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MARE ISLAND — The Mare Island Naval Cemetery – the oldest naval cemetery on the West Coast – for the first time Saturday was part of the nationwide Wreaths Across America program. About 50 people came out to place wreaths on the graves of some 1,000 soldiers buried at the cemetery, the recipient of a recent cleanup campaign that many hope will lead to better oversight in the future. Cmdr. Steve Nash, president of the Vallejo Council of the Navy League and a longtime military leader, has been aware of the cemetery and the years of neglect that it had weathered. “I found out it had never been adopted for the Wreaths Across America program and thought it should be,” Nash said. So began several months of paperwork and then fundraising. “Once we were accepted, I was like, ‘What now?’ ” he said. Nash reached out to business owners and corporations to get the money, eventually bringing in $17,000. “The goal was $15,000,” he said. “Anything that is left is going to purchase wreaths for next year. We can do that ahead of time in January.” Nash said in his speech that the cemetery was part of Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies and had been since 1871 and 1920, respectively. It is designated as a National Historic Landmark with three Medal of Honor recipients, James Cooney, U.S. Marine Corps; William Halford, U.S. Navy; and Alexander Parker, U.S. Navy, laid to rest there along with more than 860 sailors and marines who served in the periods from the War of 1812 to World War I and more than 100 of their relatives interred here. The first burial was George Dowd
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of the USS Massachusetts on Feb. 12, 1856, President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. The cemetery closed in 1921 but the last pre-arranged burial was in 1984. Also buried there is Anna Arnold Key Turner, whose husband, Daniel, fought in the War of 1812. She is the daughter of Francis Scott Key, who wrote the national anthem, “The See Wreath, Page A9
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Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., questions Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin during a hearing of the Congressional Oversight Commission on Capitol Hill, Dec. 10. both sides of the aisle dug in over the issue, imperiling prospects for a deal before Monday. Toomey, a conservative lawmaker on the
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Bethel Community Church of Fairfield was able to make the holidays special for area residents with the 8th Annual Holiday Toy, Coat and Food Giveaway drive-thru in the church parking lot.
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James Cooney, a Medal of Honor recipient, is one of the soldiers interred at Mare Island Naval Cemetery. Volunteers placed wreaths on some 1,000 graves of soldiers and their family members as part of the Wreaths Across America program, Saturday.
Lawmakers hit major roadblock over GOP plan to limit Federal Reserve WASHINGTON — Senior congressional lawmakers attempting to complete an emergency coronavirus relief package this weekend slammed into a major roadblock on Saturday over Republican demands to limit the authority of the Federal Reserve. A late push from Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., to rein in the nation’s central bank had already divided lawmakers over the last several days. But the impasse appeared to grow significantly wider on Saturday, as congressional leadership and rank-and-file senators on
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FAIRFIELD — ’Tis the season of giving, a concept that was on full display Saturday with toys, coats and food giveaways. The line from the Bethel Community Church gates went down to the stop sign on East Tabor Avenue for the 8th Annual Holiday Toy, Coat and Food Giveaway. “This year the need is great,” said the Rev. Anthony L. Gilmore. Gilmore earlier in the week recounted how a mom called him and asked if she could get two coats early for her children. “I went and found two coats for them and when she came to pick them up I asked if she wanted anything else,” he said. “ ‘No,’ she said. ‘I just don’t have coats for the kids.’ ” It looks to him as if the toy drive grows every year – people were lined
up at 7:30 a.m. in cars and the line stretched down the street. The giveaway is unique in that the church has always had a car drive-thru for picking up gifts, coats and food. “We weren’t sure with the lockdown if this year they would let us,” Gilmore said. “But because we were going to practice safe distancing with masks and just really place the toys in the back of trunks, that was OK.” About 50 volunteers from the Fairfield police and firefighters came out to help. The U.S. Marine Corps brought toys from the Toys for Tots program; Macy’s donated coats; and other businesses donated toys, food and gift cards. “The older kids got gift cards,” event organizer Dolores Nichols said. “We probably had 1,500 items donated this year.” The gates opened with two lanes for cars to See Santa, Page A9
At least 200 victims identified in suspected Russian hacking Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — At least 200 organizations, including government agencies and companies around the world, have been hacked as part of a suspected Russian cyberattack that implanted malicious code in a widely used software program, said a cybersecurity firm and three people familiar with ongoing investigations. The number of actual hacking victims has been one of many unanswered questions surrounding the cyberattack, which used a backdoor in SolarWinds Corp.’s Orion network management software as a staging ground for
further attacks. As ma ny as 18,000 SolarWinds’ customers received a malicious update that included the backdoor, but the number that was actually hacked – meaning the attackers used the backdoor to infiltrate computer networks – is likely to be far fewer. Recorded Future Inc., a cybersecurity firm based in Massachusetts, has identified 198 victims that were hacked using the SolarWinds backdoor, said threat analyst Allan Liska. Three other people said the inquiry so far has determined that the hackers further
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Time for annual Solano County knowledge quiz
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t’s the penultimate 4. What two Sunday of the year, members of the House which means – even in of Representatives repa year of a pandemic – resent Solano County? that it’s time for the 5. Within five days, longest-held tradition on what day did Solano of this column. County first issue a The annual Solano stay-at-home order County quiz, a tradidue to Covid-19? tion that goes back to the Brad Stanhope 6. Are there turn of the millennium. Like I was sayin’ more McDonald’s or What follows are Starbucks in Fair20 questions about Solano field-Suisun City? County, then the correct 7. Within five spots, where answers. Get out your No. does Solano County rank 2 pencils and keep track of how among California’s 58 counties well you know the county that is in population? home to two former state capital 8. What was Solano County’s cities (not one of the questions). largest agricultural product in QUESTIONS 2019, determined by earnings? 1. What are the seven cities 9. Which city is the county in Solano County? seat of Solano County? 2. What are the only two 10. Within 1,000, how many cities in the county with more active-duty personnel are stamale than female residents? tioned at Travis Air Force Base? 3. In what presidential elec11. What five counties border tion did Solano County last vote Solano County? for the Republican candidate? 12. What is the wettest
month of the year in Fairfield? 13. What is the hottest month of the year in Vacaville, Solano County’s hottest city? 14. By what other name was Chief Solano known? 15. Name the four interstate highways in Solano County. 16. In what decade did Fairfield experience the greatest population growth by percentage? 17. Which Wade brother am I thinking of right now? 18. Which Solano County city has experienced the greatest percentage growth in population since 2010? 19. Within 10 years, when did the McNaughton family purchase the Daily Republic? 20. What is the closest city of more than 200,000 residents to Fairfield? ANSWERS 1. Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville, Vallejo.
2. Vacaville (due to the presence of the two male prisons) and Dixon. 3. 1984, when Ronald Reagan won the county. Richard Nixon (1972) and Reagan (1980, 1984) are the only Republicans to have carried the county in the 23 presidential elections since 1932. 4. Mike Thompson, John Garamendi. 5. March 18 (get credit for March 13-23). 6. Starbucks, with 12 outlets. There are eight McDonald’s. 7. Solano ranks 19th, just larger than No. 20 Santa Barbara. So if you guessed 14th through 24th, give yourself a point. 8. Almonds, at $55 million. 9. Fairfield. 10. 7,400. 11. Napa, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Yolo, Sonoma. 12. January, with an average of 4.77 inches.
SoCal church depicts Black Lives Matter protest in Nativity scene Tribune Content Agency According to the Bible, Jesus’ birth was a crowded affair – Mary and Joseph, a menagerie of animals and some shepherd visitors. But protesters? Claremont United Methodist Church, in keeping with its tradition of eye-catching Nativity scenes, situated the Holy Family this year in front of a painting of masked people holding signs reading “I can’t breathe!” and “Black Lives Matter,” alongside Bible verses and other quotes. “We couldn’t think of any other issue that we wanted to keep under the light of the Bethlehem star than the need to address racism,” said the Rev. Karen Clark Ristine, the church’s senior minister. Against the mural backdrop, a statue of Joseph kneels beside the babe in a manger. Mary stands, her arms lifted with the protesters in the painting, alluding to the protests that erupted this summer after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd. Above their heads, a banner lists the names of more than 30 Black people who have been killed, including Emmett Till, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. “We affirm and join the call for justice and equity by the Black Lives Matter movement to ensure that Black lives matter as much as any other life,” reads a theological statement accompanying the exhibit. “Our faith in Christ challenges us to stand with Mary in her call for justice
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Claremont United Methodist Church put up a Nativity scene that shows Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus in front of a wall of people wearing masks and carrying signs that read “Black Lives Matter,” “I can’t breathe” and “Jesus wept,” along with Bible verses. for the poor, the marginalized and the oppressed.” The church has made a Christmas tradition of erecting Nativity scenes tied to the issues of the day. A few years ago, Mary was huddled in a sleeping bag, sitting at a bus stop beside her shopping cart and holding a baby – a modern depiction of Jesus’ family as homeless. Another year, a hooded and bloody re-creation of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old shot and killed by George Zimmerman in 2012, knelt beside a silhouette of the virgin mother. Last year, the church placed each member of the Holy Family in cages, to represent families separated and detained behind fences at the U.S.Mexico border. “We don’t want the need for continuing conversation of racism and white supremacy to get lost in news cycles,” Ristine said. “This is a centuries-old issue that we need to keep wrestling with.” The work is borne out
by the church’s “Creative Peacemaking” committee, which begins mulling over ideas for the Advent season in March, said Genaro Cordova, the church’s facilities engineer who constructed the set. The possibilities for 2020’s Nativity statement were seemingly endless, but Cordova said the choice was obvious. “We thought that racism was really worse, the worst epidemic that maybe we had around the world,” Cordova said. “Covid is going to pass, but the struggle [of] our brothers and sisters, Black Americans, is going to continue for a long time.” Though Covid-19 was not the purpose of the scene, the painted people nonetheless wore masks. The summer’s protests couldn’t be untangled from the raging pandemic, Ristine said. Many of the church’s 430 members didn’t attend the protests because their age or health conditions put them at high risk for con-
There’s still hope! 13. July with an average high of 96, which beats August by one degree. 14. Sem Yeto. 15. I-80, I-680, I-505, I-780. 16. The 1960s saw the biggest percentage growth with a 380% increase. The 1980s and 1990s has the largest numeric growth at 19,112 and 18,967. 17. Harpo. 18. Rio Vista, by a large margin, having grown 32%. Dixon is second at about 12%. 19. 1960. 20. Oakland is 41 miles away. (Sacramento is 43 miles and San Francisco is 47 miles. San Jose, by the way, is 79 miles.) SCORING 15-20: Genius level 9-14: Passing grade 4-8: Pay closer attention 0-3: Did you really try? Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@outlook.com.
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tracting the coronavirus, she said, so the Nativity scene was their way to join the discussion. “This faith community kind of leads with justice,” said Ristine, who came to the congregation less than two years ago. “This is a very important public art statement for them every year.” Cordova spent two months working on the project, meticulously choosing a bright color palette to paint the crowd, which he said is intended to represent the diversity of races at this summer’s protests.
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FAIRFIELD — A return to in-person learning was on the minds of everyone Thursday at the Fairfield-Suisun School District governing board meeting. But any plans for a decision to do so at the board’s meeting Jan. 14 remain in flux given that Solano County is now included in the state’s most-restrictive lockdown since March to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19. Nevertheless, plans continue to be developed to allow for some sort of return to on-campus instruction. Nancy Dunn, president of the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School Teachers Association, acknowledged Thursday that from the teachers union’s standpoint, distance learning is not ideal. “We are keenly aware of the psychological impact on students and students needs structure and security,� she said. “If we open too soon it is likely adults will be exposed and need to go home for quarantine. They can still do long-distance instruction but it will have an impact.� “My biggest concern is safety for everyone,� Trustee Ana Petero said. Angie Avlonitis, director of student services
for the district, reports that the district has made use of available CARES Act money to get ready for a return to inclass instruction. The district has what it describes as a “robust plan� to distribute a cache of personal protective equipment and other supplies to campuses. The list of supplies includes: n Face shields for every staff member. n White cloth face masks for every staff member. n White cloth face masks for every transitional kindergarten through third-grader. n Black polyester face masks for every fourththrough sixth-grader. n White cloth face masks for every seventh through 12th-grader. n Disposable face masks. n Hand sanitizer. n Reusable water bottles for every student. n Plexiglass acrylic desk shields for every transitional kindergarten through second-grader. n Plexiglass for every teacher’s desk. n Plexiglass for every school site office clerical desk. n Air purifiers for every teacher’s classroom. n Mobile hand-washing stations. n Mobile bottle-filling stations.
The district also anticipates receiving Covid-19 testing machines from Solano Public Health, Avlonitis reports. The testing machines make it possible for staff to administer their own Covid-19 test. While these testing machines may be used to test students, the intent is to utilize the mach i ne for petero staff, she said. No decisions were Thursday made but board members were presented with options to consider in the new year. Schools across the state shut down in March as the pandemic made its way into the state. Schools finished the 2019-2020 academic year through instruction that was delivered online to children of all ages. Modifications to the various distance-learning strategies continued with the start of the current school year and remain in place. The school board in October decided to keep campuses shuttered through the end of the calendar year at to revisit plans for school reopenings Jan. 14. Superintendent Kris Corey said that things will continue to change as the response to the novel coronavirus changes. It has happened throughout
the past few months, she said, and come next month things will have changed again and decisions might be out of the board’s hands. 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. In other business Thursday, the governing board welcomed new members Ana Petero and Helen Tilley. The new board president will be Jonathan Richardson and the vice president will be Bethany Smith. The clerk will be Craig Wilson. Other elected board members are Judi Honeychurch, David C. Isom and Craig Wilson. Chantil Martino serves as the student board member. Glen Faison contributed to this report.
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LAKE BERRYESSA — Campgrounds at Lake Berryessa will be closed due to the state’s more restrictive stay-at-home order. However, “day-use areas and boat launches will remain open unless already closed due to the LNU Lightning Complex Fire incident,� the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday. “In support of the Regional California Stay-At-Home order and requests from Napa County health officials, all campgrounds will temporarily close until further notice. Camping and cabins will be closed at all concession areas including Markley Cove Resort, Pleasure Cove Marina, Steele Canyon Recreation Area, Spanish Flat Rec-
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FAIRFIELD — Vacaville accounted for more than a third of the new Covid-19 cases reported in Solano on Friday as the county surpassed 15,000 cases. Vacaville had 103 new cases to take its total to 3,310, an increase that pushed Solano County’s count to 15,008, the Public Health Division reported. The county’s sevenday positivity testing rate reached a new high at 20.7%. The total number of deaths held at 93, while hospitalizations increased by one to 108 and the active case count fell by 59 to 2,164, the county reported. The intensive care unit capacity in the county fell
to a pandemic-low of 9%. Fair field added 82 cases to bring its total to 4,361, while Vallejo’s 63 cases pushed that tally to 4,646, the county reported. Suisun City (1,061) added 23 cases; Dixon (1,039) added 15 cases; Benicia (414) added six cases and the case count of the unincorporated area of the county climbed to 56 with three new cases. were no There new cases reported in Rio Vista, which held at 122 cases. The total number of completed tests was 152,535, and increase of 1,029, the county reported. Solano County does not post updated numbers on weekends. The next update is scheduled Monday afternoon.
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Miriam Selina Johnson Sept. 4, 1944 — Dec. 12, 2020
On Saturday, Dec. 12 , 2020, at 10:30 a.m., Miriam Selina Johnson went peacefully into eternal rest with her family by her side at her home in Fairfield, California. Miriam was born Sept. 4, 1944, to the late Rosemary Taylor and Lawrence Williams. Miriam was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. On Feb. 16, 1963, Miriam and Jake were married. Out of this union they raised five children, Stephanie, Kevin, Jake III (Allison), Eric and Erica. As a proud Air Force wife, Miriam traveled the world and was able to expose her beloved five children to a wide range of cultures and experiences not often afforded to people of color during that time. She dedicated 28 years working for AAFES until she retired in 2005. Miriam was a faithful member to her church, Chapel 1 on TAFB, and cherished all of the people she met while serving as an usher. Throughout the years, Miriam developed strong bonds with other military wives who became her lifelong sisters. Miriam, who went by
many names in life – from Mrs. J., auntie, mom, mama, nana and the little woman – will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband, Jake; five children; 15 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren; she was blessed to be loved by a host of brothers, sisters, and her partner-in-crime, Uncle Calvin. She was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Aleshia D. Battle. Although her physical presence is no longer here on earth, the seeds of unconditional love, support and the importance of family will continue to blossom for generations to come. Due to Covid-19, a modified memorial drivethru visitation for Miriam will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 1850 W. Texas St., Fairfield. Guests will be asked to remain in their vehicles while paying respects to Mrs. Miriam. Arrangements are under the care of BryanBraker Funeral Home, 707-425-4697. You may sign the guestbook at www.bryanbraker.com.
Robert Fong
March 1, 1930 — Oct. 26, 2020
He was a hard Robert S. Fong, worker, dedicated age 90, passed and never missed away peacefully a day of work. at his home surRobert married rounded by his the love of his family on Oct. 26, life, Helen Lew, in 2020. He fought 1960 and settled hard battling an in San Francisco, illness known as where they raised Myelodysplastic three wonderful Syndromes (MDS). children. He remained stoic He is survived until the end and by his daughalways thought of his family while ter, Cheryl Lin keeping a positive husband, with outlook. Jerry Li; grandRobert was sons, Brendan and born in Suisun Jered Lin; sons, Valley, CaliforRoderick Fong nia, on March 1, and Curtis Fong 1930. He was the with wife, Janette Cayanan-Fong; second eldest son g r a ndchil dre n , of five children, veteran Jayla and Jayden one brother and three sisters, to parents Fong; siblings, Melvin Jim and Ivy Fong. In his Fong, Elizabeth Louie, early days, he spent most Nira Wong, Barbara Wong; of his time working on the and numerous nieces and nephews. family ranch. He joins his loving wife He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, repairing of 48 years in heaven, cars, cooking and spend- Helen. He touched so many ing time with family and lives and was loved deeply friends. He graduated from by family and friends. He Armijo High School in truly will be missed by 1949. Thereafter, he was all that knew him for his drafted to the mili- kind, generous and caring tary, serving two years nature. Memorial service was in the Korean War from held on Nov. 6, 2020, at 1950-1952. Upon his return, he Cypress Lawn (Olivet went on to study at Chapel) in Colma, CaliforLaney Technical Trade nia. A tribute website has School, graduating in been created on Forever 1956. Most of his career Missed to honor the life tenure was working for of Robert S. Fong. Friends the United Parcel Service and family can leave a as an auto mechanic for tribute or share a memory 35 years where he retired of Robert at https:// and received numerous www.forevermissed.com/ safety excellence awards. robert-s-fong
Kimo Boone
Aug. 20, 1998 — Dec. 6, 2020
It is with the deepest sorrow, we announce that Kimo Boone, age 22, our most beloved son, brother, grandson and cousin, passed suddenly on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, while in the hospital. Kimo was a pure soul with a kind heart. An inspiration to his family and an example of how to be a good human. His interests were vast from music to movies, poetry to art, anime to science. A graduate of Fairfield High School Class of 2016, he would have liked to have been a chef but settled for being a foodie and fulfilled his dream of experiencing Japanese omakase in SF and Morimoto’s in Napa. He was an expert level origami artist and was a volunteer origami teacher at Fairfield’s annual Japan Fest in 2018. He looked forward to returning to the event when it was safe. Kimo will be deeply missed by his father, Henry Washington; mother, Lynne; brother, Kaiba; sisters, Kennedy and Kassiopeia; grandparents, Bob and Marge Olmstead, Kye Na and Stan Chun; aunts, uncles, countless cousins; pets, Kiwi and Dobby; and anyone that has ever had the pleasure of knowing him. He lived his short life with a quiet strength most people can only aspire to achieve. Please keep a place for him in your heart, while we pick up the pieces of our hearts and learn to live in this world without him. Kimo, we LOVE and Miss you so much my Son.
solano Fred Merritt
Jan. 28, 1936 — Nov. 2, 2020
Fred started his life on a farm in Yale, Oklahoma. He moved to Richmond, California, with his family, then moved to Pittsburg, California, where he graduated from high school. When he was introduced to Dee Lynn Thompson, it was love at first sight. They married and soon after started their family, then moved to Green Valley, Fairfield, California. He worked as an electrician for 40 years and was a 63-year member of the IBEW. Fred was an intelligent, kind, loving and gentle soul. He loved spending time outdoors. He was a man of few words. However, when he did speak everyone listened, as it was well-known that
what he had to say was important. To know him was to love him and by looking into his eyes you knew how much you were loved. Nothing meant more to him than his family. He passed peacefully in his own home surrounded by his family. He left behind two living siblings, Beatrice Larsen and Carl Merritt; and four living children and their spouses, Russel (Holly), Sheryl (Tom), Michael (Valerie), Trevor (Deanna); stepdaughter, Becci (David); 13 grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren; he also left behind a loving girlfriend, Renate Allen. He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Thelma Merritt; and wife, Dee Lynn Merritt.
Artemise ‘Joe’ Rodriguez Sept. 5, 1950 — Nov. 22, 2020
Endearingly known as Artemise ‘Joe’ Rodriquez passed away at 70 years young. Throughout his life, Artemise felt blessed by his love of Christ that his family instilled in him. Artemise’s circle of friends are many. Artemise enjoyed spending time at the Suisun City Senior Center. Artemise made friends wherever he went. Artemise always had a joke ready to bring a smile to everyone he met. He loved helping people. He has left an abundant legacy of generosity, love, intelligence, wit, faithfulness and compassion that influenced and enriched many lives. He is survived by family in Utah and California.
Marguerite C. Kucala Stop the car! Marguerite C. Kucala passed at home with family by her side. Maggie, as she was known here in the states and Margie to all the Cunuck family. She was born in Meadow Lake Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. Her family moving to the Big City of Calgary, Alberta, when she was a child. Where she wrote in her diary she wanted to go to Hawaii and live in California when she grew up. After high school, her best friend Joyce and she decided to broaden their horizons and moved to Great Falls, Montana, United States, where on a blind date she met and fell in love with Al. Not sure Al knew what he was getting into. After marrying Al and moving to Tacoma, Washington, to start her family – Michelle, Steven, Michael – she soon realized Washington was too grey and rainy for her and urged my Dad for another assignment; it was off to Hawaii, adding Donelle to the clan. And as if the stars were aligned, the next assignment was sunny California. The Kucalas boarded the SS Matsonia and cruised to California. Stationed at Travis, they settled into Fairfield, California, for the long haul. Her dreams come true. Still not sure Dad knew what he had got into. Maggie and Al created all this, Michelle (Bruce), Steven (Lee Ann), Michael (Chris) and Donelle; John Gailey (Kathy) as well as many other friends that became family; seven grandchildren, Casey Fox, Joshua Kucala, Jason Fowler, Jared Kucala, Courtney Gomez, Clayton McFadden Kucala, Nicole Teasdale; and too many great-grandchildren to name. She is survived by her loving sister, Dorothy Lamont (Bill), Calgary,
Alberta; brother, Dale Patterson (Denise), British Columbia, Canada; sisterin-law, Maryann Allen; brotherin-law, Benedict Kucala; and a long list of nieces and nephews scattered all over Canada and the United States, but she loved all of them with her all. Being a military wife and mother of four is never boring, they jumped right into being active members of the community. Dad, President, and Maggie, Treasurer, of the local Little League and Maggie was Secretary of the Air Force Wives Club, where she met lifelong friends. They were active members of the Fraternal Member Eagles, the Elks, the Fairfield Moose Lodge and the Fairfield Moose RV Travel Campers Club. They traveled by sea, by plane and by RV and always returned with stories and new friends. Maggie loved life and lived it to its fullest, from charity fashion shows to winning the Not-So Newlywed Game. Dressing up or down for any occasion, Maggie always added a twist of humor to everything she did. She loved music and dancing, car rides and admiring the sheer beauty of Suisun Valley. She appreciated all those little things in life. A life well-lived. Maggie and Al Kucala will be united again Dec. 21, 2020, on their 68th Wedding Anniversary at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, in a private ceremony due to Covid restrictions. Family and Friends are asked to celebrate Maggie and raise a glass of your choosing on Monday Dec. 21, 2020, at 5:35 p.m., looking toward the Southwest sky. Music selection: Frank Sinatra’s “My Way� or Garth Brooks’ “The Dance.� We love you Mom, thanks for all years.
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Teruo Ted Miyagishima into teaching fifth Teruo Ted grade at Allen Miyagishima, School in San retired Major in Jose, California. the U.S. Army, He retired from passed away his second career peacefully Dec. 13, in 1984. He spent 2020. Ted was his retirement born April 10, 1919, years enjoying in Roy, Utah. gardening, Utah He served in family reunions France and Italy and traveling. In with the 442nd 1997, he moved “Go for Broke� into the Paradise Infantry Regiment during WWII. As army veteran Valley Retirement a career military service- Community in Fairfield, man in Army Intelligence, California. Ted was awarded he he served in various posts in New York, Virginia, Congressional Gold Medal Maryland and Georgia, for his service as a as well as in Korea and member of the 442nd Infantry Regiment during Japan. He married Tsuyako WWII. He is survived by his Grace Miyagishima of Lompoc, California, on wife; son; and son-in-law, July 10, 1949. Their son Toby Harriman of Sonoma, California; as well as two James was born in 1953. During his time in the sisters, Kris Russell, of military, he received two Palm Springs, California, degrees from the Univer- and Shiz Shimoji, of Pasasity of Maryland, a BS in dena, California. Military Science and a BA He will be interred in History. Retiring from at Sacramento Valley the military after 21 years National Cemetery in of service in 1965, he went Dixon, California.
David Grant Clark David Grant Clark, 74, formerly of Fairfield, California, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. David was born in Lodi, California, the only son of Loretta and Horst Clark. David’s passions were fishing, camping and riding his Harley. David spent his adult life being of service to others and his community, having been a Fairfield Police Sergeant for many years before retiring in 1999. David and Gloria recently moved to Dacula, Georgia, where they enjoyed traveling and spending time with family. David was the father of Sonya, Carli and Ariene; he was also the proud grandfather of four grandchildren, Caleb, Sophia, Davian and Brayden; David leaves behind the love of his life, Gloria, to whom he was married for 35 years. David leaves behind a legacy of service and will be remembered as a good, humble and honest man who worked and played hard.
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DAILY REPUBLIC — Sunday, December 20, 2020 A5
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VALLEJO — A Vallejo man was arrested this week in connection with what authorities describe as a road rage shooting early this month on a freeway in San Francisco. The shooting was repor ted shor t ly after 10:05 p.m. Dec. 6 on eastbound Interstate 80 at Treasure Island. The victim described an incident of road rage that ended with the suspect shooting at the victim, the California Highway Patrol reports. CHP-San Francisco Area officers responded to the scene and began the initial investigation. Several spent 9 mm casings were located on the freeway. The CHP’s Special Investigations Unit later took lead of the investigation. The suspect vehicle was identified, but detectives were initially unable to locate the vehicle. The Contra Costa
Sheriff’ Department located the suspect’s vehicle several days later and detained the driver, later identified as Langi Toli, 26, of Vallejo. Toli is the registered owner of the vehicle. A 9 mm bullet was located during the search of the vehicle, the CHP reports. On Dec. 17, Members of the CHP Golden Gate Division Warrant Service Team and SIU served a search warrant Thursday at Toli’s residence. The CHP reports that additional evidence was located indicating Toli had possessed a 9 mm firearm. Toli was booked at the San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of a variety of allegations, including attempted murder and shooting at an occupied vehicle, the CHP reports. A search Friday of the San Francisco County Sheriff’s Office’s online inmate locator did not show Toli as still being in custody.
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FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Rourk Vocational Training Center has been certified by the Green Building Certification Institute as achieving LEED Silver certified construction standards. Silver-level certification is awarded based on total Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design strategies incorporated into the final built project, according to a statement released by the county administration. The center’s 10,000square-foot classroom building and 30,000square-foot vocational workshop building each qualified for LEED Silver certification. The $25.7 million facility, located near the Claybank Detention Facility, is designed to provide inmates who would have
otherwise been sent to a state prison opportunities to develop job skills in a variety of work disciplines. Some of the center’s LEED features include connections to public transit, facilities and parking for electric vehicles, mitigated heat island effect, light pollution reduction, lighting controls, water use reduction, optimized energy performance, on-site renewable solar energy, storage and collection of recyclables and indoor air quality measures, the county reported. LEED Silver plaques will be mounted at the facility, which is named after Peggy Rourke, who worked for the Sheriff’s Office from 1977 to 2008 and is credited for initiating many of the efforts to change the focus on rehabilitating inmates rather than simply locking them up.
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FAIRFIELD — A dense fog advisory issued by the National Weather Service that’s in place from 2 a.m. to noon Sunday covers parts of Solano County, to include Fairfield and Suisun City. Visibility is expected to be limited to a quarter of a mile or less, the National Weather Service reports. The advisory covers the southern Sacramento Valley, the Carquinez Strait and the Delta region, and northern San Joaquin Valley counties. Drivers are warned to be alert for sudden changes in visibility. They are also advised to slow down, use their vehicle’s headlights and leave plenty of distance ahead of their vehicles. Sacramento and Stockton are also listed as areas expected to be affected by dense fog.
after the vaccines (are delivered),” Huber said. Huber also noted that there have been as many as a half-dozen youth and adult suicides during the past month. Whether the stresses of the novel coronavirus pandemic had anything to do with those deaths, Huber said he could not say for sure. “I think everyone extrapolates that . . . but I don’t think we have any way of knowing that unless they are part of our caseload,” Huber said. Children who commit suicide, he said, are not usually in the county’s mental health system, which is why the county makes such an effort to get into the schools so those services are available. With the vast majority of schools closed to anything but distancing learning, Huber said he is concerned about the toll the pandemic is taking on students, and particularly those students with special needs who cannot easily cope with the
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Overdose deaths involving cocaine also increased by 26.5%, though research shows these deaths are likely linked to co-use with, or contamination of cocaine by, fentanyl or heroin. “Overdose deaths i nvolv i ng psycho stimulants, such as methamphetamine, increased by 34.8%. The number of deaths involving psychostimulants now exceeds the number of cocaine-involved deaths,” the CDC reported. The CDC issued a health advisory to medical and public health professionals, first responders,
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Solano unemployment drops below 8% just as state shuts county down, again Todd R. Hansen
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FAIRFIELD — Solano County’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.5% in November, according to the state EDD report that was released Friday – the first full day of the new health order that closes some businesses and restricts others. That order, which went into effect at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, also comes just one week before Christmas and is not scheduled to end until the week of Jan. 3. The order was triggered when the intensive care unit capacity for the state-assigned, 11-county Bay Area region, which includes Solano, fell below 15%. The county’s jobless rate fell for the secondstraight month and was down from 8.7% in October and 10.7% in September, the Labor Market Division of the state Employment Development Department reported. The numbers have been on a steady decline since May when the rate was
The county’s jobless rate fell for the secondstraight month and was down from 8.7% in October and 10.7% in September, the Labor Market Division of the state Employment Development Department reported. reported at 14.4%, followed by 13.6% in June, 12.4% in July and 9.8% in August before the slight increase in September. The EDD reported the civilian workforce in the county was at 203,600 in November, down from 207,600 in October. The number of residents employed increased from 182,000 to 190,500. The number or people seeking unemployment benefits dropped from 19,400 in October to 17,100 in November. The number of Solano County jobs was reported at 133,500, which is
1,600 more than in October, the EDD reported. Some of the biggest gains were in sectors that will be hurt the most by the new health order. There were 800 new jobs created in the retail sector, including 200 in clothing and clothing accessories, and 100 in general merchandise, the EDD reported. The construction industry, which has helped carry the load during the novel coronavirus pandemic, showed the first signs of winter cutbacks, losing 200 jobs. Manufacturing also lost 100 jobs. Local education added 300 jobs from October to November, the EDD reported. The farm sector held steady at 1,700 jobs. The state jobless rate for November was 7.9%, down from 8.7% in October. The national rate was 6.4%, slightly better than the 6.6% reported in October. Solano County ranked 39th in the state, and had the highest unemployment rate among the nine counties typically considered to be part of the Bay Area. The next
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highest was Contra Costa County at 6.8%. The two counties added to the region under the state’s stay-at-home arrangement, Monterey and Santa Cruz, had jobless rates of 7.7% and 6.7%, respectively. Marin County had the lowest rate in the state at 4.7%. The highest rate, 16.4%, was reported for Imperial County, the EDD stated. Among Solano County’s cities, the lowest unemployment rate in November was found in Benicia at 4.9%. That was followed by 6% in Vacaville, 7.4% in Fairfield and 7.6% in Dixon. Suisun City’s jobless rate was 8.3%, while Rio Vista and Vallejo each came in at 9.4%, the EDD reported.
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early halfway through two months later only to crack his first term, Gavin down again in July, and ease up a Newsom faces a critical few weeks later. Finally, this period that could make month, he clamped down again or break his governorship. as the state’s infection and death After climbing the political rates soared and hospitals were ladder to the governor’s office, nearly overwhelmed with Newsom intended to make his patients. mark with “big hairy audicious Newsom insists that his goals,” such as ending homelessactions are based in science, but Dan Walters ness and creating a single-payer some decrees on what was shut health care program. down and what was allowed to remain However, scarcely a year after open defied simple logic and seemed to inauguration, and without making much be dictated by which sectors were progress on anything hairy or audadeemed expendable and which would cious, Newsom was forced to pivot into cause a political backlash. managing a response to the deadly Through it all, Newsom made regular Covid-19 pandemic. appearances on internet webcasts to It’s not the role he sought, but it’s explain, or so he said, what was happenthe one that likely will define his ing, but they were mostly repetitive governorship. talkathons filled with jargon and jumbles To date, his managerial record has of numbers, rather than straightforward been spotty at best and chaotic at worst. messages to a confused and frightened Since issuing his first emergency order public. in March, Newsom has taken the state’s Worst of all, as Newsom was beseech40 million residents on a rollercoaster ing Californians to wear their masks and ride. avoid infection-spreading gatherings, he He initially imposed restrictions that was caught on camera having an shut down much of the economy and intimate dinner, sans masks, with some threw hundreds of thousands, even Capitol lobbyists at a very expensive millions, out of work, then relaxed them restaurant in Napa.
Newsom apologized after the San Francisco Chronicle revealed the dinner, but the damage was done. He was exposed as a hypocrite who exempted himself and his cronies from the personal restrictions he wanted everyone else to follow. Newsom now has a chance to redeem himself, at least partially, as longawaited novel coronavirus vaccines begin to be administered. Once again he’s begging Californians to obey the personal behavior guidelines he had violated. “This is the beginning of the end,” Newsom tweeted. “We can do this. Wear a mask. Stay home as much as possible. Let’s crush this curve and get to the finish line.” The vaccine rollout will be critical not only to Californians and their battered economy, but to Newsom’s tarnished image. If it goes smoothly, he’ll bask in the glow of success. But if there are major glitches – if inoculation becomes another managerial catastrophe like the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Employment Development Department – it will be hung around his neck. A recall movement lurks in the
background and seems to be benefiting from the restaurant incident. The state Republican Party and other conservative groups say they are more than halfway toward the 1.5 million signatures needed to put a recall on the ballot with three months to go in their 160-day window. Eighteen years ago, those who wanted to recall then-Gov. Gray Davis were roughly in the same boat until Darrell Issa, a wealthy Republican congressman, contributed enough money to place the recall on the ballot, culminating in Davis’ ouster and the election of action movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger. Those who want to short-circuit Newsom’s career are looking for another angel with deep pockets and if they are successful, Newsom’s management of Covid-19 could face a direct referendum next year. 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.
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GOP lacks compelling vision for America Throughout four years of Donald Trump’s leadership pandemic of chaos, corruption and incompetence, Republicans steadily disemboweled any semblance of respectability by tethering their allegiance to the rancid charisma of a cognitively and morally vacuous psychotic. A clearly articulated set of conservative principles? Nowhere to be found. Like dying stars sucked into the ever-expanding black hole of Trump’s wildly dysfunctional presidency, flimsy Republican narratives supporting his presidency have been long on insults, slanders and buffoonish notions but woefully short on concrete and principled policy proposals important to Americans. Just what do Republicans stand for? What is their clear and compelling vision for a better America for all citizens? here do such descriptions exist? There are woefully inadequate scraps on Trump’s campaign webpage and no updated party platform since 2016. They certainly don’t exist in the transcripts of Trump’s bombastic rally rants, ersatz press conferences or television interviews. Not one of the Republican campaign’s TV ads shed even a faint light on their vision for a better future. Instead, ad after ad slung derogatory and fantastical prophesies of a socialist system led by a radicalized Joe Biden. We heard about “sleepy Joe” and thinly veiled gender- and race-based attacks on Kamala Harris. The bases of Republican inspiration are mired in xenophobic grievances and distorted fabrications about “the good old days” when people knew their place. So, tell me what the Republican health care plan is once “Obamacare” is abolished. What happened to Republican opposition to deficit spending when they adorned America’s privileged few with a $2 trillion
tax cut? How did imposing costly tariffs help American workers and bolster free trade? How do Republicans reconcile the promises of a better life represented by the Statue of Liberty and the cruel separation of immigrant children from their parents? Such deficiencies drove a dagger into the heart of Trump’s ill-fated effort to retain the presidency. We simply don’t know who Republicans are, and neither do they. Stephen Davis Fairfield
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now our county endures another shutdown. Still, hope is on the horizon – a vaccine. When it’s my turn, I’ll roll up my sleeve and take the shot. But I will not cut in line. We must protect our frontline workers first. In fact, we have started vaccinations. Concern is understandable. This vaccine was produced more expediently than any in history. But as they say, necessity is the mother of invention. And there’s no doubt that a vaccine is what we need now and in the months to come to get us back to some kind of normalcy. Since vaccinations for the public won’t be available until the spring, there’s plenty of time to do your research. Don’t believe everything you read on Facebook. Look for trusted sources – your physician, your hospital’s website and our colleagues at the Mayo Clinic. And be ready in 2021 to roll up your sleeve. B. Konard Jones, president and CEO, NorthBay Healthcare Fairfield
A businessman pleaded at a recent Board of Supervisors meeting for help for small businesses to stay open. Here are some readers’ comments: n It’s unjust – and bad for keeping small businesses alive – that big-box stores that sell food can stay open, when small retailers that don’t sell food can’t. Either open the small retailers or prohibit the sale of non-food items at the big-box stores. As long as the businesses are operated low-risk, I prefer the former. n The best the county can do is be smart about enforcing the . . . order and use common sense. If these small businesses want to try to operate, they should just do it safely and see what happens. Some have little choice if they want to survive. n Considering in a major study with 20,000 receiving a placebo, only three got really sick and one died. With 99% of all who get sick recovering, the personal initiative in protecting one’s self seems to work as well as a vaccine. If a vaccine makes you feel better, go for it, but ruining business to further the . . . panic is just plain wrong.
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Crime logs Fairfield THURSDAY, Dec. 17 12:20 a.m. — Prowler, 2400 block of BEAUFORT DRIVE 1:28 a.m. — Rape, 4600 block of CENTRAL WAY 4:32 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 300 block of PITTMAN ROAD 6:46 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 5000 block of BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE 6:51 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 2200 block of GATEWAY COURT 8:30 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 1900 block of GRANDE CIRCLE 8:47 a.m. — Commercial burglary, 2900 block of GULF DRIVE 9:29 a.m. — Vehicle theft, STARR COURT 9:48 a.m. — Commercial burglary, 5000 block of BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE 11:09 a.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 2100 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 12:02 p.m. — Forgery, 1100 block of WESTERN STREET 12:20 p.m. — Battery, 600 block of BECK AVENUE 12:32 p.m. — Trespassing, 500 block of EAST TABOR AVENUE 12:36 p.m. — Vehicle burglary, OHIO STREET 3:19 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 1700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 3:38 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 1300 block of WEST TEXAS STREET
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Suisun City THURSDAY, Dec. 17 7:06 a.m. — Reckless driver, HIGHWAY 12 / MARINA BOULEVARD 11 a.m. — Robbery, 600 block of CIVIC CENTER BOULEVARD 12:26 p.m. — Fraud, 800 block of SUNSET AVENUE 2:24 p.m. — Vandalism, 700 block of MAIN STREET 7:57 p.m. — Reckless driver, ARROYO GRANDE LANE / FORTUNA DRIVE
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Famous Creations held their eighth annual Toy Drive, Saturday. Toys covered tables set up along the empty lot next door and in front of the shop.
Santa From Page One follow. Tables were stacked with gifts, food and toys waiting to go home with the visitors. Distribution of toys, coats and food at the church saw many community groups come together in common cause. The roster also includes the city, Shelter Solano, First Northern Bank, the Solano Community Foundation, Republic Services, Westamerica Bank, Paradise Valley Estates, Potrero Hills Landfill and the Rylee Fund. A similar situation played out downtown. People at Famous Creations set tables along the empty lot next door and in front of the shop on both sides with toys for children, makeup and a station to get everything wrapped. This was also the eighth year for the Famous Creations Toy Drive, which also had a line of people waiting for the event to start. “This was different because of Covid,” shop owner Nicholas Rodriguez said. “Usually we have a venue with arts, crafts and a place to take pictures with Santa. It’s a big party.” Instead, he had a fundraiser online to raise
money for purchasing the gifts. He even got topless for the cause. “Right afterward we made like $3,000,” he joked. The total he brought in was about $4,500 for buying gifts, he said. “Lots of families are impacted by Covid with the loss of jobs and kids still need toys,” he said. “It has been a blessing to be able to see all the families we are helping.” Families got some hot cocoa, a doughnut and presents. “We also bought blankets so each person can pick out a blanket,” Rodriguez said. The effort was appreciated. “He is so gracious,” said Bree Ahsan of Fairfield. It was the first time for her coming out with her two children, Caden, 10, and Haley, 9. “Let’s just say that this year we are here because it’s 2020. It’s Covid,” she said. “For Christmas, I just want the kids to be able to return to school,” she said. “They miss their friends, and they miss afterschool classes.” It’s going to be a small Christmas with just the three of them and everyone looking forward to a new year, Ahsan said. She said she plans to enjoy the different type of holiday without the big family get-together.
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From Page One of Senate Democrats emerged urging party leadership not to budge on the issue. Democrats have already agreed to drop aid to state and local governments from the relief package, and some lawmakers have hoped the central bank could serve as a backstop for assisting ailing municipalities. The Toomey proposal would amount to one of the most significant intrusions into the central bank’s autonomy in years. Former Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernake weighed in on the dispute in an unusual public statement on Saturday, saying that the central bank’s emergency lending authorities should be at a minimum as robust as they were before passage of the Cares Act in March. Bernake said that it was “vital” that the central bank’s ability to “respond promptly to damaging disruptions in credit markets not be circumscribed.” The intensifying dispute threatened to derail delicate negotiations for a nearly $1 trillion relief package that would provide hundreds of billions in emergency aid to the unemployed and small businesses; funding for vaccine distribution and health care facilities; and another round of stimulus checks to millions of Americans. The need for such a package has only grown as the coronavirus rampages the nation and several emergency programs protecting tens of millions of Americans are set to expire in a matter of days. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Saturday called the dispute over Toomey’s proposal “the big thing” holding back an agreement. Asked about the latest in negotiations, Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., the No. 2 ranking Senate Democrat, said: “Toomey, Toomey, Toomey.” The approaching Christmas holiday, a looming pair of Senate special elections in Georgia and the prospect
Hacking From Page One compromised at least 200 victims, moving within the computer networks or attempting to gain user credentials – what cybersecurity experts call “hands on keyboard” activity. The final number could rise from there. Neither Recorded Future, nor the people familiar with the inquiry, provided the identities of victims. The number is expected to grow as the wide-ranging investigation continues. The hackers’ motive remains unknown, and it’s not clear what they reviewed or stole from the computer networks they infiltrated. Of the roughly 18,000 SolarWinds customers that received the infected update, more than 1,000 experienced the malicious code ping a so-called second stage “command and control” server operated by hackers, giving them the option to hack further into the network, accord-
of a partial government shutdown also are adding to the pressure for negotiators to finalize a deal this weekend. Congressional leaders had given themselves until Sunday midnight to close out talks. President Donald Trump Friday night signed a two-day spending bill to keep the government open until midnight Sunday. If no deal is reach on the stimulus package, lawmakers would have to pass another temporary measure before Monday, otherwise parts of the federal government would shut down. In an ominous sign for the relief talks, rankand-file senators in both parties signaled they would be unwilling to move forward if they did not get their way over the Toomey proposal. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Saturday denounced the Toomey plan and said “Democrats should stay firm” to resist the changes. Sen. Angus King, I-Me., a moderate who caucuses with the Democrats, said such an idea would “cripple the next administration’s ability to deal with a recession.” On the Republican side, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., tweeted that Democrats were seeking a “slush fund for their political cronies.” Cotton added that Toomey’s position “is in fact the position of the Republican Senate Conference.” Sen. John Neely Kennedy, R-La., a member of the Senate Banking Committee, told reporters Democrats were trying to use the central bank’s authorities “as a backdoor to do what they couldn’t do through the front door.” Kennedy added of Republicans approach to the issue: “I think we ought to stand firm.” Sens. Toomey, Cotton, and Mitt Romney, R-Utah, met in Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer’s, D-N.Y., office Saturday afternoon to resolve the dispute. Toomey expressed optimism about the possibility of a compromise following the meeting. But Romney, who has sought a compromise, sounded more downbeat, telling reporters: “I can’t predict what
the result is going to be. I don’t know whether they’re going to be able to bridge the divide or not.” McConnell, the Senate majority leader, has said lawmakers will not leave Washington for the holidays until a deal is done. And on Friday night he expressed optimism that a deal would get done. But on Saturday, multiple lawmakers and aides on Capitol Hill who were not authorized to speak about the negotiations publicly, conceded that it was hard to imagine a swift resolution to the stalemate over the Federal Reserve. Lawmakers have also yet to resolve several other lingering issues. Those include eligibility for small business relief; how to structure unemployment aid; and the criteria for sending out a $600 per person stimulus check. Pelosi also told House Democrats on a call on Saturday that lawmakers remained divided over the amount of money necessary for food assistance, according to a person who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share her private remarks. However, many aides close to talks expressed optimism these issues could be addressed fairly quickly if the dispute over the Fed is resolved. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the No. 2 ranking Republican senator, said Saturday that the “probably more likely scenario” is that negotiations stretch into Monday. “But I think we’re in the homestretch, we’re on the glide path,” Thune said. “I think we’re going to get this done and help out the American people.” Still, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Senate Republicans on a 1 p.m. call on Saturday that Toomey’s demands had not been resolved, a person familiar with the internal call said. McConnell also told Senate Republicans on the call that the GOP needed to support Toomey’s efforts. “I think we need to stick with where we are,” McConnell said, according to two people familiar with the call. Republicans say the Fed’s programs, initially funded with a $500 billion congressional appropriation under the March
relief bill, were of marginal utility earlier in the pandemic and are no longer necessary in any case. Toomey gave a floor speech Saturday afternoon aggressively defending his efforts. Romney appears to be the only Republican to break with Toomey so far. Romney told reporters on Saturday that elements of Toomey’s proposals could be resolved after the current relief package is passed. Democrats have argued the Toomey proposal represents an unusual political intervention into the independence of the Federal Reserve, limiting emergency lending powers it has possessed since 1932. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., also said that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opposes the proposed changes. The central bank declined to give a public response to the heated debate. “It’s no surprise that Republicans are drawing a line in the sand over their ability to sabotage the economy, and tie the Biden administration’s hands,” Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the ranking Democrat on the finance committee, said in a statement. Democrats have signaled they might be willing to accept language that restricts use of Treasury funds appropriated under the March aid bill, but not language that would restrict the Fed from doing similar lending using its own assets. “I think we could go with one part and not the other,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Friday. “And that’s the deal I think we ought to make.” Hoyer told House members Friday not to expect votes until 1 p.m. Sunday at the earliest – just 11 hours before the next shutdown deadline. House Democratic leaders have scheduled a noon videoconference Saturday to update members on the negotiations. Lawmakers will almost certainly be asked to vote on a sweepingly broad piece of legislation with only hours to review it.
ing to publicly available data and the three people. Command and control servers are used by hackers to manage malicious code once it’s inside a target network. Of that more than 1,000, investigators have so far determined that at least 200 were further hacked. The next step would be for the hackers themselves to infiltrate the computer network. A SolarWinds spokesperson said the company “remains focused on collaborating with customers and experts to share information and work to better understand this issue.” “It remains early days of the investigation,” the spokesperson said. Hackers affiliated with the Russian government have been suspected from the start, and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday provided confirmation in an interview. “There was a significant effort to use a piece of third-party software to essentially embed code inside of U.S. government systems, and it now appears systems of
private companies and companies and governments across the world as well,” Pompeo said in a radio interview. “This was a very significant effort, and I think it’s the case that now we can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that engaged in this activity.” On Saturday, President Donald Trump downplayed the hack on Twitter and suggested that China, not Russia, might be responsible, while the acting chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Marco Rubio, said it was “increasingly clear that Russian intelligence conducted the gravest cyber intrusion in our history.” A top U.S. cybersecurity agency issued an alert on Thursday saying the hackers posed a “grave risk” to federal, state and local governments, as well as critical infrastructure and the private sector. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, said the attackers were patient, well resourced, and “demonstrated sophistication
and complex tradecraft.” CISA also said it had found evidence of other potential backdoors besides the SolarWinds Orion platform, suggesting there could be entirely different batches of potential victims that haven’t yet been identified. Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday that 40 of its customers had been hacked, that the attacks were ongoing, and that the number of victims is expected to increase. Among those hit were unnamed cybersecurity companies, government agencies, and government contractors, roughly 80% of which are in the U.S. Cybersecurity company FireEye Inc. was the first victim to disclose that it been hacked, on Dec. 8, and said that while investigating its own breach, researchers at the company discovered the SolarWinds backdoor. Microsoft itself said that it found the malicious SolarWinds update within its network, but that it found no evidence of access to “production services or customer data.
holidays and decided to volunteer for the event. “I have been coming to the cemetery since I was like 6 years old,” Lewis said. He helped as part of the Sea Cadet Corps with cleanups and other events over the years. “I have spent most of my life here,” he said. Restoration of the cemetery became part of an Innovative Read-
iness Training Project approved Aug. 30, 2019, by the Department of Defense. The work began Sept. 7, 2019, by the 108th Engineering Company, Construction, of the U.S. Army Reserves, and was completed by the end of the year. The company was part of the rededication ceremony in November. Lewis said the Army Corps of Engineers did a
great job with the work at the cemetery. “It’s just great that more attention has been brought to the cemetery,” he said. “It is very much worthy of that attention.” People also placed wreaths this weekend at the Benicia Arsenal Post Cemetery. Wreaths were placed last weekend at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon.
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hey can dress it up as a high-noon showdown in Texas, for that is when the 49ers and Dallas Cowboys kickoff in Arlington. Translated, it’ll be 10 a.m. PT back in the 49ers’ off-limits headquarters in Santa Clara, and 11 a.m. at their home the past two weeks in Glendale, Ariz., where they’ve been stationed
ANALYSIS this month because of Covid-19 regulations in Santa Clara County. Prime time, however, is too good for these downtrodden rivals. “America’s Team” got flexed out of prime time for the first time ever, a byproduct of being mired in last place, like the 49ers. Neither has won a Super Bowl since the mid-1990s, when the 1994 49ers interrupted
the Cowboys’ trio of championships between 1992-95. At stake this meeting: pride and slim playoff hopes. The 49ers (5-8) will have their NFC title defense officially end before the postseason if they lose, combined with a victory hours later by the Arizona Cardinals (7-6) over the Philadelphia Eagles (4-8-1). The Cowboys (4-9) can stave off NFC East
elimination another week, if they win for the third time in five games. Here is what the 49ers’ must do for their sake: 1. MULLENS’ NO ROOM FOR ERROR Nick Mullens would have been pulled Sunday if C.J. Beathard had warmed up fast enough before the fourth quarter. Memo to Beathard: Have that arm ready at a moment’s notice this game. Even though Mullens is making a sixth straight start in place of Jimmy Garoppolo, coach Kyle Shanahan should be compelled to make a quick change at the first
sight of an ugly turnover, whether it’s prompted by another offensive line breakdown or mere sloppiness by Mullens. Shanahan can only cry wolf so many times about demanding fewer turnovers without making a quarterback change. Disclaimer: Beathard has 18 career turnovers and was 1-9 as a starter from 2017-18, so don’t expect a magical elixir. 2. FAMILIAR SACK LEADERS This rivalry is filled with many examples of 49ers-turned-Cowboys, and vice versa. Charles Haley, Deion Sanders, Terrell Owens, Ken Norton Jr., Larry
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A. Gammon Field, Nov. 8, 1996. Haines tied his career high with 303 yards rushing and finished the season by setting the city career records with 5,022 yards and 452 points.
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1. Pat Haines, Vanden, 1994-96 — 452 points (75 TDs)
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Just how dominant was the offense of the Vanden High football team in the mid 1990s? So dominant that Pat Haines, the city’s all-time leading scorer ran in just one 2-point conversion. So dominant that kicker Sean Jensen gave the Vikings a reason never to need to go for two by booting 193 extra points during his four-year career, good enough – along with the six field goals he kicked – to earn him a spot among the city’s all-time top 10 career scoring leaders. In fact, Vanden has the most players in the top 10 with six, including the dynamic backfield from 2001 of Jason Dean, Brenton Kendrick and Marques Cole. Fairfield is next with two – the dynamic passing duo of Tra’Mayne Bondurant and Alex Hubbard – with Rodriguez and Armijo landing one each. Here’s a look at the top 10:
Vanden’s Pat Haines, the city’s all-time leading rusher with 5,022 yards, is the only player in city history to score 30 or more touchdowns in a season, doing it twice: 30 in 1995 and 36 in 1996. His 452 career points are 74 more than runner-up Geno Escalante. Take away Haines’ 54 points scored as a sophomore and he’s still the all-time leader. Take away the 180 he had as junior and he’d still rank third. With the current emphasis on passing, Haines’ record could stand for decades – it already has for 24 years – as the city record for TD receptions in a season is 25 by Vanden’s Dion Williams in 2013. It would take three such campaigns to reach Haines.
2. Geno Escalante, Rodriguez, 2006-08 — 378 points (56 TDs) It’s not an understatement to say that Geno Escalante was the
most indispensable player on the three greatest teams in Rodriguez history – the 2006 and 2008 Solano County Athletic Conference champions and the 2007 squad that fell short in the SCAC but won a SacJoaquin Section Division III crown. In that SJS title game against conference rival Bethel of Vallejo, Escalante ran for 190 yards and five touchdowns. And while Escalante’s 56 touchdowns rank second only to Haines’ 75, his 21 2-point conversions are easily the most among the top 10 scoring leaders. In fact, they’re six more than those scored by the other nine combined.
3 (tie). Chuckie Baglin, Armijo, 1997-99 — 268 points (43 TDs) While Chuckie Baglin’s Armijo teams didn’t have the success that those for Rodriguez had with Escalante, Baglin was equally important to the Indians. After going a combined 2-17-1 in his first two seasons, Armijo went 6-4 his senior See Scoring, Page A11
Unbeaten San Jose State dusts Boise St. in Mountain West title game, 34-20 Tribune Content Agency San Jose State put an exclamation mark on a historic season Saturday. The 25th-ranked Spartans knocked off Boise State 34-20 in the Mountain West Conference championship game at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. The Spartans improved to 7-0 as they earned their first outright conference title since winning the Big West in 1990. They will face a Mid-American Conference team in the Arizona Bowl
on New Year’s Eve. San Jose State’s victory was its first in 15 games against Boise State, which had won 14 straight in the conference. The Spartans are 7-0 for the first time since going 13-0 in 1939. All seven wins this season have come by double digits. The Spartans spent the past two weeks in Las Vegas, forced to relocate after Santa Clara County banned contact sports to slow the coronavirus surge. They led 27-20 midway
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Vanden High’s Pat Haines, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring one of his five TDs against St. Patrick/St. Vincent in the Vikings’ 42-0 victory at George
Allen and Bob Hayes lead that crossover. Where do Aldon Smith and Kerry Hyder Jr. rank? Well, currently, they lead their new team in sacks. And each should have opportunities to pad those numbers this game. Smith, the 49ers’ sack artist from 2011-14, has resumed his career and racked up five sacks for the Cowboys, who used his fumble return for a touchdown last week to help rout Cincinnati. Hyder produced one sack in 16 games last season for Dallas. Thrust into a full-time role with the 49ers once Nick Bosa and Dee
through the fourth quarter, then put together a seven-play, 42-yard drive for the clinching touchdown. It came on a 1-yard pass from Nick Starkel to Derrick Deese Jr. to give the Spartans a 34-20 edge with 3:48 remaining. Starkel finished 32-for-52 for 453 yards and three touchdowns. San Jose State led 19-6 late in the third quarter before Boise State’s Avery Williams jolted the Spartans. Williams, the confer-
ence’s Special Teams Player of the Year, received a punt near the right sideline, cut to the left side and was gone. His 69-yard return for a score cut San Jose State’s edge to 19-13. Williams had a 66-yard punt return for a TD in the Broncos’ 52-42 win at San Jose State last year. He has nine career specialteams touchdowns. The Spartans had an impressive answer. They marched 75 yards in nine plays, capped by a 30-yard See Title, Page A12
James Wiseman will be the Warriors’ starting center soon, even if he’s not in the starting lineup for Tuesday’s season opener at Brooklyn. “Clearly, he is our longterm starting center,” Golden State head coach Steve Kerr said Saturday. “When we feel that he’s ready for that, then we’ll put him out there.” Wiseman – the No. 2 pick in last month’s NBA draft – is expected to be available in Tuesday’s opener after missing the Warriors’ three preseason games because of a positive coronavirus test. Forward Draymond Green, who also tested positive for the coronavirus at the start of training camp, is doubtful for the opener after suffering a mild muscle strain in his right foot during Friday’s scrimmage. An MRI revealed no serious cause for concern, and Green will join the Warriors for their fourgame, season-opening trip to Brooklyn (Tuesday), Milwaukee (Friday), Chicago (Dec. 27) and Detroit (Dec. 29). Like Wiseman, Green didn’t play in any of Golden State’s three preseason games. He is expected to start at power forward when he returns, but Eric Paschall will start there on Tuesday. The bigger question is when Wiseman will get the starting nod at center. Drafted so early in the hopes that he’ll become a franchise center, Wiseman, 19, has impressed during scrimmages the past two days with his size, athleticism and basketball IQ. In Wiseman’s first practice Monday, he was a bit over-eager, often getting out of position offensively and defensively. But he studied the film from that workout and made important strides, flashing enough potential as a rim-runner and shot-blocker for Kerr to believe Wiseman is on track for a big role. If Wiseman doesn’t start Tuesday, it’ll only be because the Warriors want him to get
more scrimmage work in. The plan regardless of whether he starts is to play him in short bursts until he gets comfortable. If Wiseman comes off the bench against the Nets, the Warriors will start Kevon Looney or Marquese Chriss at center. Though Looney started all three preseason games, Chriss showed more offensively and started the second half of Thursday’s preseason finale in Sacramento. WARRIORS WAIVE JUAN TOSCANO-ANDERSON, GIVE FINAL ROSTER SPOT TO MYCHAL MULDER The Warriors made forward Juan Toscano-Anderson their final roster cut Saturday,givingguard MychalMulder the last roster spot three days before the season opener at Brooklyn. Mulder, 26, was considered a frontrunner for one of Golden State’s final spots after impressing on a 10-day contract last season. The “3-and-D” wing averaged 4.3 points on 44.4% shooting (66.7% from 3-point range) in three preseason games. Being on the opening night roster would make $200,000 of his $1.5 million contract for this season guaranteed. Mulder’s contract doesn’t become fully guaranteed until Feb. 27. Meanwhile, he makes his case for a longterm role, knowing things can quickly change if Golden State uses its $9.3 million disabled player exception to add a player at the trade deadline, or perhaps on the buyout market. To get down to 15 on the roster, the Warriors waived Toscano-Anderson, who struggled offensively in the preseason after he averaged 5.3 points, four rebounds and two assists in 13 games last season, which he started in the G League. T h e 27- y e a r- o l d E a s t Oakland native, whose court awareness helped him defend multiple positions, , totaled one point in 44 preseason minutes. If not picked up by a team, Toscano-Anderson could get Golden State’s open two-way contract and play as many as 50 NBA games this season. Unlike past years, when two-way players often sat out practices to preserve NBA game time, Toscano-Anderson wouldn’t have travel or practice with the Warriors counted as active days. Golden State might enter the season with the two-way deal open or sign someone less familiar with the organization. If Toscano-Anderson doesn’t land the two-way contract and chooses the G League, he would play for the South Bay Lakers, who own his rights. Toscano-Anderson was released a day after forwards Dwayne Sutton, Axel Toupane and Kaleb Wesson were waived.
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Scoring: Jensen kicked 193 extra points From Page A10 year, using his then-school record 1,547 rushing yards to break a string of 12 straight years without a winning record. Baglin is the only Armijo player and only one of two in city history with double-digit touchdowns three straight years – 12 in 1997 and 1998, 19 in 1999. HIs school-record 268 career points are 84 more than runner-up Malachi Kuidis (184 from 2008-09).
3 (tie). Jason Dean, Vanden, 2001-02 — 268 points (44 TDs) Jason Dean joins fellow Viking Isaiah Hamilton as the only two-year players on the top-10 list. What makes Dean’s appearance that much more amazing is that his senior season was the only campaign in which he was the Vikings’ go-to player. In 2001 he shared the backfield with Brenton Kendrick and Marques Cole, who also are on the list. Dean tied Armijo’s Chuckie Baglin for third with 268 points, scoring 44 touchdowns and two 2-point conversions to the latter’s 43 TDs, four 2-point conversion and two conversion kicks.
5. Brenton Kendrick, Vanden, 1999-01 — 262 points (43 TDs) After leading Vanden in scoring his first two seasons, Brenton Kendrick
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Fairfield’s Alex Hubbard in the lone true receiver on the list. finished third as a senior in 2001 behind Marques Cole and Jason Dean. But his 15 TDs made him only the second player in city history behind Armjio’s Chuckie Baglin with at least 10 touchdowns in three straight years. One more touchdown would’ve given him the same point total as Baglin and Dean, forging a three-way tie for third.
6. Isaiah Hamilton, Vanden 2013-14 — 248 points (41TDs) Like Jason Dean, Isaiah Hamilton did his damage in two years, but they were his sophomore and junior seasons, amassing 22 TDs in the latter. He then transferred to Inderkum of Sacramento for his senior campaign. His replacement, Kevin Smith, scored 22 touchdowns in 2015; a like total by Hamilton would’ve pushed him past Rodriguez’s Geno Escalante into second place.
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10. Marques Cole, Vanden, 1999-01 — 200 points (33 TDs) The versatile Marques Cole is the only player in city history to lead his team during a season in their career in rushing, passing, receiving and scoring. Granted, his 305 passing yards in 2000 are the fewest by a Vanden season passing leader in at least 37 years, but the arrival of Kris Battle as QB in 2000 allowed Cole to focus on his strengths of running, catching and returning the ball, all of which added up to 33 touchdowns and 200 career points.
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8. Tra’Mayne Bondurant, Fairfield, 2008-10 — 216 points (35 TDs)
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Hubbard in the lone true receiver on the list, though Marques Cole was Vanden’s leading pass catcher as a senior despite being primarily a running back. Hubbard was able to spread his success over three seasons, which is one reason he is the city career leader in receptions and receiving yards, though his best campaign was as a junior. That year he caught 68 passes for a city-record 1,478 yards and 14 touchdowns, scoring five other TDs through rushing and returns and a 2-point conversion to give him 116 points for the season.
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Basketball College men •Creighton at Connecticut, FS1, 9 a.m. •Illinois at Rutgers, ESPN2, 10 a.m. •Marquette at Xavier, FS1, 11 a.m. •Oral Roberts at Arkansas, SEC, 11 a.m. •Youngstown State at Northern Kentucky, ESPNU, noon •Providence at Seton Hall, FS1, 1:30 p.m. •Delaware State at Georgia Tech, ACC, 3 p.m. •Georgetown at St. John’s, FS1, 3:30 p.m. •Michigan State at Northwestern, BIG TEN, 4 p.m. •Saint Louis at Minnesota, FS1, 5:30 p.m. •Colorado at Washington, PAC12, 7 p.m. College women •Virginia at Virginia Tech, ACC, 9 a.m. •Jackson State at Tennessee, SEC, 9 a.m. •Arizona at Utah, PAC12, 11 a.m. •Syracuse at Boston College, ACC, 11 a.m. •Purdue at Penn State, BIG TEN, 10 a.m. •Central Arkansas at Mississippi State, SEC, 1 p.m. •Nebraska at Indiana, BIG TEN, 1 p.m. •Arizona State at Colorado, PAC12, 1 p.m. Football College •College Football Playoff Selection Show, ESPN, 9 a.m. NFL •San Francisco at Dallas, Chs. 5, 13, 10 a.m. •Seattle at Washington, Ch. 40 (KTXL), 10 a.m. •Philadelphia at Arizona, Ch. 2, 1 p.m. •Kansas City at New Orleans, Chs. 5, 13, 1:25 p.m. •Cleveland at N.Y. Giants, Ch. 3, 5:20 p.m. Golf •PGA Tour Champions, PNC Championship, second round, 8 a.m. •PGA Tour Champions, PNC Championship, second round, 9 a.m. •LPGA Tour, CME Group Tour Championship, final round, Ch. 3, 9 a.m. •PGA Tour Champions, PNC Championship, second round, Ch. 3, noon Soccer •Premier League, Tottenham vs. Leicester City, NBCSN, 6 a.m. •Super Lig, Besiktas vs. BB Erzurumspor, BEIN, 7:55 a.m. •Premier League, Manchester United vs. Leeds United, NBCSN, 8:15 a.m. •La Liga, Cadiz vs. Getafe, BEIN, 10 a.m. •Premier League, West Brom vs. Aston Villa, NBCSN, 10:30 a.m. •La Liga, Eibar vs. Real Madrid, BEIN, 11:50 a.m. •Ligue 1, Lille vs. Paris Saint-Germain, BEIN, 3 p.m. (taped) •La Liga, Granada vs. Real Betis, BEIN, 8 p.m. (taped)
Ford got hurt in September, Hyder should win the 49ers’ sack crown this season. He has 7 1/2 sacks, just shy of his career-high eight in 2016 with the Detroit Lions. 3. AIYUK VS. LAMB Each team touts a rookie wide receiver living up to first-round expectations. A key difference is that Dallas’ CeeDee Lamb is complemented by Amari Cooper (80 catches, 942 yards) while Aiyuk is on an island again with Deebo Samuel sidelined by a hamstring injury. Richie James and Kendrick Bourne have had their moments. Trent Taylor and River Cracraft are options off the bench. Tight end Jordan Reed has only 213 receiving yards. Hence, the 49ers’ receiving burden falls on Aiyuk, the 25th overall draft pick who has 660 receiving yards (50 catches, four touchdowns) and is 267 yards shy of Jerry Rice’s rookie-season record for the 49ers.
Lamb, the third receiver drafted and taken No. 17 overall, has 742 yards on 61 catches with four touchdowns. 4. AWAKEN FROM SLUMBER Raheem Mostert aggravated an ankle injury last game, so the 49ers again could turn elsewhere to revive their rushing attack from its 2020 slumber. Most will expect Jeff Wilson Jr. to seize on more carries and go big like he did Oct. 25 in New England with three rushing touchdowns. Wilson, however, seemed to aggravate his own ankle injury last game and played through it. Perhaps that is enough to call on 2019 starter Tevin Coleman or dust off Jerick McKinnon. The most likely lanes will come when running left behind left tackle Trent Williams and Laken Tomlinson, although Shanahan continues to champion right tackle Mike McGlinchey’s run blocking. Thing is, the 49ers are glaringly vulnerable on the interior. Guard-turned-center Daniel Brunskill has a sprained shoulder.
success in the air when they possess receiving threats. The Cowboys have Cooper and Lamb – to complement Elliott on the ground. Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy complimented Warner ahead of their matchup, saying: “His recognition, conceptually, about the run and the pass is impressive, amazing. Clearly one of the best linebackers that we’ve seen all year. Clearly.” Added 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh on Warner: “I don’t think he got enough credit a year ago, because the front four stole the show every single game. The things he did and the way he lines us up, it’s Peyton Manning like in terms of a comparative measure.” “I will be bias and say he is by far, by far the best middle linebacker in football,” Saleh said. “It’s not even close, in my opinion. With what he does, what we ask him to do, his positive energy, his leadership, his off-the-field stuff, you can’t make them like that, not very often, anyway.”
Issues with Colton McKivitz (Covid-19 reserve) and Tom Compton (concussion) have the 49ers scrambling for solutions at right guard. 5. WARNER LEADS RUN DEFENSE Presuming Fred Warner shakes off last game’s nerve stinger and keeps intact his streak of never missing a start, he could be facing a sleeping giant in Ezekiel Elliott, if he even plays. Elliott missed practices because of a calf injury, so perhaps the more likely rushing threat is Tony Pollard, who had 39 yards (11 carries) while splitting time with Elliott in last Sunday’s win at the Bengals. Elliott’s gone eight games without a rushing touchdown, dating back to Dak Prescott’s season-ending injury. Elliott has the NFL’s fifth-most carries (219) and just a 3.9-yard per carry average. He’s breached the 100-yard mark once this season. The 49ers have not allowed a 100-yard rusher this season. Opponents, instead, have found
Title: Spartans allowed 1 offensive TD From Page A10 touchdown pass from Starkel to Isaiah Hamilton. On the ensuing two-point conversion, Starkel bought time and then connected with freshman tight end Sam Olson in the end zone. San Jose State was in front 27-13. Boise State’s Hank B a ch m eier c o m -
pleted 20 of 41 passes for 221 yards. On the ensuing possession, Bachmeier scrambled on 4th-and-goal from the 2. He dived for the pylon on the right side and scored to make it 27-20 with 10:51 remaining. The Spartans’ defense, led by linemen Cade Hall and Viliami Fehoko, limited Boise State to that lone offensive touchdown
and 233 yards, including 12 on the ground. San Jose State racked up 498 yards. The Broncos made a fourth straight appearance in the MWC title game. San Jose State made its first in a conference title game. A f t e r J o n a h Dalmas missed a 46-yard field-goal try on Boise’s first possession, San Jose State turned its
second possession into seven points. The Spartans drove 71 yards on three plays, all completions by Starkel. The last went to Tre Walker, a quick connection in the left flat. Walker made one man miss and then streaked 55 yards to the end zone. Make it 7-0, San Jose State, midway through the first quarter.
Start: Kaminsky released by Kings From Page A10 SACRAMENTO KINGS MAKE ROSTER CUTS AHEAD OF MONDAY’S DEADLINE AS NBA SEASON OPENER NEARS The Kings are making cuts this weekend as they pare down their roster for Wednesday’s season
opener against the Denver Nuggets. League sources told The Sacramento Bee the Kings waived Frank Kaminsky on Saturday. Forward Vince Edwards was waived on Friday. Teams are allowed to carry up to 20 players during training camp, but rosters must be cut to 15 by Monday’s deadline. The NBA Board of Governors voted Thursday to
approve an increase in the number of active players on each roster from 13 to 15 for the 2020-21 season. The Kings signed Kaminsky, 27, to a non-guaranteed one-year deal Nov. 26. The 7-foot-tall, 240-pound center averaged 9.7 points and 4.5 rebounds in 39 games for the Phoenix Suns last season. He spent his first four seasons with the Charlotte Hornets, who
selected him out of Wisconsin with the No. 9 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. Kaminsky appeared in all four preseason games for the Kings, averaging 5.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game while shooting 40% from the field and 25% from 3-point range. The veteran big man shot 34.7% from beyond the arc over his first five seasons in the NBA.
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SAN FRANCISCO — A 30-year tradition continues as the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus offers “Home for the Holidays,” which will be presented as an all-virtual holiday extravaganza. The performance includes the world premiere of “Merry Everything” – as well as videos and a few surprises. Special guests include Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, comedian and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” champion Bianca Del Rio, India’s first openly gay royal figure Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, the San Francisco Philharmonic and more. The show can be seen at 5 p.m. Thursday. “This annual holiday tradition began in 1990. The chorus gathered at the Castro Theater on Christmas Eve to bring a bit of home and family to those who had none due to the ravages of the AIDS pandemic,” said artistic director Timothy Seelig, in a press release. “Since we won’t be at home at the Castro, we’ll be peeking into the homes of chorus members – masked and distanced – to see how they celebrate. We are also thrilled to visit Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, one of India’s most outspoken LGBTQ+ rights activists, in his home in India as he brings holiday greetings. We are excited to be in your home for the holidays,” Seelig said in the press release. “Music is an inextricable See Chorus, Page B2
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all across Northern California for many years,” Park President Janine Durette said in a press release. “In these uncertain times, we believe that it is more important than ever to create a safe and fun atmosphere where our guests can enjoy the magic of the holiday season. Our team of merrymakers have done an amazing of job of transforming the traditional operation of our beloved event into a new drive-thru experience that is sure to provide a respite during this challenging year.” The 135-acre theme park will be filled with a palette of twinkling lights and festive music. Guests will also enjoy distanced greetings from their favorite holiday characters,
holiday decorations, an encounter with Santa and much more, including: n Main Street Festival of Lights: Located in the main plaza, see Six Flags Dazzle, a holiday light show that showcases the park’s 65-foot Christmas tree. n Toy Land: A land of toys with life-size nutcrackers, spinning tops, dolls and more. n Candy Cane Lane: A canopy of lights and giant candy canes with the Peppermint Prince and Princess. n Winter Wonderlane: A drive down this colorful section of the park where the Ice Prince and Princess are ready to greet guests. See Holiday, Page B2
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FAIRFIELD — A new heart rate study has revealed the 10 best Christmas songs of all time. Science has spoken and revealed that “Sleigh Ride” by Johnny Mathis is the best Christmas song of all time, making your heart rate increase by 8.4 beats per minute when listened to. Using heart rate tracking equipment, a new study by W r e n Kitch-
ens discovered how listeners’ hearts rate reacted when they were played top festive hits. Combining the heart rate tracking data of all users in the experiment, the average heart rate was 67.4 beats per minute. However, when the song “Sleigh Ride” by Johnny Mathis was played, the average heart rate increased to 75.8. The top 10 Christmas songs based on heart rates are: (The beats per minute, listening to the song is followed by the average increase/ decrease in beats per minute when compared to the average resting beats per minute.) n “Sleigh Ride,” Johnny
Mathis, 75.8, 8.4. n “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” Michael Bublé, 75.4, 8.0. n “Santa Baby,” Earth Kitt, 73.1, 5.6. n “All I Want for Christmas is You,” Mariah Carey, 72.2, 4.7. n “Underneath the Tree,” Kelly Clarkson, 72.2, 4.7. n “A Holly Jolly Christmas,” Michael Bublé, 72.1, 4.6. n “Frosty the Snowman,” Gene Autry, 71.7, 4.3. n “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” Andy Williams, 71.1, 3.6. n “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” Brenda Lee, 71.1, 3.6.
n “Do They Know It’s Christmas 1984” Band Aid, 71.0, 3.5. The study was conducted in November. Respondents were asked to track their average heart rate using heart rate monitoring equipment. Respondents were then played the Christmas songs and their heart rate was taken again as a comparison. See more at www.wrenk itchens.c om /us/ blog / the-nations-best-christ mas-song-revealed.
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Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman in “Wonder Woman 1984.”
he lessons of “Wonder Woman 1984” are a bit like the movie itself: familiar, direct and winningly sincere. “No true hero is born from lies.” “Greatness is not what you think.” “Beware what you wish for.” There’s a prosaic quality to these cautionary statements, which might have elicited an eye-roll in less assured hands. But here, as in the enormously
successful “Wonder Woman” (2017), the director Patty Jenkins and her star, Gal Gadot, have mastered the art of cornball conviction. If what you wish for this season is high spirits, earnest emotions and the unironically delightful sight of Chris Pine in a fanny pack, well, consider it granted. This extravagant, genially overstuffed sequel may be a See Sequel, Page B2
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Holiday From Page B1 n Poinsettia Lane: Poinsettia Prince and P r incess welcome guests by the 30-foot-tall poinsettia tree. n Santa’s Sleigh: St. Nick himself and his merry elves will wave to guests from afar as they get everyone’s presents ready for the big day. The Holiday in the Park Drive-Thru Experience ends Jan. 3. To control and manage capacity, limited reservations will be available each night and will be required by all guests in advance using Six Flags’ new online reservation system. Admission tickets are on a first-served basis and will be sold per person for each night, with a minimum of two people per vehicle required. Admission is free with active memberships and season passes. Reservations will still be required. Ticket sales will not be available at the gate. The park has partnered Wednesday and Thursday with Vitalant to host a blood drive. Donors will receive their choice of an admission ticket valid for use through Jan. 3. For full details,
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The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus’ “Home for the Holidays” will be presented as an all-virtual holiday extravaganza.
Chorus From Page B1 part of our lives – especially during the holiday season – and this year we need it more than ever,” said executive director Chris Verdugo, in the press release. “As we continue to
distance and are unable to be with family and friends this holiday season, we wanted to do our part to bring us together in shared musical experience infused with cheer and love. And for the first time ever, we’ll be able to share our holiday tradition across the country and even the globe.” Founded in 1978, the
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus sparked a nationwide LGBTQ choral movement after its first public performance at a vigil on the steps of City Hall after the assassinations of Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. Since then, the chorus has been embedded in the fabric of San Francisco.
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus acquired a historic facility in 2019 that has become its permanent home for rehearsals and offices. The building also serves as the first-ever National LGBTQ Center for the Arts, a community space for LGBTQ artists and arts organizations. For more information, visit www.sfgmc.org.
Sequel From Page B1 product of 2020, but its spirit feels gratifyingly in sync with 1984 – a year that, for all its Orwellian associations, predates the chaos and cynicism of our pandemic-stricken, politically deranged moment. And our comic-book movie craze, too: Jenkins (who wrote the script with Geoff Johns and Dave Callaham) channels a moment when blockbuster imperatives, while hardly absent, had not yet pummeled the industry into submission. In 1984, while the likes of Indiana Jones, the Ghostbusters and Gremlins were dominating the box office, one of the few superhero pictures of any note was the ill-fated “Supergirl,” a female-centric offshoot from a beta version of the DC Comics universe. As it happens, “Wonder Woman 1984” is one of the few superhero pictures of any note this year, albeit for very different reasons. On Dec. 25, kicking off a new Warner Bros. strategy that has angered many in the industry, the movie will be released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max. (In the interests of public safety, Wonder Woman herself would urge you toward the latter.) The pandemic’s toll on moviegoing, and the temporary suspension of our collective blockbuster fatigue, may account in part for why this picture makes such welcome company. But it also has something to do with Gadot’s Old Hollywood glamour, Pine’s second-banana appeal and the serio-comic elasticity of Kristen Wiig and Pedro Pascal in key supporting roles. They’re all distinctive parts in a smooth-running narrative engine that channels the buoyancy and bighearted spectacle of the Richard Donner “Superman” movies, with a few period-appropriate nods to body-swap comedies for good measure. It begins with a flashback to the distant Paradise Island childhood of Diana Prince (the terrific Lilly Aspell). She
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Gal Gadot and Chris Pine in the movie “Wonder Woman 1984.” is the youngest participant in a mind-boggling Amazonian Gladiatorsstyle arena tournament to which acrophobes, aquaphobes and men need not apply. The spectacle that follows is a dazzler, presided over by the regal Connie Nielsen and Robin Wright, and set to the breathless surge of Hans Zimmer’s score. It will also have important implications years later for 1984 Diana (Gadot), now a curator at the Smithsonian. Diana’s expertise is in antiquities, by which I mean old artworks and ancient languages, not fanny packs – one of several ’80s-beloved accouterments (the work of the movie’s inexhaustibly inventive costume designer, Lindy Hemming) that bear out the accuracy of the movie’s title. “Wonder Woman 1984” is a predictable riot of pastel hues and preppy polo shirts, ankle warmers and rolledup blazer sleeves. Some of these are modeled by Diana’s soulmate, Capt. Steve Trevor (Pine), a World War I pilot who charmingly transforms himself into a human Ken doll in one of the movie’s more lightly subversive sequences. Mysteriously resurrected decades after his time (not unlike another captain named Steve, played by a Chris, from a rival comic-book property), Steve is understandably jolted by this strange new world and mostly delighted by its boxy, big-haired excess. In short, he assumes the comically bewil-
dered fish-out-of-water role previously occupied by Diana, with whom he is joyously reunited. She’s entirely at ease with her ‘80s moment, if also immune to its worst trends, preferring to rock an elegant chiffon gown – and, of course, her signature Wonder Woman garb, which comes in handy whenever a mall robbery needs foiling. But the most closely scrutinized accessory on this movie’s fashionpacked runway is not the Lasso of Truth; it’s the high-heeled shoe. That brings us to Dr. Barbara Minerva (Wiig), a nerdy, soft-spoken Smithsonian gemologist who befriends Diana and envies her superhuman radiance; Barbara, by contrast, trips and totters about the office in a pair of heels that become a kind of comic shorthand for bumbling loserdom. But as she and Diana wryly note, those shoes are also a symbol of the everyday pressures brought to bear on all women, for whom it’s never enough to be merely competent and smart (but not too smart). They must also be physically deft, stylishly attired and, of course, sexually available and receptive to men at all times. Again and again, Diana and Barbara have to endure and deflect unwanted male attention; you may lose count of all the run-of-the-mill boors and slobbering predators they have to fend off, and you’re meant to. If the first “Wonder Woman” broke ground for femaleforward blockbusters, then “Wonder Woman
1984” is another rarity, a superhero movie that actively interrogates and dismantles rape culture. And casual sexism, too: Thanks to recent headlines, one of the movie’s most unexpectedly resonant moments arrives when Barbara quietly corrects a man by pointing out that she has a doctorate. But hey, at least the dude addressing her doesn’t call her “kiddo.” He’s Maxwell Lord (“The Mandalorian’s” Pascal), a sleazy oil tycoon who’s about to take his grift to another level. Laying hands on an ancient “Dream Stone,” he somehow absorbs and maximizes its mystical properties, granting wishes to anyone he comes across and robbing them of their own precious gifts and treasures in return. His powers thus become the currency in an ever-escalating Ponzi scheme, transforming “Wonder Woman 1984” into, among other things, a sharp and slippery critique of its materially obsessed me-first decade. A pathological liar, shameless self-promoter and terrible father (to a young son played by Lucian Perez), Max is willing to wreak global havoc to make himself seem far richer and more successful than he really is. In other words, he may remind you of a certain other norm wrecker who rose to prominence in the ’80s, even if Pascal’s fidgety, self-implosive performance is ultimately too human to be reduced to Trumpian caricature. The actor has always
been good at embodying self-destructive hubris, as our fond memories of Oberyn Martell attest, and he snorts and sweats and schemes his way through this movie like an addict on a bender. Max is not the movie’s only villain, or its only character to succumb to the giddy rush of fulfilling your wildest dreams. I won’t say too much about what happens to Barbara (though DC Comics scholars will be well ahead of me), except to note that she allows Wiig to lean into the prickly aggression that has always undergirded her funniest characters and sketches. Here, as in the romantic comedy “Bridesmaids,” she uses familiar genre beats to build a slyly multi-dimensional performance, one whose emotional layers are even more impressive than her many changes of wardrobe. (You’ll love her as an Olivia Newton-Johnstyle fitness champ, maybe less so in a cheetah costume that feels on loan from another dubious ‘80s colossus, “Cats.”) Both Wiig and Pascal are allowed to go exuberantly over-the-top in a movie that, at two and a half hours and with extended jaunts between Egypt and Washington, D.C., can seem as excessive and unwieldy as the decade it’s satirizing. But aesthetically and conceptually, “Wonder Woman 1984” holds together.
visit sixf lags.com/ discoverykingdom. The new Holiday in the Park Drive-Thru Experience will offer a contactless experience that follows CDC, state and county health and safety guidelines. To prevent overcrowding and allow for proper social distancing, a limited number of cars will be allowed each night. Event requirements include use of masks if windows are down, no smoking, littering, stopping, or exiting vehicles. Due to the limited size of certain areas and terrain within the park, only cars, SUVs, vans and pickup trucks are permitted. No busses, RVs, commercial vehicles, dually pickup trucks, trailers or motorcycles will be allowed. A maximum speed of 3 mph and maintaining a safe distance between cars will be strictly enforced. As part of Six Flags’ comprehensive safety procedures, all employees are required to wear masks and are temperature-checked and health-screened each day. Gloves are worn as appropriate, per guidelines. As directed by current state regulations, limited additional services will be available. Six Flags encourages guests to plan accordingly for restroom breaks, gasoline and food. The ‘80s decor (courtesy of production designer Aline Bonetto) is by turns cheeky and earnest, celebratory and satirical. The greed-is-bad moralizing feels both era-specific and pointedly contemporary. Gadot and Pine give great pillow talk, and their easy screwball rhythms provide not just levity but ballast: They ground a movie in which time, for all its malleability, always feels like it’s slipping away. This is true even (and maybe especially) for Diana, a timeless hero who feels bound to every moment, and an immortal being whose humanity is never in doubt. Already a paragon of virtue, she is nonetheless as susceptible as anyone to the lure of the Dream Stone, whose powers have the effect of draining her own. That gives Jenkins’ cleanly shot action scenes a heightened vulnerability and danger, though here, as in the first film, Gadot does her most striking work off the battlefield. Her Diana needs only the twinge of an eyebrow to register doubt or self-reproach, only a knowing smile and a muttered “We won’t be doing that today” to bring a gun-toting robber to his knees. She’s magnetic and self-effacing, earnest and knowing, an icon without an ego. She’s an antidote to these blockbusterfree times – and also, I suspect, to some of the blockbusters to come.
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the holidays. The reason: any people could be a tad more willing now Coronavirus cases, hospitalto book a flight or trip, izations and deaths given the ongoing good news are increasing. about progress toward Millions, of course, Covid-19 vaccines. traveled by plane for Lingering uncertainties Thanksgiving in spite of a and spiking coronavirus similar warning. cases in some areas, though, might drive you to think Susan Tompor Dig deep into the details twice and hedge your bets Business tips “No one should assume by spending extra cash on travel insurance. But is it worth the that Covid is part of a travel insurance policy,” warns Carmen money? Balber, an insurance expert and It might be – but it might not. executive director for Consumer To be sure, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are Watchdog, a nonprofit group based urging travelers to stay home for in Los Angeles.
“The No. 1 warning for any travel insurance purchase is read the fine print. It’s so crucial in travel insurance because there is no standard policy.” Typically, travelers early in 2020 weren’t covered if a trip was canceled due to Covid-19. But much of that has changed since the pandemic began in the United States and now many travel insurance plans will include some coverage related to coronavirus. Not all policies, though, will treat all the risks associated by the virus the same way. And it’s up to the
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ere’s a financial market story but that does not mean that you that caught my eye. The can’t find a stock you like and headline in The Wall Street hold it for an eventual profit. Remember, as the late philosoJournal said “high-speed traders pher Will Rogers once said, “if race for an edge.” I was not the stock doesn’t go up, I won’t aware that light travels 50% buy it.” Think about that one faster through air than glass. So for a second. who cares, you might ask. When Now it’s time for a trip down a trader is trying to take advanmemory lane to 1959, when I had tage of a sudden move in, say, the Bud Stevenson a summer job on Wall Street. British pound in relation to the Dollars and Sense Back then, stock and bond price U.S. dollar, for example, the information was in the Stone Age. There “orders,” if you want to call them that, was a board in the front of the 50 or so have to be placed virtually brokers with the prices of about six instantaneously. dozen stocks, whose prices changed And when I say “instantaneously,” I mean in “nanoseconds” or billionths of a along with the trades from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. If your second. If your order is slower than the stock wasn’t one of the automated next guy’s, you might miss out on the quotes, you would have to wait while opportunity. The time difference is your broker wired for a recent price. almost infinitely small. The broker used a pink slip that said Let’s suppose, for example, that a “Please Quote Report” and placed it in a financial news flash tells traders that the pneumatic tube. ECB – the European Central Bank – is That was my job, to call the Exchange selling U.S. dollars and buying the service to have the current price with Chinese currency. If you want to “get the stock symbol on the report, put it ahead” of that trade, you might want to into a pneumatic tube and send it back bet against the dollar and buy the to the broker. Chinese currency. High-frequency In the six decades since my summer trading firms live or die on their ability Wall Street job, price changes are now to beat the competition. And since there available in less than the blink of an eye. may be dozens of HFTs – high freBack then, a big move in the market was quency trading firms – competing up or down more than 10 points on the against you, you can see that this arena Dow averages. You might wonder if is not for amateurs. there will be equally dramatic changes Of course, the existence of HFT between now and the year 2080. might confirm you in your belief that there is no place in the market anymore Bud Stevenson, a retired stockbroker, lives in Fairfield. Reach him at for the small investor. That may be true Bsteven254@aol.com. if you’re trying to “trade” the market,
Scalpers use bots to hunt down PlayStation 5 Tribune Content Agency Sony Corp. has created one of the hottest gadgets of the year in the PlayStation 5, but its launch has been marred by scalpers who are buying up scarce supplies and threatening the long-term health of the company’s most important product. Scalpers, who buy
devices at retail and then resell at a higher price, have long been a challenge in the games business. But the problem is particularly acute this year because the coronavirus has squeezed production and pushed more console sales online – where scalpers use sophisticated bots to buy up the PlayStation 5 and Microsoft
Corp.’s Xbox. Furious gamers are calling out resellers for charging $1,300 or $1,400, almost triple the retail price, on sites like eBay and Twitter. “This is a launch disaster,” one Twitter post declared, vowing not to cave to usurious prices. “Scalpers See PlayStation, Page B12
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VAC AV I L L E — Although the novel coronavirus pandemic has changed how Travis Credit Union gives back to the community this holiday season, it hasn’t affected the level of support and commitment to ensure programs partnered with for years are still provided for and championed. The credit union reached out to the community through many different programs, including participation in the Children’s Miracle Network Holiday Stocking Campaign, the Travis Air Force Base Festival of Trees Auction and Christmas Wish 2020, among others. “Financial wellness is at the heart of everything we do,” said Barry Nelson, president and CEO of Travis Credit Union, in a press release. “We are proud to participate in giving back through these programs to help our members, neighbors and community make the most of the holiday season.” The credit union continues to support the Children’s Miracle Network through the 2020 Holiday Stocking Campaign. Rather than hanging paper stockings in the branches this year, the Travis Credit Union Foundation created a page on its website to display virtual stockings,
each one representing a member donation. All of the money raised through Dec. 31 will be distributed to the University of California, Davis Children’s Hospital and University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland to help reduce the financial burden on families with sick children. For more details, visit tcufund.org/childrensmiraclenetwork. The credit union again sponsored the Travis Air Force Base Festival of Trees Auction supporting Fisher House at the base. The $10,000 contribution from the credit union’s Board of Directors will help to cover operational costs of the Fisher House that hosts military members and their families free of charge while receiving extended care at David Grant Medical Center. Travis Credit Union also annually participates with Remember a Vet (Wreaths Across America) in recognizing fallen veterans at the Annual Wreath Project, ensuring each veteran’s gravesite is honored at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery during the holiday season. For the first time in 2020, the credit union sponsored the Travis Air Force Base Chapter of Operation Homefront, providing 200 meals to service members and their families this See Travis, Page B12
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Honesty is key to a healthy marriage Dear Annie: My and I was unable to husband doesn’t spend take individual time with me anypictures of myself. more. We have been We have been together for eight having lots of disagreeyears and married for ments, and one day in three. We were our home, he hit me. inseparable most of That left me with that time, but, all of a bruises and a bad sudden, he doesn’t Annie Lane headache because he want me around. He hit me on the head. I Dear Annie says most married told him I didn’t love people hardly ever hang out. him and wanted to divorce He tells me the honeymoon him. As soon as I said that, he is over. promised he would never hit I have tried everything. At me again and that he would be marriage counseling, he puts a better person in the future. on a show and tries to make He always does this. He me look bad. He mostly slaps me and then promises ignores my calls and texts he will never do it again. And when he leaves, and when he then he does it again, and I does respond, it’s very nasty. fall into his little game – I’m not sure if he is again. After the most recent cheating or not. I don’t think I incident, he bought me a belt want to be married to him and clothing that I have been anymore. How do I handle wanting so that I would this? Is asking for a divorce forgive him. reasonable? How do you do What do I do to get away that? — Still Unsure from him? I have no money or Dear Unsure: Are you job. How do I leave this telling the marriage counselor man? — Trapped By that you feel he puts on a show a Monster and tries to make you look Dear Trapped: It might bad? It is important to be feel like you are trapped completely honest during your because 24 years of living counseling sessions or else with a man who is abusive is a they won’t work. Once you long time. But you are not have said all of that during trapped. There is help your therapy sessions, and available. There are many you still want a divorce, then local and national hotlines you can most certainly ask for available to help women in one. Honesty, love and your exact situation. I encourcommunication are all pillars age you to contact the for a healthy marriage, and National Domestic Violence you deserve a man who Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or understands that. chat with someone via their Dear Annie: My husband website (https://www.thehotand I have been married for line.org). The National 24 years, and we have two Coalition Against Domestic adult kids who no longer live Violence is another great in our household. resource at https://ncadv.org/ My husband has always get-help. If you feel like you treated me as if I were his are in immediate danger, call maid. I am told to do all the 911. Just remember that you housework. I don’t mind, but have the power to leave the sometimes a little help is nice. cage that you feel trapped in. When he’s not upset, he’s the There are groups and people sweetest man. out there. About three years ago, he made me quit my job because Send your questions for I cheated on him. He made Annie Lane to dearannie@ me delete all social media, creators.com.
Horoscopes
ARIES (March 21April 19). Defensiveness shows a lack of confidence. Therefore, you opt for a different sort of reaction, one of trying to understand where people are coming from and getting as much information as you can out of interactions. TAURUS (April 20May 20). The idea that people are governed by pain and pleasure is maddeningly reductive given that most of our favorite things present both sides of life in the same package. Today’s success depends on getting the recipe right. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). No one else can determine your worthiness. You set the standard for yourself and direct yourself to hit it. No other assessment matters, nor are you in competition with a single soul for the prize of your approval. CANCER (June 22July 22). You’re concerned with seeing through a collective purpose (and unworried about gaining any kind of personal credit), so you can focus on the beneficial aspects of teamwork and what can be accomplished through cooperation. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). With flexibility of mind, you will challenge your own assumptions. You’ll disregard your personal judgments, bias and prejudice to whatever degree you can. This is not the same as disregarding your intuition. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). For the most part, you act consistently to ensure the safety and support of your broader life purpose. It plays out in small daily actions that are adding up. The cosmic gift of the day: reminders and reinforcements of this path. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It will be far better to blow it off in the moment and let the dust settle where it may. In time, your work will speak for itself. Either that or someone loyal will spring to
by Holiday Mathis
Today’s birthday You’ll speak from the heart, and, at times, this bravery will give you the world on a string. January lights a desire in you. Yours is the hero’s journey complete with the challenges to forge your character. Spring brings new relationships and moneymaking methods. In June, you’ll help your family in legendary ways. Gemini and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 30, 12, 22 and 18.
your defense. SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 21). You’ve an excellent sense of what others find difficult, irritating or painful. It’s an awareness you’ll make a difference with as you come up with ways to solve their problems. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). Your best guess is pretty good and there probably won’t be a ton of time to act on it. Go forward in confidence. You’ll be making adjustments later. Right now, it’s just about getting on the path. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). Having a degree of control over one’s environment is a basic need. What’s enough? What’s too much? It’s like you have a hand on the volume knob and are trying to find the perfect level. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). It’s as though you’re in a private competition, the rules of which are all in your head. This will inspire you to get scientific about solving a problem. You’ll gather data and base your next move on what the data suggests. PISCES (Feb. 19March 20). You don’t have to jump out of a plane or swim in the shark tank to prove you have courage. There’s bravery in the way you take up a vulnerable subject with someone in the name of love.
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re holiday gatherings a bad idea during the Covid-19 pandemic? For many families, the holidays are about getting together with relatives and friends. But as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, gatherings with people outside your household continue to be risky. Public health experts say that small household gatherings are among the key reasons Covid-19 cases are rising this fall. With some extra planning and lower risk activities, though, your family can create lasting memories while lowering the risk of being exposed to or spreading Covid-19. Here are some tips I’m sharing with families in my practice this year: n Celebrate with members of your own household. Limit any in-person celebration to people you live with. Cooking with your children and decorating your home are great ways to enjoy each other’s company while protecting your family and others from Covid-19. n Find creative ways to share the experience remotely. Prepare a favorite recipe with extended family over video chat. Share what you are grateful for together at the start of the holiday meal. Count down to the New Year together virtually. n Consider a dropoff potluck. Another way to share the holiday spirit is to prepare traditional recipes for family
and neighbors. Instead of sharing them in person, delight them with a doorstep dropoff. n Grocery shop online and help elderly or higher-risk loved ones. Grocery shop online with delivery and curbside pickup options, if possible. Consider holiday food deliveries to elderly relatives. If you need to shop in person, go when stores are not as busy. If you do have an in-person gathering with people outside your household, which is riskier, here are some ways to help make them safer: n Keep the gathering small and short. Keep your guest list as small as possible and reduce the amount of time you would usually visit. n Wear cloth face coverings and keep your distance. People who live together can sit together, but arrange for those from different households to stay at least 6 feet apart – especially while eating. Remind everyone to wear cloth face coverings when they’re not eating. n Open windows and stay outside when possible. Open windows for better ventilation. If weather permits, gather outdoors. Stay a safe distance apart from others and wear cloth face coverings with multiple layers or medical masks, even outside. n Try a safer serving. Avoid buffet or family-style dinners and choose one person do the serving or get individual meals if ordering out. Remind children to wash hands often, and keep hand sanitizer
within reach. n Remind everyone to follow safety steps beforehand. For two weeks before the gathering, remind guests to follow steps that lower the risk of Covid transmission. This includes wearing cloth face coverings, physical distancing, and limiting outings and social gatherings as much as possible. Consider offering your guests a “self-screening” checklist and ask them to join you virtually rather than in person if they don’t pass the screen. If you travel this holiday season, drive with family members in a private vehicle, if possible. Wear a mask at gas stations and rest stops. If you must travel by air, be careful around large groups clustered security lines and concourses, wear masks in airports and on planes, and hang back until lines have thinned. Do not host or participate in any in-person festivities if you or anyone in your household has been diagnosed with Covid-19 and is still at risk of spreading it to others; has had any symptoms of Covid-19 within 48 hours of the gathering; is waiting for viral test results; could have been exposed to someone in the last 14 days; or is at high risk. Stay safe this holiday season and your family will be even more grateful for your traditions in the years to come. Dr. Jennifer Shu is the medical editor of HealthyChildren.org, the American Academy of Pediatrics’ website for parents.
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Your kidneys can be silently hurting Sally Wyatt
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ost people are aware that high blood pressure can cause heart problems, but did you know it can damage your kidneys, too? High blood pressure, along with diabetes, are the two main causes of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), which affects as many as 37 million American adults, according to the Kidney Organization. Many millions more are at risk, because they may be unaware their kidneys are under strain. Kidneys have a very long to-do list, as they play an important role in maintaining your overall good health. Their major function is to remove waste products, drugs and excess fluid from the body, through urine. Urine is produced through a highly complex process and is vitally important to maintaining a stable balance of body chemicals. Kidneys also regulate the body’s salt, potassium and acid content, and they produce hormones that affect the function of other organs. For example, a hormone produced by the kidneys stimulates red blood cell production. Other hormones produced by the kidneys help regulate blood pressure and control calcium metabolism. Diabetes affects the kidneys when blood sugar is too high, which over time can cause damage to these organs. High blood pressure – or
hypertension – damages kidneys because the pressure of your blood against the walls of your blood vessels increases. If uncontrolled, or poorly controlled, high blood pressure can be the leading cause of heart attacks, strokes and CKD. Unfortunately, high blood pressure is also known as the “silent killer,” according to the American Heart Association, because high blood pressure over time can cause a lot of damage before it is detected. Problems with your kidneys can also happen slowly and over a long period of time. Most people may not have severe symptoms until the disease is advanced. However, you may notice some changes, that include: n Feeling more tired and having less energy. n Having trouble concentrating. n Having a poor appetite. n Having trouble sleeping. n Experiencing muscle cramps at night. n Experiencing swollen feet or ankles, and puffiness around the eyes, especially in the morning. n Experiencing dry, itchy skin. n Realizing a need to urinate more often, especially at night. CKD can happen at any age, but some people are more likely than others to develop it. Not only are you more at risk if you have diabetes or high blood pressure, but also if you have a family history of kidney failure, are older, or are African American, Hispanic, Asian, a Pacific Islander or are an
American Indian. When you visit your primary care physician for your annual visit, he or she will order several blood tests, and one – Glomerular Filtrate Rate, or GFR – will help determine the level of kidney function, along with such factors as your age, race, gender and some other factors. As with many conditions, the earlier the disease is detected, the better the chance of slowing or stopping its progression. Finally, if you’ve been concerned about possibly having high blood pressure and the damage it can cause to your body, here’s another thing to consider – people with kidney disease and transplant recipients are at higher risk for developing serious complications from Covid-19. The best way to protect yourself is to have your blood pressure checked and to have regular annual visits with your primary care physician. He or she may recommend that you lower your salt intake and try to lose weight if you are overweight, and to find a way to work some exercise into your daily routine. And, especially in these Covid-19-ravaged days, please remember to wear a mask, wash your hands and stay 6 to 8 feet away from others while you socially distance. Sally Wyatt is a public relations coordinator with NorthBay Healthcare in Fairfield, which is a member of the Solano Coalition for Better Health.
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Jesus’ purpose is to save us from ourselves I n the Gospel of Luke, or from what?� The Chapter 2, Verses 9-10, word savior generally we find these marvelinfers rescue from some ous words directly from form of harm or danger, God via an angel: “And however to what harm an angel of the Lord or danger is the angel suddenly stood before referring? As I was them (shepherds in the musing over this fields) and the glory of passage, which I have the Lord shone around Patrick Serna read and spoken on them and they were many times, a new Religious view terribly frightened. But thought came to me: We the angel said to them, ‘Do not need to be saved from be afraid for I bring you good ourselves! news of great joy which shall In Genesis 3:1-7 the serpent be for all the people; for today tempts the woman: “You surely in the city of David has been will not die, but your eyes will born for you a savior, who is be open and you will be like Christ the Lord,’ � God, knowing good and evil.� To the average person today, The word used for knowing is the first question might be, the same word used for the “Savior, savior from whom . . . intimacy between a man and
woman in marriage, more than simply head knowledge. You see, man’s greatest weakness is seen in his desire to be “equal� with God, have free rein over his own life, making his own decisions about how to live and how to live with others. Looking at human history, I ask the question, “So how are we doing so far?� Some might argue that man is essentially “good� and is doing a “fair� job of governing himself. I merely propose that we honestly look at the needless pain and suffering brought upon so many as a result of war, prejudice, greed, avarice and pride. God set out a mandate as to how we should fundamentally live in the Ten Commandments. We
don’t have to go down the list too far to realize mankind has failed in most regards and would really prefer to make up our own rules for living. The last point I would like to focus upon is how we might be able to “rescue� this wonderful nation we call America. It is more than obvious that we are in trouble. We have surrendered to the various forms of media so that we no longer are raising our children, teaching them the value and sanctity of godly principles. Our love for money and entertainment and ease take most of our time and energy. So where do we go from here? How do we turn things
around? It is not that complicated, really, but the solution requires courage and trust. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your understanding, acknowledge Him in all your ways and He will establish your path.� Acknowledge the desperation of your situation and welcome the perfect gift of the Savior, God’s own son, Jesus. Blessing and peace to all. The Rev. Patrick Serna is the lead pastor of Highway International Christian Fellowship@ Christian and Missionary Alliance in Fairfield. Contact him at 372-1281.
Facing lawsuit over restrictions on Christmas services, D.C. mayor eases coronavirus rules The Washington Post WASHINGTON — Facing a federal lawsuit from the Archdiocese of Washington over rules prohibiting large gatherings – including Christmas
services – during the coronavirus pandemic, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a late-night order Wednesday modifying the city’s rules on worship services and other activities.
Bowser, a Democrat, revoked the cap of 50 people that she had previously imposed on worship services and instead ordered that religious facilities fill no more than 25% of their pews, up to a
maximum of 250 people at one event, no matter how large the venue. The order took effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, as the District, Maryland and Virginia continue to see spiking levels of
coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. It cites the archdiocese’s lawsuit and says the new rules offer “parity� among different types of activities. Indoor restaurant dining was
reduced from 50% capacity to 25% capacity as of Monday, the order notes, adding that under the new rule, the city’s largest restaurants could host no more than 250 people at a time.
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Beale flight uses AI in crew Air Force News Service
Spotlight on Travis Airman 1st Class Erica Josue 60th Communications Squadron Hometown: Stockton. Duty title: Cyber operations technician. Time at Travis: One year. Family: Mom, dad, three brothers and one sister. Goals: Traveling around the world and creating self-published graphic books/magazines. Hobbies: Digital art media, drawing, longboarding, and playing video games. Greatest achievement: Winning technician of the month for February. Getting a coin from the wing commander and command chief.
In brief Fairchild squadron innovates bracket FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. — The 92nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology shop, created a jackscrew mounting bracket for the KC-135 Stratotanker after the discovery of a damaged bracket during an inspection. Tech. Sgt. Robert Sabins, 92nd MXS aircraft metals technology section chief, and Tech. Sgt. Eric Kozma, 92nd MXS aircraft metals technology shift lead, were tasked by the reverse engineering team at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, with designing and building a new bracket. “Back in January, they [maintainers] found a cracked bracket,” Sabins said. “We got one in from supply and that one didn’t work out, because these brackets are very specific. Back in the ‘50s when they designed the aircraft and started building them, they drilled the holes in the bracket by hand.” The blueprints available for the bracket are from 1954, and used an outdated magnesium casting process. Rather than using the outdated process to create the bracket, Sabins, Kozma and fellow metals shop Airmen, used their training and expertise to design a 3D model of the bracket and program a milling machine to create the first prototype.
Hurlburt supports large exercise HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — The 505th Command and Control Wing supported the U.S. Army’s Mission Command Training Program during its execution of 21-1, the largest warfighting exercise ever conducted. The exercise trained more than 5,300 joint warfighters and accomplished training objectives for 12 training audiences using more than two dozen different systems connecting seven sites across the country. WFX 21-1 met all training objectives for the Army major combat units involved and senior leaders from both services. — Daily Republic wire services
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The 60th Security Forces Squadron tests a small unarmed aircraft at Travis Air Force Base, Feb. 25.
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Travis launches small unarmed aircraft Airman 1st Class K arla Parra TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — The 60th Security Forces Squadron, in collaboration with Easy Aerial, a leading provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions, launched the first automated drone-based perimeter security system for the United States Air Force on Dec. 11 at Travis Air Force Base. The small, unarmed aircraft initiative redefines on-base perimeter security systems to potentially advance warfighting capabilities, enhance strategic deterrence and foster full-spectrum readiness across the Air Force. “ E a sy Aer ia l’s unmanned aerial systems are a game-changer,” said Master Sgt. Joshua Hicks, 60th Security Forces Squadron small unmanned aircraft system instructor. “This jointly developed technology will provide unparalleled security and safety for our airmen and critical assets.” Upon receiving a
Vazgen Petrosyan, engineer for the Easy Aerial drone, inspects the drone before a test flight, Feb. 25, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The drone will provide security forces Airmen with additional quick response options for a variety of scenarios. security trigger, such as a fence alarm, fire alarm or other distress call, the Smart Air Force Monitoring System can be programmed to automatically deploy from its base station and autonomously navigate to the triggered site to provide complete, unparalleled situational awareness. After mission completion, the small, unarmed aircraft autonomously returns to its base station, where it recharges and waits for its next mission. The small, unarmed aircraft initiative is part of the Small Business Inno-
vation Research Phase II program, which adheres to Air Force perimeter security and situational awareness operational requirements. “This was a joint effort as we worked closely together from start to finish, resulting in a customized solution for the Air Force that meets all of their operational desires and requirements,” said Ivan Stamatovski, Easy Aerial chief technology officer. Hicks stressed the technology could save lives, time and money. While the sight of
seeing small, unarmed aircraft fly around Travis may seem suspicious to some, Hicks said, there is no need for alarm as the drones will enhance mission effectiveness. “The (aircraft) has the capability to assist civil engineering for fire response, maintenance for tail inspections . . . and that is just the beginning,” he said. “The impact this program is going to have on the Air Force will be seen in many different capacities.” When Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, commander of Air Mobility Command, announced her priorities for the unit in October, she stressed the importance of expanding capabilities to project the force, defend installations and networks while maintaining the joint force. “Key to that methodology and mission success is innovation; seeing things as they can be, not how they are,” Van Ovost said. This is truly a pioneering moment for the Air Force and the Department of Defense championed by Travis, Hicks said.
BEALE AIR FORCE BASE — Signaling a leap forward for national defense in the digital age, the Air Force flew with artificial intelligence as a working aircrew member onboard a military aircraft Tuesday for the first time. The AI algorithm, known as Artuµ, flew with the pilot, U.S. Air Force Maj. “Vudu,” on a U-2 Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base. Air Combat Command’s U-2 federal laboratory researchers developed Artuµ and trained it to execute specific in-flight tasks that otherwise would be done by the pilot. The test flight was the result of years of concerted effort within the Air Force to apply cutting-edge technology to military operations as it competes with other world powers in the digital age. “Artuµ’s groundbreaking flight culminates our three-year journey to becoming a digital force,” said William Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics. “Putting AI safely in command of a U.S. military system for the first time ushers in a new age of human-machine teaming and algorithmic competition. Failing to realize AI’s full potential will mean ceding decision advantage to our adversaries.” During this flight, Artuµ was responsible for sensor employment and tactical navigation, while the pilot flew the aircraft and coordinated with the AI on sensor operation. Together, they flew a reconnaissance mission during a simulated missile strike. Artuµ’s primary responsibility was finding enemy launchers while the pilot was on the lookout for threatening aircraft, both sharing the U-2’s radar. See Beale, Page B7
Travis helps in Honduras after hurricanes Air Force News Service JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIXLAKEHURST, N.J. — A team of 14 members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing recently deployed to Honduras to assist humanitarian aid and disaster relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Iota, which hit the region Nov. 16. The airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Group formed an assessment team and deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, accompanied by two language-enabled air advisers from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron at Travis Air Force Base in support of U.S. Southern Command, Joint Task Force-Bravo and the U.S. Agency for International Development efforts. The team facilitated the opening of landing zones and airports in the areas hit hardest by Hurricane Eta and Hurricane Iota. The assessment team, also known as “Alpha Mike,” routinely trains and prepares for humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations and was able to rapidly respond with its unique capabilities to assess airfield suitability to receive fixed wing aircraft. In less than 84 hours from arrival, the team surveyed, cleared and opened a contingency landing zone, said Col. Gregory Cyrus, 621st group commander. The team assessed an international airport in San Pedro Sula after catastrophic flooding inun-
dated the airport with several feet of floodwaters and mud, Cyrus said. The team also worked with Honduran officials and local representatives to clear hundreds of yards of dense vegetation from around another landing zone. “Whether civilian or militaryaffiliated, the people of Honduras are friendly, welcoming, and most of all, resilient,” Cyrus said. The team integrated with Joint Task Force-Bravo to support disaster relief operations and supported the completion of multiple mission tasking assignments for the United States Agency for International Development. “The U.S. Air Force and Air Mobility Command have unmatched capabilities to rapidly respond to world events, from combat operations to humanitarian crisis,” Cyrus said. “Our small footprint allows us to move fast, and our flexibility allows us to tailor our equipment to meet almost any requirement and mode of transportation.” In a change of pace, air advisers from Travis were included in the team of 14 as language and culture experts. “In a first of its kind, the (Contingency Response Group) partnered with the (621st) Air Mobility Advisory Group to employ multiple mission sets that addressed various requirements in the affected areas,” Cyrus said. “Due to language barriers, Air Mobility Command recognized See Honduras, Page B7
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Master Sgt. Bryan Masters, left, and Tech. Sgt. Luis Barrios, airfield managers, perform a C-130 Hercules aircraft suitability check to assess the ability of the aircraft to safely land at Aguacate landing zone in Catacamas, Honduras, Nov. 24. Two Travis airmen were among the members of the team sent to Honduras.
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Honduras: Travis sends two translators Beale: U-2 co-pilot From Page B6 the need for languageenabled air advisers to augment the team.� Though not typically part of the Alpha Mike team, the air advisers’ expertise was vital to completing this mission. “Outstanding airmen, air advisers and now honorary (Alpha Mike) team members – I’d take them with me anywhere, regardless of area of responsibility,� Cyrus said. “They provided invaluable guidance, language skills and direction in support of the (Alpha Mike) mission.� The Alpha Mike team is an example of Air Mobility Command developing teams of multi-capable airmen to accomplish tasks outside their core Air Force specialty. “The small-team dynamic is one of a kind,�
said Tech. Sgt. Lance Oakes, 321st Contingency Response Squadron equipment and training manager. “The team is the epitome of a multi-capable airman. Each person is considered a subject-matter expert for their respective Air Force specialty code and is highly knowledgeable with other (specialty codes) on the team.� Airmen remain agile and flexible to ensure they are ready to respond and assist partner nations in their time of need. “It’s incredible watching such a small team accomplish so much,� Cyrus said. “(Alpha Mike) sets the bar high for multicapable airmen. I couldn’t be prouder to be a part of this team.� The team members returned to their respective bases Dec. 4 after the nearly two-week mission.
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U.S. Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Group travel, Nov. 22, to Honduras from Joint Base McGuire-DixLakehurst, New Jersey, with their equipment onboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.
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s I grow older, I keep on learning. Sometimes I bring it on myself. Sometimes it just happens. I just learned about what happens at rehabilitation centers. I thought I knew about it from my six-week stay at the Veterans Affairs Western Blind Rehabilitation Center. Boy, was I wrong. There they taught vets how to adapt to being blind and they did a good job. The Orchard Rehabilitation Center is completely different. They have many objectives. The prime objective is to help folks survive and to return to life. After Kaiser Permanente patched me up when I injured myself, they sought a rehab room where I could recover safely. It took a day, then I was taken to Orchard Rehabilitation Center in Vacaville. I had a small hospital-type room for two people with two 8-foot-by12-foot spaces separated by a curtain. Complicated by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s quarantine, I couldn’t leave that small space for two weeks. I quickly discovered a second role for rehab centers: hospice. The gentleman in the bed next to me fought for his life for three days and then gave up. Orchard staff dutifully tried to feed him and changed his diaper and bed as if he were going to live forever. After he died, they moved me to another room shared by a man recovering from pneumonia. After two days, he was well enough to go home. But how about me? There was never any doubt that my recovery was being managed by Kaiser doctors. The daily routine was like this: clean and dress wounds twice a day; take prescribed pills at midnight; take a blood sample about 6 a.m. and again at about 4 p.m.; blood pressure taken twice a day. Feedback from Kaiser told me that my white blood count was a little high, so blood pressure medicine was added. Physical and occupational therapists saw me every other day.
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Although I have to say that the best exercise for my lower body came from the regular trips of the 20 feet to the bathroom. I once joked about that, but in fact it became an important part of my exercise routine. Although I have to say that the best exercise for my lower body came from the regular trips of the 20 feet to the bathroom. I once joked about that, but in fact it became an important part of my exercise routine. The truth is, I spent most of my time laying down or sitting on the edge of my bed trying to get and stay warm in a very cold room. The staff are a friendly, very caring group who do the very best they can for their patients. My daughter Cathy stayed on top of my recovery, too. Out of the clear blue, I was notified of an appointment with Dr. Ki. Actually, two appointments. Cathy found out that they were for the removal of stitches. She arranged for transportation to the Kaiser Permanente surgical center with MedBridge Pro Care. I recommend them highly. They stayed with me until it was time to go back to Orchard. They also carried me home to Rockville Terrace when Orchard was through with me. It was comfortable and dependable. The bureaucracy of the governor was a mess, though. It took three days to get all paperwork signed so that I could go home. But, that’s another story.
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Everyone (not just the person quarantining) needs to practice safety precautions Although a full-household quarantine may not be necessary, it’s imperative that everyone carries out extra safety precautions. This includes wearing a mask if you have to interact with the person who was exposed and minimizing unnecessary contact with people outside of your household. “Stay away from large crowds, wear your mask at all times, stay six feet away from people, and wash your hands – that’s enough mitigation to hopefully prevent spread if there ends up being a secondary case from that initial exposure,” says Dr. Craig Shapiro, pediatric infectious diseases specialist, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. If you’re going to an in-person job, try to avoid carpooling, social coffee breaks, shared meals, and other situations that may require you to
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Family quarantining is encouraged if a young child was exposed If you’re caring for a little one, naturally you probably can’t separate yourself from them just because they were exposed. In this case, “the best thing to do would be for the whole household to quarantine, just to be on the safe side,” says Henwood. One of the primary challenges with coronavirus is that it can be transmitted by people who never develop symptoms. According to the CDC, evidence suggests that as many as 45% of pediatric infections are asymptomatic. In other words, even if your kid’s not coughing or running a fever, they could still test positive and end up exposing you. And if you’re exposed, this makes it possible for you to spread the virus to others. When it comes down to it, quarantining the entire household is always the safest option when possible, even if the person who was exposed can separate themselves. “When that’s not feasible, you need to look at other ways you can at least minimize your possibility of transmission until you see what the situation is with your exposed family member,” says Henwood.
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may have exposed the rest of the household before they knew they needed to self-quarantine. As a result, everyone in the house is now advised to quarantine. The twoweek window starts from the date of the last contact with the person who exposed you.
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Your kid’s school calls. They’ve been exposed to Covid-19. You know to keep them home for 14 days. But does the whole family need to quarantine? What happens if you were exposed at work, and you live with other people? Should the entire household stay home? There are countless scenarios where one person might be directly exposed to the coronavirus while everyone else in the household was not. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn’t explicitly address this topic, which leaves many wondering what to do, including a reader who asked about the topic through our Curious Philly platform. Curious Philly is where readers ask us questions and reporters hunt down the answers. To find out the answer, we consulted with health experts in the region. Here’s what to know if one person in the household becomes directly exposed to Covid-19.
CDC, quarantine “is used to keep someone who might have been exposed to Covid-19 away from others.” If you were in close contact with someone who tests positive, you’re advised to stay home for 14 days, whether Covid-19 symptoms appear or not. Experts don’t discourage the rest of the household from quarantining, too. But it’s not expected. “There are practical considerations, and you don’t know the rest of the family was exposed until the family member who has the clear exposure becomes positive,” says Dr. Patricia Henwood, associate professor of emergency medicine at Thomas Jefferson University’s Sidney Kimmel Medical College, and leader of the Emergency Medicine Covid-19 Task Force at Jefferson Health. In many situations, it’s not feasible for everyone to quarantine. Some household members may need to go to work or school, or pick up groceries or prescriptions. And that’s okay, as long as the person who was exposed can quarantine by themselves in a separate part of the house. However, if this person ends up testing positive or develops Covid-19 symptoms, the advice changes. In this case, this person
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS VONS CHICKEN GLENCOVE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS QUE ONDA! TACO BAR
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
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
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS CHB CONSTRUCTION CLEAN-UP CO SITE SUPPORT
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS FERNANDO'S JUNK REMOVAL
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
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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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CARLOS CASTRO Case Number: P050520 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Carlos Castro; Carlos Cisneros Castro and Carlos C. Castro A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Eladio Castro in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Eladio Castro be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: JAN. 25, 2021 TIME: 8:30 a.m.; DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Hall of Justice 600 Union Avenue FAIRFIELD, CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statues and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: M. Kendall Hillman (SBN: 125135) Hillman, Lucas & Canning, P.C. 2420 Martin Road, Suite 300 Fairfield, CA 94534 (707) 427-7377 DR# 00043793 Published: December 16, 20, 23, 2020
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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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Travel: Best to check how coverage addresses Covid-19 From Page B3 consumer to make certain that any travel insurance policy that is purchased specifically mentions Covid-19. “The big catch is: ‘What emergency is covered?’,” Balber said. Most policies are going to cover a death in the family. Many times, policies will cover serious illness of you or a spouse, and sometimes a job layoff or issue. Many policies may treat Covid now the same way the policy would treat another illness but it’s best to check. So if a parent dies two days before a big trip to Florida or France, you might be able to get your money back. Many times, travel insurance will have a medical benefit, which can range from $25,000$100,000. And the plan can include emergency evacuation coverage and may cover certain medical costs. But the policy might not cover the costs of transporting you home. Again, you need to carefully read that policy. Look closely at exactly what’s excluded from coverage and when. An event that is not listed on, or not described in, the policy is not likley
to be covered. “People are surprised when a family emergency doesn’t qualify,” Balber said. Even so, she said, the concerns about the virus could give people more reason to consider buying travel insurance, depending on how much money they might lose if the trip had to be canceled. Some countries, such as Costa Rica, are requiring that travelers have health insurance to cover any Covid-19 related medical treatment or quarantine lodging while in Costa Rica, according to the U.S. Embassy in Cost Rica.
Not every dime you spend will be covered Remember, though: Trip insurance only covers the money that you cannot recover elsewhere. If you cancel a hotel but they refund 90% of your cost, you typically can recover the other 10% from the insurance. No double dipping. And even more important: Buying just a basic plan isn’t going to help you recover costs if you’re just skittish and want to stay home if the area where you’re traveling has seen a spike in Covid-19 cases.
Travis: Helping From Page B3 holiday season. The credit union has partnered with the Christmas Wish initiative for the past 19 years. Employees raised more than $7,100 and sponsored 142 children in 2020.
The program ensures that less fortunate children are granted one wish that they have made for Christmas. Nonperishable food can also be dropped at Travis Credit Union locations through the end of the year.
Know what your airline, others offer Take time to first read the rules set out by an airline. Delta Air Lines, for example, notes that if you purchase a ticket now through Dec. 31, 2020, the airline has waived change fees for all domestic and international travel, even if you’re scheduled to travel next year. Tickets purchased between March 1 and December 31, 2020, can be changed without a change fee or Award redeposit fees for a year from the date you purchased it. If you wait and buy an airline ticket on Delta in January 2021 for U.S. domestic travel, you could rebook your flight without a change fee for most U.S. domestic travel and U.S. domestic award travel, but that waiver excludes Basic Economy fares. SkyMiles members may change or cancel Award Tickets before departure. No longer will changes and cancellations made within 72 hours of departure result in the loss of miles, with the exception of Basic Economy fares. If you cancel your Delta ticket, you’ll receive the value in the form of an eCredit, which can be
used for one year from the original ticket issue date without a change fee, according to Delta spokesman Drake Castañeda. In addition, you might want to look at what could be covered by your credit card. Some credit cards offer good travel insurance benefits; others offer nothing. You need to review the exact rules there, too.
Take time to compare travel insurance Overall, it’s wise to compare what’s being offered through specific policies. Websites, such as TravelInsurance.com and SquareMouth.com, can help you study various policies and rates for trip insurance. In general, rates reflect the cost of the trip and the ages of those who are traveling. “In most cases, an older person is going to pay more than a younger person,” said Stan Sandberg, co-founder of TravelInsurance.com. Sandberg said some travelers might want to buy insurance even if their only cost of the trip is the flight – say they’re staying with relatives – because of some extra coverage relating to lost baggage, medical care or
trip delays that require staying longer in a location. It is possible to buy a medical trip policy only. The typical trip cancellation plan runs somewhere from 4% to up to 10% of the travel costs being insured. On a $1,000 trip, for example, the cost could range from $40 to $100.
What if you want to back out for any reason? Some travelers might want to add what’s called a “cancel for any reason” optional upgrade. But it’s a pricey add-on. “Cancel-for-any-reason” policies typically allow cancellations up until two days before departure and offer up to 75% reimbursement of the cost. Some less expensive options only offer 50% reimbursement. “It creates a bit of an option or hedge if you will for those who are really skittish about traveling during Covid,” Sandberg said. “Cancel-for-any-reason” coverage might add another $35 to $50 on top of the insurance cost for a $1,000 trip. Sandberg said an enormous level of cancellations took place in the
summer, as might be expected. He’s noticed an uptick in interest in travel insurance but admits that overall interest in travel remains down, compared with a year ago. Some people may be more willing to book a trip for 2021 or 2022 as they feel more confident that the virus is getting under control, particularly if the vaccine starts being offered, he said. Yet Sandberg stresses that it’s important to buy travel insurance when you book that trip. You don’t want to play a wait-and-see game and then try to buy travel insurance when you see cases spiking in the area where you plan to travel. It’s too often too late to buy insurance once it’s known that a disaster, such as a hurricane, is on the way to an area. And you want to avoid getting tripped up by the chance that an illness could be pegged as a pre-existing condition and then you’d be denied coverage. “You can’t buy car insurance after you’ve had the accident,” Sandberg said. Susan Tompor is the personal finance columnist for the Detroit Free Press.
PlayStation: Hit with scalpers this year From Page B3 can keep them.” The threat is that Sony’s struggles in the first weeks of the launch could hurt its ability to draw gamers and developers to the new platform, undermining profits for
years to come. A console’s debut is supposed to set off a virtuous cycle of consumers rushing to buy the devices, while developers release games that capitalize on new graphics and processor capabilities, sending demand on both sides surging. Sony risks
suffering the opposite. Scalpers deploy bots that constantly monitor online stores for changes in inventory and supplies, then automatically place orders and check out in seconds when devices become available. The technique is based on
familiar web-crawling or scraping technology, but is specifically tailored for e-commerce and can sometimes jump to the front of order queues. So far, Sony appears to be seeing sales of about one game for every three devices.