The Davis Enterprise Wednesday, December 14, 2022

District, DOE resolve tragedy’s fallout

Years after student’s death, policies will change

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

The Davis Joint Unified School District entered into an agreement last week with the U.S. Department of Education regarding its restraint and seclusion policies, the result of an investigation following the 2018 death of a 13-year-old Davis boy.

Reached on Dec. 7, the

resolution agreement calls for increased training and monitoring to ensure students with disabilities aren't denied access to a free appropriate public-school education, or FAPE.

The education department’s Office for Civil Rights launched its review of more than 20 school districts in the wake of Max Benson’s death. Max, a former Birch Lane Elementary

student who was autistic, died two days after being restrained by staff and losing consciousness at Guiding Hands School, a private school in El Dorado Hills.

Three educators from the now-shuttered Guiding Hands now face criminal charges for their alleged roles in the Nov. 28, 2018, incident.

“OCR examined whether the district’s use of restraint and

UCD prof to serve as science envoy

By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer

Professor Christine Kreuder Johnson in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine will join six other distinguished scientists and engineers in 2023 as a U.S. Science Envoy, the U.S. Department of State announced last week.

These science envoys will work with countries worldwide to build science and technology relationships.

A professor of epidemiology and ecosystem health and director of the EpiCenter for Disease Dynamics within the UC Davis One Health Institute, Johnson focuses on environmental impacts on animal and human health and guiding

policies to mitigate pandemic threats.

In October, she was elected to the National Academy of Medicine for trailblazing approaches that examine emerging diseases between animals and humans and investigate environmental and climate-related drivers for the spillover of viruses. She is also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

As globalization has

impacted animal habitats, the risk for disease transmission between animals and humans has increased. Johnson’s work focuses on diseases that typically come from animals and infect humans.

“We’re trying to understand how that happens, why these diseases are increasing in frequency, and why when we have outbreaks, they’re much bigger, at a much larger scale. That has to do with changes in the environment.”

Excited about her selection as a 2023 U.S. Science Envoy, Johnson looks forward to understanding the

Steinberg to mediate UC grad-student worker strike

By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg will step in to serve as mediator in labor negotiations between the University of California and the United Auto Workers.

The two parties jointly agreed to Steinberg’s selection to overcome recent negotiation gridlock and secure a fair and reasonable contract for the University’s Graduate Student Researchers and Academic Student Employees.

In the last year, the University of California has also settled contracts with unions representing its lecturers, nurses, police officers, clerical, and other administrative staff. “UC has approached its negotiations with UAW in the same fashion,” according to a press release from UC.

Steinberg negotiated the legal settlements that paved the way for the construction of UC Davis’ Sacramento innovation campus, Aggie Square. He said he was part of numerous critical and complex negotiations at the state; as state

School Board to get update on ethnic-studies program

By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer

It’s been a couple of weeks since the last school board meeting, but the trustees will be back in session Thursday, Dec. 15. On the docket are the usual approvals and updates including one regarding the district’s Ethnic Studies course.

Back on Nov 4, 2021, the board approved an ethnic studies program to be implemented in the 2023-24 school year. The approval was also set to include the identification of where a stand-alone ethnic studies course would be situated and

developed for course implementation. The meeting this Thursday is set to include an update on the course proposal for the stand-alone Ethnic Studies course.

In the same vein of classwork, the board will review staffrecommended additions or revisions to the district’s secondary program at Davis High and Da Vinci Charter Academy. Although there are no new courses being added, the following courses are set to be revised: Advanced Robotics Engineering (DHS), Advanced

A crowd of nearly 100 mourners gathers for a December 2018 candlelight vigil in Max Benson’s honor following his death.

Fred Gladdis/ enterprise File photo

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Max Benson, a 13-year-old Davis boy, died in 2018 after being restrained at the private El Dorado Hills school he attended.

JOHNSON UCD vet-med professor and science envoy

STEINBERG Sacramento mayor

Luminary display moved to Dec. 18

Due to the rain this past weekend, the 18th annual Woodland luminary display will be on Dec. 18.

The lights will go on at College and First streets, from Lincoln to Marshall streets, and numerous blocks of Second, Third, Fourth, Cross and Pendegast streets.

The best viewing times are between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Visitors are asked to drive slowly.

Sometimes, this stuff can get serious

As I’ve noted in this space before, I’m overjoyed when someone writes a letter to the editor of this newspaper and mentions my name.

Every time that happens, you see, I get an extra five bucks in my paycheck. Double that to $10 if the mention is negative, $30 if it says I should be fired, $40 if they threaten to cancel their subscription, $50 if they promise to TP the city-mandated hackberry tree in our front yard and a cool $100 if they have a Ph.D., an M.D., a J.D. or a DVM behind their name.

Well, several of those very things happened the other day and I’m still tallying up the damages, but let’s just say it’s going to be a very Merry Christmas around our humble household and the kids will all have shoes for the winter.

The odd thing about this letter to the editor is that I think the author and I may be on the same page, but somehow what I expressed in my column was misinterpreted. That’s usually either inattentive reading or bad writing. Or sometimes a combination of the two.

In any regard, the criticism was so harsh that it sent me scrambling to the archives to see what I was missing, for my memory of the column in question wasn’t at all what the reader had described.

My critic — I’ll call her Clara — uses my first and last name as the first two words of her letter, which

doubles the payola mentioned above.

“Bob Dunning’s column purports to address the issue of affordable housing,” Clara begins.

Hey, Clara, I didn’t just “purport,” I straight out did address the issue of affordable housing, which is perhaps the No. 1 problem in our town and many others.

“His title, ‘Crazy Talk on Housing,’ pokes fun at a serious problem for Davis and communities throughout California and the U.S.”

No, Clara, I was using sarcasm and tongue-in-cheek examples to point out how wrong-headed a recent city report about our housing problems was.

“He starts with making fun of the language used in the Davis Housing Element Update Report and then tells a story about senior homeowners.”

Guilty as charged.

Indeed, I quoted directly from the very city report Clara cites, which said, “The generally high cost of the existing single-family

Burglary victim summons cops

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

A Davis woman secretly summoned police to her apartment Sunday after finding a burglary suspect inside.

The woman left her East Eighth Street apartment at about 6:30 a.m. to go to the laundry room. “When she returned to the apartment, which she left unlocked, she found a man inside,” Lt. Dan Beckwith said.

She then dialed 911 on her cell phone while it was

in her pocket and said her address out loud, hoping dispatchers would recognize the call for help, Beckwith said. Meanwhile, the man left the apartment with the woman’s laptop computer.

Responding officers spotted the suspect about a block away and took him into custody. Manuel Perez Garcia, 44, of Davis, went to the Yolo County Jail on charges of burglary, receiving stolen property and possession of burglary tools.

One hurt in car-smashing spree

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

Davis police arrested a man last weekend after he allegedly struck three occupied cars, injuring one driver in the process.

Lt. Dan Beckwith said officers received several calls Saturday evening about a suspect hitting cars in the North Davis area with what appeared to be a stick or metal object.

The third caller, stopped at a traffic light at F Street and Covell Boulevard, reported that the man shattered his driver’s-side window, “which got glass in his eyes,” Beckwith said.

Officers spotted the suspect, identified as 38-yearold Darren Joseph Hedrick, at an Anderson Road gas station and booked him for assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism.

for-sale housing stock led to concerns that as the City’s existing homeowners age in place, the lack of housing suitable and affordable to families has been changing the community demographics, forcing increasing numbers of local workers to commute in from surrounding areas and contributing to related community issues, such as declining school enrollment.”

Those are the city’s words, not mine.

I took them as fighting words, noting, “In other words, let’s blame this town’s ‘aging in place’ seniors for the high cost of housing and every other problem we face in Davis. How rude of those seniors to continue to live in their homes after they’ve retired the mortgage and can once again afford to go out to dinner every now and then.”

I repeat those words today, because what the city was saying about our town’s seniors was nothing short of outrageous.

If Clara feels otherwise, so be it.

And then I added, “Can’t we make them all move to Klamath Falls so we can open up some housing stock in this town?”

That, Clara, was sarcasm. If you were born without a funny bone, you might not get it. But it’s a way to prove a point by pointing out how ridiculous the city’s position is.

I honestly don’t think all Davis seniors should be required to live in Klamath Falls, Just some of

them. Oops, there I go again, trying to be funny. I just can’t help myself.

But maybe Clara thinks relocating seniors to Klamath Falls to open up some housing stock in town is a fine idea.

Igo on to point out that I could be one of those herded onto the Oregon-bound bus when I note, “Given that I have been in the same East Davis house for 36 years - the only home I’ve ever owned - I guess I’m one of those guilty ‘aging in place’ folks, even if I don’t feel a day older than the day I moved in.; “

What I was doing, Clara, was defending people who moved here long ago, worked for a living, paid off their mortgage and are now being told they should move along.

I even quoted AARP, which says “Many older adults have a strong desire to maintain connections to their communities and their friends, with whom they may lose contact if they were to relocate.”

My concluding statement said, “My mother lived in the same family home from 1951 until her death in 2008 at the age of 92. That home and her roses and her memories and her favorite pomegranate tree were in her heart. She never wanted to live anywhere else.”

Those words were not meant to be funny.

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

BOARD: Financial reports need approval

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Weight Training Year 1 and 2 (DHS), AP Physics (Da Vinci), Honors Robotics Engineering (DHS), Intermediate and Introduction to Robotics Engineering (DHS) and Modern Music Lab (Da Vinci).

Next on the docket is the approval of the Child Development Agency Annual Report for the State Preschool Program. As the DJUSD is in contracts with the California Department of Education Child Development Division, the report comes as a requirement.

The report itself is meant to increase program quality for children and families, measure developmental progress of children as well as identifying the program’s strengths and weaknesses.

Also on the agenda is the notice of extension approval for the 2021-22

fiscal year Davis Joint Unified audit report.

This has already been approved by the Yolo County Office of Education and the California State Controller. The extension is granted to Jan. 31.

The board is also set to approve purchase order reports from Oct. 1 to 31, 2022, and Nov. 1 to 30, as well as warrant reports covering the same time frames.

Another approval includes the bond and facilities agreements. This includes the professional services agreement with PBK Architects for the design of long jump, triple jump and shot put areas for the junior high schools; the professional services agreement with Wallace Kuhl & Associates to provide special testing and inspection services for the DSHS STEM and tennis court projects; and the professional services agreement with Amend

Capital Program Management Inc. for consulting services.

There will also be the approval of a notice of completion to Otto Construction for the Pamela Mari-Da Vinci Tech Hub project.

Finally, there will be an approval of the first interim financial report for the fiscal year. The report is supposed to reflect the financial activity of the District from July 1 through Oct. 31, 2022.

With that, the meeting will come to a close and is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Chambers at 23 Russell Blvd.

Today

nJoin Project Linus to make blankets for children who are seriously ill or traumatized at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A St., from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Help sew Linus labels on handmade blankets for Yolo County organizations that serve children in need. Project Linus members may take home donated fabrics and yarn each month to complete a blanket. For information, dropoff location questions or fabric and yarn donations, contact Diane McGee at dmmyolo@gmail.com.

Thursday

nThe Poetry Night Reading Series will feature Beth Suter and Bethanie Humphreys at 7 p.m. on the third floor (indoors) of the John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St. in Davis. There will be an open mic after the featured performers. Open mic performances will be limited to four minutes or two items. The open mic list typically fills by 7 p.m. Organizers recommend mask-wearing. Find the Facebook page for this event at https://www.facebook.com/events/585431 6174590080/. Find out more about the Poetry Night Reading Series at http://www.poetryindavis. com.

Friday

nThe UC Davis Arboretum hosts a Folk Music Jam Session from noon to 1 p.m. Folk musicians can bring their acoustic instruments and play together informally during this jam session at Wyatt Deck (next to the redwood grove). Pull out your fiddles, guitars, mandolins, penny whistles, pipes, flutes, squeezeboxes (you name it) and join your fellow musicians for a little bluegrass, old-time, blues, Celtic, klezmer and world

music over the lunch hour. All skill levels welcome and listeners are invited. Short-term parking is available in Visitor Lot 5 on Old Davis Road at Arboretum Drive.

Sunday

nJoin the Congregation Bet Haverim community for a Hanukkah “hike” through the north Davis greenbelt from 10 a.m. to noon. Hot cocoa, coffee and sufganiyot (donuts) will be provided, along with trivia and prizes along the course. All ages, congregational partners and non-partners are welcome. Friendly pets may attend. CBH is at 1715 Anderson Road. Contact Bonnie with questions at 530-400-0321.

nThe Episcopal Church of St. Martin in Davis will present an Advent Lessons and Carols service, “The Journey to Bethlehem: An Advent Meditation on Las Posadas” at 4 p.m. This short service will be followed at 5 p.m. by a Posada, a re-enactment of Joseph and Mary’s search for a place to stay. The Episcopal Church of St. Martin is located at 640 Hawthorn Lane, Davis, CA 95616. For more information on this event, please see St. Martin’s website at www.churchofstmartin. org.

nThe 18th annual Woodland luminary display will light the lights in the historic neighborhoods of Woodland, including College and First streets, from Lincoln to Marshall streets, and numerous blocks of Second, Third, Fourth, Cross and Pendegast streets. The best viewing times are between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. A coat collection will take place during the evening. Bins will be at the intersection of First and Oak Streets. Or make a donation directly to the Woodland Food Closet at https://www. woodlandfoodcloset.org.

UCD art project graces Retirement Center

By Kathy Keatley Garvey Special to The Enterprise

If the retirees and their guests seem to take the elevator more than usual in the Garden Apartments of the University Retirement Community (URC), at 1515 Shasta Drive, Davis, it could be because of the inspiration they receive from “Sonoran Dreams” — the handmade ceramic tiles depicting the flora, fauna and symbols of the Sonoran Desert that border the elevator entrance.

The tiles, the work of UC Davis students taught by UC Davis faculty members Diane Ullman and Gale Okumura, include everything from beetles to birds, from corn to cacti, and from “The Dream Catcher of Love” to “The Hope of the Horned Toad.”

Encompassing 78 tiles and more than 110 handmade trim pieces, the project “enriches the lives of our 300-plus residents,” said URC residents and artists Maxine Solomon and Vicki Panagotacos, cochairs of URC art procurement.

The students learned to fuse science with art in two classes, “Entomology 001: Art, Science and the World of Insects Honors Section,” and “Freshman Seminar 002: Exploring Visual Language and Symbolism with Ceramics and a Community-Engaged Learning Project,” taught by UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman, professor of entomology and co-founder of the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program, and professional graphic designer Gale Okumura of Okumura Design, a retired continuing lecturer in the UC Davis Department of Design. Artist Amanda Larson of Half Moon Bay, formerly of Davis, led the installation.

In ENT 001, the students learned about the

natural history of insects and how insects are woven into human culture through art, religion, literature, and film. In the freshman seminar class, the students explored how people use symbolic representation in design and visual narrative to enhance expression and understanding of ideas and concepts.

Both classes focused on life in the Sonoran Desert and the symbols of the indigenous communities. A newly created Sonora Dreams site on the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology website leads visitors through the art-creating experiences.

UC Davis student Tessa Yee, in her art, “The Dream Catcher of Love,” commented that “the focus of my work is family. The bear paws represent authority, strength, leadership, and inner strength. They also represent family to me, and I put three of them to represent my family members: my mom, my dad, and my brother. (...) The spider I placed at the top of the tile symbolizes a

protector, thus protecting the bear paws representing my family. I feel like I am the spider in the dream catcher.”

“I've never considered myself an artist nor have I ever thought that a day would come where a piece of art I've made would be on display,” wrote Alondra Bravo-Garcia, then a firstyear student in aerospace engineering who titled her work, “Revolutionizing Insects.”

“As an engineering student at Davis, I've always focused on math and science,” she related. “However, I had the opportunity to study a marvelous scarab beetle named Dynastes grantii.” Commonly known as the Western Hercules beetle or Grant's rhinoceros beetle, it is a scarab beetle that “improves nutrient recycling and soil conditions.”

Community members also volunteered. Sarah Rizzo, who has been involved with the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program since its beginnings in 2006, chose to carve an Arizona bark scorpion. She described it

as “just 2 to 3 inches long” and “the only scorpion in North America whose bite is considered to be life threatening.” It feeds at night on beetles, spiders, cockroaches and other scorpions. “The female can birth 25 to 35 live young which she carries on her back until their first molt, about 3 weeks after birth. Scorpions including the Arizona bark scorpion are incredibly resilient. The scorpions found near ground zero after US nuclear testing, suffered no adverse effects.”

A sun ray brightens each cornerstone on the top row of the Sonoran Dreams project. They are the work of Professor Ullman. “I don't always get to do my own artwork as I lead large scale projects like Sonoran Dreams,” she wrote. “I am delighted to present a sun symbol as the cornerstones of the elevator surround, one at each side of the top row. The sun symbolizes lifegiving abundance with its warmth, giving light and life to planet, thus a fitting symbol overseeing this portal.”

Professor Ullman, a celebrated teacher and artist, received the Entomological Society of America National Excellence in Teaching Award in 2014 and the UC Davis Academic Senate's 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award. Known for her superb teaching, her students praise her for bringing art-science fusion alive in innovative ways.

Larson, who directed the installation, says her art practice “resides within two spheres; one being community built public art and the other a studiobased practice.” She is passionate about “facilitating projects that have the potential to foster human connection, activate and engage the public and space, and build a sense of ownership and place.”

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UC Davis student Alondro Bravo-Garcia making trim pieces.

SCIENCE: Professor looks forward to collaborating internationally

needs and concerns of governments in Latin American, Asian and African countries regarding zoonotic disease emergence and pandemic threats. She’ll likely meet with colleagues working in global health and conservation and leading programs for the U.S. Department of State.

Obituaries

While she doesn’t know where exactly she will be assigned next year, she illustrated that partnerships with Peruvian veterinarians, doctors, and virologists facilitated studies among primates, bats, and people who live near the shrinking Amazon, to understand disease transmission in populations.

As a wildlife epidemiolo-

gist, she and her colleagues have been studying animal, human, and mosquito samples to understand how the risk changes from the forest to the forest edge to the urban community. “We’re putting it all together where we’ve got the primates, the bats, the mosquitoes and the people being sampled concurrently to solve this epidemiologic puzzle,” she said.

Many diseases need very close contact with the animal to be transmitted. More recently, opportunities to study this phenomenon opened up around the world.

Johnson explains, “it’s just a matter of, you know, probability and risk,” as scientists have seen more viruses spill over in those animal-human interfaces where they have

close contact with animals because habitats have changed. “We know people are at risk in those communities, where they’re growing crops or raising animals, and especially people who rely on wildlife for hunting and animal trade are also at increased risk. And that’s also a big driver for disease emergence,” she explained.

Johnson expects that as an

envoy, she’ll be doing many short trips. “It’s more about engaging and connecting with colleagues to help facilitate and foster long-term relationships. And we can’t do any of this work without close partnerships and collaboration with other countries.”

— Contact Monica Stark at monica@davisenterprise. net.

April 3, 1927 — Nov. 15, 2022

Yutaka (Yuta) Nishikawa was born on April 3, 1927, to Kurakichi and Yone (Goto) Nishikawa in Mandeville Island. Yuta passed away on Nov. 15, 2022, at the age of 95 after a long struggle with dementia.

Yutaka grew up in Liberty Island on a farm prior to World War II. In 1942, his family was interned at Gila River, Ariz., and eventually transferred to Tule Lake. While at Tule Lake, Yutaka was one of 6,500 Americans of Japanese ancestry to renounce their U.S. citizenship. His family

thought it was the fastest way out of the internment camps and possibly a return to Japan. With his citizenship in question, Yuta and his siblings remained at Tule Lake until 1946, after which their U.S. citizenship was restored.

After World War II, the Nishikawas moved back to Orwood, where Yuta and his brother Hiroshi worked as farm laborers during the day and drove trucks hauling produce to Oakland at night. In 1951 they started farming on their own as a part-

Kathy Leipham, a longtime resident of Davis, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. While dealing with three separate cancers over three decades, she lived with a sense of joy and love of life throughout. A teacher for 40 years, she was also an avid gardener, a world traveler, a student of Italian language and culture, a lover of life and a voracious reader. She was a passionate wife, mother of two and grandmother of four.

Born on Jan. 22, 1947, in Detroit, Katherine Mary Koepcke was the third daughter of Margaret (Peg) Pinkerton Koepcke and Albert Frazier (Bud) Koepcke. She was educated at the Convent of the Scared Heart in Chicago, Boston and Detroit.

nership known as Nishikawa Brothers.

During the Korean War, Yuta was drafted into the U.S. Army’s military intelligence and spent 16 months at the battlefront. He served as an interrogator since he spoke Japanese and most Korean POWs spoke Japanese.

While in the Army, Yutaka was able to visit Japan for the first time and meet his older sister, Terue who had remained in Japan when their parents immigrated to California.

In 1960, the Nishikawa Brothers purchased their home ranch in Dixon and later incorporated their business as Nishikawa Farms Inc. (NFI) in 1971. NFI

Kathy graduated from the University of Michigan. She started her teaching career in Oakland. In 1971, Kathy met Bill Leipham and they were married in 1974. They had 2 daughters, Jennifer and Amy. Kathy completed her Master’s in special education at CSUS.

When their family moved to Davis in 1988. Kathy continued her career for the next 30 years with Sacramento City Unified School District. She was a dedicated resource teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. Kathy and Bill traveled to Italy, many times over the next two decades. During that time, they also studied Italian and learned about the

Renie Christine Kennedy

Dec. 25, 1926 — Dec. 3, 2022

Renie Christine Kennedy, longtime resident of Davis, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 3, 2022, with family by her side. Renie was born on Dec. 25, 1926, to Anselmo Castillo and Grace Martinez in San Bernardino.

Following graduation from San Bernadino High School in 1943, she attended San Bernardino Valley College of Nursing and earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing in 1947.

From 1947 to 1951, Renie worked at Los Angeles County General Hospital. In 1951, Renie became a flight nurse at Edwards Air Force Base, achieving the rank of captain. Renie worked for the Experimental Flight Test Pilot School at a pivotal time in our country’s aeronautics development; this service to our country remained a lifelong point of pride for Renie. It was also where she met and married her first husband, Lt. Kenneth H. Rapp, a Korean War veteran and test pilot, who tragically was killed in a midair collision nine days after their wedding.

Upon discharge from the U.S. Air Force, Renie returned to the Los Angeles County General Hospital in 1953. It was there that Renie met a resident physician from Pennsylvania, Dr. James A. Kennedy. Having served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a fighter pilot during World War II, Dr. Kennedy and Renie had much in common and were married in January 1956 at Mission San Buenaventura in Ventura, and settled soon thereafter in Davis.

As a new arrival to Davis, Renie worked with her husband to establish his medical practice. Renie had seven children and played an active role in their activities while instilling a strong sense of family in them. She also continued working as a registered nurse for many years, until her retirement in 1992. She was active in the Davis community as a volunteer for many organizations, including the American Heart Association, International House and the American Red Cross. In retirement, Renie enjoyed traveling to Europe, Australia and Asia with James

became one of the largest farms in the Dixon area and was the largest tomato grower for the Dixon Cannery, a Campbell's Soup processing plant. The company retired their farming operations in 1991.

In 1956 Yutaka was introduced to Sakaye Tenma by a family friend. After a brief courtship they were married on Nov. 23, 1957, in Sacramento. Sakaye preceded him in death in 2014 after 57 years of marriage. The Nishikawas had four children, Brenda Fujita (Jon) of Honolulu; Elaine Yuzuriha (Todd) of Vancouver, Wash., Suzanne Bristow (Stephen) of Davis, and Rod (Jeannie) of

country’s food, history and literature. Once her daughters married and started families of their own, she delighted in being an involved grandmother to her four grandchildren.

In early 2020, Kathy was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. Over the next two-and-a-half years, the support of family and friends and her unwavering determination gave her the strength to keep going.

She will be deeply missed by her husband, Bill Leipham; daughters Jennifer Leipham (Colin Klück) and Amy Kenney (Darren); four grandchildren; sister Grace Maslyn and sons; and the Goudreas, close nieces and nephews. A private service will be held. If you wish to contribute in Kathy’s memory to Conquer Cancer, The ASCO Foundation or Yolo Hospice.

and spending time with her extended family.

Preceding Renie in death were her first husband, Kenneth H. Rapp (1928-1953) and her second husband, James A. Kennedy (1920-2016). Renie is survived by her seven children, including Cornelius and his wife Rosanna of Los Gatos, Ann Leigh of Chico, Patricia Kennedy of Winters, Kathleen Montgomery and her husband Mitch of Winters, James Jr. and his wife Beverly of Corvallis, Ore., John

and his wife Lisa of Kansas City, and Margaret Borth and her husband Chris of Alameda. Renie is survived by grandchildren Arlene, Nola, Bradley, Megan, Kayla, Colten, Samuel, Isabelle, Ian and Kellen, and great-grandchildren Michelle, Eva and Ella. Renie was deeply loved and will be missed.

A funeral mass will begin at noon Friday, Dec. 16, at St. James Catholic Church, 1275 B St. in Davis, with a graveside service at the Davis Cemetery immediately following. Family and friends are invited to a reception and celebration of life at her daughter Patricia’s house, 604 Snapdragon Court in Winters.

Davis; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Yutaka was a longtime member of the Buddhist Church of Sacramento, the Sacramento AichikenJinkai, the Sacramento Hiroshima Nikkeijin Kai and the Nisei VFW Post 8985. He is survived by his sister Carole Fukumoto of Dixon, sister-in-law June Nishikawa of Davis, sister-in-law Sumi Tenma of Newcastle, and sister and brother-in-law Kaz and Sho Yoshida of Lincoln, his children, grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

Services will be begin at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23, at the Sacramento Buddhist Church, 2401 Riverside Blvd.

Bill (Will) Marshall, a longtime resident of Davis, passed away after a short illness. He was surrounded by his wife and children. Bill was a graduate of UC Davis, department of engineering.

He went on to work as a civil engineer for city governments, working in the Department of Public Works for the city of Davis for more than 30 years. Upon retirement, he worked as a surveyor for several years. In whatever role Bill took on in his life, he was a mentor and teacher.

Bill was an active member of St. James Parish in Davis. He was active in the Davis community in many ways. He was an AYSO soccer referee for several years when his children were young. He was an election poll worker for more than two decades. He served on the Davis Cemetery Board. Bill was very generous to many charities and reached out to the unsheltered, giving $2 bills for luck and treating those he saw in need to a meal. Each year Bill and his family would

adopt a family for the STEAC Holiday Program.

Bill was an Eagle Scout. He enjoyed camping, backpacking and hiking. Most of all, he enjoyed family time and had a great love of dogs. He will be missed by his wife Nina, children William, Susan and Stephen (Jenna) and his granddaughter, along with extended family and dear friends. A rosary will begin at 7 p.m. Monday evening, Dec. 19, at the Smith Funeral Home, 116 D Street.

The funeral mass will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at St. James Catholic Church, 1275 B St. in Davis, with a gravesite service for family and those who would like to attend, immediately following. A reception will be held at St. James Parish directly after the mass.

For the online obituary see www.smith-funerals. com.

KENNEDY

Kathy Leipham

LEIPHAM

William H. Marshall Nov. 1, 1954 — Dec. 10, 2022 MARSHALL

Yutaka Nishikawa

NISHIKAWA

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Feds find fault with district’s handling of disabled students

seclusion in the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years denied its students with disabilities a FAPE in violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Title II), and their implementing regulations,” Department of Education officials said in a news release.

The probe determined that the Davis school district placed three of its students with disabilities in nonpublic school settings, and that those placements violated their Section 504 and Title II rights because the district: n Failed to ensure that district staff making placement decisions for these students had access to and carefully considered information obtained about the use of physical restraint and/or seclusion with these students.

n Separately failed to ensure that those making decisions regarding behavioral interventions for these students were knowledgeable about each student, the meaning of the evaluation data, and the placement.

n Failed to reevaluate these students to determine whether the repeated use of restraint and seclusion for these students denied them a FAPE and if additional aids and services were appropriate to provide a FAPE, and n Denied a FAPE to all three students based on the above failures and resulting harms to the students.

“Throughout the investigation, OCR found that one of these students died after being subjected to a prolonged restraint that was preceded by at least four other restraints by the nonpublic school of which the district was aware,” the news release said. “It was further found that the other two students were subjected to repeated restraints and seclusions, costing each student multiple total days less classroom instruction than their peers who were not subject to such

restraints and seclusions.

Also, “OCR found that that district did not visit the nonpublic schools following notification of their repeated use of restraints and seclusions,” the document noted.

A path forward

In a statement released Monday, DJUSD spokeswoman Kristin Conner said the district’s agreement with the OCR “includes commitments by the District to provide additional training to District staff, continue the District’s current practice of reviewing any cases of restraint or seclusion within the District or non-public school and to provide OCR with information regarding any restraint or seclusion in the District or DJUSD student enrolled in a non-public school.”

“We remain committed to the safety of our students and staff, and we intend to comply with the Office of Civil Rights requests,” Conner added.

The statement also noted that, as a result of Max’s death, California established new laws and regulations regarding restraint and seclusion, staff training and parent notification at non-public schools, including increased monitoring practices.

Max's mother, Davis resident Stacia Langley, told The Sacramento Bee that while she appreciates the agreement, “if the Davis school district had been following the law, Max would be alive today.”

“Although we are relieved to see requirements for greater oversight and accountability, restraint and seclusion remain punitive, ineffective, prone to abuse and rife with dangers to defenseless children,” Langley told the newspaper. “Our hope is that California and the nation will embrace the banning of these useless and antiquated cruelties. Better methods are available to teachers.”

In a letter to DJUSD Superintendent Matt Best, OCR Regional Director Zachary Pelchat instructed the district to take the

following steps to resolve the violations and concerns the investigation raised:

n Revise its policies for restraint and seclusion to promote its compliance with Section 504, Title II, and their implementing regulations.

n Distribute the revised policies to parents, faculty, administrators, staff, and any nonpublic school employees providing special education services to district students.

n Develop and implement a process and form to create and maintain records about the use of restraint and seclusion of district students, including district students placed in a nonpublic school.

n Provide training on the revised policies and the FAPErelated requirements of the Section 504 regulation to all teachers and administrators and other district staff who are members of IEP and Section 504 teams for students with disabilities.

n Ensure that staff at nonpublic schools where district students are placed receive training on the district’s policies and the FAPE requirements of the Section 504.

n Provide an individual remedy for a student subjected to multiple instances of restraint and seclusion by convening a properly constituted IEP team to determine what compensatory services are appropriate for the student and by timely providing such services.

n Conduct a review to identify any district students who were restrained or secluded by staff at nonpublic schools from 2019 to the present, and to implement responsive remedies based on this review. And,

n Implement a program to monitor the use of restraint and seclusion with students in district schools and nonpublic schools to safeguard their Section 504 and Title II.

“I am grateful for Davis Joint Unified School District’s commitment to take important steps to ensure that its students with disabilities are not denied a free and appropriate public education as a result of the use of restraint or seclusion whether they are placed in district schools or nonpublic school settings,” Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine E. Lhamon said in the Department of Education news release.

“The tragic death of a child subjected to prolonged and repeated restraint at a school placement through this district underscores the urgency for school communities everywhere to carefully examine their restraint and seclusion practices to safeguard children in their care, in addition to their obligation to satisfy the federal civil rights laws we enforce,” Lhamon continued.

Trial date set

Three of Guiding Hands’ former educators still face an El Dorado County grand jury indictment accusing them with involuntary manslaughter in connection with Max’s death.

Filed July 15, the indictment names the school’s parent corporation, Guiding Hands School Inc., along with its former executive director Cindy Keller, principal Staranne Meyers and special education teacher Kimberly Wohlwend.

The document alleges that each of the defendants “had a legal duty to (Benson), a human being, failed to perform that legal duty, that failure was criminally

negligent, and that failure caused death.”

Keller, Meyers and Wohlwend pleaded not guilty to the felony charges last July. The case is set for an 18-day jury trial starting Feb. 28, 2023.

El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department officials previously told The Davis Enterprise that deputies responded to the Guiding Hands campus on Nov. 28, 2018, after a student, restrained in a prone position during a “violent episode,” became unresponsive.

A teacher performed CPR on Max until medical personnel arrived on scene and transported him to Mercy Folsom Hospital. He died two days later at the UC Davis Medical Center.

Prosecutors later identified Wohlwend as the teacher who restrained Max, leaving him in the face-down position for an hour and 45 minutes.

Founded in 1993, the private Guiding Hands provided educational services and other programs to about 100 special-needs students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The Davis Joint Unified School District placed Max there after determining his educational needs could not be met locally.

The California Department of Education suspended Guiding Hands’ certification a week after the incident, and the campus closed in January 2019.

An investigation by the CDE found that school staff violated several state rules regarding student restraint, and that the staff’s actions were “harmful to the health, welfare or safety” of Max.

Keller, Meyers and Wohlwend all remain out of custody while the case is pending. At one point, attorneys in the case indicated a plea agreement might be reached, but a deal never materialized.

A civil lawsuit filed by Max’s family also remains pending in El Dorado Superior Court.

— Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenterprise.net. The Placerville Mountain Democrat contributed to this story.

Dylan SvoboDa/Mcnaughton newSpaperS file photo Guiding Hands School’s former executive director Cindy Keller, principal Staranne Meyers and teacher Kimberly Wohlwend, from left, appear in El Dorado Superior Court for arraignment in 2019.

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Senate president pro tem, he worked with two governors and multiple legislative leaders to help lead the state through its worst economic crisis in decades. He helped end the state budget crisis and earned him and three other Legislative leaders the 2010 John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage Award, one of the highest political honors in the country.

“We think (Darrell Steinberg) is a very fair, thoughtful, and well-respected person in the labor circles. So we think that's a positive step,” UC Davis Chancellor Gary May said.

Not all negotiations Steinberg has mediated have stuck, however. In 2017, he mediated talks between the Sacramento City Teachers Association and the Sacramento City Unified School District. SCTA called for a strike after 13 months of bargaining with SCUSD, but Steinberg stepped in and averted it from happening.

He told CBSNews on Nov. 6, 2017: “I thought I could be of some help, so I offered myself, and I wouldn't say I did a lot, I just helped both parties talk to one another. That's what a good

mediator does.”

In 2019, SCTA held a one-day strike on April 11 because the deal made in 2017 was not being honored.

“That (contract) in particular didn't quite stick because after the terms of the agreement were all settled, like a year-and-a-half, two years later, they all disagreed about what it meant,” Steinberg’s Communications Director, Andrew Kehoe, said. “It was no fault of Darrell’s, obviously, but it continued much further than that.”

UC grad student workers went on strike on Nov. 14.

On Dec. 9, new five-year contracts for postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers were ratified to include multiyear pay increases, transit benefits, improved postdoc job security, and enhanced paid family leave.

The university reached an agreement with both groups in late November, and the approved contracts will be effective through Sept. 30, 2027.

Postdocs

Under the ratified contracts, postdoctoral students will receive the following, according to UC:

n Implementation of a new salary scale by April 1, 2023, which will result in average salary increases of 8 percent for all Postdoctoral Scholars who are on the salary scale;

n Annual pay increases each October, with an increase of approximately 7.5 percent in the first year and 3.5 percent in each of the remaining years;

n Annual experience-based pay increases of 3.7 percent for eligible Postdoctoral Scholars.

For child care, postdocs, according to UC, will receive:

n Up to $2,500 in annual reimbursement for child care expenses with flexibility to use funds for child care expenses related to professional travel;

n Annual $100 increases in child care reimbursements in 2024, 2025 and 2026.

n Appointments: Two-year initial appointments (up from one year) followed by one-year reappointments.

n Paid Family Leave: Effective Jan. 1, 2023, a new special Postdoctoral Paid Leave program of 8 weeks with 100 percent paid family leave for all Postdoctoral Scholars.

n Respectful work environment: New contract provisions address abusive conduct and a

dispute resolution process.

n Access to a pre-tax program to pay for transit costs and an e-bike purchase discount program;

n UC agrees to attempt to negotiate reduced-fee or no-fee access to regional transit:

n Formation of a joint labormanagement committee to explore additional measures.

Academic researchers

Under the ratified contracts, academic researchers will receive the following, according to UC:

n Compensation: Pay increases of 4.5 percent in the first year, 3.5 percent in the second, third and fourth years; and 4 percent in the fifth year.

n Appointments: All reappointments no longer have exceptions for less than minimum length.

n Effective Jan. 1, 2023, eight weeks with 100 percent pay for family care and bonding for eligible Academic Researchers;

n Increased bereavement leave.

n Respectful work environment: New contract provision to address abusive conduct and provide a dispute resolution process.

n Access to a pre-tax program

to pay for transit costs and an e-bike purchase discount program;

n UC agrees to attempt to negotiate reduced-fee or no-fee access to regional transit system(s);

n Formation of a joint UCUAW committee to explore additional measures.

On Wednesday morning, thousands of striking academic workers, faculty, undergraduates, and labor allies are scheduled to rally outside UCLA’s Luskin Center to call on the regents — who will be meeting inside the center — to ensure that fair contracts are reached and guarantee that UC becomes equitable for all, according to the UAW.

Tom Morello, lead guitarist of Rage Against the Machine, had been scheduled to perform at the rally.

Morello recently came to the State Capitol to urge Governor Gavin Newsom to sign AB2183, which would allow farmworkers to vote in union elections by mail instead of at their workplace, where some deportations had occurred in the past. Newsom ended up signing that bill into law.

— Contact Monica Stark at monica@davisenterprise.net.

Here are 10 ways to green up your holidays

By Jennifer Gilbert Special to The Enterprise

It’s December, and you know what that means! City staff are back with our suggestions to make your holidays more eco-friendly—here’s our list of top ten ways to green your holidays.

1. Green your tree Here’s a look at the factors to consider if you are choosing a tree to accompany your holiday celebrations.

n A live tree helps clean the air. You can plant it in your yard when it gets too large, or donate it to be planted elsewhere. It’s important to keep in mind however that live trees can be heavy to move around and not all trees grow well in our area.

n Cut trees are easier to care for than live ones, still give off the scent of a live tree and can be placed in your organics cart or yard material pile for composting after the holidays. However, depending on where and how they are harvested, there are carbon emissions associated with growing and shipping trees.

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n Artificial trees can be reused for many years, are often economical and can save time with easy set-up and take down. However, they are not recyclable, so if you choose an artificial tree, be sure that it can last a long time.

n Whichever tree you choose, please keep in mind that flocking your tree can contribute to litter when the flocking falls off during transport or disposal. Cut trees that are flocked cannot be composted and are not accepted in yard material piles or in organics carts; they have to go in the trash.

2. Give the gift of experiences (don’t buy stuff)

If you are looking for gifts for the holidays, instead of buying stuff, give the gift of an experience (such as local restaurant gift certificates, park passes, day trips to a special place, etc.) or gift a subscription service (e.g., CSA “farm box,” subscription for online books or magazines).

3. Think outside the box (don’t wrap stuff)

If you are giving gifts, instead of traditional wrapping paper, choose reusable ways to conceal gifts, such as reusable gift bags, baskets and reusable boxes. Beautiful cloth napkins can be a gift and a gift wrap all in one!

4. Buy local food and save the leftovers

When planning your holiday menu, choose locally grown food for the freshest fruits and vegetables. Farmers markets and u-pick farms are great places to find fresh food to support local agriculture. Freeze or make soup with leftovers.

5. Keep fats, oils and grease out of the drain

Avoid sewer back-ups by disposing of used cooking oils and fats properly. Soak up small amounts of cool, hardened fats and grease with paper towels and place in the organics bin. Recycle liquid oils and grease for free at the Yolo County Landfill hazardous waste drop-off, every Friday and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Visit www.YoloCounty.org/ Landfill for more information.

6. Make DIY gifts

Show off your talents and give a gift you made yourself like homemade or decorated soaps, hair clip décor, reusable snack bags, custom t-shirts (iron-on decals) or knitted, crocheted or sewn gifts!

7. Reuse, recycle, then compost

Try to minimize waste during the holidays by using reusable dishware, recycle waste whenever possible, compost waste that’s not recyclable and label waste bins clearly so there’s no guesswork about what goes where.

8. Turn down the heat Turn the thermostat down a few degrees and keep curtains open when there is sunlight to naturally warm your home.

9. Recycle cardboard boxes

If you have large cardboard boxes, remove all packing material, and make sure your boxes are completely empty. Flatten the boxes and place the flattened boxes on the ground next to your recycling cart for pick-up (or inside the cardboard recycling bin if you have one). Please do not

UCD: Climate change, overfishing impact abalone

By Kat Kerlin Special to The Enterprise

All seven of the abalone species that live on the West Coast are listed as critically endangered or endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. These listings were based on an assessment led by LauraRogers Bennett of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and UC Davis.

Six species — red, white, black, green, pink and flat abalone — are listed by IUCN as critically endangered. The northern abalone, also known as threaded or pinto abalone, is listed as endangered.

The IUCN Red List is the

world’s most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of species. While the listing does not carry a legal requirement to aid imperiled species, it helps guide and inform global conservation and funding priorities.

“We hope this listing will highlight the dire status of these species,” said RogersBennett, a senior environmental scientist with the CDFW, the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine’s Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, and the UCD Bodega Marine Laboratory. “I hope this assessment will trigger a real concern and investment in these species now before the population numbers get so low that they’re really

hard to bring back from the brink of extinction.”

Abalones have long provided nourishment, cultural significance and ecological benefits for people, wildlife and the environment. But the world’s abalones are in decline through overexploitation, disease and climate change.

Along the West Coast, these giant sea snails with their iridescent shells have been hit particularly hard by overfishing, the decline of the kelp forest, warming ocean temperatures and other impacts.

The Bodega Marine Laboratory, UCD Vet-Med and CDFW have been pioneering work to help protect abalones. This includes the federally endangered white

abalone captive breeding program and several studies involving the red abalone, ocean acidification, climate change and aquaculture.

“Let’s capitalize on what we’ve learned with the white abalone and get these programs up and running now,” said Rogers-Bennett.

She notes that scientists have yet to learn how to successfully spawn the black abalone, which is federally listed as endangered. Having a collection of threatened abalone species could help establish conservation programs for the future.

Rogers-Bennett said restoring kelp forests and reducing climate impacts are key to helping abalone recover. Kelp is their main

wedge them upright in between your trash, recycling or organics carts, as this makes it difficult for Recology to empty your carts.

Recology Davis will collect properly placed cardboard boxes on your collection day. Cardboard will not be collected if it’s filled with packing material — even if it’s paper. Paper packing materials should be recycled with other papers and not with cardboard.

10. Check for leaks.

With cooler weather and rain, irrigation systems are typically shut off or dialed back for the winter months (and don’t forget about our current irrigation restrictions!). Now is a good time to use the City’s online customer wateruse portal, AquaHawk, to check for potential leaks around the home.VisitSaveDavisWater.org for more information.

For more green holiday tips, visit DavisRecycling.org.

— Jennifer Gilbert is a city of Davis Conservation Coordinator; this column is published monthly. Reach her at: PWWeb@CityofDavis.org.

food source, and its decline is intricately linked with theirs. When weakened by starvation, species are more susceptible to environmental changes like landslides following fires, ocean acidification and increased storms.

“These populations’ vulnerabilities have increased due to climate change, and that’s what’s pushed them into threatened categories on the IUCN Red List,” she said.

— UC Davis News

Katie Sowul/California Department of fiSh anD wilDlife A red abalone is surrounded by purple sea urchins.

Antisemitism on the rise in Davis

By Elina HiBEl & Sofia alvarado HUB Staff

According to Jewish leaders and a school official, antisemitism, or hatred directed toward Jews, is a rising problem in Davis.

Antisemitism manifests in Davis in different ways, from swastikas drawn on the UC Davis campus this October, to the white supremacists who hung a banner across a overpass on Highway 113 in August, denying the Holocaust.

After the banner incident, Rabbi Bess Wohlner and Rabbi Jeremy Simons, the rabbis at Congregation Bet Haverim, made the decision to hire a security guard for the synagogue. “As a Jewish community, people are terrified and people are horrified,” Wohlner said.

“Any time there are people on our campus we now have a guard, which we didn’t (have) before,’’ Simons said.

This forces the synagogue to use money and resources on security guards at the expense of doing positive things for the Jewish community. For example, both rabbis feel strongly that their time should be spent “helping people develop their Jewish identities and pride and connection to that,” Wohlner said.

But rabbis feel a responsibility for the safety of their congregation, and in today’s heightened antisemitic climate “most rabbis in the country at this point have gone to a training about how to apply emergency first aid to bullet wounds,” Simons said.

The synagogue also is working actively to prevent antisemitism from growing in Davis through its newly formed Countering Antisemitism Committee.

Professor of Law Emeritus Alan Brownstein, a community leader at Congregation Bet Haverim and member of the committee, described the three different levels of biases Jewish people face as “ignorance, insensitivity and hostility.”

To counter these negative attitudes and actions, Brownstein emphasizes the need to reach out to other members of the Davis community and beyond. Brownstein says the broader community

needs a “better understanding of our complex identity. We are not just a religious group, we are an ethnic group, too.”

Through this educational outreach, Brownstein’s goal is to reduce the susceptibility to antisemitic attitudes “so if anyone tries to plant the seeds of antisemitism that those seeds die.”

“The fact that there are people that are antisemitic is horrible, but the fact that people don’t challenge it is even more depressing,” Brownstein said.

To challenge bias and hate in the schools, the district has a climate coordinator dedicated to helping the district achieve its goal of inclusivity.

“I help the district in its efforts to make all of our environments

conducive to learning and working for all students and adults,” Kate Snow said, “we can’t learn when we don’t feel safe or that we don’t belong.”

Snow reports there has been an increase in reports of identitybased harm overall, with antisemitism being a part of that. “There maybe something more intense happening in antisemitism,” Snow said.

Because of this, Jewish students at David High are turning to each other for support. Mayah Moore, a senior and copresident of the Jewish Student Union at DHS, is focused on creating a safe environment for Jewish students.

“In a mostly Christian community like DHS, it’s hard to feel like you’re connected (to other Jewish students),” Moore said.

“It’s super important finding that community of Jewish people ... so we have that environment to talk about (antisemitism) and be a community.”

City of Davis launches new ‘Hate-Free Together’ campaign

Recently, the City of Davis approved a new program to combat hate speech.

The new campaign is going to be called ‘HateFree Together.’ It’s a joint effort that provides resources, support, and opportunities for actions that help “condemn hate, create safety and cultivate change,” according to Jenny Tan, director of community engagement for the City of Davis.

Although the program is still being finalized, it will include community workshops, a website and more. “By creating local support and accountability, we can move towards improving

inclusion, education, and action in our community,” Tan said.

The city wants to listen and advocate for all of the institutions that call Davis home, including schools, religious institutions, nonprofits and others.

Davis High Jewish Student Union copresident Mayah Moore shared, “This new program ‘Hate-Free Together’ sounds promising and that it could be good for the community but I would actually like to see physical change from the Davis City Council first.”

“There’s not a whole lot you can do but show support,” said Gloria Partida, a city councilmember who is also chair for the Davis Phoenix Coalition, a nonprofit to combat hate and to embrace diversity.

A timeline of religious hate crimes in Davis

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The Bet Haverim synagogue has increased security in response to threats to the Jewish community. Seats at the temple include safety instructions and a security guard is on duty during services.

“As a Jewish community, people are terrified and people are horrified.”

Rabbi Bess Wohlner Congregation Bet Haverim

“We can’t learn when we don’t feel safe or that we don’t belong.”

Kate Snow DJUSD Climate Coordinator

Swastikas are burned into Holmes Jr. High property in East Davis.

The Islamic Center of Davis is vandalized with broken windows and raw meat.

Antisemitic fliers are posted around UC Davis.

Masked men display antisemitic banners on a Davis highway overpass.

UC Davis’ Alder Hall is vandalized with swastika drawings.

State fighting trauma with trauma

By Richard Wexler Special to CalMatters

Two years ago, Dr. Robert Anda, one of the authors of the original study of adverse childhood experiences, cautioned that the scores from questionnaires to screen children for ACEs could be “misappropriated” as a diagnostic tool. California does not appear to have listened.

“Inferences about an individual’s risk for health or social problems should not be made based upon an ACE score, and no arbitrary ACE score, or range of scores, should be designated as a cut point for decision making or used to infer knowledge about individual risk for health outcomes,” Anda wrote in 2020.

Other experts on childhood trauma, such as renowned researcher Dr. Bruce Perry and University of New Hampshire professor David Finkelhor, agreed.

Yet more than two years into a massive science-be-damned, ethically questionable and albeit well-meaning experiment on overwhelmingly poor, nonwhite Californians, the only concern officials seem to have is that doctors haven’t done enough to surveil their parents and report on them to a state agency.

In 2020, the state began offering doctors $29 each time they administer ACE questionnaires to parents of children on MediCal. Four or more ACEs is enough to diagnose trauma and refer the family for “services” — exactly the kind of arbitrary “cut point” Anda warned about.

No wonder he specifically singled out the California program for criticism.

The heart of the problem is something Finkelhor noted: Doctors are “mandated reporters” of child abuse and neglect. That supersedes doctor-patient confidentiality. Even if they don’t think the questionnaire results amount to abuse or neglect, doctors may be afraid of what would happen to them if they don’t make a report.

So instead of getting help, the children may experience more trauma. They could be subjected to the emotional turmoil of a child abuse investigation as caseworkers ask them questions about the most intimate aspects of their lives and, often, strip search them looking for bruises. A 2017 study found that more than half of all Black children are put through an investigation before they turn 18.

The trauma is, of course, compounded if the child is consigned to foster care. The California questionnaire that could lead to foster care lists even foster care itself as an adverse childhood experience.

The flawed questionnaire score-inspired reports further overload caseworkers, leaving them with even less time to find children in real danger. That’s why mandatory reporting itself has backfired.

The questionnaire also can magnify the racial and class biases that permeate child welfare, particularly the danger of conflating poverty with “neglect.”

There is no mention anywhere of informed consent. Doctors are not required to remind those filling out the forms that they are mandated reporters. Among parents who already know, the prospect of confiding in a mandated reporter may deter them from seeking help. Now state officials want doctors to follow up and see if their patients took their advice and pursued their referrals. And if they didn’t, then what happens to them?

The creator of the California questionnaire, former state Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, defended her program by claiming that no one has anything better — but we do. A stunning number of studies find that even small amounts of cash significantly reduce what child welfare agencies call “neglect.” So California could “treat” far more ACEs far more effectively if it simply took the nearly $300 million it’s spending on this initiative and used it for cash assistance, childcare or housing vouchers.

You can’t fight trauma with trauma.

— Richard Wexler is the executive director of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform. He is a former journalist who won awards for his coverage of child welfare issues. He wrote this for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture.

Morality emanates from Golden Rule

For a moment last week, when Iran’s attorney general, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, announced that the Islamic Republic would disband his country’s morality police, it looked like a win for opponents of that tyrannical regime.

Since Sept. 16, the day Mahsa Amini, a 21-year old who was murdered by cops in Tehran for allegedly having worn her hijab improperly, hundreds of thousands of Iranians have been protesting that unjust death, the mistreatment of women, the inequity of Iran’s laws and the vicious behavior of the morality police — officially known as the Guidance Patrol.

The despots have responded with mass arrests, savage beatings, torture, widespread killings and two judicial executions, so far.

According to an Iranian human rights group (HRANA), 18,000 protesters have been jailed and 400 killed. On Dec. 8, a 23-yearold man, Mohsen Shekari was hanged by the regime for “waging war against God.” On Monday, Majid Reza Rahnavard was hanged for the same "crime." According to the Washington Post, 10 more executions of protesters have been ordered.

Shortly after Mr. Montazeri implied that the morality police would be disbanded — he also suggested Iran may end the law that requires women to cover their heads in public — the victory vanished.

The attorney general has no say in whether the Guidance Patrol stays or goes, and among the ruling theocrats, including President Ebrahim Raisi, there is no support for loosening or removing the law — which they believe is the

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word of God — that requires the hijab.

Having “morality police” who brutalize their people has me wondering, “What is morality?”

The dictionary gets us nowhere. It begs the question, defining morality as “conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.” And moral being, “of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong.”

Every religion has its own take on the subject of morals, and true believers are certain their holy men and their deity hold the answer, based on ancient scripture.

In Western civilization, many rely directly or indirectly on the Ten Commandments — despite the fact that several are not concerned with behavior.

The First Commandment, for example, is “I am the Lord thy God.” Whether that’s true or not, it doesn’t speak to right conduct.

The Second, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me; thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,” regards behavior, but is unclear why.

Most Christian churches make graven images of their God, Jesus. Does this mean their adherents will go to Hell? If so, it seems a petty offense to bring on eternal damnation. Also, if there is no god but God, then it’s tautologically impossible to “have another

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A good education is a human right. It is also a societal good, given human interdependence. These are basic moral truths, yet we don’t always act like they are, as two recent happenings in Davis illustrate.

As reported in The Enterprise, DJUSD teachers, backed by many supporters, have been asking for a salary increase, given the high cost of housing and the lower salaries that Davis teachers have as compared to neighboring cities. Teaching is extremely rewarding, but it is not reasonable to expect people to dedicate their hearts and

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god before me.”

The Third, “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain,” also seems trifling, especially when put up against genocide and other horrific crimes in the news every day. Does any sane person equate saying, “God damnit!” with, say, Putin’s atrocities in Ukraine?

Commandment Four, “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy,” is strange in practice. Most Christians rest and pray on Sunday, the first day, despite Genesis saying this:

“On the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.”

“Honor thy father and thy mother” is the Fifth Commandment. Seems like sage advice, unless your parents are despicable.

Commandments 6-9 are fundamental to Western — and perhaps universal — morality. Thou shall not murder (6), commit adultery (7), steal (8) or bear false witness (9).

No. 10, “Thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s house, wife or possessions” is good guidance. But as long as you don’t act on your desires or creep anyone out, coveting should be in the “no harm, no foul” category.

Effectively, the moral commandments (6-9) follow the Golden Rule. We are commanded to treat others as we would like to be treated; and not treat others in ways that person would not like to be treated.

souls only to find out that they cannot make ends meet. So teachers who can leave, do leave, and K-12 education is sacrificed.

During the same time period, several groups of University of California workers have been on strike (two have now settled), including graduate-student teaching assistants. Ostensibly, these workers work “half-time,” but that is misleading. In some (perhaps many) cases, these workers end up doing far more than 20 hours per week, given grading, assisting students during office hours and appointments, holding discussion sections, answering emails, etc.

In addition, these grad student workers are expected to do their own coursework and research, making the position in real-

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The Jewish scholar, Hillel the Elder, explained this idea of morality simply. “That which is hateful to you, do not do unto your fellow. That is the whole Torah; the rest is commentary; now go and learn.”

You should not murder others, because you don’t want to be slain; you should not cheat on your spouse, because you would not like to be cuckolded; you should not steal from others, because you don’t want your stuff stolen; and you should not lie, because you don’t want to be lied to.

While the Golden Rule is not word-for-word in the Bible, the rule’s moral teaching goes beyond the Decalogue.

For example, not getting vaccinated and not wearing a mask to help prevent the spread of diseases like COVID or the flu are immoral behaviors. Even if you don’t fear getting sick, you should think of the health and wellbeing of others. That follows the Golden Rule.

The legendary basketball coach John Wooden contributed his own maxim along these lines: “The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”

A moral person, for example, would never toss garbage on the side of a rural road, even when no one else is around. Making messes that others must mop up misses the mark of morality.

More than the dictates of the Quran or any other scripture, being decent to others is what it means to be moral. Tehran’s theocrats, sadly, have lost sight of the Golden Rule. They value the hijab more than the woman wearing one.

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

ity a full-time one. (They are often not permitted to take outside work, or at least strongly discouraged from doing so). That these grad student workers cannot likewise make ends meet threatens their own education as well as the education of undergraduates.

Paying these workers more is the obvious solution, but dedicated housing on DJUSD land and UCD land, respectively, should also be in the mix, as a way to buffer against the vagaries of inflation and rising housing costs.

It is a moral imperative that we do more for our DJUSD teachers and our UCD graduate student workers.

Roberta Millstein Davis

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Sometimes you have to make a choice

On Thursday night we admired our beautiful 8-foot Christmas tree in the corner of our living room next to the fireplace. After an evening of decorating, it was complete with colorful strings of lights, keepsake ornaments, familiar homemade baubles and the traditional crooked angel on the top.

On Sunday night that same tree sat alone and bare in the pouring rain on the corner of East Eighth and Hunt Way. Three days after its glorious debut, it had been banished from our living room to an unknown fate on the street corner. A handwritten sign hung awkwardly from one bough, reminiscent of Adam’s fig leaf after his fall from grace. It read, “Free Christmas tree. Stand included.” The happy glowing lights were gone, replaced with an eerie hue cast from the streetlight above and the harsh lights of oncoming cars.

If you had told me of this transformation on Sunday evening as we drank hot cocoa, listened to Christmas music and took turns hanging ornaments on the tree, I wouldn’t have believed you. We’ve had the same happy and predictable tradition for over 20 years. What possible scenario could lead to such a dramatic change and seemingly sad ending to our happy Christmas tradition?

We got a cat.

Eighteen months ago, when he was a brand-new kitten, we adopted Darby from an SPCA foster home in Sacramento. After filling out forms and completing an extensive interview to assess our suitability as a cat family, we were approved for adoption. I drove our kids and two of our grandkids to Sacramento to meet our new kitten and we drove home with our tiny new orange tabby in a

cardboard box.

From the moment we met him, we were in love.

We have a large extended family that comes and goes from our home on Hunt Way. As unique and independent members of this family, there are two things that we all have in common for absolute certain: 1. We share the last name of Dunning. 2. We love Darby.

Over the years, we’ve had our share of pets, each adding to our family character and history. Goldfish who lived for two days and some who lived for two years; a tortoise who lives in the backyard and comes out from hiding when called; a rat that once escaped his cage and built a nest in my closet; three rescue golden retrievers who are the most loving companions; too many hamsters to count. And then Darby.

I can’t tell you what it is about Darby, but he is beloved by all. Even those of us who didn’t think we were “cat people” now prioritize having a cat in our lap above making dinner, answering the phone or picking up our kid from practice. Maybe it’s that we adopted him during Covid and his arrival brought such joy during a difficult time. Perhaps it’s that he’s graced our lives from the time he was a kitten and we’ve known him his whole life. Or that he is quirky and mischievous, brave and adventurous.

Until he’s not.

Some family cats take to Christmas trees like kids take to amusement parks, racing up and down the trunks and swatting at the shiny ornaments. Other cats pay little attention or just enough to pose for a photo among the gifts under the branches.

But this is not Darby. For reasons we can’t explain, our 2022 Christmas tree caused terror in the eyes and heart of our cat. From the moment we arrived home with our hand-picked, Oregon-grown Douglas fir, Darby was terrified, secluding himself under a pile of clean towels in our laundry room. He didn’t join us for dinner — ours or his. And for the next three days, he cowered in piles of laundry, under beds and in desk drawers to avoid any contact with the tree or the people who loved him and wanted to introduce him to the tree.

Every member of our family hoped and believed that they could help Darby become friends

with the Christmas tree. It took two of our kids, on separate occasions, cuddling Darby in their arms and then slowly making their way to the living room to learn that they were no match for our furry baby. Both times, the moment they crossed the threshold into view of the lighted tree, Darby’s claws came out, digging deeply into their shoulders, necks and hands. And then, as he was released from the arms that had held him, he performed multiple aerial cartwheels, limbs and tail spinning in the air, landed hard on his feet and darted off to some new hiding place.

One helpful person thought it was a good idea to place Darby in a laundry basket, cover the top with cardboard and slide it across the room so he could see that the tree wasn’t dangerous. This resulted in Darby screaming like a baby and turning violent somersaults until he escaped and ran into hiding for the next six hours. Everyone was traumatized.

For my part, I implemented elements of the Ferber Method, an elaborate strategy that uses timed intervals and graduated exposure to the undesired stimulus to help change behavior. Every few hours I would place his food dish a few feet closer to the door to the living room. This was a ridiculous idea considering it’s the disastrous method I used to try to get our youngest child to sleep on his own as a baby 17 years ago. It was torturous and ineffective then and it was torturous and ineffective three days ago. It is also the reason we stopped at four kids.

Eventually, missing the presence of Darby in our daily lives — teasing our dog, Lucy, napping in his favorite yellow chair, playing hockey with a stray coffee bean on

the kitchen floor — and, more importantly, realizing that we had deliberately installed an eightfoot-tall menacing object in the home that he had previously loved, we all came to the same conclusion and solution. It was Darby or the Christmas tree.

We chose Darby.

And so, with our cat-scratched hands, we dragged our tree to the same corner I drag all the things that still have value, just not to us anymore. Most recently a chest freezer, an 8-by-10-foot area rug, a dorm refrigerator, a floor fan. This tree would make somebody happy and it was theirs for the taking.

By Sunday night, Darby was back in his favorite yellow chair and all was right in our house. But only after Mick donned ski goggles, two winter coats and thick leather work gloves, wrapped Darby in a blanket and forced him to peek around the corner to see that the tree was gone.

I will miss having a Christmas tree to light up our house this year. But giving up that cherished symbol of Christmas for a year? Or for many years to come?

A small price to pay for the security, comfort and peace of mind of one we all love.

— Shelley Dunning is a Davis resident and a mom of four. Reach her at dunningsm@gmail.com.

Finding some solutions for novinophobia

I have long stopped getting catalogs from places like L.L.Bean, Lands' End, Vermont Country Store and Harry & David. But occasionally, especially during the holidays, catalogs mysteriously appear in my mailbox. I usually put them straight into the recycling, but sometimes I can't resist sitting down and going through them page by page. The Upton Tea catalog, for example, with its vivid descriptions of at least thirty different oolongs. “The pale strawcolored cup has a honeysweet character, fragrant with notes of dried fruit. A silky smooth mouth feel introduces notes of apricot, complemented by a green grape crispness that lingers into the finish.” They must have hired an ex-wine-critic. And then there are all the blacks, greens, whites and herbal infusions. I like tea.

I perused the New York Times gift catalog in its entirety but found only one thing I wanted: a giant box of Maldon salt flakes. The Acorn catalog at least afforded me a few laughs with its clever t-shirts (also available as hoodies), like the one that reads “Novinophobia.” I'm glad to know that the mild panic I experience at the first signs of an empty wine rack is diagnosable.

I've gone on to name some of my other neuroses, like lastgarlicclovephobia and nomorecrimefictionphobia. The lovely thing about these particular neuroses is that they're so easily fixed by a trip to Farmers Market or the library (you can imagine my panic when the library was shut down in early 2020).

Novinophobia is the most complicated, though, in that I like making the daily decision—white? Red? Rosé? Bubbles?

Something I've never tried before? An old favorite? So I need at least a couple of each for true ease of mind. Which means that I do a lot of wine shopping. But you knew that already.

Alas, reading wine catalogs cannot compare to browsing the shelves of a wine shop where you can pick up the bottle, read everything on the label and talk to the staff— something I do whenever I get the chance.

That chance, though, has been elusive of late. Which makes it even more urgent to keep the wine shelves at capacity (about 18 bottles). Since we eat so much Italian food, I like to have Italian whites on hand—they seem to have an affinity for all things pasta. The current release of the 2021 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, a Kermit Lynch import, fits the bill. It costs just $12 (Co-op), tastes of peaches and herbs, is bright and versatile and went beautifully with our spigarello (an Italian broccoli from Fiddlers Green at Farmers Market) and garbanzo beans over farfalle dish.

Another Italian white I like to keep stocked is the

Donna Fugata Leigeia. It's perfect with my new favorite dinner—Pasta con sarde. Sardines (of course), anchovies, garlic, fennel, currants, pine nuts, and breadcrumbs—all steeped in good quality olive oil (like Yolo Press or one of the several at Farmers Market).

Slightly weightier than the Verdicchio, the Sicilian Leigeia ($18, Co-op) still cuts through the oil and fish and adds its own spice with a hint of orange blossom and tropical fruit. Ditto for the always reliably delicious Basestri Valda Soave Classico ($17, The Pip).

Cold nights often call out for red sauce, sometimes simple with just onions, garlic and good canned tomatoes, other times heartier with mushrooms or fennel or artichoke hearts—or some combination. Or a bit of hot sausage or some smoked trout. With the simpler dishes I enjoy the Italian 2021 Vino Rosso from Cantine Elvio Tintero, a reliable bargain for $12 (Co-op or Nugget). This release seems to me the best in several years. For a more complex dish,

I keep around a bottle or two of Kenny Likitprakong's reds — like the new Camp Zinfandel, the Folk Machine Central Coast Pinot Noir (especially good with mushroom sauce), and the Parts and Labor blend. Usually available at the Co-op($15-$20) or order directly from Hobo Wine Company.

For dinners with wildly varied flavors, I like to have a few assertive and dry-butfruity whites like the Haarmeyer (Yolo County) Chenin Blanc ($16, Co-op) and the (Germany) Weegmüuller Scheurebe ($20, The Pip). The later was a big hit at Thanksgiving dinner and will go equally well with whatever the winter holiday tables offer. Both wines are aromatic and filled with luscious fruit, and both have excellent acidity, but the scheurebe is more complex and intense. A real treat.

My current red splurge is anything from Margins or Broc Cellars. For

Thanksgiving dinner I raided daughter Julian's always-interesting collection and picked a light French red that was really good but was somewhat overwhelmed by the smoked turkey and spicy sides. I regretted not choosing the Broc Nero D'Avola resting right next to it.

A bottle or two of bubbles—also great to have at hand. You just never know when you might have to celebrate SOMETHING. If only a really fresh piece of fish. We just used one of our bottles to toast two family members (in absentia) with Dec. 5 birthdays. The meal was simple — smashed potatoes, beet greens, roasted spiced squash, but the Naveran Brut Cava made it special. It's a threegrape wine — Xarello, Macabeo and Parellada — and the grapes are organic and indigenous.

Cava is nearly always a good bargain. Even the cheapest are usually quite drinkable, but the good ones rival a bottle of

Champagne (and are, in fact, made by the same method), and this is a good one. Very lemony with mineral and spice (ginger) and a hint of smoke. At $22, it's more expensive than your supermarket cava but if you like that yeasty, toasty taste of Champagne, this is your bargain. Get it at The Pip in Dixon.

Holiday activities, often chaotic, add not just joy to our lives but also stress. Since, to me at least, a good glass of wine increases the former and decreases the latter, a selection of familiar favorite bottles is a great boon in these dark days of December — and the only antidote to novinophobia. Add a little tree, a string of lights, an album of seasonal music and the world looks little brighter. Wishing a bright holiday season to all my readers!

— Reach Susan Leonardi at vinosusana@ gmail.com. Comment on this column at www. davisenterprise.com.

Courtesy photo Darby is back in his favorite yellow chair and all is right in our house.

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Put on your lab coat and some Christmas music, work with an adult helper and make a crystal tree grow!

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Les Curry InvItatIonaL

DHS boys preparing for tough competition

By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor

One thing is guaranteed for the Davis High boys basketball team and other squads taking part in this year’s Les Curry Invitational.

There will be a new champion.

Rodriguez, which won the title last year, has opted not to return to this year’s invitational that starts Thursday and runs through Saturday.

But that’s OK with Davis head coach Dan Gonzalez and the other seven teams, which will be playing inside the North Gym during the invitational’s run.

“Our tournament has a good variety of styles, great coaching and teams from five different leagues,” Gonzalez said.

Those teams competing with Davis (3-3) are Roseville, Christian Brothers, Whitney of Rocklin, Wood of Vacaville, Del Oro, El Camino and Florin, both of Sacramento. Roseville is a member of the Capital Valley Conference, Christian Brothers and El Camino are part of the Capital Athletic League, Whitney and Del Oro are part of the Sierra Foothill League, Wood belongs in the Monticello Empire League and Florin competes in the Greater Sacramento League.

“It’s tough to pick the top teams, but I think Whitney and Del Oro are probably the toughest of the bunch,” Gonzalez said.

The Blue Devils head coach is glad that his program is hosting an ongoing tournament that features some of the best teams in the Sacramento region.

“It’s always a privilege to host quality

teams that have a good following of fans that will attend,” Gonzalez said. “ Will C. Wood is the only team that has participated in our tournament since its inception.”

Invitational schedule

Here is the list of games scheduled to tip-off Thursday.

Roseville-Christian Brothers start at 4 p.m. Whitney-Wood follow at 5:30, Del Oro-El Camino 7 and Florin-Davis 8:30.

The Roseville-Christian Brothers and Whitney-Wood winners face each other in the winner’s bracket Friday at 7 p.m. The Del Oro-El Camino and FlorinDavis winners advance to the 8:30 p.m. winner’s bracket contest.

The losers of the first two games would play in the consolation bracket Friday at 4 p.m. The losers of the final two games would square off at 5:30 p.m.

The championship game will be played Saturday at 4:30 p.m. The third-place game goes at 3, consolation title contest at 1:30 and seventh-place game at noon.

Titans Holiday Classic

Davis faced Granite Bay for the second time this season on Saturday.

But in the third-place game of the classic inside Antelope High’s gym.

Now they are even at 1-1, as Granite Bay posted a 65-55 win over Davis, which posted an 81-79 victory over the Grizzlies in the Sac-Joaquin Section’s

CoLLege BasketBaLL

Gonzaga defeat Aggie women

By Henry Krueger Enterprise correspondent

SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga guard Brynna Maxwell was a junior at Utah when the UC Davis women’s basketball team came back from a 17-point deficit to defeat the Zags

However, in a

The graduate transfer scored 19 points and went 5-for-7 from 3-point range as Gonzaga (9-2) defeated UC Davis 73-55 in the McCarthey Athletic Center.

“She’s a great player,” said UC Davis head coach Jennifer Gross. “If you make a mistake, she makes you pay for it, so if the game plan is to chase her on the ball screens and you go under one time, she’s making it. If you lose her in transition one time, she’s making it, so I think we just had a few lapses where we weren’t locked in quite as much on her as we needed to be.”

While UC Davis (3-5) remained competitive from start to finish, it often found themselves playing catchup after the Zags built several big leads through unanswered scoring runs.

“We had stretches where we played great basketball and we had stretches where we made too many mistakes,” Gross said.

The Zags’ first offensive surge came at the beginning of the game, when it jumped out to a 10-3 lead sparked by a pair of 3-pointers from Maxwell. The Aggies did

UCD men take down Hawks

By Bob Dunning Enterprise staff writer

Put simply, this one was never close.

Leading from start to finish, the UC Davis Aggies overwhelmed the Holy Names Hawks, 107-55, in a non-conference men’s basketball game Tuesday night at the University Credit Union Center.

With students mostly gone after completing final exams last week, the sparse crowd of 691 was treated to some fast-paced, entertaining basketball as all 11

Aggies broke into the scoring column and nearly everyone on the roster saw significant playing time.

The win gives the Aggies a 7-3 mark with two games remaining

before the beginning of Big West Conference play. Oakland-based Holy Names, which plays in the NCAA Division II PacWest Conference, is now 4-7.

“I thought we really set the tone early, especially on defense, which is where it starts for us,” said Aggie head coach Jim Les with a knowing smile.

“When we get going on defense like we did tonight, we can be pretty dynamic in the open floor and that’s what we did tonight. I thought we were very physical and really dominated on the boards.”

Dominated is an understatement given that UCD had a stunning 61-17 rebounding advantage, with Christian Anigwe leading the way with 11 boards to go with 16 points.

The Aggies jumped to a 21-2 lead with the game less than five minutes old and never looked back.

A 3-pointer by Leo DeBruhl gave the Aggies a 53-26 lead at the half as Anigwe had 10 points in the opening 20 minutes.

“They had been hitting a number of 3-pointers coming in,” Les said of Holy Names. “So we really wanted to focus on that and I was really pleased with the result.”

For the game, the Hawks were just 2 of 14 from long range as the Aggie defense provided very few open looks for their visitors.

As if the first half outburst wasn’t enough, the Aggies opened the second half with a 32-10 run to

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Davis guard Aidan Crawford (5) keeps a Granite Bay player at a distance in Saturday’s third-place game of the Titans Holiday Classic at Antelope High. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story.

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UC Davis center Megan Norris (25) goes up for a basket during a home game earlier this season.

last season at the University Credit Union Center.

rematch between the teams on Sunday, Maxwell was in a Zags uniform, and it may have been the difference.

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Aggie forward Niko Rocak (20) flies to the basket while Holy Names forward Travis Patrick (24) runs out of bounds in Tuesday’s game at the University Credit Union Center. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story.

Blue Devil boys soccer wins league opener

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Simon Vaca-Lorenzi scored two goals for the Davis High boys soccer team, which beat Sheldon 5-1 in the Delta League opener at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium on Monday.

Ayush Tuladhar, Caleeb Yoon and Rigo Guerra scored a goal each for Davis (1-0 in the Delta League, 2-0-1).

Andrew Yang, along with Blue Devil teammates Jason King and Guerra, had an assist each.

Davis continues league play at Cosumnes Oaks on Wednesday. Game time is 6 p.m.

DHS girls basketball

The DHS girls basketball team lost all three of its games at the Folsom/Vista Tournament toward the end of last week.

In the seventh-place game against Delta League foe Cosumnes Oaks on Saturday, Davis (2-4) fell 56-24.

Pleasant Grove took on league rival in Davis in Friday’s consolation game, posting a 44-34 win.

The Blue Devils opened the tournament against Pleasant Valley of Chico, which produced a 60-31 victory.

Davis continues tournament action at the LaSallian Classic at Christian Brothers High, which runs from Thursday through Saturday. The Blue Devils open against Monterey High on Thursday at 8:30 p.m.

UCD: Lot of contributors

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take a stunning 85-36 lead and coasted home from there.

Two free throws from Henry DeAndre put the Aggies over the century mark for the first time this season.

“We had a lot of contributors and it was great to see how strong our bench was,” Les noted.

Another pleasing development was UCD’s success at the free throw line.

The Aggies entered the game hitting a dismal 60.2 percent of their foul shots, but converted 33 of 45 (73.3 percent) against the Hawks. Not perfect by any standard, but an improvement nonetheless.

Anigwe, who entered

the game with just 41.2 percent accuracy from the line was 5-for-5 and was called upon by Les to shoot a technical foul shot after he had made his first four free throws.

“I wanted him to know I had confidence in him,” Les said.

Anigwe was pleased with the honor.

“Coach has been working with me on my free throws and it’s really helping,” said the 6-9 Anigwe. “That gave me confidence when he told me to shoot the technical.”

Elijah Pepper led all scorers with 21 points, while Montana transfer Robby Beasley had 18, T.Y. Johnson 15 and Henry 13.

— Contact Bob Dunning at bdunning@ davisenterprise.net.

BOYS: Davis opens vs. Florin

Foundation Game, inside the North Gym on Nov. 28.

Davis held a 41-39 lead entering the fourth quarter.

After Granite Bay made 1-of-2 free throws for a 41-40 score, Blue Devils guard Aidan Crawford hit a 3-pointer for a 44-40 advantage just over seven minutes into the quarter.

A basketball and two free throws helped the Grizzlies to a 44-44 tie with 6:17 left on the clock.

Then the Grizzlies mounted their comeback for the win.

Granite Bay hit a basket for a 46-44 lead. Then it went on a 15-0 run for a comfortable 59-44 lead.

Davis finally got points on the scoreboard with 2:31 remaining when Derek Barker made both free throws for a 59-46

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regroup, scoring 13 points in the final six minutes of the first quarter to tie the game at 16 apiece.

Gonzaga reestablished its lead in the second quarter behind a 13-0 run in which UCD went scoreless for four minutes and eight seconds. But once again, the Aggies climbed back into contention, nailing a trio of 3-pointers to cut their deficit to five points before halftime.

The second half began with the teams trading baskets, as UCD trailed 44-41 with 40 seconds left in the third quarter

score.

The Grizzlies were deadly at the free throw line in the final quarter, making 17-of-26 and 27-of-41 in the contest.

The Blue Devils converted 4-of-4 and 8-of-11 in the game.

Crawford finished with 16 points for Davis.

Aiden McCabe and Barker had eight points each. Will Ackerman and Matt Cossu had six each.

Jack Anderson had four points, Jadyn Coaker three and Collin Carpenter and Even Bledsoe two each.

Before reaching the third-place game, host Antelope beat Davis 69-60 on Friday. The Blue Devils opened the tournament with a 68-43 victory over Center on Dec. 8.

— Contact Mike Bush at mike@davisen terprise.net. Follow on Twitter: @MBDavis Sports.

following a fastbreak layup from guard Victoria Baker. But just as the Aggies appeared ready to take the lead, the Zags ended the quarter on a 6-0 run to make it a ninepoint game.

This margin grew even bigger in the fourth quarter, a period in which forward Megan Norris and guard Campbell Gray were the only Aggies to score.

Norris scored all 12 of her points in the fourth quarter and was UC Davis’ top scorer. She was one of six players to make a field goal off the team’s second unit, who accounted for 29 points.

Davis High forward Simon Vaca-Lorenzi (17) gets ready to move the soccer ball away from a Grant player during a non-league game at Rio Linda High on Dec. 7. Vaca-Lorenzi scored twice in the Blue Devils’ Delta League opener against Sheldon on Monday with a 5-1 victory. DHS is the defending league champions. The Blue Devils continue league play at Cosumnes Oaks of Elk Grove today at 6 p.m.

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