The Davis Enterprise Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Community grieves, seeks answers

A crowd gathers Sunday at the “Compassion Corner Earthbench” Third and C streets for a vigil for vigil for one of the creators of the bench, David Breaux, and UC Davis student Karim Abou Najm, who were slain in separate stabbings last week.

Mourners gathered Sunday to memorialize victims

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

A vigil held Sunday night at Third and C streets initially planned to honor one man, the victim of a senseless violent crime. Tragically, it ended up as a tribute for two.

The shocking fatal stabbings of David Henry Breaux, 50, and 20-yearold Karim Abou Najm within a three-day period drew several hundred people to the downtown

Davis intersection to connect in their grief, anger and uncertainty as police continued their search for a killer, or killers.

“These are two people with so much more life to live, so much more wisdom to share, so much more love to give,” Mayor Will Arnold said at the event, held by the Davis Phoenix Coalition. “We’ve been rocked by this. The fear, the sense of violation

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By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

Davis city leaders urged caution and resilience Tuesday following reports of a third stabbing in five days’ time, with investigators still uncertain whether they’re on the lookout for one assailant, or more.

“We cannot yet rule out that we’re not dealing with three separate crimes,” Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel said at a news conference detailing the three unsolved attacks, including the latest Monday night in which the victim survived.

The quick succession of the crimes

“to my knowledge, has never occurred in Davis,” added Pytel, who has served nearly 40 years with the department. “This is different, and the attacks were particularly violent and brazen.”

Pytel previously told The Davis Enterprise the homicides are the most heinous the city has seen since local teen Daniel Marsh brutally stabbed Oliver “Chip” Northup and Claudia Maupin in April 2013 after sneaking into their South Davis residence.

Monday’s stabbing targeted a 64-year-old woman sleeping inside her tent at L and Second streets, a

Campus responds to string of violence

By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer

The UC Davis campus and surrounding community were devoid of the life that a couple of weeks ago filled the college town during Picnic Day festivities.

Feelings of sadness and anxiety trickled in the air and on the web as students expressed their fear of leaving home in the wake of the three stabbings over the previous five days. Students and community members urged the university to move evening classes online. At a 3 p.m. press conference on Tuesday, the university announced all courses ending after 6 p.m. would transition to emergency remote instruction

and that all extracurricular activities were encouraged to be done virtually.

The campus continued with extra security and expanded the Safe Ride service on Monday, which will now include vans and drivers from the Davis Police Department for all students, faculty, and staff as an alternative to walking alone or in a small group at night. Rides from campus into the city are available daily from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m.

Meanwhile, officers from

UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley and private security from Members in Black have been recruited to aid UCD and Davis Police Department officers on patrol. “We’re using all the resources we have,” UC Davis Police Chief Joseph A. Farrow said at the press conference.

Acknowledging the anxious campus community, UCD Chancellor Gary S. May said that while these incidents occurred off campus, the boundaries between the campus and the city are soft boundaries and that “we’re all the same community at the end. So what happens in one place obviously impacts the other greatly.”

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Davis police investigators work the scene of a woman’s stabbing that occurred late Monday night at a homeless encampment at L and Second streets, the city’s third knife attack in five days.

place where members of the unhoused community frequently pitch their shelters for the night. Police reported receiving several 911 calls, including one from the victim herself.

Officers already patrolling the area responded to the scene and found the woman suffering from several stab wounds. She later underwent surgery and was listed in critical, but stable, condition at the UC Davis Medical Center.

She also provided a description of

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Neville holds early lead in race for council seat

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

Donna Neville had a significant lead in the race for the Davis City Council District 3 seat in early returns Tuesday evening.

With the first returns posted at 8:09 p.m., Neville had 61.4 percent of the vote to Francesca Wright’s 38.6 percent.

A total of 1,969 votes had been counted, with Neville receiving 1,209 to Wright’s 760.

An unknown number of ballots remain to be counted, but according to the Yolo County Elections Office, the tally includes

ballots received prior to 5 p.m. on Tuesday. In November 2020, when former mayor Lucas Frerichs won the District 3 seat, a total of 6,628 votes were cast by residents in that district. That was a significant presidential election, however, as opposed to a mail-only special election as Tuesday’s was.

Wright and Neville are vying to succeed Frerichs, who vacated his seat in January when he was sworn in to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors.

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‘This is different’: Police detail investigation after third attack

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Helping the county’s neediest children

Special to The Enterprise

Foster children are among the most underprivileged youngsters in Yolo County. On average, foster children change residences every six months and seldom have an opportunity to experience the benefits of a stable home environment.

Most foster parents cannot afford to pay for swim lessons, soccer fees, gymnastics lessons, art classes, summer camp and a variety of educational opportunities that are available to most children in Yolo County. Some foster families cannot afford to purchase even sufficient school clothes that their foster children need. Often the

Yolo Children’s Fund comes to the rescue.

An example is the case of Aaron and Joshua, who are two brothers placed in a single foster care home.

Aaron is 16 and Joshua is

10. Both children have a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) who mentors the child and helps meet his needs.

Aaron is intellectually gifted but is behind in

school. Aaron’s CASA asked the Children’s Fund to pay for tutoring for Aaron and to support summer school so that he could catch up and begin taking Advanced Placement classes. Joshua’s CASA asked the Children’s Fund to provide swimming lessons since Joshua still does not know how to swim at age 10. The Children’s Fund granted these requests, and also paid for Joshua to go roller skating, since he had never been skating. The Children’s Fund believes that these grants improved the lives of Aaron and Joshua.

Since its founding twenty-two years ago, the Children’s Fund has heard hundreds of stories like Aaron’s and Joshua’s, and

in response distributed more than $200,000 in grants to needy Yolo County children. The Children’s Fund has no paid staff and ninety-five percent of contributions go directly to grants for needy children.

The more than 67

extremely disadvantaged children in foster care and the juvenile justice system who received Yolo Children’s Funds grants in 2022 would have gone without, absent the

Progress Ranch provides needed care for youths

Special to The Enterprise

This is our first year participating in the Big Day of Giving and our hope is that with additional financial support from generous donors, we can continue to provide invaluable care and services to youth who desperately need it. There is no suitable alternative or replacement for the care we provide and sadly, without organizations like ours, more children will end up in shelters, psychiatric facilities, and juvenile detention centers.

Progress Ranch is a nonprofit public benefit 501(c)(3) agency. Our team is committed to

providing excellent individualized, intensive mental health care for some of California’s most vulnerable children and families.

Founded in 1976, we have been serving children for more than 45 years in our short-term residential treatment program. Despite many successful decades, the COVID pandemic was costly, and we are still catching up from over $300,000 in extra expenses paid during the height of the pandemic. Despite this, we have not shied away from working with some of the highest needs, complex children, and families in California.

Most of our children:

■ Are currently in foster care or adopted from foster care

■ Have experienced trauma

■ Must travel for specialized behavioral support in school

■ Are enrolled in special education

■ Last year, after participation in our intensive behavioral health programs, 75 percent of our children moved into a family setting; 25 percent moved into an STRTP for older children; 0 percent were discharged to Juvenile Hall or a psychiatric hospital.

■ We also added and repaired lifelong connections for the children in our care

What we do

Progress Ranch changes the lives of children who would otherwise be institutionalized with little hope of living in a family.

Most of our children are in foster care and many come to us from psychiatric hospitals. We commit to these incredibly vulnerable and challenging children so they can thrive in families. We provide a home-like setting for children ages 6 through 13 at homes embedded in local neighborhoods.

Our trained professionals provide 24/7 intensive care and

mental health treatment while also focusing on providing normal childhood experiences. Your generous donation will help provide intensive mental health treatment in nurturing, therapeutic settings. Annually, we provide our children and families with about:

■ 500 hours of individual and family therapy

■ 1,300 hours of individual and group therapeutic activities (additional to therapy), such as life skills (cooking, hygiene); coping skills (mindfulness,

Most foster parents cannot afford to pay for swim lessons, soccer fees, gymnastics lessons, art classes, summer camp and a variety of educational opportunities that are available to most children in Yolo County .... Often the Yolo Children’s Fund comes to the rescue.

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communication); and social skills (teamwork, community participation).

■ 1,300 hours of case management and support preparing families to receive our children.

■ 24/7 crisis support for our children and families.

Please help us give our children the support and attention they deserve on the Big Day of Giving.

To donate, visit: https:// www.bigdayofgiving.org/ organization/ProgressRanch-Treatment-ServicesFor-Children.

FUND: Donations are welcome

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generosity and kindness of our donors. Up until recently, eligible children have been those in foster care and the juvenile justice system. Beginning in late 2022, however, we added as eligible children those in in the Empower Yolo Shelter or Empower Yolo programs.

The Yolo Children’s Fund welcomes donations from the community. The Children’s Fund is an IRS 501(c)(3) organization,

and all donations to the Children’s Fund are tax deductible. If you would like more information about the Children’s Fund, contact a member of the Board of Directors who are listed in our Ad in today’s paper, or visit our website at http://www.yolochild rensfund.org. Our website includes a list of some of our donors. The children we serve very much appreciate your support. Please note that the children’s names in this article are fictitious.

Ninety-five percent of contributions go directly to grants for needy children.

INVESTIGATION: Tips come in, but precious few real leads

her assailant, which Pytel said was “substantially similar” to the man seen fleeing the scene of Saturday’s fatal stabbing of UC Davis student Karim Abou Najm at Sycamore Park.

The woman and other witnesses described Monday’s assailant as a light-complected male with long curly hair, 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-9 with a thin build, wearing a black or blue sweatshirt, black Adidas pants with white stripes, and black shoes. He carried a brown backpack.

He was last seen running westbound on Third Street from L Street.

Isaac Chessman and Christine Berrios, whose tent neighbored the victim’s, said they awoke Monday night to rustling sounds, followed by their friend, Kim, screaming for help.

“He’s on me! Help! Get off me! The guy with the curly hair!” she yelled. Another neighbor, Larry, lunged at the suspect through his own tent and knocked him to the ground, but he was able to flee, the couple said.

Chessman believes he spotted the suspect earlier that night, lurking behind the trees on the east side of L street across from the homeless camp.

He said he called out to the person while shining a flashlight on him, saying “you look like the dude that’s been stabbing people.” Chessman said he also called police, about two hours before the attack, but got no response.

“This has to happen for them to show up,” he said.

Pytel confirmed his agency received the 911 call but said it “was fairly non-specific and one of hundreds of similar tips we received and were/are triaging and responding to as we can. Unfortunately we didn’t get out to this one right away.”

Police issued a citywide shelterin-place order shortly before 1 a.m. as officers from multiple Yolo and Sacramento lawenforcement agencies conducted door-to-door searches of the surrounding neighborhoods with drone teams and K-9 units. They

lifted the order around 5 a.m.

As the day went on, multiple local businesses announced plans to close early or cancel evening events in light of the ongoing safety concerns.

Anyone with information about these crimes or other suspicious activity is urged to contact the Davis Police Department at 530-747-5400 or policeweb@ cityofdavis.org. Call 530-7475460 to leave an anonymous tip.

Suspect spotted

Monday’s stabbing marked the city’s third since Thursday morning, when a passerby discovered the body of 50-year-old David Henry Breaux on a Central Park bench where he was known to sit or sleep for the night. He had suffered multiple stab wounds.

Najm, the UCD student, was fatally stabbed shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday as he biked home through Sycamore Park. Officers responded to a 911 call from a resident who reported hearing a disturbance in the park.

That resident, who asked not to be identified out of concern for his safety, told The Enterprise in an interview he was in his bedroom when he heard a man cry out for help, followed by a commotion.

He walked toward the park to investigate and saw two people on the ground along a bike path on the park’s north side. At first, he thought two cyclists had collided along the darkened path.

“As I got closer I put my flashlight on on my phone and asked if they were OK,” he said. At that point, one of the people stood up, grabbed a white hat and a bike — which turned out to be Najm’s — and headed westbound on the path toward the Highway 113 bike bridge.

Confused as to why someone would leave a collision scene, “I chased him for a bit,” the man said. “I got within about 10 feet of him and he said, ‘What do you want, man? Leave me alone.’ ” He was light-skinned, possibly of mixed race, and had fine, spiralcurled dark hair that fell to his shoulders.

The person also “sounded like a kid” in his late teens or early 20s, said the man, who stopped chasing him at that point. That’s when he turned around and saw the victim, who was covered in blood.

“He was not conscious. He was having problems breathing,” said the man, who called 911 and immediately started CPR after removing the victim’s backpack, which was already partially removed.

As he delivered chest compressions, a woman who’d also heard the victim’s cries for help arrived on scene and lifted his legs to direct his blood flow toward his torso.

“You are our hero,” Najm told the other man. The family has planned a Friday memorial service for Karim, a soon-to-be UCD graduate described by his father as “the most pleasant, the most loving, one of the smartest kids I’ve ever seen.”

“We lost the light of our house. There is nothing I can say anymore,” Najm said.

Community fears

surroundings” when leaving their homes, avoiding suspiciouslooking areas and traveling with another person or in groups if possible.

“People have to make smart choices about where they go, what they do, and if they’re able to pay attention to their surroundings,” particularly after dark, he added.

Investigators continue to seek security video from residents and businesses that could help identify the suspect in all three crimes — particularly Breaux’s killing, to which there were no known witnesses.

A person of interest arrested early Sunday morning following Najm’s homicide, who resembled the witness description and possessed a 2½-inch fixed-blade knife, remained in jail custody as of Tuesday morning. Pytel said he remains part of the ongoing probe, including a DNA analysis.

“Until we have evidence to conclusively say that all three (crimes) are related, we have to keep our options open and explore all leads,” he said.

Monday’s attack marked the second of an unhoused person, including Breaux, which Chessman and Berrios said has their community wondering whether they’re specifically being targeted.

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Pablo G. Reguerín, vice chancellor of Student Affairs, underscored the importance of working together as a community and encouraged individuals to call on student services to support one’s well-being.

A Davis High School graduate, who enrolled at UCD as a freshman and was just six weeks away from graduating with a degree in computer science, the second stabbing victim, Karim Abou Najm, will be remembered with an undergraduate research award in his name, announced Reguerín. “Karim was an exceptional student and very talented in doing undergraduate research. He was highly accomplished in pursuing his degree and who is also known for uplifting students around him, getting them connected around undergraduate research in their career activities. And so this memorial fund will be set up to support students pursuing undergraduate research in his name,” Reguerín said.

In a letter to the UC Davis community, May expressed his remorse over Najm: “I am simply devastated that the young person killed Saturday night at Sycamore Park in Davis was a UC Davis student, Karim Abou Najm. By all accounts, he was an exceptional student, son and friend. I offer my sincerest condolences to his family, friends, his teachers and classmates. Our campus Postvention team is working with the family to provide support.”

A memorial will be held for Najm on Friday at 4 p.m. on campus. Further details were not available at the time of publication.

Grief-stricken and scared in the wake of the three stabbings over five days, some UCD community

members took to social media before the press conference calling on greater protections for students who take classes after dark or on campus late into the evening.

Some took to social media, calling on the university to suspend late classes. Wrote Michelle Hure, a UCD alumna and physician: “It is unreasonable to allow students to get out of late classes or labs when this guy is at large.” Hure said as a former premed student, she had late classes and labs that got out “well after dark.”

A UCD faculty member told The Enterprise he called the police on Tuesday morning after seeing a person who fit the description on campus.

One student who wished to remain anonymous for safety reasons noted the description that the suspect looks like a typical student. “It could be anyone, and honestly, I also have to take the bus, and you never know, given the age of the culprit, it could be anyone just hiding among us.”

They said they are grateful evening classes will be virtual. “I only walk out with one other classmate and because it gets dark by 8, I would hate to walk by myself. I’m also not carrying pepper spray or a taser, but given what’s going on, I have been considering getting something.” Since the second attack, they have been much more vigilant and paranoid, avoiding walking near bushes. “Where there are actively no cars; it’s terrifying.”

They added that one of their friends expressed paranoia and anxiety sitting across from people because they could be the killer. “She’s right, but I’d like to think that since we are at a public place like the gym and there are lots of people, it’s highly unlikely.”

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‘Come on, buddy — you’re going to be OK,’ ” the man recalled telling the victim.

Emergency personnel arrived on scene moments later and took over the lifesaving efforts, which proved unsuccessful.

“This was a very aggressive crime,” the man said, unusual not only because of the brutal nature of the stabbing, but also the fact that there were numerous people walking, biking and driving in and around the park at the time.

The witness returned Tuesday to the scene, the site of a growing memorial of flowers and written tributes, where he met Najm’s father, UCD professor Majdi Abou Najm.

CAMPUS: Students, families worry

Students Valeria Delgado and Audrey Bridges were coming out of the Latitude Restaurant on Tuesday night and discussed the campus climate.

Said Bridges, “It’s kind of hard to like process the big situation that it’s like. I suppose my brain can’t fully grasp it.”

Delgado agreed saying she feels like her brain and thoughts aren’t processing what’s happening, but she feels like her body feels that way sometimes. “Being out and about, it’s a little shaky.”

With midterms underway, Bridges said none of them are being canceled. “It seems that’s the problem with the quarter system. If something happens, like even with the TAs strikes, everyone’s reluctant to change any of the midterms because it throws us off so much.”

In a Safe Rides press release, UCD police pulled in Aggie Hosts and Community Safety and Protective Service specialists to bolster Safe Ride and escort services, according to Capt. Mark Brunet. “We will work diligently to provide rides for any who make the request, but as demand increases, so will wait times,” he said.

Student Mehr Chug said her experience using Safe Rides have actually improved over the last couple of days. Previously the rides have been about 10 minutes late, but now they’re only about two to three minutes.

“They’ve been super on top of it,” she said.

Anyone with information about these or similar incidents should call UC Davis police at 530-754COPS (2677). Updates regarding this incident, when available, will be posted on the campus police website: https:// police.ucdavis.edu.

Pytel, the police chief, said his department has fielded hundreds of tips from the public since Breaux’s homicide, calling in support from surrounding lawenforcement agencies, the FBI and the state Department of Justice as the investigation continues.

Work is underway to create a suspect sketch, and officers from multiple agencies plan to conduct around-the-clock saturation patrols throughout the city,

“Our intent is to have a very visible presence, to potentially prevent crime and also as an opportunity for our residents to offer tips,” Pytel said. “We understand that there’s fear and trepidation right now. We’re getting questions — is it safe to go outside?”

Pytel again urged residents to remain “completely aware of your

“We absolutely hooked up in numbers when David was murdered last week. We’re not taking chances,” Berrios said. “He is enjoying this. He’s got a taste for blood, and he’s not going to stop.”

Police are working with city officials and local service agencies to provide additional resources for the unhoused in the coming days.

“We are hearing that folks are afraid for their safety and are seeking options,” said Bill Pride, executive director of Davis Community Meals and Housing.

are working on a few temporary shelter options right now and awaiting a discussion with the city and the police department about them.”

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

MOURNERS: Community comes out

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is real. … Our only saving grace here, is that we’re experiencing this together.”

For days, mourners have left flowers, notes and other mementos on the Compassion Corner Earthbench, a public-art project Breaux spearheaded a decade ago on the street corner where, for years, he raised awareness of compassion and sought out others’ definition of the term.

He compiled the results — thousands of them — in a book, and later took his message on a tour across the country.

The stunning realization that a man who dedicated himself to compassion could fall victim to a brutal homicide was compounded with the news that Najm, a Davis High School alumnus and soon-tobe UC Davis graduate — described by family and friends as brilliant, loving and

kind — suffered a similar fate while biking home from an award ceremony.

One by one, Sunday’s speakers sought to offer comfort, quell fears and foster personal connections through acts of peace and forgiveness.

The most powerful message, perhaps, came from Breaux himself in a Facebook message to his sister, Maria Breaux, who shared it at Sunday’s vigil.

“If I’m ever harmed and unable to speak for myself, forgive the perpetrator and help others forgive that person,” Breaux wrote back in 2016, lamenting his experience that others seemed to oppose his compassionate work.

“Forgive,” he told Maria, who promised she’d do so, and urge others to follow suit.

“So my last word tonight: forgive.”

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

COUNCIL: More ballots coming

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The remaining members of the council then called for a special election to fill his seat and the winner of Tuesday’s election will serve out the remainder of Frerichs’s term, which runs through the end of 2024.

Both Wright and Neville are well-known for their work in the community.

Wright was a key figure in efforts to reform public

safety in Davis via Yolo People Power — efforts that resulted in the creation of a Department of Social Services and Housing, plans for a Crisis Now program and more.

Neville now serves on the city Planning Commission and previously chaired the city’s Budget and Finance Commission.

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

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Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel, surrounded by some of the city and county leaders in attendance, speaks to reporters Tuesday about the investigation into three stabbings over the past week, two of them fatal. At left is Davis Mayor Will Arnold, on the right City Councilwoman Gloria Partida and Yolo County Supervisor Lucas Frerichs.

On the latest ‘Davisville’ from KDRT: Saving Watermelon Music, one donation at a time

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Jeff Simons, owner of Watermelon Music, didn’t think he’d receive anywhere near the $104,000 he sought from customers and friends to clear the debt he

Obituaries

accrued during the pandemic to keep Watermelon going. But then about 900 donors raised that sum in about 10 days, giving him a moment that could have come from “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

Leon Louis Francois Wegge

d. Feb. 4, 2023

Leon Louis Francois Wegge, 89, of Davis, passed away peacefully on Feb. 4, 2023, after a multi-year battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma (Waldenström’s disease). He was surrounded by his loving family when he passed.

Leon was born in 1933 in Breendonk, Belgium. After attending primary school, junior high and high school in Breendonk and nearby communities, he spent two years at a junior college in Antwerp before transferring in 1953 to the Catholic University of Leuven, graduating in 1958 with several degrees, including one in economics. After military service in the French section of the Belgian army, he spent six months working on economic models at the Bureau of Economic Policy Analysis in the Netherlands.

In 1959, a Fulbright Scholarship provided for the boat trip across the Atlantic Ocean to the U.S., where he went on to study economics at MIT with Professor Robert Solow. In 1962 Leon met Beate, and they married that same year. Leon graduated with a Ph.D. in economics in 1963.

Leon’s first academic position was at the University of New South Wales in Australia. In 1966 he was recruited by the department of economics of UC Davis to develop their new graduate program. What followed were some of his most prolific years, during which he published many academic papers, taught graduate courses in econometrics, international economics and trade theory, and served on various faculty committees on the UC Davis campus.

Kayleen S. Kott

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In their early years in Davis, Leon and Beate regularly hosted Thanksgiving meals at their home with foreign graduate students or visiting professors as guests. He spent sabbatical years in Leuven (Belgium), Bonn (Germany) and Wassenaar (Netherlands), which allowed him to focus on research and expose his children to different European cultures as well as help them strengthen bonds with extended family.

Leon very much enjoyed traveling to other countries for professional conferences. Perhaps the most memorable trip was Leon and Beate’s visit to Taiwan in the year 2000. At the invitation of Paul T. Mu (the founding president of National Dong Hwa University, Hua-Lian, and a former Ph.D. student of Leon’s at UCD), Leon presented his research to the Economics Department at National Dong Hwa University as well as at the Economics Research Institute of Academia Sinica, the highest academic research institution in Taiwan.

Leon retired from UC Davis in 1994 and remained very active with his research and interests. He presented his last conference paper in 2019 in Singapore. Until a few years ago Leon was a regular fixture on the UC Davis tennis courts.

Twice he completed the Dodentocht walk (“March of the Dead”) in Bornem, Belgium, the longest walking race in Europe, which requires participants to walk 100 kilometers

Feb. 14, 1945 — April 9, 2023

Dr. Kayleen S. Kott passed away Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023, from complications related to Alzheimer’s. She was a resident of Davis for nearly 50 years.

After graduating from Del Oro High School in Loomis, she attended UC Berkeley as well as UC Davis, where she was a political activist, some might say a courageous firebrand. She faced arrest as she participated in national protests against apartheid in South Africa, but was later included in ceremonies welcoming Bishop Desmond Tutu to the UCD campus.

As a graduate student, Kayleen was chairwoman of the Student Body Presidents’ Council representing student concerns before the UC Board of Regents. As SBPC chair, she steered key policy actions and testified before Congress

In 1986, Dr. Kott earned

her doctorate in physiology in the laboratory of Dr. Barbara Horwitz at UC Davis. She devoted most of her professional life to physiological research. Her doctoral research included a creative series of experiments illustrating the fundamental role of prolactin as a driver of changes in brown adipose tissue function during hibernation. The majority of Dr. Kott’s research career was spent working as a research scientist in the UCD School of Medicine.

Dr. Kott authored or contributed to over 30 published medical research articles, exhibiting her commitment to finding treatments for cardiac and pulmonary disease. In the research program of Dr. Jesse Joad, she focused on the effects of environmental pollutants on the lungs and airways, and regulation by the nervous system. With Dr. Ann Bonham and

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He enjoyed harvesting his organic almonds, listening to the music of van Beethoven and Handel and getting together with friends in a local gourmet club. He was a devout member of the Saint James Catholic Parish for nearly 60 years. He was an enthusiastic bridge player until the end. He was also an avid sports fan of all kinds of sports, but especially of grand slam tennis tournaments and the exploits of Belgian athletes.

Leon had a keen sense of familial history, and long before genealogy became popular, he engaged in rigorous research of the Wegge family tree as well as other family surnames that culminated in a small book on his findings, written in both English and Flemish.

He was a one-of-a-kind individual and will be greatly missed. Leon was predeceased by his parents Petrus and Alberta, his sister Rosa, and his brother Frans. He is survived by his wife Beate; brother Jos Wegge; children Simone (Victor Valdivia), Robert and Elizabeth (Jason Bennett); grandchildren Jane, Leo, Jacqueline and Victor; godson Dr. Leon Andries and many nieces and nephews.

A celebration of his life was held in his hometown of Breendonk, Belgium on April 2. A Memorial Mass will be held on June 9 at St. James Church in Davis with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to the International Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia Foundation (https://iwmf.com/ ways-to-give/), or to a local charity like Yolo Cares (Yolo Hospice), https://yolocares.org/.

Dr. C. Tissa Kappagoda, she focused on the cardiovascular system. Dr. Kappagoda, the late noted clinician, physiologist and artist, became a valued friend.

In addition to her remarkable career, she considered herself a naturalist with broad interests including astronomy, photography and birdwatching. She was known for having a discerning palate and in later years she developed an interest in gourmet cooking, which she approached with the precision and attention of a scientist. She attended the Los Angeles Olympics and was herself a skilled golfer, skier, rower and horseback rider. She enjoyed playing basketball and watching Giants baseball.

Ever the avid reader of books and newspapers, she accumulated well over 2,000 books in her personal library. She was also a master at Scrabble. Kayleen loved to travel in the U.S., Europe and New Zealand and enjoyed family vacations in Mendocino and Lake Tahoe. She was a wonderful storyteller and conversationalist and is leaving many friends who considered her a modernday Renaissance woman and who loved her company dearly.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth and Maxine Kott, and sister Morgan Kott. She is survived by her brothers, Keith Kott of Lincoln and Kenneth Kott of Palm Desert, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

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Karim Majdi Abou Najm

Oct. 29, 2002 — April 29, 2023

In the Name of God the Merciful the Compassionate, to God we belong and to Him we return. With submission to God’s will, notwithstanding our sincere sorrow, we announce the passing of Karim Majdi Abou Najm.

Karim was born to Majdi Abou Najm and Nadine Yehya in Lebanon. Before moving to the U.S. in 2018, he attended International College in Beirut, Lebanon.

He joined Davis High School and graduated with high honors, before getting accepted to UC Davis.

Karim was six weeks away from graduating with a bachelor’s degree in computer science with honors. While in college, he was also a full-time software engineer and interned at multiple companies.

Karim was a compassionate, smart, and caring young man who left us too soon. He’s a loving son, brother and grandson. He meant the world for his family.

For his short journey with us, he accomplished a lot. He took pride in helping others from lessons he learned through his studies and work. He mentored undergraduate computer science students and onboarded student researchers to Miller Lab at UC Davis. He always gave a

shoutout to his colleagues and supported them in finding opportunities oncampus and beyond.

Karim loved coding, music, nice clothes, good food and, best of all, the company of his friends. He had a full life in front of him. His ambition took him many places that people much older didn’t accomplish.

He is fondly remembered by his mom Nadine, dad Majdi, sister Jana and his family in Lebanon and the US.

A celebration of life will begin at 4 p.m. Friday, May 5, at the UC Davis International Center, 463 California Ave., No. 3140 in Davis.

In his memory, a fund will be set to support future research for undergraduate students at UC Davis.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JUDITH KEMPER CASE NO PR2023-0091

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

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

The Petition for Probate requests that: STEPHEN PEREZ be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent

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YCF identifies challenges for nonprofits

Special to The Enterprise

The Yolo Community Foundation released its third annual State of the Yolo Nonprofit Sector Report in April. The report enables the Yolo County community to understand the needs and concerns of Yolo nonprofits and to support those nonprofits as they serve our Yolo County community. This year’s report focuses on how nonprofits are emerging from the pandemic and what their greatest concerns are for their next fiscal year. To read the complete report, visit https://bit. ly/YCFStateoftheSector2023.

Four main themes emerged from YCF’s research:

■ Expenses outpacing revenues: Nonprofits need stable revenue to cover increasing costs and potentially declining donations. For instance, 48 percent of respondents expect inflation will drive down revenues and 37 percent expect stock market returns to do the same. According to one respondent, “I anticipate a recession and/or fear of a recession will impact us similarly to the

financial impact of COVID-19.”

■ Maintaining services amid high demand and limited resources: Demand for community services is expected to rise, with rising prices and the end of COVID-related government assistance programs. Limited resources and funding leave nonprofits struggling to meet community needs – 32 percent worry they will need to cut programming. One respondent reports, “Inflation levels have had a twofold bite: it increases the amount of need in our community and increases our costs to meet that increased need.”

■ Underpaid and overworked staff and the critical need for volunteers: The success of a nonprofit organization largely depends on the hard work and dedication of its employees and/ or volunteers. Nonprofits are facing ongoing burnout among staff and volunteers, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, economic instability, climate change, and political polarization. Chronic understaffing and underpayment of qualified employees, coupled with declining volunteerism, has left many nonprofits struggling to keep up with community demands. Says one

respondent, “I am most worried about providing sustainable salary increase to staff.”

■ Nonprofits’ continued call for more unrestricted funding: Yolo County nonprofits are urging for unrestricted funding to enhance their flexibility and respond to evolving needs. They seek more autonomy in allocating funds to deliver on their missions, which can be achieved by embracing trust-based philanthropic giving and empowering nonprofits and communities to distribute resources equitably. In particular,

See NONPROFITS, Page A7

NONPROFITS: Recommendations based on survey of 59 local organizations

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respondents call for multi-year unrestricted support and simplified paperwork requirements. According to one respondent, “We need additional unrestricted funding for (building our) infrastructure.” YCF has assembled the following call to action for local donors, elected officials and community members.

Recommendations for Donors:

■ Trust that our local nonprofit

professionals know best how to serve the community. Engage in trust-based philanthropy practices. Provide unrestricted and/or general operating support which supports capacity building and allows nonprofit organizations to be nimble.

■ Invest in endowments and building reserve funds. Funding endowments and supporting a nonprofit to build cash reserves is an investment in a nonprofit’s sustainability, innovation, and growth.

■ Fund the full cost of doing business. Offer grants that take into account the entire cost for a

nonprofit to implement and deliver on its mission.

Recommendations for Elected Officials:

■ Reduce restrictions and complexity of government grants to let nonprofits be nimble and reduce the staffing burden associated with reporting.

■ Increase funding to nonprofits, which are increasingly taking on services that the government has performed in the past.

■ Raise awareness of the critical roles nonprofits play in our community.

Recommendations for Community Members

■ Return to (or start!) volunteering. Volunteers are essential to many of our Yolo nonprofits, and volunteers gain physical and mental health benefits from the act of volunteering. Consider donating your time, your skills, etc.

■ Make monetary donations — even a little goes a long way to a local nonprofit. Consider identifying a local nonprofit whose work you truly value and commit to providing them with consistent cash donations. This type of

sustained funding addresses an important need for many nonprofits — a reliable, sustainable cash flow.

■ Learn about Yolo County nonprofits, for instance at www.bigdayofgiving.org and in YCF’s upcoming Yolo County Nonprofit Directory (view it at www.yolocf. org). Learn how they are serving our community and how you can support them in their mission. The report is based on survey responses from 59 of local nonprofits, collected in February 2023, supplemented by interviews with a cross-section of executive directors.

We hope that you will support the Yolo County SPCA and our mission to provide care and assistance to the many animals in need in our community. Donations can be made at www.yolospca.org or bigdayofgiving.org/yolocountyspca or by mailing a check to Yolo County SPCA, P.O. Box 510, Davis, CA 95617

Warm weather should bring out fans

Don’t know where the first quarter of 2023 went, but it sure went by quick.

n Over a 162-game Major League Baseball season, attendance at many ballparks lags during the first six weeks.

There are numerous reasons for this. April often produces snow in large parts of the country, and no one likes to sit outside when it is 35 degrees and snowy.

Secondly, school is still in session for the younger set, K-12 and up.

Third, plenty of other sports (notably NBA and NHL) are in playoff mode.

Finally, baseball fans figure, “I’ll wait until the weather warms up.”

Valid reasons all. But the telltale sign is any team’s on-field performance. If you’re slow out of the gate, the stands are going to be empty.

The San Francisco Giants are 11-16. But neither of their presumptive NL West rivals in the Los Angeles Dodgers (1613) and San Diego Padres (15-14), did much better.

So, when the Giants put together a five-game win streak, they were just a couple games back of first place before being shut out Thursday. What puts fannies in the seats?

Winning.

n Reason for concern: Giants ace Logan Webb is 1-5.

*The NFL Draft, held Thursday through Sunday, always produces more than a fair amount of drama for teams, general managers, coaches, players selected, players who will change teams, agents, sponsors and, of course, the fans.

Thanks to ESPN and its army of commentators, every selection is diced, sliced, evaluated, re-evaluated. Only then is the “good pick, bad pick” judgement rendered.

n The long-awaited trade of Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers to the New York Jets accommodated both teams.

The Packers a while back moved on from Rodgers, who made it known he no longer desired to be in Green Bay. The Jets see Rodgers as their missing piece in the puzzle that might get them to a Super Bowl for the first time since 1969.

In the process, the Packers picked up serious draft capital for a player that, great as Rodgers is, no longer fit into their plans.

How long will Rodgers continue to play? He admitted that he nearly retired after last season.

But the chance to maybe win a Super Bowl in New York, coupled with a reunion with his favorite offensive coordinator and former UC Davis football player and coach Nathaniel Hackett, will likely entice him to play, health permitting, two more years.

Swimming Fun begins for Blue Devil squads today

Enterprise staff

Members of the Davis High girls and boys swimming teams will be in action for the next three days starting today.

The Blue Devils will be competing at the Sac-Joaquin Section Swimming Championships at The Center at District 56 in Elk Grove.

Tokay High of Lodi served as the site for the section championships for more than 20 years through last year.

The girls’ trials is scheduled to start today at 10 a.m.

The boys’ trials is also slated to

begin Thursday at 10 a.m.

The finals for both boys and girls will be Friday with a 10 a.m. start time.

League championships

The Davis boys and girls each took second in their divisions at the Delta League championships, which were held on such and such date at American River College in Sacramento from April 20-23.

Boys

Davis finished with 467 points. League champion Jesuit had had 652 points.

“Overall, we are pleased with our performances at the meet, especially given that it was either the final meet of the season for some swimmers or the final tuneup before section championships for other swimmers,” said Davis head coach Tracy Stapleton. “We were also very proud of the way the swimmers supported each other over the course of the meet.”

Top finishers for the Blue Devils were Remo Mann, who won the 200 IM at 1 minute, 54.20 seconds, and the 100

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breaststroke at 56.26. Evan Rieger was second in the same event at 2:00.21. Issac Carsel also took second in the 50 freestyle at 21.77. John Doughty took third place in the 200 freestyle at 1:42.81.

Girls

The Blue Devil girls had 600 points. League champion St. Francis had 619. “These girls raced their hearts out,” said Davis head coach Vivian Crow. “I am so incredibly See FUN, Page B5

DHS nine loses slugfest to Huskies

By Mike Bush Enterprise sports editor

Now that the Davis High baseball team has secured one of the Delta League’s four playoff berths, the Sheldon High squad is trying to secure its berth into the Sac-Joaquin Section postseason party, which begins next week.

The two teams met on the Blue Devils’ field on Monday afternoon.

Davis and Sheldon slugged it out at home plate. But it was the visiting Huskies who outlasted the Blue Devils with a 7-5 win.

“Our problem right now is we’re not taking care of the fundamentals,” said Davis head coach Ethan Guevin.

The loss keeps Davis in third place at 10-6 in the Delta and 16-10 overall.

Sheldon is tied with Jesuit in fourth place with a 7-9 record each. The Huskies beat the Marauders in two of their three meetings in the middle of April.

Franklin (17-1 in the Delta, 24-4) has a already clinched the league title. Elk Grove sits alone in second place at 13-3 and 18-8.

The top four teams in the Delta advance to the section playoffs, which begin on Tuesday, May 9.

“Sheldon is playing with a playoff spot on the line,” Guevin said. “Today, they came and wanted it a little bit more. We played on our heels, we made mistakes, and we helped them accomplish their goal. ”

Davis scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to tie the game at 4-4.

Selassie Campos singled to right field

to start the fourth for the Blue Devils.

He moved to second base when Andrew Keegan drew a walk. Then

Campos moved to third and Keegan to second when the home plate umpire called a balk on Huskies pitcher Kyle Ottman.

Then Koen Carston walked to load the bases. Davis pinch-hitter Keaton Carpenter singled to right field to drive home Campos and Keegan for a 4-2 Sheldon score.

Brooks Ochoa drove home Aiden Larsen, who was pinch-running for Carston, with a single up the middle of the infield for a 4-3 score.

Brian Chin had his turn in driving in a run, singling to right field that had pinch-runner John Chruchward, who was on the bases for Carpenter, touch home plate for the 4-4 tie.

After a scoreless fifth inning for both teams, Sheldon took the lead for good at 6-4 in the top of the sixth inning.

Ryan Okino doubled to left field and Gabe Wolfgram single to right-center field, plus a balk called on Blue Devils pitcher Cade Castles, played a role in those runs.

But Davis cut into the Huskies’ score to 6-5 in the bottom of the frame.

Carpenter walked, stole second base and scored on Carter Stoltz’s double to right field.

Sheldon scored its final run of the game in the top of the seventh.

Ryan Dechaine singled and came home on Isaiah Whiteside’s single to right field.

Davis had four hits in the game.

The two teams meet again for the second game of their series on the Huskies’ field today at 4 p.m.

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

lalvani/enterpriSe photo Davis High first baseman Will Ackerman takes the pickoff throw from pitcher Cade Castles in Monday’s Delta League home baseball game against Sheldon. The two teams meet again today at 4 p.m. at Sheldon’s field in their three-game series, and close out the regular season on the Blue Devils’ diamond on Friday, also at 4 p.m.

Briefly

Report locks down schools

Two Davis schools briefly sheltered in place Tuesday morning after police received reports of someone with a knife walking in front of the school.

Police Chief Darren Pytel said police received a report of three people, one of whom “appeared to have a knife,” walking in front of the Davis High School campus on West 14th Street.

Both the high school and neighboring North Davis Elementary School went into lockdown for about 15 minutes during a search of the area, but the people described were not located, Pytel said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Davis Police Department at 530747-5400.

Bike Club hosts

‘zombie’ speaker

The Davis Bike Club welcomes anyone who enjoys the biking lifestyle to come to their monthly membership (and friends) social on Monday, May 8, at 7 p.m. at the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame, at Third and B streets in Davis.

This event features a raffle and special guest speaker Aaron Wedra, the director of the Zombie Bike Ride. His presentation will include the original concept and its changes through COVID.

For info, see www. DavisBikeClub.org.

Looking for answers amid the questions

How to explain the tragedy and terror that have stricken our beloved hometown?

Like so many others in our community, I move from a moment of anger and bewilderment at the horrific actions of a serial killer to long stretches of intense sadness for the victims and their many grieving loved ones.

How can this be happening in Davis? How can it be happening anywhere?

We are not immune. Never have been.

Longtime Davisites will never forget the horrific abduction and murder of Davis teenagers John Riggins and Sabrina Gonsalves in December of 1980.

And none of us can erase the memory of the equally horrific torture and murder of Claudia Maupin and Chip Northup as they slept in their home in April of 2013.

It’s impossible to make sense of the senseless. The “why” will never be answered.

And now we wait, hoping for

word of an arrest. Praying that the number of victims will stop at three. Adding special prayers that the third victim will recover from her wounds and return to our community whole, with a place to live and people to care for her.

David Breaux, the “Compassion Guy,” who seemingly everyone knew from his famous bench at the southeast corner of Third and C, touched our town’s soul like few others.

Said Davis Mayor Will Arnold of David: “We shared in his vision for a kinder world. We connected on what it means to be human and humane. David was gentle and kind, soft-spoken and thoughtful, brilliant and selfless. He touched so many lives in

Vehicle crashes into bakery on G Street

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

Upper Crust Baking planned to fully reopen as usual Tuesday, three days after a vehicle crashed through the front of the business and caused minor injuries to four people.

“It’s really a miracle that people weren’t more badly hurt,” said owner Lorin Kalisky, who was inside the 634 G St. bakery when the crash occurred shortly after noon.

“It seems to have been a horrible accident where the driver stepped on the gas instead of the brake,” Kalisky added. The impact caused minor wounds to an employee and three customers, a father and two boys.

Kalisky said the vehicle missed the two children by inches, threw the father to the ground and nearly pinned the employee between the car and the rear wall of the business, avoiding so because it came to rest at an angle.

All four were transported to the hospital for observation, the Davis Fire Department reported.

The bakery’s full

reopening requires replacement of the glass front windows and doors, as well as some repairs to the interior, Kalisky said. The bakery made do with a “pop-up” format in front of the business on Sunday.

Prior to the crash, the business had long hoped to build an outdoor patio in front of the bakery, “so we’re fast-tracking that now,” Kalisky said. The patio, spanning the width of four parking spaces in front of the bakery, will feature heavy concrete planters around its perimeter “that would reduce the risk of this happening again.”

Kalisky said customers have asked how they can help the business recover, so he established a GoFundMe page for the patio project that as of Monday evening had raised more than $12,000.

“I hesitated creating this GoFundMe page because we expect to be compensated by the insurance companies for the damage to the bakery,” Kalisky wrote on the website. “That said, we have been in a difficult financial position for some time and could use all the help we can get.”

Science Café looks at memory

Enterprise staff Davis Science Café is back Wednesday, May 10, with “How to Change Your Mind: Mechanisms of Brain Function in Learning & Memory” from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at G Street WunderBar, 228 G St, in Davis. Each month, Professor Jared Shaw with the UC Davis department of chemistry hosts the Davis Science Café, featuring scientists who are studying cutting-edge topics.

This month’s speaker

is Professor Elva Diaz from the UC Davis School of Medicine’s department of pharmacology, who works on understanding molecular mechanisms of neural development using a rodent model system.

The event is free to attend, with complimentary soft drinks courtesy of the UCD College of Letters and Science.

Contact Shaw for information at jtshaw@ucdavis. edu or https://twitter. com/DavisSciCafe1.

such a determined and inspired way that many of us in our lifetimes will never reach.”

And then there was 20-yearold UC Davis senior Karim Abou Najm, who was simply riding his bicycle home on a warm and beautiful spring evening.

Our family and so many other families in town have kids who were classmates of Karim’s at Davis High School or UC Davis.

As Chancellor Gary May noted, “He was an exceptional student, son and friend.”

Karim’s father, UC Davis professor Majdi Abou Najm, showed immense grace and kindness through his grief as he granted requests from a number of news outlets to talk about his son.

The family had moved here from Lebanon a few years ago.

“We came here hoping for safety,” he explained.

They were so proud of their son and all he had accomplished and all he had given back to others in his short life.

“Karim was such an incredible

talent. He wanted to do computer science, so he came to UC Davis,” Majdi told one reporter.

“He was just six weeks away from graduation. It’s devastating. Instead of attending his graduation, we’re making arrangements for his departure.”

Added Majdi, “I want this to be his memory: a bundle of energy, a bundle of positivity. Someone who was full of ambition, proud of his roots, who just wanted to make the world a better place.”

No doubt, there will soon be a scholarship in Karim’s name and many of us will be proud to donate.

David Henry Breaux and Karim Abou Najm. Linked by tragedy, of course, but linked much much more by the love and caring they showed to those they came in contact with during special moments in their everyday lives.

Our town was blessed beyond measure to have them among us.

They cannot be replaced and they will never be forgotten.

Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

Loopalooza ride returns on Sunday

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

It’s back!

The annual Loopalooza takes place on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ride the 12-mile Davis bike loop through parks, greenbelts and the UC Davis campus and, along the way, stop at 11 stations featuring everything from Whymcycles and special treats. Visit up to 10 stations and enter to win a

$100 gift certificate to the Bike Garage. Stations are located at:

1. Community Park

2. Holmes Junior High School

3. Mace Ranch Park picnic area

4. Willow Creek Park

5. Montgomery Elementary School

6. Davis Commons/UC Davis Arboretum

7. UC Davis Shields Library

8. UC Davis ARC lawn

9. Village Homes

10. Arroyo Park

11. Sycamore Park Riders can get on the Bike Loop anywhere, and go in either direction.

Loopalooza is made possible by numerous community groups and businesses, from Bike Davis to the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District; UC Davis, the city of Davis, local bike shops, local scout troops and more.

Events canceled in wake of stabbings

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

In light of the three recent stabbings in Davis, several events are being canceled this week.

There will be no Wednesday night farmers market, according to the Davis Farmers Market, which posted on Facebook that “out of an abundance of caution for the safety of our sellers, staff and customers, there will be no market on May 3.

“Our Saturday market will go on.”

Likewise, International House Davis has postponed its Pop-Up Community Potluck, also planned for Wednesday.

“We will gather together when it feels safe to do so,” I-House announced.

“We will continue to monitor the situation and reschedule the potluck for a later date. In the meantime, we encourage you to take all necessary precautions to ensure your safety and that of your loved ones.”

The Davis Food Co-op, meanwhile, announced it has canceled the Co-op Block Party scheduled for Saturday.

“The safety of our employees, customers and community as a whole is of the utmost importance to us and this decision was made out of an abundance of caution,” the store posted on Facebook.

The Food Co-op will also be closing at 8 p.m. until further notice, effective immediately

“Thank you for your understanding. Stay safe, Davis.”

Courtesy photo

Four people sustained minor injuries Saturday afternoon when a vehicle crashed through the front of Upper Crust Baking on G Street.

Satin, sparkles and slips

Students search for prom dresses

By LiLy Schroeder

HUB Staff

Many Davis students are on the hunt for the perfect dress for this prom season, following the trends of the year: slip dresses, corsetted tops, mermaid silhou ettes and sparkly fabric.

Historically, prom dress shopping has been done in person, with friends or par ents, but recently it has become more popular for students to search online for their dresses.

Da Vinci High senior Clarissa Damesyn found her slip dress online. “I was genuinely looking for the most painless pro cess, as I was completely opposed to spending hours upon hours hop ping from prom shop to shop,” Damesyn said.

Damesyn searched for a simple dress, but wanted it to be unique. Senior Mol lie Dyer had similar crite ria when shopping, moving away from the “super prommy” dresses and ending up with a satin sheath dress.

Many are looking for something comfortable that they will enjoy wearing at prom. “It’s super reassuring to know I don’t need to worry about feeling uncom fortable in my dress or con stantly have to be adjusting (it) during the night,” Dyer said.

Senior Charlotte Mulloney really wanted pockets in her dress for practicality. She shopped online at Nord stroms, searching for a red dress with pockets.

Junior Sarah Fingerman went shopping with her mom at boutiques. She focused especially on the cuts and colors of her dresses, but also imagined them as a part of a full outfit.

“Sometimes the best part is the jewelry, so I’m excited to find some sparkly accessories to add to the look,” Fingerman said.

Both Dyer and Fingerman expect to see many 2000s inspired outfits, whereas Mulloney and Damesyn predict that many people will wear bodycon dresses or dresses with corsetted tops.

Men should branch out from boring prom attire

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HUB

Staff

Men have trouble finding exciting prom outfits and tend to stick to plain suits because there are very few options for them to express their creativity.

Senior Lucus Lejan feels that it is mainly women who have planned their prom outfits ahead of time, and most men are just now thinking about what to wear.

“I would say girls were more prepared because I know more girls that already have every thing (to wear) but I know some guys that haven’t got anything yet or even thought of it,” Lejan said

Most guys prefer drab tuxedos such as blue, gray or black, and believe those colors to be perfect for prom.

But why don’t many men put time or effort into their prom outfits?

“Men’s fashion becomes more of a practical thing so that you’ll be more comfortable while still looking semi alright,” senior Anselm HellHorne said. “I think men’s fashion is less about looking good and more about being comfortable.”

Men’s fashion is very dull and too practical, putting a barrier on men for what fabrics and col ors they can wear.

Big clothing brands are partially to blame for this as they don’t take the time when creating men’s day to day fashion to include different fabrics, shapes or colors.

“Men’s fashion was just always a suit, pants, shirt,

shorts and (think) that if (men) step out of that, especially when it comes to colors, it’ll be inappropriate. But today it’s changing,” said Taylor Allen, who is studying art at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco.

Curtis Lee is a student at UC Davis who is also a part of the Fashion and Design Society. He believes that men’s fashion can be influenced by harmful stereotypes.

“When men dress outside the box, it is interpreted as queer or LGBTQ. What I noticed is when I tried to style my straight friends they are like, ‘oh this is a little too gay for me’ or ‘this is a little too out there’,” Lee For prom, plainly colored outfits like black, blue or gray suits with white or black undershirts and black shoes are overused, according to Allen. These selections make sure men blend in and conform to the widspread belief of what a man should be: sharp, simple and clean. Being practical and presentable often comes first before showing some uniqueness or personality.

Clothing stores should have different fabric sections rather than men’s or women’s sections.

“Women don’t have a problem shopping in the guy’s section but guys have a huge problem shopping in the women’s section. Even I have a problem with it sometimes,” Lee said.

Men need to stop thinking about what fits or works and think about what they truly feel and how they want to express themselves.

‘Promposals’ pour in ahead of May 6 prom

By ALex MiyAMoto

HUB Staff

Davis High’s prom is this Saturday, and “promposals” are pouring in. Students who propose to one another can choose to submit a photo to the Instagram account, @ dhspromposals.23. The best promposal, by a popular vote, wins two free prom tickets.

Over the years, promposals have ranged from a simple sign with a play on words to more extravagant ways of asking.

One of the most notable DHS promposals was when 2019 DHS graduate Joseph Thompson brought Claire Stevens to a sign that was in the middle of her street. The sign read “It would be tight if we could light up the night at prom.” Thompson then dosed the sign with gasoline and lit the sign on fire, following through with the play on words and executing the proposal in a unique fashion.

After quickly extinguishing the fire, the promposal was posted on Instagram and

racked up more than 280 likes on the Instagram page, winning the contest.

As of May 2, this year’s Instagram account already has 23 submissions, with more on the way.

Seniors Caleb Yoon and Peyton Michaelis’ promposal was one of the first submissions to the account. Yoon proposed to Michaelis with a sign reading “Will U be my date to PROM,” with the “U” in the shape of an upside down Lululemon logo. Michaelis, an apparent fan of the exercise apparel, posed with a bright smile for the photo.

Senior Mateen Malekinejad proposed to Kenzie Martinez in a more public fashion, at a party he was hosting.

“I got the crowd to work together… I stood up on the counter and got everyone’s attention; it’s hard to get 50 people to work together but we finally got a tunnel,” Malekinejad said.

Martinez, unaware of the proposal, was waiting outside while the crowd at the gathering was getting set up.

Martinez was surprised when she walked into the house and there was a human tunnel with Malekinejad at the end

with a poster and bouquet of flowers.

“(He) definitely exceeded the expectations I did have. There were so many details that went into the promposal that made it amazing,” Martinez said.

For those who haven’t proposed yet, Malekinejad’s advice is to, “just be creative, try to stand out.”

Senior Owen Sheppard famously asked Zuria Horning to the Homecoming dance earlier in the year by skydiving out of a plane with the words “I’ve fallen for you, HOCO?” written on his shirt.

“I (felt) a tad bit of pressure, just because I went so big for Homecoming… I (didn’t) know if I (could) match that level of extravagance,” Sheppard said.

Sheppard ended up proposing to Horning earlier this week on their one year anniversary. The “promposal” included a tent with candles, string lights and a sign reading “Another night under the stars at prom?”

Emily Tran/hub graphic

Emily Tran / hub graphic

Investors worry about justice, not politics

By Christopher J. Ailman Special to CalMatter

The words “environmental, social and governance,” or ESG for short, have been embroiled in a polarizing storm of political rhetoric. These simple words are nothing to fear and should not be fodder for political posturing or gamesmanship.

In fact, they are most appropriately looked at through an investment lens to identify risks that are not typically presented in a company’s financial statements or annual reports.

The current furor over ESG is largely positioned along ideological and political lines. That’s plain wrong, and why President Joe Biden’s recent veto of a congressional resolution that would tie the hands of investors was the prudent action to take.

ESG risks are long-term business risks. CEOs actively consider these factors and hire business consultants to analyze and help mitigate them – similar to other risks they face. Companies and investors must focus on long-term survival and success. The ever-growing body of scientific, industry and academic evidence supporting the material impact that ESG factors have on sustainable investment returns requires fiduciaries –those who must act in the best interests of their members or clients – to consider them.

The question not being asked enough: should investors who own shares of, or purchase bonds from, public companies get information and data on long-term corporate risks?

Investors can decide what to do with the data. The companies are public. They are funding their balance sheets with other people’s money. Their investors have a right to fully understand the risks.

Today, investors get audited year-end data but very little information about future risks and prospects. Company annual reports are required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to include analysis of long-term business risks.

Federal agencies have strongly supported corporate disclosure, and ESG factors are closely aligned. With increased regulation, for example, investors need to understand a company’s waste volumes and mitigation. Is it water waste, physical waste or gaseous waste? These are environmental risks. What about a company’s workforce and turnover? That is a social risk. And statistics on CEO pay and succession planning?

This is information about a company’s future that helps stock and bond investors make educated decisions.

We’re talking about prudent disclosure, not partisan politics. Trustees of other people’s money, especially their retirement savings, should consider all information and data. That is the very definition of fiduciary duty. If a company doesn’t want to disclose this information, they should not use other people’s money.

The disclosure and measurement of long-term business risk should be supported, no matter what initials are used to describe it. As investors with an ownership stake in the long-term health of corporate America, we strongly urge action to support increasing corporate disclosure, such as President Biden’s decision to veto Congress’ joint resolution to nullify the Department of Labor’s rule allowing investors to consider ESG factors in decision making.

Commentary Letters

Maintaining a diverse investment portfolio is critical. U.S. investors need the flexibility necessary to adapt their strategy to the latest available data. It is imperative for CalSTRS, our peers in California and other states, and the companies in which we invest, to consider ESG risks in all business decisions. Denying our 1 million members the opportunity to fully understand our investments and plan for the long term is just plain wrong.

— Christopher Ailman is the chief investment officer of CalSTRS, which has over $300 billion in assets and is a multi-generational investor. He wrote this for CalMatters, a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California's Capitol works and why it matters

We don’t use tech to catch criminals

While Davis has its share of robber ies, vehicle thefts, assaults and even mur ders, our police department does not employ the technol ogy that our neighboring cit ies are using to catch criminals.

A March 31 article in The Enterprise titled, “Car-ID camera helps solve Solano murder case,” shows how automated license plate readers can help put perilous people in prison.

West Sacramento police officers were able to apprehend Wendy Sue Warren and Emmanuel Reginald Justin, who are suspected of murdering Theodore Washington, because the Solano County Sheriff’s Department identified their car using a Flock Safety camera near Elmira.

Justin and Warren allegedly lured Washington “to a location in West Sacramento and committed the murder.” Warren allegedly “had a relationship with the victim.”

According to the Solano County press release, “They waited for four days and then attempted to discard the victim’s body.”

Flock cameras “capture vehicles’ makes, models, license plates and other features.” One on Elmira Road apparently caught Warren and Justin driving up to and leaving the scene where Washington’s remains were discarded and set on fire.

Solano County requested police agencies be on the lookout for that car, and that led to the suspects being caught in West Sacramento.

If Washington had been dumped in Davis, his killers would likely still be on the loose. That’s not to say the Davis PD does not use automated license plate readers.

According to the information

provided to me, they have ALPRs only on parking enforcement vehicles — the police golf carts you’ve likely seen in town. Their primary mission is to give tickets, not apprehend criminals.

When major crimes occur, the Davis police can send the parking enforcement vehicles to the scene after the fact. But unless a witness spotted a particular vehicle and got the license plate, and then the golf cart finds the car in question, these mobile cameras in Davis cannot help solve crimes like the ones in Elmira did.

“While an ALPR may be used to canvass license plates around any crime scene, particular consideration should be given to using ALPRequipped cars to canvass areas around homicides, shootings and other major incidents,” according to the DPD manual.

It would make far more sense — if the goal were to get the bad guys off the street — to have license plate readers positioned around town that capture the identification of every vehicle that drives by.

And then, if, say, someone driving a red Ford sedan had just robbed the ARCO on Russell Boulevard, the ALPR could tell the police which red Ford that was, whom that vehicle is registered to and the address of the registered owner. In other words, it would be far more likely that a violent offender would be caught.

As you might imagine, civil libertarians are concerned that the use of automated license plate readers can be abused. Their reasonable worry is that innocent civilians could be tracked.

According to its webpage, “the ACLU calls for the adoption of legislation and law enforcement agency policies adhering to strict privacy principles to prevent the government from tracking our movements on a massive scale.”

I agree with that. My preference would be, any time a police agency wants to access the information in its database captured by the cameras to catch a suspected criminal, it should have to get a courtauthorized search warrant. In emergencies, judges will issue warrants immediately if the evidence presented to the court justifies that authority.

The policy and procedure manual of the Davis Police Department lays out how ALPRs are to be used and not used by parking enforcement personnel and others in the agency. There is a special login/log-out procedure that documents “all access of information by name, date and time.”

The only people who have regular access to the system are the police chief, the parking supervisor, the police services specialist and “police department administration.”

Anyone in the department who logs in is “required to have individual credentials for access and use of the systems and/or data.”

As noted above, if a crime occurs and it is believed the suspect vehicle may have been spotted by a camera “mounted on a marked parking enforcement vehicle,” that information can be used to locate criminals on what the police call “hot lists.”

The police department manual details the types cases where the ALPR system may be used. The crimes include finding stolen vehicles, wanted persons, missing or endangered persons and sexual offenders. The chief or his designee may also use license plate data to help enforce domestic violence protection orders and the supervised release of federal probationers upon request. \Davis policy prohibits the use of ALPRs in ways that are deemed invasions of privacy, harassment or intimidation or personal use.

All of the benefits of having the ability to catch criminals with widespread license plate readers around town apply to having an array of police video cameras on public streets, squares, parks, parking lots and buildings.

Enterprise readers likely know we recently had two murders in Davis — one stabbing in Central Park; a second in Sycamore Park. In the second case, the alleged assailant was seen leaving the scene on a bicycle. A license plate reader would not have helped solve that case.

But if the Davis Police Department had video surveillance cameras in Central Park — which the police could not look at without a warrant — the perpetrator of that 11 a.m. murder would likely have been caught. It’s not unthinkable the crime itself would have been on video.

Even if installing cameras and ALPRs comes at a monetary price, surely the lives of those taken by violent criminals are worth more.

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

Reform needed for lawsuits

The American Tort Reform Foundation last year named California the third worst Judicial Hellhole in the country, our 17th time on its annual list. Amid our state’s litany of economic difficulties, our legal system is the secret culprit that often puts us over the top as the worst state for businesses in America.

There is the exploitation of our state’s Americans with Disabilities Act — California is responsible for more than half of the country’s ADA litigation. Intended to ensure public places are accessible for everyone, the ADA in California has instead been warped by misguided

Speak

President

policies that disproportionately benefit plaintiffs’ attorneys.

Another example is the 3,000-percent jump in website accessibility filings — plaintiffs claiming company websites aren’t descriptive enough of their building dimensions or accommodations — since 2018. You read that right. Legal loopholes allow trial attorneys to hunt for disabled Californians, match them with businesses who could be ripe for the smallest violations, and then file copy-and-paste lawsuits one after the other until one sticks.

Last year, a California firm filed 560 ADA claims on behalf of just one plaintiff.

This issue affects all Californians, even here in Davis. As The Enterprise covered, a serial ADA lawsuit filer named Scott Johnson was just sentenced to tax fraud. He was responsible for thousands of bogus ADA-related lawsuits himself.

The Hon. Joe Biden, The White House, Washington, D.C., 20500; 202-456-1111 (comments), 202-456-1414 (switchboard); email: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

U.S. Senate

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202-224-3841; email: https://www. feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/ e-mail-me

Sen. Alex Padilla, 112 Hart Senate Office

Lawsuit abuse is wrong, and it is destroying jobs and hurting our economy. Most Californians can’t see the cost of lawsuit abuse, but every day, businesses are forced to fend off predatory lawyers looking to take advantage of our justice system for a quick payday. And our system allows it. Legislators in Sacramento have the ability to enact meaningful reform that would prevent serial litigants from taking advantage of local, small businesses. Simple solutions would go a long way, like a safe harbor provision that allows business owners to rectify ADArelated issues before being threatened with litigation.

Until such reforms are enacted, we will continue to see our justice system abused by profiteering trial attorneys.

Megan Acarregui Davis

Building, Washington, D.C., 20510; 202224-3553; email: https://www.padilla. senate.gov/contact/contact-form/

House of Representatives

Rep. Mike Thompson, 268 Cannon Office

Building, Washington, D.C., 20515; 202225-3311. District office: 622 Main Street, Suite 106, Woodland, CA 95695; 530-753-5301; email: https:// https:// mikethompsonforms.house.gov/contact/

Governor Gov. Gavin Newsom, State Capitol, Suite 1173, Sacramento, CA 95814; 916-4452841; email: https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/ gov40mail/

Good showing for Aggies’ Stephens

Enterprise staff

LA QUINTA — On Tuesday, the UC Davis men’s golf team finished the second and third rounds of the Big West Championship.

The Aggies finished the tournament in seventh place, after round two of the championships was suspended due to excessive winds and rendered the course unplayable on Monday.

As a team UC Davis posted rounds of 296, 296 and 298 for a three-round score of 26-over 890.

Junior Mark Stephens paced the Aggies, as he tied for eighth, after showing out in round-two.

In the turbulent second round, Stephens fired for his best round of the season with an incredible 8-under 64 stroke play.

UCD track and field

The UCD track and field teams returned to the friendly confines of the Woody Wilson Track as

they hosted Sacramento State for the annual Causeway Classic Dual on Friday.

On the women’s side, sophomore Madison Kackley led the Aggies with two event victories as she won the 1,500-meter run and 5,000.

Freshman Luaren Medley won the 400-meter hurdles.

The Aggies won five of seven field events. Chelsea Daye (long jump), Brena Videll (hammer throw), Kerrington Smith (triple jump), Sydney McCann (pole vault) won their respective events.

Smith’s jump of 41 feet, 3.75 inches broke the school record and was over a foot personal best.

On the men’s side, Corey Moore won the discus throw and the shot put.

Ivan Mendez (800 meter), Joseph Monti (400 meter), Michael Cooper (1,500 meter) and Ethan Brooks (5,000 meter) and Chris Coles (3,000 meter steeplechase also won their events.

FUN: ‘They continue to amaze me with their camaraderie’

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proud of every single one of them. They continue to amaze me with their camaraderie and commitment to their teammates.”

Sarah Bennetts was a double winner in the 100 freestyle at 49.74 and the 100 breaststroke at 1:01.16.

Sara Kos won the 50 freestyle at 24.53 seconds.

Ella Ackerman won the

500 freestyle at 5:00.14 and third in the 200 IM at 2:05.96.

Makena Leacox second in the 100 butterfly at 56.36.

Top finishers for Davis were Ava Portello, who took second place in the 200 freestyle at 1:50.52.

The 200-medley relay team of Kos, Bennetts, Adelia Biello and Leacox won at 1:43.39.

The 200-freestyle squad

of Leacox, Bailey Paquette, Ackerman and Portello raced to a first-place finish at 1:37.33.

The 400-freestyle team of Bennetts, Biello, Kos and Portello won at 3:25.15.

Diving

The diving portion of the section championships were held at St. Mary’s High of Stockton on April

28 for the girls and April 29 for the boys.

Violet Watts took second place for DHS at 359.30 points in 1-meter diving.

Anyone who will be going to the championships, admission is $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens and military and $5 for high school students who have their student ID card.

Children are free.

Mike BUsh/enterprise photo

Warrior guard Stephen Curry (30) goes to the basket in front of Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (10) in Sunday’s Game 7. To view more photos of this NBA Playoff contest, visit www.davisenterprise.com, click on the Sports tab and look for the story below this photo caption.

DHS grads reflect on Golden experience

By Mark DeVaughn Enterprise correspondent

SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento Kings trailed by 19 points Sunday when Golden 1 Center’s exits left the bench.

The doorways got busy halfway through the fourth quarter of Game 7.

Home fans departed for stops on the grieving process.

The partisans refused to watch the Golden State Warriors celebrate a Western Conference playoff series-clinching win. They wore sad, painted faces.

Fans accepted the end of a season that surpassed expectations. The locals took solace in another consolation.

As a setting for absorbing a crushing loss, downtown Sacramento is better than ARCO Arena.

Davis High graduates

Rosemary Milich and Erin Sierchio are longtime Kings fans who attended Sunday’s eliminationgame. Asked what makes Golden 1 Center different

from the Kings’ old arena, the longtime friends shouted the same answer.

“Community,” they said in unison.

“There was no crowd hanging around, no postgame party,” Milich remembered about ARCO Arena. “Here, you get community. You get people who are also sad, or people who are also sharing in the joy.”

Milich and Sierchio have been friends for 30 years. They met in junior high school. The sincere sports fans watched many games together at the Kings’ no-frills home in Natomas.

“At ARCO games, you were in the middle of nowhere,” Sierchio said. “In Natomas, it was just a parking lot.”

Golden 1 Center hosted its first Kings game in 2016. The club called Natomas home for its first 31 seasons

— Follow Mark DeVaughn on Twitter: @OrangeMarkD.

Big West ConferenCe/CoUrtesy photo UC Davis men’s golfer Mark Stephens gets ready to tee off at the Big West Conference tournament.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case Number: CV2023-525

To all interested persons:

Petitioner: Kening Thonen filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present name a Kening Thonen to Proposed name Kaya Kening Thonen

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

00 11 16 – NOTICE INVITING BIDS WATER MAIN REPLACEMENTS - 2023 PACKAGE CIP No ET8190

1 Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Davis ( City ) invites and will receive sealed Bids up to but not later than May 18 2023 2:30 PM at the City Clerk’s office of the City Manager located at 23 Russell Boulevard Davis CA 95616 for the furnishing to the City of all labor, equipment, materials, tools, services, transportation, permits, utilities, and all other items necessary for the WATER MAIN REPLACEMENTS – 2023 CIP No ET8190 (the Project ) At said time Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the City Office Bids received after said time shall be returned unopened Bids shall be valid for a period of 90 calendar days after the Bid opening date BID OPENING PROCEDURE The bids shall be opened in Council Chambers at 23 Russell Boulevard Davis CA 95616 Bidders will comply with the currently active Yolo County Order on COVID-19 These can be found at https://www yolocounty org/government/general-government-departments/health-human-services/adults/communicable-disease-investigation-and-control/covid-19

You are hereby directed to cause all workers and subcontracto rs on the Project to comply with all aspects of the current order

2 Requesting Plans And Specifications Plans and specifications (not including standard specifications and other documents included by reference) and proposal forms may be obtained by logging on to www blueprintexpress com/davis or by calling BPXpress Reprographics at (916)760-7281 The cost is $75 per set (plus shipping and handling) and is non-refundable Any bidder that fails to purchase a complete set of plans, specifications and proposal forms from BPXpress Reprographics prior to the bid opening date

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

Date: 5/24/2023 Time: 9:00 a m Dept : 14 Room:

The address of the court is Yolo Superior Court Clerks Office - Civil 1000 Main Street Woodland CA 95695

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

The Davis Enterprise

Date: March 27 2023

David Rosenberg

Judge of the Superior Court

Published April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 2023 #2239

Subcontractor Substitution requests shall be made within 35 calendar days after the award of the contract Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b) the City may make findings designating that certain additional materials methods or services by specific brand or trade name other than those listed in the Standard Specifications be used for the Project Such fi ndings, if any, as well as the materials methods or services and their specific brand or trade names that must be used for the Project may be found in the Special Conditions

6 Trenches and Open Excavations Pursuant to Labor Code Section 6707, if this Project involves construction of a pipeline, sewer, sewage disposal system, boring and jacking pits or similar trenches or open excavations which are five feet or deeper each bid submitted in response hereto shall contain as a bid item adequate sheeting shoring and bracing or equivalent method for the protection of life or limb which shall conform to applicable safety orders

7 Bid Security Each Bid shall be accompanied by cash a certified or cashier s check or Bid Bond secured from a surety company satisfactory to the City Council the amount of which shall not be less than ten percent (10%) of the submitted Total Bid Price made payable to City of Davis as bid security The bid security shall be provided as a guarantee that within five (5) working days after the City provides the successful bidder the Notice of Award the successful Bidder will enter into a contract and provide the necessary bonds and certificates of insurance The bid security will be declared forfeited if the successful Bidder fails to comply within said time No interest will be paid on funds deposited with the City The Bid Bond submitted shall be provided by a surety duly authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to transact surety business in the State of California

8 Performance Bond and Labor and Material Bond The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Faithful Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price Each bond shall be in the forms set forth herein shall be secured from a surety company that meets all State of California bonding requirements as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 995 120 and that is a California admitted surety insurer Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California the successful Bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by the City to ensure its performance under the contract

9 Labor Code Requirements Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773 the City has obtained the prevailing rate of per diem wages and the prevailing wage rate for holiday and overtime work applicable in Yolo County from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations for each craft classification or type of worker needed to execute this contract A copy of these prevailing wage rates may be obtained via the internet at: www dir ca gov/dlsr/

In addition a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages is available at the City’s Public Works Department and shall be made available to interested parties upon request The successful bidder shall post a copy of the prevailing wage rates at each job site It shall be mandatory upon the Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded and upon any subcontractors to comply with all Labor Code provisions which include but are not limited to the payment of not less than the said specified prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract, employment of apprentices, hours of labor and debarment of contractors and subcontractors

Pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1725 5 and 1771 1 all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on be listed in a bid proposal or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations No Bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor s and subcontractors current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work If awarded a contract the Bidder and its subcontractors of any tier shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project Notwithstanding the foregoing the contractor registration requirements mandated by Labor Code Sections 1725 5 and 1771 1 shall not apply to work performed on a public works project that is exempt pursuant to the small project exemption specified in Labor Code Sections 1725

Each bid must conform to the requirements of the Contract Documents which can be downloaded along with all bid documents at www bidsync com It is the bidder s responsibility to register at www bidsync com to ensure notification of all add e n d a a n d i s s u e d p r o j e c t i n f o r m a t i o n I t i s t h e b i d d e r ’ s r esponsibility to arrange for printing services For more information send questions through www bidsy nc com

Note to General Contractors; Joint Apprenticeship Committee Participation Requirement: The County adopted a policy that one of requirements to be deemed a responsive bidder is that when submitting a bid at or in excess of one million dollars ($1 000 000) the bidder must then be participating in a joint apprenticeship committee on public works projects

The California Department of Industrial Relations defines a joint apprenticeship committee as a committee made up of equal number of members from labor and management Bidders submitting bids at or in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000) must complete a California Department of Industrial Relations’ DAS-7 form that documents the bidder’s participation in a joint apprenticeship committee Bids that are not accompanied by such proof of participation will be rejected The County will verify participation prior to the award Published April 26 May 3 2023 #2257

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Cheryl Ann Wellington CASE NO PR2023-0088

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

A Petition for Probate has been filed by: James H Wellington in the Superior Court of California County of:

Yolo

The Petition for Probate requests that: James H Wellington 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: May 17 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 (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 assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250 A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk

directed to cause all workers and subcontractors on the Project to comply with all aspects of the curre nt order 2 Requesting Plans And Specifications Plans and specifications (not including standard specifications and other documents included by reference) and proposal forms may be obtained by logging on to www blueprintexpress com/davis or by calling BPXpress Reprographics at (916) 760-7281 The cost is $75 per set (plus shipping and handling) and is non-refundable Any bidder that fails to purchase a complete set of plans, specifications and proposal forms from BPXpress Reprographics prior to the bid opening date and time OR is not included on the BPXpress plan holder list shall have their bid deemed non-responsive In other words, the bidder must purchase the plan set from BPXpress Reprographics AND be on the BPXpress plan holder list to be deemed responsive The only exception shall be in the event a bidder s name is not included on the plan holders list but the bidder can produce proof of purchase of the plans specifications and proposal forms from BPXpress Reprographics with a purchase date that occurred prior to the close of bidding Any bid produced from plans specifications and proposal forms obtained from sources

responsibility

fective or incomplete copying, excerpting, scanning, faxing, downloading

press Reprographics may change without notice to prospective bidders The Contract Documents shall supersede any information posted or transmitted by BPXpress Reprographics Bids must be submitted on the City’s Bid Forms To the extent required by

plan room Contract documents will not be available

5 Contractor’s License Classification and Subcontractors Unless otherwise provided in the Instructions for Bidders each Bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to Sections 7000 et seq of the Business and Professions Code in the following classification(s) throughout the time it submits its Bid and for the duration of the contract: Class [A] General Engineering Contractor s License, or th e following: C-7, C-10, C-61/D28 License Subcontractor Substitution requests shall be made within 35 calendar days after the award of the contract Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b) the City may make findings designating that certain additional materials methods or services by specific brand or trade name other than those listed in the Standard Specifications be used for the Pro ject Such findings if any as well as the materials, methods or services and their specific brand or trade names that must be used for the Project may be found in the Special Conditions

6 Trenches and Open Excavations

Pursuant to Labor Code Section 6707 if this Project involves construction of a pipeline sewer sewage disposal system boring and jacking pits or similar trenches or open excavations which are five feet or deeper each bid submitted in response hereto shall contain, as a bid item, adequate sheeting, shoring, and bracing, or equivalent method, for the protection of life or limb, which shall conform to applicable safety orders

7 Bid Security

Each Bid shall be accompanied by cash a certified or cashier’s check or Bid Bond secured from a surety company satisfactory to the City Council the amount of which shall not be less than ten percent (10%) of the submitted Total Bid Price made payable to City of Davis as bid security The bid security shall be provided as a guarantee that within five (5) working days after the City provides the successful bidder the Notice of Award the successful Bidder will enter into a contract and provide the necessary bonds and certificates of insurance The bid security will be declared forfeited if the successful Bidder fails to comply within said time No interest will be paid on funds deposited with the City The Bid Bond submitted shall be provided by a surety duly authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to transact surety business in the State of California

8 Performance Bond and Labor and Material Bond

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Faithful Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price Each bond shall be in the forms set forth herein shall be secured from a surety company that meets all State of California bonding requirements as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 995 120 and that is a California admitted surety insurer

Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California, the successful Bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by the City to ensure its performance under the contract

9 Labor Code Requirements Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773 the City has obtained the prevailing rate of per diem wages and the prevailing wage rate for holiday and overtime work applicable in Yolo County from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute this contract A copy of these prevailing wage rates may be obtained via the internet at: www dir ca gov/dlsr/

In addition a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages is available at the City’s Public Works Department and shall be made available to interested parties upon request The successful bidder shall post a copy of the prevailing wage rates at each job site It shall be mandatory upon the Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractors, to comply with all Labor Code provisions, which include but are not limited to the payment of not less than the said specified prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract employment of apprentices hours of labor and debarment of contractors and subcontractors

t w w w b i d s y n c c o m a t n o c o s t I t i s t h e bidder’s responsibility to register at www bidsync com to ensure notification of all addenda It is the bidder s responsibility to arrange for printing services For more information send questions through www bidsync com There will be a pre-bid meeting at 10AM on MAY 16 2023 at the Yolo County Central Landfill located at 44090 County Road 28H Woodland Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to sections 7000 et seq of the Business and Professions Code in the following classification(s) throughout the time it submits its bid and for the duration of the contract: a valid A License and DIR Number The successful bidder shall furnish a payment bond and a performance bond, each in the full amount of the c o n t r a c t p r i c e T h e s e b o n d s s h a l l b e e x e c u t e d b y a s u r e t y s p e c i f i e d i n C a l i f o r n i a C o d e o f C i v i l P r o c e d u r e S e c t i o n 995 310 Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22300 the successful bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by the County to ensure its performance under the contract Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code the general prevailing wage rates in the County in which the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations These wage rates are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project a va ila b le fo r re vi e w at Yo lo Co unty Central L andfi ll 440 9 0 County Road 28H, Woodland, California and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations internet web site at http://www dir ca gov/DLSR/PWD The successful bidder shall post a copy of the prevailing wage rates at each job site It shall be mandatory upon the bidder to whom the contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractors, to comply with all Labor Code provisions, which include but are not limited to t h e p a y m e n t o f n o t l e s s t h a n t h e s a i d s p e c i f i e d p r e v a i l i n g wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract employment of apprentices hours of labor and d e b a r m e n t o f c o n t r a c t o r s a n d s u b c o n t r a c t o r s P u r s u a n t t o Labor Code section 1725 5 and 1771 3 contractors and subcontractors who intend to bid on be listed in a bid proposal or e n t e r i n t o a c o n t r a c t t o p e r f o r m p u b l i c w o r k m u s t b e r egistered with the Department of Industrial Relations No proposal will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor s and subcontractors current registrat i o n w i t h t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f I n d u s t r i a l R e l a t i o n s t o p e r f o r m public work This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations

Note to General Contractors; Joint Apprenticeship Committee

Participation Requirement: The County adopted a policy that one of requirements to be deemed a responsive bidder is that when submitting a bid at or in excess of one million dollars the b i d d e r m u s t t h e n b e p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n a j o i n t a p p r e n t i c e s h i p committee on public works projects The California Departm e n t o f I n d u s t r i a l R e l a t i o n s d e f i n e s a j o i n t a p p r e n t i c e s h i p committee as a committee made up of equal number of members from labor and management Bidders submitting bids at or in excess of one million dollars must complete a Californi a D e p a r t m e n t o f I n d u s t r i a l R e l a t i o n s D A S - 7 f o r m t h a t d o c uments the bidder s participation in a joint apprenticeship committee Bids that are not accompanied by such proof of participation will be rejected The County will verify participation prior to the award Published May 3 10 2023 #2262

Pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1725 5 and 1771 1 all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations No Bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor s and subcontractors current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work If awarded a contract the Bidder and its su bcontractors of any tier shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project Notwithstanding the foregoing the contractor registration requirements mandated by Labor Code Sections 1725 5 and 1771 1 shall not apply to work performed on a public works project that is exempt pursuant to the small project exemption specified in Labor Code Sections 1725 5 and 1771 1 This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations In bidding on this Project it shall be the Bidder s sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its Bid

UC Davis: Coal trains increase Air Pollution in Bay Area

By Kat Kerlin Enterprise staff writer

Coal trains and terminal operations add a significant amount of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution to urban areas, more so than other freight or passenger trains, according to a study conducted in Richmond by UC Davis researchers.

The paper, published in the journal Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, is the first study of coal train particulate pollution in a U.S. urban area. It’s also the first to use artificial intelligence technologies to verify that the source of air pollution detected comes from coal.

It found that passing trains carrying coal add on average 8 micrograms per cubic meter of air (ug/m3) to ambient PM2.5 pollution. That is 2 to 3 ug/m3 more than freight trains contribute. Even empty coal cars add about 2 ug/m3 to the air due to traces of

coal dust. Under certain wind conditions, these concentrations reached 25 ug/m3.

The authors released a full report this week to the California Air Resources Board with additional measurements of coal and petroleum coke (a byproduct of oil refining). It demonstrated that the storage and handling of these materials at shipping terminals and train holding yards also emit PM2.5, and that this air pollution reaches residential communities.

That report further describes the health and environmental justice implications of coal-related pollution for residents in Richmond and in nearby Oakland, where a coal terminal proposal is currently under discussion.

“Across the world, trains tend to go through the lowest-income and most vulnerable parts of communities,” said lead author Bart Ostro, a scientist with the UC Davis Air Quality Research Center. “Rail conveyance of coal

represents a significant local and global public health hazard and environmental justice concern. That’s why quantifying the contribution of coal trains in urban areas is so important.”

Rail conveyance of coal accounts for one-third of U.S. rail freight tonnage and is a source of fine

particulate matter, associated with a range of health problems, from heart and respiratory disease to premature death and adverse birth outcomes. But the contribution of air pollution from coal trains has been difficult to quantify, given difficulties in monitoring and discerning coal-carrying

trains from other trains.

For this study, UCD air quality researcher Nicholas Spada developed an artificial intelligencedriven monitoring system to quantify the average and maximum PM2.5 concentrations of full and empty coal trains compared to freight and passenger trains. The device can differentiate between coal, freight and passenger trains, day or night, and measure the fine particulate pollution they produce in real time.

Between May 2022 and October 2022, the monitor was placed along train tracks in Richmond, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area with a racially diverse population of about 115,000 people and high rates of asthma and heart disease. Other monitoring took place over the past two years.

The authors found that coal transport, storage and handling significantly increase community exposure to ambient PM2.5.

J.J.Fillatti/Courtesy photo

Catch a view of songbirds like this blue grosbeak on an Audubon excursion in May.

Yolo Audubon plans May

Enterprise staff

Yolo Audubon has a couple of field trips planned in May.

On Saturday, May 6, Rob Furrow, an assistant professor in wildlife, fish and conservation biology at UC Davis, will lead a field trip to Willowbank Ditch in South Davis. The focus of this field trip will be on migrating songbirds passing through Davis.

Early May is the heart of warbler and flycatcher migration. Some of the targets include Wilson’s, yellow and MacGillivray’s warblers, western woodpewee, western tanager, and lazuli bunting. This trip will also entail learning the songs and calls of an array of songbirds as well as discussing their habitat and food sources.

For information contact Furrow at robertfurrow@ gmail.com.

On Sunday May 7, Manfred Kusch, an emeritus professor at UC Davis, will lead a tour of his garden in Winters. He has cultivated his home garden, which borders on Putah Creek,

outings

into a true birding extravaganza.

Kusch attracts a wide variety of birds in the gardens around the house, especially hummingbirds and orioles. The multi-layered vegetation on either side of the creek hosts spring migrants and residents such as grosbeaks, tanagers and a variety of warblers and vireos.

Space is limited for this trip. Contact John Hansen to reserve a spot at jjhindavis@yahoo.com.

For information on how to participate in these events, go to the group’s websites; yoloaudubon. org or facebook.com/yoloaudubonsociety.

Yolo Audubon, a chapter of the National Audubon Society, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster an appreciation of birds and conservation in Yolo County. The group offers live and virtual events in an effort to educate and inform the public about birds and birdwatching. More information on birds in Yolo County is available at the websites.

— UC Davis News

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Dhawal Majithia of UC Davis checks a monitoring system at the Richmond holding yard for a study on air pollution.