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Neville, Wright head into final days of special election By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer
“This is very, very early on in what is likely to be a long and complex investigation,” Beckwith added.Pytel said investigators had no significant leads regarding a suspect in the case or the alleged murder weapon,
The two candidates for the Davis City Council District 3 seat have reported raising nearly the same amount of money in campaign contributions over the course of the campaign. Francesca Wright had reported $13,560 in contributions as of April 15 while Donna Neville had reported $14,010. Both women are seeking to succeed former Mayor Lucas Frerichs, who vacated his council seat in January when he was sworn in to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. The all-mail election for his replacement has been underway since voters in District 3 began receiving their ballots in early April. During the initial campaign finance reporting period in March, Neville had raised $12,085 in contributions and loaned her campaign $10,000. She added another $1,925 in contributions between March 19 and April 15 and had $5,507 in cash on hand. Early contributors to Neville’s campaign included Frerichs; Davis City Councilwoman Gloria Partida;
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Davis Police officers secure the area in Central Park after reports of a dead body on Thursday. Lauren Keene/ Enterprise photo
Police: Man dead in park was homicide victim By Lauren Keene
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Pytel said he has called for extra patrols in and around Central Park from the early morning until late at night to enhance the police presence in that area.
Thursday’s homicide — the city’s first in more than three years — came to light at about 11:20 a.m., when a passerby called police seeking a welfare check on a man seated on a bench on the north side of the downtown park, near a large playground area.
A man found dead on a Central Park bench Thursday suffered “a significant number of stab wounds,” said Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel, whose agency remains on the lookout for a homicide suspect. The extent of the injuries “tends to indicate this was a very violent assault,” Pytel added. “We’re obviously very
The victim, who is known to local police but whose identity had not been released by Yolo County coroner’s officials as of Thursday night, had no known problems with anyone in the
“There is what appears to be multiple stab wounds on the body,” Lt. Dan Beckwith told
reporters several hours later as the investigation shifted from a suspicious death to a likely homicide.
Tony Fields Tribute back at DHS
UCD honors professor at surprise celebration
By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer The last production of the year for the Davis High School theater department is taking place this Friday/ Saturday at the Richard Brunelle Performance Hall on the DHS campus featuring its Tribute to Tony Fields. Fields was a vivacious DHS Blue Devil back in the ’70s. Gwyn Bruch, a drama teacher of 36-plus years and the producer of the DHS theater department, described him as charismatic, hyper, loud, raw, inyour-face, honest and often profane ... she said he had a huge heart, and boundless passion for life and the performing arts.
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Tony Fields of Davis, left, a talented dancer, was featured in two Michael Jackson music videos, “Beat It” (pictured here) and “Thriller.” He graduated in 1977 before leaving for Hollywood where he’d enjoy a
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In the first part of the UC Davis Emeriti spring celebration, one of the most distinguished professors of the UC Davis emeriti family, Barbara A. Horwitz, was honored for her more than five decades of service as a Professor of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior within the College of Biological Sciences. Kept secret until the day of the event because she dislikes the spotlight, the surprise homage included anecdotes from
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HORWITZ UnforMissed it tunately, despite working seven days a week though she retired in 2018, Horwitz was absent from school that day and missed all the praise. “She comes to work every day, including Saturday and Sunday, after retirement. For
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