BLOOD: Great need during crisis

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COLLINS blood surprises people. Blood platelets — for example — are dedicated primarily to cancer patients to replenish cells affected by chemotherapy and must be used within a week of being donated. Meanwhile, red blood cells donated have a shelf life of only 42 days and plasma can be frozen for up to a year and used in a variety of different ways.

Don, Dave and Jim; their spouses Judy, Joanie and Paul; daughterin-law Diane; and brother-in-law Joe Patterson. She was cherished by her grandchildren Jill, Ben, Katie, Jorie and Natalie. She was blessed with greatgrandchildren 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.

While Wolfe doesn’t want scare tactics to be the driving force behind people donating, the blood shortage yields the frightening potential of doctors being faced with impossible decisions to be made if there’s not enough blood to save lives.

“There is a need for younger, more diverse donors. We need to expand our donor population which has been falling steadily. Even before the pandemic that was happening, but especially since the pandemic we’ve just had so many people who used to donate aren’t donating anymore. That can be for a variety of reasons,” said Wolfe. “We also need people to donate regularly. I run into so people who say, ‘Yea, I donate about once a year.’ And I’m just asking them if they can donate a little more. About two or three times a year. If you’re a whole blood donor, you can donate six times a year, and a platelet donor can donate 24 times a year. Overall, we’re looking for a reset here in 2023. We know a lot of things have changed since the pandemic, but some things have not changed.”

Even with the blood shortage crisis, people still lean on excuses not to donate. Whether it’s fear of needles or apathy, excuses only bolster the growing need for blood.

However, twisting arms isn’t Vitalant’s way of getting arms prepped to donate. Rather, empathy is encouraged.

One need only imagine how they would feel if a friend or loved one desperately needed blood. Wolfe, herself, never thought she would be one to need blood, and is a living, breathing example of a life saved by the heroes referred to as blood donors.

“I had an extraordinary need for blood — 37 gallons — due to leukemia and a bone marrow transplant,” Wolfe said.

“I can never thank blood donors enough for giving me the gift of life. I encourage all who can to donate blood knowing what a positive, lifechanging difference it can make. Within each person lives a powerful, lifesaving element — blood — that can help futures unfold for those who never expected to have a need for blood.”

To help undo the blood shortage, there’s upcoming blood drives at the UC Davis West Quad on Feb. 1 to 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and at the Woodland Police Department on Feb. 9 from 2 to 6 p.m. To learn more about the organization or schedule a blood donation near them, visit vitalant.org. Davis’ local Vitalant facility is at 1801 Hanover Drive, Suite A, or 530-756-5976.

NOTICE INVITING BIDS City Hall Emergency Generator Project CIP transportation, permits utilities and all other items necessary for the City H a l l E m e r g e n c y G e n e r a t o r P r o j e c t , C I P N o 8 2 7 7 ( t h e Project ) At said time Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the City Office Bids received after said time shall be returned unopened Bids shall be valid for a period of 90 calendar days after the Bid opening date

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The bids shall be opened in 1 C o u n c i l C h a m b e r s a t 2 3 R u s s e l l B o u l e v a r d D a v i s C A 95616 Bidders will the any currently active health orders from Yolo County

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The Contract Book (including all plans and specifications) is required to be purchased for $130 per set from BPXpress Reprographics www blueprintexpress com/davis or by calling at ( 9 1 6 ) 7 6 0 - 7 2 8 1 B i d d e r m u s t p u r c h a s e t h e C o n t r a c t B o o k from BPXpress Reprographics AND be on the BPXpress plan holder list to be deemed responsive Only bidders on the plan holders list shall receive addenda notifications Please see further detail on bidding requirements by going to https://cityofdavis org/city-hall/public-works/managementa d m i n i s t r a t i o n / r f p s a n d s e l e c t i n g t h e r e s p e c t i v e l i n k t o t h i s P r o j e c t m e n t A g r e e m e n t f o r t h e E P a r k e r r e s i d e n t i a l s u b d i v i s i o n project in Esparto and determine the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) based on the ‘common sense exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) The E Parker project is located within the unincorporated community of Esparto north of the intersection of State Route 16 and County Road 86A (APN: 049-160-021 62 units approved on 17 acres) This would be the third extension for the project which was approved in 2007 and received extensions in 2017 and 2019 (Applicant/Owner: Yocha Dehe Wintun Nations) (Planner: JD Trebec)

NR #2023-01: Public hearing to approve amendments to the Gra ni te Ca p ay M i ni ng a nd Re c la ma tion Pe r mit ( ZF #20 0 1096) and the Granite Esparto Mining and Reclamation Permit (ZF #2007-071) as a part of the Second Cache Creek Area P l a n ( C

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0 a r e r m i t R e v i e w p r o c e s s T h e r e f e renced permits which have been previously approved by the County, authorize mining and reclamation activities on the following APNs:

3 Description Of The Work City Hall Emergency Generator Project, CIP No 8277: The work shall include removal and replacement of existing transfer switches switchgear transformers conduit wiring procurement and installation of a stationary generator in accordance with the intent of the Project Plans and Specifications All work shall be performed in accordance with the City of Davis S t a n d a r d S p e c i f i c a t i o n s J a n u a r y 1 9 9 6 E d i t i o n , A d d e n d a through July 2017 General Prevailing Wage Rate Labor Surcharge and Equipment Rental Rates and the Contact Documents All work shall be performed in accordance with the Contract Documents and all applicable federal and state laws and regulations

4 Engineer s Estimate: $550 000 Project Engineer: Kevin Fong P E

5 Contractor s License Classification and Subcontractors: Unless otherwise noted in the bid documents each Bidder shall be a licensed contractor: Class [A] General Contractor s License

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G r a n i t e E s p a r t o M i n i n g a n d R e c l a m a t i o n P e r m i t ( Z F #2007-071) Condition of Approval No 24 to remove the deadline for completion of proposed bank modifications and (ii) an amendment to Development Agreement No 11-165 regarding the Granite Esparto Long-Term Off-Channel Mining Permit to delete Section 4 2 3 of the agreement to conform to other operators agreements of the Mining Program Mining for the Granite Esparto project has not yet commenced An Environmental Impact Report (SCH #2009022033) was certified for the project on November 8, 2011, and no further environmental impact analysis is requir ed (Owner: Granite Construction Company; Planner: Elisa Sabatini Manager of Natural Re-