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FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2023
Hohenwater appointed to Yolo County bench
Students answer questions at San Antonio Elementary School in Lockwood on March 31, 2022.
By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer WOODLAND — California Gov. Gavin Newsom filled one of two Yolo Superior Court judicial vacancies this week with the appointment of Judge Catherine R. Hohenwater. Dozens of court officials, staff and other supporters attended Hohenwater’s courthouse swearing-in ceremony Wednesday, with a formal investiture planned for later this summer. “Gov. Newsom has made an inspired choice,” Presiding Judge Daniel Maguire said prior to giving the oath. “Judge Hohenwater is intelligent, she’s experienced, and most important of all, she’s fair. She’s going to be a great judge.” Hohenwater, who fills the vacancy created by Judge David Reed when he retired in April, thanked her fellow judges, court staff, family and friends for their support. “You don’t get here by yourself. You get here with the help and love of everyone that you work with and surround yourself with,” Hohenwater said. “I couldn’t be more proud and appreciative to take this position here today.”
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Parents seek right to ‘quality’ education By Joe Hong
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As educators now try to help students recover, advocates behind a proposed ballot measure say the right to a highquality education is more crucial than ever. But while some see it as a simple and obvious proposal designed to empower families and students, critics anticipate a barrage of lawsuits against schools and districts resulting from the
For the second time in two years, a coalition of advocates wants to make a high-quality education a constitutional right in California. The push comes in the aftermath of pandemic-era school closures and distance learning, during which parents witnessed firsthand what they considered deficient
vaguely defined phrase “highquality education.” “It seems like the intention is to initiate lawsuits,” said Richard Barrera, a board member at the San Diego Unified School District, the state’s second-largest district. “It seems like it’s written in a way to drain funding from public schools to go into the pockets of lawyers.” The
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General’s Office approved three versions of the initiative language, but the authors haven’t yet selected which one they’ll try to get on the ballot. Once they make the decision, they’ll start gathering signatures. There’s currently no organized opposition to the proposed measure. Supporters of the proposed
Attorney
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Applegate Dance celebrates 30 years of moving and grooving By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer From music to art and everything in between, Davis is a town with a rich heritage of creative expression. Synonymous with that heritage is the Applegate Dance Company/Studio which is celebrating 30 years of bringing the delight of dancing to Davis. James Brown once said, “I got ants in my pants and I need to dance.” Davis local Lisa Applegate, however, required no insects in her clothes to inspire her to dance or to create the Applegate Dance Studio back in 1992. Originally comprising 12 dancers, Applegate and company danced out of a garage
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studio for years, embraced collaborative dancing and created more than just a company, but a community. “I had danced briefly in the professional world, and it was very much everybody for themselves. There was no teamwork and wasn’t an environment that I thrived in. So, I tried to create and offer that environment that was more about working as a team and focusing on the art rather than try to win the competition between each other. That’s what inspired me rather than further my own dance career, I wanted to create a special place for dancers,” said Applegate.
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WEATHER Saturday: Blazing hot sun. High 108. Low 65.
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Applegate Dance Company founder and director Lisa Applegate-Zimany, center, poses with graduating seniors Emily Haws, Em Baltz, Cameron St. Andre and Mayah Moore (and studio mascot Bentley) to mark the studio’s 30th anniversary.
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