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County mulls ban on smoking in apartments
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By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Yolo County is considering a ban on indoor smoking in multi-unit residences in unincorporated areas. Requiring smoke-free apartment buildings, condominiums and even duplexes and triplexes would be a first locally. Currently no Yolo County cities, including Davis, ban smoking indoors in multi-unit complexes. The most recent report card from the American Lung Association’s “State of Tobacco Control” gives grades of F to West Sacramento, Winters, Woodland and the unincorporated county in the smoke-free housing category because of that. Davis received a grade of D because it has required common areas to be smoke free. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, individuals living in multi-unit housing “are particularly susceptible to involuntary secondhand smoke exposure in the home. “Secondhand smoke can infiltrate throughout a building along various pathways,” the CDC reports. “Unlike a single-family home, even if a family in a multi-unit housing facility
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Back in 2015, KDVS DJs broadcast the “Cat Nip Slip ’n Slide” radio show from their studio in Lower Freeborn. Fred Gladdis/ Enterprise file photo
Student radio station recovers from transmitter malfunction By Monica Stark
working on Sept. 17, has been fixed.
Enterprise staff writer Filling the 90.3FM airwaves with all things KDVS, there’s no more staticky fuzz when you turn on the radio to the UC Davis student-run radio station. Thanks to the replacement of some bulbs and wiring, the transmitter, which stopped
“Thankfully, the repairs were fairly minor,” KDVS General Manager Cate Hatcher said. She said they’ve had the transmitter for about a decade, so it’s not surprising that the electrical components are beginning to wear out.
However, raising some concern that other transmitter pieces might have the same issue in the future.
listeners, though not at the same rate we’re receiving now that the broadcast is back up,” she added.
Everyone who usually listened to KDVS on their radio had to switch over to the internet stream while the transmitter was down, so many listeners probably began using the streaming option for the first time this past month, Hatcher explained. “We continued our 24/7 broadcast the entire time and still had call-ins from
Specifically, the radiofrequency power module, which converts low-power frequencies to higher power, stopped working. RF power amplifiers, or modules, increase the gain, power, and bandwidth of a signal and regulate signal compression and several other
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Citrus Circuits keeps programming wins Convicted Yolo County By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer Davis’ premier robotics team, the Citrus Circuits went undefeated at the 2022 Chezy Champs robotics competition this past September in San Jose. This makes for a peacocksized feather in the team’s cap as they reined victorious over 40 other teams from Mexico, Israel and across the U.S. Team 1678 Citrus Circuits was founded back in 2004 by Da Vinci Charter Academy math teacher, Steve Harvey (not the comedian). Nowadays, it includes more than 100 students from Davis Senior High School, Da Vinci Charter Academy, as well as
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Holmes, Harper and Emerson Junior High Schools. Alongside the competitions, Citrus Circuits immerses members in a comprehensive education surrounding the engineering and robotics fields. That’s why with so many members, they’re broken up into three hardware teams, two software teams as well as one business and media team. “Our slogan is ‘Educate, Empower and Excel.’ We educate our members through peer-to-peer, hands-on training. So, the veteran members on our team train the newer members on industry standards, machines and how to code,” said Citrus Circuit business
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and media lead, Melody Ho. “On my side from the business and media perspective, we teach them how to do sponsor outreach, write grants and stuff like that. There’s a lot of mentor guidance, of course, and we also have a lot of outreach programs. We have one called Davis Youth Robotics and it’s a way to introduce robotics to the kids in the Davis community. We even have a booth at the Davis Farmers Market.” The Chezy Champs competition, however, was a way for the members of the Citrus Circuits to prove their mettle while their
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arsonist slated for parole By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer A former volunteer firefighter sent to prison for setting a dozen Yolo County wildfires that scorched thousands of acres — and killed 200 sheep in one blaze — has been approved for parole by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Robert Eric Eason Jr., 53, received the approval late last month under Proposition 57, the 2016 California ballot initiative that extends parole consideration to nonviolent felons. Although the parole
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commissioners denied his release the five prior years, the deputy commissioner who reviewed Eason’s case this year determined he “does not pose a current, unreasonable risk of violence or … significant criminal activity,” according to a report obtained by The Davis Enterprise. The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office disputes that conclusion, questioning whether Eason has undergone the necessary self-help programming to safely reenter society.
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