The Davis Enterprise Wednesday, November 2, 2022

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room Fatal-DUI driver heads to prison

Avoids murder conviction

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

WOODLAND — A Woodland man faces more than 16 years in state prison for his role in a hitand-run collision that killed a bicyclist last year.

Mario Alonzo Collazo Lopez had a blood-alco hol content of .20 — more than twice the legal limit of .08 — when he struck 60-year-old Jose Vargas from behind as the victim biked on Pioneer Avenue near Tide Court on the morning of July 16, 2021.

And because Lopez had a prior DUI conviction, he faced murder charges because he’d received prior warnings in court about the dangers of driv ing under the influence.

Lopez was about to go to trial on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges Monday in Yolo Superior Court when he made a plea deal expected to result in a 16-year, eightmonth state prison term.

Unitrans quarterly report looking optimistic

By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer

This autumn has shown the highest Unitrans ridership since March 2020, according to a quarterly update presented at the Oct. 27 ASUCD Senate meeting.

The Unitrans report boasts that, on average, 18,000 riders a day are utilizing the service and that summer ridership more than doubled from last year.

Unitrans expects 2.4 to 2.9 million riders in 2022-23, com pared to fewer than 2 million last year.

As of October 2022, 175 driv ers were needed for full service, but there are currently 120 active drivers. Unitrans expects to restore service gradually as the year progresses, as there are 50 active trainees and 25 drivers that are in the hiring process,

according to the report. Six new electric buses are in service as of mid-September, and four more are expected to arrive in spring 2023, according to the report.

Under the agreement, Lopez pleaded no contest to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, fleeing a crime scene, hit-and-run with death, driving with a suspended license and DUI causing injury. The latter charge carried an enhancement for Lopez's excessive blood-alcohol content.

Prosecutors dropped two other counts — mur der and a second DUIrelated offense — in exchange for the plea.

Lopez faced a potential punishment of 15 years to life had a jury convicted him of the murder charge. He returns to court on March 30, 2023, for sen tencing on the determi nate term.

Deputy District Attor ney Alex Kian, who pros ecuted the case, said his office reached the plea agreement with the coop eration of Vargas’ family.

“It was a very difficult decision for them, and it was not made lightly,” Kian told Judge David

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MIND Institute peace pole celebrates neurodiversity

By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer

Over the summer, more than 100 people from the UC Davis MIND Institute community painted a 9-foot-tall colorful peace pole that now stands in the lobby to greet patients and guests with painted flowers, butterflies, animals, and phrases such as "inclusion matters,” “autism strengths” and “celebrate neurodiversity.”

The peace pole, an apropos project for the MIND Institute, which spe cializes in patients with disorders from ADHD and autism to Down syndrome, among others, is “really about valuing and respecting people

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UC Davis head football coach Dan Hawkins livened up his regular Monday afternoon press conference with a bit of Halloween fun. Hawkins showed up dressed as Sasquatch, along with running back Lan Larison, center, and linebacker Jackson Cloyd, who apparently

memo.

Aggies take on Idaho State at 4 p.m. Saturday, dressed as humans.

Last summer, the following modifications were made due to driver staffing. According to the report, Unitrans resumed

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Unitrans added two modern double-decker buses in 2019.

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Police look into school threat

Students at Holmes Junior High School sheltered in place for nearly an hour Friday due to a bomb threat on campus, Davis police said.

A student reported finding a note in a boys’ bathroom indicating a bomb inside a car would detonate at 11 a.m., Lt. James Mac Niven said Monday.

School officials alerted police, who responded to the Drexel Drive campus and visu ally inspected cars parked near the school.

As a precaution, stu dents sheltered in place inside their classrooms from about 10:40 to 11:30 a.m., MacNiven said.

“We treat these potential threats very seriously,” MacNiven said. Following the investigation, “we were confident that this inci dent was a hoax.”

Police were unable to determine who wrote the note, and no arrests were reported. Anyone with information cam contact the Davis Police Department at 530747-5400.

For the record

Friday’s story on Gal lery 1855’s November exhibit misspelled the name of artist Margue rite Schaffron. The Enterprise regrets the error. The galley is at the Davis Cemetery at 820 Pole Line Road.

Readers sound of on election issues

AsRichard Nixon used to say around election time, “The mail is running 10 to 1 in my favor.” So, too, is mine. Or so I wish.

In any regard, my mother, the wise and wonderful St. Dorothy, always told me, when someone takes the time to write you a letter, you should always write back. Common courtesy.

Of course, nowadays we’re no longer talking about a real letter that lands in the mailbox, com plete with a stamp and a return address.

The ease of emails and texts has dramatically increased the amount of correspondence for just about everyone. It’s also much easier to respond.

Such as “Dear Bob — Your col umn about East Davis cuisine made no sense,” probably took the author eight seconds to compose and half-a-second to send. Which is about the time it took for my reply, “Thanks for the kind words,” to land in her inbox.

My current correspondence is as follows:

Writes Gabriel: “Can you

Fire damages Alvarado Avenue apartment

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

An early-morning fire displaced two residents from their Alvarado Ave nue apartment Sunday. Firefighters continue to investigate the cause of the 4 a.m. blaze, which started on the second level of an upstairs unit at the Chau tauqua Apartments, 717 Alvarado Ave., Davis Fire Department Battalion Chief Paul Swanson said.

No injuries were reported, and Swanson said it does not appear anyone intentionally set the fire. Crews remained on scene for several hours to contain the fire and begin the inves tigation.

explain why there are no city council candidates on my sample ballot? Is the district with Drexel Drive uncontested or something?” Gabe, have you been sleeping under a rock for the last two years? With district elections, we don’t vote for all five seats at once. There are two seats on the ballot this time and there will be three seats the next time. It was done the same way in the good old days when we had at-large elections. That part hasn’t changed.

The big difference is that you now get to vote for only one council member instead of five and you get to vote only once every four years instead of every two years. Basi cally, you’ve been 80 percent dis enfranchised. And you’re probably 100 percent disinterested as well. Adds Gabe, “I fully agree that

we should call Rexroad’s bluff and contest his meddling.”

I think the whole town feels that way, my friend.

Writes Phyllis: “Thank you for once again tak ing aim at the disas trous and cowardly abandonment of at-large city council elections. The district system severely com promises citizen input in city gov ernance, turning elections into micro-contests based on neigh borhood politics and shielding candidates from wider scrutiny and judgment essential in choos ing civic leaders.”

Amen to that, Phyllis. If you don’t live in a district that’s hav ing an election, you stop paying attention, which is not a good thing in what is still a small town.

Notes Phyllis, “This will only intensify the entrenched local problem of aspiring office-holders standing for every possible cosmic issue not remotely relevant to their proper remit. Please con tinue to use your platform on this issue.”

I will shout it from the rooftop of City Hall every day at high noon

until we go back to at-large elec tions as God and nature intended.

Writes Bobby: “Regarding The Enterprise story — ‘Wrong ballots go out to 110 voters’ — I was impressed by Jesse Salinas, our county clerk-recorder. We have a problem, identify, then work on solutions, fix the problem. I wish our leaders higher up could do the same. Their blame game goes on ad infinitum and ad nauseum. Hurray for Jesse and his people. Thanks for getting it done.”

Well said, Bobby. Jesse Salinas is a Yolo County treasure. Com pared to election officials in other parts of the country, Jesse actually wants to make it easy for everyone to vote, no matter their political persuasion.

Writes Austin just before Hal loween passed us by: “What does it mean when there’s a campaign sign in someone’s front yard between two gravestones? Does this mean they support the candi date or want them 6 feet under?”

A very good question, Austin. I guess we’ll find out Tuesday night.

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

Police wake up, arrest pair of suspects

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

A car snooze resulted in two Davis men’s arrests last week, according to police.

An officer patrolling the Olive Drive area Fri day afternoon noticed the men asleep inside a car at the Ryder on Olive apart ments and approached the vehicle, which had drug-related parapherna lia in plain view inside, Lt. James MacNiven said Monday.

The officer called for backup, and police searched the two men, reportedly finding addi tional drug-related items, a .45-caliber handgun and a wallet stolen during a vehicle burglary in

Davis earlier that day, MacNiven said.

Further investigation revealed the firearm had been taken from a Wood land residence, although the owner was unaware of the theft.

Officers arrested the two men, Angelo Richard Zampa, 32; and 33-yearold Austin Willis Green on charges of being under the influence of a con trolled substance and possessing unlawful para phernalia.

MacNiven said Green, a relative of the gun’s regis tered owner, faces addi tional counts of grand theft of a firearm and receiving stolen prop erty.

Arriving train injures man at Davis station

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

A local man sustained serious injuries but survived after being struck by a train as it arrived at the Davis Amtrak station late Sunday afternoon, according to police and Amtrak officials.

Witnesses told Davis police that the unidentified male was facing eastbound on the west passenger platform, past mark ings instructing people to “stand behind (the) yellow line,” according to Lt. James MacNiven.

The man “appeared to be distracted by an opposing train traveling westbound,”

MacNiven said. “The engineer sounded the train’s horn, whistle and bell to alert the male. The engineer heard a thump, believ ing the male was struck.”

Davis firefighters and ambulance per sonnel treated the man on scene for a head injury and possible broken leg before his transportation to the UC Davis Medical Center, MacNiven said.

“Amtrak is working with local law enforcement to investigate the incident,” Amtrak spokeswoman Olivia Irvin said. She added that none of the 30 train pas sengers or crew members were injured, and train travel was delayed for about an hour as a result of the 4:45 p.m. incident.

Rattlebox headlines Thursday Live!

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The Davis Odd Fellows

Thursday Live! music series continues Nov. 3 with Lorin Rowan and Rattlebox. Per formances are in the Odd Fellows Hall, 415 Second St. in downtown Davis.

Lorin and his brother Chris moved to Marin in the early 1970s. They joined their brother Peter Rowan to form “The Rowan Brothers” and record their first album.

Producer David Geffen signed them to record

albums including “Sibling Rivalry” and “Jubilation,” their country-rock arrange ments featuring their ster ling three-part harmonies.

Thursday Live! brings Lorin Rowan’s Rattlebox to play what they call “pro gressive acoustic Ameri cana.” The band features Lorin on guitar and vocals; Doug Harman, on cello and vocals, a regular with the Norton Buffalo band; Mookie Siegel, on key board, who plays with bands

including Phil Lesh, David Nelson and New Riders of the Purple Sage; and Ken Emerson, on dobro/lap steel, who also plays with Todd Rundgren and Steely Dan.

The doors for Thursday Live! open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Donations are encouraged, with all proceeds going to the musicians. Thursday Live! is presented by the Davis Odd Fellows Music Committee with the sup port of KDRT radio.

Woodland K-9 sniffs out illegal drug stashes

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

A Woodland Police Department K-9 sniffed out multiple drug stashes in two vehicles last week, leading to two suspects’ arrests.

Friday’s bust went down starting at about 5:40 p.m., when officers responded to a report of a suspicious Jeep Compass parked near West Street and West Southwood Drive, police said in a Facebook post.

When a Lincoln sedan also arrived on the scene, officers made contact with three people associ ated with the vehicles.

The police K-9, Loki, alerted to suspicious odors coming from both cars, which subsequently were searched.

Officers located over 47

grams of individually packaged bags of meth amphetamine, scales, approximately 13 grams of Fentanyl, packaging and over $4,000 in cash” in one vehicle, police said.

In the other, “officers located Xanax pills, approximately 1 gram of Fentanyl, 14 grams of methamphetamine, pack aging, digital scales, a replica handgun, and over $800 in cash.”

Police arrested two of the three people detained on scene: Kayla Barnwell, 33; and 32-year-old Cur tis Towse, both of Wood land.

They went to the Yolo County Jail on felony drug sales and transpor tation charges, as well as prior warrants for their arrests.

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Flames shoot from the roof of an Alvarado Avenue apartment early Sunday.

Solano Land Trust adds nearly 1,100 acres to ag easements

By Todd R. Hansen McNaughton Newspapers

WINTERS — Russ Lester was about 5 years old, maybe 6, when he climbed up into a tree fort nested in an apple tree growing on the family farm in Santa Clara County.

From there he could see the agricultural expanse of the orchard-rich valley, and despite his age, he could also see his father’s vision for a future that would be quite different; a place where silicon chips would be grown instead of cherries and apricots and almonds.

It was in that tree fort where Lester vowed to join his father’s fight to preserve agriculture as the “highest and best use” of prime farmland.

Some 60 years later, Lester became quite emotional as he paid tribute to his father’s efforts to stem the evolutionary wave that crashed onto California ag land, washing over fertile soil with houses and factories and pavement.

Lester, on Monday, joined the Solano Land Trust and state con servation officials in celebrating the end of a nearly six-year journey to place his 913-acre Dixon Ridge Farms into a lifetime easement.

“It’s a lifetime dream come true,” Lester said.

The Winters-area walnut

Obituaries

Rachel Day Kessler was born on Nov. 20, 1936, in LaCrosse, Wis. She was the sixth and youngest child of Lucia Mary Bogue Day and Col. Olin Lincoln Day, who fought in both world wars.

She grew up in Bement, Ill., graduated from Bement High School and attended University of Illi nois, Champaign-Urbana where she earned her bach elor’s degree in music edu cation. Following 2½ years of teaching elementary school music; "my mom and dad accompanied me to Indiana University, where I sang for somebody. The dean of the school called me — at my teaching job! — and asked me to come and sing the role of Queen Elizabeth in ‘Don Carlo.’ So I left my job in the middle of the year to go to Indiana University." She went on to earn two mas ter's degrees, in conducting and voice.

It was also during her time in Indiana where she caught the eye of one Don ald Kessler, who later wooed her at a singing party he was hosting. He won her over with his sci entific musings and that mischievous twinkle in his eye. They later married in her hometown of Bement. She sang many leading opera roles while attending Indiana University includ ing Eva in Wagner's “Die Meistersinger,” Konstanze in Mozart’s “Abduction of Seraglio,” the High Priest ess in Verdi's “Aida” and Fiordiligi in Mozart's “Così fan tutte,” among others. Before her final year she received the opportunity of a lifetime: she was one of seven singers hand-picked to audition for the Robert Shaw Chorale. Robert Shaw had been hired by the State Department to embark on an international exchange to the Soviet Union where he wanted to perform Bach’s B Minor Mass, an effort that had been in the works for four years. Upon auditioning all seven singers, “Shaw was overwhelmed” and took

grower will be paid $4.075 mil lion to keep his farm in agricul tural production, protecting what is described as “prime farmland,” from this time forward.

The easement funds come from the state Sustainable Agricultural Land Conservation Program.

“It’s a tribute to our history and also planting our seeds for the future,” said Lynne von KochLiebert, executive director of the California Strategic Growth Council, which runs the program.

David Shabazian, director of the state Department of Conser vation, said that with climate change and other pressures on

agriculture, the time has come to consider farmland the “highest and best use” in order to feed the state, the nation and the world.

He noted the other benefits of conserving ag land: wildlife habi tat and groundwater recharge among the listed items.

Lester also contributed $1.375 million to the project with the potential of some tax benefits. Solano Land Trust received $50,000 as the easement holder and for other administrative charges.

The total project is $5.5 mil lion.

“We all know we are losing

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(farm land) faster than we’re keeping it, so these project are huge,” Nicole Braddock, the executive director of the Solano Land Trust, said at the event held in one of Lester’s walnut orchards. Some of the trees are 125 years old and still producing.

Tracy Ellison, conservation program manager for the land trust, also announced completion of two other easements: the 79-acre, $434,359 Schroeder Farm North project and the $757,196, 101-acre Martin Ranch 3 project — both with 25% local matches funded through Solano Transportation Authority

mitigation dollars required by the Interstate 80/Interstate 680/ Highway 12 expansion project.

The land trust was paid $61,305 to handle the two con tracts and other administrative duties.

Lester is a longtime supporter of the Solano Land Trust conser vation efforts, and has served on the board and other advisory committees. There are now 32 conservation agreements between the Solano Land Trust and local landowners, amounting to 13,765 acres of protected Solano County farmland. Another 11,900 acres have been put into open space contracts.

In addition to the organic wal nut orchards, the farm also pro duces tomatoes, sunflowers and wheat.

Lester and his family have farmed Chandler and Hartley walnuts organically since 1992. Dixon Ridge Farms was, at one point, the largest handler of organic walnuts in the United States.

The farm burns walnut shells to create energy for its processing operation. The byproduct is then spread over the orchard ground to increase soil health and aids in the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

“Congratulations to these land owners and the SALT program,” Ellison said.

them all. She would go on to tour nationally and internationally, including South America, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, as a member and featured soloist with both the Rob ert Shaw and Roger Wag ner Chorales.

Rachel and Donald moved to Santa Barbara briefly before settling in Davis in 1967 where they raised their three children — Carol, John and Wil liam. Shortly after the move to Davis, Rachel became the choir director of the Chapel Choir at the Davis Community Church, composed mostly of junior high and high school-aged singers. She was also assis tant conductor and soprano soloist of the adult Chancel Choir.

Soon after, she was hired as the choir director at Holmes and Emerson junior high schools, where she helped foster a love of music with countless Davis teenagers over the next three decades. She cher ished the time she had with her students, grooming their vocals skills and pre paring many of them for careers in professional singing.

Those early days in Davis were a mad frenzy of rehearsals during the week, helping to run swim meets on weekends, while also singing at the church on Sundays, all with a steady stream of voice students coming and going, and shuffling her kids to prac tice. And hosting countless bridge parties.

In 1978, she founded The Davis Chorale and over the years she took this group on singing tours through out Europe, including Aus tria, Germany, Czech Republic and Spain. There was no work deemed too challenging for her com munity ensemble. Just like no cathedral was visited without an impromptu performance.

In 1983, she was a guest conductor of the institute now known as Chorus America, in Lake Placid,

Death nOtice Mary Harrington Kersten

Enterprise staff

Mary Harrington Kersten, 94, of Davis, died Wednes day, Sept. 7, 2022. She worked as a bank teller for Wells Fargo. She will have a private family service at St. James church.

N.Y., and has served as a faculty member at the CSUS Summer Choral Workshop, the Zephyr Point Summer Sing, and the Albuquerque Music and Worship Conference.

In 1985 she was a fea tured soloist in John Rut ter’s first public performance of his Requiem, performed at Freeborn Hall at UC Davis. Leading up to the concert, after a number of rehears als, he re-wrote the soprano solo “Lux Aeternam” for her voice.

In 1993, she received the Harmony in Our Lives award and in 1995 she founded the Davis Chil dren’s Chorale. Over the years, she would also take them on tour, performing in cities around the U.S. and Europe. It was always the children’s choir she pre ferred. “Those nice, rich, round children’s voices are just so wonderful. And you know, once they reach adulthood, it never comes back. That’s why this is such a special group.”

The culmination of her artistic and musical leader ship was in 2010, when the Davis Chorale performed Bach’s B Minor Mass in Jackson Hall of the Mon davi Center, with guest conductor and longtime friend and colleague, D. Kern Holoman. She retired as artistic and musical director in 2012.

As she relinquished the reins on her choirs she always maintained a steady flow of voice students, even through the pandemic over zoom, which she often called on her children for technical support.

During her stay at the University Retirement Community and as Easter 2022 approached, she wanted to sing for Easter

Sunday. So, she and her daughter began rehearsing and pro grammed a short concert that began with everyone singing hymns together, followed by singing her favorite operatic or sacred arias, and lighter ’30s and ’40s songs. This led to the URC Sunday Afternoons Concert Series where she did what made her most happy, singing weekly per formances with her daugh ter accompanying her on piano in a room full of smiling faces.

Rachel is survived by her three children, Carol Ann, John (Heather) and Wil liam (Carri); grandchildren Noah, Gavin, Hadley, Mar got and Graham; brother James Day (Carol Jean); and her beloved nieces and nephews.

A memorial service and reception will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov 5, at Davis Community Church, 412 C St. in Davis. COVID vaccines and boosters are required to attend in per son, as well as wearing a high quality mask. KN95 and N95 masks will be available at the church for anyone who arrives without one. This service will also be livestreamed from the Davis Community Church website.

Donations in Rachel’s honor can be made to Val ley Artists Productions, c/o Carol Ann Kessler, 383 Holiday Hills Dr, Martinez, CA, 94553, DCC Memorial Fund, 412 C Street, Davis, CA 95616, and Yolo Cares, 1909 Galileo Court, Unit A, Davis, CA 95618.

Paul Rooney — wellregarded secondary school teacher and instructor to teachers — died at home in Davis on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022 He was 65.

Paul taught English, social studies, and physical education in Davis and San Diego secondary schools for 35 years. Known for his entertaining approach to teaching, he said, “I know I would do my job for free because I don’t think about the money when I do it.”

Paul earned his bache lor’s degree in journalism and master’s degree in Eng lish education from San Diego State University, and his Ph.D. in education from UC Davis. Paul was a grad uate lecturer in education at UC Davis, Sacramento State and CSU Sonoma for a decade.

A devoted father to Erin and Emily, he loved the beach, plays, books, movies and the L.A. Lakers, Dodg ers and Rams.

Paul grew up in

George Robert and Flor ence Rooney, and sisters Joan, Karen, Mary and Ellen. He moved to San Diego for college, became a teacher, and then married Kerin Kelleher. Erin was born in 1991 and the family moved to Davis for Paul to pursue his doctorate at UC Davis, where Emily was born in 1993. Paul and Kerin have been part of the Davis public education community for 30 years.

He is survived by Kerin, Erin and Emily; son-in-law Brent Watson; and his mother, sisters and brother-in-law Tom.

A memorial mass will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at St. James Cath olic Church in Davis.

Make submissions may to www.davisenterprise. com/obit-form/.

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Rachel Day Kessler

Nov. 20, 1936 — Sept. 5, 2022

Manhat tan Beach with par ents

Paul Anthony Rooney Feb. 24, 1957 — Oct. 23, 2022

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Landowner Russ Lester speaks Monday at an event celebrating the preservation of farmland near Winters. A perpetual conservation easement was conveyed on the 913-acre farm to the Solano Land Trust.

Briefly Library hosts monthly sale

Books about Holly wood and the film industry will be the spe cial feature at The Friends of the Library monthly book sale in the Blanchard meeting room of the Stephens Branch Library, 315 E. 14th St., on Friday, Sat urday and Sunday, Nov. 4-6).

Thousands of books of all genres, puzzles, games, DVDs and CDs will be on sale for $1 and $2. All proceeds benefit the library and its programs. You can also donate books at the door. For sale hours and general informa tion, visit davislibrary friends.org.

Author looks at housing equity

It was Nov. 18, 2019, and Richard Rothstein, author of “The Color of Law,” was nearing the end of his presentation to a full house at Davis Community Church. More than 200 people remained for the Q&A.

A member of the audience asked, “How can we maintain that small-town feel and still deal with our hous ing issues?”

His reply? “That small-town feel is a euphemism for a segre gated community.”

Hard words to hear but how to move for ward?

Interfaith Housing Justice Davis formed as a response to Rothstein’s call to action. IHJD is an informal coalition of faith organizations in Davis who advocate for changes in city policy to encourage more afford able housing, the first step in desegregating a community.

IHJD and The League of Women Vot ers Davis Area will present an evening with Leah Rothstein, coauthor of “Just Action” (release spring 2023) with her father Rich ard. “Just Action” describes what local communities can do to undo racial segregation.

Leah Rothstein will share ideas from her book on the evening of Nov. 17 at Congregation Bet Haverim in Davis.

For more infor

mation and to reserve a seat or zoom link, use this QR Code, or go to www. bit.ly/JustActionHous ing.

PEACE: Building inclusion

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because of their differences, not despite their differ ences,” stated MIND Insti tute director Leonard Abbeduto in the press release.

Michele Ono, chief administrative officer of the UC Davis MIND Institute, agrees. She said they hope the collaborative public art piece helps all individuals to feel that they belong. “Our goal was to amplify the message that differ ences are not deficits,” she said.

Its additional braille printings encourage visi tors to touch the message of inclusion of the neurodi verse population.

“We also wanted to com municate an important message to families who have recently received a diagnosis of a neurodevel opmental disability: Although there may be challenges, there are also many strengths to cele brate,” Ono said.

Partnering with the MIND Institute to create the peace pole, mental health nonprofit Chill Sac ramento explains that

peace poles “symbolize the oneness of humanity and our common wish for a world practicing peace.”

Marianne Candela of Chill Sacramento works as a local teacher and says that if it weren't for teaching, she wouldn't have gotten into trauma education and this particular project.

“Understanding the role that institutional trauma can play is highlighted for me. Being neurodiverse myself, it has been, you know, full circle to see how this project has just beauti fully touched the commu nity members at UC Davis MIND,” Candela said.

One of Candela’s inspira tions has been the late Joan Marie, one of the founders of the Peaceful Pole Garden Project in Sacramento.

“Her mission and purpose with this (peace pole) is lived on in her honor. Every project we do honors her mission to be a peace ambassador in the world,” Candela said.

Ono explained that visitors had a variety of reactions. “Artists who helped to create the project have mentioned that they are proud of the

finished pole,” she said.

They’ve seen small chil dren walk up and touch different textures. A large 3D pink and black bumble bee with fabric wings that is right about the height of a young child has been a favorite. “Adults have remarked that it is ‘beauti ful,’ ‘welcoming,’ and ‘makes a statement,’ ” Ono said.

Because each illustration has a story and signifi cance, Ono said the pole celebrates the differences while also unifying us. “I am so glad that it is in our lobby next to our Resource Center so that everyone who enters the building sees this vibrant structure that makes a statement about the importance of inclusivity and neurodiver sity and feels welcomed,” she said.

The peace pole has been a collaborative project between the MIND Insti tute, Chill Sacramento, its Peace Pole Gardens Project, and the UC Davis Health Office for Health, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

— Watch a video of the Peace Pole at https://wp. me/p3aczg-4exD.

UCD launches crowdfunding campaign

Special to The Enterprise UC Davis Global Affairs announced this week the launch of a Global Community Emergency Fund crowdfunding campaign to help scholars and students in need.

“This past year, we have witnessed many natural disasters and human-made crises,” a news release said, “including those in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ethio pia, Haiti, Iran, Myanmar, Philippines and Ukraine. Many long-term, tragic struggles have also continued, such as those in Congo, Lebanon, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, to name a few. These disasters and crises have destroyed the livelihoods and hopes of many and have impacted numer ous students and scholars at UC Davis.”

The Global Community Emergency Fund is run by a team from across UC Davis including School of Law associate dean Beth Greenwood, Global Affairs vice

provost and dean Joanna Regulska, associ ate vice provost Michael Lazzara and senior immigration advisor Kim Haky. This team works together to distribute funds and notably was able to double the impact of donations made last year by leveraging matching funding opportunities and work ing with numerous organizations.

“UC Davis is a global university, welcom ing more than 10,000 international stu dents and scholars each year. These international students and scholars are an invaluable part of our community,” Regulska said.

Funds donated to the Global Commu nity Emergency Fund support immediate and essential needs for UCD community members, including housing assistance, transportation, and other basic living or educational expenses. Donations can be made at crowdfund.ucdavis.edu/ globalcommunityemergencyfund.

UNITRANS: Key Yolobus route changes

60-minute A-Line opera tions; all lines serviced by Yolobus have returned to Unitrans; the D and W lines have been suspended, while the K and M lines increased to every 30 min utes.

Also, the report encour ages Fifth Street residents to ride the Yolobus 42 line. An inter-city loop that serves Woodland, Davis, West Sacramento, Down town Sacramento, and the Sacramento International Airport, the Yolobus 42 line now has 10 stops on Fifth Street.

The Route 42 service change map shows 10 new stops replaced 15 canceled stops as part of a service realignment.

COVID-19 precautions, such as the recommenda tion to wear face coverings, driver barriers, open windows (weather permit ting), and daily sanitiza tions, continue to be enforced. Additionally, the staff is required to have their flu and COVID19 booster shots up-todate, according to the report.

The report ends “on a high note,” stating despite the challenges of returning

to school this year, Unitrans looks forward to the 50 trainees becoming drivers for Unitrans.

— Contact Monica Stark at monica@ davisenterprise.net.

DUI: On probation when crash happened

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Rosenberg. “It is some thing they know will never bring their loved one back.”

“A lot of factors were taken into consideration,” Rosenberg said. “I know the attorneys and the families spent quite a bit of time on this issue.”

Lopez’s attorney, Dep uty Public Defender Peter Borruso, could not be reached for comment about the case’s outcome.

Court records show Lopez’s previous drunken-driving arrest occurred on Oct. 23, 2020. He pleaded no con test to a DUI charge and admitted to having an

excessive BAC on April 1, 2021, receiving a sentence of three years’ probation.

Then 19, Lopez was just three-and-a-half months into that term when the fatal collision occurred.

Woodland police arrested him on Gillette Drive, about a mile south of the crime scene, when a resident there reported seeing a suspicious car that officers later linked to the hit-and-run.

Lopez remains in Yolo County Jail custody pend ing his sentencing hear ing.

— Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene.

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Dated: November

Julie

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Are we baking failure into all our efforts?

Friends have told me they’ve stopped reading national newspapers and watching the news on TV or their phones. Too depressing. I agree about the depressing part, but I’ve not yet been able to let go of the news, particularly news that relates to the climate crisis. Fair warning, this is going to be a really depressing column. Stop now if you’re looking for good news.

Page 1 of the Oct. 26 New York Times included an article titled, “Climate Pledges Fizzle as Havoc Looms for the Globe: Bleak Report by the U.N., Nations’ Lack of Progress Risks Rapid Warming; Summit nears.”

Starting with the last bit, “Summit Nears.” This references the Conference of Parties, aka COP 27, the next in a long line of meetings of countries that signed a treaty to take the climate crisis seriously. Each country is sup posed to set targets for green house gas reduction. The conference evaluates progress, or the lack of it. Members promise to make adjustments if they aren’t reaching their pledged reductions. They will meet between Nov. 6 and 18 in Egypt.

The Times article breaks down a U.N. report anticipating this big todo that basically addresses the question, “so how are we

doing?” I’m quoting extensively from the Times article but the gist of this has been echoed in multiple forums.

“Countries around the world are failing to live up to their commitments to fight climate change, pointing Earth towards a future with more intense flood ing, wildfires, drought, heat waves and species extinction. Just 26 of 193 countries that agreed last year to step up their climate actions have followed through with more ambitious plans.”

“Without drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the report said, the planet is on track to warm by an average of 2.1 to 2.9 degrees Celsius (3.8 to 5.2 degrees Fahrenheit), compared with preindustrial levels, by 2100. That’s far higher than the goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) set by the landmark Paris Agreement in

2015, and it crosses the threshold beyond which sci entists say the likelihood of catastrophic climate impacts significantly increases.

“With each fraction of a degree warming, tens of millions more people world wide would be exposed to life-threatening heat waves, food and water scarcity, and coastal flooding while millions more mammals, insects, birds and plants would disappear.

“China, currently the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is one of the major hold outs on new commitments … China has said it’s CO2 emissions will continue to grow, peaking by 2030, but it has not set targets for reducing other greenhouse gas emissions, such as methane, which it emits in amounts large enough to equal the total emis sions of smaller nations.

“The U.S., in passing the Infla tion Reduction Act, which con tains hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies for cleaner technologies, has jumped for ward in its ability to cut emis sions by between 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by the end of this decade. But the new law will still only get the U.S. about 80 percent of the way to

its current pledge to cut emis sions.”

“An analysis by the World Resource Institute found that current promises by nations would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by about 7 percent from 2019 levels, even though six times that, a reduction of 43 percent, would be necessary to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F).”

A major topic of discus sion at COP27 will be equity; creating a fund for resource poor nations that bear miniscule responsibility for historical emissions to travel a path to development for their people that does not rely on fos sil fuels. Incredibly, though there has been talk about this at prior meetings, this will be the first time it’s on the formal agenda.

The article indicates that “wealthy countries” including the U.S., have “opposed creation of such a fund, in part because they fear being held legally liable for skyrocketing disaster costs.”

Seems they better start worrying about the legal and moral liabil ity for increasing the disasters our lack of action is creating.

Pause for a moment and con sider: what we are talking about, regardless of whatever the num

ber, is increasing the average temperature of Earth’s atmo sphere. This is a planetary prob lem. We humans are messing with the air all of us breathe, not to mention the animals and plants that have evolved to our current set of conditions.

The article points out the report’s concern about the lack of action, of repeated failure to take this crisis seriously enough to avoid what goes way beyond unpleasant consequences. It acknowledges the “distractions” that keep the focus off serious cooperation among nations to tackle the problem. And it acknowledges difficult decisions leaders face, such as the coming winter in a Europe starved from resources to keep people alive and economies functioning.

But, really, it’s truly hard to not be depressed when it seems we are baking in failure.

Still, we do what we can, and one easy but important action we can take is to vote in our Nov. 8 election for candidates that will honor our promises.

— John Mott-Smith is an often discouraged resident of Davis. This column appears the first and third Wednesday of each month. Please send comments to johnmottsmith@comcast.net Positive news gratefully accepted.

Yolo Audubon offers November lecture and field trip

Special to The Enterprise

The Yolo Audubon Soci ety invites the public to join its monthly program meet ing on Wednesday, Nov. 16, via Zoom.

Marc Hoshovsky will speak on the history of the South Fork Preserve, which is along Putah Creek, a few miles southeast of down town Davis. The preserve is a publicly accessible city of Davis open-space area. This 192-acre preserve is one of the best examples of riparian and floodplain for est along Putah Creek. Hoshovsky will illustrate the beauty of this preserve and describe some of the ecological and hydrological features.

His talk will also cover the restoration efforts that have enabled the return of salmon to this thriving wildlife area. Hoshovsky is a local naturalist who has volunteered for the Putah Creek Council and the city of Davis open-space pro gram for many years. He retired from the state of California after working on endangered species

conservation for almost 30 years. In 2020, he coauthored a local guidebook, “Exploring the Berryessa Region: A Geology, Nature and History Tour.”

On Sunday, Nov. 13, Ryan Janke will lead a trip to the Cosumnes River Pre serve from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. This preserve has an array of important valley floor bird habitats including wetlands, floodplains, agri cultural land, and rare val ley oak riparian. Birding at the interface of these habi tats provides a unique opportunity to view a diverse list of species with relative ease.

The trip will entail a walk along the flat and wellmaintained trails through these habitats to view woodpeckers, raptors, wet land birds, wintering spar rows, ducks, geese, and shorebirds. The field trip will also explore the agri cultural fields along Des mond Road which is renowned for Sandhill Cranes.

All levels of birders are welcome. Participants are

For information and

‘Dragonflies Rule’ at museum

By Kathy Keatley Garvey Special to The Enterprise

“Dragonflies Rule!” will set the theme for the Bohart Museum of Ento mology open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov.

6.The event, free and fam ily friendly, takes place in Room 1124 of the Aca demic Surge Building. 455 Crocker Lane, and will fea ture noted dragonfly expert Rosser Garrison of Sacra mento, widely recognized as one of the current lead ing experts of the taxonomy of New World Odonata.

Garrison, who retired in 2017 as a senior insect bio systematist in the Califor nia Department of Food and Agriculture’s Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch, Sacra mento, continues his research on dragonflies. He has collected more than 50,000 dragonfly speci mens throughout the world. His collection now contains more than half of all the known species of the world.

“Dragonfly relatives existed before the onset of the dinosaurs — Triassic Period, 250 to 200 million years ago,” Garrison says. Some of these gigantic dragonfly-like insects had wingspans of about 3 feet.

Garrison offers other interesting facts about dragonflies:

n They have a primitive flight mechanism com pared to other insects, bees, butterflies, beetles and flies.”

n They, at least many dragonflies, mostly mate on the wing.

n They are not poison ous and they do not sew up people’s ears (“devil’s darn ing needles”). However, one group of large dragonflies are called—appropriately— ”Darners.”

n Larvae have a neat prehensile foldable lower lip unique in insects; it is used for capturing prey like mosquito larvae or even small fish.

Garrison received his bachelor of science degree at Northern Arizona Uni versity, Flagstaff, Ariz., in 1971, and both his master’s degree (1974) and doctor ate (1979) from UC Berke ley. From February 1981 to June 1982, he worked as a terrestrial invertebrate ecologist for the Center of Energy and Environment Research where he con ducted ecological research in a tropical rain forest at the El Verde Field Station in Luquillo Forest, Puerto Rico.

From 1984 to 2004, Gar rison served as the senior biologist/entomologist for Los Angeles County before becoming a senior insect biosystematist with the

Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch, California Depart ment of Food and Agricul ture, in Sacramento, where he identified orthopteroid, heteropteroid, other groups of invertebrates including mollusks. He retired from CDFA in August 2017 and currently enjoys working on Odonata at his home in the Pocket area of Sacra mento.He developed an interest in insects at age 3. Soon dragonflies and (later) damselflies capti vated his interest “due to their overall beauty and fascinating biology.”

He and his wife, Natalia von Ellenrieder, a senior insect biosystematist with CDFA, have worked inten sively with the Odonata fauna of the Neotropical region. He has written more than 100 publications pertaining to Odonata, including three books: “Dragonfly Genera of the New World: An Illustrated and Annotated Key to the Anisoptera,” “Damselfly Genera of the New World: An Illustrated and Anno tated Key to the Zygoptera” and, as co-author, “Drag onflies of the Yuangas: A Field Guide to the Species from Argentina.”

The Bohart Museum, founded in 1946, is directed by Lynn Kimsey, UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology.

reservations, go to the group’s websites, yolo audubon.org or facebook. com/yoloaudubonsociety.

Yolo Audubon, a chapter of the National Audubon

Society, is a nonprofit orga nization whose mission is to foster an appreciation of birds and conservation in Yolo County.

The group offers live and

virtual events in an effort to educate and inform the public about birds and birdwatching. Information on birds in Yolo County is available on the websites.

Marc HosHovsky/courtesy pHoto

The South Fork Preserve is a publicly accessible city of Davis open-space area and one of the best examples of riparian and floodplain forest along Putah Creek. expected to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Drivers and passengers will decide whether masks are required while in the vehicles.

A red flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata.

katHy keatley Garvey/ courtesy pHoto

Calendar

Thursday

n Yolo Basin Founda tion’s Flyway Nights speaker series is back. The programs will begin at 7 p.m. via Zoom and begin with a presentation by Cliff Feldheim of CalTrout called “Fins and Feathers: Conserving Salmon and Birds through Habitat Restoration, Enhancement and Management.” A $10 donation to support the Foundation’s wetland edu cation programs is sug gested. To register, visit www.yolobasin.org/fly waynights or call Yolo Basin Foundation at 530757-3780.

Friday

n The UC Davis Arbore tum hosts a Folk Music Jam Session from noon to 1 p.m. Folk musicians are once again invited to bring their acoustic instruments and play together infor mally during this jam ses sion at Wyatt Deck (next to the redwood grove). Pull out your fiddles, guitars, mandolins, penny whis tles, pipes, flutes, squeeze boxes (you name it) and join your fellow musicians for a little bluegrass, oldtime, blues, Celtic, klezmer and world music over the lunch hour. All skill levels welcome and listeners are invited. Short-term park ing is available in Visi tor Lot 5 on Old Davis Road at Arboretum Drive. Hourly rates start at $1.75.

n The Avid Reader will host Poetry Night, featur ing Carmen Micsa, Veron ica Jarboe and Andres Naffis-Sahely, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The bookstore is at at 617 Second St. in downtown Davis. Find detailed information at www.avidreaderbooks. com.

Sunday

n "Dragonflies Rule!" will set the theme for the Bohart Museum of Ento mology open house from 1 to 4 p.m. The event, free and family-friendly, takes place in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building. 455 Crocker Lane, and will feature noted dragonfly expert Rosser Garrison of Sacramento, widely recog nized as one of the current leading experts of the tax onomy of New World odo nata.

Sunday, Nov. 13

n Ryan Janke will lead a Yolo Audubon field trip to the Cosumnes River Pre serve from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. This preserve has an array of important valley floor bird habitats including wetlands, floodplains, agricultural land, and rare valley oak riparian. Bird ing at the interface of these habitats provides a unique opportunity to view a diverse list of species with relative ease. The trip will entail a walk along the flat and well-maintained trails

through these habitats to view woodpeckers, raptors, wetland birds, wintering sparrows, ducks, geese, and shorebirds. The field trip also will explore the agricultural fields along Desmond Road which is renowned for Sandhill Cranes. For reservations, go to yoloaudubon.org or facebook.com/yoloaudu bonsociety.

n The Episcopal Church of St. Martin, continues its free Seeds of Justice lec ture series online at 4 p.m. John M. Liu, professor emeritus in the depart ments of Asian American studies and sociology at UC Irvine will offer a pre sentation on “How Mani fest Destiny Changed the Color of Labor.” Learn more at https://church ofstmartin.org/2022/08/ 03/save-the-date-seeds-ofjustice-continues/.

Monday, Nov. 14

n The public is invited to attend the Davis Bike Club’s monthly member ship meeting and social at 7 p.m. at the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame at Third and B streets in Davis. This month’s gathering will fea ture free docent-led tours of the Bicycling Hall of fame and the opportunity to meet enthusiastic bike riders. For information about the Davis Bike Club and its weekly rides, see www.DavisBikeClub.org or contact Maria, outreach director, at outreach@ davisbikeclub.org.

Wednesday, Nov. 16

n The Yolo Audubon Society invites the public to join its monthly pro gram meeting via Zoom. Marc Hoshovsky will speak on the history of the South Fork Preserve, which is along Putah Creek, a few miles south east of downtown Davis. The preserve is a publicly accessible city of Davis open-space area. This 192acre preserve is one of the best examples of riparian and floodplain forest along Putah Creek. For reserva tions, go to yoloaudubon. org or facebook.com/yolo audubonsociety.

Thursday, Nov. 17

n Soroptimist Interna tional of Davis invites community members to join its annual Soup Night and Silent Auction at Davis Odd Fellows Hall, 415 Second St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The silent auction begins at 6 and closes at 7:30 p.m. Fill up on members’ best soups, breads and desserts while getting a jump start on holiday gifts. Beer and wine will be available for purchase, along with nonalcoholic beverages. Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted. Proceeds benefit SI Davis programs. Learn more at https:// www.sidavis.org/.

Teachers say ‘DJUSD needs to invest in its educators’

By mattiaS RowenBale HUB Staff

More than 200 teachers and district employees gathered outside the Davis Joint Unified School Board meeting on Oct. 20 to protest teacher pay.

Chanting “Davis students deserve the best” and holding signs with similar slogans, the DJUSD employees made sure that the school board mem bers understood just who they were fighting for.

“I really think that all (students) deserve to have the best education that they can have access to,” DJUSD psychologist Rowan Foley said. “And I think the fastest and best way to do that is to make sure that all of our staff are appropriately paid.”

The demonstraters called for higher pay for teach ers, noting significantly lower wages than surround ing districts.

“Surrounding districts make significantly more than us, specifically in Rocklin, where they have about the same budget that we do with money com ing from the state,” teacher Tim McCormick said.

“A teacher (in Rocklin) who’s (been teaching for) 19 years like me makes 21.3% more than I do,” McCormick said.

When teachers aren’t offered competitive pay, they sometimes transfer to surrounding districts. These resignations within DJUSD leave administra tors scrambling to fill positions or even cutting programs and classes.

“We’re not being recognized financially and our teachers are leaving because of it,” McCormick said.

Frustration over Davis’ lack of competitive pay has increased over recent years as the disparity between districts has become increasingly stark.

“(Four) years ago we ended up getting a 3.5% raise… but you know, other districts in the sur rounding (area), they’re getting a raise every year,” McCormick said. “(We’re) trying to fill a huge gap in pay that’s been created by a divergence of this com pound interest that’s been growing.”

While the Davis Teachers Association and Davis

chapter of the California School Employees Associa tion have been pushing for higher pay for years, the demonstration on Oct. 20 was fuled specifically by a recent increase in California school budgets.

“The state has approved a large influx of money (to combat state-wide teacher shortages), and we want to make sure that that goes where the state intended it to and where it’s going to benefit stu dents the most,” DTA president Victor Lagunes said.

Negotiations with the Davis school board are ongoing, but Lagunes isn’t optimistic about the fate of this additional money.

“Promises that were made to the public when it comes down to Measure G (passed in 2020 to pro vide $3 million annually to DJUSD) and investing and attracting and retaining, we’re not keeping up with those,” Lagunes said.

With negotiations underway, the massive turnout at the board meeting wasn’t so much a protest as it was a demonstration of the widespread faculty sup port for increased pay. However, McCormick is frustrated that it’s even had to come to this at all.

“Other districts have just, without any organizing whatsoever, given raises to their teachers, like 10% raises. Like look at San Juan Unified: 10% raise there in the past couple of weeks, and they didn’t have to organize, they didn’t have to ask for it. The district came to them and said, we’re gonna give you a 10% raise. Whereas we have to do all of this,” McCormick said.

Rumors of an upcoming teacher strike have begun spreading through the Davis High student body, but Lagunes says the DTA hasn’t reached that point yet.

“What we want is to be able to settle and to be able to make sure that what that settlement does is pro vide the best for students by being able to keep our teachers here and our educators here,” Lagunes said.

However, the fight is far from over.

“We’re gonna keep organizing and this is not going away,” McCormick said.

Student athletes seek credit for peripheral pursuits

By Sean CampBell & DeClan Fee HUB Staff

Davis High’s “Athletics” course, formerly “Inde pendent Lifetime Sports,” offers students with the opportunity to opt out of regular physical educa tion classes if they participate in a school sport.

“Athletics is a course designed to allow our stu dent athletes to have a free period to work on homework, study, travel to games, etc, since they are spending several hours after school participat ing on the school team (practices and games),” said Julie Crawford, the coordinator of the athlet ics program.

Athletes who participate in sports outside of DHS often spend as much time at practices as DHS athletes do, yet they do not receive school credits for their time.

“I think that gymnastics is definitely more physically active than the sports offered at DHS,” junior gymnast Sofia Patriquin said. “We have longer practices, and work out year long, for five times a week three hours a day, with a four hour practice on Sundays, while most DHS sports practices are at most two hours long.”

Patriquin has been involved with Davis Dia monds Gymnastics for 14 years. Through that time, she has learned valuable lessons that she feels cannot be learned through school classes.

“I’ve learned to take criticism, listen to instructions given to me by coaches and get back up when I fall down, mentally and physically,” Patriquin said.

Outside of gymnastics, sports like rowing, karate, mountain biking, ballet/hip hop dancing, equestrian and synchronized swimming are also disadvantaged by school policies.

Junior rower Nikko Cech puts his safety in his team mates’ hands every day which helps him to build trust and friendship with others.

“A lot of the time I’m not in control of the steering in the boat and someone else is, so I gotta trust them that they won’t crash us into shore,” Cech said.

Many sports are not offered at DHS, so if a studentathlete finds a passion for one of those sports then they find themselves at a disadvantage.

“It takes time away from schoolwork we could be doing, and having to take a PE class at school makes us more tired for the practices we have to do afterwards,” Patriquin said.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends “60 minutes or more of moderateto-rigorous physical activity daily for adolescents age 6-17.” The CDC also cited that “schools are in a unique position to help students attain their

recommended amount of daily athletics.”

Sports outside of DHS offer just that.

“I think rowing is definitely as physically active as some of the sports at DHS… I have practice five days a week in the fall and in spring we have it six days a week. Every practice is two hours and 15 minutes long. I do some lift ing and running and use the rowing machines outside of practice. I do about 25-45 minutes of running and lift three days a week,” Cech said.

Athletic director Jeff Lorenson believes that all students should take PE, regardless of athletic participation.

“Athletics is a waiver of PE credits and has strict require ments in the California education code. Schools cannot offer credit for a outside program,” Lorenson said.

“I am not aware of any issues with Athletics (regarding student-athletes outside of DHS),” Lorenson said.

Some students don’t believe that to be true.

“If (the Athletics class) was offered for other sports out side of school, I could’ve taken an extra class or had a free period instead of doing unnecessary activity that compro mised my performance at practice,” Patriquin said.

“I definitely think it’s not fair that some sports don’t get to do Athletics, when there are some sports that are just as competitive or a lot of work or even more work then some of the school sports we have,” Cech said.

Unpacking new legislation on FAFSA

By Ben mitChell HUB Staff

The California State legislature recently amended the state’s education code, requiring students across the state to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

California Assembly Bill 132, effective this 2022-23 school year, changed how school districts implement the FAFSA application.

According to the new bill, which amended California Education code 51225.7, “the governing body of a local educational agency shall confirm that a … pupil com pletes and submits to the United States Department of Education a Free Application for Federal Student Aid.” Alternatively, students can fill out a California Dream Act application, if eligible.

Previously, the FAFSA was only strongly recom mended, as it was required to be considered for most financial aid and scholarships. “By completing the FAFSA, you will be considered for federal aid, such as Pell Grants, work study and low-interest loans, state based aid (Cal Grants, Middle Class Scholarship), and college-based aid (grants and scholarships from your college),” career counselor Julie Clayton said.

The intent of the law was “to help all families com plete the FAFSA,” according to Troy Allen, the district’s director of secondary education.

The California Student Aid Commission is in the process of creating a host of supplementary materials to help make students aware of the new regulations.

“Students who need help completing the FAFSA can attend our virtual Cash for College workshop on Nov. 15 at 6 p.m., or come to the Career Center,” Clayton said.

If students do not wish to fill out the FAFSA, they must fill out an opt-out form to be exempted. If the student is under 18, a parent or legal guardian must fill out the form.

Neither students nor the district will be punished for a failure to comply with the new statute. However, it’s not advisable to forgo the application.

“Many factors besides income (such as the size of the family and the age of the older parent) are taken into account to determine eligibility. Eligibility is deter mined by a mathematical formula, not by income alone. You won’t know if you qualify unless you apply,” Clayton said.

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Davis teachers protest for better pay outside of the Oct. 20 board meeting.

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Superintendent Matt Best walks through the crowd of teacher protesters.

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The Davis Diamonds Gymnastics competitive team, including junior Sofia Patriquin, poses after an early 2022 meet.

Missing the point on corruption

In my Oct. 19 column, I wrote about the illicit influ ence of a special interest group — the city of Davis fire fighters and their union giving money to campaigns of the City Council in order to get back plump pay packages.

In the days following, I received 14 emails praising that piece for standing up for the public interest and castigating this shameful behavior which harms our democracy.

Yet several people wrote let ters to The Enterprise, cross with me.

None of the published denun ciations addresses the obvious truth of my column — that when a special interest buys influence with elected officials and is rewarded with unsustain able compensation that drains our public coffers, the general interest is not served. Instead, these castigators falsely implied that my argument against cor ruption means I don’t appreci ate the work of the city’s firefighters.

That’s a non-sequitur.

Anoosh Jorjorian wrote that I am fortunate “that our Davis firefighters are consummate professionals and would never let petty disputes prevent them from putting out a fire at Rifkin’s residence or from answering his emergency medi cal call.”

What Mr. Jorjorian may not

Letters

Bapu!

I support Bapu Vaitla for elec tion in District 1 to the Davis City Council.

Soon we will enter the second quarter of the 21st century. We approach turning-point-dead lines on climate, the likelihood of recession, threats to basic democ racy and deepening risks of war.

Broad-scale and local, govern ments will face unprecedented challenges, known and unknown.

At the city level, voters are looking for candidates who dem onstrate sound judgement, will ingness to listen to all points of view, wide experience beyond the usual bureaucracies, and new ways of envisioning the future.

I believe Bapu has all these qualities. I look forward to his leadership for our City.

Ken Wagstaff Former mayor of Davis

Backing Carson

I am writing in support of Dan Carson for City Council.. I urge you to remember the important contributions that Dan has made to the city and the City Council over the last four years.

The most significant achieve ment was the agreement with UC Davis on growth. Long desired, but never quite accomplished, it reflects his deep knowledge of the state and city budgets. This part nership between the city and the campus helped produce Healthy Davis Together‘s extraordinary success in combating the pan demic. The rebuilding of the Russell Boulevard bike path is just one overdue safety improve ment that also resulted from the partnership.

Dan’s experience of living and raising a family in Davis for more than 30 years has given him important perspectives, especially on those “other” issues that make up 90 percent of a city council member’s time. By “other” I mean less visible, but a key part of our residents’ quality of life. Issues like fixing aging parks and recre ation areas, or dealing with school declining enrollment which stems from city housing

know is that I have ridden along with the Davis firefighters, wit nessed them aid the public and in this column praised their pro fessionalism. I’ve also written about being saved by Davis fire fighters and other first respond ers after a car drove into me just outside of town.

When I was riding along in Engine 31, going to calls, the captain on duty was Bobby Weist, the head of the union. I wrote how impressed I was with his work and his leadership skills.

So suggesting I don’t value the work of the firefighters is non sense meant to change the sub ject — that it is unethical for city council candidates to take their money and then reward them with contracts we cannot afford.

In another column I explained why it makes good sense for our emergency response system to send fire fighters and an ambulance to most 911 medical calls. I checked the data — kept by the Davis Police Department on scores of pages of paper — and

stagnation. Or struggling with a difficult business climate. Or partnering positively with many nonprofits such as the Crisis Nursery, Davis Farmer’s Market, Paul’s Place, Empower Yolo, and the softball and swimming com munities that provide amenities and services to Davis residents. Dan, as a leader, does not ignore these “other” issues.

The defeat of Measure H, simi lar to other failed efforts to pro vide reasonable growth in Davis, still leaves us with serious prob lems to solve. And limited resources to do so. This is where Dan Carson does his best work. Davis needs his talent and skills on the City Council. Dan Carson is the right choice.

Lois Wolk

State senator (ret.) and former mayor of Davis

Ugly politics must stop

I am voting for Gloria Partida for city council in District 4 because of her character, her tire less advocacy for others, and her commitment to bring out the best in people. I believe she is a local treasure for our community. Glo ria has a positive, can-do attitude that few can match. When her son was severely assaulted in a homophobic attack in Davis, Glo ria started the Davis Phoenix Coalition to combat intolerance, hate-motivated violence, and pro mote the benefits of a diverse community.

That coalition, and Gloria in particular, have been very active putting on anti-bullying events for children and adults, running a Pride Festival and associated activities, starting support groups for queer teens and “rainbow” family members, and organizing support for communities experi encing harassment. When another son needed a comfort able and wheelchair-accessible residence, Gloria – incredibly! –taught herself the construction skills needed to build a second story on her own home.

She has tirelessly advocated for those with disabilities for many years. I have known Gloria for over 10 years as a fellow parent, neighbor, dog-walker, and friend.

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found that fire crews often arrive several minutes before the ambulances. That makes a lifeor-death difference in some emergencies.

Yet valuing the work of the firefighters doesn’t mean any of us should not be upset with the consequences of their efforts to corrupt the negotiations over their compensation.

As I explained two weeks ago, members of the Davis City Council who accept campaign donations from parties who do business with the city and then negotiate contracts with those same donors have and will be corrupted by that money.

Evidence is not hard to see. We pay more and more in taxes and every extra dollar goes to the city’s pension debt, a result of bad negotiations by elected officials.

If you ride a bicycle on H Street or look up at Northstar Park trees full of parasites or try to swim at Arroyo Pool, you will know that the money that should be paving our streets, removing mistletoe and keeping public facilities open isn’t there. It’s going to CalPERS.

Before firefighters began funding candidate campaigns, our roads were well paved, our trees were well maintained and our pools were open. The decline in city services is not a coincidence.

Members of the City Council

are charged with representing the general interest. That’s impossible when they are indebted to special interests.

Jorjorian writes, “Rifkin … can only imagine that relation ship as an adversarial one, rather than view it as profes sionals seeking a mutually bene ficial compromise.”

I never wrote that contract negotiations must be adversar ial. I simply described what col lective bargaining entails: “Those representing the busi ness try to strike the best deal for the owners and others fight ing for the workers exact as much as they can for labor. The deal to be had is found in between.”

The more important point is that when one party wins more than is affordable due to corrup tion, we won’t have enough money for other vital needs and services.

Jessica Brown wrote in her letter to The Enterprise that my decrying depravity was “only a tactic used to rile people up and instill fear.” She thinks her opin ion is justified because she is a 40-year resident of Davis. Those of us who moved to town 57 years ago consider Jessica a newcomer.

Heidy Kellison never men tions my name in her critique. She tries to justify the multimil lion dollar pensions and other retirement benefits that go to

those who fund the people who they are bargaining against.

“Firefighters choose a profes sion guaranteed to shorten their lifespans, earning potential and support for their families, yet some individuals equate appro priate compensation with cor ruption.”

So we ought to give richer pen sions because firefighters die young? According to CBS Mar ket Watch, there is “very little difference at age 60 in the life expectancy of police and fire as compared with other public employees.

“The average life expectancy at age 60 for police and fire fighters was 24 years for men and 26 years for women. For non-police and fire, the compa rable figures were 25 years for men and 27 years for women –just one year longer!”

Since my previous column on this unscrupulousness ran, the fire union wrote checks to Gloria Partida (District 4) and Bapu Vaitla (District 1). Also, Ms. Par tida took money from 11 more firefighters and Mr. Vaitla from 12 more.

Our city is in disastrous fiscal condition. It’s not going to get better if we elect people who won’t negotiate on behalf of the public interest.

— Rich Rifkin is a Davis resi dent; his column is published every other week. Reach him at Lxartist@yahoo.com.

In my experience, Gloria is kind and humble. Despite the many challenges she and her family have faced in life, she does not have an ax to grind and is open and collaborative.

In the past week there have been attempts to slander Gloria’s character with half-truths, insin uations and misinformation (see Nextdoor Neighbor, Vanguard, Davisite). I am deeply offended by this ugly smear campaign against someone who does more than anyone I know to make the Davis community a better place. I call on her challenger, Adam Morrill, to denounce these attacks.

Lynne Bartz Davis

Fortune for Davis

A few times in local politics, I’ve met someone I really disliked. But generally, the people I’ve disagreed with have been decent humans. So it is from dis agreements about policy that I became an “anyone-but-Carson” voter (although I don’t live in District 1).

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President

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

U.S. Senate

Fortunately, voters in West Davis have Kelsey Fortune as a candidate. Not only is she ener getic, articulate, and informed, she has a good background in working with Cool Davis. She knows the information and has ideas to help us deal with the cli mate emergency in an equitable fashion.

Kelsey is committed to foster ing open communication and productive collaboration among council, city staff, and the public. She will work for community-led planning, in our Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, our Down town Specific Plan, and a new General Plan process.

One important part of creating a resilient and eventually sustain able community is to incorporate leadership from younger people. I urge District 1 voters to support Fortune for Davis.

Doug Walter Davis

Supporting Partida

When people think of Davis, they think of a small col lege town full of highly educated

202-224-3553; email: padilla.senate. gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me

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

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

professionals with well-paying jobs, and lots and lots of college students. They may not think about the single mom who is working two jobs to make ends meet, the high school student who is struggling to graduate, or the school teacher with the extra long commute who can’t afford the rent in town. I support Gloria Partida for City Council because I know she thinks of everyone when she makes decisions as an elected official.

As council member and mayor, she has represented us all with respect for our differences and our commonalities. The pan demic presented hard decisions. It was reassuring to know an intelligent and caring person was leading our city and being thoughtful and thinking through what decision would be best for the entire community. Gloria’s track record has earned her a sec ond term. Those of us in East Davis are lucky to have the oppor tunity to re-elect Gloria. Don’t miss the chance to do the right thing twice!

Eliana Kaimowitz Davis

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View from the saddle: The Davis Arch

By Aaron Wedra Special to The Enterprise

Included here is a brief history of the creation — and ultimately the destruction — of the Davis Arch, which includes the establish ment of the Chamber of Commerce and the Wom en’s Improvement Club. It is interesting to note that the Chamber still puts on annual cleanup days — a tradition as old as the chamber itself.

The Bike Campaign recommends bicycling downtown to the inter section of G and 2nd Streets. You’ll find several placards on historic top ics, including the Davis Arch.

The Davis Arch (19061916) is a direct result of the formation of the Women’s Improvement Club in 1905, which was created after the founding of the Davis Chamber of Commerce earlier that year. These organizations quickly mobilized to clean, beautify, and upgrade Davisville in order to present it as a prime site for hosting the University State Farm, which would eventually become UC Davis.

An excerpt from the book “Davisville ‘68 The History and Heritage of the City of Davis” says, “On May 20th (1905), members of the Chamber of Commerce served as local hosts to Governor Pardee and State Farm Commissioners on a tour

of six proposed sites in Yolo County. Representa tives from Woodland and Davisville, united by the desire to bring the Uni versity Farm to their County, cooperated in providing an escort to the visiting dignitaries.”

Furthermore, “The board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce met in the following week and called for the com munity to support a new

sewer system, new side walks, and a general clean-up of the town. June 3rd was set as the first of many community ‘Cleanup’ Days.

The Chamber also urged the ladies of Davis ville to form a Women’s Improvement Club, which they did on June 16, 1905, headed by daughters of two pioneer families. Jennie Drum mond Lillard Read served

as chairman, and Miss Maude Russell was named secretary. This early organization enjoyed a long history of community service.

“Foremost among their accomplishments was construction of the Davis Arch, originally planned in 1906 as a welcoming beacon to students at the University Farm. A short age of funds delayed com pletion of the archway at

Second and G Streets until the fall of 1916, when Cal Aggie students themselves helped to fin ish it.”

Forrest A. Plant, a resi dent who played a major role in developing the Articles of Incorporation for the City of Davis and served as a Superior Court Judge of Yolo County, spoke at the arch dedication ceremony.

He said, “The unity of

action in the building of the arch was a demon stration of the new spirit of good will — a monu ment dedicated to the town and UC Farm stu dents alike.”

Despite its significant history, sources say that the arch was demolished in the 1920s, as it was becoming a traffic hazard for the increasingly popu lar automobiles.

— The Bike Campaign

Thwarting time thieves with holiday wines

Two weeks ago, I picked up a small carton of Strauss sour cream at the Co-op. I use sour cream only occasionally but it’s handy to have around and it was on sale. I checked the sell-by date: Nov. 3, and imme diately thought, “Oh good, I have over a month to use it.” And then I realized no, this is not the end of September, it’s the end of October. I seem to have mis placed an entire month. Or maybe it was stolen from me.

Similarly, I’ve been making casual lists of wines for holiday columns, thinking I had loads of time before I’d actually need them. And suddenly it’s Novem ber, all those late-Fall celebra tions coming right up.

So, first things first. If you cel ebrate Thanksgiving, you’ll want to gather a few bottles for the turkey-or-whatever dinner and maybe one or two for a host-gift if you’ll be a guest. Thanksgiving (for all its dubious origins) is my top holiday, all about food and family and friends — without the distraction and stress of gift-giv ing. It’s the one day of the year I eat a slice of fowl (son-in-law Heath does a terrific turkey in his little smoker). But I also revel in the vegetable accompani ments (different every year), the fresh-baked rolls, the cranberry sauce, the mashed potatoes, and the array of pies, daughter Alleg ra’s apple-whiskey my favorite.

Such food variety makes many wine writers shrug and say, in one way or another, “oh, just get whatever you like — it’s bound to be a good companion for some thing on that groaning table.”

But I do think there are wines

that go especially well with most holiday dishes — like a mediumbodied white with lots of fruit and a crisp dry, acidic finish. Or a light, slightly chilled red with an outgoing personality and little or no oak. Then there are the bubbles, always fun for the table. And rosé, too, and orange wine — too many choices.

I also think that “local” wines seem particularly appropriate for this home-grown holiday. Here are a few that have of late struck me as “just the thing” for the variety of autumn foods likely to be on the Thanksgiving table. Two local-ish reds that I wrote about recently stand out — the Groundworks Counoise ($19, The Pip) and Two Shepherds Mourvèdre ($24, Co-op), both extremely food-friendly and interesting enough to intrigue your guests and spark conversa tion.

Another red that impressed me just this week is the new vin tage (2021) of an old favorite, Parts and Labor, from the always-reliable winemaker Kenny Likitprakong of Hobo wines. Parts and Labor is very reasonably priced ($16, Co-op) and very much fun. A blend that changes every year, the 2021 is, to my mind, the best yet. Kenny says it has more “parts” than ever — meaning that the organically

grown grapes come from several vineyards and grape varieties — grenache, mourvèdre and cari gnan.

We drank our bottle with mixed greens sautéed in olive oil and lots of onion and garlic, then tossed with chunks of steamed red potatoes — a simple, versa tile dish that you can vary with anchovies and/or Italian sausage and/or olives and capers, and Parmesan or Romano. In other words, a hodgepodge. Like the wine blend. I figure that if Parts and Labor could happily partner with the above dish, it would do brilliantly at the holiday table. At 12.9% alcohol, it won’t over whelm the food (or you) but will be, at the same time, very satisfy ing with its deep hue and dark red berry flavors. Lots of spice and earth, too.

As for whites, I’m always rec ommending Sacramento’s Craig Haarmeyer’s lovely unfiltered chenin blancs. A hugely varied table takes advantage of the intense fruit and minerality of these local-terroir wines. I most often drink the entry-level St Rey Chenin ($16, Co-op) but for a special celebration — or a gift — you might want to splurge on the Haarmeyer Iris Chenin Blanc, grapes from a single vine yard, Aparicio, in Sutter Creek ($52, The Pip).

Davis-trained winemaker and former Davis resident Brad Kit son and wife Svetlana have been busy with new releases. “All of our wines are hand made by us with a little help from family and friends. We have a passion to make great wine and offer it at a

reasonable price. Our intention is to stay small so that each wine will continue to receive the care it deserves.”

Kitson Wines is so small that you have to order the wines from their website, a website that’s fun to read, especially the story of the car on the labels. (Nothing better than storied wine for a holiday group.) The best part? Brad and Svetlana are offering FREE delivery to Davis resi dents.

Try these two Kitson whites for your holiday table — the 2021 Decko, a blend of 65% chenin blanc and 35% colom bard grapes from Yolo County (Wheeler Vineyard), filled with fresh fruit flavors like apples and pear — so appropriate for fall. And the 2021 Malvasia Bianca. This one’s especially fun with its intense aroma and peach-apricot flavors. It’s not a complicated wine, but it’s fresh, lively and low in alcohol; the grapes are also from Wheeler Vineyards, fer mented in stainless steel. Both are just $15 a bottle, but do place your order soon to take advan tage of the Kitsons’ generous delivery offer.

Malvasia is an ancient grape, probably originally from Crete. More and more California win eries are experimenting with this fruity variety — if you’re a fan of gewürztraminer and riesling, it’s time to explore malvasia. The pronunciation differs, by the way, given its presence in many Mediterranean countries — you’ll hear the accent on the “zee” (or “thee” or “see”) and also on the “va.” I like to pronounce it the Italian way — mal va SEE a.

However you say it, it’s a flavor ful, flexible, aromatic wine, and this Kitson is a great introduc tion to the grape.

wineries are offering Thanksgiving specials, like the Thanksgiving 2-Pack ($68) from Berkeley’s Broc Cel lars that comes with one bottle each of 2021 Vine Starr Zinfan del and 2021 Kou Kou Cabernet Franc — both very food-friendly reds that I love. (The KouKou is also available at the Co-op, $26).

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The Pip Wine Bar in Dixon offers two 3-packs, picked out especially by owner Amy Gra bish; if she says they’re great hol iday wines, believe her. First, the Holiday EZ Button ($60) that includes Brooks Pinot Blanc from Willamette Valley, Lorenza Rosé from Lodi, and Lucas & Lewellen Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara County. The Pip’s “Fancypants” pack ($100) con sists of Trimbach “Reserve Per sonelle” Pinot Gris from Alsace, Domaine di Midi Chateauneufdu-Pape (Rhone), and Belong Wine Co. Rosé from El Dorado Hills. The 3-packs are a great value, heavily discounted from the individual bottle prices.

In the next column (which will appear just before T-day), I’ll recommend some versatile rosés, orange wines, and bubbles that you can pick up at the last min ute — just in case you, too, lose a month or a week. Beware the thieves of Davis!

— Susana Leonardi is a Davis resident; reach her at vino susana@gmail.com. Comment on this column at www.davisen terprise.com.

Climate summit honors sustainability leaders name Droppers

Enterprise staff

The seventh California Climate and Agriculture Summit will be on Nov. 13 and 14 in Davis. Thought leaders in sustainable agri culture and climate change will come together to grap ple with the challenges fac ing California’s farmers and ranchers in the face of climate change, and to share success stories and innovations for curbing climate change and ensur ing the long-term viability

of our food system.

On Nov. 14, Climate Leadership Awards will go to individuals who have made outstanding contri butions in their fields to accelerate a transition to a healthy, just and climateresilient farming system, and who have also demon strated the ability to col laborate across disciplines and approach their work

holistically. This year’s awards go to:

■ Policymaker: Assem blyman Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, Assembly Agriculture Committee chair

■ Farmer/Rancher: Ellee Igoe, Solidarity Farm & Foodshed Small Farm Dis tro (San Diego County)

■ Technical Assistance Provider: Sacha Lozano, ag stewardship program manager, Resource Con servation District of Santa

Cruz County ■ Researcher: Tim Bowles, assistant professor of agroecology and sus tainable agricultural sys tems, UC Berkeley

On Nov. 14 at the UC Davis Conference Center, more than 80 speakers and poster presenters and 350 attendees will explore the science, policy and practice of climate change and agriculture in Califor nia.

Megan Collington of Davis graduated with a master’s in social work degree from Ohio Univer sity’s College of Health Sci ences and Professions in Summer 2022.

More than 1,700 stu dents graduated with bach elor’s, master’s or doctorate degrees from Ohio Univer sity for summer semester 2022. The graduates repre sented many areas of the United States and an abun dance of countries, includ ing Botswana, China, Ghana, Greece and Oman. Ohio University strives to be the best student-

centered, transformative learning community in America, where students realize their promise, fac ulty advance knowledge, staff achieve excellence, and alumni become global leaders. Its Athens Cam pus offers students a resi dential learning experience in one of the nation’s most picturesque academic set tings. Visit www.ohio. edu for more information.

— Do you know of some one who has won an award or accomplished something noteworthy? Email it to newsroom@davisenter prise.net.

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A photograph and caption from John Lofland’s “Davis Radical Changes and Deep Constants.” The Davis Arch (1916–1924). This symbol of town-grown solidarity was built with private funds raised by the Women’s Improvement Club and other groups before Davis was an incorporated place. It was taken down in 1924, as it was considered an impediment to rapidly increasing automobile traffic.

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Blue Devil golfers record personal-best scores

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Davis High girls golfers Alessandra Trask and Saera Ojha had strong show ings at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Tournament at The Reserve in Stockton on Monday.

Trask shot her personal best with an 82 and Ojha shot a 94 at the tournament. But the lowest score to qualify for the California Interscholastic Federation State NorCal tournament, which is scheduled to take place on Monday, Nov. 7, was Rodriguez of Fairfield’s Nikki Chindavong with a 68.

Ojha, a junior, and Trask, a sopho more, are looking forward to the 2023 season.

Aggie men’s water polo

Sunday was a spectacular Senior Day celebration with a jam-packed crowd of fans as the No. 7 UC Davis men’s water polo team took down No. 3 University of the Pacific in sudden death, 12-11, at the Schaal Aquatic Center.

The Aggies improve to 14-7 overall this season. Pacific wen to an 18-5 record.

UC Davis honored seniors Levi Mur taugh and Connor Norton before the game.

Fittingly, Norton played hero on the

day, securing the game-winning goal in sudden death to propel the Aggies to the victory. The game was tied at 11-11.

In sudden death, Norton shot the ball past the Tiger goaltender to put the cherry on top of the Senior Day festivities with the win.

UCD men’s soccer

The No. 5 ranked UC Davis men’s soccer team (4-3-2 in the Big West Con ference, 5-8-4) will be heading to Southern California to play No. 4 seeded CSU Northridge (5-3-1 in the Big West, 8-5-4) in the first round of the conference’s championships.

The first-round matchup is today at 7 p.m.

Jr. Blue Devils football

The Davis Jr. Blue Devils midget foot ball team fell to the Winters Jr. Warriors 40-8 on Saturday.

Brannon Hicklin scored on a 70-yard touchdown for Davis (3-5) in the second quarter. Landry Clark converted on the 2-pointer.

Davis closes out the season this Saturday against the Woodland Jr. Wolves at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium on the Davis High campus at 2 p.m.

AGGIES: Host Idaho State this Saturday 4 p.m.

Not scary, actually, but at least competitive.

Cal Poly finally got on the board when Spencer Brasch, a Cal transfer, hooked up with Giancarlo Woods on a 28-yard scor ing pass to finish an impressive 83-yard drive.

Later in the second quarter, the Mustangs cut the deficit to 21-14 when Brasch hit Chris Coleman with a 6-yard scoring pass.

While no one in the crowd of 8,189 seemed particularly concerned

about this sudden change of fortune, Hastings decided it was time to reas sert control, which UCD did in convincing fashion before intermission.

A 65-yard TD pass to an all-alone Justin Poerio and a 30-yard field goal by Isa iah Gomez at 0:00 gave UCD a 31-17 advantage at the break.

Hastings had halftime numbers more typical of an entire game, hitting 17 of 20 passes for 251 yards, while Gilliam, the school’s all-time rushing and total offense leader, had 99

yards rushing and 67 yards receiving in the opening half. UCD had 392 yards of total offense to go with those 31 points as it moved with ease through the Poly defense.

Any hope the Mustangs had of mounting a come back in the second half were quickly dashed as things spiraled out of con trol and the only mystery was how many more num bers the Aggies could put on the scoreboard.

A 52-yard TD pass from Hastings to Casey Granfors pushed the count to 38-17

midway through the third quarter, then it was Gran fors again on the end of a 22-yard scoring pass.

A 67-yard connection from Hastings to Matteo Perez put the lead at 52-17, then Buchanan finished the scoring with a 65-yard pick six of Brasch, his sec ond theft of the night.

The Aggies finished with a whopping 682 yards of total offense, led by Hastings with 425 yards through the air on 22 of 27 passing.

The Aggies return to Big Sky action at home this Saturday against Idaho State.

FINALE: ‘A.J. is a stud’

With five minutes left in the quarter, Jesuit turned the ball over on downs. Davis then had the ball on its 31-yard line, but that also led to another turnover.

Through it all, due to tenacious defense from the Blue Devils, specifi cally junior A.J. Hasson, the Marauders were held scoreless in the second quarter. Hasson, a junior, had three tackles in a row at the beginning of the quarter, the third taking

down Jesuit’s quarter back.

“A.J. is a stud,” said Garratt of Hasson. “A.J. is the guy that you want every player to aspire to be, but he’s also — if you have a son — he’s the type of player and guy you hope your son turns into.”

Going into halftime, the Marauders held a 14-0 lead.

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Davis golfer Alessandra Trask watches her shot while two Canadian geese pass through during the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Tournament at The Reserve in Stockton on Monday.

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Blue Devils capture league tournament title

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The Davis High girls field hockey tournament wrapped up another winning season on Saturday.

Davis (14-5) competed at the Eastern Athletic League tournament at Pleasant Valley High of Chico. The Blue Devils ended the season with a 4-3 win over Chico.

“We dominated this game, but it was very up and down on the scoreboard,” said Davis head coach Elizabeth Hogan. Blue Devil forward Emma Brayton scored two goals in the game against Chico.

Mia Williams and Ellie Blosch scored a goal each for Davis.

Goalie Ella Evans had 15 saves in the final game.

Davis 1, Pleasant Valley 0

Haley Smith scored the lone goal in the game. Aurora Hogan had the assist.

Davis 2, Bella Vista 1

The Blue Devils scored both goals in the final quarter for the win.

“They scored on a penalty awarded by

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an official due to the fans being rude (to) the officials,” Elizabeth Hogan said.

Aurora Hogan and Blosch scored a goal each for DHS. Brayton and Williams had an assist each.

Davis also grabbed an array of awards at the tournament.

Brayton and Aurora Hogan were named to the all-tournament team.

Evelyn Soller picked up the league sportsmanship award.

Mary Bingle was named the league’s MVP on defense.

Evans took the EAL MVP goalkeeper award.

Four Blue Devils were also named to all-league in Brayton, Aurora Hogan, Evelyn Soller and Williams.

Elizabeth Hogan spoke highly of players who stood out in one and some of the games.

“Mary (Bingle) had a great game at defense,” Hogan said. “Mia, Audrey (Aguirre) and Aurora worked together well in the passing system to move the ball up the field. Our penalty corner team was working hard and scored multiple goals on corners.”

Tilt!

Two UCD players earn awards

By Bob Dunning Enterprise staff writer

Two Aggies were rec ognized for their per formance in the 59-17 victory over Cal Poly last Saturday.

UC Davis sophomore quarterback Miles Hastings was named Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week, while linebacker Teddy uchanan earned Defensive Player of the Week honors.

Hastings has been leading the charge for the red-hot Aggie offense and turned in a career performance against the Mustang defense. Hastings com pleted 22 of 27 passes for a career-high 425 yards and four touch downs.

Squad fights till the end

By Rebecca Wasik Enterprise correspondent

DHS blanked in league finale Aggies continue to post arcade-like numbers

CARMICHAEL — The Davis High football team’s season came to a close on Saturday afternoon in a Delta League matchup against Jesuit High’s squad.

Despite a strong defense and a never-give-up mentality, Jesuit took care of business with a 35-0 victory over Davis.

This was a game that Davis head coach Nick Garratt noted to his team could have been forfeited. But instead, the Blue Devils took on Jesuit, which finished in second place behind league champion Elk Grove.

The Marauders came out strong, looking to get back on the right track going into the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoffs after losing to Elk Grove 34-21 on Oct. 21.

Jesuit tacked on their first points of the game on a 5-yard touchdown pass from quarterback C.J. Lee to safety Trenton Dewar with 5:56 on the clock in the first quarter. George Hemmen’s extra point was good, but the Marauders were called for unsportsmanlike conduct after the touchdown. Jesuit (5-1 in the DL, 8-2) held a 7-0 lead over Davis (0-6 in the DL, 2-8).

With only 36 seconds left in the first quarter, Jesuit running back Anthony Seibles scored a 14-yard rushing touchdown to give the Marauders a 13-0 lead over the Blue Devils. Hemmen’s extra point was again good, extending Jesuit’s lead to 14-0.

Davis’ Braulio Acevedo recovered a fumble by Jesuit in the second quarter, putting the ball on the DHS 37-yard line. But the Blue Devils’ hopes of moving ended on a turnover; DHS fumbled right back on the next play, handing Jesuit the ball on Davis High 35-yard line.

Later, the Blue Devils punted it after a fourth down on the 29-yard line. They had to punt it again, though, due to a facemask penalty on Jesuit for knocking off Davis’ kicker Thomas Albeck’s helmet on the first punt. The second time they punted, the ball was on the 32-yard line. There were four plays on that drive.

UCD takes care of league-bottom Poly

By Bob Dunning Enterprise staff writer

Continuing to put up pinball-like num bers, UC Davis extended its current win streak to three games with an impressive 59-17 Big Sky Conference football win over outmanned Cal Poly Saturday evening at UC Davis Health Stadium.

The win evened the Aggies at 4-4 over all and 3-2 in the Big Sky as they con tinue to move up the league standings and keep alive their dream of a repeat bid to the FCS playoff.

Cal Poly is now 1-7 overall and alone in the Big Sky basement at 0-5.

In their last three games the Aggies have scored a stunning 173 points with wins of 56-27 over Northern Arizona and 58-10 over Northern Colorado to go with their overwhelming performance against Cal Poly.

“We’re making little strides every week,” said Aggie head coach Dan Hawkins.

“It was great to get so many guys into the game and have so many contribute. I don’t like the word ‘starters,’ I prefer ‘con tributors,’ and we had a lot of those tonight.”

To say the Aggies scored quickly in this game would be an understatement.

After holding the Mustangs to a threeand-out on their first possession, UCD took over at its own 41-yard line with 14:30 left in the opening quarter.

It took exactly 12 seconds for Ulonzo Gilliam to race 59 yards for a 7-0 lead and the rout was on.

Gilliam took a handoff from Miles Hastings, broke through a hole on the left side of the line and headed for paydirt, breaking a tackle at the 10 and regain ing his balance to go in standing up.

Things quickly got much, much worse for the visitors from San Luis Obispo.

After an interception by Jehiel Budgett at the Poly 40, the Aggies used just seven plays to score again on an 8-yard end-around by C.J. Hutton, who dived to hit the left pylon.

But wait, there’s more.

The next time UCD had the ball, this time after a sparkling interception in the end zone by Teddye Buchanan, it took just four plays to move 80 yards, with the score coming from a yard away on a direct snap to Gilliam.

The big play in the drive was a 54-yard connection from Hastings to the everproductive Hutton.

But, just as some folks began to wonder if they might be able to catch an early Saturday evening movie, Cal Poly sud denly realized it was here to play a foot ball game before paying customers and started to make things interesting.

Over the three-game winning streak, the San Marcos native has com pleted 82 percent of his passes for 1,004 yards and nine touchdowns with no interceptions.

He enters Saturday’s Idaho State contest leading the conference with 285 passing yards per game and has thrown 18 touchdown passes this season.

In his second game back from injury, Buchanan made his presence felt on the defensive side of the ball with five tackles and two interceptions, the second of which he returned 65 yards for a score.

In four games this season, Buchanan has 28 tackles and three interceptions.

The Aggie defense ranks second in the league in red zone defense and turnover margin with six fumble recoveries and 11 inter ceptions.

The Defensive Player of the Week honor is the third of the season for the Aggies and sec ond in a row after Rex Connors received the award twice.

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Davis midfielder Mia Williams (55), seen here in a game against Pleasant Valley at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium on Oct. 25, and her Blue Devil girls field hockey teammates won the EAL Tournament on Saturday.

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Davis wide receiver Daimyun Luevano (1) looks for room to run in Saturday’s league finale at Jesuit. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story.

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UC Davis quarterback Trent Tompkins (18) runs while teammates in running back Ulonzo Gilliam (34) and guard Jordan Ford (65) block in Saturday’s Big Sky Conference game. To view more photos from the game, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story.