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Fires threaten rural towns with tainted water

Candidates square off on Zoom

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For more than a month after a wildfire raced through his lakeside community and destroyed his Napa County home, Kody Petrini couldn’t drink the water from the taps.

He wasn’t even supposed to boil it.

And, worried about harming his 16-month-old, Petrini wouldn’t wash his youngest son Levi with it. Instead, he took the extraordinary precaution of bathing him in bottled water.

Among the largest wildfires in California history, the LNU Lightning Complex fires killed five people and destroyed nearly 1,500 structures — including whole blocks of the Berryessa Highlands neighborhood where Petrini’s home stood.

Camped out in a trailer on his in-laws’ nearby lot, the 32-yearold father of two, along with all of his neighbors, was warned not to drink the water or boil it because it could be contaminated with dangerous compounds like benzene that seep into pipes in burned areas.

Drinking water has been contaminated with hazardous

enough water to fight fires.

The cost of fixing the damage to water systems: up to $150 million in just one small town.

Towns and water agencies also are grappling with advice to give residents in fire-ravaged areas, who are confused by

Current and former Davis City Council members touted their accomplishments in office in a series of online election forums held Sunday while six challengers critiqued those records and made their cases for change.

Three Zoom forums in all were held on Sunday — hosted by the League of Women Voters Davis Chapter and Davis Media Access — and each focused on an individual City Council district and the candidates in that district. The forums were recorded and can be viewed on the League's Facebook page now and at https://davismedia.org later this week.

The candidates were asked to weigh in on a variety of topics, from public safety reform to climate change, the city’s finances in the wake of COVID-19 to affordable housing.

Questions came from moderators as well as viewers who submitted them online.

One question asked during the forum on District 2 was what each candidate believed was the best decision made by the council in the last four years and which was the worst.

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Homes destroyed by the LNU Lighting Complex Fire are interspersed with untouched homes above Lake Berryessa, a resort area and water supply reservoir, on Sept. 21, 2020. After the fire in August, residents were advised not to drink or boil the tap water because of concerns about benzene and other contaminants. chemicals after at least three California wildfires in recent years: in Santa Rosa after the Tubbs Fire in 2017, in Paradise after the Camp Fire in 2018 and now in parts of the San Lorenzo Valley burned by the CZU Lightning Complex Fires that began in August.

When wildfires spread across

California, they leave a cascade of water problems in their wake: Some communities have their drinking water poisoned by toxic substances. Others wrestle with ash and debris washed into reservoirs and lakes. And many living in remote stretches of the state struggle with accessing

Aggie alumnus shares Nobel Prize in medicine Special to The Enterprise Charles M. Rice, a virologist who earned his undergraduate degree from UC Davis, is one of three recipients of the 2020 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, the Nobel Foundation announced Oct. 5 in Stockholm.

“I’m delighted to see the work of one of our alumni honored with a Nobel Prize,” UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May said. “On behalf of the entire UC Davis family, I offer my heartfelt congratulations to Professor Rice. His research and dedication inspire us.

This is who we are.”

Rice, who is the Maurice R. and Corinne P.

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Charles M. Rice, a UC Davis alumnus and professor at The Rockefeller University, shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.

Greenberg Professor in Virology at The Rockefeller University in New York, shares the prize with

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“In the midst of the current pandemic, Professor Rice’s work reminds us of how challenging viral diseases are to eradicate and how revealing basic biological mechanisms of disease is critical to designing treatments,” said Mark Winey, dean of the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences. “The college is so proud to have contributed to the education of this scientist.”

Zoology major Rice graduated from UC Davis in 1974 with a bachelor’s degree in zoology.

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City of Davis sees uptick in coronavirus cases

BY ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer Yolo County remained in the red tier on Tuesday with schools a week away from being able to reopen and the county at least two weeks away from moving to the less restrictive orange tier.

However, recent daily new cases of COVID-19 have been increasing, particularly in the city of Davis and particularly among the college-age population, according to Dr. Larissa May, interim health officer for the county.

“They’re very small numbers,” May told the

Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, “something like 14 new cases, but the cases in Davis are matching the numbers in Woodland now for the first time.”

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Woodland has accounted for more than 40 percent of all the cases reported in the county while Davis has accounted for about 10 percent.

But with the return of thousands of UC Davis students at the start of the fall quarter last week, an uptick in cases was expected in Davis.

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Briefly Man arrested for burglary attempt Davis police arrested a man on attempted burglary and other charges early Monday morning after he allegedly tried entering an office at an apartment complex.

Officers responded shortly after midnight to the 1900 block of Anderson Road, where 37-year-old Jonathon Michael Ortega was caught on video camera attempting to open a sliding glass door leading to the office, Lt. Art Camacho said.

“Officers searched the area and found a male matching the description of the suspect,” Camacho said.

Police booked Ortega into the Yolo County Jail on suspicion of attempted burglary, possession of a concealed dagger, possession of drug paraphernalia and the possession of burglary tools.

Truck theft leads to arrest A 22-year-old Fresno man landed in the Yolo County Jail on Monday after allegedly stealing a truck on Anderson Road, Davis police said.

The victim’s son called police shortly after 8 a.m. to report that a suspect had taken his father’s lumber truck.

UC Davis police spotted the truck at the campus airport and took the suspect into custody. Subahzai Eugene Beecher was booked on vehicle theft charges.

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What’d we do to deserve more of this?

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he question is simple.

Should we or should we not have another presidential debate?

Honestly, I don’t know if our poor country can survive another debate like the one that unfolded in Cleveland last week. I mean, haven’t we suffered enough in 2020?

Between the pandemic and the terrible California wildfires and the lack of toilet paper and canned tuna, this has been a year to forget even if we have the better part of three months to go before it’s actually in the rearview mirror.

If all this misery stretches into 2021, millions of Americans will be applying to be on the first manned mission to Mars, even if there’s no return flight. In fact, especially if there’s no return flight, The president claims he’s raring to go after his brief bout with a virus he says no one should worry about. In fact, he says he feels better than he did 20 years ago, which was a great feeling since that was one of the years he didn’t pay any federal income tax.

Joe Biden, meanwhile, keeps testing negative and probably isn’t anxious to go face to face with a man who refuses to wear a mask.

Maybe they can agree to a

plexiglass shield like they’ll use for the Junior Varsity Debate tonight in Salt Lake City, but who knows at this point?

Whether both sides of this political cage fight will be willing to give it another go remains unclear, the Commission on Presidential Debates is planning to make some rule changes to avoid the constant interrupting that destroyed the first debate and caused most of us to leave the room and never come back.

Chris Wallace of Fox News was prepared and professional and seemingly fair in the questions he posed, but he completely lost control when the disease known as Debatus Interruptus broke out on stage.

Wallace said afterward he had no idea ahead of time how quickly and how badly this thing would go off the rails. Regardless, Wallace will not be in charge if a second

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debate comes to fruition.

The obvious solution here is to cut off the microphone of the candidate who does not have the floor, but some officials are saying that’s a lot of responsibility to put on the moderator’s shoulders.

Perhaps so. Which means it may be time to find a moderator with broad shoulders and a strong spine. If you’re not up to the task, please don’t apply. Arnold Schwarzenegger comes to mind.

Or maybe LeBron James.

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hen again, a much better plan might be to give each candidate two minutes to respond to a question, then have his microphone go cold while his opponent speaks for two minutes.

Some officials are suggesting this might not be “technologically possible,” which is really unfortunate given what’s at stake here.

So I’ve been working on this a lot and I think I’ve come up with a brilliant and workable solution that could very well save our democracy.

Each candidate will be given a fixed microphone that will have a long cord that needs to be plugged in off-stage behind a thick curtain.

If it’s not plugged in, it doesn’t work. Just like a toaster on the kitchen counter.

You then put a chair next to the twin power sockets and find a talented second-grader to sit in that chair. Kind of like the ball boy or the ball girl at Wimbledon.

Next, get one of those handy kitchen timers kids love and teach the second-grader how to set it to two minutes. That will take all of about 10 seconds. Trust me on this. Kids are crazy for timers that loudly go “beep, beep, beep” when time’s up.

You tell the second-grader to start the timer when the candidate begins speaking. When the alarm goes off, he or she must instantly pull the plug to that candidate’s microphone and plug in the other candidate’s microphone. If this is accomplished successfully within 10 seconds, the second-grader is rewarded with a popsicle.

Back-and-forth this will go for the entire 90 minutes of the debate, which, taking into account the time it takes for questions from the moderator, means you’ll need an ice chest with 15 or 20 popsicles and a big chunk of dry ice.

Problem solved. Debate saved.

All viewers can stay calm and carry on.

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

Nominate for Covell, Brinley awards District Attorney’s DUI Special to The Enterprise Davis is teeming with people who give of their time, treasure and talents to make this community a better place. In 2020, we are relying on them more than ever. Now is your chance to honor them for their contributions.

Nominations for Davis’s top citizen honors — the C.A. Covell Award for the Citizen of the Year and the A.G. Brinley Award for outstanding service in a particular endeavor — will be accepted through 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17.

“Many qualified individuals are overlooked for these awards each year because everyone presumes someone else will do it,” said Janet Berry, who is chairing the nomination and selection process. “If you know someone highly deserving of one of these awards, please take the time to nominate.”

A committee of residents representing various activities in Davis — a different committee each year — will select the recipients. The awards are traditionally announced in late November and presented at the annual Davis Chamber of Commerce Dinner.

Covell Award The C.A. Covell Award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding service to the community, over time, in a number of areas.

Initiated by L.N. Irwin, it was first awarded in 1944 to C.A. Covell, longtime mayor of Davis, for whom the award is named.

Criteria for selection, as suggested by Irwin, are the following: ■ Leadership in civic activities; ■ Unselfish service to the community; ■ Reliability in following through on commitments; and ■ Involvement in a variety of activities Last year’s Citizen of the Year was Kim Eichorn.

Brinley Award The A.G. Brinley Award was established by John W. Brinley in 1969 in honor of his father, Samuel Brinley.

This award recognizes outstanding service in a particular area, such as in the arts, education or health, or in a major project that benefits the city. The first recipient was Joann Leach Larkey, author of “Davisville ’68: The History and Heritage of the City of Davis.”

Last year’s Brinley Award winner was Gene Trapp and Jo Ellen Ryan.

How to nominate Nomination process information can be found at the website www.covellbrinleyawards.org where you can submit a name for the award and download the full application.

Nomination letters should be no longer than two pages and should include the following: ■ The name of the nominee and a brief explanation of why the nominee should receive the award (i.e., describing the nominee’s leadership ability and dedication to the community);

■ A list of the nominee’s activities and services to illustrate why the honor is deserved, including dates and the name and email or phone number of an individual at the organization(s) served; ■ A list of offices held, including dates as much as possible; and ■ The name, phone and email address of the person making the nomination.

The letter will not be accepted without this contact information.

After listing the activities, the nominator may include carefully selected quotes (not letters) from individuals who know the nominee in his/her various capacities — if space within the two pages permits.

Only one complete set of nomination papers will be used for each nominee in the selection process. If multiple letters are submitted for a candidate, the writers of extra letters will be referred to the person submitting the strongest letter, and that person can accommodate any new points and resubmit the application.

Nomination letters should be emailed to covellbrinley@gmail.com or mailed to Berry at 5307 Tufts St., Davis, CA 95618.

All nominations must be received by Nov. 17.

Anyone uncertain about any aspect of the process, may contact former committee chair Judy Wydick at jjwydick@dcn.org. She will be happy to send copies of well-written nomination letters as guides, and/or make suggestions of how to strengthen a letter.

Rotary backs Kenya Safe Birthing Project Special to The Enterprise The Rotary Club of Davis, under the leadership of the Rotary Club of Vacaville, along with other Rotary Clubs and members of the public in Northern California, is contributing to a rural health care project in Kenya.

The Sega Safe Birth project will upgrade an existing health dispensary, presently with limited services, into a government health center — essentially a small hospital

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program receives $200K Special to The Enterprise

The California Office of Traffic Safety recently awarded Yolo County’s District Attorney’s Office $200,000 for the continuation of its statewiderecognized DUI program.

The unit, which was formed in 2012, focuses on the prosecution and prevention of DUI cases as well as outreach and law enforcement training. The program’s goal is to prevent impaired driving and reduce alcohol and drugimpaired traffic fatalities and injuries.

The deputy district attorneys that are assigned to the program prosecute the most serious and complex DUI cases, such as those involving injury and death, and those involving drug impairment.

They handle the cases through all stages of the criminal process, from the time of the arrest through sentencing, and focus closely on training law enforcement throughout California on DUI investigation.

To date, close to 1,400 officers have been reached through DUI training by the Yolo County District Attorney’s OTS grant.

The program has also been active in community outreach, including at local high schools, youth programs, UC Davis programs, local Greek organizations and the Yolo County Citizen’s Academy.

During the past three years, the program has focused on educating youths on the dangers of

DUI, especially as it relates to drugs. While marijuana is now legal, the program has made it a point to educate that marijuana causes impairment despite 34% of teenagers believing it is safe to drive after smoking marijuana.

Since beginning this program, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office has reached nearly every high school in the area with live DUI trials that are conducted in front of the students.

“Yolo County, along with all of California, will face a unique time in its history with cannabis becoming more accessible through businesses this year,” said District Attorney Jeff Reisig.

“With an increasing number of DUIs nationwide over the last few years, it is crucial that law enforcement agencies and district attorney’s offices dedicate resources toward protecting unsuspecting victims from the destruction that DUI drivers leave both physically and emotionally on their victims and the victims’ families.

Our OTS program allows us to be proactive in deterrence through education, but at the same time reactive through holding those accountable who break the law and put the public at risk.”

Funding for the program comes from a grant by the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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UPTICK: Officials keep an eye on campus From Page A1 “The age group suggests that it could be off-campus UC Davis students,” May said of the new cases. However, she added, the county needs additional information from the university about its testing to be sure.

Overall, May said, the majority of new cases countywide “are still resulting from family and social gatherings and essential workplaces.”

Meanwhile, on campus itself she said, even though being in the red tier allows for fitness centers and indoor dining to reopen at reduced capacity, “UC Davis will not be opening its dining commons or gyms.”

As for reopening Davis Joint Unified schools, the school board will be making those decisions going forward.

But Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of California’s Department of Health and Human Services, said Tuesday that in counties where schools have already reopened, “we have not seen a connection between increased transmission and school reopening.

“It sometimes does take time for us to see the trend,” he said, “but so far it’s encouraging to see the tremendous effort and planning … to make sure it’s lower-risk for students and staff alike.”

As of Tuesday, seven elementary schools in Yolo County have been granted waivers to reopen with some open for nearly a month now.

Overall, Yolo County’s daily new case rate inched up from 3.1 to 3.3 according to data released by Ghaly on Tuesday. The county’s test positivity rate declined from 2.5 percent to 2.2 percent.

The county’s daily new case rate must remain below 4 per 100,000 residents and its test positivity

rate below 5 percent for the next two weeks for the county to move to the orange Tier 3 where more businesses could reopen and greater capacity would be allowed at others.

However, that case rate of 4 per 100,000 — which amounts to fewer than nine new cases a day for Yolo County — is below what the county has been seeing over the past week. The county has reported 10 or more cases every day since Oct. 1.

That would keep the county squarely in the red tier.

Tuesday saw a handful of counties across the state move between tiers, including two that took steps backwards. Tehama County moved from red back to purple and Shasta County moved from orange back to red.

“These are the first two counties … that are moving backwards,” said Ghaly.

Sixteen counties are now in purple, 25 in red, 10 in orange and seven in yellow.

Moving between tiers will become a little more complicated given that the state this week introduced a new metric that counties must meet to progress through the tiers.

The health equity metric requires that counties focus on communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, primarily low-income communities.

That metric will measure the test positivity rate in the lowest quartile of census tracts within the county on the state’s Healthy Places Index. The test positivity rate in that quartile must, like the county’s overall test positivity rate, meet the metric required for a given tier in order to move forward.

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Reimagining how the railroads can work B ack in 2016, Bill McKibben wrote the foreword for a book, the principal author of which is Bill Moyers, titled “Solutionary Rail — A people-powered campaign to electrify America’s railroads and open corridors to a clean energy future.”

My neighbor across the street, a train enthusiast, knowing of my interest in the climate crisis, gifted me a copy of the book.

Though the book and its contents, not to mention the author of the forward, immediately caught my attention, it has taken me a while to get around to writing about it.

McKibben, a genuine hero of the climate crisis and one of the creators of 350.org, begins the forward by stating: “Rail electrification, as proposed in this remarkable book, is that rarest of things, a genuinely new idea and one that makes immediate gut sense.”

A new idea? What’s so new about trains? He points out that although it could have been done much more efficiently, not to mention humanely, trains were important in opening up the “granary that was the American prairie” and connecting the country coast to coast. The new

idea that is “Solutionary Rail” is that trains can now be the key that unlocks access to “the vast pool of electrons represented by the wind power that howls across that beautiful land, and the solar power that is wasted daily in the American desert.”

He, and the book, argue that, “Transmission lines are hard to site — but railroad right-of-ways are the perfect option.” Basically, we are looking at a climatefriendly two-fer. One, siting wind and solar energy production along these rail lines enables us to take a substantial step towards the electrification of rail generally. The trains essentially provide built-in demand for the power produced from these renewable sources.

Second, the rail corridors can be “transmission routes from remote solar and wind resources to metropolitan markets.” Ideally, rail

tracks would be reconditioned to accommodate high-speed (or at least higher) rail, making travel by train a “practical alternative to driving and flying.

The book points out that railroads used to be the favored option for the transport of both goods and people. But construction of the federal highway system made “long-haul trucking a powerful competitor for freight and pushed rail to dependence on bulk shipments, predominantly coal and more recently oil. Those highways also drew passengers from trains, as did public development of airports.”

Further, the book argues there are advantages for rail operators in electrification. For example, since the cost of electricity as a fuel is less than diesel, and, since electric locomotives have fewer moving parts, electric locomotives can reduce operating costs an estimated 35 percent compared to diesel. Many of the trains running on diesel use that fuel to generate electricity to run electric-traction motors to turn the wheels.

According to the book, electricity directly from an overhead power line is estimated to be about 95 percent efficient in

powering the wheels, whereas burning diesel loses about threequarters of the energy before the fuel’s energy gets to the wheels.

The book also argues that America has lost its edge, its leadership, in transportation technology, with the example given that “electrified rail propels close to a quarter of global track mileage but under 1 percent in the U.S.”

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tatistics seem to vary a bit by source, but according to at least one estimate, China, for example, by 2016 had just over 53,000 total miles of track, of which 41 percent were electrified, and Russia, with 54,000 miles, including the entire TransSiberian railway, has about 46 percent electrified. In Europe, almost every country has at least 50 percent of their rail lines electrified, with Switzerland the highest at 100 percent.

Of course, there are significant obstacles to this plan, but the proponents have been plugging away. To name just a few of the challenges: railroad companies would have to invest in electric locomotives and agree to have their rail lines and easements made available for electricity transmission; native tribes and other entities owning lands

transected by the railroad would have to see value in engaging in power production for electricity being sent to cities; and modernization of existing rail lines would be required to accommodate increased train speeds.

And, it’s not as if money is no object. The book, as positive as it is about solutionary rail, admits that, although it is cheaper to operate an electric rail rather than a diesel system, its 2016 estimate of the cost to electrify 500 miles of double-track (so trains can go in both directions at the same time, without one having to wait on an off-ramp for another from the other direction to pass by) would be on the order of $1.25 billion.

Sounds like a lot, but recall that the U.S. government just doled out billions and billions to the airlines, and several trillions overall for the pandemic crisis. A few billion to build back a better transportations system doesn’t seem like it would be out of reach.

— John Mott-Smith is a resident of Davis. This column appears in the print version of the Enterprise the first and third Wednesday of each month. Please send comments to johnmott smithn@comcast.net.

CANDIDATES: Video conferencing allows for voter access From Page A1 Councilman Will Arnold, who has served on the council for all four of those years, cited the creation of Valley Clean Energy as the best decision, calling the local electricity provider both important and progressive.

“I’m just so proud of that,” Arnold said.

“We’ve done a lot of great things on housing, too,” he added, but singled out Valley Clean Energy as the best single accomplishment.

Unlike the recent presidential debate, the council forums Sunday involved a mute button, and candidates were promptly muted — often mid-sentence — when their time ran out. In Arnold’s case, that happened before he could address the question of what he thought was the worst decision made in the last four years.

His two challengers — Dillan Horton and Colin Walsh — got their answers in.

Walsh agreed with Arnold on Valley Clean Energy as one of the best decisions, calling it “a significant step forward for bringing green energy to our town.”

But as far as the worst decision, Walsh said, “rather than picking a single council vote as … the worst one decision, it’s the decision never to take up the process and make sure that our decisions are moving forward in as transparent a way as they can.

“And the BrightNight decision is an example of that,” said Walsh, referring to the council’s 4-1 vote earlier this year approving a lease-option agreement with a solar company.

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The Davis Council’s District 5 encompasses the parts of the city south of the Union Pacific railroad tracks. See more maps at https://wp.me/p3aczg-3Tan. The city, said Walsh, “moved to do a 49-year, nobid lease and they were pushed to do it in a rush without any commissions … that’s a good example of that.”

Horton said one of the better decisions made by the council in the last four years was the creation of a rental resources program and passage of the renters’ rights ordinance, which he called a platform for increased fairness and equality in housing.

Among the worst decisions, Horton said, was the city authorizing the purchase of an armored rescue vehicle for the police department.

The council approved the purchase of a $138,000 armored rescue van last September.

“In these times, it just really didn’t make any sense (and) there wasn’t really articulated reasons put forth for why it was necessary,” Horton said.

He added that current council members “brag about” creating the Police Accountability Commission (which Horton chairs) but in the case of the armored vehicle, “didn’t listen to the commission or

solicit the input of the commission when that decision was made.”

Given an opportunity to respond, Arnold said, “I believe in police accountability but I don’t believe they ought to be accountable to active shooters. I’m proud I afforded the police the tools they need to keep themselves protected. I will stand with the need to address policing, but that does not mean I’m abandoning our police officers.”

The same question regarding the best and worst decisions made by the council in the last four years was put to the candidates in District 3 on Sunday as well. In that district, Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs is in a two-man race with Larry Guenther.

Guenther called the decision to create the Woodland-Davis clean water project “a good one” and said as far as the worst decisions, “BrightNight’s pretty up there.”

The Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus may be another one, Guenther said. DISC was placed on the November ballot by the council and its fate will be decided by voters next month.

Guenther said DISC “is going to be a negative impact on our environment. While I don’t know that I would put that as one of the worst decisions, it is one of the biggest.”

Frerichs cited several decisions as being among the best made by the council in recent years, including creation of the renter resources program and a new program with International House that will provide systemic racism trainings across the community.

“I’m really excited about that,” he said.

On the other side: “BrightNight for sure was one of the worst council decisions in the last four years,” said Frerichs, who was the only council member to vote against the lease option agreement earlier this year.

Over in the District 5 forum, which featured four candidates, the question about which was the best or worst decision made by the council did not come up.

Candidates seeking that council seat, which will represent all of South Davis, focused more on district-specific issues than in the other forums.

The candidates — Josh Chapman, Kelsey Fortune, Connor Gorman and Rochelle Swanson — were asked to cite the top needs in their district and how they would address them.

All cited the desire for a library in South Davis and the need to fix the Mace Boulevard infrastructure project — known by many in South Davis as the “Mace mess,” while Gorman and Fortune also talked about homelessness and public safety reform.

Swanson mentioned the

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need to eliminate fire danger along the south edge of the district while Chapman talked about using open space tax revenue to create more open space for residents to use along the south fork of Putah Creek.

And while the candidates in District 5 were not asked to cite the worst decision made by the council in the last four years, it’s possible the Mace mess would have been at or near the top of the list for some of them if it had.

All were asked to weigh in.

“The Mace mess is a fantastic example of the city not engaging with community members who are going to be affected,” said Fortune, who added that while the goal of the project may have been to make Mace more bike- and pedestrian-friendly, it is neither.

“So while this solution may not have actually solved the problem it was aimed at, it’s also caused problems for the wider community and I think what we need to focus on is that it’s taken a lot of time and a lot of angry people to even get the city to start talking about this,” she said.

Chapman said the situation on Mace Boulevard “is a great example of what moving to district elections is going to provide.

“This is going to provide … our community in South Davis with a voice. It’s going to provide somebody who’s going to pay attention to what’s happening.”

He noted that the project was approved by the City Council in 2013 and said, “it’s the responsibility of the City Council to see these projects through…. It’s not safer now than it was before and it’s not just an

issue about Waze traffic.

The infrastructure of that road is is extremely dangerous to kids riding bikes, to people commuting to and from work and for emergency vehicles trying to get somewhere.”

Gorman also called the process “very flawed in a lot of ways.”

“I am supportive of trying to create more bike infrastructure, but the way that the City Council went about it definitely had a lot of flaws.”

However, he noted, “it really gives us some knowledge going forward about how to take into account community input and how that’s very important.”

Swanson, meanwhile, who was on the council from 2010 to 2018, said the Mace situation highlights when the city gets grant dollars for capital improvement projects that drag on for years, “the need to continually circle back.”

There were open houses, commission meetings and more in the beginning, Swanson said, but “clearly there were not enough community outreach meetings where folks were able to be there.

“I was happy to see the Mace-Covell thing fixed because I remember myself as a parent dealing with that intersection for years and then even just as a resident going down Mace Boulevard. And what was actually built is not what was envisioned,” Swanson said.

She also cited the added impact of traffic diverting off of I-80 and onto surface streets to avoid congestion and talked about the need “to be smart about traffic calming measures to disrupt the algorithms of Waze.”

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To join, go to https:// us02web.zoom. us/j/84361617180.

The meeting ID is 843 6161 7180.

Participants may submit candidate questions for the forum before 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, to tracydewit@gmail.com.

Provenza hosts Zoom meeting Yolo County Supervisor Jim Provenza will host a Zoom town hall from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 8.

Provenza and local experts will discuss will discuss COVID-19 and issues relating to seniors. Join at https:// us02web.zoom. us/j/.86356640556.

Audubon offers journal class The Yolo Audubon Society is offering a free virtual Nature Journaling Workshop beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, which will be conducted over Zoom.

Alison Kent will introduce the art of nature journaling, with a discussion of tools and materials, for about 30 minutes. Participants will then go out in their own yard, neighborhood or area of choice to walk and record observations.

The group will reconvene at 11:15 a.m. to discuss and share their journals. No experience is necessary.

Those interested should register for the Zoom event on Yolo Audubon’s website, yoloaudubon.org, or Facebook page, facebook.com/yoloaudubonsociety. Other questions should be addressed to yoloaudu@audubon.org.

Until meeting in person becomes feasible again, Yolo Audubon will offer virtual events to educate and inform the public about birds and birdwatching.

More information is available on its website.

Vocal workshop meets Sunday Helena Sorokina (mezzo-soprano) will lead a vocal workshop beginning at 11 a.m.

Sunday, Oct. 11. She will share her knowledge about the newest vocal techniques.

To join, go to https:// us02web.zoom. us/j/82285166397.

The event is presented by Davis Lutheran Church. For more information, go to https://www.davislc. org.

Sorokina has studied choral conducting at the Latvian Music Academy in Riga and vocal performance at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria. She has given masterclasses all over the world, including NUS Yale College, Singapore and UC Davis.

She has worked with Hamburger Symphoniker and Thüringen Philharmonie and has sung under the baton of Sir Roger Norrington, Joshua Rifkin and others.

Her opera roles include Paulina (“Pique Dame”), Orlofsky (“Die Fledermaus”) and Mercedes (“Carmen”).

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UNSAFE: Dehoused families deal with more chaos From Page A1 warnings that seem to continuously change about whether their water is safe.

The month-long wait for results of testing left Petrini and his neighbors in a frustrated limbo, forced to rely upon bottled water distributed by the county. At the end of September, testing in Berryessa Highlands finally revealed no detectable amounts of benzene, a cancercausing chemical. One block — ironically on Clearwater Court — had elevated levels of metals including lead in one hydrant, so residents are still advised not to drink their water.

“If the water is messed up, we understand. We had a catastrophic fire up here, we understand that.

But just let us know why,” Petrini said. “Is it even okay for us to bathe our baby in?”

In a state plagued by water shortages, rural California has suffered a cascade of water woes in the wake of wildfires that is likely to happen again and again as climate change primes the West to burn.

The problems now encountered in California are far beyond the scope of regulations protecting drinking water, said Darrin Polhemus, deputy director of the State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water.

“The Safe Drinking Water Act doesn’t have a clause like, ‘This is what you do in a fire when a community is completely burned to the ground,’” he said.

There are 23 major wildfires burning in a record-breaking season that has torn through more than 4 million acres of California, killing 31 people and destroying more than 8,400 structures.

Since the 1980s, climate change has more than doubled the hot and dry conditions that combine to create extreme fire weather, according to new research.

At the same time, more Californians are in harm’s way: between 1990 and 2010, the number of houses built at the edge of nature increased by more than a third.

And 640,000 to 1.2 million new homes could pop up in the state’s highest fire risk areas by 2050.

That means more fire survivors could come home to find their pipes burned and their water undrinkable.

Problems in the pipes The first clues that fires could contaminate pipes with chemicals came in the fall of 2017 in Santa Rosa, where the Tubbs Fire had destroyed roughly 3,000 homes

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Kody Petrini with his sons, Levi, 16 months, and Steven, 11, in Berryessa Highlands on Sept. 21. Petrini lost his home in the LNU Lighting Complex Fires and for more than a month afterward was afraid to bathe Levi with tap water for fear of contaminants. and commercial buildings.

Soon after residents returned to the remaining houses, Santa Rosa Water received a complaint: The water smelled and tasted strange, according to city memo.

Testing revealed contaminants, including benzene as high as 40,000 times the state’s limits, according to a recent study led by Andrew Whelton, an associate professor of civil, environmental and ecological engineering at Purdue University.

Long-term exposure to benzene, a component of crude oil and gasoline, is a well-proven cause of leukemia, and immediate, high exposure can cause dizziness and stomach ailments.

The source of the contamination, the city’s investigation concluded, was the wildfires. Burned plastic piping can release benzene and other chemicals, as can homes going up in smoke. Water systems depressurized during fires may suck in those compounds, which then soak into plastic pipes and coat metals and other materials.

The damage can linger for years because cleaning it up requires removing poisoned pipes and extensively flushing the system, according to Whelton.

“There is no good approach,” Whelton said. “The rudimentary approach of just flushing water is there because nobody’s really developed better solutions.”

Drinking water in Paradise also was contaminated with chemicals including dangerous levels of benzene — at least 2,200 times the state limit in one sample, Whelton’s study reports — when the Camp Fire killed 85 people and destroyed nearly 19,000 buildings in Butte County in 2018. Nearly

two years later, the town’s utility warns that water connections to unoccupied houses and empty lots may still be contaminated.

The tab for combating Paradise’s contamination has hit an estimated $50 million, plus $80 million to $100 million for additional repairs, Mickey Rich, information systems manager with the Paradise Irrigation District, told CalMatters.

The district is seeking federal and state emergency funding, and has tapped into insurance to help pay for the repairs.

“Our goal is to get everything paid for by emergency funds that we can. We don’t feel like our customers should have to pay for any of this damage,” Rich said.

Confusing, shifting warnings Napa County engineering manager Christopher Silke, who also oversees the private contractor operating Berryessa Highlands’ tiny water district, hopes that his team’s quick action saved the community’s water system from a similar fate.

After the fire, the lines serving burnt properties were capped, leaks were fixed and the system repressurized and flushed. The district issued a warning to boil the water before drinking it because of potential bacteria.

But two weeks later, the state warned of the potential for contamination with chemicals like benzene, and told the district to change the warning to caution against drinking or boiling the water. The notice the district issued said that people may also want to limit showering and hot water use.

Silke immediately sent out

orders to pull out the water meters where public and private plumbing intersect, and retrofit meter boxes to allow flushing but prevent backflow from the burned properties.

Although drinking water is uncontaminated with benzene and similar chemicals so far, Silke pledged to continue monitoring.

“This is public health,” he said. “We need to be vigilant.”

Advice to residents also shifted after the CZU Lightning Complex Fires in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties. The San Lorenzo Valley Water District issued a “do not drink/do not boil” warning, then updated the guidance days later to recommend avoiding baths and limiting showers to lukewarm water. Residents were confused, asking at a public meeting why the district didn’t warn them against washing with the water right away.

Whelton, the environmental engineer at Purdue, would have preferred immediate warnings against showering and bathing, particularly since one San Lorenzo Valley neighborhood had 42 times more benzene than state limits allow.

Chemical levels dropped below the state’s standard after the pipes were flushed, Newton said. But Whelton said that testing after wildfires should continue for long periods, and should be expanded to more chemicals.

He also worries that the failure to rapidly warn people against bathing in potentially contaminated water led to precisely the predicament Petrini found himself in when weighing how to wash baby Levi.

“You have to issue water advisories and orders that don’t allow infants and children to be exposed to contaminated water,” Whelton said. “This isn’t complicated. After a disaster, the infrastructure may be damaged, you issue a ‘do not use’ order.”

Stefan Cajina, north coastal section chief of the water board’s drinking water division, said that drinking water officials usually reserve issuing stricter guidance around showering and bathing for when they know for certain the water is contaminated. But “that has turned out to be a really confusing and uncomfortable message for the public to hear,” Cajina said.

Now the state is considering reversing that approach to recommend water systems start with more stringent cautions, and scale them back as test results show the water is safe.

— Rachel Becker is a reporter with a background in scientific research.

NOBEL: Virus identification allowed for faster blood tests From Page A1 Originally part of the College of Letters and Science, the zoology program became part of the Division — now the College — of Biological Sciences when it was formed in 1970. He went on to earn his doctorate from the California Institute of Technology.

Globally, some 71 million people are living with hepatitis C infection, according to an estimate by the World Health Organization. The virus causes liver inflammation and cirrhosis and is the leading cause of liver cancer in the United States.

Hepatitis C virus is transmitted through blood and other body fluids.

Prior to its identification,

hepatitis C was contracted by people receiving contaminated blood transfusion, organ transplants, or other blood products such as clotting factors used to treat hemophilia, said Christopher Bowlus, chief of gastroenterology and hepatology, UC Davis Department of Internal Medicine.

The identification of the virus by Rice, Alter, Houghton and their colleagues enabled rapid testing for the virus in donated blood, removing the risk of transmission.

First to culture hepatitis C virus Rice was the first scientist to succeed in

culturing hepatitis C virus, said James Letts, assistant professor of molecular and cellular biology at UC Davis. Being able to grow the virus in a laboratory has enabled research leading to medicines that can cure the disease, potentially saving millions of lives.

Letts worked in Rice’s laboratory for three months as a graduate student at The Rockefeller University before moving to another laboratory where he completed his Ph.D. “He’s a great scientist and mentor,” Letts said.

Rice visited UC Davis in 2014 to give a Tracy and Ruth Storer Lecture in Life Sciences for the College of Biological Sciences.

Alter and Houghton originally cloned the genome of the hepatitis C virus in 1989, a major advance that enabled identification of people infected with the virus and elimination of the virus from the blood supply.

However, for years efforts to propagate the virus in liver cells in the lab — crucial to further study and the development of medicine — failed.

Rice demonstrated that the reason was that the end of the viral genome, required for the initiation of viral replication, was missing. He completed the characterization of the viral genome in 1996 and a year later was successful in producing an infectious virus in the lab.

He went on to develop sub-genomic amplicons of the virus that could replicate in cells without producing live virus, which made it possible to design assays to test for drugs capable of directly inhibiting viral replication. By 2013 the first in a series of such drugs, developed with the help of Rice’s technology, received FDA approval for use in patients.

Several are now available, and in combination they can cure the vast majority of people with hepatitis C after a short course of treatment with virtually no toxicity.

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ock is a great name to have if you have solid principles and you live up to them. John S. Rock — who was a teacher, a doctor, a dentist, a lawyer and a brilliant orator who fought against slavery and racism — held fast to his principles all his life.

But not everyone is a Rock or lives up to high principles. Mitch McConnell and his cowardly colleagues in the Senate showed this past week just how lacking in principles they are.

Four years ago, the Senate Republicans swore repeatedly that, during a presidential election campaign, Congress should never consider a nominee to the Supreme Court. It wouldn’t matter if the president were a Democrat or a Republican, they preached.

On Feb. 13, 2016 — nine months before the next election — Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead in his bed at a hunting ranch in Texas.

The Republicans said the American people needed first to pick the next president, and the winner of that contest could fill the vacancy on

the Supreme Court.

A month after Scalia died, President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to join the high court.

Yet Republicans in the Senate, citing their “principles,” refused to hold a hearing for Judge Garland.

We are now just five weeks away from an election.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Sept. 18; President Trump quickly nominated Amy Coney Barrett; and Sen. McConnell and all but two of his Republican colleagues hypocritically declared the Senate would hold hearings on Judge Barrett in order to have her on the bench before the Nov. 3 election.

No one should be surprised these Republican Senators have no morals, no principles. This is the same gang that repeatedly pledges allegiance to the Ten Commandments while

LETTERS Vote for the ones who show up On Nov. 3, we can embrace the future by electing people with energy, vision, integrity and a passion for social justice. I support candidates who show up, honor their commitments, and serve humbly.

Linda Deos brings new energy and insights to the race for Yolo County Supervisor District 4.

Linda is authentic. She has a deep record of community service.

Linda shows up and does the work. We need her genuine commitment for accountability in criminal justice and child welfare reform. We need her insights on social justice and equity now, more than ever. We need our daughters and our sons to see her on the dais.

Kelly Wilkerson is the perfect candidate for Los Rios Community College Board of Trustees. As an award-winning Davis High School journalism teacher, she has mentored hundreds of students. She and her husband have reared four wonderful children in Davis and been active parents at every level. She is driven by passion to serve every student. There is nobody I trust more to represent us.

Dillan Horton is the right candidate for our times for City Council, District 2. I have worked with Dillan for over five years. He is thoughtful and balanced. He Chairs the city of Davis Police Accountability Commission and has lead much of our community response to ongoing injustices. In his day job, he works with adults with developmental challenges.

Dillan will be the first African American and first out gay member of the Davis City Council.

Josh Chapman deserves our support for City Council, District 5. Josh is a local business owner, leader of the Davis Downtown Business Association, mental health advocate, former educator and youth sports coach. He and his family are deeply rooted in South Davis. He does the work, listens more than he speaks and has a clear track record of

supporting Donald Trump — who has broken all the Commandments but one — as their leader.

Nonetheless, long, long ago, the Republicans were a party of principles.

When Abraham Lincoln was president, he pledged, and lived up to, the exact “conviction” that McConnell claimed was his own four years ago.

On Oct. 12, 1864, President Lincoln was busy directing the Union forces in the Civil War while campaigning for reelection against Gen. George McClellan, the Democratic nominee, when Chief Justice Roger Taney — pronounced TAWN-ee — died.

Lincoln would have had no trouble getting a nominee confirmed by the Senate before the election.

Republicans had complete control of that body in 1864, and they were excited to no longer have Justice Taney, the author of the senseless and detestable Dred Scott decision — which held that the rights of the Constitution did not apply to Black people, free or enslaved — on the Court.

However, Lincoln’s principles taught him that he should wait. If McClellan

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incoln won easily, and on the morning of Dec. 6, 1864, he nominated his former Treasury Secretary, Salmon Chase. The Senate held its hearing that afternoon and Chase immediately won confirmation.

Losing the racist Taney and gaining the abolitionist Chase profoundly changed the Court. One of Chief Justice Chase’s first acts in 1865 was to permit John S. Rock, an African American, to argue a case before the Supreme Court.

Rock was born to free Black parents near Salem, N.J., on Oct. 13, 1825. At a time when it was illegal in many states to teach an African American to read, Rock excelled in every subject in school.

By age 19, he was

learned enough to be hired as a teacher in Salem. His pedagogy was highly praised by veteran teachers, and that caught the attention of two local doctors.

The physicians lent Rock books so he could study dentistry. For the next two years, Rock taught school each day for six hours, tutored private students for two hours and then studied dentistry for eight hours late into the night.

After passing his state boards in Pennsylvania, Rock opened a dental office in Philadelphia in 1850. While practicing dentistry, he became interested in medicine and attended lectures at the American Medical College.

At age 27, he became an M.D., one of the first African Americans to receive a medical degree.

Later in 1852, Rock married Catherine Bowers, and the couple moved to Boston, where he practiced dentistry and medicine and provided free healthcare to fugitive slaves.

Not content with the status of African Americans, Dr. Rock spent his free time giving speeches in favor of the abolition of

slavery and voting rights for Black people. However, during the 1850s his health declined due to tuberculosis. Worried he would infect his patients, Rock gave up his medical practice in 1859 and studied to be a lawyer.

In 1861, Rock easily passed the Massachusetts bar exams and opened his own law office. That September, the increasingly famous orator accepted an appointment as justice of the peace for Boston and Suffolk County.

As the Civil War gripped the country and Black troops fought for the Union, Rock successfully lobbied Congress for equal pay for Negro soldiers.

In February 1865, shortly after Congress amended the Constitution to prohibit slavery, Rock argued his first case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

On Dec. 3, 1866, only 41 years old, tuberculosis sadly ended John Rock’s brilliant, principled life — one that should serve as a paradigm for everyone, including Sen. McConnell, today.

— Rich Rifkin is a Davis resident; his column is published every other week.

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showing up. He is uniquely qualified to represent District 5.

Finally, I offer my endorsement for Lucas Frerichs for reelection to the City Council, District 3. He has earned our continued support and trust.

Don Saylor Yolo County Board of Supervisors

Vote yes on Measure B I am writing in support of the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus and Measure B because it reflects my belief that Davis should grow and develop at an appropriate pace that respects both the history and future of Davis as a community. Davis has never been a fast growth or a no growth city — it has been slow, well-planned growth. Succeeding city councils have maintained this policy while protecting the downtown.

Let’s face it, the downtown is virtually full, and any growth would probably go up, an expensive alternative. Hence, we have before us the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus which will sustain and support the Davis innovation ecosystem while allowing Davis to retain its unique charm.

I believe that the project provides a substantial benefit to Davis by creating, at no expense to the Davis taxpayers, 12.8 acres of public parks onsite which will include much-needed sports facilities for the citizens of Davis. The project’s construction of a protected bicycle lane along the interior of the Mace curve, the grade separated pedestrian and bicycle crossing of Mace Boulevard, and improvements to bike trails to the south of Harper Junior High School are good additions to the Davis bicycle network and transportation infrastructure.

The project will also provide $77.5 million in fees towards roadways, public transit and bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in addition to $250,000 in annual funds towards transportation benefits in the project’s vicinity.

This project will provide substantial fiscal benefits to the city of Davis, DJUSD, Yolo County and the Greater Sacramento Region. This project will attract will create significant employment opportunities for the

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citizens of Davis. It will provide record-setting affordable housing in Davis. Furthermore, the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus has committed to using 100% renewable energy and will create 22.6 acres of new habitat for pollinators, burrowing owls and other native species. This is the kind of environmental and entrepreneurial leadership we should encourage.

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Support youth, peace and security Davis is a college town, we all know this. As such, there is an emphasis on providing young people with opportunities and experiences needed to succeed in life. UC Davis has an entire department dedicated to helping students get jobs and internships as well as other crucial resources that many students enjoy. This is all great and I know I have personally benefited from those very services and counselors.

But looking abroad this dedication to young people is not as

widespread as one might think.

This is where Congress must enter the fray and do more.

The Youth, Peace, and Security Act (H.R. 6174), introduced in the House of Representatives in March is one solution. It would create a bold new vision with the U.S leading the way in promoting youth led civil society organizations. Through the designation of a Youth Coordinator within the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department would develop a comprehensive U.S strategy to integrate youth leaders and support peace building efforts. In addition, the act would ensure that specific implementation plans are distributed across the relevant federal agencies as well as private partner and nongovernmental organizations.

I am urging Rep. Garamendi to publicly cosponsor The Youth, Peace, and Security Act and show his trust and belief in the power of young people to lead this world. UC Davis is a bastion of youth activism in his district and deserves a representative who is cognizant of the influence that young people can have. Regarding Sens. Feinstein and Harris, I encourage them both to show their support for the ideals the act represents and support any future legislative effort. We deserve and need

Speak out

Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3553; email: visit https://www. harris.senate.gov/content/contact/senator

President

House of Representatives

Hon. Donald J. Trump, The White House, Washington, D.C., 20500; 202-456-1111 (comments), 202-456-1414 (switchboard); email: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

U.S. Senate Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3841; email: http://feinstein. senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me Sen. Kamala Harris, 112 Hart Senate

Rep. John Garamendi (3rd District), 2368 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515; 202-225-1880.

District office: 412 G St., Davis, CA 95616; 530-753-5301; email: visit https://garamendi.house.gov/contact-me

Governor Gov. Gavin Newsom, State Capitol, Suite 1173, Sacramento, CA 95814; 916-4452841; email: visit https://govapps.gov. ca.gov/gov40mail/

representatives in Congress who acknowledge the role that young people play not only in our country but also in the world. The Youth, Peace, and Security Act is a great start to that idea and I urge everyone to support it.

Kevin Grasell Davis

Arnold has incredible character To say that Will Arnold is the best candidate to represent District 2 would be an understatement. Seeing his incredible character, values and dedication to the public every day has given me so much hope for the future of Davis — a city that will need the best leadership to overcome the trying times we are in today.

His ability to skillfully navigate and respectfully address the challenges of the community and to do it all with an honest, candid and heartfelt sincerity has served the entire region incredibly well.

This city of Davis can sleep soundly knowing that Will is faithfully serving his community with dedication and pride.

I am honored to once again endorse Will Arnold for Davis City Council!

Eric Gudz Davis

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Stop cyberbullying Dear Annie: I am a worried mother. My 14-year-old daughter is on a social media site with her friends.

She was at a birthday party, and apparently, all sorts of photos were taken. One of the girls posted a picture and purposefully cropped her face out of the photo, with some type of hashtag about my daughter being a nerd and no one wanting her at the party anyway because she is “ugly.”

My daughter locked herself in her room and cried for the first week. Each morning is a battle to get her to go to school. She FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Filed: September 9, 2020 FBN Number: F20200742 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Pemberton Engineering Inc. 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Principal Place of Business in California.

Business is located in Yolo County.

312 Walnut Street Woodland, CA 95695 Mailing address: 2050 Lyndell Terrace Ste. 200 Davis, CA 95616 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), Residence Address, State, and Zip Pemberton Engineering inc.

2050 Lyndell Terrace Ste. 200 Davis, CA 95616 4. Business Classification: Corporation 5. Beginning Date of Business: The Registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 3, 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): Mark Pemberton Jessica Pemberton CEO, Pemberton Engineering Inc. 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 969

thought this girl was her friend, and she can’t understand why her friend was so mean and humiliating to her on social media.

I tried to explain to my daughter that it’s just one mean girl who probably, deep down, hates herself and has to be mean as a result. It never feels good to be purposefully mean. I even quoted from one of your columns and said that “Hurt people hurt people.” My daughter would not hear any of my pep talk. She said I don’t understand — that this girl is the coolest girl in the school, and that a diss like that in front of all her

1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 3. a) A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Davis Enterprise 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616 Date: August 18, 2020 Stephen L. Mock Judge of the Superior Court 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21 994 PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE INVITING BIDS West Area Tank – Structural Upgrade Program No. 7522

followers was social suicide.

I have also noticed that she has been glued to her phone ever since, trying to post selfies of herself and endlessly scrolling through posts. She seems to have completely lost interest in things that once brought her joy, like walking the dog or going to tennis practice. This incident seems to have sparked a sort of depression.

Since we got her a phone, I have noticed that the light that was once in her eyes is slowly dimming.

I want to take away her phone, but I’m afraid it’s too late. She just seems so sad and totally preoccupied with that little blue screen. — Concerned Mother Dear Concerned Mother: Your daughter experienced cyberbullying. Sadly, this is happening at an alarming rate. There are

verify the completeness of Bid Documents before submitting a bid. Any Addenda will be posted on www.blueprintexpress. com/davis. It is the responsibility of each prospective bidder to check the BPXpress Reprographics website listed above on a daily basis through the close of bids for any applicable addenda or updates.

The City does not assume any liability or responsibility based on any defective or incomplete copying, excerpting, scanning, faxing, downloading or printing of the Bid Documents. Information on BPXpress Reprographics may change without notice to prospective bidders.

The Contract Documents shall supersede any information posted or transmitted by BPXpress Reprographics.

Bids must be submitted on the City’s Bid Forms. To the extent required by section 20103.7 of the Public Contract Code, upon request from a 1. Notice contractor plan room service, the City NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City shall provide an electronic copy of the Council of the City of Davis (“City”) invites Contract Documents at no charge to the and will receive sealed Bids between contractor plan room. the hours of 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM on October 29, 2020, at the City Clerk’s Contract documents will not be available office of the City Manager, located at 23 for inspection or purchase from the City Russell Boulevard, Davis, CA 95616, for the by potential Bidders. furnishing to City of all labor, equipment, materials, tools, services, transportation, 3. Description Of The Work permits, utilities, and all other items West Area Tank – Structural Upgrade, necessary for the West Area Tank – Program No. 7522. The work includes Structural Upgrade, Program No. 7522 sawcutting, installing reinforced concrete (the “Project”). The main doors to City Hall strengthening beams, pipe fitting and will remain locked, so please call (530) pipe support.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 757-5648 when you arrive and someone STATEMENT will meet you and provide a receipt for All work shall be performed in accordance Filed: September 14, 2020 you. At the end of said time, Bids will be with the Contract Documents and all FBN Number: F20200753 publicly opened and read aloud at the City applicable laws and regulations.

1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Office. Bids received after said time shall West Sacramento Vehicle Registration be returned unopened. Bids shall be valid 4. Engineer West Sacramento Auto Registration for a period of 90 calendar days after the Engineer’s Estimate: $70,000 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of Bid opening date.

Project Engineer: HDR Principal Place of Business in California.

Business is located in Yolo County. *Note* If you choose to mail your Bid 5. Contractor’s License Classification 3001 Evergreen Ave., Suite 102 Proposal via any of the overnight/express and Subcontractors West Sacramento, CA CA 95691 services, the preferred services are FedEx, Unless otherwise provided in the 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), UPS and USPS and the delivery MUST be Instructions for Bidders, each Bidder Residence Address, State, and Zip a timed delivery. The delivery service shall be a licensed contractor pursuant Michael Junemann MUST deliver the bid during the TIME to sections 7000 et seq. of the Business 1405 Cypress Lane WINDOW stated below to the City’s and Professions Code in the following Davis, CA 95616 Clerk Office. The outside envelope classification(s) throughout the time it 4. Business Classification: MUST be clearly marked as follows: submits its Bid and for the duration of the Individual [SEALED BID FOR: West Area Tank contract: Class A – General Engineering 5. Beginning Date of Business: The – Structural Upgrade, Program No. Contractor’s License.

Registrant(s) commenced to transact 7522. DELIVER IMMEDIATELY TO CITY business under the fictitious business CLERK’S OFFICE] Subcontractor Substitution requests shall name or names listed above on: N/A be made within 35 calendar days after “I declare that all information in TIME WINDOW TO DELIVER BIDS (either the award of the contract. Pursuant to this statement is true and correct.” by delivery service or dropped off in Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), the (A registrant who declares as true person by bidder): October 29, 2020 City may make findings designating that information which he or she knows to be 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. No bids will be certain additional materials, methods or false is guilty of a crime.) accepted outside of this time window. services by specific brand or trade name 6. Signature of Registrant(s): other than those listed in the Standard Michael Junemann Bids Due Date And Time: October 29, Specifications be used for the Project.

9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 975 2020; WINDOW FOR DELIVERY 10:00 Such findings, if any, as well as the FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME AM to 2:00 PM; DEADLINE: 2:00 PM materials, methods or services and their STATEMENT specific brand or trade names that must ATTENTION: The Bid Opening shall be used for the Project may be found in Filed: September 17, 2020 commence according to the following the Special Conditions.

FBN Number: F20200779 procedures: 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) E-Z SMOG 6. Bid Security BID OPENING PROCEDURE EASY SMOG Each Bid shall be accompanied by cash, 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of The bids shall be opened according to a certified or cashier’s check, or Bid Principal Place of Business in California. one of the following procedures: Bond secured from a surety company Business is located in Yolo County. satisfactory to the City Council, the 1. Council Chambers at 23 Russell amount of which shall not be less than 3001 Evergreen Ave., Suite 101 Boulevard, Davis, CA 95616. Bidders will ten percent (10%) of the submitted Total West Sacramento, CA 95691 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), be allowed to sit in the Council Chambers Bid Price, made payable to City of Davis but at least 6 feet apart to adhere to social as bid security. The bid security shall be Residence Address, State, and Zip distancing requirements.

Michael Junemann provided as a guarantee that within five 2. Outside of the Council Chambers at (5) working days after the City provides 1405 Cypress Lane 23 Russell Boulevard, Davis, CA 95616. the successful bidder the Notice of Davis, CA 95616 Bidders will be allowed to sit outdoors Award, the successful Bidder will enter 4. Business Classification: near the Council Chambers but at least 6 into a contract and provide the necessary Individual 5. Beginning Date of Business: The feet apart to adhere to social distancing bonds and certificates of insurance. The Registrant(s) commenced to transact requirements. bid security will be declared forfeited 3. Taped Video. City staff will record if the successful Bidder fails to comply business under the fictitious business the bid opening and make viewing of within said time. No interest will be name or names listed above on: the video available to bidders to view in paid on funds deposited with City.

June 1, 1999 “I declare that all information in separate rooms at City facilities.

The Bid Bond submitted shall be 4. Live Video Feed. City staff will provided by a surety duly authorized this statement is true and correct.”

(A registrant who declares as true broadcast the bid opening by live video by the Insurance Commissioner to information which he or she knows to be feed. transact surety business in the State of false is guilty of a crime.)

California.

For this project, City staff have 6. Signature of Registrant(s): determined that bid opening procedure 7. Performance Bond and Labor and Michael Junemann 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 981 No. #2 will be employed.

Material Bond The successful Bidder will be required NOTICE OF LIEN SALE If the live video feed is selected, then to furnish a Faithful Performance Bond results of the bid opening will be scanned and a Labor and Material Payment Bond Notice is hereby given pursuant to immediately and made available on the each in an amount equal to one hundred California Business and Professional City’s website for viewing by all bidders. percent (100%) of the Contract Price.

Codes #21700-21716, Section 2328 of Each bond shall be in the forms set forth the UCC of the Penal Code, Section 535 2. Requesting Plans And Specifications herein, shall be secured from a surety the undersigned, Storquest Express Self Plans and specifications (not including company that meets all State of California Storage of Woodland, will sell at public standard specifications and other bonding requirements, as defined in sale by competitive bidding the personal documents included by reference), and California Code of Civil Procedure Section property of: Name: Megan Horn, Marc proposal forms, may be obtained by 995.120, and that is a California admitted Lasonde property to be sold: household logging on to www.blueprintexpress. surety insurer. goods, furniture, appliances, clothes, com/davis or by calling BPXpress. The toys, tools, boxes & contents. Auctioneer cost is $40 per set (plus shipping and Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Company: www.storagetreasures.com handling) and is non-refundable. Any Contract Code of the State of California, the The Sale will end at 10:00 AM, Oct. 15, bidder that Reprographics at (916) 760successful Bidder may substitute certain 2020. Goods must be paid for in CASH 7281 fails to purchase a complete set securities for funds withheld by City to at site and removed at completion of of plans, specifications and proposal ensure its performance under the contract. sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the forms from BPXpress Reprographics event of settlement between owner and prior to the bid opening date and time 8. Labor Code Requirements obligated party.

OR is not included on the BPXpress plan Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773, Storquest Express Woodland holder list shall have their bid deemed City has obtained the prevailing rate 1610 Tide Ct. non-responsive. In other words, the of per diem wages and the prevailing Woodland, CA 95776 bidder must purchase the plan set from wage rate for holiday and overtime (530) 338-3531 BPXpress Reprographics AND be on the work applicable in Yolo County from the 9/30, 10/7 993 BPXpress plan holder list to be deemed Director of the Department of Industrial ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR responsive. The only exception shall Relations for each craft, classification, or CHANGE OF NAME be in the event a bidder’s name is not type of worker needed to execute this included on the plan holders list but the contract. A copy of these prevailing wage Case Number: CV2020-1121 1. Joanna Rometsch Mathias filed a bidder can produce proof of purchase rates may be obtained via the internet at: petition with this court for a decree of the plans, specifications and proposal www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/ forms from BPXpress Reprographics with changing names as follows: Maximus Frederick Rometsch Mathias a purchase date that occurred prior to the In addition, a copy of the prevailing close of bidding. Any bid produced from rate of per diem wages is available at to plans, specifications and proposal forms the City’s Public Works Department and Jack Maximus Frederick Mathias 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons obtained from sources other than those shall be made available to interested interested in this matter shall appear purchased from BPXpress by bidder shall parties upon request. The successful before this court at the hearing indicated be deemed non-responsive. Only bidders bidder shall post a copy of the prevailing below to show cause, if any, why the on the plan holders list shall receive wage rates at each job site. It shall be addenda notifications. petition should not be granted. mandatory upon the Bidder to whom NOTICE OF HEARING the Contract is awarded, and upon any It is the responsibility of each prospective subcontractors, to comply with all Labor Date: November 3, 2020 Time: 9 a.m. bidder to pay the fee and download and Code provisions, which include but Dept: #9 Room: N/A print all Bid Documents for review and to are not limited to the payment of not The address of the court is

many helpful websites including the STOMP Out Bullying website that you and your daughter can search through together.

The National PTA site is dedicated to parents and offers tools to help children deal with cyberbullying.

A new documentary called “The Social Dilemma” came out on Netflix, and it discusses some of these very issues. Sit down and watch it with your daughter.

It’s also not too late to get her off her phone. But the decision will stick so much better if it comes from her. Ask her if she remembers her life before the phone and social media. Maybe it was a little freer, less complicated, and she was happier. Be an example by making sure you are not glued to your phone or on social media.

less than the said specified prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract, employment of apprentices, hours of labor and debarment of contractors and subcontractors.

Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. No Bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the contractor registration requirements mandated by Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 shall not apply to work performed on a public works project that is exempt pursuant to the small project exemption specified in Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1.

This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding on this Project, it shall be the Bidder’s sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its Bid. 9. Retention Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 7201, the City has made a determination that the project described herein is substantially complex, and therefore a retention of 5% will be withheld from payment until after the work is complete.

10. Substitution Requests Substitution requests shall be made within 35 calendar days after the award of the Contract. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), the City may make findings designating that certain additional materials, methods or services by specific brand or trade name other than those listed in the Standard Specifications be used for the Project.

Such findings, if any, as well as the materials, methods or services and their specific brand or trade names that must be used for the Project may be found in the Special Conditions.

the City of Davis/Unitrans prepares a Program of Projects (POP) that forms the basis for grant applications submitted to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for funding. The City submits and executes grant applications and agreements, and then passes these funds through to Unitrans through a sub-recipient agreement. FTA regulatory guidance requires the City and Unitrans to make the proposed POP available for public review and comment prior to its approval by the City Council. Unitrans staff will summarize all comments made on the POP by the deadline and provide that information to the City Council when it reviews and takes action in November 2020.

The deadline for submitting comments on the proposed POP is Thursday, October 22, 2020.

To receive a copy of this notice in another language or alternative formats at no cost, please contact Unitrans by sending an email message to comments@ unitrans.ucdavis.edu or by calling Unitrans at (530) 752-2877. The City and Unitrans welcome all comments from the general public and providers of other transportation services on this proposed program of projects in the most convenient format available. The most common ways in which to submit comments include the following: 1) Send an email message with the subject “Program of Projects” to comments@unitrans.ucdavis.edu 2) Send a letter addressed to Unitrans ATTN: AGMA, 1 Shields Ave, South Hall Room 5, Davis, CA 95616 3) Attend a public hearing via Zoom online on the Program of Projects at the Unitrans Advisory Committee meeting to be held on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 4pm. Go to https://www.cityofdavis.org/ city-hall/commissions-and-committees/ unitrans-advisory-committee/agendas for information on how to participate in the meeting.

Unitrans Operating Assistance Description: FTA Section 5307 Formula Funds-Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, in combination with a variety of other funding sources, will allow the City and Unitrans to mitigate financial impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic that may cause service reductions to fixedroute bus service in Davis, California.

Unitrans provides critical transportation services to the community and carries 11. Award about 4.0 million passenger trips City shall award the contract for the annually, which is the second-highest Project to the lowest responsive, ridership level in the six-county responsible Bidder as determined by Sacramento metropolitan area. the City from the BASE BID ALONE City reserves the right to reject any or all FY 2021 Operating Assistance (for the bids or to waive any irregularities or Period 7/1/2020 through 6/30/2021) informalities in any bids or in the bidding Total Estimated Budget: $6,899,894 process.

Proposed Revised FTA Amount: $1,151,201 – FTA Section 5307 Formula 12. Notice to Proceed Funds-CARES Act This Project, if awarded, will be awarded Other Funding: $5,748,693 - Covered for a fall start date. Project work will

by FTA Section 5307 Formula Funds-FY occur during the months of November 2021, ASUCD Student Fees, City through February.

Transportation Development Act, Fare Revenue, Advertising and Other Misc.

13. Further Information/Questions Revenue For further information, contact Terry Jue, at tjue@cityofdavis.org. Questions FY 2022 Operating Assistance (for the will only be considered and answered via Period 7/1/2021 through 6/30/2022) email. Questions will not be considered or answered 48 working hours prior to Total Estimated Budget: $7,658,927 Proposed FTA Amount: $1,594,891 – FTA the bid opening.

Section 5307 Formula Funds-CARES Act 14. Pre-Bid Conference: A MANDATORY Other Funding: $6,064,036 - Covered pre-bid conference and site visit will be by FTA Section 5307 Formula Funds-FY held on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 2022, ASUCD Student Fees, City 10:00 AM at the West Area Tank, 3003 Transportation Development Act, Fare John Jones Road, Davis, CA 95616. This Revenue, Advertising and Other Misc. conference will be held to allow potential Revenue bidders to view the project location.

Questions asked by Bidders at the PreBid Conference not specifically addressed within the Contract Documents shall be answered in writing and shall be sent to all Bidders. Bids will not be accepted from any bidder who did not attend the mandatory Pre-Bid Conference.

FY 2023 Operating Assistance (for the Period 7/1/2022 through 6/30/2023) Total Estimated Budget: $8,041,873 Proposed FTA Amount: $1,331,411 – FTA Section 5307 Formula Funds-CARES Act Other Funding: $6,710,462 - Covered

by FTA Section 5307 Formula Funds-FY 2021, ASUCD Student Fees, City 15. Award: City shall award the contract Transportation Development Act, Fare for the Project to the lowest responsive Revenue, Advertising and Other Misc.

Revenue bidder.

————————————————— Total Available Unallocated FTA 5307 Deliver Bids To: Formula Funds-CARES Act Amount: *Note* If you choose to mail your $4,077,503 Bid Proposal via any of the overnight/ express services, the preferred services Total Proposed FTA 5307 Formula Funds-CARES Act Programming are FedEx, UPS and USPS and the delivery MUST be a timed delivery. The Amount: $4,077,503 10/7, 10/11 1004 delivery service MUST deliver the bid during the TIME WINDOW stated FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME below to the City Clerk’s Office. The STATEMENT outside of the envelope MUST be clearly Filed: October 1, 2020 marked as follows: [SEALED BID FOR: FBN Number: F20200816 West Area Tank – Structural Upgrade, 1. Fictitious Business Name(s) Program No. 7522 Classic Business Solutions DELIVER IMMEDIATELY TO CITY 2. Street Address, City, State and Zip of CLERK’S OFFICE] Principal Place of Business in California.

Business is located in Yolo County.

TIME WINDOW TO DELIVER BIDS 19 Yolano Drive (either by delivery service or dropped Woodland, CA 95776 off in person by bidder): October 29, 3. List Full Name(s) of Registrant(s), 2020 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. No Residence Address, State, and Zip bids will be accepted outside of this Muhammad Ahmad Waheed time window.

19 Yolano Drive Woodland, CA 95776 Bid Due Date And Time: October 29, 4. Business Classification: 2020; WINDOW FOR DELIVERY 10:00 Individual AM to 2:00 PM; DEADLINE 2:00 PM 5. Beginning Date of Business: The ————————————————— Registrant(s) commenced to transact END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS business under the fictitious business 10/7, 10/14 999 name or names listed above on: N/A “I declare that all information in PUBLIC NOTICE this statement is true and correct.”

(A registrant who declares as true NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY PROGRAM OF PROJECTS FOR FEDERAL information which he or she knows to be TRANSIT ASSISTANCE FUNDING FOR false is guilty of a crime.)

6. Signature of Registrant(s): THE CITY OF DAVIS/UNITRANS Muhammad Ahmad Waheed On an annual basis and as needed, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28 1005

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Pearls Before Swine

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ntroducing kids to unfamiliar flavors doesn’t have to be a frightful experience. Getting creative and taking cues from some beloved characters may be all it takes for families to explore produce in a new way and discover how delicious, satisfying and enjoyable fresh fruits and vegetables can be.

A passion for produce may begin with America’s favorites, like bananas, apples, citrus, celery, carrots and broccoli, but that’s just the beginning.

Whether it’s their angry names and tough exteriors, or simply a fear of the unknown about taste and preparation, dozens more diverse and exotic fruits and vegetables like dragon fruit, horned melon and Brussels sprouts are often the sources of produce paranoia.

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These fun and kid-friendly Green Slime Nacho Cups feature plantains, for example, a member of the banana family with a different taste and texture than everyday yellow bananas — more firm and starchy like a potato. Increase your family’s produce intake even further with a Slippery Slimy Smoothie and Chicken Stuffed Roz Heads, which call for green grapes, celery, avocados, strawberries and blueberries.

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Chicken Stuffed Roz Heads Prep time: 15 minutes Servings: 3 Ingredients: 1 cup cubed, cooked chicken breast ½ cup Dole green grapes, halved ¼ cup chopped Dole celery 1/3 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 1½ Dole avocados, halved, pitted and peeled 6 whole-wheat pretzel twists

Getting children — or other picky eaters — to try unfamiliar produce could be as easy as wrapping it in a fun presentation like the above Chicken Stuffed Roz Head or the Slippery Slime Smoothie, left.

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18 whole-wheat pretzel sticks 1 Dole strawberry, sliced 3 dried, sweetened blueberries Putting it together: In bowl, stir together chicken, grapes, celery, yogurt, salt and pepper.

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Add pretzel stick to each side of avocado to form arms of glasses. Push four pretzel sticks into top of each avocado to form hair. Add strawberry slice, trimmed to look like lips for her mouth, and place blueberry on lower left side of face to form mole.

Green Slime Nacho Cups Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients: 1 green, starting-to-turn-yellow Dole plantain, peeled and thinly sliced on bias 1½ teaspoons canola oil ¼ teaspoon salt, divided

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Cool completely and set aside.

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Stick reserved cabbage shreds out of avocado mixture to look like hair.

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Slippery Slimy Smoothie Prep time:10 minutes Servings: 2 (8 ounces each) Ingredients: ½ cup Dole spinach 1 Dole banana, peeled and frozen ½ cup Dole green grapes, frozen 1/3 cup cucumber, diced ½ cup Dole pineapple ½ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk ½ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt 5 ice cubes Putting it together: In blender, blend spinach, banana, grapes, cucumber, pineapple, almond milk, Greek yogurt and ice cubes until smooth.

Pour smoothie into two glasses and serve.

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hen son Jakob was a Davis grade-schooler, he got an assignment to write a short story. I didn’t even know he was working on it, but when he showed me the finished piece, I was taken aback by the seemingly effortless prose and by the setting — a future in which acid rainfall threatens the two child protagonists.

I was even more taken aback when the teacher returned it with his grade: C. And the sole comment: “Too depressing.”

I don’t know where Jakob picked up his (accurate) information about acid rain — perhaps from this very teacher — but he clearly knew more about it than I did. Maybe if said teacher (fortunately we’ve both forgotten her name) still lives in Davis or hereabouts, she’s now sorry she so easily dismissed that little boy’s concern given our recent rainfall of ashes, forcing us to watch toxic substances fall from the sky on top of already thinking about toxic viruses in the air. Like the two kids in the story, I was afraid to go outside, afraid to breathe too deeply and worried about the possible long-term consequences, which seemed suddenly much more imminent than they had before.

Of course 40 years ago when Jakob wrote that story, the great majority of us, like his teacher, found the environmental warning

— sounded by numerous scientists and environmental experts — “depressing,” and we chose to give it a “C” — something to be ignored. We tried so hard not to pay attention.

And most of us can manage not to pay attention most of the time.

But it’s getting harder. It’s impossible for our farmers, who deal daily with the catastrophic consequences that folks like Rachel Carson were predicting in the early 1960s.

I’ve gotten a few reports over the last several weeks of the consequences to our vineyards and our winemakers. Some wineries have burned to the ground. Many vineyards’ crops have been affected, but winemakers won’t know until the wine has fermented whether the smoke taint has made the wine undrinkable — some won’t take the chance.

I know I sometimes sound like a broken record on the virtues of natural wine. It’s what I always want to drink because it engages

my palate and enhances my meals in a way that heavily manipulated wine doesn’t.

But also because the winemakers committed to “natural” are committed to the health of the soil and the health of the Earth and the health and well-being of their workers and, of course, the health of the people who drink their wine. They don’t use pesticides; they mostly dry-farm; they use techniques that enrich rather than deplete the soul; they don’t use additives. (And since they’re usually committed as well to lower alcohol, food-friendly wines, they pick relatively early — many got their grapes in before the fires.)

It’s very exciting to watch the number of natural wines expand, to see more and more on, for example, the Co-op shelves, which is where I found the quite local Lost Slough Wild Cortese. It’s an “orange” wine, meaning that it’s made from white wine grapes — unlike rosé, which is made from red.

Cortese is a white variety from the Piedmont area of Italy, but Lost Slough vineyard is in Clarksburg and this label is a new project from Dancing Coyote. Unlike DC’s conventional methods and relatively large production (10,000 cases a year), though, winemaker Chad Joseph makes Lost Slough using natural techniques (handharvesting, wild fermentation, no

filtration or fining, no additives) — and makes only about 2,000 cases.

This cortese tastes of citrus and herbs with hints of apricot and orchid. It’s wonderfully foodfriendly — I think it goes especially well with the vegetables coming into the market right now — like pumpkin and butternut squash. But don’t hesitate to try it with fish or pork on the grill — or just with cheese and crackers on the patio.

While Dancing Coyote wines usually cost between $10 and $15, this small production effort was $19 at the Co-op, still a good price for a local, natural wine. I’ll definitely be returning for more.

A second new (to me) discovery, which I just ordered a second bottle of, was made by Curt Schalchlin of San Liege and Groundwork Wines. The grapes for this 2019 Groundwork Counoise come from an Arroyo Grande vineyard about an hour south of Paso Robles.

Counoise is usually a blending grape, but it does beautifully in California and many winemakers have been experimenting with using it alone — to excellent effect.

Curt made this in a very light and lively style, just perfect for early fall. Peppery and energetic, it practically jumps out of the glass.

But it’s also nuanced and sophisticated. Just a lovely bottle. We had it with an eggplant and fresh

tomato sauce over spaghetti, and it worked perfectly. But I’d try it with pretty much anything in my (heavy on the veg) repertoire.

Half the grapes were wholecluster fermented, the other half underwent carbonic maceration — i.e. the grapes are left whole and fermentation occurs within each individual grape. This technique is used most famously in Beaujolais but is a great favorite of natural winemakers and gives wine a wonderful brightness.

Amy Grabish from The Pip in Dixon delivered this wine to my door; she says it’s a “killer” with Thai fried rice, which interests me because I struggle to pair red with Thai. Like the cortese, the counoise is $19 and might just be my new fall favorite.

Jakob, by the way, followed through on his interest in environmental science and now brews eco-conscious beer at his Willits brewpub, Northspur. There’s plenty of outdoor seating, so if you’re in the area, stop by and sample his excellent amber ale. I haven’t yet tried the hoppy IPA “Hazy on the Details,” but I love the name. Sample more of Jakob (and Sarah’s) effortless prose on the Northspur website.

— Susana Leonardi is a Davis resident; reach her at vinosusana @gmail.com. Comment on this column at www.davisenterprise. com.

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Thriving Pink Gala honors local Pink Heroes Friday Special to The Enterprise Many local Pink Heroes — community partners, volunteers and local breast cancer survivors — will be recognized at the Fourth Annual Thriving Pink Gala this Friday as a virtual event from a live production location.

Rose Cholewinski, Granting Pink chair, and Bubbly Bajwa, M.D., Thriving Pink board president, will be joined by John Chuck, M.D., who will emcee the event. Honorees include Pam Cordano, LMFT, Thriving Pink group facilitator; Sandy Borowsky, M.D., UC Davis Health Pink Speaker Series presenter; and Sinor Mengali Group at Guild Mortgage Pink Partner, for its outstanding service and support of our community. Special remarks will be made by Shawn O’Brien of Brooks Painting, with a highlight presentation from Davis Firefighters, Local 3494.

This year, the need in this community has grown, and Thriving Pink’s Granting Pink Program is awarding $51,400 in financial assistance to 41 very deserving local survivors/thrivers to help with immediate and essential needs, including medical bills, prescriptions, care-providers, groceries, rent and utilities.

They are all incredibly courageous and resilient, fighting a cancer diagnosis during a year when many are going through appointments and treatment alone. We invite our community to join us to honor and celebrate all of them at the Pink Gala.

The Mentoring Pink Program — led by many healthcare providers professionals and cancer survivors — also has provided ongoing support throughout this year with more than 36 educational workshops and support groups since January, recently pivoting to virtual and small outdoor distanced gatherings.

Meghan Covert Russell, a grant awardee who will be sharing her

Rose Cholewinski, right, chair of Thriving Pink’s Granting Pink program, joins Pam Cordano, Thriving Pink group facilitator, in presenting a grant award to Jan Adrian.

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Davis Firefighters Dan Wong, left, Emily Lo and Matt Galloway represent Thriving Pink Platinum Partners Davis Firefighters Local 3494. story at the upcoming Pink Gala, said, “I am 35. And I am grateful. I am not grateful for having to explain cancer to my toddler children, for the isolation that comes with worry or for reaching insurance maximums year after year.

But, I am thankful for the support of Thriving Pink.”

Dannelle Larsen-Rife, another grant awardee and gala speaker, said, “My world turned upsidedown when my husband of 30 years left our family a few months after my diagnosis. I faced a growing pile of medical bills, and I am so grateful to Thriving Pink.

Thank you all for being there for us and so many other families.”

What’s raised here, stays here.

Thriving Pink is very grateful for its Platinum Partners — Davis Firefighters, Local 3494, and Golden Arch Enterprises/Woodland McDonald’s — for their amazing support.

Hot Pink Partners are truly community heroes, as well, including Brooks Painting, Dave and Patty Krueger with Greiner Heating and Air, Nathan Pina of Fairway Independent Mortgage, The George

and Lena Valente Foundation, Zumbathon Team/Davis Swim & Fitness, Yolo Community Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund, and Jim and Lucinda Childress.

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And much appreciation to Magenta Pink Partners: Aggie Inn, Balance Point Pilates, Best Western Dixon, Tom and Pam Cordano, In Honor of Susan Czech, Davis Ace Hardware, Davis Home Trends, Linda Dunn/ Bloom Again, Roger Gambatese, Iggy Training, Inn Off Capitol Park, Konditorei Austrian Pastry

Café, Mindful Insurance Solutions, Nugget Markets, Palm Court Hotel, Pinkadot, Power10, Renew Davis Committee, Royal Ganesh, Thrive/Amy Spence, Sandy Walsh, JoEllen Welsch, John Youmans and Reed and Susan Youmans.

If you would like to help a local Yolo County breast cancer survivor and her family, please consider donating today. During October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Thriving Pink is seeking donations to meet the growing needs of its 2020-2021 Granting Pink and Mentoring Pink Programs. Until there is a cure, we will continue working together to help those battling this disease. Thank you for embracing our cause, our mission, and most of all, the Thriving Pink community. Please visit www.thrivingpink.org, the FaceBook page or Instagram to support or connect with Thriving Pink.

— Thriving Pink Board of Directors

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Triple-negative cancer

Special to The Enterprise

Triple-negative breast cancer is a form of breast cancer that doesn’t have receptors commonly found in breast cancer: estrogen, progesterone and human epidermal growth factor, or HER2.

If your cancer has any of these receptors, doctors have an avenue for treatment they can use to help destroy the cancerous cells. But with triple-negative breast cancer, doctors must look to other treatment options, such as chemotherapy.

Triple-negative breast cancer tends to be more aggressive and have a poorer prognosis than other breast cancers and the cancerous cells tend to resemble healthy breast tissue.

Who can get it?

Anyone can get triple-negative breast cancer, but it tends to affect more younger people, Black and Hispanic women and people with a BRCA1 mutation. About 10-20% of breast cancers are triple-negative breast cancers.

Types of treatment Without these receptors to reach the cancer cells, doctors turn to other forms of treatment. The first step is usually to have the tumor removed – a lumpectomy – or the whole affected breast removed – a mastectomy. These surgeries are usually followed by radiation therapy, where highenergy radiation is given to your

breast to kill any remaining cancer cells. Chemotherapy can kill any cancer cells that have spread elsewhere in the body and lowers the chance that cancer will recur.

Side effects These treatments, though they may be successful, aren’t without side effects. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says to expect hair loss, nausea, tiredness and skin changes. There are new treatments that may be able to help with hair loss from chemotherapy; talk to your doctor if losing your hair is a concern.

Chemotherapy can also cause nausea, but your doctor can give you medication to help. Fatigue is associated with both chemother-

Genetic counseling Anyone can get People of Ashkenazi Jewish hertriple-negative breast itage have a higher risk of certain types of cancer, including triplecancer, but it tends negative breast cancer. Genetic testing followed by genetic counto affect more seling can help you determine a younger people, course of treatment and risk manboth for you and your Black and Hispanic agement family. women and people with a BRCA1 mutation. apy and radiation. It will subside a few weeks after your therapy ends.

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A new cancer diagnosis — Being prepared Special to The Enterprise In 2020, an estimated 276,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the United States.

About one in eight, or 12.5 percent of women, and one in 1,000 men will face the news that they have breast cancer. The news is often unexpected and overwhelming since 85 percent of women who are diagnosed have no family history of breast cancer.

If you are newly diagnosed, you have likely just experienced many diagnostic tests, ending with a breast biopsy that has come back positive for breast cancer. It would be helpful for you to have a support person or Thriving Pink Peer with you during a virtual visit to help ask questions and take notes as you have consultations with a

breast surgeon, a surgical oncologist and a radiation oncologist.

Depending on where you are in your breast cancer journey, you could consider the following questions which may be appropriate for you to ask your doctors. Being prepared will help you better understand your individual diagnosis and treatment options to find the best care.

Questions to ask your doctor about a pathology report Q What kind of breast cancer do I have — stage/grade?

Q Can a pathologist at another diagnostic center review the biopsy report?

Q What other tests were done

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Q Best treatment options for my stage/type of breast cancer?

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Q Do you recommend participation in a clinical trial?

Q What if I would like a second opinion?

Questions to ask after treatment Q Are there any limitations on what I can do?

Q How should I change my diet or exercise routine?

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Q How will I be monitored after treatment?

Q When will I have follow-up exams, blood tests and imaging tests?

Q How can I reduce the chances of being re-diagnosed?

One question newly diagnosed women also often ask is where can they find support outside of a hospital setting? Thriving Pink volunteers serve as Pink Peers and are available to help.

Many local survivors want to share a message of hope and empowerment with others. They believe that one day you will tell your story of how you’ve overcome what you’re going through now, and it will become part of someone else’s survival guide. “Connecting with someone

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who has walked ahead of me on the cancer journey was beyond helpful. I could talk with them in a completely open way that I couldn’t with family and friends who had been on this path,� said Joni Rubin, a local breast cancer survivor who serves as chair of Thriving Pink’s Mentoring Pink Program. “This is a battle and you need friends by your side to fight with you,� said Andrea Mayer, a Thriving Pink board member and Pink

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Mayer also accompanies other survivors to monthly support groups and educational workshops hosted by Thriving Pink.

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ing support from a Pink Peer, please contact Thriving Pink at info@thrivingpink.org. We are here and want to “show up� to support you on your journey. — Thriving Pink Board of Directors

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Lowering your risk Special to The Enterprise There are lots of factors that contribute to your risk of breast cancer, not just genetics or family history.

Lower your risk for breast cancer by following these tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Keep a healthy weight Try to keep your body mass index, or BMI, at between 18.5 and 24.9. This is a ratio or your weight to height, but it may not be accurate for all body types.

This is particularly true after menopause, the Susan G. Komen Foundation says.

Talk to your health care professional about an ideal weight for you.

Exercise regularly Physical activity helps you maintain a healthy weight, reduces risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, lowers your blood pressure, reduces your risk for stroke, can ease arthritis pain and reduce depression and anxiety. Get at least 150 minutes of moderate activity or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity per week. Talk to your doctor before you begin an exercise regimen.

Limit alcoholic drinks Alcohol consumption raises the risk of cancer proportional to the amount of alcohol consumed, the CDC says. That means that the more you drink, the more at risk you are for breast can-

Physical activity helps you maintain a healthy weight, reduces risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, lowers your blood pressure, reduces your risk for stroke, can ease arthritis pain and reduce depression and anxiety. cer and other cancers. Limit drinks to one per day.

Hormone replacement therapy and oral contraceptives Women who take these kinds of replacement hormones can affect your risk of breast cancer. Talk to your health care provider about the type of therapy or birth control you take and the associated risks.

Breastfeed your children Mothers who breastfeed their children have a lower risk of breast cancer,

Mothers who breastfeed their children have a lower risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.

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ovarian cancer, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. The longer a woman breastfeeds, the greater the benefit. Women who breastfed for a lifetime total of more than two years got the most benefit from the practice, the Susan G. Komen says. Breastfeeding may be particularly good at lowering the risk of estrogen receptor-negative cancers, which do not need hormones to grow.

If you have a high risk of breast cancer, there are options, Susan G. Komen says. These include risk lowering drugs such as tamoxifen or raloxifene or a prophylactic mastectomy.

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Changes in the breast

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A change in breast tissue doesn’t automatically mean you have cancer. Some changes in the breast are normal for your stage of life.

If you’re concerned, of course call the doctor, but there’s probably not a reason to panic.

Probably not anything to worry about

Many changes in the breast are because of fluctuating hormones, such as when a woman is about to start her menstrual cycle or when she’s pregnant. Here are some times you may notice a difference in your breasts that’s not worrisome.

Before or during your cycle. Your breasts may feel swollen or tender, and that’s normal. You may even feel a lump because of extra fluid in your breast. You should always call a doctor if you feel a lump, but the doctor may schedule a return visit when you’re not on your cycle to check the breast.

During pregnancy. Your body undergoes a lot of changes during pregnancy, and one of them may be larger and more painful breasts. They may even feel lumpy as the glands that produce milk gear up for breastfeeding. While breastfeeding, you may also get a painful condition called mastitis when a milk duct becomes blocked. Mastitis causes the affected breast to become warm and feel lumpy and painful. You can get medications from your doctor to help.

Before and after menopause. Your hormone levels are changing, and that can make your breasts feel tender and lumpy. As your levels drop off after menopause, these conditions usually stop.

If you’re taking hormones, such as menopausal hormone therapy or birth control. These hormones may cause your breasts to become more dense, making a mammogram more difficult to read. Let your provider know about these and all other medications you take.

Symptoms to be concerned about If you feel any change in your breast that you’re worried about, even if it’s explained by one of the above reasons, call your doctor and have it checked out. Some symptoms that should raise a red flag are: A lump or firm feeling in your breast or under your arm. It could be a hormonal change, but it could be something more nefarious.

Do regular self-exams so that you know what your breasts feel like but remember, they’re no substitute for a mammogram.

Nipple changes or discharge. This discharge can be any of several colors or textures. It could be something as simple as an infection of the side effect of medications, but it should always be checked out.

Itchy, red, dimpled or puckered skin. Again, this could just be minor irritation, but it could be something worse. Call the doctor.

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Stages of breast cancer Special to The Enterprise You may have heard someone talk about their cancer in stages. This is the level of progression to which the cancer has spread. The stage of the cancer at detection often determines the treatment.

In breast cancer, the stage is based on the size and location of the primary tumor, the spread of the cancer, the tumor grade and whether certain biomarkers are present, the National Cancer Institute says. After you receive your diagnosis of breast cancer, doctors will perform tests such as biopsies, X-rays and various scans to see how far it’s spread.

Cancer can spread through tissue by growing into nearby areas, through the lymphatic system by spreading through lymph vessels to other parts of the body or through the blood.

When cancer spreads to another part of the body, it’s called metastasis. The metastatic tumor is the same kind of cancer as the primary tumor. If breast cancer spreads to the bones, it’s metastatic breast cancer, not bone cancer.

There are three types of breast cancer stage groups.

The clinical prognostic stage is the first stage for all patients based on health history, physical exam, imaging tests and biopsies.

Mammography or ultrasounds can be used to check the lymph nodes for signs of cancer. In the pathological prognostic stage, patients have surgery as their first treatment. It’s based on clinical information, biomarker status and lab

Cancer can spread through tissue by growing into nearby areas, through the lymphatic system by spreading through lymph vessels to other parts of the body or through the blood. results. The anatomic stage is based on the size and spread of the cancer. It’s used in parts of the world where biomarker testing is not available, which doesn’t include the United States.

The TNM system — tumor, lymph node, metastatis — is used to describe cancers, including breast cancer. T values refer to the size of the tumor and range from TX, meaning the tumor can’t be assessed, to T4, meaning the tumor has grown into the skin or chest wall or is inflammatory. N values refer to the size and location of lymph nodes where the cancer has spread. When the lymph nodes are checked using mammography or ultrasound, it’s called clinical staging.

M values show whether the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. M0 means it hasn’t; M1 means it has. Breast cancer most often spreads to the bones, lungs, liver or brain. This

After you receive your diagnosis of breast cancer, doctors will perform tests such as biopsies, X-rays and various scans to see how far it’s spread.

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system, along with grading that describes how quickly the tumor is likely to grow and spread, and biomarker testing is used to determine the breast cancer stage and the treatment of the cancer.

Your doctor will be able to explain how your cancer was staged and discuss treatment options going forward.

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How to do a self-exam Special to The Enterprise

You should be checking your breast for changes at least once a month, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation and Johns Hopkins Medical Center.

About 40% of diagnosed breast cancers are detected by women who feel a lump and get it checked out.

Here’s how to properly conduct a self-exam.

It’s not a mammogram

A self-exam is useful, but remember, it’s not the same as a mammogram or other

imaging that can detect cancer in its very earliest stages. For the most effective medical care, combine self-exams with regular doctor’s appointments and ageand health-appropriate cancer screenings.

Some signs to look for during your breast exam are nipple tenderness, lumps, thickening, changes in skin texture or enlargement of pores in the skin of the breast. Also examine your underarm area as the breast tissue spreads around your sides and armpits.

Lying down When lying down, your

breast tissue will spread against the chest wall. Place a pillow under your shoulder and raise that arm above your head. Using the opposite hand, move the pads of your fingers around your breast, covering the entire area and armpit. Use light, medium and firm pressure.

Check for nipple discharge and lumps, then repeat for the other side.

In front of a mirror With your arms at your sides, look at your breasts as you raise your arms over your head. You’re looking for changes in the contour, swelling, dimpling of the

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skin or changes in the nipples. Rest your palms on your hips and press firmly to flex your chest muscles.

Look for dimpling, puckering or changes, particularly on one side. Don’t be

alarmed if your breasts aren’t symmetrical; most women’s aren’t.

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behind your head. Using your fingertips, check the entire breast and armpit area on that side by pressing down with light, medium and firm pressure. Look for lumps, thickening, a knot or any other changes.

If you notice any changes, don’t panic. Most lumps, even, aren’t cancer. But you do need to check with your doctor for a clinical exam whenever you have concerns. Combined with regular medical care and more in-depth screening, such as mammography, self-exams are a powerful tool in the early detection and successful treatment of breast cancer.

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