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Attempted rapist gets 17-year term

Students go through campus at UC Davis on Feb. 2. Likewise at UCLA, inset top, and UC Riverside, bottom. Across the University of California system, students and employees are finding out this week how much money everyone makes.

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WOODLAND — A Sacramento man received a 17-year state prison term last week, the maximum punishment for two sexual-assault attempts in Davis and Santa Rosa. A Yolo County jury convicted Jose Trinidad PerezMeza in May of multiple felony charges including assault PEREZ-MEZA “Absolute with intent to compredator” mit rape, attempted rape, forcible assault, sexual battery and robbery. “Jose Perez-Meza is an absolute predator,” Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig said in a news release. “Through the tremendous investigation conducted by both Davis PD and Santa Rosa PD, California is a safer place and the victims were able to obtain justice.” In addition to the prison time, Yolo Superior Court Judge Tom Dyer on Friday ordered Perez-Meza to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. Perez-Meza’s attorney, Jesse Ortiz

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UC releases payroll charts By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer On Friday, the University of California released its annual payroll report, providing systemwide wage data for 2021. The UC system discloses payroll information on a yearly basis “as part of its commitment to transparency and public accountability,” the UC Office of the President said in a nes release.

In 2021, salaries and wages accounted for roughly 45% of the university’s $41.17 billion annual operating expenses, with employee benefits accounting for an additional 19%. “The delivery of educational services, research, and health care is labor-intensive,” the university said in a summary of the report. In total, the university’s payroll was $18.95 billion, an

increase of 4.6% over the previous year. “The rise can be attributed to academic and instructional personnel growth to support the growing student enrollment, expanding medical centers, and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the summary stated. Employee benefits cost an additional $3.95 billion, an increase of 12% over the previous year.

The highest paid employees systemwide were athletic coaches and health sciences faculty members, the university said, many of whom are “worldrenowned specialists in their fields.” About 5% of all employees earned more than $200,000.

Partida announces re-election bid By Anne Ternus-Bellamy

but so far Adam Morrill, who works for the city’s Public Works Department, has announced he is running in District 4, while Kelsey Fortune and Bapu Vaitla have announced they are running in District 1.

Enterprise staff writer The city’s first Latina council member and mayor has officially filed for reelection. Councilwoman Gloria Partida, who was first elected in a citywide vote in 2018 and served as mayor from 2020 to 2022, is seeking to represent District 4 now that the city has switched to by-district elections. District 4 includes East Davis, from Wildhorse south to the freeway, and is one of two districts on the Nov. 8 ballot, the other being District 1 in West Davis where Councilman Dan Carson is seeking reelection.

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Davis City Councilwoman Gloria Partida has made her re-election bid official. Both Partida and Carson face challengers in November. The nomination period doesn’t close until Friday,

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In a press release issued Monday, Partida said, “Four years ago, I ran to ‘bring out the best in Davis.’ Looking back at how we got through the COVID-19 crisis, I believe that together we made that happen. I am running again because leading our community through a global pandemic has solidified my commitment and love for this city.”

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County urges older residents to get 2nd booster right away By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Yolo County has a message for all older residents not up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations: Get your second booster shot now. Adults 50 and older are eligible for — and urged to get — a second booster shot four months after receiving their first. But only about a third of Yolo County residents older than 50 have received that second shot, “leaving thousands of older adults at risk of severe COVID19 disease, hospitalization, and death,” the county noted in a press

release Monday. The importance of being up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations is evident in the latest data: Four recent deaths in Yolo County were among older adults who had not received all the boosters they were eligible for, and of the seven COVID-19 deaths among county residents in July, all involved individuals older than 70, only one of whom was up to date on boosters. “Being up to date with boosters may have prevented these tragic deaths,” the county noted

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Briefly Alleged caning leads to arrest A parking-lot altercation landed a Davis woman in jail on assault and elder-abuse charges, according to police. Officers responded around 5:20 p.m. Saturday to the César Chávez Plaza apartments on Olive Drive, contacting a 69-yearold man who said he’d been attacked by a neighbor while he sat on a bench, Davis police Lt. James MacNiven said. During the argument, the suspect, identified as 36-year-old Jacqueline Diana Kelly, allegedly grabbed the victim’s cane and struck him 10 times “until the cane finally snapped,” MacNiven said. Officers tracked down Kelly in the area and took her into custody on suspicion of elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon, MacNiven said. The victim declined medical aid for his injuries.

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he Pac-12 — or is it the Pac10? — stung by the defections of USC and UCLA to the Big 10 — has come up with an absurd plan to convince high school recruits that attending a Pac-12 school is the smart thing to do, at least financially. Football purists, who like the game the way it used to be before compensation for name, image and likeness came on the scene, may wish to sit down and pour themselves a tall, cool drink before we go on. As things stand now in the Wild, Wild West of college football, an individual booster or a booster group can offer an athlete any amount of money to attend Alma Mater University. One booster may require an athlete to do TV ads for his car dealership, while another may suggest participation in a “community service” project in exchange for a pile of cash. There are truly no rules for any of this. After all, if an art major at UC Davis created a painting that fetched $10 million at auction, no

“During the 2022-23 season, Tempus Ex Machina, which has a partnership with the Pac-12, will provide athletes with a custom digital video after each game that includes their best plays and camera shots from various angles.”

one would suggest there was anything unseemly in that arrangement. In fact, it would be a cause for great celebration and, no doubt, a glowing press release or two from the campus public information folks. So here’s the deal, according to a piece by ESPN’s very excellent Paolo Uggetti. “Pac-12 football players can profit off highlight videos posted to Twitter under NIL deal,” said the headline. “On Thursday, the conference announced an initiative alongside Twitter, NIL marketplace Opendorse and sports technology startup Tempus Ex Machina, that will allow football players to monetize videos of their top moments on the field,” the story begins.

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nd just be sure that the Pepsi logo on your helmet is facing the camera as you score the winning touchdown. “Once players tweet their highlight reel out, Twitter’s Amplify platform will populate the video with pre-roll advertising. According to the Pac-12 and Twitter, the athlete will be paid based on the advertisement that was sold.” In other words, the game of football will no longer be about winning and losing and the spirit of competition, but about which athlete can come up with the best highlight reel. I’m sorry I can’t make practice tomorrow coach, but I need the time to review my highlight reel. And please don’t ever ask me to take a knee to run out the clock at the end of the game. That is not a highlight. “In exchange for posting two

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highlights per week after a win or a loss, football players who are approved for the program will receive a total of $1,250 as well as a potential percentage of the program’s overall revenue.” So, if a defender leads with his helmet and knocks his opponent into high orbit, he may get kicked out of the game for targeting, but boy will he have the best highlight reel in the country come Monday morning. “Down the road, it will expand to include men’s and women’s basketball players and potentially all Pac-12 athletes.” So the fastbreak pass that leads to a dramatic slam-dunk will not be a highlight, but the slam will be. And baseball coaches will have a hard time convincing anyone to lay down a sacrifice bunt instead of swinging for the fences with thousands of dollars on the line. NIL may be here to stay, but if it gets any crazier than this, fan interest in these once great sports will also be nil. — Reach Bob Dunning at bunning@davisenterprise.net.

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Eduardo Blumwald, right, of the UC Davis department of plant sciences, with postdoctoral researcher Akhilesh Yadav, and rice they and others on the Blumwald team modified to use nitrogen more efficiently.

UCD exceeds $1B in research funding By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer UC Davis set a new annual record for external research funding in fiscal year 2021-22, raising nearly $1.1 billion, the campus announced last week in a press release. The 10-figure funding total eclipsed the previous record, which was set the prior year, by roughly $100 million. It was the first time UC Davis crossed the billiondollar threshold for research funding, putting them in an exclusive group of fewer than 20 public universities in the United States. The awards support a wide range of research areas, including advancing public health and medicine and developing new technologies in food and agriculture. “This new record for research award funding marks a historic moment for UC Davis,” said Chancellor Gary S. May. “More than ever, our university is on a mission to address some of the world’s greatest challenges, from how we feed the world to the health of all living beings. This milestone shows clearly how UC Davis research is

being sought more than ever, by both the public and private sector, and across numerous fields. I’m confident this kind of global impact from UC Davis will only continue to grow.” A few departments were responsible for large portions of the research funding. The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences attracted a total of $225 million, up by $72 million from the previous year. The School of Medicine drew $396 million in research funding, an increase of $29 million. The School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Engineering and College of Biological Sciences also attracted large amounts of funding for research. The federal government was the largest provider of funding, contributing $499 million to research at UC Davis, down by $15 million from the previous year. The state of California was the second largest funding provider, giving $210 million in research funding to UC Davis, an increase of $46 million. Funding from industry totaled $104 million, making it the third largest source in aggregate. The largest individual

award was $53.4 million from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, which went to Kamaljeet Khaira, director of the University of California CalFresh Nutrition Education Program (UC CalFresh) to help reduce the rate of obesity and promote awareness of healthy foods and exercise among low-income populations. “As the funding for research grows, so does the impact that UC Davis extends around the world,” said Prasant Mohapatra, vice chancellor for research at UC Davis. “This year’s grand accomplishment of surpassing $1 billion in research funding will translate into tomorrow’s discoveries, insight and products that offer a brighter future for our global community.” This fall, UC Davis will hold an event to celebrate the fundraising milestone and showcase some of the research it supported. Sign up to register for the event here. — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@ davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @calebmhampton.

Davis police continue to investigate a series of “smash and grab” car burglaries that occurred early Friday morning, and remained unsolved as of early this week. “At this time, investigators are aware of at least 25 different victim vehicles,” the Davis Police Department reported in a Facebook post. “Each of the vehicles had at least one window smashed and most had property removed from inside the passenger compartment.” Police said the crimes occurred in multiple areas throughout the city, with few descriptions of possible suspects. Online police reports indicate many of the burglaries occurred on Ninth Street

between D and F streets, Sycamore Lane, Cantrill Drive and the area of Second and C streets. Davis police Lt. James MacNiven said Tuesday that the Police Department’s crime analysis unit continues to research the crime pattern and may seek the public’s help in soliciting additional information, such as footage from home security cameras. Anyone with information about these burglaries is urged to contact Davis police at 530-7475400. Meanwhile, police also remind citizens to take simple measures to avoid being targeted by thieves, such as parking in garages or well-lit areas, and not storing valuables inside their cars, particularly in plain sight.

CHP offers safe-driving class for seniors in Winters Special to The Enterprise California’s senior population is proving to be one of the fastest growing driving-age demographics in the state. It is estimated, there will be over six million residents aged 65 and older in California in 2022. Knowing that much of this community still relies on driving as their primary means |of transportation, the California Highway Patrol is continuing the Age Well Drive Smart program. The Age Well Drive Smart class is an education program specifically designed to help seniors evaluate their driving skills, refresh their knowledge of the rules of the road, learn about physical

changes related to age and how they affect driving ability. This program helps to assist seniors with a self-assessment to identify these changes and provide possible corrective options. The California Highway Patrol Woodland Area office will offer this free class from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 8 at the Winters Police Department, 702 Main St. in Winters. Call the California Highway Patrol Woodland Area office to register at 530-662-4685. Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Briefly ‘Timeout Radio’ features bugs

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There are more than 1.5 million species of insects on our planet. They pollinate fruits, flowers and vegetables; they produce honey, beeswax and silk. Insects are the only food source for many amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. And humans in many parts of the world eat insects, which are a rich source of protein, vitamins and minerals. Some people reach for a can of bug spray or scream when they see insects scurrying about, but not “Timeout Radio’s” latest guest, entomologist Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis. This is a working entomology lab where you can meet scientists and learn about their work. The museum was founded in 1946 and has the seventh-largest insect collection in North America, with about 7 million specimens of insects from all around the world. In this episode’s travel segment, listeners will learn about Madagascar, home to hissing cockroaches, upside-down trees, bizarre karst limestone formations, amazing biodiversity, and rare and endangered species of lemurs. “Timeout Radio” is a radio show and podcast based in Davis for youths. It airs on KDRT 95.7 FM from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and 8 to 8:30 a.m. Saturdays. All episodes are archived at https://kdrt.org/program/timeout-radio. Follow Timeout Radio on

YIIN seeks board members The Yolo Interfaith Immigration Network nonprofit seeks new participants for its board of directors. “We are a diverse group of concerned volunteers,” a statement said, “responding to the needs of our immigrant and refugee neighbors through financial, nutritional, legal and educational advocacy and support.” To get involved or learn more, go online to yiinyolo.org or email board co-chairs, John (jckatonah@icloud.com) or Ignacio (ialarcon@ ucdavis.edu).

Travelaires add trip to quilt fest The Davis Travelaires, a local all-volunteer nonprofit that offers outings in Northern California and beyond, have added a day trip to the Pacific International Quilt Festival in Santa Clara on Thursday, Oct. 13. Registration is also open for day trips to the Abbey of Our Lady of New Clairvaux in Vina (near Chico) on Sept. 28 (very limited space remains), and “Ain’t too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations” at the Golden Gate Theater in San Francisco on Nov. 30. For information, visit https://davistravelaires. org , email DavisTravelaires@gmail.com, or call 530-902-1825.

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer The city’s draft climate action and adaptation plan is open for public comment through Oct. 10. The 2020-2040 CAAP creates a roadmap for reaching the city’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2040, five years ahead of the state’s 2045 timeline. This accelerated goal stems from a 2019 Davis City Council resolution declaring a climate emergency in response to current and expected future climate impacts, including increases in extreme heat, drought, tree mortality, wildfire and flooding. Additionally, the city’s plan complies with state law aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, addressing climate adaptation and incorporating environmental justice. “We all have a

responsibility to take care of our environment as stewards for future generations,” said Mayor Lucas Frerichs. “Toward this goal, the CAAP will further develop and elevate the city’s commitment, advocacy and leadership to climate action and sustainability.” After getting underway in January 2021, the process for the CAAP is nearing the final stages of completion. The 60-day draft document community review will be followed by a final adopted CAAP and environmental review targeted for this December. “Community engagement continues to be an integral component of developing and implementing the CAAP actions and have included multiple community workshops, presentations to community partners, ‘popup’ meetings downtown,

UCD videos tackle climate despair ... and action By Kat Kerlin Special to The Enterprise Climate anxiety is a valid, natural response to a changing, warming world. In 2020, more than half of Americans reported feeling anxious about climate change’s impact on their mental health, and most of us (67%) are anxious about its impact on the planet. So what do you do when it’s your job to witness and document climate change? In the multimedia series, “Confronting Climate Anxiety,” a UC Davis writer and videographer talk with eight scientists spanning

several generations and perspectives whose work is deeply, tangibly connected to the Earth and its ecosystems. The featured scientists are tracking changes across the planet in search of solutions, working through anxiety with action — and sometimes even a little joy. The series features Q&A profiles with the following UC Davis scientists: n “The Poles” with Eric Post and Amanda Frazier n “Forests” with Keith Bein and Melinda Adams n “Rivers” with Peter Moyle and Levi Lewis n “Oceans,” with Tessa Hill and Alyssa Griffin

online surveys, an online community forum, a dedicated city website and monthly progress reports to city commissions,” a city press release issued Monday noted. “Additionally, an external Technical Advisory Committee met eight times over the last year to provide input and expertise on the process and content of the CAAP. “Through these efforts, the CAAP’s project management team was able to be responsive to local experts, community suggestions, information requests and adjust products and schedules in response to public input, all indicative of the importance of the community-based approach in developing the CAAP update.” The draft document describes measurable GHG emissions reduction and climate change adaptation

actions that align with the city’s goals and priorities, and, when implemented, will reduce GHG emissions by 42 percent below 2016 levels by 2030 and set the community on a trajectory toward its 2040 carbonneutrality goal, the city said. “The CAAP actions will also prepare the community for climate change impacts, improve public safety, address environmental justice and enhance the quality of life for residents.” To submit a comment, visit: https://cityofdavis. org/davis-CAAP-survey. To read the CAAP, visit: https://www.cityofdavis. org/sustainability/2020climate-action-and-adaptation-plan-caap. — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

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All of the programs, which award up to $7,000 or $9,500 toward the purchase of an electric car, have income limits. The rebate project is for residents with incomes up to $135,000. Clean Vehicle Assistance and most Clean Cars 4 All programs accept applications from residents with incomes at or below 400% of the federal poverty level — equivalent to $54,360 for an individual. (The U.S. Senate also appears poised to enact a $7,500 federal tax credit for individuals with incomes less than $150,000.) “Before the pandemic and the rise in prices, we do have evidence that these (state) programs were sort of effective and encouraged people to buy electric vehicles,” said Erich Muehlegger, an associate professor of economics at University of California, Davis. “But the challenge right now is that these programs are facing really, really strong headwinds because of the high prices of electric vehicles.” Muehlegger said supply chain delays and high demand have triggered a widespread shortage of new and used cars. While pandemic-induced price hikes have hit both gas-powered and electric cars, he said the sticker shock is likely most extreme in the electric vehicle market due to higher demand and shortages of components, like microchips. Fewer electric cars are in supply, straining the market, creating long wait lists for new models and driving up prices for the new and used vehicles that remain on dealers’ lots. “We have to make sure there’s a whole range of vehicles that are

the car market stabilizes. For now, he said, he’ll have to pay high gas prices. “Inflation, it’s never been this bad,” Nelms said. “There’s always things that happen in life that can hold you back, but that’s what growth is, having to work harder and push yourself and get through these tough things.” Programs run out of funding Following a 2020 executive order from Newsom, the Air Resources Board has drafted a proposed regulation that would phase out gas cars, beginning with 35% of 2026 models. The aim is to put 5 million zero-emission cars on California’s roads by 2030 and slash tailpipe emissions, California’s largest source of planet-warming pollutants. But one of the biggest challenges with the transition to electrification is the financial obstacles faced by lower-income households. The state’s programs designed to help them have been plagued with inconsistent and inadequate funding ever since they were launched years ago. Most of the funding — $1.27 billion of the total $1.84 billion over the past decade — has come from the state’s cap-and-trade program, a market for buying and selling greenhouse gas credits that fluctuates in quarterly earnings. The rest is supplied in the state budget, which is approved by the Legislature and governor. Lisa Macumber, an Air Resources Board official who oversees vehicle incentive programs, said insufficient funding has shut down the programs several times throughout the years. Some years, there are so many applicants that there’s barely enough money to keep the programs open for six months, let alone an entire year, she said. While applications for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, the biggest of the programs, are still being accepted, the volumes are high and the delays substantial: People must wait on average more than two months to be notified if they’re selected or rejected, and then they must wait longer to receive the money. Last fall and winter, it was even worse because of the pandemic. People were waiting an average of eight months before their requests were processed, Macumber said. — Read more at www.davis enterprise.com.

Electric-car programs run low on funding By Nadia Lopez CalMatters When Tulare resident Quentin Nelms heard California was offering a hefty state subsidy to help lower-income residents buy electric cars, he applied right away. But it wasn’t as easy as he thought it would be. Nelms spent four months on a waitlist before he was accepted into one of the state’s clean-car incentive programs in January. He qualified for $9,500 that he planned to use to buy a 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E. But after discovering that several dealerships had raised the car’s price by more than $10,000 during the time it took to get the grant, he could no longer afford the roughly $53,000 cost. “We got into this program and it’s not helping like it’s supposed to,” Nelms said. “It’s useless at this time because there’s nothing out there and the cars that you do find, everything’s gone up in price.” Affordable and efficient electric vehicles are critical to California’s efforts to tackle climate change and clean up its polluted air — by 2035, the state plans to ban all new sales of gas-powered cars. But the state’s incentives and rebates for lower-income people who purchase electric cars have suffered from inconsistent and inadequate funding. This year’s funding for some of the programs ran out in April — the waitlists have been shut down because of the backlogs. And even for the rebates that are still available, the obstacles are substantial: Program administrators are inundated with requests for the money, resulting in months-long waits — at the same time that prices are surging and electric cars are in short supply. The troubled state subsidy programs raise a crucial question: Can California enact a mandate that requires 100% of all new cars to be zero emissions when a large portion of the population can’t buy them? If most Californians can’t afford to replace their old, higherpolluting gas-powered cars, many of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s climate goals are in jeopardy, along with statewide efforts to clean up the nation’s worst air pollution. New electric cars range in price from $25,000 to $180,000. Many models, including Ford’s popular Mustang and F150

Quentin Nelms, who lives in Tulare, qualified for a state subsidy but the electric car’s cost rose too fast. Larry Valenzuela/ CalMatters and CatchLight Local

Lightning electric truck, are sold out, with long waiting lists. “As California transitions to an electric future, these vehicle markups are definitely pricing our clients out,” said Maria Ruiz, a supervisor at the EV Equity Program, which was launched by a Central Valley coalition of clean-air advocacy organizations. “We’ve seen markups as high as $15,000. So that sadly has been a big challenge.” So far, it’s unclear how successful the state’s subsidy programs have been in cutting greenhouse gases because the Air Resources Board has failed to adequately measure it, according to an audit by the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office. Since 2010, California has allocated more than $1.84 billion to a hodgepodge of three programs: the Clean Cars 4 All Program, the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project and the Clean Vehicle Assistance Program, according to Air Resources Board data. In exchange, over those 12 years, about half a million Californians have received grants or rebates for buying cleaner cars or replacing older cars. The Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, which receives the bulk of the state’s funding, has distributed 478,364 rebates since its launch in 2010, while the Clean Vehicle Assistance program has assisted buyers in purchasing 4,438 clean vehicles since 2018. Clean Cars 4 All, which only serves residents in the state’s most polluted regions, has taken 12,800 pre-2007 model year cars off the road since its launch in 2015.

zero emission, and we’ve essentially got just a little over a decade to try to get there,” said Ethan Elkind, an attorney who directs the climate program at the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment at UC Berkeley Law. The lack of inventory and high prices have forced some program participants like Nelms to give up the state money they qualified for. Nelms is no longer planning to buy a car anytime soon; he will keep using his 2016 Honda Civic for now — which means California lost the opportunity to replace a higher-polluting car with a zero-emission one. “This program is what I was hoping to count on, but once all the prices were going up, that hope just kind of disappeared,” Nelms said. “Right now I’m not able to do anything, so I just had to let the grant go.” In addition to the $9,500 in state money that would have gone to a dealer, Nelms knew he needed to scrape together other funds to afford the roughly $800 in monthly payments for a MachE. He was approved for a loan and planned on applying for another federal rebate program. His 20-year old son also picked up a part-time job to help with the payments. But the dealership markups quickly changed Nelms’ mind. He didn’t want to risk having negative equity – when the amount of money owed on a car is more than the amount that it’s worth. Though he had to forfeit the grant, he said he’d consider applying to the Clean Vehicle Assistance program again when

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From Page A1 in the press release. “Immunity from vaccination decreases over time, particularly among older adults, and staying up to date with boosters helps maintain a high level of immune protection. A high level of immune protection is particularly important when COVID-19 levels in the community are high like they are now in Yolo County,” the county said. And while vaccination may not prevent a mild infection with the BA.5 Omicron subvariant spreading across California, vaccination continues to provide strong protection against severe disease, hospitalization and death, health officials have said. Meanwhile, an updated booster vaccine targeting Omicron variants is expected to become available this fall, but older adults need the added protection of boosters now and should not delay receiving a booster if they are currently eligible, according to Yolo County Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson. “It is extremely important for older adults to receive a second COVID-19 booster shot as soon as possible,” she said. “Do not wait for the fall to get a second booster. A booster in late September or October cannot protect you if you die from an infection in August. Get your booster now.” Sisson encouraged “family members and friends of older adults to assist older adults in scheduling

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appointments for a booster shot and helping them get to their appointment.” Anyone 50 or older can receive a second booster, along with those 12 and older who are moderately or severely immunocompromised. Everyone ages five and older can get a single booster shot. To see a vaccination schedule, visit www.yolocounty.org/covid and look under the “When Should I Get a Booster Shot?” tab. Vaccines and boosters are widely available in Yolo County, including through healthcare providers, local pharmacies and clinics. The county also continues to offer its Door Vax program for those unable to travel to a clinic. A vaccinator will come to your home or business to vaccinate anyone ages five and up for free. “This can be a great option for older adults with mobility and/or transportation challenges,” the county notes. To schedule a Door Vax appointment, call the following numbers Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: n For English: 530-902-3230 n Para Español (Spanish): 530-2206481 n Russian: 530-908-0721 For more information about COVID19, visit www.yolocounty.org/covid. — Reach Anne Ternus-Bellamy at aternus@davisenterprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernus Bellamy.

III, did not respond to a request for comment. But even the defense lawyer conceded at trial his client was guilty of the attacks. He argued that prosecutors failed to prove that Perez-Meza intended to rape the two women, and that he just wanted to fondle them. The jury, however, disagreed. Perez-Meza’s arrest stemmed from an August 2020 attempted rape of a woman walking along the Putah Creek bike path in South Davis. Two years earlier, he assaulted another woman outside her Santa Rosa apartment, tackling her to the ground as she walked toward her car while on crutches from an injury. “Predators like Mr. Perez-Meza look for opportunity, vulnerability and chinks in the armor wherever they can get it,” prosecuting attorney David Robbins told jurors in his trial closing argument. “In 2018 and 2020, that is exactly what happened — he went hunting for an opportunity, for a vulnerable woman, and he found (the two victims).” Although one of the crimes occurred in Sonoma County, prosecutors there ceded jurisdiction to the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office to try the two similar cases jointly. Perez-Meza already was a registered sex offender for prior sexual batteries in Sacramento and Sonoma counties when he attacked

the 23-year-old Davis victim on the night of Aug. 2, 2020. “The defendant strangled her in a headlock and the victim then awoke on the ground. The defendant told her not to scream and that he had a gun. The defendant demanded the victim’s cell phone which he took so she could not call police,” Robbins wrote in a bail motion in the case. Robbins went on to describe the rape attempt, which the woman convinced her assailant to halt. “The defendant then insisted that he walk her home,” tightly gripping her hand as they headed to her apartment. “The defendant tried to convince the victim to sit outside alone with him on a chair in the apartment complex, but the victim told the defendant to come inside of her apartment,” where the victim apparently intended to ask her roommate in another language to call the police, the bail motion said. “The defendant was given a cup of tea which he left a fingerprint on,” as well as his DNA, prosecutors said. He also allowed the victim to enter her phone number into his cell phone, and it remained there when officers arrested him several weeks later. At the time, police said they had “evidence to suggest” Perez-Meza had committed similar assaults in the region, one of which came to light with the filing of new charges stemming from a June 17, 2018, attack

at a Santa Rosa apartment complex. According to court documents and trial testimony, the 27-year-old victim was walking on crutches through her apartment complex when a man tackled her from behind and sexually battered her. Security cameras captured the suspect passing through area several times in the half hour before the attack, stopping at one point to stare at the woman’s apartment. The perpetrator fled when several witnesses heard the woman’s cries for help and intervened. Despite the camera footage, Santa Rosa police investigators were unable to identify a suspect until February 2020, when they obtained a geofence search warrant — an investigative technique through which they collected data from mobile devices used around the time and location of the assault. The warrant yielded information from four people — two women, a man who did not match the suspect’s description, and Perez-Meza, who did, court documents noted. But it wasn’t until months later that Davis police, while investigating the South Davis assault, photographed a distinctive-looking jacket in Perez-Meza’s residence also worn by the suspect in the Santa Rosa attack. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene.

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UC Davis Health dominated the list of the top earners. David Lubarsky, Chief Executive Officer of UC Davis Health, was the campus’ highest paid employee, in terms of regular pay, earning a salary of $782,156. In 2021, UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May earned $501,087 in regular pay, the highest individual salary at the main campus and eighth highest including UC Davis Health employees. UC Davis Men’s Basketball Coach Jim Les was the campus’ highest paid coach, though no UC Davis coach was among the best paid coaches systemwide. In 2021, Les made $427,067 in gross pay, including $337,680 in regular pay. UC Berkeley and UCLA both paid their football and men’s basketball coaches seven-figure salaries. UC Davis had the third most employees across all campuses, with 43,646, and paid fourth

Partida said she is particularly proud of the city’s partnership with UC Davis on the Healthy Davis Together initiative, which provided free PCR testing for all residents of Davis and UC Davis students, faculty, and staff through June of this year, and leading the council as it appropriated $20 million in American Rescue Plan funds. “Partida also concerned herself with other local issues such as upgrading playgrounds throughout Davis, a redesign of a bike path in her district to improve children’s safety when riding to school, the purchase of an easement in Wildhorse to increase public access and preserve farmland, and reduce speeding through the Mace Ranch neighborhood,” the press release formally announcing her re-election bid said. Looking ahead, Partida said she anticipates helping to ensure the city’s downtown plan creates a vibrant, prosperous city core while

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Former UC Davis athletic director Kevin Blue, right, and David Lubarsky, vice chancellor of human health sciences and chief executive officer for UCD Health, announce a partnership between Aggie football and UC Davis Health in 2018. most in total wages, spending $2.66 billion. “UC faculty salaries have improved in recent years, yet they continue to lag behind the comparison benchmark UC uses to assess the competitiveness of its faculty salaries,” the summary stated.

The university said it competes in various labor markets for personnel to fulfill the different aspects of the system’s teaching, research and public service missions. “The prevailing practices in each talent market dictate employee compensation,” the summary stated.

also serving local residents; tackling the city’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan “with the urgency the situation demands”; and promoting economic development and diversifying the city’s tax base “so that Davis can provide housing within reach of all Davisites.” “I am ready to take my experiences on the council and serving as mayor, to guide our community past recovery and onto the path of prosperity by continuing to effectively listen and find solutions to our city’s affordable housing, homelessness, and economic challenges,” said Partida. The campaign will host a Gloria Partida for Davis Kickoff event on Sunday, Sept. 11, at noon at the Mace Ranch Pavilion. The event will feature music, refreshments, information about the campaign and opportunities to volunteer. For information, visit gloriafor daviscc.com. — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

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Aggies grab No. 25 in FCS preseason poll Enterprise staff The UC Davis football team was tabbed No. 25 in the Stats Perform FCS Preseason poll on Monday. The Aggies, who also checked in at No. 25 in the Hero Sports Preseason poll earlier this offseason, are coming off an 8-4 record from the 2021 campaign that showcased another appearance in the FCS Playoffs. The Big Sky boasts five other teams in the top 25, including three on the Aggies schedule in No. 4 Montana State, No. 7 Sacramento State and No. 20 Weber State. Week two opponent South Dakota State checks in at No. 2 in the preseason poll. UC Davis returns 10 offensive players who started more than half the games and eight on the defensive side of the ball. Running back Ulonzo Gilliam Jr. heads that list, as the Merced native enters this season on the Walter Payton Award watch list and was named the Big Sky Preseason Offensive Player of the year on top of earning Stats Perform and Phil Steele Preseason All-America and Preseason All-Big Sky accolades. Jake Parks, a senior guard, also earned multiple preseason accolades. The Huntington Beach native has started 42-straight contests and was named a Phil Steele and Stats Perform Preseason

All-American along with All-Big Sky preseason honors. Tight end McCallan Castles, another senior, and versatile running back Lan Larison were tabbed Phil Steele Preseason All-Americans.

For the record Sunday’s story on Cris Oliva said she will become the first former Davis High girls basketball player to play Division I college basketball. This left out Blue Devil Hall of Famer Denise Curry, a 1977 DHS graduate who starred for UCLA from 1977 to 1981, when the Bruin women played under the administration of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. Curry, a forward, was a four-year starter for the Bruins and was also the all-time leading scorer and rebounder at 24.6 points per game and 10.1 rebounds per game. She was also a three-time league MVP and UCLA all-sport Athlete of the Year. Curry was selected to play on the 1980 USA women’s basketball team. But the United States boycotted the Summer Olympics, which was held in Russia. She was on the USA women’s basketball team at the 1984 Summer Olympics, which were held in Los Angeles. In addition, Nikol Allison played for Cal Poly in the 2012-13 season.

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New UCD running backs coach Kevin Burke goes over a drill with an Aggie player during a recent practice at UC Davis Health Stadium.

Burke becomes new RB coach Enterprise staff UC Davis head football coach Dan Hawkins officially announced the promotion of Kevin Burke to an assistant coach overseeing the Aggie running backs. Burke previously served on the staff as the offensive quality control coach. He came to Davis after two different stints as an assistant coach at his alma mater University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio, where he most recently served as the quarterbacks coach. Burke spent three seasons as an assistant football coach at Case Western Reserve University after his first two-year stint as an assistant coach for the Purple Raiders. Burke was the quarterback of the Raiders 2012 national championship team. Then he became the first player to win the Gagliardi Trophy in backto-back years as the top all-around player in NCAA Division III

Football. He holds the school record for total offensive yards in a season with 5,011 in 2014 and his 14,572 career yards of total offense is secondbest in school history. He inherits a running back room that features 2022 Big Sky Preseason Offensive Player of the Year in Ulonzo Gilliam Jr. The Aggies return 1,774 yards of rushing, including 901 yards on the ground from Gilliam, Jr. Plus, Lan Larison, who had 255 yards. Bruke takes over for former assistant head coach/running backs coach Mark Speckman left the program to take the offensive coordinator job at Clarion University in Clarion, Pa. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mount Union. Burke moved to Davis with his girlfriend Sharlie and the couple has enjoyed exploring Northern California and playing with his nephew Ryder.

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Davis High football player Jack Barreras (center) is congratulated by wide receivers and assistant coach Ron Cleveland (right), head coach Jason Garratt (back) and two Blue Devil teammates during Saturday’s Blue and White scrimmage at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story.

Blue and White scrimmage in the books By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor Nick Garratt sprinted enthusiastically toward the south end zone at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium. The new Davis High football head coach went to hug Jack Barreras, who scored his first-ever touchdown at the conclusion of the team’s Blue and White scrimmage on Saturday. Barreras is playing football for the first time. Wide receivers and assistant coach Ron Cleveland joined Garratt and many Blue Devil players in hugging and congratulating Barreras in the end zone. That was just one of the many moments that took place during the Blue Devils’ scrimmage. “He’s still learning the game,” said Garratt of Barreras. “He, basically, caught the game-winning touchdown pass. We all really wanted to live it up. Once you have a moment like that, you really feel like you’re a part of the team, like you’ve made yourself a part of the team.”

Defense Another key moment in the Blue and White scrimmage was the Blue

Devils’ play on defense. In particular the passing game. “I thought the defense, up front, we looked pretty good,” Garratt said. “We’re getting to the QB and staying in our gaps. Definitely a strength of our team. I was really pleasantly surprised.” The linebackers played downhill against the running game, Garratt noted. A plus as Davis prepares for scrimmages against many schools and its non-league schedule against Vacaville, Granite Bay, Oakmont and Fairfield. “That’s what we have been emphasizing,” Garratt said. Davis’ defensive line and secondary continued to show improvement in the scrimmage. “We can always improve,” Garratt said. The Blue Devils treated the Blue and White scrimmage like a game situation. Even an announcer called the hour-long contest. “The great thing about the scrimmage is that it was a dress rehearsal for a game,” Garratt said. “When you have lots of different distractions, like we had an announcer. We had the Blue Crew out there. I think just a matter of working through the distractions as well as preparing to work on our strengths

and our techniques.”

Running backs Davis running backs Jude Vaughn, a senior, and sophomore Prince Flores, looked solid between the tackles and outside of the offensive line. “He really ran it down our defense’s throat,” said Garratt of Vaughn. “I think he’s going to be a factor this year. He really looked strong today.” Braulio Acevedo and Sawyer Schoen took turns running the Blue Devils’ multiple-set offense. Acevedo is a sophomore and Schoen a junior. “Braulio looked pretty good,” said Garratt of Acevedo. “He threw some nice passes. Made some nice reads. All of the things we’ve been working on for the last two weeks. I’m really happy with his development and his progressions. That will only continue to grow.” All of Davis’ special teams played in the scrimmage. “Right now, it’s just a matter of staying in tune with which team that you’re on,” said Garratt of Blue Devil players knowing their roles on

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Commentary End social media’s ploys to keep kids clicking

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nder many reasonable laws, we as members of society have a common duty to be careful not to cause harm to others in our everyday affairs. Laws impose on us all — from the biggest manufacturers to every individual — a duty of “ordinary care.” In our system, we require and expect those who cause harm to be held accountable for the harm they cause. Assembly Bill 2408, first-of-its-kind legislation, would hold accountable the largest social media giants who have played a leading role in the most acute and widespread youth mental health crisis experts have ever seen. The bill, authored by Assembly members Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo) and Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), will clarify the legal duty of the largest social media companies — Meta (formerly Facebook), Instagram, TikTok and Snap — not to addict children by designing their products and features to be progressively habit-forming. It allows public prosecutors — the state attorney general and district attorneys — to bring civil lawsuits against these companies whose design and algorithms are known to purposefully addict young people, causing neurological changes in young brains and often leading to serious anxiety, depression and other effects of addiction. This bill is not entirely punitive. If social media companies actively monitor what they are doing to children to prevent addiction, identify problems, and then quickly stop using whatever features are addictive, they would not be financially liable for civil penalties. This concept is in keeping with current laws that impose responsibility on all of us to not harm others — by, for example, not texting while driving, placing caution signs on slippery floors, putting tamper-free packaging on medicines, or prohibiting smoking in public places. In recent state legislative hearings, there has been powerful and alarming testimony from frontline practicing psychiatrists and other mental health experts who regularly see children with severe, life-threatening addictions to social media. This kind of addiction, according to professionals, is akin to gambling or substance abuse. Their professional and clinical observations are reinforced by data leaked by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen. According to the company’s own research, between 5.8% and 8% of 14-yearolds are engaging in “problematic use” that the company defined in the same way mental health professionals define addiction. Indeed, Facebook said that some of its child users had an “addict’s narrative.” To slow or reverse this troubling trend, we urgently need to make what is obviously immoral — making addicts of children — obviously illegal. AB 2408 is a common-sense bill that has garnered bipartisan support from faith leaders, mental health professionals, child advocacy groups, civil rights leaders, educators and parents. If veteran watchers of state politics can name another bill supported by both a large teachers’ union and the chair of the Orange County Republican Party, then we want to know about it. The good news? The Assembly passed the bill with 51 votes — 10 more than needed. Democrats, Republicans and an Independent have heard the voices of parents and children and voted for the bill. And AB 2408 recently passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with all Democrats except one — state Sen. Robert Hertzberg — voting aye. Soon, the full Senate and Gov. Gavin Newsom will determine the fate of this groundbreaking legislation. We are confident that they will see the same promise that AB 2408 holds to protect kids from online harm and reject the sky-will-fall arguments of social media companies whose only interest is in protecting a bottom line fueled by keeping kids addicted to their platforms. We can think of no more solemn duty of the government than to protect children. We are in the middle of a youth mental-health emergency. Our children need a legislative equivalent of an ambulance. — State Sen. Henry Stern, D-Calabasas, represents California’s 27th Senate District. Jim Steyer is the CEO of Common Sense Media.

Republicans will regret overturning Roe F or the first time in 40 years, the politics of abortion are changing. What has long been advantageous for Republicans will for the foreseeable future favor Democrats. The vote last week in Kansas — overwhelmingly rejecting a ballot measure that would have taken away the right to a legal abortion — is the tip of the iceberg. Americans are pro-choice. The majority are angry that a fundamental right has been stolen from them by the minority. In 1973, when the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Roe v. Wade that the right to choose to continue or terminate a pregnancy during the first trimester was constitutionally guaranteed — by the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment — Republican politicians, including the most conservative, could be pro-choice and still win office. An example of that was Gov. Ronald Reagan, who signed into law the Therapeutic Abortion Act of 1967. Reagan later claimed he liberalized pregnancy termination in California — allowing the number of legal procedures to climb from 518 in 1967 to 100,000 per year the remainder of time he was governor — with reluctance. Likewise, liberals including Jesse Jackson and Sargent Shriver could be strongly anti-abortion and represent the Democratic Party. Mr. Shriver, who was George McGovern’s running mate in 1972, was the last anti-choice candidate on the Democratic ticket. By the time Rev. Jackson ran for president in 1984, he had flipped 180 degrees. It was not until the late1970s that conservative Christians made opposition

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to Roe their inviolable doctrine. Since the 1980 Republican presidential primaries, no one could win the support of Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority or other evangelical Christians without calling himself “pro-life.” Ronald Reagan got that message, declared he was prolife and won his party’s nomination. George H.W. Bush did not and was defeated in the primaries. In order to be put on the ticket with Reagan, Bush was forced to flip. In 1976, Jesse Jackson said that abortion “reflects at one level the moral decay and ambiguity in this society. I think that whenever human life ceases to represent the highest value in the human sphere, the society is in trouble.” Jackson was highly critical of the Supreme Court’s ruling. He said it removed responsibility from couples who made bad decisions. “When people began to use excuses like, ‘This girl is not ready yet,’ it means that the law of convenience becomes the highest law.” Eight years later, Rev. Jackson understood he could not win the Democratic nomination without supporting the Roe decision. “I am not proabortion. I’m freedom of choice. Even theologically, God gives us choice. … The fact is, it is one’s choice, and it is also one’s consequences that must be lived with.” As long as Roe remained

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the law of the land, opposition to it was a winning ploy for the right. They are not just a majority of Republicans. Many have been single-issue voters — usually indoctrinated by religious beliefs — driven to repudiate Roe. The anti-abortion passion among conservatives won’t like change since Roe v. Wade was overturned 6-3 in June by the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson. But it’s now probable that the overwhelming majority of Americans — according to Pew, “a 61% majority of U.S. adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 37% think abortion should be illegal in all or most cases” — will be more strongly motivated than ever to organize and vote around the pro-choice cause. Knowing that the policies advocated by rightwing politicians — including making it illegal, for a girl or a woman residing in a place that has outlawed abortions, to travel outside her state to have this procedure — is a losing position nearly everywhere, Republicans are unlikely to seek to put abortion on the ballot again, as they did in Kansas. Rather, they will act legislatively and hope that the majority of voters in their states don’t hold that against them. Trigger laws — put in force once the Supreme Court overturned Roe — in 17 states have already banned abortion in most cases. Fifteen of those outlaw the procedure in the case of incest and rape, for example. Another four states are in the process of prohibiting what had been a constitutional right for 49 years. Again, these new laws are highly unpopular across most

and to pick up a gun lock or two, as needed. In total, almost 100 gun locks were distributed at this event. If you were unable to attend our tabling event, we will be holding more tabling events in the coming weeks/months. Davis residents can also visit the police department at 2600 5th St during business hours to request a free gun lock. Many people expressed an interest in giving up their guns, but they were unsure how to do so. If you have an inherited firearm, or any firearm that you no longer want, you can always bring it to the police station and turn it in. Please leave it in your vehicle, tell the front desk clerk that you would like to turn in your gun(s) and an officer will come out to your car with

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of the country. In Arizona, for example, where a trigger-law bans all abortions, including rape and incest, after 15 weeks of gestation, only 13% of those polled in May support this statute. Most Arizonans believe abortion should be legal under any circumstances (41%) or legal under certain circumstances (46%). Indiana passed legislation last Saturday which, according to the Indianapolis Star, “prohibits abortion at any stage of gestation except in cases of rape, incest, fatal fetal anomalies or when the pregnant person’s life is at risk.” According to a 2019 poll, a total ban is supported by just 17% of Hoosiers. A plurality (48%) believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases; almost as many (45%) favor banning abortion in most, but not all cases. In early May, researchers from the University of TexasAustin polled voters across the Lone Star State. They found that “78% of respondents believe abortion should be allowed in some form while only 15% said it should be never permitted,” according to a story in the Texas Tribune. Yet the law in Texas now forbids almost all abortions, including in cases of rape and incest. The only exception is to save the life of the mother. House Bill 1280 deems it a felony to perform or attempt to perform an abortion. Having lost this constitutional right and now encumbered by unpopular state laws, the pro-choice majority won’t sit still. Dobbs will drive them to the polls. — Rich Rifkin is a Davis resident; his column is published every other week. Reach him at Lxartist@yahoo.com.

you. In the coming months, Moms Demand Action volunteers will be partnering with local officials to host a gun buyback program, so be on the lookout for more information on this soon. As always, thank you to Mayor Frerichs and Chief Pytel, along with all City Council members & city staff who support these programs. As a local resident and Moms Demand Action volunteer, I appreciate your partnership & proactive efforts to keep our community safer. The data show us that sensible gun legislation, like safe firearm storage, saves lives. Emily Ault Yolo County Moms Demand Action state legislation co-lead

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The flock regathers at the nesting grounds “G ive them wings so they can fly” they said. “Give them roots so they’ll return to you” they said. So we did. Last fall, our three oldest children spread their wings wide and flew away from home, all in the separate directions of their dreams. All for the first time and all within months of each other. This summer, after living on their own, exactly as the wisdom predicted, they returned to our home and their roots for the summer. OK, not exactly as the wisdom predicted. As with most life advice that can fit on a prefab 8-by-10 canvas on the clearance rack at Home Goods (think: LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE and FAMILY IS FOREVER), there is never enough guidance included to support the pithy sentiment. Such is the case in the simple “Wings and Roots” credo. My first case in point: Nobody ever prophesied with teary eyes and a heart full of love, “Give them wings so they can fly and give them roots so they’ll return to you and your tiny house with two mini fridges, a microwave oven, a dorm fan, three overflowing shower caddies, a giant pink bean bag chair and 150 garbage bags bursting with clothes.” Nobody told me that in nine short months of being on her own, a child of mine could learn to surf the waves of the Pacific Ocean, ace every final exam, develop a recipe for perfect hollandaise sauce and still not remember to replace the empty toilet paper roll on the bathroom dispenser. As the world opened up after COVID, three of our kids went off to college. In fall of 2021 they left home wide-eyed teenagers,

nervous and excited about their futures, still honing their driving skills, not old enough to drink or buy lottery tickets. Less than a year later, they returned to us seasoned young adults, independent, self-sufficient, responsible. Sort of. As parenting goes, I have found myself in unfamiliar situations a thousand times over the past 21 years. I’ve been adept at rolling with the punches and learning as I go and it helps that my parenting partner, Bob, has been down this road before. But this summer feels different. Less like unfamiliar territory and more like living in a wild mashup of Friends, The Twilight Zone and Modern Family. Not just unfamiliar territory, but rather a completely new, fun, funny, bewildering, bemusing and amusing life phase. A life phase where your independent young-adult children are less like children and more like great roommates. Great non-rent-paying roommates. It’s been a time where I recognize for the first time the unique and individual passions, talents and skills that will lead our kids into successful and happy adulthoods as artists, tech gurus, world-savers. But I still see so clearly all the things that I loved in them as 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds. Recently, on the same day one child spent hours learning about

a new exhibit at a local art museum, she spent a fair amount of time creating an intricate “Hi Mom” with a heart message on our shower wall using a single strand of her long hair. I know it took her a fair amount of time because I was the one waiting to use the shower next. One technologically savvy kid who solves all our computer problems, installs and maintains all our electronics and recently hung and programmed a new smart TV in a matter of 15 minutes is the same kid who, for no apparent reason, changed our network name to mickisawesome this week, requiring all of us to text him at various hours of the day requesting a “smart” password that only he has memorized. And then there is our young person with the lifelong love of animals. Her passion became evident when she used my toothbrush to remove the tartar from our cat’s teeth. Had it not been for the fact that my toothbrush was sitting on the kitchen counter next to a tube of Advanced Oral Care Pet Toothpaste, peanut flavor, I might not have known this. I appreciate our daughter’s commitment to our cat’s dental health, but I also think the cat should have his own toothbrush. Yes, wings to fly and roots to come home to are wonderful concepts. But they don’t address curfews for young people who’ve lived on their own for nine months. Or chores or car-sharing or grocery shopping or meal preparation. Wings and roots don’t address the fact that that your hallway bathroom has been transformed into an unregulated, unlicensed stick-and-poke tattoo parlor for your 19-year-old and her friends.

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They still look like this to everyone else, right? All new territory. All bemusing. And amusing. And I don’t have answers or advice to address any of it. So, like I’ve done before in my life as a parent, I will roll with the punches and enjoy the surprises that come with this new phase. I know it will pass too quickly. Summers home will turn into week-long visits. Mini-fridges and bean bag chairs will turn into fully furnished apartments to be returned to rather than brought home to be stored in our driveway. Our shower won’t always be adorned with our daughter’s bright red hair and creativity. Serious jobs will replace sleeping in until noon. Our kids will learn to replace

the toilet paper and eventually, some of their dreams, maybe lots of them, will become reality. In the meantime, I will embrace this precious and lovely in-between. This summer has been a short and sweet bridge where I can see clearly who my children were and who they will be. It is a view that spans 21 years and four young lives and even though I know that I can’t hold on to every memory, I will never forget how beautiful this view is today. And for now, I won’t sleep peacefully until the last kid returns safely at the end of the night, peeks in our room and says, “I’m home.” — Shelley Dunning is a Davis resident and a mom of four. Reach her at dunningsm@ gmail.com.

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n the recently published “Pablo Neruda Book of Questions” (bilingual and illustrated gorgeously by Paloma Veldivia), the poet asks “And does a word not slither like a snake sometimes?” The question's accompanying illustration depicts a page-filling snake covered with words and phrases expressing doubt and ambiguity. The entire book radiates such uncertainty and humility in the face of the world's wonders and curiosities. We are simultaneously wordless and ever reaching toward just the right words. Words are, to me at least, endlessly fascinating. “Done,” for a simple, homely example. How short, how final. It seems to exhale. Or “labyrinth” — it winds and twists and gently nudges. One of the attractions of the wine world is its invitation to explore some of the sensual words of our language — words like rich, lush, crisp, bursting, salty, stony, silky, bitter, bubbly, round. And wine makers (and marketers) spend a lot of time thinking up descriptors and naming a wine. Master of wine Tim Wildman attributes some of the success of his Australian petnat to its name — Astro Bunny. His other wines bear similar fun and attractive names: Lost in a Field, Lost Under the Stars, and another pet nat called Frolic. Sometimes the attraction is simply the euphony or interest of the grape name. I recently bought a bottle of wine from Attica, Greece (an attraction in itself ) called Salvadiano. It

sounds, in its roll-off-the-tongue way, like salvation — just what we need at this weird historical moment. You might say I bought it because of its name (and charming label) and was thus predisposed to like it — and I certainly did. Salvatiano is one of those grapes overshadowed by more famous, “noble” varieties but, like many of these “humble” (also a wonderful word) grapes, is now experiencing a revival. The Mylonas family, who make Salvatiano, devote more than half of their (small) production to this native grape. Its several different bottlings include a sweet version and a retsina. Especially attractive to me — their Cuvée Jose Andre, in honor of the great chef whose World Central Kitchen has served over 100 million (!) meals to the besieged citizens of Ukraine and is now also feeding Kansas flood victims. The Salvatiano I found, though, is just an “ordinary” bottling — a somewhat austere but intriguingly delicious white that boasts pear and peach giving way to citrus and flint—in keeping with the limestone soils that nourished the grapes. It helps that the vines are over 50 years

old and have never been irrigated or doused with chemicals. Aged entirely in stainless steel, it's bone dry and elegant. I served it with a tomato pesto pasta but kept wishing I'd chosen a sablefish filet instead — or any sort of sea food. I can also imagine this as a good partner for hard-to-pair asparagus, but since asparagus season is over, I'll try it next with a sweet pepper quiche. It's interesting and fun enough to justify a little jaunt to The Pip in Dixon where you can get a bottle for $19. And while you're there, chat with Amy (always an informative pleasure), browse the shelves, and cool off with a scoop of chocolate-hazelnut-grenache ice cream, After several delays over the last three years, daughters and I finally pulled off a trip to Portland (and what better name for a port city?). For three days, we rented a little house with a beautiful yard and just walked and talked and ate and drank. We climbed extinct volcano Mount Tabor and shopped for supper at New Seasons, where I picked up a random bottle. Well, not entirely random — it had to be low-alcohol (in this case 12%), moderately priced ($18 and, being Oregon, no tax), small productions (300 cases), and local (Yamhill Carleton AVA). The great label and the name didn't hurt either: Pisces 2021 Pinot Gris. So nicely alliterative. The name suggests fish, of course, and it went wonderfully

with a couple of orders of cod and chips from Portland Fish Market. Completely dry and delightfully minerally, Pisces is a wine I could happily drink all summer, but, alas, winemaker Bill Hanson says that he doesn't distribute his wines outside of Oregon. But do look for them (Libra wines) if you're north of the CA border. One evening an old Davis friend, now Portland-based, joined us for dinner and brought an Oregon-CA hybrid, the Iruai Bloom Phase 2021. I've long been a fan of Methode Savage (great name!), a natural wine project started in Berkeley in 2013. Since then winemakers Chad and Michelle Westbrook Hinds have moved to Siskiyou County in the Shasta-Cascades and changed “Methode Savage” to “Iruai,” a Shasta Indian Nation name for one of the Cascade valleys. This Bloom Phase (another great name) is a blend of grenache, pinot gris, syrah, and a bit of muscat—a light red that's both fresh and refreshing. Iruai is, unlike Libra, California based, but the winemakers use not only grapes from their new home area but also from Rogue Valley in Oregon (who wouldn't want to live in a place named Rogue Valley?). They describe Bloom Phase as a “California riff on the lighter, high toned Southern Rhone reds we drank in Provence over the summer, long ago.” This fresh, lively, peppery, fruity beauty has a wonderful finish and is eminently food-friendly—and chill-

able. Somewhere on the light red-orange-dark rosé spectrum, it greatly complimented a supper of “things,” and, the next evening, some fresh salmon with grilled garden zucchini. Both the Co-op and The Pip sometimes carry Iruai wines. I'm happy to announce that Berryessa Gap's new release of Durif (2019) has been awarded 93 points by Wine Enthusiast magazine. Durif, by the way, is an alternative name for petite sirah — I'm trying to decide which I like better. Not particularly euphonious, “durif ” at least avoids the confusion between petite sirah and petite syrah, two different grapes. BG Durif is described as “huge,” which means I won't be drinking it myself, but for Big Red fans this very local bottle should be a real treat. Congratulations to BG's wonderful winemaker, Nicole Salengo. I'm also happy (and grateful) to announce that Andy Waterhouse (of UCD Viticulture and Enology fame) responded to my request in the last column for an easy way to open a wax-sealed bottle: just put the corkscrew right through the wax and it will come off with the cork. I tried it — it worked, but as I carefully pulled up the cork, a piece of wax fell into the bottle. So I remain an anti-waxxer. And with that terrible pun, this labyrinthine column is done. — Susana Leonardi is a Davis resident; reach her at vinosusana@gmail.com. Comment on this column at www.davisenterprise.com.

Davis’ Linda Deos earns national leadership certification Enterprise staff On July 29, Linda Deos of Davis earned a certificate of completion in the Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Executive Education. Deos was one of 73 students selected from around the United States to participate in this threeweek leadership course which balanced traditional

Name Droppers and hands-on learning experiences to help seasoned public officials better address the concerns of their constituents and communities. ———— Ithaca College student Jordan Hayakawa of Davis was named to the dean's list for the spring 2022 semester. Founded in 1892 in Ithaca, N.Y., Ithaca College

is home to some 5,200 students and offers more than 90 degree programs. ———— Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Christine Ciccotti, 41, of Davis, deputy director and chief counsel at the California Department of General Services. Ciccotti has been chief counsel at the California Department of State Hospitals since 2018. She served as a deputy attorney general in the Correctional Law Section at the

California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, from 2014 to 2018. She was a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Contract Management Agency from 2012 to 2013 and an assistant general counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons from 2009 to 2012. Ciccotti served in several positions for the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps at Nellis

Air Force Base and Travis Air Force Base from 2006 to 2009, including trial counsel, chief of contract law, chief of civil law, chief of adverse actions and chief of claims. She earned a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $196,480. Ciccotti is a Democrat. ———— Christopher Kumata of Woodland recently

graduated from Champlain College after the spring 2022 semester. Kumata completed a bachelor’s degree in computer forensics and digital investigation. Founded in 1878, Champlain College is a small, nonprofit, private college in Burlington, Vt. — Do you know of someone who has won an award or accomplished something noteworthy? Email it to newsroom@davisenterprise.net.

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River Cats give up slim lead, fall to Rainiers By Henry Krueger Enterprise correspondent WEST SACRAMENTO — With a 2-1 lead in the top of the eighth inning, Sacramento River Cats manager Dave Brundage called upon Joey Marciano to finish out the game’s final two innings against the Tacoma Rainiers. The left-handed reliever gave up a run in the eighth inning but two strikeouts and a flyball out helped him escape a potential disaster. When the ninth inning came around, Marciano found himself in a jam again after walking the leadoff hitter and allowing a single. But this time, his strikeout stuff couldn’t save him as shortstop Mason McCoy hit a three-run home run over the left field wall two at-bats later to give the Rainiers a 4-2 lead. Replacing Marciano on the mound was Ben Bowden, who induced a groundout and got a strikeout to end the inning. Sacramento’s lineup would go scoreless in the bottom of the frame as the Rainiers won 4-2 at Sutter Health Park on Saturday. It was nothing short of a late-inning collapse for the River Cats, since they had the lead from the first inning to one out into the ninth inning. “I think you just try to move on the next day,” said River Cats left fielder Jason Vosler. “There’s really nothing we can do in the clubhouse differently. We just come to work the next day and try to put it out of our minds.” Vosler gave Sacramento a 1-0 lead in the first inning after he launched a 1-2 curveball for a 407-foot home run that landed just inside of the right field foul pole. “I was just trying to get a good pitch to hit,” Vosler said. “I’ve been struggling a little bit and he hung the ball, and to me, a hanging curveball from the left side was kind of like a gift there and I made the most of it.”

Vosler’s home run was the only run allowed by Rainiers starting pitcher Austin Warner. The 28-year-old lefthander gave up two hits and struck out six batters across five innings of work. Taking over for Warner was Rainiers reliever Phillips Valdez, who gave up Sacramento’s second run when River Cats second baseman Jason Krizan lined a double to the left-center field gap which scored right fielder Austin Dean in the seventh inning. Valdez went 1 1/3 innings before Rainiers manager Tim Federowicz used relievers Taylor Williams, Patrick Weigel and Nick Ramirez to finish the game’s final three innings. None of the three pitchers allowed a run, with Weigel earning the win and Ramirez being credited with his ninth save. While Tacoma opted to use a traditional game plan with its pitching staff, Sacramento managed its arms much differently as none of its pitchers threw more than two innings. Luis Ortiz, Bryan Brickhouse, Shelby Miller and Cody Carroll pitched seven scoreless innings for Sacramento, combining for 11 strikeouts. The strategy was seemingly executed to perfection, but things took a different turn when Marciano entered the game in the eighth inning. Giving up four hits and walking two batters over 1 1/3 innings, Marciano earned all four of Tacoma’s runs and was the game’s losing pitcher. Following Saturday’s loss, the River Cats (44-61) defeated Tacoma (47-57) 10-8 on Sunday in the final game of a sixgame series where the Rainiers took four games. The River Cats begun a six-game series at the Salt Lake Bees (51-54) on Tuesday. — Henry Krueger is a rising sophomore at Gonzaga University and an intern for The Enterprise this summer. Follow him on Twitter: @henrykrveger.

SCRIMMAGE: Davis

sees new faces on Friday From Page B1 on special teams. The Blue Devil players and coaching staff were treated to a barbecue after the scrimmage.

Change of scrimmage foes Davis will make the trek west on Interstate 80 instead of southbound on Highway 99 for a scrimmage on Friday.

The Blue Devils will now take part at the Dixon High football jamboree. The varsity scrimmages are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Davis was originally going to scrimmage against Manteca at Monterey Trail of Elk Grove. — Contact Mike Bush at mike@davisenterprise.net. Follow on Twitter: @MBDavisSports.

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220628 08/08/2022 Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: YANG KEE DUMPLING Physical Address: 2151 COWELL BLVD. STE C DAVIS, CA 95618 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) TIAN SHUN JU LLC 8568 ZINNIA WAY ELK GROVE CA 95624 Business Classification: Limited Liability Company Starting Date of Business: 07/01/2022 s/ JUSTIN YANG Official Title: PRESIDENT Corporation Name: TIAN SHUN JU LLC I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/Recorder, State of California, County of Yolo Published August 10, 17, 24, 31, 2022 #1964

At top, River Cats catcher Jhonny Pereda looks for the baseball in the air during Saturday’s game against the Tacoma Rainers at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Below, Sacramento batter Heliot Ramos watches his bat fly into the air after fouling off a pitch. The River Cats held a 2-1 lead entering the ninth inning. But the Rainers rallied, which included a home run to post a 4-2 win. To view more photos of Saturday’s game, visit www. davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story. Rachel Kreager/Enterprise photos FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220616 08/02/2022 Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: NATURAL NAILS AND SPA Physical Address: 235 F ST DAVIS, CA 95616 Mailing Address: Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) HOLIDAY NAILS, INC 235 F ST DAVIS, CA 95616 Business Classification: Corporation Starting Date of Business: 07/27/2022 s/ TRINH NGUYEN Official Title: PRESIDENT Corporation Name: HOLIDAY NAILS, INC I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/Recorder, State of California, County of Yolo Published August 10, 17, 24, 31, 2022 #1965

FILED IN YOLO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Clerk/Recorder F20220586 07/26/2022 Business is located in Yolo County Fictitious Business Name: TEICHERT CONSTRUCTION TEICHERT AGGREGATES Physical Address: 24207 COUNTY ROAD 100 A DAVIS, CA 95616 Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 15002 SACRAMENTO, CA 95851 Names of Registrant(s)/Owner(s): 1) A. TEICHERT & SON, INC. 3500 AMERICAN RIVER DRIVE SACRAMENTO, CA 95864 Business Classification: Corporation Starting Date of Business: 04/01/1971 s/ RONALD L. GATTO Official Title: EVP, CFO, ASSISTANT SECRETARY Corporation Name: A. TEICHERT & SON, INC. I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original document on file in this office. This certification is true as long as there are no alterations to the document, AND as long as the document is sealed with a red seal. Jesse Salinas, County Clerk/Recorder, State of California, County of Yolo Published August 10, 17, 24, 31, 2022 #1963

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Reduce waste when moving By Jennifer Gilbert Special to The Enterprise

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f you are moving soon, or are just clearing out unwanted items, be sure to make a plan, and look for options beyond dumpsters to get rid of unwanted but usable household items. Your planning should always include how to responsibly reuse and recycle what you no longer need. Here are some tips on how to responsibly manage unwanted household items. n Use your bulky items voucher to bring unwanted items to the Landfill. The bulky items voucher was mailed out to all Davis households at the end of March and is valid until the end of September. If you lost your voucher or for more information, please contact Recology at 530-756-4646 or RecologyDavis@Recology.com. n If you have items you no longer want or need, you are responsible for managing them appropriately. Do not put your unwanted items into your neighbors’ trash cans or dumpsters without asking. n Help keep our city beautiful, and please do not leave unwanted furniture and household items on the street, sidewalk or in your front yard, which is a violation of City Code and may be a safety hazard for bicycles and pedestrians. n Be sure to take a close look at what you're thinking of throwing away. Much of what you're tossing out may be recyclable or compostable. If your recycling cart is full, you can drop off recyclables for free 24/7 at the Recology Davis Recycling Center at 2727 2nd Street. n Mattresses and box springs can be recycled for free at Recology Davis Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Yolo County landfill also accepts mattresses and box springs for free recycling. n If you have a lot of cardboard boxes, don’t forget to empty them of all

Environmental update packing materials (i.e. Styrofoam, plastic "packaging air bags" and polystyrene peanuts), flatten the boxes and place them stacked flat on the ground next to the recycling cart. Don't wedge the cardboard between carts! It makes it harder for Recology drivers to complete their collection routes. n You can donate usable items to local thrift stores. Always call ahead to verify location hours and material acceptance policies. You can also reuse your items by posting them online for free, sale or trade. n If you are looking for a one-stop place to recycle, reuse and dispose of unwanted items, check out the Yolo County Central Landfill. They have a wide array of recycling opportunities for household items and they operate a thrift store onsite, so you can donate furniture, building supplies, clothing and household goods for reuse. Check them out online at www.YoloCounty.org/ Landfill. Some items are illegal to throw in the trash and must be carefully managed, such as: n Computer monitors, TVs, and laptops, which contain toxic materials. Recycle these and other electronics for free at the Yolo County Landfill. n Batteries, fluorescent bulbs and tubes, household cleaners and other toxic products can be brought to the Yolo County Landfill for free and safe disposal every Friday and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. n Refrigerators should be taken to the Landfill for recycling (fees apply). For more information on waste reduction and recycling, visit Davis Recycling.org. — Jennifer Gilbert is a Conservation Coordinator with the city of Davis and can be reached at PWWeb@CityofDavis.org.

Suicide Prevention sets volunteer training Special to The Enterprise Suicide Prevention and Crisis Services of Yolo County will hold a 5-week crisis line volunteer training from Oct. 11 to Nov. 15. Crisis line volunteers play a role in saving the lives of Yolo County residents; when they join the dedicated team of volunteers who answer the phones at SPYC, they become the first point of human contact in the steps toward mental health. Volunteers undergo a 36-plus hour training program in which they develop the skills needed to address issues of depression, suicide, family relationship conflicts, and mental illness. Initially, volunteers commit to serving six hours per week with a one-year

service commitment upon successful completion of the training program. Volunteers have been, and continue to be, the backbone of SPYC. SPYC will be interviewing prospective volunteers until October 4th and will accept applications for this training up until September 30th. Applicants must be at least 20 years old. Training will be conducted virtually but all crisis line shifts must be taken inoffice. Apply at www.Suicide PreventionYoloCounty.org to download and complete a volunteer application. Applications should be emailed to SPYC at spyc@ sbcglobal.net. For information, call the SPYC business office at 530-756-7542.