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Respiratory viruses increasing in Davis By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer
“Ignite Our Moment” represents who we are as a community and the atmosphere on campus this year, Goodman said. “UC Davis is back to the bustling campus we know and love — one with continuous learning, groundbreaking research and studies, and enduring memories and relationships.” Interested students in joining the Picnic Day Board, are asked
Yolo County — and the city of Davis — continue to see an increase in COVID-19 transmission, the county’s health officer reported last week. “Since early November, Yolo’s COVID-19 case rate has increased 72 percent from 4.7 cases per 100,000 people per day to 8.1,” Dr. Aimee Sisson told Yolo County supervisors on Tuesday. “While these levels are nowhere near the record high of 254 in January of 2022, they represent a significant increase in transmission.” The increased case rate is consistent with the increases in wastewater levels of the virus that causes COVID-19, Sisson said. Those wastewater levels “are higher now than they were at the beginning of November in every monitoring location in Yolo County except for Woodland.” And wastewater levels reported in Davis on Tuesday, she said, were the highest seen since July. Due to the increased case rate, Yolo County moved from the moderate community transmission level to the
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See VIRUSES, Page A7
The UC Davis marching band performs at 2019’s Picnic Day Parade in downtown Davis. Owen Yancher/ Enterprise file photo
‘Ignite Our Moment’ Organizers reveal theme for Picnic Day 2023 By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer The 12-student Picnic Day Board of Directors announced the theme of UC Davis’ 2023 Picnic Day: “Ignite Our Moment”. “This year’s theme exemplifies
Davis and what we stand for,” said Jesse Goodman, chair of this year’s Picnic Day. “Our theme honors the past, challenging times while capturing the opportunity to seize change in our university, community and country.” The board selected the theme to showcase the bright passion the students have for UC Davis and the community. “This theme is meant to bring us together and celebrate our unique passions that we have as
students of UC Davis,” Goodman said. To be held on Saturday, April 15, one of the largest studentrun events in the nation, Picnic Day celebrates the richness of campus life; highlights the diverse achievements of UC Davis students, alumni, staff and faculty; and provides a day of education, information and entertainment. The day’s events include fun for the whole family with a children’s fair, musical and dance performances.
DiNunzio readies for second term By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer After serving one term on the school board, Joe DiNunzio is ready for his second after winning the election for Area 3 Trustee on the school board. Daunting as it is to serve on the school board, DiNunzio is ready to carry over his experience from his first term to better serve the school district in his second. Hailing from just outside of Boston, DiNunzio moved out west to attend graduate school at Stanford. He met his wife in San Francisco and they moved to Davis in 2002 when she opted for a career change into the veterinary field.
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California revises its greenhouse-gas strategy By Nadia Lopez Special to The Enterprise
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In first stint as a school board trustee, Juoe DiNunzio served as board president during a pandemic. He begins a new term as conditions return to something more normal. Although they thought it was only a temporary stay in northern California, the couple fell in love with
WEATHER Today: Early frost, then sunny. High 64. Low 37.
Davis, had twins shortly thereafter DiNunizo’s wife’s
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The California Air Resources Board today unveiled a new version of its highly-anticipated strategy for battling climate change, setting more ambitious targets for cutting greenhouse gases and scaling up controversial projects that capture carbon. If adopted by the air board at its Dec. 15 meeting, the plan would radically reshape California’s economy, alter how Californians’ vehicles, buildings and appliances are powered, and ultimately serve as a blueprint for
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other states and countries to follow. “Failure is not an option,” said air board Chair Liane Randolph. “There is too much at stake and we need to move as fast and as far as we can to lessen the worst impacts of climate change and leave future generations a livable and healthy California.” The five-year climate change strategy, called a scoping plan, outlines in its 297 pages how California could end its reliance on oil and also clean up the nation’s worst air pollution.
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