Barring further delays, the trial for the man accused of fatally shooting a Yolo County sheriffÕs deputy will begin in early March. Despite prosecutorsÕ push for a January start, Yolo Superior Court Judge Paul Richardson ordered jury selection in the Marco Antonio Topete case to start the week of March 7, following several weeks of … Continue Reading
Western meadowlarks, abundant in the grassland areas of the Davis wetlands, can be observed foraging during a free guided tour led by Yolo Basin Foundation docents, from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6. In addition to these songbirds, many long-billed dowitchers, greater yellowlegs and western sandpipers are using the available shorebird habitat. Waterfowl species, … Continue Reading
UC Davis will join its sister health campuses in a new Center for Health Quality and Innovation. Its goal: support innovations at the campuses Òthat can transform the way the health needs of Californians are addressed and therefore advance the health of California and beyond,Ó according to a news release. As part of federal health … Continue Reading
Esther Perel, an internationally acclaimed author, will discuss her new book, ÒMating in Captivity,Ó at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at The Avid Reader, 617 Second St. in downtown Davis. Among the questions sheÕll address are: * Why does great sex so often fade for couples who claim to love each other as much as ever? * … Continue Reading
The California Center for Cooperative Development will recognize National Co-op Month with an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. today at its office, 979 F St., Suite A-1, in Davis. Community members are invited. CCCD is a statewide nonprofit dedicated to promoting the cooperative business strategy to address the economic and social needs of … Continue Reading
Special to the Enterprise Take your Halloween costume for a test drive one day early at ExploritÕs AAA Safety Day for hands-on transportation activities and a chance to win a bicycle. From 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, the American Automobile Association, which helped sponsor ExploritÕs current ÒWheels to WingsÓ exhibition about transportation, will lead activities … Continue Reading
McNaughton Newspapers VACAVILLE Ñ Kaiser PermanenteÕs Vacaville Medical Center celebrated its first anniversary Wednesday, proudly noting it still has the room to grow to meet its patientsÕ future needs. The medical center opened in late October 2009, using a third of the buildingÕs space, and has expanded to now use more than half of the … Continue Reading
Environmental law specialist Richard M. Frank will lead the newly created California Environmental Law and Policy Center at the UC Davis School of Law. A 1974 King Hall alumnus who practiced law with federal and state agencies, including the Department of Justice, for 32 years, Frank previously served as executive director of a similar center … Continue Reading
Davis FARM (Future Action Reclamation Mob) will celebrate its first anniversary Sunday with a public birthday party from noon to 5 p.m. at 808 K St. Last Halloween, 19 students and community members gathered at the Central Davis site and began to transform a neglected front lawn into a 1,600-square-foot organic vegetable and herb farm. … Continue Reading
FIFA World Cup soccer official Veronica Perez will speak Nov. 19 at the VeteransÕ Memorial Center, 203 E. 14th St. Perez, a Sacramento resident, has been invited by Davis AYSO to talk about her experience and Òto give any (pointers) she can to any area officials,Ó AYSO spokesman Fred Main says. There is no charge … Continue Reading
SACRAMENTO Ñ With a balanced scoring attack, Davis HighÕs boys water polo crew warmed up for next weekÕs Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs with a 7-3 victory over Rio Americano on Thursday. The Blue Devils jumped on top early, using terrific defense to take leads of 3-0 (after one period), 5-0 (at halftime) and 7-1 at the … Continue Reading
IRVINE Ñ A media panel has picked the UC Davis womenÕs basketball team to win the Big West Conference crown this winter. That same group tabbed the UC Davis men’s basketball team to finish fourth, it was announced by the conference office Thursday. The fourth-place vote marks the highest finish the Aggie men have had … Continue Reading
Enterprise columnist This weekÕs picks are as follows: ARIZONA STATE over WASHINGTON STATE É but not by much. Davis High graduate coach Paul Wulff has the Cougars improving every week, as Stanford learned last week. Whether it will be enough to save WulffÕs job in Pullman remains to be seen. OREGON STATE over CAL É … Continue Reading
ELK GROVE Ñ With Cajandig sisters Mari, Briki and Ceci each in the semifinals as part of their Blue Devil duos, when the balls stopped flying it was Mari Cajandig and Naomi Wainwright Ñ topping Caron Miller and Briki Cajandig, 7-5, 6-2 Ñ earning a Delta Valley Conference girls doubles tennis title Thursday at Laguna … Continue Reading
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