The Davis Enterprise Sunday, January 15, 2023

UCD prof on leave for alleged rape of high-schooler

By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer

UC Davis placed tenured chemistry professor Ting Guo on paid leave one year ago for allegedly raping and assaulting Jane Doe, a high school student, in 2010, according to a statement released by the university on Friday.

The student’s AP chemistry teacher assigned her to job shadow a chemist as part of the UC Davis Young Scholars Program. Guo, 58, was appointed to the UC Davis faculty in 1999.

According to court documents, she emailed several UC Davis professors, and Guo was the first to respond. They met in person on Jan. 10, 2010, and by Feb. 11, 2010, the first alleged assault occurred: a butt spank in his campus office.

By Aug. 7, 2010, she wanted to present him with gifts “per cultural customs” for the mentoring opportunity. She offered to carry one of the two bags to his house since they lived

Council mulls options for G Street

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

The closure of a portion of G Street to automobile traffic back in the early months of the pandemic was critical to a number of downtown restaurants when indoor dining was prohibited.

With a block between Second and Third streets closed off to cars, restaurants were able to serve patrons outdoors using

the newly available travel lanes and parking spaces.

But with indoor dining having long since resumed, a number of local retail business owners have been urging the city to reopen that block of G Street to two-way traffic and restore on-street parking.

Loss of parking, as well as the general unattractiveness of the space, have been cited as reasons for what they say is a loss of

customers.

“It looks horrendous,” Jen Cala Chandler, manager of Sole Desire Shoes at Second and G streets, said in November.

“It totally dissuades customers from coming to our beautiful downtown,” she said. “This has affected all of us in a really negative way and it unfortunately continues to. Every day there are customers who say they don’t come downtown, or

UC strike was only Round 1

By Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters

The largest higher-education strike in U.S. history — courtesy 36,000 disgruntled graduate student workers and 12,000 other academic employees at the University of California — wrapped up Dec. 23, and depending on one’s perspective, it was either a historic win or a colossal letdown.

The workers got some of what they wanted, and while the UC system hasn’t said how it’s going to afford it, it’s now on the hook to do so. These deals aren’t evergreen — the graduate student contracts last until 2025 — and negotiations

on successor deals will likely begin in late 2024.

The graduate union members did get multiple raises through 2024 and roughly 50% increases in base pay, plus promises of transit passes, some dependent child healthcare and other benefits. They did not get extra money to afford sky-high California rents. Out-ofstate graduate students still have to pay extra tuition fees, and the child care subsidies are below what they wanted. This has led to dissent in the ranks.

About a third of graduate union members voted to oppose the tentative agreement, fueled by an intraunion campaign to sink the

deal. Members of UAW 2865, the union representing teaching assistants, tutors and instructors, overwhelmingly rejected the deal at three campuses. The rank-and-file of the slightly smaller union of student researchers, UAWSRU, also clobbered the deal at two campuses.

At least one history professor who specializes in labor movements says this dynamic of moderate disagreement within a union is healthy and normal.

“I would say that it is not unusual to have that high a vote against an agreement,” said Nelson Lichtenstein, professor emeritus at UC

they don’t come this far downtown any more because the street is closed.”

There is little in the way of unanimity, however, with others appreciating a pedestrianfriendly space downtown.

The City Council itself was divided back in 2021 when two council members — Gloria Partida and Mayor Will Arnold —

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State honors Chávez as distinguished school

By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer

The Davis Joint Unified School District can put another feather in its cap as César Chávez Elementary earned recognition as a 2023 California Distinguished School.

A press release by the district on Thursday, Jan. 12, said that the California Distinguished Schools Program recognizes schools for their excellent work in either closing the achievement gap or achieving exceptional student performance. To identify eligibility, measurements were based on the 2022 California

School Dashboard.

“For a Spanish Immersion school to receive a 2023 California Distinguished Schools Award is a true honor and a testimony to how our school commits to and fulfills our program’s mission, vision and goals,” Chávez Principal Veronica Dunn said. “Since 2018, our staff and parents have made it a priority to focus on students’ socialemotional development and community engagement, in addition to the Spanish Language Acquisition embedded in our academics.

Pedestrians cross by the bollards on G and Third streets blocking southbound traffic in November.

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Flying high with Bessie Coleman

By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise

Bessie Coleman was born in January 1892 in Texas. She was the 10th of 13 children in her family and was of African American and Cherokee descent.

At the age of six she began attending a one-room school where she enjoyed reading and excelled at math.

She would walk around 4 miles round-trip to her school each day and continued for the duration of her elementary education. At the age of 12 she was accepted to the Missionary Baptist Church School on a scholarship.

After graduation, Coleman used all of her savings to attend the Oklahoma Colored Agricultural and Normal University in Langston, Okla. Unfortunately, her funds ran out after one term and she returned home. At the age of 23, she moved to Chicago with her brothers and worked odd jobs supporting herself.

While working in Chicago, around 1915, she heard stories about ace pilots during World War I. Inspired, she began saving her money to become a pilot. She applied to dozens of flight schools in the country but was refused by all of them due to her sex and ethnicity. A friend of Coleman, Robert Abbot, suggested she apply to schools in Europe.

She took classes to learn French and applied to the Caudron

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Brothers’ School of Aviation in France where she was accepted. Through a sponsorship, support from close friends, and her own savings she was able to travel to France in 1920 to attend aviation school.

Coleman learned to fly in a Nieuport 564 biplane and in June 1921 became the first African American woman and Native American to earn an aviation license. She continued taking advanced lessons and honing her skills and became a stunt and airshow pilot. Her first appearance in the U.S. was September 1922 at Curtiss Field in New York. During her shows she primarily flew a Curtiss JN-4 biplane and performed stunts such as loops, figure eights and crowd-pleasing nearground dips.

Coleman became known as one of the most daring airshow pilots and tried doing more and more difficult stunts. Even after breaking a leg and some ribs in a crash in 1923, she continued flying and stunting after she healed. Between shows, Coleman would speak to audiences combating racism and promoting aviation for African Americans.

True to her values, she would refuse to participate in events that

refused minority attendance and turned down a film role due to derogatory portrayals of African Americans.

In 1926, Coleman purchased a used Curtiss JN-4 in Dallas. Due to poor maintenance several test flights had been unsuccessful and required emergency landings. Despite her friends and family urging her to use a different plane, she tried one more test flight to survey an area for a stunt and parachute jump. With her on her flight was her mechanic and friend William Wills. During the flight, the plane unexpectedly stalled and went into a diving spin.

Sadly, both Coleman and Wills perished in the crash caused by the poor maintenance and condition of the plane.

Bessie Coleman continues to be a symbol of perseverance and equality. Several schools, air buildings, and aviation clubs have been named in her honor. She was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2001 and the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2006.

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City warns residents to prepare for next round of storms

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

As another round of storms comes through Davis, the city on Friday urged residents to be prepared for possible power outages, road closures and debris, and to follow these tips: Before and during a storm:

n Check on friends, the elderly and love ones.

n Stay out of local waterways and ponds. Full or flooded waterways and ponds may contain many

things that could harm your health, such as contaminants, waste and physical objects. Stay on designated trails or paths and don't go swimming in flooded waterways or ponds.

n Drive carefully or not at all. Treat all non-functioning traffic lights as four-way stops.

n Keep a fully charged cell phone on hand.

n Create an emergency kit with essential items in case you lose power, including candles, power banks, water, canned food

and batteries

During a power outage: n Keep freezers and refrigerators closed.

n Disconnect/turn off electronics to avoid damage from electrical surges.

n Wear multiple layers of clothing to stay warm.

n Look for local weather notifications or outage reports.

n Don’t use a gas stove to heat your home or use outdoor stoves indoors.

The City of Davis has two sandbag stations — one

at Arroyo Park and another at Playfields Park, though sand and bags are limited.

n Visit Arroyo Park or Playfields Park and find the

sand pile with orange cones. Bring a shovel. If you forgot your shovel, use the cone as a scoop to fill the bag.

Bob Dunning is on vacation.

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in the same direction. He allegedly offered her beer, but she declined since she was underage.

According to her statement to police regarding the incident, they talked about Star Wars, and he told her to lay on a towel on the floor. Guo allegedly attempted to penetrate her. “I was frozen — I was very frightened and obviously not physically or emotionally receptive.” According to her statement, she biked home frightened and later received an email from Guo telling her to be “clean, healthy, and study….”

She continued to accept his mentorship, and he allegedly asked her again to stop by his house, where he continued to force sexual penetration. The “sex was not long because for some reason. (The) Plaintiff secreted a lot of abnormal jell like bodily fluids that was concerning to Professor Guo. Plaintiff’s body was reacting to the trauma. He offered plaintiff $60,” according to the plaintiff’s court filings.

On Sept. 18, 2010, the Doe alleges Guo again forced sexual intercourse on her. According to the filings, Doe drove from Berkeley to Davis for a meeting at the physics lab on campus. She told him she only got two hours of sleep. He invited her to his house again, but she didn’t want to go inside. She parked a few houses down and rested on a lawn under a tree. When she woke, she walked to her car and saw Guo walking to the community mail-

boxes. He invited her back to his place; she reluctantly agreed, and he again allegedly forced sex on her. A similar feeling of shame and disgust overwhelmed her, akin to prior alleged sexual assaults.

According to court reports, Doe had an emotional breakdown. She started doing drugs, was hospitalized, went to a rape crisis center, was suicidal. Involuntarily admitted under 5150 to North Valley Behavior Health, Doe was deemed a danger to herself and others. She “wanted to kill herself by cutting her wrist with scissors and she admitted she wanted to kill other people, cut off their limbs, rape people and give them drugs.” A few days later, Doe went to Sutter Davis Hospital Emergency Department and was diagnosed as psychotic and was advised not to use any more marijuana because it was likely making her mental health worse. By Nov. 2, 2011, she was involuntarily admitted under 5150 to Woodland Health Care and was diagnosed as being gravely disabled; she was responding to internal stimuli and had not slept in two days and planned on killing herself.

While a student at UC Santa Barbara, Doe began to see a therapist after multiple mental and emotional breakdowns. She was diagnosed with Stockholm Syndrome because she insisted Guo did nothing wrong and instead focused her attention on her academics instead of what

happened.

In March 2019, she decided to join group therapy for sexual assault survivors and realized the impact and injury to her from the 2010 incidents with Guo.

At this time, the Me Too movement triggered memories her 2010 incidents with Guo, and she was later diagnosed with PTSD caused by his alleged assaults. She was encouraged to report the incidents to the UCSB Police Department, who forwarded the report to the police at UC Davis.

The report indicated that the complainant had requested that a criminal investigation be completed before the complainant’s name or the respondent’s name were released to the UC Davis Title IX office.

UC Davis police then notified the city of Davis police because the report indicated that three sexual assaults had allegedly occurred within the city limits but not on the UC Davis campus. “UC Davis police also shared limited, de-identified information with the Title IX office, which was not sufficient to commence an investigation at that time,” according to UCD’s statement.

According to court filings, Guo was interviewed about the claims and denied anything happened. The Yolo County District Attorney declined to prosecute.

In January 2021, the UC Davis Title IX office learned from a civil lawsuit of allegations related to the 2018 complaint. The civil lawsuit alleged that, in 2010, UC Davis professor Guo sexually

assaulted a high school student who had worked in his laboratory. Guo was placed on administrative leave and has remained on leave. During this time, he has been instructed not to contact the complainant or any UC Davis student or employee or to come onto campus without prior permission, according to UCD.

The Title IX office also launched an independent investigation to determine if violations of University policy had occurred. The Title IX Office learned the complainant’s identity after the investigation began.

The scope of the review is as follows, according to UCD:

n A comprehensive review of all activities that occurred in University facilities involving minors from 2010 to the present. Determine what protections have been in place for minors participating in these programs and whether there are areas for improvement.* Review whether there are sufficient protocols governing communication and information sharing between the UC Davis Police Department and the UC Davis Title IX Office.

n Whether anyone in a leadership position in the chemistry department knew or should have known about sexual misconduct concerns related to Ting Guo between 2010 and 2021 and whether those concerns were appropriately reported. If so, whether appropriate action was taken to respond to concerns.

“Due to issues related to student and employee privacy laws, we are

unable to address or confirm specific details of the process,” a statement from UC Davis said. “We can confirm that the internal processes remain ongoing, and appropriate UC policies and procedures are being followed to address this serious matter.”

Professor Lior Pachter, a computational biologist at the California Institute of Technology points out on his blog, liorpachter.wordpress.com, that “UC Davis allowed Professor Guo to continue mentoring high school students up until 2021” and that he “mentored a high school student by the name of Jonathan Ma in 2019, after UC Davis knew about the allegations against Professor Guo.” In his blog, Pachter cites an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch dated July 22, 2019, about the student and his summer experience in Professor Ting Guo’s lab:

“Jonathan, a senior at Parkway West High School, is among a select group of students attending the UC Davis Young Scholars Program this summer. The advanced science program, now over 50 years old and offered by the School of Education, introduces up to 40 high-achieving high school sophomores and juniors to the world of original research in the biological and natural sciences. In the lab of Dr. Ting Guo, Jonathan works with the UC Davis Department of Chemistry to aid in the genesis of new nanotechnologies…”

— Contact Monica Stark at monica@davisenterprise.net.

STRIKE: More battles ahead as students push for more concessions

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unusual to have that high a vote against an agreement,” said Nelson Lichtenstein, professor emeritus at UC Santa Barbara. “We are unfamiliar with what successful strikes look like … all those really great strikes of 50 years ago that were successful, they always had

opposition.”

The president of the 19,000-strong UAW 2865, Rafael Jaime, agrees. “If we have no dissent and no disagreement, then you know, it’s very likely that we wouldn’t be that strong,” he said.

Still, the dissent puts pressure on union leadership to take the frustrations

of the rank-and-file seriously, especially since the contracts are set to expire in less than three years.

Janna Haider spends $1,150 a month on rent and utilities for her Santa Barbara studio — about 49% of her income through her work as a history doctoral student at UC Santa Barbara, she said. When the

first round of raises come through sometime in the next three months, 41% of her pay will go to rent, “which is still rent-burden,” she said, referring to a federal term describing someone who’s spending more than 30% of their pay on housing.

She was one of the 15 union negotiators, out of 40

total, who voted no on the tentative agreement with the UC and then helped lead a failing campaign to oppose the contract among the rank-and-file. Haider wanted a five-year housing guarantee for graduate students and housing stipends until the UC built new homes for them, a union demand that got yanked

early in the negotiations, she said.

She’ll instead join her grad-student colleagues at UCSB in pressuring the campus to provide annual housing stipends of $2,500 — the same amount UC Santa Cruz offered graduate students as part of a deal to end an unsanctioned “wildcat” strike in 2020.

UC Davis study: Telehealth cuts down carbon footprint, costs

Special to The Enterprise

SACRAMENTO — A study by UC Davis Health researchers assessed telehealth visits’ carbon footprint and their potential savings in lives, costs and time compared to in-person visits. It included data from five University of California health care systems over the pandemic’s first two years.

The study found substantial savings for patients and the

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environment, including eliminating the need to commute 53,664,391 miles — that’s 113 round trips from Earth to the moon! Telehealth also saved an estimated 204 years of travel time, $33,540,244 travel-related costs and 42.4 injuries and 0.7 fatalities.

“Our study documented the many benefits of utilizing telehealth for ambulatory visits,” said Sristi Sharma, a UC Davis

N. Cole

Stephen Nelson Cole, bourbon lover, foodie, Oregon Duck, and allaround Davisite, died on Dec. 28, 2022, in his home in El Macero.

Steve had deep roots in Davis having been born and raised in town his whole life. He grew up in a pink house on Miller Drive in a time when everything was within walking distance. Raised by Helen and Bob Cole (both deceased) alongside his brother, Don, Steve’s upbringing was nothing short of idyllic. He loved to share stories of his youth when Davis had one stoplight. A Blue Devil through and through, Steve loved organizing and attending his Davis High School reunions and still kept in touch with many classmates.

He attended University of Oregon for his undergraduate degree and his passion for the Ducks never waned. He loved cheering on his team in every possible sport and could always be spotted wearing an O on at least one piece of clothing. He returned to

his hometown and attended UC Davis for law school, graduating in 1972. He ultimately practiced property damage law in a firm he opened in West Sacramento.

preventive medicine physician and lead author of the study. “It is the first, large-scale study to evaluate the round-trip distance, time, and cost-saving, and greenhouse gas emissions prevented from telehealth use during the pandemic.”

The pandemic forced health care institutions to adopt telehealth for medical appointments. While the technology has been around for many years, it had

been underutilized by medical organizations.

“The world is currently in a climate crisis. Being one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, the health care industry should be taking serious steps to decrease its carbon footprint and telehealth is one of them,” Sharma said.

The team looked at data from five UC health systems: UC Davis, UC San Francisco, UC Los

Angeles, UC Irvine and UC San Diego. They calculated the round-trip distance, travel time, travel costs, injuries and fatalities avoided, and greenhouse gas emissions that patients would have generated had they gone for in-person ambulatory services instead of telehealth services.

They included visits only during the first two years of the COVID19 pandemic.

— UC Davis Health News

and he showered those around him with the results of his many trial and error recipes whether they wanted it or not. He enjoyed cooking, but was still growing his skills as a dishwasher at the time of his death.

He married his main squeeze, Meredith Cole, almost 50 years ago, with whom they had two daughters, Nikki West of Alameda and Whitney Cole of Sacramento, and son Evan Cole of Rancho Palos Verdes. He passed on a unique collection of traits to each child and it’s tough to say who came out on top. His three children considered him an accomplished father, ski instructor, barbecuer and historian. He loved discussing politics with anyone who would listen, but most often this did not include his family members.

He had a lifelong love affair with black licorice, stinky cheese, steak and ice cream. Food was his love language

Barbara Phelps Risling

Feb. 9, 1924 — Dec. 18, 2022

When Barbara Risling was asked two days before her death, what she would most like to be remembered by, she thought a moment and replied, “For my work behind the scenes with (husband) Dave, as an artist, especially figure drawing, as a good cook, and a seamstress.” As a mother and grandmother she was and is regarded as the best, but she was much more than all of these things. By the end of her life, she had touched thousands of lives. Her greatest legacy can be summarized by the most common remark by those who knew her, upon learning of Barbara’s death, “She was the nicest person I ever met.”

Born Feb. 9, 1924, in Oroville, she was the first child of Donovan John (“D.J.”) Phelps, an English immigrant who worked for the local power company, and commercial artist Katherine Varien Richardson. For Barbara and her little sister Audrey, childhood quickly became a travelogue as the impacts of insecure employment, the Great Depression, divorce and remarriage, and other events kept their location and caretaking in a state of

flux.

Life moved from rustic to urban, West Coast to U.K., and points between. While attending Hoopa High School on the Hoopa Valley Reservation, Barbara met her future husband, and love of her life, David Risling Jr. After high school they parted to continue their education — Dave at Cal Poly, Barbara at art school in San Francisco. The onset of World War II deepened their relationship.

They married in 1944. After the war’s end Dave finished college and they started a family that eventually grew to four children — Katherine (Kathy), Margaret (Peggy), Carolyn (Lyn) and Kenneth (Kenny). Dave’s career teaching agriculture took them to Caruthers and then Modesto, during which Barbara devoted herself to the tasks of motherhood and homemaking.

She also stayed involved in creating and competing in the art world, taking classes, and writing. But no matter what endeavor either undertook, Barbara and Dave decided to work as a team. When Dave began working with others

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He excelled at growing vegetables, telling jokes, reading any history book he could get his hands on, knowing obscure facts, and having a nearly photographic memory. He loved classical music and smoking cigars, being in Hawaii with his friends and family, and running.

He took extreme pride in his four grandchildren: Cecily (19) and Barrett West (17) of Alameda for whom he would always provide animal crackers; and Teddy (5) and Harry Cole (3) of Rancho Palos Verdes, with whom he shared his dashing good looks.

As a final nod to his constant love of learning, he donated his body to UC Davis Med Center for education and research. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you raise a glass, cheer for your team, and hug those you love.

to improve the lives of Native Americans, Barbara joined with passion. In 1970 — hearts and minds in harmony — they moved to Davis to start UCD’s unprecedented Native American Studies program.

While Barbara saw herself as “behind the scenes,” putting her skills to work whenever needed, such as brainstorming, co-writing speeches and publications, artwork, transcribing, note taking, and cooking for lots of people- she was truly an integral and equal part of the team. Barbara shared a mission with Dave, to improve the lives of others. He often stated, publicly, that he could not have accomplished the work he did without Barbara.

Not always easy, Barbara’s life brought her into contact with all kinds of people throughout the world. She seemed to touch the hearts of everyone she met with her kindness, thoughtfulness, generosity, and sense of humor, as well as by lending a helping hand, a listening ear, and much more. After Dave

died in 2005, right up until the day she herself passed away, Barbara carried on as she had before, offering hope, care, camaraderie and laughter to those she cherished. She continued to love art and music. And chocolate.

Barbara is survived by her sister, Audrey Jackson; children Peg Murray, Lyn Risling and Ken Risling (Kathy Wallace passed in 2020); and generations of offspring. A “Celebration of Life” is being planned (the date and exact location yet to be determined). To be added to email list for contact about the event, send email to brislingcelebrationoflife@gmail.com.

Oct. 7, 1938 — Jan. 1, 2023

Ralph Lee Riggs of Davis passed away on Jan. 1, 2023. He was born Oct. 7, 1938, to Ralph B. and Geraldine Riggs in Chicago.

Ralph attended Monmouth College (Illinois). He obtained a degree in chemistry, and was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, and the track and cross-country teams. He graduated in 1960. He then earned a master’s degree in chemistry from University of the Pacific.

Ralph married his college sweetheart, Judy Irelan, on Aug. 26, 1961.

Ralph’s first job was at Washington State University. In 1962, he took a job in the water sciences department at UC Davis, then joined Stauffer Chemical Co. in Richmond in the early 1970s. Retiring in 1998, Ralph worked parttime for AgraQuest in Davis.

Ralph was a member of the Davis Community Church and sang in the

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choir for more than 50 years. A founding member of the Davis Comic Opera Company, Ralph performed in many of their musicals for 30 years. He also performed with the Davis Chorale and the UCD Chorus.

Ralph was preceded in death by his parents and his wife. He is survived by his sons Lee and David (Elizabeth), granddaughter Rebecca (Josh), and sister Joan Baker (Glen).

The family wishes to thank the staff at Carlton Senior Living, the Sutter Davis Hospital staff, and Sutter Hospice staff for their care, compassion, and support.

Donations in Ralph’s memory can be made to the Davis Community Church Music Fund or animal charity of your choice.

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Wine shop to debut; sushi rolls to West Davis

Wines in Tandem, a classic wine shop and tasting room, plans to open late this month at 222 D St., Suite 1.

Owner Ryan Crosbie said the tasting room will be a different concept than other wine bars in town, like Davis Wine Bar or Cork It Again. It’s not a place to hang out and drink. It’s where people can come to learn about wine, try new things, and leave with an affordable wine that they can enjoy immediately.

Wines in Tandem will offer flights of three to five wines, with themes such as California Chardonnays or Old Vine Zinfandels. The focus is on small, independent, family-owned wineries, mostly from the U.S.

“I’m not into brands and I don’t love blends,” Crosbie said Tuesday. “And if it’s on a supermarket shelf, it doesn’t really appeal to me.”

Crosbie lives in Davis with his wife, Casey — a 2003 Davis High grad — and their young children. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Viticulture, Enology and Wine Business from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 2008, and worked in the wine industry for about a decade before venturing into technology in the Bay Area.

About a year ago, he and Casey (whose maiden name is KeaneMiller) settled in Davis to raise their children, and get back into the wine industry. They started looking, and “this building really spoke to me,” he said of the old converted house between The Mustard Seed and Pence Gallery. The most recent tenant was

Land Home Financial. Before that, it was a hair salon.

The soft opening — tentatively in a couple of weeks — will feature tastings only. Crosbie hopes to have a grand opening in early to mid-February. Phase two of the plan is for a more formal tasting room and store, with cheese and other foods that pair well with that day’s flights.

Davis Sushi Buffet recently closed downtown. But the family that owns it is opening another sushi restaurant in West Davis.

The yet-to-be-named eatery is filling the former Chuy’s Taqueria space at 1260 Lake Blvd., Suite 103. Chuy’s closed in late September.

The pandemic forced Davis Sushi Buffet to drop the buffet element of its restaurant at 707 Second St.

I spoke Tuesday with Tim Nguyen, who owned Davis Sushi Buffet. He said his mother, Tiffany Nguyen, owns the West Davis restaurant, which will focus on to-go food. The concept will include mostly sushi, with a few fried items, he said.

He hoped to have the restaurant open as early as the end of January, pending necessary fire, health and city approvals. That may be optimistic.

I heard back from the spokeswoman for Wayback Burgers

The company anticipates that its Davis restaurant will open in the middle of this year. It’s coming to 1351 W. Covell Blvd., Suite A, in The Marketplace.

Still no activity at the future Bober, a teahouse coming to Davis Commons, at 500 First St., Suite 5. It will fill a space vacated by Verizon

The franchised chain makes tea from loose-leaf tea, and Matcha from Japan. Some stores partner with Mochi Dough to sell mochi doughnuts. It’s not

clear if those will be included in Davis. Its website is https:// www.boberteausa.com/.

As I reported last week, Shu Shu’s Clothing & Accessories is closing, likely on Jan. 20. The high-end women’s boutique is at 227 E St., Suite 3, in the alley between Chipotle and Peet’s Meanwhile, hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, or by appointment.

I am taking next week off. I should have a column for The Enterprise’s Jan. 29 edition.

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UCD Health CoLab Incubator announces first startup

Special to The Enterprise

SACRAMENTO — WellCent, the first startup to come out of the UC Davis Health CoLab Innovation Technology Incubator, was introduced this week at the UC Davis Health Future & Health CEO Summit.

The new company, founded by Chrysanthy Demos, has developed a platform to equip patients and caregivers with validated medical devices and resources, making care at home straightforward and seamless. WellCent’s integrated care platform filters resources and provides training to make innovations in healthcare easy to use and understand.

“Caregivers play a critical role in our health care system. They represent the invisible front line of health care, and companies like WellCent will offer much needed services to support this group through innovative smart home-enabled solutions,” said David Lubarsky, CEO of UC Davis Health and vice chancellor of human health sciences.

UC Davis Health is at the forefront of developing innovative technologies

that are transforming medicine and making care more accessible to patients at home. In the last year, the prominent academic medical center created a Digital Health Equity Program to improve digital health access for vulnerable populations in Northern California. The health system also also recently announced a new partnership with General Catalyst to drive artificial intelligence and digital health innovations.

“With the increase in care shifting to the home setting, WellCent is prepared to be a key part of bringing families and providers together through smart homes and digitallyenabled care,” said Ashish Atreja, chief information officer and chief digital health officer at UC Davis Health.

According to the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, more than one in five Americans (21.3 percent) are caregivers. This means they’ve provided care to an adult or child with medical needs at some time in the past 12 months. This totals an estimated 53 million adults in the United States,

an increase of 9.5 million family caregivers from five years prior.

“WellCent is reinventing home health care, by translating new digital health technologies and making them more equitable and accessible to the community,” said Demos, who serves as chief executive officer of WellCent. “Digital innovations in medicine are the future of health care and we are proud to be collaborating with UC Davis Health on this transformation, as they are leading the charge in developing the future of digital health.”

WellCent is the latest initiative from UC Davis Health to advance digital medicine through its Digital CoLab (Digital Collaborative for Innovation and Validation) and the first startup to have come from its incubator.

“Startups like WellCent play a critical role in expanding our health system's innovation ecosystem,” said Yauheni Solad,

chief medical information officer for digital health and vice president of innovation. “They represent a key part of our strategy to accelerate innovations that we incubate at UC Davis Health that ultimately can scale nationally.”

The Digital CoLab is led by Keisuke Nakagawa, director of innovation for the Digital CoLab and executive director of the Cloud Innovation Center. The program is the AI and digital health innovation hub for UC Davis Health and is focused on accelerating digital health technologies to make healthcare more accessible, equitable, and inclusive.

WellCent Inc has developed a platform to translate validated medical innovations and resources to transform in-home health care and caregiving. To learn more, visit wellcent.com.

when a new Davis business is opening? Check my paywall-free Google spreadsheet, which includes more than 325 Davis businesses coming or going. It’s at https://bit.ly/DavisBusinesses. Look for the tabs for Restaurants Open, Restaurants Closed, Coming Soon and more. — Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram pages. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, email her at wendyedit@gmail. com.

PBE hears about Quail Ridge

Special to The Enterprise

The Davis Progressive Business Exchange will meet Wednesday, Jan. 18, noon to 1 p.m. The primary speaker will be Frank Maurer from Quail Ridge Land Trust. He will be speaking about the land trust, which is a nature preserve.

Maurer has been the caretaker and custodian for many decades. The land trust is now under the care of UC Davis,

which acts as caretaker and does natural research on the land, on the shores at Lake Berryessa. He will be soliciting donations for the purchase of land to add to the trust for future generations to visit and enjoy.

PBE meetings are at Lamppost Pizza, 1260 Lake Blvd. in West Davis. Contact Bob Bockwinkel at 530-219-1896 or e-mail G. Richard Yamagata at yamagata@ dcn.org for information.

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Ryan Crosbie tastes a red wine on Tuesday inside the upcoming Wines in Tandem in downtown Davis.

Yolo Superior Court announces new text notification system

Yolo Superior Court has implemented a text notification system, now available for parties with current cases. Parties can sign up through the court’s website at https://www.yolo.courts.gov or by using QR codes available at the public-service windows. This program is not available to individuals who are not a party to the case.

Once enrolled, parties will receive text notifications of court

dates, continuances and cancellations through their mobile smart phone devices. There is no charge for this service.

“The Text Notification Program is a part of the court’s continued commitment to transparency and access” Presiding Judge Daniel Maguire stated, “It is our hope that eligible parties sign up and use this free program and that they find it helpful. We get it, people are busy, and reminders are always helpful”

Shawn Landry, Yolo Superior Court’s CEO, added “We are excited about this public access tool that provides parties hearing dates, times and courtroom information needed to appear at court. Most people already use text notification reminders for dentist appointments or other commitments in our daily lives, this is no different. It is really a win-win; a convenience for parties and it will reduce the number of postponements and failures to appear.”

Failures to appear cause unnecessary delays in court and can result in additional charges against a defendant.

“I commend the court for using innovation to streamline the criminal justice system” Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig said.

“The rate of people failing to appear in court has been very high over the years. Most people don’t intentionally miss court and for those, getting text reminders will be extremely beneficial.”

“People can be jailed for missing court,” added Yolo County Public Defender Tracie Olson. “Being jailed even for a few days disrupts employment and housing and causes other hardships in family units. A text reminder system helps people stay on track.”

Although most case types are eligible for text notification, there are some case types that are not available for this program due to strict confidentiality requirements.

Home improvement 2023

How to prepare soil for spring planting

Metro Special to The Enterprise

Spring is a season of rejuvenation, and perhaps nowhere is that rebirth more noticeable than in the yard. Each spring, grass begins to grow again as inviting landscapes beckon people outdoors.

Give your kitchen a new look

Special to The Enterprise

Kitchens are often described as the busiest rooms in a home. Kitchens are where meals are prepared and tend to be go-to gathering spots on holiday gettogethers and during other events when homeowners host family and friends.

With so much time spent in the kitchen, it’s easy to see how homeowners might grow a little bored by these rooms. The cost of a kitchen remodel won’t be cheap, as the home improvement resource Angi.com notes that the typical cost of such a project in the United States is between $13,000 and $38,000. Angi.com estimates even indicate that a high-end remodel could cost homeowners as much as $61,000. That’s beyond many homeowners’ budgets. But the good news is that there are many quick and easy, not to mention less expensive, ways to give a kitchen a new look.

■ Repaint and restyle the cabinets. Cabinet space is an undeniably precious commodity in a kitchen, especially as more and more homeowners embrace their inner chef and cook more complicated meals at home. After all, the more expansive a

home chef’s culinary repertoire, the more space that person needs to store all the tools of the cooking trade. A full cabinet replacement is unnecessary if the cabinets are still functional and not overcrowded, so repainting them can be a great way to give the kitchen a new look while keeping costs reasonable. During the painting project, homeowners can install new cabinet knobs and/or drawer pulls to freshen up the style of the cabinets even further.

■ Install under-cabinet lighting. Another inexpensive way to give a kitchen a new look is to install under-cabinet lighting. Under-cabinet lighting serves both an aesthetic and practical purpose. From a purely aesthetic standpoint, under-cabinet lighting can make a kitchen feel more warm and keep the kitchen illuminated when meals aren’t being prepared and homeowners don’t want to have their overhead lights on but still want to be able to navigate the kitchen safely. During meal prep, under-cabinet lighting can illuminate counters so it’s easier to chop, peel and perform other prep tasks.

■ Replace existing backsplash.

Replacing a backsplash is

another simple, inexpensive and effective way to give a kitchen a new feel. Homeowners can opt for something neutral that won’t upset their existing decor or go with a more bold backsplash that immediately draws the attention of anyone who enters the room. This simple job can be done by the average do-it-yourselfer and the cost of new backsplash won’t break the bank.

■ Replace existing seating. Whether you have an island countertop with bar stools or a breakfast nook with cushioned seats, replacing the seating is a budget-friendly job that can create a new look when entering the room. Countertop bar stools come in many styles, so giving this area of the kitchen a new feel can be as simple as shifting from classic, high-back stools to more modern swivel stools with a chrome base. For the breakfast nook, replacing a light-colored bench cushion with a bolder alternative can instantly transform the look of the space.

Kitchen remodels can break the bank. But there’s a host of budget-friendly ways for costconscious homeowners to revitalize these popular spaces in their homes.

Extra sunlight and rising temperatures make spring a great time to plant flowers, grasses and trees. To ensure successful planting, homeowners must take steps to prepare the soil. Healthy soil can provide the ideal conditions for roots to take hold, helping plants establish themselves before potentially harsh summer conditions arrive. Preparing soil might seem like an extensive job, but a simple approach may be all that’s necessary to create conditions that promote plant growth this spring.

■ Clean up the previous months’ mess. Whether homeowners live in regions marked by year-round warmth or places where winter typically features heavy snowfall, it’s a good idea to clean up an area prior to spring planting. Fallen leaves, rocks, grass clippings, and other debris can contribute to compacted soil that makes it hard for plants to establish strong, healthy root systems. Clear away any debris prior to planting before taking the next step in your soil preparation routine.

■ Loosen the soil. Once debris has been cleared away, loosen the soil. Depending on the size of the area where you’ll be planting, you

may need to invest in tools like a shovel, spade, spading fork or a lawn edger. If you’re planting in a small area, such as a deck planter box that still has soil from last year’s planting inside it, you can either clean the box and replace the soil entirely or dig around with a handheld trowel, cultivator and/or weeder. It’s important to loosen all of the soil around where you will ultimately plant prior to planting to ensure water can reach the roots and help them establish themselves once planting is completed.

■ Test and, if necessary, amend the soil. A simple pH test can help determine the acidity or alkalinity of the soil. This is an important step as soil that is too acidic or alkaline can decrease the availability of nutrients the plants will need to thrive. In addition to conducting a pH test, which can be purchased at little cost at a local home improvement store, homeowners can contact their local Cooperative Extension Service to test their soil quality. These tests will reveal soil pH, but also can shed light on the texture of the soil and other components. Once the test is conducted, the local Coop Extension Service may recommend amendments to improve the nutritional quality of the soil so new plants can thrive.

Soil conditions go a long way toward determining if new plants will thrive. Preparing the soil prior to spring planting can ensure a successful season.

Preparing soil might seem like an extensive job, but a simple approach may be all that’s necessary to create conditions that promote plant growth this spring.

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Installing uplighting beneath kitchen cabinets is an inexpensive way to give a kitchen a new look.

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Genealogists host a virtual presentation on beating obstacles

The Davis Genealogy Club proudly kicks off the new year with a free virtual program to a live audience and zoom attendees, “Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Is this Genealogy or the Cha-Cha?” by professional genealogist Sara Cochran on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

The remote presentation will be shown at an

in-person gathering from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A Street. Refreshments by members will be served following the talk.

Revisiting and reevaluating our early research and home sources of information might seem like a waste of time, but often, it’s the key to getting past a roadblock in our research. We’ll discuss techniques for find-

ing new clues in records we already have, and we’ll look at several small case studies to see the value of taking the time to go backward in order to go forward.

Cochran is a full-time professional genealogist with more than 25 years of experience. She holds a Boston University genealogical research certificate, a bachelor’s degree in library science, and is an

alumnus of the ProGen Study Group and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. Known as “The Skeleton Whisperer,” Cochran runs an active consulting business in Riverside, and teaches numerous courses and webinars. She especially enjoys breaking down brick walls for her clients, discovering the stories of black sheep ancestors, and helping individuals pre-

serve their photographic legacy. Inperson attendees must register in advance by Jan. 16. Please email President@davisgenealogy.org or call Lisa

Henderson at 530-7538943. Masks are strongly suggested. Zoom guest passes also available via email. The revamped Genealogy Library in the Davis Senior Center is open to the general public on Wednesdays and Fridays from 1 to 3:30 p.m. when a volunteer can answer questions. Visit DavisGenealogy. org for more about the library and club programs.

Home improvement 2023

Factors to consider when buying furniture

Metro Special to The Enterprise

Buying furniture can be an exciting prospect. The opportunity to breathe new life into a home with the addition of different furnishings inspires many people. However, at the same time, searching for furniture can be a tad overwhelming, especially when homeowners do not know where to begin.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that, in 2017, Americans spent an average of $2,484 on furniture. Statistics Canada reports that Canadians spend an average of $934 on furniture each year. While furniture may not be the most costly investment, it’s also not the cheapest, which is why getting it right is important.

Determine your needs

The first step in purchasing new furniture is to decide what is needed. Assess current furniture and think about what works for certain pieces and what doesn’t. Then you can gear purchases around desired features. For example, if you’ve determined chenille fabric holds on to too much pet

fur, the next couch may be leather or microfiber.

Multiple measures

Measure your room multiple times and create a mock floor plan. This will help when figuring out if certain pieces can fit into the space. Some retailers even offer floor plan software on their websites so that you can upload the dimensions of your room and see how certain items will fit in your spaces. In addition, be sure to measure the width of doors to ensure that it’s easy to get the furniture into the home when delivered.

Determine your style

Figure out which style best fits your personality

and lifestyle. This may be traditional, transitional or modern. Incorporate pieces accordingly, or mix and match to create a look that is completely unique.

Confirm materials

Consider your budget when choosing the construction materials for the furniture. Solid wood tends to be more expensive, but often more durable than engineered products. In addition, check to see how items are built. Pull out drawers and check hinges to ensure the quality is there.

Save money on sales

Furniture can be expensive, but there is room for savings. Shop when retailers offer seasonal sales. Consider warehouse

Read reviews

Before taking the plunge, be sure to read reviews of items and retailers. While items may

While furniture may not be the most costly investment, it’s also not the cheapest, which is why getting it right is important.

appear perfect, reviews can shed light on how pieces stand up to wear and tear. Shopping for furniture means taking steps to measure, match style, read reviews, and find pieces that fit homeowners’ lifestyles.

retailers, which often sell select items at a discount.

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The opportunity to breathe new life into a home with the addition of different furnishings inspires many people.

COCHRAN “Skeleton whisperer”

Woodland police hear gunfire

By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer

Woodland police investigated the sound of gunfire Monday while on an unrelated call.

Officers at North and East streets in Woodland heard gunfire at 7:18 p.m., according to the report, coming from the area of Fourth and North streets. When checking the area, an officer located and spent a shell casing.

A witness claimed to have seen a white vehicle fleeing eastbound on North Street. When officers checked the intersection camera at North and East streets, they noticed a similar white vehicle with gunshots audible. Later, officers located a similar, unoccupied vehicle parked at a 7-Eleven.

Looking through the windows, officers saw evidence that might connect it to the shooting, and the vehicle was towed.

CHÁVEZ: ‘Positive impact’

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“This five-year effort has made a positive impact through our most challenging times. I am inspired by and proud of how adaptable and resilient we all are each day at our school. I wholeheartedly thank our Los Lobos school community and DJUSD for their dedicated support.”

As this award alternates between elementary schools and secondary schools, awardees hold this distinction for two years.

While multiple DJUSD schools have been awarded this title in the past, it happens to be Chávez’s second time winning, with the first being in 2014.

“I am very honored and proud of this exceptional distinguishment,” added DJUSD’s Director of Multilingual Education Ricardo Perez. “Thanks to the hard work of students, teachers, support staff and all our families — including Principal Veronica Dunn’s vision and exceptional leadership — we can celebrate César Chávez Elementary as a California Distinguished School.”

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

G STREET: Bicycle Commission favors closure

favored keeping the block closed to cars, while two others — Dan Carson and Lucas Frerichs — favored restoring at least some vehicle traffic. Vice Mayor Josh Chapman recused himself from the discussion as he owns a downtown business, Armadillo Music.

On Tuesday, the council will consider the matter again, this time with newly elected Councilman Bapu Vaitla replacing Carson.

They will do so with a clear recommendation from the city’s Bicycling, Transportation and Street Safety Commission, which voted unanimously Thursday to recommend maintaining the closure.

City staff had presented four options for commissioners to consider: reopening the street to automobile traffic; keeping it closed to traffic but with detailed protocols for businesses and the city in terms of maintenance, attractiveness and responsibilities; reopening the road but allowing for closure for special events; and reopening only the northbound lane so the southbound lane could continue to be used for outdoor dining.

All seven BTSSC commissioners present voted for the second option — keeping the block closed to vehicle traffic.

“We really have to think about who we are closing the street to if we were to reopen it to cars,” said Commissioner Jackson Mills.

“Because currently, 100 percent of the street block within the bollard section is available space to use if you’re a pedestrian or cyclist. But if we reopen the street to cars… 80-plus percent of that space can only be used by cars, and pedestrians and cyclists are relegated to the sides of the street.

“Speaking from personal experience,” he said, “I’ve had a lot of really fun times on that section of G Street, just hanging out with friends and not having to worry about car traffic nearby. It’s a lot more peaceful, less noise. It’s a lot more pleasant.

“And I think we also have to con-

sider concerns related to climate change in terms of keeping this street closed. It’s not my opinion that Davis should be prioritizing automobile traffic in any fashion in downtown and that includes not reopening this street and adding more free parking to downtown.

Davis deserves to have an accessible, very lively pedestrian street in downtown.”

Commissioner Andy Furillo agreed, saying, “It’s a very enjoyable place to be.”

“I hope that not only that G Street stays open, but that this is something we can build on and potentially look for more opportunities for opens streets in Davis,” Furillo said.

He and other commissioners also disagreed that parking is an issue, noting that people visiting shops downtown rarely are able to park directly in front of the business they’re patronizing anyway; rather, they usually have to park and walk some distance.

“I do a lot of business on G Street, go to Copyland very frequently… The Artery… also several of the other businesses along there,” said Commissioner Brook Ostrom. “I understand parking is always an issue when it comes to

businesses, but it’s been my experience in the downtown I’m very rarely ever parking in front of the business I’m actually going to, so the idea of having to maintain some sort of parking immediately in front of a business to be successful, I just don’t find that argument very compelling.”

Commissioners did agree with complaints about the unattractiveness of the area and that the city needs to address that issue.

It looks “janky,” said Commissioner Schuyler Campbell.

However, he noted, “it wasn’t fully engineered as a permanent solution. It looks like something that was designed just to be temporary.”

He suggested taking that aspect more seriously so “it stops looking like a street that was closed to traffic and starts looking like a proper pedestrian street.”

Former Mayor Brett Lee, newly appointed to the commission, also suggested the city consider making the block a truly public space for anyone to enjoy and not just patrons of specific restaurants.

He noted as examples two eateries elsewhere in downtown with outdoor seating areas — Burgers and Brew and the Davis Creamery.

“Those two models are substantially different in that if I just bring my sack lunch and want to sit down in the seating in front of the Davis Creamery, I can. It’s open to all," said Lee. "Whereas if I showed up with a pizza from Woodstocks … the people at Burgers and Brew are like, ‘What the heck are you doing here? You can’t eat here. This is for our customers only.’

“If we want to make this a nice, cohesive place that has good access for folks… maybe we rethink how this is done… I think by having this more in control of the city and open to all, and it’s not ‘This is my zone, you can’t eat here unless you buy from me,’ … here’s a way that might address some of these concerns that some of the shopkeepers have expressed.”

Campbell noted that “it doesn’t necessarily have to be either/or… maybe there’s a little space right outside a restaurant that kind of belongs to that restaurant, but then deeper in to (the block), there’s space that’s more broadly public.”

Ultimately the commission unanimously recommended that the council maintain the closure to vehicle traffic while exploring options for shared public space as Lee suggested and ensuring accessibility particularly for those with disabilities.

The council will receive that recommendation, as well as results from a survey conducted in recent weeks by the Davis Downtown Business Association of its members, when it considers the matter on Tuesday.

The City Council meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the community chambers at 23 Russell Blvd.

Meetings are being held in person but also may be viewed online — live-streamed at http://cityofdavis.org/city-hall/city-council/citycouncil-meetings/meeting-videos or via city of Davis Government Channel 16 (available to those who subscribe to cable television).

— Reach Anne Ternus-Bellamy at aternus@davisenterprise. net. Follow her on Twitter at @ATernusBellamy.

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A Woodstocks Pizza server delivers a pair of drinks to patrons sitting in its outdoor seating on G Street in October 2020.

Top 22 SporTS STorie S of 2022 — NoS. 7-1

Flexing led to winning for teams, individuals

By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor

Today marks the final countdown of The Enterprise’s top 22 sports stories of 2022. Now, the moment you’ve been waiting for. The final seven headliners. Let’s jump into those stories now.

7. UC Davis men’s water polo

Last November, UC Davis (19-8) came from two goals down in the fourth quarter to force overtime and eventually clipped UC San Diego, 13-12, en route to their seventh Western Water Polo Association championship with a perfect 8-0 record.

The Aggies won 13 games against ranked opponents — including four in the top-10. Some of those wins were against No. 5 Long Beach State, No. 10 Pepperdine and No. 11 Princeton.

UCD made its ninth all-time postseason appearance in the National Collegiate Water Polo Championship. The Aggies fell to No. 6-ranked Pacific, 11-7, in Berkeley. Aggies head coach Daniel Leyson was named the 2022 WWPA Coach of the Year.

Leyson earns the award for the second consecutive year and for the fifth time overall.

6. UCD running back Ulonzo Gilliam Jr.

Gilliam Jr. capped off his final season in an Aggie uniform as the most prolific rusher in program history.

The senior, who is a Merced native, ran for 1,180 yards and 13 touchdowns to rank second in the Big Sky Conference in yards and third in touchdowns on the ground.

He also hauled in a team-best 50 passes for 366 yards. His 1,554 all-purpose yards ranked second in the Big Sky.

Gilliam Jr. finished his career with a school record 4,617 rushing yards and 44 touchdowns on the ground. He also broke the program record for points (308), total touchdowns by a non-quarterback (51), all-purpose yards (6,036), and finished second all-time with 214

career receptions.

He was also the Aggies’ first-ever, three-time captain.

5. Former DHS baseball player Ryan Kreidler

The former Davis High and UCLA baseball standout had overcome a broken hand, then a groin pull to work his way through two levels of minor-league baseball and onto the Detroit Tigers’ roster last September.

In the 26 games Kreidler played for Detroit this year, he hit .178. Not attention-getting numbers, but the way the former Blue Devil shortstop acquits himself — and the fact that he’s a slick fielder who can play four positions — has him in high regard among Tiger brass.

After taking a week off in October when the regular season ended, the Irvine resident has spent recent months working to attain optimal playing condition.

Next month, Kreidler will report to Lakeland, Fla., for spring training. On Feb. 25, the Tigers open their preseason slate against the Philadelphia Phillies.

4. DHS boys track and field

Last May, the Davis High boys track and field had a strong run in the postseason.

First, the Blue Devils captured the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I track and field championship at Oak Ridge High.

A week later on the surface of Ron and Mary Brown Stadium, DHS won the section’s Masters track and field championships. The Blue Devils won with 47 points, followed by Enochs of Modesto taking second place at 41 points. Edison of Stockton, Yuba City and Rocklin rounded out the top five.

There were many individual winners and top placers at the Masters.

Ray Oldham took first place in the high jump 6 feet, 7.5 inches, and Zach Ayers captured a first-place medal in the 3200 meters. Blue Devil teammate Ryan Mitchell finished second in the 1600 and Andrew Baum third place in the discus.

Davis, as a team, advanced to the California

Interscholastic Federation Track and Field Championships in Clovis the following week.

Ayers, who is now in the Air Force Academy, won the state title in the 3200-meters race with a time of 8 minutes and 56.93 seconds. At the masters, Ayers had a time of 9:04.82.

“I was ecstatic,” said Ayers of his time in the 2-mile race. “I’ve been struggling to get below the 9 minutes all season. I managed to do it last season (in a 2-mile split) but this was my first time getting it done this season. I wanted it so bad this season to get well under nine.”

Oldham finished in a three-way tie in the high jump at 6-04.

3. DHS girls swimming

The Davis High girls swimming team took second place as a team at the CIF State Swimming and Diving Championships, also in Clovis, last May.

The Blue Devils finished with 204 points, behind powerhouse Santa Margarita High’s squad that had 378 points. This was the highest placing that DHS has finished at the state meet.

“I am incredibly proud of everyone for their efforts this season,” said Davis head coach John Varley. “This is the highest we have ever placed at states and the most swimmers that have attended. These girls deserve so much more recognition than they get. The girls swim team is the most decorated sport at Davis High, and we just added another (Delta) league and section title along with a top finish in the state. That is something we will all remember for the rest of our lives.”

Some of the Blue Devil girls who placed at the state meet were the 200-freestyle team of Sarah Bennets, Madison Walker, Iz Meraz and Makena Leacox, taking second place at 1 minute, 32.73 seconds, breaking their own section record at 1:34.07.

The 200 IM team of Sanne Dequine, Bennets, Meraz and Charlotte Rosendale took second place with a time of 1:40.01.

The 400-freestyle squad of Rosendale, Ava Portello,

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Chelsea Sodaro, a Davis resident, celebrates in winning the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii last October.

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Davis High boys water polo player Brennan Fuchslin and his teammates bounced back from losing in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I title game to winning the CIF NorCal crown.

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UC Davis running back Ulonzo Gilliam Jr., seen here running for yards in a Big Sky Conference football home game last October, recorded big numbers during his career.

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Members of the Davis High girls swimming team are all smiles after taking second place at the CIF State Swimming and Diving Championships in Clovis last May.

Reform may come to L.A. politics

By Jim Newton Special to CalMatters

Los Angeles has dawdled for decades over the question of how best to represent its residents, and voters have muffed the chance to make it better. The city has weathered a riot, a secession effort and the everyday stresses of growth and diversity common to big cities across the U.S., but often felt first and most acutely here.

L.A. now has an opportunity to confront those questions, mostly thanks to a few egotistical council members and a union boss.

The stage for this conversation was set last year, when a closely fought contest for mayor was interrupted by the release of a recorded conversation among members of the council and the head of the local labor federation. On that recording, three members of council, including its self-absorbed then-president Nury Martinez, dissed their colleagues in shocking, racist terms.

Even more alarming — at least from a leadership perspective — they were caught discussing strategies to manipulate the city’s redistricting process to enhance Latino voting strength at the expense of Black representation. And they were doing it at the offices of the labor federation, a reminder of where real power lies in L.A.

The recording’s short-term impact was to force out Martinez and Fed chief Ron Herrera, cloud the departure of Councilman Gil Cedillo, another participant, and to make Councilman Kevin de Leon (the only one of the four still in his job) a walking symbol of arrogant intransigence. Longer term, its more productive fallout has been to refocus attention on two potential reforms that might improve the quality of Los Angeles government: creation of an independent commission to oversee the drawing of council district boundaries and expansion of the council itself.

The former is popular. Through a spokesperson, newly elected Mayor Karen Bass said last week that she supports “an independent commission to conduct redistricting in Los Angeles.” Council President Paul Krekorian, who took over for Martinez, called the creation of such a commission “long overdue.”

The city had a chance to embrace that idea before. In the 1990s, when Mayor Richard Riordan launched an effort to overhaul the city charter, one of two reform groups favored a proposal to create such a commission. But some city council members fiercely opposed that effort, preventing its inclusion in the final package voters ultimately adopted in 1999.

The city instead utilizes a 19-member advisory redistricting commission; it draws the lines, but the council has the final word. The commission looks independent but isn’t, providing what Krekorian described as “a fig leaf of independence.”

More contentious is the argument for expanding the council. When the council was created roughly 100 years ago, the population of Los Angeles was about 1 million people, so each council member represented fewer than 70,000 residents. Today, the city is pushing 4 million residents, and the council size remains unchanged at 15. Council members each represent about 260,000 people.

The L.A. charter commissions conducted focus groups and found that voters favored having council members represent fewer constituents but “emphatically” opposed expanding the council, Chemerinsky said. Those infuriatingly contradictory responses put the commissions in a bind. Rather than risk dooming the whole charter, they broke off two expansion alternatives as separate ballot questions.

Voters overwhelmingly approved the charter and just as overwhelmingly voted down measures to expand the council to as many as 25 members. The result: New York today has a council of 51 members; Chicago has 50 aldermen.

Los Angeles still has 15.

— Jim Newton is a veteran journalist, best-selling author and teacher. He worked at the Los Angeles Times for 25 years as a reporter, editor, bureau chief and columnist, covering government and politics.

Californians’ patience wears thin

Last week, a viral video showed the owner of a San Francisco art gallery using a water hose to spray a homeless woman camped outside the doorway of his business.

The gallery owner, Collier Gwin, semi-apologized later, telling a television interviewer, “I totally understand what an awful thing that is to do, but I also understand what an awful thing it is to leave her on the streets.”

Gwin said he and other business owners complained to police about her blocking the sidewalks and business entrances. Efforts had been made to help her get off the streets, but nothing has worked.

“We called the police. There must be at least 25 calls to police,” Gwin said. “It’s two days in a homeless shelter, it’s two days in jail, and then they drop them right back on the street.”

Finally, after the woman once again refused to move, in frustration Gwin sprayed her down.

Gwin obviously did the wrong thing, but the incident dramatized the frustration that millions of Californians feel about the squalid encampments of homeless people that have become the defining feature of urban California.

Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged the growing

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resentment as he introduced his new state budget last week.

“People have just had it,” he told reporters. “They want the encampments cleaned up.”

“People are dying on the streets all across this state,” Newsom said. “The encampments, we’ve got to clean them up, we’ve got to take ownership, we’ve got to take responsibility.”

In the last two state budgets, Newsom and the Legislature have committed $17.5 billion for housing and services to the estimated 170,000 homeless Californians — about $100,000 each. However, as Newsom’s new budget acknowledges, “Despite unprecedented resources from the state and record numbers of people being served by the homelessness response system, the population of unhoused individuals grows faster than the population exiting homelessness.”

The new budget adds several more billion dollars, but suggests that local governments are still not doing

enough – a theme that Newsom has pursued in recent months.

Last year, he rejected all of the plans that local governments had submitted, saying they fell well short of actually making real progress on reducing the upward trend. After a showdown meeting with local officials, he agreed to release more state aid.

“The first iteration of these plans made clear that more ambition is required — and more direction from the state is necessary,” the budget declares. “Accordingly, the administration plans to work with the Legislature this year to advance homeless accountability legislation.”

The budget suggests that cities failing to meet their state quotas for zoning land for new housing might lose state financing for homelessness programs.

“If we can’t clean up the encampments and address what’s happening chronically on our streets, I’m going to be hard-pressed to make a case to the Legislature to provide them one dollar more,” Newsom told reporters.

That threat doesn’t sit well with local government officials. The League of California Cities issued a sharp reaction, saying, “one-time investments will not solve the crisis” and adding, “We need ongoing

state funding and a coordinated approach with clearly defined roles and responsibilities for all levels of government that supports long-term solutions.”

The exchanges suggest there is still no consensus on what combination of actions would have a visible impact and all of the politicians involved are engaged in some blame-shifting as the voting public’s patience with the squalor wears thin.

Newsom knows that if the crisis is not resolved, it will leave an indelible mark on his governorship and haunt whatever future political career moves he might make.

— CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters.

The formation of the most right-wing government in Israel’s history is deeply troubling for all those who care about Israeli democracy, human rights and long-term hopes for Israeli-Palestinian peace. The new government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rewarding some of the most extreme figures in Israeli politics with key roles, and is preparing to enact highly destructive policies. Now is the time for the U.S. government, and friends and allies of Israel, to speak out — and prepare to take action to keep this radical coalition in check.

Within the State of Israel itself, the new government threatens to undermine an alarming range of democratic institutions and freedoms — from the independence of the Supreme Court, to the rights of women and LGBTQ+ people, to the education system and Jewish pluralism.

In the occupied Palestinian Territory,

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settlement-movement leader Bezalel Smotrich will exercise control over expansion via a new ministerial role in the Department of Defense, while the Kahanist convicted terror-supporter Itamar Ben-Gvir will oversee internal police and border police as national security minister. Advocates of unilaterally annexing the occupied territory will have far more power in this government.

People who are pro-Israel, pro-peace and pro-democracy, and who are committed to a U.S.-Israel relationship rooted in shared democratic values, should stand up clearly for the key principles and commitments that this government will undoubtedly threaten.

J Street has enumerated a number of concrete steps that the Biden Administration should take to reinforce and give weight to long-held, traditionally bipartisan U.S. positions. These urgent policy recommendations can be found at JStreet.org.

J Street will continue to press our political and communal leaders to be just as committed to Israel’s democracy as we are to its security. We will continue to champion the democratic rights of all Israeli citizens, as well as those of the millions of Palestinians who live under Israeli authority without civil and

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STEAC grateful for support

The holiday season brought good news to us. STEAC, the Short Term Emergency Aid Committee learned they will be receiving funding from The Episcopal Church of St. Martin 2022 Matthew 25 Grants Program. This grant will be used to help support STEAC’s Food Packs for Kids Program which targets low-income food insecure children at four school sites in Davis.

The majority of program recipients are Hispanic/Latino, an ethnic group particularly vulnerable to the hardships of the pandemic. The funds will help support our efforts to keep school children from going hungry over the weekend, arriving Monday morning better able to focus and perform in school. On behalf of everyone here at STEAC, we are sincerely grateful for St. Martin’s generosity, making it possible for STEAC to help so many underserved people in our community.

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My adventures with classified documents

By Llewellyn King Special to The Enterprise

It is easy to start hyperventilating over classified documents. It isn’t the classification but what is in the documents that counts. Much marked classified is rubbish.

I have been around the classification follies for years. In 1970, I did what might be called a study, but it was just a freelance article on use of hovercrafts by the military. I was paid $250 to write it.

In those days, there was no easy way to copy a document.

The standard was to put several sheets of paper in a typewriter with carbon sheets between them. Like any other journalist, I started by going to the best library I could access — in this case, The Washington Post library. I read what was available, largely newspaper clippings, and wrote the article.

Arctic, a consulting company, paid me to write it, and I forgot

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about it. A couple of years later, I wanted the article — probably to use to get other work — and I asked Arctic for it. They said it had been delivered to the Pentagon long since, and I had better ask the commissioning Department of Defense office.

I did that and was told that I couldn’t have the article, nor could I even look at it because it had been “classified,” and I didn’t have clearance.

Like so much else, it had gone into the dark underworld of the classified from whence few pieces of paper ever return.

When James Schlesinger became chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission in 1971, one of the first things he did was revamp document classification. He told me that the AEC was classifying far more than was necessary and, as a result, the system wasn’t safer but more vulnerable.

His argument was that for classification to work, the people managing classified material had to have confidence that it was truly deserving of secrecy. He directed the declassification of the trivial and increased the security surrounding what was vital.

Schlesinger was succeeded as chairman by Dixy Lee Ray. At the time, I covered the nuclear industry, and Ray became a social friend and a subject.

Once, Ray and I went to dinner at the historic Red Fox Inn in Middleburg, Va. After a swell meal, we walked to her limousine in the parking lot behind the inn. She had something in her briefcase that she wished me to have.

But Ray always had her two dogs with her. One was a huge gray wolfhound, and the other was a smaller gray dog, which looked like the wolfhound but was half the size.

The dogs were in the car’s front seat, and a high wind was

Skin care is health care

By Rebecca Lobo, Ph.D. Special to The Enterprise

For most of us, the new year brings a renewed focus on improving our health. Eating better, exercising regularly, and getting more sleep are frequent New Year’s resolutions; refining your skin care should be, too.

Skin care is health care. Your skin is your largest organ. It makes vitamin D, allows you to sense touch and temperature, and is a physical barrier that protects your body from the environment. A mix of bacteria, fungi and viruses that help to fend off invading species and communicate with immune cells lives on your skin (incorrectly, but colloquially, called your skin microbiome) and is important for your health and well-being.

What you put on your body (makeup, lotions, sunscreens, perfumes, etc.) not only changes your skin microbiome, but frequently ends up in your body. This is why it is important to know what you are putting on your skin and how it affects your health in both the short term and, more importantly, the long term.

Just like the lining of your gut, your skin is selectively porous. When healthy and working appropriately, it allows certain substances in and keeps others out. However, just like your gut, sometimes, barrier function can be impaired and stuff that should stay out gets in and makes you sick.

With dry skin, barrier function is impaired and stuff that should stay out, such as chemicals, pollen, microbes, and dust, get in, triggering your skin’s most protective response, inflammation. Life is already stressful, and nobody needs the added stress of inflammation caused by what you put on your skin, especially not those of us living with chronic illnesses.

Here’s what you need to know about cosmetics in the U.S., so you can take better care of your skin and, therefore, your health.

n Anyone can put anything in a jar and legally sell it as a cosmetic, and they frequently do. Unlike drugs, cosmetics do not have to go through rigorous testing and clinical trials and be FDA-approved before being sold to you.

n Unlike drugs, the FDA isn’t legally responsible for making sure your cosmetics are safe. Cosmetics manufacturers are solely legally responsible for allegedly ensuring the safety and proper labeling of their own cosmetics.

n Cosmetics manufacturers aren’t always qualified and do not always ensure the safety of their products before they get onto your skin and into your body. If you use sunscreen, you may have been applying benzene (a

carcinogen) to your skin for the last three years. In July 2021, Johnson & Johnson recalled specific Neutrogena and Aveeno Aerosol Sunscreen products, because they contained benzene, a carcinogen.

In July, Edgewell Personal Care Company voluntarily recalled batches of their Banana Boat Hair and Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30, because it, too, contained benzene.

As Edgewell Personal Care Company states in its recall announcement, “Exposure to benzene can occur by inhalation, orally, and through the skin and it potentially can result in cancers including leukemia and blood cancer of the bone marrow and blood disorders which can be life threatening.”

Learn more about the Edgewell recall at https://www.fda.gov/safety/ recalls-market-withdrawals-safetyalerts/edgewell-personal-care-issuesvoluntary-nationwide-recall-bananaboat-hair-scalp-sunscreen-due.

n Manufacturers can legally sell drugs as cosmetics because the FDA defines drugs and cosmetics based on their intended, rather than their actual, effects on your body. Any cosmetics containing broad spectrum SPF 15 (including sunscreen) are legally both drugs and cosmetics, because their intended use is both to prevent skin cancer and make your skin look and feel nice.

Most anti-aging products are marketed and sold as cosmetics, but are functionally drugs and cosmetics, or just drugs masquerading as cosmetics. As the FDA admits, “Firms sometimes violate the law by marketing a cosmetic with a drug claim or by marketing a drug as if it were a cosmetic, without adhering to requirements for drugs.”

Read more at https://bexiphd.com/ pages/misinformation-misbrandingmisbehaviour-and-mischief.

n Most cosmetics are formulated to superficially and temporarily address a symptom, not the root cause. You must keep using the product to get relief. The cycle is addictive and destructive, a never-ending quest to look young and flawless, no matter what it takes, reinforced by the beauty industry and society at large.

Read more here at https://bexiphd. com/pages/beauty.

n The FDA cannot order a recall of a hazardous cosmetic, it can only request that the manufacturer recall the cosmetic and notify the public. Meanwhile, the hazardous cosmetic can continue to be legally sold.

Skincare products are a subset of cosmetics. My next post will outline what factors to consider when choosing skincare products for healthy skin.

— Rebecca Lobo, Ph.D. is a nutritional biologist and biochemist

blowing. Ray opened one back door, and I opened the other. Then she opened her briefcase and was rifling through the contents — some of which were marked as classified with a telltale, red X — when the big wolfhound jumped onto the back seat. He knocked over the briefcase, and the wind blew documents all over the parking lot.

It was a security crisis. Not that Soviet agents were dining at the Red Fox Inn that night, but if any document marked as secret was found and handed to the police, a major scandal would have resulted.

For the best part of an hour, Ray, myself and her driver scoured the parking lot, the grassy areas and the bushes for documents.

In the early morning, I drove back to the inn to ensure we had made a clean sweep. State secrets in the parking lot of a pub make for hot headlines and end careers.

In the age of computers,

classified documents — and who knows if they should be marked as such — are much less likely to be put into paper folders.

Once, the Congressional Joint Committee, which oversaw the Atomic Energy Commission, held a hearing in its secure hearing room in the U.S. Capitol, where all the documents before the members and the witnesses were marked “eyes only.” The hearing had to be canceled because no one could say anything.

Also, at one of the major nuclear weapons laboratories, I deduced what a machine I was told was used for conducting “scientific experiments” really was. The director assured the technician showing it, “Don’t worry, King is too stupid to know what it is.” He was right, and another state secret was saved.

Llewellyn King is the executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

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By Robert C. Koehler Special to The Enterprise

It was the guacamole’s fault!

That’s the guy’s defense, anyway — that plus his right to carry four handguns, an AR-15 and a 12-guage shotgun into a supermarket in Atlanta. Oh yeah, and he was wearing body armor. This was in March 2021, barely a week after an actual mass shooting at several massage parlors in Atlanta, in which eight people were killed. And it was only two days after a mass shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, Colo., where 10 people were killed.

When another customer saw the guy in the store’s bathroom, with the AR-15 propped against a wall, and alerted store personnel to the presence of a possible mass murderer, the panic was certainly understandable. The store was evacuated, police came, the gun carrier was arrested. But, as the New York Times asked in a story about the incident nearly two years later: Did he break the law?

When I read this paradoxical story the other day — about how the arrestee hadn’t actually committed a crime and was not convicted of any wrongdoing — the psychological stratosphere broke open for me. Who are we ... as a nation, as a planet, as an evolving species? Here’s the thing about paradox: You can’t simply shoot it, blow it apart, then move on. You have to swallow it whole. You have to transcend it. What is freedom — in this case, the freedom to be armed and, you know, able to defend yourself? Does one man’s freedom force the rest of us to watch their country turn into a John Wayne movie?

The Times story informs us that the defense attorney told the court his client “had acquired the guns and the body armor ... because he had felt threatened by someone in his neighborhood. On the day of his arrest, he had hoped to take his guns to a nearby shooting range but first had to

run some errands, which included a stop at the grocery store.”

And, oh yeah, he didn’t have a car, which is why he had lugged the guns — handguns in his jacket pockets, the rifle and shotgun in a guitar case — into the store. While he was in the men’s room, he “had taken out some of the weapons, including the rifle, to clean them after discovering that some guacamole he had bought had caused a mess inside the bag.”

And there you have it. A normal American situation. Well, sure, as the Times points out: “All but three states allow for the open carry of handguns, long guns or both, and in many there is little the police can do.”

Hence, the paradox. Of course, there’s one small detail the Times story omits. The police dilemma can suddenly disappear if the person legally carrying a gun happens to be black, as the Philando Castile case demonstrated back in 2016.

Castile, a black man who was licensed to carry a handgun, was driving with his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter in a suburb near Saint Paul, Minn., when his car was pulled over. Castile explained to the officer that he was legally carrying a handgun, but as he was trying to pull out his driver’s license, the officer shot him seven times, killing him. The officer was arrested and charged with manslaughter, but acquitted.

So the paradox expands: weapons, force, fear, dehumanization and ... racism.

“This is the American paradox in full blossom.” So I wrote last year, pondering the endless question.

“The more people there are carrying guns, especially in public places, the more dangerous it is simply to be out and about; and the more dangerous it is to be out in public, the more credibility Second Amendment aficionados have

when they claim they are only safe if they’re carrying a weapon.”

Except they aren’t safe at all — they’re just swimming in the chaos, clinging to a belief that their guns make them safe. But such a belief is crucial. I understand the need to believe one is safe. When I moved to Chicago from rural Michigan — my God, almost half a century ago, in search of a career in journalism — I wasn’t sure how I’d fare in the dangerous big city. But I was a peacenik, not a gun guy. Here’s what I decided: I’ll look everyone in the eye. I will not be afraid.

That is to say, I gave myself agency. And this is what worked — the fact that I felt empowered. And I didn’t care what neighborhood I was in. The whiteperson mantra was: Stay out of such-and-such neighborhood ... CabriniGreen or whatever. You know, neighborhoods of color, aka ghettos. Don’t go there! I paid no attention to that, and the whole city became mine.

I’m not saying life has been perfect — free of trouble. I was once mugged by three teens in hoodies, a few blocks from my house. Life is what it is. The world is full of thorns and potholes. No one is fully safe, forever and ever.

And the paradox doesn’t go away. How much force is necessary to get what we want? Historian Timothy Snyder, in a recent interview with Rachel Maddow reflecting on the Jan. 8 attack on the Brazilian capital by supporters of defeated president Jair Bolsonaro (and its similarity to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. capital by Trump supporters), said: “When you trash the place, you’re showing, symbolically, that institutions don’t matter. What matters is force. What matters is will.”

And the strongman may kill his enemies, but he can’t kill the paradox.

— Robert Koehler (koehlercw@gmail.com), syndicated by PeaceVoice, is an award-winning Chicago journalist and editor.

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Columnist’s note: I don’t even know how to start this one, so let me just hand this over to CSU Sacramento President Robert S. Nelsen, from his announcement on Monday:

“Steve Perez will be interim provost at Chico State”

Jan. 6, 2023 — “As I write this message, I am reminded that the only constant in life is change. Last month I was very pleased to announce that Steve Perez would return to Sacramento State in January as our provost after having served for the last year as San Jose State’s interim president.

“As you may have heard, in the meantime, the provost at Chico State resigned from her position in mid-December. Subsequently, Steve was asked to take his experience and leadership skills to Chico State and to serve there as the interim provost. Characteristically, Steve (who served as interim provost, interim dean of

the College of Business, and interim chair of Kinesiology at Sacramento State before becoming the permanent provost in 2019) has agreed to step up and step into this additional leadership role where he will provide the stability, savvy, and wisdom needed during this transitional time at Chico State.

“I am grateful that Carlos Nevarez has agreed to remain in the role of interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs until Steve returns. Carlos has provided steady leadership in his time as interim provost, and I am confident he will continue to move us toward

our student-focused strategic goals for as long as he is called upon to do so. Because Carlos will not be able to assume Placer Center responsibilities as planned, and because plans for the Placer Center are proceeding quickly, we will immediately begin a search to fill that position.

“Though I am disappointed that Steve will not return this semester, I am proud that he again has been called upon to serve. Our Sacramento State leaders are highly regarded in the CSU system and in the state and are willing to serve when called upon. I wish Steve and Chico State the very best. He is a transformative leader who will serve them well. Stingers Up!”

Any questions?

Truly, the whirlwind-within-awhirlwind has been something else this past 14 months or so. S being asked last November to step in as interim president at

SJSU, followed by S doing the job and me splitting time between Davis and San Jose, and then S not landing the job permanently? It’s been a lot.

And as Robert Nelsen explained above, Chico needs stability, savvy and wisdom in this next year as its president is retiring in June and they are now without a provost. And S is the right guy for this, for which I am proud and grateful.

What this means to me is some more commuting, now between Chico and Davis. Honestly, although both Chico and San Jose are in the 100-miles-awayfrom-Davis range, the countryroads path to Chico is far easier.

Google Maps was always in a tizzy as I drove to San Jose, trying to reroute me to avoid so many delays, accidents and stalls.

What this also means is getting to spend some time in

another place and seeing what life is like outside of our beloved Davis. In San Jose, we enjoyed meeting new people, trying out new restaurants and taking easy trips to the beach.

I look forward to this new adventure and learning about another interesting part of California. We were excited to see a Burgers & Brew on the main street of its very Davis-esque downtown and we will definitely spend some quality time at the Sierra Nevada Taproom.

S and I are both so grateful to be at this time in our lives where we can say yes to adventure. I wish that for all of you as we start 2023.

— Tanya Perez lives in Davis with her family. Her column is published every other Sunday. Reach her at pereztanyah@ gmail.com. Follow her on Twitter at @californiatanya.

Being board strong — leadership is key

By Craig Dresang Special to The Enterprise

The weighty work of a nonprofit board is no small thing. A board holds the power to make an organization live up to its highest calling and to shine its brightest light, but it can also threaten an organization’s purpose and even its very existence.

High-functioning boards know how to harness the best energy and goodwill in a community and use it for good ... to create something meaningful and lasting. According to BoardSource, a global resource for nonprofit leaders, “An exceptional board operates on a higher level.” Their time may be spent more wisely, their skills and social networks better leveraged, and their treasure more strategically deployed. Exceptional boards measure organizational impact and evaluate their own performance, discuss and debate issues, and open doors and connections.

The difference between responsible and exceptional lies in thoughtfulness and intentionality, action and engagement, knowledge and communication. A board that is populated with the right people holds the capacity to harness the best energy, and the best intentions in a community and to create something meaningful and lasting.

Sonia Johnson, a civil rights activist and feminist author who once ran for president of the United States, said, “We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, but a small group of determined people can change the course of history.” Her words are in keeping with the founding spirit of many nonprofit organizations including YoloCares. Our agency sprouted as an idea from a tiny group of concerned citizens who eventually breathed life

into a seedling agency that evolved into both a critical safety net for the most vulnerable members of our community and a State model for communitybased palliative care.

In the 1990s when I worked for the president of a Chicago-area university, all university employees were mandated to participate in rigorous and regular leadership-development education. One year, our educator was Millard Fuller, a self-made millionaire, founder of Habitat for Humanity, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom which was given to him from President Bill Clinton.

He told a packed auditorium, “For a community to be whole and healthy, it must be based on people’s love and concern for each other.” He then turned to, and addressed, the university’s board of directors and said, “Be sure you are serving for a cause and not for applause.Fulfill your service to express, not to impress. Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, just make your absence felt. Make a difference. Make your world better. Be a healer, a reconciler, an educator, a servant, a creator of opportunity for those who need it most. Be a spreader of justice and goodwill.”

It was in those sessions that I learned how important it is for a nonprofit board chair and the organization’s CEO to act like co-pilots in the cockpit of a twin-engine jet. It requires both of them working in tandem to steer the plane safely, arrive at the intended destination, and to be able to make a smooth landing in the worst of weather.

When I arrived at YoloCares (then Yolo Hospice) in 2014, I was filling a vacancy created by the recently retired executive

director, Keith Volkerts. He had served as the organization’s chief financial officer for a number of years and then as its chief executive. After a few years, once I found my sea legs, I asked Volkerts to consider coming back to the organization as a board member.

Some of my colleagues thought it could be a risky proposition to ask the previous executive director to essentially become my boss. However, the organization has been better off by having access to his experience, perspective, and love of mission. My own ability to lead has also been helped by his support and counsel.

The strength of any organization is rooted in the effectiveness of its board. YoloCares has benefited from exceptionally strong boards and their ability to work with its leadership team, thoughtfully discuss and debate important issues, and anticipate what the organization may need in the future. For nearly 45 years, boards have steered this community treasure through all shapes and sizes of challenges and opportunities.

In the coming year, the communities served by YoloCares will hear much more about the board’s plans for its future.

For information regarding YoloCares board of directors, contact Craig Dresang at 530-758-5566.

2023 board of directors

■ Keith Volkerts, President: Volkerts was both Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer for Yolo Hospice, and served as the Director of Finance for Napa Valley Hospice and Adult Day Services and was the owner of Physician Billing Specialists.

■ Julie Sheehan, Vice-President: Sheehan is a longtime Davis resident and graduate of UC Davis

who went on to have an 11-year career with the university as a conference and event planner.

■ Christye Hatfield, Secretary: Hatfield has been affiliated with Citizens Who Care (CWC) for over 25 years and joined the YoloCares board during the merger of the two organizations.

■ Pete Wilbur, Treasurer: Wilbur spent 30 years with Hunt-Wesson Foods, Inc. He also served as a 1st Lieutenant Infantry in the U.S. Army, Vietnam era. He has also served as a patient volunteer since 2011.

■ Marion Franck, Ex-officio: Franck is a columnist for the Davis Enterprise, who first came to YoloCares as a patient volunteer.

■ Tanya Altmann, PhD, RN, is Chair of the CSU, Sacramento School of Nursing. She is a well-seasoned clinician with over

35 years of clinical experience.

■ Rose Cholewinski is owner of SwimAmericaDavis, a learn-to-swim school. She has served 6 years on the Davis Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and in 2012 she served as the Board President.

■ Jackie Clark, RN, MBA, served as the CEO of healthcare for California Correctional Healthcare Services from 2008-2014 and oversaw the budgeting, implementation and compliance for programs that provided care to over 5,000 individuals.

■ Beth Gabor served as a member of the Yolo County Probation Department’s executive team and as the department’s Manager of Operations & Strategy.

■ Lynn Hillier Gore has long-time Davis connections and previously worked for UC Davis for 35 years.

■ Rosemarie Hendrickx brings extensive experience in finance and fundraising. Until retirement in 2004, she managed departmental budgets at UC Davis.

■ Dawn Myers has been the program manager of Dignity Healthcare’s Yolo Adult Day Health Center in Woodland for more than 20 years.

■ Madalon O’Rawe Amenta, RN, Dr. P.H. is founding Executive Director of the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA), and served as the Director of Education and Research at Forbes Hospice. She also founded the Pennsylvania Hospice Network and co-authored “Nursing Care of the Terminally Ill.”

■ Frank Yapp is an Army combat veteran and Chaplain Supervisor for the Sacramento VA Medical Center.

— Craig Dresang is the CEO of YoloCares.

By Andy Jones Special to The Enterprise

1. Art History. Born in Pennsylvania in 1842, what painter who spent most of her adult life in France is known for her touching paintings that depicted the private lives of mothers and children?

2. Rainfall. Which of the following is closest to the historical average of rainfall in Davis during the month of January: Two

inches, 4 inches, 8 inches or 16 inches?

3. State Capitals. What is the only U.S. state capital with a population of more than 1 million residents?

4. Countertop Appliances. What do we call a small countertop convection oven designed to simulate deep frying without submerging the food in oil?

5. People Named Sebastian. First name Sebastian,

what Canadian-American singer achieved mainstream success as the frontman of the hard rock band Skid Row from 1987 to 1996?

Answers: Mary Cassatt; 3.8 inches, so 4 inches; Phoenix, Ariz.; an air fryer; Sebastian Bach.

— Dr. Andy Jones is the former quizmaster at de Vere’s Irish Pub and author of the book “Pub Quizzes: Trivia for Smart People.” His pub quiz is now seeking a new home. Meanwhile, Dr. Andy is also sharing his pub quizzes via Patreon. Find out more at www.yourquizmaster.com.

Keith Volkerts, YoloCares board president, and his wife Lynn. Together, they direct The George and Lena Valente Foundation in Davis.

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Justice

Imagine that one day your teacher said only kids with freckles could sit at

desks

be fair? Your

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Fact from the article that answered that question:

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helping others in your community.

SERVICE

The noun service means the act of helping.

Jason provided his grandmother a great service when he carried her groceries.

Try to use the word service in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members.

Heroes in the News

Spring training is getting closer for MLB teams

Some of this, some of that, as we await even more rain.

n Former UC Davis football player and assistant coach Ejiro Evero interviewed Friday for the Indianapolis Colts head coaching job. Evero spent the 2022 season as the Denver Broncos defensive coordinator.

n Getting close: San Francisco Giants pitchers and catchers begin training Feb. 15; first workout is the next day. The remainder of the squad reports Feb. 19; first whole team workout is next day.

While the Giants didn’t land either Aaron Judge (re-signed with New York Yankees) or Carlos Correa (signed with Minnesota Twins after a failed physical with Giants), there will be plenty of new faces on the Opening Day roster.

They include outfielders Mitch Hanigar and Michael Conforto; plus, pitchers Ross Stripling, Sean Manaea, Tanner Rogers and Luke Jackson. Jackson is coming off Tommy John

surgery and will be out until mid-season. Notable deletions are third baseman Evan Longoria (signed by Arizona as free agent) and first baseman Brandon Belt (signed by Toronto as free agent). Their departures leave third and first base in a state of flux when Giants camp opens next month. Belt was a 12-year Giant.

The lone infielder remaining from the team’s 2010-12-14 World Series champion teams: shortstop Brandon Crawford.

n It didn’t take long for Stephen Vogt to find a new job after he announced his retirement as an active player last September. Vogt this week was named bullpen

coach for the Seattle Mariners. The former Oakland A’s and Giants catcher played in 794 games in a 10-year career; six of those were with the A’s.

Vogt is widely viewed as a very-nearfuture big-league manager.

n If the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills play for the AFC Championship, it will be held in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome.

The neutral site was decreed when the game between the Bills and Cincinnati Bengals was canceled after Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on the field.

n The true heroes of the Hamlin saga are the team’s medical and athletic training staffs, who administered CPR to Hamlin almost immediately, thus saving his life.

Hamlin was discharged from a Buffalo hospital this past Wednesday.

n The Golden State Warriors were part of a record-setting NBA crowd Friday night when they met the San Antonio Spurs inside the vast Alamodome.

More than 64,000 tickets were sold as part of the Spurs’ 50th year celebration in San Antonio.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr played three seasons for the Spurs.

n Safe to say the Georgia Bulldogs established themselves as one of college football’s all-time great teams in the College Football Playoff championship game on Monday.

In the course of destroying TCU 65-7, Georgia had 11 possessions and scored points on 10 of them.

The game was so one-sided as to be essentially over at halftime. Thus, many viewers turned the game off, making it the lowest-rated title game in BCS or CFP history.

The longtime radio and television color man on UC Davis football broadcasts, Doug Kelly is director of communications for Battlefields2Ballfields and managing general partner of Kelly & Associates. Contact him at DKelly1416@aol.com.

WINNING: Two Ironman winners from region

Dequine and Audrey Portello finished at second with a time of 3:23.66.

Bennets recorded another second-place finish, but as an individual for the Blue Devils. She took the second spot in the 100-breaststroke at 1:01.28.

Dequinne had second place finish in the 100 butterfly at 54.12 seconds.

Rosendale was third in the 50-freestyle race, clocked at 22.95. Davis won the Sac-Joaquin Section and Delta League crowns before its second-place finish at the state level.

2. Blue Devil boys water polo

A second chance led to a regional title.

Last November, the Davis High boys water polo team captured the California Interscholastic Federation Division II NorCal Regional title. Davis, which was the top-seed, posted a thrilling 11-10 victory over No. 3 San Ramo Valley at American River College in Sacramento.

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

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

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

One week earlier, Delta League rival Jesuit defeated DHS by an 8-7 score in sudden death in the section’s D-I title game at the Roseville Aquatic Center.

The Blue Devils finished the season with a 29-5 record, which included going undefeated in the Delta League.

Stapleton now has a 718 career wins with the Blue Devils. He won his 700th game earlier in the season.

Now the drumroll please for the top sport story in Davis in 2022.

1. Chelsea Sodaro in Ironman

Chelsea Sodaro, a Davis resident, was the winner of the Ironman World Championship, which was held in Hawaii last October.

Sodaro, 33, crossed the finish line with a time of 8 hours, 33 minutes and 46 seconds — only seven minutes off the course record.

She became the first American to win the race since 2002. This was only her second Ironman. She was the first rookie to win the event in 15 years. This race was only her second Ironman.

Sodaro competed in the 2.6-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and a marathon.

Sodaro is the second Davis resident to have won the Ironman championship.

Dave Scott is a six-time winner. He won the first title in 1980, and then again in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1987.

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