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Donations sought for Karim Abou Najm memorial By Lauren Keene and Monica Stark Enterprise staff writers
hospitalized as of Tuesday morning but had been placed under arrest, according to Davis Deputy Police Chief Todd Henry. Davis police responded at about 3:40 p.m. Saturday to the couple’s residence at the Terracina at Wildhorse apartments, 1800 Moore Blvd., arriving to find evidence of “a very violent struggle” that
Every day, Nadine Yehya and Majdi Abou Najm walk to Sycamore Park to tidy up the memorial for their son Karim Abou Najm, bringing two jugs of water to replenish the new flowers that visitors often leave. Afterward, they spread out blankets and sit on a nearby grassy hill to remember Karim, a UC Davis student who lost his life during a series of local stabbings that also killed David Breaux and injured Kimberlee Guillory. Karim, 20, had been biking home through the park after being honored at a UCD awards ceremony on the night of April 29. He was due to graduate just six weeks later. “This place is frequently visited by all of Karim’s friends and by us,” Abou Najm said. “I don’t remember any days that passed that we didn’t come here.” One day, Davis Mayor Will Arnold and City Councilman Bapu Vaitla visited the couple’s home, expressing interest in creating a permanent memorial at the site. Abou Najm and Yehya embraced the idea. They later connected with Susan Lovenburg, a former Davis school board member and resident of the
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A crime-scene cleanup crew goes over the scene of a stabbing in Davis on Sunday. Lauren Keene/ Enterprise photo
Stabbing victim charged with domestic violence By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer Yolo County prosecutors won’t file charges against a 43-year-old Davis woman arrested on attempted murder charges in connection with a stabbing Saturday at the couple’s apartment. Instead, the District Attorney’s Office filed a three-count felony complaint against her husband, Jorge Lomeli Navarro,
charging him with assault and other domestic-violence offenses. “After a thorough review of the Davis Police Department’s detailed investigation, we have determined no charges will be filed” against the wife, Chief Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Raven said Tuesday morning. “My understanding is she was released from custody yesterday.” Lomeli Navarro’s charges
allege he inflicted great bodily injury upon his wife on multiple occasions between July 1 and July 8, was armed with a weapon at the time, and “the crime involved great violence, great bodily harm, threat of great bodily harm or other acts disclosing a high degree of cruelty, viciousness or callousness.” It was not immediately clear when Lomeli Navarro, 39, would make his first court appearance. He remained
Museum lights spark for summer By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer The Manetti Shrem Museum’s galleries will be closed as of July 16, but the drop-in studio will be open starting July 17 with free art-making activities available to the entire community at the museum. With drop-in hours on Thursdays and Fridays, visitors can come in anytime and stay for as long as they want. “We’re encouraging open-
ended creative exploration appropriate for all levels of experience and ages. There’s a variety of art supplies and different ways to approach their projects. It’s all free,” says Linda Alvarez, the museum’s Coordinator for Programs and Student Connection, who runs the Art Spark program. Art Spark Summer takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the museum’s Carol and Gerry
Participants in the Art Spark program made their own zines. Linda Alvarez/ Courtesy photo
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Parker Art Studio by advance appointment for groups Monday through Wednesday and for dropins Thursday and Friday. The museum can accommodate groups of 10 to 25 people (by reservation). Alvarez expects summer camps, community organizations, and campus summer programs to take advantage of the activities. “We’re doing this through the week of Labor Day, and then after that, the museum will reopen its galleries. One thing that’s really special this year is our studio space will be open the whole summer, even when all the galleries are getting reinstalled.”
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WEATHER Thursday: Sunny and hot. High 96. Low 63.
Minhaj interviews Obama on YouTube By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer Recently released and available on YouTube, Davis-native comedian Hasan Minhaj interviewed former President Barack Obama, testing him on some music and literature in his end-ofyear lists, if he gets depressed, the upcoming presidential election, and other various topics. According to the video description, “When it’s 2 a.m., and POTUS is in bed, does he doom-scroll on his phone? Hasan needs to hear from the most hopeful president in
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American history and have an entertaining but honest conversation about this generation’s hopelessness.”
Obama told Minhaj that he certainly feels depressed at times, but recommends having perspective and asking older generations if today’s ills are the worst they’ve ever seen. Between World War I, World War II, the Great Depression, Jim Crow, lynchings, and times that are “significantly worse,” for the most part, the trajectory of humanity is improving.
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