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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2020
A tale of two Zoom meetings
Rancho Yolo Association Board of Directors president Nancy Redpath, right, and trustee Jerry Hallee get a little sun while social distancing at the Davis senior community’s entrance sign off Pole Line Road. The park’s population has been well-served by the emotional infrastructure at the mobile home facility.
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Circle closer than ever Tight-knit community looking out for each other during crisis BY BRUCE GALLAUDET
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Enterprise staff writer In an unsettling era of social distancing, there is one community in Davis that is staying closer than ever. Rancho Yolo, a mobile home park for retirement-aged folks off Pole Line Road, has long been a tight-knit enclave that through its owners association has provided recreational,
The sense of belonging is shared by neighbors who look out for each other, disseminate information through online and telephone outreach and take advantage of the many park-run programs to keep residents fit, entertained and, well, happy. Sure, things have changed
during the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. But thanks to management of the Rancho Yolo Community Association and the resolve of those living there, residents in the 262 units — while keeping their physical distance — have become closer in spirit over the past month. Nancy Redpath, for the past two years president of the park’s super-active board of directors, said her panel’s most important charge this past month has been to get residents through the shock and
loneliness of the shelter-inplace edict, and the challenges to that come with knocking down the deadly COVID-19 virus. To that end, Redpath and company use an extensive communication system that includes regular email contact, monthly newsletters, a telephone tree and in-person wellness checks. “The reason we are what we are today — the life’s blood of this community — is our communication systems,” Redpath
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BY LAUREN KEENE Enterprise staff writer WOODLAND — The Yolo County Jail has released more than a dozen inmates under a California Supreme Court order that seeks to minimize jail and courthouse health risks during the coronavirus emergency. The order, issued last week by Chief Justice Tani CantilSakauye, authorizes county jails to release inmates with less than 60 days remaining in their sentences, as well as those who may
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be vulnerable due to their age or health condition. It also encourages significant bail reductions during the pandemic, including zero bail for many low-level crimes. So far, 14 inmates with less than 30 days to serve have been released, said Lt. Matt Davis of the Yolo County Sheriff ’s Office, which operates the jail. That left 211 inmates in custody as of Thursday, down from nearly
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Davis residents and businesses facing the prospect of eviction, water shutoffs and other impacts during the coronavirus pandemic received some measure of relief from the City Council on Tuesday night. The council voted to enact a moratorium on evictions and suspend new late fees for unpaid city utility bills during the crisis. The council’s action followed that of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, who
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How it should look: Davis Mayor Brett Lee waits for a question during Tuesday night’s virtual City Council meeting.
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Jail releases some inmates Council OKs relief measures to ease COVID-19 risk BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY
With a shelter-in-place order preventing local government agencies from meeting the old-fashioned way — in large auditoriums open to the public — the Davis City Council and Yolo County Board of Supervisors pressed on with public meetings nonetheless on Tuesday, turning to Zoom video conferencing to make it possible. Both agencies posted agendas last week with detailed instructions for public participation, including how to log in to the Zoom app or call in for
earlier in the day enacted protections against evictions and foreclosures for residents and businesses in unincorporated areas of the county. In both jurisdictions landlords will be prohibited from evicting residential and commercial tenants who are unable to pay rent due financial impacts related to the novel coronavirus pandemic and the associated shelter-inplace order which has cost many individuals their jobs and businesses their customers.
City bans flavored tobacco sales BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Tuesday’s video-conferenced Davis City Council meeting may have been conducted under the shadow of a pandemic and a shelter-in-place order but council members didn’t limit their agenda to coronavirusrelated matters. The council also approved bans on the sale of flavored tobacco within the city and the use of open campfires on public property without a permit. Passage of the flavored tobacco ordinance came a month after the
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