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Long strides on short legs Jellybean makes waves on marathon circuit By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer What do you get when you mix a little Chihuahua with a wag of dachshund, a scratch of Yorkie and a splash of inspiration? A little dog named Jellybean who proves big things come in small packages, one marathon at a time. Before Jellybean began her sensational running career and became the unofficial mascot of the Davis Fleet Feet training group, she was surrendered by her previous owner to the Bradshaw Animal Shelter in Sacramento. That’s when her current owner and Fleet Feet training mentor, Andrew Owens would opt to adopt the frail, little pup. Their relationship had a rocky start, unfortunately, as Jellybean would make messes in the house and Owens was a hair away from bringing her back to the shelter. Their relationship changed, however, when
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Jellybean, the unofficial mascot of the Davis Fleet Feet training group is winning hearts and minds with her dogged running performances. Owens decided to go out for a jog one day. “I was going to run with my German shepherd and I told my brother, ‘you’re going to have to take this dog home, she won’t run with my German shepherd.’ So, I started running away and she started screaming because she wanted to run with us,” Owens explained. “It came to the point where we did a couple runs, then she wanted to run more. Then she met the people at Fleet
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A Unitrans double-decker will forego passengers on Saturday, when Unitrans and the Davis Food Co-op are asking the public to fill the bus with food instead.
Stuff the Bus event to fill UCD’s Pantry By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer One of Unitrans’ vintage London double-deckers is expected to get stuffed again with food and toiletries. The annual “Stuff the Bus” event will be on Dec. 10 this year from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Davis Food Co-op parking lot in support of The Pantry, a student-run organization serving students in need at UC Davis. “I think as a community there are many of us that make assumptions about who faces food insecurity and
oftentimes, that does not include university students that actually face food insecurity at pretty staggering levels,” Vincent Marchese, Marketing Manager at the Davis Food Co-op. In fact, 42 percent of students throughout the UC system experience high levels of food insecurity. “You might not think of your neighbor whose student is experiencing food insecurity, but it is an issue facing students,” said Jeffrey Flynn, Unitrans general manager, adding that the entire Unitrans team looks forward to this event each year.
Jackson joins DJUSD school board By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer DJUSD Area 1 has found its Trustee in none other than Hiram Jackson. As a bilingual parent whose kids attended Davis’ schools, Jackson is eager to bolster the equity and opportunity of the district’s diverse student population. Jackson first came to Davis in 1988 to attend grad school at UC Davis. His focus was in geology, and in 1991 he had the opportunity to study abroad in Chile for a year. He returned and a few years later met his wife at UCD who happened to be from South America herself. The two — like so many others who meant to stay in town “temporarily” — ended up making Davis their home. “My wife came in 1998 and had two kids. So, I adopted them and early on they came into the schools not knowing a word of English. I ended up getting very involved showing up to meetings for my kids and helping them with homework,” Jackson
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To help feed the needy, last year The Pantry estimated more than $3,500 in donations. In describing the sight of the bus at its fullest, The Pantry’s Director, Abigail Nonnarath, said, “It’s over two full pallets full of food stacked about five feet high!”
Marchese said that he loves getting the importance of the message across in an eye-catching and interactive way in the parking lot of an establishment with everything you need to help donate.
Quick certification moves up City Council transitions By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer
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Hiram Jackson will join the Davis school board, serving in Trustee Area 1. explained his initial involvement with the school district. “Later on, I became heavily involved with the music boosters and really started following the school board closely when the recession hit in 2008 when they
WEATHER Today: Cool, with showers. High 56. Low 43.
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With the Yolo County Elections Office certifying results from the Nov. 8 election a week earlier than previously expected, the city will move up its council transition process by a week. Jesse Salinas, Yolo County’s clerk-recorder/ assessor/registrar of voters, had said shortly after the election that his office would likely need the full 30 days allowed by law to process ballots and certify the election. But elections staff managed to complete the process a week earlier than the Dec. 9
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deadline. The Davis City Council is required to certify those results at its next meeting, which is Tuesday. One week later, on Dec. 13, Bapu Vaitla and Gloria Partida will be sworn in to the City Council, rather than on Dec. 20 as previously assumed, City Manager Mike Webb said Friday. At that Dec. 13 meeting, the council will also select the next mayor and vice mayor of the city effective Jan. 3. One date that does not change as a result of an earlier-than-expected
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