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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2022
Historic grad-student strike ends at UC
The Juvenile Salmonid Collection System is set up at Dekkas Rock at Shasta Lake in Lakehead, Shasta County. The JSCS pilot project will evaluate the feasibility of collecting juvenile salmonids as they emigrate out of historical habitat upstream from Shasta Dam.
By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer
“We probably won’t be able to maintain winter-run chinook on the valley floor forever,” said Matt Johnson, a senior environmental scientist with the
The graduate-student strike is over. The University of California and the student workers represented by the United Auto Workers reached a final agreement on Friday on new contracts for 36,000 academic workers statewide. Nineteen thousand teaching assistants, graders, readers, and tutors represented by UAW 2865, as well as 17,000 student researchers represented by Student Reseachers United, have new contracts. According to a press release from the UAW, they make “historic gains” in compensation, childcare subsidies, and paid leave and include groundbreaking new protections against bullying and discrimination. UAW 2865 was 11,386 to 7,097, and the vote for SRU-UAW was 10,057 to 4,640. “The dramatic improvements to our salaries and working conditions are the result of tens of thousands of workers striking together in unity,” said Rafael Jaime, President of UAW 2865, in a statement. “These agreements redefine what is possible in terms of how universities support their workers, who are the backbone
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Florence Low/ California Department of Water Resources photo via CalMatters
Salmon return with human help By Alastair Bland CalMatters Chinook salmon haven’t spawned in the McCloud River for more than 80 years. But last summer, thousands of juveniles were born in the waters of this remote tributary, miles upstream of Shasta Dam. The young Chinook salmon — some now finger-sized smolts in mid-migration toward the Pacific Ocean — are part of a state and federal experiment that could help make the McCloud a salmon river once again. Winter-run Chinook were
federally listed as endangered in 1994, but recent years have been especially hard for the fish. Facing severe drought and warm river conditions, most winter-run salmon born naturally in the Sacramento River have perished over the past three years. So restoring Chinook to the McCloud has become an urgent priority for state and federal officials. In the first year of a drought-response project, about 40,000 salmon eggs were brought back to the McCloud, a picturesque river in the wilderness of the
Cascade mountains. Iconic in Northern California, Chinook salmon are critical pieces of the region’s environment. They are consumed by sea lions, orcas and bears, and they still support a commercial fishing industry. Chinook remain vital to the culture and traditional foods of Native Americans, including the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, whose historical salmon fishing grounds included the McCloud River. Conservation experts say the McCloud’s cold, clean water holds great promise as a
potential Chinook refuge — and perhaps even a future stronghold for the species. Restoring salmon there is considered critical to the species’ survival, since they now spawn only in low-lying parts of the Central Valley near Redding and Red Bluff, where it’s often too hot and dry for most newborn fish to survive.
Longtime volunteer Marigo to receive Brinley Award By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Becky Marigo knew early on in life that helping people, in a very hands on way, was her purpose. Growing up in Davis — she graduated from Davis High School in 1988 — Marigo started volunteering at a young age and went on to obtain a degree in social work from Cal State Northridge. She returned to Davis and in 2001, took a position as family case manager with Davis Community Meals and Housing, which serves low-income and unhoused individuals and families.
“I like working with people, doing that hands on, and that’s always been my strength,” she said. “We all have that super power and mine is connecting with people and listening and I like to get things done.”
By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer
A year after joining DCMH, Marigo became program administrator, a position she holds to this day. “Becky has been a fabulous employee with us for over 20 years,” said Bill Pride, DCMH’s executive director. “She is caring, compassionate and empathetic to all who we serve.
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Meeting explores rise in hate crimes
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Becky Marigo stands in front of Paul’s Place, a new concept in helping the homeless near downtown Davis.
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Gloria Partida still has difficulty discussing the hate-crime beating her son suffered nearly a decade ago. The Davis City councilwoman and founder of the Davis Phoenix Coalition struggled to keep her emotions in check during a recent Yolo County District Attorney town-hall meeting exploring the rise — locally and beyond — of hate-motivated crimes and incidents.
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