The Davis Enterprise Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Council races unchanged in latest update

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

With just under 4,000 ballots left to be processed countywide, it appears the early results in the Davis City Council election will stand as expected, with Bapu Vaitla winning the seat in District 1 and Gloria Par tida in District 4.

Both have received more than 60 percent of the vote in their respective races with 4,376 votes counted in District 1 and 5,099 in District 4.

Vaitla had 2,632 votes following Friday’s election update to incum bent Councilman Dan Carson’s 1,176 and challenger Kelsey Fortune’s 568. In District 4, former mayor Par tida had received 3,178 votes to chal lenger Adam Morrill’s 1,921.

As of Friday, the Yolo County Elec tion’s Office had processed 54,050 ballots, including 11,445 since Tues day, and had 3,995 remaining.

Estimates of unprocessed ballots are countywide and not available by jurisdiction, according to the elec tions office, “as ballots are received and processed in batches from throughout the county.” So there is no breakdown available for how many ballots remain in either council dis trict.

But the outcome appears clear, with vote percentages largely unchanged since the initial results

Tales from the Turkey Trot

By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer

Getting into the Thanksgiv ing spirit, Davisites participat ing in the 34th annual Davis

Turkey Trot shared with The Enterprise some of their favor ite holiday memories, tradi tions, and dishes.

The race, which got going on Saturday, included a half-mar athon, 5K, 2-mile run/walk (with dogs), 10K run/walk, and kids’ races. The A Change of Pace Foundation teamed up to help Yolo County SPCA and Cancer Champions as benefi ciaries of this year’s race.

Turkey Trot volunteer and race announcer Alan Anderson enjoys sending runners off at the start line. He said his favor ite part about the race is bring ing the community together and doing something fun. Hav ing volunteered for many years, Anderson has watched kid run ners grow up with the race year after year. “Seeing kids go from being like little runners to then some of them help volunteer. They come back on their reunion weekends to do this,” he said.

For many young people, this is their first race, and they increase the distance they

compete in as they grow up.

“Not everyone is from the hometown, but it feels sort of hometown,” Anderson said.

Regarding his family tradi tions, he said, “we all go to my mother-in-laws (in Davis). She’s our Thanksgiving head quarters. It’s a really a ‘Friends giving,’ so it’s not a nuclear family, but lots of friends par ticipate and bring their dishes to share.” His favorite dish?

Mashed potatoes.

Norman Coppinger was manning the tent of the Golden Valley Harriers, a local running club, at the Turkey Trot and shared that he is

Newsom U-turns on homeless funding

By Manuela Tobias CalMatters

Two weeks after with holding $1 billion in home lessness funding over lackluster local plans, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that most cities and counties would get the funds as early as next week anyway — as long as in the next round, they commit to more aggressive plans to reduce street homelessness.

But it’s been a whiplashinducing couple of weeks, triggered by a funding pro cess that frustrated both the governor and the locals. Newsom dissed local appli cants for seeming too com placent about a dire California problem, while the applicants retorted that

the Newsom administra tion sent conflicting signals — and that in any case, state lawmakers had inad vertently given them a financial motive to lowball

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grateful to be retiring this year and that he will be president of the club next year. When he joined the club about a decade ago, his goal was to qualify for the Boston Marathon, which he achieved after a year-and-ahalf of running with the group. He said he wished he had joined earlier because the club is more social than one might believe. “People have book clubs; people go for coffee afterward. Some guys go golf ing, and so you know, it’s kind of social. There are some really fast runners and some very, you

UC grad-student strike goes into its second week

By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer

California’s Public Employee Relations Board issued six com plaints Tuesday regarding the University of Califor nia’s failure to bargain with United Auto Work ers 2865 and Student Researchers UnitedUAW over compensation and UC’s changes to worker compensation. The complaints came on Day 9 of the largest strike at an institute of higher education.

UC Davis workers began striking on Mon day, Nov. 14, calling an end to the University of

California’s “unlawful behavior,” which they say prevents agreements on fair contracts. These include living wages to address “rent burden, increased childcare subsi dies for parent scholars, sustainable transit bene fits, and greater rights for international scholars,” according to a statement provided by organizers.

According to a UAW press release from Tues day, locals have filed more than 30 Unfair Labor Practices against UC at this point. “PERB has found validity with each

Jerry Jimenez, a runner in Saturday’s Turkey Trot, has fond memories of family get-togethers for Thanksgiving. Below, Alan Anderson, a race volunteer, makes an announcement. Monica Stark/EntErpriSE photoS

than 100 local mayors and county officials gathered virtually and in-

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Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the media after a Nov. 18 meeting with local leaders on homelessness in Sacramento.

Broccoli, not football, makes day great

n Editor’s note: This column first ran in November 2014.

THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR … I’ve said many times that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, bar none, mostly because of family and only partly because of the food …

And while Thanksgiving is tech nically a secular holiday that doesn’t offend anyone when we take the day off, it is a time for many of us to offer thanks to God … in the old days we used to get the Packers and the Lions in the early morning, playing on frozen tundra in one city or the other, and by the time the game ended, dinner was clearly on the way …

One Thanksgiving, however, dad took us all to Mass in the early morning and I was stunned at the end to hear the congregation belt out “America the Beautiful” as we all headed for the parking lot … for me, at least, it was the perfect blend of church and country and the glow lasted right through the last bite of turkey …

Homicide suspect extradited to Yolo County

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

After more than 12 years on the lam, a Dun nigan man returned to Yolo County last week to face charges related to a 2010 road-rage homicide.

Guillermo Perez Avina, 37, is suspected of fatally stabbing Jorge Gutierres on July 7, 2010, according to a Yolo County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post.

Investigators identified the suspect as Avina, a Dunnigan resident, and learned he had since fled to Mexico. The FBI obtained a federal war rant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution in November 2010.

Avina’s whereabouts remained unknown until

THE BIGGEST FOOTBALL DAY OF THE YEAR … it’s inter esting how Thanksgiving has become known as a day for family, food and football when, in fact, there is very little football on this glorious day …

On any given Saturday in the fall, there are several hundred col lege football games at all levels being played across the country, a great many of them televised … on Thanksgiving, there will be only two college football games to interrupt the festivities … the same goes for pro football, where any average Sunday features a dozen or more games compared to just three on Thanksgiving Day …

Time to come up with a new myth about this great day and leave those of us who like to watch football alone …

THE BEST RECIPE EVER … because I am a generous person who believes all good recipes should be shared, I’ll let you in on our family secret for broccoli casserole … what’s that? … you say it’s your recipe, passed down from your Great Aunt Mar tha in North Dakota …

Well, let me tell you, it’s hard to get good broccoli in North Dakota in late November … truth be known, it’s hard to get good broc coli anytime in North Dakota … yes, this recipe has been around the block dozens of times, with multiple folks claiming it as their own, but I make it better than anyone else … trust me on this … warning: the American Heart Association says even looking at this dish can cause heart disease …

First rule: You can’t put too much broccoli in the casserole, but

toss the stems and use crowns only … in fact, don’t even buy it with stems in the first place … boil the crowns until very, very soft … crunchy crowns ruin the consis tency … mix the broccoli with two cups of mayonnaise (Best Foods only, this is important), two cups sour cream, two cups Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom soup and two cups of shredded Tillamook extra-sharp cheddar cheese …

Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour, covering the entire dish with crushed Cheez-Its in the last five minutes … because it contains so much broccoli, you can pass this dish off as “healthy” to all your critics … it’s also safe for vegetari ans … if decent broccoli is not available, you can substitute Brus sels sprouts, cauliflower, sugar snap peas, fresh spinach or grass clippings and no one will know the difference …

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net

Victim of fatal train collision identified

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

was known to live in the Davis area, Chief Deputy Coroner Gina Moya said.

January 2016, when Mexican authorities arrested him for unrelated charges in Guadalajara.

“After a positive identi fication of Avina and completion of his sen tence for the charges in Mexico, FBI agents escorted Avina from Mex ico to Sacramento Inter national Airport on Friday,” sheriff’s officials reported.

Now in Yolo County Jail custody, Avina was due in Yolo Superior Court Tuesday for arraignment on murder charges.

Avina’s return was funded by the federal “Project Welcome Home.”

Yolo County coroner’s officials continue to investi gate the death of a man who was struck by a train in West Sacramento earlier this month.

Jovaughn Gonzales, 42, succumbed to injuries he sustained in the Nov. 9 col lision with an Amtrak Capitol Corridor train. He

A GoFundMe page cre ated to raise money for Gonzales’ funeral expenses said his death “was painful and surprising for everyone blessed to cross paths with him.”

“Anybody who knew Joe knew the peace and calm ness he carried with him,”

page creator Marla Grisham wrote. “We humbly ask for any help you can contribute to the cost of funeral expenses so that he may rest in harmony with his loved ones who have passed on.”

Anyone with informa tion about Gonzales’ actions prior to the fatal collision is asked to contact the Yolo County Coroner’s Office at 530-668-5280.

Blaze damages South Davis apartment unit

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

A first-alarm fire damaged a South Davis apartment Sunday afternoon.

Davis Fire Department Battalion Chief Emily Lo said crews initially responded at about 3:30 p.m. to an alarm-sounding report coming from the El Macero Village Apartments, 4735 Cowell Blvd., arriving to find the apartment filled with smoke.

That upgraded the incident to firstalarm status, bringing additional assis tance to the scene, Lo said. Firefighters ultimately traced the fire to a bathroom inside the apartment unit.

The apartment’s occupants had escaped before crews arrived, and no injuries were reported. The fire department continues to investigate what started the blaze, which Lo said caused an estimated $10,000 in damage.

AVINA Fled to Mexico

Briefly

Bang talks film on ‘Davisville’

This week Davis film critic Derrick Bang takes a look at new and upcoming movies as part of the annual yearend movie show on “Davisville.”

Bang, who writes reviews for the Davis Enterprise and his blog Derrick Bang on Film (derrickbang.blogspot. com), talks about mov ies he looks forward to seeing — such as Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabel mans” — and ones he’d rather avoid, such as the modern-cannibalsin-love story, “Bones and All.”

He also offers his take on some of 2022’s worst films, some of its culturally significant ones, and how he keeps interested after watch ing, reviewing and dis secting movies since beginning as a reviewer at the California Aggie in the 1970s.

KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM presents “Davisville”, hosted by Bill Buchanan, on Mondays at 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays at 5 p.m., Fridays at 12:30 p.m., and Satur days at 8:30 a.m. The current program will be broadcast through Dec. 3, and is available any time at https://kdrt. org/davisville or on Apple podcasts.

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UC Davis, Girl Scouts, partner on patch series

By Karen Nikos-Rose Enterprise staff writer

UC Davis and Girl Scouts Heart of Central California, have teamed up to encour age Girl Scouts in the region to participate in a custom patch series with activities that take partici pants through various areas of the university cam pus and expose Girl Scouts to STEM-specific majors and colleges within the uni versity.

To launch this two-year pilot partnership, the first patch in the series is in col laboration with the UC Davis Arboretum and Pub lic Garden. The Arboretum and Public Garden patch can be earned by Girl Scouts who complete a series of activities as part of the “Healthy Outside” curriculum developed in

Davis Farm to School honors Pearson

Special to The Enterprise

Davis Farm to School is excited to honor Garry Pearson at tonight’s 2022 Yolo County Philanthropy Day! Garry has made an indelible mark on the Davis school gardens, and the garden at Harper Junior High School in particular.

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Voices of California, a barber shop chorus, is having a concert with the Woodland Chamber Singers in Davis on Dec. 10 from 2 to 4 p.m.

The concert will take place at Davis High School’s Brunelle Per formance Hall, 315 W. 14th St. in Davis.

Voices of California is a nonprofit with at least two Davis residents, science teacher Wayne Raymond and psychia trist Richard Kaiser.

Tickets can be pur chased at www.voicesof california.org. Premium tickets go for $30, gen eral for $20, and stu dents for $12.

Project Linus meets Dec. 14

Do you enjoy quilt ing, knitting or sewing?

Join Project Linus to make blankets for chil dren who are seriously ill, traumatized or oth erwise in need.

Attend the Project Linus gathering at the Davis Sr. Center on Wednesday, Dec. 14, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. to share ideas and patterns.

All are welcome to attend the meeting and help sew Linus labels on handmade blankets for Yolo County organi zations that serve chil dren in need.

Project Linus mem bers take home donated fabrics and yarn each month to complete a blanket. Finished blan kets can be brought to the next monthly gather ing or to the Joann Fab ric store in Woodland.

For drop-off ques tions, or fabric and yarn donations, contact Diane McGee at dmmyolo@gmail.com.

After retiring from a 40-year career in green house management at UC Davis, Garry joined DJUSD as the Career Technical Education Grant Specialist. He also serves on the Davis Farm to School Advisory Committee and as a Gar den Coordinator.

Using his creativity, knowledge and community connections, Garry recruited a dedicated group of volunteers to revive and maintain the garden at Harper Jr. High. These vol unteers still meet most weekday mornings to tend to the garden at Harper.

The garden at Harper serves as an outdoor learn ing space where students learn about photosynthesis, root systems, and get to sample fresh fruits and veg etables. Produce from the garden is also used in school meals. Extra produce is given to other schools or donated to the community.

DF2S believes that Yolo County is stronger thanks to the many nonprofits, volunteers, and donors who all contribute to a strong philanthropic community.

DF2S has previously honored Sheryl Yamamoto (2020) and Keri Hawkins (2021) at this event.

collaboration between GSHCC and UC Davis. It is inspired by the Healthy Outside initiative of UC Davis.

“For more than a hun dred years, Girl Scouts has been providing outdoor programming for girls. When girls are confident in their abilities in the out doors, they are more com mitted to environmental stewardship and demon strate an increase in physical and emotional well-being,” said Linda E. Farley, CEO of GSHCC.

The Healthy Outside curriculum includes activi ties for Girl Scouts of all ages to explore the Arbore tum and learn about improving their health by spending time outside. Many of the activities con nect participants to the

health and wellbeing ben efits of nature. Studies show that spending even a short time outdoors reduces stress and anxiety, improves mood, strength ens social ties, and posi tively impacts many other health and wellbeing out comes.

The activities also sup port STEM goals through activities that include

scientific exploration and observation in nature.

“By creating engaging and expanded learning opportunities for girls, UC Davis is working to con tribute to the pursuit of STEM study and careers, improve health and wellbeing in nature, and expose youth to a university cam pus,” said LeShelle May, UC Davis associate of the

chancellor and board mem ber for Girl Scouts Heart of Central California. “We are setting the stage for our participants to become the next generation of leaders in STEM and many fields.”

Patch programs provide Girl Scouts opportunities to enjoy activities, learn new skills and explore their world.

— UC Davis News

STRIKE: Faculty out in support

one they have responded to thus far. The University has engaged in a wide range of unlawful conduct regard ing compensation over the last year — in these cases announcing changes to workers' pay without bar gaining over those changes, all the while characterizing the compensation as ‘stu dent support,’” according to the release.

Meanwhile, 18 California congressional delegation members, led by Rep. Katie Porter, D-Irvine, have called on UC President Michael Drake to begin bargaining in good faith with the UAW immedi ately.

“As one of California’s largest employers, the Uni versity of California has the opportunity to lead in set ting industry standards for academia and other public employers,” the letter reads.

“We urge the University of California to come to the table with the UAW’s four bargaining units, in good faith, to improve the work ing conditions of all Aca demic Workers and implement benefits and compensation commensu rate with the value they provide the University. By failing to do so, the Univer sity of California is risking continued mass disruption and loss of talent that has earned the University of California its prestigious free reputation.”

Neither Davis’ current Congressional representa tive, John Garamendi, nor its future congressman, Mike Thompson, signed Porter’s letter.

Because information is anecdotal, and as this is only the beginning of the second week, UC does not have reliable economic impact data to provide at this time, Ryan King, Asso ciate Director of Media Relations for the University of California Office of the President, told The Enter prise. “We can say that dis ruptions across our campuses have been mini mal and we continue to plan to mitigate the impacts of strikes on our teaching and research mis sion,” he said.

On Tuesday evening, King forwarded a state ment from UC which states that the University has held “daily bargaining sessions with the United Auto Workers since Nov. 14 to secure fair contracts for graduate students and aca demic employees. This is in addition to over 50 bar gaining sessions we have conducted with the union since the spring. We have secured 95 tentative agree ments to date on issues ranging from workplace accessibility to respectful

work environments, to nondiscrimination in employment.”

UC argues that the pro posals offered by the Uni versity to the UAW would place graduate students and academic employees at the top of the pay scale across major public univer sities and on par with top private universities.

“Though we have reached many tentative agreements with the union, we remain apart on key issues related to tying wages and pay increases to housing costs and tuition remission for nonresident international students. The University continues to call for the UAW to join us in seeking neutral private mediation to help secure a contract.

The University is commit ted to achieving a fair and reasonable contract that honors the important con tributions these bargaining unit members make toward UC’s mission of education, research, and providing quality patient care,” according to UC's state ment.

As Day 10 of the UC grad worker strike got under way, union representatives have reported updates in childcare, transportation, immigration, and appoint ment notification (job assignments). For post docs, a tentative agreement on the immigration article will ensure they have leave time for immigration appointments and provide protections if immigration laws change. So if Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) gets repealed and there are more travel bans, postdocs will have more protections in those scenarios, explained Sierra Durham, a postdoc in Food Science and bargaining team repre sentative for the United Auto Workers.

A current proposal from the UAW postdoc bargain ing team is to tie the child care benefit to the National Institute of Health’s child care benefits. “This would allow all postdocs, regard less of whether they're in their first year or not, to have the same rights to parental leave benefits or family leave benefits. Firstyear postdocs aren’t lesser postdocs just because they've only been around for a year,” she said.

Durham added that on Sunday, the postdoc bar gaining team started a conversation about multiyear appointments, to which UC didn’t immedi ately say no. “So that's a promising start. So we're hoping to hear back from them on many of those pro posals soon.”

The student-researcher bargaining came to a tentative agreement on

appointment notification, which they say will help secure employment protec tions and allow them to file a grievance if student researchers don't receive a standard year-long appointment.

Sharing what he consid ers “a big win” as of Mon day, associate project scientist Greg Brennan, DVM, Ph.D., said up until Monday, grad student workers were required to ask for permission to apply for grants for “normal research stuff.”

“Our big win (Monday) was that we no longer have to ask for permission. We can write grants, like the academic professionals that we are, and bring the uni versity hundreds of thou sands of dollars in the process,” Brennan said.

At a lunchtime rally on Monday, about 30 UC Davis faculty, Los Rios Col lege Federation of Teachers and area K-12 educators showed their support of the strike.

Taking to the mic, UC Davis Faculty Association chair Jesse Drew said that besides the economic issues the strikers have been fight ing for, there are strong political issues at heart, which gets to the core of the question: “Whose Univer sity is this anyway? Is this our university? We get to determine these things. Not the Board of Regents and not to the corporations that donate money to build these buildings, but it's our university.”

Drew said the movement is bigger than UC. He told the strikers to look around, noting that more than 100 Starbucks stores have been on strike this last week and that in Sacramento, laun dry workers are organizing while a railroad strike is on the horizon.

Addressing faculty at the rally, Mark Jerng, professor of English and Asian American studies, and interim chair for African American studies, said a letter would be going around to create a grade strike. “That’s the most effective way to stop a uni versity in its tracks,” he said.

“The university doesn't really care that their under graduates are educated. They don't care whether or not graduate students get educated. All they care about is the relationship between credit and tuition. So this is just for the faculty to look out for that and understand that this is the time to support the strike. The time to do it is now; we have the power to do it,” Jerng said.

— Contact Monica Stark at monica@davisenter prise.net.

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UC Davis faculty rally Monday to support striking grad-student workers.

TROT: Thanksgiving spirit comes to the front

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know, casual runners,” Coppinger said.

Austin Friedheim, a for mer student of Grace Val ley Christian Academy, expressed his thanks for the education and “Godly upbringing” he received at the grades K-9 school. “It helped prepare me for col lege and the rest of my life, my career, and everything,” he said as he and his friends tabled for the school at the Turkey Trot.

One particular Thanks giving memory that came to mind involved his uncle being tardy and drinks shooting up onto newly painted walls. “He threw (the drinks) in his trunk or something, and then he opened them up and just went all over the walls. It shot up like a volcano.”

Friedheim said his family had just finished painting the entire house, and because of the mess, “my dad made him come back and help.”

Jacob Youtsey, who was at the same table for Grace Valley, said there was a Thanksgiving gathering with their college group; unfortunately, he went to

the wrong place and showed up 45 minutes late. “But I was thankful I made it there,” he added.

Asked what his favorite Thanksgiving side dish is, he answered: Sweet potato casserole with a crunch on top.

Abigail Swickard said that as an employee of Shriners Hospital for Chil dren, she is thankful to work alongside those treating children who wouldn’t necessarily get treatment because of the cost of healthcare. In her personal life, she’s thankful for her church and family. “That gives me a sense of community and a reason

to do the work that I do,” she said.

Swickard added that she’s sure she has a story about a dog eating an entire cake or turkey: “That seems to happen every year.” She does love the family tradition of tak ing a walk after their big Thanksgiving meal to see all the trees. “And just get room for dessert.”

Turkey Trot runner Jerry Jimenez said as a son of immigrants, he has had a complicated history of Thanksgiving memories. While on his dad’s side, Thanksgiving isn’t a tradi tion celebrated, on his mom’s, he said some of his

fondest memories are of the family getting together and playing flag football with everyone: aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers, and sisters. “We play that game together, and that was always a lot of fun,” he said.

Jimenez said he’s always liked mashed potatoes and gravy and recently has started enjoying pecan pie. He plans on visiting his father separately from Thanksgiving. “Not for Thanksgiving, just to visit my dad,” he said with a chuckle.

— Contact Monica Stark at monica@davisenter prise.net.

HOMELESS: ‘Sometimes you have to provoke’

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person in a sleek downtown Sacramento government building Friday afternoon to broadly discuss how to better tackle the state’s most pernicious crisis.

“It was nice to hear their progress, and it was nice to hear their recognition that we have to get to another level,” Newsom told report ers following the over two hour-long private meeting.

It was a quick reversal some local leaders and advocates saw as a political stunt: The episode gave everyone a chance to air their grievances, but landed on no specific targets, while briefly risking the continu ity of services for people experiencing homelessness.

“If you asked me what emerged from the meeting, I don’t know. I did not hear any specific policy changes,” said Sam Liccardo, mayor of San Jose. But, he added, “Nobody’s going to criticize the state or the governor at a time when it’s critical to get resources to bring peo ple out of the cold. Lives depend on this.”

Other local leaders said they welcomed the prod ding.

“Sometimes, you have to provoke,” said Darrel Stein berg, mayor of Sacramento. “And then gather around a table like we did today, and actually talk about what it’s going to take to provide a further jolt to this problem.”

The governor sent shock waves through the state two weeks ago, just days before Election Day, when he summarily rejected every local homeless action plan. On the line: nearly $1 billion in homelessness funding. The plans, alto gether, promised to reduce visible street homelessness by 2% between 2020 and 2024, or 2,000 fewer peo ple statewide — which Newsom had called “simply unacceptable.”

His move triggered chaos among many of the 13 larg est cities, 58 counties and 44 homeless service provid ers who went through the process. Many of them thought they had been approved after workshop ping the plans with New som’s own homelessness agency, only to learn of their rejection en masse.

But local governments didn’t have much of an incentive to shoot for the stars in their plans, either,

because of the way the gov ernor and Legislature wrote the grant. In the name of accountability, they tied nearly a fifth of the $1 bil lion to local governments meeting their own unshel tered targets. With more people falling into home lessness than they can catch, many felt ambition might set them up for failure.

That criticism came up during the meeting, New som told reporters, holding up yellow pages ripped from a notepad.

“We worked with 120 members of the Legislature to put this forward,” he chuckled. “And now we’re working with 75 jurisdic tions on these plans… In fact, literally right here, the recommendations: ‘What specifically do you want to change in terms of these metrics and plans?’ And that’s exactly what this conversation was about going forward.”

As soon as applicants sign a pledge to submit more ambitious unsheltered tar gets and try harder in their plans for the next $1 billion grant — the final round of flexible local homelessness funding in the 2021 budget the state will start cutting checks for this round, according to Jason Elliott, Newsom’s deputy chief of staff. A handful of local gov ernments will have to work with the state to adjust their current plans before seeing the funding.

RACES: County expects to be done on Nov. 30

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were posted on Election Night and following sub sequent updates. After Tuesday’s election update, Vaitla posted, “We won!” on Facebook and thanked “everybody who gave their time, sweat, ideas, money and emotional support.”

Among the remaining unprocessed ballots from throughout the county, 422 are vote-by-mail bal lots, including ballots forwarded by other coun ties; 420 are provisional ballots and 981 are condi tional voter registration ballots.

Another 2,172 are dam aged, need to be remade or require further review, according to the elections office.

Unsigned ballot and signature verification statements have been mailed to Yolo County voters whose signatures on the vote-by-mail enve lope were challenged by the elections office. Those challenges occur when the

envelope is missing a signature, or the signa ture does not match the one within the voter file.

The Unsigned Ballot Statement and Signature Verification Statement forms must be returned to the Elections Office by 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28. They can be found at the following links:

n Unsigned Ballot Statement: https://www. yoloelections.org/voting/ yolo-county-unsignedballot-statement.pdf

n Signature Verifica tion Statement: https:// www.yoloelections.org/ voting/yolo-countysignature-verificationstatement.pdf

Jesses Salinas, the county’s clerk-recorder/ assessor/registrar of vot ers, said Friday he expects the count to be final on Wednesday, Nov. 30.

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

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Abigail Swickard, working the Turkey Trot for Shriners Hospital for Children, says she is thankful to work alongside those treating children who wouldn’t otherwise get treatment.

Calendar

Friday

n The UC Davis Arbo retum 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 informally dur ing this jam session at Wyatt Deck (next to the redwood grove). All skill levels welcome and lis teners are invited. Shortterm parking is available in Visitor Lot 5 on Old Davis Road at Arbore tum Drive. Hourly rates start at $1.75.

Saturday

n The annual Davis model train display will be up and running at the Davis train station (Amtrak) at 840 Second St. in downtown Davis. Sponsored by the Davis Sunrise Rotary Club (davisrotary.org) and the Davis Model Train Club, admission is free. Any donations received will be directed to local chari table programs. The dis play will be open from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and features two layouts with interactive bits for chil dren as well as local Davis points of interest.

Thursday, Dec. 1

n Yolo Basin Founda tion’s Flyway Nights speaker series highlights graduate-student fellow ship recipients. The pro gram will be a Zoom presentation sharing the studies of various species in the Yolo Bypass. The Yolo Basin Foundation Graduate Student Fel lowship Fund provides support for students in environmental educa tion, public use, environ mental sciences, or environmental/conserva tion policy. A $10 dona tion to support the foundation’s wetland education programs is

suggested. To register, visit www.yolobasin.org/ flywaynights or call Yolo Basin Foundation at 530-757-3780.

n The city of Davis will kick off the holiday sea son with the 41st annual candlelight parade and holiday tree lighting downtown. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. when the candlelight parade departs from the Davis Food Co-op parking lot at 620 G St. Walkers, strollers, wagons and decorated bicycles are all welcome to join the parade to the E Street Plaza. Park in the free parking structure behind the Signature Stadium 5 Theaters at Fourth and G streets. At 6:30 p.m., Mayor Lucas Frerichs and the rest of the City Council will light the tree in the E Street Plaza.

Friday, Dec. 2

n The Avid Reader will host best-selling science fiction author Kim Stan ley Robinson at Davis Community Church from 7 to 9 p.m. Robinson will discuss his newest book, “The High Sierra: A Love Story,” followed by a Q&A and author signing. The church is at 412 C St. in downtown Davis. Tickets are on sale for $10 on The Avid Reader website and in-store at The Avid Reader.

Saturday, Dec. 3

n Friends of Meals on Wheels presents Dickens in the Valley, a holiday home tour, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Start off the holidays by touring six beautiful Woodland-area homes all decked out for the season. Tickets are available in advance for $30 per person at Corner Drug at 602 Main St., Embellish Décor & Gifts at 540 Main St. or online at https://2022fomow dickens.eventbrite.com.

Tan Orthodontics sponsors giving tree again

Special to The Enterprise

WOODLAND — Tan Orthodontics is hosting its annual Yolo County CASA giving tree for local foster chil dren, and this year 82 wishes hang on the tree. Personalized holiday orna ments are available with a child’s specific gender, age and requested wish. The community is invited to stop by Tan Orthodontics (301 Cleve land St. in Woodland) to take an ornament off the giving tree, and return the requested gift by Wednes day, Dec. 14.

Tan Orthodontics has made host ing the Yolo County CASA giving tree

a long-standing holiday tradition. Last year, 85 wishes were fulfilled by patients, staff and the local commu nity. This year, 82 wishes need to be fulfilled for the children who are a part of the Court Appointed Special Advocate program. Yolo CASA and Tan Orthodontics are counting on the kindness of the community to help fulfill all the wishes that hang on the tree this holiday season.

“Tan Orthodontics is proud to con tinue to host the CASA giving tree again this holiday season,” said Dr. Alan C. Tan, orthodontist. “The immense support this program

receives from our patients and com munity friends is truly amazing.”

Tracy Fauver, executive director of Yolo County CASA, said, “Our CASA volunteers restore their voices and teach them that what they want does matter through highly trained advo cates. The holiday season is a perfect time to illustrate that by empowering these children to go shopping with their advocates and pick something out of their very own.”

Dr. Tan was a member of the founding board of directors of Yolo County CASA from 1995 to 2000. He has continued to be a loyal supporter.

WCC seeks holiday donations for foster youths

Enterprise staff

Community support is needed to brighten the holidays for local foster youths.

UFC sponsors home tour and boutique fundraiser

Special to The Enterprise University Farm Circle is preparing for its upcoming Holiday Home Tour and Boutique fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11. This important fundraiser provides four scholarships for outstand ing UC Davis students. The tour will showcase five beautiful homes, all conveniently located within minutes of each other in El Macero. Each home has unique features, including carefully curated artworks and hand-crafted collec tions, and possible inspira tions for your own home.

The boutique will be held at the El Macero Country

Club, where gift baskets will be available for sale. These baskets, donated and inspired by more than 80 interest sections of UFC, are a perfect answer for holiday gift-giving.

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Pence Gallery in Davis, at Embel lish Décor & Gifts in Wood land, or by contacting Betty Pfeifer at kimnkon@pac bell.net or Karen Cook at karencook45@yahoo.com. Tickets are $40 in advance or can be purchased for $45 at the door of the El Macero Country Club dur ing the Home Tour hours, Sunday Dec. 11, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Every year, the Wood land Community College Independent Living and Foster & Kinship Care Education programs col lect donations in order to give each of the more than 100 Yolo County foster youth ages 14 to 21 a stocking stuffed full of gift

cards and other goodies.

Donations sought include $25 Target and Walmart gift cards as well as gift cards for Star bucks, Dutch Bros., Taco Bell and other stores.

To contribute, contact Cherie Schroeder at 530574-1964 or cherie@ yolofostercare.com, or donate cash online at https://interland3. donorperfect.net/web link/weblink.aspx?name= E78505&id=33.

Wednesday is the annual Pre-Thanksgiving market

Special to The Enterprise

The day before Thanks giving, the Davis Farmers Market extends its hours. This year’s annual PreThanksgiving Market will be from noon to 6 p.m. in Central Park, 301 C St., Davis.

On Wednesday, Nov. 23, the market will have a bounty of seasonal pro duce, flowers and table décor, meats, cheeses, olive oil, honey and wine. Several bakeries will have fresh-baked items like pumpkin, apple, pecan

and berry pies and pump kin cheesecake; breads, stuffing mixes and cook ies. It’s open regular hours on the following Saturdays: Nov. 26, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31. It will be closed on Wednesday, Dec. 28.

The rest of the season, visit the market from 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat urdays. For more infor mation, visit https// davisfarmersmarket. org or visit it on Facebook or Instagram.

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From left, Molly Hillis, Karen Cook, Susan Rodgers, Mary Fish and Betty Pfeifer get ready for UFC’s home tour.

Shop small for a big time

Special to The Enterprise

Davis Downtown has several events scheduled this holiday season to support downtown businesses.

Shop Small in Downtown Davis, Nov. 25 to 27. Receive one raffle ticket for every $10 spent at participating businesses. You'll be entered into a drawing to win fabulous gift cards (limited to 10 tickets per customer, per business).

December to Remember is Dec. 1 to 20.

Enjoy festivities in downtown Davis, including decorated windows, Elf on the Shelf for families, and a communal wreath decorating project (a winner will be selected and receive a gift card).

Visit davisdowntown.com for more information. Thank you for supporting downtown Davis!

Downtown holiday festivities return Dec. 1

The city of Davis will kick off the holiday season on Thursday, Dec. 1, with the 41st annual candle light parade and holiday tree lighting downtown.

Festivities begin at 6 p.m. when the candlelight parade will depart from the Davis Food Co-op parking lot at 620 G St. Walkers, strollers, wagons and decorated bicycles are all welcome to join the parade to the E Street Plaza. Parade participants are encouraged to park in the free parking structure behind the Signature

Stadium 5 Theatres at Fourth and G streets since no parade parking will be available in the Food Co-op parking lot or in the E Street Plaza parking lot.

At 6:30 p.m., Mayor Lucas Frerichs and the rest of the City Council will light the tree in the E Street Plaza.

There will be music and entertainment both before and after the tree lighting, including performances by the Davis Youth Choir (at 6 p.m.); the Davis High Jazz Choir (at 6:15 p.m.); the Davis High Madrigals (at 6:35 p.m.); Mariachi del Valle (at 6:50 p.m.); Davis Local Vocals (at

7:05 p.m.); and Davis Musical Theatre Compa ny’s Young Performers’ Theatre (at 7:20 p.m.).

Additional festivities include free screenings of the short film “Shrek the Halls” at the Varsity The atre, 616 Second St.; Santa and Mrs. Claus; an activity station to write letters to Santa; roaming mascot characters avail able for photo ops; and horse-and-carriage rides.

Parking will be limited due to street closures and residents are encouraged to walk, bike or take the bu. For information, con tact Carrie Dyer at cdyer@ cityofdavis.org

Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

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Sac State tops Aggies in a classic Causeway shootout

By Bob Dunning Enterprise staff writer

SACRAMENTO — It was everything an intense rivalry game should be, but in the end the Sacramento State Hornets showed once again why they are 11-0, ranked No. 2 in the nation and the football champions of the Big Sky Conference for the third year in a row.

Put simply, the Hornets are in the habit of winning the close ones.

Leading from start to finish, but never comfort ably, Sacramento State defeated the UC Davis Aggies, 27-21, Saturday afternoon before a record Causeway Classic crowd of 23,073 at Hornet Stadium.

“It was a great game. A great battle between two

UCD men handle Hornets

By Bob Dunning Enterprise staff writer

SACRAMENTO — After falling behind by 11 points in the first half against a spirited Sacramento State effort, the UC Davis Aggies put on a sizzling secondhalf performance to rout the Hornets, 82-71, in a non-conference men’s bas ketball game before a crowd of 1,480 Tuesday night at the Golden 1 Cen ter.

The Aggies took their first lead of the game at 54-53 on a 3-pointer by Kane Milling, then after falling behind 57-56, took the lead for good on a bucket and a free throw by T.Y. Johnson with 5:26 left.

Elijah Pepper buried six straight free throws down the stretch to keep the Hor nets at bay.

The win gives the Aggies a 4-1 mark in the early sea son, while the Hornets drop to 3-2.

“I challenged our guys to ramp up their defense and their physicality in the sec ond half,” said Aggie head coach Jim Les.

“I thought we were a little soft on defense in the first half and were rushing our shots, but give Sac State credit, they were playing really well. But our group really responded in the second half. Sac State had us on our heels, but we were really resilient to come back like that. Our intensity ramped up, our physicality ramped up and we were really going after rebounds. When you do things like that, not surprisingly, the ball starts going in the bas ket.”

A 3-pointer by Milling for a 74-66 Aggie lead with

2:08 remaining was the final dagger.

“Kane’s a knock-down shooter and he loves the moment,” Les noted.

Pepper led all scorers with 24 points and added seven rebounds, while Christian Anigwe had 22 points, Milling 14 and T.Y. Johnson 11.

After an early exchange of baskets early in the game, the Hornets domi nated the first half. Sac

State gave a preview of what was to come when Zach Chappell, a transfer from San Jose State, buried

a 3-pointer with the game just 17 seconds old.

The Aggies responded with back-to-back baskets from Pepper and Anigwe for a brief 4-3 lead, but CSUS went on a 15-7 run for an 18-11 advantage and didn’t trail again in the half.

Robby Beasley, Anigwe and Milling all hit 3-point ers to keep the Aggies in the contest before two free throws from Cameron Wil bon gave the Hornets a 38-27 lead — their biggest of the night — just 3:22 before intermission. The Aggies rallied briefly to cut the deficit to 40-33 at the half.

Before meeting the Hor nets, the Aggies had an impressive 75-60 win over Arkansas State in a nonconference men’s basket ball game before a crowd of 1,125 last Friday night at the University Credit Union Center.

UCD led from start to finish and finally pulled away down the stretch against the visiting Sea Wolves of Jonesboro.

Robby Beasley, a transfer from Montana, had a breakout game for the

Aggies with 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting from the floor, including an individ ual 5-0 run that turned back a promising Red Wolves rally in the second half.

Beasley, a Californian from San Ramon, said he’s glad to be back on familiar ground.

“I knew all about UC Davis growing up and had been to some games here, so it’s great to be close to home where my parents can come to the games,” he said. “We were passing the ball well in the second half and that gave us some good looks that we were able to take advantage of.”

Hard-charging, ballhawking Elijah Pepper contributed 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for the Aggies, with 10 of the rebounds on the defensive board.

The UCD men will now play three games at the Milwaukee Tournament over Thanksgiving week end before returning home for a 6 p.m. contest against Pacific on Thursday, Dec. 1.

— Contact Bob Dunning at bdunning@davis enterprise.net.

great teams, but they made more plays than we did,” said Aggie head coach Dan Hawkins. “I told our guys afterward I love them. I love them a lot. But most games and most seasons are made by a few plays that decide which side of the ledger you’ll end up on.”

While the Hornets fin ished the regular season 8-0 in the Big Sky to share the league title with No. 3 Montana State, the Aggies dropped to 6-5 overall and 5-3 in the Big Sky. Sac State is now 23-1 in conference play over the last three years, including two straight 8-0 marks and three straight wins over UCD.

Despite playing the toughest schedule in school history, UC Davis was

denied an FCS playoff bid when the NCAA announced the 24-team field Sunday morning.

Surprisingly, the NCAA did take Idaho, a team the Aggies overwhelmed a week ago, 44-26, in Mos cow. Another surprise selection was Mon tana, which lost, 55-21, to Montana State Saturday and finished just 4-4 in the Big Sky, a full game behind the Aggies in the standings.

Asked after Saturday’s game if UC Davis should receive a playoff opportu nity, Sacramento State head coach Troy Taylor didn’t hesitate.

“Absolutely,” he said. “No question about it. If you look at their body of work,

Champs!

Davis High boys win NorCal water polo title in overtime

By Rebecca Wasik Enterprise correspondent

SACRAMENTO — For the first time in program history, the Davis High boys water polo team are the California Interscho lastic Federation Division II NorCal Regional Champions.

Déjà vu struck for the Blue Devils when for the second Saturday in a row, going into sudden death overtime in a champion ship game.

The result was topseeded Davis posting a thrilling 11-10 victory over No. 3 San Ramo Valley at American River College.

In the Sac-Joaquin Sec tion Division I title game at the Roseville Aquatic Center on Nov. 12, Jesuit beat Davis by an 8-7 score in sudden death.

Davis (29-5) defeated San Ramon Valley (2010) by the same score on Oct. 8 in which that game also went into overtime.

J.T. Doughty was the star of the show for the Blue Devils. Doughty fin ished the game with six total goals, the last one being the game-winning goal.

‘Help our seniors’

contribute,” said Doughty. “We lost our section in a really close game. I really wanted to help our seniors go off on a good note.”

Doughty took 17 shots in the game. He also recorded one assist and one steal.

“J.T is spunky,” said Davis head coach Tracy Stapleton. “He grabbed the bull by the horns.”

The game-winning goal was scored by Doughty at the 2:11 mark of the sec ond, 3-minute period of sudden death.

“I was getting really worried,” said Doughty of playing in a second sud den death game in as many weeks. “The first time we played SRV, we had to come back, and we won in overtime, but we lost our most recent sud den death game. I really didn’t want last week to happen again.”

No goals were scored by either team in the first 3-minute period of sud den death.

Overtime

Before sudden death, the Blue Devils and Wolves played two 3-min ute periods of overtime.

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UC Davis tight end Josh Gale (81) outruns a group of Sacramento State players en route to a touchdown in Saturday’s Big Sky Conference game at Hornet Stadium.

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Davis High attacker JT Doughty (10) takes a shot into the net in Saturday’s NorCal Division II championship game against San Ramon Valley. Doughty, only a junior, had the game-winning shot that gave the Blue Devils an 11-10 win in overtime to win their first-ever regional title.

“It felt really good to

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Blue Devil attacker Christian Davis (8) raises his left arm in an attempt to block a shot in Saturday’s championship match.

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UCD forward Christian Anigwe (left) eyes the basket inside the paint in Tuesday’s Causeway Cup against Sacramento State at the Golden 1 Center.

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UC Davis guard Elijah Pepper (40) looks to move the basketball inside during Tuesday’s Causeway Cup against Sacramento State at the Golden 1 Center.

Garibay pursues mariachi passion

By rowan Baar HUB Staff

After quitting the cello in the fourth grade, Oscar Garibay picked up the trum pet. Now a professional musician with a successful career, Garibay is thankful that he never gave up music.

Garibay started playing trumpet in fifth grade, at the urging of his brother. “His reasoning was (that) trumpet is in every single genre, it’s so versatile,” Garibay said.

According to Garibay, the first two years of trumpet were hard. “(I was) going through a lot of interventions… I just wasn’t very focused in my musical jour ney.”

As an English learner, Garibay some times felt unappreciated. “I always felt very belittled… not intentionally… but just growing up in that culture I just felt very inferior,” Garibay said.

These feelings fueled Garibay, making him a more competitive musician and student. In middle school, Garibay prac ticed the trumpet at least two hours a day. It was during this time that Garibay decided he wanted to pursue a career as a trumpet player.

At Davis High, Garibay’s love of music continued to grow. He found many teach ers who supported him, but also told him the truth about pursuing a career in music. One such teacher told Garibay that “being a musician, you’re going to strug gle…you’re going to (suffer)… but it’s a beautiful experience.”

Another big supporter throughout his high school years was a fellow musician, Hiram Jackson, one of the co-founders of the Mariachi Puente program in Davis. Jackson describes Garibay as, “very nice, very friendly (and) as a musician he’s excellent.”

After graduating DHS in 2010, Garibay went on to CSU Sacramento, where he competed in and won a concerto competition against more than 200

Yamoah journeys from DHS to MIT to Oxford

By Marion Delarue HUB Staff

Despite the many challenges of being a woman in science, Megan Yamoah has never stopped pursuing what she loves. In her third year at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yamoah decided to take a step back and expand her experience from physics and engineering to economics.

Before graduating from Davis High in 2016, Yamoah was able to engage with science. “I might have enjoyed it more (then) because it was all new to me,” Yamoah said. But she wanted more lab work than she was offered in class.

In order to learn more, Yamoah joined robotics in her freshman year; she was part of the Robot Design subteam and Robot Drive Team. “I loved that so much,” Yamoah said. “I learned so much about engineering and practiced how it actually works in the real world.”

“Megan (had) a consistent desire to learn and grow, she always had great questions for me about robot design, lead ership, etc,” said Michael Corsetto, one of Yamoah’s coaches at Citrus Circuits.

After high school, Yamoah studied at MIT for four years. For Yamoah, making friends and learning from others was a big part of her college experience.

As an undergraduate, one of her friends came with a lot more background knowl edge in physics. “She had taken vector calculus in high school,” Yamoah said. “I happened to be using that (same knowl edge) a lot during my freshman fall.”

As much as she enjoyed MIT, Yamoha was confronted with a challenge. Even at a place that was still quite diverse, she would sometimes be the only woman sit ting in the room.

other music majors.

Garibay continued playing after college, touring internationally with bands and orchestras in Europe and South Korea. He performed with award winning artists and bands, including Grammy-award winning Mariachi Los Camperos, and became one of the founding members of the Jose Her nandez Mariachi Academy.

After teaching at the Mariachi Acad emy, Garibay was hired as the mariachi director for the Santa Ana Unified School District in Orange County. Garibay feels that teaching provides a “(balance)... to keep me motivated and to invigorate me with different passions.”

Combining his two passions, Garibay founded his own band and hired former students to play. Garibay’s band, Maria chi Folklore, allows his students to expand their musical horizons while earning a fair wage.

Garibay’s accomplish ments con tinue to grow, he still remem bers, “(Davis’) beauti ful peo ple.”

This chal lenge moti vated Yamoah to participate in many groups and associations while at MIT, such as the Under graduate Women in Physics. “(I thought) oh, there’s an issue here. Let’s focus my energy on trying to fix it, trying to build a community,” Yamoah said. “That’s how I coped with it.”

MIT was not the first place where Yamoah worked on building a commu nity. She was already reaching out to people when studying at DHS.

“She put time into starting and growing multiple outreach projects,” Corsetto said. One of those projects became the Davis Youth Robotics program, which currently reaches over 500 third through eighth grade students in Davis every year.

A few years ago, Yamoah earned a Rhodes Scholarship to study economics in Oxford. She decided to leave the U. S. to jump into the extended questions in development economics, innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

She is now taking a gap year in London after two years of a very intense master’s degree. “I (didn’t) think I wanted to go straight into another degree ... where I would spend the next years back in the classroom,” Yamoah said. “I (needed) to take some time for myself.”

Peri constructs ‘Dykes With Drills’

By elina HiBel HUB Staff

When Julie Peri couldn’t find the space she needed, she built her own.

Peri created the organization Dykes with Drills, a lesbian-oriented workshop group.

As a kid, Peri always enjoyed creating and building. At Davis High, Peri took an auto class and was one of two girls enrolled. “I was too intimidated and dropped out… it was a missed opportu nity,” Peri said.

Peri graduated from DHS in 2007 before going to UC Davis where she con tinued to follow her passion for creating and pursued a major in engineering. While in college, Peri was able to better connect with who she was and came out as queer.

“I was (unaware) of queer life at DHS and in some ways maybe that is indicative that there needs to be more representa tion (of queer life) there and maybe if I had seen more representation while I was there maybe I would thought sooner about my

sexuality,” Peri said.

With an engineering degree in hand, Peri decided to move to the Bay Area to be around more queer people. But she said she found her new engineering job “uncreative and boring.” She decided to pivot and get hands-on experience build ing houses with Habitat For Humanity as a construction crew leader.

At Habitat For Humanity she worked alongside many queer women. “I was really inspired by being around other queer women who were doing construction and had so much fun and really wanted to recreate that experience both for myself and other people,” Peri said.

In 2015, she came up with the idea of Dykes With Drills while talking to a friend. When she saw how many people supported the first event in 2018, where they built a skate ramp for the public skate park, Peri felt inspired. “People like this and want this and it’s a good sign to keep going,” she said.

In addition to teaching people how to use tools, Dykes With Drills creates a space for queer women to meet and build friendships.

“It’s hard to find spaces for queer women to meet and engage. There’s some thing special about working on a project with somebody where you get to connect and collaborate and rely on that person, that then develops a really strong bond,” Peri said.

Dykes With Drills now has workshops in New York, Chicago and New Orleans, along with the original location in the Bay Area. “If I was told in 2018 that I would have four different locations, and all these amazing staff members, and have built these tiny homes, and have these camps, I would have been like ‘no way,’” Peri said.

De Loera-Brust speaks up for the oppressed

By HaralD Tollerup HUB Staff

In high school, Antonio De Loera-Brust had his sights set on being a film producer. “I love movies, I love film, I still do,” De Loera-Brust said. But after Donald Trump won the presidential election in 2016, his passion for equality and social change caused him to spring into action.

From his early days of high school De Loera-Brust was a passionate film enthusiast and aspiring director. De Loera-Brust dreamed of making films with a political mes sage. At Davis High, De Loera-Brust explored his passion for film and drama by starring in many theater productions.

Although De Loera-Brust was passionate about film, social activism was always on his mind as he grappled with inequality in his broader community. He noticed that schools just miles away from one another had vastly different levels of opportunity and resources.

This inequality was not just present at other schools in other districts but in De Loera-Brust’s backyard. De Loera-Brust remembers an instance in high school when a Latina student was expelled for fighting.

“(The fight) started by the fact that a white peer had called her a racial slur,” De Loera-Brust said. The punishment the student received was unsettling to De LoeraBrust, who thought it was too harsh.

At DHS, De Loera-Brust was able to seed and develop his interests. “High school was a time that I discovered a lot about myself,” De Loera-Brust said.

A highlight of high school for De Loera-Brust was in his sophomore and junior years in English class with Widgen Neagley. The class was discussion based and that was where De Loera-Brust thrived. These debates helped him develop and hone his public speaking, a skill vital to his current job as the communications director of the United Farm Workers Union.

Neagley encouraged De Loera-Brust to share his ideas and debate with others. “I loved the way he participated in class discussions, always up for an argument for sure,” Neagley said.

After high school, De Loera-Brust attended Loyola Marymount University to study film. In 2017, De Loera-Brust graduated LMU with a major in film and a minor in Chicana/o studies.

After graduating from LMU, De Loera-Brust began working on Capitol Hill for Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) as his special assistant. De Loera-Brust worked to pass leg islation and write press releases and speeches.

Afterwards, De Loera-Brust moved on to be the special assistant to Antony Blinken, U. S. secretary of state. He worked on policy relating to the withdrawal in Afghanistan and war in Ukraine.

Putting Newsom’s popularity to good use

The record is now clear, and the num bers are staggering.

In 2018, Gov. Gavin Newsom won 62% of the general election vote, the most of any Democratic governor in state history. In 2021, Newsom beat a recall effort with the same percentage of voters choosing to retain him. While some votes remain uncounted, Newsom is poised to claim 59% or more this year – a resounding double-digit win for a second term.

These are historic figures. Among New som’s recent predecessors, only George Deu kmejian earned 60% even once, eking out almost 61% in his 1986 reelection bid fol lowing a sub-50% performance in 1982. Compare this with then-Gov. Ronald Rea gan, who won 57% in 1966 before falling under 53% in 1970; Pat and Jerry Brown, who together averaged 55% across six elec tions; Arnold Schwarzenegger, who never exceeded 56%; and Gray Davis and Pete Wilson, who hovered in the high 40s and 50s.

To find a governor whose electoral success rivals Newsom’s, one must turn back the clock almost 80 years to 1946, a decidedly less partisan era when Earl Warren won 91% of the vote in his reelection bid (as nominee of both Republican and Demo cratic parties), and 64% in 1950.

To match Warren in vote-getting – that is rarefied political air. But skeptics will dis count Newsom’s success in predictably superficial ways.

The first objection is that Newsom bene fits from the structural advantages of a deep blue state. Yet this alone cannot explain such wide margins. The fact is that Newsom draws surprising support from non-Demo crats, including 48% of California’s inde pendents, according to an October survey by the Public Policy Institute of California. Roughly 13% of California Republicans approve of Newsom’s performance so far.

For perspective, the same poll found Pres ident Joe Biden drew a more modest 44% approval from California independents and only 8% from Republicans, contesting the national narrative of Newsom as partisan pugilist and Biden as conciliator. But it is revealing in another way, too. It underscores Newsom’s support across the political spec trum, the secret sauce to winning such high vote shares in a state whose registered vot ers are still mostly non-Democrats.

The second objection is that Newsom only looks strong because his opponents are so weak. This is also wrong. Many conve niently forget that the 2021 recall showed real momentum until Newsom overcame it in the latter stages of the campaign. It also overlooks that challengers and outside groups have spent hundreds of millions of dollars trying to defeat Newsom across three gubernatorial contests.

The best theory for Newsom’s success is also the simplest: Voters think he is doing a good job. Even if there is disagreement over his approach to issues like housing and COVID-19, there is a broad appeal for his no-nonsense leadership style and ambitious goals.

None of this is to suggest that Newsom has time to enjoy a victory lap. Homeless ness is still bad and getting worse. Poised to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, California’s cost of living is unbearably high. Californians are feeling the brunt of climate change and increasingly view crime as a top concern.

In this sense, Newsom’s historic vote share is much more than political trivia or fodder for horse race commentary. Rather, it should be the indispensable tool for uniting constituencies and improving some of Cali fornia’s intractable problems.

In other words, the question is not whether Newsom is historically popular with California voters — he is. The question is instead: how will he put that popularity to good use?

— Timothy Perry is a private attorney. He was co-chair of Newsom’s 2018 “Defending California Values” policy committee and a former chief of staff at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. He wrote this for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how Cali fornia's Capitol works and why it matters.

Gambling will be back on ballot

Sports gambling lost, and badly. But not to worry, would-be online gam blers and folks who want to lay wagers in Indian casinos or racetracks: Sports gam bling will be back on the bal lot soon.

The untold billions of dol lars that promised to flow from either this fall’s Propo sition 26 or 27 — or both — were the reason Native American gaming tribes and the big national online sports bookmakers put up a record war chest of more than $440 million to pass these proposi tions. The same billions assure the idea will be back as often as it takes for some thing akin to 26 or 27 to pass.

Maybe next time, the cam paigns will be more honest. For while lies are common in this state’s initiative politics, rarely if ever have they been as obvious and obnoxious as those propounded by gaming interests this fall.

One remarkable pre-elec tion poll showed voters didn’t take long to recognize this: While both propositions ran about even among voters who saw no more than one or two of the ads backing 26 and 27, those who saw a lot of ads were against the prop ositions by margins of almost 2-1. The ads were not merely ineffective; they were selfdefeating.

Dishonesty began with the formal title of Prop. 27: the “California Solutions to Homelessness and Mental

Health Support Act.” That didn’t even mention gam bling.

In fact, had 27 won, gam bling revenues would have been taxed at slightly more than 10 percent. Of that money, 85 percent would have gone to homeless sup port agencies that already get billions in state tax money. So it would have made little difference in a field where big money has proved ineffective. Meanwhile, commercials for Prop. 26 were also dis honest, implying that much of its take would go to mental health treatment of pretty much the same unhoused populace that 27 claimed to help.

In reality, neither measure was giving away much of the proceeds.

That may have been one reason the falsely promoted Propositions 26 and 27 lost among both Republicans and Democrats, Donald Trump supporters and Trump hat ers.

This entire outcome was as counterintuitive as it gets. Early on, if you were a gam bling man or woman, you would have felt foolish bet ting against either initiative. For the recent history of

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STEAC (Short Term Emergency Aid Committee) recently partnered with the Yolo County Libraries and DJUSD to get individuals and families signed up for the 2022 STEAC Holiday Program. We hosted a total of eight in-person office hours at the Mary L. Stephens Library and the South Davis Montgomery Library across a two-week period in early November, and we were able to success fully qualify over 100 applicants for the program this year through this channel.

STEAC would like to thank Scott Love with the Yolo County Library and Scott Thompson with DJUSD for providing access to your facilities and laptop com puters In our 55th year, the STEAC Holiday Program is on-track for another successful year providing food and gifts

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propositions aiming to legalize things that long were considered illegal vices suggested one or both would pass easily.

That’s what happened first with medical mari juana and then with rec reational pot. Now, because of initiative out comes, it’s hard to find a city or county without at least one cannabis dispensary.

The same with gambling, where voters in 2000 approved Indian gambling on once-impoverished and desolate Native American reservations. Eight years later, voters eagerly expanded the number of slot machines in Native American casinos, many of which now double as luxury resorts, complete with spas, tennis courts and some times golf courses.

But as the tide turned against online sports gaming, backers vowed they are not finished, that they will bring legalized online sports bet ting to the ballot again. This would not be unusual. Prop osition 29, the third attempt in the last four years by the Service Employees Interna tional Union to unionize at least some of the labor force at dialysis clinics, failed badly again this month, but who’s to say the union won’t try again?

It was no surprise, then, when the CEOs of the Fan Duel and DraftKings online sports bookies, announced at an October gambling con vention in Las Vegas that

for low-income Davis families and indi viduals during the December holiday season.

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Carbon- dioxide leadership

We were very pleased to see that Con gressman Mike Thompson has co-spon sored the Federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act (FCDRLA). This far-sighted, pioneering and vital legislation will create a sustainable, longterm market for the removal and durable storage of legacy carbon dioxide (CO2) through both natural and technological means.

Congressman Thompson is also author of “The Green Act”, which was incorpo rated into the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act, and expands the use of renewable energy through Federal tax incentives that will promote clean energy technologies and faster deploy zeroemissions vehicles.

He understands that to address the

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they would “live to fight another day.”

First, though, they will have to work with Indian casinos to share the wealth so they don’t end up with another set of competing propositions, something that pollsters said hurt their chances this year.

They will also need to sweeten the pot when it comes to sharing the new wealth they could get from California with positive civic causes and with impover ished Native American tribes. Giving these interests a minuscule share of the pro ceeds may have been another factor in the defeat of both 26 and 27.

So the gaming folks have work to do if they want to milk the billions they seek to take from Californians.

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climate crisis we must rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also remove excess CO2 already in our atmo sphere. The International Panel on Cli mate Change (IPCC), recently confirmed this fact, stating that “[a]ll pathways [that] limit warming to 1.5C use Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)…”.

The FCDRLA will support CDR by creating a long-term market for direct air capture, other technologies, and natural processes. The Act ensures best practices of monitoring and verifying results and provides for robust public engagement.

The Department of Energy (DOE) will set a declining price per ton of CO2 removed over time and give DOE flexibil ity to invest in nascent technologies and natural processes with high CO2 removal potential. The Act prioritizes job cre ation, environmental justice, innovative technologies and community benefits.

Thank you Congressman Thompson for your far-sighted, thoughtful cosponsorship!

Frances McChesney and Don Morrill Davis

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So the gaming folks have work to do if they want to milk the billions they seek to take from Californians.

Thanksgiving traditions and meals

Special to The Enterprise

Starting with parades and ending with family meals, Thanksgiving provides all-day opportunities for celebrating life’s special moments with those nearest and dearest to your heart.

Waking up to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a tradition that brings smiles and happiness for many families, and this year, an iconic brand will join the festivities. Since 1921, Wonder Bread has cap tured the “wonder” its founder Elmer Cline experienced when first watching a hot air balloon race. It’s often credited with the popularization of sliced bread in the United States and now, for the first time, its legacy will be on display Nov. 24 parading through the streets of New York City.

To celebrate the special occa sion and the joy that Thanksgiv ing brings, you can enjoy Turkey Cranberry Dinner Rolls as a deli cious homemade meal that’s as easy to make as it is to share. If you’re searching for a tasty side that’ll leave your loved ones stuffed, look no further than this Thanksgiving Stuffing, a classic accompaniment to holiday meals and a favorite of home chefs across the country.

To learn more about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and find family-favorite recipes fit for Thanksgiving feasts, visit wonderbread.com/macysparade.

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Turkey Cranberry Dinner Rolls

Ingredients:

Nonstick cooking spray

1 package of Wonder Dinner Rolls

2 cups diced turkey, cooked

1 cup cranberry sauce or relish 6 slices Swiss cheese

6 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon yellow mustard

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

½ tablespoon dried minced on ion salt, to taste pepper, to taste 1 tablespoon parsley 1 cup Parmesan cheese

Putting it together:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cover 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.

Remove rolls from package in one piece, cutting entire slab in half lengthwise to create one half of “tops” and one half of “bot toms.”

Place bottom half in foil-cov ered pan and layer with turkey, cranberry sauce and Swiss cheese. Add top half of rolls.

In microwave, melt butter and whisk in mustard, Worcester shire sauce, onion and salt and pepper, to taste. Pour evenly over rolls.

Cover with foil and let sit 5-10 minutes then bake, covered, 20 minutes. Uncover and bake 5 minutes.

Sprinkle with parsley and Parmesan cheese. Slice into individual rolls.

Thanksgiving Stuffing

Ingredients:

½ cup unsalted butter, divided 3 cups chopped onion 2½ cups chopped celery 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

In

Bake,

‘Wot? No beer?’ leads to ‘Wot? No riot?’

The decision not to serve beer in the sta diums where the World Cup will be played has made international news. It seems to have taken many people by sur prise. I find that odd. As my Mam would say: “Leopards cannot change their spots.”

Qatar, after all, is a con servative Muslim nation where the consumption of alcoholic beverages is con strained (not illegal), and happens mostly in private or at least not in public.

You can’t really expect a religion to adapt nearly 15 centuries of belief and practice to please the needs of a fans who attend a sporting event that started in 1930.

Of course, there are other constraints Islam expects of its adherents, and visitors who think to engage in behaviors con trary to those traditions might want to think again.

It’s an Islamic miracle that Qatar was chosen in the first place.

I’m sure FIFA had all kinds of assurances that these issues would not arise. That’s the kind of promise many business men make early in negoti ations. It’s called lying.

The rules change when there is no backing out of the deal. When applied to developers and develop ments I’ve called that prac tice “mission creep.”

If you feel sympathy for Budweiser and AnheuserBusch Inbev, you might wish to buy a healing six pack of Bud for Thanksgiv ing. That will be appre-ciated. However, don’t feel too sorry for ABInbev. Their $75 million

sponsorship is not aimed at the fans in the stadiums in a country with miniscule beer sales, but at the teeming millions around the world who will watch on TV; I see no reason why that should be impacted. The added world-wide exposure of the Budweiser brand on news media, because of the can cellation, is a marketing bonus.

There is a practical rea son for banning alcoholic beverages from football games: as a constraint on the overexcited and out landish behavior of some fans who can sometimes turn into howling and even dangerous mobs.

The poster children for this were the English Lager Louts; you hardly hear that phrase anymore though their behavior still exists. Lager Louts made a practice of getting boozed up before they attended a game where their fun was at the expense of other fans. They entered the stands where, as the name implies, everyone stands (for hours). It’s crowded but cheap. Lager Louts got into fights, threw beer cups (not always empty) at crowds lower in the stands and engaged dangerously in shoving forward that tends to surge and collapse the crowd. People died that way and still do.

On a different topic:

Thanksgiving is in the air and I wish everyone who reads this a Happy Thanksgiving. I hope we all shall be surrounded by friends and family and love and good cheer.

We should think of things for which we are thankful.

My thankful list is a long one, but if I look out onto the wider would I am deeply thankful that we survived the mid-term election without violence or misbehavior. For the most part candidates and their supporters have behaved well enough. I’m sure some were sorely tempted to cry fraud and “Stop the steal” following the model of the Supreme Leader. A bonus is that the Leader looks a bit less supreme these days.

One must ask how that huge phalanx of pundits and prognosticators on TV called this election wrong. There was obviously plenty of money being thrown at this form of entertain ment.

I do not doubt that pre senters, such as Steve Kor nacki, have assistants who are well trained in the art of data analysis using sophisticated statistical methods and algorithms. They are all therefore well aware that what they do is bullfeathers and bluster. Problem is, they continue to do it anyway, endlessly and in excruciating detail.

The problem is that pundits must acquire reliable data. Remember, garbage in garbage out.

The data pundits use is from poling. and those

questions must be care fully written to avoid a biased answer. Also, because they cannot ask questions of everybody, they must ask a sample of voters.

In statistical work for monitoring a manufactur ing process — let’s pick one industry at random; say, brewing — product and processing samples are taken to the lab and analyzed by standard methods that are thor oughly tested and well understood. The sample must meet three criteria: it must be large enough, ran domly selected and repre sentative of the whole.

In sampling tanks of

beer, silos of barley or bales of hops, meeting these criteria is rather obviously straightforward: The beer, barley and hops are similar in each con tainer, and so getting a large enough, random and representative sample is easy. Unlike humans, these samples are not required to come to the telephone, do not object to or misun derstand questions, refuse to cooperate, or tell lies.

Sampling a human pop ulation is much harder, especially in such demand ing times as these are, with a far more varied and angrier electorate than in previous (pre-2016) elec tions. Furthermore, any

population sample is unlikely to be much more than 1,000 people repre senting, perhaps, many millions.

I do not doubt the pun dits reported accurately on the meaning of the data they collect. They just col lect crappy data.

But that is all behind us for the moment. Let us forget and forgive all that. Let us join hands and cele brate because Thanksgiv ing is upon us. Furthermore, the season of Advent, a time of joy and excitement, is just around the corner.

Reach Michael Lewis at waleslewis792@gmail. com.

Putting it together: Heat oven to 325 degrees. In large skillet over medium heat, melt ¼ cup butter. Add onion, celery, garlic, sage, thyme, celery seeds, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Cover and cook until onions are soft, 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat.

large bowl, toss sauteed vegetables with bread cubes and season with pepper. Melt remaining butter and pour over stuffing along with broth then toss to coat.

covered, until heated through, about 35 minutes. Uncover and bake additional 15 minutes.

Left, Turkey Cranberry Dinner Rolls.

Below, Thanksgiving Stuffing. Courtesy photo

Eugene (Gene) Marshall Ren kin, husband of Elizabeth (Libby) Russell Renkin died surrounded by his loving family on Nov. 11, 2022, in Davis.

Renkin was born in Boston in 1926, the oldest of the three chil dren of Harry and Mary Renkin. The others are sister Elaine and brother Herbert Louis. He grew up in the nearby city of Revere, and attended public schools there. He graduated from Revere High School in 1945, and entered Tufts College (now Tufts Univer sity). He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1947 and graduated in 1948 with a bachelor’s degree in biology, summa cum laude.

With support of a Pepsi-Cola Foundation Fellowship, he entered the pre-doctoral program in medical sciences at Harvard University and studied physiol

ogy under the direction of Prof. John R. Pappenheimer. He was awarded the Ph.D. in 1951 for his thesis on capillary permeability.

After graduation, Dr. Renkin began a long and satisfying career of teaching and research in physi ology. His first research position was in the biology division of the Brookhaven National Laboratory. Subsequently he engaged in research at the National Insti tutes of Health and in teaching and research at the medical schools of the George Washing ton University, Duke University and lastly UC Davis, where he was appointed chairman of human physiology in 1974. He did sabbatical research at the Karolinska Institute in Stock holm in 1960-61, and at Oxford University, England in 1972.

Dr. Renkin was active in the affairs of the American Physio logical Society and of the APS Circulation Group. He was a member of the Microcirculatory Society and its President in 1974.

He also held membership in the International Union of Physio logical Sciences, the American Heart Association (Basic Sciences Council) and the American Asso ciation of University Professors. He served on the editorial Boards of the American Journal of Psy chology, Physiological Reviews, Circulation Research, Journal of Vascular Research and Microvas cular Research. He served on several postdoctoral fellowship and research review panels for government and private agencies.

During his career, Dr. Renkin earned many honors, including the APS Bowditch Lectureship Award and the C.J. Wiggers award of the APS Circulation Group. From the Microcircula tory Society he received the E.M. Landis Award and the B.W. Zweifach Award; and from U.C. Davis, the faculty Research Award. He received numerous invitations to lecture on his research and to take part in sym posia. He published more than

100 research papers and reviews, was co-editor and contributor to several research compendium, and contributed chapters on microcirculation to two physiol ogy textbooks.

His first marriage was to Bar bara Denison Zaun; they had three children, Miriam Lohr, Hadley Zaun and Joshua Nathan. After divorce in 1967, he married Elizabeth Gilland Russell; they had one child, Daniel Russell. In Davis, he and Elizabeth became members of Congregation Bet Haverim, and participated actively in its religious, educa tional and social programs. They also contributed to the support of cultural and musical presenta tions of the university, including the UCD Symphony.

Dr. Renkin retired as the chair of human physiology at UC Davis in 1994, but continued his research program until 1998, and participated in departmental teaching as a volunteer until 2001. In 2000 he and Elizabeth

moved from their home of 27 years to the newly opened Uni versity Retirement Community at Davis.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; sons Daniel, Joshua (Jen) and Hadley (Guntra); daughter Miriam (Harry Posey); grandchildren Adey Gene, Charles and Hilda Muriel (Rob ert Martinez-Cross); greatgranddaughter Pepper Wren; sister Elaine Berkowitz; brother Herbert (Bernice); and nurse Nonny, the wonder dog.

Gene Renkin was laid to rest on Nov. 16 in the Davis Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Congregation Bet Haverim, 1715 Anderson Road, Davis, CA, 95616; the Yolo County Animal Shelter, 41831 Gibson Road, Woodland, CA, 95776; Davis Community Meals and All Weather Shelter, P.O. Box 72463, Davis, CA, 95617; YoloCares; or the donor’s favorite charity.

With the heaviest of hearts and the deepest of sympathies, we announce that the most amazing father, husband, grandpa, uncle, son, coach and friend that has ever walked this earth passed away on Oct. 26, 2022.

Ronald Spell was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 24, 1939. After serv ing his country in the U.S. Army, he found himself in Southern California where he met the love of his life, started a family, and they pursued a successful entre preneurship together which led them to Davis. From there, the adventures were constant leading him

into his retiring years in Rocklin, where he was sur rounded by his family and friends.

He was adored and cher ished by his loving wife, Leilani Spell, of 57 years; and children T.D. Spell, Gentry Spell, Chenoa Phil lips, Cheyenne Spell, Lakota Verberne and Cimarron Spell. His legacy lives on through his grandchildren Ayasha Phillips, Dakota Spell, Shilah Spell, Maverick Verberne, Dutch Verberne and Keanu Verberne. He will be saluted and honored with a veteran’s burial ser vice and his immediate family on Nov. 22. Ron Spell will be truly

missed by every per son that was fortu nate enough to cross his path. As one of the most gen erous human beings that has blessed this world with his presence, he also show ered all who knew him with his unparalleled humor and wit. He has left behind a permanent footprint in the sand that couldn’t pos sibly be altered even by the most remarkable of tidal waves. It goes without say ing that his candle burned out long before his legend ever will. He will remain in all of our hearts forever and it gives us peace knowing

that we will without a doubt be reunited someday. May the road rise to meet you,

May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of his hand.

We send our sincerest condolences to all who knew and loved him. A cel ebration of life will follow in the spring of 2023 for all friends and loved ones to attend. Please contact his daughters, Lakota Ver berne and Chenoa Phillips, for more information. More details will follow in the near future.

The Enterprise publishes brief death notices free of charge. These include name, age, city of residence, occupation, date of death and funeral/memorial information. Paid-for obituaries allow for controlled content with the option for photos. Obituaries will be edited for style and grammar. Submissions may be made via www.davisenterprise.com/obit-form/. For further information about paid obituaries or free death notices, call 530-756-0800.

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Pearls Before Swine

UCD women can’t catch up with Hornets at Golden 1

Turner leads game Aggie effort

By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor SACRAMENTO — Evanne

Turner has proven to be a tre mendous leader on the UC Davis women’s basketball team.

What is impressive to Aggies head coach Jennifer Gross is Turner’s leadership in the locker room. The 5-foot-9 junior guard got her message across to her teammates about what they need to do for the next five months.

Turner lit up Sacramento State’s squad in Tuesday’s Cause way Cup at the Golden 1 Center. But the Hornets had three players who scored in double figures, leading to Sac State posting a 67-45 win.

“Instead of sitting in the locker room feeling bad about ourselves, she’s saying ‘hey, let’s everybody say one thing that we’re going to commit to getting better,’” Gross said. “It turns it into ‘alright we’re on a mission here’ and that’s important to our team, and that’s got to be what we do from now until March.”

Turner finished with 25 points for UCD (2-2). She made 9 of 19 from the field, plus a 3-pointer. She also made 6 of 7 free throws.

On top of those numbers, Turner had three steals and a blocked shot.

“My teammates and the coach ing staff believe in me to make sure that I get to the rim,” Turner said. “They put me in a position to score, and I think it’s just been a mentality that I continue that I go here at Davis is that we’re going to get the job done, I’m going to get the job done because

I have so much belief in me.”

Added Gross, “She’s the one everybody wants to play with because she’s so much fun. She brings such an amazing joy to the court whenever she steps on it, and yet, she’s also the fierc est competitor I’ve ever coached. The passion shows up in so many ways.

“We’ve had some great leaders over the last couple of years, so to see her step into a role now where this is her team. She’s taken ownership on that, finding ways to connect with each and every person on the team to say ‘hey, come with me on this, let’s go.’ She has a lot of weight on her shoulders.”

Although Turner had the hot hand in scoring, the Hor nets’ backcourt of Kahlaijah Dean and Benthe Versteeg, plus center Isnelle Natabou were effective in moving the ball from tipoff to the end of the game.

Sacramento State (3-1) jumped out to a 20-10 lead in the first quarter. Natabou had 11 of her 13 points during that stretch.

“Obviously, not our day today,” Gross said. “We’re all disap pointed with the outcome.”

Hornet head coach Mark

Campbell, who is in his second season, picked up his first win over the Aggies in the Cup. The Hornets beat UCD for the first time since a 92-77 win in 2015.

“Jenn and UC Davis are a phe nomenal program and have been for a long time,” Campbell said of his opposite number. “The utmost respect for them. Our program has a lot of respect for

them. This was a big game for us. Tonight, we caught up to those guys.”

Toward the end of the second quar ter, the Aggies and Hornets were all about defense. Sac State led 34-16. But each team scored only a bucket each.

But the Hornets, thanks to their hus tle on offense in moving the ball most of the second quarter that led to 58.3 percent and 51.1 percent in the game, led 36-18 lead at halftime.

“Sac State is a good team,” Gross said. “Going into this game, we knew that. We knew that they had some weapons that were going to be tough for us, and they played a very good game. They shot the ball well. They exe cuted. So, congrats to them.”

UCD was able to outscore Sac State 15-10 in the third quarter. Turner, who had 14 points at halftime, scored her final 9 points in the quarter.

Dean and Versteeg made a combined seven shots from the field to pace the Hornets in that quarter.

Sacramento State, which led 46-33 entering the fourth quarter, outscored the Aggies 21-12 to dash any hopes of a

come-from-behind win.

“We’re a young team,” Gross said. “We’re a team that has a lot of new pieces. We said from Day 1: our goal is, regardless of the outcome of any one particular game, we’re just going to continue to get better and better and bet ter. I think that’s what I love about this team, our binds are really strong.”

Aggie guard Sydney Burns fol lowed in scoring behind Turner with eight points. Forward Mazatlan Harris, a 6-2 forward, finished with five points.

Versteeg and Dean had 13 and 12 points respectively. Hornet guards Katie Peneueta and Kay lin Randhawa added 8 points each.

Gross noted the hospitality of playing at the Golden 1 Center, something she feels her players will remember for the rest of their lives.

“It’s an awesome experience for our team,” Gross said. “To be able to play in this environment, to have this opportunity for our team is awesome.”

Campbell noted, “This is so cool. They’ll come someday back with their kids to watch an NBA game and tell their kids about playing in the Golden 1 Center. I just told these kids, ‘Take it all in.’ This is a unique life experi ence.”

The Aggies return to the court this weekend in the Tiger Turkey Tip-Off in Stockton. UCD will play Wyoming on Saturday at 1 p.m., then host Pacific on Sun day at 3 p.m. After that, UC Davis’ next home game is Thurs day, Dec. 15, against William Jes sup.

— Contact Mike Bush at mike@davisenterprise.net. Follow on Twitter at @MBDavisSports.

CLASSIC: Time runs out on Aggies

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they should be included. It would have been easy for them to schedule three easy games to start the season, but they didn’t do that. They didn’t have to play Cal and South Dakota State to start the season. They should not be punished for playing a tough schedule.”

Hawkins agreed with his Hornet counterpart.

“We’re definitely a playoff team, but that’s all out of our control,” Hawkins said after the game.

“We may be the No. 5 team in the nation and we played the top four, but you have to prove it on the field.”

In addition to the No. 2 Hornets, the Aggies lost to No. 1 South Dakota State, No. 3 Montana State and highly ranked Weber State, plus FBS California. But they did have a solid win over Idaho.

Sac State came out firing on all cylinders, taking the opening kickoff and mounting a 10-play,

Aggie linebackers

Cam Trimble (7) and Teddye Buchanan (15) give each other a low-five slap in Saturday’s Big Sky Conference and Causeway Classic against Sacramento State at Hornet Stadium.

75-yard drive to take a quick 7-0 lead on a 2-yard pass from Asher O’Hara to Marcus Fulcher.

The Aggies responded with a 37-yard field goal by the ever-reliable Isaiah Gomez, his 14th straight success, but a Sac State field goal and a 19-yard TD scamper by the elusive O’Hara pushed the count to 17-3 late in the first half and it appeared the Hor nets were about to take control.

Once again, however, the Aggies responded, cutting the deficit to 17-10 on a 1-yard run by Ulonzo Gil liam just 18 seconds before intermission.

A 15th straight field goal from Gomez, again from 37 yards, brought the Aggies within 17-13, but O’Hara scored on an 8-yard run with a somersault into the end zone to give the Hornets a seemingly insurmountable 24-13 advantage midway through the fourth quarter.

The Aggies had other ideas.

Josh Gale caught a short pass from Miles Hastings and tiptoed down the side line at top speed and the Aggies trailed just 24-21 with 4:41 remaining.

A 44-yard field goal gave the Hornets a 27-21 lead with just 0:43 left on the clock.

Hastings quickly hit four straight passes to move the ball to the Hornet 33-yard line, but time ran out before the Aggies could run another play.

“That’s a really good football team we played,” said Taylor, who was gra cious in victory.

“They were very poised and playing with a lot of swagger and confidence. We’d get ahead and they’d just come back and con tinue to compete. Davis had been lighting people up recently, scoring an incredible amount of points. I was really proud of how our defense was able to hold them to 21 points.”

— Contact Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenter prise.net.

CHAMPS: Devils prevail in tight contest

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Going into the second period of over time, DHS and SRVHS were tied at 9-9.

At the 2:09 mark, Doughty scored his fifth goal of the match to give his squad the 10-9 lead over the Wolves.

With only 27 seconds left in the second period of overtime, the Wolves’ Nicky Tovani scored a goal to tie the game back up at 10-10.

There were no goals scored in the first period of overtime.

Going into the fourth quarter, Davis held a 7-5 lead over the Wolves.

San Ramos Valley came out strong in the fourth quarter, scoring three goals in a row. This gave the Wolves the lead for the first time at 8-7.

The Blue Devils came right back though when Doughty found the back of the net at 2:16, assisted by Christian Davis. This goal tied the game back up, 8-8.

Brennan Fuchslin then returned the lead to his Blue Devils when he scored a goal at 1:22 with help from Bo Brown. Going into the final seconds of regula tion, DHS held a slim 9-8 lead.

However, with only 13 seconds left in regulation, the Wolves’ Nicky Borden was awarded a penalty shot. Borden made the goal, tying the game at 9-all.

The penalty foul against Ryan Mayeur resulted in a yellow card being issued to Stapleton.

Striking first

Davis struck first in the third quarter when Brennan Fuchslin found the back of the cage, assisted by Doughty at the 6:14 mark. This gave Davis a 7-3 advan tage.

Borden then scored a penalty shot goal for SRV at 4:36. This cut DHS’ lead to 7-4.

With 56 seconds left on the clock, the Wolves’ Tim Kerr deposited a shot in the cage. This made the score 7-5.

Kerr scored the first goal in the second quarter as well at the 5:22 mark. This was SRV’s first goal of the game, now 2-1.

At 4:21, Brown found of the back of the net for the Blue Devils, giving them a 3-1 edge.

Doughty then fired a penalty-shot goal at 3:29 to give DHS a 4-1 lead.

Tovani answered back for the Wolves at the 3:14 mark with a goal. This cut Davis’ lead to 4-2.

At the 2:34 mark, Doughty stayed hot with a goal to the back of the cage for a 5-2 advantage.

Christian Davis scored a goal for DHS with 36-seconds left in the second quar ter, assisted by Blake Fuchslin. This gave the Blue Devils a 6 -2 lead.

With only three-seconds left in the first half, Kerr found the back of the net for SRV.

Holding the edge

Davis held a 6-3 edge going into the third quarter.

At 3:18, Christian Davis scored the first goal of the game, giving DHS a 1-0 lead.

Doughty scored his first goal of six at the 1:31 mark with help from Brennan Fuchslin.

Going into the second quarter, the Blue Devils held a slim 2-0 edge over the Wolves.

The Blue Devils held the Wolves score less in the first quarter.

“It’s their win,” said Stapleton. “The coaches, we’re there to teach them, guide them, help them. We’ve talked over and over about taking ownership. I call it internalizing it. This game, they internal ized it.”

Christian Davis and Brennan Fuchslin each had two goals in the game. Brown had one.

Brennan Fuchslin led the Blue Devils in assists in the game with two. Brown, Blake Fuchslin and Christian Davis each had one.

Blue Devil goalie Ryan Barr had six saves in the game as well as one steal.

‘Happy

for them’

“I’m really happy for them,” said Sta pleton. “They put in a lot of time and work and it’s great to see this and be a part of the process.”

Doughty and his teammates will for ever be in the history books as the first Blue Devils boys water polo team to win a NorCal title.

“I know it’s a newer thing, but it feels really good to go down in program his tory,” said Doughty. “It’s something spe cial.”

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UC Davis running back Ulonzo Gilliam (34) scores a touchdown in Saturday’s Causeway Classic against Sacramento State at Hornet Stadium.

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Members of the Davis High boys water polo team celebrate winning the CIF NorCal Champion ships Division II at American River College on Saturday.

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Aggie guard Victoria Baker (23) flies toward the basket in Tuesday’s Causeway Cup at the Golden 1 Center. Baker, a freshman, had 8 points.