“Together, we can save a life,” proclaims the American Red Cross’ familiar slogan. For UC Davis employee Darryl Mack, 49, these words now may be invested with new meaning. On the morning of Sept. 22, Mack and two other passengers aboard JetBlue Flight 267 revived an unconscious passenger with CPR and a defibrillator, as the … Continue Reading
Hear more What: Concert celebrating 10th anniversary of sister-city ties between Davis and Inuyama, Japan When: 3 p.m. Sunday Where: Veterans’ Memorial Theater, 203 E. 14th St. Tickets: $8 general, $5 students at Watermelon Music, 207 E St.; tickets at the door will be $10 Info: (530) 756-7380 A concert featuring visiting artists performing ancient music … Continue Reading
An apparent road-rage confrontation on Interstate 5 in Woodland led to a four-hour shutdown of the freeway Monday morning while authorities investigated a related shooting and three-car collision. By that afternoon, the investigation proved so convoluted that California Highway Patrol officials held back from releasing additional information for fear of jeopardizing the case. “The incident … Continue Reading
Based on a recent Republican presidential debate, it is clear that if any of these candidates had been elected president in 2008 rather than President Obama, we probably would not have an American automobile industry as we know it today. All of the candidates indicated that they would not support federal loans to the automobile … Continue Reading
I agree with the progressive thinkers who opposed the radio tower project. It is unnecessary, costly, polluting and unsafe. In the modern age of Internet radio streaming, whether from iTunes, Pandora or even radio-station specific podcast, I find it antiquated and irresponsible to let a giant radio tower be built in our back yard for … Continue Reading
Steve Tracy, a transportation planner, is quoted in The Enterprise (Oct. 18) as saying that if Fifth Street traffic lanes for cars are reduced from four to two, and two new lanes are created as bike lanes, the results likely will be as he has observed during his 30 years of observations. Vehicle speeds go … Continue Reading
Thank you, Nancy Keltner and Bruce Gallaudet, for the column Sunday, Oct. 23, “A little Dodger girl remembers Grandpa and Jackie.” As a longtime baseball fan, I found the personal reflections of this most significant change in the game to be enthralling. Jan Bridge Davis
Thanks for your continuing spotlight on adult day health care in Yolo County. More than 37,000 of California’s most vulnerable adults will lose this Medi-Cal benefit Dec. 1 without court action. The next hearing is Tuesday, Nov. 8. AB 96, a budget trailer bill authored by Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield, D-San Fernando, provided for a smaller, “step-down” ADHC program to … Continue Reading
I am writing to clarify the Yolo County Board of Supervisors’ actions concerning speed limits on county roads as reported in Wednesday’s edition of The Davis Enterprise. Yolo County Planning and Public Works staff did an excellent job of following the policy and procedures set out by California state law, which resulted in their recommendation … Continue Reading
Recently, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack laid out his priorities for the upcoming Farm Bill legislation and noted that we need to think bigger than the words “Farm Bill” suggest. This major legislative package, drafted only once every five years, is about a whole lot more than farming: It’s about supporting jobs in the future, … Continue Reading
Check it out What: Davis High School presents “Anything Goes” When: 7 p.m. Saturday and Nov. 10-12, 2 p.m. Sunday Where: Brunelle Performance Hall at DHS, 315 W. 14th St. Tickets: $16 general, $12 seniors, $10 students, available at the door or online at www.dhsdrama.net The Davis High School drama department kicks off its season Friday … Continue Reading
SHOWDOWN LOOMS … last week, a kind reader asked who I was going to pick when Oregon visits Stanford Nov. 12 … I told him it was one of the most intriguing matchups in recent history, but as things stood, I was leaning toward Oregon … by a point … I added that if the … Continue Reading
By Nanette Asimov Everyone’s getting into the game. Just weeks before the University of California unveils its first array of online courses for undergraduates, California State University is polishing up CSU Online — a cyber-school expansion that will begin with a $50,000 pledge from each of its 23 campuses, a cross-your-fingers plan to get $20 million from the state, … Continue Reading
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