon his return, he completed his bachelor’s and master’s degree studies in agriculture at the University of Nebraska. On one of the most providential adventures of his life, a trip to the 1954 Urbana Christian Mission Conference, he met a wonderful Nebraska farmgirl and teacher, Arlene Harper, who was assigned to ride in his car. Over the next year their love for their Lord grew along with their love for each other and on June 15, 1956, they married and moved to California to attend Seminary. Upon completion of his theological education Wray and Arlene hoped to become missionaries and serve in another country, but the Lord had other plans for them, and they stayed in California. In 1959, Wray began his productive 32 year-long career at UC Davis, eventually becoming the director
of the Pesticide Research Laboratory in the department of environWINTERLIN mental toxicology. He was a charter and lifelong member of the University Covenant Church in Davis. In his retirement years he enjoyed volunteering in mission organizations and working on family and church projects at home and around the world. Wray is survived by his wife of 66 years, Arlene, their three children, Jerry (Susan), Larry (Robin), Dwight (Sandy) and grandchildren Marye (David Benjamin), David (Kami), Mark (Tara), Ben, Aaron, Charlie, John, and Luke. Wray blessed his entire family with time and love as a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather who took an interest in and prayed faithfully for each member of his family. We thank God for his life witness and how he loved and trusted God for each day through Bible reading and prayer. Wray loved God and his hope was in Him. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the University Covenant Church, 315 Mace Blvd. in Davis; all are welcome to come. Streaming will be provided at (ucov.com/livestream). In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to University Covenant Church, Davis, in honor of Wray Winterlin.
The Enterprise publishes brief death notices free of charge. These include name, age, city of residence, occupation, date of death and funeral/memorial information. Paid-for obituaries allow for controlled content with the option for photos. Obituaries will be edited for style and grammar. Submissions may be made via www.davisenterprise.com/obit-form/.
Wesley S. Honbo d. June 30, 2022
Wesley Shinichi “Wes” Honbo, a popular Davis dentist, a husband for 55 years, and a father of three, died on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at the age of 80. Born in a migrant farm labor camp in Arvin, California, Honbo spent his first few years in the Poston Internment Camp until after World War II, at which time his family returned to Kern County and the DiGiorgio Fruit Corporation labor camps in Delano. Wes worked in the fields with his father Harry, while earning extra cash in the evenings by playing trumpet in a local dance band. Honbo attended Richgrove Elementary School then later Delano High School, where he was elected junior class president and student body president. He excelled in cross country, which earned him the opportunity to carry the Olympic torch for the 1960 Winter Games in Squaw Valley; and in tennis, in which he captured the 1960 Central Yosemite League singles title. In fact, Honbo’s skills on the courts played a pivotal part in his young life. With the John Birch Society holding a heavy presence in the Bakersfield area, and his parents active in the early union efforts (later becoming charter members of César Chávez’ United Farm Workers), two Delano High math teachers doctored Honbo’s transcript with failing grades in an effort to derail his graduation. Fortunately, tennis coach Willard Trusler had recruited Honbo to play for Bakersfield College. Trusler asked BC president Ed Simonsen to inquire further into the DHS records. The falsified grades were corrected, Honbo received
his diploma and enrolled at BC that fall. During these formidable years, Honbo — who was raised Buddhist — worked at Camp Sequoia, a Christian service camp. It was during this service that he met a Sacramento girl, Patricia Fujimoto, also a member of the camp staff. Despite some 240 miles of Highway 99 separating them, the two dated from afar until they each transferred to San Francisco State for their undergraduate studies. Honbo graduated from S.F. State, then remained in the Bay Area to continue his academic pursuits in microbiology while working as a research assistant under a grant from NASA. With the Vietnam War escalating in the mid1960s, Honbo pivoted toward dental school, earning a spot at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey. Wesley and Patricia were married on June 17, 1967, then soon hit the road for the Garden State. After Wes’ graduation from FDU in 1971, the young couple returned to Northern California. Wes began practicing dentistry as an apprentice to Dr. Joseph A. Pence at a D Street office building now known as Pence Gallery. When his mentor retired, Dr. Honbo relocated the shop to 417 F St., where he held a successful private practice for 48 years until his retirement in the summer of 2019. Dr. Honbo was known for his “gentle dental care,” a technique so popular that several patients — including one member of the U.S. House of Representatives — continued to make appointments despite moving out of the area.
Bob Andresen 1944—2022
Bob Andresen passed away on June 17, 2022. He died at home after several years of living with Alzheimer’s disease. Bob attended UC Davis and was a member of the Theta Zi fraternity, where he met lifelong friends. After graduating from UCD in 1966, Bob attended UCLA dental school and then earned his degree in orthodontics from UCSF dental school. He opened his orthodontics practice in Davis where he practiced his
profession for nearly 40 years. Bob loved getting to know his patients and their parents, many of whom he saw as he walked for years on the Covell Park ANDRESEN greenbelt. Bob was an excellent water skier and enjoyed going with friends to Berryessa, the River, Lake Tahoe or anywhere his ’60 Chris Craft would float. Bob’s particular waterski buddies were Bob Phillips and their mutual friend, Roger the Dodger.
James Coles 1932 — 2022
James Coles passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022, in Davis. Jim was born in San Jose in 1932. He graduated from Santa Clara University and entered the Army in 1953. After service, he followed a career in banking and finance. During his career, he served as Chairman of the Conference of Federal Home Loan Bank Presidents, National Advisory Committee of the Federal
Almost immediately after Wes opened the new dental practice, the Honbo HONBO couple adopted a son (Mark) in 1972. A second son, Brian, was born in 1973; then daughter Julie was adopted in 1975. When Dr. Honbo was not regaling his patients with stories from the tennis court, then certainly, his three children were the primary focus of conversation. October 2006 signaled the birth of Brian’s son and Wes’ grandson, Ethan, providing yet another topic for chair-side chatter. Professionally, Dr. Honbo was honored as “Asian Dentist of the Year” by the Sacramento-Area Asian Dentists in 1998, and twice voted “Best Dentist in Yolo County” by the readers of the Davis Enterprise newspaper. He further garnered lifetime memberships in the Sacramento District Dental Society, the California Dental Association, and the American Dental Association. Dr. Honbo also served eight years on the SDDC Peer Review to determine “standard of care” issues for patients. Wes also enjoyed taking part in the Davis community, either with his service to the Greater Davis Kiwanis Club (for which he served as president), as a season ticket-holder for UC Davis football and basketball, or as an active member of the local tennis scene. He competed with some of the town’s top players, including Enterprise sports editor and columnist Bob Dunning, who remembers Wes not only for his steady play but his integrity. “It was the honor system in full bloom, and some
National Mortgage Association and National Council of Savings Institutions. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Sharon, son Tony, daughter Edith (Gold), son-in-law Cory Gold, grandchildren Jennifer and Kyle, sister Marilynn Welsh, brother-in-law and sisterin law Sam and Mary Winklebleck, and nieces and nephews. A private memorial Mass has been planned.
people were known to have selective perception when it came to close shots. Not Wes. If the opponent’s shot was even close to being good, Wes always called it as good, sometimes to his detriment,” Dunning said, upon learning of Dr. Honbo’s passing. “That’s a true sportsman, and it was indicative of the integrity he showed throughout his life.” Of course, despite his fondness for tennis, dentistry and playing his trumpet, Honbo’s family remained his primary focus. Wes never missed a sporting event or performance as his three kids collectively took part in tennis, baseball, basketball, soccer, piano, choir, school plays, band and orchestra. When Brian later joined the then-Cal Aggie Marching Band-uh at UC Davis, Wes had one of the best seats in the house — his football season tickets sat him one section over, aligned with Toomey Field’s 47-yard line. In June of 2017, Wes and Pat reached their 50th wedding anniversary, and the family made its first trip to Hawaii to celebrate the occasion. The couple hit their 55th last June. Dr. Honbo is survived by Patricia, sons Mark and Brian, daughter Julie, grandson Ethan, stepdaughter-inlaw Cassie Dunn, stepgranddaughters Zoe and Maia, sisters LoRayne Bowman and Deanna Badgett, and brother Norman. A “celebration of life” ceremony will take place at the Sacramento Japanese United Methodist Church, for which Wes performed in a brass ensemble and sang in the choir, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13. The SJUMC has limited capacity, so guests should contact a member of the Honbo family for more details.
Bob loved Lake Tahoe, where he and his wife, Joanne, built a vacation home. Bob hiked every trail in the area including the 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail, which he completed with his good friend, Henk Blom. There was also a yearly pack trip with the Pinochle Gang: Henry, Mark, Dave and most important, the horse. Bob will be missed and remembered by his family for his kindness and sense of humor, by his many patients for his exceptional service to the Davis community and by his devoted caregiver, Desmond Akingbade, for Bob’s ability to express his gratitude.
YOLOlaughs
THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
Zits
By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
Pearls Before Swine
By Stephan Pastis
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022 B5
Dilbert
By Scott Adams
Classic Peanuts
By Charles M. Schulz
The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Saturday, July 23, 2022
Crossword New York Times Crossword Puzzle ACROSS
1
9 13 15
16 18
28
Queer heroine in the DC Universe
30
Minor deviation Literally, “high city”
2002 art biopic starring Salma Hayek Star of “12 Years a Slave”
Set
32 33
36 37 41
Prey for some hyenas Tide type ___ cat Solving crosswords with a bunch of friends, say Close a tab Morning ritual for some Prefix with sexual Big name in English tea Brownie, e.g. It’s nothing See 59-Across Warwick with 12 top 10 Billboard hits Crafty Salon sound Make fun of “___-hoo!”
59
60 64 65 66
67
With 45-Across, performance in Studio 8H “We don’t need to rush” Bouquet Inkling Some audio downloads, informally Barkeeps
DOWN
Edited by Will Shortz 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
13
9
10
11
12
26
27
Ambitious
Sudoku 1 Complete the grids so that every row, column and outlined 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9. No number will be repeated in any row, column or outlined box.
15
14
16
17 19
18 21
22 28
38
20 23
29 33
37
No. 0618
0618 0620
24 30
25 31
32
34
35
39
36 40
42
41
44 45 46 47 Supports 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 2 Lovesick, 43 perhaps 55 56 57 58 59 44 3 Son of 20 Only person to Poseidon 60 61 62 63 45 win a Nobel 4 Word before 48 Prize in two 65 64 and after “just” scientific fields 67 66 5 Opinion offerer 21 French, to the 51 English? 6 Prophecy or hallucinations, 53 PUZZLE BY BROOKE HUSIC 23 It’s hot right in “Macbeth” now 55 26 Peshwari ___ 56 What’s good in 38 Master of 7 City with a 25 Noggins 57 (raisin-filled Jerusalem? death, in famous library fare) Hinduism 58 Galena and 8 It’s nothing 27 Bump on a lid ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE cinnabar, for 39 Abreast 9 Oven setting two 29 Dissenting 40 Audible finger P L O T T W I S T P D F 10 Best-selling group 60 Small dose: wags P O O L N O O D L E A R A B novel that Abbr. 31 Fitness activity 46 Umpire’s call begins in L A K E I N F L U E N C E R done while 61 Initialism to Pondicherry, T H E M A M E N G E T I T suspended from 47 Match point? which an “h” India E S C I T S A D A T E 49 Some holiday a hammock is sometimes A P P R I C A P S A S “Yes, ___!” deliveries added The New11York Times Syndication Corporation 34 ResultSales of H O U O N A S I D E N O T E 12 6 is a rare one 50 Get exactly 620 Eighth Avenue, Newchafing York, N.Y. 10018 62 Jazz trumpeter S E N S A T E D A D A I S T 14 Brief bit For Information Call: Adderley 52 Late-night 35 1-800-972-3550 Some harbor C O N S P I L L T H E T E A query ForPassion Release Monday,sights July 25, 2022 63 Not play, with D O L E R O D C H O Y 15 “out” 54 Petitions 17 Quickly mounts 37 Hurtled S O U P I P E D O WN A S H Y B O U T P R Y O R 22 Anna with two I N R A R E F O R M C H I C Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 7,000 past Emmys for E A S T E R E G G S S E L A “Breaking Bad” puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year). S E T S T E A L A W A Y Read about and on each puzzle: nytimes.com/wordplay. Edited bycomment Will Shortz No. 0620 24 Supports
19
42
19th-century activist Dorothea
1
43
Diabolical
Sudoku 2 See the Sudoku solutions at the bottom of the page.
Crossword
ACROSS 1 Tiny unit of matter 5 Singer Paul with a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame 9 Leafy fresh herb in a caprese salad 14 Arrived 15 “___ mio!” (“My lord!”: Sp.) 16 Tolerate 17 Data sources for Election Day coverage 19 Ringlets 20 “Same here” 21 Accessories that may feature Windsor knots 23 Ships’ records 26 Kid-lit classic “Blueberries for ___” 27 “And Still I Rise” poet Maya 30 Threedimensional
35 Fawn’s mother 36 Plead 38 Largest branch of Islam 39 Large props held by contest winners in publicity photos 44 Sticky tree secretion 45 Make a scratch or dent in 46 “Abandon hope, ___ ye who enter here” 47 Mournful, as poetry 50 Anticipate 53 Lady in Progressive ads 54 Nincompoop 55 Late-1950s car stylings designed to look aerodynamic 60 Word with tricks and thrills 64 Opposite of urban
65 D.C. baseball players … or what the ends of 17-, 21-, 39and 55-Across sound like 68 Make up (for) 69 Ireland, in literature 70 Ideologies 71 Small lakes 72 Like moldy basements and some memes 73 Subdermal lump
DOWN 1 Got 100% on 2 Steer a plane toward the runway 3 Forget to mention 4 Test one’s ___ (be a challenge) 5 Ballyhoo 6 Zip, zero, nada 7 München : Munich :: ___ : Cologne 8 Subject to a tax, as property ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE (UPSIDE DOWN) ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE 9 Strong negative B A T W O M A N B L I P reaction, as from the public F R I D A A C R O P O L I S C H I W E T E L E J I O F O R 10 Border on D I X C U R I E K I T 11 Apple’s voice assistant S N O G F A D M E L O N S G N U S N E A P F A T 12 Run in neutral N E R D F E S T P A Y 13 Word sometimes used incorrectly S K I N C A R E R O U T I N E for “fewer” T W I N I N G S P A N 18 Game with 15 E L F N A D A S K I T numbered balls D I O N N E S L Y S N I P 22 Beanie, e.g. R O A S T Y O O S N L on the T I M E I S O N O U R S I D E 24 Desert Silk Road V A G U E I D E A S M E L L 25 Canal through T A P S T E R S P O D S Egypt
1
2
3
4
5
14
6
9
28
24
25
36 40
13
31
32
33
34
22
30
35
12
26
29
39
11
19 21
23
10
16
18
20
37
41
38 42
43
45
44 47
48
56
57
46 50
49
53 55
8
15
17
27
7
51
52
54
58
59
60 66
61
64
65
68
69
70
71
72
73
62
63
67
PUZZLE BY CHRISTOPHER YOUNGS
27 Cherish 28 Toni Morrison’s “Beloved,” for one 29 Plural that makes one wonder why there aren’t any meese 31 Mon. follower 32 Early Peruvians 33 Joint just above the heel 34 Cotton fabric named for a French city 37 Beauty
40 18-wheeler
41 Nasal sounds from someone with a slight cold 42 Silly
43 Bird that caws 48 Oscar winner Mahershala 49 Duped
51 Puerto ___
52 Of a shared cultural identity 55 Ensnare
56 What you park in a driveway or drive on a parkway 57 Clothes presser 58 Acquire, as a job 59 Singer Bareilles 61 Beginnerish 62 “___ for the poor” 63 Discreet attention-getter 66 Container for mints 67 Squirt from an octopus
Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 7,000 past puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year). Read about and comment on each puzzle: nytimes.com/wordplay.
• PUZZLES • BOARD GAMES • CARD GAMES • MINIATURES & PAINTS • AND MORE!
OPEN 11AM-9PM EVERY DAY
1790 E. 8TH ST. • 530-564-4656 DAVISCARDSANDGAMES.COM
Your Puzzle Solutions (upside down) Sudoku 1 t
Sudoku 2 t
B A T W A C R O C H I W K I T S N O G G N U N S K I N P A N E L F D I O N R O T I M E S M E L P O D S
O M A N P O L I E T E L D I X F A D S N E E R D F C A R E T W I N N A D N E S A S T I S O N V A L T
A E R I A L Y O G A
Y O U U P
S E J C U M P S O N
B L I P F R I D A I O F O R R I E E L O N S F A T T P A Y U T I N E G S S K I T S N I P O S N L R S I D E E I D E A S T E R S
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE
25 22 24 18 12 13 10 11 9 8
B6 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022
THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
Sports
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022 B7
Time to start thinking Aggie Fall Fest Enterprise staff UC Davis athletic fans can enjoy a night of activities, food and drink alongside Aggie coaches and student-athletes at the 2022 Aggie Fall Fest The fest will be taking place at UC Davis Health Stadium on Friday, Aug. 19 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets to the Fall Fest are free as UCD welcomes the community to kick-off the 2022-23 school year. “Our student-athletes are thrilled to have everyone join us for Aggie Fall Fest,” UC Davis football player Jaylin White said. “We are all excited to meet and get you guys out here for some Aggie fun! We have been waiting to show off some new additions this season such as the updated locker room and field! Looking forward to seeing you all go through some drills, getting to know us, and most of all having fun!” With competition quickly approaching, Aggie Fall Fest gives fans the chance to experience an evening of family fun that includes on-field clinics with student-athletes from various fall sports,
a kids zone, and a behind the scenes look into the renovated locker rooms for football, lacrosse and field hockey. Meet Cori, the new tee-retrieving dog making her debut at the first home football game on Saturday, Sept. 17, taste beer and wine from local vendors, and gear up for the season with new Aggie swag from the Bookstore. A special $10 women’s clinic will also be available at Aggie Fall Fest where attendees can test out drills with studentathletes prior to a beer and wine tasting from local vendors in the Bruce Edwards Club Room. Registration includes an exclusive Fall Fest T-shirt. Aggie football season ticket holders will have the opportunity to pick up their passes for the season as they enjoy the evening. In addition, Fall Fest provides fans and those in attendance details on how they can join and be a part of the action this fall with single game ticket options, tailgating packages and Junior Aggie Passes. General ticket information for other sports such as volleyball, men’s soccer and women’s soccer will also be available.
Wayne Tilcock/UC Davis Athletics-Courtesy photo
UC Davis football player Jaylin White is looking forward to Aggie Fan Fest.
Sports
B8 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022
SMYTE: Coached at UCD From Page B1
Mike Bush/Enterprise file photo
Steve Smyte talks to Davis High football players after they took part in a lift-a-thon in April.
Last season, he was the offensive coordinator at Lincoln University in Oakland. He also coached quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers for the Sacramento Gold Miners, who played in the Canadian Football League, for only two seasons in 1993 and 1994. The Gold Miners left Sacramento in 1994 and became the San Antonio Texans. “When our franchise relocated, I jumped over to UC Davis and coached there for eight years,” Smyte said. Smyte was the Aggies wide receivers coach. Then he took a similar position at Boise State for two years. Smyte returned the Sacramento area in his first tenure
as the Davis head coach in 2010. After the 2013 season, Smyte stepped down to become an offensive analyst for UCD. Then he returned to DHS for his second tenure in 2018. From that time on, the Blue Devils earned back-to-back Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoff berths and won the 2019 Delta League crown. Davis hosted and won its first round playoff game over Gregori of Modesto at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium. Then the Blue Devils lost to Inderkum in the second round. The Blue Devils posted a 1-3 record in spring 2021. — Contact Mike Bush at mike@ davisenterprise.net. Follow on Twitter: @MBDavisSports.
CRICKET: ‘Our key to DAY: Start of college football season 45 days away success has always been teamwork’ From Page B1
From Page B1 Behind the leadership of Aslam and other experienced players, Shah believes the Grizzlies have become a “close-knit group.” “Our key to success has always been teamwork,” Shah said. “We’ve always banked on it, trying to celebrate each other’s successes and making sure that you pick your players up when they’re not doing that well.” With six games remaining in league play, Golden State will need to finish as a top-2 team in
the division to advance to the playoffs. The Grizzlies will have a golden opportunity to move up in the standings on Sunday when they host the Blazers. “We’re trying to put a spectacle there,” Shah said. “We’re going to have food, music and drinks for everyone who comes and attends.” — Henry Krueger is a rising sophomore at Gonzaga University and an intern for The Enterprise this summer. Follow him on Twitter: @henrykrveger.
n Something we’d like to see: Theo Epstein as the next MLB Commissioner. Epstein has worked at all levels of baseball and engages well with owners, players and fans. n If you really want baseball players to be wellrested for the ‘second half ’, give them a full week off, schedule the Home Run Derby on Tuesday, play the All-Star Game on Wednesday and resume regular season play the following Monday. The 2023 All-Star Game will be played in Seattle. n There is no question soon-to-be former Washington Nationals
outfielder Juan Soto is a superstar. Some call him a generation player, though that is to be determined. There is also no question in this precinct that the San Francisco Giants should not contend for Soto’s services. Doing so would likely destroy the team’s farm system for the next decade if Washington’s purported asking price — multiple top prospects plus a frontline pitcher or two — is to be believed. n Kyler Murray was once a top Oakland A’s prospect. He mulled horsehide vs pigskin and went with the latter. Drafted by the Arizona Cardinals, Murray this week signed a 5-year,
$250 million extension to stay back of center for the Cards. Smart decision. n The worst thing anyone playing a team sport can be is a bad teammate. n This Saturday will be a special day at Oracle Park. The Giants will retire Will Clark’s No. 22 jersey. The honor was supposed to take place a year ago but was moved to this season due to COVID restrictions. Now 58 years old, Clark played 15 seasons (19862000) at the big-league level, eight of them with the Giants. His first career home run came off future Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan. Clark resides in
Louisiana these days and serves the Giants as a special assistant to team president/CEO Larry Baer. Nicknamed ‘The Thrill’ a monicker still in vogue today, one of Clark’s current on-field projects are working with catcher Joey Bart on improving Bart’s contact hitting. n Roughly 45 days to the start of college football season. — The longtime radio and television color man on UC Davis football broadcasts, Doug Kelly is director of communications for Battlefields2Ballfields and managing general partner of Kelly & Associates. Contact him at DKelly1416@aol.com.
July 2022
How-To Guide 2022
C2 MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
JULY 2022
24
6 4
20
28 Table of Contents
3. How to recycle household materials 4. How to shop at the Davis Farmers Market 6. How to choose a roofer 8. How to choose a furniture store 9. How to choose a mortgage company 10. How to choose a carpet cleaner 11. How to choose a memory-care center 13. How to choose a gold buyer 14. What to look for in a senior care agency 16. How to choose a fireplace or insert 17. How to choose a jeweler
Advertiser Index
18. How to choose a flooring company
5. Davis Farmers Market
18. All Size Flooring Center
20. How to choose a garden center
7. Northern California Roofing Co.
20. Redwood Barn Nursery
21. How to choose a funeral home
8. Lainey’s Furniture for Living
22. How to choose a financial planner
9. Guild Mortgage Sinor Mengali Group
21. Smith Funeral Home
24. How to choose a good appliance Store
10. Casson & Son Carpet Care
25. How to choose a good painting contractor
12. Solano Life House
26. How to create a spa-like bath
13. Value Gold & Silver Exchange
27. How to create effective publicity
15. Amada Senior Care
26. Lorain Design Associates
28. How to choose an aggregate company
16. Gallery of Fireplaces
29. Teichert Aggregates
31. How to choose a real-estate agent
17. Lu’Ro Jewelers
32. Kim Eichorn Real Estate
23. Symphony Financial Planning 24. Stabler’s A-1 Appliance 25. Brooks Painting Inc.
How-To Guide 2022
MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
JULY 2022 C3
How to recycle household materials By Jennifer Gilbert Special to The Enterprise
Do you ever wonder what you personally could do to slow climate change? A major way that you, your household and the larger community can help to slow climate change is to sort your recycling and organic waste. Landfills are the third largest source of methane emissions in California. When buried in landfills, organic waste (including recyclables like paper, cardboard, as well as food scraps, food-soiled paper products, yard trimmings and other organic-based wastes) emit 20 percent of the state’s methane (a climate super pollutant 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide) and air pollutants like PM 2.5 (which contributes to health conditions like asthma). Items placed in the trash are sent directly to the landfill and are not sorted out. Since organic wastes make up half of what Californians send to landfills it’s important to sort everything into the correct bin. Reducing the amount of organic waste in landfills has a direct impact on the climate crisis and can create healthier air for all of us to breathe. In Davis, most of our waste can be placed in either the recycling or organics carts. Help us continue to keep material out of the landfill by taking a careful look at what you are throwing away to see if it can be recycled or composted instead! • Paper: Newspapers, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, phone books, office paper, cereal boxes and shredded paper. • Plastics, metals and glass: Steel cans, aluminum cans, clean aluminum foil, aluminum pie plates, rigid plastics (including plastics #1-#7), metal and plastic caps and lids, plastic milk jugs and glass food and beverage containers. Please give containers a quick rinse (this helps the material and your cart stay clean)
Environmental Update
and place plastic caps on bottles prior to placing them in your recycling cart. • Organics: Fruits and vegetables, breads, rice, pasta, meat, bones, cheese, paper towels, paper take-out food packaging, facial tissues (yes, even after they have been used), greasy pizza boxes, refrigerated paper cartons and more. • Cardboard: Remove all packing materials (such as packing paper, plastic air pillows, foam and packing peanuts), flatten the cardboard boxes, and stack them flat on the ground next to your recycling cart, and Recology Davis will pick them up on your collection day.
What still goes in the trash?
• Diapers and other personal sanitary products • Broken dishes and glassware • Polystyrene foam (a.k.a.”Styrofoam”) • Plastic wrappers, plastic film and plastic bags • Pet waste • Pre-moistened disposable wipes • Disposable gloves • Single-use (disposable) face masks
Most common recycling questions:
• Do I need to keep paper separated from other recyclables? Yes! When the recycling truck empties recycling carts, the paper goes into one compartment of the truck, and the plastics,
metals and glass go into a separate compartment. • What do I do with paper cartons of juice, milk, soy milk or broth? This can be tricky as there are two different kinds of
cartons that are made from different materials. Cartons that are shelf-stable and do not require refrigeration before opening are not recyclable locally and should go in the trash.
Non-shelf-stable cartons that must be refrigerated before opening can be placed in the brown-lidded organics cart for composting. If it has a removable plastic cap, take that off and place it in the recycling cart (don’t worry about the plastic spout, it will be screened out of the finished compost). • Are our recyclables, particularly plastics, still being recycled? Yes! Because Davis collects paper separately from other recyclables and all recycling is hand-sorted here in Davis, our recyclables are still recycled and are not landfilled. Recology prioritizes domestic markets whenever possible, but they also follow the Basel Convention and do not ship lowgrade plastics overseas. Recology only export plastics that they know are recycled (they have followed their bales of plastics overseas and visited the recycling facilities to verify this). Keep up the great work recycling, Davis! For more information on recycling and composting, visit DavisRecycling.org, or contact the City Davis Public Works Utilities and Operations Department at PWWeb@CityofDavis.org or 530-757-5686. —Jennifer Gilbert is a Conservation Coordinator with the City of Davis. She can be reached at PWWeb@ CityofDavis. org.
Adobe Stock/Stock photo
How-To Guide 2022
C4 MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
JULY 2022
How to shop at the Davis Farmers Market By Wendy Weitzel
Special to The Enterprise Let the colors of the season inspire your meal planning Looking to connect to the community? There’s no better way than through the Davis Farmers Market. Year-round at Central Park in downtown Davis, thousands gather each week to shop for what is grown, raised and made locally. Since 1976, the market has connected residents to their community, its land and its people. Shopping there supports a sustainable lifestyle, and provides a huge impact on the local food system. The Davis Farmers Market is open year-round, rain or shine, every Saturday morning and Wednesday afternoon. It has long been one of the only markets with a permanent shade structure. Walk rows of stalls lined with a beautiful array of fruits and vegetables, including certified organic produce, choice meats, chicken, seafood, wine, local eggs and honey. Choose from a variety of fresh-baked goods, plants, flowers and gifts. Enjoy a picnic from one of its food stands, made from market ingredients. Below are some secrets to maximizing your market experience. Get to know the growers, the seasons and the reasons for shopping fresh and local. Farmers market shopping supports your neighbors and the environment. It keeps ag land rural and sustainable. Most vendors grow what they sell, and are happy to answer questions and suggest ways to prepare their products.
Taste the difference
You’ll never go back after you taste fresh-picked berries, locally grown potatoes or tomatoes, or just-harvested corn. Yes, you can get these things year-round at the supermarket but in the offseasons, they come from another hemisphere, losing flavor and
In addition to fruits and vegetables, the market has vendors that sell honey, herbs, baked goods, nuts and nut milks, eggs, cheeses, meats and jams.
LEFT: You can find a wider variety of produce colors and flavors at the farmers market than at a supermarket. BELOW: Svet from Neufeld Farms sorts peaches at the Davis Farmers Market.
using up a lot of fossil fuels to get here.
Try something new
The market will often have produce you can’t find in chain stores because some produce doesn’t ship well. You will find a larger selection of things like peppers, corn, potatoes and tomatoes, and a greater variety of colors and flavors than a traditional grocery store. Rather than shopping with strict recipes in mind, create your meals from the bounty of your discoveries.
Bring the little ones
The market can be an educational experience for the whole family. Your children can talk to farmers and start to understand how food is grown, and why it’s seasonal. Picky eaters are less likely to turn up their noses at produce that’s in-season and picked at its peak. (While we welcome families, health department rules forbid dogs in areas where food is sold.)
Find more than produce
In addition to fruits and vegetables, the market has vendors that sell honey, herbs, baked goods, nuts and nut milks, eggs, cheeses, meats and jams. There are also succulents, garden starts and plants.
Discover unusual gifts The market hosts florists and
Wendy Weitzel/ Courtesy photos artisans as well. On Saturdays, there are many skilled craftspeople who bring their customized goods. Examples include candles, soaps, pottery, tools, woodworking, quilts, umbrellas, totes, masks and clothing. The market shed sells logo merchandise and baskets, which are great components for building custom gift packages. Mark your calendar. The Davis Farmers Market, 301 C St., is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays, and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. (or 6 p.m. during colder months) on Wednesdays. Saturdays is the flagship market, while the Wednesday and satellite markets are a great chance for a quick restock. Satellite markets include the UC Davis Farmers Market, on the North Quad: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays during fall and spring quarters; the Sutter Davis Hospital Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursdays, May through September; and the Sutter Medical Center Farmers Market in Sacramento, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursdays, year-round. Learn more at https://www. davisfarmersmarket.org/ or follow Davis Farmers Market on Facebook or Instagram.
MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
How-To Guide 2022
JULY 2022 C5
C6 MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
How-To Guide 2022
How to choose a roofer Special to The Enterprise
Roofs are designed to withstand many years of abuse from the elements, but even the best can erode. You should inspect your roof on a routine basis, and if you notice stray shingles, a leak or falling debris has damaged your roof it may be time to replace part or all of it. Roofing is expensive, so you’ll want to engage the services of the best contractor you can find to do the job. Your first step in finding a reliable roofer is to ask your family, friends and neighbors if they have recommendations. You can also look on the internet for roofing contractors in
your area. Some websites offer lists of professionals, along with reviews of their work. Personal recommendations will give you the best information. Be sure to focus on the quality of work as well as the cleanup process. You don’t want scraps of shingles and nails left over after the contractors have gone home. Don’t hire professionals who leave debris after they are gone. Pick someone with a long track record in your community. Some contractors travel the country looking for work. They appear after a community experiences a natural disaster or heavy storm. These contractors are making money from the insurance claims. If you hire one of them, they
cannot provide realistic guarantees for their work. After all, they may be on the other side of the country if your roof starts to leak again. Becoming acquainted with local contractors is especially important if you live in an area prone to high winds or hurricanes. It is good to know who to call if your house needs repair work. Once you have contact information for several roofing contractors, call them. Inquire about the company’s background and how long they have been in business. Generally, a good roofer should offer a guarantee between five to 12 years. If the company has been in business for less than
five years, it will be difficult to determine the quality of their work. Continue to ask questions about timeframes and estimates. You should always get a written estimate before proceeding with any work. Communicating with the contractor will let him know that you will be taking a hands-on approach to this project. Find out if the roofers recommend standard or architectural shingles, what they will do if they find damaged decking, and when they might be available to start. You should also ask about the warranty and whether you can have it confirmed in writing. Every professional who works
JULY 2022
on your property should be licensed and bonded. Insurance is particularly important for roofing contractors. They should be able to cover any damages they might cause to your property. It is also essential that workers are covered under their insurance as well, in the event someone is injured during the job. Before work commences, you must receive a written contract from the roofer. Read it over carefully. It will state the type of materials to be used, what the work will entail and the final cost. Following these tips will help you find the best roofing contractor in your community. You can rest comfortably knowing that you made the right decision.
Adobe Stock/ Stock photo
Roofing is expensive, so you’ll want to engage the services of the best contractor you can find to do the job.
MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
How-To Guide 2022
JULY 2022 C7
How-To Guide 2022
C8 MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
JULY 2022
How to choose a Furniture Store Special to The Enterprise
Quality that lasts
When on the hunt for furniture, look for a store that sells quality, long-lasting products. While inexpensive accessories can be bought cheaply and changed often, big furniture investments — sofas, dining tables and the like — need to be purchased for the long term. That means putting solid construction before a pretty style. Solid construction isn’t always apparent at first glance. It should feel solid, not flimsy, of course. Beyond that, find out as much information as possible about the frame, materials and what kind of warranty it comes with. A well-trained staff can inform you about their furniture, how they’re built and why the construction matters. The best stores have employees who act as
guides and teachers, not pushy salespeople.
Value, not just price
It is best to pay more for a quality piece than to try to save money on something that will not last in the long term. The bigger the investment, the more important the design and quality become. Concentrate on finding the best value. An inexpensive sofa will not be a good value if it is built with cheap and weak materials. Likewise, the most expensive love seat will have a wise investment if the frame is not built solidly. It’s best to look for brands with a long track record and good reputation.
Service and delivery
Every store has a different customer service policy. Choose a store that is well known for being loyal to its customers.
Courtesy photo
A well-trained staff can inform you about their furniture, how they’re built and why the construction matters. The best stores have employees who act as guides and teachers, not pushy salespeople. Inquire about return policies. Some furniture stores will allow you to exchange an item within a
certain time limit if it doesn’t meet your expectations. Learn what fees are involved if you have
to return an item — if that is allowed at all. Also, be certain to ask about the store’s delivery policy, including how much it costs, how far they’ll deliver and how quickly your furniture will arrive. If you are comparison shopping, factor in the delivery cost when considering different stores. A low-priced couch will not save you money if it comes with an expensive delivery fee. It may be worth it to pay a little more for the couch if free or reduced cost delivery is available. The bottom line is that there are only two things that matter: the quality of the furniture you are purchasing, and the level of service you receive. Once you discover them both, furniture shopping can be a fun experience that that will beautify your home for many years. And you can be happy and comfortable with the furniture for generations to come.
MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
How-To Guide 2022
JULY 2022 C9
How to choose a mortgage company Special to The Enterprise
Choosing a mortgage company, and even thinking about the home loan process in general, can seem a bit overwhelming. Therefore, it is important to have an experienced, knowledgeable and reputable lender who will partner with you in exploring your home loan goals and options that best fit your needs. As you do your home-loan shopping and speak with different lenders, compare interest rates. And keep in mind that many factors dictate interest rates, such as occupancy type, loan program, property type, loan to value, loan amount and credit scores; so be sure to provide the same parameters to each lender in order to make sure you are comparing apples to apples. Rates can change daily, so be sure to set aside some time to do your mortgage shopping on
the same day, if possible. While rates and fees are a very important part of your decisionmaking process, there are many other things to consider when selecting a lender. For instance, what is the lender’s process once you decide to move forward? What is their pre-approval process and how do they help make your offer shine above the rest? Do they have an organized team, one that is communicative and can meet critical timelines? Rate lock extensions can be costly and, maybe worse, not meeting contractual timelines can also diminish the seller’s trust in you and your lender, which can make negotiations more difficult. Another consideration is choosing a local lender who has built trust in their community and among local real-estate professionals. Look up online reviews and testimonials to find
Adobe Stock/Stock photo a lender who is also known for going above and beyond for their clients and creating an
exceptional experience. A lender who has a reputation for honoring their word and
creating a smooth transaction without stress can make all the difference.
How-To Guide 2022
C10 MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
JULY 2022
How to choose a carpet cleaner Special to The Enterprise
There’s been a trend in recent years toward hardwood flooring, not just because of its natural beauty, but because it’s easy to clean. But the joys of carpeting cannot be denied. And if you care for it properly, there’s no reason to abandon carpeting. It’s comfortable, colorful and warm, and brings big design advantages to any room. While carpeting has advantages, keeping it plush, soft, clean and looking and smelling good is paramount to making sure it lasts as long as possible. Regular cleaning will help your carpet maintain its beauty and texture. But it’s also a tedious and difficult job that many don’t want to approach themselves. That’s when you may want to enlist the help of a professional. Here are some things to keep in mind when selecting a carpet
You should also check whether the company subcontracts services to other providers, and get to know them as well.
Cleaning process
Adobe Stock/Stock photo cleaner.
Professional staff
A carpet-cleaning company should have a professional appearance and demeanor. There are few regulations on cleaning businesses, so the professionalism of each company can vary widely. Keep in mind, you will be bringing these cleaners into your
home, so ask the company pertinent questions and make sure you are comfortable with their staff and process before hiring them. Proof of their insurance coverage is a must. If the company doesn’t have insurance, you’ll be responsible for injuries or damage that occur while they work on your property.
Processes for cleaning carpets vary. A good cleaning can be achieved using chemicals, water, steam and heavy-duty equipment. Learn about the company’s process and understand why they prefer one process over another. Verify that the chemicals are safe and nontoxic if you have children or pets.
Happy customers
References from previous customers can be a big help in choosing a good cleaning company. People are usually happy to tell you when they’ve received good services. They’ll also usually let you know if you’re in for a disappointment. Your social network is a great
place to ask about carpet cleaning companies. If they have found a great service, ask for the contact information and get a quote for your own home. You can search online for information about what to expect. Look at review websites to see what customers have said about each business.
Protection policies
As with any service, you should ask your carpet cleaning company about their service guarantees. If they miss stains and spots will they return? How about if they somehow damage your carpet or leave your home with a lingering chemical odor? If the prospective cleaning company gives a guarantee, it’s a good indication of sound business practices. So find a company with warranties and a spotless reputation, and you’ll know you have found a good carpet cleaner.
How-To Guide 2022
MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
How to choose a memory-care center
JULY 2022 C11
Special to The Enterprise Alzheimer’s disease and dementia have had a devastating impact on aging Americans. What were once considered just symptoms of aging have been diagnosed as a specific diseases that attack the brain’s memory capability. If a loved one has been diagnosed, the next step is to choose the right type of care by identifying and prioritizing their needs. Do they need care with daily living, such as bathing and dressing? Do they have other health-care needs, such as diabetes or other chronic conditions, that require routine medications? Beyond medical considerations, you’ll want to ensure a memory care center is staffed with professionals with a reputation for stellar care, a comforting environment that helps maintain the best quality of life possible. Which you choose depends largely on individual circumstances. Here’s a basic primer in what you need to know when considering a memory-care facility.
Staff
The experience and attitude of the staff members is one of the most important considerations. They should treat all residents with kindness and respect. The center should also provide continuing education to employees to assure that everyone is up to date with the latest in memory loss research and care. Always visit a memory care center before admitting a loved one. Tour the facilities to make sure the building is clean and organized. The atmosphere should be calm and relaxing. Consistency and stability are important to those suffering from memory loss. The center should have a low turnover rate among staff members. No memory care center should rely
Metro/stock photo
Choosing an assisted living facility is about finding the right combination of medical services and amenities. heavily on part-time workers. Ask about the ratio of staff to residents, as well as the backgrounds of any medical practitioners employed by the center. Your loved one needs personalized care and attention. It is vital that the center has enough workers on staff to provide quality care for your loved one.
Secure, comfortable setting
Quality memory care centers will resemble comfortable, inviting homes. They should not look like hospitals. The facility should be clean and
You and your loved one should be comfortable with the memory care center you choose. The best facilities can give residents a much needed boost and improve their overall quality of life. sanitary without appearing sterile. A center’s cleanliness is an indication of the dedication and pride of everyone who works there. Ask questions about the activities offered to residents, how visits are handled and the
types of therapies available. Because residents can sometimes forget where they are, it is important to ask how the center protects its residents. What kind of security features do they use? Note your general impressions
of each center you visit.
Support
Quality memory care centers have support services for residents and families. Symptoms from dementia can range from mild to extreme. The center should be equipped to handle all stages of dementia. The best centers have support groups for residents and family members. You and your loved one should be comfortable with the memory care center you choose. The best facilities can give residents a much needed boost and improve their overall quality of life.
C12 MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
How-To Guide 2022
JULY 2022
MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
How-To Guide 2022
JULY 2022 C13
How to choose a gold buyer Special to The Enterprise
When it comes to selling something as valuable as gold, choosing a gold buyer can mean the difference between a handsome payoff and winding up short of what you expected. Depending on your situation, you may simply have come into a collection you don’t need or want, or you have valuables you need to cash in to provide much-needed cash. Either way, a reputable gold buyer can help you get the most of your sale. Gold prices will always be volatile, subject to the peaks and valleys of the economy and markets. But it’s also always a solid investment that can be a safeguard against inflation and declines in currencies. It also comes with a huge risk: potential dealings with unscrupulous experts who lack experience in determining the proper value of these items. Many pieces of jewelry might be worth more than their gold content or melt value. Anyone can make a mistake, but fly-bynight operators will often offer far less than the melt value of the gold in these items.
Here are some tips to help you get the most money from selling your unwanted gold.
Research
Metro/Stock photo
Exercise caution when selling gold. While many buyers are honest and reputable, finding them requires research. They are counting on your lack of knowledge. Infomercials have also flooded the airwaves with ploys offering “immediate cash for your unwanted gold.” But mailing gold in flimsy prepaid envelopes to these dealers is the same as dropping cash into the mail. Exercise caution when selling gold. While many buyers are honest and reputable, finding them requires research.
Do some research to determine the gold content of an item. Gold is soft, so it must be alloyed with other metals to increase its hardness and durability. Jewelry usually has an inscription identifying the purity of its gold content. For instance, 24-karat gold contains 99.9 percent gold. It is measured in terms of a troy ounce, equal to about 1.097 avoirdupois ounces, the kind of ounce we use in measuring butter, flour and body weight. One troy ounce of 14-karat gold contains 14/24th troy ounce of the pure metal.
Visit reputable jewelry stores
Next, take your gold items to reputable jewelers in your area for their opinion. A jeweler may charge a small fee for this service. It is the best way to establish the gold content when the piece lacks markings. Take it to more than one jeweler to verify the findings.
The Better Business Bureau and the Internet are valuable sources of information about gold buyers. Poor dealers usually leave a pile of complaints from disgruntled sellers whom they’ve allegedly cheated. Do not deal with these companies. Also, if a gold buyer operates from their home or business unrelated to precious metals, be careful. They probably don’t have enough experience to provide an accurate evaluation of your items. It pays to use a local business. If you must mail your gold items, insure the package and use registered mail available at the United States Postal Service. You could use a shipper that offers package tracking and delivery verification. Do not trust someone you don’t know and have never met. Learn as much as you can before visiting a gold dealer. Information is your ally. There are reputable gold buyers doing business today, and they will pay you for the true value of your piece. Doing the proper research and taking precautions will help you find the best people doing business today.
How-To Guide 2022
C14 MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
JULY 2022
What to look for in a senior-care agency Special to The Enterprise If a senior reaches a point where he or she needs care but wants to maintain a level of independence at home, in-home care is a good option to look into. If you’re looking to find home care for your loved one, you’ll want to find an agency that is compassionate, qualified, professional, and has client and caregiver safety protocols in place during this time of pandemic. So, what does that entail exactly? Here are a few things to consider when searching for quality in-home senior care.
Are they licensed and qualified?
Is the agency fully licensed by the state? Most states require that home care agencies have a license and be reviewed regularly. You may also want to find out how long the agency has been providing home care, although experience does not always equal quality. Nowadays, you can find star ratings and reviews online for almost anything, including home care agencies. You could also ask the agency for a list of references, which are usually doctors, discharge planners, and other clients who are familiar with the agency. Qualified agencies will make a visit to your home before setting you up for care. A registered nurse will perform an assessment to determine the needs of the senior, whether medical or non-medical. Does the provider meet all of the senior’s needs? Some seniors may also have special needs, like physical therapy, occupational therapy, or language and cultural preferences. Safety should be a top priority when looking for home care. One in ten seniors living at home suffers from some form of elder abuse, and it’s an issue that often goes under the radar. Be sure that the agency you choose performs extensive background checks on their caregivers. You can never be
Adobe Stock/Stock photo
If a senior reaches a point where he or she needs care but wants to maintain a level of independence at home, in-home care is a good option to look into. too careful when hiring someone to come into your home. It’s also a good idea to choose an agency that hires employees — rather than a registry or individual — who are covered by workers comp and liability laws.
What is the quality of care?
Are the agency’s caregivers trained, certified, and offered continuing education? Even nonmedical care requires certain levels of experience. It’s important to find someone who is trained to assist seniors with activities of daily living — bathing, dressing, walking up the stairs, preparing
meals, etc. Some seniors will also want the same caregiver every day, so be sure to ask the agency if they are able to keep the same caregiver on a case consistently. Does the agency involve the family in the care plan? A good agency will not only include a senior’s loved ones in the development of the plan, but also keep them in the loop with updates on changes in the care plan and caregiver, how the senior is doing, and emergency situations. One of the most important things to consider is what type of caregivers the agency hires. Are they compassionate and understanding? Are they reliable
and punctual? Will they respect your senior loved one and also treat them as a friend? It will be easier for the senior and family members to transition if they know they are in good hands with their caregiver.
What about financial care coordination and help with payment sources?
Just because a home-care agency is licensed and has great caregivers doesn’t make them the right fit. Frequently, one of the most difficult aspects of handling in-home care is dealing with funding sources and payment for
services. There are so many things that can go into this — is care being funded by a long-term care insurance policy? Is the person being cared for a veteran or the surviving spouse of a veteran, and is the Aid and Attendance pension involved? Does the senior prefer to convert a life insurance policy to pay for in-home care? If your answer is “yes” to any of these questions, you’ll want to go with an agency that can help you manage these aspects of your care. Interestingly enough, this is something many home-care agencies claim to do, but that very few actually help you with in meaningful ways.
MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
How-To Guide 2022
JULY 2022 C15
How-To Guide 2022
C16 MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
How to choose a fireplace or insert Special to The Enterprise
Shopping for a fireplace or fireplace insert can be a complex process. Many people come into our shop and really don’t know where to begin. Many of our projects are gas fireplace although electric fireplaces have become popular and a small percentage of wood and pellet products. At Gallery of Fireplaces, we will help guide you through the process. It typically starts out with a visit to our showroom. It is very helpful if the customer brings in a couple of pictures of their fireplace as well a pictures of what they may like. Here are some things to think about when getting started. • What type is your project? • Do you want an energy efficient gas insert into your existing fireplace? • Do you want to completely replace your existing fireplace or start with a blank wall?
JULY 2022
Details
After deciding what type of project you have, we can focus on some of the details. • Do you already have a gas line to the area? • Are you looking for something more square or linear? • Are you looking for something more traditional or modern? • Are you looking for a full facelift with tile or stone? • Are you looking for a mantel shelf or a full mantel with legs? • Would you like a sitting heath or no hearth at all? • Would you like to have a TV installed above the fireplace? We will always set up a site check appointment at the customers house to take measurements, pictures and answer any additional questions. After the site check, we will present an estimate listing all products and labor. If all is
While being energy efficient and a focal point of your home, a new fireplace can add value to your home. Courtesy photo agreed upon, a deposit is placed, an installation date is selected and we order you items.
While being energy efficient and a focal point of your home, a new fireplace can add value to
your home. From start to finish, we are your one stop shop.
How-To Guide 2022
MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
How to choose a jeweler Special to The Enterprise
Buying jewelry is an important and expensive proposition — it’s not always easy to find jewelry that says “I love you” or “happy anniversary” because there’s so much to choose from. Rings, earrings, necklaces and pendants all have the potential to delight and surprise, but finding the right piece for the right price can seem overwhelming. If you don’t know what you’re looking for, it’s also easy to be fooled. That’s why it’s importation to find a professional, educated jeweler who can guide you in your purchase. Reliable jewelers will have a reputation for knowledge, training and ethics to help you make an informed decision. They’ll provide you with a variety of options at different price points and give you confidence with their honest, straightforward
service. Look for a jewelry store that’s been in business a long time, and is family-owned. This shows that throughout the years, they have upheld the tradition of quality merchandise and professional, friendly service.
How do you pick the best jeweler in your area?
Finding someone with excellent skills is the first thing to consider. Quality jewelers offer reasonable pricing and fantastic customer service. Do not make the mistake of basing your decision on cost alone. They may also offer other products from off-site manufacturers. In general, they are an excellent resource. Jewelers and watch repair technicians have undergone extensive training and should
Enterprise file photo
Lu’Ro Jewelers staff Diego Rodríguez and Jose L. Lopez know the jewelry business. have certifications to prove it. They also attend periodic classes to keep current on regulations within the industry. Many jewelers travel to professional shows featuring the latest trends. They maintain their knowledge
and understanding of the precious metal and gemstone markets. Technical expertise isn’t the only aspect to consider. Customers who receive superior service are likely to return for future purchases. You’ll want to work with someone who sees more than dollar signs behind each customer. Guarantees are essential. It is a fundamental factor in establishing a long-term relationship with the public and a track record of satisfied customers. A discount store may offer an unbelievable price on a piece of jewelry. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Inexpensive prices are often an indicator of lower quality gemstones and metal components with lower purity. Doing business with a jeweler you know and trust will make a big difference when it is time to make a significant investment in a ring,
JULY 2022 C17
necklace or watch. He or she will make every effort to get you the best possible price without sacrificing quality. If you have been doing business with the same shop for a long time, you should expect a high level of service. The item should be guaranteed every time. Anyone can sell jewelry. Malls across America are filled with jewelry stores. But a dedicated professional jeweler doesn’t just sell precious metals or gemstones. He or she brings a keen eye for the beautiful and stunning quality of each piece. It is true that price is important, but it shouldn’t be your top consideration. You will get better value for your money when you do business with a jeweler you can trust — now and 20 years from today. High-quality workmanship starts with the jewelry and ends with your satisfaction.
C18 MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
How-To Guide 2022
JULY 2022
How to choose a flooring company Special to The Enterprise
Choosing flooring for a home or business is no longer as simple as choosing carpet, tile or linoleum. Modern flooring is made of several materials, including concrete; ceramic, porcelain or vinyl tile; wood; laminate; and plank vinyl, which mimics the look of wood. What you choose depends on the room, maintenance considerations and traffic, as well as aesthetic considerations. Most flooring dealers stock many of the popular options or can order them, and you’ll likely discover there’s many dealers in this competitive business, so choosing the right dealer is key to your decisions. Getting the service and value you seek from an expensive and long-term investment requires you consult a reputable, professional flooring dealer with a history of meeting client needs with not only sales but support and service. Here are some things to consider as you shop for flooring. When picking the best flooring and respective dealer, longevity, not price,
Quality of materials, comparable or lower prices and good references will all make a big difference in finding the right flooring dealer.
should be your guide. Everyone wants the best price possible, but it’s important to consider these factors as well: What if something happens in 10 years and you have no warranty to repair or replace the damage? Or if the installers make a mistake and leave your flooring permanently damaged? So be sure to look at additional support and services. Find a dealer who has a great reputation and long track record of excellent customer service. Spending extra money is worth purchasing a product from
a flooring dealer you can trust. You aren’t just buying flooring. You are also creating a relationship. When looking for a flooring dealer, look on the internet or your local phone book. On the internet, you can find review sites to see how local flooring dealers compare. You can also check advertisements in your local newspaper to find specials and deals. Be sure to check with the Better Business Bureau to see if the company has had any complaints lodged against it. If so, look to see how they were resolved. You might also check with the Chamber of Commerce. After making a list of potential dealers you are considering, give each of them a call. Inquire about the background of the company and how long they’ve been in business. You may ask for referrals from previous customers for references. Find out about the installation services they use and the dealer’s reliability. Do they use in-company groups or outside contractors? Also, find out about prices and warranty coverage. If you visit their offices, they might even show you a scrapbook of prior work.
Courtesy photo
Find a dealer who has a great reputation and long track record of excellent customer service.
MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
How-To Guide 2022
JULY 2022 C19
How-To Guide 2022
C20 MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
JULY 2022
How to choose a garden center Special to The Enterprise
Whether you’re an experienced gardener or a novice, choosing plants and flowers for your home requires a great garden center or plant nursery for your landscaping and gardening projects. A well-run, well-stocked garden center filled with a variety of plants, flowers, seeds and gardening supplies will be a frequent stop for any gardener, so choosing wisely is the key to success. But garden centers are more than just plants. The best centers will be staffed by knowledgeable plant and landscaping experts who can advise you on the best type of plants for your garden. They can help you choose by understanding the specifics of what you’d like to achieve and how to help keep your garden healthy year-round. Because you’ll likely want to develop a relationship with a
garden center, choosing the right outlet will help you get the most out of your garden. Here’s what you should look for when selecting a garden supply store.
Do the research
Look at the center’s website or informational brochures. They should have information to help you become more successful. Staff advice should be easy to understand and apply. Remember, they are not only retailers but also experts in their field. Expertise can also be defined by media presence. The specialists at the garden center you are considering should be on the short list that the media uses. Your friends and neighbors may have referrals. Does someone in your social network love gardening? If so, then ask who they use. While most garden centers stock
a wide variety of brands and products, some specialize in certain categories of plants and may be especially knowledgeable about those. Examples include native plant nurseries, growers of vegetables and herbs, and house plant shops.
Visit garden centers
Talk to the staff. Think of a problem you experienced in the past and ask them for a solution. They should be knowledgeable about pest and disease identification and lifecycles, extent of damage you can expect, and considerations about whether to treat or not. Do they offer safer pest control options and know how to apply the product you’re considering? Find out how long they have been in business and more about the owner. Good centers are usually in the same place, operated by the same people for a very long time.
Do the plants look healthy and well-maintained? Well-labeled with botanical name and growing information? Is there an interesting variety of plants?
Regionally appropriate
Are the plants appropriate to the region for cold-hardiness, heat tolerance, and local climate and soil conditions? Know your climate zone! If you live in USDA Zone 9, and the plant is only hardy to USDA Zone 10, it won’t likely survive the winter. If they have special requirements regarding winter protection, special fertilizer needs, or will require seasonal spraying or pruning, is that indicated on the label or brought to your attention by the staff at the time of purchase? Once you’ve done your research and know what you want, head on over to your local garden center and get started improving your garden.
Adobe Stock/Stock photo
A well-run, well-stocked garden center filled with a variety of plants, flowers, seeds and gardening supplies will be a frequent stop for any gardener, so choosing wisely is the key to success.
How-To Guide 2022
MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
JULY 2022 C21
How to choose a funeral home Special to The Enterprise
After the death of a loved one, choosing a funeral home for services and memorials prior to burial is the next step in honoring a life. Sometimes it can be a hasty decision made during a confusing time. But it’s worth the time and effort to survey funeral homes in your area and take account of the services before making a selection. Here are some tips to help make choosing the right funeral home less stressful.
Ask for recommendations
Even if you have never had to choose a funeral home in the past, you may have a friend or two who has. Ask these friends if they would recommend the services provided at the funeral homes they have used. They may be able to share valuable information
about the staff and facilities of a specific funeral home.
Caring staff
When visiting a potential funeral home, the funeral director can be a major deciding factor when you choose whether or not to use this particular company to handle the funeral of your loved one. A caring and professional funeral director and staff will take the time to explain all your options in an empathetic way so you can make a better choice when choosing a funeral home. If the director seems short or uninterested in your needs or makes you feel like you and your deceased loved one aren’t important, you won’t want to choose this facility to handle the funeral of your loved one. Although the death of a loved one is hard, choosing the right funeral home can help relieve
When visiting a potential funeral home, the funeral director can be a major deciding factor when you choose whether or not to use this particular company to handle the funeral of your loved one. Adobe Stock/ Stock photo you of some stress. If you want your loved one to
receive the proper funeral he or she deserves, following the above
listed tips should help you make the right choice.
How-To Guide 2022
C22 MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
JULY 2022
How to choose a financial planner By Paul Meyerhoff
Special to The Enterprise It can be overwhelming to choose a financial planner. They go by many titles and acronyms, provide different services and are compensated in a variety of ways. This brief article offers five tips for selecting the right financial planner for you.
Know what you are looking for
Do you want someone to manage your investments? Are you looking for advice on a range of personal finance issues other than investments? Or are you looking for a comprehensive package of services that includes investment management as well as planning? The terms “financial
advisor” and “financial planner” are often used interchangeably, but not all financial advisors provide financial planning services – some may be mostly focused on selling or managing investments.
Check out the qualifications
The financial planner may go by other titles, such as “financial advisor” or “wealth manager,” so assessing their capabilities is key. You want to ensure they have experience in the services you seek. A Certified Financial Planner (CFP) mark indicates that the individual has met comprehensive education, examination and experience requirements. Be sure to ask a potential planner if they
are acting in a fiduciary capacity, which requires them to put your interests first.
Look for a planningcentric process
Financial planning should lead the investment process and not come as an afterthought. A planning-centered advisor can help you align your investment portfolio with your goals. Making investment decisions without a thorough understanding of why and when your money is needed can lead to a portfolio that is too risky or too conservative for your needs.
Understand how you will be charged for services
Your planner should be able to clearly spell out all the fees you will pay, how you will pay them, and the services provided for those fees. “Fee-only” financial planners are compensated directly by clients solely and do not receive commissions, which helps to reduce conflicts of interest.
Assess the personal aspect
When done well, financial planning is personal. Your plan should be about you — your goals in life and the financial strategies that can help achieve them. You want someone who is a good listener and empathetic and gets to know you and your values. A financial planner and client
working as a team will create the best financial plan. Ideally, the planner will collaborate with other professionals such as attorneys and tax professionals as part of your team. To find a financial planner, consider asking family members, friends, and colleagues for recommendations. You can do localized internet searches, such as “fee-only financial planner Davis CA,” and search on www. letsmakeaplan.org. Potential regulatory issues are disclosed at www.brokercheck.finra.org. Once you have a short list, schedule a call to discuss your situation and get a feel for whether they are a good fit. A good financial planner will help you gain confidence in your situation and help you make the most of your resources.
Adobe Stock/ Stock photo
A good financial planner will help you gain confidence in your situation and help you make the most of your resources.
MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
How-To Guide 2022
JULY 2022 C23
How-To Guide 2022
C24 MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
JULY 2022
How to choose a good appliance store Special to The Enterprise
So much we purchase these days is from online outlets. But there are still many things you need to visit a brick-and-mortar store for, among them appliances. Not just because of their size, but these big-ticket items are something you want to experience and learn about in person. While many department stores and big-box outlets sell appliances, it’s worth your time and effort to shop around for the best deals. But price isn’t everything. Smart technology has breathed new life into appliances, so finding the right oven, refrigerator or dishwasher is no longer a matter of cost and color. We’ve put together some tips that can help you narrow your search and find exactly what you need. But first you’ll have to determine your budget and requirements — what you need,
what you want and what you’re willing to pay for it. Now, it’s time to go shopping.
products.
Advertisements
Shopping online
First, do an internet search for appliance stores in your area. Local stores are easier to work with and you will likely be able to get your appliance much quicker than if you had to go out of the area or order it. If your refrigerator has stopped working, this is especially important. Many appliance stores also offer free delivery in the local area. Consumer Reports and the Better Business Bureau are also great resources for finding reputable businesses. To qualify for listing on the Better Business Bureau site, the business must be reliable and honest. Many stores also have review sections for customers to leave comments, reviews and ratings
Courtesy photo
Local stores are easier to work with and you will likely be able to get your appliance much quicker than if you had to go out of the area or order it. for the services and the products they sell, which can give you some insight into the business and their
For most of us, getting a good deal is probably a top concern when shopping for appliances. Check your local newspaper for the latest, greatest deals on appliances in your area. Many stores will use pricematching to stay competitive. Not all stores have policies on price-matching, so be sure to ask first. If you can find a lower advertised price on the exact same product and model elsewhere, many stores will sell you the product for that price. As always, conduct research on the appliance you need to make sure you are spending money wisely. Not all appliances are the same; just because one manufacturer was excellent two decades ago doesn’t mean the quality will be the same now.
Store policies
Review the store’s policies about warranties and repairs. If the appliance comes with a oneyear manufacturer’s warranty, you might not need an additional warranty from the store. Appliances have a yearly saleprice cycle. Washers and dryers usually go on sale during the winter. Refrigerators are often discounted in the spring, with stoves and ovens dropping in price during the fall. If you don’t need it right away, consider shopping seasonally for the best deal. You could also haggle for a price, especially at a local appliance store. Salespeople are typically prepared for this process. If you are too shy or afraid of haggling, ask the store for extras, such as an extended warranty or free delivery and set-up. It never hurts to ask.
How-To Guide 2022
MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
JULY 2022 C25
How to choose a good painting contractor Special to The Enterprise If you’re looking for easy ways to spruce up your home and increase your enjoyment of a room, a fresh coat of paint can work wonders. It’s among the least expensive home renovation projects, but it’s also timeconsuming and DIY jobs don’t always achieve the expected results. A great paint job can transform a room or home, inside or out. But a poor job can end up damaging your home at added expense — not to mention the disappointment. So hiring a professional painting contractor can help ensure an expert job done right to your specifications. It’s time for a fresh coat of paint on your home, shop around and make sure you’re working with a reputable painting company. Here are a few things to keep in mind as you vet potential
Details
painters.
Previous work
When looking for a painting contractor, one of the first things to consider is their previous work. It will give you a good indication of the quality you can expect. For exterior paint jobs, ask the contractor for a list of buildings he has painted in the past. You can easily inspect his work yourself by visiting the location. A quality paint job should last for several years without showing signs of deterioration. Ask how many years the contractor will guarantee their work on one- and two-coat paint jobs. Also ask if the contractor is a licensed, bonded and insured company, and how long they have been in the business.
Design help
The best painting contractors will help you avoid the costly
Adobe Stock/Stock photo mistake of choosing wrong colors for your home. A shade that is too light, dark or just “off” can ruin an otherwise good paint job. True professionals will be patient with you. They will put several options on the wall so you can decide the best color and sheen. They will develop good relationships with you and an
interior designer, if you’ve hired one.
Specialties Ask about the contractor’s specialty finishing, such as wall texturing, epoxy garage floors, deck and fence staining and cabinet refinishing.
Consider all the details before signing a contract. You should have all the specifications in writing. This contract should include deadlines, along with specifying costs and materials to be used. When you have narrowed your choices down to one or two contractors, ask plenty of questions. Inquire about what kind of insurance policy they carry, who will be doing the work at your home and what kind of preparations need to be made. If they are working on the interior of your home, you will likely need to move or protect your furniture before they arrive for the job. After these questions have been answered satisfactorily, you can be confident you’ve chosen the right painting contractor. Then you can relax while your home gets an updated, fresh new look.
How-To Guide 2022
C26 MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
JULY 2022
How to create a spa-like bath Special to The Enterprise
We all want a place to escape from our hurried lives, a showering and a bathing sanctuary where we can relax and rejuvenate, surrounded by beauty. At Lorain Design, we plan, design and build large and small bathroom remodels that give our clients that spa-like getaway. Below is a list of design elements to consider for your bathroom upgrade if you’d love to replicate the feeling of a luxury resort at home:
Gorgeous tile
Even the smallest bathroom can become an enviable oasis with take-your-breath-away tile. Go daring. Who says your bathroom has to be generic white on white? How about realistic wood-look porcelain tiles to remind you of an
open-air wellness retreat? Or rich sea blue tile to make you feel like you’re at an oceanside vacation destination?
Air tubs and whirlpool tubs
Air tubs, a fairly new massaging tub quickly replacing water-jet whirlpool tubs, use a series of pinhole vents to pump thousands of invigorating bubbles into the tub water. The motion of the air bubbles surrounding your body gives you a feeling of weightlessness and relieves muscle tension. The air vent intensity can be adjusted to create a soothing or more intense overall massage.
Japanese soaking tub
Deeper than a standard tub and traditionally with a smaller round shape, Japanese tubs typically have a built-in seat, letting you immerse yourself up
to your neck in enveloping warm water in a seated position.
and treatment rooms of highend wellness centers.
Steam showers
Beautiful plumbing and light fixtures
Steam showers can transform a standard shower space into a luxurious bathing environment. A steam generator heats water into steam which then circulates around the sealed shower enclosure. Steam showers are known to have many health benefits, including lowering stress levels, increasing blood flow, reducing joint pain and stiffness, hydrating your skin and improving breathing issues.
Full tile walls
Why does the shower tile have to stop at the edge of the shower? Continuous tile walls expand the sense of space by connecting the shower with adjoining bathroom elements. Large tile walls are also practical for cleaning and remind us of the tiled hallways
Bathroom faucets, tub fillers, shower heads, pendant lights and chandeliers can be the jewelry of a luxury bathroom. Whether your overall design style is sleek and modern or vintage chic, select all the perfect fixtures to complete the design aesthetic of your spa-like bathroom and set your project apart from the rest. If you’re ready to have your ordinary bathroom transformed into a spectacular getaway retreat, allow yourself some time to thoroughly consider your space and plan the elements you want to include. The beauty of the end result will make the extra time spent planning well worthwhile.
Courtesy photo
This bath includes a Japanes soaking tub which is deeper than a standard tub and has a built-in seat, letting you immerse yourself up to your neck in enveloping warm water in a seated position.
How-To Guide 2022
MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
JULY 2022 C27
How to create effective publicity Enterprise staff
What is publicity? It’s information designed to attract public interest or support. Suppose your organization is having a special speaker, a concert, a sports event or a fashion show, and wants to let the general public know about it. There are a number of things you can do to promote interest: put up posters, tell your friends, or announce it at your church or lodge meeting. But the quickest way to reach the largest number of people is through your newspaper. You recognize, of course that your organization isn’t the only one planning interesting activities. Competition for public participation can be keen on just about any day of the year. So, naturally, your group will try to make the event as interesting and as lively as possible, because you wouldn’t have planned it in the first place if you didn’t want people to come and find it rewarding. But all too often, member of an organization work for weeks to put on an interesting and pleasurable event, and yet fail to capture the audience that would have made the event a success. Sometimes it’s just the breaks — too many other things going on that weekend. But sometimes people don’t attend because the publicity was too late or so lackluster that failed capture people’s imagination. Sometimes publicity fails to give a clear message about the scope and purpose of the event. A publicist is truly creative and successful when he or she can make people feel they’ll be missing something very special if they stay home.
All the news that’s fit to print
The Davis Enterprise is in the mainstream of community life — dedicated to promoting activities that will enrich our community.
editor may have questions about the information in the release, put your name and daytime phone number upper right-hand corner.
Don’t give us double vision
Adobe Stock/Stock photo But as we strive help you publicize your organization’s activities, we have a responsibility to all of our readers to provide news that is balanced, timely and newsworthy. So the basic criteria for deciding what will be printed in our newspaper are twofold: newsworthiness and reader interest. Before submitting an item to the newspaper, ask yourself, “Will other people be interested in reading about it?” It has been said that the amateur publicist thinks of the story, while the professional thinks of the audience. The creative and polished publicity person will decide what audience is to be reached and relate the story to the interest of that audience. Here’s another question to ask yourself: “If I were not a member of this organization, would this news interest me?” If your answer is no, perhaps your information belongs in the organization’s newsletter but shouldn’t be offered to a general readership.
Preparing a news release
Don’t feel that you must be an accomplished writer in order to write publicity. It is up to the
reporter or editor to revise your text to fit the needs of good newspaper style; your task is to be well organized and to present complete information so that it can be easily read and understood. The news release that will most quickly and favorably catch an editor’s eye will be: • Neatly typed with double-spacing. • Typed in upper- and lower-case letters. When releases typed in all capital letters, it’s difficult to tell when something would be capitalized in standard form. • Clear in stating the facts of the story: who are the important people involved in the event; what is to be going on; when it is happening, with specific reference to dates and times, including advance-reservation dates if appropriate; where the event will happen, with a specific and complete address; and why the story is being written. Often you’ll want to say how the event is happening — i.e., the guest speaker is in town to receive an award for his achievements. • Clear in stating a reservation deadline. Put it at the top of the story, not at the bottom, where it may be overlooked by a hurried editor.
• Checked for spelling, especially the names. A small check in pencil above a name with an unusual spelling will tell the editor the spelling has been checked and is correct. This is one of the reasons why news writers usually will not take news releases over the phone. The danger of misunderstanding the spelling is just too great. The other reason, of course, is that, except in unusual circumstances, reporters simply don’t have time to take information that way. (Nor is it helpful to call a reporter or photographer at home. Our records and appointment books are kept at The Enterprise office, and we prefer to be contacted at work, during working hours.) • Written in newspaper style, which dictates that in most cases, Mr., Mrs. or Ms. Are not used with a name. The subject is, for example, “Sally Jones” in the first reference and Jones thereafter. • Clear and complete. Do not assume that an editor knows what initials stand for. Spell out the name of your organization or association, at least on the first reference. Make sure all times and places are correctly and completely stated. And, in case the
To avoid confusion, make sure the name of the person for whom the release is intended is at the top of the page. If you don’t know the reporter’s name, indicate the subject matter (i.e., sports, campus news, politics, or arts and entertainment) so that it will more quickly reach the right person. Do not submit releases about the same event to more than one department of the paper — the “shotgun” effect — in hopes of ensuring lots of exposure. If you want to have the news in more than one section, state on each release the names of the the other to whom it’s being sent. And make sure that only one person is requesting publicity for a particular event. It is not uncommon to have tow pictures assigned for the same event, or to have the same story appear in two places in the paper on the same week, because the organization’s right hand didn’t know what the left hand was doing.
Just the facts
Requiring reporters and editors to dig through disorganized news releases it fond the important facts of a story makes poor use of everyone’s time. Because of space limitations, stories often have to be cut, so information should be listed in order of declining importance. Editors traditionally cut from the bottom of the story, if cutting is necessary. The news release should carry all the basic information; the reporter simply has no time to search through organizational newsletters or brochures to get to the facts of the story. Such supplementary literature is
See PUBLICITY, Page C30
How-To Guide 2022
C28 MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
JULY 2022
How to choose an aggregate company Special to The Enterprise Often overlooked, aggregates — materials such as gravel, sand and crushed stone that are used in the building trades — are the most basic construction foundations. Because they are less glamorous than other materials, aggregates are nevertheless the starting point for any building project and have been since the days of the Roman Empire. Not only the most important element in roads, bridges and
buildings, aggregates make up some 400 tons of the materials used in constructing the average home. So picking a provider of quality aggregate for your project is key. Here are some things to consider when choosing a provider.
Materials
The quality and quantity of materials available will vary with different providers, so first make sure the company is a good fit for the scope of your project. The best aggregate companies
will offer a wide range of popular and specialty products to fit your budget, whether you need gravel, limestone or granite. They also will source materials from the best quarries and processing plants that deliver extremely consistent, high-quality finished products in a range of sizes, from fine sand to large, chunky, fillergrade materials. Two factors impact the quality of aggregate: where it comes from and how it was processed. A good aggregate company will understand both those answers,
including having the expertise to know which materials are suitable for the application you have in mind.
Service
The same principle applies to every part of the buying process, too. From selecting the right aggregate materials — including having employees on staff who actually know your industry inside and out — to getting them delivered on time and on budget, customer service is critical to
Adobe Stock/Stock photo
making a decision. Look for an aggregate company that shows professionalism at every level, including with how their employees communicate. The best companies will return messages and phone calls promptly to help you find the answers you need in a timely manner. If you find a company with all those attributes — high-quality materials, reliable delivery options and excellent customer service — your decision will be simple.
MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
How-To Guide 2022
JULY 2022 C29
How-To Guide 2022
C30 MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
PUBLICITY: Stretch your imagination to capture something different From Page C27 sometimes useful as reference material, but should not be offered in place of a completely, clearly written story. Flowery language with excessive use of adjectives is out of place in most news stories and an editor will remove them. We can’t say “the beautiful bride” — even though we know all dogs are beautiful — because news writer must avoid stating, or appearing stop state, their opinions. So phrases such as “worldrenowned” will invariably be deleted from publicity releases unless they can be attributed to a spokesperson or unless we’re dealing with someone like Mother Teresa or Yitzhak Perlman — so world-renowned that it is a generally accepted fact. Although we make every effort to use material submitted to The Enterprise, final decisions about when or whether to use a news release are based on space limitations and editorial judgment. We can never promise anything.
Live by the deadline
Every day there are multiple stories, all important, vying for space in The Enterprise. So a good publicity person will plan ahead, not only to give readers plenty of advance notice of an event, but to give an editor more flexibility in planning space and giving each story the best possible exposure. Deadlines for some of the special departments or columns regularly appearing in The Enterprise are: Text or photographs for the Arts pages should be submitted at least two weeks before the event. These publish on Fridays, so items submitted between Friday and the event will likely not get in. Short items for inclusion in the Sports section must be in by 5 p.m. two days before the desired date of publication. For longer stories, consult the sports editor three
days to a week ahead. Short items for news pages should in by 5 p.m. the day before they are to be published. Longer stories should be brought in several days ahead, or by special arrangement with the managing editor. Pictures to publicize a coming event should be requested two weeks before the time they should appear. Call an editor, not the photographer directly.
Make your picture say something
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but you don’t want that word to be “blah.” We all like to see ourselves, our friends and neighbors in the newspaper, but a newspaper’s job is not to show other people what we look like — your friends already know and strangers aren’t interested. The purpose of a news photo is help tell a story, in a way that is more eye-catching and dramatic than the written word. There is no story in a picture of three or four people standing around looking at the camera. There is very little story in a picture of one person passing a check or a gavel to another person, or holding up a proclamation signed by the mayor or governor. And even that little bit of story is so tired and played out as to make the reader lance at its and yawn. This is why we ask publicity people to stretch their imaginations, to help our photographers capture something and different by showing activity, by providing interesting props and backgrounds, and by being willing to have their
subjects ham it up with a little humor when appropriate. Before requesting a picture to publicize an event, ask yourself these questions: What is it that the picture — not just the caption, but the image — is meant to convey? What purpose will a picture serve that a written story could not do just as well? What would my own reaction be if I picked up the newspaper and saw this picture? The Enterprise reporters and photographers will work with you to plan and to get the most imaginative photo possible, but it is up to you to do the groundwork. Think of your work not just in terms of getting X number of people there for a photo at certain time and place, but as an artistic challenge. Using creativity will better serve your organization as well as the paper’s readers. Be ready when a photographer arrives. He or she is working on a tight schedule and can’t wait for latecomers or people who aren’t prepared. The Enterprise prefers not to have more than two or three people in most shots. Again, the goal is to get an interesting image, and this becomes difficult when the frame is crowded with too many people. There are, of course, exceptions, but the photographer must make the final decision. A special note to those who work with children: It should be firmly decided which children will be in the picture before the photographer arrives. Do not ask the photographer to make the choices. A creative youth-group leader will make sure those left out one time will be chosen first another time. Wanting to avoid disappointing the children is not a good reason for crowding too
many people into a photo, with uninteresting results.
We aim to please, but …
Because of the proliferation of organizations in the Davis-DixonWoodland-Winters area, and because space for pictures becomes more and more difficult to find, The Enterprise regrets that it will no longer take the following kinds of photos: • Pictures publicizing an event to which the public is not invited. Occasionally, such a social or newsworthy event will be covered as it happens. This will be at the discretion of the editors. • Photos showing checks being passed from one person to another, even if it’s a really large check. We can mention how much money is being given, but we prefer to show how the funds are going to be used. • Pictures of the reading of a proclamation. Again, we can mention that the mayor has proclaimed Be Kind to Toads Week or whatever, but we won’t take a photo of the proclamation, or quote the text verbatim. Show the mayor or your members working to help amphibians instead. • Photos featuring a candidate for public office once the campaign season has begun, unless the photo is part of our election coverage. • Pictures showing the passing of a gavel, or the installation of officers. We’d rather picture your new officers involved in one of your activities. • Photos of ribbon cuttings. When you’ve seen one ribbon cutting, you’ve seen them all. • Pictures to publicize rummage sales, flea markets or car washes. That we won’t take photos of these events doesn’t mean we won’t publicize them. We’ll still be happy to run short articles telling of these activities. We’d rather take photos showing what the money from such fundraisers will be used for. We have chosen these types of pictures for exclusion from our
JULY 2022
photographer schedule because they reflect the more common types of events taking place among organization in the area. As such, they soon lose their freshness and interest. Other types of events that become too commonplace may be added. Our photographers may refuse to take a picture, or the editors may decide not to run it, if it is obvious there is no way to make it tell a story. This is why it’s important to think ahead about what the picture is to say and how to say it well. If you tell an editor you will supply props and action and do neither, the paper won’t use an uninteresting photo.
Advertising
There are times when advertising will be a more effective way to get your message to readers. The Davis Enterprise advertising department is knowledgable in marketing and advertising, and is available to help with an effective advertising campaign. The services of our professional graphics staff are available at no additional cost.
Contact us
Advertising, Newsroom, Business, and Production offices 325 G St., Davis, CA 95616 (next door from our old office) (530) 756-0800 Mailing Address The Davis Enterprise P.O. Box 1470 Davis, CA 95617-1078 Lobby Hours 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays
Contribute
News tip: https://www. davisenterprise.com/news-tip/ Press release: https://www. davisenterprise.com/ press-release Letter to the editor: https:// www.davisenterprise.com/ submit-letter/ Public and legal notices: https://www.davisenterprise. com/legal-advertising/
How-To Guide 2022
MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
JULY 2022 C31
How to choose a real estate agent Special to The Enterprise
Sometimes it feels like every time you turn around you meet another real estate agent, but how does one find a great Realtor who has solid experience, credibility, and strong ethics? As with finding a delicious restaurant, a good hairstylist, or a relaxing vacation spot, look to your friends and family as an ideal source for a referral. It’s important to delineate between a real estate agent and a Realtor. A Realtor is a trademarked term that refers to a real estate agent who is an active member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the largest trade association in the United States. Realtors must adhere to a strict code of ethics founded on the principles of the “Golden Rule” requiring them to cooperate with each other to further the best interests of consumers and their clients. All California real estate agents must take courses and pass an exam from the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) in order to obtain their license to sell real estate. Every four years, continuing education and ethics courses must be taken before their license can be renewed. Finding a reliable, reputable Realtor is essential when you are considering buying or selling a home. These professionals will guide you through the complex process of negotiations, contracts, and disclosures to the desired endresult of a successfully closed sale. They also will inform you of the precise steps to take before buying or selling, and often this advance preparation is the most critical part of the process.
Where to start looking
Recommendations are one of the best ways to find a qualified real estate agent or Realtor. Ask people in your social network for referrals. Sometimes agents have a niche helping clients purchase homes (buyer’s agent), or sell them (listing agent), but most agents serve in both roles. Keep this in mind when
Finding a reliable, reputable Realtor is essential when you are considering buying or selling a home. These professionals will guide you through the complex process of negotiations, contracts, and disclosures to the desired end-result of a successfully closed sale. Adobe Stock/ Stock photo searching for the right professional. If you need a buyer’s agent, ask the agent for a list of their buyerrepresented sales and testimonials; if you need a listing agent, ask them for a list of their sellerrepresented sales and testimonials. While many of the skillsets needed on the buying and listing side are the same, there are some unique differences. Another great way to meet an agent is by attending open houses. Often the agent holding a house open is not the listing agent of that property and seeing them in action at an open house offers a great way to get to know them. Talking to agents at open houses is a comfortable and informal way to meet, ask questions about the market, and determine if their personality is a good fit for you.
What next?
Whether buying or selling, you’ll want to have an initial consultation
with your prospective real estate professional to ask questions and determine your comfort level while interacting with them. Do you get the feeling they are genuinely concerned about your needs, or is their primary concern their commission? Do they know the current housing market and trends? Can they negotiate a contract? Do they have strong relationships with inspectors and tradespeople who may be needed during the purchase or sale? Many buyers and sellers interview more than one agent prior to selecting one. You and your agent will work closely together over what could be a significant span of time, so it’s important that you find someone who aligns well with your needs.
Communication and planning
Your agent should be an effective communicator. If you
are selling your home, your agent should develop an effective marketing plan, explain it to you and respond to any questions or concerns you have. This plan will involve the marketing and advertising of your home. Will there be public open houses, or will your home be shown by appointment only? How will print advertising and social media be used? If you are purchasing a home, allow your agent to recommend local lenders to you so that you can get pre-approved, a vital step before you go out to look at property. With your agent you’ll want to discuss your nonnegotiable “needs” vs. negotiable “wants” as well as your budgetary limits. For example, you may “need” three bedrooms minimum so looking at twobedroom homes is out of the question; you may “want” a swimming pool but be willing to look at homes without pools.
Above all, your real estate agent should provide consistent updates on the process. If you find yourself working with an agent who ends up difficult to get ahold of or who doesn’t return texts, calls or emails, you might consider terminating your relationship and seeking a new Realtor.
Your Realtor for life
If you have a positive experience buying/selling real estate, chances are you will refer your Realtor to others and call upon him/her when you need help in the future. A great Realtor is highly connected to their community and can assist you with recommendations for many things beyond real estate. Many Realtors are connected with networks across the country and can help you find a competent Realtor in another location if you want help buying or selling elsewhere.
C32 MCNAUGHTON MEDIA
How-To Guide 2022
JULY 2022