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Virus concerns close Davis schools through April 12

BY JEFF HUDSON Enterprise staff writer On Friday, Davis schools Superintendent John Bowes announced the closure of all campuses across the Davis school district, including the cancellation of all classes as well as other school activities for three weeks

(March 13 to April 5), followed by the already-scheduled week of Spring Break (April 6-10).

During the weeks that local public schools are closed, “all events, extracurricular activities, athletic practices and competitions, and performances are cancelled,” according to a statement from the school district.

The superintendent’s action was supported unanimously by the school board trustees, in the form of a resolution (approved during a closed session meeting of the trustees on Friday morning) that states, ‘In consultation with Yolo County Public Health Department and legal counsel, the board of education reaffirms

the superintendent’s authority to effectuate school closures (for health/safety reasons) in light of COVID-19.’ ” School board president Cindy Pickett commented, “We have been diligently monitoring the COVID-19 situation, conferring with the Yolo County Public Health Department and other

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Demand for tests outstrips capacity

Bots on the run The Citrus Circuits robot — 1678 on the left — and partner 973 climb on a horizontal bar at the end of a match in Thousand Oaks earlier this month. The Davis team won the competition and qualified for the world championships. For the full story on the team’s win, see Page A4.

BY CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer Testing for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) began at several sites in Yolo County last week. Local clinics, in some cases contracting lab work through Quest University shifts Diagnostics, began to remote testing a limited instruction number of individuals who met Page A2 criteria outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

These guidelines limit testing to vulnerable populations including people with a compromised immune system, older adults, patients experiencing symptoms severe enough to require hospitalization, and healthcare workers caring for patients who have tested positive or

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Online group aims to ease social distancing

BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer As the community enters unchartered territory, with schools closing, virtually all public events canceled and people being urged to stay at home if they are symptomatic or at high risk from the coronavirus, worries have arisen about how the most vulnerable in the community will be able to meet their basic needs.

Consider an older resident, who lives alone, reluctant to venture out for food; a single parent of a child with an immunodeficiency afraid to go into a store to buy diapers; local workers, restaurant employees and others whose incomes drop off or disappear altogether leaving them unable to pay bills.

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partners. This is the right time for this decision. It is important to be proactive rather than reactive. It will help to save lives.”

“The district is working under very difficult circumstances with changing facts by the day,” school board vice president Joe

For many people, notes Davis resident Kate MellonAnibaba, it may not be the illness that affects them most; it may instead be the impact of society essentially shutting down.

“It’s the ripple effect,” she said.

Thinking about those people prompted Mellon-Anibaba to do what she has so often in the past — become a catalyst for good.

It started with a Facebook group: Covid-19 Yolo Community Response. Within two days, the group had more than 1,000 members. The goal: connect people in need with those who want to help.

Almost immediately community members and local leaders began weighing in with suggestions and ideas and born

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was a virtual community message board aimed at ensuring no one ends up forgotten in Davis or elsewhere in Yolo County.

“It’s having a place where people can say, ‘Hi, I need medicine.’ Or ‘I need diapers,’ ” said Mellon-Anibaba. “Where people who are going to Costco can offer to pick things up for people who can’t leave home.”

Ways to help But it’s also a place where people can find other ways to assist — helping someone create a new resume, or teaching seniors how to use Zoom video conferencing or FaceTime so even though they may be isolated at home, they can connect with others virtually.

“There are people who have

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those skills and people who will be looking for them,” said Mellon-Anibaba.

The response has been amazing, she said, and has countered some of the ugliness she’s seen in recent days — people hoarding and not always treating each other with kindness.

“I went to two stores yesterday and (everyone) knew they had no more hand sanitizer, but people took their frustration out on the clerks.”

Turning darkness into light prompted Mellon-Anibaba, who founded the organization Statement of Love, to organize a community gathering in Central Park following vandalism at the Islamic Center of Davis in 2017. That event drew

A second Yolo County resident has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, county officials announced Friday.

The individual is an adult over age 60 who acquired the infection through travel and not community spread, according to the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency, which declined to provide any other information about the patient,

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Yolo County confirms second coronavirus case

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Briefly UFC hosts climate talk University Farm Circle invites the public to learn about the science of Earth’s climate system from an expert.

Dr. Howard Spero will be the next guest in UFC’s ongoing Speaker Series on Tuesday, April 7, from 1 to 3:30 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 27074 Patwin Road, Davis.

A distinguished professor in the department of earth and planetary sciences at UC Davis, Spero will discuss the reasons Earth’s climate system shifts back and forth between glacial and warm periods and the scientific geologic evidence that demonstrates these changes.

The cost for the presentation is $10 and tickets may be purchased at the door; no reservations are necessary. Seating is limited to 150.

For further information about University Farm Circle, email info@ufcdavis.org or see the website at www. ufcdavis.org.

For the record Friday’s story on Marguerite Schaffron’s art show at Gallery 1855 misspelled the artist’s name. The galley, on the grounds of The Davis Cemetery at 820 Pole Line Road, will host Schaffron’s art through the month of march and is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information, call 530756-7807, email judy@ daviscemetery.org or visit www.davis cemetery.org.

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Who needs a tax? Just donate the cash

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EASURE G SOLUTION ... I was honestly stunned that Measure G, the school parcel-tax measure designed to help pay our public schoolteachers what they’re worth, has so far not reached the twothirds approval necessary for passage ...

There is, however, a fighting chance that it will pass after all, given that the percentage of “Yes” votes is inching slightly higher as the remaining votes dribble into the official count ... at this point, Measure G approval stands at 66.33 percent, with the “No” side standing at 33.67 ... flip the .33 with the .67 and we have a winner ... there are still 8,048 votes outstanding countywide, but the school district comprises just 37 percent of the county’s registered voters ... no doubt, this one will come down to the wire ...

If you’d asked me, I would have bet $198 that approval would reach 70 percent, maybe more ... it’s always interesting to me how the affected parties remain “optimistic” for a comeback as if there’s some way to actually influence ballots that have already been cast ... I won’t be surprised if it does ultimately pass, but it’s a close call at this point and all the optimism in the world

won’t change anything ...

SCHOOL SOLUTION ... now, I don’t like the two-thirds requirement more than the next guy ... and I don’t care if we’re talking about a parcel tax or the speed limit ... why should one-third of the electorate (plus one) be able to control the other two-thirds (minus one)? ...

Still, if Measure G doesn’t pass, we can always take matters into our own hands ... after all, nearly two-thirds of us were willing to part with $198 a year, no questions asked ... and there’s no law saying we can’t voluntarily donate that sum to pay our teachers a living wage ... if everyone who voted “Yes” would put their money where their votes are, we’d be nearly two-thirds of the way toward our goal ... we’re talking about a mere 54.2 cents a day ...

54.1 cents in a leap year ...

I’m putting two quarters and four pennies in a Mason jar today and will do the same tomorrow and the next day and the next day ... and when a year is up, I’ll march down to the Susan B. Anthony building and deliver all those coins to the superintendent of schools ... if you’re willing to do the same, we can pretty much pass Measure G even if it fails ... of course, if the measure passes on its own, I’ll take that $198 and throw a lavish block party for my cherished East Davis neighbors ...

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VEN MORE TAX TALK ... hard to believe that the city sales tax pulled down 82.44 percent of the vote, while the schools could manage only 66 percent or thereabouts ... I realize one simply extended an existing tax, while the other created a brand new tax, but it’s still surprising ...

Maybe having two revenue measures on the same ballot was too much for people to bear ... or maybe we’re more concerned with paving potholes than we are with paying people what they deserve ...

MILES TO GO BEFORE WE SLEEP ... given that there are 8,048 ballots countywide still to be tallied according to elections

czar Jesse Salinas, it’s anyone’s guess whether Yolo County Supervisor Jim Provenza will be forced into a runoff for a fourth term ...

Of course, the vast majority of those 8,048 ballots were not cast in the Provenza-Deos-Abramson race ... the county, after all, is carved into five supervisorial districts, so there are perhaps several thousand votes left to be counted in that race specifically ...

Provenza, who has so far received 49.26 percent of the vote, remains optimistic there won’t be a runoff ... and Deos, who has received 37.76 percent of the vote, remains optimistic there will be a runoff ... if we end up voting again in November, the talented Abramson (12.98 percent) will be watching from the sidelines ...

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE ... while those who are heavily invested in the outcome of the above races must be on pins and needles, Salinas points out that “Final certification will likely take another week and a half, since we still have 8K votes to process and nearly 6K are provisional and conditional, which are more labor intensive to process.”

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

UC Davis cancels in-person Jail suspends instruction for spring quarter some visitations Campus housing stays open; Picnic Day is off

BY CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer UC Davis administrators announced Saturday that spring-quarter instruction will be done remotely for nearly all students. The decision came as universities across the country cancel in-person classes and activities to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. All 10 University of California campuses have now shifted to remote or online instruction for next quarter.

“There is an immediate, urgent need for social distancing to limit the spread of this global pandemic,” said a statement signed by Chancellor Gary S. May, Provost Ralph Hexter, Davis Division Chair of the Academic Senate Kristin H. Lagattuta and CEO of UC Davis Health David Lubarsky.

The decision, made in consultation with public health experts, presents students, staff, faculty and administrators with significant and unforeseen challenges as the campus community looks to provide instructional continuity through a major public health crisis.

“We thank everyone involved for the monumental efforts they will be making to ensure educational continuity for our students,” the announcement said.

Campus will not close down completely. Students living on campus will be allowed to remain in their dorms. Dining and recreational facilities will also continue to operate. “Campus remains open and operational, and we expect it to remain so, pursuant to directions by public health officials,” the announcement said.

“Custodial teams are disinfecting student housing, administrative and teaching spaces daily, in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Dining services is disinfecting high-traffic areas hourly,” administrators said.

Campus administrators advised that undergraduate lectures and discussion sections be offered through means such as Zoom web conferencing, lecture capture, and other tools. UC Davis has compiled resources to help instructors with alternative methods of teaching.

“For courses that have lab, studio, clinical,

rehearsal and similar learning activities, we strongly encourage instructors to devise methods of remote instruction that make it possible for the courses to still be offered,” the announcement said.

“We recognize that there may be some courses where remote components are simply not feasible. In these cases, departments should make every effort to offer alternative remote courses that still help students make degree progress, or in cases where alternatives are not possible, develop strategies to offer the students the courses at some future time,” the announcement said.

For the most part, graduate instruction will also transition to remote means, though there may be some exceptions. “Colleges and professional schools, working closely with department chairs and graduate group chairs, will determine, in accordance with social distancing guidelines, which graduate courses will move to remote instruction and which courses may require some in-person instruction,” the announcement said.

“Health remains our foremost priority. We hope these directives will help students continue progress toward their degree,” the announcement said.

In addition to instruction, a slew of student services will transition to remote formats or altered in-person settings with social distancing. These services include office hours, academic advising, tutoring, supplemental instruction, and library and mental health services.

The announcement leaves open the possibility that in-person instruction could resume should the threat of the coronavirus outbreak be reduced before the end of spring quarter. If that is the case, it appears students would be given the option of finishing out their spring courses remotely should they choose to.

“As the spring quarter progresses, we will continue to monitor the coronavirus crisis and may reassess our directives. Nonetheless, the decision to allow for remote instruction will continue throughout spring quarter.

Should the situation improve, instructors may be given the option to resume in-person classes but would not be required to do so.

Students, however, would still be allowed to finish their spring courses remotely,” the announcement said.

While Saturday’s announcement focused on instruction continuity, administrators said Human Resources continues to work on guidance for the entire campus community.

“For our employees and students with young children who are impacted by the recent K-12 school closures, please know we will do our best to be flexible and understanding during these most unprecedented times.”

No decisions have been made yet regarding spring commencement ceremonies. UC Davis administrators said there is a dedicated team working on the campus response to the COVID19 public health emergency and that weekly updates will be posted each Friday.

Picnic Day Picnic Day has been canceled, administrators said in the same announcement.

The event, which routinely draws more than 70,000 students and community members, had been scheduled for April 18.

The decision was made at the recommendation of the Associated Students of UC Davis (ASUCD), who organize Picnic Day, and came days after Yolo County, UC Davis and the State of California all issued advisories saying that large gathering should be canceled or postponed.

The first Picnic Day was held in 1909. Since then, it has been canceled five times. An outbreak of hoofand-mouth disease caused the first cancellation in 1924. The last cancellation before now was in 1945, when Army Signal Corps controlled the campus during World War II.

BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer The Yolo County Sheriff ’s Office, which operates the Yolo County Jail in Woodland, announced Friday it is suspending some inmate visitations and its public Live Scan fingerprinting service in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

“The Sheriff ’s Office values visitation as an essential part of our jail operations, but at this time the health and wellness of all those who work, live and visit our campus must be protected. Legal and professional visits will continue as scheduled,” sheriff ’s spokesman Lt. Matt Davis said in a news release.

Davis noted, as he did earlier this week following an inquiry from The Davis Enterprise, that there are no suspected or confirmed cases of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, at the jail, which as of Thursday had an inmate population of nearly 300.

“We will continue to ensure the safety and security of the people who work in our facilities, and the continuation of access to medical and mental health services for the inmate population,” Davis said.

“We understand staff, families and those who visit our jail as program providers or volunteers may have concerns and anxiety about COVID-19, but please know that the safety and security of all is our top priority.”

Meanwhile, Yolo Superior Court officials reiterated in a news

release Friday that it is postponing all civil and nonpriority criminal jury trials until May 4 while the court continues “to evaluate the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and determine whether to make any further modifications to the calendars.”

Other measures include: ■ Staff to individually offer hand sanitizer to all jurors before check-in.

■ Stagger jury calls to morning (ready by 9:30) and afternoon (ready by 2:30).

■ All judges evaluate and encourage social distancing in their courtrooms.

■ Encourage use of CourtCall for all parties in civil, family and juvenile matters.

For more information and further updates, visit www.yolo.courts.ca.gov.

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Dodd promotes Southwest travel images featured Spurr, of Davis, free tax help to be the guest

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SACRAMENTO — State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, reminds taxpayers of two key benefits as they approach the April 15 deadline to file taxes.

Free preparation assistance is available from California’s Franchise Tax Board’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and a Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program to help individuals with limited incomes complete their tax returns.

Families also should apply for the Earned Income Tax Credit, a benefit worth thousands of dollars for working people who earn low or moderate incomes. Starting this year, Cal EITC has expanded eligibility to low-income workers aged 18-24 and individuals 65 and up.

“I was proud to help create the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit to help working families, and I want to make sure every eligible person is able to receive the benefit,” Dodd said. “Because it’s easy to become lost in the maze of forms and rules when you are filing your taxes.

I’m happy to say there are teams of qualified volunteers out there ready to help.”

People seeking help with their taxes can visit https://www.ftb.ca.gov/ help/free-tax-help/index. html.

Assistance is available from through April 15 and is limited to full-year residents. The VITA program specializes in assisting disabled taxpayers, those with low to limited income and non-English speaking taxpayers.

The TCE program provides free income tax assistance for middle- or low-income taxpayers, giving special attention to those 60 and older.

Last year, more than 1.4 million people claimed the credit, totaling nearly $350 million. Those who are eligible may also be eligible for other programs including MediCal, CalFresh and CalWORKS. For an online calculator to determine your benefit, visit https://caleitc4me. org/.

In addition, the IRS has its Taxpayer Advocate Service, which provides an independent system to ensure unresolved tax problems are handled promptly and fairly. For information go to https:// www.irs.gov/taxpayeradvocate. Free tax preparation programs also are supported by nonprofit groups like the United Way and AARP. Dodd represents California’s 3rd Senate District, which includes all or portions of Solano, Napa, Sonoma, Yolo, Sacramento and Contra Costa counties. Learn more at www.sen.ca.gov/dodd.

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Special to The Enterprise The Woodland Camera Forum will present a free travel photography program on the Southwest area of the United States by Davis photographer John Spurr at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at Norton Hall, 70 Cottonwood St. in Woodland.

Spurr, of Davis, will be presenting a slide show titled “Hidden Treasures of the Southwest.”

He will focus on photographs he has taken in remote areas of the American Southwest that are not easily accessible since they are typically far from paved roads.

The subjects of the photos will include striking and unusual rock formations, ancient Native American ruins and rock art, and dinosaur tracks.

Spurr is a 68-year-old Davis native who is retired from UC Davis, where he worked as a medical research associate as well as a financial officer.

He also spent a considerable number of years playing electric guitar with various local rock groups.

He became interested in the canyon country of the Southwest around 30 years ago, and he and his wife have been traveling out

John Spurr’s slide show featuring his travel photos from the American Southwest will include striking and unusual rock formations, above, and ancient Native American rock art, at left, as well as ruins and and dinosaur tracks.

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there every year for the past 24 years to hike and explore. They particularly enjoy exploring the more remote locations in between the numerous national parks, national monuments and state parks out there.

The couple discovered early on that there are amazing sights to see in these remote areas, and they say that 90 percent of the

time they see no one else.

The beauty of canyon country-inspired Spurr to take photography more seriously about 20 years ago, and photography has replaced playing music in bands as his primary hobby.

Spurr is a member of the Photography Club of Davis.

In addition to Spurr’s program, the members of

the Woodland Camera Forum will display digital images for discussion, and refreshments will be served.

Camera Forum programs are free and open to the public.

For more information, visit the group’s website at www.woodlandcameraclub. shutterfly.com or call Susan Bovey at 530-219-0955.

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Access city services remotely City postpones road design test The city of Davis is open for business, but in an effort to minimize person-to-person contact and follow recommended social-distancing recommendations, city staff can help by phone, email or on the web.

Visit https://www. cityofdavis.org to access phone numbers and email addresses for city departments.

Other online resources include: ■ Building Inspection and Resale Forms : https://www.cityofdavis. org/city-hall/community -development-andsustainability/building.

■ Business License Renewals: https://www. cityofdavis.org/city-hall/ finance/business-license.

■ City Council and Commission Agendas online or sign-up for emails https://www. cityofdavis.org/city-hall/ agendas.

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A road design test that was scheduled for the coming week on 14th Street has been postponed because of rain in the forecast.

The test, when conducted, will determine how well possible safety enhancements and a two-way cycle track would work along a stretch of 14th Street between B Street and Oak Avenue.

City officials had planned to install a temporary version of the design from March 16 to 20, observing over the course of the week how well it works and asking community members to provide their own input. The test will now be conducted at a later time.

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Citrus Circuits takes regional title

BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer New year, new team members, same old results.

Citrus Circuits, the Davis high school robotics team, took first place at a recent regional competition featuring 42 teams from around the United States (and even the Netherlands) and qualified for another trip to the FIRST Robotics world championships.

The competition in Thousand Oaks didn’t start out quite like the team had hoped — Citrus Circuits faced technical issues on Day 1 of the competition and ended up ranked No. 11 by the end of the day. But the team returned Day 2 and a series of successful matches lifted their ranking to seventh by the end of qualification.

From there, they played on the first-seeded

“all-California” alliance with teams from Atascadero, Van Nuys and Los Angeles and took home first place.

Along with the regional win, Citrus Citcuits also received the “Gracious Professionalism Award,” which celebrates a team that works to benefit others at the competition.

Citrus Circuits was recognized for its Citrus Service program — a group of eight students dedicated to helping other teams gain competitive success at competitions. They work with other teams to create code, fix bumpers and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues. Citrus Service, now in its fourth year, helped 19 other teams at the L.A. North Regional Competition in Thousand Oaks.

This year, teams are playing FIRST’s 2020 game INFINITE RECHARGE,

which is a partnership with Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Force for Change.

The game features two alliances, each comprised of three robots. Robots on each alliance work together to retrieve power cells, or foam balls, from various spots on the field to shoot them into a goal, which has varying levels that a robot can score on.

Once robots score a certain amount of power cells, they can activate the control panel — a wheel with eight colored sections — by rotating it three to five times or making it land on a certain color. At the end of each match, robots return to a rectangular truss at the center of the field and climb on an unbalanced metal bar with their alliance partners.

Citrus Circuits’ success at the Thousand Oaks competition is nothing new —

since winning the world championships in 2015, the team has won nearly every regional competition it has entered. The team was founded in 2004 by lead mentor and Davis High School teacher Steve Harvey, and is based at Davis High School.

A total of 85 students from Davis High School, Da Vinci Charter Academy and Holmes, Harper and Emerson junior high schools are on this year’s team. Major sponsors are UC Davis, the Davis Joint Unified School District, Hill Engineering and Lockheed Martin.

Thanks to the team’s win at the L.A. North Regional, the team will be competing at the world championships in Houston, Texas, in April. For information, visit https://www.citruscircuits. org.

OBITUARIES Arthur William Defenderfer III

Things just aren’t the way they used to be.

July. 23, 1952 — Dec. 14, 2019

Arthur (Art) W. Defenderfer III was born in Bangor, Maine, and when he was 14, his family moved from New England to Marin County. He graduated from Redwood High School in 1970.

As a student at UC Davis, Art was an avid academic, mountain-climber, photographer and seeker of spiritual knowledge, but nothing filled the God-shaped vacuum in his spirit until Art accepted and dedicated his life to the Lord Jesus in 1973.

He graduated from UC Davis in 1974 and from Christ of the Nations Institute in 1978. In 1982 he earned a MA degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from San Francisco State.

Art dedicated his life to his church and bringing others to the Lord. For the past 13 years Art was the senior Pastor of the Word of Life Christian Center and the leader of the Good Shepherd International Fellowship in Davis. He participated in and led multiple mission trips to the Philippines as well as missions to Poland, Siberia and

Mexico. Art was also passionate about healing the broken hearted and provided professional counseling for nearly 40 years.

Art will be remembered for his sincerity and enthusiasm. He practiced what he preached, proclaiming the Gospel of Lord Jesus and bringing healing to many.

In the rare instances his family could pry him away from his life’s mission Art was full of enthusiasm for nature; Yosemite, the Sierras and Mt. Tamalpias some of this favorite spots.

Art is survived by his wife Nancy; daughter Rachael; granddaughter Bella; and brothers Kim, Donald and Benjamin.

A celebration of Art’s life will begin at 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 27, at the Odd Fellows Hall, 415 Second St. in downtown Davis. All who knew him are invited. The biggest gift is God’s love for you. Call us at The Word of Life Christian Center 530-7587750 for love, compassion, prayer and care.

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Elizabeth Carolyn Abbott

Nov. 3, 1924 — Feb. 29, 2020 Ruth Fisher Hall died Feb. 29 at home in Davis at the age of 95 of congestive heart failure.

She centered her life around humanism, working to promote compassion in her family and in the world beyond. Whether it be as an activist in the civil rights movement, her development of a sex education program at Syracuse University, her participation in progressive religious communities, or her diligent curation of her family’s archives, she always brought an admirable energy. Ruth did a great many things throughout her 95 years; she lent a hand when she could and took a leadership role when she was called to.

She met her future spouse, T. William “Bill” Hall (d. 2016) when they were children, but it wasn’t until they were at

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Kansas Wesleyan University that their relationship developed. But by then it was clear: Their mutually curious and compassionate worldview, along with a shared vision of the future, would bloom naturally into a love that would last the rest of their lives. She touched the lives of many with her wisdom, music, storytelling and generosity. She will be dearly remembered.

Ruth is survived by three children: Jane McKendry (Ray Frank) of Davis; Kris (Bill) Meier of Mystic, CT; and Doug (Iris Schaffer-) Hall of Montclair, NJ; five grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Public health concerns permitting, a Celebration of Life is planned for 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 10, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis.

Beth Abbott died Jan. 25 — unexpectedly but peacefully — at her home in Davis.

Elizabeth Carolyn Abbott was born in Syracuse, N.Y., on Aug. 20, 1946. She attended primary and secondary schools in upstate New York, Northern California and Arizona. She graduated from the University of Redlands in 1968 (bachelor’s degree in psychology).

Her professional career was dedicated to public service. That service began with a long career with the Social Security Administration, culminating with her appointment as manager of the Social Security office in Sacramento. She then joined the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where she served as a regional administrator in San Francisco, directing Medicare and Medicaid in California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii and the far Pacific.

She left federal service to join Health Access California, a nonprofit health-advocacy

organization as the director of administrative advocacy. She was next appointed by Governor Brown to be the patient advocate for the State of California and she recently retired as the director of the Office of the Patient Advocate.

She continued to serve in her retirement as a member of the Yolo County Health Council and had just been elected to the Stonegate Homeowners Association.

She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Don, and two much-loved hound dogs, Arabella and Copper.

There will be a celebration of her life from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at Stonegate Country Club, 919 Lake Blvd. in Davis.

No flowers please, but consider donating in Beth’s name to organizations dedicated to social justice, individual rights, environmental defense and animal welfare.

Albert Loyn Tweltridge, III Sept. 24, 1943 — Feb. 12, 2020

Al passed unexpectedly and suddenly on Wednesday, Feb. 12th, after spending the previous evening celebrating the 41st birthday of his son Tim. On Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, his devoted family fulfilled his wishes by visiting Sierra at Tahoe where he had met his wife Donna Cay Tweltridge 46 years ago.

In celebration of this auspicious meeting while skiing many years ago, their son Ryan Deans Tweltridge, his wife Katherine Noel Mikal Tweltridge and children Benjamin Mikal, Zachary Deans and Nolan Ryan; son Timothy Cameron Tweltridge; daughter Lisa (AKA Liza) Cathleen Tweltridge O’Sullivan, her husband Aaron Brady O’Sullivan, their two children Brady Deans and Lindsey Cay (AKA Izzie); along with Donna Cay Tweltridge and her brother B. Douglas Bull enjoyed a beautiful family day in the sun and snow.

An impromptu ceremony was held in the forest. Al was honored with a red rose and branch of lichen which were “planted” in a snowy mound surrounded by a crescent of three large boulders.

Al loved cabin life, traveling the world, and most of all his family and extended family. He unconditionally supported Donna’s commitment to the Unity Center of Davis. Annually, he and Donna set up the Lionel trains from his childhood to share with children young and old.

Each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, family gathered for a “Tweltsgiving” feast at their home, which he loved very much. The model train layout would be set up by then and stay until after Christmas for everyone to enjoy.

It gave Al great pleasure to host international students including Humphrey and Fulbright Scholars in his home, creating lasting friendships.

Born in Harrisburg, Pa., to Albert Loyn Tweltridge Jr. and Florence Irving Deans.

Al graduated from Jacksonville University which lured students from the north with the phrase, “Bring your swimming suit”.

In 1966 his number having come up for the draft, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served 4 years active duty attaining the rank of Captain. Subsequently, Al enlisted in the Air Force Reserves. Dedicated to excellence he worked tirelessly to bring the 45th Aerial Port Squadron (APS) to “readiness”. They trained at bases worldwide deploying personnel and serviceable equipment providing augmentation-stand-alone APS support.

He was appointed to Command the 82nd APS. Under his leadership the 82nd won the Air Force Reserve Aerial Port Squadron of the Year Award as well as a National Transportation award for Excellence.

The result of his leadership was a unit that was truly ready when it was called to serve during Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

“Colonel T” retired March 20, 1997.

He is remembered by those who served with him, “We are proud to have served with him. He will be our brother and friend forever.”

Al held many positions with the state of California where he offered his leadership

skills, financial expertise and policy analysis abilities in administering various programs and receiving accolades for excellence.

From 1973 to 1980 Al served in the California Department of Finance as fiscal consultant overseeing several state department budgets: Kindergarten through 12th Grade, Fish and Game, Water Resources, Water Resources Control Board and Air Resources Board.

In 1985, Al received the Sustained Superior Accomplishment Award from State of California Superintendent of Public Instruction, Bill Honig.

From 1980 to 2005 Al worked in the California Department of Education where he served in the following positions: 19801987 Executive Assistant to the Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction; 1987-1996 Assistant Director, a Career Executive Appointment (C.E.A.) of the Child Nutrition and Food Distribution Division and Administrator of the Child Nutrition Programs; 1996-1998 Education Program Consultant managing School District Apportionments in the Education Finance Division; and, 19982005 Educational Administrator I for the Regional Occupational Centers and Programs and Workforce Development Unit in the Secondary, Postsecondary, and Adult Leadership Division In 2003 Al was appointed by State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jack O’Connell, to represent him on the Califor-

nia Apprenticeship Council.

From 2003-2008 Al served on the California Construction and Education and Research Foundation Board.

In the spring of 2005 Al retired from state service after a total of 32 years as a public servant.

From 2005-2019 Al continued offering his talents by serving as a consultant for the California Fire Fighters Joint Apprenticeship Committee on a part time basis.

His children and grandchildren were Granddaddy’s pride and joy, each unique and each treasured. Al was a wonderful partner and provider. Being quirky, funny, generous and loving, he was Donna’s co-conspirator in creating a wonderful life, Tweltridge traditions, and a beautiful family. He will be missed by cousins, nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, Donna’s extended family, and dear friends.

If you would like to make a donation in his honor, Al would have liked people to remember him by choosing to support one of the following organizations which are especially meaningful each to one of his children: Progressive Employment Concepts; Sacramento Fire Department Relief Association-Widows and Orphans Foundation; Sacramento Waldorf School Scholarships.

The memorial service previously scheduled for March 16th has been postponed, and is to be rescheduled at a later date. The family apologizes for any inconvenience.

Following a private ceremony including Military Honors, interment will be at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon.

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First-of-its-kind election volunteer center opens in Davis

BY LLOYD KNOX Special to the Enterprise Across the country, thousands of local grassroots political groups — formed in the wake of the 2016 election — are organizing now to support Democrats in November.

Here in Yolo County, Indivisible Yolo and Sister District CA-3 held their Election 2020 Kickoff last week, a call to arms pitched to an audience of almost 200 people. Then, on March 7, they hosted the grand opening of the Election 2020 Volunteer Center.

Their mission: Flip red-state legislatures blue, defend the House of Representatives and flip the Senate, and win the White House for the Democratic nominee.

At March 5’s kickoff event, emotions were palpable as the leadership (mostly women) shared their motivations, experiences and lessons learned.

“The last three years have taught us a lot, but the resounding lesson that shapes our path forward in this moment is that no one is coming to save us,” said Rachel Beck of Indivisible Yolo. “(Robert) Mueller didn’t do it.

Impeachment didn’t do it. Neither the Department of Justice nor the judiciary will save us. A Democratic majority in the House (of Representatives) alone isn’t saving us. And even our favorite presidential candidate will not be our savior. So who saves us? We save us.”

The two local grassroots groups

are aiming to build on activity and accomplishments of the past few years by recruiting more volunteers. Since 2017, they have reached out to voters via more than 14,000 phone calls, 25,000 postcards and 140,000 texts. Collectively they have spent more than 3,000 days knocking on doors.

The strategy is a broad one, aimed not just at the White House, but also the Senate, the House of Representatives and even state legislatures.

“In key swing states like Arizona and Pennsylvania, Republican legislatures are keeping Democrats from winning through gerrymandering and voter suppression,” said Kelly Wilkerson of Sister District CA-3. “We need to work strategically to flip state legislatures blue and give Democrats a fair fight in every state.”

Beck expanded on the strategy; “To save our democracy we must drive overwhelming voter turnout, enough voters to vote the GOP out of office up and down the ballot.

Enough voters that we negate the impacts of voter roll purges, the closing of polling places, racist voter ID laws, exact match voter registration laws and the like. That takes work. It happens with person-to-person, voter-to-voter contact. One voter at a time.”

After the overview from Beck and Wilkerson, the audience heard from the leaders of the efforts in phone calling, texting, writing postcards, canvassing (knocking on doors) and registering new voters.

SCHOOLS: District will keep meal plans going From Page A1 DiNunzio said. “While no known student or staff member in the Davis district has been diagnosed with COVID-19 as of today, we believe that the growing spread will likely result in more cases in Yolo County, or possibly our school district. The decision by (our) superintendent is the right call, and supported by all trustees.”

During the weeks when local public schools are closed, the Davis school district will: ■ Implement “deep cleaning” at all campuses, including sports equipment, play structures, and a thorough cleaning of all surfaces throughout the district.

■ Cancel (or reschedule) all athletic events, professional development sessions for teachers, and other school events and extracurricular activities.

■ Continue to provide free/reduced price school meals to qualifying students who rely on school meals.

■ Essential school staff will remain on duty to ensure critical operations remain intact.

“Our top priority is always the health and safety of our students and staff,” Trustee Alan Fernandes said. “Our efforts to promote social distancing is an important start, and today’s action supports our greater community goal of protecting the most vulnerable.”

Trustee Tom Adams noted that students rely on the district for more than just education; “We carefully considered the effects of closing schools and we continue to be committed to addressing the needs of students and their families who rely on schools for essential services.”

School attendance dipped in the past week or two, as some households opted to keep their students home to avoid the possibility of picking up the COVID-19 virus while at school.

When attendance falls, the school district loses an amount of Average Daily Attendance (ADA) funding from state government, and the Davis school district is already

operating on thin financial reserves.

Friday’s decision by the Davis school district to close all schools was announced at a time when several much larger school districts up and down the state were announcing similar school districts, including the massive Los Angeles Unified School District, the San Diego Unified School District and the Sacramento City Unified School District.

“The decision to close schools for this duration is not being taken lightly, but we need to do our part to support the public health recommendations to mitigate the community spread of COVID-19,” Trustee Bob Poppenga said.

The last time the Davis school district shut down all campuses was in November 2018, when the Camp Fire in Butte County was raging to the tinder-dry slopes east of Chico (devastating the small community of Paradise). That closure, due to wildfire smoke, impacted only a single school day.

In May 2009, the school district briefly announced the closure of Holmes Junior High during the peak of concern about the “swine flu” (H1N1). (As it turned out, the suspected case of “swine flu” on the part of a Holmes student turned out to be a ordinary case of the seasonal flu. and Holmes students ultimately didn’t miss a single day of classes.)

In October 2002, hundreds of Davis High School students were prescribed antibiotics after numerous cases of pertussis (“whooping cough”) were diagnosed among Davis High’s student body. As it turned out, that pertussis outbreak had at least two causes: it was found that the TDAP combination vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis), which children are required to get before they start kindergarten, apparently wore off after about 10-12 years, at least as far as pertussis is concerned, leaving many older teens vulnerable to pertussis.

— Reach Jeff Hudson at jhudson@davisenter prise.net or 530-7478055.

Social distancing

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A crowd showed up to the grand opening of the Election 2020 Volunteer Center on March 7.

“We don’t canvass in our district because we’re safely blue. So for us, canvassing usually involves a road trip to a nearby congressional district,” explained Kari Peterson.

The event ended with a call for commitments to participate in the work.

“The last thing I want you to take away from tonight is, ‘Whew, they got this’,” said Emily Hill of Indivisible Yolo. “Because we do not ‘got this.’ But together? We’ve got this.”

Center of attention Two days later came the grand opening of the Election 2020 Volunteer Center at 720 E. Olive Drive.

The opening attracted the

attendance of local politicians like Davis City Councilman Lucas Frerichs and Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor, as well as professional grassroots organizers Bobby Michaels of the national Indivisible organization and Andrew Kim, field director and strategist with Flip the West.

The center is the result of a local fundraising effort that paid the rent through the Nov. 3 election.

“We are extremely grateful for the generous support from the community that has made this facility possible,” said Wilkerson.

“We are now equipped to work to win the most consequential election of our lives.”

Michaels told the crowd, “This is the only Indivisible group across the country that has

Indivisible Yolo and Sister District CA-3 are adhering to the Yolo County guidelines in response to the public health threat of COVID-19.

“We are adapting our texting, postcarding and phonecalling activities,” Wilkerson said. “For example, anyone who wants to volunteer is warmly invited to sign up to make phone calls this week from the safety and comfort of their own home.” To sign up, email sisterdistrictca3@gmail.com.

Activities that require direct voter contact, like canvassing and voter registration, are on temporary hold. opened its own brick and mortar volunteer center.”

Added Kim, “Many of the local chapters of these national groups are fighting with each other over limited local resources. But Sister District CA-3 and Indivisible Yolo are working together toward their common goals. It’s paying off. They are building a large, positive, effective community of volunteers. And they are doing it now. This is when elections are won. Not on election day, but months in advance.”

To find out more visit Indivisib leYolo.org or Sisterdistrictca3. wixsite.com/sdca3.

SOCIAL: Community mobilizes to help out From Page A1 hundreds of people out to stand in solidarity with their Muslim neighbors and friends.

Now she’s reaching out to the community again, and, once again, Davisites are stepping up.

Several have posted on the Facebook page that they are available to grocery shop for those who can’t leave home; one woman posted that there were long lines of students accessing the UC Davis student pantry on Friday and urged donations.

A Birch Lane Elementary School teacher noted there will be parents in need of childcare and teachers who aren’t working and perhaps there’s a way to connect the two.

Emily Hill of Indivisible Yolo has organized Zoom video conferencing training. Yolo County Board of Supervisors candidate David Abramson is reaching out to those who will experience financial strain due to cancellations or loss of work “so we can figure out ways to support each other through this.”

Many have noted on the Facebook page the difficulty facing local businesses whose customers have largely disappeared.

One suggestion to help them: For those who are reluctant to eat out or shop right now, buy gift cards to

favorite restaurants and stores, at least giving the businesses the money they need now.

Not bread alone Some business owners, in turn, are asking what they can do to help the greater community.

Lorin Kalisky, owner of Upper Crust Bakery in Davis, noted that “our business is already down … but we feel that a local bakery like ours has a special role to play.

“Bread is not a luxury item and people need to eat healthy, especially during a public health crisis,” Kalisky wrote on the Facebook page. “Our bakehouse will stay open and we will continue to bake.

We will increase our support of local organizations fighting food insecurity.

We are considering local ‘no contact’ delivery to homes or senior communities. What other things can and should we do?”

The Yolo Food Bank will likely have an integral role to play in the coming months as well and is asking for financial donations to increase their efforts.

In fact, donating to the food bank is one of the current action items being suggested by MellonAnibaba. The others: 1. Add yourself to the Facebook group: Covid-19 Yolo Community Response.

2. Virtually check in with older folks and those with chronic health conditions in your networks who may need help.

3. Make a monetary donation to the Yolo Food Bank. There is plenty of food, but money is needed for distribution efforts, she said.

The food bank announced a new program Friday aimed at ensuring lowincome seniors and other county residents facing disproportionate health risks during the coronavirus pandemic have access to food.

Beginning Monday, “Yolo Food Bank is beginning a home-delivery food box program,” the agency said on Facebook.

“Initially, 400 boxes of canned/dry items with supplementary bags of fresh produce, dairy products and bread will be available.”

Former Davis Mayor Robb Davis is serving as coordinator for the next several weeks.

Donations to support the program can be made at https://yolofoodbank. org/give.

The former mayor noted on the new Facebook page that “this will be different than other disasters in that those who volunteer cannot congregate and we will not be having inperson meetings to plan and mobilize actions. We will need to think about protecting volunteers as well as those they might serve.”

He added that local government will be doing its part to mitigate the social impacts of coronavirus policies — primarily social distancing — but said, “I believe volunteers will need to be ‘on the ground’ to help reach people isolated and in need.”

“Let’s keep showing good will, prepare ourselves to act, act based on clearly defined needs and be prepared to organize in less traditional ways,” Davis wrote.

Said Mellon-Anibaba: “This is going to be at least a year, so we need to buckle in.”

— Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@ davisenterprise.net.

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TESTS: No system to share testing data beyond positives From Page A1 who themselves have shown symptoms of COVID-19.

While county health departments initially determined which patients would qualify to have samples sent to regional testing sites, clinicians working with commercial labs are now making testing decisions based on their own judgment, with consideration given to the fact that testing supplies remain limited.

The Yolo County Health Department continues to send samples to regional testing sites.

According to the latest data released, the county has tested 15 individuals for COVID-19 at labs in Richmond and Vallejo, with two individuals testing positive.

Test results typically take 48 to 72 hours.

“In regards to testing, the demand far outpaces capacity.

This is true all over the region, California and the U.S.,” said Yolo County Public Information Officer Jenny Tan. On Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said some of the test kits the state received from the federal government lack reagents. “Many of these test kits are like printers, but without ink,” Newsom said. The reagent shortage continues to limit the testing capacity for Yolo County, Tan said on Friday.

Commercial testing capacity is also limited. “We have been informed that Quest Diagnostics, which is our lab carrier, is only able to run 2,000 tests per day for the Western U.S.,” said CommuniCare family physician and CEO Melissa Marshall. A clinician at another Yolo County clinic said that she received the same information.

While local health-care facilities are following guidelines to notify the Yolo County Health Department of individuals who test positive for COVID-19, it does not appear that any information sharing system has been set up to collate overall testing data that would include negative test results.

“Unless Yolo County is getting that data through Quest, I don’t know how they would have it,” Marshall said. County spokesperson Jenny Tan said Yolo County has not tracked the overall testing capacity or number of tests done by local clinics contracting lab work through commercial labs.

Quest Diagnostics did not respond to questions from

Cost shares include copays, deductibles and co-insurance collections,” the spokesperson said.

UC Davis Health and Wellness Center

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Yolo County began testing for coronavirus at several sites last week.

The Enterprise.

County officials said they are aware of plans for drive-up testing to be set up at some locations.

They said specifics are still being decided.

$30) for office visits which include consult with a clinician and testing if needed. CommuniCare also provides assistance to help patients enroll in public health insurance programs.

CommuniCare — Davis Dignity Health Community Clinic Woodland and Davis CommuniCare is currently Clinic

testing for COVID-19 at all three of its primary locations, including Davis, Woodland and West Sacramento. The tests are reserved for patients who meet the CDC criteria and are processed by Quest Diagnostics.

As of Friday, CommuniCare had 70 test kits to share among its three clinics and had not been told when they will receive more test kits.

“We’re currently triaging people and encouraging those who are symptomatic but only mildly ill to stay at home to avoid contagion,” CEO Melissa Marshall said.

As of Friday, CommuniCare clinics in Yolo County had referred fewer than 10 patients for testing. “We would love to be able to test more people,” Marshall said. “The larger system is not set up yet for us to do so.”

The Davis Community Clinic and CommuniCare’s clinics in Woodland and West Sacramento do not charge for lab tests, including COVID-19 testing. For uninsured patients, there is a sliding scale charge (as low as

Dignity Health, which also contracts with Quest Diagnostics, is administering COVID-19 tests at Woodland Memorial Hospital and at its clinics in Woodland and Davis.

Dignity Health regional communications manager Yessenia Anderson said Woodland Memorial and its clinics in Woodland and Davis are following protocols to screen, triage, test, and isolate patients who may have COVID-19.

“At all locations, our staff go through an evaluation process where they immediately mask the patient and place them in droplet isolation with eye protection until further assessment if they are presenting with the symptoms of COVID-19.”

Anderson said that Dignity Health expects local testing capacity will expand soon, though she did not give a specific timeframe. “We predict that in the near future there will be more readily available testing to meet the needs of communities,” Anderson said. “This is a very

fluid situation and procedures and guidelines can change.”

Dignity Health will not charge patients copayments for COVID19 testing or treatment, Anderson said.

“Cost should not be a barrier to screening for patients who may have been affected by coronavirus,” she said. “Our clinics will not collect a copay for medically necessary screenings and treatments for COVID-19.”

Sutter Health Davis A spokesperson for Sutter Health told The Enterprise that patients who meet the CDC’s criteria or are displaying symptoms consistent with COVID-19 are being tested. “We are not currently testing in house and are working with commercial and public laboratories to facilitate that testing,” the spokesperson said.

In addition to testing, Sutter Health is getting ready to commit more staff and resources to the care of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. “We are preparing all of our network hospitals in the event we see a surge in patients due to COVID-19,” the spokesperson said.

“Sutter is not collecting patient cost shares in advance of providing services for medically necessary COVID-19 screening and testing administered at Sutter hospitals, emergency departments, walk-in care clinics and other medical provider locations.

COVID-19 testing is available at the UC Davis Health and Wellness Center on the UC Davis campus in Davis, the California Aggie reported Saturday. The student health center is partnering with Quest Diagnostics and has limited testing capacity, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Emily Galindo told The Aggie.

“We’ve got a criteria for who gets the test and there’s already been some friction with folks going in or calling in and saying ‘I need the test,’ ” Galindo said. “The advice nurse goes through the questions and based on your responses, that determines whether you’re at priority for the test.”

“Over time, if we develop capacity and we have our own expertise, we’re going to want to make that available to our own students. It’s all quickly evolving,” Vice Chancellor of Finance, Operations and Administration Kelly Ratliff said.

UC Davis administrators said they do not know yet if students who do not have the UC Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) will be eligible for free testing at the student health center. While UC Davis has shifted to remote instruction for spring quarter, campus housing, dining and recreation facilities remain open.

Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente declined to state whether COVID-19 testing is available at their lab in Davis.

Earlier this week, Kaiser Permanente began drive-through testing in San Francisco, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The drive-through tests were limited to members who met the CDC criteria and had a doctor’s order.

“We have opened a national command center to prepare our staff and facilities for potentially large numbers of our members who may become ill or are concerned they are ill,” Kaiser Permanente national infectious disease leader David Witt told The Enterprise in a statement.

— Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@davisenterprise.net.

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CASE: County focuses on keeping virus from spreading too rapidly From Page A1 including gender.

The county’s public health department has issued recommendations calling on all community organizations, schools, religious organizations and other entities and event planners to cancel any nonessential large gatherings or events through March 31 to help create social distancing and lower community spread.

“Since we know that COVID-19 is in our community, we need to focus on slowing the spread of infection and continuing to practice measures such as good handwashing and

staying home if you’re sick,” said Yolo County deputy public health officer Dr. Mary Ann Limbos.

“It is extremely important that we follow the recommendations to cancel all non-essential large gatherings and those gatherings of smaller groups to have social distancing of about 6 feet,” she said. “We understand that these recommendations are disruptive but they are essential to slowing the spread of COVID-19 in our community, protecting those who are most vulnerable to severe illness and allowing our health system to continue to care for severely ill patients.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends individuals and families follow everyday preventive measures to limit the spread of respiratory diseases such as COVID-19, including: ■ Stay home when you are sick.

■ Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue, then throw it in the trash can.

■ Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating and after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing.

■ If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand

sanitizer with 60 percent to 95 percent alcohol.

■ Routinely clean frequently touched surfaces and objects.

“The occurrence of a second confirmed case in Yolo County heightens the need to incorporate the appropriate public health protocols into daily lives and practice good hygiene to

prevent the further spread of this disease,” said Yolo County Board of Supervisors Chair Gary Sandy.

“Please be mindful that even if you are not in one of the high-risk groups you could be a carrier of the virus and potentially jeopardize others.”

Yolo County has established a dedicated

voicemail for public inquiries about coronavirus at 530-666-8614. Find more information at the county’s novel coronavirus page, www.yolocounty.org/ coronavirus.

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M

arti Smiley Childs and Jeff March could read the writing on the cubicle walls as the recession of the early ’90s took its toll at their UC Davis communication unit.

As the consolidations, layoffs and early retirements escalated, Marti and Jeff took the risky proactive step of leaving their UCD jobs and starting their own business offering editorial services to private and public organizations that couldn’t afford to justify full-time writers and editors on staff. Ironically their business cleaning up the writing of others began in Marti’s laundry room with three clients in 1993 before Marti and Jeff could afford an office.

A growing client list allowed them to purchase some office equipment, and on July 9, 1993, EditPros opened the office they still operate out of at 423

F Street in Davis. Their connection to UC Davis got them most of their early work, but soon they were creating newsletters, annual reports, brochures, and doing proofreading work for many agencies.

Jeff learned HTML and built the EditPros website back in January 1996 when there were 100,000 domains out there instead of the 1.1 billion that now exist.

Gradually, their printed paperwork has lessened and they do more editing and proofreading of material for digital distribution, including company websites. Key clients now include many departments and divisions at UC Davis and some at UC Riverside as well as the California Transportation Commission, the Capitol Area Development Authority, the Davis Cancer Center, and a diversity of companies like a local sewer district, a trucking firm, a window manufacturer, and a walnut processor.

In 1999, Jeff and Marti wrote “Echoes of the Seventies,” published by Billboard Books, and followed that with three volumes of the series,

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Jeff March and Marti Smiley Chiles, who started EditPros in 1993, and their four pop-music books.

“Where Have All the Pop Stars Gone.” They are indebted to many musical performers including Peter & Gordon, The Moody Blues, The Beau Brummels, Country Joe & The Fish, The Kingston Trio, Herman’s Hermits, B.J. Thomas, and Anne Murray for sharing their lives before and after stardom in these four books.

Jeff ’s knowledge of pop music began while

working as a DJ at a variety of California radio stations in the late sixties and early seventies, including the fondly remembered KROY that was the Sacramento’s highest rated station from 1972 to 1974.

Check out what was happening on this day in music history at https// www/facebook.com/ WHATPSG Pleased with the success of their own books, Jeff and Marti began helping other writers tackle the book writing process and get their work in print through the EditPros imprint. That resulted in twenty fiction and nonfiction books, many by local authors. The late Thomas Cahill’s scientific and science fiction books have been consistent good sellers and other authors and organizations have books online and in bookstores thanks to the help of EditPros.

EditPros is one of many retailers and service providers in Davis who are part of the Shop Davis campaign.

Why shop Davis?

Sales taxes help pay for infrastructure, schools and city services; local business owners support local charities and causes; convenience; jobs; creating a city brand helps grow tourism and attract other businesses; and it’s eco-friendly.

The disability awareness program A Touch of Understanding, which does programs for 10,000 students, including at six DJUSD elementary schools each year, was very pleased with the quality of “Voices of a Dream,” which tells the story of ATOU through the eyes of participants in the program.

They worked with EditPros Book Prep Service, which allowed them to maintain the copyright to their completed book.

With the Book Prep service, EditPros stands by authors while allowing the authors to retain all legal rights to their book and collect 100% of the royalties. Marti and Jeff help design the book cover, professionally format the book,

convert the book to digital files for services like Kindle and Nook, and obtain ISBN numbers. They help set up an account with IngramSpark, a print-ondemand (POD) producer of books that means the author doesn’t have to have a warehouse of books in their garage. Sixteen books have been printed using the Book Prep Service.

Marti and Jeff have been work partners in EditPros in the same cozy office on F Street for 27 years, but they also have a weekly routine in which they are joined for a walk to lunch by their life partners, Marti’s husband, Gary, and Jeff ’s wife, Marsha. Contact EditPros LLC at 530759-2000, go to their website at http://www. editpros.com/contact.html where there is an email link or simply stop by 423 F St. between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and go up to the second floor to Suite 206 to find their office.

Marrone announces quarter’s results Developer puts out call for artists Special to The Enterprise

Special to The Enterprise Bretton Woods, an active-adult housing development planned for Davis, has released a request for Proposals for 10 to 11 sculptures for the neighborhood’s art and poetry trail.

The pieces will be installed along the 1.5-mile trail through the arboretum-like setting. Developer Dave Taormino is commissioning the pieces. Proposals should be submitted to CODAworx by March 24.

“Public art is part of the fabric of what makes Davis such a special place to call home and we wanted to infuse this spirit into Bretton Woods,” Taormino said.

“These sculptures will help define our unique art and poetry trail and inspire both residents and visitors to the new neighborhood.

“I’m excited to see the proposals and find pieces that truly connect with the vision of our community.”

Voters approved Bretton Woods in November 2018 as a neighborhood that comprises numerous, greenways, paths and trails with 345 homes in a range of sizes and options. It also includes 150 affordable senior apartments north of Covell Boulevard and just west of Sutter Davis Hospital. Although 80 percent of the units will be for individuals who are 55 and older, 20 percent will be open to younger buyers.

The new neighborhood will also contain an Activity and Wellness Center with a homeowners’ clubhouse, restaurant and fitness facility with a coffee bar and medical offices.

Inspired by the UC Davis Arboretum, Bretton Woods will feature 2.6 miles of walking paths that include the innovative art and poetry trail. The neighborhood will be bordered on

the north and west sides with an oak tree forest and the interior trails will be lined with native plants, trees and shade structures.

The trail will have 10 to 11 sculptures and close to two dozen poetry stops with shade and seating available so residents and visitors can stop, picnic and connect with neighbors.

The RFP calls for sculptures that relate to nature and animals, appeal to a wide range of ages, reflect the community and elicit contemplation and whimsy.

Two of the selected pieces will be specifically for children with the idea that they will climb, play and have fun. Because oak trees are “integral” to the Davis environment, two sculptures will be selected that incorporate oaks or acorns.

Pieces should be constructed in highly durable, low-maintenance materials that are suitable for outdoor display and can handle the Davis climate.

To ensure the farthest possible impact locally, Bretton Woods Partners distributed the RFP to the numerous arts groups in Davis, as well as the city and UC Davis. It is also available on the Codaworx website so any interested artist can determine if their work is a possible fit for the neighborhood.

For more information about the RFP process, contact CODAworx at 608467-3040 or email team@ codaworx-rfp.com.

Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. a Davis-based manufacturer of sustainable bioprotection and plant-health solutions, on March 12 provided its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31.

Fourth-quarter 2019 revenues increased 17 percent to $6.7 million, driven primarily by increased sales of the MBI’s Regalia biofungicide and Majestene/Zelto nematicide, as well as the company’s recently acquired Pro Farm bionutrient products. Sales of seed treatments continued to be strong, including revenues in Europe from the company’s Pro Farm products.

Gross margins improved by 530 basis points in the fourth quarter of 2019 to 55.8 percent with gross profits of $3.7 million, as the company logged its fifth consecutive quarter of achieving gross margins above 50 percent.

Operating expenses were $11.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, and included $1.1 million in specific transactionrelated, legal settlement and acquisition-related expenses. The remaining increase was due to planned strategic investments to drive commercial growth and accelerate research and development programs, as well as incremental operating expenses from newly acquired businesses and products.

Net loss in the fourth quarter of 2019 was $10.1 million, as compared with a net loss of $5.6 million

2019 summary Revenues increased 38 percent to $29.4 million in 2019, compared with revenues of $21.2 million in 2018. Record revenues in 2019 reflected double-digit sales growth across the Venerate and Regalia product families, and the addition of partial year sales for the newly acquired Pro Farm portfolio and Jet-Ag/ Jet-Oxide assets.

Gross profit growth in 2019 outpaced revenue growth and rose 56 percent to $16.1 million.

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Net loss in 2019 was $37.2 million, compared with a net loss of $20.2 million in 2018. The increase in net loss reflected the $6.4 million in acquisition and litigation related expenses as well as $7.6 million in non-cash charges related to the company’s new warrant financing facility — excluding these expenses, there was a net $3.0 million increase over last year.

“The company delivered across the board on its

growth initiatives in 2019.

The investments made in our commercial operations and R&D-led process improvements paid significant dividends with substantial revenue growth and gross margin expansion,” said Dr. Pam Marrone, MBI’s chief executive officer. “The success of our BioUnite program, the power of biology with the performance of chemistry, drove home the value of biologicals in our customers crop production programs.

“We also delivered significant advancements from our strategic investments in R&D this year, and this pipeline portends well for the long-term growth of the company,” Marrone added. “With the acquisition of Pro Farm and our continued investment in our bioprotection seed treatment portfolio, we have significantly transitioned the company to a point where row crop seed treatments represent approximately one third of our 2019 revenue, and we expect will continue to grow as we move forward — making us an emerging leader in the significant row crop seed treatment market.”

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Game, set, match Laugh all you want, sports are important

D

isclaimer: I am not a doctor.

I have very little medical training outside of the firstaid merit badge from the Boy Scouts (and some junior lifeguarding courses).

Amid all of this COVID-19 craziness, I’m in no way arguing against any public-health officials in any way. I just want everyone to be safe.

But, it really takes losing something to understand how much it matters.

Legendary Italian soccer manager Arrigo Sacchi once called soccer, “the most important of the unimportant things in life.”

Earlier this year, a parent on my soccer team asked how his son was doing. I responded that he was very enthusiastic, but had a long way to go skill-wise. The parent said that was great because soccer is just a game.

At this point, I’m not sure either Sacchi or my team parent was correct.

And for this particular exercise, let’s just use sports in general instead of soccer specifically.

The reason? Because as I write this Friday afternoon, Davis Joint Unified School District has just shut down all school activities through April 12.

This is a necessary measure, according to health officials, and one that we should all take seriously.

I fully expect my season on the pitch with Holmes Junior High to be canceled shortly thereafter, possibly before this column publishes.

This is a time of need, an international travesty. The only difference is that normally when horrific events outside of our control occur, we always have sports to fall back on.

After 9/11, the NFL season galvanized the entire country and fittingly the New England Patriots won their first-ever title. People, once afraid to gather in public, came together, fearless to watch what had by then become our national pastime.

After the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake in Northern California, the Bay Area picked itself back up by watching the Oakland A’s defeat the San Francisco Giants in the Bay Bridge Series — the matchup intact even if the bridge was not.

And so on.

No matter what happens, there’s always sports.

Sports are a way for people to

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The UC Davis men’s and women’s tennis seasons were canceled long before the rain washed out the courts Saturday.

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What are COVID-19 effects on local sports?

UC Davis suspends all athletics

DHS on 3-week hiatus

BY BRUCE GALLAUDET

Enterprise staff

Enterprise sports editor It was going to be a busy weekend for UC Davis athletics.

But the promise of Big West championships in basketball were dashed on Thursday when the conference canceled its year-end tournament, citing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.

At that time, a bittersweet moment came when the Aggie women — regularseason winners — learned they had earned the BWC automatic bid to the NCAA Big Dance. The fifth-seed UCD men were left hanging with a sudden end to their campaign.

Quickly thereafter, announcements came that conferences throughout the nation were not going to hold their qualifying tournaments.

Almost immediately, No. 1 Kansas and hoops icon Duke pulled out of the NCAA tourney itself.

Minutes later, the NCAA canceled its 68-school yearend event.

Then on Thursday afternoon, UCD Intercollegiate Athletics announced it was suspending winter and spring competition indefinitely. Campus officials had already canceled this week’s in-person final exams, ordering them completed online.

After finals week, the campus will observe spring break March 22 to 29.

UCD Chancellor Gary S. May has also announced plans for classroom instruction during the spring quarter to take place remotely for nearly all students.

Ironically, the once-busy Saturday sports schedule was greeted by a doublewhammy. Rain left little puddles on softball’s La Rue Field and at the beach volleyball facility: a guarantee that most

Aggie athletics would have been dark for the weekend anyway.

But how long will the metaphorical rain of the COVID-19-induced ban last?

In conjunction with an edict by Big West directors who suspended all conference athletics last week, UCD said in a prepared statement that “(the decision to suspend sports) was made in the interest of the health and safety of our studentathletes, coaches and staff, administrators and fans.”

The suspension came after UC Davis had already banned non-essential attendees from sporting events. There is no indication from Davis or NCAA officials just how long the pause in the action will be.

“We completely understand that this is bigger than just a lacrosse season,” said Aggie women’s lacrosse head coach Suzanne Isidor on Saturday.

Her UCD unit was off to a red-hot start, having beaten Cal, Oregon and Georgetown in recent weeks.

“It’s still very difficult emotionally,” the third-year coach added. “We were just beginning something special that we’ve worked on all year. This group is special. The senior class has meant so much to UC Davis. I couldn’t be more proud of them, their leadership and what they’ve done for this program.

“This abrupt ending is devastating but doesn’t change the mark our seniors have left on the program. I am forever grateful.”

The Enterprise approached a handful of student-athletes — most notably men’s and women’s basketball players — for comments on the abrupt ends of

As most of the sports world grinds to a halt over the next few weeks in widespread efforts to curb the transmission of the novel coronavirus, so too shall Davis High athletics, the school district mandated Friday.

Following several days of uncertainty as neighboring institutions pulled the plug on their March instructional plans, in a 1:15 p.m. email sent to staff, students and district families, Davis Joint Unified Superintendent John Bowes announced the closure of all district activities starting Monday and running through, for now, April 12.

The decision came after a Friday closed-door emergency meeting was conducted by the Davis Board of Education.

Several sports programs held their final practices or competitions prior to the suspension of activities on Friday and Saturday. More than 100 Blue Devil Ty Brown DHS badminton coach competitions have been canceled and upwards of 600 spring student-athletes impacted. The entire Davis school district serves roughly 8,500 students.

At the same time, Woodland schools announced on Friday they would shut down operations for three weeks.

Stunted by the precautionary measures are the seasons for DHS softball, baseball, boys golf, boys tennis, track and field, swimming and diving, badminton, boys and girls lacrosse and boys volleyball.

“We’re in uncharted territory,” says Devil badminton coach Ty Brown, whose 50-member team is scheduled to host sectionals come May. “I understand the school district, whose No. 1 concern is the safety of students. They’re trying to be proactive.

“But how will we make up essentially a month and

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“I’ve got a master’s degree in coaching and had some outstanding mentors, but I don’t think any of them have ever had to deal with something of this nature.”

Blue Devil hurler’s season hopes are on hold

BY LEV FARRIS GOLDENBERG Blue Devil senior Josh Catacutan wasn’t sure baseball was right for him when he started at age 13. However, the hard-swinging right-hander is now.

Last year, he led Davis High in runs scored (35), walks (24) and was second on the team with 27 hits. With the Davis Joint Unified School District on hiatus due to COVID-19, he must now keep himself in shape and ready just in case the 2020 baseball season is allowed to finish.

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Enterprise staff writer Baseball did not always come easy for Josh Catacutan.

When the Blue Devil outfielder played travel ball at 13, stepping into the batter’s box made him nauseous.

“I wanted to play, I just couldn’t … (it was) like a mental block,” Catacutan said. “I never envisioned that I’d be here now, playing at a high level.”

And yet, here he is, poised to captain the Davis High lineup in his senior season. Catacutan is now the one making opposing pitchers queasy when he steps in the box.

At least, that was the plan before Davis schools officials canceled classes and all Blue Devil athletics suspended until at least April 12 due to

the threat of COVID-19.

In a statement, DJUSD announced that “all events, extracurricular activities, athletics practices and competitions, and performances are canceled during the closure.”

“I was pretty disappointed when I found out the season would be suspended,” Catacutan told The Enterprise.

“I felt like I was pretty locked in to have a good year.”

After a shift from right field to center, the 5-foot-9 Catacutan was hoping to improve on his .293/.449/.336 slashline from last season.

Now, the sweet-swinging lefty — and the rest of the Blue Devils — just hope their season can resume in four weeks.

“The plan for the next month is to keep my strength and skills up anyway that I can,” Catacutan said.

As of now, all Davis athletes are under instructions to maintain “no contact.”

That means no games and no practices.

“This means that each guy has to take it upon themselves to stay sharp over this month,” Catacutan said.

For the Devils, the hiatus comes just as their season takes off. For seniors, it hits

especially hard.

After his junior year, in which he led the team with 35 runs scored, 24 walks (with just nine strikeouts) and finished second with 27 hits, Catacutan sharpened his already fearsome skill set during the offseason.

Power was the only aspect lacking from Catacutan’s multi-pronged approach (he had just four extra basehits). But he spent the offseason in the gym packing on muscle and shaved off 15 apparently needless pounds.

“He’s definitely the engine of our team,” said first-year head coach Ethan Guevin. “Just a really complete hitter, a really tough out … and he’s starting to realize some of his power potential.”

What makes Catacutan so stomachroiling for pitchers and so satisfying for Devil fans is his elite plate approach.

One benefit of his slight stature is a smaller zone. something Catacutan takes advantage of by rarely chasing bad pitches. He waits, and as Guevin says, “when he’s sitting on a pitch he generally doesn’t miss it.”

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If I could be a dog for one day ...

■ Editor’s note: Tanya Perez is taking the day off. This column originally published in April 2013.

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imagine this is common for pet-owners, but in my household, we often vocalize what our dog might be thinking.

What might not be as common, I’m guessing, is that we’ve become a family of amateur ventriloquists.

Going back to our pre-kid days, my husband’s and my first dog, Fennie, was quite a blabbermouth. She developed a fairly sophisticated brand of observational humor, strangely peppered with a lot of salty language. I don’t know why she liked to swear, but Fennie knew all the choice words.

This habit of talking for our dog carried over to our next dog, Daisy. My husband and I started it, but even when the kids were quite young, they joined in vocalizing Daisy’s thoughts. By the way, dog voices are kind of high pitched with a nasal tone, at least in our family.

A typical Daisy-conversation

goes like this: Human: “Daisy, doesn’t it bother you to have water dripping from your face like that?

Why don’t you drink more daintily?”

Daisy: “Why don’t you try dunking your fur-covered head into a bowl of water and see if you can keep from dripping, you bleepers!”

Honestly, having been a dog ventriloquist for the past 20 years, I can see the appeal in being an actual ventriloquist.

Mind you, none of the Perezes actually tries to keep his or her mouth from moving while talking for Daisy, but we all say things with a certain spunk that doesn’t match up with our regular conversational style. Daisy is

much more of a smart aleck than the rest of us.

Anyhoo, all this talking for the dog has made me feel like I really understand a dog’s concerns and interests. But I think my dog ventriloquism would greatly benefit from being Daisy for a day. I’ve decided that I’m willing to trade one human day and spend it as Daisy to find out what is going on in her mind.

I’m only going to make this trade if I’m able to remember what I learned after my dog-day. And ideally, I’d trade in a particularly unpleasant human day, say the one a few Picnic Days ago where I fell off my bike and broke my hand and my teeth.

Of particular interest to me as I catalog information for the future is how bored is Daisy all day while we’re at school and work? Does she pine away, wishing that sound of tires coming up the street is one of her people’s cars? Or is she seriously sound asleep on the couch all day, happy to have some quiet?

When we do get home, Daisy

is most excited to see me. I’m not just saying this, either … I am her favorite, no matter what the others in my household say. She rushes to the door to greet me with great gusto; and I reward her with heaps of attention, petting and sweet talk. But I’m curious what she thinks when she sees me. Is she thinking, “Oh, I love her so much!”? Or is she thinking, “My belly itches. This person will scratch it if I flop on the floor in front of her.” When I spend my day as a dog, I will definitely analyze this aspect of her personality.

I would also spend some time at the dog park to get a better understanding of her intense love of the place. And I want to know more about her sense of direction. At what point does she deduce we are headed to the veterinarian, and when does she realize we’re headed to Toad Hollow Dog Park?

I’m curious, too, about why Daisy chooses the spots she does to relax. I can appreciate the joy of the kitchen floor, where food

is likely to drop; and the couch and our younger son’s bed seem like lovely locations to lounge.

But why after we moved our coffee table from its usual position, did she sprawl out there as if it were the most precious place on the planet, like she’s been longing for the day that she could finally get to that special patch of rug.

Her other favorite spot is a pathetically flat bean bag chair.

She paws at it, piles it, primps it and finally plops into it. And we laugh at her the whole time. I’ve wondered if she feels humiliated by our laughing, or if she knows we are laughing with her.

Of course, she spews a string of profanity as we laugh at her, in her nasally, high-pitched voice: “Ha ha, very funny, bleeping bleepers! Why don’t you get me a better bleeping beanbag!”

— 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.

Finding sunlight in a thunderstorm

BY CRAIG DRESANG Special to The Enterprise

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ecent weeks have carried an unusual amount of troubling news ... a coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented drop in the stock market, the real possibility of a looming recession and a never-ending stream of hostile political rhetoric.

Making matters worse, social commentators are O’KELLY quick to Former proclaim hospice their opinpatient ions despite the division their comments produce.

Facebook and Twitter feeds are relentless in delivering waves of controversial tweets and posts from so-called friends telling us how to respond to every crisis and event. If our response doesn’t meet someone else’s expectations we are viewed as bad Americans, bad people, or both.

Eating too much junk food can make you unhealthy, but consuming too much media can also take a toll on your health.

This impacts neighbors, friends and family. Many of them are a bit on edge; unable to focus, short tempered, and melancholy.

For those who are already shouldering the burden of a life-limiting

YOLO HOSPICE & CWC illness, even the evening news can make coping more difficult. Yet, the best teachers we have for surviving and even thriving during the darkest of days have come from people who understand, in a profound way, that everyone’s time here is short lived.

When Eugene O’Kelly, former chairman and chief executive of the accountancy giant KPMG, was told he had about 100 days left to live, he said, “At least I’ve been granted enough time to get a few things done.” O’Kelly, a hard-charging highachiever did what he always did when faced with complex challenges: he made a list. One of the items on that list included an idea to finish a memoir called, “Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life.”

He said, “My sensibilities about work and accomplishment were so ingrained in me from my professional life, and had served me so well in that life, that I couldn’t imagine not applying them to the final task. I needed to come up with new goals, fast. It was the final and most important to-do list of my life.”

O’Kelly’s list included connecting with people most important to him

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David Sauer, former hospice patient and writer, was always on the search for the good in every news cycle and for pieces of joy in every situation. and to perform what he called “an unwinding of their relationships.” During his encounters, the ticking clock seemed to slow and he was jolted into the present moment. It was as if he was gaining time, not running out of it.

His consciousness seemed to merge with the world and any sense of separateness fell away. “You can call what I went through a spiritual journey,” he later conceded.

Over my nearly twodecade career in hospice and palliative care I have been the beneficiary of countless stories, pieces of wisdom, insights and perspectives not commonly discussed in one’s routine

day-to-day existence. I have collected and saved many of these spiritual jewels and often try to make them shimmer in my own life. They have come to me from 10-year-olds dying of rare cancers and centenarians who have lived full and fabulous lives. And so, in light of the unprecedented and varying anxieties shared by our patients, families, and the world-at-large, it seems timely to mention just a few of these insights from folks living in the transitional plain between life and death.

■ Stop worrying about other people’s opinions.

Many of the voices we listen to have no right to

dictate our lives, yet we sometimes allow it.

Instead, seek silence and listen for the voice of the Divine.

■ Consume less of the world and more of what you see as holy.

■ Put your trust in something bigger and more profound than politics, policies and personalities.

■ Don’t work so hard.

People, relationships, connection, and being a force for good is what matters most.

■ Express your feelings.

Try to be the best version of yourself and expect others to be the same.

■ Stay in touch with friends. Let others into

your journey.

■ Let yourself be happier. Chase your joy, follow your bliss, or do whatever carries the potential to bring some sparkle into the present moment.

Allow yourself to change, evolve and to laugh. Let silliness into your life again.

It is human nature to love all the good in life but to run for cover when the bad inevitably comes. Yet, there is so much to be gained from the struggle.

David Sauer, a patient who I cared for as a volunteer years ago, once told me, “I decided to accept whatever comes my way. And I’ll try to revel in it. I know now that adversity brings viewpoints I would never otherwise understand.”

He said, “Wisdom is learned from mistakes and hardship. If I only enjoy the milk and honey of life, I will only experience a small portion of what life has to offer. Why not break every bone and consume all the marrow?”

Sauer believed that to laugh is to live. During my last visit with him he told me, “When my time comes, I want to laugh and smile and make anyone watching laugh and smile.

Go out with some dignity.

There is no doubt misery will come. To enjoy that misery and to ask for more. That, my friend, will make you a king.”

— Craig Dresang is the CEO of Yolo Hospice and CWC

Locals shine in the world of academics Enterprise staff Boston University awarded academic degrees to 2,286 students in January 2020. Among the graduates was Margaret Ji of Davis, who received a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese language and literature and comparative literature, Summa Cum Laude.

Founded in 1839, Boston University is an internationally recognized institution of higher education and research. Consisting of 16 schools and colleges, BU offers students more than 250 programs of study in science and engineering, social science and humanities, health science, the arts, and other professional disciplines.

———— Abigail Thompson, chair of the mathematics department at the UC Davis, has been recognized by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni as a Hero of Intellectual Freedom.

Thompson challenged the University of California’s initiative to use diversity statements, in which faculty applicants detail their

NAME DROPPERS contributions to diversity and equity, as an initial screen to determine which candidates may progress to further review of their credentials. Thompson’s op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on Dec. 19, “The University’s New Loyalty Oath,” garnered national attention.

Thompson will deliver the keynote address at ACTA’s ATHENA Roundtable Conference on Nov. 13.

———— Washington University in St. Louis named Emily LopezIchikawa of Davis to the dean’s list for the fall 2019 semester. LopezIchikawa is enrolled in the university’s McKelvey School of Engineering.

To qualify for the dean’s list at McKelvey, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and complete at least 12 graded units.

Washington University draws students to St. Louis from more than 100 countries and all 50 states, the District of Columbia,

Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The total student body is more than 15,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

———— Two local residents made the academic deans’ list at Azusa Pacific University. These students are honored for a fall 2019 grade-point average of 3.5 or better. A total of 2,172 students have received this honor.

Isabella Jimenez of Winters, earned the honor while majoring in social work, and Mireya Smith of West Sacramento is a psychology major.

Azusa Pacific University is an evangelical, Christian university offering 68 bachelor’s degrees, 48 master’s degrees, 18 certificates, 10 credentials and nine doctoral programs on campus, online and at seven regional locations throughout Southern California.

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

BY ANDY JONES Special to The Enterprise 1. Internet culture.

According to Google, the most trending search term for 2019 was a two-word phrase that has the initials DP and was a popular holiday gift. What was it?

2. Sports. What sixthround pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2010 has amassed more receptions than any other player since he entered the National Football League, including 700 career receptions in the fewest games in NFL history?

3. Science: Mammals.

The auricle refers to what body part on a mammal?

4. Unusual Words.

What nine-letter W adjective means “being in a sorry state, or exhibiting great sadness or misery, or being sad, forlorn or heartbroken.”

5. World Leaders. What world leader was allegedly told to “Beware the Ides of March”?

Answers: Disney Plus, Antonio Brown, ear, woebegone, Julius Caesar.

— Dr. Andy Jones is the quizmaster at 7 p.m. Mondays at de Vere’s Irish Pub, 217 E St. in downtown Davis. He is the author of the new book “Pub Quizzes: Trivia for Smart People,” now available at The Avid Reader. Find out more at www.yourquizmaster. com.

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‘Stupid is as stupid does’ Dear Annie: My husband and I went to dinner with his sister and her husband, who live in another state. We are all in our 70s. We have never been “family” close. We have children and grandchildren; they do not. We have pets; they do not. We run in different social circles. They are wealthy; we are comfortable.

While at dinner having casual conversation, my SIL interrupted me and, with a sneer on her face and a nasty tone, said very quietly so our husbands couldn’t hear, “You’re stupid.” It was like a slap in the face.

I have not been able to overcome the insult. I have spent the last several years, with professional help, living with depression, anxiety and low self-esteem and had made good progress — until her remark.

I know I’m not stupid. I worked long hours at a challenging legal job for 40-plus years. I raised two children as a single parent; both are very well-adjusted adults doing well in their careers. While working long hours in the legal field with a very demanding boss, I was also caregiver to both my parents and my husband’s stepmom. I am my husband’s fourth wife and, after getting married, discovered he was verbally abusive which contributed to my low self-esteem. But I took the “bull by the horns” and fixed that problem because I didn’t want another divorce. He is no longer verbally abusive, and we are happy.

But the “you’re stupid” remark is something I cannot forget. I told my husband when we left the restaurant what she said and told him I would not go with him to meet them again. He called her the next day while I was out, and then she called me (crying) to apologize.

But a forced apology cannot erase the words or the damage they caused. I am not interested in a relationship with this SIL. But I do need to get that remark and how I

felt — and still feel — about it out of my head. It has brought my depression and anxiety back in full mode. I had to renew my meds because of it, and years of progress have been set back. Why does an adult woman who supposedly has better social skills than I do say something like that? And can it be forgiven and forgotten? Because I’m having a hard time.

— Feeling Stupid Dear Feeling Stupid: Your sisterin-law might as well have been talking to a mirror. Her remark had absolutely nothing to do with you and everything to do with her. A mentally stable person with normal self-esteem does not go around telling people, “You’re stupid.” She must, deep-down, feel pretty darn bad about herself to say such a thing to another person (let alone a family member). Whatever the reason, if this is the first time she’s said such a thing, and since she’s apologized, I think you should try to find it in your heart to forgive her. As you showed in your letter, you are an incredibly strong, intelligent woman. I applaud your return to therapy, rather than just resuming medications, as well.

Hopefully, your sister-in-law will also seek counseling and sort out whatever would cause her to say such a thing in the first place.

——— Dear Annie: My group of girlfriends is planning our annual ski trip. We all stay at a resort. There are six of us that go every year. Last year, my cousin, “Sasha”, invited her friend “Rachel.” Rachel did not

mesh with the group. It felt stilted and awkward the whole time. She’s cold and doesn’t have much of a sense of humor — one of those people who just sucks the life out of the room when she walks in. She barely skied last year and ended up spraining her wrist when she did, so I’m surprised she wants to come back.

You can probably guess where this is going: Sasha wants to invite Rachel again this year, and the rest of us would rather she not come. We haven’t voiced any of this to Sasha yet because we don’t want to hurt her feelings. How should we handle this?

— Bummed Skier Dear Bummed: Don’t ice Rachel out so quickly. Rather than telling Sasha that Rachel can’t come, ask how Rachel is doing. Express surprise that she wants to join this year, because you weren’t sure she enjoyed the last trip. Start a dialogue rather than issuing a decree.

Who knows — maybe Rachel used to be the life of the party but is dealing with personal issues that make her a little less fun to be around, and the vacation would be really good for her. Or maybe what you’ve taken as coldness is actually shyness. Or maybe she really is a sourpuss.

Whatever the case, the bottom line is that your cousin is paying as much for this trip as the rest of you, and if she would like to invite her friend, she can. Try to keep an open mind, and be willing to be surprised.

——— Dear Annie: I am writing in response to “Am I Wrong,” the woman who was upset that she had to share her granddaughter’s wedding day with her ex’s other half. My mother could have written that letter. I wish she had. She could have used the advice.

After my parents divorced, she never let go of the resentment. She turned my childhood into a rage-fueled nightmare with a constant stream of angry rants about

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Dad, his wife, the neighbors whom she imagined were looking down their noses at the divorcee next door, members of her family who had the audacity to be civil to Dad when they accidentally bumped into him at the store and, of course, me. After five or six years of spending a few days a month of court-ordered visitation with Dad, I finally gave in to her demands and cut off all contact with him, and 20 years passed before I found the courage to risk her wrath and try to reestablish a relationship with Dad. She died 15 years ago, alone, having so thoroughly driven away and alienated her entire family.

Yeah, I wish Momma had written that letter 50 years ago, because someone could have responded to her and possibly have saved us all a lot of unnecessary pain, misery and heartache. Look in the mirror, “Am I Wrong,” and ask yourself if the woman you see is who you want to spend the rest of your life with.

— Hurt Daughter Dear Hurt Daughter: I commend you for finding the courage to reconnect with your father, but I’m so sorry that you had to grow up in that environment. I’m printing your letter as a testament to just how toxic resentment can be. Thanks for writing.

——— Dear Readers: A great many of

you wrote in expressing concern for Whiskers and her owner. Your letters bring up a number of insightful points about the correlation between animal abuse and spousal and child abuse. All of you warned that Tom’s behavior should serve as a red flag that he could end up abusing his wife or their future children.

I agree with all of you that, for everyone’s safety, she must leave with Whiskers, and Tom can seek therapy on his own. Here is just one of those letters: Dear Annie: To the woman whose husband’s behavior has changed toward her beloved cat: This is a red flag! Your suggestion, Annie, of telling her to leave makes the most sense. People can fake responses in therapy, and it sounds like this man probably won’t go anyway.

If he acts this way toward something that means so much to her, what will happen with children? If they have a child and the child resembles a family member he doesn’t like, then what will be his reaction? What if he resents the affection and time given to the child? Wishing her the courage and strength she needs to move forward.

— A Concerned Follower Dear Concerned Follower: Thank you so much for your suggestions and praise. Let’s hope she has taken our advice.

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Public Notices u Employment Agriculture Company in Sutter County seeking Controller/Senior Accountant to oversee day to day accounting activities for the company. Will also manage the operating budget to delivery financial processes and IT systems needed to support the company’s growth.

Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in accounting/business.

5 yrs experience.

Candidates should submit cover letter and resume to agarcia@ sacvalleynut.com

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Collections System Worker, Public Works Utilities & Operations, FFD: 3/9/2020 Salary: $4.018 $4884 Monthly; City of Davis, 23 Russell Blvd., Davis, CA 95616.

FFD: 3/9/2020.

See job bulletin at www.cityofdavis.o rg for min. req. or call (530) 7575644, TDD (530) 757-5666; City emp. appl. req. EOE.

Community Services Program Coordinator – Adaptive Recreation Salary: $4,383.25 $5,327.90 Monthly; City of Davis, 23 Russell Blvd., Davis, CA 95616.

FFD: 3/23/2020.

See job bulletin at www.cityofdavis. org for min. req. or call (530) 7575644, TDD (530) 757-5666; City emp. appl. req. EOE.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Cable Installers No experience necessary.

WE WILL TRAIN. Must have clean DL. Call 707-317-3467 to apply

Wastewater Treatment Plant Lead Operator, Public Works Utilities & Operations, FFD: 3/30/2020 Salary: $5,360.68 $6,515.93 Monthly; City of Davis, 23 Russell Blvd., Davis, CA 95616.

FFD: 3/30/2020.

See job bulletin at www.cityofdavis. org for min. req. or call (530) 7575644, TDD (530) 757-5666; City emp. appl. req.

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WATERTENDER Irrigation watertender to operate extensive water delivery and drainage systems. Specific tasks include: operation of pumping plants, take water orders, schedule and make water deliveries, monitor water use, maintain records of water use. Training, education, experience in agriculture, knowledge of farm practice and mechanical skills desirable. California driver’s license required. Weekend work required. For application call (707) 678-5412, 9:00am - 11:30am, Monday through Friday.

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Commercial Glazing Contractor seeks experienced glaziers for Journeyman, Foreman & Superintendant positions.

Work ranges from Multi-story office buildings to retail storefronts. Each journeyman candidate should have experience in the following; • Commercial Storefront • Curtain Walls • Aluminum Entrances and Hardware • Reading and interpreting blueprints All applicants should have their own trade specific hand tools, valid clean CDL and drive to succeed. We are a growing company with room for growth in knowledge and compensation for the right candidate. We offer full benefits.

Please submit your resume to whayes@archgs.com PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MEETING CANCELLATION The Historical Resources Management Commission (HRMC) Monday, March 16, 2020, regular meeting is cancelled in accordance with Yolo County Health Officer recommended precautions related to COVID-19 (coronavirus).

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Rentals & Real Estate 1,700 sqft. building built in 1941 & located at 335 Russell Blvd., Davis is FREE to anyone interested in moving it to another location at their own expense. Please contacty Maureen at 530-758-4000 Mon-Fri 9am-4pm 2 bed, 1.5 bath.

Available 9/1/20.

800+ sq.ft.

Awesome location! Remodeled units $1,675/mo.

Standard units $1,550/mo.

Call 530-400-8685

Have you lost a pet?

Do you want to help shelter animals get back home?

Please join the Yolo County Lost and Found Pets Group on Facebook at facebook.com/gro ups/yolopets

Room or One Bedroom Apartment Wanted $700.00 - $900.00 per month.

Negotiable. 42 year old male.

Some college.

Smoke friendly, but not required.

Call Nathan 279-300-9340 Very nice live/work loft.

803 2nd Street.

Beautiful view of Downtown Davis.

Available March 1st. $1,900/mo.

Call to see 530-400-7911.

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FREE Large oak TV cabinet.

Excellent cond.

Holds TV to 40” horiz. width.

You move it.

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Music with Manny offers private piano, mandolin or guitar lessons for students of all ages, both in-home and in-studio. A Berklee College of Music graduate, Manny Kaminer is a talented musician with more than 10 years experience instructing students. $30 half hour, $60 per hour. First lesson/consultation is free.

Email musicwmanny@gmail.com or call/text 831-261-3978 to book.

Videos of past students available at facebook.com/musicwithmanny.

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Filed: February 21, 2020 FBN Number: F20200190 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) OAK TREE ANIMAL REHABILITATION 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California.

Business is located in Yolo County.

1340 Covell Blvd. Suite 101 Davis, CA 95616 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Acorn Veterinary Clinic 1340 E. Covell Blvd. Suite 101 Davis, CA 95616 4. Business Classification: Corporation 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 12, 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): Waka Blair 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29 762

DA Land, LLC 1801 Hanover Drive, Suite C Davis, CA File Number: Planning Application #20-04 - Lot Line Adjustment #01-20 Project Description: The applicant is requesting approval of a lot line adjustment between two parcels located at 238 and 240 G Street (APN’s: 070-252-001 and 070-252-015). The request would adjust 500 square feet and move the lot line by 10 feet to correct for the location of the existing building at 240 G Street, which is located over the existing lot line. The adjustment would reduce the parcel at 238 G Street from 6,000 square feet to 5,500 square feet and increase the parcel at 240 G Street from 29,119 square feet to 29,619 square feet.

KWIK AUTO GLASS 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California.

Business is located in Yolo County.

5100 Chiles Road, Suite 203 Davis, CA 95618 Alternate mailing address: 2124 Roanoke Ave. Sacramento, CA 95838 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Khampane Sipaseuth 2124 Roanoke Ave. Sacramento, CA 95838 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: N/A “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): Khampane Sipseuth, owner 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/5 772

Environmental Determination: The City has determined that the proposed project is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15305 which exempts minor lot line adjustments not resulting in the creation LIEN SALE of any new parcel. There are no new or unusual circumstances related to the project or project site that would require LIEN SALE 4/2/2020 10:00 AM 918 SOULE ST further environmental review.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95691 STATEMENT YEAR 1991 FISHER Availability of Documents: The project application file is available for VESSEL CA CF# 9570NE Filed: February 11, 2020 review at the Department of Community HIN BFFA05HFL091 FBN Number: F20200144 773 Development and Sustainability, Planning 3/15 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Division, 23 Russell Boulevard, Suite 2, Davis, F SOLUTION DRYWALL 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of California, 95616. Subdivision Committee LIEN SALE Principal Place of Business in California. staff reports are available through the City’s website at: http://cityofdavis.org/city-hall/ 2019 NISS VERSA Business is located in Yolo County. city-council/commissions-and-committees/ VIN# 3N1CN7AP9KL829676 2212 East 8th Street subdivision-committee/agenda-and- CA LIC# 8JJS732 Davis, CA 95618 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), minutes. Staff reports for the public hearing LIEN SALE 04-02-20 10:00 AM are generally available five (5) days prior to 345 N PIONEER AVE Residence Address, State, and Zip the hearing date and may also be available WOODLAND, CA 95776 Fredy Rolando Avila Soto by contacting the project planner.

2212 East 8th Street 3/15 774 Davis, CA 95618 Public Comments: 4. Business Classification: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME All interested parties are invited to attend Individual STATEMENT 5. Beginning Date of Business: The the meeting or send written comments Registrant(s) commenced to transact to the project planner at: City of Davis, Filed: February 25, 2020 business under the fictitious business Department of Community Development FBN Number: F20200196 name or names listed above on: and Sustainability, c/o Eric Lee, Project Old FBN Number: 2015-117 Planner, 23 Russell Boulevard, Suite 2, 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) February 10, 2020 “I declare that all information in this Davis, California, 95616; or via email at: Parkside at Sycamore statement is true and correct.” (A registrant elee@cityofdavis.org. To ensure comments 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of who declares as true information which he will be distributed to the Committee, Principal Place of Business in California. or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) comments are requested to be provided Business is located in Yolo County. no later than 12:00 noon the date of the 2119 West Capital Avenue 6. Signature of Registrant(s): meeting. For questions please call the West Sacramento, CA 95798 Fredy Rolando Avila Soto 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29 763 project planner at: (530) 757-5610 x 7237.

Alternate mailing address: 3200 Douglas Blvd., Suite 200 The City does not transcribe its proceedings. Roseville, CA 95661 PUBLIC NOTICE Persons who wish to obtain a verbatim 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), record should arrange for attendance by a Residence Address, State, and Zip court reporter or for some other acceptable USA Parkside, Inc. means of recordation. Such arrangements 3200 Douglas Blvd., Suite 200 will be at the sole expense of the person City of Davis Roseville, CA 95661 requesting the recordation.

Notice of Public Hearing And: The City of Davis Subdivision Committee If you challenge the action taken on this Riverside Charitable Corporation will conduct a public hearing on the project matter in court, the challenge may be 14131 Yorba Street, Suite 200 application, as described below, at a meeting limited to raising only those issues raised Tustin, CA 92780 beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March at the public hearing described in this 4. Business Classification: 26, 2020, in the Department of Community notice, or in written correspondence to Limited Partnership Development and Sustainability Conference the Director of Department of Community 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Room, City Offices, 23 Russell Boulevard, Development and Sustainability or City Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business Davis, California. Please contact the Clerk at, or prior to, the public hearing. name or names listed above on: Department of Community Development June 24, 2010 and Sustainability for the approximate time Sherri Metzker, Principal Planner Community Development and Sustainability “I declare that all information in this item will be heard.

3/15 769 this statement is true and correct.”

(A registrant who declares as true Project Name: 238 & 240 G Street information which he or she knows to be Lot Line Adjustment FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME false is guilty of a crime.)

STATEMENT 6. Signature of Registrant(s): Project Location: 238 & 240 G Street Jonathan C. Harmer Filed: March 13, 2020 CFO, USA Parkside, Inc. FBN Number: F20200268 Property Owner/ Applicant: Jennifer Anderson 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/5 775

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Brown’s school reform falls short ARC would L improve traffic flow

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he Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for the Aggie Research Campus project, released Friday, illustrates that local road improvements associated with the project’s buildout will improve traffic flows at several intersections serving local neighborhoods, including on Mace Blvd. south of I-80.

The report confirms what everyone in Davis already knows: traffic has gotten measurably worse in the last five years. Nevertheless, despite the additional cars that will be coming and going from the innovation campus, with developer funded roadway improvements morning traffic flows improve or remain the same at 12 of 20 existing studied intersections while evening flows improve or stay the same at 10 of the 20 existing intersections, the report shows.

South of I-80, morning and evening conditions improve at Mace Boulevard and El Macero Drive, reflected in reductions in the amount of time drivers are delayed at that intersection. The level of service during the peak morning hours remains at “A,” while level of service during the evening commute improves from “D” to “A” with delay being reduced by 68 percent from 28 seconds to 9 seconds. At Mace and Cowell Boulevard, level of service during the peak evening hours improves from “E” to “C” with a 51 percent reduction in delay from 68 seconds to 33 seconds.

The letter grades are a measure of intersection performance and demonstrate that ARC’s design effectively addresses its traffic impacts in a way most important to Davis residents.

Similar improvements are anticipated at several of the other studied intersections, which primarily are located along Covell Boulevard and Mace.

What the report confirms is that the many local road and intersection improvements made possible by our project will measurably improve area traffic conditions, including for South Davis residents, even as we’re bringing new jobs and housing to the community. We also know that I-80 improvements are desperately needed, and we’re firmly committed to helping make them happen as soon as possible.

The Aggie Research Campus project is proposed by Ramco Enterprises, The Buzz Oates Group of Companies, and Reynolds & Brown on 187 acres at the northeast corner of Mace and Interstate 80. The project is anticipated to be home to approximately 5,800 jobs and includes 850 housing units designed for campus employees. It also includes unprecedented construction of new affordable housing. It will generate millions of dollars in new revenue for city needs and services, including road improvements, parks and public safety.

The Draft Subsequent EIR is available on the city of Davis website at www.cityofdavis.org. Additional project information can be found at www.aggieresearch.com.

The project is currently before several city commissions.

— Dan Ramos is the Project Manager for Aggie Research Campus and Vice President of Ramco Enterprises, a development and farming company based in Yolo County, and a former 15-year Davis resident.

os Angeles Unified is the state’s largest school district and the vast majority of its 400,000-plus students are poor, non-white or not completely fluent in English.

It is, in other words, precisely what former Gov. Jerry Brown had in mind when he and the Legislature overhauled school districts’ finances, giving them more money to close the stubborn “achievement gap” that has long separated disadvantaged students from their more privileged, English-speaking classmates.

However, in enacting the Local Control Funding Formula seven years ago, Brown also insisted that the money flow with very few strings attached, saying he trusted local educators and school boards to spend it effectively. He called it “subsidiarity.”

That hands-off attitude didn’t sit well with education reformers and civil rights advocates who worried that the extra money wouldn’t be concentrated on “high-needs” students. Los Angeles Unified, because of its size and makeup, was a major arena for the conflicts over LCFF. At one point, critics persuaded the state Department of

Education that LAUSD had diverted hundreds of millions of LCFF dollars away from the targeted kids, but the state then allowed it to simply change the coding on the disputed funds to make them legal.

The district also has been undergoing institutional turmoil over the last decade — hyperpolitical battles over school board elections, pitting the teachers union against charter school advocates, and a revolving door of superintendents.

Brown has departed from the governorship and LCFF has been in place long enough for some scholarly examination of how it’s really working. Last week, a research team headed

by Bruce Fuller, a veteran education analyst at UC Berkeley, released a report on how the program has affected LAUSD’s high-schoolers.

The district did not fare well.

During the first five years of

LETTERS We need more options for home testing CNBC reported that The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is looking at providing home test kits for COVID-19 in the Seattle area.

This would possibly be in cooperation with Amazon, and the University of Washington Medical school, and builds on a prior program to reduce flu (influenza). As described, it is not a simple process for possible patients at home.

It might be far more successful to engage 23andMe, or similar companies, to convert to a rapid coronavirus testing service.

They have the greatest acceptance and familiarity in the population at large for DNA (or RNA) tests used at home. They also have the built infrastructure to make this a possibility.

We know people who work in some of the most advanced hospitals in many regions of the United States. They still report absurd shortages of test kits as well as loss of key supplies for protecting hospital staff — and not just masks.

Rapid conversion or building of medical and drug supply manufacturing capacity, here, could also be critical.

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LCFF, declining enrollment and a surge of state funds — more than $1 billion a year — increased the district’s per-pupil spending from $8,657 a year to $11,231, and much of it found its way into L.A. Unified’s high schools.

“Most heartening, kids’ learning on average improved measurably in high schools,” Bruce Fuller said in a statement as the report was published. “But somewhat greater progress was made by students from betteroff homes or schools in middleclass areas. The new funding appeared to bring far less benefit to the most disadvantaged groups.”

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ne factor in LCFF’s failure to substantially close the achievement gap, the researchers found, is that while its new funds allowed the district to hire more teachers, schools with the highest proportions of at-risk kids tended to get the least experienced teachers.

“Despite Sacramento’s best intentions, this surge in school funding failed to budge such wide inequities in which kids benefit most from L.A. schools,” Fuller said in his statement.

“Going forward, the state might ensure that funding gains reach

Think through implications of coronavirus As a molecular biologist who worked at the UCD Primate Center on the AIDS Vaccine Development Project under such brilliant minds as Drs. Marx, Yamamoto and Gardner, I have a few questions and suggestions: First, is there anything being done to insure the nonhuman primates don’t catch the corona virus? It seems someone should investigate whether any nonhuman primates are susceptible to infection and, perhaps more important, whether they can act as a long term reserve for the virus without showing symptoms. Some six years ago the facility bragged of setting up a respiratory disease lab. This seems like the time to use it.

Second, if they are susceptible to infection, can they serve as a corona vaccine testing facility, as it had for the AIDS vaccine?

This needs to be looked into, quickly.

As an added matter — there needs to be research to determine if the rumors that the virus originated in bats have validity. If so, the bats in Davis could serve as an unwanted reserve for the virus as well.

Howard Zochlinski Davis

City not cautious enough on social distancing I called the city of Davis today to ask if they were canceling the senior soccer games

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U.S. Senate Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202224-3841; email: http://feinstein.senate. gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me Sen. Kamala Harris, 112 Hart Senate

intended students, and that principals become mindful of how fresh resources are distributed within their schools.”

The findings did not please Michael Kirst, the Stanford University professor who persuaded Brown to sponsor LCFF and served as president of the state school board during its implementation.

Kirst, who participated in Fuller’s webinar on the study, complained that it didn’t include all factors affecting L.A. Unified’s education record and argued that LCFF needs more time to prove its worth.

“We need to stay the course,” Kirst advised.

Brown’s successor, Gavin Newsom, appears to take a more hands-on approach and has, among other things, proposed a system to catalog education outcomes in detail, which will provide a more complete database for determining whether LCFF is a success or an expensive failure.

— 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.

on Friday night or the Monday night games that Wayne, my significant other, participates in. Especially considering the fact that they now know that the coronavirus can be transmitted by air and lives in the air for hours and not just on surfaces.

City staff said no they are not restricting any outdoor activities yet. And they are leaving it up to the managers of the teams whether or not they're going to play. They asked me to appeal to the manager of the team. And I did just that. I only hope that he will cancel. As so many professional teams have done.

Because risking the lives of the people you love, their loved ones and strangers they come into contact with so that you can play a game just does not seem to me like a winning proposition. And it saddens me that the city of Davis is taking that attitude.

Lee Ann D’Amato Davis

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American attitude and COVID-19 COMMENTARY

BY KARY LOVE Special to The Enterprise

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uring the SARS-1 epidemic scare in 2002-4, America invaded Iraq.

If you followed science, you would know that SARS-1 was a coronavirus that caused an acute respiratory disease that killed on average about 11 out of every 100 infected (but sometimes more depending on health care infrastructure), and was a pandemic bullet the world barely missed.

Due to heroic work of doctors, nurses and scientists, it was contained. Had it not been contained … Next time you see a doctor or nurse or scientist, you should thank them for their service.

SARS-CoV2, the coronavirus now raging and causing the disease called COVID-19, is not as deadly, killing about 2 or 3 out 100, but is much more infectious than SARS-1, so it is probable that a lot more people will die than died from SARS-1, which was “only” 774 worldwide, because SARS-2 will spread to a lot more people, and it’s already killed more than 3,700.

Scientists were close to a coronavirus vaccine years ago but the money dried up.

Rather than spend its money on health care, or science or medicine, America decided to spend one trillion dollars on making more and “more useable” nuclear weapons, increasing already obscene war budgets and continuing multiple wars far flung across the earth. Apparently, having missed the bullet of SARS-1, politicians and “leaders” in their arrogance and ignorance, a deadly combination, decided what America needed, on top of its nuclear arsenal capable of killing every human being several times over, was more nuclear weapons.

In a magnificent show of

bipartisanship, Obama’s $1 trillion new nukes program, morphed into Trump’s “more and more useable nukes” program. Just last week it was announced America’s new mini nukes (if they are smaller, you can possibly use them without destroying the world, runs the argument, and what’s the use of having them if you can’t use them?) have been deployed into the world ready to use.

Coronavirus vaccine? Sorry, no money for that.

Decisions have consequences.

Disease kills more people than any other single cause.

“American Exceptionalism,” another manifestation of arrogance and ignorance, provides no immunity to disease.

While America has caused worldwide destruction at an unprecedented pace with its “war on terror,” viruses, bacteria and fungal infectious agents have been mutating, readying to strike humanity. It is almost as though these common enemies of all humanity had a brilliant strategy: get humans fighting and killing one and other, get them to take their eye off the ball and then strike! A united humanity, using their minds rationally for scientific and medical advancement, could have been prepared, been ready and defeated the infectious enemy — a divided, warring humanity is ready for defeat.

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t is somewhat curious to see that America, dropping tens of thousands of bombs on other humans, and sitting on a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons capable of killing all of humanity, is essentially defenseless against submicroscopic killers. Of course, America could drop its nukes and probably wipe out the SARS-2 virus by wiping

out most of humankind, including most of America.

Some of the sicko psychos in America’s perpetual war complex probably lust for doing so (they will scurry to safety to Raven Rock so the government can continue while the people expire — sorry, Trump, you would not be allowed in, having just met with a guy who tested positive).

Arrogance and ignorance.

That dangerous combination has infected American society.

Our heroes are not doctors, nurses and scientists that save lives, but killers and destroyers of lives. The “War on Terror” is really a fight against kids who have grown up on the receiving end of American bombings and invasions, and who have grown up seeking revenge against those who destroyed their families, towns and countries. These kids could have been doctors or nurses had they not been blinded by hate and desire for revenge. We all knew it, in our hearts, because had we been on the receiving end of such an onslaught, we too would have lusted for revenge.

Well, having sown the wind, we are now reaping the whirlwind.

Disease and death are the common enemy of all humanity, including the terrorists, the communists, the left, the right or whatever other group of humans you have been propagandized into thinking are your enemy. The ancient wisdom is right: we are all brothers and sisters. We are all either one species united against our common enemy, or we are united by infectious disease in our own demise, because, as bad as it will be here in America, in those “hell-holes” of war torn places around the world, bombed near back to the Stone Age by America, there we have created perfect incubators for infectious disease to grow and spread.

Thus, ironically, America’s wars are poised to defeat America. The next SARS — SARS-3 — may already be out there, among those weakened and compromised by endless war, mutating and growing, preparing to break out. Is it too much to hope that America will turn its face from war, learn from its present epidemic, salute its true heroes, doctors and nurses and scientists and ask them for guidance? Ask them, what should we spend our tax dollars on?

Asking the power-hungry, arrogant, deluded psychopaths and narcissists of the military-industrial complex is revealed as a complete, though foreseeable, failure.

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merica’s greatness was to proclaim that all humanity were created equal and ought to be brothers and sisters, using their Godgiven gifts of reason and intelligence, not for war, but for discovery and advancement.

Sometimes it takes great loss for learning to occur. Pain is the greatest teacher.

I hope, that after this great winnowing from SARS-2 passes, America will have learned that to be great again it must renounce war, destruction and death, and pick up and do the hard work of discovery, science and medicine.

Oh, and before I forget, develop a coronavirus vaccine, maybe with the money saved from ending spending on nuclear and other bombs or weapons of mass destruction in our bioweapons labs. Yes, I think that could actually make America great.

— Kary Love, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is a Michigan attorney who has defended nuclear resisters, including some desperado nuns, in court for decades and will on occasion use blunt force satire or actual legal arguments to make a point.

Lottery no jackpot for schools COMMENTARY

BY LING LING CHANG Special to CalMatters

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e recognize education as a great equalizer. It provides opportunity for all children of any economic class to have a chance at success.

That is one of the main reasons voters created a California State Lottery in 1984 — to provide an ongoing means of additional money to benefit schools.

Ballot language stated the Lottery would send “at least 34%” of every dollar to public schools.

In 2010, in the midst of the Great Recession, the Legislature relaxed that requirement, allowing the Lottery to provide bigger prize payouts figuring that would increase lottery sales, ultimately providing more money to schools. With the change came the directive to set prize payout amounts in such a way as to ensure providing the maximum possible funding to education.

Sadly, no “jackpot joy” ensued, at least not for schools.

Last year, I wanted to determine funding for computer science programs. During that research, it was puzzling that the numbers from the Lottery weren’t adding up. After analyzing profits and expenditures, it became clear that while revenues for the Lottery were skyrocketing, funds for schools remained flat.

Since 2010, Lottery revenue has more than doubled; its funding to schools has not. In 2010 revenues were about $3 billion, and about $1 billion was sent to schools. Fast forward to

2018, and the Lottery took in about $7 billion, yet schools received $1.7 billion from the lottery.

Further, years of back-to-back public scandals have demonstrated the Lottery is rife with nepotism and wasteful spending, and every dollar wasted at the Lottery is money that doesn’t go to a classroom.

I called for an independent audit. It was clear we needed to review the growing disparity between the Lottery’s record-breaking revenues and its contributions to California’s public schools, as well as assess the culture at the Lottery.

A year later, and the State Auditor’s report revealed what I suspected all along; the Lottery “cannot demonstrate that its current prize payout rate is optimal for maximizing funding for education,” and it “did not adhere to a requirement to increase its funding for education proportionate to its increases in net revenue.”

The audit confirmed that while lottery sales revenue has increased by 115% since the Legislature’s changes were adopted in 2010, payments to schools increased by only 66%. It also found that for at least the 2017-18 fiscal year, the Lottery shortchanged schools $36 million.

That’s just one year. California’s Lottery seems to have been shortchanging what it owes schools for at least four years.

For perspective, $36 million could have purchased 3.6 million library

books. It could have supplied 200,000 Chromebooks.

The Lottery director disputes the auditor’s findings, stating that while the Lottery’s core mission is maximizing funding for education, that doesn’t mean there has to be a “direct proportional relationship” between its revenues and education funding.

The Lottery director has it wrong.

Voters created the Lottery to provide a stable flow of revenue to schools.

However, the Lottery has developed a culture of profits first and schools last.

They are gambling with our children’s future.

To right this wrong, I have introduced legislation, Senate Bill 891, to ensure our schools get the money they are owed. My bill would regulate the Lottery school funding program. It would require the Lottery to pay education the $36 million it owes. It also would mandate that the percentage of money schools receive stays consistent as Lottery revenues grow, and that there be an audit of the program each year.

We deserve to know if the Lottery is fulfilling its mission of providing additional monies to benefit education, and our schools deserve the funds promised by the Lottery.

— Sen. Ling Ling Chang is a Republican who represents Senate District 29, which includes parts of Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, Senator.Chang@senate.ca.gov. She wrote this commentary for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s Capitol works and why it matters.

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COMMENTARY Shouldn’t diversity be celebrated?

BY CAROLINE GROSSMAN Special to The Enterprise

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n a world where diversity is celebrated, why don’t we celebrate all types of diversity? Why do we limit our desire for diversity to ethnic or racial diversity? Is there no room for political diversity?

As a libertarian — or should I say “Davis unicorn” — I’m accustomed to strolling by a Warren or a Bernie yard sign. I expect to see Bernie and Warren yard signs as I know and accept Davis leans heavily to the left, but it is surprising that I’ve never seen a single Trump yard sign despite nearly 50% of U.S. voters voting for the man.

Recently, walking by these signs made me contemplate a common accusation I’ve received from progressives through the years. Time after time, I have been accused of living in a bubble — the stereotypical dismissal of conservative views from a woke leftist as if I were sheltered from the world and the realities of social issues. How can someone in the political minority, living in a progressive college town, someone who attended a university ( ... and studied theater) be accused of living in a bubble?

Quite frankly, if you’re a progressive living in Davis, you are living in the bubble. Now, if you choose to live in a bubble, it’s your life and I’m not here to tell you how to live it. That is the beauty of being a libertarian you see — it’s a live-and-let-live mentality. Sadly though, by living in a political liberal bubble and being comfortable in this position does not add to political diversity in a community and it does not teach us anything about different opinions.

But if you’re talking diversity walk the walk, and chat with someone who holds different political opinions.

If you did, you might be surprised how much common ground we share despite having differences! You might realize that not all conservatives are racist, homophobic, bigots! It may surprise you that libertarians were pro-gay marriage long before Barack Obama and the mainstream Democratic Party came around to the idea.

OK, you may not be surprised by any of this — but get to know someone who is opposite politically and have a conversation in real life not on the internet. It’d do America some good.

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s of late, everyone seems overly sensitive about political differences. So many of us (I’m guilty of it) flock to the internet to hash out differences but get nowhere. Maybe if we could accept that differences are normal and OK, there would be room for less adversarial conversations. I know I have deeply enjoyed getting to know my liberal neighbors and even dipping into political conversations with them.

The result of this is that we have developed more respect for each other. We are able to keep it calm and kind. Being different politically does not make a person evil; it makes a person different. Shouldn’t we celebrate this difference instead of condemning it?

I don’t want to live in a utopian society where everyone shares the same views. How ever could change happen if no differing views were allowed to exist. We need to take the time to have discussions before making assumptions about someone who is different.

I wish we could stay away from online rants and hiding behind social media profiles.

I wish we could have civil debates.

I wish we didn’t make assumptions about those who hold different opinions.

I wish political diversity was celebrated.

— Caroline Grossman is a Davis resident.

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Sports

B8 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE

SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2020

Davis U13 team wins Phoenix tourney Special to The Enterprise PHOENIX, Ariz. — In the Sonoran Desert earlier this month, the newest chapter in the long tradition of Davis youth baseball excellence was written as the under-13 NCB Aggies won the championship at the 20-team USSSA Tournament.

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The 13-player squad swept through its five games as local bats were alive on the event’s next-tolast day — collecting 21 runs, 18 hits and 19 runs batted in while holding opponents to three runs on six hits in two games.

Salassie Campos and Dylan Beamish each combined for four RBIs on the day with Drew Van Court, Alex Kieffer and Campos each combining for three hits.

NCB Aggie pitchers Van Court, Campos, Dylan Hotaling and Charlie Sheridan combined for 19 strikeouts while allowing only four hits and two earned runs.

On a busy final Sunday, the locals played from noon to 8 p.m. and bested three Southern California teams.

Mercy-rule victories in the first two contests and an epic battle to end the tournament made the championship memorable, according to Aggies coach Matt Castles.

Van Court knocked in seven runs on the day and Kieffer added four more RBIs. Aiden Larsen led all hitters on Sunday with seven hits. Six pitchers took the mound on Sunday as Dylan Beamish and Jackson Moore combined in Game 1 to pitch an 8-2 gem.

Cade Castles and Hotaling teamed up for a 13-3 drubbing in Game 2.

Then, in the final game, the NCB Aggies fielded three pitchers — Campos, Van Court and closer Hotaling.

Hot bats paced the Aggies to an early 6-2 lead but the Orange County Fury clawed back to go up 8-6 halfway through the fifth.

NCB equalized in the bottom of that frame — and with the score still tied in the sixth, Eli Burnham

delivered the hit of the day, a bases clearing triple to score Campos and Beamish. Hotaling then plated Burnham and went to the mound for the save.

Castles talked to his team afterward: “I couldn’t be prouder of you for playing as a team, for never giving up, and always playing your way back into it. That was a team effort and every one of you contributed.”

Doss tendered by Vegas Former UC Davis All-American receiver Keelan Doss has been tendered free-agent exclusive rights by the Las Vegas Raiders.

Doss, who caught just 11 passes for 133 yards in 2019, was a healthy scratch for half of the Raiders’ games. The announcement DOSS came by way of Heavy.com’s Austin Boyd, who was quoting online blogger Jerry McDonald.

An exclusive rights free agent is so designated if his original team offers a one-year pact with leagueminimum salary based on credited seasons. If tendered, that player cannot negotiate with other teams and has a leg up in making that NFL roster during the upcoming campaign.

Doss joins Trent Sieg, Daniel Carson, D.J. Killings, Jeremiah Valoaga and Dallin Leavitt as other tendered Raiders.

Davis Diamonds LODI — Davis gymnasts faced their toughest competition this year at the Delta Classic on March 7 and 8.

This Junior Olympic sanctioned event, attended by most of the top teams in Northern California, was held in the historic Lodi Grape Judging Pavillon.

This year, judges were flown in from out of state and the Tampa Bay Turners, a top Florida team came to compete.

In the Level 8 session, Harper eighth-grader Alexandra Lee was steady on the balance beam to

UCD: Not the season ending Aggies wanted From Page B1 their seasons. In some cases, this move signals the end of their college careers.

None were willing to talk.

One Aggie told this newspaper that the ban was “still too raw ... and I haven’t processed what it all means.”

Another said she was “probably going home for awhile,” but didn’t want to comment further out of respect for the senior athletes on her team.

But social media clouds came in clusters as Aggie student-athletes took to Twitter and Facebook to share emotions ...

“Ending my four years of college golf like this is for sure heartbreaking,” Paris native and 2019 all-Big West UC Davis golfer Christine Danielsson posted to Instagram. “But I am also

grateful that I got the chance to live a childhood dream of moving to the United States to pursue golf at a higher level.

“I can’t thank my teammates enough for everything they did for me during these past years. To not have my family close to me has ... been hard sometimes. But I created my own family here at Davis and I will forever be grateful for that.”

Aggie men’s basketball player and senior center Matt Neufeld found a silver lining in the end of his senior season, ensuring that the UCD legacy would continue by eventually “Telling my kids our team would have gone to the Final Four if the NCAA hadn’t canceled the season.”

Senior teammate and St. Mary’s transfer Stefan

Gonzalez, who finished 2020 as the nation’s mostefficient 3-point shooter, said on Twitter: “(I am) heartbroken that I didn’t get to end my college career fighting with my brothers for a spot in the tourney, but at the end of the day health and safety is a No. 1 priority.

Thanks to everyone that was a part of my journey. Praying that this gets taken care of soon.”

Notes: The last time UC Davis or area athletic events saw even a modicum of upheaval came in November of 2018 when the Northern California Camp Fire forced postponement and cancellation of outdoor games. The blaze and resulting poor air quality forced the Causeway Classic football regularseason finale against Sacramento State to be relocated

from Davis to the University of Nevada (Reno). ... Aggie men’s basketball assistant coach Jonathan MetzgerJones weighed in, too: “Every season and career comes to an end. But usually you get to go down swinging, fighting to play another day. To have it end this way is so surreal. I feel for our seniors.

Such a great group. Wish we could’ve gone on to battle again.” ... Among the Aggie sports casualties is the Monday-planned UC Davis football Pro Day at which UCD and area senior next-level hopefuls were scheduled to show their stuff to professional scouts at UC Davis Health Stadium.

— This article was produced by Enterprise staff writer Owen Yancher and sports editor Bruce Gallaudet.

REAM: Effects go beyond organzied sports From Page B1 forget about their troubles in the world — instead of worrying about a stock market crash, we can head to Golden 1 Center to watch De’Aaron Fox run a fastbreak or stand and sing with the fans of the Tower Bridge Battalion as Sacramento Republic FC puts together yet another impressive season.

Sports are a way for people to find common ground with each other — when you’re standing next to someone at a U.S. Soccer game, you don’t ask them if they’re a Democrat or a Republican, you just cheer for the common goal.

Sports are a way to find joy in the world — just Google “Dennis Bergkamp vs. Newcastle” or literally any clip of Lionel Messi ever playing soccer to see what I’m talking about.

Sports are culture — they’re ubiquitous with society. The way each society

and culture works can always be seen through the lens of sports. Just watch any “ESPN 30 for 30.”

My colleague, Bruce Gallaudet, touched on this a bit in Friday’s paper, but I don’t think he went far enough, because he just wrote about high school, college and professional sports.

What about the vast majority of those who participate in sports, who do it at a recreational or pickup level.

There, sports is a way to make friends and improve physical fitness and emotional well-being.

What do I tell my junior high kids, who are motivated to win the first boys soccer title in Holmes history?

So no, I don’t think sports are “just a game.” Sports are not “the most important thing of unimportant things in life.”

No, I prefer this quote, from legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly, just substituting “sports” for “football.”

“Some people think football is a

matter of life and death,” he said. “I don’t like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that.”

Sadly right now, sports may actually be a matter of life and death, with the spreading of COVID-19.

There’s not a lot we can do except stay at home, wash our hands and remain calm.

What I hate is what another parent on my junior high team told me about a week ago when nothing had shut down yet: “This is what the kids need right now,” he said. “They need a distraction.”

Unfortunately, we won’t get one.

Let’s just remind ourselves, when we finally get sports back, how important they really are.

— Evan Ream’s column publishes Sundays. Reach him at eream@ davisenterprise.net or follow him on Twitter @EvanReam.

HOPES: Catacutan typifies Blue Devils spirit From Page B1 Yep, the Blue Devils have a leadoff guy who gets on base at almost a 50-percent clip, and now could add pop to his résumé.

Oh, and one more thing ...

After posting a 3.39 ERA in 10-plus innings last year, Catacutan will slot behind Luke Carrell in the pitching rotation, if and when games resume.

“He’s a guy who can just go out on the mound, throw strikes, change speeds and give us a really good chance to win every time he throws,” Guevin told The Enterprise.

Catacutan’s dad, Jessie, is the executive assistant dean in the college of engineering at UC Davis, and his mom, Kim, is a social media investigator and product manager.

Jessie was a multisport athlete in high school, and plays the role of unofficial videographer for DHS baseball, recording practically every pitch of every game.

In Davis’ scrimmage against Granite Bay two weeks ago, he captured what Josh called “one of the best plays of my life.”

A Grizzlies player had blasted a shot over Catacutan’s head, and the senior

turned to chase it down. But instead of turning over his shoulder to make the catch, he caught it basket-style, à la Willie Mays circa 1954, and crashed into the center field wall.

Players running into walls for Davis High baseball has been a theme in the past, and Catacutan is just the latest to exemplify that Blue Devil spirit.

“I’m excited to see how he does and whether he can rise to the occasion this spring when we have a lot of younger guys who are looking up to him and see if he can kind of carry the team,” Guevin added.

Assuming the season picks back up, some of those younger guys will be flanking Catacutan in the outfield this season.

Varsity newcomers Dante Romero, Griffin Szymoniak, Jordan Painter and Brian Caringal will share time in the corners and in center when Catacutan is on the mound. “(Brian) always had good speed, and his offense had come a long way, too, so we’ll look to him to (be an) additional offensive threat at the top of our lineup,” Guevin said of the senior Caringal. “He’s a strong, motivated kid, so he’s done a really good job.”

The skipper calls Romero “our Swiss

Army Knife,” a guy who can play every position on the field. Szymoniak — dealing with injury at the moment — will be a key piece, as will Painter, who Guevin says has “shown flashes.”

Is there a learning curve with a new coach and a slew of new varsity contributors?

“Definitely,” Catacutan said. “We went from kind of an old-school system, to kind of a new-school system, where you see all this gear we have. We got a bunch of new high-tech, modern stuff, compared to (what we had with retired coach Dan Ariola). Nothing wrong with it, it’s just different. But I think guys have adjusted pretty well.”

Now faced with uncertainty about the fate of their season, the Blue Devils must adjust once again.

Notes: Catacutan is the sole remaining player from 2018’s Section runnerup squad, which lost to Vacaville in heart-breaking fashion. ... Catacutan recently received an offer to suit up for Cosumnes River College, where former DHS ballplayers Adrian Sanchez, Jack Painter and Jack Henry Grote currently play. ... His younger sister Emma plays for DHS softball.

— Reach Lev Farris Goldenberg at levfg2000@gmail.com.

come away with a bronze (9.025).

Best of the locals in the Level 6 session was Sofia Patriquin, totaling a personal-best 36.275, including 9.375 on beam (fourth).

Ellie Liu’s 9.25 on bars was good for fourth.

In the Xcel Diamond session, Davis High senior Lainey Swanson won the floor exercise with a 9.4, placed second on vault, bars and all-around and took third on beam.

Teammate Lily Rigor won beam, took silver on the floor exercise and earned bronzes for vault, bars and all-around.

In Xcel Platinum, Lana Tobia won a bronze with her half-onhalf-off twisting vault. In a Xcel Gold session, Simone Anderson’s steady beam performance earned a 9.5 for the senior bronze, while teammate Sabrina Parsons earned the junior beam bronze (9.35).

Molly Roseen dominated the Xcel Bronze division, earning first on bars and beam, second on floor, posting a 37.725 all-around, to claim first in the Junior division.

Elle Bergdorf won the beam silver with a 9.475. Also strong on the

DHS: School would like to get a waiver From Page B1 eight to 10 games on top of the games we need to get played? That’s going to be difficult. Almost two-thirds of our competition season is going down the drain.”

Added Devil swim coach John Varley, “It’s a shocking twist in the middle of our season. I feel for the swimmers, especially the seniors, whose season’s have been cut short or cut off (at the college level) due to something out of our control.”

How school closures, which have now been announced by districts across the state, will affect CIF postseason athletics (if in fact those competitions do still take place) remains unknown at this point.

“Right now, everyone’s unsure,” adds Brown. “It’s tough.

“I’ve got a master’s degree in coaching and had some outstanding mentors, but I don’t think any of them have ever had to deal with something of this nature.”

DJUSD Public Information Officer Maria Clayton told The Enterprise, “The goal here is for people to abide by publichealth recommendations … social distancing.” She added that studentathletes who are working out on their own are “individuals who are recreational (and) are not someone who we have jurisdiction over.”

The ban on collective team meetings, workouts or competitions are the key between now and April 12.

While contracted school employees (teachers, administration, etc.) will be on paid leave, the question about making

up the lost class time — and how will a district like Davis pay for those added-on days (if they occur) — is a discussion for the future.

Clayton says, “Like every other school district who is moving in this direction, we’re applying for a waiver, like we did during the smoke day (of 2018).” If granted, the waiver would allow a district to end its school year on its existing calendar schedule.

Meanwhile, the Sac Joaquin Section of the CIF has made the following announcement: “While the situation concerning COVID-19 is fluid and can change literally any minute, the SacJoaquin Section is keeping in touch with its member schools,” Assistant Commissioner Will DeBoard’s statement read. “The decision by schools and school districts to postpone all athletic events and gatherings remains one of local control. They are making their decisions in conjunction with local and county health authorities. Several have chosen to postpone events and we believe more will follow.”

Notes: Los Angeles Unified, Washington Unified (Sacramento), Placer Union and Nevada Joint Union school districts have each shut down operations over the next several weeks as well. DJUSD will continue to provide meals to students during school closures at Marguerite Montgomery Elementary, Harper Junior High, Davis High and Patwin Elementary from 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.

— Written by Enterprise staff writer Owen Yancher and sports editor Bruce Gallaudet.