Issuu

Movies

Sports

Pets

Can this man mount an impossible rescue? Sawyer is seeking a new home

Davis Youth Ultimate ready for big weekend

— Page B2

— Page A5

— Page B6

enterprise THE DAVIS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022

Yolo sheriff’s deputy critically hurt in ATV rollover

Sheep graze near solar panels at the Kettleman City Power solar farm in Kings County on July 27. Sheep are let into the facility to eat bugs and graze on dry grass that could be a fire hazard.

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom pressured lawmakers to approve an energy plan that aimed to expedite and streamline construction of new clean energy facilities. Included is a controversial clause that lets

A Yolo County sheriff ’s deputy suffered critical injuries Saturday while patrolling the rural Capay Valley on an all-terrain vehicle. Kyle Leonard, a nine-year veteran of the Sheriff ’s Office who also serves on the agency’s Off-Highway Vehicle Team, was thrown from his ATV when it rolled over along a canyon trail near Guinda, about four miles west of Highway 16, shortly after 11:30 a.m. “We don’t know exactly what caused the rollover,” sheriff ’s spokesman Sgt. Juan Ceja said Wednesday. The incident remains under investigation by the California Highway Patrol. The area being patrolled is a frequent source of search-and-rescue and evacuation calls due to its remoteness, and “unfortunately it ended up being one of our deputies this time,” Ceja said. Three fellow deputies patrolling with Leonard came to his immediate aid, but he suffered multiple serious injuries including a severe concussion, dislocated knee, fractured hip,

See RENEWABLES, Back page

See ROLLOVER, Back page

Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local photo

Wrangling over renewables Counties push back on state moves By Julie Cart Special to The Enterprise Kings County Supervisor Joe Neves guided his pickup to a stop next to a long line of chainlink fencing. On one side of a gravel road stood row after row of glinting solar panels. The automated mirrors pivot and

turn, following the sun in its daily path across the Central Valley sky. Neves, a big man with a wispy Santa Claus beard, was showing off the county’s newest mega solar power project, still under construction on 1,600 acres. A state-of-the-art facility, it includes powerful batteries to

store and deliver power after the sun sets. This solar plant in Kings County is one of the scores of new renewable energy puzzle pieces across the state considered vital to California’s transition to cleaner electricity and its pursuit of climate change solutions. Rural California counties like Kings — with lots of land, sunshine and wind — are the focal

Officials report first human case of West Nile in 2022 By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer A Yolo County resident is recovering from neuroinvasive West Nile virus after becoming ill last month — the county’s first confirmed human case of the virus in 2022. West Nile is spread to humans by mosquito bites and 80 percent of those infected will not show any symptoms. However, for the other 20 percent, symptoms usually appear between two and 14 days after being bitten and can include fever, headache, body aches, nausea, vomiting and sometimes swollen

VOL. 124 NO. 93

INDEX

Arts ��B1 Forum ��B3 Pets �� A5 Classifieds �� A4 Movies ��B2 Sports ��B6 Comics ��B4 Obituary �� A3 The Wary I �� A2

lymph glands or a rash on the chest, stomach and back. About one in 150 people infected with West Nile virus will develop severe illness with symptoms including high fever, headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss, numbness and paralysis. These symptoms may last several weeks, and neurological effects may be permanent. People over the age of 50 and those who have diabetes or hypertension are more likely to develop

See WEST NILE, Page A4

WEATHER Saturday: Sunny and warm. High 93. Low 59.

point for many of these projects. Now they are at the epicenter of a statewide controversy, too.

Children’s Alliance gives away backpacks By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer The Yolo County Children’s Alliance hosted its seventh annual Back-toSchool Backpack and School Supply Giveaway for K-12 students in West Sacramento on Saturday. This community-supported event supplied more than 1,100 students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, with backpacks, school supplies, snack packs, health resources, and more, as families prepare for the upcoming school year. Additionally, 23 adults and children were able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at the event. “Many of the families

Courtesy photo

The Yolo County Children’s Alliance handed out backpacks filled with school supplies to K-12 students in West Sacramento on Saturday. supported through this event continue to be affected by the pandemic, world and national uncertainty, and economic inflation,” YCCA noted in a press release.

“They are navigating between the high cost of living, trauma from the pandemic and various community stressors. This

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 BACKPACKS, Page A4

WED • FRI • $1

Local

A2 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE

Briefly Get a look at model gliders The public is invited to attend the Sacramento Valley Soaring Society Open House from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at Grasslands Park southeast of Davis. Entrance to the park is at Mace Boulevard and Tremont Road. There will be demonstrations of different types of model gliders, how they are launched and flown to stay aloft without a motor powering them. Gliders without the aid of a motor, but in the hands of a skilled pilot, reveal that the atmosphere is not unlike a stream with currents, fast- and slow-moving ripples, whirlpools, etc. Finding thermals in the atmosphere is how gliders take advantage of rising air to stay aloft. Visitors will have a hands-on opportunity to fly an electric-assist glider with the help of one of our instructors and test their ability to read the air to keep the glider aloft. Every visitor will receive a free raffle ticket for a chance to win one of many raffle prizes. Visit http:// www.svss.org for information.

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 or The Davis Enterprise 325 G Street Davis, CA 95616 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 530-7560826. Missed issues will be delivered on the next publishing day.

HOW TO REACH US PHONE, MAIL OR IN PERSON Home delivery: 325 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

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022

Some more gems from city survey I f you were with me the other day, you may remember I was knee-deep into the 40-page “Survey of Davis, CA Residents,” put together by EMC Research on the City of Davis’s dime. I did have a faint objection to spending untold thousands of dollars on a survey that has an error rate of plus or minus 4.37 percent. I also protested that “Nobody asked me” when I learned that 500 Davisites had been contacted, but that’s all in the past now and it’s time to move on. Of course, instead of concentrating on who EMC didn’t call, we should zero in on who these 500 folks are to see if we agree they are a representative sample of how the rest of us feel. In effect, they are the only ones who were allowed to vote in this survey. Truth be told, all we know for sure is that these were the 500 people who not only answered the phone or the text or the email, but then agreed to participate. I suspect the decline-to-participate rate is an industry secret, but for certain the first 500 people contacted did not say “yes” unless there was a coupon for a six-pack

but I’d say that’s a fairly even split. “Ethnicity” came in just two categories: White and Non-White. White registered at 63 percent, Non-White at 29 percent, leaving fully 8 percent unidentified. Previous city surveys were much more specific, with one even listing how many “Italian Americans” were living in Davis.

at Sudwerk involved. The good folks at EMC included a “Respondent Profile” to help us understand who was speaking on our behalf, but even that makes me wonder about the methodology of any sort of random survey. Presumably, they wanted a relatively equal number of men and women responding, even if the guidelines of Title IX do not apply to pollsters. But what would happen if the first 250 people who agreed to talk were all women? Would they call only men after that in an attempt to even things up? According to the profile, 50 percent of those who participated were women compared to 46 percent for men. There is no breakdown of the other four percent,

s for age, the largest group was 18-34 at a whopping 32 percent, with 35-44 coming in at 17 percent, 45-54 at 14 percent, 55-64 at 14 percent, and 65-plus at 23 percent. Whether those numbers are comparable to the actual percentages of each group in town is anyone’s guess. But at least those numbers add up to 100 percent, which is reassuring. When it comes to education, 55 percent had a four-year degree or higher, with 45 percent not having a four-year degree. The survey actually says “less” than a fouryear degree, but I don’t think there’s anything “less” about not possessing a four-year degree. Not to mention the fact that on the younger end of the 18-34 category

almost no one will have graduated from college. Party registration came in at 53 percent Democratic and 11 percent Republican, which seems way out of whack. I mean, I’ve lived here forever and at last count, I could identify only 17 Republicans in town, most of whom were forcibly relocated to Woodland after the last election. Under “Tenure in Davis,” I wasn’t sure if they were referring to how many UCD professors have tenure or how long a person has lived in town. Less than one year here made up just four percent, all of whom are likely to be Bay Area transplants paying cash for homes in The Cannery. After that, 1-4 years came in at 19 percent, 5-9 years at 15 percent, 10-19 years at 21 percent, and 20 or more years at 39 percent. Of course, I consider anyone who moved to Davis after September 12 of 1951 a newcomer. But that’s another column for another day. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

UCD tracks pollution effects from fires Free tire recycling at B K N -R Yolo Landfill Saturday y

aren

ikos

ose

Special to The Enterprise

New research linking air pollution data from federal monitors in the Sacramento area of California, including during significant fires, is showing ill effects of pollution exposure among children, a new UC Davis study suggests. Blood samples show that children have elevated markers of inflammation, such as interleukin 6, if they were exposed to higher air pollution. Further, higher air pollution was linked to lower cardiac autonomic regulation in children, which impacts how fast the heart beats and how hard it pumps, according to the study. In the study, published Aug. 3 date in the journal New Directions for Child and Adolescent Research, researchers looked at blood samples from more than 100 healthy children ages 9-11 in the Sacramento area where pollutants near their homes were recorded by the Environmental Protection Agency. The study was authored by Anna M. Parenteau, a

doctoral student, and Camelia E. Hostinar, associate professor, both from the UC Davis Department of Psychology. The work took place at UC Davis. These findings are important because exposure to pollutants released during wildfires has been related to numerous negative health outcomes in children, who have smaller bodies and organ systems than adults, including asthma and decreased lung function, as well as neurodevelopmental outcomes like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, and deficits in school performance and memory, researchers said.

Particulates Researchers looked at fine particulate matter data from the EPA (PM2.5) — or the fine particles that can penetrate lungs and pass into the bloodstream — finding the children’s blood contained markers of systemic inflammation. Additionally, PM2.5, which refers to particulate matter measuring 2.5 micrometers or smaller by the EPA, was

linked to lower cardiac autonomic regulation assessed using an electrocardiogram. Specifically, researchers used data files maintained by the EPA, which have daily air quality summary information from each outdoor monitor in the country.

In total, 27 of the children studied had inflammation markers in their blood recorded during significant fires when their neighborhoods recorded significant levels of PM2.5 in the air. These times when fires were burning included during the Mendocino Complex Fire in 2018, which was active about 100 miles from the lab where blood was drawn. — UC Davis News

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Free tire recycling will be available at the Yolo County Central Landfill on Saturday. County residents are encouraged to turn in their used passenger car, truck or farm tractor tires during this event, which will run from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The landfill is located at 44090 County Road 28H in Woodland. “During the last tire recycle event held at the landfill, Yolo County collected 1,125 tires,” said Yolo County Supervisor Angel Barajas. “With every tire brought in, the community helps do their

part for the environment and putting their old tires for better use.” Recycled tires may end up as rubberized asphalt concrete or tire-derived aggregate in civil engineering projects throughout Yolo County. Participants in Saturday's event are limited to a maximum of nine tires. For more information on restrictions, contact Pam Hedrick, Yolo County recycling coordinator at 530-666-8856. To find information about hours of operations, waste acceptability, and programs at the Yolo County Central Landfill, visit www.yolocounty.org/ landfill.

Local

THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022 A3

UCD suggests treating cancer by sticking cells in place Antibody helps cells stick together By Andy Fell Special to The Enterprise Future treatments for advanced cancer could work by sticking cancer cells in place and preventing their spread around the body. A new study by researchers at UC Davis and the University of Washington shows how an antibody strengthens bonds between cells. The work is published Aug. 3 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The monoclonal antibody

19A11, developed by Professor Barry Gumbiner at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Research Institute, binds E-cadherin, a protein that helps cells stick together, especially in epithelial layers that line the skin, the gut and other organs. Cadherins and other adhesion molecules are important for maintaining the structure of vessels and preventing cancer metastasis, as well as playing a role in inflammation and related conditions such as Crohn’s disease and inflammatory bowel disease. Researchers have previously found that treatment with 19A11

can prevent spread of lung cancer cells in mice. Bin Xie, graduate student in biophysics; professor Sanjeevi Sivasankar, department of biomedical engineering; and colleagues at UC Davis and in Seattle, carried out detailed studies of how 19A11 binds to E-cadherin. Using X-ray crystallography, they found that the antibody binds E-cadherin near the site where it attaches to another E-cadherin molecule. With a combination of simulations and atomic force microscopy, they showed that 19A11 has two binding modes, one of which increases

the adhesive strength of E-cadherin. That increased adhesion comes from the formation of a type of chemical link called a salt bridge between the molecules. By better understanding how this antibody can increase stickiness between cells, the researchers hope to find ways to design even more effective treatments along the same lines. Additional authors on the paper are: Andrew Priest at UC Davis; Allison Maker, Seattle Children’s Research Institute and University of Washington; David Dranow, Jenny Phan and Thomas Edwards,

Seattle Structural Genomics Center for Infectious Disease and UCB Pharma; Bart Staker and Peter Myler, Seattle Structural Genomics Center for Infectious Disease and Seattle Children’s Research Institute.

The work was partly supported by grants from the NIH and used resources of the Advanced Photon Source, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility operated by Argonne National Laboratory. Read the paper at https:// www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/ pnas.2204473119.

— UC Davis News

Obituary Marion G. Jazwinski

March 19, 1926 — July 6, 2022 Marion Greig Jazwinski passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, with family by her side at the age of 96 after a battle with lung cancer. She was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., to parents Lucille Pitts Greig and William Greig. She was the youngest of three children with her two brothers, Fred and William, being 15 and 30 years older. She attended high school in Howard City, Mich., and helped to organize a girls basketball team as most of the senior boys were away at war. After graduating she attended Aquinas College in Grand Rapids and went on to teach grades one through four in a two room school house. She met her future husband, Tod Jazwinski through a mutual friend, they married in Grand Rapids and soon relocated to Alameda in 1949 due to Tod’s stationing in the Navy

during the war. While her husband was at sea she was employed by the Bank of America and then the American Cancer Society. Her three daughters were born in Alameda and the family moved to Davis in 1962 when her husband accepted a position with UC Davis. Marion was very active with the Mr. & Mrs. Club through St. James church, taught catechism and worked with CYA (Catholic Youth Association). She and her husband loved to “Do Si Do” with the PawsN-Taws club of Davis for a number of years. She was busy with school activities for her daughters, a member of the PTA and was one of organizers of the first Grad Nights held at Davis High and instrumental in helping the first Madrigal group get started. She was a leader for Brownie troops and taught cooking and sewing with 4-H.

As her daughters got older, Marion entered nursing school, which lead JAZWINSKI her to the management of a surgical practice here in Davis, Surgery Associates, where she was employed for 28 years. During this time she also pursued a career as a medical-assistant instructor through the ROP program in Davis. She stayed in touch with a number of her students over the years and many went on to work in the medical field in Yolo county or on to college with medicine being their interest. She was a founding member of the Yolo County Medical Assistants Association and served on the board for the John Jones Medical Clinic. She was a charter member of Soroptimist International of Greater Davis from 1985 to

2021 and this club was one of her greatest joys to be involved with, some of her dearest friends participated and continue to be a part of this organization. Once Marion retired from her official job, she became a traveler and enjoyed globetrotting for a number of years with family and friends. She was also an avid reader and spent hours enjoying books and time at the Davis library; she loved the Friday book sales! Marion’s true passion was her family. Her three daughters were her greatest joy, and the grandchildren and great grandchildren were the icing on the cake! She was never too busy to spend time with all of them to counsel, encourage, motivate and help navigate this thing called life that she loved so much. She was truly the “matriarch” of her family and is already greatly missed. Marion leaves behind her daughters, Celeste Jazwinski, Lexie Lear and Claire

Cole; devoted sons-in-law Rick Cole and Mike Lear; grandchildren Roy Lear (Molly) Valerie Rainford (Danny), James Cole and Alex Warmoth; and greatgrandchildren Damian Lear, Devlyn Lear, Graham Rainford and Reece Rainford. To honor Marion please read a book, spend time with a neighbor, eat a hot dog or enjoy a glass of wine

with a friend, she loved all of these things. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in her memory to Soroptimist International of Greater Davis, the Yolo County Animal Shelter or the Friends of the Davis Library.

A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at The Yolanda Ranch, 20432 Road 99 in Woodland.

From Page One

A4 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE

BACKPACKS: ‘Traumatic and uncertain year’ for kids

The best way to prevent West Nile infection is to prevent the bite of an infected mosquito.

From Page A1 year’s backpack distribution event focused on celebrating the diversity and resilience of our community as well as providing families with needed resources and school supplies for their children.” One of those recipients, who recently arrived in West Sacramento from Afghanistan, said, “This event is helping a lot of families, especially mine. “We are trying to adjust to the new chapter of our lives, and this helps with our journey. Also, it helps our kids start their school with the right supplies, motivating them to learn.” The backpack giveaway was held at the Family Resource Center in West Sacramento. Additional vendors on hand included the Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency and Move It Up, who provided vaccines, as well as Out of the Box Ministries, the West Sacramento police and fire departments, West Sacramento Parks and Recreation, Free Books for Kids, and Yolo County Car Seats. “This past year has been traumatic and uncertain for families as they navigate through the new normal with the surges of COVID19 and economic stressors. Our backpack giveaway is a way for YCCA to offset

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022

AdobeStock photo

WEST NILE: Watch for dead birds From Page A1 Courtesy photo

This community-supported event supplied more than 1,100 students with school supplies. some of those stressors by bringing the community together for a fun-filled celebration with resources and tangible items like school supplies and food bags,” said Jeneba Lahai, executive director of the Yolo County Children’s Alliance. “Our overall goal is to strengthen our community by building resiliency in youth, adults, and families, and we do this by celebrating our community, collaborating with partners, and creating networks of support.” This event was completely funded by community donations and support from partners. A week earlier, West Sacramento Mayor Pro Tem Quirina Orozco and the organization, West Sac Kids Give Back, hosted a school

Caregivers Needed I need female caregivers for: 10-11 a.m., 4 to 5 p.m., & 89:30 p.m. I need every other Sat. & night shifts every Sun. I need a shower every Weds or Thurs: morn or aft. It takes about 2 hrs. I pay $15 per hour. I need diaper change, household tasks, etc. I am a 77 year old woman, have ALS, & am in a wheelchair full-time. I live at University Retirement Community at 1515 Shasta Drive. I am a retired Davis teacher. I am friendly & don't complain or criticize. Please write a letter of intro to me, Debbie Nichols Poulos. Please send letter and resume to dnpoulos@urcad.org.

supply drive directly benefiting the event. Other partners include the League of Heroes Inspired, the Yolo County Office of Education, Washington Unified School District, City of West Sacramento, Yolo County, Move It Up by UC Davis, Stanford Sierra Youth & Families, the Walmart Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health, Teichert Foundation, Waste Management, Yolo Federal Credit Union, Travis Credit Union, Yolo Food Bank, First Northern Bank and First 5 Yolo. For more information on the Yolo County Children’s Alliance, visit www. YoloKids.org. For Yolo County residents still in need of a backpack, call 916-572-0560.

serious symptoms of West Nile virus and should take special care to avoid mosquito bites, the county said in announcing the case on Wednesday. “West Nile virus is spread to people by the bite of a mosquito, and there is a risk of contracting West Nile virus in Yolo County this time of year when mosquitoes are active,” said Yolo County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson. “By making regular checks of their yards and draining standing water, people can help cut down on mosquito breeding areas. Wearing protective clothing and using insect repellent will also reduce the risk of mosquito bites.” The best way to prevent West Nile virus infection and other mosquito-borne illnesses is to prevent the bite of an infected mosquito. The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District recommends the following steps: n DRAIN any standing water that may produce mosquitoes. n DAWN and DUSK are when mosquitoes are most active. n DRESS appropriately by wearing long sleeves and pants when outdoors. n DEFEND yourself against mosquitoes by using an effective insect repellent, such as DEET, Picaridin, or Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus. Make sure you follow all label directions.

n DOOR and window screens should be in good working condition. This will prevent mosquitoes from entering your home. n DISTRICT personnel are available to address any mosquito problem you may be experiencing by calling 1-800429-1022 or visit www.fightthebite.net. Statewide, there have been seven human cases of West Nile reported through the end of July, all in four counties — Yolo, Stanislaus, Kings and Kern counties. So far during this season, the local vector control district has found seven mosquito samples positive for West Nile in Yolo County and four dead birds that carried the virus. All four birds were found in Davis, including two American Crows on July 30, and the most recent West Nile-positive mosquito sample was detected in Davis on Aug. 2. The vector control district urges residents who see a dead bird, particularly a crow or magpie that lacks signs of trauma and has been dead for less than 24 hours, to call 1-877-968-2473 to report it. Crows and magpies are particularly susceptible to the disease so they make for an early warning sentinel for virus activity in the area, the district reported. For more information, visit https:// www.fightthebite.net

Local

THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022 A5

Briefly

Asteroids, comets, meteors; what’s the difference?

New museum raffles off quilt

By Sara Thompson

The Yolo County Historical Society and the Sons of the Golden West will celebrate the opening of their new Yolo County Museum at the Fairgrounds this August. The new museum is near the Main Exposition Building and will feature rotating displays from historical groups in Yolo County. To celebrate the opening of the museum, a historic quilt will be available to win. The quilt is a Jacob’s ladder variation in pastel colors, created in 1930 by Woodland resident Ida de Meyer. Tickets are $1 apiece or six for $5, and are available at the museum.

Unity Center looks at ‘Release’ The Rev. Rich Carlini will present the fifth in a series of services at the Unity Center of Davis on the Daily Word, “Release,” which will include music, talk and meditation. After service completion, breakout groups will gather for socializing and prayer in private with a prayer chaplain. The virtual service will begin at 10 a.m. but everyone is invited to join a warm, friendly conversation with congregants at 9:30 a.m. at www.unityofdavis.org. Click on the bottom right of the page “Join Sunday Service on Zoom”

Podcast details cost of warming New research finds the economy could be plunged into recession — or a series of recessions — because financial markets don’t account for climate risk. Paul Griffin, Distinguished Professor at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, has been studying this “unpriced risk” and how it can affect markets and the economy. In this episode of “The Backdrop,” Griffin discusses the magnitude of climate risk, what companies and governments can do lessen the risk and how people can lower their financial exposure to it. “The Backdrop” features conversations with UC Davis scholars. It is available free, on demand at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Stitcher, Spotify and YouTube. “The Backdrop” is hosted by public radio veteran Soterios Johnson.

Special to the Enterprise

ooking at the night sky is a common pastime of people around the world. Classifying and naming celestial objects is important for scientists to be able to study space. A few of those classifications are asteroids, comets and meteors, but what is the difference between all of these seemingly similar objects flying though our solar system? An asteroid is classified

Explorit Science Center as a rocky object that orbits around the Sun. They can range in size from 1 meter to almost 1,000 kilometers in diameter. Some are large enough to also be classified as dwarf planets. They can be separated into three groups: C-type, or carbonaceous, meaning they are carbon-based; M-type, or metallic, which are metal based; and S-type, or

silicaceous, which are silica based. A comet also orbits around the sun, but differs from an asteroid by being made of ice and dust instead of rock. Solar wind and radiation exert forces on the comet causing dust and gas to be released, and this forms the famous comet feature, the “tail.” Comet tails will always point away from the sun in its orbit around it. Comets have an eccentric elliptical orbit, and have a wide range of orbital periods,

meaning some can be seen every couple of years, and others only appearing every million years or more. Meteoroids are similar to asteroids in that they are made of rocky or metallic materials, but they are considerably smaller. Meteoroids are objects smaller than 1 meter in diameter, down to only a pebble size. Meteoroids that enter the Earth’s atmosphere are called meteors. Meteors usually burn and break up in the atmosphere, but if

they survive, they are called meteorites and are collected by rock enthusiasts around the world. Campers at this week's Out of This World! camp learned about space with hands-on activities and experiments, including asteroids, comets and meteors. — Explorit Science Center is at 3141 Fifth St. For information, call 530-7560191 or visit http://www. explorit.org, or "like" the Facebook page at www. facebook.com/explorit.fb.

Yearning in the absence of connection Davis Media Access

By Autumn Labbé-Renault Special to The Enterprise

ecently, I attended a monthly networking meeting with a small group of other nonprofit leaders. I’ll be honest: I was in a real funk headed into this meeting. Nothing was going right that day, and I’d had to acknowledge feeling more isolated and alone than I’d realized. Starting the day reading about new COVID-19 variants and another surge locally did not help. This group has met on Zoom throughout the pandemic, and notably, this meeting was in person, with a smaller group than usual. So perhaps it was more intimate, perhaps boundaries were softer, and perhaps more was shared. In any case, I walked away mulling over multiple things but feeling considerably less alone in my struggles. These women were all executive directors of nonprofits, and they understand what it’s meant to be responsible for mission, programs, reinvention, staff, board and volunteers during a time when it’s been extremely challenging to connect. Several talked about the toll it’s taken on personal lives, sleep, and well being, and the ways it’s impacted their boards and staff.

That last was key for me. At Davis Media Access, I have board members who have never met each other in real life. At the best of times, board service takes commitment, time, and energy, but there’s generally fun to be had as well — ways to get involved, a place to drop by, events to attend, and conversations that naturally arise before and after meetings. Our board has had none of that. It’s been all service — endless number-juggling, whole new layers of policy due to COVID, ongoing issues related to remodel and delayed reopening. This is important and necessary work, and the resulting resilience and recognition for DMA’s efforts has been great, but I actually really feel for this board. The same can be said for staff. Many of us at DMA have worked together for years, and yet those bonds have been stretched to the point of breaking. Where before we could count on face-to-face meetings, water cooler chat, birthday celebrations, and abundant visits from volunteers and community members to buffer our problem solving, we’ve been connecting solely by Zoom and email

for 28 months. And chiefly what we’ve done is work to anticipate and solve problems. A sense of humor and compassion is difficult to convey over Zoom. Finally, there are the laments of our volunteers: why is DMA still closed to the public? Will we ever reopen? Will things be the same? The answers are: it’s complicated; yes, and no. Planning for a remodel as a pandemic strikes — 10/10 don’t advise. We’ve been subject to many things plaguing the country as a whole: unavailability of materials and contractors, and a steep increase in the price of goods and services. We also find ourselves unable to reopen until some accessibility issues are remedied (see comment re: contractors and supply chain). So mostly, we wait and continue doing everything we can — radio programming, video programming, grant applications and future planning — remotely, and siloed in our own little universes. Yes, we will reopen at some point, with new spaces and new offerings, and I can’t tell you how much I look forward to that moment. While I wish I could tell you when, I simply can’t. As to whether things will be the same — how could they be? Each of us has had our own experiences

within the giant systemic shocks the pandemic has wrought on our country. We’ve lost people, or at least know people who have lost friends and loved ones. We’ve changed how and where we work, shop, and recreate. We’ve evolved our interests and evaluated our priorities. I think that’s true for organizations as well as individuals. For DMA, technological changes and user patterns have long driven our work, and that changed again during the pandemic. I think we’re on the cusp of yet another significant evolution of what we do and how we do it. I’m a glass-half-full kind of person and I absolutely believe we’ll continue to shift, that the endless slog will pay off, and that DMA will indeed fully reopen to the public. In the meantime, I’m calling on my patience, calling out the gratitude for those who do the work, cultivating resiliency, and moving through the days one at a time. — Autumn Labbé-Renault has served as DMA’s executive director since 2007, where she writes and blogs about a wide variety of media and nonprofit issues. Learn more at http://davismedia.org, email info@davismedia.org, or call 530-757-2419.

Pets of the week Special to The Enterprise Lots of animals are waiting for “forever homes” at the Yolo County Animal Shelter, 2640 E. Gibson Road in Woodland. Among them is Sawyer (A196951), a smart 2-yearold male husky. You'll fall in love with his soulful eyes and curious nature. Sawyer is playful and enjoys obedience training. He needs a secure fence and dedicated owners willing to continue his training and ready to set boundaries. No small pets and no young children. Also hoping for a good home is Dean (A196613), a 12-week-old, energetic black male shorthair cat that is very curious and loves an adventure. Dean is Mr. Social and always ready to meet new friends. Dean is funny, likes to play allout then will sleep like a baby and start all over again. For information on

Sawyer

Dean

Didi adopting, contact adopt ycas@gmail.com. All shelter animals are up-to-date on vaccinations, microchipped, and spayed or neutered. Staff is available to assist via phone during business hours at 530-6685287. Shelter hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. To meet any adoptable YCAS animals, visit friendsofycas. org. To volunteer, sign up at tinyurl.com/yolovolunteer app. Follow on at @ycas.

shelter and Instagram at @ yoloanimalshelter. At Rotts of Friends Animal Rescue, you’ll find Didi, a tricolor spayed female Pekingese. This 1- to 2-yearold girl is super sweet and loves other dogs. She has a very quiet, gentle demeanor and loves being held and cuddled. Didi is cratetrained and is practicing walking on leash. She is small and quite easy to carry around. She is perfect for an older adult or someone looking for a lovable lap dog. Beauty is a 1- to

2-year-old spayed female Labrador retriever/Rottweiler mix. She is super people-friendly, loves kids and other dogs. She is crateand leash-trained. Beauty is a perfect family dog or great for anyone who likes taking their dog with them places. The next Rotts of Friends adoption event is from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at 34505 County Road 29 in Woodland. Come by 10 a.m., as it takes at least an hour to meet and adopt a dog; everyone who will be living with the dog should

Beauty

come out to meet it. Bring proof of homeownership, such as a mortgage statement or property tax bill. If you rent, please bring proof that you are allowed to have a dog in your home, such as a pet clause in your lease or a note from your landlord. All dogs adopted from Rotts of Friends are healthy, microchipped, upto-date on their vaccines and come with free lifetime obedience-training classes. For information, visit facebook.com/rottsoffriends.

From Page One

A6 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022

RENEWABLES: Counties feel ill-used From Page A1 developers bypass local permitting and instead turn to the California Energy Commission for fast-track approval. The new strategy is an end run around local authorities who sometimes balk at allowing wind and solar facilities in their own backyards. But if Newsom sees small, rural counties as impediments, Kings County begs to differ. Neves and other local officials have been busily opening up their county to solar projects for more than a dozen years. Far from scoffing at the idea of renewable energy, some Kings County farmers have embraced solar generation as a profitable problem solver – they get paid for the use of their barren land and can transfer the water to highervalue crops. Whatever the intent of the new law, Kings County doesn’t think it’s the problem: Most projects in the county’s 40,000-acre solar zone receive approval in less than six months — in some cases in six weeks, county officials say. “We are not unsophisticated, we know what we are doing,” Neves said. “We planned for this. We can see the future.” Across the state, local officials were miffed at state officials for being excluded from the discussion as the law was being crafted behind closed doors in late June, then piqued again after it passed the Legislature and was signed by Newsom, meaning they no longer had the final say-so for projects in their counties. “Local governments are viewed as an impediment, another layer you have to go through to get your

project across the finish line. But we permit these facilities all the time. It’s one of the core functions we perform as local government,” said John Kennedy, a lobbyist for Rural County Representatives of California, which advocates for 39 small counties. “To have that authority taken out of our hands and given to the Energy Commission — that much farther from the people, that much removed from local sensitivity — to have that authority clawed back is really painful,” he said. “We’re in the crosshairs, but we don’t think we are the right target here.” While a few projects have been stalled by local officials, some energy developers said Newsom’s initiative is a solution in search of a problem. “What is this proposal solving for?” said Alex Jackson, director of California state affairs for American Clean Power, an association of renewable energy companies. “In general we work really well with local government. We have invested a lot in those relationships. We prefer to work with them rather than strongarm them. Overall we don’t see this as unlocking the path to accelerating clean energy.” In his signing statement attached to the new bill, Newsom said the unprecedented pace of climate change means California must move faster to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. The state must begin producing 50% more clean power in the next decade in order to meet its goals. The new law, Newsom wrote, will “support and expedite the State’s transition to clean energy projects and help maintain energy reliability in the face of climate change.” The

fast-track option through the Energy Commission promises developers a decision within 270 days and bypasses local approval. The new strategy, Newsom wrote, will help keep the lights on when demand peaks from extreme heat and drought, which are putting “unprecedented stress” on the state’s power grid. “Action is needed now,” he said.

Generating energy Kings County, population 152,486 and home to Hanford and Kettleman City, is well-situated to host renewable energy projects: It’s at the nexus of major north-south and east-west transmission lines and its power plants can readily dispatch electricity to the grid. Solar projects already built on Kings County’s fallowed farmland are helping power Disneyland, and the newest development, called Slate Solar and Storage, will supply about 900 megawatts of electricity when it’s finished. Some will go to two Bay Area powerhouses: The BART transportation network and Stanford University. Occupying former watermelon, cotton and corn fields fallowed by drought, developers are building solar farms in Kings County as fast as the world’s crippled supply chain will allow. To expedite the process, local planning officials created solar energy zones that have already been fully vetted and undergone comprehensive environmental analysis. The county has more than 21,000 acres of solar development, and the land, mostly private property, is leased or sold outright to companies. Faced with rapidly rising

energy costs, school districts and towns are investing in their own small-scale solar projects, Neves said, as have farmers looking for cheap ways to pump water and run equipment.

‘Humongous task’ Whether funneled through the Energy Commission’s new process or approved by local authorities, new renewable energy development will have to come fast. Although California is well ahead of its interim goals for clean power – about 34% of its generation last year – getting to carbon-free by 2045 will be a challenge of the highest order. With worsening climate models, electrification of transportation and buildings, the drought-driven crash in hydroelectric power, and the scheduled closure of fossil-fuel power plants, the sobering reality in California is this: At current rates the state will produce 40 gigawatts of clean power annually over the next decade, while preliminary projections show it needs 60 gigawatts a year — at a minimum. The need, given how rapidly demand is growing, is likely to increase. “It’s a humongous task,” said Siva Gunda, vice chair of the California Energy Commission. “We’ve had 100 years to build the grid the way it is today and we’re redoing it in the next 20 years. At least we have a plan. We are digging ourselves out of a hole.” The scope of what’s required means California will need to greatly expand its renewable footprint. With the most obvious and cheapest sites already developed, the way forward will be achieved one sunny, windy acre at a time.

Courtesy photo

Deputy Kyle Leonard, a nine-year veteran of the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office, suffered critical injuries Saturday, when he was thrown from his ATV when it rolled over near Guinda.

ROLLOVER: Deputy airlifted to Vacaville From Page A1 fractured spine, broken shoulder, six broken ribs, facial fractures and contusions, torn tendons, and extensive soft-tissue damage, according to a GoFundMe page launched by the Deputy Sheriff ’s Association, for which Leonard serves as president. He continues to undergo treatment at Kaiser Vacaville, where he was airlifted after the incident. “For those who know Kyle, you know he is stronger than an ox. If anyone can bounce back from these injuries, it is Kyle,” wrote Matthew Martin and Tonya Tolentino, the DSA members organizing the crowdfunding effort. As of Wednesday afternoon it had raised about $13,500 toward Leonard’s recovery. Although worker’s

compensation covers some of Leonard’s care, “it will not cover everything,” the page says. “In addition to his treatment, he will need support bars added into his shower at home, a ramp to get him in the front door of his home, a landscaper to keep his yard maintained, and anything extra to keep his recovery comfortable and moving fast.”

Ceja said Leonard was a relatively new member of the Off-Highway Vehicle Team, which equips its deputies with Department of Transportationapproved helmets and clothing, gloves and eyewear that Leonard had been wearing that day.

“He has the full support of the Sheriff ’s Office, and we wish him a speedy recovery,” Ceja said. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene

arts

B Section

THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022

Forum B3 Comics B4 Sports B6

Mime Troupe returns on Wednesday By Jeff Hudson Enterprise arts writer For decades, the revered San Francisco Mime Troupe has been eagerly (and energetically) lampooning powerful politicians, wealthy corporations and other tempting targets with their sharp political satire, staged via outdoor shows in city parks around the Bay Area. The Mime Troupe also does a midsummer tour around Northern California, including an annual performance in Davis. Along the way, the SF Mime Troupe (founded in 1959) has become a legend in the realm of live theater — they received a special Tony Award in 1987 for "Excellence in Regional Theater," citing the Mime Troupe's political comedies in vein of German writer/director Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956 ... he's the guy who composed the still-popular song "Mack the Knife"). But during the past five years, the San Francisco Mime Troupe's midsummer outdoor theater tradition has been buffeted by noxious wildfire smoke, the COVID pandemic, and other factors. At one point, the company offered a midsummer show that could be viewed online,

rather than taking that show on the road. Now, however, circumstances have stabilized enough that the San Francisco Mime Troupe is once again doing a Northern California summer tour. But the Davis performance (on the evening of Wednesday, Aug.10) has expediently been transferred from an outdoor amphitheater in Community Park into an air-conditioned indoor venue (where scorching outdoor temperatures and particulate-laden wildfire smoke, if they occur again, won't mess up the Mime Troupe's performance. Mime Troupe shows have always been topical and contemporary ... favoring topics "ripped from today's headlines," as the saying goes. This year's show, written by playwright and performer Michael Gene Sullivan (associated with the Mime Troupe for some 30 years), is a new musical comedy that fits right in with the Mime Troupe's traditions. The show is titled "Back to the Way Things Were," and it's about a working class family that's been through a lot in the last few years. "The father was a bus driver, but he lost his job during the pandemic and now he's driving for Uber," Sullivan explained.

Courtesy photo

Alicia M.P. Nelson, left, and Keiko Shimosato Carreiro face of in the SF Mime Troupe’s “Back to the Way Things Were.” Catch it Wednesday on the DHS campus. "The mom used to work at a casino, but now she's working at a fulfillment center run by a huge online retailer. And their daughter is a college student who is interning with a program serving the local homeless." "Basically, the parents — who are nostalgic for the years of the Obama presidency — are really looking forward to getting back to something like normalcy. Now that COVID is becoming less of a problem, and they can go out again and don't have to wear masks all the time,

Courtesy photo

Norman Gee, left, and Lizzie Calogero just want to get “Back to the Way Things Were” in the SF Mime Troupe’s latest production.

they're hoping that they can go back to the way things were before," Sullivan added. "But their daughter is a nihilist. She was born in 2001, the day before 9/11, and she's never experienced flying without having to take off her shoes" due to stepped-up airport security. She's grown up in an era of school shootings, and homeless people living in the streets, and climate change. And she thinks that things are only going to get worse." The show's original score (by composer/

bandleader Daniel Savio) plays off this fractured family dynamic. "When the parents are on-stage, the music is in a somewhat traditional musical theater style," Sullivan said. "Whereas the daughter's scenes have more of a modern death metal sound. The parents can stroll down a street and experience feelings that are completely different from what their daughter is thinking." When, in the midst of the Mime Troupe's pretour rehearsals, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a

widely criticized ruling striking down the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision, Sullivan deftly updated his script for "Back to the Way Things Were" to reference this new development. (Ripped from the headlines, indeed.) "Sometimes, we call our plays 'tragic farces,' and other times we call them 'dramatic comedies.' ... But actually, a lot of theater people feel that 'a farce is basically a tragedy that's sped up.' ... So if you want to tell an audience about some difficult truths (involving contemporary life), you'd better make them laugh a bit" along the way," Sullivan said. The San Francisco Mime Troupe presents "Back to the Way Things Were Before" on Wednesday, Aug. 10, in the Brunelle Performance Hall at Davis High School, 315 E. 14th St. in Davis. Pre-show music starts at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but the Mime Troupe (which depends on donations to fund this summer tour) is hoping that audience members will show their appreciation by voluntarily putting money in a charity basket as they depart. Further details online at sfmt.org.

Courtesy photo

Alicia M.P. Nelson, left, and Keiko Shimosato Carreiro face of in the SF Mime Troupe’s “Back to the Way Things Were.” Catch it Wednesday on the DHS campus.

Arts

B2 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022

‘Thirteen Lives’: Absolutely riveting Fact-based events fuel this taut, tension-laden drama By Derrick Bang Enterprise film critic Lightning does strike twice in the same spot. Back in 1995, with “Apollo 13,” director Ron Howard achieved the impossible: He generated minute-by-minute, edgeof-the-seat suspense despite the fact that we knew, going in, what the outcome would be. He has achieved the same with “Thirteen Lives.” This was another “The whole world is watching” event, during late June and early July 2018. Social media shared updates in real time; eyes were glued to televised news feeds. Given what eventually went down, a big-screen drama was inevitable. The result — in the hands of Howard and scripters William Nicholson and Don MacPherson — is must-see cinema. On June 23, following a playful afternoon scrimmage, 12 members of the “Wild Boars” Thai soccer team, ages 11 to 16, impulsively decide to visit the popular Tham Luang cave beneath Doi Nang Non, a mountain range bordering Thailand and Myanmar. Their assistant coach (played by James Teeradon Sahajak) insists on chaperoning. Back in their Chiang Rai province village, the team parents have gathered for one boy’s birthday party. When the team fails to show up on time, amid the drenching rain of an unexpectedly early monsoon, one lad — who opted out of the cave excursion — tells where they all went. As a body, everybody rushes to

‘Thirteen Lives’ Rating: PG-13, for dramatic intensity and brief profanity Starring: Colin Farrell, Viggo Mortensen, Joel Edgerton, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Nophand Boonyai, Tom Bateman, Paul Gleeson, Tui Thiraphat Sajakul, Pattrakorn Tungsupakul Available via: Amazon Prime Tham Luang. They find the boys’ parked bicycles at the cave entrance, but there’s no sign of anybody … and the water level inside the cave is rising rapidly. What happens next ultimately involves roughly 100 government officials, 900 police officers, 2,000 soldiers and more than 10,000 volunteers from 18 countries, all of whom rapidly build what essentially becomes a bustling pop-up city outside the cave. It’s barely organized chaos, but Howard has long excelled at finding the small moments and key individuals amid such bedlam; that’s where gripping drama resides. Nicholson and MacPherson’s script enhances the tension by delivering key dollops of information — such as the cave’s length — in small increments. By happy coincidence, veteran British caver Vern Unsworth (Lewis FitzGerald) is living locally; he shares detailed knowledge of the cave complex with the mobilized Thai SEAL team led by Capt. Arnont Sureewong (Tui Thiraphat Sajakul). Unsworth also encourages local Gov. Naronsack (Sahajak Boonthanakit) to request help from the British Cave Res-

Courtesy photo

As the Thai Navy SEALs watch dubiously, British Cave Rescue Council divers Rick Stanton (Viggo Mortensen, foreground left) and John Volanthen (Colin Farrell, foreground right) begin their attempt to penetrate deep into the cave system, in order to determine if the missing children are alive. cue Council. Back in the UK, apprised of the situation, veteran cave diver John Volanthen (Colin Farrell) phones and explains matters to longtime friend and colleague Rick Stanton (Viggo Mortensen). This seemingly simple conversation is riveting, thanks to the nuances both actors grant their roles. Stanton immediately senses a dangerous and likely doomed scenario; Mortensen, a cranky growly bear, grumbles and grimaces doubt and disapproval. Volanthen argues softly, applying gentle persuasion like an angler playing a stubborn fish. It’s fascinating to watch how Farrell uses his eyes and body language during this chat. Volanthen and Stanton ultimately make the journey, the latter even more dubious when confronted with the situation’s discouraging complexity. By this

point, Sureewong’s SEAL teams have made numerous exploratory dives, to no avail. We cringe at the limited visibility, strong water currents, stalactite and stalagmite obstacles that have become dangerous hazards underwater, and confined passages that sometimes narrow to scarcely more than 1-by-2 feet. Kudos to Molly Hughes’ immersive production design, and underwater cinematographer Simon Christidis’ awesome effort. (You’ll frequently wonder where the heck he put the camera.) By this point, Howard, Nicholson and MacPherson have drawn our attention to other key players. Pattrakorn Tungsupakul, as the single mother of the youngest and smallest boy, Chai (Pasakorn Hoyhon), becomes the primary parental spokesperson who — defying the traditional customs defined by class distinctions — confronts

Gov. Naronsack at a key moment. Volanthen and Stanton aren’t greeted with open arms; they’re dismissed as geezer “amateurs” by the SEAL team, who think they’re just going to kill themselves. The calamity is addressed from another, equally captivating direction when water engineer Thanet Natisri (Nophand Boonyai) shows up. He explains that all of the ground-level pumps attempting to extract water are next to useless, because the relentless monsoon rains are funneling constant gallons of water into the cave system via sinkholes at the TOP of the mountain. Somehow, all of that water must be diverted. The entire film team also deserves accolades for working with so many Thai actors and crew members; indeed, much (most?) of the dialogue is subtitled. Howard and his producers strove for as much authenticity as

possible; the actual Stanton served as a technical advisor, and the lead actors spent considerable time with their real-world counterparts. This saga gains its impact from numerous elements: strong acting and credible scripting; the throat-clutching realization — in stages — of just how grim the situation is; the herculean efforts of the Thai SEALS and the Volanthen/Stanton team; a frankly insane, third-act Hail Mary play; a few jawdropping miracles; and, notably, the selflessness of the greater Thai citizenry, which comes together in an effort to save “our boys.” A fantastic real-world calamity, transformed into a thoroughly gripping film. You can’t ask for more. — Read more of Derrick Bang’s film criticism at http://derrickbang. blogspot.com. Comment on this review at www. davisenterprise.com.

Logos features watercolors for ArtAbout

Evie Ladin and Keith Terry will join forces for an Aug. 27 concert at Odd Fellows Hall. Courtesy photo

Evie Ladin Band lights up Odd Fellows Hall Special to The Enterprise The Odd Fellows Hall will host a concert featuring the incredibly talented and unique Evie Ladin Band on Saturday, Aug. 27. Tenacious, innovative string musicians and percussive dancers Evie Ladin and Keith Terry will combine their Oakland-based groups for an exciting con-

cert. The polyrhythmic heat of Ladin’s clawhammer banjo, real stories and rhythm dance have been heard from “A Prairie Home Companion” to Celtic Connections, Lincoln Center to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. For information, contact Robin Dewey at robindd49@gmail.com.

If you go Who: Evie Ladin Band When: 7-9 p.m. Aug. 27 Where: Davis Odd Fellows Lodge, 415 Second St., Davis Donations requested: $20 per person at door

Courtesy photo

Logos Books’ “Joy of Nature” exhibit will feature watercolors by Futaba Hasegawa Wood from Aug. 6 to Sept. 9 in the bookstore at 513 Second St. in downtown Davis. A 2nd Friday ArtAbout reception will run from 6 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 12. This exhibit will feature 12 captivating watercolors of fruit, flowers, and landscapes from the artist’s life in Japan and Vacaville.

Porchfest strolls back into Winters Special to The Enterprise The Porchfest Winters organizing committee invites neighbors to the annual front-porch concert event from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, next-door to First St. and Main in downtown Winters. Porchfest Winters — in its first year post-pandemic and third year overall enlivening the middle of town — is a live music stroll that brings together community members as hosts to area musicians and bands from all walks of life. This year’s event is scheduled to feature food trucks and musicfriendly activities at City Park in addition to the usual array of diverse musical opportunities. The event is family- and

Courtesy photo

Porchfest Winters is a live music stroll that brings together community members as hosts to area musicians and bands from all walks of life. pet-friendly. “As a community we’ve had the toughest summer of our lives,” says event founder Sarah Shih-Madsen, the Winters-based musician who brought the event to Winters after

performing at Porchfest Napa. “What better way to foster community healing like a family friendly, free afternoon of live music and food.” Porchfest Winters opened its submission window for bands/musicians, porch hosts, street team volunteers and food truck vendors. Interested parties can submit their interest via the event’s online submission form at porchfestwinters.com/volunteer3. html. The committee welcomes contributed gifts and sponsorships. Would-be sponsors can contact porchfestwinters@gmail. com for more information, including commemorative T-shirt opportunities.

Courtesy photo

The members of WTC invite the community to attend one of their four performances of “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream’’ and enjoy Shakespeare under the stars with the lush greenery of Putah Creek providing the background.

WTC presents ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ By Germaine Hupe Special to The Enterprise The Winters Theatre Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” opens Friday, Aug. 5, and continues for three additional performances on Aug. 6, 12 and 13. The play begins at 7 p.m. and will be performed in the outdoor theater behind the Win-

ters Community Center. The cast of 20 actors, ranges in age from 6 years to teenagers and mature adults. WTC is pleased to introduce two new adult performers; Rachel Schwartz, who will appear as the leading fairy, and Thomas Rand, who has the role of Theseus, Duke of Athens. In addition, four teenage actors are making their Shakespeare debut:

Mikenzie Hapworth Eldridge, Lilac Buckser, Kenneth Matheson and Dominic Corbett. All have previous acting experience, but Shakespeare is an exciting new challenge for them. Tickets are $10. Children 12 and under are free. Tickets are available at the door. Tickets are also sold in advance by going to www.winterstheatre.org.

Forum

B3 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE

Commentary

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022

Make public transit safer By Dave Min Special to CalMatters

Chinese American woman and her 2-year-old daughter were waiting for public transit in San Francisco one night in spring 2020, when a man approached them and started yelling. The woman scanned the station and spotted stairs nearby to escape. She ran with her daughter but the man followed, only retreating when another person approached. “Taking the bus scares me now — it leaves me panicked,” she said. “Now, when I ride the bus, I have to look around and see if anyone looks dangerous. Sometimes when I have to work late, I feel like I should make an excuse so that I don’t have to ride public transit.” Sadly, her experience has been all too common. Data from the Stop AAPI Hate coalition shows that of the more than 11,000 hate incidents reported nationwide during the past two years, 67% involved various forms of harassment. Moreover, almost half of all anti-Asian hate incidents occurred in public spaces, including on public transit. Public transit safety is not just an Asian American and Pacific Islander issue. Women experience street harassment, such as racial or sexualized slurs and intimidation on public transportation and in other publicly accessible spaces. Black people and other people of color, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people, and the young and elderly also know the fear of harassment and, in the worst cases, physical harm. We all deserve to feel safe while riding public transportation. This is why I authored the Improving Public Transit Ridership Safety bill, which will protect women, transgender individuals and other vulnerable public transit riders. Sponsored by Stop AAPI Hate and Los Angeles Metro, Senate Bill 1161 would require California’s 10 largest transit agencies, including LA Metro, Bay Area Rapid Transit and the Orange County Transportation Authority, to recognize street harassment as a rider safety concern, gather data and create solutions that don’t include prison or jail time to prevent and mitigate the harassment that occurs every day in their vehicles and transit stops. Increasing safety is paramount to restoring rider trust and confidence in our beleaguered public transportation systems. Research shows transit usage in California plummeted between 50% to 94% during the first half of 2020. This trend did not begin with the COVID-19 pandemic, however. From 2014 to 2018, California lost more than 165 million annual boardings, an 11% drop. SB 1161 and its budget proposal of $30 million over the next four years are smart investments that will shore up the critical regional infrastructures that sustain every community. Public transit safety is also a critical measure for transportation equity. Lowerincome Californians are much more dependent on public transit than are the wealthy. Even before the pandemic changed millions of lives, nearly one-third of all California families lived in or near poverty. Within this group, almost 80% had at least one working adult in the household. This population depends on public transit to work, attend school and shop for necessities. Also, women are less likely to have a driver’s license and access to a private vehicle and thus depend on public transportation. This public investment would support ridership recovery and result in fewer cars on our roads, which would result in cleaner air. If we are serious about mitigating the effects of climate change, we can make a real difference by increasing public transportation access, reliability and safety. SB 1161 now is being heard in the Assembly, where my colleagues have a historic opportunity to begin revitalizing our public transportation systems and show how transit agency leaders everywhere can reassess a post-pandemic future. Lawmakers have a critical role to play to support public transit, one of the most basic public services. We must make this investment for all our futures. — State Sen. Dave Min, D-Irvine, represents state Senate District 37.

Cheers for five years at UC Davis

t seems like just yesterday that LeShelle and I were unpacking boxes and settling into life in Davis. That was in August 2017. These past five years have simply flown by. When my tenure as UC Davis’ chancellor officially began, I came with my own goals, including taking UC Davis to the next level through our research and teaching excellence, strengthening our diversity, and meeting students’ basic needs. I knew I couldn’t do any of that alone. Over that first year, I devoted time to developing a decade-long strategic plan in partnership with faculty, students, staff, alumni, and university friends, including our neighbors in Davis. One thing I knew was that it would be essential to make sure UC Davis could recommit to being a neighbor that contributed in positive ways for the town and the county. In my early listening tour, community leaders and students frequently brought up the challenges related to vacancy rates in town. They asked the university to do more to address student housing, including more affordable options, and work on traffic improvement for

Letters Scooter carbon footprint In supporting the program to bring 800 Lime electric shared bikes and scooters to Davis Councilwoman Gloria Partida, in part, supported this program because “...the city is trying to reduce its carbon footprint.” But do bike and scooter sharing programs really reduce the use of fossil fuels? Lots of people think so but the question is far more complicated. Lime, the operator of the bikes and scooters employs people (juicers) who drive around the city in cars or vans every night to pick up the devices up, take them home, charge them, and drop them off the next morning. Further, the city is requiring Lime to have a person drive around the city during the day and move improperly parked devices within 90 minutes. There will be hundreds of devices driven around each day. A study by North Carolina State University found that shared scooters had two major environmental impacts, the use of other vehicles to collect and redistribute the scooters and emissions related to producing the materials and components that go into each bike or scooter. Overall the study leads one to the conclusion that shared bikes and scooters have less of a carbon footprint than

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

bicyclists and pedestrians. These needs were not new and had been festering for a while. I was ready to help turn the page, and area leaders were ready to do the same. A year later, we entered into a memorandum of understanding between the university, the city and Yolo County. UC Davis has made significant progress on student housing since that agreement was signed in 2018. We’ve added approximately 4,000 beds toward a total MOU target of 5,200 new beds. 1,500 more are under construction for occupancy in the fall of 2023. UC Davis also agreed to contribute $2.3 million for local traffic improvement projects, including for the Richards/I-80 interchange, County Road 98, Russell Boulevard, the Russell Boulevard Corridor and a bike path west of Highway 113. Just last month, the first phase of the “Reimagine Russell” project

Publisher Editor

Official legal newspaper of general circulation for the city of Davis and county of Yolo. Published in The Davis Enterprise building, 325 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.

was launched. The initial step will design a roundabout where Russell Boulevard and Arlington Drive meet. This renewed foundation of partnership and collaboration was especially crucial when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived. We quickly joined forces and harnessed our collective strengths to prevent the spread of COVID in our community through Healthy Davis Together. Just last month, the organization Mathematica released new information that showed results of the Healthy Davis Together program. The Mathematica researchers determined that in the first 16 months, the program’s efforts helped prevent 4,144 cases of COVID-19, reducing case counts by 60%, avoiding 275 COVID-19 related hospitalizations and 35 COVID-19 related deaths. In addition, Mathematica’s analysis found that while Healthy Davis Together spent $34.1 million on activities in Davis through January 2022, the Davis community saved an estimated $112.7 million through wages retained from averted cases, health care costs avoided from averted

driving a gas car but more of a carbon footprint than riding a regular bike, walking, or taking a bus. The study found that less than 35% of the riders avoided driving a car, 65% would have walked, taken a bus, or not taken the trip. In conclusion, study showed that 65% of the trips on the shared program resulted in a greater carbon impact that would have occurred without the program. Stan Rosenstein Davis

Health-care crisis Costs: In the past year, half of adults (51%) delayed or did without care, 35% avoided seeing a dentist, 25% avoided eye exams, and 24% avoided medical care altogether. Debt: Half (51%) of cancer patients went in debt to pay for care. Over 53% of medical debtors faced collections, 46% had credit scores drop, and 62% delayed or did without care. Denials: Commercial Medicare Advantage plans denied 13% of prior-authorized services under rules of Medicare coverage. Denials delayed or prevented necessary care. Out of pocket: Nearly 80% of catheter users with commercial insurance had to pay out-of-pocket to buy catheter supplies—88% on United Healthcare, 79% on BCBS, and 75% on Aetna. United

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;

hospitalizations and the value created by the years of life preserved from averted deaths. I’m grateful to the broader community for coming together so effectively to confront our time’s worst global public health crisis. Along with these milestones, I have many fond memories from my first five years here. I’ve enjoyed spending time with our students either in conversations or going to the movies together, cheering for our student-athletes, interviewing William Shatner, Captain Kirk himself from “Star Trek,” celebrating our faculty’s national and international accolades, and getting dunked by staff at the annual Thank Goodness for Staff event. No matter what challenges lie ahead, I’m confident we’ll continue to weather them together. I know we’ll continue to celebrate more milestones together, too. So, thanks for being such great neighbors and partners for our first five years here. We can’t wait to see what the next five years will bring. — Gary May is the chancellor of UC Davis; his column is published monthly.

Healthcare procured the highest average costs — $2,188 per year. Windfall: Since 2000, total private equity investments in the health care industry increased 20-fold—from $5 billion in 2000 to a windfall $100 billion in 2018. Mother lode: Of 275 “nonprofit” hospitals, 227 rang up “fair share deficits.” That is, they spent less on charity care and community investment than they got in tax breaks. In 2019, their “fair share deficits” totaled a mother lode $18.4 billion. Corporate: From 2019 to 2021, hospitals or other corporations employed more than 108,000 physicians — a 19% increase. Today, hospitals, health systems, other corporate entities, private equity firms or health insurers employ (74%) of U.S. physicians. Bonanza: Last year, CEOs of six major commercial insurers made a 115 milliondollar bonanza — Centene ($20.6 million), CVS Health/Aetna ($20.4 million), Cigna ($19.9 million), Anthem ($19.3 million), UnitedHealth ($18.4 million), and Humana ($16.5 million). Such exceedingly high profits in the United States arise from exceedingly high patient privation. Retrieved July 25 and summarized from the newsletter, Physicians for a National Health Program. Marilú Carter 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/

YOLOlaughs

B4 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE

Zits

By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

Pearls Before Swine

By Stephan Pastis

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022

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 Thursday, August 4, 2022

Crossword New York Times Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 It may be mined or crunched 5 Night lights, of a sort 11 ___ card (auditioner’s need) 14 Suit 15 Documents 16 Actress Mendes 17 Mechanical 18 Snack 19 Dispensers 20 An official language of the Northwest Territories 22 Go ashore 24 French 27 Cake 30 Advocate? 31 Word with sing or string 33 Green hazard 35 A word before we forget?

ANSWER C B G B

H A I O R N R AB B A S E T B L A S R I AB O M I R O O M A D S P A AB R A C H U T T O B O E R E N D

36 Loud firework 38 Catherine of “Schitt’s Creek” 40 Warning before a gory movie scene … or a phonetic hint to answering four rows in this puzzle 44 Thoroughly enjoyed 45 Somber rings 47 Burn a bit 50 Fictional Christian of books and films 52 Sussex smell 53 Atlantic 55 Division 57 Skaters 58 Tries to please, with “to” 60 Host that preceded and succeeded O’Brien 62 Home 63 Office

66 Convenience 70 “Didn’t I tell you?”

Edited by Will Shortz 1

73 Poet’s palindromic preposition

74 More than a hypothesis, but not quite a law

1 Part of R&D: Abbr.

2 Big name in body sprays 3 Face value?

4 “Thunderstruck” band 5 Sleeper’s problem

6 !, in emails

35 39

44 48

53 58

51 55

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.

37 40

Sudoku 1

Intermediate

18 20

75 PlayStation rival DOWN

71 Game 1 in a playoff series 72 Jolly season

No. 0630

0630 0701

46 52

60 64

Ambitious

Sudoku 2

See the Sudoku solutions at the bottom of the page.

PUZZLE BY SAMUEL A. DONALDSON AND DOUG PETERSON

26 Kind of scoring 59 Former frosh 43 Counterfeit in fantasy token 61 Mineral with sports leagues, 46 G.R.E. takers, 8 Some cryobank parallel bands informally usually: Abbr. deposits TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE 28 Speeder stopper 47 Obsolescent 64 Meghan 9 Accounting dept. MountbattenF I G H T W H O M music holder 29 American home stamp Windsor ___ of a royal palace 48 Revival figure E N L A I H I V E Markle 10 Vampiric in E D AB I T E A J A R 32 Pamplona’s appearance 49 P.M. preceded 65 Composer Brian province I N H AB I T AB L E D and succeeded 11 House that’s not by Churchill A R T T O D S 34 Top gear? the House 67 Butter purchase M E R W A N D A N 51 Modern food 37 Last little bit Corporation The New12York Sales TurnsTimes away Syndication 68 “Turn to Stone” critic H A Z E H E A V E 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 39 Celebrity band of 1977, N AB L E S N O W M A N 13 “Blown” seal 54 “… but perhaps for short For Information Call: 41 1-800-972-3550 Mongolian tent I’m wrong” O N T O U S E 21 Facepalm Y For Release Friday, August 5, 2022 emotion 56 City in Northern 69 Playmate of Fido 42 University near T E M P T A C E Ireland and Rover Greensboro L E O H A R A 23 Fixed, as a climber’s rope A D AB R A I S U Z U Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 7,000 past A B C R U N C H E S 24 Guide showing puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year). relief, maybe R E A D S O U R S S Y S C O T H O R 25 Smart ___ Read about and comment on each puzzle: nytimes.com/wordplay.

Crossword

ACROSS

1 It’s kneaded to make naan and roti 5 Had a meal during pregnancy

25 Meter reader?

26 Take advantage of low A.P.R., perhaps 28 Many a nanny 29 Our, in Tours

30 Museum guides

14 Airlifted (in)

15 Animal on the reverse side of a Canadian two-dollar coin 16 Brought through the door

17 Instruction in a game with dice 18 Enterprise that’s folding 20 “___ live”

7 ___-com

21 Book fair org.

32 Material for a prairie home 33 Sit beside a driver

36 Furball, maybe 37 Courtside seats?

39 Song featuring up to 176 verses

42 One of the six reaction buttons for a text on an iPhone

48 Founding member of N.W.A., familiarly 49 Genre prefix 50 Give a little 51 Classic sketch comedy show from the ‘60s and ‘70s 53 Modern-day “Brava!” 56 “Heated” events 57 Tag line? 58 Rumpus 59 Start of a choosing game 60 Relatives of garters

DOWN 22 Tribe known 1 Made aware 43 Maintained for ranching 2 Absolutely 45 ___ My and oil and gas divine Professors operations 3 Result of 23 Snack that can 46 Fathers, in the branching out? be messy to eat Bible 4 Nobel Peace Prize winner ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE (UPSIDE DOWN) ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE from Ghana 5 Sun-Maid D A T A A U R O R A S A G snack P R O V E S E V A E X E C N G M A C H N E S V E N D 6 Besides C R E E D E B A R K 7 Oscar- and E A N T O N E T T E M A R Emmy-nominated T R A P L E S T A L O N G Page O H A R A P E T A R D 8 Classic C O V E R Y O U R E Y E S destination for honeymooners A T E U P K N E L L S G R E Y O D O U R C H A R 9 Kind of phase T R E D W N G S 10 Bygone D E T R O L E N O C A T E R S Supreme Court A L L N O N E P R N T E R inits. O P E N E R Y U L E 11 One letting off S E E T H E O R Y X B O X E R E steam?

Edited by Will Shortz 1

27 30

35 38

50 54

51 55

58 60

13 Like Byzantine architecture

14 Grocery bagful

19 You might draw things with this 24 Something to follow on social media 25 Nowheresville

27 Bit of Christmas tree trimming 29 Canceled

31 Dutch export

32 Sheets of rock 34 “Not on your life!”

35 “Want a hand?” 38 Mythical beings 39 “By all means,” in old parlance 40 Sedan : U.S. :: ___ : U.K. 41 Harmonize 42 Religious exodus

44 Wound up

PUZZLE BY CHRISTINA IVERSON AND CAITLIN REID

12 Cry in a restaurant

36 40

19 23

No. 0701

46 Quit, slangily

47 Word on some diplomas 50 Words before speak

52 Large sums of money, informally 54 Org. whose history is profiled in the 2015 best seller “To Make Men Free” 55 Nonsense

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

C D C A S E

H E A L E R

M A A L P E C D A E X V E

T A A P E C N N D C R E E A R O N G T A R D O V E R A T E G A R T R O T E R S L N O O P E T H E

U R O R R O V E G M A C E D N T O T R A P O H A Y O U R U P K R E Y T R E D L E N E P R E N E R E O R Y

A S A G S E V A H N E S E B A R K N E T T E L E S T R A E Y E S N E L L S O D O U R W N G S N O N T E R Y U L E X B O X

Sports

THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022 B5

Soccer

Woodland College hires first-ever head coaches Cristina Baggio

By Jim Smith Special to the Enterprise Woodland Community College has put the first pieces in place for its new soccer program this fall. Hired within the past several weeks were Cristina Baggio and Andres Olmedo, who will serve as coaches for the women’s and men’s teams, respectively. Both have strong pedigrees in coaching soccer at the high school and semiprofessional level in Sacramento and Woodland. Woodland College is planning to launch the soccer programs this fall. Initially, the teams will play on soccer fields at the Woodland Community Center. In a couple of years, once money is available a soccer field will be constructed at Woodland College. Money for the field will come through a variety of sources.

Baggio has spent the last three years at her alma mater, Yuba College. In her first season as a 49er in 2019, the team held over a .600 winning percentage record, finishing the season third in the Bay Valley Conference with two first team all-conference and three second team all-conference student athletes. Under Baggio’s leadership, the 49ers succeeded not only on the field but in the classroom with multiple student athletes on the academic recognition list holding over a 3.0 GPA, CCCAA Scholar Athlete Recipients and a number of academic excellence scholarships. In Baggio’s second year of 2020, unable to participate in competition due to pandemic, the 49ers took to a multitude of volunteer opportunities in Yuba and Sutter counties. Baggio got the team involved in the Yuba-Sutter Food Bank for Hunger Action month in September in feeding

372 households by packing 134 vehicles, as well as SayLove Community Participation Day to beautify and cleanup the Sutter and Yuba Community, elderly support in delivering 50 handwritten letters to Prestige Assisted Living in Marysville for their residents and campus cleaning day at Yuba College. In her third and final season, Baggio’s leadership led the 49ers’ to finishing second in Bay Valley Conference with a 2-1 win over Solano Community College to solidify a spot in their first playoff bound experience within the last decade. Baggio also served as the Academic Senate at Yuba College for part-time faculty as well as the Bay Valley Conference Chairperson from 20192022.

Andres Olmedo Olmedo is well-known in the Woodland and Davis soccer

DAVIS: Lots of games From Page B6 during the games. “We chose him not only because he knows the rules and he’s calm and calmheaded, but also because he embodies the spirit of the game,” Ben Finkelor said of Eppley. “We want him to be an ambassador for our team and a leader for our team who reminds us to play with spirit.” All three captains are charged with leading the Spokes through a gantlet of

SPECKMAN: Golden Eagles opener on Sept. 1

powerhouse programs, including Superior of Minnesota and Texas Double Trouble, who took second and third place in 2021. Davis will open the tournament by facing DEVYL Ultimate of New Jersey and Texas Double Trouble on Saturday before playing Superior and Colorado Cutthroat on Sunday.

These games determine the matchups for late Sunday afternoon and Monday.

communities. He has been teaching in the Woodland District since 1998 with his coaching experience dating back to 1999 and his playing experience going back to the 1980s. He has coached at Woodland High since 2002, served as the Chivas Woodland Futbol Academy director in Woodland, coached the Woodland Soccer Club as well as the Davis Legacy Soccer Program and the Sacramento United Soccer Club. His teams have won the NorCal Premier League in the Under-12 category, the NorCal Premier State Under-11 division among others. Olmedo took the Woodland High girls soccer team to the playoffs in 2007 through 2011, with the team being recognized as the Tri-City Conference League Champs in 2007. n To read the rest of the story, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story.

From Page B6

Andrew Fahlund/Courtesy photo

Jayson Sisco reaches out to grab the frisbee in practice.

LEGAL NOTICES

we’re excited to see what adventures we chase in Pennsylvania.” Speckman plans to run the Fly Offense, which he’s been successful during his collegiate and high school coaching career that dates back to the early 1980s. The Golden Eagles — Clarion University’s mascot — will open

their season two days before the Aggies this season. Clarion University will host West Liberty on Thursday, Sept. 1. The Aggies play at Cal on Saturday, Sept. 3. UCD will have its home opener against San Diego on Saturday, Sept. 17. — Contact Bob Dunning at bdunning@ davisenterprise.net.

sports THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE — FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022

B Section

Arts Forum Comics Sports

B1 B3 B4 B5

Football

Speckman leaving Aggies for East Coast By Bob Dunning Enterprise staff writer Just before the beginning of fall football camp, UC Davis assistant head football coach and running backs coach Mark Speckman announced he was leaving the Aggie program to take the offensive coordinator’s position at Clarion University in Clarion, Penn. “I really enjoyed my time at UC Davis,” Speckman noted. “I will miss the players and families. Thankful for the great memories. Excited for new opportunities.” Clarion, an NCAA Division II program, competes in the highly respected Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Speckman, a Hall of Fame linebacker at Menlo College and an honorable mention All-American at Azusa Pacific, first connected with Aggie head coach Dan Hawkins at Willamette University in Salem, Ore., where Hawkins was the head coach and Speckman was offensive coordinator from 1995-97. Speckman was about to begin his fifth season at UC Davis, all with

Hawkins as head coach. Noted Hawkins, “I’ve been with Speck for a long time. In addition to so many other things, it was great to see the humanity that he brought to the table. We’ll miss him, for sure, but UC Davis has a reputation for developing coaches as well as players, and we know great opportunities will come along for them.” After Hawkins left Willamette for Boise State, Speckman was elevated to head coach, a position he held for 14 years while compiling an 82-59 record, including three NCAA Division III playoff appearances. His 2008 team finished 11-1 and was ranked No. 4 nationally, earning Speckman West Region Coach of the Year honors. Added Speckman about his unanticipated new job at Clarion, “Funny how life throws curveballs at you. The ability to move closer to family and a new grandchild was hard to resist. “It’s always tough to leave a team I love and our West Coast family and friends, but our East Coast family is fired up and

See SPECKMAN, Page B5

Mike Bush/Enterprise file photo

Mark Speckman (center) walks the sidelines during UC Davis’ home opener against Dixie State at UC Davis Health Stadium on Sept. 18, 2021. Speckman is leaving the Aggies after fives seasons to be the offensive coordinator for the Clarion University football team.

Volleyball

Ultimate

Rachel Kreager/Enterprise file photo

Andrew Fahlund/Courtesy photo

Lena Sundin (center), a senior, was one of many girls who took part in the Davis High volleyball open gym workouts in July.

Jefferson Wright leaps high in the air to catch the frisbee during a game during the summer. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story.

Big tryout numbers for Blue Devils’ 3 squads

Davis Youth Ultimate ready to go

By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor Today is a big day for the Davis High volleyball team. The Blue Devils are not scrimmaging a team prior to the start of the season. Plus, the Sac-Joaquin Section has stated on its Website — www.cifsjs.org — that high school volleyball teams can start scrimmaging other teams on Friday, Aug. 12. That day is when Davis head coach Julie Crawford plans to post the final roster of this year's team. Crawford said earlier this week that there were about 20 girls who tried out for the varsity team. The varsity, along with the junior varsity and freshman teams, started practices inside the South Gym on Monday. Crawford, entering her 12th season, said there were 23 girls who tried out for the JV team and 35-40 for the freshman team. The varsity and JV teams went straight into match-like settings in Monday's practice.

"Playing 6 (versus) 6 allows the coaches to evaluate skill in a gamelike setting," Crawford said. "We are looking at skill obviously, but also game like play allows us to see who stands out in other important aspects of the game, such as: communication, hustle, leadership, aggressiveness, volleyball IQ, etc. The coach also pointed out another reason for the 6-on-6 drills. "With such a large number of girls trying out, 6v6 allows many players to be on the court and active at a time, and coaches can evaluate all skills in one drill," Crawford said. Crawford and her assistant coaches, plus the JV and freshmen head coaches, conducted open gym since the 2021-22 school year ended in early June through July. Davis' first match of the season will be at Wood of Vacaville on Friday, Aug. 19. — Contact Mike Bush at mike@davisenterprise. net. Follow on Twitter: @ MBDavisSports.

By Henry Krueger Enterprise correspondent The ability to engage in civil discourse seems like a lost art in America. Whether it’s a disagreement among students, athletes or legislators, the odds of any group reaching a fair compromise appear slimmer than ever. The sport of ultimate frisbee is leading an effort to change that. Ultimate frisbee prides itself on not having referees to call fouls or mediate disputes. Instead, it’s governed by the “spirit of the game” as players call their own fouls and collaborate to resolve disagreements. This process naturally requires respect, sportsmanship and integrity. The founder of Davis Youth Ultimate, Ben Finkelor, is responsible for organizing the sport’s youth scene in the local community. Finkelor grew up in Los Angeles, where there wasn’t much of an interest surrounding the game during his childhood. But when he got to college and joined UC San Diego’s club team, he quickly came to appreciate ultimate’s special qualities. He later encouraged his kids to learn the sport and when he discovered that his neighbor’s son was also passionate about ultimate, he assembled a team.

Finkelor invited a team from the Bay Area to scrimmage his new team, which is when he became inspired to create an entire program. “The other program was really an inspiration, and I said, ‘you know what, if they can do this, we can do this, right?’” Finkelor said. There was only one obstacle. Unlike the more populated cities in the Bay Area, Davis is a small city and getting an adequate number of kids to participate would be difficult.

Networking Finkelor had to get creative, using his kids to network and get their friends and friends’ friends to play until there were enough kids to build a program. Averaging about 20 to 30 kids, DYU began as just a middle school team. However, fast forward several years and the program now has a middle and high school team with roughly 50 to 60 kids total. DYU also competes on a national stage as its U-17 team is flying to Blaine, Minn. on Friday to play at the USA Ultimate Youth Club Championships from Saturday to Monday. Recognized as the Davis Spokes, DYU’s U-17 team is entering its second year participating in the national tournament after finishing tenth out of 12 teams last season. This year’s field has

expanded to 20 teams. While a majority of the Spokes competed on the Davis High team that won the Division II California High School State Championship in May, many of their opponents this weekend has selected athletes from a much larger talent pool. “Most of the teams that we’re playing against represent a whole state and they draw on all-star players from multiple high schools,” Finkelor said. “We’re drawing on only the players from our high school except for a couple players that aren’t from Davis, but those players have been affiliated with our program for quite some time.” Still, Spokes co-captain Jefferson Wright is confident his team will improve from last year since they’re more experienced. “I think that we’re a much better team this year than we were last year,” said Wright. “Like last year, we didn’t have too many players that had full control of the disk.” Wright shares captain duties with fellow Davis High junior Jadon Finkelor, Ben’s son, and sophomore Chris Eppley. While Wright and Finkelor perform the traditional responsibilities of captains, Eppley’s job is different. Serving as Davis’ spirit captain, Eppley works with the opposing team’s spirit captain to handle any spirit issues that arise

See DAVIS, Page B5

YOLO HOMES · FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022

BEAUTIFUL HOMES READY FOR MOVE IN!

NEW LISTING

NEW PRICE

OPEN SUN 11-2

NEW PRICE

OPEN SAT 11-2

619 4th Street

$1,200,000

735 Oeste Drive

OPEN SUN 11-2

$895,000

5610 Marden Drive

$1,374,000

2-3 Beds • 3 Baths • 2,159 Sq. Ft.

3 Beds • 3.5 Baths • 2,187 Sq. Ft.

4 Beds + Office • 2.5 Baths • 3,120 Sq. Ft.

Classical Revival Core Area Home with Finished Basement!

Expanded Oeste Manor Home with Great Rental Potential!

Comfortably Elegant One-Story Home!

NEW PRICE

OPEN SAT 11-2

YOLOhomes

OPEN SUN 12-3

1211 Gazelle Place

$890,000

638 L Street

$749,000

38 Collins Place, Woodland $589,000

4 Beds • 2 Baths • 1,892 Sq. Ft.

3 Beds • 2 Baths • 1,783 Sq. Ft.

3-4 Beds • 2 Baths • 1,742 Sq. Ft.

Cul-De-Sac Home Backing to Greenbelt!

Wonderful Single-Story Home on a Large Corner Lot!

One-Story Home on a Quiet Cul-De-Sac!

PENDING SALES 517 Georgetown Place��$899,000 2737 5th Street ��$874,000

KIM’S 2022 SOLDS

530.304.4947

kimeichorn.com keichorn@golyon.com

CA DRE# 01196250

501 Citadel Drive ��$1,776,500 822 Peregrine Avenue ��$1,675,000 621 Francisco Place ��$1,575,000 1620 Van Damme Drive ��$1,475,000 2020 Rivera Place ��$1,401,500 623 Del Oro Place ��$1,400,000 812 Zaragoza Street ��$1,305,000 2026 Hopper Place ��$1,260,000 1019 Miller Drive��$1,200,000 2109 Everglades Place ��$1,176,000 1111 Villaverde Lane ��$1,105,000 909 Fordham Drive ��$1,100,000 628 Fillmore Drive ��$1,040,000 528 Hermosa Place ��$1,000,000

4340 El Macero Drive��$1,000,000 3216 Oyster Bay Avenue ��$981,000 1228 Sequoia Place ��$932,000 819 North Campus Way ��$930,000 33455 Highway 16, Woodland ��$901,500 1017 Mesquite Drive ��$900,000 2940 Quail Street ��$860,000 806 Colby Drive ��$850,000 1707 Baywood Lane ��$842,500 2548 Lafayette Drive ��$820,000 1810 Carlsbad Place��$773,300 2710 Hatteras Place ��$756,000 1405 Madrone Way, Woodland ��$740,000 1201 Valerosa Way ��$736,000

2839 Loyola Drive ��$726,030 9 Hays Street, Woodland ��$680,000 2394 Roualt Street ��$675,000 2 Simmons Way ��$665,000 3317 Monterey Avenue ��$665,000 2027 Humboldt Avenue ��$658,000 1314 Alice Street��$650,000 1605 Winne Drive, Woodland��$637,000 1340 E� Gum Street, Woodland ��$614,000 2042 E� 8th Street ��$510,000 2138 Bella Casa Street ��$440,000 1707 Olympic Drive #10 ��$439,000 132 Full Circle ��$215,000

302 E. 14th Street, Davis

COURTESY PHOTOS

Offered by Malek Baroody & Raquel Perez-McDonald, Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate, page 3

DAVIS, WOODLAND, WINTERS & BEYOND FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022

YOLO HOMES · FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022

105 Bartlett Avenue, Woodland

$1,150,000

Klara Imbach License # 01426188

PRICE REDUCED! Incredible opportunity to own this gem of a home in central Woodland. Situated on .67 acres this home includes 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a spacious family room, formal dining room an office (can be used as 4th bedroom) and a large kitchen with SS appliances and an island that brings everyone together. The backyard is an entertainers dream with its vast lawn area, a beautiful pool that leads to the pool house which includes a sink, stove and fireplace. And a fully stocked barbecue area which sits under a beautiful new pergola. Additional opportunities exist with the extended living space over the detached two car garage. Don’t miss out on this truly one of a kind property!

530-681-2322 Fax: 530-309-3344 klara@woodlanddavisrealestate.com

OPEN HOMES • SATURDAY • AUGUST 6

OPEN HOMES • SUNDAY • AUGUST 7

NORTH DAVIS

SOUTH DAVIS

1211 Gazelle Place • $890,000 11:00AM - 2:00PM • LYON REAL ESTATE/Praoevalai McCall

5610 Marden Drive • $1,374,000 11:00AM - 2:00PM • LYON REAL ESTATE/Praoevalai McCall

CENTRAL DAVIS

44221 S. El Macero Drive • $1,249,000 11:30AM - 2:00PM • COLDWELL BANKER/Dana Hawkins

735 Oeste Drive • $895,000 11:00AM - 2:00PM • LYON REAL ESTATE/Valerie Thompson

CENTRAL DAVIS

619 4th Street • $1,200,000 11:00AM - 2:00PM • LYON REAL ESTATE/Tanner Mohr

OUT OF AREA

38 Collins Place, Woodland • $589,000 12:00PM - 3:00PM • LYON REAL ESTATE/Rene Mendieta

Check Out These Open Houses This Weekend!

YOLO HOMES · FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022

Professional services Directory

DESIGN

BUILD

ENJOY

Great Selections t ons att

Great Prices!

Davis Native Since 1969, Your Local Builder Designing Building Remodeling in Davis Over 30 Years

Top Soil Pavers Bark

MORSECUSTOMHOMES.COM

Buy your home with confidence! Meet a mortgage lender you can count on.

Come See Us for All Your 150 East H St., Dixon Landscaping (707) 678-8200 Needs! www.dixonlandscape.com

Fair Price, Quality Work!

Cobbles Sand / Gravel

Accepting New Projects!

Flagstone Sod Retaining Walls Bricks Decorative Rocks

Terri Hirst, Mortgage Loan Representative DAVIS MORTGAGE LOAN OFFICE 508 Second Street, Suite 104 s THIRST THATSMYBANK COM www.thatsmybank.com/thirst Member FDIC

www.brookspainting.com LIC# 737789

In The ♥ Heart Of Davis!

OPEN SUN 11:30-2:00

✴ Cathedral ceilings in the dining room & living rooms. ✴ Remote 4th bedroom & 3rd bath. ✴ Spacious updated kitchen with gas cooktop, granite counters, builtin fridge, dining bar & nook with bay window. ✴ Master suite with sliders to the private backyard with covered patio. ✴ Remodeled Kitchen. ✴ New Presidential Triple Layer 50 yr roof installed and Luxury Plank Flooring in 2022. ✴ Master & Guest Bathrooms updated including new flooring & granite countertops in 2020.

Lic. #628459

BLINDS · SHUTTERS · SHADES Come See Our Showroom!

Dana Hawkins, Global Luxury Specialist, Realtor

HOME TRENDS

CalDRE #01318897

Dana.Hawkins@cbnorcal.com www.danahawkinsrealestate.com

530.219.5076

Coldwell Banker Sacramento Metro

2300 5th St. Davis • (530) 756-4187 DavisHomeTrends.com

Celebrating 30 years in business!

530-753-5074

4 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2,260 Square Feet .23 Acre Lot

NEW PRICE!

(530) 756-6061 • eisele-construct@sbcglobal.net

DAVIS

FIRST NORTHERN BANK

44221 S. El Macero Drive $1,249,000

Remodeling, Design & Construction general contractor, lic 611115

530.753.1551 • www.SedilloCompany.com

One of the number one Real Estate Agents in Davis, Winters, and all of Yolo County since 2017. When it comes to real estate David's got you covered. He has your back through the whole transaction and he knows the local market like nobody else. He’s one hell of a negotiator and get YOUR LOCAL REAL ESTATE EXPERT!! you what you want. He is very patient and easy to work with you and other agents. The best part is there is no pressure and he listens to what you want.

David Lorenzo

CA DRE# 01931112

530-681-1106

lorenzodave@sbcglobal.net

302 E. 14th Street, Davis

$879,000

3+ Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1,750 Square Feet The “Walk Score” on this single story Central Davis home is off the charts! Large corner lot w/ ADU potential. Across the street from DHS, Veterans Memorial, the County Public Library and North Davis Elementary/CDC and steps away from the Davis Arts Center, Davis Little League fields, Community Park & the entrance to the North Davis greenbelts. Traditional ranch-style home boasts hardwood floors throughout with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and an extra bonus room. Make a splash & cool off in the sparkling pool! Clear City Resale and Pest Reports. Call for your private showing.

Malek Baroody

DRE #00759230

530.681.9555 BrokerMalek@gmail.com

Cover Home

Raquel Perez-McDonald

DRE #01389120

530.681.9557

RealtorRaquel@gmail.com

YOLO HOMES · FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022