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Former police sergeant admits embezzlement By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer
a Woodland sunflower tour with bees, brunch and drink pairings. There will be activities at The California Agriculture Museum in Woodland; The Hive in Woodland; Berryessa Gap in Winters and other wineries. The website will be updated as details solidify. Visit Yolo launched the web page and newsletter to highlight special experiences for the sunflower season to better serve visitors, and boost local businesses hit hard by the pandemic. It encourages visitors to incorporate Yolo County
WOODLAND — A former Davis police officer charged with embezzling funds from the Davis Police Department struck a plea deal Wednesday that resulted in a misdemeanor conviction. “No contest, your honor,” Trevor Anthony Edens, 46, said when Yolo Superior Court Judge David Reed asked for his plea to the misdemeanor embezzlement count, reduced from the felony charge originally filed against him last summer. The resolution also calls for Edens, who appeared in court virtually via Zoom, to serve 45 days in county jail — or an alternative custody program — and one year of informal probation. Edens’ attorney, Julia Fox, tried to have California’s common searchand-seizure clause withdrawn from her client’s sentence, noting his lack of a prior criminal record and calling the current case “an anomaly.” “I don’t think that Mr. Edens poses a significant enough community risk to justify a search condition,” Fox said. But Solano County prosecutor Paul Sequeira, brought in to handle the
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The sun sets behind this field of sunflowers at the Kidwell Road exit from Interstate 80 near Davis. Sue Cockrell/ Enterprise file photo
Make a plan to see — and respect — Yolo County sunflowers Special to The Enterprise Every summer, enthusiastic visitors flock to Yolo County sunflower fields, hoping to capture the perfect sunflower selfie. In doing so, some of the visitors’ trespass on, trample and trash private land — and damage a valuable county crop. As blooming season — typically mid-June to midJuly — approaches, the Yolo County Visitors Bureau is
land. It also allows flower fans to sign up for a sunflower newsletter and receive updates on the bloom timeline, events, tours and more.
being proactive. Visit Yolo has launched the ultimate guide to viewing the Yolo County sunflower bloom on its website. The guide features sunflower education and guidance on how to safely see sunflowers while preserving farmers’ livelihoods. The webpage, www.visityolo. com/sunflowers, suggests fun viewing events, provides do’s and don’ts, and explains the importance of respecting ag
Activities are still being planned, but there are several options so far. Turkovich Family Farms and winery offers several sunflower-themed events, including a field pass and private wine tasting, a floral workshop, a kid-friendly cookie-decorating activity with wine for adults, a paint-and-sip, and a brunch. Park Winters has a pick-your-own-bouquet experience. SacTown Bites provides
Changes to city noise ordinance tabled for now California to simplify its By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer A proposal to amend the city’s noise ordinance without commission review or much in the way of public notice was pulled from the City Council’s agenda Tuesday evening. City Manager Mike Webb recommended removing the proposal from consideration, saying, “simply put, I think more work needs to be done on this item to provide greater context and to articulate the intent and purpose of the contemplated ordinance changes.” Currently, the city’s noise ordinance sets a maximum decibel level of 55 dBA during daytime hours in resi-
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dential areas, dropping to 50 dBA at night. City staff are recommending the ordinance be amended to change the standard to average hourly noise level rather than maximum. Critics have said that would allow someone to set off fireworks or blow an air horn repeatedly provided the average sound level over the course of an entire hour remained below 50 or 55 dBA. Why the proposed change? City staff say the standards contained in the current ordinance “do not reflect a reasonable noise threshold for an urbanized area.” “In other words, the adopted decibel levels are
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Mishael Lin rides the zip line at Arroyo Park in 2017. Years after being built, park neighbors are still complaining. Is it too noisy or is the ordinance too strict? Stay tuned ... Owen Yancher/ Enterprise file photo
too low and do not reflect the city’s current density and activity levels,” the
staff report prepared for
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