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The novel coronavirus has been topic No. 1 for local government for nearly a month now, with both the Davis City Council and the Yolo County Board of Supervisors meeting weekly to receive updates and take actions aimed at countering the damage being done by both the virus and a stayat-home order that has had lifealtering impacts on residents.
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But the wheels of municipal governance continue to churn in myriad other ways that have nothing to do with COVID-19. The City Council, in particular, has been taking up other matters and making decisions on everything from an ordinance banning
the sale of flavored tobacco to an agreement with a solar company to lease city property. Those decisions were not without some opposition, however, and some have questioned whether any non-COVID-19 matters should be decided during this time, given the many distractions the city’s residents are currently dealing with. But council members made clear last week that they believe they have the ability — and duty
— to keep their focus on the city’s future by making relevant decisions in the present. That includes ongoing review of significant proposals like the Aggie Research Campus, the Mace Boulevard redesign and the draft Downtown Davis Specific Plan. “It is absolutely important that we continue with our business as a city,” Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida said during last week’s council meeting.
“This is an unprecedented time,” she said, “(and) it’s difficult to make those decisions, but there’s going to be quite a lag if we don’t continue with taking care of the things we have to take care of so that when we come out of this, we are in a good position to go forward economically and to continue to take care of the people who rely (on the city).” Partida’s comments came in
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With school campuses closed for the rest of the academic year, the Davis school district will kick off its “distance learning” program on Monday, April 13. On Friday around 5 p.m., Superintendent John Bowes sent a message to students, parents and teachers on the district’s imminent transition to students studying at home, and working from online materials and assignments). School campuses and classrooms will remain closed due to the coronavirus situation. Starting Monday, Davis students will begin logging into virtual instruction through Google Classroom, class meetings through video conferencing and hardcopy materials to supplement instruction where necessary. In addition, the district will provide resources and strategies to make distance learning engaging and accessible for English learners and students with disabilities. Officials continue to be mindful of student needs for technology and internet access. Students who need of a device for distance learning can still check out a Chromebook from the district. The district’s website at www.djusd.net offers a host of resources, which Bowes highlighted. “Please look for communications from your child’s principal and teachers for details about the specifics of your child’s instruction through the coming days, weeks and months,” Bowes said in his message. ”As we embark on this journey, please note we are approaching this work thoughtfully and with careful attention to
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An excavator tears into the former Valley Wine building at 417 G St. on Saturday, three days after the roof caved in at the condemned downtown building and the walls began to buckle, one of them coming to rest against a Taco Bell restaurant next door. Davis Fire Department officials say the resulting debris pile will be hauled away Tuesday after county air quality workers inspect it for asbestos contamination. At right, an aerial drone image shows the building before it was demolished, leaning against the Taco Bell next door. Below, some of the booze still needed rescuing; longtime owner John Booher said the business had just a few cases of liquor that had not yet been removed at the time of demolition.
Davis police are seeking a man who is suspected of taking a possible COVID19 specimen from Sutter Davis Hospital on Saturday, only to abandon it at a nearby shopping center. The incident, which has been classified as a burglary, occurred shortly after 1:30 p.m. at the West Davis hospital, where employees reported that an unidentified person had entered the building and stolen a
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Local Chinese Americans gather medical supplies BY CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer A vast network of Chinese American groups is digging deep to source and donate essential supplies There is a metaphor about the fight against the coronavirus that has become popular in Chinese chat groups. “China played the first half; the USA is playing the second half,” said Sunny Liu, a Davis resident who manages media relations for the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association. “However, Chinese Americans are playing the full match.”
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In February, when some of her classmates were talking about the pandemic as an opportunity to scoop up cheap flights to Hawaii, Davis High School senior Kimberly Liu was speaking weekly with her grandmother who lives in Wuhan, the Chinese city hit first and most severely by the virus. Her grandmother described a city whose hospitals were overrun and whose residents were under strict lockdown, a reality unimaginable to most outside China until it was replicated in Tehran, Lombardy, Madrid and New York. “We knew
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The NewStar Chinese School in Davis and a group of Chinese parents of UC Davis students, as well as other local Chinese Americans, raised $25,000 to purchase 33,000 masks and 100,000 gloves for local clinics and hospitals.
Yolo County supervisors will receive an update on the pandemic from county health officials at their 9 a.m. board meeting on Tuesday. As they have at the last several meetings, those officials, including Public Health Officer Dr. Ron Chapman, will provide county supervisors with the latest numbers on the COVID-19 pandemic and steps being taken to assist residents impacted by the virus and the shelter-inplace order aimed at slowing its spread. As of Friday, the county has had 75 residents test positive for the virus. Three people have died and 21 have been hospitalized. A total of 885 county residents have been tested thus far. In addition to receiving a coronavirus update on Tuesday, county supervisors are expected to create board subcommittees to
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Briefly Composting class now online
The city of Davis’ backyard composting class scheduled for April 14 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. will be webcast rather than held at the Davis Senior Center. This class will provide step-by-step instructions on making a backyard composting bin, worm bin and food digester. To participate, email PWWeb@City ofDavis.org to receive the weblink to the class.
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The Travis Credit Union Foundation is responding to the COVID-19 public health crisis by raising funds for local service organizations that are providing support and resources to individuals and families impacted by the virus. While suspending business operations and implementing selfquarantine and shelterin-home practices are necessary to keep the virus from spreading, these changes to everyday lives have also limited individual and family access to income, food and other critical resources. Community organizations also are working beyond their means with limited reserves to meet the growing demand for services. To bolster support for these vital operations, the Travis Credit Union Foundation asks for community support in raising much-needed funds. Established early in 2018, the Foundation serves as the philanthropic arm of Travis Credit Union.
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Even at this time, hope still rises I attended my first Easter Sunday Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in my hometown of Portland. The date was April 6 and I was 6 months old. I haven’t missed an Easter Sunday Mass since. Until today. Given that Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox, the astronomical wizards out there can quickly figure out the year of that Easter Sunday. As it turns out, I had to share the day with my older sister’s third birthday, so I suspect mom made her a birthday cake shaped like an Easter egg with three candles on top. More than likely, I cried through the whole thing. Just five years later, on my first Easter Sunday in Davis, mom and dad took their five kids to the beautiful old brick church that housed St. James Parish on the corner of Fifth and C, right across the street from the Davis Community Church and kitty
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the freedom of religion. There is nothing devious or sinister about the decision to close our places of worship along with prohibiting gatherings of any kind. Most religious leaders closed their facilities long before any government entity ordered them to do so.
corner from Central Park. My main memory of that day is that they served doughnuts after Mass. Yes, I won’t be able to attend Mass on this glorious Easter morning, but there are still a billion ways to keep holy the Sabbath and to love our neighbors as ourselves. It’s sad that we keep hearing stories around the country about how the closing of churches during the last few weeks, and especially on Easter Sunday, is a threat to the first freedom mentioned in the United States Constitution,
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he last month or two has been difficult, much more so for some than for others. But I do believe we are learning in a new and profound way how truly connected we all are and how responsible we are for the health and welfare of one another. I especially want to thank the governor of Kentucky, the newly elected Andy Breshear, for definitively declaring that the Easter Bunny is considered an “essential worker” in his state and indeed around the country. That single simple act brought a smile to millions of faces at a time when smiles have been in short supply. Today I will miss every part of
the Easter Sunday Mass I cherish. I will miss how quickly six people can go from pajamas to Sunday best as they scramble to get to church on time. I will miss the friendly greeting at the church’s front door and worshipping with old friends and newcomers alike. I will miss the soaring organ music that melds heart and soul, the prayers I know by heart, the hopeful homily and especially the Holy Eucharist, the source and summit of our Faith. And I will dearly miss the triumphant and stirring and chestpounding verses of “Jesus Christ is Risen Today” as we sing in unison while marching out into the morning sun. Yes, these are strange and difficult and sometimes unbelievably sad times. But my faith teaches me very clearly that our best days lie just around the corner. — Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.
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COVID-19 specimen that was waiting for lab testing, Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel said. “The suspect left on a bicycle, but he was not located by responding officers. There is no information at this point why he took the specimen,” said Pytel, who due to the ongoing investigation did not release the area of the hospital where the specimen was taken. The search for the stolen property ended at about 6:15 p.m., when police received a call that a sealed COVID-19 specimen had been found in a shopping cart inside the CVS store at The Marketplace shopping center on West Covell Boulevard, east of the hospital, according to Pytel. “Officers retrieved the specimen and Sutter Davis Hospital was able to confirm it was the missing specimen,” Pytel said. “The lab also confirmed that
several layers of protective packing were secure and the specimen had not been tampered with.” Now, police continue to search for the theft suspect, whose image was captured by security cameras inside the hospital. He wore darkcolored clothing including what appeared to be a UC Davis sweatshirt, gloves and a medical mask pulled down when the image was taken, possibly as he entered the hospital. “Sutter Davis Hospital is working cooperatively with detectives and was able to provide a photograph of the person, which is being released with the desire that someone is able to help locate him,” Pytel said. Anyone with information about this person is asked to contact the Davis Police Department at 530-7475400. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenterprise. net or 530-747-8048. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene
Valley Clean Energy donates to Yolo Food Bank Special to The Enterprise Valley Clean Energy has donated $2,500 to the Yolo Food Bank in the hope that others might also contribute during this pandemic. “We all need to work together to provide the most basic needs to members of our communities,” said Don Saylor, a Yolo County supervisor who chairs the VCE board of directors. “This is an opportunity to step up and help others.” The food bank has been in business for almost 50 years and serves more than
53,000 people a month. It delivers 4 million-plus pounds of food per year to people who need it. “The Yolo Food Bank is a lifeline to many in our communities,” said Dan Carson, VCE vice-chair and a Davis City Council member. “They deserve our support in normal times, but especially now in this time of great need.” Local residents can donate to the Yolo Food Bank by going to https:// yolofoodbank.org/give/. “We are all in this together,” Saylor said.
equity, access and student mental health and wellness. This first week will be a period of transition.” Initially, teachers will focus on reconnecting with students, establishing routines and and troubleshooting any technical issues. “We encourage you to take time to read the ‘Family Guide to Distance Learning,’ ” Bowes said, “and visit the Distance Learning Center in preparation for Monday’s launch.” In addition, DJUSD offers a Student and Family Guide to Webex, which provides tips for signing on to the new platform. As well as specialized
information on special education or English learner support. The Davis Migrant Center reopened this week on Wednesday. DJUSD staff will distribute Chromebooks, are awaiting an order of internet hotspots, and will provide technical assistance to migrant families. The district will switch to a pass/no pass grading policy for the rest of the school year. Pass/no pass will have no effect on a student’s GPA. “Moving to this system will benefit our staff and students without negative consequences for students with collegiate aspirations,” Bowes said. “Universities across the nation, including the University of California
and California State University systems, have made it clear that students will not be penalized for missing traditional standardized tests or for posting pass/no pass transcripts for this semester. We plan to return to our regular grading policy at the start of the 2020-21 school year.” Bowes also was mindful of student’s mental and emotional health. “If your child needs socialemotional support of any kind,” he said, “please contact their school counselor or manager of prevention and wellness Cara Messmore at cmessmore@ djusd.net.” — Reach Jeff Hudson at jhudson@davisenter prise.net or 530-7478055.
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hat would happen if 75 percent of your income disappeared? That’s what many local businesses are dealing with — or worse. Laura Winton made that observation in a Facebook post Tuesday. Her husband, Lee Pflugrath, owns Yoloberry Yogurt, and they figure about 75 percent of UC Davis students left town when the COVID-19 quarantine went into effect. “These students most likely will not be back till fall,” she said. “Davis relies heavily on these students.” The bills keep coming even if the customers don’t. “If people don’t support our local small businesses, they will not survive,” Winton said. “We will no longer have any small businesses in our town.” Businesses like Yoloberry adapt if they can. The yogurt shop recently added phone orders along with walk-ups. Employees make your orders in small, medium or large, in flavors of chocolate, vanilla, Original Tart, Pineapple Dole Whip sorbet, New York cheesecake, Strawberry Sensations, or a swirl. Toppings are packed separately. So many local businesses are closing already. Partners in Learning, which has tutored Davis students for nearly 30 years, is closing for good. “We don’t think that we can weather this,” owner Victoria Cross said Thursday. “So long! Keep learning!” Below is a list of Davis food outlets that — as of Thursday — appear to be open for takeout or delivery. If you see one I missed, send me an email. Call ahead or check online first, as hours are limited. Notable recent closings include The Mustard Seed, Uncle Vito’s and the downtown Taco Bell (though not COVIDrelated, see below). But there’s hope: Tres Hermanas was set to reopen Friday for takeout and delivery. Open are: Ali Baba, Barista Brew Cafe, Black Bear Diner,
Blaze Pizza, Burgers & Brew, Cenario’s Pizza, Chay Corner, Chengdu Style, Chickpeas Kitchen, Chipotle, Chuy’s Taqueria, Cindy’s Kow Thai, Common Grounds, Cork It Again (by appointment), Davis Beer Shoppe (retail and 32-ounce bottles to go), Davis Creamery, Davis Sushi Buffet, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, Ding How, Dos Coyotes, Dunloe Brewing, El Macero Country Club, Farmer’s Kitchen (groceries, takeout and subscription deliveries), Fish’s Wild Island Grill, Fluffy Donuts, and Four Seasons Chinese. Good Friends Hawaiian Poke and Ramen, Halal Guys, Hong Kong Café, Hometown Taiwanese Kitchen, The Hotdogger, Huku Japanese Bistro, Hunan, IHOP, Ike’s Sandwiches, iTea, Jamba Juice, Jusco Japanese Restaurant, Kathmandu Kitchen, KetMoRee, Konditorei, Lamppost Pizza, Lazi Cow, Let Them Eat Cake!, MandRo Teahouse, Manna Korean Restaurant, Mikuni Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar, Mishka’s Café, Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop, Noah’s Bagels, Noodle City, Ohana Hawaiian BBQ, and Open Rice Kitchen. Paesano’s, Panda Express, Panera Bread, Pannier cloud kitchen, Peet’s Coffee & Tea (West Covell only), Pho King 4, Pink Dozen, Posh Bagel, Preethi Indian Cuisine, Raja’s Tandoor, Red 88 Noodle Bar, Round Table Pizza, Shanghai Town, Sophia’s Thai Kitchen, drive-thru Starbucks, Steve’s Pizza, Symposium Restaurant, Sudwerk Brewing Co. (food, too), Super Owl Brewing, and Sweet and Shavery. Taqueria Davis, Taqueria El Burrito, Taqueria Guadalajara
(Covell only), Taste of Thai, Tasty Kitchen Chinese Cuisine, Teabo Café, Teaspoon, Temple Coffee Roasters, Thai Canteen, Third & U Cafe, Three Ladies Cafe, Three Mile Brewing, Togo’s Sandwiches, Tommy J’s (inside Froggy’s), Tres Hermanas, Upper Crust Baking, Village Bakery, Well Season, Wingstop, Wok of Flame, Woodstock’s Pizza, Yakitori Yuchan, Yoloberry Yogurt, Zia’s Delicatessen, Zim Cuisine catering with weekly meal plans, and Zumapoke and Lush Ice. Davis Farmers Market continues with essentials from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays (Picnic in the Park is on hold). Like grocery stores, it asks that shoppers stay 6 feet apart and send only one household member. Starting Monday, Nugget Markets are asking all patrons to wear face masks, and to shop alone. Several stores are offering temporary senior-only hours for shoppers 65 and older or those with health conditions, though Enterprise columnist Dan Kennedy said the lines to get inside some stores can be pretty long. The advantage? A chance to snag coveted items like flour, toilet paper, paper towels and cleaners. Those offering special hours include Davis Food Co-op, 10 a.m. to noon daily; Nugget Markets, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 8 a.m. for the East Covell store and 7 to 8 a.m. for the Mace Boulevard store; Safeway, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 to 9 a.m. on West Covell Boulevard and 7 to 9 a.m. on Cowell Boulevard; Dollar General, 8 to 9 a.m. daily; and Target, 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. College Cab offers free grocery delivery to those 65 and older. I can’t list all of the changes in retail and service businesses, but here are a few of note: Bernard’s Tire, Brake & Alignment is closed permanently. Word is the property at 549
Rowe Place was sold. The SpeeDee/Midas shop is open at F Street and Covell Boulevard. Owner Teresa Wanderstadt said she’s trying her best to keep her 10 employees on the payroll. Auto-repair businesses remain essential, so many are open, like Hoffmann Automotive and Center City. Davis Varsity Theatre is renting movies to stream from its website. Its sister business, Mishka’s Café, is open for curbside takeout of coffee, beans and daily fresh-baked treats. It offers free shipping of beans, merchandise and gift cards. Icekrimski Café, its gelateria next door, is closed. Fretted Strings, the local fullservice guitar shop, is open for drop-off and pickup by appointment. The downtown shop does repair, adjustment and restoration services for guitars, banjos, mandolins and ukuleles. For sanitary proposes, instruments left for repair will not be touched for five days, and will remain in the shop untouched for five days after work is complete. Its sister business, The Northern California School of Lutherie is closed during the pandemic. The school is the largest guitar-building school in California. G Street WunderBar is using this time to freshen up its bar and event space. Its restaurant, Smokin’ Ewe BBQ, is closed as well. Some businesses are using the time to upgrade their website or add other infrastructure, if they can afford it. H20 to Go remains open with limited hours, still delivering to homes and businesses. It has a convenient 24-hour outdoor vending machine for water fills. The cosmetics store Sassafras Beauty is closed to the public but offers custom orders for delivery. Its salon portion is closed but it sells professional hair, nail and skin care products and cosmetics. Stambusky Studios moved all of its dance classes online, and
continue to take new students, owner Breanne Stambusky said. It’s a great way to keep young people on a schedule and moving their bodies. Swanson’s Cleaners is open. Other Davis dry-cleaning businesses may be as well, but I have not confirmed. The Wardrobe is helping customers find their women’s clothing styles through Zoom, Skype or text messages. Call 530-4004094. I know hairdressers, estheticians, massage therapists and other similar service providers are still unable to work. Consider contacting your provider and purchasing a gift card or prepaying for a service. Please email me at the address below if you have any updates or businesses you think deserve a nod. ——— In other news, you may have seen The Enterprise’s coverage of the former Valley Wine building at 417 G St. The building was condemned almost a year ago and the city has been trying to get the building owners (brothers John and Richard Booher, the longtime owners of Valley Wine) to respond to requests to demolish or repair it. The collapse forced the closure of the Taco Bell next door, Lauren Keene reported. Fire crews sent a robot inside the building on Thursday to inspect the interior. Responding Thursday to a Comings & Goings Facebook post, City Councilman Lucas Frerichs said, “There has been an enforcement action against the property owner … who has been non-responsive at this point.” Frerichs said utilities were shut off Thursday morning. Greg Mahoney, assistant director and chief building inspector for the city’s building division, told Keene that demolition was set for Saturday. ———
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uestion: What is going on with the legal system during this pandemic? I have heard that courts are closed except for emergencies. But what exactly does that mean? Answer: On April 6, the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court held an emergency meeting of the Judicial Council, the policymaking body of the California courts, in which she stated, “To say that there is no playbook is a gross understatement of the situation.” Like many other governmental bodies and businesses around the state and the country, our judicial system is trying its best to keep up with a changing situation. Courts are an “essential service,” and like food and medicine, access to justice is critical to the stability of our society. News reports have noted that under shelter-in-place orders, incidents of domestic violence are on the rise. Victims of domestic violence and others need somewhere to turn.
In our own county superior court, the court is using remote access to accomplish its goal of maximizing access to justice while minimizing the overall risk to the public and court staff. Court appearances are being done remotely unless the court finds “good cause” to have an in-person meeting. Assistant Presiding Judge Daniel P. Maguire said that after the governor issued his directive that vulnerable populations remain at home, judges and officers at the Yolo Superior Court met over the weekend and took action. Although it was too late to notify the prospective jurors who were scheduled to arrive on Monday morning March 16, the
court posted notices outside the court directing the prospective jurors not to enter the courthouse. On Tuesday, March 17, the court implemented temporary emergency orders reducing the number of courtrooms from thirteen to three. Presently, the court has one courtroom dealing with criminal matters and another dealing with civil law restraining orders (i.e. domestic violence, civil harassment, and elder abuse restraining orders) and emergency family law custody hearings. There is one additional courtroom reserved for other matters that require more attention from the court. Although the rules regarding certain criminal matters can be complex due to federal and state constitutional mandates, all other pending matters before the
court will be rescheduled months into the future. Judge Maguire noted the difficult task that he and the court are facing, “We are seeking to balance access to justice with a safe environment for others.” Yolo Superior Court typically sees approximately 1,000 people per day come through its doors. In this crisis, that number has been reduced to approximately thirty. Apart from the courthouse, individual law offices are continuing to “virtually” operate, and legal documents are being executed from a safe distance. Although many documents can be electronically signed or even signed and scanned, some documents must bear an original signature. Real property documents must bear original signatures and even require acknowledgment by a notary public.
Unlike other states, California does not provide for “remote notarization,” which means that a notary must be physically present in order to acknowledge a person’s signature. The California Secretary of State, who oversees notaries public, has stated that the governor’s executive order does not prohibit notaries public from performing their duties. Of course, any notary and the person signing should take all precautions possible to maintain a safe distance and ensure clean writing instruments and document handling. In addition to notarization, some legal documents, such as deeds of trust or deeds to real property, must be recorded with the county recorder. Although the Yolo County Recorder’s Office is closed
to the public, the recorder notes that it is accepting and processing documents in the mail. California officials acted quickly to protect the public, which has benefited us all, but those actions created difficulties in the administration of justice, an essential service. However, our court officials and local judges have performed well under an intense amount of pressure to ensure that access to justice remains open to all of us. The courthouse door remains virtually open to anyone who needs it. — Preston Morgan is a partner at Kopper, Morgan & Dietrich, a Davis law firm specializing in family law, estate planning and trust litigation. To pose a question, contact him at www.kopperlaw.com.
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Yolo County’s justice partners rebooted Mental Health Court last week by having its first informal Mental Health Court, where participants met with team members and the MHC judge through Zoom video conferencing. Prior to the countywide and statewide shelter-inplace orders, the MHC team decided to discontinue all court appearances until mid-May to avoid further spread of the virus. The team continued meeting and discussing cases while Health and Human Services Agency clinicians provided MHC participants with services through telephone and Zoom video. Since the Yolo Superior Court is currently closed and handling only essential matters, the MHC team moved quickly to set up informal video court hearings to ensure the participants continued meeting with the judge and MHC team. During a meeting on April 2, the
team decided to use Zoom video conferencing to continue MHC meetings. After HHSA clinicians contacted participants and helped them learn how to use Zoom, the MHC team held its first ever live, virtual informal court hearing last Thursday. Eleven MHC participants appeared by video in separate locations, with many being in their own homes. Mental Health Court is a minimum 18-month, court-based treatment and monitoring system for adult offenders with a serious mental illness. It is designed to increase the treatment engagement of the participants while reducing both arrests, hospitalizations and jail time both during and after their involvement and participation in the program. The program is a collaborative effort between the Yolo Superior Court, Probation Department, Health and Human Services Agency, Public
Defender and the District Attorney's offices. Mental Health Court follows the Forensic Assertive Community Treatment model, where participants get intense services two hours per week or meet with staff four times a week. The team provides participants with wraparound treatment which includes a focus on mental health, substance abuse, housing, vocational and school services, and physical health. The goal is to address the criminogenic factors and reduce recidivism. During this first virtual court hearing, Judge David Rosenberg opened up “court” from his home wearing his judicial robe. He greeted the 11 participants, after which he and team members shared words of encouragement. “This was very exciting,” Rosenberg said. “We believe we are one of the first in the state to run a mental health court gathering by video conference.”
COMINGS: Columnist will be on radio From Page A3 Bill Buchanan, who hosts the “Davisville” show on KDRT Radio 95.7FM, interviewed me on Wednesday to discuss local business changes. It will air Monday at 5:30 p.m., then go online to hear anytime. They say some have a face for radio. Well, I have a voice for newspapers; I don’t like the sound, and words flow much more easily from my fingertips than my tongue. (Bill, however, is great!) Self-deprecation aside, please be kind
and empathetic during this difficult time. Like I said last week, before you give someone a lecture, give them the benefit of the doubt. If you celebrate, enjoy this unusual Easter Sunday, and happy Passover, too. — Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram pages. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, contact her at wendyedit@gmail.com.
OBITUARIES Hazel Leask ‘Peggy’ Epstein July 10, 1919 — April 3, 2020
Peggy Epstein, a long-time Davis resident and well-known community volunteer, died on April 3, 2020 at home. She was 100 years old. Over the years her gentle, community-first approach left its indelible mark on civic affairs throughout Davis. Peggy served as the first president of the Pence Gallery, the chairwoman of the Davis Civic Arts Commission and in leadership roles for the Davis Art Center, the Artery and the League of Women Voters. In addition to her constant support of the programs and staff at the Mary L. Stephens Branch Library in Davis, for over 30 years Peggy volunteered as a member of the Friends of the Yolo County Library “The Menders” committee that refurbished thousands of library books. She was part of a citizen’s advisory group that assisted the city of Davis with the design and construction of the Veterans Memorial Center in 1973. Epstein was presented the C.A. Covell “Citizen of the Year” Award by the Davis Chamber of Commerce in 1981 in honor of her outstanding service to the community in a number of areas. Peggy Epstein was born in Santa Cruz on July 10, 1919, to Haswell Leask and Hazel Shepard Netherton Leask. She grew
up on a ranch near the town of Waterford in Stanislaus County. She attended Oakdale High School, Modesto Junior College and UC Berkeley, where she graduated with a degree in English. Before graduating from CAL, she married fellow student Emanuel Epstein in November of 1943. Emanuel is now a Professor Emeritus of Land, Air and Water Resources after a long career at U.C. Davis. After Emanuel’s doctoral studies and an eight-year stint working with the USDA in Maryland, the Epsteins moved to Davis in 1958 when Emanuel joined the Davis faculty and eventually settled in the house they built on Oak Avenue. Peggy is survived by her husband Emanuel, son Jonathan Harry Epstein of Los Angeles, sister Dorothy Coles of Lindsay, sister Mary Holmes of Woodland, 5 grandchildren, a great-grandson and long-time friend Marilyn Judson. Her son Jared preceded her in death. The Epstein family is thankful for the tireless support provided by longtime caregiver Julie Ramirez. A memorial gathering will be announced at a later date.
Neal W. Gilbert
Oct. 15, 1924 — April 8, 2020
Neal Ward Gilbert, a professor emeritus of philosophy at UC Davis, died on April 8, 2020 at the age of 95. He was born in Washington, D.C., the second son of Wilfred Charles Gilbert and Esther (Ulrickson) Gilbert. His paternal grandparents, the well-known Biblical scholar George Holley Gilbert and Flora Louise (Gates) Gilbert were born in Vermont. His maternal grandfather Nils Otto Ulrickson, immigrated from Sweden to work in Vermont’s Proctor Marble Quarry. Neal always felt his heritage to be Vermont and her people, even if he was born elsewhere. Neal graduated from the Theodore Roosevelt Business High School in Washington, D.C. and then attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill for two years. During World War II he was drafted into the U.S. Navy Seabees and sent with his battalion, the 136th, to Oahu and Guam. At the war’s end he was stationed in Sasebo, Japan, where he visited the ruins of Nagasaki. After his discharge from the Navy, Neal attended Dartmouth College, where he greatly enjoyed hiking and camping with the Outing Club. He graduated magna cum laude in 1948. He later received his Ph.D. in the history of philosophy from Columbia University where he studied under renowned Renaissance scholar Paul Oskar Kristeller. Neal initially taught at North Carolina State College, and later at Cornell,
Columbia and the University of Buffalo. In 1962, he joined the UCD philosophy department as an associate professor and served as chairman. His doctoral thesis, published in 1961 by Columbia University Press as Renaissance Concepts of Method, is regarded as a standard work in the history of philosophy. He published a number of scholarly articles and book reviews in the course of his career. He received a Guggenheim fellowship in 1968 and the year he spent researching manuscripts in the ancient libraries of Europe was one of the highlights of his life. Along with Professor Paul Castelfranco, he helped create the Religious Studies major at UCD. In 2014, he self-published “The Eternal Feud: Renaissance Perspectives on Ancients versus Moderns.” Neal had two children with his first wife, Milena Matuska: Avery Nelson Gilbert (Susanne) of Fort Collins, Colo., and Lenore Phyllis Gilbert of Davis. With his second wife, Alfaretta (Crane) Adamson of Walnut Grove, he retired to the family homestead in Dorset, Vt. They moved back to Davis in 2004, where they lived until her death on April 2, 2020, at the age of 93. Neal will be interred in the Gilbert family plot in Dorset’s Maple Hill Cemetery. In addition to his children, he is survived by his granddaughters Alice Holley Gilbert of Los Angeles, and Lydia Grace Gilbert of Brooklyn, N.Y.
BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Members of the Davis City Council and the Davis Planning Commission will gather for a Zoom public meeting on Tuesday to receive an update on the draft Downtown Davis Specific Plan. The meeting will give council members and planning commissioners a chance to comment on the draft plan and identify items to be studied on the upcoming environmental impact review process. Members of the public will have an opportunity to weigh in as well. In the works for several years now, the draft plan arose from the council goal of building and promoting a vibrant downtown. Ultimately the plan is intended to provide a framework for what downtown Davis will look like well into the future. It envisions taller buildings in the core, more residential
housing, accessibility through universal design, sustainability as a core attribute and thoughtful transitions to those neighborhoods bordering the downtown area. The plan also comes with a new form-based zoning code outlining what types of buildings can be built downtown, including their mass and scale, giving property owners more certainty about what they can and cannot do in the future. Read the full draft plan at https://www.cityofdavis. org/city-hall/communitydevelopment-and-sustain ability/planning-andzoning/downtown-davisplan. Tuesday’s discussion about the downtown plan is the main item on the agenda of a regularly scheduled City Council meeting. The meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m., will be televised live on City of
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OBITUARIES Susan (Rick) Baldi Edelstein April 16, 1946 — March 26, 2020
On Thursday, March 26, Susan Baldi Edelstein, beloved wife of Dr. Mark Edelstein, passed away at the age of 73 after a valiant 10-year struggle with the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Born in 1946 in Sacramento, Susan was the first child of Professor Charles Rick and Martha Overholts Rick. Raised in Davis, she earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of San Francisco in 1968 and an master’s degree in biodysfunction and nursing in 1972 from the University of California. After several years of working as a surgical scrub nurse and head nurse while also teaching part-time at both the community college and university levels, she was appointed director of health services at Santa Rosa Junior College. There, she spent the next 29 years, serving in both administrative and faculty roles. She was widely recognized as a skilled and inspiring educator. Like her mother, Susan was a talented artist, and like her father, she loved hiking and camping in the Sierras and traveling extensively in South America and the Galapagos Islands. Susan was an
exceptionally creative, kind and generous person with a profound connection to the natural world and all of its creatures. The love she gave so wholeheartedly to the world was returned by her family and her many friends, with whom she had deep and abiding bonds. She met her husband, Mark, when they served together on a college accreditation team in 1996. Both had been married previously. Over the next 24 years, they shared a passion for theater, art and music, as well as hiking, running, skiing, sailing and kayaking. They also traveled widely with friends and family, visiting five continents and dozens of countries. Susan was an intrepid and resilient adventurer, always ready to embrace a new experience, challenge or destination. Susan is survived by her son, Daniel Baldi, his wife Angie, and their two children, Alex and Derek. Her heart was full of love for them all, as well as for her brother Dr. John Rick, his wife Rosa and their two children Mathew and Sarah. Memorial services will be held both in New Hampshire and California, once it is again safe for people to gather.
Florence May Grosskettler March 27, 1930 — April 5, 2020
Florence May (Bailey) Grosskettler died on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Born in San Francisco in 1930, the daughter of Charles and Caroline Bailey. Before she was a year old, she moved to Stockton, where she resided until she married John Benty at the age of 20. The two lived in Los Angeles for a number of years, she working for Union 76 Oil while her husband attended Art Center College of Design on a scholarship. John was drafted by the Army in 1951 and the two moved first to Texas and then to England, where he was stationed. While in England they traversed the continent that instilled in her a love for travel. The adventurous couple then shipped John’s new Austin Healey from England to New York and drove the convertible cross-country to California. From California, they moved to Detroit, Chicago and then back to Long Beach. Finally, they moved to New Jersey, John working in New York while Florence raised their two children, Cameron and Christiane. In the early 1970s, Florence became a registered nurse and moved back to California where she was to continue her career at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Stockton. She attended continuing-educational
programs while working as a full-time nurse and became qualified to work in intensivecare and cardiac-care units. She retired in 1992 after 32 years of nursing. Throughout her working career she traveled the world, visiting over 50 countries. Florence moved to Davis in 2000 and met Jack Grosskettler while playing a game they both loved, bridge. They were married in 2004. With her second husband, she would add to her “country collection” traveling to such unique locations as Antarctica, Vietnam and Jordan. Florence and Jack would continue to play bridge twice a week, making a life together that truly gave her great joy. She passed away nine days after her 90th birthday. She is survived by her son, Cameron Benty and wife Suzanne; daughter Christiane May Spoto and husband Stuart; and grandchildren Ari Spoto-Kowal and husband Sam, Jenna Benty-Potts and her husband Ben, Alexi Spoto, and Jordan Benty. Due to the passion she had for the arts, the family asks that in lieu of flowers a remembrance in Florence’s name may be made to the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art in Davis at https://give. ucdavis.edu/Donate/YourGift/323626.
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the wake of requests by members of the public to extend the deadline for comment on the Aggie Research Campus subsequent environmental impact report. That EIR was released in March and the comment deadline — for both city commissions as well as members of the public — is April 27. The Aggie Research Campus is a proposed innovation center and housing development that would bring 2.64 million square feet of office and research space and 850 housing units to 200 acres of land east of Mace Boulevard and north of I-80. Before citizens can weigh in under a Measure R vote, the City Council must vote to place the Aggie Research Campus plan on the ballot, and must do so by July in order to meet the November ballot timeline. Like the review process for most development projects, the schedule for the Aggie Research Campus calls for commissions to review the SEIR prepared for the project and weigh in with comments and recommendations for the council to consider. Thanks to the pandemic and shelter-in-place, however, nearly all commission meetings were canceled in March. Now commissions have begun meeting again, albeit remotely via Zoom, and some commissioners have expressed frustration over their inability to adequately review the SEIR in the shortened timeline. At their meeting on Monday, members of the Open Space and Habitat Commission voted unanimously to request the council push back the comment deadline to give commissioners more time to review the massive document and ensure their comments are received by the deadline. But council members meeting the following day indicated they would not support pushing back that deadline. “I wouldn’t support a delay in
the EIR deadline that would compromise the opportunity for us to consider putting this project on the November ballot,” said Councilman Dan Carson. “And the reason why is when this crisis is over, we’re going to need housing and jobs and city revenue more than ever. “We need to keep things in motion that could help with that. That’s without prejudicing the process that we need to have, the deliberative process,” Carson added. He also noted also that even after the April 27 deadline for commenting on the SEIR, commissions can continue to review and weigh in on the ARC proposal. The difference is comments received by the deadline legally require a response to be provided in the final EIR. Nevertheless, said Carson, “April 27 doesn’t have to be the end of the conversation.”
As usual? Mayor Brett Lee also weighed in, pushing back on criticism by some that the council was conducting “business as usual” in the middle of a crisis. “Obviously, our priorities are around things that are urgent in nature, and so the COVID crisis obviously is urgent in nature,” said Lee, “but I do believe we have the bandwidth to continue on things that are of high importance. “I feel like we did the right thing by finalizing our ban on flavored tobacco products,” he said. “Is it related to COVID19? No, not at all. But it was something that was in the works … “We also have something that’s been in the works for well over a year, and that’s the Mace Boulevard redesign in South Davis,” Lee noted. That redesign aims to fix some of the problems South Davis residents say were created last year with a traffic calming and bicycle safety project that reconfigured Mace Boulevard
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“I feel we do have the bandwidth to continue with these items.”
“I anticipate lingering effects from this, including around issues of campaigning. “I’m not sure how many people are going to be excited about having people coming to their doors, knocking on their doors, asking them to vote for one measure or another.” City process, he said, allows until early July for the council to decide whether to place the proposal on the November ballot. “If it’s ready to be put on the ballot for November, then the City Council will consider it, no question,” said Frerichs. “But there’s no guarantees of that in my personal opinion.” All of the council members were supportive of allowing commissions to schedule additional meetings over the next two weeks for review of the Aggie Research Campus SEIR, and some of those commissions plan to do so, including the Open Space and Habitat Commission. The SEIR and other project materials are available for public review and download on the city’s website at: https://www. cityofdavis.org/city-hall/ community-development-andsustainability/developmentprojects/aggie-researchcampus. The public review period ends on Monday, April 27, and all comments must be received by 5 p.m. that day to be considered. Comments should be sent to principal planner Sherri Metzker in the City of Davis Department of Community Development and Sustainability, 23 Russell Blvd., Davis, CA 95616 or emailed to smetzker@ cityofdavis.org The Davis Planning Commission, meanwhile, has tentatively scheduled a public meeting to solicit input and comments on the SEIR on Wednesday, April 22, at 7 p.m. Details on how to attend the meeting virtually will be forthcoming. — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@davisen terprise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.
Brett Lee Mayor of Davis south of the freeway. “We’ve had consultants working on this for months and they have come up with some design proposals,” Lee said, adding that he is not comfortable with making South Davis residents wait additional months for a solution because of the coronavirus crisis. “Obviously, if we have limited bandwidth, we should focus that bandwidth on the COVID crisis,” the mayor said. “But the reality is Yolo County is taking the lead on most of these things and our job is to follow their lead and make sure our community is in compliance. “So I feel we do have the bandwidth to continue with these items that are important for both the medium- and longterm benefit of our community,” said Lee. Councilman Lucas Frerichs weighed in as well, but called for balance to account for those who might like to participate in civic matters but just don’t have the wherewithal right now. “So many folks are just struggling to take care of basic needs so I’m not sure they have additional extra time to be participating in the city meeting process,” he said. “It’s a lot to ask, I think, so there just needs to be a balance there.”
ARC ahead As for the future of the Aggie Research Campus itself, Frerichs said “there’s a lot of unknowns at this point.” The pandemic may subside in the next couple of months or it may not, and it may well “flare back up in the fall,” he said.
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we couldn’t take it lightly,” Liu said. “Our family’s experience gave us the sense that it could get very bad,” said Liu’s mother, Sue Xu. When the virus spread beyond China, Xu ordered a box of surgical masks for her family in Davis. Liu was one of the only students wearing one before the district switched to remote learning in March. She felt stigmatized at the time. “I could hear people whispering behind my back,” Liu said. Now, U.S. health officials have encouraged people to wear masks and health care workers are sounding alarms over an acute shortage at hospitals. Headlines report bidding wars, pricegouging and piracy, with officials describing the market for masks as “the wild west.” To secure an order of N-95 masks last week, an Illinois official sped on the interstate to hand off a $3.4 million check in a McDonald’s parking lot.
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When Xu heard from a physician at Woodland Memorial Hospital that local medical staff were worried about running short on masks, she messaged a WeChat group of about a hundred Chinese Americans in Davis and Woodland and encouraged everyone to donate their personal supply of masks to health care workers. As government agencies and medical groups scramble to procure supplies, the local Chinese community has mobilized to source and donate masks and other protective equipment. Grassroots organizations, alumni associations and informal chat groups have drawn on an extensive social network in the U.S. and China to raise funds, locate suppliers and deliver urgently needed equipment to hospitals
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Davis High School senior Kimberly Liu and her mother, Sue Xu, donated masks to Woodland Memorial Hospital. and clinics in Yolo County. On Friday, a shipment from China of 33,000 FDA-approved surgical masks and 100,000 disposable gloves arrived at the home of Jinfeng Zhao in East Davis. The supplies were purchased for $25,000, which was donated by families from the NewStar Chinese School in Davis, a group of parents in China whose children attend UC Davis, and others in the local Chinese community. The groups rented a U-Haul and have begun distributing the supplies to clinics and hospitals. Jane Zhang, who heads Sacramento’s chapter of the Zhejiang University alumni association, formed a task force last month to procure masks for 40 different medical facilities in the greater Sacramento region. Local Zhejiang University alumni raised $20,000, purchasing 45,000 masks from a fellow alumnus who owns a Los Angeles-based dental supply company and who sold the masks below marketrate. The alumnus also donated supplies to hospitals in Seattle and New York.
In addition to bulk orders donated by the alumni association and the NewStar Chinese School, local Chinese grassroots organizations have collected supplies from their friends and family in China and Davis. In coordination with APAPA, Davis resident Jun Li donated a box of cloth masks with replaceable filters — sent by a cousin who owns a textile factory in China — to the city of Davis’ first responders. A WeChat group called “Chinese Moms,” the Chinese Medical Association, the Elk Grove Chinese Association and the Davis Chinese Christian Church have also donated supplies to local clinics and hospitals.
Desperately needed The donations meet an urgent need at medical facilities in Davis, Woodland and Sacramento. “Running out of protective equipment is one of the biggest concerns for everyone,” Dr. Ashley Sens, Chief Medical Officer for Dignity Health’s Woodland Clinic Medical Group, told The Enterprise last month.
David Tang, an anesthesiologist at Mercy General Hospital, is especially concerned about the supply of protective equipment. Having gone to medical school in China, Tang has been in touch with colleagues treating patients on the frontlines in Wuhan, where medical personnel were three times as likely as the general population to become infected. “Chinese medical providers were unprotected and got infected,” Tang said. “We learned a lesson from them.” As the virus spread in California, Tang was unsettled by the rationing of protective equipment at local hospitals. Until Monday, nurses at Mercy General were not given surgical masks unless they were treating a suspected COVID-19 patient. Tang understood the need to conserve masks, but he worried the nurses were vulnerable. “We are putting them in danger because we do not know who might be a carrier,” Tang said. “Anyone could be.” The stakes are especially high for Tang. If — or if the models are to be trusted, when — a surge of COVID-19 patients arrives, he will be on the front lines. As an anesthesiologist, Tang will be relied on to intubate patients who need to be on a ventilator, a critical task that will expose him to aerosolized viral particles. A friend of his, who is an anesthesiologist in New York, was infected last month and ended up in the ICU. “These supplies are desperately needed,” Tang said. He helped coordinate some of the donations made by the Chinese American community to Mercy General Hospital and was blown away by the generosity of community members and suppliers, some of whom donated supplies he had asked to buy. “I have really been moved,” Tang said.
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the pandemic since its initial outbreak, Chinese Americans in Davis said they felt compelled to support local efforts to combat the virus. “The Chinese community knows how hard it was in China back in January,” said Alan Wei, APAPA’s vice president for programs in Davis. “We have to play as a team to beat the virus. We are doing our best to support the local team.”
Some said they hope this support will convey their goodwill and commitment to the local community, particularly amid the wave of racism the pandemic has unleashed. Since January, Asian Americans have been harassed, spit on and assaulted and Chinese businesses have been shunned. “This is really a concern for the whole Chinese American community,” said Renyi Liu, a deacon at the Davis Chinese Christian Church.
Many of the donors are firstgeneration immigrants with strong ties to both the U.S. and China. Some are hoping the efforts of Chinese Americans — in Davis and across the U.S. — will ease political tensions between the two countries. “We care about peace very much,” said NewStar Chinese School principal Kun Di. “We really want the relationship between these two countries to be good.”
On their donation boxes, the NewStar parents pinned pieces of paper with a two-word message: “Together stronger.” The efforts of local Chinese communities, in addition to providing much needed supplies, have bolstered the spirits of local health care workers in the face of COVID-19. “I feel I am not working alone on the frontline,” Tang said. “I have so many people behind me.” — Reach Caleb Hampton at champton@davisenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @calebmhampton.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2020
New age of innovation will follow BY LLEWELLYN KING Special to The Enterprise
State economy clobbered — for how long?
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e’ve all seen slow motion video clips of horrific damage from head-on automobile collisions staged in auto safety testing facilities. Something like that is happening to California’s economy. Until a few weeks ago, the globe’s fifthlargest economy was humming along with record-high output and record-low unemployment. Employers were begging for workers and state and local governments were enjoying revenue surges. “California’s unemployment rate remained at its record low of 3.9% in February as the state’s employers added 29,000 nonfarm payroll jobs,” the state Employment Development Department reported on March 27. “The job gains in February contributed to a record job expansion in California of 120 months, surpassing the long expansion of the 1960s,” EDD added. “California has gained 3,425,700 jobs since the current expansion began in February 2010, accounting for 15% of the nation’s 22,846,000 job gain over the same timeframe.” However, by March 27, the state’s economy had already slammed into a brick wall called coronavirus. Closures of “nonessential” businesses and stay-at-home directives to slow the spread of the virus very quickly eliminated at least 2 million jobs and tripled unemployment among the state’s 19.5 million workers, with no end in sight. In a matter of days, those who lost their jobs filed 1.6 million new claims for unemployment insurance. “We have taken a jump into unknown territory. Over the next few weeks, the number of workers laid off in California will reach unprecedented levels,” said Taner Osman, research manager at Beacon Economics and the UC-Riverside’s School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting and Development. “The hope is that stimulus measures will ease the short-term pain felt by workers, and that containment efforts will enable the economy to return to something like full capacity as the summer proceeds.” Californians and their state and local governments are receiving billions of dollars from federal “stimulus measures,” but in what had been a $2.6 trillion economy, that will ease overall effects only slightly. The economic jolt hits those on the lower rungs of the ladder most heavily, especially low-income workers in highly impacted service sectors such as restaurants, hotels and retail stores. And even those who still work in “essential” sectors feel the collateral effects. “Grocery store cashiers, store clerks, farmworkers, and delivery and truck drivers make up sizeable shares of the essential workforce,” the Public Policy Institute of California says. “Given the low hourly wage rates for these workers, some may face hardships in caring for children or family members with schools and care facilities shuttered.” No one knows, of course, how long California’s economy will be crippled. Gov. Gavin Newsom and most Californians clearly believe that the battle to save lives is worth the economic damage, a belief bolstered by complex calculations from Joe Nation, a former state assemblyman who now teaches at Stanford University. “Stay-at-home provides minimum net benefits to the state of $77 billion under the most conservative assumptions,” Nation concluded in an Op-Ed for CalMatters. “ … In short, … the ‘cure,’ a stay-at-home policy, results in an economic benefit. Under best-estimate assumptions, the net economic benefit climbs to $4.9 trillion, an amount equal to nearly 18 months of economic output. “The sooner other elected officials recognize that the cure is not worse than the problem and follow the lead of California and 25 other states with stay-at-home policies, the greater the economic benefit, the higher the number of lives saved and the faster the economy will return to normal,” he added. — 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.
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’m just old enough to remember Victory in Europe Day (May 8, 1945), formally recognizing the end of World War II in Europe. My family was in Cape Town: My father served in the Royal South African Navy, then under the command of the Royal Navy. The jubilation was intense; nothing I’ve seen has touched it in its unrestricted joy. Strangers really did hug and kiss each other. I was hugged and kissed as though I’d personally borne the battle as a toddler. Apart from joy and relief, the end of war in the Free World had another consequence: It liberated people from class and economic structures that had inhibited creativity. Under the prewar rigidities, those lower in the social system didn’t have the temerity or the opportunity to add to the innovation that created the peace prosperity that marked the 1950s. The working class — now regarded as being part of the middle class — had been thought as destined to a lesser social standing; certainly not expected to invent, create and go into business. After the war, more things were possible. Innovation was for everyone and it showed in everything, from the building of Levittown on New York’s Long Island and its descendants, to the civilian uses of
COMMENTARY nuclear power, the arrival of FM radio and color television, revolving credit and, oh, the miniskirt. In the last 30 years the universal nature of innovation has come to mean advances, incredible advances, in computing and industries transformed by computing — take public transportation and scooters and ride-sharing. The creation of wealth through innovation has been largely in the province of computing. But in the last several decades it was the innovation of bringing Greek yogurt to the United States that led to a billion-dollar fortune. When the scourge of COVID-19 has passed, the nation will be a different place, changed dramatically from the way it was. It won’t have — to use the business school analogy — a classic V-curve recovery where things bounce back to where they’d been before.
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any weak industries will be severely contracted, including movie theaters, retailers, restaurants, and small colleges and universities. This will throw a great deal of talent out of work. Those are the people, I believe, who will create a new innovative wave in society and bring about a new prosperity, after some very hard times. The internet provides new
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attributable to global warming will certainly be on the rise.
Numbers to ponder Here are some numbers to ponder: 770,000 deaths from AIDS in 2018 worldwide (WHO). 480,000 deaths per year in the United States due to cigarette smoking (CDC). 300,000 deaths per year are due to the obesity epidemic (HHS). 240,000 deaths from COVID-19 (White House high estimate March 31). 150,000 deaths estimated worldwide as result of global warming (article by WHO scientists published in Nature). 88,000 Americans deaths from alcoholrelated causes annually (NIH). 36,000 American deaths per year from guns (CDC). 23,000 deaths caused by antibiotic resistance (CDC). You know what we are doing for COVID19. And that is good. Yet the number of annual tobaccocaused deaths is twice the high estimate for COVID-19. Obesity deaths are considerably higher than COVID-19. Deaths
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entrepreneurs an opportunity to draw attention to products and services that would have faced a marketing roadblock in another generation. Big industry, too, will innovate, not the least to shore up its defenses against another national crisis. The electric utilities, which have been on the front line of the essential services during the COVID-19 horror, will be seeking to further harden their systems against disruptions from cyberattack, physical attack or other failure, which could produce a huge crisis. Already, Michelle Fay of the forward-looking consulting firm Guidehouse is looking to this innovative future to strengthen the electric industry. She says, “Innovation will emerge as an even bigger opportunity as we look to improve the resiliency of the critical infrastructure and further enhance our ability to provide business continuity in times like this.” Michael Short, associate professor of nuclear science and engineering at MIT, points out an accompanying development. He says on a recent edition of my television program, “White House Chronicle,” the current crisis looks as though it’ll bring back respect for expertise. It seems to me that this disrespect has been prevalent since the 1960s, when so many of our social troubles — environment, civil rights, women’s rights and the Vietnam War — were laid at the
No, they are not all the same. But perhaps when we have weathered this wave of coronavirus, we can maintain our interest, energy and willingness to act and apply them to other problems. Will Davis Davis
Unity if we get to vote Certainly, we are better together in this time of crises. Rep. John Garamendi’s message is correct, but ignores the executive branch and the work at the core of this administration’s Republican power, the Freedom Caucus. They are perfectly willing to put “nonbelievers” and any notion of secular civil society in harm’s way. Nonprofits that receive Medicaid were successfully excluded from receiving any zero-interest small-business loans to keep their doors open. The Hyde amendment was also further expanded to prevent any public federal dollars from providing reproductive health.
Speak out President Hon. Donald J. Trump, The White House, Washington, D.C., 20500; 202-456-1111 (comments), 202-456-1414 (switchboard); email: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
U.S. Senate Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3841; email: http://feinstein. senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me Sen. Kamala Harris, 112 Hart Senate
Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3553; email: visit https://www. harris.senate.gov/content/contact/senator
House of Representatives Rep. John Garamendi (3rd District), 2368 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515; 202-225-1880. District office: 412 G St., Davis, CA 95616; 530-753-5301; email: visit https://garamendi.house.gov/contact-me
Governor Gov. Gavin Newsom, State Capitol, Suite 1173, Sacramento, CA 95814; 916-4452841; email: visit https://govapps.gov. ca.gov/gov40mail/
feet of experts and the institutions that employed them. The crisis has shown that hearsay medicine and what I call “voodoo science” won’t help in a crunch. Solid science and good medicine are the only way.
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ow I’m seeing the shoots of new businesses sprouting, from people making jewelry at home to sell on Etsy to grocery delivery services. Expect a surge of books and plays. Crisis produces new product, creates new business, causes new thinking. My friend Morgan O’Brien, who is well-credentialed in innovation as the co-founder of Nextel and now at the helm of Anterix, a critical communications network provider, says innovation doesn’t come easy. “The inertia that pulls all human efforts earthward, and the pain of looking past the ‘very difficult’ to spy the ‘barely possible’; these are the obstacles to bringing innovation into the world, bloody and bruised, only to be immediately beset by doubts and fears,” he says. Innovation is coming on a grand scale, some of it as complex as O’Brien’s vision for cell phones or as simple as, my favorite, wheels on luggage. Get ready. — Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. His email is llewellyn king1@gmail.com. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
The target was women’s reproductive health services, like Planned Parenthood, but organizations that serve seniors and child care services are punished as well.
No, the CARES Act is not an evenhanded, all-hands-on-deck response. Those that believe that the ability to administer cruel punishment is proof of godliness will look for ways to put most of us in harms way and aggressively seek ways to keep us from the polls.
There is no majority that would see these supremacists in power and they know it. They can only hope that the pandemic throws us into enough chaos to ruin electoral legitimacy.
It will take more than calls of unity to prevent that outcome. Let’s see what Garamendi and the Democrats do to insist that the “Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act,” to ensure voter access be included in the next coronavirus relief package.
Call Garamendi to support this important part of any future relief bill. Scott Ragsdale Davis
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City forgoes due diligence for ‘bird in the hand’ COMMENTARY
BY LORENZO KRISTOV Special to The Enterprise
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ity Council members were enthusiastic at their March 24 meeting about what they and city staff portrayed as a renewable energy project for Davis. That’s not what they voted on, though. What they actually approved in a 4-1 vote (Lucas Frerichs voted no) was a very favorable real estate deal for a solar developer (BrightNight), crafted completely in secret, with no commitment to provide energy to Davis. Despite the claims by council members and staff of the renewable energy and climate action benefits to the city — e.g., Councilman Dan Carson’s claim of clean energy for 16,000 homes and staff ’s assertion that the project helps the city meet its climate goals — the energy from the project, if it is built, will go into PG&E’s grid for sale anywhere in the western regional power grid. The deal was crafted in closed sessions over a period of several months with no information released to the public until the posting of the March 24 Council
agenda (item 09). Over the preceding months, some city commissions were having talks with city staff about potential uses of the property, but there was never a mention of the BrightNight project from the start of talks with the developer last summer or fall until the March 24 staff report. Then, on March 24, the Council insisted there was no time for review by the Utilities Commission or any other city commission, as recommended in several public comments, even though the details of the deal were apparently worked out in the Feb. 11 closed council session. On March 24 and in the two weeks since then, several Davis residents, some of them professional energy experts, submitted serious concerns in writing to the council, only to be ignored or dismissed. To his credit, Frerichs questioned the sole-source nature of the deal and the fact that the city never conducted an open solicitation for energy development on the 235-acre wastewater treatment property, and in the
end he voted against it. In response to Frerichs’ suggestion of an open solicitation, Councilman Will Arnold said, “I think now a bird in the hand is worth maybe more than just two in the bush at this point because if we were to start an RFP process right now, who knows whether other companies are willing to take the type of risk that this company is willing to take.” (Davis Enterprise, April 3). This turns the logic of public procurement on its head. Why bother getting the best value for city property when you’ve got a bird in the hand? The whole point of an RFP would be to find out what other companies in the booming clean energy industry, are willing to offer for a longterm lease of city property for a multi-million dollar solar project. What if the city were to team up with Valley Clean Energy and release an RFP for a solar project on the city property, what other birds might come out of the bushes and into our hands? The concept of opportunity cost seems to have been lost here. And as for risk, there is no risk for BrightNight, who can simply walk away from the option at
any time within five years and lose only the $5,000 annual option payment.
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hat the city gets with this deal is less than $5,000 yearly option payment for up to five years, during which time the property must be held in stasis pending BrightNight’s decision to exercise the lease option, followed by about $80,000 per year for up to 49 years if the developer proceeds with the project. The lease price is based on agricultural and non-agricultural (idle) land prices with no consideration of the commercial value of land leased for solar development. (There is evidence from other California solar projects that the commercial value for renewable energy sites is higher than the agricultural value.) Why the urgency to approve the deal on March 24 with no opportunity for review and advice by city Commissions? Council, Staff and BrightNight all pointed to the annual April 1-15 window for submitting a grid interconnection request to the California ISO. But these dates were known all along. So
why the complete lack of public information much earlier, at least between the Feb. 11 closed session, when the deal was worked out and the March 24 decision? Why the secrecy? The city is providing no explanation. The BrightNight lease option contract is not a good deal for the city of Davis. Fifty-four years is a long commitment on the part of the city, and the process that led to it does not reflect good decision making. The city needs to answer the concerns that have been raised and fill in the secrecy gaps. The city should repeal its March 24 decision, put the BrightNight proposal on the shelf, and begin a process, with commissions and public engagement, to plan uses of city property that provide the greatest benefits. Transparency, collaboration with local-resident expertise and meaningful public participation are vital for Davis to build the resilience it needs for the coming years and decades. — Lorenzo Kristov is a Davis resident and an independent consultant in electric system policy, structure and market design.
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Incarceration, detention and the virus BY ANDREW MOSS Special to The Enterprise
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ecently, I sat in on a livestreamed town hall sponsored by the school of public health at a large university in my state. The town hall’s purpose was to answer viewers’ questions about COVID19: how to understand the pandemic, what to expect, how to stay healthy and safe. At the end, the moderator, the dean of the school, asked his fellow participants (epidemiologists, biostatisticians, infectious disease specialists) what they wanted viewers to take away from the program, and two or three referred to COVID19 as a “wake-up call,” an alarm bell calling attention to the long-term defunding of public health systems in America, and the profound lack of preparedness for a catastrophic public health emergency of this kind. The town hall succeeded in getting these points across, but a wakeup call like this should also alert us to other issues, particularly the deepseated forms of social dysfunction that have long plagued America. The pandemic, for example,
COMMENTARY has sharpened the focus on systemic injustices underlying our criminal justice system, our prisons, and our immigration system. America has the largest number of incarcerated people in the world, and even before the pandemic, many of these 2.3 million individuals were confined in facilities notoriously detrimental to physical and mental health. As COVID-19 finds its way behind prison walls, they are now particularly vulnerable to the spread of the disease. Hundreds of cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in jails and prisons across the country, and both inmates and employees have been infected. According to a New York Times report, the Rikers Island Jail complex in New York had 167 reported cases as of March 23. As a result of the rapid spread of the disease, many jail and prison systems are attempting to reduce their incarcerated populations with early releases (particularly for nonviolent crimes), and many prosecutors are reconsidering low-level
cases that would otherwise land individuals in jail. Similarly, calls for the release of people confined in immigration detention facilities have intensified. Judges in several states have ordered the release of small numbers of immigrants because these individuals have been particularly at risk for infection by COVID-19. In California, federal judge Dolly M. Gee ordered the government to “make continuous efforts” to release thousands of migrant children held in detention. Judge Gee’s order came on the heels of a report that four migrant children held in a facility in New York tested positive for the virus. The initiatives to release both prisoners and immigrants from incarceration are intensifying simultaneously, often at the behest of the same groups. There has been a growing recognition, certainly in a state like California, which has the second-largest prison system in the country, that mass incarceration and immigration detention have impacted individuals and communities in devastating ways. In recent years, activists and legislators in California
have worked to slowly reverse the powerful forces leading to incarceration and detention. Last August, for example, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, which oversees the largest jail system in the country, cancelled a $1.7 billion contract to replace the Men’s Central Jail facility. Activists had long pushed for this action, arguing that funds should go instead to community resources and services. Two months later, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill mandating a phase-out of the for-profit detention centers in the state. These were significant and hopeful indicators of the state’s shift to decarceration, but resistance, particularly from the Trump administration, has remained tenacious Will we continue addressing our social and economic problems with resources poured into militarized policing, surveillance and incarceration? Can we envision governance intended not for social control but for the benefit of well-being for all? — Andrew Moss, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is an emeritus professor Cal Poly Pomona.
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ne trait dictators have in common: They believe in ruling for life. And since they’re dictators, they can count on supporters to echo their ambition and push for laws to ensure eternal control. We’re seeing this scenario play out in Hungary under Viktor Orban, China under Xi Jinping, Turkey under Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Russia under Vladimir Putin. (Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu is a wannabe lifer; his case is pending.) All these men have seized on COVID-19 as an opportunity to intensify repression and further weaken checks on their authority. Here’s the Russia story so far. In an obviously choreographed move, Putin gave the go-ahead to a constitutional change that would allow him to serve another two terms after his current term expires in 2024. “I’m sure the time will come when the highest, presidential authority in Russia will not be, as they say, so personified — not so bound up in a single person,” Putin said. “But that is how all of our past history came together and we cannot, of course, disregard this.” Of course not; “stability” in leadership is key. Who would disagree? After all, didn’t Stalin rule until his death? Why shouldn’t Putin have lifetime tenure? Putin’s thinly veiled initiative to ensure his continuation in power follows the traditional model of dictators. First, you modestly deflect “popular demand” that you consider staying in office. Then you say it’s
COMMENTARY up to your legislature. Your lackeys respond by saying “society” requires a strong leader, and put in place a new law that opens the way to leader-for-life. Finally, you consent: As Putin said, two terms for a president are enough, but not now, when Russia faces so many “threats.” Then a pandemic sweeps across the world, and while it brings unanticipated problems, it also provides an opportunity for autocrats to redouble their claim to absolute rule. In Russia, as in the US, China, and other countries, Putin initially said the situation was under control, but by late March he acknowledged that it was “objectively impossible” to stop the virus from spreading. The mayor of Moscow and a group of doctors pointed out that the official, very low infection figures were greatly underreported. Putin postponed a vote scheduled for April on a referendum that would endorse the constitutional change. Moscow is now under self-isolation rules. Just so happens that regulations to restrict public gatherings, also prevents people from protesting the referendum. The situation is tailormade for Putin to declare himself the commanderin-chief in a war on COVID-19, just as Trump, Xi, and Orbán have done. After all, who but Putin can lead Russia, forever? You say it can’t happen here? — Mel Gurtov, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is a professor emeritus at Portland State University and blogs at In the Human Interest.
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The ins and outs of working from home W
hile I imagine everybody’s work-fromhome experience is different, there are some definite similarities. First, some background. Working at The Enterprise often meant working from home, or WFH. It’s typically quieter at one’s house to do writing, proofreading/editing and phone interviews than in a newsroom. So I’ve had a successful WFH routine already in place, just waiting to be reinstated. WFH has some advantages over being at my office. Besides having a good desk and computer setup at home, there’s a spot on the couch I like to do my emails, with a dog curled up beside me as an armrest. I have more clean clothes, since I’m better at throwing in a load of laundry during the day than I am after a day at the office. And I make myself get outside more, a boost to my vitamin D reserves. What’s new about the current WFH environment is Zoom. And my husband is home. The two combined are quite a challenge.
On Wednesday, for example, I had six conference calls — five were via video conference, and one was a phone call. Husband, S, had somewhere in the neighborhood of 267 calls. While we have a great workspace, with an L-shaped desk, two computers, a printer and two comfy desk chairs, we can’t both be videoconferencing at the same time. It’s also ill-advised to walk down the stairs in our underwear anymore to get morning coffee if a video-conference is going. Because there is nothing more interesting in the WFH world than something moving in the background of a Zoom call. As you stare at your Brady Bunch-esque squares of meeting attendees, if someone walks by in the background, you immediately
“pin” that person’s video to become the size of your whole computer screen. Then you can really look around and see what’s going on. Zoomers would be wise to understand that at any moment, they might be the star of someone’s Zoom call, blown up to the size of a 48-inch computer monitor. I really do walk down the stairs in my underwear every morning to get coffee to read the news in bed before showering. I generally whisper to S, “Can anyone see me?” to avoid inadvertently making a cameo. Lucky for me, S uses a Zoom virtual background, which is like putting him in front of a green screen with an image behind him that hides the room he’s actually in. So nobody can pin the video for a better look at his surroundings. While I get the purpose of the room-hiding backgrounds, I’m possibly even more distracted by the glitchiness of the green screen. On a basic level, sometimes part of a person’s face disappears, which certainly gets one’s mind a-wandering.
More distracting is the sneak peeks you get at the room that’s being hidden. You know how people can wear green clothes with a green screen and become part of the background? It’s an issue sort of like that, where a person moves in a certain way, and all of a sudden you can see a tiny bit of the room. It’s very exciting! For example, S was testing a new background this week, a photo he likes from his desktop. As he was moving around, all of a sudden you could see the real guitar in the room that was on a stand behind him. But not all of the guitar, just enough to wonder, “Is that a guitar?” As far as tips I have for WFH, it’s been important to make time to take walks around the block in between so much screen time. When the stars align and neither of us is on a call, S and I can do a 10-minute galavant around the neighborhood. It’s been great seeing so many neighbors out and about, just stretching their legs too. It’s also fun to see people taking breaks from multiple video
meetings by playing street hockey with their kids or throwing the ball for their most grateful of WFH beneficiaries. (Pauley and Sandy are ecstatic with this new arrangement.) I’ve also learned you have to end your workday when possible. While WFH has always been complicated to decide when to turn everything off, it’s even trickier now when so many colleagues have young kids at home who need daytime to be parenting time. Thus nighttime becomes catch-up time for these co-workers, and your email is active all night long. Even when I don’t resist the urge to answer an email at 8:45 at night, I try to leave it as a draft and hit “send” in the morning so I don’t perpetuate the “we’re never done with work” situation. Alrighty, the dryer just buzzed. Time to fold the clean underwear. — 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.
CASAs help children be resilient in scary times BY TRACY FAUVER Special to The Enterprise
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nprecedented. Scary. Deadly. Unknown. These are just a few terms used to describe the COVID-19 pandemic that we are all wading through right now. The good news is that many of us get to work from home, go out only for essentials, and feel in control of our own safety and our families’ safety by following the guidelines. Somehow though, even in those (best) of circumstances, this all still feels very scary. Imagine now, how it must feel for a child in the foster care system. (Please note: When we refer to “a child in the foster care system” we are referring to any child, youth or young adult from birth through age 21 who is under the supervision of Yolo County’s Child Welfare Services and Yolo County’s Juvenile Dependency Court.) When a child enters the foster care system, life is immediately full of unknowns. Many move to different cities and schools, and immediately find themselves living among strangers. For meals they might eat food they are unfamiliar with, and their daily routines might look
YOLO CASA nothing like they had before. In short, children in the foster-care system are thrust into a life they never imagined in a matter of hours. Sound familiar? It feels as if life has been turned upside-down these past few weeks. Imagine dealing with the trauma that you are already dealing with, coupled with the trauma that children in the foster care system inevitably feel. I already mentioned the trauma of lightening-fast life changes, but I haven’t even touched on the trauma of abuse, neglect, and/or grief that all children in the foster care system carry with them. In times of crisis, I am often touched when I look for the positive. As the executive director of Yolo County CASA, I don’t have to look far. Our CASA volunteers are all extremely familiar with what foster children are up against in the best of times. And during this pandemic, they have all been extremely concerned about their foster youth. I’ve heard stories of FaceTime and Zoom check-ins, of interactive apps, and even pen pal letters in addition to
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A CASA volunteer checks in with her foster child by phone. regular phone calls. It’s incredible and inspiring. During a time of crisis when many understandably go inward, our volunteers are doing an amazing job making sure that our most vulnerable children have an advocate… and it’s more important now than ever. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. CASAs have always had a big role in preventing child abuse. Regular readers of this column know that CASA volunteers are often the only consistent one-on-one
relationship that a foster child has. Through their regular visits, they are able to become another set of “eyes and ears” and many have helped through months-long reunification processes with families, ensuring that changes have been made. In short, our volunteers play a vital role in ensuring that the cycle of abuse and neglect is broken. For children in the foster care system, going to school and seeing social workers and attorneys in person, for example, are
often a safety net. Professionals there can often identify problems and bring resources to children who need them. With schools shut down and court hearings delayed, it would be very easy for bad situations to fly under the radar. Through our CASA volunteers and the efforts they are making to connect, we know there is a system for protection in place. We are also still working hard, albeit currently virtually, to ensure that every child in the foster care
system has a CASA volunteer someday. In fact, we are in the process of moving our spring training online. In closing, we would like to take a moment to reflect on who we are as an organization. The very heart of Yolo County CASA’s mission is promoting strength and resiliency among our youth in the foster care system. We haven’t encountered a single volunteer, supporter, donor or friend who hasn’t understood the power of resiliency. At the very root of our organization, we know that hard things make us stronger and more united. We are lucky that we are a team who understood this so deeply going into this crisis. The unity and resilience we’ve already seen has been incredible. Because of your support we are able to provide our foster youth with the continued presence of a caring adult in their lives. With so many families hunkered down together at home, the importance of this connection is more poignant than ever. I’d like to thank you for your continued support, especially during this hard time. — Tracy Fauver, LCSW, is the executive director of Yolo County CASA.
UCD students named Goldwater Scholars Enterprise staff Two UC Davis juniors are among the winners of the nation’s premier undergraduate award of its type in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. Jayashri Viswanathan of Fremont and Naomi Murray of San Diego are the 26th and 27th students in the history of the campus to be named Goldwater Scholars — and the fourth and fifth in the last three years. The scholarship provides up to $7,500 for college expenses and was awarded to only 396 of 1,343 applicants nationwide for the 2019-20 academic year. Viswanathan, a biochemistry and molecular biology major also minoring in neuroscience, and Murray, majoring in ecology, evolution and biodiversity, have participated in multiple research projects at UC Davis, and both have their sights set on academic careers. Viswanathan’s numerous research projects under the direction of Assistant Professor David Olson include research on psychedelics as potential therapeutics for depression, anxiety and Alzheimer’s. “Classic psychedelics display great therapeutic properties, but their hallucinogenic properties make them undesirable candidates for take-home medicines,” Viswanathan said. “My past projects were
NAME DROPPERS aimed at developing novel neurotherapeutics inspired by classic psychedelic compounds,” she added. “Currently, I am working to understand how psychedelics cause hallucinations.” Viswanathan is co-author of two papers that will appear in national peer-reviewed journals and has several single-author papers in preparation. She has presented her research at regional and campus conferences, and was awarded a Provost’s Undergraduate Fellowship, which supports students doing research under the guidance of faculty members. She is also the lead tutor for mathematics at UC Davis, and has provided mentorship and guidance to first-year biochemistry students through the BioLaunch Mentor Collective. Murray’s passion for studying how plants communicate and cooperate with one another was born during a summer research position monitoring tree mortality. For three weeks she camped out in the forests of Yosemite Valley — without running water or electricity — and spent long hours each day collecting data. At first, the challenges of extreme weather, fatigue and onsite data collection panicked her,
but those doubts gave way to the beauty of her research subjects. “I began to see that the trees were spectacularly interconnected, like complex networks of neurons in the brain, each working as one small piece of a highly intelligent whole, able to detect and respond to changes in their environment,” Murray said. “It is beautiful and unexplored, and more than anything I aspire to understand the way it works.” Murray has been working in Professor Rick Karban’s lab studying how plants communicate with one another to synchronize flowering, and what benefits plants may reap from sharing information about herbivores. She did a research project on eel grass at Bodega Marine Lab and studied the effects of human-generated noise on tree swallow nestlings. A University Honors Program student and a Regents Scholar, Murray actively contributes to campus life. She works at the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory helping to maintain its collection of more than 3,000 plant species. She also serves as an officer for UC Davis SEEDS (Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity, and Sustainability), an offshoot of the Ecological Society of America intended to make ecology more accessible to underrepresented groups.
BY ANDY JONES Special to The Enterprise 1. Mottos and Slogans. One particular company’s name is a seven-letter P-word; the company’s slogan is “There is No Substitute.” Name the company. 2. American States. The only San Diego outside of California is one of only three cities and the county seat of Duval County in what U.S. state? 3. Science. With regard to radio waves, what does FM stand for? 4. Dams. The Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is found on the
border between Nevada and what? 5. Another Music Question. What sort of “stones” appear in the lyrics of the iconic Simon and Garfunkel song “Sounds of Silence”? Answers: Porsche, Texas, frequency modulation, Arizona, cobblestones. — Dr. Andy Jones is the quizmaster at de Vere’s Irish Pub. 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.yourquiz master.com.
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Building a program for our women
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or the past two years, local semi-professional side FC Davis has been making waves both on and off the field. Not only has the upstart club drawn thousands of fans to games, but it also has competed at the highest level, winning the Golden Gate Conference this past year and qualifying for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Because sports are taking a break for a while, we didn’t get to see FC Davis in the Open Cup, my favorite sporting competition in the world. But despite the COVID-19 situation that’s plaguing the whole world, the club has still managed to make waves in its downtime. Signing Blue Devil legend Maya Doms, the best Davis-bred soccer player I’ve ever seen, would be one thing, but to also bring in Skye Shaffer and Ava
McCray are other crowning achievements. For FC Davis’ inaugural women’s season (whenever that happens) local fans will get to again watch three of the most talented women who have ever come out of Davis High’s prestigious program. Most know — and can’t argue with — Maya’s record (who toils during the regular season for Stanford), so for a minute let me write about UC Santa Barbara’s
Shaffer and McCray (now at 73 straight game. The the University of Arizona). headlines regularly went The former is the best to Doms, who justifiably defensive midfielder DHS was the best player on the has ever seen. No one in team. that position ever gets any But Shaffer and McCray credit — think of an offenwere just as important — sive guard in football — they just didn’t always get MCCRAY SHAFFER DOMS but it’s truly one of the the credit they deserved. most important posts on If we’re ever able to women’s team will finally be able the pitch. watch sports again in a to take the field. There’s too Of course I’m biased, because live setting, those are the three much uncertainty in sports and that’s my position as well. But if women I would pay to watch. life right now. I could choose to be any soccer I’m lucky to have the job I do, so And their WPSL squad should player in my life, it would be one often it involves watching really be well-supported. They’re playlike her. amazing athletes like these three. ing in the second-highest league And don’t get me started on So FC Davis’ women’s team is in the country and doing so with McCray. I invited her out to my off to a strong start, if you ask players who are capable of partic- me. I just hope that we can adult-league games a few times ipating in the highest league in and she dominated men twice watch these women play sooner both this country and the world. her age. rather than later. McCray might be the best ath— Evan Ream’s column pubThere were so many players lete with whom I’ve ever had the lishes Sundays. Reach him at who made contributions to the pleasure of sharing a filed. eream@davisenterprise.net or folDavis High soccer program; a I don’t know when FC Davis’ low him on Twitter @EvanReam. program that at one point won
UCD trio to be honored at Hall of Fame fete Special Recognition for Chels; Duggins tapped for Legacy
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Former UC Davis gymnast and awardwinning television and film stunt performer Shauna Duggins will receive the Aggie Legacy Award as part of the Cal Aggie Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Sept. 4. The honor is given annually to a former Aggie student-athlete who has excelled in a sports-related career since graduation. Additionally, Jennifer and Casey Chel will be honored with the Special Recognition Award for meritorious volunteer service to the Aggie athletics department. Duggins — a member of the first UCD Division I gymnastics team — made television history by becoming the first woman to win a primetime Emmy for outstanding stunt coordination for a comedy series or variety program, thanks to her work on the Netflix series “GLOW.” Her résumé includes work on the ABC drama “Alias” in 2006 and five World Stunt Awards nominations. She won for the movies “Charlie’s Angels” (2001) and “Fast Five” (2012). Duggins added a Screen Actors Guild Award for “GLOW” in 2019 for best stunt ensemble. She performed under Aggie coaches Ray Goldbar and Perry Siu and earned AllAcademic honors before graduating from UC Davis with a degree in sociology (1996). Like Aggie gymnastics standout Yuri Hinson before her, Duggins put her acrobatic
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Former UC Davis gymnast Shauna Duggins made television history by becoming the first woman to win a primetime Emmy for outstanding stunt coordination for a comedy series or variety program. skills to work after college as a stunt performer. “Alias” introduced her to actor Jennifer Garner, for whom she has doubled in seven other projects. To date, Duggins has more than 125 film and television credits. Duggins has turned her on-screen acumen into coordinating the spills, fights and jumps for projects that include “Brothers & Sisters,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Ray Donovan” and her award-winning turn with “GLOW.” She currently finds herself in the director’s chair for “Guardian,” currently in pre-production. Duggins becomes the ninth recipient of the Aggie honor, joining coach Chris Petersen (football), triathlete Dave Scott (swimming, water polo), NFL player/ humanitarian Rolf Benirschke (football, soccer), coach Dante Dettamanti (water polo/swimming), coach Paul Hackett (football), MMA fighter Urijah Faber (wrestling), coach Mike Bellotti (football)
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Long-time UC Davis athletics supportors Jennifer and Casey Chel will be honored with the Special Recognition Award for meritorious volunteer service to the department.
and Arena Football League veteran Mark Grieb. The Chels became involved with UC Davis Athletics even before Casey moved to the area from Southern California in 2011. They were season-ticket holders who volunteered at home games while in town. Casey helped upgrade the then newly acquired Aggie Pack Fire Engine and has served as the scoreboard operator at Aggie baseball games. Since that time, Casey has served on the game staffs for football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, gymnastics, lacrosse and volleyball. His work has ranged from serving as timekeeper to scoreboard operator — but this season, he replaced fellow Special Recognition Award winner Skip Harrison as the primary official scorer at UC Davis women’s basketball home games. Jennifer, a UC Davis graduate in animal science, continues to volunteer at pregame
events and had begun operating the scoreboard at home softball games. She also joined the new Aggie Guest Services team. The Chels volunteer at special events whenever needed. The Chels become the second husbandand-wife tandem to receive the Special Recognition Award in its 26-year history, joining Skip and Janet Harrison (2004). Duggins and the Chels will receive their respective awards as part of the same ceremony in which water polo player Carmen Eggert, golfer Matt Hansen, gymnast Michelle Kulovitz Alencar, golfer Demi Runas and the late distance runner Sarah Sumpter will be inducted into the CAAHOF. The event will be open to the public. Tickets and RSVP information will be available at ucdavisaggies.com, while questions about the event may be directed to caahof@ucdavis.edu.
NCAA should follow high-school sports example
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ith so much news swirling around these last few days, I’ve heard so many different rumors on how college and professional athletics are planning to return to action when this COVID-19 shutdown finally sees its end. Certain sports leagues are reportedly considering canceling their seasons outright. Some are looking into how they can salvage things by restructuring competition and others appear prepared to simply chop their calendars in half once lockdowns are lifted and resume as if nothing ever happened. These all obviously become one giant question mark as we press forward into the unknown. When will these lockdowns end? And even if they are lifted, will group gatherings like sports practices and games be permitted? If so, will large numbers of fans be able to attend games straight away? It still all remains a mystery. What we do know, however, is there is going to be serious budget
tightening when this all blows over. NCAA programs are hemorrhaging money and hard decisions will need to be made moving forward. In our own backyard, between loss of revenue from advertisers, sponsors and media contracts — on top of the need to continue to pay career staffers — the UC Davis Athletics Department no doubt is hurting, too. So what can be done to ensure student-athletes can get the same quality Division I experience moving forward ... while helping schools like UCD not go belly up? I think NCAA programs need look no further than the high-school sports model. For starters, don’t immediately start flying teams around the country. It’s too costly. And for a single season, institute a moratorium on conference play. Instead, let schools schedule games regionally. In parts of the country without as many neighboring D-I programs, allow for
Not only would this plan help NCAA programs cut down on the lion’s share of their travel expenses, it also would get local fans more engaged and excited.
inter-divisional competition. Playoff berths can be decided by either power rankings based on strength of schedule and performance or by selected panels, not unlike the current College Football Playoff setup. Is it ideal? No. But I think any team and their school would gladly accept this option over having a season canned or a sport eliminated entirely. Why fly UCD to Texas or Illinois for a volleyball match when the Aggies can play just-astalented teams a short car ride away in San Francisco or Santa Clara? Why pay for a multiplenight hotel stay when the UCD football team can bus down and back to San Jose or Fresno in a single day? Sacrifices can, and need, to be made. For Aggie football this could look like a 10-game fall slate featuring contests against Sacramento State, Nevada, Berkeley, Stanford, San Jose State, Cal
Poly, Fresno State, UCLA (if they’ll have Davis), USD and San Diego State. Make it 11 games if USC can finally suck it up and play UCD. Otherwise, the Trojans are welcome to throw the Aggies another $725,000 if they’re still afraid to play a “lowly” FCS team. Not only would this plan help NCAA programs cut down on the lion’s share of their travel expenses, it also would get local fans more engaged and excited to see certain regional matchups they’ve been deprived of since “the good ol’ days.” Every high school (and most Division II and III) programs already practice this. It seems like a no-brainer to me, not to mention an opportunity to bring back some fiscal stability to athletic departments, rather than leave them to wither and die. The government’s already set to bail out the travel industry for its recent loss of revenue. Cancel those airline tickets, Ags. ———— hroughout this shutdown, our local semi-professional soccer club, FC Davis, has been busy pulling together pieces for their newly formed women’s side, which will compete in the Women’s Premier Soccer League.
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Though their 2020 schedule is up in the air right now with all that’s going on, their roster is slowly forming. And it’s chockfull of former Davis High standouts. Already, the Lady Lions have inked Stanford’s Maya Doms, Arizona’s Ava McCray and UC Santa Barbara Gaucho Skye Shaffer (as my colleague Evan Ream alludes to on this very same page). Fresh off an NCAA Championship run with the Cardinal, Doms was a three-time AllAmerican midfielder while a member of the Blue Devil entourage. Also a lacrosse standout for DHS, McCray has seen time at defense and midfield for the Wildcats of Tucson. And Shaffer, the daughter of longtime UCD men’s soccer coach Dwayne Shaffer, is coming off a Big West Conference tournament semifinals appearance with UCSB. But FC Davis owner Adam Lewin tells me that trio won’t be the only DHS alums joining the squad. Follow the Lions’ on Facebook and Instagram at @footballclubdavis as the club announces more local signings in the coming days. —Reach Owen Yancher at oyancher@davisenterprise.net. Follow him via Twitter at @530athletics.
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We are all in this. But you, dear healthcare worker, you’re really in this. You’re commuting to work every day. You’re on the frontlines. We may share a zip code, but you’re on another planet. You’re also trying to be like the rest of us. Figuring out how to homeschool. Get groceries. And set up that videoconference with your parents. You’re living two lives right now. And you know what that makes you, right? A superhero. Our streets may be empty, but our hearts are full. Thank you.
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