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Council ends glyphosate use by city

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Enterprise staff writer The Davis City Council voted unanimously last week to formally end use of pesticides containing glyphosate (like Roundup) in all parks, greenbelts, bike paths and other “high public exposure” areas.

Back in 2017, the council had voted to phase out glyphosate use by the end of 2020 in those locations, but with city staff reporting the phase-out was essentially complete, the council voted to end its use immediately. The chemical can still be used in areas of Davis without public access, such as around the water treatment plant.

The council also voted 4-1 — with Councilman Will Arnold dissenting — to allow the use of a pre-emergent herbicide, Blockade, this spring to begin dealing with an overgrowth of weeds resulting from that glyphosate phase-out.

“With the reduction in the use of pesticides or herbicides we have had some increased complaints related to weed growth,” said Stan Gryczko, director of public works utilities and operations.

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Vote-by-mail ballots go out Monday

BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY

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A BART train runs above single family homes in Albany in July. California lawmakers again rejected a bill that would have led to denser development along public transit routes.

Controversial homebuilding bill fails to pass Legislature in time

BY MATT LEVIN CalMatters Developers, landlords, Facebook, construction unions, the state Chamber of Commerce, Realtors, environmental groups and even the AARP wanted to see the bill pass.

So did big-city mayors including San Francisco’s London Breed and San Jose’s Sam Liccardo. Not to mention Sen. Toni Atkins, Democratic leader of the state Senate, who typically has a pretty big say in which bills make it out of her chamber.

Nonetheless Senate Bill 50, a measure that would have forced cities to allow more mid-rise apartment buildings around public transit and next to some singlefamily homes, failed to get enough votes in the California Legislature

to survive in 2020 before time ran out.

The question now is how Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to meet one of his signature campaign goals: building millions of new homes.

And if cities, anti-gentrification activists and suburban homeowners could stymie the assortment of powerful interests backing that bill, what pro-development policy options are left?

“California’s housing affordability crisis demands our state pass a historic housing production bill,” Newsom said in a statement shortly after the bill was voted down by Democratic and Republican lawmakers.

So what does that housing production bill actually look like?

Here are some options. The governor may not like many of them.

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Gallery offers reward to catch vandal

BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer

Vote-by-mail ballots will begin going out on Monday and absentee voters who do not receive one by Monday, Feb. 10, are encouraged to contact the Yolo County Elections Office.

Registered voters who wish to vote by mail in the March 3 election must request a vote-by-mail ballot by Feb. 25. Applications to vote by mail are on the back of the sample ballot, on the elections office website (www.yoloelections. org) or in person at the county elections office in Woodland.

Meanwhile, “No Party Preference” voters who would like to request a partisan vote-by-mail ballot to vote for presidential candidates in the American Independent, Democratic or Libertarian Party after

Who beheaded the White Light Madonna?

That’s what they want to know at the Pence Art Gallery in downtown Davis, where someone smashed the head off the ceramic-and-tile sculpture in the gallery’s exterior courtyard sometime during the overnight hours of Thursday, Jan. 23.

Gallery director Natalie Nelson announced this week a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the unknown vandal or vandals, whose actions also are prompting the installation of security cameras in the courtyard area of the 212 D St. property.

“It’s just sad,” Nelson said of the damaged sculpture, created by regional artist Donna Billick, which has been on display at the Pence since 2014. “It feels very personal.”

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The governor set a campaign goal of 3.5 million new housing units by 2025 to help relieve the state’s crippling affordability crisis. In his first year in office, California was on pace to permit roughly 120,000 units — nowhere near Newsom’s audacious rate or what experts say is needed to offset rising rents and home prices (final numbers for 2019 are expected soon).

After intervening to help pass a tenant protection bill last year, Newsom vowed to focus on housing production in 2020 — legislation that would make it easier for developers to create new marketrate and low-income housing.

Despite never receiving the governor’s explicit endorsement, backers of the housing-near-transit bill presumed it would serve as the de facto legislative vehicle for the governor’s ambitions.

Countries around the world, including the United States, implemented further precautions against the novel coronavirus as the outbreak’s death toll in China climbed to 304 on Saturday, with more than 14,000 confirmed cases.

There are currently eight confirmed cases of the virus in the U.S., including one in the Bay Area. The outbreak started in Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei province, in December 2019.

On Thursday, the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency due to the public health threat the virus poses. The U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory warning Americans not to travel to China. Delta, United and American Airlines have suspended all flights between the U.S. and mainland China.

On Friday, the Trump administration declared a public health emergency in the United States and announced the U.S. would temporarily bar noncitizens who recently visited China from traveling to the U.S., Some U.S. citizens returning from China have been quarantined.

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Adding insult to injury is the possibility that the vandalism, difficult if not impossible to repair, may not be covered by insurance, Nelson added.

Police told gallery staff there were no other security cameras in the area that night that captured the incident, which occurred sometime after a class ended at the gallery at 10 p.m. Jan. 22 and 8 a.m. the next morning, when the assistant director arrived at work.

Nelson said that’s when she got a phone call informing her that “somebody decapitated the sculpture out here.”

“It looked like it had been hit with a baseball bat,” Nelson said of the damage, which broke the sculpture’s head into about two dozen pieces, scattering them across the courtyard. “They just went flying.”

The gallery has been the target of prior vandalism —

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someone etched a swastika into a window several years ago, for example — “but never the art outside the building,” Nelson said.

Transient activity, including people sleeping outside the building and leaving human waste and drug paraphernalia behind, also has been an ongoing issue.

“We’re probably going to have to get a lock system on our bathrooms,” Nelson said.

“It’s just sad. We want to be open to everybody, but things are changing.”

Meanwhile, Nelson and her colleagues are hoping the newly established reward will encourage witnesses to come forward. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Davis Police Department at 530747-5400.

— Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenterprise. net or 530-747-8048.

Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene

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The White Light Madonna had its head smashed, sending ceramic pieces flying across the Pence Gallery courtyard.

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Briefly Deos campaign sets events The campaign for Linda Deos for Yolo County supervisor has three events coming up.

A house party for Deos will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m Monday, Feb. 3, at the home of Suzanne Mikesell, 1532 Eligio Lane in Mace Ranch. For information and to RSVP, contact Suzanne at suzermike @comcast.net.

A postcard party for Deos will gather from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the home of Douglas Walter and Donna Lemongello, 1606 L St. Space is limited. To RSVP, contact Elizabeth Lasensky at elasensky @gmail.com or 530848-5436 On Wednesday, Feb. 5, another house party for Deos meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the home of Ann Birkhaus, 702 Pamplona Ave. in North Davis. For more information, contact Karen Friis at karen friis7354@gmail.com or 209-304-2639.

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everal years ago in this space I opened by saying, ”In case you hadn’t noticed, today is Super Bowl Sunday, which is billed as the ‘world championship’ of professional football. But the reason this is appearing on Page 2 instead of the sports page is that this is the one sporting event that can claim more nonsports viewers than any other.”

That statement remains true today. In fact, given that the 49ers have returned to the grand stage for the first time in seven years, this year’s Super Bowl battle with the Kansas City Chiefs will be heavily watched in our town and throughout Northern California, even if no one east of the Mississippi has any interest at all in the outcome.

If you are not a football fan, but have been asked to bring sevenlayer bean dip to the neighborhood party, what follows if for you.

It’s a little game we play in our home that keeps the kids interested from the National Anthem through the coin flip to the final gun and the obligatory bath of Gatorade for the winning coach.

What we have is a series of questions that relate directly to the game but don’t require much knowledge about football itself.

Each question has a point value for a correct answer, with swell prizes at the end when the final point totals are tallied.

We let the kids play as one team, answering all questions ahead of

time and them marking them off on a giant posterboard mounted directly above the living room television.

We light a fire in the fireplace, bring out the snacks and settle in for an afternoon of fun with our own version of that time-honored game “Twenty Questions.”

Basically, the alleged adults in our family put their heads together and come up with these questions and the points awarded for each correct answer.

The beauty here is that the kids are all on the same team, rooting for each other instead of against.

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his year’s questions were released last night, which allowed for careful consideration throughout the 12-hour pregame show that begins early Sunday morning.

The coin flip is the question that regularly kicks off this annual contest, offering a chance to earn valuable points before the game even starts.

Believe it or not, this is also a popular wager in Las Vegas,

Library hosts writing contest The Davis Youth Literacy project is holding a “winter writing contest” for children ages 6 to 12 in the Children’s Activity Room at the Stephens Branch Library, 315 E. 14th St., on Monday, Feb. 3, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The children will be asked to write a onepage essay, with awards for first, second and third place to be awarded, winners will be notified in a few weeks.

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presumably because you don’t need to know a lot about the 49ers and Chiefs to have a decent chance of coming up with the correct answer.

Given that there are four kids debating “heads” or “tails,” the possibility of a 2-2 split exists, which teaches them the value of negotiation and compromise, ideals they’ve pretty much given up on after watching the United States Congress in action for the last several years.

Another chance to pick up points before the game starts comes with the length of the Star Spangled Banner. You can bet “over 2 minutes” or “under 2 minutes.”

Trust me, with all eyes glued to the TV and stopwatches running, this is perhaps the most exciting and stress-producing part of the entire telecast. I’m serious. Try it and you’ll see what I mean.

Our kids routinely bet on the “over 2 minutes,” even though the historic average is 1:59.

The last few seconds, as “The land of the free” gets stretched out by whomever has been selected to sing the Anthem, is as intense as any fourth-and-goal with the game on the line.

This year’s game is in Miami, which lends itself to the question “Will 49ers running back Raheem Mostert rush for more yards than the official high temperature in Miami today?

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The “Wildlife Corridors for Flood Escape in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area” project will provide 5 miles of cover for wildlife, such as this black-tailed deer, escaping floods.

Learn about project to create wildlife corridors Within the Yolo Bypass, floodwaters rise from east to west. Wildlife, including deer, furbearers and ground-nesting birds, lack adequate cover to move out of lower areas or to escape aerial predation.

Wildlife in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area are regularly stranded in winter flood events.

Since 2016, the Yolo County Resource Conservation District has been leading a project to improve flood escape for wildlife, implement restoration compatible with agriculture and engage the public. This effort will create five miles of cover for wildlife escaping flood events, enhance yearround habitat for migratory birds, pollinators and other wildlife, provide a public-access demonstration planting, and increase awareness and appreciation of the bypass and its values and functions by holding high school field days and community volunteer stewardship events.

At a Yolo Basin Foundation’s Flyway Nights

speaker series event set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, Heather Nichols will talk about the “Wildlife Corridors for Flood Escape in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area” project.

Nichols has been the executive director for the Yolo County Resource Conservation District since 2014. She oversees the project management of the wildlife corridors project and has been working with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the agricultural lessees in the Yolo Bypass for the past five years. She has been planning and managing conservation projects on Yolo County farms and ranches for more than 10 years.

Flyway Nights events are at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters, 45211 County Road 32B (Chiles Road) in Davis. A $5 donation to support the foundation’s wetland education programs is suggested.

For the complete schedule and more information, visit www.yolo basin.org/flywaynights or call Yolo Basin Foundation at 530-757-3780.

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Beginning with the graduating class of 2020, the Mary Ellen Dolcini Scholarship Foundation will offer higher-education scholarships for graduating high-school seniors of Mexican American heritage.

Graduating seniors in good standing from Davis High School, Martin Luther King High School, Woodland High School and Pioneer High School will be eligible to apply.

The foundation was formed to fulfill the wishes of Dolcini who passed away in 2018. Dolcini was a lifelong resident and career educator in Davis. She left a portion of her estate to provide scholarships to Mexican American high school graduates from Davis, Woodland and the surrounding area in Yolo County to pursue a college education.

To carry out her wishes, the Board of Directors of The Mary Ellen Dolcini Scholarship Foundation will select four candidates each year from Davis and Woodland high schools.

Students will be selected based on need, merit and overall performance in high school including extracurricular activities and recommendations.

Dolcini was a member of one of Yolo County’s pioneer families — she was born in 1926 and raised in

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education in 1964.

Throughout her career, she was recognized by her peers as a state and national leader in educational policy issues and she served the California Teachers Association, the National Education Association and the National Association for Accreditation of Teacher Education Programs in a number of leadership positions over the course of her career.

She traveled extensively and served as an ambassador for American education in Europe, Latin America, Africa and elsewhere throughout the world.

A fluent Spanish speaker, Mary Ellen visited nearly every country in Central and South America over the course of her life, beginning with an overland bicycle journey through Mexico in 1951. Her subsequent years of service to the DJUSD included stints as principal of Emerson Junior High, an appointment as associate superintendent for instruction and a final assignment at North Davis Elementary, where she served as principal for the last 10 years of her career in public education.

She retired in 1990.

For information about Dolcini’s life, the scholarship and necessary criteria for applying, visit https:// www.maryellendolcini scholarship.com/.

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he festivities conclude in the early evening when we order a pizza, silence the TV and settle in for our own awards banquet.

This year’s prizes, which we vary from year to year, are as follows: 0 points: Uber to West Sacramento and back 50 points: Medium Jamba Juice 100 points: Trip to YoloBerry and two toppings 200 points: Dinner at Symposium 500 points: Weekend at Donner Lake 750 points: Hamilton matinee and lunch in San Francisco 1,000 points: We’re going to Disneyland And for those who do care about who wins this game, you should know that the final score will be 49ers 31, Chiefs 28.

You can bet on it.

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

Davis, the fourth of six children born to Valente F. Dolcini and June Plant DolDOLCINI cini.

Longtime A proud alumna of Davis educator Davis public schools, she graduated from Davis High School in 1944, serving as valedictorian and commencement speaker for her graduating class. She received a scholarship to UC Berkeley where she graduated with honors in 1948, receiving a degree in Latin American studies. She stayed for an additional year and earned a secondary teaching credential.

She began her long and distinguished career with the Davis Joint Unified School District when she was hired in 1954 to teach a combined fifth- and sixthgrade class at East Davis School (later Valley Oak Elementary). From there, she became the Principal of the new North Davis School (under construction in a wheat field) where she also served as the morning kindergarten teacher.

She returned to East Davis School and served for five years as principal before returning to UC Berkeley, where she received a doctorate in

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with 30 valuable points on the line.

And just think, we’ve now introduced meteorology and scientific inquiry into an otherwise boring football game.

Other questions concern which team will score first, which team will score last, which quarterback will throw the first interception, will there be overtime and how many times the announcers will say “It all depends on the spot” when officials are measuring for a first down.

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uestion: Years ago, my wife and I created a college savings account for our daughter. The account made some gains, and we accumulated a considerable amount of money over the years for her college tuition and expenses.

We expected that the fund would run out of money over the course of four years of college, but she ended up attending a government-run school where the tuition was completely paid.

She graduated a couple of years ago and is now 24 years old and working full-time. She doesn’t have any plans to return to school at this time.

So, we are left with the funds in the college savings account, and we are wondering what the options are with the money in the account.

Answer: Given the high cost of tuition, having any money left over in a college savings account is one of those pleasant problems you rarely hear about. It is

Briefly Edward Jones earns top marks Financial services firm Edward Jones received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2019 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s premier benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

Edward Jones joins the ranks of more than 560 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year.

“We cultivate an environment at Edward Jones where diverse experiences and perspectives are welcome and where associates feel encouraged to bring themselves fully to work every day in service to our clients.

We each want, for ourselves and others, to experience a deep sense of belonging,” said Edward Jones Managing Partner Penny Pennington.

Pennington serves as the executive sponsor of the Edward Jones LGBT Business Resource Group, one of 15 BRGs at the firm.

To download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.

Michael Clark, David Cougevan, Nicole Davis, Peter Jensen, Jen Kukis, Carolyn Stiver and Matt Yancey are Edward Jones financial advisors in Davis.

PBE eyes budget, supervisor race The Davis Progressive Business Exchange will meet for lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 5, hosting a pair of speakers.

Incumbent Jim Provenza of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors District 4. He is running for re-election and will be reporting on Yolo County and work he hopes to continue.

The second speaker will be Matt Williams, a former Davis city budget and finance commissioner. He will be talking about the Davis city budget, its health and future outlook. He is part of Project TOTO, an online aid in examining the Davis city budget.

The Davis PBE meets for lunch on the first and third Wednesdays at Lamppost Pizza, 1260 Lake Blvd. in West Davis, from 11:45 a.m to 1 p.m. To attend, contact Richard Yamagata at 530-8488634 or e-mail bbock winkellrn@gmail.com.

similar to your auto mechanic calling you up to say, “It’s going to be a lot cheaper than we thought.” But this wonderful situation is one that leaves you with the question about what to do with the money.

What type of college savings plan you have will determine the choices you have with the money.

The most widely recognized and popular college savings plan is the “529 Plan.” However, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts were created eighteen years ago, and are similar to 529 accounts. They work like a taxdeferred retirement account for

qualifying educational expenses.

The 529 Plan offers the ability to make larger annual contributions that the Coverdell. But both 529 plans and Coverdell accounts have the same key feature. They allow for contributions to grow tax-free, and distributions will not be taxed upon withdrawal so long as the funds are used for certain qualified educational expenses.

Coverdell Accounts offer a broader definition of qualified expense for K-12 educational expenses, while 529 accounts are limited solely to K-12 tuition.

Relevant to your inquiry, the plans have key differences in what you can do with them once the beneficiary grows older.

Coverdell accounts belong to the beneficiary, and if they are not already distributed, they must be distributed by the time the beneficiary turns age 30. What earnings remain in the account will be subject to a 10% penalty and taxed as ordinary income to the

beneficiary. In contrast to Coverdell accounts, the person who contributes the money to a 529 plan actually owns the account, and 529 Plans do not have a date by which the account must be distributed.

Without any required date by which the 529 plan has to be distributed, it is possible to allow the account to continue to grow.

So, one option you have is to do nothing with the account, and you can “wait and see” whether your daughter changes her mind and returns to graduate school.

If she is resolute in not continuing her education, you may want to also “wait and see” if you would like to transfer the account to another beneficiary.

For example, if she decides to start a family in a few years, you can transfer the account to your grandchild. In fact, there are a wide variety of family members to whom you could transfer the account. There may be some tax consequences from the

“generation skipping transfer tax” that arise from transferring the property to your grandchild, but the imposition of this particular tax occurs only after the transfer of significant sums of money, usually in the millions of dollars.

If the account is a Coverdell account, you can roll the account over to a 529 plan that offers more flexibility. Assuming that the account is already a 529 plan, your best move may be to hold on to the account to see if you can find a use for the funds that is most tax efficient. It may be that your daughter will return to school even after telling you she won’t, or perhaps a grandchild appears in a few years.

Either way, you should be able to find the best fit.

— Preston Morgan is a partner at Kopper, Morgan & Dietrich, a Davis law firm specializing in family law, estate planning and trust litigation. To pose a question, contact him at www.kopper law.com.

Avid Reader announces ownership change Special to The Enterprise On Friday, Jan. 31, The Avid Reader in Davis changed owners from longtime Davis resident Alzada Knickerbocker to Davis couple and family, Brett and Erin Arnold and their daughter and son, Emelyne and Owen.

To observe the occasion, Knickerbocker will join the Arnolds in inviting the community to a celebration and reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at The Avid Reader, 617 Second St. in downtown Davis.

The Arnolds have long ties to the Davis community and say they’re “thrilled to be taking over the reins of such a beloved local business.” Erin studied human development while at UC Davis and went on to get a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy. For more than 15 years, Erin has worked and volunteered as a developmental specialist, therapist, and mentor to young adults. Not surprisingly, Erin has a soft spot for children’s and young adult literature. She is also an experienced traveller and loves to discover great travel books and resources.

Brett grew up in the Central Valley on his family’s peach and almond farm.

He graduated from UC Davis with a crop science and management degree, then went to graduate school to study theology

Say hello What: Avid Reader Celebration & Welcoming Reception When: 6 to 8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 21, Where: The Avid Reader Davis, 617 Second St.

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The iconic independent downtown bookstore, The Avid Reader, has new owners as of Friday, Jan. 31.

Davis couple Brett and Erin Arnold bought the store from longtime owner Alzada Knickerbocker. and, ultimately, law. “I just couldn’t seem to leave the books behind,” he said.

Brett has been practicing civil litigation for the last 10 years and in his free time loves to read everything from fantasy novels to finance texts.

Just like Brett’s parents, Brett and Erin met during their time at UC Davis. Six years ago they moved back to Davis with their two kids, Emelyne, 11 and Owen, 9. “Davis has been a wonderful place to raise our kids,” Erin said, “most of our dearest friends and family live inside these 10 square miles.”

Brett added, “For years, Emelyne and I have been going on father-daughter

dates downtown and our favorite part is always ending the evening at The Avid Reader, where Emelyne gets to pick a new book.

The store is just a magical place for us.”

Alzada Knickerbocker is very happy with the Arnolds as those taking the helm of her local independent bookstore. “I couldn’t have chosen better buyers to carry on the legacy of The Avid Reader here in Davis,” she said. “Their enthusiasm, savvy and local ties and history make them ideal successors.”

Knickerbocker purchased another bookstore — Orpheus — 33 years ago in downtown Davis and transitioned it into a

general bookstore serving the reading interests of the community. The bookstore has been in its present location nearly 30 years.

During her tenure in bookselling, Knickerbocker also owned a children’s bookstore in Davis, a general bookstore across from the Capitol and another in the space once occupied by Tower books on Broadway in Sacramento. Eight years ago she began Avid Reader Active, a toy, game and card shop just down the block from The Avid Reader on Second Street, which the Arnolds are also purchasing.

Prior to owning The Avid Reader, Knickerbocker was marketing director for the

Sacramento Symphony for eight years. Her love of reading began at an early age as she grew up in an academic and artistic household with a father as an English professor and textbook author and mother as a violinist. She holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard and a Masters in English from Stanford.

The long-term Avid Reader staff will continue with the store under new ownership — Bruce Mickle, general manager; Jina Fahrni, nonbook buyer and display coordinator; Mike McGrail, bookseller; and Arthur Vassar, Active manager, events director and bookkeeper.

“These are seasoned and competent staff,” Knickerbocker said, “who will work to insure The Avid Reader and Avid Reader Active will continue to serve their customers going forward with the same high standards and friendly outreach they’ve exhibited in the past.”

First Northern Bank reports its fourth-quarter earnings Special to The Enterprise DIXON — First Northern Community Bancorp, the holding company for First Northern Bank, on Jan. 28 reported its fourthquarter 2019 earnings, setting a new company record.

The firm reported 2019

net income totaling $14.7 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, compared to $12.6 million for 2018; and net income of $3.6 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, for the quarter ending on Dec. 31, compared to $3.3 million the previous year.

Total assets at Dec. 31, were $1.29 billion, an increase of $42.7 million, or 3.4%, compared to Dec. 31, 2018. Total deposits were $1.14 billion, an increase of $14.0 million, or 1.3%, compared. Total net loans (including loans

held-for-sale) were $773.0 million, an increase of $7.3 million, or 1.0%.

The company also reported that the board of directors approved the payment of a 5% stock dividend payable March 25 to

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Is there such a thing as ‘too cold’ in the house?

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lot of couples are at war with each other over the thermostat. S and I are a united front but at war with basically everyone else as we now keep our house at an uncomfortable-for-everyonebut-us 61 degrees.

Ironically, we both grew up in Southern California and were a bit miserable when we moved up to the “freezing” Sacramento area. My mom and stepdad moved up here right as I started college in SoCal; when I would come up for school breaks in the winter, I was truly miserable.

Chilled to the bone in my shorts and sandals, I was indignant at the thermostat’s setting of 74 degrees.

So how did I get to “comfortable” with 13 fewer degrees of heat in the house, with an eye toward acclimating to the

high 50s?

When our kids were regularly in their bedrooms — upstairs and on the front of the house — that sort of guided the thermostat. Unfortunately, their rooms run colder in the winter and hotter in the summer, so we were mindful of how our thermostat adjustments affected them.

But once they were off to college, S and I seemed to move toward an unspoken agreement.

How cold could we stand the house?

It started innocently when we

had a family member stay with us for a couple of weeks in our downstairs bedroom. She was cold downstairs — Oh, I forgot to tell you ... the temperature upstairs is sometimes as much as 12 degrees warmer than the ground floor — and needed the thermostat set to about 72 degrees. I am not kidding when I say the thermometer in our room showed it was 84 degrees in early December.

S and I had already gotten used to sleeping in a room that was about 65 degrees, and we were miserable. The ceiling fan was on high and the windows were open to offset the tropical nightmare going on in our bedroom.

After our family member left, we started programming the thermostat to drop a lot at night.

At 61 degrees downstairs, our

bedroom at night would still be around 68, so our windows are open even when it’s 38 degrees outside.

And while it seems kind of dreadful to go downstairs in the morning for coffee, popping out of a warm, cozy bed into a very cold kitchen, I like the feeling now. I’m weirdly proud when I pass the various thermometers in the house and see when one of them has gotten to 59 degrees.

Yes, we have “various thermometers” in the house.

The good news is that when our kids were home from college over winter break, they were fine with it. They didn’t mind throwing on an extra blanket in bed, but I think this was more for environmental reasons than because they weren’t actually cold. Because it was cold.

The problem has become that

S and I are now way too hot when we go to other people’s houses. If we walk in to a place and I spy a thermostat setting that starts with the number seven, I start sweating immediately. I don’t think I’m even capable of knowing if I’m too warm unless I see a thermostat.

This past weekend S and I were on a trip with friends who had the gall to suggest we have an ambient-inducing fire in the wood stove. How would that even work? I wondered. The house didn’t have air conditioning, and it was already over 61 degrees in the house. What are we, animals?

— Tanya Perez lives in Davis with her family. Her column is published every other Sunday.

Reach her at pereztanyah@ gmail.com. Follow her on Twitter at @californiatanya.

Preventing dating violence in teens

BY NATALIA BALTAZAR Special to The Enterprise

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EMPOWER YOLO

he month of February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM), a movement to help raise awareness about teen dating violence. Abuse in teen relationships is a national problem affecting youths in every community, crossing all racial, gender and socioeconomic backgrounds; see http://www. loveisrespect.org.

Dating violence is more common than people think. One in three adolescents in the U.S. will experience physical, sexual or emotional abuse by someone they are in a relationship with before they become adults, a figure that far exceeds rates of other types of youth violence; see http://www. loveisrespect.org/ resources/dating-violencestatistics/.

Benjamin Franklin is credited with saying, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

“Prevention education is important in order to prepare children for healthy, safe, dating relationships,” said Juan Lopez, director of prevention education at Empower Yolo. “By teaching our youths healthy relationships as a norm, we teach them not to settle for anything less than respect.

“Rather than focusing on intervention tactics after they have already been involved in abusive relationships, we spend multiple weeks with groups of teens building solid mentor relationships; we invite them to listen to our lessons, and ask questions that they might not feel comfortable asking elsewhere. Regardless of what they might see modeled in the relationships

around them, our prevention education programs inform them about healthy as well as unhealthy relationships so that they have safe alternatives.”

Empower Yolo’s prevention groups in Yolo County schools continue to run strong. In the 2018-19 school year we ran groups and presentations at Woodland High, Pioneer High, Emerson Jr. High, Holmes Jr. High, Da Vinci Charter Academy and River City High School.

Woodland High has a “My Strength” and a “Be Strong” group; Pioneer has an “Our Strength” group; and both receive one-day presentations for all freshmen health classes. In the 2018-2019 school year the prevention team made 182 presentations for 2,488 students.

This year’s goals are to expand the curriculum to include various forms of oppression, and to provide prevention education presentations at more schools in the county.

Starting this 2019-20 school year the prevention education team expanded its curriculum to include a new social justice aspect of prevention. Discussions will focus on the intersectionality between different types of violence our youth are experiencing such as racial violence, environmental violence, and homophobia.

“It’s important that our youth have the opportunity to not only have conversations about issues as important as healthy relationships, but also discuss ways that they can try to improve their own community and create a healthier environment for everyone that promotes equal human rights,

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Woodland High School BeStrong members host an Anti-Bullying Month Art contest. inclusivity, acceptance, account-ability, and love,” said Gaby Guzman, volunteer and community education coordinator at Empower Yolo.

Students in our programs are already working on projects focused on social j ustice in prevention education. “We have students in our programs proposing projects and workshops to the community that will bring awareness not only about gendered violence, but how women of color and specifically women in the LGTBQIA community are often more at risk,” Guzman said.

Other students notice that their schools need more funding for mental health support. These students have proposed to create a wellness center at their school that could be run by the students in order to close the disparity gap of those receiving

mental health services. “In both of these projects and in future projects, the goal is to have students become aware of an issue/problem in their community/environment, recognize ‘we need to change things,’ and try to do something about it,” according to Guzman.

Empower Yolo’s prevention team is really excited to see where this new curriculum and these new projects will go, and they are hopeful these students can really make an impact in Yolo County.

The community’s participation in TDVAM is really important. “Currently in Yolo County teen dating violence and unhealthy relationships is still affecting hundreds of youth in our community. Being able to create a community that respects consent, that values healthy relationships and boundaries, really begins with our youth,” says Guzman.

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To help raise awareness during TDVAM in February: ■ Donate at empower yolo.org to our prevention education programs which are largely unfunded; ■ Please shop at Davis Food Co-op this month and “Round up at the Registers” for Empower Yolo; proceeds will help fund Empower Yolo programs including prevention education programs; ■ Become a volunteer to facilitate prevention groups by attending our spring peer counseling training; applications will be available soon at empoweryolo.org; ■ Wear orange on Tuesday, Feb. 11, in support of #Orange4Love Day to raise awareness about teen dating abuse; and ■ Become a sponsor for TDVAM for next year to help us reach even more youths.

This year our prevention education and After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs) students will be participating in an art contest and an Instagram challenge to show their support of healthy relationships and TDVAM. Follow their efforts on Facebook at @ empoweryolo and on Instagram at @empower_ yolo.

Thank you to Davis Food Co-op and Alpha Chi Omega at UC Davis for sponsoring TDVAM and

supporting Empower Yolo’s prevention education programs.

For questions about teen dating violence or prevention education please contact Lopez at juan@ empoweryolo.org, or Guzman at Gaby@ empoweryolo.org.

“Violence in any community continues when the key issues are not addressed or seen as a problem,” Guzman said.

“When we don’t speak out and don’t get involved with important discussions around teen dating violence as a community, what we are essentially saying is we don’t want to talk about it, we don’t want to acknowledge who’s being affected by it, and we don’t need to talk about solutions. The community being involved with TDVAM demonstrates the efforts of antiviolence and anti-teen dating violence, but also demonstrate to the youth they are being heard, supported and empowered by their fellow community members.”

To learn more about Empower Yolo, prevention education, teen dating violence, or to donate, go to empoweryolo.org.

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GLYPHOSATE: Key technical positions still unfilled From Page A1 “I think you’ve witnessed that over the past spring and summer,” he told the council. “A lot of the medians you may have noticed, and here around City Hall … a lot of weeds in the area.”

Along with the increase in weeds has come increased labor costs associated with manual weeding, something the council acknowledged would be likely when it approved the glyphosate phase-out in 2017.

Then-Mayor Robb Davis noted at the time “there’s going to be a cost,” but added that “I think we’re ready to bear it because we’re looking at the health implications to our children.”

City staff said Tuesday the resulting contract costs for parks landscaping services increased from $972,804 in 2016-17 to a proposed $1.5 million for 202021.

“The majority of this increase, beyond adjustments for inflation, can be attributed to the increase in labor costs associated with the increased manual weed abatement,” according to the staff report prepared for last week’s council meeting.

Next step Meanwhile, “staff and contractors have struggled to achieve desired results throughout the hundreds of acres and miles of greenbelts that make up the unique city of Davis landscape,” staff reported. “Operations and administrative staff have noted an increase in complaints from residents related to the weed growth in the city’s parks, medians and greenbelts, including an increase in reported concerns about safety associated with wildfire risk and blight.”

In response, the parks department is planning to use what city staff described as a “Tier 2 preemergent herbicide to provide assistance in eradicating weeds and invasive species that have become overwhelming in sections of the city.”

According to city staff, “Tier 2 pre-emergent herbicides are defined through the Hazard Tier

Review process as products with moderate product toxicity, but do not have high or extreme toxicity.”

Current integrated pest management policy allows for the use of Tier 2 herbicides in city maintained areas, staff noted, and Blockade would be used primarily in street medians and large landscaped areas.

“Streetscape locations include Pole Line Road, Chiles Road, Mace Boulevard, Covell Boulevard, Anderson Road, Shasta Road and some smaller interior medians,” staff explained.

Large landscape areas will include planting areas within parks and greenbelts, including at the Cannery, Mace Ranch Park, John Baravetto Park, Arroyo Park, Northstar Park, Sandy Motley Park, Walnut Park, city neighborhood parks and the El Macero Greenbelt.

“As per the IPM policy, proper public noticing and other exposure reduction practices will be implemented prior to herbicide application at these locations,” the staff report said.

Councilman Dan Carson endorsed the plan on Tuesday.

“I’ve heard and talked to a number of people and saw for myself that, particularly on the medians, like Lake and Anderson and other places, it looked horrible,” he said. “It looked absolutely horrible and I think it’s a real concern.

“I would like to see us use the pre-emergent, given that our staff has taken a close look at it and determined it was a reasonable step to take,” said Carson, who also noted the cost savings involved — “on the order of $250,000 a year.”

“I would also say this is going to be just one of a number of kinds of issues we’re going to face in this city,” he said.

Citing the recent report to the council on the city’s dismal roads and bike paths and the millions of dollars needed to fix them, Carson said, “the money’s got to come from somewhere. “(W)hen you’re getting a bad result and it’s costing you way more, it’s time to rethink what you’re doing,” he said.

Unstaffed posts But others — including Arnold and several members of the public — objected to the plan.

One issue they cited is the fact that the city has not filled the integrated pest management (IPM) specialist position since the last specialist left in 2017.

Additionally, an IPM technical advisory committee that was supposed to work with the IPM specialist has not been formed yet.

“It was intended for this (advisory committee) to be formed once the IPM coordination position was filled,” noted city staff.

“To date the city has been unable to fill this position with a qualified candidate despite two recruitments and a salary adjustment. Staff intend to recruit a third time in the coming months.”

In objecting to the use of the pre-emergent herbicide this spring, Arnold said he recognized that “the policy we adopted in 2017 did not call for an outright ban on the use of the pesticides in general.”

However, he said, “there was also an expectation on our part that we would have an IPM supervisor and that the (technical advisory committee) would be up and running by now.

“So I do have a lot of concern about entering into any new usage while those two entities are still not up and running.”

Arnold also noted that no preemergent like Blockade has been used in the last two years and asked “is there some tipping point … that if we don’t do it this year, there’s going to be some weed armageddon? Or is it just, ‘It’s been growing, we’ve been receiving some complaints, we’ve observed some blight or whatever you want to call it?’ Is that what’s going on or are we facing some weed crisis?”

Gryczko replied that “if you don’t use the pre-emergent and you have germination of the weeds even when you move them mechanically, you’ve essentially seeded for the next season. And that continues, so if you don’t prevent, at some point you’re going to continue to have that larger growth.”

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The Davis City Council voted unanimously last week to formally end use of pesticides containing glyphosate.

“I get that it’s going to get worse; it may even get exponentially worse,” said Arnold.

“Although in my opinion we’re talking about weighing aesthetics versus weighing potential health, so it’s hard to balance those two.

“I’m somebody that thinks we ought to just get over the aesthetics and there might just be more weeds, but that’s not the worst thing in the world and we can take care of it,” he said, adding “but maybe I’m in the minority and I’m the lone voice for, ‘I don’t mind if there’s a few more weeds if that means we’re not spraying chemicals all over town.’ ” Arnold did prove to be in the minority, with the council voting 4-1 in favor of the plan.

Carson cited the aesthetics and cost savings involved while Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida noted the risks of excessive weeds to the public. “(I)t’s more than just aesthetics,” she said. “I had to take my dog to the vet twice because he had foxtails. And as I’m out there walking him, I’m kind of paranoid about where he’s stepping … those are a real threat for dogs.”

Communication Councilman Lucas Frerichs expressed the need for better

noticing to the public before chemicals are used while members of the public urged more outreach on why there are more weeds in the first place.

Davis resident Alan Pryor — a member of the Natural Resources Commission — suggested that the complaints the city is receiving about an increase in weeds is partly due to a lack of outreach to the community that “the parks are being maintained without pesticides.”

“One of the things that was crystal clear from the pesticide survey done by the city itself two years ago,” Pryor said, “was that people were more than willing to put up with a little bit of scruffiness in their parks if they knew their parks were pesticide-free.

Yet staff has done absolutely no signage or outreach to the community explaining their new approach …”

Meanwhile, another public commenter, Ron Glick, objected to the continued use of glyphosate even in areas inaccessible to the public.

“The people most at risk are the people that are actually doing the spraying,” he said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s in a public space or a public place where the public doesn’t have access, because the person who’s most at risk is the guy who’s applying it.”

Asked by Mayor Brett Lee about the safety requirements for those applying glyphosate in places not accessible to the public — such as near the water treatment plant — city staff said those workers wear all necessary safety gear mandated by the county agriculture commissioner.

“Almost all chemical application requires the personal protective equipment,” said John McNerney, the city’s wildlife resource specialist.

To learn more about the city’s integrated pest management plan, visit https://www.cityof davis.org/city-hall/public-worksutilities-and-operations/ integrated-pest-management.

— Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

HOUSING: Governor’s long-term goal requires new focus From Page A1 A UCLA analysis found that cities across California would likely have to dramatically “upzone” — allow much denser development where it is legally prohibited now — for Newsom to come close to 3.5 million new homes. That’s exactly what SB 50 attempted to do.

“A housing production agenda without zoning reform is incomplete,” said Sen. Scott Wiener, the San Francisco Democrat who authored the bill. “Restrictive zoning puts a mathematical cap on the new housing you can build.”

In order to lift that cap, upzoning may now have to be combined with a sweetener for cities who resent the state encroaching on local control over housing decisions. That sweetener could be redevelopment — a state program that cities used and misused to fund affordable housing before former Gov. Jerry Brown dissolved the program nearly a decade ago.

Cities have desperately clamored for that lost revenue ever since.

“A hard production bill can pass the Legislature, and if you pair it with funding it makes it even much

less challenging,” said Wiener. “I would love to see major zoning reform paired with SB 795,” a bill from San Jose Democratic Sen. Jim Beall that attempts to revive redevelopment.

But redevelopment is the kind of sweetener that could nauseate Newsom. The governor vetoed Beall’s redevelopment bill last year, and is loathe to commit the state to the billions in ongoing spending it would entail.

Wiener also hinted that any production bill would benefit from being included in a broader package of other housing bills — some serving tenant and antigentrification groups, others serving cities. Ironically, Newsom’s housing achievements last year may have doomed SB 50 in 2020.

“The idea was to pair SB 50 with a renter protection bill and with a funding bill and the (accessory dwelling unit) bills … and have a real package,” said Wiener.

“Once the renter protection bill passed without SB 50… the leverage diminished significantly.”

housing plans invariably offer up some version of the following: Just wait until the stuff we’ve already done starts kicking in.

They’re referring mostly to administrative efforts — some of which happened under Brown — to force cities to allow more housing.

Newsom’s housing department has tripled the number of units Southern California have to plan for. Huge new housing quotas are on the horizon for the Bay Area.

“Since we are already getting much larger numbers, our cities are going to have to contemplate greater density and greater height anyway just to comply with these laws,” said Jason Rhine, assistant legislative director for the League of Cities, which opposed Wiener’s bill.

But there are legitimate questions about whether new state penalties will effectively coerce California cities, which have a long history of flouting state housing law.

Newsom’s original proposal to withhold gas tax

revenue from cities stubbornly failing to meet their state-imposed housing goals failed to garner much support.

Reform CEQA If Wiener’s bill was comparable to climbing Half Dome, reforming the California Environmental Qaulity Act would equate to ascending the Himalayas.

His bill was the rare piece of housing legislation that united developers, unionized labor and most environmental groups.

Those groups — major sources of campaign donations for Democratic lawmakers would go to war against each other over changing the California Environmental Quality Act. Developers have long contended the act is a burdensome tool that labor and neighborhood groups use to block new developments, adding unnecessary costs to projects.

“It is difficult,” said Dan Dunmoyer, president of the

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California Building Industry Association, the lobbying group for developers in the Capitol. “If labor and the environmental community and trial lawyers and local governments are opposed to it, it’s very difficult to get it passed.”

Cut impact fees Another cost that developers constantly say inhibits new housing from being built? Fees that local governments impose on new developments for parks, schools and other infrastructure to serve a new development’s residents.

Here Newsom may find some wiggle room. Cities could be receptive to lowering how much they’re allowed to charge as long as they get that revenue from another source.

“There’s probably no avoiding a conversation about impact fees,” said Rhine, the League of Cities’ lobbyist. “We are open to finding new ways of funding it. We just have to make sure we’re made whole. You can’t build a house without sewer and infrastructure and roads.”

There may be a legislative vehicle for Newsom to push here — a bill from Concord Democratic Assemblyman Timothy Grayson to bring more transparency to how much cities charge per new unit of housing. Supporters want to expand the bill to have it cap how much cities can charge.

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Today ■ The Davis Vintage &

Craft Fair sets up from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. under the Farmers Market awning in Central Park.

■ Halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, Feb. 2 is Candlemas in the Christian church, the Feast of Brigid in Goddess theology and Imbolc to Pagans. To celebrate, inQuire study and research ensemble will present a short meditation at 4 p.m. in the Narthex of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 640 Hawthorne Lane in Davis. Based on a ritual used at Iona Christian Community, the program will include English medieval music by Walter Frye, Leonel Power and John Dunstable.

Admission is free.

Wednesday ■ The Valley Oak Chapter of the Embroiderer’s Guild of America will meet at 10 a.m. in the Davis Unitarian Universalist Church library, 27074 Patwin Road. Learn to stitch a charming bird embellished felt needle book, taught by Jacque Mathews. For information, contact Joan Bollman at 530-758-3978.

■ The Yolo Careers in Education Forum is from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Yolo Solano Center for Teacher Credentialing, 4632 Second St., Suite 110, in Davis. Anyone interested in a job related to administration, teaching, secretarial work, maintenance and more is invited to meet with Yolo County school district staff and recruiters to learn more about job opportunities. For more information, visit the DJUSD Personnel website.

■ The Davis Flower Arrangers will welcome local designer Frankie Raymond beginning at 7 p.m. at International House Davis, 10 College Park. Besides demonstrating floral arranging techniques, she also will assist with the presentation of arrangements created by members at the February workshop. Visitor passes for this program are available at the door for $10 or $40 for the year’s membership.

■ “Everyday Improv: Finding the Laughter in Life,” an Applied Improvisation Workshop, runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at The Melon Ball at Watermelon Music, 1070 Lake Blvd. Suite 1.

Registration is appreciated but not required by texting 530-304-4393 or email Liz@ImprovForLiving.org. The cost is a $10 sliding-scale donation at the door.

■ A Fifth District supervisor candidate forum is planned at 7 p.m. at the Woodland Community and Senior Center, 2001 East St. in Woodland.

Angel Barajas and Duane Chamberlain will answer questions about land use, water, cannabis and homelessness in this district, which includes north Woodland, Knights Landing, Yolo, Madison, Esparto and all of Capay Valley. For more information, call Gil Walker at 530-661-6449.

■ As part of the Campus Community Book Project, the Stephens Branch Library will host author, historian and educator Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz at 7 p.m. to discuss her book, “Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment” at 315 E. 14th St. For information, see https://ccbp. ucdavis.edu/.

Thursday ■ NAMI-Yolo, the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, will hold the next Davis meeting of the Connection support group from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Community Room at César Chávez Plaza, 1220 Olive Drive in Davis. The group meets every Thursday at the same time and place. NAMI Connection is a free, 90-minute support group run by people who live with mental illness for other people who live with mental illness.

The group is led by NAMItrained peer facilitators.

■ Heather Nichols, executive director for the Yolo CountyResource Conservation District, will talk about the “Wildlife Corridors for Flood Escape in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area” project at a Yolo Basin Foundation’s Flyway Nights speaker series event set for 7 p.m. at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters, 45211

County Road 32B (Chiles Road) in Davis. A $5 donation to support the foundation’s wetland education programs is suggested. For the complete schedule and more information, visit www. yolobasin.org/flywaynights or call Yolo Basin Foundation at 530-757-3780.

Friday ■ Folk musicians are invited to play together informally during a noon acoustic jam session on the Wyatt Deck of the UC Davis Arboretum, on Arboretum Drive next to the redwood grove. Pull out your fiddles, guitars, mandolins, penny whistles, pipes, flutes, squeezeboxes (you name it) and join your fellow musicians for a little bluegrass, old-time, blues, Celtic, klezmer, and world music over the lunch hour.

All skill levels welcome. Listeners welcome! The event is free; parking is available for $9 in Visitor Lot 5, at Old Davis Road and Arboretum Drive. For information, call 530-752-4880 or visit https://arboretum.ucdavis. edu/events.

■ Author Judie Rae will present her latest novel, “The Haunting of Walter Rabinowitz,” at 7:30 p.m. at The Avid Reader, 617 Second St. in downtown Davis. It is free and open to the public. Call 530-7584040 or visit avidreader books.com for more information.

■ The Kiwanis Club of Davis’ 40th annual all-youcan-eat Crab and Pasta Feed is at the Veterans Memorial Center, 203 E. 14th St. in Davis. The social hour begins at 6 p.m. and dinner is served at 7 p.m. There will be a raffle and a silent auction. Tickets are $50, available by calling George Barden at 530-756-1332.

Proceeds benefit various Kiwanis charities. To donate, call Brett Barnes at 510708-9615.

Saturday ■ World-renowned nature photographer Lewis Kemper leads a photography workshop from 1 to 9 p.m. at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters office in Davis. The group will begin by exploring the essentials of composition and lighting in a classroom setting. Then, with the setting sun as a backdrop, the group will travel to the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area to put new knowledge into practice. After a light supper, participants will have the opportunity to present their photos for group discussion and critique. The cost is $125. To register, visit yolobasin.org/explorer or call Yolo Basin Foundation at 530-757-3780.

Sunday, Feb. 9 ■ Davis United Methodist Church is offering a program on gun violence from 9:45 to 10:50 p.m. at the church, 1620 Anderson Road in Davis. Mary Lou Rossetto of Moms Demand Action will discuss “What Can We Do About Gun Violence?” Moms Demand Action welcomes both non-gun owners and gun owners. The group of “mothers and others” are busy in Yolo County and across the nation, helping to educate citizens and pass sensible gun legislation. Rosetto will discuss facts related to gun violence and talk about the 2020 priorities and the programs that are planned for the local group.

Visit www.davisumc.org or contact the Davis United Methodist Church office at davisumc@davisumc.org or 530-756-2170.

Monday, Feb. 10 ■ Davis Girl Scouts presents a free STEM night from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Davis Girl Scout Cabin, 1520 Tulip Lane in Davis.

The event is open to all grade levels. Participants will take part in multiple fun stations and also learn how to become a Girl Scout. No registration is required. For more information, contact Brigitte Harmon at brigitte. harmon@girlscoutshcc.org or 916-827-0037 or visit girlscoutshcc.org.

■ The Yolo Prostate Cancer Support Group meets at 7 p.m. in the Stephens Branch Library, 315 E. 14th St. This group helps prostate cancer patients and their caregivers.

receiving a nonpartisan ballot have the following options: ■ Upon receiving a nonpartisan ballot, call the elections office and request the crossover ballot for either the American Independent, Democratic or Libertarian Party ■ Visit the elections office to surrender the nonpartisan ballot and request a preferred crossover partisan ballot (American Independent, Democratic or Libertarian Party) ■ On Election Day, surrender your nonpartisan vote-by-mail ballot at your designated polling place and request your preferred crossover partisan ballot (American Independent, Democratic or Libertarian Party) Those wishing to receive a ballot with presidential candidates from the Green, Peace and Freedom or Republican Party must re-register to vote at registertovote.ca.gov.

These parties do not allow voters to cast crossover ballots. For more information on crossover voting visit: howtovoteforpresident.sos. ca.gov.

There are several options to return completed vote-by-mail ballots. Return them through the postal service (now with postage prepaid).

Drop your vote-by-mail ballot off at the elections office or at library ballot drop-off boxes throughout Yolo County, including the

Stephens Branch Library in Davis.

Library ballot boxes will be available beginning Monday, Feb. 10, until Monday, March 2, at noon during the library’s normal business hours.

The county elections office encourages residents to return vote-by-mail ballots before Election Day to ensure the quickest election results possible on election night.

Regular voter registration for the 2020 March Presidential Primary Election ends Feb. 18.

After that, voters may register or re-register and vote using the conditional voter registration process.

Conditional voter registration will be available from Feb. 19 through Election Day at the elections office.

On Election Day, conditional voter registration will be available at a satellite office located on the UC Davis campus and at every Yolo County polling place. However, if you need to re-register, the elections office encourages doing so prior to Feb. 18.

For more information, contact the elections office by calling 530666-8133; see the elections website at https://www.yoloelections.org; or visit in person 625 Court St., Room B-05, in Woodland.

— Reach Anne Ternus-Bellamy at aternus@davisenterprise. net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

County’s voter guide has incorrect pages

BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Two pages in the voter information guide sent to Yolo County voters in advance of the March 3 presidential primary are incorrect, according to the county elections office.

“Our printing vendor, Runbeck Election Services, mistakenly inserted pages with 2018 election information and dates,” the office said Friday.

The impacted pages are the “Voter Registration FAQ” and “How to Cast Your Vote.”

The office reminded voters on Friday that the correct date of the primary is March 3 and voter registration ends Feb. 18.

After Feb. 18, voters may register or re-register and vote using the conditional voter registration process, which will be available from Feb. 19 through Election Day at the elections office located at 625 Court St. in Woodland.

On Election Day itself, conditional voter registration will be available at a satellite office located at the Memorial Union on the UC Davis campus and at every Yolo County polling place.

A mailing with the correct March 3 presidential primary election information is being sent to all Yolo County registered voters.

CORONAVIRUS: Travel to China suspended From Page A1 precautions.

Campus spokeswoman Julia Ann Easley said in a statement Friday that UCD “is actively monitoring the situation here and globally, and we are taking measures to protect our community.” The university created a webpage with information about the virus, campus resources and health advisories.

Based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the UC Davis student health center has implemented protocols to identify potential cases of coronavirus, to provide optimal care for any students, staff or faculty exhibiting symptoms of the virus and to protect other patients and staff from infection.

At this point, the university is not advising students to go to extraordinary measures to guard against the virus, but to maintain good hygiene practices. According to the CDC, person-toperson spread of coronavirus is thought to occur when an infected person coughs or sneezes, similar to the way influenza is spread.

Campus continues to operate normally, the only

visible signs of precaution last week being a handful of students wearing masks to class.

“I want to protect myself,” said a clinical nutrition major who wore a white surgical mask to campus on Friday. “I really don’t want to get sick.” The student, who declined to give her name, said she was more concerned with falling behind in classes due to illness than with the potential deadliness of the virus. The fatality rate of novel coronavirus is estimated at less than 3 percent.

Students and faculty making the biggest adjustments are those who planned to travel to China this quarter or next. The UC Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) announced it has suspended all spring 2020 study abroad programs in China.

The decision was based on longstanding university protocol, said UCEAP spokesperson Myla Edmond. “UC policy requires us to suspend any programs located where the U.S. Department of State has elevated travel advisory alerts to a Level 3 or greater,” Edmond said.

On Thursday, the State Department upgraded the travel advisory alert on China to Level 4, the most

severe warning category the agency uses.

UCEAP estimates the suspension of its programs this term will affect 50 students system-wide. It is not clear how many of those students were, or may still be, in China. “Some students were in China at the time the suspensions were announced,” Edmond said in a statement.

Independent of UCEAP, UC Davis has a summer abroad program on fashion design and textile production in China, which is scheduled to start in June.

UC Davis plans to evaluate the situation and make a decision about the program before spring quarter enrollment closes in April, Easley said.

Spring 2020 programs in Hong Kong had already been suspended due to safety concerns related to a violent police crackdown on prodemocracy protesters, including clashes that played out on university campuses.

According to Easley, a small number of UC Davis faculty had intended to travel to China this quarter.

“The handful of faculty who had plans to travel to China have cancelled them,” Easley said. University affiliates,

including faculty, staff and students, are required to register international travel for university business.

As of fall 2019, more than 4,200 students from China were enrolled at UC Davis, by far the largest group of international students.

“News or concerns about family and friends elsewhere can be stressful, and if anyone is struggling with that, we encourage them to make use of our Counseling Services or Academic and Staff Assistance Program,” Easley stated.

Incidents of heightened paranoia and xenophobia in response to the outbreak have been reported across the world, including on college campuses. UC Berkeley faced criticism last week over a notice the student health center published, which listed “fears about interacting with those who might be from Asia” as a “common reaction” to the coronavirus outbreak.

While researchers and health officials are scrambling to learn more about the virus, it remains less of a health risk than the seasonal flu, which on average kills about 56,000 people per year in the U.S., according to the CDC.

OBITUARIES Sam Matoba

March. 15, 1953 — Jan. 10, 2020 Sam Matoba passed away at home on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at the age of 66, after a nearly yearlong battle with cancer.

Sam will forever be remembered by his wife Pamela Matoba; their children Sara (John), Mari (Mike), Melanie, Kalin and Michael; and by his brothers and sister, Harry Matoba (Janet), Frank Matoba (Yuko) and Sally Kageura (Ted). Sam will also be remembered and missed by his grandkids, Paul, Johnny, Matthew, Bradley, Hadley and Wells; his nieces and nephews; and extended family and friends.

Always a man of science, Sam held a number of research jobs before settling in at the department of Food Science and

Technology at UC Davis in 1981. A longtime member of the food science research staff, he took great pride in working with and mentoring students.

Sam had wide and varied interests, with the skills and knowledge to do just about anything — from fixing a car to fine woodworking, cooking for his family to gardening, and so much more. He was active with Davis AYSO and Legacy soccer, coaching many teams for his kids over the years.

A Celebration of Sam’s life will run from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at the UC Davis Walter A. Beuhler Alumni Center, 530 Alumni Lane in Davis.

Obituary submissions may be made via www.davisenterprise.com/obit-form/. For further information about paid obituaries or free death notices, call 530-756-0800.

Hans Abplanalp

April 22, 1925 — Jan. 15, 2020 Hans (Johannes) Abplanalp, professor emeritus in avian science at UC Davis and longtime Davis resident, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 15 at the age of 94.

After completing his graduate education at the University of Washington (Pullman) and UC Berkeley, Hans embarked on his lifelong career at UC Davis as a professor in poultry husbandry/avian science. He received many awards for his internationally recognized

research in poultry genetics and was chair of the department of avian science at the time of his retirement.

He is survived by his wife Salome; children Hans, Susan, Helen and Peter; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the UC Davis Hospice Program, 202 Cousteau Place, Suite 185, Davis, CA 95618. There are no services planned at this time.

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Aggies wrangle Mustangs, 63-49 Alumni see UCD protect The Pavilion

BY BOB DUNNING

Clean sweep

(tonight) they responded well.

Their attitude has been great Women win 6th BWC and it showed tonight.”

It took a while for the UC game in a row to tip Senior Joe Mooney was held Davis men to start hitting on all off doubleheader out of the starting lineup for cylinders, but when they did Page B2 one of the few times this season, they roared away to an impresbut came off the bench to lead sive 66-51 Big West Conference the Aggies with 19 points and eight basketball win over Cal Poly before an rebounds — including two critical 3-pointenthusiastic Alumni Day crowd of 2,263 ers as the Aggies pulled away down the Saturday at The Pavilion. stretch.

The win moves the Aggies to 3-4 in “I knew I had to bring it tonight and just league play and 9-14 overall, while Cal Poly get back to basics,” Mooney explained. “I drops to 2-5 and 5-16. The win also needed to play hard, especially on defense, allowed UCD to break a four-way logjam and when you do that the game seems to in the Big West basement and establish reward you. My teammates found me with home-court advantage after three straight some great open looks and I just took league losses at The Pavilion. advantage of them.”

“That’s Aggie basketball in this building, Mooney described the win as “huge” for the way we played tonight,” said UCD head Aggie hopes as they near the midpoint of coach Jim Les with a broad smile. “This the Big West season: was one we really needed, especially from a “This was a big one, especially at home. confidence standpoint. Our kids watched The way we played here the last couple of the film of our last game (an 80-65 loss to UC Irvine), and it wasn’t pretty, but SEE WRANGLE, PAGE B2

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Aggies Caleb Fuller (11) and Kennedy Koehler get in position for a rebound in Saturday’s win over Cal Poly.

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Break the Record turns heartbreaker

BY OWEN YANCHER Enterprise staff writer As far as Break-the-Record-Night crowds go at Davis High, this was one of the better ones.

Well over 1,000 Blue Devil fans packed into the school’s North Gym stands Friday to watch their hometown heroes take on the Cosumnes Oaks boys basketball team.

They left brokenhearted, though, thanks the Wolfpack’s Malakai Hartman. The senior point guard nailed a pair of free throws with just fractions of a second remaining to help Cosumnes spoil Davis’ annual high school hoops hoopla, 71-70.

Hartman’s 20 points — 10 of which fell through the hoop across the final 5 minutes of play — led all scorers. Ryan Hakl’s 17 topped the Devil stat sheet.

“It was definitely better than last game,” Hakl said afterwards, referring to Davis’ 80-66 loss to CO the first time through conference play. “But we’ve been working

on these types of tight situations in practice, so that made it even harder.”

A dogfight from start to finish, after DHS sprinted ahead 20-9 early on the heels of Joey Asta’s heroics, Cosumnes bit back. The rest of the way, however, no more than 5 points ever separated the league foes, who now sit deadlocked at 2-2 against one another since the Wolfpack’s transition to the Delta League last season.

“It was anybody’s game,” Devil head coach Dan Gonzalez said. “And it turned out whoever had the ball last won.”

The loss saw Davis’ overall record slip to 13-7 and 2-5 in league play heading into Monday’s 7 p.m. road clash against Elk Grove. Fresh off an upset for the ages against Sheldon, ending the Huskies’ multi-year conference win streak, The Oaks improved to 16-7, 5-2.

Frustrated after Davis let down the home crowd for the second straight game,

SEE HEARTBREAKER, PAGE B3

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Versitile Blue Devil student-athlete Lily Byrne cuts a gate during a recent ski action.

Byrne notice It’s pitch & ski for Blue Devil senior

BY EVAN REAM

to do so because in a lot of situations, I’d have to choose, but both of my coaches (ski’s Mike McMullen and socatch a Davis High girls soccer guru Sara Stone) make it happen. cer game — and other than “I love that I get to ski on Saturdays the pure dominance that the and then during the week I get to play program has enjoyed over the past five my heart out on the field,” Byrne years — what stands out is the young added. “I get the best of both worlds. woman wearing the pink armband on “I’m never going to have the opporthe right side of the field. tunity to do something like this again, She’s quick, calm and collected with and some of my best friends are on the ball at her feet and fearless. Almost both the ski team and the soccer team, every time she turns towards the goal, so I just don’t want to give either thing opposing bodies smash into her, up,” she said. “This time of year, I’m unable to dispossess the sphere from just happy being outside and doing her ownership. what I love.”

Inevitably, she’ll shrug off a chalWith Byrne, DHS skiing continues lenger, stumble to be its usually before regaining competitive self, her balance, then while the Devils hit the back of soccer team has the net; somegone 8-0-3 overthing she’s done a all and has a fiveteam-leading six point lead in the times for the Delta League first-place Blue over second-place Devils.

St. Francis with When senior four games captain Lily remaining.

Byrne has the After spending ball in DHS her first two years games, the match on the varsity resembles more team surrounded smash-mouth by several young football than ENTERPRISE PHOTO international what we generDavis High’s Lily Byrne jockeys for position players and nearly ally consider futa dozen Division I against Franklin. Bryne is the Blue Devils’ bol. commits, this leading scorer this undefeated season.

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and without a fear in the world, consistently putting up some of the best slaloming times for her Devils.

For the busy Byrne, both of these sports now occupy the same season.

“I’m just an adrenaline seeker, maybe,” Byrne told The Enterprise, commenting on her uber-busy schedule. “It’s very challenging, I definitely don’t get enough sleep during this time of the year, but it’s super rewarding because I get to do two things that I absolutely love, and I feel very lucky

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he’s helped us immensely on the field, obviously because of her ability, but also just the mental part of the game and getting players fired up and being a leader,” said Stone. “She’s very strong on the dribble, that’s definitely her strength and she likes to take people on. She’s always going to be a threat for the other team because she always wants to get in on goal.”

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Time to give Michael Vick a break I

t’s Super Bowl Sunday, so naturally I’m writing about someone who never participated in the big game.

I guess at this point I probably have to provide a trigger warning to dog owners, because the topic of this column is Michael Vick, the former quarterback of both the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles.

Vick’s naming as a NFL Pro Bowl captain this year came with an incredible amount of criticism due to the fact that 15 years ago he helped run an illegal dogfighting circle and was put in prison because of it.

The outrage for this man was incredible, especially given that he just took up a ceremonial position in a game that literally no one except for gamblers cares about (I had the NFC at +1.5 and only won money due to live betting).

So, of course, I tuned in this past Thursday when Part 1 of the new “30 for 30” Micheal Vick

documentary dropped on ESPN. As you might imagine, it turns out that his story might be more complicated than it initially seems.

In life, we like to label people as “good” or “bad” when everyone seems to be a certain shade of grey and we don’t understand all the circumstances surrounding a person.

Growing up, Vick was an extremely poor kid who happened to win the genetic lottery and make millions of dollars because he could throw farther than any quarterback and run faster than any running back.

Michael Vick also couldn’t leave his past behind, and I mean this in a good way.

He used his Atlanta Falcons money to help buy his mother a house and help several of his closest friends stay on their feet; the same guys who protected him from gang violence and drug use earlier in life.

And then he got caught up in

something bad, just by virtue of wanting to be supportive of his friends.

This is the guy who held a press conference to announce he was turning pro at the Boys and Girls Club in his impoverished town.

He wanted to give back, he wanted to help out, he wanted to help lift up the people he cared about ... channel some of them out of poverty.

Whenever the media vilifies athletes for hanging out with the wrong crowd, there is 100 percent a race aspect involved.

If my best friends, whom I’ve

known since kindergarten, needed help and I had essentially unlimited resources, of course I would, but the difference between myself and Vick is that I grew up in a stable, middle-class society.

The problem is, Michael Vick didn’t have any of the tools to do this successfully. He couldn’t say no. He made some bad decisions with friends. All of those choices seemed to have positive intent behind them.

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ut in this country, we put dogs on a pedestal. So for a lot of people, Michael Vick is a persona non grata.

Forget the fact that most of those people who hate Vick own dogs — while also eating animals that were inhumanely cooped up and slaughtered.

Or the fact that in places like India, they find it disgusting that places like In-N-Out Burger exist since the cow is their sacred animal.

No, people want to bury Vick

because it makes them feel superior to him, a former world-class athlete, even if he was just trying to help out the people who got him to the NFL. Vick did some truly horrible things, but guess what?

He also voluntarily turned himself into prison three weeks before he was scheduled to.

Since his release, notable second-chance giver Andy Reid brought him into the Eagles where he played some great football.

He’s since become a model citizen and still to this day gives back to his community despite the blotch on his name.

He’s even started to advocate for animal rights.

A few weeks ago, at an NFL playoff party, one of my friends said she could never forgive him for what he did and that he was a terrible person.

I asked her what the point of

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Nothing is easy in the Big West Scrappy Aggie women win 6th straight in BWC

BY BRUCE GALLAUDET Enterprise staff writer For most of Saturday afternoon, visiting UC Santa Barbara kept bringing it. The Gauchos outrebounded their host Aggies. They hit all but one of their 17 free throws and committed just eight turnovers.

Managing to take a 2-point lead with only 3:42 remaining, UCSB (8-12) looked for a while like it would steal this one from the front-running UC Davis women’s basketball team.

But it was at that point that UCD guard Mackenzie Trpcic launched a successful 3-pointer, and the Aggies never trailed again — although on three occasions in the closing moments the Gauchos had the ball with a chance to tie or go ahead.

Playing before a crowd estimated at 1,100 as part of an Alumni Day doubleheader with the men, The Pavilion throng seemed to make a difference and Davis hung on for a 66-63 Big West victory.

The Aggies improved to 11-9 overall and 6-1 in

conference. They upped their league lead to 1 ½ games when word came in that Hawaii upended Long Beach State on the islands.

The victory also marked Davis’ 26th straight home win as it marches toward its fourth consecutive BWC regular-season title.

“The key was just sticking with it,” explained Trpcic, the junior who transferred from Albany University.

“They came out making a lot of shots, and our defense wasn’t necessarily bad, but they were testing us, for sure.”

In fashioning at 33-32 halftime lead, Santa Barbara was turning to the frenetic Danae Miller for its energy. En route to a 19-point night, she had a dozen at the break and Davis was wondering what to do about her.

They found the answers in Trpcic, leading-scorer Katie Toole and just-back guard Sophia Song.

First it was Trpcic, Kayla Konrad and Makaila Sanders stifling Miller’s annoying contributions. Then Toole heated up and scored 11 of her game-high 20 points in the last 18 minutes (before

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UC Davis swingman Katie Toole (13) dives through traffic, scoring 2 of her game-high 20 points before hitting the floor hard. The Aggies came back from a late deficit to vanquish visiting UC Santa Barbara, 66-63, at The Pavilion on Saturday. fouling out at 1:53).

Then senior Song — who had missed multiple games with broken hand — showed why she’s so valuable.

The Monterey Park native scored all 11 of her points after intermission, including UCD’s last three points of the game on free throws.

“She’s a veteran in this program she always makes such clutch threes down the

stretch — makes any clutch play, really,” Trpcic said of Song. “She hit some good free throws for us at the end that put the game away for us. It’s really great to have her back.”

Coco Miller and Tal Sahar offered up 13 points each for UCSB and Ila Lane canned another 12, but it was enough as the Gauchos fell to 3-4 in Big West play.

After a cozy week at home, UC Davis heads south for a Thursday game at Cal State Fullerton and a Saturday outing at UC Irvine. The Anteaters are coming off a 77-53 at UC Riverside on Saturday while Fullerton got the day off.

So, is ordered restored in conference now that the Aggies have a little cushion at the top?

Trpcic warns there’s plenty of basketball ahead ...

“If you look at the standings, everyone is kind of beating everyone, but we’re at the top right now. Hopefully we can keep on doing what we’re doing and can put it all together right at the end.

“It’s a fight to the finish.”

To read more, visit davisenterprise.com.

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Blue Devil Sydney Skinner (5) splits the defense as Davis High topped Cosumnes Oaks in front of more than 700 fans at Friday night’s Break-the-Record-Night doubleheader.

Devil girls’ defense rules crowded roost

BY LEV FARRIS GOLDENBERG Enterprise staff writer Raucous crowd. Rockin’ pep band. Biggest stage of the year.

The commotion of Break the Record Night at Davis High on Friday night did not faze the Devil girls, in fact the support helped as the Blue Devils handled visiting Cosumnes Oaks, 47-37, in front of 700-plus DHS faithful.

Playing in the North Gym as part of a doubleheader with the boys, it was business as usual for Emme Eisenman, who tallied a game-high 17 points away from the normal confines of The Cage. She also had 10 rebounds and three steals in her first career double-double.

“Every game is huge for us,” said local head coach Heather Highshoe after the win moved Davis (13-9 overall, 3-4 in Delta League) into a tie for fourth place in the standings.

Think these Devils are ready for the big stage?

A sea of DHS fanatics decked in white watched the Wolfpack (4-17, 1-6) put two quick buckets on the board early. But DHS responded, firing off a 12-0 run to close the first quarter.

“I thought we did a pretty good job of setting the tone,” Highshoe said. “Our press looked good, we were looking to advance the ball quickly in transition.”

Junior forward Skylar Schouten sparked that run, snatching five offensive boards for 6 points during the streak. She joined Eisenman on the double-double squad with 12 points and 11 rebounds, Schouten’s fourth such outing this season.

The locals dominated the battle of the

boards, 52-25, and pulled down 29 offensive rebounds, their largest total of the year. After managing 20 rebounds three times in their first 18 matchups, the locals have tallied 20-plus in the past four games.

Davis pushed the lead to as many as 12, but Cosumnes edged back in the second half, taking advantage of Devil miscues.

The Wolfpack won the turnover battle, 26-22.

The Blue Crew guards proved the difference makers down the stretch, as Eisenman, Surina Beal and Lily Hessl each hit two shots in crunch time.

“We were getting some looks,” Highshoe told The Enterprise. “I thought Emme had some really good decisions and mid-range pull-ups in transition, so those were smart takes.”

The lights have rarely been too bright for Eisenman in her breakout season. The junior guard has been a steadying force for DHS — her 13 double-digit performances lead the Devils, including seven in the last eight games.

Davis still needs to knock off a few Delta teams in order to secure a playoff spot, as the top four finishers in the Delta receive bids to the CIF Section tournament.

In their greatest test yet, the Devils showed up.

“It was just a great atmosphere to be a part of,” Highshoe said. “They had some really great moments but, again, we’re still learning and trying to improve every game.”

Up next is Elk Grove, who visits Monday at 7 p.m. The Herd (9-14, 5-2) beat Davis, 49-41, in the teams’ first matchup this season.

To read more, visit davisenterprise.com.

With a spring schedule jammed with 11 sports programs at Davis High, a busy slate of tryout dates has been announced by school officials.

For Blue Devil student-athletes, some preseason conditioning has already started.

For sports like softball, tryouts begin as soon as Monday.

Here’s a look at the wheres, whens and requirements for participants ...

Badminton — Preseason workouts are Feb. 11 and 13 from 4 to 5 p.m. with tryout starting Feb. 17. School officials say to watch The Enterprise and the DHS Athletics website for time and location of tryouts.

Coach: Ty Brown (tbrown@djusd.net) Baseball — With conditioning underway, tryouts and practices begin Feb. 10 with exact times to be announced. Junior varsity and freshman teams will assemble on the JV field with the varsity going on the main diamond. Coaches: Ethan Guevin, varsity (equevin@djusd.net); JV Jed Mille (jmille@djusd.net).

Boys golf — Tryouts start Feb. 10 and last three consecutive days at Wildhorse (varsity at 3 p.m., junior varsity following an hour later. Six holes each day.) Optional practice rounds are available before Feb. 10 after 3 p.m. weekdays. Coach: Zeb Becker (zbecker@djusd.net).

Boys lacrosse — Brown Stadium at Davis High is the location for tryouts (Feb. 10-14). The boys will go from 7 to 9 p.m.

Athletes are expected to bring necessary lacrosse equipment and running shoes.

Coach: Nick Juri (njuri@djusd.net).

Girls lacrosse — Preseason conditioning is happening Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday (at 4 p.m.). Athletes are asked to meet just outside Brown Stadium. Tryouts start Feb. 10 (5 to 7 p.m.) on Yudin Soccer Field east of the stadium. Coach: Jenn Morris (jmorris@djusd.net).

Softball — Workouts are ongoing weekdays at 4 p.m. Tryouts for pitchers and catchers begin Monday at 4 p.m. They run through Friday. Then all potential players report for tryouts Feb. 10. All activity is at the varsity softball diamond. Coaches: Tyler Gibson (tygibson@djusd. net), varsity; Tracy Frank (tfrank@djusd.net), JV. Swimming — Boys and girls teams begin practice on Feb. 10 at Arroyo Pool (5 p.m.).

Students should bring swimsuit, cap and goggles. Coach: John Varley (jvarley@ djusd.net).

Boys tennis — As conditioning progresses, earnest tryouts start on Feb. 10 at the Community Tennis Complex. For times, contact coach Dale Hersch at dhersch@djusd.net.

Track and field — Tryouts will commence on Feb. 10 as conditioning continues (more information about workouts can be found at dhstrack.com). Tryouts are at Brown Stadium. Coach: Spencer Elliott (selliott@djusd.net).

Boys volleyball — Preseason weight lifting is ongoing and tryouts dates are pending. For times for both, check in with the program head. Coach: Jordan Belleci (Jbelleci@djusd.net).

WRANGLE: Aggies own 2nd half From Page B1 times was embarrassing. We can’t play like that on our home floor. That will never happen again. We’re just going to focus on continuing to get better every day. We really needed this one tonight.”

Les was effusive in his praise of Mooney...

“He could have hung his head, but he showed his true character tonight,” Les said. “He really came out with great energy and life, especially on the defensive end. I’m a firm believer that when you make all the hustle plays, the game is going to come your way and that’s what happened with Joe tonight.”

While the Aggies eventually established their superiority, the first half wasn’t pretty.

The lead changed hands 10 times in the opening 20 minutes before Mooney and freshman point guard Ezra Manjon led a 6-1

run to give UCD a 30-25 lead at the break.

But the second half belonged to the Aggies, who hit 50% from the field after intermission compared to just 34.6% in the first half. UCD was again deadly at the foul line, hitting 85.7% for the game.

Damion Squire popped a 3-pointer to open the second half and freshman Elijah Pepper added a basket for a 35-27 advantage and the Aggies never looked back.

“Our freshmen are growing up before our very eyes,” Les added.

Midway through the second half Manjon stole the ball at midcourt and drove to the basket with a defender matching him stepfor-step. But instead of using the backboard for a contested layup, the 5-11 Manjon suddenly went airborne for a dramatic slam dunk that brought the largest crowd of the year to its feet.

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REAM: Redemption is possible From Page B1 the prison system was, then? People make mistakes and should be held accountable. But isn’t prison, beyond punishment, suppose to rehabilitate?

Michael Vick was held accountable. He went to prison for a year. That

may seem like peanuts to some people out there, but a year is a long time.

He missed out on a year with his family, though I won’t call him a victim.

He paid his price. He did his time. He learned from the experience and is a better man for it.

Redemption is possible,

and Vick, in many eyes, has been redeemed.

I believe in second chances and I think, as a society, we would all be better off if everyone did.

— Evan Ream’s column publishes Sundays.

Reach him at eream@ davisenterprise.net or follow him on Twitter @EvanReam.

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BYRNE: One goal is to stay healthy for soccer

HEARTBREAKER: Devils fall, 71-70 From Page B1

Speaking of winning

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Hakl praised the Devil faithful, who let out their loudest cry of the night following the 6-7 senior’s two-handed slam toward the end of the second quarter.

“Once you know they’re all there for you, it makes you go harder,” the DHS forward added. “Their energy was crazy. All we wanted to do was win.”

Added Wolfpack coach Sheridan Crite: “Davis — they’re a tough team. Their crowd was in it, the band was in it, and they were feeding off it.”

Asta finished the night with a double-double, tallying 14 points and 13 rebounds, his third such feat this year. It also marked his 10th double-digit scoring outing of the season. The senior’s effort elicited chants of his name by the student section on several occasions throughout the evening.

Davis’ Isaiah Conlan also was cash-money, opening the second half the same way he closed out the first — catching nothing but nylon.

Scoring four times from behind the arc, the junior guard finished with a career-high 14 points.

Shiya Solodoff netted another 9 for the Blue Crew — a season-high of his own — while Bryce Barker broke ankles left and right to close the night out with 7. CJ Fabionar chalked up 7 credits as well.

“A lot of ups and downs,” Gonzalez added. “Sometimes we were executing really well, but our downs were real downs. We had turnovers that were really costly,

Break the Record Night also was host to members and staff of the 1995 Davis High boys team that won the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II championship.

With then-coach Ralph Villanueva welcoming his former team — and the crowd providing a warm welcome — the old school Blue Devils took a bow at center court at halftime.

That 1995 Davis team had to overcome a shaky 9-10 start to win nine of its last 10 outings, including four straight playoff games on the road, in order to raise the boys’ only basketball section banner ever.

Among those honored were players Chris Wilson, Brian Kennedy, Jeremy Medovoy, Kevin Nosek, Kevin Wolcott, John Shoemaker, Ben Elliott, Ernie King, Rob Dyer, Damon Eden, Dan Nelson, Scott Finley, Anthony Smernes, coaches Villanueva and James O’Brien and team trainer Lisa Marchese.

Notes: Cosumnes’ Ravenna Miller added 15 points in Friday’s game and was the lone Wolfpack player besides Hartman to reach doubledigits. Ish Rehberg tossed in 7 and Darius Lester scored 5. No official attendance was taken, but the bleachers appeared 95-percent filled in the 1,500 capacity building. ... In junior varsity action, DHS won, 56-51. ... In other league play Friday, Elk Grove outlasted Pleasant Grove, 47-45, and Sheldon punked Franklin, 74-48.

— Reach Owen Yancher at oyancher@davisenteprise.net.

Follow him via Twitter at @530athletics.

Despite playing much of her club soccer with arguably the best-ever class in DHS history — Byrne played for the Davis Legacy that featured last year’s 12-strong senior class — the forward has led the Devils to another historic season ... so far.

“At the beginning of the season, I was unsure of what to expect and I was wondering how the team is going to work out, I was really sad to see my best friends that I’d been playing with for so long graduate,” Byrne reported.

“There were a lot of questions, but I’m so happy with the team this year. Everyone has stepped up tremendously and our team has become really close. I didn’t expect it to be as amazing as it has been this year.

“I think it’s really good for the program.”

That program has won five straight Delta League titles and four straight SacJoaquin Section championships.

Coming into this year, it was assumed that a sixthand fifth-straight victory wouldn’t be possible, especially given that much of the starting lineup was occupied by several freshmen.

But Byrne embraces

constantly thinking about two different sets of teammates.

“I love the thrill of skiing,” she said. “This year I’ve been more aware of not getting hurt because next year I go to college, and I want us to go as far as we can in the soccer season.

I think we can become section champs again.

“This ski season is the first ski season where I’ve thought about not getting hurt or doing stupid jumps, but when I’m racing, I’m so competitive and that just takes over and I want to go as fast as possible.”

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ext year, she’ll be at Colorado College, where Byrne signed on to play Division I soccer.

She chose that school because it’s academically sound, and she’ll never be far from the ski lift.

As for what’s next after this soccer and ski season, the sky appears to be the limit for Byrne.

While undecided on a major, the senior mentioned wanting to either become a surgeon to help people in impoverished areas of the world or a journalist, who would expose injustices around the world.

“We should be helping people instead of just living lavishly,” she said.

Spoken like a true captain.

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Blue Devil Bryce Barker goes up for 2 of his 7 points against the Wolfpack. missed free throws, some missed communications on defense — a lot we have to correct.”

Five conference contests remain on the Devils schedule now, with a three-game week on the horizon.

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Two wins behind the conference’s fourth-and-final playoff spot, Hakl says its crunch time.

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‘California for All’ vs. tough reality

Support Prop. 13 in March

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BY ADAM HATEFI Special to The Enterprise

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alifornia’s university buildings are aging, and are posing a direct risk to the life and health of students and faculty at UCs and CSUs across our state.

In March, Californians are going to be given the opportunity to vote on the College Health & Safety Bond.

The bond, also known as Proposition 13 (unrelated to the infamous and often reviled Prop 13 dealing with property tax) will ensure that students don’t die or get injured on campuses across California due to aging buildings.

The necessity of this is nowhere as prevalent as UC Davis.

In 2018 the UC Davis university administration announced that Freeborn Hall would be demolished due to concerns over its seismic safety.

The building, an institutional location for concerts and campus events for almost 60 years and home to vital student services such as The California Aggie and KDVS, was too costly to repair.

As sad as Freeborn’s demolition is to many of its former residents, it isn’t the only seismically unsafe building on campus. According to the Davis Enterprise, out of the 317 buildings evaluated for seismic safety standards, 126 have been slated for demolition or already demolished.

In recent years, everything from the Memorial Union to some of our dorms in Segundo and Tercero have needed renovations to make sure that they don’t collapse should an earthquake hit. Earthquake safety comes alongside the general need to renovate our aging buildings.

In 2011, as students took their final exams in Wellman, they found firefighters barging into their rooms, evacuating them due to asbestos exposure in the ventilation system. In 2015, UC Davis employees reported that asbestos was released in Wellman and other campus buildings during renovations and repairs.

Students are not only at risk of death in the case of an indefinite future earthquake, they are currently potentially being exposed to the airborne cancer-causing products of our aging campus infrastructure.

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his comes alongside issues that most of us are all too familiar with: overcrowded classrooms forcing students to sit on the floor; crumbling walls and peeling paint; broken projectors, screens, and lights in our lecture halls.

We, as students, want the ability to learn in classrooms that account for our disabilities, in classrooms that don’t force us to sit on the floor, in classrooms that let our professors and teaching assistants present lecture slides without struggling for 20 minutes before giving up and going back to the chalkboard. We are not demanding the world, we are demanding that we are provided with the basics of what we need to study.

This is why I, Adam Hatefi, and my office, on behalf of the UC Davis Undergraduate Student Body and as their official representatives, implore you to vote yes on Proposition 13, the College Health and Safety Bond, and to ask your friends, family, and associates to do the same.

— Adam Hatefi is the external affairs vice president for ASUCD.

ov. Gavin Newsom’s website is topped by his official slogan, “California for All.” “The California Dream — the idea that every person can achieve a better life, regardless of where they start out — is central to who we are as Californians,” it declares. “Even in a time of economic growth and record employment, too many Californians are experiencing the squeeze of stagnant wages and the rising price of buildingblock necessities such as housing, health care, education, and child care. We can and must reanimate the California Dream, building a California for All.” In polling, most Californians endorse that noble vision, but the reality is daunting. Last week, Newsom referred to California as “the richest and poorest state,” and the gap is widening.

We have, for instance, the nation’s highest rate of poverty, as defined by a Census Bureau formula that includes the cost of living, with 18.1% or more than 7 million Californians impoverished.

That doubles to 14 million, the Public Policy Institute of California says, if Californians in “near-poverty” are added —

a number virtually identical to enrollment in Medi-Cal, our program of medical care for the poor.

At the extreme edge of the underclass, there are, according to the most recent official counts, 151,278 homeless Californians, a nearly 17-percent growth in one year. But the official count is probably far short of reality, which may be two or three times as high.

By sheer coincidence, incidentally, our official homeless number is almost identical to the number of California households in the top 1% of income. The one-percenters, who pay nearly half of the state’s income taxes, average $1.7 million in annual income.

A new PPIC report frames the yawning income gap.

“While California’s economy outperforms the nation’s,” it says, “its level of income inequality exceeds that of all

but five states. Families at the top of the income distribution in California have 12.3 times the income of families at the bottom ($262,000 versus $21,000, for the 90th and 10th percentiles, respectively, in 2018), measured before taxes and safety net programs.”

The gap, if anything, is widening.

“Since 1980, incomes for families in the 90th percentile have increased by 60%, while incomes at the 50th percentile (median) and 10th percentile have grown much less (24% and 20% higher in 2018 than 1980),” PPIC says.

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he trends reflect fundamental changes in our economy — a decline in blue-collar jobs, especially in manufacturing, and strong growth in technology and other industries demanding higher educational credentials.

“For families where any member holds a four-year degree or higher, median income increased by 30% since 1980,” PPIC continues. “It decreased slightly for all other families. Families with fouryear degree holders earn $2.20 for every $1 that families without degree holders earn.”

There is a strong geographic

component to the income gap, with the widest disparity found in the technology-heavy Bay Area, and a wide ethnic factor with Latino and black Californians overrepresented in the lowest income cohort.

The income gap, moreover, mirrors what educators call the “achievement gap” among the state’s nearly 6 million K-12 students, with poor and English-learner students — Latino and black children, particularly — perpetually falling behind more affluent white and Asian kids.

In the main, Newsom and other political leaders, Democrats all, have addressed these gaps by throwing taxpayers’ money at them but those efforts are puny stopgaps at best.

In the longer run, making California more attractive to job-creating investment, improving educational outcomes and lowering barriers to housing construction are the only approaches that might truly close the gaps.

— 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 calmatters.org/commentary.

LETTERS Encourage vote for Provenza I am writing to encourage a vote for Jim Provenza for Yolo County Supervisor. There are many good reasons to support Jim, including his efforts on behalf of children, seniors, our schools, and those in need. But I would like to focus on another important, probably less well known, achievement — his acquired expertise and knowledge of regional water policy and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This includes Putah Creek, Cache Creek, both tributaries to the Yolo Bypass, and the Yolo Bypass itself.

Over the years, Jim has nourished relationships that are essential to leadership in our region. These relationships have enabled him to protect agriculture, support salmon and smelt, and preserve the water to make it all happen. He has been dedicated to the development of the Delta Conservancy, as well as getting a fair shake for our region in statewide efforts to send that water elsewhere.

This is not an easy task, requiring attendance at many meetings and understanding the arcane policies and politics of the region, as well as the water laws that emerge annually from the Legislature.

When I served in the Legislature, I had a few elected officials I could count on to defend our region and persuade others. Jim was key in any water related efforts. It would be beyond foolish to lose such an effective and energetic advocate.

Lois Wolk California Senator, retired Davis

Here’s to another 50 years I have been a dedicated Davis Enterprise subscriber for 45 years, and am a loyal Bob Dunning reader. In today’s 50-year celebration article, Bob included a description of his love for newspapers.

He admitted that he goes to the sports section first (as do I during baseball season), then the weather. I then turn to reviewing the local news articles to keep up with the good and bad goings-on in our community.

I am also a loyal reader of Susana Leonardi’s, Marion Franck’s (her column about McDonald’s was truly spot on!) and Wendy Weitzel’s columns and the letters.

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Phone: 530-756-0800. An award-winning newspaper of the California Newspaper Publishers Association.

As I do this, I end up scanning the entire paper and reading about topics that are not of usual interest to me. I believe that this makes me a more broad-minded person.

When I am traveling, I try to read both The Enterprise and Bee online, but the experience does not come close to my normal newspaper-reading ritual. It is much more focused on a particular article, even when I read on a large monitor.

I am hopeful that The Davis Enterprise will keep on printing a paper edition for the next 50 years!

Shermain Hardesty Davis

Support Measure G As a special education paraeducator, I support Measure G because I’ve seen what amazing teachers can do for kids, and I want the kids at my school site, and every school site, to have that experience.

Working alongside other special educators here in Davis inspired me to pursue my own teaching credential.

Unfortunately, one of the mentors who inspired me and encouraged me to pursue my credential has now left for a better salary in another district. I lost my teacher friend and the kids lost an amazing, passionate, and talented special education teacher.

Many of my paraeducator friends have already completed their credential programs, and have student-taught in Davis. But when it comes time to choose a job, they have taken jobs in other districts because they are paid significantly better elsewhere.

What bothers me the most is that one day, I will have to make the same decision.

Despite my love for Davis and the kiddos

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

U.S. Senate Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3841; email: http://feinstein. senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me Sen. Kamala Harris, 112 Hart Senate

I’ve met here, I will have to choose what’s best financially.

Please ... Sounds support our students.

Support our teachers. Support Measure G. Urvi Patel Davis

Deos for supervisor How is it that we don’t have any women serving on Yolo County Board of Supervisors? The power of incumbency explains a great deal.

Jim Provenza was first elected to the board 12 years ago. Now he reaps donations from the special interests and people who benefit from his votes on the board and his influence in local politics. And my observation is that Jim and many incumbents generally do less each year as they build their campaign war chests, except in election years.

Now we have a chance to be represented by an amazing woman, Linda Deos. She will bring new energy, ideas and perspective to our county. She will also bring a muchneeded woman’s perspective and wisdom to what will otherwise continue to be an allmale board of supervisors.

I also want a woman to be our next president and enthusiastically support Elizabeth Warren because, not only will she heal the Democratic Party, but her and Bernie Sanders’ united force of supporters can organize the massive grassroots campaign and the new voter registration and turnout we need to remove Republicans from holding power in the U.S. Senate and White House.

Kevin Wolf Davis

Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3553; email: visit https://www. harris.senate.gov/content/contact/senator

House of Representatives Rep. John Garamendi (3rd District), 2368 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515; 202-225-1880.

District office: 412 G St., Davis, CA 95616; 530-753-5301; email: visit https://garamendi.house.gov/contact-me

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

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COMMENTARY Keeping up fight on Alzheimer’s Hydrogen back as COMMENTARY clean fuel alternative L

BY JOHN GARAMENDI

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BY LLEWELLYN KING

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ydrogen as a clean fuel is back with a new mission and better ways of producing it.

Jan Vrins, a partner in Guidehouse (formerly Navigant), a leading consulting firm, says hydrogen is a critical component in the carbon-free future of electricity. He told a press event at the National Press Club in Washington that the role of hydrogen as a storage medium as well as a clean fuel will be vital going forward.

Vrins, who heads a team of 800 consultants and researchers at Guidehouse, told reporters that Europe is ahead of the United States in the new uses of hydrogen and in offshore wind development as a hydrogen source. The two are linked, he said, and hydrogen will grow in importance in the United States.

In the bleak days of energy shortage in the 1970s and 1980s, hydrogen was hailed as a magical transportation fuel. Cars would zip around with nary a polluting vapor, except for a drip of water from the tailpipe.

But this white knight never quite got into the saddle. Hydrogen wasn’t easily handled, wasn’t easily produced and wasn’t economically competitive.

Now hydrogen is back as a carbon-free fuel — a means of sopping up excess generation from wind and solar, when production from those exceeds needs, and as an alternative source of energy storage besides batteries.

In theory, hydrogen may yet make it in transportation via fuel cells.

But that puts it in competition with electric vehicles for new infrastructure.

Unlike the 197os and 198os, today, there is natural gas aplenty for producing hydrogen. Vrins calls this a “bridge” until hydrogen from water takes over.

Hydrogen doesn’t have the same properties as natural gas, and these must be accounted for in designing its use. It has greater volume than an equivalent amount of natural gas and it’s very volatile. But it can make electricity through fuel cells or burning.

Hydrogen isn’t found free in nature, although it’s the world’s most plentiful element — water is made of hydrogen and oxygen.

To get hydrogen, coal or natural gas must be steam-reformed, or it can be extracted from water with electrolysis — a development that isn’t missed on companies like Siemens which makes

electrolyzer units.

Siemens is a leader in a field that is fast attracting engineering companies.

Hydrogen needs special handling and must be engineered into a system. It can’t be treated as being a one-for-one exchange with natural gas at the turbine intake.

It has a lower energy density which means it must be stored under pressure in most instances.

Adam Forni, a hydrogen researcher at Guidehouse with an extensive background in natural gas and hydrogen, told me the emphasis today is on reforming natural gas and desulfurizing it in the process with carbon capture, use and storage technology. This gas is known as “blue hydrogen,” as opposed to gas from electrolysis which is known as “green hydrogen.”

Green hydrogen is the long-term goal of Guidehouse’s Vrins and his team. It makes alternative energy more efficient.

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he Los Angeles Department of Water and Power announced it will convert an 1,800megawatt coal-fired power plant located in Utah to 800 megawatts of all hydrogen. Initially, the plant will burn 70 percent blue hydrogen and will convert to 100 percent green hydrogen by 2045.

But even blue hydrogen with CCUS is a clean fuel, emitting no carbon. Natural gas when burned emits about half the carbon of coal; blue and green hydrogen, zero.

At the Washington press event, Vrins said hydrogen will help in the creation of microgrids which are the coming thing as utilities reorganize themselves. He said natural gas could be piped to the site and then reformed into hydrogen or, better yet, green hydrogen could be made on-site with the surplus electricity from windmills and solar installations.

Vrins sees a future when the grid or microgrid doesn’t need all the power being produced it can be diverted to electrolyzing water and making hydrogen, thus acting as an energy storage medium with greater versatility than batteries. Batteries draw down quickly, whereas hydrogen can be stored in quantity and used over time, as natural gas is today.

Hydrogen is one of the tools as utilities go green.

It’s back, all right.

— Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS, and he is a columnist with InsideSources.

ike so many Americans, I have seen firsthand the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease.

My mother-in-law, Merle Wilkinson, was diagnosed with and suffered from Alzheimer’s.

My wife, Patti, and I cared for her every day toward the end of her battle. This experience made me determined to fight for a cure for this disease that currently harms over 5 million Americans. By 2050, that number could rise to 16 million.

Alzheimer’s is the most expensive disease in America. In 2016, Alzheimer’s and other dementias cost American society $236 billion. That same year, Alzheimer’s resulted in $160 billion in Medicare and Medicaid claims, accounting for a fifth of all Medicare dollars. Increasing funding for Alzheimer’s isn’t a cost — it’s an investment. When I joined the Alzheimer’s Task Force, annual Alzheimer’s research appropriation funding was under $600 million. I am proud to say that the House of Representatives passed $2.4 billion for FY 2020.

We cannot solely focus on Alzheimer’s — any brain research including

on ALS, MS and Parkinson’s brings us closer to a cure to Alzheimer’s. We simply do not understand the brain, and better understanding of our most vital organ brings us one step closer to a cure.

That is why I have supported doubling the appropriation (now $400 million) to the NIH BRAIN Initiative, which brings together researchers across disciplines to fundamentally understand the neural circuits that underlie the healthy and diseased brain. This work is occurring in our backyard, at UC Davis’s Center for Mind and Brain where they have 69 researches working tirelessly toward this goal.

While our researchers search for a cure, we must also focus on the quality of life for patients and their caregivers today. More than 16 million Americans are providing 18.5 billion hours of unpaid care, valued at nearly $234 billion, to people living with dementia.

On average, caregivers lose over $15,000 in annual income as a result of reducing or quitting work to meet caregiving demands. One in six caregivers had to quit work entirely because they could

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Four for the ballot Great public schools and a vibrant progressive community brought our young family to Davis in 1994. Our kids were fortunate to grow up in a place that “paid it forward” time and again by investing in education and vital city programs.

Let’s keep it going! Vote yes on G, dedicating new local funding for Davis teachers and school staff, and yes on Q, renewing an existing 1% sales tax to maintain our parks, roads, and bike paths, and to sustain critical fire and public safety services that keep us all safe. The next generation deserves no less.

In the 4th District Yolo County Supervisor race, my vote goes to incumbent Jim Provenza, whom I’ve known for nearly 20 years. We served contemporaneously (2003-2007) when Jim was a Davis Schools Trustee and I held the 4th District seat. In 2008, I supported Jim to succeed me when I was privileged to “go across-the-causeway” to serve in the California State Assembly.

We were sworn in at the beginning of the 2008 global financial crisis, when local governments bore the brunt of passing-down staggering multi-billion-dollar state budget cuts on real people.

Serving in good times is easy — the true test of leadership is how one faces adversity. Through all those tough years, I could not have had a more diligent, compassionate, and effective local partner than Jim Provenza. He’s more than earned another term.

Finally, after keeping an open mind during the presidential debates, I am again supporting Bernie Sanders in 2020. Consistent, persistent, insistent; this is Bernie Sanders. On health care, the environment, economic and social justice, and moneyin-politics — his values are my values.

On March 3, vote your conscience; on Nov. 3, vote our country — because our future depends on it.

Mariko Yamada Davis

not maintain both their jobs and their caregiving obligations. We must support these caregivers by increasing funds for: ■ respite care services for caregivers of individuals living with Alzheimer’s ■ access to home and community-based services ■ protected paid leave so that caregivers can continue providing care with less impact on their employment In Congress, we are working hard toward this goal through several pieces of legislation: ■ H.R. 1903 — Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Act: fixes current law, allowing those who are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or related conditions to access important support programs created by the Older Americans Act, regardless of age. Currently, those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s under the age of 60 are barred from accessing these vital benefits, putting intense financial strain on their families.

■ H.R. 1873 — Improving HOPE for Alzheimer’s: directs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to increase outreach and education regarding services provided by Medicare and Medicaid, including diagnosis evaluation and Alzheimer’s treatment planning services.

Keep supporting Jim Provenza

■ H.R. 3113 — To require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp for 6 additional years. The proceeds of the sales of these stamps are to be transferred to the National Institutes of Health for the purpose of Alzheimer’s research.

Every day we get closer to a cure. Until we find one, I will keep fighting to ensure that Alzheimer’s patients and their families get the care and support that they need.

———— I will keep you up to date with monthly columns in The Davis Enterprise, as well as on my Facebook page at http:// www.facebook.com/rep garamendi, and on my government website at http://garamendi.house. gov.

I can better represent you in Washington if I know your views and suggestions. You can contact me at my Davis district office, 412 G St., Davis, CA 95616, or 530-753-5301; or at my Washington, D.C., office, 2368 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515, or 202-225-1880.

— Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, represents the 3rd Congressional District, which includes Davis and Yolo County.

Yes on Measure G

Jim Provenza’s work for children and the elderly has touched us personally. As a school board member, Jim was diligent in supporting the needs of all children. He showed a special sensitivity to children in the achievement gap and special-needs children.

Interested as we are in senior issues, we have been impressed with his efforts to establish support programs for the elderly.

We have always been supportive of Jim due to his demonstrated leadership style encompassing integrity, responsiveness, reliability, compassion for others and responsiveness.

We have learned that Jim can be trusted to make decisions that benefit our community. We support Jim Provenza in his re-election campaign for Yolo County supervisor.

Laurie and Bob Rollins Davis

Our community has a reputation of having great K-12 schools and it is one of the reasons many of us were attracted to live in Davis. And while we have invested in our school buildings and infrastructure through bond measures, we risk the ability to maintain that reputation if we can’t attract and retain excellent teachers to educate our kids.

I know a number of teachers that live in town but have ended up working at districts in our neighboring communities instead of Davis because of the pay difference. It is no wonder we’re having a tough time getting and keeping high quality credentialed teachers to work at our school district. Fast forward 5 years, when roughly a third of our teachers will retire, and the situation will be even worse.

Please support kids, teachers, and the city of Davis by voting yes on Measure G. Ben Finkelor Davis

Back Abramson, Green New Deal

Deos will give voice to the disenfranchised

David Abramson is a dear friend of mine, and is one of the most wholehearted and down-to-earth people I have ever met. He is a person filled with so much compassion and love for community and the people it encompasses.

David Abramson has so much heart and dedication in everything he does — from being there as a friend, to lending a hand in the drop of a dime, to supporting our town and community, and to supporting our future foundations to make it better for generations to come.

I feel strongly that his passion to support the community and its people will shine in the Local Green New Deal.

Please support David Abramson in his campaign for Yolo County Supervisor — District 4.

Shireen Olyaie Davis

I am pleased to be supporting Linda Deos for county supervisor.

I went to lunch with her last fall, and was very impressed with her willingness and ability to listen, and her passion for uplifting those disenfranchised in Yolo County — her priorities of affordable housing, protecting the environment and alternatives to mass incarceration will be a refreshing and much needed voice on our Board of Supervisors.

I am thrilled that Linda will advocate passionately for immigrants, people of color, and other marginalized folk. As an immigration defense attorney myself, I sometimes see bias in county agencies resulting in needs in our communities’ not being met fairly and accountably.

And finally, we really need a strong, progressive woman on that board!

Ann Block Davis

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NOTICE INVITING BIDS WWTP Storage Building CIP No. 8324 1. Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Davis (“City”) invites and will receive sealed Bids up to but not later than February 11, 2020 at 2:00 PM, at the City Clerk’s office of the City Manager, located at 23 Russell Boulevard, Davis, CA 95616, for the furnishing to City of all labor, equipment, materials, tools, services, transportation, permits, utilities, and all other items necessary for the WWTP Storage Building, CIP 8324 (the “Project”). At said time, Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the City Office. Bids received after said time shall be returned unopened. Bids shall be valid for a period of 90 calendar days after the Bid opening date.

2. Requesting Plans and Specifications Plans and specifications (not including standard specifications and other documents included by reference), and proposal forms, may be obtained by logging on to www.blueprintexpress. com/davis or by calling BPXpress. The cost is $40 per set (plus shipping and handling) and is non-refundable. Any bidder that Reprographics at (916) 760-7281 fails to purchase a complete set of plans, specifications and proposal forms from BPXpress Reprographics prior to the bid opening date and time OR is not included on the BPXpress plan holder list shall have their bid deemed non-responsive. In other words, the bidder must purchase the plan set from BPXpress Reprographics AND be on the BPXpress plan holder list to be deemed responsive. The only exception shall be in the event a bidder’s name is not included on the plan holders list but the bidder can produce proof of purchase of the plans, specifications and proposal forms from BPXpress Reprographics with a purchase date that occurred prior to the close of bidding. Any bid produced from plans, specifications and proposal forms obtained from sources other than those purchased from BPXpress by bidder shall be deemed non-responsive. Only bidders on the plan holders list shall receive addenda notifications.

successful bidder the Notice of Award, the successful Bidder will enter into a contract and provide the necessary bonds and certificates of insurance. The bid security will be declared forfeited if the successful Bidder fails to comply within said time. No interest will be paid on funds deposited with City. The Bid Bond submitted shall be provided by a surety duly authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to transact surety business in the State of California.

4. Engineer Engineer’s Estimate: $390,000 Project Engineer: James D. Carson

————————————————— Deliver Bids To: CITY OFFICES - CITY CLERK’S OFFICE 23 Russell Boulevard, Davis, CA 95616-3896 (Building is located on the corner of Russell Boulevard & B Street) *Note* If you choose to mail your Bid Proposal via any of the overnight/ express services, the outside envelope MUST be clearly marked as follows:

SEALED BID FOR: WWTP Storage 7. Performance Bond and Labor and Building, CIP No. 8324 Material Bond DELIVER IMMEDIATELY TO CITY The successful Bidder will be required CLERK’S OFFICE to furnish a Faithful Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond Bid Due Date And Time: each in an amount equal to one hundred February 11, 2020 2:00 PM percent (100%) of the Contract Price. Each ————————————————— bond shall be in the forms set forth herein, END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS shall be secured from a surety company 686 that meets all State of California bonding 1/26, 2/2 requirements, as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and that FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME is a California admitted surety insurer.

STATEMENT Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California, the successful Bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by City to ensure its performance under the contract.

8. Labor Code Requirements Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773, City has obtained the prevailing rate of per diem wages and the prevailing wage rate for holiday and overtime work applicable in Yolo County from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute this contract. A copy of these prevailing wage rates may be obtained via the internet at: www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/

In addition, a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages is available at the City’s Public Works Department and shall be made available to interested parties upon request. The successful bidder shall post a copy of the prevailing wage rates at each job site. It shall be mandatory upon the Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractors, to comply with all Labor Code provisions, which include but are not limited to the payment of not less than the said specified prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract, employment of apprentices, hours of labor and debarment of It is the responsibility of each prospective contractors and subcontractors. bidder to pay the fee and download and print all Bid Documents for review and to Pursuant to Labor Code sections verify the completeness of Bid Documents 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and before submitting a bid. Any Addenda subcontractors that wish to bid on, be will be posted on www.blueprintexpress. listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a com/davis. It is the responsibility of each contract to perform public work must prospective bidder to check the BPXpress be registered with the Department Reprographics website listed above on of Industrial Relations. No Bid will be a daily basis through the close of bids accepted nor any contract entered into for any applicable addenda or updates. without proof of the contractor’s and The City does not assume any liability subcontractors’ current registration or responsibility based on any defective with the Department of Industrial or incomplete copying, excerpting, Relations to perform public work. If scanning, faxing, downloading or printing awarded a contract, the Bidder and its of the Bid Documents. Information on subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain BPXpress Reprographics may change active registration with the Department without notice to prospective bidders. of Industrial Relations for the duration The Contract Documents shall supersede of the Project. Notwithstanding the any information posted or transmitted by foregoing, the contractor registration requirements mandated by Labor Code BPXpress Reprographics.

Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 shall not Bids must be submitted on the City’s apply to work performed on a public Bid Forms. To the extent required works project that is exempt pursuant to by section 20103.7 of the Public the small project exemption specified in Contract Code, upon request from a Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. contractor plan room service, the City shall provide an electronic copy of the This Project is subject to compliance Contract Documents at no charge to the monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. In contractor plan room.

Contract documents will not be available bidding on this Project, it shall be the for inspection or purchase from the City Bidder’s sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with by potential Bidders. all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its Bid. 3. Description Of The Work WWTP Storage Building, CIP 8324: The project includes a new 40 ft by 80 ft by 9. Retention 30 foot high prefabricated steel storage Pursuant to Public Contract Code section buiding that will include a 5-ton bridget 7201, the City has made a determination crane system, fire sprinkler sytem, and that the project described herein is electrical as detailed in the technical substantially complex, and therefore a specifications and shown on the retention of 5% will be withheld from payment until after the work is complete. drawings.

All work shall be performed in accordance with the Contract Documents and all applicable laws and regulations.

• E-mail your public notice to legals@davisenterprise.net • Be sure to include your name and phone number

Filed: January 10, 2020 FBN Number: F20200038 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Observant Books 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California.

Business is located in Yolo County.

1360 Hoover Place Woodland, CA 95776 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Clifton Thomas Moberg 1360 Hoover Place Woodland, CA 95776 4. Business Classification: Individual 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 10, 2020 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

6. Signature of Registrant(s): Clifton Thomas Moberg, Owner 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9 687 STORAGE LIEN SALE There will be a lien sale at 2nd Street Storage, 2525 2nd Street, in the City of Davis, County of Yolo, State of California 95618.

PUBLIC NOTICE

COMBINED NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT and NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS February 2, 2020 City of Davis 23 Russell Blvd.

Davis, Ca. 95616 These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural notification requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Davis On or about February 19, 2020, the City of Davis will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of funds under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93-383, as amended; 42 U.S.C.-530.1 et seq. and under the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, the Fiscal Year 2001 Appropriations Act, and the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, and the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA), as amended; 24 CFR Part 983 to undertake a project known as Mutual Housing (Sterling) at 5th Street New Construction Project for the purpose of building a 4-story, 41-unit affordable multi-family housing project at 2100 5th St., Davis, Ca. 95616. Project will include a mix of 1-bedroom to 3-bedroom units, ranging in size from 645 square feet to 1,125 square feet. Approximately 44% of the units would be 1-bedroom units. Property will serve low income families. On site amenities will include a community room and tot lot, doubleloaded corridor and a central elevator.

Project Costs (HUD and Non-HUD) are $27,376,623. HUD HOME costs -$463,360, Non-HUD costs - $26,913,263.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH AT 1:30 PM (PST). This enforcement is authorized by Division 8, Chapter 10 of the California Business & Professions Code (21700 et seq. California Self-Service Facility Act).

Items from sale must be paid in full, with cash only at the time of purchase.

All purchased items are sold “as is” and must be removed at the time of sale with unit swept clean. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party.

The City of Davis has determined that the Certain terms and conditions apply. project will have no significant impact on The Personal Property stored with the the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under undersigned by: the National Environmental Policy Act Unit# 261 SHARON WELCH: children’s toys, (NEPA) of 1969 is not required. Additional fishing rods, 2+ totes, clothing, mattress/ project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file box spring, and hedge trimmers. at Davis City Hall, 23 Russell Blvd., Davis, Ca. 95616 where the ERR is available for BOND# 7900468597 review and may be examined or copied 01/26, 02/02 698 weekdays 8:00 A.M to 5:00 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENTS

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION In accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage location listed below.

Life Storage #635 3280 Jefferson Blvd.

West Sacramento, CA 95691 (916)492-2056

And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, 10. Substitution Requests the goods will be sold to the highest Substitution requests shall be made bidder or otherwise disposed of at a within 35 calendar days after the award of public auction to be held online at www. the Contract. Pursuant to Public Contract StorageTreasures.com, which will end on Code Section 3400(b), the City may February 20, 2020 at 10 a.m. make findings designating that certain additional materials, methods or services Keiannia Russell by specific brand or trade name other than Hsld gds/Furn, TV/Stereo Equip those listed in the Standard Specifications be used for the Project. Such findings, if Tracie Turrubiartes any, as well as the materials, methods or Hsld gds/Furn services and their specific brand or trade names that must be used for the Project Christopher S Smith may be found in the Special Conditions.

Hsld gds/Furn, Lndscpng/Cnstrctn equip

5. Contractor’s License Classification and Subcontractors Unless otherwise provided in the Instructions for Bidders, each Bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to sections 7000 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code in the following classification(s) throughout the time it submits its Bid and for the duration 11. Award City shall award the contract for the Project of the contract: to the lowest responsive, responsible Class A General Engineering Bidder as determined by the City from the Contractor, Class B General Building BASE BID ALONE. City reserves the right Contractor, C-8 Concrete Contractor, to reject any or all bids or to waive any C10 Electrical Contractor, C12 irregularities or informalities in any bids or Earthwork and Paving Contractor, in the bidding process.

C16 Fire Protection Contractor, C34 Pipeline Contractor, C36 Plumbing 12. Notice to Proceed Contractor, C39 Roofing Contractor, This Project, if awarded, will be awarded C43 Sheet Metal Contractor, C50 for a winter start date.

Reinforcing Steel Contractor, and C51 13. Further Information/Questions Structral Steel Contractor For further information, contact Terry Subcontractor Substitution requests shall Jue, at tjue@cityofdavis.org. Questions be made within 35 calendar days after will only be considered and answered via the award of the contract. Pursuant to email. Questions will not be considered Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), the or answered 48 working hours prior to City may make findings designating that the bid opening. certain additional materials, methods or services by specific brand or trade name 14. Pre-Bid Conference other than those listed in the Standard A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference Specifications be used for the Project. is scheduled for Thursday, January Such findings, if any, as well as the 30, 2020 at 10:00 AM to review the materials, methods or services and their Project’s existing conditions at the Davis specific brand or trade names that must Wastewater Treatment Plant at 45400 be used for the Project may be found in County Road 28H, Davis. Representatives of the City and consulting engineers, if the Special Conditions. any, will be present. Questions asked

by Bidders at the Pre-Bid Conference 6. Bid Security Each Bid shall be accompanied by cash, not specifically addressed within the a certified or cashier’s check, or Bid Contract Documents shall be answered Bond secured from a surety company in writing, and shall be sent to all Bidders. satisfactory to the City Council, the Bids will not be accepted from any bidder amount of which shall not be less than who did not attend the mandatory Preten percent (10%) of the submitted Total Bid Conference.

Bid Price, made payable to City of Davis as bid security. The bid security shall be provided as a guarantee that within five (5) working days after the City provides the

MARTHA JO HANNA 3236 MAGPIE STREET DAVIS, CA 95616-7507 4. Business Classification: INDIVIDUAL 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: OCTOBER 16, 2019 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.”

(A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

6. Signature of Registrant(s): MARTHA JO HANNA 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16 702

Eduard Serikov Hsld gds/Furn, TV/Stereo Equip Izac L Basped Hsld gds/Furn Krystal Reichert Hsld gds/Furn Jil Hiatt Clothes shoes kitchen ware, Hsld gds/ Furn, TV/Stereo Equip Khristine Mccurdy Hsld gds/Furn, TV/Stereo Equip Susannah Johnson Hsld gds/Furn, Tools/Applnces Julie Bruce Hsld gds/Furn Mary E Wade Hsld gds/Furn 1/26, 2/2

700

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: January 17, 2020 FBN Number: F20200065 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) TURN OF PHRASE TRANSCRIPTIONS 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California.

Business is located in Yolo County.

3236 MAGPIE STREET DAVIS, CA 95616 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip

at 8:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matters may be heard as indicated below.

TIME SET AGENDA 8:30 a.m.

Public hearing regarding a proposed ordinance banning industrial hemp processing, manufacturing, and sales, and restricting or banning industrial hemp storage in the unincorporated area of the County. The ordinance will be a new Chapter 14 in Title 10 of the County Code of Ordinances. The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. The starting time of the public hearing for each individual item on the Time Set Agenda is listed for the convenience of applicants and other interested parties.

The public hearing will not start before its scheduled time. Adequate time will be provided for each public hearing to accept all relevant public testimony. Public comments on all items are encouraged.

Copies of staff reports and the environmental document for the projects are on file in the office of the Yolo County Community Services Department, 292 West Beamer Street, Woodland, California. All interested parties should appear and will be provided an opportunity during the public hearing to present relevant information.

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65009(b)(2) and other provisions of law, any lawsuit challenging the approval of a project described in this notice shall be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing or described in written correspondence delivered for consideration before the hearing is closed.

2/2 708 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: January 22, 2020 FBN Number: F20200077 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) The Brand Labs 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California.

Business is located in Yolo County.

730 Hunt Way Davis, CA 95616 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Maverick Consultings Service LLC 430 F Street Davis, CA 95616 4. Business Classification: Limited Liability Company 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 10, 2020 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.”

(A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

6. Signature of Registrant(s): Chelsea Treseder Maverick Consulting Services LLC, Owner/Founder 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23 709

Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the City of Davis’ City Manager, who is responsible for receiving and responding to comments. All comments received FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

by February 18, 2020 by 5:00 pm will STATEMENT be considered by the City of Davis prior to authorizing submission of a request Filed: January 17, 2020 for release of funds. Comments should FBN Number: F20200061 specify which Notice they are addressing. 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) GOLD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of The City of Davis certifies to HUD Principal Place of Business in California. that Michael Webb in his capacity Business is located in Yolo County. as City Manager consents to accept 2624 EMERALD BAY DRIVE the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts DAVIS, CA 95618 if an action is brought to enforce 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), responsibilities in relation to the Residence Address, State, and Zip environmental review process and that GOLD & ASSOCIATES REAL ESTATE, INC. these responsibilities have been satisfied. 2624 EMERALD BAY DRIVE HUD’s approval of the certification DAVIS, CA 95618 satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and 4. Business Classification: CORPORATION allows the City to use program funds.

5. Beginning Date of Business: The OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business HUD will accept objections to its name or names listed above on: N/A release of fund and the City of Davis’ “I declare that all information in certification for a period of fifteen days this statement is true and correct.” following the anticipated submission (A registrant who declares as true date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are information which he or she knows to be on one of the following bases: (a) the false is guilty of a crime.) certification was not executed by the 6. Signature of Registrant(s): Certifying Officer of the City of Davis; Cory N. Gold (b) the City of Davis has omitted a step GOLD & ASSOCIATES REAL ESTATE, INC or failed to make a decision or finding 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23 710 required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR participants in the development process CHANGE OF NAME have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized Case Number: PT20-131 by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a 1. NAME filed a petition with this court for release of funds by HUD; or (d) another a decree changing names as follows: Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 Catherine Ressa Scheuring CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written to finding that the project is unsatisfactory Catherine Ressa Scheuring West from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons and submitted in accordance with the interested in this matter shall appear required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. before this court at the hearing indicated 58.76) and shall be addressed to HUD at below to show cause, if any, why the 1 Sansome St #1200, San Francisco, CA petition should not be granted.

94104. Potential objectors should contact NOTICE OF HEARING HUD to verify the actual last day of the Date: March 12, 2020 Time: 9:00 a.m. objection period.

Dept: #9 Room: N/A Michael Webb The address of the court is City Manager 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 City of Davis 2/2 707 3. a) A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the PUBLIC NOTICE date set for hearing on the petition in NOTICE OF the following newspaper of general PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING circulation, printed in this county: The Davis Enterprise The Yolo County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting and consider 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616 the following matters on February Date: January 30, 2020 13, 2020, in the Yolo County Board of Samuel T. McAdam Supervisors Chambers, Room 205, located Judge of the Superior Court at 625 Court Street, Woodland, California 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23 711

Sports

B8 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2020

ENTERPRISE STAFF TELLS YOU ALL ABOUT THE SUPER BOWL

49ers, Packers (?) are favorites The ’ship returns to the bay, Garoppolo cements himself as an elite quarterback and Kyle Shanahan’s redemption arc is complete.

In an ill-advised exercise — especially if readers want to use The Davis Enterprise sports staff for its source of knowledge today — here is a look at what our so-called experts think about Super Bowl LIV. Five staffers are siding with San Francisco (one of whom might be wearing a cement suit if the Chiefs win), two writers believe it’s Kansas City’s day — 50 years after winning its only Super Bowl.

And then there’s photography chief Fred Gladdis, who apparently has a whole different picture regarding today’s festivities.

plays the rest of the game left-handed, throwing for 300 yards on 20-of-20 completions. The 49ers use a series of trick plays involving Jimmy G, a running back and a long trench coat, but miss the game-tying field goal at the horn.

Owen Yancher 49ers 32, Chiefs 30

Bob Dunning Evan Ream

49ers 31, Chiefs 28 It may not be the beginning of another dynasty, but the 49ers figured out how to win the close ones this year. The 49ers have too much offense and just enough defense. But a field goal, straight and true, wins this one at the end.

Will Wyman 49ers 48, Chiefs 38 Jimmy G turns it on for the big occasion, with a 60-yard play-action bomb on San Francisco’s first drive.

The Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes answers back; rolling out of the pocket, he finds Travis Kelce with a 25-yard dart.

There will be at least one fake punt between the teams. It’s a shootout the rest of the game between the QBs, but a Richard Sherman pick-six late in the fourth seals KC’s fate.

Chiefs 35, 49ers 31 I’m conflicted with the choice of either betting against Patrick Mahomes or for Andy Reid, but despite the latter’s terrible clock management skills, I’ve never seen a football player as good as Mahomes. This will be the first of many Super Bowl wins for him, should he stay healthy. And yes, I put a decent sum of money on the Chiefs at -1.5 points.

but the Packers were already imprinted on my Catholic soul.)

2) I will always remember which Super Bowl is coming up because David Holloway will call up on my birthday to ask. (It’s my age.)

Super Bowl info

Kim Orendor 49ers 45, Chiefs 42

Fred Gladdis Green Bay 54, Visitors 6

Lev Farris Goldenberg Chiefs 30, 49ers 27 Patrick Mahomes injures his throwing arm in the first quarter, then

Two things: 1) My parish priest came in to teach a lesson in my third-grade class. The lesson was Green Bay was the best football team ever. I lived in Arkansas, where no pro team resided, so there was no conflict. (I learned in high school that the Cowboys were the defacto team for Arkansas,

Sammy Shades 49ers 34, Chiefs 24 Vinny tells me that Pauly and Bruce Gallaudet think there’s enough San Francisco defense to outlast Patrick Mahomes & Co. Tommy Two Time, Botts and Martin Scorsese have gone all in with your prediction.

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ELK GROVE — The Davis High boys soccer team may have lost again to Franklin, but the Blue Devils remain in a good position for the playoffs following Friday’s road loss.

Sitting with 14 points, the Devils currently occupy the third-place slot in the Delta League, four points behind Franklin and eight behind league-leader Jesuit.

The 1-0 loss was the first defeat for DHS after a three-game unbeaten streak.

With the loss, Davis has a four-point cushion on sixth-place Cosumnes Oaks.

The top five teams in the Delta League qualify for the playoffs.

DJBD cheer corection

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Davis statistics Friday’s temperature High/Low ........ 67°/41° Normal ............ 54°/38° Record high .. 69°(1976) Record low ... 25°(1972)

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Boys soccer falls to ’Cats, still in postseason race Enterprise staff

Grass Valley 28/44

Yuba City 34/51

This game could just as easily be 49ers 27, Chiefs 24.

The San Francisco defense will have KC’s Patrick Mahomes running for his life, while the 49ers backs will be running for the end zone.

Also, don’t be surprised if the 49ers’ Jimmy G is finally let loose this postseason and throws for more than 200 yards and a couple TDs.

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■ The San Francisco 49ers (15-3) take on the Kansas City Chiefs (14-4) in Miami.

■ This is the third trip to the title game for KC, which won SB IV (1970).

■ This is the seventh trip to the SB for S.F., which is 5-1.

■ The game is at 3:30 p.m. It will be shown on Fox and broadcast on KHTK 1140.

■ The halftime show features musical icons Jennifer Lopez and Shakira.

LOCAL SPORTS BRIEFS

Davis’ 5-day forecast Today

Just be right, boys, otherwise your fellow Jersey “friends” have reserved a resting place for you next to Jimmy Hoffa.

In a shootout, San Francisco’s game-winning score comes off a Mitch Wishnowsky fake-punt pass TD. En route to MVP honors, S.F. wideout Emmanuel Sanders leads both teams in receiving yards, tallying a pair of TD catches, while tailback Rahim Mostert is held scoreless following his record-breaking four trips to the end zone against Green Bay in the NFC Championship.

In a Friday, Jan. 31 feature about the Davis Junior Blue Devils cheer team winning the Jamz National Youth Championship in Las Vegas, the squad’s off-shore practice site was misidentified. The DJBD, under the direction of coach Tiffani Tonso, occasionally practiced at CheerXperience in Rancho Cordova.

Going east anywhere from one to three times a week to help the athletes be best prepared, Tonso says she is good friends with the owner and rented the space at CheerXperience for a while and then did a trade for public relations work.

Local fans can catch reprise performances by the youthful pep squad at next Friday’s Davis High basketball game or on Feb. 13 at the UC Davis men’s game versus UC Santa Barbara.

Again, congratulations to the DJBD cheerleaders and The Enterprise apologizes for the error. Readers can visit the corrected article at davisenterprise.com.

Boys gymnastics PALO ALTO — The Davis Diamonds Level 6 boys squad finished third overall at the 28th annual Stanford Open.

There were more than 500 gymnasts from across the country at the event.

In the Level 6 10-year-old division, Ashton Arosteguy placed fourth on vault, sixth on rings and parallel bars, eighth all-around and 10th on floor.

In the 11-year-old division, Elltio Mann was third on floor, fifth on high bar and

all-around, sixth on vault, seventh on rings and ninth on pommel horse. JP Mariani placed first on parallel bars, sixth on pommel horse, rings and all-around and seventh on floor and high bar.

In the 12-plus division, Xavier Elias took home first on rings, fourth on pommel horse, vault and all-around, eighth on parallel bars and ninth on high bar. Oliver Thacker placed ninth on vault and 10th on rings. Brenden Lucy was seventh on parallel bars and 10th on vault.

In the Level 8 12-year-old division, Ishmael Osorio was seventh on floor, ninth on high bar and 10th on parallel bars and allaround.

In the Level 9 15-year-old division, Alex Miyamoto placed second on pommel horse, third all-around, fourth on floor, sixth on vault and high bar and eighth on rings.

In the Level 10 16-year-old division, Keenan Berrong was fifth on floor and ninth on vault and parallel bars.

Last day for AYSO team Today marks the final day for registration to play in the Davis AYSO spring coed soccer for kids ages 15 to 18 years old.

There is to be one practice a week and a seven-game season with games played early Friday nights from March 13 through May 1. No experience is necessary as all skill levels are welcome.

Registration ends today, Super Bowl Sunday, and is available only at davisayso.org (click on the spring season button).

For more information, contact Goodison at 530-902-1312. But hurry ...

Ready for flag football?

The immensely popular Davis Junior Blue Devils spring league is open for registration. Boys and girls from the first grade through eighth are eligible and league official Paul Hasson suggests kids and parents “start forming your teams today. Make them up with rosters of classmates, kids in your neighborhood or just bring along a couple of buddies.”

Hasson says DJBD needs more volunteer coaches, too: “There’s a minimal time commitment, no experience necessary and DJBD can help train you.”

The season runs March 29 to May 17.

Visit juniorbluedevils.com for more info.