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A sign marks a burned property as “unsafe” on Pleasants Valley Road after the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, Sept. 7.

Deadline shifts Property owners have until Jan. 15 to apply for fire cleanup program

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FAIRFIELD — Property owners whose homes were damaged in the LNU Lightning Complex Fire have until Jan. 15 to sign up for the state debris removal program. The program is also available to property owners with fire-damaged trees in danger of falling on public roads and other infrastructure, the state Office of Emergency Services announced. “The state’s consolidated debris removal plan consists of two phases. As we wrap up Phase 1, which is the removal of hazardous household materials, and move into Phase 2, which removes the contaminated debris, the property owner becomes a critical part of the process,” Solano County Supervisor John Vasquez wrote in an update. “Before the debris removal can start, property owners must submit a Right of Entry form to the county Department of Resource Management, granting cleanup crews access to their property,” the update states. The work has started where property owners have submitted the forms, as well as in 23 other counties in which 5,700 homes were lost to wildfires. There were 309 in Solano County, plus more that 900 structures.

“This initial work includes documenting damage and debris, examining the danger of damaged trees along public rights of way, and sampling soils to ensure properties are restored to safe conditions,” Vasquez wrote. “Crews need signed agreements from homeowners to clean up the properties,” CalRecycle Chief Deputy Director Ken DaRosa said in a prepared vasquez statement this week. “Communities and neighborhoods with a higher number of right-of-entry agreements help California prioritize where to deploy crews.” Other property owners have opted to hire private contractors who are certified to do the cleanup. A workplan must be approved by the county for those properties. Forms can be submitted to the Department of Resource Management by email at LNU-ROE@ solanocounty.com; or in person by appointment at the fifth floor county Division of Environmental Health office, 675 Texas St., Suite 5500, in Fairfield. Call 784-6765 to make appointment. To opt-out of the governmentsponsored debris cleanup program, a Phase 2 application and Phase 2 workplan must be submitted and approved by Solano County Envi-

ronmental Health prior to the start of the work. The LNU Lightning Complex Fire started early Aug. 17 in Napa County and ultimately surrounded Lake Berryessa. The Hennessey Fire, the largest fire of the LNU complex that ultimately scorched portions of six counties, is the fire that burned into Solano County late Aug. 18 and early Aug. 19. Six people died as a result of the fire, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reports. Five people were injured, including one first responder. A total of 309 single-family homes were destroyed by the fire in rural Solano County. A total of 1,491 structures were destroyed across the larger fire complex. Hennessey, eight fires that sparked in Napa County and quickly merged into one megafire, also burned across portions of Yolo, Lake and Colusa counties, charring nearly 477.58 square miles (305,651 acres) – 65.62 square miles (42,000 acres) in Solano County. The larger fire complex includes two smaller fires in Sonoma County and charred more than 567.53 square miles (363,220 acres). See Deadline, Page A11

Can coronavirus vaccines get us to herd immunity? ‘The jury is definitely still out’ Tribune Content Agency L OS A NGEL ES — The aim of the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 is herd immunity – the point at which so few people are susceptible to infection that the virus runs out of places to go. In the early days of the pandemic, epidemiologists estimated that would require inoculating about two-thirds of the U.S. population. Now many of those same experts say that figure is almost certainly too low. “If you really want true herd immunity, where you get a blanket of protection over the

country . . . you want about 75 to 85% of the country to get vaccinated,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease official, told a reporter last week. “I would say even closer to 85%.” The shift reflects a deeper understanding of how the virus spreads – that it jumps from one person to another more easily than once thought. The question of how many people must be vaccinated is of crucial importance as the world embarks on the biggest inoculation campaign in decades. The goal of vaccination isn’t See Vaccines, Page A11

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday again blasted a massive economic stimulus bill overwhelmingly approved by Congress this week as the ramifications of a last-minute veto threat came into greater focus for the millions of Americans set to lose enhanced unemployment benefits or face eviction from their homes without new legislation. The standoff between Trump and Congress grew deeper Saturday with no clarity on how they might come to resolution. Congressional Republicans and Democrats have expressed frustration since Trump on Tuesday, the day after the legislation passed both houses, sharply criticized the package in a White House video and on Twitter, despite having played little role in the long and diffi-

cult negotiations that led to its passage. Trump on Saturday repeated his opposition to the size of the checks, suggesting he would not sign the legislation without increasing them. “I simply want to get our great people $2000, rather than the measly $600 that is now in the bill,” Trump tweeted, referring to the stimulus checks that would go to millions of Americans. “Also, stop the billions of dollars in ‘pork.’ ” Enhanced unemployment benefits approved earlier this year stood to expire Saturday, threatening benefits for an estimated 12 million Americans, according to the Century Foundation. Even if Trump does eventually sign the bill, people eligible for unemployment benefits are likely to lose at least one of those weeks because the bill See Benefits, Page A11

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President Donald Trump waves as he departs on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., Dec. 12.

Police confirm person of interest identified in Nashville bombing Tribune Content Agency Authorities working in Nashville have officially identified a person of linked to the Christmas Day explosion that rattled the city early Friday. “The police chief [confirmed] to NBC News that they have identified a person of interest in connection with this bombing investigation,” NBC News Correspondent Shaquille Brewster said Saturday, a little over an hour after authorities wrapped up a briefing in the city. “This is a person of interest, not a formal suspect,” Brewster confirmed, pointing to a “large law enforcement presence” in the area of Antioch, about 12 miles southeast of Nashville.

‘Nashville is safe. . . . We have no known threats at this time against our city.’ — Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake

Following information related to the investigation, authorities have filtered in and out of an Antioch duplex for “court authorized activity,” FBI public affairs officer Darrell DeBusk told the Nashville Tennessean. DeBusk said he was unaware of any person

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Time for rest of us to create ‘bucket list’

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“Another item t feels like we’re all checked off my bucket supposed to have a bucket list, even list – a trip to Buckingthough very ham Palace,” someone few of us do. will share on Facebook Maybe 2021 is the or Twitter or Instagram. year we start. “Visited Graceland. The idea of a “bucket Another bucket list list” has been around for item,” or “I can’t believe a long time, but it really Brad Stanhope I parachuted. Another took hold in 2007 when Like I was sayin’ item off my bucket list.” the Jack Nicholson-MorThe rest of us sigh. gan Freeman film with that title We’ve never made a “bucket was released. Thirteen years list” and we aren’t that after the movie came out, you adventurous. Other people’s still see references to bucket bucket lists just make us feel lists, usually by people who unaccomplished. share things on media. Well, things have changed. A bucket list, of course, is We’ve spent much of the past a list of things you want to do nine-plus months at home. before you die. Great big things. We’re not going to Graceland We see people share/ or Buckingham Palace. Heck, brag about “bucket-list” we’re not even going to Buckitems all the time. It’s slowed ingham Charter School in during the pandemic era, but Vacaville, am I right? Hello? you’ve seen these. So how about if we concocted

a bucket list that isn’t so crazy? A bucket list of things we can brag about achieving without making ourselves uncomfortable? A Covid-19-era bucket list, even if some of the things were done before the pandemic? What about a bucket list for the rest of us? You can come up with your own, but allow me to propose a bucket list of things I can achieve, but are worth telling people that they were on my bucket list. Here’s a working bucket list, with several items already achieved, to make it seem well underway: n Be good to the Earth by going a month without gassing up my car (accomplished in 2020!). n Watch an entire sporting event without leaving my chair. n Go to the dentist twice in

one calendar year. n Meet Tony Wade. n Clean out my email inbox. (If you include putting things in folders as “cleaning out.”) n Successfully complete a Sudoku puzzle in the newspaper without crossing out numbers and shouting that it requires witchcraft to do so. n Iron clothes that need it before a second round of laundry is cleaned. n Spend 45 minutes awake without checking my phone. OK. Twenty-five minutes. OK. Five minutes. n Sleep through the night without getting up to go to the bathroom (minimum four hours sleep). n Read multiple novels by the same author. n Clean the gutters on my house before the first rain. (A goal for 2021!)

n Forget meeting Tony Wade. n File my taxes before the deadline. Barely. n Grow my hair for months (accomplished in 2020!). n Stay at a hotel and remember my room number. n Lather, rinse and repeat. n Remember a computer password that I haven’t used for a while. n Refrain from rolling my eyes at someone else’s “bucket list” post on social media, after remembering that time I went 45 minutes without checking my phone. OK. Twenty-five minutes. OK. Five minutes. n Survive a global pandemic. Bring it on, 2021! We’ve got some bucket-list items to complete! Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@hotmail.com.

Beloved Christmas House shines on, a year after the death of its creator Tribune Content Agency CHICAGO — For 35 years, Chicago businessman Frank Lopez made Christmas brighter, first for his neighbors, then the whole city. His stately Logan Square Victorian, known to locals as the Christmas House, gleamed with thousands of lights. There were sparkling life-size reindeer and shiny red poinsettias as big as your head, as well as the usual Santas, candy canes and stars, and eye-popping signature pieces: a shimmering Eiffel Tower, an ice-blue Ferris wheel that actually rotated. With Lopez’s death in November 2019, at age 85, fans feared the show was over. But the Christmas House is back in all its glory for 2020, with a neighbor crediting Lopez’s daughter, Francesca “Peggy” Lopez, a certified public accountant who lives in Mexico with her family. “It’s wonderful. I’m so happy,” said John Parizek, a retired systems analyst who lives down the block. “If it doesn’t happen after this year, that would sort of be OK. But this year was so important, with all the craziness with the virus, and just not being able to be outside much or be in public.” Once again, he said, Chicagoans young and old are gathering outside the local landmark at 2656 W. Logan Blvd., staring, snapping photos and enjoying the Lopez family’s outsize generosity. Peggy Lopez could not be reached for comment, but Parizek said he ran into

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People check out the holiday lights at the Lopez family home on Logan Boulevard in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, Dec. 10. her while she was visiting in September and asked her if she was planning on lighting up the house for Christmas. She said yes, but she wasn’t sure if she would put on the usual Halloween show – complete with a fog machine so powerful a neighbor once grew concerned that the house was on fire. In the end, Peggy Lopez had the house decorated for both holidays, Parizek said, although Halloween was, understandably, less elaborate than usual. Christmas, he said, is up to Frank Lopez’s usual sky’s-the-limit standards. An engineer who immigrated from Mexico, Lopez found success as owner of Chicago Wire Design Co., which made a variety of wire products and did work for big companies such as Target, his daughter told the Tribune in an interview last year. Beyond his work on the Christmas House, which featured his own designs, Lopez kept a low profile, giving brief interviews and offering few details about his life. “The reason I do it is because I see so many people, so many kids,

they pass by over here . . . and I have music on, and I see all their smiles,” he told Chicagoist in 2015. “I enjoy that.” Peggy Lopez said her father was inspired by trips to Mexico, where he saw big municipal holiday decorations made of wire. He designed his own versions, adding lights, and had his employees do the installation. The Christmas House was a hodgepodge of wonders. One year, there were 185 flags, representing all the countries of the world. There was the year of teddy bears. And interwoven with the big themes, there were smaller pleasures: giant doves, a tiny Nativity scene, a grinning animatronic Mickey Mouse Santa. The house regularly made lists of the best holiday light displays in Chicago, alongside giants such as Macy’s and Brookfield Zoo. Lopez died after surgery for a lung tumor, Peggy Lopez told the Tribune last year. She said she grew up with her dad after her parents’ divorce when she was 2, and still

talked to him every day. “He was the best dad in the world, with me, with all his workers. He was always thinking of everybody else,” she said. Parizek, who lives a few doors down from the Christmas House, said he did not know who put up the decorations this year. In the past, four or five workers could be seen, busily stringing lights and arranging lawn ornaments. Around Thanksgiving, the ornaments appeared once again, but this time with less fanfare. In fact, Parizek never caught sight of a single worker. “Maybe there were elves,” he said.

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Christmas morning toy – and smiles – giveaway is simply ‘grande’ Todd R. Hansen

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FAIRFIELD — Charlie, 9, wanted one of the bikes that were being given away. His younger sister would be happy with a doll or a stuffed dog or maybe a bicycle, too. It would be the only gift the 6-year-old gets this year. “It’s amazing; I love this,” newly hired Fairfield police Chief Deanna Cantrell said. “You see all these kids so happy and getting these gifts.” Cantrell is believed to be the first police chief to attend the Neighborhood Hope Dealer Christmas Day giveaway, which distributed 500 toys as well as clothes at the event on Grande Circle. The giveaway has been going on for more than 10 years. Cantrell, who started her new job Oct. 14, had come that morning from visiting a 10-year-old girl who had recently been diagnosed with cancer. Still, Cantrell told the gathering that it was a blessing to be at the event. A cold, light misty fog greeted those who gathered, but did little to submerse the enthusiasm. Children danced to the tunes on the loudspeaker, with Cantrell joining in on the gaiety. Others enjoyed the doughnuts and hot chocolate that was offered. One of Cantrell’s officers circled through the crowd on a bicycle that would later be given away. David Derf, a local rapper better known as Wordsmith, is the founder of the event. “Just loving the people,” he said. It was the fourth stop of his annual giveaway tour that also included events in Vacaville, Vallejo and Sacramento. He and his volunteers and supporters distributed about 2,000 toys this year. “We’re blessed to be bringing it to the people who don’t have it,” he said. Like every year, the giveaway is focused on the neighborhood in which it is held. So as Wordsmith pumped up the crowd and held an impromptu dance contest, the excitement rose as the volunteers began to unload the toys to be handed out. Macie, 10, was jumping for joy, holding her mittened hands to her cherry-cold cheeks, her dark hair curling down below her ears, also blushed a shade brighter than pink. She said she wanted an arts and craft gift just like she got last year. “I like to draw and make things,” Macie said.

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ABOVE: Irma Estralla, 3, clutches her new toys during the Neighborhood Hope Dealer Toy Giveaway and Block Party, Friday. LEFT: David “Wordsmith” Derf entertains the crowd

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Obituaries

Dr. KelliAnn Leli

Jan. 7, 1990 — Nov. 27, 2020

U.S. Air Force She loved Suisun/ Captain Dr. KelliNapa/Green Valley Ann Leli passed wines, particularly away on Friday, Caymus Cabernet, Nov. 27, 2020, in which was quite a tragic accident, a step up from while deployed to when she first the Middle East met her husband at Al Dhafra Air while drinking Base, United Arab White Zinfandel Emirates. with an ice cube in Kelli was born the glass. to the Seaman Kelli’s love of family on Jan. 7, wine paired nicely air force with her love of 1990, in New veteran Christmas. Her Brunswick, New Jersey, and grew up in deployed unit acknowledged that ‘Kelli’s love Parlin, New Jersey. After high school, Kelli of Christmas was like no was accepted to the U.S. other.’ While it was hard Air Force Academy, Col- to match the freshly cut orado. The first in her 11-foot tree she and her immediate family to serve husband erected every on active duty, Kelli grad- year in their living room, uated USAFA in 2012, her goal while deployed earning her commis- was to have the largest sion, as well as a coveted private tree in the Middle slot to medical school. East. That goal was conShe graduated from firmed as Kelli prepared Rutgers Medical School in to decorate her deployed 2016 and went on to com- room, including the 6-foot plete her Family Medicine Christmas tree she had Residency at Travis AFB. delivered to the desert via Upon completing her res- Amazon. In addition to her love idency, Kelli was chosen to remain at Travis AFB as of Christmas, Kelli was faculty, an easy choice, also passionate about Alfa since Kelli had already Romeo. She always had a been named the base’s lead foot driving her ‘Alfa 2018 Family Medicine Rosso’ (red) Stelvio. She was hard to keep up with, ‘Resident of the Year’. Kelli was a family driving to the base every doctor who cared and day. The turbocharged loved everyone. Whether engine may have been a it was an Air Force family lot for some, but not Kelli. patient or an immedi- She loved ‘cruising’ on ate family member, Kelli the back roads of Suisun would often receive a Valley with her family random text with a photo, in an Alfa Romeo. Kelli asking, ‘What is this? Does always got to pick which it look alright?’ She lov- Alfa to drive on Sunday, ingly used her expert having three to choose medical knowledge to from. Like an Alfa Formula care for others, putting her Catholic faith to prac- One driver, Kelli would tice as a Family Medicine zip home after work to enjoy buffalo sauce with Doctor. Kelli loved healing the salt and vinegar chips, sick, mending broken her absolute favorite. Her bones and helping husband would come patients through difficult home, walk in the door, times. As a physician, she smell the zing of buffalo particularly loved deliv- sauce, and know, ‘Kelli’s ering babies and helping been eating.’ The smell of buffalo their families through the challenges of birth. She sauce was just one of proudly brought 73 new the countless memories Kelli and her husband lives into the world. Kelli’s love of newborn shared. The couple was a patient care was shared perfect match and almost with her love of caring for the same person. While animals, particularly her completing the required dog, Liberty. Kelli’s caring preparation prior to Cathpersonality started early olic marriage, Kelli and her at the Air Force Academy, husband were required where she cared for to complete a ‘Pre-Cana the USAFA mascot, the Compatibility Questionfalcon, as a member of naire.’ Scoring a perfect the Falconry Team. 100% match, their priest Kelli arrived at Travis jokingly asked, ‘In all my AFB, her first ‘real’ Air years, I have never seen a Force assignment, in perfect score. Did you two 2016. Her husband, a cheat?’ KC-10 Instructor Pilot, Due to guidelines and was also assigned to protocols, a private rosary Travis in 2013. The couple for family will be held on loved Travis AFB, Suisun Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, Valley and the adjoining at St. Michael’s Chapel, Bay Area. Being stationed 200 Hackett Ave., Travis close to their California AFB. A private Mass of family, the couple hoped Catholic Burial will also be to set the record for the held at the chapel the fol‘longest time on station’ lowing day, Wednesday, at Travis. Dec. 30, 2020, at 11 a.m. Kelli first met her Following the Mass, Kelli husband in Honolulu in will be laid to rest at the 2010, while both were Rockville Cemetery in cadets. And ever since, Suisun Valley. Hawaii was the couple’s There will be a streetfavorite travel spot. Since lining service on base as their marriage in 2015, the family departs Mass, Kelli’s aloha spirit led on the way to Rockthe couple to vacation in ville Cemetery. FollowHawaii seven times in five ing guidelines, family and years. She also loved Italy, friends are invited to traveling there twice in pay respects to Kelli at the last two years. a public visitation from Kelli brought her Italian 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. travel experiences home, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at and despite the time- Vaca Hills Chapel Funeral consuming pressures of Home, 524 Elmira Road, studying and practic- Vacaville. Arrangements under ing medicine, Kelli still made time every Sunday the care of Vaca Hills for wine and Italian food. Chapel.

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John Peter Zopfi May 13, 1933 — Nov. 25, 2020

John Peter Zopfi II, 87, of Fairfield, California, passed away on Nov. 25, 2020. John was born in St. Helena, California, on May 13, 1933. He graduated from St. Helena High School where he was a notable track star. After high school he served in the U.S. Army for two years. John was married to Leota Imogene Zopfi on Sept. 18, 1955. They army veteran were married for 65 years. John worked as an electrician, then obtained his contractor’s license. Later he became an entrepreneur, owning several businesses, restaurants and real estate. John’s hobbies included cooking, deer hunting and mushroom hunting. John is loved by his family and will be greatly missed. John is survived by his four children; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. John is preceded in death by the love of his life, Leota, who passed just four months prior. Arrangements under the care of Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 707-425-4697.

James Theodore Roerkohl April 8, 1941 — Dec. 12, 2020

Go Cubs! James T. James will be Roerkohl, 79, dearly missed and passed away fondly remempeacefully of bered by his wife natural causes of 43 years, Lana; Dec. 12, 2020, at NorthBay Vacachildren, Jeanelle Rasmussen Valley Hospital. (Jason) of Bloomwas James ington, Minnesota, born April 8, 1941, Kim in Caledonia, MinCameronnesota, the son of Smith (Philip) of Howard Roerkohl Livermore, California, Angela and Catheair force Hill rine (McCau(Michael) veteran ley) Roerkohl, and of Huntington graduated from Loretto Beach, California, Devona High School, Class of Godinez (Alfredo) of Fairfield, California, and Mark 1959, in his hometown. Following graduation, Impola (Judy) of Whitney, he served with the U.S. Texas; his first wife, Air Force from 1959-1989, Georgia; and their chilincluding active duty in dren, Lisa Couillard of the Vietnam War. He Omaha, Nebraska, Cathretired as Chief Master erine Mallett (Gene) of Sergeant (CMSGT) after Flanders, New Jersey, 30 years of service. Karen Heinrichsohn of Upon retiring, James Redmond, Washington; worked in security for siblings, Jeanne Patnode Allied Barton and AT&T. (Andre deceased) of James was a resident of Cottage Grove, Minnesota, Fairfield for 46 years. He Catherine (Kay) Drexler found great joy in serving (Melvin deceased) of Cape people and bringing a Coral, Florida, Thomas smile to their day and is Roerkohl (Margie) of remembered by his gen- LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Theodore (Mary) of O’Fallon, tleness and kindness. James was a loyal Missouri; and his many and longtime parishio- beautiful grandchildren ner of Our Lady of Mount and great-grandchildren. Carmel Catholic Church. He was preceded in He was generous in his death by his parents, giving, supporting numer- Howard and Catherine ous Catholic charities, law (McCauley) Roerkohl; and enforcement officers and his sister, Virginia. Private service for his grandchildren’s extrafamily will be held on curricular activities. He was especially Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. “[I]t is in dying that we proud of his children and grandchildren. He blessed are born to eternal life.” them with his undi- St. Francis of Assisi James went home to vided attention (and the world’s best BBQ ribs!). be with the Lord. Arrangements under James was also a standout athlete in high school the care of Bryan-Braker and continued his love of Funeral Home, 707-425sports by never giving up 4697, www.bryanbraker. com on his teams. Go Vikes!

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Jack H. Blake

Nov. 3, 1940 — Dec. 11, 2020

Jack, age 80, a 52-year resident of Fairfield, beloved husband of Jean, father to Karen (Blake) Alvarado, papa to Lindsey and Brandon Alvarado, passed away peacefully at home with family members by his side. After retiring from a 43-year career in the oil industry. Jack enjoyed the following: hunting, fishing, camping, traveling in the RV to NASCAR races and taking cruses with Jean.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Jean (Meyers) Blake; son-in-law, Steve Alvarado; grandchildren, Lindsey and Brandon Alvarado; brother, Kenneth Blake; and many nieces and nephews. Jack was preceded in death by his parents, Kennie and Bert Blake; brothers, Jim and Dennis Blake; daughter, Karen (Blake) Alvarado. At Jack’s request, there will be no service.

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Fairfield Lions Roy Paul Club. Roy and Hockett passed Mabel returned to away peacefully Montana to be in his sleep during closer to their the early morning grandchildren hours of Dec. 15, where Roy was 2020. Roy was an active member born on the family of Helena Sunrise farm north of Rotary. Laredo, Montana, Roy shared on April 6, 1929, his love of world to parents George travel with his and Sophia wife, Mabel. Hockett. air force During their After graduatveteran 68 years of maring from Havre High School in 1947, Roy riage, they made several served one year in the trips to Europe, visiting Army. He then joined the 30 foreign countries. They National Guard, returned also completed countless to Montana, and enrolled Volkswalks (noncompetiin Northern Montana tive 10K walks/hikes) both College where he met here and abroad. Mabel Flansaas. Two Roy was an avid hunter years later they were and fisherman. He was a married and moved to life member of Pheasants Missoula, Montana, where Forever, Ducks Unlimboth Roy and Mabel ited and the Rocky Mounreceived their bachelor’s tain Elk Foundation. He degrees. enjoyed attending funAfter completing draising banquets of all college, Roy entered the three organizations and U.S. Air Force. During Roy’s was always an active 20-year career as an Air bidder during the aucForce pilot, he flew 10 dif- tions. Roy passed his ferent aircraft ranging in love and appreciation size from a Piper Cub to for wildlife and the outthe C-141 Starlifter. While doors on to his sons and Roy enjoyed flying the grandchildren. C-141 most, it’s notable Roy is survived by sons, that during the Cold War Brian (Juanita) Hockett, in the early- to mid-1960s Glenn (Laurie) Hockett; Roy was circling Green- grandchildren, Jonathan land in a B-52 bomber (BriAnn), Marcus (Kara) loaded with thermonu- Corey, Kelly Hockett; and clear bombs. We can all great-granddaughters, be thankful that Roy and Sylvie and Freya Hockett; his fellow crew members he is also survived by his were never ordered to brother, Gene (Sharon) Hockett; and numerous drop their payload. Roy retired from the nieces and nephews. He was preceded in Air Force in Fairfield, California, where he pursued death by his parents; his second career in Real wife, Mabel; and brother, Estate. While in Fairfield Robert Hockett. The Hockett family he managed and owned Dover Realty in Fairfield would like to extend its sincere thanks to the staff and Vacaville. He served on the Board at Touchmark and St. of Directors of the Fair- Peter’s Hospice for taking field-Suisun Trade Club, such great care of Roy in and the California Associ- his final months. No service is planned ation of Realtors. He was very active in the com- at this time. Memorimunity, serving on the als may be made to St. Board of Directors of Red Peter’s Health Hospice Cross, Solano County Fair, in Helena, Montana, or and the Welcome Home Pheasants Forever. Please Troops Committee. He visit www.retzfuneral served as president of the home.com to offer a conFairfield-Suisun Chamber dolence to the family or to of Commerce and the share a memory of Roy.

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Are tattoos free speech that should override Covid restrictions? California artists say yes Tribune Content Agency LOS ANGELES — Unsure whether he could hold a funeral for his grandmother who succumbed to Covid-19, the man turned to Tiffany Mitchell for another way to memorialize her. He “couldn’t just get the phone call and go, ‘OK, she’s dead’ and just leave it at that and do nothing at all,� said Mitchell, who owns Black Raven Tattoo in Torrance. “For a lot of people, a tattoo is one of the only outlets they have to honor somebody.� With a whirring tattoo gun, she emblazoned the words “Grandma RIP� on his forearm. This was during a brief window beginning in October, when Los Angeles County tattoo parlors opened after being shuttered for the second time by coronavirus restrictions. A state order that went into effect earlier this month brought about a third wave of closures across most of California. Mitchell and two other Southern California tattoo parlor owners have sued Gov. Gavin Newsom over the mandated closures. On Wednesday, a federal judge denied their request to temporarily lift the restrictions. For public health purposes, the state lumps tattoo parlors into the personal care services category that includes nail salons and barbers – all requiring prolonged, close contact with clients. But unlike nail and hair styling, tattoos are considered a form of constitutionally protected free speech in some jurisdictions.

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Tiffany Mitchell poses for a portrait at Black Raven Tattoo in Torrance, Dec. 22. Mitchell along with two other tattoo

shop owners have sought a temporary restraining order against the coronavirus-related modified closure mandate.

About a decade ago, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers California and other western states, ruled in a case involving an Hermosa Beach shop that a “tattoo itself, the process of tattooing, and even the business of tattooing are . . . purely expressive activity fully protected by the First Amendment.� In his Wednesday ruling, U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer said that state officials did not specifically target the speech expressed by the tattooing. The state’s public health interest in containing the coronavirus trumps the tattoo parlors’ free speech interest, he said. While their stores are closed, Fischer said in his order, tattoo artists can plan future designs or create temporary tattoos for clients. Robert Moest, an attorney for the tattoo artists,

Mitchell said. Recalling a recent trip to a crowded Target, tattoo artist Glenn West said his business is “much safer.� West, who owns Palace Art Tattoo in Thousand Oaks, is a plaintiff in the lawsuit. Not all health experts are on board. Natascha Tuznik, UC Davis Health associate professor of infectious disease, called tattooing “one of the riskiest services you can get,� in a Q&A published in June. She said the close physical contact, coupled with piercing the skin, means elevated risk, regardless of sterilization techniques.

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said Fischer’s suggestions show a misunderstanding of the art form. “If you put ‘Mom’ on your arm in magic marker, it might not be as meaningful to Mom,� said Moest, who won free speech protections for tattoos in the Hermosa Beach case and others. Tattoo artists say they undergo rigorous annual training that covers blood-borne pathogens and contamination risks. Getting inked during a pandemic is safe, they say. “We have the same practices and procedures, say, a dentist would have,�

Amid the health and constitutional debates, the artists say there’s an urgent issue at stake: They’re trying to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table. It’s a painful refrain echoed by business owners across many sectors struggling during the pandemic. West said he has burned through savings and a government loan. “That covered the first shutdown. Like, what now?� said West, who has three children. Four other tattoo artists in his shop are also suffering from the closure, he said.

Mitchell, who has a young daughter, said she’s also fighting to keep the lights on. Early in the pandemic, she took out a small business loan for nearly $90,000 and is facing mounting debt as interest racks up. Mitchell and West both owe their tattoo parlors’ existence to battles against bans in their respective cities, with Moest as their attorney. Now they’re grappling with whether to push forward with their coronavirus lawsuit after the judge ruled against them this week. “I’m not one to give up. I never have been, really,� West said, adding that he still needed to confer with his co-plaintiffs. During the few weeks his shop was open, there was a steady stream of requests for pandemicrelated tattoos. He has inked cartoon versions of the spiky virus on people, with facial features and sometimes the year “2020� written alongside. One client asked for a tattoo of himself sitting on the couch playing video games – his quarantine hobby. West anticipates that similar requests will roll in when he is able to reopen. “People are going to want to forget about it but also remember it,� he said.

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Overwhelmed LA hospitals brace for post-Christmas Covid wave Tribune Content Agency LOS ANGELES — California health officials are bracing for the potential for a new round of infections from Christmas gatherings, though it could take several weeks to determine how bad such a wave would be. A surge of Covid-19 fueled by Thanksgiving gatherings have pushed hospitals across Southern California to the breaking point, with intensive care units having few or no available beds, facilities running low on oxygen and other supplies and patients waiting hours for care. Infections are spreading unchecked, and deaths are also hitting new highs. It’s difficult to know whether people followed the plea from health experts and avoided big Christmas gatherings. Los Angeles International Airport, however, saw surges in passengers, which some took as a bad sign. “It’s getting worse, and we haven’t even hit the Christmas or New Year’s surge yet, so I feel like the number of people that are going to die because the hospital system is beyond overwhelmed will shoot up,” one doctor at an L.A. County hospital said. Ali Mokdad, an epidemiologist at the University of Washington, said California’s cases are being driven largely by gatherings indoors. Holiday celebrations that bring together multiple generations may be particularly dangerous, with younger people who are more likely to be asymptomatic potentially

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A Covid-19 patient is treated in the ICU at Loma Linda University Medical Center. exposing older, more vulnerable family members. People tend to feel safer indoors and also have a false sense of security when they are around their family members. “These are your loved ones . . . You’re more likely to take off your mask and let down your guard,” he said. Humans are falsely programmed to feel as though “indoors is safe – indoors around my friends and family is even safer.” The next big test will be whether there are many New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day gatherings. L.A. County public health director Barbara Ferrer said in an interview last week that crowded shopping malls are also a big concern. Under the state’s regional stay-at-home orders, shopping malls are supposed to be capped at 20% of capacity, but it’s clear that those limits are not being followed. “We’re going to take a hard look this weekend at the shopping malls because the pictures we’ve been seeing are . . . another little mini-disaster,” Ferrer said. “The

occupancy is supposed to be down to 20%. But when you look around, they look way more crowded than 20%. And that just means a complete breakdown of what we are requiring.” Inspectors will be out over the post-Christmas weekend, Ferrer said, “and we’re going to have to take a hard look at what we see.” “That’s just a place where it really be completely unacceptable for there to be crowding,” Ferrer said. “The only way that those malls conceivably could be opened is because there wasn’t going to be any crowding. So if there’s a lot of crowding, that’s a situation that we have to actually get fixed right away. That can get fixed by shopping malls taking more responsibility, or that can get fixed . . . by us going ahead and looking at whether we need to change [health] orders,” Ferrer said. “But I think the right place to start is to go and take a hard look at what’s going on.” Shopping malls have come under fire from the L.A. County public hea lth depar tment recently. County investigators issue fines of up to

$500 for serious violations of Covid-19 precautions. At malls, these would include not prohibiting eating and drinking, not facilitating social distancing in common spaces and not keeping occupancy below 20% of capacity, among other safety measures. The Glendale Galleria was cited last week. The Citadel Outlets in Commerce have been cited four times, and The Grove in Los Angeles twice. Officials are most concerned about the situation in local hospitals. Patients are waiting as many as eight hours in ambulances before they can enter the emergency room. With intensive care units having few or no available beds, health officials are urging that people avoid emergency rooms or dialing 911 for assistance unless absolutely necessary. Some hospitals in L.A. County are running dangerously low on their supplies of oxygen, a person familiar with the matter told The Times. Oxygen is critical to treating severely ill Covid-19 patients who have begun to suffocate because the virus has inflamed their lungs. So now, hospitals need 10 times more oxygen than they did before. There have been periods of time when hospitals have run dangerously low on their stores of oxygen before obtaining additional supplies, said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Hospitals are also running short of other key supplies, such as the special plastic tubes used to bring the oxygen into the lungs.

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Woman dies after falling between subway cars NEW YORK — A woman died early Saturday after she fell between the subway cars of a Manhattan train, police said. The 32-year-old victim fell beneath the southbound No. 2 train as it entered the W. 96th St. station at Broadway just before 1 a.m., police said. The train’s emergency brake was pulled but it was too late. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, cops said. Cops were trying to determine if the victim lost her balance while walking between cars or jumped, sources said.

South Carolina has 3,111 new Covid-19 cases COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina health officials announced Saturday that 74 more people have died of the coronavirus, the highest number since July according to officials’ daily reports. The state Department of Health and Environmental Control also reported 3,111 new Covid-19 cases. The 74 deaths match the highest number of deaths that DHEC has announced in its daily coronavirus report since the virus hit South Carolina. On July 25, DHEC also reported 74 people dying from the virus. Most of the deaths occurred between Dec. 14 and Dec. 23, DHEC data show. Seven of the deaths occurred in November and were only recently confirmed to be caused by the coronavirus. DHEC has logged more than 3,000 daily cases five times and at least 2,000 daily cases for more than 21 days in December alone. — Tribune Content Agency

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DAILY REPUBLIC — Sunday, December 27, 2020  A7

Virtual volunteers: Californians work to elect Georgia’s senators Tribune Content Agency From her home in Daly City Judith Bolker is working to flip Georgia blue. The 69-year-old calls voters, urging them to vote for Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock, the two Democrats seeking to topple Republican senators in the Peach State’s Jan. 5 runoff election. Bolker writes postcards and sends texts to Georgia voters of color for Reclaim Our Vote, a nonpartisan project focused on voter suppression. She also finds time to lead phone banks for the progressive organizing group Swing Left. Bolker’s volunteering has the intensity of a fulltime job. It can last from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., she said, meals and exercise breaks notwithstanding. And she’s doing it all from a spare bedroom over 2,000 miles away from Atlanta. “Some people have called (it) ‘canvassing from your couch,’ ” Bolker said. With control of the Senate hinging on the outcome of the runoffs that pit Ossoff and Warnock against Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, the Georgia races have garnered national attention, attracting a flood of out-of-state volunteers. Among those volunteers are Californians such as Bolker who – in a different, pandemic-free year – might have traveled to Georgia to help the Democrats or Republicans directly. But while

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A voter makes ballot selections at Landmark Church in Peachtree Corners, Ga., Nov. 3. Covid-19 limits doorknocking and other in-person outreach, the volunteers say they haven’t felt too hampered by being forced to work from their couches. West Coast Democrats and liberals appear to be leading the charge in both virtual campaigning – sending postcards, making calls, hosting Zoom meetings – and in grassroots donations. But Republicans are also hard at work, some of them from home and others on the ground, pushing a message with a homegrown twist: Avoid the California pitfalls that we know all too well. “The skyrocketing cost of living, the homelessness crisis, the opioid crisis . . . Do not let what happened in California happen to Georgia,” said Krista Pittman, the Republican National Committee’s California state director during the general election, summarizing the California GOP’s pitch to Georgia voters.

It’s a tricky line to walk. Republicans “want to draw the message that . . . we don’t want to bring California values to Georgia,” GOP strategist Chip Lake said – but it’s hard for campaigns on either side to turn down free labor. “I know that there are boots on the ground here from other states helping our candidates, meaning Republican candidates; but I also think there’s just as many, if not more, from the other side,” Lake said. “It’s a delicate balance, but it’s one you’ve got to play.” Volunteering from afar is a unique experience: sometimes frustrating, sometimes exhilarating. Debbie Raucher, who has been working the phones from Oakland recalled talking with an elderly man during a call with Swing Left’s East Bay branch. The man had gotten his absentee ballot, but didn’t know where to deliver it. From the other side of the country, Raucher helped him out.

“I gave him the address, and his wife was there as well; I could hear her in the background,” said Raucher, 51. “He was like, ‘Oh, OK,’ whatever it was, ‘123 Fourth Street at the library.’ And (his wife) was like, ‘Oh, yeah, I know where that is. I’ve seen that, it’s in the lobby.’ . . . He seemed like he needed some support in figuring out exactly how to get from Point A to Point B.” Bolker, the Daly City political activist, hears about these small but meaningful interactions all the time during debriefs she runs after each shift at the virtual phone bank. One caller reached a pastor, and the two connected over Warnock’s idea that “a vote is a prayer for the future.” Another wound up talking to a mother who hadn’t realized her 17-year-old child would be turning 18 in time to vote. With a day to go before the registration deadline, the volunteer successfully walked the family through registering the teen. The pandemic isn’t keeping all volunteers away from Georgia. Two weeks after the general election, the Republican National Committee told Pittman, a 24-year-old Riverside native, to hop on a plane and head to Georgia. Before the holidays, Pittman and five California Republican Party employees were stationed in a “very rural,” largely uncanvassed part of the state, knocking on doors

in support of Loeffler and Perdue – albeit with masks on and from 6 feet away, Pittman said. Last Saturday, while Pittman was knocking on doors in a neighborhood decked out in Christmas lights and wreaths, a woman noticed that she didn’t have a Southern accent and asked where she was from. Standing on the stoop, Pittman explained that she’d come in from California; the woman remarked that some of her friends had been getting letters about the election from California Democrats, and Pittman was pleased to let her know that California Republicans were doing the same thing.

“They’re just so shocked that other outside folks, such as myself from California, and then the California Dems, are participating in the election,” Pittman said. “It’s an allhands-on-deck effort, that even people on the other side of the country . . . are sending postcards to voters.” It’s not clear how much time Californians are spending on the Georgia runoffs – but the money they’re spending is substantial. A FiveThirtyEight analysis found that between Nov. 4 and Nov. 23, the Democratic grassroots fundraising platform ActBlue raised See Virtual, Page A10

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Murray Bass Plan to live

We’re also victims of this virus

Led by violinist Rafael Lopez Chavez, mariachi musicians from 10 different groups play during the funeral services for mariachi musician Florentino Chavez in Chicago, Dec. 4.

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his column is about the victimization of the elderly here in California. I’ll share my own “elderly” experiences that I’ve had recently and over the past 10 months. I have a lot of pent-up anger and frustration that I finally get to unload. The politicians and bureaucrats of California have forgotten that each of us “old folks” is an individual human being with the feelings and desires of humans. Folks who live with the effects of Covid-19. Perhaps with the best of intentions, society has elected to “protect” us by taking what little life we have left away from us, by throwing us into the quarantine at the drop of a hat. They never bother to find out what effect the quarantine will have on our lives. As an example, 30 of us oldsters were quarantined because a medical technician tested positive for the virus. A 95-year-old dear friend had planned to spend Christmas with her son and his family, perhaps her last. When she was told she was quarantined and couldn’t see them, her tears were real. We 80- and 90-yearolds are the ones who can least afford to be quarantined and have the last days of our lives taken away. But, that’s what is happening. Recently I was informed that my name had been identified as one of a member (30) of seniors here at Rockville Terrace who “may have been exposed” to a med tech who tested positive for the virus. For goodness sake, the whole world “may have been exposed.” The tech followed protocol and wore a mask and gloves, so it is most unlikely that any resident “may have been exposed.” But we’re thrown into solitary confinement for 14 days. That act prevents us from being with friends at the senior living facility – maybe the only human contact we can look forward to. We’re completely isolated, essentially taking much of what little life we 90-year-olds have left. They are “protecting us” by killing us slowly in their own way. How did the “may be exposed” decision affect me? I gave up a Christmas Eve dinner with friends who over the years have become like family. I had planned to have a wine-tasting visit with dear friends here at the Terrace but had to give that up because I was in quarantine. I am not going to be able to breakfast with my Deplorable friends. And I can’t get out and be free to do other things in my heart. How are the other 28 folks who are quarantined handling this? What are they giving up? Seeing a child or grandchildren or friends for the last time? I don’t know since we cannot visit while on quarantine. For some of us old folks, the friends we have here are the only friends we have at all. We are completely isolated. What a shame and pity. No one cared enough to find out what we wanted. Are there other possibilities besides quarantine? I have to believe there are. One last thought. The number of virus cases in the county is far less important than the numbers who survived and the number who have lasting effects from the virus. Maybe this big problem we have is not so big after all. Murray Bass of Fairfield can be reached at 720-5139 or mzb602@gmail.com.

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Mariachis sing farewell to fellow players at their wakes, funerals Tribune Content Agency CHICAGO — For decades, Florentino Chavez played the guitar in different mariachi bands in the Chicago area, cheering up thousands during celebrations and comforting many more following a heartbreak or a loss. On Dec. 4, fellow members of the group Mariachi Mexico Vivo played and sang his favorite song one last time. This time, they comforted each other and his family as they sang farewell to Chavez, whose body lay in a casket dressed in a black mariachi suit with his sombrero by his side. He died suddenly from a stroke, making him the 10th compañero Enrique Leon has had to sing goodbye to in 2020. The ritual of having the mariachi community come together to play at the funeral or wake of a musician who has died has become a common practice, and it is a sign of respect and camaraderie, said Leon, leader of Mariachi Mexico Vivo. More than six of his fellow musicians have died of Covid-19 complications, and the rest, like Chavez, had other health problems, he added. “It’s been a sad year, to say the least,” said Leon, who said mariachi has helped keep him and many other families strong. In past years, he said, one or two fellow musicians would die, “never so many” as in 2020. Nearly 30 musicians from the Chicago area, some who

knew Chavez well and others just acquaintances, showed up to pay their respects at his wake and services, all while following Covid-19 safety guidelines. “We like to listen to mariachi when we’re happy, but we also listen to it when we’re hurting because it helps to comfort us,” he said. At some funeral services and wakes before the pandemic, up to 100 musicians from different mariachi groups would attend from all over Chicago and surrounding areas to sing for a fellow mariachi. “It is the craft that unites us because we shared the same passion. We like to say that we belong to ‘the mariachi guild,’ regardless of what instrument we play, where, or how old we are; we sing when we’re happy and when we’re hurting,” Leon said. Librado Romero, one of the mariachi guests, views Chavez as one of the pioneers of the mariachi scene in Chicago, and though he only knew him for a short period of time, said that “we owe him respect for opening the door and connecting so many of us.” Chavez, who was 76 moved to the United States from Jalisco, Mexico, nearly four decades ago and was never able to return. But he brought his love for music, specifically the guitar, with him, Leon said. Leon said that Chavez was one of his first friends after Leon arrived in Pilsen 20 years ago. They were neighbors. He introduced him to other people in Chicago in the music

industry, and if a mariachi ensemble was missing a guitar player for a gig, he would connect them to Leon. Sometimes they played together at restaurants or bars, charging around $30 per song. “That’s how the whole mariachi community is. We help each other because there aren’t many of us,” he said. Leon said the mariachi community represented at the wake communicates through a Facebook group that has 130 to 150 members. In a video message, Arturo Gallegos sang a song for Chavez while he played the accordion. He said he couldn’t attend the funeral because of concerns about Covid-19, but said he appreciated “Tino,” as friends called him. “We’re like a big family,” Romero said. Although the origin of the mariachi ensemble goes back hundreds of years, it is popularly known that the modern band originated in Jalisco, Mexico, and began to expand after the 1930s. Now, a mariachi group includes people who play violins, trumpets, a guitar, a roundbacked guitar called the vihuela, a deep-noted guitar called the guitarron, which serves as the bass for the ensemble, and a Mexican folk harp. Leon plays the guitar and the guitarron. He began Mexico Vivo, in 2005 and in 2018, formally invited Chavez to be a part of it.

“He was a good and happy man,” Leon said about Chavez. Despite being surrounded by music, he lived a lonely life. Most of his family lived in Mexico and over the years he became distant from them. When Leon learned of Chavez’s sudden death on Nov. 29 after getting a call from the owner of the property where Chavez lived, he had to find his family to let them know. Leon said he had spoken to Chavez just the day before. “I asked him how he was feeling and he sounded cheerful, as always” Leon said. There were no gigs in place and since the newest Covid-19 restrictions, they weren’t going out to play at restaurants, so he called to just check in. “I was not ready to get that phone call later that night.” Leon was able to connect with some of Chavez’s children in Mexico and nephews in the Chicago area, who all came together to help plan and pay for the funeral services, said Jesus Rodriguez, a greatnephew of Chavez. Rodriguez said the family was grateful for the gesture from the mariachis: “It was beautiful.” “Though my uncle was a loner, he was still loved,” Rodriguez said. His remains were taken back to Jalisco, known as La Tierra del mariachi, or the land of the mariachi, where he played the guitar for the first time.

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a doctor of nursing ecent controversy surrounding future (DNP) degree, or a first lady Jill Biden’s doctor of philosophy preference for the title (PhD) degree. If an RN “doctor,” as a doctor of rounds as a doctor of education (EdD) nursing, does confusion recipient, raises arise? Some DNP questions. programs, it appears, Many doctorates are offered reflect academic Scott Anderson largely online. excellence. For example, I once participated in Ask Dr. Scott medical students study an educational panel microbiology, biochemistry and with an “eye doctor” who anatomy, and other fields from identified himself as an “optodoctor of philosophy (PhD) metric physician.” He was an recipients. Among Nobel Prize OD, or optometrist. Ophthalmollaureates, PhDs appear ogists, by contrast, attend prominently in chemistry, medical school, perform economics, medicine and residency training and typically physiology. Some researchers are trained as surgeons. hold both MD (medical doctor) While receiving a hearing and PhD degrees. The acaevaluation, a self-identified demic accomplishments of doctor evaluated me. I thought PhDs cannot be denied. the person was an ear, nose and On the other hand, there are throat specialist. Audiologists examples of non-MDs adopting typically hold an AuD degree, a physician-like role in a which reflects expertise and manner leading to ambiguity. training and is worthy of Let me elaborate and allow the respect, to be sure. But should reader to reach an independent they introduce themselves as opinion, based on my experiaudiologists or as doctors? ences, with regard to The head of pharmacy at a this phenomenon. state hospital self-identified with An executive director at a the title of “doctor.” As seen state hospital, a registered with the audiology example, nurse (RN), had also earned Jill pharmacists do hold a title that Biden’s EdD degree, and liked could be construed as a doctorto be addressed as “doctor.” In a ate, the PharmD. Historically, hospital setting, was this however, we do not call pharmapractice appropriate? cists “doctor.” Registered nurses may earn Chiropractors go by “doctor,”

and I have observed them treating those with low back pain with real diligence. Chiropractors, however, also perform “orthopedic” worker’s compensation evaluations, tests for long-distance truck driving licenses and opine on a broad range of medical and nutritional issues. I have occasionally encountered reports by “chiropractic orthopedists,” and “chiropractic radiologists.” Psychologist, typically with a PhD or PsyD, may evaluate “injury to psyche” in worker’s compensation cases as doctors. Indeed, I refer to them quite frequently, due to their expertise in performing detailed neurocognitive testing. Psychology degrees can be earned at prestigious universities. Smaller local programs also exist. Psychologist Dr. Phil reportedly let his psychology license lapse, although he still prospered. Online advanced degree programs in psychology appear to be proliferating, promising to prepare students for clinical, research or teaching careers. This technological evolution is not a bad thing but raises questions with regard to uniformity of standards and clinical experience. In Britain, surgeons eschew the “doctor” title, for historical reasons, going by “Mr.” or “Ms.” Surgery in the Middle

Ages involved an apprenticeship in the UK. After 1745, surgeons received a diploma, but not a medical doctor degree. Although surgeons now receive a diploma, the traditional form of address apparently endures. Doctors of osteopathy (DOs), who hail from a somewhat different tradition than MDs, are licensed doctors throughout our nation. Dentists are doctors of dental surgery (DDSs or sometimes DMSs), and properly are referred to as “doctor.” Socially, they self-identify as dentists. Craniofacial surgeons often earn MD and DDS degrees, reflecting the anatomical challenges they confront. Lawyers are juris doctors (JDs). They go by “counselor,” studiously avoiding the term “doctor.” Musicians Doctor John and Professor Longhair demonstrate the artistic use of honorific titles. Abraham Lincoln, a self-educated frontier lawyer, saved our nation. Degrees are not everything, I guess. Scott Anderson, M.D., Ph.D. (standerson@ucdavis.edu), is a clinical professor at the University of California, Davis Medical School. This column is informational and does not constitute medical advice.

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CALmatters Commentary

Covid-19 may have permanent economic effects

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hen the state Employlikely sending the jobless rate ment Developover 10% again. ment Department “In isolation, California’s released a new November job performance is not report on jobs this month, it terrible; in 2019, a ‘normal’ year, had a tinge of optimism. it would have been by far the best California’s unemployment performing month,” Taner rate had dropped to 8.2% in Osman, research manager at November, exactly half of the Beacon Economics and the record-high 16.4% recorded in Dan Walters University of California, Riverthe spring as the first wave of side Center for Forecasting, said. Covid-19 pummeled the state and Gov. “But because job losses since February Gavin Newsom shut down large segmeasure at more than a million workers, ments of the economy. and because of the continued surge of Viewed narrowly, the report indicated new Covid cases in the state, this is not a a strong recovery of about half of the report that will bring much-needed more than 2 million jobs that had been cheer to California’s workers.” quickly erased by the early shutdown The pandemic is straining health orders. But appearances were deceiving. care providers to the breaking point. After seemingly retreating during the “We are at or near capacity everysummer and early fall months, thus where,” Greg Adams, CEO of Kaiser allowing many economic sectors to Permanente, said as he and other resume hiring, the stubborn disease medical executives pleaded last week exploded with a vengeance in late with Californians to avoid infectionNovember and Newsom has once again spreading holiday gatherings. “As the clamped down on businesses deemed bed count continues to dwindle we to be infection hot spots, such as r simply will not be able to keep up if the estaurants. Covid-19 surge continues to increase.” Unemployment is also soaring again The undulating nature of as affected employers shed workers, Covid-19 and the state’s economic

decrees bode ill as 2020 stumbles to a close and a new year beckons. We obviously don’t know how severe this current Covid-19 flareup will be or how long it will last. Although vaccines have been approved and are beginning to be administered it will take months – perhaps a year – for enough Californians to be vaccinated to put at least a semipermanent lid on the disease. We cannot know how long the current economic restrictions will be in place, but we do know that the longer they remain, affected businesses, especially small businesses, are less likely to reopen. Their doors are closed and they have no revenue, but their rents and loan payments continue and many will not survive. The pandemic has clearly widened California’s socio-economic fault lines. Those on the upper rungs of the economic ladder and their employers have fared relatively well because they have adjusted through working at home and other arrangements. But service businesses that depend on personal patronage, such as restaurants and hotels, and their relatively low-income employees don’t have such options.

Between November 2019 and November 2020, the state lost a net of 1.4 million jobs and a third of those were in the “leisure and hospitality” sector, more than twice the losses in any other category. However, the “financial activities” sector that includes banks, insurance companies and stock brokerages was actually employing 4,300 more Californians in November than a year earlier. The economic effects of Covid-19 will be severe and in many cases permanent. We may be seeing another economic mega-evolution, akin to the explosion of the state’s high-technology industry four decades ago or the collapse of its aerospace industry three decades ago, with life-changing impacts on housing, education, transportation and even politics. CALmatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more columns by Dan Walters, go to calmatters. org/commentary.

letters to the editor

Covid alters lyrics of Christmas classic “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” is a Christmas song written by lyricist Kim Gannon and composer Walter Kent, and recorded originally in 1943 by Bing Crosby. The song was written as a tribute to World War II service members who were separated from their families as a result of a national crisis. They longed to be home with their loved ones but knew also they had an important job to do. In December 2020, families are faced with a different reason to be separated from some of their loved ones. The Covid-19 pandemic is an increasingly dangerous national crisis. Our job this time in response to a crisis is to stay home rather than to gather. To help make this point, I’ve adapted the lyrics. Apologies in advance to lyricist Kim Gannon for taking liberties with his words. Everyone, please stay safe. I’ll stay home for Christmas This is all I’ve asked Don’t need snow or mistletoe 6-feet apart and masked Christmas Eve will find me Where we all should be I’ll stay home for Christmas Our pod lives Covid-free Yes, I’ll stay home for Christmas Our pod lives Covid-free. Craig Paterson Fairfield

Festival of Trees offers thanks The Vacaville Festival of Trees executive committee would like to thank and acknowledge the residents and businesses in Solano County for their generosity during the 30th annual fundraiser for Opportunity House. Even though this year’s event was mostly virtual, we were able to raise at least $50,000 for our city’s homeless shelter. We thank all who donated and decorated Christmas trees,

the businesses and offices around town that displayed them, residents who helped us break in the new online bidding system and those who ultimately purchased trees. We are also grateful to the businesses and individuals who generously supported the annual prize drawing. We especially want to thank this year’s sponsors: Kaiser Permanente, Katherine Ramos and Ann Macauley, Travis Credit Union, Clifford and Linda Neal, Suihkonen CPA, and Christopher and Terry Ronco. We couldn’t do this without them. One final aspect of this year’s festival continues through the end of December: The Festival of “Treats” bake sale, prepared by Opportunity House’s Cookies for a Cause. To place orders for ready-to-eat festival favorites or tubs of ready-to-bake cookie dough, visit https://bit.ly/Festivalof Treets2020. And, of course, Opportunity House always appreciates direct donations, since it relies on the community for its support. Every dollar goes toward providing homeless families with a place to live and services to support them as they put their lives on track. We are already looking forward to next year’s festival, which we hope will be able to return to a more familiar format. We look forward to seeing everyone there! Saunseray Cabillo, Dawn French, Georganne Geber, Jennifer Cargo, Kelsey Spencer, Alex Cabillo, and Karen Nolan – Festival of Trees Co-chairs Vacaville

James Anderson Suisun City

Suisun voter feels betrayed

I would be remiss if I did not take this opportunity to recognize the passing of two great, iconic professional educators who passed away in November: Becky Lum and Myrlee Potosnik. Both served thousands of students at Armijo High School. They were so well respected not only by the students, but also by their peers. Thank you both for serving such an honorable profession. Job well performed.

I feel betrayed. I voted for Measure S in Suisun City. This tax was sold to the voters to improve the quality of life for residents. A laundry list of great ideas was going to be addressed. Exciting possibilities for the city. Together we were going to fix long-standing problems of

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trash, code enforcement, parks and police manning. None of that happened. Measure S sales tax is going to paychecks. The city has a $5 million deficit and is using Measure S funds to make payroll. With Measure S, the city is only $2 million in the hole (that is wildly optimistic). The police staffing, code enforcement, parks, before- and after-school programs, and trash removal will all suffer. This is the last tax I will vote for. The city has betrayed my trust.

Gary Falati Fairfield

Holiday for humanity The holidays are upon us and we all share a special bond in humanity. We must all hold the love of our dear ones near and far close to our hearts. We will all weather the year with maybe a little more humility and respect for all people. ShirleyAnne Quintana Suisun City

Common-sense solutions needed

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Gov. Gavin Newsom, some legislators and so-called experts are in the media with prescriptions for mitigating the harm of wildfires in our forests and open spaces. Nearly all include “climate change” as a cause of the catastrophic damage. If something that is totally out of human hands can be responsible, then they’re pushing the wrong solutions. Besides suing the pants off PG&E and the other electrical utilities, recommendations range from banning gasoline-

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powered cars, to removing cross-country power lines from forests, to requiring the state to provide fire insurance where insurers won’t. Sure, prolonged drought dries the land and vegetation; but people can see this and take appropriate measures. Solutions are common sense. First and foremost, if you choose to live in the forests or outside of urban areas, you are responsible for protecting yourself from fires and other hazards affecting your property. This includes demanding that the owner of the surrounding land does his part to reduce hazards to the lowest practical level. Personal action is key to matters like this. Insurance companies should provide guidance on protective measures, such that if a person complies, he can be insured. Whoever owns the forest – a logging company, the state or a federal agency – is responsible for proper management practices. Most timber companies take good care of their lands. Government agencies are a mixed bag – some do well, some not. Ever wonder why states with huge forested areas don’t have fire problems like California? John Takeuchi Fairfield

The Sites Reservoir Project – the $3.5 billion, 1.5 millionacre-foot reservoir and infrastructure, if completed, would provide water to agriculture, municipal and industrial uses. Here are some readers’ comments: n Progress for California! This will be a test for the Biden administration. n Plans are to pump water to the storage site. Where are they going to get the power to do that? Fossil fuel electrical plants? No, go green. n With not enough power in California for the people who live here more power demand is what we need.

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State spends billions on fighting wildfires, but little on prevention Tribune Content Agency LOS ANGELES – When Covid-19 blew a hole in California’s spending plans last spring, one of the things state budgetcutters took an ax to was wildfire prevention. A $100 million pilot project to outfit older homes with fire-resistant materials was dropped. Another $165 million earmarked for community protection and wildland fuel-reduction fell to less than $10 million. A few months later, the August siege of dry lightning turned 2020 into a record-shattering wildfire year. The state’s emergency firefighting costs are expected to hit $1.3 billion, pushing the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s total spending this fiscal year to more than $3 billion. The numbers highlight the enormous chasm between what state and federal agencies spend on firefighting and what they spend on reducing California’s wildfire hazard – a persistent gap that critics say ensures a self-perpetuating cycle of destruction. This year’s wildfires scorched more than 4 million acres – a modern record – claimed 31 lives and damaged or destroyed more than 10,000 structures, according to Cal Fire. In early September, smoke choked much of the state, obscuring the sun and turning Bay Area skies an ominous orange. “There was a particular day where my wife said, ‘Maybe we just need to leave California,’ ” recalled Michael Wara, director of the climate and energy policy

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Wreckage is seen on Pleasants Valley Road in Vacaville where the LNU Lightning Complex Fire tore through in August. program at Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment. “We are fifth-generation Californians. My great-great-great-grandparents are in the ground in Colma. It’s not a place I ever want to leave. “The system we had for managing this problem doesn’t work anymore,” he lamented. “I think the reality is, just like we need to pay for fire protection, we probably need to be paying something like that much money for fire-risk reduction in the state.” Climate change is exacerbating California’s wildfire problem. But it didn’t create it. There are a variety of reasons why wildfires have grown larger, more intense and

more destructive in recent decades. A big one, experts say, is that 40 million people live in a fire-prone landscape that has been largely deprived of flame for more than a century. In a widely cited 2007 research paper, University of California, Berkeley scientists estimated that prior to 1800, about 4.5 million acres of California burned every year in fires ignited by lightning and Native Americans. The elimination of Indigenous burning and the government’s 20thcentury fire-suppression policies put an end to that, producing a long-term fire deficit and fuel buildup across much of the state that Californians are now

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paying the price for. At the same time, development has continually pushed into wildlands, putting ever more homes and people at risk. Fire scientists have long called for a dramatic increase in the use of prescribed fire – that is, controlled burns that trained crews deliberately set in forests and grasslands during mild weather conditions. They have urged federal agencies to thin more overgrown stands of young trees in the midelevation Sierra Nevada and let nature do some housekeeping with wellbehaved lightning fires in the backcountry. They point to the dire need to retrofit older

homes to guard against the blizzard of embers that set neighborhoods ablaze in the most destructive, wind-driven fires. Yet year after year, state and federal funding for such work remains a pittance compared to the billions of dollars spent on firefighting. “When everybody knows what to do and they don’t do it, there’s something deeper going on,” said Wara, who helped draft a recent independent report on the costs of California wildfire that noted the state’s “long history of underinvestment in prevention and mitigation.” The problem, he says, is largely institutional. “ You developed See Billions, Page A12

Virtual From Page A7 $25.8 million from Californians supporting Warnock and Ossoff, while the equivalent Republican platform WinRed raised $6.8 million from Californians supporting Loeffler and Perdue. Even if Californians are sometimes cast as meddlesome outsiders, Bolker, Raucher and Pittman say Georgians have been exceedingly friendly, even after weeks of being hounded by campaign workers. “The majority are appreciative,” Raucher said. “It’s such a great feeling when I’ve called somebody and given them information that they did not have that’s going to allow them to vote.” Bridging the California-Georgia divide can be complicated. Sometimes, Raucher said, it feels like there’s very little differentiating her from the Georgians on the other end of the line; at other times, they feel a world away. “When you talk to a real person, you’re reminded that they’re a real person,” she explained. “Despite how divided we are, we probably have more in common than we have differences.” But people at her phone banks have also had conversations with Republicans who “believe with all their heart of hearts” that the November election was fraudulent or antifa is “coming to get” them. “There’s just a lot of people who have received their information from sources that are not providing accurate information, and so it’s a big challenge,” she said. “How do you come back from that?”

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NY state probes Vaccines: 46% plan to get vaccinated possibly fraudulently obtained vaccines From Page One

Tribune Content Agency NEW YORK — A health care provider in New York may have fraudulently obtained Covid-19 vaccines and diverted them to members of the public in violation of priority guidelines, the state government said on Saturday. New York state police has started a criminal investigation into the matter, which could be the state’s first vaccine distribution-related scandal. The State Department of Health is aware of reports that ParCare Com-

munity Health Network, a provider with a clinic in upstate Orange County, “may have fraudulently obtained Covid-19 vaccine, transferred it to facilities in other parts of the state in violation of state guidelines, and diverted it to members of the public,” the state’s health commissioner Howard Zucker said in a statement. ParCare’s website shows it has six locations, including four in Brooklyn, New York, and says its patients are “mainly Orthodox Hasidic Jews, Hispanics, and African Americans.”

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The scene following an early-morning explosion in Nashville on Christmas Day shows extensive damage.

Bombing: Nashville From Page One currently in custody. CBS News was the first to report the person of interest Saturday, citing sources. At the afternoon briefing, authorities refused to corroborate that. “We can’t confirm any individuals or anybody we’ve identified,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Doug Korneski said. “At this point we don’t have any indication we are looking for another subject,” said Korneski. “But again, there’s 500 leads we’re running through.” Authorities continue to cordon off the downtown area of the blast, but said there is no further threat. “Nashville is safe. . . . We have no known threats at this time against our city,” said Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake. Whoever is responsible for the blast was dubbed the “ultimate Scrooge” by U.S. Attor-

ney Don Cochran. At 6:29 a.m. local time Friday, a bomb planted in an RV in the city’s downtown area exploded, injuring three civilians. The blast, near the AT&T building, was preceded by an eerie warning coming from the vehicle, which ordered bystanders: “If you can hear this message, evacuate now.” “I don’t want to speculate, but you would think that this person didn’t want to harm people, that maybe he just wanted to destroy,” Drake said on Friday. At that time, he noted “tissue that we believe could be remains” was found at the scene. Korneski said authorities are “vigorously looking for” identification on the tissue. The ongoing investigation is being led by the FBI. More than $300,000 has been raised as a reward for information leading to the arrest of the party or parties behind the blast.

Deadline: Cleanup From Page One The fire burned until Oct. 2. The complex fire is the fifth-largest fire in the state’s modern history, dating back to 1932. Hennessey by itself would rank seventh on the list of the state’s largest fires. The LNU Lightning Complex Fire is the 11th most-destructive fire of the modern era and is tied for 11th on the list of the state’s the most-deadly fires, Cal Fire reports. The Atlas Fire that burned into Solano County from Napa County in October 2017 is also tied for 11th

on the state’s list of mostdeadly fires. The deadline to submit required forms to facilitate site cleanup is also Jan. 15. Exemptions are available if it is determined that burn debris is from nonresidential structures less than 120 square feet, fences, and nonstructural wood materials that did not contain paint, pesticides, herbicides, propane or other similar hazardous substances. A county inspection of the property is required. An exemption application can be found at w w w. S o l a n o C o u n t y Recovers.org.

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just to protect the individual who receives it but also to drape a fire blanket over a large enough portion of the population that the fire begins running out of fuel. If too few people are vaccinated, the virus will keep finding enough new hosts to propagate itself – and continue to stress the healthcare system, delay economic recovery, necessitate social distancing and potentially surge again if vaccines lose effectiveness over time. Whatever the threshold for herd immunity, public health officials face a substantial challenge. An early December poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 46% of American adults planned to get vaccinated while 26% would decline and 27% were still undecided. One group of researchers found that anti-vaccination messaging on social media has tripled since the start of the pandemic. A particular obstacle could be vaccinating children and teenagers, a group that has not been hit especially hard by the pandemic and for which vaccines are still being tested. But at 22% of the U.S. population, they are important to any effort to achieve herd immunity and return to normal life. When epidemiologists first aimed to model how many people would need to be vaccinated in order to drive the coronavirus toward extinction, they compared early transmission trends to those of other recent flu pandemics. They noted how the coronavirus had a longer incubation period, more asymptomatic spread and higher contagion – estimating that the pandemic would probably drag on for 18 to 24 months. “It likely won’t be halted until 60% to 70% of the population is immune,” said a report published by infectiousdisease experts in April. There are two paths to immunity: becoming infected with the virus and recovering, or getting

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Pharmacist Vanessa Christianson prepares a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming, Michigan, Dec. 18. vaccinated. Neither is a guarantee. Based on data from clinical trials showing that the efficacy of the two authorized vaccines – from Pfizer and Moderna – is excellent but still imperfect, the threshold for herd immunity rises to around 74%. But experts say even that calculation is still too simple. “Those numbers are useful for thought experiments, but they don’t represent what’s likely to be the way we control the virus or its impacts,” said Harvard epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch. “Offering a kind of magic number requires some very strong assumptions about these vaccines.” Many factors can come into play. If the virus becomes even more transmissible, the threshold for herd immunity would increase. The targets could vary by location. In sparsely populated places where people adhere to social distancing guidelines, fewer people would have to be vaccinated to burn out the virus. “It’s going to be the sort of thing that we’re studying for a very long time to come,” said William Hanage, an epidemiologist at the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard.

Then there are the vaccines themselves. They were authorized based on rapid-fire clinical trials that showed recipients were highly unlikely to develop symptoms of Covid-19 – but did not determine whether the vaccines actually prevent people from becoming infected with the virus or transmitting it. The degree to which the vaccines prevent transmission matters greatly in the equation for calculating herd immunity. In a bad-case scenario, the vaccines do so little to stop transmissions that herd immunity simply can’t be achieved through vaccination alone. “At the moment, the jury is definitely still out,” Lipsitch said. “If I had to guess, there will be a component of herd immunity – I just don’t know how dramatic it will be.” It could turn out that reaching herd immunity depends not only on how many people are vaccinated but also which people. Inoculating those most likely to spread it – people who live or work in close quarters, for example – may do much more to contain the pandemic than vaccinating people who live in relative seclusion. Given all these u n k now n s , F auc i brought his estimate to

85% – and has said it could be even higher. The costs of not achieving herd immunity are substantial. If the virus continues to circulate broadly, even some people who are vaccinated will develop Covid-19. Hospitals will continue to confront surges of the virus, depleting their resources and compromising their ability to treat heart attacks, strokes and other emergencies. Meanwhile, overall quality of life would continue to suffer. Schools, offices and restaurants would remain closed even for people who have been vaccinated. Experts say that until the virus is circulating at extraordinarily low levels – such that the risk of becoming infected is close to zero – social distancing and maskwearing are here to stay. The final answer to the question of how many people need to be vaccinated won’t be known until herd immunity is actually achieved. When epidemiologists start to see the test positivity rate falling to extremely low numbers, that’s how they’ll know the campaign is working. But with the exception of smallpox, no virus that afflicts humans has ever been wiped out completely. Experts have been struggling with polio for decades, lately in conflict regions where vaccination campaigns have been disrupted. They emphasize that in the age of globalization, herd immunity must eventually take into account almost every corner of the earth – a pathogen anywhere remains a threat everywhere. “I think it’s extremely unlikely that we would be able to eradicate this virus,” Hanage said. “In reality, we have to accept that.” “However, we should be able to get to a point where we are going to be able to live without it markedly damaging our lives, without leading to surges that damage our healthcare, or large excessive mortality – and that is what we are seeking to achieve.”

Benefits: Congress could override veto From Page One was not signed quickly enough for computer systems to be updated in time for next week’s payments, according to Democratic lawmakers. Without the $2.3-trillion spending bill, the government federal will run out of funding Monday evening, sparking the third shutdown of Trump’s presidency. A federal moratorium on housing evictions, which would have been extended for another month under the legislation, will expire Thursday, allowing thousands of removal efforts to proceed. In 27 American cities alone, landlords have filed more than 162,000 evictions during the pandemic, according to Eviction Lab, a tracking program at Princeton University. The bill also contains billions of dollars for other time-sensitive initiatives, such as vaccine distribution and Covid-19 testing. Trump said he would veto the bill because the checks were too small, bringing him in line with Democrats, who have long demanded larger payments. The standoff pits Trump against congressional Republicans, who don’t want to add to the debt to pay for the larger checks. The potential veto comes as Trump and many congressional Republicans have been at

odds over the president’s unsubstantiated claims that the presidential election was stolen from him. Trump wants Republicans to object to the electoral college results in early January, an effort that Senate Republicans have so far refused to take up. Eager to take advantage of Trump’s position, Democratic House leaders have scheduled a vote Monday on adding a $2,000 check to the bill, forcing Republicans into the uncomfortable position of siding with the president or sticking with their prior position against the larger payments. “If the president is serious about the $2,000 direct payments, he must call on House Republicans to end their obstruction,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said when she announced the vote on Thursday. “Democrats would love to [give] $2,000 to all of our families,” Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said on CNN Saturday morning. “I don’t know what kind of game he’s playing. I don’t know what the Republicans will do.” Even if such a bill passed the Democratic-controlled House, as expected, the Senate is expected to block it, according to Senate Republicans. Some on Capitol Hill suspect – or hope – that Trump will drop the veto threat, as he has done in similar circumstances. “The best way out of this

is for the president to sign the bill, and I still hope that’s what he decides,” Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., told reporters Thursday. If the stalemate continues, Congress could try to override Trump’s veto. The bill passed with a large enough margin in both chambers to become law without Trump’s signature, so long as no one changes his or her vote. But a veto override is fraught with uncertainty. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who golfed with Trump on Christmas Day, said he would not override Trump’s veto. “After spending some time with President [Trump] today, I am convinced he is more determined than ever to increase stimulus payments to $2000 per person and challenge Section 230 big tech liability protection,” Graham tweeted, referring to the president’s simultaneous calls to remove liability protections from social media companies, such as Twitter and Facebook. Critics have noted the irony in Trump’s efforts: Social media companies would surely boot Trump from their platforms to reduce their liability over his frequently false, disparaging and potentially libelous missives. Congress is already prepared to override the first veto of Trump’s presidency next week. The House is slated to vote Monday to overturn Trump’s veto Wednesday

of a military spending bill. If the chamber passes the bill by the required margin, the Senate plans to come back to Washington on Tuesday to do the same. Frustrating congressional Republicans, Trump was all but absent from the negotiations. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin was dispatched to haggle with lawmakers on behalf of the White House. The president did not publicly weigh in until shortly after Congress approved the bill, issuing a four-minute video criticizing the legislation – which was nearly 6,000 pages long – as a pork-laden giveaway. Despite his last-minute objections, Trump’s own administration advanced many of the items he found objectionable, such as foreign aid programs and funding to keep the federal government open. “Congress found plenty of money for foreign countries, lobbyists and special interests,” Trump said, “while sending the bare minimum to the American people who need it.” were Lawmakers blindsided by the veto threat, having been told by the Treasury secretary that the White House backed the deal. “We’ve been assured that the president would sign the bill,” Blunt said, “and I have no reason to believe that Secretary Mnuchin didn’t believe that.”

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Billions From Page A10 firefighting institutions that are very powerful, where institutional advancement for people has to do with how well you perform the firefighting mission” – not how well you reduce wildfire hazard,” he argued. “So we have to create something new.” Wara stressed that he was not suggesting the state cut firefighting funding, but that it spend far more on abating the growing severity of California’s inevitable wildfires – and that it do so through a new state entity apart from Cal Fire. “There’s been a lack of willingness to say . . . we just need to spend money. This is a deferred maintenance issue,” he added. Wara is not alone. Environmentalists and tribes are calling on the state to ramp up prevention spending. A diverse coalition of groups – including Defenders of Wildlife, the Wine Institute and the California Cattlemen’s Association – recently urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to spend $1.5 billion next year on what it called wildfire resilience: Wildland fuel reduction, prescribed fire and making rural communit ies more fire-resistant. That would be a radical departure from the past decade, when even modest efforts to boost prevention funding have stumbled. In 2011, the Legislature imposed an annual fee on homes in areas protected by Cal Fire. The assessment, which paid for a variety of department activities, including fire prevention and hazardous fuel reduction, proved so unpopular in rural counties that it was essentially killed six years later. Lawmakers then turned

to the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, funneling $200 million a year in cap-and-trade auction proceeds to community fire prevention grants and prescribed burning by Cal Fire crews. Most of that evaporated early this year when the coronavirus-related economic downturn slashed industry demand for the program’s pollution allowances. Budget problems also killed the Newsom administration’s proposal for a November $4.75 billion climate resilience bond, which included $750 million for wildfire community protection and forest health. “We know what is needed to do fire resilience,” said Jessica Morse, deputy secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, which oversees Cal Fire. “We had laid out a plan . . . Covid and our budget crisis undermined those plans.” Though cap-andtrade auction revenue has rebounded since May, she said “conversations are underway” to find a more stable funding source. But she dismissed the idea of a new state department devoted to firehazard reduction. “I don’t think new bureaucracy is the solution,” Morse said. “We have identified what the solutions are. We need to be able to invest in them consistently at scale.” She cited an August agreement between the state and the U.S. Forest Service in which they each committed to annually treating 500,000 acres of California forest and rangelands by 2025 with a variety of fuel-reduction practices, including prescribed fire, thinning overgrown woodlands, timber harvest and grazing. Yet this memorandum of understanding is non-binding and includes neither money nor staffing. Moreover, the state’s

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Iris, 4, and Castle Snider, 8, look on as flames engulf the hillsides behind their backyard as the Bobcat fire burns near homes on Oakglade Drive in Monrovia, Sept. 15. claim that it is already well on its way to meeting its commitment does not withstand close scrutiny. Of the nearly 400,000 acres the resources agency says were treated in the last fiscal year, work by Cal Fire crews constituted only 55,000 acres – and just half of that was prescribed fire. Community grant projects, such as fuel break construction, represented another 35,000 acres. The rest, some 300,000 acres, largely consisted of work by private landowners, including 115,000 acres of commercial timber harvest, as well as 114,000 acres of dead-tree removal that may never have been completed. Landowners can cut down dead, dying and drought-killed trees under a program that exempts them from having to file a costly timber harvesting plan with Cal Fire. They apply to remove the trees on certain acreage. But there is no requirement that they actually do all the work, nor does the state check to see if they have, said Helge Eng, Cal Fire’s deputy director of forestry. The logging also doesn’t necessarily remove the small growth and dead material on the forest floor that helps fuel more

intense wildfires. “Generously, I’d say half of those acres are probably effective fuels reduction,” UC Berkeley forestry specialist Bill Stewart said of the roughly 300,000 acres of timberlands the state touted as treated in fiscal year 2019-20. He also questioned the focus on timberlands, given that much of what has burned in California’s big, destructive wildfires isn’t forest. It’s grassland, oak woodland and shrubland. The first two landscapes are in need of prescribed fire, not logging. The third is unsuited to fuel reduction. If cleared or burned too often, chaparral – or brush as Cal Fire calls it – turns to invasive grass that ignites readily and feeds fast-moving flames. Keith Gilless, chair of the state Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, defended the state’s treatment numbers. “I don’t feel that this is an attempt to claim more progress towards an elusive goal than we are actually making,” he said. “I do believe that the activities . . . move us in the right direction. “Are they in aggregate what we should be doing to allow us to reduce fire risk and reintroduce fire on the landscape successfully? No, we are not doing

enough acres,” Gilless acknowledged. He added that the state is looking for ways to ease barriers to controlled burning, including air quality concerns and liability for escaped fires on private land. The Forest Service in California also devotes most of its money and effort to firefighting rather than hazard reduction on the nearly 21 million acres of federal wildlands it manages in the state. In the last fiscal year, the agency conducted controlled burns on just 16,742 of those acres, according to the regional office. Between 2010 and 2017 – the last year for which data was available – it used thinning projects or commercial timber sales to reduce forest fuels on an annual average of 103,000 acres. Barnie Gyant, who until recently served as deputy regional forester, blamed the low numbers on a familiar litany: A shortage of money and staff to complete projects; public complaints about smoke from controlled burns; and the lack of a commercial market for the small trees that crowd many national forests. “I’m always hoping there is more money,” he said, “but the reality is, that depends on Congress

and the other needs that exist in the country for all the other programs.” In September, as fires raged up and down the West Coast, UC Berkeley forest ecologist and climate change scientist Patrick Gonzalez proposed a major shift in federal wildfire policy to break what he called a vicious cycle: Bigger, more intense wildfires boost carbon emissions, which accelerate climate change, which promotes more intense fires. Washington, he wrote on a science policy website, should redirect federal firefighting funding – which nationally topped $3 billion in 2018 – to fire-use. Prescribed burns and managing moderate lightning fires in remote areas are the cheapest and most effective ways to tackle the West’s catastrophic fire problem, Gonzalez said. “Fire is the key, natural ecological process that outdated policies have removed. Only the restoration of natural fire can completely address the root causes of the problem.”

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Pandemic closures alter rhythm of life in towns on both sides of US-Mexico border Tribune Content Agency BISBEE, Ariz. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jesus Tarazon crouched down, gently guiding the yellow Labrador into the back seat of her ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Subaru. The veterinary assistant waved as the car pulled away, then glanced at his phone. It was 5:06 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; his shift was ending, and he had five hours to make it back home across the border, a relief on days he has to run errands. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone who lives across the line has to watch the clock closely,â&#x20AC;? said Tarazon, a U.S. citizen who commutes daily from his rural home in Mexico to his job here in this southeastern Arizona town, 12 miles from the border. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The pandemic has changed a lot.â&#x20AC;? tarazon For Tarazon and the thousands of other local residents who commute between the U.S. and Mexico, pandemicrelated border restrictions have altered the rhythms of daily life. The 28-year-old, who adores his work at the animal hospital, often has dinner in Bisbee after his shift â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which ends at 5 p.m. most days â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and takes his time heading home to his sprawling ranch in Naco, Sonora, where he lives with his wife and daughter, raising horses and chickens. This cross-border commute, he said, took less than 15 minutes before the pandemic led to closures and restrictions, and the port of entry was open around the clock. But now, he needs to carefully watch the time, ensuring he makes it back into Mexico before the border shutters at 10 p.m., for fear of being stranded until the next morning. Traffic lines have grown longer, with waits up to an hour each way, as people rush to meet the curfew. In March, as the first wave of Covid-19 infections spiked, U.S. officials instituted strict new rules on who could come and go â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and when they could travel â&#x20AC;&#x201C; through land ports of entry along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico. The restrictions, which forbid travel deemed nonessential â&#x20AC;&#x201C; shopping trips, visiting friends â&#x20AC;&#x201C; have had a ripple effect on local economies and on lives that intersect the U.S. and Mexico on a daily basis. For small towns like Bisbee, a critical source of funds has vanished since Mexicans, who previously came to shop on tourist visas, have been denied access. Mexican tourismrelated visa holders are barred from entering the U.S. because the travel is listed as nonessential. While travel for Tarazon has not been restricted, the border entry cutbacks have caused delays. It has meant that U.S. citizens passing through

for work at many ports of entry that were previously open 24 hours â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including the one Tarazon commutes through connecting Naco, Sonora, and Naco, Arizona â&#x20AC;&#x201C; face longer wait times because some border checkpoints are closed between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. (Flying between the two countries is permitted, with few limitations.) Cautionary measures have extended both ways. Early in the pandemic, some towns on the Mexican side sought to slow the virusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spread south, instituting temperature checks and other measures. In Nogales, Sonora, 90 miles west of Bisbee, local officials required those entering Mexico to walk through a disinfectant tunnel. During the July 4 weekend â&#x20AC;&#x201C; when Arizonans typically rush to beach towns in Sonora â&#x20AC;&#x201C; officials in the Mexican state barred all nonessential travel. Long-enshrined rhythms of life in many border towns â&#x20AC;&#x201C; where families have relatives on both sides, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not uncommon to live in Mexico but work or go to school in the U.S., or vice versa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; have been thrown into chaos. The U.S.-imposed restrictions, officials say, will remain in place at least until late January. Many here say they understand the need for action. In the Mexican state of Sonora, 47,000 people have been infected by the coronavirus, and 3,600 have died. In muchsmaller Cochise County, where Bisbee is located, 6,000 people have been infected, and about 100 have died. Yet bills are due, and the economic fallout from restrictions, such as lost revenue from shoppers, is undeniable. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat who represents a district in south Texas that includes Laredo, has been lobbying the Trump administration for months to reopen land border crossings for nonessential travel and to lift nightly closures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have seen some businesses where all the employees are gone, and it is just the family holding on,â&#x20AC;? he said at a recent news conference. Farther up the Rio Grande, in El Paso, a hot spot for the virus, city officials recently announced a plan to furlough or cut the pay of some 400 government employees due to a $60 million deficit attributed, in part, to a decline in tax revenue from the lack of Mexican shoppers from Ciudad JuĂĄrez, who have long accounted for about 15% of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retail trade. In Bisbee, a mining town turned tourist haven, many essential and ser-

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The Arizona town of Naco, left, and Sonora Mexico town of Naco, right, sit side by side, separated by the steel border wall in Naco, Az, Nov. 23. Like life in many border towns, families have relatives on both sides of the border and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not uncommon to live in Mexico, but work or go to school in the U.S., or vice versa. vice-industry jobs are held by citizens like Tarazon, who live across the line in Mexico because, among other reasons, the housing is cheaper. They work as bartenders at watering holes, cooks at restaurants and housekeepers at the inns that line Bisbeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Main Street. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most people have some sort of relationship, directly or indirectly, with Naco,â&#x20AC;? said Ana Borrajo, a chef who has called southern Arizona home for nearly a decade. She used to own a restaurant and employed cooks who were from Mexico. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the way it is here,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one thinks much about it.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not uncommon for students at the Bisbee Unified School District to live in Mexico and travel here daily through ports in sprawling valleys dotted by ocotillo. They are U.S. citizens with relatives who have addresses here. Since the local schools are closed for in-person learning, many students, including Tarazonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter, are taking virtual classes from home on the Mexican side of the border. David Smith, who served as mayor of Bisbee for two terms, said the towns have long operated in lockstep. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are all a part of the same region and must help each other,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. While he was in office, he met monthly with the mayor of Naco, Sonora. They held a border concert one year on both sides of the fence, he said, and when Naco in Mexico had a persistent sewage issue, officials in Bisbee offered advice and provided parts. When fires rage out of control in dry Arizona towns, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not uncommon for firefighters from Sonora to offer help. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vital,â&#x20AC;? Smith said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is the only way to describe our communities and our relationships.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly how a Bisbee chef named Francisca, who used to work for Borrajo, views the region â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both countries are equally

home, she said. She has a green card and splits her time between Bisbee, where she lives and works, and Naco, Sonora, where her parents live. The pandemic has made commuting much more of a headache, she said on a recent afternoon in Borrajoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backyard, noting the longer wait times at the border. Francisca, who asked to use only her first name because she does not want to face harassment while traveling, works at a Bisbee cafe, where she serves up egg-and-bacon sandwiches most mornings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes I take supplies â&#x20AC;&#x201C; toothpaste, toiletries â&#x20AC;&#x201C; back home,â&#x20AC;? Francisca said. Borrajo nodded, adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because no one can come over to get things anymore.â&#x20AC;? Many businesses in Bisbee have slowed; some have closed for good. But these days, even as coronavirus cases rise in Arizona and nationwide, the number of visitors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; some retirees from northern states â&#x20AC;&#x201C; has increased. Restaurants are open for indoor dining. Shops once shuttered along Main Street have a steady stream of patrons weary of pandemic restrictions. Still, the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy is suffering. Francisca knows cooks who have lost their jobs or had their hours cut, and she feels lucky to have work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m grateful,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But it can also be scary. I wash and I wash my hands; I keep distance from others as much as I can.â&#x20AC;? Tarazon shares that feeling of gratitude for his work. The clean-cut veterinary assistant, who wears scrubs each day, was hired at the Cochise Animal Hospital nearly six years ago. During a typical shift, which sometimes stretches beyond 10 hours,

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VACAVILLE — Members of Malcontent found it the perfect time to sit down and do some writing as Covid-19 took over and gigs were canceled. The band got together in June 2019 to raise money for a friend dealing with cancer. It had been 15 years since they had been on stage as a band. And, just as things got humming again, the novel coronavirus pandemic hit. “When it looked like gigs weren’t going to get rescheduled, we put everything into writing,” band member Heath Coppock said. The result is some new tunes, including one slated to debut New Year’s Day. “Digital Soapbox” is the first to be released among the five new songs the band has recorded. They hope to release a single a month in the new year. “Digital Soapbox” looks at what happens on social media, Coppock said. “I get up on the old soapbox and stand up with the bullhorn,” he joked. People use their cellphones as a digital soapbox today, Coppock said. “It was almost too easy to write the lyrics with all that’s going on today,” he said. The message the listener takes from the song should be their own interpretation, Coppock said. Coppock met fellow bandmate Anthony Ferrentino when they were sophomores at Fairfield High School. They started playing together and the band formed in 1997. They called it quits in 2004. Ferrentino composes the music, Coppock handles the lyrics. The band had recorded an EP in 2002. The new music was recorded at Pug’s Cavern in Sacramento. “The engineer is great and it feels like home,” Coppock said of the studio. It was there a call came into the engineer from Dave Buckner, Papa Roach’s original drummer. Malcontent had opened for Papa Roach and members of both bands stay in touch via social media. Soon Buckner was in the studio, recording, and even offering some advice. “He had ideas for a song we were working on,” Coppock said. “Dave is a super cool guy.”

ABOVE: Ke’Marie Bourdeaux, who sings with The Rhythm Method 4, wrote and illustrated a story about her cat Chippy’s medical adventure. RIGHT: Chippy, Ke’Marie Bourdeaux’s cat, underwent surgery under the guidance of Dr. Celina Hatt at Pawsh Place Veterinary Center and Boutique. Saving Gracie paid the bill. Courtesy photos

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VACAVILLE — Sargent Tucker has re-released his single and video, “Christmas Unites the World.” His motivation behind writing this composition is deeply rooted in spirituality. Tucker has a sincere desire to create music with a purpose, music that brings people together, enriching folks to project something positive into the universe, according to a press release announcing the Vacaville resident’s plans. The essence is about spreading worldwide peace, sharing the spirit of love, unity and togetherness, according to the press release. The song is envisioned with mystical hope of all human beings achieving universal love and unity. Whether you’re a believer or not, Tucker in the press release said he believes everyone can embrace a season of giving, sharing love and

VACAVILLE — Ke’Marie Bordeaux still fights back tears when she tells of her cat Chippy’s struggle to urinate. Bordeaux, a local artist who sings with the The Rhythm Method 4 and has appeared on “The Voice” and “American Idol,” adopted the stray when he showed up at her front door. The pair bonded immediately. “I love all my pets,” she said. Chippy was the most loving. He would sleep by Bordeaux’s head and purr. The two would often hold hands, with Chippy putting his paw forth. “He’s so sweet,” she said. When Bordeaux noticed him straining to pass urine, she spent the minimal savings she had, looking to find an answer. “I felt so helpless,” she said. “I thought he was going to die.” With no money and no difference in Chippy’s trouble, Bordeaux was feeling defeated when her fellow band member Rob Lopez reached out to Lisa Hilas of Saving Gracie, an angel fund for pets. “She was so beside herself,” said Hilas, who quickly put in a call to Pawsh Place Veterinary Center and Boutique. The next day Chippy, who was originally labeled as female, underwent surgery under the guidance of Dr. Celina Hatt at Pawsh. Saving Gracie paid the bill. “He became our first transgender cat,” Hilas said in jest. Bourdeaux was so happy, she wrote and illustrated a story about Chippy’s adventure, which can be viewed on the Saving Gracie website as well as Saving Gracie fundraisers such as the one coming up New Year’s Eve. One cold, rainy night, Bordeaux spent two hours searching for a dog that she had witnessed being tossed from Highway 12 near Walters Road. She adopted him, too. Hilas and The Rhythm Method 4 have a relationship dating back 15 years to when she heard the band perform at the Fairmont in San Francisco. Bordeaux wasn’t a band member at the time. “You guys sound amazing,” Hilas told the group – Lopez, Chris Holmes and Keith

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FAIRFIELD — The reality of live entertainment in 2020 was virtual. Just as some theater groups were getting ready to launch spring shows, and musicians continue their season, the novel coronavirus pandemic hit. The Downtown Theatre, Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre Aaron Rosenblatt/Daily Republic file and Vallejo’s Empress Theatre have all hosted live-streamed Gary Walker makes his entrance to the Red Carpet Gala at the Downtown Theatre in Fairfield, performances. March 7. Jeff Trager and Kevin Frazier launched Frazier Trager Presents to seating, with social distancing and organize most of the Downtown Theatre masks required. events. The theater was able to hold Seven Artisans Winery closed as a some outside, socially distanced shows, new tenant took over the facility. when restrictions were loosened. AudiSolano College Theatre went ence size was limited. See Review, Page B2 Other venues offered outdoor

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Sydnee Ortiz performed outdoors this summer in the courtyard of the Downtown Theatre in Fairfield.

to virtual auditions and performances for two fall shows. Many local musicians took to Facebook to share Covid-19-related tunes with their fans. The 2020-2021 seasons were canceled, leaving Fall 2021 the earliest to hear units such as the Solano Symphony, the Vallejo Symphony and Solano Winds in person. The Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre was a beneficiary of a live-streamed concert featuring Jim Brickman. Bay Area Stage is helping to make ends meet by hosting a sale at its Broadway Street location in Vallejo.

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LeBron James speaks during Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020, May 16.

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s the pandemic ripped through almost every aspect of American life in 2020, driving people to isolate in myriad ways, media became more important than ever. Television, which analysts had long compared to an electronic campfire for its ability to bring people together for shared experiences, took on added importance as a central source of information and, in some cases, inspiration, even as production of most entertainment programs was shut down in Hollywood and elsewhere. As always happens in a crisis, some people rose to the occasion, and others folded or tried to exploit it for their own ends. Those people in the TV industry who successfully faced the challenges helped some of us get through the loneliness and the confusion and loss of direction caused, in large part, by the fog of disinformation generated by the White House and its allies in this election year. As a citizen and viewer, I thank those who used the medium to try to better serve us in this horrible year. As a critic, I use this yearend column to applaud and thank them. LeBron James and the TV special he hosted and helped fund, “Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020.” Rituals are a key source of cultural continuity, and one of the most important rituals in American life is that of high school graduation. That event, which helps instill a feeling of accomplishment and confidence in the future, was denied most graduating seniors last spring by necessary restrictions on large gatherings. Enter basketball superstar LeBron James in the month of May with an uplifting TV special that used the latest digital technology to create a sense of community among graduates while congratulating and inspiring them with his words and those of former President Barack Obama. Music and technology came together beautifully in the special. It opened with a diverse choir of graduates from across the country brought together virtually onscreen to sing “The Star Spangled Banner.” It included outstanding and moving performances from artists including

commentary H.E.R. and Alicia Keys. But nothing matched the power of Obama’s words: “With everything suddenly up for grabs, this is your generation’s world to shape.”

2020 Democratic National Convention I admitted in a column I wrote in August that I did not expect much of the virtual Democratic National Convention. In fact, I feared it was going to be an embarrassment. I wasn’t alone. But it wound up winning widespread acclaim. The producers learned from the graduation special hosted by James. They borrowed from its opening with their own virtual choir singing “The Star Spangled Banner.” But they went a giant step further in reimagining the roll call of states with a resident of each shown on-site announcing how the votes were cast. It transformed what was an often tedious convention exercise into something engaging and inspirational through the diversity of American geography and life that it captured. Yet, for all the digital excellence, the on-screen convention’s greatest power was found in one of the oldest forms of television: one person talking from the heart directly to the camera. Former first lady Michelle Obama did it best, and people were talking about her words for days. Jill Biden, who holds a doctorate in education, wasn’t too bad either sitting in an empty classroom talking about education and why she thinks her husband would make a good president.

CNN’s coverage of Covid-19, Trump’s presidency and a summer of social protest As if Covid-19 was not a big enough story for any year, we also had an election and the unraveling of the Trump presidency along with a summer and fall of social protest. No one on TV covered all three more diligently than CNN. On Covid-19, CNN coverage was graced by the tireless work of Dr. Sanjay Gupta in countering the dangerous medical misinformation from the Trump White House. And don’t forget the “Sesame Street” specials for kids and families, like the one a week ago Saturday with Gupta on Covid-19. National

correspondent Miguel Marquez and his team have done exemplary reporting inside stressed hospitals trying to treat victims of the virus. On wall-to-wall coverage of social protest, think back to correspondent Omar Jimenez being arrested on camera in Minneapolis during a live report in May for simply doing his job without violating any restrictions. But it is CNN’s unwillingness to back down in the face of insults and threats from Trump that I believe future historians will rightfully celebrate as an earlier generation did the work of CBS correspondent Edward R. Murrow in standing up to Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s. Yes, there was great reporting from the White House team led by Jim Acosta. But CNN President Jeff Zucker is the real hero of the CNN story for not giving an inch as Trump tried to intimidate him and then when that didn’t work get him fired.

MSNBC’s coverage of politics MSNBC was just as relentless as CNN in trying to counter the lies and disinformation of the Trump White House. “The 11th Hour with Brian Williams” remained the most valuable hour on cable TV, the “Nightline” of today. If you spend an hour with the show, you can go to bed knowing everything you need to know about what happened in the world of politics that day. Election nights were informative and highly engaging on MSNBC with Joy Reid, Rachel Maddow and Nicole Wallace at the anchor desk – along with Steve Kornacki on the electronic map tirelessly breaking down votes.

‘After Life’ with Ricky Gervais This darkly comedic series about a reporter on a small-town newspaper trying to carry on with life after the death of his wife, speaks like no other entertainment program in popular culture to the Covid-19 moment in which we now live. I was not a big fan of Season 1. But then came Covid-19 with its mounting death count in March and the debut of Season 2 in April, and I cannot wait for Season 3. The Netflix series, which is created by and stars Gervais, was made before the pandemic, so it was not created in reac-

tion to Covid-19. But it is pitch perfect in capturing the existential mindset within which so many of us now live.

PBS taking its game to a higher level when the nation needs it most As digital media and economics increasingly divide consumers into haves and havenots based on sky-high subscriptions fees, PBS has stepped up its commitment to free programming in a major way this year. Whether it is the exceptional documentary series of “Frontline,” which focused on some of those hardest hit by the pandemic like agricultural workers in California, or an on-demand archive that offers such productions as “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” a look at the late congressman’s life of social activism, PBS is offering programming every bit as good as anything on Netflix or HBO. And every American with a TV can see most of it without paying a monthly fee.

TV moment of the year: ‘The Final Crossing’ of John Lewis While most of the productions described above offered moments that moved me, nothing did so as deeply as TV news coverage in July of what some referred to as “The Final Crossing” of the Edmund Pettus Bridge by Congressman Lewis. First, rose petals were strewed across the bridge as symbols of the blood shed by Lewis and other civil rights marchers in 1965. Then came the journey of one of our greatest leaders being carried in death over the ground his sacrifice and suffering helped make holy in the early years of the Civil Rights Movement. I can close my eyes as I write this sentence today and still see those images of the horses, the caisson and the top-hatted driver crossing the bridge, revisiting one of the most powerful and resonant moments of this hero’s journey. I am thankful to TV for helping me participate in that ritualistic re-enactment and for burning those images so powerfully into my heart. With so much of one’s life now lived through screens rather than in-person, I am more grateful than ever for those who presented such images with care and a keen sense of history and social conscience in 2020.

Tucker From Page B1 greetings in several languages and background vocals bring in a childhood sound. “Christmas Unites the World” features Bay Area jazz guitarist and virtuoso Carl Lockett on guitar/synthesizer/piano/organ and Lisa Patterson contributing on background vocals. Together, in what’s described in the press release as complete synchronization, the vocals, lyrics and instrumentation are creative and diverse, enjoyed by men, women and children around the world. Tucker has reached the top 10 four times consecutively on the UK Soul Charts with his Sept. 22 single

Concert From Page B1 Vaughn – after their set. When she inquired where they were from and the answer was Vacaville, Hilas took it as a sign. Soon she booked the band and continued to do so for many important events in her life, including Saving Gracie fundraisers. Saving Gracie is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to provide life-saving treatment to pets in the Solano County community, seeking to help save pets whose families face the heartbreak of euthanasia because they can’t afford medical care. When the novel coronavirus pandemic swept the country earlier this year, Hilas had to reschedule her annual pasta dinner fundraiser. She had already booked The Rhythm Method 4 and the caterer, LaBorgata. Hilas said she didn’t feel comfortable asking for the money back as they were getting hit hard by the pandemic, too.

Music From Page B1 Writing has been cathartic, Coppock said. And, band rehearsals are an opportunity to see each other and dive into the music, he said. “The creative juices have been flowing so well,” he said. When live shows return, Coppock said he can’t think of any better place than Vacaville. “It’s always been our hometown. It’s a great place to start,” he said. “Having each other is a pretty big part of coping with 2020,” he said of being able to rehearse and record with his bandmates. “It’s been tough for everyone. But here we have the fruits of our labor and I think it’s the best music we have written to date.”

“Let’s Get Away.” “Christmas Unites the World” is available for download at all major digital distributors. To listen for free and/ or purchase, visit https:// sargenttucker.hearnow. com/christmas-unitesthe-world. Sargent Tucker’s website is http:// sargenttucker.com. Tucker is a singer, musician, writer and producer whose musical roots can be traced back to the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. “I Am Happy,” one of his earliest releases, was the theme song of the International Happiness Foundation gala, where Tucker was the featured guest performer at the Hollywood Global Happiness Day. He’s currently writing and arranging new original material. The solution: Split it into two events: a New Year’s Eve virtual concert, complete with a ball drop courtesy of Landmann Wire and Rope, and a pasta dinner in the new year. A virtual concert also opens the performance to a much larger audience as there are no room restrictions. At the same time, people can watch safely from the comfort of their own home. “It’s going to be an amazing New Year’s Eve,” Hilas said. The Rhythm Method 4 is a favorite in Northern California. The musicians enjoy performing interesting and challenging music that usually contains stylish vocals and elegant harmonies they enjoy and respect. A live performance takes listeners on a journey through a wide range of music. For concert tickets, visit https://givebetter.com/ NYEwithTRM4. For more information on Saving Gracie, visit www.savinggracie.org. The band’s website is https://trm4. com/the-band. “In the beginning, I wanted to play music,” Ferrentino said of the shutdown. “I resisted. But the creative stuff we have done is the best.” Ferrentino lays the foundation and the rest of the band contributes. “It’s a little more hands on,” he said. “It’s changed our sound so I’m not so dominant.” Having Buckner record with them “validated us as a band,” Ferrentino said. Band members didn’t see each other for six weeks when Covid-19 restrictions first went into place. “It’s the only thing besides my family that kept me somewhat sane,” Ferrentino said. He said he was also happy to report the beneficiary of their June 2019 concert just welcomed a grandchild. Follow the band at w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / TheRealMalcontent.

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49ers damage Cardinals’ playoff chances in win Cam Inman The Mercury News

George Kittle and C.J. Beathard made triumphant comebacks Saturday. It’s the 49ers’ makeshift defense, however, that really rallied and keyed a 20-12 upset of the host Arizona Cardinals. Led by Fred Warner’s allaround excellence and Ahkello Witherspoon’s end zone interception with 4:37 remaining, the 49ers (6-9) responded from their own playoff elimination to hurt the chances of the Cardinals (8-7). Coordinator Robert Saleh’s

Offensively, the 49ers did more than enough in Kittle’s first game since a Nov. 1 foot fracture and Beathard’s first start since 2018. defense came through with deceptive pressure, exceptional tackling and solid pass coverage to slow the Cardinals and dual-threat quarterback Kyler Murray. That defensive unit, by the way, did all that without injured starters Javon Kinlaw, Richard Sherman and Jimmie Ward, not to mention the earlyseason exits of Nick Bosa and Dee Ford. Offensively, the 49ers did more than enough in Kittle’s

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first game since a Nov. 1 foot fracture and Beathard’s first start since 2018. Beathard threw three touchdown passes, Kittle had four timely catches for 92 yards, and, overlooked in it all, was Jeff Wilson’s dominance (183 rushing yards, 21-yard touchdown catch). Eliminated from playoff contention with last Sunday’s loss in Dallas, the 49ers (6-9) snapped a three-game losing streak and won for only their second time

in eight games. They’ll close out the season against the NFC West-leading Seattle Seahawks at Arizona’s State Farm Stadium, where the 49ers relocated to this month because of Santa Clara County’s Covid-19 restrictions. Here are the highs, lows and all else you need to know: Kittle emerged unscathed in his return, the timing of which came into question because of an injury risk with no potential of a playoff berth. His first catch since Nov. 1 was just as expected, a big gainer that went for 24 yards, with 23 yards coming after the catch. That sparked the 49ers’ first touch-

down drive, and it was his only target before halftime. Kittle’s next catch also came on a Beathard bootleg, for an 18-yard gain. Later, a 27-yard Kittle catch helped set up the 49ers’ second touchdown. He did have a drop, the only target he didn’t catch.

3 TD passes Beathard’s first career game with three touchdown passes came on the same field as his last start, an October 2018 loss at Arizona. He was 13 of 22 for 182 yards with no See 49ers, Page B14

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Now, they can’t shoot Rusty Simmons,

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reaking news: The Warriors cannot shoot anymore. This shouldn’t be an all too jolting development for those who have watched the team closely during the past couple of years, but spotlighted stages opening night Tuesday in Brooklyn and on Christmas in Milwaukee shoved the facts right into the face of a national audience. In those losses, during which they got beat by an average of 32.5 points, the Warriors went 20-of-78 from 3-point range (25.6%). That’s a far cry from the Warriors’ long-range accuracy when they were revolutionizing the NBA during five straight trips to the NBA Finals from 2015 to ‘19. Asked about the most concerning part of the Curry Warriors’ shooting during the first two losses of the season, head coach Steve Kerr said: “All of the above.” “It’s execution as a five-man group,” he said. “Cutting, screening and good spacing leads to good shots. We’re not close to that yet. There’s a lot of work ahead.” Maybe Charles Barkley is finally right. The Hall-of-Fame player, who has turned into one of the league’s most entertaining mouthpieces, consistently picked against the Warriors during their dynastic run. He said a jump-shooting team couldn’t win a title. The Warriors won three, but that’s because Barkley left out a huge caveat. He meant to say that a terrible jump-shooting team couldn’t win a title. After finishing among the league’s top three in 3-point shooting from 2015 to 2019 – ever dipping below 38.3% – the Warriors shot 33.4% last season to finish 29th. Each of the Warriors’ NBA Finals teams during that five-year span had multiple 3-point shooters who bested the 38% mark. Only the 2016-17 squad had fewer than three such players. In 2015-16, when they shot a remarkable 41.6% as a team, they had six players shoot better than 38%. With Klay Thompson out for the season to rehab a torn Achilles, the Warriors now have one dead-eye shooter. And Stephen Curry, the guy who is one 3-pointer away from joining Reggie Miller and Ray Allen as the only players in NBA history with 2,500 career 3s, is 4-for-20 from long See Warriors, Page B4

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Members of the Miami Heat bench react with virtual fans in the background during a game against the Denver Nuggets

at HP Field House at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex, Aug. 1, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

NBA bubble offered surreal setting for league’s revival Editor’s note: The Los Angeles Times looks at some of the biggest sports moments and storylines of 2020.

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As the Florida humidity broke, a wildly diverse group gathered at the Casitas Pool, the name for the area just outside the lap pool that was nuzzled between three buildings and the campus’ fitness center. There was a former NBA All-Star sharing cigars and his butane lighter alongside a team scorekeeper, an arena DJ, broadcast technicians, event coordinators and NBA officials, all hanging out, sharing drinks and good stories as a late night became an early morning. It was maybe the only place in the country where this could have happened, a group of previous strangers

bonding as friends around a table without fear of contracting the coronavirus. They could live this way because they were residents of the NBA bubble, a $175 million basketball theme park created in the middle of an actual theme park – Disney World in Orlando. It was a once-in-a-lifetime plan, to put 22 NBA teams into three resorts at Disney World to try to finish a season suspended by the Covid-19 pandemic. During the playoffs , life eventually was condensed to one hotel, everyone sharing a campus. You might see LeBron James riding a bicycle or Dwight Howard listening to an oversized boombox. Commissioner Adam Silver and the players union’s president Michele Roberts would share a meal while Heat center Bam Adebayo picked up dinner from the lobby sports bar.

The quarters were close. Clippers center Ivica Zubac answered questions about Nikola Jokic as the Nuggets center walked past. And Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka would run the same route before games as Miami executive Adam Simon, the two competitors sharing the road hours before competing in the NBA Finals. It ended with a champion – the Lakers – but more impressively it ended without an outbreak among the 1,500 people who called the bubble home, the entire plan holding up while the virus raged just outside of the bubble’s perimeter. Games looked drastically different. Fans were present – digitized on boards that wrapped three sides of the court. Cheering was pumped in to the arenas, where the sneaker squeaks and the See Bubble, Page B14

Games looked drastically different. Fans were present – digitized on boards that wrapped three sides of the court. Cheering was pumped in to the arenas, where the sneaker squeaks and the jump-shot clanks sounded a little louder bouncing around in a mostly lifeless gym.

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St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, center, talks with Trevor Rosenthal, left, and Adam Wainwright, before the start of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Oct. 11, 2013, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

NEW YORK — In his memory, Tim Mead travels back to early October 1968. He’s 10 years old. It’s the World Series, Cardinals versus Tigers, and a teacher is wheeling a black-and-white television into the classroom at Ashlawn Elementary School in Arlington, Va., so the fourthgraders could watch. Pixelated legends bloom on the screen in an afternoon game: Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Al Kaline. “It was so exciting,” Mead recalls. “These were largerthan-life performers.” For Mead, now the president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, going back to baseball mem-

ories like that was a reflex of sorts in a pandemic year where loss was ever-present, including in Cooperstown. Six iconic Hall of Famers died in 2020, making it one of the worst years in Hall history. The Hall had not lost as many as six members since 1972, when seven died, Mead says. That, Mead says, was the most in a single year. This year, Kaline, known as “Mr. Tiger,” died in April. Beloved Mets ace Tom Seaver died on Aug. 31 and, barely a week later, Brock passed away. Then, in a nine-day span from Oct. 2 to Oct. 11, Gibson, Whitey Ford and Joe Morgan died, leaving the Hall with 76 living members. “When you are a baseball fan, any time you lose one of

these gentlemen, you remember your youth,” Mead says. And theirs. Even now, it’s hard not to think of this group, including the two towering figures of New York baseball, Seaver and Ford, as young, strong men in spikes, delivering devastating pitches or whirling around the bases. You can see the six in all their Technicolor splendor in a new MLB Network documentary, “Icons Lost,” which celebrates their careers and impact. There’s plenty of grainy, goosebump footage from their careers, as well as fresh interviews with fellow Hall of Famers Johnny Bench and Joe Torre and other contemporaries. See Famers, Page B14

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Lynx among early promoters of Black Lives Matter movement Tribune Content Agency MINNEAPOLIS — It was in July 2016. In some ways it feels like just yesterday to Rebekkah Brunson and Cheryl Reeve. Other times, it seems like a completely different age. Philando Castile had just been shot during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights. An African American man named Alton Sterling had been shot by police outside a shop in Baton Rouge, La., not far from where Seimone Augustus grew up. Reeve, who was then and still is the head coach of the Lynx, asked her captains at the time: What do you want to do? Brunson, Augustus, Maya Moore and Lindsay Whalen talked, and agreed. Before their home game that July 9, in a pregame news conference, they wore T-shirts that said, “Change starts with us” and “Justice & accountability” on the front, with Castile and Sterling’s names on the back along with “Black Lives Matter.” That night four off-duty police officers there to work security walked off the job. Four years ago, this sort of display by athletes was considered by some to be controversial or inflammatory. Move ahead four years to a difficult 2020, when the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor – among many others – at the hands of police has brought social justice to the forefront and made athletes more willing to speak out about them. “There was outrage when we did it in 2016,” Brunson said. “But I feel now the climate has changed.” Brunson is now a Lynx assistant coach who spent the summer with the team in the WNBA bubble in Florida, a location change necessitated by Covid-19 concerns. It was a season dedicated, by the league, to Taylor with their “Say Her Name” campaign. Some players – like former Lynx guard Renee Montgomery – took the season off entirely to work for social change. When Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia – a part-owner of the Atlanta

Sunday’s TV sports Note: Some events may be canceled or moved to different times and/or stations because of Covid-19 considerations Basketball College men •Alcorn State at Vanderbilt, SEC, 1 p.m. •DePaul at Providence, FS1, 1:30 p.m. NBA •Dallas at L.A. Clippers, NBATV, 12:30 p.m. •Brooklyn at Charlotte, NBATV, 4 p.m. •Golden State at Chicago, NBCSBA, 5 p.m. •Phoenix at Sacramento, NBCSCA, 6 p.m. (Vacaville only) •Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, NBATV, 7 p.m. Football NFL •Atlanta at Kansas City, Chs. 2, 40 (KTXL), 10 a.m. •Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, Chs. 5, 13, 10 a.m. •L.A. Rams at Seattle, Chs. 2, 40 (KTXL), 1:25 p.m. •Tennessee at Green Bay, Ch. 3, 5:20 p.m. Rugby • Guinness Pro14, Connacht vs. Ulster, ESPNEWS, 11:30 a.m.

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Lynx forward Rebekkah Brunson spends time at home with her son Graham, Jan. 16, 2019, in Minnetonka, Minn. Dream – came out against Black Lives Matter, players wore the name of her opponent on their warmup shirts. When Jacob Blake was shot in Kenosha, Wis., in August, the WNBA postponed three games in protest. “It wasn’t like the reason people were protesting had changed,” Brunson said. “It was that you just couldn’t ignore it any longer. Being in the bubble wasn’t ideal in terms of what we were going through to get a season in. But it gave us an opportunity to use our voices, as a group, collectively to create some change about issues we were very passionate about. It ended up being a beautiful thing.” This is happening across American sports. Just a few years ago quarterback Colin Kaepernick was essentially blackballed from the NFL for kneeling during the national anthem. Before this season, in a podcast, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledged the league’s mistake. “I wish we had listened earlier, Kaep, to what you were kneeling about and what you were trying to bring attention to,” Goodell said. This year, several NFL players – including prominent members of the Vikings – took a knee.

Bruce Maxwell, the former A’s catcher who took a knee before the anthem during a game in September 2017, received a lot of pushback. Three years later, players and coaches from around MLB took a knee on opening day. The Twins played their games at Target Field with signs honoring Floyd and with Black Lives Matter displayed in the outfield. The NBA season, also in a Florida bubble, was played out on courts painted with Black Lives Matter. Star players like Carmelo Anthony and Damian Lillard marched in George Floyd protests. Wild defenseman Matt Dumba, who helped found the Hockey Diversity Alliance, was asked by the league to give a speech on racism before the NHL playoffs began, then he became the first NHL player to kneel during the national anthem. Wolves players like Josh Okogie and KarlAnthony Towns attended a downtown rally calling for justice for Floyd. The team has launched a web series called “Voices” that deals with issues of racism. D’Angelo Russell, a Louisville native, participated in rallies for justice for Taylor. A lot has changed since 2016. Reeve remembers certain members of the

Lynx and Wolves organization who were concerned about that pregame protest. “The No. 1 thing we were trying to convey was that we couldn’t sit idly by and watch murders at the hands of the police against Black and brown communities,” Reeve said. “Change was the No. 1 thing we were after. So it was, ‘Change starts with us.’ It was also being bold saying Black Lives Matter. Fast-forward to George Floyd and how comfortable the vast majority of people are using the phrase Black Lives Matter, how fast it had become acceptable. Not everyone, of course. But it’s significantly different than it was in 2016, certainly in our organization.” For Brunson, there is a little pride knowing she was a part of that protest four years ago. She still has that warmup shirt, something she’ll cherish forever. Since then Brunson has retired and become a Lynx assistant. Whalen retired and is coaching the Gophers women’s basketball team, with those players wearing Black Lives Matter shirts during warmups. Moore put her career on hold to fight for change. “From a team standpoint, I do feel we set the tone for teams coming together,” Brunson said.

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of those possessions, when you get a drive and a kick, and somebody is getting a wide-open look. Everybody is celebrating and feeling good. We’re missing those possessions, but I think overall execution will maybe open up some easier looks around the basket or mid-range.” Curry was tactfully telling you what is a good shot versus a great shot. Wiggins has shot 33.2% from 3-point range during his career, and Oubre has shot 32.7%. For Draymond Green, it’s 31.9%, and for Eric Paschall, it’s 29.2%. For the Warriors to compete, all of those guys have to score. None of them should make a living at the 3-point line.

At least not early in a half-court possession. Kerr said the ball has to move in offensive sets, and someone needs to apply pressure to the defense and make it scramble and react before an open 3-pointer is lofted. In the final six minutes of the second quarter Friday, the Warriors repeatedly and successfully ran Curry off high screens from James Wiseman. Curry’s ability to shoot from 30 feet and Wiseman’s threat of diving to the rim for lobs called Milwaukee to focus all five players on the two-man game. Kerr said it’s too exhausting to ask Curry and Wiseman to do that

range this season. That adds credence to what Kerr is saying. If the Warriors’ defense is broken, they can’t get into transition for easy shots on offense. If no one is pressuring the opposing defense with hard cuts and dives, there’s no reason to leave the Warriors open for 3-pointers. Then, there’s the final point. When a player gets an open shot in rhythm, he has to make it. The team doesnt’ have many of those guys who can make an open shot. Andrew Wiggins and Kelly Oubre Jr. combined to go 0-for-9 from 3-point range against Milwaukee. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Oubre is the first LAW OFFICES OF player in NBA history to go 0-for-11 from 3-point range in his team’s first SERVING SOL ANO COUNT Y SINCE 1985 two games of a season. PERSONAL INJURY Desperately searching ATTORNEY for some shooting help Automotive/Truck/Bike after the Warriors’ wings & Motorcycle Accidents went 2-for-12 from 3-point Work Injuries • Medical Malpractice range in the Brooklyn Elder Abuse • Wrongful Death game, Kerr opted for Insurance Bad Faith extended minutes for Premises Liability Mychal Mulder and Defective Products Jordan Poole. Mulder and & Related Injury Claims Poole went 2-for-10 from Micheal A. Thompson NO RECOVERY, NO FEE beyond the arc against Milwaukee. CALL NOW FOR A FREE CONSULTATION (707) “We’re getting decent 643-2122 EVE. & WEEKEND APPTS. AVAILABLE looks,” Curry said. “I think we’re used to some michealthompsonlawoffice@gmail.com • michealathompson.com

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for 48 minutes a night. But he might have found an answer: Draw attention from an entire opposing defense with those two players. Going three-on-zero against recovering defenders is way easier than shooting contested 3-pointers with players who don’t consistently make shots.

Soccer •Premier League, West Ham vs. Brighton, NBCSN, 6 a.m. •Super Lig, Basaksehir vs. Kasimpasa Spor Kulubu, BEIN, 7:55 a.m. •Premier League, Wolves vs. Tottenham Hotspur, NBCSN, 8 a.m.

NBA stars, former teammates respond to Klay Thompson’s post Tribune Content Agency SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors are feeling the pain of playing without Klay Thompson. And Thompson is feeling the pain of not playing for the second consecutive season. Last Tuesday, before the Warriors opened their season against the Brooklyn Nets, Thompson shared his pain in an Instagram post. A photo of him running the floor hard and strong during a Warriors game accompanied the post. “I do not want to be writing this,” the post began. “My soul is in Brooklyn taking a pre game nap. Unfortunately, reality looks a bit different. Since June 13th, 2019, I have spent countless hours trying to regain the form I was in that you see pictured above, with a lot of heart ache along the way. “It pains me everyday knowing I won’t be able to chase a chip with my guys this year. I enjoy nothing more in life than the journey of the NBA season capped off with a title. “I want DubNation to know I’m doing everything in my power to get back to who I was! I hate missing games – I prided myself on being out there every night for the fans and my teammates. Doesn’t matter if it’s regular or postseason. There’s a huge hole in my soul when I can’t do what I love and compete against the best players

in the world. But I plan on playing for a long time and will continue to work every day to get back on the court and help my team bring more championships to the Bay. “In the meantime, I’m gonna be there for the squad @warriors cuz the mission remains the same !! And it starts tonight let’s get it DubNation!” The post has received more than 900,000 “likes” and nearly 19,000 people have commented, many offering support and encouragement to a player whose popularity extends throughout the NBA. A sampling of comments follows. All former Warriors teammates unless otherwise noted. Demarcus Cousins: “God speed champ” Jordan Bell: “Love you bro, just a bump in the road.” Festus Ezeli: “This is great bro, we are with you.” Former NBA opponent Kenneth Faried: “Prayers with you through it all bro you going to be back and STRONGER than ever WE ALL KNOW IT AND ARE RIDING WITH YOU!” Matt Barnes: “TMC” WNBA superstar Lisa Leslie: “Praying for your recovery 100% Your time will come again” David Lee: “You’ll be back my guy!!!! Feel better” rapper Oakland G-Eazy: “My brother, stay strong, the bay loves and appreciates you, you’ll be back stronger than ever champ.”

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The Holland America cruise ship called Koningsdam arrives at the B Street Pier, Dec. 22, in San Diego.

Cruise ships return to San Diego after long absence but

No passengers allowed Tribune Content Agency Barred from sailing for the last nine months because of the pandemic, several cruise ships are making their way to San Diego this month, but don’t expect to see thousands of passengers boarding or disembarking from the ocean liners. The extended visit by the Holland America cruise ships is the first step toward getting certified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the time when they will be able to begin welcoming passengers aboard next year. For now, it’s not likely San Diego will see cruise lines resuming voyages until at least the spring, but even then it remains uncertain how many ships that normally sail out of the port will have met all the federal requirements. The first of the four Holland America ships coming here – the Koningsdam – arrived at the B Street Pier on Wednesday. Because the vessels had not previously been in U.S. waters, they are taking that step now in order to begin laboratory testing of crew members on board. It is part of the first phase of the CDC process for the restart of cruising, which also requires the eventual launch of simulated voyages to test the ships’ ability to manage any outbreaks of Covid-19 on board. In quick succession, three more Holland America vessels will come to San Diego, with the last scheduled to arrive Jan. 11. Most of the ships are coming from locations in Europe. They will only spend a day docked at the pier and most of the time will be anchored off the San Diego coast, with some periodically positioned in the outer anchorage just outside of San Diego Bay off the coast of Coronado. The Emerald Princess will be coming to San Diego on Christmas Eve but is scheduled to move on to Los Angeles after its arrival. Over the last several months, it has not been unusual to see one or two cruise ships moored off the coast. Two Celebrity ships with crew members were here for quite some time, although one of the ships, the Eclipse, left a couple of weeks ago, bound for a shipyard in Singapore for maintenance, according to the San

Diego Unified Port District. During the time the Holland America ships are in San Diego, they will periodically return to the B Street Terminal to refuel and get more supplies. Each ship will average 90 to 120 crew members, who will not be allowed to disembark except for needed crew changes “That’s the starting process for entering U.S. waters and beginning the various steps and ultimately getting approval to sail,” said Erik Elvejord, spokesman for Holland America. “Once we are docked and we ramp up, it will involve showing them (the CDC) our plans and protocols that they will have to approve. Then the next step is to request permission for the volunteer test cruise. We’re at the beginning stages right now.” The CDC lifted at the end of October its longstanding no-sail order for ships plying U.S. waters but in its place imposed detailed requirements for the resumption of cruising. The Port of San Diego said that after Holland America reached out about bringing its ships here to initiate the certification process, it was willing to oblige because of the longterm economic benefit to the region. “We’re one of their main home ports and we do want crews to come back,” said Adam Deaton, a senior trade representative with the port. “It’s about giving themselves time to get resituated, and they will come back in the fall to do the full season and hopefully by then we will have the full rollout of vaccines. Our goal is to support them and the tourism economy once they get back up and running.” Elvejord says it is hard to know how long the Holland America ships will remain in San Diego, given the involved process for securing clearances from the CDC but he expects it will be at least two months. The line, which has paused its schedule until the end of March, is hopeful it will be ready in time to start the Alaska cruise season and possibly the tail end of the San Diego cruise season, which ends in June. Another open question is whether the line will require its passengers to be vaccinated, something that it is currently weighing, Elvejord said.

Holland America, which normally home ports in San Diego during the city’s fall through spring cruise season, only has six remaining sailings still on the schedule for early 2021. In all, 41 of the line’s scheduled sailings were canceled since the start of the current season, according to the Port of San Diego. Elvejord said it’s hard to know right now whether the cruise line will be able to get certified in time to make any of its last scheduled cruises out of San Diego. “We’re really focused on Alaska and Europe now,” Elvejord said. “But because we’re going through the process with the CDC and we’re not sure of all the details, we will have to give it another month, month and a half to know . Hopefully, we can do a little bit (of San Diego cruises) before Alaska.” San Diego, which normally has a relatively robust cruise season between the fall and spring months, has lost nearly the entire season, with 119 cruises canceled since March. That translates to a $200 million hit to the regional economy, affecting everyone from restaurant and lodging businesses to transportation and security companies. For the upcoming 2021-22 season, Holland America has scheduled 33 cruise calls, down significantly from the 47 it had planned for 2020-21. But that was also before the cruise line sold four of its ships earlier this year, which contributed to the downsized operation in San Diego. For the remainder of the season, San Diego still has 54 sailings on the books for various lines, but it’s unknown how many of those will remain, Deaton said. Each line has separate plans, all of which are still dependent on sign-off from the CDC. “I think the ships coming here is an encouraging step that shows cruising is on its way back and on the path to returning,” Deaton said. “Things aren’t back to normal but we’ll start seeing revenue coming back although I don’t know that we’ll see full ships. I’ve heard from various lines it looks like 60 percent on board initially, maybe ramping up to 75 percent and by the second season, I think you’d see full ships again.”

project deter you. discussed For those who managing your are fortunate budget in my to still have an previous column. income and the This column will ability to work suggest some from home, this ideas about could be a great paying debts. time to build The struggle is always Mark Sievers your savings. whether to save Wealth matters Expenses are related to saving, or pay debt first. so look carefully at your This year has stressed bills to adjust some everyone’s finances in plans, like TV entertainsome way. Many have tapped into their emerment access or home cleaning service, to gency savings, if they had it. Others have fallen opt for a plan which is cheaper and still meets further into debt. your needs. Even small Juggling debt and worrying about building reductions can help with your savings at the same a savings program. Do not be shy about time can really weigh managing debt. You may on a person. There is no want to contact your right answer but here lenders and providers are scenarios for each to discuss temporary choice to help decide a payment relief options. method that suits you. Often the amount on Sometimes saving is your monthly bill may preferable. If you have be more adjustable than access to a credit card you expect. Sometimes with a low interest rate subscription services (not double-digit), this method may be easy but like telephone, cable and internet service are it truly is only a shortnegotiable. This can help term solution. prioritize your bills and If your 401(k) has an free up some of your employer match, then available cash to go to you should contribute your savings. at least enough to get Interest rates are very the maximum employer low right now, which match. If you are not doing this, you are effec- means there is not much incentive to save, but tively turning away free there is an incentive to money. Delaying saving borrow. Keep your perfor retirement until you are debt-free could cost spective. Your savings is you your most valuable for protection. It may not asset, time. With compay much interest but that is secondary. Easy pound interest, even access and flexibility are small contributions to your retirement plan can the characteristics you want. Low interest rates grow significantly. may be the price. The most compelling Now to paying debt reason is saving to build and setting priorities. your emergency fund. High-interest consumer Without some money debt is an obvious target saved, any unexpected to manage your money event, like a car repair, and avoid larger probwill cause you to incur credit card debt when it lems. Cutting your may be very expensive. interest payments is Incurring and paying a certain investment off debt seem like a return. If you do not revolving door. send it off, then you This year has shown have saved it. us that many things Here are four points can go wrong, and all at to consider about repayonce! There are reports ing your debt. that 23% of Americans First calculate what say their biggest regret money remains after is not having enough taxes, bills and food. money to weather the Then list all your regular crisis. Saving first to expenses, even if not build up a decent emermonthly, to identify anything you can eliminate. gency fund could spell the difference between Create a budget based on weathering tough times that number and include and bankruptcy court. paying down debt as a The common advice part of the budget plan. has suggested an emerGive the debt repayment as much personal prigency fund to cover three to six months of ority as a regular bill. expenses. The events of Leave some slack so you this year seem to indican have some fun. Consider a credit cate that even more is card balance transneeded. Carefully look at how dependable your fer. This can allow you sources of income are. to consolidate all of Let that be a guide. Just your credit card debt start with the objeconto one low-rate card and save you money on tive to have enough for one month. Do not let the scale of a financial See Sievers, Page B10

Elite Partners real estate group launches commercial division Daily Republic Staff

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ROCKVILLE — Re/Max Gold Elite Partners announced Thursday that it has launched a Commercial Division, expanding the company’s operating footprint and range of services across the state. The Carmen Gray Team is focused exclusively on commercial real estate, vineyard estates/ wineries and luxury properties, and includes business sales. Elite Partners has grown from its re-inception in 2018 and has assembled a core team of 21 agents performing $129 million of transactions annually, the company reports.

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Peter and Carmen Gray are shown with Don McDonald and Donovan Schemke, left to right. The Grays lead a new Commercial Division for Re/Max Gold Elite Partners, founded by McDonald and Schemke. Founding partners Don McDonald and Donovan Schemke, when they decided to branch out and form the Elite

Partners team under the brokerage umbrella of Re/Max Gold, had the vision to create a central marketing capabil-

ity that empowered agents to stand out from the crowd and to provide their clients with the best possible representation and marketing, covering the spectrum of real estate. “There are a lot of demands put on an individual agent or team. You need to be able to provide them with a sense of partnership along with the mutual understanding that every transaction is different,” McDonald said in a press release. “We work together to fulfill the client engagement, even when that means we must pull in another expert agent from the pool of our partners. The goal is to complete each transaction for our clients efficiently and effectively. Every

client knows that they are our top priority.” “We are excited to have Carmen Gray and Peter Gray as the managing partners for Elite Partners’ Commercial Division,” Schemke said in the press release. “This will allow Elite Partners to provide the same high-end marketing expertise for the commercial real estate sector as we have already become known for in the residential real estate sector. “Commercial transactions are a lot more complex than your average residential deal,” Schemke said in the press release. “Carmen and Peter are See Group, Page B10

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U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Louis Thompson Staats IV

USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) performs monthly pre-aim calibration (PAC) fire maintenance on MK-45 MOD 4 5-inch 62 caliber lightweight gun.

Study calls for building Navy force to counter great power competitors Jim Garamone DOD News

The world of great power competition requires a United States Navy and Marine Corps capable of deterring foes, reassuring allies and ensuring trade. To continue to maintain U.S. maritime superiority, the Department of the Navy released the annual 30-year shipbuilding plan, Dec. 10. The plan outlines a larger, modernized force that is fiscally informed. “The plan calls for a larger fleet of both manned and unmanned vessels prepared to face greater challenges on, above or under the sea by accelerating submarine construction, modernizing aircraft, extending the service life of cruisers and increasing the number of destroyers,” David L. Norquist, deputy secretary of defense said. “Our updated 30-year shipbuilding plan is a credible, affordable road map for achieving maritime supremacy – all while tightening our belts – and sending a strong message to our adversaries like China,” Russell Vought, office of management and budget director, said. The plan is based on the classified Future Naval Force Structure study presented to Congress earlier this month, which looks for the best ways to keep the peace today and in the

nation,” Norquist said. The study looks to assess naval force options to ensure U.S. Navy and Marine Corps maritime dominance in the era of great power competition. “The focus of the study was to identify the benefits and associated risks of three alternate future fleet architectures in order to inform future naval force structure decisions and the 30-year shipbuilding plan,” officials said. The Navy will still sail proven, traditional capabilities, such as attack submarines, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and air wings, and logistics forces. But the study also looked at building more small multi-mission combatants such as Constellation class frigates. This would enable more efficient distribution of missions across the surface fleet, freeing other assets for critical U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Drace Wilson high-end missions. The study also looked at large The guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat and unmanned surface vessels, the Indian Navy tanker INS Deepak steam in the Arabian Sea during Malabar 2020. which would add substantial offensive and defensive fire freedom of maneuver,” Norquist This looked at three different future, defense officials said. capacity to the fleet at an affordThe United States is the dom- said. “To build this future force, fleets that would be required in able cost, officials said. “In inant naval power on the globe the United States must expand fiscal 2045. The Navy calls it the near term, LUSVs are best today. In order to maintain mari- its industrial base to support the “Battle Force 2045.” employed as adjunct fires magaThe study sees a huge growth zines, with further development time dominance, the study found fleet we need and not limit the the naval force needs to grow in future fleet to the capacity of the in unmanned vessels both surface potential in future iterations,” and subsurface. “Although we officials said. capacity and modernize to con- industrial base we have.” The Department of the Navy reach 355 ships by the 2030s, tinue to outpace global threats. The study also looked at “Our vision of a free and open worked with the Office of the the plan is about more than medium unmanned surface international order depends Secretary of Defense and the numbers of ships. It is about vessels, which show promise as upon our ability to maintain Joint Staff to conduct the Future equipping our future force for low-cost forward sensors and U.S. maritime dominance and Naval Force Structure Study. the enduring defense of our command-and-control nodes.

U.S. Navy file photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Swofford

ABOVE: The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transits

the Arabian Sea, Jan. 31. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

LEFT: The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut

U.S. Navy photo by Mike Demello/Released

(SSN 22) surfaces in the Arctic Circle during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020. ICEX 2020 is a biennial submarine exercise which promotes interoperability between allies and partners to maintain operational readiness and regional stability, while improving capabilities to operate in the Arctic environment.

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Pandemic, unrest fuel biggest National Guard mobilization since WWII The Washington Post A year defined by a wave of protests, wildfires and a deadly pandemic brought a milestone for the National Guard, which activated more troops for duty than at any time since World War II, officials said. Tens of thousands of Guardsmen were mobilized in all 50 states, three territories and Washington, logging more than 8.4 million duty days this year, according to National Guard data. The bulk of efforts has focused on the coronavirus pandemic, with roles in administering tests, distributing protective equipment and in some cases, retrieving the dead. In interviews, Guardsmen described their work in ways as varied as their missions, from pride in helping neighbors in crisis to frustrations over

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National Guard soldiers at the White House, June 2. bureaucratic hurdles. Others said they felt conflicted over missions to help quell civil unrest after the police killing of George Floyd in May sparked demonstrations nationwide. Jason Robertson, a noncommissioned officer in the California National Guard, was activated in early April to help support food bank operations after demand surged. Soldiers

packaged produce, distributed canned goods and gave logistics tips to food bank workers. Soldiers who could not return home nightly because they lived too far from the site were put up in hotels for weeks, he said. But a tangible mission to assist people in need helped alleviate stress, Robertson said, and bolstered a sense of

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Holidays perfect time to reach out to others Dear Annie: I read and I have adult children, ages 20 and your column every 29, both of whom are day. Of course, lately, girls. He refuses to the issues revolve make them grow up. around Covid-19 and The older one asks the problem of being him to make calls to unable to gather for places such as the significant events, airport to check on especially holidays. People seem to be Annie Lane parking or to arrange appointments. He goes going the extra mile to Dear Annie to her house to help find alternative her make plane reservations ways to “gather.” I would appreciate it if you and has always done her taxes. could remind your readers The younger one is living that there are those who are at home, and he calls her “the alone on all the holidays, not baby” all the time. He follows just during this pandemic. behind her, picking up after I’ve been alone for many her, checking her school years on these holidays and have learned to make the best assignments, grades and school email, telling her what of it, stay busy and positive. I is due. I tell him we need to find ways to perhaps make teach them to be independent, others less lonely, which has but he says he wants to help helped me in return. However, there is always a them as much as possible before he dies. He is 68. How bit of underlying sadness. I do I deal with this? — Fed up know I would love it if with the Babying someone would reach out to Dear Fed Up: Sadly, your me with a phone call to say husband is not doing his happy holidays or that they children any favors by were thinking of me. I do have continuing to make them distant family and friends, but dependent on him. The goal of everyone gets busy and parents should be to give their doesn’t seem to understand children good roots when they how important that 10-minute are young. Teaching them conversation would be to how to care for themselves anyone who is alone. and be polite and responsible For that matter, it doesn’t members of society, with even need to be a holiday or wings to fly away from the birthday call. Please take nest and create their own lives 10 minutes of your time and separate from their parents. make someone’s day brighter. Give a man a fish and he Whenever someone takes the has one meal; teach him how time to say they are thinking to fish and he can feed himself of me, I smile all day. — for life. That is what your Appreciating Kindness husband needs to do, and you Dear Appreciating know it. Sit him down and Kindness: Your letter touched share the impact of his my heart, and I can just babying. Ask him about his picture you smiling all day concerns about trying to help because someone took the them before he dies. If he still time to call you. The holiday does not get it or if there are season is a wonderful some deep-rooted fears reminder of how we can all present, then it might be time help each other, especially to go to family counseling. people we know who are Send your questions for alone. That really is the spirit Annie Lane to dearannie@ of Christmas. creators.com. Dear Annie: My husband

Horoscopes ARIES (March 21April 19). You want to save energy; it’s only smart. Instead of rushing to acquire new skills, repurpose the old ones. You know more than you think, and it’s extremely applicable to today’s situation. TAURUS (April 20May 20). You’re adventurous, and you’ll have an easy time finding people to join your expedition, though it’s still in the realm of theory and fantasy. Gather input and the enthusiasm that can lift you. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). No matter what mood you start off with, it will be improved when you decide to be grateful and vocalize it. Your relationship to your environment changes, followed by an immediate shift in your experience of it. CANCER (June 22July 22). You’ve excellent visioning powers. Project yourself into the future and take notes. Forethought will save you from doing unnecessary work and shelling out money needlessly, too. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re still processing what happened long ago. As a wave of memory crashes in, leaving some flotsam and jetsam of the past on your shoreline, you’ll realize your feelings about yesterday go deeper than you thought. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Whether on a familial, friendly, professional or creative platform, your ideas will make it into the main action for the whole group. Remember how this all goes down because you’ll want to duplicate it later. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The sort of things you’ve got going on today might seem epic to you, and yet, if the 12-year-old you knew that this was going down, a celebration dance would be happening. SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 21). You’re busy. You’ve a full life. You feel that you have much better things to do than watch someone who has what you want. And yet, that particular scenario is about as irresistible as it gets.

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Today’s birthday Your attention, like fuel to the car, makes things go. Your amazing power of focus is the cosmic gift that makes all things possible in the new season. Because you’ve greater control over your mind, supportive people around you and an environment that helps you stay on track, you’ll get that shining goal. Aquarius and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 4, 44, 38 and 16.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). Even your best bet still requires an outlay. No risk, no profit. There are many choices on the table. It’s only worth doing if you’d be happy to risk and lose for it. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). Contrary to the saying, “slow and steady” doesn’t win every race – not even most races. The key is in recognizing what kind of race you’re in and then applying practical intelligence to your strategy. You rock it today! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). There’s an opportunity to work with someone new and a high chance for zesty compatibility in this regard. You’ll also be able to parlay this success into more of the same, building up a body of work. PISCES (Feb. 19March 20). If you could wave a magic wand over the situation, what would you turn it into? Actually, you don’t even need a wand because, in a very real way, your intention are magical enough. CELEBRITY PROFILES: Hayley Williams released the latest in her solo project “Petals for Armor: Self-Serenades” on all formats within days of her solar return. Then again, the business savvy in Williams’ natal chart is undeniable. The Paramore singer gone solo has sun, Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are all in Capricorn.

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magine a world where men and women have strong friendships, good dating experiences and lasting marriages. People might be so happy, global tension could be reduced. Creating harmony with the opposite sex would mean families would stay intact – at least to a larger degree than the 50% marriage success rate we see now. Most of us can laugh at our own crazy treatment of the opposite sex. We once argued with our teenage boyfriend, broke a few dishes in the first years of marriage, and vowed we could live without a mate or a date. “I just got elected to my condo association’s board of directors,” says a young sales director we’ll call Shawn. “The first order of business was cooling domestic violence at some of the units.” Shawn told us, “I went ahead and confessed my sins. My girlfriend and I had broken up the month before. I told the new board, ‘Yes, I threw her stuff out on the lawn. I shouldn’t have done it, but I did.’ You could have heard a pin drop.” Throughout the ages, men and women have clashed. Two people who live and love in close proximity are going to get on each other’s nerves. These tips can help:

Throughout the ages, men and women have clashed. Two people who live and love in close proximity are going to get on each other’s nerves. n Memorize the likes and dislikes of your mate. This is the foundation of all good relationships, whether between two men, two women, a married couple, or business partners. You have to work with the truth, being sensitive at every step, whatever that requires. n Give someone support on your mate’s true weaknesses. For example, if your wife always loses her keys, buy her a brightly-colored key ring and put a key hanging bar in your kitchen. Help her park the keys before she loses them. n Help your mate or date stay ahead of schedule. For instance, if your husband needs to prepare for an online job training exam, why not ask if you can help him study? Or, maybe you could help him eat well the night before, plus encourage him to eat a nice breakfast the day of the exam. A sacrifice? Sure, but it makes your own life go more smoothly to support your significant other. n Don’t say things you can’t take back. Few of us attack with actual weapons, but words can hit like a fist. Stating an ugly truth is never justifiable. Instead, package the truth in

something a little softer. “My husband is overweight,” says a dental hygienist we’ll call Debra. “His doctor called me aside and asked if I could initiate a better exercise and eating plan.” At first, Debra was angry. She didn’t want to take responsibility for her husband’s health. But upon thinking about it, she knew she had to nicely take control. After all, he is the father of her three children. “If men and women could support each other emotionally, I think I could leave the family counseling business,” laughs a psychologist we’ll call Martin, who is 68. “It dawned on me that girls and boys in my generation were largely separated from middle school on,” he points out. He continues, “In the late ’60s, girls and boys did not play sports together. We were not encouraged to have discussions. We each stood back until flirting took over and we re-connected in something like 10th grade.” Martin summarizes, “Something needs to change. Building friendships between young boys and girls would help them build solid relationships as adult men and women. They would understand each other a lot better.” Judi Light Hopson is the Executive Director of the stress management website USA Wellness Café at usawellnesscafe.com. Emma Hopson is an author and a nurse educator. Ted Hagen is a family psychologist.

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Forget new year resolutions, set S.M.A.R.T. goals instead Paisley Rosengren

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anuary is rolling in, which gives me that lovely pinch of anxiety. The one that asks: What have you done? What are you going to do this year? Why did I eat so many cookies this year? (Every year, I eat too many cookies). From from there things just spiral into an anguished attempt to do things differently this year. And this year, I have a plan. One that I know will work. I used to make resolutions. Funny thing is that I rarely stuck to my New Year’s Resolutions. I’m not sure why, but I think it has something to do with a resolution leaving me feeling like I've done something wrong. Who wants to start off the year in the naughty chair? Not me, so by late January-ish most of my resolutions were forgotten and I was back to my old behaviors. So, I started by setting goals. Not just your everyday “I’m gonna go ride my bike up Mix Canyon” goal. I mean, that goal stresses me out. (This was my actual goal for 2002-2008. I never ever did it – the thought of it still stresses me out)

That’s when I discovered that the way to make a goal come to life is to set up systems. Here’s how I do that – Reflect. I think about what went well? What would I like to cultivate in the new year? Be intentional about this – write it down, say it out loud, make a collage or sketch of what you want to create in the new year. Establish S.M.A.R.T. goals. A S.M.A.R.T. goal is: Specific; Measurable; Achievable; Realistic; Timely. Then I create systems to achieve the goal. Systems are breaking the goal into its smaller components to highlight the behaviors that are needed to achieve the goal. I make sure that my systems include realistic planning, accountability, and changing rewards to help keep me engaged in the process. First, reflect on the year and sort out a goal. Here’s one – “be more active.” Then, make the goal S.M.A.R.T. “Walk for 20 minutes, at least three days each week starting on Sundays” Now, create a system. Look at the calendar and schedule time to walk on four

days (that way, if I miss a day, I still reach my goal). Create systems for accountability and invite a friend or two, (yes – the dog counts as a “friend”) to go walking, too. I don’t know about your dogs, but mine are very bossy about getting their walks. Include rewards for goal achievement. I give little rewards to start. Like each week that I meet my goal, I get to spend 20 guilt free minutes just relaxing. As I experience more success, I increase the amount of goal achievement before I get my reward. Now, if I go four weeks in a row of meeting my goal, I can schedule a 60-minute massage. If I do it every week for three months, spa day! So this January, instead of writing down your new year’s resolutions or creating a list of goals for 2021, consider setting up a couple of systems that support healthy living, positive social interactions, community engagement, or allyship (an act of support) with an underrepresented group. Paisley Rosengren, MS, LMFT is the Learning Specialist/ Interim University Diversity Officer, Student Affairs at Touro University California in Vallejo.

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much I enjoy the outdoors; I e often look back at this time of year over still have to work on taking the past and forward care of myself â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I give to to the future. others even if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m on empty; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure, like me, you are reaching out to people and happy to bid farewell to asking for help is a strength, 2020. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all been not a weakness. through such a lot due to the Self-reflection on novel coronavirus panwhatever positive things we demic. Some people are Karen Freeman have learned in 2020 is good facing serious financial Religious View for the soul and helps issues, struggling to keep prepare us for 2021. These food on the table and a roof young people give me hope over their heads. Others have had to for the future. cope with major health challenges, A new U.S. president and vice physical and mental. president will be sworn in next The problems are obvious and month. After a highly divisive demand our attention, but we do election period, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vital that we try well to reflect also on what we may to find common ground with those have gained from 2020. with whom we disagree, so we can A young friend recently posted work together to create a better a wonderful question on her nation and world. Instagram story: What is something The followers of Jesus are called that you learned about yourself to be peacemakers and beacons of in 2020? light and hope. We are called to Her college-student friends look for opportunities to hold out replied with statements I could the healing hand of friendship, relate to: We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to spend compassion and service to others, money on useless materialistic no matter what their political things; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK to reach out to ideology or religious affiliation. We friends and open up about your are called to rise up and meet this struggles; to trust that I will be OK moment with the love of God. even in the hardest of times; you Of course, we are not out of the can never have too many pets; how woods, yet, with the pandemic, but

hope is springing forth in the form of the vaccines, and we have learned so much that will help us in future pandemics. God has given us all that we need to use science for the betterment of our human condition and of our planet. How marvelous are those who work in vaccine research, and those who coordinate vaccine deliveries and administer them to the people. This past year has helped us not to take people for granted: like health care workers, delivery drivers, store clerks and our families. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what 2021 has in store for us, individually, as a community or as a nation. But letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s take with us the good things that we learned from 2020. And letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hold on to the faith that, no matter what, God is with us, and Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spirit will lead us through. The Rev. Karen Freeman is priest in charge at Grace Episcopal Church in Fairfield. She may be contacted by email at gracechurchfairfield@gmail.com or through the church website, gracechurch fairfield.org.

Church in Germany apologizes for executing hundreds of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;witchesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tribune Content Agency A Catholic diocese in Germany apologized this week for torturing and executing 400 people suspected of being witches between the 1400s and 1700s. According to the Times of London, Catholic diocese in Eichst\u00e4tt, a city in southern Germany, burned hundreds of people, mostly women, is the latest diocese in a decade-long campaign by German pastors to apologize for more than 25,000 executions of people accused of consorting with the devil in the country during that time. According to historians, the accused were people who turned away from Catholicism toward Protestantism. Bishop Gregor Maria Hanke called the exe-

cutions, often done after confessions forcing through brutal methods, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;bleeding woundâ&#x20AC;? on the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. The church also seized assets of many of the people it executed, leaving their families penniless and destitute. The apology doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go far enough, according to at least one critic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Women were tortured 12, 13 times until they confessed to the nonsense the interrogators cooked up in their perverted brains,â&#x20AC;? artist Wolfram Kastner told The Times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They and their families were robbed of all their assets.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It should be a matter of course after all these centuries to name and rehabilitate all the victims,â&#x20AC;? he continued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not ready to do that yet.â&#x20AC;?

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Group: Commercial division From Page B5 frequently dealing with engagements and transactions that are private and confidential in nature, especially when there is an operating business involved, all while being committed to achieving marketing and negotiating success on behalf of the client. Clients appreciate how Carmen and Peter understand the delicate balance that is involved.” Carmen Gray’s background includes a history of business, corporate sales, team management, luxury income real estate and a degree in intercultural communications, according to the press release. This has enhanced her ability to think outside of the box and focus on maximizing the return on investment for her real estate clients. She is also known for her collaborative working style both within and between business organizations, teams, vendors and clients. “The landscape of real estate is changing rapidly and you need a multidi-

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS MADE MAN ENTERPRISES LOCATED AT: 600 Kentucky St. Suite 482, Fairfield, CA 94533 Solano Mailing Address: 600 Kentucky St. Suite 482, Fairfield, CA 94533 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Carl Vinson 600 Kentucky St. Suite 482 Fairfield, 94533 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/02/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Carl Vinson IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION December 1, 2025. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: DEC 02, 2020 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2020002144 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00043645 Published: December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2020

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LOCATED AT: 112 Nut Tree Parkway, Vacaville, CA 95687 Solano Mailing Address: 2699 Merced St, San Leandro CA 94577 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Vacamex LLC CA THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Alfonso Guzman Manager Member IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION December 9, 2025. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: DEC 10, 2020 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2020002202 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00043795 Published: Dec. 20, 27, 2020, Jan. 3, 10, 2021

LOCATED AT: 134 Robles Way, Vallejo, CA 94591 Solano Mailing Address: 2937 Saint Andrews Rd, Fairfield CA 94534 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Hans Ventures Group, Inc CA THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Julie Dhong IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION December 7, 2025. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: DEC 08, 2020 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2020002178 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00043759 Published: Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2020, Jan. 3, 2021

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PUBLIC NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS CHB CONSTRUCTION CLEAN-UP CO SITE SUPPORT LOCATED AT: 367 Sunvalley Way Vacaville CA 95688 Mailing Address: 367 Sunvalley Way Vacaville (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Charles Barnard 367 Sunvalley Way Vacaville 95688 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 11/24/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Charles Barnard IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION November 24, 2025. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: NOV 25, 2020 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2020002121 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00043646 Published: December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS FERNANDO'S JUNK REMOVAL LOCATED AT: 806 Mariposa St, Vallejo, CA 94590 Solano Mailing Address: 806 Mariposa St, Vallejo, CA 94590 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Fernando Rizo 806 Mariposa St Vallejo, 94590 2) Maria Guadalupe Ramirez 806 Mariposa St Vallejo, 94590 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A Married Couple The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Fernando Rizo IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION December 1, 2025. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: DEC 02, 2020 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2020002138 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00043641 Published: December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2020

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Bubble: Ended after title game From Page B3 jump-shot clanks sounded a little louder bouncing around in a mostly lifeless gym. If ownership groups wanted to watch games, they did it from a plexiglass-enclosed suite. Referees had their whistles retrofitted with bags to catch drops of spittle. Postgame interviews were conducted in offices league officials nicknamed â&#x20AC;&#x153;the penalty box,â&#x20AC;? with players speaking into a camera, staring at their own image while faceless voices remotely conducted the news conference. It all worked â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but no one wants to go back. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No chance,â&#x20AC;? one veteran said when asked about the possibility. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Never going to happen.â&#x20AC;? The sacrifices were too great and the rules were too stringent. No guests were on campus until after the first round of the playoffs, and even then, those guests were subject to weeklong quarantines. Partners, friends, support systems had to be severed while the league tried to function and get through the schedule ahead of it. Teams hated it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and

some seemed less than heartbroken when elimination came. But the two that were there the longest embraced it most and found ways to cope. The Lakers had Madden tournaments and team meals to break the monotony of seeing the same walls every day for more than three months. The Miami Heat launched dueling pop-up coffee shops. Heat star Jimmy Butler began brewing and selling coffee out of his room â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Face Coffeeâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; where $20 got you whatever you wanted. A Miami trainer opened up his own shop and called it â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Face Coffee,â&#x20AC;? giving Butler a competitor on the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hotel floor. And the audio technicians transported their big-event tradition of brewing highly-concentrated Cuban coffee underneath the bleachers into the bubble, walking around pregame with a free cup for anyone who needed a pick-me-up. And after those Casita Pool nights, there were usually more customers than coffee. Coffee wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only thing flowing inside the bubble, helping people manage life inside this

created world. A local liquor store fulfilled orders every day the bubble was in operation, dropping off beer, wine and spirits to the massive mail center. Teams teased one another for their wine habits, even dubbing one executiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room the floorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;liquor mart.â&#x20AC;? Referees coped by setting up a pickleball court in their hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main courtyard, turning the game into one of the biggest social gathering spots on the side of the resort reserved for nonplayers. For hours under the sun, the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s refs would take on all comers in between disagreements, with former NBA star Richard Jefferson once spiking a paddle so hard in frustration that it slammed off a second-story window. All of it masked the realities that people were away from loved ones, dealing with the mental strain of being physically and mentally separated from a country in crisis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably been the most challenging thing Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever done as far as a professional, as far as committing to something and actually making it through,â&#x20AC;? Lakers star LeBron James said before

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Bruce Cornblatt, the senior coordinating producer for the documentary, says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted it to be a wake, not a funeral.â&#x20AC;? With that in mind, the program is chock full of stories illuminating the Hall of Famers on and off the field. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one: Bob Costas recounts how he once got a hit against Gibson in a fantasy camp game. Gibson fulfilled his rep for being ornery on the mound by later threatening to bean the broadcaster for it. Bench details the deep friendship he formed with Seaver, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We laughed and laughed.â&#x20AC;? At one point, Bench asked to buy a case of wine from Seaver, a vintner in retirement. What is my price? Bench asked, thinking a cherished former Reds teammate merited a healthy discount on Seav-

erâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premium stuff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, no, no,â&#x20AC;? Seaver replied. Bench shot back, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put down the signs for you, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re nothing.â&#x20AC;? Costas talks about Fordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;wry smileâ&#x20AC;? and Bobby Richardson, Fordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teammate, marvels at how â&#x20AC;&#x153;Slickâ&#x20AC;? was at his best in the World Series. Ford, who was on six championship teams, still holds records for wins, strikeouts and innings in the Fall Classic. The show is also a leaping-off point for dreaming of Brockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daring on the bases or Morganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elbow flap, the timing mechanism that every kid of a certain age spent summer afternoons perfecting. Footage of a young Kaline, who won a batting title at 20, brings echoes of a lost era. Mead hopes todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s players look at the six gone Hall of Famers and â&#x20AC;&#x153;reflect

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the NBA Finals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;. . . I would be lying if I sat up here and knew that everything inside the bubble, the toll that it would take on your mind and your body and everything else, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been extremely tough.â&#x20AC;? People in the bubble lived two lives â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the one inside the walls and the one back home where the problems of the world went on without them. It was a mental strain, being two places at once, and it pushed everyone toward exhaustion. But it also provided the blueprint â&#x20AC;&#x201C; mask wearing, social distancing, contact tracing and testing working in concert â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to keep everyone safe. On the night the bubble burst after the Lakers won their championship, festivities broke out all over campus. The Lakers partied in an open-air restaurant in the middle of a lake. The staffers headed to a nearby parking lot to celebrate with an open bar and a DJ.

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Fresh off making his first Pro Bowl, Warner showed why, repeatedly. His best play came in the fourth quarter, when he batted down a fourthdown pass attempt with the 49ers leading 14-12. Earlier, Warner forced and recovered a thirdquarter fumble on the Cardinalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first snap after the 49ers took a 14-6 lead..

Show of physicality Cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon, starting in a second straight game, allowed Christian Kirk to catch a 38-yard, third-down lob down the sideline on the opening series. Witherspoon responded in outstanding fashion, capped by his interception on the end zone by taking inside leverage on Kirk to pick off Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fade pass. Two snaps before that intercept ion, Murray raced 30 yards on fourth-and-1 to the 49ersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 13; Murray had 75 rushing yards (eight carries) and 247 passing yards (31 of 50). Witherspoon also showed physicality, including tackle on Kirk for a 1-yard loss later that first series and then a third-down stop of Kirk just before halftime. Witherspoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thirddown blitz helped force a Cardinals three-and-out on their second series. He also had a holding penalty on DeAndre Hopkins in the end zone. Witherspoon started at left cornerback in place of Sherman.

183 yards) had his second 100-yard rushing game this season, and his scoring knack produced the 49ersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first touchdown, on a 21-yard catch-andrun in the first quarter. It was Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team-leading eighth touchdown this season. Wilson left in the closing minutes of the first half with an apparent hand injury, but he came back strong to help key their second-half touchdown drives.

Verrett saves points Verrett appeared to relish every matchup with wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, and none more than resulted in a pass break of a potential touchdown in the final minute before halftime. After the 49ersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lead was cut to 14-12 with 12:08 remaining â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kenyan Drake soared for a 1-yard TD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Verrett closely covered Hopkins on a 2-point conversion attempt that sailed incomplete. Fittingly, it was Verrett covering Hopkins when Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final, fourth-quarter pass fell incomplete near the sideline. Murray was injured on a hit by Alex Barrett that play.

Misses could be costly Robbie Gould had made 31 consecutive field-goal attempts inside 50 yards before he pushed a 41-yard attempt wide right, and, more concerning, he missed a 37-yard attempt with 65 seconds remaining. He also missed a point-after kick. The 49ers must decide before their season finale whether to exercise Gouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2021 option.

Career high sacks Kerry Hyder Jr. set a career high and raised his team-leading total to 8 1/2 sacks when he brought down Murray in the second quarter. On the immediately preceding play, Hyder slipped out of Hyderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grasp for an 11-yard gain.

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reverberate beyond Cooperstown. Darryl Strawberry, the former Metsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; star who first met Seaver in spring training in 1983 when Seaver had returned to New York, recalls his former teammate as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a joy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tom was really, really nice to me and I really appreciate that,â&#x20AC;? Strawberry says in a telephone interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d tell me, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Keep working hard, kid, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be great.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? After they were both retired, they would see each other at Mets events. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then you realize he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been around for awhile,â&#x20AC;? Strawberry said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then you started to hear the rumors that he was sick. You start to hear about people you know and you were close to and you start thinking that day will come for you. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to last forever. But we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;?

interceptions, one fumble and three sacks. Beathardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first scoring strike was to Wilson for a 7-3, firstquarter lead. Then Beathard showed off his mobility and grit. Beathardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 17-yard, zone-read scramble in the second quarter marked the longest run by a 49ers quarterback since Colin Kaepernick (30 yards, 2016 at Miami). Beathard also was a lead blocker to help Brandon Aiyuk gain 16 yards on a reverse on their series out of halftime.

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on the totality of who they were.â&#x20AC;? He noted that each gave back to the game. This July, pandemic willing, Hall of Fame Weekend is scheduled for July 23-26. Folks in Cooperstown hope the inductions will be a sweet chance to bask in the baseball greatness of two classes (the ceremonies for 2020 were postponed) in the sun. But there will be a certain ache, too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every one of them talked about how much itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be different now not seeing these guys at the Hall of Fame,â&#x20AC;? Cornblatt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think I really understood what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to have Kaline run into Johnny Bench there. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something about the Otesaga Hotel, the Hall, Cooperstown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That kind of exclusive club met once a year and now six of them are gone.â&#x20AC;? Those tinges of sadness

Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games SAN FRANCISCO 20, Arizona 12 Tampa Bay 47, Detroit, 7 Miami 26, Las Vegas 25 Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Carolina at Washington, 10 a.m. Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. Atlanta at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Chicago at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Houston, 10 a.m. N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. L.A. Rams at Seattle, 1:05 p.m. Denver at L.A. Chargers, 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 1:25 p.m. Tennessee at Green Bay, 5:20 p.m. Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Game Buffalo at New England, 5:15 p.m.

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