The Davis Enterprise Wednesday, January 25, 2023

UCD reports student’s death

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

A UC Davis student was found dead Tuesday morning in his Miller Hall residence, according to campus officials.

Yolo County coroner’s officials identified him as Arhan Vyas, an 18-year-old attending the university on a student visa from Mumbai, India.

His cause of death has not been determined, pending an autopsy scheduled for Saturday, Chief Deputy Coroner Gina Moya said Tuesday evening.

Other circumstances surrounding Vyas’ death were not disclosed, and UCD referred inquiries to coroner’s officials who are handling the investigation.

Vyas’ LinkedIn profile shows he began attending UCD last September and was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science.

“Our hearts go out to the family, friends and others who knew and loved him,” campus officials said in a written statement announcing Vyas’ passing. “We are grateful for the first responders who were on-scene who did all they could for the student.”

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Beetles fans swarm Bohart Museum

By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer

A swarm of beetle fans visited the Bohart Museum for Beetle Mania at the Bohart Museum Entomology and Nematology on Sunday, Jan. 22. With a petting zoo of insects, families filled the

museum and the hallway to hold Madagascar hissing cockroaches and stick insects.

Donning an “I Love Bugs” shirt, 9-year-old Rose Hager, learned about the scorpion beetle that glows under ultraviolet light. She said she loves bugs because of their different looks. “Some are shiny and

iridescent. There are lots of different types of bugs.”

“They’re just awesomely diverse,” the museum’s director and Distinguished Professor of Entomology, Lynn Kimsey, said of the beetles there. Showcasing the size variation of beetles behind a glass display, a featured beetle, the rhinoceros

Wright announces council candidacy

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

Francesca Wright has formally declared her candidacy for the District 3 Davis City Council seat recently vacated by Lucas Frerichs, who was elected to the Board of Supervisors.

Wright is one of two candidates who have filed papers with the city clerk to run in the May 2 special election — the other being Planning Commissioner Donna Neville.

Noting the challenges of climate crisis and a shortage of housing, Wright said, “as a collaborative leader, I intend to harness the vast intellectual and creative resources within our community to tackle

tough problems.

“I listen. I organize. I stand up for respectful process and the greater good,” she said.

beetle, is one of the largest beetles on Earth. “It’s certainly the heaviest,” she said.

To illustrate an example of a beneficial beetle, the dung beetle, the museum displayed an elephant dung ball along with the beetles that fed on it.

County sees challenging budget season ahead

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

Yolo County faces what may be a challenging budget season ahead as property tax revenue is impacted by higher interest rates.

The Board of Supervisors received a preliminary assessment of the 2023-24 budget on Tuesday, with the county’s chief financial officer, Chad Rinde, saying, “the housing market has effectively entered a recession.”

“We are seeing a lot of changes in our economy from what we’ve seen over the last few years,” he

said. “Interest rates are certainly increasing, especially for anyone who is looking for or planning on taking out a home loan or other type of loan — car, vehicle or otherwise. And a lot of that … is the federal reserve trying to increase interest rates to tamp down on inflation.

“We are seeing housing prices decline across the country as well as locally.”

Property taxes provide the county’s largest source of discretionary revenue, but action by the Federal Reserve to control inflation have caused

As co-founder of Yolo People Power — a network that advocates for

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Francesca Wright, center, has formally announced her bid for the Davis City Council District 3 seat. With her are her husband, Lee Bartholomew, and daughter, Ayala Kalisher.

Meet the beetles. Rows and rows of insect specimens with biological and geographical data are crammed into the amazing Bohart Museum of Entomology on the UC Davis campus.

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Every now and then a kind reader will send me something that absolutely makes my day.

No, not a thousand-dollar tip for an especially well-written column or a Pachamama gift card so I’ll be certain not to miss out on Davis’s latest coffee sensation.

No, what arrived in my inbox the other day was an article that had “fun” written all over it.

Not fun as in funny, but fun as in interesting and something that might teach me something I don’t know.

“The 10 most difficult words to pronounce,” said the headline over the story that had been sent my way by my friend Ijeoma Teunissen-Oligboh, with credit to writingtips.org.

“So many words aren’t pronounced the way we read them,” the story begins.

“As the world has become more multicultural in recent years and as the internet has increased proximity to one another, we’re finding out new words.”

I agree that the internet has dramatically increased our proximity to one another, but I’m certain the world has always been

multicultural, even if we weren’t fully aware of it.

Be that as it may, the promise here is finding new words, or at least hard to pronounce words, which is always a worthwhile pursuit.

“Some are trickier than others, so Writing Tips has compiled the Top 10 Most Difficult Words for Americans to Pronounce.”

The great thing about writing, of course, is that it doesn’t matter how the words are pronounced, we just have to spell them correctly.

I frequently pronounce words silently in my mind as I type them, and I wonder how many times I’ve mispronounced them simply because I’ve never heard them spoken.

And I’m not talking about “Albuquerque,” which I do know

‘Coyote’ gets year in prison for human smuggling

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

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U.S. District Court judge in Sacramento sentenced a convicted human smuggler — also known as a “coyote” — to a year in prison for transporting undocumented citizens through Yolo County, federal authorities said Monday.

Mateo Gomez Gonzalez, a 29-year-old Mexico resident, was taken into custody on Sept. 28, 2022, at a gas station near Dunnigan in northern Yolo County, according to U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert said in a U.S. Department of Justice news release.

Gomez came to authorities' attention earlier that

day, when a Sacramento resident called law enforcement to report concerns about his relative and friend being held over a payment dispute in a human-smuggling operation, Talbert said in a news release.

“Acting on the tip, law enforcement met the vehicle at a gas station,” according to Talbert, “discovered four passengers in the vehicle who did not have lawful status in the United States, and arrested the driver, Gomez.”

Gomez, who pleaded guilty to the allegations in October, had faced a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for each person smuggled.

how to pronounce.

Turns out the No. 1 Most Difficult word is “acai.”

One of my teenage daughters frequently orders an “acai bowl,” and from her I’ve come to learn that it’s not pronounced at all as it looks.

“According to MerriamWebster, the berry is said ‘ah-sighee.’ ”

Who knew? And who decides this stuff anyway?

Also high on the list are “gyro,” “gnocchi,” “Worcestershire” and “charcuterie.” which makes me wonder if maybe a chef was putting together this list.

Which reminds me of a current Taco Bell ad I’ve seen several times recently where I’m convinced one of the actors is pronouncing it “tack-o.”

I thought I must have heard it wrong the first couple of times, but after a family meeting on this earth-shattering topic, they all agree with me.

I don’t see what’s hard about “charcuterie,” but according to the experts, I’ve been saying it wrong all along. I’ve always thought it begins with “char,” like barbecued

ribs, but the Pronunciation Police insist it’s “shar,” as in “Charlotte.”

I think we all know how to pronounce “gnocchi” without being told, though in my mind it should be no-flavor.

The Writing Tips folks say it’s “nyo-kee,” but I’m not sure how that differs from “no-kee.” Then again, I’m not the expert.

Not surprisingly, “omicron” made the Top 10, even if you’re required to wear a mask and be fully vaccinated before you pronounce it.

Although it’s not on the list, I’d dearly like to know if it’s “envelope” or “onvelope. Or “kwart” of milk or “cort” of milk.

Grand-ma or Gramm-uh? Uhdult or Add-ult? Roof or Ruff? Dat-uh or Day-tuh? Gal-uh or Gay-luh? Ant or Ont?

Locally, I’ll say Putah “crick,” because that’s what I grew up with, but it’s always been Cache “creek.”

And while we’re on local names, it’s Oeste (rhymes with toasty) and Pew-tah, not Poo-tah. If those haven’t made the Top 10, they should.

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

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A Davis firefighter douses flames shooting from a fully involved vehicle fire Monday night on F Street at West Covell Boulevard. The incident caused no injuries or damage to nearby property.

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The student government at UC Davis employs more than 1,000 people, speaks for one of the most important constituencies in Davis, and runs popular local services and events like Unitrans and Picnic Day.

But fewer than 6 percent of students voted in the Associated Students of UC Davis fall 2022 election. What are people overlooking?

On the current edition of “Davisville,” ASUCD President Radhika Gawde talks about engagement, students’ biggest concern (the rising cost of living), and the organization’s relief services for students, plus appreciation that UC Davis lets students dabble in classes across disciplines, and a wish for more latenight food options in town.

“Davisville,” hosted by Bill Buchanan, appears on Davis station KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM on Mondays at 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays at 5 p.m., Fridays at 12:30 p.m., and Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. The current program will be broadcast through Feb. 4, 2023, and is available anytime at https://kdrt. org/davisville or on Apple podcasts.

Meet council candidate

The public is invited to meet Francesca Wright, candidate for the District 3 City Council special election. The conversation is being hosted by N Street Co-housing and will be in their Common House, 716 N St. in Davis, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26.

Organizers request those attending should be feeling healthy and not recently exposed to COVID-19. Immunecompromised guests are encouraged to mask. Light refreshments will be served.

Embroiderers gather on Zoom

The Valley Oak Chapter of the Embroiderer’s Guild of America will host a Zoom presentation “Maya Textiles: Colorful Tradition” by Diane Herrmann, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1.

Herrmann has numerous publications on the needle arts and is an award-winning teacher. She will discuss the efforts to revitalize the needle arts of Guatemala and their cultural roots in Mayan art.

To attend, contact Linda Wayne at laws999@gmail.com by Jan. 26 to join the Zoom list.

Genealogy group hosts meeting

The Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia’s featured Feb. 2 speaker is Brendan Riley. He was raised in Vallejo and had a 39-year career as a writer and editor with The Associated Press.

Riley will be talking about General Vallejo and the history of the city of Vallejo.

This meeting will not be on Zoom. The event will be in the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum at 734 Marin St. in Vallejo. Masks are encouraged but not required. The meeting starts at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb 2. All are welcome to this free event.

mortgage rates to increase dramatically, supervisors were told, resulting in widespread declines in both housing sales and prices.

As a result, growth in property tax revenues are projected to slow considerably following years of robust growth.

During the 2019-20 budget year, that revenue grew by 5.5 percent, with subsequent years showing growth of 5.15 percent to 7.23 percent in fiscal year 2022-23.

But the estimated growth for 2023-24 is 3 percent and that estimate may change before the board’s upcoming budget workshop.

“We are fine tuning our assessment and may adjust that as we get to March and our budget hearing,” Rinde told supervisors.

Likewise, an estimated 6 percent growth rate for general sales tax revenue — which makes up a small proportion of the county’s discretionary budget — may also be adjusted downward.

This as county expenses are rising, and “our revenues are not growing as fast as our costs,” Rinde said.

Part of that is thanks to a policy shift by the county in December to bring employee compensation up to 100 percent of market rate, resulting in a 5percent salary increase for most classifications beginning Jan. 1.

Like many jurisdictions, the county has been struggling to fill open positions.

The change, said Rinde, “has made our recruitment and retention more competitive.”

However, he said, “that is something we’ll be grappling with in the upcoming budget, where most of our labor units did see a 5 percent increase …. And we’ll also see cost-of-living adjustments coming July 1. The cumulative amount of that is on average about 7 percent.”

Meanwhile, little help may be coming from the state, which is projecting a $22 billion deficit of its own.

“They are not dipping into reserves at this time to

bridge that gap,” Rinde said, “but they are pushing programs, deferring them out in the future, deferring expenditures. They’re also borrowing for things they otherwise would have planned to use cash expenditures … So we are closely monitoring that.”

More opportunity may come at the federal level, he said, “especially in infrastructure and climate, in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act that we’ll be carefully monitoring as we move forward.”

What the ultimate budget status will be and how it will affect county services and programs remains to be seen.

The Board of Supervisors will receive a mid-year budget update in February and hold a budget workshop March 13 and 14.

The recommended budget hearing is scheduled for June 13.

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

Hearing set in ‘smashand-grab’ theft case

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

WOODLAND — More than a year after their arrests, two Antioch residents face an evidentiary hearing regarding their alleged roles in three Yolo County organized retail thefts.

Taveon Thompson, 19, and Dorian Adams, 20, return to Yolo Superior Court on Feb. 6 for the preliminary hearing, which will determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support felony theft and conspiracy charges.

Both stand accused of stealing merchandise from CVS and Walgreens stores in Davis and Woodland on Dec. 9, 2021. Davis police arrested them in late January 2022 following a nearly two-month investigation.

Thompson and Adams previously pleaded not guilty to the charges. They remain free on bail while the case is pending, although Adams could be the subject of an arrest warrant for failing to appear in court in December and again on Monday.

Her attorney, Jim Granucci, asked visiting Judge Roy Hashimoto to hold the warrant during Monday’s court hearing, saying he’d spoken with his client Friday and “I’m surprised she’s not here.”

Granucci noted Adams had shown up for prior court dates, either in person or via Zoom, but “I have no explanation for today’s absence.”

DEATH: Two calls to Fire Dept.

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department incident responses, shows that the UCD Fire Department responded twice to the student’s La Rue Road address — first at 1:46 a.m. and again at 5:05 a.m. Further details regarding the multiple responses also were not immediately disclosed.

According to the UCD statement, the university dispatched campus counselors to Miller Hall to speak with the student’s roommates, while others contacted his family.

“We know that many of you are grieving, and we share in that loss,” officials said.

“We encourage the campus community to draw on our support and other resources.”

Student Health and Counseling Services offers confidential services for students, and consultation and crisis response for employees, students and

parents (530-752-0871).

Additionally, the Academic and Staff Assistance Program (ASAP) offers confidential services to all UC Davis and UC Davis Health faculty, staff and families (530-752-2727).

Tuesday’s student death comes less than a year after another campus tragedy — the May passing of Trisha Nicole Yasay, a junior who suffered fatal injuries in a collision with a garbage truck while biking to class.

The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office announced last month it would not pursue criminal charges against the garbage truck driver, although a civil wrongful-death lawsuit against the driver and UC Regents, filed by Yasay’s parents, remains pending in Yolo Superior Court.

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

COUNCIL: Earned Huynh Award in 2021

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community safety models that ensure human dignity, access to fundamental services and harm reduction

— Wright has been a frequent attendee at Davis City Council and city commission meetings in recent years.

“Under Wright’s leadership, volunteers have researched public safety models for commissions and council members,” the press release announcing her candidacy noted.’

“In collaboration with other community groups, Wright’s efforts have resulted in the expanded role of the independent police auditor, the creation of the Police Accountability Commission, and the new Department of Housing and Social Services.”

Wright is a retired smallbusiness owner who worked with First 5 commissions throughout California as program evaluator in the area of child and family services, according to the press release.

Her undergraduate

degree is in early childhood education and she earned a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Southern California.

In 2021 she received the Thong Hy Huynh Award for civil rights advocacy from the city. She lives in Davis with her husband, Lee Bartholomew, a retired real estate appraiser. Learn more about her campaign at www.Wrightfor Davis.org

The May 2 special election will be an all-mail election with only residents of District 3 voting. District 3 encompasses much of Central Davis, bounded on on the west by Oak Avenue

and the east by Pole Line Road, but also stretching into North Davis as well as including downtown.

Frerichs had represented the district since the city’s first by-district election in November 2020. He vacated his seat when he was sworn in as a county supervisor earlier this month.

Those interested in replacing him must file completed paperwork with the city clerk by Feb. 3.

Candidates must be residents of District 3.

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

Prosecuting attorney Michelle Serafin voiced no objection to holding the warrant until the next court date on Feb. 6, asking Hashimoto to schedule the preliminary hearing for that day “so we can move forward.”

A three-page criminal complaint in the case defines the organized retail theft crime as “willfully and unlawfully acting in concert with one or more persons to steal merchandise from a one or more merchant’s premises on two or more separate occasions within a 12-month period, and with an aggregate value exceeding $950, with the intent to sell and exchange and return the merchandise for value.”

A judge previously ordered Thompson and Adams to steer clear of CVS, Walgreens and Safeway stores in Yolo County.

Thompson and Adams’ arrests occurred amid a rash of so-called “smash and grab” crimes reported locally and across the country, with Yolo County authorities arresting multiple suspects.

No injuries were reported during the brazen incidents, although businesses incurred thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise losses and damage.

In another case, two women admitted to their roles in stealing more than $14,000 worth of property from the CVS stores in East and West Davis on Nov. 28, 2021. Police arrested them two months later.

UC Davis police seek campus burglary suspect

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

UC Davis police are seeking the suspect in a weekend burglary, saying the person may also be responsible for other campus break-ins.

According to a campus crime-alert bulletin, the as-yet-unidentified man used a pry tool to break into Young Hall and force entry into multiple rooms inside the building, which houses UCD’s psychology and anthropology departments.

The burglary occurred at about 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, “but it is believed this suspect may be responsible for similar crimes reported in recent days/weeks,” the bulletin said. “Some of these incidents may have been reported as a vandalism because entry was unsuccessful and no theft occurred.”

Police described the

suspect as a white male adult in his mid-40s, unshaven and of average height and build. He wore a dark-colored baseball cap, blue long-sleeved shirt, jeans and a black backpack during the crime.

Anyone with information about this person is advised to not contact or apprehend him, but rather call the UCD Police Department’s nonemergency line, 530-7521727, or 911 if he’s seen in the immediate area.

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UC Davis officials reported that an undergraduate student was found dead Tuesday morning in Miller Hall on the UCD campus.

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Have you seen this man? UCD police say he burglarized Young Hall and possibly other locations on campus.

Obituary

Marjorie Caroline Turner Collins

Sept. 13, 1926 — Jan. 12, 2023

Marjorie passed away peacefully with her family by her side at her home at the University Retirement Community on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023.

Marjorie was born in Riverside, raised on the family ranch by her parents Edna McMillan and T.J. Jackson, and surrounded by extended family. Marjorie’s early accomplishments included 4-H activities in cooking, sewing and sheep raising. She earned her county’s Top All Star Honors.

She graduated from Polytechnic High School in 1942 and went on to UC Santa Barbara to become a school teacher. She particularly enjoyed teaching history, culture and art. She began her teaching in Inglewood and restarted her career at North Davis Elementary after moving in 1964. She taught fourth and sixth grade until her retirement in 1985.

She was an active member of the PEO Sisterhood. She is fondly remembered by her students and coworkers to this day, and inspired three of her granddaughters to become teachers themselves.

At the end of World War II, Marjorie was invited on

a blind date by a mutual friend where she met her future husband George O. Turner. They married in 1949 and honeymooned at the historic Mission Inn in Riverside. They started their family of four sons in Long Beach until George was transferred to Davis. They built their family home in El Macero where Marj was a gracious hostess to many and shared her talented culinary skills.

As a family, they enjoyed many outdoor activities including backpacking and camping in the Sierra Nevada. There was also frequent cross-country road adventures. They loved spending time at their cabin “Idyll Ours” at Donner Lake.

Marj had numerous passions and hobbies. She was a world traveler, always wanting to learn and explore the local culture around the globe. Her travel companions included husbands, beloved sister Pepper, daughter-in-law Diane, grandchildren and lifelong friends. Later in life she facilitated numerous family reunions all over the country.

She excelled in multiple forms of arts and crafts. Sewing, needlework and

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painting were just a few of her many talents. When it came to gardening, Marj had a green thumb. She grew a variety of beautiful flowers and was especially proud of her and George’s award-winning camellias.

In 1996, George passed away. In 2000, she moved to University Retirement Community where she was an active member, participating in many social activities and committees. Art shows and bridge were among her favorites. She loved meeting and making new friends.

This led to meeting her second husband, Hal Collins. They were married in 2003. Marj and Hal enjoyed life at URC as well as attending regional cultural events and travel.

Marj expressed her gratefulness that she had two wonderful marriages and embraced her blended family.

Marjorie was active in the Davis Community Church from 1964 until her passing. She served as an elder, a youth leader and as a longtime participant in the Bell Choir. She was also

an active member of Friendship Mariners and Presbyterian Women.

Marjorie was predeceased by husbands George Turner and Hal Collins, son Mike Turner, sister Pepper Patterson, and brother Don Jackson.

She is survived by sons Don, Dave and Jim; their spouses Judy, Joanie and Paul; daughter-in-law Diane; and brother-in-law Joe Patterson. She was cherished by her grandchildren Jill, Ben, Katie, Jorie and Natalie. She was blessed with great-grandchildren Anna, Paige, Liam, Macie, Sylvie, Jude, June, Callum and Griff.

Her spirit and passion for art and life was an inspiration to all who had the pleasure and honor of knowing her. A loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be greatly missed by all.

There will be a Celebration of Life to remember and honor her at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at Davis Community Church.

The family is grateful to Yolo Hospice for their compassion and service. Memorial Donations can be made to Truckee Donner Land Trust Conservancy at truckeedonnerlandtrust. org or Davis Arts Center at davisartcenter.org.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case Number: CV2023-0088

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Brittany Priscilla Frus filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a Brittany Priscilla Frus to Proposed name Brittany Priscilla Sadeghini

Meeting set on Fifth St. study

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

The community is invited to an outreach meeting for the Fifth Street Corridor study on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom at https:// us06web.zoom.us/j/ 82930492837.

City staff will discuss the history of the Fifth Street corridor from L Street to Cantrill Drive to help identify the long-term

needs and potential improvements to the corridor. In addition, staff will update the community on the road striping pilot that is currently in place on Fifth Street from L Street to Pole Line Road. This is a study phase only; budget would need to be identified before proceeding with any improvements.

For information, visit www.cityofdavis.org/r/ 5th-street-corridor-study.

a period of 90 calendar days after the Bid opening date

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THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause if any why the petition for change of name should not be granted Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted If no written objection is timely filed the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 03/07/2023 Time: 9:00 a m Dept : 14 Room: The address of the court is Yolo Superior Court Clerks Office - Civil 1000 Main Street Woodland CA 95695 A copy of this Orde r to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation printed in this county: The Davis Enterprise Date: 01/18/2023 DAVID ROSENBERG Judge of the Superior Court Published January 25; February 1 8 15 2023 #2148

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CV2022-1815

To all interested persons:

Petitioner: ZULMA GIRON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present name a GEOFFREY ROGER GIRON to Proposed name GEOFFREY ROGER LEAL GIRON

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted If no written objection is timely filed the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING

Date: 02/09/2023 Time: 9:00 a m Dept : 11 Room: The address of the court is Yolo Superior Court Clerks Office - Civil 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695 A copy of this Order t o Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation printed in this county: The Davis Enterprise Date: 12/29/2022 Donna M Petre Judge of the Superior Court Published January 4 11 18 25 2023 #2126

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CV2022-2236

To all interested persons: Petitioner: PAMELA RUIZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a PAMELA RUIZ to Proposed name PAMELA LUNA

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing

NOTICE OF HEARING

Date: 02/15/2023 Time: 9:00 a m Dept : 14 Room: The address of the court is Yolo Superior Court Clerks Office - Civil 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695

A copy of this Order to Show Cause s hall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation printed in this county: The Davis Enterprise

Date: JAN 03 2023 DAVID ROSENBERG Judge of the Superior Court Published Jan 11 18 25; Feb 1 2023 #2137

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LYNNE O CRANDALL Case No PR2022-0263

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate or both of LYNNE O CRANDALL A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Bradford G C r a n d a l l S r i n t h e S u p e r i o r C o u r t o f C a l i f o r n i a C o u n t y o f Y OL O T H E P E T I T I O N F O R P R O B A T E r e q u e s t s t h a t B r a d f o r d G Crandall Sr be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent

PETITION

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THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act (This authority wi ll allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval Before taking certain very important actions however the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action ) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority A HEARING on the petition will be held on Feb 24 2023 at 9:00 AM in Dept No 11 located at 1000 Main St Woodland CA 95695

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney

This sale is conducted on a

or certified fund basis only (cash, cashier s check, or travelers checks only) Personal checks and/or business checks are not acceptable Payment is due and payable immediately following the sale No exceptions The mobilehome and/or contents are sold as is where is with no guarantees

This sale is conducted under the authority of California Civil Code 798 56a and C ommercial Code 7209-7210

DATED: January 10 2023

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Friday

n The UC Davis Arboretum hosts a Folk Music Jam Session from noon to 1 p.m. Folk musicians can bring their acoustic instruments and play together informally during this jam session at Wyatt Deck (next to the redwood grove). All skill levels welcome and listeners are invited. Shortterm parking is available in Visitor Lot 5 on Old Davis Road at Arboretum Drive. Hourly rates start at $1.75.

Saturday

n The Belfry, a Lutheran Episcopal Campus Ministry at UC Davis will host a fundraiser to fund replacement of the roof. The event will feature guided beer tasting by UCD professor emeritus of brewing science Charlie Bamforth and Anaheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting and Brewing Science Glen Fox. Cheers to the Belfry will begin at 4 p.m. at The Episcopal Church of St. Martin, 640 Hawthorn Road in Davis. The cost $50 per person and the event is limited to those 21 and older. It is listed on Eventbrite as "Cheers to the Belfry." For information, call Portia at 530756-1550.

Sunday

n Kevin Guse will lead the annual Raptor Ramble. California's Central Valley has one of the largest wintering raptor populations in the country. The goal of this field trip is to see how many species of raptors can be found. Highlights of past trips include ferruginous hawk, rough-legged hawk, golden eagle, peregrine falcon, merlin, bald eagle and prairie falcon. Beginning birders are welcome. For information on how to participate, go Yolo Audubon’s websites: yoloaudubon. org or facebook.com/ yoloaudubonsociety.

Wednesday, Feb. 1

n The Valley Oak Chapter of the Embroiderer’s Guild of America will host a Zoom presentation on “Maya Textiles: Colorful Tradition” by Diane Herrmann, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1. Herrmann has numerous publications on the needle arts and is an awardwinning teacher. She will discuss the efforts to revitalize the needle arts of Guatemala and their

cultural roots in Mayan art. To attend, contact Linda Wayne at laws999 @gmail.com by Jan. 26 to join the Zoom list.

n The Davis Flower Arrangers will host Helen Tashima, renowned and respected sensei of ikebana present at 1 p.m. at Stonegate Country Club at 919 Lake Blvd. in Davis. To join the group send a $50 membership check to Davis Flower Arrangers, c/o Jo Anne Boorkman, 2205 Butte Place, Davis, Ca 95616 or bring it to the meeting. Include your name, address, phone number and email address so you receive the monthly newsletter, current updates, and invitations for all special events, workshops and field trips. Visitors are welcome and are asked to donate at least $10. Recordings of the meetings will be available for members. For information, contact Stephanie DeGraff-Hunt at sdegraffhunt@gmail.com.

Thursday, Feb. 2

n The Davis Odd Fellows' Thursday Live! music series returns with San Francisco musician Maurice Tani, a fixture on the alt-country scene for more than a decade. Doors open at 7 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall, 415 Second St., with music starting at 7:30 p.m. All ages welcome. Thursday Live! shows are free, but donations are encouraged to support the musicians.

Friday, Feb. 10

n Logos Books will host a 2nd Friday ArtAbout reception from 6 to 8 p.m. for artist Karen Fess-Uecker as part of her show, “A little bit of Davis, a lot of California,” plein air and studio oil paintings. Fess-Uecker’s work will be up at the bookstore, 513 Second St. in downtown Davis, from Feb. 4 to March 3.

Saturday, Feb. 11

n Stories on Stage Davis will present two novel excerpts at the Pence Gallery, 212 D St. in downtown Davis.

Doors open at 7 p.m., and the event starts at 7:30. Masks are strongly encouraged but not required. Martha Omiyo Kight will read from “Meadowlark” by Melanie Abrams, and Larry Lew will read from the novel “The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu” by Tom Lin. For information, go to the Stories on Stage Davis website: storiesonstagedavis.com.

District begins Yolo PBA

Special to The Enterprise

WOODLAND — Yolo County Resource Conservation District will coordinate a Yolo Prescribed Burn Association.

Prescribed burn associations, or PBAs, are community-driven networks of landowners and residents with the goal of putting “good fire” on the land.

The Yolo PBA kickoff meeting will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at a private ranch in Yolo County. Open to people of all professional backgrounds or fire-practitioner skill levels, RSVP at www. tinyurl.com/RSVPyolopba, contact PBA coordinator Bailey Adams at adams@ yolorcd.org or call 530661-1688.

BEETLES: It’s starting to get a bit crowded in the museum

Brought back from South Africa, Kimsey said they tend to keep the two together on display. She explains: “As we study the beetle and see what they eat and drink, it’s kind of awesome.”Also on display was the Harlequin beetle. Hailing from up in the trees of Latin America, Kimsey showed me an example of a boy. “You can tell because it has super long legs. The females’ legs are much, much shorter.”

Her favorite? The clown weevils from the Philippines. “Gorgeous things” with their metallic green and blues, it looked like a mosaic on its back.

“It’s amazing what you can do with an exoskeleton. You can make all sorts of fluffy things; you can make different colors, textures, you know, horns, not horns, smooth, shiny.”

The Bohart, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2021, was packed for the Beetle Mania lineup.

The open-house event featured Folsom Lake College professor Fran Keller, a Bohart Museum scientist, and carabid beetle expert Kipling “Kip” Will, associate professor with the UC Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management.

Some species Keller worked on occur outside the vernal pools at Jepson Prairie Preserve, where she studied beetles that lay their eggs. “Nobody knew that, or recorded that; so that was significant.”

Similarly, in Carrizo Plain, a large grassland in San Luis Obispo County, Keller found beetles eating pygmy weed and laying their eggs in the soil.

Iris Bright accompanied Keller in the 2019 Bohart Belize BioBlitz collection trip. At Beetle Mania, she discussed her dissertation, which focuses on the unusual white coloration

in a minority of beetles from Namibia within the genus phenocrysts. She asks why white coloration is evolving because beetles around the world mostly are scanning for black. “White coloration is really unusual. There are some beetles, especially in a desert where they don’t want to dry out, they’ll get this kind of wax on, and you can see there’s white coloration on that. And that’s a lack of wax, but this is not wax. It’s actually like the layer of coloration is white.”

Once she has figured out how often this phenomenon has occurred and what kind of evolution mechanism has enabled it, she’ll be able to look at logical reasons like sexual selection or mimicry.

The museum has also hosted birthday outings, as in the case of Teddy Marlatte of Auburn, as reported by Kathy Keatley Garvey, communications specialist for UCD’s Department of Entomology and Nematology. Garvey reported, “his little sister, Reagan, 1½, tagged along, too, but she favored her stuffed animal. Insects

will come later!”

While the Bohart focuses mostly on insects, six-legged animals, they have critters with more legs in their collection, explained Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator at the museum. “So we do have arachnids like spiders and scorpions and ticks and mites and things like that. We’ve got millipedes and centipedes, so they’re all arthropods. They’ve all got the hardshell body, but they’re invertebrates. They don’t have a spine, but they just have more legs than our traditional six.”

Kimsey said that as the Bohart offers an equal mixture of science outreach and specimen storage, staff also field phone calls from public members with creepy concerns of the crawling sort, like, “‘I found this killer insect in my bathtub. Is it going to make me sick?’ Or, ‘I have skin parasites.’ ‘There’s a monster spider.’” Chuckling, she said they just talk them down.

About 10,000 Kissing Bugs were donated recently to The Bohart Museum of Entomology

and Nematology from the late Medical Entomology and Parasitology Professor Raymond Ryckman who worked on kissing bugs at Loma Linda, a Seventh Day Adventist University.

Found in the coastal range, they’re dark brown and feed on people. “They like to bite the real thin skin around the eyes and mouth; that’s why they call them kissing bugs,” Kimsey said.

Kimsey said the museum receives donations from private collectors, mostly men, who collect insects. When they pass away, or they get too old, their families contact the museum to see if they’d be willing to take them. Most of the time, they say yes. “A gentleman in Bakersfield will give us his collection of 100,000 Beetles, butterflies, and moths. One hundred thousand.”

Before Ryckman passed away, he actually donated part of his collection and after he was gone, his family donated the rest of his books and other materials. “So we’re still digging out from there.”

Visitors are welcome to

engage staff as they are working. “I think the only way you’re going to engage people and have them understand the enormous diversity of what we’re talking about is to show them physically,” Kimsey said.

Worried “all the time” about running out of space at the museum, Kimsey said the Bohart is home to more than 8 million specimens with room for maybe another million. “But at the rate things are going, we’re going to be out in the hall pretty soon. If I can be annoying as possible, though, maybe they’ll give us a new building,” she joked, that is if she can find $50 million to have it built.

The current museum spans 5,000 square feet, but Kimsey said they could easily use another 5,000 for public space.

Upcoming events

n Biodiversity Museum Day: On Saturday, Feb. 22, the Bohart is just one feature of the day. A familyfriendly, daylong event, visitors can transverse through campus and

explore “the diversity of life” as found in 13 museums or collections with expert students, staff and faculty on hand.

From anthropology to entomology, this year’s Biodiversity Museum Day will feel like the preCOVID days. Virtual tours occurred in 2021 and last year. There was a check-in center to monitor maskwearing and vaccine status and ensure that each time someone moved into a different collection, they weren’t spreading germs all over campus. The event was bumped forward a month due to the Omicron surge.

“So this year, hopefully, it’ll be back to preCOVID,” Yang said. “We’re all back in our home bases so we can show off our collections better. People can walk around campus and visit different things; it will hopefully be an awesome event. Yeah, we’re excited,” she said.

n Many-Legged Wonders: Saturday, March 18, will feature the manylegged wonders from 1 to 4 p.m. for things like spiders, millipedes and centipedes.

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Lynn Kimsey shows off the rows and rows of specimens at the Bohart Museum on the UC Davis campus.

Iris Bright dressed up for Sunday’s Beetle Mania event at the Bohart Museum.

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Davis community rallies around transgender youths

By Mattias RowenBale HUB Staff

Transgender youths and their allies crowded the Jan. 19 Davis school board meeting, exceeding the room’s maximum capacity. The outpouring of support came two months after anti-trans activists first made their presence known at a Nov. 17 board meeting.

In the months since, anti-trans activists have been active on social media, at board meetings and on the Davis High campus, protesting against gender affirming health care and support. The protests have especially affected trans youths at DHS.

Anti-trans activists protest

On Nov. 17, Davis parent Allie Snyder made a public comment urging parents to “let kids be kids” and “remind them that no child is born in the wrong body.” Her public comment was met with vocal dissent from the audience, and a handwritten sign reading “THIS IS FALSE” was raised oncamera in the audience behind her.

Snyder was joined by a larger group at the Dec. 15 meeting of the board of trustees for the Davis Joint Unified School District, when eight speakers made public comments claiming that Davis public schools were indoctrinating children into believing they were transgender. Throughout the public comment period, the group held professionally printed signs with the messages “No gender ideology in schools” and “Telling a healthy child that they need to be ‘fixed’ with drugs and surgery is abuse.”

The activists then brought their protest to the DHS campus on Jan. 11.

Students leaving the main DHS parking lot after school on that Wednesday were met by approximately a dozen protesters holding signs that included phrases such as “Stop telling gay boys they’re trans girls” and “Loving parents don’t support gender ideology.”

“We want students to grow up with their bodies intact. We want gay kids to be gay and not transition,” protest organizer Erin Friday said. Friday is not a DJUSD parent but is a member of Our Duty, a group first formed in the United Kingdom in 2018 to “teach kids to love their bodies as they are.”

Friday claims that “(DJUSD) is directing kids to get gender affirmation (medical care) … not involving parents,” and says that Our Duty will continue to be active in Davis in hopes of changing this. She also wants to “get students (to) be aware that there is not a one path only for if they feel uncomfortable in their body … there’s another option other than medicalizing.

“I think all folks should live in their bodies as they are because their bodies are amazing,” Friday said.

The group stood outside DHS in the rain for close to an hour before driving to the DJUSD district offices and continuing its protest.

‘I just felt awful’

Many transgender and queer students were upset by the Jan. 11 protest at DHS and felt that the demonstration promoted harmful and painful messaging on a campus where they generally feel supported.

“(The ‘Transitioning is not suicide prevention’ sign) really upset me… it’s quite the opposite. And I’ve experienced it both myself and with friends. And I feel like it’s such a really damaging view,” senior Quin McNiel said. “I just got really, really angry.”

Upon seeing the protesters on his drive home, DaVinci High sophomore Max Donner ran up and screamed at them. “(I told them that) they’re wrong and that their ideology would have had me kill myself.”

Others were more scared than angry. “I have friends who are trans and nonbinary, and it’s just scary to see people who are preaching that their existence is not valid,” junior Ila Oakley Bremson said. “This is really scary to see that this is going on in a place where I’ve always felt safe.”

Students were particularly hurt by the fact that adults were bringing this messaging onto campus for youths to see. “I just felt awful. It wasn’t even that I personally felt attacked, it was that they’re hateful enough to pay to have these (signs) printed out (and) go do this in the rain,” McNiel said.

“It’s hard to hear adults tell you that what you’re doing is hurting yourself,” senior Ian Bourne said.

Some students also worried about their safety following the protest. “I definitely keep (my genderfluid identity) more quiet because, you know, I’m worried about what could happen. I don’t want to be somebody that’s targeted by adults who are protesting on our school property,” junior Jaime Pauley said.

Event that sparked backlash

The anti-trans activism was sparked by a lecture event for parents on the topic of supporting transgender children and teens.

Davis Parent University invited Rachel Pepper, author of “The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and Nonbinary Children,” to speak on Jan. 11. Pepper’s event is part of DPU’s annual lecture series for community and parent education and is promoted by DJUSD.

According to Friday, Davis parents reached out to Our Duty and asked for help in protesting this event. “We want the schools to not bring in speakers that are pushing gender medicalization,” Friday said.

DPU co-chair Abby Koenig defended the lecture.

“I think there’s a lot of misinformation about what education around gender diversity actually is. And I would say that Rachel made this very clear in her talk, that her scholarship is evidence based and backed by science,” Koenig said. “I feel that DPU’s selection of Rachel has that evidence based and scientific backing.”

This year, the series is focused around mental health.

“We were very much aware that mental health outcomes for transgender and nonbinary kids are often quite sobering… the data is very clear that when gender nonconforming people feel understood and accepted and supported, that those mental health outcomes improved significantly,” Koenig said.

“We felt really grateful that we were able to bring in Rachel Pepper, a nationally recognized expert on identity on gender identity development, which aims to provide our community with concrete and evidence based tips and tools for offering support and understanding to transgender and nonbinary (youths),” Koenig said.

Pepper’s event was the second in this year’s lecture series, and was publicized throughout the community for months.

“We were expecting that this would be a controversial topic, because anyone who’s reading the news knows that gender is a sensitive issue and there’s been a lot of discomfort and a lot of complex conversation nationally. So we weren’t shocked (by the backlash),” Koenig said.

Following the Dec. 15 school board meeting, DPU decided to move Pepper’s lecture online, which is now available for streaming at davisparentuniversity.com.

“We wanted to make sure that our audience and our speaker and our moderator were emotionally and physically safe. And perhaps even more importantly, we wanted to ensure that our event was as conducive to learning as possible, unimpeded by any potential disruption,” Koenig said.

The importance of support

Sutter Health physician Ryan Spielvogel works with transgender adolescents seeking medical transitions. “For the general public, the suicide rate is less than 1%… for trans individuals it’s 30%… and that number is modifiable. So when kids are in a really unsupportive, hostile environment with family that tells them ‘you’re not allowed to be that way, that’s not real,’ that number gets pushed north of 50%,” Spielvogel said.

According to Spielvogel, when trans youths are supported by their family and school, the suicide rate drops down to that of the average population.

“What we do matters, how we talk to our kids matters, and making sure that all of our kids know that they have a place in this life matters,” Spielvogel said.

Student Max Donner concurs.

“I suffered from depression for a very

long time due to my gender dysphoria, and medicine didn’t help. The only thing that alleviated my depression was transitioning,” Donner said. “Honestly, me and thousands of other millions of trans children all around the world are in the exact same boat.”

Student Ian Bourne spoke at the Jan. 19 school board meeting about the significance of the support they received from DJUSD in their social transition. “The resources I received… truly saved my life,” Bourne said. Their speech received a standing ovation from the crowd, prompted in part by Superintendent Matt Best’s enthusiastic applause as he leapt to his feet.

DJUSD ‘stands in support’

While no anti-transgender activists were present at their Jan. 19 meeting, DJUSD trustees referenced the previous protests in their opening comments.

“When student communities are under attack, it is our duty to protect them,” board president Lea Darrah said.

This sentiment was reinforced in a statement the school district issued to the HUB. “Our job as educators is to ensure our school environment is safe and welcoming, and thus conducive to learning for all. We are committed to fostering schools where everyone feels accepted and knows they belong, especially those in groups that are targeted for hate and oppression. We stand in support of our students, staff and community members of all genders.”

DJUSD itself was not involved in the planning or funding of the Pepper lecture event, but does make efforts to support its

trans and queer youths. In fact, the state of California requires it.

The California Education Code requires education surrounding queer and trans identities, including the “instruction and materials shall teach pupils about gender, gender expression, gender identity, and explore the harm of negative gender stereotypes,” as stated in section 51933 d(6).

Community backs trans youths

Anoosh Jorjorian, a DJUSD parent and activist with several community LGBT support groups, organized the show of support at the Jan. 19 school board meeting.

“I am very pleased to observe that the majority of the Davis community is willing and following through with standing up for trans kids rights,” Jorjorian said. “Keeping our kids safe — all of our kids safe — should be everyone’s top priority.”

Jorjorian believes that DJUSD does well in following the mandated Ed Codes and appreciates the policies DJUSD has in place to support its transgender and queer students. Some of these policies include the ease of changing students names in the system and the push to add gender neutral bathrooms and locker rooms. However, “(do I) think DJUSD could go farther in supporting trans youth? I absolutely do,” Jorjorian said.

“I think (DJUSD) should be more vocal about what kind of resources they’re offering, instead of just saying ‘oh, hey, we have counselors here to talk to you,’” student Jaime Pauley said.

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Attendees of the Jan. 19 Davis school board meeting carry signs and flags showing their support for transgender youths.

“Keeping our kids safe— all of our kids safe— should be everyone’s top priority.”

Anoosh Jorjorian Community activist

“The resources I received… truly saved my life.”

Ian Bourne Davis High senior

Prepare for future floods

By Gerald Meral Special to CalMatters

Californians have suddenly turned their attention from drought to flooding. The future likelihood of a series of huge atmospheric rivers in California, a socalled ARk storm scenario, seems to be a certainty. Atmospheric rivers channel moist tropical air towards the West Coast, where mountains condense it to rain and snow. Over the last few weeks, California has suffered through a sneak peak of its devastating potential.

In late December of 1861, weeks of snow and rain from a huge ARk storm caused flooding from Oregon and Idaho to Mexico. The new settlers did not listen to the Indigenous peoples of California who knew that winter meant moving away from the river.

State government had to be temporarily relocated from Sacramento to San Francisco. The California Supreme Court made the move permanently. The Central Valley became an inland sea, and flooding was severe in Southern California. One percent of the state’s population died.

These megastorms occur about once every 150 years. Climate change will intensify them.

Flood control reservoirs already line the Sierra Nevada foothills, including Shasta, Oroville, Folsom, New Melones and others. Some reservoir space is emptied each fall to make way for potential oncoming floods, reducing the value of the reservoir for hydroelectric generation, water supply, recreation and cold water storage for fish. Reservoir operators can minimize (but not eliminate) dumping valuable water if no major storm is predicted.

But Sierra Nevada and similar Southern California flood control reservoirs like Prado and Seven Oaks cannot store enough floodwater to sufficiently reduce the effects of atmospheric river megastorms. The reservoirs will fill, but continuous flood flows will pass through as if the reservoirs were not there.

Gigantic new flood-control reservoirs could theoretically be built. But the costs would be in the tens of billions of dollars, and the reservoirs would serve little purpose for decades since they would have to be emptied at the start of each flood season. It’s unlikely that the Legislature or Congress would invest in such a flood control system.

Indeed, at least $3 billion in levees and floodwater bypasses are needed just to prevent major flood damage in the Central Valley from storms that are expected to occur much more often than megastorms.

Can flood waters be diverted into “offstream” storage reservoirs for later use? Not really. The proposed giant Sites Reservoir could divert only a small percentage of the water expected in the Sacramento River in even moderate flood events. The value of such reservoirs is largely in their water supply benefits.

Still, much can be done to prepare.

First, California needs to increase investment in flood plain acquisition and expansion, and prevent the urbanization of flood-prone areas. Staying out of harm’s way is the best idea.

Floodwater bypasses help protect the Sacramento Valley and can recharge groundwater. The San Joaquin Valley urgently needs a similar system.

Second, property owners who are at risk only from a megaflood should be encouraged to purchase flood insurance. For property outside the “100 year” flood zone, it would be a small annual investment to cover the damage that is bound to occur.

Third, locally managed evacuation drills should be held in areas where the flood risk is highest, such as Sacramento and areas near the Los Angeles and Santa Ana Rivers. A megastorm will require evacuation of millions of people in the Central Valley and parts of the Bay Area and Southern California. The public needs to be prepared.

Californians have largely forgotten the death tolls and huge property losses of previous deadly floods, and even larger floods are likely to come. They will affect all Californians, and require greater investment in flood preparation, insurance and evacuation planning.

— Gerald Meral is the director of the California Water Program at the Natural Heritage Institute.

We need to store more rainwater

Stephen Hawking famously said, “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” It stands to reason that we can adapt more intelligently to climate change if we know what lies ahead.

Will we have more wet years, like we are experiencing now? Or will our future be far more arid?

In early January, local blogger David Greenwald wrote that California’s “long range” precipitation is not looking great.

Mr. Greenwald quoted a San Jose Mercury News story: “Regardless of what happens this season, the long-term prospects are dire. As more carbon dioxide is emitted into the atmosphere by fossil fuel use, drought conditions are expected to worsen in the coming decades.”

About 15 years ago, I interviewed Bryan Weare, an emeritus professor of atmospheric sciences at UC Davis, and he told me a big issue for Northern California in the decades to come would be water storage.

Due to warmer winters, Weare expected more rain, but less snow in the high Sierras. Snow has been a major source of our water storage. It slowly melts, giving us water for months after our last storms.

I wondered if more recent climate science models had changed: that, as Greenwald reported, it won’t just be that we will have less snow, but less precipitation?

I then read the Mercury News article and realized Greenwald’s mistake. It doesn’t suggest that Northern California will be drier in the decades to come. That Mercury quote regards “southwestern North America.” The science behind the idea that “drought conditions are

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expected to worsen in the coming decades” is largely focused on the Colorado River watershed.

To know what the latest models tell us to expect in Northern California in the years ahead, I turned to atmospheric scientist Paul Ullrich, who studies regional climate modeling at UC Davis.

I asked, “Do the latest climate change models show that average annual precipitation in Northern California will be higher, lower or about the same as we’ve had the last 50 years or so?”

Ullrich replied, “Generally, the change in Northern California has been statistically insignificant, except for some wetting in the spring and drying in the fall.”

Climate models also show, in terms of total precipitation, little difference going forward. The consensus models indicate “no statistical significance,” for “much of the state,” according to Ullrich.

The only California region that looks to be meaningfully drier is the desert area east of San Diego. A patch of the Pacific Coast Range, north of Lake Berryessa, should be wetter.

Ullrich adds that we will likely see seasonal differences in rainfall: “There seems to be some indication of wetting of the winter season, although this is supposed to be accompanied by drying in the fall and spring.”

His own research on the

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California climate, “indicates a very slight upward trend in total water year precipitation, on the order of 3-5% by midcentury, assuming one degree centigrade of additional warming.”

The fact that we are likely to experience, on average, as much or more yearly precipitation in Northern California as we have in the past doesn’t mean that climate change won’t bring on serious water challenges.

One problem, as noted above, is storage. If we have less snow and lack capacity in our reservoirs to hold extra rain in wet years, we could be in trouble every summer and fall ahead. This issue will be compounded when we have extended droughts, a problem the models expect in the coming decades.

Another challenge will be greater water loss in a hotter climate.

Ullrich told me, “Even if we see increases in precipitation, there is also an increase in evapotranspiration that will limit some of the benefits of increased precipitation.”

According to the USGS, “Evapotranspiration includes water evaporation into the atmosphere from the soil surface, evaporation from the capillary fringe of the groundwater table and evaporation from water bodies on land.

“Evapotranspiration also includes transpiration, which is the water movement from the soil to the atmosphere via plants. Transpiration occurs when plants take up liquid water from the soil and release water vapor into the air from their leaves.”

As I noted in a November column, covering “4,000 miles of irrigation channels with photovoltaic solar panels … could save around 63 billion gallons of water

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annually that is lost to evaporation.”

I’m not sure how many billions of gallons of water we are currently losing due to the evaporation of water from our state’s reservoirs. But another way to reduce evaporative loss — which has proved successful in China and Europe — is covering reservoirs with solar panels.

When we have wet rainyears — Sacramento is todate 207% of normal, according to data from NOAA — we are going to need to increase our storage capacity. One option is building new reservoirs; another is raising dams.

West of Maxwell, there are plans to begin construction in 2024 on the Sites Reservoir. It is presently expected to be ready by 2030.

According to the Sites Project Authority, the reservoir could have captured 120,000 acre-feet of water between Jan. 3 and Jan. 15, if it had been operational. When Sites is filled, it will hold 1.5 million acre-feet of water that is pumped uphill from the Sacramento River.

“Sites Reservoir would increase Northern California’s water storage capacity by up to 15 percent,” the SPA claims.

Raising Shasta Dam is also possible. Elevating the height of the dam 18.5 feet, as current plans envision, would increase the capacity in Shasta Lake by 14% or 634,000 acre-feet.

Climate change is a big problem going forward. We not only need to do what we can to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We need to act now to adapt to the reality science tells us is coming.

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

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Pasture 42 inspired by ‘Omnivore’s Dilemma’

By Dan Kennedy Special to The Enterprise

Many Davisites love to buy from a sustainable, organic, local farm that pastures its animals.

These customers pay more for its offerings because they realize how hard it is for such smallscale farmers to make it all work financially ... and of course quality is typically five-star.

This type of small farm first bloomed in America’s popular imagination in 2006. That’s when Michael Pollan published the best-selling “Omnivore’s Dilemma,” which had a national impact. We’ll be talking about a local farm shortly, but first we want to look at Pollan’s account.

Pollan’s book particularly celebrated Polyface Farm, established in 1961 by a young family in the Shenandoah Valley. The Salatins started from scratch by purchasing abused acreage. Thirty years later, when Pollan immersed himself at the farm for a test week, he found enriched soil and a healthy ecosystem, generating meat, produce, and other products of the highest quality.

Pollan poetically wrote that, during a pause from the hard work, he noticed “the low gossip of hens and the lower throat singing of turkeys ... On the shoulder of a hill rising to the west I could see a small herd of cattle grazing ... and below them on a gentler slope, several dozen portable chicken pens marching in formation down the meadow.” Very pastoral, rewarding in many ways, but certainly not an easy life.

After his experience of the hard labor, Pollan also wrote, “I would never again begrudge a farmer any price he cared to name for his product: one dollar for an egg seemed entirely reasonable.”

Ken Mullar says he was among those inspired by Pollan. First he and his wife Susan worked a small holding in Oregon. Then, in 2013, they relocated to 32 acres in the Capay Valley, bringing those values to their new pastures.

“I never thought I’d be doing what I am,” Ken explained recently, shutting down his tractor to talk. Now we only had to raise our voices above the cackling of chickens in a portable coop like the one Salatin and other such farmers use to shuttle their birds from spot to spot in the pasture.

Why does he? “I have to be building, making something. I’m not made for sitting behind a desk,” although he must have put in desk time during his years at Stanford, his alma mater.

Susan handles the marketing, bookkeeping and a myriad other farm tasks, working them in around her role as a mom and a home-schooling teacher. Armed with a master’s degree in environmental education, she runs a class that includes their two

children, Oren and Delphine, plus six classmates from other families.

“We’ve structured our farm around our farmers markets,” Ken said. On weekends they’re in Davis, San Rafael and Marin. Their stand offers lots of products, which is what customers want to see. Olive oil, dried fruit, and infused balsamic vinegars can be on display year round, while the volume of pork, chicken, beef, eggs and lamb can vary by the week.

“It’s not easy, we’re not getting rich,” Ken said, when I asked about the economics. This past year especially, inflation drove up the cost of inputs beyond what they can pass on to customers.

I noticed on their Pasture 42 website a brief mention of how “sustainable” has been co-opted for marketing purposes in so many ways, it’s almost lost its meaning. But what is it, really?

Core practices include no pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers, or dosing animals with antibiotics or hormones.

Another key tenet is preserving, and ideally improving, the land’s fertility and health for future generations, rather than depleting it. Building a natural ecosystem probably says it all.

To illustrate, the Mullars spell out the feeding regimen leading to the pork they bring to market.

“Our pigs are raised primarily on raw cow’s milk, grains and pasture,” they explain. Fallen fruit, acorns and extra vegetables are also served up to these voracious omnivores. And when Ken processes chickens and turkeys, all the “waste” finds its way to the

pigs as well.

I asked Susan for a customer profile of those buying from them at the farmers markets.

“They’re people who care about fresh. They value knowing that the animals are treated well, and living outside.” Ken had also emphasized, separately, that their customers truly engaged with the notion that their pasture plays a huge role for the animals.

Indeed, that inspired the name “Pasture 42” for their farm. They’re on Road 42 in Guinda, a small, unincorporated community of 250 residents, just west of Cache Creek and the 1,000-foothigh China Peak.

And back in Woodland there’s Mullar Ranch, established in

1967 by an earlier generation. That now operates on another scale — thousands of acres, a few hundred employees — a place where Ken can borrow the odd piece of machinery now and again or share knowhow. Mullar Ranch has been honored by UC Davis and other agricultural programs for their very modern, sustainable farming practices. It seems to run in the bloodline. End of the day, all of this can be summarized for me by an egg in the palm of the hand. Crack open a very fresh egg, from a properly raised chicken. You’ll discover an orange yolk, not the yellow yolks that are so common. Prepare one of each for breakfast, sunny side up, and see the difference.

The wettest Dry January on record — a remedy

How did your Dry January go? Every time I picked up a wine or a health-related article in the first month of 2023, “Dry January” seemed to pop up and sounded to me like a sure-fire recipe for dreary meals on dreary, cold, rainy, windy and scary days.

For me, “a meal without wine is like a day without sunshine.” And aren’t we having enough of those days this winter without also making January “dry”?

(Were I going to have a dry month, I’d vote for July.)

In the ‘50s the French government, concerned about the rise in alcohol consumption, launched a (successful) campaign to lower it, but their recommendation was not to go dry. No, it was to drink no more than a liter of wine day. Per person. Can you imagine?

I’ve been scolded for my daily bottle (750 ml) wine habit — and that bottle is shared equally with another person. An entire liter all on my own would give me a world-class hangover, no matter how beautifully-made the content of the bottle. (And no, as passionate as I am about “natural wine,” I don’t believe the occasional claim that it prevents hangovers. If you drink enough of it you’ll suffer in the morning. But a half bottle, no.)

Do you ever get the impression

that we Americans (of the U.S. variety) can be just a tad hysterical about drinking wine? I think of the delightful piece Adam Gopnick wrote about his wife’s pregnancy. They were living in France at the time and when the obstetrician announced the positive test result, he broke out a bottle of celebratory Champagne for the three of them. Again, can you imagine?

A friend sent me an article in which a wine writer argues that instead of going dry, we consider spending more of our wine budgets at small businesses, especially at independent wine shops, wineries and restaurants; another suggests that we resolve to drink only wine made with organic grapes and without any of the 100-plus additives permitted in this country and ubiquitous in Big Wine of every sort.

Most of these additions are prohibited in other countries but, well, we do like our pesticides, herbicides and added flavors and colors in just about everything we consume, so why

not wine?

Oh, resist. Resist. Buy local. Buy better.

I’ve been reading “To Fall in Love, Drink This,” the latest book by Alice Feiring (anointed “the queen of natural wine” by The Financial Times). I envy her acute sense of smell and taste, her vast knowledge of wine and wine regions worldwide, and her ability to write so eloquently of a bottle she loves. To write beyond the standard “dark berries and tobacco with a wisp of salt.” To write about wine’s connection to life itself.

Of one “thought-provoking,” and “shocking” bottle from the Czech Republic, she says it’s “a wine that got you out of a rut, moved foundations, showed life’s absurdity, and made us laugh at our fragility but also reminded us of our resilience.”

And isn’t that exactly what we need to counter our days of plague and storm, political unrest and economic meltdown, war, fear, and climate chaos? Don’t you want a bottle? I do.

Of course the “counter” is only temporary, but, yes, it reminds us of possibilities when we’re sometimes nearly devoid of hope and is, therefore, like art, music, literature, and good food essential to survival.

That said, “natural wines” can be an acquired taste — a taste, I

Transit agency puts advisory council together

Special to The Enterprise

Linda Braak of Davis was one of 18 people named to the newly formed Link21 Equity Advisory Council.

Sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) and Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), Link21 is working with the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) and other transportation partners to create a connected, equitable, and accessible network of train service that cares for people, the environment, and quality of life for generations to come. A new train crossing between Oakland and San Francisco is the core of the program.

After months of recruitment and a rigorous

selection process, Link21 announced the selection of 18 people for appointment to the EAC. Serving up to a two-year term, members will be compensated for contributing their time, perspective, and “lived experience” or professional familiarity in technical or policy areas, such as passenger rail transportation and land use, housing, environmental, environmental justice, transit justice, and economic development.

“Equity is integral to every aspect of Link21,” said Sadie Graham, Link21 program director. “We created the EAC to help shape the program’s planning of passenger rail improvements in the Northern

California Megaregion.

The EAC will serve as an advisory body to the Link21 Program, providing input and guidance on key milestones.”

The EAC will hold its first two meetings in January and February 2023, with subsequent meetings scheduled approximately every other month. Meetings will be held virtually and will be open to the public for brief comments with livestreaming. Information, agendas, and other materials will be available in advance of each meeting.

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would argue, that’s definitely worth acquiring. And we’re lucky enough to live in a place where lots of committed “naturalistas” make their magic. New Yorkbased Feiring writes mostly about European wines/winemakers; one of the very few California producers she recommends in this book is La Clarine Farm in the Sierra Foothills. Practically next-door.

The project of Hank Beckmeyer and Caroline Hoël, “refugees from the music business,” La Clarine’s wine production is minuscule. They don’t have a tasting room, retail facilities, wine bar, or wedding chapel — just a small farm-and-wine operation. They’re dedicated to the principles of regenerative farming and the natural wine movement — organic/biodynamic grapes, indigenous yeast, minimal manipulation (which, Hank reminds us, doesn’t mean it’s not the hardest of work).

You can order bottles of their intriguing wine on their website — I’m excitedly waiting for my first order. Stay tuned.

If you want a bottle of natural wine tonight, head to the Co-op and pick up anything you can find from Berkeley’s Broc Cellars or Santa Cruz’s Margins Wine. Do hurry, though, since the Co-op seems determined to get rid of many of its best wines,

which makes shopping locally for wine even more difficult.

On a recent Co-op trip, I overheard a couple say to one another, “This section is looking more and more like Safeway every day.” I agree. And there’s no one there to talk to or to guide you anymore. (If you’re as appalled as I am about this lack of expertise and turn toward Big Wine — check out the enormous and tasteless display of Kendall Jackson, for instance — please do complain. I complain regularly but I’m only one voice.)

Alternatively, if you have the time, drive over to The Pip Wine Bar/Shop in Dixon and talk to Amy (over a warming glass of red perhaps). She can steer you to numerous natural wines on her shelves — especially ones that aren’t too “natty” (I have a higher tolerance for “natty” than she does). She might well suggest, especially if you’re just starting to explore these wines, one of Kenny Likitprakong’s — his are favorites of both of us.

If you did have a Dry January, congratulations. It’s over. Now invest all those dollars you saved in a really gorgeous (and natural) bottle or two or three. Just ask Alice. Or Amy.

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Susan Mullar cuddles a lamb that’s new to the world.

Dan KenneDy/ Courtesy photo

By Stephan Pastis

Classic Peanuts

By Charles M. Schulz

Blue Devil wrestling pins down victories

Enterprise staff

The Davis High wrestling teams hosted its second and final home dual meet of the season on Tuesday.

Entertaining Delta League foes Pleasant Grove, Cosumnes Oaks and Jesuit inside South Gym, Davis came away winners for the boys and girls’ dual meets.

The Davis boys (2-4 in the Delta) beat Pleasant Grove 42-33 and Cosumnes Oaks 50-27. The Davis girls posted a 30-12 win over Pleasant Grove’s squad.

See The Enterprise’s website — www. davisenterprise.com — and Friday’s print edition for a story and photos of quad-league meet.

UC Davis women’s basketball

SAN LUIS OBISPO — On a night when guard Evanne Turner eclipsed 1,000 career points, the UC Davis women’s basketball team delivered a dominant performance to cap off a perfect week of Big West Conference action in defeating Cal Poly 74-52 inside Mott Athletics Center on Saturday.

Turner becomes the 22nd Aggie in UCD women’s basketball history to reach 1,000 career points following her excellent offensive display.

The Fontana native notched a gamehigh 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting with

four three-pointers. She also made it five games with 20 or more points this season.

UC Davis (4-4 in the Big West, 8-10) recorded its 14th consecutive victory against the Mustangs to get back to .500 in conference play.

UCD women’s swimming

The UC Davis women swim team capture its fourth straight meet win over Fresno State, 188-112 on Saturday.

Being in command of the meet from the jump, UCD got out to a quick lead after taking home the first event, the 200-yard medley relay.

Behind the efforts of Caroline Eckel, and Dania Fasan, the other two members of the relay included Nicole Chong and Katie McLain, as they posted a time of 1:41.52, winning the race by nearly four seconds.

Other top finishes for UCD included Elle Motekaitis winning the 200-yard freestyle, Fasan in the 100-yard breaststroke, McLain in both the 50- and 100-yard freestyle, Emma Hermeston in the 200-yard backstroke, Haley Hoefer in the 200-yard breaststroke, Sam Rhodes during the 500-yard freestyle and Olivia Greenberg in the 200-yard IM.

DHS: ‘We set a goal this past week to go 3-0’

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Schouten scored nine of DHS’ points in the quarter.

Junior forward Yazmine Mbewa and Trotman each made a basket in the frame.

“Tessa and Jiana had a big game for us,” said Highshoe of her two front court players. “Malia knocked down some big shots for us. I thought our team did a great job of making the extra pass, too.”

Schouten led the team with 16 points. Trotman followed with 13 points.

Abrenica finished with eight, Roessler and Mbewa had two and Izzy Cherry recorded one.

“We set a goal this past week to go 3-0 and we achieved that goal, so the team is feeling good,” said Highshoe. “We know we need to carry this momentum into Monday’s game against Franklin (which beat Davis 36-30) and finish the first half of league out with a win. Our

goal going into next week will be to continue to execute our game plan as well as we can and continue to play as a team.”

Today, Davis will host Cosumnes Oaks in another league game, scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

On Friday, the Blue Devils play at Elk Grove. That game is also scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

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LIGHTS: ‘Proof that we never give up’

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“I thought our fourth quarter performance was proof that we never give up,” said Gonzalez. “The team fought hard for everything.”

At halftime, the Blue Devils and Wildcats were

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of the game to take a heart-stopping 65-63 Big West Conference win over Cal Poly before an ecstatic crowd of 1,780 at the University Credit Union Center.

The Aggies trailed, 63-50, as the clock ticked under 4:30, but needed

tied at 30-30.

Cossu opened the third frame with two wide open 3-pointers. He followed with his only field goal of the game.

Collin Carpenter banked one free throw and Crawford

completed a layup. Davis allowed too many rebounds in the quarter, giving Franklin multiple chances, which they took advantage of. Crawford finished the game with 16 points. Salmon was closed behind him with 14.

over the Mustangs

little more than two minutes to tie things at 63 on a tip-in by Christian Anigwe at 1:59.

Neither team was able to score after that before the Aggies gained possession with 37 seconds left by forcing Cal Poly into a shot-clock violation.

That’s when T.Y.

Johnson (game-high 21 points) put the game in his own hands, dribbling methodically back and forth far from the basket to burn the clock, then driving through traffic for a difficult shot in the key that hesitated for a dramatic second before falling through for the winning points.

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UC Davis swimmer Elle Motekaitis was one of many winners in the team’s final home meet against Fresno State last weekend.

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Big West ConferenCe

UC Davis men traveling to SoCal for contests

By Bob Dunning Enterprise staff writer

Coming off a two-point loss and a twopoint win last weekend, the UC Davis men resume Big West Conference basketball action with a pair of road games, beginning Thursday at 7 p.m. at struggling Cal State Bakersfield.

Then Saturday, the Aggies have a 1 p.m. date at Long Beach State.

The Aggies, now 5-3 in the Big West and 12-8 overall, are alone in fifth place, trailing league-leading UC Santa Barbara, 7-1, by two full games.

The Big West plays a double roundrobin schedule, with each team meeting all others twice, once at home and once on the road, resulting in a 20-game slate.

One oddity this season is that the Aggies will meet Bakersfield twice before playing either Santa Barbara or Long Beach even once.

All three Aggie losses have come against teams currently with winning records, while all five wins have come against opponents currently with losing records.

The Aggies handled Bakersfield with ease the first time around in Davis, trailing only once — at 4-3 — before running away for a 67-48 win. UCD led by 23 points late in the second half as Kane

Milling poured in 19 points and added nine rebounds.

Long Beach State, 4-4, got off to a rough start in conference play with an 85-83 overtime loss against UC San Diego and a 73-72 setback to UC Riverside.

The Beach has bounced back, however, with recent wins over Cal State Fullerton, 72-67, and a thrilling 112-110 triple overtime win over UC San Diego.

That game was tied at 80 after regulation, at 90 after the first overtime and at 99 after the second overtime.

Marcus Tsohonis had 46 points for The Beach.

The Big West has shown remarkable balance so far, with no team unbeaten and no team winless.

Santa Barbara is alone on top at 7-1, followed by UC Irvine at 6-1, UC Riverside at 7-2, Hawaii at 6-2 and the Aggies at 5-3. Cal State Northridge brings up the rear at 1-8.

Aggies vs. Cal Poly

Last Saturday, in perhaps the most dramatic comeback in school basketball history, the Aggies scored the final 15 points See TRAVELING, Page B5

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DHS girls meet goals in victory over Huskies

By Rebecca Wasik Enterprise correspondent

A three-game winning streak. Plus, a winning Delta League record. That’s what the Davis High girls basketball team achieved on Friday night with its 42-29 league win over Sheldon in the South Gym.

Davis (3-2 in the Delta, 9-11) defeated Elk Grove 54-8 on Jan. 17. The Blue Devils also took down Pioneer of Woodland 55-41 in a non-league game 24 hours later. The Blue Devils currently sits in third place behind Cosumnes Oaks and league-leader St. Francis.

Despite losing the lead in the second quarter, DHS continued to put pressure on the Huskies’ offense throughout the contest, giving themselves the opportunity to secure a victory.

“I thought our team’s overall performance was great last night,” said Davis head coach Heather Highshoe. “Great contribution from everyone, especially playing through a little adversity.”

Sheldon (2-3 in the Delta, 7-2) held a 25-24 halftime lead.

Several fouls and possession changes led to a low scoring third quarter for both teams.

Regardless, the Blue Devils were able to use the six points they scored in the frame to take back the advantage.

After making one free throw that tied

the game, junior center Tessa Schouten made a steal and completed a layup to give her team back the lead, 27-25.

Then junior forward Jiana Trotman then converted an and-1 opportunity to up DHS’ edge to 30-25.

Sheldon was held to only two points in the frame.

Going into the fourth quarter, the Blue Devils led the Huskies 30-27.

Davis ran away with the contest in the final eight minutes of the game.

Blue Devil point guard Malia Abrenica opened the quarter with a 3-pointer at 6:37.

After one made free throw from Trotman, sophomore Natalie Roessler banked a shot.

Trotman then hit back-to-back buckets. On the second basket, she recorded an and-1 for the final point of DHS’ tally.

Blue Devils defense held the Huskies to only two points in the frame, both on free throws.

In the first quarter, Abrenica hit her first 3-pointer of the game and a bucket.

Schouten sunk two baskets, while Trotman banked one.

Going into the second quarter, DHS held a slim 11-7 advantage.

The Blue Devils allowed Sheldon’s offense to come alive in the second frame.

The Huskies added 18 points to their tally, while Davis scored 13.

Cossu lights up Wildcats

By Rebecca Wasik Enterprise correspondent

Matt Cossu was a scoring machine for the Davis High boys basketball team on Monday.

The Blue Devil made a thrilling comeback in the fourth quarter thanks to five 3-pointers in a Delta League home game against Franklin.

That allowed Davis to achieve a 64-59 victory over Franklin in the North Gym.

“It felt great to help the team get the win, especially being down by five with the time winding down in the fourth quarter,” said Cossu. “This was a must win game for us if we wanted a shot at the playoffs.”

Davis (2-4 in the Delta League, 9-10) was able to snap a three-game losing streak and gain some serious momentum in the win that left the crowd and Blue Devils bench in a frenzy.

Cossu began the first, third and fourth quarters with a 3-pointer. He finished with a whopping

nine 3-pointers overall and 29 points in the game.

“Matt’s performance was awesome,” said Davis head coach Dan Gonzalez. “I knew he had it in him to have a game like tonight. He has a quick release and is a very confident shooter. It’s his passion and dedication towards basketball that led to this type of game.”

Going into the final eight minutes of the game, Franklin (1-5 in the Delta, 7-15) held a 47-41 lead over Davis.

This didn’t last long, however.

Cossu opened the fourth frame with backto-back-to-back 3pointers to give DHS a 50-47 lead.

Franklin then scored a basket, but Noah Salmon answered right back with a bucket of his own.

The Wildcats then went on an 8-0 run that gave them a 57-52 advantage.

Blue Devil guard Aidan Crawford approached the line for Davis and made two free throws to cut the Wildcats’ lead to 57-54.

However, Franklin made two free throws mere seconds later, increasing its edge to 59-54.

These would be the Wildcats’ final points in the game.

With 34 seconds left on the clock, Cossu banked a 3-pointer, cutting Franklin’s lead to 59-57.

The Wildcats then had possession of the ball but were called for travelling.

Cossu came in clutch again for DHS when he banked his ninth 3-pointer of the night at the 27-second mark. That shot gave the Blue Devils a slim 60-59 advantage and left the entire gym electrified.

Franklin had a chance to make a comeback of its own when they were awarded three freethrows with only one second left in the game.

However, all three shots were misses.

With half a second left on the clock, Crawford made two free throws, sealing the riveting triumph for Davis.

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Aggie guard TY Johnson (2) reaches in between two Cal Poly players in Saturday’s Big West Conference game at the University Credit Union Center.

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Davis center Tessa Schouten tries to get the basketball back in play in Friday’s Delta League home game against Sheldon. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story.

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Blue Devil boys basketball players Collin Carpenter (14) and Erwan Merlin (23) battle for the loose basketball with Franklin’s Gregory Piotrowski in Monday’s game inside the North Gym. To view more photos, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story.