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Governor, legislators announce budget deal

By Sameea Kamal and Alexei Koseff

Special to The Enterprise

Just in time for the start of a new fiscal year July 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced Monday night that they have reached a deal on the state budget — a $310 billion spending plan that they say protects core programs and covers a $30 billion-plus deficit without dipping into key reserves.

Despite largely agreeing on the overall structure for weeks, budget negotiations were delayed by the governor’s demands to include a sweeping infrastructure proposal that many lawmakers resisted. The final compromise narrows the types of projects that can take advantage of an expedited approval of permits, leaving out a contentious proposed water conveyance tunnel under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

“We are accelerating our global leadership on climate by fasttracking the clean energy projects that will create cleaner air for generations to come,” Newsom said in a statement.

Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, a San Diego Democrat, said she was “heartened” that the leaders agreed on the infrastructure package, and “in a way that focuses on equity by laying the groundwork to ensure that our most vulnerable communities

will be hired first on impactful state infrastructure projects.”

The governor and legislative leaders also touted that they were able to preserve money for education and social service programs, and increase money for childcare providers.

Newsom also noted that the

budget includes accountability measures for transit and homelessness, and tax credits for some industries.

“This is a budget for the future,” said Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, a Lakewood Democrat who is scheduled to hand over the speak-

er’s gavel to Assemblymember Robert Rivas, a Salinas Democrat, on Friday under a negotiated transition.

If all goes to plan, the main budget bill will be approved by both the Assembly and Senate today and signed by Newsom soon after. The Legislature began

Horton takes another shot at City Council

By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer

“Growing up, my mother drilled into me over and over again that Eldridge Cleaver saying: ‘If you aren’t a part of the solution, you’re a part of the problem.’” That’s the opening to 29-year-old Dillan Horton’s city council campaign video, where he and his mother, Regina Horton, are shown at his El Camino Community College graduation ceremony a decade ago, before coming to UC Davis.

According to his bio, his mother was diagnosed with cancer during his final year of college. He took a leave from school and returned to Los Angeles to care for

her. She passed away later that year.

As Horton went through these lifechanging events, he was embraced by Davis community members. Having experienced the depth of compassion and generosity in this community, he said he is committed to making it inclusive for all. And his goal of helping others through public service carries on his late mother’s legacy,” according to his bio.

“That’s why, for as long

as I can remember, I’ve tried to be of service to my community and to fight for underrepresented and underserved people,” he said in the video. “That’s why I fought for greater access to higher education for low-income students, fought for universal healthcare, labor rights, qualityaffordable housing, and criminal justice reform.”

A local disabilities-services specialist, and member of the Davis Police Accountability Commission, Horton announced his candidacy for Davis City Council on June 15 in the 2nd District, currently represented by Davis Mayor Will Arnold.

publishing a series of budgetrelated bills — reflecting agreements in specific policy areas — online Saturday morning to fulfill a requirement that they be available for public review for 72 hours before any votes.

Democratic lawmakers already passed a budget, reflecting their own priorities, on June 15 in order to meet a constitutional deadline. That kicked off a 12-day window for Newsom to sign or veto the bill, increasing pressure on the two sides to reach a deal by Tuesday.

This year’s negotiations were more fraught due to a $31.5 billion deficit, a sharp contrast with record budget surpluses the last two years. The deficit is the result of a downturn in the stock market — a volatile but significant source of California’s state revenues because of its reliance on income taxes, especially those of high earners. Bracing for potential further revenue declines, the budget deal allows the governor to delay, with notification to the Legislature, onetime spending commitments before March 1.

The budget process this year was also made more complicated when many Californians were granted until October, instead of April, to file income tax

See BUDGET, Page A3

Shelter needs volunteers to deal with kitten influx

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

Kitten season is in full force, and Yolo County Animal Services is seeking the public’s help in providing foster homes for abandoned litters.

Animal Services also offers tips for handling what may appear to be kittens who are left behind, but in fact may still be under their mother’s care.

Since mid-May, the Animal Services shelter in Woodland has taken in about 160 kittens that are currently in foster care. They range in age from two to 12 weeks old,

including “bottle-baby” kittens that require bottle feeding and intensive around-the-clock care to ensure their survival.

“While prior fostering experience is preferred, we provide training and guidance for those new to this rewarding role,” said Stephanie Amato, Yolo County director of animal services. “Additionally, we will supply you with all the necessary equipment and supplies to care for the kittens.”

Amato says the shelter seeks the following qualities in foster volunteers:

See SHELTER, Page A5

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Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils his budget proposal for the 2023-24 fiscal year during a press briefing at the California Natural Resources Agency in Sacramento on Jan. 10.

Mondavi’s Roth retires, on KDRT

If you’ve enjoyed any performance at the Mondavi Center during the last 17 years — maybe the Beethoven Sonatathon, Bo Diddley concert or Maria Callas hologram performance with the Sacramento Philharmonic — Don Roth had something to do with that.

This August, Roth will retire as executive director of the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts at UC Davis. On the current edition of “Davisville” he talks about choosing performers, the influence of technology, surviving the pandemic, and why pianist Stewart Goodyear’s Sonatathon was among his favorite events.

“Davisville,” hosted by Bill Buchanan, 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 July 8, and is available anytime at https://kdrt.org/ davisville or on Apple podcasts.

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Staying cool isn’t easy around here

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mers for a number of decades, but I can’t remember any that topped last year’s 117-degree beauty. That’s probably because there had never been a 117-degree day in any of my previous summers here. Or at any other time since the thermometer was invented. Especially interesting is that the 117 degree scorcher came in September. (And yes, I’m resisting the urge to finally use an exclamation point for the first time in my life.)

The first three weeks of September, of course, are still part of summer, and 100-degree days are possible all the way into October. But 117 in any month? Never. At least until last year.

Growing up here, the only air conditioning available was to take a few ice cubes out of the freezer, wrap them in a paper towel, hold them to your forehead and fan yourself with the weekly Davis Enterprise. Our three-bedroom, one-bath Oeste (rhymes with toasty) Manor starter home did come with a cold, brown cement-slab living room floor, and on especially hot days my brother and I would just strip to our underwear and lie there until the sun disappeared behind the Putah Hills.

One of our neighbors had a swamp cooler, which basically just added humidity to the mix so you didn’t know if those drops on your forehead were caused by sweat or condensation.

The main difference in our lives on 100-plus days is that instead of playing hide-and-seek before dinner we didn’t start until after dark. Some of us survived. Everyone else moved to Astoria.

The National Weather Service has just issued an alert warning of temperatures as high as 110 this weekend and is advising people to stay hydrated, find an air-conditioned room and get away from the sun. I never would have thought of any of those things.

Desperate that I might not be able to get away from the sun after learning that the shuttle to Pluto was sold out, I was relieved to see a headline from “CNN Health” that

said “In extreme heat, here are 14 ways to keep your body and home cool without AC.”

Seriously.

Are they talking about “extreme” heat as in extreme Yolo County heat that makes our famous tomatoes grow or maybe the heat one might experience in San Francisco in July?

And the promise of no AC took me back to my earliest days in Davis, although our current East Davis starter home that was built the same year as my childhood home, does not have a cold, brown cement-slab living room floor.

Tip No. 1: “Stay hydrated.”

Amazing, but apparently true.

According to a distinguished lecturer in biological engineering at the University of Florida, “hydrating yourself is the first and foremost step to cooling down.” Genius. I wonder if his Ph.D. thesis explained how to put tap water into a glass.

I think maybe my mom told me about drinking water, too, but back then we didn’t all walk around with a bottle of expensive store-bought water, forcing ourselves to drink until we were bloated. We’d just grab the garden hose, douse the top of our heads and slurp what

rolled down our cheeks. Who knew you could make a living telling people to drink water?

No. 2: “Take a cold shower or bath.” Not with the price of Davis water.

No. 3: Not worth mentioning.

No. 4: “Place box fans facing out the windows of rooms you’re spending time in to blow out hot air and replace it with cold air inside.” Where exactly this cold air is coming from is unclear. I mean, if there’s already cold air inside, why not just go stand in the cold air?

No. 6: “Sleep in breathable linens.” Lower the thread count and lower the temperature.

No. 7: “Sleep in the basement.” Where do you think we’re living, Dorothy - Kansas?

No. 8: “Don’t refrigerate or freeze blankets.” Never thought of that, but now that you mention it, I might give it a try.

No. 9 to 14: Fortunately, I’m out of room, but the best advice is to get rich and move to a villa in the Southern Hemisphere in July and don’t come home until December. Then CNN will give you 14 tips on how to stay warm in extreme cold without turning on the heater..

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net

Fund backs prescribed burns

Enterprise staff

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Capay Valley Fire Protection District Chief Jesse Capitanio, Capay Valley Vision President Matt Trask, Esparto Fire Protection District Chief Curtis Lawrence and Madison Fire Protection District Chief Paul Green line up to mark CVV’s donation from last year’s Taste of Capay event.

Firefighters see benefits from Taste of Capay event

R. Burt McNaughton

Special to The Enterprise CAPAY — Founded in 2001, Capay Valley Vision was created to support ongoing communications within the diverse Capay Valley. The organization endeavors to preserve the Valley’s rural character, agriculture, history and natural environment while amplifying and promoting a local vital economy.

Taste of Capay is an annual farm-to-table dinner organized by CVV to raise funds for community efforts while supporting businesses and products grown in the Capay Valley. In October of 2022, the 21st Annual Taste of Capay fund raised $12k for the Capay, Esparto and Madison volunteer fire departments. These fire districts

are essential resources for the protection and survival of the Capay Valley community. Capay Valley Vision would like to thank everyone who attended, sponsored, or volunteered to help make this longstanding event possible.

Mark your calendars because the 22nd Annual Taste of Capay will be held at Taber Ranch Vineyards on Sunday, Nov. 5. This year’s event will benefit the Capay Valley Regeneration Group for funding of local restoration projects, and Capay Valley Grown, a partnership of local farmers and ranchers formed to promote agriculture in the Valley.

For information, visit: http://www.capayvalley vision.net.

Woodland CHP receives grant to deal with DUIs

Enterprise staff

Woodland’s California Highway Patrol office is one of 71 California law enforcement agencies, crime laboratories and nonprofit organizations sharing in $19 million in grant funding to address the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

Fifty-four recipients of the grants, including the Woodland CHP, will use funds to address impaired driving within their communities. In addition to traditional impaired-driving enforcement, funds will be used for drug-recognition evaluator training to enhance their respective agency’s ability to detect drug-impaired drivers. Additionally, funding will allow for public outreach campaigns, including educational

presentations and community events.

The grants are the result of Proposition 64, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act, which tasked the CHP with administering grants for education, prevention and enforcement programs to help communities combat impaired driving.

Money is also available to crime laboratories conducting forensic toxicology testing. Funding for the grants comes from a tax on the cultivation and sale of cannabis and cannabis products sold in California.

“Communities throughout California will benefit greatly from the disbursement of these grant funds intended to help make California’s roadways safer for all” CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee said.

On June 19, the state of California rolled out a firstof-its-kind approach to curbing the state’s catastrophic wildfire problem by providing new protections for prescribed fire and cultural burning practitioners. The $20 million allocated for the “Prescribed Fire Liability Claims Fund Pilot” will cover losses in the rare instance that a prescribed or cultural burn escapes control.

State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, authored the 2022 bill (Senate Bill 926) that made this fund possible, continuing his many years of leadership on wildfire and prescribed firerelated legislation.

“Prescribed fire is a costeffective way to minimize the scope and severity of wildfires,” Dodd said. “It’s a tool that has been used for millennia by Native American tribes and one that will continue to play a big role in wildfire prevention. The rollout of this fund is a big step toward keeping California communities safe.”

The use of prescribed fire and cultural burning — sometimes collectively called “good” or “beneficial” fire — is a key component of wildfire risk management in California. These projects reduce hazardous fuels, help restore ecological and cultural values, and make our communities safer and our ecosystems more resilient to wildfire. However, lack of liability insurance for practitioners has been a major barrier to increasing the use of prescribed fire, even as firefighters, fire scientists, at-risk communities, and

state, federal, and tribal leaders call for more.

“The Prescribed Fire Claims Fund pilot project removes a significant barrier to obtaining insurance for potential damages from a prescribed fire or cultural burn conducted by a certified prescribed fire burn boss or a cultural fire practitioner,” said CAL FIRE Director/Chief Joe Tyler.

“As we continue to focus on increasing the resiliency of the state’s forests, creating a pathway for private burn bosses to have the significant protection this claims fund provides is a critical step.”

The fund will provide up to $2 million in coverage for prescribed fire projects led by a qualified burn boss or cultural practitioner. The fund is meant to demonstrate that prescribed fire, when carefully planned, resourced, and implemented, is a low-risk land management tool that mitigates the larger, more damaging risks of high-severity wildfires.

The fund is the first of its kind nationally and is the result of several years of collaboration by a diversity of partners working with Dodd’s office, including The Nature Conservancy, CAL

FIRE, the University of California Cooperative Extension, the California Department of Insurance, Tribal representatives, and many others.

“Launching this program is a key step in scaling ecologically based forest management to reduce the risk of megafires. We appreciate Senator Dodd’s leadership and the expedient work of CAL FIRE and beneficial fire practitioners to develop this fund as the next fire season quickly approaches,” said Dan Porter, The Nature Conservancy’s Forest Program Director. The fund will also advance cultural burning, helping Indigenous Californians restore their connection to fire.

“Cultural burning is an essential practice to meet diverse objectives, including biodiversity stewardship, ecological health, and community safety. The availability of this pilot fund provides cultural fire practitioners a safeguard against financial risk in the unlikely event of an escaped burn,” said Don Hankins, professor of geography and planning at CSU Chico and co-founder of the Indigenous Stewardship Network.

BUDGET: Controversial delta tunnel left out of final deal

returns because of storm-related disaster declarations, which made it hard to pin down a precise figure on the state’s revenue.

Add to that Newsom’s insistence that legislators approve his recent proposal to overhaul the permitting process for major infrastructure projects by changing the landmark California Environmental Quality Act, a move that some housing advocates and developers have demanded for years.

The governor wanted a package of 11 measures, alongside the main budget bill, that aim to streamline the permitting process among federal, state and local governments; limit the time courts have to hear challenges on environmental reviews; and increase funding to state agencies.

Lawmakers pushed to consider the plan outside of the budget process so they would have more time to review its potential effects and to exempt the proposed Delta tunnel from the changes. That contentious $16 billion project would send water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta south to 27 million people and 750,000 acres of farmland.

Here are some other highlights of the deal — how much the state plans to invest in other key policy areas that have been sticking points since Newsom kicked off the budget process in January with his initial proposal.

Social services

Low-income families who receive state subsidies to pay for child care would see a near-elimination of copayments known as “family fees” under the budget bills that are part of the Legislature’s agreement with Newsom.

The fees, which can be hundreds of dollars a month for families, have been waived throughout the pandemic but were set to return at the end of September. Under the tentative agreement, families would not have to pay more than 1% of their incomes toward the fees.

The budget bills also include funding to raise pay for child care

Obituaries

Kenneth Nevin Morlock of Davis was born in Ontario, Calif., on Sept. 15, 1955. He gained his wings for his final flight on June 13, 2023, dying peacefully in his sleep after a long term battle with cancer. His family and very good friends visited, called and provided him comfort to the very end.

Ken is predeceased by his grandmother Eva Ferdon of Ontario. He is survived by his loving mother Barbara Duder and stepfather Travis Duder of Los Gatos, and sisters Kellie Morlock of Half Moon Bay and Deborah Morlock of Menlo Park. Ken was devoted to his family and always ready to help in any way possible.

Ken lived in Ontario as a youth then moved with the family to Davis, where he grew up and graduated from Davis High School. After high school, Ken

providers, who have demanded an immediate 25% increase in reimbursement rates (amounting to $1 billion a year) and a long-term plan to overhaul how those rates are calculated.

But how the funding gets doled out — whether the funding is a permanent raise or a temporary stipend — remains a sticking point between Newsom’s administration and the child care providers’ union. The parties are still bargaining a new labor contract for providers days before the current one expires.

In addition to other funds intended to help communities across the state recover from this year’s storms and flooding, the budget plan would provide direct relief to the towns of Planada and Pajaro. Both towns were partially under water after the winter storms. Now they are slated to receive $20 million each to help residents recover, regardless of their citizenship or legal status.

The agreement kills a proposal to create an unemployment insurance program for undocumented workers, who are ineligible for jobless benefits. Advocates had hoped to start a pilot program; then pushed instead for a working group to study the issue. Neither got the administration’s agreement in the budget.

The tentative agreement also includes $500 million to make permanent a temporary 10% increase in welfare benefits for recipients of CalWorks, the state’s cash aid program. But lawmakers couldn’t reach an agreement with Newsom’s administration on an Assembly proposal to loosen work requirements and lessen financial penalties for recipients, which could have weakened the ties between welfare and work and focused more on supportive social services that could help a family in crisis.

The Legislature did get its way in the agreement by rejecting a Newsom proposal to use half of the state’s $900 million in reserves for social safety net programs, with lawmakers reasoning the reserves should be saved for worse budget years.

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Climate programs

A multiyear commitment to battle climate change took a $2.9 billion hit in the final budget agreement announced between Newsom and the Legislature.

Programs aimed at climate resilience — making the state capable of withstanding some of the impacts of changing conditions — took some of the biggest cuts, losing $964 million. Sustainable agriculture and drought and water resilience also saw cuts.

The deal retains $51.4 billion in climate projects out of $54.3 billion that was initially established in the 2021 and 2022 state budgets, according to Newsom’s finance department.

The $2.9 billion cut amounts to a 5% reduction in funding for climate projects originally championed by Newsom. It’s less than the $6 billion cut that the governor proposed in January and the $5 billion cut outlined in a June 15 budget proposal approved by the Legislature.

About $10 billion in programs that will help the state reach its zero-emission vehicle mandate — which Newsom originally proposed cutting — remain in the new budget agreement.

Newsom finance spokesperson H.D. Palmer said an additional $888 million for climate-related projects outside of the original climate budget had also been added to the final deal.

Newsom, announcing his agreement with the Legislature Monday night, said his budget preserves the state’s “global leadership on climate.”

But environmentalists have raised concerns that the reductions would keep California from meeting its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants.

“These climate budget rollbacks undercut our state’s ability to meet our climate goals — pure and simple,” Mary Creasman, chief executive of the advocacy group California Environmental Voters, said in a statement ahead of the final announced budget deal. “The climate crisis isn’t taking a break in 2023, that much is clear, and neither can our climate action.”

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K-12 education

The budget includes a historic, 8.22% cost-of-living adjustment for California’s public schools. The total Proposition 98 funding for the 2023-24 fiscal year will be $108.3 billion. But the governor and the Legislature also agreed to some hefty cuts.

First off is the $200 million decrease to the Arts, Music, Instructional Materials Discretionary Block Grant. Despite its name, school districts were allowed to use this money on everything from facilities to

salaries. In January, Newsom proposed slashing $1.8 billion, but his office ultimately agreed to go with the Legislature’s smaller cut.

The governor and Legislature also met in the middle to reduce the Learning Recovery Block Grant by $1.6 billion, leaving $6.3 billion available to districts for helping students recover from pandemic-era learning loss.

In a big win for dyslexia advocates, the budget includes $1 million for the California Department of Education to form an independent task force that would compile a list of screening tools used to test students for difficulties with reading. California is currently one of 10 states that doesn’t screen all students for dyslexia, despite having a governor who’s been outspoken about his past struggles with the learning disability.

The $1 million is just the beginning. Districts will be required to screen all students starting in the 2025-26 school year, using one of the tools approved by the task force. Advocates, including classroom teachers, say it’s long overdue.

The budget also includes a $300 million “equity multiplier” allocated for schools with the highest concentrations of “socioeconomically disadvantaged” students, which includes students from low-income households, students experiencing homelessness and students whose parents did not graduate high school.

The state will also require districts receiving equity-multiplier funding to create plans to support student groups who performed lowest on one or more of the categories included in the California School Dashboard, which tracks suspension rates, test scores, chronic absenteeism and graduation rates. This component of the equity multiplier was not in Newsom’s original proposal and suggests concessions to advocates for Black students who had fought for all of this money to go to Black students, who are the lowestperforming on standardized tests throughout California.

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obtained his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Sacramento State University.

Ken’s profession out of college included a variety of sales jobs in California and Nevada. He then started working at Davisville Properties, where he finished his career. During this time he also pursued and obtained his personal training certificate in 2013, focusing on working with seniors.

During Ken’s early years in Ontario, he loved to ride his bike, swim, and attended the Episcopal grammar school, where he made lifelong friends. When the family moved to Davis, he joined the Boy Scouts, and liked anything to do with the outdoors, including climbing, camping, hiking and skiing. He was a member of the high school wrestling team. He had a passion for flying and

Dec. 14, 1983 — May 8, 2023

Shannon Peterson Callahan (39), wife, mother and instructor at Sonoma State University, died on May 8, 2023, at the UC Davis Medical Center, just five weeks after being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer.

Shannon is survived by her husband of five years, Landon Christensen; son Lewis Christensen (3);

took lessons at flight school, and was proud to serve in the Air National Guard reserves.

As a lifelong fan of sci-fi and “Star Trek,” Ken’s passions ultimately expanded back in time to Medieval martial arts, which he pursued at Davenriche European Martial Arts School in San Jose. He loved volunteering and participating in local Renaissance fairs. He also enjoyed writing and singing original tunes, singing with the choir at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Davis, writing songs and stories, participating in dances and going to the movies.

There will be a Memorial Service at St. Martin's Episcopal Church at 4 p.m. July 7, at 640 Hawthorne Lane in Davis.

mother Ellen Peterson; sister Megan Callahan (Christopher Sierzchula); nephews Paxton (9) and Xander (6); Landon’s parents, Lynn and Laura Christensen; brotherin-law Gary Christensen; and sister-in-law Katie Manzer and her family.

CALLAHAN

Shannon was born in Woodbridge, NJ. Growing up she enjoyed playing trombone with the school band, acting, choir, soccer, and future problem solving.

Marian Rae Fargo d. June 3, 2023

Marian Rae (Kronick) Fargo passed away peacefully on June 3, 2023, just shy of her 95th birthday. Her life was celebrated at a family gathering which included her children, Laurel Sousa (Frank) of Davis, former Sacramento Mayor

Heather Fargo (Alan Moll), and Dan Fargo (Diana) of Columbia, S.C.; as well as extended family Natalie and Mark Greenfield, and David, Keiko and Sarah Golden. Also remembering her are grandchildren Marianna, Emily, Beatrice

Jane Carolyn Deamer, founder of the Yolo Wool Mill, cofounder of the Wool Scouring Coop, mother of three, grandmother of four, and friend of many, passed away in her sleep in Canoga Park on the evening of June 3, 2023.

Jane was born Dec. 24, 1935 in Nevada, Ohio, to Russell and Gayle Traxler. She received an undergraduate degree from Miami University of Ohio and received a master’s in clinical pathology from Ohio State University. She settled in Davis in 1967.

Jane co-founded the Wool Scouring Co-op in Winters in 1982 and founded the Yolo Wool Mill in 1989. She was known in the fiber arts community for her quality natural colored wool products and her folksy personality.

Jane is survived by her sister, Beth Hoover, and brother-in-law Martin

Shannon received her Ph.D. from UC Davis and taught social psychology at numerous colleges, including UC Davis and Sonoma State University. There will be a celebration of life at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Davis on Saturday, July 8. Details are available at this Everloved memorial website: https://everloved.com/lifeof/shannon-callahan/ Guests are asked to RSVP.

Akers (Ryan), Frank (Jessica), Dan (Caroline) and Matthew (Eilidh). Her great-grandchildren honor her memory as well: Carl, Victor and Isadora of Davis, and Cecily and Flora of London, England. She was predeceased by her parents Morris and Bertha Kronick, her sister Jackie and her husband of 60 years, Frank.

Hoover; sons Mark and Nicholas; daughter

Annabeth DeamerWhite; granddaughters Claire, Chloe and Josephine; grandson Lennox; nieces Martie Lee Hagarty, Becky Allington, Elizabeth Lencioni, Alison Mathews; and nephew Eric Hoover.

A celebration of Jane’s life will be held in Davis on Aug. 6, 2023. Due to limited space, please email celebrationofjane@gmail.com for further details. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Short Term Emergency Aid Committee of Davis (steac. org).

Shannon Peterson Callahan

Kenneth Nevin Morlock

Sept. 15, 1955 — June

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Students collaborate in Bridgette Donald-Blue’s classroom at Coliseum Street Elementary in Los Angeles on Feb. 28.

HORTON: Housing, social justice top candidate’s agenda for race

Horton ran for Davis City Council for the first time in 2020, receiving 1,568 votes and coming in second place out of three candidates. Since then, he’s remained engaged as a member and former chair of the Davis Police Accountability Commission.

Under his leadership, he said, the Commission led the effort to reform Davis’ law enforcement in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, leading to the creation of the new Department of Social Services & Housing. The first Black chair of the Police Accountability Commission, Horton, a current member, said one of the biggest successes in that particular role had been the formation of the DSSH.

To illustrate a comparison between Davis and its northern neighbor, Horton said police in Woodland don “Ghostbuster”-like clothing akin to hazmat gear for dangerous situations, an image that conveys sanitization, not compassion. In comparison, DSSH provides a more comprehensive community health and safety network and will work closely with other city and county

departments, communitybased organizations and other service providers involved in the city’s social services. In addition, this department will focus on early intervention and prevention, mental health, affordable housing, homelessness services, and data analysis.

Though Black, gay, and under 30 years old, Horton said he feels privileged not to have faced homophobia at home or extreme racism from police, though he said he’s been pulled over in the past and questioned the motive after the fact.

Horton is also a member of the Davis Pride Committee, a former Vice Chair of the Yolo County Democratic Party, and a former staffer to Congressman John Garamendi.

“When our city and the wider world was reeling from the murder of George Floyd, I brought together activists, faith leaders, and local officials around a set of proposals to reform policing in Davis.”

Horton led a march of nearly 1,000 Davis residents from Davis Central Park to the Davis Police Department, and they collected over 700 signatures on an open letter calling on the City Council to support

this plan for reform. And after a year-and-a-half of hard work, the City Council accepted many recommendations, including the creation of DSSH. “I’m extremely proud of our work reforming Davis’ public safety systems, but we’re just getting started. I’m committed to building a Davis that works for all of us, students and workers, seniors and young families, a city where no one is left out or left behind.”

Having been a renter since he arrived in Davis, Horton is close in experience to the people he wants to represent. Having had asthma since childhood, Horton’s sensitivity to environmental toxins, like mold, has made him extremely sick for a week at a time. Dealing with landlords, though he acknowl-

edges his current one is responsible, has sensitized him to the issues facing much of the Davis population.

“If I was having a problem with housing, in terms of mold, or something like that, I could say, look, these conditions are substandard. I’m going to take my rent money somewhere else. You can’t do that in Davis. Realistically, frequently you’re in the middle of a lease period … and that’s a no-go. You’re putting yourself at significant risk.”

Horton has generally described the housing crisis in Davis as a three-legged stool or a three-part crisis. First is availability, whether rentals or opportunities to own. “It’s just too small of a stock, so you get this sort of second and third problem,”

he said, stating the second being affordability and the third being a problem of quality or fairness in some respect.

The lack of housing was the most significant motivator for getting into the last race four years ago, as the crisis has severely impacted students and young professionals.

Horton wants to support equitable economic development by helping aspiring business owners in the permitting process, supporting Davis’ existing business community, robust Project Labor Agreements on city projects and supporting working-class self-advocacy in unions, and harnessing unique strengths like UC Davis, Davis’ place in the agriculturally rich Central Valley, and the proximity to

the state capitol.

With regard to making the community more inclusive and accessible, Since the 2020 campaign, Horton has been elected one of the co-chairs of the Yolo County chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America and has remained involved in their work, landing the plane on the #TimeForTheNine campaign that ultimately created the DSSH, organizing a winter sock drive for unhoused residents last winter.

The name of the game and progressive politics in general across the country, Horton said, is to activate working-class people, “the underrepresented and underserved, who are again, underrepresented and underserved for a reason, right?”

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Kittens like these are in desperate need of foster homes in Yolo County.

SHELTER: Mother cats will return to kittens

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n Dedication: Bottlefeeding kittens demands unwavering commitment, with feedings every two to three hours, including overnight.

n Patience and gentle-

ness: Handling these fragile kittens requires a gentle touch and patience to ensure the kittens are securely held in the correct feeding position and their food intake closely monitored.

n Good hygiene: Because bottle-fed kittens are susceptible to infections, meticulous hygiene practices are crucial. Animal Services provides all the necessary supplies to maintain a clean environment, including sterilized bottles and cleaning equipment.

n Socialization and love: Nurturing bottle babies goes beyond physical sustenance. Each kitten requires love, affection and socialization in order to become well-adjusted cats.

n Observation and monitoring: Bottle baby kittens require vigilant monitoring to detect potential lifethreatening deviations.

Volunteers need to observe their weight gain, litter-box habits and overall development.

Potential fosterers should also keep in mind the emotional challenge of caring for bottle-baby kittens, some of which do not survive.

“Mental preparedness and resilience are essential qualities for foster caregivers,” Amato said.

To register interest in fostering, visit friendsof ycas.org/foster, which lists the necessary information, or email

yolofosterprogram@gmail. com.

Now, what if you’ve found a kitten — or kittens — who appear they’re abandoned?

According to Friends of Yolo County Animal Services, the kittens most likely have a mother who has left her litter temporarily to hunt down something to eat. If they’re warm and not crying, assume the mother cat is caring for them.

If you’re unsure, try this tip: sprinkle a ring of baking flour around the kittens, then check for footprints after a few hours. Give the kittens plenty of space so that the mother isn’t afraid to return.

“Taking kittens from their mother drastically decreases their chance of survival,” the organization wrote in a recent newsletter (www.friendsofycas.org/ foundakitten). “Unless the kittens are in immediate danger, or sick or injured, please leave them where they are or take them back to where you found them.”

If the mother hasn’t returned to her litter after eight hours, however, the kittens may have been abandoned. If possible, consider fostering the litter until they’re old enough for adoption, about eight weeks.

If fostering isn’t possible, email a photo of the litter to ycaslostpets@yolocounty. org for help in determining next steps. Other groups that can offer assistance and resources include the Orphan Kitten Project, orphankittenproject@ gmail.com, or the Yolo County SPCA, 530-9026264.

UCD veterinary student’s family adopts her patient

By Rob Warren Special to The Enterprise

The schedule of a veterinary student is full and always busy, to say the least. So, when second-year DVM student Lauren Prince told her parents she was going to foster a dog recovering from injuries sustained following being hit by a car, they were concerned she may be taking on too much. Little did they know that Tori, an estimated 2-year-old German shepherd mix, would soon become a permanent member of their family.

How did the Princes, who live in Arizona, go from trying to talk their daughter out of fostering Tori to adopting her?

“I guess I sent them enough cute photos of her,” joked Prince.

Like most veterinary students, Prince knew at a young age that she wanted to be a veterinarian.

“I think every kindergartner wants to be a vet,” Prince said. “For some, that goes away, but for me, it stuck.”

Prince with Tori (right) and Toby at their first meeting. Courtesy photo

In high school, she started volunteering at the Arizona Humane Society, helping care for shelter animals. Her hard work earned enough credit to waive the adoption fee for Toby, the Prince’s now 8-year-old German shepherd mix – not to be confused with Tori.

“I wanted to name Tori as an homage to Toby, not knowing at the time that my parents would adopt her,” said Prince. “My mom’s not happy about (the confusion) that (may cause),” she joked.

As she completed her undergraduate degree at Colorado State University, Prince became more involved in veterinary medicine, volunteering at a small animal general practice in Arizona during holidays and summers. Those many years of service in veterinary settings helped bolster her application and eventual acceptance into veterinary school at UC Davis.

Tori’s eventual path to Prince started several months ago when Yolo County Animal Services brought her to the UC Davis veterinary hospital’s Emergency Room following the accident. House officers Drs. Jessica Jones, Caitlan Koontz, and Lara Manzano-Culebras cared for Tori in the ER, where she was diagnosed with a broken ulna and an eye damaged beyond repair.

The team advocated for her referral to the hospital’s Access To Care (ATC) program, a collection of community-based veterinary care options at UC

Davis. Thanks to generous donations from the Banfield Foundation and other supporters of the program, ATC allows dogs like Tori to receive quality healthcare and find forever homes.

Tori was accepted into ATC’s Fracture Program for Rescue Animals, which provides additional learning opportunities for veterinary students and surgery residents. These surgeries on shelter animals provide invaluable exposure to fracture management, furthering the students’ education and the residents’ training, all while giving dogs like Tori a pathway toward a healthy future.

Second-year surgery resident Dr. Kyla Walter performed a successful procedure to repair Tori’s broken ulna, as the Shep Heroes Rescue of Sacramento took over formal guardianship of Tori and actively sought a foster.

One of Prince’s classmates was participating in the Fracture Program on Tori’s case and knew Prince was looking to foster. So, the connection was made, and Prince and Tori began a sixmonth journey together, ultimately leading to a forever home with her parents.

Beyond fostering Tori, Prince plays a major role in several other ATC entities, gaining valuable hands-on experience with animals through the program’s community-based extracurricular activities.

She began her work with ATC volunteering with the Knights Landing One Health Clinic, a monthly clinic in an underserved community 20 miles north of campus. She eventually became the clinic’s records officer.

“In that role, I attend all our Knights Landing clinics,” said Prince. “I’ve learned a lot about running a clinic, keeping in mind the needs of the community.”

Prince also became the head coordinator for another ATC program,

the Covelo Clinic, where three times per year UC Davis faculty and students travel to the remote town in northwest California. Their work supports a community that struggles with pet overpopulation and access to veterinary care due to financial and transportation constraints.

“The veterinary students work so incredibly hard to make that clinic happen,” said Prince. “That’s had a phenomenal impact on me. Work like that is something I hope to continue doing throughout my career.”

Following specialty surgery to correct her broken leg, another ATC facet, the Community Surgery Service, continued Tori’s care. The service provides surgical experience to fourth-year students by allowing them to take the lead (under faculty supervision) on cases such as spays/neuters, mass removals, and other basic procedures.

Seeing the importance of getting Tori into the service as soon as possible to address her eye injury, Dr. Elizabeth Montgomery, chief of the Community Surgery Service, made accommodations for Tori in their busy schedule. With her need for multiple procedures—all of which students will encounter in their first year as a general practitioner—Tori’s case presented several learning opportunities for students.

"Tori provided a fantastic collaborative effort across services and showed the value that the veterinary students bring to our patients," said Dr. Montgomery. "The students who performed her spay and eye enucleation were afforded an excellent surgical training opportunity with her case."

In addition to the removal of Tori’s badly injured eye and her spay procedure, the students also performed several other tasks to prepare her for adoption.

“They did a fantastic job helping Tori,” Prince said. “They did everything for

her – gave her vaccines, microchipped her, and even clipped her nails. I can’t say enough about how wonderful they were with Tori.”

While recovering from the broken leg, which required her to be on gradually modified crate rest for 16 weeks, Tori was also helped by Dr. Ronald Koh in the hospital’s Integrative Medicine Service, which facilitated three rehabilitation sessions. Tori’s leg was strengthened with agility exercises, shockwave and laser therapy, and conditioning on an underwater treadmill.

Tori (right) with her new siblings Toby (left) and Millie. Courtesy photo Recently, Prince’s parents traveled to Davis for a “meet-n-greet” with Tori and Toby, as well as another member of the Prince pack, Millie, a yellow Labrador

retriever mix. Thankfully, Prince reports that everyone got along.

After six months of collaborative care at UC Davis, Tori was finally given the green light to go to her forever home with Prince’s parents.

“I want to thank everyone for the hard work put into making sure Tori is a healthy and happy girl,” said Prince.” My family is honored to be a part of her healing process, and Tori will have a wonderful life with two rescue siblings who have also been through a lot. We’re so appreciative of the Access To Care program, Shep Heroes, and everyone who collaborated to save this girl’s life.”

Shortly, Prince will drive Tori to Arizona. She will stay for a month to participate in a summer extern-

ship at the same general practice where she volunteered as an undergraduate. There, she’ll shadow the clinic’s veterinarians, perform physical examinations, gain experience with diagnostics, and hone her technical skills like blood draws, placing catheters, and taking radiographs.

Growing up volunteering with the Humane Society, having all three of her family’s dogs come from shelters, and the experience gained through UC Davis’ ATC program has had a tremendous effect on Prince. Wherever her career may take her, she says there will always be some aspect of her work that will involve helping shelters and communities in need.

— UC Davis Veterinary Medicine

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Tori following surgeries at the UC Davis veterinary hospital to repair her broken right leg and remove her injured left eye.

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UC Davis Vet Med student Lauren Prince holds Tori while she receives laser therapy treatment in the Integrative Medicine Service at the UCD veterinary hospital.

Youth squad captures championship

Enterprise staff

The 8 and under Davis All-Star team from Davis Youth Softball Association won the lower division USA Softball Sacramento Association Championship on Sunday with a 4-0 win over the Lincoln All-Stars.

This is the second regional championship win in a row for this all-star team comprised of second and third graders who play recreationally for DYSA.

The all-stars also took home a firstplace title in the silver division at the Piece of the Rock tournament in Rocklin earlier this month.

The 8U Davis All-Stars won four games on Sunday with the defense helmed by starting pitcher Avery Tibble, who pitched 11 innings with 21 strikeouts and a 1.273 ERA.

Mia Marquez backed her up with a powerful performance, striking out 13 including six strikeouts outs looking.

The team, led by head coach Gretchen McMeekin, advanced to the championship game Sunday afternoon with a

dramatic walk-off 3-2 win in the semifinals against Foothill All-Stars. The game was tied at 2-all.

The tie-breaking criteria, with a runner placed at second and each team given three outs to score. Tibble started the inning in the circle for Davis with a strikeout.

The runner from Foothill advanced to third in the next play with a ground-out to first basemen Nora Tremblay.

With two outs and a runner on third, Tibble finished the inning with a 3-pitch strikeout, leaving the game still tied.

Davis won the game when Marquez, who was at second base, moved to third on a ground ball by Liliana Aguilar singled.

Then Parker Keister-Allen singled on a 1-1 count to drive in Marquez as the winning run.

The local all-stars will finish the season at the NorCal All-Star tournament in West Sacramento the weekend of July 8-9.

Promising start at home fizzles for the Lionesses

By Henry Krueger Enterprise correspondent

What seemed like a promising start for FC Davis ended in a 4-1 loss to San Ramon FC at the UC Davis Dairy Complex on Saturday.

A sixth-minute score from Tatum Zuber gave FC Davis (2-4-1) an early lead, before San Ramon FC (2-4-0) tallied four unanswered goals to break its three-game losing streak.

Payton Heaney, Katie Demillo, Kylie Hummel and Katie Senn each scored for San Ramon FC, which handed the Lionesses their second-largest margin of defeat this season.

FC Davis head coach Zach Sullivan remained proud of his team’s effort, citing several challenges the Lionesses had to overcome during their match.

“We were dominating and should have scored at least once more, but we never did and the heat and the huge field kind of got to us,” Sullivan said. “We also had some players playing their first game with us.

“There wasn’t much chemistry so the players worked hard but it was tough to find a rhythm.”

Zuber was among the players making their season debut for FC Davis.

After intercepting a misplayed pass from San Ramon FC’s goalkeeper, Zuber finished a one-on-one opportunity. San Ramon FC responded with two

goals in the first half to pull ahead 2-1 before the intermission.

The Lionesses had several chances to tie the score, including a missed breakaway to open the second half.

As FC Davis went scoreless for the remainder of the game, San Ramon FC added two more goals to secure a convincing victory.

The Lionesses are now tied for seventh place in the Pacific North Conference, while San Ramon FC is No. 9.

Next up for FC Davis is the Diablo Valley Wolves (0-6-0), who visit Davis on Saturday at 7 p.m.

The last-place Wolves have yet to score and have allowed a conference-high 39 goals through six matches this season. While the Lionesses could earn a confidence-building win, Sullivan is not taking any opponent lightly.

“I think we can beat anybody, but we can also lose to anybody,” Sullivan said.

“Rosters change so much from week to week so it’s hard to know who you’re going to actually play.”

— Henry Krueger is a Gonzaga University student and working as a correspondent for The Enterprise this spring and summer. He was an intern at the newspaper in 2022. Follow him on Twitter: @henrykrveger.

FC Davis men lose early lead to Legends

By Henry Krueger Enterprise correspondent

The FC Davis men’s soccer team nearly matched its season-high in scoring, but that was not enough to get past Las Vegas as the Legends tied the Golden Lions 3-3 on Sunday at Nugget Fields.

After missing last weekend’s 2-0 loss to Napa Valley, FC Davis forward Wumi Aladetimi was back in the lineup and did not take long to make an impact.

Aladetimi set up the Golden Lions’ first score with a pass to Benett Olsen-Zwick, who buried a goal to put FC Davis ahead 1-0 in the sixth minute.

The Legends’ defense continued to face constant pressure from the Golden Lions, who extended their lead in the 20th minute after Aladetimi registered his teamhigh seventh goal of the season.

“Wumi is definitely a threat up top, everyone knows it,” said FC Davis head coach Kris Hall. “He pushes lines back quite a bit. His presence being back in the lineup is important to us.”

Las Vegas shortened its deficit in the 32nd minute following a goal from Daniel Rangel, who received a pass on the right wing, before launching a shot into the top left corner.

FC Davis responded with a goal from Zachary Batchelder, who beat his defender off the dribble and scored from just outside of the 6-yard box in the 42nd minute.

While the Golden Lions entered the

break with a two-goal advantage, they did not have the same finishing success in the second half.

One close call came midway through the second half when Batchelder broke through most of the defense, but lost control of the ball due to being elbowed in the face by a Las Vegas player. The referee did not blow his whistle for the contact, causing an uproar from the FC Davis coaching staff.

Hall was vocal about his distaste for the officiating, but was glad to see his players ignore it.

“It’s just the professionalism of it,” Hall said. “If you get caught up too much into it, it takes away from your game. We spoke about that early in the season. We were also susceptible to that from time to time, but we squared that away in our first two three games and that doesn’t even bother us anymore.”

As the Golden Lions repeatedly failed to convert their scoring chances, the Legends were beginning to find a rhythm.

Las Vegas started attacking more aggressively, eventually leading to a goal from Julio Borjas, whose shot deflected off an FC Davis defender and went over the outstretched arms of goalkeeper Eduardo Sanchez in the 67th minute.

With the momentum shifting in the Legends’ favor, Borjas scored the gametying goal in the 78th minute after being set up for a one-touch finish inside the

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Members of the 8U and under Davis All-Star team display their banner that they won at the USA Softball Sacramento Association Championship last weekend.

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FC Davis’ Wumi Aladetimi (right) races toward the soccer ball in Sunday’s home game against the Las Vegas Legends.

FC Davis’ Jackie Koerwitz, right, fights for the ball during Saturday’s home game against San Ramon FC.

River Cats’ Harrison nabbed for Futures Game

Enterprise staff

WEST SACRAMENTO — Sacramento River Cats lefthanded pitcher and San Francisco Giants top pitching prospect Kyle Harrison was one of six players to be named to the 2023 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game as announced by Major League Baseball on Monday.

Of the six players announced, five are currently Top 100 prospects including Harrison, who checks in at No. 14 according to MLB Pipeline.

This year’s event will be held at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Saturday, July 8, at 7 p.m. ET. and televised live on Peacock.

Harrison has been stellar in his first season at the

Triple-A level, recording his first win earlier this month against Sugar Land by going five strong innings and fanning eight in the process while allowing just two runs.

Overall, he has logged a record of 1-3 with a 4.53 ERA and 82 strikeouts in just 49.2 innings pitched, with the punchouts currently tied for second-most in all Triple-A.

The southpaw from San Jose currently boasts the league’s third-highest strikeout percentage (38.6 percent) with a minimum of 30 innings pitched, and though it has since stopped, set this season’s longest Triple-A consecutive outing streak with at least five strikeouts at 11 games from April 20 through June 15.

Continuing the format that began in 2019, the game

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6-yard box.

The Golden Lions had plenty of chances to pull back in front, including a three-on-one opportunity that ended when Legends goalkeeper Miguel Duenas Jr. slid in front of the shot, which sent the ball flying out of bounds.

Neither club was able to break the tie before the final whistle.

“We did the work to win and it could have gone either way toward the end,” Hall said. “I like the way that we’re playing right now. We’re scoring. Three goals is a positive mark.”

The match was the regular-season finale for FC Davis (1-3-6) and Las

Vegas (4-3-3), which are both competing in firstround matchups this weekend.

The Golden Lions are visiting San Ramon FC (4-2-4) in the Golden Gate Conference Quarterfinals on Sunday at 7 p.m., according to club founder Adam Lewin. The match will be played at Tiffany Roberts Soccer Field in San Ramon. FC Davis, which finished seventh in the divisional standings, is considered the underdog against thirdplace San Ramon FC. San Ramon FC defeated FC Davis 2-0 when the teams squared off in the regular-season opener on April 1.

If the Golden Lions can

advance through the quarterfinals, they will face the winner of the El FarolitoSonoma County FC game for a spot in the conference championship.

The winner of the Golden Gate Conference plays the winner of the Pacific Conference, which decides who represents the West Region in the national playoffs.

— Henry Krueger is a Gonzaga University student and working as a correspondent for The Enterprise this spring and summer. He was an intern at the newspaper in 2022. Follow him on Twitter: @ henrykrveger.

will consist of National League versus American League prospects.

Also announced to the National League team was Endy Rodríguez (No. 39, Pittsburgh) and Justin Crawford (No. 90, Philadelphia), while MLB’s No. 5 prospect Marcelo Mayer (Boston) headlines the American League squad and is joined by Jonatan Clase (Seattle) and Owen White (No. 48, Texas). The full rosters for both squads will be revealed on MLB Network at 6:15 p.m. ET. Make plans to see Kyle Harrison in action this week when the River Cats start a six-game series with the division rival Reno Aces from Sutter Health Park beginning today.

Countdown to Fourth on the Field

Enterprise staff

WEST SACRAMENTO — In just one week, the Sacramento River Cats will celebrate 10 years of Fourth on the Field, presented by Xfinity & Comcast Business.

Food trucks, fireworks, and family fun take over the ballpark as we celebrate Independence Day together as one big River Cats family.

Here’s just a glimpse of what’s in store on Tuesday, July 4 starting at 6 p.m.

Food trucks galore, all lining the field and the concourse so fans and families can experience the best tastes

in Sacramento. Live music on second base from the band, One Sharp Mind.

Activities along the concourse including face painting, balloon art, fortune tellers, arts & crafts and much more.

Kids’ play area including play structure and splash pad.

A great selection of adult beverages, along with plenty of food options from our various concession storefronts.

To top it all off, a fireworks shows in all of Sacramento illuminating the sky to end the night.

For more information, visit rivercats. com.

Renter protections are homelessness prevention

By Ginger Hitzke Special to CalMatters

Where I live, in San Diego County, homelessness has grown twice as fast as those finding housing.

Between 2017 and 2022 alone, homelessness increased nearly 30% across the state, faster than anywhere in the U.S.

If homelessness continues to increase in California at its current pace, by 2050 the homeless population will reach over 500,000 people.

That means that by the time my children reach my current age, there will be more people grappling with homelessness in California than the population of cities like Oakland, Sacramento, Fresno or Long Beach.

As a commercial and residential real estate developer and landlord for 455 apartments and homes in Southern California, I am clear that building more housing is one significant part of the solution to this crisis. We have a vast shortage of all types of housing, and we certainly need to build more.

But building housing is not the complete answer. Building doesn’t prevent the hundreds of thousands of families currently on the verge of becoming homeless from being pushed out of their homes by big rent increases or no-fault evictions.

Production without prevention in California has still led to a dramatic increase in homelessness. Homelessness prevention necessitates stronger renter protections.

Real estate has, and always will be, an active investment. Investments come with inherent risks. When those risks become reality, shifting blame and consequence would be laughable in every other investment vehicle, but not real estate. When face-to-face with the downsides of active investments, some of my fellow landlords and real estate owners are skirting their responsibility – which is inherent with that investment – by simply displacing tenants with evictions or rent hikes.

They push them into a housing market where there are nearly no other housing options available. It’s simple: higher rents and more evictions lead to more tents.

Let me be clear – I don’t develop housing for charity. This is a business. My income comes primarily from building and operating residential and commercial real estate so I am more than cognizant of the difficulties presented to real estate professionals and how the pandemic has exacerbated them. But I am able to make plenty of profit and live a very comfortable life without harming the families that rent in my buildings.

Other corporate landlords in the industry will argue that bills expanding renter protections will worsen the housing crisis by killing production. This couldn’t be further from the truth. All rent control and just cause eviction laws currently exempt new construction and will not impact development. My developer colleagues will still be able to build more housing with demand as high as it’s ever been.

Now that eviction moratoriums and many of the pandemic protections that kept families in place are gone, homelessness will continue to rise at an even faster rate. To slow the stream of families pushed into homelessness, we need to pass renter protections at the local and state level. Senate Bill 567, authored by state Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles, which seeks to close loopholes under the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, would be a good start.

Renter protections are homelessness prevention. Our children should be able to grow up in a California where all families have a healthy, safe and dignified roof over their head. Our seniors should be able to live without fear of living their last years on the streets and in shelters.

We can do this, and we can build the housing we need to, but it will also require us to stop pushing people out of their homes. We cannot build our way out of the homelessness, but we can keep families housed by passing strong renter protections.

My fellow landlords and colleagues in real estate development need to get on board.

— Ginger Hitzke is the president of Hitzke Development Corporation.

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On GMOs, nothing to fear but fear itself

Almost everything you eat has been geneti cally modified by humans. It’s nothing to fear.

Agriculture started 11,500 years ago in the Middle East. Ever since, farmers have been selectively breeding plants for traits that have made their crops hardier, healthier, tastier and more productive.

Over the millennia, the genes in the offspring have changed dramatically.

The “organic” tomatoes you plant in your backyard hardly resemble the unappetizing fruit that grows in the wild. That’s also true of carrots, which humans altered hundreds of years ago to be orange and sweet, selecting for those genetic mutants.

DNA modification is not limited to produce. The beef, pork, lamb, chickens and other livestock you consume are from animals that are not the result of natural selection. Their genes have been modified for human needs and desires for thousands of years.

“The whole genome is evolving all the time,” Alison Van Eenennaam told me in an interview in her office.

“Every cow is genetically distinct from every other cow. Genetic variation is normal. It’s not poison.”

Professor Van Eenennaam specializes in animal genomics and biotechnology at UC Davis. She and virtually every peer-reviewed scientist alive have found genetically modified food to be perfectly safe.

In fact, it makes no sense, for example, that drinking transgenic goat milk — from animals that carry a human gene that makes goat milk richer in lysozyme — would be unhealthy. Lysozyme inhibits the growth of bacteria that cause intestinal infections and diarrheal diseases. These ailments used to

kill more than two million children every year.

Humanity is far better off thanks to the work of Professor Jim Murray and his colleagues at UC Davis who took a human gene and put it in milk goats.

Recently, Pamela Ronald, a plant pathology professor at UC Davis, told the New York Times that those who believe GMOs are unhealthy or dangerous or worse have a lot in common with those who deny climate change. On one side you have more than 99% of peer-reviewed scientists. On the other you have frauds, fearmongers and fools who foment unscientific folly.

The reason this topic caught my attention recently is I read an article in the San Jose Mercury News last month about UC Davis having developed hornless dairy cattle, but the project had to be abandoned.

The research, led by Van Eenennaam, was conducted from 2015 to 2017. It was successful. She and her colleagues, working with a Minnesota biotech company called Recombinetics, were able to produce Holstein calves that inherited a gene variant that made them hornless.

If you’ve ever been around a dairy, you’ll notice that those cows don’t have horns. That’s not how they are born. “They’re removed to protect the other animals,” Van Eenennaam told me. “In fact, dairy cattle are not allowed to go into milk

production with horns on.

“The horns are usually burned off before the horn bud affixes to the skull.

When (calves) are first born, they have little buds and if you burn them off in the first two weeks, that stops (the horns) from developing.”

In cases where the horns are affixed to the head, they must be sawn off. “It’s brutal,” says Prof. Van Eenennaam. “There’s about a 2% death loss. It’s a bad allaround thing.”

There are, of course, breeds of beef cattle — including Angus — that don’t have horns.

Hundreds of years ago, an ancestor of today’s Celtic bovines developed a mutation, called polledness, that stopped the horns from growing.

Ranchers saw that as advantageous and only reproduced cattle with that allele. In short order, Scots had breeds that were entirely hornless.

Dairymen today could find polled cattle and only breed them. The problem is that would create offspring that are not optimal for milk production.

So instead, Recombinetics edited the genes of a Holstein using a process called TALENS — transcription activator-like effector nucleases. It’s similar to CRISPR, but it’s more precise editing live cells. TALENs can target any desired sequence within a genome.

They cut out 202 base pairs — out of 3 billion in a bovine — that instruct a Holstein to grow horns, and replaced that genetic sequence with an allele from an Angus. Everything else about the offspring — including great milk production — was the same as any other Holstein.

If these genetically

modified animals became the norm, animal welfare would be greatly improved and billions of dollars would be saved.

Alas, the FDA would not allow the UC Davis cows to live.

They treated them like an experimental drug and forced the genetically modified bovines to be killed and their carcasses burned.

It would have been illegal for Van Eenennaam to donate the perfectly safe meat to the poor in our community.

Notably, the USDA does not treat gene-edited plants the way the the FDA regulates GM animals.

The food and drug regulations were written decades ago; and the hurdles to get through them would have taken millions of dollars the university did not have for this project.

So it was abandoned.

Dr. Steven Solomon, who was the director of the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, defended his agency’s policies in the wake of serious criticism. “Consumers expect the FDA to ensure their food is safe.”

Yet there is no logical or scientific reason to think having a polledness gene variant in a dairy cow is unsafe. It’s the same allele in every Angus cow, steer and bull. Almost every steak or hamburger you’ve eaten comes from cattle with that gene.

UC Davis and other research universities are urging reform of the archaic regulations used by the FDA. But that is an uphill battle against mountains of misinformation.

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

Village Farms

In response to Eileen Samitz's letter to the editor, the Village Homes project will not produce massive traffic. In fact, because of its location next to a grocery store, pharmacy, and bank, residents will be able to walk or bike to key destinations. It is also close to schools so children can bike rather than having their parents drive them. Buses to the downtown, train station and University already stop at this location.

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President

Of all the alternative development proposals, this is the only logical place to create a pedestrian oriented community, one that will reduce auto travel and combat climate change. The project will bring much-needed housing that is affordable to people who work in Davis and would like to live here.

The project completes an important part of the North Davis, bicycle pedestrian trail with a bicycle over-crossing on Pole Line Road, paid for by the developer. A signalized pedestrian crossing across Covell Boulevard to the Nugget center will provide safe access for pedestrians and bicycles.

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

House of Representatives

The drainage and ponding system in Village Farms will help the city solve some unresolved drainage and flooding issues in North Davis. For verification, check with the city engineer. There is no danger to the aquifer or wildlife from the ponding system.

This development is infill! It is the land that lies between existing developments on the east, west, and south sides. This is made clear if you look at a Davis map and locate the only remaining undeveloped patch. Village Farms is clearly infill.

Michael Corbett Davis

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

U.S. Senate

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

Sen. Alex Padilla, 112 Hart Senate Office

Rep. Mike Thompson, 268 Cannon Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515; 202225-3311. District office: 622 Main Street, Suite 106, Woodland, CA 95695; 530-753-5301; email: https:// https:// mikethompsonforms.house.gov/contact/

Governor

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

Fresh summer flavors fit for the patio

Special to The Enterprise

Gatherings in the summer sun are all about easy, convenient recipes combined with the joy warm weather brings.

Spend those special occasions with those you love most and make this summer one to remember with flatbreads, sliders and sweet treats for all to share.

Keeping cooking simple means more time on the patio or in the backyard engaging with guests, and these Chipotle Chicken Flatbreads, Chicken Shawarma Sliders and Lemon Cheesecake with Fruit let home chefs skip complicated kitchen duties without skimping on flavor.

Visit Culinary.net to find more simple summer recipes to share with loved ones.

Summery flatbreads for family and friends

When dining outdoors with family, friends and neighbors, there are few things better than a tasty dish the whole family can enjoy like these Chipotle Chicken Flatbreads.

Perfect for al fresco entertaining when served alongside a fresh salad, they’re simple to make and allow guests to personalize with preferred toppings before popping in the oven.

As a colorful and fresh dish, it’s an ideal meal for get-togethers on the patio.

For more summer recipe ideas, visit Culinary. net.

Shareable sliders for a nutritious summer meal

Fresh, mouthwatering foods hot off the grill are a sure sign of summer fun.

Hosting sunny get-togethers this year can be made easy when you show off your grilling skills with a simple, nutritious and

flavorful recipe.

These Chicken Shawarma Sliders are a delicious example of how to grill healthy summer meals without forgoing favorite flavors.

They’re part of a curated 12-recipe collection of healthy, balanced dishes from the snacking experts at family-owned Fresh Cravings, known for its chilled salsas, hummus and other dips, which teamed up with eMeals, America’s leading provider of meal plans.

“These sliders are a fantastic – and healthy –option for your next gathering,” said eMeals Senior Nutrition Writer and Editor Rachel West, RD. “The marinade uses a mix of pantry-friendly dried herbs and fresh garlic to give the lean grilled chicken breast some oomph.

The lettuce and red onion add cool crispness and crunch to the sandwiches while Fresh Cravings’ creamy, flavor-packed hummus gets some nutritional bonus points by providing a dose of protein and fiber.”

Find the entire recipe collection by visiting emeals.com/campaign/ Fresh-Cravings-HealthyEats.

Unforgettable fruity flavor

Summertime often brings cravings for fresh fruits that add a hint of sweetness to warmweather gatherings. Serving up a delicious dessert for family and guests starts with favorite produce in this Lemon Cheesecake with Fruit.

The touch of tangy tartness is enough to bring loved ones to the dessert table even after a filling meal as fresh lemon juice

Chipotle Chicken Flatbreads

in the cheesecake base is complemented perfectly when topped with orange slices and raspberries. Garnished with mint leaves, this brightly colored treat is even sweeter when shared with loved ones. Find more sweet summer desserts at Culinary. net.

— Family Features

Chipotle Chicken

Flatbreads

Recipe adapted from butteryourbiscuit.com

Ingredients:

2 flatbreads

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

1 clove garlic, diced

4 chicken tenders, cooked and cubed

1 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered salt, to taste pepper, to taste

½ cup ranch dressing

1½ teaspoons chipotle seasoning

2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, chopped

Putting it together:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Place parchment paper on baking sheet and add flatbreads. Sprinkle cheese on flatbreads. Top with garlic, chicken and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bake 16 minutes until cheese is melted.

In small bowl, mix ranch and chipotle seasoning.  Drizzle ranch dressing on flatbreads and sprinkle with cilantro leaves.

Chicken

Shawarma Sliders

Recipe courtesy of eMeals

Registered Dietitian Rachel West Prep time: 25 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts

3 tablespoons olive oil

4 cloves garlic, minced

½ tablespoon smoked paprika

½ tablespoon ground cumin

½ tablespoon ground coriander

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 package (12) slider buns

1 container (17 ounces)

Fresh Cravings Honey Jalapeno Hummus

1 package (8 ounces)

shredded lettuce

½ small red onion, sliced

Putting it together:

In zip-top plastic bag, use meat mallet or heel of hand to pound chicken to even thickness. Cut into 2-inch pieces and place in large bowl. Add oil, garlic, paprika, cumin, coriander, salt and cayenne; toss.

Cover chicken and chill 8 hours, or up to 2 days.

Preheat grill or grill pan to medium-high heat. Grill chicken 4-5 minutes per side, or until done.

Serve chicken on buns with hummus, lettuce and onion.

Lemon Cheesecake with Fruit

Servings: 6-8

Ingredients:

1¼ cups graham cracker crumbs

¼ cup sugar

¼ cup butter, melted

2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened

1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

3 eggs ¼ cup fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 orange, peeled and separated

8 raspberries

3 mint leaves, for garnish

Putting it together:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter. Press firmly into 9-inch springform pan.

In large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add eggs, fresh lemon juice and vanilla extract; mix until combined. Pour into pan. Bake 5055 minutes, or until center springs back when lightly pressed.

Chill in refrigerator until completely cooled. Arrange orange slices around border of cake and place raspberries in middle. Top with mint leaves.

Wines found from our northern neighbor

After two postponements (one snowstorm, one bout of COVID) I finally managed a trip to Portland to visit daughter Benedicta and gang. I love Portland, first for its delightful dwellers but also for the good food and wine so abundant almost everywhere.

I know the city has a bad reputation right now (doesn't every city?), but walking the neighborhoods and even driving downtown (that reputed center of unrelenting violence) is comforting. Sure, we saw empty storefronts but also lots of small, interesting shops, and how can you not warm to a downtown with a blockslong bookstore like the great Powells?

Alas, getting to Portland means either a too-long drive or a plane ride.

The latter is short but airports (getting there, getting out, waiting, being under intense scrutiny, anticipating the claustrophobia of the almostalways full plane itself) cause me intense travel anxiety. Nevertheless, I actually like Portland's PDX (once I get past security). There's almost always live music, along with small independent shops and cafés that charge “street” prices rather than the inflated prices in most airports.

I especially like a tiny shop called Tender Loving Empire with its made-inOregon gifts and comestibles. Fresh Oregon hazelnuts, anyone? After purchasing a package of the dry-roasted ones, I head right for the wine shelves, which house a very small but carefully chosen collection of small-production local bottles. On a

previous visit, I was disappointed that many of the wines were from predictable producers like Chehelem, Stoller and Brooks, all of which I really like but can easily find on Portland supermarket shelves and sometimes even on Davis shelves (see below). This time, though, the shop seems to have gotten a new wine buyer with more adventuresome tastes.

After much dithering, the bottle I chose to bring home was Loop de Loop Dry Riesling from a vineyard on the edge of the Cascade Mountain Range about an hour from the city. Loop de Loop wines are made by Julia Bailey Gulstine and Scott Gulstine, who farm their high altitude, volcanic land regeneratively, without irrigation. While the vineyard's Columbia Gorge location protects the land from frost, the intense mountain winds thicken the skins, adding to the wine's flavor.

The grapes for this riesling are fermented with wild yeast and stay on the lees for 10 months.

The result is a zippy, minerally, bone-dry, acidic wine that smells of pear and honeysuckle and partners well with all manner of dishes. We drank it with salmon filets baked in a fresh rhubarb sauce over wild rice. It would be perfect with sushi or oysters, too.

This very “natural” creature had its wild quirks. At

first sip my dinner companion thought there was something wrong with it — to me, less “wrong” than “weird.” After a bit more air, though, it came into its vibrant, energetic self.

Since Julia and Scott made only five barrels — and with such meticulous care — I was pleased at the $22 price tag (no sales tax in Oregon). I now display the tall beautiful bottle with its pear-sketch label (the vineyard is adjacent to pear orchards) on my kitchen counter.

Loop de Loop is definitely worth looking for if you're at PDX or in a Pacific Northwest wine shop — or you can order it from the Loop de Loop website.

The riesling whet my appetite for more Oregon wine, so I was happy to see, on the Co-op shelves, a vibrantly-colored Stoller Willamette Valley Rosé of Pinot Noir ($15). Stoller winemaker Karl Weichold says this rosé has been the “cornerstone” of their production for over a decade. Juicy (think strawberry and pomegranate) with intense citrus notes and racy acidity, this wine got — deservedly — 90 points from James Suckling and 92 from Wine Enthusiast.

We drank it with a sardine-and-einkorn linguine dish that would have overpowered many rosés — but not this one. I'm going back for more. The Co-op also has a Stoller Pinot Noir and a few bottles of other Oregon wines, like Brooks.

Amy at The Pip is a Brooks Winery fan; she currently has the 2018 Brooks “Janus” Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley ($40): “I will always have a Brooks wine in the shop

because they are good people. One % for the planet and a B Corporation.

They do the right things the right way and make beautiful wines.” Brooks vineyards are also certified biodynamic. In partnership with Ecologi, they plant trees with every order — in the last six months alone, 40,000 of them. And, as a climate positive business, each month they offset carbon for all employees who commute to work or who do any air travel for the winery.

Nugget carries about a dozen Oregon wines, a couple of pinot gris but mostly pinot noir — like A to Z, Portlandia, Acrobat and Montinore (biodynamic) that range in price from $14 (Underwood) to

$40 (Rose Rock). All good.

While Oregon is best known for its pinot noir, Ryan at Wine in Tandem extols Oregon gamay, which “ripens perfectly in the Willamette Valley.” Newer winemakers are experimenting with the possibilities of this underthe-radar (except in Beaujolais, of course) grape.

Ryan has brought in Division Wine's Gamay “Lutte” ($30). At 12.7% alcohol, he says, “it's also more refreshing than many of the bigger pinots on the market, and full of a strawberries and spice, in the way that pinot used to be.”

Division Wine Co. is one of my personal favorites, so I'm excited that it's available locally. Winemakers

Kate Norris and Thomas

Monroe make small batch, responsibly farmed “terroir-expressive” wines that are “never pretentious, always delicious.” And the wonderful Division wine shop in Portland (on SE Division St.) specializes in the same.

Another favorite winery, Bow and Arrow, has (I noticed on my last trip to the Bay Area), made it to Vintage Berkeley. In other words, excellent Oregon wines, even some of the very small producers, have an increasing presence here in California — and they're well worth seeking out. — Reach Susana Leonardi at vinosusana@ gmail.com. Comment on this column at www. davisenterprise.com.

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