The Davis Enterprise Wednesday, February 15, 2023

t Thompson holds pair of Davis meetings

By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer

Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, and nearly his entire office held two community meetings back-toback in Davis on Feb. 14 as part of a districtwide tour billed as a weeklong staff retreat.

At each of his meetings, his staff introduced themselves, including their titles and where their home base is located. The team first met at the UC Davis Walter A. Buehler Alumni Center, where University leaders, Associated Students UCD, and community members had an opportunity to meet Thompson’s district and Washington D.C. teams to discuss local issues. Following the UC Davis engagement, Thompson and his team came to The Davis Veteran’s Memorial Center, where about 50 Davisites gathered.

Fabricated by Woodland’s Cutting Edge Modular, the tiny homes at the East Beamer Neighborhood Campus Project are for those working to improve their circumstances.

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‘Tiny homes’ improve lives in Woodland

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

Paul’s Place is not the only new permanent-supportive housing development welcoming Yolo County residents experiencing homelessness.

The vertical tiny-home village on H Street opened in Davis last week (though residents will not begin moving in for another month or two) and was celebrated by hundreds of community members and elected

officials. The facility will be operated by Davis Community Meals and Housing and also includes emergency and transitional housing, as well as a service center.

But north of Davis, the city of Woodland is celebrating a similar accomplishment.

Sixty tiny homes are now fully occupied at the East Beamer Neighborhood Campus Project, a development that includes different types of shelter and

Coroner: Woman found at Recology died accidentally

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

Hours before she arrived in Davis, Mercedita Madison-Villar made several urgent posts on her Facebook page.

“I’m being followed by people who apparently think I am for sale,” the Washington woman posted from an Arco gas station in Ashland, Ore., during the early hours of Friday, Sept. 23. “This is not a f—ing joke. I will not be leaving this lot, because I do not trust my safety alone, as I am.”

But Madison-Villar did leave, heading south on Interstate 5 and making

her way to Davis, where employees of a Madson Place automotive center recalled seeing her acting erratically that afternoon in a nearby parking lot.

By that evening, Madison-Villar was dead, apparently after climbing into a nearby cardboard receptacle whose contents were collected and compacted by a Recology Davis recycling truck.

Workers at Recology’s Second Street facility found her body the following Monday morning.

Yolo County coroner’s officials determined that Madison-Villar, 45, died

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services for the homeless.

Fabricated by Woodland’s own Cutting Edge Modular, and opened at the end of 2022, the tiny homes there are for those working to improve their circumstances.

“Living in the tiny homes has gotten me back on track in my life,” said one resident, Sabrina Truelove. “Living here allows me to love myself more deeply while I apply for employment within the neighborhood.”

The units come fully furnished along with support from on-site staff and regular case management from project partners Fourth & Hope, Yolo County and its service partner, Hope Cooperative.

Evidence suggests that permanent supportive housing is one of the most effective interventions to reduce homelessness, the city of Woodland See HOMES, Page A3

Dad’s text, son’s art make book

By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer

Much like the bicycle that represents the town, the people of Davis are never idle and always moving forward in unique, creative enterprises (if you will) that reflect their passions. Local father and author Jeff Kubiak is a prime example of this, as he and his son created a picture book together that was published on Feb. 1.

Born in Sacramento and raised in Davis, Kubiak went through the town’s schooling progressions and left sporting the horns of a DHS Blue Devil. After graduating, Kubiak got his undergraduate degree from Cal State Northridge

and his master’s at Sonoma State. He went on to teach, coach swimming, met his wife along his life path and lived in Sonoma for a number of years.

However, Kubiak returned to Davis in 2017 to be with his sick father, who passed away in 2019. Although the reason to move back to Davis wasn’t ideal, Kubiak’s happy to be living back in his hometown and working as a vice principal in Elk Grove.

“School was hard for me. I was a typical ADHD kid, just hyper and the class clown. Then I had this amazing sixth-grade teacher, Mrs. Sherry, who made reading fun. She read out loud every day, had picture books and novels and I all-of-thesudden loved to read

because of her,” Kubiak explained his infatuation with reading and inspiration for writing. “As a teacher, I wanted to make education better for kids than what I experienced. Even when I taught sixth grade, I believe picture books are so important for any kid. Time went by and I felt like the world needed more kindness. So, I wrote my first book and it was published in 2019 (“One Drop of Kindness”).

“Then, a year-and-ahalf later, I wrote my second book (“It’s Me”), which was basically vignettes written by kids and adults who have been marginalized and I

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THOMPSON Meeting Davis voters

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City Council fit to be tied for now

Alittle over a month ago the Davis City Council quickly and wisely decided to hold a special election in May to replace the seat held by Lucas Frerichs who left office mid-term after being elected to a seat on the Yolo County Board of Supervisors.

The vote was unanimous. (The vote for holding a special election was unanimous, not the vote for Lucas for supervisor, which was slightly closer.)

Actually, as my kids would say, it was a no-brainer.

It’s hard to argue with letting the people decide who they wish to have representing them when it comes to how much money we should spend for fireworks on the Fourth of July.

In fact, in this day and age of universal connectivity, the argument can be made that the entire town should vote weekly on every issue before the council, not just for candidates and propositions on Election Day.

Two candidates who hope to replace Frerichs both argued in favor of an election over an appointment. Truth be told, it actually may take two people to replace the seemingly tireless Frerichs.

Said Donna Neville, “I urge you to call a special election. I believe it’s critically important that the voters in this district have the opportunity to choose who represents them for the remainder of this term. We speak of ourselves as models of participatory democracy and I think the ability to vote is really important.”

Added fellow candidate Francesca Wright, “The district deserves to have the engagement, the dialogue, the conversations that all come with a campaign. And we’re up for it, we’re ready for it, and I think it will make our town stronger and will make our neighborhood stronger by allowing that degree of engagement.”

Compelling arguments, for sure, but there was still the possibility the council could appoint an interim member to keep Frerichs’ District 3 seat warm until May 3.

There’s a reason, after all, that city councils and boards of supervisors and planning commissions have an odd number of members. Put simply, tie votes are no fun and they keep the people’s business from getting done.

Even the U.S. House of Representatives has an odd number of members, not to mention a number of odd members. The U.S. Senate does have an even number and look what a mess that has become. At least they have the vice president to break all ties, but Kamala Harris indicated to the Davis City Council that she would be unavailable

to break 2-2 deadlocks between now and May 3. Mike Pence similarly indicated he was unavailable. Dan Quayle did express interest, but that motion was quickly tabled.

Still, the possibility of tie votes led to some serious discussion that an interim should be appointed in case some important issues come up before we can elect a fifth council member.

One problem with an interim appointment is that the person appointed would become an incumbent who might have an unfair advantage if he or she decided to run on May 3.

Councilman Bapu Vaitla suggested the interim person selected could pledge not to run in May, but such a pledge would have no force of law.

Argued Vaitla, “We do have, in the next few months, important issues coming up on downtown development, on some land-use applications potentially, and climate action plan. I would prefer to have a full council for that vote.”

Fair points, to be sure, but ultimately Vaitla’s argument failed, leaving us with four councilmembers until early May.

It didn’t take long for the dreaded 2-2 vote to rear its ugly head. That scenario became real in short order when the council had to decide what to do with the annual Fourth of July fireworks show that has become too loud and perhaps too patriotic for some folks. The tie vote that resulted maintained the status quo, which raises a bunch of questions.

We learned in Little League a that tie base goes to the runner — it actually doesn’t — but where is it written that a tie vote keeps things as they are?

After all, just as many people voted for change as voted for the status quo. We may need to revisit a rule that favors one position over another even when the votes are even.

Maybe we can just flip a coin when there’s a tie vote. Or roll a single die as the Davis City Council did decades ago when John McMurdie and Ernie Hartz ended up in a dead heat for a council seat. (After two ties, McMurdie finally rolled a six to Hartz’s four, and there we were on the national news.)

I don’t know about you, but I can think of all sorts of issues that might come up before May 3 arrives.

Suppose China sends a spy balloon over Davis, attempting to learn all the secrets of our famous toad tunnel.

Suppose the Greater Idaho movement tries to convince Yolo County that alfalfa is always greener and the taxes much lower in Pocatello.

Suppose Sacramento State University unveils plans to build “Hornet Square” in the blocked off portion of G Street.

Suppose West Sacramento tries to annex all of Old East Davis.

I don’t know about you, but May 3 can’t come soon enough as far as I’m concerned.

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

Man killed in Dunnigan officer-involved shooting as SWAT team serves warrant

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff

Members of the Yolo County SWAT team shot and killed a man in Dun-

The fatal shooting occurred in the early afternoon, more than four hours after the SWAT team — comprising members of the Yolo County Sheriff’s

Office and the Woodland and West Sacramento police departments — first tried contacting the man in his trailer in the 3000 block of County Road 88C. His name was not immediately released.

Davis police Lt. Dan Beckwith, whose agency is leading a criminal investigation into the shooting, said the warrant involved felony charges sex crimes against a child. It was

unclear whether they stemmed from a Yolo County case.

When the officers arrived at the scene at about 8 a.m., “the suspect was believed to be in a bumper-pole style trailer at the rear of the property,” Beckwith said. “SWAT made continuous announcements and attempts to contact him and get him to surrender.

This went on for hours, and he was unresponsive.”

The shooting happened shortly after 12:30 p.m., Beckwith said. He did not release additional details about what led to the fatal encounter, citing the pending investigation, other than to say no officers were injured and the man had been alone inside the trailer.

However, asked whether the man was armed, Beckwith said: “Preliminary information does not indicate the need for an independent investigation by the Department of Justice or the Attorney General’s Office,” agencies that would get involved in the shootings of unarmed people by law-enforcement officers.

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THOMPSON: On common ground

“I’m very pleased to say I am back in Davis,” Thompson said.

“I’ve got a very talented group of energetic, smart people working for all of us. And I’ll tell you, I’ll put this team up against anybody, any of the other 534 officers. They’re really good.”

The redistricting last year brought Thompson back to Yolo County after a decade away, so his staff got a chance to take a sort of field trip around and meet their constituents face-to-face.

When California went through redistricting in 2011, Yolo County was drawn out of Thompson’s district. This time it’s included, except for West Sacramento.

Thompson honed in on the importance of personal connection and accessibility. “Just call me. Call the Yolo office...I can’t be in Yolo every day, but I talk to Yolo staff every day.”

Staffing the Yolo office in Woodland, 622 Main St., Ste. 106, are Davis native Lucy Brazil, who worked on Thompson’s reelection campaign; Erick Fierro, a retired chief master sergeant who recently served as the senior enlisted leader for the 60th operations group at Travis Air Force Base in California; and Moises Díaz, a UC Davis graduate who worked in non-profits for over a decade serving low-income or underinsured residents by connecting them to social and medical-care services through a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center. He assists constituents with casework.

One of his staffers said Thompson’s top three priorities are: district, district, district.

Introducing the congressman to the UC Davis crowd, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Mary S. Croughan explained the goal is to connect with the Congressman and his staff and lay the foundation for their engagement over the

coming 10 years. “After we hear from Congressman Thompson and his team, our hope is to use the remainder of the reception to have informal conversations, connect with issues relevant to staff and discuss the work we do and how that aligns with the Congressman’s legislative priorities.”

A representative of just about every county in Northern California since he first took office in 1999, Thompson said every place has its own issues, but everyone cares about clean water, and good schools. “We’re small enough,” Thompson said. Referring to the late astronaut, Thompson said, “I met John Glenn (1921-2016) once. He said when you are up in space, you get a sense of how small the world is.”

Hinting at his “bias,” he said when talking about tunnels in the Sacramento River, the effects spawn beyond Yolo and Solano counties to up north. From farming practices to impacts on the Pacific Flyway and salmon fisheries on the North Coast — areas he’s represented in the past — they’re similar.

External Affairs Vice President of the Associate Students at UCD Celene Aridin was excited to hear about Thompson’s commitment to students. “I hope that reflects in whatever bills or initiatives at the congressional level. We do have some statewide advocacy on housing that we are implementing.” At issue are the constant rent increases and lack of affordable housing. She said it’s essential to see that he follows through with whatever commitments he makes.

“It’s so awesome to see that the congressperson has come to campus and is connecting with students, faculty, and alumni, Kyle Johnson, an ASUCD member, said. “We are hopeful that the congressman is interested in improving statewide housing for our UC students, especially.”

HOMES: Project aims for 170 residents

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noted in a press release, citing a recent randomized trial from UC San Francisco’s Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative that demonstrated permanent supportive housing helps chronically unhoused individuals get housed and stay housed much more effectively than comparable interventions.

At full buildout, the East Beamer Neighborhood Campus will provide temporary and permanent housing for 170 people and substance use treatment capacity for 60 people. The facilities will cluster around a shared green, a garden, and a community and health center. Fourth & Hope operates the 100person emergency shelter and will operate the coming 60-bed Walter’s House treatment program, a facility that will break ground in 2023.

Yolo County Supervisor Gary Sandy, who represents the city of Woodland, said, “this project focuses on providing homeless services within a specialized housing community designed to stabilize and

address individual homeless needs.

“Healthcare, shelter services and employment will all be available to tenants,”

Sandy said. “It represents a major cooperative and collaborative effort between numerous governmental and non-profit agencies in our battle to eliminate homelessness.”

Others celebrating the campus included Woodland Mayor Vicky Fernandez, who said, “I am proud of the collaboration between the city of Woodland, Yolo County, the state of California, the Friends of the Mission and all private and non-profit agencies that have made this project a reality.

“We have invested in the East Beamer Neighborhood Campus because we believe in the opportunity it will provide those in need,” Fernandez said. “We are indebted to those who dedicated countless hours to help this vision become a reality for our community of unhoused residents. I hope that we are ‘the light in all the darkness’ for those struggling with life’s challenges and that we are providing a safe and

healthy place for them to call home.”

The project was made possible, in part, by Dignity Health Woodland Memorial Hospital and its Homeless Health Initiative.

Dignity Health “is grateful to have contributed funding to the development of the East Beamer Campus,” said Gena Bravo, president and CEO of Woodland Memorial Hospital.

One of those who has been key in serving that community is Doug Zeck, executive director of the Fourth & Hope shelter in Woodland.

“It wasn’t that long ago I stood in an empty field envisioning Fourth & Hope’s future,” he said. “I thought if we could bring homeless services together in one place, we could change many lives.

“This hub of hope is built by the collaboration and support of this community and agency partners,” he said.

Davis PD warns of ‘spoofing’ scam

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

The Davis Police Department issued a warning about a recent phone scam seeking victims’ banking information.

According to a Facebook post, residents have reported receiving phone calls in which their caller ID feature shows the Police Department’s main phone number, 530-747-5400.

“One resident reported a caller identifying themselves as a Davis police officer, by name, advised the resident had been the victim of a crime and asked for banking information, threatening legal action if they did not comply,” the post said.

These calls are not from Davis police, but rather scammers that use “spoofing” — falsifying the call by using a legitimate law-enforcement agency phone number

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and real officer’s name in an attempt to gain the victim’s trust.

“Individuals claiming to collect debts may try to instill fear in potential victims to persuade them to forward money,” police said. “The Davis Police Department, or any other legitimate lawenforcement or government agency, does not call community members and ask for banking information, or seek payment for outstanding traffic citations, warrants or unpaid taxes.”

If you receive a similar call, disconnect without providing any information or taking any instructions from the caller.

Davis residents who believe they’ve been victimized are urged to file an online crime report at www.davispd.org.

For information, visit the Federal Communications Commission’s website at www.fcc.gov/spoofing.

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Altered replica gun gets Winters police attention

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

A 16-year-old boy got some unwanted police attention Monday after he allegedly brandished a replica pistol near a local business.

Shortly before 1:30 p.m., dispatchers received a call about a male seen pointing a handgun at the AM/PM convenience store on Matsumoto Lane from his vehicle, according to a Winters Police Department Facebook post.

“Officers located the vehicle parked at Winters High School and contacted school administration,” the post said. “The driver of the

vehicle was identified and school administration had the student exit their classroom with the Police Department standing by.”

The student reportedly admitted to having an Airsoft pistol, which officers retrieved from under his vehicle’s front seat, police said. Designed to resemble a Colt handgun, the pistol had its orange replica markings covered with black electrical tape, making it look more realistic.

According to the witness, however, the teen hadn’t

pointed the pistol in a rude or threatening manner, as the Penal Code requires for charging, police said. Instead, officers released the boy to his parents and seized the Airsoft gun for destruction.

“We thank the alert citizen who notified us of the possible weapon and the Winters High School administration and faculty for their assistance,” police said. “We cannot emphasize how dangerous and ill-advised this behavior was.”

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CITY OF DAVIS ORDINANCE SUMMARY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN on January 31, 2023, the City Co unc il o f the C ity o f D avis Ca liforn ia in troduced and on February 21 2023 the City Council will consider adopting the following entitled ordinance:

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) #3-90 (SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL) TO CHANGE THE PD SUBAREA ZONING DESIGNATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 13 ACRES FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON JOHN JONES ROAD (APN: 036-060-029) FROM AGRICULTURE/URBAN RESERVE TO PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLIC AND TO RENAME PD #3-90 TO PD #3-90A

The following description summarizes the aforementioned ordinance to be adopted by the City Council: R e z o n e f o r P l a n n e d D e v e l o p m e n t T h e p r o p o s e d O r d i nance will amend Davis Municipal Code section 40 01 090 to amend Planned Development (PD) 3-90 located west of John Jones Road to change the subarea zoning of 3 13 acres from Agriculture/Urban Reserve to Public/Semi-Public and to rename PD 3-90 to PD 3-90A The PD Amendment Rezone is part of the Davis Communicare Expansion Project which will develop th e site for a new 17 633 square-foot building for administrative offices and medical services

The above summary constitutes the major highlights; to obtain a fu ll u nd e r sta ndi n g of the o rdin an ce, a reading of the document in its entirety may be necessary A certified copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance may be viewed in the City Clerk s Office, 23 Russell Boulevard, Davis, California, and/o r copies may be obtained at a nominal charge

OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Delilah Schelen CASE NO PR2023-0027

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate or both of: Delilah Schelen

A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Yolo County Public Administrator in the Superior Court of California County of: Yolo

The Petition for Probate requests that:

Yolo County Public Administrator be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act (This authority will 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 in this court as fol-

lows: Date: 03-07-2023 Time: 9:00 A M Dept : 11 Room:

Located at 1000 Main Street, 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

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law You may examine the file kept by the court the file kept by the court If you are a person interested in the estate you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate

or of any petition or account as provided in Probate

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

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 PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Robert Charles Schelen CASE NO PR2023-0028

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate or both of: Robert Schelen

A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Yolo County Public Administrator in the Superior Court of California County of: Yolo

The Petition for Probate requests that: Yolo County Public Administrator be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act (This authority will 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 in this court as follows: Date: 03/07/2023 Time: 9:00 A M Dept : 14 Room: Located at 1000 Main Street, 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

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code or

may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law You may examine the file kept by the court the file kept by the court If you are a person interested in the estate you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act (This authority will 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 in this court as fol-

lows: Date: 03-16-2023 Time: 9:00 A M Dept : 11 Room: Located at 1000 Main Street, 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

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of

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BOOK: Davis ‘a great place to grow up’

wanted to help empower them.”

Much like his old man, Kubiak’s son Braden showcased a flair for creativity growing up. While Jeff’s deft with words, Braden’s talent resides in his drawing — monsters, in particular. Time went on and eventually, Kubiak wanted to collaborate with the young artist in his household.

“Braden’s pictures would take him an hour, and some would take a couple days, and my wife would make little books out of all his pictures. Then time went by and I told him we should relook at his drawings and make a book. I started writing a book, and I don’t recall how the

name came about, but it was all about kindness, compassion and manners and ‘Monsters Have Manners,’ ” Kubiak said.

“I started writing that, he touched up the drawings. We kept rolling on and my publisher loved the concept and the fact that Braden had done all the original sketches. And throughout the book, there are little pictures of all his actual sketches. It’s really cool, so I bought him a copy of it and wrote in it how proud I am of him. We had a blast doing it.”

To Kubiak, the charm of his son’s monsters is that they’re not scary but, rather, fun and cute. While a digital artist brought the sketches to life, Braden was there for every step of the creative process. As

CORONER: Troubled life ended in tragedy

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of crushing injuries to her torso and extremities, according to a report obtained by The Davis Enterprise. They ruled out both foul play and suicide, classifying the death as accidental.

Interviews with Madison-Villar’s relatives and friends revealed a recently troubled past as she struggled with mentalhealth issues and substance abuse, according to the coroner’s report.

Her father described her to investigators as “extremely intelligent,” having earned a Ph.D. in quantitative biology with a focus in genome science from the University of Texas at Arlington. She later taught biology at Tarrant County College in Fort Worth.

But her trajectory shifted about five years ago, the father said, when MadisonVillar “began experiencing paranoid delusions and showed signs of psychosis” that caused her to lose her job and her home. She moved in with her father in the fall of 2021, leaving briefly last summer to receive treatment at a psychiatric hospital.

On Sept. 21, a Wednesday, Madison-Villar left her father’s Seattle home with her dog, Bear, telling her father she was headed to New Mexico via Slab City, an alternative-lifestyle community near the Salton Sea, to pick up a friend, the coroner’s report says.

By that Friday, she’d made her way to the Ashland gas station, where she posted several “selfie” photos with comments regarding her safety concerns at about 1:30 a.m. Surveillance video showed her driving away from the station at about 2 a.m.

Around that same time, Madison-Villar called a friend who told investigators she sounded “manic and paranoid,” saying she was driving to California “because people were following her and that she was getting away from her father because he was sending someone to kill her.”

Madison-Villar’s next known sighting occurred at about 12:40 p.m. near Center City Automotive on

proud as he is of his son and the work they’ve accomplished so far, Kubiak also tips his cap to the community he was raised in.

“It’s a great place to grow up and I had so many friends. Going through the Davis schools was great, but there wasn’t much diversity at the time back then. But you build great friendships here and my parents were amazing too. They let my sister and I try different things here like swimming, soccer, volleyball, baseball and all that and I found my niche,” said Kubiak.

“It’s just the friendships. I still have a really close group of friends from the Class of ’83 from Davis High School. And it’s funny when you meet

people who didn’t experience that and they say, ‘you guys are so weird, I’ve never met anyone who has as many friends with people they went to school with.’ And that’s just what Davis was. I always wanted a good place for my kids to grow up and go to school too. It’s just great here.”

To get a hold of Jeff and Braden Kubiak’s book, ‘Monsters Have Manners,’ go to the Avid Reader at 612 Second St. in downtown Davis, or Amazon. com — where his other two books, “One Drop of Kindness” and “It’s Me,” are available for purchase as well.

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

Madson Place in East Davis. Two employees told Davis police they saw a woman park her silver Acura sport-utility vehicle in a nearby lot, acting erratically as she sifted through the vehicle’s contents.

One employee also recalled seeing the woman’s small dog, which a maintenance worker at The U Apartments on Cantrill Drive — located around the corner from Madson Place — found tied to a dumpster enclosure shortly after 4:30 p.m. No one accompanied the dog, which Yolo County Animal Services officers later retrieved.

Cameras at the Davis police station’s west gate, across the street from The U, captured a Recology truck entering the complex’s property at about 4:25 p.m., heading toward the dumpsters at the rear of the property.

“Based on this information and the location where the decedent’s dog was found, The U Apartments’ cardboard dumpster is likely where the decedent was picked up from while she was alive,” the report says.

The recycling truck’s driver told police he noticed nothing unusual during his route, which ended when he arrived at Recology around 5 p.m. By then, the warehouse was closed for the weekend, leaving workers unable to offload the truck until the following Monday.

It marked the second time in three months Recology employees found a body at their facility.

Miguel Penuelas Fonseca, 28, died on June 28, 2022, after being caught up in a collection truck in Dixon.

“Preliminary investigation indicates the victim climbed into the dumpster about an hour before the trash pickup occurred and was inside when the contents of the dumpster were collected by the truck,” Dixon police officials said in a news release.

Fonseca’s death also was ruled accidental.

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

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Jeff, right, and Braden Kubiak collaborated on the book “Monsters Have Manners,” available at the Avid Reader.

Good news from Jonathan, Jane and Julia

Whether it’s reading it or writing it, this col umn can be depress ing. The climate crisis is real. Describing or reading about the consequences of not addressing it with sufficient policies, actions, or urgency can paint a dark picture.

It’s important to know the scope of the problem, to face it head on. But it’s also important to not let negativity be the whole story. Recognizing the positive efforts of individuals, nations and everything in between is important to maintaining the energy necessary for a positive outcome to the crisis.

I admit to struggling between sounding the alarm and worrying that an overdose of negativity can be counterproductive. So, I appreciate when friends let me know about stories of people actively constructing a livable future. This column is about items friends have sent me that give me positive energy, and I hope to pass that on to readers.

First, my friend Jonathan, with whom I share walks and conversation, gifted my wife and me a book titled, “COOL; Women Leaders Reversing Global Warming,” by Paola Gianturco and her 12-year-old granddaughter Avery Sangster. Together they sought out and interviewed women and girl

leaders, all of whom are working on creative efforts to involve and educate around the issue of climate.

In their introduction they note that, “We discovered a salient fact along the way: Women are especially effective leaders when it comes to combating global warming.” The book features examples of projects seeking to increase awareness, invent solutions, and reduce emissions.

For example, Kim McKay, director and CEO of the Australian Museum organized and engaged over 100,000 volunteers for the FrogID program, a citizen-science project that provides anyone in Australia a free phone app that records frogs croaking, enabling scientists to determine the species and, importantly, the phone’s GPS lets them know where the frog is.

Why, you might ask. Frogs are very temperature-sensitive. Where they are, in what num -

bers, and where they’re moving from and to, is the canary in the coal mine of climate change. The database being produced by this citizen-science project, coupled with data on temperature and dryness, will provide Aussies with factual effects of the climate crisis, and “will be a game changer in terms of understanding our biodiversity impacts.” To this end, the project will, in conjunction with a private-sector partner, build a pond on the school ground to enable students to engage in the FrogID program.

Second, Jane Fonda is the author of a book provided to me by my friend Michael. The title is, “What Can I do? The path from Climate Despair to Action.”

The book self-identifies as not a “wish list” but instead as a “to do” list. It recognizes the climate emergency and pulls no punches. As the book’s jacket indicates, “This is going to take an all-out war on drilling, fracking, deregulation, racism, misogyny, colonialism and despair — all at the same time.”

The book walks through the list of important issues and gives positive steps individuals can take to address oceans, water in general, plastics, climate migration, forests, food

and agriculture. Importantly, it also includes chapters on women and climate change, environmental justice, human rights, a just transition to an equitable future, and how to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable.

Also, inspired by Greta Thunberg’s statement that “our house is on fire,” Fonda’s book chronicles her effort inviting all of us to participate in “FireDrill Fridays.” This was a series of programs and actions that focused on engaging people as “firefighters” for measures to respond to the climate crisis; a model others could use in their communities.

Finally, right here in our community is an example of an innovative and positive way to engage young people on the climate crisis. Julia Levine, our poet laureate, imagined and then implemented the “Hope River” program for seventh-graders.

Julia is acutely aware of the seriousness of the climate crisis and is concerned that, “In this time of great uncertainty, children are experiencing an epidemic of anxiety and depression.”

She cites a 2021 article in Nature that reports, “Climate change is causing distress, anger, and other negative emotions in children and young people

worldwide ...” The article indicates, “this ‘eco-anxiety’ has a negative impact on respondent’s daily lives … and is partly caused by the feeling that governments aren’t doing enough to avoid a climate catastrophe…”

Her program involved reading and talking about poetry and discussion of student’s feelings about climate change. Students were introduced to experts in the community who talked to them about positive and meaningful climate-related actions and projects. Students then wrote their own poems and had the option to record them as part of a “sound river” installed along pathways students take to and from school. Through the miracle of modern technology, the poems will be heard as passers-by pass by.

To find out more, go to (https://agws.app/davis/hoperiver/ . The community can float down Hope River and listen to these poems from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 18, by downloading an app from the Hope River website.

— John Mott-Smith is a resident of Davis. This column appears in the print edition of the Davis Enterprise the first and third Wednesday of each month. Please send comments to john mottsmith@comcast.net

The trouble with irrigation timers when trying to save water

By Dawn Calciano

Special to The Enterprise

In 2019, as part of a large local water system improvements project, the city of Davis replaced all customer water meters. One of the benefits of this project was the opportunity to add Advanced Metering Infrastructure, a tool used in more and more jurisdictions to aid customers in tracking and understanding their water use.

With AMI, the city was

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also able to offer AquaHawk, an online wateruse portal, so that customers can see their hourly water use. These tools give city customers the ability to “get to know” their water-usage patterns and identify water use that may have been unexplained before hourly data was available.

When getting to know your water use, a great

place to focus is on irrigation systems. For example, older irrigation (sprinkler) timers can malfunction and although water may appear to be turned off, your system may actually still be running!

These older irrigation systems can also use a lot of water. Brief power outages can reset irrigation systems to default programming, setting the irrigation to run on a different schedule than anticipated.

Keep in mind that newer systems can have

issues, too. If your controller connects to an app on your phone, be aware that sometimes app updates can change your irrigation schedules, and while you may not see pools of water, there can also be leaks at pipe joints and valves below ground. Water will usually follow the path of least resistance and flow downward, not appearing at the surface.

Part of the significant benefit of AMI has been the advanced toolset that city staff now have to

assist customers with their water-use concerns.

Building on the existing knowledge of staff to identify types of leaks that are possible around the home, the hourly data now provides staff (and customers) with the ability to see patterns of usage over time and identify possible causes of higher water bills, especially when that cause is related to irrigation use.

Irrigation is a highly predictable pattern of usage (because it’s usually connected to a timer so it

occurs at regular intervals). By looking at the hourly water-use data, staff can work with water customers to determine if their irrigation might be running unexpectedly and causing a higher-thanaverage utility bill.

Learn more about AquaHawk at www.SaveDavisWater.org

— Dawn Calciano is a city of Davis conservation coordinator; this column is published monthly. Reach her at PWWeb@ CityofDavis.org

Opinion: Streaming services are killing animation

eDitiorial By emily tran

HUB Staff

Many teens remember coming home from elementary school and watching their favorite cartoons live on their television. But as streaming services make sacrifices to find the next big hit, this treasured childhood memory might not be accessible for kids today.

Like many other issues, this is partially a

byproduct of COVID-19. The pandemic caused a rise in viewers looking to stream shows, resulting in popular streaming services such as Netflix, HBO Max, and Disney+ fighting neck and neck to survive the ‘streaming wars’.

Many animated shows have been cut in the process.

“It seems like what networks are trying to do now is that they are trying to find the lowest possible cost model for creating shows…Animation is really expensive so shows that have nice animation or animation in general, they’re just gonna cut it,”

senior Alex Burston said.

Being cut off short is one thing, but with the merger of HBO Max and Discovery+, some shows are receiving an even worse fate than cancellation. HBO Max has recently removed 36 titles from its platform, 23 of them animated shows.

This surge of cancellation in the animation industry has caused fans of the medium to become pessimistic about the future.

“You’ll find something you really like on Netflix or HBO and be like ‘Wow I like this a lot!’ and then you’ll be like ‘Oh. It has one

Student athletes look forward to league transfer

By Sean CampBell & DeClan Fee HUB Staff

Davis High athletics will be moving to the more competitive Sierra Foothills League for the 2024-25 athletic season under the current Sac-Joaquin section proposal.

DHS, Jesuit, and St. Francis would be moving into a league with powerhouse schools including Del Oro, Folsom, Granite Bay, Oak Ridge, Rocklin and Whitney.

“This is a very positive change for the majority of DJUSD programs,” DHS Athletic Director Jeff Lorenson said. “The league will be highly competitive, especially for our programs that have not had a full league schedule in the Delta League due to many of the schools not offering the same sports.”

Water polo is only offered at three current Delta League schools so they often look elsewhere for greater challenges. “I have been coaching water polo at DHS for 35 years; most of the time the league isn’t very competitive,” men’s varsity water polo coach Tracy Stapleton said.

Last year, the men’s team beat Rocklin and Granite Bay, who were numbers one and two in the Sierra Foothills League. “It will be more competitive and thus a lot more fun!” Stapleton said.

Though the new league will increase the average distance for away games by 7.5 miles, DHS coaches do not think it will be an issue.

“If you want to get better you travel to where the competition is. We already travel a lot to the Bay Area and southern California because we want to be pushed. It can challenge your ego, but only by this challenge can you get better,” Stapleton said.

“The distance may be more as the crow flies, but travel will allow us to stay on 50 and 80, which will hopefully let us avoid bad traffic on 5 or 99,” varsity men’s baseball coach Ethan Guevin said.

Guevin is excited to compete in the new league. “We want to play against the best teams possible and in the most competitive league possible,” Guevin said. “The Sierra Foothills League would keep us in the most competitive league from top to bottom, which is where we want to be.”

Across all sports the new league will be on average more competitive. “We will be going against the top teams in California,” sophomore football player Alexander Gasca said.

This increase in competition is good for some programs, and less so for others. “Some of our programs are rebuilding and could feel the challenges of highly competitive schools more than other programs,” Lorenson said.

In some circumstances one program can participate in a different league then the rest of the school. One example is Capital Christian. Under the new proposal they will play Division 1 for basketball and Division 4 for all other sports.

However it is usually reserved for programs playing up.

“The section has never moved one school program down into a league at a lower division due to the

lack of success,” Lorenson said.

DHS football, in its only matchup against the Sierra Foothills League last year, lost to Granite Bay 74-6. Granite Bay finished 5th with a 1-4 record in their league last year.

This does not deter the optimism of the players though, as they are excited for the new challenge and opportunity.

“I believe this would be a major change for Davis football because this league is viewed more by colleges. It will get our players more spotlight from college recruiters, giving them a chance to make it to the next level,” Gasca said.

League realignment is decided by a committee of athletic directors, school administrators, and representatives from the major geographical areas in the section. “(The committee) bases their decision on historical success of all sports, scope of program, and school enrollment,” Lorenson said.

Two meetings have already been held and according to Lorenson, “it is very likely that the current proposal will be approved.”

season. That probably won’t last,’ and then you don’t feel like following. It’s very demotivating.” Burston said. Without an incentive to be loyal to these shows, the few surviving shows will get less viewers, ultimately contributing to the cycle of animation dying out.

“It’s like a never ending cycle of (corporations) killing creativity.” Burston said.

The streaming wars have destroyed the “quality over quantity” notion, killing animation and all the representation and creativity it displayed in the process.

Album review: ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’ by Mac Demarco

By Jake SChaal HUB Staff

Mac Demarco released his 5th studio album, titled “Five Easy Hot Dogs,” on Jan. 19.

The album was announced by Demarco and his marketing team on Jan. 4 and was released a day earlier than the original release date, which was set to be Jan. 20.

The album, unlike most of his work, is instrumental and offers an experience unique from his previous releases.

It was written and recorded while Demarco embarked on a spontaneous road trip, where he meandered across the United States and parts of Canada.

In the album announcement, Demarco explained that, “The plan was to start driving north, and not go home to Los Angeles until I was done with a record.”

Each song is titled after the city it was recorded in and the tracklist reflects the order of stops he made along the journey.

The consistent tone of this album is soft and gentle, with easygoing tempos and relaxing instrumental sounds. His synth sounds are smooth and don’t bite the ear as others might.

The bass lines are simple but catchy and match up well with the guitar and other key parts. The percussion he uses is minimal; some of the tracks don’t even use a drum set and resort to simple auxiliary percussion.

He captures the story of a meandering and seemingly pointless journey with no real destination and based on the story behind its recording, that must have been an intentional choice.

However, as an instrumental album, he could have delved a bit deeper into melodic solos that really take you somewhere. At points it feels as if the songs are simply droning on, repeating melodic ideas over and over.

Overall, the album is well put together and paints a picture of a road trip with no destinations or plans. It is pleasant to the ear and is perfect for a lazy Sunday at home or long stretches of the open road. There is not much exhilaration present in this album, but that’s how it was intended and should be valued as such.

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Commentary Shooting highlights housing issues

By José Vadi Special to CalMatters

The shootings at Half Moon Bay, claiming the lives of seven farmworkers across two farm sites, is a tragedy that reveals the persistently deplorable conditions farmworkers of any citizenship status face in California.

In the wake of these shootings, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that neither site was permitted to house farmworkers in any capacity, leading to no oversight from any authorities. Twenty-seven farm workers, including families, lived in converted trailers and substandard living conditions.

San Mateo County officials “found no records of housing permits or inspection records for either farm.”

California Terra Garden has announced plans to build proper housing with codes and permits by next year — but why must it take a mass shooting to catalyze a farm to humanely house their workers?

The inability to properly house farmworkers is as persistent as California’s agricultural history. Crammed into hotel rooms, overstuffed in small homes or other vulnerable living conditions, all of this is done in order to work in the fields. In June 2016, the California Institute for Rural Studies’ farmworker study on the Salinas and Pajaro valleys noted an “additional 45,560 units of farmworker housing are needed to alleviate critical overcrowding,” in addition to permanent housing needs and affordable, permanent, year-round family housing.

The terrible housing conditions reminded me of other recent cases where farmworker’s housing conditions were exposed. In 2017, Future Ag Management, Inc. in Soledad was fined just over $150,000 for having 22 seasonal workers tilling lettuce and cauliflower while living under inhuman, cramped conditions. That included sharing “one shower and sink in unsanitary restrooms infested with insects … local health authorities determined the water provided to employees for drinking and washing was unsafe for human consumption.”

That same year, the agricultural industry in the Salinas Valley netted over $9 billion, with nearly 82,000 farmworkers in the fields or packing houses of Monterey County.

Legal housing structures, when approved and constructed, have faced numerous backlashes from local residents.

The Spreckels Crossing housing for H-2A visa workers at Tanimura & Antle near Salinas has been seen as a model, hosting nearly 800 workers including family units. But it faced widespread backlash from the predominantly white Spreckels residents, with many filing suit to slow the projects.

In Nipomo, along California’s Central Coast, an attempt from berry growers to convert parts of a new housing tract into housing for their farmworkers was met with death threats. One of the homes burned to the ground in April 2016. Investigators on the scene immediately suspected arson.

The growers, Greg and Donna France, abandoned the project out of fear of more violence, even apologizing in their announcement to residents for not announcing their plans sooner (would that have helped?).

Individual efforts are no substitute for systemic change, and local support to expand affordable housing in Half Moon Bay have been stifled by a “a significant anti-growth, anti-housing constituency,” land use attorney Jennifer Hernandez told the Chronicle. Voters passed Measure D in 1999, which capped city growth to a fraction of the population and implemented a bureaucratic certificate program.

California’s fields are sewn with trauma. Surviving California Terra Farms co-workers returned to work just days after the shooting, all of them now displaced, and their plight receding into the background where many prefer it resides.

— José Vadi is the author of “Inter State: Essays From California” and “Chipped,” a forthcoming nonfiction collection on skateboarding. His work has appeared in the Paris Review, The Atlantic, PBS NewsHour and the San Francisco Chronicle.

California won’t miss this émigré

Many Californians grow concerned when they hear of the so-called “exodus” of middle-class residents, even though the actual number departing this state over the last five years amounts to less than one-half of one percent of the populace.

Most who leave hope to cash out while trading high-priced California homes for cheaper and larger ones in places like Texas, Idaho, Arizona and Florida. Some others are white collar workers freed from any need to report to offices, and preferring to work remotely from locales near family or friends.

But the decamping of Jon Minadeo Jr. from his former Sonoma County home is something very different. The low-profile Minadeo may be the most prolific anti-Semitic Jew hater in America. He’s taken his “Goyim Defense League” (GDL) and its associated “Goyim TV” to Florida, where he hopes to be more welcome than he lately was here.

The rapper Kanye West, who has dined with ex-President Donald Trump, called for “Deathcon 3” against Jewish Americans and allowed that he “likes Nazi people,” gets far more publicity. But Minadeo’s group likely spurred many more hate incidents against Jews in 2022, a record year for such episodes.

(The word Goyim employed

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by Minadeo is a Hebrew and Yiddish term for non-Jews, not by itself carrying pejorative implications.)

Goyim TV and the GDL emphasize anti-Jewish propaganda, police saying their adherents are most likely responsible for dozens of episodes of anti-Semitic flyers distributed door to door in plastic baggies in cities as disparate as Beverly Hills and Altadena, Napa and Los Angeles, plus many similar distributions in other states. Some of the negative messages included false claims that Jews were responsible for COVID19 and its pandemic, plus the spread of other ills.

It’s difficult to prove these actions induced real violence, but Los Angeles Police Chief Michel (cq) Moore opined in December that the rise of hate speech on social media was definitely one cause of violence.

He named rapper West, as one using the Web to induce hate. “We see (West, who now calls himself Ye) and others that have gone to Twitter and other social media platforms such as Parler (cq) that have

Paul’s (astonishing) Place

Davis has had many remarkable achievements, including America’s first dedicated bicycle lanes, but Paul’s Place may be the crown jewel. I’m grateful to the visionaries, founders and funders who have made this effort to make our community a better, and more caring place. What a wonderful example of innovative, creative problem-solving.

Eric Warp Davis

What threats?

The Davis Phoenix Coalition, Davis Parent University, and now the Davis Schools Foundation have each made public statements claiming Rachel Pepper’s in-person lecture had to be canceled due to “inflammatory threats made to her online.” Additionally, they say they have recently “come under attack” and

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been created solely for people with extreme views,” he said.

Moore reported hate crimes in his city were up 23 percent last year, with no reduction in sight.

It’s not provable that the new spate of anti-Semitism is the cause, but a study from the ResumeBuilder.com website shows “an alarming amount of antiSemitism within companies, a great deal of which is considered acceptable.”

This bears importance for other groups, too, because Jews historically have been like canaries in coal mines. When they’ve been tormented without major consequences for their attackers, other ethnic or religious groups from Blacks and Asians to Roman Catholics often faced similar trouble soon after.

The ResumeBuilder report says 26 percent of hiring managers now say they are less likely to move forward with a Jewish job applicant, with many admitting to making appearance their main method for identifying persons as Jewish. Fully 23 percent of hiring managers say they want fewer Jews in their industries and 17 percent say corporate leaders have told them not to hire Jews. Plus, 33 percent said anti-Semitism is common in their workplaces and 29 percent say it is acceptable in their companies.

Those numbers are music to

“received hostile communications”, phrases which give the impression of imminent danger and violence. Interestingly, none of these groups provided proof of such “threats” and “attacks.”

As one of the concerned parents asking questions, I’d like to know, what threats specifically? Where are the screenshots?

Are the police investigating? I’d be happy to publish my emails and their replies, would they?

Just as it can be dangerous to yell “fire” in a crowded theater, it can also be dangerous to claim there are “threats of violence” where none exist. Levying false accusations stokes hatred and creates fear, sometimes leading to actual violence towards those falsely accused. “Threats” require serious attention; investigation and proof are required. These claims should never be made lightly.

Unfortunately, these are not the most dangerous claims currently being made. In her presentation, Pepper dismissively stated, “It’s always interesting when people want facts ... What is the statistic? ... Well, the statistic doesn’t really matter …”

Really? Maybe for Pepper facts and

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the ears of Minadeo and his Goyim TV organization, which has claimed responsibility for anti-Semitic flyer drops in 40 states.

The group’s goal is to push negative stereotypes of Jews and spread anti-Semitic myths and conspiracy theories, says a report from the national AntiDefamation League. Minadeo makes near-daily recordings in a studio in his home, viewed by hundreds who often donate money so he can produce more. He also attacks Blacks, Latinos and LBGTQ persons, while pushing Holocaust denial.

Although his family owns a Sonoma County restaurant, he has said he left because his reputation was diminished there by coverage from local news organizations that spurred threats to burn down his house.

“Jews are getting to intimidate me, vandalize my house, slander me, assault me, and the police do absolutely nothing,” he told a reporter.

So he decamped for Florida, and perhaps that will mean fewer hate crimes in California.

Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com. His book,

“The Burzynski Breakthrough: The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It,” is now available in a softcover fourth edition. For more Elias columns, visit www.californiafocus.net.

statistics don’t matter, but for most of us they do. Especially when promoting endstage prostate cancer drugs (so-called puberty blockers) to “treat” physically healthy children.

Children uncomfortable with gendered stereotypes and puberty (who may also suffer comorbidities such as depression, PTSD, eating disorders, etc.) do not need to be sterilized and irreparably surgically altered to avoid suicide. Making the claim they do is emotional blackmail, factually incorrect, and dangerously irresponsible as studies have shown the risk of completed suicide increases 19%-plus after such medical interventions.

WPATH and the Trevor Project receive enormous financial incentives by perpetuating such lies. Parents must do independent research before trusting guidance from these organizations. Listen to the voices of the de-transitioners speaking out. Protect your kids from the “gender medical industry” and those who profit by convincing children their bodies are wrong.

Allie Snyder Davis

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You can’t beet this salad

We went off travelling last week (to Palm Springs, which is another article) and when we came home I wanted nothing so much as a beet and citrus salad. I think it was all the eating in restaurants — good restaurants, mind you, but still food that’s been made tempting with extra fat and salt and sugar.

Beet and citrus is a very good salad and not at all complicated. Still, if I write you a recipe (and I will) it’s not likely you’ll produce the same salad that I did. That’s fine if we each like our own salad, but not so good if you make a salad you don’t like and then wonder what on Earth is wrong with me. There are just too many variables to even a simple recipe.

You can learn them from another human, by cooking with them or by taking a class, tasting the result and making adjustments. You can also learn them via video on TV or teh interwebs, but you don’t get to taste the final product. A traditional recipe is the most difficult way to learn something like salad. It’s much better for baked goods, which uses more standardized ingredients and can be done by weight.

The answer is the narrative recipe, done so well by M.F.K. Fisher and so badly by legions of food bloggers. It’s also how we talk to our friends, which is a fine way to share both food and knowledge.

Beet & Citrus Salad with options

Buy two bunches of the best beets you can find, which will probably be at the Farmer’s Market. Smaller is better, and the greens should be fresh and lively

looking. If you have a horror of red beets, golden ones will do nicely. When I can I get two kinds of beets because it looks nicer.

While you’re out and about, get two or three nice oranges or grapefruit, whichever smell better. Again, more than one variety is nice here. If you happen to see a bunch of tender herbs you like — mint, parsley, even cilantro — throw them in as well. I like a sturdy bread with my salad, and some goat cheese for creamy. If you don’t care for goat cheese get what you like; if you don’t care for cheese, hummus or avocado would be excellent as well.

For dressing I use a good olive oil and some toasted nuts, and occasionally a splash of some mild vinegar if the citrus isn’t sharp. What you have at your house is probably just perfect.

Cut the beets off the greens and set the greens aside to cook for another dish*. Give the beets a good scrub under running water but don’t bother with peeling them yet. Pop them into a steamer and steam until tender, 20 minutes to an hour depending on their size and your definition of tender. I check mine by poking with a paring knife into the center. Let them cool a bit.

While the beets are steaming, prepare your citrus. I like mine supremed (each little wedge cut

from the surrounding membrane) but it’s also very nice sliced into moons as thin as you can manage. In either event, cut off the rind and outer membrane, then reduce your citrus into bitesized bits free of seeds. If you haven’t done this, there are dozens of videos showing you how much better than I can write. When the beets have cooled, pull off the skins. Sometimes they slide right off; other times, you can use a paring knife or even a butter knife to gently push them off. Once your beets are peeled, reduce them to nice bite-sized pieces as well. In a

perfect world your beet and citrus pieces would be a similar shape and size. People go to culinary school (or apprentice) for years to get good at this, so don’t stress out about it.

Mix your beets and citrus together and add a small pinch of salt (I usually under-salt so I can sprinkle on some crunchy fancy salt when serving.) Pop them into the refrigerator for an hour or two to get to know one another.

When they’re cold, tumble into a serving bowl. Taste and then garnish as you like: some combination of olive oil, vinegar,

tender herbs chopped or torn, toasted nuts, fancy salt and crumbled goat cheese.

— Email Julie at jacross@ dcn.org or visit her on Facebook at The New Home Ec.

Beet & Citrus Salad

Ingredients:

8 small beets, steamed and peeled

2 grapefruit or 3 oranges, supreme

½ teaspoon salt

Optional garnishes: olive oil, vinegar, tender herbs, toasted nuts, goat cheese, finishing salt

Putting it together: Cut beets and citrus into similar sized pieces. Mix together, add salt and chill for at least two hours. Garnish as desired.

Beet Greens with Beans and Bacon Beet greens are delicious and can be used interchangeably in any recipe calling for cooked greens. My most favorite greens recipe, oft repeated:

Ingredients:

2 strips bacon

1 onion, minced

1 clove garlic, minced

½ to 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

¼ teaspoon dried oregano

3 tablespoons vinegar

1 tablespoon honey or sugar

1 bunch beet greens

1 cup or more beans, cooked

Putting it together: Wash beet and cut into strips. Cut bacon into small pieces and cook until crisp; reserve. Cook onion in same skillet and cook until nicely browned. Add garlic, spices, vinegar and honey and bring to a boil. Add greens, cover, and cook to your taste. Stir in beans and bacon bits and heat through. Taste and add salt or pepper if needed.

Just zero-percent suds at the Super Bowl

Before the Super Bowl game: I learned from a piece in the New York Times that Anheuser-Busch and their Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob Ultra brands this year will share access to the Superbowl advertising space with other beer and alcohol purveyors.

After 30 years or so of exclusive rights, perhaps it’s about time. Miller-Coors lined up and so did Heineken, although Anheuser-Busch still was the major player, that is, the biggest spender. Apparently seven million dollars is the going rate for a half-minute spot. It’s hard to believe that such a short time exposure promotes an increase in beer sales. I am sure it does, however, because brewers are too canny to spend that kind of money for things that don’t work.

On the other hand, it does not really make sense to me that a company would advertise brands that that are already so familiar: Everybody knows the main brands paraded through the advertising space by our two biggest brewers. I assume the adverts will guide future choices made by the beer-buying public

when perusing choices in the beer aisle, though I don’t quite understand why they should.

I understand why companies that compete head-to-head in the marketplace would want to be on the same advertising platform, and so giving up exclusive rights to alcohol promotion on the Superbowl broadcast is a big deal. That decision must have been the subject of some heartburn in the marketing offices of Anheuser-Busch. The companies involved will watch their sales curves with intense interest in the next few weeks or so.

The effect of very large numbers is that small percentage shifts in sales represent major financial gains or — come to think of it — losses.

I was interested to read that Heineken would belly up to the Superbowl advertising fest. The

beer they promoted is their nonalcoholic Heineken 0.0 because that is the amount of alcohol it contains.

Regulatory agencies allow up to 0.5% alcohol by volume for a beer to be considered non-alcoholic, but Heineken 0.0 claims, on the label, to be alcohol-free. The “0.0” contains 69 calories from the 16 grams of carbohydrate and is made from malted barley, hop extract and natural flavors.

One of the best glasses of beer I have ever tasted was a regular Heineken lager served on draft at the Heineken Experience in Amsterdam. That’s a former brewery that is now a museum and fun tourist destination. That exposure has given me a high regard for the ability of this company to make excellent beers. Nevertheless, I rarely drink Heineken because it does not survive the journey from Holland to California entirely unharmed.

I also do not drink non-alcoholic or even low-calorie beers because, these days; I do not drink much beer, so the beers I do consume I want to enjoy to the maximum. I understand why others make different choices

Honors come in for local students

Enterprise staff

Abigail McGrew of Woodland has earned Semester Honors for the Fall 2022 semester at Edgewood College. Fulltime students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average for the semester are eligible for this honor.

Edgewood College in Madison, Wis., is a liberal arts Catholic college in the Dominican tradition. It serves about 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students. For information about Edgewood College, visit www.edgewood.edu, or call Ed Taylor, Chief of Staff, at 608-663-2333.

Da Vinci Charter

Academy named James Escobedo and Asthaa Satarkar as Rotary Students of the Month for January.

Name Droppers

“James is passionate about Computer Science and leveraging technology to have a positive impact on our community and the world at large,” said science teacher Sean Glantz in nominating Escobedo. “He is an active member of our school’s Computer Science Honor Society, and he founded our school’s Latinos Unidos Club. He is a strong leader and an excellent collaborator who has a positive attitude and a great deal of intrinsic motivation.”

English teacher Kait Sangster said of Satarkar, “Asthaa was nominated for student of the month because of the impressive growth she’s shown since she started at DVHS.

When I first met Asthaa, she was shy and timid. And while she is still quiet, she is no longer is timid by any stretch. Asthaa isn’t afraid to ask questions and address problems head-on.

“Furthermore, she is taking on more and more leadership roles. In one particular project on who best embodies an ‘American Voice,’ Asthaa led her team to creating the best textbook spread I have seen in many years of teaching the project. Asthaa is curious, consistent and pays close attention to detail. She’s grown as both a writer and as an analytical thinker.”

— Do you know of someone who has won an award or accomplished something noteworthy? Email it to newsroom@davisenter prise.net.

and I’m pleased the brewing industry can respond to those consumer’s needs.

However, the sudden appearance of Heineken at the Superbowl promoting their non-alcoholic Heineken 0.0 beer was catnip to me. It gives me a reason to sample a category of beer for which the market is growing and which all major brewers have entered.

I bought a six-pack of Heineken 0.0 and was staggered that zero-point-zero costs $10.99.

The package presentation was, of course, excellent though I was suspicious of the traditional green bottle that offers scant protection from light.

When I poured 0.0 into a scrupulously clean glass, the beer looked splendid: Rich golden color, brilliantly clear and with a good layer of white foam composed of tight tiny bubbles.

Exactly what a brewer loves to see. Of course, the foam soon collapsed and there was no beading from the bottom of the glass, so no surprises there.

What surprised me most about the aroma and taste of the beer, was that I was able to finish a whole bottle of 0.0. To make sure of that, I drank a second

0.0! To me, just that fact is a remarkable advance from former years, and, although I am unfamiliar with the category as a whole, perhaps all non-alcoholics have advanced to this minimal desirable state of acceptability. I hope they have.

AT THE SUPER BOWL: With my initial research done I was ready for the Super Bowl game. I cheered for the Chiefs because we have a family member who has a long and loving history with that team. I found being partisan added much to the excitement of the game. During the game I drank the remaining four bottles of Heineken 0.0

The Heineken advert soon appeared. I did not understand the spaceman reference, but the main message, the tag line, came across loud and clear:

Zero percent alcohol. One hundred percent flavor.

The alcohol content is an analytical fact; the flavor level depends on the comparative scale used. Let us just say 0.0 does have a just perceptible flavor that is slightly beery, sweet and not unpleasant.

Reach Michael Lewis at waleslewis792@gmail.com.

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Beet and citrus is a very good salad and not at all complicated.

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UCD men entertain CSUN on hardwood

Ags deal with suspensions after UCSB scuffle

By Bob Dunning Enterprise staff writer

The UC Davis men’s basketball team returns to Big West Conference action today with a crucial home date against the Cal State Northridge Matadors.

Game time in the University Credit Union Center is 6 p.m.

The Aggies will be without the services of second-leading scorer TY Johnson, who will be sitting out an automatic one-game suspension after being ejected from last Saturday night’s game at UC Santa Barbara for his participation in a heated scuffle with UCSB’s Andre Kelly, who was also ejected.

Johnson, a transfer from Loyola of Chicago who has started all 25 games in his first season as an Aggie, is averaging 15.5 points and 4.5 rebounds a game while leading the team in steals with 43.

Also suspended for one game is UC Davis assistant coach Jonathan Metzger-Jones.

UC Davis Athletic Director Rocko DeLuca, in a written statement, noted, “After reviewing video of last night’s incident at UCSB and discussing it with the Big West and Coach Les, I am immediately suspending Assistant Coach MetzgerJones for one game pending further review of the incident. We have high expectations for our coaches and student-athletes, and we will hold accountable those who fail to meet our expectations.”

The player suspensions were in accord with NCAA Rule 10, while Metzger-Jones’ suspension was issued by UCD.

Cal State Northridge comes to town with a 3-11 mark in league play but has improved dramatically in the last three weeks after starting Big West play at 0-8. Included in those eight losses was a 62-54 setback to the Aggies on Jan. 11 at CSUN.

The Matadors have won two of their last three games, including a stunning 72-67 upset of league-leading UC Santa Barbara.

UC Santa Barbara 84, UC Davis 74

Aggie women struggle against Gauchos

By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor

Thirteen and 31.

The UC Davis women’s basketball team saw those reversable numbers in Saturday’s Big West Conference game against UC Santa Barbara. But the visiting Gauchos came away with a 77-64 win over UCD (7-6 in the Big West, 11-12 overall) inside the University Credit Union Center in front of 602 fans.

“We just really struggled to execute today,” said UC Davis head coach Jennifer Gross. “We just let them get going, they got real confident and kept hitting shots.”

Santa Barbara made 23 of 48 from the field for a 47.9-percent rate. The Aggies made only 24 of 64 for 37.5 percent. In addition, the Aggies were guilty of 20 turnovers in the game. The Gauchos had only nine.

convincing 84-74 Big West men’s basketball win over UC Davis Saturday night before a raucous crowd of 2,341 in the Thunderdome.

The win keeps the Gauchos alone atop the league standings at 11-2, with an overall mark of 20-4.

The Aggies, who finished a difficult road trip with two losses, are now 7-6 and 14-11, with seven games remaining in the regular season.

Saturday’s loss, along with a 72-65 setback at UC Riverside on Thursday night, leaves UCD in a battle to secure one of the six first-round byes in the Big West tournament that runs March 7-11 at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev.

Teams that finish from seventh to 10th in the regular season will play in the opening round March 7, with the two winners advancing to the second round on March 9. Teams that finish first through sixth will start play in the second round on March 9.

The tournament winner advances to the NCAA’s Big Dance that begins the following week. The Big West regular season champion will earn the top seed in the conference tournament, but will get into the NCAA draw only by winning the tournament.

UCD is in seventh place, just behind Cal State Fullerton’s 8-6 mark after Fullerton upset Hawaii, 52-51, Saturday night in Honolulu.

UCSB, which is now 14-1 at home, trailed only once at 6-4, but an 8-0 spurt, all from Calvin Wishart, gave the Gauchos a lead they would never relinquish.

Santa Barbara pushed the count to 29-19, only to have the Aggies rally to cut the margin to 30-29 before UCSB pulled away to a 38-32 advantage at the half.

As he has all season, Eli Pepper was sensational in the first half, hitting 8 of 13 from the field to lead all scorers with 17 points. Pepper, the leading scorer in the Big West and a strong candidate for Player of the Year, finished with 30 points. He has now scored 147 points in his last five games.

Trailing 73-52 with 6:31 left, the Aggies made one final push to get back in the game with a spirited rally that cut the deficit to 75-64 with 4:29 remaining, but Santa Barbara scored the next six points to erase the threat.

The Gauchos shot a sizzling 61 percent from the field to 43 percent for the Aggies.

Santa Barbara (9-4 in the Big West, 16-7) held a commanding 67-44 lead on UCD entering the final 10 minutes of the game. But UCD kick-started its offense to outscore the Gauchos 20-10. The Aggies made 8-of-15 from the field for 53.3 percent and 3-of-4 for 75 percent.

“We are capable of coming back from deficits,” Gross said. “We just have to make sure that we’re not digging a hole for ourselves here like we’ve done the last couple of games.”

The Aggies’ backcourt of Tova Sabel and Evanne Turner finished the game

with 15 and 12 points, respectively. Sabel scored five of her points in the third quarter.

“Both of them are scorers,” said Gross of Sabel and Turner. “Even when we’re struggling a little as a group, we can rely on them to get us going.”

Both teams had limited success with 3-pointers in the game. The Aggies only made 5 of 25 and the Gauchos 4 of 12.

But Santa Barbara had four players who led the way to the win. Center Ila Lane and point guard Callie Cooper had 14 points each, while Gaucho forward Alexis Whitfield had 12 and guard Alexis Tucker 11.

Santa Barbara had its biggest lead halfway through the third quarter, up by 31 points at 63-32. The Gauchos outscored the Aggies 30-20.

“Obviously, we’ve got to figure out the big gap,” Gross said.

The Gauchos also outscored the Aggies in the second and opening quarters.

Santa Barbara finished the second quarter at a 22-12 advantage for a 37-24 halftime lead.

“We just giving up way too many points in the second quarter,” Gross said.

The first quarter, the Aggies also matched UCSB in scoring, as the Gauchos held a 15-12 advantage.

Victoria Baker and Makaila Sanders, both guards, followed in scoring for the Aggies with eight points each.

Another guard, Nya Epps, had seven points, center Megan Norris six, guard Sydney Burns four and forward Megan Jones two.

The Aggies play at CSU Northridge today, with the game starting at 7 p.m.

This Saturday, UCD is back at the University Credit Union Center to host UC Irvine. Tipoff is scheduled at 3 p.m.

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

Blue Devil boys lose in rollicking league finale

By Rebecca Wasik Enterprise correspondent

In the Delta League finale inside North Gym that had many fans that included a former Sacramento Kings player, the Davis High boys basketball team gave the Jesuit High squad a run for its money.

There were times in the second half Davis had the lead over the Marauders. But league champion Jesuit squeaked by the Blue Devils with a 74-66 win.

“Our performance was great,” said Davis head coach Dan Gonzalez. “For sure, this was our best game of the year. I felt we did a great job executing at both ends of the floor.”

Despite the loss, Davis (4-8 in the Delta League, 12-14 overall) received good news on Saturday afternoon.

The Sac-Joaquin Section released its playoff brackets for all six divisions.

The Blue Devils secured an outbracket playoff game to play at Oak Ridge, which is a member of the Sierra Foothill League (see Page B6).

At halftime, Jesuit (12-0 in the Delta League, 23-4) held what looked like was a 42-27 comfortable lead on the Blue Devils.

But the third quarter was where Davis shined, and the crowd became the most electrified during that time.

Blue Devil senior center Collin Carpenter began the third quarter with a basket, followed by a bucket from senior guard Noah Salmon.

After a basket from the Marauders, junior guard Aidan Crawford banked back-to-back-to-back three-pointers, cutting the Marauders’ lead to 44-40.

“It was awesome to have Aidan and Noah have balanced scoring,” said Gonzalez. “They were instrumental in keeping pace with Jesuit. Aidan’s three threes to start the third quarter got us immediately back in the game.”

Salmon then completed a steal and tossed the ball to senior power forward Will Ackerman, who sunk a shot.

Following two baskets and a free throw from Jesuit, Crawford, junior guard Erwan Merlin and junior forward Evan Bledsoe each recorded one bucket apiece. Davis guard Jadyn Coaker, a junior, banked two shots as well.

Going into the final eight minutes of the game, DHS led Jesuit 52-51.

The fourth quarter began with a Marauder basket.

Salmon then made a field goal and Bledsoe hit a 3-pointer, which let Davis hold a 57-53 advantage.

Then the Marauders went on a 10-0 run for a 63-57 lead on the Blue Devils.

After a bucket from Salmon, Jesuit answered right back with a bucket of its own.

Merlin sunk a field goal. That was followed by two free throws from Jesuit guard/forward Andrej Stojakovic, the son of former Kings guard

Peja Stojakovic who was in attendance. Andrej, a 6-foot-6 senior, has committed to Stanford.

Jesuit held the lead, 67-61.

Blue Devil point guard Derek Barker banked a shot, followed by a bucket and an and-one from Jesuit’s Ahjani Lewis.

Davis’ final shot was a threepointer from Crawford.

Jesuit ended the game with four free throws made.

At the end of the first frame, the Blue Devils held an 18-17 advantage thanks to two 3-pointers from Salmon, two buckets from Barker, a bucket and two made free throws by Crawford and two baskets from Coaker.

Jesuit began the second frame with a 10-0 run, allowing it to secure its halftime lead.

Crawford led the Blue Devils in scoring with 18 points, and Salmon with 16.

Friday was also Senior Night for the seven Blue Devils on the squad.

“The atmosphere was electric,” said Gonzalez. “It definitely gave us home court advantage. The play of our team was definitely a great tribute to our seniors.”

Seniors include Ackerman, Salmon, Matt Cossu, Carpenter, Paul Dicus, Marcell Gentles and Brandon Rogers.

— Follow Rebecca Wasik on Twitter: @BeccaFromTheBay.

Davis High wrestling team advances

Enterprise staff

Three Davis High boys wrestlers placed at the Section’s Division I tournament at Tokay High of Lodi on Saturday.

Samuel Reising (154 pounds) took fourth place.

Ian Greenway (184) finished in seventh place.

Francisco CastilloBrown (172) rounded out the trio with an eighthplace finish.

The top eight wrestlers in each weight class advance to the section’s Masters, which will take place at Stockton Arena on Friday and Saturday.

Girls basketball

The Davis High girls basketball team has advanced in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs. Davis (12-17), the No. 17 seed, made the trek to

locAl roundup

Stockton to play host in No. 16 Stagg. The Blue Devils left San Joaquin County with a narrow 56-52 victory over the Delta Kings.

Now DHS faces a tougher task, taking on top-seed Folsom (see Page B6).

Girls wrestling

Avangeline Turner captured first place in the 152pound class Saturday at the section’s North Regional Girls Wrestling Tournament at Natomas High in Sacramento.

Turner, a junior, had a perfect 5-0 record, winning every match by pin.

Andrea Gonzalez took second place at 113 with a 4-1 mark.

Brooklin Cienfuegos (118) also went 4-1 for

third place.

The three will also join the three Blue Devil boys at the Masters tournament in Stockton this weekend.

UCD women’s golf

RANCHO SANTA FE –

The UC Davis women’s golf team finished in 11th place at the San Diego Classic.

The Aggies posted a final round score of 325 to finish the tournament with an 85-over 949 on Tuesday at The Farms Golf Club.

Sophomore Abby Leighton paced the Aggies, finishing the tournament tied for 14th overall with a 13-over 231. Leighton carded a 7-over 79 in the third and final round.

UC Davis will co-host The Causeway Invitational with Sacramento State, beginning Monday, Feb. 27 at the Del Paso Country Club.

SOCCER: Edison High up next

From Page B6

the goal.

The Raiders took a shot in the 62nd minute, but it veered to the right of the goal.

River City (14-5-4) took another kick two minutes later, however, it was stopped to the left of the goalpost by DHS goalkeeper Joey Clark.

Davis took its final attempt with less than a minute left of gameplay.

Junior midfielder Dylan Ehlers’ shot was blocked by Garcia. Davis will face an Edison team that went undefeated in the SJAA en route to winning the league crown.

— Follow Rebecca Wasik on Twitter: @ BeccaFromTheBay.

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UC Davis guard Elijah Pepper looks to move the ball during a Big West Conference game against Hawaii at the University Credit Union Center on Feb. 2.

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UC Davis guard Nya Epps (4) takes a shot in Saturday’s Big West Conference game inside the University Credit Union Center.

Blue Devil boys soccer kicks Raiders out of postseason

By Rebecca Wasik Enterprise staff writer

A fast start helped the Davis High boys soccer team to victory in the first round of the CIF SacJoaquin Section Division I playoff game.

That led to top-seeded Davis (15-0-2) to a 3-0 win over River City at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium on Tuesday.

Next for DHS is No. 9 Edison, which shocked No. 8 St. Mary's 2-0 in a match-up of Stockton schools. Edison is a member of the San Joaquin Athletic Association and St. Mary's is in the TriCity Athletic League.

The Edison-Davis game will be at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium on Thursday at 6 p.m.

The Blue Devils came out

strong in Tuesday's game against the Raiders, with senior forward Lucas Liu banking a goal just three minutes into the game for a 1-0 score.

Davis continued to record shots on goal throughout the first half thanks to tenacious offense.

At the six-minute mark, senior defender Emanuel Tames-Kaimowitz took a shot on goal that was stopped by the Raiders’ goalkeeper, Maurizio Garcia.

A minute later, Blue Devil defender Holt Klineberg and forward Simon Vaca-Lorenzi, both seniors, each took shots that were stopped by Garcia.

River City forward Ryan Martin gained a good lead across the field toward the goalpost in the 10th minute. His run was thwarted however, due to stellar

Aggie softball soars to 5-1 start

By Rebecca Wasik

Enterprise correspondent

It may have taken extra innings, but the UC Davis softball team secured its third walk off of the young season on Sunday at La Rue Field.

UC Davis defeated Utah Valley University 5-4 in eight innings, thanks to a fifth inning offensive rally that tied the game.

“I thought the team showed some real fight this weekend,” said UCD head coach Erin Thorpe, whose team is 5-1. “In this game specifically, it really says a lot about our team’s grit and confidence that we were facing a four-run deficit late in a game and we came out attacking in our final opportunities.”

The game was tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth frame, when Aggie designated player Maddie Grissom was placed on second base.

Then third baseman Bella Pahulu then grounded out to third base, with Grissom staying on second.

Next, catcher Grace Kilday was intentionally walked to put runners on first and second base to set up a double play.

Pinch hitter Riley Costa smacked a deep sacrifice fly to right field, which allowed Grissom to make it home and victory for the Aggies.

“At this point in the season, to come away with four ‘come from behind’ wins on the weekend is extremely impressive,” said Thorpe. “We are so proud of how the team competed and just found a way to grind out wins. It says a lot about this group of athletes and our team as a whole.”

The Wolverines held a 4-0 lead over UCD in the middle of the fifth inning.

In the bottom of the fifth however, the Aggies’ offense found it’s groove with two outs to tie it up at 4-4.

After flyouts from right fielder Alyssa Ito and second baseman Sommer Kisling (2-for-4), center fielder Leah Polson

singled to centerfield.

Second baseman Sarah Starks then smacked a double to left center, bringing home Polson.

The Wolverines’ lead was then cut to 4-1.

Aggie shortstop Libby McMahan followed Starks’ lead and hit a double of her own, bringing Starks across the plate and making the score 4-2.

Next, left fielder Sarah Nakahara (2-for-3) tripled to centerfield, scoring McMahan and cutting Utah Valley's lead to 4-3.

Another UCD RBI from Grissom on a double to right centerfield that scored Nakahara tied the game at 4-4.

The Aggies had 10 hits in the game, with Kisling and Nakahara counting for nearly half of them. Utah Valley finished with seven.

UVU scored two runs in the first inning and two in the third.

Taylor Fitzgerald started the game in the circle for the Aggies. She pitched seven innings, gave up four runs, one of them earned. She allowed seven hits and struck out four.

“Taylor pitched a great game,” said Thorpe. “We had some unfortunate errors starting early in the game and Taylor showed her true maturity as a veteran pitcher and continued to battle until her offense found a way to secure the win. She battled hard for her team.”

Kenedi Brown came out of the bullpen for UCD and got the win.

In the second game of the doubleheader on Sunday, UCD defeated Santa Clara University 3-1.

“Our team has showed that they can fight and that they have belief in themselves and their teammates,” said Thorpe. “Our defense played lights out for most of the weekend. We made some amazing plays that changed the momentum of the game. Our pitchers were steady and consistent. We were able to find ways to just get things done.”

defense from Tames-Kaimowitz, who stole the ball back. More DHS shots, as senior

midfielder Nicolas Montano took a shot in the 12th minute and Vaca-Lorenzi took another in the

18th minute. But Garcia stopped both kicks.

Persistence paid off for the Blue Devils when senior forward Rigo Guerra scored another goal in the 26th minute.

Davis led 2-0 at halftime.

Vaca-Lorenzi wasted no time adding an insurance goal to his team’s tally, scoring a goal for DHS one minute into the second half for a 3-0 score.

But Garcia had some say before the Blue Devils scored their final goal.

Shots on goal from VacaLorenzi and senior midfielder Caleb Yoon were stopped by Garcia in the 45th and 52nd minutes.

Yoon took a penalty kick at the 56-minute mark that sailed over

Playoffs afoot

DHS girls soccer blanks West in postseason opener

By Mark DeVaughn Enterprise correspondent

More than half its playoff opener had transpired Monday night before Davis High girls soccer team resembled its usual self.

Nearly five minutes after halftime in a scoreless game against West High of Tracy, Audrey Aguirre collected a loose ball 35 yards from goal. The sophomore midfielder burst through a scrum of flat-footed defenders and juked around the opposing goalkeeper. Her ensuing right-footed shot provided the winning margin.

The 1-0 victory saw the top-seeded Davis (13-0-2) collect far more bruises than goals during the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I firstrounder.

“I just saw an opening and made a cut by the defender,” Aguirre explained. “I think our whole team

did a good job of creating opportunities to score.”

Officials whistled the No. 16-seeded Wolfpack (6-10-4) for two yellow cards and a handful of fouls.

“At the end, (West) were pushing our players,” Aguirre said.

Despite the intimidation tactics, Davis asserted itself. The Blue Devils were clearly the best team on the field. The home side spent a vast majority of the contest with possession, but played a first half it would rather forget.

The Blue Devils stalled near the West goal throughout the opening 35 minutes. Davis came into the game outscoring opponents 48-1 while averaging well above three goals percontest.

The flurry of missed opportunities “made the game seem closer than maybe it really was,” explained Davis head coach Sara Stone.

“We had a lot of chances we didn't capitalize on,” Stone said. “Kudos to our team for their heart. They worked hard.”

Sophore Miya Alamares set up numerous scoring chances from her midfielder position. Senior Olivia

Johnson played an inspired game from her forward slot.

“I felt like we were individually trying to solve things, and not collectively,” Stone added.

Both Aguirre and Alamares played varsity as freshmen. In 2022, Davis won its playoff opener as a No. 9 seed before bowing to eventual state champion Oak Ridge in the secondround.

On Monday night, some noisy Blue Devil fans drew attention from the referees.

A group of DHS boys soccer players watched much of the game from a bench on the track near the field. When they left their seats to celebrate Aguirre's goal, game officials ordered them to watch the remainder from the grandstands.

Davis faces No. 8 McClatchy (17-33) on Wednesday. Game time is 6 p.m.

“At this point of the season, everyone's fatigued, hurt and battling,” Stone said. “We just want to get through that.”

— Follow Mark DeVaughn on Twitter: @OrangeMarkD.

DHS hoops teams eliminated from contention

Enterprise staff FOLSOM — One day after winning its play-in game in the CIF SacJoaquin Section Division I playoffs, the Davis High girls basketball team officially entered the playoff picture.

Then the Blue Devils faced the division's top seed.

Davis (12-18) was shown the door, as Folsom posted an 83-28 victory inside the Bulldogs' gym on Tuesday night. No other results were available at press time.

Davis, which was the No. 17 seed, beat No. 16 seed

Stagg 56-52 inside the Delta Kings' gym in Stockton on Monday.

Blue Devil boys

EL DORADO HILLS —

The Davis boys squad also earned a play-in game, facing Oak Ridge on Tuesday. The game was close until the final minutes, as No. 14 seed Oak Ridge pulled out a 64-58 win over Davis (1215), which was the No. 19 seed.

Now Oak Ridge enters the playoffs and play at No. 4 Modesto Christian, which is ranked No. 1 in Northern California, today.

Mike Bush/enterprise photo

Davis High forward Grace Fabionar (6) gets to the ball ahead of two West players in Monday’s D-I playoff game at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium.

AryA LALvAni/enterprise photo UC Davis pitcher Caroline Grimes unleashes a pitch in Sunday’s game against Santa Clara at La Rue Field.

Mike Bush/enterprise photo

DHS junior guard Aidan Crawford takes a shot behind the arc in Friday’s Delta League finale against Jesuit (see Page B5).

Christoph Lossin/enterprise photo Davis High defender Zayn Dmeiri (9) and a River City player tussle for the ball in Tuesday’s CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division playoff game at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium.