Enterprise staff NEWBIE NEWS É Diana, whoÕs lived in our beloved town all of six weeks Ñ howÕd she get past our alligator-filled moat? Ñ has a long list of things that confuse her about Davis, beginning with not understanding what in the world the Above-Pictured Columnist is talking about É join the club, Diana … Continue Reading
The issue: ÔUniversal jurisdictionÕ doctrine ensnares leaders of nations where there is a presumption of innocence; the genuine bad guys go free A senior Israeli official Ñ the vice prime minister and former military chief of staff Ñ has called off a trip to Britain on the possibility he could be arrested and charged with … Continue Reading
A Freelance Camp Ñ whose motto is ÒIn Business for Yourself, Not by YourselfÓ Ñ is coming to Sacramento on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Urban Hive, 1931 H St. The event offers a venue for freelancers and self-employed people to discuss and explore different ways to run a successful freelance … Continue Reading
To further its commitment to producing environmentally responsible plastic bags, Continental Products has announced it is now manufacturing Eco-Cycle newspaper bags using at least 20 percent post-consumer materials. Eco-Cycle newspaper delivery bags were first introduced in April 2008. Hundreds of newspapers across the country already use them, including the Wall Street Journal, The New York … Continue Reading
The city of Davis Business and Economic Development Commission is seeking nominations for the third annual Business and Economic Development Awards. The deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20. The commission will recommend that the city honor individuals, organizations or local businesses for extraordinary contributions to their industry and the community. The 2008 winners were … Continue Reading
Manny Provedor, an Edward Jones financial adviser in Davis, will host a coffee club at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Konditorei Austrian Pastry Cafe, 2710 E. Fifth St., Davis. The coffee club is a free, informal gathering where Edward Jones financial advisers provide an update on the stock market and the economy. ÒThe coffee club offers … Continue Reading
Enterprise columnist The issue came up recently when the city began discussing what, if anything, it was going to name after our beloved former mayor, the late Julie Partansky. Nobody asked me, but if they had, IÕd say name everything north of Covell Boulevard after her. Partansky Place. She deserves it. Turns out you canÕt … Continue Reading
Steven Love and Julie Lopez, both of Sacramento, were married on July 18, 2009, in an outdoor ceremony at FrasinettiÕs Winery in Sacramento. The groom is the son of David and Jerry Love, formerly of Davis and now of Columbia, S.C. His grandparents Merton and Eunice Love, both deceased, were longtime Davis residents. He is … Continue Reading
The issue: After a strategic wake-up call in Afghanistan, the president is at a crossroads This past weekend was a strategic wake-up call in Afghanistan: 16 U.S. service members were killed there, including eight in a pitched battle with the Taliban, in the first four days of October, equaling the number killed in October 2008. … Continue Reading
Enterprise columnist FAME STRIKES HOME É I spent last Saturday night at the festive, yet moving, Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Davis High School at Freeborn Hall É Although this was only the second annual event, I remember remarking that the quality of the inductees Ñ both this year and last Ñ would make … Continue Reading
The issue: Huge cost overruns have plagued many other host cities President Obama made an eloquent personal pitch for Chicago, but the city was not awarded the 2016 Olympic Games. It was kind of a win-win outcome. RIGHT-WING TALKERS, desperate to see Obama fail at something, anything, were gleeful over the rejection and portrayed it … Continue Reading
Enterprise columnist WORKER ALERT É as the debate over the fate of Wildhorse Ranch drones on and on toward its November conclusion, my only thought is that I wish I had a nickel for every time IÕve heard the expression Òworkforce housing.Ó É What those two words mean is anyoneÕs guess, but that hasnÕt stopped … Continue Reading
The issue: The auto industry is the last one that should have to reinvent the wheel ÒIn 1990, SaturnÕs debut year, Popular Science magazine named the company one of ÔThe YearÕs 100 Greatest Achievements in Science and Technology.Õ Ó ThatÕs according to one of the Web sites that revel in all things Saturn, a car … Continue Reading
Enterprise columnist DAVIS DEM DAMES DIG DOLLARS … it was an otherwise ordinary Sunday afternoon in East Davis when my NFL TV-watching experience was interrupted by two young women from UC Davis who rapped on my front door … they were armed with green literature telling me just how green Wildhorse Ranch will be if … Continue Reading
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