The Davis Enterprise Sunday, October 16, 2022

Speakers booming; so is business

By AAron Geerts Enterprise staff writer

In a world content with merely downloading content, Armadillo Music is a breath of fresh, old-school air. With vinyl records, CD’s, cassettes and a music selection as diverse as Davis itself, it’s no wonder this record store’s been in the busi ness of beats for over 20 years.

The record store first opened its doors at 205 F St. in July of

1996 and was owned by Mike and Helen Krell. Beyond just sharing their passion for music, the Krells set out on a mission to use music as a way to bring the community together. All walks of life were — and are — welcomed in the safe environ ment, and Armadillo Music quickly wove itself into the fiber of Davis.

Unfortunately, Mike unex pectedly passed away in 2008. Compounding the loss was a

litany of adversity, such as the recession, competing record stores and the advent of digital music-sharing platforms such as Napster. However, the record store endured it all just like it did the pandemic, with unyield ing community support. None are more grateful for it than the current co-owners, Josh Chap man and his wife Athena — the Krells’ daughter.

“Over those couple of years after Mike passed away, our

family came to this moment of either closing the store or my wife and I buying it from the trust it was held in. So, we ended up buying it from the family trust and that’s when my wife and I took over as owners," said Chapman. “It was this leap of faith, records were slowly coming back and we knew there was a passion for the store and we weren’t ready to give up on

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Swastikas found at UCD residence hall

Chancellor condemns rise in antisemitism

By CAleB HAMPton Enterprise staff writer

Swastika drawings were found Thursday inside UC Davis’ Alder Hall, a residence hall for firstyear students, UC Davis Chancel lor Gary S. May said that evening in a message to the campus com munity.

The graffiti was reported to campus police and UC Davis’ Harassment and Discrimination Assistance and Prevention Pro gram and was immediately removed.

The incident marks the third time in as many months that antisemitic words or images were displayed on or near campus.

“Our Jewish community is still reeling from two antisemitic inci dents that occurred in August,” May said. “I condemn those cow ards who once more have tried to intimidate our students.”

At least twice during August, masked men displayed banners from a highway overpass. “The Holocaust is an anti-white lie,” one of the banners said. In a video recorded by a community member, the men recited baseless antisemitic and anti-immigrant talking points.

UC Davis police were called to that scene after a campus employee was involved in a tense interaction with the men. Police did not detain the men or open a police investigation “because there was no criminal complaint,” UC Davis Director of News and Media Relations Melissa Blouin

told The Enterprise.

After the incident, leaders at Congregation Bet Haverim said they contacted the Davis Police Department to request increased patrols of the synagogue. “Our Security Committee meets regu larly and is formulating and roll ing out recommendations for ongoing security improvements to our facility and our safety pro tocols,” the synagogue leaders said.

Similar antisemitic incidents have been reported at several other California college campuses in recent months and the AntiDefamation League has reported a sharp rise in antisemitism across the country.

In September, city of Davis leaders released a statement

City takes electrification mandate out of climate plan

By Anne ternus-BellAMy Enterprise staff writer

Based on community feedback, the city has announced it will revise the draft 2020-2040 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan to remove a recom mendation that building electrifica tion occur at point of sale.

Instead, the plan will clarify that electrification of appliances at the time a home or building is sold would be voluntary only.

In a statement issued Friday, the city said, “ when the draft CAAP’s public comment period closed on Oct. 10, it was clear that only volun tary implementation of electric appli ances within households and businesses received widespread sup port.

“Staff have made an adjustment to the proposed draft CAAP in response to this feedback and to ensure com plete clarity that any electrification actions for replacement appliances be completely voluntary. The final draft CAAP is expected to be pre sented to the City Council for their consideration in December, and may include additional adjustments as staff complete review of other public comments received.”

The city heard from multiple com munity members and business lead ers, including those in the real estate industry, that point-of-sale electrifi cation would hinder and place undue burdens on those wishing to sell their home.

Thus the recommendation related to that issue will be changed.

Previously the draft plan included an action item that said, “research and develop an ordinance requiring building energy efficiency upgrades and electric (or other non-fossil fuel) equipment replacement at time of

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Elections just don’t feel right anymore

“Candidates

sound off on district elections” said the provocative frontpage, above-the-fold headline over a City Council story by The Enter prise’s Anne Ternus-Bellamy.

I’ve done a bit of sounding off about district elections myself in recent years, so Anne’s piece instantly caught my attention.

“The city of Davis will complete its move to district-based elections for City Council when voters in East and West Davis elect their district representatives for the first time in November,” the story begins.

“Two years ago, residents in the city’s three other districts voted for their council member, electing Vice Mayor Will Arnold in District 2, Lucas Frerichs in District 3 and Councilman Josh Chapman in District 5.”

Prior to that, the whole town got to vote in every City Council election and have a say on every seat on the City Council.

Now, due to council cowardice in the face of a threatened lawsuit, you and I get to vote for only 20 percent of the makeup of the

council instead of the previous 100 percent.

As an added insult, we now get to vote only once every four years instead of the previous two years.

Notes Ternus-Bellamy, “The city moved from electing all five coun cil members at large to districtbased elections after being threatened with a lawsuit under the California Voting Rights Act.”

And exactly who was forcing this issue down our throat?

“The threat came from Wood land attorney and former Yolo County Supervisor Matt Rexroad, who argued that at-large elections in Davis had produced racially polarized voting.”

Which, of course, was pure and simple nonsense, and every single

Audubon sets events

Special to The Enterprise

Yolo Audubon Society will offer a lecture and two birding field trips in Octo ber. These events are free and open to the public. Both field trips will feature easy walks and good photo opportunities.

This month’s Yolo Audu bon meeting features John Sterling, who will present a virtual tour of the diverse landscapes, birds and mammals of Bolivia and Argentina via Zoom on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. Sterling led tours to both these countries this past summer and photo graphed many of the rare and endangered birds, as well as some of the endemic species. He is a profes sional ornithologist and in 2015, he set California’s big year record with 501 bird

species. His company, Ster ling Wildlife Biology, spe cializes in tours, birding classes, research and envi ronmental consulting.

On Saturday, Oct. 22, Bart Wickel and Zane Pickus will lead a jaunt around Yolo County. On this trip, the challenge is to find as many species of sparrows as possible. To further the fun of this trip, participants will be able to check sparrows off of a bingo card. With belief in the rule that when you search for one bird, you discover another, expect anything on this trip. The sparrows are just the excuse to get out and about. This is also a good trip to practice birding by ear.

On Oct. 29, Sharon Kirk patrick will lead a field trip to Lake Solano County

Davis City council member at the time knew it.

Nevertheless, they gave into Rexroad’s demands, and just like that the long-established and cherished ability of every Davis citizen to have a hand in the elec tion of every City Council member disappeared for good.

AsI noted at the time, it was hardly a shining moment in the history of Davis city politics. Rather than standing up for what was right and just and best for the people of Davis, the city put its chin on its chest and said “OK, we’ll do whatever you want.”

The council called it prudence. I called it a lack of courage. I still can’t find anyone who thinks dis trict elections are a good idea for our town.

Of course, there are indeed a number of cities, most of them larger than ours, where district elections are an absolute necessity in order to provide equal opportu nity for underserved groups to elect one of their own to the City Council. Davis is not among them.

Racial minorities are spread

fairly evenly throughout town and there is no way to create a district where any such group has signifi cant enough numbers to control the outcome of a local election. This would be true even if you cre ated 10 districts. Or 40.

This issue, among others, came up recently at a candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters. While most candi dates seemed to accept district elections as something we have to live with, candidate Kelsey For tune didn’t mince words, saying she would absolutely be working to change back to the at-large sys tem that served our town so well, election and election after elec tion.

Said Fortune, “We should be electing our council members at large in our community. Unfortu nately, we ended up with districts, not from community process, but through a response by council to the threat of a lawsuit. I don’t think that districts are a good thing for Davis.” She is not alone.

Reach Bob Dunning at bdun ning@davisenterprise.net.

In the Friday edition of the Davis Enterprise, a representative of the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office was quoted as saying it is not uncommon among low-income individuals receiving public assis tance, who are required to list household com position, including extended family mem bers, to misrepresent those numbers in their paperwork.

Park. Potential bird sight ings in this riparian, creek habitat include Osprey, Phainopepla and Wood Duck. There could be some surprises like Lewis’s Woodpecker, Red-breasted Sapsucker and Bald Eagle. Participants will meet at Lake Solano County Park when it opens at 8 a.m.

All levels of birders are welcome. Participants are expected to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Drivers and passengers will decide whether masks are required while in the vehicles. For reservations, go to the group’s websites, yoloaudu bon.org or facebook.com/ yoloaudubonsociety.

A representative of the DA’s office said Fri day that was a mis quote, that welfare fraud is not common; rather, there are differ ent types of public assistance fraud, one of which involves house hold composition or individuals living in the home.

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See and hear about South American birds like the red-fronted macaw at Audubon’s Zoom event on Wednesday.

Shoe Shop drama continues, Tim’s reopens

Davis Shoe Shop owner

Jason Velebit faces jail time for a drug arrest made three days after his sister, Melissa Skinner, died of pancre atic cancer.

Jason Girard Velebit, 45, of Davis was arrested Jan. 5 on sus picion of possession of a con trolled substance for sale, transportation of a controlled substance, meth possession and meth pipe possession. The arrest followed a traffic stop in Lincoln for a missing rear plate. He was scheduled to appear in Placer County court on Oct. 7, but it was continued.

“There’s always more to the story than meets the eye,” he said in two long voicemails — the only reply I’ve received in several months. He said a failed rela tionship led him to relapse in 2020 after 17 years of sobriety. “It was either stick a gun to my head or stick a needle in my arm, and it’s what I chose to do.”

In 2021, he said he started getting clean again. That is, until his sister died Jan. 2 after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 42.

Velebit said he and Melissa had been fighting. “I hadn’t really talked to her for months when she died. … After being a year sober, I fell off. I got in trou ble with the law. I’ve been facing time ever since.”

When he took over the Davis Shoe Shop in April, he wanted to get the store back on its feet. It has been in their family since 1986. But knew he faced some court conflicts. In July, he checked into an outpatient pro gram for his addiction.

He says he’s fighting with his brother-in-law, Evan Skinner, over shop management and funds. Machinery has been dam aged. Velebit’s daughter is mov ing into the shop’s adjoining house to help. He said he hopes to have it back open in February or March.

“My personal challenges have been a big hindrance,” Velebit said. “I’m trying to get what I can get done, and the rest when I get out (of jail).” He expected to go to jail for about 60 days after the Oct. 7 court date but has not responded to my inquiries now that it was postponed.

Frustrated customers have posted notes on the door, plead ing to get their shoes and prepayments returned. “People are writing ‘fraud’ and ‘liar’ on my door. It’s not like that. It’s not like I’m taking people’s shoes and money. Mostly, I’ve never taken any of their money, hon

estly. I’m just trying to navigate this.” (He blames others whom I will not name).

I have received dozens of mes sages from customers, asking for help in getting their shoes back. One of those is a neighbor, Lisa Lengtat, who left five shoes at the shop in October 2021. When she learned of Melissa Skinner’s death, she gave it some extra time.

“I have been trying to get them back since last April, but it’s always closed,” she said. At this point, “I don’t care about my shoes being repaired – or the cash. I just want my shoes.”

Lengtat said having hip sur geries has made shoes a big deal for her. “(The Shoe Shop) helped me after my first hip replace ment eight years ago. I ended up being about a half-inch taller (on the right side), so I needed a lift added to the sole of my shoes so I could walk.”

She was happy with the cob bler’s work. “They were a lifesaver for me,” she said.

“I knew was going to end up with the same length legs again after my other (hip) was replaced. That’s why I had to take my shoes in last October to have the ‘lift’ removed from my favorite shoes.”

She paid cash in advance –about $100 – for those adjust ments. Those favorite shoes are still trapped in the shop, where they have been the last 12 months.

I sent Velebit a message, offer ing to help set up a separate, public pickup site for customers like Lengtat. He did not respond.

The shop, at 223 C St., has been part of the community since 1946. Jason and Melissa’s parents, Jay and Cherese Peter son, retired from the business in 2014.

Tim’s Kitchen is back open — in a new, larger location. For merly at 516 Second St., Suite B, the Asian restaurant closed on June 6 to move to 808 Second St.

It’s good to see a popular res taurant fill that space, which has been vacant since Our House closed in September 2019.

Tim’s Kitchen offers the same

Hong Kong-style cafe food it did before. Next year, after a planned kitchen expansion, the menu will grow too. They plan to apply for a license to sell beer and wine as well. It’s open every day from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

A doggie day care is in the works for South Davis. A Davis couple has signed a lease for the former Tuesday Morning space at 417 Mace Blvd. They plan to open a Dogtopia, a franchise that provides dog day care, boarding and “spa” treatments for canines.

Cindy Hespe will run the busi ness. She owns it with her hus band, Wayne Wiebe, but he’s keeping his job as a plant pathol ogist with HM Clause in Davis. Hespe is a former hospital phar macist.

Hespe said permits are pend ing and they are still getting bids on construction. They hope to have it open as soon as February.

Dogtopia has several other stores in Northern California, including Rancho Cordova, Rocklin, San Jose and two in the Dublin area. Its website is https://www.dogtopia.com/.

“We looked at several fran chise options, but the commit ment to canine health and safety is top notch. Additionally, the Dogtopia Foundation is extraor dinary; we will raise funds for service dogs for military, support youth literacy programs, and hire adults with autism.”

The Davis location will include two dog-washing tubs for use by its staff, and will offer grooming services. The 5,528-square-foot space includes a reception area, kitchen, spa and three play rooms. Dogs are grouped by size: under 20 pounds, over 20 pounds with high energy, and

TCU appoints chief people officer

Special to The Enterprise

VACAVILLE — Kevin Miller, President and CEO of Travis Credit Union, announced the appointment of Catherine Johnson as senior vice president and chief people officer. As chief people officer, John son will have oversight and responsibility for TCU’s human resources; learning and development; and diversity, equity and inclusion engagement programs, as well as be an integral member of the executive leadership team.

Johnson will be responsible for setting the strategic direction for all disciplines

that fall under human resources and train ing. She will develop and execute TCU’s long-range human capital business plan, including organizational learning, internal communications, cultural alignment, lead ership development, succession planning, organization design, human resource man agement, and diversity initiatives.

Headquartered in Vacaville, Travis Credit Union is a nonprofit serving those who live or work in Solano, Yolo, Sacramento, Placer, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Napa, Contra Costa, Alameda, Sonoma, Colusa and Mer ced counties.

First Northern names new vice president

Special to The Enterprise

DIXON — Cathleen Gorham, SVP/operations administrator announced that Leo Orozco has been promoted to vice president/ market manager for Yolo and Solano counties.

Orozco joined First Northern Bank in 2019 as Financial Services Manager

where he successfully dem onstrated his prior 13 years of banking, business devel opment, and business rela tionship management experience. In his new role, he will work to ensure branch consistency with training, procedures, goals, performance standards, staff development and

coaching for branches located in Davis, Dixon, Fairfield, Vacaville, Winters and Woodland.

over 20 pounds with low energy.

“Walls will be insu lated with sound proofing to ensure we meet city sound stan dards and are good neighbors,” Hespe said.

She said the fran chise provides access to an environmental biologist, a dog behavioralist , veteri narians and more. “I will be going through extensive training on dog behaviors, dog diseases/health, etc.,” she wrote in an email.

Kaya FIT remains in the back of the building.

I heard back from Esther Son, owner of Estelle Bakery & Pâtis serie. She said plans are being finalized for her bakery, which will fill the former Konditorei Austrian Pastry Cafe space at 2710 Fifth St.

When Konditorei closed in February, Son purchased it, say ing she hoped to open in Davis in early fall. On Thursday, she said after some delays, her archi tect group is close to submitting building plans to the city. She said the architects and engineer company have been struggling with lack of staff in the last year.

Ink Monkey turns 20 next month. Owner Jason Steenber gen started the screen-printing business in November 2002 at 2500 Fifth St.

Before Ink Monkey, Steenber gen co-owned Screaming Squee gee, which he started in 1987 as a UC Davis student. So, he has

been outfitting the community with branded gear for 35 years.

The name Ink Monkey is a spinoff of the “grease monkey” term from the automotive repair industry. It operates with up to a dozen employees that fill about 6,000 square-feet, preparing orders for customers across the region.

Missed a column? Wondering when a new business is opening? Check my paywall-free Google spreadsheet, which includes more than 325 Davis businesses coming or going. It’s at https:// bit.ly/DavisBusinesses.

— 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, email her at wendyedit@gmail. com

Tim’s Kitchen, left, is open at 808 Second St.

Below, Evan Skinner of the Davis Shoe Shop draws up a work order for five of Lisa Lengtat’s shoes in 2021. Lengtat paid cash in advance for shoes that she hasn’t seen since.

Wendy Weitzel/Courtesy photo

lisa lengtat/Courtesy photo

Briefly Train-fatality victim identified

Yolo County coroner’s officials have identified the man struck and killed by an Amtrak pas senger train Thursday night as it passed through Davis.

David Christian Per alta, 45, died at the scene of the collision, which occurred shortly before 8 p.m. along Second Street near Cousteau Place in East Davis.

The circumstances surrounding the fatality, including Peralta’s manner of death, remain under investigation by coroner’s officials and the Union Pacific Police Department.

An autopsy is scheduled for next week, Chief Dep uty Coroner Gina Moya said.

No passengers or crew members on board the train involved in the col lision sustained injuries, although several of Amtrak’s train experi enced delays due to the incident.

Transient hit with battery charge

Davis police arrested a man Thursday after he allegedly punched a store manager in the face.

Lt. John Evans said 56-year-old Alonzo Lasalle, a transient, had previously been banned from the Safeway store on Cowell Boulevard, yet returned at about 12:30 p.m. Thursday.

When a store manager confronted him, Lasalle turned as if to leave, then turned back around and delivered the punch, Evans said.

Police were called to the scene and contacted Lasalle, who allegedly threatened the officers as they took him into cus tody in the parking lot. He was booked into the Yolo County Jail on charges of battery, crimi nal threats and trespass ing.

The Avid Reader hosts author

The Avid Reader Davis will host author Patricia Turner on Friday, Oct. 21, from 6 to 7 p.m.

Turner is a folklorist who documents and analyzes the stories that define the African American experience. She has taught in the University of California system for more than 30 years.

For much of her career she provided leadership in higher education serv ing in vice provost and dean roles at UC Davis and UCLA.

She will be discussing her newly released book, “Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore and Race in the Twenty-First Century.”

“Trash Talk” is a study of the rumors, legends, and conspiracy theories that circulated about Barack Obama and his family from 2004 to 2020.

Using the analytical tools and theoretical frame works of folklore studies, “Trash Talk” delves into social media posts and comments, email circu lars, and other viral com munications.

The Avid Reader will host several free author events this fall in the downtown Davis book store; Turner is the third. Find detailed informa tion at www.avidreader books.com.

Reforestation on ‘Timeout Radio’

In the 1940s, 75 per cent of Costa Rica was covered in rainforests. By the late 1980s, more than a third of these forests had been lost because of logging and farming.

In this first episode of a two-part special on reforestation on “Time out Radio,” dig beneath the roots to uncover how Costa Rica became the first tropical country to entirely reverse defores tation.

Host Rohan Baxi talks to Maria Fernanda from Green Wolf Costa Rica, who shares how her organization helps con serve the country’s eco system.

In the episode’s travel segment, listeners will learn about Costa Rica, one of the world’s happi est nations and one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. Forests and national parks cover half the country and are home to half a million species, soaring cloud forests, and over a hun dred volcanoes.

“Timeout Radio” is a radio show and podcast based in Davis for youths. It airs on KDRT 95.7 FM from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and 8 to 8:30 a.m. Saturdays.

All episodes are archived at https://kdrt. org/program/timeoutradio. Follow Timeout Radio on Instagram at @timeout.radio and Facebook at @Time outRadio.

ELECTRIFICATION: Hearing feedback

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sale for residential and commercial properties with a defined implementation schedule for ordinance requirements.

“Develop Home Energy Score (HES) program. Include specific provisions for low-income and vulner able populations. Address financing/incentive options.

Preferred approach is to start imme diately with voluntary implementation supported by education and outreach; transition to mandatory requirements by 2025.”

That section will be revised to read, “Provide education and outreach to assist property owners in making informed decisions for building energy/effi ciency upgrades (including information about replace ment with electric or other

non-fossil fuel equipment replacement) for residen tial and commercial prop erties, including any existing or anticipated incentive and financing programs. Develop a Home Energy Score (HES) pro gram. Include specific pro visions for low-income and vulnerable populations.”

The main changes, the city noted, “are to keep electrification voluntary, take out point of sale, uti lize extensive education and outreach materials and remove the 2025 require ment.

“These changes will also give staff time to research and implement incentives and financing mechanisms in support of voluntary electrification for the com munity and to review incoming mandates from the state regarding its

landmark policy, Senate Bill 100, ‘The 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2018.’”

The state is requiring renewable energy and 100 percent carbon-free elec tricity by 2045, with several benchmarks for jurisdic tions to meet, including 60 percent electrification by 2030 and 100 percent by 2045.

The city said Friday it had received over 250 sub missions from the online response format and via the CAAP email portal during the 60-day comment period for the draft CAAP.

“This feedback will help inform other modifications, clarifications and recom mendations in the docu ment,” the city said in its statement.

City staff will organize the comments in the coming months and then

present the findings to the City Council as they con sider adoption of a final CAAP later this year.

“The city truly appreci ates the community’s engagement on the CAAP and wants to ensure that the final plan reflects the community’s interests, while taking on the ambi tious climate change goals set by the state,” the city stated.

For more information on the CAAP, contact the sus tainability coordinator Kerry Loux at caap@ cityofdavis.org or visit https://www.cityofdavis. org/sustainability/2020climate-action-andadaptation-plan-caap.

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

BOOMING: Carrying on the original mission

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it. We decided to make that my fulltime job and figure out what we can do better, how we can grow and bring in new things to the store. And we’ve been able to that for the past 10 years my wife and I have been running it.”

With Athena’s musical prowess combined with Chapman’s business savvy, this dynamic duet at the helm have kept Armadillo Music running like a vinyl record that doesn’t skip a beat. Like any vinyl record, however, it does need to be flipped, and in 2016, Armadillo Music flipped to its current location at 207 F St.

“It’s about being there for the folks in the community, customer service and building relationships. That’s something our staff is extremely good at. We’re very fortunate to have people who’ve worked for us for a long period of time like our manager, Paul Wilbur who actually worked for the store that

Armadillo bought out,” Chapman raved about his staff. “We have an amazing group of people working here and who help support to keep the store up and running. Our employees have been the backbone of Armadillo.”

Although ownership has changed, the Chapmans have championed the Krells’ mission of giving back to the community. Over the years, Arma dillo Music has sponsored a number of youth sports teams, community activities like Davis Music Fest, school fundraisers and more. The store also hosts live music and provides novice musicians a safe – and free – venue to try performing in front of an audience for the first time. All this stemming from a love of music equal to that of the community.

“When you’re listening to a record, you really have to be engaged. Espe cially with vinyl, it forces people to be

in the moment and be engaged with that medium. In a world where every thing is at our fingertips, it’s some thing that’s different for people. It’s an experience,” Chapman elaborated on the resurgence of vinyl records. “There’s also a big collectors’ side of it that has really appealed to all genera tions. As Paul, the manager of Arma dillo has always said, ‘No one ever asked you to come over and look at their MP3 collection.’”

To indulge in some vinyl in their vicinity, Armadillo Music is taking part in the “Vinyl Fair” on Oct. 23 at the Senior Center in Davis. If you can’t wait until then, the store is at 207 F St. Or call them at 530-7588058, visit their socials by searching @armadillomusic on Instagram and Facebook or their website armadillo music.com.

— Reach Aaron Geerts at aaron. geerts@mcnaughton.media.

SWASTIKAS: Latest in a series of racist incidents

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condemning hate after a swastika drawing was found on a dry erase board in a common area of a Davis apartment complex.

“We are actively engaged in developing a city, county, campus and communitywide framework of how we can all stand against hate,” the leaders said. “In the near future, we anticipate engaging with our entire community to develop actions, not just words, to condemn hate, create safety and cultivate kindness.”

Chancellor May said the university will partner with

the city in that effort. “We know messages of condem nation are not enough,” he added.

After the antisemitic incidents reported in August, the chancellor and several other campus lead ers met with students rep resenting UC Davis’ Jewish community. UC Davis also has an Advisory Council on Jewish Life, which May said he and other campus leaders were working with to identify ways to address antisemitism and provide support for the Jewish community. “We will con tinue to meet with Jewish students, faculty and staff

to not only show our sup port but talk through any solutions,” May said.

UC Davis recently set up an Addressing Antisemi tism webpage, which cata logues the campus’ response to antisemitic incidents and provides links to resources. “The perpetrators of these crimes do not in any way embody the values of UC

Davis,” May said. “We will always stand strong against hate.”

— Follow Caleb Hamp ton on Twitter at @ calebmhampton.

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The Enterprise is hiring

The Davis Enterprise is hiring a full-time reporter to cover local political and academic news.

The Enterprise seeks a strongly motivated individual capable of creating compelling, complete stories on a deadline; able to inves tigate breaking news; and with excellent spelling and grammar skills, including experi ence with AP style. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in journalism is required.

Send a résumé and writing clips to Sebas tian Oñate, editor, at newsroom@davisen terprise.net.

Go Wild at Capay park

Yolo County Library and the Parks Division of the Yolo County Gen eral Services Depart ment will team up to launch “Go Wild Yolo.”

The event is free to all and is intended to inspire kids and their families to get outdoors and investigate the wonders of the natural world, according to Emily Huerta at the Yolo Parks Department.

The event starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, and continues to 1 p.m. at Capay Open Space Park, 15603 County Road 85 in Capay.

Bring a lunch bag, water, good walking shoes to learn about Yolo County parks and conservation organiza tions, spend time out doors with the family, have fun and get involved in educational activities, or view and participate in live dem onstrations from the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC, Davis, Cache Creek Conservancy, California State Parks, and more.

Contact Huerta or Crista C. at Emily. huerta@yolocounty.org and Crista.Cannariato @yolocounty.org.

Peregrine hosts festival

Peregrine School will host a Multicultural Arts & Music Festival from 4 to 7 p.m. Satur day, Oct. 22. The festi val will include a vendor world market and a series of live per formances on the out door stage at 2650 Lillard Drive.

The market will fea ture work by artisans as well as vendors selling products imported from throughout the world. The perfor mances will also feature a wide variety of genres and musical influences from around the world.

The outdoor world vendor and artisan booth spaces are 10-by10 feet. There is no application fee, but if accepted, the booth space is $30. Vendors and artisans interested in participating are encouraged to apply early for better loca tions. Booth locations will be assigned based on order of applica tions. Applications are available online at www.peregrineschool. org and at either Pere grine School location (Peregrine West at 2907 Portage Bay West or Peregrine South at 2650 Lillard Drive, both in Davis).

For information, call Peregrine School South at 530-753-5500, or send email to: market ing@peregrineschool.

Community Colleges struggle with achievement gap

By Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters

In 2017, barely a halfyear into his tenure as chancellor of the country’s largest system of higher education, Eloy Ortiz Oak ley threw down the gaunt let. Under his leadership, the California Community Colleges unveiled a series of unprecedented academic goals dubbed the Vision for Success.

If met, the achievements would catapult California’s moribund community col lege system to new heights, leading to thousands more students annually earning degrees, certificates and transferring to universities.

The deadline to meet most of those goals came and went last month.

The verdict? The system has virtually no shot of reaching its most auda cious academic goals of narrowing by 40% the graduation rate gap among its Black, Latino and white students in five years. Nor is the system on track to narrow the graduation-rate gaps across regions, such as between the Bay Area and the poorer Inland Empire.

While the number of students graduating after three years has inched upward for all regions — and almost all demo graphic groups — the regions and groups that were already completing degrees and certificates at higher levels have contin ued to grow their rates. With even progress across the board, the groups already behind can’t catch up unless community col leges graduate them at faster rates. For this reason, it’s unlikely that the gradu ation rates will narrow to remove the so-called “equity gap” among regions and demographic groups.

The goals were “improb able,” but not impossible, Oakley told CalMatters, who retired as the system’s chancellor this summer and now leads the College Futures Foundation. (The group supports CalMatters financially but has no influ ence over the newsroom’s coverage).

Still, “I think the first five years of Vision for Success goals certainly, you can point to the fact that we’re not going to close it to 40%,” Oakley said.

Even less likely? Gov. Gavin Newsom’s more aspirational goals. In a “roadmap” published this year that’s guiding his administration’s funding priorities for community colleges, Newsom expects the system to close all equity gaps by 2026 — along racial, ethnic and economic lines as well as between students with and without disabilities.

“We’re not going to close the equity gaps,” said Pamela Haynes, president of the Board of Governors, the body that oversees the central office of California’s community college system. At least not by 2026.

“I’m Black, I’m female, and I went through a com munity college and I went through a UC system — it took me 14 years to do it,” Haynes said in an inter view. “I stopped out to have children, I stopped out for a number of reasons, so I know what it takes to go to school.”

How to count

But even if the system could reach those equitygap goals, the formula to measure student gradua tion rates changed last year. That means the California Community Colleges are knowingly using an out dated, less accurate way of tracking data as a way of assessing its progress.

Data under the new way of calculating how many students are graduating after three years is dispirit ing.

Under the Vision for Success approach, the rates ranged from 18% for Latino students to 40% for Asian students among those who started in 201617.

But under the updated approach, the three-year graduation rates ranged from 7% to 16%, depend ing on the demographic group.

The new way is arguably more accurate and fairer, because it captures a larger slice of students who enroll at California’s community colleges. The previous approach excluded thou sands of students who didn’t take at least the equivalent of two courses in their first three years of school and attempted a math and English course — resulting in an artifi cially high graduation rate.

Now, the system’s gradu ation rate is based on any student who attempted a course.

As a consequence, the Chancellor’s’ Office of the California Community Col leges is publishing two widely divergent gradua tion rates, but is using the outdated method with the higher numbers — the one published in the Vision for Success — as its account ability metric.

Moreover, the public has limited insight into how colleges are doing accord ing to that metric used in the Vision for Success. Unlike the newer way of calculating graduation rates, which allows the public to compare gradua tion rates of different col leges and regions through an internet tool, no such public dashboard exists for the Vision for Success accountability data.

The system says it can’t do much about that, though. Its central office has been understaffed, said

Haynes, and doesn’t have the bandwidth to build another data dashboard, especially one based on a graduation rate methodol ogy that is likely on its way out.

“We will get a new sys tem that’s going to be bet ter, but where you change it in the process is critically important,” Haynes said.

With two more “cohorts” — or incoming groups of students to track — the system is beholden to the outdated Vision for Success calculations until the stu dents who started in fall 2020 finish within three years. In other words, the public won’t know how close the system came to reaching its equity-gap goals, set in 2017 and look ing ahead to 2022, until that final data is published in spring 2024. Oakley, the chancellor who set the goals together with the board, will have been gone for two years.

The community college system need not wait that long to know how well it’s doing, said Davis Jenkins, a scholar on community colleges at the Columbia University-affiliated Com munity College Research Center.

Jenkins and his scholarly peers are advocates of “early momentum” data, a cluster of indicators about how much a student accomplishes in the first year of studies, such as tak ing several courses aligned with one’s major and com pleting math and English courses needed to transfer to a public university. Some research says this early momentum data can pre dict whether that student ultimately graduates with a degree or certificate.

For many students, there’s no momentum. About 30% of new com munity college students don’t come back for a sec ond term of study. Long before the COVID-19 pan demic led to a hemorrhag ing of student enrollment, California’s community colleges were already losing roughly 100,000 enrolled students annually, a Chan cellor’s Office official told leaders last month. Com pelling those students to stay with improved aca demic offerings and more financial aid can further boost the system’s comple tion goals.

So can degrees and cre

dentials of economic value.

Jenkins points to data his colleague compiled showing many California community college degrees and certificates lead to unimpressive wages. Jen kins wants to see gradua tion rates not just of any credential, but of degrees and certificates of eco nomic value or that are transferable to a Cal State or UC. He was particularly incredulous of the 53,000 long-term liberal arts cer tificates California Com munity Colleges awarded to students in 2019-20 — about 17% of all degrees and certificates issued that year, according to federal data.

“What the hell is that?” he asked. “No one knows. I’ve been in the business for 40 years.”

Tricky data

The topsy-turvey nature of community college data is no accident. While socalled four-year colleges and universities principally issue only one kind of undergraduate certificate of completion, the bache lor’s degree, community colleges serve multiple purposes that don’t always overlap.

Some students attend community colleges to earn enough credits to transfer to a university en route to a bachelor’s. Others are in it for just an associate degree or a shorter-term certifi cate. Still others enroll in community colleges to take one class without plans to pursue a credential.

That makes community college students far more varied than those enrolled at the University of California, Cal State University or pri vate colleges. It also means capturing the progress of community college students — who are much more likely to work and come from poorer families — is far more challenging than simply determining how many stu dents earned a bachelor’s in four or six years.

But California’s commu nity colleges needed accountability, Oakley and Haynes said. While imper fect, the Vision for Success was the first time the chan cellor’s office articulated a clear set of goals — “a way to hold up a mirror to the system,” Oakley said.

Setting system wide accountability goals for the

California Community Col leges is unusual. Unlike the centralized University of California and California State University, the com munity college system is more of a confederation. Its 115 physical community colleges are largely gov erned locally by publicly elected trustees from 72 districts — not unlike K-12 school boards. Account ability for the community colleges occurred locally, not system wide, Oakley said.

Whether individual col leges share in the Vision’s excitement depends on whom one asks, said Larry Galizio, president of the group that represents local community college presi dents and trustees, the Community College League of California. He said some college leaders view the Vision document as “encroaching” and dic tating what campuses have to do.

“The structure of the sys tem is such that there’s always going to be a ten sion between the statewide perspective and the locals,” Galizio said, who cited campus police reform as another friction point.

New, harder goals

Haynes and Oakley are optimistic new laws will lead to a narrowing of the gaps in graduation rates over time. Those include a new requirement that col leges enroll most students in math and English courses required to transfer to a Cal State or UC.

Last year the Legislature and Newsom approved an expansion of the Cal Grant, the state’s main financial aid tool, to reach another estimated 133,000 com munity college students. More students may also receive the grant in two years if the state has the money to afford the expan sion.

Between the governor’s call for closing equity gaps and other aspirations to improve the academic results at the system, Cali fornia’s community col leges have their work cut out for them.

“The bar has moved higher,” said Interim Chan cellor Daisy Gonzales at a board meeting in August.

“We thought we had goals; the governor is asking us to do more.”

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The Sacramento City College campus in Sacramento on Oct. 3.

Fireplace trends create attractive, comfortable rooms

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Special to The Enterprise

Fireplaces are useful features in a home. Fire places are sources of ambient heat and also add style to indoor spaces.

Fireplaces can complement just about any interior style. Fireplaces can be traditional and burn wood or connect to a home’s natural gas supply for on-demand ambiance. What’s more, fireplaces may come in vented or ventless variet ies, depending on homeowners’ preferences and what is allowed by community building codes. That means a chimney or flue may not be needed — expanding the list of rooms where a fireplace can be installed.

Certain trends have emerged among fireplace fans in recent years. Here’s a look at what’s get ting consumers fired up about these home decor elements.

• Minimalist style: Many fireplaces are designed

in neutral colors with minimal trim that directs focus on the fire and not the appliance. When the fireplace is not in use, it blends in with surround ings and will not compete for attention with other design elements.

• Convertible fireplaces: Homeowners can choose between open or sealed fireplaces. A con vertible fireplace enables homeowners to have the best features of these options. A convertible fireplace can be converted to wood from gas, or the opposite, in as little as 30 minutes.

• Nature-inspired materials: Natural stone con tinues to be a material of choice in fireplace sur rounds. Light colors work well for a fireplace, and also fit with today’s lighter color interior design preferences. Natural stone also works perfectly

with both contemporary and rustic decor.

• Vintage fireplaces: Vintage continues to be a buzzword in 2022, and the choice to go vintage also applies to fireplace styles. A room decorated in vintage elements can be complemented with a vintage fireplace or one designed to look vintage.

• Integrate into wall decor: Fireplaces that are built right into a wall save space. One can have a television and a fireplace on the same wall. These types of fireplaces work well in modern home designs. Other fireplaces may be built into book shelves or other wall features.

Fireplaces can improve the appeal of a home. Various trends are popular this year, making fire places highly coveted features.

Reducing water use in a drought

By Don Shor Special to The Enterprise

With hot days here and drought continuing, and the city and state requesting reduced water usage, let’s review the best practices for keeping your trees and shrubs healthy with less water.

We need to change our philosophy about what we expect from our yards and gardens. We have lots of data about optimal irrigation, but when we need to conserve water, we can adopt practices that are adequate instead.

A few years ago, researchers set out to simplify the process of saving water in the landscape. The result was the cleverly named SLIDE Rule: Simplified Landscape Irrigation Demand Estima tion.

Key principles:

• Plants often use more water than they need.

• We can get adequate performance with less water than we previously

assumed.

Most plants other than turf need about 50% of the measured evapo transpiration rate (ET) for adequate landscape performance.

Boy, does this simplify things! All you need to know is what the measured ET rate is in our area, and figure out how to apply it.

The daily ET rate is updated at weather stations at the CIMIS website (wwwcimis.water.ca.gov). But I can tell you that in our main irrigation season (May through September), the ET rate is about two inches of water. That’s roughly what your lawn and vegetable garden uses. The rest of your landscape can get by with much less!

With that information, the SLIDE Rule means that we give our trees, shrubs, ground covers, flowering perennials, and even fruit trees about one inch of water per week. That’s 0.62 gallons per square foot.

How do you do that?

Nature in the garden

By Don Shor Special to The Enterprise

I was recently asked how I deal with whiteflies and aphids in my own gar den. My answer apparently surprised them: “I don’t actually have problems with those. When they show up and their populations start to increase, I monitor them. Within a week to ten days, they’re disappearing.”

It’s not magic. There are lots of species of beneficial arthropods and birds that feed on aphids and on the larvae of whiteflies. Over time, as I’ve planted ever more flowers and shrubs and trees, large populations of these helpful organisms have taken up residence.

It’s easy to attract these into your garden following this basic principle: The more diverse and abundant the blooms in your yard, over the longest possible season, the more diverse and abundant will be the species of wildlife attracted.

Flowering plants are an integral and crucial part of a healthy gar den ecosystem, providing food via nectar and pollen and helping to encourage the presence of insects and birds that provide natural pest control, pollinate our food crops, and improve our own health and well-being.

The key is abundance, succession, diversity and habitat

Succession means planning for plants that bloom in each season.

Diversity means that you make sure there’s something blooming every season.

• Habitat is a little more complex: you need relatively undisturbed places where beneficial insects can mate, oviposit, and find nearby moisture. That means having some shrubs that you leave unpruned, some ornamental or native grasses to provide moisture through gutta tion, and areas where you allow leaf litter to break down naturally.

Making it work

• Each winter I find ladybugs (lady bird beetles) overwintering on my California native species of sages as well as on related Mediterranean species such as Phlomis fruticosa

(Jerusalem sage). Plant some shrubs that you can allow to grow naturally without pruning.

Moisture: you can provide water directly via shallow bird baths or water features, but there’s a natural way via plants.

Guttation is an interesting physi ological phenomenon. Many plants, especially grasses, exude droplets of xylem sap on the leaf tips and edges during the night. Roses and even some of your houseplants also do this to some extent.

The sap is mostly water with some minerals and sugars. The droplets evaporate by mid-morning but can be sources of moisture for insects including those that feed on your aphids. Avoid use of pesticides that might be taken up by the plants’ roots.

Planting evergreen bunch grasses can be a simple way to take advan tage of guttation.

Leaf litter provides habitat for some important garden wildlife, especially beetles. The larvae of the leatherwing beetle (aka soldier beetles) which are voracious aphid eaters require a long period of de velopment in the moist zone where leaves are decomposing on the soil.

Spread your fall leaves out where they can break down naturally.

Type and structure of the flower can make a difference.

There are lots of insects that feed di rectly on pollen and nectar. It’s easier for them to get their food if the pollen is exposed, so heavily double flowers where petals cover the anthers may present a feeding challenge.

Plant some ‘single-flowered’ plants: look for more old-fashioned types of blooms that have a single or semi-double row of petals.

Plant tiny flowers

Tiny insects feed best from tiny flowers where they have readier ac cess to nectar. Many of the things we call flowers are actually inflorescenc es: groups of tiny flowers packed together. Daisies, lantana, Jupiter’s beard, sweet alyssum, verbena, and yarrow are all examples and are all notable for drawing beneficial insects into the garden.

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• With a sprinkler on a hose, just mea sure it. One inch of water, measured in tuna cans or cake pans or a rain gauge, can be applied once a week.

• With a sprinkler system, measure how long to run it. With older sprin kler heads, that may be as little as 20 – 30 minutes total. With newer, more efficient sprinkler heads, it may take twice that long.

• Some sprinklers spray water too fast for it to soak in, causing runoff. That’s a no-no! Try running it 2 – 3 times in a single day, for 10 - 15 min utes each time. Converting sprinklers

to drip systems can really save water and prevent waste.

A drip system puts out water slowly and needs to run at least a couple of hours to give a good soaking for trees and shrubs.

Choose lower-water plants, reduce your lawn area, and use drip systems where you can. But if folks would adopt the simple practice of a single thorough soaking once a week, we could save a lot of water and still have nice gardens and landscapes. Now, about that lawn….

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Plant performance is your best guide to whether your watering is adequate. Scorched leaves on this young oak indicate it was not watered adequately during a recent heat wave.

Architects praise Paul’s Place

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Architects from across Northern and Central Cali fornia came to Davis this week to learn about the inspiration, consideration and collaboration that went into designing Paul’s Place, a first-of-its-kind structure that will provide services and shelter to the homeless in Davis.

Davis Community Meals & Housing (DCMH), in partnership with the Amer ican Institute of Architects – Central Valley Chapter, hosted a panel discussion and tours of Paul’s Place, the innovative multi-use, four-story building designed to serve the most vulnerable individuals.

Set on a 0.26-acre lot at 1111 H St. in Davis, Paul’s Place is owned and oper ated by DCMH. Once open, the 42-foot-high one-of-akind structure will include key support services on each level to serve individu als at all stages of need — from crisis, to transition, to permanent supportive housing.

The Oct. 10 panel discus sion featured an overview of the innovative concepts and strategies used by Paul’s Place architect, Maria Ogrydziak AIA, to design the unique multifunction structure. Ogryd ziak, who donated her time to this project, is an awardwinning architect, past president of the AIACV, and a Davis resident. She was joined in the panel dis cussion by other leading voices in architecture and homelessness response.

Panelists discussed the ideation and meticulous planning that went into Paul’s Place, how it evolved, how unique building chal lenges and code require ments were addressed, and why they believe Paul’s Place will serve as a model that can be replicated across California, as well as in other communities across the country.

Christopher Holt, of Dreyfuss + Blackford

Architects and a city of Woodland planning com missioner, said AIACV already is talking with elected leaders about the unique design created by Ogrydziak, working in partnership with DCMH’s Executive Director Bill Pride.

“In meeting with elected officials, we made Paul’s Place part of our national story about addressing homelessness,” Holt said.

“This design helps shift the thinking from ‘not in my backyard’ to ‘yes, it is OK if this is in my back yard.’”

Ogrydziak shared her vision for creating a build ing that provides day ser vices, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent supportive shelter with wraparound services in a central loca tion, as a way to support those who need it most while reducing the eco nomic and environmental burden of homelessness on downtown, parks, and neighborhoods.

AIACV chapter Presi dent Paul Menard said, “ ‘How We House’ and ‘The Why Behind Design’ are a part of a discussion that our members are having all over the state. Paul’s Place embraces being positive and using our work to help address complicated com munity challenges.”

Convincing idea

While initially skeptical about the design, Brian Fenty, Chief Building Offi cer for Community Devel opment and Accountability for the City of Davis, said that, after meetings with Ogrydziak and talking through her design process, he came to understand the goals behind combining different kinds of housing that are governed by differ ent building codes.

“This structure would be very easy to replicate any where because we’ve worked out a lot of the issues and addressed stra

tegic obstacles,” Fenty said. “The codes are the same throughout the state, so Paul’s Place really can serve as a model for other com munities. It’s replicable and scalable.”

Local support

Once completed, Paul’s Place will include:

n 18 300-square-foot private units of permanent supportive micro-housing; n 10 single residence units of transitional hous ing; n four emergency shelter beds, as requested by law enforcement; n enhanced day services, including enlarged shower, restroom, and laundry facilities; n expanded access to critical social services, life skills support, job training and coordinated referrals with other resources and service providers, and; n important health ser vices and programs to address the unique physi cal, mental, and emotional health needs of homeless individuals.

The Paul’s Place tours, offered to community and AIAVC members, provided a unique opportunity to see the entire structure as it nears completion. It also was an opportunity to high light the vision and collabo ration behind the design of the project in which the architect, along with local officials, business execu tives, nonprofit leaders, the faith community, service providers and members of the community, came together to create a plan for this unique local response to homelessness.

Paul’s Place is funded largely through private donations. Major donors include Sutter Health, Partnership HealthPlan of California, and individ ual donors. Support also was provided by the city of Davis, and the Yolo County.

Paul’s Place is scheduled to be completed in

December. For informa tion, visit https://pauls placedavis.org.

— Davis Community Meals and Housing is a 501c3 nonprofit, nondenominational organization

whose mission is to provide low-income and homeless in dividuals and families with housing, food, and human services to help them rebuild their lives. With a long history in

Davis, Davis Community Meals and Housing is gov erned by a board of direc tors and operates programs ranging from free meals to supportive housing.

Paul’s Place, at 1111 H St. in Davis and meant to offer a new way to provide housing to the homeless, is set to open in December.

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sports

Adjusting to living an NBA life

Jim

Les knows what life is like as an NBA player.

The UC Davis men’s basketball head coach has witnessed life on the court. He also knows what it’s like to sit in a chair with fans within an arm’s reach.

Les played in the NBA from 1988 until 1995. The former point guard played for the Sacramento Kings from 1990 to 1994. So, he knows first-hand what it’s like to play in the former Arco Arena and large crowds.

Now he’s prepping one of his former Aggie players for life in the NBA.

Forward Chima Moneke is on the Kings’ roster. He’s trying to make the final 15-player roster.

The former Aggie played in the fourth quar ter of the Kings’ 105-104 preseason win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. But Moneke remained seated while Sacramento blasted the Portland Trail Blazers 126-94 at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Oct. 9.

“I’ve gone over and watch some workouts,” Les said. “First of all, I’ll tell you this: He’s doing really well. I told Chima he belongs in the NBA. He looks comfortable.”

Defense is one of Moneke’s strongest points. The Kings need, and now have, players who can play defense.

“The things that he does really well are a great fit with the team’s need,” Les said.

Moneke, listed as a rookie on the Kings’ current roster, can only do what he can to make their final roster.

“What we talked about is I always thought training camp, trying to make (the) roster was always more mental warfare than physical,” Les said. “He’s clearly got the physical talents and abilities to become the mental warfare of being able to maybe not play in an exhibition game but keep yourself ready for the next day’s practice. Maybe not play for the first three quarters of an exhibition game, and now you get the fourth quarter to go play and you got to be ready to play.”

The 6-foot-6 and 223-pound Moneke, from Nigeria, is doing what he can to impress Kings head coach Mike Brown.

“You have to be mentally into the game, be ready to come out and put your best foot for ward and show what you can do,” Les said.

Moneke’s experience of playing overseas before joining the Kings, and going through their training camp, puts him one step closer to potentially landing a role on an NBA team.

“I think he’s handled this process of his first training camp really well from a mental side as well as the physical side,” Les said.

For Davis-area residents or UCD men’s bas ketball fans who were at Sunday’s game against the Trail Blazers shocked to see Moneke not play? Some could say yes, and some could say no.

But Les knows the life of an NBA player.

“I always think, too, with our scrimmages and early exhibition (games),” Les explained. “Rather than give everybody 2-3 minutes, I’d rather give guys a chance to get into the flow of the game and get into an extended period of play.”

Are Aggie and Kings fans rooting for Moneke to make the Kings’ final roster? You bet.

“Just stay ready and stay confident,” Les said. “And, if you do that, when you get your opportunity, then you’ll be ready to seize the moment and take advantage. He’s got a very mature attitude. A really good understanding of who he is, what his assets are, and how he needs to play in order to be successful in the NBA.”

Wily Aggie women handle Roadrunners

By ReBecca Wasik Enterprise correspondent

UC Davis women’s soccer player Leslie Fregoso outscored the CSU Bakersfield Road runners herself in a Big West Conference game on Thursday at Aggie Soccer Field.

Within the first eight-and-a-half min utes of the first half of the game, Fregoso, a junior midfielder out of Live Oak, had already scored a hat trick, the first of her career.

Her three goals allowed UCD (3-2-2 Big West, 6-5-4 overall) to easily sail past CSUB (2-2-3 Big West, 4-7-4) to a 4-1 victory.

“She’s been overdue for a breakout perfor mance like this, espe cially coming off a pretty serious injury,” said UCD head coach Tracy Hamm. “I’m really happy for her. She needed her mojo back and she certainly found it.”

Thursday’s triumph marked the Aggies’ sec ond win in a row. In their last game on Oct. 9, the Aggies defeated UC Santa Barbara 1-0 in an away game.

Fregoso found the back of the net for the first time at

the 2:49 mark off a freekick assist from Jayde Holley. This gave the Aggies a very early 1-0 lead over the

Roadrunners.

At 6:34, Fregoso scored her second goal of the game, assisted by Molly Branigan.

UCD then led 2-0.

Then at the 8:29 mark, Fregoso com pleted her hat trick with an assist from Lindsey Porter.

Fregoso was the only player on either team to score in the first half. UCD was able to keep the ball on their side of the field for the major ity of the half, leaving CSUB scoreless.

Going into the sec ond half, the Aggies held the advantage 3-0.

At 57:55, Aggies for ward Emma Vane scored a goal to increase the Aggies’ lead to 4-0.

The Roadrunners were able to bank a shot at the 72:31 mark, cut ting UCD’s lead to 4-1. In the end, CSUB’s lone goal was fruitless.

“It was a great team performance,” said Hamm. “We went into this game with a playoff mentality in terms of the fact that it was a must-win for us. We executed everything we needed to do. We allowed them to get on the board, but across the board we did exactly what we were supposed to do and stuck to the game plan.”

Blue Devil volleyball rolls past league foes

Enterprise staff

The Davis High girls volleyball team is on a roll.

Davis (7-4 in the Delta League, 16-6 overall) swept Consumes Oaks 3-0 at the Wolfpack’s gym on Thursday. The final scores were 25-19, 25-17, 28-26.

Nicole Risch and Lena Sundin posted big numbers in the Blue Devils’ win. Risch had 32 assists, while Sundin recorded 14 digs and eight digs.

Olivia Kim, along with Risch and Isa bella Garma-Murphy, had 13 digs each.

Tessa Schouten had 10 blocks and Sundin five.

Garma-Murphy had nine kills and Schouten six.

On Tuesday, the Blue Devils swept Franklin 3-0 inside the South Gym. The final scores were 25-16, 25-22, 25-22.

Sundin had double-double night for the Blue Devils. She had 16 digs and 14 kills.

Schouten followed with 10 and Kaylie Adams seven.

Kim had 10 digs in the match. Ella Obegi had six and Risch five.

Davis closes out the regular season at home against Pleasant Grove on Thurs day. Match time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

UCD men’s water polo

BERKELEY — The No. 7 UC Davis men’s water polo team held a lead through halftime against the defending national champions, but ultimately fell to the No. 2 California Golden Bears, 16-12, on Wednesday night at Spieker Aquatics Complex.

UC Davis dips to 9-6 overall on the season. The Bears improved to 13-1 on the year.

The Aggies got off to a high-flying start, holding a 5-3 lead after eight min utes. Redshirt sophomore utility Tyler Mrkaich tallied two of the UC Davis five goals in the first frame, scoring in his third straight match.

The Bears responded early into the second frame, finding the back of the twine three straight times. However, UCD would turn on the jets and score four in a row, including the completion of Aznar Beltran’s hat trick, to carry a 9-6 lead into halftime.

Cal utilized the strong third period, scoring four times while allowing just

Junior utility Aleix Aznar Beltran led the offensive juggernaut for the Aggies tonight with a season-high four goals. Redshirt junior goalkeeper Aaron Wil son made 12 saves in the defensive effort.

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UC Davis midfielder Leslie Fregoso (6) drives the soccer ball down the field in Thursday’s Big West game against CSU Bakersfield. Fregoso was a scoring machine in the Aggies’ victory over the Roadrunners.

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UCD midfielder Genavieve Fontes (24) chases the soccer ball with CSU Bakersfield forward Solei Moton (2) in Thursday’s Big West Conference game at Aggie Soccer Field.

Commentary

Cash is out, credit cards are in

By LLeweLLyn King Special to The Enterprise

Once at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, I went to check in, and when I reached for my wallet it wasn’t there. The clerk said that I wouldn’t be able to check in without a credit card.

I explained that I had, mercifully, in another pocket, enough cash to pay for the stay. Reluctantly, they took more than enough of it for the two days and made a big point of telling me not to sign for even a cup of coffee.

Nowadays, I doubt they would accept my cash deposit.

Real people carry credit cards. Non-peo ple — a subspecies of the American cus tomer — are without. Woe to those.

Today there are more of these non-people because one of the lasting effects of the COVID pandemic is that cash is out, and plastic is all. No plastic, no go.

Hotels, airlines and even coffee shops have gone cashless. Ostensibly, this is because it is healthier. Truthfully, they don’t want to be bothered. Cash is a problem; credit is easier. In fact, from the vendor’s point of view, cash sucks, credit is cool.

At a large hotel in Orange County, Calif., where I am attending a conference, I tried to buy a coffee at Starbucks. “I don’t take cash,” said the barista, primly. “Just credit cards and room service.”

This caused me to wonder again about the legions of Americans who don’t have credit cards, some of whom don’t want them, but most don’t have credit or have been turned down.

If we have a recession, which now seems inevitable, there will be more people with out credit and immobilized by the postCOVID realities of the plastic-favored world.

Cash on hand won’t save them. They are the unbanked, a lesser order of our citi zenry.

For starters, millions of the working poor are mostly without credit. It is hard to worry about the niceties of credit when you struggle to get food to the table for the fam ily.

In this new world, the cardless also are immobilized.

Consider what being without plastic means: You can’t make a reservation on Amtrak or an airline. You must go to an airport, as airlines no longer have freestanding ticket offices. Then you will learn that you must use a reverse ATM to buy a card with cash to buy a ticket. Amtrak still takes cash, but you must go to the railroad station.

The first consequence is, in most cases, you will pay a lot more if you try to buy the ticket on the day of travel. Those tempting “book now and save” ads are only for credit card holders.

You can’t get to the railroad station or the airport on a ride-sharing service because they work only with credit cards.

So the luckless, who probably don’t have plastic because of financial problems, will pay more because they will be pay ing mostly at the last minute, and they will be charged to convert their cash to plastic at the airport. These travelers won’t be able to buy a drink or internet service because that requires you to file a credit card before you board.

It is an old story: the poor pay more. Now they may not be allowed to pay with the currency of the land.

An odd byproduct of the move to plastic is a further blow to privacy. Cellphones and security cameras have already stripped away much of our privacy. Will the fact that this very morning I bought a latte and a croissant with a credit card cause me to be inundated with internet advertisements for designer coffee and pastry?

What would the deduction be by a suspi cious partner if the credit card bill showed two lattes and two croissants?

Bring back cash. It was universal, left no record, and was preferred by merchants. Now they don’t want it, even for a coffee. Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

Who’s to blame for gas prices?

As the inimitable Yogi Berra once said, it’s déjà vu all over again.

As gasoline prices spiked last week, Gov. Gavin New som denounced oil compa nies and called a special legislative session to impose a new tax on their profits.

“Crude oil prices are down but oil and gas companies have jacked up prices at the pump in California. This doesn’t add up,” Newsom said. “We’re not going to stand by while greedy oil companies fleece Califor nians. Instead, I’m calling for a windfall tax to ensure excess oil profits go back to help millions of Californians who are getting ripped off.”

Newsom is only the latest governor to promise a crack down on oil companies when pump prices spike. Over the years, there have been numerous investigations into why California’s prices are markedly higher than those of other states, but there’s never been any conclusive proof of collusion.

Rather, it’s been repeatedly demonstrated that Califor nia’s relatively high gas prices are largely, if not completely, explainable by unique factors such as the state’s particular refining recipe meant to minimize smog-producing

Letters

Add diversity to local government

Men are everywhere in positions of local government. All five county supervisors are men, our district attorney, our sheriff, our police chief, and our fire chief are all men. And four of our five City Council members are men, as well as our city manager. They may be "good guys" and we appre ciate their community service; nevertheless, men do domi nate the decision-making in our county and city.

emissions, its high taxes, and its overall high cost of doing business.

More recently, California has seen decreasing refining capacity due to the state’s commitment to eliminating gasoline-powered cars and trucks and shifting to “zero emission” vehicles powered by batteries or hydrogen.

Refiners are unwilling to invest in production upgrades when their opera tions face state-mandated phaseout, and as in-state refining declines California is no longer a self-contained fuels island. It becomes increasingly subject to the global commodities market with the disadvantage of requiring specially formu lated fuel that cannot be readily obtained from outside sources.

“California policy makers have knowingly adopted poli cies with the expressed intent of eliminating the refinery

sector,” Valero vice presi dent Scott Folwarkow told the state Energy Commission in a letter.

“California requires refin ers to pay very high car bon cap and trade fees and burdened gasoline with cost of the low car bon fuel standards. With the backdrop of these policies, not surprisingly, California has seen refineries completely close or shut down major units. When you shut down refinery opera tions, you limit the resilience of the supply chain.”

politicians for years that Cali fornia needs plans to manage the shift to renewable trans portation while maintaining gasoline supplies until they are no longer needed, but the pleas went unheeded.

Now we have the opportu nity to add a bit of diversity and equity to our local gov ernment. In District 1, all three candidates are qualified and all three care about our city; but only one is a woman. Let's live up to our values of diversity and equality by supporting a well-qualified woman to a position of local leadership.

Vote for Kelsey Fortune for City Council.

Merline Williams Davis

Vaitla the leader we need

I am thrilled to be voting for Bapu Vaitla for City Council and urge all voters in District 1 to join me. I support Bapu because he has the vision, integrity and leadership skills to help us come together and meet the challenges we face with solutions that work for us all.

I have respected Bapu since he interned with me at the UC Davis Stu dent Farm 25 years ago. Even as an undergraduate, he stood out as uncom monly compassionate, principled, and intelligent. Outside the classroom, he worked with others for the common good — and got things done. In subsequent doctoral studies in economics and policy and professional work in diverse com munities and countries, Bapu consis tently focused on improving human wellbeing and the environment. Through this work, he gained valuable skills and perspectives, and he came to recognize that the deepest impacts often come from committed people working together in their communities over time.

This realization is what brought Bapu back home to Davis five years ago. Since then, he has worked tirelessly to improve people’s lives and the environment locally. He has been chair of the Social Services Commission and part of the leadership of Cool Davis and the Davis

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Myers Jaffe, man aging director of the Tufts University Cli mate Policy Lab, alluded to the decline in refining in an interview with the Los Ange les Times.

“Do I have the new infra structure fast enough before I retire the old infrastructure, and what happens if you’re in the middle?” Jaffe said. “The way we’re doing it now is you just let the fuel costs go up and then we leave poor peo ple with no ability to get any where… . And then (California leaders) grand stand against the oil compa nies — that’s not a solution.”

The Times article pointed out that various authorities have been warning Capitol

So what will come of New som’s special legislative ses sion for a tax on windfall profits? Legislative leaders seem to be lukewarm at best. They know that rounding up two-thirds votes for such a tax would be difficult despite Democrats having superma jorities in both legislative houses, especially if Newsom cannot provide rock-solid evidence of oil company mal feasance.

The industry will argue that such as tax would merely be passed on to consumers in even higher pump prices and/or constrict supply even more.

Politicians’ time would be better spent making sure the complex transition from hydrocarbon fuels to renew ables isn’t the disaster, partic ularly for poor consumers, that Jaffe describes.

— CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters. For more stories by Dan Wal ters, go to Commentary.

Homeless Alliance. As chair of a city council-appointed special commission, Bapu led a process in which participants with diverse, and sometimes divergent, perspectives and priorities came to agree ment on a set of evidence-based, realistic recommendations to improve public safety and policing in Davis. The city has begun adopting these recommendations, including creating a Department of Social Services and Housing.

As a council member, Bapu’s inclusive, community-centered leadership approach will help Davis meet our most pressing challenges, including those related to affordable housing and the climate crisis. He’s done his homework, studying and analyzing diverse approaches in other places. Bapu has an integrated vision and knows that, working together, we can develop solid, realistic solutions that will simultaneously provide the housing we need and reduce our climate warming emissions. Bapu Vaitla is the community leader that Davis needs on City Council.

Mark Van Horn Davis

Homeless comments

I am writing to share my deep concern about the comments that Adam Morrill, a candidate for city council (District 4) has made regarding homelessness and those who experience homelessness. His com ments should trouble all of us. Despite our move to district elections, we remain one city and one community. I have spent well over decade working on issues related to homelessness, serving on the boards of Davis Opportunity Village, the Yolo

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County Homeless and Poverty. I am also a member of the Interfaith Housing Justice Group. Mr. Morrell’s approach to dealing with the homeless issue lacks an aware ness of the scope of the problem as well as an understanding of the limits of the resources of local nonprofits.

In the Davis Chamber of Commerce forum, he was asked about his approach to addressing homelessness. Early in the forum he referred to unhoused individuals as “violent transients.” He said that he thought a better solution to addressing homelessness than “kind of moving people along who are continually problems, peo ple who aren’t interested in services” is “deeding over the sidewalks to the land lords” because then it results in a “trespass ing issue rather than just a camping issue.”

This approach will lead to criminalizing unhoused people. But he didn’t stop there, he went on to say that the city shouldn’t be in the business of social services and that these efforts are duplicative of what the nonprofits have already been doing. The nonprofits cannot solve the issue — they simply do not have the resources.

All humans deserve to live with dignity, and that includes the right to be in stable housing and to receive appropriate services. And I believe local government — because of its role in housing policy, enforcing building codes, and protecting public health — has an important role in dealing with issue. Mr. Morrill has a very restricted and troubling view of what it takes to build a community where everyone is safe.

I urge those who live in District 4 to vote for Gloria Partida.

Helen Roland Cramer Davis

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Op-Ed

Can we keep Russia from going nuclear?

By Mel Gurtov Special to The Enterprise

President Biden surprised his top advisers along with everyone else when, at a fundraising event, he referred to “Armageddon” in the Ukraine war: Russia’s possible use of a nuclear weapon. Though US officials were quick to stress that they knew of no imminent threat by Russia, Biden’s remark under scored recent reports suggesting deepening US concern about what Putin might do as Russian forces retreat in eastern and southern Ukraine.

The remark also was in response to Putin’s increasingly frequent allusions to nuclear weapons, such as on Sept. 21 when he said: “If the territorial integrity of our country is threat ened, we will without doubt use all available means to protect Russia and our people. This is not a bluff.”

Biden said, “We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban missile crisis. I don’t think there’s any such thing as the abil ity to easily (use) a tactical nuclear weapon and not end up with Armageddon.”

Putin may not agree, however. Nuclear weapons experts point to any number of “limited”

nuclear-weapon use available to Putin — for example, a “nuclear display,” such as a strike on a nuclear power plant or a highaltitude detonation; or a tar geted attack, such as on a Ukrainian military base or a sin gle city.

CNN reports that in direct communications between Wash ington and Moscow in the last several weeks, Putin has been told about “the scale of the U.S. response” should he use a nuclear weapon in the war. Other sources indicate that the “scale” would be within the range of conventional weapons, pre sumably in order to reduce the chance of escalation to the nuclear level. How Putin would react to a NATO counterattack with conventional weapons is anybody’s guess, since conven tional weapons these days can be as destructive as some nuclear devices.

The elusive off-ramp

The threat to use a tactical nuclear weapon is just one of the ways this crisis differs from the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis — and makes this one even more diffi cult to negotiate a way out. The earlier crisis occurred because

the Russians deployed longrange missiles in Cuba to correct the huge imbalance in U.S.Soviet strategic nuclear forces — the infamous “missile gap” that actually favored the U.S. Kennedy and Khrushchev were able to craft a deal for the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba because a face-saving trade was available — U.S. missiles removed from Turkey in exchange. The equivalent trade that might take place today — involving occupied territory — is rejected by Putin and (with U.S. support) Zelensky.

Moreover, in 1962 Moscow and Washington were equally determined not to escalate to a nuclear showdown. They looked for a diplomatic off-ramp, and found one. Vladimir Putin isn’t looking; he’s convinced that Ukraine must be expunged or at least greatly diminished, and he evidently sees that as a way to weaken the West.

Two questions arise here: First, are there any sanctions and use of force that would per suade Putin to back down; sec ond, what alternative to war is being put before him? Biden’s comments about an inability to identify an off-ramp — “We are trying to figure out, what is Putin’s off-ramp? Where does he find a way out? Where does he

Corrupt process led to zipline mess

By Janet and Joe Krovoza Special to The Enterprise

Pretty much everyone fol lowing city matters knows of the Arroyo Park Sky Track’s public follies and how it’s now confirmed by the city itself that the Sky Track vio lated the noise ordinance from the day it was installed. Not known is how this mess began.

As you read on, bear in mind City Manager Mike Webb and Mayor Lucas Frerichs were presented with what’s below in September 2020, and former Park & Community Services director Dale Sumersille, despite her new position, is still managing it.

The Sky Track is a product of GameTime, represented by Kelly Oakes. Oakes and Sum ersille have more than an arms-length professional rela tionship. Examples of Sumer sille to Oakes from 2018: “... had a blast at the conference with you (smiley face)” and “I really enjoyed hanging out with you guys:-).”

This closeness has had con sequences for city fiscal responsibility. Gametime has contracted with Davis on many projects worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The deck appears stacked in favor of Gametime. That is what happened here.

On Sept. 4, 2018 Sumersille applied to GameTime for a “matching grant” for park equipment renovations, dis closing she was “working with local rep to order each init (unit) for each location spe cific” and including the lan guage: “...Special request to place a long zip/sky track between both play areas.”

(Note: there was no public demand for a Sky Track, nor was Arroyo’s existing equip ment needing replacement or “approximately 20 years old” as Sumersille maintained; it was about 12 years old.)

Two days later, Sumersille met with eight playground equipment companies who presented bids. Little did the bidders know Sumersille was

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in discussions with Game Time. On September 20, Sum ersille announced, not surprisingly, that the city would “go with GameTime.”

Despite having reviewed multiple bids, on October 30, 2018 Sumersille asked city council to approve a solesource contract without any basis for her request. Sole source is only allowed for pur chases with taxpayer dollars when there are special circum stances, but Sumersille made staff’s request without findings for sole source, and with not even a mention of bids.

Sumersille also gave council the impression the $185K equipment procurement needed approval that night as the deadline for GameTime’s “grant” was the next day. First, there was no “grant” (was a discount, and part wasn’t even claimed), and since when is a third-party deadline reason for a rushed city decision? And in the rush, there was no time for adherence to public notice guidelines, or even to run the Sky Track’s noise and native oak tree removal issues by our parks commission.

In a message to Oakes after the vote, Sumersille wrote: “Martin (Jones) or I will need to talk to you about the instal lation portion of the quotes next … Please call Martin or myself to further explain. Thanks” (Note, more cozy relationship.) The only men tion of installation costs in the staff report was of “incidental installation.” In fact, invoices in possession of staff included installation costs of over $60K for Arroyo Park.

Sumersille even signed quotes on behalf of the city before council approval, but post-dated them for Oct. 30. In her email with the signed bids, Sumersille tells Oakes, “I’ll contact you after the City Council meeting next week informing you to proceed.” (Unprofessional and cozy, again.)

Postdating documents

should be illegal.

On Nov. 28, Sumersille wrote Oakes asking her to revise GameTime’s quotes, “so that we don’t have to go out to bid.” She added that Martin “will meet with you to discuss on how we need to have you revise the quotes.” This cer tainly gives the impression Sumersille, Jones and Oakes were collaborating on some thing they preferred not to put in writing.

It is against state lawl to conspire with a vendor to change a bid to avoid competi tive bidding. Expenditures of $50,000-plus require bidding. After Oakes spoke to Jones, the quote dropped from $60,547 to $44,900. The con tract went to Recreation Proj ect Services (RPS), owned by Thomas Oakes, Kelly Oakes’ husband.

The city estimates the cost of moving the Sky Track now: $49,900. How convenient. The company designated for this work: Thomas Oakes’ RPS.

In October 2018, the council approved equipment pur chases of $185K for three sites. Removing “grant” discounts (and not counting installation costs), the equipment total was more than $220K. By any measure, staff spent more than council approved.

If replacement of good equipment and an unvetted Sky Track aren’t concerning enough, the new structures are costly. The estimate to move the Sky Track and backfill its location is $105,821. The cost of the original equipment for Arroyo was $152,390. More than $257K will be spent on Arroyo equipment since 2019. And this will cost staff time and $10-15K to lock/unlock every year.

There you have it, this is how our city staff operates. This is how the loudest and largest piece of park play equipment in Davis came to be.

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find himself where he does not only lose face but significant power? ” —particularly as Putin’s military assault flails — suggest no exit

So we have a real conundrum for policy makers: Putin’s deter mination to wipe out Ukraine and avoid defeat might lead him to use a nuclear weapon, the West wants to avoid a nuclear response if he does, and no dip lomatic off-ramp has yet to be discovered. What, then, can deter Putin?

Stopping Putin?

Carl Bildt, the former Swed ish prime minister, has laid out five courses of action that might stop Putin from using a nuclear weapon. They are mak ing regime change in Moscow the war aim, strengthening Western resolve (including bringing Ukraine into NATO), mobilizing public opinion to win the war, gaining India’s and Chi na’s support or cutting their ties to the West if they refuse, and taking “active and visible prepa rations for credible conventional strikes against important Rus sian assets.”

Let’s briefly evaluate these ideas.

Regime change seems far more likely to provoke Putin

leTTers

Person before politician

I’m writing to tell you of my per sonal experiences with Gloria Par tida since she was elected in 2018 to the Davis City Council.

She accepted an invitation to speak to the Birch Lane Elemen tary School Student Council (stu dent governance made up of fourth- to sixth -graders). I expected her to simply show up for a few minutes because she was still working full time at that time. I was surprised when she came early and accepted a tour of the school campus by an 8-year-old student. She showed the enthusiasm of a first-time tourist, even though she knows this school inside out.

After her short speech and inter action with the Student Council representatives, she stayed and observed the rest of the student meeting. She made it clear to the children how impressed she was with their understanding of public/ private partnership (knowing there was no funding from the School District, the kids wanted to fund raise for improvements to their school playground). For most of the kids, it was the first time meeting a government official. It was a great way to plant seeds in the minds of future civil servants.

At the February 2019 Memorial mass of Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona at St. James Catholic Church, Gloria arrived early to per sonally greet and welcome Natalie’s mom, Lupe Corona. As I watched them, I understood that this is Glo ria Partida — the mother, commis erating with a fellow mother who just lost a child.

For Gloria, a human being is a human being — with inherent dig nity — regardless of ability, age, race, financial or social status, religion, size, location and gender. Her annual Phoenix Coalition “Upstander Festi val” has been instrumental in rein forcing kindness in children, contributing to a community where no one has to experience hostility for being different.

Do I agree with all her decisions as politician? No. Will I continue to voice my perspectives on City Council decisions? Yes. Will she hear me out? Yes.

Mary Jean Allarey Davis

than deter him, since it threatens his and his inner circle’s survival.

Offering Ukraine membership in NATO only strengthens Putin’s resolve to keep fighting. Public opinion is always iffy, and may not be something to count on if all-out war is a possibility.

Little can be expected of China and India, considering their weak, rather pathetic expres sions of “concern” about Putin’s war.

Finally, and most critically, striking Russian bases, troops, or war industries means accepting the possibility that Putin, far from being deterred, will strike back at targets in the heart of Europe, bringing Russia and NATO into direct conflict.

None of these steps, moreover, offers Putin an off-ramp. Far from containing a diplomatic option, they amount to a game of chicken—the sort of game played several times during the Cold War. We survived those games, more by sheer luck than clever ness.

If Mr. Bildt’s idea represents the best thinking in Western elite circles, I suggest it is a rec ipe for World War III.

Mel Gurtov, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is Professor Emer itus of Political Science at Port land State University and blogs at In the Human Interest

Yolo People Power backs Vaitla, Partida

At its Oct. 4 general meeting, members of Yolo People Power dis cussed city of Davis council candi date endorsements. We considered their experiences, skills, and priori ties to advance a community safety model which ensures human dig nity, access to fundamental needs, and harm reduction. Like voters in each district under the current sys tem (which lacks ranked-choice or run-off features), we decided to endorse only one candidate from each district.

For District 1 in West Davis, we endorse Bapu Vaitla as the candi date who has best demonstrated leadership to address racial and social justice by improving systems of public safety. We also believe that if elected, he will actively work to advance this issue even further.

For District 4 in East Davis, we believe that Gloria Partida has demonstrated a better understand ing and commitment to address racial and social justice than her opponent and we hope that she will be a strong public advocate for pro posals that advance these issues.

Francesca Wright Yolo People Power

Questioning UCD grant

The Resnicks have made a grant donation of $50 million to UC Davis (“Philanthropists pledge $50M for ag research center at UCD,” Oct. 14), but their real gold lies in the water bank they have accumulated thanks to the Mon terey Amendments. Estimates today place a value of $1 billion on the water holdings the Resnicks control. Hundreds of Central California families have experienced severe water loss from wells as the Resn icks pulled more water to store in their extensive underground vaults.

That water is for sale to the high est bidders providing the Resnicks with the wealth they have accumu lated. At what cost does UCD con sider when such grants are offered at the expense of so many. The benefit of the proposed Sustain ability Research grant may not provide any relief for those affected by the loss of they have experienced to fill the money coffers of the Resnicks.

John E. Clark Davis

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Living

Unexpected results appear before my eyes

This summer my trusted eye doctor did surgery on my eyes. It wasn’t any thing unique or unusual: like some 30% of people over 70, I had cataracts. The experience is common but my reaction was not.

First a word about the disease and the surgery. For some peo ple, cataracts affect their ability to see color, but for me the big problem was glare. Night driving had become like running through a scary fun house where even small lights created a dizzy ing blur.

In surgery, the physician removes your clouded lens and replaces it with a prescription lens that frees some patients from glasses occasionally and some patients from glasses entirely. Most are thrilled.

I expected that thrill.

Specifically, my idea of how I would feel after surgery came, I’m embarrassed to say, from Facebook, where I love watching videos of babies being gifted with their first pair of eyeglasses. Here’s what happens with the babies.

The gloved hand of some med ical person lowers eyeglasses

over the infant’s eyes. At first, the baby tries to push this strange contraption away, but seconds later a smile emerges.

Usually, the mother is holding the baby, expressing excitement and joy. The smile grows. Babies know instantly that a new world has opened to them.

I pictured myself, also in a new world, with the same happy smile.

Sadly, this was not my experi ence with cataract surgery.

The first problem I had, one that no baby shares, was trying to decide what sort of new pre scription lenses I wanted. I had to choose. Did I want to main tain my good close vision or to see well at a distance? Was I interested in a third option, namely to have one eye see close and the other far away, a popular choice called “monovision”?

Given my passion for kayaking

rivers and seeing wild animals, I chose to see well at a distance. I knew this meant that I would no longer be able to read without glasses.

A second problem I failed to anticipate was how confused I would become during the twoweek period between surgery on the first eye and surgery on the second eye when I saw poorly no matter where I looked.

I drove, but nervously, fully aware that I had no depth per ception. Reading exhausted me. In one eye, a new floater devel oped. I couldn’t help but think constantly about my eyes.

After I had the second eye done, things improved but not as much as I hoped. It was as if someone had thoughtfully pre sented me with a third ear--a good addition--but I didn’t know how to use it. I kept stumbling over changes, some positive, some negative.

My eyes, which since fourth grade couldn’t clearly see 3 feet without glasses, were suddenly handed the great outdoors. This was wonderful.

Also, I could read my bedside clock in the middle of the night. It used to be a blur. Instead of removing my glasses for a haircut,

I could watch the whole process.

But I struggled with the fact that my powers had been reversed: I saw distance with my naked eye but I couldn’t see close up anymore. Between me and my books, a lifelong intimate relationship, there were now always glasses.

At the same time, the woman in my mirror, now clearly visible from 3 feet, did not look like me. Where were her glasses? Did she look older without them?

I didn’t feel quite right either. I have long thought of myself as a person who can adjust to new circumstances in a normal way and in a normal amount of time.

But during this experience, at every stage, I became persnickety and sought perfection. I kept wanting to see what I couldn’t see and focus where I couldn’t.

Once I began thinking obses sively about how my vision was changing, I couldn’t stop. Even after a month, I wanted my old glasses back for distance and I wanted to wear no glasses while reading.

But I had done something irreversible and I couldn’t get my old lenses back. Instead, I returned to my doctor and

bought new eyeglasses that maintain my distance vision but also let me see up close.

My new prescription, although it gives me good vision, is hard to adjust to. I’m still working on that today, as I type. At what dis tance should I place my com puter?

I try to appreciate the positive sides of this whole experience. My night vision has improved. For the first time, I can see my way around a swimming pool. If I ever lose my glasses out of doors, I will not stagger around terrified. With my new distance vision, I’ll simply find them.

However, the biggest thing that has changed is my view of myself.

Altered circumstances that some people seem to handle with ease — I’m thinking of seventy somethings who are thrilled with cataract surgery — have thrown me. I’m not like a Facebook baby who is instantly happy with something new.

I saw myself as an easy adjuster, but that vision was flawed.

— Marion Franck has lived in Davis for more than 40 years. Reach her at marionf2@gmail. com.

A father says a fond farewell to his loved ones

By Craig Dresang Special to The Enterprise

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eath is always a sur prise. Rarely, is someone fully pre pared for it, and few peo ple expect it when it finally comes for them.

It was no different for Sammy Vana, a man who loved the water, being around people, and telling corny jokes. The day before he died, he told his hospice nurse that he might be one of those peo ple who graduates out of hospice and gets better for a while. Neither he nor his wife would have guessed that he would be gone by dinnertime the following day.

After all, for a man who was terminally ill, he was remarkably joyful. He had just spent the last few months reconnecting with his enormous circle of friends and family, includ ing old high school class mates, army buddies, former co-workers, fishing pals, and his five children and 13 grandchildren. His reunion with the past and present provided him with a lingering rich warm glow that was at once deeply meaningful and healing.

Even though Vana did not expect to die on that Tuesday afternoon, he did prepare for his eventual departure. He wrote a let ter to those who were in his tribe of friends and family. That letter eventu ally made his passing eas ier for him and for those who loved him. It reads:

My dear family and loved ones: I’m almost dead. Any way, that’s what my doctor tells me. I’ve not been sure how much I should share with you about my

Tuesday

n The Davis Genealogy Club will host a presentation on the big screen at the Davis Senior Center, “Crossing the Pond to Scandinavia” by Jill Morelli, CG, CGL. The meet ing runs from 1 to 3 p.m. at 646 A St. To register to attend in person, email President@ DavisGenealogy.org or call Lisa Henderson at 530-7538943 by Oct. 17. Zoom guest passes also available via email.

never-ending illness. But now my illness is ending and it’s taking me with it, so I have a few things to say and to request.

After 75 years on Planet Earth, this lousy body has decided to turn against me and poop out. I’m not sure how much time I have left and I’m not sure it matters too much. What does mat ter to me is what I’m leav ing behind and what I do with each minute I’m given from this moment forward.

My doctor told me that I might qualify for a clinical trial. I know, however, that a phase one clinical trial means they are likely test ing the toxicity of a drug that will do more harm than good. I told my doc tor that I am not interested in being a Guinea pig. I also don’t want to put up a prolonged fight when I’m not sure what I would be fighting for. It’s not in me to fight to the bitter end because I don’t believe the end has to be bitter. I don’t want to fight for a few more breaths if it means prolonging my suffering or my family’s anguish. Death is inevitable — for all of us.

Even if an experimental drug or another invasive surgery would extend my life by a little, I am certain that it would also extend my suffering by a lot. At this tender time in my life, quality is much more important than quantity. I’ve had a fair portion of quantity and up until recently the quality of my life has been remarkable. My family and friends — and even my foes — have intentionally and unin tentionally made my life richer. A life that is filled

with a trail of love, friend ship, lessons, joys, heart breaks, stretch marks, challenges overcome, strug gles lost, and mystery is a life worth living. It is also a life that deserves grati tude from me, especially now.

I want you to know that I have made a decision to transition into hospice care by next week. It is not a decision I made lightly. I’ve come to this conclusion with a clear mind that is functioning much better than the rest of my body. This has not been an easy decision, but I want you to be assured that it is the best decision for me.

There are no words to describe how much I will

Arboretum hosts a Folk Music Jam Session from noon to 1 p.m. at Wyatt Deck (next to the redwood grove). Shortterm parking is available in Visitor Lot 5 on Old Davis Road at Arboretum Drive. Hourly rates start at $1.75.

n The Avid Reader will host Patricia Turner, author of “Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore and Race in the TwentyFirst Century,” from 6 to 7 p.m. The bookstore is at at 617 Second St. in downtown Davis. Find information at www.avidreaderbooks.com.

Saturday

n The UC Davis Arbore tum hosts a Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shop the 1-acre Teaching Nursery at 1046

miss you all. I am so very grateful for your presence in my life and for the innumerable ways you have supported me, laughed with me, been present with me, been patient with me, and loved me. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You have made a dif ference in my life. You have made my life special and worthwhile.

Now, I want you — my friends and family — to come see me while you can. I want to say goodbye. I want to thank you. I want to laugh with you again. I want to reminisce about the crazy old days or the special memories we share. I want to hear how I made

Garrod Drive on campus for an incredible selection of Arboretum All-Stars, Califor nia natives and thousands of other attractive, low-water plants perfect for this region. n Yolo County Library and the Parks Division of the Yolo County General Services Department will team up to launch the free Go Wild Yolo event to inspire kids and their families to get outdoors and investigate the wonders of the natural world. A kickoff event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. will be activity-filled with arts and crafts, guided nature walks, bug demonstrations, and will provide a sneak peek at the library’s Nature Explorer Backpacks at Capay Open Space Park, 15603 County Road 85 in Capay.

a difference in your life, what I meant to you, or how I pissed you off. This will be the best medicine for me. It might not cure my disease, but it will help me feel better and be better too.

Life is a wild and fragile adventure ... and I’ve made it through as far as I am supposed to go. I don’t know what’s on the other side, but I have a strong feeling this adventure will continue. As sad as I am to leave you, there is a part of me that is looking forward to whatever is next. If I could come back to tell you what happens you know I would, but I’m pretty sure you will have to take this same journey to meet me

on the other side.

Whatever I brought or added to your life will still be here. It doesn’t go away. My body is failing me but any light that I carried into this world will remain. I am certain of that. Love each other. For give each other. Celebrate and appreciate each other. See you soon.

As always, Papa Sammy

For information on hos pice or palliative care, adult day programming, or the YoloCares Center for Loss & Hope, visit www. yolocares.org or call 530758-5566.

— Craig Dresang is the CEO of YoloCares.

By anDy Jones Special to The Enterprise

1. Sports. The jazz standard “Sweet Georgia Brown” eventually became the theme song of what sports team?

2. Science. In the world of medi cine, what S-word do we use for a tubular support placed temporarily inside a blood vessel, canal, or duct to aid healing or relieve an obstruc tion?

3. Great Americans. Which Orson Welles production is consid ered to be a precursor to the mock umentary?

4. Another Music Question.

What guitarist is the only person to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times?

5. Flowers. Are lilies annuals or perennials?

Answers: The Harlem Globetrot ters, a stent, Orson Welles's 1938 radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds,” Eric Clapton, perennials.

Dr. Andy Jones is the former quizmaster at de Vere’s Irish Pub and author of the book “Pub Quiz zes: 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 www.yourquiz master.com.

Courtesy photo

Sammy Vana, right with one of his lifelong army buddies. They were able to reconnect and see each other before Vana died.

Stephan

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Fall Festival, Har‐

Event Center, 1661

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CA 95688 Nut Tree Plaza, 1661 East Monte Vista Avenue, Vacaville. Shawna@schg.show, 707655-8439

James Webb Space Telescope: The 1st 2 Months - 10/22 1pm

1pm

State Planetarium, 6000 J Street, Sacramento

James Webb Space Telescope: The 1st 2 Months - 10/22 2:30pm

2:30pm Sacramento State Planetarium, 6000 J Street, Sacramento

Outdoor �lm screening in San Francisco Chinatown

live music from Kendo and JE of the Fresh Crew @ 5pm / $15

Rare �lm screening of 1929 martial arts silent �lm "Red Heroine" with accompanying live DJ score from Kendo and JE of the Fresh Crew in San Francisco Chinatown Chinese Historical Society of America Mu‐seum, 965 Clay Street, San Fran‐cisco. njue@chsa.org, 408-7120025

San Francisco-Marin Food Bank's One Big Table Gala @ 6pm / $2500

We are so excited to welcome you to our brand-new warehouse for our annual One Big Table dinner on October 22! 900 Pennsylvania Ave, 900 Pennsylvania Avenue, San Francisco. rbreuer@sfmfood bank.org, 4152821907 380

Galt High Reunion - 80’s alumni and friends @ 6pm / $75

Galt High School 80’s Reunion hosted by the Classes of 1986/87 look forward to an evening to‐gether on Oct 22 in downtown Sacramento. Music by DJ Eddie Edul and Raf�e Prizes too. Please join us! Holiday Inn, 300 J Street, Sacramento. Michelle@Monarch GraphicsandDesign.com

Crazy Funny

$35-$55

The Palace Theatre, 644 Broad‐way, San Francisco

LoLGBT+ Presents: "Queens & Comedy" @ 7pm / $11

Line Sacramento, 2100 Ar‐den Way, Suite 225, Sacramento

DJ Logic @ 7pm Black Cat, 400 Eddy St, San Fran‐cisco

The Trillipino Comedy Tour @ 7:30pm / $12.50 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐bus Ave, San Francisco

Desi Comedy Fest 2022 @ 8:30pm / $35-$55

The Palace Theatre, 644 Broad‐way, San Francisco

Michelle Wolf @ 7pm Punch Line Comedy Club, 2100 Arden Way, Sacramento

Michelle Wolf @ 7pm / $35 Punch Line Comedy Club - Sacra‐mento, 2100 Arden Way, Sacra‐mento

Lindsey Lomis @ 8pm Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission St, San Francisco

Lexi Jayde @ 8pm / $18 Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, San Francisco

MUNA @ 8pm

The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd, San Francisco

TREASVRE @ 8:30pm Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco

BIT @ 9:30pm DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Francisco

Music City Entertainment

SF: Civic Center Plaza Lunchtime Music Series w/Makrú

@ 12pm

Civic Center Plaza, 335 McAllister St, San Francisco

Asher E Stern @ 6pm Embassy Suites by Hilton Napa Valley, 1075 California Blvd, Napa Yoga on the Labyrinth at Grace Cathedral @ 6:15pm / $15-$50

Join this weekly yoga class surrounded by the awe-inspiring architecture of Grace Cathedral. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street, San Francisco. yoga@gracecathedral.org, 415-749-6300

"Indecent" @ 7pm / $17.50-$70 San Francisco Playhouse, 450 Post Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco

Hans Gruber and the Die Hards @ 7pm The Colony, 3512 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento

Jagged Little Pill @ 7:30pm Golden Gate Theater, 1 Taylor St, San Francisco

Ramy Youssef @ 8pm / $43

Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐bus Avenue, San Francisco

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Frances Ancheta: Last Saturday Live

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Get ready for time off all across the NFL

It’s

the first bye weekend in the NFL.

The Detroit Lions, Hous ton Texans, Las Vegas Raiders and Tennessee Titans have this weekend off.

Byes go from Week 6 to Week 14. Most bye weeks call for four teams to be idle.

The San Francisco 49ers are off in Week 9.

n Are some NFL officiating crews more inclined to call pen alties than others?

The answer is yes.

Through five games, Brad Rogers’ crew called the most, 71. Referee Bill Vinovich’s group called the least, 30.

n The only exhibition, er, pre season, games in any profes sional sport that are worth going to are the Major League Baseball games during spring training. Not so much for the games, but a

chance for fans to look at their favorite team’s young players/ prospects.

Besides, it’s a chance for those living in wintry areas to break out and head for Arizona or Florida.

n Not sure which long-ago coach said it, but he was right: “Football is a lot like church. Many attend. Few understand.”

n Saw a TV ad the other day for Black Friday. In October? Huh?

Why don’t we all just do our

Christmas shopping in July and call it a day?

n You owe it to your self to watch Buffalo play at Kansas City Sunday afternoon. Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes in a renewal of their epic playoff game from the 2021 season. It’s on CBS.

n Sorry, San Jose Shark followers. Looks like a rebuilding season, but one with a lot of youngsters getting signifi cant ice time.

Timo Meier, playing with a new contract, and Logan Cou ture are the veteran leaders. New general manager Mike Grier is committed to a youth move ment.

n Rather than flying home after last week’s win at Carolina, the 49ers remained on the East Coast.

They worked out all this week at the fancy Greenbriar Resort in West Virginia, then traveled to Atlanta to meet the Falcons on Sunday at 10 a.m. PDT. They have done this before with suc cess.

n A 1960s band that is still fun to listen to: The Grass Roots.

n With the Houston Astros in the chase to the World Series, manager Dusty Baker now has over 2,000 career managerial wins, 100-plus seasonal wins in each of the American and National Leagues and managed in two World Series.

He is the only manager to take five different teams to the post season.

Ten of the 12 managers to record 2,000-plus wins are in the baseball Hall of Fame.

The 11th, Bruce Bochy, will get in as soon as he is eligible.

ROUNDUP: Lead does not hold up in pool

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one to set up an enticing fourth quarter deadlocked at 10-10. Redshirt junior central defender Aaron Voggenthaler scored the lone goal for the Aggies in the third frame for his sec ond of the contest.

The Bears scored first to take an 11-10 lead early into the fourth quarter, but the Aggies answered right back on a 6-on-5 goal by Ander son. The Bears then scored three more times, making it a steeper climb for the Aggies.

The Aggies tried to com plete the comeback with several attacks, but the Bears’ defense stood up in the final moments and secured a 16-12 victory.

Now UCD return home to face Concordia and Fresno Pacific on Sunday at

10 a.m. and 1 p.m., respec tively.

DHS girls golf

Davis posted a 230276 over Sheldon in the final dual match of the

season on Monday.

Alessandra Trask was the medalist at 41. Saera Ojha followed at 44, Esha Kajley 47, Ashlyn Swanson and Sydney Tuss 49 each and Madison Kang 53.

DHS field hockey

Davis posted a 7-0 win over River Valley in an Eastern Athletic League game at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium on Wednesday.

Emma Brayton scored three goals for Davis (7-0 in the EAL, 8-5). Aurora Hogan followed with two, and Mary Bingle and Ella Evans had one each.

Evelyn Soller had five assists for the Blue Devils. Hogan, along with Bingle and Mia Williams, had one each.

“Good game and ball movement,” said Davis head coach Elizabeth Hogan.

Davis plays at Pleasant Valley of Chico in an EAL game on Tuesday. Game time 5 p.m.

As will Baker.

n With the Seattle Mariners making the MLB postseason for the first time since 2001, the Sacramento Kings now own the longest active playoff drought, 16 seasons. Sacramento last played in the postseason in the 200506 season.

n NFL side judge Clay Rey nard is a member of Shawn Smith’s officiating crew. He wears No. 18 and graduated UC Davis.

Reynard is in his third season as an NFL official. During the week, he’s a customer service representative.

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.

WOMEN: Aggie defense keeps a clean sheet

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The Aggies took 18 total shots in the game, while the Roadrunners took only three.

Fregoso took seven shots. Vane, Sammie Ruelas and Taylor Dever each took two. Lexi Trucco, Porter, Genavieve Fontes, Devyn Simmons and Chandler Connors took one each.

Of UCD’s 16 shots, 11 were on goal.

Aggies goalie, Caeley Goldstein did not record a save in the match.

UCD’s next matchup will take place Thursday, Oct. 20 against Cal State Fullerton at Aggie Soccer Field. Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m.

The Titans are 6-4-4 overall and 3-1-1 in Big West Conference play.

Hamm was happy with her team’s showing against CSUB but high lighted the importance of remembering what comes next while celebrating a victory.

“We need a solid 90-minute defensive effort,” Hamm said. “They (CSUF) are a really talented team so we’re certainly going to have to be really disciplined. It’s great to win a game like today’s and enjoy it but now we need to get refocused for Thurs day.”

— Follow Rebecca Wasik on Twitter at @BeccaFromTheBay.

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Davis’ Alessandra Trask watches her shot in Monday’s match against Sheldon.