The Davis Enterprise Sunday, June 11, 2023

Pomp and circumstance

Da Vinci seniors finish learning ‘marathon’

By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer

Every graduation at Da Vinci Charter Academy has a theme and, this year, the theme equated the 86 graduating seniors’ educational journey to running a marathon. While the class of 2023 joyously reflected on their time together during their “marathon,” Thursday, June 8, also marked their collective crossing of the finish line.

The weather was mercifully cooler than last year’s graduation, which took place outside on the Da Vinci campus. This year, however, the ceremony took place inside the Pamela Mari Tech Hub. Although half the audience spilled into the seats outside, the building’s

DSIS Class of 2023 crosses final stage

By Aaron Geerts Enterprise photo

The Davis School for Independent Study (DSIS) had a small but mighty group of seniors graduating on Wednesday, June 8. Dawning Slytheringreen gowns, the DSIS class of 2023 had friends and family abound filling the Richard Brunelle Performance Hall cheering its monumental accomplishment.

Things kicked off with words of praise from Principal Rob Kinder as well as an introduction to all the hardworking staff along with the attending DJUSD school board members and administration. Kinder went on to talk about how this class were ninth graders when covid hit and bore the brunt of

awning shielded friends and family from the sun and also got a close-up experience of the event via the large monitors placed outside along with speakers blasting the words and music of the ceremony.

After a comical introduction by the student MC’s, DJUSD school board President Lea Darrah addressed the class of

2023 and the audience filled with loved ones.

“We come together to celebrate an impressive achievement, the culmination of years of hard work, dedication and perseverance. We’re here to honor each of you as you enter a new chapter in your lives,” said Darrah. “You have demonstrated resilience, dedication

Members of the Da Vinci Charter Academy senior class walk to the school’s Tech Hub for their graduation ceremony on Thursday.

and a commitment to your education. Graduation is a milestone that marks the end of one journey and the beginning of another. It’s a time to reflect on the memories, lessons and friendships you’ve learned throughout your education. It’s a time to cherish the growth

Council votes to back I-80 partnership

By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer

At Tuesday’s meeting, the Davis City Council authorized City Manager Michael Webb to sign three letters of intent to partner with Caltrans on “possible funding” from the Yolo 80 Managed Lanes Project.

Mayor Will Arnold recused himself from the conversation and abstained from voting because he works for Caltrans. Council member Bapu Vaitla represented voices of dissent, punctuated by 21 public commenters, none of whom spoke in favor of adding lanes to the section of Interstate 80 from Kidwell Road near the eastern Solano County boundary through Yolo County to the Sacramento River. The Draft Environmental Impact Report is expected to be released by Caltrans on June 30, where the public can read the proposed mitigation measures.

The city report for the item states the funding would help expand service in city limits, provide funding support for the the Nishi Project, which would unite UC Davis research and development with high-density housing that would fill in a 46-acre strip of land southwest of Olive Drive — and for infrastructure improvements identified in the Downtown Davis Plan, a guide for the longterm development of downtown Davis.

According to Caltrans, all but the no-build options include the addition of very limited bicycle and pedestrian improvements and managed lanes (ie, bus, carpool, or toll lanes). Generally speaking, the city of Davis does not have any formal approval authority for the I-80 expansion project.

the ensuing changes. His message wrapped up with the upmost respect and adoration for the class of 2023’s resiliency and adaptability while also expressing his excitement for what this class will do in its next phase of life.

Next came words and thoughts from some of the graduating seniors.

“I want thank my family for supporting me through this journey. You all mean the world to me. I also want every parent in this theatre to know that by placing your child in DSIS, you have placed hope and love into your child’s heart because this school changes an individual for the better,” said Maria Anderson. “With friendships we made

in the library and teachers supporting students in every way possible, DSIS has it all. This school has brought so much light into my life and has shown me how to grow up and be independent even in the toughest of times. And when I tell you joining DSIS in the ninth grade was

See DSIS, Page A6

The mitigation measures were chosen based on several factors including the magnitude of expected vehicle miles traveled reduction; the financial cost of the measure; and the proximity to the I-80 corridor, said Autumn Bernstein, the executive director of the Yolo Transportation District, who presented to the council on Tuesday.

See COUNCIL, Page A7

‘Best job I ever had’: Reed retires from Yolo Superior Court bench

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

You could say a blizzard led to David Reed becoming a Yolo Superior Court judge.

Born and raised in the Chicago suburb of Homewood, Ill., Reed experienced his fair share of nasty weather. But the winter of 1977 triggered a life change.

That Christmas, Reed worked for a Champaign engineering company and was “trying to decide what I wanted to do next.” He went home for a visit and, while driving back, got stranded in whiteout conditions.

Luckily, a trucker stopped to help and drove him to safety. But a couple

in another car, stalled not too far from Reed’s, perished in the storm.

“It made me start thinking, do I really want to live here?” Reed said.

He and his future wife, Sheryl Cambron, considered the more climatefriendly cities of Austin, Texas and Atlanta, “but we ended up in Davis,” Reed said, as both liked its reputation as a college town with progressive values.

“We drove out here sight unseen.”

More than four decades later, Reed, 67, retired in April after running a successful private practice and serving 16-plus years on the Yolo Superior Court bench, where he earned a reputation for his wideranging knowledge of the

law, sense of humor and easygoing demeanor.

“One of Judge Reed’s most impressive qualities is his equanimity,” Presiding Judge Daniel Maguire said. “Things can and do go wrong in court, but Dave Reed never gets upset, impatient, angry or rattled. He remains a point of calm deliberation in a storm of conflict.”

Said Reed: “It may be the best job I ever had. I always tried to do the right thing, and do it in the right way.”

Taking the bench

The youngest of four sons, Reed followed in his father’s and oldest brother’s footsteps by pursuing an engineering degree. By the time he graduated from

His

Yolo Superior Court Judge David Reed presides over the murder trial of Daniel Marsh in 2014.

AAron GEErts/EntErprisE photo

The DSIS class of 2023 takes the stage for its graduation ceremony.

Yolo DA hosts town hall

Local and federal lawenforcement partnerships are the focus of the Yolo County District Attorney’s next virtual town hall meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 13.

Join Yolo County District Attorney Jeff

Reisig,

U.S. Attorney Phillip Talbert, FBI Special Agent in Charge

Crosby

Brackett

and

Two justices proved shocking outcome

Perhaps lost in the crowd of headlines about another Trump indictment and debt ceilings and border issues, the United States Supreme Court did something absolutely shocking the other day.

"Supreme Court Rejects Voting Map That Diluted Black Voters' Power," said the headline in The New York Times over a story by Adam Liptak.

concerned a voting map redrawn by Republican lawmakers after the 2020 census, leaving only one majority Black congressional district in a state with seven districts and a Black voting-age population that had grown to about 26 percent."

may also have to redraw their maps to bolster Black voting power, which could, among other things, help Democrats in their efforts to retake the House."

Fortunately, Roberts and Kavanaugh, who are most definitely not Democrats, saw this as the right thing to do, no matter which political party it might or might not help.

Deputy District

Attorney/Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt De Moura to learn how their agencies collaborate to investigate and prosecute cases.

The panel will discuss the differences between local and federal charges and how the FBI assists in the investigation of major cases, such as the recent stabbing homicides in Davis.

These virtual townhall meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month. To register in advance, or view recordings of prior meetings, visit www. yoloda.org/commonstown-hall-meetings/.

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Yes, there's a double negative of sorts in that headline that uses both "rejects" and "diluted," but I learned in eigth-grade math that a minus times a minus is a plus.

"The Supreme Court, in a surprise decision, ruled on Thursday that Alabama had diluted the power of Black voters in drawing a congressional voting map, reaffirming a landmark civil rights law that had been thought to be in peril," Liptak's story begins.

Hard to believe the good citizens of Alabama would ever try to dilute the voting power of any group in their midst, but that's what the Supreme Court found.

Even more shocking is that the Court decided to do something about it rather than just shrug their collective shoulders and come up with some sort of

state's rights justification that Alabama can do what Alabama wants.

"Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who has often voted to restrict voting rights and is generally skeptical of race-conscious decision making by the government, wrote the majority opinion in the 5-to-4 ruling, stunning electionlaw experts."

Not to mention a non-expert columnist for The Davis Enterprise.

"In agreeing that race may play a role in redistricting, the chief justice was joined by Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh and the court's three liberal members, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson."

If the phrase "strange bedfellows" comes to mind, you are not alone.

Added Liptak, "The case

Note: as strange as it may seem, even though the House of Representatives is part of the federal government, congressional districts are drawn up by state legislatures.

Both parties do their best to gerrymander districts in their favor, but recently Republicans appear to be more skilled at this than Democrats.

It's unfortunate that race needs to be considered in drawing up such districts, but given the long history of overt racial discrimination in this country, Black citizens would have virtually no representation in Congress if certain folks had their way.

"The impact of the decision, which required the Legislature to draw a second district in which Black voters have the opportunity to elect representatives of their choice, will not be limited to Alabama. Other states in the South, notably Louisiana and Georgia,

Which is why we have a judicial system in the first place, to step back from the partisan wars and judge cases based on their constitutionality and the common good.

I won't say that this is what the Founding Fathers envisioned, since many of them never imagined the day when Blacks would be allowed to vote in any election, no less actually serve in the United States House of Representatives. In breaking with their usual voting buddies, Roberts and Kavanaugh seem to have somehow decided that diversity and equity and inclusion are qualities that pass constitutional muster.

Some will say they've suddenly gone woke.

I think it means they finally woke up.

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

MIND Institute works on employing people with autism

Special to The Enterprise SACRAMENTO — Over the past 20 years, more than 60,000 California students with autism and intellectual disabilities have graduated from high school. Most of them are unemployed or underemployed.

UC Davis MIND Institute Associate Director Marjorie Solomon is trying to change that.

Solomon was recently awarded a $552,000 grant from the California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) to pilot test a new supported employment model.

The model is called Individualized Placement and Support (IPS). IPS is successfully used to support employment in other conditions but has not been widely used in people with autism and intellectual disabilities. Solomon wants to find out how successful it is in helping autistic individuals and those with other developmental disabilities get and keep competitive, rewarding jobs.

“Having a job is one of the greatest sources of life satisfaction for most of us,” said Solomon, who is a professor in the UC Davis Health Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. “It provides a sense of purpose and an income and increases social contacts and independence.”

Employment rates for autistic individuals and people with other developmental disabilities — particularly those with intellectual disabilities — are abysmal. According to DDS, only 19.6% of working-age consumers of the state’s regional centers were earning wages in 2020. Regional centers work with DDS to coordinate services for Californians with devel-

opmental disabilities. The average monthly wage for those working was $816.

“It’s a huge problem that so many people who want to work — and who have much to offer employers — are either unemployed or working very few hours in a non-competitive job. We need to change this,” Solomon said.

Many people with developmental disabilities have been working in what are called “sheltered workshops,” earning less than minimum wage and typically not interacting with other non-disabled employees. A 2021 California law phases out the practice and mandates that workers with disabilities be paid minimum wage by 2025.

What is IPS?

IPS is a model of support and care that is used widely to help people with serious mental illness develop the skills they need to live and work in the community. It was created at Dartmouth College and has been extensively studied and empirically validated.

Now, a few U.S. states have adapted this model to help adults with developmental disabilities find and maintain employment.

“A huge advantage to adapting this model is that it starts with the assumption that mental health and work go hand in hand,” Solomon said.

She notes that mental health conditions are a big challenge for many people with developmental disabilities. “If we ensure that people have the satisfaction of meaningful employment and a community of people to interact with, we’ll increase quality of life and reduce the cost of mental health care.”

Apartment confusion leads to burglary arrest

By Lauren Keene Enterpirse staff writer

Davis police arrested a man on burglary charges Thursday after he allegedly entered an occupied apartment and claimed it was his own.

Manuel Alfonso HuezoGonzalez, 34, said he was on the lease when he went into the Sycamore Lane apartment shortly after 6 p.m., according to Lt. John Evans.

“While inside, the suspect began rummaging around the apartment and through the victim’s belongings,” Evans said.

“Fearing for their safety, the victim fled the apartment and called police.”

Responding officers found Huezo-Gonzalez locked in the bathroom, still claiming he lived there, Evans said. The officers were able to gain access to the bathroom and take Huezo-Gonzalez into custody.

Evans said police records indicate Huezo-Gonzalez did live in the apartment at one time, but has a current address in Fairfield. Alcohol or drugs may have been factors in the incident, he added.

Solomon’s 18-month pilot test of IPS is a first for California. Her team is working with four Sacramento-area supported employment agencies, which help people with disabilities get jobs and provide coaching and assistance. The agencies have all agreed to use the IPS model, which includes: No exclusions (they’ll help just about anyone who wants to work)

A commitment to competitive integrated employment (CIE), which means

jobs that exist in the open labor market, are integrated with non-autistic or non-disabled workers and pay at least minimum wage with similar benefits as other workers

A focus on the individual’s preferences and skills to target and customize the job

Counseling on how to retain social security benefits

Long-term job support

Integration with other services, such as housing and transportation

The four partner agencies for the project include InAlliance, On My Own Community Services, Pride Industries and TKMomentum.

The pilot program is now underway; Solomon’s team recently received its first referral from one of the employment agencies. “IPS is designed to help each person find a job that allows them to use their strengths and skills,” Solomon explained.

— UC Davis Health News

Porter carries UC Davis’ Iron Brew contest

By Wendy Weitzel Special to The Enterprise

Four UC Davis students in Glen Fox’s Practical Malting and Brewing class earned more than top grades for their final project. They won the ability to work with Sudwerk Brewing Co. and produce their winning beer on a commercial scale.

Each year, students in the Food Science and Technology 102B class compete for the Iron Brew title, where teams present a beer they formulate, brew and analyze at UC Davis. A panel of industry professionals from across Northern California judged the entries on March 29. Since 2014, Sudwerk has added value to the prize by offering to help the students commercially produce their recipe at the Davis brewery.

This year’s winning beer was Porterline Brilliant, a dark, rich ale with 5% alcohol by volume.

The team included students

Zachary Carling, Yoon Jung Choi, Asuka Okamoto and Sarah Suriano. All four are Food Science and Technology majors, who graduate on June 17.

Ten teams competed in the 2023 Iron Brew. Each one designed and brewed three 30-liter recipes (almost 8 gallons each). The best of each team’s three batches was submitted for judging. The winning team works with Sudwerk to re-create their recipe for commercial release.

Fox, the distinguished Professor of Malting and Brewing Sciences, said his class allows students to grow in their understanding of the physical brewing process while gaining confidence in a hands-on practical manner. “The students are quite creative in designing their recipes. And the (Sudwerk) brewing staff get so much enjoyment watching the students going from nervous and tentative to confident and engaging brewers.”

Some of the students will find careers in the brewing industry, Fox said. For those who don’t, they still learn a lot in the experience. At least one member of the winning team, Suriano, plans to go into the industry. Okamoto

plans to get into research and development in the broader food industry. Carling is headed to medical school.

Choi didn’t specify her plans, but called the win a significant milestone. “It was an amazing platform to apply what I’ve learned in my studies in a tangible way. The whole experience deepened my understanding of the complexities of brewing, and increased my respect for those working in the industry.”

She added, “Above all, the win provided us with the incredible opportunity to collaborate with the talented team at Sudwerk. It wasn't just about the triumph, but also about creating valuable connections within the industry.”

This spring, team members worked with Sudwerk Brewing Director Thomas Stull to scale the recipe (from 8 gallons to what became approximately 30 gallons for retail sale) and choose ingredients from the brewery’s stock, including Admiral Maltings and White Labs Yeast.

“The whole Sudwerk team enjoys working with the Iron Brew Competition winners,” Stull said. “From sizing up the winning recipe to brewing on our original brewhouse to canning the finished product. We look forward to sharing our knowledge and meeting the next generation of the brewing industry.”

Canned into 16-ounce cans and a few kegs on Wednesday, June 7, the fresh beer debuted at noon the next day at UC Davis’ Gunrock Pub, and was set to start pouring at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 9, at the Sudwerk restaurant, 2001 Second St., Davis. Four packs of the cans also will be available then at Sudwerk, while supplies last. (Every year, it’s usually gone by the end of the weekend.)

Suriano said the competition strengthened her passion for making beer. “It helped me prove to myself that I had genuinely learned about the brewing process, and really encouraged and pushed me to continue pursuing a career within the brewing industry.”

Carling called the win “the

capstone to a wonderful time at UC Davis. ... Though it was often challenging, my team and I persevered. And at the same time, it was one of the most fun, rewarding and exciting experiences of my life. I learned brand new concepts, skills and practices that I would never have learned elsewhere.”

Part of the Iron Brew process was to work with Sudwerk’s artist, Gregory Shilling, to design a label for Porterline Brilliant. The can label includes the following statement: “Each year, the Iron Brew competition narrows down some of UC Davis’ best student brewers. The winning recipe is then brewed and distributed in partnership with Sudwerk. This year’s Iron Brew champions have proven that hard work yields reward with the rich, dark porter you hold in your hand. Born from the docks of London, the porter beer has always been the traditional beverage of choice of the industrious. Whether you worked all day on the docks or the .doc’s, you deserve the Porterline Brilliant. Your patronage supports the Department of Food Science and Technology.”

The UC Davis Brewing Program benefits from a portion of proceeds “to ensure we have the best available equipment and ingredients for the new cohort of students each year,” Fox said.

Trent Yackzan, co-owner of Sudwerk Brewing Co., called the partnership with the Department of Food Science and Technology one of the company’s most important – and most rewarding.

“From brewing to label design to marketing and distribution, our goal is to provide the students with a real-world look into the brewing industry,” Yackzan said. “Many times, this experience ends up on student resumés, which,

along with the globally renowned degree earned at UC Davis, hopefully leads to starting a long-term career in the brewing or food industry.”

Sudwerk has deep connections to UC Davis, especially considering its commercial brewery space neighbors the Extension Master Brewer’s Program. The affiliation serves both sides as several of Sudwerk’s brewing employees are products of UCD’s brewing programs.

Established in 1989, Sudwerk Brewing Co. specializes in artisan brews, specifically West Coast craft lagers. Learn more at http:// sudwerkbrew.com.

Katherine Yanogacio/SudwerK Brewing co courte SY photoS

UC Davis Iron Brew winners work the Sudwerk canning line on June 7. From left are Sarah Suriano, Yoon Jung Choi, Asuka Okamoto and Zachary Carling. Below, the winners taste the final product at the Sudwerk bar.

Davis gets very Tasty with latest eatery

Anew restaurant has signed a lease for the former Village Pizza & Grill spot at 403 G St. It will be a Chinese food restaurant called Tasty Palace

This will be the fourth “Tasty” restaurant in Davis. Two of those are within a block, and two are Chinese. There’s Tasty Kitchen Chinese, a block away at 335 F St.; Pho Tasty Vietnamese, just down the street at 301 G St.; and Tasty Gourmet Chinese at 2880 Fifth St., Suite 125.

Hopefully the restaurant will make good use of the nice patio and outdoor seating. I haven’t been able to chat with the owner yet about timing. There’s already an alcohol license notice posted in a window.

The owner of Fluffy Donuts in University Mall says he will not stay there after the mall is remodeled. He said he had a few good reasons but did not elaborate.

In October, Sak Sopheak said he planned to keep Fluffy Donuts at the mall, which in its new iteration will be called The Davis Collection. The bakery, at 757 Russell Blvd., Suite 2, would be closed during construction, and reopen somewhere on the new site. Now, he said he’s looking for a new place in town for his bakery. His current space is 1,760 square feet

The Davis Collection will be a single story, with retail and restaurant spaces. Earlier proposals included housing and parking.

No word on the future of other tenants, including T&M Bike Shop, EZ Eyebrow, Ohana Hawaiian BBQ, Sesame, The Old Tea House, Subway and Chengdu Style Trader Joe’s will not be affected.

Already, Musette and June & Simple have closed, saying it was too stressful not knowing when they would need to vacate their spots. Both said they will not return, citing the expected increase in rent. Neither have found a new location.

So, what happened to that car wash that was going in on Mace Boulevard? Glad you asked.

Construction began Thursday for Sunny’s Car Wash, at 480 Mace Blvd., which puts it on schedule for an early December opening, owner Evan Lyon said.

“We apologize for any dust we make, but we will be sure to offer free car washes during our grand opening to help make up for it,” he joked.

Its website is https://www. sunnyscleancar.com/. It also has Facebook and Instagram pages set up.

As I reported last week, the Anderson Plaza spot where Casablanca Restaurant was at 640 W. Covell Blvd. has new owners. Bahargul Samar and Khanwally

Stanikzai also own Shah’s food truck. They plan to open a kabob house, but have not announced the name. The former owner said they are considering calling it Royal Kabob Another source says they hope to have it open later this month.

I left messages with the new owners but did not hear back.

Mamma, the restaurant filling the former Bistro 33 site at 226 F St., is still waiting for final city approval from a building inspector. Co-owner Michael Galyen said they hope to open in midJune.

Once open, hours will likely be 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. for the restaurant, and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. for the café and deli side, which replaces the former City Hall Tavern portion of the property. It will have paninis, coffee drinks,

beer and wine on tap, prepared foods, and Italian market items. The restaurant will focus on simple pasta and pizza dishes.

After it debuts, Galyen and chef/co-owner Arnaud Drouvillé will work on Craft, a restaurant filling the former Uncle Vito’s space at Second and E streets. Last I heard, that menu will focus on barbecue.

People have been messaging me about the Sprouts Farmers Market that’s coming to Woodland. It’s set to open sometime this fall, possibly in September.

There are four other tenant spaces in Main Street Marketplace, at 1434-1460 E. Main St., near Highway 113. Three of those are listed as “at lease,” which means they are spoken for but not finalized. There’s one space still available, said Aman Bains, an associate with Gallelli Real Estate.

The four spots include two 3,000-square-foot spaces (one of them is the open one) next to

Yolo County appoints new PIO

Enterprise staff

WOODLAND — Yolo County’s Chief Administrative Officer Gerardo Pinedo has announced the appointment of Dwight Coddington as the county’s new public information officer (PIO).

Coddington will be responsible for managing Yolo County’s overall communications strategy and promoting the work of Yolo County.

“Dwight brings a wealth of experience to this important liaison position,” Pinedo said. “Not only does he have extensive experience leading communications efforts, Dwight looks forward to settling down in Yolo County for years to come. We are excited to have him lead the crucial work of developing and implementing a comprehensive communications strategy for the County.”

Following an extensive

recruitment effort, Coddington was selected from a competitive pool of applicants. He is passionate about rural health advocacy and previously worked as a PIO in the public sector. After attending the University of Montana and Montana State University, Coddington worked in competitive technical sales and marketing positions in the Bay Area. He enjoys Yolo County’s bucolic and neighborly charm while having the convenience of urban amenities and diverse cultural experiences.

Coddington is proud of the fact he worked on an assembly line and roofed while in high school. While in college, he merited entrance into master classes taught by a presidential campaign manager and a former secretary of state, before he began assisting local leaders in achieving their

political aspirations in both the Bay Area and Montana. He has consulted and advised campaigns across varying audiences and backgrounds. Additionally, Dwight is passionate about his work with local nonprofits which provide fulfillment and dignity to individuals on the autism spectrum. He is a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow and contributes his time to multiple nonprofits.

“I am appreciative of the opportunity to provide the county with a greater voice,” Coddington said. “I look forward to furthering Yolo County’s mission of making a difference by enhancing the quality of life in our community and I hope to make civic engagement more understandable and approachable to members of the community.”

Sprouts, a 2,300-square-foot drive-thru tenant, and a corner standalone spot that’s 1,500 square feet. Sprouts, the anchor store, will be 23,275 square feet.

Sprouts is known for organic food and produce, healthier options and “the best meats and produce that you’ll find in any grocery store,” Bains said.

What it’s not — obvious biases aside — is a farmers market.

Two new hotels are planned near the shopping center. Courtyard by Marriott, 1981 E. Main St., is five stories and 109 rooms. The adjacent Home2 Suites by Hilton, at 441 Douglass Lane, is four-stories and 98 rooms. As of September, they were scheduled to open in December 2023 but I don’t know if they are still on schedule.

Blue Note Brewing Company in Woodland had a soft opening Monday for its Blue Flame Pizza

The hand-tossed pizzas are made in a brick pizza oven with

a mix of Italian and high-protein New York flour.

The brewery is at 750 Dead Cat Alley in Woodland. According to its website, hours are 3 to 8 p.m. on Mondays, 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 3 to 10 p.m. on Fridays, noon to 10 p.m. on Saturdays, and noon to 7 p.m. on Sundays.

Before messaging me about the status of an ongoing project, please review my paywall-free Google spreadsheet, which includes more than 325 Davis businesses. It’s at https://bit.ly/ DavisBusinesses. The most active tabs are Restaurants Open, Restaurants Closed and Coming Soon.

— Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram accounts. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, email news tips to wendyedit@ gmail.com

NorCal native joins First Northern Bank

Enterprise staff

DIXON — Carol Landry, senior vice president/Business & Industrial Loan Team manager announced this week that Jason Torres has joined First Northern Bank as vice president/ commercial loan officer.

Torres brings nine years of experience in the financial services industry, including underwriting, risk management, credit analysis and business development. Prior to joining First Northern Bank, he served as senior credit analyst-Business & Tech Banking for First Republic

Bank in Walnut Creek.

Torres holds an MBA from the University of the Pacific’s Eberhardt School of Business in Stockton. He has enjoyed volunteering with Opportunity Junction, Habitat for Humanity, packing gift bags for young women in the foster system with Project Glimmer, and serving at local food banks.

TORRES Brings experience

He is a native of Fairfield

and currently resides there with his wife and two sons. In his spare time, he enjoys cross-country cycling, and spending time with his family outdoors. His office is at 508 Second Street, Suite 104, in Davis. Torres is available by appointment and can be reached at 530-297-3920 or jtorres@thatsmybank. com.

Village Pizza & Grill closed in January 2022. Now a new restaurant has plans for the site.

Cache Creek Preserve hosts yoga under the oaks

By Jim Smith Special to The Enterprise

Breathing deep was no problem for more than a dozen early risers this past weekend.

As yoga instructor Christine Pollard asked people in a soft and relaxing voice to “take deep breaths,” the scent of oak trees, wildflowers and the sounds of birds and insects filled the air at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve, west of Woodland.

The “Yoga Under the Oaks” class being taught by Pollard Sunday morning, offered a unique way of not only communing with nature but of finding inner peace and strength.

“We need to settle into our bodies and find those comfortable seated positions,” the longtime instructor told her class while seated cross-legged at the base of the Preserve’s small amphitheater.

Pollard’s students were a mix of men and women. They were positioned on the four stone and crushed-granite tiers of the concave gathering

place, usually reserved for outdoor nature lectures before the coronavirus pandemic shut everything down.

During this first class –which will be held at 8 a.m. every Sunday throughout the summer –the morning temperature was cool beneath the tall trees. A light breeze rustled the limbs and leaves, providing an almost sighing sound as yoga students stretched legs, knees, ankles and toes.

Pollard is a certified yoga instructor with 20 years of experience. Her teaching method offered movements and poses to help people build strength, and increase balance mobility and flexibility as well as respiratory awareness.

She told the class that teaching in the outdoors lacked some of the traditional bells and whistles that might be found in a classroom, but as long as people had their mats they could improve and get by.

But she also noted it was refreshing to be in the outdoors doing yoga

Obituary

rather than inside. Pollard herself has been visiting the Preserve for the past two decades and finds the experience of being under the trees peaceful and calming.

Each class lasts around an hour and costs $15, which is paid directly to Pollard. There are no advance sign-ups.

It’s been about two years (ever since the pandemic) that yoga was offered at the Preserve.

“Yoga Under the Oaks” begins “Great Outdoors Month” at the Preserve, which is a nationwide event that originated with President Clinton in 1998.

This celebration is designed to bring not only health benefits, but social and economic benefits as well, according to the White House. Nationally, there are celebrations such as National Trails Day and “Urban Kids Fishing Derby,” both of which are set for the first Saturday in June. There are also other activities such as the Great Outdoors Day of Service.

Philip James Snow passed away on May 31, 2023, at his home in the loving care of his four children. He was 92.

Phil moved from Calistoga to Winters as a sophomore in high school and there he met and married the love of his life, Isabel Martinez. He served in the Navy for two years as a builder and continued with that trade throughout his life. Phil is survived by his four children, Debra, Phil, Tim and David; nine grandchildren; 15 greatgrandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

His three main passions were his family, his faith and sports. Being a tremendous athlete himself, he had an opportunity to pitch for the Red Sox. But as fate would have it, the call back date fell on the very day of his wedding and a hard choice was made.

However, in his fiery passion for sports were forged many athletes from his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren ranging from talented high

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school and college athletes to scratch golfers, an NFL coach, college tennis player, a Division I football player and, coming full circle, a Red Sox second baseman.

At 91 he hit a 200-yard drive straight down the fairway at Davis Municipal Golf Course.

His deep and personal faith was his anchor and the anchor for his family. His well-used Bible was always by his side. His prayers at family gatherings always included an invitation for each one to know Jesus Christ as Savior. His faith was also evidenced by his contribution to the building of the Pioneer Presbyterian Church in Winters and Winters Community Gazebo.

His wit and humor were extraordinary. He kept nurses, doctors, housekeepers and family all in stitches. He’s especially known for his quips, so unique, we could call them “Philisms.” Among them are “bonkers for Bennie,” “shukies cheesus,” “attaboy Philly,” “unhitch the caboose” and “he’s from Central City.”

Join us, the family in saying “Attaboy Philly, job well done. You will be missed.” Graveside service will begin at 10 a.m. June 23 at Winters Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at Pioneer Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m., with lunch following.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Yolo Hospice to whom we are deeply grateful.

ORDINANCE NO 2643

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DAVIS

AMENDING SECTION 6 02 060 OF THE DAVIS MUNICIPAL CODE

REGARDING RIDING BICYCLES OR SKATEBOARDS ON SIDEWALKS

NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DAVIS DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1 Section 6 02 060 subsection (a) of the Davis Mun i c i p a l C o d e r e g a r d i n g r i d i n g b i c y c l e s o r s k a t e b o a r d s i s h e r e b y a m e n d e d a s f o l l o w s :

Section 6 02 060 Riding bicycles or skateboards on sidewalks roadways or playgrounds ( a ) N o p e r s o n s h a l l r i d e o

day of May 2023 and PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Davis on this 6th day of June 2023 by a unanimous vote

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CITY OF DAVIS ORDINANCE SUMMARY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 16 2023 the City Council of the City of Davis introduced and

CITY OF DAVIS ORDINANCE SUMMARY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 16 2023 the City

Council of the City of Davis introduced, and on June 6, 2023, the City Council unanimously adopted the following entitled ordinance: ORDINANCE NO 2641

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DAVIS ADDING ARTICLE 26 10 TO THE DAVIS MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING THE UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS

Article 26 10 will be added to Chapter 26 of the City of Davis

Municipal Code The purpose and intent of this article to establish requirements for possession of catalytic converters

This ordinance provides that it shall be unlawful for any person other than a core recycler as defined in section 21610 of the California Business and Professions Code to possess any catalytic converter that is not attached to a vehicle, unless the possessor has valid documentation or other proof to verify that they are in lawful possession of the catalytic converter and provides the same to any law enforcement officer upon request

The ordinance also provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to falsify or cause to be falsified any information in any documentation or other proof intended to show valid proof of ownership or possession of a catalytic converter

The ordinance does not impact the requirement for core recyclers to maintain written records and provide documentation to local law enforcement upon demand under Business and Professions Code section 21610 or for any person to only purchase used catalytic converters from lawful sellers under Vehicle Code section 10852 5

Any person violating any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1 000 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than 12 months or by both such fine and imprisonment

The above summary constitutes the major highlights of the ordinance; to obtain a full understanding of its provisions a reading of the document in its entirety may be necessary A certi-

m a y b e o b t a i n e d a t a n o m i n a l c h a r g e

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

GINGER KAY MARTINEZ CASE NO PR2023-0132

To all heirs beneficiaries creditors contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of GINGER KAY MARTINEZ A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JILLIAN RENEE GONZALEZ AKA JILLIAN RENEE MARTINEZ in the Superior Court of California County of YOLO

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JILLIAN RENEE GONZALEZ AKA JILLIAN RENEE MARTINEZ be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent THE PETITION requests the decedent's WILL and codicils, if any be admitted to probate The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the In dependent Administration of Estates Act (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval Before taking certain very important actions however the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action )

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing

Philip

RETIRES: Twist and turns in court kept life interesting

Reed liked the idea of working for himself.

He earned his law degree in 1983 from the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and hung out a shingle in downtown Woodland, not far from the historic Yolo County Courthouse.

“Over the years I did a little bit of everything,” including estate planning and personal injury cases, but mostly criminal defense, especially after joining the county’s conflict attorney panel for defendants who can’t be represented by the Public Defender’s Office.

Cambron, Reed’s wife, became an attorney as well, retiring five years ago as a Yolo County deputy county counsel.

After 23 years of handling cases ranging from misdemeanors to murders, “I started getting a little tired of the business side of the law,” Reed recalled.

At that point, the Yolo courts were looking to hire a referee and a commissioner — both positions that enjoy the same powers as a judge, but don’t require election or a governor’s appointment — and Reed applied for both.

He got the referee job in the fall of 2006, handling traffic, small

claims and unlawful detainer matters. He later took on juvenile calendars and family-law court, the latter he considered among his favorite assignments.

“Family court gave me a chance to help families resolve their disputes through the court system,” Reed said. “For many, the court process was a huge unfamiliar and unknown universe. It was important to allow them to present their positions and in making decisions, explain how the law applies to their circumstances.”

Notable cases

Following the referee appointment, Reed threw his name in for judicial consideration but got passed over several times. Still, he sent updates to the governor’s office every six months or so outlining his latest training and accomplishments.

When Judge W. Arvid Johnson retired from the court in 2009, then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger chose Reed to fill the vacancy.

In his 14 years as a judge, Reed spent 11 of them handling criminal matters, presiding over several felony trials that stood out over the years.

Most notable was the case of

Daniel Marsh, the Davis teen who admitted to fatally stabbing local attorney Oliver “Chip” Northup and his wife, Claudia Maupin, in April 2013, saying he did so to satisfy years of homicidal urges. Law-enforcement officials called him a serial killer in the making.

“That was an extraordinary crime and case. The (FBI) interview of him was fascinating,” Reed said. “I found it to be a very interesting case sociologically.”

The trial of Susan Hoskins, a former nurse charged with fatally shooting her husband in their Woodland home, brought famed civil-rights attorney J. Tony Serra to Reed’s courtroom in Hoskins’ defense.

“He was very thorough,” Reed said of Serra, who got Hoskins acquitted of murder after raising claims of abuse, which the victim’s family vehemently denied.

“His style was so unique — we don’t see that here very much.”

The so-called “tater tot” case provided some lighter fare.

In that matter, a drunkendriving defendant testified in his own defense, saying NASA implanted a pair of computer chips in his head that assured him it was OK to drink and smoke cigarettes while at the

Judge Williams moves to Sacramento

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

The Yolo Superior Court bench incurred a second vacancy last week with the departure of Judge Peter Williams, who transferred to a Sacramento Superior Court assignment.

Williams said the catalyst for his move was based in part on some health issues of an extended-family member in Sacramento.

“I’m happy to be back in my hometown, but I’m going to miss Yolo County a lot,” Williams said. “I will always have a real sense of loyalty to the staff, attorneys and my colleagues on the bench.”

Then-Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Williams to the court in December 2018. He previously served as deputy secretary and general counsel at the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency; at the state Attorney General’s Office

and in several private practices.

In Yolo County, he presided over civil, criminal and arraignments calendars, as well as the specialty Mental Health Court. He recently served as the court’s assistant presiding judge, a role that Judge Tom M. Dyer has assumed.

DSIS: ‘Full control over my education’

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the best decision of my life, you can believe it.”

Next came a tandem speech given by “besties” Imara Cummins and Amanda Richman.

“Four years ago, her and I met in the library and we’ve been inseparable ever since. You can ask literally anybody,” said Cummins.

“During these four years, we’ve learned a lot, except for learning how to do taxes. But DSIS is a unique school we’ve had the privilege of attending. It gave us the freedom and flexibility to not only grow as students, but as people. As we matured, we thought we’d share some advice about high school.”

“Don’t care too much about what others think.

Don’t be afraid to speak up because we guarantee there’s someone in the room who wants to say the exact same thing. Also, have at least one good friend you can rely on. A Phineas to your Ferb, an Elsa to your Anna and a Martha Stuart to your Snoop Dogg,” Richman continued. “Also, it’s okay to be helped. In the words of former President, Barack Obama, ‘Don’t be afraid to

ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of strength.’ And last but least, know your worth.”

Then came words from graduate Sharon Kang.

“For the past three years, I’ve had the privilege of attending DSIS. I came — primarily — because I wanted to be independent. It was one of the best decisions my parents and I ever made. I had full control over my education and was able to spend more quality time with my family,” said Kang. “While being independent is not easy, DSIS teachers and staff make so much of an effort to offer support and encourage each student to do the best that they can.”

Once the sentiments concluded, the certificates of achievement were passed out along with the DTA Scholarship which preceded the distribution of diplomas. The graduates were accepted and they all marched proudly to the lobby of the venue to celebrate their accomplishment with some delicious, frosted cake — a sweet treat for an even sweeter occasion.

“Although he was only here a few years, Judge Williams made his mark in Yolo Superior Court,” Presiding Judge Daniel Maguire said. “He rose to the rank of criminal supervising judge, which meant he was in charge of organizing the criminal department to ensure that all trials were heard in a timely manner. We wish him all the best at his new assignment in Sacramento.”

Judge Dan Wolk now oversees Williams’ criminal court calendar, and several retired judges are filling the two open positions on the bench. The other vacancy stems from Judge David Reed's recent retirement.

“We are working with the Governor’s Office to expedite appointments to fill these vacancies,” Maguire said.

wheel. The chips even had names: “Tater” and “Tot.”

“So we called it the tater-tot defense,” Reed said. “The jury was not persuaded.”

Keeping it light

For years, then-judges Tom Warriner and Kathy White were known as the Yolo court’s resident practical jokers. Reed eventually became the third.

Once, he took photos of himself and Warriner and placed them over the faces on pictures in White’s chambers. He also marked one April Fool’s Day by lowering the bench chairs in Judge Janet Gaard’s and Judge David Rosenberg’s courtrooms.

Rosenberg sent out emails demanding a confession, and court technicians exposed Reed’s role in the prank after examining security video.

“Judges sit all day, so the proper height and angle of our bench chairs is very important,” Rosenberg noted wryly. “Reed, indeed, messed with the height of my chair and by lowering it, the audience could only see my forehead.”

Another time, Reed snuck into Rosenberg’s chambers early one morning and slightly tilted the

awards and plaques hung on his walls, as if an earthquake had struck.

“Since I get to court very early, often before 7, and Reed likes to sleep in, I figure I got the better of the prank,” Rosenberg quipped. “Dave has what can only be described as a laconic, ironic and bubonic sense of humor.”

Another of Reed’s habits included reading to his juries during lulls in trials, favoring the writings of longtime UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, who led his teams to 10 national championships in a 12-year period.

“For the most part, it was very positive. Even attorneys would ask (for readings),” Reed said. Only one juror ever objected, requesting baseball stories instead because “basketball just isn’t doing it for me.”

A skilled guitar player, Reed often performed for court functions, and on Friday afternoons in the courthouse lobby during the darkest days of the pandemic to lift employees’ spirits.

He hopes to strum a lot more in retirement, along with improving his golf game, learning Spanish, traveling the world and spending time with his children and grandchildren.

Courtesy photo Judge Peter Williams served 4½ years on the Yolo Superior Court bench.

COUNCIL: Speakers rail against deal

“The evidence is clear that we cannot meet California’s climate goals, or the Sacramento region’s greenhouse gas targets, without roadway pricing and concurrent investments in transit,” she said. “Transit is facing an unprecedented fiscal cliff. I’m convinced that putting a price on our highways and investing those funds in transit, affordable housing and other transportation equity programs is the path forward. I’m excited that we’re blazing this trail for the Sacramento region.”

While Davis is blessed with safe, low-stress bike routes and a plethora of transit options for a town of its size, there are thousands of low-wage workers who commute on I-80 every day who lack those same options, she said. “It’s my role to consider the diversity of needs and interests, and it’s a responsibility I take seriously.”

In a prior career as a community organizer and policy advocate, Bernstein testified at countless public meetings and fought to pass laws like SB 375 that established regional greenhouse gas targets for transportation and SB 743, which requires Caltrans and other agencies to mitigate the VMT impacts of their projects.

The $200-$300 million project known as the Yolo 80 Corridor Improvement Project seeks to mitigate the congestion. Caltrans proposed eight options, one of which is a no-build; another makes improvements to the existing fast lane. The remaining six would add a lane to Interstate 80 in Yolo County. According to Caltrans, all but the no-build options include the addition of very limited bicycle and pedestrian improvements and managed lanes (ie, bus, carpool or toll lanes).

The city and the council have been put in a precarious situation of submitting letters of intent while having not yet seen the EIR, Webb said. “I get it; that’s a Catch22 if ever you saw one, right?” He said a council direction in submitting letters of intent does not bind the city to entering into formal contracts, however there is a relationship component to this as well to be considered. “If there’s an intent to work with Caltrans and this mitigation approach, they’re expecting there to be a cooperative conversation moving forward to arrive at those cooperative agreements and details. So there is sort of a mutual expectation I should say, but the process is a tough one. I get that.”

Councilwman Gloria Partida said going forward, the city will want support from SACOG or other agencies for things that are identified as being very important to Davis. “Right now, it’s all very vague and murky because we don’t know what the EIR is going to be or what the modeling is going to be or any of that, but when we see it, and, there will inevitably be things that are going to be very important to us …We’re going to want to

be in relationships regionally so that we get the support in in that regard.”

How did we get here?

During her first meeting as a newly-minted council member, Donna Neville asked if are there things the city can do now to change the scope of the project, so it is a more amenable project from the outset and that whatever EIR is undertaken is tied to a project that’s more amenable. “What can we do as early as possible or now that can have the greatest impact? And if that’s not consistent with CEQA, let me know.”

Webb said the EIR scoping conversations were in 2021 and 2022.

“So we’re really coming to this party in the middle of it,” Neville said. “I didn’t quite understand how far along we are coming into this.”

“That’s a good analogy,” Webb said. “You’re kind of coming into it right before the guests is about to open the door to that party.”

There have been periodic updates over the years on this project, Webb said, acknowledging city letters of

support that were submitted and included in the Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight & Highway Projects (INFRA) grant application process, participation with Sacramento Area Council of Governments, and the YCTD of which council member Josh Chapman is a member.

“There have been a number of different ways of city participation in the overall conceptual project in supporting the pursuit of funding to help make things happen. Now, that said, the support has not necessarily been at any level of specificity with the project description, because that’s been evolving” to include the alternatives that are being evaluated, Webb explained.

Because it’s related to freeways, the INFRA grant has requirements for local agencies to follow if awarded.

Such requirements, according to the website, include: a highway freight project; a highway or bridge project carried out on the National Highway System (NHS) including projects in a national scenic area; a railway-highway grade crossing or grade separation project; or a freight project that is: an intermodal or rail project, or within the boundaries of a public or private freight rail, water (including ports), or intermodal facility. Bernstein told the Enterprise the YCTD Board voted unanimously to seek funding for the I-80 project on multiple occasions including, most recently, October 2022 and again in January 2023.

She said the decision to pursue the INFRA grant happened before she joined YCTD, so she cannot comment on the process by which that came about.

“None of the principal staff who would’ve been involved in that decision are with the organization today.”

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DA VINCI: Soaking in the moment

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and transformation you’ve undergone intellectually and personally.”

Following that came a presentation of a senior capstone video that summarized — in hilarious Da Vinci fashion — the years and memories the class spent together.

Then came a very unique message from Da Vinci staff.

“Your past actions along with the ongoing support of so many others around you have brought you to this specific moment. We’re all gathered here together. Family, friends, loved ones and staff to celebrate you crossing the finish line and moving on to your bright future,” said Principal, Tyler Millsap. “Getting to this point is like running a marathon. When you start out it’s hard to see the end, but you’ve got to somehow, someway make it there. At some points you’re cruising along feeling great, and at other times you’ve got to slow down and catch your breath and find a pace that will sustain you for the remaining miles. You’ve got to remind yourself that the struggle, effort and pain are worth getting to the finish.”

From there, Millsap passed the mic along to other teachers for their input on what it’s like running a marathon with each giving comedic input void of experiential insight. That was until the mic was passed to Da Vinci’s resident Olympic trial marathon competitor and Chemistry/ Physics Science teacher, Nathan Kwan.

“To get to now, you’ve had to have made it to mile 20. To get to mile 20, you’d have to have made it to mile 15, then halfway and so on all the way back to the starting line. You’ve made it to now and you haven’t given up yet. Some miles you feel great, some you don’t feel so hot, but you keep moving forward. You eventually pass mile 23 — the wall,” said Kwan. “In your head you do a little bit of math and realize there’s only about three more miles. You’re approaching the end, and then start to feel everything has come together and you can finish — and you will finish.

“You feel excited because all the people who supported you along the way are now waiting for you at the end. You see others around you and you feel connected to them because you all have the shared, unique experience of finishing a race on that day. You finish and you feel on top of the world, and in that moment, you forget about what has come and what will be. You live in that moment knowing your own two legs and your willpower carried you throughout the race. And, of course, the Gatorade, bananas and oranges taste so much sweeter.”

Student awards and accolades were presented after that followed by the distribution of diplomas and concluded with the moving of the tassels.

Monica Stark/EntErpriSE photo Davis City Councilwoman Donna takes her seat for the first time since winning a special election to replace the departed Lucas Frerichs.

UCD: Bat-borne sarbecoviruses spilled over in Southeast Asia pre-pandemic

By Kat Kerlin Special to The Enterprise

A virus previously found only in bats was detected in the antibodies of people screened for exposure to sarbecoviruses between 2017 and 2020 in rural Myanmar in Southeast Asia, according to a study from UC Davis and collaborators in Myanmar and Singapore. The work is published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Sarbecoviruses are a group of coronaviruses. This study found exposure to diverse sarbecoviruses, including some known to be closely related to SARS-CoV-2, such as RaTG13.

The study found that people were significantly more likely to have been exposed to sarbecoviruses if their livelihood involved working directly with or close to bats, such as logging, hunting or harvesting bat guano.

“This study provides new evidence that bat-borne coronaviruses can and do spill over to people, underscoring the importance of surveillance in high-risk rural areas, where humans and wildlife closely interact,” said lead author Tierra Smiley Evans, an epidemiologist and research faculty with the One Health Institute in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

Reconnaissance work

Partnering with local clinics in Myanmar, the study’s scientists screened nearly 700 people for sarbecoviruses between July 2017 and February 2020, before the first reported case of SARS-CoV-2 in Myanmar. They did not detect any active infections. However, 12% of study participants had antibodies in their system indicating they had been exposed to a sarbecovirus in their past.

While both rural and urban residents were tested, only people from rural areas had been exposed, and most of them worked in forested areas and extractive industries, such as mining, logging or hunting. This suggests that newly disturbed, biodiverse environments can increase the risk of wildlife-tohuman transmission of viruses.

No wildlife were sampled for the study. Instead, people seeking treatment for fever in rural and urban clinics were enrolled in the surveillance studies, as were patients from clinics near local elephant logging camps. In Myanmar, the traditional method of using elephants to harvest timber is still practiced, so a network of temporary logging villages dots the forest edges. Samples were also collected from healthy

people living in regions believed to have high levels of contact with bats.

“It’s like reconnaissance work,” Smiley Evans said. “We get an idea of what’s in the forest by looking at what people have been exposed to, without even going into the forest.”

Evidence of spillover

The study provides epidemiologic and immunologic evidence that zoonotic spillover is occurring.

“Our findings underpin the critical importance of continued surveillance at the rural wildlife-human interface in Southeast Asia, where some of the highest levels of known mammalian diversity exist and where future emergence of zoonotic diseases is likely,” the study said.

The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Science Foundation, United States Agency for International Development, and the National Medical Research Council Singapore.

Funding newly awarded from the NIH will allow the scientists to further investigate behaviors that contribute to sarbecovirus spillover and strategies to mitigate exposure.

UC Davis News

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A steam of bats fly from a cave at Than Lwin river, Myanmar.

Who else can profit from NIL?

The word “nil” is defined as “nothing, naught, zero, having no value or existence.”

The letters “NIL” have an altogether different meaning in these days of pay-for-play in what used to be “amateur” athletics.

“NIL” for those who don’t necessarily pay close attention to sports, stands for “Name, Image and Likeness.”

There was a time when only professional athletes could sell their NIL for real dollars and cents. College athletes and even Olympians were considered amateurs in the strictest sense of the word.

If a college football coach so much as bought a ham sandwich for a high school recruit, he’d have been kicked out of the profession and the school banned from the Rose Bowl for decades. Of course, that’s if they got caught. And sometimes you had to buy a whole bunch of ham sandwiches before anyone noticed.

Jim Thorpe, perhaps the greatest athlete of all time, was eventually stripped of two gold medals (pentathlon and decathlon) from the 2012 Olympic Games in Stockholm when it was discovered he had played a bit of minor league baseball in North Carolina in 1909 and 1910. (In 1983, 30 years after his death, the medals were reinstated.)

Now, of course, virtually every Olympic athlete is a professional who is ready, able and willing to be compensated without limit.

In the last few years, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has dropped its nonsensical opposition to college athletes receiving name, image and likeness contracts. As if it had the authority to ban such payments in the first place.

When I was fortunate enough to be given a spot on the UC Davis tennis team several decades ago, my teammates and I each received one pair of shoes, two tennis rackets (one for your left hand and one for your right), a pair of shorts, a game-day shirt and a practice shirt. We had to do our own laundry.

On the road we were granted $7.75 a day for meals and slept four to a room, sometimes on the floor.

One time we all pooled our meal money and donated it to what we thought was a worthy cause, creating a ruckus that reverberated all the way to the state capitol building in Sacramento.

“That was state money. They had no right to use it that way,” cried one critic.

At one point we were afraid Gov. Reagan was going to shut down the whole campus as punishment for our inappropriate behavior, but he eventually left Sacramento and was

See NIL, Page B7

Aggies’ Weidler building her name

Enterprise staff

Brianna Weidler is only a sophomore.

But the UC Davis long distance runner is on pace to stardom was nearly as fast as her training intervals. The winner of three championships in one calendar athletic year, Weidler went toe the line in the women’s 5,000-meter race at the NCAA Championship meet on Saturday evening in Austin, Texas.

In a year that started with the individual Big West cross country title and the first appearance by an Aggie at the NCAA National Championship since 2008, Weidler has enjoyed a recordbreaking sophomore campaign.

“As we head into the NCAA Championship, I know Bri is prepared for any style of racing and has a wonderful opportunity to finish her season on the biggest platform,” said UCD head cross country coach and distance coach Emma Petersen. “I’m so very proud of her and everything she is doing to put the name UC Davis out there.”

The first title of the season came on Oct. 29 when Weidler blew past the

entire Big West Conference field by over 20 seconds to cross the finish line at 19 minutes, 28.6 seconds at the Agriculture Operations course at Riverside.

Just a couple months later, Weidler was atop the podium again, winning the 3,000m at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship meet with a time of 9:34.27. The 3,000 was just her third time running that distance on the oval in her career.

“Bri is a model of consistency,” Petersen said. “It’s hard enough to be the number one woman on our team, let alone the entire conference, over different distances and surfaces. Her year can only be described as magical. Her conference winning time at the Big West cross country meet was the fastest time ever ran by a Big West athlete. Her one and only indoor race was a 3,000m PR to run away from the MPSF field.”

All the miles logged, and grueling training did not deter the Temecula native. She flourished under the plan of See WEIDLER, Page B7

BaseBall

Blue Devils’ diamond named after Ariola

By Henry Krueger Enterprise correspondent

When reflecting on his time coaching the Davis High baseball team, Dan Ariola always takes the opportunity to credit assistants, players and community members.

But this time around, it will be difficult for Ariola to redirect the spotlight onto someone else. That’s because starting next season, the Blue Devils baseball team will play home games at Dan Ariola Field, recently named in honor of the former skipper.

Ariola was informed of the news by DHS volleyball head coach Julie Crawford while the two were working the school’s lunchtime intramural program.

Crawford handed Ariola an envelope with the announcement.

“I opened it up and I was really touched when I read it,” Ariola said.

Ariola’s managerial career stretches back to when he was 16 years old and a sophomore at DHS. After learning his Babe Ruth League team did not have a coach, he offered to take the position.

He was given the job and coached in the Babe Ruth League for 10 years before taking over his alma mater’s junior varsity team in 1988.

Ariola was promoted to run Davis’ varsity program in 1997, a position he held until his retirement in 2019. In 24 seasons as the varsity head coach, his teams won a total of 474 games, eight Delta League championships and three Division I Sac-Joaquin Section titles.

“My teams had to buy into making this a special program and winning and

being competitive, and so they all did,” Ariola said. “They were great players and they won a lot of big games.”

One of those players was Ariola’s son, John, who played under his dad at the varsity level for three seasons. John was a part of the 2012 and 2013 teams that finished atop the Delta League and a senior member of the 2014 squad that won the section.

“He’s a selfless leader,” John said of his dad. “He cared about his players both on and off the field, and he knew how to inspire his players and get the best out of his teams. His knowledge of the game and how to build and coach a winning team and lead is something that’s very rare and something that very few coaches have.”

But more than anything, John said his dad’s passion for the school and the town motivated his players to give their all.

“With my dad, it didn’t matter who we were playing, we always expected to win,” John said. “There was a real pride playing baseball at Davis High. He made it a real honor to be a Blue Devil and represent the great town of Davis.”

The senior Ariola’s love for Davis is mostly derived from its close-knit community and its unconditional support of high school athletics.

“The community has been able to get behind all of our sports programs, whether it’s baseball, soccer, basketball or football,” Ariola said. “That’s what’s special about Davis.”

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UC Davis’ Brianna Weidler (10) is off and running in the women’s 5,000-meter race at the NCAA West Preliminary Round at Sacramento State on May 27.

Dan Ariola stands near the home dug out on the diamond that come spring 2024 and beyond, the field will bear his name of Dan Ariola Field.

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Dan Ariola throws during batting practice at DHS in 2016. During his years as the DHS baseball head coach, Ariola racked up 474 wins, eight Delta League championships and three SacJoaquin Section Division I titles.

Global warming comes home

By LLeweLLyn King

Special to The Enterprise

The smoke from wildfires in Canada that has drifted down to the United States, choking New York and Philadelphia with their worst air quality in history and blanketing much of the East Coast and the Midwest, may be a harbinger for a long, hot, difficult summer across the nation.

It could easily be the summer when the environmental crisis, so easily dismissed as a preoccupation of woke greens and the Biden administration, moves to center stage. It could be when America, in a sense, takes fright. When we realize that global warming is not a will-or-won’t-it-happen issue like Y2K at the turn of the century.

Instead, it is here and now, and it will almost immediately start dictating living and working patterns.

In an extraordinary move, Arizona has limited the growth in some subdivisions in Phoenix. The problem: not enough water. Not just now but going forward. The floods and the refreshing of surface impoundments like Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the nation’s largest reservoirs, haven’t solved the crisis.

All along the flow of the Colorado River, aquifers remain seriously depleted. One good, rainy season, one good snowpack may recharge a dam, but it doesn’t replenish the aquifers, which hydrologists say have been systematically depleting for years.

An aquifer isn’t just an underground river that runs generally after rainfall. It takes years to recharge these great groundwater systems. These have been paying the price of overuse for years; across Texas and all the way to the Imperial Valley in California, unseen damage has been done.

It isn’t just water that looms as a crisis for much of the nation, there is also the sheer unpredictability of the weather.

I talk regularly with electric and gas utility company executives. When I asked them what keeps them awake at night, they used to respond, “Cybersecurity.” Recently, they have said, “The weather.”

This year, we are entering the storm season with unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Atlantic and the Pacific. The sad conclusion is that these will signal exaggerated and very damaging weather activity across the country.

The utilities have been hardening their systems, but electricity is uniquely affected by the weather. The dangers for the electricity industry are multiple and all affect their customers. Too much heat and the air conditioning load gets too high. Too much wind and power lines come down. Too much rain and substations flood, poles snap and there is a crisis from a neighborhood to a region.

There is another threat the electric supply system will face this summer if the weather is chaotic: overzealous politics and regulation.

The electric utilities are most identified in the public mind with climate change. The public discounts the myriad industrial processes as well as the cars, trucks, bulldozers, trains and ships that lead to the discharge of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Instead, it is utilities that have a target pinned to them.

A bad summer will lead to bad regulatory and bad political decisions regarding utilities.

Foremost are likely to be new attacks on natural gas and its supply chain, from the well, through the pipes, into the compressed storage, and ultimately to combustion turbines.

At this time, natural gas — about 60 percent cleaner than coal — is vital to keeping the lights on and the nation running when the wind isn’t blowing or the sun has set or is obscured.

The energy crisis that broke out in the fall of 1973 and lasted to the mid-1980s was characterized by silly overreactions. First among these was the Fuel Use Act of 1978, which removed pilot lights on gas stoves and even threatened the eternal flame at Arlington National Cemetery.

It also accelerated the flight to coal because, extraordinarily, that was the time of the greatest opposition to nuclear power — from the environmental communities.

This summer may be a wakeup for climate change and how we husband our resources. But wild overreaction won’t quiet the weather.

Llewellyn King is the executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

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California water rights at risk

When California imposed its firstever regulation on the extraction of water from underground aquifers in 2014, it gave environmental groups a landmark victory in their decades-long effort to overhaul water use laws.

It was also a political setback for farmers, who are California’s major water users and have depended on wells to irrigate their crops as increasingly frequent droughts reduce surface water in rivers and reservoirs.

However, while groundwater regulation ended one front in California’s neverending political and legal battles over allocation of water, it merely set the stage for an even bigger conflict over surface water rights, particularly those pre-dating 1914, when the state first began controlling diversions.

Just months after the groundwater regulation’s enactment, with drought still gripping the state, the water rights battle was joined when the state Water Resources Control Board attempted to curtail diversions by some pre-1914 rights holders.

The board accused a small water system on the southern edge of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Byron-Bethany Irrigation District, of ignoring its curtailment

Teachable moments

order and continuing to take water from the Delta for 13 days.

“We are a test case,” ByronBethany’s manager, Rick Gilmore, said at the time. “I think this has become a larger issue. I think the water board wants to use this as a precedent so they can start to gain more control over senior water right users.”

An immediate confrontation was averted, but the underlying conflict continued and last year the state court of appeal declared that the board lacked emergency curtailment authority over senior rights holders.

Meanwhile, 2022 saw another clash involving another small water agency that ignored curtailment orders on the Shasta River a few miles south of the Oregon border. The Shasta River Water Association’s farmers and ranchers continued to tap the river and later paid small fines.

The court decision and the

As a teacher, I had many teachable moments that were unplanned but necessary. I do hope the teacher from Birch Lane whose students decorated the street crossing with chalk, took time for a teachable moment after the art was removed. We teachers are human and make mistakes. Those mistakes are perfect for teachable moments in our classrooms.

John Clark Davis

Rainbow crosswalks

Rainbow sidewalks bring me joy each June when they appear…and a twinge of regret as they fade. The claim that they endanger folks is manifestly absurd.

As both a rabid pedestrian (minimum eight miles per day) and a senior citizen, I am a member of two of the groups purportedly at risk. I suppose that makes me “intersectional,” with double standing to

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Shasta River case fired up a long-standing drive by environmental groups to reduce diversions that damage wildlife habitat, contending that pre-1914 rights reflect exploitive and even racist 19th century attitudes incompatible with climate change and 21st century societal mores.

Water rights reformers have pressed the board to aggressively invoke the “public trust doctrine” of California water law and the state constitution’s declaration that water use must be reasonable.

Despite its clashes over curtailment orders, the water board has been reluctant to engage in a sweeping political and legal war. It did, however, underwrite research by UC Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment on the powers needed to curtail diversions during droughts.

The resulting report, issued in April, declared that “the state needs to implement curtailments on a regular basis, not only in times of extreme crisis. Routine curtailments already happen in other western states. California cannot afford to remain an outlier.”

Not surprisingly, three bills

refute objections to the painted intersections. A pedestrian’s learning curve includes awareness that crosswalks are in general too often ignored by drivers, but rainbows (and this year’s cool trans addition) make them more obvious, no?

The lone protestor cited by The Enterprise claims to “want to support gays and lesbians,” yet feels she must point out a “danger” that our police chief calls nonexistent. How disingenuous is that?

During Pride Month, I cross Russell Boulevard with vicarious pride: I have many friends who have finally earned the right to marry, decades after my husband and I tied the knot. I feel proud to know them — and proud of all the other worthy people who have fought and are still fighting the righteous fight.

Adrienne Austin-Shapiro Davis

Point of doctrine

Thank you for the column Yolo Prays in the Enterprise. It is a wonderful addition to the newspaper. The June 4 article,

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U.S. Senate

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3841; email: https://www. feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/ e-mail-me

Sen. Alex Padilla, 112 Hart Senate Office

Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202224-3553; email: https://www.padilla. senate.gov/contact/contact-form/

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Rep. Mike Thompson, 268 Cannon Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515; 202225-3311. District office: 622 Main Street, Suite 106, Woodland, CA 95695; 530-753-5301; email: https:// https:// mikethompsonforms.house.gov/contact/

Governor Gov. Gavin Newsom, State Capitol, Suite 1173, Sacramento, CA 95814; 916-4452841; email: https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/ gov40mail/

have been introduced in the Legislature to give the water board the authority suggested in the UC Berkeley study, pitting water rights reformers against agricultural and municipal water agencies.

Although advocates contend that the bills would merely give the water board much-needed managerial tools, a coalition of water districts and agricultural groups see them as a prelude to the wholesale abrogation of their water rights. The board could gain the “potential to strip public agencies of water rights that have been used to sustain communities for decades,” with decrees of “arbitrary outcomes,” they wrote in an opposition letter.

All three measures, Assembly Bill 1337, Assembly Bill 460 and Senate Bill 389, survived initial floor votes but the political battle is just beginning. Their fate could rest in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s hands as powerful interests clash over a bedrock issue –who prevails when there’s not enough water to meet all demands.

— CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more stories by Dan Walters, go to Commentary.

“Origins of the Eucharist,” is in need of correction regarding the consecrated host in the Catholic tradition. Transubstantiation, mentioned in the first paragraph, means the substance of the bread and wine have been changed into the substance of the Body and Blood of Christ. (#1374-1376, #1413, Catechism of the Catholic Church) It is not symbolic.

Rita Schupp Davis

Cite your sources

In Sunday’s paper, Page 8, Yolo Prays column I question the writer, who quotes Jesus, “take ye, and eat: This is my body, which shall be delivered for you: this do for the commemoration of me.” In like manner ... Later in the column it is explained that Jesus explained to the disciples how the bread was a symbol ... I cannot find the chapter and verse in my bible for Jesus’ explaining his words as you say. Also, How do you explain John 6:53-58?

Nina Marshall Davis

Misinformation, misbranding and mischief

The skincare industry is worth big money, an estimated $171.7 billion globally and $21 billion in the U.S. (Statista) Skincare companies spend roughly $3 billion globally and $360 million in the US on advertising alone. (Bandt)

Advertising in the skincare industry is a give and take between the wants and needs of manufacturers and consumers.

Market reports and forecasts allow companies to decide what types of products to make to meet consumer demand and what aspects of their existing products to emphasize so that they sell, regardless of whether they meet consumer needs. As market reports cost thousands of dollars to access, the quotes below are my excerpts from a free online skincare market forecast. https://www.marketdataforecast.com/market-reports/ skincare-market

The market is driven by consumer interests…

The younger generation is more interested in skin-brightening treatments, toners, and scrubs, while the elder generation is more interested in wrinkle creams and cracked heels…Furthermore, as people become increasingly aware of the detrimental effects of prolonged sun exposure, demand for sunscreen lotions and creams is increasing.

…Furthermore, as public awareness of animal rights grows, consumers' preferences are shifting toward vegan components made completely of plantbased goods. As a result, market participants are working on

developing vegan products to attract more customers and enhance income.”

…And by manufacturers who advertise and push to create new markets, in this case, creating a market for men’s grooming products…

Furthermore, increased consumer knowledge of skincare products has been boosted by increased awareness of grooming goods for men, significant advertising campaigns by manufacturers, and the digitization trend. As a result of these circumstances, male end customers have raised their desire for products like fairness creams and aftershave creams.

And, ironically, but not surprisingly, “some of the most significant stumbling blocks to market expansion” are problems caused by regular use of the products that one hopes to avoid by regular use of the products, Regular use of cosmetic products for an extended period can harm the skin, causing irritation, redness, burning sensations, discolouration, and skin cell aging.

Furthermore, due to specific components that are not good for the individual, a few products might cause allergic responses and the

development of pimples. Excessive use can potentially lead to serious problems, such as skin cancer and melanoma.”

Remember, anyone can put anything in a jar and legally sell it as a cosmetic, and they frequently do. The cost of goods is low, the markups are high. It’s all about marketing.

Moreover, to lend credibility, they may claim their products are “FDA-approved” or “clinically tested.” The FDA states, "As part of the prohibition against false or misleading information, no cosmetic may be labeled or advertised with statements suggesting that FDA has approved the product." Clinical testing of cosmetics usually refers to in-house studies that are incredibly small (30-40 people), short term (hours to weeks), and focused on subjective outcomes (the look and feel of skin as judged by the participant) that forward the manufacturers’ goal of selling anything to anybody at any cost.

The skincare industry creates trends and markets to exploit, and, having created a trend, creates and markets new products to address the effects of the predecessor. For example, exfoliate and thin your skin, then use voguey hyaluronic acid to plump it back up artificially and temporarily.

Regarding the trendy use of crystals in skincare products, “Before any youth preservationists go trading laser treatments for chunks of hematite, know that crystals have not been

proven to have medical benefits.”

Caroline Tell, The New York Times

Crystals may provide the much sought-after “glow” that, in the beauty industry, is a surrogate for beautiful skin. If your skin glows because myriad tiny crystals in these cosmetics are reflecting light, is your skin truly beautiful, and if the “glow”can be wiped off, is it worth the trouble?

Crystals indeed are precious stones; even their dusts cost you a bundle, but they are stones; they’re rocks. Diamond dust is used to cut, sand and etch granite, quartz and other stone, among many other industrial applications. And, certainly, rocks are organic and natural, but I cannot imagine being expected to pay, or to be paid, as any part of some artifice, some artificial and contrived construct to rub or have rocks rubbed on anybody’s face. That seems awfully odd and oddly awful. Why would anyone reasonably and willingly ever choose to pay big money to rub rocks into their own face? Seriously?

Speaking of sanding your face, exfoliation sloughs off dry skin cells; that’s the intent of mechanical and chemical exfoliation and chemical peels, to reveal the fresh, younger skin underneath. But, you have a finite number of skin stem cells, the cells responsible for creating your skin, so the more frequent and harder you exfoliate, the faster you use up your skin stem cells. Then you’re stuck with paper thin, fragile skin for the rest of your life.

Fads and marketing ploys come and go (Remember parabens? Now, how about hyaluronic acid?), but human skin and metabolic processes remain the same.

If it’s novel, counterintuitive or even bizarre, as in all things, do your own research, sourcing bona fide accurate information from trusted sources.

If it seems crazy, it might be, but it could be revolutionary, evolutionary, clever marketing, outright lies, a scam, or even dangerous. In any case, make sure. (Read my February Op Ed, “Choosing skin care for health”.) https://www.davisenterprise.com/feature/features/ rebecca-lobo-choosing-skincarefor-health/

If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.

Even if the claims are true, what’s the short-term benefit and long-term cost?

Read the ingredients. Do the math. What’s the cost per unit of what you want, and, importantly, what’s the cost incurred by all the extra junk?

Invest in long-term health, not short-term appeasement of costly vanity.

Your skin, your health, your quality of life, and your life depend on your choices.

Develop a thick, but healthy, skin. Be yourself now. Be beautiful forever.

— Rebecca “Bexi” Lobo, Ph.D., is a nutritional biologist and biochemist.

I-80 expansion undermines Davis’ climate future

By Stephen Wheeler and Alan Hirsch

Special to The Enterprsie

Davis recently spent several years preparing a new Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP). But ironically the single most important action the city could take to reduce its future greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions wasn’t in the plan at all. It’s to prevent Caltrans from widening I-80 between Dixon and Sacramento.

Stopping I-80 expansion is also likely to be the single most important action the city could take to hold down future housing prices. If the freeway is widened, over the next decade perhaps 10,000 households with jobs in Sacramento will think they can move to Davis and drive to work. Many others will decide to commute from Dixon or Vacaville. This phenomenon is known as “induced demand,” and as my UC Davis colleagues Jamey Volker, Amy Lee and Susan Handy have shown, is consistently underplayed in transportation models and environmental review.

Not solving the problem

Wider freeways don’t fix congestion for long, and instead increase driving and GHGs in the long term, as noted in the well-researched Davis Enterprise article

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of June 4th. The travel forecast model developed by the UC Davis Institute for Transportation Studies (and accepted by Caltrans) estimates that the I-80 freeway widening will generate enough new motor vehicle travel (roughly 178 million miles a year) to equal the amount from a new auto-centric city the size of Winters.

The freeway expansion comes in the guise of a “Yolo 80 Managed Lanes Project” which the Davis City Council discussed last Tuesday 6/6. Caltrans is conducting environmental review on eight alternatives. However, all but one of them would add lanes, and it is clear that the agency does not view restriping an existing lane for high-occupancy vehicles as a viable alternative.

The simplest, cheapest, and most effective long-term solution to congestion in the I-80 corridor isn’t being studied. That would be to simply add Fastrack to all existing lanes across the causeway and set prices at whatever level is needed to reduce congestion, giving most of the money to public transit which would further reduce driving. One lane could be reserved for transit and carpools, as in the current options. This approach would reduce congestion, raise greater funding for transit, and avoid inducing more sin-

gle-occupant driving. Low-income commuters could be given some sort of equity rebate or low-cost transit pass.

Ignoring climate emergency?

On June 6 Caltrans asked the Davis City Council to allow it to use the city’s infill development projects — which support low-GHG lifestyles — to offset the additional motor vehicle use and GHGs that would be caused by the $300 million I-80 widening. It would give the city an unspecified amount of money to support these development projects — which are already approved and happening—and would count them as “mitigations” for I-80 capacity expansion.

Council members Tuesday night heard more than an hour of public comment which was unanimously against the city letting Caltrans use our city’s infill projects in this way. However, the Council then voted 3-1-1 to sign letters-of-intent to initiate the process with Caltrans.

Councilmember Bapu Vaitla was the lone dissenter. (Mayor Will Arnold recused himself as he works for Caltrans.)

Collaborating with Caltrans on I-80 expansion would undermine the Davis CAAP and negate our city’s own resolution declaring a climate emergency. We

urge the Davis Council to change course on this important issue, and to open discussions with other communities along the I-80 corridor on addressing congestion through smart land use planning, freeway pricing, and transit improvements.

Leaders at all levels should also push Caltrans to improve and finish its “I-80 Comprehensive Multi-modal Corridor Plan” (from the Vallejo bridge into Sacramento County) that seems to have been stuck in a draft stage since January 2022. Our regional agency SACOG, so often invisible and reactive, should step in and negotiate a non-capacity-increasing solution to I-80 congestion. And state leaders, including the Governor’s office, agency heads, and elected representatives, should help Davis get out of the bind that such communities are typically placed in — accepting small hand-outs to play along with large state-driven projects that work against long-term community interests.

Stephen Wheeler is a professor of urban planning and design at UC Davis and the author of Planning for Sustainability and Reimagining Sustainable Cities. A retired CPA, Alan Hirsch is a member of Yolo Mobility, a former board member of ECOS TRAC and Peninsula Rail 2000, and the organizer of the Sacramento Transportation Equity Network.

We need a treaty against using weaponized drones

By Ann Wright Special to The Enterprise

Citizen activism to bring about changes in how brutal wars are conducted is extremely difficult, but not impossible. Citizens have successfully pushed through the United Nations General Assembly treaties to abolish nuclear weapons and to ban the use of landmines and cluster munitions.

Of course, countries that want to continue to use these weapons will not follow the lead of the vast majority of countries in the world and sign those treaties. The United States and the other eight nuclear armed countries have refused to sign the treaty to abolish nuclear weapons. Likewise, the United States and 15 other countries, including Russia and China, have refused to sign the ban on the use cluster bombs. The United States and 31 other countries, including Russia and China, have refused to sign the treaty on the ban on land mines.

However, the fact that “rogue,” war-mongering countries, such as the United States and Russia, refuse to sign treaties that the majority of the countries of the

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world want, does not deter people of conscience and social responsibility from trying to bring these countries to their senses for the sake of the survival of the human species.

We know that we are up against rich weapons manufacturers that buy the favor of politicians in these warmaking nations through their political campaign donations.

Up against these odds, the latest citizen initiative for banning a specific weapon of war will be launched on June 10, 2023 in Vienna, Austria at the International Summit for Peace in Ukraine.

One of the favorite weapons of war of the 21st century has turned out to be weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles. With these automated aircraft, human operators can be thousands of miles away watching from cameras onboard the plane. No human must be on the ground to verify what the operators think they see from the plane which may be thousands of feet above.

As a result of imprecise data

analysis by the drone operators, thousands of innocent civilians in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Syria, Gaza, Ukraine, and Russia have been slaughtered by the Hellfire missiles and other munitions triggered by the drone operators. Innocent civilians attending wedding parties and funeral gatherings have been massacred by drone pilots. Even those coming to aid victims of a first drone strike have been killed in what is called “double tap.”

Many militaries around the world are now following the lead of the United States in the use of killer drones. The U.S. used weaponized drones in Afghanistan and Iraq and killed thousands of innocent citizens of those countries.

By using weaponized drones, militaries don’t have to have humans on the ground to confirm targets or to verify that the people killed were the intended targets. For militaries, drones are a safe and easy way to kill their enemies. The innocent civilians killed can be chalked up as “collateral damage” with seldom an investigation into how the intelligence that led to the killing of the civilians was

created. If by chance an investigation is done, drone operators and intelligence analysts are given a pass on responsibility for extra-judicially assassinating innocent civilians.

One of the most publicized drone strikes on innocent civilians was in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan in August 2021, during the botched U.S. evacuation. After following a white car for hours that intelligence analysts reportedly believed to be carrying a possible ISIS-K bomber, a U.S. drone operator launched a Hellfire missile at the car as it pulled into a small residential compound. At the same moment, seven children raced out to the car to ride the remaining distance into the compound.

While senior U.S. military initially described the deaths of unidentified people as a “righteous” drone strike, as media investigated who was killed by the drone strike, it turned out that the driver of the car was Zemari Ahmadi, an employee of Nutrition and Education International, a California-based aid organization who was making his daily routine of deliveries of materials to various

locations in Kabul.

Over the past 15 years, I have made trips to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and Gaza to talk with families who have had innocent loved ones killed by drone pilots who were operating drones from hundreds if not thousands of miles away. The stories are similar. The drone pilot and the intelligence analysts, generally young men and women in their 20s, misinterpreted a situation that could have been sorted out easily by “boots on the ground.”

But the military finds it easier and safer to kill innocent civilians than put its own personnel on the ground to make on-site evaluations. Innocent people will continue to die until we find a way to stop the use of this weapons system. The risks will increase as AI takes over more and more of the targeting and launch decisions.

The draft treaty is a first step in the uphill battle to rein in long distance and increasingly automated and weaponized drone warfare.

— Ann Wright is a retired U.S. Army Colonel and former U.S. diplomat.

My commencement speech delivered right here

n Editor’s note: Marion is taking the week off. She wrote this column exactly 20 years ago, at graduation.

Last year at this time I wrote that I don’t like to give advice. I must have been lying. This year I’m bursting to deliver a speech to graduates, which is nothing more than advice in a cap and gown.

Perhaps I’m inspired because my son is graduating from high school this year and my daughter from college next year.

I’ve never given myself permission to dish out great quantities of advice, so it pours from me in a jumble, as if I’d been instructed to make soup for the first time and I’m throwing everything in. I hope my morsels will make sense.

Good evening, graduates. This is an important moment. I am happy to have this opportunity to speak with you.

Do not believe people who say that the years just after graduation, your late teens and early twenties, will be “the best in your life”. Who wants to start at the pinnacle and tumble downwards for the next 60 years? That’s a depressing thought and, fortunately, inaccurate.

I find that the best years are sprinkled around in a lifetime,

the way they should be, like flowers in a meadow. I’m 56 and still finding them.

In a famous movie, “The Graduate” (1967), a pushy older guy’s advice to the young man consists of one word: “plastics”. My advice is: water. Or land. Or animals.

Look for the part of yourself that connects to something not made by man. For me it is water, rivers in particular. For you, it may be something else. Find your passion for an element of our world. Preserve it.

If you want to keep from looking stupid, don’t be too sure of anything too soon. If long-time traditions such as weddings, funerals and worship services strike you as outmoded, hypocritical, or crazy, keep quiet about it until at least age 40.

Traditions that span multiple cultures, generations, and religions have real meaning, but it takes a while to understand.

Have a place — a box, a file cabinet, whatever — where you save warranties. Also save directions. Be especially certain to save the directions for anything that involves resetting a clock.

(Note: This piece of advice is out-of-date in 2023 thanks to “how to” videos on line.)

Look really good on the day they snap your next driver’s license photo, because after your license is no longer provisional, California will use that mug shot forever.

Don’t be afraid to cry. Whoever taught us that tears are embarrassing was just plain wrong. Tears flow when you care. They flow when you’re happy. They flow when you’re sad. When you cry you show your connection to the world. People who can cry are the lucky ones. Notice that some skills earn money and some skills don’t. This is completely arbitrary. Our society rewards those who heal us, govern us, or run our businesses. Other skills, such as the ones I’m good at, writing and child-rearing, do not pay well. Do not judge success by money. Remember that it’s OK to be

happy, even if other people are not. I know this is kind of a 60’s issue, and maybe not applicable anymore, but I used to feel guilty when I was happy because other people were hungry or living in a war zone.

Now I believe that it’s OK to be happy because happiness is communicable. One way to fight human misery is with human happiness, and if you happen to have a large portion of the good stuff, don’t hide it under a barrel. Happiness gives you the energy to do good things.

Always eat hearty while traveling, because calories consumed on vacation don’t count. (This idea didn’t originate with me. Nor have I proven it, but I want to believe.)

You’re coming of age in an era when you can decide when to have children. Don’t space them one or two years apart because it’s hell to have two kids in diapers. Don’t have them three years apart because they’ll spend most of their time in different schools and you’ll spend most of your time in carpools.

Don’t have them four years apart because they’ll graduate from high school and college in the same year, and you can’t celebrate both at once. Don’t have

them five or more years apart because they won’t have enough in common.

Don’t have just one child.

(Most of life’s dilemmas go like this.)

You’ll learn more than you could ever dream of from your children, but I also recommend another source. When I was young, most of my friends were straight and Caucasian, like I was. Thank goodness, I later acquired friends of all races as well as friends who are lesbian or gay. Some of the most valuable insight comes from people who have struggled with being outside the mainstream. They watch our society in a different way. They acquire profound knowledge. Listen to them.

Graduates, you belong to another group we don’t listen to enough: young people.

But you are special. Because you are my children, playmates of my children, and future companions of my children, I have tried my best to listen to you.

I will always have a tender spot in my heart for your generation.

I wish you a wonderful life..

— Marion Franck has lived in Davis for more than 40 years. Reach her at marionf2@gmail. com.

June and its complexities for foster youths

By Colleen Campbell Special to the Enterprise

As we welcome the warmth of June, I’m reminded by the beautiful rainbows throughout out county that it’s more than just the start of summer. It’s also national Pride month, a time to focus on the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ youths in foster care.

According to Childwelfare.gov, LGBTQ+ youths are overrepresented in the foster care system, often resulting from family rejection or lack of understanding.

Our own work echoes these findings, reinforcing the need to address LGBTQ+ related issues during CASA trainings.

Consider the confusion and heartache experienced by a young person questioning their sexuality, feeling rejected, and isolated, all while navigating the difficult transition into foster care. It’s an immense burden for any youth to shoulder, underscoring the invaluable role of advocates.

Despite these daunting realities, we remain hopeful. We strive for a world where LGBTQ+ individuals, whether in foster care or not, do not have to grapple with undue adversity. Until that day arrives, we express our deepest gratitude to our tireless advocates and the brave

youths who persistently nudge society towards inclusion and equality.

Thank you for standing with us in this mission. EVERY child and young adult deserves someone by their side as they wade through life’s complexities.

Speaking of life’s complexities, it is also graduation season. For most youths, high school graduation is a normal part of life, but for a foster child, it is an accomplishment that defeats the odds.

According to the US Department of Education, foster youths are more likely than their peers to experience a host of barriers that lead to troubling outcomes, including low academic achievement, grade retention and lower high school graduation rates.

In fact, foster children graduate high school at a lower rate than even children who are identified as disadvantaged … and that rate is less than 50%.

Many of our CASA volunteers play an integral role in helping their foster children to defeat the educational odds. Some even hold the educational rights of their child.

Here is a quote from one of our local volunteers:

“One of my CASA children was moved from a home in one County to a

home in another and the new high school she was attending required more credits than her old school to graduate. Her foster parents were suggesting summer school, but I knew if she didn’t graduate on time, she might not graduate at all.

I researched the issue with the help of the Office of Education and found out that it is the law in California that foster children are held to the state minimum graduation

Blue Devil earns NSF fellowship

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Isabella Chiaravalloti, Davis High School Class of 2016, has received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship this year. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in earth and planetary sciences at Yale University.

The GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSFsupported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. institutions. The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support, including an annual stipend of $37,000 and a cost-ofeducation allowance of $12,000 to the institution.

Chiaravalloti’s proposal was titled, “Basalt Soil Amendments in Agricultural Corn: Effects on

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Nitrous Oxide and Phosphate Cycling.” She graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 2020.

As the oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, the GRFP has a long history of selecting recipients who achieve high levels of success in their future academic and professional careers. The reputation of the GRFP follows recipients and often helps them become life-long leaders that contribute significantly to both scientific innovation and teaching.

Past fellows include numerous Nobel Prize winners, former U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, Google founder Sergey Brin and “Freakonomics” co-author Steven Levitt.

Charlotte Rosendale of Woodland was named to The University of Alabama Presidents List for fall semester 2022.

A total of 12,791 students enrolled during fall semester 2022 at The University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 or the president’s list with an academic record of 4.0. These driven students are making waves across UA’s more than 70 undergraduate programs and 12 colleges and schools.

The UA dean’s and president’s lists recognize fulltime undergraduate students.

—Do you know of someone who has won an award or accomplished something noteworthy? Email it to newsroom@davisenterprise.net.

requirements. My CASA child graduated on time that June. “

This life-changing advocacy is why we do what we do every day, and we’d like to take a moment to thank you—for your financial support—for your volunteer time—for spreading the word. All of these activities matter greatly to our ability to train and retain CASA volunteers for foster children whose lives differ so greatly than our peers.

To drive this point home, read this quote from an aged-out foster youth, “I think I would have graduated (from high school) eventually, but it may have taken a year or year-and-a-half longer because my focus was directed on my brother and not myself.”

A foster youth should not have to have their chances at graduating high school be impeded by the fact that they are playing a mothering role to their

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brother, but this is the reality.

Thank you for helping us improve the odds one child at a time, and please take a moment to think about the foster children among our graduating seniors this weekend… they’ve moved mountains to get there.

To learn more about Yolo County CASA, please visit our website at yolocasa.org.

— Colleen Campbell is the Acting Executive Direc-

For kids in foster care, graduation can be an accomplishment that defeats the odds.

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YOLOlaughs

Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

Charles M. Schulz

Jayson Angove: Bodega

Market

@ 10am Cesar Chavez Plaza, 910 I St, Sacramento

Manos Lindas Acoustic @ Mission Community Market

@ 4pm Mission Community Market, 84 Bartlett St, San Francisco

Lilan Kane: Solo at The Barnes SF

@ 5pm The Barnes San Francisco, 225 Powell St, San Francisco

"Abbale", A Dance-

Theater Memoir

@ 7:30pm / $15 ODC Theater, 3153 17th St, SF

"Beautiful - The Carole

King Musical" @ 7:30pm / $65-$95

UC Davis Health Pavilion, 1419 H Street, Sacramento

Brazilian Artist Guta Galli

Presents "Cup of Tea"

June, 2023

@ 8pm / $25-$28

Brazilian interdisciplinary artist

Guta Galli joins The San Francisco International Arts Festival with her original piece, "Cup of Tea". Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th Street, San Francisco. info@s�af.org, 415399-9554

The Voidz @ 8pm

Great American Music Hall, 859 O'‐farrell St, San Francisco San Francisco International Arts Festival at Brava The‐ater Center - Brava Studio

@ 8pm / $12.50

Brava Theater Center Studio, 2781-24th Street, San Francisco

The Setup @ 9pm / $25

The Palace Theater (The Speakeasy SF), 644 Broadway Street, San Francisco

17th Annual Spine Symposium

@ 8am / $375-$475 Jun 16th - Jun 17th

The UCSF Spine Symposium is an annual two day event emphasizing pioneering trends in diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for patients suffering from spinal disorders. Hilton San Francisco Financial Dis‐trict, 750 Kearny Street, San Fran‐cisco. sari.will@ucsf.edu

Kenya Moses Music @ 5pm Lyon & Swan, 140 Columbus Ave, San Francisco

Michael Longfellow @ 9:45pm / $20.82 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐bus Ave, San Francisco

DJ Peeti-V @ 10pm Parkside Davis, Davis

Sat 6/17

Vallejo June‐teenth Festival & Parade

@ 11am Vallejo’s Annual June‐teenth Festival & Parade, June 17 from 11 am to 5 pm at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, Mare Island Way and Capitol Street. The celebration will feature a parade through down‐town. Martin Luther King Jr Park, 505 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo. aafrc@valle jojuneteenth.com, 707322-5748

Makers Market in the Plaza @ 11am Stop by to enjoy a beautiful day outdoors with live music, great food, and incredible products from local makers! Shop small and sup‐port your community, you won't want to miss this! Broadway Plaza, 1275 Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek. marketing@makersmar ket.us

Father's Day BBQ & Brews @ 11:30am / $25

Bring Dad by for a BBQ ribs com‐petition, brews, and a great day on the waterfront. Mare Island Brew‐ing Co. – Coal Shed Brewery, 850 Nimitz Avenue, Vallejo. max@ mareislandbrewingco.com, 707556-3000

Spirit of Rotary: Equine and Wine by the Shoreline @ 4pm / $75

BBQ, Live Music, Games, Horses, Roping Demonstrations, Wine, and more. SpiritHorse Therapeutic Rid‐ing Center of the San Francisco Bay Area, Wetlands Edge Road, American Canyon. d5847y@ aol.com, 707-396-0504

Multi-Talented Artist Dee Spencer Presents The BluesFem Project: Smile Orange June, 2023

@ 5pm / $25-$28

Multi-Talented Artist Dee Spencer Joins the San Francisco Interna‐tional Arts Festival and presents her program, "The BluesFem Pro‐ject: Smile Orange". Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th Street, San Fran‐cisco. info@s�af.org, 415-399-

9554

The Magic of Taylor Hughes: Taylor Hughes Live @ the Loft @ 7pm Magic Fusion Show, 1001 Heav‐enly Village Way #50, South Lake Tahoe

The Last Supper Season End Celebration @ 8pm / Free LSP Season End Celebration Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th Street, San Francisco. info@s�af.org, 415399-9554

Bomba Fried Rice: Porrofest @ 7pm Delta of Venus, 122

B St, Davis

Dance Through Time & Nash Baroque Present "Pulcinella's Dream" June, 2023 @ 7pm / $25-$28

Historical dance company Dance

Through Time & chamber ensemble

Nash Baroque joins The San Fran‐cisco International Arts Festival with their production, "Pulcinella's

Dream". Joe Goode Performance Group, 401 Alabama Street, San Francisco. info@s�af.org, 415-399-

9554

The Magic of Taylor Hughes: Taylor Hughes

Live @ the Loft

@ 7pm Magic Fusion Show, 1001 Heav‐enly Village Way #50, South Lake Tahoe

Harriet Potter and the Enchanted Tassel: A

Burlesque Parody

@ 7:30pm / $35-$69

Jun 16th - Jun 24th

Ready your wands and study your spells! It’s time to enter the wizard‐ing world of Harriet Potter and the Enchanted Tassel:A Burlesque Parody Great Star Theater, 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco. management@greatstartheater.org, 415-735-4159

The Paranoyds

@ 8pm Great American Music Hall, 859 O'‐farrell St, San Francisco

Blake Mills

@ 8pm August Hall, 420 Mason St, San Francisco

Las Fenix @ 2pm Terrenos de la Feria de Vallejo, 900 Fair‐grounds Dr, Vallejo los del limit @ 2pm Terrenos de la Feria de Vallejo, 900 Fairgrounds Dr, Vallejo San Francisco International Arts Festival at Brava Theater CenterBrava Cabaret @ 2pm / $12.50 Brava Theater Center- Brava Cabaret, 2781 24th St, San Fran‐cisco Dos Bandoleros @ 5pm American Bites, 478 Green St, San Francisco

The Magic of Taylor Hughes: Taylor Hughes Live @ the Loft @ 7pm Magic Fusion Show, 1001 Heav‐enly Village Way #50, South Lake Tahoe

Snarky Puppy: Stern Grove Festival

Erykah Badu: Un‐follow Me Tour with Yasiin Bey @ 7:30pm / $43.95-$133.95 Golden 1 Center, 500 David J Stern Walk, Sacra‐mento Yasiin Bey @ 7:30pm Golden 1 Center, 500 David J Stern Walk, Sacramento

Erykah Badu @ 7:30pm Golden 1 Center, 500 David J Stern Walk, Sacramento

Alex Ramon "Magic" @ 8pm / $46.83 Harveys Cabaret at Harveys Lake Tahoe, 18 Hwy 50, Stateline MARBLED EYE @ 8:30pm Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco

Wizard Of Oz @ 2pm American Conservatory Theatre, 405 Geary Street, San Francisco

Greg Cerrone at French Fete de la Musique @ 5pm Outside Lands Music Festival, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

An Echo in the City K.X. Song @ The Avid Reader @ 6pm We are thrilled to host de‐but author K.X. Song for the launch of her young adult novel, "An Echo in the City". This event will take place at The Avid Reader: 617 2nd St. in Downtown Davis. The Avid Reader Bookstore, 617 2nd Street, Davis. hello@ avidreaderbooks.com, 530-758-4040 Destroy Boys @ 7pm Neck Of the Woods, 406 Clement St, San Francisco

"In the Heights" @ 7:30pm / Free Lesher Center for the Arts - Mar‐garet Lesher Theatre, 1601

Alive & Well Productions and Annie Kahane Present "Meeting #7" Joe Good Annex, June 2023

@ 8pm / $21-$24

Alive & Well Productions and An‐

nie Kahane present "Meeting #7".

Annie Kahane stars in this onewoman show, a satirical multi-me‐dia project. Joe Goode Perfor‐mance Group, 401 Alabama Street, San Francisco. info@s�af.org, 415399-9554

Mommy Queerest- Kat Evasco @ 8:30pm / $25

In Mommy Queerest, a young pinay’s world is shattered when it dawns on her that both she and her mother are lesbian. Theatre of Yu‐gen at NOHspace, 2840 Mariposa Street, San Francisco. info@ s�af.org, 415-399-9554

Thu 6/22

HOLO @ 9:30pm The Park Ultra Lounge, 1116 15th St, Sacramento DJ Justin James @ 10pm Emporium SF - Arcade Bar Venue, 616 Divisadero St, San Francisco

Julian Loida @ 12pm Manny’s, 3092 16th St, San Fran‐cisco

Grupo Mojado @ 6:30pm Scottish Rite Center, 6151 H Street, Sacramento

Lilan Kane @ 6:30pm Regiis Ova Caviar & Champagne Lounge, 6480 Washington St, Yountville ADC 30th

mance @ 7pm / $20

Join us for a collection of nine amazing dances per‐formed by the students of Applegate Dance Com‐pany and Applegate Dance Studio. Richard Brunelle Performance Hall, 315 West 14th Street, Davis. adc@apple gatedance.com, 530-3045266

Ragged Jubilee + Burning

Curtains + Meredith Edgar @ 7pm Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St, San Francisco

"More or Less" @ 8pm / $10 Bayfront Theater, 2 Marina Blvd At Buchanan St, Fort Mason Center Building B - 3rd Floor, San Fran‐

cisco

Lurid @ 8pm Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St, Sacra‐mento

Rinzen @ 9pm

LowBrau, 1050 20th St, Sacra‐mento

older. Saint Anthony Catholic Church, 511 West Main Street, Winters. den ropro@gmail.com, 707-249-7975

Durbin: PRIVATE

EVENT, Napa

Time Featuring: Tasha, Naomi, TAYA, Katie, Tamela @ 6pm / $30 The Masonic, 1111 California Street, San Francisco

30th Anniversary

Performance @ 6:30pm / $20 Join us for a collection of nine amazing dances performed by the students of Applegate Dance Company and Applegate Dance Studio. Richard Brunelle Perfor‐mance Hall, 315 West 14th Street, Davis. adc@applegatedance.com, 530-304-5266

SAM REIDER, JIM CAMPI‐LONGO, SCOTT AMEN‐DOLA, JOSH THURSTONMILGROM Quartet @ The Stow Lake Boasthouse @ 7:30pm Stow Lake Boathouse, 50 Stow Lake Dr E, San Francisco

Comedy Night at the Valencia Room @ 8pm / $15

The Valencia Room, 647 Valencia St, San Francisco

"The Secret Garden" @ 11am / $15

Children's Creativity Museum, 221 4th Street, San Francisco

Second Bite: the Wisdom of the Apple, technofeminist immersive art at the Internet Archive in SF. @ 12pm / Free

A unique fusion of technology and gender, Second Bite: The Wisdom of the Apple is a large-scale im‐mersive art installation showcas‐ing women and female experiences from around the world and across time Internet Archive, 300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco. info@sec ondbite.net, 530-205-3047

"The Silly Sunday Family Show": Improvised Fairy Tales @ 12:30pm / Free-$5 Bayfront Theater, 2 Marina Blvd At Buchanan St, Fort Mason Center Building B - 3rd Floor, San Fran‐cisco

"The Secret Garden" @ 2pm / $15

Sun 6/18

DJ Patrick @ 9pm Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St, San Francisco The

Wendy DeWitt Queen of Boogie Woogie: With Steve Fruend Band @ 9:30pm The Saloon, 1232 Grant ave, San Francisco

Rock the Ride, Napa Valley

- Bene�t Bike Ride and Walk in support of Gun

Violence Prevention @ 8am / $30 Rock the Ride USA was created as a way to use our voices (and our feet) to raise

Children's Creativity Museum, 221 4th Street, San Francisco ADC 30th Anniversary Dance Performance @ 2pm / $20 Join us for a collection of nine amazing dances performed by the students of Applegate Dance Company and Applegate Dance Studio. Richard Brunelle Perfor‐mance Hall, 315 West 14th Street, Davis. adc@applegatedance.com, 530-304-5266

"The Road to Mecca" @ 2pm / $12.50 Z Below, 470 Florida Street, San Francisco Los Tucanes De Tijuana en Sacramento, CA [Junio 25] @ 8pm Heart Health Park, 1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento Zoe FitzGerald Carter: Lyon & Swan @ 8pm Lyon & Swan, 140 Columbus Ave, San Francisco

Is money building up the PGA?

This past week’s blockbuster announcement that the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian government were joining forces hinged on one central theme: Money.

A whole bunch of it. Two to three billion dollars’ worth, as was reported in the Athletic.

Money the PGA Tour desperately needed to, believe it or not, remain in business. Strange as that sounds.

As most everyone is aware, roughly a year ago, Saudi Arabia launched LIV Golf, designed (in the Saudis’ minds) to compete against the PGA Tour.

LIV, propped up by the unlimited monies the Saudis had (and will continue to have) signed star golfers to mega-contracts that the PGA Tour could never have matched.

Unknown then but not so now, the PGA Tour realized it could not continue to fight the Saudi government on any front.

It was almost like the tune, “Know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em.”

Realizing this, the Tour took the money. It lost in the court of public opinion,

because the idea of a U.S.-based sports organization doing any kind of business with Saudi Arabia is unspeakable to many people.

Yet, in the long run, the Tour wins. It got the only commodity that matters.

Did someone say money? In quantities that will likely never run out?

Thought so.

Because behind what takes place in any professional sport, the root element is, always has been and always will be — money.

n Belated congratulations to San Jose Sharks broadcaster Dan Rusanowsky. He’ll be inducted shortly into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

He’s been the team’s radio voice since

NIL: Time to endorse typewriters?

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never heard from again.

Now the question is whether high school athletes should be able to market their name, image and likeness, just like the big shots in college and professional sports.

The simple answer:

Why the heck not?

If a Davis High art student produced a painting so spectacular that it sold for a million dollars, no one would question that she or he should be able

to pocket the proceeds.

Why should high school athletes be treated any differently?

If the local chicken fingers joint wants to give the starting quarterback and his buddies free Texas Toast every time he throws a touchdown pass, so be it.

On what authority would anyone have a right to stop this?

Because the kid is in high school?

For that matter, a Little Leaguer or a youth soccer

star or a six-year-old swim sensation should be able to scoop up all the cash the market will bear.

What does age have to do with any of this?

If a 90-year-old can profit from NIL, so, too, should a nine-year-old.

As for me, if SmithCorona wants me to endorse a comeback for manual typewriters, I’m all in.

But first they’ll have to get past my agent.

— Contact Bob Dunning at bdunning@ davisenterprise.net.

the Sharks entered the NHL in 1992-93.

n Saw an item the other day stating that people who are bilingual stand a better chance of avoiding alzheimer’s disease than those who speak just one language.

Now they tell us.

n Among its many concerns, Major League Baseball’s hierarchy needs to take note of the thousands of empty seats at virtually every big league ball park.

n Further evidence that working remotely is the new world order: There are currently 94 million square feet of unoccupied office space in New York City alone.

n Baseball broadcasters who’ve worked for one team over 50+ years: Vin Scully (Los Angeles Dodgers), Jaime Jarrin (LA Dodgers), Denny Matthews (Kansas City Royals), Bob Uecker (Milwaukee Brewers), Mike Shannon (St. Louis Cardinals) and Marty Brennaman (Cincinnati Reds).

n Among the Power 5 college football conferences, four of them play nine conference games. They include the Big Ten, Pac-12, Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference. The SEC plays 8.

This may come as a revelation to some,

WEIDLER:

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the coaching staff to set a school record in the 5,000m.

In April at the Bryan Clay Invitational, Weidler became just the second Aggie to break the 16-minute mark in the 5,000m when she set the school record with a time of 15:48.57.

She then went on to win the 5,000m title at the Big West Championship and then clocked a 15:49.75 at the NCAA

but the SEC is light years ahead of the other “big boy football” counterparts. The only proof needed is a look at the College Football Playoff participants over the last several years.

Predominantly SEC schools. As for eight conference games as opposed to nine, the SEC sees no need to alter its current scheduling mode.

Frankly, why should they?

n Recommended Father’s Day gift: “Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports” by Bruce Schoenfeld. Available via Amazon, Barnes and Noble or a bookstore near you.

Happy 79th birthday to Boz Scaggs, who came to Northern California from Texas in the late 1960s and has made his home here ever since.

The longtime radio and television color man on UC Davis football broadcasts, Doug Kelly is director of communications for Battlefields2Ballfields and managing general partner of Kelly & Associates. Contact him at DKelly1416@ aol.com.

West Regional to punch her ticket to the national meet.

“Her 5,000m PR set this year was a Big West Conference record, and to put a cherry on top of the year her conference track championship winning time in the 5,000m was a championship record,” Petersen said.

The three championships and the two NCAA appearances are as Coach Petersen explains are ‘Magical.’

ARIOLA: Has coached other sports

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The support of the town was evident during renovations to the baseball field in 2012, with Dave Wampler and Ariola’s dad, Kalman “Kal,” volunteering their efforts to create one of the premier high school facilities in Northern California. The improvements to the stadium included bleachers, a new announcers booth and an improved sound system.

“This field was not built without Dave Wampler,” Ariola said of the former Davis schools trustee. “He was with me from day one through this entire process. My dad was also involved and my whole family. “This field was built by the community.”

While Ariola’s success at Davis is defined by his

work on the baseball diamond, he’s coached other sports at several schools.

He coached three years of junior high girls basketball, a year of seventhgrade boys basketball, two years of freshman boys basketball, one year of JV boys basketball, 10 years of varsity girls basketball and was the athletic director at Holmes Junior High in the early 1990s.

Ariola currently runs the girl’s golf program for the Blue Devils, something he plans to continue despite retiring from Davis as a physical education teacher on Thursday.

At this stage in his coaching career, he finds golf is much less stressful than baseball.

“What I try to do as a (DHS) golf coach is just make sure they are prepared for every situation

that can come up on a golf course,” Ariola said. “You can’t coach during the matches. It’s really enjoyable, but it’s definitely not the grind that baseball is.”

However, no matter what sport Ariola is coaching, his appreciation for the profession has never waned.

“Anyone who has coached high school sports knows it’s a grind,” Ariola said. “You get a little time off here and there, but it’s year round, and in my case, I took care of that field 100% of the time for 24 years. It’s nonstop, but it’s fun and great.”

— Henry Krueger is a Gonzaga University and working as a correspondent for The Enterprise this spring and summer. Follow him on Twitter: @ henrykrveger.

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Former Davis High baseball head coach Dan Ariola (left) and his son John, watch the action during the 2014 season.