The Davis Enterprise Sunday, June 18, 2023

Work goes on for Davis High goalie

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Hyder steps down as School Board trustee

By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer

Blue and Gold(en 1): UCD celebrates grads

By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer

The UC Davis community will have celebrated 7,000 graduates by the end of the weekend with five ceremonies held for the first time at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

About 6,950 students registered to participate in the undergraduate commencements, with about 1,300 to 1,460 students and thousands of guests expected at each ceremony.

Punctuating the opening,

soprano Crisia Regaldo, of Los Angeles sang the National Anthem on Friday and had been expected to sing on Sunday.

Guest speaker Darrell Steinberg, mayor of Sacramento since 2016, spoke via a recorded video to all five undergraduate ceremonies. On Saturday, top graduating senior Neeraj Senthil of Sunnyvale will have received the University Medal as the top graduating senior at the commencement. Besides being a star student in biomedical engineering and earning a provisional patent, and

co-authoring a research paper, he has cuddled sick babies at UCD Medical Center and teaches math at local schools.

With a mix of pre-recorded speeches from university deans and live speeches from UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May, Amber Boydstun, professor and director of graduate studies for the Department of Political Science in the College of Letters and Science, and outstanding student C. Sophia Mares de Juan, Friday’s ceremony was just part of the five undergraduate commencements and seven

commencements for graduate and professional students. May told the class of 2023 to take a look around, recognize, and celebrate all the sacrifices, all the lost sleep, the stresses of exams and essays, and perhaps missed opportunities to hang with family and friends back home. “But now your moment has finally arrived. For the moms and the dads and the other family members: I’m sure a lot of memories are flashing through your mind. You might

‘No more excuses’: Leaders speak out on gun violence awareness

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer Yolo County leaders out-

lined Friday the creation of a local collaboration aimed at taking a preventive stance on gun violence.

The announcement came at a Central Park news conference marking National Gun Violence Awareness Month and National Gun Violence Awareness Day of Action, where speakers highlighted California’s efforts at curbing gunrelated deaths and the ongoing need for further action on all sides of the political aisle.

“Every day 30 people are

killed by someone using a gun,” said Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, organizer of the event, which featured representatives of law enforcement agencies, the medical community and volunteer groups such as Moms Demand Action, along with local, county and state elected leaders.

“This year alone, we’ve had more mass shootings than we’ve had days of the year,” said Thompson, who also serves as chair of Congress’ Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. He added that gunfire remains the leading cause of death for young children and

teens, “and that’s shameful.”

Friday’s speakers included California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who spoke of his personal experience with gun violence — a disturbing text he and his wife received from their eldest child.

“Mom and Dad, I’m in lockdown because of an active shooter,” the teen texted from her East Bay Area high school, according to Bonta, who recalled the period of fear and uncertainty that followed that alert.

The incident ended

It was a somber mood that gripped the school board meeting on Thursday, June 15, as it marked the departure of Trustee, Betsy Hyder. Although there was much to adhere on the agenda, the meeting kicked off with heartfelt goodbyes from Hyder’s fellow Trustees.

After the words of praise and affection, Hyder addressed the board herself.

“Life just comes at you sometimes, and I’m not ready to go. I really, really was intentional about this term and next year’s presidency. But the universe is screaming at me and so I will step off and do what I need to do to heal. It has been a traumatic accident that I’ve never experienced before so I’m learning how to heal, and I wanted to be here in person to say to the community, my deepest regrets that I wasn’t able to finish my term,” Hyder

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Legislative Dems make budget offer to Newsom

By Alexei Koseff CalMatters

Still yet to strike a budget deal with Gov. Gavin Newsom, legislative Democrats have put their own spending priorities into a bill that they plan to pass this week ahead of a critical deadline.

The proposal, which was published online late Sunday, represents an agreement between the Democratic caucuses of the state Senate and Assembly, both of which hold supermajorities and can pass any measure without Republican support. The Legislature is constitutionally

required to approve a balanced budget by Thursday to get paid. The Assembly and Senate approved the budget bill on Thursday morning, over Republican objections.

But negotiations are ongoing with Newsom, including over a looming shortfall in public transit funding and the governor’s push to streamline permitting for infrastructure projects, as California faces a budget deficit estimated to be more than $30 billion. They have just weeks remaining to work out a compromise

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HYDER

Briefly

Biotech update, on ‘Davisville’

The news that Genentech was building a huge biotech manufacturing plant in Vacaville 25 years ago was a big story for biotech innovation as well as for the regional economy.

But now Roche, the giant pharmaceutical company that bought Genentech, says it will leave the plant. On the current edition of the KDRT program "Davisville," host Bill Buchanan discusses the exit and other developments in biotech with guest Jim DeKloe.

DeKloe, an instructor with a long string of achievements and accolades in biotechnology, started the Industrial Biotech Program at Solano Community College.

“Davisville” appears on Davis station KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM on Mondays at 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays at noon, Fridays at 5 p.m., and Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. The current program will be broadcast through June 24, and is available anytime at https://kdrt. org/davisville or on Apple podcasts.

Finally, some crumbs may come our way

Some days you wake up to headlines that make you want to pull the covers over your head and stay in bed.

Other days you wake up to headlines that get you so excited you don't even need a cup of coffee to wake up.

I experienced the latter the other day when I awoke to the headline "Bipartisan bill to make Big Tech pay publishers for news advances despite Meta threat."

Glory Hallelujah, it must be Christmas.

The story came from John Woolfolk of the esteemed Bay Area News Group, and as far as I'm concerned, the guy deserves a Pulitzer.

Of course, John didn't introduce the bill in the California State Legislature, he just reported on it.

The story begins with a quote from Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, an Oakland Democrat, who told her colleagues "Free press is in our constitution, and it is at risk right now. That is what this bill is about."

Both houses of the California Legislature are decidedly Democratic, but this bill, AB 886,

cleared the Assembly by a 46-6 vote. (See "Bipartisan" in the headline above.) Given the enormous chasm between the two major parties these days, this vote is an absolute stunner. Generally, if Democrats say it's Monday, Republicans will automatically claim it's Tuesday, even if the reality is that it's actually Friday.

What has happened, apparently, is that Democrats love print journalists - who tend to vote Democratic 95 percent of the time — and Republicans detest Big Tech folks like Mark Zuckerberg, one of the folks this bill is aimed at.

So it's truly a marriage made in heaven. Or at least Sacramento.

"The legislation — co-authored by Assemblymen Bill Essayli, a

Riverside Republican, and Josh Lowenthal, a Long Beach Democrat — now heads to the State Senate," the story goes on.

"Although supporters and opponents predict a long fight ahead, the vote marked a milestone for the proposal to subsidize struggling media organizations whose financial model has been rocked by technological changes in the way news is distributed and consumed."

In other words, as a humble typist for a small community newspaper, I get zip if my work ends up on Facebook by someone's hand other than my own. Some publishers consider that theft.

The California Legislature thinks it has the solution, following the lead of Canada and Australia, both of which have already passed similar laws.

"The California bill would set a binding arbitration process to determine a percentage of advertising revenue that internet platforms would pay news organizations for their articles."

Presumably, a percentage of that percentage would trickle

down to those of us who pound a keyboard for a living.

The bill is sponsored by the California News Publishers Association and supported by a great number of print and broadcast folks. Surprise, surprise, it is opposed by both Facebook and Google.

The numbers on each side of this issue are stark.

On the one hand, California has lost 100 newspapers in the last 10 years. On the other hand, Meta (Facebook) had profits of $23.2 billion last year, while Google checked in with a whopping $59.9 billion.

One Democrat, Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi of Torrance, sprinkled a bit of cold water on the proposal, even as he voted to move the bill forward.

"This bill runs the risk of favoring large newspapers over small newspapers," Muratsuchi noted, while insisting the bill be modified to "make sure all media is supported."

Thanks, Al. We little guys appreciate your concern.

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.

UCD: To combat life’s stress, we seek negative entertainment

Researchers look at how people manage emotions

By Karen Nikos-Rose Enterprise staff writer

When the day is filled with news of mass shootings, police malfeasance and “me too” courtroom escapades, people turn to entertainment media, where they watch — as it turns out — more negativity, a new UC Davis study suggests.

Researchers have long known that people use media to manage their emotions. But why do some people watch a Disney animated flick and others a biopic about the holocaust, asked Richard Huskey, assistant professor of communication and corresponding author of the study.

During a three-year period from 2020 to 2023 — which included both pandemic closures and nonpandemic months — researchers observed that most of the hundreds of people in their study had a persistent preference for negative media. This result was observed for all adults under 50 years old. It appears that adults 50 years and older tend to seek more escapist media entertainment with less negativity.

The study, composed of

three separate computational decision-making experiments, was published in the Journal of Communication June 12.

The way researchers used to think about how people use media to manage their emotions goes like this, explained Huskey, who is also principal investigator of the Cognitive Communication Science Lab and an affiliated researcher with the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain: “The ‘reason’ someone decided to watch a sitcom rather than a crime drama last night might be because they had a bad day at work and wanted something to help improve their mood.”

This explanation, however, has received mixed support since the 1980s, when it was first being researched. “If the explanation I described is true, why would anyone want to watch movies like Schindler’s List? So, researchers from UC Davis and Michigan State tried to get to the bottom of the reasons for that behavior.

They observed in studies with college students and a nationally representative adult population by age, gender and race — more than 500 people in all — that most viewers prefer negative and highly arousing media. Beyond that, putting people into a negative mood seems to amplify their preference for even more negative content.

DA’s Restorative Justice program marks 10 years

licensing, housing and more, that can result from a conviction.

“Sometimes, people are in a bad mood, and use media to amplify that mood,” Huskey said. He said that finding was surprising.

“It shows that people use media for emotional regulation, but in a way that is really different than we’d expect,” he said.

This finding might surprise entertainment apps too. Not only did the researchers study people’s media preferences, but also how they decided what to watch. “That is what makes computational models so powerful,” said Xuanjun (Jason) Gong, a doctoral

candidate and lead author on the study. “They provide new insights into the psychological processes that govern our decisions.”

The researchers used a computational model to investigate when people make more cautious or careless choices and found that people are much more cautious when two very similar choices are offered.

Netflix, for example, places really similar choices side-by-side, such as a series of spy movies, or oodles of period costume dramas, or comedies, which can lead to indecision by the viewer, the

researchers observed. But when viewers channel surf, or look at other apps that offer movies or entertaining programs, the viewer can make choices among different types of media. That can make a viewer less cautious about their choice. Under that circumstance, people are more likely to choose the negative media option, the study showed. Co-authors of the study include Allison Eden and Ezgi Ulusoy from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.

— UC Davis News

(RJP) program celebrates its 10-year anniversary Wednesday, June 21, with a noontime recognition ceremony in Woodland.

Members of the public are invited to join in the celebration in the atrium of the Yolo County Administration building, 625 Court St. For more information, contact Nicole Kirkaldy at Nicole.Kirkaldy@yolocounty.org or 530-6668378.

The RJP held its first conferences in Davis on June 3, 2013. Over the past decade, more than 2,700 people have been diverted from the court system through RJP’s volunteerdriven, three-step conference process.

This process prioritizes accountability and making amends to victims and the community. Participants who engage in RJP can avoid the barriers to future education, employment,

RJP’s conference model was designed with input from local law enforcement and leaders in the restorative justice field who would go on to establish the Yolo Conflict Resolution Center. RJP has helped raise the bar for thoughtful, innovative criminal justice reform.

The RJP conference model is now utilized by Yolo’s collaborative courts (Mental Health Court and Addiction Intervention Court) and has been replicated in counties across the nation.

Wednesday's recognition celebration will honor the program's accomplishments and highlight the positive impacts it has had on the community. The ceremony will also serve as an opportunity to thank the program's partners, stakeholders, volunteers and participants.

Study reveals potential breakthrough in grapevine disease

UC researchers pave way for climateadaptive agriculture

By Ethan Perez Special to The Enterprise

A team of scientists has made a significant breakthrough in the battle against a devastating disease affecting grapevines. They include UC Irvine Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Brandon Gaut; and UC Davis professors of viticulture and enology Dario Cantù and Andy Walker.

The paper, recently published in Communications Biology, reveals the discovery of candidate genes for disease resistance in wild grape plants, offering hope for the future of the agriculture industry.

Xylella fastidiosa is a bacterium responsible for infecting various crops, including grapevines, coffee, almonds, citrus and olives. This disease has posed a significant challenge for farmers worldwide, with no known resistant varieties in major crops. However, building on a longterm project at UC Davis, the research team focused their attention on a wild grape species, Vitis arizonica, which exhibits natural resistance to the bacterium.

Through genetic mapping and genome-wide association studies, the researchers identified poten-

tial genes that could be introduced into grapevines to enhance their resistance. These findings have the potential to revolutionize the agricultural industry, offering a solution to a multibillion-dollar problem caused by Xylella fastidiosa.

Link to changing climate

One intriguing aspect of the study is the correlation between resistance genes and climate. The researchers discovered that the resistant genes were predominantly found in warm climates, indicating that the pathogen’s presence is more prevalent in these regions. By projecting climate change scenarios, the team predicts the future impact of the disease on various crops, including grapes and almonds.

“This study highlights the importance of scientific research in addressing the challenges posed by climate change and plant pathogens,” said Gaut, who led the research at UC Irvine.

“Understanding the genetic basis of resistance and the influence of climate on disease prevalence is crucial for developing effective strategies to protect our crops and ensure food security.”

The implications of this research extend beyond grapevines and offer insights into the genetic mechanisms of resistance in other susceptible crops. By harnessing the power of genetics,

genomics, and studying wild plant relatives, scientists can identify valuable resistance traits that could enhance crop resilience against Xylella fastidiosa and similar pathogens.

“Preserving, maintaining and genetically characterizing plant collections is paramount in our pursuit of discovering valuable genes for grape breeding programs,” said Cantù, who led the research at UC Davis.

The study’s findings under-

score the urgency of continued scientific research in agriculture, especially in the face of climate change. By unraveling the complex interactions between genes, pathogens and climate, researchers can develop targeted solutions to mitigate the devastating effects of plant diseases, safeguarding global food production.

The publication of this paper represents a significant milestone in the fight against Xylella fastidiosa and sets the stage for

future advancements in crop protection and climate-adaptive agriculture. The collaboration between UC Irvine and UC Davis scientists serves as a testament to the importance of interdisciplinary research in tackling pressing challenges.

The study received funding from the National Science Foundation.

Rural LGBTQ students deal with campus strife

By Adam Echelman CalMatters

In rural Siskiyou County, where California meets Oregon, the local community college is hiding its LGBTQ+ center behind closed doors. Queer students are scared for their safety.

“We are a very conservative county, and we have many students that are out at school but not at home,” said Ty Speck, who goes by “Mama Ty” among students and serves as the advisor to the LGBTQ+ club at the College of the Siskiyous. Instead, she said, the three students in the group wanted to meet in a rotating set of undisclosed locations.

All across California, but especially in rural areas and small cities scattered across the Central Coast, the Central Valley, and the Far North, community college leaders push back at the notion that California is an easy place to be queer.

In a report from last year obtained by CalMatters, college administrators across the state expressed their support for LGBTQ+ students but said that setbacks persist.

The report came as a follow up to a 2021 state grant of $10 million — the first of its kind geared specifically towards LGBTQ+ students in community colleges. But colleges consistently said that the money, less than $100,000 per college on average over five years, was not enough to hire staff positions or to set up a LGBTQ+ center on campus, even in places where

many students want it. Only 30 of California’s 115 brick-and-mortar community colleges had a designated LGBTQ+ space on campus at the time of the report. Eighteen colleges said they would use the state funds to help develop an LGBTQ+ center. The remaining 67 schools, including the students and faculty at the College of the Siskiyous, chose to invest the state’s dollars in training for staff, special graduation ceremonies or mental health support for LGBTQ+ students, who are significantly more likely to commit suicide than their peers.

Culture wars

Allie Harrison, 25, knows what it’s like to live on the margins. A selfdescribed witch who grew up kissing girls and boys in

rural Lassen County, more than two hours north of Lake Tahoe, she is now one of the three members of Lassen Community College’s LGBTQ+ student group.

“Everybody assumes that it’s like the rest of California and it’s not,” she said.

When Harrison attended Lassen High School a decade ago, she said the church would co-opt the school cafeteria after hours to run events. When that same church found out about her sexuality, the pastor told her mother that she was a “bad influence” and couldn’t attend the youth group anymore, Harrison says.

Later, she says her mother kicked her out of the house in part because of her sexuality, and Harrison moved to San Jose with her dad, where she embraced the more open-minded

culture at the high schools she attended. Now, back in Lassen for

college, Harrison says the culture is more accepting than it was just 10 years ago. There’s a Facebook group for LGBTQ+ people in Lassen County that counted Harrison as its 100th member, and the group regularly meets at a local bar.

But the culture wars that have swept the country have come to Lassen County. In April, residents came to a “showdown” over an effort to remove LGBTQ+ books from the children’s section of the public library. Weeks later, someone stole a pride flag from a local organization and spray-painted allegations about pedophilia on its walls.

The College of the Siskiyous took down its pride flag temporarily in 2019 after

someone claimed it was illegal to fly it. The college’s new leadership has since purchased additional flag poles and made a point to fly the flag every May, when the school observes its annual pride month (most students are gone in June). On the coast, similar challenges pervade, according to the report issued by colleges last year.

“Although California is known for its liberal acceptance and support of diverse communities, the small cities within the Central Coast of California are See STRIFE, Page A5

— UC Davis News

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Tim Li of the viticulture and enology department at UC Daisv, unloads barbera grapes during the grape harvest in the vineyard in 2015.

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Allie Harrison is a student of Lassen Community College in Susanville.

Mamma makes her debut downtown

The best outdoor dining spot in downtown Davis is finally back. Mamma, at 226 F St., opened on Friday.

It was two years ago this month that Davis native Michael Galyen and chef Arnaud Drouvillé signed a lease for the former Bistro 33 space – in a historic building that was once Davis City Hall. “It’s been an exercise in patience,” Galyen said Thursday at a preview dinner. “I’m stoked to show the community what we have.”

Mamma focuses on Italian food at reasonable prices. My table tried focaccia, an arugula salad, vegetarian pizza, seafood pasta, and a decadent cream puff filled with ice cream and topped with chocolate sauce and almonds. Other than the truffle pasta and the “Secondi” entrees like ribeye, pork or seafood, most dishes on the menu are well below $20. And it all comes with attentive table service.

“We’re not trying to gouge anybody,” Galyen said. The Napa resident wants to educate people about Italian wines, which are affordable and delicious.

The restaurant owners are thrilled to be in Davis. Galyen and Drouvillé also plan a restaurant in the former Uncle Vito’s space at Second and E streets, called Craft, which will focus in slow-cooked meats. Galyen said the prices there will be less than it’d cost for you to barbecue the same meat at home. They hope to have it open as soon as October (it’s simpler, since it’s not a historic building). A third downtown Davis restaurant may be in the works as well.

“This is my hometown,” Galyen said, pointing to a room full of his friends and family members. “I have high school friends all around me.”

The restaurant opens for lunch and dinner, from 11 a.m. daily. It closes at 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays. Closing hours may adapt, depending on patronage. But the site also includes a café/deli (in the former City Hall Tavern portion of the property), which will open earlier and close later than the restaurant. The café (with counter service) will open for breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. daily.

During restaurant hours, the café will serve as a deli and Italian market. It will stay open for

an hour past the restaurant’s closing time, as dessert café.

The café has its own patio, which will be available for special events. During the first week or so, the restaurant patio seating will be smaller than capacity, as the staff acclimates.

Two preliminary applications, if approved, would turn two shuttered retail buildings in downtown Davis into apartments, with retail on the ground floor.

On May 26, the city received a proposal for the former Hibbert Lumber Co. property at 500 G St. The five-story project would include 224 residential and live/ work units, a lobby, leasing office, bicycle storage, retail, public fitness center, public coworking space, outdoor public passageway on the first floor, and a landscaped roof deck and clubhouse on the fifth floor.

The top three floors would be one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Eleven of those would be affordable for lowincome households. The bottom two floors would have the fitness center, professional office space, a bike room, lounge, leasing office and retail space.

Davis Lumberyard LLC owns and controls the property. The Michaels Organization submitted the proposal. Both companies are out of the same Elk Grove address.

The city then received a preliminary application on June 8 for a seven-story complex to replace the former Regal Cinemas Davis Stadium 5 and surrounding businesses at 400 G St. It was submitted by Gregg Herrington of Fifth & G Plaza Inc. He’s part of Yackzan Group of Davis, which owns and manages the property. Herrington is also a partner in the future Yolo Beer Ranch on Road 25A.

The project proposes to demolish the existing movie theater and replace it with 114 new apartments, 20 percent of them

affordable. It includes approximately 3,800 square feet of retail, an outdoor plaza, fitness center, and enclosed bike storage. It is adjacent to the Fourth Street parking garage that is part of the Yackzan portfolio. Tenants could rent some of those parking spaces. The housing includes 30 studio apartments, 40 one-bedroom apartments, 32 two-bedroom apartments, and 12 three-bedroom apartments. Twenty-three apartments would be for lower-income households. Watch for other multi-family housing proposals that may be on their way for at least two other large vacant storefronts downtown.

I checked on the status of the design application for Estelle Bakery & Pâtisserie, filling the former Konditorei Austrian Pastry Café at 2710 Fifth St.

On June 9, Jenny Tan, director of community engagement for the city of Davis, said the city is “waiting for (Estelle) to respond to comments from plan review. We provided the applicant comments from Building, Fire and Public Works on 2/8. No word from them since.”

Third St. roadwork begins Monday

Special to The Enterprise

As part of the annual city of Davis Pavement Improvement Project, the city will start a full reconstruction of Third Street between B Street and the railroad tracks just east of G Street on Monday, June 19. The project is scheduled to last until mid-September. The construction will occur in phases with Third Street from G to E streets starting first.

During construction, all businesses will remain open and accessible. There will be sidewalk, driveway and parking restrictions, street closures and vehicle/ bus/bicycle/pedestrian detours. Please allow for extra time for travel and parking.

Third Street from just east of the E Street intersection through the G Street intersection will be closed. Detours will be to

Second or Fourth Streets. The north exit from Tim Spencer Alley between Second and Third Street will be closed and delivery trucks and employees who park in the alley will be able to use the parking lot behind the old City Hall to exit onto F Street during the construction of Third Street between E and G Streets.

Pedestrians will still be able to access businesses on Third Street, but some detours will be in place. Pedestrians will not be able to cross at Third Street at F Street. The crossing for G Street will be just to the west of the current crosswalk, outside of the construction area.

As with all construction work, there will be temporary disruption to daily routines, noise and dust and traffic delays. We hope to minimize these

inconveniences as best as possible by working closely with the community. The city has been notifying businesses along Third Street of the work and schedule since late 2022 and will continue to do so during the project. Doing the work in the summer helps alleviate some of the disruption and traffic since schools are out for the year and for crews to work as quickly as possible in good weather. Thank you for your patience and understand.

Businesses should communicate regularly with customers and delivery drivers about upcoming work and closures.

Regular updates will be provided on city social media and on the project webpage at https://www. cityofdavis.org/city-hall/ improvement-projects/ pavement-rehabilitationproject-2022-23

Dogtopia, the doggie day care, boarding and spa center coming to the El Macero Shopping Center, hopes to wrap up construction by late June or early July. It fills the former Tuesday Morning space at 417 Mace Blvd., Suite S. Owner Cindy Hespe said they hope to start setting up the store the week of July 4 and train employees the week of July 10. If so, it plans an open house the week of July 11 and a possible soft opening on Monday, July 17.

It’s been slow going, but the future Frenzy Coffee Co. is making some progress inside the former La Piñata space at First and B streets.

A sign is up outside, and sheetrock is installed inside the future café 305 First St.

Work has not yet begun on Orangetheory Fitness, filling the former Round Table Pizza spot at 2151 Cowell Blvd. There’s still a banner up outside, and I can see blueprints on an inside counter.

Likewise for Wayback Burgers, at 1351 W. Covell Blvd., Suite A in The Marketplace, between See’s Candies and Petco; and Essential Hotpot, replacing Shanghai Town in Westlake

Plaza, at 1360 Lake Blvd., Suite 111.

Applegate Dance Studio, known for its youth ballet programs, is expanding its adult class options. It’s at 2657 Portage Bay E, Suite 7, in Village Homes. The new adult classes include Zumba, barre exercises, very beginning ballet, other levels of ballet, and MELT Method classes. By the way, it’s celebrating its 30th anniversary with a June 22 show. Visit https:// www.applegatedance.com/ for details.

Before messaging me about the status of an ongoing project, please review my paywall-free Google spreadsheet, which includes more than 325 Davis businesses. It’s at https://bit.ly/ DavisBusinesses. The most active tabs are Restaurants Open, Restaurants Closed and Coming Soon.

— Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram accounts. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, email news tips to wendyedit@ gmail.com

U-Haul partners with new Winters dealer

Enterprise staff

U-Haul Co. of California is pleased to announce that Auto Masters signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Winters community.

Auto Masters at 400 Railroad Ave. will offer essential services like U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, support rental items and

in-store pickup for boxes.

U-Haul has teamed with independent dealers to offer rental equipment to do-ityourself movers since 1945.

During these challenging times for small businesses, more than 21,000 dealers across the U.S. and Canada are generating supplemental income through their U-Haul affiliation.

Wendy Weitzel/Courtesy photo

Chef Arnaud Drouvillé, left, and Davis native Michael Galyen hosted a friends and family preview dinner on Thursday night at Mamma, which opened Friday.

STRIFE: Funding services still an issue at smaller schools

heavily conservative and do not host a large population of LGBTQ community members,” wrote an administrator at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, just south of Pismo Beach.

In Watsonville, between Santa Cruz and Monterey, community college administrators reported that the pride flag has been stolen or defamed multiple times and that the “vibe” on campus is not welcoming to LGBTQ+ students.

Many LGBTQ+ students never make it to community college at all, wrote an administrator at Golden West College in Huntington Beach: “The most at-risk LGBTQ students often find themselves homeless during high school and struggle to make it to college.”

Students see gains

Outside of major cities, attendance and participation in LGBTQ+ groups can be sparse.

“We are a small rural college and often do not have a large enough population of any one group to have a center specifically for that group,” administrators at Lassen Community College wrote to the chancellor’s office.

With the state funds, the college initially proposed hosting a “dinner banquet” with a keynote speaker, but with just three students in the LGBTQ+ student group, college director Jennifer Tupper decided to take them out to a nice dinner instead. Each student got a “very nice classic pen,” she said. The college also hosted a “Diversity Summit” that included representatives from various communities on campus.

Cecil Dexter, a member of the

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Lavender Initiative at Bakersfield College, stands at the entrance of the Campus Center on June 14, 2023.

Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

While rural communities across the state have smaller queer populations, support in general has increased over the years.

In Bakersfield, home to Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the LGBTQ+ community has grown and services have become increasingly available in recent years, said Bakersfield College student Cecil Dexter, who identifies as transgender.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dexter used to drive more than two hours every month in order to meet with a doctor who could prescribe testosterone. Today, he can see medical providers in Bakersfield or in his hometown of Tehachapi, which has nearly 13,000 people.

The Bakersfield College campus lacks a physical space to meet, and the LGBTQ+ student group only began last fall. However, recent pop-up events such as the lavender prom — a dance for the LGBTQ+ community — attracted nearly 200 people, and even smaller events get “a pretty huge turnout,” Dexter said.

Growing the coffers

The 2021 state grant — $10 million spread across the community college system — was never supposed to fund LGBTQ+ centers, said Jacob Fraker, a consultant for the Legislative LGBTQ+ caucus. Instead, the money was meant to help with small projects, such as hiring queer-friendly mental health professionals or supporting the events that Dexter hosts

David Kenneth Pearl

Dec. 7, 1953 — May 22, 2023

Dave Pearl, age 69, passed away in a car accident on Old River Road in Sacramento on May 22, 2023. Dave was born to Robert and Suzanne Pearl in Yuba City on Dec. 7, 1953. He was not yet a year old when his family moved to Davis, where he was raised and resided most of his life.

Curious by nature, as a young man Dave pursued many interests including a semester of film school and a summer in France before choosing construction as his trade and settling down with Cathy Forkas to run a business and raise two kids. Dave and Cathy owned and operated Pearl Construction for 20 years, responsible for remodeling hundreds of homes. He was known as a quality tradesman who took pride in his work. For months at a time Dave’s humor, good nature, and Grateful Dead and bluegrass-heavy soundtrack graced the homes of Davis families as he remod-

eled their homes — regularly earning friends in the process.

Dave radiated a passion for community and friendship. Whether organizing a tournament snack bar or building theater sets for his kids’ events, supporting local nonprofits, or helping neighbors who were down on their luck — Dave constantly found ways to support his community.

Growing up, Dave was close with his grandmother Ida Mae, who (as a survivor of the Great Depression), taught him to love any item that seemed even remotely useful. Eager to share the bounty, one never knew what kind of treasure Dave might have for you — whether it was a plastic lobster, some party beads, a piece of clothing, or a

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in Bakersfield. Setting up a safe space on every campus where LGBTQ+ students can gather is urgent, he said, especially in the case of rural community colleges and certain California State University campuses that are known to be less welcoming. He pointed to the case of CSU Maritime, where female, transgender and nonbinary students reported “widespread sexual misconduct, racism, and hostility.“

But he said local community college districts, not the state, should be the ones to pay for it.

The Campus Center of Bakersfield College on June 14, 2023.

Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

This year, the proposed state budget from the Legislature includes another $10 million over three years for LGBTQ+ services to be divided among the state’s 115 community colleges. CalBright College, which is entirely online, did not receive funding.

Fraker said the governor has sig-

naled to the caucus that he’ll approve it.

In the first allotment of funding from 2021, the $10 million was divided up based on how many students each district had and what percentage of students were considered low-income.

College of the Siskiyous got a little more than $10,000 a year, for five years, starting in 2021. It was not enough to even hire a part-time staff member or set up a center, the college wrote in its report.

The state also made it so that no district could receive more than $500,000, which meant that large urban districts with multiple colleges received fewer dollars per student.

This year, Los Angeles Community College District lobbied to get the state to raise the maximum to $900,000, according to the district’s spokesperson, Juliet Hidalgo.

“SF, Los Angeles, San Diego — they eat up all that money and there’s never enough for the rural colleges. They (rural colleges)

want to do stuff, but they don’t have the population,” said Fraker. He said the new funding will also include provisions that ensure rural schools get a fair share.

Except the math doesn’t work.

If Los Angeles and other large districts get more funding in this year’s budget, some smaller community college districts will inevitably see less. Neither Fraker nor the Community College Chancellor’s Office could identify who the losers might be. Determining final funding allocations for each college can take months, Fraker said.

In an interview with CalMatters, administrators at the College of the Siskiyous were surprised to learn about the new grant in this year’s state budget: In the governor’s earlier proposal, there was a typo that said only Los Angeles would receive money for LGBTQ+ students.

Adam Echelman covers California’s community colleges in partnership with Open Campus, a nonprofit newsroom focused on higher education.

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A lover of music and festivals, road trips, and funky signs on the side of the road (on the scenic route, of course!) Dave brought humor and passion wherever he went. In his retirement he was able to indulge his life-long love of music and could often be found jamming with friends and enthusiastically supporting local musicians. May Dave always be remembered for his kindness, his sense of humor, and his unyielding enthusiasm for life. We will miss you!

Please join us to celebrate Dave’s life on Sunday, June 25, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Delta of Venus Cafe in Davis. Grateful Dead cover band to follow. Let us all take our dress cues from Dave and dress in color — tie-dye and Hawaiian shirts encouraged. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Davis Live Music Collective (https://davislivemusic. com/donate/) to support local, live music and to keep Dave’s memory alive.

Dave is survived by his children, Ben Pearl (Lily) of Santa Cruz, Kate Pearl Zorn (Doug) of Vallejo, and Kristin Kinner Provost (James) of Grass Valley; grandchildren Berlin, Sierra, Logan, and Lupin; and siblings Pam Pearl of Lake Mary, Fla., and Bob Pearl of Davis.

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Early Notice and Public Review of a Proposed Activity in a 100-Year Floodplain

To: All Interested Agencies Groups and Individuals This is to give notice that the City of Davis has determined that the Bretton Woods Senior Apartments Project is located in a 100-year floodplain and will be identifying and evaluating practicable alternatives to locating the proposed action in the floodplain a nd potential impacts on the floodplain from the proposed action as required by Executive Order 11988 in acc o r d a n c e w i t h H U D r e g u l a t i o n s a t 2 4 C F R 5 5 2 0 S u b p a r t

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VIOLENCE: National, local leaders gather in Central Park

safely for his daughter, “but that is not true of so many others throughout this nation,” Bonta said. Despite California’s efforts to create strong gun-safety laws, the United States “leads the world in gun deaths, and it’s because of our lack of action.”

But the work continues in California, where the State Legislative Gun Violence Prevention Working Group has proposed 20 gun-safety bills, 15 of which continue to make their way through the process, Rep. Cecilia AguiarCurry said.

One co-authored by Aguiar-Curry, Assembly Bill 28, would tax the sales of new firearms and ammunition to fund gunviolence prevention, school safety and research programs. It’s currently under senate committee review.

“We’re all tired of saying ‘thoughts and prayers’ — we need action,” AguiarCurry said. “No more excuses.”

Meanwhile, county lead-

ers highlighted local measures to curb gun violence, including the creation of a countywide gun safe-storage ordinance.

The planned working group, called the Yolo County Gun Violence Prevention Collaborative, is a joint effort involving the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office and Yolo County Supervisor Lucas Frerichs’ office.

“There’s a variety of things the collaborative’s going to take on — educating the public, developing and implementing evidence-based gun-prevention strategies, working on policy solutions here at the local level,” Frerichs said. “We also want to inspire other jurisdictions, other government agencies around California, to take similar actions.”

Frerichs said organizers envision “a wide range of partners at the table,” representing law enforcement agencies, mental-health experts, social-service providers, grass-roots organizations, UC Davis and responsible gun owners,

among others. “We want to be proactive and not reactive,” Yolo County Chief Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Raven said of the group, which will meet on a quarterly basis starting in September. “We need changes.”

Davis Mayor Will Arnold pointed out that Friday’s gathering took place just a few hundred feet from the Fifth Street location where a disturbed gunman fatally shot Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona in January 2019.

The shooting targeted not only Corona but others as well, the gunman’s spray of gunfire striking a passing bus, a woman’s backpack and the boot of a Davis firefighter who tried to come to Corona’s aid. Fortunately, they escaped injury.

“This was an attempted mass shooting right here in the middle of Davis,” Arnold said. “For anyone who thinks our community is immune to this national epidemic, let me break right through that misconception and tell you it can

absolutely happen anywhere.”

That includes in the schools, where Arnold said he recently asked his own children about what takes place during active-shooter lockdown drills. They

described hunkering down on the floor and staying away from windows while their teacher locked the door.

“What struck me was the matter-of-fact nature of their description of what is

not normal, what schoolchildren in other countries do not have to do,” Arnold said. — Reach Lauren Keene at lkeene@davisenter prise.net. Follow her on Twitter at @laurenkeene

GOLD: Tales of perseverance and achievement at UC Davis

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be reflecting on the very first steps on this journey, like the drop off on the first day of kindergarten. Maybe you’re flashing back to the excitement of your child coming home with high marks and the report card. All those times you bought them on the soccer field, the theater status, class of 2023: This is the time we finally get to recognize your dynamic and determined intelligent care. And we can’t wait to see what you do next.”

Some, he said, will be off to graduate school; others might be brushing up your resumes and hitting the job market; others may already have job offers. Whatever the case: use your talents to be a force for good. Find ways to get back to your community and make it even better no matter what you call home.

Said Steinberg: “I’m thrilled that my city is hosting the UC Davis commencements this year. I am a proud alumni — graduated from the UC Davis Law School, Class of 1984. Go King Hall.” Steinberg said he would not be mayor of Sacramento if it wasn’t for the education and the formative experiences I had at UC Davis. Being at UC Davis led me to Sacramento, which led to him getting involved with the community and ultimately into politics.

Speaking at a graduation, he had advice to share: Number one: Always in your life, be a uniter, not a divider. Always work for what’s right, and find ways to do it together. Secondly, always dig deeper. “There is no substitute for hard work. One of the great character traits in life is perseverance, being resilient.” Thirdly, he urged students to always be present and lean into the big moments.

“I am so excited to see UC Davis students graduating in my city. Sacramento teems with Aggie pride and alumni — many of us, like me — who are waiting and watching and will do anything to support you. Graduates, you are part of a success story that stretches from Davis to Sacramento and around the world. UC Davis helped make my dreams come true, and it will do that for you as well.”

Excited about the opportunity to speak at commencement, Boydstun said it has been a challenge to figure out what to say.

“There are so many things I’d like to share with our graduating students, so many hard-learned lessons

I’d like to pass on to them,” she said.

“There are many lessons I’d like to pass on to you from the big ones I’ve learned the hard way, like the importance of deciding which people to make your family with, to the seemingly small ones.

She said often in life, two truths coexist – two things that are both true but seem to be in conflict. “Our world is full of hardship, and it’s full of delight.” She said our brains are not good at holding two seemingly contradictory ideas at the same time. “We are programmed to try to reconcile them by picking one that is true, thus discounting the validity of the other. This tendency can lead us to make choices that might not always be best for us.”

For example, her friends who graduated from law school and landed a prestigious and well-paying job at a major law firm – the job that was everything she was supposed to want didn’t make her happy. “For years, she ignored her unhappiness, but eventually, she allowed herself to acknowledge both truths. She could crush this coveted job, and she didn’t want to quit. She started a photography business, hey, it paid the bills and brought her joy, and today she’s living her best life.”

Boydstun said awareness of simultaneous truths could also allow us to appreciate the full spectrum of our human experiences.

Mares de Juan, who earned her B.A. in International Relations/ Sociology and a Minor in Human Rights, has been a peer advisor and outreach assistant at the Global Learning Hub in Global Affairs. She spoke to remind students that while it’s scary to think about what will happen these next few years, she reminded her peers that they have a life ahead and to go and explore. “You will outgrow your expectations. You are your own limit.”

She said that once they cross the stage, they have the responsibility to act and be the change makers that I know we are meant to be.

“If there is something that I have learned while being an Aggie, it is that we must be comfortable with feeling uncomfortable because that is the only way we can grow and understand one another. Fear is part of the human experience, but we should use it as a motivator and not a deterrent. That’s why we should do the things that scare us the most. Aggies, you are ready. We are a family. “You are

not alone, and you will never be as long as you are doing what you love the most. Even if it sounds intimidating, you have this room full of changemakers to help you make a difference in this world. Every time you feel uncertain, remember that it is part of growing and learning. Let this day not be the end. Let your undergraduate experience be the beginning, the catalyst for even better things to come.”

During the past three years as a peer advisor, she has learned what being a global citizen means to her.

“I have learned that each student has their own global learning experience; this can be an internship, on-campus opportunities, or even studying abroad. As

a peer advisor, my mission has been to encourage more students from different backgrounds to find the right global opportunity for them. I believe that through traveling and learning about other cultures students become more compassionate about the world. Compassion is the key to open doors that other generations have not been able to open for us, that is why I believe global learning is key to a better world.”

During her research, she gathered the motivations that minority students have to study abroad by interviewing 14 different people that studied abroad with her and learned more about their motivations.

“My research shows the

importance of networks in order to think about studying abroad. This means that someone is more likely to study abroad if they know someone that has done it before,” she said. Her results show that there should be programs that encourage mentorship among students that have studied abroad with those that have not; that way, there would be a more diverse type of students in study abroad programs that always get the same type of demographics.

Of the graduates on Friday, Austin Nichols, 48, of Vacaville, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in African American and African studies. He didn’t understand the importance of getting an education. After

his father, Claude Nichols, died, Austin learned his dad was a sharecropper on the land his ancestors worked as slaves. Before then, he joined the Navy, and worked for Comcast and PG&E. He got married, had three children, and after his mother died, he was a caregiver for nine years for his father.

But when his father died in 2018, Austin Nichols learned what had made his dad so adamant about schooling: He hadn’t been able to go to high school. He was a sharecropper until age 18 on the Louisiana land where his ancestors had been enslaved. Within six months, Nichols started full-time at Contra Costa College.

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Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, speaks on gun violence Friday at Central Park in Davis, flanked by leaders including Assemblywoman Cecila Aguiar-Curry, D-Winters, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Sacramento Mayor Darrel Steinberg and Yolo County Supervisor Lucas Frerichs.

HYDER: Meeting goes late into the night

said through tears.

“There’s so many things that stand out to me from this term that will come with me wherever I go for the rest of my life. One of them is the coming together of this board for the unanimous placement of Matt Best as the Superintendent. I think that was game changing for this district. It was not easy as a group for our decision to come together like it did. I didn’t expect it, and it was magical, and I think it was because of the totally right intentions of everyone on this board. I’m grateful I was part of that. The second is the adoption of ethnic studies. It will ring in my core and I’m so proud of this district and I can’t wait ot see the fruit from that course because I think it’s going to change the world as we continue to adopt similar thinking.”

The board went into a recess after Hyder’s address and the subsequent applause.

Once back in session, the board dove headfirst into the annual citizen’s bond oversight committee (CBOC) report. Best invited CBOC member, Bret Hewitt to the podium to break down the committee’s report.

Hewitt began by highlighting an item within the report that stood out the committee – and mentioned it’s the third time this item has been brought to the board’s attention – which was the lack of the school district paying any interest on the proceeds of the loan that was made earlier in the program. He went on to state it’s pointed out in the report due to the fact that interest has not been paid as having an effect of diminishing the value of the purchase power of the bonds. Hewitt then broke down the time value of money stating, “A dollar tomorrow is not worth what a dollar is today because there’s an intrinsic value in time.”

After discussion about the report, the board voted to approved it.

Next came the Strategic Plan Adoption presented by return

guest from Performance Fact Founder, President and CEO, Mutiu Fagbayi. He went over how the plan was developed, the district’s student body ethnicity and diversity profile, student family income as well as how ‘reality check’ teams and listening sessions aggregated data from diverse voices from within the district.

From there, Best broke down the goals for student success.

“Goal one is about wellbeing and belonging. This goal is about ensuring that all students will experience positive and inclusive school communities characterized by a climate of belonging that nurtures agency, social/emotional/physical and mental wellbeing. The second goal is about equitable access. This is the goal that holds the systems, the proactive, flexible systems of support, experiences and resources that are necessary to close the opportunity gap and to attain academic and personal milestones,” said Best.

“The third goal had its genesis in the previous strategic plan, but we didn’t make progress on the actions around a student agency goal. This one is focused on every student identifying educational goals, acquiring foundational skills and demonstrating continuous growth towards realizing their own academic potential. The fourth goal is one I’m passionate about, and it’s making sure the graduates are confident and prepared for life. We want all of our graduates to transition confidently to post-secondary life prepared by a diverse set of learning experiences.”

After breaking down the measures that comprise each goal — and extensive conversation around the nuisances of the strategic plan itself – the board unanimously voted on the approval of the adoption of the strategic plan.

Then came the unfortunate reality of discussing trustee vacancy left by Hyder. Best detailed the three options the trustees have, which include making a provisional

appointment, holding an election or taking no action, in which case the county superintendent will call for an election which would be likely be held on the first Tuesday in March. In the last board meeting it seemed as if the board was leaning toward an election that would take place preferably on Nov 7. Best then went over the speculative cost of the election, which is around $300,000 for an inperson vote for Area 5. He also explained the high price would be due to the district likely being the only thing on the ballot, which includes carrying the burden of the entire cost of the area election. With more things on the ballot, the cost would be split with the other entities comprising the ballot.

After lengthy discussion regarding steps forward, the board opted to abstain from any decision.

Following that came a discussion around a proposal for a 526 B St. property development. Superintendent Best prefaced it all mentioning this discussion is all part of the work to develop 526 B St. and find a new home for DSIS and the district office. He talked about the evolution of the thinking regarding this property as they learn more. Moving forward, the board working to develop a real property asset management plan that would be a living document that exists similar to the district’s strategic and facilities plans.

Best then talked about developing a request for information which would be widely distributed within the Davis community as well as Yolo County to invite real estate investors, developers and advisors to provide their ideas and educate the board on the opportunities to consider.

At the June 1 meeting, developer James Kidd proposed funding a “$35 to $40 million dollar, nonprofit, 40,000square-foot, four-story art

center” on the site. The meeting dragged on later into the night and the board transitioned to the public disclosure and input regarding compensation for the Davis Teachers Association (DTA).

The Deputy Superintendent of Business Services, Bruce Colby then took the reins.

“State law requires districts to disclose at a public hearing the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement,” said Colby. “What’s been supplied is the public disclosure of the DTA agreement which is $636,450.”

The next item was the memorandums of understanding (MOU) between the DTA and the DJUSD which brought associate superintendent of student support services Laura Juanitas to the forefront.

“I’m pleased to announce that the district and the DTA met a number of times this past spring and came to an agreement on five MOU’s to take effect through the 2023-24 school year,” said Juanitas. “The MOU I’d like to highlight briefly is that we’ve agreed to two optional, professional development days for all certificated staff. Those days will be done by the cast group and focus on the universal design for learning Aug. 16 and 17.”

The MOU’s were then voted on and adopted by the board before the local control accountability plan presentation for the 2023-24 school year. The LCAP components were discussed, however, the newest modification merely includes the most updated budget information. A similar presentation was given for the Da Vinci LCAP as well.

Then came the public hearing regarding the proposed budget for the 2023-24 school year. Colby came back to talk about the budget reporting cycle, key budget influences as well as the 2023-24 budget summary which includes the impact of declining enrollment within the district.

BUDGET: Committees insist on having a say

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before the start of the fiscal year on July 1.

“You cannot achieve that if you’re not close,” said state Sen. Nancy Skinner, a Berkeley Democrat who leads the Senate budget committee. She characterized the remaining differences between the Legislature and the governor as a matter of details.

“The money will be very comparable,” she told CalMatters today.

Assemblyman Phil Ting, a San Francisco Democrat who leads the Assembly budget committee, pointed to permitting overhaul as the biggest unresolved issue. Newsom recently announced a plan to speed up development of major infrastructure projects by limiting environmental challenges, which he is trying to jam through the budget process over the objections of some legislators.

“We’re supportive of the overall direction of the governor’s bills, but we still need time to go through the policy details,” Ting said. “These are significant policy bills which all the different policy committees are reviewing.”

Overall, the Legislature’s $312 billion spending plan aligns with Newsom on avoiding major cuts to ongoing programs and even increasing core funding for some, including schools, public universities, welfare payments and health coverage. It also approves many of the new proposals from the governor’s own budget blueprint, such as $250 million in additional funding for flood protection and another $1 billion to help local governments address widespread homelessness. How much assistance to provide public transit agencies has been a key subject of disagreement.

Newsom wants to pull back more than $2 billion that was previously promised for local rail infrastructure. Legislative Democrats not only rejected that move, but also proposed an additional $1.1 billion over the next three years from the state’s cap-and-trade funds to help cover operating expenses for transit agencies.

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Get to know terrific three-horned triceratops

By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise

One of the most recognized dinosaurs is triceratops.

They are best known for their horns and bony frills. The word triceratops can be broken down into three parts: trimeaning three, cerat- meaning horned, and ops- meaning face. The first bones of a Triceratops were found in the spring of 1887. After more specimens were found and near complete skull was assembled, the dinosaur received its name we now know and love.

Triceratops lived during the Late Cretaceous, about 68-65 million years ago. An adult has an average size between 26-30 feet long, and paleontologists estimate they weighted between 5-9 tons. They stood and moved on four legs with a strong tail helping as a counterbalance for its large and heavy head. They were herbivores, graving on low growing vegetation of the time period.

They had a hard, beak-like structure on the very front of their mouths to help with

sniping and biting plants. In their mouth were rows and columns of small, flat teeth, perfect for grinding the plant matter.

Teeth were arranged into groups, called dental batteries, two on each side of the mouth on the top and the bottom. Each battery contained between 35-40 columns of teeth and each column had between 3-5 teeth stacked.

Like sharks today, their teeth in the batteries would wear down and be replaced.

The three horns that give triceratops its name was all located on its face. Two were on their browns, over the eyes, and one on the nose above the nostrils.

Like horned animals living today, their horns had a bone core that would have been covered by a keratin sheath. If the exterior was injured, blood vessels in the keratin would be able to heal the horn. However, if the bone underneath was broken or removed, it would not be able to grow back.

The frills on the back of their

head also had a bony structure, but would also have a covering, either of skin or keratin. The exact nature of the bony frill is not known, but most scientists believe it was to protect its neck from predators or from sparing with others of their species.

There is evidence of blood vessels being present on the frill which could have kept any covering healthy as well as possibly allowing blood to be pushed to the area for colorful displays. This is only speculation but is

present in animals today both for warding off predators and attracting mates.

With an incomplete fossil record it is difficult to pinpoint the main predator of triceratops. There is evidence of bite marks from tyrannosaurus found on some specimens of triceratops. Tyrannosaurs, like many carnivores today, could have been opportunistic with prey choosing to hunt and scavenge. There are some specimens with evidence of healing around bite marks,

indicating that the animal survived the initial contact with the carnivore.

Triceratops is one of the most abundant dinosaurs ever discovered with several museums containing full growth stages. It will continue to impress and inspire future scientists for generations to come. Visit our exhibit “Explorit Rocks!” and see some fossils and replicas of triceratops. Open to the public on Fridays from 1-4 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. Explorit Members, ASTC, and those age 2 and under free.

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n New Summer Camp Session is Available! June 19-23 from 1 to 4 p.m. Price is $185 Explorit Members and $210 for NonMembers. Register online at https://www.explorit.org/camps. — Explorit Science Center is at 3141 Fifth St. For information, call 530-756-0191 or visit http:// www.explorit.org, or “like” the Facebook page at www.facebook. com/explorit.fb.

UCD: Climate change likely led to violence in early Andean populations

By Karen Nikos-Rose

Special to The Enterprise

Climate change in current times has created problems for humans such as wildfires and reduced growing seasons for staple crops, spilling over into economic effects. Many researchers predict, and have observed in published literature, an increase in interpersonal violence and homicides when temperatures increase.

Violence during climatic change has evidence in history. UC Davis researchers said they have have found a pattern of increased violence during climatic change in the south central Andes between A.D. 470 and 1500. During that

time, which includes the Medieval Climatic Anomaly (ca. A.D. 900-1250), temperatures rose, drought occurred, and the first states of the Andes collapsed.

Climate change and potential competition for limited resources in the south central Andes likely led to violence among people living in the highlands at that time, researchers suggest in a new paper. Their study looked at head injuries of the populations living there at that time, a commonly used proxy among archaeologists for interpersonal violence. “We found that decreased precipitation predicts increased rates of cranial trauma,” said Thomas J.

Snyder, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Anthropology’s Evolutionary Wing and the primary author of the study.

“This observation suggests that climate change in the form of decreased precipitation exerted a significant effect on rates of interpersonal violence in the region.”

The study was published June 5 in Quaternary Research, Cambridge University Press. Co-author of the paper is Randall Haas, formerly of the same lab at UC Davis and currently a professor at Wayne State University.

The same results were not found in coastal and mid-elevation regions, indicating they chose

nonviolent solutions to climate change or were not affected by it, researchers said. There was also more agricultural and economic diversity there, potentially buffering against the onset of climate change. Drought-induced resource scarcity in the highlands, however, seems like a likely explanation for the violence there, researchers said.

Snyder said looking at the history of people’s interaction with nature is important when considering possible effects of current climate change challenges and people’s interaction with their climate.

“Our findings reinforce the idea that people living in already marginal envi-

ronments are the most likely to be hit hardest by climate change,” he said.

“Archaeological research can help us predict how best to handle the challenges faced by people in precarious positions in a rapidly changing climate.”

UC Davis researchers recorded violence during early years in the Andes by analyzing existing data of nearly 3,000 skeletal fractures of humans found at 58 archaeological sites — comparing them to ice accumulation at the time at the Quelccaya glacier — in what is now Peru, Chile and Bolivia. At the same time, there was widespread abandonment of Wari and Tiwanaku sites in the region, indicating a

sociopolitical unraveling after the onset of the centuries-long global climate changes.

The archaeology of the Andes provides an excellent opportunity to study the human response to climate change given the region’s extreme climatic variability, incredible archaeological preservation and robust records, researchers said. In this study, researchers found that on average, for every 10-centimeter decrease in annual ice accumulation at the Quelccaya glacier, the likelihood of interpersonal violence more than doubled.

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Tim Evanson/WikimEdia Commons phoTo Triceratops skulls, from baby to adult, at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Mont.

One should be in shape to play pickleball

Okay, since we last talked about the “sport” of pickleball, more than a few complaints have come my way.

Sally, who shall remain nameless, did not like my comparison of pickleball to canasta in terms of how much exercise you’re likely to get.

Fair enough. I will admit you probably get a bit more exercise with pickleball if the nearest courts are five miles away and you ride your bicycle both ways.

George, who has a bad back and bum knees, says it’s the only sport he’s been able to play with any satisfaction in the last 20 years.

I’m happy for him.

Anything that gets George off the Barcalounger and out of the refrigerator is a good thing.

I know some tennis players are concerned about the continuous conversion of tennis courts to pickleball courts, but let’s be honest, tennis courts are nowhere near as occupied as they used to be.

I remember summer nights in Davis long ago when they had a chalk board where you’d sign up for your turn to play tennis. The list was long and when your hour was up, you were done, even if you were in the middle of a point.

There are no longer lines in Davis to play tennis. There are lines to play pickleball. These are facts that Parks and Rec departments and city councils all over the country now have to deal with.

Then there’s my friend Mark, who has been a standout athlete most of his entire life and has a pickleball story to tell to anyone willing to listen.

“About eight years ago I was introduced to pickleball,” Mark notes.

“I’d never heard of it.”

Nobody had, Mark.

“Thought the name was a joke.”

We all did. In fact, if it had been named Tennis Plus or Hardball or Smashball or Gridball, it probably would have been embraced much earlier by weekend warriors who consider themselves serious athletes.

“I became immersed very quickly.”

Pickleball immersion. I think they teach that in PE these days.

“Appeals included that it was easy to learn and I could show up at a court and play without needing a partner.”

No partner? I didn’t realize there was solo pickleball. So you serve the ball to yourself and then run around the net and hit it back? Now that would be a ton of exercise. Maybe even more than canasta.

“I burn 1,200 to 1,500 calories during a session and it was really fun. I now travel full-time in an RV and can find places to play nearly everywhere I go.”

As I understand it, Mark, some folks have an RV with a pickleball court on the roof and a ladder to climb up there, increasing the calorie burn even more.

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Big-time playing, training for McLin

By Henry Krueger Enterprise correspondent

After the 2022-23 school year ended last week, most Davis High students have been enjoying their first several days of summer vacation.

But the grind never stops for 15-year-old

Aubrey McLin, who was the starting goalie on the Davis High girls soccer team last winter.

Her Thursday night began with a practice for the Davis Legacy Soccer Club and ended in San Francisco at a training session with the Nighthawks of the Women’s Premier Soccer League.

McLin’s dedication to her favorite sport is remarkable, but it did not always seem possible.

When she was 6 years old, McLin was diagnosed with POTS, a form of dysautonomia, which is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system. Doctors initially advised McLin’s parents to have their daughter quit playing soccer.

McLin was determined to stay on the field, and after some discussion, a compromise was made.

“When I stood up for myself and said I wanted to keep playing soccer, they said I

would have to play goalkeeper,” McLin said. “So that’s why I feel like the keeper position really chose me.”

McLin worked with medical professionals to come up with a treatment plan that allowed her body to endure rigorous athletic training.

“I’m in the gym three times a week and I work with a few private trainers and a physical therapist,” McLin said. “I also have to be on a specialized diet and I take daily medicine.”

This routine has been largely successful for McLin, who has received several invites to play against older competition. One of those opportunities came with the Nighthawks, a semi-professionally summer team of mostly college players.

Nate Failing, a trainer for McLin and the Nighthawks, recommended the young goalkeeper to the club, which did not have someone to play the position heading into the 2022 season.

Training with an older team was an adjustment for McLin, but she credits her teammates and coaches for making the transition easier.

“At first, I could tell there was some hesitancy but that didn’t last very long at all,”

McLin said. “In fact, after my first opportunity with the team, I was given more opportunities and playing time. My teammates and coaches are all very supportive and have been helping me develop.”

With McLin in goal, the Nighthawks posted a 5-4-1 record and finished third in the Pacific North Conference in 2022. The club is 1-2-0 so far this season and its next game is scheduled for Sunday against San Ramon FC at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco.

While McLin spent much of last season getting acclimated to the WPSL’s style and pace of play, she’s using this summer to develop a few specific skills.

“I’m trying to improve my communication on the field and just getting more used to harder shots,” McLin said. “I’m also working on getting used to holding the ball more, especially on diving saves as well.”

McLin’s experience with the Nighthawks helped her excel during her freshman season at Davis. The Blue Devils won the Delta League title and reached the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I Playoffs, while McLin was named to the FC Davis All-Area Girls Team of See McLIN, Page B7

One more award for DHS’ Vaca-Lorenzi

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In its 38th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade announced Friday that recent Davis High graduate Simon Vaca-Lorenzi, who was on the school’s boys soccer team last winter, is the 2022-23 Gatorade California Boys Soccer Player of the Year.

The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes VacaLorenzi as California’s best high school boys soccer player.

Now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year award to be announced this month, Vaca-Lorenzi joins an elite alumni association of state award-winners in 12 sports, including Ben Bender (2019-20, Calvert Hall College High School, Md.), Jacob Shaffelburg (201718, Berkshire School, Mass.), Jack Harrison (2013-14, Berkshire School, Mass.) and Steve Cherundolo (1996-97, Mt. Carmel High School).

The 6-foot, 165-pound senior forward led Davis to a 22-0-2 record. The Blue Devils won the Delta League and SacJoaquin Section Division 1 titles. Vaca-Lorenzi scored 25 goals and passed for 13 assists, including the lone

goal in a 1-0 win over Clovis North High School as DHS capped its season by winning the California Interscholastic Federation Northern California Division I Regional tournament championship.

The Delta League Player of the Year, he concluded his prep soccer career with 51 goals and 36 assists.

“Simon is an extremely instinctive player who understands spacing and angles better than any high school forward I have seen in many years in the Sacramento area,” said Joel Williams, head coach of the Whitney High squad out of Rocklin. “When he finds the ball in the tight pockets, he is clinical in his finishing, rarely wasting a chance. He’s an incredible player.”

Vaca-Lorenzi has maintained a weighted 4.25 GPA in the classroom.

He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Sacramento State this fall.

Vaca-Lorenzi has volunteered locally as a peer Spanish language tutor and as a youth soccer coach.

Vaca-Lorenzi joins recent Gatorade California Boys Soccer Players of the Year Eddie Villeda (2021-22, Servite High School), Alex Halevy (2020-21, Garces Memorial High School), Andrew Valverde (2019-20, North High School) and Blake Bowen (2018-19, San Clemente High School).

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Aubrey McLin saves a goal in an FC Davis women’s soccer practice during a summer practice in 2022. McLin, who started on the Davis High girls soccer team last winter, has been busy practicing for the Davis Legacy Soccer Club and the San Francisco Nighthawks of the Women’s Premier Soccer League.

chriStoph LoSSin/enterpriSe fiLe photo Davis forward Simon Vaca-Lorenzi (17) battles for the ball with Clovis North’s Josh Gault in the CIF NorCal Boys Soccer Championships — Division I at Ron and Mary Brown Stadium on March 4. Vaca-Lorenzi scored the only goal in the game, as the Blue Devils won the regional crown.

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Politicians prefer stunts to action

By Kevin Johnson Special to CalMatters

With 2024 campaigns heating up, immigration politics are as well, and we can expect the election cycle to bring much fire and brimstone. Sadly, as has long been the case in U.S. history, immigrants will likely suffer as a result of the political maneuverings.

Seeking to establish his tough immigration enforcement credentials as the Republican primaries near, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made headlines by taking the extraordinary step of flying migrants to Democratic states that are more open to immigrants. Last year, he arranged for a group to be flown to tourist destination

Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, a Democratic bastion. And over the last week, DeSantis sent several flights to Sacramento making it the latest blue-state dumping ground.

Sadly, DeSantis’ publicity stunts adversely affect real people and real lives.

To his credit, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and others embraced the migrants with open arms, providing them with food, shelter and lawyers to help them address their immigration status.

Although the migrant relocation program may be new, it is just the latest chapter in the cynical practice of playing politics with immigrant lives.

Immigrant bashing has a long history in the United States. In a period of Chinese immigration in the 1800s, California strongly advocated for national Chinese exclusion laws, which effectively led to a ban on Chinese immigration to the United States.

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When to take blowhards seriously

There’s always been a performative aspect to American politics. Politicians say or do things to seek attention, rather than contribute to governance. But it has become pervasive in recent years.

Former President Donald Trump personifies the bombastic approach, saying anything to get his supporters riled up – even to the point of violence – and draw media attention, no matter how detached from reality.

Unfortunately, however, Trump is not alone. Politicians of all ideological stripes now see attention-grabbing verbiage as an end unto itself, making declarations and issuing promises with little or no grounding in reality – but can fool the unwary.

California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, is a particularly active performer, scarcely letting a day pass without uttering – or tweeting – something that draws the attention that he apparently craves, particularly from national political media.

Newsom regularly exchanges incendiary rhetoric and cheesy stunts with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and says he would debate his partisan rival. Verbal conflict serves their equal yearning for national prominence.

However, Newsom will

insert himself into just about any headline-grabbing issue, such as the Walgreens announcement that it would not sell abortion drugs in 21 states that outlaw them.

“California won’t be doing business with @Walgreens –or any other company that cowers to the extremists and puts women’s lives at risk. We’re done,” Newsom tweeted in March.

California reporters took him seriously and began asking administration officials how they were going to cancel Walgreens’ state contracts. Officials quickly said there were no cancellation plans because under federal law, those with Medi-Cal health care can get prescriptions from any licensed pharmacy.

Newsom spokesperson Anthony York then said, “Tweeting is not policy,” adding, that the governor will not “take any action that hurts people who need access to care.”

If a governor’s tweets are

not policy, then what is? Does it mean no one should take seriously anything Newsom says?

One wonders, for example, about his offthe-cuff statement to a television interviewer that he would appoint a Black woman to the U.S. Senate if Sen. Dianne Feinstein resigns. Is that to be taken literally or does it fall into the “tweeting is not policy” category of meaninglessness?

We know that Newsom has reneged on seemingly firm commitments in the past, such as his pledge while running for governor in 2018 to make single-payer health care a reality in California.

A couple of other examples come to mind.

Newsom signed legislation creating a commission to study reparations for Black Californians stemming from the residual effects they experience from slavery, saying it would correct the “structural racism and bias built into and permeating throughout our democratic and economic institutions.”

The commission is now on the verge of recommending some very costly reparations and Newsom is in no rush to embrace them.

“Dealing with that legacy is

about much more than cash payments,” the governor said in an initial reaction, while praising the commission’s work as “a milestone in our bipartisan effort to advance justice and promote healing.”

So was Newsom’s signature on the original bill just virtue signaling? He had to know that creating the commission could raise expectations for benefits that would be expensive, and perhaps impossible, to implement.

Newsom’s latest bid for attention is proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would legalize California-style controls on guns. He garnered national media attention but once again advocates for something disconnected from reality.

Jurors in criminal trials are instructed that if they find a witness to be untruthful in one response they should be skeptical of other statements. It should be applied to politicians like Trump, DeSantis and Newsom who, like naughty children, say provocative things just to say them.

— CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more stories by Dan Walters, go to Commentary.

More recently, former President Donald Trump famously kicked off his successful 2016 presidential campaign by attacking Mexican immigrants as “criminals” and “rapists.” As president, he continued similar rants toward Haitians, Salvadorans and others, crudely saying that the United States should not be accepting migrants from “shithole countries.” Trump appealed to his anti-immigrant base, and fomented even greater hate.

For four years, the Trump administration pursued tough immigration policies, narrowed asylum relief, talked of a “beautiful” wall along the southern border and ending birthright citizenship. He also closed the border under Title 42, ostensibly to prevent the spread of COVID, and the “remain in Mexico” policy forcing asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while their claims were being decided in the United States.

President Trump’s tough talk translated into unforgiving policies, felt by immigrants, their families and communities. Two of the most memorable policies were the heartless separation of children from their parents, and the ban on the admission of migrants from Muslim nations.

Immigrant communities in the U.S. responded as expected. Terrified to leave their homes, some parents feared taking their children to church, doctors and school. Activists fought back but the damage was done.

Unfortunately, DeSantis follows the same anti-immigrant playbook as Trump. In fact, he seems to be trying to outdo Trump on immigration enforcement.

The governor demonizes immigrants at every turn and supports policy measures that punish them. At his behest, the Florida legislature passed a tough state immigration law, much of which appears to intrude on the federal power to regulate immigration and thus likely violates the U.S. Constitution. It requires employers to use a federal database to verify the employment eligibility of employees and invalidates outof-state drivers licenses for immigrants.

Put simply, DeSantis seeks to make headlines by playing with immigrant lives. He is appealing to the nation’s baser instincts and, in the end, does little to address the nation’s challenging immigration policy issues.

In the end, the migrants dumped in Sacramento are part of a larger ploy to score political points and win elections, not address the immigration issues facing the nation.

— Kevin R. Johnson is the dean and Mabie-Apallas professor of public interest law and Chicana/o studies at the UC Davis School of Law.

Village Farms is not infill

A recent letter by Mike Corbett pitches infill development, claiming that peripheral development is unwise. However, he then tries to redefine the former 390-acre Covell Village site, now proposed as “Village Farms,” as an “infill site.” This is untrue, as the Village Farms site is in Yolo County, not within Davis, and is therefore not infill but a peripheral project per our General Plan.

Mr. Corbett was part of the development team for the 1,864-housing unit Covell Village project, located at Covell Boulevard and Pole Line Road, which was voted down by 60% of Davis voters in 2005 for many reasons. The Village Farms project now proposes 1,800 housing units at the same site by the same Covell Village developer and has all the same problems, and more.

The project would bring massive traffic to the already impacted Covell Boulevard and Pole Line Road intersection and does not have safe bicycle/pedestrian access across Covell Boulevard. Imagine the gridlock that would occur if 1,800 more housing units at this intersection, particularly with the added traffic coming down Pole Line Road from Woodland? It’s unlikely that the railroad will allow access over its F St. tracks, and an overpass over Pole Line Road would cost millions, likely increasing home costs and pressuring the city (therefore city residents) to subsidize it.

The Village Farms project also has a 200-acre FEMA 100-year flood plain on its 390-acre parcel, railing against good planning principles. The site is adjacent to a former unlined City landfill and sewage treatment plant with a history of leaking toxics onto the Village Farms site. (https:// www.davisite.org/2023/05/vfarmtoxic.

html) In addition, the project’s water detention basins for ground water recharge are planned adjacent to the former landfill, potentially impacting groundwater aquifers and wildlife.

In summary, the same Covell Village developer is proposing the Village Farms project, which is essentially the same project with the same problems — but only worse, just with a different name. For more information, please email

President

citizens@dcn.org.

Village Farms is clearly the worst proposal of all the peripheral projects and would impose far more impacts on the community and climate.

Eileen Samitz Davis

Doomsday Clock nears midnight

Albert Einstein and other scientists who helped develop the atomic bomb founded The Bulletin of the Atomics Scientists, which adjusts the “Doomsday Clock” at the start of each year. The closer the clock gets to striking midnight, the closer mankind is to experiencing nuclear Armageddon and the destruction of the planet. In January, The Bulletin moved the clock the closest to midnight since its inception in 1947, primarily because of the risk Russia will use nuclear weapons in its war of aggression against Ukraine.

As Ukraine attempts to regain its stolen land in a military counteroffensive, this is a good time to assess the war. The Russian war machine has committed numerous war crimes, from genocide, deportation of Ukrainian children to destruction of civil infrastructure in effort to obliterate Ukrainian society and culture. Recently, Russia blew up one of the largest dams in the world, flooding thousands downstream and inducing a water supply crisis. And this is an abbreviated list of crimes. The Ukrainian people have resisted this onslaught with bravery and courage.

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With the possibility that Russia could lose face, if not the war, it now relies on nuclear threats, triggering the response by The Bulletin. Recently, the Kremlin “suspended” the nuclear arms treaty, which limits the number of nuclear weapons held by the United States and Russia, and is sharing nuclear weapons with its war partner, Belarus, increasing the risk of a nuclear catastrophe.

What can be done to deter Russia?

NATO has made it clear to the Kremlin that the use of nuclear weapons is a red line and that it would respond if used, although the response has been intentionally left ambiguous. Perhaps the best hope to end the nuclear madness rests with changes in the Kremlin leadership caused by the Russians themselves. Three decades ago, the Russian people recognized the harm caused by the then Soviet Union government, ultimately leading to changes in the leadership. Let’s hope this happens again. In the meantime, with the Kremlin growing more desperate by the day, the Doomsday Clock nears midnight.

David Sandino Davis

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Beware, airlines about to ruin your summer

By Llewellyn King

Special to The Enterprise

Summer, glorious summer, is upon us. It brings with it the anticipation of vacations, long weekends of sea and sand or mountains, and invigorating scenery.

Each to their own, but summer is spelled N-I-R-V-A-N-A for most Americans. It is the treasured time from Memorial Day to Labor Day when we can kick back and, for a couple of weeks and a few weekends, live the life of leisure and fullness we fantasize about the rest of the year.

But there is an impediment: the airlines.

If you have to fly to your Shangri-La, beware. Airline travel these days is a brief sojourn in the deepest circle of Hell.

I fly a lot, and I can report that you have no idea what you are in for if you haven’t sought to take a flight recently. The airports are

obscenely crowded; the concession prices for terrible food aren’t only very high, but many don’t take cash; and the distance between gates is such that you may wonder if the first miles of your trip are on foot.

Making tight connections is a fraught business. A stressed system is breaking down. I saw a woman in tears in Charlotte because the wheelchair assistance person had abandoned her and her flight was leaving from a distant gate.

The electronic signs for departing flights are widely spaced, and if you don’t have the airline app on your phone, good luck getting information about your flight.

Don’t take the gate printed on your boarding pass as the gate you’ll leave from: These change quite often. Uniformed personnel are few and stressed. They

appear to be suffering battle fatigue. You can’t be cross at them.

Then there is the willful pricegouging.

The airlines are now masters at hidden charges and outlandish fees. If you want to check a bag, that will be a hefty $35. If you want to sit somewhere other than at the rear by the toilets, you can pay about $50 for that privilege, but you’re still in economy.

Buying a ticket online is a computer game of rare complexity. You find a fare. Woe betide if you make a mistake and have to start over: That fare has disappeared, and a much higher one is on offer.

Of course, you have a bag. The airlines offer something called Basic Economy, which assumes you have no luggage whatsoever or you are going to pay a hefty baggage fee, usually $35 per item, to check your bag. You

aren’t entitled to a bag in the cabin.

Or, if you aren’t a cheap-andcheerless traveler, you can play bag roulette. That is when you’ve checked your bag, paid the fee and found at the gate that the airline is asking for volunteers to check their bags for free because there is no room on board. You can’t know if this will happen. If you’ve checked your bag and paid, you’ll be left seething with the injustice of the thing.

Let us assume you survived to that marvelous moment when you board, which means your flight hasn’t been canceled and even though it has been overbooked, you have a seat.

Ah, there is the rub — the thighs or knees rub. The seat is so small, so close to the one in front, that you are in for agony if you weigh more than 150 pounds and are more than 5 feet 10 inches tall.

Clearly, Procrustes, the robber and torturer of Greek mythology,

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By J. Mark Powell

Special to The Enterprise

Have you looked at the change in your pocket recently? You may have spotted something new on a familiar coin. Some say it rights an old wrong. Others say there never was a wrong in the first place. Read the evidence and decide for yourself.

Americans pride themselves on being master practitioners of innovation and change. Yet when it comes to our coinage, we’re downright stodgy.

The Lincoln penny is a beloved childhood memory for many, but at 114 years, the obverse (the front) also holds the world record for the longest-running coin without a change. Likewise, the dime is 77 years old, and the half-dollar is practically a kid at 59. (They’ve tinkered so much with the nickel in recent years, we’ll sidestep that one.)

Then there’s the quarter.

For 91 years, it has featured George Washington staring off into the distance with a paternalistic firmness that befits the Father of Our Country. All that time, he was looking to his left. Until last year.

Our story begins in the early 1930s. With the bicentennial of Washington’s birthday approaching, Congress thought it would be nice to mark the occasion with a special coin. The original idea was to put him only on the half-dollar for the 200th birth anniversary in 1932. But that proposal quickly grew into a complete overhaul of the quarter.

Everyone agreed George’s mug should be featured on the new 25-cent piece. And that was about all they agreed on. The George Washington Bicentennial Committee held a competition and selected a likeness crafted by sculptress Laura Gardin Fraser. She was an old hand at creating lovely coin designs, including the

special Alabama Cenntenial, Fort Vancouver Centennial and Oregon Train Monument commemorative half-dollars in the 1920s. She based her creation on a famous 1785 bust of Washington done by French artist JeanAntoine Houdon. The committee loved it and selected her design.

The venerable Commission on Fine Arts gave Fraser’s selection its blessing. And that should have been the end of that.

But it wasn’t. The design was forwarded to Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon for his approval. Jaws dropped when he rejected Fraser’s submission and picked another designed by John Flanagan instead. It was also based on Houdon’s bust but had Washington looking the other way. Mellon’s successor as treasury secretary, Ogden Mills, stuck with the choice.

And so millions upon millions of coins showing Washington gazing to the left began rolling out of U.S. mints starting on Aug. 1, 1932.

So, why the change? The simple answer is that we just don’t know for sure. There was grumbling at the time, and it was passed down over the decades, that Mellon rejected Fraser’s submission because she was a woman. But there’s a problem with that: There is no record of Mellon writing or saying anything of the kind or having a bias against women in general.

More than likely, he probably spotted some detail he just didn’t like in the design. Mellon was an internationally recognized art connoisseur with the bankroll to support his good taste. A scion of Pennsylvania’s fabulously wealthy Mellon family, he later proposed the creation of — and backed it up by donating dozens of priceless pieces to — the

who would either cut or stretch his victims to fit his iron bed, is alive and well in cabin design. It is also hard to believe that the huddled masses in coach class will make it to an exit in an emergency, squeezed as they are into their unyielding seats.

Finally, there are the toilets. They are so small that big people can’t use them. My advice: Go before you go. Otherwise, you may not be able to hygienically apply toilet paper.

None of this has to be. The Federal Aviation Administration can regulate cabin conditions for reasons of safety. While it has that authority, it is notoriously disinclined to lay down the law to the airlines. The FAA isn’t regulating the airlines, it is enabling them.

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

by George Wanted: more fathers on front lines of social change

National Art Gallery in Washington.

As America slogged its way through the Great Depression and World War II, the Fabulous Fifties and Swinging Sixties, right through the dawn of the new Millennium, Washington was there every step of the way, always looking left. Until the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 came along. It not only authorized the American Women Quarters program but also required that Washington remain on the front, though redesigned to look different from previous coins.

And so Frasier’s 1931 design was hauled out of storage, dusted off and finally went into production in 2022. It took 89 years, but she finally made it. Supporters say it is fitting that an obverse designed by a woman is now on a coin whose reverse honors accomplished American women.

There is a final irony, one that nobody talks much about. When the infant country was preparing to mint its very first coins in the early 1790s, Washington and Congress felt strongly that they should not bear the likeness of presidents, generals or other prominent living people. Too royal, too much like a monarchy, they said, where images of kings and queens often adorned coins, paper money and stamps. They felt so strongly about it; in fact, the practice remained in place for 120 years until Lincoln popped up on the penny in 1909.

And nobody cared which way Abe was looking.

J. Mark Powell is a novelist, former TV journalist and diehard history buff. Have a historical mystery that needs solving? A forgotten moment worth remembering? Please send it to HolyCow@insidesources.com.

By Rob Okun Special to The Enterprise

Women’s activism, including mothers in leadership roles, is legendary. Moms have long employed their moral authority as a parent to advance the social good.

Where are the fathers and grandfathers?

We care about our children and grandchildren, too. As parents, we have plenty of moral authority, right? Yes, but … Too often, we squander our identity as male role models, failing to leverage our unique perspective as men to advance issues of social justice.

Why do so many fathers and father figures stand mute on the sidelines?

Moms Rising, Moms Demand Action, and Mothers Out Front are among the most well-known groups, but there are countless other mother-led organizations across the country. Where are Dads Rising, Dads Demand Action, Dads Out Front? I don’t care where Waldo is; I want to know “Where’s Dad-o?”

In part, the answer can be found by looking at the decades of women-led efforts to challenge gender inequality. In the modern era, it began to take shape following the publication of Betty Friedan’s groundbreaking book, “The Feminine Mystique ”60 years ago. Nothing like a mountain of laundry, diapers to change, and supper to cook to raise your consciousness about gender injustice.

From the start of the women’s movement, women intrinsically understood the connection between nurturing and activism After all, it was that very liberation movement that gave us the iconic phrase “the personal is political.” (Carol Hanisch coined the expression in 1968.)

Meanwhile, activist men in the antiwar and civil rights movements of the 1960s rarely, if ever, considered gender. Of course, we were fervently committed to those struggles, but often more in our heads than our hearts. That disconnect may explain our dilemma today — why males have been unsuccessful organizing ourselves as fathers and men. Women in those movements understood the connections, integrating questions of sexual politics, motherhood, and marriage into a wide-ranging intersectional examination of identity that included equality, financial independence, and gender equity. Not us guys. If the term mansplaining had existed back then, we would have been called out for it regularly.

It was men’s intransigence — and our obtuseness — failing to recognize how badly we were treating our activist sisters that hastened the birth of the women’s movement. For men, especially fathers

and father figures, to fully join women as activist parents will require a lot of selfreflection on our part. I’m hardly exempt. So how do we get men to leverage our gender identity to advance social justice goals? Mothers and other parenting partners are healthier and happier when fathers are highly engaged with their kids. That’s according to research conducted by Kevin Shafer, associate professor of sociology at Brigham Young University and Scott Easton, a sociologist and associate professor in the mental health department at Boston College.

They say that men who care for their kids benefit too; they have improved selfimage, sense of purpose, and healthy relationships. And communities gain increased trust and safety from the relationships built when fathers positively participate in their kids’ activities, schooling, and social networks. These are all essential if men and fathers are to integrate nurturing at home and social justice activism in the community.

To ensure that emotional openness and respect for women is widespread among future generations of men and fathers, researchers Shafer and Easton say we must That means more support for fathers in public policy, workplaces, and institutions. Paid family leave, flexible work schedules, and including dads in both pre- and postnatal care are all essential to encourage more father involvement. This will aid men in gaining confidence to use our gender identity as a foundation for activism.

There are many routes to transformative fathering, all lead to men finding a way for activist dads to join moms on the front lines of social change. All fathers and father figures, not only biological ones.

Men who actively care for children have a critical role to play in instilling positive social values across generations—including addressing pressing social issues. Like mothers, they can parlay caring for their children into caring for the future, from gun violence to the climate crisis.

When that happens, we’ll begin hearing about groups like Dads Demand Action for Gun Sense and Fathers Outfront. Then it will only be a matter of time before we see intersectional dads organizing a Father’s Day march in the morning and firing up the grill in the afternoon.

— Rob Okun (rob@voicemalemagazine.org), syndicated by PeaceVoice, writes about politics and culture. He is editorpublisher of Voice Male magazine, chronicling the antisexist men’s movement for more than three decades.

Holy Cow History

quarter’s about-face,

The growth they missed while locked down

When I interview student journalists for the internship program I oversee for EdSource, I usually ask them, “Where were you in your educational journey when COVID lockdowns came?”

To me, this question fills in a lot of blanks. It’s relevant to understand what skills they might not have developed, what opportunities they missed, what they didn’t experience socially, etc. You also get a sense of the student’s own mourning in how he or she discusses it.

This heightened empathy likely started with the recognition of my own kids’ stunted progress on their educational paths. While our older son, D, was already established in graduate school, and his campus lab quickly came up with ways to stagger work times, our younger son, T, was just about to start spring break of his sophomore year in college.

Earlier that year, T had thoughts on doing a study abroad program, possibly between his junior and senior

years, or maybe over winter break. There were internships he was interested in pursuing, and summer jobs he wanted to apply for. But, as you know, none of those things were possible.

The remainder of T’s sophomore year and all of his junior year were remote, and that includes internships and jobs. Through some major creativity, those things ultimately were offered as remote options — even study abroad programs came up with ways to participate remotely — but for many students who’d spent months learning online from apartment bedrooms, this didn’t appeal.

Another thing lost to this cohort was a hands-on understanding of the kinds of jobs your major might lead to. Not

knowing what it would be like to actually work in an office that did X,Y, or Z alongside professionals in the field who offered perspective and mentorship was another missed opportunity. I learned so much about what I didn’t want to do through those experiences. This hit home for me when one of my spring EdSource students asked a Zoom meeting full of journalists, “How did you know that journalism was the right job choice for you? Did you ever have doubts?” As this student approached her graduation, she’d never been in a professional newsroom with fellow reporters and editors, never experienced the camaraderie that comes from a busy workplace. And now that remote work has taken over — something I’m completely in favor of, by the way — this generation is again the subject of an experiment the rest of us are watching. Incidentally, T ended up staying in Oregon for that spring break because, coincidentally, S’s mom came to stay with us right

before the COVID lockdown in March of 2020 as a kitchen remodeling project was starting in her house. She was with us for seven months, which kept us from having D or T home for a seeming eternity to make sure S’s mom didn’t get sick.

I don’t know what would have been different if T would have returned to Davis that spring break, but I am confident that some valuable independence would have been lost along with other casualties of COVID. In fact, in late March of that first lockdown period, I was throwing a ball for our dogs alongside a greenbelt when two mom friends walked by.

Both of their sons were also sophomores at out-ofstate colleges, but those sons had returned at the beginning of spring break/COVID, not realizing they’d be home for months. The moms admitted the transition had been hard, and all had backslid into their roles where the moms did too much for their kids — “Want me to

Good and necessary trouble

By Craig Dresang

Special to the Enterprise

More than 40 years

ago, as an outgrowth of the civil rights movement, the nation’s first hospices played a pivotal role in creating safe and supportive spaces for those in the LGBTQIA+ community.

A lot has changed — for the good — since the earliest hospices bucked traditional thinking and fear-based approaches to care for the first waves of people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. However, given the nation’s recent and unprecedented increase in legislative assaults against the LGBTQIA+ community, it may be time for the hospice movement to reconnect with its roots and founding spirit.

Our LGBTQIA+ neighbors, friends, co-workers, clinicians, patients, and families are under assault in similar, but different, ways than they were in the 1980s and 90s. The real and relevant struggle of our time is a call to action for hospice leaders to make their voices heard as champions of compassion, respect, and dignity for the 20 million LGBTQIA+ people who call America their home.

Earlier this month, a leading decades-old civil rights organization, the Human Rights Campaign, officially declared a state of emergency for LGBTQIA+ people in the United States. More than 75 antiLGBTQIA+ bills have been signed into law. This has real-life implications for how, when, where, and if members of our community will access the right healthcare when they need it most.

As hospices were forming and being established in the late 1970s and ’80s, HIV/AIDS was sweeping

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the nation. The gay community was hit hardest and was quickly becoming decimated. In the beginning, medical professionals were uncertain what caused the disease or how it was spread. For a time, it was believed that AIDS could be contagious like a cold or flu.

An early hospice nurse with her patient, who is dying from AIDS. Courtesy photo This uncertainty prompted many medical personnel to refuse care for fear of being exposed. Other clinicians felt it was necessary to wear protective gear, often referred to as “space suits.” According to Guy Vandenberg, a former nurse who cared for people with AIDS during the 1980s epidemic, “The space suits originally came into existence to protect patients who were severely immunocompromised. However, in many hospitals it got turned around because health-care professionals became so spooked that they wanted to wear them for their own protection.”

At that point in time, all hospices in the country were structured as nonprofit communitygrounded organizations squarely focused on the emerging needs of their communities. Embedded into the DNA of these early hospices was an authentic sense of responsibility to care for people in their communities who were dying of AIDS ... regardless of any perceived risks or the lack of societal and cultural support.

Hospitals, physicians, and clinicians of every stripe were hesitant and inconsistent in their approaches to extend HIV/ AIDS care. A mix of stigma, anxiety and homophobia kept some

health care providers away from working with symptomatic patients. For others, the call to care was deep and personal. From 1988 to 1996, thousands of people suffering through the final stages of AIDS were cared for with dignity and compassion by early hospice nurses, physicians, and clinicians.

In the late 1980s, I remember receiving news that a friend of mine, Al Berg, was in Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center dying of AIDS. Many of his friends, and some of his own family, would not go see him in the hospital because they were afraid that they might contract the disease. Others who were close to Al did not want anyone to know that he was gay or that they were associated with someone who was. However, I was determined to face my own fears and go see him.

When I entered the fifth floor of the hospital – in an old, outdated, and abandoned section of the building — there were bright-orange signs on every wall warning staff and visitors of the dangers that lurked in this makeshift AIDS ward. Streams of yellow and neon green biohazard and quarantine tape lined every doorway. Biohazard bags were everywhere. Food trays were being shoved into rooms and everything was covered in plastic. Clinicians were fully gowned as they popped in and out of rooms to talk with patients.

Before I entered Al’s room, hospital personnel required me to fully don with personal protective equipment. It freaked me out, but I complied and put on a bright white one-piece suit over my clothes along with slippers, gloves, and a face shield.

Once I was sufficiently wrapped tight like a package of hamburger in the grocery store, I entered the

Sac State student joins honor society

Enterprise staff

Ismael Mora of Winters was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Mora was initiated at Sacramento State University.

Mora is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and

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approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Founded in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective

collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

The Society has chapters on more than 325 select colleges and universities in the United States, its territories and the Philippines. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors.

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

room. Al was lying in his bed and appeared semiconscious. His mom and dad, wearing no PPE at all, were sitting together at his side. His dad’s arm was resting on the bed rail and he was holding Al’s hand. His mom was gently stroking his arm, back and forth, skin on skin.

When I sat down on Al’s other side, the hospice nurse quietly whispered in my ear, “Honey, you can take off all that garb and hold Al’s hand. You’ll be OK. Really. He knows you’re here and will be happy to hear a friend’s voice.” Hesitantly, I removed my gloves and face shield, put my hand on Al’s hand, and began to share one of my favorite memories with him. It did not take long for Al to turn toward me and smile. His eyes told me that he especially appreciated the sense of touch. Al’s whole energy shifted and there was a lightness in the room. In that moment I understood the power and therapeutic value of touch, and of making yourself vulnerable to another powerless human being.

Like the nurse who cared for my friend Al in Chicago, some of the first clinicians at YoloCares (then Yolo Hospice) also decided to take an alternative approach by embracing the power of touch. They removed gloves and other protective gear so that patients with AIDS could experience meaningful human contact. This practice quickly became normal. Collectively, these courageous nurses challenged the status quo and

throw in some laundry for you? Cook for you? Brush your teeth for you?”

Anyway, all of this is to say that I’m hyper aware of what the students who graduated from college over the past few years have missed; many of the careerbuilding experiences we think they need for their development as young adults just didn’t happen. I assume hiring managers and bosses also understand the deficit Gen Z has been saddled with through no fault of their own. But I also am confident that they will catch up. The students I’ve mentored over the past few years along with my son and his friends are eager to make up for lost time and seize the opportunities they now have. Let’s all just remember to have extra grace and patience as we help them launch..

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

helped health systems to redirect their energies from curing patients to caring for individual people. This compassionate patientcentered model informed many of the team-based approaches to care that still exist today.

Even though the AIDS crisis brought out the worst in some people, it inspired the best in others. That was certainly true at YoloCares where nurses took the lead to change how patients with HIV/AIDS were cared for. When someone with a severely compromised immune system — usually a gay man — showed up in a hospital emergency room, a common first reaction was to isolate and shun them. The unfortunate reality was that a patient’s sexual orientation often factored into how they were treated. The nurses at YoloCares decided to change that.

Today, the challenges are different, but the same. How we care is as important as how we challenge voices of fear and separatism, how we embrace goodness and equality, how we vote, and what we choose to tolerate or accept. When Martin Luther King

Jr. spoke at the March on Washington, he reminded a divided nation that we need one another, and that we are stronger when we march forward together. He said, “We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.”

Indeed, it is time for hospice leaders and their communities to act up and act like a movement again. That might mean being more vocal, writing letters, calling for meetings with lawmakers, donating more to civil rights causes, or as the late Congressman John Lewis said, “Getting in good and necessary trouble.” Our predecessors did it more than 40 years ago to give Americans a voice in how and where they would spend their final days. Now, we need to do it again to ensure our shared values of respect, compassion, and dignity are applied equally across America’s LGBTQIA+ communities.

— Craig Dresang is the CEO of YoloCares.

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An early hospice nurse with her patient, who is dying from AIDS.

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By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

ALEXANDER ABREU @ 9pm Roccapulco, 3140 Mission St, San Francisco

Rock the Ride, Napa Valley - Bene�t Bike Ride and Walk in support of Gun Violence Prevention @ 8am / $30 Rock the Ride USA was created as a way to use our voices (and our feet) to raise funds for local and national nonpro�t organizations working to end gun violence. 6516 Washington St, 6516 Washington Street, Yountville. info@ridenapaval ley.com, 707-278-8377

Castro Family Pride Block Party @ 11am Featuring Drag Show, Petting Zoo, Free photos with the Castro Uni‐corn, Storytime and the "Drag Per‐formance of the year Contest"! Noe Street Between Market and Beaver St., 258 Noe Street, San Francisco. info@artyhoodsf.com, 415-6542717

About face @ 12pm Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek

Frida Joy: PRIDE AFTER PARTY @ 12pm Monarch Gardens, 428 11th St, San Francisco ADC 30th Anniversary Dance Performance @ 2pm / $20

Join us for a collection of nine amazing dances performed by the students of Applegate Dance Company and Applegate Dance Studio. Richard Brunelle Perfor‐mance Hall, 315 West 14th Street, Davis. adc@applegatedance.com,

Tuesday

"Rodgers + Ham‐merstein's Cin‐derella" @ 7:30pm / $65-$95

UC Davis Health Pavilion, 1419 H Street, Sacra‐mento Roast Battle Bay Area - in the Callback Bar @ 8pm / $18.25

Punch Line Comedy Club - Sacra‐mento, 2100 Arden Way, Sacra‐mento Severe Thrill @ 8pm Blondies' Bar, 540 Valencia St, San Francisco

Winters Elder Day @ 2pm Winters Elder Day is an opportunity to celebrate the elders in our commu‐nity who are 90 years or older. Saint Anthony Catholic Church, 511 West Main Street, Winters. den ropro@gmail.com, 707249-7975

Showcase @ 7pm The Hollywood Room, 2485 Stock‐ton St, Napa Las Cafeteras @ 7:30pm Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek Las Cafeteras @ 7:30pm Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts- Hofmann, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek Del @ 9pm Public Works, 161 Erie St, San Francisco Cherry @ 9pm Monarch, 101 6th St, San Fran‐cisco Suade @ 9pm Monarch, 101 6th St, San Fran‐

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San Francisco 14th Avenue, 645 14th Avenue, San Francisco. 408973-7321

Rotary Club of Davis Weekly Lunch & Program @ 12pm See website for details. ro‐taryclubofdavis.com Davis Com‐munity Church, 421 D Street, Davis. dawsonlaw@cal.net, 530-758-4500

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Brain Boosters at Carlton @ 9:30am

7:30pm Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St, Sacra‐mento

"Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" @ 7:30pm / $65-$95 UC Davis Health Pavilion, 1419 H Street, Sacramento

Chris Bloom Live at Brick & Mortar (San Francisco, CA) @ 8pm / $18 Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, San Francisco Mortar @ 8pm Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission St, San Francisco

Down N' Dirty @ 8pm DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Francisco

Roast Battle Bay Area @ 8pm / $18.25 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐bus Avenue, San Francisco

Winters Farmers Market @ 9am Visit down‐town Win‐ters for the Farmers Market every Sunday for local produce, �owers, food & more. Main Street, Winters. win tersdowntown@gmail.com

Frida Joy: PRIDE FESTIVAL, SAN FRANCISCO

We are excited to an‐nounce our Brain Booster class lead by Cindi Unger at Carlton Davis! This will be a fun, educational, class focused on ways we can all work out our proverbial brain muscles! 2726 5th St, 2726 5th Street, Davis. imcfarlane@ carltonseniorliving.com, 530-564-7002

Expressive Watercolor

Painting with Misuk Goltz (6-session class) @ 11am / $190

Jun 27th - Aug 8th

Sign up now for a spot in this 6session watercolor workshop with artist Misuk Goltz! Pence Gallery, 212 D Street, Davis. pencesocial media@gmail.com, 530-758-3370

Dee Coco & Mixx Company: Balboa Café's

Nik Bartunek @ 8:30pm Bottom Of the Hill, 1233 17th St, San Francisco

Michelle Musial @ 5pm Terrene Restaurant at 1hotel San Francisco, 8 Mission St, San Fran‐cisco

Lilan Kane: Solo at The Barnes SF @ 5pm The Barnes San Francisco, 225 Powell St, San Francisco

Fallon O'Neill @ The Avid Reader

@ 6:30pm Join us to celebrate local author Fallon O'Neill's newest novel, Geist: Allegro. This

Alex Ramon "Magic" @ 8pm / $46.83 Harveys Cabaret at Harveys Lake Tahoe, 18 Hwy 50, Stateline

Emo Nite @ 8pm Harlow's, 2708 J St, Sacramento

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Ska Fitness & RUDE MACHINE Happy Hour @ 6:30pm Knockout, 3223 Mission St, San Francisco

Michael Manring @ 7pm The Hollywood Room, 2485 Stock‐ton St, Napa

"Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" @ 7:30pm / $65-$95 UC Davis Health Pavilion, 1419 H Street, Sacramento Comedy Night at the Valencia Room @ 8pm / $15 The Valencia Room, 647 Valencia St, San Francisco

"More or Less" @ 8pm / $10 Bayfront Theater, 2 Marina Blvd At Buchanan St, Fort Mason Center Building B - 3rd Floor, San Fran‐cisco

Lady Faith @ 9pm DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Francisco

Comedian Lance Woods @ 9:45pm / $9.13-$17.44 Punch Line Sacramento, 2100 Ar‐den Way, Suite 225, Sacramento

Audio1: Del Mar Fridays @ 10pm Del Mar, 2125 Lombard St, San Francisco

Mindchatter @ 10pm 1015 Folsom,

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Oakland tried its best to build new ballpark

One of the most sordid chapters in modern baseball history unfolded with the announcement that the Oakland Athletics will at some point move to Las Vegas.

No real mystery here. A’s owner John Fisher, a trust fund billionaire, and his ‘lapdog,’ team president Dave Kaval, have had their eyes on the desert for quite a while now.

So much so that, despite the gibberish put forth by Commissioner Rob Manfred, the City of Oakland tried to work on getting a new ballpark built, only to be rebuffed at most every turn. Mostly because Fisher demanded a new ballpark that he would have preferred others paid for.

Exactly when the A’s are finally out of Oakland is not known. The team’s lease at the Coliseum is up after the 2024 season.

A new Vegas ballpark won’t be ready until 2028, and that is if construction begins as you read this.

Which won’t be happening.

The A’s stewardship under Fisher has been horrid over the past two decades. Payroll was kept low, by design. Good, young players were consistently traded to teams that would pay more than the buck

and a quarter they’d get wearing the green and gold. Finally, the fans, of which there are still many, have registered their displeasure with the only avenue left to them.

By staying away.

More twists and turns to come. Only question is the timing.

n A somewhat under-the-radar story is the departure of three women’s basketball players leaving Stanford, presumably for more playing time elsewhere, or more NIL (name-image-likeness) money.

Says here that leaving Stanford will prove to be a mistake. NIL cash only goes so far, and it ends the moment a player’s career is over. Sometimes sooner.

But what is really unfortunate is walking away from a fully-paid-for Stanford education. A Stanford degree opens career doors down the road that few

institutions of higher learning can match.

As for playing time, it is earned, not given.

*There are all kinds of tough ways to lose an elimination ballgame.

One of the worst is losing a routine pop fly in the stadium lights as the winning run scores. It is why Stanford is in the College World Series and Texas will watch the CWS on television.

n Eight San Francisco Giants players have made their major league debuts already and the season isn’t even at the halfway point yet.

n Congratulations to one time Sacramento Kings coach Michael Malone, whose Denver Nuggets are NBA champions.

In the Kings’ biggest blunder ever, team owner Vivek Ranadive fired Malone when Malone was about to turn the Kings’ fortunes upward.

Five coaches, Tyrone Corbin, George Karl, Dave Joerger, Luke Walton and Alvin Gentry followed Malone.

n The Nuggets title is the second championship for owner Stan Kroneke. He also owns the Los Angeles Rams, who won Super Bowl LVI.

*It is not too early to pose this question:

Will Joey Bart ever be the full time Giants catcher?

Patrick Bailey’s emergence behind the plate complicates Bart’s return to the majors.

Add in the fact Bart is hitting just .216 with no homers and two RBI for the Triple-A River Cats.

Depending on what’s offered, Bart could be on the move, either at the trade deadline or after the season.

n Hard to believe it’s been 11 years since the Giants’ Matt Cain pitched his perfect game against the Houston Astros.

It was June 13, 2012 and in the World Series era (1903-present) it is the 20th perfecto ever.

Cain threw 125 pitches and struck out 14 of the 27 men he faced. Outfielder Gregor Blanco kept Cain’s gem intact with a spectacular 7th inning running catch in left-center field.

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

McLIN: Would like to coach soccer SHAPE: Play sport, raise debt ceiling

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the Year. McLin was also a member of the Davis junior varsity softball team and currently plays for the 18U Davis Dynamite. She plans to continue being a twosport athlete for the Blue Devils next season.

Off the field, McLin is a youth ambassador for Dysautonomia International, raising awareness for the condition and publishing articles on mental health. Her focus on mental wellness was inspired by her personal struggles living with POTS.

“Growing up having a chronic medical condition that affects all daily activities of life, I personally know firsthand how easy it is to get to a dark place, feel alone and isolated,” McLin said. “I know the difference one interaction and one person can make.”

McLin also emphasizes the impact that physical activity had on her mental health.

“It saved my life,” McLin said about soccer. “It’s rare for anyone with my condition to be very physically active, let alone play competitive sports.”

While McLin hopes to eventually reach the collegiate and professional levels of soccer, she plans to work in athletics when her playing career is over.

“I’m definitely going to play soccer as much as I can, and then when I get older, I want to study kinesiology in school,” McLin said. “I also want to coach because it reminds me of when I was first learning how to be a goalkeeper and I want to help little girls fall in love with soccer as well.”

— Follow Henry Krueger on Twitter: @henrykrveger.

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“It is a sport that can be played by young and old. I play with many folks well into their 80s.”

Deal. When I turn 80 I’ll pick up a racket and join you. I’ll bring the ball and you bring the calories.

“One of my biggest memories from my school days growing up in Davis was an almost unlimited choice of sports in which

to participate.”

I do not recall Varsity Pickleball being one of the offerings in my days as a Blue Devil.

“Any activity that spans all age ranges, gets seniors off their couch and appeals widely to the population that collectively pays the largest share of the tax base is a no-brainer.”

Play pickleball, raise the debt ceiling.

“I have been to many

venues where upwards of several hundred 60 to 75-year-olds get together to giggle, run around and share a passion rarely seen these days.” Mark, fella, real sports do not involve giggling. Trust me, when we meet on my 80th birthday many moons down the road, it will be no laughing matter. — Contact Bob Dunning at bdunning@ davisenterprise.net.

All Size Flooring Center

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All Size Flooring Center is a small flooring business run by husband-and-wife team Charlie Wade

Saavedra and Colleen

Stafford. They have owned All Size Flooring for 16 years and have helped homeowners, landlords, property managers and realtors with all their flooring needs.

Their beautiful showroom  is conveniently located off  Highway 80 at Mason and Depot streets in Vacaville. They are a licensed and insured flooring company that provides residential and commercial installations throughout surrounding counties.

All Size Flooring Center prides itself on professional installations

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Casson & Son

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compete with big box stores but give the personal touch that a small business can provide.

Casson & Son Carpet Care is a small, woman-owned business that has been family owned and operated for more than 28 years. It focuses on carpet and upholstery steam-cleaning, tile and grout cleaning, and sealing.

Casson & Son Carpet Care

530-795-0500

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within eight hours.

done by licensed contractors. Because All Size Flooring stocks so many different types of flooring they are able to

So if you are thinking of changing your flooring please give All Size Flooring Center a visit and see what is new in flooring and what products are the best fit for your lifestyle and budget. To learn more about the business, visit www. allsizeflooringcenter.com or call 707-448-3300, or visit 1021 Mason St., Ste. 2, in Vacaville.

Paul Casson is the president and CEO; Tiffany Casson is vice president and chief financial officer; Chris Bacon is vice president of operations and Gail Casson is the secretary. Paul is Tiffany’s Father, Gail is Tiffany’s mother and Paul’s wife, and Bacon is a longtime family friend.

Folks would be surprised that Casson can do extremely large amounts of square footage in one day, such as cleaning a 30,00040,000 square-foot building

“We try to give back to the community as much as possible by being involved and donating on a regular basis,” Tiffany Casson told The Enterprise. “We have learned that people are constantly asking family and friends who to use for carpet cleaning, so we have a new slogan: “Stop Askin’ and Call Casson.’ “

The industry is constantly growing and changing, and Casson strives to keep up with the latest technology to continue to give

customers the highestquality carpet cleaning.

Since 1995, the family has been proud to provide the highest level of carpet care to the residential and commercial customers of Yolo and Solano counties. Tiffany Casson and Chris Bacon now lead the company, working to ensure every customer receives the same level of commitment as when Paul and Tim started.

“You could say that quality carpet cleaning is in our DNA,” Tiffany said.

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All Size Flooring Center husband-and-wife team Colleen Stafford and Charlie Wade Saavedra.

Patio29 Distillery

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Patio29 Spirits Co. specializes in making a variety of spirits while honoring the rich agriculture of the region. Its award-winning, grainto-glass spirits include vodka, gin, rum, bourbon, rye, brandy and five different flavored whiskeys.

It’s a family affair with father Jeff Boone, mother Anita Boone and sons Adam and Eric Boone running things at the Winters distillery since it opened four years ago. Jeff Boone is the president, Anita Boone the vice president, Adam Boone is head distiller and Eric Boone the tasting-room manager.

The Boones have years of training through American Distilling Institute, UC Davis brewing program, and hands-on training at a number of distilleries along the West Coast.

“As the only craft distillery in Yolo County, our business has a

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You can find quality, brand-name furniture at an affordable price at Lainey’s Furniture For Living, owned and managed by husband-andwife team Elaine and John Cloutier. The store — voted “Best Furniture Store” by the Vacaville Reporter for six years — is at 395 E. Monte Vista Ave., Ste. A, in Vacaville.

“At Lainey’s we keep up on the latest styles and trends in furniture without sacrificing traditional styles,” Elaine Cloutier said.

The Cloutier family has made the Vacaville community their own.

“Our children attend school in the Travis Unified School District. We our a

Patio29’s new Mango Jalapeño canned cocktail.

unique synergy with other businesses and members of our community,” Eric told The Enterprise. “We are able to produce brandy for local wineries that is used for fortified wine products — turning grape pomace from those same wineries into grappa, an Italian-style brandy. Our spent whiskey grain is used to feed local pigs. During the height of the

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pandemic, Patio29 produced upwards of 1,400 gallons of hand sanitizer for our local first responders, nonprofits and small businesses.”

Over the past year, the Boones have expanded their reach with Patio29 spirits, now being sold at numerous retailers, bars and restaurants throughout Yolo County and beyond. Patio29’s newest release — a line of premium canned cocktails — have been an instant hit, said Eric Boone.

“Our canned cocktails were inspired by some of our tasting room favorites. We mix and can them right in-house, using our

spirits, and a mix of real fruit juices and natural flavors. Just in time for summer!” Boone said.

Patio29’s current canned cocktails are now available for purchase at their tasting room, and include flavors mango jalapeño,

Lainey’s Furniture For Living

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395 E. Monte Vista Ave., Ste. A, Vacaville 707-449-6385

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military family, so we understand the challenges that military families face,” Elaine said. “We treat our customers like our neighbors, because they are. We try to educate our customers on what to look for in quality furniture, so that they can make informed decisions when shopping.”

Even as furniture styles and products change constantly, the Lainey’s staff find it important to keep up with trends and customer favorites. Shoppers can find quality

brands such as Flexsteel, Lane, Broyhill, England and Barcalounger.

“Quality combined with affordability is hard to find,” she said. “We search the market for the best value in products, quality, comfort and affordability — are all important. Most furniture stores have a high markup. At Lainey’s, we keep our prices low every day.”

Call Lainey’s Furniture for Living at 707-449-6385, or visit www.laineys furnitureforliving.com to view their inventory.

cucumber gimlet, rum pineapple peach and whiskey lemon maple. The tasting room is open Fridays through Sundays for tasting flights, craft cocktails, pub-style food, spirits merchandise and bottles to go.

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It’s a family affair with father Jeff Boone, mother Anita Boone and sons Adam and Eric Boone running things at the Winters distillery.

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Sole Desire Shoes Gallery of Fireplaces

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For 33 years, Sole Desire Shoes has been selling stylishly comfortable women’s footwear. Brothers David and Dan Astobiza are second-generation business owners, taking over their parents’ three-store operation and growing it to now nine locations throughout Northern California.

With both parents completely out of the business for more than 10 years, David and Dan have tried to give their customers unique stylish products and brands while staying true to their roots, ensuring all shoes have comfort features built right in.

Dan’s wife Anicia is in charge of HR, accounting and office operations. Michele, David’s wife, is in charge of social media, email marketing and the website. Jen Cala manages hiring, running the Sacramento district and overseeing the Davis location.

Sole Desire offers a unique footwear selection for women, giving them both comfort and style, allowing them to move effortlessly at work, at play and everyday. The business bring brands to them that are hard to find and at times made specifically for its stores. Sole Desire features brands like Biza, Anesha, Venus, INca, ON and Arcopedico and so many others from around the globe.

“We hope to continue to bring a strong assortment of styles and brands that our customers have come to expect from us,” Michele Astobiza said in a press release. “This year specially we are designing shoes that not only feel great but look amazing too from wedges to flats and everything in between, we’ll have something for everyone.”

What makes the business unique is that it is also in wholesale, manufacturing shoes for the stores and other family shoe stores

Sole Desire Shoes

801 Second St., Davis 530-554-2856

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Greg and Debra Schulze are fired up about having worked together for 31 years. The married couple owns Gallery of Fireplaces, 385 Merchant St. in Vacaville, a one-stop shop for heater-rated fireplaces and inserts, grills, fire pits, sun shades and awnings.

Greg oversees shop operations and construction crews as well as creating design concepts for future jobs, while Debra takes care of all finance and accounting. Their son Brandon is head of operations. Greg and Brandon, when not in the field, along with the store staff, Jason and Chris, take on sales in the store. Their daughter Kelley recently joined the family business in office administration, and just added another family member to the tree.

Along with sales, Gallery of Fireplaces offers design and installation of high efficiency fireplaces, stoves and inserts. They also install fire pits, sunshades, outdoor kitchen components, mantels, gas lines, electrical, and decorative stone and tile.

Gallery of Fireplaces

385 Merchant St., Vacaville 707-446-9008

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across the country with customers throughout Canada and the United States. This allows them to create the products they want and give customers something truly unique that they can’t find everywhere.

“Retail is always changing, adopting and growing,” Michele said. “Over COVID we noticed a huge trend towards web shopping and we adopted by getting a better website, and putting our efforts towards this. However, people truly need to try shoes on, they all fit so differently and who really wants to deal with returns?

“Did you know over 50% of shoes purchased online will be returned? We train our associates on how to properly fit footwear so there’s no need to have to return shoes. We also love to introduce customers to new brands and styles, getting them to try something that they never would have and then having it become their new favorite shoe/brand is always so exciting! So although the internet has made shoe shopping easier, we feel strongly that there will always be a need to have a local shoe store there to help people who have a hard time with shoes. Over the next five years we hope to be able to offer an excellent experience both online and in stores and we truly hope to be able to continue to do what we love for many years to come.”

“We are a full-service hearth and patio

shop — from the design process to finish,” said Greg Schulze. “Let us help you transform your existing fireplace or create a beautiful new fireplace from scratch in your home or outdoor patio.

“Your fireplace is the perfect spot to gather around with family and friends. After all, fire is the original social media,” Schulze said.

Taqueria Guadalajara

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Taqueria Guadalajara started with a small restaurant in Woodland in 1991. Davis students and residents, making the trek to Woodland for authentic tacos and burritos, suggested that owner Rigo Hernandez open a location in Davis. He listened, and it was so successful that there are now two locations in Davis.

Taqueria Guadalajara specializes in quality, freshness and execution of homestyle authentic Mexican cuisine. Since 1999, Davis customers have just kept coming; the taqueria serves an average of 500 burritos a day.

Taqueria Guadalajara

640 W Covell Blvd., Ste. E, Davis 530-297-4000

417 Mace Blvd., Davis 530-753-6100

6 West Court St., Woodland 530-668-0628

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“We are a full-service hearth and patio shop — from the design process to finish.”

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Kim Eichorn started here real estate career in 1995 working side-by-side with her mother, Peggy Eichorn. Peggy retired in 2002, and Kim took over the family business.

For 28 years, Eichorn, a third-generation family Realtor, has focused on residential real estate in Yolo County. She’s known for her hyper-local focus and support of community events and nonprofit organizations.

Team member Valerie Thompson has been working with Eichorn for 12 years as a licensed realtor. “She backs me up in all aspects of the business,”

Eichorn told The Enterprise, “and is a highly capable and experienced agent representing buyers and sellers.”

A new trend in the

Tommy J’s Grill & Catering

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Tommy J Grill focuses on serving the highest quality food, spirits, and catering with excellent customer service in a manner for any budget.

“We serve an outstanding brunch every Sat and Sun from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,” president and CEO Adam Andrews said. “We’re a favorite venue for the NFL Sunday Ticket.

“The building was built in 1927! Its centennial is right around the corner. These walls could tell stories of the early days in Yolo; Prohibition days, card rooms, soda fountains, sandwich/candy shops, fern bars, biker bars, college hangouts, and how Thai cuisine got its start in the county.”

Andrews started as a bouncer and has been with the business for 32 years.

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401 Second St., Davis 530-304-4947

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business is facilitating property tours virtually, since so many buyers are moving into the area from other places. It’s challenging to physically be in Davis every time a new listing pops up so using Facetime and Zoom has become quite common.

Eichorn graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies and Spanish not knowing at the time that she would end up as a real estate professional. Practicing real estate requires a license and

recertification every four years. “Additionally,” she said, “I place a ton of emphasis on professional and personal growth, and development — attending numerous meetings and training courses each year. I have a personal business coach with whom I meet every other week. I’m constantly growing as a human which helps me serve my clients at a higher level.”

She has been a member of an international “Work By Referral” coaching program since 2006. More and more people are purchasing second homes, investment properties or helping their adult kids purchase homes outside the area. She offers herself as resource for finding a competent Realtor across the country wherever needed.

Vice President Tom Jobst got his start in food service at the UCD COHO where he

worked his way up to manager. He’s been around for 17 years

Davis is a unique place, unapologetically itself. It is tremendously proud of its dedication to the small business community which in turn fosters fierce loyalty. “We are humbled by the support that got us through the last couple years. Not everybody made it. We lost some iconic venues.Through the years so much has changed on our corner.

It has been our goal to listen to our clientele so that we may be of service to this community. We take pride in our dedication to support local fundraising

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Tommy J’s is truly owneroperated. Andrews puts in 40-plus hours per week behind the bar, and Jobst puts in 40-plus hours per week in the kitchen. There is usually at least one owner on site, and customers say that makes it unique.

The hamburger patties are hand-formed each day and served on a local Village Bakery sesame bun. Soups are made from scratch, and the aioli dressings are in-house recipes. They take pride in making the bulk of their recipes from scratch, just like home-cooking. “Customers say that we have the best burgers around,” according to Andrews, “and we say that it’s all because of the hard work that our staff puts in preparing our menu. Our customers see that when they dine with us.”

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Current owner Jeff DeBrito knows that the Davis Barber Shop has been in the same basic location at 209 G St., with a few remodels, since sometime between 1915 and 1919. With that Jeff can still be heard saying, they still deliver tradition, value and service without regret. Time moves on but their commitment to excellence remains the same. They care about their customers. That’s why generations of families continue to come through our door.

Jeff’s father, John Brito, took over the shop in 1983 and passed it on to Jeff when John retired and moved to San Luis Obispo. In August of 2018, Davis Barber Shop and family celebrated a century of service. Stay tuned in for news about the return of the bamboo bicycles that John built.

The shop was already in its seventh decade when John took ownership, and over the years he made some changes that brought in a whole new set of customers. Jeff remembers his dad saying it was time to toss all of the ashtrays and Playboy magazines, and bring in toys and memorabilia to make The Davis Barber Shop the most family-friendly barbershop in town. And that continues to this day in 2023.

The box of hands-on toys and the collection of posters, telephone pole insulators, barber poles, superheroes and train cars is so dense and eclectic that you’ll

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discover something you didn’t notice before every time you come in.

John rigged up a rope and pulley cloth bag that the barbers can raise and lower to reward kids who did well getting their haircut, and that is still something the kids look forward to. Customers can remember getting candy at The Davis Barber Shop when they were growing up a generation or two ago, and considering the longevity of this shop, there are more generations to come.

Jeff DeBrito and Demetrius Barrera are the regular barbers, and each has customers that will wait for their personal favorite. Some customers come in weekly to keep their hair just the way they want it. Derrick Bang, the movie reviewer for The Davis Enterprise, was never a fan of getting his hair cut until he got to know Jeff. Derrick remarked that, “Jeff pays attention to my simple desires. He is also a good conversationalist who tailors his chatting around the customer. In a single word: Jeff listens.” That simple gift of listening brings people back again and again.

Fitting the conversation, or lack of conversation, to the customer’s wishes is something observable as the same barber keeps a running conversation about college basketball with one customer and then says close to nothing to another customer who closes his eyes in silence while the barber does his work. Listening to how the customer wants his or her hair

Davis Barber Shop

209 G St., Davis 530-756-1585

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done and gauging whether there is a topic of conversation or a need for quiet is a strength of this experienced team.

Jeff tells the story of UC Davis student Jonathan Barragan, when he was a first-time visitor who responded to some key questions Demetrius asked him and then sat silently through his haircut. When he was leaving he said, “I don’t care for most barbers, but Demetrius listened, and he ‘gets’ me and my hair. I’ll be back.” Following in his dad’s footsteps, Jeff loves cutting the hair of young kids and is proud to give out vouchers for free haircuts that can be sold at every school auction fundraiser in town. Walk-ins are welcome, and there is plenty to see, or play with, as you wait. Jeff believes in community and continues to give to his community more than ever.

The shop is open from 9 to 5, Monday through Friday, 9 to 4 on Saturday, and 11 to 3 on Sundays. Watch their website and Facebook entries to learn about specials and to see the collection of smiling young kids getting their hair cut.

“We offer a wide array of different haircuts,” Jeff said. “We do kids’ first haircuts and also long hair, too. Fades and regular clipper cuts are obviously our most popular requests. Scissor cuts are becoming popular too and we are doing carving-designs in short hair along with some spray-color for the kids. Don’t forget the famous lollypop bucket that comes down from the ceiling for the kids and the kids-at-heart.”

If you have never met Jeff and his team, stop by for a visit and sit a spell and listen to the stories and memories, you might remember some of them yourself.

Davis Barber Shop is located at 209 G St. in Davis

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LEFT: Davis Barber Shop in the Etna Hotel in 1950.

BELOW: Davis Barber Shop in the Etna Hotel in 1920.

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Catch up with this catch-all column

Need a quick review on Davis Comings & Goings? This column is an abridged version of local business changes in the last few months, including plans for the near future.

Newly open

Bull ‘N Mouth opened June 1 in the former de Vere’s Irish Pub spot at 217 E St. It has a similar vibe, with a nice bar, burgers and pub grub.

Sudwerk Brewing Co. reopened its restaurant and patio this spring at 2001 Second St., closing its Dock taproom except for special events.

Falafel Corner Mediterranean Grill opened May 26 at 720 Second St. It serves Halal foods like wraps, falafels, burgers and quesadillas.

In March, Davis Sushi & Fusion replaced Chuy’s Taqueria at 1260 Lake Blvd., Suite 103.

Happy Mochi (mochi doughnuts) opened in March at 612 Fourth St., last occupied by Kaya Yoga.

Wines in Tandem, a wine shop and tasting room, opened at 222 D St., Suite 1, in February.

Mabel’s Farm Box opened in late March, filling the former Shu Shu’s Clothing space on at 227 E St., Suite 3. It sells charcuterie and picnic ingredients and premade kits.

The Vietnamese restaurant Sit Lo Saigon opened in March, filling the former Thai Nakorn space at 424 G St.

Community Mercantile, 622 Cantrill Drive, opened in March. It takes merchandise like furniture that might be thrown out, and repairs or repurposes it to prevent it from going to the landfill.

Coming soon

Mamma, an Italian eatery and café at 226 F St., could be open as you read this in print. It fills the former Bistro 33 space, with the best outdoor dining area in town.

Shipwrecked Tiki Bar will fill the bar portion of the former Woodstock’s Pizza space at 217 G

St. It’s expected to open by early July.

Dogtopia, a doggie day care and spa, may open in early July at 417 Mace Blvd., Suite S.

Volt Coffee, Tea & Taps is coming by early July to 1123 Olive Drive. It will be a café in its early hours, with beer and food trailers in the evenings.

Coming … eventually

Bober, a boba tea shop, is coming to Davis Commons, 500 First St.

Also in Davis Commons, Shabu Shack hopes to open by the end of the year, serving Japanese-style hotpot meals.

Tasty Palace, a Chinese restaurant, is filling the former Village Pizza & Grill spot at 403 G St.

A to-be-named kabob restaurant will fill the former Casablanca Restaurant space at 640 W. Covell Blvd.

Estelle Bakery & Pâtisserie has plans to replace the former Konditorei Austrian Pastry Café at 2710 Fifth . The city said on June 9 that it it’s waiting for Estelle to respond to comments from its early February plan review.

Plans have stalled for El Toro Bravo’s reopening at 231 D St. Fans are still hopeful.

Craft, a barbecue joint, will fill the former Uncle Vito’s space at 424 Second St. Work on it will get going once its owners open Mamma’s.

Essential Hotpot will fill the former Shanghai Town Chinese restaurant at 1260 Lake Blvd., No 111.

Last I checked, Frenzy Coffee

Co. still planned a café at 305 First St., but work seems to have stalled.

Orangetheory Fitness will fill the former Round Table Pizza 2151 Cowell Blvd.

Sunny’s Car Wash plans to open in December at 480 Mace Blvd.

Water Pig should be in the “Coming soon” section but it’s been planned for so long, I’m hedging my bets. The Asian fusion restaurant is going into 2120 Cowell Blvd.

Wayback Burger is slow to start work on the space at 1351 W. Covell Blvd.

Yolo Beer Ranch is a planned taphouse and beer garden in the former Satiety Winery spot between Davis and Woodland at 40101 County Road 25A.

Outpost Burger will replace Hometown Taiwanese Kitchen, later this year at 330 G St.

A yet-to-be named frozen yogurt shop is planned at 425 Second St.

Nordstrom Rack has announced it will be part of the new Davis Collection, which is the

Davis Sushi Buffet, 707 Second St., closed early this year. Its owners opened Davis Sushi & Fusion at 1260 Lake Blvd., Suite 103.

MT BBQ House closed in January. A new owner took over the space in February but there’s no word on when it will reopen, and whether the name will change.

Shanghai Town Chinese restaurant closed in April at 1260 Lake Blvd., No 111. Essential Hotpot will replace it.

The rowing fitness studio Power10 closed in mid-April at 2860 W. Covell Blvd., Suite 9. Davis Shoe Shop, 223 C St., appears to be closed for good. It has been part of the community since 1946.

On the move

shopping center that will eventually replace University Mall.

Going soon

Hometown Taiwanese Kitchen, at 330 G St., will close when its owners retire later this year. Outpost Burger will replace it.

Gone too soon

Aggie Ace closed at the end of May. The neighborhood hardware store was at 606 W. Covell Blvd. in Anderson Plaza. The larger Davis Ace, downtown, remains open.

Bones Craft Kitchen remains closed after the May 24 death of its owner, Chris Jarosz, 55, in a Highway 50 crash. No word on whether it will reopen.

The Casablanca Restaurant at 640 W. Covell Blvd. closed in late March. A kabob house will replace it.

Burger Patch closed in March in Davis Commons, 500 First St. Chuy’s Taqueria closed in September at 1260 Lake Blvd., Suite 103. Davis Sushi & Fusion replaced it.

Fluffy Donuts will close whenever University Mall remodeling begins. The owner is looking for a new space elsewhere. It’s at 757 Russell Blvd., Suite 2. Other University Mall tenants may be priced out of the new mall, which will be called The Davis Collection. Musette and June & Simple closed, and are looking for new spots. Others in limbo include T&M Bike Shop, EZ Eyebrow, Ohana Hawaiian BBQ, Sesame, The Old Tea House, Subway and Chengdu Style. —

Before messaging me about the status of an ongoing project, please review my paywall-free Google spreadsheet, which includes more than 325 Davis businesses. It’s at https://bit.ly/ DavisBusinesses. The most active tabs are Restaurants Open, Restaurants Closed and Coming Soon.

– Wendy Weitzel is a Davis writer and editor. Her column runs on Sundays. Check for frequent updates on her Comings & Goings Facebook and Instagram accounts. If you know of a business coming or going in the area, email news tips to wendyedit@gmail.com.

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Fluffy Donuts owner Sak Sopheak, shown in 2018, hopes to find a new location for his bakery.

The Mustard Seed

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The husband-and-wife team of Taeja and Kim Reiss run the Mustard Seed Restaurant a local staple of California cuisine for 25 years.

Backing them are Chef de Cuisine and wine director Steven DaSilva, Chef Josh, Chef Roxy, Chef Francisco and Chef Judy. “We are so lucky to have a great team with deep knowledge working with us,” Kim Reiss said.

She is thankful for the “many amazing interactions and memories,” they’ve experienced. “The warmth and friendliness of the members of the community that dine here makes it feel more like we have a family and friends over for

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“We’re serious about your fun!” say the friendly experts at Ken’s Bike-SkiBoard, and Davis Enterprise readers have once again voted them the Best Bicycle Shop.

Co-owner Ken Bradford opened the store in 1988 with staff, equipment and clients from two older Davis businesses: Ski Racquet (since 1974) and Bike Surgeons (since 1980). It continues to grow, with major expansions in 1997-8 and 2004-5. The name was updated from “Ken’s Bike & Ski” to “Ken’s BikeSki-Board” in 2011-12. The store merged with local business Blisworks Bikes in 2019, and is now co-owned with Sheldon Blissett.

Ken’s sells and services

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Starchild Massage Therapy is part of a collaborative group of three massage therapists at Dynamics Hair and Massage. Certified Massage Therapist Kathleen White put in 500-plus hours of massage training to acquire the certification.

219 E St. Studio B, Davis 530-341-8747

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dinner.”

Feeling like part of the big picture is important. “I foresee change in the larger community of Davis,” Reiss said. “We so appreciate our guests.”

“We do not do brunches and lunches are Tuesday through Friday,” she said.

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Seed Restaurant

222 D St., No. 11, Davis 530-758-5750

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White uses a creative and therapeutic blend of various modalities using: Swedish, deep tissue, Thai, craniosacral, acupressure, sports and medical massage, and trigger point therapy techniques for a well-rounded integration of massage therapy. She uses the art of listening with therapeutic touch to guide and tailor each session specifically to each body’s needs.

With a background in yoga instruction, Ayurveda, Meditation, and Nursing Kat can help you lengthen the effects of your massage session off the table into your daily routines. She has been practicing healing bodywork for over 12 years

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(almost) anything with pedals and wheels — e-bikes, mountain and road bikes, commuters, kids bikes, recumbents and 3-wheelers to name a few. Ken’s takes care of your winter sports needs, too — from snowshoes to snowboards and skis, boot fitting to base repair — they’re a full-service snow sport shop. The staff at Ken’s have over 100 years of combined experience in everything from backcountry snowboarding

to mountain bike repair –yet they delight in helping a beginner with their first real mountain bike, or helping parents get kids ready for the first day of school.

“The global demand for bicycles tripled [during the pandemic], said Bradford.

“Demand for snow sports greatly increased, too. However, the market has changed as the pandemic subsided.

“Inventories are now high again. You won’t find the long waits or empty shelves you may have seen at bike shops in 2020 or 2021,” Blissett said. “We’re well stocked, prices are dropping and we’re ready to take care of you! Whatever the market does, Ken’s BSB is here for the long run.”

Ken’s received another

“Bicycle Retailer Excellence Award” (Gold Level) from the National Bicycle Dealers Association in 2022 — their

sixth — and staff is trying to win again in 2023. The shop has topped the Readers Choice “Best Bike Shop”

and will provide you a customized massage session using her diverse medical and healing arts background and experience.

White specializes in neck and lower-back issues and also offers pregnancy massage.

Coming up next is fall outdoor lunchtime mini chair-massage sessions. Come get a tune-up on your lunch break. Full details will be on the website this fall.

category 17 years in a row.

“Thank you for your loyalty and trust. We hope to see you soon,” said Blissett.

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Ciarlo Fruit & Nut

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Ciarlo Fruit and Nut specializes in oliveoil production, jam and jelly production, tomato processing for salsas and custom harvesting. Patricia and Chris Calvert produce products that are locally grown and the certified olive oils routinely receive awards from the California State Fair and the LA County International Olive Oil Tasting.

The Calverts have training and multiple college degrees related to agriculture. Chris is a biochemist and spent is career studying protein, carbohydrate and fat metabolism. His interest has revolved around fat and oil metabolism and chemistry.

Patricia Calvert processes fruit for jams, jellies and vinegars. She is also the CEO of the business and responsible for our farmers market activities in Woodland and Winters as well as hiring the high school students that help in fruit processing. She also hires and coordinates olive picking crews and is responsible for ordering required supplies including all of the bottles and jars.

She is the accountant for the business as well. She is also responsible for obtaining Extra Virgin Olive Oil certification for all the olives we use for oil production.

Chris is responsible the olive orchards including planting, irrigation systems, soil maintenance and all mechanical operations. He is responsible for producing and bottling all the vinegars and operates

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304 Railroad Ave., Winters

530-304-2605

and maintains the bottling line for the olive oil.

The company also works with the Winters High School FFA with their olive oil production, including harvesting, extra virgin olive oil certification and bottling. Pat sits on an American Oil Chemists SocietyOlive Oil Accredited Olive Oil Sensory Panel and is a member the Advisory Committee for the Olive Oil Commission of California. The business is a member of the California Olive Oil Council and a voluntary member of the Olive Oil Commission of California. Chris is a member of the AOCS, is vice president of the COOC, chairs the Olive Oil Seal Certification Committee and Standards Committee for the COOC and is a member of the OOCC Standards Committee. He is also a member of the AOCS Olive Oil Expert Panel.

Ciarlo recently took delivery of a commercial food processing trailer, which has allowed the business to expand production.

“We eat what we produce,” Chris Calvert said. “Our olive use is not just for cooking but is mused to cakes and breads as well.”

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In 1976, Chuck Vander Hamm and his wife Marilyn opened a tire and service store in the small town of Davis — Vander Hamm Tire Center, Inc. Over the years it has become a staple in the Davis community with a loyal following and, at this point, also includes a family legacy — three generations!

Their daughter and her husband, Carrie and Rich Falk managed the shop up until 2018 along with their wonderful family of employees that included their six children, who have all worked at the shop at some point over the years.

In 2018, the business was passed down to their oldest son, Danny. Danny graduated from the University of Arizona and worked for the family business while getting his master’s degree at University of San Francisco. His wife, Vibeka, manages the bookkeeping for the business.

Vander Hamm Tire Center

2222 Fifth St., Davis 530-758-8282

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Vander Hamm’s employees also have been a part of the family for many years. Doug Webster has worked for the company since 1979 — 40 plus years. His sons have previously worked here, too. Blain White has been with the company since 1994 — 25-plus years.

“Our community is so important to us and we look forward to many more years of service and memories!” said Vibeka.

Vander Hamm Tire Center Goodyear is located at 2222 Fifth St. in Davis. Call them at 530-758-8282 or visit www. vanderhammtirecenter.com.

A1 Body Shop

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A1 Body Shop has been servicing Davis since 1967. In 2020 A1 Body Shop, with all the same crew, joined the Collision Pros family. Being part of Collision Pros made it possible to upgrade equipment and technologies, expand insurance relationships and add professionally trained staff.

The staff are proud to take what was a great brand and make it even better. A1 Body Shop serves the community of Davis in addition to other cities in Yolo, Solano and Sacramento counties. Customers constantly rave about A1 and their ability to work on just about every make and model. Read what Marilee (A Tesla owner) said just this month, June of 2023.

“Cameron and Gabby were always polite and patient. I appreciate that Cameron took the

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The original Stabler’s A-1 Appliance has been in the area since 1961, when Walt and Joanne Stabler, Paul’s parents, opened the store in a warehouse on County Road 100A. The store is now at 548 Kentucky Ave., off East Street in Woodland.

Now at their new location, customers enjoy easy access from the I-5 freeway.

Paul and his wife, Carman have owned Stabler’s A-1 Appliance for 18 years.

“Now in business for 62 years, I started helping my parents in the store when I was about 13 or 14 years old. They really got things established, and when Carman and I took over in 2005, it was pretty well-known for quality appliances and service,” Paul said.

Stabler’s A-1 Appliance sells and services all major brands of appliances, including

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time to fully evaluate the damage to my car and pass that information along to the insurance company. I also liked that Cameron and Gabby answered all my questions and explained the process.

“I also appreciate Cameron giving me some tips about how to fix chips in the paint on the Tesla and my other car, too. He even said he would look at my other car and tell me the correct paint color to look for. Finally, I appreciate that they fixed an unrelated issue with my Tesla several weeks before the parts for the bumper repair arrived. This is

the third or fourth time A1 and Cameron have helped me with various cars and I have always been satisfied. Thank You" Collision Pros is the only Teslacertified shop in Davis. “Tesla certification is an honor only

given to less than 1 percent of shops in the world,” owner Brian von Tress said.

To better service its customers, the business is currently expanding its size by 50 percent, with a bigger office to accompany

Stabler’s A-1 Appliance

Stabler’s A-1 Appliance

548 Kentucky Ave., Woodland 530-662-3996

dishwashers, refrigerators, microwaves, ranges, freezers, washing machines and dryers by manufacturers such as GE, Maytag, Hotpoint, Whirlpool, KitchenAid and GE Monogram. In addition, they sell accessories such as range hoods and wine refrigerators.

The family involvement in the business extends to Carman’s and Paul’s son, Michael, who installs appliances, performs service and sales.

Casey Parker joined the family business, working in the store, and also installs appliances,

performs service and sales.

Carman’s brother, Jeff, is the service manager and has been with the company for 25 years.

“Because we are a mediumsized local company, people can’t believe that we have competitive prices on appliances that the big box stores do — but we still do local services as well,” said Carman Stabler. “We provide local people with personalized service and competitive prices which allows us to help many non-profit organizations.

“We just remodeled our store. Stop by and check it out,” she added. “We always have lots of dogs to welcome you. Come by and say “hi” to Kona, Zigy, Luke, Lady and Mr. B.”

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Stabler’s A-1 Appliance staff, from left, Paul, Carman and Mike Stabler. The business sells and services all major brands of appliances, including dishwashers, refrigerators, microwaves, ranges, freezers, washing machines and dryers.

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Pamela Trokanski Dance Theatre

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Every body dances, every body moves... whether a student is focused on training for a vocation or an avocation, Pamela Trokanski Dance Workshop focuses on movement training that is both an art form and a tool for wellness, academic enrichment and building community.

Pamela Trokanksi, who has operated the studio for 38 years, has a degree in dance, teacher certification, and math skills. She is also teases contemporary, jazz and ballet. Taylor Herrera is a ballet teacher and artistic director of Light Ballet Company; Cece Cannata and Tase’ teach Ballet; Bob Stephenson teaches Pilates; Myvanwy Morgan is the office Manager; and Jennifer Petkov, office staff.

“As a non-competition dance studio, we have classes for everyone in a wide range of technical styles,” Trokanski said. “We also host free classes for adults 65 and older and free classes for people with Parkinson’s Disease and their caregivers.”

People might be surprised to know that dancers range in age from 4 to 90-plus and that it is the home of four different dance companies. They might also be surprised to know that Trokanski also hosts Zentangle classes, run summer camps for children ages 6 to 12, host special events such as retreats, free classes to learn choreography for performance in public places, and Second Fridays, and has its own theater that seats

Pamela Trokanski Dance Workshop

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Motown Barber Shop

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Motown Barbershop is an established college community-oriented Barbershop, founded in 2014, where quality is top priority with a no-rush approach. Owner Motown Guerrero takes pride in his no-rush approach to unmatched quality and attention to give each client all the time they need to look their best.

Guerrero has been cutting hair for over 43 years since he was in high school and while working in construction for about 20 years. Haircutting was a side job for him for about 20 years until he committed himself to doing full-time haircutting for the last 30 years.

Motown Barbershop

407 G St., Unit 3, Davis 530-297-1400

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love to see new faces from the community to keep his business alive.

Guerrero also owns another hair salon with his wife in Woodland called Texture Salon, Barber and Day Spa.

Motown will continue to offer high quality and superior haircuts for everyday needs. The shop offers both walk-ins and appointments.

an audience of 88.

This summer, the studio is hosting acting and screenwriting classes with Sterling Anderson and Lamondo Hill. Davis Shakespeare Company will also be there; and the Summer Dance Intensive, complete with guest teachers, will return

“Dancing changes everything ... body, brain and being,” Trokanski said. “Dance helps build physical skills such as strength, flexibility, endurance, balance and agility in addition to being a powerful tool for both the developing brain and in fighting dementia. As an art form, it builds self-awareness, confidence and creative problem-solving skills.”

“We specialized in all aspects of men’s grooming services for men of all ages, in a relaxing and casual environment,” Guerrero said. “Motown Barbershop believes in two things: attention to detail and we never rush customers. We welcome the opportunity to earn your trust. Motown Barbershop adapts with clients and we are all for feedback.”

He is a full-service barbershop that has been thriving in Davis since 2014. Since COVID hit the community of Davis all barbers have taken an unfortunate hit in their business, but Guerrero has been fortunate to continue surviving with his small business in Davis by offering high quality haircuts giving each client his full attention to detail. He has been able to bounce back from Covid’s heavy impact thanks to his loyal returning clients and the bustling student population, but he would

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“As an art form, [dance] builds self-awareness, confidence and creative problem-solving skills.”

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For 28 years, Zia’s Delicatessen has offered sandwiches, a full-service deli, catering and services as a specialty-food retailer.

Siblings Angela and Jonathan Crilly own and operate the downtown Davis landmark, which has been a fixture for 28 years.

Zia’s has become a mainstay in the community, and is one of the longest-running food establishments in the downtown core. “We have only been this successful thanks to the support of the community,” Jonathan said.

“We are a local family owned and operated business since the beginning.”

The business was begun by the current duo’s

Zia’s Deli

Zia’s Delicatessen

616 Third St., Davis

530-750-7870

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parents, Anne and Kevin Crilly. The next generation, daughter Angela and son Jonathan, are now running the business.

“We are fortunate to come out of COVID as a strong business,” Jonathan said. “Downtown will have a resurgence of new businesses taking the places of ones we lost, some of which will be healthy competition. When new businesses come in, it often helps you realize where your own can improve. We’ve had decades of success doing business, and

think our customers enjoy the familiarity and simplicity of ordering.

“However, we see where our industry is headed, and know we’ll need to integrate more technology. Something our customers have voiced an appreciation for is online ordering, and ultimately, we’d like to be in control of our online store and not rely on a third party ordering system in the future.”

Angela and Jonathan have been working in the family business since they were kids. For the last decade, they ran the Sacramento location. The closure of the Sacramento store came at a perfect transitional period that allowed their parents to finally retire, knowing that Zia’s was in good hands.

Olive Drive Barber

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Olive Drive Barber Shop started up in 2011. “In the beginning, I only had three customers per day,” owner Lily Olson told The Enterprise. “This lasted six months. It slowly ramped up to nine per day. It grew from there to dozens per day until COVID hit.”

The shop focuses on providing excellent hair cuts for men, women and children. They only do clipper cuts, scissor cuts and beard trims. They don’t take appointments, but customers are free to walk in any time. Olson says they serve many regular clients and especially cater to college students.

“During the early COVID period, the state shut all barber shops down

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completely that times — that was a very rough period,” Olson said. “Things slowly recovered and now we are growing again. We have always been in the same, easy to access, location, across from In-NOut Burger on Olive Drive. Today we have four barbers and look forward to continuing to grow the business.”

Kids often get a surprise visitor. Tofu, a Pomeranian dog, is practically one of the staff. He is very friendly and loves people, especially the

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Family owned and operated for 42 years, Redwood Barn Nursery is a mainstay in the local nursery business, and the barn itself a Fifth Street landmark since 1981.

The core employees all do everything: watering, stocking, ordering, customer service at the garden center.

“When we built our barn on Fifth Street, it was on the edge of town!” owner Don Shor, a plant-science graduate from UC Davis, said. “People are often surprised to learn that we literally built the barn ourselves.”

“We’ve helped people plant trees and gardens for more than four decades,” Shor said, “doing our part to

little ones.

“Our entire staff is state licensed and experienced,” Olson said. “I only hire the best. Every year prior to this year, we were voted No. 2 in Yolo County and are proud to have earned the No. 1 spot this year.”

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530-758-2276

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make a cooler, shadier, more beautiful

community.”

Redwood Barn has begun growing more, nearly a majority now, of its own vegetables and many flowers for sale. Shor anticipates more diverse and interesting offerings, more gardens for wildlife, and greater consciousness of drought-appropriate landscapes.

Redwood Barn Nursery Spee Dee Oil Change Midas

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People seem to put off car repairs and maintenance but, with gas prices rising, now is the most important time to make sure everything is in tip-top shape to get the most out of your gas mileage.

SpeeDee Oil Change has provided honest, reliable automotive repair since 1993. Teresa Wanderstadt has been at SpeeDee since 1995, and she and husband Randy Wanderstadt bought the business in 2006. Randy is a mechanic, Teresa runs the office and son Kenny is a lube technician.

“We are a family-owned and -operated franchise that was the first ‘quick lube’ shop in town,” Teresa told The Enterprise. “We have been in Davis since 1993 and support local sports,

2000 F St., Davis

530-753-1633

speedeeoil.com

community events and schools. We strive to treat our customers like family, to

ensure their safety on the road.”

The business adapts to changes in technology in vehicles. The technicians keep up as best as possible so they can service any vehicle.

SpeeDee trains its lube technicians through Full Speed University, the company’s specialized training for all SpeeDee employees.

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Moore & Moore Attorneys At Law

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Netania and Raphael

Moore believe that “The client is the principal and the lawyer is the agent, not the other way around.”

The attorneys of Moore & Moore, 413 F St. in Davis, understand that their job is to help clients with their needs, rather than telling them what to do.

“We are known for educating clients,” Raphael said. That did not change during the pandemic — the office remained open, with client meetings continuing by telephone and videoconferencing.  With our community opening up, regular office meetings have been added based on client needs.

Raphael has been in Davis since 1970, having moved his Sacramento law firm here almost 30 years ago. His wife Netania left her position as a Deputy Attorney General in Sacramento and joined the practice some 20 years ago.

The husband and wife team practice from their downtown Davis office in the Phoenix House, a restored 1934 building. “We resurrected the interior to match the era,” Raphael said.

Moore & Moore

Attorneys At Law

530-758-8317

Yolo Superior Court, covering traffic, small claims, landlord/tenant matters and juvenile cases. To date he has had more than 17,000 matters calendared before him and presided over more than 1,300 bench trials.

At Moore & Moore, Netania works with each client’s unique goals and priorities to draft estate plans that meet their specific needs. She is also a visiting lecturer at UCD’s law school, teaching both estate planning and how to run and manage a law

office.

The firm was the first Davis practice to handle international business law. That developed into a wide array of transactional business matters for local domestic businesses, ranging from representing nonprofits to handling

incorporations and setting up new business ventures, to employment, negotiations, mergers and acquisitions. As business clients needed their personal matters attended to as well, the practice evolved into handling estate plans (wills

and trusts), probates and trust administration. Raphael is the principal who handles these legal affairs. Having spent years litigating in federal courts, mostly with the CIA, Raphael has also devoted over a decade volunteering as a temporary judge for

Raphael and Netania are joined by their law clerk of 21 years, Jamie Taylor, and their administrative assistant, Brigid Jimenez, both Woodland residents. The Moores credit their staff with rounding out their office. Together they provide legal work as a team — that is part of their philosophy. Better and more cost-effective service can be provided if everyone is involved, providing their unique skills to each project. Besides being partners at work, the couple have two teenage daughters and live on a farm on the outskirts of town, raising alpacas, goats, and chickens.

Call Moore & Moore at 530-758-8317 or stop by for a visit at 413 F St. in Davis.

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3rd Street Jeweler has been in downtown Davis since Jan. 10, 2007. Frank Acosta says there’s no special secret behind the success of the business.

“The concept is good customer service, establishing and sustaining customer relationships, and delivering good-quality merchandise — that’s always been my career philosophy.”

Acosta got his start in the business working for DeVon’s Jewelers at the Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento, then he transferred to the DeVon’s in Davis, where he worked for seven years. When DeVon’s closed their Davis store, Acosta decided to stay and launch a business of his own.

“I love our downtown Davis location … everything’s within walking distance. It’s a very tight community, cozy and family oriented.”

“A large percentage of our

3rd Street Jeweler

3rd Street Jeweler

130 G St., Suite C, Davis 530-753-5000

www.3rdstreetjewelers.com

customers are longtime Davis residents … established customers.”

They stroll in, or call on the phone. Indeed, during the brief interview for this article, Acosta paused to courteously answer three phone calls. “We get a lot of phone inquiries … I’m busy all the time!”

“Our specialty is custom designs,” Acosta said. “People come in with a design in mind, and we put it together for them, and create it in their style … the project may involve hand-carved wax designs or CAD programs.”

But 3rd Street Jewelry also carries jewelry that is ready-to-buy. And the services offered include anything from installation of a new

battery in a watch, or a new watch band, or removing one or two links on an existing watch band.

Other services include ring sizing, stone setting and re-setting, simple solder on chains, necklace repair and pearl restringing. Also repairs to mechanical wrist watches, quartz watches, and oldstyle pocket watches. 3rd Street Jeweler can also provide engraving services, and even handle specialty repair on costume jewelry.

Acosta has seen some changes in what customers are looking for over the years. “A lot of people want more modern designs nowadays, more swirls, curving designs.” Nowadays, some customers use social media or the internet when looking for jewelry. “But you can’t get customer service online,” Acosta said — he likes to give customers a chance to see the actual jewelry up close, rather than a photo on a webpage. Acosta also has a second business, Minuteman Jewelry and Watch Repair in Sacramento’s Arden Fair Mall, which specializes in quick, on-the-spot service.

“My mother is a big pillar of my store,” Acosta added. “She comes in and make the store look beautiful, and smell beautiful. She’s a big supporter of my business.”

Originally, his establishment was on Third Street (hence the name) before moving to G Street in 2019. “Maybe we can move back to Third Street someday,” Acosta said. “But for now I am happy on G Street.”

“Thank you to all my customers for your support throughout the years,” he said. “I really appreciate you. As always, I will continue to do my best to help you when you come into my store. I will always greet you with a smile, and a positive and professional attitude.”

3rd Street Jeweler is a full-service operation from jewelry and watch repair to custom designs. “Our specialty is custom designs,” Acosta told The Enterprise in 2018. “People come in with a design in mind, and we put it together for

them, and create it in their style ... the project may involve handcarved wax designs or CAD programs.”

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“Our specialty is custom designs. People come in with a design in mind, and we put it together for them, and create it in their style … the project may involve hand-carved wax designs or CAD programs.”

Frank Acosta

3rd Street Jeweler owner

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Handheld Sweet & Savory Pies launched during the pandemic, but Michael Sutton and Stephanie Maroney already had the truck and were waiting for the right opportunity to start.

“We’re grateful to have had the support of the Davis community to start our business at such a precarious time,” Sutton said.

The couple runs a family business, and lives and works in Davis. The kids just graduated from Davis high schools and they’ve lived in town for 13 years.

“We support as many events in the community that we are able to, by offering out services and love collaborating with our neighboring businesses,” Sutton told The Enterprise.

Sutton has more than 20 years’ experience in the food-service industry, a bachelor’s degree in culinary management and a certificate in pastry.

“We like to feature pies made by our friends and family,” Sutton said. “We’re looking forward to creating some new flavors. And, we are going to adjust to life without our only two employees once our kids leave for college in the fall.”

The have obtained another vintage van that they are in the

Handheld Sweet and Savory Pies

Handheld Sweet & Savory Pies

415 Second St., Davis 530-746-8007

www.handhelddavis.com

process of converting into a food truck.

Here’s what a recent customer of Davis has to say about Handheld Sweet & Savory Pies: “I finally got here and am very glad I did. I had Jim’s Barbacoa Beef pie, that came with a nice side of pickled onions as a counterpoint to the meaty filling. Quite delish. Selection covers main categories. I have learned the offerings change frequently and I look forward to trying the whole variety!

“Portion was a reasonable lunch size for me; those with larger appetites may want to order two. When we are in the UK, we seek out the West Cornwall Pasty Company, but since they aren’t stateside, Handheld Pies are a good alternative.”

They change their menu often but we thought we give you a quick taste of what they have

listed currently. You might want to run over and see them for a bite of something Savory, delicious and Sweet.

The Handburger: A groundbeef-and-chorizo patty topped with melty cheddar cheese and onions then wrapped in our flaky dough. Served with our Carolina barbeque dijon mustard.

Lemon Herb Chicken: Grilled chicken with roasted yellow squash, carrots, and onions basted in lemon herb butter.

Caramelized Onion and Gruyere Hand Pie: This hand pie is filled with sweet caramelized onions (slow-cooked in butter), savory gruyere cheese and fresh thyme.

Roasted Summer Corn: Fresh roasted corn mixed with roasted green chiles and Monterrey jack cheese in our hand pie pastry.

Lemon Curd and Blueberry Compote Hand Pie: This sweet hand pie is filled with housemade lemon curd and blueberry jam, then topped with lemon vanilla icing.

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“I finally got here and am very glad I did. I had Jim’s Barbacoa Beef pie, that came with a nice side of pickled onions as a counterpoint to the meaty filling. Quite delish .... I look forward to trying the whole variety!”

Recent customer

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As if the loss of a loved one isn’t difficult enough, the price of funerals, coffins and other preparations can cost thousands of dollars. With this in mind, and an increasing demand for environmentally friendly burials, Dean and Danielle Newberry created Blue Pine Coffins to make affordability and sustainability a possibility. Inspired by Jewish burials, which are traditionally required to be 100-percent wood and biodegradable, the Newberrys’s coffins are as practical as they are ecofriendly. Made from – if one hasn’t already guessed –Blue Pines, the Newberry’s lumber comes from these

Blue Pine Coffins

530-270-3029

coffins@dcn.org

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trees removed by PG&E. Whether they died from drought or beetle infestation, the trees are cut down solely for fire prevention purposes.

“Other people make cardboard coffins, wicker coffins, willow, bamboo and stuff like that,” said Danielle Newberry. “But we’re promoting ours as greener because we’re using lumber from trees being taken down to prevent fires for have died from beetle infestation.”

The eco-friendly coffins also adhere a rising desire for ‘green burials.’ As the

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Davis Cemetery is one of the only cemeteries in the area that will perform a green burial – with 80% of their funerals being green according to Danielle Newberry – a close association ensued and the environmental consciousness of those who have passed away can live on.

“In a green burial, the body is not cremated or embalmed and no chemicals are used. There’s no vault in the ground so the body can biodegrade faster,” Danielle Newberry explained. “That’s a big money saver and it’s better for the environment. It’s also something beautiful you can feel good about. It’s not going to pollute and isn’t detrimental to the environment.”

Another unique aspect of

Blue Pine Coffins is the fact they’re all locally made by Dean Newberry himself. Not only that, the coffins are available in different sizes and they can be delivered within a day to the funeral home at no extra charge.

When one is in the thralls of sadness after losing a loved one, it’s these acts of decency and dignity that resonate with those who do business with Blue Pine Coffins.

“Danielle and Dean made a coffin for a young, twoyear-old boy in our community who suddenly and tragically passed away,” said Rabbi Yanki Hecht in a testimonial. “They were so gracious, flexible and easygoing throughout the entire process. The effort and care they put into making sure

that the little boy received a proper Jewish burial, with a traditional Jewish coffin, was a tremendous comfort to the grieving family.”

Blue Pine Coffins been in business three years and are carried in many local funeral homes. “Even if they don’t carry them, all

funeral homes will accept them and they can buy directly from us,” Newberry said.

If one is in need of the Newberry’s services, one can reach them at 530-2703029, send an email to coffins@dcn.org or visit bluepinecoffins.com.

Dean and Danielle Newberry, owners of Blue Pine Coffins.

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