Enterprise staff writer \n Saying he sparked “chaos,” Yolo County is suing Gov. Arnold Schwarz-enegger for halting payments to special education students. \n The governor created “great confusion” when he vetoed $133 million in state funding for emotionally disturbed special education students who receive counseling and therapy so their education doesn\’t suffer, according to a … Continue Reading
Enterprise staff writer \n For nearly a decade, the Veterans History Project has been collecting first-hand accounts of U.S. wars from the men and women across the country who served in them. \n These videotaped interviews, stored at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., provide an oral history of American wars as seen and … Continue Reading
Special to the Enterprise \n A chemical engineer and a plant scientist at UC Davis have been selected to receive the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. \n Ilke Arslan, an assistant professor in the department of chemical engineering and materials science, and Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra, an assistant professor in the department of … Continue Reading
St. Helena \n Today we will honor and celebrate the tremendous sacrifices our veterans made for our great country. I hope you will join me by taking some time to think about the veterans in our community and thank them for their service. \n As citizens, it is one of our most important responsibilities to … Continue Reading
\n Rosemary G. Shahan, beloved wife of Arthur J. Shahan and mother of Susan Houghton, John Shahan, Art Shahan Jr. and Rosemary Shahan, passed away peacefully at home in Davis on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010. She was born in Randolph, Ohio, in 1922, and lived most of her life in Northern Ohio. \n She and … Continue Reading
\n Officers conducting a parole violation search at the Rumsey Rancheria in Brooks ended up arresting three people for various alleged crimes, according to the Yolo County Sheriff\’s Department. \n The search, conducted shortly before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday by members of the Sheriff\’s Department and Woodland Police Department, targeted 39-year-old Micah Faulkner “due to violations … Continue Reading
\n Richard Breitmeyer, formerly California state veterinarian, has been named director of the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory system at UC Davis. \n The laboratory system is a partnership between the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine. It provides the state\’s veterinarians and livestock and poultry … Continue Reading
\n City offices will be closed today for Veterans Day and Friday due to employee furloughs. \n On Friday, closures will be at City Hall, 23 Russell Blvd.; Parks, Facilities and Fleet Services, 1818 Fifth St.; and the Public Works Corporation Yard, 1717 Fifth St. \n The closures do not affect emergency services, public safety, … Continue Reading
Special to The Enterprise \n * Editor\’s note: This is the third in a multi-part series marking the 100th anniversary of the Yolo County Library system. To read previous sections, visit http://www.yolocounty.org (go to Government > About Us > Programs & Services). \n Librarians in 1910 had to be a sturdy lot. Part of their … Continue Reading
\n The Orphan Kitten Project and DSOMA are featured this week on “In the Studio,” a local program on DCTV Channel 15 on the Comcast cable system and at http://dctv.davismedia.org. \n “In the Studio” provides local newsmakers and community organizations with easy ways to promote their activities and local media makers with hands-on training opportunities. … Continue Reading
\n Yolo County Agriculture Department officials have confirmed the presence of an infestation of Japanese dodder (Cuscuta japonica) in Yolo County, found in the riparian area near the Sacramento River in the Clarksburg area. \n A vibrant yellow-orange to yellow-green vine, Japanese dodder is an exotic, potentially invasive parasitic vine introduced into California in recent … Continue Reading
\n Avner Cohen, author of the critically acclaimed “Israel and the Bomb,” offers a bold and original study of this politically explosive subject. In his new book, “The Worst-Kept Secret: Israel\’s Bargain With The Bomb,” Cohen argues that Israel has made a unique contribution to the nuclear age. \n It has created a special “bargain” … Continue Reading
Enterprise photo \n Dick Berry, a Davis Salvation Army board member, signs up Steve Roche on Wednesday to volunteer as a bell ringer during the holiday season. The red kettle bell ringing begins Wednesday, Dec. 1, at Nugget Market on East Covell Boulevard. To sign up for one- and two-hour shifts, contact John Moren at … Continue Reading
Special to the Enterprise \n UC Davis researchers have found a new pathway for repairing DNA damaged by oxygen radicals. The results are published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. \n “This new inducible pathway gives cells greater capacity to repair oxidative damage,” said Peter Beal, professor of chemistry … Continue Reading
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