School-board trustees look ahead to coming year See TRUSTeeS, Page a5
A wide white ring shows the dramatic decline of water levels at Lake Mead on the Colorado River.
By liSa hoWaRd Special to The Enterprise SACRAMENTO — UC Davis Health is recruiting volunteers for a clinical trial with the goal of building a “neurological prosthesis” for restor ing speech to people who have lost — or are losing — the ability to speak. The research is aimed at people who have neurological injuries or progres sive neurological diseases, such as spinal cord injury, stroke and amyo trophic lateral sclerosis. With this study, UCD joins Brain Gate, an ambitious consortium of universities and academic medical centers studying how brain-com puter interfaces can be used to restore neurological function in peo ple living with paralysis. The technol ogy is also sometimes referred to as brain-machine interfaces or neuro prostheses.Thefocus of BrainGate is to use See SPeech, Page a5
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The Davis School Board’s meeting Thurs day had everything from budget revisions to health and safety updates to pre pare for the start of the new school tions,ments,costcoveredJunecomession.ofheadedAmaridentAssociateyear.superintenofbusinessservicesWatkinsspearthepresentationthe45-daybudgetreviThepresentationitselfinthewakeoftheadoptedbudgetandmaterialchanges,oflivingadjust-revenueallocaattendance,state revenue investments, grants, the general fund budget as well as a multiyear projection summary. “Every budget is depen dent upon changing assumptions. This budget is built upon spring demographic enrollment projections and assumes attendance closer to our pre-pandemic norm of nearly 96%,” said Wat kins. “As of now, we’re seeing increases in the number of students enrolling DJUSD schools, but also recognize COVID-related absences are not yet behind us. “As an example, an
Fired director sues Yolo Food Bank
California dodges water cutback
By anne TeRnUS-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer
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By Rachel BeckeR CalMatters Arizona and Nevada will face steeper cuts to Colorado River water in 2023 as drought con tinues to deepen, but California will once again be spared — at least for now. The U.S. Bureau of Reclama tion this week announced the first-ever Level 2a shortage condition for Lake Mead, the massive reservoir that supplies water to about 25 million peo ple. That designation triggers more curtailments for Arizona, Nevada and Mexico, while Cali fornia, which holds more senior rights, is not affected. But there’s been no agree ment among the Colorado River basin states to further cut their water use by 2 to 4 million acre feet in 2023. It’s a tremendous amount — at least seven times more than Nevada is entitled to in a Inyear.mid-June, Bureau Com missioner Camille Calimlim Touton gave the states a 60day deadline to craft a deal, or face federally mandated cuts instead. But the deadline has come and gone with no plan and no concrete consequences from the Bureau of Reclama tion.“To date, the states collectively have not identified and adopted specific actions of sufficient magnitude that would stabilize the system,” Touton said. See WaTeR, Page a4
UCD studies new way to speechrestore
BrainGate2 will use brain implants and machine learning
The abrupt firing of Michael Bisch as executive director of the Yolo Food Bank has resulted in a law suit.Bisch, who was termi nated as executive director in May, has filed suit against the food bank and several current or former members of its board of directors alleging wrongful termination, violation of whistleblower protection laws, breach of contract and defamation, among otherBischcomplaints.servedas executive director of the food bank from January 2018 until his termination in late May of this year.In a releasepress on May Katememberboardfiring,cingannoun-31hisYFBStille (chief impact officer for Nugget Markets) said, “our board has decided that the organization needs to move in a different direc tion and that the first step in that process is to install a new executive director. “We’re very appreciative of the work that Michael did over the past four years to help put the Food Bank on a positive path forward, and we wish him the best of luck.”But Bisch’s lawsuit con tends he was wrongfully terminated “after being subjected to harassment and retaliation for (his) good-faith efforts to docu ment and shed light on egregious non-compliance with SB 1383 by Yolo County and its cities from 2019 to present date.” SB 1383 is a state law passed in 2016 that estab lished methane-reduction targets for California, including by reducing dis posal of organic waste in landfills and recovering edible food for human consumption. For most BISCH Lost job in May See FiRed, Back Page
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Three times a week, the Brisssk Morning Walkers of Davis take a circular route, a distance of some 4 miles.OnTuesdays and Thursdays, meet out side of Peet’s Coffee & Tea in the Davis Mar ketplace at Covell Bou levard and Sycamore Avenue. To beat the summer heat, early bird walkers meet at 7 a.m., but the majority of walkers meet at 8 am. On Saturdays, meet at 8 a.m. outside of Common Grounds Cof fee Shop, in Oakshade Town Center at Pole Line Road and Cowell Boulevard.
BLiterally.efore I begin this journey, just like my heroes Lewis and Clark, I plan to form an exploratory committee to assess my chances and tell me where to spend my money. I imagine taking out full-page ads in the nation’s major newspapers like The New York Times and The Davis Enter prise. I will pay for The Enterprise ad by personally delivering the paper door-to-door on my ‘56 Schwinn.IfIcan carry Davis, I can most likely carry California and the whole West Coast. Remember, California has already given us two U.S. presidents, so maybe my campaign motto should be “Third Time’s a Charm.” With six kids and six grandkids, I figure our family can walk a whole lot more precincts than your average candidate, though if I’m going to play the youth card against Trump and Biden, I may have to hide the grandkids for the timeThebeing.kids are also extremely adept at selling lemonade on the corner of Hunt Way and E. Eighth, so fundraising should not be a Whenproblem.I’melected, I promise within a week’s time to end home lessness, poverty, hunger, medical co-pays, war, cancer, road rage, global warming, credit card debt, five-dollar-a-gallon gasoline, lines at Disneyland, white supremacy, 9.8 earthquakes, atmospheric riv ers, forest fires, mosquitos, dead batteries, Real ID, speed bumps, seven-dollar cups of coffee, the DMV driving test, root canals, male pattern baldness, PG&E, the Electoral College and the Dodgers ever again sweeping the Giants in a three-game series. Vote early, Vote often. Vote for Bob. — Reach Bob Dunning bdunning@davisenterprise.net.at found the perfect guy to vote for Buley Co-Publisher
I realize it may be a bit early, but I hope to beat Donald Trump to the punch by announcing my candidacy for United States president today. It would help if the FBI would raid my East Davis storage unit and haul me off in handcuffs, leav ing my family in tears, but I’m not holding my breath. The presidential speculation has already started and I want voters to associate the name “Dunning” with the word “running.” If they want to throw “stunning” in there as well, I won’t complain. Many Democrats are whisper ing that come 2024 it will be time for Joe Biden to step aside. A number of Republicans are saying the same thing about Donald Trump.Since both of them are older than I am, it would be easy for me to play the youth card, but that’s not really fair. I mean neither of them had any control over the day they were born and neither did I. And it’s not my fault that I get younger and better-looking every day and they don’t. Actually, no matter how many candidates run in the Republican primaries or the Democratic primaries is of no concern to me, for I plan to run as an independent. Tragically, for both Democrats and Republicans, it has become “party first,” not country. Look at the last piece of major legislation that became law. In the House of Representatives, every Democrat voted “yes” and every Republican voted “no.” In the United States Senate, every Democrat voted “yes” and every Republican voted “no.”
Are you telling me that not a single Republican thought this was actually a good bill and not a single Democrat thought this was actually a lousy bill? These folks can’t even agree on what day of the week it is or what flavor of Jell-O to serve in the Sen ateForcafeteria.Republicans, whatever Donald Trump wants, Donald Trump gets. For Democrats, what ever Joe Manchin wants, Joe Manchin gets. Is that any way to run a Willcountry?LizCheney challenge Don ald Trump? Will AOC challenge Joe Biden? Will Jill Biden chal lenge Joe Biden? Will Mike Pence dare to get on a debate stage with his former boss, whose boots he regularly licked until Trump’s sup porters called for his head?
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Local progressive groups to gather in Central Park Special to The Enterprise Restoring abortion rights, instituting gun safety laws and protecting democracy will be front and center Sunday, Aug. 28, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. when Sister District Yolo, Indivisible Yolo and com munity partners kickoff midterm election efforts in Davis’ Central Park. “We can do so much from Yolo County to elect officials in key swing areas here in California and nearby in Nevada and Ari zona,” said Steve Murphy of Indivisible Yolo. “Come learn how you can take action, no matter how much time you have.” Speakers at the rally will include representatives from event partners, including Planned Parent hood Advocates Mar Monte, Yolo County Moms Demand Action, and League of Women Voters DavisCandelariaarea. Vargas of Planned Parenthood Advo cates Mar Monte noted that abortion rights will be on the ballot locally and across the country in the midterm elections. “We support candidates who will protect a person’s right to abortion and all reproductive healthcare,” Vargas said. “Individuals must have autonomy over their own bodies, and we’ll be sharing the importance of registering to vote and getting out the vote this year, including canvassing opportunities for our reproductive and abortion access supporters locally and in EmilyReno.”Ault, a volunteer from Yolo County Moms Demand Action, will be one of the Michellespeakers.Famula of the League of Women Voters Davis area noted that in 2022 they’ve already seen the need for more voter education regarding mailin, dropbox, and in-person voting rules and deadlines. “Our democracy depends on ordinary people who make sure every person’s vote is counted,” she said. “We can sign you up for voter registration and provide ballot educa tion training that will help ensure a safe, fair, and efficient election for all vot ers.”Kelly Wilkerson of Sister District Yolo said there will be many opportunities for those coming to the rally to help election efforts. “We’ll have signups avail able at the event for those interested in registering voters, writing postcards, texting, canvassing, phone banking or fundraising for progressive candidates, and there will be refreshments,” sheSignsaid.up for the event at the Mobilize link: justbleyolo/event/487117/www.mobilize.us/indivisihttps://ordropby.
Courtesy photo Volunteers from Yolo County registered voters in Modesto in 2020. They’ll return to the Central Valley this fall to help elect progressive candidates.
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Bull ’N Mouth, the Ameri can restaurant filling the former de Vere’s Irish Pub space, is three to four weeks from opening, owner Jack SterlingSterling’ssaid.Chico-based restau rant group World Famous Fare owns Fanny Ann’s in Old Sacramento and Madison Bear Garden in Chico, among others.“Our hope is that we’re going to open early to mid-September,” Sterling said on Thursday. “I would love to get the business open just a tad before schools starts at UC Davis.” The quarter begins on Monday, Sept. 20, with classes starting on Sept. 22. He said they are adding the last of the kitchen equipment, and need to hire more staff — and train Brandonthem.Keith, company president, previously said Bull ’N Mouth will be a “modern American pub with locally sourced ground beef, flavorful and creative salads, and eclectic sandwiches and vegetarian dishes.”Sterling said that’s still the plan. But with every restaurant they open, they let the customers fine-tune the menu, especially at the beginning. The offerings are constantly “in flux, based on the time we’re living in (causing product shortages) and people’s tastes. We’re really flexible, and enjoy being flexi ble.”The 4,800-square-foot Davis restaurant space is at 217 E St. When it opens, approxi mate hours will be 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. or midnight, with some breakfast hours on the week ends. Besides the well-known burger joints in Chico and Old Sacramento, World Famous Fare also owns Mom’s Restaurant in Chico (known for its breakfasts), and four eateries in Nevada, spe cializing in bar-and-grill and barbecue fare. I get lots of requests for updates on Mamma, the Italian eatery and deli filling the former Bistro 33 and City Hall Tavern site at 226 F St. On Thursday, co-owner Michael Galyen said they really want it to open in September, “but it’s in the hands of the plan-checkers.” He and co-owner Arnaud Drouvellé also are leasing the former Uncle Vito’s space at 524 Second St. The new restaurant, called Craft, may open by early 2023. I have an interview scheduled, and plan a more detailed update on these two restaurants for my next column. T% Coffee + Tea began its soft opening on Wednesday. The boba tea brand is sharing space with Mochinut, which opened July 27 at 516 Second St. The menu for T% has tea (including boba and ceremonial matcha), coffee, fruit drinks and smoothies. Mochinut sells mochi doughnuts (made with rice flour), and crispy Korean hot dogs.Ihaven’t written about the Korean hot dogs. They look like fancy corn dogs — made with rice flour instead of cornbread –filled with sausages and/or mozzarella cheese. Before frying, they are coated with optional toppings like panko crumbs, potato chunks, crumbled instant ramen or Hot Cheetos. I’m not sure my stomach could handle those, but students gobble them up.If it sounds good to you, hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Cloud Forest Cafe is back open after a minor remodel. The cafe, which serves drinks, breakfast and lunch, closed briefly in late July for some equipment and operational upgrades.Italsoexpanded its menu, adding weekly specials on Thursdays. Its new hours are Tuesdays through Sundays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The address is 222 D St. I keep track of Davis busi nesses on my Google spread sheet, which includes more than 325 Davis businesses coming or going. It’s at updates.(addressDavisBusinesses.https://bit.ly/Emailmebelow)tosuggest
— Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for fre quent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram pages. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, con tact her at wendyedit@gmail. com
Two big eateries have high hopes for fall Air Force honors Travis Credit Union
Special to The Enterprise VACAVILLE — Travis Credit Union was honored for the seventh time with the Air Force Distinguished Credit Union of the Year Award. The award marks the third recognition in the past four years. This national recognition from the United States Department of the Air Force was presented to TCU at the Defense Credit Union Council’s Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas, acknowledging TCU as the on-base financial institution that has gone above and beyond its duty to provide superior and customized financial ser vice and financial educa tion to Air Force members and their families. Travis Credit Union's efforts include focusing on financial wellness for active duty and retired military members and their families through special courses and weekly newcomers meet ings. TCU has aligned all Financial Wellness sessions with Air Force mandated Financial Readiness Train ing to bolster digital “Touch Point” delivery with inperson seminars for Air men. In 2021 alone, the credit union provided free financial education to over 3,000 military members and their families. "It is a great honor to receive this prestigious award for the seventh time and to be able to provide free financial education and resources to the Tra vis Air Force Base commu nity. On behalf of TCU’s board, management, and staff, we thank our military members and their families for their trust and support,” said Kevin Miller, Presi dent and CEO of Tra vis Credit Union. “As a credit union founded in 1951 by military and civilian workers at Tra vis Air Force Base, we have always taken a proactive approach toward improv ing the financial wellbeing of the military and their local communities. This commitment is evident in our military-focused pro grams, products, and phil anthropic support." Some of the initiatives include a military advance line and low-cost line of credit to pay off predatory lenders, a first-time car buying program for mili tary members, and Tra vis AFB Fisher House support, where military and veteran families can stay free of charge while a loved one is in the hospital. TCU also provides special financial education classes for veterans along with resources for county veter ans’ service offices, and veteran support organiza tions (VFWs, American Legion posts, and Veteran studentHeadquarteredgroups). in Vacav ille, TCU is a nonprofit cooperative financial insti tution serving those who live or work in Solano, Yolo, Sacramento, Placer, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Napa, Contra Costa, Alameda, Sonoma, Colusa and Mer cedTraviscounties.Credit Union is the 12th-largest credit union in California, with 225,000 members and more than $4.7 billion in assets. Travis Credit Union is recognized as a Forbes 2019, 2020, and 2021 Best-in-State Credit Union.
From left, Len Augustine (Travis Credit Union Board of Directors), Mary Coburn (TCU Board of Di rectors), Fredrick Carr (Air Force deputy assistant secretary for financial operations), Deb Aspling (chairwoman of the TCU Board of Directors) and John Evalle (TCU military affairs officer).
Feds announce $51.7M in McNair Grants
Special to The Enterprise UC Davis was among the recipients Thursday as U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced $51.7 million in 189 new grant awards to institutions of higher edu cation across the United States as part of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaure ate Achievement Program. The program provides grants to universities and colleges for projects designed to provide disad vantaged college students effective preparation for doctoral studies. The award to UCD was $299,983. “When we look at U.S. students studying to become our future physi cians, professors, scientists and other crucial profes sionals requiring graduate degrees, many demo graphic groups are under represented, including first-generation college stu dents and those from lowincome families,” said Nasser Paydar, assistant secretary, Office of Postsec ondary Education. “McNair grants fund projects at universities and colleges that help underrepresented students to access doctoral programs.”Today’s announcement delivers on Secretary Car dona’s priorities to expand equitable access to educa tion and make higher edu cation more inclusive and affordable. Through McNair grant funding, projects at institutions of higher education provide students opportunities for research or other scholarly activities, such as summer internships and includesgranteesdisadvantagedallydemicculturalprograms,ofcialdesignedmayprograms.enrollmentfinancialsecuringseling,tutoring,fortivesMcNair-fundedseminars.initiaalsopreparestudentsdoctoralstudythroughacademiccounandassistancewithadmissiontoandassistanceforingraduateMcNairprojectsalsoprovideservicestoimprovefinanandeconomicliteracystudents,mentoringandexposuretoeventsandacaprogramsnotusuavailabletostudents.Afulllistofthenewisbelowand14Historically Black College and Univer sities (HBCUs), and 55 Minority Serving Institu tions (MSIs) (including Hispanic Serving, Native American-Serving NonTribal Institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific IslanderServing Institutions). Sev eral additional McNair awards will be announced on a second slate, expected in TheSeptember.McNair program is one of seven fed eral TRIO programs, tar geted to serve and assist low-income Educationthegrams.postbaccalaureatelinethroughdisabilitiesdents,first-generationindividuals,collegestuandindividualswithtoprogresstheacademicpipefrommiddleschooltoproResearchfromNationalCenterforStatisticsshows demographic trends for enrollment in postbacca laureate programs, from 2009 to 2020.
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“California — by virtue of the legal structures — is in a relatively good position on paper,” said John Fleck, director of University of New Mexico’s Water Resources Program and author of two books about the Colorado River. “But the problem is that ‘on paper’ is not the reality now.” Historic lows Drought has been parch ing the Colorado River basin for more than two decades. Even in years with close to normal levels of precipitation, less runoff is reaching the river — the result of increasing tem peratures and drier soils drinking up the flows as climate change continues. “We’re just not seeing the benefits that we used to that we once had to surface water, streamflow runoff and reservoir storage,” Christopher Harris, execu tive director of the Colo rado River Board of California, said at a June meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board. “It’s definitely impacted the reservoir system signifi cantly.”Last summer, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation called the first level-one shortage for the Lower Basin states, prompting cuts to Arizona, Nevada and Mexico — but not Cali fornia.Atthe end of July, levels in Lake Mead, according to NASA, “stand at their low est since April 1937, when the reservoir was still being filled for the first time.”
The cuts could have rip ple effects across the entire state’s water portfolio. Southern California’s other sources of imported water from the northern half of the state are low, too, after several years of drought. “What do we do when both systems are stressed out? And how do we man age ourselves?” Harris asked at a state water board meeting in June. For the region served by the Metropolitan Water District, which has charac terized the negotiations as difficult, “every type of water user could be affected, including urban and agricultural uses,” according to a recent dis trict board presentation. The Metropolitan Water District has already imple mented unprecedented
From Page A1 watering restrictions for the 6 million Southern Californians who rely on the parched State Water Project, which funnels water from Northern Cali fornia south and this year reduced deliveries to just 5% of requested supplies. The district warned cus tomers that receive Colo rado River water that they could face restrictions as soon as next year. “The areas that get water from the Colorado River are also going to have to conserve more,” Hasen camp said. “We’re going to have to, because we know we’re going to get less water in the future than we’re get ting today. How much less we don’t Californiaknow.”has seen fed eral cuts before — about 20 years ago, after water users failed to reach an agree ment to cut back by 800,000 acre feet and stay within its 4.4 million acrefoot“Importantlyallocation. for the future of water agreements in the basin, despite predic tions of doom, California absorbed the reductions with only modest impact,” reported Fleck and Anne Castle, a former assistant secretary for water and sci ence at the U.S. Depart ment of the arebig.anymore,”AndshortageinwaterEventuallyInterior.Californiasystemshashedoutadeal.Andnow,Metropolitan’sHasencampsaid,it’stimetodosoagain.“Ithinkwe’regoingtobeapermanentstateofintothefuture.thequestionisn’t‘if’hesaid:It’show“Howbigofashortagewegoingtohavetoendure?Howbigofcutbacksarewegoingtohavetolivewith?’”
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The verdict is especially high-stakes for Southern California, where the river provides a quarter or a third of the region’s water supply. Seven Southern California counties rely on the river for water and hydroelectric power, and 600,000 acres of farmland draw on it for irrigation. “Our region, our econ omy, our way of life in Southern California depends on the Colorado River,” said Bill Hasen camp, Colorado River resources manager for the giant Metropolitan Water District, which supplies imported water to 19 mil lion people. “It is vitally important.”Butclimate change, drought and overallocation have been threatening the Colorado River’s supply for decades, even as the amount consumed and lost through reservoir evapora tion regularly outpaces its natural flows. And now, with Lake Mead and Lake Powell at historically low levels, more needs to be done, Touton warned. “The system is approaching a tipping point. And without action, we cannot protect the sys tem and the millions of Americans who rely on this critical resource,” Touton saidWhattoday.exactly “more” means — and what that means for California — is still an open question. Here’s what to know: Golden rights The Colorado River and its tributaries cut through seven U.S. states and Mex ico, from the river’s head waters in Colorado and Wyoming to where it trick les toward — though rarely actually reaches — the Gulf of ACalifornia.century of deals, acts and legal decisions have carved up 15 million acrefeet between Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico in the Upper Basin, and California, Arizona and Nevada in the Lower Basin. Native American tribes hold rights to this water as well, and a 1944 treaty set aside another 1.5 million acre feet for Mex ico.The biggest straw, by far, is California’s. The state is entitled to 4.4 million acrefeet, or more than a third of the river’s natural flow. It’s enough water to supply more than 13 million Southern California house holds for a year. In the Lower Basin, Arizona comes in next with about 2.8 million acre feet. Most of California’s Col orado River water is used for irrigation. The Imperial Irrigation District gets as much as 3.1 million acre feet a year, mostly supplied to nearly 475,000 acres of farmland and a handful of communities in the south eastern corner of Califor nia. Another major recipient is the Metropoli tan Water District, which last year diverted roughly 1.1 million acre feet of water from the Colorado River“(For)system.81years now, it’s been the backbone of our supply,” Metropolitan’s Hasencamp said. “Today, on average, about half of our imported water is from the Colorado River.” In 2019, the Upper and Lower Basin states struck agreements laying out who gets cut in the event of water shortages. The Lower Basin’s Drought Contin gency Plan, in place through 2026, allowed for cuts to California’s deliver ies for the first time. Arizona and Nevada, with more junior rights than the Golden State’s, start seeing cutbacks when water levels in Lake Mead drop to 1,090 feet; California’s cutbacks start when water levels hit between 1,040 and 1,045 feet. Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, is projected to drop to less than 1,040 feet by the close of 2022.
For the Imperial Irrigation District, the Colorado River is “our only source of water. We live in a desert. And that’s it,” said Robert Schet tler, a spokesperson for the Imperial Irrigation Dis trict. Now, he said, “the onus is to generate a lot of water, rather quickly.”
Jane Anne ‘Nan’ Hart Jan. 10, 1924 – Aug. 11, 2022
WATER: SoCal especially vulnerable to any future changes
HART Obituary
Schettler laid out two strategies for conservation: The first, he said, is farms conserving more with use of efficient strategies such as drip irrigation. “That may take some money, and then it may take a little while to get that water.” Another possibility is fal lowing fields — paying farmers to leave fields dry. It’s a strategy that the Imperial Irrigation District has employed in the past, but it’s unpopular, Schettler said.“Fallowing is like the F word around here,” he said. More restrictions
Jane Anne “Nan” Hart passed away in her home at University Retirement Community at the age of 98. In the memoirs she recently wrote for her fam ily, her opening sentence was, “I have had a very goodNanlife.”was born in Ocean Falls, B.C., Canada, where her father was the superin tendent of the largest paper mill in the world at the time.A few years later, her father’s career in the paper industry led to moves to Oregon, Washington, Illi nois, Michigan and Wis consin.Nan entered the Univer sity of Wisconsin in 1942 to study medical technology. Upon graduation, she and several Alpha Xi Delta sorority sisters came to Sac ramento to work at Sutter Hospital. In Sacramento, Nan met Samuel “Sam” Hart, whom she wed in 1948.Married for 60 years until Sam’s death in 2008, they moved to Davis in 1952 with their two sons Charles and Paul, with daughters Marjorie and Jenny born while in Davis. The first family residence was on Anderson Road, which at that time was the west edge of town. Nan and Sam moved to Elmwood Drive in 1983 and to URC in 2000, where they were among the original resi dents. The one break in Nan’s 70 years in Davis was in DavisSam’swhen1966,UCsabbaticaltooktheHartfamilytoGermany.SamandNanmay be remem bered by longtime Davisites as the owners of Davis Waste Removal Co. from 1972 to 1978, which son Paul continued until his retirement in 2018. Nan is survived by a sis ter, her four children, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The Hart family is very grateful for the many friendships Nan enjoyed at URC and the care she received from YoloTheCares.family plans to gather privately in her honor at Bodega Bay, where the family enjoyed many reunions over the past 20 years.
UC Davis CoUrtesy photo David Brandman, left, and Sergey Stavisky are leading the Brain Gate2 clinical trial at UC Davis Health. The trial is enrolling peo ple with anarthria, who have difficulty speaking, to test a new method to restore speech.
Workers’ comp bill passes Assembly Special to The Enterprise SACRAMENTO — The California Assembly has approved legislation from state Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, to protect employ ees of contractors by ensur ing compliance with state workers’ compensation laws.“Requiring contractors to have workers compensa tion insurance will protect workers who are injured on the job – whether they are working for the contractor for a day, a week or fulltime,” Dodd said. “It will also level the playing field for law abiding contractors who do carry the insurance. In so doing, it will elimi nate barriers to coverage so we can protect those employees who might be injured on the job.” In California, there are about 230,000 licensed contractors in 44 different areas, from general build ing and engineering to electricians, plumbers and landscapers. About 55% claim they have no employ ees, making them exempt from a requirement to carry workers’ compensa tionHowever,insurance.research and enforcement from the Con tractors State Licensing Board suggests many of these claims are false, cre ating a widespread prob lem leaving workers unprotected. That drives up the cost of workers’ compensation insurance for those who comply, and puts workers at risk when their employer lack such insurance.Senate Bill 216 would require all concrete, heat ing and air conditioning and tree service contractors to carry the insurance, regardless of whether they claim employees or not. Further, it would require that by 2025, all licensed contractors in the state carry workers’ compensa tionSBinsurance.216,which is spon sored by the Contractors State License Board, was approved Thursday with overwhelming Assembly support. It heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom for a signa ture following a Senate concurrence vote. Dodd represents the 3rd Senate District, which includes all or portions of Napa, Solano, Yolo, Sonoma, Contra Costa and Sacramento counties. Learn more at www.sen. ca.gov/dodd. this technology to “turn thoughts into action” for people living with paralysis. Some of the consortium’s studies have turned “neu ral” handwriting into text output to a computer and helped participants with paralysis control a robotic arm and hand. The researchers at UC Davis are focused on a con dition known as anarthria, where people want to speak but are unable to control their vocal cords or mouth in a way that would pro duce audible speech. “Losing the ability to speak is devastating. The existing assistive commu nication technologies avail able to people living with paralysis, such as eye track ers, and sip and puff devices, are slow, cumber some, and require substan tial effort from both the user and their caretaker,” said David paralysis."dencerestoretechnologybrain-computerthewillNeuroprostheticsdirectortheresponsiblegerymentprofessorBrandmanBrandman.isanassistantintheDepartofNeurologicalSurandthesite-investigatorforstudy.Heisalsotheco-oftheUCDavisLabandleadthesurgeriesforstudy.“It’smyhopethatinterfacewillonedayfunctionalindepenforpeoplelivingwith
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Signals lost With some diseases and injuries, the areas of the brain responsible for lan guage and wanting to speak are intact, but the signals cannot get through to the nerves and muscles that need to receive com mand impulses to produce sound.With this new study, the researchers hope to “read” the brain signals meant to move the muscles involved in speaking — the tongue, jaw, lips, voice box and dia phragm — and translate the person’s intention to speak into comprehensible speech produced by a com puter.The researchers explain that the technology cannot read minds or detect inner monologue and thoughts. The investigational tech nology is being developed only to communicate the signals generated in the brain as part of intentional speech.“By implanting elec trodes that can record from individual brain cells involved in generating speech, we hope we can enable the participants to communicate by just trying to speak,” said Sergey Stavisky.Stavisky, a neuroscientist and neuroengineer, is an assistant professor in the department of neurological surgery. He is the scientific lead for the study and the co-director with Brandman of the UC Davis Neuro prosthetics Lab. “There are many open questions. We hope to learn what brain cells do when a person tries to speak. For example, what kind of information does this brain activity contain? How does that relate to the move ments or sounds the person is trying to produce? With this study, we anticipate we will be able to answer those and many other questions,” Stavisky said. Tech evolving Implants have been used in the brain to help with disease symptoms for decades. Hundreds of thousands of people glob ally have been implanted with deep brain stimula tion devices. The technol ogy is routinely applied to help people with Parkin son’s disease, tremor and epilepsy. In deep brain stimulation, implants that generate electric impulses are used to manage symp toms of neurological dis eases.What is different about the BrainGate2 clinical trial is that the implants are not there to stimulate the nerve cells. Instead, they are there to “listen” to them.Participants accepted into the study will have tiny, specialized devices known as Utah Arrays implanted in the region of their brain that generates speech. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided permission for testing the devices in clini calThetrials. arrays obtain impulses from the nerve cells — neural recordings — that are conveyed to two small metal pedestals on top of the head. The pedes tals are about a half-inch in diameter. From there, the signals can be connected to a computer.Toturnthe signals from nerve cells into the intended speech, the researchers will rely on advanced machine-learn ing techniques to create sophisticated computer algorithms. They anticipate these algorithms will be able to decode the neural patterns into speech accu rately. The computerdecoded speech can then be paired with text-generating or synthetic speech-gener atingStaviskydevices. notes that research groups are testing and improving these advanced medical devices that can potentially apply the recent progress in com puting and neuroscience to provide new ways to treat paralysis.“Itisan exciting time. We still have much to learn, and there are no guarantees this will work. Based on how this field has been pro gressing and the strength of our interdisciplinary research team, I am hope ful that we can quickly make substantial progress towards restoring the abil ity for people who have lost the ability to speak to have naturalistic, real-time con versations,” Stavisky said. Leigh Hochberg, director of the BrainGate consor tium and clinical trial, said, “I’m thrilled to welcome David, Sergey and the won derful vis.edu.contactstudy,rationthroughsundoubtedlyclinicalals.thecommunityneuroengineeringatUCDavistoBrainGateclinicaltriTheirscientificandinsightswillleadtobreaktowardtherestoofcommunication.”TolearnmoreaboutthevisitBraingate.orgorbraingate@ucda — UC Davis Health Researchers aim to ‘read’ brain signals
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82-student increase in enrollment and a 1% decrease in attendance will net to a zero-change in our overall ADA. Also, with increased LCFF funding we will need to plan for $100,000 more spending to increase our improved services within our own LCAP.” Also on the docket was a presentation given by Rich Malone of Govern ment Financial Strategies about the certificates of participation sales results. Back in April, a presenta tion was made regarding the planned issuance of the certificates of partici pation in order to receive $25 million in proceeds to fund facility projects. After approving the fund ing on May 5, the pro ceeds were received on JuneMalone14. covered how the DJUSD used GFOA (Gov ernment Finance Officers Association) best practices as a guide during the issu ances, the credit rating process, the competitive bid process, CFD tax rev enue utilization and bud getKeepingcomparisons.upwith the money talk was the authorization of tempo rary interfund transfers. Watkins – again – took the reins on the break down resolution 07-23. Essentially, it authorizes the superintendent or designee to approve tem porary interfund transfers of special or restricted fund cash balances across funds within a fiscal year. According to the Watkins, this is an annual request to address shortfalls in any cash balances. With a unanimous vote, the resolution passed. Another annual occur rence was the declaration of need for fully qualified educators. This coming as an estimate made by the district on how many teachers they’d need to fill in, in case of an emer gency. Associate superin tendent of student support services Laura Juanitas reported an error made on the document submitted in the spring resulting in the CDC requiring another hearing with cor rectTheinformation.corrections made include specified courses for science and world lan guage as a whole and to remove CTE as it does not fall in any of the approved categories.Afterthe closing of the public hearing, the board voted to approve the dec laration of fully qualified educators.Asalways, there was a presentation on the health and safety update made by Juanitas. “As we prepare to open schools next week, we’re refocusing our efforts on COVID health protocols, site safety and mental health supports,” she said. While the community transmission rate of COVID-19 remains in the high-tier, it has been decreasing since the last presentation two weeks ago and stands at 16.5 cases per 100 thousand people. Masks continue to be strongly recommended and doors and windows will be kept open during highShetransmission.alsotouched on school crisis teams receiv ing refresher training in the fall as well as crisis communication and safety measures. The presenta tion concluded with the mention of an updated suicide-risk screener as well as a breakdown of further mental health sup port for students.
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The county Board of Supervi sors ultimately approved $1.178 million in American Rescue Plan funding for the food bank in July. But back in September 2021, the lawsuit said, the county and its cities offered the food bank a “non-tenable” funding proposal for surplus edible food recovery which the food bank declined. From October 2021 to January 2022, the lawsuit alleges, Bisch was pressured by the food bank’s board of directors “to stop speak ing publicly to government agen cies or third parties about the county’s and cities’ noncompli ance.”The suit alleges unnamed local government officials were attempting to pressure the YFB board to “reign in and silence Plaintiff“DuringBisch.”this time period, the YFB board expressly instructed Plaintiff Bisch to stop correcting inaccurate statements by public officials — this instruction was the beginning of a campaign to systematically silence, intimidate, and retaliate against Plaintiff Bisch, ultimately culminating in his wrongful termination.” In March, the Board of Super visors sent a letter signed by Supervisors Angel Barajas of Woodland and Oscar Villegas of West Sacramento to the food bank’s board of directors. The let ter called on the food bank to “act immediately to protect local food recovery organizations — a vital part of the county food recovery network — against actions that compromise their ability to pro vide food to those in need. “We continue to gather infor mation about the role of Yolo Food Bank leadership in these actions, which may include deter ring small food pantries, churches and other organizations from accepting local government fund ing and retaliating against those that accept funding by curtailing their access to food,” said the let ter, which also questioned whether the food bank might be threatening to terminate subcon tracts with partner nonprofits because they choose to accept funding from the county related to expansion of edible-food recovery programs. Bisch previously called those allegations absurd and outra geous in comments to the Sacra mento Business Journal. His lawsuit also names three former YFB board members as defendants — Dan Ramos, James Durst and Tom Muller — as well as current board chair Elizabeth Schmitz.Ramos was seeking to get the Davis Innovation and Sustain ability Campus approved in the city of Davis for much of Bisch’s tenure as executive director and Bisch’s lawsuit contends that cre ated a conflict of interest for Ramos. Likewise Durst has been involved in the Yolo Food Hub project that the county has pledged ARP funds for. Just prior to Bisch’s termina tion, the food bank’s executive team submitted a letter of no confidence in the board of direc tors.“(W)e have been disheartened and have had grave concerns regarding the board of directors’ professionalism and leadership especially regarding trust, integ rity, collaboration, decision mak ing and vision,” the letter signed by Bisch and seven executive team members stated. “A number of board members’ decisions, comments, and actions have been utterly at odds with the organization’s mission and val ues, and the interest of those we serve. The board of directors has shown they are not able to refrain from interfering with the neces sary Food Bank operations by placing the interests and personal relationships of individual board members above feeding our com munity.”Afollow-up letter sent by executive team members after Bisch’s termination said, “food bank staff deserve transparency as to how the board reached its decision to terminate him only weeks after a record-breaking Big Day of Giving that resulted in the food bank taking first place in the entire Greater Sacramento region, raising nearly $380,000 from over 700 donors…” Several of those who signed that letter are no longer with the food bank and now Bisch is seek ing both compensatory and puni tive damages over his termination as well as reinstatement as execu tive director. He is being repre sented by attorney Sanjiv Singh. “I was fired for doing what an executive director of a nonprofit is supposed to do,” Bisch said in a statement Thursday. “If we see misstatements of fact by public officials that jeopardize our mis sion or harm the the vulnerable populations we serve, we have a duty to correct and challenge such misstatements. I lost my job for doing my duty.” Officials in the city of Davis are specifically called out by Bisch in the lawsuit, though not by name. Bisch alleges that in November 2020, he learned “that certain city of Davis officials” were circu lating a false narrative that he was spreading false information about SB 1383. “This misinformation by local governmental officials was cate gorically false, and anyone with a modicum of knowledge about the activities of the local govern ments after the passage of SB 1383 would know that and would have appreciated that the infor mation disseminated by Plaintiff Bisch to other government agen cies such as CalRecycle was in good faith and accurate,” the lawsuit contends. In response, the city issued a statement Friday saying, “We have always appreciated the great work that Yolo Food Bank does for our communities to increase food and nutrition security. “The city strenuously disputes the assertions made against the city in the complaint. Davis val ues its relationship with the Food Bank, and we look forward to working collaboratively to address the critical issue of food security."Thefood bank did not provide a response to the lawsuit prior to The Enterprise’s press time. — Reach Anne TernusBellamy at aternus@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy. Former director alleges retaliation from Food Bank Rep. childinaugurationcampusCollege’sSacramentoMichaelexecutivetoright,D-WalnutGaramendi,JohnGrove,talksin2021YoloFoodBankdirectorBischatCityDavistomarktheofataxcredit.
From Page OneA6 THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2022 residents, the key aspect of the law is the requirement to separate organic waste from trash, placing them in separate bins. For the Yolo Food Bank, the key component relates to food recovery. The food bank procures food that would otherwise go to waste from sources like large food processors, wholesalers and gro cery stores and is the primary edible food recovery service pro vider in the county, as well as its cities, including Davis, the law suitSBnotes.1383 also requires local gov ernments to create local ordi nances ensuring compliance, perform edible food recovery capacity assessments, develop additional capacity if needed, and, if expanded capacity is needed, to obtain funding for that infrastructure.Afterjoining the food bank in 2018, Bisch “pursued SB 1383 compliance nearly from the the outset,” the lawsuit contends. However, the complaint alleges, “representatives from the cities and Yolo County made it generally clear that they were resistant to complying with SB 1383 edible food recovery man dates and resistant to collaborat ing with YFB because they indicated that Yolo County and its cities were not willing to create a funding mechanism for the food recovery program mandated by SB 1383.” As executive director, Bisch spoke publicly on the matter — including at a statewide CalRe cycle conference — and “truthfully and in good faith informed the attendees that it appeared that local governments were not taking any action at all (to comply with SB 1383). “This disclosure obviously impacted both the cities and Yolo County on the one hand, and also YFB on the other hand, who was the food recovery agency for the majority of the county,” the law suitCalRecyclestates. offered to support the food bank in its efforts, even tually providing two grants total ing $800,000, according to the filing.
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I have read the articles discussing the new water mandates and the need to stop people from washing cars. The assertions made by council members that this man date will save a million gallons are ridicu lous. How could such a number be calculated, I wondered? Then, recently, a council member claims people use a 100 gallons to wash a car. There is no basis for this statement. I would have to fill a 5-gallon bucket 20 times to use that much water. The last time I washed a car I used less than 6 gal lons, and two-thirds was from water saved from inside the house. On my block I am the only person to wash my own vehicles. I will not take my classic cars to a car wash, much less my late-model truck. The car washes use strong soap that removes wax and I had to have my hoods repainted on two vehicles because of the car wash. You can charge me for the water I use, but you can’t tell me where to use it. Why is the city allowing new buildings to be built if there is not enough water for the existing population? The 250-unit complex in South Davis on Chiles road will use a great amount of water and there will no controls. I will bet most people don’t even know about that complex. You live in the city for 50 years and you try to overlook this nonsense and some times it is too much to ignore. The deci sion-making process in this case is exactly why we in South Davis have the ridiculous, bad improvements on Mace Boulevard, a present-day Richards Boulevard under pass.Bob Dunning needs to revisit his state ments about Davis being the most edu cated City. I think I have that right.
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Sister District is an organization started by four women lawyers who quit their jobs when Trump got elected in 2016 as they felt they had to act. Their idea is to con nect progressive places, like Davis, with carefully-targeted elections in swing dis tricts so the elections can make a differ ence — with a success rate of 70%! I strongly recommend Sister District Yolo as I’ve been involved for a few years, and find it a friendly, supportive, and effective organization. Do you remember when Arizona, normally a conservative state, voted for Biden in the last election? Sister District Yolo was very active in Ari zona — can’t say for sure, but who knows? Sister District Yolo and Indivisible Yolo are hosting a big election rally on Sunday, Aug. 28, from 6 to 7:30 at Central Park, Fifth and B streets, with speakers and opportunities to get involved at whatever level and with whatever activities you choose. Please come — and bring a friend or two! Laurie Friedman Davis
This last spring, I was in Washington for an awards dinner given by the American Task Force on Lebanon. The talents of the exceptionally gifted Leb anese were on display: The room was filled with accomplished expatriates and immi grants — business leaders, diplomats, phy sicians, writers and poets, an opera singer — from their troubled Middle Eastern homeland.Buttheevent’s high point was the recogni tion of the scientists who had saved countless lives by creating Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine: four Lebanese Americans. Among the children of the world’s many diasporas, few have made as large a mark as the Lebanese. Their native country has fewer than 6 million people, including a million or more refugees. The Washington celebration was in pain ful contrast to the shambles that is Leba non today: bankrupt, corrupt, violence-riven, starving and hopeless. According to Edward Gabriel, a Leba nese American who served as U.S. ambas sador to Morocco during the Clinton administration, Lebanon is in danger of sinking so far that it will be a failed state, ungoverned and ungovernable. Gabriel has just returned from a visit by the American Task Force on Lebanon, and he reports of a country in parlous disarray. In a paper for the task force, Gabriel stated, “On this day (Aug. 4, 2020) two years ago, over 500 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse at the Port of Beirut exploded, causing more than 220 deaths, 7,000 inju ries, 300,000 displaced individuals, and at least $1.5 billion in property damage. Since then, there has not only been a lack of closure for the families of the victims but the very corruption and negligence that caused such carnage and suffering has yet to be addressed by those in power.” In their meeting with the Lebanese lead ership, Gabriel and the task force discussed the urgency of implementing reforms to access IMF funds. Food is critical as Leba non imports 90 percent of its grain from Ukraine and Russia. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Leba non, which stretches along the Mediterra nean Sea north of Israel, was a treasure of a country. Its seaside capital, Beirut, was a sparkling jewel, rivaling Monaco in its incandescence.Beirutinitsheyday had all the cache of Tangier and Casablanca and was a destina tion for the adventurous, the sophisticated, and for artists, journalists and writers. A-list ers headed there before that term existed. It also was a haven for spies and the intelligence services that employed them. Its most famous spy was British double agent Kim Philby, who fled from Beirut to Moscow when he was about to be arrested in January 1963. In 1963 Lebanon, a small country with a small population of 4 million, was a highly successful one, envied and copied. The basic layout of the beach development in Tel Aviv, I was told in Israel, is modeled on that of BritishBeirut.intellectuals often cited Lebanon’s religious minority-respectful government as a model for diverse societies as Britain with drew from its former colonies. Traditionally, the three major religious groups share power this way: The president is always a Maronite Christian, the prime minister is always a Sunni Muslim, and the speaker of parliament is always a Shia Muslim. The fall of Lebanon began with a huge influx of destabilizing Palestinian refugees and was sped up by the arrival of rival ter rorist militias, particularly Iran-backed Hezbollah, determined to prosecute a war withLebanon’sIsrael. brightest prospect is the devel opment of its gas reserves in the Mediterra nean. Hezbollah has been frustrating the conclusion of a maritime agreement between Lebanon and Israel, which would enable drilling for natural gas in Lebanon’s offshore fields. That and a revival of tourism are Leba non’s best, slender hopes. Hope is people, like me, will want to go, looking for the ghosts of a giddy nightlife and James Bon dian intrigue. I hope to go this year. Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
After 170 years of popula tion growth — occasion ally explosive growth — California is now experi encing population loss for the firstAstime.foreign immigration and birth rates declined, they no longer offset net losses in state-to-state migration. Since 2010, 7.5 million peo ple have left California while 5.9 million people have come from other states. That gives rise to a ques tion: Who is leaving Califor nia and “Mostwhy?people who move across state lines do so for housing, job, or family rea sons,” Hans Johnson, a demographer for the Public Policy Institute of California, wrote earlier this year. John son also notes that those who leave California tend to be poorer and less educated than those who migrate to the state, which is not sur prising given that housing and jobs dominate motiva tions.There is, however, a less obvious subset of those who leave California — highincome families seeking relief from the state’s notoriously highThetaxes.San Francisco Chroni cle shed some light on that phenomenon when one of its reporters dove into Internal Revenue Service data that revealed favorite destinations of high-income former San Franciscans.Thenewspaper found that 39,000 San Franciscans who had filed federal tax returns for 2018 had moved out of the city before filing 2019 returns. Collectively, they took $10.6 billion in income with them while people who moved to the city during that period reported just $3.8 bil lion in “Theincome.countythat saw the wealthiest movers from San Francisco on average was Teton County, Wyoming, home to Jackson Hole and its famed ski resorts,” the Chronicle reported. “The data showed that 40 different families, comprising 63 peo ple total, filed their 2019 taxes in San Francisco and then filed their 2020 taxes in Teton County, accounting for a total of $37 million in income moving from San Francisco to Teton. That is an average of $586,000 per person, according to the IRS data.”Two other ski resortheavy counties made the top 10 destinations of San Francisco’s wealthiest movers. Washoe County, Nevada, which includes Lake Tahoe’s Incline Village, was No. 2 while Summit County, Utah, site of the Park City ski resort, was No. 6. Palm Beach, Florida, was No. 3. While the Chronicle arti cle cited the popularity of resorts as a destina tion for wealthy expatriates, the more glaring fact is that their favored new homes are often in states that levy little or no personal income taxes. No-tax states include Wyo ming, Nevada, Washington, Texas and Florida. Utah has a flat 4.85% California’srate.top income tax rate, 13.3% on taxable incomes over $1 million, is by far the nation’s highest and when added to the top fed eral rate of 37% pushes the overall bite to more than 50%. Moreover, a tax overhaul during the Donald Trump presidency basically ended the ability to deduct state income taxes on federal returns.Ifanything, California’s taxes on the wealthy are likely to increase. Proposition 30, a measure on the November ballot, would boost the top marginal rate to over 15%, raising money for programs to battle climate change, and another tax hike is headed for the 2024 ballot. The wealthy are quite capable of protecting them selves, including moving to another state. However, they are vitally important to Cali fornia’s schools, health care and myriad other public ser vices. Income taxes account for three-quarters of Califor nia’s general fund revenues and the top 1% of California taxpayers generate nearly half of those taxes. That’s just 150,000 taxpay ers in a state of 40 million, so even a trickle of departures has a potentially huge impact on the budget. — CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters.
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R.R. Schulze Davis Davis pump track My name is Gio; I am a Boy Scout with Troop 139. In 2017, I heard that a pump track was being built and along with many other kids in Davis I was very excited about it because I have been to Elk Grove and Napa’s pump track, and I felt like this would be cool to have in Davis. Davis is a great place to have a pump track because of all its’ outdoor activities, space, and people with bikes. What better place than Davis, the bike capital of the USA, to have a pump track? The reason I am writing to you is to encourage the mayor and city government to start creating the pump track. Davis is a very kind community and groups such as Boy Scouts and others could have work days to help with construction. Gio Castillo Brown Davis Election rally
By anDy JoneS Special to The Enteprise 1. Sports. What is the national sport of Canada? 2. Numbers. The atomic number of sulfur is the number of states in Germany and a song by Green Day. Name this even two-digit number. 3. Countries of the World. The West African city of Timbuktu is found in what country? 4. Famous Fathers. Herodotus was known as “the father of” what H-word?
5. Food and Drink. What kind of food is named after a little don key? Answers: Lacrosse, 16, Mali, history, a burrito. Dr. Andy Jones is the former quizmaster at de Vere’s Irish Pub and author of the book “Pub Quizzes: Trivia for Smart People.” His pub quiz is now seeking a new home. Meanwhile, Dr. Andy is also sharing his pub quizzes via Patreon. Find out more at yourquizmaster.com.www.
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Chris Erdman, Ph.D., MDiv, former pastor and head of staff at Davis Community Church has been appointed as the new man ager for the YoloCares Center for Loss and Hope. The center assists patients, their loved ones, and community members through the grief process. Sup port groups and other counsel ing programs are specifically tailored for adults, adolescents, andErdman’schildren.previous collabora tive work with YoloCares uniquely positions him for this post. He earned his Doctorate from Columbia Theological Seminary, a master’s in divinity from Fuller Theological Semi nary, and a bachelor’s degree in business/marketing from Colo rado State University. He has exten sive experience in Journal,”inhaveandprogrammingcounselingbereavementandhisarticlesappeared“Leadership“Books and Culture,” and “The Interna tional Review of Mission.” He has also authored four books, “Beyond Chaos: Living the Christian Family in a World Like Ours,” “Countdown to Sunday: A Daily Guide for Those Who Dare to Preach,” “Ordinary Preacher, Extraordinary Gospel: A Daily Guide for Wise, Empowered Preachers” and “A Table for All: How I Came to Understand the Gospel Means Full Inclusion of Gays and Lesbians.” Having traveled in the Domin ican Republic, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, Erdman has a particular interest and expertise in the contribution of ancient monasticism and Celtic spiritu ality for the formation of mis sional and communitiesemergent...aswell as move ments for the common good that specialize in social innovation andHisentrepreneurship.firstdayatYoloCares will be Sept. 6. — Craig Dresang is the CEO of YoloCares
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By CraiG DreSanG Special to The Enterprise As YoloCares continues to build out its leadership team, the organization has added three new members to its board of directors and appointed a new manager for its Center for Loss and Hope. New appointees to the board include Tanya Altmann, Ph.D., RN; Jackie Clark, RN, MBA; and Beth (CSU),StatethebeencianenceyearsmoreAltmannGabor.hasthan35ofexperiasacliniandhasthechairofCaliforniaUniversitySacramento School of Nursing since 2015. In that role, she oversees seven different clin ical education programs and is passionate about training future clinicians to be competent and compassionate care providers. In addition to her post at CSU, Altmann keeps her clinical skills sharp by occasionally working as a staff nurse at Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael. Her work at Mercy allows her to provide care for acutely ill trauma, vascular, bariatric, and general surgery patients. As an expert resource nurse, she also provides patient and family education.
Above, Nancy Roe’s gigantic Mexican flowers. Below, a pink crepe-paper flower by Nancy Roe.
Julianna Morgan of Davis earned dean’s list honors for the spring 2022 semester at Emerson Col lege. The requirement to make the dean’s list is a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher for that semes ter. Morgan is an interdis ciplinary major and is a member of the Class of 2023.Based in Boston, oppo site the historic Boston Common and in the heart of the city’s Theatre Dis trict, Emerson College educates individuals who will solve problems and change the world through engaged leadership in communication and the arts, a mission informed by liberal learning. The College has 3,780 under graduates and 670 gradu ate students from across the U.S. and 50 countries. St. Olaf College named Davis students Zoë García (music education) and Leo Libet (nursing) to the dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester. The dean’s list recognizes students with a semester gradepoint average of 3.75 or higher on a 4-point scale. St. Olaf’s 300-acre cam pus is in Northfield, Minn., approximately 40 miles south of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. One of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges, St. Olaf challenges students to excel, examine faith and values, and explore mean ingful vocation in an inclu sive, globally engaged community nourished by Lutheran tradition. — Do you know of some one who has won an award or accomplished something noteworthy? Email it prise.net.newsroom@davisenterto
Nancy Roe will open the 2022-23 season of the Davis Flower Arrangers with a workshop on how to make crepebrightlyflowersMexican-styleoversizedwithcoloredpaper.
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Yazmin Spiegel, renowned Sogetsu Ikebana instructor, demonstrating techniques for creating colorful, engaging arrangements for theTheholidays.newyear begins on Jan. 4 with Susi Gullum, dynamic presenter and member of the Bidwell Designers in Chico, a renowned flower show judge, and a board mem ber of the Organization of Floral Arts Designers. Feb. 1 brings us a special return of longtime Davis Flower Arranger and Ikebana sensei, Helen Tashima, who always brings joy with her beauti fulWearrangements.aresoexcited to offer a hands-on workshop on March 1 with Min Chai, a gifted and talented Ike bana instructor. Reserva tions will be required. “Tools of the Trade” is the focus for MJ Kelly’s presentation on April 5, when she will share the wealth of her knowledge to help us all become success ful flower arrangers. May 3 is the Park Win ters garden tour and pic nic, and later in May we will hold the Celebratory Potluck in Jin Ying Shaw’s beautiful garden. To become a member, send your check for $50.00 to Davis Flower Arrangers, c/o Jo Anne Boorkman, Treasurer, 2205 Butte Place, Davis, CA 95616. Please include a note with your name, address, email address, and phone number. — Stephanie DeGraffHunt is the president of the Davis Flower Arrangers. For information, contact her at gmail.com.sdegrafhunt@
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Altmann says she has been impressed by the extensive com munity resources that YoloCares offers, including the Center for Caregiver Support and commu nity education programs like the recent Quintessential Care Summit hosted by both Yolo Cares and California State Uni versity.Shebelieves strongly that exceptional patient care should also include support for caregiv ers and family members. Alt mann brings with her a wealth of knowledge in clinical operations and direct patient care and her presence on the YoloCares board deepens the invaluable partner ship between the agency and CSU,ClarkSacramento.isafamiliar face around the YoloCares board room; she was a board member from 2015 to 2018 and is excited to reprise her role with the agency. Clark has been a registered nurse for 30 years and has extensive experience in clinical adminis tration.Before her retirement, Clark was the CEO of the California Correctional Healthcare Service (CCHS), a medical facility that serves approximately 5,000 incarcerated patients annually. CCHS also offers the only hos pice program for incarcerated individuals in the country. During her tenure, Clark expanded hospice care and developed a program for patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Recognizing the emotional impacts that an inmate’s death can have in the prison commu nity, Clark created a peer support training program for inmates to become hospice volunteers. She believes deeply that no one should die alone and considers her experience with the peer support training program as transformative.Clarkplansto use her exper tise in healthcare policy, change management, continuous quality improvement and government relations to help position Yolo Cares as a regional leader in endof-lifeGaborcare.isa longtime resident of Davis and has a nearly 20-year tenure as a Yolo County employee. Currently, she serves as a member of the Probation Department’s executive team, overseeing administrative opera tions, strategic alignment, and organizational development. Prior to 2019, Gabor’s positions included manager of operations and strategy for the County Administrator’s Office, Yolo County manager of public affairs, communications officer, and deputy to Yolo County Supervisor Helen Thomson. Gabor was connected to Yolo Cares through fellow board member Julie Sheehan, but she knew of the agency’s community impact through her mother who was a longtime supporter of Citi zens Who Care. Gabor looks for ward to expanding her understanding of end-of-life care and serving her community.
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Living By Stephanie DeGraff hunt Special to The Enterprise The Davis Flower Arrangers have an exciting new season of programs, workshops, and events for the 2022-23 season. All meetings and work shops will meet in person at the Stonegate Country Club, 919 Lake Blvd., on the first Wednesdays of each month, September through April, at 7 p.m. Members will also have access via Zoom. The 2022-2023 season opens on Sept. 7 with a festive, fun-filled work shop guided by enthusias tic Nancy Roe who will demonstrate and guide members through the spe cial techniques for making colorful Mexican flowers using brightly colored crepeReservationspaper. for the workshop should be made by contacting intomadeReservationstogethersucculents2,orientedreturnnovelCenterShepardvicenateIkenobouniquetheonstrateralfromenthusiasticIkenobohunt@gmail.com.sdegraffSandraHatcher,anmasterandpresentertheSacramentoFloDesignGuildwilldemandteachaboutjoysofdiscoveringtheartformofonOct.5.WeareextremelyfortutohaveJanGoehring,presidentoftheGardenandArtsinSacramentoandIkebanacreator,toleadusinafall-workshoponNov.wherepumpkinsandwillcomeinplayfulways.shouldbeaheadoftime.Dec.7takesthegrouptheholidayspiritwith
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— The longtime radio and tele vision color man on UC Davis football broadcasts, Doug Kelly is director of communications for Battlefields2Ballfields and man aging general partner of Kelly & Associates. Contact him at DKelly1416@aol.com. this former SF skipper
Some of this, some of that and some nostalgia thrown in. n Cleveland Browns quarter back Deshaun Watson should have been suspended for one full season. Period. No questions asked. The $5 million “fine” is immaterial.Wayback when, Green Bay Packers running back Paul Hor nung and Detroit Lions defen sive tackle Alex Karras were each suspended for the 1963 season for gambling. Gambling, then or now, is a far less egregious offense than that which Watson has paid millions to his accusers to go Sideaway.note on Hornung: For mer Commissioner Pete Rozelle, in our opinion the best NFL leader ever, summoned Packers coach Vince Lombardi to New York for a meeting. Once inside Rozelle’s office, Lombardi asked, “Well, Pete, did he do it?” Rozelle replied, “Yes, Vince, he did.” Lombardi replied, “Well, Pete, you have to suspend him. Now, let’s go across the street and I will buy you a drink.” n Contrast that with Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, who on Thursday declared, “Well, every one deserves a second chance.” Deserves? Huh? n
Cal football play-by-play announcer Joe Starkey announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of the 2022 sea son.He called Bears games from 1975 onward, what will be 48 seasons in all. He is best remem bered for his description of the final play in the 1982 StanfordCal Big Game. We include it in the next paragraph, and you can listen to it on YouTube. “Harmon will probably try to squib it and he does. Ball comes loose and the Bears have to get out of bounds. Rod gers, along the sideline, another one — they’re still in deep trouble at mid field, they tried to do a couple of — the ball is still loose, as they get it to Rodgers! They get it back now to the 30, they’re down to the 20 — Oh, the band is out on the field! He’s gonna go into the end zone! He got into the end zone! “And the Bears! The Bears have won! The Bears have won! Oh, my God! The most amazing, sensational, dramatic, heartrending, exciting, thrilling finish in the history of college football!” n No matter your age and life experience, you may recall ‘The Honeymooners,” the 1950s black-and-white comedy classic that starred Jackie Gleason, Audrey Meadows, Art Carney and Joyce Randolph. Gleason did the casting for the show. Meadows went to her audition, dressed to the nines and didn’t get the part because Gleason felt she was “too pretty” to play Alice. Meadows got wind of what went down, returned to her apartment, put on a drab house dress, met again with Gleason, who exclaimed “Aha, that is Alice!” He had no idea he’d met with Meadows earlier in the day.
* There is nothing wrong with having two teams conduct a joint practice, be it high school, col lege or NFL football. But fight ing is crossing the line. Since banishing players from the remainder of a practice doesn’t seem to work, hit the pro perpe trators of such behavior where it hurts.Inthe wallet.
THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2022 B5Sports in the state according to MaxPreps. “She’s a really strong forward,” Hogan said of Brayton. “She was our second-highest scorer last year and she has the ability to kind of score goals from a lot of different positions.”
n Who was the first San Fran cisco Giant to hit 500 home runs? Answer below. n Of all the perfect games in Major League Baseball history, a former Sacramento River Cats pitcher had one of them. Answer also below. n A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned two Giants uniform numbers that must be retired. Forgot one. That is No. 15, belonging to manager Bruce Bochy. n That streaming service for MLB games, which costs money over and above our TV charges, aren’t exactly going gangbusters. There is more than enough product out there for the average fan. The real test will be Thurs day Night Football. n Hard to believe it’s been a little over 15 years since Barry Bonds hit home run No. 756, eclipsing Hank Aaron. n Finally, if you are Notre Dame football, you have a builtin nationwide recruiting base. Your TV package is worth mil lions and will assuredly get larger in the future. So, why and what is the moti vation to join any conference? n Answers: Mel Ott, Dallas Braden.Enjoy the rest of your summer.
Enterprise staff Now all of the Davis High fall athletic teams are practicing. The Blue Devil boys and girls water polo teams, plus the boys and girls cross-country squads and girls tennis started prac tices this week. The DHS girls field hockey and girls golf teams held tryouts last week. Now their rosters are in Theplace.Blue Devils volleyball team open the season Friday at Wood of Vacaville. Match time is scheduled at 6 p.m. Then Davis welcomes Wood land Christian in the SacJoaquin Section’s Foundation Games, which all will be played on Monday. The match is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. UC Davis The UCD football enters its second week of practice. The Aggies will open their season at Cal on Saturday, Sept. 3. After playing at South Dakota State, in a rematch of their FCS playoff game last November, on Saturday, Sept. 10, UCD will play its home opener against San Diego at UC Davis Health Stadium on Satur day, Sept. 17. The Aggie men and women cross-country teams started practice on Thursday. The UCD men and women’s water polo teams, plus the men and women’s soccer squads and women’s field hockey teams are also gearing up for practices.
Hogan also mentioned senior midfielder and forward Mia Wil liams as an offensive threat. “She just has an incredible tac tical game and we’ll be seeing a lot of her as far as transition balls and sending baseline balls to the forwards like Emma, and then also she’s got a great tip in on cor ners and in gameplay,” Hogan said of ServingWilliams.asboth a scorer and a playmaker, Williams finished last season with five goals and five assists.Assisting Williams with setting up goals will be sophomore mid fielder Aurora Hogan, the daugh ter of FollowingElizabeth.afreshman season on varsity in which she had six goals and two assists, Aurora had a busy offseason with recruiting camps as she hopes to eventually compete in college like her mom. Elizabeth played goalkeeper at Michigan State after graduating from DHS in 1995. “She definitely has the ability to play in college and so she’s pursu ing that,” Elizabeth said of her daughter. “We spent a lot of time back east at college ID camps this summer and I’ve just been trying to give her the opportunity to get high-level coaching and also be seen at that level.” Having coached Aurora since she was 4, Elizabeth says the transition from mother and daughter to player and coach is fairly“I’venatural.coached her so much in her life that she’s kind of used to changing over from mom off the field to coach on the field,” Eliza bethThesaid.Blue Devils begin their season on Saturday with a jambo ree in DavisChico.will stay on the road to face Bella Vista of Fair Oaks on Tuesday, Aug. 30 and River Valley of Yuba City on Thursday, Sept. 1. The program’s first home match is set for Sept. 9 against Pleasant Valley of Chico.
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The preseason is also the time of silly polls and exceedingly meaningless awards. Sportswrit ers (see photo above) are rou tinely asked to list the order of finish of every team in the con ference. In addition, we are asked to name the league's preseason "Player of the Year" on both offense and defense, even though no one has played even a singleHow'ddown.you like to be a talented incoming freshman quarterback and the guy ahead of you on the depth chart has just been named as the preseason "Player of the Year" for the entire conference? You may as well transfer on the spot and go play for someone who will appreciate your abili ties.As distasteful as these mean ingless exercises are, I grudg ingly participate mostly so I don't get banned from press boxes from Bozeman, Mont. to Brookings, S.D. The frustrating thing about the Big Sky Conference where the Aggie football team com petes is that it's too big for teams to play a full round-robin. There are 12 Big Sky teams, each of which plays eight league opponents, which means you miss three teams each season. Since every school misses three different opponents than every one else does, sometimes this works out in your favor and sometimes to your detriment. This year the Aggies miss Portland State, Eastern Wash ington and Montana. The latter two are invariably among the Big SkyButelite.they do run into Sacra mento State, Montana State and Weber State, all of which have been performing at a high level the last few years. Next year the schedule will be entirely different, but the exact formula is a state secret hidden deep underground at league headquarters in Northern Utah. The PR folks there sent me a cheery email a few weeks ago requesting my "order of finish" for all 12 teams this season. My theory with predictions is to always be bold. If Alabama is favored to beat Panhandle A&M by six touchdowns, pick the Pan handlers. If they win, you're a genius. If they lose, no one will remember.Anumber of years ago, I picked the Aggies to upset Stan ford. No one believed me. That prediction didn't look so good when the Aggies fell behind 17-0 in the second half. But lo and behold, the Aggies rallied for a last-second 20-17 win, and I was elevated to "guru" status while Stanford debated dropping football for good. Do I think the Aggies will beat Stanford again this fall? Fortu nately for me, they're not on the schedule.Ishallremain a genius for another year. — Contact Bob Dunning bdunning@davisenterprise.net.at
Truth be told, I'm not big on the long "Fall Camp" in college football, where there may be a whole lot of important stuff going on between coaches and players, but precious little information of any news value. It's still called Fall Camp, by the way, even though it starts the first week of August in anticipa tion of the opening game the first week of September. Last time I checked, that stretch was well within what ordinary people refer to as summer. After the first day of Fall Camp every college football coach in America will proudly proclaim "This is probably the best incom ing class we've ever had here," whether it is or not. I mean, what would members of the incoming class think if the coach said they were the worst class ever to grace the campus? That would be a heck of a way to kick off the new season. After the first week of practice, the head coach will tell the assembled media that "I really like the attitude of this team, but we have a long way to go," which means he doesn't have a clue how they'll do this season. After the second week of prac tice, he'll "give the kids a day off because we're sort of dinged up," mostly because some players had a bit more attitude than others. After the third week of prac tice, the coach will be heaping praise not on his own players but on the opposition in the season opener that is looming just around the corner. And so it goes.
Enterprise staff If you're looking to read the story on how the Davis High football team did against Vacaville's squad in the season opener at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium and see photos, then you can read the stories and view pho tos on The Enterprise's Website at restWednesday,printwillgamemeanstheprioronthetoTheterprise.com.www.davisenEarlierthissummer,EnterpriseswitchedanearlierdeadlineforSundayprinteditionFridaysat7p.m.Thedeadlinewaslaterinevening.TheearlydeadlineBlueDevilfootballstoriesandphotosberuninWednesday'sedition,whichbeginthroughtheoftheseason.
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UC Davis football All stories and photos of UCD football team's games, which will be all played on Saturdays this season, will continue to run on The Enterprise's Website on late Saturday evening entering Sunday morning hours. The game stories and photos will run in Wednesday's editions, starting Sept. 7. The Aggies begin their season at Cal on Saturday, Sept.After3. playing at the South Dakota State Jack rabbits on Saturday, Sept. 10, UCD plays its first home game of the season at UC Davis Health Sta dium against San Diego on Saturday, Sept. 17. This is the second sea son in which Aggie foot ball game stories and photos will be on The Enterprise's Website first, followed by running in the Wednesday print edi tion. Mike trask/enterprise File pHoto
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A group of Davis High football players corral a Delhi High running back in the Under the Lights jamboree at John Knight Middle School in Dixon on Aug. 12.
By Henry Krueger Enterprise staff writer This offseason was all about reloading and retool ing for Davis High girls field hockey head coach Elizabeth Hogan. The fourth-year skipper is charged with following up a 2021 season that saw the Blue Devils post an 18-1 overall record and a 14-0 league mark on their way to winning the Eastern Ath letic League Champion ship.Expectations for the upcoming season remain sky-high, but Hogan’s new team is slightly different. Eight players graduated after last season, most notably Julie Thomas, Ella Hedge and Genna Olavarri. Thomas was California’s leading scorer with 31 goals and all three players ranked in the top 10 among Cali fornia assist leaders, tally ing 56 combined set-ups. While Hogan under stands the significance of these departures, she emphasized her confidence in the returning group. She’s most excited about the Blue Devils’ defensive unit, which brings back a lot of talent. “As far as player experi ence, our defense is defi nitely looking to stand out, as we’ve got three seniors, counting the goalkeeper,” Hogan said. “We’ve got a strong junior coming in also in Nicola Davis and then other players that will be in there, but the defense is probably where we have the most confidence.”
Heading the defense is goalie Ella Evans, who competed in Southern Cali fornia during the offseason. “Ella Evans is a really good goalkeeper,” Hogan said. “She’s very strong in her footwork and her oneon-one skills against play ers.”Davis’ veteran experience extends to its front line as senior forward Emma Brayton was the team’s No. 2 scorer in 2021 with 20 goals, the 10th-best mark See POWerHOuSe, Page B7 Blue Devil field hockey players Mary Bingle (left, in white) and Ellie Blosch put their sticks to the ball during BusH/ enterprise about season-openerfootballonline
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Davis High girls field hockey players Sara Fingerman (left) and Bella Gonfiotti battle for the ball during practice at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium on Wednesday Bluemorning.Devil powerhouse retooling for another run
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