Enterprise staff writer \n When Dr. Rick Baker looks around the community, he sees a lot of faces he recognizes. \n Baker moved to Davis in 1993, and since 1995 he\’s been director of medical services at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Offices here. He\’s also been a working pediatrician at that office. \n “I\’ve carried … Continue Reading
Enterprise columnist \n I don\’t know about you, but given some of the decisions our esteemed City Council members have made in the past few months, I\’m not exactly in a trusting mood when it comes to having them select a replacement for the departing Don Saylor next month. \n But select they will. That … Continue Reading
\n SACRAMENTO — Gov.-elect Jerry Brown on Wednesday hosted the first of what he promised would be several town hall-style forums focused on California\’s budget crisis, opting to start acting on the state\’s crippling deficit even though he will not take office for three weeks. \n He began the forum at Sacramento\’s Memorial Auditorium on … Continue Reading
\n Leanna Renee Elizalde, 20, a lifelong resident of Woodland, died on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Leanna\’s four-year battle against a rare form of cancer was fought with grace, faith and dignity. She was an inspiration to all who knew her. \n Leanna showed amazing strength and determination … Continue Reading
\n The Yolo-Solano Air Quality District announced a “Don\’t Light Tonight” advisory for today. \n Don\’t Light Tonight is a voluntary winter pollution reduction program. Particle matter pollution (PM 2.5) is forecast to be 25 micrograms per cubic meter or higher and burning wood is discouraged. \n On winter nights when inversion layers are strong … Continue Reading
\n The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis recently awarded Yolo County Supervisor Helen Thomson its first-ever excellence in leadership award. \n The award, which is to be presented annually, has been created to recognize nursing leaders who both exemplify the values of the new school and serve as role models for … Continue Reading
\n UC Davis e-mail, student fee collection and other computer services will be shut down for up to 48 hours starting at 7 a.m. on Dec. 26. \n Services hosted by the Davis Campus Data Center are being shut down during an upgrade of the center\’s power system, according to the campus\’ Dateline publication. \n … Continue Reading
Special to the Enterprise \n Researchers at the UC Davis Health System will study the quality of health care delivered to children in emergency departments throughout the United States through a new, three-year $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. \n “We need good measures of emergency care, and of … Continue Reading
Special to The Enterprise \n * Editor\’s note: This is the fourth in a series marking the 100th anniversary of the Yolo County Library system. To read previous sections, visit http://www.yolocounty.org \n During World War II, the Yolo County Library supported the effort by disseminating information to the public, gathering books for the troops and … Continue Reading
\n The Unofficial Scrabble Club of Davis hosts Scrabble games indoors during the winter at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Crepeville, Third and C streets in downtown Davis. \n Games are played family-style, with up to four players per board. \n
Special to The Enterprise \n A century ago, when Christmas came around, a family would trek into the back country in search of the perfect Christmas tree. After cutting it down, they undoubtedly had great fun dragging it back to the homestead. \n Who would have thought that, in the middle of decidedly modern Northern … Continue Reading
Enterprise columnist \n If you\’re trying to get ahold of me right now — and the phone keeps ringing with no answer — it\’s due to one of two reasons … \n – My cell phone is somewhere in The Pavilion at UC Davis; the plaintive ring tones echoing hollowly in the caverns of a … Continue Reading
Enterprise corespondent \n Last season, the Davis High boys basketball team surprised its opponents and fans by reaching the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs for just the second time in head coach Dan Gonzalez\’s 11-year tenure, before being bounced out in the first round by Rodriguez, 62-31. To get back to the postseason and advance deeper this … Continue Reading
\n Jennifer Beeman, the former director of UC Davis Campus Violence Prevention Program, was arrested today on charges of embezzling and misusing public funds from the program, university officials announced. \n Beeman surrendered at the Yolo County Jail in Woodland on a warrant charging her with embezzlement of public funds by a public official, three … Continue Reading
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