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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2023
Housing issue persists for grad students
The Halloween Pumpkin Shoe, below, and “Welcome Knives” by Chris Francis will be among the footware on display at the UC Davis Design Museum. Chris Francis/ Courtesy photo
By Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters
The “Shoemaker to the Stars” himself, Pasquale Di Fabrizio, who made shoes for celebrities such as Cary Grant, Dean Martin, and Frank Sinatra, greatly inspired Francis. The show’s title, “From Concept to Creation,” will show the design process, potentially inspiring the 700 students majoring in design,” Professor
Congratulations! You’ve accepted an offer to pursue a doctoral degree at the University of California. Your starting salary as a graduate worker is around $30,000, an almost guarantee that roughly half of your income is going to rent and utilities. You’re new to the city where your UC campus is located, but the institution that accepted you may not offer you housing, not even in your first year, when you’re most unfamiliar with the place you’ll spend the next six years teaching and learning. Coming from out-of-state or even overseas, as almost half of grad students do? Your quandaries get messier. And even if you locate a spot on campus, your budget is still stretched. Want a cheaper option offcampus? Prepare for a race to find a roommate and apartment before the life of academe consumes all your time. No car? Reliable public transit is no sure bet. Despite the wage gains and other benefits UC graduate workers secured from the system last month after a historic six-week-long
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If the shoe fits ... UCD Design Museum to exhibit footwear with a Hollywood vibe By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer Sixty-eight shoes by Los Angeles-based artist and shoemaker extraordinaire Chris Francis will be exhibited at the UC Davis Design Museum
from Jan. 23-April 23. Francis is tied into an old Hollywood, Las Vegas vibe. Known for creating footwear worn by Mötley Crüe’s Mick Mars, Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, and former Runaways
guitarist Lita Ford, Francis “combines global shoemaking traditions and techniques with references to the built environment such as industrial design and brutalist architecture as well as 20th-century art movements and punk rock. His narrative-based, unique hand-constructed shoes theatrically bridge contemporary art and wearable design,” according to a press release.
Cold-case suspect admits to homicide By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer WOODLAND — A West Sacramento man pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter Friday, admitting he killed his girlfriend back in 2009. Authorities arrested Robert Wyly Spurlin Jr. in July after identifying him as the key suspect in the death of Monica Elise Turknett, found dead in her bed at the couple’s shared home. Spurlin, 60, returns to Yolo Superior Court Feb. 24 for sentencing before Judge Tom Dyer. He faces a six-year state prison term. West Sacramento Police Chief Rob Strange noted the plea marks his
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Monica Turknett’s 2009 homicide remained unsolved until last July. department’s first cold-case homicide conviction, the result of a lengthy investigation involving multiple law-enforcement agencies in California, Washington
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and Louisiana. “This case showcases the commitment the West Sacramento Police Department has to pursuing justice for all who are victimized,” Strange said. “We must always tirelessly pursue those who victimize the vulnerable in our community. I am proud of our team and grateful that we were able to provide some type of comfort to the Turknett family in this case.” Aram Davtyan, Spurlin's public defender, declined to comment on the plea agreement prior to sentencing. Spurlin previously pleaded not guilty to Turknett’s
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Davis school board gets union agreement for review By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer Fortunately, the DJUSD didn’t get washed away by the recent storms and is ready to continue with the next board meeting on Thursday, Jan. 19. On the to-do list are various approvals, an LCAP update as well as tentative agreements and memorandums of understanding between the DJUSD and the DTA. On top of the list is the approval of the revised 2022-23 tentative agreement, salary schedules and memorandums of understanding between the DJUSD and DTA.
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The two parties reached a tentative agreement for the 2022-23 school year, which includes an ongoing salary schedule increase of 6.4%, a onetime payment of 2.5% and changes to the salary schedules raising the starting pay for teachers and counselors to $55,000. Additionally, for DTA employees, there will be an increase in the district’s contribution towards medical benefits for single party, effective Feb. 1. All that’s left before this comes to fruition is the board’s final
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