A8 Friday, December 4, 2020 — DAILY REPUBLIC
Crime logs Fairfield
Wednesday, Dec. 2 6:10 a.m. — Residential burglary, 3700 block of LYON ROAD 7:02 a.m. — Grand theft, 1700 block of ENTERPRISE DRIVE 7:15 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 600 block of BROADWAY STREET 8:55 a.m. — Trespassing, 700 block of TEXAS STREET 10:31 a.m. — Trespassing, 1700 block of SAN DIEGO STREET 11:17 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 2700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 3:04 p.m. — Forgery, 1400 block of GATEWAY BOULEVARD 3:10 p.m. — Forgery, 2700 block of MANKAS BOULEVARD 3:11 p.m. — Reckless driver, 1300 block of MONROE STREET 3:47 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 700 block of GOLD COAST DRIVE 4:01 p.m. — Battery, 1700 block of DOVER AVENUE 4:21 p.m. — Reckless driver, 2900 block of CAMROSE AVENUE 4:34 p.m. — Battery, 1700 block of ASTORIA DRIVE 4:56 p.m. — Reckless driver, KENTUCKY STREET 6:03 p.m. — Drunk and disorderly, 1500 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 6:20 p.m. — Vandalism, 1300 block of CROWLEY LANE 6:21 p.m. — Vandalism, 1000 block of TEXAS STREET 7:50 p.m. — Battery, 1700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 10:11 p.m. — Drunk and disorderly, 2000 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 10:25 p.m. — Trespassing, 2000 block of CADENASSO DRIVE
Tuesday, Dec. 1 1:53 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 2500 block of SMITH LANE 5:13 a.m. — Prowler, 700 block of CAPRICORN CIRCLE 6:05 a.m. — Shooting into a dwelling, 200 block of PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE 6:53 a.m. — Prowler, 300 block of EAST TABOR AVENUE 8:03 a.m. — Grand theft, LAKE CLUB DRIVE 8:18 a.m. — Grand theft, 400 block of PITTMAN ROAD 8:22 a.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 900 block of BROADWAY STREET 10:36 a.m. — Commercial burglary, 2200 block of FREMONT COURT 11:18 a.m. — Grand theft, 2200 block of PEACH TREE DRIVE 11:25 a.m. — Shots fired, 1300 block of WEST TEXAS STREET 12:32 p.m. — Battery, WEST TEXAS STREET 12:51 p.m. — Reckless driver, PARK LANE
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12:53 p.m. — Forgery, 500 block of ALASKA AVENUE 12:58 p.m. — Forgery, 1600 block of DOVER AVENUE 1:04 p.m. — Forgery, 1200 block of ASTORIA DRIVE 1:09 p.m. — Forgery, 5000 block of BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE 1:14 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 1800 block of WALTERS COURT 1:23 p.m. — Forgery, 1000 block of WEBSTER STREET 1:37 p.m. — Residential burglary, 2300 block of FAIRVIEW PLACE 1:45 p.m. — Commercial burglary, 900 block of BECK AVENUE 1:59 p.m. — Forgery, 2000 block of NOTTINGHAM DRIVE 2:19 p.m. — Vehicle burglary, 2100 block of CADENASSO DRIVE 2:38 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 1000 block of WEBSTER STREET 3:08 p.m. — Hit-and-run with injury, 1000 block of OLIVER ROAD 3:36 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 2700 block of LOW COURT 4:03 p.m. — Forgery, 2300 block of CORONADO COURT 4:51 p.m. — Commercial burglary, 1600 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 6:28 p.m. — Assault with a deadly weapon, 1200 block of B. GALE WILSON BOULEVARD 6:46 p.m. — Reckless driver, 1500 block of MONROE STREET 7:40 p.m. — Reckless driver, VINTAGE VALLEY DRIVE 10:28 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 1400 block of HOLIDAY LANE
Suisun City Wednesday, Dec. 2 1:17 a.m. — Reckless driver, SUNSET AVENUE / HIGHWAY 12 2:09 p.m. — Trespassing, WORLEY ROAD 5:55 p.m. — Reckless driver, MARINA BOULEVARD 11:38 p.m. — Trespassing, AVALON WAY
Tuesday, Dec. 1 6:12 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, DAWN ROSE WAY 9:55 a.m. — Reckless driver, HIGHWAY 12 / SUNSET AVENUE 11:56 a.m. — Fraud, 1600 block of HARRISBURG LANE 2:53 p.m. — Assault, 500 block of THOMAS CIRCLE 3:03 p.m. — Grand theft, 700 block of RAILROAD AVENUE 5:17 p.m. — Assault with a deadly weapon, NEWPORT WAY 6:29 p.m. — Vehicle theft, TEA ROSE WAY 8:17 p.m. — Assault, 1100 block of CAMELLIA LANE 8:13 p.m. — Shots fired, 800 block of CRESTED DRIVE 10:13 p.m. — Trespassing, MURRE WAY
Stimulus: Package From Page One units overflow. House and Senate leaders have discussed attaching a short-term extension of some aid, such as expanded unemployment insurance, to a government spending bill that must pass by Dec. 11 to prevent a government shutdown. “It’s been heartening to see a few hopeful signs in the past few days,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R- Ky., said on the Senate floor. Hours later, he and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D- San Francisco, spoke by phone about a potential aid package, the first time they’ve directly discussed Covid-19 economic aid since at least the election, aides said. But major issues remain, including how much money to provide and where to spend it. Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles
E. Schumer, D- N.Y., embraced a compromise $908 billion package proposed this week by a bipartisan group of representatives and senators, backing down from their previous insistence on a $2.1 trillion package. Although the full text of that compromise bill has not been written, it is expected to include a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans for small businesses, 18 more weeks of federal unemployment insurance at $300 rather than $600, as well as money for food assistance, student loan payment deferrals, child care and vaccine distribution. But it does not include direct cash payouts to individuals, such as the $1,200 checks in the CARES Act, or paid family or personal leave, which has allowed people to care for sick loved ones without losing their jobs.
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From Page One Spering called that a safety project to get the big trucks on and off the interstate more easily, and for improved inspections. “These are two very important projects for Solano County,” Spering said. The largest SB 1 funding award, $60 million, is “to enable BART to begin construction next year on its $1 billion Train Control Modernization Project,” MTC announced. That project is part of the agency’s Transbay
Core Capacity Program to increase train capacity through the Transbay Tube between San Francisco and Oakland. Both of Solano County’s projects fall under the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program. Some projects are listed under the Local Partnership Program. Among the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program projects are: n $55 million to complete a $101 million funding package for transforming the outdated two-lane connector between U.S. 101 and
Highway 25 in southern Santa Clara County to a new four-lane connector with shoulders and bike lanes. The project, set to begin construction in 2022, will improve traffic flow and decrease backups on U.S. 101. n $18 million for the final design of further improvements to the Interstate 680/Highway 4 Interchange in Contra Costa County. Among the Local Partnership Program projects are: n $25 million to complete the Interstate 680 Southbound
Cases: ICU beds an issue From Page One to determine the restriction level of stay-at-home orders for those areas. The threshold is 15% availability of staffed ICU beds, Matyas said. According to the state, nearly 85% of all staffed ICU beds across California are filled. Solano was placed in an 11-county region that adds Monterey and Santa Cruz counties to the usual Bay Area list of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties. But Matyas expressed his frustrations, again, over the lack of details in the state’s action. “There is no regional government, so is (Newsom) issuing the order or does he expect me to issue the order?” Matyas asked. Matyas said he has asked the County Coun-
sel’s Office for an opinion on whether he even has the authority to issue what would essentially be a regional order – even if specific to Solano County. He said he also wants the state to clarify if the 15% is an average of the counties, or the actual bed counts, and whether beds not staffed, but set aside for ICU use, will be included. Matyas said Solano County is in good shape when it comes to ICU beds – at 40% availability for staffed beds as of Thursday – but could be affected by a regional order that otherwise does not apply locally. Moreover, Matyas said he wonders why the first step would not be to just have the hospitals staff more ICU beds rather than tightening stay-athome restrictions that are already harming county economies and, he said, are likely to be
ignored anyway. Individuals may ignore tighter social and travel rules, but the additional restrictions also target inperson shopping and other businesses. Retailers, for example, would have to limit their customer capacity to 20%. Restaurants would be restricted to take-out service. No indoor eating or drinking would be permitted. The order comes just as cities and counties gear up for a much-needed holiday economic boost. Personal service businesses, including hair and nail salons, playgrounds, family entertainment centers and overnight campgrounds would have to close. “The bottom line is, if we don’t act now, our hospital system will be overwhelmed,” Newsom said at a news conference Thursday. “If we don’t act now, we’ll continue to see our death rate climb,
Express Lanes project in Alameda County. n $25 million for improvements to the U.S. 101/De La Cruz/Trimble interchange just north of the Mineta San Jose International Airport in Santa Clara County. n $9 million for San Francisco’s Mission/ Geneva Safety Improvements project. n $3 million to Sonoma County for the Windsor River Road/ Windsor Road Intersection Improvements and Pathway project.
Covid-19 stats By the numbers Cases: 11,119 (+162) Deaths: 81 (+0) Hospitalizations 62 (-3) Active Cases: 1,064 (+108) 7-Day Positivity Testing Rate: 15.8% (up from 13.6%) Completed Tests: 129,092 (+774) By jurisdictions Vallejo: 3,501 (+50) Fairfield: 3,338 (+35) Vacaville: 2,295 (+40) Dixon: 787 (+18) Suisun City: 770 (+15) Benicia: 293 (+3) Rio Vista: 95 (+1) County Area: 40 (+0) Source: Solano County Public Health for Dec. 3, 2020
more lives lost.” The new restrictions go into effect Friday for two regions: an 11-county area in Southern California and a 12-county region in the Central Valley.
School: Various scenarios presented From Page One Those scenarios escalate from others being exposed to the disease, to individuals who test positive and those who are positive and have “severe or critical illness” or are “severely immunocompromised.” Also posted was a case notification form “to gather information from the Covid-19 confirmed case to help prevent or mitigate the spread of Covid-19 in schools, child cares and programs for children and youth.”
Add it ion a l ly, a Covid-19 school close contact form was posted. “Schools should designate a school point of contact to help the school district case investigator collect names of close contacts to confirmed positive cases,” the form states. “Solano (County) Public Health staff will contact the case investigator to offer support and provide information on limiting the spread of the virus.” It further states, “the purpose of this form is to collect a list of close contacts potentially exposed to the case. This template
is a useful tool to help organize information.” The documents were posted Wednesday. Public and private schools across the county shut down in March in the initial shutdowns to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Schools soon reopened through various forms of remote learning and completed the 2019-2020 academic year that way. Schools opened the 2020-2021 academic year through modified versions of those distance-learning strategies and for the most part remain closed for in-
person classes. Most people who have Covid-19 experience only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. Some people, especially older adults and those with underlying health problems, experience more severe illness such as pneumonia and at times, death. The vast majority of people recover. The World Health Organization reports people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three to six weeks to recover.
Newsom: Divides state into 5 regions From Page One restrictions as soon as Friday, based on current projections of the rising number of patients who have been admitted to intensive care units. State officials divided California’s counties into five regions for the purpose of determining intensive care unit capacity and potential shutdowns of local services. Southern California counties that would be affected by the order are Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Imperial, Inyo and Mono. Affected communities will be required to close personal service businesses, including hair and nail salons, playgrounds, family entertainment centers and campgrounds for overnight stays. Restaurants will be required to return to take-out service only. Retail businesses will be limited to 20% of their customer capacity inside at any one time, with requirements for store officials to ensure there’s no indoor drinking or eating. The governor, who
remains in quarantine with his family after his children were exposed to people who subsequently tested positive for Covid19, said the new order is “fundamentally predicated on the need to stop gathering with people outside of your household (and) to do what you can to keep most of your activities outside.” Although current state projections show only Southern California and Central Valley counties will have to immediately put in place the new rules, data released by the Newsom administration earlier this week show almost all of the state could soon reach the new threshold – with 85% or more of ICU beds filled. “We recognize the gravity and the importance of the moment and what is being asked of all Californians,” said Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency. State officials plan for the new shutdown rules to be in place for at least the next three weeks. After that, any reopening of closed services and activities will be based on four-week projections of a region’s ICU capacity – suggesting the
broad new restrictions could easily last through the end of the year in some communities. Data compiled by the Los Angeles Times show the state has averaged nearly 15,000 cases a day over the last week, triple the rate in the last month. Covid-19 hospitalizations have also tripled over the same period. And an average of 67 Californians were dying daily from Covid-19 over the last week, a 60% jump from mid-November. Unlike the shutdown Newsom issued in the spring, most outdoor activities, including beach access and hiking, are not affected. But similar to other state government rules, it allows local leaders to impose public health rules that are more strict. “This is not a permanent state,” Newsom said. Closing stores and shopping malls in the run-up to the holiday season could strike a powerful blow to the state’s hobbled economy. In recent days, Newsom has announced a package of loan and grant efforts for small businesses as well as the expansion of a program that allows businesses to delay payment of
sales tax collections and use the money as a shortterm bridge loan. In most of the state, nonessential retail stores are capped at 25% capacity. Some counties, however, already meet this stricter threshold: L.A. County on Monday lowered its cap on capacity at nonessential retail stores to 20%, and Santa Clara County has limited its cap on nonessential retail to 10% of capacity. The new restrictions appear to remove the distinction between essential and nonessential retail – a 20% cap on capacity at all stores is likely to significantly reduce capacity at essential retailers, including supermarkets and drug stores. In most of the state, essential stores had been capped at 50% of capacity; in L.A. County, they were capped at 35%; and in Santa Clara County, 25%. Allan Zaremberg, president of the California Chamber of Commerce, said the loss of revenue at the busiest time of the year could hobble many businesses, including California-based retailers that do not have the same online sales presence as national and international companies.
