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UC regents nix SAT/ACT requirement University to create its own test by 2025

With the current shelter-in-place orders in effect, downtown Davis is mostly dormant, but Yolo County has the green light now to start allowing more activity, authority that local officials will use slowly.

BY CALEB HAMPTON Enterprise staff writer

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Permission granted State allows Yolo County to move to next stage of reopening

BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Yolo County received permission from the state late Wednesday to reopen additional businesses, including indoor dining at restaurants and indoor shopping at retailers.

The news was expected after the state changed its public health benchmarks earlier in the week making it easier for counties like Yolo to move further into stage two of the governor’s reopening plan.

However, customers will not be walking into restaurants and shops in downtown Davis this weekend; rather, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors will discuss local health

guidelines for reopening those businesses at next Tuesday’s meeting.

“The goal is to continue to minimize the risk of COVID-19 spread as much as possible in Yolo County,” said Jenny Tan, the county’s public information officer.

“The county will be in discussion with our public health team and our Board of Supervisors about which activities to reopen and when, so even though we are eligible to reopen restaurants and retail, we are not going to do so quite yet,” Tan said Thursday morning.

“We will be taking a gradual approach while communicating with businesses and partners to

keep public health a priority. We want to make sure that businesses are ready and prepared to open safely.”

Prior to receiving the state’s approval on Wednesday, the county had submitted documents attesting to having met all of the benchmarks laid out on Monday.

Those benchmarks no longer require a county to have had no COVID-19 deaths in the last 14 days — the benchmark Yolo County did not meet — but focus instead on recent hospitalizations and the growth rate of positive tests, as well as the previous benchmarks related to testing and contact tracing capacity and supply of personal protective equipment.

Here’s how Yolo County stacks up on some of the key benchmarks: ■ On the metric of demonstrated stable or decreasing

numbers of patients hospitalized for COVID-19, Yolo County needed to show no more than 20 total confirmed COVID-19 patients hospitalized on any single day in the last two weeks.

Between May 5 and 18, the county never had more than one patient in either Sutter Davis Hospital or Woodland Memorial on any given day.

■ On the metric of positive COVID-19 tests, the county needed to show less than 25 positive tests per 100,000 residents in the last two weeks.

Between May 5 and 18, there were 12 positive tests in Yolo County. With a population of 220,500, that put the county’s rate at 5.4 cases per 100,000 residents.

■ Regarding testing capacity, counties must show they have a minimum daily capacity to test

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Parks Department hustles to keep up with lockdown changes

BY EVAN REAM Enterprise staff writer Throughout the California shelter in place orders and constant updates in the guidelines of public spaces from Yolo County, there have been many changes to city-run facilities and public services.

Tennis courts and basketball court and playgrounds have closed. Recreational sports have been canceled. And the county has required people to wear face coverings in public areas.

All of these issues have generated a great amount of public debate, with arguments coming down on both sides.

But how has the city’s staff been navigating everything in order to make sure that they are in compliance with the rules while still providing the amenities that make Davis well, Davis?

“A challenge has been educating the public of the shelter in place restrictions and what types of activities are allowed by the Yolo County Health

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“Information is changing at such a fast pace, often daily and sometimes even hourly, that it is difficult to keep pace,” she added. “The Parks and Community Services Department staff are trying to adapt and continue to serve families as best as we can.”

In their stead, city officials, who have

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Director and the State,” said Parks and Recreational Department director Dale Sumersille. “The other challenge is the unknown. Like everyone else we are waiting for additional guidelines from the Yolo County Health Officer and the State.

So though regular summer programming like the Fourth of July softball tournament, gymnastics camp and teen camp have been canceled — with more decisions on summer activities still to come — the Parks Department has still been making the best of an unfortunate situation to provide alternative solutions.

Students applying for admission to University of California campuses will no longer need to take the SAT or ACT tests, the UC Board of Regents decided Thursday in a unanimous 23-0 vote. The landmark decision, anticipated for more than a year, is expected to have repercussions on the future of standardized testing nationwide.

The regents voted to accept plans proposed last week by UC President Janet Napolitano to phase out the use of the SAT and ACT over the next four years. During that time, UC will aim to develop its own test. If a new test cannot be created by 2025, standardized testing will be dropped altogether from the admissions process.

“We are removing the ACT/SAT requirement for California students and developing a new test that more closely aligns with what we expect incoming students to know to demonstrate their preparedness for UC,” Napolitano said in a statement.

In July 2018, at Napolitano’s request, the UC Academic Senate convened a task force to analyze research and determine whether requiring the SAT/ACT contributes to inequities in the admissions process.

“Today’s decision marks the

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Brian Higgins returns serve Thursday afternoon at the community tennis courts as Davis’ recreation spaces become more accessible during the coronavirus lockdown.

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The architect of Yolo County’s COVID-19 pandemic response effort is retiring.

Dr. Ron Chapman, who has served as the county’s health officer for five years, will retire effective June 30 and Deputy Health Officer Dr. Mary Ann Limbos CHAPMAN will serve as interim Last day is health officer until a June 30 replacement for Chapman is appointed.

In stepping away, Chapman said he is keeping a promise to his family to retire after five years of service to Yolo County. He said he actually began the process in January, contacting CalPERS in preparation for retiring, but put those plans on hold when the coronavirus outbreak began.

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Briefly Memorial Day event canceled Due to COVID-19 concerns, the Davis Cemetery District and VFW post 6949 have canceled the 2020 Memorial Day event.

Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May, honors the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.

Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971.

The cemetery staff will place American flags along the internal roadway and at each veteran’s plot Friday, May 22, through Monday, May 25.

Family and community members are encouraged to visit the cemetery while maintaining appropriate social distancing.

VFW cancels Capay event Due to the COVID19 pandemic the Western Yolo, the VFW will not be holding its annual remembrance at the Capay Cemetery to ensure the safety of the public.

However, it will be placing flags on the resting sites of veterans at 9 a.m. Saturday. The group will have the commemoration flowers placed at the cemetery flag pole on Memorial Day. Additionally, due to public safety the post’s annual BBQ for the public has been canceled.

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Just get us to the church on time W hile I have been completely supportive of the stay-at-home, wearyour-mask, keep-your-distance guidelines imposed by our various civil authorities, they have at times been inconvenient, frustrating and disturbingly disruptive to the way I’d like to live my life.

I realize, however, that the minor irritations that pop up for me almost every day pale in comparison to the 330,000 lives lost worldwide and the suffering and heartbreak those deaths have caused for everyone who has loved those people throughout their lives.

My family and I are getting through each day just fine as we take note of the gradual easing of restrictions that gives us all hope that brighter days are just around the corner.

We can’t wait for the day when the kids can return to school, when we can safely attend a baseball game, when we can all go out for pizza and when we as a family can return to attending Sunday Mass with our fellow parishioners.

Which brings me to the great state of Minnesota, a place I’m incredibly fond of, mostly because it’s the place where my parents met and, shortly thereafter, married. But for Minnesota and that first magical meeting between Jim and Dorothy, there’s pretty much a 100 percent chance that my life would never have happened.

Like so many other states, Minnesota has gone through the various stages of this pandemic, but has now started to dramatically ease restrictions under the careful guidance of Gov. Tim Walz.

According to a report from TV station KSTP in Minneapolis/St. Paul, “Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday that the state will

implement a phased reopening of bars, restaurants, barbershops and salons.”

Not to mention casinos and malls, including the world famous Mall of America. Big Box stores like Minneapolis-based Target have been open all along.

However, “the governor plans to continue to limit church services to 10 people or less, inside or outside.”

Which makes absolutely no sense, given that bars and restaurants and many other businesses will be able to operate at 50 percent of capacity, which in most cases is a far greater number than 10. And don’t forget about those essential casinos.

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ronically, church leaders in Minnesota, primarily Catholic and Lutheran, have been supportive of the previous restrictions, figuring they would be allowed a limited opening in line with the opening of other activities when the time was right.

As it turns out, to the governor’s way of thinking, the time appears to be right for just about every activity except going to church.

I have always felt that religious institutions and their houses of worship should be treated on equal footing with the rest of society when it comes to things like dealing with a global pandemic, fire safety, building codes and the

like. No special treatment, but no discrimination.

Granted, the First Amendment does reserve a special place for religious freedom, along with freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

Virtually all churches in Minnesota closed voluntarily before the state compelled them to do so.

As the Catholic bishops of the state explained in a letter released just yesterday, “Our decision to suspend the public celebration of Mass was painful. We made that decision because we judged that the circumstances required it.”

Added the bishops, “It is now permissible for an unspecified number of people to go to shopping malls and enter stores, so long as no more than 50 percent occupancy is reached. Big box stores have hundreds of people inside at any one time, and the number of goods that are being handled and distributed in one store by many people — stock staff, customers, cashiers — is astounding. Workers are present for many hours per day, often in close proximity.

“In these circumstances, and given the well-researched protocols that we have proposed, how can reason require us any longer to keep our faithful from the Eucharist? An order that sweeps so broadly that it prohibits a gathering of 11 people in a cathedral with a seating capacity of several thousand defies reason.”

Indeed, the governor’s refusal to modify this requirement is virtually impossible to justify given the significant loosening of restrictions everywhere else in the state.

Stated Walz in defense of his position, “I confess on this one that we struggle on some of these

Special to The Enterprise As the Memorial Day weekend approaches, the California Highway Patrol continues to encourage essential travel only and physical distancing for all Californians.

However, those who do plan to travel should

contact the county or state of their destination for information on any local restrictions or directions.

changes in our world, the people of California can always count on the CHP to provide the highest level of safety, service and security,” CHP Commissioner Warren Stanley said. “We will continue to enforce the traffic laws, help motorists who are in trouble and

Also, with the potential of holiday travel, the CHP will conduct its annual Memorial Day maximum enforcement period.

“No matter what else

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educate people about the dangers of distracted and impaired driving.”

The focus of the Memorial Day MEP, which runs from 6 p.m. Friday, May 22, to 11:59 p.m. Monday, May 25, is seatbelt usage.

During the 2019 Memorial Day MEP, 34 people died

in traffic collisions in California. Of the 21 vehicle occupants killed in the CHP jurisdiction, 10 were not wearing seat belts. The 2019 MEP also recorded 1,099 arrests by CHP officers for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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he Church, unfortunately, does not serve walleye dinners during Mass, though it might do so in the basement of the parish hall on Friday nights during Lent.

Wrote the bishops, “The governor’s remarks further underscore a failure to appreciate the role of our church and other faith groups in serving the community. The human cost of this pandemic has been extraordinary, not just in terms of lives lost to the virus, but the rapidly growing problems of job loss, depression, crime and violence, and substance abuse. As Pope Francis has said, the church must be a field hospital, ministering to all, especially the poor and the vulnerable. He has cautioned that overly drastic measures that limit church life will have a disproportionate impact on those who have no one to rely on.”

It’s time for Gov. Walz to put churches on equal footing with malls, casinos, tattoo parlors, restaurants, bars and many other activities in his beautiful state.

Jim and Dorothy, married in St. Paul 80 years ago before one priest, two witnesses and Almighty God, would be pleased.

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things and there is not a perfect answer.”

However, Walz added, “Restaurants and bars are integral.

They’re the places where we had first dates. They’re the places where we celebrate our anniversaries. They’re the places where we gather together on special moments, and they make life just a little bit better. If it’s a local brewery or a Juicy Lucy or a walleye dinner, Minnesotans are going to be able to get back out there.”

Bill Liebhardt lived a full life.

Everyone who knew him has “Bill stories” to prove it. Yes, “Lieb” is German for love but the “hardt” part is just that, strong and deep.

Dwight and Eleanor were caring parents and his role as the eldest of four suited him. Childhood in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin — swimming, fishing, exploring field and forest in summer; ice skating, skiing and building your own iceboat in winter — was always in the company of good pals.

But his dad owned a local tavern and Bill missed time with him. When Bill was 16, his father bought a rundown farm in Troy Center and life really got interesting. His dad had already suffered several heart attacks and lacked farm experience, so Bill began vocational ag that year in Elkhorn High School. He became the resident farm adviser, only a few pages ahead (or behind) the current crisis. Trial and error and hard work brought them together and forged a career path that proceeded to a Ph.D. in soils from the University of Wisconsin.

In the meantime, Bill’s mom had introduced him to an East Troy girl, Kathleen (Kitty) Byrnes, whom he married in 1961.

They had four sons in short order and went from Madison to Honduras, to Atlanta, then to the University of Delaware. In 1981 he left a tenured position at Delaware to follow his interest in low-input agriculture at the Rodale Research Center in Kutztown, Penn.

He came to Davis in 1987 as director for the new statewide sustainable agriculture

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research and education program (SAREP), a first at a land-grant university, which continues to this day.

After 11 years as SAREP director and then retired from the UC system, Bill returned for a year as director for the Rodale Institute in 2002. In 2010, he became the interim director at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, only miles from his folks’ original farm in Wisconsin.

But life is more than a resume.

Bill enjoyed his sons’ music, even when he could hear. He played sports with them into retirement and never let them win unless they could beat him “fair and square” — which in time, they did. He and Kitty shared adventures, challenges and common interests, though not always the same opinion. Bill was honest and outspoken, sometimes to his detriment. He was a faithful friend and a caring boss.

He loved his offspring: Karl in Davis; Derek and daughter Geneva in Vermont; Marty with wife Julia and daughters Amanda and Audrey in Pennsylvania; and Steven with wife Annette and daughter Adelaide and son Gibson in Oregon. His siblings survive him: Tom in Wisconsin, Janet with husband Bob Heflin in Pennsylvania and Dave in Montana.

Bill died at 84 at home in Davis from complications of Q Fever. (Google it.) His deep concern for his family, his country and the Earth never left him. Share your Bill stories at https://www.mykeeper.com/ profile/WilliamLiebhardt.

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Phoenix Coaliton cancels Pride Festival; rainbows remain Special to The Enterprise In 2019, it poured rain on the May 19 Davis Pride Festival. But something amazing happened when the rainbow umbrellas came out. Community members huddled closer and supported each other.

In 2020, according to Gloria Partida, founder of the Davis Phoenix Coalition, we all can be those umbrellas. While we can’t gather physically, we can huddle virtually to support each other in that same spirit, Members of the coalition, which organizes Davis Pride, were disappointed the pandemic forced the cancellation of its annual festival, originally scheduled for May 17. However, they are getting creative with June is Pride Month 2020 — celebrating virtually and visually. DPC is discussing ways to observe and interact that still connect us during physical separation.

Watch for rainbows all around Davis in June — on flags, rocks, masks and more. Every Saturday from 8-1, patrons may purchase rainbow masks at the Davis Farmers Market, 301 C St. The masks, sewn by Debra Ariola, are inspired by the late Eva Dopico with funding from Dopico’s husband Chris Jones. Profits go to the Davis Phoenix Coalition. If you can’t make it to the market, call or text Ariola at 530-400-3652 to arrange a purchase.

Follow Davis Pride on Facebook as we encourage

residents to share their rainbows and win prizes.

As restrictions lift, look for a rainbow bike ride. Area residents are asked to make rainbows to hang in their windows, decorate their driveways and sidewalks with chalk rainbows, and share images on social media with the hashtag #DavisPride2020.

The coalition encourages people to shop local and support its business partners. Local business owners may show their support by posting a rainbow flag in their store window in June. Email gloria@davisphoenixco.org to acquire a flag, and DPC will mention the business on Facebook.

Meanwhile, it’s important to continue fighting intolerance, Partida said.

“For those of us in communities that struggle with acceptance, these times can be tough. For our Asian neighbors, stigma is rearing its ugly head as it has historically for minority groups during other health outbreaks,” Partida said.

Those in the LGBTQ+ community are familiar with this, having navigated the AIDS outbreak. Davis Pride Festival Director Sandré Nelson said, “As a community that understands the stigma associated with an outbreak, we can lead the way to the rainbow in the rain.”

While everyone is experiencing hardships during this pandemic, the LGBTQ+ community is especially susceptible because they are often in frontline jobs, struggling

with unemployment and access to health care. They rely on the support of allies, but miss out on vital community connections. The Davis LGBTQ+ Youth and Yolo Rainbow Families inperson support groups have been canceled. However, DPC is offering even more frequent virtual meetings to check in and connect.

This segment of the community already feels marginalized and isolated, Partida said. LGBTQ+ youths may find themselves at home with family members who struggle with accepting them. “Remember to always be an upstander and call out intolerance. Now is the time to support each other on social media, and through texts, phone calls or written notes.”

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Davis Pride Festival attendees huddle under rainbow umbrellas at the May 17, 2019, event. The 2020 festival has been canceled but there are other ways the community can share the spirit during June is Pride month.

The loss of the Davis Pride Festival is also a lost opportunity for fundraising. To donate or learn more, visit https://www. davispride.org.

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Zeus’s Special to The Enterprise Lots of animals are waiting for “forever homes” at the Yolo County Animal Shelter, 2640 E. Gibson Road in Woodland.

Among them is Zeus’s (A179704), an all-black 2½-year-old male dog looking for a family that will keep him active.

Zeus’s is a happy and friendly pup but would do best in a home with no cats.

Also looking for a good home is Louie (A174892), a gentle, 9-month-old neutered male cat who enjoys head scratches and chin rubs.

Louie would prefer a quiet home where he could get all the attention and snuggles he wants.

All shelter animals are up-to-date on vaccinations, microchipped, and spayed or neutered.

Clooney The shelter is closed to the public for non-emergencies but staff is available to assist at 530-668-5287 during new temporary hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

For information, visit www.petfinder.com/ member/us/ca/woodland/yolo-county-animal-services-ca283/.

At Rotts of Friends Animal Rescue, you’ll find Clooney, a funloving 2-to 3-year-old neutered male red

Doberman pinscher. He is a super-friendly dog that is great with kids and gets along well with other large dogs. He doesn’t do well with cats, small dogs or livestock.

Sasha is a beautiful 5-

Sasha to 6-year-old spayed female sable-colored shepherd. Sasha is very people-friendly and loves to play with male dogs.

She’s gentle-natured, housebroken and obedience-trained.

The next Rotts of Friends’ adoption event is from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 23, at 34505 County Road 29 in Woodland. Come by 10 a.m., as it takes at least an hour to meet and adopt a dog; everyone who will be living with the dog should come out to meet it.

Bring proof of home ownership, such as a mortgage statement or property tax bill. If you rent, please bring proof that you are allowed to have a dog in your home, such as a pet clause in your lease or a note from your landlord.

All dogs adopted from Rotts of Friends are healthy, microchipped, up-to-date on their vaccines and come with free lifetime obedience training classes. For more information, visit facebook.com/rottsof friends.

FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2020

olar System Ambassador and Davis Astronomy Club Coordinator On Wednesday, May 27, at 1:33pm, NASA is scheduled to launch the first manned spacecraft from the USA since the final Space Shuttle Atlantis mission in 2011. Blasting off from the launch complex at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center that was previously used for NASA’s Apollo and Space Shuttle programs, the Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission will rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, May 28, at around 8:30 a.m.

NASA has contracted SpaceX, a California-based private company, to shuttle cargo and crew from Florida to ISS and back. Since 2012, SpaceX has been successfully delivering supplies to ISS using its own designed, manufactured, and reusable Dragon cargo spacecraft and two-stage Falcon 9 rocket that take off from KSC’s Launch Complex 39A leased by the company from NASA. SpaceX’s next generation Crew Dragon spacecraft is designed to carry up to 7 passengers and is

EXPLORIT SCIENCE CENTER presently contracted to ferry astronauts to ISS under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. After a successful Demo-1 nonpiloted test flight in 2019, the Demo-2 mission will be the first manned flight for the Crew Dragon with veteran NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken onboard testing the spacecraft.

The Crew Dragon spacecraft will rendezvous and autonomously dock to ISS in about 19 hours after launch at an altitude of approximately 220 miles above the Earth. Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken will join the three ISS crew members for the next two to three months.

At the conclusion of the mission, the Crew Dragon with the two astronauts onboard will autonomously undock from ISS. The crew and spacecraft will be recovered by SpaceX from Florida’s Atlantic coast after Earth re-entry and subsequent splash-down.

Due to the current pandemic, the astronauts, their families, and the launch-and-support crew have been kept under tight quarantine. Also, there

will be no public viewing for this historic event at KSC. Instead, everyone is encouraged to stay home and watch the launch live on NASA TV or online at http://www. nasa.gov/live. The live views from the launch pad will begin at 9am on May 27 and will provide continuous coverage through the Crew Dragon docking to ISS on May 28, and subsequent hatch opening and welcoming ceremony.

There are also Crew Dragon mission updates posted at https://blogs. nasa.gov/commercialcrew.

NASA has also uploaded a short educational video about the Commercial Crew Program at https:// https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=A6fCa4ReHX4 and SpaceX has posted a brief engaging video animation of the Crew Dragon mission at https:// www.youtube.com/watch? v=sZlzYzyREAI&feature= youtu.be.

Also available online is SpaceX’s free simulator at https://iss-sim.spacex.com,

where a wannabe astronaut can manually pilot the Crew Dragon spacecraft to simulate docking to ISS using controls of the actual interface that the NASA astronauts train on.

———— Explorit’s coming events: ■ We are still taking Summer Science Camp registrations, and have several spaces still available. Registration is available online at http://www.explorit.org/ programs/summer-camp/ summer-and-vacationclasses.

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Mace business park proposal changes name Special to The Enterprise The team behind the Aggie Research Campus has informed the city of Davis that the project moving forward will be named the Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus.

The idea for the new name emerged from discussions with the city of Davis, UC Davis and regional economic-development stakeholders about the vision for the project as a strategically located hub for next-generation businesses born out of scientific research.

“With the Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus name, we’re more clearly putting into action our vision for the project, which is that we’re here to attract researchers, entrepreneurs and businesses that want to create a better world,” said Dan Ramos, project manager. “We want the message to be clear: if you’re deploying research to solve the problems of the next generation, and want easy access to great talent,

major markets and reliable distribution networks, Davis is the answer.”

Developers say the DISC renaming demonstrates the project’s close association with the city; its focus on attracting green and innovative businesses; and the commitment to supporting the needs of scientists, faculty, students and startups from UC Davis.

“There isn’t nearly enough space in Davis to accommodate all of the innovation-focused business development that’s already occurring here. If we want to see more of the research done at UC Davis turning into locally based businesses that grow here long term, this is exactly the type of project that will help with that,” said Justin Siegel, a Davis-based entrepreneur and founder of five biotech companies.

One of the companies Siegel founded — Digestiva Inc. — took more than one year to find space locally and currently operates out of temporary facilities in Sacramento. “We really

wanted to be in Davis closer to the university, but just couldn’t find a suitable space here,” said Siegel.

The new name also aims to highlight the project’s sustainable design, including onsite photovoltaic energy generation, fully electric residential units and a pledge to source 100% clean energy. It also avoids confusion with other Sacramento-area projects.

“The Greater Sacramento region is quickly becoming an innovation hub in many industries.

Aggie Square in Sacramento is focused on life sciences and cell therapies.

The DISC will advance environmental sustainability, keeping California as the leader in the nation in green initiatives and innovation to fight climate change, which also ties in with work that will be done at the California Mobility Center,” said Barry Broome, president and CEO of the Greater Sacramento Economic Council. “The DISC

plays an important role in diversifying our business ecosystem, and in broadening our reach and pace of creating an inclusive economy.”

The Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus is proposed by Ramco Enterprises, The Buzz Oates Group of Companies, and Reynolds & Brown on 187 acres at the northeast corner of Mace Boulevard and Interstate 80. The project is anticipated to accommodate approximately 5,800 jobs and includes 850 housing units. The city’s fiscal impact analysis indicates the project will generate an annual General Fund surplus of $5.44 million at buildout.

The project is currently under review by several city commissions. If approved by the Davis City Council, it will still require voter approval under the city’s Measure J/R process in November.

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SAT: Influence of income, race on results swayed decision-makers From Page A1 culmination of a two-year, research-based effort by UC to evaluate the value and use of standardized tests in admissions,” the UC Office of the President stated.

Over the past several months, numerous UC leaders came out against the tests, saying they were convinced by research showing performance on the SAT and ACT is heavily influenced by race, family income and parents’ education.

“They really contribute to the inequities of our system,” UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol T. Christ said in November. A long-time critic of the tests, Christ eliminated the SAT/ACT requirement at Smith College while serving as the school’s president in 2002.

“The initial information that I’ve seen shows that the highest predictive value of an SAT isn’t in how well a student will do in school, but how well they were able to avail themselves of prep material,” regents chairman John A. Péreztold the Los Angeles

Times. “Access to that prep material is still disproportionately tied to family income.”

Founded in 1868 as a public land-grant university, UC has a mandate to equitably serve Californians of all backgrounds.

Over six hours of debate and testimony on Thursday, UC regents and education experts agreed that, because of systemic racism and rampant inequities in K-12 education, the university has fallen short of upholding that mandate.

Not all university leaders, however, have agreed on the role of standardized testing in perpetuating those inequities in the UC admissions process. In February, after 18 months of research and analysis, the Academic Senate’s standardized testing task forcereleased a reportrecommending UC keep the SAT and ACT as an admissions requirement.

According to the report, the SAT/ACT serves as a useful predictor of college success without “worsening the effects of disparities already present among applicants.”

The task force found that UC’s comprehensive admissions process, which takes into account the average SAT/ACT score at an applicant’s school, as well as other factors, is sufficient to “make up for the potential adverse effect of score differences between groups.”

In April, the Academic Senate, which is typically tasked with determining admissions requirements, voted unanimouslyto back the task force’s recommendation to continue using the tests.

Despite that vote, Napolitano recommended eliminating the testing requirement last week, citing an opportunity “to improve educational quality, equity, and access.” Napolitano also referenced the “likely ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on students, families, and schools.”

Like many other universities, UC had already made the SAT/ACT optional for this year’s applicants because of disruptions caused by COVID-19. On Thursday, the regents approved the following plan to phase out the SAT/ACT:

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■ Elimination of the ACT/SAT test requirement: By 2025, any use of the ACT/SAT would be eliminated for California students and a new UC-endorsed test to measure UC-readiness would be required. However, if by 2025 the new test is either unfeasible or not ready, consideration of the ACT/SAT for freshman admissions would still be eliminated for California students.

■ Elimination of writing test: The University will eliminate altogether the SAT Essay/ACT Writing Test as a requirement for UC undergraduate admissions, and these scores will not be used for fall 2021 admissions.

The Academic Senate will work with university administrators to determine future admissions requirements for out-of-state and international students.

“I think this is an incredible step in the right direction toward aligning our admissions policy with the broad-based values of the university,” Pérez said Thursday.

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Davis Community Meals and Housing (DCMH) and replace it with a new 16,928 square-foot, 4-story multi-functional homeless facility that would continue with the same uses. The new facility would provide additional housing and allow City of Davis for expanded services for institutional Notice of Public Hearing and Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated non-profit and residential uses. Project entitlements include a Rezone of the Negative Declaration site to a Planned Development, a Final FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The City of Davis City Council will Planned Development, Demolition of the STATEMENT conduct a public hearing on the project existing structure, and an Architectural Filed: May 6, 2020 application, as described below, at and Site Plan Design Review for the new FBN Number: F20200355 a meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. 4-story building.

1. Fictitious Business Name(s) on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in the Blue Pine Coffins Community Chambers, City Offices, 23 The new facility would consist of: four 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of emergency shelter beds, staff offices, Principal Place of Business in California. Russell Boulevard, Davis, California. In dining/kitchen area, laundry, bathrooms, accordance with Executive Order Business is located in Yolo County.

N-33-20 and N-29-20, this meeting and a resource center on the first 216 F Street, #132 may be conducted electronically or floor; 10 transitional single-occupant Davis, CA 95616 bedrooms with shared kitchen, laundry, 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), by teleconference, without a physical living room, bathrooms and offices on location from which members of the Residence Address, State, and Zip public may observe and offer public the second floor; and 9 single-occupant Dean Talbott Newberry comment. Information on how to permanent supportive micro-units on 1023 Clark Ct. observe the meeting and offer public each of the third and fourth floor (18 total Davis, CA 95618 comment electronically or telephonically micro units). Site improvements include And will be included in the meeting agenda. four parking spaces, 28 bicycle parking Danielle Scharlin Newberry Please contact the City Clerk’s Office spaces, storage, outdoor recreation 1023 Clark Ct. or Community Development and areas, and related site improvements.

Davis, CA 95618 Sustainability Department for the A total of 18 trees are located on the 4. Business Classification: approximate time this item will be heard. site with perimeter trees to be retained A Married Couple and several ornamental trees in the 5. Beginning Date of Business: The development area to be removed.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME In addition, notice is hereby given that Registrant(s) commenced to transact STATEMENT business under the fictitious business the City of Davis has prepared an Initial Environmental Determination: Study and intends to adopt a Mitigated Filed: May 7, 2020 name or names listed above on: Negative Declaration (#02-18) for the An Initial Study/Mitigated Negative FBN Number: F20200357 April 22, 2020 Declaration was prepared for the project 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) “I declare that all information in project as part of the public hearing by and analyzed the project’s potential Corabella’s Restaurant this statement is true and correct.” City Council. environmental impacts pursuant CEQA 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of (A registrant who declares as true requirements. The Initial Study identified Project Name: Paul’s Place Principal Place of Business in California. information which he or she knows to be mitigation measures that reduced all Multifunctional Homeless Facility Business is located in Yolo County. false is guilty of a crime.) potentially significant impacts to a less 590 N. East Street 6. Signature of Registrant(s): than significant level and are included in Project Location: 1111 H Street Woodland, CA 95776 Dean T. Newberry a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Mailing address: Danielle S. Newberry Program. The Initial Study/Mitigated Zinap Food Corporation 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5 840 Applicant: Maria Ogrydziak, AIA Negative Declaration shows that there 241 B Street, Davis, CA 95616 438 Bluefield Drive is no substantial evidence, in light of San Jose, CA 95136 The Enterprise is OPEN! the whole record before the agency, 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), To place an ADVERTISEMENT, File Number: Planning Application #17- that the project as mitigated may have 98 for Rezone/PD #02-18, Final Planned Residence Address, State, and Zip email nhannell@ a significant effect on the environment.

Development #05-18, Design Review Zinap Food Corporation davisenterprise.net or call #28-17, Demolition #10-17, Negative 438 Bluefield Drive Nancy at 530-747-8032...

Availability of Documents: San Jose, CA 95136 To place a LEGAL NOTICE, email Declaration #02-18 Additional information pertaining to 4. Business Classification: legals@davisenterprise.net or the project is available for review at the Corporation call Shawn at 530-574-5527... Project Description: Department of Community Development The project is proposing to demolish an 5. Beginning Date of Business: The To place a CLASSIFIED AD or and Sustainability, Planning Division, existing 2,800 square-foot, single-story Registrant(s) commenced to transact OBITUARY, email classads@ 23 Russell Boulevard, Davis, California, structure which currently serves as a davisenterprise.net business under the fictitious business 95616. Staff reports are available transitional housing and a homeless or obit@davisenterprise.net name or names listed above on: N/A through the city’s website at: https:// or call Aaron at 530-747-8062. services facility owned and operated by www.cityofdavis.org/city-hall/city“I declare that all information in council/city-council-meetings/agendas.

By participation in the Internet Auction, the bidder agrees to Staff reports for the public hearing are PUBLIC NOTICE cooperate in the rescission of the sale if such an event occurs generally available five (5) days prior to NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION BEGINNING ON JUNE 26, 2020 within one year of the sale of the property. the hearing date and may be available OF TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY FOR DELINQUENT TAXES by contacting the project planner.

(Made pursuant to Section 3692, Revenue and Taxation Code) The right of tax redemption will cease on Thursday, June 25, 2020, at 5:00 PM (PDT) and properties not redeemed will be Public Comments: On February 11, 2020, Chad Rinde County Treasurer-Tax offered for sale. If the parcel is not sold, the right of redemption All interested parties are invited to Collector, was directed by the Board of Supervisors of Yolo will revive and continue up to the close of business on the last participate in the meeting electronically County, California to conduct a public auction sale. The business day prior to the next scheduled auction. or by teleconference, or send written tax-defaulted properties listed below are subject to the tax comments to Eric Lee, Project Planner, collector's power of sale.

If the properties are sold, parties of interest, as defined in City of Davis, Department of Community California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 4675, have a Development and Sustainability, The sale will be conducted on the Internet at www.bid4assets. right to file a claim with the County for any excess proceeds 23 Russell Boulevard, Suite 2, Davis, com. The sale was originally scheduled to commence on Friday, from the sale. Excess proceeds are the amount of the highest California, 95616; or via email at: elee@ May 8, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. (PDT) and end on Monday, May 11, bid in excess of the liens and costs of the sale that are paid from cityofdavis.org, no later than noon the 2020 by 5:00 PM (PDT). THE SALE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL the sale proceeds. date of the meeting. For questions, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2020M AT 8:00 A.M. (PDT) AND ENDING ON please call the project planner at (530) MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 BY 5:00 P.M. (PDT). During this public More information may be obtained by calling (530) 666-8625 or 757-5610, extension 7237. auction, property will be sold to the highest bidder for not less online at www.yolocounty.org. than the minimum bid as shown on this notice. Due diligence The City does not transcribe its research is incumbent upon the bidder. The winning bidder is proceedings. Persons who wish to PARCEL NUMBERING SYSTEM EXPLANATION legally obligated to purchase the item. Any parcel remaining obtain a verbatim record should arrange may be reoffered on the Internet at www.bid4assets.com, The Assessor's Parcel Number (APN), when used to describe for attendance by a court reporter or beginning on Friday, July 17, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. (PST) and ending property in this list, refers to the assessor's map book, the map for some other acceptable means of on Monday, July 20, 2020 by 5:00 PM (PDT). Any new parties page, the block on the map (if applicable), and the individual recordation. Such arrangements will of interest shall be notified in accordance with Revenue and parcel on the map page or in the block. The assessor's maps be at the sole expense of the person Taxation Code section 3701. and further explanation of the parcel numbering system are requesting the recordation. If you challenge the action taken on this matter available in the Assessor's Office.

Interested bidders must register online at www.bid4assets. in court, the challenge may be limited to com. A single deposit of $5,000, plus a $35.00 processing fee, is The properties that are the subject of this notice are situated in raising only those issues raised at the required to bid on auction properties. The deadline to register public hearing described in this notice, Yolo County, California and are described as follows: and submit the deposit is Monday, June 22, 2020. This is an or in written correspondence to the online auction and the bidding will take place via the internet.

Director of Community Development APN Last Assessee Minimum Bid If you do not have internet access, computer workstations and Sustainability or City Clerk at, or $13,614 are available at most public libraries. At the conclusion of the 046-531-031-000 Ryder Allfam Properties prior to, the public hearing.

046-501-001-000 Reynen & Bardis (Parella) LP $18,044 auction, unsuccessful bidders’ deposits and processing fees will 046-661-001-000 Reynen/Bardis Communities Inc $62,162 be returned to them by Bid4Assets.

Ashley Feeney, 046-661-010-000 Reynen/Bardis Communities Inc $60,675 Director of Community 046-661-011-000 Reynen/Bardis Communities Inc $61,540 Full payment of all purchases is required within 3 business Development & Sustainability 046-665-019-000 Reynen/Bardis Communities $60,279 days of the auction (by July 2, 2020, 1:00 p.m. PDT). A payment 5/22 842 039-125-008-000 Negri Lynna Berry Rev Trust Est $29,490 processing fee of $35.00 will be added to the final price of every $64,484 parcel successfully purchased by a winning bidder and will be 043-210-001-000 Berny Khalid FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME $66,103 collected by the internet vendor by the settlement deadline. A 045-563-006-000 Zou Yan STATEMENT $67,473 California transfer tax, calculated at $1.10 per $1,000, or fraction 045-692-013-000 Zou Yan $18,149 Filed: May 6, 2020 thereof, will be added to the purchase price. If a winning 065-290-007-000 Delacey Thomas & Eugenia R $25,128 FBN Number: F20200353 bidder's payment is not received by the internet vendor by 045-220-005-000 Stathos James G 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) the settlement deadline, the winning bidder's deposit will be 051-201-009-000 Chappell Carnegie & Mildred Estate of $9,580 AASCUNDEN forfeited to the County. Please refer to the conditions of sale 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of 056-263-008-000 Sanchez Salvador $9,255 posted at www.bid4assets.com for more information.

I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true Principal Place of Business in California.

Business is located in Yolo County.

All property is sold as is. The County and its employees are and correct.

105 Second Street not liable for the failure of any electronic equipment that may Woodland, CA 95695 prevent a person from participating in the sale. All sales are Chad Rinde, Yolo County Tax Collector final, with the exception that the Tax Collector reserves the right Executed at: Woodland, Yolo County, California on May 6, 2020. 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), to rescind the sale in the event that an error is discovered that Published in: The Davis Enterprise on: May 15th, 22nd and 29th, 2020 Residence Address, State, and Zip 834 Benjamin Robert Pyles may have affected the due process rights of the former owner. 05/15, 05/22, 05/29 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: April 22, 2020 FBN Number: F20200320 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) THE STRIDE GROUP 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California.

Business is located in Yolo County.

1520 E. Covell Blvd., Suite B5-131 Davis, CA 95616 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Peter Carroll 2620 Caravaggio Place Davis, CA 95618 4. Business Classification: Individual 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: April 16, 2020 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.”

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

6. Signature of Registrant(s): Peter Carroll 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22 822

this statement is true and correct.”

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

6. Signature of Registrant(s): Mabelle Hernandez Zinap Food Corporation, Secretary 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5 837

■ Test-optional for fall 2021 and fall 2022: Campuses will have the option to use ACT/SAT test scores in selection consideration if applicants choose to submit them, and will develop appropriate policies and procedures to implement the Board’s decision.

■ Test-blind for fall 2023 and fall 2024: Campuses will not consider test scores for California public and independent high school applicants in admissions selection, a practice known as “test-blind” admissions. Test scores could still be considered for other purposes such as course placement, certain scholarships and eligibility for the statewide admissions guarantee.

■ New standardized test: Starting in summer 2020 and ending

by January 2021, UC will undertake a process to identify or create a new test that aligns with the content UC expects students to have mastered to demonstrate college readiness for California freshmen.

PUBLIC NOTICE

105 Second Street Woodland, CA 95695 4. Business Classification: Individual 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: April 28, 2020 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.”

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

6. Signature of Registrant(s): Benjamin Robert Pyles 845 5/22, 5/29, 6/5, 6/12 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: May 1, 2020 FBN Number: F20200346 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) FINE WOODCRAFTERS 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California.

Business is located in Yolo County.

227 Jalisco Place Davis, CA 95616 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Daniel R. Hutter 227 Jalisco Place Davis, CA 95616 4. Business Classification: Individual 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.”

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

6. Signature of Registrant(s): Daniel R. Hutter 846 5/22, 5/29, 6/5, 6/12 PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF DAVIS Notice of Public Hearing NOTICE is hereby given that the Davis City Council at its regular meeting of June 2, 2020 commencing at 6:30 p.m., will consider adopting changes to certain fees for the provision of city services. In compliance with the Shelter in Place Order, and as allowed by the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, City Council meetings will be held by teleconference only until further notice. Information on how to participate in meetings is included in the meeting agenda. Inperson attendance at the Community Chambers will not be permitted. This notice is provided in compliance with government code sections 66014, 66016 and 66018.

AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS: The proposed changes and companion staff report will be available online at cityofdavis.org/city-hall/city-council/citycouncil-meetings/agendas or by calling (530) 757-5648. Staff reports for public hearings are generally available 5 days prior to the hearing date.

PUBLIC COMMENTS: All interested parties are invited to participate in the public hearing or send written comments to the Finance Office, FinanceWeb@cityofdavis.org, no later than the hearing date. Because there is no in-person participation allowed, those wishing to comment during the Public Hearing should call the City’s dedicated Public Comment line at (530) 757-5693 and leave a voice mail message to be played during the Public Hearing.

The City does not transcribe its proceedings. Persons who wish to obtain a verbatim record should arrange for attendance by the court reporter or for some other acceptable means of recordation.

If you challenge the action taken on this matter in court, the challenge may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at, or prior to the public hearing.

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HEALTH: Coronavirus crisis had put retirement plans on hold From Page A1 Since then Chapman has guided the county’s response, including issuing a countywide shelter-in-place order in March and a subsequent order requiring county residents to wear face coverings in public. He also oversaw the effort to stop a deadly outbreak at the Stollwood Convalescent Hospital in Woodland, which claimed 15 lives.

He told the Board of Supervisors in April that in his more than three decades investigating disease outbreaks in longterm care facilities, “I’ve honestly never seen an outbreak as stunning as the one at Stollwood, and that tells you something about this virus.”

Chapman has also provided weekly COVID-19 updates to the Board of Supervisors alongside a team of county employees from various departments.

He had taken the last couple of weeks off, “a much-needed break,” he said, but returned for Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting where he described the progress he’s seeing in the county and urged the board to move forward with reopening more businesses.

During his time off, Chapman, a Davis resident, said he visited numerous businesses from Costco to Target, Nugget Markets

to Safeway, and also ordered takeout from local restaurants.

“I’ve been really impressed,” he said. “These businesses have a steady flow of customers, all of whom were wearing face coverings, following safe distancing practices. These businesses and their customers have created a new normal. And our COVID-19 dashboard shows this new normal to be successful. There are very few cases (of COVID-19 now).”

He added that with testing increasing steadily in the county, he had expected to see the number of confirmed cases increasing as well but that has not occurred.

“We’re seeing a steady trickle of cases and likely that will continue for some time,” Chapman said.

“We might see increases of cases, we might see outbreaks, or we might not. We’re really in uncharted territory at this time and nobody knows for sure.

In the meantime, he said, “I am concerned about the longterm health impacts of increasing unemployment which can lead to increasing poverty and ultimately to health inequities.

“In the beginning of the pandemic we really had no idea what impacts the virus would have in Yolo County and we took appropriate measures available to us at the time to slow the virus spread.

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Yolo County Health Officer Dr. Ron Chapman, left, speaks at a February briefing to discuss the response to UC Davis students who were potentially exposed to the coronavirus.

And we’re now at a different point.

“Once our attestation is accepted by the state, I recommend we move into the state’s defined phase two and open additional businesses in a safe and cautious manner and build upon our successful new normal in Yolo County,” he told county supervisors on Tuesday.

Chapman will continue to be the architect of the new normal for the next six weeks, including making a decision on whether to extend the county’s shelter-inplace order beyond June 1, but

Limbos will take over in the interim position after that.

Chapman said Wednesday he is “incredibly proud” to have served the people of Yolo County.

“The county staff and our community partners are my heroes,” said Chapman. “I want to thank all of Yolo County for an amazing and rewarding five years.

Together, we have had a number of incredible achievements.”

Among those achievements: ■ Becoming one of the first California counties to attain national public health accreditation

Dodd’s maternity-care proposal clears committee Special to The Enterprise SACRAMENTO — Legislation from state Sens. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, and Assemblywoman Autumn Burke, D- Inglewood, to improve access to high-quality maternity care in California, cleared a key committee this week with overwhelming, bipartisan support.

Senate Bill 1237, sponsored by the California Nurse-Midwives Association and Black Women for Wellness, also would curb disparities in outcomes for black women and infants and counter the obstetrician shortage — projected to be critical in some counties by 2025.

“Because of the strains placed on our health care system by the coronavirus, it is more important than ever that women get access to quality maternity treatment,” Dodd said. “By increasing access to nurse-midwives, we can improve outcomes for mothers and babies, especially those in rural or inner-city settings.

The current disparity for women of color is absolutely unacceptable. My bill will help bridge the gap.”

SB 1237 would expand access to care by authorizing nurse-midwives to conduct routine services without direct physician supervision, following the lead of 46 other states. California’s current model has not been shown to increase the safety or quality of maternity care.

States that allow autonomous practice within a more integrated, collaborative model between physicians and midwives

show significantly lower rates of cesarean, preterm birth, low birth-weight infants and neonatal death. Nurse-midwives perform 50,000 births a year in California.

Sen. Dodd’s bill comes as experts from the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative report black women in California still die at a rate that is three to four times higher than white women during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. Furthermore, babies born to black women were more than three times as likely to die of a preterm, birthrelated issue as babies born to white women in 2017.

National and international organizations including the March of Dimes and the World Health Organization agree improved access to midwives is a necessary and innovative strategy to reduce and eventually eliminate racial disparities.

"We already see how existing health inequities are being exasperated by the pandemic with black people disproportionately making up the deaths,” said Nourbese Flint, executive director of Black Women for Wellness Action Project.

“The same communities that are disproportionately dying from COVID-19 are at most risk for pregnancy-related death due to structural and systemic barriers. More than ever we need to be using all the tools in the toolbox to preserve and expand safe quality care for birthing people.”

“The burden of morbidity and mortality falls largely on black and indigenous women and those from marginalized communities who cannot receive the care they need and desire,” said Kathleen Belzer, CNMA president. “This is unacceptable. SB 1237 is about CNMs working with physicians and creating a collaborative model to best meet the needs of birthing people and provide the safest care possible.”

The bill also is sponsored by the United Nurses Association of California/ Union of Health Care Professionals and NARAL Pro-Choice California. It passed the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee on an 8-0 vote.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has stated that the obstetric workforce crisis cannot be abated without the help of nurse-midwives in a model of integrated, collaborative care.

In 2018, ACOG released a new version of their Joint Statement of Practice Relations which highlighted the critical shortages and misdistribution of maternity care providers, and called for autonomous practice for nurse-midwives under a model of team-based care.

SB 1237 is proposed during the World Health Organization’s Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, and on the heels of recent statements by leading patient advocacy organizations calling for the immediate reduction in regulatory barriers to nurse-midwifery practice.

PERMISSION: Supes still cautious From Page A1 1.5 per 1,000 residents (which for Yolo County would be a minimum of about 330 per day).

According to the attestation, Yolo County’s testing capacity is estimated to be between 555 and 813 per day. That includes testing via the Napa-Solano-YoloMarin Public Health Lab, hospital labs, commercial labs and the OptumServe state testing site at the Yolo County fairgrounds in Woodland.

■ For contact tracing, the county must have at least 15 staff per 100,000 county residents trained and available for contact tracing.

According to the attestation, “Yolo County currently has implemented a full task force to assist in contact tracing to ensure swift and immediate response to reports of confirmed positive COVID19 cases, with priority given to high-risk groups which include healthcare workers and first responders, individuals living in or going to a congregate setting, hospitalized individuals, and others designated as high risk by authority of the health officer.”

Specifically, the county has 37 staff members who

are trained and available for contact tracing, or approximately 17 staff per 100,000 county population, which exceeds the state metric of 15 staff per 100,000.

“Furthermore, the county has recruitment efforts underway to onboard additional 15 extra help staff, in conjunction with an additional 15 state-hired contact investigators and tracers, to be trained through the state contract tracing academy but managed through Yolo County’s infection control division,” according to the attestation.

■ Regarding availability of supplies, including disinfectant and protective gear, the county attestation said the Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency maintains a cache of medical supplies in the event there is a shortage in the county and has acquired sufficient PPE for county personnel, including face coverings, N-95 and surgical masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer.

Finally, counties must define what triggers would cause them to slow or reverse reopening.

Yolo County will continuously monitor negative trends, according to the attestation, paying attention to:

■ Increasing number of daily new cases over a fiveday period; ■ Increased number of new cases among healthcare workers and first responders; ■ An insufficient amount of PPE for healthcare workers and first responders; ■ Insufficient capacity to test at least 75 percent of residents; ■ Inability to accomplish contact tracing; ■ Inability to provide temporary housing to at least 15 percent of the homeless population; ■ Inability of hospitals to accommodate 35 percent or greater surge; ■ Insufficient supply of PPE at skilled nursing facilities; “Should any significant negative trends be identified in one or more of the readiness areas, the health officer, in collaboration with local stakeholders, will reassess the need to modify the pace of reopening through stage two or tighten restrictions in order to control the spread of COVID-19,” the attestation said.

“The final decision to return to a previous stage will be made in consultation with the California Department of Public Health.”

■ Having one of the lowest smoking rates in the state ■ Managing one of the largest norovirus outbreaks in the United States ■ Launching Health In All policies and Health Equity projects ■ Establishing an efficient response to the Covid-19 pandemic “Dr. Chapman stands in the long and proud tradition of public health officers, dedicated to safeguarding the well-being of their communities,” said Yolo County Board of Supervisors Chair Gary Sandy. “He has been a tireless advocate of prevention, protecting youth from the tobacco industry, and promoting health education.

“His leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic has been steadfast, insightful and anticipatory. We will miss his principled approach to health and safety for all residents of Yolo County.”

As for his decision to step down, Chapman said at this point in the pandemic, “I feel comfortable where we are in Yolo County and decided to continue with retirement.”

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

PARKS: City staff adjusts to reality of sheltering in place From Page A1 been working remotely, have come up with several alternatives, with potentially more on the way.

For kids, that includes the online “Rec 30” program that introduces a new activity that one can do at home each day, while the department has also introduced a virtual sixth-grade dance to replace the annual in-person event.

For older residents, there is a new senior fitness program run over Zoom as well as a live bingo game and social hour. The senior services section of their website also includes the option to take a Zoom tutorial for those who are unfamiliar with the technology.

While this is all going on, the Parks Department is still working hard on maintaining the facilities that are available for public use.

“Our parks, irrigation, urban forestry and contract crews are still working on a daily basis in the field and are taking care of essential services such as mowing, weed abatement, trimming landscaping, repairing irrigation, cleaning restrooms and picking up trash,” Sumersille said.

Despite all the new rules and regulations, the reports from the Police Department seem to indicate that residents are mostly in compliance with the guidelines put in place by the state and county.

“The city appreciates the community’s patience and support as we chart through these unprecedented times,” Sumersille said. “We know that the city’s programs and parks play a vital role in the lives of our community, more than ever and we are doing our best to be as responsive as we possibly can.”

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

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View annual Arts & Humanities exhibit UCD graduate student’s work can be seen on the Manetti Shrem website Special to The Enterprise UC Davis College of Letters and Science graduate students aren’t letting the lack of a physical space stop them from celebrating and sharing their work with the public.

The Arts & Humanities 2020 Graduate Exhibition, usually held at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, will instead take place on the museum website (manettishrem museum.ucdavis.edu) from May 28 to June 14.

The virtual exhibition, called “The Show Goes On,” will feature individual galleries for 29 students in seven disciplines — art, design, art history, music, Native American studies, creative writing and cultural studies. Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19 and remote planning, the same number of departments are participating as in years past, with the department of Native American studies joining for the first time.

“Creating this online exhibition required major coordination and significant support,” said Rachel Teagle, founding director of the

museum. “The Office of the Chancellor and Provost and the College of Letters and Science dean’s office partnered with the museum because we are all committed to the vision of an interdisciplinary exhibition that serves all graduates in the arts and humanities at UC Davis. Everyone involved, especially the students, wanted this to be a real, but unique exhibition that stood on its own.”

The students took varied approaches to their work and its presentation, given the unusual circumstances. Web galleries will include photographs and videos of art and artmaking as well as photos and videos that are the artworks themselves, along with audio recordings, taped presentations of research and written statements.

The exhibition will include a piece that explores an artist’s family’s farm roots, an app that allows one to share memories after death, a reimagining of famous historical photos of Native Americans, and a “flash fiction” story about a dead woman on a road trip.

The work of UC Davis College of Letters and Science graduate students will be on display in “The Show Goes On,” the Arts & Humanities 2020 Graduate Exhibition, this year shown on the Manetti Shrem Museum website.

Among the artwork will be that of Jessica Rattner, above, Brenda Gonzalez, left, Eldy Lazaro, below left, and Tracy Corado, below.

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As in years past, the majority of the participants are from studio art and design, with seven and 10 respectively. Also taking part are five art history students, two doctoral music composition students, two creative writing students, and one each from Native American studies and cultural studies.

A live opening celebration will be held online at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 28, and will include remarks and the announcement of the Keister & Allen Art Purchase Prize for studio art and the Savageau Award for design. Preregistration for the Zoom webinar is required.

For more detailed information, including descriptions of several works and a slide show of many, visit lettersandscience.ucdavis. edu/news/show-goes-on.

UC Davis celebrates 20th annual film festival with online screenings Short films created by both under-grad and grad students Special to The Enterprise The 20th annual Film Fest @ UC Davis will take place Wednesday and Thursday, May 27 and 28, with online screenings of short films by UCD students.

The festival shows works that are eight minutes or less and created by undergraduate and graduate students and recent graduates.

The films cover a variety of genres and styles, from

narrative to documentary to experimental.

A different program is featured each evening, begining at 7 p.m.

Watching the films is free, but audience members can donate on the festival webpage to benefit future festivals.

Viewers are invited to vote online for their favorite film to receive the Golden Aggie Audience’s Choice Award.

“The Film Fest is an important reminder of the strength and perseverance of our artistic community,” said Briana J. Watson, a cinema and digital media major.

“It shows the world that UC Davis students have so much to offer, and it shows our students that there will always be support for their creative abilities.”

For complete details, visit filmfreeway.com/ FilmFestUCDavis.

The 2020 festival is coproduced with support from the College of Letters and Science’s art and art history, cinema and digital media, design, music, and theater and dance departments.

Follow the Film Festival @ UC Davis on Facebook at facebook.com/FilmFest atUCDavis.

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‘Driveways’ Starring: Brian Dennehy, Hong Chau, Lucas Jaye, Jerry Adler, Christine Ebersole, Robyn Payne, Jeter Rivera and Sophia DiStefano Rating: Not rated, but with some blunt profanity

BY DERRICK BANG Enterprise film critic There are movie stars and there are actors.

And, rarely, there are actors: the wielders of true magic. The ones who slide into a role with such smoothness — such casual subtlety — that you’re not even aware of the craft on display. You simply spend time with that character.

I first clocked Brian Dennehy in 1978’s “Foul Play,” when his small supporting role — jostling for attention among scene-stealers Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn and Dudley Moore — nonetheless registered. Considerably, in fact; he was the one authentic human being among exaggerated burlesques. It was a clever move by writer/director Colin Higgins, because it allowed Dennehy to stand out.

He probably caught the attention of most moviegoers as the overzealous, hard-ass sheriff in 1982’s “First Blood,” which kickstarted Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo franchise. Dennehy’s CV since then has been far too impressive to cite here: always engaging, always enjoyable. Even when he was just larking about — as in the two “F/X” films he made with Bryan Brown — the work was solid. He became that guy.

His film work was eclipsed by a stage career that netted two Tony Awards, for “Death of a Salesman” and “Long Day’s Journey into Night.”

Dennehy died on April 20 — 81 years old, and still too young — but he left us with one final sterling performance, in director Andrew Ahn’s sensitive indie drama, “Driveways.”

The achingly poignant Hannah Bos/Paul Thureen script is buoyed further by co-stars Hong Chau and Lucas Jaye. Although additional characters briefly drift in and out, this is essentially a three-hander: a delicate, intimate study of loneliness and regret, and the healing power of simply

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When Del (Brian Dennehy) realizes that a friend has failed to provide a promised ride, Kathy (Hong Chau) grudgingly agrees to drive him — in part because her son, Cody (Lucas Jaye), insists that it’s the right thing to do. reaching out.

Ahn wastes no time in a backstory. Single parent Kathy (Chau) and her young son Cody (Jaye), after a long drive, pull into the driveway of her long-estranged and recently deceased older sister.

Night has fallen, and Kathy’s body language is reluctant, resigned but grimly resolute; Cody has the morose face of an adult who hasn’t experienced enough joy.

The long-retired Del (Dennehy), living along next door, notes their arrival.

Arrangements, obviously made in haste, are incomplete; Kathy and Cody aren’t able to get inside.

They backtrack to a cheap motel, and return — better prepared — in the morning. Once inside, they’re greeted by a hoarder’s nightmare; the house is wall-towall, floor-to-ceiling with junk and debris that completely conceals what once must’ve been a cheerful, cozy home.

Kathy is horrified and overwhelmed; the shock and dismay on Chau’s face are palpable.

She’s by nature defensive and prickly, and perhaps too protective of Cody: reactions that become easy to understand, as Ahn and his writers eventually insert character details. Pregnant too young, wisely distanced from

Cody’s father, not attached to geography or any other family members, likely deprived of the “fun phase” enjoyed by most twenty- and thirtysomethings, but — full credit to her — working hard to make a life for the two of them, while slowly pursuing a career.

I love the impulsiveness of Kathy’s actions one evening, after a hard day of attempting to sort the mess before the house can be put on the market, when she attempts to give herself an evening out — and the result thereof.

Such subtle writing by Bos and Thureen.

It should be noted that Chau conveys much of her character’s moods and emotions without dialogue, via body language and carefully nuanced expressions; Kathy often is alone in this house, and not one to talk to herself. But she’s by no means unnaturally silent: Kathy and Cody share a strong bond — she calls him “Professor” — and their mother/ son conversations sound absolutely authentic.

Things with Del get off to a ragged start, due to a mild misunderstanding; Cody, his boyish curiosity — and an obviously good heart — overcoming natural shyness, comes to the rescue. Del makes the next crucial move: a

thoughtful surprise that greets Kathy and Cody when they return to their horrific chore the following morning.

As expected, the story soon focuses on the developing bond between this lonely, fatherless little boy and this much older man, who quietly nurtures his own pain. Dennehy, as well, conveys much of Del’s thoughts and emotions wordlessly; he puts so much into a sigh, a sidelong glance, a bemused half-smile.

Sidebar characters include Linda (Christine Ebersole), a nosy neighbor whose chatty intrusiveness can’t conceal the woman’s absolute lack of empathy; she’s accompanied by two obnoxious grandsons, obvious little thugs, who regard Cody with the predatory gaze of jackals about to leap on an antelope.

Jeter Rivera and Sophia DiStefano are far more approachable as Miguel and Anna, two lively kids more Cody’s age and temperament, who bond over a shared interest in manga comic books. Here, too, Bos and Thureen nail the way exuberant children talk to each other; the result is quite endearing.

Del spends some of his time at the local VFW lodge, playing bingo with a gaggle of friends that includes Rodger (Jerry

Adler, nicely understated). This, too, is a key relationship; Rodger is becoming forgetful, and sliding into dementia, much to Del’s dismay. As with so much else in this masterfully constructed story, this situation isn’t necessarily destined for any sort of resolution; it just is — as would be the case, in real life.

Robyn Payne also stands out as Charlene, a sympathetic real estate agent whose heart breaks on Kathy’s behalf — upon witnessing the mess involved — over the enormity of the task facing her. To her credit, Charlene doesn’t flee. (One hates to think that she’s seen this before.)

Charlotte Royer’s production design feels as authentic as everything else; the little slice of this neighborhood is classic, semirural suburbia. (Filming took place in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where Bos and Thureen met while students at Vassar.)

Jay Wadley’s gentle score, dominated by plaintive piano and strings, perfectly augments the heavily emotional atmosphere.

This drama is laden with poignant and deeply intimate little moments: a small film with an enormous heart. I particularly love the scenes with Dennehy and Jaye: Del and Cody quietly eating sandwiches together, reading at a table in the library, mowing the lawn. The connection between them is palpable.

Following award-nominated screenings at several film festivals last year and earlier this year, “Driveways” bypassed theatrical release and has come directly to Amazon Prime and other streaming services. I’d argue this is a good move; Ahn’s sensitive drama is best experienced in the intimacy of one’s home.

Because, ultimately, this story is all about home.

‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’: A disappointing bloom Sloppy storytelling mars this visually sumptuous fantasy

When encouraged to look around an office laden with all manner of strange artifacts and colorful treasures, Mary discovers a mirror with a concealed receptacle behind it, which contains a book of powerful magic spells.

BY DERRICK BANG Enterprise film critic Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli clearly has inspired the look and narrative approach of Japanese animated cinema.

“Mary and the Witch’s Flower” comes by this influence honestly, since director/co-scripter Hiromasa Yonebayashi helmed 2010’s “The Secret World of Arrietty” and 2014’s “When Marnie Was There” for Ghibli, earning an Academy Award nomination for the latter.

“Mary and the Witch’s Flower” marks Yonebayashi’s directorial debut for his own recently founded Studio Ponoc. Although it has the gorgeous, hand-drawn lushness of a Ghibli production, Yonebayashi didn’t pay sufficient attention to the story and its characters; too much of the action feels random and unfocused, as if we’re watching the abbreviation of a much richer miniseries.

This is also one of those aggravating fantasies that fails to remain consistent with its own rules, and where characters, good and bad, are only as strong — or weak — as a given moment demands.

Which is sad, given that the film is adapted from Mary Stewart’s popular 1971 children’s book, “The Little Broomstick.” Yonebayashi and co-scripter Riko Sakaguchi have done it no favors; they’ve overloaded Stewart’s gently rural fable with a slice of

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steampunk that feels quite out of place.

Matters aren’t helped by the fact that Netflix limits us to the dubbed British voice cast, robbing us of the more story-appropriate Japanese actors.

“Mary” opens with a cataclysmic prologue, as a young girl attempts to escape from a conflagration that destroys some sort of immense structure; she’s pursued by slithery, gelatinous creatures out of a nightmare, their grasping tentacles attempting to absorb her.

She seems to get away, but then a final blast of wind knocks her and the flying broom to ground in a forest, where tiny glowing blue spheres — which she has carefully sheltered — burst and have a most unusual effect on nearby trees and animals.

At which point, we cut abruptly to young Mary Smith (voiced by Ruby Barnhill), living in a northern England country estate owned by her Great-Aunt Charlotte (Lynda Baron), while her parents are off elsewhere. Mary is an impetuous and careless klutz who hates her uncontrollable, bright-red hair;

she repeatedly gets in the way of her aunt, the housekeeper Miss Banks (Morwenna Banks) and gardener Zebedee (Rasmus Hardiker).

One day she’s befriended by two cats — Tib and Gib — who belong to a local boy named Peter (Louis Ashbourne Serkis). The cats lead her to an unusual plant with glowing blue flowers that we recognize from the prologue; Zebedee identifies them as “flyby-nights,” reputed to be coveted by witches, for their magical powers.

The following day, Gib has disappeared; a clearly agitated Tib leads Mary into the woods, despite an enveloping mist that Aunt Charlotte and all locals regard as “dangerous” (precisely why, is left unexplained). Mary finds a broom — the broom, from the prologue — and something quite unexpected occurs, when she mashes one of the blue flowers on its wooden shaft.

One exhilarating ride over the clouds later, Mary and Tib find themselves at a massive campus: Endor College, where young witches and warlocks come to study.

The typically Japanese fantasy creatures and steampunk touches notwithstanding, the exterior and interior are a total steal from Harry Potter’s Hogwarts.

(Mind you, Mary Stewart clearly got there first, given that her book preceded J.K. Rowlings’ first novel by a quarter-century. But that doesn’t excuse Yonebayashi from visualizing Stewart’s Endor College in such a derivative manner, which positively screams Hogwarts.)

Anyway…

Headmistress Madam Mumblechook (Kate Winslet) and chemistry teacher Doctor Dee (Jim Broadbent) assume that Mary is a new student; to her surprise — and delight — the fly-by-night has indeed granted her some impressive magical skills. Everything seems fantabulous, giving the formerly woebegone Mary an exciting new sense of self.

Ah, but appearances can be deceiving.

Indeed, Mary — and Peter, and the cats — quickly find themselves in quite a pickle. The film’s second and third acts involve chases, skirmishes,

‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ Starring (voices): Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Ewen Bremner, Lynda Baron, Morwenna Banks and Rasmus Hardiker Rating: PG, for no particular reason ill-advised decisions and many magical battles.

All of this should be suspenseful, but it doesn’t work out that way.

Although Mary has the

stubborn determination and resourceful pluck we expect from an animé heroine, her successes and failures feel rushed, contrived and manipulative, rather than the organic ups and downs of a coherent narrative.

All told, the package is undeniably gorgeous, but Yonebayashi’s attention to narrative detail leaves much to be desired. He needs to pay more attention to what Miyazaki always has understood: Nothing is more important than story.

— Read more of Derrick Bang’s film criticism at http://derrickbang. blogspot.com. Comment on this review at www. davisenterprise.com.

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Was PG&E outcome ever in doubt?

It’s now time I to unleash enterprise

BY KEN MONRO Special to CalMatters

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wo months into California’s economic lockdown, it’s time to start working on creating a V-shaped economic recovery.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has shown strong leadership during the past couple months in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Now he needs to unleash the power of private enterprise to protect our livelihoods.

He made the right decision in moving the state into a shelter-in-place strategy at a time when many people were still not convinced COVID-19 was that serious a threat.

As a result, the virus has not had the same impact here as it has in many other large states.

It is also important that we continue to take prudent precautions to prevent a spike in cases or a later second wave of illnesses.

However, the unemployment statistics are beyond alarming. Nearly 4.6 million California workers have filed for unemployment benefits since March, and Newsom projects the state’s unemployment rate will peak north of 24.5%. In comparison, the jobless rate peaked at “just” 12.3% during the Great Recession in 2010.

While many counties are easing their shelter-in-place mandatesand businesses are trying to reopen, many sectors of the economy remain shut down. And most businesses that are open or are trying to do so have had to radically rethink their operations to allow employees and customers to practice safe social distancing.

As a result, many of the state’s 1.4 million family businesses are struggling, even with the influx offederal assistance. If the strict quarantine lasts much longer, many of these businesses — and the 7 million jobs they provide — will be gone.

Needless to say, billions of dollars in tax revenues that state and local officials were counting on to provide the wide array of government services are gone as well. If the economy doesn’t rebound, the loss in tax dollars will be far greater, resulting in even morepainful cuts.

We will not be going back to “business as usual” any time soon, but there are four things the governor could do to jumpstart the economy and help family businesses in particular before it’s too late for many of us to resume operations.

First and foremost, he should urge backers of the so-called split-roll initiative to stand down. Now is not the time to make dramatic changes to Proposition 13 and burden struggling businesses with an additional $12 billion in commercial property taxes. Even in the best of times, raising business taxes by this huge amount would cause many companies to fail and cause many others to downsize or relocate out of state. Doing so now would be devastating to the economy. econd, he should suspend AB 5. The prohibitions against independent contractors are so restrictive that they will make it hard for many family businesses to get back on their feet.

Third, he should work with lawmakers to provide protection during the rest of the year for employers against wage and hour lawsuits authorized by the Private Attorneys General Act. These lawsuits filed by trial lawyers can cost employers hundreds of thousands of dollars for paperwork violations even when workers incur no damages. Family businesses will need as much flexibility as possible to rebuild operations after this shutdown.

Finally, the governor has the authority to suspend the mandated minimum wage increases if economic conditions warrant it — and clearly they do. Holding off further increases until our family businesses can recover would be extremely helpful.

The governor has shown Californians leadership to prevent the coronavirus from causing a public health catastrophe. It’s now time for him to show the same leadership to prevent an economic catastrophe that could last for years.

— Ken Monroe is chair of the Family Business Association of California, kmonroe@holtca.com. He wrote this commentary for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s Capitol works and why it matters.

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t’s fair to ask a simple question as Pacific Gas & Electric Co. gets set to exit bankruptcy sometime before a June 30 deadline: Was the outcome a done deal before this ever started?

That’s a valid question because while PG&E will emerge with a mostly different board of directors, it’s essentially the same company as ever, covering the same territory with the same personnel and customers. This repeatedly felonious utility, admittedly responsible for about 100 premature deaths in the last 10 years, will stay in business partly at the expense of electricity consumers almost everywhere in California.

PG&E is also a model for the state’s other two large privately-owned electric suppliers, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric, whose own maintenance problems caused multiple deaths in recent wildfire seasons. In short, if PG&E could get away with its crimes, the others will have the same privilege should they cause similar damage. While the others have not caused harm on the scale of havoc inflicted

by PG&E, they have caused plenty of destruction via fires from San Diego to Ventura.

Early on in the bankruptcy proceeding, which played out in federal court in San Francisco, there was plenty of

loud talk from Gov. Gavin Newsom about a possible state takeover of some PG&E equipment and functions. At one point, he said PG&E “No longer exists.”

Uh-uh. Its customers and victims are discovering PG&E very much exists.

In fact, state regulators are treating this blighted company just as they always have, even though some faces on the California Public Utilities Commission changed in the last two years. That is to say, PG&E still gets the same favored treatment over its customers, just like all utilities have through the last 60-plus years.

If the outcome was not pre-ordained, how else to explain what happened to some of the 70,000-plus uninsured or underinsured victims of Northern California blazes the utility helped cause over the last three years, including the Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise and killed at least 85? Just two weeks before the voting deadline in mid-May, a still-unknown number had not received

ballots in the vote on whether to OK a settlement with PG&E. Yet, the PUC did not try to delay the deadline, even though there had to be a yes vote on the settlement before the utility could exit bankruptcy.

The vote was by no means certain, as about half the proposed $13 billion settlement consists of PG&E stock currently worth much less than the value it’s given in the settlement.

How else to explain that out of a so-called $2.1 billion fine the PUC assessed the company for negligence, $1.9 billion will go to maintain and upgrade equipment?

That’s not a fine; it’s an investment. Meanwhile, the regulators excused PG&E from paying the other $200 million of the “fine,” reversing a decision by their own administrative law judge. ow else to explain the fact that the state’s new Wildfire Fund, designed to reimburse utilities for future damages they expect to cause, was partly designed by the woman Newsom later made president of the PUC? She then helped the commission approve charges to most California consumers without even an evidentiary hearing on whether any charge to ratepayers is justified.

The Wildfire Fund next “borrowed” $2 billion from

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the state’s Surplus Money Investment Fund, which normally buys high-yield securities with budgeted money unused by state agencies. The state’s schools and other general fund agencies sorely need that money right now, with massive budget cuts coming.

Will it ever be clawed back or will it merely wait for the utilities to do more damage?

The strong implication of all this is that the outcome as pre-ordained. Said San Diego consumer lawyer Michael Aguirre, “The governor (and his appointees) spent all of 2019 (and part of 2020) using state powers to save the debt- and liability-ridden PG&E — his longtime financial backer.”

Aguirre is now suing for an end of consumer payments for the Wildfire Fund, which he maintains were illegally OK’d by the PUC. All of which makes it logical for every electric customer in California to figure PG&E’s survival was completely assured before the ballyhooed bankruptcy proceeding ever started.

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LETTERS Follow the rules I fear that the next coronavirus outbreak in our area will be in Davis.

On Saturday morning, May 2, when I cruised by the Farmers Market, I noticed there were lots and lots of people there.

There were almost as many people as before the quarantine. Nobody was social-distancing, as it was pretty impossible to do at that time. I also noticed that whole lot of people were not wearing masks.

Then I went up the street to the Post Office, and I noticed an employee was on the main floor putting packages in the locked bins and her mask was under her chin. Lots of good it does there. When I went to Newsbeat, I noticed that very few people on the street wearing masks.

Trader Joe’s is doing a great job of limiting the amount of people in the store.

The also are not allowing customers in without a mask. They are diligently cleaning the carts and baskets. Kudos to Trader Joe’s.

Too many people are not following the rules and we do not know, in some cases, if we are contagious. We are all in this together.

Better shape up, Davis this is real!

P.S. Benkert Davis

The beginning of the end?

No democracy has ever survived more than 250-300 years. This is because the non-producers vote for themselves more and more “goodies” from a benevolent government, and the money the State collects from the ‘producers’ eventually always runs out.

I always thought that the next revolution would come the day the Welfare checks bounced, or the banks only handed out worthless paper dollars. But now, with Washington’s and many state governors’ draconian measures, 35 million people out of work, businesses failing, and probably no working COVID-19 vaccine for 1-2 years, this along with the fear, fanned by the government may just be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.

Printing trillions of paper dollars, is not a viable answer. Most Americans believe in our Constitution, are used to being able to work, and want to be free.

You cannot by decree, to “keep people safe,” force them into a new, unreasonable “norm” decided on by power-hungry,

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often self-serving leaders at both the Washington and state level. History has shown, multiple times, that those who give up their freedom for safety end up neither free nor safe.

Can this trend be reversed? Possibly, but I doubt it. May be if the country is rapidly opened, the kids sent back to school, the irrational fear allayed, it can be postponed. Yes, there will be an upswing of COVID-19 cases and deaths, but this will happen if you open now, in one month, in three months, in a year, as long as you have an immune-naive population and no working vaccine.

The lockdown was never meant to stop the disease, only to lower the curve so as to not overwhelm the medical/hospital system. That has been achieved, it is time to open up the schools and the businesses, and slowly return to our norm, not to the norm Big Brother, the government, wants to push down our throats!

Horst Weinberg Davis

Masking the problem The letter of April against facemasks is correct; masks are not perfect. Nonetheless, they are physical barriers.

A video from the New England Journal of Medicine shows what physical barriers can do. The experiment has a person speak two words softly, louder and loudest. A green laser light sheet was devised to visualize the spray of droplets that came out with these words. Particles between 20 and 500 mm could be seen as green flashes, the larger particles showing up brighter and the louder voices generating more sprays. The different sized green flashes were so profuse,

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they looked like all the stars in the Milky Way. When a damp cloth was placed over the mouth, only background sprays were seen.

The stated purpose of this experiment was to demonstrate speech does generate sprays of droplets and that these droplets can be stopped with a damp cloth. This was accomplished, although testing fabric and surgical masks (the loose fitting masks used in general medical/dental clinics) would give more practical information. That the smallest droplets were not seen is likely due to limitations of this laser technique. Therefore, whether the droplets that can become aerosolized (those smaller than 5-10 mm) would be stopped could not be determined.

Whether this virus is transmitted through aerosols is still under debate.

This visualization experiment supports the use of face coverings to protect others from the larger of our speech generated droplets. And we know patients shed this virus even before symptoms appear.

So thanks to all the Davisites wearing face masks; it’s a sign of our concern for others. This, along with physical distancing of at least 6 feet, frequent hand washing and sheltering at home are all ways we are limiting the spread of this monster virus.

Considering the tens of thousands of deaths in states that delayed action and the governors and one president that are at odds with science, I am so proud of our public health departments, medical institutions, local and state governments all pulling together to save lives. Let’s all do our part.

Mary M. Zhu Davis

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hlorine conundrum ... I received a lot of emails with questions about my recent article on local swimming pools, which cited Yolo County Environmental Health officials who noted, “There is no concern with coronavirus being transmitted by pool water, as long as the proper chlorine and pH levels are maintained.”

Some readers misinterpreted that statement as a veiled blessing to hop back into pools, asking me why — “if chlorine works to inactivate the virus” — aquatics groups (like the 600-member Davis Aquatic Masters team in town) haven’t yet been allowed back into facilities.

Later on in the same article, I answered that question, clarifying that the issue lies in how best to implement social-distancing practices at pools, not fear of spreading COVID-19 via the water. If Yolo County continues to progress through the state’s phases of reopening and positive cases of the virus in our area do decline, that

could mean an earlier return to the water for local swimmers than originally projected by the county.

I have my fingers crossed, even if it means pools without locker room access and limited swimmers in the water at once. Sadly, UC Davis Campus Recreation has already canceled its camps and aquatics programming for the summer.

It can’t just be me … Back when driving to work was still a thing, I used to pride myself on the fact that I’ve got a friend in the diamond business, the Shane Company. And if you don’t understand that reference, then you’ve clearly never listened to Sacramento area AM talk radio.

Now that I only take my Honda out for joy rides to Grocery Outlet, the only folks who’ve retained daily contact with me are Steve’s and Lamppost Pizza. I don’t remember signing up for updates, but I must’ve at some point because I get a text from both every single day, notifying me of their latest meal deal.

And while I could simply opt-out of those messages, it hasn’t been lost on me that both those businesses are not only advertisers in The Davis Enterprise, but have also been staunch supporters of Davis High athletics, including the DHS swim team I coach. So I implore you sometime when you’re just not feeling like cooking at home, to support those two longtime local pizza places.

Clock’s ticking ... For the first time since the shutdown went into effect, I reported on deadline this past Tuesday when the California Collegiate Athletic Association, which governs Division II athletics in the state, announced it was

canceling all fall sports competition. The memo was released online shortly after CSU Chancellor Tim White’s decision to conduct all classes virtually this fall.

The CCAA order, which I found abrupt, considering it came less than three hours after White’s, will impact hundreds of studentathletes.

And while nothing has been declared by the NCAA or any Division I conferences about canceling fall sports, I’m still afraid of how the CCAA’s choice might serve as an indicator of more to come.

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oom, Zoom … I’m sick of reading articles about how different individuals and organizations are adapting to the shutdown by using platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Webex to connect with one another. Hopefully, we’re finally past that being “newsworthy.”

However, what goes down via Zoom is sometimes still interesting …

This past month, Devil coach Jenn Morris and her DHS girls lacrosse team held a unique Senior Night via Zoom, with underclassmen surprising their graduating teammates in real time with driveby gifts left at their front doorsteps.

My own DHS swim team also partnered with St. Francis for a virtual Delta League Championships. Rather than race, we competed in a home scavenger hunt and held a medley-relay video competition.

Athletes from both teams worked together to make fourpart clips of themselves “swimming” each leg of the relay and the results were hilarious, considering most of them had no actual pool to swim in.

Fox40 News Sports Director Jim Crandell has even been airing them occasionally on the Channel 40’s 6 p.m. broadcasts.

It’s been a nice bit of levity during otherwise stressful times.

— Reach Owen Yancher at oyancher@davisenterprise.net.

Bitners adapts to his life online Local lineman juggles school, sports & camp

BY LEV FARRIS GOLDENBERG Enterprise staff writer For Nate Bitners — and for student-athletes everywhere — the pandemic has thrown everything except gravity out of whack.

The 6-foot-8 former Davis High lineman was all geared up for spring football at Sierra College before cancellations and shelter-inplace orders swept the country.

After a freshman season that saw him crack the starting lineup as the Wolverines went 7-4 and won the NorCal Grizzly Bowl, Bitners hoped to continue his training in preparation for this fall.

Now, he gets work in by running or sprinting most days and playing baseball with little brother Nolan at a park near their house in Woodland. In place of field work, the Wolverines host Zoom calls to dry runs of plays they’re expected to execute ... if there’s a fall season ahead.

“You know, it’s been a bit hard,” Bitners said. “Especially because I’m not able to go to a gym to work out or I’m not able to go see my teammates ... or do normal practice.”

His dad, Andrew, is still working as an electrician for the Office of State Publishing, while Nolan, a Blue Devil junior, had his trackand-field season cut short at the same time as his classes moved online.

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Davis High graduate Nate Bitners (72) is eager to get back on the gridiron for Sierra College. Last season, hard work and a little luck landed him in the starting rotation for the Wolverines. the same for fall.

But the massive tackle holds out hope that football can still be played as he hopes to build on his past season: a year in which he made big steps (the only kind of steps Bitners takes) to be starting in the last few games.

“The main thing is I’ve had to get so much faster. You bump up to college level, and my first one-onones I got beat horribly,” he said. “ I didn’t stand a chance.”

The freshman worked with offensive line coach Daniel DiazRomero on his technique and on

what he calls “the small, little nuances.”

But Bitners — 360 pounds of humble — has to mention that an injury to their starting left tackle led to his cracking the lineup.

“I can’t say that my starting was just because I worked my way up the ladder, cause it kinda wasn’t ...

It was me working my way up a bit and then getting lucky.”

Football and classes are not the only things that have moved online for Bitners since the pandemic broke out.

He serves as a camp counselor

for Camp Kesem, a nation-wide organization run by college students that supports children with parents affected by cancer. This year, the camp will be held online for the first time since its founding in 2000.

It would have been Nate, Nolan and little sister Nellee’s seventh year of camp at the UC Davis chapter. They have attended every summer since their mother, Pauline, passed away in 2014.

That summer, Bitners found out he was going about a week before camp.

“My mom’s passing was so recent, I know for me I was like ‘Nah, screw this I don’t wanna go to this.’ Sending me to some summer camp, like why would I want to do that?

“I eventually went, and God, I’m glad I did. It’s opened up so much in my life, and so many of the friends I have now are because of Kesem,” Bitners told The Enterprise.

Kesem welcomes children aged 6 through 16 and provides campers a variety of fun activities — including cabin chats, where campers can reflect on how cancer has affected them.

Bitners is a first-time counselor this year.

“I wanted to be a part of it because it did so much for me, and I wanted to give back to (this community). It’s kind of just brought me another level of love for Kesem.

Now, I get to be a part of making this experience (terrific) for these kids.”

Whether a ferocious lineman or a caring counselor, Bitners gives his all. This year, he will be doing so from the comfort of home.

Notes: Bitners was part of the 2018 Blue Devil football squad that went 6-5 and made the playoffs after an 0-10 season in 2017. ...

They paved the road for last fall’s team, which exploded for a 10-2 record and the first DHS playoff victory in decades. … Every Friday the Devils were at home, Bitners would drive down from Rocklin after practice to watch them play. … “Watching them just crush everyone this year, it was an awesome experience,” he said. “I know a lot of the guys on that team, and it was awesome watching them — I had so much fun with it.”

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

Let’s take a ride in the Way Back Machine E mpty are the halls that would normally be clamoring with Davis High students, many who would be sharing the anticipation of graduation, awards ceremonies or the end-of-the-school-year rush to Sac-Joaquin Section titles.

But the campus is quiet. There is no softball tournament. The track-and-field season ended before it had a chance to gel and Blue Devil baseball, under firstyear coach Ethan Guevin, will have to wait another year to begin its new legacy.

For student-athletes — and the sports fans that follow them — social distancing has been torture.

Any excuse to bond, workout while sheltering in place or learn more about their individual sports has been precious. That dark cloud hanging over everyone’s head needs to move on. We need definition on the summer and fall future on sports ... not knowing

wears on everyone.

As journalists, we’ve worn out the Zoom-meeting angles and brackets to determine the best of this and the bests of that.

As writers, from time-to-time we come across unique pastimes while kids and their parents are quarantined. Mostly these days we’re talking negatives with people who chime in by saying, “We haven’t heard anything about whether or not our season will happen next fall.”

We can only report “I don’t know” in so many ways.

So, given the uncertainty of what lies ahead, I opened the vault and went back a decade to take a nostalgic drink of Blue Devil sports from the week of May 17, 2010.

What I’ve found was business as usual for the school that has won more regional CIF titles than any other school. Close your eyes and pretend these vignettes are now.

No, wait. Open your eyes and read what life was like on planet Earth when the inhabitants of Davis roamed freely ...

Soccer: Remember when the girls played in the spring? It wasn’t freezing and huge crowds turned out at Yudin Field?

During this week 10 years ago, the Blue Devils, still under the watchful eye of coach Allen Carlson, handed nationally ranked Turlock (18-1-2) its only loss of the season and advanced to the section finals.

Goals by Anna Maria Gilbertson and Sarah Sadler did the trick

in a 2-0 victory.

Unfortunately, arch-nemesis St. Francis awaited in the title game and won the crown on PKs. Baseball: DHS standouts Bo MacArthur and Greg Carter earned first-team Delta Valley Conference all-league honors while catcher Tom Lyon, outfielder Josh Cosio and infielder Jacob Neal were accorded secondteam status.

The Devils, in one of the few offseasons in coach Dan Ariola’s 20-plus years at the helm, went 12-15 and got knocked out of the playoffs early (5-1 by Jesuit).

Track: Forty-nine Blue Devils qualified for the SJS finals. Coach Spencer Elliott would proudly stand by as six of those Davis products — distance specialists Bob Riestenberg and Grayson Hough would join 4x400 competitors Alec Zavala, Bryan Soto, Derek Nelson and Ian Rock at the State championships in Clovis.

Nelson also qualified for the 400-meter dash and 300 hurdles.

The following year, Rock (also a triple-jump qualifier in 2010) would go 16-2 in the pole vault to win the state crown.

It was even fun to dwell on the once-upon-a-time little kids ...

Reported the May 18 Davis Enterprise: “Quentin McCray pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout — and added two hits and an RBI — as the Giants got past the Mets 2-0 in Davis Little League major-division play Saturday.

“McCray singled home Kevin Blanc with the first run in the fourth inning and, eventually, Dan Shuman scored the other on Brendan Pohl’s sacrifice fly. Nick Borowsky and Tyler Crowell had the Mets’ hits.

I go any deeper, I’ll break into tears.

— Reach Bruce Gallaudet at bgallaudet41@gmail.com.

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