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The Davis Beer Shoppe previously received the OK to resume serving draft beer as long as patrons also purchased food from a neighboring restaurant. But all Yolo County bars will be allowed to reopen Friday, according to county health officials, though all will have to ensure physical distancing between tables and other requirements.
BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer
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Officials support reopening bars BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Bars in Yolo County are among the businesses that will be cleared to reopen later this week, along with wineries, gyms and fitness centers, schools and day camps. The state provided guidance for reopening those businesses last week and the county’s health officer, Dr. Ron Chapman, told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday he believes that guidance sufficient. “I have reviewed the guidances, they are extremely well done,” said Chapman, who added that they will be adjusted to conform with the
county’s local order requiring face coverings. “Personally … I feel comfortable recommending that we allow these activities and businesses to reopen on June 12 as we continue to build this new normal with public health measures in place to make these businesses and activities as safe as possible during the pandemic.” That said, Chapman noted that “the virus is still out there.” “Therefore, as we continue to reopen, we need to stay vigilant with testing, contact tracing and maintaining our successful public health measures.” Some bars in Davis had already
received the county’s OK to resume service as long as food was purchased by customers as well. That followed a decision by the state Alcohol Beverage Control Board that standalone bars could reopen if they teamed up with a licensed caterer, food truck vendor or restaurant to serve food with alcohol purchases. “We’re back!” the Davis Beer Shoppe said on its Facebook page Tuesday. “Draft beers now available, with food purchase. Limited seating and lots of fun new rules we have to play by.”
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Davis resident Jim Carr returned Thursday to the Miller Drive neighborhood he has called home for more than 40 years and was greeted by neighbors on the street welcoming him with cheers and applause. Carr, a retired attorney, had spent the last three months at the Stollwood Convalescent Hospital in Woodland. He’d gone there on March 4, following hip-replacement surgery, for what was expected to be a monthlong stay for physical therapy and rehabilitation. But on April 7, the night before his planned discharge, Carr’s wife, retired Davis teacher Phyllis York, received a call from his doctor: Carr had COVID-19. In fact, he was the very first patient at Stollwood diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. Many more cases followed, including 32 other patients and 34 staff members, and 17 died
Newsom and lawmakers pursue budget compromise
Gandhi statue vandalized
BY LAUREL ROSENHALL
Enterprise staff writer
CalMatters Even with the process controlled entirely by Democrats, a certain degree of tension is wired into the annual ritual of crafting a state budget in Sacramento. The spending plan, after all, is a powerful opportunity for the governor and each house of the Legislature to demonstrate their priorities in caring for 40 million Californians. So despite lots of common ground on the upcoming budget, some key disagreements have surfaced as legislative leaders
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and Gov. Gavin Newsom hammer out a final deal in advance of a June 15 deadline. What is different this time: The two sides are negotiating amid a bleak economic scenario, with surging unemployment, greater demand for government services and a deficit that could be as large as $54 billion. And that, undoubtedly, amps up the stress in their private debates. “When you are negotiating how to cut up the pie, that is the easiest form of
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BY LAUREN KEENE Someone vandalized the statue of Mohandas Gandhi at Central Park earlier this week, resurrecting for some the controversy that surrounded the figure when Davis city leaders approved its installation nearly four years ago. The vandal or vandals used red and black spray paint to deface the 6-foot-tall bronze statue of the social activist and its concrete base, located near the park’s main playground, with expletives and words such as “rapist.” Davis police Lt. Art Camacho said the vandalism, discovered on Monday, initially went
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unreported to the Police Department. “However, police became aware of this incident through social media” and sent a community services team to the park to take a report, Camacho said. By Tuesday, a cleanup effort left only small patches of red paint. Requests for comments from the city were referred to Police Chief Darren Pytel, who said no suspects have been identified. Anyone with information about the vandalism is asked to contact the Police Department at 530-747-5400. “It’s very unfortunate that someone spraypainted the
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Jim Carr arrives home in Davis to a warm welcome from neighbors who gathered to congratulate him on his recovery from the novel coronavirus. during what has been the county’s worst outbreak during the pandemic. Skilled nursing facilities like Stollwood have been hit hard by the virus, which spreads easily in congregate care facilities and has proven especially deadly to older adults. Carr, 73, would certainly fit into the category of those at risk. But he ended up one of the lucky
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Maya Zingaro, right, and Gabi Skilling clean up the statue of Mohandas K. Gandhi in Central Park on Monday after vandals covered it in paint and graffiti.
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